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Z/^^    r^   ZOYJE   MF     IC^£JT    M2    C0MMAJVDM^J\r'2'S:'--Jesus 


— ♦  -•-♦- 


nSTE^vV  S^K;IES -"VOL,  II. 


PUBLISHED    BY    THE    EDITOR, 
BY  PERMISSION  OF  THl^  CHURCH  OF  THE  BRETHREN. 

MKYEESDALE,   PENN'A,, 


C.  F.  C.     Vol.  XI. 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


AND- 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMFS  QllBflER. 


"iif  ye  love  mc,  keep  my  conimandrneni&." — Jesus. 


At  SI. 60  Per  Annum 


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New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  FA.,  TUESDAY,  JAN.  5,  1875         Vol.  II.     No.  1. 


Tlie  Voice  of  Clirist. 


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Amid  the  darknefs,  when  the  storm 
Swf  pt  fierce  and  wild  o'er  Galilee, 

Wai  seeu  of  old,  dear  Lord,  ihy  form, 
All  calmly  walking  on  the  sea  ; 

And  raging  elements  were  still, 

Obedient  to  thy  fovereign  wilj. 

S)  on  life's  restless,  heaving  wave. 

When  night  and  storm  my  sky  o'ercast, 

Oft  hast  Thon  come  cheer  and  save, 
flast  changed  my  fear  at  la=t ; 

Thy  voice  hath  bid  the  tumult  cease, 

And  soothed  my  throbbing  heart  to  j  eace. 

But,  ah  !  to-)  soon  my  fears  return, 
And  daik  niistrusl  ciislurbE  auow  ; 

Wbat  smothered  fires  within  yet  burn  ! 
My  days  of  p.-'aca,  alas  ho.v  few  ! 

These  heart  throes, shall  they  ne'er  be  past? 

These  stiifes— shall  they  forever  last  ? 

■^     I  heed  not  danger,  toil,  nor  pain. 

Care  not  how  hard  the  storm  may  beat, 
P    If  in  my  heart  thy  peace  may  reign, 
/-       And  faith  and  pati  ncc  keep  their  seat ; 
'^ij   If  strength  divine  may  nerve  my  soul, 
And  love  my  every  thought  control. 

O  may  that  voice  that  quelled  the  sea. 
And  laid  the  surging  waves  to  rest, 

Speak  in  my  spirit,  set  me  free 

From  passions  that  disturb  my  breast  ; 

Jesus,  I  yield  me  to  thy  will, 

And  wait  to  hear  thy  "Peace,  be  still." 

— Sdected. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
"Weep  Witla  Th«>in  Tliat  Weep." 


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BY  NOAII  B.  BLOUGH. 


Dear  Brethren  and  Sisters : 

Did  you  ever 
meditate  on  the  abovo  heading,  and  have 
you  considered  that  the  above  is  a  com- 
mand, given  i)y  the  enlightened  a|)0.itle 
Paul,  to  the   Kouian    brethien  ;  and  we 


must  believe  that  Paul  .=pake  as  the 
Spirit  gave  him  utterance,  and  if  so, 
we  must  believe  that  it  was  a  command 
to  the  Jiomnn  breihren  at  that  time. 
And  further,  we  learn,  that  all  Scripture 
is  uiven  by  inspiration  of  God,  and  is 
profitable  for  us,  at  the  present  day.  So 
we  must  come  to  the  conclusion  that  if 
the  Roman  brethren  were  commanded  to 
"weep  with  them  that  weep,"  why,  we 
at  the  present  day  are  under  tbe  same  ob- 
ligation ;  for  we  have  the  same  law  now 
that  the  Romans  had  at,  that  time.  And 
we  also  learn  that  Raul  told  ti'.c  Corin- 
tliians,  "whether  one  member  suffers, 
that  all  the  members  should  suffer  with 
it." 

Now,  I  would  like  to  imjjress  tlic  im- 
portant duty  upon  our  minds  of  loving 
all  our  members  as  ourselves,  and  tiy  and 
take  tiie  good  admonition  of  Paul,  and 
try  and  work  together.  And  when  we 
see  that  some  members  are  in  need  of 
teuijioral  things,  that  we  all  try  and  sup 
ply  their  wants ;  and  further,  if  one  mem- 
ber is  so  unfortunate  as  to  iall,  through 
the  i^evices  of  the  wicked  one,  and  is 
brougiit  before  council,  and  when  that 
member  there  weeps,  we  should  also 
ween  with  it,  and  not  make  light  of  it, 
for  we  know  not  how  soon  we  may  meet 
with  the  same  fate,  for  we  learn  that  the 
"Devil  is  going  around  like  a  roaring 
lion,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour."  So 
we  should  be  very  carctul  and  not  make 
light  of  a  i'allen  member,  or  talk  disre- 
spectful of  them  ;  for  I  believe  if  we  do, 
that  tiiat  is  the  very  time  that  the  devil 
takes  hold  of  us,  and  then  if  we  arc  not 
very  careful  and  resist  him  in  all  that  he 
may  try  to  entice  us,  we  may 
soon  be  in  the  same  state  that  our  iailen 
brother  or  sister  is.  So  I  say  again,  lot 
us  not  only  seek  our  own  good  but  tlie 
good  of  others  also,  and  "weep  with 
those  that  weep." 

I  think  we  had  the  experience  of 
weeping  at  our  late  council  meeting.  One 
dear  young  sister  had  been  cxpciUed  lor 
some  time  for  a  high  crime,  and  now  at 
our  council  she  came  to  ho  again  re- 
claimed, and  1  hope    ami  trust  that   she 


came  with  a  broken  and  contrite  heart, 
for  she  did  weep  that  she  could  hardly 
talk  to  confess  that  she  done  wrong  ;  and 
that  the  church  done  her  duty  in  expell- 
ing her  ;  ;ind  to  a.-<k  the  chmch  to  for- 
give her ;  and  that  she  will  from  hence-, 
forth  do  better.  But  was  she  the  only 
one  that  did  weep?  Ah!  no;  1  think 
the  greater  part  of  the  members  wept 
with  her.  Of.  course  not  as  loud  as  she 
did,  but  I  saw  myself  a  great  many  wet 
eyes.  She  was  again  reclaimed,  and  I 
hope  that  she  will  never  forget  the  trial 
she  had  to  undergo,  and  I  hope  she  will 
now  resist  the  tempter  in  any  way  and 
form  that  he  may  present  himself  to  her. 
And  1  hope  that  she  will  never  as  long  as 
she  lives,  bring  reproach  upon  the  church 
again,  but  1  hope  that  she  will  be  a  faith- 
ful member  of  Christ's  body  and  becotne 
a  great  and  glorious  ornament  in  the 
church  militant,  and  then  after  death  one 
of  the  redeemed  in  the  church  triumph- 
ant, is  my  sincere  pra-er. 

Now,  dear  young  members,  and  old 
ones,  too,  let  US  all  take  a  warning  from 
the  above  narraiive,  and  let  us  all  live 
close  to  Christ  that  the  enemy  will  not 
get  between  us  and  Christ,  for  as  sure  as 
he  does,  we  will  fall.  This  young  sister 
was  the  first  fallen  member  that  I  have 
seen  reclaimed,  and  I  ja-,t  thought  if  ifis 
i-w<,'i  a  severe  trial  lor  a  mcmlicr  to  be 
reclaimed  again,  why,  I  think,  it  should 
he  a  solemn  warning  for  every  one  of  u.s. 
that  we  keep  ourselves  pure  ;  that  we 
fall  not  into  the  hands  of  the  wicked  one. 
But  you  may  go  where  you  please,  and 
you  will  find  a  groat  immber  of  expelled 
members,  and  more  particularly  in  our 
coun'y,  and  some  of  them  make  very 
light  of  it,  and  you  can  often  hear  the 
exnressioii,  that  it  is  just  as  good  outside 
as  in  the  church.  But  let  me  tell  you, 
that  if  it  is  so,  I  have  thus  far  failed  to 
find  anything  to  substantiate  sueh  doc- 
trine, for  Christ  came  and  e.stablisiicd  his 
church  hereon  earth,  and  we  learn  that. 
lie  is  tlie  liead  of  the  church,  and  1  ask 
you  the  question.  How  can  we  live  with- 
out a  head?  I  answer,  it  is  impossible  ; 
for  if  \to  are  uot  for  Chusl,.  we  are  surely 


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apainstbitu.  And  liow  c::n  we  be  I'r 
Christ  if  we  do  not  His  cnmuian-huents  ? 
And  how  can  we  do  His  comujandnients, 
if  wo  do  not  belong  to  tlie  church  ?  1 
would  wish  that  all  might  ponder  well 
over  the  above  (lucslions. 

And  now,  in  conclusion,  1  will  say  to 
one  and  all,  let  us  all  "weep  with  them 
that  weep,  and  rejoice  with  them  that 
rejoice."  And  let  us,  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, all  tfy  and  get  all  the  fallen  mem- 
bers restored  again,  and  gain  as  many  of 
the  outsiders  as  possible,  and  thus  swell 
our  number  here  in  the  church  militant, 
and  then  we  can  all  meet  in  the  church 
triumphant,  is  the  sincere  prayer  of  your 
unwnrthv  brother. 

A'ew  Enterprise,  l\i. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Hinder  Itte  Not,. 


BY    S.  II.  SPaOQLE. 


Dear  Brethren  and  Sisters  :  I  have 
lately  been  made  to  realize,  very  sen- 
sibly, that  vpc  may  be  a  hindrance 
to  some  precious  soul,  in  keeping  him 
from  coming  to  Christ.  The  light 
that  we  think  is  in  us,  may.  be  dark- 
ness :  "If  therefore  the  light  that  is  in 
thee  be  daikness,  how  great  is  that 
darkness."  The  possibility  that'  we 
may  be  a  hindrance,  should  be  an 
incentive  to  make  us  more  careful, 
more  watchful  in  everything  we  say 
or  do.  How  awful  is  the  responsi- 
bility we  owe  to  God  and  our  fellow- 
man  !  God  will  rcciuire  of  us  an  ac- 
count of  our  stewardship  here,  and  it 
in  place  of  taking  the  anxious  and 
trembling  sinner  by  the  hand,  and 
pointing  to  Christ — "The  Author  and 
Finisher  of  our  faiih" — wc  should  by 
some  act  of  ours,  as  it  were,  drive 
bim  away,  we  should  recollect  that 
the  good  seed  has  jast  begun  to  ger- 
minate, and  that  it  is  surrouoed  by 
weeds,  and  that  before  we  commence 
to  pull  up  and  cast  away  the  weeds, 
■we  must  first  supply  something  to 
nourish  and  strengthen  it,  and  that 
it  must  be  protected  from  the  scorch- 
ing rays  of  the  sun,  as  well  as  from 
the  frosts  of  winter.  Oh,  how  forci- 
bly this  came  to  my  mind,  not  lung 
since,  when  a  dear  sister  said  to  me: 
I   thought   1    could    never    overcome 

that ,  but  I  have  given   it  all 

up,  and  I  did  come;  but   then    added 

B (referring    to    her    husband,) 

would    have  been  a  church   member 

long  ago,  had  it  not  been  lor  , 

but  BOW  J  fear  he  may  never  come ! 

While  this  will  not  justify  the  sin- 


ner in  staying  away,  is  it  not  sad, 
very  sad,  to  think  that  we  have  been, 
by  some  means  the  cause  of  his  stay- 
ing away  from  Christ  ?  There  is 
such  a  thing  as  the  cause  being  a 
good  one,  and  that  we  may  be  sincere 
in  the  course  we  take,  yet  by  improp- 
er management  we  may  be  an  injury 
in  place  of  a  benefit  to  that  cause. 
So  I  say  again,  let  us  be  Ciiroful  and 
prayerful  :  and  pray  God  to  help  us 
all  to  overcome  that  great  hindracs 
-self. 

In  this  connection  let  me  relate  a 
case — that  of  a  neice  of  mine  :  She 
came  home  from  the  west  to  visit  her 
parents  and  friends,  but  bad  co:>;e 
with  a  desire  to  join  the  church  ;  had 
been  detained  at  home  some  time,  by 
the  sickness  of  her  child  ;  or  would 
have  had  the  satisfaction  of  being 
with  us  at  some  of  our  lovefeasts,  in 
this  part  of  the  country.  There  arc 
no  members  near  her  home,  and  no 
organizad  church  of  the  Brethren 
where  she  lives  While  stopping  at 
my  place,  she  said  :  "There  seems  to 
be  a  dark  cloud  hanging  over  me  ;  I 
can  not  tell  what  or  why  it  is.it  is  as  ii 
I  should  do  something  more,  but  I 
can  not  tell  what.  I  have  tried  to 
give  up  all."  There,  my  dear  breth- 
ren and  sisters,  is  a  chance  for  us  to 
do  a  little  tor  the  Master's  cause,  ijy 
directing  the  anxious,  honest  seeker, 
to  the  all-sufficiency  of  Christ  Jesus, 
"who  is  all  and  in  all,"  and  point 
them  to  his  am«zing  grace,  his  won- 
derful compassion,  his  great  love  for 
us.  Wc  love  him  "becau.*e  ho.  first 
loved  us."  How  many  are  ignorant 
of  the  artifices  of  Satan,  who  is  ever 
whii^pering  that  you  must  go  throuj^h 
a  preparatory  process,  or  you  must  do 
this  thing  or  that  thing,  or  you  can 
not  become  a  Christian  ?  Thus  does 
the  enemy  of  our  souls  ever  try  to 
binder  us  from  approaching  the  fount- 
ain of  life. 

Oh,  how  well  do  I  recollect  the 
time  when  I  made  up  my  mind  to 
serve  God  I  It  looked  to  me  as  if 
Satan  had  marshalled  all  his  hosts  of 
hell  to  oppose  me ;  bo  presented 
every  obstacle  ho  could  to  my  view  ; 
but  thank  God,  by  coming  right  down 
to  the  foot  of  the  cross,  and  putting 
my  trust  in  Jesus,  I  have  been  able 
to  come  out  on  the  Lord's  side.  Oh, 
how  I  longed  for  ihe  advice  of  some 
good  Christian  friends,  and  how 
much  docs  it  encourage  us  wlien  we 
know  that  we  have  the  prayers  of 
God's  people!     But  to  the  subject^    { 


1  gave  through  the  grace  of  God,  what 
little  instruction  I  could.  A  fjw  days 
after,  a  very  cold  day,  the  ice  was  re- 
moved from  the  water;  the  hymn 
v/as  sung: 

''lu  all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways, 

My  journey  I'll  pureue  ; 
Hinder  me  not,  you  much  loved  saints, 

For  I  must  go  wilh  you. 

'•Through  floods  and  llamcs,  if  Jesus  lead, 

ril  follow  where  he  goes: 
Hinder  rue  uot,  shall  he  ray  cry. 

Though  earth  and  hell  oppose. 

"Thiough  trials  and  through  sufferings  too, 

I'll  go  at  his  corainnnd  : 
Hinder  mc  not,  for  I  am  bound 

To  ruy  Emmanuel's  land. 

"And  whan  my  Saviour  calls  me  hom-a, 

S  ill  my  cry  shall  bo — 
HiiK]:;r  me  uo",  com';,  welcome  death — 

I'll  gladly  go  with  thee." 

1  could  not  sing,  but  what  was  bet- 
ter, I  could  weep. 

Prayer  over,  and  as  I  took  her  to 
the  water,  she  said,  "Uncle  I   am  so 

sorry  you  feel  so  ,"  I  replied,  "I 

am  so  glad  to  see  you  come;  is  all 
clear  now?"  "Yes,  oh!  I  am  so 
glad  I  can  even  do  this  much,  little 
as  it  is;"  was  her  reply.  As  we 
banded  her  to  the  administrator,  it 
was  a  great  satisfaction  to  sea  how 
willingly  she  stepped  into  the  ice-cold 
watery  grave,  there  to  be  buried 
with  Christ  in  baptism. 

In  a  short  time  she  expects  to  go  to 
her  home  in  the  west,  where  she  will 
be  away  from  the  church  and  its  in- 
fluence, but  we  do  know  that  God 
will  never  leave  nor  forsake  those 
that  put  their  trust  in  him.  So  I  ask 
your  paryers  for  her,  as  well  as  for 
myself,  that  God  may  ever  grant 
us  grace  to  ever  hold  out  faithful. 
Muy  God  help  us  all  to  pray  iirighl 
for  (.ne  another. 

Shannon,  Ills. 


For  the  Comvanio!»  anmi  Visitou. 
We  are   iiiis!i$ins  Away. 


BY  CI/MIA  B    ANNON. 


And  the  question  is,  are  wo  pre- 
pared to  go  home  to  that  beautiful  land, 
prepared  for  God's  people  from  tho 
foundation  of  the  world  ?  If  we  are, 
what  a  beautiful  time  it  will  be  to  us 
to  lay  down  the  cross  and  pick  up 
the  starry  crown,  and  enter  on  our 
great  reward,  that  we  may  walk  the 
gold-paved  streets  with  palms  of  vic- 
tory in  our  hands!  Will  it  not  ho 
joy  to  us  to  meet  our  loved  ones 
that  are  gone  before  ?  Perhaps  it 
VnSij  be  a  dear  father,  or  a  dear  moth- 


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er,  or  some  oue  that  was  near  and 
d<^ar  unto  us.by  the  strou;?  ties  of  na- 
ture, would    not   it    be   joy  to  uh  to 
meet  them  on  the  sunny  banks  of  de- 
liverance— to  meet  to  part  no  more? 
Those   that   hare  come  to  live  with 
Christ  I  trust  will  never  turn  back  to 
the  world,  but  that  they   may  press 
forward  and  upward,  till  at  last  they 
may   make  their   peace   callin;»,    and 
their   election    sure.      My    prayer  is, 
that  we  may  all  outride  the  storm  of 
sin    and   sorrow,  and   at  last  reach  a 
home  beyond  this  vale  of  tears.      All 
those  that  are  yet  out  of  the   ark    of 
safety,  I  would  to  my  blessed  Master, 
that  they  would  turn  in  with    the   of- 
fers   of    mercy,    and    sei  k    salvalioc 
while    it    is    yet   called    to-day,   ''for 
night    Cometh     when     no    man    can 
work."       Oh !    friendly   sinner,    you 
may  think  that  you    will   live  a  lonj? 
time.     You  may  be  in   the  prime  of 
life  ;    but    you     do     not  know    how 
soon  you  may  die  ;  perhaps  before  ihe 
rising,  or  setting  of  another  sun,  your 
eyes  may  be  closed  in  death  ;  for  you 
have    no    assurance     of    yo'ui      life. 
Death  will  lay  his  cold  and  icey  arms 
around  you,  and   then  you  will  have 
to  go  prepared  or  unprepared.     Oh  I 
I  hope  you  will  not  put  it  off  till  it  be 
too  late.     My  prayer  is,  that  we  may 
live  the  life  of  the  righteous  and  die 
the   death   of  the  saints,  and  at  last 
reach  the  portals  of  eternal  glory. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Arrival  ot  Russinn  Meunouitos. 


BY  E.  i,.  YODER. 


"They  have  arrived!"  "Yes,  they 
have  come!"  Were  the  exclamations 
used  to  convey  the  intelligence  that 
twenty  families  (numbering  about 
one  hundred  souls)  of  Russian  Meu- 
nonicGs  had  been  landed  safe  in  our 
country.  They  arrived  at  Oirville.on 
Monday,  November  30oh,  1874,  and 
were  taken  in  charge  by  a  committee 
appointed  by  the  Amish  Mennonile 
church,  of  Wayne  county,  and  dis- 
tributed in  families  among  the  mem- 
bers of  that  deuominiflion. 

The  natural  curiosity  inherent  in 
man  to  see  his  brother  from  other 
climes  and  nationalities,  was  demon- 
strated by  the  eager  crowd,  that 
pressed  around  the  immigrants  upon 
their  ariival  ai  the  station.  Thinking 
that  the  curiosity  regarding  the  Mcu- 
uonites,  might  not  be  only  of  a  locdl 
nature,    I    have  concluded  to  give  a 


brief  outline  of  their  appearance,  and 
peculiarities,  as  I  was  able  to  gather 
it  from  a  short  interview  with  a  few  of 
their  number. 

In  appearance  they  much  resemble 
the  better  class  of  German  immi- 
grants. They  ^eem  to  be  cleanly  in 
their  habits,  and  had  many  apologies 
to  cft'er  for  their  appearance  upon 
lauding,  which  was  certainly  as  good 
as  could  be  expected,  when  their  long 
journey,  by  sea  and  land,  was  taken 
into  consideration. 

Their  garments  are  course  and 
jilain,  but  not  in  all  respects  uniform. 
The  broad-brimmed  hat  and  rounded 
coal,  asceticism  of  America,  has  evi- 
dently not  been  seized  upon  to  bear 
witness  to  the  principles  of  humilia- 
tion, by  the  Russian  Mennonites. 
Perhaps  the  cold  climate,  from  which 
he  hails,  has  suggested  the  propriety 
for  his /"ur  cap  and  long  comfortable 
coat,all  buttoned  up  be.fore.  More  over, 
true  to  the  priJiciples  of  asceticism 
everywhere,  he  seems  to  have  seized 
upon  the  head  to  make  bear  witness 
to  the  principles  of  humiliation.  The 
man  has  a  uniform  manner  of  wear- 
ing the  hair,  and  the  females  of  cover- 
ing the  head.  The  latter  not  only  a 
covering  in  name  but  a  covering  in 
reality,  consisting  of  a  large  hanker- 
chief  or  shawl. 

In  doctrine,  they  perhaps  resem- 
ble the  Amish  Mennonites  more 
closely  than  any  other  branch  of  the 
Mennoniie  church  m  this  country. 
Unlike  the  main  body  of  Mennonites 
iu  this  country,  the  Russian  Menno- 
nites with  the  Amish  Mennonites, 
adhere  to  the  doctrine  of  avoiding  ex- 
communicated members.  There  be- 
ing a  difference,  however,  in  this,  that 
the  former  are  much  more  rigid  in 
the  enforcement  of  the  above  doctrine 
of  doubtful  scriptural  authority 
than  the  latter.  Why  is  it,  that  un- 
der the  liberal  government  of  the 
United  States,  this  spirit  of  intoler- 
ance has  become  almost  extinct 
among  the  Mennonites,  whilst  under 
the  illiberal  and  persecuting  govern- 
ment of  Russia,  it  is  slill  retained 
with  the  utmost  vehemence?  Is  it 
because  toleration  begets  toleration, 
and  intolerance  begets  intolerance? 

They  are,  as  a  body,  united,  differ- 
ing iu  this  respect  to  the  Mennonites 
iu  this  country;  and  what  is  signiQ- 
cant  in  this  connection  is,that  in  Rus- 
sia, they  maintained  their  own  denom- 
inatioual  schools.  In  these  they  taught 
the  Qerinan  language,  being  obliged, 


however,  by  the  Russian  government 
to  teach  in  the  Russian  language  two 
days,  during  each  week.  In  addition 
to  these  two  languages,  they  have  a 
dialect  that  they  speak  vvith  groat  flu- 
ency, that  neither  resembles  the  Ger- 
man, or  Pennsylvania  dialect.  The 
German  is  therefore  the  language 
that  must  be  used  between  them  and 
their  brethren  in  Ohio. 

Although  most  of  them  had  been  in 
well-to-do  circumstances  in  Russia, 
the  loss  of  property  incident  to  the 
hindrances  placed  in  their  way  by  an 
unfriendly  government,  together  with 
expenses  of  so  long  a  journey,  has  re- 
duced them  to  such  an  extent,  as  to 
make  them  dependent  upon  the  char- 
ities of  their  brethren,  for  a  season. 
The  lines  have  indeed  fallen  unto 
them  in  pleasant  places.  Through 
the  hospitalities  of  thoir  brethreu  here, 
they  are  feasting  on  luxuries  that 
were  denied  them  in  their  native 
country.  They  greatly  rejoice  in 
their  happy  deliverance  from  Russian 
oppession,  and  their  safe  arrival 
among  kind  friends  upon  Amer- 
ican soil  ;  and  well  may  they,  for 
the  sting  of  their  suft'eriug,  and  Rus- 
sian tyranny,  is  enough  to  melt  the 
stoutest  heart.  They  attribute  the  re- 
strictions recentlyplflced  upon.t'nem  to 
thainfluecce  of  the  Crown  Prince  Al- 
ex's,ra  h' r  tlan  to  his  fa'her  the  Czar. 
America  has  always  been  an  asylom 
for  the  oppressed  of  every  nation,  and 
this  is  not  the  first  time  in  her  his- 
tory, that  foreigners  have  there  found, 
what  wa3  elsewhere  denied  them, 
freedom  to  worship  God. 

Let  u8  continually  pray  God  that, 
she  may  ever  cjutinue  to  main- 
tain this  proud  position,  among  the 
nations  of  the  earth. 

The  superior  inventive  genius  of 
the  American  Yankee,  has  introduced 
so  many  novelties  in  the  performance 
of  American  Iab)r,  that  it  will  take  a 
foreigner  some  time  to  adapt  himself 
to  theai. 

For  example, a  Mennonite  of  intelli- 
gence, who  had  been  a  farmer  in 
Russia,  was  unable  to  harness  a 
horse  in  America,  after  instructions. 
His  axe  of  Russian  iron  he  swings 
with  stiffened  arms,  and  is  uesless  in 
hard  Aiuerican  timber.  He  will  not 
have  much  use  for  his  sickels,  that 
he  was  so  careful  to  pack  along  in 
his  1  >Pg  journey,  lie  might  as  well 
have  them  beaten  into  plain  sha7-es,  or 
pruning  hooks,  and  speedily  become 
reconciled   to    a     Wooster    self-rake 


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CHRIiSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPfiL  VISITOP. 


reapir;g'  niachine,  even  if  t-nch  a  "con- 
formity to  tbe  spirit  of  tbe  times"  is 
not  a  literal  fulfilln-ient  of  the  proph- 
ecy. 

We  can  hardly  believe  that  the 
character  of  daughters  differs  so  wide- 
ly from  their  American  sisters,  as  not 
^to  bo  able  to  discover  shortly,  that 
calf-skin  or  morocco  shoes  are  more 
comely  and  consequently  more  com- 
fortable than  the  iiutidy,  though  com- 
fortable wooden  shoes  in  which  they 
emigrated  from  Russia. 

It  will  take  sometime,  before  they 
will  become  throughly  Americanized, 
and    while    their  American  brethren 
can   teach    them    many   things,   that 
will  be  beneficial,  they  have  brought 
with  themselves  from    Kussia,  habits 
of    domestic   economy,  and  a  consis- 
tency   in     simplicity    and   frugality, 
■which  we  as  Americans  could  imitate 
with  profit.     The   Amish    church,  in 
"Wayne  county,  will   lose  nothing  in 
the   long  run,  by  helping  those  exile3 
from  a  loreign  shore  to  comfortable 
homes  in   their  midst.       Besides  the 
"blessedness"  promised  to  the  cheerful 
giver,they  may  expect  to  be  benefitted, 
First:   Proximately,  by  having  intro- 
duced   among   them   an    industrious, 
economical    people.       Secondly  :   Re- 
motely, by   the  introduction  of  an  in- 
flux of  foreign  blood,  which  is  indis- 
pon.sible,  to  the  physiological  welfare 
of   the    members  of  a  fraternity,  that 
insists  in   confining   them  to  its  own 
narrow  limits,  in  forming  marital   al- 
liances. 


For  the  Companiok  and  Visitor. 
The  Nativity  oi  Clirist. 


of  the  nativity  of  David  and  his  an- 
cestors. So  numerous  were  the  peo- 
ple that  repaired  to  this  place  on  ac- 
count of  the  general  decree,  that  ev- 
ery dwelling  was  occupied,  and  Jos- 
eph and  Mary,  though  they  could 
not  depart  thence  till  after  the  taxa- 
tion, were  forced'to  take  up  their  resi- 
dence in  an  humble  stable,  the  spot 
in  which  it  pleased  the  Divine  Wis- 
dom, should  "be  born  the  Lord  of  life 
aud  glory,  who  as  a  perfect  example 
of  humility  to  all  his  followers  was  to 
make  his  entrance  into  and  his  exit 
out  of  this  lower  world,  in  the  same 
humble  manner. 

In  this  lowly  tenement  the  blessed 
virgin  brought  forth  her  firstborn, 
god-like  sou,  wrapped  hiui  in  swad- 
dling clothes,  and  laid  him  in  a  man- 
ger. The  manner  aud  place  of  our 
Lord's  birth  certainly  demand  our 
highest  admiration  and  wonder,  as  a 
striking  display  of  wisdom,  both  in 
the  direction  and  acconiplishment  of 
the  will  of  the  heavenly  Father.  Con- 
sidered in  his  divine  nature,  heaven 
is  the  habitation  of  his  seat. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
New  Year's  Klusiugs. 


BY  J.  S.  FLOUY, 


BY  GEORGE  W.  WILHELM. 

And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days  that 
th'M-i:  went  out  a  decree  from  Cii'sar  Augus- 
iiH,  that  all  the  world  should  be  taxed. — 
LUKR  2:1. 

When  Augustas  Cfcsar,  the  Rom- 
an Emperor,  issued  an  edict  for  a 
general  taxation  on  all  the  nations, 
cities  and  towns  subject  to  the  em- 
pire, King  Herod,  in  consequence  of 
that  decree,  commanded  all  under' his 
government  to  muster  in  the  city  of 
bis  people  or  place  of  his  descent,that 
an  estimate  might  be  taken  of  their 
persons  and  effects. 

Pursuant  to  this  order,  Joseph  and 
Mary,  as  descendants  from  the  line 
of  David,  departed  from  Nazareth, 
where  they  then  resided,  and  came  to 
Bethlehem,  a  city  of  Judea,  the  place 


In  the  imagination  of  my  thoughts 
I  am  carried  forward  by  tbe  waves 
of  time  to  the  closing  hour  of  the 
year.  I  staud  around  the  dying 
couch  of  18H.  The  last  moment  has 
come  and  an  angel's  hand  seems  to 
clasp  a  volume  and  seal  it  for  eternity. 
The  pall  of  darkness  seems  to  roll 
back,  yon  rising  star  giveth  light,  I 
see  in  the  calendar  of  time  a  new 
year  appear  in  youthful  vigor,  ready 
to  run  a  race.  An  angel  in  the  light 
of  morning  opens  a  book,  every  leaf  is 
blank  aud  white  as  the  driven  snow. 
On  the  breast-plate  of  the  angel,  in 
golden  letters,  I  read  :  "  2'lie  record- 
ing anrjelJ'  The  book  bears  the  title, 
"A  record  of  deeds  done  in  the  body." 
As  the  day  passes,  the  pen  in  the 
baud  of  the  angel  moves  as  by  magic. 
Every  deed  is  written  upon  the  page 
of  that  book,  the  good  deeds  as  soon 
as  written  assume  a  scarlet  hue,  evinc- 
ing the  fact,  of  ourselves  we  can  do  no 
good  thing,  but  all  good  cometh  thro' 
the  merits  of  Christ.  Our  evil  deeds 
are  written  seemingly  with  the  same 
pen,  yet  they  appear  in  blackness  and 
gloom.  Every  idle  word,  every  mis- 
spent moment,  is  written  down.  Our 


evil  thoughts,  neglected  duty,  un- 
guarded actions,  are  all  taken  down 
day  after  day,  week  after  week,  and 
month  after  mouth,  and  at  the  end  of 
the  year  sealed  for  eternity — for  the 
day  of  judgment,  when  the  "books 
shall  be  opened." 

Oh,  reader,  you  with  me,  who    are 
just  entering  on  a  new  year,  is   it  not 
true,  God  keeps  in    His  remembrance 
our  deeds  and  they  are  treasured    up 
against  the    great  day  of  judgment  ? 
How  important  then    we    labor  to  be 
perfect.     The  year  just  closed,  closed 
many  opportunities    of    doing   good; 
has  left  us  less  time  to  make  our  elec- 
tion sure.     The    new  book  is    open, 
and  now  as  we  live  so   we    make  the 
book.       Many    thoughts,   words  and 
actions,  we  should  be  ashamed  for  our 
friends  to   see  written,  yet    we    must 
meet  them  in  eternity  before  God  and 
his  holy  angels.    Ob,  what  a  thoughtl 
Truly  this  thought  should   prompt  us 
now  to  make  a  new  resolve    that  we 
will  try  by  the    grace    of    God  to  do 
better  in  tbe  future,  and   labor    more 
for  the  good  of  the  world    and   build- 
ing up  the  walls  of  Zion.       We   will 
try  to  cultivate  tbe   heart  to  deeds  of 
charity,  so  the  effects  of  covetousness 
may  not  be  so  absorbing  and  rigid  as 
in  times  past.     As   this    may    be  the 
last  year  on  earth  for  us,  let  us  make 
it  the  best  on  record  in  eternity. 

And  you  who  are  yet  in  the  bonds 
of  iniquity,  make  this  year,  and  now 
iu  the  beginning,  your  year  of  jubilee 
— the  year  you  was  released  from 
bondage,  and  made  free  through 
Christ.  Oh  I  think  of  it,  while  living 
in  sin  you  are.  filling  volume  after 
volume  full  of  sinful  thoughts  and 
deeds,  that  must  iu  eternity  weigh 
you  down  to  everlasting  ruin.  Now 
is  the  time  to  make  peace  with  God 
that  all  your  sins  may  be  blotted  out, 
cancelled  by  the  blood  of  Christ. 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTOU. 
!$a«I  Accitlent— Another  Warniiie. 


Perhaps  the  saddest  occurrence 
that  has  ever  taken  place  in  this 
neighborhood,  was  the  accidental 
shooting  of  Charles  Oliver  Ulrich,  son 
of  Daniel  T.  and  Margaret  Uirich. 
He  was  out  hunting  in  company  with 
his  brother,  a  few  years  older,  whi-n 
they  met  a  couple  of  boys  about  their 
own  age,  and  while  the  elder  Ulrich 
was  assisting  one  of  the  other  boys  to 
put  a  cap  on  his  gun,  which  was 
loaded  with  a  heavy  charge  of  shot, 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


it  was  accideuUy  discharged,  the  con- 
tents entering  the  right  leg  of  Chas. 
Oliver  Ulrich,  just  above  the  kiiee, 
passing  obliquely  downward  through 
the  the  center  of  the  limb,  shattering 
the  end  of  the  thigh  bone,  the  knee 
joint,  and  opening  the  large  artery  in 
that  locality. 

The  boys  being  nearly  a  mile  from 
homo  when  the  accident  occurred, 
tbey,  with  great  difficulty,  cariied 
him  to  a  barn,  where  more  assistance 
wa^  procured,  and  he  was  taken  to 
bid  father's  residence.  The  physician 
was  immediately  called,  and  succeed- 
ed in  stopping  the  hemorrhage, but  he 
had  bled  so  much  that  the  case  was 
deemed  hopeless  ;  however,  in  the 
night  he  rallied,  and  by  noon,  Sun- 
day, reaction  had  set  in  sufficient  to 
warrant  further  steps  toward  saving 
the  little  snlferer's  life.  As  amputa- 
tion was  the  only  course  that  oti'ered 
any  chance  of  success,  the  leg  was 
taken  off  above  the  knee,  by  the  doc- 
tors then  present.  The  little  patient 
bore  the  operation  well,  and  rallied 
after  it,  until  great  hopes  were  euter- 
trtined  by  the  physicians;  but  about 
eight  o'clock,  Sunday  night  he  began 
sinking  rapidly,  and  died  in  an  hour. 

Thus  v/e  see  that  ia  the  midst  of 
life  and  health  we  are  in  danger  of 
death.  Little  did  the  parents  think 
of  seeing  their  little  sou  brou^^ht 
home  in  that  condition,  when  they 
consented  to  his  going  to  hunt.  This 
should  be  a  serious  warning  to  all 
little  boys  not  to  meddle  with,  or 
handle,  a  gun. 

This  being  a  sore  nffliciion  to  the 
parents  and  children,  but  they  need 
not  sorrow  as  those  who  have  no 
bupe,  for  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died 
and  rose  again,  them  also  that  sleep 
in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  him. 

Then  the  consolation  the  bereaved 
can  have  is,  that  our  troubles  and  our 
trials  here  will  only  make  uh  richer 
there,  when  we  arrive  at  home. 

OIlie  is  now  gone  to  that  spirit 
land,  as  a  represenlive  of  those  who 
are  left  behind. 

The  Saviour  says  :  'Except  ye  be 
converted  and  become  as  little  child- 
ren, yo  can  in  no  wise  enter  the  king- 
dofn  of  heaven."  Then  in  order  that 
we  live  as  near  the  representative 
as  possible,  we  must  be  converted 
afjd  become  as  such,  'for  of  such  is 
the  kingdom  of  heaven."  May  the 
good  Lord  assiat  the  bereaved  fatiiiiy 
to  bear  thtir  trouble  with  Christiaa 
fortitude. 


The  above  occasion  was  improved 
by  elder  Jacob  and  Daniel  Bowman, to 
a  large  concourse  of  sympathizing 
friends  and  relatives.  The  age  of  the 
above  notice  was  9  years,  10  months 
and  1  day. 

This  is  Christmas  morning  and  not 
a  gun  is  heard  or  a  firo-cracker  or 
anything  of  the  kind,  as  usually 
is  heard  in  this  neighborhood,  and  no 
doui)t  the  above  accident  has  been 
sptiaking  loud  to  the  boys  of  this 
neighborhood.  May  it  speak  loud  to 
ail  boys  in  all  neighborhoods  for  time 
to  come. 

Joseph  Holder. 

Hagerstown,  Ind. 


FoK  TUE  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Inloruiatiou  Wauted. 

In  No.  47,  Vo'.  10,  of  the  Companion 
(iiul  Visitur,  appears  the  following  (juery: 
"What  was  the  custom  of  our  ancienc 
brethren  at  our  coniiuunion,"  etc.,  with 
the  request  that"  souiv!  one  among  the  old 
hrethien  respond. 

Although  I  am  not  one  of  those  to 
whom  the  apiielation  of  "old  brethren," 
is  applicable,  yet  I  will  take  the  liberty 
to  respond.  In  searching  for  informa- 
tion upon  ([uestions  like  the  one  at  issue, 
wc  should  not.  rest  contentedly  thi.s  side 
of  Christ  ;  by  no  moans  at;  a  more  recent 
date  than  the  apostolic  age-^vvlien  we 
have  it  set  forth  by  the  head  of  the 
church  in  as  explicit,  languige  as  it,  is  on 
the  above  subject.  I  will  therefore  call 
the  attention  of  the  querist  to  what  is  re- 
corded liy  the  evangelists,  and  the  "Great 
apostle  of  ihe  Gentiles."  Matthew, 
JLirl<  and  Luke  ull  testify  that  Jesas 
took  bread  and  gave  thanks ;  in  like 
manner  also  the  cup. 

Kjud  Matthew  2t3:26,27  ;  Mark  14:22, 
23;  Lake  22:10,20,  and  after  having 
read  the  above  named  Scriptures,  r;ad 
thu  f  ill.iwing  declaration — word.s,  written 
by  the  i'Spired  apostle  Paul.  "The  Lord 
Jesus,  the  same  night  in  which  he  was 
betrayed,  took  bread  :  and  when  he  had 
given  thanks,  he  break  it,  and  said  : 
Take,  eat,  this  is  my  body,  which  is 
broken  fur  you,  this  do  in  remembrance 
of  me.  Alter  the  same  maimer  also  the 
cup."  —  1  Cor.  11:23-25.  Prom  the  fore- 
going testimony,  we  may  determine  with 
certainty,  that  Jesus,  when  he  instituted 
rlie  communion,  took  up  the  bread  into 
ids  hands,  and  gave  thanks,  and  that, 
too,  before  it  was  broken  or  divided. 

I  would  state  then  :  If  we  believe  that 
theio  is  any  virtue  in  adhering  to  the 
"ancient  landmarks,"  (wliicli,  no  doubt, 
we  all  adnjit, )  and  if  we  de>ire  to  be  per- 
tt;ct,  the  administrator,  in  dealing  out  the 
couinm:iion,  should,  before  breaking  the 
bread,  and  before  ssparaiing  the  wine, 
take  them  into  his  hands,  and  oth  r 
thanks  ibr  the  same  ;  each  taken  se.iar- 
ateiy,  according  to  the  example  of  Christ. 


After  thank-igiving  for  the  bread,  he 
should  break  it,  and  then  proceed,  as  is 
the  custoui  of  the  Brethren  th.roughou'-. 
In  like  manner,  the  "cuj)  of  blessing." 

Tiie  attentive  reader  will  take  notice 
how  very  explicit  the  apostle  was  in 
stating  that  it  was  after  the  Saviour  had 
taken  the  bread  and  had  given  thanks, 
that  lie  broke  it. 

"Prove  all  thingi 
which  is  good." 


-Vdiilloit,  lown. 


Hold  fast  to  that 
Jacobs  Bahr. 


Tlic  fi9ai>H  ol  Reading. 

"I  have  no  time  to  read,"  is  a  com- 
mon complaint,  and  especially  of  women 
whosT  occupations  are  such  as  to  prevent 
continuous  book  perusal.  They  seem  to 
think,  because  they  cannot  devote  as 
much  attention  to  books  as  they  are  com- 
pelled to  devote  to  their  a  vocal  ions,  that 
they  cannot  read  anything.  But  this  is 
a  great  mistake.  It  issi't  the  books  we 
finish  at  a  sitting  which  always  do  us  tho 
mo.-t  good.  Those  we  devour  in  tlie  odd 
moments,  half  a  dozen  pages  at  a  time 
often  give  us  more  satisfaction,  and  are 
more  tlioroughly  digested,  than  tho.se  we 
make  a  particular  effort  to  read.  The 
men  who  have  made  their  mark  in  the 
world  have  generally  been  the  men  who 
have  in  boyhoid  fomcd  the  habit  of  read- 
ing at  every  available  moment,  whether 
for  five  minutes  or  live  hours. 

It  is  the  habit  of  reading  rather  than 
the  times  at  our  oaimand  that  helps  us 
on  the  road  of  learning.  Many  of  the 
mo>t  cultivated  peisons  whose  names 
have  been  famous  as  students,  hive  given 
only  two  or  three  hours  a  d  .y  to  tluir 
books.  If  we  make  u-e  of  spare  minutes 
in  the  midst  of  our  work,  and  read  a  little, 
if  but  a  page  or  a  jiaragraph,  we  shall 
find  our  brains  quickcne.d  and  our  toil 
lightened  by  just  as  much  increased  sat- 
isfaction as  tiie  book  gives  us.  Norli- 
iiig  helps  along  the  u.onotonous  daily 
round  so  much  as  fresh  and  striking 
thoughts,  to  be  considered  when  our 
hands  [ire  busy.  A  new  idea  from  a  new 
volume  is  like  oil  which  reduces  the  frio- 
lion  of  the  machinery  of  dfe.  What  \»e 
remember  from  brief  glimpses  into  books 
olleii  scryos  as  a  stimulous  to  action,  and 
becomes  one  of  the  most  precious  depos- 
its in  the  treasury  of  our  recollection. 
All  knowledge  is  made  up  of  small  parts, 
which  woi'.ld  seem  insignificint  in  them- 
selves, but  which  taken  together  arc  val- 
able  weapons  for  the  ndnd,  and  siib.-.tm- 
tial  armor  for  the  soul.  lleul  anything 
eontiimously,"  saj's  Dr.  John-!on,  "and 
you  will  be  learned."  The  odi  minutes 
which  we  are  ineiintd  to  waste,  if  care- 
fully availed  of  tor  instruction,  will  in  tho 
long  run,  make  golden  iiours  and  golden 
days,  ibr  w'nich  we  shall  be  ever  thank- 
ful.—^'r/rc/rJ. 

.^.^■^ — — . 

If  God  were  not  more  mindful  of 
his  promises  than  we  are  of  his  pre-- 
cepis,  wo  were  undone. 


CHRiyTIAJS  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISiTOB. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  January  5,  1875. 


Prefatory  Remarks. 

In  introducing  a  new  volume  of  our 
Christian  journal  to  the  public,  a  few 
•words  in  regard  to  our  purposes  may  not 
be  amiss.  The  long  established  usages  of 
publishers  of  periodicals  sanctions  such  a 
course,  and  the  propriety  of  it  is  ap- 
parent. 

Tiie  influence  of  periodical  literature 
upon  society  is  great,  as  the  amount  of 
such  reading  matter  thrown  upon  the 
public  is  great.  As  the  kind  of  society 
wc  associate  with,  or  the  kind  of  company 
we  keep,  has  much  to  do  in  forming  our 
principles  and  characters,  so  it  is  with  the 
books  and  periodicals  we  read.  These 
have  an  influence  upon  us  as  well  as  the 
society  by  which  we  are  surrounded. 
And  as  we  are  social  beings  and  love  so- 
ciety, so  where  the  advantages  of  educa- 
tion have  been  enjoyed,  and  the  powers 
of  the  mind  in  some  degree  awakened, 
there  is  a  desire  for  reading  and  for  in- 
formation. To  meet  this  want,  books 
and  periodicals  are  published.  And  to 
render  the  gratification  of  this  want  sub- 
servient to  the  promotion  of  Christian 
character  and  edification,  the  CliaisTiAN 
Family  Companion  ani>  Gospel  Visi- 
tor is  published. 

Such  being  the  object  of  our  work,  we 
shall  try  to  keep  it  before  our  own  mind, 
and  hope  that  all  who  contribute  reading 
matter  for  our  pages  will  do  the  same. 
Entertaining  the  view  we  do,  that  books 
and  periodicals  exert  no  little  influence 
upon  the  moral  characters  and  principles 
of  their  readers,  it  follows  that  there  is  a 
responsibility  attending  the  publishing  of 
such  works.  This  responsibility  we 
acknowledge.  And  we  shall  try  to  do 
hereafter  as  we  have  heretofore  done, 
publish  a  Christiag  journal  whose  influ- 
ence shall  sanction,  and  whose  teachings 
shall  inculcate,  "whatsoever  things  are 
true,  whatsoever  things  are  honest, 
whatsoever  things  are  just,  whatsoever 
things  are  pure,  whatsoever  things  are 
lovely,  whatsoever  things  are  of  good 
report."  And  while  we  would  have  it  to 
teach  whatfjoever  the  gospel  teaches,  wc 
would  have  it  also  to  disapprove  of,  and 
reprove  whatsoever  is    contrary    to    the 


gospel.  For  while  the  apostle  Paul 
would  have  Timothy  a.s  a  minister,  "be 
gentle  unto  all  men,  apt  to  teach,  patient 
in  meekness  instructing  those  that  oppose 
themselves,"  he  would  also  have  him  to 
"reprove,  rebuke,  exhort  with  all  long 
suffering  and  doctrine."  Such  we  pre- 
sume is  the  duty  too  of  a  Christian  journ- 
alist as  well  as  of  a  minister  of  the 
gospel. 

To  say  the  Christian  Family  Com- 
panion and  Gospel  Visitor  will  com 
pare  favorably  in  the  spirit  that  charac- 
terizes it,  and  in  the  gosper.  character  of 
the  doctrines  and  precepts  which  it  in- 
culcates, with  other  Christian  periodicals, 
would  not  be  saying  very  much  in  its 
favor  in  the  estimation  of  .<-ome,  since  it 
may  be  doubted  whether  the  Christian 
character  of  our  Christian  periodicals  in 
general,  is  a  safe  standard  to  judge  it  by; 
and  to  say  that  we  have  made  our  paper 
as  good  and  as  useful  as  any  one  else 
could  have  made  it,  would  not  be  com- 
mendable to  our  Christian  modesty  and 
humility  ;  but  perhaps  we'  may  venture 
to  say  that  there  are  not  many  brethren 
placed  in  our  situation,  and  having  the 
various  tastes  and  opinions  prevalent  in 
our  brotherhood  to  meet,  and  having  the 
same  supply  of  reading  matter  to  select 
from,  that  would  have  made  the  paper 
less  objectionable  to  the  general  brother- 
hood, than  wc  have  made  it  the  past 
year. 

While  an  editor  may  expect  to  have 
his  work  criticized,  he  may  ask  for  fair 
and  honorable  criticism.  And  the  char- 
acter of  a  Christian  periodical,  like  that 
of  a  Christian  believer,  should  be  judged 
of  by  its  general  cour.se,  or  by  the  general 
character  of  its  contents,  and  not  by  an 
occasional  article  that  may  appear  in  it. 
Among  as  many  readers  as  we  have,  wo 
are  glad  to  believe  we  have  a  considera- 
ble number  who  can  sympathize  with  the 
editor  in  his  trials,  and  appreciate 
the  delicacy  of  the  work  he  often  has  to 
do.  But  there  are  many  who  do  not,  and 
therefore  may  exi-cct  a  faultlessiicss  and 
perfection  which  they  will  not  find  ;  and, 
therefore,  experience  a  disappointment, 
which  may  so  operate  upon  their  judgs 
ments  as  to  prevent  them  from  perceiv- 
ing what  is  really  good. 

We  assure  our  friends  and  patrons, 
that  whatever  may  be  our  lack  of  t]ie 
qualifications  necessary  to  render  our 
work  perfect,  wc    have   an    ajjprcciativc 


sense  of  the  responsibility  resting  upon 
us,  and  with  that,  wo  shall  pursue  our 
calling,  availing  ourselves  of  all  the  helps 
within  our  reach  that  may  help  us  to  dis- 
cern what  is  right,  and  to  do  what  i'' 
right.  The  rule  of  moral  right,  is  what 
we  want  to  be  governed  by- 

We  enter  upon  the  new  year  of  our 
labor,  and  our  new  volume,  hopcfull}-. 
A  pleasing  remembrance  of  tlie  kindness 
of  friends  and  patrons,  and  the  faitliful- 
ncss  of  heaven,  promi)ts  us  to  thank  God 
and  take  encouragement.  With  our  own 
best  efforts  given  to  our  work,  and  with 
the  continued  contributions  of  our  devot- 
ed correspondents  and  contributors,  and 
with  the  blessings  of  heaven  to  crown  all, 
(for  which  wc  solicit  the  prayers  of  the 
faithful,)  we  trust  we  shall  succeed  in 
making  our  paper  a  Christian  companion 
and  Gospel  visitor  indeed  and  in  influ- 
ence, as  well  as  in  name,  exerting  a 
spiritual  power  that  will  promote  holi- 
ness in  all  its  readers  whether  saints  or 
sinners.  And  let  the  thought  that  our 
journal  may  accomplish  such  a  noble  and 
desirable  work,  stimulate  all  that  arc 
laboring  for  its  success,  to  labor  with  in- 
creased interest,  to  make  it  a  messenger 
of  glad  tidings  to  the  erring  and  sorrow- 
ing sons  and  daughters  of  men. 


A  New    Year'H  Greeting.— Cliris- 
tiaii  Bl4)ss('<lut- MS. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jcsus  Christ,  and 
the  love  of  God,  and  the  coiumuuion  ol  tho 
Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you  all.  Auicd. — II. 
COK.  13:14. 

We  think  of  nothing  more  suitable  as 
a  practical  Christian  subject,  for  the  first 
number  of  our  paper  in  the  new  year, 
than  the  one  contained  in  the  passage  of 
Scripture  heading  our  article.  "A  happy 
New  Year,"  is  a  greeting  th;.t 
will  fall  from  many  lips,  at  the  open- 
ing of  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand,  eight  hundred  and  seventy- 
five.  And  it  is  in  perfect  harmony  with 
Christian  kindness,  benevolence  and 
charity,  to  begin  the  year  with  a  New 
Year's  greeting.  And  what  greeting  can 
be  more  becoming  or  more  expressive 
than  the  ajiostolic  or  Christian  greeting? 
Wc  know  of  none — there  can  be  none. 
Surely  wc  can  wish  our  readers  nothing 
better,  neither  can  they  us,  than  what  is 
contained  in  this  Christian  greeting.  In- 
deed there  can  be  nothing  better.  God 
himself  with  all  his  boundless  riches  can 
give  us  nothing  better.     The  blessing  im- 


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plied  in  the  apostolic  salutation  is  the 
svmmnm  hohiim,thc  chief  good  of  man, or 
the  highest  happiness  of  which  his  njorul 
or  spiritual  nature  is  susceptible.  And 
the  proper  enjo3'n]ents  of  his  moral  na- 
ture are  his  highest  enjoyments. 

Greetings  are  wishes  expressed  in  a 
few  words.  Where  there  is  a  (iicndly 
feeling  existing  between  people,  they 
wish  one  another  that  which  they  think 
will  be  most  conducive  to  their  happiness. 
And  while  there  are  different  words,  as 
well  as  signs,  for  expressing  salutations, 
tliey  are  all  expressive  of  good  wishes  for 
those  saluted.  And  the  expressions 
made  use  of  in  saluting  when  meeting,  as 
well  as  those  made  use  of  at  parting,  iui>- 
ply  that  the  person  who  used  them  in- 
voked a  blessing  on  the  other.  Hence 
the  word  in  the  Hebrew  language,  which 
means  to  salvte,  means  also  to  bless.  The 
forms  of  greeting  among  the  Jews  were 
various.  Among  them  were  the  follow- 
ing :  "iJe  thoii  blessed  of  Jehovah ;  Tlw 
hlessiiiff  of  Jehovah  he  upon  thee;  May 
Goilbeicith  thee;  May  peace  be  yours" 
This  means,  blessing  and  prosperiiy,  for 
the  word  peace  was  expressive  of  tiiese. 
This  last  form  seems  to  have  been  very 
common.  Sec  Judges  19:20.  It  was  the 
salutation  common  in  the  days  of  our 
Lord  and  his  disciples,  as  is  seen  in  the 
following  words  of  our  Lord  spoken  to 
his  disciples  :  "And  when  ye  come  into 
an  house,  salute  it.  And  if  the  house  be 
worthy,  let  your  peace  come  upjn  it ;  but 
if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace  return 
to  you."— Matt.  10:12,13.  And  this 
form  seems  to  have  been  used  by  the 
apostles.  Peter  uses  it  in  closing  his 
first  epistle  :  "Peace  be  with  you  all 
that  are  in  Christ  Jesus."  And  in  open- 
ing his  first  epistle,  he  says  :  "Grace 
unto  you,  and  peace  be  multiplied."  The 
word  peace  as  used  in  these  salutations  is 
very  expressive,  and  implies  much,  as 
will  be  seen  in  the  use  of  the  word  peace, 
in  the  following  passage  in  the  writings 
of  St.  Paul :  "And  the  peace  of  God, 
which  passeth  all  understanding,  shall 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds  through 
Christ  Jesus."— Phil.  4:7.  "Peace"  is 
a  word  which  implies  whatever  is  neces- 
sary to  happines.s,  and  when  used  in 
greeting,  is  equivalent  to  saying  :  "May 
you  he  very  happj'."  And  when  the 
'  Christian  uses  it,  and  uses  it  in  a  Chris- 
tian sense,  it  means  peace  with  God, 
peace  with  men,  and   sweet  peace  in  our 


own  hearts,  having  an  answer  of  a  good 
conscience. 
"When  mercy  points  whsre  Jesus  pleads, 

And  faith  beholds  God's  anger  cease, 
And  hopa  to  blaek  despair  succeefls  : 
This,  Father,  this  alone  is  peace!" 

With  a  greeting,  the  most  of  the  epis- 
tles written  by  the  apostles  begin  and 
end.  And  in  these  greetings  we  see 
manifested  a  very  prominent  feature  of 
our  holy  Christianity.  They  are  the  ex- 
pressions of  Christian  men  to  their  fellow 
Christians,  wishing  them  an  abundance 
of  Christian  happiness.  Christians  are 
neitlier  malicious  nor  selfish.  They  do 
not  wish  men  evil,  neither  do  they  want 
to  enjoy  their  happiness  alone.  They 
want  all  men  to  be  happy.  The  spirit  of 
Christianity  is  a  generous  and  diffusive 
spirit,  seeking  the  welfare  of  all  men. 
The  hymn  of  the  heavenly  host,  sung  at 
the  advent  of  our  Lord,  breathes  the 
same  sweet,  generous  spirit  that  the 
apostolic  greeting  does.  "Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men. "And  this  hymn  was  be- 
coming the  occasion  of  the  advent  of  a 
heavenly  Messenger  to  our  earth,  who 
came  "not  to  destroy  men's  lives,  but  to 
save  them."  The  expression  "good  will 
toward  men,"  had  reference  to  the  feel- 
ing of  God  toward  men,  and  that  was  a 
feeling  of  good  will.  But  surely  all  who 
are  born  of  God,  and  arc  "partakers  of 
the  divine  nature,"  will  have  the  same 
feeling  of  good  will  toward  men.  We 
have  a  manifestation  of  this  feeling  of 
good  will  to  men  in  the  case  of  the  apos- 
tle Paul  when  he  was  before  Agrippa, 
and  v;heu  he  expressed  his  feelings  in  the 
following  noble  sentiments  :  "I  would  to 
God,  that  not  only  thou,  but  also  all  that 
hear  me  this  day,  were  both  almost  and 
altogether  such  as  I  ara,  except  these 
bonds."  The  apostle  wished  Agrippa 
all  the  good  that  he  himself  possessed, 
but  none  of  his  suffering.  What  a  beaut- 
iful illustration  of  the  Christian  spirit! 
Oh,  that  we  all  had  more  of  that 
spirit ! 

But  let  us  look  at  the  Christian  blessed- 
ness implied  in  the  form  Christian  greetf 
ing  which  we  have  more  particularly  un- 
der consideration.  "The  grace  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God, 
and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  with  you  all."  The  mind  is  led  at 
once  to  the  form  of  Christian  baptism, 
when  there  is  not  only  an  allusion  to  the 


seme  divine  powers  or  characters  that  we 
have  in  the  apostolic  greeting,  but  where 
believers  are  represented  as  being  brought 
into  a  very  close  and  peculiar  relations 
ship  to  tlie  .same  holy  beings.  For  we 
are  baptized  into  the  Father,  and  into  the 
Son,  and  into  the  Holy  Ghost.  Then 
when  the  apostle  in  his  greeting  wishes 
his  brethren  the  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the 
communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  he  only 
wishes  them  to  enjoy  what  is  implied  in 
the  form  of  Christian  baptism,  but  ex-* 
pressed  more  fully  in  the  Christian  greet- 
ing. And  what  blessings  are  implied  in 
this  greeting  I  "The  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  love  of  God,  and  the 
communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost."  Oh, 
what  a  blessed  privilege  is  it  to  enjoy  all 
this, — to  be  in  jiossession  of  the  saving 
grace  of  our  Saviour  Christ,  through 
whom  all  spiritual  and  eternal  blessings 
are  procured  and  conveyed  to  us  !  And 
to  have  the  love  of  God  the  Father 
which  is  the  original  spring  and  source  of 
all  blessings  !  And  to  enjoy  all  the  fruits 
and  graces  of  the  Holy  Spirit  by  whom 
the  blessing  of  salvation  is  applied  to  us, 
is  a  privilege  indeed,  and  one  for  which 
we  should  be  unfeignedly  thankful.  And 
the  thought  that  we  have  not  in  the  past 
year,  and  in  our  past  lives,  enjoyed  more 
of  such  rich  and  heavenly  blessings,  that 
have  been  made  accessible  to  us,  .should 
greatly  humble  us.  And  the  thought 
t,hat  our  heavenly  Father  has  made  it  the 
privilege  of  his  children  to  enjoy  such 
rich  blessing,  and  that  he  wants  us  to  en- 
joy them,  should  stimulate  us  to  greater 
diligence  in  the  ye^ir  and  time  that  are 
before  us,  to  secure  and  enjoy  more  of 
them,  that  we  may  be  happier  and  holier, 
more  faithful  and  more  useful.  "The 
grace  cf  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  you  all." 


Oar  Visit  to  Ohio. 

We  left  our  home  in  Meyersdale  on 
tbeSth  of  December  for  Miami  county, 
Ohio.  Our  visit  was  partly  of  a  business 
character  and  partly  to  see  friends,  espec- 
ially an  aged  mother.  We  stopped  in 
Columbiana  to  .see  sister  Kurtz,  widow  of 
brother  Henry  Kurtz.  We  also  hoped 
to  see  brother  H.  J.  Kurtz,  expecting  to 
find  him  at  his  mother's.  But  when  we 
arrived  at  Columbiana,  we  found  to  our 
disappointment    and   regret    that  sister 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAJSION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Kurtz  had  moved  to  Mahoning  count}', 
on  ihe  farm  owned  and  occupied  by  her 
son  Jacob,  he  having  put  up  a  house  for 
her  use.  Her  residence  is  near  tlie  farm 
on  which  she  and  her  husband  Uved 
many  years,  and  where  the  Gos^pel  Visi- 
tor was  started.  And  as  our  arranp;o- 
uients  had  not  been  made  to  stop  long  in 
Columbiana,  we  could  not  well  go  into 
Malionitrg  county. 

From  Columbiana,  we  went  into  the 
vicinity  of  North  Georgetown,  in  the 
same  county,  where  our  mother  and  sis- 
ter reside.  We  were  glad  to  find  them 
■well,  though  the  infirmities  of  age  are 
increasing  upon  our  mother,  showing 
themselves  in  the  decay  of  the  senses, 
especially  in  that  of  sight.  She  is  in  her 
eighty-fifth  year. 

From  Georgetown  we  passed  on  to 
Troy,  where  we  spent  a  couple  of  days 
with  father-in-law's  family,  and  other 
friends,  calling  with  brother  11.  D. 
Davy. 

On  Saturday  afternoon,  the  12th  ot 
December,  we  reached  Covington.  We 
had  meeting  at  night  in  the  Brethren's 
meeting-house  in  town,  and  also  on  Sun^" 
day  night.  On  Sunday  morning  we 
preached  in  the  Sugar  Grovo  meeting- 
house, which  occupies  the  site  of  what 
was  formerly  called  the  Stone  meeting- 
house. We  felt  much  at  home  among 
the  Covington  brethren  and  friends,  and 
had  a  very  pleasant  little  visit  among 
them,  and  pleasant  meetings  with  them. 
^\'e  iiad  expected  to  spend  a  longer  time 
with  them,  but  as  our  business  at  liome 
demanded  our  attention,  we  could  not 
remain  long  absent.  Wo  returned  home 
feeling  glad  and  thankful  th.it  we  had 
enjoyed  the  privilege  we  had  of  seeing 
and  greeting  many  dear  friends. 


Our  Pronpect. 

We  have  but  little  space  to  occupy 
wi.h  any  remarks  relative  to  our  pros- 
pect for  cur  new  volume.  We  would 
however  .'■ay  for  the  satisfaction  of  our 
i'riends  and  agents,  that  our  prospect  is 
encouraging.  Our  .subscriptions  arc 
coming  in  a  little  earlier  than  formerly, 
and  as  far  lis  we  have  heard  from  our 
aj;cnts  and  patrons,  the  reports  are  fav- 
orable. Some  of  uur  agents  say  they 
hope  10  double  their  lists.  liut  in  the 
west  where  there  is  so  much  destitution, 
there  will  be  a  decrease  in  our  subscribeis, 
Uii  theic  may  perhaps  in   a    few  other  lo- 


calities. But  in  many  there  is  a  nice  in- 
crease. We  hope  our  agents  and  friends 
living  in  localities  free  from  the  obstacles 
to  success  that  are  met  with  in  the  west, 
will  labor,  and  that  perseveringly,  to  ob- 
tain sub.scribers,  that  we  may  sustain  no 
loss  of  patronage.  We  are  satisfied  tliat 
with  a  little  extra  labor  on  the  part  of 
our  agents  and  friends  this  can  be  readily 
done,  and  more  than  this.  We  would 
say  to  our  tricnd.-,  please  to  continue  to 
gather  subscribers,  wc  shall  be  pleased  to 
receive  tbem  at  anytime. 

Ileliel  tor  the    Rretlirea   lu    tlie 
West. 

As  tliere  has  been  considerable  inquiry 
concerning  the  points  to  send  the  contri- 
butions to  that  are  collected  for  the 
needy  in  the  west,  a  letter  is  j^ublished 
in  this  number  of  our  paper  from  Falls 
City,  Nebraska,  which  gives  full  direc- 
tions in  regard  to  the  matter.  We  hope 
from  the  inlbrnialion  contained  in  the 
letter  alluded  to,  and  from  several  other 
letters  we  have  published,  there  will  be 
no  difiieulty  in  knowing  to  what  places 
supplies  are  to  be  sent.  And  as  the 
calls  for  help  are  urgent,  wc  hope  they 
will  meet  with  a  hearty  Christian  re- 
sponse. 

There  will  be  a  series  of  meetings 
held  in  the  Brethren's  meeting-house  in 
West  Salisbury,  commencing  on  the  ev- 
ening of  the  8ih  of  January.  A  general 
invitation  is  given,  especially  to  minister- 
ing brethren. 


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Ttiuuksgiving. 

December  7,  1874. 

Brother  Qitiiilcr: — 

*  *  *  On  tlic 
day  set  apart  by  our  rulers  lor  thanks- 
givinfT,  we  had  a  njceting  at  the  Green 
Tree  Church,  and  feeling  that  the  best 
way  to  express  our  gratitude  for  the 
favors  we  were  receiving,  was  to  show 
our  willingness  to  co'itriliute  to  the  wants 
of  those  not  so  highly  favored.  A  con- 
tribution was  therefore  taken  up,  or 
rather  a  subscrijition  started  by  which 
some  of  us  agreed  to  piy  a  certain  sum 
monthly  lor  the  next  six  months.  Said 
money  to  he  applied  to  the  relief  of  the 
suffering  Brethren  in  the  West. 

Can  you  tell  me  who  would  be  the 
proper  i>erson  to  send  our  donutionsto? 
And  how  Id  should  be  sent,  whether  by 
ceriified  check,  or  by  post-ofhee  money 
order/ 

Yours,  &c., 

J.  P.  Fn /.WATER. 

Phoenixuille,  Pa. 

Kelief  for  the  SiifFercrs. 

IIE.SIDENCE  OK  BllO.  JaCOR  SnVDER,  \ 

Tuesday,  Eve,  Doe.  8,  IST-J.     j 

Dear  Brother  James: — 

ll"nehing  Council 
Bluffs  from  St.  Joseph,  I  immediately 
applied  to  Superintendent  Eddy  of  the 
CMiicago  and  North  Western  luulroad, 
lor  transportation  of  supplies.  He  tele- 
graphed to  Chicago  and  in  one  liour  re- 
ceived the  following  reply  :  "We  arc 
already  carrying  supplies  for  Minnesota, 
Dacotah,  Iowa  and  Nebraska  free,  and  it 
docs  not  seem  pin|  er  that  we  .-hould  be 
;  s'icdto  carry  forKansas  aUo.  Hi  weverin 
this  case  I  suppose  we  ."^l.aii  have  to  do 
so.  If  advised  of  ihe  liiiie  and  place  of 
shipment,  I  wiil  give  the  necessary  in- 
s'niciim  to  agents."  (Signed)  "C.  C. 
WiiC'le  ■,  Gi  n  -ral  Fieight  Agent  Chicago 
and  Norili  ^^'e.-tern  Bailroad." 

Applying  to  Mr.  Stephens,  of  the 
Chicago  and  lloek  Island  Railroad,  I  was 
confronted  by  a  ciicular  slating  that  "all 
goods  to  Kansas  sufferers  must  be  con" 
signed  to  Lieutenant  Goven.or  I^  S. 
Sever,  President  Kansas  Central  Relief 
Organization."  Upon  thi.^  I  immedi- 
ately wrote  to  Lieutenant  Gevernor  E. 
S.  Stover,  asking  him  ior  iho  privihge 
of  shiijping  to  his  address  at  Edgar  Sta- 
tion, St.  Joe  and  Denver  Railroad,  and 
also  asking  him  to  authorize  brother 
Ives  as  his  agent  to  receive  and  distrib- 
ute the  goods.     By  telegram  the   Gover- 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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:      "Ship  goofls  to 
write    your  agent. 


nor  replied  as  follows 
me  at  Edgar — I  will 
E.  S.  Stover.'' 

Applying  for  shipruent  on  the  Dcs- 
inoiues  Valley  Railroad,  the  agent  said  : 
'"Let  us  know  when  your  goods  are 
ready,  that  is  all  you  have  to  do." 

Brother  Bailey  and  I  will  part  licre. 
He  will  visit  the  churches  through  Nortli'- 
em  Iowa,  Illinois  and  Indiana,  and  1  will 
take  a  ujore  southern  route,  arrangii:^ 
with  other  Railroads  Cor  shipment  as  I 
pass  along. 

We  do  this  by  the  advice  of  brother 
Jacob  S.  Snyder,  and  also  by  agreeujent 
between  ourselves,  tha  t  we  can  in  this 
way  accomplish  more  in  the  same  time. 

And  now  brethren  will  you  not  liber- 
ally respond  to  the  great  necessity  tbat 
has  driven  us  to  tliese  measures  for  the 
relief  of  many  thousands  that  have  al- 
most nothing  to  eat  or  wear? 

We  are  receiving  great  encouragement 
and  have  written  to  brother  Ives  that 
the  Brotherhood  will  send  at  least  a  hun- 
dred car  loads  of  supplies. 

Will  not  every  church  send  a  car  load 
or  more '? 

Affectionately, 

James  L.  Switzer, 
J.\MES  M.  Bailey. 

Brooklyn,  Powesheik  Co. ,  loica. 

Eucou&'ageiuent. 

November.  7th,  1374. 

Dear  Editor: — 

Seeing  a  piece  in  your  paper, 
headed  "ii  word  of  caution,"  in  wliicli 
the  author  seems  to  think  that  Mr. 
Elory  has  bestowed  more  praise  on  tlie 
country  than  it  deserves,  I  am  compelled 
to  side  with  Mr.  Floiy,  and  here  are  my 
reasons  lor  doing  so  : 

The  country  is  new  ;  emigrants  can  get 
a  place  without  money,  and  by  industry 
and  economy,  they  can  sooo  get  land  im-^ 
proved,  so  that  they  can  make  a  living 
without  working  themselves  to  death. 
The  author  of  the  article  alluded  to,  says 
that  the  most  of  the  families  are  nnt  sat- 
islied.  Now,  sir,  my  experience  tells  me 
that  the  portion  of  dissatisfiud  familes 
compose  a  very  small  portion  indeed.  I 
liave  been  here  for  ten  years,  and  1  don't 
think  I  ever  heard  a  half  dozen  families 
complain ;  and  those  that  came  here 
this  summer  are  highly  pleased,  and  only 
wish  they  had  come  sooner. 

Again,  we  find  the  author  going  for  the 
bold  pioneer,  who  has  left  the  states,  civ- 
ilization, society,  home  and  all  that  is 
near  and  dear  to  man.  We  see  him  leave 
them  all  and  face  a  thousand  dangers, and 
what  is  it  tor?  That  those  more  timid, 
might  find  peaceful  homes,  that  he  has 
prepared  lor  them,  where  toil  and  care 
will  trouble  them  not.  And  this  is  what 
he  calls  the  lowest  ebb  of  the  moral  tide. 
He  surely  forgot  the  words  of  the  djing 
Jesus  to  his  disciples  :  ''I  go  to  prepare 
a  place  for  you  and  me."     The  author 


seems  to  think  tliat  they  would  lose  (heir 
religion.  It  seems  to  me  that  true  relig- 
ion ought  to  stand  a  border  life  as  well 
as  any  other. 

Not  wishing  to  have  strife  with  the  au- 
thor, I  will  say  that  this  is  the  place  for 
a  good  many  to  come  to,  and  I  think  they 
will  all  be  satisfied. 

Yours  respectfully, 

II.  H  Bradsiiaw. 

Tie  Siding,  Wyomirtg  Territory. 


Relief  Faud. 


STATEMENT  TO   THE  BRETHREN. 


December  7ih,  1874. 

Brother  Quinter  : — 

As  many  of  the 
brethren  seem  not  fully  to  underataud 
bow  and  where  to  send  their  doua- 
tioQS,  we,  the  bretbreu  of  the  Falls 
City  Church,  after  reading  several 
letters  of  inquiry  from  different  parts 
of  the  couatry  and  in  consideration 
ot  the  exteut  of  territory  devastated 
by  the  drouth  aud  grasshoppers,  ajd 
the  many  appeals  made  from  the  dif- 
ferent localities,  by  the  sufferers,  feel 
that  an  amendment  in  connection  with 
former  arrangements  is  now  beconaing 
necessary. 

Our  former  arrangements  were  as 
follows:  1st. — Tbat  all  donations  of 
grain,  clothing,  etc.,  were  to  be  ship- 
ped to  Edgar  Station,  on  the  St.  Joe 
and  Denver  Railroad,  coneigued  to 
Allen  Ives,  Burr  Oak.  Jewell  county, 
Kansas  ;  and,  2nd. — Tbat  all  dona- 
tions of  money  should  be  addressed 
to  Allen  Ives,  Burr  Oak,  Jewell 
county,  Kansas.  We  now,  however, 
make  this  amendment,  viz  :  That 
brother  C.  L.  Keim,  instead  of  being 
Treasurer  for  our  District  only,  as 
formerly  appointed,  is  now  appointed 
General  Treasurer  of  the  Relief  So- 
ciety of  the  Brethren,  for  the  whole 
grasshopper  district  in  Western  Kan- 
sas and  Nebraska,  and  all  moneys 
passing  through  the  Aid  Society  of 
the  Brethren,  as  relief  fund,  should 
hereafter  be  directed  to  C.  L.  Keim, 
Fall8  City,  Riebardson  county,  Ne- 
braska. 

Brother  Allen  Ives  is  General 
Treasurer  for  Jewell,  Mitchell,  Os- 
boru  and  Smith  counties,  Kansas, 
and  also  for  Webster,  Knuckles  aud 
Thayer  counties,  Nebraska,  as  far  as 
his  care  of  the  church  extends,  and 
will  properly  distribute  all  that  may 
directly  fall  into  bis  hands  for  relief, 
and  call  on   the   General   Treasurer, 


C.   L.   Keim,    for    funds    when    ever 
necessary. 

All  the  elders  in  the  different  dis- 
tricts of  the  church  over  which  their 
care  extends,  in  the  various  localities 
of  the  devastated  territory,  should  as- 
certain the  true  condition  of  our 
brethren,  friends  and  neighbors,  and 
call  on  brother  C.  L.  Keim,  Treasur- 
er of  the  Brethren's  Relief  Fund,  for 
the  necessary  means  to  supply  their 
wants. 

N.  B. — All  donations  east  of  the 
Mississippi  River,  (Illinois  excepted,) 
should  be  money  instead  of  grain,  as 
the  grain  sold  there  will  bring  more 
money  than  the  same  number  of 
bushels  will  cost  here. 

Owing  to  the  poor  condition  of  the 
teams  generally  in  the  west,  for  want 
of  feed,  it  would  be  wise  for  brethren 
and  friends  wishing  to  donate  grain 
for  relief  to  first  inform  C.  L.  Keim 
and  await  an  answer  from  him,  to  in- 
form when  to  ship,  so  as  to  avoid  too 
much  shipping  at  the  same  time.  A 
distance  of  from  forty  to  sixty  miles 
to  haul  jrrain,  especially  io  the  winter 
season,  with  poor  horses,  ig  not  a 
small  matter. 

We  wish  to  have  our  brethren  un- 
derstand tbat  this  article  is  not  calcu- 
lated to  interfere  or  change  the  hearty 
co-operation  of  our  beloved  brother 
J.  L.  Switzer,  who  is  our  fully  au- 
thorized traveling  agent  in  the  broth- 
erhood, but  supply  a  want  of  some 
means  by  which  our  beloved  brother 
Allen  Ives  can  be  relieved  of  some  of 
the  burden  that  now  rests  upon  him, 
and  the  needy  more  generally  be  fur- 
nished conveniently  with  the  dona- 
tions forwarded  for  that  purpose.  In 
order  to  do  this,  we  felt  impressed 
with  the  necessity  of  having  a  con- 
centrating point  farther  east  than 
Burr  Oak,  as  Burr  Oak  is  nearly  fift;^ 
miles  from  the  railroad,  and  many 
of  the  wants  are  much  farther  east 
and  south  than  Burr  Oak. 

This  is  also  intended  to  answer  the 
many  letters  of  inquiry  which  we  re- 
ceive, asking  where  to  send  donations 
to,  and  some  have  already  sent  dona- 
tions to  C.  L.  Keim,  which  together 
with  .all  others,  that  may  be  sent 
will  be  receipted  for  and  properly 
applied. 

Affectionately  yours, 
C.  Forney, 
John  Forner,  Sr. 
C.  L.  Keim. 

Falls  City,  Nebraska. 


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CIIIUSTIAH  FAMILY  COMPAl^IOlS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


la  9Ieuioriam. 

NovEMiJER  2Sth,  1874. 

I  received  a  telegraph  message  from 
brother  Burner,  on  the  25th  ef  Novem- 
ber, requesting  me  to  preach  a  funeral 
discourse  for  his  son,  and  within  tlnee 
hours  I  was  at  Millersbur^Ii,  Iloiuies 
counfy,  and  was  met  by  friend  Eli  Fair, 
J;-.  iJe  conveyed  me  to  his  father's 
house,  near  brother  IJurger's.  I  re- 
mained all  night  with  friend  Fair  and 
family.  They  are  warm  hearted  Chris- 
tian friends. 

On  the  following  morning  I  went  to 
brother  Burger's  and  found  them  deeply 
afflicted  with  sorrow,  saying  :  '"Our  little 
Bon,  Edwin  Orlandice,  is  dead ;  he  will 
never  come  to  us  again  in  this  world." 
I  visited  the  chamber  wherein  the  little 
bark  lay  ;  I  sorrowed  with  the  afflicted 
family,  as  Jesus  wept  with  Mary  and 
Wartha.  I  then  gave  them  some  words 
ofcomlort.  Soon  the  friends  and  neigh- 
bors catue  togetlier,  and  brother  M. 
Shutt  bringing  the  coffin,  the  little  form 
was  laid  in  it. 

The  funeral  services  then  began  by  the 
singing  of  the  .59 1st  hymn,  after  which 
we  read  the  OOtli  Psalm,  and  then  prayed. 
Tiie  friends  of  the  bereaved  family  taking 
their  final  farewell  of  the  deceased,  the 
funeral  procession  was  formed  and  moved 
slowly  and  sadly  to  the  family  burying- 
ground,  on  the  farm,  where  brother 
Samuel  has  a  little  brother  and  sister 
sleeping  in  Jesus.  The  5'J8th  hymn  was 
sung  while  filling  the  grave. 

After  the  service  at  the  grave  we  re- 
paired to  the  Sugar  Creek  meeting  house 
and  I  preached  a  funeral  discourse  from 
the  18th  chapter  of  Matthew,  first  verse. 
I  was  assisted  by  elder  )[.  Shutr.  After 
the  sermon  we  read  the  age  of  the  de- 
ceased as  follows :  "Edwi.n'  Orlandick, 
son  of  Samuel  J.  and  Maiy  Burger,  was 
born  July  30th,  A.  D.  1872,  and  depatted 
this  life  November  2,51  h,  A.  D.  1874, 
aged  2  years,  3  months  and  25  days, 
liis  disease  was  brain  fever."  In  the 
opening  of  our  meeting,  the  578th  hymn 
was  used,  and  in  closing  the  570th  hymn. 
The  little  sufl'erer  lay  some  sixteen  days, 
and  suffered  intensely. 

The  above  rcuiinds  me  of  the  touching 
incidunt  related  in  the  book  of  Kings. 
"Wa  have  the  portrait  of  an  afflicted 
mother  .sitting  down  with  a  dead  child, in 
the  sorrow  of  her  heart,  to  feel  her  loss, 
and  bewail  it.  One  day  this  little  boy 
Went  out  into  the  fields,  where  his  father 
wa.i  employed  with  his  scrvatits  gathering 
in  the  crop.  While  there,  the  hand  of" 
disease  was  laid  upon  hiui.  Jjcaving  his 
sports,  lie  went  to  his  father,  and  press- 
ing his  little  hands  upon  his  throbbing 
temples,  cri(;d  out :  "Oh,  my  head  1  my 
head!"  The  father  sent  him  home  to 
his  motlier,  and  on  her  knee  he  sat  till 
noon,  burying  his  feven-d  face  in  her 
bosom,  and  died.  As  this  little  boy  went 
to  his  father  in  the  fiehl,  so  brother  .John 
Burger,  grandfather   to  the   child,  said 


Edwin  Orlandice  would   go  with   him  to 
the  coru  field  to  gather  in  the  crop. 

It  is  true  brother  John  and  sister 
Sophia,  you  call  to  remembrance  the 
walks  and  prattling  of  your  little  grand- 
son, but  this  is  not  all,  for  while  you  are 
moving  along  through  your  farm,  you 
will  often  cast  your  eyes  upon  the  spot 
where  the  body  of  your  little  grand-son 
lies.  Then  as  a  bruised  and  afUicfcd 
grand-father  and  mother,  you  will  bear 
on  your  countenance,  and  in  your  heart, 
deep  traces  of  grief  and  sorrow.  Then 
j'ou  will  call  to  mind  the  darl<  night 
wlven  you  stood  over  Edward's  little  bark, 
whose  young  and  unstained  spirit  was 
passing  away. 

In  every  community  is  found  many  a 
broken  heart,  exi'.laiming  :  '"I  have  lost 
a  child  I"  As  I  go  out  day  after  day, 
I  hear  the  voice  of  Rachel  mourning  for 
her  children.  It  is  true,  we  are  born 
unto  trouble,  as  the  sparks  fly  upward. 
All  life-long  we  groan  and  woep,  from 
the  cradle  to  the  grave  ;  bewail  our  lot. 

Dear  bereaved  parents,  it  is  not  likely 
that  Edwin  would  escape  sorrow,  or  thai 
he  would  be  the  first  to  pass  through  lil'e 
untouched  by  its  trials,  and  unaffected 
by  its  bitterness-  Now  I  ask  if  God  fore- 
sees that  the  form  which  you  embraced 
with  such  tenderness,  will  be  racked  with 
anguish,  distracted  with  sorrow,  is  it  not 
wise  in  Ilim  to  take  it  away  to  a  world 
where  there  is  no  tears?  And  is  it  not  a 
blessing  to  you  to  know  that  Edwin  Or- 
landice has  escaped  the  sorrows  incident, 
to  life,  and  exchanged  the  troubled  pil 
low  of  sickness  for  perpetual  life,  the 
groans  of  earth  for  the  bliss  of  heaven? 
You  would  thank  God,  and  .-ing:  "0  be- 
loved child,  I  am  more  than  reconciled 
to  thy  departure  then  !  The  little  hands 
that  clasped  me,  the  innocent  lips  that 
kissed  me,  would  they  were  present  now. 
I  would  press  theui  to  my  heart."  Lis- 
ten, bereaved  parents,  and  you  will  hear 
Edwin  Orlandice  singing  the  song  of 
Paradise  !  Look,  and  you  v.ill  see  him 
numbered  with  your  son  and  daughter, 
brother  and  sister,  and  crowned  with 
glory.  Instead  of  desponding,  make 
every  preparation  to  follow  your  loved 
ones  to  the  home  aj/pointcd  for  all  the 
living.     Then  you  will  sing  : 

''Father,  tlie  pearly  gates  unfold, 
The  sapphire  walls,  the  shiiola  of  gold, 

Are  bursting  ou  my  6i;;ht. 
The  augcl  band  come  singing  down, 
And  one  has  got  niy  starry  crown, 

And  one  my  robe  of  white." 

Blcs.=;cd  be  God  for  the  religion  of  Je- 
sus Christ,  for  it  has  power  to  enlighten 
th(!  darkest  hour  of  life,  and  to  assuage 
the  severest  woes,  and  to  afford  the  hope 
of  a  blessed  immortality.  As  the  silent 
dews  of  night  flill  on  the  flowers,  and  re- 
vive their  drooping  leaves,  .so  does  relig- 
ion in  hours  of  affliction  revive  the  spirits, 
and  solace  the  wounded  heart.  That 
blessed  assurance  that  gives  us  strength 


for  all  our  trials,  and  takes  from  misery 
its  bitterness,  and  from  affliction  its 
sting.  "It  is  religion  that  doth  give 
sweetest  pleasure  while  we  live." 

Dear  and  dying  friends,  let  us  follow 
the  star  of  Bethlehem,  the  bright  and 
morning  star;  the  guide  to  him  who  in 
his  love  gave  Himself  for  us.  It  will 
light  us  through  every  labyrinth  in  the 
gloom  of  life,  and  remove  the  gloom  that 
gathers  aroutid  us  in  a  dying  hour. 

In  conclusion  I  will  say,  the  above 
named  death  occurred  in  the  Suijar 
Creek  arm  of  the  church,  located  in 
Holmes  and  Tu.scarawas  c  junties.  This 
church  I  have  lived  in  four  year.s.  The 
uiinisters  at  present,  are  iMichael  Shutt 
and  Samuel  Burger,  (the  father  of  the 
deceased  )  I  am  glad  to  hear  that  this 
church  is  in  a  prosperous  condition. 
May  God  bless  the  aDove  afflicted  family, 
is  my  prayer. 

By  request  of  Samuel  J.  Burger. 

Jon.N  Nicholson. 

liossvdle,   Ohio. 

[Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


Visit  ot  C'oiuniittee  to  Owens  Co., 
ludiaiiH. 

Dece.mbeh  14th,  1874. 
Editor  Companion  and  V^silor  : 

The  District  Meeting 
for  the  Southern  District  of  Indiaiia, 
held  with  the  Brethren  in  the  Nettle 
Creek  arm  of  the  church,  on  the  28tli 
and  29:  h  of  October,  appointeil  elders 
Jacob  Rife  and  George  \V.  Stu'lebaker, 
to  visit  the  churclies  in  Owen,  Harrison, 
Ripley  and  Martin  counties,  in  Southern 
Indiana. 

As  brother  Rife  oulJ  not  leave  homo 
for  some  time,  and  the  vi.-it  to  Owen 
county  being  somewhat  urgent,  elder 
Daniel  Bowman  was  appointed  in  his 
stead  to  go  there,  and  by  request  I  went 
along  witli  the  brethren. 

We  started  on  November  15th,  and 
reached  Spencer,  the  county-seat  of  Owen 
county,  about  seven  o'clock  in  the  even- 
ing, having  traveled  about  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  miles.  We  were  met 
here  by  brother  Samuel  Buiger  and 
brother  Dickey.  We  were  taken  to  the 
hotel  and  furnished  with  a  good  warm 
supper,  after  which  we  started  for  the 
locality  of  the  Brethren,  some  seventeen 
miles  distant. 

We  reached  brother  Dickey's  house 
about  midnight,  where  we  remained  until 
moiiiing.  The  day  we  spent  in  visiting 
among  the  members,  there  being  no  ap- 
pointment until  night.  We  called  upon 
old  sister  Summers,  the  widow  of  elder 
Daniel  Summers.  She  has  been  sorely 
afilicted  for  over  two  years.  After  a  sea- 
son of  worship  with  the  old  sister,  which 
seemed  to  cheer  her  up  very  much,  wc 
were  n  xt  taken  to  the  house  of  elder 
David  (.)nlK r,  whcie  we  remained  until 
the  time  to  go  to  evening  meeting. 

In  the  evening  we  found  a  good  sized 
congregation  of  brethren  and  sisters  and 


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neighbors  assembled.  Brother  Studc- 
baker  led  in  speaking.  Had  a  good 
meeting,  good  order  and  good  attention. 
We  spent  the  night  with  brother  Robert 
R.  Goshorn.  Next  day  had  preaching  at 
ten  o'clock,  elder  Daniel  Bowman  leading 
in  speaking.  In  the  afternoon  there  was 
a  choice  held  for  a  speal<er  and  a  deacon, 
and  the  lot  fell  upon  Henry  Shider  for 
speaker,  and  Jacob  Mitchell  for  deacon  ; 
Robert  R.  tioshorn  was  promoted  to  the 
second  degree  in  the  ministry. 

There  was  some  dit^order  among  some 
of  the  members,  which  was  set  aright  as 
far  as  practicable  under  the  circumstan- 
ces, and  the  brethren  and  sisters  came 
together  that  evening  to  hold  their  com- 
munion. Brother  Daniel  Bowman  offici- 
ated, and  brother  Studebaker  i^poke  on 
the  different  ordinances  in  their  order. 
There  was  a  deep  interest  maiiifested  by 
those  looking  on,  and  it  was  evident  that 
good  impressions  were  bein^'  made. 

The  members  came  together  early  the 
next  morning,  (Sunday,)  and  had  break- 
fast and  morning  or  social  meeting,  and 
at  ten  o'clock,  public  preaching  com- 
menced. Brother  Studebaker  spoke  fir.-t ; 
his  subject  was  :  "Baptizing  tlieai  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  ot  the  Son,  and 
of  the  Holy  G-host."  This  Scripture  is  a 
part  of  the  commission,  as  recorded  by 
Matthew.  He  divided  the  subject  into 
three  parts:  first,  "Who  are  the  jiroper 
subjects  for  baptism  ?"  Secondly,  "What 
is  baptism?"  And  thirdly,  "What  is  the 
mode  the  Saviour  commands?" 

The  discourses  of  the  brethren  upon 
this  subject  were  master- pieces  of  work. 
Their  arguments  were  unanswerable,  and 
the  marked  attention  of  the  large  au-- 
dience  showed  that  it  was  making  indeli- 
ble impressions  upon  their  minus.  (I 
may  notice  this  sermon  more  in  detail  at 
a  more  convenient  time.) 

After  this  meeting,  we  took  our  leave 
of  the  brethren  and  sisters,  and  was  con- 
veyed by  brother  John  L6iig  back  to 
Spencer,  where  we  were  kindly  cared  for 
ao  the  hotel,  the  brethren  paying  our  ex- 
penses. On  the  tollowing  morning  we 
took  the  cars  for  home,  and  on  our  way 
we  were  detained  about  six  hours  at  In- 
dianapolis. We  spent  the  time  in  visit- 
ing the  asylums  for  the  blind,  and  the 
deaf  and  dumb.  They  were  eating  dm- 
ner  at  the  deaf  and  dumb  asylum  when 
we  came  in.  It  was  a  sight  worth  be- 
liolding,  to  see  two  hundred  and  eighty 
persons,  all  in  one  room  eating  their 
dinner,  and  not  one  of  them  could  utter 
a  single  word. 

Tliey  were  as  merry  a  collection  of  per- 
sons as  I  ever  saw.  They  were  convers- 
ing with  each  other  all  over  the  large  and 
spacious  dining- hall,  and  still  the  room 
was  as  silent  as  death,  save  the  clatter  of 
dishes,  and  the  soft,  quiet  tread  of  the 
waiters. 

Before  concluding  tliis  report,  1  will 
give  the  names  of  the  oiiicial  brethren  in 
the  church  referred  to,  namely  :  The 
Lick    Creek    Church,       David    Culler, 


elder ;  Ananias  Hensel,  R.  R.  Goshorn 
and  Daniel  Summers,  in  the  second  de- 
gree of  the  ministry,  and  Henry  Shidler, 
in  the  first  degree.  The  deacons  are 
Samuel  J.  Burger,  John  Long,  (brother 
to  elder  George  Long,  of  Michigan,)  Fat- 
rick  Keagy,  Martin  Row,  Samuel  A. 
Summers,  Jacob  J.  Baker  and  Jacob 
Mitchell. 

I  am  authorized  by  brethren  Rife  and 
Studebaker  to  state  that  tiiey  will  start 
on  their  northern  mission  on  the  fifth  of 
January.  They  will  be  with  the  brethren 
on  the  night  of  the  fifth,  at  Connersville, 
and  have  preaching,  and  start  for  Ripley 
county,  Indiana,  on  the  sixth,  and  when 
through  there,  they  will  go  to  Harrison 
county,  and  on  their  return,  they  will 
visit  the  Brethren  in  iMartin  county. 
Yours  fraternally, 

B.  F.  KOONS. 

Nettle  Creek,  Indiana. 


From  ttae  I'tscific  Coast. 

Decemrfr  1 4th,  1874. 
Dear  Brethren  and  Sisters  : 

It  has  been  a 
long  time  since  I  have  written  to  you.  1 
have  often  thought  of  writing  to  you, 
thinking  perhaps  it  might  be  interesting 
to  some,  especially  to  those  who  are  per- 
sonally acquaiiited  with  me. 

First,  I  will  say,  my  family  with  myself 
are  in  moderate  good  health.  Many  of 
you  are  aware  that  my  health  had  been 
poor  for  many  years,  before  I  left  the 
East,  but  since  1  am  in  this  state,  my 
health  has  uiuch  improved. 

The  brethren  and  sisters  in  this  valley 
are  well  so  far  as  I  know.  The  health 
has  been  good  in  this  valley  since  we  have 
been  here.  Truly,  we  have  no  reason  to 
murmur.  The  Lord  has  blest  us  with  all 
things  nece;-sary  to  make  us  comfortable. 
We  have  Leon  blest  with  a  bountiful 
liarvest,  suffering  us  to  gather  it  info  our 
granaries,  in  a  good,  saving  condition. 
We  feel  at  home  here  as  far  as  the  world 
is  concerned,  being  favored  with  quite  a 
brotherhood  on  this  coast,  numbering 
about  forty  members.  Out  of  this  num- 
ber six  are  speakers  and  two  are  deacons. 
We  feel  ha[)py  to  think  there  will  be  a 
flourishing  brocherhnotl  on  the  coast  be- 
fore a  very  distant  day,  the  Lord  being 
our  helper. 

We  had  a  feast  last  summer,  a  very 
happy  time  indeed,  though  we  were  not 
favored  with  members  from  any  other 
parts.  It  seemed  like  a  small  family  in 
the  wilderness — no  Brethren  nearer  than 
one  hundred  and  sixty  miles.  There  is 
quite  a  number  of  Brethren  in  the  Wil- 
lamette valley,  under  the  care  of  brother 
David  Brower,  which  is  no  less  than  one 
iiundred  and  sixty  miles  from  here.  There 
are  also  several  members  in  Rogue  River 
valley,  but  that  is  probably  one  hundred 
and  seventy  miles  from  licre.  We 
had  a  few  meetings  in  that  valley,  the 
year  I  came  to  this  place.  I  felt  sorry  to 
leave  that  valley.     It  is  a  beautiful  yalley 


thickly  settled,  and  the  people  have  great 
respect  lor  preaching.  I  thought  tlierc 
was  a  great  opening  for  a  church  to  be 
established.  All  it  seems  that  is  wanted 
to  do  the  work,  is  for  some  laboring 
brother  to  move  there  and  settle  down, 
carry  out  the  principles  he  preaches,  and 
it  will  not  be  lotig  till  the  church  would 
be  established,  and  souls  be  converted  to 
God. 

Now,  brethren,  some  of  you  who  feel 
that  the  old  brethren  are  too  slow  in  the 
missionary  caus'',  just  go  on  and  fill  th.osc 
places  as  fast  as  you  can,  and  you  wi'l 
have  done  your  duty.  Do  not  let  us  be 
urging  the  old  brethren,  or  "Yearly  Jleet- 
irig,  to  form  some  system  before  we  can 
start.  I  have  often  thought  that  it  is  no 
wonder  the  Yearly  Meeting  was,  or  is, 
slow  in  forming  some  system,  knowing 
what  they  do  that  the  great  Head  of  the 
church  had  gave  tljc  system,  over  eigh- 
teen hundred  years  ago  ;  and  if  we  form 
any  other  system,  different  from  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  the  Brethren,  I  am  afraid 
we  will  stand  in  disrespect  to  our  Lord 
and  Master. 

Brethren,  I  conjure  you,  do  not  hurry 
the  Yearly  Meeting  to  give  us  another 
plan  or  system,  so  the  gospel  may  be 
more  fully  preached  in  different  ]iarts  of 
the  world.  \V e  remember  the  Lord  took 
six  days  to  mtikc  the  world  in,  and  the 
Brethren  in  the  last  fifty  years  have 
spread  from  the  Atlatitic  to  the  Pacific 
Oceans,  spreading  north,  south,  east  and 
west.  Brethren  and  sisters,  you  that 
feel  interested  in  having  the  gospel 
sp;ead  everywhere,  I  praise  you  for  your 
zeal  in  the  good  cau.se,  only  do  not  hurry 
the  old  brethren.  We  have  been  a  pros- 
perous people.  God  has  blest  the  labors 
of  the  Brethren  everywhere.  Some  per- 
sons living  in  this  valley  have  expressed 
theuiselves  as  f 'Hows:  "The  Dunkards 
will  take  this  valley  ;  we  will  nil  have  to 
give  up  to  them  at  last. "  It  seems  to  me, 
in  order  that  the  great  v7ork  may  still 
[irosper,  we  sh'-uld  clieerup  the  family  on 
earth — the  great,  school  of  Christ,  where 
we  all  have  a  lesson  yet  to  learn.  Let  us 
all  be  faithful  to  tliat  hchool.  Let.  the 
world  have  its  high  .'■chools,  atid  if  there 
are  any  Saul's  or  Atiollases  among  them, 
we  shall  be  mighty  through  God  to  enroll 
them  in  our  ranks,  so  we  sh;dl  ever  be 
able  to  meet  the  world  with  al!  its  strong 
reasoning.  But  whenever  we  leurn  tliis 
way,  we  are  in  danger  of  no  longer  being 


peculiar     people — that    spree'- led 


that 
bird. 

Brethren  and  sisters,  we  exhort  you  to 
be  charitable  to  your  poor  ministers. 
They  feel  the  value  of  poor  souls  and 
would  break  tinto  th.era  the  bread  of  life, 
but  they  cannot,  they  have  not  the 
means  ;  their  families  at  home  need  their 
daily  labor.  The  above  being  too  true, 
it  is  undoubtodi.T  the  reason  many  of  the 
Brethren  are  agitating  the  que-liou  oi'a 
better  system  of  missionary  order,  or  a 
paid  ministry,  so  they  can  spread  the 
glad  tidings  of  saving  grace  more  extcu 


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sively  to  a  lost  and  rairjed  world.  Now, 
to  avoid  j^ivinp;  the  Yoaily  Meeting  tlie 
labor  of  foriiiitip  a  niisNionary  pyiitcrii,  or 
allowing  a  paid  ruinit^tiy,  we  all  ought  to 
lay  hold  of  the  work.  Lot  the  lay  rueui- 
Ler  count  his  dollars,  and  see  how  the 
Lord  has  prospered  hiui,  and  f;ivo  cheers 
fully  to  help  the  gospel  to  bo  spread,  and 
then,  we  think,  we  arc  on  a  gospel  plan — 
the  good  old  way  that  works  with-  love. 
But,  brethren,  if  man  formu  a  system  to 
raise  money, it  will  be  no  more  a  free  pift. 
It  will  no  longer  be  1<  ft,  to  you  to  say  : 
"How  much  to  give ;"  but  it  will  be  told 
you,  how  many  dollars  and  how  many 
cents  you  owe,  and  wc  want  it,  and  if  it 
does  not  come,  wHl  say,  we  must  have  it. 
It  seems  to  me,  wo  can  see  a  bud  begin- 
ning to  swell.  We  exhort  our  dear 
brethren  and  sisters,  who  arc  using  their 
influence  so  strong  to  per.-uade  the  old 
brethren  into  measures  that  £.re  strange 
t )  tliem,  to  desist.  You  may  mean  it  as 
good  as  King  Saul  did,  when  lie  liad 
i)avid  to  put  his  armor  on  to  fiirbt  Goiiab; 
but  it  was  a  bright  armor,  and  David  had 
'  not  proved  it,  no  one  having  drank  old 
wine  straightway  demandeth  the  new. 

Now,  a  few  words  about  our  Yearly 
Meeting.  We  have  had  great  satisfac 
tion  in  the  far  West,  lo  road  the  iiro- 
ccedings  of  the  Yearly  IMccting  ;  but  wo 
would  have  been  Letter  pleased  had  we 
gotten  a /»// report,  if  there  is  no  harm 
in  throwing  open  doors  to  the  world,  (o 
eee  and  hear  all  we  do.  I  cannot  :;ce 
but  what  it  would  be  justly  right  lo  give 
:i  full  report.  I  will  now  leave  the  mat- 
ter, expecting,  if  I  have  been  ir;  error  in 
any  of  my  views,  that  souic  otic  will,  in  a 
gospel  manner,  teach  me  better.  But 
what  I  have  written,  1  trust  has  been  in 
love  of  the  truth. 

Yours  fraternally, 

David  B.\kklow. 
Olt,  Coos  county,  Oicr/on. 


Kansas  SonVrers. 

DiccEMBEa  1.5th,  1874. 

Brother  Qunitcr  : 

Brethren  Janios  SwilZ'^r  and 
James  Bailey,  api  o'nfed  by  the  Bietii- 
ren  in  Kansas  to  tiavel  aujntig  the  Brcth 
reu  in  Iowa  and  eastward,  in  order  to  in- 
form the  Brethri-n  of  the  ntcossity  of 
rendering  nssistance  to  the  suRorers  in 
Kansas  and  Nebraska,  arc  now  canvassing 
through  this  state,  and  will  soon  get  to 
Illinois,  Indiana  and  Oiiio.  They  in  the 
first  place  traveled  together,  but  were  of 
late  instructed  by  the  Hrothrcn  that  ihey 
shmld  ira\cl  sep;ir.".tely,  in  order  lo  save 
niiMiey  and  g:iiii  liijic 

'I'hesc  hrethnn  do  not  ask  any  doini- 
(ions,  their  errand  being  I"  irv  and  ur.r'e 
the  brethren  to  render s|,iedy  a  si.slance, 
etc.  'J'hey  arc  not  impostor.'-,  but.  «ro 
woilhy  the  coididence  ol  all.  'I'iicy  carry 
their  proper  credentials  with  t.hcin.  In 
the  first  j»lace  they  have  their  rccom- 
lucndatiunH  fruui   the  church  ;  secondly, 


i  from  the  county  authorities,  and,  thirdly, 
I  from  tlie  Governor  of  Kansas,  and  al-o 
from  Governor  Carpenter  of  Iowa. 

If  the  Brethren  of  the  Eastern  States 
wish  to  send  money  for  the  relief  of  the 
sufferers  of  Northwestern  Kansas,  they 
can  send  it  in  Eastern  drafts,  or  regis- 
tered letters,  to  elder  Allen  Ives,  Burr 
Oak,  Jewell  county,  Kansas,  If  cloth- 
ing is  sent,  it  must  be  consigned  to  E.  S. 
Stover.  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Anything  in  short  that  we  ship  to  the 
Kansas  sufferers,  in  order  to  go  Iree  of 
charge,  must  be  sent  in  I"].  S.  Stover's 
name.  He  has  appointed  brother  A. 
Ives  llcceiver  at  Edgar  Station,  on  the 
St.  Joe  and  Denver  Railroad.  This  is 
the  nearest  station  to  these  sufferers  in 
Kansas,  that  is  in  the  Northwestern 
counties,  as  above  stated. 

All  aid  in  grain,  etc.,  shipped  into 
Kansas  for  the  Kansas  sufferers,  no  mat- 
ter to  what  part  of  the  state  it  is  to  go, 
must  be  shipped  in  E.  S.  Stover's  name, 
then  the  station  named  wheie  it  is  to  g"'. 
Mr.  Stover  is  the  agent  appointed  by  the 
State  Aid  Society. 

Brother  James  Bailey  requested  me  to 
write  to  the  editor  of  the  Comixniion  imd 
Visitor  the  foregoing,  and  you  can  ))Lib- 
lisli  v.hatever  in  ycur  discretion  you  may 
think  necessary. 

Yours, 

JC.  K.  BUECIILEY. 
Waterloo,  Iowa. 


oii::u. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circuinstim 
003  in  eoniiuction  with  Obituary  Notices.  Wc 
wish  to  use  all  ulike,  .and  we  could  not  insert 
vev308  with  all. 


In  the  Marsh  Creek  church,  December  4th> 
brother  Isaac  Mii.lkk,  aged  09  years.  Fu- 
neral occasion  impioved  by  biMhrcn  D.  Bos- 
Bcrnian,  M.  Bushman  and  J,  Sheify,  from 
Psalms  90:13. 

W.  C.  STRICKnOUSEU. 

In  the  Faiivicw  congregation,  Appanoose 
county,  Iowa,  November  15th,  Mautin  Mil- 
LEii,  aged  20  years,  9  months  and  27  days. 
He  was  a  young  man  of  gritat  natural  talent, 
and  fully  conscious  of  his  duty  lo  his  Maker, 
but  put  off  the  day  of  preparation  until  too 
late.    Let  others  take  warning. 

Daniel  Zook. 

In  the  bou'ds  of  the  Mobi.-ou  church, 
Wayne  county,  Ohio,  October  23rd,  of  di])- 
Ihcria,  Sauaii  Gauveh,  dbiighlir  of  Jiua- 
than  and  Saiah  Garver,  agid  IG  ycavp,  9 
mouths  and  33  days.  She  was  raisid  from 
early  childhood  iu  the  family  of  brother 
Peter  and  sister  liosanuab  Gault.  Funeral 
scrviC'S  by  brethren  P.  J.  Brown  and  eMer 
C.  Kaylor,  from  the  words  :  "Dust  thou  art 
and  to  dust  Shalt  thou  return." 

H.  8.  Jacobs. 

In  the  Korlcs  Settlement,   Grants\nllc   dis- 

tri"t,  November   2Stli,  Lyiii\,  wife  of  Solo- 

n-o'i  Sil)eM,  nged  05  yeais,  5  months    and  12 

!  d.i}.'*.     She  was  a    member  of   the    Lutheran 

j  cliurch,  and    so    \e    her   hufbaud.     Funeial 

took,  place  on  the  oO.h  of   November,  by  the 

!  writer    (rom    lle'i.  '.i:'-'(>  27,2.S        By    ruiuist 

tbc  services  weie  iu    both  the   English  and 

Gtrman. 

Jo.-^IAll  tieKcllhY. 


In  the  bounds  of  G.i-and  Kiver  district, 
Clark  countv,  Iowa,  on  the  5th  day  of  Au- 
gust, ()  ivEU  son  of  friend  Jade  Barber, aged 
20  years.  Funeial  services  by  the  wiiler, 
from  1  Cor.  15:55,56. 

Also,  in  the  same  district,  Warren  connty, 
Iowa,  November  SOth,  si&ter  Eliza  Kefff.u, 
aged  06  years,  4  mosillis  aud  15  Jays.  Fu- 
neral services  by  the  writer,  from  Hob.  13:14, 
to  a  large  congregation. 

I  J.  Thomas. 

In  the  Green  Spring  arm  of  thft  chaich, 
Seneca  county.  Oho,  November  27th,  broth- 
er Adam  Hueekeman.  son  of  brother  Jacob 
Brcenenian,  aged  26  yeais,  5  months  and  21 
days.  On  the  23:d  of  October,  he  was  re- 
ceived into  the  church  by  baptism.  lie 
leaves  a  widow  and  one  chill  and  many 
friends  lo  mourn  their  loss,  which  we  hope 
is  his  elirnal  gain.  His  suffeiing  was  in- 
deed intense,  but  he  bore  it  with  Christian 
fortitude.  His  funeral  was  preached  by  the 
writer,  from  Rev-  14:13,  in  the  Brethren's 
mecting-house  at  Sugar  Grove,  to  a  large 
congregation. 

Samuel  M.  Loos. 

In  the  Back  Creek  congregation,  Franklin 
county.  PL-nu'a,  August  oi,  1874,  biother 
John  Henut,  aged  77  years,  7  month*  «nd 
23  days.  Funeral  errvices  by  Joseph  Geib 
aud  the  writer,  from  B'-V,  14:12. 

Also,  in  the  same  di&trict,in  Mercershnrg, 
November  Cth,  Saiiaii  Eiizauetu,  daughter 
of  fiienn  Samuel  Hollinger,  aged  1  year  and 
5  moaihs.  Funeral  fervices  bs  the  writer, 
from  Acts  17:30. 

Adam  Fheil. 

In  the  Broken  Sword  church,  Crawford 
county,  ()!iio,  sister  Eva  Bakeu,  «ife  of 
brother  Mifhad  Baker,  born  Apiil  7lh.  1822, 
aud  ('.ied  October  8-h,  1874,  aged  .53  years 
and  0  months. 

She  leaves  a  sorrowing  hu--hand  and  ten 
cbi!dr>n  to  mouin  their  loss  of  au  allV.-clioti- 
ate  eouipaiiion  aud  kind  and  loving  mulher- 
Wi!  lio;'e,  however,  their  loss  is  her  tternil 
gain.  The  two  eldest  daughters  are  mem- 
bers of  the  church.  The  solemn  occa  iou 
was  improved  from  Rev.  14:13,  to  a  large 
concourse  of  sympathizing  fj lends,  by  the 
writer,  assisted  by  brother  Isaac  Ankeny. 
Henry  KELLsk. 

In  Fu  ton  county,  H'inois,  October  19th, 
Hannah  Coven,  daughter  of  elder  Daniel 
(dee'd)  and  sis-t-r  Martin,  aged  30  years,  6 
months  aud  IS  days. 

She  was  born  iu  Franklin  county,  Penn 'a, 
in  the  Welsh  Run  Settlement.  As  she  was 
not  a  men:tK-r  of  the  church  of  Christ,  may 
it  be  a  wa  ning  to  those  of  her  once  near 
and  dear  friends  who  have  not  yet  ipp.lied 
the  blood  of  Chi  i*t,  to  flee  to  the  fold  Irom 
the  sins  that  besct  them.  Funeral  occa  ion 
improved  by  the  writer. 

Samuel  Tennis. 

In  the  Eagle  Creek  ehnrch, Hancock  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  Noveml)er  SOth,  Edwaud  \V.  Bos- 
spkman,  som  of  sister  Sarah  ami  Win.  Brad- 
ford, aged  vS  years,  9  moinhs  and  25  days. 

The  eutj;ei  of  this  nolije  was  n  woithy, 
geod.'moial  youth,  but  like  many  others, 
put  off  the  Oiie  Ihi.ig  ne-;dful  until  it  was 
too  late.  Vi  bile  sick  he  p'omised  if  he  re- 
covered he  would  \-.ai  a  <l:ffcreiit  life,  but 
God  saw  tit  to  remove  him  from  hence.  Fu- 
neral oeeasion  improved  by  iho  writer  and 
Inother  J;>cnl)  Witniore,  fiom  Amos  4:12: 
"Prepare  lo  meet  thy  God." 

S-  T.   BOSSEUMAN. 

In  the  Siillwater  congregation,  Miami 
county,   Ohio,  June    llih,   eisler   BAUUiiiA 


*4, 


uhristian  family  companion  and  gospel  visitor. 


15 


MiNNicn,  sged  78  years,  9  months  and  19 
clays.  Funeral  discourse  by  Tobias  Krider, 
Joseph  Risser  and  the  Vvriter,  from  Revela- 
tions 14:13  13. 

Death  cau?ed  by  a  ftroke  of  palsy,  from 
■which  she  sultered  very  much  for  about  six 
weeks.  The  last  twenty-four  days,  it  was 
said  by  the  fiieuds,  she  did  not  eat  anythipg. 
She  bore  till  her  sulferings  with  much  pa- 
tience. 

The  subject  cf  this  notice  was  born  in 
DauDhin  county,  Penn'a,  and  emigrated  with 

her  father  ( Braiidt,)    to    Montgomery 

county,  Ohio,  about  the  year  182(i  or  '27-8, 
(as  near  as  we  know.)  Some  years  after- 
wards she  wa-:  married  to  David  Minnich, 
in  Miami  county,  and  there  remained  until 
her  dea'h. 

Emanuel  Hooveh. 

In  the  Indian  Creek  church,  Moatjjomery 
cout.ty,  Penn'a,  November  25tb,  sister  E/.iz- 
AisETU.  wife  of  brother  Price,  aged  57  years, 
9  months  and  20  days. 

The  sister  was  doing  her  worlc  as  usual, 
on  Friday,  NovLraber  20t,h,  when  bet-neen 
nine  and  ten  o'clock,  the  fatal  stroke  of 
palsy  '  ftcci'  d  her,  and  bi ought  1  er  down  at 
once  8;eech;ess,  and  at  six  o'clock  in  the 
evenirg,  she  was  lifeless.  Funeral  services 
by  elders  Satnutl  Harky  and  William  P. 
Nice. 

J.  M.  DETWEILElt. 

In  the  Indian  creek  church,  Montgomery 
county,  Peun'a,  November  4th,  suddenly  of 
iuflanuiaiion  of  the  bowels,  sister  Mary, 
wife  of  brother  Aaron  H.  Moyer,  agtd  30 
years,  2  months  and  24  days. 

She  leaves  six  little  children  and  a  be- 
reaved husband  to  mouiu  their  loss.  The 
f  ir.eral  ooT.siou  was  improved  by  bielhren 
Samuel  Harley,  HenryA.  Pnce  and  Ilemy 
Bovver,  a  Menuouiie.  B  other  and  sister 
Moyer  were  baptized  in  Iowa,  whe  e  thoy 
lived  six  jeais  ago. 

Jas.  Y.  IIeckleu. 

In  the  Beaver  creek  district,  Rockingham 
county,  Virginia,  November  05th,  sister 
EnzAiiErtt,  consort  of  brother  Jacob  Wine, 
aged  68  years  and  38  d">ys. 

The  Bul'ject  of  the  above  died  very  sudden- 
ly. She  had  been  complainiug  for  severai 
years  of  shortness  of  breath  at  tiinec,  but  on 
the  evening  of  her  death  she  had  eaten  her 
supper,  and  retiicd  to  bed  as  usual.  Wheth- 
er she  slept  is  not  known,  but  brother  Jacob 
had  been  sleeping  when  she  rcso  up  and 
it  wakened  bira.  She  complained  of  being 
sick,  and  in  the  course  of  half  an  hour,  she 
was  dead.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Christian 
Garber,  formerly  of  Beaver  Dam,  Marjlard, 
Eud  sister  of  elder  Solomon  Garber.  Bro. 
Jiicob  has  been  bliiid  for  several  years,  and 
this  bereavement  falls  heavy  upon  him,  but 
his  loss  is  her  gain.  Funeral  preached  on 
the  37lb,  to  a  large  assembly  of  mourning 
friends,  by  the  writer  and  brother  M.  Miller 
from  Ps.  119:59. 

Jacob  Thomas. 


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INOISl»tJTABB.E  EVIDENCE. 

St.  Elmo,  Ills., 
July  8l1),  1874. 
R.  y.  I'lERCE,  M.  D  ,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.: 
— I  wish  to  add  my  testimony  to  the 
wonderful  curative  properties  of  your 
All.  Ext.,  or  Golden  Medical  Discovery. 
I  have  tai'icn  groat  interest  in  this  medi- 
cine since  I  Srst  used  it.  1  was  badly 
afflicted  with  dyspepsia,  liver  deranged 
and  an  almost  perfect  prostration  of  the 
nervous  system.  So  rapid  and  complete 
did  the  Discovery  effect  a  perfect  cure 
that  it  seemed  more  like  magic  and  a 
perfect  wonder  to  myself,  and  since  that 
time  we  have  never  been  without  a  bottle 
of  the  Discovery  andPurgative  Pellets  in 
the  house.  They  are  a  .solid,  and  sound 
family  physician  in  the  house  and  ready 
at  all  times  to  fly  to  the  relief  of  sick- 
ness— without  charge.  We  have  never 
had  a  doctor  in  the  house  since  we  first 
began  the  use  of  your  Pellets  and  Dis- 
covery.    I  have  recommended  (he  use  of 


theses  medicines  in  several  severe  and 
comp'icated  cases  arising  from,  as  I 
thought,  an  impure  state' of  the  blood, 
and  in  case  have  they  failed  to  more  than 
accomplish  all  that  they  are  claimed  to 
do.  I  will  only  mention  one  as  remark- 
able, (though  I  could  give  you  dozens). 
Henry  Koster,  furniture  dealer,  of  this 
place,  who  was  one  of  the  most  pitiful 
objects  ever  seen,  his  face  swollen  out  of 
shape,  scales  and  eruptions  without  end, 
extending  to  his  body,  which  was  com- 
plefely  covered  with  blotches-and  scales. 
Nothing  that  lie  took  seemed  to  effect  it  a 
tiarticle.  I  finally  indticad  him  to  try  a 
few  bottlf>s  of  the  Goiden  Me'djcal  Dis- 
covery, with  daily  use  of  the  Pellets,  as- 
suring him  it  would  surely  cure  him. 
He  commenced  its  use  some  six  weeks 
since,  taking  two  Pellets  each  night  for  a 
week,  thenone  each  night,  and  the  Dis- 
covery as  directed.  The  result  is,  to-day 
his  skin  is  perfectly  smooth,  and  the 
scaly  eruptions  are  gone.  He  has  taken 
some  seven  or  eiglft  bottles  in  all,  and 
considers  himself  cured.  This  case  had 
baffled  the  skill  of  our  best  ph3'sicians. 
Messrs.  Dunsford  &  Co.,  druggists,  of 
this  place,  are  selling  largely  of  your 
medicines  and  the  demand  steadily  in- 
creases, and  they  give  perfect  satisfaction 
in  every  case.         Respectfully, 

W.  H.  Champlin, 
Agt.  Am.  Exp.  Co. 


Illfstrated  Spkino  Catalogue  Fon  1875, 
Now  Ready,  sent,  with  a  specimen  copy  of 
The  Amertcan  Garden  a  new  Illustrated 
Journal  of  Garden  Art,  edited  by  James 
Ho^sr,  on  receipt  of  ten  cents. 

BEA(.  H,  SON  &  CO.,  Seedsmen, 
76  Fulton  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Agents  Wanted, 

To  sell  Buffalo  Robes  on  commission.       For 
particulars  address  with   stamp, 

J,  S.  FLORY, 
49  8m.        Buffalo,  Weld  Co  ,  Colorado. 


Pure-ISred  L.ig!it   lirabiuas. 

Pea  comb,  t'ue  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  hy  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    AddreFs, 

S-  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


ValuKbie  Farm  For  Sale- 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penu'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  Al'Oitt 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  ntidcr  it,  a  largo  batik  baru 
with  all  necessary  outbuibliugs  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  weli  near  the  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  scliool  house  cou- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  withiu  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meters. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPER  C0M3IENT 

fPON   THE 

AMERICAN  NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING 

AGENCY, 

coNPVCTnn  bt 

George  V.  KoweU  A  Vo., 

No.  41   I'ark  Row, 

NEW  YOlUv. 


I      While   advancinK  their  own  interests,  ad- 
vance also  those  of  every  publisher.— South 
'  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trustworthy  business  character  and 
entc'prise  is  well  reflected. — Utica,  N.  Y., 
Herald. 

Have  completely  systematizbd  the  busi- 
ness.— Griggsville,  Ills.,  Reflector. 


•  the  proprietors  of  the    fl  st  and   most 
ative  of    these  aifencirs  iu  New  York, 


As 
extentive 

they  are  well  qualified  to  funiiah  informa- 
tion. The  details  of  the  worii  transafted  by 
the  ageucy,  and  the  way  it  Is  done,  the  per- 
fection of  the  arraugeraoBts  for  facilitating 
the  act  of  advertising  by  relieving  the  adver- 
tiser of  iroaileand  expense,  ai.d  bringing 
before  him  all  the  various-,  mediums  throui<l- 
out  the  couulry,  with  the  necessary  knotvl- 
edge  pertaiiiiii";  to  ih;;ni,  ati  j^iveu  with  a 
minuteness  ihal  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 
All  the  particulari  respecting  the  character 
and  position  of  a  newspaper  which  an  in- 
tending odvertiscr  desires  to  know  arc 
placed  before  him  In  the  most  conciie  form. 
—New  York  Times,  June  7th,  ISli. 

It  is  indeed  no  6nrpri«e  that  their  house  is 
so  prosperous,  and  that  they  are  the  leading 
advertising  agents  in  the  world.  We  wooUl 
p.-efer.  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  miscellaneous  advcrlise- 
meutB  from  this  firm,  than  to  rec"lvc  the 
same  amount  made  up  of  one  direct  from 
each  horse  on  their  lift.  The  comrai-sion 
allowed  is  saved  by  lo;s6<.  as  they  pay 
every  cent  they  conlrsct  /or,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  the"  kefrjing  of  one  open  ac- 
court  with  such  a  firm  is  much  pleasanter 
than  with  the  thousand  persons  whom  they 
Bend  us  ai'.veitisements  for.  They  do  an 
honorable, legitimate  busim g8,on  .a  business 
ba^-is.  If  publishers,  having  d-  alings  with 
them,  want  anything  iu  their  Un". — and  they 
eupply  evc.ything  from  a  fpring  I  odkin  to  a 
cylinder  press, — typ-s,  inks  and  allj  they  fill 
their  orders  promptly,  at  mMiafacturers' 
pi  ices, and  we  can  say  that  wr  have  received 
the  best  newspaper  and  book  ink,  ever  fur- 
nished us,  and  at  a  lower  pi  ice  tliiU  w;  ever 
bought  for  (Isewhere.  The  ''Rej.uhlitan" 
has  had  dealings  with  this  lions  j  for  over 
eix  years,  and  in  all  that  lime,  we  never 
have  had  any  reason  to  comi'lain  of  onr 
trentraect. — Meriden  (Conn. )Rep',jLl  can. 

Arc,  without  doubt,  the  lea'ing  Advertis- 
ing Agents  in  this  United  States,  an,!,  there- 
fore, of  the  woild.  Til  y  l.avc,  by  the  free, 
literal  and  yet  well  di:e"led  nse  of  i:  oney, 
bull  themselves  up  in  the  esteem  of  the 
leading  publ.shcis  a;  d  adviitisers  of  the 
continent,  and  by  an  unuMial  energy  h>ve 
BUeccrdfd  in  perfecting  in  every  detail  a 
business  that  n  ore  than  aiijtbiu;;  else  tills 
Of  'he  growth  aiid  luipnitaiice  of  the  news- 
paper bu6iDc68.— Memphis  (Tcun.)  Ajpeal. 

Their  buslof  68  has  grown  to  be  soractliing 
enormous.  Every  raper  l:i  the  coui'tiy  is 
on  file  at  thdr  odice,  and  it  ia  no  uncom- 
nion  tliinifTor  them  to  receive  a  msil  of  fif- 
teen or  iwen'ybushelsof  newspaper! — No.-- 
•walk,  Conn.,  Giyellc. 

Have  corai  letely  syslemniized  the  busi- 
ncH«,  and  after  U-c.  yiars'  e>i)eiicnce  we  can 
truthfully  stale  Dint  we  find  the  firm  to  hi 
piomiil,  coniltoiis,  <f)ui;i:<;T.— Grayville, 
Jllf.,  Independent. 

TUcy  can  ho  rt-llcd  upon  in  every  way,  be- 
ing worthy  of  implicit  eonadcuce.— New  Or- 
Jtau.Si  La.,  Pi  ice  current. 


To  Advertisers. 

All  persons  who  contemplate  making  con- 
tracts with  newspapers  for  the  insertion  of 
advertisements  should  send  25  ct3.  to 

GEO  P.  ROWELL  Sc  CO., 

No.  41  Pak  Row,  N.  Y.,  for  their  One  Hc>- 
DUEn   Paod    Pami'iii.bt,  containing  lists  of 
3000  newspapers  and   estimates,   showing 
the  cost  of  advertising. 
49-tf. 

TAVE  WORM. 

The  symptoms  resultant  from  this  para- 
site on  the  Human  Organism  are  numerous. 
Dyspepsia,  a  trnawing,  gripin;^  sensation  of 
the  bowels;  a  defective  craviue;  vora?ious 
and  depraved  appetite;  Indiees'.ion;  S"ur 
Stomach;  Sioo's  Fetid  and  mixed  with  slime 
and  partially  digested  worms;  Foul  Breath; 
Bad  Taste  in  the  Mouth,  &c.  Genehal 
Stmitoms  :  Tiembling  of  the  limbs;  Ner- 
vous; Palpitation  of  the  Heart;  Peevishness; 
Disturbed  Sleep;  Nightma-c;  Headichr; 
Temporary  Blindness;  Insanity;  Fits;  Cold 
Feet;  Weak  Spells;  Sallow  Skin;  Sunken 
EyeS;  Euiaclalion;  Dropsy;  Worm  Fever; 
and  complicaied  with  other  Complaints  may 
result  in  Death.  My  treatment  seldom 
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BY     H.     SHIDLER. 


The  subject  heading  this  article  is 
as  little  regarded  as  any  command 
within  the  lids  of  the  Bible.  There 
are  thousands  and  millions  of  people 
who  overlook  this  important  duty. 
There  are  some  six  hundred  different 
denominations  extant  iu  the  world, 
and  they  are  all  trying  to  get  to  the 
same  place,  but  traveling  different  di- 
rections, when  there  is  but  one  road 
end  that  is  the  narrow  way.  But  yet 
some  will  hold  out  the  idea  that  it  is 
right  to  have  divisions.  They  say 
there  were  divisions  in  the  time  of 
Christ  and  the  apostles,  and  if  it  was 
right  then,  it  is  right  now.  There 
were  divisions  then  ;  there  were  breth- 
ren living  at  different  places  ;  there 
were  Romans,  Ephesiaus,  Corinthi- 
ans, &c.,  but    Paul  was  laboring  to 


bring  them  all  to  the  same  mind. 
His  epistles  were  not  verbatim.  His 
mission  to  the  Corinthians,  was  to 
bring  them  out  of  idolatry  ;  and  some 
one  thing,  and  some  another.  He 
says  in  Philippians  ii.  2  :  "Pullfil  ye 
my  joy,  that  ye  be  like  minded,  hav- 
ing the  same  love,  being  of  one  ac- 
cord, of  one  mind."  He  does  not 
say  there  shall  be  six  hundred  minds, 
but  one  mind. 

There  was  once  two  ministers  of 
the  gospel  met  at  the  same  place  on 
a  Sabbath  for  dinner.  While  dinner 
was  preparing,  they  entered  into  a  re- 
ligious conversation.  Brother  A. 
said  it  was  right  to  have  different  de- 
noaiioations,  so  the  people  could  have 
a  choice  and  be  better  accommodated 
with  religion.  When  they  had  eaten 
dinner,  they  parted.  Brother  B. 
took  brother  A.  by  the  hand  and  told 
him  that  whatever  he  thought  was 
right  it  was  his  duty  to  preach  ;  if  it 
was  right  to  have  divisions,  he  should 
preach  it;  he  should  split  his  own 
church  and  make  two  out  of  it. 
Brother  A.  hung  his  head,  and  said 
no  more. 

Paul  says  :  "One  Lord,  one  faith, 
one  baptism." — Eph.  iv.  5.  This  is 
used  by  some  people  as  an  argument 
against  the  Brethren.  They  say  we 
are  not  united  with  Christ  in  baptism, 
as  we  baptize  three  times,  when  Paul 
says  one  baptism.  We  ask  them  to 
prove  it.  They  will  say  :  You  bap- 
tize in  the  name  of  the  the  Father, 
and  dip,  that  is  one ;  and  in  the  name 
of  the  Son,  and  dip,  that  is  two  ^  and 
in  the  name  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
dip,  that  is  three  baptisms.  But  we 
can  use  the  same  argument  against 
them,  and  prove  they  have  three 
faiths,  when  Pauj    gays    pae    faith. 


They  ask  us  to  prove  it ;  we  ask 
them  if  they  believe  that  God  is  the 
Father  of  the  heaven  and  the  earth  ? 
Thoy  answer,  Yes;  that  is  one  faith. 
Do  you  believe  that  Christ  is  the  Son 
of  God,  and  did  He  (God)  send  Him 
into  the  world  to  save  the  world  ? 
A  ns  wer,  Yes ;  that  is  the  second  faith. 
Do  you  believe  that  God  sent  the 
Spirit  of  the  Holy  Ghost  to  the  apos- 
tles, on  the  day  of  Pentecost,  as  a 
Comforter  ?  Answer,  Yes  ;  that  is 
the  third  faith,  united  in  one,  and  that 
is  the  same  with  our  baptism. 

But,  in  the  text  alluded  to,  Paul 
was  not  referring  to  the  mode  of  bap- 
tism. There  were  two  faiths  and  two 
baptisms  at  that  time,  viz  :  Christ's 
and  John's;  and  the  Epbesians  were 
baptizing  unto  John's  baptism,  and 
Paul  was  laboring  to  unite  them  on 
Christ's  baptism.  (See  Acts  xix.  2.) 
He  said  unto  them  :  "Have  ye  re- 
ceived the  Holy  Ghost  since  ye  be- 
lieved ?  And  they  said  unto  him,  we 
have  not  so  much  as  heard  whether 
there  be  any  Holy  Ghost.  And  he 
said  unto  them,  unto  what  then  were 
ye  b^^ptized  ?  And  they  said,  unto 
John's  baptism.  Then  said  Paul, 
John  verily  baptized  with  the  baptism 
ot  repentance,  saying  unto  the  people, 
that  they  should  believe  on  him  which 
should  come  after  him,  that  is  on 
Christ  Jesus.  When  they  heard  this 
they  were  baptized  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus." 

Here  some  were  baptized  twice. 
And  if  a  person  is  baptized  fifty  times, 
if  it  is  not  done  in  the  proper  way,  it 
availeth  nothing.  la  Acts  xx  29, 
Paul  warns  the  elders  of  the  danger 
of  divisions.  But  there  are  so  many 
now  iu  these  latter  days  that 
keep  the  people  bliud-folded,  and  get 


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Ibtm  to  beliere    tbcir    way,  and    ali 
they  care  for  is  money  aud   popular- 
ity.    They  are  like  the    scrib;?s    and 
Pharisees,  "T&ey    say   and   do  not.''' 
'For  they  bind    heavy  burdens   and 
grievous  to  be  borne,  and    lay    thoai 
on  men's  shoulders  ;  but  they    them- 
selves will  not  move    them  v.ilh    one 
of  their  fingers,  but    all   their    v,'orks 
they  do  to  be  seen  of  men  ;  they  make 
broad  their  phylacteries,  and   enlarge 
the  borders  of  their   garments,  (there 
are  no  phylacteries  now.but  tbey  use 
a  sheet   of  paper  instead,)    and    love 
the   uppepfiiost   rooms   at  feasts,  and 
the  chief  seats  in  the  synap^ogues.'aud 
the  greetings  in  the  market,  aud  to  bs 
called  of  men,  Rabbi,  Rabbi.      They 
shut  up  the    kingdom   against   men  : 
and  neither  go    in    Lhemscives,     nor 
suffer  them  that  are  entering  to  go  in. 
They  devour  widow's  houpes,  and  for 
pretence  make  long  prayer  ;  they  com- 
pass sea  and  land  to  make  one   preso- 
lyte ;  and  when    he    is    made,    they 
make  him  two  fold  more  the  child    of 
hell  than  tbemselveH."     Well    might 
the  Saviour  say:    '-Ye  blind  guides, 
which  strain  at  a  gnat  and  swallow  a 
camel."  Matt.  23  :  24.     These  are  the 
ones  that  make- the   divisions.     Some 
join  the  Church  of  Christ,  but   God's 
ways  does  not  quite  suit   them  ;  they 
want  to  become  ministers  right  away, 
and  plan  ways  of  their  own,    but  God 
does  not  see  fit  to  call  them,  and  they 
go  and  join  another  church,  or    make 
a  church  of  their  own.     But  the  Lord 
will  shew  who  are  his,  and    who    are 
holy  ;  like  Korah,  Dathan,  and    Abi- 
ram   of  old.     "They  lifted  themselves 
above  the  congregation  of  the   Lord. 
They  rose  up  before  Moses,  with    cer- 
tain of  the  children    of    Israel,    two 
hundred  and  fifty  princes    of   the   as- 
sembly, famous  in  tbe    congregation, 
men  of  renown."  Num.  16.     It  seems 
thai  Korah  became  proud,  and  would 
not  own  Moses  as  his  leader;  would 
not  acknov/ledgo  Aaron  as  priest,  the 
chosen  one   of  God,  but    wanted    to 
become  priest  himself.     But    be   prc- 
vckcd  the  Lord,  and  the  earth  opened 
ber  mouth  aud  swallowed  Korah,  aud 
all  his    fullowers:    they    went    down 
into  the  pit  alive,  and  the  earth  closed 
upon  them.     There  is  always  a   pun- 
ishment awaiting     the     proud ;     tho 
power  of  earth  is  in  tho  bauds  of  tho 
Lord,  and  in  due  lime  ho  will  pet  over 
it  one  that  is  profitable.     Ju  the  hamt 
of  God  ia  the  prosperity  of  man:  and 
upon  the  pors(jti  of  tho  scribe  will    ho 
lay  his  houor.     Bear   uot   hiilred    to 


thy  neighbor  for  every  wrong;  and 
do  nothing  at  all  by  injurious  practi 
cos.  Pride  is  hateful  before  God  and 
man;  and  by  both  doth  one  commit 
iniquity.  Because  of  unrighteous 
dealing?,  injuries,  and  riches  got  by 
deceit,  the  kingdom  is  translated  from 
one  people  to  another.  Why  is  earth 
and  ashes  proud?  There  is  not  a 
more  wicked  thing  than  a  covetous 
man  :  for  such  a  one  settelh  his  own 
soul  to  sale;  the  physician  cutteth  off 
a  long  disease;  and"  he  that  is  to-day 
a  king,  to-morrow  shall  die.  The 
beginning  ot  pride  is  when  one  de- 
parteth  from  God,  and  his  heart  is 
turned  away  from  his  Maker.  For 
pride  is  the  beginning  of  sin,  and  he 
that  hath  it  shall  pour  out  abomina- 
tion :  and  therefore  the  Lord  brought 
upon  them  strange  calamities,  and 
overthrew  them  utterly.  Tho  Lord 
hath  cast  down  the  thrones  of  proud 
princes,  aud  set  up  the  meek  in  th'  ir 
stead.  The  Lord  hath  plucked  up 
the  roots  of  the  proud  notions  and 
planted  the  holy  in  their  place. 
I  Lcrd  overthrew  countries  of 
heathens,  and  destroyed  them  to 
fouadations  of  the  earth.  Pride 
not  made  for  men. 

Martz.,  Clay  Co.,  lad. 


The 
the 
the 

was 


Selected  by  GEOUf;E  W,  Annon 
I'.lolntry. 

The  word  idol  signifies  literally  a 
representation  or  figure.  It  is  always 
employed  in  Scripture  in  a  bad  sense 
for  representations  of  heathen  deities 
of  what  nature  soever.  God  forbids 
all  sorts  of  idols  or  figures  and  repre- 
sentations of  creatures  formed  or  set 
up  with  intention  of  paying  super- 
stitious worship  to  then*.  Ex.  20  :  3, 
4;  34:13;  Deut.  4:  16—19;  7:  25. 
2C.  lie  also  forbids  all  attempts  to 
represent  him  by  anv  visible  form. 
Ex.  32:  4,  5  ;  Deut.  4:  15  ;  N>^h.  9: 
18.  The  heathens  had  idols  of  all 
sorts,  paintings,  bas  reliofs  and  all 
vanities  or  sculpture,  and  these  of 
many  kind.^  of  materials,  as  gold,  sil- 
ver, brass,  stone,  wood,  potter's  earth, 
and  stars,  spirits,  men,  animals, 
rivors,  plants  and  elements  were  the 
subjects  of  thom.  Scarcely  an  object 
or  power  in  nature  ;  scarcely  a  faculty 
of  tho  soul,  a  virtue,  a  vice  or  a  con- 
dition of  human  life,  has  uot  received 
idolatrous  worship.  Some  nations 
worshipped  a  rough  stone  of  tho  an- 
cient Arabs  retained  by  Mohammed, 
and  now  kept  in  the  Caaba  at  Mecca. 
It  ia  impossiblo  to  .ascertain  the  period  '  yod  of  tho  Moabites 


at  v>'hich  the    worship   of  false   gods 
and  idols  were  introduced.     No  men- 
tion is  made  of  such    worship   before 
the  deluge,  though    from    silence    of 
Sc-f-ipture  we  cannot  argue  that  it  did 
not  exist.     Josephus  aud  many  of  the 
father's    were    of   opinion    that   soon 
after    the    deluge,     idolatry    became 
prevalent,  and  certainly  wherever   we 
turn  our  eyes  after  the  time  of  Abra- 
ham, we    see    only    a    false  worship. 
That  patriarchs,  forefathers,  and  eveii 
he  himself,  were  implicated  in  it   as  is 
evident   from    Josh.    24 ;  2,  14.     Ttie 
Hebrews    had   no    peculiar   form     of 
idilatry.    They  imirated  the  snpersti- 
tious  of  others,  but  do  not    appear    to 
have  been  the  inventors  of  any.   When 
tboy  were  in    Egypt    many    of   thom 
worshipped  Egyptian  deities.    Ezek. 
20  ;  8  ;  in  the    wilderoeso    they    v/or- 
shipped     those    of    the    Canaanite-s, 
Egyptians,  Ammonites  ar.d  Moabites; 
iu  Judea,    those  of    the  Phoenician.^, 
Syrians    and    ether    people     arou'id 
them.   Num.  25  ;  Judg.  10  ;  6  ;  Amos 
5  :  25  ;  Acts  7  :  42.     Rachaei,  it  may 
be,  had  adored    idols    at  her    father 
Labau's  .-^inee  ffhe  carried  off   his  ter- 
apbim.  Gen.  31 :  30.     Jacob,  after  his 
return    from    Mtsopotamia,   requind 
bis  people  to  reject  tho  strange   god-* 
from  among  them,  and  also  the  super- 
stitious pendants    worn    by   theui    iu 
their  ears    which     he    hid    under    a 
t'rabinth,  near    Sbechem.     He    pre- 
served his  family  in    the    worship   of 
God.     While  he  lived  under  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  Judges, the  children  of 
Israel  did  evil  in  the  siifht  ofthe  Lord 
aad  served    Bnalim.     They     forsook 
the  Lord  God  of  their  fathers  and  fol- 
lowed      other       gods,  of      tho 
gods  of  the  people    that    were   round 
about  tht-m.  ^=  *  *     *  and    they  for- 
sook the  Lord  and    served    BaaJ    aud 
Asbtaroth."     Judges     2:      11,      12. 
Gideon,  after  be  had  been  fnvored  by 
Gcd  with  a    miraculous    deliverance, 
made  an  ephod    which    ensnared    tb© 
Israelites  in    unlawful    worship  even 
till  the  captivity  of  Israel  in  B  ibvlon 
Judges  17:  5;  18:    30,    31.     During 
tbe  times  of  Samuel,  Saul,  and  David, 
tbe  worship    of  God  seems    to    have 
beeu  preserved  pure  in  I.'^racl.     There 
was    corruption    and   irregularity   of 
manners,    but   little    or    no    idolatry. 
Solomon  seduced  by  complaisance  to 
his  straugc  wives,  caused  temples  to 
bo   erected    in    honor   of    Ashtaroth, 
goddess  of  tho  Phieniciaus.     .Moloch, 
god  of  the  Ammonites,  aud  Chemosh, 
Jeroboam, who 


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Bucceeded  Solomon,  set  up  goldou 
calves  at  Dan  and  Bethel  and  made 
Israel  to  sin.  The  people  no  longer 
restrained  by  royal  authority,  vi'or- 
shipped  not  only  these  golden  calves, 
but  many  other  idols,  particularly 
Baal  and  Ashtaroth.  Under  the 
reign  of  Shah,  idolatry  reached  its 
height.  The  impious  Jezebel  endeav- 
ored to  extinguish  the  worship  of  the 
Lord  by  persecuting  his  prophets, who 
as  a  banier,  still  retained  some  of  the 
people  in  the  true  religion,  til!  God 
incensed  at  their  idolatry,  abandoned 
Israel  to  the  kings  of  Assyria  and 
Chaldea,  who  transplanted  them  be- 
yond the  Euphrates.  Judah  was 
alniost  equally  corrupted.  The  des- 
criptions given  by  the  prophets  of 
their  irregularities  and  idolatries  of 
of  these  nbomiriaticns  and  lascivous- 
ness  on  the  high  places,  and  in  woods, 
consecrated  to  idols  and  of  their  hu- 
man sacrifices, fills  us  with  dismay  and 
unveils  the  awful  corraptioa  of  the 
heart  of  p.ian.  After  the  return  from 
Babylon,  we  do  net  find  the  Jews 
any  more  reproached  with  idolatry. 
They  exprosped  much  zeal  for  the 
worship  of  God,  and  except  some 
transgressors  under  Antiochus  Epi- 
phanes,  1  Mac.  1,  the  people  kept 
themselves  clear  from  sin.  As  the 
■maintenance  of  worship  of  the  only 
true  God,  was  one  of  ibe  fundamental 
objects  of  the  Mosaic  polity,  and  as 
God  was  regarded  as  the  king  of  the 
Israelitish  nation,  so  wo  find  idolatry 
that  if.  the  worship  of  other    gods  oc- 

.  cupying  in  the  Mosaic  law,  the  first 
place  iu  the  list  of  crimes.  It  was 
indeed  a  crime  not  merely  against 
God,  but  also  against  the  fundamental 
law  of  the  states,  and  thus  a  sori  of 
high  treason.  The  only  living  and 
true  God  was  also  the  civil  legislator 
and  ruler  of  Israel,  and  accepted  by 
them  as  their  king,  and  bencfe,  idola- 
try was  a  crime  against  the  state,  and 
therefore  just  as  deservedly  punished 
with  death  as  high  treason  is  iu  mod- 
ern times.  By  the  Jewish  law,  an 
idolater  was  to  be  stoned  to  death 
and  an  idolatrous  city  must  be  wholly 
■destroyed  with  all  it  contained.  Deut 
13:  12—18;  17:  2,5.  At  the  pres- 
ent day  idolatry  prevails  over  a  great 
porticn  of  the  earth,  and  is  practiced 
hj  about  S'X  hundred  millions  of  the 
human  race.  Almost  ail  the  heathen 
nations,  as  the  Chinese,  the  Hindoos, 
the  South  Sea  Islanders  etc.,  have 
their  images,  to  which  ihey  bow  down 

and  worship.     Iu  some  lauds  profess- 


edly Christian,  it  is  to  be  feared  that 
the  adoration  of  crucifixes  and  paint- 
ings, is  nothing  more  nor  less  than 
idol  worship.  But  when  we  regard 
idolatry  in  a  moral  point  of  view,  as 
consisting  not  merely  in  the  external 
worship  of  faU^e  gods,  but  in  the 
preference  of,  and  devotion  to  some- 
thing else  than  the  Most  High,  how 
many  Christians  must  then  fall  under 
this  charge !  Whoever  loves  this 
world  or  the  pursuits  of  wealth,  or 
honor,  or  ambition,  or  selfishness  in 
any  form,  and  for  these  forgets  or 
neglects  God  and  Christ,  such  a  one 
is  an  idolater  in  as  bad  a  sense  at 
least  as  the  ancient  Ipraelites,  and 
cannot  hope  to  escape  an  av/ful  con- 
demnation. Col.  3  :  5. 
Thornlon,  West  Va. 


Ciarist  Oar  Exampie. 

If  Christ  had  only  taught  by  precept, 
says  an  exchange,  hi.s  mission  would  have 
b:en  a  iiiilure.  But.  to  precept  he  added 
examplo.  Seneca  dcokred  that  the  fol- 
lowers of  Socrates  derived  uiore  of  wis> 
don-i  from  Ins  manners  than  hi.s  words. 
Su  wiih  Christ.  He  spnkeas  never  man 
apakc,  still  his  character  im;)rGSses  ns 
most  when  wo  see  him  in  partial  life.  He 
was  a  man  among  men,  and  there  is  not  a 
single  relation  in  life,  that  he  did  not 
hallow  by  act  or  word.  The  child  has  his 
model  in  the  Nazarene  boy,  growin,^  by 
daily  obedience,  and  wr.xing  strong  in 
spirit,  because  the  spirit  of  God  was  upon 
h;m.  Tiie  3  oath  stirred  by  his  first 
uiauly  ambitiutis  has  his  model,  in  the 
Jewish  boy  of  twelve  years  entering  at 
once  upon  his  life  work.  The  tempted 
learn  how  to  triumph  by  his  victory  in 
the  wilderness.  Christ's  was  a  busy  life. 
Eacli  wa'^ing  moment  had  its  purpose. 
How  earnest  he  was.  Follow  him  in  his 
journeys,  and  behold  his  yeaving  interest 
in  men.  How  he  rebuked  sin,  commend- 
ed virtue  and  warred  against  prejudice. 
Pure  himself,  his  life  could  not  bo  taint^ 
cd  with  the  evil  about  him.  One  of  his 
pulpits  was  a  wcll-carb,  and  his  audience 
a  woman  of  doubtful  character.  How 
patient  he  was.  He  did  his  duty,  atsd 
left  the  result  with  his  Father.  He 
never  worried  nor  lost  heart,  because 
men  did  not  receive  him.  His  faith  was 
perfect,  which  insured  the  perfect  success 
of  his  mission.  AVhether  denounced  by 
the  mob,  forsaken  by  his  f'nends,  falsely 
accused  neforc  rulers,  mock  3d!  as  a  king, 
smitten  witli  stripes,  condemned  to  death, 
groaning  beneath  the  cross  as  he  bore  it 
to  Calvary,  or  dying  the  most  cruel  of 
deatiis,  no  word  of  jn\fi;at\enoe  escaped 
his  lips.  Even  of  hisiuurd  irers  he  says: 
"Father,  forgive  tliem,  for  they  know  not 
v;hat  they  do."  If  westua  y  the  lives  of 
earth's  greatest  heroes,  tbej  '  Icse  symme^ 
try,  as  we  get  nearer  i&  tb(  m.      Not  so 


with  Christ.     The  more  we  study  his  life, 
the  more  perfect  it  is. 

Clirist  in  his  life  journey  met  every  duty 
and  triumphed  over  every  evil.  In  this 
ho  is  our  perfect  example.  He  started 
from  the  haunts  of  poverty.  The  man^ 
gcr  was  his  cradle.  He  traveled  the 
whole  length  of  life's  journey.  He  climb- 
ed every  mountain,  and  traversed  every 
valley.  He  sailed  over  every  soa,  and 
clamed  every  tempest.  He  chained 
every  lion,  and  placed  a  Hght-house  on 
every  shoal  and  headland.  He  spanned 
the  river  of  death,  lightened  and  tri- 
umphing over  every  foe,  a.scended  to 
glory.  As  he  did,  so  may  his  followers 
do.  His  victory  was  because  his  human 
will  was  perfectly  submitted  to  the  divine 
will.  Christ  was  as  divine  as  God,  and 
as  human  as  man.  What  the  divine  na- 
ture in  Christ  was  to  his  human  nature, 
the  Ho'y  Spirit  is  to  the  Christian  to-day, 
so_  that  the  perfect  triumph  of  Christ  is 
within  the  reach  of  every  believer.  Oh  ! 
the  depths  and  the  richness  of  the  good- 
ness of  God  I — Selected. 


Fighting  in  ILove. 

A  military  officer,  pacing  with  impa- 
tience the  piazza  of  a  station  house,  be- 
held an  aged  and  venerable  man  with  a 
placid  countenance  "on  which  the  dove 
of  peace  sat  brooding,"  and  attired  in 
the  costume  which  marks  the  Friend, and 
which  he  at  once  regarded  as  a  quiet  at- 
tack on  his  military  profession.  He 
stood  before  the  Friend,  and  commenced 
a  tirade  in  favor  of  defensive  war.  Warm- 
ing with  the  subject,  he  declared,  in  de- 
nunciatory tones,  what  terrible  thing.''  he 
would  do  to  the  m-.n  who  should  offer 
violence  to  his  wife  or  children.  At  length 
he  paused,  his  whole  attitude  courting 
argument,  and  challenging  a  reply. 

'"Well,  friend,  replied  the  other  calmly, 
"I  hope  thou  wouldst  take  care  to  do  it 
all  in  love." 

Incensed  at  the  answer,  he  went  on  as 
before,  supposing  ca.-cs  of  aegression  too 
hard  to  be  borne,  and  saying  what  he 
would  do,  and  waxing  fierce  in  telling  of 
the  stabs  and  blows,  and  blowing  out  of 
brains  with  which  he  would  repeal  and 
punish  the  invader.  AVhen  exhausted, 
ho  again  pau.'^ed  for  the  argument  which 
he  was  determined  to  provoke. 

The  meek  reply  was  still  the  same — 
"I  hone  thou  wilt  do  it  in  love." 
The  officer  was  incensed  with  the   sim- 
ple, and  as  ho    at    first    thought,  stupid 
reply.     Fight  in  love  !       Stah  a  man  to 
the  heart  in  love  1  or  blow  out  his  brains 
in  love  !       But    the    simple    expression 
stuck  with  him — a  nail  fastened  in  a  sare 
place.     He  had  been  a  student  of  theolo- 
gy, and  had    read  his    Bible  accurately, 
and  he  knew  that  what  could  not  be  done 
in        love,         could         not     be      done 
religiously  or  scripturally,  and    throwing 
ui)his  military  commis.sion,  he  entered 
I  the  moral  warfare,  a  peace  advocate,  and 
I  the  author  of  that  sweet  little  book,  "A 
!  Kiss  for  a  Blow""— JicssfHrycr  of  Feucc, 


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Oulir  IVnitiug. 


(A  very  aged  man  was  asked  what  heiras 
doiri^  now.    He  replied  :  "Ouly  waiting." 

Only  waiting  till  the  shadows 

Are  a  little  longer  grown  ; 
Only  waiting  till  the  glimmer 

Of  the  day's  last  breath  is  flown. 
Till  the  night  of  earth  is  faded 

From  the  heart  once  full  of  day  ; 
Till  the  stars  of  heaven  are  breaking 

Through  the  twilight  soft  and  gray. 
Only  waiting  till  the  reapers 

Have  the  last  sheaf  gathered  home  ; 
For  the  summer  lime  is  faded, 

And  the  autumn  winds  have  come. 
Quickly,  reapers  !  gather  quickly 

The  last  ripe  hours  of  my  heart, 
For  the  bloom  of  life  is  withered, 

And  I  hasten  to  depart. 
Only  wailing  till  the  angels 

Open  wide  the  mystic  KotPj 
By  whose  side  I  long  have  lingered. 

Weary,  poor  and  desolate. 
Even  now  I  hear  their  footsteps, 

And  their  voices  far  away  ; 
If  they  call  me,l  am  wailing, 

Only  waiting  to  obey. 

Only  wailing  till  the  shadows 

Are  a  liltle  longer  grown  ; 
Only  waiting  till  the  glimmer 
Of  the  day's  last  beam  is  flown  ; 
•  Till  from  out  th'i  gathering  darkness 
Holy,  deathless  stars  shall  rise, 
By  whose  light  my  soul  shall  gladly 
Tread  its  pathway  to  the  skies. 

— Selected. 


Mr.  Stein's  I'arllug  Address  to 
tUft  Baptist  Churcb  »"  Neosho, 
Mo. 

Dearly  Beloved  :  With  emotions 
better  fult  than  expressed  I  bid  you 
farewell.  We  have  met  for  the  last 
time  in  our  present  church  relations, 
and  now  that  these  relations  cease  I 
want  to  .«ay  that  I  have  endeavored 
to  declare  unto  you  "the  whole  coun- 
sel of  God"  as  far  as  I  could  ;  I  have 
proclaimed  His  faithful  doctrines  ;  I 
have  spoken  of  His  precious  ordinan- 
ces ;  I  have  declared  His  moral  pre- 
cepts ;  I  have  called  to  your  remem- 
brance our  mutual  Christian  duties; 
I  have  avowed  the  unswerving  and 
the  uncompromising^  principles  of  di- 
vine truth — principles  as  sacred  to 
me  as  life,  and  of  which  I  do  not  now 
feel  aKhamed,  though  they  have  incur- 
red for  mc  much  popular  displeasure 
and  even  alienated  brethren  and  sis- 
ters whom  I  had  known  only  to  love. 
I  do  not  regret  any  position  which  I 
have  taken  connected  with  this  short 
but  eventful   pastorate,     Jf  I    httV? 


said  or  done  anything  which  has  hurt 
feelings  I  did  not  intend  it.  Such 
feelings  have  arisen,  either  out  of  a 
misapprehension  of  my  intentions  or 
in  consequence  of  the  Bible  truths 
which  I  have  uttered — truths  which, 
though  they  have  cost  me  personally 
loss  of  popular  favor  and  fiuancial 
assistance,  nevertheless,  in  coming 
days  when  the  heat  and  ebullition  of 
human  passion  and  prejudice  will 
have  subsided,  will  shine  with  in- 
creasing luster  from  the  very  opposi- 
tion they  have  incurred.  Since  God 
is,  truth  must  ultimately  prevail. 
Impelled  by  the  cherished  principles 
of  Christian  truth  and  consistency, 
which  I  have  endeavored  to  propa- 
gate, I  feel  it  my  imperative  duty  to 
attach  myself  to  a  people  who  exper- 
imentally and  practically  exemplify, 
as  I  believe,  the  New  Testament  pat- 
tern of  primitive  Christianity,  viz  , 
the  "German  Baptists,"  an  abstract 
of  whose  distinctive  features  I  will 
here  state  : 

1.  In  common  with  the  English 
and  Dutch  Baptists  and  the  various 
sects  which  have  sprung  fro  n  them, 
ihey  believe  in  the  existence  of  one 
true  God,  the  creator  and  upholder  of 
all  things.  Who  is  one  in  substance, 
power  and  glory,  but  comprehends 
three  distinct  persons,  viz.  Father, 
Son  and  Holy  Ghost,  in  one  distinct 
being. 

2  That  the  Old  and  New  Testa- 
ment Scriptures  are  both  divinely 
inspired,  but  that  the  New  Testament 
is  the  Christian's  only  rule  of  faith 
and  practice. 

3.  That  spiritual  regeneration  is 
essential  to  life  and  salvation. 

4.  That  a  true  church  of  Christ 
consists  of  baptizttd  believers. 

5  That  each  church  organization 
is  independent  in  its  government  of 
the  jurisdiction  of  every  other  one. 

6.  That  church  and  state  govern- 
ments are  entirely  separate  and  dis- 
tinct from  each  other. 

The  following  are  some  things  in 
which  they  are  mainly  distinct  from 
other  people : 

1.  They  believe  in  the  literal  inter- 
pretation of  the  Holy  Scriptures,  be- 
lieving their  symbols,  parables  etc., 
to  be  so  many  illustrations  simply  to 
enforce,  as  by  object  teaching,  the 
positive  doctrines  of  revelation.  Pet. 
II.:  I.:  17-21.  Tim.  II.:  in.:  14-17.; 
II.  :  2.  Col.  II  :  8. 

2.  They  believe  that  faith,  repen- 
tance and  obedience  are  all  the  essen- 


tial evidences  of  regeneration,  inso- 
much tnat  without  them  there  is  no 
promise  of  life  and  salvation.  Mark, 
XVI. :  16.  John  III.:  36.  Luke,xni.: 
3-5.  Matt,  VII. :  21.  Luke,  vi  :  46. 
John,  XIV.  :  15,  21,  23.  James,  i  : 
22-26  ;  II. :  14-26    John,  I. :  il  :  4-6. 

3.  They  believe  that  Gospel  obe- 
dience comprehends  not  only  an  ob- 
servance of  positive  commandments 
but  all  the  doctrinal  and  moral  pre- 
cepts taught  by  Christ  and  His 
inspired  apostles,  in  His  last  will  and 
Testament.  .Matt.,  vii.  :  24-27.  John, 
XIV.:  23,  24  Jude,  in.  Thes?.,  II  : 
11.:  15      John,  II.:  IX.     John,  xv:  7. 

4.  They  believe  that  the  one  true 
Gospel  baptism  can  be  administered 
alone  by  triune  immersion,  being  dip- 
ped once  in  the  name  of  the  Fathor, 
once  ill  the  na'iie  of  the  Sou,  aad  ouc) 
in  the  name  of  the  H)ly  Guost,  ac- 
cording to  the  express  command  of 
our  Saviour.  Malt.,  xxviii.  :  19  — 
Please  analyze  and  parse  according 
to  the  rules  of  English  syntax. 

5.  They  believe  that  a  strict  dis- 
cipline and  special  regard  for  the 
uncompromising  purity  of  the  distinc- 
tive doctrines  and  ordinances  of 
Christ  are  essential  to  the  perpetuity 
of  a  true  G  jspel  c'lurch.  Matt.,  xviii. ; 
15-18.  Luke,  XVII.:  3.  C.)r.,  I.:v: 
9-11,  VI. :  9-10.  Eph,  V.  :2  Thess., 
I.  :  v.:  14.  Tin.  II  :  in  :  1-5. 
John,  n. :  VI. :  9-11.  Titus,  in. :  10. 
Rom.,  XVI. :  17,  18.  Thess.,  II.  :  iii : 
6,  7. 

6.  They  believe  that  true  church 
identity  is  found  in  \l^  likeness  to  the 
divine  pattern  and  not  in  an  unbroken 
succession  of  organic  connections. 
John,  XIV.  :  21,  23.  Matt.,  xxii  :3(;- 
40.  John,  xni. :  35.  Pet.  II.  :  l  : 
5-8      Acts,  X. :  34,  35. 

7.  They  believe  that  practical  be- 
nevolence, i.  e ,  "distributing  to  the 
necessity  of  saints,"  "given  to  hospi- 
tality," is  an  essential  characteristic 
of  Christ's  church.  Jas.,  i  .  27  ,  ii  : 
15,16.  Gal.,  vi.:2.  Rom.,xii  :  13. 
John,  L:  m. .  17,  18. 

8.  They  believe  that  non-conform- 
ily  to  the  prid<'-,  vanities,  fashions, 
maxims  and  spirit  of  the  world  is 
essential  to  a  true  church.  Phil  ,  ii,  : 
U-16.  Rom,  XII  :  2.  Jas.,  iv.  :  4. 
Pet.,  I  :  ii. :  11,  12.    John,  L  :  15-17. 

9.  They  belijve  that  fraud,  idle- 
ness, covetousnces  and  unjust  usury 
are  absolutely  intolerable  in  a  Chris- 
tian church.  Mark,  x  :  19.  Thess., 
J.:  iy. ;  6,  11.     Thess,  II.:  iii.:    10^ 


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12.     Luke,  xii  :  15.     Heb.,   xiii.  :   5. 
Cor.,  1.:  vi.:  10. 

10.  They  believe  that  debates  and 
strivings  about  questions  of  specula- 
tive theology,  to  the  neglect  of  mat- 
ters of  experimental  and  practical 
godliness,  are  promotive  of  sin  and 
subversive  of  Christian  faith  and 
piety.  Titus,  iii. :  9.  Tim.  :  I. :  vi. : 
3-(). 

11.  They  prohibit  membership  in 
secret  organizations,  since  if  such  or- 
ganizations contain  anything  for  the 
general  weal  it.  is  an  investiture  of 
the  rights  and  privileges  of  practical 
Christianity,  and  is  introduced  into 
such  organizations  to  the  neglect  of 
its  development  in  the  church,  where 
it  belongs.  Besides  initiations  into 
such  societies  usually  require  on  oath, 
which  is  a  positive  violation  of  the 
Saviour's  express  teaching.  Cor.,  II.  : 
iv.  :  2.  Matt.,  v. :  34-31.  Jas.,  v. :  12. 

12.  They  prohibit  their  member- 
ehip  from  using  oaths  of  confirmation. 
Matt.,  v.:  33-37.     Jas.,  v  :   12. 

13.  They  believe  that  going  to  law 
on  any  account  before  unbelievers,  in 
preference  to  suffering  wrong,  is  in- 
compatible with  the  law  of  Christ. 
Matt.,  v.:  40.      Cor.,  I.  ;  vi. :  1-10. 

14.  They  believe  the  spirit  and 
practice  of  war  to  be  entirely  incom- 
patible with  Christianity.  Malt.,  v.  : 
9.  Rom.  xiv. :  19.  Heb.,  xiii.  :  14. 
Tim.,  XL  :  ii.  :  22.  Luke,  ix  :  56. 
Matt,  v.:  38,  39,  44.  Rom.,  xii.: 
19,  20. 

15.  They  believe  that  modesty  in 
dress  and  deportment  is  absolutely 
binding  upon  Christians.  Tiui.,  I.  : 
ii.  :  9.     Pet,  I.  ;  iii.  ;  2-4. 

16.  They  observe  the  kiss  of  char- 
ity as  an  expression  of  Christian  love 
and  peace.  Rom.,  xvi.  ;  16.  Cor., 
II.  ;  xiii.  ;  12.  Thess.,  I.  :  v  :  26.  Pet., 
I..-  V..-  14. 

n.  They  believe  that  anointing  of 
the  sick  with  oil,  and  prayer  fur  their 
recovery,  are  incumbent  on  the  elders 
of  the  church  when  called  upon,  as 
well  as  the  call  is  incumbent  upon 
the  sick.     Jas.,  v.:  14,  15. 

18.  They  observe  feetwashing  in 
imitation  of  our  Saviour's  exampie,  as 
a  lesson  of  humility  and  an  expression 
tiftheir  readiness  to  serve  one  another. 
John,  xiii.:  4-17.  Phil,  ii.  :  4-8. 
Tim.,  I.:  v.:  10. 

19.  They  observe  a  supper  or  feast 
ot  charity  as  well  as  the  communion 
and  in  connection  with  it.  Cor.,  j  : 
V.  .-7,  8;  xi.:  18-22,    33,    34.     Acts, 


xviii. :    21.      Jude,     12.       Pet.,    11  : 
ii. :  13. 

To  all  of  the  above  I  heartily  sub 
scribe,  because  I  find  them  taught  and 
exemplifiged  in  the  Word. 

This  change  is  not  the  dash  of  a 
sudden  notion,  but  the  result  of  a 
year  of  close,  anxious  and  prayerful 
investigation  of  truth,  involving  at 
the  same  time  an  extensive  corres- 
pondence with  the  best  scholars  and 
authors  of  our  denomination  in  Amer- 
ica, to  whom  I  have  anxiously  but  in 
vain  appealed  for  assistance,  with 
some  hope  that  the  invesiigatioa 
would  only  result  in  the  vindication 
of  my  former  position.  I  set  out  to 
vindicate  my  denomination  and  to 
satisfy  others  on  these  important 
questions,  but  with  chagrin  and  defeat 
I  have  been  forced  by  the  truth,  step 
by  step,  from  what  I  had  considered 
many  of  our  strongholds,  while  the 
admissions  of  error  and  confessions 
of  ignorance  on  the  part  of  our  repre- 
sentative meu — (whose  correspond- 
ence I  have  preserved) — have  only 
conduced  to  hasten  this  result.  There- 
fore for  the  sake  of  candor  and  truth 
1  acknowledge  the  defeat  and  kiss 
with  gratitude  the  rod  that  has  driven 
me  to  it. 

Last  winter,  when  I  wrote  to  the 
clergy  of  Neosho,  declining  participa- 
tion in  certain  union  movements,  for 
which  I  submitted  my  reasons,  I  ut- 
tered what  I  then  felt  and  do  still  feel 
to  be  the  sentiment  of  my  heart  when 
I  said  :  "I  have  given  my  self  to  Jesus, 
to  do  and  be  what  He  thinks  best." 
I  was  then  far  from  anticipating  even 
what  I  feel  to  be  the  present  results 
of  that  position.  (The  future  is 
known  only  to  the  Master.)  I  have 
been  led  in  a  way  that  I  knew  not, 
and  to  a  conclusion  entirely  foreign  to 
my  least  expectations,  and  from 
which  the  pride  of  carnal  nature 
would  have  turned  in  proud  disdain. 
Yet,  with  all  the  losses  and  incon- 
veniences which  the  change  entails,  I 
feel  more  than  resigned.  Already  I 
find  the  way  pleasant  and  the  path 
peaceful,  the  yoke  easy  and  the  bur- 
den light,  anticipating  that  through 
whatever  earthly  conflicts  I  may  have 
to  pass,  or  whatever  perils  I  may 
have  to  encounter,  a  sweeter  and 
deeper  rest  and  peace  of  soul  will 
attend  a  resigned  compliance  with 
the  Saviour's  precious  will. 

I  here  relinquish  my  clai(a  to  mem- 
bership in  the  Baptist  denomination, 
and  also,  at  her  request,  that   of   my 


dear  wife  who  has  been  my  compan- 
ion through  the  tedious  rounds  and 
labyrinths  of  these  investigations. 
How  hard  it  is  to  bid  adieu  to  the 
church  of  our  fathers  no  heart  but 
ours  can  feel.  With  a  membership 
of  over  twenty  years,  dating  from  my 
eleventh  year ;  with  the  fond  remin- 
iscences of  bygone  days  with  all  their 
hallowed  associations  of  childhood, 
youth  and  manhood ;  with  eight 
years'  pastoral  relations  which  have 
been  mainly  pleasant  in  the  extreme, 
and  all  the  happy  ministerial  and 
church  companionship,  fraught,  too, 
with  many  solemn  responsibilities  ; 
it  is  hard  to  say  farewell,  especially 
as  it  severs  the  church  ties  of  parents, 
brothers  and  sisters.  Permit  me, 
also,  to  surrender  to  you  my  minis- 
terial and  official  credentials.  They 
henceforth  belong  to  you  alone. 
Respecting  the  sacred  trusts  which 
they  imposed,  I  have  endeavored  to 
discharge  them  with  becoming  faith- 
fulness and  integrity.  I  shall  never 
cease  to  love  the  dear  people  who 
tendered  them;  nor  the  honored  and 
beloved  presbytery  by  which  they 
were  conferred.  I  expect  to  esteem 
them  as  men  of  sincere  motive,'^  and 
deep  integrity  of  purpose.  Memory 
only  recalls  their  names  to  awaken 
personal  impressions  of  the  most 
leader  regard  and  the  most  profound 
respect. 

To  those  who  make  do  profession 
of  Christianity,  whose  personal  friend- 
ship and  favors  I  have  enjoyed  during 
my  past  ministry  here,  I  desire  to  ex- 
press my  grateful  remembrance,  only 
trusting  they  may  be  led  to  be  as 
faithful  friends  to  my  Master  as  they 
have  been  to  me. 

To  friends  of  other  religious  per. 
suasions  I  desire  to  say  that  if  I  have 
uttered  a  word  which  may  have 
given  offence,  I  did  not  speak  to 
offend,  but  only  to  proclaim  what  I 
have  cherished  as  God's  own  pre- 
cious truth. 

Prom  you,  dear  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, it  is  hard  to  separate,  especially 
from  the  older  members  with  whofu  I 
have  often  taken  sweet  cuunsel.  Our 
hours  and  half-hours  of  Christian 
converse  have  often  refreshed  my 
heart.  Whatever  afuture  Providence 
may  develop,  and  whithersoever  a 
Father's  band  may  lead,  I  expect  to 
remember  pleasaatly  and  gralefully 
yaur  kindness  during  the  months  that 
are  gone.  Our  social  Christian  in- 
tercourse   has  not  been   so  frequent 


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CHRIt?TIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPBL  VISlTOl?. 


and  intimate  aa  it  would  have  beea 
bfid  I  not  been  weighed  down  under 
these  pressing  investigations.  May 
God  lead  you  safely  and  pk-asantly 
amid  the  conflicts  of  this  life,  and 
may  wc  yet  be  permitted,  from  the 
fields  of  consecrated  toil  in  our  Mas- 
ter's service  on  earth,  to  mingle  in 
that  rest  which  remains  for  the  peo- 
ple of  God. 

-^^ — - 

For  the  Companion  anh  Visitor. 

A  Qucstlou  of  Keprool- 


BY- J.  W.  WILT. 


And  why  call  ye  me  Loid,  Lord,  and  do 
not  Uie  thiu^s  which  I  say  ? — Luke  vi.  40. 

Tiie  above  l.'U)>;uage  is  an  exprcst^ion 
which  is  well  worLliy  our  attention  and 
should  I'C  well  thoiislit  on,  for  it  was  very 
wisely  spoken,  and  by  one  who  had  tauj^ht 
and  who  is  still  teaching,  many  great  and 
grand  le.ssons.  Why  is  he  called  Lord, 
Lord  ? 

At  this  present  age  let  each  individual 
and  each  denominationof  professed  Chris- 
tians, carefully  weigh  the  above  language 
and  see  how  large  a  proportion  of  tlicm, 
of  all  creeds  and  iiarties,  sit  and  fail  be- 
neath the  condemnation  of  this  solemn 
expression.  They  call  Jesus,  Lord,Ijord. 
Tlicy  hear  and  do  nothi^  sayings.  "But 
in  vain  they  do  wors'iip  me,"  said  Jesus, 
''teaciiing  lor  doctrines  the  command- 
ments of  men."  They  arc  as  one  of  old, 
weighed  in  the  balances  and  found  want- 
ing. It  is  but  making  a  mock  of  Christ, 
ns  they  did,  who  said,  "Hail  King  of  the 
Jews." 

And  again,  there  is  another  class  of  hu- 
man beings  in  this  present  age,  who  never 
liavc  made  any  profession,  but  are  eager- 
ly engaged  in  their  daily  teiiii)firal  pur- 
suits of  life,  grasping  for  the  bubble  in  tlie 
wind,  which  they  often  miss,  to  their  sad 
disappoint uient.  And  if  it  should  tall 
within  their  grasp,  it  is  but  of  a  lew  days, 
and  life  will  vanish  away.  Such,  it  ap- 
liears,  never  think  of  calling  ]juid,  Lord  ; 
and  thou,  O  thou  I  in  wiiom  the  seed  of 
life  has  never  been  permifted  to  grow, 
why  tavricst  thou?  Aieyou  in  a  stupor, 
and  hast  eyes  that  see  not,  and  ears  that 
hear  not,  or  are  you  slov/  and  negligent, 
waiting  lor  the  .storm  of  adversity  to  blow 
over  you,  and  the  judgments  of  an  over 
ruling  Providence  to  be  showcied  upon 
you?  H'so,  remember  that  as  God  semis 
oil 'the  hurricane  of  time,  those  beautiful 
landscapes  will  be  upturned,  and  those 
lields  which  have  moved  with  golden 
grain,  sliall  wave  not  again.  Yon  tower- 
ing oak  of  the  forest,  which  disdains  to 
bend,  sliall  totter  and  fall,  and  the  song 
of  the  wild  bird,  and  the  note  of  the  tur- 
tle-dove, shall  he  heard  no  more.  lie- 
mend)er,  when  this  day  comes  the  elev- 
enth hour  is  past.  Misfortune  has  over- 
taken you  and  alHiction  is  upon  you,  for 
God  "will  laugh  at  your  calamity,  atid 
Ljock  when  your    Icar  comcth."     Then 


shall  you  call  upon  mountains  and  rocks 
to  fall  upon  you  and  hide  you  from  the 
face  of  the  Lamb. 

And  now,  brethren,  let  us  ever  be  faith- 
ful, not  merely  in  forms,  but  truly  in 
spirit,  that  to  any  of  God's  commands  wc 
are  ready  to  present  our  bodies  a  living 
sacriGcc  unto  God,  in  obedience  to  his 
commands.  And  by  so  doing,  we  will 
gain  an  everlasting  entrance  into  his 
glorious  kingdom,  whicli  has  existed  in 
days  that  are  past,  and  shall  lie  as  the 
Son  of  God,  worlds  without  end. 
Amen. 

Unto  Thee,  O  God,  we  pray  ! 

Learn  Thy  children  what  to  say  ; 
So  at  last  we  may  atjouDd 

In  grace,  and  be  faithful  found- 
liural  Valley,  Pa. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Mku. 


while  he  is  agitating  the  que.-tion   in   fa- 
vor of  the  school,  if  the  Lord  would  touch 
him  with  the  icy  hand  of  death, and  have 
to  give  an  account  of  himself? 
Polo,  Ills. 


To  Oar  Northeru  Frieu«]s. 


BY  P.  J.  KISENBISE. 


What  in  man,  that  thou  art  raindfol  of 
hiin  ■(  or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  vi&i;ci-t 
him  ?  Thou  iiiadest  liiiii  a  lilLlc  lower  than 
the  angi.-ls  ;  thou  crownest  him  willi  glory 
ar.d  honor,  and  didst  Sft  hira  over  the  worijs 
of  thy  hands."— Heb.  a:6,7. 

Dearly  beloved  and  respected  brethren 
and  sisters  in  the  Lord,  we  draw  beibn; 
us  man  in  his  origin — in  the  state  that 
God  created  him.  "Afrer  man  was  cre- 
ated, God  pronounced  him  good,  and  did 
set  him  over  tb.e  works  of  his  hands,  that 
is,  he  put  him  in  the  Garden — that 
beautiful  place;  we  think  it  nmst  have 
been  a  place  of  that  kind — in  that  we  un- 
derstand, was  all  manner  of  fruit  that 
man  could  eat  of,  but  there  was  a  t;ee 
that  he  was  forbidden  to  partake  of,  and 
know  that  it  was  against  the  will  of  that 
One  who  placed  him  ♦.here ;  but  the 
enemy  told  him  that  he  could  partake  of 
it,  and  it  would  be  all  right.  He  con 
verses  with  him,  and  says,  that  as  soon 
as  you  partake  of  tiiat  iVuit,  you  shall  be 
like  God  himself. 

And  so  it  is  with  the  creature,  in  this 
our  day.  He  tries  to  tell  us  th  it  thi> 
little  thing  and  that  little  thing  does  not 
matter,  but,  dear  brother  and  sister,  win  - 
soever  you  are,  that  Satan  tempts  in  this 
way,  tell  him  as  the  Saviour  did,  when 
he  tried  to  overcome  him,  that  "Thou 
shall  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him 
only  shalt  thou  serve."  If  we  could  only 
be  as  wise  as  the  Ijord  of  glory  was,  he 
would  not  contend  with  us  so  long,  but 
when  we  are  waiting  to  accept  of  those 
trifling  things  whicli  are  so  abominable 
in  the  sight  of  God,  who  has  created  us 
for  better  things,  we  feel  soiry  to  have  to 
name  some  of  the  evil  things  that  are 
now  afloat  in  the  world.  One  of  the 
greatest  evils  is  the  high  school  which 
we  read  so  much  about.  IJut,  dear 
brethren  and  sisters  in  the  Lord,  reuumi- 
ber  while  you  are  ccmtcnding  in  favor  of 
the  school,  that  Jesus  is  looking  down 
upon  you.     How  would    a    brother   feel 


With  a  desire  to  counteract  the  injur- 
ious effects  of  mi--Teprescntations  and 
false  reports  being  circulated  concerning 
the  South  and  Southern  people,  and 
with  a  view  to  instruct  many  in(juiring 
friends  and  others  who  think  of  seeking 
liomes  in  the  South,  the  tindcrsicned 
heads  of  families,  who  have  settled  in 
^lorgan  county,  Georgia,  during  the  last 
eight  years,  cheerfully  bear  testimony  to 
the  following  facts: 

Trusting  that  the  length  of  time  wc 
have  resided,  will  give  our  views  and  ex- 
perience weight  in  the  minds  of  an  intel- 
ligent jiublie.  That  coming  fiom  a  num- 
ber of  the  different  States,  our  united 
conclusions  may  safely  be  considered  as 
nearly  correct,  and  that  a  large  nuuibcr 
of  us,  willins  to  apjiear  before  an  inipiir- 
ing  i)ublic,  will  dispel  any  reasViable 
doubts  as  to  the  correctne-s  of  our 
view. 

In  coming  to  Morgan  county,  the  trav- 
eler roaches  Madi-on,  the  county  seat,  by 
tlif;  Georgia  Railroad,  citlier  from  tlie 
Vxiest,  via  Atlanta,  or  from  the  east,  via 
Augusta,  and  thence  from  all  parts  of 
the  country  by  rail  and  water. 

Our  climate  is  so  mild  that  winter 
pas-es  with  a  few  blusloing  days,  and 
occasionally  a  little  snow  and  ice  but  no 
weather  to  be  compared  to  winter  in  New 
York.  Healthy  to  a  lemarkablc  degree. 
Abundantly  supi)lied  with  pure  spring 
water,  second  to  none  v;c  have  ever  seen. 
Water  power  without  limit.  Timber  of 
pine,  oak,  chestnut,  poplar,  and  other 
varieti^;s  in  abundance. 

Land  g<  nt,iy  rolling,  and  clear  of  stones; 
soil  principally  red  clay  and  gray  loam. 
Mucii  ot  it  jjoor  and  over  giown  with 
briars  and  bushes,  not  having  been  under 
cuhivation  (or  a  lot^g  time.  J5ut  river, 
creek  and  branch  bottoms  arc  exceeding- 
ly fertile  and  on  every  jilantation  there 
is  much  good  and  productive  land.  All 
needs  more  thorough  cultivation,  and  no 
land  wc  have  ever  seen  responds  more 
promptly  to  good  treatment  and 
manure. 

Fruit  has  been  very  much  neglected, 
and  we  liave  no  he>itaney  in  pronouncing 
Middle  Georgia  one  of  the  best  fruit  re- 
gions known  to  us.  Grain  of  every  va- 
riety, clover  and  other  grasses  produce 
well  and  in  connection  with  cotton  raising, 
ofler  rare  inducements  for  industrious 
and  enterprising  farmers.  Stock  raising, 
sheep  husbandry,  and  dairying  must  bo 
very  i)rofltablc,  aa  our  mild  winters  ne- 
cessitate the  sowing  of  but  little  prov- 
ender. 

Land  can  bo  i>urchascd  in  any  desir- 
able (piantity  at  from  five  to  fifteen  dol- 
lars per  acre. 


CIIllISTIAN  FA  JULY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISPrOR. 


23 


The  people  are  kiiicl,  hospitable  and 
intellisciit.  lleportcd  riots,  war  of  racfs, 
etc  ,  have  no  foundation,  in  fact,  in  ?Ild- 
dle  Georgia.  'J'he  two  races  live  har- 
ruonioufily ;  tliere  are  no  indications  of 
trouble.  Northern  men  feel  cntiro'y 
secure  in  person  and  property,  and  none 
liavc  ever  been  molested  in  IMoruan 
county.  Worthy  and  intelligent,  North.- 
crn  people  are  heartily  welcomed  ;  there 
is  no  aniuio-iity  existins;  towards  such  by 
na'ivo  Southern  people.  All  ininplo  as 
freely  and  with  as  much  sociability  as 
neighbors  could  desire. 

Anv  informal  ion  desired  may  be  ob- 
tained by  addressing  either  of  the  under- 
signed at  iMadison.  (jeorgia. 

ISanj'l  W.  Copciand,  ibriuerly  of  Liv- 
ingston county,  N.  Y. 

JO.  Hoyscr,  formerly  of  Montgomery 
county.  Pa. 

■  P.  M.  Griggs,  P.  P.  Griggs  and  J.  IM. 
Griegs,  formerly  of  Wyoming  county. 
N.  Y. 

Sam'l  Watrons,  Livingsion  county, 
xN.  Y. 

Geo  Cole  and  W.  H.  Cole,  Columbia 
county,  N.  Y. 

A.  J.  llowell  and  J.  L.  Iloweil,  Liv- 
in^'.ston  county,  N.  Y. 

.r  A.  Valance,   I/.vingston,  N.  Y. 

Mcssr-^.  J;i!iie3  Fruzer,  D.  Taylor  and 
AV.  (}.  Quiuby,  formerly  of  Monroe,  N. 
York. 

•John  II.  Morgan,  Wisconsin. 

Messrs.    A.  J.  Ackerman,    A.  0.  Wii 
son,    J,    M.    Vanwinkle,    W.  Yaiavinkle 
and  A.  11,   Poremus,   formerly  of  New 
Jersey. 

Messrs.  A.  Ain^lie,  W.  Ainsl'e,  Jus. 
II.  Ain.slie.  Wm.  Tibbolds,  .John  Hough, 
and  A.  Monroe,  formerly  of  Ohio. 

C  V.  S.  Y\^ilson,   Schenectady, 
York. 

Reuben  Miller,  N.  Y. 

]*]  H.  Kobin.-on,  Illinois. 

C,  D.  Buck,  Kansas. 


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FoK  Tiig  Companion  and  Visitok. 
A  Wortilii  ISctcHli    i>!  fb«i  SnfTr- 


BY  SARAH  J.   MILLER. 


My  mind  has  been  so  much  absorbed 
in  tb.ougiit  of  our  suffering  Brethren, 
that  perhaps  it  may  do  no  harm  to  write 
on  the  subject. 

Wc  read,  "Blessed  is  lie  tliat  consid- 
ercth  the  poor."  But  Jesus  says  :  "In 
asujuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  i!ie  least 
of  those  ii.y  bretliren,  ye  have  done  ir, 
unto  me."  What  a  privilege  licrc  is 
given  In  minister  unto  Jesus  !  If  the 
Master  was  here,  as  he  once  wiis,  how 
would  we  scei<  to  honor  liim,  Ib'goitiiig 
that  this  is  still  our  privilege. in  inini.-ter- 
ing  even  unto  the  lea>t  of  tlie  saints? 

Jisus  says  again  :"By  this  shall  all  n:en 
k  cv  that  Tc  are  my  disciples,  if  ye  love 
'jnc  another."  John  says  :  'Mjetu^  not 
love  in  word,  but  in  deed  and  in  truth." 
If  any  be  in  need,  and  wo  s-ay  ''be  ye  fed, 


and  be  ye  clothed,  and  give  them  not, 
hovv' dwelleth  the  love  of  God  inns?" 
From  this  we  infer  that  if  we  love  God, 
we  love  the  brethren.  Christ  says  furth- 
er :  "Blessed  are  liie  merciful,  for  t^hey 
shall  oblain  mercy."  We  know  not  how 
sooii  in  the  future  our  turn  may  come  to 
suffer,  and  Jesus  says  :  "With  the  .sauio 
measure  we  mete  with,  it  shall  be  ineas 
ured  to  us  again."  Let  us  not  forget 
this. 

In  suffering  from  hunger  and  cold,  I 
have  no  experience,  but  from  what  I  Iiave 
read,  it  must  be  terrible  to  starve  or 
freeze.  T  have  been  not  a  little  troubled 
about  our  needy  ones  in  the  far  west,  and 
hope  and  pray  that  the  Lord  will  help  us 
to  speedily  act  in  the  matter  tlsat  our 
delay  may  not,  be  tlie  cause  of  still  moi'c 
sufleriug.  We  need  only  give  of  our 
abundance  and  none  need  to  perisli.  Let 
them  tliat  are  inclined  to  iiold  their 
purse-string-!  so  tight,  beware,  for  it  is 
in  the  Lord's  band  to  with  hold  the  sun 
shine,  rain  and  dew.  We  work  in  the 
hope  of  receiving  the  fruits  of  our  labor, 
but  it  is  all  at  the  Lord's  disposal. 

Oh  I  that  wc  might,  ever  see  our  higli 
and  holy  mission  while  here  I  What  is 
t!;e  use  of  Itoarding  up  for  the  future? 
We  know  not  what  the  morrow  may 
biing  forth.  All  wo  may  need  may  be  <i 
sUxoud,  a  cofBii  ai!.!  a  grave.  The  Mas- 
ter says :  We  s-hall  lay  up  treasure  in 
heaven,  where  mot.h  and  rust  do  noc  con 
sume,  and  where  thieves  break  not  thro' 
and  steal.  Here  is  an  opportunity  in  ih-' 
present  distress,  hoping  that  not  one  of 
us  who  have  coven:\nted  to  serve  God 
will  fail  to  do  wiiat  our  several  abilities 
enables  us  to  do. 

I  believe,  if  wc  would  all  do  as  lite 
Good  Spirit  dictates,  we  would  verily  be 
as  a  city  that  is  set  on  a  r.ili,  that  c;:n!iot 
be  bid.  Then  would  our  liglit  shine, 
a,id  men  would  -ce  our  good  woiks  and 
glorify  our  Father  in  heaven. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
VTh'PiPC    SBiftU   B    FJu<l   A   Triitt 


BY  T.  J.   NAIR. 

Not  long  ago  I  was  led  to  n:ako  this 
silent  inipiiry— not  with  any  mixture  of 
anger;  not  with  atiy  disail'ected  feeling; 
tiot  even  an  itsclination  to  complain,  but 
with  a  feeling  of  disappoititment — sad- 
den(  d,  wounded.  It  has  always  been 
(juite  natural  for  me  to  h.avc  inuch  con 
tiihnco  in  professed  t\ii.n;i.--hin,  ar.d  I 
iiavi;  learned  too  from  the  blessed  Bock, 
tb;at  we  are  to  liave  the  love  tliat  tbink- 
etii  no  evil.  This  has  accorded  well  with 
my  feelings  for  years.  But,  alas!  all 
friendship  is  not  true,  all  is  not  lasting. 
The  friendship  of  mortals  is  varying;  it 
is  lial.'le  to  many  turnings. 

I  do  not  w,.ndei'  that  dur  Saviour  was 
said  to  be  a  man  of  sorrow  and  acquainted 
with  grief  Was  theio  not  n^ore  than 
one  reason  why   he    was    Lhui    styled  ? 


llow  many  times  while  sojourning  in  the 
desh,  with  all  the  po.rity  of  his  spirit, 
the  innoceuey  of  iiis  life,  and  the  sweets 
ness  cf  his  true  and  loving  heart,  must 
he  have  been  grieved  and  sorely  wounded 
by  (he  faUity  of  changing  mortals — griev- 
ed that  for  his  unselfish  interest,  his 
yearning  love,  that  led  him  to  lay  down 
his  life  for  others,  there  was  nothing  in 
re; urn,  but  a  want  of  appreciation,  a 
.'urning  away,  and  even  cruel  rejection  of 
idm  who  was  worthy  of  all  love.  Header, 
you  wiih  me,  when  sickness  comes,  when 
sorrow,  when  storms,  invade  (mr  path, 
let  Us  look  unto  the  friend  of  sinners,  Je- 
sus is  his  holy  name. 

It  i.j  said  :  "A  friend  in  need,  is  a 
friend  indeed."  If  so,  let  us  not  con- 
(ide  in  clianging  mortal^,  but  confide  in 
one  who  will  not  forsake  or  betray  us  in 
tiuie  of  trouble,  but  who  will  stick  closer 
than  a  brother.  Who  would  not  like  to 
have  such  a  friend  ?  But  let  us  not  con- 
fide in  ourselves,  as  the  Egyptian  mon- 
arch, when  the  children  of  Israel  had 
left  the  house  of  bondage  and  were  well 
on  iheir  journey  toward  the  promised 
land,  the  ki.itr,  confiding  in  himself,  c.k- 
claimed  :  "I  will  pursue,  I  will  overtake 
tiicm  and  bring  them  back."  On  he 
rushed,  even  into  the  division  of  waters. 
Iri  bis  self  confidence  he  engaged  in  battle 
with  Jeb.ovah,  God  of  Annies.  The  con- 
flict was  of  short  duration  :  the  arm  of 
the  Lord  prevailed ;  Pharaoh  and  his 
men  of  war  were  swept  away  with  the  wa- 
ters of  destruction,  while  Moses,  with 
his  brethren,  confiding  in  God,  went  on 
their  way  rejoicing.  Then  let  us  cling  to 
Jesus,  who  is  our  friend,  and  who  will 
never  forsake  us,  but  be  with  us  to  the 

end. 

^-^-^ 

TSte  fiSeait  ISliioins  In  (be  Face. 

I  love  a  minister  whose  face  invites  me 
to  make  him  my  friend — a  man  upon 
whose  doorsteps  you  read  :  '"Salve," 
"W^elcome. "  Give  me  the  man  around 
whom  the  children  come,  like  ilies  around 
a  honey- pot;  they  are  first-class  judges  of 
a  good  man.  Wheu  Solomon  was  tried 
b>  the  Queen  of  Sheba,  as  to  his  wisdom, 
the  rabbis  tell  us  that  she  brought  some 
artifici.d  flowers  with  her,  beautifully 
made  and  delicately  scented,  so  as  to  be 
fac  similes  of  real  flowers.  She  asked 
Solomon  to  discover  which  were  artificial 
and  which  were  real.  The  wise  man  bade 
his  servants  to  open  the  window,  end 
when  the  bees  flew  in  they  flfw  at  once 
to  the  natural  flowers,  and  caied  nothing 
for  the  artitici.il.  So  you  will  find  that 
children  have  tlieir  instincts,  and  discover 
very  sijecdiiy  who  is  their  friend,  and,  de- 
pend upon  it,  the  children's  iiiend  is  one 
who  will  be  worth  knowing.  Have  a  good 
word  to  say  to  each  and  every  member  of 
the  fami'y — th.e  big  boys,  and  the  young 
lidics,  to  the  little  girls  and  everybody. 
Nj  one  knows  how  much  a  smile  and  a 
beany  sentence  may  do-  A  man  who  is 
to  do  much  wii-h  men  must  love  them, 
and  feel  at  home  with  them. 


24 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitoii. 
An  Address  Upon  (he  Organiza- 
tion of  the  First  Church 
in  Colorado. 


An  organization  being  effected,  elder 
J.  S.  Flory  in  substance  addressed  the 
meeting  as  follows : 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  I  hope  the 
meeting  we  have  had  to-day  will  long  be 
remembered  as  an  event  of  signal  import- 
ance. We  are  engaged  in  a  noble  work. 
A  work  that  tends  to  our  present  and 
eternal  welfare.  Like  causes  will  pro- 
duce like  effects.  Our  minds  have  been 
somewhat  running  back  to  the  daj's  of  the 
apostles,  who  ,had  received  the  great 
commission,  "Go  ye  into  all  the  world." 
There  was  a  cause  why  they  should  go  in 
obedience  to  that  important  injunction. 
They  went,  and  the  result  or  effect  of 
their  preaching  was  men  and  women  be- 
lieved, and  churches  were  established  "in 
the  faith,"  in  various  parts  of  the  then 
civilized  world.  The  word  of  God  was 
glorified.  In  the  establishing  of  those 
churches  we  notice  the  same  rule  of  prac- 
tice in  the  keeping  of  the  ordinances  and 
commandments  characterized  them  all. 
This  oneness  existed  among  thorn  from 
the  fact  that  they  were  governed  by  the 
one  rule  of  faith.  su(;h  as  "was  delivered 
to  the  saints."  We  have  the  same  rule 
to-day,  and  by  that  we  must  walk  if  we 
would  prosper.  We  maintain  there  is 
but  one  order  of  divine  service.  God 
having  given  no  plurality  of  ways  to 
worship  him  according  to  our  faith, 
opinion  or  convenience,  then  how  dare 
we  assume  to  take  any  such  privileges  in 
things  that  pertain  to  church  govern- 
nacnt.  We  conscientiously  claim  we 
have  no  such  right,  therefore  in  our  or- 
ganization and  practice  we  must  be  gov- 
erned by  one  general  order  of  the  church, 
especially  when  we  find  all  is  in  harmony 
with  the  gospel.  We  are  jiledged  to  our 
God,  to  the  (Jhurch  and  our  convictions 
to  stand  by  the  "old  landmarks,"  let  our 
surroundings  be  as  they  may.  The  AVord 
of  rJod  was  not  given  in  such  terms  that 
we  may  bend  it  to  suit  our  changes  and 
tlic  times,  but  it  is  "the  same  yesterday, 
to-day  and  forever."  What  is  right  to 
enforce  in  the  East,  is  right  to  live  up  to 
here  in  the  West,  true  Christianity  is  the 
same  the  world  over. 

When  we  see  how  the  Kingdom  of 
Christ  here  on  earth  is  prospering — 
spreading  her  healing  wings  over  the 
land  we  are  made  to  rejoice.  We  may 
cast  our  mind's  eye  back  to  that  handful 
of  the  faithful  fleeing,  from  jiersecution — 
landing  in  the  "New  World,"  settling 
down  near  the  Eastern  shore  of  this  Con- 
tinent, where  Atlantic's  waves  have  long 
washed  the  beach — and  .see  how,  from 
the  small  beginning,  true  religion  by  the 
mercy  of  God  rolls  onward.  \V'esiward 
the  empire  of  Jesus  spreads  ;  state  after 
state  and  territory  after  territory  hear 
the  gladsome  sound,  sweet  melody  of  the 


song  of  redemption.  From  ocean  to 
ocean  the  "banner"  has  been  lifted  up. 
But  like  the  great  Railroad  that  connects 
the  AV^est  with  the  East,  spanning  with  a 
long  bound  the  "desert  center  of  the 
Union,"  so  the  extending  arms  of  the 
spreading  church  of  Godleai)ed  over  this 
part  of  God's  domain.  To  day  by  the 
mercies  of  God,  it  is  our  i)rivilege,  brefh 
ren  and  sisters,  to  plant  the  standard  of 
the  cross  of  Christ  here.  Few  in  num- 
ber, yet  enough,  assisted  by  the  strong 
arm  of  God,  to  lift  up  the  "banner."  We 
need  not  be  discouraged,  "great  oaks 
from  little  acorns  grow,"  so  from  small 
beginnings  great  things  may  be  accom 
plished.  We  look  back  scarcely  twenty 
years  when  we  were  j'et  in  our  teens,  and 
see  the  pioneers  of  the  church,  few  in 
number,  meeting  to  worship  their  God 
in  Iowa;  and  some  of  those  same  pio- 
neers we  see  here  to-day.  At  that  lime 
there  was  but  one  elder  in  the  state,  and 
to-diiy  we  see  the  state  dotted  with  many 
branches  of  the  church  of  God,  and  the 
membershii)  known  by  the  hundreds. 

We  hope  we  all  feel  and  will  continue 
to  feel  the  great  responsibility  that  sur- 
rounds us,  and  will  appreciate  the  great 
blessings  of  God  showered  upon  us.  In 
a  moral  point  of  view,  as  otherwise,  we 
may,  by  the  grace  of  God,  make  the 
"wilderness,"  (or  "desert,")  "blossom 
as  the  rose."  Oh,  that  our  daily  influ- 
ence might  be  such  that  we  may  be  a 
light  to  the  world,  and  hold  forth  that 
"old-time"  religion  so  many  are  begin- 
ning to  pine  for.  Nothing  is  of  so  much 
importance  as  an  unfeigned  love,  one 
toward  another,  and  above  all  true  love 
to  God.  Where  love  predominates,  all 
self  will  will  vanish,  we  will  esteem  oth- 
ers above  ourselves.  jjove  casteth  out 
stubbornness,  indifference  and  the  spirit 
of  inconsistency,  therefore  we  will  cheer- 
fully and  meelvly  conform  to  the  order  of 
the  church.  If  the  eminent  apostle  Paul 
with  a  heart  full  of  love  for  the  church 
did  condescend  to  speak  of  bodily  apparel, 
shall  we  be  of  too  exalted  a  mind  to 
speak  of  it?  All  the  scoffs  and  jeers 
about  there  being  "no  religion"  in  dress 
never  has  or  never  will  make  it  other- 
wise than  the  outward  is  significant  of 
what  is  within.  The  spirit  of  insubordi- 
nation in  the  heart  is  easily  discernable 
by  the  outside  evidence,  and  on  the 
other  hand  the  spirit  of  obedience  (char- 
acl eristic  of  Christ, )  is  also  known  by  the 
exterior  appearance  and  conduct.  Con- 
sistency is  indeed  a  Christian  jewel.  To 
profess  to  hold  the  doctrine  of  non-con- 
f'ormity  to  the  world,  and  at  the  same 
time  practice  "conformity"  to  the  world, 
and  unconformity  to  the  church,  is  incon- 
sistency indeed  !  The  spirit  and  practice 
of  disobedience  to  even  the  least  of  the 
regulations  of  the  church  leads,  as  a  gen- 
eral thing,  to  trouble,  loss  of  confidence, 
while  there  is  nothing  of  worth  in  a  re- 
ligious point  of  view  to  be  gained.  AVe 
should  study  more  how  to  i)lcase  God 
and  the  church  by  a    life   of  consistency 


rather  than  how  to  please  ourselves  and 
evade  the  responsibility  resting  upon  all. 
If  the  time  that  is  often  taken  in  hunt- 
ing excuses  to  justify  disobedience  was 
taken  in  learning  of  Jesus,  a  much  high- 
er state  of  holiness  might  be  attained. 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  all  \n 
the  outset  here  be  of  one  mind;  let  uni- 
formity and  consistency  to  our  profession 
be  a  matter  of  solemn  duty.  If  we  start 
right,  we  arc  more  apt  to  keep  right,  and 
in  our  petition,  as  well  as  to  day,  we 
agreed  to  be  governed  by  the  rules  of  the 
church  so  long  as  they  are  in  the  channel 
of  true  religion.  We  hope  by  the  grace 
of  God  we  shall  have  such  a  care,  one  for 
another,  as  to  labor  for  each  other's  good 
in  our  spiritual  i)ilgrimage.  By  this  it  is 
implied  1  will  try  to  do  my  duty,  not  as 
a  lord  over  God's  heritage,  but  in  meek- 
ness and  love,  in  the  capacity  of  a  ser- 
vant try  to  admonish  you  in  evciy  needed 
work,  and  deal  out  the  word  of  God  as 
he  may  give  me  grace  and  ability,  and 
you  will  make  the  preached  word  effec- 
tive by  living  up  to  all  the  requirements 
of  the  gospel,  or  in  other  words,  "prac- 
tice what  we  preach." 

I  wish  to  snv  a  few  words  yet  in  regard 
to  myself  '  When  I  gave  up  the  respon- 
sible ])osition  of  having,  in  a  tireatmcas- 
utc,  the  care  of  a  congregation  in  the 
East,  it  was  not  my  expectation  to  ac- 
cept the  eldership  over  another.  I  hav(5 
no  desire  or  ambition  in  that  direction. 
Believing  every  man's  destiny  is  marked 
out,  and  sometimes  by  special  Providen- 
ces, we  can  have  a  fore  knowledge  of 
what  the  Lord  would  have  us  do.  We 
feel  that  in  another  capacity  we  will 
probably  best  fullfil  the  destiny  marked 
out  by  the  finger  of  God  for  us.  We  had 
hoped  some  other  more  worthy  would  be 
here  to  take  more  special  charge  of  the 
church,  and  when  such  an  one  cometh, 
we  shall  willinglygive  himthe  responsible 
position,  yet  we  hope  to  retain  our  hon.e 
among  you,  and  for  the  pre.-ent  we  will 
shrink  f^rom  no  duty  incumbent  upon  U9, 
but  do  the  best  we  can  by  the  grace  of 
God. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
An    Exaniinntinn    ot    Scriptnral 
ArgnuieiitN  iur  IndiilKiutr 
In  Strong  I>riuk. 


BY  LEO.  A.  DOSOH. 


On  this  subject  much  has  been  said 
and  v?ritten,  but  our  reflections  can 
not  be  too  serious  when  we  consider 
that  men  of  the  brightest  genius,  and 
others  whose  minds  were  deeply  im- 
bued with  learning,  have  sunk  the 
victims  of  intemperance;  when  we 
are  conscious  also,  that  men  of  the 
most  generous  affections  have  given 
up  all  that  was  dear  to  them  in  this 
deplorable    perversion    of    appetite. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


25 


Drunkenness  is  a  vice,  but  it  is  also  a 
misfortune  ;  and  therefore  the  victims 
of  it  often  demand  a  measure  of  pity. 
Drunkenness  claims  its  victims  by 
the  thousands — and  unfortunately  not 
to  them  only  are  the  sad  consequen- 
ces of  its  influence  confined,  but  the 
innocent  often  feel  its  direful  eflfects — 
for  helpless  families,  broken-hearted 
women,  widows,  orphans,  every  day 
attest  the  power  of  this  monster.  A 
great  many  people,  however,  argue 
that  the  moderate  use  of  ardent  spir- 
its, is  not  iDJurious,  but  on  the  con- 
trary that  it  is  healthy. 

The  practice  of  dram-drinkiog  in 
the  morning,  is  a  very  common  pre- 
lude to  intemperance.  It  is  peculiar- 
ly hurtful  to  young  persons — the 
habit  of  dram-drinkjng,  although  its 
effects  are  not  so  violent — but  most 
people  of  this  character  are  afflicted 
with  the  gout,  the  gravel,  and  other 
symptoms  of  indigestion.  But  we 
must  not  tarry  here.  It  is  for  Chris- 
tians, and  all  good  men  and  women 
to  decide  whether  this  fertile  laud 
shall  be  overrun  with  dram-sellers,  or 
with  the  light  of  proper  Christian 
knowledge.  It  is  a  grand  thing  to 
live  in  these  times!  Shall  we  lend 
our  influence  for  good  or  evil — for 
Christ  or  Belial  ?  The  God  of  this 
world  is  marshalling  his  forces  to  "go 
up  and  possess  the  land;  but  if  all 
■who  love  the  Lord,  will  come  to  the 
help  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty," 
for  greater  is  he  that  is  for  us,  than 
all  they  that  be  against  us.  Men  and 
women  are  laboring  for  thjs,  full  of 
faith.  May  God  speed  them  in  their 
efforts ! 

But  we  are  constantly  met  with  a 
great  deal  of  opposition.  There  are 
strong  objections  to  this  and  that,  and 
a  great  many  are  the  arguments  used 
against  this  reform.  Let  us  consider 
some  of  them  as  they  were  presented, 
or  as  the  good  book  says:  "Let  us 
reason  together."  I  hardly  expected 
to  find  the  Saviour's  command : 
"Drink  ye  all  of  it,"  quoted  in  sup- 
port of  drinking;  but  another  objec- 
tor says.  "The  principle  of  total' 
abstinence  is  fundamentally  wrong." 
The  first  miracle  of  our  Saviour  was 
to  convert  water  into  wine,  and  that 
the  solemn  farewell  to  the  men  who 
were  to  teach  all  nations  was  signal- 
ized by  his  drinking  of  the  fruit  of  the 
wine,  and  the  injunction,  "Drink  ye 
all  of  it."  I  was  constantly  met  with 
Scripture  arguments  during  the  late 
crusade,  and  not  being  learned,  found 


that  I  became  confused,  about  certain 
terms  I  knew  not  the  meaning  of.  I 
left  it  for  those  who  could  learnedly 
meet  them, — never  claiming  that  the 
Bible  enjoined  total  abstinence  as  a 
Christian  duty.  Remember,  I  do 
not  know'but  what  it  does,  to  those 
who  can  read  the  Bible  in  the  origi- 
nal tongue.  As  far  as  I  can  under- 
stand it,  the  Bible  permitted  total  ab- 
stinence; that  by  the  Bible  it  was  law- 
ful to  abstain. 

I  take  the  view  that  it  by  my  giv- 
ing up  that  which  is  lawful  for  mo,  I 
could  stand  between  my  weaker 
brother  and  the  tempter — that  which 
might  overwhelm  him, — and  so  by 
stooping  to  the  weakness  of  my  broth- 
er, fulihl  the  law  of  Christ.  The  giv- 
ing it  up,  then,  became  a  positive 
Christian  duty.  This  may  not  be 
very  logical,  but  I  am  not  logical  ;  I 
cannot  be  when  so  many  wiser  men 
say  I  am  not. 

Another  argned  that  Scripture 
favored  the  use  of  wine;  that  wine  was 
spoken  of  with  approval;  only  excess 
in  its  use,  was  condemned  in  the 
Scriptures.  But  there  are  different 
kinds  of  wine  spoken  of  in  the  Bible, 
if  [  am  not  mistaken.  It  must  be  so, 
for  the  wine  spoken  of  as  a  mocker, 
cannot  be  the  same  kind  as  the  Sav- 
iour made  ;  and  the  wine  that  is  to  be 
"drank  new  in  the  kingdom,  cannot 
be  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  God." 
One  person  brought  to  me  the  pas- 
sage in  Deuteronomy,  where  the 
children  of  Israel  were  told  to  obtain 
what  their  souls  lusted  after, — 
"Sheep,  oxen, wine  and  strong  drink,'' 
as  God's  command  was  that  the  peo- 
ple should  use  drink,  he  inferred  not 
only  wine  but  strong  drink, (whiskey.) 
I  at  once  turned  to  and  read  the 
words:  "If  a  man  have  a  rebellious 
son,  he  shall  bring  him  to  the  elders 
of  the  people,  who  shall  take  him 
without  the  city,  and  stone  him  with 
stones  till  he  die."  I  asked :  Do 
you  consider  this  a  positive  injunc- 
tion that  if  your  son  is  disobedient, 
you  shall  take  him  to  the  magistrates, 
and  they  shall  stone  him  to  death  ? 
"Ah  I"  said  he,  "your  quotation  was 
from  the  Old  Testament;  but  mine  is 
too,"  said  he. 

The  objections  brought  against 
total  abstinence  as  a  beverage,  and 
especially  from  Christians,  were  va- 
rious and  new.  It  was  quoted  fro,in 
Zechariah  ix.  H:  "Corn  shall  make 
the  young  men  cheerful,  and  new 
wine  the  maids."      He  said   further. 


"Many  of  you  have  witnessed  this  ' 
prophecy  fullfiled  to  the  very  letter. 
Have  you  never  seen  the  young  men 
making  themselves  cheerful  with  malt 
liquor,  while  the  young  maids  were 
producing  the  same  effect  by  the 
blood  of  the  grape  ?  I  might  give  a 
tew  more  extracts  or  quotations,  but 
let  these  suffice.  They  are  all  known 
to  him  who  has  said.  "Woe  unto 
him  that  giveth  his  neighbor  drink, 
that  putteth  the  bottle  to  him  and 
maketh  him  drunken  also." — Haba- 
kuk  ii.  15. 

Reader,  have  you  ever  considered 
how  great  is  your  personal  influence  ? 
How  grand  a  thing  it  is  to  be  a  man  ? 
How  richly  rewarded  may  be  an 
humble  and  unpromising  effort  to  do 
good?  It  should  be  the  duty  of  every 
person  to  exert  upon  others  all  the 
good  iufluence  he  possesses.  Volumes 
of  moral  power  may  be  wielded  by 
one  man.  Dear  reader,  be  stimulated 
to  imitate  a  good  example  in  this 
direction. 

Poor  creatures  still  walk  our  high- 
ways and  streets,  the  prey  of  a  per- 
verted appetite,  yet  with  all  their 
disgusting  appearance  they  have 
hearts  that  can  feel,  and  repent,  and 
love,  and  be  grateful,  if  they  can  be 
reached.  Words  of  kindness  will 
often  win  them.  Persevering  efforts 
will  save  them. 

Before  I  conclude  my  article,  let 
me  urge  upon  every  young  man 
whose  eye  may  glance  over  these 
pages,  to  remember  the  words  of 
wisdom,  "Wine  is  a  mocker,  strong 
drink  is  raging."  "Who  hath  woe? 
who  hath  sorrow  ?  who  hath  conten- 
tions ?  who  hath  wounds  without 
cure?  who  hath  redness  of  eyes? 
They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine ; 
they  that  go  to  seek  mixed  wine. 
Look  thou  not  upon  the  wine  when 
it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  its  color  in 
the  cup,  when  it  moveth  itself  aright. 
At  the  last  it  biteth  like  a  serpent, 
and  stingeth  like  an  adder." 

Brookville,   Ohio. 

When  Christians  grow  cold  and 
neglectful  of  their  own  duties  they 
grow  censorious  toward  each  other. 
As  love  declines,  the  critical  temper 
increases.  All  along  the  eaves  of  a 
cold  church  hang  the  sharp,  piercing 
icicles  of  criticism  and  censorious, 
ness. — Rev.   T.  L.  Cuyler. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOIv. 


Christian  Famiiv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYEKSDALE,  Pa.,  January  12, 1875. 


Au  Exi>Iauatioii— Tti«  First  Nam- 
b»?r. 

It  may  be  that  many  of  our  subscribers 
for  the  new  volume,  who  did  not  receive 
the  first  number  when  they  looked  for  it, 
will  not  understood  why  it  was  they  did 
not  receive  it,  and  may  think  their  names 
■were  not  received.  The  cause  is  this: 
The  letters  containing  subscriptions  cauie 
in  in  such  numbers,  that  we  could  not 
possibly  with  our  help,  and  we  could  not 
get  more,  transfer  all  the  names  to  our 
mailing  books  in  time  to  have  them 
ready  to  send  out  at  the  time  we  sent  ou( 
the  first  number.  And  this  cause  may 
continue  I'or  a  little  time,  but  wo  tlui)k 
not  long,  as  we  are  making  every  eflort 
we  can  to  have  the  subscribers  names  en- 
tered upon  our  mailing  book's  as  soon  as 
possible.  The  names  that  came  in  first, 
are  first  attended  to. 

It  is  very  difficult,  if  not  impossible,  to 
avoid  all  irr^'^ularities  at  the  beginning 
of  the  volume,  when  we  have  so  much  to 
d  ).  We  hope  in  a  few  weeks  to  get  our 
work  in  such  a  condition  that  we  can 
move  along  with  our  usual  regularity, 
and  have  our  paper  out  at  the  proper 
time. 

Although  a  number  of  subscribers 
whose  names  we  have,  have  not  yet  re- 
ceived the  first  number,  they  will  receive 
it.  We  shall  print  enough  copies  to  sup- 
ply at  least  all  our  subscribers  who  come 
in  early  in  the  year  with  the  volume  from 
the  beginning. 

From  the  foregoing  cx[.lanation,  none 
need  I'gel  uneasy,  fearing  their  subscrip- 
tions were  not  received.  The  circum- 
stance that  they  did  not  get  the  first 
number  immediately  after  it  was  issued, 
is  no  evidence  that  their  subscriptions 
were  not  received.  If,  however,  any  do 
n)t  rectii'C  their  paj)cr~'  in  a  week  or  two, 
they  will  please  iiiiorm  us.  Rut  we  hope 
ail  will  get  them  soon,  as  we  shall  send 
them  out  as  fast  as  possible. 

Oorreai|>ou«l«iicK  Kelulivo    to  the 
Wuu tw  ol  tUe  West. 

'J'he  cxlen-^ivc  correspondence  we  are 
liaving  in  regard  to  the  wants  of  our 
western  brethren  and  friends,  and  the 
many  appeals  that  arc  made  through  our 


paper  for  help,  are  occ.ipying  a  consider- 
able space  in  it,  and  prevents  us  from 
giving  our  usual  variety  of  reading  matter. 
But  we  hope  that  a\\  our  readers  will  see 
the  propriety  of  giving  those  in  want  an 
opportunity  of  presen  iug  tR«^r  cases  be- 
fore the  Brotherhood  and  the  public. 
Their  condition  is  such  that  commends 
them  to  our  sympathy,  and  calls  lor  as>- 
sistance  from  all  who  have  it  in  their 
power  to  render  assistance. 

TlYere  sceui  to  be  move  who  need  help, 
or  the  scarcity  prevails  over  a  larger  ter- 
ritory,than  was  atfirst  known  or  expected. 
But  there  is  an  abundaiice  in  our  country 
to  supply  all  the  destitute,  and  it  is  a  just 
CJiuse  of  thankfulness  to  God  that  it  is  so. 
Aud  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  none  will  suf, 
I'cr,  or  at  least  that  none  will  perish  for 
tiie  want  of  the  necessaries  of  life.  In 
"mure  respects  than  one,  is  there  "bread 
eiiougii  and  to  spare,"  in  our  Faiiier's 
house,  and  we  hope  io  will  be  distributed 
and  applied  to  meet  the  wants  of  the 
needy. 

J.  W.Steiu'sj  Aildiress- 

In  our  present  numl)er  wi'J  be  found 
an  interesting  address  from  brother  J. 
W.  Stein  to  the  Baptist  Church  of  Nb- 
osho,  Missouri,  upon  retiring  from  the 
pastorate  of  that  chunih,  and  from  the 
Baptist  denomination.  Our  readers  will 
remember  brother  Stein  as  the  person 
with  whom  brother  B.  E.  Moomaw  had 
a  correspondence,  and  which  was  given 
under  the  head  of  "Important  Corres- 
pondence," in  No.  41,  of  the  last 
volume. 

it  ai)i)ears  that  brother  Siein,  from  an 
examination  of  his  faith  and  practice,  by 
the  gospel  rule,  found  it  necessary  to 
make  some  change  to  be  more  fully  ident- 
ified with  the  early  disciples  of  Christ. 
And  though  such  a  change  required  con- 
siderable sacrifice  on  his  part,  it  was 
cheerfully  and  gladly  made.  We  are 
pleased  with  the  spirit  and  character  of 
his  address.  He  seems  to  have  acted 
from  convictions  of  duty,  produced  from, 
a  careful  investigation  of  the  Scriptures, 
and  not  from  any  sudden  impulse,  in 
changing  his  Christiun  principles  and 
practices. 

Agreeing  as  he  seeius  to  do,  with  the 
Brethren  in  Christian  doctrine  and  prac 
tice,  he  designs  it  appears  to  unite  witii 
us.  And  if  lie  is  in  union  with  us  in 
gos]iel  i>rinciples,  and  desires  a  home 
among  us  that  lie  may  conform  more  fully 


to  the  will  of  God  and  life  of  Christ,  wc 
shall  welcome  him  to  our  fellowship, 
hoping  that  he  may  be  a  blessing  to  u.«, 
and  our  fraternity  a  blessing  to  him  in 
affording  him  the  opportunity  he  desires 
fur  carrying  out  the  principles  of  primi- 
tive Christianity.  He  designs  to  give  to 
the  public  a  more  full  and  satisfactory 
st-atement  of  his  reasons  for  leaving  the 
Baptist  Ciiuich  embodied  in  the  form  of 
a  bock.  Other  productions  of  his  pen 
will  probably  appear  in  due  time.  A 
further  notice  of  these  will  appear  here 
after. 


liup«frlect  AlmauHcs. 

A  lot  of  imperfect  Almanacs,  has  been 
returned  to  us,  and  wc  have  heard  of 
one  other  lor,.  There  may  be  more  of 
this  kiiid.  Such  annoyances  we  meet 
with,  and  they  are  very  unpleasant  to  us. 
We  expected  the  work  to  be  well  done, 
and  presume  those  who  have  published 
it  for  us,  tried  to  do  it  so.  But  some  of 
the  workmen  seem  to  have  failed  to  do 
their  work  properly.  We,  however, 
hope  that  there  will  not  maijy  imperftct 
ones  be  found.  We  request  ail  who  have 
received  impel  feet  Almanacs,  to  report 
the  number  of  imperfect  ones  to  us,  and 
we  will  send  otisers.  Donotreiurn  them, 
as  it  will  not  justify  to  pay  the  postage 
on  them.  Wc  only  want  to  know  the 
number,  that  we  may  know  ho.v  many  to 
send,  and  how  many  to  report  to  the 
publishers. 


A  9Ii»litUc. 

There  was  a  mistake  made  in  folding 
i-ome  of  our  first  numbers.  Instead  of 
the  title  page  coming  first,  as  it  should, 
the  first  page  of  reading  matter  comes 
first,  and  the  title  pa^e  after  it,  instead 
of  before  it.  The  sheet  can  be  properly 
folded,  and  the  error  corrected,  by  those 
who  receive  any  of  the  kind  aliudod  to. 
I'he  person  folding  not  having  had  much 
ei:perience  in  the  business,  made  the 
mistake.     Wc  are  sorry  it  occurred. 


The  Aiiuiaiinc. 

Our  Almamic  seems  to  give  very  good 
satisfaction,  as  fir  as  we  have  heard  any 
expression  from  those  who  have  examined 
it.  Wo  have  a  largo  amount  on  hand  yet 
and  we  hope  brethren  who  have  not  yet 
obtained  one,  will  do  so.  We  sell  them 
at  75  cents  per  dozen  ;  single  copies,  10 
couts. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB,. 


27 


C  O  R  R  E  S  P  O  N  D  E  [^  G  E. 


f'orrcspoHdetice  of  chnrcfi  news  solicUndfro-r- 
all  parts  of  the  BrotherJioed.  Writer's  name 
and  adiiress  required  ori  every  cornmunicalion 
ts  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
itttions  or  maiiicscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
cmmur.ications  for  publication,  should  be  urit 
Unupon  one  Side  of  We  f^he.t  onlv. 

^Letter  Froui  Georgia. 

December  2Uth,  1874. 
:  Brotlier  Quinter  : 

111  response  to  many 
inquiries,  1  wish  you  would  say  through 
tiio  Companion  and  Visitor,  to  dear 
friends  and  Brethren,  that  I  aru  still  in 
Georgia  trying  to  labor  in  the  Master's 
cause,  as  opportunity  is  afforded,  finding 
plenty  of  work  in  churches  and  Sabbath 
schools,  among  white  and  colored,  during 
the  last  year. 

I  have  enjoyed  many  happy  seasons, 
and  felt  encouraged  m  the  work.  The 
manifestations  of  unkind  feelings  that 
formerly  greeted  me,  have  all  disappeared. 
Kind  words  and  affectionate  greetings  are 
everywhere  extended  now,  and  no  one 
objects,  becau.-.e  I  teach  and  preach 
among  colored,  as  well  as  white  people. 
Of  course,  I  very  much  prefer  the  society 
of  intelligent  white  people  to  tliat  of  ig 
iiorant  blacks  ;  but  my  Bible  teaches 
that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons,  and 
I  have  ever  felt  it  incumbent  upon  the 
minister  to  bear  glad  tidings  to  all 
classes. 

I  feel,  however,  that  little  can  be  ac- 
complished uiitil  we  have  a  small  settle- 
ment of  Brethren,  and  a  church  of  our 
own  to  worship  in.  I  trust  God's  Spirit 
may  move  the  hearts  of  at  least  a  few, 
and  direct  them  to  Georgia.  Alone, 
among  a  people  differing  in  their  views  so 
ujuch  from  me,  and  occupying  their 
houses  to  preach  in,  it  seems  almost  im 
possible  to  start  the  work  of  building  up 
our  church.*"  Man  is  unable  to  accom- 
])lish  the  desired  end.  God  is  able,  for 
ills  aid  I  will  pray,  still  work,  and  wait 
content  v>'ith  his  promises. 
Yours  fraternally, 

E.  Heyser. 


Ma 


Georgia. 


L.et.ter  From  liausas. 

Oed.\r  Creek  Church,    ) 
December  24,  1874.      J 
Editor  Companion  and  Visitor  : 

Having  received  letters 
of  inquiry  from  Biethren  in  the  east, 
concerning  our  condition  here,  in  this 
part  of  the  Brotlierhood,  we  will  just  say 
in  short,  that  we  need  help;  we  have 
some  Brethren  here  who  are  actually  in 
need,  and  if  wc  don't  getlielp  from  some 
source,  there  will  be  suffering.  We  have 
helped  one  another  as  long  as  we  could 
do  so,  and  we  have  been  also  called  upon 
for  help  by  Brethren  outside  of  our 
church,  and  if  the  Brethren  east  feel  dis- 
posed to  help  us  a  little,  we  can  help  our- 
selves and  those  that  have  called  upon  us 
for  assistance. 
Dry  goods  and  flour    are    cheap,   but 


other  things  nre  high  here  and  there  is 
no  money  lo  buy  with.  Elder  Jesse  Stu- 
debaker  is  appointed  to  receive  all  con- 
tributions that  may  be  sent ;  he  will  re 
ceiptfor  the  same,  and  we  will  see  that 
they  are  judiciously  applied.  Send  all 
contributions  to  ■  Garuett,  Anderson 
county,  Kansas. 

We  forwarded  a  letter  to  the  Compan- 
ion and  Visitor  some  time  ago,  and  are 
sorry  it  was  not  published,  as  we  arc  in 
need  of  help. 

Fraternally, 

Jesse  Studebaker, 
Peter  Struble, 
Emanuel  J.  jMiller, 
Ministers. 
John  M.  Miller, 

C.  KOD.\BAUGa, 

L.  P.  Lilly, 

Deacons. 

Garnctt,  A'ulemnn  count;/,  lemma's. 
«"^-* ^ 

Destitution  iu  the   YVi-st. 

December  l.Sih,  1874. 
James  Quinter:  — 

Beloved,  respected  and  esteemed 
brother  in  Christ,  after  my  hearty  greet- 
ings to  you,  I  would  say  dear  brother 
that  on  Friday  last,  December  lltii,  we 
had  a  special  council  meeting  in  order  to 
make  arrangeujents  for  the  sup)i!ying  of 
immediate  wants  of  our  destitute  breth- 
ren in  the  west. 

It  is  a  known  fact  to  our  brethren  gen- 
erally, that  large  portions  of  Kansas  and 
Nebra.-ka,  and  parts  of  Dacota h,  Colora- 
do and-^inncsota,  have  been  visited,  or 
rather  laid  waste,  by  the  dearth  and 
locusts,  (grasshoppers,)  the  past  summer, 
so  that  in  some  parts  of  the  above  named 
states  and  territories  no  kind  of  grain  or 
vegetation  were  raised  ;  and  consecpiently 
great  devastion  exists  in  all  these  places, 
mostly,  however,  in  the  two  first  named 
states,  where  assistance  is  needed  to  a 
great  extent,  and  unless  their  wants  are 
suiiplied,  and  that  speedily,  starvation 
will  most  assuredly  ensue. 

In  this  church  district  we  liave  ap- 
pointed soliciting  committees,  who  are  to 
canvass  the  district  and  urge  the  Breth.- 
ren  and  others  to  subscribe  immediately, 
such  as  wheat,  corn,  clothing,  boots, 
shoes,  etc.  We  have  also  appointed  a 
comnjittee  of  the  Brethren  to  attend  to 
the  shipping  business-  Our  railroad 
companies  have  agreed  to  carry  our  con- 
cributions  without  charge.  Our  millers 
have  agreed  to  do  all  tlie  grinding  at  re- 
duced rates,  for  a  mere  trifle.  We  have 
brethren  in  Kansas  and  Nebraska,  at 
certain  points,  who  are  acting  as  receivers 
and  distributing  agents.  We  do  not 
think  it  prudent  to  ship  any  of  our  dona- 
tions to  those  agents  appointed  by  the 
general  aid  societies,  as  we  are  well  aware 
that  such  agents  sometimes  misapply  the 
donations,  and  turn  it  to  their  own  ad-, 
vantage  and  speculation.  We  shall, 
therelbre,  try  and  avoid  all  occasion  for 
^pe.!ulation,  so  that  the  needy  may  have 
all  the  benefit  of  our  donations. 


Now,  my  dear  brethren,  wherever  you 
are,  all  you  that  are  in  favorable  circum- 
stances, we  appeal  to  you  for  assistance  ; 
we  appeal  to  your  liberality.  Let  us  all 
do  .something.  Let  us  go  hand  in  hand 
to  do  good  unto  our  lellow  men.  The 
apostle  tells  us  tc  do  good  "unto all  men, 
especially  unto  theiu  who  arc  of  the 
household  of  faith."  Brethren,  let  us 
think  of  it,  we  that  have  comfortable 
houses,  clothes,  bread  to  cat,  and  all  that 
is  necessary  for  the  comforts  in  life.  Yea, 
let  us  think  of  it,  that  many  of  our  breth- 
ren, their  families,  and  their  little  ones, 
and  their  neighbors,  are  deprived  of 
these  blessings,  pinched  with  hunger,cold 
and  nakedness,  and  we  that  are  under 
favorable  circumstances,  can  so  easily  re- 
lieve them  from  these  privations  and  suf- 
ferings, by  each  one  of  us  doing  a  little 
for  them.  But,  brethren,  we  must  go  to 
work. 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  I  would  cite 
you  to  what  the  apostle  James  saith, 
2:15,16.  All  our  talking  will  not  relieve 
them  ;  all  our  praying  even,  will  not  help 
them  any,  unless  we  show  our  faith  by 
our  works.  There  are  thousands  of  our 
Brethren  and  other  good  people,  who 
have  not  the  least  idea  of  the  sufferings 
and  privations  of  these  poor  people. 
Brethren,  think  of  these  things.  There 
are  not  only  a  few  dollars  worth  of  pro- 
visions needed,  neither  will  a  few  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  suffice  ;  the  closest; 
estimation  that  we  can  possibly  make,  to 
supply  their  suffering  wants,  will  he  two 
millions  of  dollars,^  ($2,000,000. )  Breth- 
ren, depend  upon  it,  this  is  not  an  over 
estimation.  Brethren,  think  of  it,,  there 
are  at  !ea-,t  sixty  thousand  (60,000,)  and 
probably  on^i  hundred  thousand  (100,000) 
I)ersons,  who  must  be  cared  for ;  they 
must  not  only  be  clothed  and  fed,  but 
thev  must  be  supplied  with  seed  and  feed 
grain  ;  unless  this  is  done,  they  cannot 
put  out  any  crop  in  coming  spring. 

We  do  not  expect  that  our  brethren  in 
the  more  eastern  states  shall  send  any 
grain  tr  flour  from  their  states.  We 
would  simply  say  to  them,  if  they  wish  to 
send  any  grain,  that  wheat,  corn  and 
oats,  can  be  had.  any  quantity,  in  tho 
middle  and  northern  counties  of  Iowa. 
Prices  here  at  present  range  as  follows  : 
wheat,  65c.  to70e.  per  busbel ;  corn,  50c. 
to  60c.  Shipping  gratis.  We  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  best  to 
ship  flour,  as  some  live  in  isolated  places 
away  from  mills,  and  probably  must  give 
heavy  toll  for  grinding.  We  expect  to 
ship  some  provisions  this  week.  We» 
have  sent  them  small  donations  hereto- 
fore, which  were  very  thankfully  received 
by  the  needy  people. 

Now,  biothcr  James,  I  was  requested 
by  the  Brethren  to  write  the  foregoing 
and  send  to  you  for  publication,  you  can 
publish  as  much  of  it  as  you  may  think 
proper. 

Y^ours  in  love, 

E.  K.  BUECHLEY. 
Wato'loo,  Iowa. 


28  CHRISTIAN  FAMILJ^  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Uistrict  Meeting. 


rroceedings  of  t1ie  Special  Meeting  of  tUe 
NortJieni  District  of  Illinois. 

December  8th,  1874. 
Morning  Session. 

Pursuant  to  call,  delegates  from  all  the 
churches,  except  Naperville,  assembled 
iu  council,  at  Cherry  Grove,  Carroll 
county,  Illinoi;*,  December  8th,  1874. 

After  singing,  prayer  and  the  reading 
of  thj  8th  chapter  of  2nd  Corinthians, 
the  meeting  was  organized  by  electing 
Martin  Meyers,  Moderator,  and  M.  M. 
Eshelman,  Clerk.  The  Moderator  then 
read  the  call  of  the  meeting,  and  stated 
the  object  to  be  the  perfecting  of  a  plan 
to  collect  supplies  for  the  needy  in  Kan- 
sas and  Nebraska.  Letters  and  the  pub- 
lished appeals  of  the  Brethren  in  Kansas 
were  read. 

On  motion  it  was  agreed  that  the  name 
ot  this  society  be  "Tbe  Northern  Illinois 
Relief  Society  of  the  Brethren,"  known 
as  the  "Old  German  Baptists." 

The  propriety  of  sending  grain  to  the 
needy,  was  then  considered.  The  opin- 
ion prevailed  that  no  grain  should  be 
sent  at  this  time,  and  that  all  grain  dona- 
tions should  be  converted  into  money. 

]*ending  the  discussion  of  appointing 
soliciting  committees,  the  meeting  ad- 
journed to  partake  of  refreshments. 

Aftebnoon  Session. 

The  delegates  met  to  prepare  a  plan  of 
operations,  and  to  adopt  a  permanent  or- 
ganization. They  reported  the  following: 
Treasurer,  John  llowland,  Lanark,  Illi- 
nois ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  M.  i\L 
Eshelman,  Lanark,  Illinois  ;  Auditors, 
Jacob  Zuck  and  Daniel  Kingery. 

Soliciting  Committee. 

Waddams  Grove — Isaac  Kemper  and 
John  Wales. 

Yellow  Creek — Samuel  Studebaker  and 
Jacob  Delp. 

Cherry  GrOTC— S.  H.  Wolf  and  L 
Rowland. 

West  Branch — J.  Slifer  and  D.  Gar- 
ber. 

Silver  Creek — B.  Swengly  and  IL 
Rowe. 

Pine  Creek- J.  W.  Price  and  B. 
Springier. 

Rock  River— D.  N.  Wingert  and  S. 
Riddlesperger. 

Rock  Creek — J.  L.  Meyers  and  I.  L. 
Conner. 

Milledgeville — J.  J.  Fike  and  A.  Liv>« 
engood. 

Hickory  Grove — A.  Baker  and  A. 
Musselman. 

Arnold's  Grove — D.  Kingery  and  J. 
Royer. 

Soliciting  committees  to  vi.sit  members 
in  their  respective  congregations  and  col- 
lect supplies.  They  are  at  liberty  to  call 
brethren  to  a.ssist  thcui,  or,  if  nei^c.s.sary, 
to  call  the  brethren  and  sisters  of  their 
congregations   together,       All   contribu- 


tions to  be  forwarded  to  John  Rowland, 
Lanark,  Illinois. 

The  forwarding  agent,  or  Treasurer, 
was  ordered  to  instruct  distributing 
agents  to  aid  the  needy,  who  are  not 
members  of  the  church,  but  who  live  in 
the  vicinity  of  aided  Brethren.  "As  we 
have  therefore  opportunity,  let  us  do 
good  unto  all  men,  especially  unto  them 
who  are  of  the  household  of  faith." — 
Gal.  6:10. 

The  delegates  then  returned  and  re- 
ported their  labors.  The  following  reso- 
lution was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  brethren  John  Forney, 
sr.,  S.  C.  Slump  and  Christian  Forney, 
of  Falls  City,  Nebraska,  act  as  a  distrib- 
uting committee  for  the  states  of  Kansas 
and  Nebraska. 

The  following  sums  of  money  were  then 
received  : 

^yaddams  Grove $  30  00 

Yellow  Creek 25  40 

Silver  Creek 52  50 

Pine  Creek 69  60 

West  Branch 106  00 

Rack  River 131  05 

Cherry  Grove 141  72 

$556  27 

Sent  when  the  calls  were  first  made  : 

Milledgeville $26  15 

PineCreek 31  00 

Hickory  Grove 40  00 

$  97  15 


Contributions  to  date,  $653  42 

On  motion  the  following  resolution  was 
adopted : 

Resolced,  That  a  copy  of  these  pro* 
ceedings  be  sent  to  the  Companion  and 
Visitor,  Tlie  Weekly  l^ligrim  and  FiVt- 
dicator  for  publication. 

Requests  for  aid  must  be  addressed  to 
the  Corresponding  Secretary.  Let  those 
in  need,  state  whether  grain  can  be  had 
at  reasonable  prices  within  reach,  or 
if  they  desire  grain  to  be  sent  to  them. 
Wherever  possible,  churches  should  or- 
ganize and  make  their  wants  known  thro' 
their  proper  officers. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned,  all  feeling, 
we  trust,  that  God  is  still  willing  to  .sup- 
ply all  our  needs  if  we  patiently  continue 
in  his  service. 

Martin  Meyers, 

M.  M,  Eshelman,  Moderator. 

Clerk. 


Kielter  troui  Kansas. 

December  22,  1874. 
Brother  Quinter : — 

1  write  you  a  few 
lines  for  the  satisfaction  of  our  dear  breth- 
ren, sisters  and  friends,  who  have,  and 
are  still  extending  to  us  their  sympathy 
by  their  liberal  donations,  which  are  en- 
abling us  to  relieve,  or  rather  help  many 
that  had  just  come  to  the  point  of  dire 
necessity.  I  have  not  as  yet  found  many 
really  suffering,  but  if  many  had  not  been 
helped  at  the  time  they  were,  undoubt- 
edly they  would    have  suffered    much ; 


and  it  may  be  that  many  yet  will  have  to 
suffer  for  the  necessaries  of  life  before 
their  wants  can  be  attended  to  by  the 
canvassing  brethren,  whom  we  have  .sent 
out  tor  that  purpose.  W^e  hope  howev-< 
er  that  our  brethren  may  be  guided  by 
the  Lord  in  the  right  way  and  to  the 
most  needy  of  his  suffering  people,  as  we 
hold  this  to  be  his  work  and  not  our  own, 
but  for  us  to  perform.  And  here,  dear 
brethren  and  sisters,  wc  ask  an  interest  in 
your  prayers,  that  we  may  be  enabled  in 
every  move  we  make  to  act  with  an  eye 
single  to  Kis  glory,  and  thus  make  right 
and  proper  distribution  of  all  donations 
coming  into  our  hands  that  it  may  re- 
dound to  the  glory  of  our  Father's  prec- 
ious name. 

Many  of  our  dear  brethren  and  sisters, 
who  forward  to  us  their  donations,  ask 
us  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  moneys 
through  the  Companion  and  Visitor, 
which  is  all  right,  and  whicli  we  purpose 
doing  as  soon  as  possible,  but.  at  present 
can  only  promise  to  receipt  by  letter  to 
every  brother  and_  .--ister  upon  the  re- 
ceipt of  their  contribution.  This  rule  we 
adopt,  being  compelled  to  do  so  from  the 
present  in  the  absence  of  our  assistant 
treasurer  and  secretaiy,  brother  E.  Gar- 
man,  who  left  us  several  days  after  our 
council  and  has  not  yet  returned,  and 
thus  throwing  the  entire  labor  upon  our- 
self,  which  is  no  small  amount.  We 
shall  endeavor  by  the  help  of  God  and 
the  prayers  of  the  faithful,  to  keep  a 
strict  account  of  all  that  pa.sses  through 
our  hands,  so  we  may  in  the  end  be  able 
to  give  full  satisfaction  to  all.  If  any 
who  send  to  us  should  not  receive  our 
acknowledgment,  or  receipt,  in  due  time 
after  sending,  they  will  pli,ase  inform  us 
by  letter,  and  we  will  notify  them  wheth- 
er we  have  or  have  not  received  their 
favor.  All  donations  should  be  sent 
either  in  post  office  orders,  (on  St.  Joe 
office.  Missouri,)  or  drafts  on  First  Na- 
tional Banks. 

To  our  dear  brethren  James  L.  Swit- 
zer  and  James  Bailey,  who  arc  somewhere 
in  ihe  Brotherhood  soliciting  donations 
for  the  needy,  as  it  has  been  sometime 
since  we  have  heard  from  you,  not  having 
received  any  letter  from  you  since  j'ou 
wrote  from  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  we  are  very 
anxious  to  hear  from  you  as  oPtcn  as  you 
can  make  it  convenient  to  write.  On 
yesterday  we  heard  from  both  of  your 
loved  ones  at  home  ;  they  were  in  usuil 
good  health,  and  seemingly  content  with 
their  lot.  We  will  have  meeting  at 
brother  James  L.  Switzer's  school  house, 
on  the  first  Sunday  in  January,  and  on 
Saturday  night  previous.  INIay  the  Lord 
be  with  you,  and  go  with  you  while  you 
go,  and  prosper  and  b'c-s  your  labors,  so 
vou  may  .soon  be  with  us  again.  May 
lie  bless  us  all,  and  especially  our  liberal 
and  cheerful  giving  brethren  and  sisters, 
and  also  our  esteemed  I'liends  in  the 
East,  who  have  and  arc  still  gathering 
together  and  forwarding  to  us  their  dona- 
tious  to  the  needy  of  this  stricken   oouu- 


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try,  willing  to  alleviate  the  sufteriiigs  of 
the  people  as  much  as  is  within  their 
power.  In  this  our  position,  wc  can  fully 
realize  that  it  is  more  blessed  to  give 
than  to  receive.  Our  heart  felt  thanks 
are  extended  to  all. 

Your  brother  in  Christ, 

Ar.LEN  Ives. 
£urr  Oul;  Jeicell  Co.,  Kansiis. 


An  Appeal  lor  Aid. 

Mineral  Creek  Church, 
Johnson  Co.,  Mo.. 

December  12,  1874. 

Dear  Brethren  in  all  places,  Greeting  : 

Under  the  providence  of  our 
Heavenly  Father,  (which  is  always  right,) 
we  find  ourselves  in  want,  as  our  wheat 
crop  has  been  an  entire  failure  ;  and  ow- 
ing to  the  long  continued  drouth,  the 
corn  crop  will  not  average  over  three 
bushels  per  acre.  The  oat  crop  also  has 
been  a  failure.  Putatoes,  perhaps  one- 
fourth  a  crop. 

Under  thc.=e  circumstances,  with  all 
our  breadstuff,  and  grain  for  stock  to  buy, 
upon  a  careful  estimate,  by  going  from 
house  to  house,  we  find  it  will  require  at 
the  lowest  calculation  one  thousand  and 
three  hundred  dollars,  ($1,300.00,)  to 
take  us  throush  to  another  crop  ;  and  as 
those  who  love  God,  love  also  they  who 
are  bet'Otten  of  Him,  we  therefore  confi- 
dently solicit  aid  at  your  hands,  of  the 
amount  needed.  We  solicit  a  donation 
ot  seven  hundred  dollars  for  those  who 
cannot  repay,  and  the  balance  of  the 
thirteen  hundred  dollars  as  a  loan  for  two 
years,  hoping  to  be  able  to  repay  by  that 
time. 

Wc  have  appointed  brethren  Daniel 
Neher.  Daniel  IMohler,  Wilson  Wyatt, 
S.  Fulkner  and  Noah  Brubakcr,  as  trus- 
tees, to  act  in  behalf  of  the  needy,  also 
to  sign  and  deliver  over  all  promissory 
notes  for  money  lomcd  to  elder  John 
Harshey  of  Warrensburg,  Johnson  Co., 
Missouri,  who  we  have  appointed  as  our 
receiver  of  contributions,  whether  donat> 
ed  or  loaned,  also  we  appointed  him  as 
our  clerk,  to  whom  all  correspondence 
relative  to  loaning  money  .^-hould  be  di 
rocted,  who  will  also  forward  the  notes 
for  money  loaned,  signed  by  our  trustees, 
to  those  giving  it  in  loan. 

All  contributions  directed  to  brother 
Harshey  he  will  pass  into  the  hands  of 
our  trustees, they  receipting  for  the  same. 
Now  in  the  money  sent  will  the  brethren 
please  state  how  much  of  it,  if  any,  is 
loaned,  and  how  much  of  it  donated?  It 
may  be  proper  to  add  that  immediately 
north  of  us,  the  wheat  crop  was 
good,  and  large  quantities  raised,  .so  that 
flour  can  be  bought  for  $2.50  and  $3.00 
per  hundred  weight,  according  to  grade, 
so  that  it  can  probably  be  bought  here 
cheaper  than  shipping  it  in. 

Now,  dear  brethren,  we  know  you  don't 
ask  of  us  any  pitying  details  of  the  desti> 
tution  among  us,  neither  do  we  resort  in 
baste  to  lay  our  need    before  you,  as  we 


hoped  until  quite  lately  that  we  among  us 
could  rub  through  until  another  crop 
could  be  secured.  In  this,  however,  we 
find  our  precious  hopes  disappointed, 
and  now  direct  our  appeal  to  you,  and  in 
hope  await  your  will  in  the  matter  of  our 
necessities,  as  the  Lord  may  incline  you 
to  do.  We  subscribe  ourselves  in  the 
bonds  of  love  to  j'ou  all.  Amen. 
Signed  in  behalf  of  the  church. 

Samuel  S.  Mohler, 
Fred.  Culp, 
John  M.  Mohler, 
Daniel  Neher, 
Wilson  Wtatt, 
Samuel  C.  Fulker. 
I  can,  and   do,  bear   testimony   to  the 
foregoing  statement. 

John  Harshey. 
Johnson  Co.,  Mo. 

Notes  <»f  Travel. 

December  10,  1874. 

Editor  Companion  and  Visitor  : 

Myself  and  brother  G.  W. 
Dale  left  home  Sunday  morning,  Novem- 
ber 1st,  and  attended  a  meeting  at  11  a. 
m.,  in  our  district,  and  at  night  at  Bro. 
Bear's  schooKhouse,  two  miles  south  of 
Chenoa,  McLane  county.  Went  to  Che- 
noa  next  morning,  and  took  the  train  at  1 
a.  m.,  arriving  at  Bloomington  at  2:30 
a.  m.,  where  we  changed  cars  for  St. 
Joseph,  Mis,souri,  going  via  of  Kansas 
City,  Missouri,  and  Atchison,  Kansas. 

We  arrived  at  St.  Joseph  on  the  morn- 
ing of  the  3rd,  and  again  changed  cars 
for  Fairburg,  Nebraska,  where  we  arrived 
at  4:43  p.  m.,  same  day.  At  this  point 
we  took  a  private  conveyance  for  Jewell 
City,  Jewell  county,  Kan.sas.  Traveled 
fifteen  miles.  Staid  all  night  with 
friend  H.  Lutor,  and  was  kindiv  enter- 
tained. Arrived  at  Bellville,  Republic 
can  county,  Kansas,  where  we  took  din- 
ner. Crossed  the  Republican  River  at 
Scandiana.  Here  we  found  very  nice 
prairie  and  plenty  of  good  water,  but 
timber  is  scarce.  South  of  this  point  a 
few  miles  there  are  Brethren  living,  but 
we  did  not  know  it  at  the  time. 

The  night  of  the  4th  we  staid  with 
friend  Taylor  Gaston.  We  arrived  at 
Jewell  City,  in  the  afternoon  of  the  5th. 
After  partaking  of  refreshments  wc  took 
a  walk  through  the  city.  Later  in  the 
afternoon  we  started  on  our  journey  and 
arrived  at  cousins  Elias  and  Noah  Dale, 
brothers  to  G.  W.  Dale.  These  are 
young  brethren.  Staid  with  them  a  few 
hours,  and  took  supper.  We  then  went 
to  David  Dale's  same  evening,  where  we 
remained  all  night.  Found  them  all  well. 
On  the  6th  we  went  to  vi.sit  the  brethren 
and  sisters,  and  at  night  had  meeting  at 
brother  David  Dale's. 

On  the  7th  we  went  tolona,  stopped  a 
few  moments  and  left  an  appointment  in 
the  lona  school-house  for  night.  Then 
went  to  brother  Caleb  Kinsey's,  a  deacon 
in  the  church.  Took  sup|)er,  and  then 
went  to  the  place  of  meeting.      Had  a 


good  turnout  and  good  attention.  After 
meeting  went  home  with  brother  David 
Balliet,  where  the  Brethren  held  there 
rotation  meeting  on  Sunday,  the  8th,  at 
11a.  m.  And  after  meeting,  by  request, 
we  went  home  with  a  friend  by  the  name 
of  Brink  worth,  to  see  his  sen,  a  member 
of  the  church,  as  he  was  not  able  to  at- 
tend meeting.  At  night  had  meeting 
again  in  lona.  Had  good  order  and  at- 
tention. Think  that  there  might  be  good 
accomplished  here  if  they  had  meeting 
ottener.  There  arc  about  twenty  mem- 
bers living  close  around  the  village,  and 
the  nearest  mini.-ter  tl-.e  brethren  have  is 
about  seventeen  miles.  After  meeting 
went  home  with  brother  George  Mont- 
gomery, a  deacon  in  the  church,  and  staid 
all  night. 

On  the  9th,  went  to  Glenelder,  Mich- 
ael county,  on  the  Solomon  river.  This 
is  a  beautiful  country.  On  the  10th,  11th 
and  12th  traveled  around  through  to  see 
the  brethren  and  sisters.  Found  them 
all  well,  but  a  good  many  in  limited  cir- 
cumstances on  account  of  grasshoppers 
and  the  drouth  l>y  which  they  lost  their 
entire  crops.  We  think  it  a  duty  all  the 
brethren  and  sisters  have  to  perform  to 
alleviate  thewants  of  these  distressed  peo- 
ple; all  Brethren  who  have  any  to  spare 
should  cheerfully  lend  a  helping  hand,  as 
they  have  not  grain  enough  to  carry  them 
through  and  plant  another  crop. 

On  the  13' h,  we  left  in  the  morning 
for  brother  Allen  Ives,  elder  of  this  dis- 
trict. Was  conveyed  by  brother  Mont- 
gomery to  brother  Ives'  place,  about 
seventeen  miles  from  lona,  where  we  had 
meeting,  and  at  night  had  meeting  in  the 
Town  Hall  in  Burr  Oak.  After  meeting 
went  home  with  elder  Ives.  .  This  is  in 
Jewell  county,  about  nine  miles  from  the 
state  line  on  the  north,  and  about  two 
hundred  miles  from  the  eastern  boundary 
line. 

On  the  14th  started  for  the  railroad 
north,  in  Nebraska.  Was  conveyed  by 
brother  H.  Faidley  to  brother  W.  Grubb's 
where  we  took  dinner.  After  dinner 
brother  Grubb  conveyed  us  to  brother 
Henry  Meyers', where  we  spent  the  even- 
ing in  exhortation  and  singing,  with  those 
young  members.  Was  kindly  entertained. 
On  the  15th,  continued  our  journey. 
Was  conveyed  by  brother  Meyers  within 
about  twelve  miles  of  Edgar,  Clay  county, 
Nebraska,  where  we  took  the  train  for 
the  eastern  part  of  Kansas.  We  will 
just  say  to  all  the  brethren  and  sisters, 
that  they  have  our  thanks  for  their  kind- 
ness shown  us  while  traveling  through 
their  country,  and  wishing  the  blessing  of 
God,  both  spiritually  and  temporal,  upon 
you  all. 

We  arrived  at  Edgar  at  dark.  Stopped 
all  night  in  a  boarding  house.  While 
traveling  through  Knuckle  county,  Ne- 
braska, we  were  overtaken  by  a  man  who 
knew  us  to  be  members  of  the  German 
Baptist  Church.  He  desired  us  to  stop 
and  stay  with  his  folks  a  day  or  two,  for 
they  wished  to  unite  with  the  church,  aa 


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they  were  acquainted  wich  the  Brethren 
in  Southern  Illinois,  but  could  not,  as  we 
had  sent  au  appointuicnt  ahead,  (('orftet 
the  person's  name.)  Thty  live  south- 
eatit  ofEigar,  about  seven  miles. 

On  the  IGih  took  the  train  at  5:45  a.m. 
for  Troy  Junction  cast,  and  at.  5  p.  m. 
changed  card  for  Atch.ison,  where  we 
staid  ali  ni^ht.  On  tlie  17th  took  the 
train  for  Grasshopper  Falls.  Got  thro' 
at  2  p.  m  Then  traveled  two  ?iiiles  on 
foot  to  uncle  Andrew  Hoot's.  This  is  in 
Jefferson  county,  Kansas.  Took  dinner, 
and  then  went  to  Ozawkic,  eighty  miles, 
where  we  had  an  appointment  in  the 
Brethren's  meeting  house.  Staid  in  the 
neiKhbirhood  Gve  or  six  days  and  had 
live  meetings ;  vi.'^it'iig  in  tlie  daytime 
and  meeting  at  night.  Saw  a  good  many 
brethren  and  sisters  and  found  them  all 
in  good  health,  with  exception  of  bad 
colds.  Here  I  found  a  good  many  rela 
tivcs  that  1  never  saw  boi'ore. 

On  the  23rd,  we  left  for  Atchison  and 
Brown  county  and  while  traveling  thro' 
found  four  more  of  my  cou.-ins,  David 
and  Jac.-)b  Pager.  On  the  2ith,  went  to 
cousin  II.  Smail's  and  staid  ail  night. 
This  is  in  brother  Hiram  Sawyer's  dis 
trict  of  the  church.  On  the  25!.h,  went 
to  cousin  Theophilus  Jacque's.  He  is  a 
deacon  in  the  cimrch.  Took  supper  and 
at  night  had  meeting  in  his  school  house, 
bad  good  attenlimi.  Onlhe2G(h  staiti'd 
on  our  journey  for  home.  Took  ihu 
train  at  Atchison,  and  arrived  home  at 
5:10  p.  m.  on  the  28;  h.  Was  delayed  on 
the  road  on  account  of  ,^now  drifts  at 
Louisiana,  Missouri.  Found  all  well, 
thank  the  Lord  for  his  kind  and  protect- 
ing care. 

Yours  fraternally, 

K.  Hkckman. 

Cornell,  Illinois. 

(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 


KansBH  Nee«ty. 

Deck.mueli  25th,  1874. 

Dear  Brethren  and  Skhrs  : 

As  I  have  been  called 
upon  to  write  to  you  for  aid,  I  will  give  a 
brief  sketch  of  the  condition  we  arc 
placed  in.  We  made  a  inutial  failure  in 
raising  a  crop  last  year,  and  this  year  we 
made  almost  a  complete  faduro  of  a  sum- 
mer's crop.  Wheat  is  almost  the  only 
frrain  we  have,  and  that  was  damaccd 
very  badly  by  the  ehiniz  bugs.  The 
draught  cutting  all  other  things  very 
fihort ;  and  a  uuuierous  swarm  of  Grass-, 
hoppers  were  bu.-<ily  feeding  on  the  h  df 
withered  beans,  corn,  leave.:  of  apple 
trees  and  pear  trees,  and  all  other  vigc- 
talion  that  was  green,  devouring  portions 
of  the  peaches  with  the  leaves. 

From  tliese  cau-es,  br(!lhrcii  and  sisters, 
we  have  Hreihrer!  ;>nd  friends  among  us, 
v.h'j  are  destitute  (>!'  !'"oil  and  r.iinmnt, 
and  many  more  rsearly  so.  We  feel  tiiat 
Komethiug  must  be  dono  for  their  relief; 
therefore  wc  laid   the   case    bel'ore    the 


church,  and  she  decided  to  ask  aid  of  the 
Eastein  Brethren,  for  the  relifif  of  our 
own  poor,  through  the  Brethren's  period- 
icals. We  have  appointed  a  committee 
to  receive  the  alms  sent,  and  report  ac- 
cordingly. Direct  all  your  donation.',  in«. 
tended  for  the  Washington  Creek  Ciiurch, 
to.brother  John  C.  Metskcr  ;  his  address 
is  (Viinton,  Dougla.ss  county,  Kansas. 

We  have  heard  that  the  different  rail- 
roads will  shin  from  the  east  to  the  west, 
aid,  free  of  charge,  and  if  so,  grain  is  just 
as  good  as  money.  But  if  they  donate, 
we  think  money  would  be  the  best  to 
send.  If  any  shipinng  is  done  by  rail, 
Ijawrenee  is  the  proper  depot ;  and  if 
money  is  sent,  please  send  drafts,  or  |iost 
office  oiders,  payable  at  Lawrence.  But 
still  direct  letters  containing  drafis,  to 
brother  John  Metskcr,  Clinton,  Douglass 
county,  Kansas. 

Signed  in  behalf  of  the  church. 

James  K.  Hilrey, 
John  Bowek, 

rETER  BllUUAICEU, 
ChllllSTOIMIEll  Fl.OUY, 
JOUN  W.  SxiiT.SMAN, 

l^linisters. 
Daniel  Weybriout. 
John  L    Winter, 
Eli  Floky, 
Henry  Svitler, 
Jacob  Markley, 
Levi.  Flohy, 

Deacon?. 
Ilolluiff,  Kansas. 

(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 


Help  lite  Needy. 

December  9th,  1<S74. 

Mr.  James  Quintcr : — 

While  reading  of 
the  destitution  and  sore  needs  of  those  in 
some  of  t;ie  Wesicrn  States,  I  could  not 
refrain  from  shedding  tears.  I  at  once 
resolved  to  send  two  dollars  for  their  re- 
lief. This  passage  came  inio  my  mind, 
"Freely  ye  have  received,  freely  give," 
and  so  I  send  you  five  dollars,  which  I 
want  you  to  distiibute  among  several  of 
the  Brethren  whom  you  know  to  be  in 
deepest  need. 

I  am  a  day  laborer,  and  am  out  of  em- 
ployment for  the  winter,  but  thank  God 
1  am  blest  above  many  others,  — I  have 
enough  to  carry  me  through  the  winier. 

Why  does  not  the  chuich  set  a  day  for 
fasting  and  prayer,  that  God  may  deliver 
us  all  from  this  jianic  and  famine  in  the 
West?  1  believe,  sir,  if  God's  people 
would  get  in  earnest  abouc  this  matter, 
that  God  would  pour  such  a  bic.-sing 
upon  US,  that  our  barns  and  store-houses 
would  not  contain  it,  or  at  least  relieve  all 
wants.  God  reigns  and  possesses  all  things; 
then  why  not  ask  llim?  What  is  the 
Use  of  appenling  to  the  arm  of  flesh, 
whose  syiii  pal  hies  are  frrzcn? 

I  am  not  aCliristian,and  am  in  trouble. 
Will  the  Brethren  i)ray  for  my  conver- 
sion  and  that  God  may  deliver  mo  from 


all  my  trouMcs  ?  Send  one  dollar  to  Jos. 
Howe  mentioned  in  Companion  and  Vis- 
itor. No.  49,  page  771,  December  8th. 

How  many  more  will  respond  to  the 
cry  of  those  in  need  ?  I  want  to  add  this 
testimony,  viz :  That  I  never  gare  a  dol- 
lar to  God,  but  that  I  got  from  fifty  to  a 
hundred  fold  in  return.  "In  as  much  as 
ye  did  it  unto  the  le  ist  of  these  my  breth- 
ren, ye  did  it  unto  me." 
Ilespectluliy, 


uien. 

We  admit  no  pootry  under  any  circumstan 
ces  in  connection  with  Ol>ituaiy  Notices.  Wo 
wi.ili  to  use  all  alilce,  and  we  could  not  inseit 
versos  with  a)l. 


Iq  tbe  CoDemauKh  congregation,  Cambria 
founty,  Penn'a,  on  Monday,  December  7th, 
1874,  sister  Elizabeth,  wife  of  brother  John 
Gossaid,  aged  CO  years  and  10  days. 

Our  deceased  sister  who?e  miiiden  name 
WES  liOn^i  v/as  born  in  Bedford  county,  Pa., 
bat  afterwards  moved  to  Indiana  county, 
same  state,  where  iu  1841  she  was  married. 
She  was  a  oonsistent  mcnber  of  the  church 
of  the  Brethren  for  about  twenty  ycar.=  ,  «nd 
died  ill  the  gloiiv)as  hope  of  a  blissful  im- 
mortality in  the  future.  She  li^aves  a  large 
family  to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  kind  and  af- 
fcetioiialc  wife  and  mother.  Fr.'ieral  dis- 
cour-c  by  D  Hiliiebrand  and  8.  BensholF; 
T<xt,  Job  14:1-7. 

Also,  in  the  (^onemaugh  church,  Dec.  23, 
Bi.<ter  Nancv,  wife  of  brother  John  Goch- 
nour,  riee'd.,  aged  7S  ye.  rs,  10  months  and 
11  days.  Funeral  discourse  by  S  Ilihie- 
brauii,  S.  Bjallier,  8.  Bousholf  and  the 
writer.     TcXt,  I-aiah  3S:1. 

David  Hildebuakd. 

On  October  15th,  of  diplheria,  Charles 
Hak-  et,  son  of  Chas.  H.  and  Emeline  Soper, 
and  grandson  of  Samuel  and  Catharine  8  i- 
plee,  aged  9  yeari,  1  mouth  and  3  <  ays. 

In  the  South  Keokuk  branch,  •  Keokuk 
county,  Iowa,  October  8th,  old  brother  C. 
Wonder;  ich,  sr.,  aged  78  years,  4  raoaths 
an<l  y  diys. 

Ueraarks  from  Job  14:14.  Funeral  servic-3 
by  tnother  Jacob  Brower  and  the  writer,  to  a 
large  congregatiou. 

John  Frits. 

On  the  35th  day  of  May,  near  Wayneti- 
boro',  PtPn'a,  Nakcf  Fitz,  oldest  child  of 
David  Bciichotl,  and  sifter  of  Susan  F.  B. 
Fnbrney,  aged  about  55  years. 

She  h:id  never  joiued  any  church,  nor  dirt 
she  pel  fefs  to  know  whether  she  i.i  prepared 
to  go  to  h'-avcn,  t  ut  a  f  w  (";»ys  before  htr 
death.    Her  disease  was  cancer. 

Also.  Bl  saiuo  pl^ec.  October,  1874,  Joun 
Benchoff,  sr.,  niicle  of  the  above  named 
8ister.'=,  a^e.l  over  91  yeirs. 

ile  resi-'ed  at  the  Monterey  S  ring,  on  the 

South  Moui'Uin.    where     he    r^iscl    a  large 

family  of  I'hilren.       Re    wa":   a  member  of 

the  M.  E.  Church.      The  chil'reu    have  lost 

a  kind-hearted  father,  and  the  community  a 

brave  titir.L':),  and  the  cit  zi-ns  a  ^ood  nciuh- 

;  bor.       He    1i.tr  c  large    circle  of    fiieeds  in 

'  Catubria  con  ity.  Pa.      His  remain,?  «eie  iri- 

I  terrcd  on  ^is  farm  at  the    tide  of  Saiah,  hi  J 

wife,  who  preceded  him  twelve  yeais. 

I).  D-  Fauuney. 

OutboUUiid   of    April,  1874,  iu    Waynes^ 


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boro',  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  Susan  Frakci-, 
Benciioff,  wife  of  U.  D.  FnhrniiV,  aiid 
yonugcst  riauuhler  of  David  Baucboff,  aged 
S3  yeaM,  3  mouths  atu!  0  clays. 

She  liad  been  sieli  about  two  years, thou'.;h 
at  times  able  to  do  her  house-woik.  On  the 
24th  of  October  1871,  she  gave  her  heart  to 
Jesus,  aiid  was  made  to  rejoice  in  his  love. 
Her  last  words,  after  passiui;  throuah  srrsat 
tribulation,  were  :  "I  am  s;oing  to  my  dear 
.Jesus."  Her  rema.ns  were  inleired  at 
■Pi ice's  Church.  Funeral  sermon  by  Dr.  VV. 
T.  Spott^wooii,  pastor  of  the  M-  E.  (Jhurch. 
She  leaves  a  daughter  ten  years  old  and  one 
three  years  old. 

D.  D.  Fadrney. 

In  Wilson  county,  Kansas,  December  30, 
of  consuuipiion,  Lokena  Bell,  danght«)r  of 
Catharine  auc  John  Spanijle,  aged  13  ycais, 
7  months  and  1  day. 

This  is  the  uiulli  child  our  beloved  brother 
and  sijter  have  lost— seven  of  th.t  number 
by  coasnmpiioa.  Funeral  discourse  from 
Hebrews  13:14  :  "For  here  have  we  no  con- 
tinuini?  ciy,"  by  the  writer  and  brother 
I    F.  Herr. 

Sidney  Hodcden, 
IPllgrim  please  copy.] 

At  his  residence  on  lh3  South  Mountain, 
Was  ington  county.  Maryland,  our  aged 
brother  J  .cob  Mbktz,  81  yeais  of  age. 

He  had  b'  en  blmd  for  twelve  years,  and 
his  afllietiou  was  lo  g,  but  without  much 
pain.  He  passed  away  leaving  a  larue  fa.ii- 
ily  of  ehildien,  grand  and  great-grandchil- 
dren. His  remains  arc  resting  in  Fuhrney's 
gvaVvyard-  Funeral  occasion  improved 
from  the  words  :  'Our  light  afflielious  are 
but  for  a  moment,"  by  a  brother. 

A.  Cos  . 

At  his  residence  near  Beaver  Creek,  Md., 
of  coneunipLiou,  on  the  10th  of  December, 
Mr.  Randolph  Hoffma«j,  aared  Gf)  yeais,  7 
months  and  20  days.  >  His  funeral  was  im- 
proved by  the  Rev.  J.  Harp,  and  a  brother. 

A.  Cost. 

In  the  Ilcmlocl^  congregation,  Hunter- 
don couuiy,  iSew  Jersey,  sister  Margaubt 
Ann  Sn   PdERn,  in  her  51st  year. 

Her  disease  vvas  cancer,  wiih  which  she 
Bufl'ered  lonsr  but  patiently.  Fun.  ral  dis- 
course by  brother  R.  Hyde,  from  Joh:i  14:1- 
3  inclusive,  to  a  very  large  congngatiou  of 
Bympaihizing  friends. 

A-  Chambeelin, 

In  the  Dee;  River  con grcgai ion  Puwcshiek 
county,  Iowa,  December  82,  Tuoaias  Parks, 
father  of  s.ster  McKee,  aged  99  years  and 
3  momhs. 

He  had  long  lived  with  bis  widowed 
daughter  and  her  children  who  caret  for 
him  as  a  father  shoal'i  be  cared  for.  He  re- 
marked just  before  Lis  departure,  thai  it 
was  the  tirst  time  he  was  unable  to  help 
himfelfiiall  his  life.  Funeral  occasion 
improved  by  elder  W.  H.  Palmer  of  the 
Brethren  and  elder  Webtr  of  the  German 
Reformed. 

H.  R.  Taylor. 

On  the  Clh  ot  October,  in  the  Milledgville 
church,  John  ABR\nAM,  infant  son  ol  Ross 
Brant,  aged  7  months  and  2  days.  Funeral 
discou:se  by  the  Brethfen. 

Martin  Meyers. 

Near  McAlistersville,  Pa-,  December  10th, 
Mrs.  Emma  Smith,  daughter  of  brother  John 
and  si.stcr  Mary  ISeshorc,  aged  30  years,  10 
mouths  f-nd  one  day. 

She  made  her  peace  with  her  Maker  before 
she  died.  She  leaves  a  large  number  of 
friends  to  mouru  her  loss.    Funeral  eeryices 


by  brother   Andrew  Beshorc   and    Solomon 
Seiber,  from  1st  '■'eter  1  last  two  verpts. 

W.  H.  Kurtz. 
IPilgrirn  pb  ase  copy.] 


ISTOFMONKYS  RKOKIVED  for 
SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc.. 


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ILirley  M  J 
Freed  Jac 
Martin  S  II 
Myers  C 
Oogan  S 
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Bowser  B  F 
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Rummer  Anna  1  70 
Rpiman  S  F  75 

Wi'pon  N  3  20 

Ilars'nberffer  S  5  25 
Stower  K  W  IS  75 
Gable  Jno  10  55 
Eikcnbcrry  S  15  00 
Prowaiit  D  4  80 
Mason  C  A  5  00 
Holtz  Phebe 
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FrantzCath  C      1  80 

Blouijh  E  J  1   45 

ButterbaughDS  14  40 

I'uterbaugh  S       1  60 

Haws  E  5  00 

Deardoiff  J  5  80 

H.  B.  Brumbaugh  4  45  ;  I.  Watson  75  ;  D 
Trump  1  70;  KhO'ia  A.  Brown  5  80;  Saiah 
A.  Bowman  1  (JO;  P.  L.  Lint  1  75;  Eliz  Hess 
1  60;  Rachel  Boyle  86  3.i;  C  Mark  4  80;  R 
E.  Reed  13  00  ;  A.  cSummay  10  30  ;  D.  J. 
Shaff -r  1  50;  E.  Mowen  1  6>;  Wm  Leather- 
man  15  85;  J.  Shick  3  00;  J.  W.  Moats  3  00, 
Jos.  Mooniaw  4  40  ;  H.  Stott  1  60  ;  B.  F. 
Swiuehea't  1  tiO  ;  .Jac  Brubaker  3  30  ;  C. 
Hiteechew  1  50;  K.  Smith  1  69;  H.  B.  Rer- 
loale  3  00;  N.  B.  Blough  43  30;  W.  W.  Roy 
5  30;  C.  Custer  5  .50  ;  A.  MoElhaney  1  CO; 
II.  Musselman  1  00  ;  C  Urner  1  60  ;  J.  K. 
Davis  75  ;  Eliz.  Lauriis  1  60  ;  Diacah  Miller 
1  60;  Jos.  Meyers  3  30;  J  J  Shively  1  6";  A 
H  Hanira  15  84  ;  D  W  Wiugert  15  7  ;  E 
Forney  1  60;  I  Voorhees  1  10;  A  B  Wilt  1  70; 
C  F  M«r!,i;i  3  30;  S  Bock  1  60;  J  H  Dale  90; 
G  Gaiber  15  15:  J  C  Hance  1  00;  H  Speieh- 
er  1  00;   D  Wolf  11  5),  B  Overholeser  85. 


Pierce,  and  in  tiie  face  of  such  evidence 
who  can  longer  ddubt  that  the  Doctoi-'s 
medicines  cure  the  wor.-it  cases  of  Chron- 
ic Catarrh. 

The  Great  Favfirste  %Vitb  the  lia- 

<lj«*s. 

Wm.  Forsyih  Bynum  &  Son,  druggists 
of  Live  Oak,  Fia.,  write  Sept.  16,  1874, 
a.s  follosvs  :  "Di-.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Hiiffalo, 
N.  Y.— Your  Golden  Medical  Discovery 
and  Purgative  Pellets-  sell  very  largely 
and  give  complete  sati.sfaclion,  as  num- 
bers of  our  custoniin'.^.  and  friends  testify 
with  pleasure.  Youi-  Favorite  Prescrip- 
tion is  ind(;ed  the  great  h'avorite  with  the 
laiiics,  and  ntimbors  can  s-iy  with  joy  tliat 
it  h;is  saved  them  from  eking  out  a  mis" 
arable  life  or  meeting  with  premature 
death,  and  restored  them  to  health  and 
happiness." 

Thousands  of  women  ble.ss  the  day  on 
which  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription 
was  first  made  known  to  them.  A  ."^iLgle 
bottle  often  gives  delicate  and  suffering 
women  more  re-Iief  than  months  of  treat- 
ment from  their  fimily;physician.  In  all 
those  derangements  causing  back  ach.e, 
dragging  down  sensations,  nervous  and 
general  debilily,  it  is  a  sovereign  remedy. 
Its  soothing  and  healing  Droj)erties  ren- 
der it,  of  the  utmost  value  to  i-idics  suf- 
fering from  inierna!  fever,  congestion, 
inflammation  or  ulcerMtion,  and  its 
siiTiighthcning  effects  tend  to  correct  dis- 
placements of  internal  parts,  the  result  of 
weakness  of  natural  supports.  It  is  sold 
by  all  druggists. 

Dr.  Pierck"s  pamphlet  on  Diseases 
peculiar  to  Women  will  be  sent  to  any 
address  on  receit)t  of  two  stamps.  Ad- 
dress as  above. 


A  W»Jk,iug  Aftverlist-inent. 

Li.MESTONE  Springs,  S.  C. 
Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  : 

Dear  Sir — I  am  a  w;ilking  advertise 
ujcnt  for  your  Golden  Medical  Discovery, 
Purgative  Pellets  and  Dr.  Sage's  Catarrh 
Remedy,  they  having  cured  me  of  Ca- 
tarrh of  nine  years'  standing,  which  was 
so  bad  that  it  disfigured  my  nose,  and, 
while  curing  it,  your  medicines  also  cured 
me  ot  Asthma  in  its  worst  and  most  ag- 
gravated form.  Before  using  your  medi- 
cines I  had  becDme  reduced  in  fle.sli  from 
one  hundred  and  hfty  five  to  one  hundred 
and  fifteen  pounds,  and  I  now  weigh  one 
hundred  and  sixly-two  pounds,  and  am 
in  better  health  than  I  have  enjoyed  for 
twenty  years. 

Yours  truly, 

J.  L.LUMSDEN. 

The  above  is  but  a  fair  sample  of  hun- 
dreds of  letters  which  arc  received  by  Dr. 


Agetsts  Wanted, 

To  Fell  Buffalo  R'ibes  on  commission.       For 
particulars  addre.'^s  with   stamp, 

J,  S.  FLORY, 
49  3ra.         Buffalo,  Weld  Co  ,  Colorado. 

Pure-Bred  5..ig5»t   Brubutas- 
Pea  comb,  t'ue  to   feather,  and   cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.     Wo  will   ship   by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two   pullets, 
for  live  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  Beard, 
35.  Polo,  Ills. 

VaS««b8e  FarsM  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a.  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleand  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orci  ard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wii.h  all  necessary  outbnildiufs  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  miie  bud  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  .Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephr.sini  Cover  near  Bovliu, 
or  with  nie  on  the  f.irm. 

John  K.  Meveks. 

ai-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


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CHRISTIAIJ  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPER  COMMENT 

UPON   THE 

AMERICAN  NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING 
AGENCY, 

CONni'CTED  BY 

Cjeorge  1>.  Koivell  A.  Co., 

No.  41   Pauk  Row, 
NEW  YORK. 


Ab  tbe  proprietors  of  the  first  and  most 
extentive  of  these  agencies  in  New  Yoilv, 
they  aro  well  qualifled  to  furnisb  informa- 
tion. The  details  of  the  work  transacted  by 
the  agency,  and  the  way  it  is  done,  tbe  per- 
fection of  tbe  arranjieraiMits  for  facilitating 
the  act  of  advertising  by  relieving  the  adver- 
tiser of  tiou'loand  expense,  and  bringing 
before  him  all  the  various  mediums  througL- 
out  the  country,  with  tbe  necessary  linowl- 
edge  pertaining  to  them,  an  given  with  a 
minuteness  'hat  leaves  nothine  to  be  desiied. 
All  the  parliculars  respecting  the  character 
and  position  of  a  newspaper  wblch  an  in- 
tending advertiser  desiros  to  Itnow  are 
placed  before  him  in  the  most  concise  foim. 
— New  York  Times,  June  7ib,  1874. 

It  is  indeed  no  snrpriFc  that  tbeir  bouse  is 
BO  prosperous,  and  that  they  a'e  tbe  leading 
advertising  agents  in  tbe  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  miscellaneous  advertise- 
ments from  this  firm,  than  to  receive  the 
same  amount  made  up  of  one  direct  from 
each  ho'JBe  on  their  list.  The  comIni^8iou 
allowed  is  saved  by  lostes,  as  they  pay 
every  cent  they  conlrnct  for,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  the  kef-iir.g  of  one  open  ac- 
count with  snch  a  firm  is  much  plcasanler 
than  with  the  thousand  persons  whom  they 
send  us  adverliseinents  for.  Tbey  do  an 
honorable, legitimate  busiiitss,on  a  business 
basis,  If  publishers,  having  d<^a!ings  with 
them,  want  anything  in  their  line — and  they 
supply  eveiything  fiom  a  fpring  bodkin  to  a 
cylinder  prets, — typ-s,  inks  and  all,  they  fill 
their  orders  promptly,  at  manufacturers' 
prices, and  we  can  say  that  we  have  received 
the  best  newspaper  and  book  ink,  ever  fur- 
nished us,  and  at  a  lower  price  than  w;  ever 
bought  for  elsewhere.  The  "Uepubljian" 
has  had  dealin^rs  with  this  bous';  for  over 
six  years,  and  in  all  that  time,  we  never 
have  bad  any  reason  to  cora'.ilaiii  of  our 
trcatmcct. — .Meriden  (Conn.) Republican. 

Are,  without  doubt,  tbe  leaJing  Advertis- 
ing Agents  in  ihc  United  States-  and,  there- 
fore, of  the  woild.  Thy  have,  by  the  free, 
literal  and  yet  well  diic'ted  nfe  of  nioney, 
bu.lt  IhenHelves  up  in  the  t  st-em  of  the 
leading  publisbeis  a"d  advertisers  of  tbe 
continent,  and  by  an  unu.^ual  energy  have 
succeeded  in  ptrficting  in  every  detail  a 
business  that  nore  than  auything  else  ttlls 
of  ihe  giowth  and  i'lipmia'wc  of  tbe  news- 
paper businesa. — Memphis  (Tenn.)  Appeal. 

Their  bi^ein'ss  has  grown  to  be  Bomelhing 
enormous.  Every  i  apcr  in  ihe  coui.try  is 
on  file  at  th'  h  cflicc,  mid  it  is  iio  uncoin- 
nion  thing  for  them  to  receive  a  mail  of  fif- 
teen or  tweniy  bushels  of  newspaperf Nor- 

Valk,  CouD.,  Gi^elte. 

Have  comi'lete'.y  systemati/.cd  the  busi- 
ness, and  after  fi\e  yeais' expeiience  we  ran 
truthfully  state  that  we  find  the  (inn  to  be 
prompt,  couitvous,  comuccj.— Grayville, 
Ills.,  independent. 

TUcy  can  be  relied  upon  in  every  way,  be- 
ing woithyof  implicit  confideDcc— New  Or- 
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Dear,  suffaring  so\\\,  boar  up  ! 

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1  cry  to  thee,  "Be  strong  !" 

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Woe's  bi  ink  we  both  have  trod  ; 

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The  end  lis?,  just  before  ; 

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Though  dark  the  forest  maze  doth  seem, 

He  leads  !     Canst  ask  for  more  ? 

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BY   M    HADY. 


That  some  put  too  much  stress  on 
dress  is  true  and  correct ;  that  we  may 
not  put  euongh  on  it,  may  be  equally 
true.  Chiistians  ought  lo  be  a  plain 
people,  we  believe,  and  although 
others  may  not  agree  with  us  iu  prac- 
tice, yet  they  will  admit,  that  it  is  no 
barm  fur  auy  onu  to  dross  plaiiily. 
The  Brethrcii    are   cluaetd    with    tbo 


plainest  people  in  the  world.  Yet 
we  must  beliere,  that  their  simplicity 
in  dress,  is  not  what  it  was  years  ago. 
It  is  truo,  we  may  admit,  that  any- 
thing which  is  common,  should  be 
plain  enough  for  us,  yet  on  the  other 
hand  it  is  equally  true,  that  if  we  love 
God  and  his  people  and  church,  we 
must  love  simplicity  in  dress.  And 
where  ooulJ  we  see  this  more  than  in 
our  old  brethren  and  sisters  ?  It 
often  has  done  me  good  to  look  at 
their  simplicity  in  dress,  and  we  all 
should  admire,  and  rciapect  them  for 
it.  I  for  my  part,  cannot  help  but 
love  these  dear  old  fellow  meaibers 
for  conformiog  so  strictly  to  the  old 
order  of  the  cliurch.  What  heavenly 
thoughts  has  often  arisen  in  my  mind 
at  our  love-feast  and  other  meet- 
ings of  nearly  the  same  nature,  to  see 
the  old  and  yoang  sisters  arrayed 
nearly  all  alike,  in  plain,  common 
apparel.  Look  at  other  churches,  at 
their  communion  meeting,  and  you 
will  not  notice  this.  Our  brethren 
from  a  distance  come  to  as,  and 
although  we  know  them  not  in  the 
flesh,  yet  we  know  they  are  brethren. 
A  brother  not  long  since  related  to 
me  the  following  circumstance.  He 
with  several  other  brethren,  while 
traveling  in  the  state  of  Maryland, 
were  directed  to  a  brother's  houso, 
but  did  not  reach  the  house  of  the 
brother,  until  quite  early  iu  the  morn- 
ing. They  rapped  on  the  door,  when 
the  brother  opened,  and  his  first 
words  were,  "Oh  brethren  come  in, 
I  know  you  are  brethren."  Now  bow 
did  he  know  it?  It  was  by  their 
appearance.  Another  case  :  I  remem- 
ber two  brethreu  with  their  wives 
(all  members,)  going  to  a  iove-foast. 
Ou  their  way  to   tLe  meeting,    were 


directed  to  the  house  of  a  brother  to 
stay  over  dinner.  Ou  reaching  the 
house,  the  sister  only  was  at  bonne. 
Ou  telling  her  where  they  were  bound 
for,  she  looked  at  them,  doubting^ 
their  sincerity.  And  why?  Because 
she  expected  brethren  and  sisters  to 
wear  the  right  kind  of  uniform,  and 
so  she  refused  to  believe,  until  the 
sisters  showed  their  caps,  which  had 
been  put  away  in  the  satchel.  Had 
the  sisters  kept  these  coverings  where 
they  belong,  and  what  they  had  been 
intended  for  by  the  church,  they 
would  have  been  known  at  once.  Had 
the  dress  of  the  brethren  corresponded 
with  their  calling,  they  would  have 
been  acknowledged  as  brethren. 
Though  we  can  be  good  men  and 
good  women  without  living  up  to 
these  things,  we  cannot  bo  consistent 
members  of  the  church  to  which  we 
belong  until  we  do  live  up  to  it.?  rules. 
Let  ministers,  deacons  and  all  consid- 
er, that  although  we  may  think  we 
can  be  good  without  being  so  par- 
ticular, yet  as  long  as  v/e  are  not 
willing  to  be  governed  by  the  rules 
of  the  church  in  all  things,  Satan  has 
a  hold  of  us  in  some  way,  or  a  place 
in  some  corner  of  cur  heart. 

Bat  while  I  endorse  all  this,  I  am 
afraid,  that  some  of  those  who  live 
up  in  this  particular  to  the  order  of 
the  churches,  it  may  be  that  thc-y 
imagine,  that  this  is  all  what  is 
required  to  make  them  good  Chris- 
tians. But  in  living  up  to  one  rule, 
we  roay  forget  others  ;  while  we 
serve  God  in  one  way,  we  may  for- 
get our  duty  iu  others.  While  some 
put  too  little  stress  on  drcs.i  others 
may  put  on  too  much.  While  some 
may  see  no  rciigiouH  character  what- 
ever in  it,  oth«ia  may    have    uutbiug 


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but  cloth  religion.     We  may   get  so 
far  as  to.  think  if  we  are  only  dressed 
like  other  Christians  all  is   right;  for 
we  are  apt  to   imitate,    and    we    are 
snre  to  imitate  in  those  things   which 
will  be  seen  by   others.     Now   these 
things  ought  not  to  be.     We   should 
dress  as  is  becoming   our  profession. 
But  if  we  live  up  to  our  other  duties, 
we  not  only  can    show   that   we   are 
members  of  the  church,  and   that   we 
dress  humbly,  but  we  can  show  it   in 
a  good  many  other  ways.     I    remem- 
ber of  a  case,  where  a   brother    (lay- 
member)  with  a  friend  of  his,  a  mem- 
ber   of   the    Christian    or      Disciple 
church,  held  a  meeting  together,  both 
spoke  on  Sunday.     A  few  days   after 
the  brother  being  on   business  a   few 
miles  from  the  place  of   meeting,   he 
met  a  boy  of  twelve  or  thirteen  years 
old.     Says  the  boy,  "you  are  a  Dunk- 
ard."     How   do  you  know  this,  boy  ? 
why  we  all  knew  it  from  your   speak- 
ing at  the  meeting  last  Sunday.     Well 
yes,  I  belong  to  the  church  commonly 
known  by  that  name.     But  whilst  you 
did  know  this  from  my  speaking,  can 
you  tell  nie,  to  what  church  the  other 
speaker  belongs  ?     No,  I  cannot,    no 
one  could.     Here  we  have  a  boy,  who 
knew  from  what  was   said,   that   one 
of  the  speakers  was  a    Du?)kard,    and 
80  we  should  do;  show  it  in  dress,  and 
much  more  in  our    conduct,  that   we 
are    Dunkards.     1    know    there    are 
church  members,  who  do  not   like    to 
be  called  by  that  name.     But  I  glory 
in  it  for    Christ's   sake.     It  was   not 
with  the  Christians  where    the   name 
by  which  now  all  feel    proud    to    be 
krjown,  originated.     I  like  to  be  ridi- 
culed for  tiie  sake   ol  Jesus   and    his 
churches  ;  and  would  like    to   see    on 
the  front  of  every  one  of  our  meeting 
houses,   in    large    letters,    "Dunkard 
Meeting  House." 

The  true  loyal  soldier,  never  is 
ashamed  of  his  uniform.  And  so  the 
Christian  should  never  feel  ashamed 
to  show  where  he  or  she  belongs. 
Sister,  when  you  can  do  nothing  else, 
this  one  thing  you  can  do,  when  you 
go  out  among  worldly  people,  wear 
your  caps.  If  it  will  do  nothing  more, 
it  will  make  them  inquire,  what  it 
means.  Some  one  will  say,  she  be- 
longs to  the  Dunkard  Church,  and 
next  they  will  wonder,  who  these 
Djnkards  are.  And  who  knows,  you 
may  in  this  wipe  bring  souls  to  Christ? 
And  brethren  never  feel  ashamed  of 
your  church.  We  have  as  much 
reason  to  feel  ashamed  of  our  parents. 


And  you  all  know,  how  unreasonable 
this  is.  If  we  love  the  church,  we 
love  her  members,  we  love  to  associate 
with  them,  and  above  all,  we  love 
Christ,  and  through  him  we  try  to  do 
what  is  pleasing  to  God.  And  if  we 
are  friends  of  God,  Christ  and  the 
church,  all  will  be  right. 
Meyersdale,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
An  Essay  in  Belialt  ol  (he  Needy 
iu  Kansas  and  Nebraska. 


BY   JACOB   BAHR. 


"Open  thv  month,  judeje  righteously,  and 
plead  the  canse  of  ttie  poor  and  needy." 
Proverbs  31  :  9. 

To  judge  righteously,  the  cause  of 
the  poor  and  needy,  enjoins   upon    us 
a  duty  which  requires  us  to  cherish  a  j 
proper  view  with  respect  to  their  con- 
dition.    The    Saviour  said :    "Jurige 
not  according  to  appearance,  but  judge 
a  righteous  judgement."    This  injunc- 
tion requires  us  to    consider    impar- 
tially and  examine  minutely,  the  cause 
of  their  poverty   or    destitute    condi- 
tion :  not  to  be  rash,  or  hasty,  or  too 
ready  to  decide,  or  to  come   to    some 
permanent    conclusion    at    once.     A 
second  view  of  their    condition    may 
bring  to  our    sight   quite    a   different 
aspect    from    what    we    observed    at 
first  view.     Some  people,  when    they 
speak  of  a  poor   or  destitute   person, 
are  quite  ready  to  attribute  their  pov- 
erty to  a  mismanagement.     "If  they 
would  contrive  and  manage  as   I    do 
they  might  get  along  as  well  as  we,"— 
such  like  expressions  are  produced  in 
abundance.     I  admit  there  is  a   great 
deal  in  contrivance  and  management. 
Much  may  be  saved  by  using    econo- 
my.    However,  it  is  very    important 
that  we  bear  in  mind  that  all    people 
are  not  blessed  with  the  same  reason- 
ing faculties.     And  we  do  know  that 
the  disposition  of  different  individuals 
is    very    diverse.     Observation    has 
induced  me  to  believe  that   there   are 
people,  who,  when  they  do  their  very 
best,  do  not  succeed  as  well    in    busi- 
ness as  others  who  seem  to  be  rather 
indifferent  in  their  habits  and  manners. 
Besides  this  I  am  fully  pursuaded    in 
my  own  mind  that  it  is    not    in    the 
power   of  every   individual    to   give 
success  to  his  business  or  engagements. 
In  the  fir,st  book  of  Samuel  2  :  7-9, 
is  contained  the  following  declaration  : 
"The  Lord  maketh  poor  and    maketh 
rich  :  be  briugeth  low  and  liftetb  up. 


He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
and  lifteth    up  the    baggar  from    the 
dung-hill,  to  set  them  among  princes, 
and  make  them  inherit  the  throne  of 
glory.     He  will  keep  the    feet    of  his 
saints,  and  the  wicked  shall  be   silent 
in  darkness  ;  for  by  strength  shall  no 
man    prevail."     This   declaration   of 
Holy  writ  establishes  the  correctness 
of  the  idea  advanced  in  the   foregoing 
argument.     By  a  careful  examination 
of  the  Scripture,  we  may  readily  come 
to    this    conclusion  :    ilie    Lord   has 
designed  that  there  should  always    be 
poor  people  in  this  tvorld,  as  long  as 
it  remains  in   its  present   state.     In 
support  of  this  argument,  I  will  quote 
from  Deut.  15:  11,  "The   poor   shall 
never  cease  out  of  the  land."    In  iMatt. 
2fi :  11,  we    have    nearly    the     same 
words :   viz.   "The  poor   ye    have   al- 
ways with  you."     It  being  the  design 
of  the  Most  High,  that  there    should 
be  poor  people,  it  is  therefore    of  vast 
importance  that  we  regard  the  injunc- 
tion contained    in    the    text:  "Judge 
righteously  the  cause  of  the  poor  and 
needy."     As  it  regards  the   condition 
of  the  people  for  whom  I  am  now    la- 
boring, management    had  very  little, 
if  anything,  to  do  in  their  case.    I  look 
at  it  as  having  been  providential.     It 
may  seem  strange  to  those  who  have 
not  given  the  subject  their    attention, 
that  God  should  have  aught  to  do  in 
the  case  of  some   people    being    poor 
and  others  rich    or   wealthy;    but   it 
appears  obvious  to  my  mind  that  this 
is  truly  the  case.     And  although    we 
may  not  be  able  to  comprehend  every 
note  in  this  design,    one  thing  seems 
quite  comprehensible  to  me,  viz:  The 
Lord  in  bringing  some   low,    extends 
an  opportunity  to    those    who    have 
this  worlds  goods,    to   lay    up  treas- 
ures in  heaven. 

"My  ways  are  not  your  ways,  and 
my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts, 
hut  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than 
the  earth,  so  are  my  ways  higher 
than  your  ways  and  my  thoughts 
than  your  thoughts;"  saith  the  Lord. 
MouUon,  Iowa. 

[To  be  continued.) 

Heresy. 

"Who  shall  privily  bring  in  damna- 
ble heresies,  denying  the  Lord  that 
bought  them."  "A  man  that  is  an 
heretic  after  the  first  and  second  admo- 
nition reject."  These  once  familiar 
words,  we  believe,  still  stand  in  our  Bi- 
bles. But  in  these  broad-gauge  times 
the  writers  inspired  of  God  would  be 


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respectfully  bowed  out  of  good  society 
by  the  liberal  teachers  of  to-day,  if 
they  ventured  to  apply  such  utteran- 
ces aa  the  above,  in  the  care  of  our 
churches. 

It  would  be  a  curious  study,  could 
one  trace  out  and  exhibit  the  forces 
which  have  swung  back  the  popular 
mind  from  straining  out  the  gnats  of 
heresy,  to  swallowing  its  camels. 
Time  was,  when  the  presence  of  a 
Greek  iota  in  an  adjective  describing 
the  nature  of  Christ,  was  deemed  a 
badge  of  orthodoxy  ;  parties  were 
formed,  and  men  actually  fought  and 
bled  upon  the  question  whether 
Christ'e  substance  was  similar  to  the 
Father's  or  the  same.  In  those  days, 
provinces  in  p]iir()p8  were  thinned  by 
the  execution  and  banishment  of 
witches. 

In  the  United  States,  where  but 
nineteen  supposed  witches  were  hung 
before  the  fetters  of  European  super- 
stition had  fallen  off,  we  have  swung 
to  the  opposite  solstice  from  supersti- 
tion and  over-belief,  till  the  minister 
suspected  of  having  convictions  of 
truth  which  he  means  to  abide  by,  is 
an  unpopular  man. 

Dr.  Schafit,  who  visited  Germany 
in  the  interest  of  "The  World's  Evan- 
gelical Alliance,"  reported  the  present 
German  Emperor  as  saying,  "Tell  the 
Americans  to  beware  of  superstition 
and  unbelief, — the  two  worst  enemies 
of  mankind."  And  they  are  indeed 
two  extremes  of  error,  which  have  no 
midland  of  truth  between  them.  Rep- 
resentatives of  Romish  priests  and 
German  infidels  sat  together  in  the 
Cincinnati  School  Board  and  voted 
the  Bible,  and  all  other  religious 
books  and  songs  out  of  tho  common 
schools.  Hosts  of  broad-gauge  Chris- 
tians cried,  "Amen  ;  Let  the  Bible  be 
put  out."  Bishop  McQuaid,  now  in 
the  same  State,  assails  the  public 
school  system  as  godless  and  irreli- 
gious. We  shall  see  the  same  "lib- 
eral" persons,  having  so  tar  as  in  them 
lies,  put  the  Word  of  God  out  of  the 
national  schools,  consent  to  slip  in  the 
word  of  a  priest  in  its  place. 

There  is  one  thing  the  heart  of  man 
naturally  bates, — that  is,  God.  "Now 
have  they  seen  and  hated  both  me 
and  my  Father,"  is  the  testimony  of 
Christ  himself;  and  hence  false  belief 
is  popular  one  day,  and  no  belief  the 
next.  One  would  think  the  absurdity 
of  one  sitting  down  to  the  communion 
table,  who  believes  Christ  Jesus  to 
have  been  only  a  man,  now  dead  and 


gone,  like  Alexander  or  Caisar,  to  be 
simply  transparent.  How  can  such 
persons  "discern  the  Lord's  body''  in 
the  bread,  and  his  blood  in  the  cup, 
when  he  was  no  "Lord  ;"  and  his 
body  and  blood  are  long  ago  blown 
away  in  gases  or  still  lie  in  ashes 
where  he  fe-il,  and  went  to  decay  ? 
And  yet  we  could  name  half  a  dozen 
papers,  professedly  Christian,  which 
hail  ihe  communing  together  of 
LTnitarians,  Universalists  and  ortho- 
dox as  a  sign  of  the  coming  millen- 
nium. 

Such  periods  have  again  and  again 
passed  over  Christendom  and  have 
always  left  desolation  in  their  track 
We  are  now  in  one  of  them  ;  and  the 
two  ghosts,  superstition  and  inOdelity, 
are  dancing  a  reel  before  .the  popular 
mind  till  its  brain  whirls,  and  the 
same  man  with  the  most  whimsical 
solemnity  one  hour  prays  to  the  god 
of  the  lodge,  and  the  next,  as  the 
French  did,  says  with  the  fool's  heart, 
"There  is  no  God." 

The  Spaniard  had  a  double  revenge, 
who  made  his  victim  disown  Christ, 
and  then  stabbed  him  to  the  heart; 
and  a  similar  fate  awaits  any  nation 
whose  churches  teach  and  whose  al- 
tars guard  no  truth  of  God.  "The 
church  of  the  living  God  is  the  pillar 
and  ground  of  the  truth  ;"  and  when 
it  ceases  to  be  that,  it  is  nothing; 
and  the  civil  law  becomes  nothing 
but  the  bludgeon  of  a  giant,  and  a 
blind  giant  at  that.     — The  Christian 

Cynosure. 

. — ».^ 

luterlinear  Translation  ol  the 
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I  ought  to  examine  my  dreams — 
my  floating  thoughts — my  predilec- 
tions— my  often  recurring  actions — 
my  habits  of  thought,  feelings,  speech, 
and  action — the  slanders  of  my  ene- 
mies— and  the  reproofs  and  even  ban- 
teriogs  of  my  friends — to  find  out 
traces  of  uiy  prevailing  sin — matter 
tor  confession. 


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OHllISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  OOSPEL  VISITOK. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
Yrslerday  aud  To-»»y. 


BY  MUS    J.  S.  TUOMAS. 


Yesterday  I  beard  the  signal, 

As  I'd  often  done  before  ; 
And  to  yonder  cemetery 

Came  a  funeral  of  lore. 

Slowly  tolling,  tolling,  tolling, 
Ento'S  now  the  stately  train  ; 

Solemnly  the  horses  prancing, 
Keeping  time  to  martial  mien. 

Handsome  plumage,  golden  casket, 
Flowers  of  rarest  culture  strewn, 

Costumed  bearers,  badgod  attendants, 
Are  proud  escorts  to  the  tomb. 

To  a  spot  both  grand  and  lovely, 
Best  within  tbc  grounds  Ihty  say  ; 

Here  is  where  the  earth  is  wailing, 
To  receive  this  mortal  clay. 

Eulogistic  in  his  praises. 

The  professed  man  of  God  ; 
As  he  bids  these  myriad  mourners, 

''Faint  not  ueath  the  chastening  rod.' 

"Uust  to  dust,  ashes  to  ashes," 
Tlien  the  digger  drops  the  clay  ; 

While  tti  y  each  in  silent  rcvercncoj 
A  last  mournful  tribute  pay. 

Ceremonies  being  ended. 
Slowly  now  they  each  repair 

To  ih'-ir  home's  in  gorgeous  can  iage. 
And  their  dead  is  in  God's  care. 

lie  will  do  th<=m  no  injustiee-. 
Father  of  the  rich  and  poor  ; 

Thos'j  that  love  Ilim,  shall  be  happy — 
Death  but  o;eL6  heaven's  door. 

Hark  !  to-dny  the  bell  is  tolling, 
'Tis  again  the  funeral  knell ; 

While  a  f ingle  ca.riage  enters 
Bearing  lovely  little  Nell. 

No  proud  cortege  train  attends  her  ; 

No  giy  plumes,  no  flowers  no  show  ; 
But  they  bear  the  little  darling 

Way  down  to  the  strangers'  row. 

Not  a  sound  of  prayer  is  offered  ; 

Not  a  word  of  comfort  given  j 
Not  a  soul  to  say, poor  motber. 

Your  Bwet't  babe  is  now  in  heaven. 

But  the  rough  grave-digger  tak^s  her. 

And  lowers  the  colTiii  low  ; 
Then  rudelj^oovers  her  over, 

Because  in  the  strangers'  row. 

Weep  not,  poir  sorrowing  mother, 

In  heaven  the  high  and  low. 
Are  alike  to  Jesus  precious  ; 
And  there  is  no  strangers'  row. 
PhladHphia,  P.. 

Note. — In  I'hlladclphin,  as   well  as  other 
large  clllcB,  very  high  prices  arc   demanded 


for  lots  in  which  to  bury  the   dead,  so  that    our  brother  lay    needy    at    our  eate  ! 

poor  persons,  or  those  of  1  mited  means,  are  !  -r^-  _„j  „^  f„„^.,„„ti„  „,„i„  u ,        „? 

obligid  to  purchase  a  single  grave  in  what  is  \  P^  "^^^  ^^  frequently  make  houses  of 
callud  the  "Strangers'  Row."  Thesa  graves  |  least.lDg  Of  your  honies,  but  take  of 
are  generally  dnsr  very  deep  for  the  first  one  your  abundant  Stores,  to  feed  the 
interred,  and  as  other  members  of  the  same  ]  ^.^^^^y  ^nd  clothe  the    naked.      Here 


family  die,  they  are  jilaeed  one  upon  anoih 
er,  until  three  and    four    occupy  the    same 
resting  place. 

This  method  is  not  confined  to  the  strang- 
ers' row  alone,  but  is  visible  all  over  the  city 
cemeteries.  Mas.  J.  8.  Thomas. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie  Souse  ol  Monruing. 


BY    BARBARA  SNOEBERGER. 


"It  is  better  to  go  to  the  honao  of 
mourning,  than  to  the  house  ot  feast- 
ing: for  that  is  the  end  of  all  mon  ; 
aud  the  livipg  vpiil  lay  it  to  his  heart." 
Ecc.  7  :  2.  The  book  of  Ecclesiastes, 
way  written  by  one  who  had  tasted 
every  earthly  pleasure.  lie  pro- 
nounced mirth  and  ploasure, 
vanity  ;  he  built  palaces,  and  planted 
vineyards  and  trees,  and  made  pools 
and  fountains  ef  water  ;  he  gathered 
much  silver  and  gold  and  prociou? 
stones,  lie  had  mueic  to  cheer  him 
in  hi^  hours  of  gloou)  ;  be  had  every- 
thing the  heart  of  man  could  desire, 
and  was  s^atiated  with  all.  This 
voluptuous  king  knew  what  feasting 
was,  for  he  had  feasted  in  all  the 
magnificence  of  oriental  splendor,  and 
had  experienced  that  it  is  better  to  go 
to  the  house  of  mourning,  than  to  the 
house  of  fasting.  It  is  not  wrong  to 
enjoy  the  good  things  of  this  life,  in 
their  season,  and  when  we  are  bur- 
dened with  the  toils  and  cares  and 
sorrows  of  life,  we  need  amusement, 
but  we  should  remember  that  we 
were  created  for  something  liobler 
than  earthly  plea!?ure,  and  that  pleas- 
ure and  wealth  aud  gratified  ambition 
cannot  satisfy  the  longings  oJ"  the  soul, 
for  something  purer  and  better  than 
earth  can  give. 

There  are  many  bouses  of  mourn- 
ing in  these  times,  of  commercial 
crisis.  Many  families  who  formerly 
could  live  in  comparative  comfort,  are 
now  from  want  of  employment,  utter- 
ly destitute.  While  we  enjoy  the 
comforts  of  our  cheerful  homes,  on 
the.oe  cold  winter  evenings  we  perhaps 
do  not  think  of  those  who  are  not  so 
pleasantly  situated.  If  we  could  rea- 
lize that  there  is  so  much  poverty 
and  sufToring  around  us,  wo  would 
not  bo  80  indifferent.  How  guilty  wo 
would  be  in  the  sight  of  (}od,  if  wo 
fared  like  Dives   sumptuously,   while 


is  work  for  the  followers  of  him    who 
said  :  "I  was  naked    and    ye   clothed 
me,  I    was   a  hungered    and  ye   fed 
me,"  and  "Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  unto 
the  least  of  these  of  my    brethren,    yo 
did  it   unto    me."     We    believe   that 
more  than  fonr-fifths  of  all  the  poverty 
and  crime  in  the  world,  is  caused    by 
intemperance  in  drinking,    luxury    iu 
eating,    and   extravagance   in    dress. 
Then  let  ns  deny  ourselves   of  these 
superQuities  which  minister  only  to  a 
depraved    appetite.      We    may    think 
our  neighbors  live  in  luxury,  and  they 
when  company    is   entertained    have 
such  a  superabundance  on  the   table, 
that  we  luust  too,    to    show  that    we 
are  as  rich  as  they.     Every  Christian 
woman  should    take   an    independ'^nt 
stand  on  this  subject,  and    not   make 
herself  a  slave    to   serve   those    who 
often  only  wau't  a  good  meal.    While 
our  ministers  rage  a  fierce  war  against 
extravagance  in  dress,  they  suem  not 
to  ."'ce    the   evil   of  luxurious    living, 
probably  it  is  because  they  love  a  good 
meal  themselves. 

When  one  of  ourloved  ones  is  call- 
ed away  from  earth  and  our  bouses 
become  houses  of  mourning,  then  how 
often  are  they  turned  into  houses  ot  ' 
feasting  This  should  not  be  so,  and 
we  hope  it  will  soon  be  done  away 
vvilb,  especially  among  the  Brethren. 
Go  to  the  house  of  sickness  and  death, 
not  to  fv'ast,  not  for  idle  curiosity,  but 
to  comfort  those  whose  hearts  are 
sad,  whoso  sky  is  dark  with  clouds. 
Jesus  went  to  the  house  ot  mourning. 
He  wept  with  the  sisters  of  B^'thany 
at  the  tomb  of  their  brother.  Go  not 
only  to  those  of  the  same  faith,  but 
to  the  despised  aud  oppressed.  Speak 
a  word  of  warning,  perhaps  you  can 
lead  them  from  a  path  of  sin  to  one 
of  holiness  and  peace. 

If  we  do  not  go  to  the  hou.se  of 
mourning  it  will  come  to  us,  for  "it  is 
the  end  of  all  men."  It  may  come 
soon  to  some  of  us  ;  it  may  even  now 
be  at  the  door.  We  do  not  know 
what  is  before  us,  in  the  year  upon 
which  we  enter  to-day.  But  this  we 
know,  that  this  year  will  have  its 
portion  of  troubles  and  temptations 
for  each  oue.  Let  us  all  then  gird 
on  our  armor  for  tho  battle  is  fierce, 
and  if  thi.4  year  should  bo  our  last, 
may  wo  all  hear  the    happy    words, 


CimiSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


B7 


"well  done,  enter  into  thy  rest.''  Aud 
you  my  yonng  friends,  do  you  ever 
think  that  to  you  too,  this  year  may 
be  the  last  of  time,  and  that  your 
eternal  destiny  for  weal  or  for  woe, 
depends  on  your  actions  heie?  These 
pleasures  will  not  always  please.  If 
you  are  not  weary  of  them  now,  you 
will  soon  be.  May  you  be  awake  to 
your  highest  interest  and  seek  a  Sa- 
viour before  it  is  too  late. 
ATtoona,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Southern  Euiigratiou. 


BY  S.  Z.  SHARP. 


In  view  of  the  uianj'  sufferings  to  be 
endured  in  the  far  west  on  account  of  the 
grasshoppers,  drouirhr,  long  cold  win- 
ters, scarcity  of  timber,  etc.,  I  would 
like  to  call  attention  to  the  inducements 
held  out  to  emigrants  by  the  "Sunny 
South." 

The  tide  of  emigration  has  ever  boon 
westward  sincu  the  time  the  great  Celtic 
race  departed  from  western  Asia,  spread- 
ing over  all  Kuroi)c,  finally  crossing  the 
•Atlantic  and  sweeping  across  this  entire 
Continent,  until  it  has  reached  the  Pa- 
cific shores.  Like  every  other  c\irrcnt.  it 
is  liard  to  divert  this  from  the  direction 
in  which  it  has  been  flowing  for  more 
than  two  thousand  years.  In  addition  to 
lir.bit,  there  are  other  causes  which  di 
rect  emigrants  westward.  Climate  in- 
duces the  Danes  and  Scandinavians  to 
settle  in  the  more  northern  portion  of  the 
Western  States,  the  Germans  further 
fs'-utii  and  the  Spaniards  in  Loui-^iana. 
For  a  like  reason  emigrants  from  the 
l<]astern  and  Middle  Stites  settle  in  the 
northwest  and  the  southern  planters  in 
Tixas  and  Arl<ansas.  The  westward 
flow  of  emigration  is  also  largely  owinsi  to 
the  influence  of  fiiends  who  have  i)ro- 
ceded  ;  besides,  the  institution  of  slavery 
had  much  to  do  in  preventing  emigration 
coming  from  the  north;  but  this  is  abol- 
ished and  every  obsiaclc  to  north.ern  emi- 
grants is  removed,  even  a  hearty  welcome 
ise;itended  where  a  few  years  ago  they 
were  not  wanted. 

SOIL. 

The  soil  of  East  Tennessee  is  quite  var- 
ious, and  on  an  average  less  productive 
than  the  rieh  prairies  of  the  west,  but  is 
capable  of  being  raised  to  a  higher  state 
of  productiveness  than  the  soil  of  tiie 
Kastern  or  Iiliddle  States.  Limestone 
land  prrdominates  in  the  valleys,  but  is 
intermixed  wiih  every  variety  of  soil, 
often  three  to  six  different  kinds  of  soil 
on  'he  same  farm,  j'iie  surface  is  gen- 
erally rolling  and  divided  by  nutnerou-i 
low  lid.gcs  into  fertile  valleys  abundantly 
watered  by  swift  streams,  affording 
abutidancc  of  water-power.  The  water 
is  not  as  cool   iu  the  summer   as   iu  the 


north,  but  of  excellent  quality.  Mineral 
springs  abound. 

PRODnCTIONS. 

All  the  grasses  cultivated  in  the  north, 
with  proper  treatment,  flourish  here,  as 
do  all  the  cerials,  while  the  sugar  cane, 
(sorghum,)  sweet  potatoes  and  stock-peas 
attain  a  high  degree  of  perfection.  Upon 
land  that  is  manured,  wheat  is  considered 
nccer  to  fail  and  produces  flour  of  super- 
ior quality.  Apples,  peaches,  plums, 
pears  and  quinces  flourish,  also  the  Con- 
cord, Ilarlibid,  and  a  few  other  kinds  of 
grapes.  Blackberries  are  so  abundant  as 
to  become  a  drug.  Flowers  abound. 
Wild  pansies  bloom  all  the  year  round — 
hiding  themselves  from  the  frost  among 
the  leaves  and  grass.  While  I  am  writ•^ 
ing  on  this  first  day  of  January,  the  Ja- 
jjonica  is  putting  forth  its  flower  buds  to 
usher  in  the  spring. 

In  the  forests  are  found  all  the  varie- 
ties of  oak,  the  hickory,  chestnut,  walnut 
and  poplar,  all  remarkable  for  being 
straight  and  tall.  Yellow  pine  of  super 
ior  quality  is  everywhere  abundant, 

THE  CLIMATE 

in  East  Tennessee  we  believe,  will  com- 
pare favorably  with  that  of  any  section  in 
the  United  States.  Persons  from  all 
parts  of  the  Union  will  generally  find 
their  health  improved  by  coming  b.erc. 
Those  having  weak  lungs,  especially, ha\e 
been  much  benefited  by  this  mild  climate. 
Tlie  winters  arc  short  and  the  summers 
nj  warmer  during  the  Warmest  days, than 
they  are  in  the  north. 

MINERALS. 

The  country  included  between  the  77th 
and  88ih  degrees  of  west  longitude,  and 
tiie  34th  and  'J7th  degrees  of  north  lati- 
tude, is  about  seven  hundred  miles  in 
length  and  two  hundred  miles  in  breadth, 
embracing  parts  of  Virgiina,  Kentucky, 
North  Carolina,  Tennessee,  Georgia  and 
Alabama,  is  not  only  the  grand  mineral 
store-house  of  America,  out  of  the  world. 
No  terricory  of  eciual  extetit.  can  be  fuuiid 
on  the  globe  having  the  same  amount 
and  variety  of  minerals.  This  alone  is 
sufficient  to  make  this  section  one  of  the 
richest  on  the  Continent. 

MARKETS. 

The  nearness  to  the  eastern  and  south- 
ern seaports  always  affords  this  section  a 
good  market.  Illinois  may  raise  more 
corn  than  Tennessee,  but  the  latter  gets 
more  money  f'l^r  the  same  number  of 
bushels  raised.  Tiie  great  variety  o!'  pro- 
duets  in  this  country  always  enables  the 
farmer  to  realize  something,  no  matter 
what  has  been  the  nature  of  the  season. 

EDUCATION. 

This  is  not  what  it  ought  to  be  except 
iu  towns  and  cities  wideh  have  good 
schools.  The  troubles  incident  to  war 
have  required  some  time  to  put  a  free 
school    system    into   operation.      Much 


progress  has  however  been  made  and  we 
hoi)e  that  in  a  few  years  to  have  schools 
of  which  we  well  may  be  proud,  unless 
something  unfbrsecn  overtakes  us. 

RELIGION. 

Nearly  all  the  various  denominations 
are  represented,  but  Blothodists  and 
Baptists  seem  to  be  much  the  strongest. 
The  nuniljcr  of  Brethren  in  the  District 
cf  East  Tennessee,  is  estimated  at  four^ 
teen  hundred  members. 

This  sketch  is  by  no  means'cxhauslive 
and  we  wi.sh  none  to  emigrate  here  on  the 
strength  of  what  we  have  written,  but  wo 
want  all  to  come  and  see  for  themselves, 
feeling  as.-ured  that  those  capable  of 
judging  can  be  accommodated,  whi'e  the 
presencu  of  those  lacking  judgment  is  not 
specially  desirable. 


Cbristfan  Diligence. 


Christian  diligence  is  constancy  in  the 
performance  of  all  those  duties  enjoined 
on  us  in  God's  sacred  Word.  It  ineludes 
activity  and' vigor — watchfulness  against 
intruding  objects — firmness  and  resolu- 
tion— c.atience  atid  perseverance.  The 
shortness  of  our  time  ;  the  impin-tance  of 
our  work  ;  the  pleasure  which  aiises  from 
discharging  duty  ;  the  uncertainty  of  the 
time  of  our  dissolution  ;  the  cot;ciousness 
that  we  do  not  labor  in  vain  ;  together 
with  the  example  of  Christ  and  all  good 
men,  shotdd  excite  us  to  the  UiO-t  un- 
wearied diligence  in  the  cause  of  God,  of 
truth  and  our  own  souls. 

[The  above  is  taken  from  the  "Ency- 
clopedia of  ileligious  Knowledge,"  a  very 
worthy  and  instructive  book  to  those 
who  seek  for  such  knowledge.] 

Landon  West, 


Music  as  an  Eienieut  cf  Wotrsihip. 


There  is,  perhaps,  no  subject  in  the 
world  which  has  been  more  mi-appre- 
hended than  music  in  its  connection  with 
divine  worship.  In  our  pviiicip.il  ehurcii- 
cs  it  is  neither  participated  in  by  pastor.^ 
or  congregations.  The  beauty  of  church- 
es please  the  eye,  but  the  music  is  not 
compreiiended  or  appreciated.  Ought 
we  not  to  use  any  lej;itimate  means  to 
draw  people  to  places  of  wor.-hip  and 
raise  then)  nearer  to  God  ?  VVheri  the 
weary  week  of  labor  is  ended,  and  we  lisc 
on  tlie  Sabbath  ujorning  to  tliat  solemn 
and  peaceful  sense  of  quiet  whicli  per- 
vades the  air,  and  we  m:irch  to  chureh  to 
the  sound  of  Sabbath  beIN,  we  ate  in  a 
frame  of  mind  in  which  our  emotional 
nature  is  mo.-^t  easily  acted  on.  lit  ligion 
in  its  highest  sense  is  emotional.  In  the 
musical  v^orship  of  God  we  have  one  of 
eur  Inghest  sources  of  eiuoional  power 
known  to  the  wcrld. 

I  have  assisted  in  establishii  g  a  series 
of  free  concerts  in  the  north  t:nd  of  Bos- 
ton. Soiue  of  the  best  artists  have  sung 
before  an  audience  composed  of  men  and 
women   with    wliom    your    lives    would 


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^  carccly  be  safe  when  their  passions  are 
arouseil,  and  jet  by  the  power  of  heaven- 
ly music  I  haye  seen  these  people  melted 
into  tears  of  repentance  and  grief  In 
mission  work  1  have  never  found  any- 
thing wake  up  the  heart  w'.th  more  ef- 
fect than  music.  Tbe  church  has  no 
right  to  disregard  any  means  of  salvation. 
Music  as  a  means  of  worsliip  has  been  in 
common  use  in  all  ages.  It  was  heard  in 
the  early  days  of  Israel.  In  the  temple 
of  Solomon  the  glorious  praises  of  the 
Lord  of  Hosts  were  sung,  in  the  New 
Testament  the  same  is  to  be  observed. 
Our  Saviour  commends  music  to  us.  St. 
Paul  advises  the  choral  worship  of  God. 
The  early  clmrch  recognized  song  in  the 
practice  of  devotion.  During  the  first 
three  hundred  years  of  the  Christian 
church  nothing  but  congregational  sing- 
ing was  known.  In  the  year  315,  choral 
services  were  first  celebrated. 

After  that,  in  the  dark  ages  of  the 
church,  to  more  completely  exclude  the 
congregation,  the  singing  was  rendered 
in  Latin,  and  the  whole  worsliip  of  God 
\jas  surrendeted  to  the  priests.  In  the 
sixteenth  century  Martin  Luther  appear- 
ed and  roused  the  whole  world  by  singr. 
ing  with  uplifted  voice  the  praises  of 
God.  In  Germany,  both  choir  and  con- 
gregational singing  is  practiced.  In 
America,  with  but  few  exceptions,  the 
singing  is  confided  to  the  choir,  and  the 
congregation  sits  mute  and  criticises  its 
efforts.  We  should  have  church  music 
that  the  c^jngregation  with  one  accord 
can  join  in.  A  great  mistake  is  made  by 
those  who  in  congregational  singing  look 
lor  exact  time,  or  even  tune.  The  very 
roughness  of  it  is  part  of  Us  charm.  No 
true  musician  will  object  to  it  because  it 
is  rude.  Nor  will  He  to  whom 
it  is  ofTrrcd  condemn  its  rude  simplicity. 
The  union  of  choir  and  congregational 
singing  will  be  found  the  most  effective, 
the  choir  to  lead,  sustain  and  supply  the 
harmony. 

I  visited  Berlin  some  few  years  ago, 
and  there  in  the  great  church,  where  the 
music  had  been  supplied  by  Mendelssohn, 
artistic  and  beautiful  beyond  anything  I 
ever  conceived,  the  congregation,  num- 
bering over  three  thousand,  rose  and 
burst  into  the  glorious  melody,  "For  a 
Strong  Castle  is  our  Lord,"  with  irresist- 
able  power.  I  was  overcome,  and  stood 
motionless,  overpowered  by  the  new 
revelation  tliat  had  entered  my  soul,  and 
my  huu'ble  cffoits  since  have  been  to 
make  congregational  singing  the  strength 
and  power  of  our  worship.  But  how  is 
congregational  singing  to  be  produced? 
Grown  up  peoi)le  say  they  cannot  sing. 
But  very  few  children  are  unable  to  sing. 
It  remains  for  the  church,  by  the  aid  of 
children's  voices  to  foster  the  spirit  of 
song.  The  house  of  God  ought  to  be 
resonant  with  children's  voices.  J^et  the 
clergy  be  educated  in  music.  AVho,  if 
not  they,  should  initiate  the  great  re- 
form ?  Luther  says,  next  to  theology 
sacred  music  has  the   highest  place  in  re- 


ligion. The  inappropriateness  of  most  of 
the  music  furnished  in  our  churches 
leads  tbe  thoughts  astray  from  God.  The 
music  of  the  concert  room  and  the  opera 
is  not  fit  for  the  house  of  God. — <S'e- 
lected. 


For  tue  Companion  and  Visitor. 

To  a  Yonns  iSaint  tu   the  Wilds 
ol  the  West. 


BY  C.  H.  BALSBAUGH. 


You  are  on  the  backside  of  Horeb, 
where  deep  shadows  fall,  and  bleak 
winds  blow.  But  if  your  soul  is 
wedded  to  Emmanuel,  and  your  af- 
fections set  on  the  inheritance  that 
fadeth  not  away,  you  may  have  hea- 
ven opened  even  in  Midiau,  and  en- 
joy the  revelations  of  the  Holy  of 
holies,  which  eclipse  the  light  of  sun- 
nier localities.  Tbe  .sacred  bush  is 
there,  even  if  not  ablaze,  and  your 
fidelity  to  the  cross  will,  in  due  tiaie 
bring  the  Jebovah-angel  into  glorious 
manifestation,  eo  that  the  efi'ulgcnce  of 
your  north  will  outglow  the  radiance 
of  the  south.  There  is  many  a  sun- 
rise, and  many  a  mid-day  glory,  on 
the  boreal  mountain  slopes,  whose 
light  streams  down  from  a  firmament 
above  the  firmament,  filling  the  hor- 
izon of  Christ-loving  souls  with  the 
wonders  and  denizens  of  the  upper 
world.  Such  may  yours  be, and  will  be, 
if  you"walk  with  God, "and  transfigure 
the  gloom  of  your  exile  into  the  beat- 
itude of  the  celestial  commonwealth. 
There  is  not  an  atom  of  dust  in  this 
prodigious  globe  that  has  not  vouch- 
safed to  it  the  superintendence  of 
Ooinipoteuce.  And  shall  not  an  heir  of 
the  eternal  God,  a  blood-bought, 
blood-washed  daughter  of  the  King 
of  kings,  in  the  lonely  outskirts  of 
Israel,  be  upheld  by  the  Everlasting 
arms,  overshadowed  by  the  Everlast- 
ing wings,  clasped  to  the  Everlasting 
bosom,  cherished,  filled  and  thrilled 
with  the  Everlasting  love?  Will  not 
tbe  providence  that  succors  the  spar- 
row, protects  the  alpine  flower, and  be- 
stows his  beneficent  care  on  beast,and 
fowl  and  insect,  also  environ  his 
faithful  worshippers — although  wan- 
dering in  sheep-skins  and  goat-skins, 
and  secluded  in  the  dens  and  caves 
of  the  mountains — with  his  almighty 
power,  sooth  and  satisfy  them  with 
his  presence,  and  make  them  pavil- 
ions of  his  blissful  dwelling?  No 
God-fearing,  heaven  hungering  pil- 
grim ever  traversed  the  wilderness 
without  finding  a  Bethel,  and  an  au- 


gel-thronged  stairway  bridging  the 
chasm  between  his  solitude  and  the 
light  and  gladness  of  celestial  society. 
In  the  depths  of  the  desert,  where  na 
saintly  face  meets  you,  no  saintly 
voice  greets  you,  where  no  saintly 
knee  bows  in  fellowship  with  thine, 
and  no  saintly  heart  is  knit  in  sym- 
pathy with  your  trials  and  struggles 
and  sorrows,  God's  sparkling  Cherith 
flows  for  your  refreshment,  and  his 
raven  ministers  bring  you  the  boun- 
ties of  the  Everlasting  Garner,  for 
your  spiritual  sustenance  and  invig-^ 
oration.  Make  your  Patmos  an  or- 
atory, and  God  will  make  it  an  apoc- 
alypse of  wonders  and  glories  which 
"it  is  not  lawful  to  utter."  If  you 
are  cut  off  from  sweet  personal  inter- 
course with  the  saints  of  God,  you 
may  enjoy  hallowed,  ravishing  com- 
nuiuings  with  the  God  of  the  saints. 
The  Bridegroom  of  the  soul  keeps  tryst 
with  a  lonely,  isolated  saint,  as  read- 
ily, faithfully,  and  lovingly,  as  with 
a  crowded  congregation.  His  sweet- 
est, most  overpowering  revelations 
are  reserved  for  the  desolate,  barren,^ 
wave-washed,  storm-swept  Patmos. 
Let  this  be  tbe  sublime,  all-domio- 
atiag  motive  of  your  present  position  : 
"for  the  word  of  God,  and  for  tho 
testimony  of  Jesus  Christ;  and  you 
may  with  confidence  await  the  fulfill- 
ment of  the  glorious  promise  record- 
ed by  the  Holy  Ghost  through  the 
seraphic  pen  of  Isaiah  41  :   18-20. 

Be  a  true  Christopher  in  your  far- 
off  seclusion,  and  the  angels  will  feel 
themselves  honored  to  bear  you  com- 
pany ;  and  the  mystic  telegrams  of 
your  steadfastness  and  patient  endur- 
ance will  thrill  the  Metropolis  of  the 
universe  with  joy  that  vibrates  even 
tbe  essence  of  the  Godhead.  "Stag- 
ger not  at  the  promises  of  God 
through  unbelief"  You  are  "Coin- 
passed  about  with  a  great  cloud  of 
witnesses,"  who  behold  all  your  de- 
feats and  triumphs,  who  are  in  pro- 
foundest  sympathy  with  your  tears, 
your  wrestlings,  your  heart-burning 
longings  for  higher  saactification,  and 
the  thousand  obstacles  within  and 
without  that  impede  your  arduous, 
earnest  ascent  to  the  glad,  glorified 
summit  of  holy  character. 

Replenish  your  lamp  perpetually 
witb  pure  olive  oil  from  Geth.semane. 
Let  no  grass  grow  round  the  altar  of 
El-Elohe-Israel.  RjII  up  to  heaven 
a  vojume  of  sweet  smelling  savor 
morning  and  evening,  or  ofiener,  and 
let  your  very  soul  go  up  in  the  flames. 


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Pray  and  weep  yourself  into  the 
heart  of  God,  and  live  yourself  into 
t'-e  hearts  of  those  around  you,  and 
bathe  them  with  the  beauty  of  holi- 
ness emanating  from  your  person 
and  demeanor.  Make  your  home  a 
center  of  Divine  influences,  so  that 
from  your  rude  log-cabin  the  gales  of 
the  Spirit  may  waft  the  gossamers  of 
a  heavenly  life,  with  the  seeds  of  eter- 
nal truth  attached,  thus  sowing  the 
wilderness  out  of  the  granary  of  Je- 
sus, and  preparing  for  a  glorious  bar- 
vest  to  be  reaped  when,  with  harp 
and  voice,  you  are  swelling  the  ever- 
lasting song  amid  the  glories  of  the 
upper  sanctuary. 

May  the  good  Sod  bless  this  frag- 
nient,and  make  it  to  your  soul  as  a  loaf 
from  the  golden  table  in  the  bauquet- 
ing-house  of  the  Beloved. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  I^etter  trom  Caliioruia. 

Dear  Brother  Quinler  : — 

The  following  letter 
from  a  sister  in  California  has  been 
interesting  to  me,  and  may  be  so  to 
the  readers  of  the  Companion  and 
Vitiitor.  Publish  it  if  you  see  proper, 
if  not  put  the  paper  on  which  it  is 
written  into  the  waste  basket,  so  that 
in  due  time  it  will  be  made  clean 
white  paper  again. 

D.  P.  Sayleb 

Ft.  Louis,  Sierra  Co.,  Cal.     ) 
December  20,1874.]" 

Dear  Brother  Sayler : 

My  mind  has 
reverted  frequently  to  you  since  my 
stay  in  California.  When  thinking 
over  the  past,  all  former  friendships 
will  fill  the  mind.  Your  many  kind 
admonitions,  your  friendly  face,  and 
fatherlike  way  to  all  the  brotherhood, 
can  and  will  haunt  the  minds  of  many 
poor  wandering  souls  through  this 
world.  You  were  a  comforter  to 
many  sin-sick  souls,  as  well  as  toil- 
worn  ones  in  the  flesh  ;  a  kind  word 
for  all,  and  a  never  ceasing  prayer 
for  all.  But  since  the  bereavement 
you  have  met  with,  1  have  wondered 
bow  many  of  these  poor  creatures 
have  tried  to  comfort  your  bereaved 
heart?  I  know  that  many  will  re- 
member you,  if  not  by  letter,  by 
prayer  and  kindly  hoping  for  your 
Bustainance  through  the  mercy  of  our 
blessed  Lord  in  your  bereavement. 
Sit-ter  Rohrer  was  the  first  to  inform 
roe  of  the  sad  news  of  your  beloved 
companion's     death.       Although     I 


never  bad  the  pleasure  of  meeting  her, 
I  had  the  assurance  of  others  that 
she  was  a  highly  esteemed  lady  of  the 
brotherhood.  Kind  and  entertaining 
to  all  who  visited  you,  showing  the 
affections  of  her  heart  through  the 
kindness  of  her  actions.  I  greatly 
sympathize  with  you  and  the  child- 
ren ;  knowing  from  experience  the 
sadness  it  cost  me  to  loose  both  fath- 
er and  mother,  rather  earlier  in  life 
than  moat  of  people.  I  was  in  my 
fifteenth  year  when  I  followed  my 
father  to  the  tomb  ;  and  in  my  twenty- 
sixth  year,  and  fourth  year  after  mar- 
riage, and  in  my  first  years  residence 
in  Illinois,  my  mother's  death 
was  announced  to  me.  Ob,  what  a 
sad  report  it  was  to  me,  there  so  far 
from  home  and  the  family  !  But  the 
Lord  saw  fit  to  keep  me  from  over 
anxiety  of  mind,  and  I  was  comforted 
by  the  gracious  promises  given  in  his 
holy  word  ;  and  to  follow  after  her 
kindly  wishes,  to  do  good  all  the  days 
of  my  life,  and  then  we  may  expect 
to  meet  above.  Wishing  that  your 
heart  may  also  be  comforted  by  the 
word  of  Grod,  which  is  sweeter  far  to 
the  soul  than  all  else  on  earth.  May 
the  good  Lord  bless  you. 

I  can  now  tell  you  something  of  a 
California  life  and  that  of  a  miner. 
We  left  our  Eastern  home  on  the  12th, 
of  August,  with  many  good  wishes 
from  all  for  our  future  success  and 
safe  journey  to  our  far  western  home. 
It  grieved  our  hearts  to  bid  our  sis- 
ters and  brothers  "good-bye," perhaps 
for  the  last  time  ;  but  we  trusted  in 
the  Lord,  as  he  bad  cared  for  us  in 
former  days,  so  we  all  might  expect 
further  protection  fronx  His  almighty 
and  everlasting  hand. 

We  arrived  here  on  the  29th  of  Aug- 
ust. We  stopped  off  by  the  way  where 
ever  we  had  t'riend.s ;  at  Lowistown,  Pa,, 
a  few  days  ;  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  three  day.--; 
Chicago  one  day  and  part  of  a  night. ;  in 
Iowa,  with  nephew?,  two  days.  We  left 
Omaha,  the  22nd  of  August,  a  five  days 
journay  from  there  to  Marysville,  Cali- 
fornia. Stopped  there  a  few  days,  one 
day's  ride  up  here,  seventy-five  mile.«,  a 
very  tiresome  one.  Found  all  well,  but 
did  not  think  we  would  stop  long  here  on 
these  lofty  mounts  of  Sierra.  It  is  a  very 
different  country  from  ours,  although  I 
never  rode  over  mountains  in  cars,  and 
therefore  think  these  are  very  steep. 
The  Sierra  Mountains  are  covered  with 
loi'ty  pine  trees,  and  the  magenta  and 
other  evergreens,  which  make  them  have 
a  summer  like  appearance  everywhere. 
The  snow  is  on  the  ground.  We  had  an 
unusual  early  snow  on  the  22nd  of  Octo- 
her,  two  and  one-half   feet  deep,  but  it 


only  Inid  two  weeks  and  a'l  was  gone. 
The  .-^un  is  warm,  so  hot  that  it  is  un- 
pleasant to  he  in  it  on  calm  days.  In  the 
morning  the  mercury  stands  at  22°  above 
zero  ;  at  noon  55°  to  G0°  above.  That 
has  been  the  range  for  the  last  few  days. 
It  lias  generally  been  32°  above,  in  the 
morning,  and  70°  above,  at  noon,  sit.ce 
October. 

We  are  4560  feet  above  sea  level.  Our 
health  has  greatly  improved  since  we  are 
here  ;  both  the  girls  and  self  have  gained 
from  seventeen  to  twenty  pounds  each. 
My  Inisbnnd  has  sold  his  interest  in  the 
Pioneer  Tunnel.  IMr.  B — ,  for  whom  D. 
was  overseer,  sold  his  claims  for  $200, -< 
000.00,  to  a  company  of  capitalists  at  San 
Praiici-;eo.  The  company  will  open  out 
extensively.  D.  is  overseer  for  the  now 
compLiny,  and  gets  a  good  salary.  We 
are  surinunded  with  good,  quiet  neigh- 
bors— this  point  is  noted  for  its  sobriety. 
There  are  three  towns  close  by,  one  and 
a  half  miles  to  the  nearest  postoffioe. 
There  are  some  extensive  mining  com- 
panies in  this  country.  This  mine  i.s 
worked  by  hydraulic  process,  a  fall  or 
pressure  of  250  feet.  It  is  wonderful  to 
see  the  banks  swept  down  through  the 
piping.  Mr.  B —  found  a  diamond  here 
worth  $500.  He  made  a  fortune  in  the 
last  three  years.  There  is  a  tunnel  of 
4000  feet  in  this  claim,  and  they  are  about 
muking  another  of  the  same  length. 
They  work  three  f-hifts  of  men,  four  in 
each  shift.  All  white  men  get  $3.50  per 
day  ;  Chinamen  $1.75  perday  ;  overseers 
from  $5.  to  $10. 

1  expect  to  go  below  next  spring  to  see 
the  Brethren.  I  have  a  sister  corres.-^ 
pondcnl,  sister  Ganebal,  who  writes  mo 
to  visit  her.  I  expect  to  meet  with  theiu 
if  all  goes  right,  next  spring.  Give  my 
love  to  sister  (Annie)  Lujmert,  and  tell 
her  to  write  sometimes.  We  are  bet-er 
contented  since  together  as  a  fami'y,  and 
T  feel  as  if  1  did  my  duty  towards  the 
completion  of  the  matter,  and  mny  be 
for  our  interests.  It  was  a  hard  task  for 
me  to  start,  but  when  on  the  way  found 
it  a  plt-asant  trip. 

God  bless  you  and  us,  is  my  prayer. 
Kate  G.  Siover. 

It  may  not  be  known  to  all  tlie  readers 
of  the  Companion  and  Visitor,  that  sis- 
ter Stover's  husband  has  for  several 
years  past,  been  in  the  mining  district  of 
California,  while  she  and  her  two  children 
(daughters)  remained  among  friends  in 
the  east,  (Waynesboro',  Pa.,)  but  now 
are  united.  She  and  her  daughters  made 
the  trip  alone,  and  found  it,  pleasant. 

D.  P.  S. 


Resisting  Falsehood. — When  the 
immortal  Sidney  was  told  that  he 
might  save  his  life  by  telliug  a  false- 
hood by  denying  his  hand  writing,  he 
answered,  "When  God  hath  brought 
me  into  a  dileutma,  in  which  I  must 
assert  a  lie,  or  loose  my  life,  he  gives 
me  a  clear  indication  of  my  purity  ; 
which  is  to  prefer  death  to  fa's  ihood." 


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Tbe  Harvest  Home. 


Old  Mo»es. 


From  the  far  off  fields  of  earlLly  toil, 

A  goodly  host  they  comu  ; 
And  sounds  of  music  are  on  the  air, 

'Tis  the  song  of  the  harvest,  home. 
The  weariness  and  the  weeping, 

The  darkness  has  all  passed  by  ; 
And  a  glorious  sun  has  arlscU) 

The  sun  of  eternity. 

We've  seen  those  faces  in  days  of  yore, 

When  the  dust  was  on  their  brow  ; 
And  the  scalding  tear  upon  their  cheek,- 

Let  us  look  at  the  laborers  now. 
Wc  think  of  the  life  long  sorrow, 

And  the  wilderness  days  of  care  ; 
"We  try  to  trace  the  tear-drops, 

Cut  no  scars  of  grief  are  there. 

There's  a  mystery  of  soul-chastened  joy, 

liit  up  wiih  sunlit  hues. 
Like  morning  flowers  most  beautiful, 

When  wet  with  midnight  dews. 
Th're  arc  depths  of  earnest  meaning 

In  each  trua  and  trustful  gaze  ; 
Telling  of  wondrous  lessons 

Learned  in  their  pilgrim  days. 

One  had    climbed    the    rugged  mountain 
side, 

'Twas  a  bleak  and  wintry  day  i 
The  tempest  had  scalteitd   his  precious 
seed, 

And  he  wept  as  he  turned  away. 
Bat  a  stranger  hand  had  watered 

That  seed  on  a  distant  shore  ; 
And  thd  laborers  now  are  meeiiug, 

Who  never  had  met  before. 

And  one  who    had    toiled    'mid    burning 
Eauds, 

When  the  scorching  sun  was  high, 
He  had  grasped   the  plow   with  a  fevered 
hand, 

And  then  laid  him  down  to  die. 
But  anothe  •,  and  yet  another. 

Had  filled  that  deserted  fieli, 
Nor  vai.ily  the  seed  they  scattered, 

Whete  a  brother's  care  had  tilled. 

Some  with  eager  step  went  boldly  forth 

Broad-casting  o'er  the  land  ; 
Some  watered  the  scarcely  budding  blade 

With  a  tender,  gentls  hand. 
There's  one,  her  young  life  was  blighted 

By  the  withering  touch  of  woe  ; 
Her  days  were  sad  and  weary, 

And  she  never  went  forth  to  sow. 

But  there  rose  from  her  lonely  couch  of 
pain, 

The  fervent,  pleading  prayer, 
She  looks  on  many  a  radiant  brow, 

And  she  roads  the  answers  there. 
Yes,  sowers  and  reapers  are  meeting, 

A  rejoicing  host  they  come  ; 
Will  you  join  the  echoing  chorus  7 

'Tis  the  Bong  of  the  harvest  home. 

— UdecUd. 


(published  by  request.) 


Mr.  B.  was  a  merchant  in  Balti- 
more, and  did  a  very  heavy  business, 
especially  in  grain.  One  mornin,a:  as 
be  was  passing  over  the  vessels  that 
lay  at  the  wharf,  with  their  various 
commoditios  for  sale,  ho  stepped  upon 
the  deck  of  one  at  the  stern  of  which 
he  saw  a  negro  man  sitting  whose 
dejected  countenance  gave  sure  iiidi 
cation  of  distress,  and  he  accosted 
him  with — 

"Ha!  my  man,  what  is  the  matter 
with  you  this  morning?" 

The  negro  lifted  up    his   eyas,  and 
looking    at    Mr.  B.,    replied:     "Ah, 
maaea,  I's  in  great  trouble." 
Mr.  B— "What  about?" 
Neg.""© — "Kase  I'se  fetched  up  here 
to  be  sold." 

B.— "What  for  ?  What  have  you 
been  doing?  Have  you  been  stealing  ? 
Or  did  you  run  away  ?  or  what  ?" 

Negro — "No,  no,  massa,  none  o' 
dat ;  its  bekase  I  didn't  mind  de 
auders." 

B. — What  kind  of  orders  ? 
Negro — Well,  massa  stranger,  I 
tell  you,  massa  William  wcrry  strick 
man,  and  werry  nice  man  too,  ebry 
body  on  de  place  got  to  mine  him, 
and  I  break  trew  de  rule,  but  1  didn't 
tend  to  break  de  rule  doe  ;  I  forgot 
myself,  an'  I  got  too  high. 

B. — It  is  for  getting  drunk,  then, 
is  it? 

Negro — 0  no,  no,  sah,  not  dat 
nother. 

B. — You  are  the  strangest  negro 
that  I  have  seen  for  a  week.  I  can 
get  no  satisfaction  from  you.  K  you 
would  not  like  to  be  pitched  over- 
board, you  had  better  tell  me  what 
you  did  ? 

Negro — Please,  massa,  don't  frow 
de  poor  'flicted  nigga  in  de  wata. 

B. — Then  tell  me  what  you  are  to 
be  sold  for. 

Negro — For  prayin',  sah. 
B. — For  praying  I  that  is  a  strange 
tale  indeed.     Will  your    master    not 
permit  you  to  pray  ? 

Negro — O  yes,  sah,  he  let  mo  pray 
easy,  but  I  hollers  too  loud. 

B. — And  why  did  you  halloo  so  in 
your  prayer  ? 

Negro — Kase  the  sperit  comes  on 

mo,  an'  I  gits  happy,  for  I  knows  it  ; 

den,  don  I    gone  ;    kant  trol     myself 

den  ;  den  I  knows  nuthin  about  maa- 

Isa'srule;  don  I  haller  if  old   eattau 


hisself  come  wid    all    de   rules  of  de 
'quisition. 

B. — And  do  you  so  suppose  your 
master  will  really  sell  you  for  that  ? 

Negro — 0  yes;  no  help  for  me 
now  ;  all  de  men  in  the  world  could 
not  help  me  now;  kase  when  massa 
William  say  one  ting  he  no  do  an- 
oder. 

B — What  is  your  name  ? 
Negro — Moses,  sah. 
B. — What  is  your   master's  name  ? 
Moses — Massa's   name    Col.    Wil- 
liam C. 

B — Where  does  be  live? 
M. — Down  on  de  Easin  Shoah. 
B. — Is  he  a  good   master,  does  he 
treat  you  well  ? 

M. — O  yes,  massa  William  good  ; 
no  better  massa  in  the  world. 

B. — Stand  up  and  let  mo  look  at 
you. 

Moses  stood  up  and  presented  a 
robust  frame,  and  as  Mr,  B.  stript  up 
his  sleeve  his  ar;u  gave  evidence  of 
unusual  muscular  strength. 
B. — Where  is  your  master? 
M. — Yonder  he  is,  jis  comin'  to  de 
warf. 

As  Mr.  B.  started  for  the  shore  he 
heard  Moses  give  a  heavy  sigh,  fol- 
lowed by  a  deep  groan. 

Msses  was  not  at  all  pleased  with 
the  present  phase  of  affairs.  He  was 
strongly  impressed  wjth  the  idea  that 
Mr.  B.  was  a  tradi  r  and  intended  to 
buy  him,  and  it  was  this  that  made 
him  so  unwilling  to  communicate  to 
Mr.  B.  the  desired  information. 

Mr.  B.  reachi;d  the  wharf  just  as 
Col.  C.  did.  lis  introduced  himself, 
and  said  :  I  understand  you  wish  to 
sell  that  negro  mau  yonder  on  board 
the  schooner  ? 

Col.  C.  replied  that  he  did. 
B. — What  do  you  ask  for  him  ? 
C— I  expect  to  get  $700. 
B. — How  old  is  he  ? 
C. — About  thirtv. 
B.— Is  ho  healthy? 
C. — Very  ;  he  never  had   any  sick- 
ness in   his    life,  except    one  or   two 
spells  of  the  ague. 
B. — Is  ho  hearty  ? 
C. — Yea,  sir,  he  will   eat    as  much 
as  any  man  ought,  and  it  will  do  him 
as  much  good. 

B. — Is  he  n  good  hand  ? 
C. — Yes  sir,  ho  is  the  best  hand  on 
my  place.  He  is  steady,  honest  and 
industrious.  He  has  been  my  fore- 
man for  ten  years,  and  a  more  trusty 
uegro  I  never  knew, 
B  — Why  do  you  wish  to  sell  Lim  ? 


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C. — Because  he  disobeyed  nay  or- 
ders. As  I  said,  he  is  my  foreman, 
and  that  he  mifjbt  be  available  at  any 
moment  I  might  wact  him,  I  built 
his  quarter  within  a  hundred  yards 
of  my  ov^u  house,  and  I  have  never 
rung  the  bell  at  any  time  in  the  night 
or  morning  that  his  horn  did  not  an- 
swer in  five  minutes  after.  But  two 
years  ago  he  got  religion,  and  com- 
menced what  he  terms  family  prayer; 
that  is  prayer  in  his  quarter  every 
night  and  morning;  and  when  he 
began  his  prayer  it  was  impopsible 
to  tell  when  he  would  stop,  especially 
if  (as  he  termed  it)  he  got  happy. 
Then  he  would  sing  and  pray,  and 
halloo  for  an  hour  or  two  together 
that  you  might  hear  him  a  mile  off. 
And  he  would  pray  for  me  and  my 
wife  and  children,  and  all  my  broth- 
ers and  sisters  and  their  children, and 
our  whole  family  connection  to  the 
third  generation  ;  and  sometimes 
when  we  would  have  visitors,  Moses' 
prayers  would  interrupt  the  conversa- 
tion and  destroy  the  enjoyment  of 
the  whole  company.  The  women 
would  cry,  and  it  would  get  me  al- 
most frantic ;  and  even  after  I  had 
retired,  it  would  sometimes  be  nearly 
daylight  before  I  could  go  to  sleep, 
for  it  appeared  to  ine  that  I  could 
hear  Moses  pray  for  three  hours  after 
he  had  finished.  I  bore  it  as  long  as 
I  could,  and  then  forbid  his  praying 
so  loud  any  more  and  Moses  prom- 
ised obedience,  but  he  soon  trans- 
gressed ;  and  my  rule  is  never  to 
whip,  but  whenever  a  negro  proves 
incorrigible,  I  sell  him.  This  keeps 
them  in  better  subjection,  and  is  less 
trouble  than  whipping.  And  I  par- 
doned JMoses  twice  for  disobeying  in 
praying  so  loud,  but  the  third  time  I 
knew  I  must  sell  him,  or  every  negro 
on  the  farm  would  soon  be  perfectly 
regardless  of  ray  orders, 

B. — You  spoke  of  Moses'  quarter, 
I  suppose  from  that  he  has  a  family  ? 

C. — Yes,  he  has  a  wo:i;an  and 
three  children,  or  wife  I  suppose  he 
calls  her  now,  for  soon  after  he  got 
religion  he  asked  me  if  they  might  be 
married,  and  I  presuaie  they  were. 

B. — What  will  you  take  for  her  and 
the  children  ? 

C. — If  you  want  them  for  your 
own  use  I  will  take  $700  ;  but  I  shall 
not  sell  Moses  nor  them  out  of  the 
state. 

B, — I  wish  them  all  for  my  own 
use,  and  will  give  you  the  $1400. 

Mr,  B.  and  Col.  C.   then   went  to 


Mr.  B's  store,  drew  up  the  writings 
and  closed  the  sale;  after  which  they 
returned  to  the  vessel,  and  Mr.  B. 
approached  the  negro,  who  sat  with 
his  oyo  h.xed  upon  the  deck,  seem- 
ingly wrapt  in  meditations  of  the 
most  awful  foreboding,  and  said  . 

Well  Moses,  I  have  bought  you. 

Woses  made?  a  very  low  bow,  and 
every  muscle  of  his  face  worked  with 
emotion  as  he  replied: 

I's  you,  massa  ?  where  is  I  gwiue 
massa  ?  is  I  gwine  to  Georgy  7 

No,  said  Mr.  B.,  I  am  a  merchant 
here  in  the  city  ;  yonder  is  my  store, 
and  I  want  you  to  attend  on  the  store; 
and  I  have  purchased  your  wife  and 
children  too,  that  you  may  not  be 
separated, 

M, — Bress  God  for  dat ;  and  massa 
kin  I  go  to  meetin'  some  time? 

B, — Yes,  Moses,  you  can  go  to 
church  three  times  on  Sabbath  and 
every  night  in  the  week,  and  you  can 
pi  ay  as  often  you  choose,  and  get  as 
hsppy  as  you  choose  ;  and  every  time 
you  pray,  whether  it  be  at  home  or  at 
church,  I  want  you  to  pray  for  me, 
my  wife,  and  all  my  children,  and 
single  handed  too  ;  for  if  you  are  a 
good  man  your  prayers  will  do  us  no 
barm,  and  we  need  them  very  much  ; 
and  if  you  wish  you  may  pray  for 
everybody  of  the  name  of  B.  in  the 
state  of  Maryland.  It  will  not  injure 
them. 

While  Mr.  B.  was  dealing  out  these 
privilegps  to  Moses,  the  negro's  eyes 
danced  in  their  sockets,  and  his  full 
heart  laughed  outright  for  gladness, 
exposing  two  rows  of  as  even  ivories 
as  any  African  can  boast ;  and  his 
heart's  response  was,  Bress  God, 
bress  God  all  de  time,  and  bress  you 
too  massa;  Moses  never  tinks  about 
he  gwine  to  have  all  dese  commoda- 
tioners  ;  dis  make  me  tink  bout  Jos- 
eph in  de  Egypt. 

And  after  Mosca  had  poured  a  few 
blessings  on  Col.  C,  and  bidding  him 
a  warm  adieu,  and  requesting  him  to 
give  his  love  and  farewell  to  his  mis- 
tress, the  children,  and  all  the  ser- 
vants, he  followed  B.  to  the  store  to 
enter  upon  the  functions  ot  his  nev7 
ofiBce.  The  return  of  the  schooner 
brought  to  Moses  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren. 

Early  the  next  spring,  as  Mr,  B. 
was  one  day  standing  at  the  store 
door,  he  saw  a  man  leap  from  the 
deck  of  a  vessel,  and  walk  hurriedly 
towards  the  store.      He  soon  recog- 


nized him  as  Col.  C.  They  exchang- 
ed salutation,  and  to  the  Colonel's 
inquiry  after  Moses,  Mr.  B.  replied 
that  he  was  up  stairs  measurintr 
grain,  and  invked  him  to  walk  up 
and  see  him.  i*^-oon  Mr.  B's  atten- 
tion was  arrested  by  a  very  confused 
noise  above.  IIo  listened  and  heard 
an  unusual  shuffling  of  feet,  some  one 
sobbing  violently,  and  some  one  talk- 
ing very  hurriedly  ;  and  when  he  re- 
flected on  Col.  O.'s  singular  move- 
ments, and  the  peculiar  expression  of 
his  countenance,  he  became  alarmed, 
and  determined  to  go  up  and  see 
what  was  transpiring. 

When  he  reached  the  head  of  the 
stairs,  he  was  startled  by  seeing 
Moses  in  the  middle  of  the  floor,down 
upon  one  knee,  with  his  arm  around 
the  Colonel's  waist,  aod  talking  most 
rapidly,  while  the  Col.  stood  weeping 
audibly.  So  soon  as  the  Col.  could 
sufSciently  control  bis  feelings  he  told 
Mr.  B.  that  he  had  never  been  able  to 
free  himself  from  the  influence  of 
Moses'  prayers,  and  that  during  the 
past  year  he  and  his  wife,  and  ail  his 
children  had  been  converted  to 
God. 

Moses  responded :  Bress  God, 
massa  C,  do  I  way  hea,  Pneber  for- 
git  you  in  my  prayers  !  I  oilers  put 
de  old  massa  sid(3  de  new  one,  Bress 
God,  dis  make  Moses  tink  bout  Jos- 
eph in  de  Egypt  agin. 

The  Col.  then  stated  to  Mr.  B.  that 
his  object  in  coming  to  Baltimore, 
was  to  buy  Moses  back  again. 

But  Mr.  B.  assured  him  that  was 
out  of  the  question,  for  he  could  not 
part  v^ith  him  ;  aud  he  intended  to 
manumit  Moses  and  his  wife  at  fo."ty, 
aud  his  children  at  thirty-five  years 
of  age. 

Moses  was 'not  far  wrong  in  his 
reference  to  Joseph.  For  when  Jos- 
eph was  sold  to  Egypt,  God  over 
ruled  it  to  his  good;  and  he  obtained 
blessings  that  were  far  beyond  his 
expectations,  so  with  Moses  event- 
ually proved  the  instrument  of  sav- 
ing the  lives  of  those  who  sold  hiai. 
Moses  proved  the  instrument  in  God's 
hands  of  saving  tho  man's  soul  v*"ho 
sold  him. 

Old  Moses  is  still  living  and  doing 
well.  He  long  since  obtained  his 
freedom,  and  at  present  occupies  a 
comfortable  house  of  his  awn  ;  and  I 
suppose  sings,  prays  and  shouts  to 
to  his  hearts  content. — <MttJioclist 
Protestant. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  AaSITO II. 


MEYERSDALP],  Pa.,  January  19, 1875. 

Enconragement.  for   All. 

Let  none  despair  of  impropement  eith- 
er in  knowledge  or  in  Cliristian  pietr. 
The  progress  in  both  with  some  may  be 
plow,  but  in  all  it  may  be  real  and  sure. 
"With  patience,  perseverance  and  diligence 
the  most  ignorant  and  slow  to  learn,  if 
there  is  no  natural  deficiency,  may  make 
progress  in  the  path  of  piety  and  knowl- 
edge. But  one  new  idea  obtained  by 
reading,  or  conversation,  or  observation, 
or  reflection,  or  experience,  each  daj*, 
will  amount  to  considerable  in  a  year. 

The  history  of  many  men  gives  us  noble 
examples  of  what  perseverance  and  dili- 
gence will  accomplish  under  great  diffi- 
culties. It  seems  to  be  a  principle  in  our 
constitution  that  the  scvLrc  discipline  to 
which  some  have  been  compelled  to  sub- 
mit, and  the  hardships  through  which 
they  have  had  to  pass,  have  been  an  ad- 
vantage, rather  than  a  disadvantage  to 
them  in  developing  and  strengthening 
both  their  mental  and  moral  powers. 
There  are  springs  of  power  within  us, 
that  can  only  be  reached  and  made  to 
flow  by  some  shock,  or  mighty  effort  put 
forth  under  some  peculiar  or  trying  cir- 
■cumstance. 

There  are  but  few  pcr.'ons  but  what 
■could  reach,  at  least,  a  mediocrity,  or  in 
.^ther  words,  a  fair  and  honorable  attain- 
ment in  Christianity,  though  their  sur- 
Toundings  in  life  may  be  the  most  unfav- 
orable. It  is  by  no  means  necessary  that 
we  should  be  the  creatures  of  circum- 
stances. We  may  rise  superior  to  cir- 
cumstances ;  and  instead  of  being  alto- 
gether controlled  by  the  circumstances 
under  which  we  arc  placed,  they  mty 
often  be  used  in  subserviency  to  the  pro- 
motion of  our  holiness.  The  circum- 
Btances  under  which  Jacob  was  jilaccd, 
when  he  was  to  meet  his  brother  J']sau, 
whom  he  greatly  feared,  were  very  alarm- 
ingto  Jacob.  But  those  circumstances  did 
not  discourage  him,  or  derive  him  to  de-. 
Bpair ;  but  they  were  so  used  by  him,  as 
to  render  them  an  advantage  to  him. 
Tbpy  drove  him  to  jirayer.  And  in  his 
j)raycr,  God  came  very  near  to  him,  and 
he  saw  and  felt  God  as  perhaps  ho  had 
never  done  before.     lie  gave  to  the  place 


in  which  he  had  successfully  wrestled 
with  the  angel  of  God,  the  expressive 
name  of  Pcniel,  which  means,  The  face 
of  God,  because  he  there  saw  God,  face 
to  face.  So  we  should  not  be  discourag- 
ed because  our  circumstances  are  unfav- 
orable, since  we  can  often  turn  the  cir- 
cumstances which  seem  to  be  against  us, 
in  our  favor,  and  make  them  conduce 
to  our  good. 

None  of  us  then  should  feel  satisfied 
with  a  very  low  attainment  in  the  divine 
life,  or  with  a  mere  form  of  godliness,  or 
to  remain  in  darkness  and  ignorance, 
because  our  natural  abilities  are  so  ordi. 
nary,  and  our  situation  in  life  not  all  we 
eouid  wish  it  to  be.  We  should  not  look 
60  much  to  earth,  or  to  earthly  circum- 
stances, as  to  lose  sight  of  heaven  and 
heavenly  circumstatice.s.  If  we  are  born 
from  above,  as  wn  may  be,  and  as  we  are, 
if  we  are  true  cbildren  of  God,  we  sliould 
'ook  up  to  our  native  place.  And  if  we 
are  risen  with  Christ,  as  we  arc,  if  we 
have  risen  in  our  baptism  to  "newness  of 
life,"  then  should  we  set  our  affection  on 
things  above,  and  not  on  things  on  the 
earth.  So  admonishes  the  apostle.  And 
if  our  attention  is  properly  directed  to 
God,  and  we  remember  that  he  can  do 
wonderH ;  that  he  can  make  the  fboli.sh 
wiae,  the  evil  good,  the  weak  strong,  the 
blind  to  see,  the  lame  to  walk,  and  even 
raise  the  dead  to  life  ;  and  then  put  our 
trust  in  him,  not  expecting  him  to  make 
us  what  we  should  be,  and  what  we  want 
to  be  without  our  own  exertions,  but 
looking  to  him  for  his  help  and  for  his 
blessings  upon  our  labors,  and  thus  be- 
coming co-workers  together  with  him,  we 
will  not  fail  to  make  improvement  in 
knowledge,  and  holiness.  And  "this 
honor  have  all  the  saints."  Let  none 
then  despair,  or  be  discouraged  but  let 
all  put  forth  their  best  efforts,  and  suc- 
cess will  crown  their  labors.  The  objects 
in  view,  the  improvement  in  Christian 
knowledge  and  piety,  the  objects  that  all 
Christians  should  have  in  view,  and 
which  they  will  have  in  view  if  a  proper 
foundation  for  a  Christian  cdiaractcr  has 
been  laid,  are  noble  objects  ;  and  success 
in  the  pursuit,  will  afford  us  comfort,  as 
well  as  increase  our  facilities  for  use- 
fulness. 

The  thought  we  wish  to  impress,  and 
which  we  are  laboring  to  impress  upon 
all  our  readers,  is  the  thought  that  wc  all 
may  become  wiser  and  better ;  that  under 


the  gracious  government  of  God,  and  \n 
our  present  state  of  existence,  trial  and 
probation  on  earth,  our  race  may  improve 
in  every  respect.  The  wicked  may  bcs 
come  good,  the  good  may  become  better, 
the  ignorant  learn  wisdom,  and  the  des-^ 
ert  and  waste  places  of  human  nature 
under  the  culture  and  remedial  system  of 
the  gospel,  be  made  to  "blossom  as  the 
rose."  The  thought  is  a  pleasant  one. 
The  prospect  of  becoming  good  and  wise, 
and  useful  on  earth,  as  the  saints  of  God, 
and  not  only  so,  but  of  being  kings  and 
priests  to  reign  with  Christ  forever,  is 
surely  a  glorious  one,  and  one  well  worthy 
of  the  consideration  of  all  men. 

From  the  train  of  thought  which  we 
have  been  pursuing,  designed  to  show 
that  all  may  become  wiser  and  better, 
and  to  encourage  all  to  make;  the  effort 
to  do  so,  wc  shall  draw  two  inferonces  : 
1st. — None  should  despair,  or  be  dis- 
couraged. Every  person  may  rest  as- 
sured that  others  as  bad  as  lu',  as  ignor- 
ant as  he,  and  as  unf'avoral)'y  circum- 
stanced in  life  as  he,  have  by  their  dili- 
gence, perseverance,  and  the  blessing  of 
God,  risen  to  distinction  in  holiness, 
knowledge  and  usefulness.  2nd. — As  we 
all  arc  susceptible  of  improvement  in 
knowledge  and  holiness — in  all  that  is 
essential  to  our  well  being  ;  and  as  God 
in  Christ  has  made  provision  to  help  us 
to  make  that  improvement,  there  is  a 
great  responsibility  resting  on  all  men, 
and  none  have  any  just  reason  for  do6 
being  faithful  Christians,  and  lights  iu 
the  world,  and  saints  in  glory. 

Header,  tak^ncouragement,  and  "gird 
up  the  loins  of  your  mind,"  and  "press 
toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of  the 
high  calling  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus." 
That  mark  can  be  reached,  and  the  prize 
secured  by  all. 


Brother  J.  I^  SwKzer. 

Brother  J.  L.  Switzer,  of  Kansas,  una 
expectedly  called  with  us  on  Saturday 
afternoon,  the  9th  instant.  On  Sunday 
morning  we  accompanied  him  to  Salisbury 
in  our  congregation,  at  which  place  our 
bretJnen  were  holding  a  series  of  meet- 
ings, where  he  preached  for  us.  On 
Sunday  evening  he  preached  at  our  placci 
at  our  usual  Sunday  evening  meeting. 
We  believe  his  labors  gave  general  satis- 
faction. Uis  object  in  risiiing  the 
churches  is  to  lay  boforc  them  the  condi- 
tion of  the  needy  in  the  West,  and  to  got 


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them  to  administer  to  their  wants.  He 
represents  the  conJilions  of  many  in  the 
West  to  be  such,  that  immediately  and 
for  some  time,  help  will  be  needed,  if 
suffering  and  starvation  are  prevented. 
On  Monday  brother  Switzer  left  us  to 
pursue  his  journey  eastward.  His  vi!<it 
was  pleasant  and  his  company  enjoyable. 


Brother  Hershey's  Li^tter. 

In  the  department  of  correspondence, 
will  be  read  with  interest,  we  hope,  a 
letter  from  brother  Hershey.  We  may 
form  some  ideas  from  thr.t  letter  what 
labor  our  brethren  in  the  western  country 
have  to  do,  and  what  deprivations  they 
may  sometimes  have  to  endure  in  per- 
forming that  work.  There  is  a  large 
field  open  for  gospel  labors,  ripe  for  har- 
vesting, and  the  ot'portunity  that  seems 
to  offer  for  suocesafuJ  ministerial  labor, 
seems  to  be  inviting.  And  we  are  glad 
that  some  brethren  appreciate  the  situa^ 
tion,  and  are  ready  to  face  the  diflBculiies, 
and  to  go  forth  perhaps  "weeping," 
"bearing  the  precious  seed."  And  wo 
are  also  glad  to  know  they  often  realize 
the  fulfillment  of  the  promise,  "they  shall 
doubtless  come  again  with  rejoicing, 
bringing  their  sheaves  with  them." — 
Ps.  126:5,6. 

We  hope  the  brethren  who  are  enjoy- 
ing the  comforts  of  home  and  the  ease  of 
wealth,  will  not  forget  the  brethren  who 
are  making  the  sacrifices  that  our  minis- 
tering brethren  are  making  for  Christ's 
sake  and  the  gospel's.  They  should  be 
remembered  in  our  prayers,  and  have 
our  sympathy  and  encouragement,  and 
our  help  in  whatever  way  it  can  be  af- 
forded them,  to  lighten  their  burdens. 

It  will  be  seen  from  brother  Hershey's 
letter  that  brother  Stein,  whose  address 
we  gave  our  readers  in  our  last,  with  sev- 
eral others  who  had  been  members  of  the 
Baptist  church,  were  received  into  our 
fraternity,  and  that  a  church  was  organ- 
ized in  the  neighborhood  in  which  they 
live.  The  report  given  of  those  that 
were  received  into  our  fraternity  is  quite 
favorable,  and  we  hope  their  union  with 
us  will  be  an  addition  of  holy  influence  to 
our  number. 

m  m 

Answers  to  Correspondents. 

S.  p.  Zimmerman  :  Your  subscrip- 
tion expires  at  No.  16. 

John  Shriver  ;— Not  right.  Accord- 
ing to  our  books  you  have  overpaid  $1.23. 
What  shall  we  send  you  ? 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 

Correspondence  of  church  news  solicited /ro:r. 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer's  name 
nnd  address  required  on  every  commnnicalion 
fs  guarantee  of  good  faith  1  Rejected  communi- 
cations or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
c  nnmurAeations  for  ptiblication  fhould  be  writ 
tin  upon  one  Side  of  the  rhe-.t  onlv. 

A    YiHit    to   Texas     and     Newton 
Counties,  Missouri. 

December  oOtb,  1874. 
Brother  Quinter  : 

This  is  to  inform  you  that 
brother  S.  S.  Mohler  and  I  have  just  ro- 
turned  home  from  our  visit  to  Texas  and 
Newton  counties,  having  traveled  over 
one  thousand  miles. 

Brother  A.  Baker  met  us  at  Marshfield, 
Webster  county,  and  we  all  were  con- 
veyed to  Texas  county,  on  a  wagon,  by 
brother  Sink,  who  resides  there.  Not 
having  met  brother  Baker  as  expected, 
(though  not  his  fault,)  we  had  to  layover 
one  day,  and  that  only  left  us  one  day  and 
the  next  until  10  o'clock  to  meet  the  an- 
pointment  for  their  church  meeting.  So 
we  traveled  till  about  dusk,  brother  Sink 
having  provisions  with  him.  Then  we 
kii.dled  a  fire,  made  us  some  coffee  and 
ate  our  suppers,  then  traveled  till  about 
11  o'clock  that  night  over  a  very  rough, 
hilly  country.  'rhen  we  halted  at  a 
stream  of  water,  on  the  hanks  of  which 
we  again  built  a  fire,  and  staid  by  it  to 
rest  our  team.  We  took  the  wagon  bed 
off  the  running  gears  and  fixed  it  before 
the  tire,  and  in  it  some  bedded,  while 
others  lay  and  sat  and  stood  around  the 
fire,  till  about  five  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
We  then  ate  a  snack,  and  before  it  was 
quite  daylight,  we  were  on  the  road  pur- 
suing our  journey,  and  arrived  at  brother 
Sink's  residence,  (at  which  place  was  the 
church  meeting,)  about  11  o'clock  in  the 
morning. 

We  met  with  the  members  in  council 
.that  day  and  the  next  until  du>k,  and 
gathered  in  this  time  all  the  evidence  we 
could  on  all  that  was  to  be  adjusted  by  us 
as  their  committee.  We  then  dismissed 
the  members  and  the  committee  pro- 
ceeded to  their  work  of  adjustment,  and 
labored  till  about  five  o'clock  next  morn- 
ing in  order  to  dispose  of  their  business 
in  the  Mountain  Grove  Church,  Texas 
county,  so  as  to  be  ready  to  leave  on 
Monday  morning  for  Newton  county,  to 
attend  to  the  wishes  of  brethren  and  sis- 
ters who  had  formerly  been  in  fellowship 
with  the  Missionary  Baptists.  We  ar- 
rived there  according  to  previous  ap- 
pointment, by  Wednesday  evening,  then 
we  had  several  public  meetings  and  sev- 
eral more  private  ones,  and  durin.u  these 
meetings  and  our  minglings  with  them, 
we  were  assured  from  their  views  of  the 
New  Testament  Scriptures,  as  expressed 
by  them,  and  by  their  brotherly  and  sis 
terly  kindness,  that  they  were  prepared 
in  heart  to  enter  into  fellowship  with  the 
brethren  and  sisters  of  our  Fraternity, 
having  declared  themselves  to  be  one  in 


heart  and  in  understanding,  in  all  that  is 
peculiar  to  us  as  the  children  of  God. 
The  sisters  having  before  our  arrival, 
provided  themselves  with  plain  covering 
fiir  their  heads  when  en;;aged  in  prayer. 
So  on  Christmas  day  brother  Sj.ein  and 
wife,  brother  Ilubbert  and  wife,  brother 
Forney  and  wife  were  received  into  foN 
lowship  by  a  trine  immersion.  Others- 
being  present  that  were  persuaded  in. 
their  own  hearts  that  they  should  have: 
done  likewise. 

All  those  received  were  recommended! 
to  us  by  members  of  churches,  and  hy 
others  that  were  no  church  members,  as 
having  by  a  consistent  life,  gained  a  name 
for  honesty  and  consistency.  These 
members  were  not  organized  into  a  brunch 
of  church  fellowship  themselves,  but  con- 
nected with  the  Shoal  Creek  Branch, 
the  general  body  of  which  lives  off  about 
twenty  miles.  Some  of  them  being 
present,  a  council  was  held,  and  con- 
cluded that  their  situation  was  such  as  to 
make  it  necessary  to  elect  one  to  the 
ministry  and  one  to  the  deaconship. 
Present  at  this  meeting  with  us  as  elders, 
was  :  Brother  Harrader  and  son,  (both 
ministers,)  of  Iowa,  brother  John  Wam- 
^ler,  Elder  A.  Baker's  wife,  brother 
Prickett  and  wife,  all  of  Jasper  county. 
Wo  mention  these  names  to  satisfy  the 
Brethren  throughout  the  Brotherhood 
that  we  had  in  our  council,  to  our  helpj 
members  from  different  states,  and  from 
different  arms  of  the  church  in  this  state, 
Missouri. 

The  ministry  was  laid  upon,  or  fell  to 
the  lot  of  brother  Stein,  who  is  reported 
to  have  been  an  able  and  faithful  minis- 
ter in  the  Missionary  Baptist  Church. 
He  is  quite  a  scholar,  and  if  he  continues 
to  be  faithful,  (which  we  have  no  reason 
to  doubt,)  God  will  have  blessed  his  own 
good  cause  in  the  west,  by  converting  one 
from  the  errors  of  his  way,  who,  like 
Saul,  was  already  educated.  Brother 
Hubbert  was  chosen  to  the  deaconship. 
He  also  had  been  licensed  to  preach. 
He  and  his  wife,  and  brother  Forney  and 
wife,  were  reported  to  us  as  consistent, 
honest  people  and  as  having  been  posts 
in  the  Baptist  Church.  But  by  investi- 
gation they  found  that  they  were  not 
Seripturally  baptized,  and  were  not  where 
they  could  consistently  practice  all  the 
commandments  of  the  New  Testament. 

Brother  Stein's  age  is  about  34  years  ; 
brother  Hubbert  and  brother  Forney  are 
men  of  between  50  and  60  years  of  age. 
Fraternally  yours, 

JouN  Harshey. 

Kotlice. 

There  is  a  man  traveling  through  the 
country  by  the  name  of  Charles  Weaver, 
sometimes  claiming  to  be  a  member  of 
the  church  and  sometimes  not.  He 
speaks  a  mixed  language — French,  Ger- 
man and  English  ;  he  is  from  Germany, 
or  near  there ;  he  bears  plain  marks  of 
deception — is  collecting  money  as  he 
goes.     Brethren,  be  on  your  guard  1 

Wm.  Sadler. 


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Cliarcli  News. 

December  26th,  1874. 
Brother  Quiutcr:— 

For  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Brotherhood  in  general,  1  will  'give  your 
numerous  rcHilors  a  brief  account  of  our 
8.2ries  of  mcetinfrs  that  were  held_  in  the 
Free  Spring  Church,  commcncinjr  on 
Saturday  eveninj.',  Docenilier  ]9tli. 
Speaiccrs  present,  brother  (Iraybill  Mey- 
ers, of  Blair  county,  brcihren  Christ. 
Meyers  and  Isaac  Book,  of  the  Perry 
county  church,  and  brother  John  M. 
Moler,  of  Mifllin  county. 

Saturday  cveniner  meeting  opened  by 
brother  Graybill  Jleycrs.  Text,  Matt. 
1K:10.  Subject:  '-teach  all  Nations." 
Meeting  on  Sabbath  at  JO  a.  m.  Subjeni : 
"Baptism."  Afler  meeting  four  souls 
were  added  to  the  J'old  (f  Christ.  Tiie 
luceiinp  continued  until  Thursday  morn- 
ing, holding  services  during  the  forenoon 
and  evening  of  Monday,  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday.  The  lest  on  Monday  even- 
ing was  :  "My  Spirit  shall  not  always 
strive  with  man."  On  Tuesday  evening 
it  was:  "This  heaven  and  earth,  that 
now  is,  is  reserved  against  fne."  0;i  Wed- 
nesday evening  it  was  :  ''Hear  the  con^ 
elusion  of  the  whole  matter,  fear  God 
and  keep  his  commandments." 

On  Thursd:iy  evening,  there  was  a 
meeting  held  in  McAli-^terviilc, by  brother 
Graybill  Meyers.  On  Christujas  at  10 
a.  m.  and  in  the  evening,  meet  int's  were 
held  in  this  place  by  brother  G.  Meyers. 
Tlie  meetings  were  well  attended,  a  kind 
jirovidence  favoring  us  with  good  weather. 
We  believe  some  lasting  impressions  were 
made.  "The  Word  will  be  as  bread  cast 
upon  the  waters." 

By  order  of  the  Church. 

W.  II.  Kurtz, 
.     _  Cor.  See'y. 

Van  Wert,  Junidta  Co.,  l^a. 


Inlorniuticu   Wauled. 

December  17th,  1874. 

Brother  Quinter : — 

Wc  liave  now  collected 
some  produce  and  some  liioney,  which  v.'c 
desire  to  send  to  connnittees  in  Kansas 
and  Ncliraska,  to  relicM-  the  sufiferirig 
people  of  those  Stales.  We  will  likely 
Bcll  the  produce  here  and  send  the 
money. 

This  money  was  collected  by  us,  and 
througli  us  by  sub  comtnittens,  with  the 
understanding  that  it  should  be  distribu- 
ted by  otir  brethren  in  the  west,  or  by 
committees  appointed  by  them.  Wc 
now  respectfully  ask  you  that  you  ask  the 
Brethren  in  those  states,  through  the 
Cdiiipiiviim  (1)1(1  Vi.sil'^r,  to  appoint  or 
name  acommiitee  in  eacli  of  those  states 
to  receive  the  money  we  desire  to  forward 
them. 

We  shall  hold  the  money  now  until  we 
can  have  person.s  named  in  tho.se  stales 
to  receive  tbo  same,  and  with  whom   wc 


can  correspond  and  arrange  this  matter. 
This  money  is  not  only  intended  for  our 
Brethren,  but  for  any  persons  who  may 
be  in  need. 

Please  publish  this  request  in  the 
Companion  and  Visitor,  so  we  can  hear 
or  have  a  report  soon. 

Fraternally  yours, 

John  Beechly, 
Isaac  M.  Gibbee. 
Auhurn,  Ills. 


The  Kansaet  Needy. 

December  Itith,  1874. 

Dear  Brother  Jiimes : — 

By  the  solicitation  of 
Brethren  in  this  part  of  Illinois,  and  for 
the  information  of  those  who  have  sug- 
gested plans  for  the  relief  of  the  suffering 
))Cople  in  Kansas  and  Nebraska,  I  will 
say,  that  on  the  6th  of  this  month,  at  a 
meeting  held  at  Sugar  Creek  Church,  in 
this  county,  (Sangauion,)  brethren  John 
Bucchley  and  Isaac  Gibble  were  appoint- 
ed a  committee  to  raise  funds  and  pro- 
visions to  be  sent  to  those  in  need. 

This  committee  has  appointed  sub- 
committees, who  are  acting  in  different 
localities,  in  the  collection  of  money  and 
provisions,  which  is  all  reported  at  Au- 
burn, and  taken  charge  of  by  said  com-^ 
mittee  of  two,  who  take  charge  of  the 
same  and  forward  it  to  "where  it  will  do 
the  most  good." 

This  committee  will  see  that  all  entrust- 
ed to  their  care  will  be  projjcrly  handled 
and  in  due  time  wdl  report  their  entire 
proceedings. 

Fraternally  yours, 

G.  W.  MuRa.\Y. 

Auhurn,  Ills. 


Notes  of  Travel. 

January  5th,  1875. 

Editor  Companion  and  Visitor ; 

In  our  former  report, 
we  eave  an  account  of  our  journey  thro' 
the  "Krasshopi)er  district"  of  Nebraska 
and  Kansas,  as  far  as  White  Rock,  Jew 
ell  county,  in  the  latter  slate,  which  dates 
to  November  23!d.  I  was,  at  that  time, 
at  the  house  of  brother  Henry  G.  Meyers. 
Brother  Meyers,  although  living  in  Kan- 
sas, is  well  provided  for. 

In  the  afternoon  of  November  23d,  left 
for  brother  Wayne  Grubb's  and  staiii  all 
night  at  brother  James  L.  Sweitzer's. 
Here  we  had  a  jdeasant  liMJe  season  of 
worship  in  the  evening,  wilii  sister  Swit- 
zer  and  brother  Garman  and  family. 
We  could  have  much  enjoyed  brother 
Switzer's  company,  but  as  duty  seems  to 
have  called  him  eastward — to  gain  some- 
thing for  the  relief  ol  the  needy — this 
could  not  be. 

Nov.  24.— -We  made  our  way  in  the 
direction  of  brother  Allen  Ives',  through 
about  four  inelies  of  snow  and  a  cold, 
cliilling  wind  blowing  from  the  north. 
Our  trip  was  made  with  a  sled  ;  the  dis- 


tance about  twenty  miles  we«t,  or  along 
White  Rock  Creek.  Here  most  of  the 
people  seem  to  have  enough  to  eat  at 
this  time,  but  many  of  them  will  need 
seed  and  feed  by  spring,  while  some  few 
need  assist:;nce  at  once,  or  they  mtisfc 
suffer.  Many  more  will  be  needy  before 
long,  and  if  our  Eastern  brethren  and 
friends  were  to  see  them,  they  would  con- 
clude they  are  already  needy.  Dear 
reader,  rest  assured  that  but  few  of  our 
Western  friends  ask  for  anything  before 
they  ae'.ually  must  have  help.  With 
some  it  is  hard  to  find  out  their  true 
condition. 

Nov.  25- — Left  brother  Ives'  en  route 
for  Jacob  Teeter's,  on  Limestone,  Mich- 
ael county,  Kansas,  a  distance  ot  twenty 
eight  miles,  mainly  south  of  Burr  Oak, 
Jewell  county,  near  Glen  Elder.  Sister 
Teeter  seems  still  to  retain  good  courage. 
The  prospect  of  having  a  home  of  her 
own,  which  may  furnish  her  wiili  a  livli- 
hood  in  her  older  days,  seems  to  Lear  her 
up  in  this  time  of  trouble.  This  country 
must  be  furnished  help  or  suffer  seriously, 
and  be  no  belter  off  by  the  time  of  next 
crop. 

Nov.  26.— Left  friend  Teeter's  travel- 
ing westward.  Stopped  with  brother 
Daniel  Shook  in  Osborn  county.  Brother 
Shook  sent  out  his  son  to  invite  his 
neighbors  and  friends  to  assemble  in  the 
evening  at  his  hou.se.  So,  in  the  evening, 
we  had  a  (ileasant  little  meeting,  and 
much  interest  was  manifested  by  our 
hearers.  This  place,  like  many  others, 
needs  more  preaching  by  the  I5rethren. 
This  is  a  beautiful  country,  but  too  young 
to  help  itself  in  this  time  of  need,  and 
must  have  help  or  sufller  to  the  extent  of 
st:irvation  in  some  cases.  A  few  diiya 
before  my  arrival  here,  there  were  thir- 
teen teams  seen  going  west  to  their 
lioujes  again,  which  they  had  left  earlier 
in  the  season  in  seareli  of  somo  place  east 
where  their  circumstances  might  for  the 
winter  be  bettered,  but  found  tiiemselve.s 
disappointed,  and  had  to  return  to  their 
homes  again. 

Nov.  27. — Left  brother  Shook's  en 
route  for  lona,  Jewell  county.  Stopped 
at  brother  Georee  Jlontgomery's.  Had 
meeting  at  the  lona  school-house  in  the 
evening.  Lodged  all  night  at  brother 
David  Balierd's. 

Nov.  28. — Attended  council  at  Burr 
0:ik,  near  brother  Allen  Ives'.  'I'he 
cnuiieil  was  held  principally  for  Tnaking 
full  arrangements  for  the  distribution  of 
donations  to  the  needy.  Had  meeting  in 
the  evening  at  the  same  place.  Allea- 
tion  good. 

Sunday,  Nov.  29. — Preached  funeral 
sermon  for  liroiher  Ives'  litile  son,  Md- 
liard,  who  died  November  tVh.  Had 
meeting  same  place  in  the  evening. 

Nov.  151). — Left  Btirr  Oak  aeeomjta- 
nicd  by  brother  Ives,  as  far  as  White 
RoeU,  on  our  way  homt^v.ard.  Had 
uieiuing  at  the  Grubb  school-house  in  the 
evening. 
Deo.  1. — Brother  Ivos  left  ua   for   bis 


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home,  not  feeling  as  v?ell  as  we  would  like 
to  have  hiui  feel  to  start  on  his  journey 
of  twenty  miles.  In  the  evening  had 
meeting  at  Switzer's  school-house.  After 
this  we  had  two  meetings  about  six  miles 
north  of  White  Kock  City.  On  the  ev>> 
eningof  the  2nd  in.st. ,  by  request,  we 
spoke  upon  the  subject  of  the  Lord's 
Supper.  This  we  supposed  would  be 
our  last  meeting,  but  owing  to  the  condi- 
tion of  the  ice  on  the  Republican  Riyer, 
f  I  was  delayed  one  day  longer  and  gave 
'  the  people  one  more  meeting  at  the  same 
place. 

Dec.  4.— 1  left  brother  Henry  G.  Mey- 
ers' for  Edgar  station,  on  the  St.  Joe  and 
Denver  Railroad  en  route  for  home,  a 
distance  of  thirty-five  miles  to  the  Rail- 
road. To  make  this  trio  we  had  to  tviiv 
el  north  through  Knuckles  county,  Ne- 
braska, into  the  edge  of  Ulay  county, 
most  of  which  was  fine  country  in  ap- 
pearance, and,  no  doubt,  good  in  quality 
of  sod  and  nearly  all  uncultivated  as  yet. 
Wheat  yielded  about  twelve  bushels  to 
the  acre,  oats  about  forty  bushels.  I  aui 
happy  to  state  that  after  my  arrival  at 
Edgar  station,  I  learned  there  was  one 
car  load  of  wheat,  there  consigned  to 
Allen  Ives,  to  be  distiibutcd  among  the 
sufFeiers.  I  have  also  seen  some  of  the 
donations  forwarded  to  brother  Ives,  dia 
tributed  to  the  needy.  I  returned  home 
December  5ib,  and  found  all  well,  for 
which  God  be  thanked. 

Our  observation  has  been  such  (hat  we 
reed  not  fear  that  we  vrill  soon  overstock 
the  wants  of  the  needy  in  the  West,  as  it 
will  require  a  great  amount  of  donations 
to  keep  them  iVom  starving  and  freezin,^;, 
not  taking  into  consideration  the  amount 
it  will  take  to  keej)  them  from 
fcufFering.  There  must,  also,  be  some- 
thing furnished  for  their  stock,  in  way  of 
grain,  or  many  of  their  horses  naust  per- 
ish for  want  of  feed.  If  their  horses, 
generally  were  in  good  condition,  and  the 
hay  a  little  better,  with  the  (luaniity  of 
straw  that  most  of  them  have,  their 
prospect  uf  getting  tho.\r  horses  through 
wiihout  giain  would  be  much  better,  even 
then  they  would  not  be  able  to  do  vmcJi 
work  in  the  spring. 

Our  Saviour  says  :  "The  poor  ye  have 
always  with  you  and  whensoever  ye  would 
36  can  do  tliem  good."  Brot'iren  and 
friends,  lie  that  giveth  to  the  poor  lerid- 
eth  to  the  Lord.  What  a  treasure  we 
can  lay  up  with  the  Lord,  and  where  our 
treasure  is,  there  will  our  hearts  be  also  ; 
and  how  much  pleasanter  the  thought 
with  us  will  be,  that  we  have  saved  some 
poor  human  being's  life,  and  have  a 
treasure  in  heaven,  than  after  awhile 
learn  that  some  one  has  been  left  to  Ffcirve 
or  freeze,  while  we  have  plenty.  How 
could  we  bear  to  hear  our  children  cry  for 
bread,  when  it  would  be  out  of  our  power 
to  give  it  to  them.  How  v.uiv.y  little 
faces  we  can  make  hapi»y  ;  how  ujany 
mother's  hearts  can  be  relieved  by  bouni- 
jful  donations  from  those  who  liave 
enough  and  to  spare,  the  Lord  only  knows. 


I  know  what  my  feelings  were  when  1 
would  see  the  tears  rolling  down  over  a 
mother's  careworn  cheeks  for  want  of 
something  ordinary  to  place  before  those 
for  whom  she  was  getting  a  meal  of  vie 
tuals.  I  know  what  an  impression  it 
make^f  upon  my  mind  to  see  an  old  father 
weeping  and  latncnting  over  the  condition 
of  his  family,  and  for  want  of  some  way 
to  see  his  fmiily  through  in  reach  of  an~ 
other  crop.  If  all  who  have  in  abun- 
dance will  give  as  the  Lord  has  prospered 
them,  none  need  cry  for  bread.  I  am 
glad  to  say  the  health  has  been  good 
generallj',  wherever  I  have  been. 

Yours,  in  the  hope  of  a  better  world, 
C.  Forney. 

Falls  City,  Nch. 

C'burcU  News. 

January  Gth,  1875. 


Brother  James  : 

For  the  benefit  of  the 
members  of  the  Home  Mission  Board  of 
the  Western  District  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
others,  I  send  this  for  publication  in  your 
worthy  periodical. 

Aeording  to  a  notice  received  from 
elder  C.  G.  Lint,  one  ot  the  members  of 
the  Homo  IMission  Board  of  the  Western 
District  of  I'ennsylvania,  stating  that  I 
should  attend  to  a  call  for  preaching  in 
Olearfidd  eouniy,  Pennsylvania,  which 
was  arranged  by  brother  Peter  Boer  to 
co;umence  at  Chestcreek  Cross  Roads,  on 
the  7th  of  November. 

In  pursuance  of  above,  I  left  home  on 
the  morning  of  the  Gth  of  November  and 
got  as  fur  as  elder  Sauiuel  Brallicr,  six 
miles  below  Ebensburg,  Cambria  county, 
that  day.  I  remained  over  night  with 
brother  Brallier  and  enjoyed  th.e  hospi- 
tality of  his  kind  family.  On  the  follow- 
ing morning  I  renewed  my  journey  for 
Chestcreek,  wh>n-e  I  arrived  late  in  the 
evening,  after  a  h-ud'  day's  ride.  At 
Chestcreek  I  met  brother  jMark  Menser, 
and  wo  staid  over  r.ight  with  fiicnd  An- 
drew Richen.  I  enjoyed  brother  Menser's 
company  very  much  until  the  afternoon 
of  Sunday,  the  8th,  when  he  left  lor  his 
home. 

On  the  night  of  the  7th  I  preached  in 
Chestcreek  school  house,  and  continued 
meeting  every  night  until  Sunday  night, 
the  ]5th.  Brother  Peter  Beer  had  prom- 
ised to  meet  me  the  first  of  the  week  and 
accompany  me  to  the  northern  jiart  of 
this  county,  but  on  account  of  sickness 
in  his  family  failed  to  do  so.  So  we  had 
eleven  meetings  at  this  place,  imd  they 
were  all  goed  tucetings,  too, — good  con- 
gregations, excellent  order,  and  marked 
attention  to  the  word  preached,  were 
prominent  features,  and  constitute  what  I 
call  a  good  meeting. 

Last  year  when  I  was  here  there  were 
only  two  members,  and  now  there  are  six. 
And  if  the  Brethren  will  continue  to  give 
them  preaching,  there  is  no  doubt  but 
that  there  will  bo  twice  the  number  of  ad- 
ditions before  long.      It  appeared  to  me 


that  quite  a  number  were  counting  the 
cost,  as  I  learned  from  their  own  expres- 
sions. Now,  brethren,  let  us  not  forget 
the  exjircssion  of  the  inspired  apostle : 
"Paul  may  p'aiit,  Apollos  may  water,  but 
God  must  give  the  increase."  Then, 
brethren  and  sisters,  pray  to  (jod  lor  his 
blessings  to  accompany  our  labors,  that 
his  word  may  not  return  void  ;  that  the 
seed  sown  may  at  least  be  as  ''bread  cast 
upon  the  water,"  and  if  not  sooner,  be 
eatliercd  ^ome  time  hence. 

On  Monday,  the  i6th,  I  started  tor  a 
place  they  call  Hiekoiy  Kingdom,  near 
the  Elk  county  line,  some  forly-five  miles 
distant.  I  wmit  down  the  Chest  creek  to 
the  Siisquehanna  river,  and  down  the 
Susquehanna  to  Bcllville,  where  I  crossed 
the  river,  and  touk  dinnei\  and  started 
for  Lewisburg.  From  here  I  went  to 
Peimville,  and  then  to  Rockton,  where  I 
remained  over  night  vnih  friend  Charles 
Brown,  who  really  ought  to  be  a  brother, 
lor  it!  sentiment  he  is  one.  Next  morn- 
ing the  17th  it  rr.ined  and  wa.i  quite  dis- 
agreeable, and  as  I  !iad  no  appointment, 
I  waited  until  the  following  morning  and 
again  started  on  my  way. 

In  the  evening  of  the  1 8th  I  arrived  at 
Hickory  Kingdom,  and  stopped  with 
friend  Samuel  Brown,  whose  wife  is  a 
sister  in  the  church.  We  went  to  his 
father's,  soiue  tv,-o  miles  distant,  and 
found  the  old  brother  and  sister  in  good 
Irealih.  As  brothei'  Brown  had  not  got 
notice  of  my  coming,  wo  made  ar- 
rangements for  iireachinc,  and  continued 
prcaeliing  over  the  second  Lord's  day,  in 
the  Pine  Grove  atsd  Hickory  scliool- 
houses.  These  appointments  were  about 
three  or  four  miles  apart.  I  had  two 
meetings.  These  meetings  were  small 
couapared  to  our  meetings  in  Somerset 
count}',  but  i^till,  considering  this,  they 
were  well  attended. 

This  is  a  mountainous  country,  thinly 
settled,  but  if.  appears  that  what  land  is 
cleared  is  reason:! bly  productive.  Btifc 
this  is  not  giving  an  account  of  our  meet', 
ings.  Though  our  meetings  v/ere  not  as 
large  as  we  sometimes  have,  I  can  truth'^ 
fully  say  we  had  better  ortJer  and  atten- 
tion to  preaching,  than  we  often  have 
where  there  is  a  great  deal  more  jireach- 
ing  done  than  there  is  here.  Brotb.er 
Stephen  Hildebrand  and  my.self  were 
preaching  here  la.-^t  Jidy  one  year  ago, 
and  since  that  time  those  three  members, 
wliieh  are  all  the  members  within  forty- 
five  miles  of  this  place,  have  not  heard  a 
brother  preach.  When  I  left  them  this 
time,  tbeir  last  inquiry  was :  ''How 
soon  will  we  set  preaching  again?"  Sis- 
ter Rl'.oda  Brown  vaid  :  "I  hope  you 
wont  put  us  off, i0  long  the  next  time? 
Try  and  have  arrangements  made  to  give 
u-^  preaching  sooner."  Under  existing 
circuinstan^-es,  I  could  not  promise. 

No-.v.  bro!lu\n  atid  sisters,  I  w-int  yo'i 
to  consider  this,  atid  that  piayerfuliy,  too, 
and  especially  such  as  have  tite  privilege 
to  attend  preaching  every  Lord's  day. 
Ifyouhke  to  meet  with    the  church  in 


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public  worship,  think  that  thoss  isolated 
members  stand  in  need  too  of  preaching. 
And  so  do  others  oufsidc  of"  the  ciiurch, 
•who  are  starvin;;  for  want  of  the  broad 
and  water  of  eternal  lil'o-  And  by  a  con- 
sideration of  those  facts,  see  whether  wo 
•will  stand  justified  before  the  Judge  of 
all  this  earth  at  a  coujiiik  dav,  when  we 
"hear  his  expression  as  reconl'd  in  the 
25ih  chapter  of  Matthew  :  "Whatsoever 
ye  have  done  to  the  least  of  those  m}' 
brethren,  ye  have  done  it  uoto  me ;  and 
whatsoever  yc  have  not  done  unto  the 
least  ot  these  my  brethren,  ye  have  not 
done  it  unto  me." 

Sunday,  the  30th,  I  had  my  last  mcet- 
ina  in  the  evening.  Monday,  the  1st  of 
Pecember,  I  came  back  ten  miles  and 
preached  that  night  near  Roo'^ton.  This 
was  m3'  last  meeting  in  CIcavfiold  county. 
1  i)rcached  twenty-eight  times  during  my 
absence  from  home,  to  quite  interesting 
congregations,  as  it  appeared  to  mc.  On 
Tuesday,  the  2ud,  being  very  disagree- 
able— snowing,  cold  and  stormy — I  left 
for  home,  and  came  as  far  as  brother 
Peter  Beer's  that  night,  having  ridden 
about  forty  miles,  and  in  consequence  I 
was  considerably  fatigued.  After  supper 
I  enjo3ed  mysulf  in  pheasant  and  inter 
csting  conversation  with  brother  Peter 
and  bis  family,  until  after  ten  o'clock. 

On  the  following  u)orning  I  again 
started  houjcward,  and  traveled  as  far  as 
brother  Jacob  Ret)logle's  in  the  Manor 
congregation,  Indiana  county.  I  staid 
over  night  with  brother  lleplogle.  Next 
morning  I  started  for  home.  The  road 
was  quite  muddy  on  account  of  the  snow 
and  rain.  I  went  on  to  brother  Jacob 
Ilol.-japple's  and  staid  over  night.  Next 
day  I  arrived  liome  and  found  all  well, 
thank  the  Lord  for  His  u.ercy  and  Provi- 
dential care.  And  to  the  brethren  and 
Bisters  I  saw  during  my  trip,  and  the 
many  kiLd  friends  among  whom  1  have 
been,  and  who  used  me  as  well  and  as 
kindly  as  Brethren  would  have  done — to 
all  these,  1  tender  my  bineore  thanks, 
and  pvay  that  the  grace  of  God  and  the 
jjLft  of  the  Holy  Spirit  will  bo  with  you 
and  finally  qualify  us  all  for  the  discliarge 
Ot  cveiy  duty  to  our  God,  lo  ourselves 
and  to  our  fellow- man. 

Yours  in  Chri.-tian  love, 

JOSKI'II  BliKKEY. 
Shade,  Somerset  connty,  Pti. 

Auother  Cull  For  Uelp. 

January  4ih,  1874. 

BroUier  Quinter : — 

By  request,  I  will 
report  the  condition  of  our  Brethren 
here  at  this  place.  They  were  ail  poor 
wlien  thoy  come  here.  'J'his  summer  all 
tlic  Brethren  raised  put  together,  did 
not  make  thirty  buKheU  of  corn  ;  no  po- 
tatoes, no  garden  truck  of  any  kind, 
wa-  raised.  'Y\\i\  drouth  and  tiic  chintz 
buKs  were  the  cause. 
We  hud  bub  littlu  wbcul  sown,  and  now 


we  have  not  twenty  bushels  of  it  among 
us.  None  of  us  knows  how  we 
are  going  to  live  until  we  can  raise  an- 
other crop.  There  is  no  work  to  do  that 
amounts  to  anything,  and  it  is  only  from 
twenty^five  to  fifty  cents  per  day  in  trade, 
and  not  much  to  do  at  that  price. 

Now,  Brethren,  if  you  think  we  are 
worthy  of  soiuc  help,  please  respond.  If 
you  think  1  make  it  worse  than  what  it 
is,  I  refer  you  to  any  brother  in  the 
church,  or  to  any  person  out  of  the 
church,  that  is  acquainted  with  our  con-^ 
dition. 

Those  wishing  to  send  us  money,  will 
please  send  it  by  post  oflBce  order,  or  in 
registered  letter.  Send  it  to  Holla, 
Phelps  county,  Missouri,  to  the  under- 
signed. 

Solomon  Stump. 

By  tlio  Brethren. 

John  Laie, 
David  Laiu, 
Eiders. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 

Sugar  Creek  Church,  Whitley  county, 
Indiana,  by  D.  M.  Truby,  $31.00;  lo  be 
divided  among  the  destitute  in  the  Beav- 
er Creek  Church.  Phelps  county, Missouri, 
to  the  best  advantage. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Solomon  Stump. 
RoUa,  Mo. 


MARRIED. 

By  the  undersigned,  near  ConnelUville, 
Peiin'a,  December  87th,  brother  Neri  H. 
SiPis  and  sistiT  Tillie  J.  Kelly,  both  of 
Fayette  county,  Pa. 

A1"0  by  the.  Panie  at  Mcyersdtle,  Pa.,  on 
the  14' h  of  Jaiinaiy,  1875,  Mr.  Levi  Gaustz 
and  Mi.-'i  c  AiiOi-iNB  IIlcnUAN,  both  of 
Giriett  county,  Md. 

J.  W.  BEi'.u. 

'.''■!■' 


UICI>. 

WcailmitJio  poetry  under  any  circumstan 
cea  in  connection  wilu  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  alike,  untl  we  could  not  insert 
verses  -will)  all. 


In  the  Ilo'iewell  church,  Bedford  connty, 
Pa.,  Sopiember  6th,  Mauy  Ann  Mil/.er, 
aged  3J  yuars,  4  mouths  and  17  days. 

Also,  Benie  church,  October  lllh,  Baubara 
Ellen  .VIillek.  aijcd  2  raoiiihs  and  9  days. 
Fuueral  services  by  the  Brethren. 

IIeNUV  OLAPfEU. 

In  the  Indian  Creek  congregation,  West- 
moreland county.  Pa.,  on  Decerabcr  the  8th, 
Mary  M.  Miller,  daughter  of  brother  Wm. 
and  hisler  Catharine  Miller,  aged  9  years,  11 
months  and  14  days.  Funeral  services  by 
brethren  D.  D.  Horner,  James  Bennett  and 
the  undersigned. 

J.  M.  MlLLBK. 

In  the  Milledirtvillo  church,  on  the  9th  of 
November,  David  son  of  hiothcr  Al'raham 
and  sister  Fuiiiiv  Livcngood,  aged  17  years 
and  15  days  Funeral  dstouise  by  Samuel 
Hillery  aud  other  Brethren. 

Martin  Meyers. 


In  the  Iowa  River  chu-ch,  October  23Dd, 
brotber  Joseph  Nicholson,  aged  31  years, 
6  moiiths  and  14  days. 

The  deeeased  leaves  a  widow  and  three 
small  children,  the  oldest  not  four  years  old. 
The  funeral  services  by  V.rother  Hall,  of 
Tama  connty,  in  the  Stone  Church,  near  tlie 
buryirg.irround  of  the  Brethren,  in  Marshall 
couuty,  Iowa. 

John  Mcrrey. 

In  the  Elkhart  Valley  district,  December 
11th,  brother  David  Grauam,  aged  28  years, 
1  month  and  0  days. 

The  occasion  was  improved  by  D.  Shively 
and  D.  B.  Stut-man,  from  Heb.  9:27,  to  a 
large  congregation.  Brother  David,  we 
thifk,  truly  died  th'  death  of  the  r^tuhteous, 
as  he  was  willing  to  obey  all  ihe  commards 
to  the  last,  and  called  for  the  elders  of  the 
chareh  and  was  anointed  with  oil,  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord.     K'eaea  to  his  a^hes. 

Also,  in  the  Bango  district,  Elkhart  couQ- 
ty,  Indiana,  Doe.  .5th,  friend  Jacob  Sayier, 
aged  68  years  and  8  days. 

The  occasion  was  improved  by  the  writer 
ani  D.  Brenntraan.  fron  l:t  Peter  1:24.25,  to 
a  large  congtegaiion. 

Gabriel  Frame. 

Near  New  Paris,  Elkhart  county,  Ind., 
Dec.  1st,  of  lung  fever,  Oiniel  Edwin,  sou 
of  Clark  and  Lavina  Druckitniller,  ag- d  I 
yeir,  3  months  and  24  days.  Funeral  dis- 
course by  brother  Uavii  Yontz,  from  let 
Peter  1:24. 

Rebecca  GALLiouKB. 

In  the  Cherry  Grove  ehnrch,  Carroll  coun- 
ty, Illinois,  December  3rd,  John,  son  of 
brother  Francis  and  sister  K»te  McNut,  aged 
9  years,  9  month*  and  ",9  dajs. 

The  above  is  the  first  one  in  the  Brethren's 
new  buryine-sround,  at  Shannon.  Funeral 
services  by  Henry  Ma-tin  and  Lemuel  Hil- 
lery, from  Matt.  18:1-3. 

Elias  Forney. 

In  tte  Perry  congreeatloa,  Juniata  connty, 
Peun'a,  December  12,  Lira,  datighter  of 
broth -r  Isaac  and  Rieter  Mary  Book,  ai>ed  5 
months  and  8  days.  Text,  James  4:;4: 
''For  what  is  your  life  ?  It  is  ev«n  a  vapor, 
that  apptareth  for  a  little  time  and  then 
yanisheih  away."  Services  rendered  by  the 
Brethren. 

C.  Meyers. 

In  the  Tippecanoe  congregation.  Noble 
county,  Indiana,  Au.;us'  26lh,  sister  Mary, 
sfcoiid  wife  of  brother  William  Brumbauijh, 
Jr.,  and  daughter  of  friend  Israel  Cooper. 
Disease,  abortion. 

Sbe  leaves  a  kind  husband,  five  children, 
a  fattier,  sisters  and  mauy  friends,  to  mourn 
lh''ir  loss,  which  we  belifve  is  her  laerual 
gain.  Fuueral  services  improved  from  these 
words:  'Jesus  said  unto  her,  1  am  the  res- 
urrection, and  the  life,  he  that  he!iev<lh  in 
me,  though  hi-  were  dead,  yet  siiall  he  livr," 
(St  John  11:35  )  by  S  Phells,  assisted  by 
the  writer,  to  a  large  and  attentive  leather- 
ing of  ptoplo. 

E.  Brcmbai-ou. 

In  the  Tuscarawas  arm  of  the  chu'ch, 
Stark  county,  Ohio,  at  the  residence  of  his 
brother  in-law,  bro.her  John  Miller,  Eliza- 
beth Kr'D.r,  aghd  7G  years,  1  tnomh  uud 
19  days. 

She  was  born  In  Franklin  county,  Pona'a, 
October  23,  1 70S.  She  never  was  man  led. 
Sbe  united  with  the  churcli  about  ten  years 
ago,  aud  lived  a  consistent  Chiietian  life. 
Her  disease  was  palsy.  She  lay  in  a  helpless 
condition  twelve  weeks    less    two  days,  aud 


vjhRISTIAN  family  COiMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


47 


bore  her  aflliclion  with  Christian  resignation. 
Fune'al  iTnpiovfd  by  the  writer,  fiom  1st 
teter  1:3,4. 

John  K.  L.  SwiH'.RT. 


Iq  Jefre'son  county,  Iowa,  Aueust  6th, 
sister  Elizabi-th  Kinsey,  aged  91  years, 
6  months  .nd  30  days. 

The  above  with  her  family,  moved  from 
Frederick  county,  Maryland,  iu  1831  to 
Montgomery  county,  Ohio,  residing  there  a 
few  years  »i.d  then  removed  to  Miami 
county.  In  18'4  she  moved  to  Indiana, 
living  there  eleven  years,  and  then  returned 
to  Miami  county,  Ohio.  In  her  old  days  not 
being  contented  living  there,  she  went  to 
live  wilb  one  of  her  daughters  in  Iowa, 
where  she  eaded  her  days.  She  wss  the 
mother  of  liine  children,  four  only  h«viug 
survived  her.  Her  husband  died  seveuteeu 
years  Rfio.  She  often  expre-sedthe  wish 
that  her  time  for  diparture  was  here,  so  that 
she  mit{ht  be  gathered  home.  Funeral  ser- 
vices by  the  Brethren. 

David  Kinsey. 

In  Green  Spring  district,  December  4th, 
friend  Joun  Bowm4n,  soi  of  brother  John 
Bowman,  aged  25  years,  8  mouths  and 
12  days. 

His  suffering  was  much;  he  got  alarm- d 
about  his  salvation  and  sent  for  Brethren 
with  whom  he  consulied  ;  he  promised  to 
follow  the  Lord  in  all  his  ways  ;  he  rt  quest- 
ed ba))lisin  as  soon  as  he  ■would  gain 
strength,  but  the  messenger  death  stepped 
in.  Let  this  be  a  call  to  many.  He  leaves 
a  dear  widow,  ivfo  children  and  a  circle  of 
friends  to  mourn  their  loss.  Funeral  occas- 
ion Improved  by  brother  D.  Koop  and  the 
undersigned,  from  Rev.  3:18,  to  a  large 
congregation. 

S.  M.  Loos. 


T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  RECEIVED  for 
Jj,  SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

S  D  Shirl<  8  30;    8  Bock  10  30;     B  F  Darst 
3  40;  S  Wine  8  10;  J  nf.lMnger4  80;  I  Smith 

I  60;  DM  Truby  7  25;  L  Kauffman  6  00; 
D  Clem  16  00;    F  Ennekinff  7  00;     D  S  Hale 

II  70;  H  Row  19  00;  J  Reed  3  30;  Allen 
Boyer  20  00;  Mrs  Juo  Enelar  3  20;  J  W 
Bowman  1  70;  R  Meyers  4  00;  H  Hershbpr- 
ger  11  00;  DShaelT.:r  1  60;  H  H  Beau  1  70; 
J  Knupp  1  60;  S  Gilbert  1   80;  M  John  3  20; 

I  J  Rnsei)beig.;r  1  00;  H  Wirth  1  60;  J  Swi- 
gart  1   80;   Mae  Ga'berl  50;     D  Ac'ueubach 

II  20;     J  H    Erb    7  15;     D  H  Riddlesbareer 

3  .50;  J  G  WincT6  30;  D  FuHz  3  60;  Wm 
McWhortey  S  40;  G  Gerlach  13  20;  D  Shid- 
ler  5  20;  U  Kcim  7  50;  A  F  Snyrler  0  00;  J 
McCrearv  4  80;  D  Artz  75;  L  A  Dnsch  1  15; 
W  A  Chen  back  4  80;  D  Zuek  10  70;    I  Roycr 

4  70;  S  Emmert  1  60;  H  Thompson  1  60; 
Cath  Crouse  1  80;  R  Hyde  2  00;  Lizzii^  N 
Price  2  00;  D  3oker  1  70;  Jno  Brindh^  1  70; 
Jno  Driver  3  40;  Mrs  N  Kimmel  1  60;  .-*  S 
Smith  6  10;  Jno  K  Wellineton  7  00;  Jco 
Fiant  6  00;  Mary  Bowlby  5  00;  D  W  George 
7  30;  J  S^ineer  9  60;  Jac  Fyock  75;  Jos 
Stoner  1  60;  S  Hawver  13  85;  F  Cotterman 
1  CO;  G  W  Prlser  1  70;  DA  Bail<^y  2  80; 
Geo  Nangle  16;  Jos  Barnhart  3  20;  D  D 
Markley  6  30;  M  Neher  1  60;  E  iz  Robins 
1  60;  Anna  Oakes  1  60;  H  Kline  1  60;  C  C 
Gish  4  50;  Susannah  Snyder  20;  Barbara 
HolTman  19  30;  E  A  P  Horning  1  75;  B  B 
Witmer  8  00;  Hannah  Hoover  2  40;  W 
Henry  1  70;  Sarah  Stem  75;  D  P  Long  3  30: 
D  Crofloid  75;  Geo  Brubaker  17  30;  I  Smith 
22  '.>8;  C  R  Paige  1  80;  Susannah  Miller 
4  42;  Jae  L  Meyers  1  00;  O  Metz  6  .50;  J  D 
Rosenberger  1  60;  I  Gutter  7  80;  J  F  Neher 


3  80;  R  E  Roed  1  6^;  J  F  Shuey  1  60;  S 
Molsbee  5  00;  J  L  Switzcr  5  00;  J  Michael 
8  35;  G  Buekh  w  3  20;  L  M  Kob  2  00;  Jas 
A  Ridenour  7  70;  D  Boyer  15  00;  J  W  Cool 
1  60;  J  H  Gellison  75;  J  S  Suowberger  4  75; 
Sarah  J  Miler  1  60;  Jac  Mohler  16  00;  J  H 
Witmer  7  60;  J  S  Snyder  10  I  0;  G  W  Thom- 
as 8  25;  A  B  Fisher  3  40;  J  C  Lehman  5  80; 
J  H  Biltiter  6  50;  F  Auglemyer  8  00,  J 
Leedy  1  60;  D  L  Bowman  5  00;  E  Zimraer- 
raan  5  00;  W  H  Pulkn  5  55;  B  F  Paul  12  80; 
HS  Jacobs  2  1  00;  D  Kiras  1  70;  Mary 
Snowheryer  3  20;  G  8  Wine  23  17;  8  F  Rri- 
man  5  00;  J  Holsopple  1  10;  S  Bowser  I  60; 
A  M  Hibb^  1  70;  S  T  Bossermaa  4  50;  D 
Stover  1  70;  N  Loneanecker  8  00;  Mag  Dnt- 
ton  1  10;  W  Wells  I  60;  J  E  Williams  1  60; 
8  Driver  12  00;  W  H  Pullen  1   60;  P  H  Kertz 

1  70;  Nathan  M  11-r  3  30;  D  Holsinger  1  70; 
C  Hiiikle  1  6  ;  8  Lulz  3  30;  8  Geib  3  39;  8 
Studebaker  75;  A  Bare  1  00;  D  Coy  1  60; 
J  N  Shick  9  60;  G':o  Arnold  I  60;  J  L  Wine- 
land  5  00;  Sarah  Hoover  1  70;  A  Hock  4  80; 
AnnaE  Miller  2  00:  Su>annali  Bare  1  GO; 
A  Ives   5   00;  P   Miller  4  50;  A   Mack 

2  60;  I  B  Neff  3  30;  P  H  Slagle  I  50;  D 
Brower  17  15;  Jos  Holder  14  46;  A 
Blough  4  14;  Jno  Saunders  3  30  ;  David 
Black  3  20;  J   R  Deppen  1  60;  S  Brown 

I  70  ;  D  M  Werking  1  60  ;  D  McCon- 
aughy  1  60;  A  H  Baltiiuore  11  20;  J  C 
Hatice  12  80;   Mary  Fisher  1  60;  J  Root) 

II  55;  A  Wimer   3  20;  C  Shellenberger 

4  70;  B  W  Dewirt  6  40;  S  E  Arnold 
7  50;  J  F  Eri,iil:ir  14  40;  N  Miller  6  20; 
E  Horn  3  20;  Jas  Murray  1  50,  Eliz 
Stonington  1  60;  S  R  Meyer  1  70;  Ella 
Williams  2  10;  J  Deeter  1  60;  H  K  Brick- 
ster  1  60;  A  Srliwattz  1  60;  I  Roop  9  30 
U  S  Meyers  1  50;  Barb  Jordon  5  00;  J 
Hollinger  10  10;  I  Newcomer  3  20;  Jno 
Mohler  31  30;  E  Graybill  4  25;  S  S  Meiz- 
ger  3  20  ;  N  W  Longanecker  4  80  ;  E 
Walters  8  00;  J  Snyder  3  77;  G  W  Wi- 
mer 3  20;  S  B  Stucky  4  80;  Jac  Beeghly 

0  20;  P  Detrick  19  20;  M  Beshoar  27  20; 
E  B  Hol!in-pr  1  60:  J  B  Gibbcl  2  50;  J 
Overholser  1  60;  S  Mohler  28  70;  •]  Camp 

1  60;  B  Z  Eby  1  60;  A  Daily  1  60;  D  J 
Whitehead  9  60;  A  G  Black  7  39;  Geo 
Hoover  6  20  ;  A  Brubaker  1  60  ;  Win 
Bvrd  3  20;  J  B  Pence  2  00;    H  3Ievers 

5  00,  S  Suplce  5  00,  D  Early  1  60,  G  W 
Annon  1  60,  Mrs  M  A  Snjith  1  60,  J  S 
Snyder  3  20,  J  Il'irley  4  00,  Jas  Essam 
1  60,  J  Bowman  6  40,  1  Brubaker  1  60, 
C  M  Wenger  1  60,  Fannv  Horner  1  70, 
David  Gerlach  5  00,  F  Hamilton  3  20, 
Eliz  Vincent  1  70,  Jon  Mo,=er  5  00,  T  H 
Stevenson  15  80,  TD  Lyon  15  00,  J 
Shultz  1  70,  D  M  Snavely  14  75,  E  Ston- 
er 3  30,  J  B  Sweitzer  3  40,  V  P  Klipple 

6  40,  D  B  Heiney  75,  S  T  Bosserman 
19  60,  E  Whitfen  1  60,  J  S  Kcim  75, 
Sarah  Bowman  1  60,  S  F  Sieber  4  40,  I 
S  Landis  1  60,  S  P  Miller  6  40,  Isaac 
Watson  13  00.  Geo  Paul  17  60,  D  W 
Stoner  1  60,  J  M  Cassel  1  65,  P  Heifer 
4  90,  Wm  Meek  1  60,  Wm  Sadler  35  90, 
P  Moomaw  1  60,  L  W  Tet  ter  6  40,  S 
Riddle  4  80,  S  R  Zug  8  00,  Jos  Snyder 
1  60,  D  J  Spichcr  1  70,  J  P  Lichty  1  50, 
F  W  Kohler  7  46,  A  Schwartz  4  80,  Sar- 
ah Heath  1  60,  J  H  Jellison  1450,  Susan 
Coughnour  1  50,  J  A  Strayer  5  00,  M  H 
Hockman  6  40,   G  L  Snyder  3  40,  1)  M 


Witmer  24  00,  Rebecca  Wampler  8  00, 
J  R  Foglesoiigcr  6  40,  D  B  Stutsman 
1  50,  Wm  !Mi>-er  1  20,  Nancy  E  Swiharb 
12  10,  H  B  Dilling  1  50,  Anna  M  Shirk 
1  75,  J  B  Hollinger  12  50.  S  S  Griffin 
8  85,  EL  Prather  1  00,  H  Broadwater 
1  60,  J  D  Meyers  2  00,  M  Nead  2  50. 


The  huge,   drastic,    griping,   sickening 

Eills,  constructed  of  crude,  course  and 
ulky  ingredient.-',  are  fast  being  super- 
.scded  by  Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Purgative 
Pellets,  or  Sugar  Coated,  Concentrated 
Root  and  Herbal  Juice,  Anti^Billious 
Granules — the  "Little  Giant"  Cathartic 
or  Mnltum  in  -Farvo  Physic.  Modern 
Chemical  Science  enables  Dr.  Pierce  to 
extract  from  the  juices  ol  the  most  valu- 
able roots  and  herbs  their  active  medici- 
nal principles,  which,  when  worked  into 
little  Pellets  or  Granules,  scircely  largtir 
than  mustard  seed,  renders  each  little 
Pellet  as  active  and  powerful  as  a  large 
pill,  while  they  are  much  more  palatable 
and  pleasant  in  effect. 

Dr.  Ira  A.  Thayer,  of  Baconsburg, 
Ohio,  writes  :  "I  regard  your  Pellets  as 
the  best  remedy  for  the  conditions  for 
which  you  prescribe  them  of  anything  I 
have  ever  used,  so  mild  and  certain  ia 
effect,  and  leaving  tlio  bowels  in  an  ex- 
cellent condition.  It  seems  to  me  they 
must  take  the  place  of  all  other  cathartic 
pills  and  medicines." 

Lyon  &  Macomber,  druggists,  Ver- 
million, D.  T.,  say:  "We  think  they 
are  going  to  sell  like  hot  cakes  as  soon  as 
people  get  acqusinted  with  them  and  will 
spoil  the  pill  trade,  as  those  that  have 
used  them  like  them  much  better  thaa 
large  pills." 

To  fell  Buffalo  Robes  on  commissiou.       For 
particulars  addre«s  with   slauiu, 

J.  S.  FLORT, 
49  2ra.        Buffalo,  Weld  Co.,  Colorado. 

Pure-Bred  Light   Brabinas. 

Pea  comb,  t^ue  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  els.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    Addreep, 

8.  Beakd, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 

Valuable  Farui  For  fSale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  an'1  one-half  miles 
Routh  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wiLh  all  nfcessary  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particirlars  or  any  information  con- 
cornivg  the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephreim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm- 

John  K.  Meteks. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


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OHlllSTlAJH  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPPni  COMMENT 

UPON  Tns 

AMERICAN  NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING 

AGENCY, 

CONrrCTED  BT 

George  P.  K«>w^Jl  tt  Co., 

No.  41   I'AnK  Ro>Y, 

NEW  YUliK. 


As  t>ie  proprietors  of  the  first  and  most 
extentive  of  these  ajjecci'*  in  New  York, 
they  oro  well  qua lifiiid  to  furiiish  infoiiiift- 
tiou.  The  dclaila  of  the  work  iransar-tcid  by 
the  agency,  aud  the  way  it,  i«  done,  the  per- 
fection of  the  arraugemeuts  for  faciliiatiiig 
tho  act  of  advertising  lij  nliuvinsr  ihc  adver- 
tiser of  troJ'Ieaud  (iijensis  and  bricgi'jg 
hc'ore  him  all  the  various  medium!>lhrou;rL- 
out  the  couutry,  with  the  necessary  knowl- 
edge pertaining  to  thcrn,  are  uiveu  with  a 
minuteness  ihal  leaves  nothing  ;oUedesiied. 
All  tVic  particulars  resp'Cling  the  character 
and  position  of  a  i)ewA()aper  which  an  in- 
leuding  adveitiser  desir.-s  lo  ki:ow  are 
placed  before  him  in  the  most  C(>ncl»e  form. 
—New  York  Times,  Juue  7Ui,  1871. 

It  is  indeed  no  surpriiie  that  their  house  is 
so  prosperous,  and  that  they  are  the  lea  ling 
advertising  agents iu  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  arecJiiccrued,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  niisceUaneous  advertise- 
ments from  this  firm,  than  to  reC"iT-,  the 
Banis  amount  majle  up  of  one  direct  from 
each  house  on  their  list.  The  commission 
allowed  is  saved  by  l()';.-et.  as  Ihey  pav 
every  cent  they  contr^ct  for,  aud  pay  it 
promptly-  end  the  ke>  piiig  of  one  open  nz- 
couut  with  s'ich  a  iinii  it  i;;ucb  plt-asantec 
than  with  the  thousand  forsons  %rhora  the;,' 
6sud  us  a,lveriisements  <o.-.  'I'hv-y  <1  )  an 
hoQorai'l'Jegili'.'iite  l)u,;ine(!g,on  a  Imsiuess 
bafis,  If  pu'tlkherg,  ha-. ii'K  d'»!ii  gT=  with 
tbem,  want  a:iylhing  iu  their  line  — aid  they 
supply  evciything  from  a  spring  bolkiii  to  :x 
cyliiider  preB&,— typ-s,  iuks  and  all>  they  fill 
their  orders  piomptl^,  at  m»iiufaclur«rs' 
P'ice6;and  we  can  say  that  we  h'ive  r<  ciived 
the  best  newspaper  and  hook  ink,  CTer  fur- 
Lisued  u«,  and  at  a  lower  pric-'  ih-n  w  ever 
bought  for  (l.-"where.  Tlie  "Rfpi'Mi'an" 
has  had  declines  with  thi.-<  hci-.s--  for  over 
612  years,  and  iu  all  that  time,  we  neve.- 
have  bad  any  letsou  to  cornplain  of  oar 
trtntrafecl.— .Merldeu  (Cor,n.)Republicatt. 

Are,  without  doubt,  the  lea 'i.ig  Advertis- 
ing Agtuts  in  thi  United  Siatcs,  au'l,  llutrc- 
fore,  of  the  world.  Th-  y  have,  by  '-he  free, 
literal  and  yet  well  dtie-ted  use  of  iror.ey, 
bull  theui-elves  up  iu  the  cst-cni  of  the 
leading  pubPehc-s  a^d  advertisers  of  the 
coi  tir.eiit.  and  by  an  unusual  ei.eigy  hive 
Buecccdtd  iu  p<-rfrtting  ui  every  detiil  a 
bui^iness  ihat  moM',  than  aiivtbinij;  else  telU 
Of  'he  ;;iowth  ar.d  i  jpo.iar,<-.i;  of  the  iiev/s- 
poper  business. — Mimpliis  (Tei;ij.)  App';a). 

Their  bii8in<-BS  has  gtown  to  bo  soniulhing 
enormous.  Every  raper  io  ihe  cou'^t  y  is 
on  file  nt  thrir  olDee,  and  it  is  no  uncom- 
mon thing  for  them  to  receive  a  mail  of  flf- 
te(  n  cr  tweny  bushel*;  of  ncwspapem  —  Nor- 
walU,  Conn.,  Gazette. 

Hbtc  comrlelely  systerr.ntlztd  the  busi- 
ness, and  after  n>c  years'  experience  we  can 
trn'hf:illy  i-tal",  that  we  find  il.e  firm  to  be 
promjjt,  con-tions,  c.ouitrcT.— (iray  villi-, 
Ills.,  Indepeiid-i;t. 

They  can  ho  relied  upon  in  every  way,  be- 
ing woilhy  of  implicit  eoulldcucc. — New  .Or- 
IvuiiB,  Ld.}  I'ricu  currcul. 


While  advancing  their  own  interests,  ad- 
vance also  those  of  every  publisher. — South 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trnstwoitV.y  business  character  and 
enterprise  is  well  reflected. — Utica,  N.  Y., 
Herald. 

Have  completely  systematized  the  busi- 
ness.—Griggiville,  Ills.,  Reflector. 


To  Advertisers. 

All  persons  who  contemplate  making  con- 
tracts with  newspapers  for  the  insertion  of 
advertisements  should  send  25  ctr».  to 

GEO  P.  HOWELL  &  CO., 

No.  41  I'a'-k  Row,  N.  Y-,  for  their  One  Hpn- 
jiKF,n   Paod   PiitrnLET,  containing  lists  of 
SOOO  newspapers  and   estimates,   showing 
the  cost  of  advertising. 
49-tf. 

TATE  nOK.1I. 

The  symptoms  resultant  from  this  para- 
site on  the  Human  Organism  are  numerous. 
Dyspepsia,  a  gnawing,  griping  seusaiion  of 
the  b6wel>;  a  defective  cravinL';  vora?ious 
and  depraved  aipctite;  luditiestion;  S'^ur 
Stomach;  Sioo's  Ketid  aud  mixed  with  slime 
and  partially  digested  worms;  Foul  Breath; 
Bad  Tsstc  in  the  Mouth,  &c.  Gen):i!AL 
Symptoms:  Ticmbling  of  the  limbs;  Ner- 
vous; Palpitation  of  the  Heart;  Peevishness; 
Disturbed  Sleep;  Nightma'C;  Headache; 
Temi'Orary  Blirduess;  Insanily;  Fits;  Cold 
Keel;  Wiak  Spells;  Sallow  Skin;  Sunken 
Eyef;  KmaeJation;  Dropsy;  Worm  Fever; 
and  compiicaied  with  other  Compliints  may 
result  in  Death.  My  treatment  seldom 
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Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie  Biiriiiu;;  Bui^Ei,  i»  Symbol  ol 
Dlirist  s    C'Uurcti. 


BY  J.  T.  MEYEHS. 


Religion  is  a  po.^itive  thing.  It  is  not 
a  system  of  morals  and  doctrines  to  be 
gotten  up  by  ourselves  and  taught,  but  it 
is  a  system  of  truth  and  doctrines  direct 
from  God,  which  it  is  our  highest  privil- 
ege to  accept,  hold,  practice  and  propa- 
gate to  the  ends  of  the  earth,  as  we  have 
received  them  from  direct  divine  au- 
tority. 

We  are  not  at  liberty  to  propagate 
whatever  religious  doctrines  we  please, 
but  must  hold  ourselves  bound  as  adher- 
ents to  the  principles  of  the  doctrine  of 
Christ  to  accept  the  whole  of  his  teach- 
ings as  fundamental  and  positively  es- 
sential. 

The  simple  designation  as  a  disciple  of 
Chritt,  is  proof  enough  to  me  that  we 
dare  not  deviate  I'rom  the  fundamental 
doctrines  of  Clirist'fe  teaohings.  Tlic  least 
deviatiou  ia  a  fori'eiting  of  our  disciplc- 
ship, 


_  Let  us  here  notice  the  relation  a  dis- 
ciple sustains  to  his  teacher.  The  word 
disciple,  presupposes  a  teacher, 
and  a  teacher  has  the  prerogative  to 
command  and  teach,  which  precludes  the 
possibility  of  a  disciple  being  superior  to 
his  Master.  Hence  the  followers  of  a 
teacher,  or  head  of  any  partic 
ular  sect,  are  called  his  disciples.  In  this 
same  manner  we  also  speak  of  the  dis- 
ciples of  John  the  Baptist,  the  disciples 
of  Moses,  and  the  discii)les  of  Christ. 

]3ut  the  di.sciples,  when  .spoken  of  in 
the  Christian  sense  of  the  word,  are:  ]. 
Learners  of  Christ,  followers  of  Christ, 
adherents  to  all  the  divine  principles  of 
Christ,  members  of  his  church,  against 
which  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail. 

When  Christ  camo  into  the  world  he 
meant  to  establish  a  people,  who  were  to 
be  flesh  of  hi?  flesh,  bone  of  his  bone,  and 
who  were  to  make  him  the  grand  central 
in  hi^-tory,  and  his  nanjc  the  most  noted 
in  the  annals  of  the  world.  Almost  one 
entire  book  ot  the  New  Testament  is  de- 
voted to  the  singular  planting  and  train- 
ing ot  this  peculiar  organism  under 
Christ,  while  another  is  almost  exclu- 
sively devoted  to  its  more  prophetic  por- 
trayal. Its  history  is  also  interwoven 
with  the  entire  history  of  the  world, 
dating  back  to  the  first  stage  of  existence. 
The  first  representation  we  have  of  the 
condition  of  the  people  of  God  was  mani- 
fested by  the  hillsides  of  lloreb's 
moun'.    • 

It  was  there  that  God  appeared  unto 
Moses  from  amidst  a  himiing  bush,  and 
delivered  unto  him  a  legation,  which 
brought  a  new  nition  into  existence,  in- 
troduced a  new  life,  consecrated  a  pecu- 
liar people,  and  broke  down  Egyptian 
bondage.  We  shall  now  propose  to  no- 
tice the  peculiar  nature  and  represeuta 
tion  of  the  burning  bush,  as  exhibited 
before  Moses. 

1.  I  remark  that  the  chirch  fx  intend- 
ed to  he  a  living  and  growing  organism. 
It  is  represented  by  a  hush,  and  a  busli  is 
an  organic  body,  consisting  oi'  dillerent 
parts,  with    one    life    pervading  it.    A 


bush  has  its  roots,  its  branches,  its  trunk, 
its  life-giving  and  life- pervading  sap,  by 
virtue  of  which  it  stands,  grows,  and  is 
sustained.  Of  this  same  nature  is  the 
church.  Its  trunk  is  Christ  Jesus,  that 
good  olive  tree,  in'o  which  faith  ingrafts 
the  soul,  makes  it  bud  and  bloom,  and 
prepares  it  to  bring  forth  fruit  unto  eter- 
nal life.  Its  roots  are  the  divine  influ- 
ences, running  away  back  into  the  hidden 
depths  of  the  divine  eternal,  into  the 
springs  of  divine  compassion, from  whence 
she  is  ever  nourished,  fed  and  sustained. 
A  bush  is  one,  and  so  the  church  ought 
to  be.  It  grows  from  the  .same  roots,  is 
sustained  by  the  one  trunk,  and  lives  the 
same  life.  A  bush  also  has  many  limbs 
and  branches.  Thus  it  is  with  the 
church.  She  must  have  many  divarica- 
tions and  divergent  parts  to  fill  out  the 
figure  of  beauty  ;  she  must  have  families 
and  sub  families,  to  present  an  unnum- 
bered variety  in  the  same  unity. 

A  bush  is  a  growing  organism  ;  and  so 
the  church  ought  to  be,  ever  advancing 
her  increase  and  general  strength.  Tho' 
its  leaves  do  all  fade  and  die,  fresh  put- 
tings forth  are  always  seen.  Thus  ifc 
should  be  with  the  church  ;  instead  of 
the  fathers  and  mothers,  should  be  their 
children,  and  thus  ever  advancing  the 
cause  of  Christ. 

The  little  bush,  though  humble,  tender, 
pliant,  frail,  is  ever  aspiring  heavenward 
in  its  growth  ;  ever  expanding  its  boughs, 
as  if  to  claim  equality  with  the  tall  cedar, 
that  pride  and  glory  of  yon  mountain. 
Thus  my  brother,  thus  my  sister,  it  should 
be  with  thee — ever  struggling  for  the 
more  exalted  heights  and  serencr  climes 
of  spiritual  beauty. 

The  burning  b"sh  had  this  peculiarity, 
God  was  in  it.  Child  of  God!  thou 
needest  not  fear  the  fires  of  aftiiction — 
God  is  with  thee  ! 

2.  The  condition  of  the  church,  one  of 
affliction.  It  is  a  busli  burning  v/ith  tire. 
God  appearing  unto  Moses  from  amid.-^t 
the  burning  bush  seciiicd  to  him  an 
alarming  signidcance.  Uiit-  it  was  only  to 
t<acii  tiic  man  Mo.-,c.-i  of  the  miuiy  fires 
God's  people  would  have  to  go  through. 


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In  all  apes  the  ch'Tch  was  one  oC  affl'c- 
tion.  i""rom  Adam  until  now,  the  history 
of  the  church  is  one  of  blood  and  tear^. 
How  was  Abel  slain  ;  and  the  good  old 
Elijah  driven  to  the  desert  wilds ;  and 
Moses  taunted  and  reviled  ;  and  Noah 
j'ersecutcd  and  mocked  ;  and  Daniel 
put  into  the  den  of  lions  ;  the  apostles 
persecuted  and  slain  ;  and  the  Wickliffes, 
Luthers  and  friends  of  trutii,  put  under 
the  ban  of  empires,  and  made  to  broil  in 
the  fires  of  sore  persecution  !  Header, 
have  you  ever  thus  been  made  to  suifcr? 
Cease  now  to  complain  of  thy  troubles. 
Yours  is  a  clear  sky,  hardly  a  cloud 
to  be  seen,  and  why  shouldest  thou  com- 
plain? 

3.  Tiie  church,  though  always  in  fires, 
is  never  consumed.  Did  not  the  bush 
live  on  ?  "And  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared unto  him  in  a  flame  of  fire  out  of 
the  midst  of  a  bush  :  and  he  looked,  and, 
behold,  the  bush  burned  with  fire,  and 
the  bush  was  not  consumed."  Blessed 
truth!     Glorious  encouragement! 

The  bush  lived  on.  Its  branches  were 
like  asbestos  to  the  fires.  God  made  it 
thus ;  and  will  not  the  same  Jehovah 
Angel  preserve  his  church?  Whence  is 
that  voice  ihat  says  :  "The  gates  of  hell 
shall  not  prevail  against  it"?  And  did 
not  God  always  lead  his  church  through 
fires?  But  there  are  fires  about  it  tliat 
are  m  t  by  any  means  affliciive  :  flames  of 
light,  truth  and  love,  which  only  prepares 
the  soul  for  heaven — flames  of  tire  that 
will  only  purify  the  gold  from  ihe  dross. 
Let  us  take  fre.<h  couiage  in  the  cause  of 
Christ,  though  we  may  meet  with  sharp 
conflicts.  Tlie  angel  of  the  Lord  pre- 
served the  burning  busli,  and  he  will  also 
preserve  us,  if  we  but  trust  in  him. 
Philadelphia^  P<i. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tliongtits  on  I^uke  6:30— S4. 


BY  A.  S.  CULP. 

And  he  lifted  up  his  eyes  on  his  disciples 
and  said,  Blessed  be  ye  poor  :  for  yours  is 
the  kint'dotn  of  God. — Lukb  6:30. 

Blessed  be  ye  poor!  This  must  have 
been  sweet,  consoling  food  lor  those  who 
were  present  at  the  time  our  Lord  deliv- 
ered this  message  for  the  welfare  and 
benefit  of  the  poor,  for  they  were  truly 
made  to  feel  that  God  is  no  respecter  of 
persons  ;  as  our  Saviour  took  great  pains 
to  have  the  gospel  jireachcd  to  the  poor 
as  well  as  to  the  rich,  resorting  to  the 
mountains  where  they  collocfcd  in  great 
numbers  to  hear  him.  And  his  teaching 
was  food  for  the  poor  hungry  soul,  in 
that  day  when  our  jjord  was  |)rcsentliere 
on  earth.  So  it  is  to  day  to  all  them  that 
hear,  believe  and  obey  his  words.  For 
we  read  tiiat  his  word  is  truth.  "Though 
lieaven  and  earth  pass  away,  my  word 
shall  not  pass  away,"  said  Jesus. 
"JJlcssed  arc  ye  that  hunger  now,  for  ye 
fihatl  be  filled.'" 

We  are  Jed  to  bcliCYP  fr"r'  ^b^  forego- 


ing language,  that  our  Saviour  made  use 
of,  that  many  were  hungering  and  thirst- 
ing after  righteousne'fes,  even  that  which 
comcth  down  from  above,  which  is  peace- 
able, kind,  gentle,  loving,  preferring  one 
another,  thinketh  no  ill  of  his  neighbor, 
and  many  other  Christian  graces  which 
they  were  de  prived  of  by  those  Phirasa- 
ical  Jews,  who  by  their  own  traditions 
ladencd  them  with  heavy  burdens,  but 
would  not  so  much  as  put  forth  one  of 
their  fingers  to  move  them.  But  the 
Saviour  says,  in  the  21st  verse  :  "Blessed 
are  ye  that  weep  now  :  f«rye  shall  laugh." 
It,  seems  to  me,  from  this  and  the  pre- 
ceding language,  that  many,  when  they 
began  to  see  the  glorious  plan  of  salva 
tion  that  the  Saviour  ot  mankind  was 
about  to  establish,  were  overcome  so 
much  that  they  wept  aloud.  But  our 
Saviour  comforts  them  by  saying,  "Bless- 
ed are  ye  that  weep  now  :  for  ye  shall 
laugh." 

I  believe  that  those  who  love  God  and 
the  cause  of  Zion,  and  the  souls  of  sin- 
ners, are  often  made  to  weep.  This  was 
an  attribute  in  our  Saviour.  He  was 
found  weeping,  but  I  have  not  found 
anything  on  record  that  he  ever  laughed, 
while  here  on  earth.  Oh,  how  solemn 
the  thought !  How  much  time  is  spent 
in  laughter  and  foolish  jesting,  by  not  a 
['avi,  but  by  many.  The  apostle  Paul 
says  :  "Let  tbis  not  so  much  as  once  be 
named  among  you,  as  becometh  saints. 
But  ratlier  giving  of  thanks."  The  25th 
verse  reads  as  follows  :  "Woe  unto  you 
that  are  rich  !  for  ye  have  received  your 
consolation." 

1  might  draw  a  number  of  truthful 
sayings  how  I  have  observed  the  rich 
ensnared,  seduced,  giving  away  to  temp- 
tation, and  finally  becoming  hardened, 
justifying  themselves  in  their  avaricious 
ways,  but  the  above  text  should  be  suf- 
ficient to  those  who  have  much  of  this 
world's  riches. 

Now  the  law  of  love  comes  in  and  says: 
"Do  unto  others  as  you  would  wish  them 
to  do  io  you."  If  your  brother  is  a  poor 
man  and  comes  to  you  to  borrow  money, 
you  begin  to  say  :  "I  have  no  money." 
But  the  same  day  there  comes  a  specula- 
tor, sui>posed  to  be  a  rich  man,  and  he 
ects  all  tlie  money  he  want'.  Again, 
there  is  a  poor  man,  or  a  poor  widow, 
who  wants  a  few  bushels  of  corn  or  wheat, 
lie  then  begins  to  feel  and  quiz  around 
as  to  whether  they  have  the  ready  cash, 
and  when  he  finds  they  have  not,  he 
commences  to  reject,  by  saying ;  "i  don't 
like  to  drib  my  grain    out,  or   I    am  not 


found  them.  He  comforted  and  consoled 
them,  both  by  speaking  words  of  encour- 
agement, and  doing  acts  of  kindness. 
Never  once  do  we  remember  of  reading 
where  Jesus,  or  the  apostles,  or  prophets 
ever  reflected  scriou-ly  upon  the  poor, 
by  publicly  exposing  them. 

Our  Saviour  said  :  "The  birds  have 
nests,  the  foxes  have  holes,  but  I,  the 
Son  of  man  have  not  where  to  lay  my 
head."  Why  the  poor  have  kind  and 
sensitive  feelings  that  ought  to  be  re- 
spected as  well  as  those  who  live  on  well 
seasoned  food,  and  in  spacious  mansions. 
But  my.self,  with  all  the  rest  of  mankind, 
arc  liable  to  err.  How  ready  we  are  to 
rebuke,  but  how  little  can  we.  How 
careless  to  watch  that  I  enter  not  into 
temptation.  0,  let  us  exclaim  with  the 
poet — 

"My  soul!  be  on  thy  guard  ! 
Ten  thousand  foes  arise  ! 

But  let  us  all  learn  to  bear  one  anoth- 
ers  burdens,  and  so  fulfill  the  law  of 
Christ.  Strive  to  have  a  part  in  the  rcs- 
U! rtction  of  the  blest. 

Monticello,  I  lid. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Christ  Blessiug  Little  Cblidren. 


BY   EMANUEL  SLIFER. 


ready  to  sell  ;  I  think  the  price  will  be 
better,"  or  perhaps  a  number  more  such 
frivolous  excuses,  and  so  turn  away  those 
poor  who  have  asked.  But  "love  your 
enemies,  and  do  good,  and  lend,  hoping 
for  nothing  again,  and  your  reward  shall 
be  great,  and  ye  shall  be  the  children  of 
the  highest,  for  he  is  kind  to  the  un- 
thankful and  the  evil." 

Jesus  was  a  true  friend  of  the  poor,  in 
xyhntcver    condition  or   circumstance  he 


"Then  were  there  brought  nnto  him  little 
chUdieu,  that  l.e  should  put  bis  hands  on 
them,  and  pray:  and  the  disciules  rebuked 
them.  But  Jesus  said,  Suffei-  little  chil  Inn, 
Hud  forbid  them  not,  to  come  unto  me  :  for 
of  such  is  the  king'lom  of  heaven.  Aud  he 
laii!  his  hands  oil  them, and  departed  thence." 
Matibew  19  ;  13—15. 

The  circumstance  recorded  as  indi- 
cated above,  is  one  of  the  many 
spokeu  of  in  the  Holy  Scriptures,  iu 
which  the  Saviour  of  mankiod  is  ex- 
hibited in  his  glorious  character. 

Children  under  the  old  dispensation 
required  something  to  be  done    to,  or 
fur,  tbem,  to  render  them    aceeptablo 
to  God,    aud,    at  the   same  time,    to 
exonerate  their  parents  from  just  cen- 
sure from  God,  because  of  neglect  of 
duty.     One  of  those    duties    was   to 
circumcise  their  small  children    when 
they  arrived  to  the  age  of  eight  days. 
The  conduct  of  those  parents  above 
spoken  of,  was  not  at    all   surprising, 
some  of  whom  v.-ere  circumcised  theni- 
Belves,  iu  conformity  with  the  require- 
ments  of  the  law    of    Moses.     But 
here  is  a  teacher  who  makes  no  such 
demands  upon  them.     Hence,  in    the 
absence  of  such    requirement,    they 
make  a  request  of    the    Saviour,    to 
recoguize  their  ofifspring    as  well    aa 
themselves,    as    fit   subjects   for    the 
new  spiritual  kingdom  which  the    Sa- 
viour came  to  set  up.     They  do   not 


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only  make  a  demand  for  their  recog- 
nition, but  they  suggrest  the  precise 
manner  how  this  recognition  should 
be  made — "That  he  should  put  his 
hands  on  them  and  pray." 

"And  the  disciples  rebuked  them." 
Here,  now,  is  a  diietuna;  at  least,  it 
would  have  been  one  for  mortal  man, 
placed  under  similar  circumstances. 
To  have  granted  their  request  in  all 
its  parliculars  would  have  been  a  re- 
flection upon  his  disciples;  and  to 
have  also  rebuked  those  persons  who 
brought  those  children  to  be  recogniz- 
ed by  him,  would  have  been  incon- 
sistent with  the  character  of  the 
Saviour,  given  to  him  by  iMoses  and 
the  Prophets.  To  the  Saviour  the 
matter  was  not  diGcult  of  settlement. 
Hence  the  answer  j  "Suffer  little 
children,  and  forbid  them  not,  to  come 
unto  me,  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  heaven." 

I  presume,  at  this  time  the  disci- 
ples themselves  felt  rebuked  ;  yet  the 
Saviour  does  not  here  rebuke  them, 
as  he  did  subsequently  to  this  time. 
1  suppose  he  did  not  do  it  because 
they  knew  but  little  themselves  of 
his  purposes  as  yet.  But  lest  those 
who  had  charge  of  those  children 
should  not  be  fully  satisfied,  by  what 
the  Saviour  said  in  reference  to  those, 
as  well  as  all  other  little  children,  he 
proceeds  to  gratify  them  in  part  by 
complying  with  one  of  tl»eir  requests: 
"And  be  laid  his  hands  on  them  and 
departed  tbencs."  It  will  be  per- 
ceived, that  he  did  not  "pray." 

Now  as  to  the  reason  why  he  did 
not  pray,  many  surmises  may  be 
started.  One!  will  suggest:  may  it 
not  have  been  to  soothe  the  wounded 
feelings  of  the  discipies  ?  It  would 
have  had  that  tendency  most  assur- 
edly. 

But  what  does  this  circumstance 
teach  MS,  living,  as  we  do,  some  eigh- 
teen hundred  years  after  this  matter 
transpired  ? 

1  .It  teaches  us  that  we  can  do  noth- 
ing for  little  children  to  better  their 
condition  spiritually,  nor,  by  any- 
thing we  may  do,  improve  their 
prospect  for  heaven.  For  they  are 
emphatically  born  iu  the  kingdom  of 
Christ.  N«t  that  they  are  free  from 
tendencies  to  sin,  yet,  being  uncon- 
scious of  the  fact,  they  are  not  account- 
able— "Sin  is  not  imputed"  Their 
status  is  such  that  the  Saviour  makes 
it  a  criterion  to  test  the  qualifications 
of  ill!  conscious  adults. 

2.  We  draw  auother  inference  from 


the  circum.'^tauee,  and  it  is  this,  that 
it  was  not  really  necessary  that  the 
Saviour  should  either  "lay  his  hands 
upon  them,"  or  pray  either,  because 
he  had  before  declared  them  proper 
subjects  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 
Yet  His  incliuatioD  is  evinced  to  do 
for  us  anytJaing  noi  inconsistent  with 
His  glorious  character,  or  that  may 
prove  detrimental  to  our  spiritual 
prospects. 

3  Lastly,  We  discover  on  the  part 
of  the  Saviour,  in  this  circumstance,  a 
disposition  to  compromise  a  matter 
between  his  disciples  and  per.^ons  who 
were  so  solicitous  about  their  child- 
ren's welfare. 

It  has  never  been  charged  upon  the 
disciples,  that  they  wished  those 
persons  "rebuked"  because  they  had 
an  ill-will  towards  them  ;  but  rather, 
that  their  Master's  time  was  too  pre- 
cious to  be  wasted  upon  those  child- 
ren, when  others  were  suffering, 
(adults,  if  you  please,)  for  want  of 
his  fttteution.  Ills  compromising 
Spirit  led  him  to  gratify  both  parties, 
in  part.  Here  some  of  our  brethren 
and  sisters  too,  can  learn  a  lesson,  by 
making  this  subject  a  matter  for  con- 
sideration when  thoy  are  contending 
for  uniformity  in  things  upon  which 
the  Scriptures  are  silent.  But  let  us 
always  "cocteud  earnestly  for  the 
faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints." 
{Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Troubiecl  Conscience. 

About  one  month  ago  a  m^oa  by 
the  na;ae  of  Peters  come  to  the  Sher- 
iff at  Lebanon,  asked  permission  to  go 
into  the  jail.  He  a^ked  him  what  he 
meant ;  that  he  believed  him  to  be  in- 
sane. He  answered  that  he  was  as 
sane  as  he,  (sheriff,)  and  then  told 
him  that  about  16  years  past  he 
was  the  cause  of  his  wife's  death  ; 
that  he  was  in  the  horse  stable  and 
she  came  to  catch  a  chicken  for  a 
meal,  they  having  visitors.  A  dis- 
pute arose  between  tbem,  and  he 
struck  his  wife  on  the  head  with  a 
club,  and  she  fell  under  the  horse.  He 
raised  an  alarm,  and  when  they  took 
her  out,  the  print  of  a  horse  shoe  wa.s 
on  her  head,  which  made  the  general 
impression  on  those  present  that  the 
horse  killed  her.  They  took  him 
before  conrh  the  other  ■ceek,  and  they 
pronounced  him  wot  guilty.  No 
doubt  there  wero  pGue  very  nnxious 
to  punish  hixs,    Mf^    SiH'^intr    trflvtlt;fj 


through  16  years  with  a  troubled 
conscience,  which  preyed  upon  him 
that  those  who  saw  him  say  that  he 
is  reduced  almost  to  "skin  and  bone." 
No  doubt  he  spent  many  sleepless 
nights  with  remorse  preying  within  ; 
while  people  looked  to  him  as  a  res- 
pectable man.  About  eight  years 
ago  he  was  in  Lebanon  for  the  pur- 
pose of  confessing  his  crime,  but  went 
home  so  again.  He  also  married,  but 
there  was  no  relief.  But  now  he  has 
done  what  he  could  and  although  his 
great  crime,  be  may  fare  better  at  the 
judgment  than  some  who  niake  "long 
prayers."  He  may  have  been  a  great 
sinner  ;  but  for  such  our  Maker  has 
a  healing  balm,  if  they  are  willing  to 
follow  his  precepts. 

This  was  a  general  sensation, nearly 
every  paper  in  the  Union  had  some- 
thing to  say  of  him,  not  considering 
that  there  are  hundreds,  yea,  thous- 
ands of  others  iu  the  land,  not  carry- 
ing loads  on  their  conscience  16  years, 
but  some  as  long  as  fifty  and  sixty 
years.  The  trouble  may  not  prey  on 
all  as  heavily  as  on  poor  Peters  ;  but 
if  there  would  be  ajudge  and  he  read 
their  crimes,  they  would  no  doubt 
try  and  hide  themselves  where  no 
man  couid  see  them.  They  do  not 
try  to  bs  healed  although  they  have 
seen  others  around  them  healed,  re- 
ceiving a  seal  of  a  good  conscience, 
and  they  have  locked  on  for  "thirty- 
eight  years."  But  there  is  a  day 
coming,  and  a  Judge  will  be  there, 
and  their  crimes  will  be  made  known 
to  all  the  world,  and  that  is  not  all, 
the  punishment  will  also  follow,  more 
severe  than  sitting  in  a  county-jaiL 
There  will  not  be  a  drop  of  water 
there  to  cool  their  parched  tongues. 
But  for  those  that  v/ere  healed  there 
will  remain  a  place  of  rest,  where 
remorse  will  not  prey  upon  the  troub- 
led soul.  Oh  !  that  all  would  work 
more  for  that  liberty  which  heals, 
which  makes  us  truly  free,  and  bring.s 
us  home  to  everlasting  rest  and  peace. 
Cyeus  Bucuek. 

Eeistville,  Pa, 


There's  no  music  in  a  rest,  that  I 
know  of,  but  there's  the  making  of 
music  in  it.  And  people  are  always 
missing  that  part  of  the  life  melody, 
always  talking  of  perseverance  and 
courage,  and  fortitude  ;  but  patience 
is  the  liueat  and  wortliioat  part  of  lor- 
UtUilc  ixw\  tho  rarest  tuu. 


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Not  AC'bristian. 


Lines  8agge«fed   by  hcaiicg  a  young  lady 
tay— "I'm  i;ot  a  (^hilslian!" 


BY   J.  L.  BAllLOW. 


"I'm  not  a  Christian  !"  beard  I  say 

A  la3y  young  and  fair  ; 
These  words  upon  my  spirit  fell, 

And  woke  deep  sorrow  there. 
I  could  but  looii  upon  her  face 

And  read  the  tale  it  told  :— 
There  seemed  of  trifling  not  a  trace, 

Nor  was  her  manner  bold. 

H«T  voice  seemed  calm,  and  yet  it  spoke 

Mo-e  than  a  conscious  thought — 
Oi  craving  want  yet  unexpressed, 

Or  into  language  wrought. 
How  simple  were  those  words,  and  yet 

How  mighty  was  their  scope  ! 
They  told  of  life,  as  yet  unbles". — 

A  future  without  hope  ! 

She's  "not  a  Christian  !"  yet  a  wife — 

Her  life-bark  out  at  sea — 
Her  heart's  best  trca?nTes  ail  on  board, 

Exposed  to  wild  winds  free. 
Life's  only  Chart  is  not  her  guide, 

Nor  Pilot  points  her  way  ; 
That  ship  at  last  must  be  a  wreck — 

Its  fraruered  hopes  a  prey. 

"I'm  cot  a  Christian  !"  Must  this  be 

For  e'er  her  plaintive  cry  ? 
iiife's  com-ng  burdens  can  she  bear, 

Without  life's  Helper  nigh  ? 
Spirit  of  Father  and  of  Son  ! 

Thy  light  and  life  impart — 
Call  home  this  weary,  wand'ring  one, 

And  heal  the  sin-bruised  heart. 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Education  as   a    Konrce   ol    lull- 
delity. 


BY  J.  B.  a. 


The  word  of  God  is  a  savor  of  life  unto 
life,  or  of  death  unto  death.  So  i.s  cdu^ 
cation,  because  it  is  an  element  in  that 
Word. 

God  sa.\  s  to  a  certain  class  of  profes- 
sors :  "Because  thou  art  lukewarm,  and 
neither  cold  nor  hot,  I  will  spew  thee  out 
of  my  mouth."  Education  is  a  creature 
of  (iod,  in  the  .^ame  sense  that  love  has 
its  origin  in  Him.  The  word  loue,  in  the 
right  sense,  represents  to  the  true  believer 
the  center  around  which  ail  other  heav- 
enly attributes  revolve,  and  yet  if  it  is 
lukewarm,  God  will  spew  i;  out  of  His 
mouih.  It  will  however  still  be  love, 
and  it  will  wax  worse  and  worse,  because 
it  will,  in  that  condition,  be  a  savor  of 
death  unto  death.  It  must  inevitably  be 
one  or  the  other,  hecauso  it  is  one  ini- 
jtortant    elcmeut  oJ    tbo  ¥9li    of  God, 


which  says  in  itself,  and  of  itself,  that  it  i 
is  a  "savor  of  life    unto  life,  or  of  death  ; 
unto  death."     It  may  therefore   be   said  j 
truthfully,  and  consistently,   that  love  is 
the  most  potent  cause  and  source  of  un- 
belief, in  the  same  relation  that  education 
is  a  source  of  infidelity  to  the  religion  of 
Christ. 

A  man  is  full  of  love  when  he  is  in  the 
gall  of  bitterness,  and  has  neither  part 
nor  lot  in  the  goodness  of  God.  A  man 
is  also  thoroughly  educated  when  he 
stands  forth  like  a  Ruloif,  or  a  Burr,  or 
like  a  Saul  of  Tarsus.  Love  and  educa- 
tion are  therefore  both  divine  elements, 
always  existing  in  one  of  two  conditions; 
namely,  a  savor  of  life  or  a  savor  of 
death. 

But  the  most  fruitful  source  of  infideli 
ty  occasioned  directly  by  education,  is  a 
lukewarm  condition  of  it,  in  which  the 
faith  of  millions  is  overthrown  by  t!ie 
glaring  surface  of  worldly  wisdom,  whicli 
invariably  attributes  properties  to  truth 
that  do  not  belong  to  it. 

The  most  prominent  phases  of  this  ab- 
normal condition  of  education  gulp  up 
voraciously  the  deception  that  lias  ever 
proceeded  from  the  misrepresentation,  or 
from  the  abuse  of  such  sciences  as  spirit 
ualism,  mesmerism,  phrenology,  etc. 
None  of  these,  nor  any  of  their  kindred, 
has  any  real  power  over  those  persons 
who  arc  said  to  be  uneducated,  but  with 
half  educated  people  there  seems  to  be 
constant  danger  of  drifting  into  infidelity. 
Indeed,  with  almost  all  that  tarry  be- 
tween ignorance  and  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  men  and  things.  There  seems, 
with  them  to  be  an  inevitable  inclination 
to  be  drifted  about  by  "every  wind  of 
doctrine,"  wliile  those  who  are  thor- 
oughly acquainted  with  all  the  known 
sciences  are  rarely  swept  away  by  them. 
Of  course  there  are  exceptions,  as  there 
are  to  every  other  general  truth. 

Education,  therefore,  is  in  itself  pure 
and  harmless.  It  is  an  eniargeiuent  of 
the  understanding  discovered  by  man 
soon  after  his  creation.  It  is  a  greater  or 
less  element  in  his  being  that  can  never 
be  annihilated.  It  is  inseparably  and 
indispensibly  esocntial  to  his  existence 
anywhere.  No  man  or  woman  ctm  suc- 
cessl'ully  blot  out  this  fundamental  prin- 
ciple. A  successful  refusal  to  build  on  it 
may  be  partially  accomplished.  A  struc- 
ture of  any  kind  may  be  built  on  it.  The 
army  of  Abaddon  may  have  his  quarters 
— his  headquarters,  on  it.  The  Jjord 
Jesus  Christ  may  choose  it  whereon  to 
erect  his  throne  in  the  heart  of  the 
Ciiristian. 

The  prevailing  condition  of  education, 
which  tends  toward  infidelity,  must  be 
met  with  that  which  elevates  the  soul 
towards  the  faith  of  Jesus.  The  soul 
that  has  been  led  away  from  truth  by 
education,  must  be  led  back  by  the  same 
clement,  wielded  by  a  different  inner 
spiritual  power,  whose  name  is  Jehovah. 
Infidelity  caused  by  education  is  a  dis-< 
cased  condition  of  the  soul  that  can  ncV' 


er  bo  successfully  treated, except  upon  the 
principle  of  meeting    fire  with    fire — of 
meeting  an  unholy  education   with  that 
which  is  h'My. 
Allen,   Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
New  Proverbs. 


When  two  waja  are  before  you,  the 
one  safe  and  the  other  doubtful.always 
take  the  safe  way. 

The  example  of  the  untatored  may 
be  belter  than  the  advice  of  the  learn- 
ed ;  but  neither  should  be  followed 
Dor  njected  without  due  cousidera- 
tion. 

Between  the  world  and  unfaithful 
ministers  many  of  God's  dear  children 
are  greatly  ii.jured,  if  not  totally 
ruined. 

When  the  slander  has  been  heard, 
it  is  too  late  to  close  the  ear ;  but  tbo 
heart  may  be  governed,  the  tongue 
restrained,  and  the  slanderer  reprov- 
ed and  admonished. 

As  a  pane  of  glass  prevents  the  fly 
from  enjoying  the  bright  world  be- 
yond it,  80  do  circumslanees  often 
hinder  us  from  enjoying  or  accom- 
plishing the  good  we  see  and  desire. 

When  you  call  on  your  friend  to 
save  you  from  impending  death,  do 
not  thoughtlessly  cut  your  own  throut. 

If  not  a  fool,  he  acts  very  foolishly 
who  travels  in  the    storm   and    mire, 
when,  just  as  direct  or  nearer  still,  is 
a  dry,  smooth,  and  sheltered  wav. 
J.  W.  Beer. 


(Six  »$liort  Hints. 


1.  Never  neglect  daily  private 
prayers  ;  and  when  you  pray,  remem- 
ber that  God  is  present,  and  that  he 
hears  your  prayers  (1  John  v.  13.) 

2.  Never  neglect  daily  Bible  read- 
ing ;  and  when  you  read,  remember 
that  God  is  speaking  to  you  ;  and  that 
you  are  to  believe  and  act  upon  what 
be  says.  All  back-sliding  begins 
with  the  neglect  of  these  two  rules 
(1  John  V.  39.) 

3.  Never  let  a  day  pass  without 
doing  something  for  Jesus.  Every 
morning  reflect  on  what  Jesus  baa 
done  for  you  and  then  ask  yourself, 
"What  am  1  doing  for  him?''  (Matt. 
V.  13-16.) 

4.  If  you  are  ever  in  doubt  as  to 
a  thing  being  right  or  wrong,  go  to 
your  room  and  consider  whether  you 


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can  do  it  in  the  name  of  Jesus,  and 
ask  God'8  blessing  on  it  (1  Cor.  iii. 
17)  If  you  cannot  do  tbis,  it  is 
wrong  (Rom.  xiv.  23  ) 

5  Never  take  your  Christianity 
from  Christians,  or  argue  because  such 
and  such  people  do  so  and  so,  that, 
therefore,  you  may  (1  Cur.  x.  12.) 
You  are  to  ask  yourself:  "How 
would  the  Lord  have  me  act  ?"  Fol- 
low him  (John  x.  27  ) 

6.  Never  trust  your  feelings,  or 
the  opinions  of  men,  if  they  contra- 
dict God's  Word.  If  authorities  are 
pleaded,  still  "Let  God  be  true,  but 
every  man  a  liar."     (Rom.  iii.  4  ) — 

Selected. 

— ■ •  • 

For  the  Co>fPANioN  and  Visitor. 

Pride. 


BY  CYRUS   BUOIIER. 


We  frequently  hear  the  saying,  "If 
the  heart  is  right  a!!  is  right.''  This 
may  be  true,  but  as  we  cannot  see  the 
heart,  we  must  judge  by  the  fruits, 
and  if  the  fruits  are  not  good,  Certain- 
ly there  must  be  some  defection  at 
the  heart.  The  question  to  me  soaie- 
times  is:  "Is  pride  naturally  in  the 
heart?"  I  do  not  believe  it  was  in 
the  heart  of  Eve,  but  the  serpeut 
awakened  or  created  pride,  and  caused 
her  fall.  So  with  us  at  the  present 
time.  Pride  may  not  naturally  be  in 
us,  hut  it  is  created  in  diilVrent  ways, 
and  then  eats  its  way  into  {be  heart. 
We  have  an  example  in  the  apple- 
worm  or  codliug-aiotb,  wbicb  depos- 
its its  egga  in  the  young  fruit,  perhaps 
before  the  flower  is  fully  eft.  This 
worm  grows,  eats  or  burrows  into  tbw 
apple,  and  causes  ii  to  fall  ofl",  and  if 
not  to  fall  off,  it  will  ripen  prema- 
turely. Some  may  escape  until  they 
are  gathered,  but  when  eating  it  we 
find  the  dtfeci  from  the  worm  which 
was  working  its  way  into  the  apple 
slowly  but  surely. 

This  codling-moth  is  the  worst  ene- 
my of  our  apple-orchard,  and  Satan  is 
the  worst  enemy  of  our  church.  He 
goes  about  lik(3  a  roaring  lion, — at 
times  like  an  angel  of  light,  and  in 
the  latter  manner  is  like  the  codling- 
moth,  hard  to  conquer.  In  workiiig 
pride  into  the  heart,  his  ways  are  le- 
gion. With  one  he  may  succeed  if  he 
cau  only  get  him  to  wear  a  fancy 
coat.  With  another,  a  fancy  cover- 
ing of  the  head.  Still  others  he  has 
whom  he  may  lead  astray  by  the  nice 
borses,  farms,  or  the  large  amount  of 


money  they  may  possess.  His  de- 
vices arc  often  not  seen  on  the  out- 
side, but  like  the  apple,  they  are  not 
sound  at  the  core. 

Some  parents  may  yet  help  Satan 
to  work  pride  into  their  children,  and 
we  ought  to  be  veiy  careful  in  this 
respect.  It  is  true  that  if  pride  was 
to-day  cleansed  from  the  earth,  to- 
morrow it  would  be  here  again,  [f 
we  then  would  be  proud,  let  us  like 
the  apostle,  glory  iu  that  which  is 
good,  and  not  to  be  led  astray  with 
the  trifling  things  of  earth  which  will 
sooner  or  later  undermine  U3,aud  eat 
its  way  to  our  very  hearts,  and  per- 
haps before  we  are  aware,  we  will 
fall  ofi',  not  like  the  apple  to  rot  on  the 
ground,  but  after  our  bodies  will  be 
decayed,  our  souls  will  suffer  for  the 
deeds  done  in  the  body. 

We  have  all  more  or  less  to  fight 
the  enemy  in  this  respect,  and  could 
we  but  hold  together  faithfully,  hum- 
bly and  manfully,  we  could,  with  the 
help  of  Him  who  is  stronger,  be  able 
to  keep  the  enemy  at  bay,  so  that  be 
would  keep  his  weeds  out  of  the 
church,  and  God  could  call  us  and 
say:  "Come,  thou  faithful  servant, 
yes,  come,  tbou  faithful  church,  into 
the  baven  of  eternal  rest." 

Beistville,  Fa. 


Purity  oJ  Slotive  iu  Prayer- 


By  this  I  mean  that  the  blessings 
for  which  we  pray  should  be  sought 
for  the  proper  reason  ;  and  the  piopcr, 
the  coiuprehensive  reason  is,  that 
Qcd  pjay  be  glorified.  When  Christ- 
ians pray  that  they  grow  in  grace, 
tiiey  should  desire  progress  in  the 
divine  life  far  more  that  God  may  be 
glorified  than  on  account  of  any  con- 
siderations persoaal  to  themselves. 
Parents  should  desire  the  salvation 
of  their  children,  not  merely  that  the 
solicitude  growing  out  of  parental 
love  may  be  glorified,  but  promote 
the  Divine  glory.  How  many  par- 
ental prayers  are  never  beard  because 
they  are  so  thoroughly  imbued  with 
the  spirit  of  selfishness!  Many  a 
minister  prays  to  be  useful,  but  does 
not,  as  he  should  do,  look  upon  his 
usefulness  as'the  means  of  glorifying 
God.  He  is  too  anxious,  it  may  be, 
for  it  to  be  known  through  the  news- 
papers that  he  is  living  to  some  pur- 
pose. A  church  may  pray  for  a  re- 
vival, and  desire  it  principally  as  the 
best  uielhod  of  gaining  the  vantage 
ground   among  conflicting    religious 


deuoiuinations. — There  may  be  sect- 
arian earnestness,  and  even  par- 
oxysms of  sectarian  agony  in  prayer, 
but  the  agony  of  God  is  comparative- 
ly uncarcd  for,  and  Heaven  does  not 
give  ear.  How  important  that  we 
should  scrutinize  our  motives  in  pray- 
er lest  they,  almost  unconsciously  to 
ourselves,  become  tinctured  with  im- 
purity.— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Preserve  Your  Papers. 


Readers  of  the  Companion  and  Vi'si- 
tor,  1  wish  to  make  some  remarks  in  re- 
gard to  preserving  the  papers  published 
by  the  Brethren. 

I  have  01)00  s:tid  that  I  esteem  the  pro- 
duction.:) of  the  Brethren  next  to  the  sac- 
red writings ;  and,  unless  convinced  of 
its  wrong,  I  will  not  yield  the  as.^trcion. 
You  migiit  as  well  lell  mo  that  commit- 
ting ;i  sermon  to  memory  was  immaterial, 
as  to  say  that  preserving  the  papers  was 
U:elcs.s.  In  one  sense,  the  Bretl-.ien's 
understandings  ot  the  ditferont  .-.uLjects, 
are  worth  more  when  given  on  paj.er 
than  when  delivered  in  a  sermon,  from 
the  fact,  that,  when  forgotten,  you  cau 
call  them  to  memory  by  &imi)ly  rcl'erring 
to  them,  which  you  can  seldom  do  other- 
wise. 

Then,  if  they  are  of  such  value,  why 
throw  tiicm  carelessly  about  tiie  iiouso, 
and  have  them  torn  by  cliildroi),  or  use 
them  for  wrappin;^  papers,  etc. '.''  This 
wo  know  is  the  cour.se  pursued  by  many. 
A  few,  however,  preserve  them  to  the 
end  of  tiie  jear,  and  then  bind  them, 
whicii  Qiakes  a  complete  volume  to  add 
to  the  library. 

I  have  Leon  a  reader  of  the  Compctn- 
ion  for  ten  years.  Thj  three  last  volumes 
I  have  complete,  and  I  now  much  regret 
the  course  I  pmsued  tl.c  hi  si;  seven 
years.  If  I  had  the  ten  volumes  I  could 
find  the  luind  of  the  brethren  and  sisters 
on  any  suLjeot  called  in  question,  an  J  the 
older  they  get  the  better.  J'jX|)erienee 
has  taught  us  that  a  brother's  or  si.-)ter'.s 
production  is  read  wiih  much  interest 
after  the  death  of  the  writer. 

J.  F.  Neher. 

Scdeni,  dlls. 


Foil  TUE  Companion  and  Visitor. 

Tbe  Ju«lge  ia  the  Last  Day. 

"He  ttiat  lejuctcth  me,  and  rcctivtth  not 
my  worths,  hath  one  that  judgeth  Lira  :  thj 
word  thit  I  Lave  gpokeu,  the  laiuu  shall 
juJgr!  him  in  the  last  day."  John  12  :  48. 

I  am  fully  awave  that  I  of  myself 
am  utterly  unable  to  write  oa  this 
mon:eutous  subj.ct,  as  it  should  be 
done ;  yet  it  has  been  forcibly  im- 
pressed up.)u  my  mind  to  try,  by  the 
aid  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  bring  it  to 
bear  on  the  miudd  of  the   slumbering 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB. 


dead  in  Christ,  and  the  ungodly  who 
may  read.  I  would  just  say  here, 
that  in  sorrow  I  coufeHS  I  have  for 
the  last  three  years  been  asleep  in 
that  dangerous  sleep. 

I  will  notice  first,  "He  that  roject- 
eth  me."  I  assume  that  we  virtually 
rtject  him,  when  we  lose  our  enjoy- 
ment in  ."piritual  life,  unless  wo  are 
truly  seeking  and  mourning  for  the 
return  of  his  Spirit.  We  cannot  re- 
ceive Lis  word.s  in  that  state  of  mind, 
and  conscquenlly,  we  then  have  one 
thatjudgeth  us. '  Who  is  it?  "Tlte 
vord  thai  I  have  apoken,  the  same 
shailjudge  us  in  the  last  day."  Now 
it  is  evident  that  any  one  who  can 
read  the  gospel,  is  capable  of  judging 
us,  that  is,  such  can  see  if  wo,  living 
in  the  profession  of  Christianity  as 
therein  taught,  are  so  doing.  Oh, 
huw  careful  we  should  be,  in  view  of 
so  many  all  around  us.  that  are  capa- 
ble and  ever  ready  to  judge  us  I  Let 
us  daily  cry  unto  God  for  the  guid- 
ance of  his  Holy  Spirit,  to  keep  us  in 
the  narrow  way,  and  guide  u.s  into  all 
truth,  that  we  may  be  able  to  stand 
the  test  of  ibis  Judge,  even  the  word 
spoken  by  him,  who  spake  as  man 
never  spoke. 

'•The  last  day."  I  would  say  in 
conclusion,  as  to  the  lost  day,  we 
have  no  right  to  say  how  near  or  how 
remote  it  may  be,  yet,  we  all  know 
that  to  each  of  us  it  may  come  at  any 
time.  The  present  is  all  the  time  we 
can  call  our  own.  0  God  !  in  mercy, 
help  us  to  improve  the  moments  as 
they  pass,  that  we  may  in  the  last 
day,  bear  that  welcome  plaudit,  ''Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servant." 

J.  C. 

Oshorn,  Mo. 

^-^ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tbc  Keveallng  I>ay. 


of  that  coming  day,  we  are  uot  to  e.K-    itself  out  without  one  failure  will   be 


BY  C.   D.  SWEITZER. 


One  sublime  image  iu  the  scrip- 
tures has  strong  hold  of  the  imagiua- 
tioDS  and  hearts  of  men.  It  is  that 
great  day  of  judgment,  when,  in  the 
eight  of  the  universe,  every  wrong 
Bhall  be  riglued,  and  perfect  justice 
be  awarded  to  all.  Toward  that  day 
have  looked  with  unutterable  long- 
ing, myriads  who  have  suffered  un- 
der the  strange  and  unecpial  condi- 
tions of  this  lifo.  The  promise  of  it 
is  the  divine  response  to  the  desire  of 
the  heart  to  see  right  and  justice  en- 
throned over  the  earth.      In  thinking 


pect  a  literal  coming  of  the  Almighty 
upon  visible  and  substantial  clouds, 
and  with  audible  peal  trumpets,  or  a 
literal  marshalling  of  the  generations 
of  men  upon  some  great  plain  ;  but 
we  are  to  rest  in  full  assurance  upon 
this  :  that  in  the  future  life,  there  will 
be  to  us  a  revealing,  full  and  wonder- 
ful beyond  our  power  to  imagine,  ot 
the  regulation  of  the  universe  by  di- 
vine and  perfect  justice.  It  is  not  to 
bo  supposed  that  the  Almighty  does 
in  any  case  postpone  to  some  distant 
time  the  right  adjustment  of  all'airs. 

He  does  not,  like  a  human  creditor, 
let  an   accoujt  run   for   a  long  time 
without  settlement,  and   clear  it  at  a 
stroke.     His  justice   is   eternal    and 
constant.       He  is  always  administer- 
ing  the   government   of  the  word  )n 
righteousness.     What  the  future  will 
bring  will    not  be  a   change  on    his 
part,  not  a  remedying  of  what  he, has 
before  let  pass,  but  an  opening  of  our 
eyes  to  what  he  has  always  been  do- 
ing.    As  Elisba  prayed  that  the  eyes 
of  his  servant   might  be  opened    so 
that  he  could  see  the  horses  and  char- 
iots, so  ought  we  to  pray  to  God  that 
he  may  open  our  eyes  when  troubles 
are  before  us.     The  Lord's  guardian- 
ship never    fails.     All    we    need    for 
our  comfort  is   to    know  that    he    is 
there.     And    the   light   of  the  great 
day    will   show  this:    that  the  whole 
course  of  man's  life,  has  been  under 
the  superintendence  of  perfect  good- 
ness. 

That  day  will  fulfill  the  longing 
desire  in  men's  hearts  in  this,  that  it 
will  justfy  the  ways  of  God.  That 
which  wo  now  take  by  faith,  will 
then  be  clear  by  right.  That  vision 
will  fill  the  eyes  with  satisfaction  un- 
utterable. "Shall  not  the  Judge  of 
the  earth  do  sight."  "Bl^issed  are 
they  who  have  not  seen,  and  yet 
have  believed,"  who  build  their  lives 
on  this  rock,  namely :  faith  in  a  iust 
God. 

But,  the  great  disclosures  of  the 
future  life  will  extend  not  to  God's 
ways  only,  but  to  our  own  lives.  We 
are  like  men  working  in  the  dark, 
who  know  not  their  own  work  until 
morning  breaks  upon  them.  The 
prizes  appear  to  fall  often  to  the  wrong 
ones.  The  best  people  are  sometimes 
buried      in    obscurity.     Those     who 


clear  to  our  eyes  hereafter.  We  are 
sowing  wheat  or  tares  every  hour, 
and  we  go  our  way  and  know  noth- 
ing of  what  follows.  Some  day  in 
God's  time  we  shall  see  the  harvest. 
Every  single  seed  brings  forth  after 
its  kind,  and  as  we  have  sown  so  we 
reap  goldon  grain  of  ennobled  charac- 
ter, or  mis(  rable  weeds  of  bli^'ht  and 
death.  We  are  like  workmen  set 
each  by  the  architect  upon  some  sin- 
gle bit  of  carving.  TooQe  it  falls  to 
carve  a  head  without  a  body ;  to 
another  a  lovely  face ;  to  another 
some  of  the  members  ;  but  the  task 
of  each  demands  long  labor  and  ut- 
most care.  At  last  the  various 
blocks  are  put  together,  and  behold 
there  rises  a  glorious  structure  filling 
eye  and  heart  with  beauty  and  love- 
liness 

So  the  temple  of  the  living  God, 
the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  is  building 
through  the  ages.  Whoever  in  high 
place  or  in  low,  is  living  the  life  of 
fidelity  and  love,  is  carving  a  stone 
for  that  fabric.  The  pattern  for  hia 
work  is  given  by  the  Master  in  the 
heart  of  eveiy  one  that  humbly  asks 
it.  That  which  conscience  approves, 
that  above  all  which  love  inspires, 
is  the  seed  of  a  heavenly  harvest. 
15e  patient,  and  hope  unto  the  end. 
The  morning  will  dawn,  when  the 
long-sulTering  One  shall  show  to  our 
longing  eyes  that  for  which  we  have 
wailed.  What  was  hard  to  bear  will 
be  sweet  to  remember. 
Salisbury,  Fa. 


The  Bible's  Or«l4^Al. 


the 


stand  high  in  power,  in  fame,  iu 
things  which  men  most  desire,  are 
often  of  coarse  and  bare  natures.  The 
ways  iu  which  the  Divine  law  works 


llemeuibcr  that  there  never  was  a 
period  of  research  so  sifting  of  inquirj',  so 
un.scrupulous,  so  unprecedented  as  tlie 
last  fif'.y  years.  Never,  if  we  except  the 
grcit  Reformation  upheaval,  was  there  a 
time  when  so  many  shams  have  exploded, 
and  so  many  phantoms  have  been  torn  to 
tatters  ;  never  have  so  many  hoary  prej. 
udices  been  marched  off  the  stac;e,and  .so 
many  time  errors  been  consigned  to  obliv- 
ion, as  within  our  living  day  ;  and  be- 
twi.xt  the  severe  tests  of  historic  accuracy 
introduced  hy  Niehuhrand  the  unexpect- 
ed icvfiations  of  aniquity  which  have 
rewarded  historic  enterprise,  much  tiiat 
once  i)assed  for  history  is  now  no  more 
than  historic  fable.  It  has  been  a  ner- 
vous time  for  imposture,  it  has  been  a 
noble  time  for  the  Bible.  Each  fresh 
discovery  has  been  a  new  leaf  to  its  laurel, 
a  new  gem  to  its  coronet.  Lieutcuant 
Lynch  floated  down  the  Jordan,  and   ex- 

1)lorcd  the  Dead  Sea,  and   his  sounding 
las  fetched  up  from  the  depths,  physical 


CIimSTlAK  PA^IILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


65 


confirmation  of   the    catastrophe  which 
destroyed  the  cities  of  the  plain. 

Kobinson  and  Wilson,  and  Bartlett, 
and  Bonar,  have  taken  pleasure  in  the 
dust  and  rubbish  of  Zion  ;  and  they  have 
couje  back  declaring  that  the  Bible  is 
written  on  every  phase  of  the  holy  land. 
Since  Larborde  opened  up  the  lost  Petre, 
its  stones  have  cried  aloud.  Many  a  verse 
of  Jehovah's  Word  stands  graven  there 
with  a  pen  of  iron  on  the  rock  forever. 
Skepticism  was  wont  to  sneer  and  ask, 
where  is  Nineveh,  the  great  city  of  three 
f!:iys'  journey  ?  But  since  Botta  and 
Layard  have  shown  its  sixty  miles  of 
enclosed  wall,  skepticism  sneers  no  longer. 
Hidden  in  the  sands  of  Egypt,  many  of 
God's  witnesses  eluded  human  search  till 
within  the  last  few  years ;  and  now, 
when  Bibles  increase,  and  men  are  run- 
ning to  and  fro,  through  the  earih,  and 
when  fresli  confirmations  are  timely,  God 
gives  the  word  and  there  is  a  resurrection 
of  those  witnesses  ;  and  from  their  sphinx- 
guarded  sepu!chers,  old  Pharoabs  totter 
into  court  and  testify  how  true  was  the 
tale  that  Moses  wrote  three  thousand 
years  ago  ;  while  Nineveh  and  hev  long 
buried  monuments,  Moab  and  her  long 
chiselled  stones,  and  the  scattered  relics 
and  memorials  of  a  long  forgotten  world, 
all  confirm  the  statements  of  the  book  of 
God,  and  tie  a  millstone  around  the  neck 
of  unbelief,  and  cast  it  into  the  depths  of 
the  sea. 

"In  my  youth,"  said  Caviglia,  when 
].inrd  Lindslay  found  him  in  the  East, 
'"I  read  Jean  Jaques  and  Diderot,  and 
believed  myself  a  philosopher.  I  came 
to  Egypt,  and  the  Scriptures  and  the 
pyramids  converted  me."  And  even  so, 
a  visit  to  Palestine,  the  reading  of 
Keith's  fulfillment  of  prophesy,  nay,  the 
mere  sigiit  of  the  Assyrian  excavations, 
have  given  faith  to  many  a  doubter,  just 
as  I  could  scarcely  imagine  any  one  read- 
ing Dr.  Stroud  on  the  "Phv.--ic:il  Cause 
of  Christ's  Death,"  or  Mr.  Smith  on  the 
'  Sliipwreck  ot  St.  Paul,"  witliout  the 
firmest  conviction  of  these  historical  facts, 
and  consequently,  of  all  these  vital  truths 
which  the  facts  by  implication  involve. 

And  if  during  this  interval  the  ram- 
yiart  has  been  strengthened,  the  wall 
itself  has  risen  higher.  It  is  not  only  the 
wall  of  ciicumvallation  which  has  received 
fiesh  facings,  as  well  as  vaster  blocks  into 
its  fabric;  but  the  citadel  itself  is  becom- 
ing a  taller  and  more  etl'ectual  stronghold. 
The  outward  confirmations  have  no  doubt 
(■cen  multiplied,  but  tlic  internal  evidence 
lias  augmented  still  more.  I  do  not  refer 
to  those  njinute  mutual  confirmations 
which  the  sagacity  of  Parley  was  the  first 
to  indicate,  and  which  Blunt,  Biiks  and 
otlicrs  have  so  accurately  followed  up  ; 
but  1  mean  tliose  demonstrations  of  the 
Gospel's  divinity  which  have  been  given 
on  a  larger  scale  in  our  day  than  in  any 
i'ge  since  Pentecost — the  individuals  and 
communities  among  which  it  has  been 
isignalized  as  the  power  oi  God  and 
the  wisdom    of   God    unto  salvation. — 


A   Moth'rN  Example— The  First 
Book  and  tlie  Last. 


"There's  mtisic  in  a  mother's  voice, 
More  sweet  than  breezes  sighing  ; 

There's  Jiindaess  in  a  mother's  glaucet 
Too  pure  forever  dying." 

'"The  first  book  read  and  the  last  book 
laid  aside  by  every  child  is  the  conduct  of 
its  mother. " 

1.  First  give  yourself,  then  your  child, 
to  God.  It  is  but  giving  him  his  own. 
Not  to  do  it  is  robbing  God. 

2.  Always  prefer  virtue  to  wealth — the 
honor  that  comes  from  God  to  the  honor 
that  comes  from  inen.  Do  this  for  your- 
self.    Do  it  for  your  child. 

3.  Let  your  whole  course  be  to  raise 
your  child  to  a  high  standard.  Do  not 
sink  into  childishness  yourself. 

4.  Give  no  needless  commands,  but 
when  you  command,  require  prompt  obe 
dience. 

a.  Never  indulge  a  child  in  cruelty, 
even  to  an  insect. 

G.  Cultivate  a  sympathy  with  your  child 
in  all  lawful  joys  and  sorrows. 

7.  Be  sure  that  you  never  correct  a 
child  until  you  know  it  deserves  correc- 
tion.    Hear  its  story  first  and  fully. 

8.  Never  allow  your  child  to  whine  or 
fret,  or  to  bear  grudges. 

9.  Early  inculcate  frankness,  candor, 
generosity,  magnanimity,  patriotism  and 
self-'deuial. 

10.  The  knowledge  and  fear  of  the 
Lord  are  the  beginning  of  wisdom. 

11.  Never  mortify  the  feelings  of  your 
child  by  upbraiding  it  with  dullness, neith- 
er inspire  it  with  self  conceit. 

12.  Pray  for  and  with  your  child,  often 
and  heartily  in  your  closet. 

13.  Encourage  all  attempts  at  self  im- 
provement, "with  humble  trust  in 
Jesus." 

i^iuthers— 

"There  is  e  special  worfe  marked  out  for  you; 
II  may  be  of  the  lowest  kind  :  it  may 
Be  such  as  shall  the  lofiiest  powers  display  ; 
But  none  beside  yourselt  your  worK  can  do." 

A  pious  mother,  then,  is  the  greatest 
of  all  earthly  blessings.  The  iutlueijce 
she  exerts  is  tiic  most  excellent  known 
on  eartii.  Children  brought  up  by  a 
Godly  mother — who  knows.her  duty  and 
does  it— who  doubts  their  salyation  '.''  She 
makes  the  earliest,  the  deepest,  and  the 
most  lasting  impressions  on  their  hearts. 
In  their  minds,  religion  is  associated 
with  all  that  is  kind,  winning  and  pleas- 
ant in  home-life.  They  grow  up  with 
ruverencc  for  the  Bible,  the  Sabbath,  the 
house  of  (jiod,  and  the  ministers  of 
Christ.  They  do  not  remember  when 
first  they  heard  the  name  of  Jesus,  or 
bowed  their  knees  in  prayer,  or  lisped  tiie 
praises  ot  God.  They  are  instructed  to 
hate  and  shuu  vice  and  the  seductions  to 
it,  and  to  admire  and  practice  virtue. 
Having  been  traiued  up  m   tire  way  they 


should  go,  when  they    become  old    they 
will  not  depart  from  it. 

How  great  is  their  resi)onsibirtty  1  God 
has  committed  to  them  the  salvation  of 
their  own  oS"s])ring.  To  secure  the  faith- 
ful discharge  of  the  trust  he  has  planted 
in  the  maternal  heart  an  affection  which 
no  toil,  care  or  sacrifice  can  exhaust. 
No  mother  who  studies  her  responsibility 
or  the  interests  of  her  children  can  con" 
sent  to  be  without  the  sustaining  and 
guiding  influence  of  Divine  grace. 

"  A  mother's  love  !  How  sweat  the  name  ! 
What  is  a  mother's  love  ? 

The  noblest,  purest,  tenderest  flame 
Enkindled  from  above  ! 

Wiihin  a  heart  of  earthly  mold 
Ab  much  of  heaven  as  heart  can  hold  ! 

Nor  ihruukrh  Kternity  grows  cold — 
This  is  a  mother's  love  ! 

— Selected. 


Whkn  a  soul  ha!5,  through  grace, 
been  led  to  seek  for  pardon  through 
Christ,  and  has  received  the  full  as- 
surance of  His  love,  it  begius  to  long 
and  thirst  after  righteousness,  and 
this  leads  to  a  diligent  inquiry  and 
adoption  of  every  means  that  may 
help  in  conforming  the  mind  to  that 
of  Christ.  Sanctification  then  he- 
comes  the  one  prevailing  desire  of 
the  soul,  and  oftentimes  it  nnay  be 
that  it  engrossos  the  attention  so  ex- 
clusively, that  the  recoUectiou  of  the 
justifying  ojerits  of  Jesus  is  cast  in- 
to the  shade.  Then  comes  the  ten.p- 
ter  in  his  moat  subtle  form  as  an  an- 
gel of  light,  leading  the  sonl  by  de- 
grees into  one  (;f  these  two  eriors  — 
either  to  build  its  hope  of  favor  v;ith 
God  on  the  change  that  has  taken 
place,  and  the  sanctification  which, 
however  imperfect,  is  still  begun  in 
itself;  or  to  a  gradual  distrust  of  sal- 
vation through  the  want  of  those 
evidences  of  holiness  which  it  es- 
teems needful  to  prove  its  title  to 
God's  acceptance,  and  so  to  be  con- 
tinually cast  down,  iu  doubt,  fear, 
and  uncertainty. — Maria  Hare, 


The  sun  is  full  of  heat    and    light, 

and  it  asks  no  questions  as  to  how  it 

shall  do    good,    but    is    perpetually 

pouring  out    its    golden    flood.      The 

spring  that  .sparkles  at  the  foot  of  the 

bill  is  full  ;  and  asking  leave    of    no 

i  one,  is  forever  welling  forth   its  sweet 

I  waters.     So  the  Chrisliaa  if  only  full 

I  of  the  love  of  God  and  man,  and  shed- 

!  ding  around  him  benign  influence    as 

!  a  natural    result,  cannot   help  doing 

good. 


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A  V  iut4>r  V»n. 


1.  B    CUESSINOI.K. 


Cold,  cold  the  winter  wind  (^oth  blow, 
And  thicker  falls  the  fiathercd  snow, 
Covering  the  bleak  and  frozen  ground 
Whitening  the  prospect  all  around. 

Chill,  chill  is  hoary  winter's  breath 
Touching  all  nature  as  with  death, 
Stripping  the  verdure  from  the  trees, 
Causing  the  waters  bard  to  freeze. 

No  more,  no  more  the  notes  are  beard 
Of  babbl  ug  brouk,  or  singing  bird, 
The  lakes  in  icy  fetters  bound 
No  more  give  forth  a  n  quiem  sound. 

Hard,  hard  !  the  needy  think  their  lot 
Who  by  the  prosperous  are  forgot  ; 
The  widows  and  the  orphans  poor 
Who  begging  go  from  door  to  door. 

Warm,  warm  now  is  the  rich  man's  cot. 
Though  others  freeze,  he  heeds  it  not  ; 
Of  clothei  and  food  an  ample  store, 
Yet  nothing  giveth  to  the  poor. 

Hark,  hark  !  ye  who  do  sumptuous  fare 
And  to  the  poor  give  not  a  share, 
The  time  may  come  when  you  will  plead, 
Then  I'll  not  hoar,  the  Lord  hath  said. 

Come,  come,  now  open  wide  your  door. 
Give  to  the  shivering,  starving  poor  ; 
And  for  it  jou  will  richer  be 
la  time  and  in  eternity. 

— Sleeted. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
Suegestions     About     tlte    Use  ol 
Tobacco. 


BY  J.  F.  NEIIEIl. 


Much  has  been  said  and  written  on  the 
subject  of  tobacco,  in  order  to  persuade 
thoi-c  habituated  to  its  u*e  to  abandon  it. 
Yet  we  discern  but  little  difference  as  to 
the  extent  it  is  ii.  use  aoiong  the  Bretlj- 
rcu,  though  they  have  been  reminded  of 
the  bad  effects  it  has  on  botli  tiic  uiiiid 
and  body.  They  have  also  been  told  that 
it  was  required  of  us  to  present  our  bod- 
ies holy  unto  God.  Furthermore  they 
have  been  warned  of  the  offensiveness, 
indecency  and  bad  qualities  generally ; 
and  in  many  otiier  ways  the  iJretbren 
have  been  trying  to  persuade  them  to 
quit  the  use  of  it.  But  they  all  seem  to 
say  with  one  accord, "We  will  satisfy  our 
carnal  desires,  say  what  you  will." 

JJut  can  your  feelings  not  be  touched, 
when  we  draw  a  contrast,  between  your 
condition  atid  that  of  those  sulferers  in 
the  West?  When  you  sit  down  to  your 
loaded  tables,  think  of  those  that  sit 
down  to  bare  tables.  And  wlicn  you 
"spend  your  money  for  that  which  is  not 
bread,"  think  of  the  children   crying  for 


bread.  O  sisters !  you  can  do  a  great 
deal  in  this  niaitci  ;  nothing  on  earth 
has  more  influence  over  a  man  than  a 
woman.  Say  to  him :  "Come,  dear 
husband,  reduce  that  expense ;  how 
could  I  bear  to  hear  my  children  crying, 
and  saying,  'Mother,  give  me  a  piece  of 
liread,'  when  I  would  not  have  it  to  give? 
Come,  reduce  it  one-half  this  year,  and 
we  will  send  it  to  those  deprived  of  suf- 
ficient bread  and  clothing." 

Where  is  the  brother  then  that  would 
not  yield  to  such  intercession  ?  But  now 
we  will  come  to  figures  and  see  what  they 
say.  It  is  estimated  that  the  population 
of  the  Brotherhood  exceeds  one  hundred 
thousand  ;  but  we  will  reduce  it  one-half, 
and  then  say  that  one  eighth  are  tobacco 
chewers,  and  we  will  suppose  each  one 
would  use  only  twenty  five  cents  worth  a 
week,  (this  is  a  small  calculation;)  but 
again  reduce  that  expense  one-half,  and 
in  one  year  you  will  save  money  enough 
to  buy  bread  for  one  thousand  families 
a  whole  year,  allowing  forty  dollars  to 
each  family.  I  hope  this  view  of  the 
subject,  if  seriously  considered,  will  in- 
duce a  great  miiny  to  curtail  such  expen- 
ses to  some  extent,  at  least*.  But  there 
is  a  great  deal  of  money  spent  for  other 
vanities,  that  might  be  contributed  to 
the  wants  of  the  needy.  But  as  i  do 
not  approve  of  long  articles,  I  will  close 
the  present. 

Salem,  Ills. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  Last  Days. 


BY  G.   W.  ANNON. 


'This  know  also  that  in  the  last  days  peri- 
lous times  shall  come."  2  Tim.  3  :  1. 

The  apostle  knew  very  well  that  in 
the  latter  days  perilous  times  would 
come.  And  it  is  evident,  that  we  are 
living  in  the  evening  hour  of  the 
world,  from  the  fact  that  Peter,  on 
the  day  of  Pentecost,  standing  up 
with  the  eleven,  lifted  up  his  voice 
and  said  unto  them  :  ''Ye  men  of 
Judea,  and  all  ye  that  dwell  at  Jeru- 
salem, be  this  known  unto  you,  and 
hearken  to  my  words.  For  these  are 
not  drunken  as  ye  suppose,  seeing  it 
is  but  the  third  hour  of  the  day.  But 
this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by  the 
prophet  Joel ;  and  it  shall  come  to 
pass  in  the  last  days  saith  God,  I  will 
pour  out  of  my  Spirit  upon  all  ffesh  : 
and  your  sons  and  your  daughters 
shall  prophesy,  and  your  young  men 
shall  see  visions  and  your  old  meu 
shall  dream  dreams." — Acts  2:14. 

This  certainly  shows  plainly  that  if 
the  Acts  of  the  apostles  were  written 
eighteen  hundred  and  forty-fivo  years 
ago — after  the  death  of   Christ — and 


Peter  said,  when  he  spoke,  that  it 
was  the  last  days  then,  we  surely 
have  now  passed  the  middle  hour  of 
the  world,  and  must  be  drawing  close 
to  the  evening  hour.  The  apostle 
Paul  has  given  us  some  very  plain 
evidence  how  we  may  know  that  it  is 
the  last  days  or  evening  hour  of  the 
world.  (See  1  Tim.  4:1  )  He  says : 
'  Now  the  Spirit  speakelh  expressly, 
that  in  the  latter  times  some  shall  de- 
part from  the  faith,  giving  heed  to  se- 
ducing spirits  and  doctrines  of  dev- 
ils." Paul  also  says,  in  2  Tim.  4:2-4: 
"Preach  the  Word;  be  instant  in  sea- 
son, out  of  season  ;  reprove,  rebuke, 
exhort,  with  all  long  sufTv-ring  and 
doctrine.  For  the  tinie  will  come 
when  they  will  not  endure  sound  doc- 
trine; but  after  their  own  lusts  shall 
they  heap  to  themselves  teachers  hav- 
ing itching  ears  ;  and  they  shall  turn 
away  their  ears  from  the  trutii,  and 
shal!  be  turned  unto  fables." 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  has  the 
time  not  come  when  we  can  see  these 
things  plainly?  Ob!  look  at  the  dif- 
ferent denominations  professing  godli- 
ness, and  denying  the  power  of  the 
gospel  to  those  who  have  been  en- 
lightened. It  is  heart-rending  to  see 
some  professing  Christians  deny  the 
Word  of  God,  saying  that  it  la  not 
necessary  to  obey  God's  word  in  all 
things.  Our  Saviour,  in  his  tempta- 
tion in  the  wilderness,  said  :  "It  is 
written,  man  shall  not  live  by  bread 
aloue,  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God  " 
Here  our  Saviour  says,  that  we  shall 
live  by  every  word  that  proceedeth 
out  of  the  mouth  of  God,  not  by  a 
part  only,  but  by  every  word.  Paul 
says  in  Ileb.  4:12:  "For  the  word 
of  God  is  quick  and  powerful,  and 
sharper  than  any  two-edged  sword, 
piercing  even  to  the  dividint;  asun- 
der of  soul  and  spirit,  and  of  the  j.)int8 
and  marrow,  and  is  a  discerner  of  tbe 
thoughts  and  intents  of  the  heart." 
We  should  be  very  careful  how  we 
deal  with  tbe  word  of  God,  for  we 
wiil  be  strictly  held  to  give  an  ac- 
count for  our  behavior  here  upoQ 
earth.  Paul  speaks  of  a  certain  cla'^s 
of  people,  "having  a  form  of  godli- 
ness, but  denying  the  power  thereof,'' 
and  says  :  "From  such  turn  away. 
For  of  this  sort  are  they  which  creep 
into  houses,  and  lead  captive  silly 
women,  laden  with  sins,  led  away 
with  divers  lusts;  ever  learning,  and 
never  able  to  come  to  the  knowledge 
of  the  truth."     Dear  reader,  we  have 


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just  such  people  with  us,  who  are 
teachers,  aud  who  are  teaching  the 
people  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  ob- 
serve all  ihings,  but  only  as  much  as 
you  think  is  binding  on  you.  Is  not 
this  having  a  form  of  godliness  and 
denjing  the  power  thereof  ?  This  is 
another  evidence  that  we  are  in  the 
evening  hour  of  the  world.  It  is  fast 
drawing  to  a  close.  The  apostle 
Peter  says  something  concernins:  the 
lasttimes,  see  2  Peter  3  :3,  4:  "Know- 
ing this  first,  that  there  shall  come 
in  the  last  days  scoffers,  walking 
after  their  own  lusts,  and  saying, 
Where  is  the  promise  of  his  coming  ? 
For  since  the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all 
things  continue  as  they  were  from 
the  beginning  of  the  creation."  John, 
the  beloved  disciple, also  says:  "Little 
children,  it  is  the  last  time  :  and  as 
ye  have  heard  that  antichrist  shall 
come,  even  now  are  there  many  anti- 
christs ;  whereby  we  know  that  it  is 
the  last  time.  They  went  out  from 
us  ;  but  they  were  not  of  us  ;  for  if 
they  had  been  of  us,  they  would  no 
doubt  have  continued  with  us; 
but  tbey  went  out,  that  they  might 
be  made  manifest  that  they  were  not 
all  of  us."  1  John  2:  18,  19.  "But, 
beloved,  remember  ye  the  words 
which  were  spoken  before  of  the 
apostles  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 
How  that  they  told  you  there  should 
be  mockers  in  the  last  time,  who 
should  walk  after  their  own  ungodly 
lusts.  These  be  they  who  separate 
themselves,  sensual,  having  not  the 
spirit."  Jude  1  :  lT-19.  The  apos- 
tles have  given  us  much  evidpnce  that 
we  have  been  in  the  last  times  since 
the  bir4;h  of  Christ.  And  now  it  has 
been  almost  nineteen  hundred  years 
since  that  event,  and  so  I  think  we 
are  in  the  evening  hour  of  the  world. 
We  can  see  the  scoffers,  the  mockers, 
and  those  who  deny  the  word  of  God. 
Paul  says  in  2  Thess.  2  chapter, 
"Now  we  beseech  you  brethren,  by 
the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  by  our  gathering  together  unto 
him,  that  ye  be  not  soon  shaken  in 
mind,  or  be  troubled,  neither  by 
spirit  nor  by  word,  nor  by  letter,  as 
from  us,  as  that  the  day  of  Christ  is 
at  hand.  Let  not  man  deceive  you 
by  any  means :  for  that  day  shall  not 
come  except  there  come  a  falling  away 
first,  and  that  man  of  sin  be  revealed, 
the  son  of  perdition  ;  who  opposeth 
and  exalteth  himself  above  all  that  is 
called  God,  or  that  is  worshiped ; 
80  that  be  as  God,  sitteth  la  the  tem- 


ple of  God,  shewing  himself  that  he 
is  God.  Remember  ye  not,  that 
when  I  was  yet  with  you,  I  told  you 
these  things  ?''  Dear  brethren  and 
sisters,  read  the  histories  of  the 
churches,  and  we  can  plainly  see  that 
there  has  been  a  falling  away,  aud  we 
should  be  very  careful  to  keep  God's 
word  and  his  commandments,  that 
we  may  be  counted  worthy,  and  that 
we  may  become  fit  meet  for  the  Mas- 
ter's use,  and  that  we  can  say  as 
Paul  said,  "For  I  am  now  ready  to 
be  offered  and  the  time  of  my  depart- 
ure is  at  hand.  I  have  fought  a  good 
fight,  I  have  finished  my  course,  I 
have  kept  the  faith :  henceforth 
there  is  laid  up  for  me  a  crown  of 
righteousness,  which  the  Lord  the 
righteous  Judge  shall  give  me  at  that 
day,  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto 
all  them  also  that  love  his  appearing." 
Thornton,  West  Va. 


"Thel^ord  Tliinketb  lor  Hie." 


Few  men  have  known  how  to  make 
nature  minister  to  faith,  and  thanks- 
giving, and  joy,  better  than  Luther. 
Once,  on  a  journey,  says  one  of  his 
biographers,  while  he  was  passing  a 
fine,  rich  grain-field,  he  broke  out  into 
a  kind  of  rapturous  thanksgiving  to 
God,  saying,  ''Oh,  how  good  Thou 
art  to  u  s, unthankful  and  evil !"  When 
seated  at  his  table  one  day,  he  noticed 
the  keen  and  eager  looks  with  which 
his  children  were  eyeing  a  dish  ot 
sliced  peaches  on  the  table,  and  said, 
"See  now,  I  pray  you,  the  assurance 
of  hope  set  forth  in  the  longing  looks 
of  those  dear  children  1"  Seeing  one 
of  his  boys  ordering  about  a  powerful 
dog,  and  handling  him  as  dogs  will 
let  nobody  but  boys  handle  them, 
Luther  said,  "That  boy  shows  forth 
the  law  of  God  in  his  words  and  ac- 
tions. God  gave  to  man  dominion 
ovei  the  creatures,  and  see  him  exer- 
cise it  over  an  animal  ten  times  as 
strong  as  himself.  And  how  patiently 
the  dog  bears  his  little  orders  and 
buffetings!" 

But  the  most  beautiful  incident  of 
the  kind  related  of  this  great-aiinded 
and  simple  hearted  man,  (at  least  so 
it  seems  to  us,)  is  the  following. 
Looking  out  of  his  window,  one  siiiii- 
mer  evening,  he  saw,  on  a  tree  at 
hand,  a  little  bird  making  his  brief 
and  easy  disposition  for  a  night's  rest. 
"Look,"  said  he,  "how  that  little  fel- 
low preaches  faith  to  us  all  1  He 
takes  hold  of  his  twig,  tucks  his  head 


under  his  wing,  and  goes  to  sleep,  leav- 
ing God  to  think  for  him  /" 

It      was,       indeed,       a  most 

beautiful  thought.  And  how  happy, 
beyond  al!  riches  and  greatness,  is 
the  mind  which  receives  such  impres- 
sions from  nature,  which  can  see  and 
hoar  the  great  God  in  so  little  a  thing 
as  a  bird  going  to  roost  on  the  twig 
of  a  tree  !  How  wonderful  and  blessed 
that  talisman  which  can  thus  turn  the 
material  into  the  .spiritual,  the  earthly 
into  the  heavenly,  the  little  into  the 
great,  the  subiime,  the  divine !  "I 
have  meat  to  eat,"  said  the  Saviour, 
"that  ye  know  not  of  And  he  who 
has  this  "mind  that  was  in  Christ" 
can  say,  "I  have  teachers,  preachers, 
counsellors,  books,  companions,  that 
ye  know  not  of."  To  such  a  mind 
the  world  is  a  great  library,  every 
leaf  of  which  is  fraught  with  delight 
and  wisdom ;  a  boundless  vista  of 
pictures,  every  glance  of  which  re- 
veals some  matchless  touch  of  the 
Divine  Artist, — of  Him  who  paints  as 
man  never  painted. 

It  was  a  beautiful  thought  of  Lu- 
ther's. Bat  it  was  not  an  original 
one.  Some  three  thousand  years  be- 
fore his  time,  a  suffering  soul  had 
found  comfort  in  the  thought,  "the 
Lord  thinketh  for  me.''  "I  am  poor 
and  needy,  but  the  Lord  thinketh 
upon  me  ;  ( P^al.  xl :  1 Y)  or,  as  it  may 
be  rendered,  "for  me;"  especially 
when  the  word  is  compared  with  the 
sense  in  Peal,  cxxiv.  1;  Ivi,  11; 
cxviii.  6,  and  Isaah  vi.  8,  where,  as  in 
other  instances,  the  Hebrew  means 
"for,  in  behalf  of"  The  word  trans- 
lated "thinketh"  signifies  also  "to 
contrive,  devise,  plan, invent,  to  weave 
a  curious  texture,  to  compose  a  song 
or  strain  ot  music."  "The  Lord  con- 
trives, ponders,  plans  for  me."  The 
iufiuite  Mind,  the  Almighty  Hand,  is 
at  work  "for  me."  The  condescend- 
ing goodness  of  God,  the  security  of 
the  believer,  the  certainty  that  "all 
things  shall  work  together  for  good  ;" 
that  through  life's  dark  warp  of  "many 
sorrows"  Divine  skill  will  draw  such 
bright  threads  of  love  and  wisdom  as 
to  make  the  whole  pattern  at  last  an 
object  for  angels  to  gaze  at,  "an  eter- 
nal excellency,"  a  display  forever  of 
"the  manifold  wisdom  of  God," — all 
this  is  included  and  assured  in  that 
"the  Lord  thinketh  for  me."  All 
tormenting  care,  ail  doubt  of  a  happy 
issue,  vanish  when  faith  cau  say, 
"The  Lord  thinketh  for  me  !" 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYE.RSDALE,  Pa.,  January  26, 1875. 

Means  of  <«race. 

The  great  importance  of  what  is  called 
in  the  Christian  Scriptures,  Tlie  grace  of 
God,  will  be  readily  acknow'edgcd  by  all 
that  read  the  Scriptures  and  have  any 
thing  like  a  fair  knowledge  of  their  con- 
tents. Among  the  passages  of  Scripiture 
in  which  the  importance  of  grace  is  taught 
are  the  lol lowing :  "By  grace  ye  are 
saved." — Eph.  2:5.  Hi  re  wo  are  said  to 
be  Kaved  by  grace.  "The  grace  of  God 
that  bringeth  salvation,  h:ith  appeared 
to  all  men."  Here  grace  is  again  con- 
nected with  salvation.  "My  grace  is  suf- 
ficient for  thee."— 2  Cor.  12:9.  When 
the  apostle  Paul  was  greatly  annoyed  by 
something  he  calls  the  "thorn  in  the 
flesh,"  and  "the  messenger  of  Satan," 
and  prayed  to  the  Lord  for  its  removal, 
he  was  answered  by  the  Lord,  who  said  : 
"My  grace  is  sufBcicnt  for  thee."  Our 
subject  is  the  mccma  of  f/nuc.  But  that 
the  importance  of  the  vieans  of  grace 
may  be  appreciated,  we  want  our  readers 
to  understand  the  importance  of  grace 
itself.  Hence  we  have  quoted  a  few 
texts  bearing  on  the  importance  of 
grace. 

And  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  liave  the 
idea  of  grace  itself  distinctly  before  the 
Uiind  when  considering  the  means  of 
grace  as  we  arc  now  duing.  Grace  is  ex- 
plained to  be  favor.  And  the  grace  of 
God  is  explained  to  be  the  favor  of  God. 
This  may  be  plain  enough.  But  perhaps 
the  ordinary  mind  may  more  readily  un- 
derstand the  idea,  if  put  in  this  way : 
The  grace  of  God  is  the  divine  power  of 
■God  brought  to  bear  iavorably  upon  matj; 
not  to  destroy  him,  but  to  save  him,  by 
regenerating  and  renewing  him  ;  by  pre-- 
eerving  him  from  sin;  by  sanctifying  him; 
hy  strengthening  him  in  the  performance 
of  his  duties,  and  by  imparting  to  him 
comfort  and  joy  as  an  encouragement  to 
prompt  him  to  duty.  This  grace  or 
<livine  pofrer  is  made  available  to  man 
through  Christ,  and  applied  by  the  Holy 
fSpirit  through  the  word,  or  such  means 
as  arc  contained  in,  or  authorized  by  the 
word. 

JJy  the  phrase,  "means  of  grace,"  we 
Tinderhtand  those  means  which  if  proi)erly 
ued,  or  those  conditions  which  il   prop-. 


erly  complied  with,  will  i  ut  us  in  posses- 
sion of  the  grace  of  God.  As  this  grace 
is  the  gift  or  production  of  God,  it  is 
given  by  him  as  all  his  ble.-isings  to  man 
are  given.  It  is  often  said,  and  said 
truly,  that  God  works  by  means.  That 
is,  in  the  accomplishment  of  his  purposes, 
and  in  the  creation  of  liis  works,  he  does 
something.  And  as  the  result  of  what 
he  does,  the  things  which  he  purposed 
are  accomplished.  "God  said,  let  there 
be  light:  and  there  was  light." — Gen. 
1:4.  And  Peter  says  :  "By  the  word  of 
God  the  heavens  were  of  old." — 2  Peter 
3:5.  And  when  the  sacred  historian 
comes  to  describe  the  creation  of  man,  he 
says  :  "And  the  Lord  God  formed  man 
of  the  dust  of  the  ground,  and  breathed 
into  his  nostrils  the  breath  ot  life." — Gen. 
2:7.  When  our  Lord  would  restore  to 
sight  the  man  that  was  born  blind,  "he 
spat  on  the  ground,  and  made  clay  of  the 
spittle,  and  he  anointed  the  eyes  of  the 
blind  man  with  the  cla}',  and  said  unto 
him,  go,  wash  in  the  pool  of  Siloam." — 
John  9:0,7.  He  d'd  as  he  was  command- 
ed, and  obtained  his  sight.  The  washing 
and  the  clay  were  the  means  our  Lord 
used  to  accomplish  his  purpose  in  regard 
to  the  blind  man.  Now  as  we  would  not 
limit  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  we  would 
not  affirm  that  God  cc-uld  not  have  made 
the  light  without  speaking  as  he  did,  or 
that  he  could  not  have  given  sight  to  the 
blipd  man  without  the  clay  and  washing, 
but  we  see  he  did  not.  He  accomplished 
his  works  by  means.  And  this  is  his 
common  way  of  doing.  The  earth  yields 
her  increase,  but  seed  must  be  commit- 
ted to  the  earth  ;  the  clouds  pour  out 
water,  but  the  rising  vapors  form  the 
clouds. 

Grace  has  been  made  available  to  man. 
"The  law  was  given  by  Moses,  but  grace 
and  truih  came  by  Jesus  Christ." — John 
1:17.  And  as  grace  has  come,  it  is  now 
given  unto  all  believers.  "Unto  every 
one  of  us,"  says  Paul,  "is  given  grace." 
Eph.  4:7.  But  it  is  given  unto  us  by 
means ;  and  these  means  we  call  the 
means  of  grace.  And  by  this  language 
we  understand  those  various  exercises 
ordained  of  God,  to  be  ilic  channels 
through  which  he  communicates  unto  us 
the  grace  of  our  Ljrd  Jesus  Chiist  which 
convicts,  converts,  preserves  and  sancti- 
fies its  subjects. 

The  means  of  grace  may,  for  the  better 
understanding  oi  the  subject,  and  to  help 


us  retain  it  in  our   minds,  be   divided  as 
follows  : 

1.  External,  or  outward  means.  These 
are,  {u)  the  preaching  of  the  gospel. 
This  is  an  excellent  means.  The  advan- 
tages of  the  gospel,  when  preached  by  a 
faithful  minister  of  God,  can  not  well  be 
over  estimated.  There  is  information  to 
instruct,  stimulants  to  prompt  to  action, 
reprools  for  our  correction,  and  comfort 
for  us  when  we  are  in  trouble.  Hence 
those  who  are  trying  to  Hve  a  holy  life, 
and  appreciate  the  means  that  are  to  be 
used  to  prepare  them  to  live  such  a  life, 
have  always  been  regular  attendants  upon 
the  public  ministration  of  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  and  do  not  let  trilling  objects 
keep  them  from  the  sanctuary  of  God. 
[Ij]  Prayer  is  a  means  of  grace,  and  a  very 
important  one.  It  cannot  be  done  with 
out  by  those  who  would  sorve  God.  We 
are  exhorted  by  the  apo^ile  to  "come 
boldly  to  the  throne  of  grace,  that  we 
may  obtain  mercy,  and  find  grace  to  help 
in  time  of  need."  At  the  throne  of 
grace  is  an  excellent  jdace  to  obtain 
grace,  if  we  go  to  it  in  a  proper  way. 
(c)  The  ordinances  of  the  church,  as  bap- 
tism, the  communion,  the  lovcfeast,  and 
the  washing  of  feet,  as  a  Christian  rite, 
are  all  means  of  grace,  and  when  properly 
u.-cd,  they  will  communicate  urace  to  us. 
[dj  The  reading  of  the  Scriptui  es  is  u  very 
important  means  of  grace,  and  one  that 
has  always  been  highly  prused  by  the 
laithful.  The  Scriptures  are  termed  by 
the  apostle,  "the  word  of  grace."  And 
the  more  we  are  brought  into  contact 
with  Scriptural  subjects,  if  our  heattsarc 
open  to  receive  it,  and  we  are  anxious  to 
receive  it,  the  more  grace  will  we  receive. 
(e)  The  reading  of  Christian  literature, 
in  the  form  of  books  and  periodicals, 
may  also  become  a  means  ol'  grace  unto 
us.  In  this  way  we  become  acquainted 
with  the  experience  and  thoughts  of 
other  Christians,  and  these  may  be  very 
usel'ul  and  edifying  unto  us.  (/)  Fasting 
may  also  be  classed  auiong  tlic  means  of 
grace,  and  has  been  jiracticed  as  such  by 
the  faiihi'ul,  and  oftentimes  greatly  to 
their  advantage.  (</)  The  giving  of  alms 
and  the  cxeicising  of  our  benevolence, 
when  we  do  them  as  unto  the  Lord,  are 
uieuu.s  of  grace,  and  a  very  effecfual  one 
too.  The  Lord  loves  a  cheer  i'ul  giver, 
and  his  love  is  grace,  while  his  "smile  is 
bliss." 

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comprises  the  internal  means  of  grace. 
These  are,  (a)  Meditation.  Every  Chris- 
tian should  cultivate  the  habit  of  reflect- 
ing upon  divine  things.  "While  I  was 
musing,"  said  David,  "the  fire  burned." 
"Meditate  upon  these  things,"  said  Paul 
to  Timoth}'.  {b)  Selfexamitiatioii  is  a 
very  important  means  of  grace,  and  one, 
too,  that  cannot  be  neglected  without 
spiritual  loss.  And  it  may  be  classed 
with  the  internal  means  of  grace,  as  it 
takes  place  within  us.  The  practice  of 
reflection,  and  of  turning  our  thoughts 
upon  ourselves,  and  upon  the  spiritual 
state  of  our  own  hearts,  will  be  found  to 
be  very  useful  to  all  who  are  striving  to 
attain  unto  the  gospel  standard ^of  holi- 
ness. 

3.  The  public  means  of  grace.  While 
the  external  means  of  grace,  a  division  of 
our  subject  already  noticed,  may  properly 
include  the  public  means  of  grace  also, 
we  think  it  well  to  look  at  what  may 
properly  be  called  public,  as  that  which 
may  be  distinguished  from  what  we  may 
call  the  private  means  of  grace.  By  the 
public  means  of  grace,  we  understand 
that  of  a  public  character.  And  to  those 
belong  the  observance  and  use  of  the 
Lord's  day  as  a  day  of  devotion,  and  as  a 
season  designed  for  our  spiritual  improve- 
ment as  well  as  for  other  purposes.  It  is 
a  day  set  apart  by  ciyil  authority,  among 
Christian  nations  generally,  as  well  as  by 
divine  authority,  for  our  moral  or  spirit- 
ual good  as  well  as  for  our  physical. 
And  it  is  an  institution  eminently  adapted 
to  these  ends,  and  should  be  so  used. 
(b)  To  this  class  of  means  designed  for 
spiritual  growth.,  advancement  and  im- 
provement, belongs  the  general  worship 
of  God  as  performed  in  the  public  sanc- 
tuary, on  the  Ljrd's  day,  and  at  such 
times  as  the  church  deems  it  expedient 
and  proper  to  assemble  for  the  ordinary 
worship  of  God,  or  for  the  observance  of 
those  sacred  festivals,  such  as  the  com- 
munion season,  which  the  gospel  enjoins 
on  Christians,  and  which  they,  out  of 
regard  to  both  the  authority  of  their 
Redeemer,  and  to  their  own  well  being 
and  comfort,  delight  to  observe.  And 
all  Christians  should,  if  they  desire  to 
abound  in  the  work  of  the  Lord,  avail 
themselves  of  every  opportunity  afibrded 
them  for  enjoying  and  using  the  means 
of  grace  contained  in  the  public  worship 
of  God.  "Not  forsaking  the  assembling 
of  ourselves  together,  as  the   manner  of 


some  is,"  says  the  apostle  Paul,  "but  ex- 
horting one  another  :  and  so  much   the 
more,  as  yo  see   the  day    approaching.' 
"Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctum 
ary,"  says  David. 

4.  The  fourth  and  last  part  of  our  sub- 
ject, is  the  private  means  of  grace. 
There  are  some  things  we  cannot  do  alone. 
There  are  others,  however,  that  we  can. 
And  here  we  see  manifested  to  us  the 
wisdom  and  goodness  of  God.  If  we 
have  no  Christian  friends  to  associate 
with  us,  and  to  help  us.  there  are  some 
means  of  grace  we  can  use  when  lel't  alone. 
(a)  Secret  prayer.  Prayer  is  a  wonderful 
thing,  and  it  has  accomidished  wonders. 
And  among  the  dift'erent  kinds  of  prayer, 
that  the  gospel  enjoins,  and  that  have 
been  successfully  used  by  Christians,  is 
secret  prayer.  "When  thou  prayest," 
said  Jesus,  "enter  into  thy  closet,  and 
when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret ;  and  thy 
Father  which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  re-^ 
ward  thee  openly."  What  a  precious 
promise  1  And  how  precious  also  are  the 
means  to  secure  its  fulfillment !  {b)  Fast- 
ing may  also  be  classed  among  the  private 
means  of  grace.  It  is  true,  it  must  not 
necessarily  be  confined  to  privacy.  It 
may  also  be  a  public  means.  But  we 
notice  it  here  under  the  head  of  private 
means  of  grace.  "When  thou  fastest," 
said  our  Redeemer,  "anoint  thine  head, 
and  wash  thy  face  ;  that  thou  appear  not 
unto  men  to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father 
which  is  in  secret :  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  the  openly." 
And  what  shall  the  reward  be?  What- 
ever else  it  may  be,  it  will  be  "grace  to 
help  in  time  of  need." 

Now,  dear  readers  we  have  tried  to  ex- 
plain and  point  out  to  you  the  means  of 
grace.  We  have  not  mentioned  all. 
Other  things  might  have  been  named. 
We  would  further  remark,  that  the  faith- 
ful performance  of  every  duty,  may  be- 
come a  means  of  grace.  The  talent 
improved  becomes  multiplied.  The 
grace  that  is  not  received  in  vain,  will  be 
increased.  Then  as  we  are  saved  by 
grace,  if  we  are  ever  saved  at  all,  we 
hope  our  readers  will  appreciate  the 
great  importance  of  the  means  of  grace, 
and  the  absolute  necessity  of  making  a 
proper  and  diligent  use  of  them,  and  act 
accordingly.  And  remember,  if  we  would 
obtain  grace,  the  means  must  be  used_ 
God  has  provided  grace,  and  also   means 


by  which  it  may  be  obtained.  So  "all 
things  are  ready."  And  "great  grace" 
may  be  upon  us ;  but  the  means  must  bo 
used.  Do  not  mistake  the  means  of 
grace,  for  grace  itself,  and  think  because 
there  has  been  a  formal  observance  of  the 
means,  we  have  the  grace.  What  we  do 
we  muat  do  "heartily,"  and  in  faith. 
When  we  are  sick,  we  are  not  satisfied  by 
simply  taking  the  medicine  prescribed, 
but  we  want  to  feel  well.  So  the  grace 
of  God,  if  we  have  it,  will  make  us  spir- 
itually well — ttrong,  holy  and  happy. 
And  if  these  results  do  not  follow  the  use 
of  the  means  of  grace,  we  may  conclude 
they  have  not  been  properly  used. 


The  pi  ess  of  business  at  the  commence- 
ment  of  the  year  is  such  that  we  find  it 
almost  impossible  to  give  due  attention 
to  all  our  patrons  and  correspondents  as 
soon  as  we  would  like  to  do,  or  as  they 
expect  us  to  do.  We  must  a.->k  the  indul- 
gence of  our  friends,  and  we  will  attend 
to  their  wants  as  soon  as  we  possibly  can. 
Some  mistakes  will  also  be  likely  to  occur. 
Where  such  is  the  case,  if  our  subscrib- 
ers do  not  get  their  papers  in  a  reasonable 
length  of  time  after  they  send  in  their 
names,  they  will  please  drop  us  a  postal 
card,  or  give  us  information  in  some  way. 
We  shall  with  pleasure  correct  all  mis- 
takes. 


Hyiuu   Books. 

We  are  out  of  Hymn  Books  just  now, 
hut  will  have  a  supply  in  a  short  time. 
We  have  a  number  of  orders  on  hand, 
and  will  fill  them  as  soon  as  possible. 
Those  having  sent  orders,  seeing  this, 
will  understand  why  their  orders  have 
not  been  filled. 


Almanaes. 

We  still  have  a  good  supply  of  Alma- 
nacs on  hand  and  shall  be  pleased  to  re- 
ceive further  orders  from  the  Brethren 
for  them.  Every  family  of  the  Brother- 
hood should  have  one. 


Back  Numbers. 

We  have  printed  a  large  edition  of  the 
numbers  already  issued,  and  can  supply 
our  new  subscribers  with  back  numbers. 
If  any  of  our  subscribers  have  failed  to 
get  all  the  numbers  already  sent  out,  and 
will  let  us  know,  we  shall  be  pleased  to 
send  any  they  have  failed  to  get.    - 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

Correspondence  of  church  news  solicited  frotr, 
all  partf  of  the  Brotherhoad.  Wriler^s  name 
and  address  required  on  every  communication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith,  llejected  communi- 
caiions  or  niannscript  used,  not  retzirued.  All 
c  >mmni:ications  for  publication  should  be  writ 
tiHiipon  on^.  side  of  <Ae  </'«.<  only. 

Jiotes  ot  Travel. 

December  oOlh,  1ST4. 
Brother  James : 

I  left  home  on  the  27lli 
of  November,  and  attended  a  chureh 
meeting  at  Shock  Coiner,  Hnntinftton 
county,  Indiana,  on  the  28ih.  Preached 
at  the  same  place  Sunday  nipht,the  29tli, 
and  held  a  collection  in  behalf  of  the 
Kansas  sufferers.  Received  iibout  thirty 
dollars,  to  be  credited  to  the  Clear  Creek 
Church. 

From  here  I  went  to  Roanoke,  same 
county,  and  attended  a  meetini».  Held  a 
collection  for  the  Kansas  sufferers,  and 
received  fourteen  dollars.  From  thence 
I  took  the  train  for  Stark  county,  Ohio, 
^  and  stopped  with  my  uncle,  old  brother 
Ciiri.stian  Wehy,  nine  uiilcs  south  of 
Canton,  and  held  four  meetinirs    in  com- 

?iiny  wiili  Irithren  Kaler,  Swinehart  and 
xjnganecker,  in  mcctinsj-house  called 
Zon. 

From  this  place  I  was  conveyed  to  Ca- 
nal Dover,  in  Tus;arawas  county,  Ohio. 
by  brother  John  Kaler.  From  there  I 
walked  three  uiiies  west,  on  the  Shanes- 
ville  road,  to  my  two  brothers  in-law, 
Joseph  and  George  Suiuts-  I  stopped 
there  three  days,  and  held  two  cvei.ing; 
meetings,  and  again  held  a  collection  in 
behalf  of  the  Kansas  and  Nebraska  suf- 
ferers. I  received  nine  dollars  and  twen- 
ty five  cents. 

From  this  point  I  was  conveyed  to 
Rogersvilie,  in  the  western  part  of  the 
county.  Stopped  there  from  Saturday 
until  Monday,  with  my  friends.  Held 
two  meetings  in  the  village.  Held  a 
collection,  and  received  thirteen  dollars 
and  fifty  cents.  From  thence  I  was  con- 
veyed to  brother  John  Burger's.  Stop- 
ped in  that  neighborhood  three  days. 
Held  three  meetings  at  the  Sugar  Creek 
meeting  house,  and  held  one  collection, 
and  received  thirty-five  dollars  and  ninety 
ccn(s. 

From  this  place  I  was  conveyed  to  near 
Frederick.sburg,  Holmes  county,  and 
Btaycd  over  iiiKlit  with  brother  Josiuh 
IIoKtetler.  Next  morning  1  took  the 
train  lo  Oirville,  on  the  Pittsburgh  and 
Ft.  Wayne  Railroad.  From  thence  I 
went  to  Fort  Wayne-  From  there  I  went 
to  Huntington.  From  thence  1  was 
conveyed  to  Sugar  Creek,  Whitley  county, 
Indiana,  and  attended  cluircb  meeting  on 
Saturday.  Preached  Saturday  night, 
and  Sunday,  morning  and  evening.  Held 
a  collection  and  received  thirty-one  dol- 
lars. I  then  t(  ok  the  train  for  home, 
and  arrived  there  ^londay  evening,  safe 
and  sound.  I  found  my  family  well. 
I  enjoyed  good  health  a'l  the  while  I  was 


gone.  Thanks  to  God,  for  his  kind  favor. 
In  this  visit  I  was  absent  three  weeks 
and  four  days,  and  visited  many  friends 
whom  I  have  not  mentioned  in  this  arti- 
cle. They  all  treated  me  very  kindly, 
tor  which  I  return  them  all  my  heart-felt 
thanks. 

I  will  now  make  a  statement  how  I 
distributed  the  money  collected,  which 
amounted  in  all  to  one  hundred  and  thir- 
ty three  dollars  and  .•^ixiy-five  cent-s  : 

S  C.  Stump,  Falls  City,  Nebraska,  I 
gave  $44  00. 

Solomon  Stump,  Phelps  County,  Mis- 
souri, $31  00. 

Jacob  A.  Truby,  Republic  County, 
Kansas,  $30.00. 

Su.^an  Arbaugh,  Morris  County,  Kan- 
sas, S28  00. 

For  postoflRce  orders  and  stamps,  nine- 
ty-two cents. 

Fraternally  yours, 

D.  M.  Truby. 

La  Grange,  hid. 

•  m-»- 

A  Snggestiou. 

December  25,  1874. 
Dear  Editor: — 

Since  last  April  I  have 
been  in  the  great  West.  Four  months 
passed  in  California,  two  in  Nebraska 
and  Kan.sas,  and  the  last  two  in  this  state, 
Illinois. 

It  has  been  my  fortune  to  see  many 
things  and  to  learn  ii:uch  of  which  other- 
wise I  would  have  been  ignorant.  I  have 
been  made  aware  too,  that  we  can  only 
truly  understand  material  things  by  com- 
ing in  contact  with  them  through  our 
senses.  Not  more  than  one  sees  the 
world  with  the  t-ame  eyes.  My  previous 
impressions  were  from  reading  and  study, 
and  I  have  learned  how  inferior  they  are 
to  those  formed  from  observation. 

By  traversing  the  American  Continent, 
much  of  the  wealth  and  grandeur  of 
God's  creation  is  seen.  The  soul  must 
be  gross  that  cannot  discern  God  in  rivers, 
plains  and  mountains,  and  do  humble 
reverence  to  Him. 

But  it  was  to  write  of  other  matters 
that  I  took  up  my  pen.  It  seems  to  me 
that  our  periodicals  should  give  more 
church  news  than  they  do.  A  column  of 
paragraplis,  such  as  are  given  in  many 
newspapers,  would  do  much  to  supply 
what  is  needed.  We  are  creaiures  of 
flesh  and  blood,  .is  well  as  of  faith,  and 
an  abundance  of  items  of  both  body  and 
spirit,  would  increase  Droiherly  love  and 
zeal  for  the  church. 

Wc  are  a  distinctive  and  "peculiar" 
people,  scattered  over  many  states,  hence 
each  little  branch  siiould  be  known  by 
the  entire  body.  Families  leave  the 
homes  of  their  childhood,  and  the  roof 
under  which  they  first  hoard  the  gospel 
pieaehed  to  live  in  a  new  country.  They 
are  eager  to  hear  whatever  occurs  in  the 
old  chureh,  while  many  there  will  long 
remember  the  distant  ones. 

Events  arc  constantly  occuning  in  each 
church  that  is  of  vital  interest  to  mem- 


bers and  would  be  read  where  ever  the 
Companion  and  Vusitor  is  taken.  True, 
the  correspondence  published  in  our 
papers  does  in  a  measure  su|)ply  the 
want,  but  too  often  these  letters  are  ex- 
panded too  much,  the  matter  which 
should  be  related  in  a  brief  paragraph 
being  spread  over  a  column.  Brother 
Moomaw's  letter,  though  containing 
faults  enough,  is  the  best  of  the  kind 
that  I  have  seen  for  a  long  while.  I  know 
that  too  much  can  be  expected  of  editors, 
but  T  think  that  a  skillful  journalist,  if  he 
had  time,  could  glean  enough  matter  to 
supply  an  interesting  column  of  news 
each  week. 

As  you  bid  me  write  freely   whenever 
I  wanted  to,  I  have  done  so  in  love. 
Your  bio;  her, 

D.  Elmer  Wolp. 

Mt.  Morris,  Illinois. 
■ ^ 

Notes  ot  Travel. 

December  30th,  1874. 
Brother  James : — 

I  left  home  November 
! 0th  for  a  second  trip  west,  and  arrived 
af  Lost  Nation,  Clinton  ct.unty,  Iowa, 
November  13tli.  at  the  house  of  brother 
John  Gable.  We  made  our  home  with 
brother  John  until  December  4th.  Dur- 
ing this  time  wc  had  attended  nine  meet- 
ings, mostly  well  attended  and  good  order 
prevailing. 

I  left  Davenport,  Iowa,  Deeember7th, 
for  home,  via  Chicago  and  Pittsburgh, 
arriving  at  home  December  'J;h.  I  found 
all  well,  for  which  we  praise  the  Lord. 
We  are  very  thankful  for  the  kindness 
shown  us  by  the  brethren  and  sister.5  and 
friends  while  with  them  in  Iowa. 

I  would  further  say  to  our  friends  with 
whom  we  have  been  on  our  (brmer  trip, 
that  if  the  Lord  is  willing,  we  intend  to 
make  this  our  home  in  the  spring,  having 
made  purchase  of  a  farm  at  Lost  Nation 
town,  Clinton  county,  Iowa,  believing 
that  our  services  in  this  district  is  needed. 
The  district  is  large,  and  the  labor 
abundant. 

Dear  brethren,  .sisters  and  friend.s,  a 
word  in  recard  to  the  Kans-as  and  Ne- 
braska sufferers.  Let  each  one  respond 
li!)erally,  as  the  Lord  has  blessed  him  or 
her,  for  the  calls  that  have  been  made 
require  prompt  action  on  our  part.  Let 
every  church  come  promptly  to  their  re- 
lief. 

In  my  travels  I  have  seen  many  things 
that  caused  tears  lo  flow,  when  we  were 
permitted  to  behold  such  a  bountiful 
country  and  at  the  same  time  witnessed 
so  much  poverty  in  many  families.  May 
the  good  Lord  open  the  heart  of  every 
one  that  may  see  these  few  lines,  and 
lead  them  to  respond  lib.^rally.  Wc  have 
made  their  wants  known  wherever  we 
have  been  traveling,  since  we  left  them, 
and  we  have  been  informed  that  aid  has 
been  sent  already. 

Brethren,  keep  the  door  of  mercy  and 
relief  open  I    The  winter  is  long !     "Tho 


uheistian  family  companion  and  gospel  visitor. 


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pooryc  have  always  with  you,"  and  you 
can  do  them  good  whensoever  you  will. 
And  further,  the  Saviour  says:  ''In  as 
much  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  the  least  of 
these  luy  brethren,  yo  have  done  it  unto 
me."  May  the  Lord  bless  us  with  wil- 
ling minds,  and  give  us  grace  to  live  out 
the  principles  and  doctrines  of  Christ 
in  deed  and  in  truth, is  the  prayer  of  your 
weak  servant  in  the  Lord. 
Fraternally  yours, 

Isaac  Barto. 
Millerstown,  Pa. 


From  Iowa. 

November  23rd,  1874. 
Brother  Quinter : 

By  your  permission,  I  will 
saj'  a  few  words  to  the  Brethren  in  gen- 
eral. 

As  many  brethren  are  changing  their 
Eastern  homes  for  homes  in  the  West 
every  year,  and  in  making  that  change 
they  dcsiie  to  better  their  condition  in 
some  way  ;  to  such  as  are  contemplating 
a  change,  or  have  a  desire  to  come  West 
to  locate,  I  would  say,  brethren,  call  and 
see  our  country  before  locating  elsewhere. 
Our  land  is  cheap  compared  with  the 
land  in  the  East — wild  land,  and  there  is 
an  abundance  of  it  yet.  It  ranges  from 
$8.00  to  $15  00  per  acre,  on  ten  years 
time,  at  six  per  cent,  interest  per  annum, 
and  lour  years  before  any  part  of  the 
principle  isrerjtiired. 

The  above  terms  apply  more  particu 
larly  to  the  railroad  land,  notwithstanding 
some  ppeculato.^s  give  the  same  terms. 
We  have  a  deep  rich  soil,  producing  all 
kinds  of  grain  and  vegetables  abundantly. 
Good  water  in  abundance  ;  very  healthy  ; 
ague  almost  unknown.  On  our  uplands 
there  is  a  considerable  amount  of  timber 
for  fencing  and  fuel.  Stone  coal  in  any 
quantity  desired,  and  not  very  far  to  haul 
it.  Fruit  is  raised  to  some  extent.  In 
a  few  years  there  will  be  an  abundance  of 
apples,  cherries  and  all  kinds  of  im.ill 
fruit.  Some  orchards  are  now  in  bearing 
condition. 

The  winters  in  this  section  of  Iowa, 
are  dry,  no  rain  falling  from  November 
until  March  or  April,  and  not  much  snow, 
lloads  generally  good  in  winter.  I  like 
the  winters  here  much  better  than  in 
Indiana.  We  have  good  society.  There 
is  an  organized  church  of  the  Brethren 
here,  numbering  about  eighty  members, 
with  brother  Christian  Harader  as  our 
elder. 

Now,  Brethren,  any  desiring  further 
information  in  regard  to  our  country,  will 
please  address  the  undersigned,  and  I 
will  give  all  the  information  I  can.  I  am 
informed  by  one  of  the  principal  land 
agents,  George  C.  Beam,  of  Red  Oak 
Junction,  Iowa,  that  land  is  being  taken 
up  faster  now  tlian  at  anv  time  since  he 
has  been  agent.  All  kinds  of  crops  are 
good  in  this  county,  (Montgomery,)  this 
season  ;  no  grasshoppers  nearer  than  one 
hundred  miles,  to  my  knowledge,  to  do 


any  harm.  May  the  good  Lord  bless  all 
the  dear  brethren  and  sisters  everywhere, 
with  heaven's  choicest  blessings,  is  my 
sincere  prayer. 

Your  brother  in  Christ. 

N.  C.  Workman. 
Sciola,  Iowa. 


Book  Notice. 

^^  Trine  Immersion  Traced  to  the  Apos- 
tles.,'' has  for  sometime  been  out  of  print, 
and,  up  to  the  present  date,  we  have 
been  unable  to  fill  orders,  though  they 
are  steadily  coming  in.  The  demand  for 
the  work,  eyen  at  this  time,  seems  to  be 
nearly  as  great  as  when  the  bcjok  was  first 
published;  which  of  itself,  is  proof  that 
the  work  is  generally  sanctioned  by  the 
Brotherhood.  That  the  work  is  doing 
good,  we  know  from  the  many  testimonies 
received  at  this  office.  We  could  fill 
several  pages  of  the  Companion  and 
Visitor  with  them,  many  of  which  are 
quite  interesting. 

To  accommodate  those  yet  desiring  the 
work,  and  at  the  same  time,  help  to 
maintain  and  establish  the  practice  of  the 
Brethren,  we  have  concluded  to  publish 
another  edition,  which  makes  the  third 
edition  that  the  book  has  passed  through 
in  a  little  more  than  two  years.  The 
work  is  now  in  press,  and  will  be  ready 
for  delivery  soon,  and  we  hope  that  all 
those  desiring  the  book,  either  for  read- 
ing or  general  distribution,  will  send  in 
tiitir  orders  immediately.  The  price 
will  be,  as  heretofore  :     1  copy  25  cents  ; 

5  copies$1.10  ;  fO  copies  $2.00.  Church- 
es or  members  wishing  to  purchase  them 
by  the  quantity,  tor  general  distribution, 
and  will  take  25  or  more  copies  at  a  time, 
can  have  them  for  12  cents  per  copy. 
Bear  in  mind  this  is  for  gratuitous  distri- 
bution only.  For  the  above  prices,  the 
work  will  be  sent  postpaid. 

''  Campbell  IS  ni  Weighed  in  the  Balance 
and  found  Wanting,"  is  a  tract  of  IG 
pages  containing   a    sermon   in    reply  to 

Elder  C .       In  this  work  the  author 

has  poiut'-idly  contrasted  some  of  the 
modern  religious  practices  with  primitive 
Christianity,  and  at  the  same,  showing 
up  some  of  the  superior  claims  of  tlie 
Brethren's  practice.  Sent  postpaid,  on 
the  following  terms  :      2  copies  10  cents  ; 

6  copies  25  cents  ;  25  copies  $1.00  ;  100 
copies  $0.50. 

As  many  readers  of  the  Companion 
and  Visitor,  have  not  a  list  of  our  works, 
and  are  making  inquiries  about  the  price, 
etc.,  we  will  here  append  a  list  with  price 
annexed  : 

'•Historical  Chart  of  Baptism,"  50 
cents. 

"Perfect  Plan  of  Salvation,"  15  cents  ; 
2  copies  25  cents  ;  10  copies  $1.00. 
^  "Origin  of  Single  Immersion."      By 
P]lder  J.  Quinter.     2  copies  10  cents. 

"The  liast  Supper."  A  picture  of 
Christ  and  his  apostles.     15  cts. 

\ye  cannot  too  warmly  express  our 
gratitude  and  warmest  thanks  to  the 
brethren   and  friends,  who    have  taken 


such  an  active  part  in  purchasing  and 
distributing  our  works.  In  this  way, 
thousands  I'.ave  fieen  reached,  and  there 
are  yet  millions  more  who  should  know 
and  understand  the  gospel  in  all  its  prims 
itive  purity.  There  are  multitudes  of 
men  and  women,  who  will  not  attend 
preaching,  that  can  be  reached  with  books. 
The  eye  can  be  had  when  the  ear  is  closed. 
Oft  times  you  can  send  books  and  tract.s 
where  you  cannot  send  a  preacher.  A 
certain  writer  .says  :  "Books  are  like 
bomb  shells — they  can  be  thrown  over 
walls  wlio&e  gates  are  closed."  You  may 
fail  to  induce  a  neijjhbor  to  attend  meet- 
ing, but  give  him  a  little  book  and  he 
will  not  only  lead  it,  but  lend  it  to  his 
friends,  and  by  so  doing,  may  save  both 
himself  and  other.s.  A  few  dimes  prop- 
erly applied,  may  be  instrumental  in 
saving  a  soul  from  hell  and  hiding  a  mul- 
titude of  sins. 

We  have  never  yet  asked  for  donations 
to  our  'Tract  Department,  but  still  they 
will  come  from  those  who  are  much  inter- 
ested in  our  work,  nor  neither  do  we  now 
intend  to  ask  for  any,  but  simply  oll'er  a 
suggestion  or  two  to  those  who  have 
meun-j  that  they  wish  used  in  forwarding 
the  cause  of  Christ.  'Those  sending  do- 
nations should  state  distinctly  in  what 
way  they  wi.^h  me  to  use  their  gifts.  We 
have  two  ways  of  applying  them  : 

1st. — The  Printing  Fund  ;  i.  e. ,  to  pay 
for  the  priming  of  books  and  tracts. 
The  more  of  tiiis  fund  we  have  the  great- 
er number  and  varieties  ol  books  and 
tracts  we  can  keep  on  hand,  .^o  as  to 
supply  the  general  wants  of  the  Brother- 
hood. 

2nd. — The  Distributing  Fund.  This  is 
to  be  used  in  the  gratuitous  distribution 
of  books  and  tracts  in  the  parts  of  tho 
country  where  tlie  doctrine  and  practice 
of  the  Brethren  are  not  very  generally 
known. 

Wehavemr.ny  calls  for  tracts  for  dis- 
tribution, from  members  who  are  too 
poor  to  pay  for  them,  which  our  limited 
means  will  not  enable  us  to  .-upply.  Of 
this  class  we  have  an  important  request 
from  Washington  Territory  that  ouglit  to 
be  attended  to.  Also,  another  from  one 
of  the  leading  cities  of  Kansas,  where 
there  are  but,  two  old  meuibers,  whose 
son  has  created  quite  an  inquiry  about 
the  Brethren  by  purchasing  a  lew  dollars 
worth  of  our  books,  which  he  s;:ys  have 
been  read  and  li.indkd  by  the  people  till 
they  are  about  worn  out,  and  then  comes 
a  request  for  works  to  be  distributed. 
These  are  only  a  few  of  the  many  coming 
to  this  office. 

We  will  aim  to  give  notice,  through 
our  papers,  of  our  works  as  we  publish 
them.  This  we  are  requested  to  do  by 
muiy  who  feel  anxious  to  read  the  works 
we  have  in  course  of  preparation. 

Rums  of . '5^2. 00  and  over,  would  better 
be  sent  by  posi office  order,  draft,  or  have 
letter  registered.         Addn.ss, 

J.  il.  Moore, 
Urbana,  Champaign  Co.,  Ills. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


L.eller  Prom  Bro.  Beer. 

Warnock,  Ohio.  ) 
December  'Jih.  1S7-4.      j 

Editor  Companion  and  Vixitor : 

My  l;i.->t  communication 
was  dated,  Cameron,  West  Virginia, 
>(ovcmber  2Stii.  On  thiit  day  broiiicr 
A.  Wl.-e  and  1  went  to  broiht  r  M.  Piles', 
Marshall  county,  West  \'ir>;ii.i:i,  a  few 
miles  ^outhwe.st  of  llie  souiliwe^t  corner 
of  renn;<ylvania.  On  that  evening  we 
had  a  meeting  in  the  M.  E.  meeting-- 
house at  Geruiantown,  a  sm;ill  viliaj,'e  on 
liocky  Run.  Next  day,  Sunday,  at  11 
o'clock,  also  on  JMonday  at  ilie  corros- 
ponding  hour,  we  had  meeting  at  the 
fame  place. 

On  Sunday  evening,  brother  Wise 
jireacbed  at  the  Carney  i^chool-house, 
about  three  miles  distant,  and  I  at  the 
house  of  brother  I'ylcs.  On  Monday 
evening  we  were  at  the  Miller  school 
house,  and  held  ibrth  the  liuth  there. 
And  on  Tucbday  evening  we  a;.'ain  bad 
meeting  in  brother  Ty''"'''  house.  Our 
meetings  in  this  neiphborhooJ  were  held 
at  different  places  by  request  to  accom- 
mouatc  tuch  as  could  not  otherwise 
attend. 

On  Wednesday  and  Thursday  evenings 
we  had  meetings  at  the  Carney  school- 
house,  in  Wetzel  county,  West  Virginia. 
On  Thursday  at  U  o'clock,  and  ou  Fri- 
day at  lO  o'clock  we  met  at  brother  W. 
Wade's  at  the  moutli  of  Knob  Fork- 
Here,  on  Friday,  a  dear  sister  was  re- 
ceived by  baptism.  OiS.ers  expressed 
their  purpo-e  to  unite  with  the  Lurd's 
people.  There  was  eon.-idjrable  interest 
manifested  at  the  different  points  men- 
tioned in  this  report ;  and  we  were  sorry 
to  leave,  but  wc  had  to  do  so  in  order  to 
meet  other  engagements.  On  Saturday 
we  reached  brotlier  AVise  s  home  in 
Greene  county,  l*enn'a,  and  preached  in 
their  seliool  house  on  Sunday. 

On  Monday,  December  Ttli,  brotlicr 
'Wise  and  1  touk  the  train  at  Caujeroii, 
West  Vir^'iiiia,  lor  AViirn-)ck,  15eliiJont 
county,  Oliio,  where  we  ai  rived  safely  at 
nightfall.  Here  we  iuquiied  aficr  iiieiid 
David  Snyder,  and  were  inlbni.ed  that  he 
lived  nearly  two  uiiles  di.-tant.  Our  in- 
formant directed  us  on  our  way  and 
kindly  proffered  us  the  use  of  his  lantern, 
which  we  gratefully  a.-cei)ted.  In  due 
time  wc  arrived  at  the  house  of  our 
friend,  where  we  were  received  and 
welcomed,  and  wliere  wc  aic  now 
lodging. 

Friend  David  Snyder  and  his  wife 
weic  raised  in  Snmerset  coinity,  Pciiii'a. 
lie  is  elder  A  F.  Stiydcr'.-<  .^on.  'J'liey 
came  to  this  place  in  the  !-piing  of  l!<o5. 
They  live  on  the  line  of  railroad  known 
as  the  Ceniral  Ohin  divisinn  ot  the  Haiti- 
more  and  Ohio  itailuad,  about  iificen 
miles  West  of  Heilairc.  JJclu-oiit  ceuniy, 
contains  alioul  .OtlO    Mjiinie    mili.s,  and  in 

Iioint  of  wealth,  raiiU.-  eigblh  in  ilie  ^latc. 
lere,  near  the   middle   of  iliis  county, 
our  liicndij  arc  very  comfortably  tilualcd, 


with  one  exception.  I  here  refer  to  the 
want  of  church  privilege.^.  They  lio'.d 
the  faitii  of  the  Brethren,  but  we  have 
no  organization  here,  and,  in  fact,  we 
have  never  had  meetings  here.  This 
tells  us  again  that  we  need  a  more  gen- 
eral and  extensive  system  of  evangeliza- 
tion ;  and  wc  both  pray  iuid  hope  that 
the  day  may  soon  come  when  we  shall 
have  it.  'J'liis  evening  wc  expect  to  have 
our  first  meeting  here.  It  will  be  in  a 
Presbyterian  meeting-house  at  Warnock. 
We  do  not  know  how  long  we  may  re- 
main here,  as  circumstances  must  deter- 
mine. Brethren,  pray  for  us.  More 
anon. 

So  far  I  iiad  written,  but  a.s  the  fore- 
going did  not  appear  at  the  time  intended, 
I  subjoin  this 

Conclusion  of  my  Repout. 

Our  first  meeting  in  Oliio  was  in  the 
evening  of  December  9th,  1874.  We 
had  very  good  attendance,  and  the,-e 
people  gave  unusual  atteution  to  the 
word  spoken.  Wc  had  six  meetings  in 
this  vicinity — five  in  a  Presbyterian  meet- 
iiighouse  at  AN^arnock,  and  one,  Sunday, 
13th,  at  lU  o'c'oek  a.  m.,  at  Iriend  (now 
brother)  I*avid  Snyder's  house.  At  first 
our  friends  seemed  to  have  a  reluctance 
in  graiitintr  us  the  use  of  their  house,  as 
but  few  of  them  knew  anything  about 
the  ]5rethren's  faith  and  practice.  After 
a  lew  meetings,  however,  they  seemed  to 
bccnmc  decul}'  interested,  and  they  mani- 
fested a  very  warm  feeling  toward  us. 

On  Siindiiy,  brother  David  Snyder  and 
sister  Susan,  his  wife,  were  baptized  "in 
the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  for  the  remis- 
sion of  sins."  Quite  a  number  of  spec- 
tators were  present ;  and  it  was  evident, 
from  tlieir  (juietude  and  soleuinily,  that 
mat.y  of  them  were  deeply  impressed 
v.itli  the  scene.  Our  la.-t  meeting  at 
A\'arnock  was  on  Sunday  night.  It  was 
hard  lo  leave  iliese  dear  people,  who  at- 
tei;ded  so  regularly  and  listened  ^o  eager- 
ly ;  and  it  was  all  the  harder,  when  a 
number  of  tearful  eyes  invited  us  to 
remain. 

On  Monday  morning,  December  14th, 
we  were  taken  to  the  station  by  brother 
Snyder,  where  we  gave  him  the  parting 
hand.  As  trains  did  not  connect  at  JJcn- 
wood,  AVest  Virginia,  we  run  to  Wheel- 
ing, four  miles  above  on  the  Ohio  River, 
wliere  wc  spent  most  of  the  day  in  sight- 
seeing. In  the  evening  we  took  the  train 
to  Cameron  ;  and  tlien  walked  alioutfbur 
miles  to  brother  Wi-e's  home,  here  we 
found  all  in  usual  health. 

1  remained  with  the  Brethren  in 
(Jreoiie  county,  juincipally  at  their  meet- 
ing house  on  Wheeling  Creek,  until 
Monday,  December  21st,  when  I  bade 
them  farewell.  During  the  week  spent 
among  these  brethren,  we  had  some 
retVesliine  sea.-ons  from  the  jiresence  of 
the  IjokI.  We  bad  eight  meetings  wliich 
were  well  ati(  nded. 

1  will  not  burden  your  columns  with  an 
account  of   my    ir  p    liumcward,   wliieh 


would  be  of  interest  to  but  very  few  ;  but 
I  wiH  sum  up  as  follows:  I  left  home 
ou  the  lOih  of  November  and  reached 
home  again,  thankful  to  find  all  well,  on 
the  23id  of  December,  having  been  ab-< 
sent  about  fbrty-thne  days.  I  preached 
forty  sermons.  Brother  A.  Wise  was  my 
companion  and  co  laborer,  whose  com- 
pany I  much  enjoyi-d  ;  who  also  preached 
several  times.  ^^'c  had  the  pleasure  of 
receiving  three  souls  into  the  church,  and 
the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  many 
good  impressiono  were  made,  which  wc 
trust  will  remain  to  the  glory  of  God.  I 
made  the  acquaintance  of  many  brethren 
and  friends,  whom  Isfiall  long  remember. 
Everywhere  I  was  the  recipient  of  kind- 
ness, for  which  I  shall  ever  feel  thankful. 
Here  I  feel  like  acknowledging  (he  recep- 
tion of  a  gift,  in  the  form  of  a  bedquilt. 
It  was  presented  by  brother  A.  Wise  in 
behalf  ot  his  wife,  daughters  and  daugh- 
ters-in-law, (all  sisters,)  who  with  their 
busy  hands  made  it  while  I  was  with 
them.  It  was  donated  as  a  token  of  their 
appreciation  of  my  humble  labors,  and 
of  >ister  Beer's  self  denial.  They  have 
our  thanks. 

1  leave  the  result  of  our  labors  with 
the  Lord,  praying  that  his  iian.e  may  be 
glorified,  and  that  much  good  may  follow, 
i  may  at  a  future  time  give  some  practi- 
cal reflections  and  suggestions  in  relation 
to  our  Home  JMission. 

Fraternally, 

J.  W.  Bekii. 

M(  ijersdide,  Pa. 

AckiiOMlt-dguieiit. 

Brother  Quinier : — 

Acknowledge  through 
your  paper  the  receipt  of  the  following 
amounts  from  the  different  churches,  for 
the  relief  of  the  Kansas  and  Nebraska 
sufferer.-i : 

Grcen^  Spring  Church,  Oliio,  $40.00  ; 
Black  Swamp  Cliuich,  Ohio,  $15  00; 
Elderton,  Armstrong  County,  Penn'a, 
$12.20  ",  Snake  Spring.s,  Bedtbrd  County, 
Penn'a,  $40.00;  Maple  Grove,  Ashland 
County,  0.,  $12.85  ;  Montieello  Church, 
Ind.,  $9.00;  Green  Tree  Church,  Mont- 
gomery Co.,  Pa.,  $60.00. 

In  behalf  of  the  suffering  people,  wc 
thank  the  brethren  and  friends  for  their 
timely  assistance.  It  will  certainly  alle- 
viate much  suffering.  May  th.;  Ivord 
continue  to  move  the  liearts  of  his  people 
with  compassion  for  the  needy. 
Yours  in  love, 

C.  Ij.  Kei.m,  Trcas. 


Notice. 

January  4tli,  1875. 
The  brethren  will  please  not  send  any 
more  money  orders  in  my  name,  for  tlic 
relief  fund,  as  I  am  el>oscn  one  of  the 
traveling  evangelists,  for  the  purpose  of 
spreading  the  go.-pel  in  Northern  Mis-« 
souri  and  Southern  Iowa.  1  .-hall,  tb.crc" 
fore,  be  from  home  after  the  7ili  of  Jan- 
uary, 1875,  perhaps,  until   M.uoh,       As 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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no  one  ciin  lift  tlie  orders  only  those  to 
whom  they  are  payable,  they  will  lie  dead 
until  my  return.  Send  all  monies,  either 
by  draft  or  otherwise,  to  C.  Forney  or 
C.  L.  Kcim. 

John  Forney,  Sr. 
Falls  City,  Neh. 


MARRIED. 

By  tbe  DDdersigued,  at  bis  residence, 
November  29th,  1874,  in  the  tvening,  Mr. 
Ananias  Livengood  and  sister  Sabina  En- 
field, both  of  Elklick  township,  Somerset 
county,  Fa. 

Jonathan  Kelso. 

At  Salisbury,  Pa.,  December  29th,  1874,  at 
the  residence  of  bi  oti  or  Silas  Liv.  ugood,  by 
the  undersigned,  brother  A.  D.  Beacht  to 
Bister  Mary  E.  VValkek. 

S.  C.  Keim. 


Wo  admit  no  poetry  under  any  clrciimstan 
CC8  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  t©  use  all  alilte,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

In  the  Ccrro  Gordo  church,  Macon  county, 
Illinois,  November  8th,  sif^ter  Susan.naii, 
wife  of  brother  Solomon  Eby,  aged  63  years 
and  5  months. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  emigrated  from 
Cumberland  county.  Penn'a,  with  her  sister 
in  the  spring  of  18.57.  She  was  a  daughter 
of  David  Niekey  of  the  above  named  coauly. 
The  funeral  was  preached  by  the  writer  and 
others. 

Josspa  Henuicks. 

Near  Lacona,  Warren  county,  Iowa,  Aug- 
ust Slst,  brother  Jacob  J.  SiiL'PE,  aged  69 
years,  10  mouths  and  13  days. 

His  diseaso  whs  palsy.  lie  was  anointed 
with  oil  'in  the  name  of  the  Lord."  He 
was  the  fnther  of  eight  children  (one  of 
whom  precL-ded  him  in  death,)  and  thirty- 
two  grand-children,  and  one  greai-graud- 
child.  He  was  a  faithful  brother  and  served 
the  office  of  deacon  for  many  years.  Thus 
si-ter  Cynthia  A.  Shupe  was  called  to  part 
with  her  Christian  husband,  tbe  chiluren 
with  a  kind  father,  deeply  feeling  the  loss 
of  him  who  has  cared  and  provi.led  for  them 
many  years.  May  the  Lord  in  mercy  re- 
member them  and  sanctify  there  loss  and 
sorrows  to  their  eternal  interest,  that  tht  y 
may  meet  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven  with 
unending  j'ly,  where  the  sad  hour  of  deeth 
never  comis.  Funeral  services  by  brethren 
G.  K.  Liaker,  D.  Sink  and  J.  Beard,  to  a 
large  assembly  of  sympathizing  people,from 
Job  14:14. 

Also,  in  same  district,  April  30th,  brother 
Samubi,  I  KUMRiNB,  of  lung  disease,  aged 
68  years,  5  months  and  28  days. 

His  wife  died  two  yeais  previous  to  his 
death,  with  brain  fever.  They  were  faith- 
iulmcmbeisof  the  church  about  twelve 
yeara.  The  parents  of  ten  children  (hve 
died  previous  to  them,)  and  one  great-grand 
child.  Sister  Eliza  Ckumrine  was  aged  55 
years,  11  months  and  2;  days.  Their  bod- 
ies were  both  followed  to  iheir  resting  place 
by  their  children  and  a  great  many  friends. 
Funeral  services  by  the  above  named  breth- 
ren and  brother  S.  Garber,  to  a  house  full  of 
hearers,  from  the  following  words  :  "What 
is  man,  that  thou  art  mindtul  of  him,  or  the 
Eon  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him. 

Nathan  Miller. 


In  the  Panther  Creek  church,  Woodford 
county,  Illinois,  November  3;id,  of  diab.tes, 
sister  Lbannaii  Biiown,  wife  of  brother  D. 
S.  Brown,  aged  57  years  and  19  days.  Fu- 
neral discourse  by  brother  John  Metzgar  to  | 
a  large  congregation  of  sympathizing  friends 
and  neighbors. 

The  sui)ject  of  this  notice  was  a  daughter 
of  Thomas  Robinson,  of  Roanoke  county, 
Virginia,  where  she  was  born,  raised  and 
married  to  David  S  Brown.  Not  long  after 
her  marriwge  shi  became  a  member  of  the 
church  ;  was  a  member  up  to  the  time  of 
her  death,  about  twenty-seven  years.  She 
was  confined  to  her  bed  about  three  months, 
and  at  times  suttVring  severely,  all  tbe  linie 
wearing  away,  she  was  not  unmiudful  of 
her  duty,  but  called  for  the  elders  of  the 
church  and  was  anointed.  She  was  con- 
scious until  witbiu  a  day  or  two  of  her 
death,  when  she  gently  breathed  her  last. 
As  a  wife  sbe  was  a  helpmeet  indeed,  a  kind 
mother  and  a  good  neighbor.  She  leaves  a 
husband  (.a  orother)  and  eight  children 
three  of  them  members)  to  mourn  the  loes 
of  a  dear  wife  and  mother. 

R.  Gisu. 
[Pilgrim  pKase  copy.] 


r  ISTOFMOiNEYS  IIEUEIVED  lor 
Ll    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

Emma  A  Miller  3  20j  Calh  Smithson  17  50; 
Val  Blough  18  OU;  J  VV  Metzger  1  60;  N  F 
Underwood  1  75;  Jacob  Mohler  5  13  ;  G  A 
Nickel  1  60;  A  burkholder  3  30;  Jno  Price, 
sen  ,  1  60;  J  M  Bowman  3  20;  S  C  Keim 
1  50;  Aaron  BroweY  1  70;  A  Brenlser  1  60; 
Jno  Garber  4  80;  W  F  Murry  1  80;  A  Youuee 
41  75;  J  B  Sweitzer  3  20;  Jno  Diehl  8  00; 
D  Brower  6  40;  J  Y  King  3  30;  E  Newcomer 
13  71;  S  Poiter  1  00;  F  Annou  1  60;  Sarah 
P  Fouiz  1  6  ;  W  R  Deeter  17  .50;  Polly  Mil- 
ler 1  60;  J  Sonafrank  1  70;  R  B  Beard  0  00; 
Mary  A  1:1  Uiup^cker  1  60;  H  Musseloiau 
23  04;  J  M  Yodtr  50;  U  A  Huftord  3  00;  B 
Mus^er  17  60;  S  Gartjer  I  00;  M  Hohl  3  30; 
D  N  Snyder  1  60;  L  Stephen  4  50;  J  Mishler 
12  00;  D    Htckman    5  55;    Mary    R   Charles 

3  20;  J  J  Hoover  3  20;  J  Fahruey  8  00;  Rob 
Smutz  7  15;    J  R  Nisewonger  8  00;  L  Miller 

4  80;  G  W  Shively   3  30;  Jno    Wise    15  00; 

5  Swihart  4  35;  J  D  A  Milne  6  40;  M  Witter 
1  70;  J  VY  Parsley  2  .50;  D  Roihrock  1  GO; 
Eiiz  McBrifte  1  80;  C  Shafer  32  00;  I  Franlz 

6  O'l;  R>brcca  VVoolverton  4  80;  Jae  H  L  >ng- 
aneeker  16  45;  J  Lesh  14  15;  M  Row  15  .5; 
J  R.-plogle  1  60;  W  F  Neal  1  7  ;  D  Helser 
3  30;  J  K  Beery  1  00;  .M  Kirkpalriek  1  50; 
M:s  Maggie  Riugler  1  50;  E  Nearhoof  8  65; 
J  H  Dak  I  00;  W  B  Himes  1  .50;  S  Book 
1  60;  J  StuUebaker  4  80;  G  M  Luiz3  00; 
Louisa  A  Eiigle  6  40;  A  Whitmer  3  63;  Mos- 
es Milier  2  90;  M  M  Bashorl  75;  Mary  A 
Burger  1  60;  Phebe  E  Uilery  5  92;  Mary  J 
Condry  1  60;  Dr  C  Bomberger  3  30;  J  Hunt- 
ington 1  00;  J  K  Smith,  M.  D  ,  4  32. 

"A  Drop  01  Joy  iii  Every  Word." 

Flemington,  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.  J.  ] 
June  2C),  1874.      j 
Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  Buflalo,  N.  Y.: 

Dcni-  jSir : — It  is  with  a  happy 
heart  that  I  pen  these  lines  to  acknowl- 
edge that  you  and  your  Golden  Medical 
Discovery  and  Purgative  Pellets  are  bless- 
ings to  the  World.  TlJosc  medicines 
cannot  be  too  highly  praised,  i'or  they 
have  almost  brought  me  out  of  the  grave. 
Three  mouths  ago  I  was  broken  out  with 
large  ulcers  and  sores  on  my  body,  limbs 


and  fice.  I  procured  yourGoMen  Mo, Il- 
eal Discovery  and  Purgalive  PelL'ts,  and 
have  taken  six  bottles,  and  to  day  1  am 
in  good  health,  all  those  ugly  ulcers  hav-< 
ing  healed  uiid  lel't,  my  .'•kin  in  a  natural, 
healthy  condiiion.  I  thought  at  one 
time  I  could  not  be  cured.  Although  I 
can  but  poorly  cxjhcss  my  gratitude  to 
you,  yet  there  is  a  drop  of  joy  in  every 
word  I  write.  God's  bles>ing  rest  on 
you  and  your  wonderful  medicines  is  the 
humble  prayer  of  Yours  truly, 

Jamts  O.  Bellis 
When  a  medicine  will  promptly  euro 
such  terrible  eating  ulecis  and  free  the 
blood  of  the  virulent  poison  causing 
them,  who  can  longer  doubt  its  wonder- 
ful virtues?  Dr.  Pierce,  however,  doe.s 
not  wish  to  place  his  Golden  Medical 
Discovery  in  the  catalogue  of  quack  pat- 
ent nostrums  by  recommending  it  to  cure 
every  disease,  nor  does  he  so  recommend 
it;  but  what  he  does  claim  is  this,  tliat 
there  is  but  one  form  of  hlood  disease 
that  it  will  not  cure,  and  that  disease  is 
cancer.  He  does  not  recommend  his 
Discovery  for  that  disease,  yet  he  knows 
it  to  be  the  most,  searching  blood  cleanser 
yet  discovered,  and  that  it  will  free  the 
blooaand  systx^n  of  all  other  known  blood 
poisons,  be  they  animal,  vegetable  or 
mineral.  The  Golden  Discovery  is  war- 
rented  by  him  to  cure  the  worst  forms 
of  Skin  Diseases,  as  all  forms  of  Blotches, 
Pimules  and  Eruptions,  also  all  Glandu- 
lar owellings,  and  the  worst  form  of 
Scrofulous  and  Tjlccrated  Sores  of  Neck, 
Legs  or  other  parts,  and  all  Scrofulous 
Diseases  of  the  Hones,  as  White  Swelling, 
Fever  Sores,  Hip  Joint  and  Sjiinal  J)is- 
eases,  all  of  which  belong  to  Scrofulous 
diseases. 


Afjt'ut'*  Wanted, 

To  fell  Buffalo  Robes  on  comraissioa.       For 
particulars  address  with   stamp, 

J,  S.  FLORY, 
49  3m.        Buffalo,  Weld  Co  ,  Colorado. 

rure>ltr('d  Sii^Iit   ISruhuius. 

Pen  comb,  ti  ue  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Addrefs, 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 

YalnHble  Farm  For  Sstle. 

A  farm  coutaiiiirg  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  oictard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wiLh  all  ucccssaiy  outbnildinsi-s  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  honse  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  cou- 
cernivg  the  farm  call  on  Tobias  .Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephrtum  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meters. 

21-tf.  Doneg.nl,  Pa. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPER  COMMENT 

UPON    THE 

AMER[CAN  NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING 
AGENCY, 

CONDl'CTEI)  BY 

George  1*.  Howell  &  Co., 

No.  41   Tauk  Uow, 
NEW  YOllK. 


As  the  proprietors  of  the  first  and  most 
extentive  of  these  afjcneus  in  New  York, 
they  aro  well  qualified  to  furnish  infornia- 
lioa.  The  details  of  the  work  transarted  by 
the  agency,  and  the  way  it  ii^  done,  the  per- 
fection of  the  arrangements  for  fai-iliiating 
the  act  of  advertising  by  relieving  thi-  adver- 
tise"- of  trouleand  expense,  a. id  brins:ing 
before  him  all  the  various  mediums  througi- 
out  the  country,  with  the  necessary  knowl- 
edge pertainin":  to  ih'-m,  are  nivon  with  a 
minuteness  i  hat  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 
All  the  particulars  resprciing  the  character 
and  position  of  a  newspaper  which  an  in- 
tending adveitiser  desires  lo  know  are 
placed  before  him  in  the  most  concise  form. 
— New  York  Times,  .Tune  7ih,  1874. 

It  is  indeed  no  surprice  that  their  house  Is 
so  prosperous,  and  that  they  are  the  leaiing 
advertising  agents  in  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  miscellaneous;  advcriise- 
ments  from  this  firm,  than  to  rec■^iTlt  the 
same  amount  made  up  of  one  fiirccl-  from 
each  bouse  on  thtir  list.  The  coramibsion 
allowed  is  saved  by  losses,  as  they  pay 
every  cent  they  contract  for,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  ihe  ke<|if.g  of  one  open  ac- 
count with  snch  a  firm  is  much  jilcasanter 
than  with  the  thousand  persons  whom  they 
Bend  us  ai'.vei  lisemeuts  for.  They  do  an 
honoratile,legitini»te  business, on  a  business 
bafis,  If  publishers,  having  d>a!ir.gs  with 
them,  want  anything  iu  iheir  line  —  atid  they 
supply  eveiything  fiom  a  spring  hcdUin  lo  a 
cylinder  press, — typ  s,  inks  and  all,  they  fill 
their  orders  piomptly,  at  manufacturers* 
prices, and  we  can  say  that  wc  have  received 
the  best  newspaper  and  book  ir;k,  ever  fur- 
nished us,  and  at  a  lower  price  th  in  wj  ever 
bought  for  elsewhere.  The  ''RcpuMitau" 
has  had  dealint'S  with  thi.s  huus'i  for  over 
eix  years,  and  in  all  that  time,  we  never 
have  had  any  reason  to  omnlain  of  our 
treat  men  I — .VIeriden  (Conn.)Republica'j. 

Are,  without  doubt,  the  lea  iug  Advj'rtis- 
Ing  Agents  in  the  United  States,  an>i.  there- 
fore, of  the  world.  Th-y  have,  by  the  fret;, 
literal  and  yt-t  well  diie'ted  u«c  of  nioney, 
b.i  It  theui-Klves  up  in  the  i  st' em  of  the 
leading  imblishe.'S  a'd  advitrlisers  of  the 
continent,  and  by  .in  unusual  energy  have 
Bucceided  in  p  rf<  ctiiig  in  every  detiiil  a 
bu.^iness  that  iiiore  tlMii  ainthing  else  tells 
of  .he  iirowth  and  i'nijoi  ta'cc  of  the  news- 
paper business. — Mtmiihis  (Tenu.)  Appeal. 

Their  btisin'BS  has  grown  to  be  Bonietbing 
enormous.  Every  i  aper  in  iho  cou'.'try  is 
on  file  at  th'ir  cfllce,  and  it  is  no  nncoin- 
mon  thing  for  them  to  receive  a  mail  of  fif- 
teen cr  tweny  busheUof  newspi^perj. — Nor- 
walk,  CouD.,  Gazette. 

nave  romi  lete'.y  syF.terr.otlzed  the  busi- 
ness, and  after  li' e  y(  ars' expeiienee  we  can 
trnthfiilly  f^tata  that  we  find  tlie  firm  to  bo 
pri)iii|it,  couittons,  toi;i:Ker.— GrayvlUe, 
Ills.,  indepcnd'-ut. 

They  can  be  relied  ujion  in  t  very  way,  be- 
ing woittiyof  implicit  eonlideucu. — Now  Or- 
leans, La.,  I'l  ice  current. 


While  advancing  their  own  interests,  ad- 
vance also  those  of  every  publisher. — South 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trustworthy  business  character  and 
enterprise  is  well  reflected.— Utica,  N.  Y., 
Herald. 

Have  completely  systematized  the  busi- 
ness.—Griggsville,  Ills.,  Reflector. 


To  Advertisers. 

All  persons  who  contemplate  making  con- 
tracts with  newspapers  for  the  insertion  of 
advertisements  should  scud  23  Cts.  to 

GEO  P.  ROWELL  &  CO., 

No.  4'  Pa' k  Row,  N.  Y.,  for  their  One  Kvs- 
T>nv.T>  Pagd  PAMniLET,  cont.iining  lists  of 
8000  newspapers  and  estimates,  showing 
the  cost  of  advertising. 

49-tf. 

TAI'E  WORM. 

The  symptoms  resultant  from  this  para- 
site on  the  Human  Organism  are  numerous. 
Dyspepsia,  a  enawing,  griping  sensation  of 
the  bowel-;  a  defective  craving;  voracious 
and  depraved  appetite;  Indifiresiion;  Sr.ur 
Stomach;  Siools  Fetid  and  mixed  with  slime 
and  partially  digested  worms;  Foul  Breath; 
Bad  Taste  in  the  Mouth,  &c.  General 
Symptoms:  T-embling  of  the  limbs;  Ner- 
vous; Palpita'ion  of  the  Heart;  Ptcvii-hness; 
Disturbed  Sleep;  Nightmaie;  Headuche; 
Temporary  Hlindnees;  Ineanitj;  Fits;  Cold 
Feet;  Weak  Spells;  Sallow  Sl;in;  gnnken 
Eyes;  Emiiciation;  Drop'^y;  Worm  Ftver; 
and  complicaied  with  other  OompUints  may 
result  in  Death.  My  treatment  seldom 
fails  to  curp. 

Send  a  full  history  of  your  case,  giving 
name,  age,  and  any  prominent  peculiaii- 
ties.  Ifyouw-sh  a  course  of  treatment, 
send  five  dollRis  ;  if  only  advice,  ore  dollar. 
Address  Dr.  U.  M.  Beachly,  Meyersdale, 
Somerset  Co.,  Pa.  Refer  to  Editors  C.  F.  C. 
andG.  V. 


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WAIEK  WHEEL! 

THE      "BEERS"     WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will    use   one- 
third  less  water  ;lian  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Scud  lor  a  ciiciilar. 

J.  Li.  Kegus  &  Sons. 
Cocolunius,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Uu  us,  <!.\t-(ii,):u  As  t.!()0KH- 
Seleub  Grove,  ttnydcr  Co.,  Pa. 


TOE   ECLIPSE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
PORTABLE    FARJC    EKfJlNE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mill»i  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 
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tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


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While  watchmen  blow  the  trntnpet  round, 
Conic  lUtPU  to  the  solemn  sound  ; 
And  be  assured  there's  danger  nigh, 
How  many  aro  prepared  to  die  I 

Come  old  and  young,  come  i  ch  and  poor, 
You'll  all  be  called  to  stand  before 
The  God  who  made  the  earth  and  sea, 
And  now  proci.'iimshis  majesty. 

Will  you,  preferring  foolish  toys. 
Deprive  your  souls  of  heavenly  joys  ? 
And  will  the  call  you  hear  to-day, 
Besligbted  still  and  pass'd  away  ? 

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When  gospd  truths  you'll  bear  co  more  ; 
The  coflin, earth,  and  winding  sheet. 
Will  scon  enclose  your  frames  complete. 

Then  while  your  friends    walk    by   your 

tomb, 
And  Bee  the  grass  around  it  grown, 
They'll  raise  a  s  gh,  and  think  your  gone 
To  lands  from  whence  there's  no  return. 
Oran,  Ohio. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
<Jo«l  in  Afflictions. 


No.  1. 


In  endeavoring  to  write  on  the 
above  subject,  I  v?ill  review,  revise, 
and  correct  some  of  my  former  at- 
tempts on  a  somewhat  similar  f.ub- 
jeet,  namely:  the  peculiar  benefits 
that  may  be  derived  from  be\ng  af- 
flicted ;  by  which  I  might  '.Delude, 
Dot  only  bodily  atiliclions,  but  trouble, 
distress,  sorrow,  temptatijjj^  adver- 
sity, and  persecution,  Iro-^n  whatever 
CRUse  they  may  origins, («  ever  keep- 


ing this  in  view,  that  "affliction  com- 
eth  not  forth  of  the  dust,  neither 
doth  trouble  spring  out  of  the 
ground."  Job  5  :  6.  Who  knows 
but  that,  the  hand  of  God  may  be  in 
it,  to  draw  them  more  effectually 
from  the  transient  and  perishable 
things  of  this  world  and  life,  to  woo 
them  by  his  loving-kindness,  his  am- 
azing love  and  mercy,  in  and  through 
.Jesus  Christ,  to  fallen  humanity. 
That  afflictions  of  some  kind  or  other, 
(and  God  in  his  all-wise  providence 
knows  what  is  best  calculated  to 
work  for  our  good  in  the  end,)  are 
OS  necessary  for  our  spiritual  welfare, 
as  the  bread  we  eat  is  to  nourish  and 
sustain  the  natural  life  of  the  body 
is  what  I  will  try  to  make  Appear 
and  illustrate.  We  naturally  shun  af- 
flictioa.  It  is  not  desirable  nor  pleas- 
ing to  the  flesh,  but  now,  since  mao 
fell  from  his  original  state  of  inno- 
cence, friendship  and  communion 
with  God,  he  is  a  sinner  by  nature, 
and  under  a  curse,  from  which, 
through  repentance  and  conversion 
to  God,  he  is  again  reinstated  into  his 
favor  and  friendship.  lie  then  has  a 
warfare,  "for  flesh  lusteth  against  the 
spirit,  and  the  spirit  against  the 
flesh,"  hence  in  this  warfare,  a  life  of 
labor  and  sorrow,  &c.,  has  become  a 
necessary  consequence,  and  is  a  re- 
straint on  sin,  converting  the  curse 
into  a  blessing. 

I  will  commence  with  the  Patri- 
archs, who  were  greatly  benefited  by 
afflictions,  especially  Jacob,  Joseph, 
and  his  brethren.  When  Jacob,  in 
in  search  after  peace  and  all  alone, 
first  became  acquainted  with  God.  at 
Bethel,  in  the  vision  of  the  ladder, 
the  fjord  said  tinto  him,  after  renew- 
ing  the  covenant  promise,  "And  be- 


hold  I  am  with  thee  and  will  keep 
thee  in  all  places  whither  thou  goe.st," 
so  that   every   event   in   his  eventful 
life  shall  work  together  for  the  best, 
for  his  spiritual  welfare  and  advsnce- 
ment.       And    his  was  also  St.  Paul's 
experience.    He  says,  "For  we  know 
that    all    things  shall  work  together 
for  good,"  &c.     Rom.  8  :  28.      This 
includes    all    believers.     But  this  ex- 
alted privilege  did  not  exempt  Paul 
from  great  trials  and  afflictions  in  the 
flesb, neither  will  it  exemptyou  nor  me, 
dear  reader,  if  true  believers,  though 
perhaps  we  may  not  suffer  one  tenth 
part  as  much  as  Paul  did,  at  least  for 
righteousneps'  sake  ;  yet  he  says,"For 
our  light  affliction,  which  is  but  for  a 
moment,  worketh   for   us  a  far  more 
exceeding     and    eternal    weight    of 
glory."     2  Cor.  4:    17.      To   follow 
Jacob,  we  find  that  God  did,  accord- 
ing  to    promise,  "go   with   him  and 
keep  him,"  so  that  everything  in  re- 
spect to  his  life  seemed  to  prosper  in 
his  hand.     But  this  did  not  exempt 
him  from  trials   and  temptations,  for 
they  rather  increased,  being  frequent- 
ly disappointed  and    called    upon    to 
endure   great  hardship  :    "In  the  day 
the    drought  consumed    me,  and  the 
frost  by  night,  and   my  sleep  depart- 
ed from  mine  eyes."     Gen.  29  :  25  ; 
31 :  40.     But  we  bnd  that  in  his  pil- 
grimage, he  not  only  met  the  appro- 
bation of  God,  but  also  the  roinistra. 
tion    of     angels    to    encourage    and 
strengthen  him  on  his  way.     But  did 
this  exempt  him  from  great  pending 
trials  ■/     No,  for  they  were   still    ac- 
cumulating, he  had  just  been  deliver- 
ed from  one  enemy  and  dfficulty,  but 
ther  was  apparently,  another  greater 
obstacle   ia   the    way  :    "then  Jacob 
was  greatly   afraid  and  distressed." 


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How  unworthy  he  felt   in    view  of 
past  mercies,  and    how    very   depen- 
dant upon    God  in   bis  then  pendinp 
trial.     His  supposed  enemy  with  bis 
army  was  approaching,  and  meet  him 
he   must.       How  liheral  he  was  with 
bis   wealth,  if  possible  therewith  to 
appease  him.      But  he  had  still  in  re- 
serv  a  better  and  surer  way  to  sub- 
due and  appease  his  enemy,  so  as  to 
meet  him  peaceably,  namely,  the  sure 
mercies  and  promise  of  God  :  "And 
the   Lord    said    unto    Jacob,   return 
unto  the  land  of   thy  fathers  and  to 
thy  kindred,  and  I  will  be  with  thee," 
Gen.  31  :  3;  which  promise  he    now 
laid    hold    ot    and   pleald,  wrestliner 
with  God  in  prayer  until  the  break  of 
day,  and  most  glorious  was  his  vic- 
tory achieved.     "Thy  name  shall  be 
called  no  more  Jacob  but  Israel,  for 
as  a   prince    hast   thou  power    with 
God  and  with  men,  and  hast  prevail- 
ed."    Gen.  31 :  1—28,    &c.       Israel 
prevailed    through     the    redemption 
purchased    by    Christ.       Paul    says, 
"Who  shall  scpa'-ate  us  from  love  of 
Christ"?  Shall  tribulation,  or  distress, 
or  percutions,  &c.  ?    Nay,  in  all  these 
things  we  are  more  than  conquerors 
through  him  that  loved  us."  Horn.  8  : 
35  —  37.      And   in  reference  to  afflic- 
tion the  prophet  ^ays,    "In   all    their 
affliction    he    was    afflicted,    and   the 
angel  of  his  presence  saved  them  :  iu 
Lis  love  and  in  his  pity  he  redeemed 
them."     Isa.  63;  9.       Though    this 
prophecy  was  not  yet  written,  it  was 
realized  by  Israel  in  his    afflictions. 
Oh,  how  consoling  and  sustaining  it 
is   for   every    believer  and    lover  of 
Jesus    to    have    and    realize   such    a 
sympathizing  friend  I     "For    iu    that 
he     himself     hath      suffered,    being 
tempted,  he  is  able  to  succor   them 
them    that   are   tempted."     "For  we 
have  not  an    high   priest    which   can 
not   be  touched    with  the  feeling  of 
our  infirmities  ;  but  was  in  all  points 
tempted   like  as  we  are.  yet  without 
fiin."    Ueb.  2:   18;  4:   1.5.     But  this 
exalted  privilege  of  Israel  did  not  ex- 
empt him  from  groat  trials  and  afflic- 
tions, for,  even   along   with  the  great 
blessing    received,    like    Paul,    there 
was  given   him  a  thorn  in  the  flesh  . 
"He  touched  the  hollow  of  his  thigh, 
and  Jacob's  thigh   was  out  of  joint, 
as  he  wrestled  with  him,"  which  tem- 
tation    and    affliction    in  the  flesh   he 
had  to  feel  and  endure,  being  ueedful 
and  for  his  good,  else  it  would  not 
have  been  given  to  him.       It   proved 


and  steadfast."  Seeing  "Through 
manifold  trials  and  temptations,  that 
the  trial  of  his  faith,  being  much 
more  precious  than  that  of  gold 
vvhich    perisheth,  though  it    be  tried 


requirement  of  the  parent  should  be 
law  without  appeal.  The  tender, 
immature  being  shut  in  by  the  un- 
known, where  every  relation  is  a 
mystery,  and  every  advance  an  exper- 


v,nlh  fire,  might  be  found  unto  praise,    iment,  has  a  right  to  find  itself  every- 


nnd  honor,  and  glory,  in  the  end."  1 
Pet.  1 :  6,  7.  "Although  the  fig  tree  j 
shall  not  blossom,  neither  shall  fruit 
be  in  the  vine,  &c."  As  under  a 
seemingly  adverse  and  frowning 
Providence,  Israel  exclaimed,  "All 
the.se  things  are  against  me,"  when 
they  were  only  preparing  him  more 
fully  to  aypreciale  future  happiness 
and  joy.  How  cheerful  he  went 
down  into  Egypt,  especially  when  on 
his  way  God  spake  unto  him  in  vis- 
ions of  the  night,  and  said,  '-Jacob, 
Jacob,  fear  not  to  go  down  into 
Egypt:  for  I  will  go  down  with  thee, 
and  will  there  make  of  thee  a  great 
nation,  and  I  will  also  surely  bring 
thee  up  again,  and  Joseph  shall  put 
his  hand  upon  thine  eyes."  Gen.  46  : 
2 — 4.  And  when  the  time  came  that 
Israel  must  die,  he  calls  his  sons  t'  - 
gether  to  bless  them,  and  while  under 
a  spirit  of  prophecy  he  exclairy.ed, 
"I  have  waited  for  thy  salvation,  O 
Lord."  Gen.  49  :  18.  "  What  he  had 
waited  for  so  long  in  humble  pious 
hope,  is  brought  nigh  to  cheer  him  in 
his  last  moments.  D.  N. 

Welsh  Bun,  Pa. 


Rights  Gt  €bil(lrcn. 

The  first  right  of  every  child  is  to 
be  well  born  ;  and  by  this  I  mean  that 
it  has  a  right  to  the  best  conditions, 
physical,  mental,  and  moral,  that  it  is 
in  the  power  of  the  parents  to  secure. 
Without  this,  the  child  is  defrauded 
of  his  rights  at  the  outsat,  and  his 
life  can  hardly  fail,  of  being  a  pitiful 
protest  against  nature's  broken  laws. 
Good  health,  good  habits,  sound  men- 
tality, and  reverend  love  should  form 
the  basis  of  every  new  life  that  is 
invoked.  The  mother  who  gives  her- 
self up  to  morbid  fancie.'!,  who  con- 
siders her  health  an  excuse  for  petu- 
lance and  nou-exercise  of  self-control, 
proves  herself  unworthy  of  the  holy 
ofliee  of  mother,  and  ought  not  to  be 
surprised  if  she  reap,  at  a  later  day, 
the  bitter  harvest  of  her  unwise 
sowing. 

Second  in  importance  to  none,  as  a 
means  of  securing  the  happiness  and 
best  good  of  childhood  and  youth,  is 
the  right  to  be  taught  obedience.  It 
is  easy  to  submit  to  what  we  know  id 


where  sustained  and  directed  by  the 
parent.  It  should  not  be  tempted  to 
resistance  by  laws  that  are  imper- 
fectly enforced,  nor  subjected  to  the 
injurious  friction  of  discussion  by 
having  a  long  list  of  reasons  given 
for  every  requirement.  The  habit  of 
ebcdience  to  the  parents  may  be  form- 
ed before  the  child  is  two  years  old  ; 
and  this  is  a  necessary  precedent  of 
obediecce  to  law,  the  next  stage  of  a 
true  development. 

The  child  has  a  right  to  employ- 
ment and  the  free  use  of  its  faculties. 
"What  shall  I  do?"  is  the  plaintivo 
wail  of  many  a  little  one  imprisoned 
in  rooms  where  everything  is  too  nice 
to  be  played  with,  and  among  grown- 
up people  who  cannot  endure  noise. 
*'Sit  down  and  keep  quiet,"  is  too 
ofien  the  impatient  answer —  an  an- 
swer which  I  never  hear  without  an 
indignant  mental  protest.  I  admon- 
ish you,  father,  mother,  guardian,  into 
whose  hands  God  has  committed  the 
sacred  trust  of  a  child's  life,  be  care- 
ful how  you  betray  it!  Beware  how 
you  hinder  a  soul's  development  by  a 
selfish  seeking  of  your  own  conven- 
ience ! 

Absolute  reliance  on  the  love  cf 
the  parents,  faith  in  their  wisdom  that 
forbids  doabt,  are  indispensable  con- 
ditions of  a  healthy  and  happy  devel- 
opment. They  constitute  the  fertile 
soil  and  genial  atnio-^phere  in  which 
all  beautiful  human  affections  bud  and 
blo.'^som.  "Father  does  what  is  right,'" 
Mother  knows  better  than  I,"  are  the 
instinctive  utterances  of  a  child  whose 
life  and  education  have  been  rightly 
begun.  That  the.'^e  utterances  are 
not  oftener  heard,  is  a  severe  com- 
mentary upon  our  methods,  a  fad 
indication  how  much  the  rights  of 
children  have  been  neglected. 

The  child  has  a  right  to  ask  ques- 
tions and  to  be  fairly  answered;  not 
to  be  snubbed  as  if  he  were  guilty  of 
an  impertinence,  nor  ignored  aa 
though  his  desire  for  information 
were  of  no  consequence,  nor  misled 
as  i.nt  did  not  signify  whether  true 
or  fa3se  impressions  were  made  upoa 
his  mind.  He  has  a  right  to  be  taught 
everytbing  which  he  desires  to  learn, 
and  to  b-^    made    certain,    when    any 


"aa  au  anchor  to  the  soul,  both  ^ure  1  inevitable,  and,  to  the  little  child,  the    aslced-for  fjo/ormation  is  withheld,  that 


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67 


it  is  only  deferred  till  he  is  older  and 
better  prepared  to  receive  it.  An- 
swering a  child's  questions  is  sowing 
the  seed?  of  its  future  character.  The 
slight  impression  of  to-day  may  have 
become  a  rule  of  life  twenty  years 
hence.  A  youth  in  crossing  the 
fields  dropped  cherry-stones  from  his 
mouth,  and  at  old  age  retraced  his 
steps  by  the  trees  laden  v,'ith  luscious 
fruit.  But  pjany  a  parent  who8e 
heart  is  l.icerated  by  a  child's  ingraii- 
tude  might  sny : 

''The  thorns  I  bleed  witbal  a:c  of  the  tree 
I  planted." 

To  answer  rightly  a  child's  qnes- 
tiors  would  give  scope  fo.'*  the  wiHciom 
of  all  the  aiicients  ;  and  to  illustrate 
needed  prccrpts  by  example  would 
require  the  exercise  of  every  Christian 
virtue. —  Victoria  Ufagazine. 


For  the  Companion  asd  Visitor. 
The  9]JH.sionBry  Cunse. 

The  language  of  the  great  com- 
mission given  by  our  Lord,  indicates 
how  near  the  missionary  cause  lay  to 
his  heart,  and  how  earnestly  he  de- 
sires that  his  salvation  should  be 
kno7/n  uuto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

If  I  were  an  ambassador,  and 
stood  on  the  v.atch-wails  of  Zion,  I 
should  feel  moro  disposed  to  personal 
effort  and  pecuniary  sacrifice  for  this 
noble  euterpri-c\ 

"Go  ye  into  all  the  wojld  and 
preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature." 
The  glorious  effects  of  the  uiessage 
of  the  gospel  of  <;lad  tidings,  when 
believed,  are  p^irdon  to  the  guilty, 
purity  to  the  polluted, p.ud  deliverance 
to  the  enslaved.  U  declares  that 
■"God  was  in  Cbrii-t,  reconcili.ng  the 
world  unto  himself,  not  imputing  un- 
to men  their  trespasses  ;"  that  "God 
so  loved  the  world  that  he  gave  his 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever 
believeth  in  him  should  not  perish, 
but  have  everlasting  life."  It  is 
summarized  iu  is  these  words  :  "He 
that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall 
be  saved  ;"  not  because  baptism  is  as 
indispensible  as  faith,  for  'By  grace 
we  are  saved  through  faith,"  but  be- 
cause wherever  faith  is  genuine,  it 
will  lead  to  that  open  coufessioa 
which  is  made  in  baptism.  The  ad- 
verse side  of  this  me.^ssage  of  good 
news  is,  "He  that  believeth  not  shall 
be  dammed."  The  gospel  presents 
au  alternative  lo  men,  and  leaves 
them  to  make  their  choice.  This  gos- 
pel is  to  be   published,   ^)¥er  all    the 


world,  because  all  men  as  sinners, 
need  it,  and  because  it  alone  can 
meet  their  case. 

One  of  the  earliest  effects  of  sin  was 
to  make  one  say,  "Am  I  my  brother's 
keeper  ?"  But  the  first  effect  of  the 
gospel  is  to  make  every  one  who  ac- 
cepts it,  responsible  for  the  presen- 
tation of  its  terms  to  his  fellow-men. 
The  duty  of  publishing  these  glad 
tiding  rests  on  every  'oeliever  in 
tbrui.  This  precopt  was  given  to 
the  disciples  as  such.  It  hen  term  it 
on  these  grounds,  the  apostles'  com- 
mission, but  that  does  not  aiean,  if  I 
undersiand  it  right,  that  it  is  to  be 
res-trictcd  to  the  apostles,  or  office 
bearers  of  any  sort  in  the  church. 
It  is  addressed, if  I  understand  aright, 
to  all  believers;  for  the  law  is,  "Let 
hid!  heareth  say  come." 

The  above  remarks  I  have  hastely 
written.  And  though  I  am  not  yet 
a  member  of  the  church,  nor  have  I 
felt  the  transforming  power  of  the 
go?pei,  I  am  very  thankful  that  God 
has  endowed  me  vvith  a  talent  capa- 
ble of  understanding  his  word,  which 
I  hope  may  at  some  future  day  be 
the  mraus  of  making  me  ail  that  1 
should  be,  namely  :  a  new  creature 
in  Christ.  I  know  that,  "in  a  little 
while  he  that  shall  come  will  come, 
and  will  not  tarry."  And  as  the  gos- 
pel is  designed  to  prepare  men  for 
the  coming  of  the  Lamb,  and  we 
all  need  a  preparation,  it  should  be 
preached  according  to  the  commis- 
sion, to  every  creature. 

Samuel  S.  W.  Hammers. 

Oettyshurg,  Pa. 

A  tJRre  tor  Trouble. 

Many  persons  attempt  to  drown 
trou'ole  in  driuk.  You  might  as  well 
atteiiipt  to  drown  a  fish  in  a  brook. 
It  is  the  element  in  which  trouble 
lives  and  thrives.  Others  nurse  their 
trouble  in  idleness.  They  say.  "I 
don't  like  doing  anything."  No  doubt 
about  that.  The  first  effect  of  trouble 
is  to  absorb  all  your  energies,  and 
make  you  feel  that  all  effort  is  diffi- 
cult, perhaps  useless.  But  it  is  effort 
which  cures  trouble.  Work  is  the 
only  certain  remedy  for  it.  If  misfor- 
tune has  come  upon  you,  work  must 
retrieve  it.  If  sudden  calamity  has 
struck  you  hard,  jou  must  strike  some- 
thing else  hard,  or  it  v.'iil  crush  you. 
If  you  have  mot  with  losses,  you  need 
all  your  energies  to  make  them  up, 
and  these  you  cannot  .havo  if  you  lie 
awake  tbiukiug  aboqj,  your  troubles. 


Every  sleepless  hour  at  night  takes 
away  half  the  value  of  a  waking  and 
working  hour  by  day.  Do  not  mope 
over  your  di.nner,  but  eat  it  and  away 
to  work  again. 

Don't  spend  your  breath  in  telling 
unsympalhiziag  friends  of  your  mis- 
fortunes. Don't  disturb  your  wife  by 
useless  groaning  in  the  night  season. 
Work  off  your  troubles  during  the 
day,  and  you  will  be  certain  to  sleep 
them  off  during  the  night. 

There  are  some  troubles  which 
time  only  can  heal,  some,  perhaps, 
which  no  time  can  heal,  but  there  is 
no  burden  of  trouble  v/hich  will  not 
bo  made  lighter  by  good  hearty, 
honest  work.     Try  it  and  see. 

And  remember  that,  as  most  of  our 
troubles  are  caused  by  departing  from 
duty  and  from  God,  there  is  no  per- 
fect cure  for  them  until  we  penitently 
return  to  Him  who  "binds  up  the 
broken  heart,"  and  who,  having  been 
himself  a  man  of  sorrows  and  ac- 
quainted with  grief,  knows  lietterthan 
anyone  else  how  "to  comfort  all  that 
mourn." 

"What  a  friend  we  have  iu  Jesus 
All  our  sins  and  f^iief  to  bear  ; 
What  .-J  priviligc  to  carry 

Svci  ything  to  God  in  prayer." 

— Sdectcd. 


For  the  Com^'anion  and  Visitor. 
Tho  I'jithollc  itloKle  ot  Baptism. 

The  following;  mode  of  baptism  used  by 
the  Catholic  Church,  I  have  extr^ted 
from  a  work  written  by  the  Mo-t  Rov. 
Dr.  Challoncr,  of  Pliiiadelphia,  in  18H. 
lit!  siiys: 

"Then  the  prie.'^t  as^ks  the  per.son  that 
is  to  he  baptized,  N.  Dost  thou  rotioutiee 
Satan?  To  which  the  per.son  hiiusell,  if 
at  age,  otherwisothe  god-father  and  god- 
mother, in  his  name  atistvers  :  I  renounce 
him.  The  priest  goes  on — And  all  his 
woiks?  Ans.  I  renounce  them.  Priest 
and  ail  hi.s  pomps?  An.-,wc:-,  I  renounce 
thoiu." 

On  page  38,  he  says: 

'•After  this  the  priest  ask.s  :  N.  \\h\t 
thou  bo  baptized  ?  Ans.  1  wiii.  Then 
the  god  i'atiior  and  god  mother  both  hold- 
ing or  touchintr  their  god-child,  the  priest 
pours  the  water  upon  his  head  tliree 
times  iuthe  form  of  across,  or  where 
the  custom  is  to  dip,  dips  him  three 
times,  saying  at  the  same  time  these 
words:  N.  '1  baptize  thee  in  the  name 
of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,'  which  words  arc  pronounced 
in  such  manner  that  the  throe  pourmgs 
of  the  water  concur  with  the  pronouncing 
of  the  tiirce  names  of  the  divine  pcrsous  ; 
tor  the  form  is  to  be  iironouneed  but 
once."  John  W.  1'iIovanoi:. 

l'\inniitg('»i,   W.   Va, 


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^f'liat  Pleases  dioti. 


BY  GBRHAUDT. 


What  God  decrees,  child  of  His  love, 
Take  patiently,  though  it  may  prove 
The  storm  that  wrecks  thy  treasure  here, 
Be  CO  nforted  !  thou  aeedst  not  fear 
What  pleases  God. 

The  wisest  will  is  God's  own  will ; 
Rest  on  tliis  anchor,  and  be  still  ; 
For  peace  around  thy  path  shall  flow, 
When  only  wishini^  here  below 
What  pleases  God. 

The  truest  heart  is  God's  own  h»art, 
Which  bids  thy  grief  (>nd  fear  depart  ; 
Piotecliug,  guidinsr,  day  and  night, 
The  soul  that  wekomes  here  aright 
What  pleases  God, 

Oh  !  could  1  ^ing  as  I  desire, 
My  grateful  voice  should  neve'  tire, 
Toltll  the  wondrous  love  and  power 
Thus  working  out,  from  hour  to  hour, 
What  pleases  Gwd. 

The  King  of  kings,  lie  rulo^  on  earth, 
He  sends  us  sorrow  here,  or  mirth, 
lie  bears  the  ocean  in  His  hand  ; 
And  thus  we  meet,  on  sea  or  laud, 
What  pleases  G  jd. 

His  church  on  earth  He  dearly  loves, 
Although  He  oft  its  sin  reproves  ; 
The  rod  itself  Hi3  love  can  speak. 
He  smites  till  we  return  to  seek 
What  pleases  God. 

Then  let  the  cro'^d  around  thee  seizj 
The  jotfs  that  for  a  season  please, 
But  willingly  their  paths  forsake, 
And  for  thy  blessed  portion  take 
What  pleases  God. 

Thy  heritage  i.;  safe  in  heaven  ; 
There  shall  the  crown  of  joy  be  given  ; 
There  shalt  thou  hear,  and  see,  and  know 
As  thou  couldst  never  here  below, 
What  pleases  God. 

— S.lectcd. 


"Ricli  Hs  a  Jew.'* 

"Rich  as  a  Jew,"  is  a  phrase  which 
has  become  80  common  that  it  is  an 
every  day  expression,  just  as  the  old 
llonian,  when  measuring  a  man's 
wealth,  spoke  of  him  as  being  as  rich 
as  Crccsus.  We  had  a  conversation 
■with  the  late  Johanas  Hopkins  a  few 
years  previous  to  his  death  on  the 
growing  wealth  of  the  American 
Jflraelites,  and  there  were  few  men  of 
his  day  whope  judgment  on  such  niat- 
ters  was  more  sound  and  Kufo.  Speak- 
ing of  the    Jowe    of    J^altimore,    ho 


said: — I  have  always  found  them 
safe  men  to  dfal  with  ;  they  value 
their  credit  more  thou  they  do  their 
money,  and  will  make  any  sacrifice 
to  maintain  it.  In  his  bankinc;  oper- 
ations he  had  dealt  largely  with  them, 
and  found  them  true  to  these  engage- 
ments, and  frequently  anxious  to  take 
up  their  notes  before  they  were  due 
to  save  the  interest.  During  the  past 
twenty  years  the  Jews  of  this  country 
have  made  rapid  strides  in  the  accu- 
mulation of  wealth,  and  in  many 
branches  of  mercaotile  business  they 
are  realizing  a  pre-eminence  that  is 
creditable  to  their  sagacity  and  enter- 
prise. Men  who  v/ere  at  one  time 
wanoering  over  the  country  under  a 
pedlar's  pack,  are  now  at  the  head  of 
leading  mercantile  firms,  in  the  West 
and  South  especially,  and  in  Tt-xas 
all  the  leading  business  of  the  country 
is  in  the  hands  of  the  Israelite.s.  At 
Saratoga,  Cape  May,  Ntwport  aud 
Long  Branch,  and  all  the  principul 
summer  resorts,  they  are  to  be  found 
every  summer  in  large  force,  and 
where  they  display  rich  equipages, 
diamonds  and  other  evidences  of 
wealth,  there  is  an  assurance  in  the 
mind  of  the  beholder  that  there  is  an 
abundance  of  stocks,  bonds  and  se- 
cure investments  behind  them.  This 
is  not  always  the  cafe  with  visitors 
at  these  fashionable  resorts. 

It  might  be  well  for  the  Gentiles  to 
inquire  into  the  causes  that  enable 
the  Jews  to  keep  on  amassing  wealtii 
steadily  and  rapidly.  In  the  Jewish 
fdn>ily  all  are  active  workers.  There 
are  no  drones  in  the  hive.  Ca;e  is 
taken  to  train  the  sons  to  business 
habits,  and  they  are  reared  with  the 
sppcial  object  of  taking  position  along 
side  of  their  fathers  as  soon  as  their 
education  is  finished.  We  seldom 
here  of  a  Jew  being  a  drunkard  or 
living  beyond  his  means,  or,  in  other 
words,  living  on  the  money  of  his 
creditors.  They  have  no  prodigal 
sons  scattered  over  the  world,  spend- 
ing in  riotous  living  the  money  which 
their  parents  have  labored  to  accumu- 
late. It  has  become  with  most  classes 
of  people,  are  anxious  that  the  rich 
men  of  one  age  are  the  poor  men's 
son's  of  the  preceeding  age,  and  that 
the  sons  of  the  rich  generally  die  poor. 
This  however  is  not  the  case  with  the 
Israelites  in  any  portion  of  the  world. 
Wealth  with  them  is  never  squandered, 
but  is  always  multiplying  and  in- 
creasing. The  wealth  of  the  Rotha- 
childs  has    grown    through    seyeri^j 


generations.  We  seldom  hear  of  a 
Jovv  investing  money  in  any  of  the 
baubles  that  tickle  the  cupidity  of  the 
less  wary  investors.  He  likes  a 
good  percentage,  but  he  must  also  bo 
sure  that  be  is  not  risking  the  princi- 
pal to  secure  a  good  rale  of  interest. 
In  short,  neither  father  nor  son  ever 
lives  beyond  bis  iucame,  and  never 
wastes  money  in  indcavoring  to  moke 
a  show  or  to  rival  his  neighbor  in 
( quipago  or  dress  until  he  is  amply 
aliie  to  do  so  without  fear  of  having 
to  ever  make  a  step  backward.  It 
would  be  well  for  all  the  world  to  im- 
itate the  Israelit'S  in  ibis  particular." 
—  Baltimnre  Am-Tican. 

Thi.s  characteristic  of  the  Jews, 
morality  and  economy,  is  by  no  means 
overdrawn  by  the  Ainei-ican.  It  is 
literaly  true  and  the  Gentile,  as  well 
a.^  the  so-called  Ohii-slian  world,  can 
and  ought  to  learn  lessons  of  sobriety, 
economy,  and  good  morality  from 
them.  The  American  says  :  "We 
seldom  hear  of  a  Jew  being  a  drunk- 
ard." And  I  will  add :  We  never 
hear  of  a  Jew  being  a  murderer.  So 
well  do  they  understand  the  law  of 
God  ;  "Thou  shalt  take  no  sati.-^fuc- 
tion  for  the  life  of  a  murderer;  he 
shall  surely  be  put  to  death,"  to  be 
the  .sin  uulo  death,  that  they  never 
commit  it.  But  while  good  morals 
and  economy  are  commendable  trivits 
in  their  character,  we  inu.st  deplore 
their  blindness  iu  the  Christian  relig- 
ion ;  but  as  "blindness  in  partis  hap- 
pened to  Israel,  until  the  fulness  of 
the  Gentiles  be  come  in,"  perhaps  it  is 
no  fault  of  theirs. 

The  Ilabbi,  Jacob  L.  Mayer,  of  the 
liar  Sinai  Hebrew  Riiform  Congrega- 
tion, delivered  an  address  on  the 
Messiah  and  the  Jews,  which  gives 
an  idea  of  how  intelligentand  learned 
Hebrews  all  over  the  world  look  upon 
the  subject.  He  said  the  Maccabees 
certainly  were  the  anointed  of  Jeho- 
vah, and  the  blessed  sons  of  God  in 
distinction  from  all  other  men,  who 
were  simply  sous  of  God.  In  tht; 
gospel  of  Luke,  Adam  is  called  the 
sou  of  God,  and  the  descendants  of 
Adam,  whether  good  or  bad,  are  nat- 
urally sous  of  God.  Men  whose  lives 
are  beneficial  to  the  world  at  large, 
are  the  blessed  sons  of  God,  and  all 
those  who,  under  the  government  of 
Supreme  Wisdom,  are  instrumental 
in  the  achievement  of  humane  and 
j  salutary  ends  in  Israel  are,  to  us  a 
!  Biblical  term,  auoit:ted  with  the  Spir- 
'  it  of  God,  besides  being  each  of  them 


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a  M?saiab.  The  Jews  of  Germany 
loi  ked  upon  Napoleon  L  as  their 
Messiah,  as  be  had  actually  pav«  d 
tbeni  from  oppressors,  and  ir.augiir- 
afed  the  era  of  freedom  among  the 
Israeiiles  in  p]tirope.  In  the  sar.ie 
Becse  the  Rabbi  said  he  referred  to 
the  Maccabees  as  the  auointed  souy  (;f 
God  in  Israel 

The  pure  Hebrew  term,  said  the 
Rab''>i,  is  the  word  3[a.iheeach,  wlich 
translated  into  Greek,  is  Chr-isios, 
from  which,  by  way  of  Latiu  adop- 
tion, the  English  language  got  its 
Christ;  meauing  the  anointed  one, 
in  Israel,  of  course  anointed  in  the 
Jewish  spirit  and  custom,  for  the  de- 
velopment and  eventual  restoration 
cf  prosperity  in  the  Common weahh 
of  Isiael.  In  this  sense,  Judah,  the 
Maccabee,  was  a  Messiah,  as  well  as 
Cvrus,  King  of  Persia,  who  is  ppukf-n 
of  by  Isaiah,  chap.  40,  as  a   Messiah. 

*  *  He  said  Moi'es  was  the  first 
Messiah,  then  Josbua,  Deborah,  (Jid- 
con,  Samson,  Saul  and  David.  Eve- 
ry helper  iu  time  of  need,  was  a  Mes- 
siah  in  Israel.  *  *  lie  said  they 
wished  for  another  government ;  a 
kirigdoai  of  heaven  upon  earth.  Such 
haid  lie  being  the  feelings  and  aspira- 
tioii6  of  the  masses,  he  who  was  bold 
enough  in  the  face  of  the  ruling  power 
to  proclaim  .'■uch  kingdom — of  heav- 
en— would  be  the  long  sighed  for 
Messiah.  Not  a  Messiah  for  the  re- 
mission of  sins,  but  a  strong,  pov>'er- 
ful,  glorious  and  courageous  warrior 
aud  conqueror,  descended  from  amidst 
the  princely  nations,  overthrowing 
the  government  of  oppression  and  es- 
tablishing a  heavenly  kingdom  on 
earth,  the  yoke  of  which  v/on!d  be 
la-iy  to  bear.  Such  was  the  Messiah 
they  expected.  Here  the  Kubbi 
named  some  who  aspired  to  this 
Messiahship,  and  says,  Jesus  of  Naz- 
areth followed  them.  He  also  had 
Lis  adherents  among  the  lower  class- 
es, and  he  also  spoke  in  the  sense  of 
his  predecessors.  He  also  proclaimed 
the  kingdom  of  heaven,  and  preached 
the  same  moral  and  religious  doctrines 
literally,  which  Hillel  bad  propound- 
ed eigiJty  years  before  him.  The 
lower  classes  called  him  their  Mes- 
siah, sou  of  David  to-day,  and  the 
iiext  day  they  exclaimed.  Crucify 
him  !  and  be  was  crucified.  His 
views  were  exclusively  Jewish  ;  those 
of  Paul  of  Tarsus,  the  great  Jewish  { 
apoi-tle  to  the  Gentiles,  were  cosmo-  | 
politan.  The  labors  of  Jesus  were,  | 
like  those  of  hia  predecessors,  in  tbo 


interests  of  his  country  ;  Paul  labored 
fjr  all  humanity.  Jesus  died  a  Jew, 
in  Judea;  Paul  died  a  citizen  of  the 
world,  in  some  unknown  place.  Jesus 
aspired  for  the  Messiahship  iu  Israel  ; 
Paul  made  him  the  Son  of  God  among 
the   Gentiles. 

The  Uabhi  said:  It  is  noteworthy 
that  Paul  utterly  ignores  the  Messiah 
of  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  whom  he  pro- 
cloiiiis  to  the  Gentiles  as  the  Son  of 
God,  while  Peter,  the  apostle  to  the 
Jews,  never  alludes  to  this  supernat- 
ural divine  worship  of  Jesus,  who.m 
as  Son  of  God,  he  glorifies  as  the 
Messiah  of  the  Jews.  The  position 
of  the  two  apostles  was  different, 
hence  the  difference  of  their  ways  to 
treat  the  subject  common  to  both  of 
them  etc.  *  *  He  finally  conclued 
by  saying:  "They  do  not  wait  any 
more  for  the  Messiah  of  the  house  of 
David,  the  Jews  in  the  North,  West 
and  civiliz'd  South  of  Europe.  He 
has  come  in  the  person  of  a  Huss, 
Guttenberg,  Luther,  Copernicus  Col- 
unibus,  Heider,  Lessing,  Dohm,  Hum- 
bolt,  and  hundreds  of  other  great 
men,  who  were  briliiaut  stars  in  the 
heaven  of  humanity  and  progressive 
reform  aruong  men,  and  above  a!!,  is 
thegreat  republic  of  the  United  States, 
the  blessed  land  of  anointed  ones  to 
Israel,  Washington  first,  aud  after 
hiiii  the  great  host  of  noble  men,  ou 
the  broad  platform  of  freedom,  to  all 
aud  everybody,  is  respective  of  creed 
or  {)osition.  We  fl  jck  arouud  the 
baaaer  of  these  auointed  ones,  aud 
endeavor  each  of  us  to  act  iu  t!ie 
spirit  of  messianic  truth  and  love  to- 
wards all,  who  as  human  beings  have 
claims  in  the  blessings  of  a  Messiah."' 

This  being    the    teaching    of    this 
vfrij  learned  blind  leader  of  the    nat- 
urally blind  Israelites,  what  religious 
faith  and  obedience  to  the  law  of  God 
through  Christ  can  be  expected    from 
them.     The  Jew,    like    the    massea, 
among  whom  even  Brethren  are  found, 
believe  more  than  a   comujon    educa- 
tion is  necessary  to  qualify  a  man    to 
preach,  or  to  teach  the  nations.  None 
are  more    learned    than    the    Jewish 
Kabbi ;  and  none  more  ignorant  of  the 
truth  than  he.     A  man  who  can    but ' 
read  hia  Bibie,  and  reads  :  ( 'The  Lord  , 
thy  God  will    raise    up    unto    thee    a  ' 
prophet  from  the  midst  of  thee,  of  thy  I 
brethren,    like    unto    me ;    unto    him  i 
shall  ye  hearken.     •     •     I   will   raise  | 
them  up  a  prophet  from  among  those  j 
brethren,  like  unto  thee,  and  will  put  ; 
my  words  in  bis  mouth  ;  and  be  shall 


sp  ak  unto  them  all  that  I  shall  com- 
mand him,")  knows  that  this  prophet 
was  not  Washington  the  soldier  or 
statesman.  Aud  if  he  reads,  "Behold 
a  virgin  shall  conceive,  and  bear  a 
son,  and  shall  call  his  name  Imman- 
uel."  Aud  reading  on  :  "For  unto 
us  a  child  is  born,  uuto  us  a  son  13 
given:  and  the  government  shall  be 
upon  his  shoulders,  and  his  name  shall 
be  called  Wonderful  CounselUr,  the 
Mighty  God,  the  everlasting  Father, 
the  Prince  of  Peace.  Of  the  increase 
of  bis  governmeot  and  peace  there 
shall  be  no  end. "etc.  He  will  bo 
slow  to  believe  that  either  Huss,  Lu- 
ther, or  the  United  States  were  meant 
by  the  prophet  who  spake  as  he  was 
moved  by  the  Spirit  of  God.  It  was 
by  this  law  and  the  proj^hets  with 
other  similar  ones,  that  Paul  proved 
that  this  Jesus  whom  I  preach,  is  the 
Cnrist;  aud  not  by  any  artificial  or  of 
man  made  education  ;  as  many  sup- 
pose. And  if  ever  llabbi  Jacob  L. 
Maver  is  brought  to  the  cross  of 
Christ,  it  must,  and  will  be  done  by 
the  L'lw,  Prophets,  and  Psalms.  And 
not  by  any  education  the  schools  can 
teach. 

D.  P.  Saylok. 


For  the  Companion  aud  Visitor. 
lor  aTli!r!iity  soul  iu  the 


BY  C    H    BALSBAUGH. 


Only  a  drop  my  beloved,  but  well- 
ing out  from  beneath  the  Tlirone,  it 
has  the  freshness  of  the  Eternal  Foun- 
tain, and  may  quicken  thy  soul  aud 
turn  thy  Rephidim  into  an  Eliiu. 

Sin  i»  a  dreadful  evil.  It  has  wast- 
ed the  ranks  of  heaven,  populated 
hell,  and  blighted  the  earth.  It  is 
the  Marah  of  our  existence,  and  the 
L^pua  of  the  Universe.  But  for  sin 
you  aud  I  might  be  as  free  from  paia 
as  the  elect  Angels,  and  as  happy  as 
they.  But  there  is  not  only  an 
Abaddon,  but  a  ll'^deemer.  The 
"Abolisher  of  dea'Av'  has  opened  a 
rill  out  of  the  "River  of  Life"  into 
every  soul  that  longs  for  deliverance 
from  the  dominion  of  death.  To  faith 
death  is  stiugless,  the  grave  without 
a  victory,  and  sin  the  death  of  sin. 
In  being  slain  by  sin,  Chri.'<t  slew 
sin.  Ha  v.'aH  dead,  and  is  alive  for- 
evermore.  The  bloody  garment — the 
"coat  of  many,  colors" — which  was 
exhibited  as  the  triumph  of  malice, 
we.3  the  means  of  helping  Him  to  His 


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CHKIBTIAM  FAMILY  COMPANION  AKD  GOSPEL  VISITOB. 


Uediatorial  Throne,  to  dispense  the 
treasures  of  the  overflowing  granaries 
of  Heaven. 

Ifthereisany  glory  in  suffering 
for  Christ,  you  and  I  have  special 
reason  to  be  thauliful  for  our  high 
privilege.  It  is  certain  that  in  Heav- 
en we  cannot  honor  Iliia  in  "the 
fellowship  of  His  sufferitigs,"  and 
should  therefore  make  all  the  more  of 
His  cross  while  we  have  the  oppor- 
tunity. It  is  well  to  long  for  His 
coming  to  take  us  to  Himself,  but  it 
is  better  to  say  from  the  heart,  "Not 
as  I  will,  but  as  Thou  wilt."  Jesus 
knows  your  seclusion,  knows  the  in- 
tensity of  the  flames  that  try  your 
gold,  and  has  His  eye  constantly  on 
the  process  that  is  to  make  you  "meet 
to  be  a  partaker  of  the  inheritance  of 
the  saints  in  light."  Your  sighs  and 
groans  are  heard  in  Heaven,  your 
tears  are  preserved  for  a  testimony 
against  the  Great  Day,  and  your 
prayers  are  gathered  into  the  Golden 
Censer.  The  bitter  dregs  you  drain 
from  your  earthly  cup,  will  be  trans- 
muted into  a  hallelujah  beverage 
through  all  Eternity.  May  the  Be- 
loved grant  you  a  prelibation  out  of 
these  lines.  A  wooden  cup  may  hold 
the  drink  of  Angels. 

Have  faith  in  God.  It  is  His  de- 
light to  attend  to  cur  impossibles. 
He  is  gloriQed  in  honoring  the  faith 
that  honors  Ili.s  Oaiuipoteuco.  "Fray 
■without  ceasing"  for  love  and  patience 
and  endurance,  so  that  the  glory  of 
the  Cross  n:ay  pale  the  sun,  and 
make  your  sick  room  a  Cetbel,  and  a 
Peniel,  and  a  Heaven-mirroring 
Patmos.  Let  all  who  leave  your 
chamber  feel  that  the  place  isaMaha- 
naim.  May  saint.and  sinner  be  in- 
spired by  a  Tabor  spirit  in  beholding 
the  transfiguration  of  your  suffering 
humanity,  and  become  living  taber- 
nacles of  the  AU-Beautiiul.  Keep 
yourself  in  the  summer  of  the  upper 
Paradise,  so  that  when  it  is  winter 
with  others, — their  comforts  withered 
and  frozen — they  may  visit  your 
"garden  of  epices,"  and  behold  the 
beauty  and  inhale  the  fragrance  of 
Emmanuel's  evergreens.  Keep  thy- 
self ready  for  the  Lily-Gatherer,  for 
His  chariot  is  on  the  way,  and  His 
heart  burns  as  ardently  for  you  to 
come  as  yours  does  to  go.  The  Won- 
derful in  life,  will  be  more  wonderful 
in  death,  and  most  wonderful  in 
Eternity.  Be  thou  wonderful  in  Him 
now  and  evermore. 
Union  Dcjiosit,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
Truflic  la  Ardent  i^piritii. 


BY  SIMON  MIKESELL 


The  proposition  that  I  am  aboui  to 
make  is  this  :  the  manufacturing  aud 
vending  of  ardent  spirits  is  morally 
wrong.  We  take  the  position  that  it 
is  wrong  and  ought  to  ho  abandoned. 

The  Bible  condemns  it  most  conclu- 
sively. It  contains  one  hundred  and 
twenty-one  warnings,  besides  seventy- 
one  warnings  and  reproofs;  twelve 
times  denounces  it  as  pinsonous,  and 
five  times  tota.lly  prohibits  it.  In  ex- 
amining this, let  it  be  renieiobercd  that 
the  reason  why  this  occupation  is 
engaged  in,  and  the  only  reason  is  to 
make  money.  Is  it  right  for  a  nmn, 
for  the  sake  of  gain,  to  be  engagr-d 
in  the  sale  of  a  poison  attended  with 
destruction  to  the  property,  health, 
happiness,,  peace,  and  salvation  of  his 
neighbor,  producing  mania  and  in- 
digence, poverty,  and  curses,  and 
death,  and  woes  innumerable  to  the 
land  and  to  the  church  of  God. 

Barnes  a  well  known  writer  says, 
that  the  traffic  is  a  violation  of  that, 
law,  which  requires  a  man  to  honor 
God.  "Whether  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or 
whatsoever  ye  do,  do  all  to  the  glory 
of  God."  And  yet,  is  this  a  business 
that  was  ever  engaged  in,  or  ever 
pursued  with  a  desire  to  honor  God? 
Is  it  an  employment  over  which  a 
man  will  pray  ?  Can  he  ask  the  God 
of  heaven  to  give  him  success  ?  Let 
him  then  in  imagination  follow  what 
he  sells,  to  its  direct  result ;  let  him 
attend  it  to  its  final  distribution  of 
poverty,  and  woes,  and  crimes,  and 
death,  and  then  kneel  down  before 
heaven's  eternal  King  aud  render 
thanksgiving  tor  this  success.  Alas, 
it  cannot  be  :  man  pursues  it  not  from 
a  desire  to  honor  God. 

The  man  who  would  pray  over  a 
business  like  this,  would  be  mocking 
God.  The  business  may  be  abandon- 
ed without  difficulty.  The  only 
question  is  whether  the  love  of  con- 
science, and  the  love  of  God  shall  pre- 
vail over  the  love  of  that  polluted 
gold  that  will  drag  your  soul  down 
to  hell. 

Sometimes  we  are  told  that  the 
traffic  is  a  source  of  gain  to  the  coun- 
try. Now  this  is  known  to  be  fal.se. 
The  Honorable  Charles  Buxton,  of 
London,  says:  "It  is  intoxication 
that  fills  our  jails  :  it  is  intoxication 
that  fills  our   lunatic   asvlums:  it  is 


intoxication  that  fills  our  workhouses 
with  poor.  Were  it  not  for  this  one 
cause  pauperism  would  nearly  be  es- 
tinguished  in  England.      -- 

The    Westminster    Review    says : 
"Drunkenness  is  the  curse  of  England, 
a  curse  so  great  that   it   far   eclipses 
every  other  calamity  under  which  wo 
suffer.     It  is  impjs.sible  to  ex  >g;r^^rat« 
the  evils  of  drunkeunes.^."     Wbilo   it 
is  the  curse  of  other  nations,  it   is   no 
less   so   of  America.     Its  blighting, 
withering,  deadly  effi^cts  are  more  or 
less  seen  and  felt  in  every  section    of 
our  fair  land.     It  is  said  that    in   the 
ypar  1800  there  were  88,002,797    gal- 
lons of  spirituous  liquor  distilled,  and 
5,115.146  barrels  of  fermented  liquors 
brewed,  worth  $739,020,570  at  retail 
prices  ;  while  the  value  of  all  the  flour, 
cotton  goods,  boots,    shoes,    woolen 
goods,  clothing,  aud    books;  newspa- 
pers and  other   printing  produc^id    in 
the  United  states,  was  $610,000,000. 
The  time  lost  by    drinking,    cost    of 
crime,    pauperism,     litigation,     etc., 
would  make  the  total  expense  at  least 
$1,250,000  000.     The  civil  and  diplo- 
matic expenses  for  18G3  amounted  to 
$11,0GG,13S,U.     Thus  the  people  tax 
tbem.selves    §728,000,000    more    for 
liquor  than  the  cost    of   the    United 
States  government  in  ordinary  times. 
I  have  no  time  to  notice   other    objec- 
tions, that  the  manufacturer  and  ven- 
der might    give.     I    would   just   add 
here,  do  anything,  beg,  dig,    do    any- 
thing but  this.     It  would  be   a  glori- 
ous martyrdom  to   starve   cont-asted 
with  obtaining  a  livelihood    by    such 
an  employment  in  this  land.     Now  in 
conclusion  remember  the  word  of  the 
prophet:  "Woe  unto  hia>  that  giveth 
his  neighbor  strong  drink,  that  puttest 
thy  bottle  to  him,  and    makest    him 
drunken  also,  that  thou  mayest    look 
on  their  nakedness."  Uab.  2:  15. 
Troy,  Ohio. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
A  i'recions  Prooiise. 


BY  J.  MATCIIETT. 


"Ask  and  it  shall  bo  given  you." — Matt. 
vii.  7 

As  I  have  never  written  any  for  the 
Compi'iiion  and  Visitor  a.s  yet,  I  will  try 
and  offer  a  few  thoughts  on  a  suhjoct  that 
i.s  of  vital  importance  to  some  of  its  read- 
er.-i  at  thi.s  lime. 

The  above  heading  sceins  to  he  lan- 
jruaf^e  that  is  positive — word.s  used  by  our 
Saviour  over  eighteen  hundred  years  ago. 
Ho  has  promised  us  that  if  we  will  only 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAKION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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ask,  we  shall  receive.  And  these  prom- 
ises are  "to  you  tuid  your  children  and  all 
that  are  afar  off."  Now,  brethren,  if  we 
ever  expect  to  dwell  with  Christ,  alter 
leaving  this  world,  we  must  do  whatever 
he  bids  us  do. 

He  tells  us  it  we  will  do  as  we  are  told, 
or  taught  by  him,  we  are  his  brothers. 
\Vould  it  not  be  joy  to  a  person  to  know 
that  he  was  a  brother  to  Christ ;  that  he 
felt  satisfied  in  his  heart  that  this  wa-i 
the  case.  Now,  brethren,  the  Scripture 
just  reads  the  same  to  us  all.  Ask  and 
ye  shall  receive.  That's  the  way  Christ 
offers  to  treat  u  ■.  Now  Ictus  comeriiiht 
_ti  the  point.  Do  wc  know  any  one  that 
i-sa-king,  yes,  pleading  and  calling,  "day 
after  day,  for  bread,"  for  poor  children? 
Sliadi  say,  yes?  And  they  offer,  too,  to 
pay  in  trust  for  the  money  advanced. 
They  have  asked  in  many  ways.  Urcth- 
■  ren,  let  us  remember  what  became  of 
that  man,  the  crumbs  of  whose  table 
Were  desired  bj'  a  i)oor  man. 

One  thing  we  may  be  sure  of,  if  we 
shut  up  our  bowels  of  mercy,  our  going 
to  meeting  will  avail  us  nothing.  Now, 
dear  brethren,  don't  depend  one  on  an- 
other, but  try  and  open  your  own  hearts 
a'id  let  that  man  in,  that  will  go  with  you 
aiid  sup  with  you,  and  you  will  find  pas- 
ture for  your  souls.  ,  Do  for  mercy's  sake 
sit  down  by  your  desk  and  count  out  a 
nice  sum  of  money  for  Christ.  He  will 
not  promise  you  ton  per  cent.,  but  you 
may  expect  ten  fold  the  amount,  when 
he  comes,  who  will  give  you  a  white 
stone  in  which  there  is  a  name  written 
no  one  knoweth,  except  him  that  re- 
eeivcth  it.  Brethren,  let  us  give  this 
matter  an  earnest  thought.  God  h.as 
Messed  us  with  many  a  good  crop,  and 
how  soon  he  may  send  a  famine  we  know 
not. 

Would  it  not  be  a  wonderful  sin  and 
shame  for  the  German  Baptists  to  with 
hold  their  substance,  and  let  the  people 
in  the  West  perish  ?  And  I  must  say 
that  while  I  think  our  church  is  the  best 
church,  after  all  wiihout  chaiity  a  mem- 
bership in  it  will  avail  nolhi'sg.  Now, 
brethren,  though  some  people  call  us  riL-h 
Dunkards,  let  us  be  careful  that  we  don't 
say  we  sent  so  much  and  so  much,  and 
depend  on  that  '■,  but  let  us  say,  we  will 
send  a  little  at  every  call,  and  at  every 
opportunity  that  v,'e  may  have. 

Hagcrstoicti,  Ml. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  SSrokeu  Bail. 


BY    JOHN  CALVIN  BRIGnT. 


I  went  from  our  little  village  to  the 
city  of  Dayton  by  rail  this  morning, 
January  9th.  Tbe  temperature  be- 
ing some  fifteen  degrees  below  zero, 
and  the  winds  from  the  Arctic  regions 
blowing  at  a  dashing  rate  from  the 
porth  west,  caused  one,  eveaia  a  well 


furnished  coach,  to  draw  his  over- 
covering  close  around  him  to  keep 
comfortable.  And  as  the  road  was 
in  a  poor  condition,  many  of  the  ties 
being  considerably  decayed,  timid 
minds  had  their  anxieties  called  in 
that  direction  also.  As  we  sped  on- 
ward at  a  cautions  rate  toward  the 
city  a  terrible  jolt  told  the  story  of 
"A  Broken  Rail."  Nothing  serious 
occured  however  as  the  train  all  came 
down  on  the  track  again.  And  no 
loss  anyway  unless  perchance  a  strain 
that  may  tell  on  the  wear  of  tbe  run- 
ning gear  of  the  car.  But  many 
shook  their  heads  with  terror  when 
they  thought  what  viight  have,  been — 
how  they  might  have  been  whirled 
over  the  bank  into  the  icy  .chilly  watrfrs 
of  Wolf  Creek  on  this  terrible  cold 
day.  While  the  more  considerate, 
though  they  exhibited  no  signs  of 
fear,  yet  the  expression  of  their  coun- 
tenances evinced  a  thankfulness  and 
g.-atitude  to  the  Benevolent  Parent 
fur  his  fatherly  care  and  protection. 
As  another  train  was  due  shortly,  we 
returned  and  repaired  the  casualty. 
After  all  was  righted  we  proceeded 
onward  toward  the  city  without 
further  interruption.  A  serious  affair 
always  sets  me  thinking,  and  as  f 
was  in  a  medtitative  mood  at  the 
time  the  following  cogitation  rushed 
through  my  mind  as  the  iron  horse 
drew  us  toward  the  city. 

God  created  man  in  his  own  image 
and  gave  him  dominion  of  the  fowls, 
fishes,  and  beasts,  and  pronounced 
him  very  good.  Man  by  disobedience 
lost  his  blessed  privileges  etc  ,  to  some 
extent.  But  ample  preparations  have 
been  made  by  an  all-wise  Providence 
lor  their  recovery.  The  thought  that 
struck  us  was,  that  notwithstanding 
all  this  men  will  "go  on  tbe  same 
forever"  in  the  course  of  sin,  rolling 
it  as  a  sweet  morsel  under  their 
tongue.  Though  mercy  invites  with 
outstretched  arms,  though  Justice 
threatens  with  eternal  misery,  though 
serious  accidents  daily  call  numbers 
from  this  stage  of  action,  though  the 
seeds  of  death  are  in  us  and  bis  hand 
lurks  in  every  path  we  tread,  and 
though  we  almost  continuall  see  trains 
"sable  and  slow  paced"  move  toward 
the  fresh  mounds  of  earth  in  the  cem- 
etery, yet  the  complaint  of  an  ancient 
prophet  looms  forcibly  up,  "my  people 
will  not  consider."  Friends  will 
gather  around  the  riged  forms  of  the 
departed  and  mourn  with  a  fervency 
of  a  devoted  mother,    listen    to    the 


blessed  truths  of  the  gospel  of  salva- 
tion as  it  falls  from  the  lips  of  the  man 
of  God,  and  anon  with  joy  receive  it, 
but  the  cares  of  this  world,  and  tho 
deceitfulness  of  riches  choke  the  good 
seed,  and  then  they  mind  earthly 
things,  glorv  in  their  shame,  make  a 
God  of  their  bellies,  and  with  panting 
eagerness,  pursue  honor,  riches  and 
pleasure  until  a  dart  from  the  Pale 
Rider  lays  them  low,  and  rushes  thena 
unprepared  into  the  august  chamber 
of  the  .Judge  of  the  quick  and  dead, 
lu  our  coach  were  some  that  evinced 
considerable  fear,  but  as  soon  as  they 
discovnred  tbat  all  was  Well  they 
uttered  some  blasphemous  oaths. 
May  they  learn  the  value  of  piety, 
and  be  also  walking  commentaries  of 
the  Scripture — "Casting  all  your  care 
on  Him,  for  he  earath  for  you." 

Here  our  reflections  took  a  new 
turn.  We  thought  this  broken  rail 
might  represent  a  loose  or  unsound 
plac<?  in  our  characters.  We  appeal 
particularly  to  the  youthful  readers 
of  the  Cumpanion  and  Visitor.  A 
boy  with  a  fine  intellect  but  with  a 
brow  of  daring  and  independence, 
violated  his  parents  command  with 
boldness,  became  disorderly  at  school, 
violated  the  laws  of  his  state  and 
expiated  his  crime  ori  the  gallows. 
Disobedience  to  rightful  authority 
was  his  broke  !  rail,  and  '  No  danger, 
bis  creed."  Want  of  punctuality  is 
another  irrievcufl  fault  with  many. 
One  of  Napolean's  generals  was  an 
hour  behind  time  at  Waterloo,  and 
the  world  knows  the  result.  "By 
and  by"  is  the  decayed  rail  that 
thumps  them  off  the  track.  And 
Drinking  and  gaming,  with  their 
watchword  of  "just  this  once"  are 
broken  rails  with  a  smooth  bark  on 
out  side.  May  we  expunge  all  such 
worthless  material  from  our  charac- 
ters, and  instead  lay  t'-e  solid  planks 
of  truth  and  honesty  as  a  foundation 
on  which  to  build  all  the  Christian 
graces,  girdling  them  all  with  charity 
the  bond  of  perfectness,  and  learn  of 
Him  vjho  is  meek  aud  lowly  of  heart. 
Then  when  the  spark  of  life  is  fled, 
we  with  harps  of  gold  and  voices  of 
untold  sweetness  will  cause  the  heav- 
ens  to  reverberate  with  our  soiigs  of 
free  grace  and  love.  Hallelujah  I 
Amen.  Here  the  watchword  of  the 
brakes.man  was,  ''Dayton,"  and  our 
musings  are  brought  to  an  end. 

Dayton,  Ohio. 


Cultivate  the  intellect. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMrANION  AKD  GO!<rEL  VISITOP. 


TbiuBS  ('onspcratcd. 


lU'     n  iNAU. 


By  sleep  He  consecrated  sleep, 
And  tauijhl  us  how  to  lay  our  head, 

VVilh  trust  like  His,  diviue  aud  deep, 
In  slumber  ou  our  nightly  bed. 

By  death  He  consecrated  death, 
Aud  made  the  grave  a  holy  home, 

In  which  our  flesh,  the  turf  benca'-h, 
Shall  rest  in  hope  until  He  come. 

Keeling,  He  consecrated  rest, 
And  bade  us  in  His  rest  to  dwell, 

As  when,  with  weariness  oppressed, 
He  sat  at  noon  on  Sychar's  well. 

Weeping,  He  consecrated  tears, 
And  showed  the  mou  ner  how  to  weep  ; 

Aud  yet  the  tear-sick  eye  He  clears, 
L.est  sorrow  be  too  long  and  deep. 

Loving,  He  consecrated  love, 

Lifting  it  out  of  human  sin. 
Making  it  pure,  like  things  above, 

Aud  deepening  the  fouut  within. 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wiioevcr  is    Boru  ol    fj!o«l   Dotb 
Not  Coiuuiit  Sin. 


BY'  MATirK  A.    LEAR. 


[The  following  passages  of  Scripture  were 
sent  me  by  sister  Lear,  of  Christian  county, 
Illinois,  with  a  request  that  an  explanation 
be  given  ;  and  tha;  all  may  enjoy  the  bene- 
fits of  our  investii^ation,  we  couclude  to  an- 
swer this  through  the  colfirans  of  the  Com- 
panion AND  VisiTon] 

"If  we  say  that  we  h.ave  no  sin,  we  de- 
ceive ourselves  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us. 
If  we  confess  our  sins,  he  is  faithful  and 
just  to  forsiv'!  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us 
from  all  unrighteousness.  If  we  say  that 
we  have  not  siuned,  we  make  him  a  liar, 
and  his  word  is  not  in  us." — 1  Joun  1. 
8,  9,  10. 

"Whosoever  is  boru  of  God,  doth  not 
commit  tin  ;  for  his  seed  remaineth  in  him  ; 
and  be  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  boru  of 
God. — 1  Joun  iii.  U. 

My  Dear  Sister: — 

I  very  uiuch  admire  the 
spirit  manifested  in  your  letter  of  incjuiiy. 
jou  .say  (bat  in  tlic  above  texts  there 
appears  a  contradiction  ;  but  you  believe 
that  the  trouble  is  in  your  inability 
to  understand,  and  not  in  the  word  of 
God.  Would  to  God  that  this  same  hu- 
milily  of  mind  pervaded  the  hearts  of  all 
who  search  the  sacred  volume,  for  then 
would  there  be  less  diversity  of  opinion, 
and  less  disputing  among  the  children  of 
God.  The  apostle  John  lived  to  see 
many  errors  creep  into  the  cliuich.  He 
lived  long  enough  to  see  many  false 
teachers  arise  ;  and  he  witnessed  the 
effecta  of  their  pernicious  doctriueH.    His 


zeal  for  the  peace  and  purity  of  (he 
church,  constrained  him  to  expose  thos;'. 
errors,  and  to  vindicate  the  cau-se  of 
iruih. 

According  to  (lie  (cstimony  of  some  of 
the  early  fathers,  John  vrro(e  his  gospel 
to  refute  certain  errors  which  were  prev- 
alent in  his  day.  The  first  three  gospels 
are  nioruof  a  historical  narradvc  ;  though 
the  leading  facts  of  our  Saviour's  life. 
and  his  admirable  precepts  for  the  rcgu 
lation  of  our  conduct,  are  faidifully  re- 
corded, yet  concerning  the  person  of 
(/hrist,  and  the  creation  of  the  world, 
they  have  scai'cely  touched.  These  two 
points  thus  left  unguarded  by  the  sacred 
penmen,  could  not  long  escape  the  notice 
of  false  teachers  ;  taking  advantage  of 
this  silence,  they  soon  involved  the  sub- 
ject in  inextricable  mystery  and  coiifus 
ion.  John,  therefore,  undertook  to 
write  what  has  been  emi)ha(ically  called 
a  x})in'tu<d  gospel.  He  at  once  strikes  at 
the  very  root  of  tlie  prevailing  errors, 
and  without  any  hesitancy,  boldly  asserts 
the  divinity  of  (^luist,  and  the  creation 
of  the  world  by  II im. 

Some  critics  have  thought  tliat  Jolin 
wrote  his  gospel  while  on  the  isle  of  Pat- 
moSj  and  sent  it  (o  the  church  at  Ephe 
sus,  and  (hat  his  first  epistle  was  written 
at  the  same  place,  and  sent  to  the  same 
community,  cemmendiug  and  dedicating 
the  gospel  to  them.  Between  John's 
gospel  and  this  epistle  there  seems  to  be 
an  inseparable  connection.  Now  if  we 
turn  to  Rev.  2:1-7,  we  may  learn  some- 
thing of  the  condition  of  the  Kphesian 
church  at  that  time.  The  church  at  this 
))lace  had  been  founded  by  the  apostle 
Paul,  and  while  ho  was  a  i)risoiier  at 
Home  he  wrote  them  a  uiost  glowing 
epistle.  Oveijoyed  with  the  account 
which  their  messenger  brought  liim  of 
the  steadfastness  of  their  faith,  and  the 
ardency  of  their  love  to  all  the  saints, 
Eph.  1:15,  and  transported  with  the  con 
sideration  of  the  unsearchable  wisdom  of 
God,  displayed  in  the  work  of  man's  re- 
demption, this  great  apostle  forgot  his 
own  jiainfu!  condition  as  a  prisoner  under 
one  of  the  worst  of  tyrants,  and  soars  into 
the  most  exalted  contemplation  of  those 
sublime  topics.  But  this  church,  'hough 
she  ri)so  in  such  unclouded  splendor, 
though  her  first  love  was  so  warm  and 
glowing,  yet  scarcely  thirty  five  years 
elapsed  before  she  is  censured  with  having 
Ir/t  her  first  love.  This  declension  was 
no  doubt  the  result  of  internal  factions 
and  false  doctrines. 

The  great  fundamental  doctrines  of  the 
Christian  system  arc  the  incarnation  of 
the  Holy  Trinity  and  his  vicarious  atone- 
ment. Hence  the  apostle  says  :  "Many 
false  prophets  are  gone  out  into  the 
world.  Hereby  know  ye  the  Spirit  of 
God ;  every  spirit  (hat  confesseth  n«t 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh, 
is  not  of  God;  and  this  is  that  spirit  of 
antichris(,  whereof  ye  Lave  heard  that  it 
should  come  ;  and  even  now  already  is  it 
in  the  world."—!  John  4:1-3. 


This  spirit  of  antichrist,  which  is  coex- 
istent with  Christianity,  has  always  under 
some  name  or  other,  aimed  its  blows  at 
the  great  author  of  our  holy  religion.  In 
the  primitive  ai;e  of  the  church  tbc  Cor- 
inthians denied  the  diviiiiiy  of  Christ. 
During  the  middle  ages  the  Arians  held 
the  sume  views;  and  in  modern  times 
this,  blasphemous  system  has  been  propa- 
gated by  the  Socluians  and  Unitarian--'. 
The  doctrine  of  human  depravity  is 
closely  associated  with  the  doctrine  of  tbc 
vicarious  atonement,  (o  deny  the  lat(er, 
is  to  deny  the  former,  and  hence  this 
seems  to  be  the  very  error  wiiich  .John  is 
refuting  in  1  J"hn  1:^,9,10.  As  (he 
same  errors  exist  at  (he  present  age  that 
existed  in  John's  day,  the  same  refuta» 
(ion  is  applicible,  hence  whosoever  will 
deny  their  fallen  and  sinful  condition,  or 
in  the  language  of  the  apostle,  say  that 
they  have  no  sin,  and  hence  have  no 
need  of  Christ's  atonement,  deceive 
themselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  them. 
Jiut  says  the  apostle  :  "If  we  confess 
our  sins,"  if  we  acknowledge  our  lo.st  and 
ruined  condition,  if  we  confos  our  help- 
lessness, our  ignorance,  and  the  dreadful 
corruption  of  our  d(;praved  natures,  then 
is  he  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our 
sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unright- 
eousness. 'They  that  be  whol-',  need 
not  a  physician,  but  they  that  are  sick. 
Christ  came  not  to  call  the  risihteous.but 
sinners  to  repentance." — Matt.  9:12,1.'^. 
The  publicans  and  the  harlots  go  into  the 
kingdom  uf  God  before  the  self  righteous 
Pharisees  ;  because  those  feel  und  own 
their  guilt,  while  these  boast  of  their 
morality. 

This  subject  is  most  forcibly  illustrated 
in  the  prayers  of  the  j)harisee  and  ])ub!i- 
can.  The  former  boasted  of  his  virtues, 
a  poor  tribute  fo  bring  to  God.  The  lat- 
ter confessed  his  sins  and  plead  nothing 
but  (he  mercy  of  God,  and  in  his  case 
was  the  promise  of  the  apostie  verified 
that  God  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive 
us  our  sins,  for  he  went  down  to  his 
house  justified.  "Whosoever  is  born  of 
God  doth  not  commit  sin,  for  iiis  seed 
remaineth  in  him,  and  he  cannot  sin  ; 
because  he  is  boru  of  God."  The  early 
heretics  whom  John  had  occasion  to  re- 
fute, were  also  noted  for  the  gross  imiuor 
ality  of  their  lives.  This  immoral  con<. 
duct  was  the  result  of  the  false  system 
which  they  had  imbibed.  The  genius 
and  very  soul  of  Gnosticism,  (a  system  of 
heresy  with  which  the  early  Christians 
had  to  contend,)  was  mystery  ;  its  end 
and  object  was  to  purity  it^s  followers 
from  the  corruptions  of  matter,  and  to 
raise  them  to  a  higher  scale  of  being, 
suited  only  (o  those  who  were  become 
perfect  by  knowledge.  And  this  purity 
they  taught  was  only  to  be  acquired  by 
holy  contemplation. 

They  persuaded  themselves  that  knowl- 
edge was  everything,  and  despised  the 
distinctions  of  the  moral  law.  Hence 
they  would  not  permit  any  restraint  upon 
their  actiouii.      They  held    m  utter  to  be 


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intrinsically  evil,  over  which  they  would 
assume  no  control.  They  thus  wholly 
neglected  to  govern  their  moral  conduct, 
claiming  that  purity  consisted  not  in 
good  or  bad  actions,  but  in  devout  medi- 
tations. With  what  force  then  is  the 
language  of  the  apostle  hurled  ;!!,'nin>t 
such  visionary  schemes  !  lie  strikes  at, 
the  root  of  tlie  u  atrer.  lie  does  not 
hesitate  to  unchristiaiiize  stich  fanatics. 
"Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not 
commit  sin."  "Sin,"  we  are  told,  "is 
a  transgression  of  the  law."  Whosoever, 
therefore,  is  born  of  God  doth  not  trans 
grass  the  law,  which  they  affected  to  de- 
spise. Their  profession  and  conduct 
snowed  that  they  were  not  born  of  God, 
but  were  influenced  by  the  evil  one. 

The  word  of  God  deals  very  leniently 
with  those  who  err  through  weakness, 
but  with  willful  transgressors,  or  those 
who  try  to  justify  their  wicked  actions, 
no  extenuation  is  offered.  "His  seed 
remaineth  in  him  ;  and  he  eannot  sin." 
Chirst  tells  us  that  'che  seed  is  the  word 
of  God."  If  this  seed  by  which  we  have 
again  been  begotten,  and  reinstated  into 
the  favor  of  God,  remain  in  «s,  then  in 
the  strong  language  of  John,  we  cannot 
sin.  This  renovating  agent,  if  it.  has 
really  and  truly  found  an  inlodgment  in 
our  hearts,  will  completely  metamorphose 
us.  So  completely  change  the  current 
of  our  passions  and  desires,  that  we  will 
no  longer  have  any  relish  for  sin.  In^ 
stead  of  finding  any  pleasure  in  those 
abominable  practices  wliich  so  much  de- 
light the  carnal  mind,  and  which  they 
run  after  with  so  umeb  greediness,  the 
child  of  God  detests.  "Because  he  is 
born  of  God"  This  princely  birth  has 
exalted  us  into  such  a  sphere  of  holiness 
and  purity,  has  wrought  upon  us  such  a 
refinement  of  manners,  such  purity  of 
tastes,  such  exaltad  sentiments  that  we 
cann  t  stoop  to  anything  low  and  grovel- 
ing. In  the  language  of  John,  "we  can 
not  sin  ;"  because  we  are  born  of  God. 
What  is  more  excruciatingly  painful  to 
the  refined  Christian  ear  than  low  vulgar 
language,  or  unmeaning  jargon?  liow 
much  rather  would  he  be  alone,  than  in 
the  society  of  those  whose  conversation 
is  anything  but  profitable,  and  which 
only  reveals  the  utter  want  of  cultivation, 
both  of  liead  and  heart. 

But  such  visionaries,  as  those  with 
whom  John  had  to  deal,  were  not  con^ 
fined  to  bis  day.  Previous  to  the  refor- 
mation, it  was  the  prevailing  and  popular 
belief  that  pood  works  were  meiitorious 
and  that  such  works  would  render  God 
propitious.  Thus  man,  in  his  arrogance 
and  presumption,  dared  to  appropriate  to 
himself  a  part  of  the  merit  of  his  salva- 
tion, and  to  pluck  from  the  brow  of 
Christ  a  portion  of  those  laurels  which  he 
so  dearly  bought. 

After  the  reformation  the  popular  cur- 
rent of  belief  flowed  into  the  opposite 
channel.  "Salvation  by  faith  alone 
without  works,"  then  became  the  pre-- 
vailing  dogma.      This   tenet    being    ad- 


vanced by  Luther  and  his  colleagues  ; 
was  further  speculated  on  by  those  who 
lived  immediately  after  him,  until  most 
monstrous  errors  were  propagated. 

In  1525,  a  sect  arose  called  the  Liber- 
tines. The  principal  tenets  of  this  sect 
were  that  the  Deity  was  the  sole  operat- 
ing cause  in  the  mind  of  man,  and  the 
immediate  author  of  all  hutuan  actions; 
that,  consequently,  the  distinctions  of 
good  and  evil,  which  had  been  established 
with  regard  to  those  actions,  were  false 
and  groundless,  and  that  man  could  not, 
properly  speaking,  commit  sin ;  that 
religion  consisted  in  the  union  ol  the 
spirit  with  the  Sui)reme  Being  ;  that  all 
those  who  had  attained  this  happy  union 
by  sublime  contemplation  and  elevation 
of  mind,  were  then  allowed  to  indulge 
without  exception  or  restraint,  their  ap- 
petites or  passions. 

The  Antinomiins,  a  sect  who  flourished 
a  little  after,  taught  doctrines  equally  as 
erroneous.  They  held  doctrines  that 
clearly  superseded  the  necessity  of  good 
works  and  a  virtuous  life.  They  main- 
tained that  good  works  do  not  promote 
our  salvation,  nor  ill  ones  hinder  it, 
equally  as  well  will  the  second  part  of  our 
text  apply  to  these  errors,  as  to  those 
that  existed  in  John's  time. 

Good  works  are  not  a  means  of  our 
salvation,  but  the  result  of  the  means. 
The  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  clcanseth  us 
from  all  sin.  This  precious  blood  is  the 
unly  purilying  agent.  Again,  this  fav- 
ored apostle  asserts  this  glorious  truth, 
when  on  the  isle  that  is  called  Patiuos  ; 
banished  there  by  a  relentless  tyrant. 
He  was  visited  by  his  risen  and  glorified 
Master  liom  whom  he  received  a  mes- 
sage to  each  ot  the  seven  churohes  of 
Asia.  He  tells  the  churches  that  these 
messages  are  from  Jesus  Christ,  and  then 
goes  on  to  describe  him,  and  winds  up 
by  saying  :  "Unto  him  that  loved  us, 
and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  his  own 
blood."  And  when  he  saw  that  great 
multitude,  which  no  man  could  number, 
of  all  nations  and  kindreds  and  people 
and  tongues,  before  the  throne,  and 
belore  the  Lamb,  clothed  with  white 
robes,  and  i)alms  in  their  hands,  one  of 
the  elders  told  John,  that  "These  are  they 
which  came  out  of  great  tribulation,  and 
have  washed  their  robes  and  made  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb.  Tliere- 
fore,  or  because  they  have  been  thus 
cleansed,  not  because  they  have  endured 
much  tribulation,  are  they  before  the 
throne  of  God,  and  serve  him  day  and 
nightin  his  temple." 


TUe  liHud  ol  Palestiue. 


Palestine  sits  in  sackcloth  and 
ashes. — Over  it  broods  the  spell  ot  a 
curse  that  has  withered  its  field  and 
fettered  its  energies.  Where  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah  reared  their  domes 
and  towers,  that  solemn  sea  now 
floods  the  plain,  in  whose  bitter  wa- 


ters no  living  thing  exists — over 
whose  waveless  surface  the  blistering 
air  hangs  moliouless  and  dead — 
about  whose  borders  nothing  grows 
but  weeds  and  scattered  tufts  of  cane, 
and  that  treacherous  fruit  that  prom- 
ises refreshment  to  parching  lips,  but 
turns  to  ashes  at  the  touch.  Naza- 
reth is  forlorn.  About  the  ford  of 
Jordan,  where  the  hosts  of  Israel  en- 
tered the  promised  laad  with  songs  ot 
rpjoicing,  one  finds  only  a  squalid 
camp  of  fantastic  Bedouins  of  the  de- 
.«ert;  Jericho,  the  accursed,  lies  a 
mouldering  ruin  today,  even  as 
Joshua's  miracle  left  it  more  than 
three  thousand  years  ago;  Bethle- 
hem and  Bethany,  ia  their  poverty 
and  humiliation,  have  nothing  about 
them  now  to  remind  one  that  they 
once  knew  the  high  honor  of  the  Sav- 
iour's presence  ;  the  hallowed  spot 
where  the  shepherds  watched  their 
flocks,  and  where  the  angels  sang 
'Peace  on  earth,  good  will  to  men," 
is  untenanted  by  li-ving  creature,  and 
unblessed  by  aijy  feature  that  is 
pleasant  to  the  eye.  Renowned  Jer- 
usalem itself,  the  stateliest  name  in 
history,  has  lost  all  its  ancient  grand- 
eur and  has  become  a  pauper  village ; 
the  riches  of  Solomou  are  no  longer 
there  to  compel  the  admiration  ot  or- 
iental queens  ;  the  wonderful  temple, 
which  was  the  pride  and  glory,  of 
Israel,  is  gone,  and  the  Octomen  cres- 
cent is  lifted  above  the  spot  where, 
on  that  memorable  ground  of  the 
world,  they  reared  the  holy  cross. 

The  noted  sea  of  Galilee,  where 
Roman  fleets  once  rode  at  anchor, 
and  disciples  of  the  Saviour  sailed  in 
their  ship,  was  long  deserted  by  the 
devotees  of  war  and  commerce,  and 
its  borders  are  a  silent  wilderness  ; 
Capernaum  is  a  shadeless  ruin  ; 
Mdgdala  is  the  home  of  the  beggar- 
ed Arabs  ;  Bethsaida  and  Choraziu 
have  vanished  from  the  earth,  and 
the  "desert  places,"  round  about 
them,  where  thousands  of  men  once 
listened  to  the  Saviour's  voice  and 
ate  the  miraculous  bread,  sleep  in  the 
hush  of  a  solitude  that  is  inhabited 
only  by  birds  of  prey  and  skulking 
foxes. 

Palestine  is  desolate  and  unlovely. 
— But  why  should  it  be  otherwise  ? 
Can  the  curse  of  a  Deity  beautify  a 
land? 

»   ♦■« — : 

Could  a  full  history  of  our  race  be 
written,  what  a  scene  of  misery,  blood 
and  tears  would  be  presented. — Landon 
West. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  February  2,  1875 

Eminent  Saints  Only  Men. 

Elias  was  a  man  subject  to  like  paBsions 
as  we  are,  and  he  prayed  earnestly  that  it 
migh'  not  raiu  :  and  it  raiued  not  on  the 
earth  by  the  space  of  three  years  aud  six 
months.  And  he  prayed  a^a-n,  aud  'he 
heaven  gave  rain,  aud  the  earth  brought 
forth  her  fruit.—JAMSs  v.  17,  18. 

The  apostle  when  he  made  the  allusion 
that  he  did  to  Elias,  was  admonishing 
his  brethren  to  pray  for  one  another,  and 
made  the  statement  that  "the  effectual 
fervent  prayer  of  a  righteous  man  avail- 
eth  much."  And  as  an  illustration  and 
confirmation  of  the  statement,  refers  to 
the  prayers  of  Elijah  by  which  the  watery 
heaven  was  closed  and  opened. 

When  men  in  holy  league  with  God, 
and  by  the  communication  of  his  power 
to  them,  have  done  wonderful  things,  as 
they  often  have  done  under  these  circum- 
stances, the  impression  at  times  has  been 
made  that  such  men  were  not  ordinary 
men,  but  belonged  to  a  higher  order  of 
beings,  or  that  they  were  gods  in  human 
iorm.  Hence  when  Paul  and  Barnabas 
came  to  Lystra,  and  found  a  poor  cripple 
who  had  never  walked,  and  he  hearing 
Paul  preach,  had  faith  in  him,  and  the 
apostle  perceiving  his  iaith,  healed  him. 
"And  when  the  people  saw  what  Paul 
had  done,  they  lifted  up  their  voices, 
6aying  in  the  speech  Lycaonia  :  The  gods 
are  come  down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of 
men.  And  they  called  liarnabas,  Jupi- 
ter ;  and  Paul,  Mercurius,  because  he 
was  the  chief  speaker."  But  the  apos-' 
ties  reproved  them, and  said  of  themselves 
what  James  said  of  Klias,  "We  also 
are  men  of  like  passions  with  you." — 
Acts  J4:.S-]9. 

Mcn,lil<e  Paul, and  Barnabas,  and  Elias, 
and  a  host  of  others,  have  had  much 
faith  in  God,  and  much  godlincs.'*,  and 
with  that,  much  power,  and  have  been 
able  to  do  great  exploits,  though  they 
were  only  men,  and  men  of  like  passions 
with  other  men.  But  they  were  men  of 
God,  and  through  him  closed  and  opened 
heaven,  "subdued  kingdoms,  wrought 
righteousness,  obtained  promi.ses,  stopped 
the  mouths  of  lions,  (juenchcd  the  vio- 
lence of  fire,  escaped  the  edge  of  the 
Bword,  out  of  weakness  were  made  strong, 
\raxcd  valiant  iu  H^ht,  turned   to  flight 


the    armies    of   the    aliens." — Hebrews 
1  ]  :  33,  34. 

lie  was  a  man  subject  to  like  passions 
as  we  are,  in  other  words,  he  was  subject 
to  the  same  infirmities  that  other  men 
are,  having  the  same  nature,  feelings 
and  weaknesses  that  they  have.  We 
have  a  very  striking  manifestation  of  his 
infirmity  and  weakness,  and  perhaps  of 
his  four,  at  the  threatening  of  Jezebel, 
the  wile  of  King  Ahab.  Jezebel  hearing 
what  Elijah  had  done  to  her  prophets, 
sent  the  following  message  to  him  :  "So 
let  the  gods  do  to  me,  and  more  also,  if  1 
make  not  thy  life  as  the  life  of  one  of 
them  by  to-morrow  about  this  time." 
Hearing  this  he  fied,  "and  came  and 
sat  down  under  a  juniper  tree:  and  re- 
quested for  himself  that  he  might  die  : 
and  said,  it  is  enough  ;  now,  0  Lord, 
take  away  my  life  ;  for  I  am  not  better 
than  my  fathers." — 1  Kings  19.  Here 
we  see  that  the  man  whose  prayer  had 
raised  the  dead,  and  who  had  shut  and 
opened  heaven,  and  to  whom  God  had 
given  such  signal  tokens  of  his  love  and 
favor,  and  whose  courage  failed  not  when 
he  charged  Ahab  to  his  face  as  the  cause 
of  Israel's  trouble,  1  Kings  IS,  is  greatly 
alarmed,  and  flees  to  the  wilderness  in 
what  seems  to  have  been  by  no  means  a 
commendable  state  of  mind  for  a  man  of 
his  character  and  geneial  attainments  in 
piety.  But  the  prophet  was  in  one  of 
those  doubting  and  desponding  states  of 
mind,  that  David  was  in  when  he  said  : 
"Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious? 
hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender 
mercies?"  But  when  he  came  to  him- 
self, and  collected  his  thoughts,  he  ex- 
claimed ;  "This  is  my  infirmity." — 
Ps.  77.  So  it  was  the  infirmity  of  Elijah 
that  led  him  to  flee  from  Jezebel,  con- 
iirming  the  account  that  James  gives  of 
him,  that  he  was  a  man  of  like  passions 
with  us.  But  vvhi'e  lie  showed  the  infir 
mity  of  a  man,  he  also  showed  the  faith 
and  power  of  a  saint  of  no  ordinary  at- 
tainment, for  as  a  prince  he  had  power 
with  God  and  with  men  and  prevailed." 
Gen.  31:28. 

James  having  introduced  the  ease  of 
Elias  to  confirm  his  statement  that  "the 
effectual  fervent  prayer  of  a  righteous 
man  availeth  mucli,"  then  says,  he  "was 
a  man  subject  to  like  passions  as  we  are." 
He  stated  this  fact  in  regard  to  Pjlijah  to 
meet  an  objection  which  liis  readers 
might  be  ready  to  advance.    They  might 


say  that  Elijah  was  an  uncommon  char- 
acter, a  supernatural  being,  and  they 
might  urge  the  consideration  that  he 
was  taken  to  heaven  in  the  wonderful 
manner  he  was,  to  prove  their  position. 
And  looking  upon  liim  as  more  than  a 
common  man,  and  as  a  being  of  a  super- 
ior order  of  intelligence,  they  might 
argue  that  his  example  could  not  with 
propriety  be  urged  for  our  imitation. 
Ileuce  the  allusion  of  James  to  the  hu- 
man side  of  his  character.  And  his  ex- 
ample becomes  valuable  and  important, 
in  showing  us  what  men  may  become, 
and  what  wonders  they  may  accomplish, 
when  CO  operating  with  God,  and  when 
enjoying  his  friendship  and  favor. 

The  history  of  the  redeemed  that  we 
are  favored  with,  shows  us  that  men 
naturally  as  weak  as  we,  and  subject  to 
the  same  temptations  of  vanity,  pride, 
fear,  wrath,  envy  and  malice,  have  by 
the  power  of  God  overcome  all  the  obsta" 
cles  in  the  way  of  their  salvation,  and 
have  not  only  saved  themselves,  but  have 
been  a  blessing  to  their  raco,  and  have 
done  great  things  to  further  the  purposes 
of  God.  They  overcame  the  would  by 
their  faith,  and  by  the  power  of  God 
which  they  enjoyed  in  no  ordinary  de- 
gree. They  did  not  plead  their  infirmi- 
ties as  an  excuse  for  slothfulntss  and 
wrong  doing,  but  made  the  presence  of 
such  intiimities  in  them,  a  reason  for 
more  watchfulness,  prayer  and  piety. 

When  we  look  at  what  men  have  done, 
and  af  what  they  have  become,  though 
of  a  fallen  and  ruined  race,  there  is  in- 
deed, hope  for  humanity.  "Wiiere  sin 
abounded,  grace  did  much  more  abound." 
Rom.  5:30. 

"1  looked,"  says  John,  "and,  lo,  a 
Laiub  stood  on  the  mount  Sion,  and  with 
him  an  hundred,  forty  and  four  thous- 
and, having  his  Father's  name, written  in 
their  foreheads.  *  *  Those  were  re- 
deemed from  among  men,  being  the  first 
fruit.i  unto  God  and  to  the  Limb.  And 
in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile  ;  for 
they  are  without  fault  before  the  throne 
of  God."— Rev.  14:1-5.  These  faultless 
saints  with  the  Lamb  ou  uiount  Sion, 
singing  on  their  harps  the  new  song, 
were  men  "subject  (o  like  passions  as  wo 
are,"  for  "they  were  redeemed  from 
among  men."  Oh  what  an  encouraging 
thought !  If  upon  the  deliverance  of 
Israel  from  the  oppresbion  of  Egypt,  it 
was  said,   and  said  with   astonishment, 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB. 


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"What  hath  God  wrought!"  with  how 
much  greater  propriety  wili  that  languai^c 
be  used  when  the  redeuiption  of  the 
saints  is  fully  consummateci!  Frail  child  of 
humanity,  with  many  infirmities  upon 
thee,  and  with  all  tliy  passions  and  lusts 
to  contend  with,  if  thy  faith  and  hope  are 
in  God,  despair  not !  Think  what  otheis 
of  thy  race,  subject  to  like  passions  as 
thou  art,  have  attained  unto,  such  as 
Elias,  and  tho  hundred  and  forty  and 
four  thousand,  and  ihen  run  with  pa- 
tience thy  race,  and  tiiou   too  wilt  reach 

the  goal,  and  receive  the  prize. 

-- — ■ ♦"♦ 

ToOar  Ageuts  &u«I  Frleudn. 

We  hope  our  agents  and  friends  will 
not  cease  their  efforts  to  obtain  subscrib- 
ers for  us.  For  the  successful  labors  al- 
ready performed  for  us,  we  tender  them 
our  thanks.  We  shall  be  glad  to  receive 
subscriptions  at  any  time,  and  are  pre- 
pared to  furnivh  all  new  subscribers  with 
back  numbers. 

C^liaiigfS  of  Address. 

Brother  Samuel  Jlurray  has  changed, 
his  address  from  Huntington,  Indiana,  to 
Wal):ish,  Indiana. 


CORRESPOWDEN  CE. 


Uorrcspondence  of  church  tteios  solicited  fro'.r, 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer's  name 
atid  address  required  on  every  communication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  commuui- 
culious  or  manuscript  used,  not  returtted.  All 
c  jmmiii'.icaiions  for  publication  sTiftiW  &e  writ 
tsnnpoti  one  side  oft?ie  "l-e.t  07dy. 

HeIs>I    Oil,  Help  Us  I 

Much  suffering  and  even  starvation  is 
now  beginning  to  look  some  of  our  poor 
and  needy  in  the  face,  and  yet  how  long 
before  these  needy  people  can  expect  a 
crop  from  which  to  live !  I  received  a 
letter  from  brother  Allen  Ive*,  dated 
January  3rd,  stating  he  had  visited  ten 
families  that  day,  and  but  two  out  of  that 
number  thought  they  could  get  througli 
without  help.  Two  families  were  already 
suffering  for  the  necessaries  of  life,  and 
the  other  six  families  thought  they  could 
shift  along  a  little  while. 

Brother  Amos  Keed  writes,  under  date 
ot  January  16th  :  "Brother  Lewis  Jor- 
dan and  I  have  just  distributed  $200  00 
worth  of  goods  and  provisions  in  our  dis- 
trict, and  came  home  yesterday  from  a 
nine  days'  tour.  We  have  left  provis- 
lions  to  last  two  weeks,  and  covered  most 
of  the  naked.  Some  women  and  children 
are  still  left  bare  footed." 

Republic    county,    Kansas,    has    been 
canvassed,  and  the  result  is,   that   nine- 
tenths    of    the   people    have    not    food 
enough  to  last  two  months.       We   have 
forwarded    $200.00     more    to    brethren 


Reed  and  Jordan,  so  they  will  be  able  to 
renew  their  journey  by  tlie  time  tiie  tirst 
two  hundred  are  exhausted.  But  our 
treasury  will  soon  be  exh.iustcd,  unless 
our  brethren  and  friends  continue  to  con- 
tribute liberally,  as  the  number  of  needy 
ones  is  daily  increasing,  and  hence  the 
amount  forwarded  must  be  increased  in 
the  same  proportion  or  starvation  must 
be  the  clo.-e  of  their  sufferings  in  very 
many  cases. 

Statements  from  the  different  localities 
of  the  drouth  and  grasshopper  district,  of 
the  amount  on  hand  upon  which  to  sub- 
sist, show  that  a  very  great  aujount  must 
be  donated.  Some  of  our  statements 
show  a  much  greater  want,  in  proportion 
to  the  number,  than  Republic  county, 
Kansas. 

The  wants  seem  to  be  much  greater 
than  were  at  first  supposed,  and,  there- 
fore, we  must  conclude  to  give  much  more 
than  we  at  first  thought  of  giving,  and 
continue  to  do  so,  from  time  to  time,  as 
the  wants  and  numbers  of  the  needy  keep 
increasing. 

It  would  be  well  to  notice  Paul's  in- 
structions. See  2nd  Cor.  9.  And  after 
the  same  manner,  let  each  one  purpose 
in  his  heart  to  lay  by  him  in  store  before- 
hand. Say,  every  week,  or  every  month, 
which  would  be  better,  probably,  in  this 
case.  Do  it  cheerfully.  Remember  the 
Lord  lovcth  a  cheerful  giver.  Dear 
reader,  the  Lord,  in  his  infinite  wisdom, 
never  enjoined  a  duty  upon  his  creatures, 
without  offering  them  an  opportunity  of 
giving  to  the  poor,  afforded  unto  every 
one.  Let  us  respond  to  this  calling  tor 
help  by  giving  bountifully. 

We  need  not  be  fearful  of  giving  too 
much  in  this  case  very  soon.  About 
sixty  thousand  (60,000)  persons  must  be 
fed,  or  left  to  starve  ;  and  some,  prob- 
ably, to  freeze  before  warm  weather 
comes.  They  are  dependant  upon  those 
whom  God  has  blessed  bountifully,  and 
now  asks  to  give  to  the  poor.  The  Sav- 
iour assures  us  that  whatsoever  we  do 
unto  the  poor  we  do  unto  him — 
if  we  feed  the  hungry  now— it 
will  be  remembered  in  the  judgment, 
and  may  win  for  very  many  tlie  invita- 
tion, "Come  inherit  the  kintrdom  pre- 
pared for  you  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world. 

It  should  be  remembered  that  these 
needy,  if  not  helped  to  seed  and  feed  in 
the  spring,  will  be  left  without  employ- 
ment, and  will  continue  to  be  in  a  condi- 
tion of  want,  so  that  furni.shing  them 
seed  will  be  as  furnishing  to  them  bread 
for  the  next  year.  How  could  we  bear 
the  idea  of  seeing  our  stock  suffer  much 
less  starve  to  death,  which  must  be  the 
result  with  much  of  the  stock,  unless 
some  feed,  in  the  way  of  grain,  is  placed 
within  their  reach.  Inasmuch  as  we 
know  the  condition  of  our  brethren  and 
friends  in  the  West,  if  any  should  starve 
or  freeze  to  death,  as  long  as  there  is 
enough  and  to  spare  in  our  hands,  or 
while  it  lies  in  our    power  to  save  them, 


it  would  almost  seem  as  though  the  bretho 
ret)  could  not  be  "pure  from  the  blood  of 
all  men,"  as  was  one  of  old.  Such  a  nc-i 
gleet  of  duty  would  not  be  in  harmony 
with  the  nature  and  character  of  the 
world's  Redeemer,  who,  wh'le  on  earth, 
was  ever  so  very  ready  to  alleviate  and 
relieve  human  suffering.  Are  not  our 
sympathies  drawn  out  suflicicntly,  by  the 
cries  and;ippcals  for  holj),  in  this  time  of 
great  want,  in  the  We.>t  and  South,  by 
our  brctiiren  and  friends,  to  cause  us  to 
act  and  prevent  freezing  and  starving? 
They  cry  not  only  for  temporal,  but  also 
for  spiritual  food. 

Lot  us  all  think  of  the  poor  shivering 
hungry  mothers  and  children,  and  then 
think  of  how  much  lies  in  our  power  to 
do  for  them,  and  think  that  God  will 
hold  us  accountable  for  what  we  can  do 
and  faithiully  continue  to  act  before  it  is 
too  late.  May  God  help  us  to  be  faithful 
in  his  cause,  is  my  prayer. 

C.  Forney. 

Falls  City,  A^chra.-iJcti. 


False  Rumors  Corrected. 

Januaky  19th,  1875. 
Brother  Quintcr : — 

There  seems  to  be 
a  necessity  to  have  noticed  in  the  Com- 
pnnion  avd  Visitor,  that  a  report  is  iu 
circulation  in  some  localities  in  the  East, 
that  the  people  of  Kansas  are  ;•  peculating 
through  the  destitution  among  them,  off 
of  the  Eastern  t>eople  ;  that  is,  that  con» 
tributions  for  the  needy  are  so  urgently 
solicited,  that  more  is  being  secured  than 
their  crops  would  have  amounted  to  had 
they  been  ordinarily  good. 

We  think  our  Kansas  brethren  should 
be  apprised  of  this  matter,  so   that   they 
be  fully  prepared  to  show  their  innocence 
of  said   matter   as   reported,  should  any 
thing  of  the  kind  ever  become   necessary 
to  sustain  the  good  name  of  the  brethren. 
This  we  feel  is  a  very  important  consider- 
ation, and  one,  we  trust,  which  the  Kan- 
sas brethren   have  not  overlooked  ;  and 
we    further    suggest,    inasmuch    as    the 
brethren  distribute  donations  also  to  those 
who   are  not  members,    but  are    needy, 
that  the  appeals  for    help    should  not  be 
entirely  confined  to  those  of  our  brethren 
in   the   east,  as  there  are  those  who  are 
not  members  with  us  that  would  contrib- 
ute to  the  relief  of   the  destitute  in  the 
West,  if  they  were  included  in  soliciting 
such  contributions.     To  confine  soliciting 
means  to  the  brethren,  for  all  the  needy 
living     among     the    destitute    Western 
brethren,  would  certainly  tax  them  pretty 
heavily.     The  liberality  of  the  brethren, 
with  which  they  have  responded  to  their 
destitute    Western    brethren,  is    praise- 
worthy.     May   moderation    characterize 
the  needy,  who   are  receiving  this  liber- 
ality of  the  brethren  so  that  in  good  con- 
science brotherly  love  may  continue. 
John  Harshey, 
Sam'l  S.  Mohler, 
Fred.  Colp. 
Cornelia,  HJissoiirL 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMPANION  AND  GOSrEL  VISITOR. 


A  Request. 

Companion  Office,        ) 
January  11,  1874.      ) 

Dear  Brithrcn : — 

Allow  me  to  luaUe  this 
requesit  of  you,  viz  :  Do  not  acknowiedjio 
the  receipt  ol'  aioriey  and  supi>lie.s_llirouf?h 
tlie  ('am  pan  ion  and  i'isitnr  /  Vou  have 
little  idea  what,  an  amount  of  extra  print- 
ing and  work  this  makes  ibr  brother 
Quinter;  and  the  space  thus  occui'ied 
can  be  tilled  with  matter  and  articles  liiat 
will  do  more  lor  the  advancement  of  the 
relief  cau.-e.  Do  not  a>k  him  for  t.pacc 
for  these  public  acknowlcdgenients.  Ac 
hnoidcdge  eveiy  contrihutlon  atrijally  to 
the  donor,  and  publish  only  such  things 
as  are  of  especial  interest,  or  seem  from 
peculiar  circumstances  to  demand  it. 

The  churches  everywhere  I  request  to 
appoint  soliciting  committees  in  every 
congregation,  and  instruct  them  to  vi^it 
personally  members,  neighbors,  friends, 
everybody.  Take  contributions  of  any- 
thing that  will  do  to  eat  or  wear.  Send 
clothing  and  money  to  Fulls  Oily,  Ne 
braska,  as  directed  in  No.  1  of  the  cur 
rent  volume.  Kastera  cliurchcs  should 
sell  grain  and  heavy,  bulky  contributions, 
and  send  the  money. 

1  make  the  following  extract  from  a  lale 
circular  is-ued  liom  Topel<a,  Kansas: 
"iSuppIics  to  paiticular  localities,  must  be 
Bcut  iu  care  of  Yi.  iS.  Stover.  Goods  so 
consigned,  will  be  transported  over  all  the 
principal  railroads  of  the  country  lice." 
Therefore,  all  goods  shipi)ed  to  C.  L. 
Keim,  Falls  City,  Nebra.-ka,  should  be 
sent  in  care  of  E.  S.  Stover. 

jjct  me  call  especial  atteniion  to  broth- 
er Fiizwater's  communicaiion,  in  No.  I 
of  current  volume,  from  PLeenixvilic, 
Penn'a.  He  says,  tlicij  pnn/o.sc  inoutldy 
CQuln'l/ulKjns.  An  excellent,  idea!  For 
it  should  be  remembered  that  aid  must 
be  continued  until  we  can  raise  our  next 
crop.  iMuch  has  been  done  ;  much 
luorc  is  to  do.  Keep  the  good  worU 
going  UD  I 

Fraternally  yours, 

Jawks  L.  SWIT/KR, 
Brethren's  Agent. 


Deckmuer  Gth,  1874. 
Brother  James : — 

To  you  and  to  the  readers 
of  the   Compuuion    and     Visitor,  I   send 

Jrecting,  through  the  giacc  ol  our  Lord 
esus  Christ,  the  Protect  cu'  of  our  lives, 
Preserver  of  our  souls  and  lledeemer  ol' 
our  spirits. 

I  will  give  you  a  little  church  news 
from  the  3lontgomery  Church,  Indiana 
county,  Pennsylvania  ;  and  also  u  lew 
thoughts. 

The  Holy  Spirit  was  at  work  with  us 
to  day,  and  found  his  way  and  place  into 
the  hearts  of  two  penitents  that  were 
baptized,  or  buried  in  the  watery  grave. 
Seven  have  been  added  to  our  ciiurch  by 
baptism  sitice  last  June,  and  one  restored. 


May  the  jilorious  gospel  light  so  shire  in 
the  hearts  of  our  brethren  that  restora- 
tion will  be  a  total  stranger  among  us, 
not  being  needed. 

We  feel  to  rejoice  with  the  angels  of 
God,  that  the  gospel  ship  is  still  moving 
Zionward,  steadily.  Perhaps  soon  she 
will  land  in  the  harbor,  by  the  sunny 
banks  of  deliverance,  with  many  passen- 
gers. O  sinner,  where  are  youV  This 
ship  is  not  like  the  one  Jonah  took  pas- 
:^age  on.  None  but  the  righteous  will  be 
carried  to  that  point.  Sinner,  for>ake 
your  sins,  and  get  on  board,  for  this  may 
be  her  last  trip  to  you  !  The  first  oppor- 
tunity is  always  preferable  ;  the  second  is 
a  waste  of  time. 

On  the  2nd  of  December  we  were  sur- 
jirised,  and  agreeably  too,  by  brother  Jos- 
Ijcrkey,  one  of  our  evangelists,  returning 
homeward  from  his  field  of  laboi-.  He  is 
the  fellow  laborer  of  brother  J.  W.  Beer, 
of  whom  we  have  heard  since  he  is  in  his 
mission  labors. 

My  dear  brethren,  I  hope  we  have  not 
been  slack  concerning  prayer,  which  hath 
been  so  earnestly  solicited  by  them.  Let 
us  pray  to  our  God,  that  much  good  may 
be  done  through  their  efforts.  May  God 
grant  them  many  souls  for  their  labor, 
and  a  honje  in  heaven  with  all  the  sanc- 
tified, is  the  prayer  of  God's  children. 

Brethren,  pray  for  the  missionary 
cause ;  pay  to  the  missionary  cause  ", 
send  in  your  dollars  lor  the  cause,  or 
your  twenty  five  cents,  or  your  dimes, 
that  you  can  sonsistcntly  [lay  to  so  noble 
an  institution  ;  then  the  J>ord  will  answer 
our  prayers,  and  the  work  will  prosper. 

Brethren,  let  us  pray  for  one  another  ; 
let  us  remember  our  starving  Brethren  in 
the  West  ;  let  us  minister  to  their  tem- 
poral wants  ;  then  the  good  Lord  will 
hear  our  prayers,  and  grant  an  answer  of 
peace  to  our  souls,  and  the  suffering  will 
be  made  to  rtjoice.  The  apostle  James 
illustrates  this  subject  more  fully. 
Fraternally  yours, 

I'ETEa  Beer. 

Dcclcers  Point,  Pa. 


January  5th,  1874. 

Brother  James  : 

By  request  of  my  brethren 
and  sisters,  I  will  send  you  a  little  church 
news  for  publication. 

I  left  home  on  the  2.5t.h  of  December, 
it  being  Christmas  day,  which  was  a  day 
of  great  pleasure  and  enjoyment  to  soiue, 
but  not  so  much  so  to  me,  a.«  my 
thoughts  were  somewhat  divided,  partly 
with  my  fiimily  which  1  had  left  behind, 
and  partly  at  the  place  where  I  was  going. 
Many  thoughts  passed  through  my  mind 
while  on  the  way  to  the  station,  thinking 
how  others  were  enjoying  theu)selves  witli 
their  faiuilies,  etc.,  but  with  the  i bought 
that  we  were  called,  and  that  we  must 
go,  I  went  on  to  Oakland,  wiierc  I  staid 
over  night  with  brother  Franklin  Nair. 
Next  morning  1  took  the  y:21  train  for 
place  of  meeting. 


I  arrived  at  Nuzum's  Mill  same  day  at 
12:3U,  and  was  met  by  brother  Welslcy, 
who  took  U)e  to  his  home  and  kindly  en- 
teitained  me.  After  dinner  we  went  to 
the  place  of  meeting,  for  evening  service. 
Here  we  met  brethren  Z.  Annon,  J.  W. 
Provancc  and  L  Ball.  1  formed  my  first 
aequ.-iintance  with  brother  Provanee  afc 
this  meeting;  with  the  other  two  breth- 
ren I  liad  had  former  aequaintanco.  We 
labored  together  for  Christ's  cau-e  from 
Sattirdry  the  -6ih  until  Wednesday  the 
liOth  of  December.  During  this  time  we 
held  eight  meetings.  There  were  three 
applicants,  two  of  whom  were  immersed 
in  the  mouth  of  a  stream  emptying  into 
the  Valley  River. 

During  this  series  of  meetings  the 
weather  was  very  disagreeable,  neverthe- 
less the  meetings  were  well  attended,  and 
very  good  order  and  attention  were  prom 
inent  features  ihroughoul  the  entire 
time,  which  gladdened  (>ur  licarts  very 
much.  We  believe  many  were  made  to 
fool  that  it  was  good  to  wait  upon  the 
Lord.  We  ho))e  the  fruits  of  this  meet- 
ing v.ill  be  realized  in  the  biighr  morn  of 
the  first  resurrec;ion.  \Ve  believe  the 
Lord  has  begun  a  good  woik  in  this  place, 
and  may  the  prayers  of  all  (jod's  people 
ascend  the  hill  of  the  Lord  in  behall'  of  it, 
that  the  L'Ood  work  may  be  carried  on  to 
the  uttermost. 

On  the  30th,  at  two  o'clock  p.  m.,  I 
took  the  train  for  Oaklat-d.  and  airived 
tlicie  at  hix  o'ch^ek  that  cvmiiig.  I  staid 
all  night  with  IMr.  Siuain  Fike.  Next 
morning  T  walked  twelve  miles  to  my 
home,  and  upon  my  arrival  there  found 
all  well,  for  which  we  tliaiik  the  Jjord. 
We  owe  our  best  th.niks  to  the  breihreu 
and  sisters  and  kind  friends,  who  have 
treated  us  so  very  kindly  during  the 
meeting.  We  hope  the  Lord  will  bh'ss 
them,  and  all  oisr  labors  to^'ether,  and 
keep  us  bound  together  with  cords  (f 
love,  and  at  la.st  bring  us  to  eternal  hap- 
piness and  glory. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Aaron  Fike. 

January  lOtli,  J 874. 

Brother  Quinter :       ^ 

By  request  of  some  of 
my  dearly  beloved  brethren,  1  herewith 
send  you  the  following  items.  They  arc 
correct  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and 
belief. 

During  tiie  fall  months  of  September 
and  C)etoDer,  I,  in  comiiany  witli  brother 
J.  J\L  Johnson  and  brother  K.  lUed,  paid 
a  visit  of  love  to  the  Brethren  of  Arm> 
strong  county,  Pennsylvania,  called  by 
those  congretrations  to  be  present  at  their 
lovefeasts.  Of  the  three  bodies  visited, 
oidy  two  held  lovefeasts.  But  we  spent 
about  three  weeks,  i)reaching  mostly 
night  and  day. 

At  Cowanshannock  we  labored  the 
more  earnstly,  and,  we  think,  the  most 
inces.sently.  Here  the  order  and  atten- 
tion was  very  good,  but  the   weather  iu- 


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clement  and  roads  very  muddy,  yet  the 
love  gained  advantage  ground.  Hcie  an 
election  was  held  for  a  choice  of  two 
deacons.  It  resulted  in  naming  brother 
Samuel  and  brother  Joseph  Wilt  to  that 
important  trust.  They  being  so  minded 
to  obey  the  gospel,  it  but  indicated  that 
those  brethren  have  among  themselves 
fruits  which  can  "be  known  of  God," 
that  his  calls  arc  by  his  children  both 
heaid  and  appointed.  Brother  Samuel's 
lady  was  then  holding  credentials  within 
the  Presbyterian  ordei-.  However  none 
the  less  did  the  Lord  call  her  among  us 
to  do  his  holy  will — having  opened  her 
heart  he  filled  it  with  filial  fear  to  the 
end  that  .she  should  have  eternal  life. 
On  the  second  Saturday  she  voluniecred 
to  carry  the  cross,  and  brother  llobcrt 
Whitacre  knows  whereof  she  coiifossed, 
and  unto  whom  she  is  covenanted.  Sis 
ter  Isabella,  does  not  the  "light  of  Jesn-; 
now  fully  shine  in  your  heart  to  the  full 
a.ssurance  of  faith"  ? 

At  Plum  Creek  the  Brethren  were  in 
harmony  and  we  had  a  good,  orderly 
feast ;  three  sisters  were  here  baptized. 
ILre  too  the  effort  of  brother  Lewis 
Kimmel,  a  warm  advocate  of  normal 
training  among  our  young  Brethren. 
Brother  Lewis  labors  to  promote  a  prac- 
tical education,  above  the  cknientary 
grade  of  infant  classes,  in  orthography 
and  advancing  into  higher  mathematics, 
and  lessons  in  the  earlier  and  riper  text- 
uals  of  the  classic  grammars  and  readers. 
We  did  not  have  the  pleasure  of  their 
ct!tertainme'.  t  as  appointments  were  at 
our  hands  to  preach  the  go.-pel  when  so 
called.  However,  we  think,  had  we  boon 
present  ai,  the  entertainment,  we  could 
iiave  had  but  a  feeble  idea  of  the  pupils' 
j)rogress,  not  knowing  his  advancement 
at  the  commencement.  Those  desiring 
the  benefit  of  such  a  school,  should  not 
fail  to  communicate  with  the  Principal, 
Lewis  Kimmell,  Eldcrton,  Armstrong 
county,  Pennsylvania, 

At  father  Beer's  the  attention  and 
order  was  Christian-like.  At  Red  Bank 
we  had,  we  think,  edifying  meetings. 
Two  were  baptized.  But  as  we  spoke 
somewhat  about  the  abuses  of  the  primi- 
tive order  of  apostolical  baptism,  and  the 
current  customs  and  usages  of  these  lat- 
ter days,  it  gave  rise  to  some  dissatisfac- 
tion among  a  few,  that  worship  God  with 
a  different  mind  from  us.  We  endeav- 
ored to  preach  the  importance  of  the 
sameness  of  gospel  command  and  ordi- 
nances now  as  then  ,  the  power  to  bless 
and  comfort  now  as  then.  In  this  we 
tried  to  bo  plain  and  intelligible.  How 
far  we  have  succeeded,  God  only  knows 
best. 

An  article  in  the  National  Baptist,  ap- 
peared giving  a  history  of  us  as  a  people 
and  of  the  sermon  of  this  Tunker  preach- 
er. In  said  article  we  were  credited  with 
tenets,  usages  and  teachings,  such  as  we 
might  consider  as  both  good  and  evil. 
The  reflections  made  against  ourself  were 
contradictory    and    confusing.        These 


things  having  come  to  my  knowledge  I 
felt  it  my  duty  to  visit  those  Brethren, 
and  their  neighbors  of  other  persuasions, 
and  trace  up  the  origin  of  the  article  re- 
flecting ill-credit  upon  us.  Accordingly 
we  visited  them  on  Saturday,  the  2()th. 
Found  thciu  enjoying  good  health  and  on 
interchanging  views  with  the  author  of 
the  article,  found  that  he  had  never  be-> 
come  acquainted  with  our  people  except 
from  books  ai/d  heaisay,  or  as  impressions 
gained  upoti  him.  With  this  as  a  basis, 
he  agreed  to  publish  another  article,  as  a 
correction,  with  our  approval.  From  this 
we  tried  to  preach  ;i  number  of  discourses 
upon  points  calculated  to  awaken  inquiry 
with  us  all.  Two  wore  baptized  in  this 
last  visit.  The  church  here  has  no 
preacher  elect,  and  should  have  one  by 
all  means. 

At  Gla'le  llun  we  preached  mostly  day 
and  night  for  eleven  d-jys,  and  baptized 
six  souls.  These  last  six,  with  the  thir- 
teen a  month  before,  gives  an  increase  of 
nineteen  members  to  this  beloved  body. 
Thus  we  see  the  necessity,  brethren,  of 
more  vigilance,  labor  and  sympathy 
among  our  brethren,  and  also  among  the 
unconverted.  Let  us  all  do  our  part  no- 
bly. To  all  the  brethren  in  the  above 
named  churches,  I  would  say, you  have  my 
prayers  and  sympathy,  as  well  as  humble 
thanks. 

Yours  in  Jesus  name, 

Jos.  I.  Cover. 


Notes  ot  Trav**!. 

January  12,  1875. 

Dear  Editor: — 

On  the  21st  of  December, 
in  company  with  brother  Michael  Cline, 
I  left  home  on  a  mission  of  love  to  the 
brethren  in  Boulder  county.  About 
noon  on  the  23rd,  arrived  at  Greeley. 
Had  expected  to  preach  here,  but  all  the 
church  houses  were  being  fitted  up  fjr 
Christmas,  with  evergreens,  Christmas 
trees,  and  the  necessary  accompaniments 
preparatory  to  show,  were  used  in  an 
abundant  manner, — revelry,  feasting  and 
pious  (?)  gambling,  was  the  rule  ;  devo- 
tional service,  the  exception !  Truly, 
popular  religion  is  hugging  the  world 
close!  Oyster  sujipers  twice  a  week  in 
some  churches  ;  baked  beans  and  pork  a 
speciality  in  others !  All  to  raise  funds 
to  pay  the  trumpeter,  and  adorn  the 
"Temple  of  Diana." 

On  the  24th,  we  traveled  all  day  arriv- 
ing, at  night,  at  brother  I'atlerson's,  near 
Longmont.  Next  day,  Christmas,  com 
menced  a  series  of  meetings  at  the  Stone 
school-house,  on  St.  Vrain.  Had  full 
bouses,  and  the  best  of  attention  paid  to 
the  word  preached-  Sunday  morning, 
the  27th,  solemnized  the  rites  of  matri- 
mony between  brother  and  sister  Pye's 
daughter,  Tabilha  E.,  and  Wm.  McDon- 
ald. Monday  morning,  in  company  with 
brother  Turner  and  family,  went  into  the 
mountains — distance    sixteen    miles — to 


the  town  of  Sunshine,  situated  in  one  of 
the  most  flourishing  gold  mining  districts 
known  in  Colorado.  .Arriving  at  brother 
Turner's  home,  we  were  very  agreeably 
entertained. 

On  the  following  mortiing  we  set  out 
to  spend  the  day  prosjiec  tmg,  and  take  a 
look  at  the  extensive  quanz  mills  now  in 
course  of  erection.  We  also  interviewed 
the  town  which  is  but  four  months  old, 
and  has  near  one  hundred  houses  ;  and 
buildings  going  up  daily.  The  ls,t  day  of 
January,  1874,  tiie  first  discoveries  were 
made  at  this  place.  There  are  some 
rich  mines  already  ojien,  and  quite  an 
excitement  exists.  There  arc  fortunes 
there  for  some,  but  it  is  like  a  lottery, 
there  are  many  blanks  ;  and  to  get  the 
shiny  ore,  the  love  of  which  is  the  root  of 
all  evil.  It  takes  work — hard  work  to  get 
it  out  of  the  flinty  quartz.  Many  will  do 
belter  to  get  gold  out  of  the  rich  soil  by 
the  farmer's  process,  than  to  come  to  the 
"gold  diggings"  to  get  it. 

On  the  30ih,  we  came  down  out  of  the 
"hill  country"  into  the  beautiful  plane. 
At  night  had  another  meeting  with  the 
brethren  and  friends,  making  six  meet- 
ings at  that  point.  The  prospects  are 
encouraging.  A  resident  minister  is 
much  needed  in  that  locality.  An  efl5>- 
cient  brother  \fi  that  capacity  could,  I 
think,  soon  have  quite  a  church  there. 
Who  of  the  many  in  the  East  will  say,  I 
will  go  and  cast  my  lot  there,  and  work 
for  tlie  welfare  of  Zion.  it  is  a  beautiful 
locality  ;  land  is  rich,  and  yet  cheap  ; 
water,  pure  and  healthy,  is  abundant ; 
timber,  for  fuel  and  fencing,  i)lenty,  and 
free  to  all  in  the  foot  hills  near  by.  The 
scenery  is  grand,  and  the  climate  healthy. 
Farms  for  rent,  can  be  had  on  easy  terms. 
Mills,  stores,  etc  ,  and  excellent  schooK 
houses  conveniciit.  Society  in  the  main 
good. 

On  the  last  day  of  1874,  came  to  Gree- 
ley and  spent  iS'ew  Year's  day  in  town. 
January  2nd,  spent  in  thecity  of  Denver. 
But  few  cities  in  the  West  are  improving 
as  rapidly  as  this  city  of  the  plains. 
Quite  a  number  of  brick  is  moulded 
every  month  at  the  mint,  that  are  worth 
from  fifteen  to  twenty  thousand  dollars 
each  1  They  are  of  pure  gold.  In  this 
state  the  precious  metal  is  shipjied  east. 
Efl'orts  are  being  made  to  have  a  coining 
mint  established  in  Denver.  Up  to  Jan- 
uary 4th  we  had  an  unusually  tine  winter. 
Monday,  the  4lli  inst.,  it  commenced 
snowing,  and  turned  cold.  We  started 
for  home  on  tlie  oth,  but  the  weather 
was  so  severe  we  only  traveled  twelve 
aiiles  and  put  up  at  a  ranch,  where  we 
were  lucky  in  finding  good  quarters.  A 
blazing  log  tire,  in  a  huge  chimney,  made 
us  think  of  our  boyliood  days,  and  under 
the  circumstances  was  enjoyable  indeed. 
Oav  host  has  been  a  settler  in  Colorado 
for  thirty-six  years  ;  is  a  man  of  more 
than  ordinary  intelligeiice,  is  wealtliy 
and,  of  course,  respected  !  notwithstaud-i 
ing  he  has  two  Indian  squaws  for  wives 
and  a  large  lamily  of  half  "injins."     He 


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told  us  many  aJ ventures  of  early  frontier 
lile.  He  was  frequently  with  the  noted 
Kit  Carion,  also  with  General  Fremont, 
acting  at  time:^  as/iuide  fur  ti:eui. 

The  next  morning  l>i.iiiji  clear  and  more 
favorable,  we  pursued  our  jouinej-,  also 
tiie  day  i'oliowing,  putting  u|'  at  nitrl'.l  at 
"\S'ild  Cat  Ranch."  Duriij.i;  the  night 
it  began  storuiip.t;  again.  We  lay  over 
all  next  day.  Tiie  ranch  we  sftopped  at, 
is  a  block  ranch,  owned  by  iMr.  liiff,  the 
cattle  king  of  the  plains,  lie  has  some 
eight  or  ten  lil<e  ranches,  where  his 
herders  stay,  and  at  which  points  his 
cattle  are  gathered  up  in  the  spring  to 
brand  them.  He  dues  not  make  any 
provision  whatever  for  .i-heiter  or  feed  in 
the  winter  for  his  stock.  Ho  has  i)rub- 
ably  over  twenty  tliousand  iiead.  Last 
year  he  siiipped  over  two  hundred  thous- 
and dollars  wortii  of  cattle,  and  had  an 
increase  irom  his  own  herds  of  over  lour 
thousand  calves. 

On  January  Qth,  we  arrived  at  home 
and  found  ail  well,  for  vthh-h  we  feel 
grateful  to  the  giver  of  all  good.  Wo 
are  now  at  this  date  having  some  severe 
weather  for  this  country.  We  have  been 
thinking  of  the  district  where  the  grass- 
hoppers destroyed  the  crops,  and  lear 
there  will  be  suffering,  botli  with  iho 
people  and  stock,  yet  we  houe  the  hand 
oi' charity  has  done  her  duty,  and  of  the 
abundance  of  the  East  those  districts 
may  have  enough.  it  is  a  sad  thing  to 
think  any  of  our  fellow-being-;,  especially 
those  of  the  same  family,  spintualh, 
should  suffer  for  the  neeosaries  of  life, 
when  we  think  of  the  thousands  of  dollars 
Bj)ent  to  no  good  use  in  many  places. 
How  can  we  spend  to  the  satisfying  of 
our  carnal  desires,  or  at  the  mart  (A' 
I'ushion  and  folly — open  our  purees  in  such 
waslefullno.'^s,  when  we  hear  in  our  ears 
the  cry  for  bread  and  lait-jcnt  coming 
Irom  our  fellows  in  the  West,  or  even 
other  places? 

To  our  brethren  who  were  so  consider- 
atu  as  to  think  of  us  and  make  iii(|uiry 
as  to  our  wellaie,  and  made  overtuies  of 
assistance,  we  will  take  occa-ion  here  to 
thank  them  and  to  say  we  have  been  so 
blessed  by  the  hand  of  God,  as  to  have 
enough,  and  have  no  special  ajjpeals  to 
Hiake  in  behalf  of  the  church  hero,  other 
than  for  offeiings  to  God  in  jirayer  for 
our  spiritual  guod.  It  does  not  cost  dol- 
lars and  cents  to  subseribo  to  such  an 
appeal,  hence  we  don't  want  to  be  Ibr- 
gotten. 

We  have  been  visited  during  the  last 
season  by  the  grasshopper  plague  to  a 
considerable  extent,  yet  L'ulorado  has 
enough  and  to  spare.  We  are  not  as 
liable  to  be  umler  the  necessity  ot'  calling 
for  assistance  in  the  event  of  the  I'ailu.e 
of  crops,  as  some  other  sections.  From 
tiic  fact  agriculture  is  no;,  our  mail;  de- 
peniientc.  Our  stock  in'erest  is  gieater 
than  the  farming,  and  is  iiKicpetuient  uf 
it.  So  is  (jur  mining  interest.  Thcrc- 
Ibrc  if  the  grassiieppcrs  take  all  our 
crops,   our  cattle  "of  a  ih'iusimd  hills," 


■  and  minerals  will  be  left,  for  "hoppers" 

I  can't  eao  them.      As  to  the   drouth,  we 

I  have  no  fears  in    that   direction,  as  our 

crops  are  not  dependant  on  rain  ;  we  get 

!  abundant  irops   without  it.       W'hilo  we 

have  nothing  to  boast  of,  we  arc  satisfied 

"we  are  what  we  are,"  and  arc  where  we 

are.      We  are  conscious  of  the  I'act,  it  is 

more  imporiant  huw  we   live   than  where 

wo  live,  and  all  we  have  is  ot  God  and  to 

him  all  praise  and  honor  is  due. 

J.  a.  Flouy. 
JSiiffulo,  Colorado. 


Notice. 

At  a  meeting  of  our  district,  the  peo- 
ple and  iJrethren  appointed  me  as  Treas> 
urer.  All  donations  and  moneys  should 
be  sent  to  me,  at  Bunker  Hill,  llussell 
county,  Kansas,  in  place  of  Alfred 
Scowell.  We  will  be  very  thankful  for 
all  cionations,  and  wiil  acknowledge  by 
receipt  and  through  the  Voinpaiiioa  and 
Visitor. 

Wm.   B.   HlMES. 


Auuoaucemeuls. 


District  Mec;tings 


The  District  Meeihig  for  tlie  Northern 
D. strict  of  Iowa  aud  Miuuesota,  will  b«  held 
ou  Friday,  the  19th  day  of  Kel)iuary,  in  ihe 
Coldv.alti'  (Jhuich,  Iowa.  (iieone.  (prot)- 
al)ly  ou  the  Cedar  Falls  and  Miuue.sola 
Braaoh  of  the  Central  ll.iooi;)  Itainoad,]  is 
ihe  ncare.-;t  station,  and  is  but  a  fchoit  uis- 
tance  Iioia  the  place  of  meeting  Au  iiivi- 
taliou  is  exieudeu  to  ali  who  wish  to  meet 
with  us,  an  1  especially  to  tliose  in  the  di=- 
liiel.  Ii  io  veiy  de.-iraljle  lo  have  a  full  lep- 
roseuiatioTi  of  lh';ehnreh  s  of  ihe  di-trict,  so 
that,  business  Ijefore  the  meeliug  may  be 
disposed  of  sat  fcfaetorily  to  a'l. 

John  F.  Eikekbekkt. 

The  District  Meeting  for  the  Northern 
Ui  tiieiol  .viisoi>aii,  will  be  held  in  ihe  Ham- 
iKou  coagnji(.iliou,  Caldwell  county,  .Mis- 
eoiiri,  oa  l-ue  19. h  day  of  April  Urxt,  at  ilie 
Mill  Creek  t-Cijojl-house.  three  and  oue-ha.l 
luiles  west  from  Hamiltou  and  four  la.les 
southea  t  of  liidder.  Those  toiiiiug  by 
railroad  will  slop  oil"  at  Hamilt  'U.  Di,legaleB 
are  ri  quested  to  be  in  the  cougregation  oa 
ihe  iStU,  as  there  will  be  preaching  iu  the 
morning  and  evening  of  the  18lh,  aud  coun- 
cil meeting  «i,l  begin  at  9  a.  ni.  O'l  the  I9lii. 
A  geueial  lepresouiatiou  is  desired. 

(tEokoe  WiTweu. 


MARRIED. 

By  the  undcrsigued,  at  the  residence  of 
the  bride's  j^areiiis,  ou  the  4ih  day  of  Janu- 
ary, S75,  in  the  city  of  I'lru,  Indi  ua,  Dav- 
id l)E  HV  aud  Kehbcca  Rey.meu. 

John  P.  W  lf. 

On  the  81  St  of  December,  at  the  residence 
of  the  bride's  parents,  Mr.  Jacob  A.  Faist 
an  1  Jennie  8.  HocK,  both  of  Roxbury, 
I'm  a 'a. 

Al^o,  o;)  the  12th  iust  ,  at  the  residence  of 
elder  Jacob  Keinhoid,  Lancaster  Ciiy,  Mr. 
O.  11.  Nao/.e  and  Hansaii  Anna  liEiNnoi.u, 
of  Lancustir  City. 

I.    F.  ,/>i,I,EN. 


By  the  undersigned,  at  hi^  residence,  Jan- 
waiy  13;h,  187.5  .Mr.  John  N.  Flake  and 
Miss  .Mauv  a.  Su.livan,  bota  of  Fulioa 
county,  lUinoif. 

A1.<o,  by  the  tnderpigned,  at  the  residence 
of  the  bride's  patents,  Mr.  John  Ekfiand 
and  Miss  Ph<ebe  A.  (..ook,  both  ct  Fulton 
coauty,  Illinois. 

SakuiilTksnis. 

By  the  undersigned,  at  the  nsidenco 
of  the  bride's  mother,  on  the  23ud 
of  D  eeinber,  1874  Mr.  (^eokge  Cuawi'okd 
and  Miss  AmaNDA  Metkus,  both  of  Ai-hlaud 
county,  Oh^o. 

Also,  bt  my  re  idecce,  December  27ih, 
1874,  Mr.  Levi  Ahtz,  of  Ne-brasKa,  and  sis- 
ter .\Iauy  liiLUEFNEH,  of  Ashiand  county, 
Ohio. 

Also,  at  my  residence,  December  27th, 
1874,  Mr.  Lemon  V\  eidleu  aud  Miss  El- 
MiuA  Meyeks,  bo.h  of  Ashland  county, 
Ohio 

D.  N.  Workman. 

On  the  29;h  ot   December,  1874,  in   Ui'per 
Cauawa:;o  church,  Adams   couuiy,    Peiiu'a, 
Mr.  M  cuABi.  T.  BuKJBT  and   Miss  Liz/Iie, 
youngest  daughter  of  brother  John  Brough. 
Petek  B.  Kauffman. 

By  the  undersigned,  at  his  residence,  Jan- 
uary a.'ith,  187),  Mr.  Jac>ii  Kindsisoir,  of 
Summit  township,  and  Miss  Lyuia  Hand- 
WEUK.  of  Elklick  towush;p,  both  of  Soin.-r- 
Bct  county,  Pecu'a. 

JOBL  GNAGV. 


UIKU. 

We  admit  no  poetry  umler  any  circumsum 
CC8  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  lo  use  all  r.like,  mid  we  could  not  insert 
versus  Willi  all. 


In  the  Mahoning  church.  .Mahoning  Co., 
OhiO:  D  cember  25th,  1S72,  sister  CiAKAa, 
wife  o!  brother  Henry  OsUoru,  aj;3d  59y.s., 
7  inoaths  and  23  riajs.  Funeral  occasioa 
improved  from  Heb.  13:14. 

Also,  in  the  same  church,  at  Columbiana, 
Jauuiiy  r<J,  1874,  elder  IIbnuv  Klutz,  aged 
77  yea  s,  5  months  and  i-l  days.  Funeral 
services  from  ReV.  14:12,13,  by  brethreu  C. 
Kahler,  M.  Wearer  and  L.  Glass. 

Also,  in  Leetouia,  Columbiana  county, 
Ohi;>  February  II.  1874,  John  Stiveu,  agJd 
86  years,  ."j  months  aud  12  days.  Fuiieitl 
serviv'us  by  brethren  J  B-  Shoemaker  aud 
M.  Weaver,  tiom  John  5:2.i-29. 

Also,  in  the  name  chu-ch,  in  Cjlumbiana 
county,  OSiio,  March  16  h,  si-ter  Sauah, 
daughter  of  brothe  Jacoti  ijongeuerkcr,agid 
33  years,  10  months  and  17  days.  Funeral 
services  liom  2jd  Co  iulhia.is  6:1,  by  the 
writer. 

Also,  in  the  same  church,  .Mr.honing  Co., 
Ohio,  (Je!,()ber  16,  lister  Catii.iuine  widow 
of  brother  Jacob  Sumniur,  uecM,  a^ed  73 
yeais,  11  months  an  i  1  day.  Fuueial  ser- 
vices by  el  :.T  M.  Weaver  and  Ihe  writer, 
from  Phil.  1:21. 

Jacob  N.  Klutz. 

In  Huron  county,  Ohio,  DecemSer  12th, 
Charles  A.,  inf.ni  soi/  of,  bro;her  William 
aud  si.^ler  .\Iaggre  .Hiogle,  aged  1  year,  6 
iLonths  aiid  27  days.  Funeral  discourse  by 
the  undeibigued,  fioiu  Malt-  18:3 

S.  A.  Walkeu. 

In    the    Lost  Creik    congregation,    Perry 


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county,    Pfontz's  Valley,    Penn'a,  January    Maut  Ellhn  McEsTiiia,  dauifbler  of  broth- 
13lh,  1875,    Ll'BSTHA  S.  Bihm)T,   dnUsjhter     er  and   eislur   Ecker,    aged    21  years  and  10 
of  bioihrr   Daiiul  aud   sister   Brandt,  aged     months. 
6  years,  7  mouvhs  and    11  days.       Funeral!      She  unitPd  with  the   Lutheran   Church  in 


services  by  the  Brethren. 


Isaac  Barto. 


In  Sandyrille,  TuBcarawas   conereKation, 
on  the  25th  of  Decem'^er,  William  Hknuy,  1 
eon  of  John  and  Mary  Lebold,  aged   10  uios.  , 
and  a  days.    Funeral  occaf^ion  improved  by  ' 
the  Brethren,  from  the  Ps.  103:15  i 

COSKAD  KADLER. 

In  Upper  Cauawago  congregation  Penn'a,  ' 
brother  Samuel  HoLLiNGKK,  aged   5t>ycai8, 
7  months  aud  15  days.  j 

The  deceased  was  for  a  cumber  of  years  a  ; 

very  ifficient  and    much    beloved   deacon  in  | 

the  church.      i.ift  a  widow   and  three  chil-  i 

dren  (all  members)  to  mourn  ihtir  loss.  j 

Susan  B-  Gitt.      i 

In  the  Indian  Creek    branch,    Westmore- 
land county,  Pcun'u,  on  the  15th  of  Decern-  j 
her,  brother  Jacod    Myers,  aged   63  yeais,  j 
5  months  and  lU  days. 

His  disease  Wrs  giavil.  Funeral  services 
on  the  iGih,  in  the  borough  ot  Ligonier,  in 
the  Methodist  church,  by  the  wiiter,  assist  d 
by  ReV.  Lieonard,  Methodist,  to  a  large  con- 
course of  people.  Teit,  St.  John's  Go.  pel 
11  chap,  part  ol  25i.h  veise. 

U.  D    n.'RNBB. 

At  Burr  Oak,  Jewell  county,  Kansas,  Nov. 
6th,  Millard,  son  of  bmttier  Allen  and 
Bister  Mary  Ives,  aged  5  years,  lacking  two 
mouths  and  two  days.  Funeral  diceourse 
by  the  writer,  from  the  words, 
«:Be  ye  thereforvs  also  ready." 

C.  FORNKY. 

[  AJf/rim  pi  ase  copy.] 

In  the  Otter  Creek  congregation,  Macou- 
pin county,  Illinois,  depaited  tiiis  life  Janu- 
ary IsL,  lb75,  brother  Geokge  buuLL,  aged 
37  years  and  6  months. 

Disease,  iullaiuraatary  rheumatism.  Bro 
Shull  leaves  a  wife,  chiidien  and  many 
friends  to  mourn  bis  departure  Fuutral 
occasion  iujproved  by  the  Brethren,  from 
John  7:17. 

Geo.  W.  Mathias. 

In  Sac  county,  Iowa,  of  typh  )id  fever  and 
congestion  of  the  lungs,  Sidney  Bartlet, 
6on-in-law  of  John  and  Elizab-,th  Gable, 
aged  about  24  years. 

He  I  aJ  been  married  only  three  monlhs, 
Funeral  service  by  a  Free-VVill-Baptist  min- 
ister, to  many  fnem'.s. 

E.  Gable. 

Near  Berkley's  Mills,  Somerset  county, 
Penn'a,  Janumy  11th,  Nettie  Lula,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  S.  ard  Henrietta  Bittntr,  aged 
8  months  and  6  days,  i  uneral  services  by 
the  editor. 

In  the  Middlecreek  congregation,  Somer- 
set county,  Penn'a,  on  the  2Lst  of  August, 
at  her  sou's,  sister  Polly  Lindaman,  aged 
73  years  and  about  3  months.  Funeral  ser- 
vices on  the  2and,  at  Kingwood,  bi'  brother 
Josiah  Berkley  aud  ihe  writer.  Text,  Kev. 
14:13.  A.  F.  Snyder. 

In  the  Somerset  district,  Wabash  county, 
Indiana,  December  23rd,  brolhtr  D.  Daily, 
of  lung  fever,  aged  about  -10  years. 

Brother  Daily  has  been  subject  to  fits  the 
greater  pait  of  his  life.  He  leaves  a  wife 
and  five  children  to  mourn  his  loss.  Funeral 
services  by  the  Brethren,  from  Is.  40:29;30. 

H.   K.   MiNNICK. 

In  the  Mohicon  congregation,  Rousburg, 
.^Bhland  county,  Ohio,  December  10th,  1874, 


the  vtar  1870  and  lived  a  consistent  and  ex- 
emplary m-'mber  of  the  same  until  her  death. 
Her  husband  who  is  a  member  of  the  same 
church  is  left  to  mourn  his  loss.  Funeral 
services  by  the  Rev.  Brown  of  the  I^uberau 
faith,  assited  by  the  writer,  from  Isai.ih 
40:6,7  8. 

Also,  in  the  Danville  congrccation,  Knox 
county,  Oh^o  October  ■.4lh,  Hannah  Fau- 
cet, wife  of  J.  M.  Faucet  ard  daugh'er  of 
brother  John  and  sister  Workman,  aged  34 
years,  11  months  and  25 days. 

She  was  married   January    14th.  1858,  and 

we  are  glad  to  say  proved   herself   a  faithful 

companion   snd  aflectionate    mother.       S   e 

I  l.aves  a  kind  husband  and   six  children,  tin- 

\  oldest  of  whom  is  fourtcn  and  the  youaest 

one  year    ol.l ,    to    lament    her    departure. 

i  While  in  her  last  illness    she  turned  to   God 

I  in  repentance  aud    resolved  to    unite    with 

i  the  Brethren  if  her  life  was  spared  to  do  so, 

i  but  God    saw  Bt  in    his    infinite  wisdom  to 

,  direct  otherwise.      A  few  days    previous  to 

her  death  she  trave  her  babe  to  her  sister  and 

j  requested  tie    writer   to   preach  her   funeral 

discourse  ;  also,  to  be    dres  ed    in    a    plain 

shioud,  as    her    mother    had    been    a    fesv 

months  previous,  ai^d   to   bi3    bmled   by    the 

side  of  her  chiM  that  had    crossed   the  cold 

river  of  death  heforf  her.      Funeral  set  vices 

by  the  writer,  from  Heb.  2:3 

D.  N.  Workman. 


T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  RKCEIVEI)  for 
Jj    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

Wm    Domer  3  50;     Jno  Billhart  3  20;     E 
Henry  1   8  ;  J  S  S.ntsman  8  00;  Mark    .Min- 

I  ser  75;  Joel  Shively  5  9^;  Geo  Studc  baker 
4  55;  J  S  Newcomer  4  80;  I  L  uster  3  40; 
8  Y  Souder  3  20;  Hannah  H  hbs  1  70;  E  P 
Peflly  7  20;  C  Newcomer  7  20;  Jr.o  HoUiuger 
1  45;  G  Albright  3  40;  L  P  Keim   4  80;  J  S 

;  McFadden  1  50;  Jo.^  Schinactenbersrcr  1  00; 

1  M  .M  Eahelman   1  6  ;    J   H   Ehersole    19  20; 

'  Jno  Rover  1  60;  J  S  Shirk  I  60;  A  W  Ment- 
yer  5  76;  P  Sheilenber^er  2  35;  A  Hoi  inger 
20;  Joel  Flo  y  2  25;  Jacob  Ehcrly  12  70; 
Beuj  Benshotr  15  50;  Miss  S  A  Mort  1  7U:  a 

;  Spicber  t  00;  S  A  Garber  4  80;  J  Fitz  1  50; 
B  Witwer  1  60;  Grabill  Meyers  1  70;  S  i' 
Frame  1  70;  E  i 'rowel  1  60;  S  Mattes  2  10; 
John  Shiiver  28  96;  A  Summy  2  45;  D 
Stump  1  50;  W  H  Lichty  50  00;  E  Oxley 
1  80;  W  Diivis  90;  Jno  Neff  3  3li;  L  Andes 
12  10;  W  G  Nninger  3  40;  I  G  Royer  8  70; 
J  H  Ownby  2  00;  F  K  Cine  1  60;  J  W  Hitt 
1  60;  A  F.iond  1  60;  J  Barrell  1  60;  M  Ling- 
eufelter  8  70;  J  Weaver  1  70;  W  K  Simmons 
1  60;  S  Ryraan  3  00;  B  P  Miller  1  70;  Geo 
Fishbaucher  I  5  ;  D  L  Miller  16  40;  Sarah 
Armstrong  1  60;  Nancy  Seymour  1  60;  W 
A  Pecht  1  70;  H  M  Miller  3  25;  S  8  U;lery 
3  20;  P  H'^rden  3  20;  G  R  Kistler  3  00;  E  A 
Brenner  1  50;  J  W  Em"  erl  1  60;  A.  J  Stir- 
ling 1  60;  M  G  Cline  1  7  ;  K  Walters  1  GO; 
Eiiz  Plank  1  60;  C  Bucher  8  16;  J  M  Harsh- 
be.ger  4  80;  S  D  Keyser  1  60;  Daniel  Renner 

I  70;  D  H  Replogle  3  20;  D  Wysong  8  64; 
J  Kittenhoi.se  12  80;  P  Keich  1  60;  H  J 
Hauger  33  00;  J  Bahr  S'OO;  J  Holder  3  30; 
Cath  l,oi>g  2  00;  J  Y  Heckler  38;  C  Hoover 

II  70;  M  -Vl  Reed  1  60;  ID  Huntsberger 
3  20;  Sarah  Northup  1  70;  Chiistie  Ann 
Royer  1  25;  J  S  UUerv  1  60;  H  S  Kiser  1  00; 
S  Smith  ::5;  E  C.  Pecker  1  60;  .M  Zigier 
1  60;  P  Shade  1  60;  L  H  Flack  1  60;  Wm 
A  Smith  1  60;  W  H  Reed  1  50;  J  S  Yoder 


75;  Jos  Fisey  80;  Wm  Merrill  1  75;  J  P  Eb- 
ersole  1  00;  S  A  Walker  20;  S  Geib  1  60;  A 
K  iw  1  GO;  J  A  Byer  1  70;  \i  Leer  6  95;  J  W 
Tucker  35;  M  H  Shiv.  r  8  70;  H  Gibble  75; 
M  S  Urice  I  60;  J  R  Denlinsrer  32  00;  S  H 
CaNlor  10  25;  G  W  Maihias  4  80:  A  G  Koim 
1  5  .;  J  R  Uilery  2  00;  Jno  (-  Bucher  4  80, 
J  C  Lehman  I  5  ;  J  L  .Vlyeis  1  60;  O  Shu- 
maker  1  60;  C  Wolfe  1  6  •;  S  Thomas  1  60; 
J  Y  Koeny3  85;.I  (Jris-o  3  30;M  A  Knnppl  60 
D  R  Kline  I  90;  E  L  F«hnestock  3  90;  Sarah 
M  Langdon  1  50;  Jos  ElUnbertrer  4  80; 
Frank  Holsii  ger  1  7ii;  P  R  Wrights  iiau 
3  00;  Ruth  Smtsman  1  50;  A  O  Diehl  1  60- 
J  P  Rei  lOL'le  4  35;  W  II  R  nner  IS  85;  8  B 
Shirkcv  4  70;  J  R  EllenberL'er  6  00;  J  M 
Miller  25  00;  P  Beer  20;  P  Hoffert  6  40;  A 
Phc-il  4  80;  vv  H  R  n  .er  1  40;    Jno    Snider 

9  00;  D  H  Sell  1   60;    L  Lichty    I  60;  G  Sala 

10  00;  C  Bi'k  1  50;  J  P  Ebersole  1  60:  Hen- 
ly  Kellar  5  90;  Abner  Fidler  1  60;  D  E  Bru- 
baker  4  80;  Jacob  Deardorff  1  60;  C  Myers 
3  20;  M  H  Saiith  4  .50;  Sam'l  Ridenour  1  70; 
D  M  8nav.  ly  1  50;  R  C  Holl  1  GO;  Jno  Gar- 
ber 3  iO;  Jos  Stifier  3  3  ;    J    B    Shoemaker 

3  20;  D  8  T  Bmlerbauich  1  60;  T  ?  Iraler 
1  87;  D  G  Varner  20;  J  Mohler  5  13;  D  N 
Drcter  3  50;    I    H  Crist  3  10;    H  Swadely 

4  80;  J  1  Cover  1  50;  W  R  D>'eter  1  50;  H 
ReplOile  15  0  ;  J  K  Reiner  3  50;  H  B  Bium- 
baueh  4  45;  Jno  Evert  4  8';  A  Bender  1  60; 
Jac  Lehman  17  60;  J  F  Hess  3  50;  E  Brooks 
3  30;  A  Pheil  8  00;  C  Sheller  1  60;  S  D 
Faulkender  5  13;  H  Clapper  8  00;  CM 
Whitmer  6  40;  D  Liaderaalb  I  60;  Z  Leath- 
erman  3  00;  S  Goehnour  1  60;  G  W  Mathias 
31  20:  S  Sheller  37  86;  Mich  Bollinger  1  60; 
C  Heise  10  50;  Jac  Conner  40  00;  D  Goeh- 
nour 3  00;  J  Kiinmcl  1  60;  J  B  Wampler 
7  35;  8  A  Sisle:  10  00;  D  Garber  13  .50;  E  B 
Pluiue  7     0;  H  Slitzel  6  40. 


For  All  F^tmale  <'oniplaiuts 

notliing  equals  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite 
Prescription.  It  is  a  most  powerful  re- 
storative tonic,  aL-o  coiubiniiig  the  mosfc 
valuable  nervine  properties,  especially 
adapting  it  to  the  wants  of  debilitated 
ladies  sulFeiing  from  we:;k  back,  inward 
fever,  conge.siiotj,  inflammation  or  ulcer- 
atio!),  or  i'roiu  nervousness,  or  neuralgic 
pains.  Mr.  G.  W.  Seymour,  druggist, 
oF  Canton,  N.  Y.,  writes  D;'.  Pierce  as 
follows  :  "The  dcnand  for  your  Favorite 
Prescription  is  wonderful,  ana  ono  man 
stated  to  me,  that  his  wife  i;ad  riot  dona 
a  day's  work  iti  tivo  months,  when  she 
commenced  taking  your  Pavorite  Pre- 
scription, took  two  bottles  and  is  now  on 
the  third  bottle,  and  is  able  to  do  her 
house-work  alotie  and  milk  fourteen  cows 
I  twice  a  day."  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite 
I  Prescriptioti  is  sold  by  all  dealers  in  medi- 
I  ernes. 

I  Ageitt!^  Wanted, 

To  sell  Buffalo  R.jbes  ou  commission.       For 
particulais  address  with   stamp. 

J,  S.  FLORY, 
49  3ra.        Buffalo,  Weld  Co.,  Colorado. 


Pure-Bred  IJght   Brahnias. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (!|5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPER  COMMENT 

UPON   THE 

AMERICAN  NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING 
AGENCY, 

CONnrCTEI)  BY 

CSeorge  P.  Kowell  »t  l"o.. 

No.  41   Pakk  Row, 

NEW  YORK. 


As  the  proprielors  of  tlie  (iist,  and  most 
extentive  of  these  agencies  in  New  Toik, 
they  are  wtU  qualified  to  furnisli  informa- 
tion. Tbc  details  of  the  work  transacted  by 
the  agency,  and  the  wiiy  it  is  done,  the  per- 
fection of  the  arrauf^eiuiiits  for  fa''iliiatiiig 
the  act  of  advertising  by  p.-lievi!:g  llio  adver- 
tiser of  trou' le  and  expense,  and  bringing 
before  hiin  all  the  various  mediums  througl- 
out  the  country,  with  llie  necessary  knowl- 
edge pertaininjc  to  ih'ni,  ar;  given  with  a 
minuteness  'hat  leaves  nolliir.ir  to  be  desired. 
All  the  jiarliculars  rcsp'  cling  the  character 
and  position  of  a  uew^^paper  which  an  ia- 
teudiug  adveitiser  desires  to  know  aic 
placed  before  him  in  the  most  conci-e  form. 
—New  York  Times,  June  7uU,  1S71. 

It  is  indeed  no  surprife  that  their  hou.'c  is 
80  prosperous,  and  that  lliey  are  the  leadinir 
advertising  agents  in  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  coiicerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  miscellaneous  adveriise- 
ments  from  this  firm,  tli;ui  to  recive  the 
eame  amount  made  up  of  one  direct  from 
each  house  on  their  list.  The  corami^6io^ 
allowed  is  saved  by  losses,  as  they  jiay 
every  cent  they  eontr-'Ot  for,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  ihe  ke'-|  ir;g  of  one  open  ac- 
count with  S'leh  a  firm  is  much  jileasantur 
than  with  the  thousand  persons  whom  Ihey 
eend  us  adverlisements  for.  They  do  an 
touorat'le, legitimate  business, on  a  •  u.^iness 
basis,  If  publisliers,  having  d'  alingR  with 
them,  want  anything  in  iU>  ir  line.  —  and  they 
supply  everything  fioin  a  spring  bodUin  lo  a 
cylinder  press, — typ  s,  inks  and  all,  they  li!l 
their  orders  pioniptly,  at  manufac.urers' 
prices, and  we  can  say  that  we  have  reciived 
the  best  newspaper  and  book  ink,  tver  fur- 
Bishcd  us,  and  at  a  lower  pi  ice  limn  we  ever 
bought  for  elsewhere.  The  ''Re;)nidita;i" 
has  had  dealin_'S  with  this  huus-,  for  over 
six  years,  and  in  ell  that  iin)e,  we  never 
have  had  any  reason  lo  comidain  of  our 
treatmtct. — .VIeriden  (Conn.)Rep>,blicau. 

Arc,  without  doubt,  tlie  lea  'ing  Advertis- 
ing Agents  in  '.he  United  States,  ami.  there- 
fore, of  the  woild.  Th  y  have,  by  Uie  free, 
literal  and  yet  well  di'C' led  use  of  niouey, 
bn.li  themselves  up  in  ihe  csteera  of  the 
leading  i)ubl  sheis  a'd  advertisers  of  the 
continent,  and  by  an  uiainial  energy  have 
Buccecded  in  perfecting  in  every  detail  a 
business  that  n.ore  than  anything  else  tills 
of  the  growth  and  impoiia'Tc  of  the  news- 
paper business. — Memphis  (Tcuu.)  Ajipeal. 

Their  business  has  g-own  to  be  something 
enormous.  Every  i  apor  in  :he  country  is 
on  file  at  their  oflice,  and  it  is  no  uncom- 
mon thing  for  them  to  receive  a  mail  of  fif- 
teen or  twen'.y  bus>lielsof  newspaper;. — Nor- 
walk,  Couu.,  Gazette. 

Have  comt  letcly  Bysterr.alized  the  busi- 
ness, and  after  fi.  e  years' expei  ienee  we  can 
truthfully  stati  Ihat  we  find  the  Drm  lo  be 
prompt,  courteous,  fOmiKCT— Grayville, 
Ills.,  Independent. 

They  can  be  rejied  uj)OU  in  every  way,  be- 
ing worthy  of  Implicit  conlideucc. — New  Or- 
leans, La.,  I'rjce  current. 


While  advancing  their  own  interests,  od- 
vaneo  also  those  of  every  publisher. — Sooth 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trustworthy  business  character  and 
enterpiise  is  well  reflected. — Utica,  N.  Y., 
Herald. 

Have  completely  systematized  the  busi- 
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Chris!  hss  done  the  mighty  woik  ; 

Nothing  left  for  us  to  dO) 
But  to  enter  on  his  toil, 

Enter  on  his  triumph  too. 

lie  has  sowed  the  precious  seed, 
Nothing  left  for  us  ucsown  ; 

Ou'S  it  is  to  reap  the  fields, 
Make  the  harvest  joy  our  own. 

Hie  the  p^f'^on,  ours  the  sin, — 
Great  the  sin,  the  pardon  great ; 

His  the  good  and  onis  ths  ill, 
His  the  love  and  ours  the  hate. 

Ours  the  darkness  aud  the  gloom, 
His  the  bhade-dippelling  light ; 

Ours  the  cloud  and  his  the  suu. 
His  the  daysi%ng,  ours  the  night. 

His  ihe  Ubor,  ours  the  rest, 
His  the  death  and  ours  the  life  ; 
the  fiuita  of  victory, 
^^he  agony  and  strife. 


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jLgel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto 
him  in  a  tlarae  of  fire  out  of  the  midst  of  a 
bush  :  and  he  looked,  and  behold,  the  bush 
burned  with  fire,  and  the  bush  was  not  con- 
BUmed."  Exodus  3  :  2. 

Iq  the  history  of  Abraham  we  have 
a  noble  example  of  the  triumph  of 
faith,  and  he  is  worthy  of  all  imitation. 
But  he  bad  to  endure  great  trials  of 
temptation.  The  impression  of  my 
mind  seems  to  be,  O  that  I  had  more 
of  his  faith,  while  I  am  endeavoring 
to  write  coucemiDg  the  same.  But 
pirhaps,  1  may  be  encouraged  and 
Btiobgliieued  while  bo  doing,  as  I  have 
been,  since   I    couimeacf d   trying    to 


write  on  the  above  subject.  When 
God  called  Abram  from  Ur  of  the 
Chaldecs,  he  said  :  "Get  thee  out  of 
thy  country  and  from  thy  kindred  into 
the  land  that  I  wiilsbow  tbee.andl  will 
make  of  thee  a  great  nation,  and  I 
will  bless  tboe  and  make  thy  name 
great,  and  in  thee  shall  ail  families  of 
the  tarlbbe  blessed."  Gen.  12:  1—3. 
Abraham's  whole  life  almost  was  one 
series  of  trials  :  bis  leaving  his  native 
country  aud  kindred,  his  sojourniug 
in  the  land  of  promise,  as  in  a  strange 
land,  his  being  driven  by  famine  to 
seek  for  sustenance  in  Egypt,  and  so 
loDg^time  intervenyig  between  the 
promise  of  a  numerous  posterity  and 
the  birth  of  a  son  ;  the  birth  of  [sb- 
mael  so  long  before  that  of  Isaac,  the 
painful  observance  of  circumcision, 
and  the  expulsion  of  Hagar  and 
Ishmael,  were  all  so  many  severe 
trials  of  his  faith  and  obodience.  But 
more  severe  than  all  these  was  the 
command  to  offer  up  his  beloved  sou, 
who  was  to  be  heir  of  the  promises, 
and  father  of  the  blessed  seed.  No- 
tice also  how  Abraham's  other  sons 
abound  in  children,  while  Isaac  in 
whom  his  seed  is  to  be  as  the  stars  of 
heaven  for  multitude,  remains-  chn^ 
les3  for  twenty  years  after  his  map^ 
riage ;  and  that  too,  a  marriage  on 
which  the  divine  blessing  had  been 
so  remaikably  sought  and  obtained. 
(Gen.  24  chapter.)  In  view  of  which 
the  apostle  treating  of  the  faith  of 
Abraham  says:  "as  it  is  written,  I 
have  uiade  thee  a  father  of  many  na- 
tions, before  him  whom  he  believed, 
even  God,  who  quickeneth  the  dead, 
and  oalioth  those  things  which  be  not 
aa  though  they  were;  Avho  agaiust 
hoi)e  believed  in  hope,  that  he  might 
become  the  iulber  of   mauv    uaiiouB, 


according  to  that  which  was  spoken, 
So  shall  thy  seed  be." Rom.  4  :  17-18. 
While  enduring  the  said  trials  of  his 
faith  and  afflictive  dispensation  of 
God's  providence,  the  Lord  appeared 
again  to  Abraham  in  a  vision,  repeat- 
ing to  him  the  promises,  and  accom- 
panied them  with  the  most  gracious 
declaration  of  bis  favor.  He  appoint- 
ed a  certain  sacrifice  for  him  to  offer, 
and  caused  a  deep  sleep  to  fall  upon 
him,  attended  by  a  horror  of  great 
darkness,  during  which  there  were 
revealed  to  him  some  of  the  most  im- 
portant events  in  his  future  history, 
and  that  of  his  posterity,  and  which 
were  all  accompliahed  in  due  time, 
and  with  wonderful  exactness;  "And 
he  said  unto  Abram,  know  of  a  surety 
that  thy  seed  shall  be  a  stranger  in  a 
land  that  is  not  their's,  and  shall 
serve  them ;  and  they  shall  afflict 
ihem  four  hundred  years;  and  also 
that  nation,  whom  they  shall  serve, 
will  I  judge:  and  afterwards  shall 
they  come  out  with  great  substance. 
And  thou  shalt  go  to  thy  fathers  in 
peace;  thou  shalt  bo  buried  in  a  good 
old  age.  But  in  the  fourth  generation 
they  shall  come  hither  again.  Gen. 
15:  1—16.  According  to  Bible 
iphronology,  from  Abraham's  arrival 
m  Canaan,  to  the  birth  of  Isaac,  was 
twenty-five  years,  Isaac  was  sixty 
years  old  when  be  begat  Jacob  :  aud 
Jacob  was  one  hundred  and  thirty 
years  old  when  he  went  down  into 
Egypt.  Makijjttogethec^two  hun- 
dred and  fifteei^^'aps  ;  and  from  the 
time  bis  family  came  into  Egypt  till 
their  departure  was  just  two  hundred 
and  fifteen  years  more,  making  atolal 
of  four  huudrcd  and  thirty  years. 
Exudual2:  4U-41.— And  'all  the 
souls  of  the   house  of    Jacob,    which 


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came    into    Egypt,    were    seventy." 
Gen.  46 :  27.     So  that  in  the  space  of 
two  hundred  and    fifteen  years,  ihey 
iccreaeed  to,    "almost    six    hundred 
tbt  u.-nud  on  foot  that  were  men,    be- 
Bidts  children,  and  a  mixed  nmllitude 
wont  np  also    with    tbem."    ExoduH. 
12:  .S7,  38.— "And  the   angel    of  the 
Lord  appeared  un^o  hira  in     a    flame 
of  fire,  out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush,  etc.' 
The  time  being  come  for    the   I^reai 
ites  to  depart  from  tlie  land    of  their 
servitude  to  their  long  promised  pos- 
session, being  oppressed  to  the  height 
of  endurance,  Ave  read,  "and  tiio  Lord 
said,  I  have  surely  s^een  the   cliiiction 
of  my  people    in    Egypt,    and    have 
heard  tbcsir  cry    by    reason    of  their 
task  Masters :  for  I  know  their    sor- 
rows ;  and  I  am  come  down  to  deliver 
tbem."     God  prepared  and  appointed 
Moses  to  be  the    leader    and    iustrii- 
ment  in  bis  band    to    deliver    them. 
He  was  first  directed    to    this    work 
while  watching  his  flocks  near  mount 
Horeb.     lie  there  aaw  a  bush    which 
seemed  to  ba  sll  on  fire,    and    yet    it 
was  not    consumed.       "And    Moses 
said,  1  will  now  turn    aside    and   see 
this  greac  sight."     As  he  approached 
nearer  to  exatnine,  "God  called    unto 
him  out  of  the  midst  of  the  bash,  etc." 
In  the  bush,  burning  and    not  being 
consumed,  and  the  symbol  of  the    di- 
vine presence  in  it,  we    have    beauti- 
fully represented  the  affliciions  of  the 
Isrealices  under  the  cruel    oppression 
of  Pharaoh  and   the    Egyptians,    but 
God  was  in  it.     Hence  the  safety    of 
the  burh  aniidstthe  flames,  the  Lord's 
adiriirable  care  and  protection  of    his 
poor  suffering  ones.     None  is  so    ten- 
derly cartful  as  Christ;"  In  all  their 
afiiiction  he    was    alTlicled,    and    the 
angel  of  bis  presence  saved   them  :  in 
bid  love  and  in  his  pity  be   redeemed 
ihem."  Isa.  03  :  9.     "js^ow  there  arose 
up  a  new  king    over    Egypt,     which 
knew  not  Joseph,  and   ho    said    unto 
his  people,  behold,  the  people    of  the 
children    of    Itratl     are     more     and 
mightier  than  we,  come    on,    let    us 
deal  wisely  with  them,  lest  they  mul- 
tiply,  etc."     Thfu 


Faid  I  ut  the  more  they  ^fflictf  d  them, 
the  nore  they  multiplied  and  grew." 
Exodus  I:  8—12. 

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;  will    hear    what 
ak."— Psalms  85:8. 


God   the    Lord   will 


were  their  afllietions  iucrea.sod,  for 
Pharaoh  saw  how  astonishly  fast 
they  increased,  and^Aiiring  that  the 
Isrealites  would  bcconie  more  nun'cr- 
0118  and  mighty  than  the  Egyptians, 
they  increased  their  burdens  and 
nfllicted  tbem  the  more,  thiukiugthere- 


Yes,  bear  what  God  has  to  say 
about  the  matter.  But  how  prono 
man  is  to  consult  man.  IIov/  natural 
for  us  to  try  to  please  men  that  they 
may  talk  well  of  us.  How  sensitive 
we  are  to  iha  praises  of  men.  How 
we  will  bo.v  and  scrape,  acd  often 
pamper  to  custom,  that  we  might  gain 
the  laudations  of  men  of  ''standing," 
or  men  of  renown.  Often  niuch  con- 
cerned about  what  they  will  say.  It 
is  more  important  to  concern  our- 
selves about  what  God  will  say,  or 
what  God  will  think  about  us.  If 
God  approves  of  our  course  what 
need  we  care  for  others?  If  God 
condemns,  no  matter  if  the  whole 
world  approves,  we  should  be 
ashamed. 

"I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord 
will  speak,"  should  be  our  motto  in 
all  we  undertake.  If  this  were  the 
standard  of  all  religionists,  falsity 
and  bypocri.sy  would  have  no  hiding 
place.  •  Pompous  show  and  outside 
put-on  would  be  at  a  discount.  We 
need  not  perplex  our  minds  about 
v/hat  is  right,  or  what  is  wrong,  if 
v.e  only  will  listen  to  what  God  says. 
God  speaks  by  bis  Spirit  through  his 
word,  not  only  once,  but  God  speak- 
eth  often.  Through  our  consciences 
and  by  hie  providences  he  speaks  to 
us.  In  these  last  days  he  speaki'th 
"unto  us  by  his  Son."  He  ppenketh 
unto  us  by  the  apostles,  for  Paul 
says:  "The  things  that  1  write  unto 
you  are  the  commandments  of  the 
Lord." 

How  dare  wc   rest    at  ea?e  in    the 
more   especially  I  cradle  of  vanity  or   worldly  conform- 


ity, because  our  preacher  does  not 
say  anything  about  the  matter.  See 
what  God  says  about  it  and  act  ac- 
cordingly. What !  ask  of  man  the 
liberty  to  do  so  and  so?  God  has 
not  delegated  to  man  the  right  to  de- 
cide in  matters  of  right  or  wrong,only 


by  to  hold  iLeia  in  check,  and  to  keep  :  by  //?.s  rule  of   decision.       Thereforo 

them  from  increasing  so  fust,    but   to  i  see  what  God  says,  and  take  bis    an-  ,        .  „ 

)jiH  utter  amozeniept  pud  prief,    it    is    bwer  as  a  positive  rule,      Ilis  ausAyer  '  lo^  every  dainty   tit  bit  of  thcologi 


wiil  settle   the   matter   at   once   and 
have  no  room  for  equivocation.     Ili.^ 
answer  is  always  found  as  the  equalor- 
ial  lino,  never  in  lalUude  !     Men  muy 
reason,  suppose,    infer    and    take  f^r 
granted    this  or  that  theory  will  meet 
divine  favor,  but  when  God  speaks  he 
means  just  what  he  eajs.     See  to  it 
tlieu  what   be  does  say,and  you  will 
know    what    be    means.     Some  good 
preachtrs  are  continually  telling  the 
people  what  they  believe      The  duty 
of  the  preacher  is  to  tell  the   people 
v.'hat    God  says,  not   what   they   bf>- 
lieve;    believe  what  you  please  and 
let    the    people    believe    what    thi-y 
please,  that  is  none  of  your  businesr-. 
Preachers  of  the  Gospel,  you  tell  your 
hearers    what    God   says,    not    what 
you  believe.     He  means  just  what  ho 
does  say.     Tell  them  what  be  speaks 
about  his   Sou,  whom   he  gave  a  ran- 
som for  sinners.       Tell  theai  what  he 
says  about  sin  and  the  soul  that  sin- 
neth.     Tell  them  what  he  says  about 
damnation,    not    what    you     believe 
about  it;  or  be  so  compassionate  to- 
ward your  bearers  as  to  shun  to  tell 
them  ju.st   what   God  says  about  the 
wicked,  for   fear  you  shock  their  fine 
sensibilities.       If   you   are  called    to 
wield   God's  spiritual  sword,  use   it 
with  the  same  edge  he  gave  it.     The 
lightrniiig   of  his  word   should  never 
find  a  hindrance  in  you.    Let  it  strike 
the    heart,    let   the    dread    thunders 
awake  the   sleeping  soul,   leave    iho 
result  of  the  ''earth  quake"  to  God. 
Tell  just  what  God  says  of  the  bene- 
fit of  faith  ;  just  what  he  says  must  be 
done   to    win    the   Holy    Spirit.      la 
God's   own   words  tell  of  the  glories 
of  heaven,  rather  than  mount  up   to 
mountain  bights  beyond    the    illimit- 
able universe.     Lofty  high-stand  ora- 
torial   voyages  often   make   the  bead 
dizzy.'    It  is  a  blessed  truth, t'ia'  God 
speaks  so  the  child  may   under.^iaod. 
In    telling    v/hat  God  says,  tell  it  ia 
his  own  word.     To  attempt  to  dress 
God's   word  in  a  mantle  of  scientific 
loie,  is  like  a  snail  on  a  plate  of  gold, 
a  slimy  pathway  tells  which  way  il 
went. 

Reader,  if  you  are  reclining  at. 
ease  in  Sion,  or  on  the  stool  of  do- 
uothing,  excusing  yourself  because 
the  Christian  world  is  quarrelling 
over  creeds  and  councils,  go  and  hear 
what  God  says  iu  your  case,  and  let 
the  world  gaze  on  iu  blind  adhereucu 
to  what  man  says.  If  they  have 
lolly  enough  in  their   heai;lH  to  swal- 


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cal  mince-meat,  ground  out  of  scieuti- 
fic  morality,  thai  is  no  reason  jou 
should  shut  your  ears  to  what  God 
says,  or  your  heart  to  the  wisdom  of 
the  Bible.  If  you  are  a  member  of 
Chrisl'd  Church,  you  are  duty  bound 
to  "hear  what  Gud  the  Lord  will 
speak."  lie  will  ppoak  to  your  un- 
dcrstandinp  if  j/ou  are  willing.  Ah  ! 
there  is  the  difficulty,  we  are  ofteu 
not  willing  to  hear.  We  want  to 
serve  the  world,  just  a  little.  Don't 
want  to  hear  him  tell  us  "be  not  of 
the  world  ;"  or  "love  not  the  world." 
Wo  think  probably  mure  viself  than 
others  do.  We  want  to  give  self  a  cir- 
cumscribed limit  to  lis  in.  If  we 
crucify  ourselves  entirely,  the  world 
will  be  dead  to  us.  We  love  the 
world's  minds,  the  world's  approba- 
tion, and  now  then  like  to  painper  the 
carnal  appetite,  so  we  do  not  care  to 
hear  what  God  says  about  these 
things,  for  we  have  a  vague. idea  he 
will  not  comfort  in  them.  Yes,  there 
is  where  all  the  trouble  comes  in.  We 
have  heard  a  whi.eperiog,  now  and 
then,  it  is  wrong,  so  we  are  careful 
not  to  enquire  too  cksely  ol  God. 
To  ease  conscience,  perchance  we  en- 
quire of  man  about  the  matter, 
being  careful  to  a&k  as  we  think  will 
not  be  as  precise  as  God  is. 

I  ouce  was  admonishing,  in  a 
very  pleasant  manner,  a  young  sister 
of  the  impoi'tance  of  living  consist- 
ant  to  our  professsion.  During  the 
couvcr.'^ation  she  went  to  her  trunk, 
and  taking  out  a  fashionable  bat  trim- 
med in  gaudy  style,  she  said,  "Will 
you  allow  me  to  wear  tbal  ?"  I  said 
yes,  it  the  Lord  will  sanction  the 
wearing  of  it  by  a  di=ciple  of  his. 
Do  what  be  says  about  it,  for  I  kuow 
you  know  what  he  says  about  wear- 
ing that  that  is  highly  esteemed 
among  men.  She  said  not  a  word  more 
about  it,  and  that  ended  the  matter. 
But  had  1  given  the  least  encourage- 
ment, how  acceptable  no  doubt  it 
•would  have  been.  See  what  God 
Bays  about  thtse  n;atters,  and  we 
shall  know  how  to  live,  how  to  walk, 
how  to  talk,  buw  to  deal,  and  how  to 
Tun  the  race  tlat  is  set  before  us. 

Some  thingH  God  tells  us  is  not 
joyous  so  long  as  there  remains  life 
in  the  "old  man,"  but  there  is  much 
he  tells  is  full  of  peace  and  joy,  and 
how  eager  we  are  to  bear  his 
gracious  promises!  Right  here  let 
us  stick  a  pin,  and  remember  we 
must  hear  him  in  all  things,  or  the 
promises  wiii  not  be  ours.      It  is  not 


our  privilege  to  stop  our  ears  to  that 
v;e  do  not  likp,and  listen  only  to  that 
we  do  like  and  be  benefited  thereby. 
We  must  listen  well  to  the  story  of 
the  cross,  or  the'story  of  the  crown 
will  cot  charm  our  f.»ars. 

In  conclu.-,ion  I  would  say,  let  us 
all  hear  what  God  says  now,  and  it 
will  be  happy  word.^  We  shall  hear 
from  him  in  eternity,  words  of  joy 
unsoenkable  and  full  of  glory. 

Buffalo,  Col. 


Til'.-  €ientl?!!P8S  ol  Jesus. 


The  conversation  of  Christ  with 
his  disciples,  when  he  took  leave  of 
them  at  bis  last  supper,  was  most 
swett,  loving  and-  friendly,  talking 
with  them  lovingly,  as  a  father  with 
his  children,  when  he  must  depart 
from  them.  He  took  their  weakness 
in  good  part,  and  bore  with  them, 
though  now  and  then  their  discourse 
was  very  full  of  simplicity  ;  as  when 
Philip  said,  "Show  us  the  Father." 
etc.  ;  and  Thomas,  "We  kuow  not  the 
way,"  etc  ;  and  Peter,  "I  will  go 
with  tbeo  unto  death  ;"  each  freely 
showing  the  thoughts  of  the  heart. 
Never,  since  the  world  began,  was  a 
more  precious,  sweet  and  amiable  con- 
versation. 

Is  it  not  a  shame  that  we  are  al- 
ways afraid  of  Christ,  whereas  there 
never  was  in  heaven  or  earth  a  more 
loving,  fan'.iliftr  or  milder  man,  in 
words,  and  demeanor,  especially  to- 
wards poor,  sorrowful  and  tormented 
consciences?  Ilence  the  prophet 
Jeremiah  prays,  saying  :  "O  Lord, 
grant  that  we  be  not  afraid   of  thee." 

I  expect  more  goodness  from  Kate, 
my  wife,  from  Philip  Melancthon,and 
from  other  friends,  than  from  my 
sweet  and  blessed  Saviour,  Jesus 
Christ ;  and  yet  I  know  for  certain 
that  neither  she,  nor  any  other  person 
on  eanh,  will  or  can  suffer  for  me 
what  he  has  suffered  ;  why,  then, 
should  I  be  afraid  of  him  ?  This, 
my  foolish  weakness,  grieves  me  very 
much.  Wc  plainly  see  in  the  go?pel 
how  mild  and  gentle  he  showed  him- 
self tovv-.ird  his  disciples  ;  how  kindly 
he  passed  over  their  weakness,  their 
foolishness.  Ue  checked  their  unbe- 
lief, and  in  all  gentleness  admonished 
them.  Moreover,  the  Scripture, 
which  is  most  sure,  says  :  "Well  are 
all  they,  that  put  their  trust  in  him." 
Fie  on  our  uubelieviug'  hearts  that 
we  should  be  afraid  of  th-is  man,  who 
is  more  loyiug,  ftieudly,    gentle   and 


compassionate  towards  us  than  are 
our  kindred,  our  brethren,  and  sisters  ; 
than  parents  themselves  are  toward 
their  own  ciiildren. — Martin  Luther. 


Tlie  DisbauUed  (jirnnge. 

The  Good  Hope  Grange,  of  McDon- 
ougb  Co.,  111.,  has  disbanded.  At  the 
regular  meeting  on  the  20th  of  June, 
resolutions  disbanding  the  organiza- 
tion were  adopted  witb  only  two  dis- 
senting votes.  A  financial  report 
shows,  according  the  Carthage  lie- 
publican,  receipt  of  $522, G5  for  initia- 
tions and  dues,  and  expenditures  of 
$45.5,15  amount  paid  to  Stale  and 
National  Granges  and  for  grange 
tools  and  regalia,  leaving  a  baiance 
of  $68  40  only  for  grange  purposes. 
The  delinquent  fees  from  members 
amount  to  $250.  The  resolutions  de- 
clare— 

1.  That  the  original  principles 
and  objects  of  the  order  have  been 
ignored,  and  that  State  and  National 
officers  have  asumed  powers  that 
are  arbitrary  and  tyrannical. 

2.  That  large  sums  of  moneg 
have  been  exacted  by  State  and  Na- 
tional Granges  from  subordinate 
Granges  for  which  no  adequate  re- 
turn has  been  realized 

3.  That  there  have  been  repeated 
attempts  by  those  in  the  lead  and  in 
authority  in  the  granges  to  divert  the 
order  into  a  political  party,  contrary 
to  its  constitution  and  against  its  best 
interests. 

4.  That  the  order  is  burdensome 
and  expensive  to  the  members  of  the 
order,  without  adequate  compensa- 
tion for  money  expenses,  that  it  is 
now  engendering  a  spirit  of  class 
legislation  and  mutual  distrust  be- 
tween the  agricultural  and  commer- 
cial intercourse  of  the  laud,  thereby 
demoralizing  and  debasing  the  stand- 
ard of  relations  the  community  bears 
to  each  other.  And  further,  that  the 
order,  as  ruled  by  designing  men 
connected  therewith,  has  been  entire- 
ly prostituted  from  its  original  pur- 
pose,  and  brought  into  subjection  to 
further  their  personal  and  political  in- 
terests, to  all  of  which  we  do  most 
sincerely  snd  emphatically  protest. 

— _- ^ 

"I  am  a  home  missionary,"  once 
observed  a  Christian  mother;  "six 
pairs  of  little  eyes  are  daily  watching 
my  looks,  as  well  as  listening  to  my 
words;  and  I  wish  my  children  never 
to  see  in  me  that  which  they  may  not 
imitate." 


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Satisfl<'«l. 


"O  Je6U,  Fr<  and  der  Seelen  !" 
O  Jesus  !  Friend  uufailiiig, 

How  dear  art  thou  10  ine  ; 
And  cares  or  fears  ass-iilinp, 

1  find  my  strength  in  thee  ! 
Why  should  my  feet  grow  weary 

Of  this,  ray  pilgrim  way  ; 
Rough  though  the  path  and  dreary, 

It  ends  in  perfect  day. 

NauEht,  naught  I  count  as  treasure, 

Compared,  O  Christ  !  with  thee  ; 
Thy  sorrow  without  measure 

Earned  peace  and  joy  for  me. 
I  love  to  own,  Lord  Jcjus, 

Thy  claims  o'er  me  and  mine  ; 
Bought  with  thy  blood  most  precions, 

VVhose  can  I  be  but  thine  1 

What  fills  my  soul  with  gladness  t 

'Tis  thy  abo'inding  grace  ; 
Where  can  1  look  in  sadness 

But,  Jesus,  on  thy  face  T 
My  all  is  thy  providing. 

Thy  love  can  ne'er  grow  cold  ; 
In  thee,  my  refuge,  h.ding. 

No  good  will  thou  withhold. 

Why  should  1  druop  in  sorrow  ? 

Thou'rl  ever  by  my  side  ; 
Why,  trembling,  dread  the  morrow  t 

What  ill  can  e'er  betide  '. 
Jf  I  my  cross  have  taken, 

'Tie  but  to  follow  thee  ; 
If  scorned,  dc6pi::ed,  forsaken. 

Naught  severs  thee  from  me. 

Oh,  worldly  pomp  and  glory  ! 

Your  charms  are  spread  in  vain  ; 
I've  heard  a  sweeter  story, 

I've  found  a  truer  gain. 
Where  Christ  a  pUce  prepareth, 

There  is  my  loved  abode  ; 
There  shall  I  gaze  on  Jesus, 

There  shall  I  dwell  with  God. 

For  every  tribulation, 

For  every  sore  distress. 
In  Christ  I've  full  salvation, 

Sure  bel(.,  and  quiet  rest. 
No  fear  of  foes  picvailiug, 

I  triumph,  Lord,  in  thee; 
O  Jesus,  friend  unfailiag  ! 

How  dear  art  thou  to  uc  ! 

—Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 


BY  MATTIE  A.  LEER. 


We  love  him  because 
1  John  Iv.  I'J- 


he  first  loved  us  — 


Pcrliapj  no  one  was  over  more  tlior- 
ouglily  luibued  with  tho  love  of  God 
tlian  was  the  apoiitlc  Jolin,  lie  styles 
Jiiiuself,  That  disciple  whom  Jchuh  loved. 


There  is  something  pecuharly  touching 
and  beautiful  in  this  cxpre.-sion.  John 
does  not  say,  That  disciple  who  loved 
iJcsus.  There  would  be  in  such  an  ex 
prcssion  something  of  egotism  ;  and  noth- 
ing could  be  more  foreign  to  a  properly 
instructed  saint  than  self  commendation. 
This  expression  shews  that  it  was  the 
grace  of  Jesus,  and  not  his  own  merit 
that  was  prominent  in  his  enlightened 
mind.  "That  disciple  whom  Jesus 
loved." 

He  knew  that  it  was  the  love  of  Jesus 
thai  had  placed  hitu  in  his  exalted  posi- 
tion, that  had  wrought  such  a  complete 
tran.-formation  in  him.  When  he  looked 
buck  and  saw  what  he  once  was,  perhaps 
liarsh  and  unfeehng  toward  those  who 
differed  from  him,  perhaps  of  a  relentless 
disposition,  for  we  have  a  few  instances 
in  the  life  of  this  holy  man  when  he  first 
began  to  follow  Jesus,  that  present  his 
cbaracter  in  no  very  enviable  light.  One 
was  when  he  saw  others  casting  out  dev- 
ils in  the  name  of  his  Master  that  did 
not  belong  to  his  company,  he  forbade 
them.  John  would  have  tliem  work  with 
him  or  not  work  at  all. 

This  spirit  of  exclusiveness  was  incom- 
patible with  the  spii  it  of  his  Master,  and 
John   received  a  mild  reproof      Again, 
upon  an  other  occasion  John  exhibited  a 
s[)irit  equally  or  more  unchristian.  When 
the  Samaritans  refused  to   receive  Jesus, 
John's  indignation   was  aroused,  and  he 
said  to  his  Master,  "Lord  wilt  thou  that 
we  command   fire  to    come    down    from 
heaven,  and  consume  them,  even  as  Eiias 
did?"     His  divine  Master   rebuked   this 
fiery  and  persecuting  spirit.      Certainly  a 
spirit   of  bigotry    and    persecution    was 
originally   in  John.       No  wonder,  then, 
when  he  looked  back  and  saw  what  he 
once  was,  and  what  he  might    have  been 
had  that  spirit  become    fully    developed, 
how  he  might  have  been   a  bigoted,  per- 
secuting pharisee,  and  what  he  now  was 
through   the   influence  of  divine   grace, 
how  that  intolerant  spirit  had  been  extir- 
pated— no  wonder  that  he  extols  the  love 
of  Jesus  I  Nojwoiider  that  he  feels  in  his 
very  soul,  that  he  is  an    object  of   that 
love  I     It  was  not    liis    merit  that   had 
preserved  him  from  the   depth  of  guilt 
into  which  his   impetuous   nature  would 
have  plunged  him,  neitlier  was  it  his  love 
to  Jesus,  but  it  was  Jesus'  love   for  him. 
It  was  this  that  thrilled  his  soul.      It  was 
this  love  that  had  so  completely  metamor- 
phosed him.     In   all  the  dealings  of  his 
blaster  with  him    he  could   sec   only  the 
hand  of  love.     What  if  he  had  been  torn 
from  home  and   friends,  and   banished  to 
a  desolate  isle,  by  order  of  a  cruel  ruler, 
did  he  not  there  receive  new  exhibitions 
of  his   Master's  love?       How  infinitely 
sujierior  was  his  eundition  on  that  barren 
rock,  to  that  of  the  Emperor  Domitian  in 
his  imperial  palace. 

The  crime  with  which  he  was  charged 
w.  8  that  of  sedition.  To  preach  or  pro- 
mulgate a  religion  new  to  the  Roman 
empire  was  an   act    chargeable  with  this 


guilt.  And  those  who  were  thus  guilty 
of  preaching  a  new  religion  were  sent  to 
solitary  and  deserted  places  of  banish- 
ment. John's  place  of  banishment  was 
the  isle  of  I'atmos  in  the  ^-Egean  Sea. 
And  here  at  the  age  of  ninety,  it  is  .'^aid, 
that  he  was  obliged  to  work  in  the  mines 
and  quarries.  To  he  condemned  to  such 
hard  labor,  under  a  heathen  taskmaster, 
and  at  such  an  advanced  ago,  would  cer- 
tainly be  a  terrible  punishment.  But 
John  makes  no  complaint,  instead  of  sit- 
ting down  and  repining  at  his  hard  lot 
and  sjiending  his  time  in  useless  murmurs, 
he  engages  in  acts  of  devotion,  and  those 
barren  rocks  are  made  to  resound  with 
prayer  and  thanksgivini:. 

Though  Joh.n  is  removed  from  his 
fellow- beings  as  not  worthy  of  their  .soci- 
ety, yet  Jesus  notes  the  place  of  his  exile, 
and  while  his  holy  though  prof-cribed  ser- 
vant is  meditating  on  his  love  and  good^ 
ness  in  those  lonely  and  desolate  wilds, 
he  reveals  himselt  to  him,  as  he  never 
revealed  himself  to  any  other  mortal.  No 
other  spot  on  earth  has  ever  seen  such 
displays  of  divine  glory.  Nowhere  else 
has  the  great  God--man  ever  appeared  in 
all  his  regal  magnificence  and  grandeur! 
And  on  that  sea  girt  isle,  away  from  (he 
din  and  confusion  of  the  world,  John  had 
its  future  history  disclosed  to  him;  he 
saw  nations  rise  and  fall,  he  saw  the  on- 
ward march  of  truth,  and  beheld  her 
struggling  with  error  in  fiery  and  deadly 
encounters.  He  saw  him  in  all  his  giar.t 
strength  trampling  truth  beneath  his 
iron  tread. 

Thus  was  John's  intended  punishment 
so  overruled  by  his  munificent  blaster, 
that  it  proved  to  be  the  mo>t  glt)rious 
period  in  his  life's  history.  No  wonder 
then  that  he  could  look  back  over  a  life 
of  so  many  vicissitudes,  and  changes  a 
I'.fe  of  nearly  one  century  spent  in  the 
service  of  so  good  and  kind  a  Master,  and 
exclaim  in  the  language  of  our  text : 
"We  love  him,  because  he  first  loved 
us." 

Love  begets  love.  Those  who  feel  and 
appreciate  Christ's  love  most,  are  those 
who  love  him  most  in  return.  John 
secQied  to  be  thoroughly  permeated  with 
this  love,  and  he  .-jeems  to  have  responded 
mot  heartily  in  love  to  Je-us.  His 
whole  being  was  aglow  with  love.  All 
his  writings  show  that  this  attribute  of 
Jesus  more  than  any  other  attracted  his 
attention.  The  first  three  evangelists 
seem  to  have  recorded  that  which  struc'.v 
their  senses  with  the  greatest  awe.  John 
seems  to  have  recorded  that  which 
touched  his  heart  the  most  forcibly,  and 
that  was  the  disinterested  love  of  Jesus. 
"We  love  hiiu,  because  he  first  loved  us." 
We  have  something  to  base  our  lovotipon. 
His  love  toward  us  as  exhibited  in  his 
life  of  humility  and  suffering,  shows  us 
how  he  made  himself  of  no  reputation, 
and  took  upon  him.self  the  form  of  a  ser- 
vant, yielding  humble  obedience  to  all  the 
demands  of  the  law,  even  to  the  suffering 
of  the  terrible  death  of  the  cross.      His 


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long  forbearance  with  us,  his  repeated 
warnings,  hischaseiiing.s,  his  correction-^, 
all,  a^^  to  draw  us  from  ruin  and  death, 
to  life  and  eternal  happiness.  All  this  is 
calculated  to  excite  our  dormant  love,  to 
arouse  our  affections.  Every  new  reve- 
lation of  him,  is  only  a  new  exhibition  of 
his  beauty  and  perfections,  as  our  knowl- 
e  ige  increases,  so  does  his  loveliness  in 
crease  to  our  sight,  until  we  behold  hiiu 
as  the  chief  among  fen  thousand  and  the 
One  altogether  lovely. 

But  wliat  does  lie  see  in  us  to  attract 
his  love?  Ah!  how  vile  and  hideous 
must  we  appear  in  all  our  natural  di^form- 
ity  in  his  holy  sight!  It  was  not  mrrit, 
or  worth,  that  drew  him  to  us,  but  pity 
for  our  wretched  condition.  A  knowl- 
edge of  our  ruined  and  lost  condition, 
and  that  great  love  that  could  draw  him 
to  us  despite  our  vilencss  and  pollution 
is  all  calculated  to  rivet  our  lore. 

The  prayer  of  the  nfflicted  but  patient 
Job,  should  be  the  prayer  of  every  saint, 
"JMiike  me  to  know  my  transgression  and 
my  :?in. "  Jeremiah  tells  us  that  "The 
heart  is  deceitful  above  all  things,  ;uid 
desperately  wicked,"  and  then  he  ;;sks, 
'  Who  shall  know  it?"  Who  indeed  can 
fathom  the  depth  of  wickedness  that 
luiks  within  the  human  heart.  Some 
times  we  have  a  terrible  exhibition  of  it 
in  .some  poor  wretch  who  has  thrown  off 
all  re.>-traiiit,  and  has  alandoned  hiui.^tif 
to  vice.  A  knowledge  of  our  moral  pol- 
lution, though  revolting,  is  necessary  to 
the  formation  of  a  Cliiistian  ehaiacter. 
Self  ignorance,  and  moral  blindness,  oh 
what  evil  they  have  wronghi  !  These 
coupled  with  an  unsanctified  zeal  insti- 
tuted the  inquisition  with  all  its  fhoek- 
ing  horror.-;  the.se  have  liirhted  the  fair- 
got,  and  drawn  the  sword.  Sucli  fearful 
e.\hibitions  of  a  mistaken  zeal,  of  an  un- 
enlightened mind  show  us  the  imbecility 
ef  our  poor  race,  and  how  much  we  need 
lisiht  aod  power  outside  of  our  own. 
Wha'.  is  a  man  if  left  to  himseif,  if  guided 
by  his  own  judgment?  A  form  <  f  religion 
without  the  i^owcr,  only  makes  man  more 
intolerant,  and  more  repulsive.  Bat  a 
knowledge  of  our  own  transgressions  and 
our  sins,  a  knowledge  of  our  own  shi)rt- 
comings,  our  hcait-reiidings,  our  im- 
psrfections,  and  coldness  of  love,  will 
sink  us  in  our  own  estimation,  make  us 
m")re  tolerant  toward  other's  faults,  and 
cause  us  to  exalt  the  love  of  Jesu.s.  "We 
I'lve  I'.im,  because  he  first  loved  us." 
With  Paul  we  realize  that  it  is  "By  the 
grace  of  God  that  we  are  what  we  are." 
We  are  wholly  indebted  to  the  love  of 
Je  US  for  ail  the  light  and  knowledge 
that,  we  have,  lor  all  the  peace,  and  joy, 
and  comfort  that  we  have  in  believing. 
Wiiat  was  it  that  drew  him  to  us,  that 
caused  iiim  to  undertake  our  desperate 
ca.-e,  what  but  hve'^  Truly,  God  is  love, 
aid  we  love  him,  but  not  without  a  cause, 
because  he  first  loved  us. 

Jcditi,  in  addressing  the  seven  churches 
in  A>ia  calls  himself  their  brother,  and 
oompaaiou    iu    tribulatioD.       There    ii> 


something  very  sweet  iu  this,  and  some 
thing  which  shews  how  thoroughly  he 
had  imbibed  the  spirit  of  his  divine 
Master.  Though  he  had  been  favored 
with  so  many  visions,  and  had  received 
so  matiy  proofs  of  his  Master's  high 
esteem;  thouch  he  had  been  employed 
as  his  Master's  amanuensis  in  giving  his 
approvals  and  reproofs,  to  the  seven 
churches];  yet  all  these  distinguished 
honors  do  not  exalt  this  venerable  saint. 
Fie  siill  feels  himself  on  an  equality  with 
the  rest ;  he  is  but  their  brother  and 
companion.  He  comes  out  of  the  sacred 
pu'ilion,  where  he  has  held  such  long 
and  familiar  converse  with  the  great  King 
of  kings,  clothed  with  the  same  garb  of 
humility,  the  same  kind  brother,  the 
same  approachable  companion.  lie 
courts  no  lionor.«,  he  does  not  want  in 
any  way  to  be  distinguished  from  the 
rest. 

We  are  told  that  after  the  death  of 
Domitian,  John  was  released  from  ban 
ishnient,  and  returned  to  Ephesus.  The 
declension  of  love  in  this  church  had  no 
doubt  long  been  noticed  by  this  eminent 
apostle,  and  had  no  doubt  been  a  source 
of  great  sorrow  to  him.  His  gloriou-; 
Master  had  noticed  tlie  same  defect,  had 
pointed  it  out,  and  had  expressed  his  dis- 
approval of  it,  accompanied  with  the  ter- 
rible threat  that  he  would  remove  their 
candlestick  out  of  his  i)lace  except  they 
repent.  V\"n\\  this  dreadful  doom  ring- 
ing in  his  ears,  we  may  well  imagine  that 
this  holy  man  put  forth  every  effort  to 
rekindle  in  this  waning  church  the  origi- 
nal flime  of  love,  to  bring  thera  back  to 
that  light  from  whence  they  had  fallen. 
It  is  said  that  when  John  was  too  feeble, 
by  reason  of  his  great  age,  to  go  into  the 
congregation,  or  assembly  of  the  Chris 
tian  Church  at  Ephesus,  in  his  own 
strength,  be  used  to  be  conducted  there 
by  some  of  his  brethren,  upon  whose 
arm  he  would  lean,  upon  one  of  these  oc 
oasions,  being  supported  by  two  young 
men,  who  had  been  converted  to  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth,  he  again  met  his 
brethren  in  church,  being  too  feeblo  to 
preach,  or  scarcely  to  speak,  so  as  to  be 
lieard,  he  looked  around  over  the  con- 
gregation, his  aged  eyes  sparkling  with  a 
glow  of  love,  his  venerable  countenance 
beaming  with  kindness.  An  unearthly 
glow  lights  up  those  placid  features. 
Once  more  he  gives  utterance  to  words 
that  are  so  characteristic  of  him — the 
very  breathings  of  a  heart  wholly  coiise- 
craieil  and  sanctified  by  divine  love: 
"Little  children,  love  one  another" 
These  were  his  last  words  on  earth  and 
)priate  as  t 
ie  then  fo 
of  that  precious  Saviour  whom  he  had  so 
much  loved  in  life,  and  of  whose  love 
toward  him  he  had  had  sa  rich  an  exi 
poriencc. 

A  more  touching  and  beautiful  death 
could  not  be  conceived,  but  it  was  wholly 
in  keeping  with  his  beautiful  life.  We 
need  uut  be  told  how  the  good  man  dies; 


how  appropriate  as  the  last  words  of  sucli 
a  man.     lie  then  fell  as'eep  in  the  arms 


ah  no  !  if  we  serve  Christ  faithfully  in 
life,  we  need  have  no  fears  of  death.  He 
will  take  care  of  us  at  that  trying  time. 
His  grace  will  always  be  sufficient  in 
life  for  its  trials  and  temptations,  and  at 
last  it  will  be  sufficient  to  enable  us  to 
triuiHph  over  the  last  foe,  which  is 
death. 

Uibana,  Illinois. 


FoK  TUE  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Kiay  Memberj^'  Respousibililles. 

BY  M.  UADY. 


It  is  an  easy  matter  to  tell  others 
of  their  duty  and  responsibilities,  but 
to  know,  see  aud  feel  our  own  is  quite 
a  different  thing.  Wheu  we  go  to 
meeting  aud  listen  to  a  sermon,  we 
can  easily  judge  whether  the  sermon 
was  good,  too  long,  too  rough  in  ex- 
pression, cold  or  warm,  &c.  Yta,  we 
may  talk  about  it  for  weeks,  forget- 
ting if  it  was  cold,  it  suited  us,  for 
cold  members  generally  help  to  bring 
about  cold  sermons,  and  of  course 
cold  meetings.  In  another  article  on 
"Ministerial  Responsibilities,"  I  said, 
that  as  a  general  thing,  members 
carry  out  the  doctrine  the  ministers 
preach  from  the  pulpit.  Now,  this  is 
certainly  so  in  regard  to  the  points  I 
have  mentioned.  In  other  denomin- 
ations the  ollicial  membir  dictates; 
not  so  with  u:s  ;  the  voice  of  the 
bamblest  member  counts  as  much  as 
that  of  the  most  exalted  minister. 
Tnen  brethren  aud  sisters,  look  at 
this,  should  it  not  make  us  tremble, 
when  we  look  at  the  responsible  posi- 
tion we  occupy.  If  our  ministers 
would  dictate,  rule  and  preach  f^r  us, 
and  wo  would  buy  our  church-mem- 
bership with  tv/enty  dollars  per  year, 
then  we  m'gbt  sit  a  d  rctt  easy. 
Then  when  we  would  go  to  meeting, 
we  might  fall  asleep,  while  our  broth- 
er might  deliver  or  read  his  sermon 
to  the  congregation,  nothing  would 
be  required  at  our  bands.  Look  at  it 
in  this  way,  and  then  say,  our  respon- 
sibilities are  not  great.  We,  the  lay 
members,  help  to  make  the  tub  sin 
our  church.  If  they  are  wrong,  can 
we  blame  the  minister,  or  ourselves  ? 
We  look  at  our  ministering  brethren 
and  even  at  our  Deacon  brethren,  aud 
we  want  every  one  of  them  to  be 
Christians.  How  soon  we  see  when 
they  lack  in  any  of  the  order,  how 
soon  do  we  detect  their  faults,  forget- 
ting ourselves,  aud  not  thinking  our 
own  souls  are  as  precious  as  theirs. 
We  want  them  to  conform  to  the  or- 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR . 


der  of  the  church,  it  makes  uo   dilT^T- 
euce,  whether  we  are    so    particular. 
They  must  be  praying     meu,    forget- 
ting that  every  one    who    has    named 
the  name  of  Christ  should  be.    Breth- 
reu  and  sisters,  it  is  not  my  object  to 
Bcreen  myself.     When  I  write,  I  must 
say    what  I  feel,  let  it  hit    myself  or 
any  one  else.     It  is  true,  we  luvc  our- 
selves, but  we  should  at  nil  times  love 
the  good  cause  more      What    will    it 
piolit  us,  if  every  one  is  tryiug  to  get 
bis  brother  or  sister  right,  and  forget- 
ting ourselves  ?     It  is    certainly    not 
more  than  right,  that  the  cfficial  mem- 
bers of  the  church  should  be  a    speci- 
men of  the  church    or    of    what   she 
teaches.     But  how  liiuch  better  is    it, 
when  every  member  is  such  ;    and   if 
they  should  not  live  up  to  their  duty, 
so  much  the  better  for   us  if  we    do. 
Let  us  at  all    times    look    to    Christ 
first,  and  pattern  afrer  him ;  and  then 
if  cur  brethren  ministers    or    deacons 
are  wrong,  we  may  help  them  to    get 
right.     But  let  it   be    done    in    love. 
At    no    time    show    a    disrespectful 
feeling    to  them.     If  they    feel    they 
are  weak,  oh,  let  us  encourage  them  ! 
A  deacon  brother,  a  very  good  broth- 
er, a  short  time  back  said  to  me  :  'Oh 
I  wii^hed  a    hundred    limes     already, 
the  church  would  not  have  elected  me 
to  this  oflice."     Our  brethren  feel  the 
responsibilities  resting  on  them.    Can 
we  not  in  love  encourage  them  ?   Yea 
we  ought  to  help  to  bear  their  burden, 
not  always  seeing  their    faults,    and 
talking  about    their    short    comings. 
We  always  should  remember,  it  is  he 
or  she,  who  wishes  to  do  right,    who 
sees  his  own  shori  comings  first.    We 
may  profess  to  love  God,    his    church 
and  members  of  the  church,  but  as  long 
us  we  cannot  help  each  other  along  as 
bccometh  brethren  and  sisters,  all  our 
boasting  is  in   vain.      We    may   boast 
of  our  zeal  in  the  cause,  yet  as   long 
as  we  do  not  love  each  other    as    be- 
come members    ofoae  family,    all    is 
in  vain.     But  how  can  we  encourage 
these  brethren,  it  may  bo  asked.    This 
may  be    hard    to  answer  here.     Wo 
would  say  in  short,    we    should    en- 
courage them,  where  they    need   en- 
couragement.    We  should   encourage 
the  minister    to    preach    the    truth. 
This  we  can  do,  when     we    come    to 
meeting  regular,  and  there    with    our 
actions,  prayers  and  looks,  show  him, 
we  are    interested.     Brethren     often 
tell  us  they  cannot  preach,   when    we 
seem  to  take  no  interest    in    what   is 
said.     Here  then  we  have  it.     Don't 


fall  asleep,  when  under  the  preaching 
of  the  gOi-pel.     In  this    way    we    can 
encourage  the  minifter.      We  moy  ie!i 
them  or  bring  to  their  mind   soaie    of 
the  subjects  most    interesting    to   us, 
the  neglected  duties    of    the    church 
and  v.'hat  we  thir.k  should  be  attend*=d 
to  within  the  church.     All   this    will 
show  we  are|iutere&ted.    Of  course  we 
should  never  mention  anything  to  the 
minister  until  we  are  certain  our  feel- 
ings are  right.     The  subjects    should 
be  important  and    not    only    idle    no- 
tions.    We  should  at  all  times  show, 
that  the  power  of  religion  prompts  us 
to  do  our  duty.     But  how  should   we 
eucouraf>e  the    deacon    brethren?    In 
much  the  saaie  way.     Almost   every 
member  of  the  church  knows  the  duty 
of  the  deacon,  and  whenever  they  feel 
too  weak  to  live  up  to  these,  then    let 
us  encoarage  them  all  in  love,  and  not 
with  a  spirit  of  prejudice.     We  should 
not  tell  them  they  are  not  fit   for   the 
office.     This  would  be   far    from    en- 
couragement.    These  then   are    some 
of  our  duties;  but  our    responsibility 
goes  further.     We  hear  our  ministers 
preach  that  we  should    live    a    pure, 
godly,    holy,  prayerful   life,    and    we 
acknowledge  they  tell  us    the    truth  ; 
but   oh !     how    do    we    obey  ?      We 
scarcely  ever  think  about  it,  and    for 


For  the  Com  "anion  and  Visitou. 
A  lew  Tlioiigbts  on  I>ray«r. 


BY  C.  M    AMBKUST. 


"Piajnng  always  with  all  prayer  and  scp- 
plication  iu  the  epiii.,  and  wa'ching  there- 
unto w.lU  all  perseverance  a)id  supplication's 
(or  all  saints.  Ami  for  nie,  tli;U  utterance 
maj-  be  ijiven  unto  me,  that  I  may  open  my 
mou'li  boldly,  to  make  kuown  th-.  mystery 
of  the  gospti."  Ephesiana  C  :  18,  19. 

What  a  wide  fi?ld  the   above    two 
passages  of  Scripture  present   to   an, 
for  prayer,  and  it  seems    that    if    the 
apostle  Paul  needed    th  e    prayers   of 
the  church  to  enable  him  to  open    his 
mouth  boldly  to    preach    the    gospel, 
being  endowed  with  the  Holy    Spirit 
a.^  he  was,  the  thought   has    iajpresa- 
ed  ri^y  mind,  should  not    we    as    lay- 
members  pray  more    for    those    that 
God  has  called  to  preach    the    gospel 
iu  this  our  day,    and    where    can   wo 
better  pray  for  those,  than  around  the 
family  alta-.      It  is   certain  thai  there 
would  be  more  good  done,  for  we  read 
that  "the  etfectual  fervent    prayer   of 
a    righteous    tuan    availeth     much." 
But  we  need  not   only   pray    fur    our 
preachers.      What  can  we    do    better 
than  morning    and    evening   call   our 
fa  :iilies  together  and  raise  our  hearts 
in  prayer  to  him  who  has  8aid    "pray 
get  that  God  will  hold  us  responsible  i  without    ceasing  ?"     Aud   we    know 
for  every    gospel    sermon     we    hear,    that  it  is    pleasant    to    have    family 
No  ;  we  do  not  think  that  if    we    are    worship,  not  merely   as    a   form,    but 
disobedient,  every  sermon    we    hear,    come  to  God  with  a   desire    to    have 


will  only  sink  us  that  much  lower  in 
ruin.  We  often  think  and  talk  of 
ministerial  respouEibility,  but  we  foi'- 
get  that  we  have  after  all,  our  own 
souls  to  save.  Wc  like  to  talk  about 
others,  how  they  should  live,  but  we 
ourselves,  can  serve  the  devil  all  the 
time,  feeling  satisfied,  only  80  we 
have  united  with  the  church,  only  so 
we  conform  to  the  order  or  forms  of 
the  church  ;  feeling  easy  o.^ily  so  wc 
are  members  ;  only  so  the  church  has 
uo  cause  to  cut  us  off  altogether.  Do 
we  ever  think  of  it,  that  we  never 
brought  forth  fruit  in  our  position, 
perhaps  taking  the  live  sap  of  some 
of  the  other  branches,  of  the  great 
vine?  If  we  never  did,  let  us  do  so 
now.  Let  us  feel  that  in  order  to  be 
good  members,  we  roust  be  fruit- 
bearing  ;  we  must  do  some  good  in 
the  church,  commence  at  home,  and 
then  we  can  go  aud  help  our  friends. 
Let  each  feel  the  responsibility  of  the 
position  we  occupy,  in  the  sight  of 
God.  Only  the  "pure  iu  heart"  shall 
see  God. 


our  spiritual  strength  renewed.  And 
then  when  God  is  visiting  us  in  our 
family  devotions,  should  we  not  re- 
member our  preachers,  and  pray  for 
them  that  they  may  be  able  to  "divide 
the  words  of  truth  aright,''  and  that 
"saint  and  sinner  may  recieve  their 
portion  in  due  season"?  But  some 
will  say,  '  01),  I  have  not  time  !"  or 
"I  a:ii  so  ignorant  that  I  cannot  pray 
in  public  or  in  my  family."  To  such 
1  would  say,  will  you  ever  l^econio 
better  by  neglecting  that  which  God 
demands  of  you,  and  which  should  bo 
a  means  of  strengthening  us  iu  our 
warfare?  Nay  verily ,but  in  the  words 
of  the  aposiie  James  1  :  5,  "If  any  of 
you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask  of  God 
that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally  and 
upbraideth  not  ;  and  it  shall  be  given 
him."  Verse  G,  "But  let  him  ai-k  in 
faith  nothing  wavering."  Ob  !  who  is 
there  in  the  church  that  can  neglect 
family  prayer,  and  feel  satisfied  before 
God  ?  Are  there  any  that  think  they 
are  discharging  their  duty  to  their 
family  by   neglecting  prayer  ?     Can 


OIIRTSTTAN  FA?iIlLY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISi'TOK. 


R( 


any  say  tiiey  are  training  up  their 
children  in  tbe  admonition  of  tlje  Lord, 
while  they  are  doing:  so?  Now  I 
earnestly  ask  th--8e  who  read 
this,  if  they  have  never  prayed  in  their 
faniilie?.,  to  begin  at  ouce.  0  !  hrelh- 
ren  and  aisters,  think  of  iho  iuflweuce 
of  prayer  ou  your  chiidieu.  What 
will  ycu  say  at  that  great  day  of 
rtckouing:  should  your  children  say, 
"If  yon  bad  only  tnught  us  to  pray, 
we  with  you,  might  now  be  in  ever- 
lasting blisd,  instead  of  this  place  of 
torment." 

''Sweet,  hour  of  prayer  !  Sweet  hour  of 

prajer  ! 
Thit  calls  pji;  fiom  a  world  of  care, 
And  bids  ine  al  my  Fatber's  throuii 
Make  all  my  wants  and  wish'S   kuowu  ; 
lu  seasons  of  distress  and  grief, 
My  soul  has  often  found  relief  ; 
And  oft  escav'd  the  t<  mpter's  snare 
By  thy  return  sweat  hour  of  prayer." 

Bug^^alo    Col 


tyr  ages  ;  but  the  mass  itself,  called 
0!-iristian,  was  pagan  still.  Jt  is  no 
marvel  that  for  ten  centuries  tho  in- 
grafted superstition  poisoned  and 
corrupted  the  pure  truth.  But  the 
included  truth  contiaut  d  to  leaven 
the  lump  despite  the  powerful  corrupt- 
ing forces. — SflecU'd 


For  tbe  Companion  and  Visitoh. 
Askiug  SSi'Curiiy— Is  itKigiil? 


BY  O.  B.  REl'LOGLE. 


Chriiitiauity  n.ixA  t>i»  Kouiikii 

C:H|>ire. 

When  three  centuries  were  goae, 
the  Roman  empire  accepted  Christi- 
anity. One  day,  in  the  senate-house 
they  voted  down  Jupiter,  aud  voted 
up  Christ.  That  was  a  great  step  .' 
But  was  it,  really  ?  The  churches 
had  rest ;  persecution  cea^^ed  ;  pagm 
temples  became  Christian  temples; 
all  up  and  down  the  Mediterrtini-an, 
from  Asia  to  western  Europe,  Chris-! 
tiau  hymns  and  prayers  and  ordiLiun-  ' 
ces  were  oelebrated.  l*agan  llo.ne, 
the  most  povveriul  empire  on  the  earth, 
became  Christian  Homo.  Let  us  net 
be  deceived.  There  was  much  that 
was  good  in  this  change  ;  but  there 
was  much  that  was  evil,  also.  The 
pure  and  divine  religion  that  glows 
in  the  breasts  of  martyrs  could  not  be 
transferred  by  an  imperial  decree  into 
the  hearts  of  pagans.  If  paganism 
was  christianiz-d,  Christianity  was 
paganized.  It  was  inevitable  that 
the  introduction  of  this  vast  mass  of 
ignorance  and  superstition  ahonld 
Corrupt  both  tbe  faith  and  the  prac- 
tice of  the  church.  To  say  the  lea.st, 
i  was  doubtful  whether  the  nominal 
cLristianiz'itioa  of  Rome  was  more  a 
blessing  than  a  curse  Certain  it  is 
thbt  the  Christian  faith,  henceforth, 
Oi  tiie  throne  of  the  world,  was  hin- 
oered  rather  than  helped  by  p.)li;.;eal 
power.  There  wa*  within  the  mass 
the  same  pure,  holy  faith  and  experi- 
euce  that  had  characterized  the    mar- 


^Ve  wish  to  call  the  attention  of  the 
Brotherhood  to  what  i.s  commonly  known 
in  business  circles  as  ''personal  security;"' 
i.  c.,  one  going  security  for  his  i'ricnd,  by 
."•ignin?:  promissory  no;es,  or  other  con 
tiivots  with  him,  thu.-<  becoming  surety  in 
the  event  th;'.t  the  friend  fails  to  make, 
or  be  able  to  make,  iniyment,  or  fullill 
theconlruct.  \Vu  do  not  know  when, 
wiicre,  or  how  the  practice  originated, 
but  we  have  long  been  im.nresscd  with 
tho  thought  that  it  is  wrong  and  in3on- 
sistcut  ibr  men  professing  Christianliy  to 
practice  it. 

Credit  systems  are  at  best,  systems  or 
chance,  and  all  who  deal  on  credit  are 
playing  games  of  chance.  Then  it  follows 
that  when  we  a.-k  our  friend  to  sign  our 
note  as  -sureiy  for  us,  that  we  involve 
hi  1!  in  our  game  of  chancn,  and  if  the 
e'ltince  teiujinates  unfavorable  to  u^,  he 
is  to  be  the  loser,  without  any  prospect 
of  ttonetit  in  ease  the  matter  terminated 
favorabl}'.     Is  it  right? 

Again,  I  sell  a  neighbor  a  horse  on 
coiid'.tion  that  he  gives  his  note  for  the 
a'uount,  wirh  brother  IT.  as  security. 
No-v,  if  I  conclude  that  my  neighbor  is 
fither  unai:le  or  unwilling  to  pay  tor  ihe 
hor>e,  1  do  wrong  iu  the  very  thought  of 
putting  my  brother  in  the  danger.  If  1 
intoud  to  collect  from  him,  I  commit 
wronjr.  If  I  dii  not  so  intend,  I  do  an 
iiiconsisteuoy  ;  I  act  the  hypocrite,  and 
may  give  him  uneasiness  thas  I  c<ju!d  as 
v;cl!  .--pare  him 

Brethren,  are  these  tlang.i  i)ropcr 
au.ong  the  people  of  Grod?  1  should  hke 
to  hoar  from  others.  But,  brethren,' 
when  you  go  to  writing  on  this  subject, 
let  me  admonish  you  to  forget  your 
greenback  interests  as  much  as  pi)ssi- 
ble,  and  think  only  of  what  Cod  might 
approve. 

tie  Ye  Ni-£>ariite. 


From  the  very  bogimiing,  (jod  intended 
that  his  people  should  lie  a  separate 
peoplo ;  hence  we  read  Exodus  xi.  7, 
■"the  Lord  hath  put  a  difference  between 
the  Eg\'ptians  and  Israel,"  and  this  plan 
is  earned  ou''  througli  tbe  history  of  the 
Israeliie.s.  Ju-L  in  that  njea^ure  as  they 
kept  th:jtu,5elves  mi.-poUeJ  and  unmixed 
from  the  other  nations  did  they  prosper. 
The  same  rule  is  visible  in  the  new  dis- 
pei,satioa  ;     "Be  ye  separate,  saith  the 


Lord,"  '1  Cor.  vi.  17  ;  and  "rede;;m('d 
i'rom  the  earth,  redeemed  from  amon-^  all 
men,"  Rev.  xiv.  3,  4. 

it  cannot  he  denied,  the  more  earthly 
a  eliureh  becomns,  the  less  of  the  divine 
lil'o  does  she  exhibit,  and  spiritual  dearili 
is  inevitable.  It  is  al>o  a  deplorable  fae' 
that  there  is  too  nmch  tendency  amo!)g 
churehes  in  (mr  day  to  compromi>c  with 
the  woild  ;  it  is  a  curse  which  bliglits 
!ier  lauest  prospects  and  de.-troys  Iser 
tendcrest  vines.  One  of  tbe;-o  causes  is 
perhaps  to  bo  found  among  her  minist-jr.s 
who  hanker  afier  notoiicty,  and  covet 
tht^  World's  favorable  opinions. 

We  will  help  you  ;  wc  will  buy  your 
churches,  organs, and  give  your  ministers 
donation-;,  says  the  world  ;  «'e  will  saii-l'y 
your  mini-ter's  ambition  imd  pay  your 
tiebts,  but  we  want  a  favor  in  return. 
We  camiot  help  you  under  existing  cir- 
cumstances ;  ^ive  us  concerts,  strawberry 
fi'siivals,  niiie  .-societies ;  be  less  strict 
with  your  young  members,  relax  your 
discipline,  be  mn;-e  genial  in  your  pleas- 
ures and  les-:  spiritual,  wink  at  our  short- 
coming-, and  we  will  support  you. 

Rest  assured,  Chiis'ians,  you  pay 
deariy  for  every  fivor  the  world  bestows 
upon  you.  Balaam  taid  to  the  king,  it 
ii  impossible  to  overcome  the  people  of 
Israel  so  lo:igas  their  God  is  with  them  , 
neiiher  tonu'sie  nor  svvoid  will  oveicomc 
them,  but  decoy  tliem  away  from  their 
(jrod,  entice  them  to  share  ymir  ways  and 
h.abits,  seduce  them  into  your  sins,  and 
God  will  give  them  over  into  your  Ininds. 
i'liis  is  true  a>.  gospel,  even  in  our  day. 
Oh,  that  Chri::!i;ms  were  wise  ui.d  would 
consider  these  things.  Wliut  good  ^f,i\\ 
I  he  woild's  help  acccmpli.ih  in  iuriash- 
ing  us  nice  and  costly  organs,  cat  pets  and 
churches,  if  ihe  Ljrd  lefusts  to  dwell 
therein? 

What  will  become  of  the  ohuruh  when 
her  members,  the  parents  of  hercbildi'en, 
begin  to  argue  that  dancing  is  am.cessaiy 
pa:  t  of  edueu;ion,  that  0(  era^■,  theitres 
and  concerts  are  innocent  amu-i-meu's? 
When  her  minister-  defeiid  fairs  and 
f.-'.-tiva's  as  a  neecsaity  to  lie'))  oti  our 
churches  and  religious  ju  titutions,  and 
encourage  thesJ  gaieties  bv  their  pres- 
ence? What  is  the  t  nd.ney  when 
worldly  i-oc.e  ies  and  clubs  open  our 
cliurches,  and  their  Lader  desecrate  our 
altars  by  presiding  tlierein  over  their 
deliberations  about  how  to  allure  the  in- 
noi^ent  young  Chiistian  and  how  to  blind- 
fold i!ie  old  wi-tchmen? 

O  church  of  God,  put  on  thine  armor  ! 
Yii  watc'unen  sound  alotid  the  trumpet 
of  alarm  and  danger  !  Woridiiness  is  tho 
present  great  danger  of  the  church. 
'Be  ye  separate  saitli  the  Ijord." — *S'c- 
hcteJ. 


If  all  men  wore  to  bring  their  irii,-- 
fiitnufs  together  ii:>  one  place,  must 
would  be  glad  to  take  bis  own  Lome 
agaiu,  rather  than  take  a  portion  out 
of  the  commoa  stock. — boloii. 


88 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSl'EL  VISlTOt?. 


Auskwers  to  Trayfr. 


Our  Saviocr  in  the  iiaclen  wept, 

And  thrice  he  pioycd  to  God  ; 
And  while  his  tired  ditcipU-s  slept, 

lie  sweat  sjreat  drops  of  blood. 
But  though  the  cup  his  Father  gave 

Must  never  p-.ss  him  by, 
Yet  strength  to  bear  and  power  to  save 

Are  sent  him  from  on  high. 

Ills  servant  prayed  that  God  would  take 

The  piercing  thorn  away  ; 
Yet,  tlough  he  prayed  for  Jesus'  sake, 

The  thorn  mu^l  with  him  stay. 
And  yet  in  answer  to  h'-s  prayer, 

A  heavenly  grace  was  sent, 
To  help  its  agony  to  bear. 

Until  hia  life  was  spent. 

A  child  is  bearing  in  his  bands 

A  little  pack  of  ware, 
But  by  his  side  his  father  stands, 

And  guards  his  child  with  care. 
Sj  wMlelhe  father  stands  so  uear, 

To  shield  from  rude  alarms, 
Ilia  child,  when  faint  or  filled  with  fear 

lie  gathers  in  his  arms. 

'Tis  thus  our  heavenly  Father  cares 

For  those  who  love  his  name  ; 
lie  hears  their  oft-repe*ted  prayers, 

And  lores  them  juit  the  same. 
And  those  who  have  some  thorn  or  load 

That  seeius  too  hard  to  bear, 
lie  guards  them  all  along  the  road 

With  a  more  watchful  care. 

ficUctcd. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
Kinigrutlou. 


BY  U.  r.  SAYLER. 


The  suffering  condition  in  whicli  the 
pcoi)le  of  Kansas  and  Nebraska  arc  rep- 
resented Ljy  the  Brethren's  papers  to  be, 
has  caused  me  .-eriously  to  consider  the 
propriely,  or  iuii)ropriety,  to  emigrate. 
Tiie  prevailing  disposition  of  man  through 
out  tiie  wliolc  world,  seems  to  be  to  emi- 
grate to  some  other  point.  When  people 
of"  the  Euroj)ean  continent  emigrate  to 
America,  1  see  some  good  reasons  for  it. 
But  when  well  to  do  people  in  comfort- 
able homes  become  so  restless  as  to  leave 
all  their  comforts  to  make  their  home  in 
the  wilds  of  the  new  states,  and  their 
live  in  "dug-outs,"  or  so<l  houxcs,  in  a 
temperature  which  settles  down  to  4r)° 
below  zero  ;  and  then  urge  these,  with 
their  isolation  from  brethren  and  churches 
etc.,  as  a  claim  upon  the  sympathies  and 
clutrity  of  their  more  contented  friends,  1 
can  see  no  reason  for  it. 

The  grasshopper  plague  in  Kansas  and 
Nebraska  last  year,  is  no  new  tiling.  All 
reading  iiensons  know,  and  all  migrating 
pcrMnti  oiif/lit  to,  that  the  Ramc  thing  /<//» 
occurred,  and  will  continue  to  occur,  every 


year  in  which  a  general  summer  drought 
prevails  over  the  llocky  Mountains,  dur- 
ing tl'.e  time  the  grasshopjicr  eggs  are 
laid  and  hatched  in  such  numbers  tliat 
they  fail  to  find  subsistance  in  their  native 
home,  and  hence  they  too  must  migrate. 
They  never  can  become  so  numerous  in 
seasons  of  rain,  and  much  moisture  dur- 
ing laying  and  hatching  time  ;  neither 
can  they  exist  long  under  copious  falls  of 
rain,  they  soon  perish  and  die.  These 
being  well  known  facts,  all  persons  afBiet- 
ed  with  the  migratory  mania,  should 
consider  well  where  they  intend  going 
before  they  leave  well  tried  and  conilort- 
able  homes.  If  there  are  valid  reasons 
to  migrate  to  a  country  that  is  and  ever 
will  be  subject  to  a  grasshopper  plague, 
and  to  a  climate  where  the  temperature 
goes  to  45°  below  zero,  it  ought  to  be  en- 
couraged ;  but  if  no  valid  reason  exists  to 
do  so,  it  ought  to  be  discouraged,  though 
it  lie  viipopiilnr  to  do  so. 

General  llagan,  in  an  article  in  the 
iVo/-^/t  AmcrioDi  Review,  says:  "The 
whole  amount  of  available  land  for  agri- 
cultural purposes  in  the  middle  states  of 
the  great  west,  is  so  small,  and  the  aver- 
age rain  so  insufficient,  that  the  new 
states  umst  decline  and  the  old  states 
prepare  for  a  considerable  increase  of 
population."  If,  then,  the  condition  of 
the  people  of  Kansas  is  as  bad  as  the 
Brethren's  papers  represent  it  to  be,  1 
would  advise  all  to  leave  for  some  more 
congenial  clime  as  soon  as  iiossible.  The 
idea  however  of  a  country  being  applaud- 
ed for  its  natural  productiveness  and  sa- 
lulirious  atuiosi)here,  as  Kansas  has  been, 
and  then  her  inhabitants  to  be  reduced  to 
destitution,  want  and  starvation  by  the 
ravages  of  a  swarm  of  grasshoppers,  in 
the  short  period  of  one  month,  is  not 
easy  to  comprehend.  I,  however,  have 
no  doubt  but  what  this  matter  is  greatly 
exaggerated,  and  the  Brethren  have  cer- 
tainly given  it  much  prominence. 

In  supi)ort  of  my  belief  of  exaggera* 
tion,  I  olfer  the  following  testimony : 
I  received  a  letter  from  a  man  living  in 
the  grasshopper  district ;  the  man  called 
me  brother,  (I  do  not  know  him.)  The 
letter  was  written  before  the  hei/ginrj  was 
l)Ut  in  motion.  He  said  he  owed  a  pay- 
ment on  his  land,  for  which  he  had 
jiledged  his  team,  and  now  having  lost 
ills  corn  crop  he  must  feed  his  wheat,  and 
to  save  his  team  he  wants  aid  to  meet  his 
obligations,  etc. 

On  last  Sunday  I  was  shown  a  letter 
written  December  5ih,  ]S74,  by  a  former 
citizen  of  Frederick  county,  Maryland,  to 
a  friend  at  his  old  home.  He  very  vividly 
describes  the  swarms  of  grasshoppers 
and  their  ravages,  and  how  long,  and 
how  far  he  had  to  haul  water  for  family 
use,  and  forty-two  fattening  hogs,  and 
how  abundant  the  prairie  chickens  arc, 
with  a  great  variety  of  local  news  and 
gossi]>,  etc.,  but  not  one  word  docs  he 
hint  at  either  want  or  starvation.  1 
would  multiply  similar  testimonies,  but 
will  only  give  f.n  extract  from  an  editorial 


in  the  Chicago  Tribune,  oitha  17th  inst., 
(January.)     It  says  : 

"The  rcportsof  the  suffering  in  Kansas 
from  the  ravages  ot  gras.shoppers,  have 
been  greatly  exaggerated.  There  has 
been  proof  enough  to  sati.>fy  the  public 
that  there  has  been  considerable  snfTering 
in  some  of  the  northwestern  ciunties  of 
Kansas,  but  subsequent  information 
shows  the  truth  has  been  grossly  exag- 
gerated for  the  purpose  of  working  upon 
the  .sympathies  and  pockets  of  charitable 
people  in  the  Middle  and  Eastern,  as  well 
as  the  Western  States,  and  getting  con- 
tributions for  the  relief  of  suffering  Knn- 
sus.  The  country  is  literally  swarming 
with  beggars  from  that  State,  who  are 
magnifying  the  accounts  of  suffering, 
and  collecting  in  propoition  to  the  di- 
mensions of  their  stories. 

"When  the  Legislature  of  Kansas,  on 
the  call  of  the  Governor,  met  in  extra 
session,  a  short  time  ago,  it  authoiized 
all  the  county  boards  to  issue  and  sell 
bonds  for  the  relief  of  the  people  in  each 
county  who  had  sulfered  from  the  grass- 
hopper scourge,  so  as  to  enable  them  to 
put  in  their  winter  crops  and  obtain  secvl 
for  their  spring  planting.  Only  one 
county  (Reno)  availed  itself  of  this  priv- 
ilege, and  that  county,  throiigli  the  oper- 
ation of  a  ringof  speculaiors,  had  already 
issued  bonds  to  an  amount  exceeding  the 
selliiig  value  of  property  in  the  county. 
In  addition  to  this,  it  is  a  notorious  f.ict 
that  Kinsas  is  full  of  cattle,  fodder,  grain 
and  fruits  of  all  kinds.  Its  farmers  were 
never  better  off  financially  than  now. 
Notwithstanding  this,  nothing  has  been 
done  in  the  State  toward  relieving  itself. 
The  begging  committees  in  the  State 
itself,  which  is  overflowing  witli  jiroducts, 
and  which  boasts  its  three  thousand  miles 
of  railroad,  and  its  600,000  or  TOO.QiX) 
population,  have  not  tarried  at  home, 
but  have  set  off  on  their  mendicant  pil- 
griuiage  througli  the  East  and  the  We.-t, 
and  are  now  narrating  their  stories  of 
destitution  and  obtaining  provisions  and 
money  to  the  valuu  of  tens  of  thousands 
of  dollars.  The  point  to  be  impressed 
upon  the  public  i»  that  Kansas  is  abunde 
antly  able  to  take  care  of  its  sulforers 
without  outside  aid,  and  this  point  we 
feel  warranted  in  as>seiting  upon  good 
authority,  as  up  to  this  time  she  has 
done  little  or  nothing,  because  the  people 
abroad  have  rushed  en  masse  to  the  suc- 
cor of  starving  (?)  Kan.sas." 

As  far  as  I  know  the  churches  East 
have  generally  responded  to  the  demands 
made  upon  them,  and  therefore  think  it 
a  useless  expenditure  of  money  to  pay 
expenses  of  traveling  canvassers. 


No  real  greatness  can  long  coexist 
with  deceit ;  the  whole  faculties  of 
niau  must  be  exerted  in  order  to  call 
forth  noble  energies ;  and  he  who  is 
not  earnestly  sincere  lives  but  half 
bia  beingi^elf  tnutiiatod,gelf  paraljzed. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


89 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 


Tbree  Good  I^eBsous. 


".One  of  my  first  lessons,"  said  Mr. 
Sturgis,  the  eminent  merchant,  "wa8 
in  1813,  when  I  was  eleven  yeara 
old.  My  grandfather  had  a  flock  of 
sheep  which  were  carefully  tended 
during  the  wars  of  those  time?.  I 
was  the  shepherd  boy  and  my  busi- 
ness was  to  watch  the  sheep  in  the 
field.  A  boy  who  was  more  fond  of 
bis  book  than  the  sheep  was  sent 
with  me,  but  left  the  work  to  me, 
while  he  lay  under  the  tree  and  read. 
I  did  not  like  that,  and  finally  went 
to  my  grandfather  and  complained. 
I  shall  never  forget  the  kind  smile  of 
the  old  gentleman  as  he  said  : 

"Never  niind,  Jonathan,  my  boy  : 
if  you  watch  the  sheep  you  will  have 
the  sheep."' 

"What  does  grandfather  mean  by 
that?"  I  said  to  myself  'I  don't 
exp^'ct  to  have  the  sheep."  My  desires 
were  moderate,  and  a  fine  buck  was 
worth  a  hundred  dollars.  I  could 
not  exactly  make  out  in  my  mind 
what  it  was,  but  I  bad  great  confi- 
dence in  him,  for  he  was  a  judge,  and 
had  been  to  Congress  in  Washing- 
ton's time;  sol  went  back  content- 
edly to  the  sheep.  After  I  got  into 
the  field  I  could  not  keep  his  wordi; 
out  of  my  bead.  Then  I  thought  of 
Sunday's  lesson  :  "Thou  hast  been 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will 
make  thee  ruler  over  many  things." 
I  began  to  see  through  it.  "Never 
you  mind  who  neglects  his  duty  :  be 
you  faithful  and  you  will  have  your 
reward." 

I  received  a  good  leeson  soon  after 
I  came  to  New  York  as  a  clerk  to  the 
late  Lyman  Reed.  A  merchant  from 
Ohio,  who  knew  me,  came  to  buy 
goods  and  said  :  "Make  yourself  so 
useful  that  they  can  not  do  without. 
you."  I  took  his  meaning  quicker 
than  I  did  that  of  my  grandfather. 

Well  I  worked  upon  these  two 
ideas  until  Mr.  Reed  oilered  me  a 
partnership  in  the  business.  The 
first  morning  after  the  partnership 
was  made  known,  Mr.  James  Geery, 
the  old  tea  merchant,  called  to  con- 
gratulate me,  and  he  said  :  "Be  care- 
ful who  you  walk  the  streets  with." 
That  was  lesson  number  three 

And  what  valuable  lessons  they 
are!  "Fidelity  in  all  things ;"  "do 
your  best  for  your  employers  ;"  "care- 
fulness hbout  your  associates."     Let 


every  body  take  these  lesions  home 
and  study  them  well.  They  are  the 
foundation  stones  of  character  and 
honorable  success. — Selected. 


A  l<rav«  Reply. 


"Come  on,  boys,  to  the  lower  pond," 
said  Tom  Thom.«on  as  he  swept  up 
in  front  of  Frank,  Charlie,  and  Fred. 
"They  are  having  glorious  fun  down 
there.  Bill  Smith  has  built  a  large 
shed  on  the  bank,  and  opened  a  saloon. 
They  have  a  good  fire,  rafiling,  music, 
and  warm,  spiced  ale,  only  ten  cents 
a  glass." 

"Not  for  me,"  said  Frank,  the  mid- 
dle boy  of  the  three. 

"Why  not,"  said  Fred. 

"Because,"  answered  Frank,  "I  do 
not  wish  to  make  myself  a  liar  and  a 
thief.  I  promised  my  mother  that  I 
would  not  go  to  the  lower  pond  ;  and 
if  I  did  go,  I  should  not  only  lie,  but 
rob  her  of  the  confidence  she  now  has 
in  me." 

"But  she  would  not  know,  so  yon 
would  not  take  away  her  coufideuco," 
said  Charlie. 

Frank  looked  indignant. 

"Do  you  thinka  big  boy  like  myself 
could  look  a  sick  mother  in  the  eyes 
after  cheating  her,  without  her  seeing 
traitor  written  on  my  face  ?  Why, 
she  would  know  I  had  beeu  a  mean 
boy  as  soon  aa  she  looked  at  me.  Be- 
sides," said  Frank,  "why  should  we 
go?  Here  everything  is  pure  ;  there 
nothing  is  pure.  The  glorious  moon 
gives  better  light  than  Smith's  lamps, 
without  the  smell  of  coal  oil.  The 
steel  on  the  ice  with  our  jolly  song, 
is  better  music  than  is  made  by  the 
asthmatic  organ  at  the  saloon,  and 
without  the  accompaniment  of  oaths. 
We  can  get  warm  with  our  skates, 
without  the  tobacco  smoke.  We  have 
a  belter  drink,  without  the  ten  cents 
a  glass.  Here  all  is  pure  ;  there  all 
is  mixed  with  sin;  so  I  stav  where 
I  am." 

"So  will  we  all  !"  sang  out  the 
boys ;  and  away  they  went  across 
the  pond,  and  even  Carlo  barked  in 
approval  of  his  young  master's  senti- 
ments. 


Yon  Will  Not  iSwear. 


One  day  a  gentleman  abserved  a 
group  of  boys,  bent  on  play,  strongly 
urging  another  boy  to  join  them.  He 
was  struck  with  the  very  decided 
"No"  which  the  boy  gave  to  all    their 


entreaties.  Anxious  to  see  the  result 
he  stepped  into  an  entry,  where  he 
could  hear  and  see,  and  not  be  much 
observed. 

"That  boy  has  a  will  to  resist  the 
whole  band  of  them,"  he  said  to  him- 
self " 

A  last  effort  was  made  to  induce 
him  to  come  with  them — 

"Now,  James,  will  you  not  come  ? 
you  are  such  a  good  player." 

"Yes,"  he  replied,  "but  on  one  con- 
dition. Give  me  your  hands  that  you 
will  not  swear,  and  I  will  go." 

They  did  so,  and  with  joy  they  ran 
ofi"  to  play.  We  are  sure  the  game 
lost  none  of  its  interest  for  the  want 
of  swearing.  Noble  boy  1  not  asham- 
ed to  show  that  he  was  on  the  Lord's 
side,  even  in  the  face  of  ungodly  play- 
fellows. 


Ttae  liiltle  Drawer. 


"Where  did  you  get  your  orderly 
habits?"  I  at-ked  a  lady  who  never 
had  to  waste  a  moment  ia  hunting 
for  things  out  of  their  place. 

"When  I  was  four  years  old,"  she 
answered,  "my  mother  gave  me  a  lit- 
tle drawer  to  put  my  clothes  in. 
'Make  it  your  business,  my  dear 
child,'  she  said,  'to  keep  that  drawer 
neat  and  tidy.  Let  me  never  find  it 
in  disorder.' 

"Once  she  sent  for  me  to  come 
from  a  party  of  little  girls  in  order  to 
put  away  a  pair  of  stockings  careless- 
ly left  on  the  floor  ;  and  I  used  some- 
times to  think  mother  was  hard  on 
me  ;  but  now  I  see  I  owe  my  good 
habits  to  the  care  I  was  made  to  take 
of  the  little  drawer  when  I  was  four 
years  old." 

You  see  how  easily  habits  are  form- 
ed. It  is  never  too  late  to  begin  a 
good  one. 


A  Screw  Loose.— When  I  hear  a 
boy  speaking  of  his  father  as  "the  old 
man"  or  "the  governor,"  I  know  that 
there  is  a  screw  loose,  and  the  boy 
has  taken  a  long  step  towards  the 
bad.  And  the  girl  who  pouts  when 
reproved  by  her  mother,  and  jerks  off 
her  bonnet  in  a  pet  when  restrained 
from  going  abroad,  has  already  mu- 
tinied against  the  law  of  Heaven,  and 
entered  a  road  that  leads  to  a  gulf 
from  which  there  is  no  return. 


A  hypocrite  with  his  mouth  des- 
troyeth  his  neighbor ;  but  through 
knowledge  shall  the  just  be  delivered. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMFANIOl^  AND  GOSrEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEYEllSDALE,  Pa.,  Feb.  9,  1875. 

The   Majesty  ol  Goodness. 

The  evil  bow  b(foie  the  ijood  ;  ami  the 
TPicked  at  the  ga.es  of  ihe  righteous.— 
Prov.  XIV.  19. 

Associating  with  the  word  how,  the 
meaning  of  reverence,  respect,  homajie, 
or  worship,  or  all  of  them  together,  which 
the  word  in  common  use  properly  ex- 
presses, we  have  conve3'ed  to  us  in  the 
language  of  the  Scripture  quoted,  the 
idea  that  the  evil  res|)cct,  and  more  tlian 
respect,  the  good ;  that  i.i,  that  wicked 
persons  pay  respect  and  homage  to  the 
good.  But  how  cun  we  reconcile  this 
with  the  facta  that  the  history  of  the 
world  presents  to  us,  or  with  what  our 
own  observation  and  ex|ierience  .'-ecui  to 
teach  us?  Are  not  the  wicked  the  su- 
preme in  society  ?  Do  they  not  usually 
occupy  the  highest  seats  of  honor  and 
influence  even  in  Christian  countries,  or 
in  what  is  regarded  or  called  Christian 
society  ?  And  do  not  the  good  seem  to 
■  be  despised  and  oupres.sed? 

That  the  wicked  seem  to  rule  and 
prosper,  while  the  good  are  ol'ten  desti- 
tute and  oppressed,  is  one  of  the  things 
which  lias  often  per|)lexed  the  minds  of 
good  men  ;  as  it  would  seem  to  be  coti-' 
traiy  to  what  we  might  expect  under  the 
government  of  a  benevolent  and  just  God. 
Jeremiah  expressed  himself  as  I'ollows  : 
"Kiglueous  art  thou,  O  Lord,  when  I 
plead  with  thee  :  yet  let  me  talk  with 
thee  of  thy  judgments:  Wiierefore  doth 
the  way  of  the  wicked  prosper?  Where- 
fure  are  all  they  happy  tliat  deal  very 
treach'*ri)usly  ?" — .Jer.  12:1.  Tiie  psalm- 
ist had  a  strong  temptation  to  envy  the 
wicked  when  he  saw  their  prosperity,  as 
his  language  shows:  "But  as  forme, 
my  feet  were  almost  gone  ;  my  steps  had 
well  nigh  slipjicd.  For  I  was  envious  at 
the  foolisii,  wlien  1  saw  the  prosperity  of 
the  wicked."— Pd.  73:2,  3.  To  the  eye, 
then,  of  the  common  observer,  it  would 
appear  that  the  good  bow  to  the  wicked, 
or  that  the  wicked  arc  the  honored  in  the 
world,  ahtate  of  tliiuirs  directly  oi)]jositc 
to  that  declared  in  the  jia-sage  heading 
our  article.  But  (iod  "calleth  those 
things  which  be  not,  as  though  they 
were." — Horn.  4:17.     That  is,  he  speaks 


of  things  as  they  ought  to  be,  and  a.^  they 
will  be,  as  if  they  were  already  so. 

'"The  evil  bow  before  the  good."  This 
imlieates  a  state  of  thiiigs  that  alwaj-s 
ought  to  be,  if  it  is  not.  It  is  just  and 
proper  that  it  should  be  so.  The  good 
are  the  truly  great,  honorable  and  royal. 
They  are  a  "royal  priesthood." — 1  Peter 
2:9.  They  are  the  "sons  of  God," — 1 
John  .3:1 — "heirs  of  immortal  crowns 
divine."  They  can  trace  their  lineage  to 
the  royal  family  of  heaven  with  as  much 
certainty  and  precision  as  could  the  Jew- 
ish priests  theirs  to  the  family  of  Levi. 
Tiiere  are  more  true  royalty,  honor  and 
dignify,  in  the  log  cabin  of  ihe  godly, 
tlian  in  the  palace  of  a  wicked  monarch. 
The  good  are  the  salt  of  the  earth  ;  and 
it  there  were  no  good  people  in  it,  it 
would  soon  be  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 
The  good,  theiefore,  are  deserving  of  the 
liomage  and  respect  of  the  wicked,  and 
therefore  the  "evil  should  bow  to  the 
good,"  since  these  are  far  .superior  to  the 
wicked. 

"The  evil  bow  to  the  nood."  This  is  a 
state  of  things  which  every  mind  not  ex- 
tremely depraved,  and  dead  to  all  that  is 
good  and  right,  mu-^t  approve  of.  What- 
ever may  be  the  moral  or  religious  char- 
acter of  many  ;  however  little  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  gospel  may  seem  to  influence 
them  ;  and  they  may  even  go  so  far  under 
some  circumstances,  as  to  withhold  their 
assent  i'rom  the  truth  or  importance  of 
Christianity  ;  nevertheless,  within  their 
own  hearts,  if  their  conscience  and  judg- 
ment are  left  to  act  with  any  degree  of 
freedom,  they  cannot  but  respect  and  pay 
homage  to  such  a  cliaracter  as  the  perfect 
aw  of  God  inculcates,  requires,  and  forms 
when  in  a  proper  state  of  mind  it  is  sub 
mitted  to.  Bad  men  are  often  compelled, 
by  the  laws  of  their  mor.il  nature,  to  re- 
spect and  pay  homage  to  the  good. 
Honesty,  benevolence,  truth  and  chastity, 
with  all  the  elements  that  constitute  the 
CInistian  character,  must  command  re- 
spect. And  where  is  the  conscience  that 
bows  not  to  them?  Yes,  "the  evil,"  es- 
pecially (he  evil  in  Christian  countries, 
who  liavc  the  advantage  of  gospel  light 
to  enable  them  to  form  a  just  estimate  of 
the  influence  of  both  sin  and  Christianity 
upon  human  life,  character  and  destinyi 
cannot  resist  the  impuhc  to  "bow  to 
goodness,"  so  far,  at  lea.st,  a.s  to  acknowl- 
edge it  is  preferable  to  vice,  as  will 
clearly  appear  when    their    effects   upon 


mankind  are  considered  and  understood. 
And  in  many  cases  were  it  nut  for  the 
pride  of  their  hearts,  and  the  love  of  the 
world,  they  would  with  all  the  feelings  of 
a  true  worshiper,  bow  to  the  source  of  all 
goodness,  to  God  himself,  and  sincerely 
adore  him,  and  woi>hip  at  his  altar. 

Again,  there  is  another  way  in  which 
the  evil  bow  tc  goodness.  It  is  when  the 
afllictions  of  life  overtake  them.  \Vhcn 
adver>;ity  comes  with  its  sufi'erir.gs  and 
troubles,  and  when  death  comes  with  its 
stern  demands,  to  whoui  do  the  evil  go? 
Do  they  not  bow  to  goodness,  by  going 
to  the  good  for  relief  and  comfort?  It 
was  so  with  Pharaoh.  When  he  saw  tire 
|)la,i:uc  upon  his  land  and  people,  he 
"sent  and  called  for  Moses  and  Aaron, 
and  said  unto  them,  I  have  sinned  thii 
time:  the  Loid  is  righteous,  and  I  and 
my  people  are  wicked.  Entreat  the  Lord 
(for  it  is  enough)  that  thtrc  be  no  more 
mighty  thunderings  and  hail." — Ex.  ix. 
27,28  And  so  it  often  liappen^  with 
those  who  have  served  the  world,  and 
bowed  to  the  authority  of  its  cu-toms 
and  fashions,  when  brought  to  a  djing 
bed,  they  then  bow  to  goodness,  by  ac- 
knowledging that  it  alone  can  prepare 
them  to  meet  God. 

There  is  another  aspect  under  which 
the  statement  th  it  "the  evil  bow  before 
the  good,"  should  be  looked  at,  and 
from  which  the  truth  of  the  statement 
will  further  ajtpear.  Tho  tra  j  is  coming 
whet)  good  and  evil  in  their  time  and  real 
characters  will  be  so  fully  revealed,  that 
the  abhorent  character  of  evil,  and  the 
majesty,  the  glory,  the  excellency  and  the 
importance  of  goodness,  will  be  acknowl- 
edged by  all  inte!liget:t  beings.  This 
revelation  of  goodness  and  evil  will  be 
made  in  the  judgment  if  not  before. 
Tiien  will  things  be  seen  apd  known  as 
they  never  hail  been  before.  "And  the 
foolish  said  unto  the  wise,  give  us  of  your 
oil  ;  I'or  our  lamps  are  troiie  out." — Matt. 
25:S.  Here  the  lbo!i.-h  virtually  acknowl- 
edge their  f  )lly,  and  pay  homage  to  the 
prudence  of  the  wise. 

Chri.-tian  reader,  the  ciuse  you  have 
espou.sed,  in  embracing  Christ  and  his 
doctrine,  muot  sooner  or  later  command 
the  homage  and  respect  of  even  the  evil, 
since  it  is  not  only  divine  in  its  origin,  but 
wisely  adapted  to  the  promo: ion  of  the 
highest  interests  of  mankind.  Your 
position  then  is  right ;  maintain  it  with 
courage  and  zeal.     Let  your   life  be  such 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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as  will  compel  the  ungodly  to  respect  it. 
and  bow  to  it.  And  let  the  unconverted 
remember  that  the  frood,  and  the 
g  ol  only,  are  right  and  safe; 
that  the  life  and  principles  of  the  good 
will  one  day  receive  the  approval  of  all 
jnte'ligent  beings.  If  you  are  now  con 
strained  to  render  homage  to  the  good, 
a"*  you  probably  are,  do  not  only  bow  to 
the  good,  but  al.so  bow  to  the  .>;cepter  of 
Christ,  and  possess  not  only  a  respect  for 
goodness,  but  goodness  itself 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 


(Jorrespoiuimcce  of  church  tiews  solicited  frorft 
all  parts  of  the  Broihcrhoed.  V^'riter's  name 
atid  address  required  on  every  conwi^itiicatioti 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  liejected  co)nmutii- 
ttLtions  or  manuscript  nsed,  not  returned.  All 
e  immuf.ications  for  publication  should  be  xerit 
tiHUpon  one  mitl&ofthe  ^he-,t  only. 

From  SoHtberu  Kausas. 

Left  home  on  foot,  the  18th  of  Decern 
ber,  to  visit  tlij  scatcermg  brethren  thro' 
Wilson  and  JMoiitgouiery  counries,  iho^e 
two  counties  composing  but  one  church. 
We  had  twelve  meetings,  and  there  was 
much  interest  manifer>ted  among  the 
brethren  in  their  Master's  cause.  I  was 
gone  from  home  nearly  two  weeks.  On 
my  return  found  all  well.  Many  (hanks 
to  the  dear  brethren  who  treated  us  .^o 
kindly  while  among  them.  May  the 
]jord  bless  the  effort  that  we  tried  to  i)Ut 
forth  for  good. 

S-  HODGDEN. 


Cburcli  News. 

January  20,  1S75. 

Brother  James  : 

As  church  news  seems  to  be  read 
with  pleasure  by  must  persons,  we  here 
give  you  a  short  sketch  of  our  meetings 
in  tlie  Coventry  Church  the  present 
winter. 

Elder  Graybill  Meyers  and  his  brother 
Cliristian  3Ieyers,  came  and  paid  us  a 
visit  on  the  2()th  ot  December  and  stayed 
with  us  until  the  4th  of  January.  Jiro. 
J.  P.  IJetrie,  from  Philadelphia,  oame  on 
Tuesday  and  stayed  until  Thursday,  the 
7th  in>t. 

We  have  two  stated  places  of  worship 
in  the  Coventry  Church,  viz  :  The  Breth- 
ren's meeting  housb  of  North  Coventry, 
Ciiester  Couniy,  where  we  meet  for  wor- 
ship every  alternate  Sunday,  and  the 
other  at  Lawreneevilie,  where  we  meet 
the  other  Sabbaths.  We  held  three  meet- 
ings at  Lawreneevilie,  while  the  breth^ 
ren  were  with  us — the  three  first-  Wo 
had  meeting  the  balance  of  the  time  in 
the  North  Coventry  meeting-house. 

'We  had  meeting  every  evening  from 
Monday  until  the  next  Wednesday  even- 
ing a  week  following,  as  stated  above. 
Also,  live  day  meetings,  including  Sab- 


bath. Tfie  meetings  were  pretty  well  at- 
tended by  the  members  of  the  church, 
who  live  .vcattered,  and  also  largely  by 
neighbors  who  are  friendly  to  the  Breth- 
ren. Good  order  prevailed,  and  very 
strict  attention  was  paid  to  tlie  word 
spoken- 

Among  other  ministering  brethren  who 
labored  among  us,  were  brethren  Isaac 
I'rice  and  Wm.  Nice,  and  the  minister- 
ing brethren  who  are  at  heme  with  us, 
four  in  numher.  The  brethren  urged  us 
to  examine  the  law  and  the  testimony  ; 
not  to  pin  our  faitli  to  any  huinaa  being's 
sleeve,  but  look  alone  to  Jesus,  the  Sav- 
iour of  the  world. 

Tlie  brother  who  last  spoke  to  us  told 
us  that  we,  each  one,  could  do  something 
fur  God  ;  each  one  could  pray,  each  one 
could  speak  a  kind  word  to  the  weary  and 
heavy  laden,  and  each  and  every  one 
could  pray  earne,-tly  for  the  minister  that 
his  tongue  might  be  made  loose,  that  he 
with  boldness  might  speak  all  the  words 
of  this  life.  And  we  say  we  think  by  the 
grace  of  God  each  can  set  a  good  example 
to  the  world,  and  the  members  of  the 
church,  that  others  out  of  love  may  Le 
constrained  to  full  ia  with  the  offers  of 
meicy,  and  seek  the  Lord  while  he  may 
be  found  and  call  upon  him  while  he  is 
near. 

We  have  not  heard  of  any  who  have 
yet  been  induced  to  come  with  us  to  serve 
the  Lord,  bat  trust  the  seed  thus  sown 
may  produce  fruit  to  the  glory  of  God, 
that  in  eternity  we  may  r(joicc  that  the 
effort  was  made  by  the  chuich  to  reach 
sinners.  May  God  in  his  inlinite  mercy 
bless  us  abundaiitly  out  of  the  rich  treas- 
ures of  his  grace. 

Fraternally  yours, 

John  Y.  Eisenbekq. 
JEast  Coven  b-y,  Fa. 


ferson  County,  Kansas  ;  and  all  money 
should  be  sent  to  his  address  at  Grasshop- 
per Falls. 

Now,  brethren,  if  this  be  carried  out 
tlure  will  be  no  trouble,  and  the  needy 
will  get  it.  And  further,  unless  there  be 
feed  soon  sent  for  the  horses,  there  can 
be  no  crop  raised  thii  year.  We  hear 
almost  every  day  of  horses  dying  for  the 
want  of  leed.  Now,  if  any  of  our  breth- 
ren want  better  infiirmation  they  can 
have  the  same  by  addressing  Wm.  Gish, 
Fiock  Creek  Station,  or  the  undersigned 
at  Osawkee,  ICansas. 

Yours  iu  brotherly  love, 

A.  L  Pearsall. 


SulTiriiig  lu  Kansas. 

January  28th,  1875. 

Mr.  James  Quinter : — 

Dear  Brother  :— For  the  benefit 
of  our  Brethren  in  the  Eatt,  who  are 
making  contributions  fnr  the  needy  in 
Kansas,  I  thought  1  would  try  and  give 
them  a  true  iiistory  of  the  suffering  here 
in  Kansas. 

There  are  some  families  already  suffer- 
ing lor  the  necessaries  of  life,  and  more 
soon  will  be  unless  immediate  steps 
be  taken  to  relieve  them.  ^Ve  have 
already  received  some  aid  from  our  Breth- 
ren, and  I  understand  that  there  has  been 
some  goods  sent  by  our  brethren  to  the 
general  receiving  agent  at  Topeka,  Kan- 
sas, which  cannot  be  had. 

Now,  brethren,  let  me  say  to  you,  be 
very  careful  and  send  no  goods  or  money 
to  any  one,  except  those  brethren  ap- 
pointed by  the  Brethren  for  that  purpose. 
We,  the  members  of  the  Grasshopper 
Valley  Church,  have  appointed  William 
Gish  as  our  agent.  All  goods  should  be 
sent  to  him  to  llock  Creek  Station,  Jef- 


From  IIIluols. 

January  10th,  1875. 

Dear  Brethren,  Sisters  and  Friends  : 

A  few  days  ago  we  received  a 
letter  from  one  of  our  Eastern  friends, 
staling  that  they  heard  we  were  burned 
out  entirely,  and  that  some  inquiry  had 
been  made  concerning  this  report,  and 
many  of  our  friends  were  wondering  why 
we  do  not  write  to  them.  Some  thoujflit 
we  had  forgotten  our  Eastern  friends, 
and  .said  they  would  write  to  us  if  they 
knew  our  address,  etc. 

Now,  as  we  do  not  know  who  would 
like  to  hear  from  us,  and  write  to  us,  we 
thought  we  would  take  this  method  of 
informing  all  tho.-e  that  feel  an  interest 
in  our  behalf,  where  we  are  and  how  we 
are.  It  is  far  from  it  that  we  have  fore- 
gotten  our  friend-.  But  I  wrote  so  olten 
to  so  many  different  ones  of  my  old 
friends  and  acquaintances,  and  sometimes 
even  on  business  without  getting  an  an- 
swer, till  I  got  discouraged,  and  stopped 
writing. 

Vv'^e  live  in  McD<_'nough  countj',  Illinois, 
eight  miles  southwest  of  Macomb,  the 
county  seat  of  MeDonough  county.  Ma- 
comb is  about  two  hundred  miles  south- 
west of  Chicago,  on  the  Chicago,  Bur- 
lington and  Quincy  Railroad.  _  The  land 
is  good  ;  the  most  of  the  farming  land  is 
prairie.  Timber  is  near  at  hand.  Coal 
is  plenty  at  7  to  8  cents  per  bu.shel,  or 
$1.75  to  $2.U0  per  ton  at  the  bank. 

lam  living  with  my  son  Samuel,  and 
we  are  all  will.  The  climate  seems  to  be 
healthy.  IMy  hcakh  is  better  since  I 
came  to  ihis  country,  than  it  was  for 
years  bef  jre,  for  wliieh  I  feel  very  thank- 
ful. We  have  a  small  church  here,  num- 
bering between  forty  and  fifty  members, 
and  spread  i)ver  a  territory  of  fifty  miles, 
nearly  all  English. 

About  the  western  fire  we  know  noth- 
ing. Our  crops  were  tolerably  good. 
The  chintz  bugs  done  some  injury  to  the 
spring  wheat  and  corn.  The  grasshop- 
pers did  us  no  harm.  All  those  that 
wish  to  hear  from  us  should  write  and 
we  will  answer. 

My  love  to  all. 

JO.SEPH  1\IyERS. 

Fandon,  McDonongh  Co.,  Ills. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILif  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Church  Newa. 

January  19,  1S75. 

Brother  Quinter : — 

We  have  just  closed  a  series 
of  meetings  in  our  meeting  hou^e,  in  tlie 
Bpringfielu  Church,  coniujcncing  in  the 
evening  of  January  lotii  and  ending  on 
the  J 7th,  nine  meetings  in  ail. 

We  exi)ectcd  elders  II.  D.  Davy  and 
C.  Kaylor  to  he  with  u<.  Brother  Davy 
wa.s  called  to  a  council  meeiing  in  Stark 
county,  on  the  Vlih  inst.,  and  about  the 
time  of  the  council  meeting  took  sijk 
with  erysipelas  and  was  obliged  to  return 
to  his  home  the  morning  of  the  13th. 
Brother  Kaylor  came  on  alone,  and  he 
with  our  own  brethren  and  bretlircn  from 
neighboring  churches,  continued  the 
meetings  as  previously  arranged. 

Our  iiieetiiigs  were  well  attended,  and 
the  gospel  effectually  promulgated  in  its 
primitive  purity.  We  at  first  felt  some- 
what disappointed  that  brotlier  Davy 
could  not  be  with  us,  and  deeply  sympa» 
thizcd  with  him  in  his  afflictions,  but  felt 
to  cheerfully  submit  ourselves  to  the 
will  of  the  Lord,  who  doeth  all  things 
well. 

The  word  spoken  seemed  to  have  a 
deep  injjircssion  on  tlie  members  and 
we  fondly  hope  that  all  have  oeen  built 
up  in  our  most  holy  faith  and  that  the 
result  of  cur  meetings  may  bring  many 
Bouls  from  darkness  to  the  marvelous 
light,  and  that  the  Lord  may  ble.-6  our 
dear  brethren  who  have  been  here  and 
labored  so  assiduously  and  liiitlifuUy  for 
us  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord. 
Yours  in  Christian  love, 

Jacob  Misiiler. 

Mogadore,  Ohio. 


liittle  Anna  is  Dead ! 

Four  small  words,  yet  what  a  flood  of 
tenrs  it  has  caused.  Three  years  ago  the 
father  of  little  Anna  bade  his  wife  and 
child  farewell,  and  started  west  to  secure 
a  hou^e  to  move  into,  and  expected  to 
meet  his  family  in  a  few  weeks.  He 
rented  a  house  and  was  getting  all  ready, 
but,  alas  !  wlicn  the  time  came  for  them 
to  go,  the  tyrant  death  laid  his  cold  hand 
on  the  motlier,  and  in  place  of  meeting 
his  family,  he  received  the  sad  news  of 
her  death  ;  and  now,  without  a  moments 
warning,  tbc  notice  of  the  death  of  bright 
little  Anna. 

We  all  think  it  hard  when  death  enters 
our  home,  but  how  must  tiiose  I'eel,  when 
the  first  news  they  receive,  is  that  the 
cold  grave  enclo.^es  their  loved  ones  in 
death's  cold  sleep? 

Jvittle  Atma  was  living  with  her  grand- 
parents. Ilcr  death  was  caused  by  a 
B'jald.  The  injunction,  "\\'cep  with 
them  that  wtep,"  wa.s  indeed  done  in 
this  case.  I  think  many  of  those  at  the 
fanerul,  will  long  remember  tiic  day ;  may 
it  be  a  h'.sson  to  us  all. 

Dear  reader,  pause,  think,  "What  are 
thy  hopes  beyoud  the  grave  ?" 


"Death  enters  and  thf^re's  no  defense, 
His  time  there's  none  can  teli." 

We  are  all  hastening  to  eternity.  So 
let  this  be  another  warning,  and  let  us  be 
wise  and  profit  by  it. 

Little  Anna,  the  idol  of  the  family, 
how  fair  her  torm,  how  bright  her  eye  ! 
But— 

"Alas  !  how  changed  that  lovely  flow'r, 
Which  bloom'd  and  cheer'd  our  hearts." 

How  uncertain  is  life,  and  liow  true  the 
.saying:  "In  the  midst  of  lite  we  are  in 
death,"  While  enjoying  health,  and  in 
her  childhood  glee,  the  pale  messenger 
comes  and  in  the  short  space  of  twenty- 
four  hours  she  is  gone.  She  is  no  longer 
a  citizen  of  earth — 

"The  once  loved  form — 
Now  cold  in  death," 

is  free ;  far — 

"From  adverse  blasts  aud  low'riag  storms, 

Her  favored  soul  has  gone. 
And  with  jon  bright,  angelic  forms, 

She  lives  to  die  no  more." 

Though  we  now  feel  .sad,  and  the  ties 
of  nature  twine  round  our  hearts  as  tho' 
they  could  not  be  riven,  yet  we  are  glad 
to  know  that — 

"Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 
Shall  rise  in  fuil  immo:  tal  prime, 

Aud  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

"Cease,  then,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears  ; 

Thy  Savioar  dwells  ou  high  ; 
There  everlasting  sprlug  ai>pears  ; 

There  }ojs  shall  nuvor  dlj." 

S.  H.  Sprogle. 
SJiannon,  Ills. 


From  (he  Paciflc  Coast. 

January  5,  1875. 
Dear  Brethren  and  Sixters,  and  Friend. i 

in  the  East  : 

I  have  for  some  weeks  felt 
as  if  it  might  be  my  duty  to  drop  a  few 
lines  to  the  Companion  and  Viiitor,  for 
your  perusal,  especially  to  those  which 
have  had  correspondence  with  me  since 
I  have  been  on  this  coast.  The  number 
has  been  many,  atid  quite  a  rmuiber  have 
made  up  their  tuinds  to  move  to  this 
country,  as  soon  as  they  can  make  the 
proper  arrangements.  And  as  I  know 
they  feel  a  desire  to  know  what  they  can 
do  here,  shouM  they  part  with  Uioir 
homes  in  the  East,  that  have  afforded 
them  a  living  for  years  gone  by,  and  not 
alone  that,  but  many  of  their  dear  friends 
they  would  have  to  leave  back,  never  to 
sec  their  faces  again  in  this  world,  while 
they  go  to  seek  their  comforts  and  homes 
in  the  far  west.  This  is  the  thought 
every  Itither  and  mother  siiould  have  who 
have  a  home. 

I  will  say,  consider  the  matter  well,  as 
it  la  quite  ati    undertaking    ibr  a   family 


with  .several  children,  yet  it  can  be  done 
with  courage  and  patience.  Now  then, 
I  will  try  and  tell  you  what  you  con  do 
here,  which  as  the  object  of  this  letter. 
The  chances  have  been  good  for  buying 
bind  this  fall  and  winter,  as  good  as  at 
any  time  since  we  have  been  here,  espec- 
ially for  those  who  can  command  some 
money.  Fur  more  satisfaction  to  you,  1 
will  give  you  the  price  of  a  few  tracts  of 
land  near  here.  One  tract  said' to  con- 
tain three  hundred  acres,  two  thirds  or 
mote  river  bottom  land,  and  hill  good  for 
pasturing.  This  bottom  land  is  a  sandy 
loam,  perfectly  free  from  stone;  it  is 
thickly  covered  with  ash  and  myrtle  tim- 
ber;  on  the  hills  cedar  and  fir,— can  bo 
had  for  three  thousand  dollars.  This 
tract  lies  near  a  good  school- hou'ie. 

Another  tract  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  fifteen  acres  of  which  are  cleared, 
said  to  be  nearly  all  river  bottom  land, 
cm  be  had  for  fifteen  hundred  dollars. 
Anoi  her  tract  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres,  about  all  bottom  land,  probably 
twenty  acres  cleared  and  under  fence  ; 
house  on  it,  so  tliat  a  family  can  just  be 
at  home — price  two  thousand  dollars. 
This  is  a  choice  home  ;  plenty  of  good 
soft  water.  Another  tract  containitg 
one  hundred  and  .sixty  acres,  several 
acres  cleared  and  under  fence,  v>-ith  house 
on  it.  This  tiact  is  probably  one-half 
river  bottom  land — price  one  thousand 
dollars-  There  is  plenty  of  good  bottom 
land  olfcred  for  twelve  and  a  half  dollars 
per  acre  ;  and  there  arc  plenty  of  chances 
to  buy  eLims  from  those  that  have  not 
lived  on  them  the  five  years  as  the  law 
retiuires.  Such  can  be  had  for  from  five 
hundred  up  to  fifteen  hundred  dollars, 
according  to  improvenjcnis ;  they  relins 
quish  their  right  aud  you  ciin  homestead 
it.  The  chances  for  taking  new  home- 
steads are  not  good. 

Now,  brethren,  you  that  have  express- 
ed a  desire  to  move  to  this  country,  don't 
be  discouraged.  In  regard  to  health  I 
would  say,  there  have  several  members 
moved  to  this  valley  in  j>oor  health,  and 
they  are  getting  along  well  ;  some  arc 
getting  riglit  .stout.  The  winters  are 
very  mild.  We  only  have  had  a  few 
frosts  this  winter,  and  at  no  time  was  the 
ground  frozen  so  hard  as  to  interfere  with 
l)lotting.  To-day,  .January  otli,  many 
are  busy  sowing  wheat.  Tiie  ground  is 
in  very  good  order  fijr  putting  in  the 
crop.  I  feci  fully  satisfied  liiut  you  can 
make  homes  here  that  will  be  pleasant, 
with  contentment  and  industry.  I  don't 
know  that  ever  I  held  forth  the  idea 
that  men  would  inereasc  their  earthly 
store  by  coming  here,  but  I  have  held 
forth  the  idea  that  men  coming  to  this 
valley,  and  being  industrious,  and  the 
Lord  adding  his  blessing,  they  can  have 
plenty  to  make  themselves  comfortable. 
1  have,  however,  written  somewhat  en- 
couragingly to  those  that  are  weakly  arid 
in  poor  healtli,  and  who  cannot  stand  the 
cold  winters  of  the  east.  1  do  think, 
breihreo  and  sisters,  it  would  be  well  for 


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many  of  you  to  try  the  pure  air  coming 
from  the  sea. 

Now,  brethren,  I  have  written  this 
letter  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  have 
exprcs.'^ed  a  desire  to  move  to  this  coast. 
1  know  it  is  an  undertaking  that  ought 
to  be  well  considered  ;  but  one  thing  is 
certain,  it  is  home  here  to  us.  God's 
blessing  is  over  all  his  works,  and  when 
you  leave  your  dear  brethren,  don't  think 
you  will  never  find  such  ones  again,  for 
ull  the  Lord's  children  are  alike,  and 
there  are  a  few,  we  think,  on  this  coast, 
that  have  been  with  Jesus.  Their  com- 
pany i.i  sweet  to  me,  so  I  feel  at  home 
here  with  my  brethren  and  sistcri,  as 
much  so  as  at  any  other  place  ;  and  for 
your  satisfjiclion,  I  would  say,  there  is 
room  and  eiianccs  for  hundreds  to  gof 
homes  at  reasonable  rates,  and  labor 
plenty  for  the  young  men,  especially  dur- 
ing the  summer  season,  at  $1  50  per  day, 
c-ommon  hibor.  By  the  month,  from 
$35.00  to  $50  00.  about  $40  00  being  the 
common  price.  The  labor  is  lumbering, 
chopping  and  clearing. 

Now,  brethren  and  dear  friends,  you 
that  know  me,  and  those  that  do  not 
know  me  in  the  flesh,  I  want  you  to  lake 
what  I  have  written  for  what  you  think 
it  is  worth.  As  for  myself,  what  I  have 
written,  I  have  done  it;  in  all  good  con^ 
tidence. 

From  your  brother, 

David  Bauklow. 

Ott,  Oregon. 


Notes  ot  Travel. 

November  1G,  1874. 

Brother  Quinter : 

By  the  request  of  many  friends 
and  brethren,  I  will  give  a  brief  sketch 
of  my  visit  of  love. 

I  left  Buckhannon,  October  22nd,  in 
company  with  friend  George  W.  RatlifF 
and  VVm.  II.  Gibson,  and  stopped  at  the 
house  of  our  esteemed  brother,  Dr.  P. 
C.  Mu.s.s'^r,  in  the  West  Fork  arm  of  the 
church,  Lewis  county,  West  Vircinia. 
Tried  to  preach  that  night  in  the  Breth- 
ren's meeting  house,  which  was  a  difficult 
task,  as  I  had  somewhat  of  a  sore 
throat.  Next  day,  23id,  we  took  our 
leave  of  that  esteemed  family,  and  started 
to  Dodridge  county.  Stot.ped  at  the 
house  of  our  beloved  brother,  Milton 
Czigan,  and  tried  to  preach  that  night  in 
brother  C.  Zigan's  house.  The  congrega-- 
tion  was  small,  but  attentive,  and  seem>- 
ingly  interested. 

On  the  following  morning,  24th,  we 
took  leave  of  this  friendly  family,  and 
started  to  Ritchie  county,  with  friend 
Isaac  (V.igans,  as  pilct,  and  slopped  at 
the  house  of  brother  John  Fiicdley,  in 
the  Rock  Camp  arm  of  the  church,  and 
tried  to  preach  in  a  school-house  on  Bro. 
John's  farm,  at  three  o'clock,  to  a  small 
but  attentive  congregation.  Here  we 
had  the  pleasure  of  making  the  acquaint- 
ance of   brother    Martin  Cochran,  a  co- 


laborer  of  brother  Friedley.  We  were 
met  here  by  brother  Peachey  II.  Reeves, 
from  Cairo  station,  this  county,  on  the 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad.  We  en« 
joyed  the  friendship  of  brother  Friedley 
and  family  for  the  night,  and  the  next 
day,  Sabbath,  25th,  went  to  the  Den  Run 
school  house,  some  five  miles  from  Bro. 
Friedley'?,  and  tried  to  preach  to  a  very 
large  congregation,  so  much  so  that  not 
near  all  could  get  into  the  hnuse,  and  I 
had  to  stand  in  the  door.  The  sermon 
seemed  to  be  received  very  favorably,  as 
there  was  some  that  gave  expression  ol 
it  by  their  tears.  Took  dinner  with 
brother  Michael  Hoover,  who  lives  near 
the  place  of  meeting.  Tried  to  preach  at 
night,  at  the  house  of  brother  Martin 
Cochran,  to  a  full  house,  having  good 
attention.  We  tried  to  impart  to  them 
some  of  the  laws  of  high  heaven.  AVc 
enjoyed  the  friendship  of  brother  Coch- 
ran and  family  fur  the  night. 

On  the  followini:  morning,  26th,  in 
company  with  brother  Reeves,  we  started 
for  his  home  in  Cairo,  and  as  the  Baptist 
friends  were  carrying  on  a  meeting,  we 
had  no  meeting  at  this  place.  We  were 
met  here  by  brother  Thomas  II.  Reeves, 
who  lives  seven  miles  dowi.  the  Ilnghes 
River  from  Cario,  to  pilot  us  to  his  home. 
Next  day,  27ih,  in  company  with  brother 
Peachy  Reeves  and  sister  Catharine,  his 
wife,  we  went  to  brother  Thomas  H. 
Reeves,  on  Gillespie's  Run,  and  tried  to 
preach  that  night  to  an  attentive  congre- 
gation, at  the  house  of  brother  Thomas 
Reeves.  Next  day,  28th,  we  tried  to 
preach  the  funeral  of  Samuel  Middleton, 
at  the  Gillespie  school-house,  at  3  o'clock. 
Text  38lh  chapter  of  Isaiah,  latter  clause 
of  the  first  verse.  The  deceased  was 
aged  21  years,  8  months  and  3  days. 
Meeting  again  at  night.  In  this  vicinity 
of  the  county  they  never  heard  the 
Brethren  preach  before.  The  attendance 
and  attention  was  good,  considering  the 
busy  time  of  the  year.  Some  began  to 
make  inquiry  concerning  the  doctrine 
taught  them,  and  we  tried  to  give  the 
best  instruction  possible  from  the  gospel. 
We  hope  the  seed  sown  among  them  will 
some  day  be  productive  of  a  harvest  unto 
eternal  life. 

On  the  morning  of  the  29th,  I  and 
friend  Ratlaff  started  for  Wert  county, 
with  brother  Thomas  Reeves  as  pilot, 
some  twelve  miles  over  to  Oil  Rock, some 
six  miles  from  Elizabeth,  the  county-seat 
of  Wirt  county.  We  left  Wm.  R.  Gib- 
son at  brothei  Reeves',  as  his  horse  was 
not  fit  to  ride,  having  his  back  hurt.  We 
were  very  sorry  to  have  to  leave  him. 
parting  at  brother  Reeves,  I  and  friend 
Ratiifl"  went  on  to  Elizabeth,  the  above 
named  tovvn,  crossed  the  Kanawha  River 
on  a  ferry-l'ont,  ;iiul  then  took  up  Tucker 
Creek.  AVe  began  to  make  inquiry  lor 
Brethren,  and  were  directed  to  brother 
George  Gott's.  The  Wirt  county  Breths 
ren  knew  nothingof  our  coming.  At  the 
time  I  made  arrangement  to  go  to  Roane 
county,  I  knew  nothing  about  the  route, 


and  therefore  I  did  not  let  them  know  of 
our  coming.  But  while  in  Ritchie 
county,  the  Brethren  there  informed  us 
it  would  not  be  much  out  of  the  way  to 
go  that  way,  and  as  we  had  the  time  to 
spare,  we  went,  and  arrived  at  brother 
Got's  awhile  before  nicht.  We  con- 
cluded to  have  meeting  that  night.  Bro. 
Got  started  his  son  out  to  give  the  word, 
while  we  went  to  brother  Samuel  Boice's 
house.  Brother  Boicc  has  charge  of 
thii  arm  of  the  church,  with  brother 
Thomas  Shownlier  and  brother  John 
Got  to  a.ssist  him  in  his  ministerial  duties. 
At  night  we  I'.sscmhicd  at  ti)e  Brethren's 
meeting  house,  where  we  tried  to  preach 
again.  For  the  short  notice  of  but  a  few 
hours,  we  bad  a  very  good  congregation. 
At  this  place  they  bad  the  best  singing 
that  I  heard  while  I  was  gone.  I  stayed 
all  night  at  brother  Boice's,  and  enjoyed 
their  friendship. 

Next  day,  .30th,  we  started  for  Roane 
county,  arriving  at  brother  Charles  D. 
Hess',  at  night,  who  lives  six  miles  above 
Spencer,  the  county- seat  of  Ro.ine  county. 
Brother  Hess  moved  from  the  Buckhan- 
non arm  some  three  years  ago.  Next 
day,  31st,  had  meeting  at  a  school  house 
near  brother  Hess',  at  1 1  o'clock,  and 
took  dinner  at  old  Mr.  Cavenees.  We 
had  meeting  aguin  at  night.  Lodged 
again  at  brother  Hess'.  Next  day,  Sun> 
day,  November  1st,  we  tried  to  pseach 
the  funeral  of  brother  Charles  and  sister 
Mary  Hess's  child,  little  Ida,  who  died 
April  15th,  1874,  to  as  large  a  congrega- 
tion as  we  ever  stood  up  before  to  deliver 
heaven's  law.  Text,  2nd  Kings  4:26  : 
'"Is  it  well  with  the  child  ?"  In  this  vi- 
cinity of  the  county,  they  never  heard 
the  sound  of  a  Dunkard's  voice  behind 
the  sacred  de>k.  They  flocked  in  from 
far  and  near,  some  came  the  distance  of 
fitleen  miles  to  meeting.  On  Sunday, 
while  standing  before  this  large  multitude 
of  human  beings,  my  prayer  was  sent 
away  to  the  hill  of  heaven,  for  help,  for 
Jesus  to  make  one  in  our  midst,  not 
knowing  there  was  any  of  my  brethren  or 
sisters  near,  only  the  two  above  named. 
While  preaeliiiig,  I  turned  to  look  out  of 
the  window  that  had  been  hoisted  to  let 
the  sound  go  out  to  reach  the  ears  of 
those  who  had  assembled  at  the  window 
to  hear  God's  word,  and  to  my  great  joy 
I  saw  just  outside  of  the  wiodaw,  an  old 
brother  who  bore  that  visible  mark  of  the 
Brethren  on  his  forehead,  which  made 
my  poor  heart  rejoice  within  me.  It 
gave  me  new  courage,  strengthening  me 
to  think  some  Brethren  were  near-  to 
raise  me  up  though  I  should  fall.  Breth- 
ren what  joy  it  gives  to  sec  those  we  lore, 
and  if  we  are  eliildren  of  God,  we  will 
love,  and  what  a  nice  thing  it  \g  to  sco 
brethren  and  sisters  in  their  uniform  fol- 
lowing in  the  fbotstejjs  of  Jesu*^,  not 
■'being  conformed  to  this  world,  bnt 
being  transformed,''  thr.t  we  may  be  «blo 
to  prove  what  is  the  perfect  will  of  God. 
After  meetinif  1  umdo  tbu  l»«»py  <»•- 
quaintance  of  brother  James  S.  Sears  and 


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brother  E-au  Cliannel,  who  had  landed 
in  Koano  coun'j'  jast  one  week  b.'fore, 
froiu  Tunker  eoiinry,  W'c.-;!  Vir>ri!iia,lVoi)i 
the  Sliilo  ari;i  of  ilio  church,  which 
brother  elder  ]i}ii:>.s  A>:vil  proside;;  over. 
The  abi)ve  naiued  hiotlircii's  addre-'s  is 
Kecdyville,  Riane  ooiinty,\Vo.st  Virginia. 
1  rtlso  niado  iho  acquHiniaiio'!  '•('  i/ld  pistcr 
Sophia  Noel,  wha  had  moved  from  ^Imh- 
roe  county,  West  Yir;^itiia,  IVom  tho  arm 
of  the  church  in  which  eider  lOiijih  Fie.sli- 
luan  has  charge.  SI  e  is  liviric  wiih 
her  sou,  Jame^  W.  Noid.  Tiieir  address 
is  Shainblin::  Mill,  Kcmnc  county,  W'e.-t 
Virginia.  We  ail  went  to  the  house  of 
brother  Hess  for  dinner  a'.id  iiad  u  social 
taik  together. 

Having  been  traveling  and  prcacliing 
for  eleven  days  already,  and  having  no 
help,  and  being  very  lioarsp,  and  nearly 
worn  out,  I  thought  to  have  no  more 
meetings  ;  but  while  at  dinner  at  brother 
lloss',  Mr.  Wm.  S.  Harris  pleid  for 
one  more  meeting,  and  so  I  yielded  to  his 
wish,  and  had  a  meeting  in  his  neighlior- 
hood  lliat  night,  which  is  some  ten  miles 
from  brother  Hess'.  There  wasaprayei 
meeting  aopointed  at  a  school  house  near 
his  house,  and  instead  of  a  prayer  meet- 
ing, they  had  a  sort  of  a  piea'ihintr,  and 
friend  ilarris  gave  me  his  hand  for  mem- 
bership, but  was  not  received  in  I'sill  as 
yet,  but  will  be  in  some  future  time,  if 
God  is  willing. 

I  stayed  all  night  with  friend  Harris, 
and  eiijoyed  their  friendship.  I  liO[)e  the 
time  is  not  far  distant  when  that  friendly 
family  will  all  be  Jkethren.  Tiie  next 
day,  November  2nd,  1  started  for  home, 
that  name  to  me  so  dear,  botii  spiritually 
and  temporally,  knowing  that  there  was 
loved  ones  [ooking  lor  n'c  to  come  in 
both  homes.  We  calicJ  at  the  htmse  of 
brother  Solomon  Wilson,  in  Calhoun 
county,  We.-t  Virginia,  for  dinner.  The 
brother  said  if  wo  would  slay  until  the 
next  day,  he  would  go  wiih  us  on  his  way 
to  Barbour  county,  wlure  he  was  going 
to  visit  relatives. 

On  the  3rd  we  went  to  James  Math- 
ency's,  in  Giimore  couriry.  Staid  all 
night  with  friend  James,  and  as  I'rieud 
llailifi"  had  relatives  living  near  mis 
place,  we  laid  over  one  day  to  visit  theui. 
Tl'ie  news  went  firth,  and  at  night, 
Novemijer  4,  we  met  at  the  house  ot 
friend  Keaster's  for  wor.-hip,  wiien  we 
tried  again  to  preach.  Ne.^t  d  ly,  the 
5! II,  we  landed  at  home,  and  ibund  all 
well,  for  which  we  thank  the  Author  of 
our  being,  for  his  mercies  and  i>ic.ierviiig 
care. 

We  feel  tothank  the  dear  brethren  and 
Iricnds  for  the  kindness  which  they  have 
kIiowii  u*  wiiile  among  theiii  hoping  and 
praying  God  will  reward  all  with  eternal 
life  i.eyond  this  vale  of  tears,  and  is  the 
fiinec  re  wish  of  your  unworthy  Lirotlier  in 
tile  liOid.     Allien. 

Daviij  J.  iMii.i.iiU. 

JJuc/ihounon,    H'.    \'ii. 

{I'llijiim  please  copy.) 


Ackuowl^«igineutst. 


F.\LLS  Cixy,  Neiiuaska,  ) 
January  22d,  1875.      J 

Brother  Quinter : — 

Please  acknowledge 
throntrh  the  columns  of  the  Comprnn'on 
(uid  Visitor,  the  receifit  of  tlie  following 
amount.-,  reci'ived  for  the  relief  of  the 
Kansas  and  Nebraska  sufferers,  from  the 
Brethren  : 

Green  'i'rce  Church,  Montgomery  Co., 
Penn'a,  $.30  00;  Manheim  Church,  Pa., 
?M 3(5.00;  Swann  CrecU  Church,  Fakon 
County,  Ohio,  $27.  oO  ;  Fall  Creek  Church 
Highland  County,  Ohio,  $.mo0;  lA.rtage 
Cliurch,  Wood  County,  Ohio,  $33.00; 
Pipe  Creek  Church,  Carroll  County,  Md., 
$74.00;  IjOA'cr  Cumberland  Church,  Pa., 
!?iJOt)0;  \\'e!sh  Run  ('hurch,  (Western 
Maryland  Disirict,)  $100.(10  ;  Friend  D. 
Rodes,  Erie  County,  N.  ¥.,50^.,  Pine 
(Jreek  Congregation.  St.  Joseph  County, 
Indiana,  $4.5. 10  ;  West  Salisbury,  Som- 
erset Co.,  I'a.,  ?29.10. 

In  behalf  of  the  suffering  people  we 
thank  the  Brethren  for  their  timely  dona- 
tions, which,  when  distributed,  will  alle^ 
viate  much  suffering 

Affectionately  yours, 

C.  li.  Keim, 
Treasurer  Kansas   and   Nebraska   llelief 

Eund. 


Falls  City,  Neijrasiva,  1 
January  30d),  1875.      j 
Di  ar  Brother  Quinter  : — 

Acknowledge  throuirh 
(he  columns  of  the  Compiinioa  nud  17.9- 
//(/'•  the  following  amuunts  for  the  needy 
in  Kansas  and  Nebra.ska  from  the  indi- 
viduals atni  ciiurclies,  to  wii  : 

1).  A.  JMlMz.  W'hite  County,  Indiana, 
!?12  60;  Antioch  Churcli,  Ind.,  $24.50  ; 
JJeer  Criet  Ciiurch,  Christian  County, 
llilnois,  .$100.00;  l)ry  Valley  Church, 
JM.lihii  County,  Penn'a,  $25  00;  S|)iing- 
li.-ld  Coogicguion,  Sumeiit  and  Portage 
Couniics,  Oiiio,  $00.00;  Cbippaway 
Cliureh,  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  ^50.00  ; 
Codorus  Church,  York  County,  Penn'a, 
$91.00  ;  Maurertown,  Shenandoah  Co., 
Va.,  $10  00. 

Tiic  elders  here  are  distri'uuling  the 
money  among  the  needy  as  fast  as  circum- 
stances permit.  Thus  far  all  have  been 
scantily  .■supplied,  at  least  cnou,\;h  to  keep 
alive.  The  wor,->t  time,  however,  will 
coinc  when  seed  will  have  to  be  f'urnislied 
as  well  as  bread.  We  hope  the  Lord 
will  provide  for  this  extremity.  Tiiank- 
ing  the  donors  lor  their  charity  lor  the 
needy, 

i  remain  yours  in  love, 

C.  L.  Kelm, 
Treasurer  Kansas  and  Nebraska   Relief 

Fund. 


ho]^jier  Church,  received  $72.00  from  the 
Hiiwar.d  Church,  Howard  Countj-,  Indi- 
ana, i'i){  which  I  lie  brethren  and  friends 
have  our  humble  thanks.  May  God  bless 
and  save  us  all,  is  my  prayer. 

CiiKi.sriAN  Holler. 
Os'ncJicCy  Kunsds. 


A  Uedncfioii. 

The  publishers  of  "Non  Conf'irinity  to 
the  world,"  having  thrown  off  some  on 
tlicir  charges,  I  am  enabled  to  tell  the 
botik  iit  reduced  rares.  Hereafter  it  will 
be  mtiiled  free  of  postage  on  receipt  of 
75  cents,  or  $S  (X)  p<'r  dozen.  Hoping 
the  bretliren  generally  will  avail  them- 
selves of  the  opportunity  to  secure, 
die  p'y,  a  well  bound  book,  containing 
observations  upon  the  doctrine  of  huniii- 
i.y, — a  .subject  not  at  all  pleasing  to  the 
depraved  mind  of  man. 

I  remain  your  brother  in  Christ, 

M.  M.  EsilEL.MAN. 

L'lii'.irk,  Ills. 


Auuouncvni^nt. 

Febuuaby  1st,  1875. 

Brotlicr   Quinter : 

Please  announce  through  the 
(^ompmiion  mid  Visitor,  that  the  District 
Meeting  of  the  Second  Disirict  of  A'ir- 
giiiia.  will  he  held  on  llie  15iii  and  Ifiih 
of  April,  1875;  at  the  Lower  JjinnviUe 
Crcc'K  meeting  house,  Rockingham  coun- 
ty, Virginia.  Those  coming  hy  railroad 
will  stop  off  at  Broadway,  within  one 
luile  of  the  place  of  meeting. 

Samuel  Zioler. 
Bioctdioni/,   Va. 

[I'ilrjrim  plea.sc  copy.) 


i>ii':s». 

We  admit  no  poctrv  under  anvcircumafnn 
ces  in  connection  ■with  Obituaiy  Notices.  Wo 
Wiaii  iM  use  Hll  alike,  ,inil  \vocoui('.  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 


.lANlI.MtV  25lh,  1875.        j 
Brother  Jaiiiea  : — 

I'Ira.sc  state  through  the  (Jom- 
pdiiioii  and  Visitor,  that  we  of  the  (trap.s- 


lu  the  Yrllow  River  congregation,  Mar- 
shall couDly,  Indiana,  of  lung  fever,  Samuel 
Tn  'M.\s,  agvd      67    years,     5  inoutliS    aud 

13  d.l\8.  a 

Saiiiut!  was  a  member  of  the  church  of 
Ch'-ist  atjoui  forty  four  years,  and  died  in  the 
faith,  leavuig  an  Old  coinpa.iion  and  ten 
cliililieii  to  mourn  their  loss;  but  we  hope 
tiieir  1  i.'s  is  hi?  g.iln.  Funeral  from  1  fet. 
1:24,  ii  the  United  Hrethreii's  o»iu:eh,  in 
Bourbon,  to  a  large  coucourse  of  fu  nds  and 
neighbots. 

T.  H.  Selleks. 

At  Salishu-y.  Son-.er.*et  county,  Pdin'B, 
January  od,  1875,  fii-^ivl  Miciiaki.  Lonos- 
DouF  ago'i  01  years.  5  nioulhs  aud  15  days. 
Funeral  oervieea  by  tje  brethreu,  from 
Hc'j.  9:27. 

In  the  8  u'.h  Bend  Chu-ch,  St.  Joseph 
couuty,  Iiulii'  H,  Davio  Goon,  son  of  Uaniel 
and  Margaret  Goad,  di'  d  Aucut  25:h. 

Ilr  died  principally  ot  eon-  u:upti.)n.  He 
was  iiorii  11  Ko.'ni:igliatn  eounly.  Virginia, 
Fehrunrj  2Jnd,  ISUtl,  and  lived  (15  years,  (I 
months  aud  o  days.  He  was  a  worthy  mem- 
ber for  HO  or  Zh  years,  during  which  time  ha 


UttRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR, 


95 


was  very  fai  hful.  He  died  the  death  of  «n 
aged  ai:d  Loly  Chiis'.inn  fa.her.  He  was 
pick  only  two  .lays  before  he  fell  asleep  in 
Jesus,  who,  wc  have  every  reason  lobtUeve, 
received  him  hotce  to  his  heavenly  Father's 
kingdom,  iu  ihat  eternal  rest.  He  leaves  a 
dear  couipauiou,  two  boos  and  a  daughter, 
all  belonging  to  the  ch.irch,  who  are  left  to 
niouiu  their  great  loss,  which  is  his  glurious 
gain,  ruuciiil  se'victs  by  elder  David  il.l- 
Icr  and  Jacob  nildebrand 

Jacob  Good. 

In  the  Somerset  district,  Grant  county, 
Indiana,  oa  the  5th  of  January,  of  typhoid 
fever,  Et.,1,  eon  of  biother  Henry  and  shter 
Mary  Kller. 

The  occasion  was  improved  by  the  Breth- 
ren, at  their  meeiiog-house  in  Mt.  Vernon. 
He  was  a  very  iutere->liug  youug  man  in  the 
23ud  year  of  his  age. 

Jacob  Mnnicu. 

In  the  Cherry  Giove  congregation, tlliuoii, 
January  17ih,  As>a  Fox,  gr!.ud-dau;i,hler  of 

brother  ELas    and    sisier Forney,  aged 

3  years,  9  months  and  '6  day?. 

The  subject  of  ihis  notice  was  a  very 
bright  l:ttie  girl,  and  met  oeath  iu  one  of 
his  most  terrible  forms  —by  a  seald.  S  e 
lingered  twcuty-l'our  hours  when  death  put 
a  Slop  to  her  sulferiug.  Funeral  oceasl  'U 
improved  by  brethren  .Uartiu  and  B.  F.  Mil- 
lei,  f.OUifMaili  10:13,14,15. 

{J.  H.  SruoGLE 

In  the  Perry  church,  Penn'a,  January  2nd, 
brother  Hezkkhu  J.  Dayton,  aged  i9  years, 
11  months  ana  'Z\i  days  | 

He  leaves  a    wife    and    eitcht    children  to  ; 
mourn  iheir    loss,   ihou.ch    tuey    need    not 
uiouin  as  those  wuo  liave  no  hjpe.     Bj  other  | 
Dayton  was  a  faithful  member  iu  the  cbureh   i 
for  abju:-  seveut'-en  years.     About  two  d-iys    ' 
before  he  diel,    brother    Isaac  Ehy  aud  lue 
writer  visited  hiui.       He    expressed    himself 
nady  to  go,  BuJ  had  the    inj  auction  of    the  , 
aoostie  James    admi.  istered   to    him  in  the 
auoiniiug  of   the  Loid.       Funeral    occasion 
iuiprjved    by    brother    Isaac    £b;    and  the 
writer,  Irora    2nd  (Jorinthiaus,    first  part  of 
the  fifth  chapter.  i 

E  D.  Book.      | 

In  the  Naperviile  conarregalion,  DuPage 
coaiity,  I  iinois,  on  the  ^Tth  of  Djeeiuber, 
Ctuus,  sou  of  brother  Michael  and  sister 
Sarah  Sollenberger,  aged  0  months  and 
15  days.  I 

The  Lord  s,,id  :     "Suffer  little  children  to  ' 
come  unto  uie,  lor   of    such  is   the  kingdom 
of  heaven."    Thus  we  can    rrjoicc    lo:  the 
blessed  promises. 

JOUN  HotLINGEU.         I 

In  the  Squirrel  %-eek  congregatiou,  Wa- 
bash county,  Indiana,  May  28th  brother 
Joel  Br  jWEU,  aged  59  years,  1  month  and 
29  days. 

He  has  left  many  friends  and  relations  to 
mourn  their  loss.  Funeral  services  by  brother 
David  Nctl',  from  Matt.  35:31. 

Also,  in  the  same  congregation,  county 
and  state,  October  24th,  brother  Geouge 
Oken,  aged  77  years,  6  months  and  20 
days. 

Brother  Oren  has  also  left  many  friends 
and  relatives  to  mourn  their  loss.  Funeral 
services  by  brethren  I.  Myer  and  D.  Neff, 
from  Job  14:14. 

S.  A. 
[Pilgrim  phase  copy.] 

In  the  Ur.sh  Creek  Church,  Hocking  (^o., 
Ohio,  November  23rd,  of  consumption,  Bro. 
JouN  Blisser,  aged  G9  years,  I  month  and 
9  days. 


113    leaves    a    wife,    children    and    many 
friends  to  mourn  their  loss,  but  from  his  cx- 
criiplary  life  we    have    abundant  reason  to 
believe  that  ihtir    lo-s   ^s    his    eternal  gain,  j 
We  weic  sent  for   ai  the    lime    of    his  inter- 
ment, but  was   oiher*"  ise   engaged  in  a  mat-  ■ 
ler  over  which  we  had  no  control,  and  there- 
lore  could  not  crantthat  time,  but  went  and  i 
preached  the  funeral  on  the  0th  of  December  ' 
in  the    Marion    meetiug-hou-e,    as;isted  by 
brother  M.  Moore  and  others. 

W.  Arnold. 

In  Marion  connty,  West  Virginia,  Frsd- 
ERICK  G.  Sandkus,  son  of  brother  Johti  and 
sister  Jane  Sanders,  aged  C  years.  Died  in 
the  year  IBOd. 

Also,  in  the  samr;  county  and  Ptato,  Hexrt 
M.,  son  of  the  above  parents,  died  October 
3vl,  1807,  aged  4  years  and  5  months. 

Also,  in  the  same  county  and  state,  July 
3lst,  1874,  -VlAur  Alice,  dausjliier  of  the 
above  parei.ts,  aged  4  years,  9  months  and 
4  days. 

Funeral  occasion  improved  by  the  writer 
and  Chambers  E  Uleun,  toa  laige  conrourse 
of  fiiends  from  the  words  :  "And  the  dead 
in  Christ  shall  rise  fi  Bt 

Z.  Annon. 

In  Shiloh  church,  Barbour  county,  West 
Vi  (iiuia,  January  3d,  1875,  Lacra  F., 
daughter  of  friena  James  Barnes  and  wife, 
aged  3  months  and  8  days. 

Fuiieial  discouise  by  the  writer  to  a  large 
concoursu  of  s-ympathiziug  and  mourning 
friends,  from  the  text  :  "The  Lord  gave 
and  the  Lord  lakcih  away  ;  blessed  be  the 
name  of  the  Lord." 

Also,  in  the  sanie  congregation,  December 
l7Lh,  Willie  C^stok,  ton  of  brother  Silvan- 
us  and  friend  Ueipliia  Coalbank,  aged  3 
years,  3  months  and  1  day. 

Funeral  discourse  by  the  writer,  «s-!Stcd 
by  elder  E,  Anvil,  to  a  largo  concourse  of 
sympathizing  friends,  from  the  words  :  ''As 
for  man,  his  dajs  are  as  grass,  and  as  a 
flower  of  the  fiilu  so  he  flourishetn  ;  for  the 
wind  passeth  over  ii  and  it  is  gone,  and  the 
place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more;  but 
the  mercy  of  ihe  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to 
everla'=ting  u;ion  them  that  fear  him,  and 
his  righteousin'FS  unto  children's  children." 
Ps.  103:15,10,17. 

Z.  Annon. 

In  Labette  county,  Kansas,  Amanda, 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  Hotl,  aged  1 
year,  10  months  and  i  day.  Funeral  ser- 
vices conducted  by  the  writer. 

S.  ITODGDEN. 

la  the  Dry  Creek  church,  Linn  county, 
Iowa,  on  Sunday,  Januiry  24th,  Danisl 
Harry,  infant  son  (first-born)  of  bro'her 
Jacob  and  sister  Anna  Snyder,  aged  2  mos. 
and  4  days.  Funeral  occasion  improved  by 
elder  J.  C.  Miller  and  others,  from  Rev. 
21:4. 

Tnos.  G.  Snyder, 


T  1ST  OF  iMONF.YS  RECKIVED  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

Nathan  S'ttler  1  70;  A  Chamberlain  5  00; 
I  Lutz  7  25;  A  H  Hsmin  10  C8;  Jno  Kinse- 
ley  4  60;  C  Slouff^r  1  60;  W  B  Sowers  2  00; 
Noah  Snider  1  GO;  Julia  A  Danner  1  70;  Jsc 
Keho  3  30;  D  B  Martin  75;  V  R  Haishber- 
ge-12  85;  C  P  Swihan  8  00;  Sim'l  GalU  in 
1  75,  Hiii.nah  Weller  1  80;  W  H  Deeter  15'; 
H  Zuck  4  25;  I  nell  3  30;  C  C  Lehman  1  50; 
C  Bucher  1  00;  Sevilla  M  Sheline  I  00;  T  O 
Cloyd  1  00;  J  Hiestind  3  00;  S  NoUor  10;  A 


H  Fike  2  35;  S  Eikenberry  6  00;  A  Whit- 
rao'  a  44;  Jno  S  Hcffcrt  5  00;  Nancy  Stoner 
1  00;  J  W  Pntt.-ibaosrii  7  .50;  8  Hiirrison  75; 
S  W  Wil;  50;  D  cub  y  4  40;  O  Mot7.  7  0;  J 
Swinger  1  0  .;  J  K  a  .ill  3  20;  J  F  Oll.M-  1  50; 
H  Row  4  S  i;  J  IL-rr  1  60;  Jocob  HoUinger 
5  CO;  E  Mishi.-.r  6  7  ;  J  L.  h  nan  11  10;  8 
Click  1  60;  S  S'.oner  1  00;  J  G  Bashure  3  30; 
Blanch  and  Stu'sman  1  6  ;  H  P  Strickler 
3  20;  F  Me\e:f  0  15;  Jno  K 'der  I  60;  J  K 
Bytrly  3  80;  .A  Mohler.^  8.i;  II  Boniijardner 
10;  J  B  G  ow  3  20;  S  Tennis  1  00;  HE 
Light  1  00;  .(  Markley  3  00;  S  Meii.le  3  20; 
C  A  .Ma>on  3  00;  W  A  Mausi  1  6  ;  J  B  TaW- 
zer  1  6i';  Juo  H  Y  tra-r  2  OJ;  J  S  .Mohler 
5  00;  Jno  K  Hance  1  60;  C  .Mellon  1  CO;  D 
A  Baily  4  2');  D  IKrb  ,ter  1  60;  Jno  Brubaw-er 

1  70;  A  Stu.U  b.ik.  r  1  6');  D  Scbcononr  3  20; 
Wra  B.;acbl,-.r  1  fiO;  J  U  Slini.liiir  1  00;  Bar- 
ba'-a  Hfll'inan  1  6U;  >)  L  Keiin  3  20;  J  Ulue- 
baugh  1  O'J;  a  MolilerO  6J;  Jno  Fritz  14  4'; 
Jno  A  Miller  3  ;0;  Mary  Meyers  1  .50;  Jno 
Shellaberger  2  M';   M  Keefer  3  40;  VV  Arnold 

2  00;  S  A  Walker  8  40;  F  Coitcrman  1  50; 
S  Stump  1  00;  M  A  Riggle  1  60;  I  Smith  1  56; 
L  D  Rourer  1  60;  I  G  Harley  4  80;  I  J  Hos- 
enboruer  27  95;  VV  J  H  Bauman  10  00;  J 
Spai  gle  5  00;  N  B  Johnson  6  0;  M  B  Leas 
1  bO;  Isaac  Uarber  1  UO;  A  Nighswander 
5  7->;  Eraan'l  Slifer  6  40;  D  Garber  4  00;  J  B 
Light  1  10;  Sacn'l  Basher  3  20;  VVm  J  Purs- 
ley  3  30;  J  Rife  1  -^O;  Keim  and  Liveni,ood 
85;  E  .M  Horner  1  60;  Geo  K  Fun^erbulga 
I  60;   SB  Miiler  13  2.5. 


Tlie  Houtl  to  Health. 

Cicanse  the  stoiuaoh,  bowels  and  blood 
froui  all  the  acrid,  corrupt,  and  oiFeiisive 
accuuiulaiions  wliieii  produce  I'unccional 
derangement,  and  you  reiuove  tiie  cause 
of  most  diseases  which  afflict  the  htimaa 
family,  and  thus  tave  large  doctors'  bills. 
The  luost  ctt'jctual  and  reliable  remedy 
for  this  purpo.-e  is  found  in  Dl:  Pierce's 
Pleasant  i'ui^^ative  Pellets.  No  cheap 
wood  or  paper  boxes,  but  kept  fresh  and 
reliable  in  vials. 

High  livers,  those  indulging  in  ease 
and  plea.sure,  and  those  of  sedentary 
habits,  can  i)revciit  Boils,  Carbuncles, 
Gout,  Red  yKin,  Eruptions,  Pimples, 
Constipation,  Piles,  Dro.vsiiiess,  JJilliou.s- 
ness,  and  other  conditions  induced  by 
taking  from  tour  to  six  of  Dr.  Pierce's 
Pleasant  Purgative  Pellets  once  a  week, 
or,  betfer  still,  one  or  two  each  night. 
They  are  sold  by  dealers  in  uiedieines. 

Non-Coutortujty  to  the  World  — 

2l.>.pag(s.  Every  pro.fessor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  po^t-paid,  75 
cents  ;  per  doze.i,  $8.      Address, 

M.  M.  ESUELMAN, 

6-tf.  Lanark,  Carroll  Co  ,  Ills. 

i  Ageuts  W«iite«Z, 

I  To  sell  Buffalo  Robes  on  commission.       For 
I  particulars  address  with   stamp, 

J,  S.  FLORY, 
!      49  3ra.        Buffalo,  V/eld  Co.,  Colorado. 


Piire-BreiB  Light   lirahuiH!<i. 

Pea  comb,  t-ue  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
preSN  to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

8-  Beakd, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPER  COMMENT 

I- PON    TIIF, 

AMERICAN  NEA'SPAPEU  ADVERTISING 
AGENCY, 

CONDICTEU  BY 

(jieorge  V.  Kowfll  A-  Co., 

No.  41   I'ARK  Row, 
NEW  YORK. 


As  the  proprietors  of  the  fust  and  most 
eitcclivtt  of  these  agenci'-s  in  New  York, 
thcv  aro  well  qualified  to  furnish  inforina- 
tiou.  The  details  of  the  worlc  transacted  by 
the  agency,  and  the  way  it  is  done,  the  per- 
feciion  of  the  arrangements  fo-  faf>ili'atiiig 
the  act  of  advertifii'g  by  ri'lieviug  the  adver- 
tiser of  trou' le  and  fxp.-nse,  and  hriuging 
before  him  all  the  various  mediums  tlirouijl.- 
out  Ihe  country,  with  the  D'^cesfrary  knowl- 
cd{;e  pertairinp  to  ihom,  art  ^iven  with  a 
minuteness  ihat  leaves  nothinjr  to  be  desiied. 
All  llie  particulars  rcsp  cling  the  character 
and  position  of  a  iicws'>aper  which  an  in- 
tending advertiser  desires  to  know  are 
placed  before  him  in  the  most  concise  form. 
—New  York  Times,  June  7ih,  1871. 

It  is  indeed  no  surprise  that  their  hcuf  e  is 
BO  prosperous,  and  that  they  are  the  leading 
advertising  agents  iu  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  arc  coucerued,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  miscellaneous  adverlise- 
meuts  from  this  lirm,  than  to  rec^ivp  the 
same  amount  made  up  of  one  direct  from 
each  house  on  th^ir  list.  The  commission 
allowed  is  saved  by  loFfcs.  as  they  pay 
every  cent  they  contract  for,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  the  Ueii  ii.^-  of  one  open  zc- 
connt  with  sieh  a  linn  is  much  pleasauter 
than  with  the  thousand  jicrsous  whom  they 
send  us  advertisements  for.  They  do  an 
honorable, li-gitimite  business, on  a  liu*iness 
bafis,  If  publishers,  having  rii-alitigs  with 
them,  waul  auything  iu  iheir  line  —  and  they 
supply  everything  fiom  a  spring  bodkin  to  a 
cylinder  press, — typ'S,  inks  and  all,  they  fill 
their  orders  promptly,  at  manufacturers' 
prices, and  we  can  say  that  we  liave  received 
the  best  newspaper  and  book  ink,  ever  fur- 
liished  us,  and  at  a  lower  price  than  we  ever 
bought  for  elsewhere.  The  "Repu'rdiian" 
has  had  dealin^'S  with  this  hons'!  for  over 
six  years,  and  in  all  that  lime,  we  ni-vcr 
have  had  any  reason  to  comijlaiu  of  our 
treatmcEt. — .Meriden  (Conn.)Republican. 

Are,  without  doubt,  the  lea^iliig  Adveitis- 
Ing  Agents  iu  the  Uuited  Stal(  s,  and,  there- 
fore, of  the  world.  Th-y  have,  by  the  fre-, 
literal  and  yet  well  diicted  use  of  rjoney, 
bu;lt  themselves  up  in  the  csli  cm  of  the 
leading  publishers  ard  advcriisers  of  the 
continent,  and  by  an  unu«ual  energy  hnve 
Buccerded  in  perf'.'cting  in  every  detail  a 
business  that  more  than  anything  else  tells 
of  -he  trrowth  and  iinportai:;e  of  the  news- 
paper business. — Memphis  (Teun.)  Appeal. 

Their  bnslnfss  has  grown  to  be  something 
•normous.  Every  paper  in  ihe  coupt-y  is 
ou  file  at  their  ofliee,  and  it  is  no  uneotn- 
mou  thing  for  them  to  receive  a  mail  of  fif- 
teen or  twen'y  bushels  of  newspaper?. — Nor- 
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Have  corai'Ietely  syRtpmallztd  the  busi- 
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trullil'ully  Ht.'ile  thai  wt:  find  lIi:'  lj<iii    lo    lie 

frompt,     courteous,      couukct. — Orayville, 
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They  can  bu  relied  upon  in  every  way,  be- 
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While  advancing  their  own  interests,  ad- 
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Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trustworthy  business  character  and 
enterprise  is  well  reflected. — Utica,  N.  Y., 
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"Mary  has  clioscti  that  good  part,  whicb 
Bhall  not  be  lakcu  away  f:oin  her." — Luke 
X.  23. 

Have  I  chosen  Jesus  '} 

Then  I'll  not  repine, 
If  some  little  portion 

Of  His  croes  bo  mine. 

Have  I  chosen  Jesus  ? 

Then,  npoa  His  breast, 
Erory  weary  longing 

Soon  will  flnii  its  rest. 

Have  I  chosen  Jcsus  ? 

Then  I've  nought  to  fear  ; 
Satan  caur.ot  barm  me     i-- 

With  ray  Saviour  near. 

Have  I  cho?en  J.*6U8  ? 

Griefs  may  come,  and  pain, 
But  1  kaow  Ili6  chastenlcg 

Will  not  be  in  vein. 

Have  I  cho-scn  Jcsns  ? 

Then  I  need  not  arrieve 
Earih  or  earthly  treasures 

At  His  call  to  leave. 

Have  I  chosen  Jesus  ? 

Then  Til  spend  my  days 
Waiting  for  His  co:uin)j, 

Livirig  to  His  praise. 

Have  I  chosen  Jesus? 

Dying  1  may  sinir, 
''Swallowed  up  in  victory," 

Death  hath  lost  its  sting  ! 

Have  I  chosen  Jesus  ? 

Well  may  I  r<joicp, 
Since  'twas  Ifis  own  chcosing 

Led  mc  to  the  choice. 

Chosen,  saved  by  Jesus! 

Now  He  is  ray  guide ! 
Can  I  fear  He'll  fail  me, 

When  for  mc  Ho  died  1 

Selected. 


For  the  CoMP.i^NioN  and  Visitor. 

The  True  God  and  (he  Go<l  of 
fSnpersttiiuu. 


BY  CYRUS   BUCHEa. 


In  reading  commeuts  oa  the  above, 
I  thought  'ignorance  is  bliss  and  it  is 
folly  to    be    wise."     The    conin)ents 
were  on  an  address  delivered  by  Prof. 
Tyndall  before  the  British  as^ociatiou 
at  Belfast.     Tl;ey  claim  the  true  God 
when  they  .'^ay  that    "all   plants    and 
animals  and  even    niaa    himself  have 
arrived  at  their  present  stage  of  being 
by  regular  evolution  and  not    instan- 
taGeoiihly,iu  obedieoca  to  an  arbitrary 
fiat  of  the  Almighty."     Although  the 
God  in  whom   we    believe   and    tru.st 
is,  by  them,  called  the  "God  ofsuper- 
s'.ition,"  we  cannot  accept  science    to 
be  just  and  fair  in  this  respect  both  to 
God  and  ourselves.     We  believe    the 
word  of  God,  as  it  is  written  by  in.«pi- 
ration  ;  and  weihcre  learn  that    God 
in  the  beginning  created    all    things 
and  when  he  hud  finished  it,  he    saw 
everything  that  he  had  made, and  be- 
hold it  was  very  good.  And  not  that 
alone,  God  said  :  "Lei  us  make    man 
in  our  own  image,  after  our  likeness; 
and  let  them  have  dominion  over  the 
fith  of  the  sea,  over  the  fowls   ot   the 
air,  and  over  the  cattle,  and  over   all 
the  earth,  and    over   every    creeping 
thing  that  creepeth    upon    the   earth. 
So  God  created  mau  in  hia   own    im- 
age;  in  the  imt'.go  of  God   created  ho 
him  ;  male    and    female    created    he 
he  them."  Gen.  1:  26,  27.     We  think 
Prof.    Tyndall,    and    his    creed   are 
using  vain  sophistry  when    they    say 
mau  arrived  at  his  present    stage   by 
degrees,    by    evolutions,    etc., — that 
man  may  have   descended    from    the. 
monkey  tribe  and  by  degrees  came  to 


the  present  stage  of  perfection.     But 
we  do  not  believe  it,  we  believe    God 
to  be  a  sublime  being  and     we    were 
created  in  his  own    image.     And    we 
further  believe  that   if   a    change    in 
man  has  taken  place,  it  is  the   reverse 
of  what  sience  preaches — that  we  are 
7)ot  as  perfect  as  when  man   was   first 
created — that  we  are    no    more    the 
image  of  God  as  Adam  and  Eve  were. 
For  man  ha.s   transgressed    and    was 
driven  from  Eden,  their  sorrows  were 
multiplied,  the  ground  was  cursed  for 
their  sakes  the  truth  of  which   we  see 
to  the  present  day.     And  we  conclude 
if  a  change  in  man  has    taken    place, 
that  is,  in  the  physical  structure,  it  is 
for  the  worse.     We  are  no    more    in 
the  image  of  God  ;  but  we   await  the 
time  when  we    again   "shall   be   like 
him."     They  say  "the  contest  is    not 
over  God  and  no  God,  but  over  a  God 
who  works  by  invariable  methods,  ns 
opposed  to  a  God  of  shifts    and    de- 
vices, who  can  be  diverted   from    hia 
purpose  by    prayers,    and    prevailed 
upon  to  change  his   plans   by    urgent 
entreaty."     This  they  call    the  'Inst 
lingering    remnant    of    heathanism." 
We  consider  the  language  used  in  this 
respect  to   be   shocking.     When    the 
serpent  beguiled  Eve,  it  did    not   try 
to  make  her  believe  "there  is  no  God," 
but  it  is  not  as  God  says,  "you  shall 
not  surely  die."  In  thi^i  way  the  scien- 
tific school  argues, we  d:)  not  say  there 
is  no  God,  but  he  "is  not  such  a  God 
as  you  think.'"     They  very  well  know- 
that  if  they  would  try  to  get  the  peo- 
ple to  believe    "there    is    no    God," 
they  would  at  once  be  met    with    de- 
rision.    But  they   work  by    degrees, 
what  Descartes  and  others  have    be- 
gun, the  past  century,  Tyndall  Iluxly 
and  Darwin  are  trying   to  complete 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


in  the  present.     Already  some  learn- 
ed ministers  or  doclors,  are  conunjf  to 
Ibeir  aid.     F.  W.  llobertaon  of   Enp;- 
land  rebuked  the  idea  of  prayer.     lie 
fajs  God  has    his    systematic    laws 
esitablished  and    cannot   be    diverted 
from  his  course  by  prayer.    Tbey  also 
claim  in  their  comments  that  if    any 
doubts  exist,  we  should  consider   the 
eurprising  exhibition  of  many  worthy 
people  a  tew  months  ago  on   occasion 
of  the  severe  drouth,  with  which    the 
country  was    afflicted.     When    tbey 
entreated    God      to     produce      rain. 
Brethren, is  this  superstition, when  wo 
believe   in    prayer?     Although    God 
may  have  Lis  plans  systematic,  which 
w«  believe  he  has  when    we   consider 
bis  handiworks  ;     we  however  believe 
in  prayer,  and  although  we  do  believe 
in  prayer  we  conclude  it    is    not    al- 
ways answered.     For  instance  if  wo 
take  the  drouth  as  above,  who  knows, 
but  God  did  answer  ?     And  if  30t  he 
may  have  had    some    higher,    some 
nobler  purpose  in  vievv   than    we    at 
the  tiu>c  conceived.     lie    may     have 
had    the   object   in    view    which    the 
drouth  has    brought   about,    viz.,    an 
opportunity  for  tboso  not   afflicted   to 
have  a  means  of  grace  to  do    good    to 
their  fellow  creatures,  and  to  fulfill  the 
law  of  Christ,  "Love  thy  neighbor  as 
thyself."     By  the   word  of  God    wo 
consider  the  idea  absurd  in    the    ex- 
treme, that  God    will    not    hear    and 
answer  prayer.     For  no  have  instan- 
ces where  the  sun  stood    still,    where 
the  heavens  did    not    giro    rain    for 
throe  years    and    tix    months.     And 
again  when  "Eliaa,  who  was    a   man 
of  like  passions  as  wo    prrxyed   again, 
the  heaven  gave  rain,  and  the  earth 
brought     forth     her     fruit."     Daniel 
prayed   and    the  lions    wore  to   him 
gentle  as  lambs.     The   three  men    in 
the  firey  furnace  are  another  instance 
of  the  great    power    of  prayer.     We 
conclude  therefore  ihat  if  these  scien- 
tific scholars    destroy    prayer,    they 
may  just  as  well  say  "the    Scriptures 
are  false,  there  is  no  God."     But    we 
are  glad  to  pay  science  has    not    thus 
far  advanced  yet,  and    hope   it   never 
may.     An  aged  brother  and  minister 
among  the  brethren,  once  said,  "1  am 
Bomelimes  troubled  with  unbelief,  that 
the  Scriptures  arc  fable.s,    but    again 
when  1  look  at  God'y  creation,  at    his 
works,  I  must  exclaim  t.Scy  are  indeed 
true."  So  wiih  us  all  we  see  the  hand 
of  God  in  all  Lis  works,  we  also    bc- 
jieve  iu  his  power    to    forgivo    ejus, 
vvhicb  is  Auolher  B'JF?  anchor  for    our 


souls,  that  when  the  enemy  is  strono:. 
when  storms  and  troubles  hover  over 
us,  we  think  of  the  time  we  have 
spent  when  Christ  has  received  ua 
into  his  fold.  When  we  felt  some 
supernatural  power  work  m  us  a  new 
life,  which  to  us  was  dearer  than  all 
else  besides.  And  although  iheao 
comments  give  to  Tyndall's  senti- 
ments the  honor  of  genuine  wisdom, 
and  call  him  a  true  philo.iopher ;  wo 
cannot  see  a  particle  of  true  morality 
in  it.  We  believe  the  word  of  God, 
and  neither  philosophy  nor  persecu- 
tions, if  wo  know  ourselves  arin;bt,can 
divert  us  from  that  course.  Paul  ex- 
horteth  the  Colossians  to  beware  of 
vain  traditions  and  also  of  philosophy 
when  he  says,  Col.  2:8,  9,  "'Beware 
lest  any  man  spoil  you  throntjh  phi- 
losophy and  vain  deceit,  afrxir  the 
traditions  of  men,  after  the  rudimonts 
of  the  world,  and  not  after  Christ. 
For  in  hini  d-veileth  all  the  fulness  of 
the  God-head  bodily."  The  word  of 
God;  the  more  we  study  it,  the 
dearer  it  is  to  us  ;  and  no  man 
with  an  honest  mind,  can  study  it 
and  not  be  convinced  of  its  truth  and 
power.  And  again ;  he  cannot  es- 
cupe  the  convictions  it  brings  to  him, 
that  he  will  not  work  for  the  salvation 
of  his  soul. 

It  makes  me  feel  sad  wiien  I  read 
such  such  articles  that  do  injustice  to 
God's  word,  and  bis  people,  but  then 
has  it  not  always  been  so  ?  Men  have 
not  only  v/ritteu  and  lectured  against 
the  word  of  God,  but  they  have  per- 
secuted those  who  have  advocated 
its  truth  and  power.  Christ  himself, 
and  many  of  his  followers,  have 
sealed  its  truth  with  their  blood. 
And  it  is  for  his  sake  and  for  his 
people,  that  I  feel  sad.  JN'ot  on  their 
account  alone,  but  having  done  so 
much  for  man,  he  is  so  profligate  iu 
using  the  means  given  to  him. 

We  should  therefore  pray  anew, 
pray  iu  faith,  that  such  men  may  be 
diverted  from  their  course,  as  Paul 
was.  Oh !  would  they  not  be  an 
ornament  and  power  in  the  cause  of 
Christ,  if  they  would  once  become 
blind  so  that  in  due  time  their  eyes 
might  be  opened  as  Paul's,  and  they 
would  see  tho  glorious  light  of  tho 
gof^pel  ? 

Jiut  although  there  may  be  sophis- 
try, and  false  teachers  around  ua,  let 
us  the  more  earnestly  contend  for  the 
faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints. 
Lit  U6  work  and  faint  not,  for  in  due 
time  we  shall  bo  rewarded.     But  let 


US  not  work  for  the  reward  alone,  but 
for  the  love  we  owe  to  him  who  died 
fir  us,  and  for  all  men,  that  all  men 
should  bo  saved.  [  v.-ill  close  with  a 
verse  from  t^e  German  which  suits 
well  to  the  above. 

Nie-'and  bat  uoch  aus  KeKruendct, 

Ui)  'hr  nocb  so  lioch  gelehrt  ; 
Wa6  die  seel  in  Jesn  fludet, 

Ule  der  welt  den  rueclc'n  kehrt. 

Jtdslville,  Fenn'a. 

For  the  Companion  and  V'sitdk. 
Tlie  Exaltf  <l  €li»racter  ol  Our 
Kavionr. 

In  treating  the  subject  of  man's 
redemption,  there  are  some  things  we 
should  ever  remember. 

When  ppeakiug  of  what  has  been 
said  by  Jesus  Christ,  as  tho  rule  or 
law  of  Heaven  ;  we  should  ever  re- 
member that  be  had  dwelt  there. 
When  R'e  speak  of  what  produces  j'ly 
i'j  Heaven,  we  should  ever  bear  in 
mind,  that  he  had  heard  that  joy  and 
knew  what  gave  rise  to  it. 

When  be  speaks  of  the  will  of  his 
and  our  Heavenly  Father,  we  should 
ever  keep  in  mind  the  thought  that  he  " 
from  all  ettrnity  had  been  subject  to 
tlsat  will,  and  that  there  is  no  oth' r 
suhj.ctofit,  who  knows  better  what 
II  is  than  himselt. 

So  that  when  he  speaks  of  Heaven, 
its  King,  its  people,  its  law,  its  light, 
its  boundless  extent  and  the  amplo 
provision  that  id  made  there  for  all 
the  redeemed,  out  of  every  nation  and 
kindred  and  tongue  and  people,  w»> 
should  keep  this  thought  ever  in  mind; 
that  he  himself  had  been  and  is  nov 
a  resident  of  that  country,  had  ever 
been  subject  to  its  king,  has  always 
associated  with  its  people,  was  best 
ccqnainled  with  its  law,  and  knew 
wLat  it  was  to  live  in  a  country  where 
the  will  of  God  is  done.  He  also  knew 
the  power  and  extent  ef  that  provi- 
sion that  he  was  then  making, — a 
work  iu  which  all  Heaven  seemed  to 
be  engaged, — for  those  of  the  human 
family  who  would  be  willing  to  ac- 
cept it.  Therefore  we  conclude,  that 
to  be  sure  we  may  obtain  the  benefits 
of  all  his  promises  to  his  people,  wo 
should  ever  seek  to  know  his  plan  for 
gaining  acceptance  with  God.  What- 
ever will  exalt,  or  make  humble, 
whatever  will  mnko  wise  and  happy, 
whatever  will  insure  our  acceptance 
at  the  court  of  Heaven,  is  the  very 
thing  we  should  labor  most  to  do  and 
know.  Landon  West. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


99 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Go<I  in  Amtctious. 


No.  3. 


S"t  the  more  they  sfllictcd  Uiem,  the  more 
they  muUiplied  and  grew.  Exodus  1  :  13. 

In  the  preceeding  Nos.,  I  tried  to 
ehow  and  illustrate  iiow,  that  from 
the  calling  of  Abraham,  Isaac  and 
jACob,  God  did,  from  obscure  and 
small  beginnings  through  the  Patri- 
archs, continue  his  church,  making 
apparently  alow  progress  at  first,  and 
8ometin\e8  to  pass  through  intricate 
and  lifHictipo  dispensations  of  his 
providenca  ;  but  this  only  served  to 
establish  and  increase  it  tho  moro, 
until  it  became  very  numerous  under 
the  cruel  oppression  of  Pbaraoh: 
"But  tho  more  ho  Riilicted  them,  the 
more  they  mullip'ied  and  grew,"  in 
number,  strength  and  power.  The 
whole  history  of  their  oppression  and 
ofiliction,  under  Pharaoh,  is  typical 
and  figurative  of  tho  Church's  oppres- 
sion and  persecution  by  Satan,  the 
spiritual  Pharaoh  and  his  adherents, 
and  hence  will  apply  in  after  ages  to 
the  church  and  her  enemies.  In  the 
hit^'tory  of  king  David,  and  his  perse- 
cution, we  have  this  subject  further 
illustrated.  I  will  here  first  notice 
his  obscure  birth-place,  Bethlehem,  as 
being  "little  among  the  thousands  of 
Jndah,"  being  too  insignificant  to  ho 
mentioned  among  the  other  cities  of 
Judah.  Josh  15.  It  was  here  that 
king  David  was  born,  and  is  still 
more  sacred  as  the  birth-place  of  the 
King  of  kings,  the  blessed  Saviour  of 
whom  he,  David,  was  an  eminent 
type.  Such  was  the  wender-workiug 
providence  of  God,  at  that  eventful 
period  in  the  history  of  tho  Israelites, 
which  wo  now  proceed  to  consider. 
The  career  of  king  Saul  was  soon  to 
end.  His  disobedience  to  the  divine 
commands  had  caused  the  forfeiture 
of  bis  crown.  "I  have  rt^jected  him 
from  reigning  over  Isrp.el,"  was  the 
declaration  of  God  to  the  prophet 
Samuel.  "Fill  thy  bora  with  oil, and 
go,  I  will  send  thee  to  Jesse  the 
Bethlehemito,  for  I  have  provided  me 
akingamoQg  his  sons.''  David  being 
the  younges.t  son  of  Jesse,  and  the 
last  and  least  in  the  CRtimatioa  of  his 
father  and  the  prophet,  to  be  made 
king.  When  Saiiujcl  saw  Eliab,  he 
said  :  "Surely  the  Lord's  anointed  hi 
before  him,  but  the  Lord  said,  look 
yet  on  his   couutentiuce,    or    on    the 


hf  ight  of  his  stature,  because  I    have 
refused  him,  for  the  Lord    seeth    not 
as  man  seeth,  for  man  lookoth  on    the 
outward  appearance,  but    tho    Lord 
looketh  on  the  heart."     "Again  Jcsso 
made  seven  of  bis  sons  to  pass    before 
Samuel,  and  ho  said   the    Lord     hath 
not  chosen  these  ;     are  here    all    thy 
children?  and  ho  said,  there    remain- 
cth  yet  the  youngest,  send  and    fetch 
him,  and  when  he  came  the  Lord  said. 
Arise,  anoint  him  ;  for  this  is  he,  atid 
the  Spirit  of  the  Loril  came  upon  Da- 
vid from  that  day  forward,    but    the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  departed  from  Saul, 
and    an    evil    spirit    troubled     him." 
1    Samuel     16:1  —  14.       From    this 
time  on,  v/e  may  safely  infer  from  the 
sa'Ted  narrative,  that  David  and  his 
kingdom  began  to  increase  and  gather 
strength,  and   Saul   and   his  kingdom 
to  decrease  and  get  weaker.     So  also 
did  his  trials  and  pfflictions  increase, 
as  the  opposi'ion  and   persecution  in- 
creased   and    raged    through     Saul. 
Soon  after,  Saul  was  engaged  in  war 
with  the  Philistines,  and   their  cha-n- 
picu,  Goliath,  said,  "I  defy  the  armies 
of  Israel  this  day  ;    give    me   a    man 
that  we  may   fight   together.     When 
Saul  and  all  Israel  heard  those  words 
of  the   Philistine,  tbey   were  dismay- 
ed and  g.'-eatly  afraid."       On  David's 
arrival   at  the   camp,  he  learned  the 
circumstances  respecting  Giiliath,  and 
expressed  a  wish  to  engage  with  hi'n 
iu  contest :  "And  David  said  to  S<xul, 
let  no   man's   heart   fail   because    of 
liim."    ''"Thy  servant  slew  both  the 
lion   and   the    bear:    the    Lord    that 
delivered   me  out  of  the  paws  of  the 
Hon  and  the  bear,  v^iil  deliver  me  out 
of    the    hand     of      the     Phili.stine." 
"And    David    said  to  ths  Philistine, 
thou  coraest  to  me  with  a  sword,  and 
wilh    a   spear,   and    a    shield:    but  I 
come   10  thee    in    the    name    of    the 
Lord  of  hosts,  the  God  of  the  arasies 
of  Israel,  whom  thou  defiest :  for  ths 
battle  is  the  Lord's."  A  noble  example 
of  trnst  and  faith  in  God,  and  a  beau- 
tiful type  oi  the  tffioacy  and  triumph 
of  faith   over    all    .spiritual    enemies. 
Hence,  Paul  exhorts    tho    Ephcsiaos 
to  put  on   the   whole  ar.mor  of  God, 
in    iheir    spiritual    warfare,    saying, 
"For  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are 
not  carnal,  but   mighty  through  God 
to  the  pulling  down   of  strongholds." 
Again  he  says:    "For  we  wrestle  not 
against  ll-jsh  and  blood,  but  against 
principalities,    and    powers ;    agaiudt  | 
the   rulcr.s    of    tho   darkness    of  tbia 
world    ftud    spiritual    wickedues    iq 


high  pla'^es."  2  Cor.  10  :  4.    Epb.  6: 
12,  1.3. 

"So  David  prevailed  over  the  Phil- 
istine with  a  sling  and  a  stone.  &o. 
And  when  the  Philistines  saw  their 
champion  was  dead,  they  fled  ;  and 
tho  men  of  Israel  and  Judah  arose 
and  shouted  and  pursued  them." 
The  great  victory  over  Goliath  and 
tho  whole  army  of  the  Philistines, 
had  bean  as  a  turning  point  in  the 
career  of  king  David.  Ilis  noble 
soul  and  heroism,  like  a  powerful 
magnet,  attracted  to  him  such  like 
noble  men  as  Jonathan,  Saul's  son. 
"Whose  soul  was  knit  with  tho  soul 
of  David,  and  Jonathan  loved  him  as 
his  own  soul."  A  type  of  the  love, 
union,  and  communion  which  tho 
Chri.-tiau  and  the  Church  has  iu 
Christ,  its  head,  "Who.  sticketh 
closer  than  a  brother;  and  whose 
love  is  as  strong  as  death."  Prov.  18: 
24.  Sol.  Song  8  :  6.  "And  it  came 
to  pass  when  David  was  returned 
from  the  slaughter  of  the  Philistines, 
that  the  women  came  out  of  all  the 
cities  of  Israel,  siugiug,  Sau!  hath 
slain  his  thousands,  and  David  histeu 
thousand.-.  And  Saul  wasvery  wroth, 
aud  the  saying  displeased  him,  and 
he  said,  what  can  he  have  more  but  the 
kingdom.  And  Saul  eyed  Dp.vid  from 
that  day  and  forward.''  Then  he  began 
to  iifilict  and  persecute  him,  "But  tho 
more  he  afflicted  iiini,  the  more  he  mul- 
tiplied and  gerw."  "Aud  David  be- 
haved himself  wisely  in  all  his  ways  : 
and  tho  Lord  was  with  him ;  and 
S:ml  hated  him,  and  was  afraid  of  him, 
because  the  Lord  was  with  him,  but 
all  Israel  and  Judah  loved  David." 
1  Sam.  18:  1-16.  D.  N. 

Wehh  Bun,  Pa. 

[To  be  Contiiinc'I.) 


There  is  one  noble  means  of  aveng- 
ing ourselves  for  unjust  criticism;  it 
is  by  doing  still  better,  and  silencing 
it  solely  by  increasing  excellence  of 
our  works.  This  is  the  only  true 
way  of  triumphing;  but,  if  instead  of 
this,  you  undertake  to  dispute,  to  de- 
fend, or  to  criticise  by  way  of  reprisal, 
you  involve  yourself  in  endless  trou- 
bles and  disquietudes,  di>;turb  that 
tranquility  which  is  so  uecessrry  to 
the  successful  exprcise  of  your  pur- 
suit, and  waste  in  the  hara.ising  con- 
tests that  precious  time  which  you 
hhould  oonoyDtrato  to  your  art. — 
Canom. 


loo 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok 
•'A  Voice  From  IleaTen.** 


SELECTED    BY    B    8.  SOPEB. 


For  the  Companion  akd  Visitob. 
Religion. 


BT  JOHN  EISENBISa 


I  sbine  In  the  light  of  Oo>1, 

His  likeness  stamps  my  brow  ; 
Thro'  the  shadows  of  death  my  feet  hare 
IroJ, 

And  1  reign  in  glory  now. 

No  breaking-heart  Is  there, 

No  keen  and  thrilling  pain, 
No  wasted  cheek,  where  the  frequent  tear, 

Ilath  rolled  and  left  its  slain. 

I  hare  found  the  J->y«  of  heaven, 

I  am  one  of  the  angel  band  ; 
To  my  head  a  crown  of  gold  is  giveR, 

And  a  harp  Is  la  my  hand. 

1  have  learned  the  song  they  sing, 

Whom  Jesus  hath  set  free. 
And  the  glorious   walls  of    heaven    shall 
ring, 

With  my  new  born  melody. 

Vo  sin,  no  grief,  no  pain — 

Safe  in  my  happy  home  1 
My  fears  all  fled,  my  doubts  all  slain. 

My  hour  of  triumph  come. 

O  friends  of  mortal  years, 

The  trusted  and  the  true, 
Ye  are  walking  s'.ill  In  the  vale  of  tears, 

But  I  wait  to  welcome  yon. 

Do  I  forget  1    Oh,  no  ! 

For  memory's  golden  chain 
Shall  bind  my  heart  to  the  hearts  below, 

Til;  ihey  meet  to  touch  again. 

Each  link  is  strong,  and  bright. 

And  lovis  electric  flame. 
Flows  freely  down,  like  a  river  of  light, 

To  the  woild  from  which  I  came. 

Do  yon  mourn  when  another  star, 
Shines  out  from  the  glittering  sky  7 

Do  you   weep  when   the  raging  voice  of 
war, 
And  the  storms  of  conflict  die? 

Then  why  should  your  tears  run  down. 
And  your  hearts  be  sorely  riven. 

For  another  gem  in  the  Savionr'*8  crown. 
And  another  eoul  in  heaven. 

The  above  beautiful  lines  reached  me 
from  fome  unknown  eonrce,  just  after  the 
death  of  onr  only  son.  And  thinking  they 
might  be  a  source  of  comfort  to  some  other 
gr.ef-f  tricken  mother,  I  send  them  for  pub- 
llcatioT,  should  you  deem  thtm  worthy  a 
place  in  your  paper.  E.  8.  8. 

Danvlle,  Pa. 


If  yoa  stop  your  ears  at  the  cry  of 
the  poor,  you  also  eball  cry  youreelf, 
Jbut  shall  not  be  heard. 


A  (OftD'0  pride  shall  bring  him  low. 


Pur«  religion  and  undeflled  befora  Ood 
and  the  Father,  Is  this  :  To  virit  the  fath- 
erless and  widows  in  their  •miction,  and  to 
keep  himself  unspotted  from  the  world — 
J\iiES  1:27. 

Id  the  word,  religion,  we  think,  is  itu- 
plied  service,  and  that  to  Gtod.  When  a 
uian  or  woman  obeys  God,  they  are  con- 
tinually in  his  service,  devoting  all  their 
time  in  his  work.  For  he  has  a  work  for 
every  one  to  perform,  and  that  work  is  to 
work  out  his  soul's  salvation,  "with  fear 
and  trembling."  When  a  nersou  is  in 
possession  of  pure  religion,  tncn  1)«  is  a 
Christian;  then  he  is  a  child  of  God, 
then  he  devotes  all  his  titne  in  Vm 
Father's  service,  then  he  will  exert  his 
influence  in  the  right  direction,  becauie 
we  are  all  creatures  of  influenco,  in  one 
or  the  other  direction,  in  doing  good  or 
evil.  The  Saviour  .says :  "lie  that 
galhcreth  not  with  me,  scatterelh 
abroad." 

It  is  pos>ible  for  men  to  think  they 
are  religious,  and  at  the  same  time,  their 
religion  is  vain,  becauNe  they  do  not 
bridle  their  tongue.  Pure  religion  does 
not  speak  disrespectfully  of  bis  brother. 
If  his  brother  is  in  an  error,  he  loves  him 
so  that  he  will  do  all  in  bis  power  to  con- 
vert him.  If  he  succeeds,  then  he  knows 
that  he  has  '"saved  a  soul  from  death, 
and  will  hide  a  multitude  of  sins,"  The 
Spirit  will  cause  the  relicious  to  pursue 
tliis  course,  because  he  "esteems  others 
belter  than  himself,"  and  continually 
keeps  his  tongue  bridled.  In  regard  to 
bodily  health,  when  a  physician  wishes 
to  understamd  more  fully  the  symptoms  of 
the  disease,  he  looks  at  the  patient's 
tongue  ;  so  will  religion  leave  a  mark  on 
the  Christian's  tongue,  showin^r  by  his 
conversation  that  he  belongs  to  the  chiU 
dren  of  God. 

We  understand  from  the  apostle's  lan- 
guage, that  the  true  Christian  will  not 
let  his  tongue  act  the  part  of  an  agent  in 
deceit,  because  we  see  it  is  not  the  gross 
crimes,  as  murder  and  theft,  and  such 
like,  but  it  is  the  family  quarrels,  and  the 
street  gossip,  tliat  they  who  do  not  keep 
their  tongue's  bridled  indulge  in,  and  de- 
stroy peace  in  the  family  union  and 
sweet  fellowship  in  the  church,  and  pros 
perity  in  society  generally.  Oh  I  that  wc 
all  would  labor  with  ceaseless  care  to  keep 
the  church  in  union  and  sweet  fellowship. 
And  there  is  only  one  way  to  do  this  suc- 
cessfully, and  that  is  for  each  one  to  get 
right,  love  right,  and  continue  right. 
This  wc  could  call  pure  religion.  And 
then  our  influence  will  run  in  the  right 
direction.  Because  when  we  die  we 
leave  an  influence  behind  us  that  survives. 
The  echoes  of  our  words  are  evermore 
repeated  and  reflected  along  fho  ages 
after  us.  It  is  what  man  was,  tbat  livM 
and   acts   after  hitu.       Wkat    ke    eaid, 


sounds  alone  the  years  like  voices  amid 
the  mountain  gorges,  and  what  ho  did,  \n 
repeated  after  him  in  ever  multiplying 
and  never  ceasing  reverberations.  Krery 
man  has  left  behind  him  influences  fur 
good  or  for  evil,  that  will  never  exhaiut 
thomsclvoii. 

"Lives  of  true  men  all  remind  ns. 

We  can  make  our  lives  sublimtt, 
And  departing,  Uave  behind  ns 

Foot-prints  on  the  sand  of  »lt)e." 

When  a  man  starts  in  his  Master's  i>cr- 
vice,  he  should  well  consider  the  cot-t,  »o 
that  he  docs  not  make  shipwreck  of  hi.i 
faith,  because  the  promise  is  not  in  the 
beginning,  nor  in  tne  middle  of  the  race, 
but  he  that  is  able  to  endure  unto  iho 
cud,  the  same  shall  be  saved. 

Dear  brethicn,  the  subject  that  I  am 
trying  to  consider  in  my  weakness,  is  iu 
my  j'jdgiuent  one  of  great  imiiortancc  for 
UH  to  know.  It  is  to  bo  known  that  we 
pos-ess  pure  religion.  It  is  clearly  an- 
dcr-too'i  th-<t  if  we  do  not  embrace  pure 
religion,  we  will  be  of  tho^e  that  are  put 
iu  the  balance  and  found  wanting,  and 
ihen  can  not  claim  a  rest  in  that  which 
remains  for  the  people  of  God.  We  are 
now  as  pilgrims  traveling  from  time  into 
eternity,  and  if  there  is  any  good  that  wc 
can  do  for  our  fellow  man,  let  us  attend 
to  it  now,  for  it  is  evidi  nt  that  wc  will 
not  pass  this  way  again.  We  should 
prepare  ourselves  for  the  work  as  a  man 
siiould  be  prepared  for  the  surroundings 
in  life,  as  they  come  ;  to  mount  the  hill 
wlien  the  hill  swell.-,  and  to  go  down  the 
hill  when  it  lowers ;  to  walk  the  plain 
when  it  stretches  before  him,  and  to 
ford  the  river  when  it  rolls  over  the 
plain. 

Dear  brethren  and  sister.*,  we,  to  adorn 
our  profession  with  an  upright  walk  and 
a  cha.=te  conversation,  should  be  very 
careful  what  we  say  or  do.  I  sometimes 
think  that  it  is  not  the  right  way,whci)  a 
brother  or  sister  writes  an  article  for  pub- 
lication for  another  brother  to  give  such 
a  sharp  reply  as  is  sometimes  the  case  ; 
because  when  an  article  is  published,  it  is 
not  only  read  by  the  Brethren,  but  it  is 
read  aKso  by  all  classes,  and  sometimes 
those  standing  outside  the  church  say, "If 
that  is  the  way  the  Brethren  write  pub- 
licly about  one  another  I  don't  want  to 
belong  to  the  church."  In  that  way  we 
may  lose  the  saving  influence  that  we 
should  have  as  the  salt  of  the  earth. 
Such  articles    and  replies,  we  think,  are 

I  personal,  and    should    be    addressed   to 
jrelhren  privately. 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  "be 
steadfast,  immovable,  always  abounding 
in  the  work  of  the  Ixird,  inasmuch  as  wc 
know  that  our  labor  is  not  in  vain  in  the 
Ijord."  It  is  a  ^ood  thing  for  a  man  to 
be  established  in  his  own  mind.  "Let  us 
not  be  weary  in  well  doing,  for  wc  .^hall 
reap  in  due  time,  if  we  faint  not.  It  is 
now  the  seed  time  with  us,  and  if  we 
"fitw  to  the  Spirit,  wo  shaJI  of  the  Spir- 
it pMp  likj  everlasting  ;  but  if  we  .sow  ta 


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rur  flesh,  we  sliall  of  the  flesh  reap  cor- 
ruption."  Let  xi-i  then  sow  to  tlie  Spirit, 
that  when  wc  reap,  we  iu«y  not  reap 
ppuringly,  but  that  we  may  reap  plenti- 
fully. 

[  would  just  here  say,  I  have  nothin;,' 
to  boast  of  I  have  been  engaj^ed  in  my 
Ilcavtnly  Father's  service  over  one-half 
of  tny  nhoTt  lif<\  und  only  have  one  thiiiB 
ioTearct,  and  tliat  is  when  I  look  buck 
over  the  past,  I  sec  so  many  missteps 
tliat  I  am  almost  made  to  shrink;  but  the 
a  1)0.- tic  said  to  Jesus  ''To  whom  .«liall  wc 

So,  thou  hast  words  of  everlasting  life." 
^ut  with  all  my  .xhortominKSr  I  <'"  "Ot 
feel  like  pivin><  up  the  ship,  for  therein 
only  can  we  be  saved.  Therefore,  what- 
ever we  do.  whetlter  we  eat  or  drink, 
write  or  talk,  let  us  do  it  to  the  clory  of 
God  the  Father,  and  to  the  edifying  of 
the  member.^  of  his  church. 

'•Ueligion  should  our  thoughts  engage, 

AmlJet  our  youthful  bloom  ; 
'Twill  Ql  us  for  dccliuing  age. 

And  for  the  awful  tomb." 

While  wc  write  and  use  the  pen,  let  it 
never — 

'•Slander  write  with  death  black  ink  ; 

Let  It  be  thy  best  endeavor, 
But  Jo  pcu  what  good  men  think  ; 

Thus  thy  words  aud  thoughts  jeeuiug, 
IIontBt  praise  from  wisdom's  tougae, 

May  iu  lime  be  as  euduriug, 
As  the  f^t.raius  which  Homer  sung.'' 

Dear  editor,  1  submit  this  to  your 
judgment.  If  you  think  it  worthy  of 
^paee  in  your  columns,  it  is  in  your  liaudo 
to  do  as  you  think  best  with  iu 

ShdiuiOii,  lll.r.  f"-  *  n  f"^  n^ 

.,  -^ -^^  '■- 

For  tub  Companion  and  Visitou. 
inedjtalious. 


BY   BENJ.  B.  V.'lllTMEll. 


All  men  have  their  seasons  of  gloom 
and  despondency,  as  well  as  their  seasons 
(if  .-unshiue  and  rejoicing.  This  is  the 
history  of  the  patnareha  and  prophets. 
It  is  inscribed  on  almost  every  page  of 
the  psalmist.  We  read  it  in  the  book  of 
^\  isduiu.  In  Job,  we  learn  that  man 
born  of  woman  is  of  few  days  and  full  of 
trouble  and  sorrow.  The  same  is  true  of 
young  and  old,  rich  and  poor,  high  and 
low,  bound  and  fri-e.  Many  a  blight  nnd 
jtrumising  youth  for  whom  we  cherished 
tlie  anticipati'>n  of  long  life  and  a  briglit 
career  of  usefulness,  has  through  sad  dis- 
appointment in  after  life,  severed  at  a 
hiiigle  blov.',  the  ihreail  of  life  that  held 
l.im  from  eternity.  JIauy  have  desired 
death  long  ere  it  entered  their  abode  of 
clay. 

Kiijah,  when  he  tat  under  the  juniper 
tree,  riiiuested  fur  lamself  that  he  ikight 
die.  Jonah  desired  the  sliip  men  that 
they  thould  east  him  overboard  into  iK'i 
j:i\\iiii:g  feulf,  ihinkiig  lie  eculd  find 
Ifcliifee  lit-iu   the   pvttcuce  of  the   Most 


High,  llowbeit  when  the  great  fi.>h 
which  the  Lord  had  prepared,  arrested 
the  sitil'ul  design  of  disobedience  in 'the 
heart  of  Jojiah,  he  cried  mightily  unto 
God  by  reason  of  his  affliction,  and  God 
iieiird  him.  But  wc  need  not  go  to  the 
voice  of  the  prophets  or  flie  record  of 
the  Pentateuch  for  testimony  on  this 
fubject ;  nor  need  we  go  back  eighteen 
hundred  vears  to  the  time  when  an  angel 
.•pake  to  /acharias,  saying  :  "Fear  not ; 
thy  prayer  is  heard."  We  find  it  in  our 
very  midst  eveiy  dav  of  our  mortal  and 
temporary  sojourn  In  our  probationary 
state. 

Well  may  an  eminent  writer  have  ex- 
pressed :  ''Health  and  sickness  lie  down 
in  the  same  apartment;  joy  and  grief 
look  out  of  the  same  windo>N;arid  hope 
arid  despair  dwell  under  the  same  roof." 
Vcs,  wo  see  it  in  the  mansions  of  the 
wealthy  as  well  as  in  the  hut  of  the  pov- 
erty -trickcn.  It  is  indeed  a  truth  notice- 
able in  all  classes  of  society,  and  every 
department  of  life — both  saintand  sinner 
arc  alike  victims  to  these  alteiiiate 
eiianges.  There  is,  however,  a  marked 
diflVr^  nee  in  the  happy  contemplation  of 
the  saint  over  that  of  the  sinner,  and  of 
the  righteous  over  that  of  the  wicked. 
\Vhile  the  righteous  in  their  hours  of 
gloom  and  despair,  need  not  sorrow  as 
tho-e  who  have  no  hope,  the  ungodly 
will  only  have  to  add  terror  to  their  sor- 
rows in  the  midst  oi  a  feaiful  looking  for, 
of  Judgment  and  fiery  indignation.  Yea, 
ju.-t  at  the  moment  when  the  g'oom, 
which  sometiiues  hovers  around  the 
droop  ng  saint,  will  be  dispelled  by  the 
Son  of  righieou-ncss  breaking  forth  with 
healing  in  his  wings,  then  with  increased 
fury  will  the  ungodly  cry  for  rocks  and 
mountains  to  fall  upon  them  to  hide 
them  from  the  face  of  him  who  will  de 
liver  into  chainsof  darkness  to  be  reserved 
unto  judgment.  "Fortheljord  knoweih 
how  to  deliver  tlio  godly  out  of  lempta 
tion,  and  to  reserve  the  unju.-t  unto  the 
day  of  judgment  to  be  piiiiished."  Then 
the  most  soul  soothing  thought  of  differ^- 
eiice  contemplated  by  the  righteous,  is 
that  all  sorrows,  trials  and  lribu!atioi-8 
will  ciase  with  time,  and  their  millenium 
of  the  universal  reign  of  everlasting  joy 
and  peace  will  oiny  commence ;  when 
time  as  measured  by  the  sun  will  be  no 
more.  There  will  the  righteous  be  more 
fully  qualified  to  comprehend  the  lan- 
guage of  the  apostle,  that  their  light 
afflictions  here,  which  are  but  for  a  mo- 
ment, work  cut  fur  them  a  far  more  ex- 
ceeding and  eternal  weight  of  glory. 
Ves,  man  in  this  life-time  cannot  fully 
comprehend  his  probationary  existence 
eouipaicd  with  a  moment.  But  when 
we  s^iall  be  like  iiim,  (for  we  shall  see 
hiui  as  he  is,)  then  we  will  learn  to  com- 
pute time  with  the  apostle,  as  one  day 
being  with  the  Lord  as  a  thousand  years, 
uikI  a  ihou.-atid  years  as  one  day.  Then 
will  the  groans  and  sighs  in  this  lower 
world  of  auiuatcd  being,  which  heaven 
has  wiiuessed  tor    nearly  Ax   thousand 


years,  have  an  end.  Then  the  righteous 
all  havinit  been  baptized  by  one  Spirit 
into  one  body,  will  all  be  qualified  to  sing 
one  song,  the  song  of  the  Lamb.  Yea, 
when  mortal  man  contemplates  the  state 
of  the  redeemed  in  paradise,  compared 
with  our  own  frail  nature,  it  causes  him 
to  wonder  when  will  be  fulfilled  the 
prophecy,  "I  will  make  a  man  more 
precious  than  fine  gold,  even  a  man  than 
the  cold  of  ophir."  'Ihcn  thanks  to  our 
God  for  his  great  scheme  of  redemption, 
through  the  gospel  ol  his  only  begotten 
Son,  which  opens  to  our  virion  endless 
life. 

Vawnee,  Ills. 


Selected  for  the  Compa.nion. 
Ta  n'oinen  Ont  ol  Work. 


BT  C    M.  AMBRUST,  BUFFALO,  COLORADO. 


The  following  characteristic  letter  from 
Mrs.  Swisshclm  appears  in  a  late  number 
of  the  Chicago  Tribune: 

■'Permit  me  to  say,  tlirough  your  col- 
umns, to  all  the  women  in  this  city  who 
are  out  of  employuient,  that  I  am  nut 
publl.-hing  a  paper  or  carrying  on  any 
business  that  requires  assistance ;  and 
that,  when  1  was,  1  never  employed  man, 
woman,  boy,  beast,  or  machine,  because 
he,  she,  or  it  wanted  work,  but  always 
Ixcdiise  the  work  wanted  thcni  ;  that,  if  [ 
wanted  five  hundred  women,  1  wi-uld  not 
engage  one  who  came  to  me  with  a  top- 
heavy  load  of  feathers,  flowers,  bugles, 
beads,  bows  and  bands,  on  her  head, 
presented  a  painted  lace  behind  a  masque 
vail,  or  wore  a  dress  either  trailing  in  the 
mud  or  bcUounced,  befulded,  and  befud- 
dled, until  she  looked  like  a  French  iien 
with  her  feathers  all  turned  up,  while  she 
eom plained  of  hard  times  and  want  of 
employment. 

''I  do  not  know  any  one  who  wants 
coiying  done,  or  wishes  to  employ  a  wo- 
man to  do  office-work.  1  have  no  influ-« 
once  with  any  publisher  by  which  I  could 
induce  him  to  publish  anybody's  letters, 
or  "pomes,"  or  stories.  I  know  no  one 
who  has  any  genteel  employment  for 
which  he  or  she  is  willing  to  pay  large 
wages  ;  and  my  time  is  of  importance  to 
me.  1  am  fifty-seven  years  old  ;  have 
spent  the  fortune  my  parents  left  me  in 
helping  the  slave  to  freedom,  and  women 
into  a  position  where  they  might  help 
themselves.  I  gave  my  health  aud 
nearly  my  life,  in  liospital  service  ",  am 
literally  worn  out,  poor,  and  entirely  de- 
pendent on  my  own  labor  for  a  living, 
except  when  1  break  down  altogether, 
and  am  obliged  to  accept  the  assistance 
my  friends  arc  always  ready  to  give  me. 
1  live  in  very  plain  lodgings,  and  wear  a 
very  plain  dress  and  bonnet  from  ten  to 
fifteen  years,beeause  1  cannor  affuid  new; 
for  1  could  not  if  1  would,  and  would  not 
ifIeou!d,  do  tiiat  k.nd  of  literary  work 
for  which  there  is  a  ready  market  and 
biglj  price.    Uue  third  of  tuy  work  goed 


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into  editorial  waste  baskets  because  1 
sjioil  it  with  my  idiosyncrasies ;  but  I 
never  giumble,  and  try  to  owe  no  man  a 
dollar.  If  I  were  out  of  work  ai;d  tlireat- 
enod  witli  want,  I  would  po  into  a  family 
to  render  such  servicos  us  1  could — cook^ 
in?:,  dishwa.'hin.sz,  {reneral  housewo:k,  or 
any  sjjccialty — and  take  such  wates  as  I 
could  cam,  whether  it  w-s  one  dollar  a 
wet  k  or  (il'iy  c<'nt!5  ;  and  no  emiiloyer 
siiould  put  nic  out  of  my  place,  wherever 
that  was.  I  sliould  never  Lc  found  in 
the  i)arlor  when  the  kitchen  was  my 
sphere,  and  should  take  pride  in  being  a 
good  vcrvant.  Such  hcin.f;  the  i^tand 
l>oint  iVom  which  I  view  life,  1  cannot, 
of  course,  feci  sympathy  with  the  line 
ladies  who  come  every  day,  robbing  me 
of  my  time  and  strength  in  listening  to 
their  recitals  of  sentimental  sorrows.  So, 
to  all  women  out  of  work,  1  say,  take  off 
your  furbelows  and  set  about  the  first 
houcst  labor  which  jprescrjts  itself. 

Jane  Grey  Swisshkui. 

P.  S. — That  Detroit  Free  Press  man 
knows  very  iittle  about  bonnets.  Mine 
which  he  mistakes  for  a  model  of  patient 
industry,  is  only  a  bit  of  silk  basted 
loo.-ely  over  a  fiame.  I  made  it  iu  one 
hour,  and  it  cost  $1.4o.  Neither  is  it 
ancit  lit,  as  he  hints ;  for  I  have  only 
worn  it  tln-cc  summers.  I  take  it  off  in 
churoh  and  all  other  publio  i)liicc-!,  be- 
cause anything  which  jirotccrs  the  head 
out  of  doors  nnist  be  very  injurious  to  the 
brain  if  worn  in  a  heated  room,  and  be- 
cause I  would  not  mock  the  apostle  Paul 
by  tubstituiing  anj'  modern  milliner's  in- 
vemi;n  for  that  covering  of  the  bead 
which  ho  required  the  women  of  Corinth 
to  wear  when  preaching  or  praying  in 
public,  and  which  to-day  finas  its  only 
relative  in  the  slat  sun  bonnet  common 
in  rural  districts. 

J.  a.  s. 


For  the  UOMPANIOM  AND  ViSITOU. 

lleli>  or  We  I'erii^k. 


BY  M.   8.  BOOL. 


Gras.shoppers  came  in  and  covered 
mtiuy  pleaeaut  plains  of  the  West. 
Proppcrity  and  hope  were  before  them; 
but  devastation  aiid  discotiragenieut 
marked  their  progress,  and  dtstitu- 
tiou  and  suffering  followed  iu  their 
Cv  urse. 

Many,  but  a  short  time  '•ago,  mi- 
grated to  the  great  West  with  buoy- 
ant hpiritB  and  high  aspirations,  hop- 
ing to  belter  their  temporal  cunditiou  ; 
but  now  they  arc  disappointed  and 
df-jectod,  if  not  really  destitute  and 
Buffering:  their  fond  anticipations 
have  been  defeated,  and  their  bright 
Lopes  have  been  blighted.  Many  a 
beart-aehc  has  been  felt;  many  a  cut- 
ting sigh  has    goue    toward    former 


eastern  homes,  and,  no  doubt,  many  a 
tear  has  fallen.  Mothers  have  looked 
wifh  sympnthy  on  their  help!e.«s 
cbildren,  a'>d  fathers  have  anxiously 
prospected  for  means  to  support  their 
dependant  families. 

Want  found  a  tongue  to  speak,  and 
the  call  for  help  came  eastward  and 
spread  throughout  the  more  favored 
states  ;  and  the  thought  of  hunger 
and  nakednep.'«,  and  the  fear  of  starva- 
tion and  freezing  have  entered  and 
moved  many  sympathizing  hearts.  A 
deep  interest  is  felt,  and  a  general 
disposition  to  help  the  suffering  and 
the  needy  prevails.  Wo  Lave  sous 
and  daughters,  brothers  and  sister.", 
and,  perhaps,  parents  there,  and  we 
must  help  them  in  their  time  of  need. 

Railroads  carry  donations  free,  if 
properly  marked  ;  aid  societies  have  ' 
been  organized  ;  churches  have  been  i 
active,  and  money  food  and  clothing  | 
have  been  transported.  Thus  many 
of  the  destitute  have  already  been 
reached,  and  their  spirits  have  been 
revived — their  hearts  cheered.  Bless- 
ings have  been  pronounced  by  the 
relieved,  and  have  gently  fallen  on 
their  benefactors,  who  have  felt  that 
"it  is  more  blessed  to  give  than  to 
receive."  Much  has  been  done  ;  more 
remains  to  be  accomplished  ;  but  v?e 
are  glad  that  the  people  are  aroused, 
and  especially  do  we  rejoice  that  the 
Brethren  are  so  active  iu  this  good 
work. 

But  what  is  this  that  we  hear? 
Hark !  it  is  a  call  from  some  one  for 
help!  Nay,  it  is  the  sound  of  many 
voices  united.  A  cry  is  ascending 
the  skies — an  earnest  and  persistent 
cry — "Lord,  help,  or  we  perish  !"  It 
is  going  up  from  the  plantations  of 
the  South,  from  the  prairies,  moun- 
tains and  vuliycs  of  the  West.  What 
can  it  be?  It  is  the  prayer  of  those 
in  great  destitution.  They  are  poor, 
famishing,  naked ;  and  they  want 
riches  that  cannot  fail ;  bread  aud 
water  of  life,  aud  robes  that  grow  not 
old.  On  abnost  every  passing  breeze 
we  hear  wails  of  anguish,  and  cries, 
as  from  Macedonia,  "Come  over  and 
help  us."  Scattered  sheep  are  wait- 
ing for  shepherds;  and  straying 
lambs  are  anxious  to  be  taken  into 
the  fold.  Call  after  call  for  the  pure 
doctrine  is  coming  to  us  continually. 
Hearts  must  be  bleeding;  souls  must 
I  be  perishing. 

I       We  hear  another  sound.     Who    is 

I  Bpcukiug  now  ?     It  is  the  voice  of  the 

Son  of  God,  whom  we  call  our    Lord. 


Sweet  voice — sweet  words — welcome 
message  of  comfort  and  encourage- 
ment to  famishing  souls  I  What 
docs  be  say  to  them  ?  "Blessed  are 
they  who  hunger  and  thi.st  after 
righteousness;  for  they  shall  bo  fill- 
ed." But  he  also  speaks  to  his  own 
servants — to  his  chosen  ministers — 
"(jloyc  into  nil  the  world  and  jrench 
the  gospel  to  every  creatuse."  Oh, 
how  kind  is  our  Saviour!  He  prom- 
i.ses  the  bread  and  water  of  life  to 
those  who  arc  in  want  and  calling  for 
help  ;  and  then  be  commands  his 
chosen  to  bear  his  blessings  to   them. 

Behold,  our  brethren,    the    heralds 
of  the  gospel,  going    forth    with    all 

possible  speed,  to   do Brethren, 

pardon  me;  1  was  v^ritiog  from  a 
mental  vision,  knowing  that  it  is  our 
duty  with  alacrity  to  go  and  do  our 
Lord's  bidding.  It  is  true  that  a  few 
have  gone  forth  to  spread  the  glad 
tidings  of  salvation,  aud  to  respond 
to  the  calls  for  help  ;  but,  oh,  how 
few!  Something  has  been  done — 
thank  the  Lord  1 — but  much  remaiun 
to  be  done.  Lord,  help,  or  we  perish  ; 
for  our  work  is  great  aud  respoasible, 
aud  we  are  weak. 

Last  Sabbat  h,iu  different  places.from 
two  to  ten  niiiiisteriug  brethren  were 
together.  They  prayed  that  sinners 
might  be  brought  home  to  God.  There 
were  many  calls  for  help  ;  but  they 
were  unanswered  if  not  unnoticed. 
Have  not  some  of  us  heard  our  Sa- 
viour saying,  ''Why  call  ye  me  Lord, 
Lord,  and  do  i.o  the  things  which  I 
say?'  We  have  heard  a  any  and 
repeated  culls,  aud  we  have  also  heard 
the  command  to  lespond  to  them,  and 
yet  bow  little  have  we  done  I  Are 
these  calls  not  important  ?  They 
certainly  are.  la  the  command  uot 
important?  Itsurelj'is.  Then  why 
are  the  culls  not  regarded  and  the 
command  obeyed  ?  Will  our  minis- 
ters tell  us  ?  Will  the  laity  tell  us? 
Will  our  annual  conference  tell  us? 
Who  will  be  accountable  for  the  neg- 
lect and  disobedience  ?  Our  Saviour 
spake  a  parable  to  show  the  prevail- 
ing disposition  of  finnera  to  reject 
the  gracious  invitation  to  the  great 
gospel  feast.  Some  were  kept  a%vay 
by  their  pos8C8.^ions  and  some  by  their 
kindred.  But  we  cannot  find  that  iLo 
servants  refused  to  go  forth  to  extend 
the  invitation,  •'Coii  e,  for  all  things 
are  now  ready." 

Brethren,  does  it  not  occur  to  us 
that  we  ought  to  do  more  than  we 
have  yet  done   toward    filling    tboaa 


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calls  for  the  pure  word  of  God  ?  I  do 
not  think  we  can  read  those  caruest 
appeals,  which  appear  iu  the  Coui- 
2>anion  and  Visitor  so  frequently, 
without  feeling  that  there  ought  to 
be  something  done,  and  tliat  immedi- 
ately. If  it  is  not  possible  to  do  more 
than  we  are  doing,  of  cours",  wo  are 
excusable.  But  who,  after  thinking 
of  our  cumbers,  talents  and  wealth, 
would  say  that  we  can  do  no  more  ? 
Certainly  no  one  can  come  to  such  a 
conclusion. 

It  here  occurs  to  my  mind,  (and  I 
submit  it  to  my  dear  brethren. )that 
we  have  both  the  will  and  the  ability. 
I<]ven  if  our  niiui.oters  must  bear  all 
the  burthen  and  defray  their  o^-n  ex- 
penses, among  them  we  find  both  the 
means  and  the  de.*ire  to  respond  to 
the  calls.  You  will  a.«k,  why,  then, 
does  not  the  noble  work  go  on  7  A 
very  important  question,  and  one  that 
is  eutilled  to  a  plaiu  auawer.  My 
answer  is  this:  The  will  and  the 
wealth  do  not  often  meet  in  the  same 
brother.  This  may  seein  to  be  a  hard 
eajing;  but  look  at  fucts  with  which  all 
are  acquuiuted,  and  then  tell  me 
whether  it  is  not  correct.  We  have 
tiiiuiatcring  brethren  who  are  worth 
from  ten  to  fifty  thousand  dollars. 
This  every  member  kuows  to  be  a 
fact.  How  many  of  these  can  you 
count,  who  have  gone  to  respoud  to 
tlse  calls  of  those  in  the  S"uth  aud 
West.  Many  of  them  could  go  n\x 
months  or  a  year,  without  injury  to 
any  one.  They  have  the  meaus,  why 
do  they  not  go?  I  will  not  answer 
here ;  but  the  thought  suggests  itself 
to  every  one,  that  they  have  uo  will 
to  go;  for  when  we  have  both  the 
desire  and  means  to  do  anything,  we 
generally  do  it.  Then  we  have  other 
brethren  who  have  a  strong  desire  to 
rei^pond  to  the  calls,  but  they  are  too 
poor  to  go. 

But  is  it  right  and  reasonable  that 
our  ministers  alone  must  bear  this 
loa.d  ?  Certainly  not :  it  is  both  un- 
reasonable and  uascriplural.  Among 
our  lay-men'bers,  we  find  both  charity 
and  weulth  enough  to  carry  the  glori- 
ous work  furwurd,  Why,  then,  does 
it  not  move  onward  ?  Yes,  here  we 
meet  with  the  same  trouble  again  : 
wealth  and  charity  do  not  often  meet 
in  the  same  person.  We  have  breth- 
ren who  could  keep  a  minister  in  the 
field  all  the  time,  and  who  would 
still  have  a  handsome  yearly  income 
left;  but  how  many  do  it?  Why  is 
it,  uut  done  ?    I    aeed    aot    aaswer. 


Again  we  have  members  who  feel 
lik»i  giving  liberally  to  carry  on  this 
great  work,  but  they  have  scarcely  a 
"widow's  mite"  to  spare. 

The  truth  of  what  I  am  trying  to 
tell  you  will  appear  very  clearly  from 
the  following  circumstance,  which 
comes  under  my  personal  knowledge. 
A  minister,  (who  might  easily  be 
v"pared,  as  there  are  several  others  in 
the  same  congregation.)  has  been  try- 
ing for  a  year  to  sell  hi-^  little  home, 
at  a  reasonable  price,  so  that  he  might 
move  to  one  of  the  many  places  where 
aid  is  wanted,  and  yet  he  has  not 
been  able  to  sell.  To  this  I  may  add 
that  the  congregation  in  which  he 
resides  is  worth,  perhaps,  a  million 
dollars.  And  to  this  I  add  that  there 
are  mpmbers  in  that  congregation 
who  have  many  thousands  drawing 
interest.  From  these  facts  all  may 
draw  their  own  conclunions. 

Is  not  this  a  lamentable  state  of 
nftiirs?  Perishing  souls  are  calling 
for  help;  our  Lord  commands  us  to 
help,  many  are  willing  to  help,  but 
cannot ;   n.any  could  help  but  will  not. 

''Wall  may  thy  s^jrvants  inourD,  my  Gotl 

TUe  chuicti's  (iesolalion  ; 
Iha  state  of  Zion  calls  aloud 

Forgilef  aud  lanientailon. 
Once  ^ho  was  all  alive  to  tiioe 

Aud  tiiousands  wero  con vc  ted  ; 
But  now  a  sad  reverse  We  see  — 

Iter  glory  Is  departed." 

I  will  conclude  this  article  by  the 
following  suggestions: 

1.  Let  us  all  pray  to  the  Lord  that 
he  may  iseud  forth  laborers  to  till  the 
earnest  aud  repeated  calls  that  are 
made,  and  to  spread  the  gospel 
throughout  the  world. 

3  Let  those  of  our  ministers  who 
are  able,  go  forth  and  devote  their 
time  and  means  and  taleuts  to  the 
great  woik  to  which  they  have  beeu 
called. 

3.  Let  those  who  have  the  meaus 
at  command,  use  them  so  as  to  enable 
those  who  have  a  desire  to  respoud  to 
the  calls  to  do  so.  Iu  short,  let  every 
meuiber  of  the  body  feel  the  impor- 
tance of  this  great  work,  and  do  what 
he  an  to  carry  it  forward. 


For  lUc  Companion  and  Visitou. 
A  rt-port***!  ctkse  ut   Ntarvatiou. 

Brolher  Qiiinter  : — In  order  that 
those  who  have  an  abundance  of  the 
necessaries  of  life,  may  know  the 
.wherabouts  of  some  of  those  who  are 
really  needy,  I  will   here  append   the 


main  part  of  a  letter  from  Shawno's 
county,  Kansas,  which  will  show  that 
the  brethren  and  friends  in  this  part 
of  Kansas  arc  in  some  way  overlook- 
ed, or  their  cries  and  entreaties  disre- 
cardod  by  the  Aid  Department  of 
Topeka.     Here  is  the  letter : — 

Richland,  Kans.vs,  ) 
Jan.  2Tth,  1875.     ) 

Dear  Sister: — "I  take  my  pen  ia 
hand  to  drop  you  a  few  lines  to  let 
you  know  that  we  have  not  got  that 
box  of  goods  yet,  and  we  don't  know 
whether  we  ever  will.  Ifyou  please, 
have  it  looked  after,  for  if  we  have 
ever  been  in  need,  it  is  now.  You 
said  something  about  the  aid  that  the 
brethren  got  from  the  East.  I  will 
tell  von  how  much  they  got.  They 
got  $2t)0  to  be  divided  among  the 
poor,  aud  the  pirt  of  the  members  in 
want.  Now  how  much  do  you  think 
one  will  get  ofit.  We  nor  any  of 
the  members  can  live  on  that  until 
we  rais:G  something  to  live  on.  I  will 
tell  you  there  is  plenty  of  general  aid 
sent  to  Topeka  for  every  county  ex- 
cept Shawnee.  They  say  in  Topeka, 
that  it  is  a  disgrace  fur  Shawnee 
county  to  draw  aid,  because  the  capi- 
ta! is  iu  this  county.  They  are  going 
to  starve  u^  in  Shawnee  county.  V/e 
had  two  committees  to  g)  oui  and 
try  to  got  aid,  but  they  would  not  let 
them  have  any.  There  was  a  widow 
iu  Top;-ka,  who  went  three  times  to 
get  aid  ;  but  they  would  not  let  her 
h!ive  any,  and  finally  she  had  t'j 
starve.  I  think  that  was  more  dis- 
grace to  Shawnee  county  than  if  they 
would  have  given  her  aid.  Tnis  is 
the  way  tuey  do  here.  They  do  any- 
thing but  that  which  is  fair.  I  think 
that  about  one  half  of  the  people  here 
will  die  before  spring  of  sickuess  and 
btai'vatiou.  it  looks  so  to  me  at  thi.s 
time.  I  hope  I  may  be  wrong  ia  my 
opinion.  Write  as  toon  as  you  get 
this,  and  don't  forget  it.  I  do  not  feel 
much  like  writing. 

(jiEOUGE  I).  SOUDERS. 

From  the  above  it  appears  that 
Shawnee  couuty  is  suffering  severely, 
and  it  would  be  well  for  the  brethrea 
to  take  coguizauce  of  this  fact.  The 
box  mentioned  by  brother  Sanders  iu 
his  letter,  was  shipped  to  his  addres^ri 
from  L;irvvill,  luO.,  ou  the  9i,h,  of 
December. 

E.    U.MUAUOII. 

Filgrim  please  ccpj. 


lOi 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOiSl'EL  VlSlToB. 


For  the  Comtanion  and  Visitok. 
Ill  9|f  inoriuui. 


SACKED  TO  THE 

MK.V10KY  OK  MY  BBOTIIEK    WILLIAM, 
Wno  Died  August  28tii,  1S74. 


BY    SALI.IE  A    MOUT. 

Oh  !  how  little  we  thougiit  one  year  to-day 
Of  the  danger  that  near  our  thresliold  lay — 
That  those  eyes,  then  radiant  with  love  and 

life, 
Should  soon  be  closed  to  this  world  of  strife. 

But     time      sped    swift   with     its    changes 

fraught — 
Its  flight  unheeded  and  its  cares  un*ou-^ht, 
Till  the  winter  too  with  the  i>ast  had  lied, 
With  ii.3  (ailed  hojes  and  pleasures  dead. 

Sprinj;  came  with  its  bcauilis,  and  still  was 

btaid 
The  blow,  though  the  axe  to  the  vine  was 

laid  ; 
Then  dawned  the  summer  with  rosy  hours, 
I  6  joyous  birds,  and  bsSauteous  flowers. 

Ah !    little  wo    thought    ero    again    they'd 

bloom, 
That  the  winter's  snow  would   enshroud  Lis 

tomb ; 
But  his  seat  s  vacant,  and  we  list  in  v«in, 
F.if  the  welcome  touud  of  his  voice  again. 

Ycs ;  the    hour    came     and    the    bolt    was 

burl'd, 
And  the  pagj  by  Death  inscribed  uufurl'd  ; 
And  seatler'd  far  were  our  garnered  sheaves, 
As  scatieretb  the  winds'ihe  auiumn  leaves. 

Though  bitter  the    cup,  which   our  Father 

gives, 
We  drink  ia  hope  that  our  loved  one  lives  ; 
Redeemed  through  the  merits  of  a  Saviour's 

blood, 
From  his  sufferings   here,  to    a  home  with 

God. 

Thougli  chastened  sore,  we  admit  it  just  ; 
And  the   hand  that    smote  us,    we   humbly 

trust. 
Will  kindly  lead    us  through    life's   dreary 

way, 
Till  we  meet  again  in  the  realms  of  day. 
Dayton,  Ohio. 

For  the  Cohpanion  and  Visitok. 
An  KKsay  in  BetiaEl  of  tlie  Ne«dy 
iu  HuuMaH  uuil  SiebruKku. 

Continued  from  page  34. 


The  eecond  injunction  contained  in 
the  text,  is:  "I'leud  the  cauFo  of  the 
poor  mid  needy."  By  calculuiiou,  we 
find  tbat  the  poor  are  referred  to,  or  ii,t 
least   the    word  jioor,    occurs    more 


than  one  hundred  and  ei^rbtv  ti.iips  ■ 
in  the  sacred  volume;  und  it  is  evi- 
dent that  the  Most  High  has  always 
manifested  a  special  repard  for  the 
poor  and  needy  ;  and  calls  for  the  sym- 
pathy of  those  whom  he  has  blessed 
with  the  good  things  of  this  world,  to 
the  poor.  And  to  those  who  give  or 
donate  their  earthly  substance,  and 
do  it  cheerfully,  an  inestimable  re- 
ward is  guaranteed.  In  support  of 
this  assertion  we  turn  to  Deut.  15: 
7-11.  (Please  read  the  Scripture.) 
Here  the  promise  is  to  those  who 
give  liberally  :  '"Tbe  Lord  will  bless 
them  iu  all  their  work.-*,  and  in  all  that 
they  put  iheir  haud.s  to."  In  Fs  41:  1, 
deliverance  in  time  of  trouble,  is 
promised.  Now  let  us  turn  to  Prov. 
lil  :  13,  and  call  to  mind,  in  part,  the 
fate  of  those  who  disregard  the  ap- 
peals for  help.  The  scripture  reads 
thus:  "Wbo.so  stoppeth  his  ears  at 
the  cry  of  the  poor,  he  also  shall  cry 
himself,  but  shall  not  be  heard." 

Next  we  will  turn  to  Isa.  58  :  7-11, 
and  call  forth  some  more  of  the  great 
and  glorious  promises,  held  forth  as 
inducements  to  assit  in  alleviating 
the  suffering  of  the  needy.  Tbe 
prophet  here  speaks  upon  the  subject 
of  fasting,  and  asks  the  question  : 
"Is  it  not  to  deal  thy  bread  to  the 
hungry,  and  that  thou  bring  the  poor 
that  are  cast  out,  into  thine  hou.=;e  ? 
when  thou  seest  the  naked  that  thou 
clothe  him  ?"  The  idea  comprehend- 
ed in  this  scripture,  appears  to  be, 
that  the  de.'^ign  of  fasting  is,  to  be 
enabled  to  do  more  for  tbe  poor  and 
needy,  and  for  so  doing,  the  promise 
is:  "Thy  light  shall  break  forth  as  the 
morning.  Thou  sbalt  call  and  the 
Lord  shall  hear.  Thy  darkness  shall 
be  as  the  LOon-day.  The  Lord  shall 
guide  thee  continually,  and  satisfy 
thy  soal  in  drought.  Thou  sbalt  be 
as  a  watered  garden  ;  and  like  a 
spring  of  water,  whose  waters  fail 
not." 

The  necessity  of  devising  some 
plan  for  disseminating  primitive 
Christianity,  or  to  have  the  gospel 
(as  we  believe  and  practice)  preached 
more  extensively,  has  recently  been 
agitated,  perhaps  to  the  satisfaction 
of  all.  SoiTio  important,  as  well  as 
appropriate,reraark8  upon  the  subject, 
have  saluted  us  in  an  article  from  the 
Pacific  coast,  inserted  in  current  vol- 
ume, No.  2,  which  I  think  we  would 
do  well  to  reread  and  retain.  Breth- 
ren, and  all  readers  of  the  Compan- 
ion, an  opportunity  ia  now  extended, 


for  all  who  are  blessed  with  an  abun- 
dance of  this  world's  goods.to  lay  up  a 
"'Treasure  in  heaven;"  to  become 
preachers,  not  in  word  but  iu  deed. 
"Actions  sometimes  speak  louder 
than  words."  This  is  a  true  sayiog, 
and  no  doubt  will  bo  made  manifest  ia 
the  present  distress.  Who  knows 
but  what  the  present  sufferiog.s  in 
Nebra&ki,  Kansas  and  Missouri,  oc- 
cassioned  by  the  grasshoppers  and 
drought,  is  one  of  the  Lord's  ways, 
or  means,  by  which  he  desighs  spread- 
ing the  faith  we  preach  and  practice 
in  our  churches  at  home  ?  Fur  if  the 
brethren  continue  to  the  last,  (and  uo 
doubt  they  will,)  as  they  have  begun 
everywhere,  and  see  those  suffering 
people  provided  for,  until  they  can 
raise  a  crop,  ''their  light  (undoubted- 
ly) shall  break  forth  as  the  morning.'' 
"Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.''  The 
souls  v/e  may  win  for  Christ,  by  con- 
tinuiug  in  doing  an  active  part  in  pro- 
viding for  those  suffering  people,  may 
be  vastly  more  numerous  than  those 
which  the  labors  of  many  ndssioa- 
ariea  could  haved  saved  :  for  who 
would  not  love  and  desire  to  be  neigh- 
bor to  a  people  who  will  thus  sym- 
pathize and  pity  iheir  fellow-members 
and  neighbors. 

"Weep  with  those  that  weep," 
Fast  with  tho.-*e  that  fast  ; 
The  Lord  his  saints  wiil  keep, 
Secure  from  every  blast. 

J.  Baub. 

MouUon,  Iowa. 

{To  he   coutiitiiaJ.) 


Industry — Man  must  have  occu- 
pation or  be  miserable.  Toil  is  the 
price  of  sleep  and  appetite,  of  health 
and  enjoyment  The  very  necessity 
which  overcoaies  our  natural  sloth  is 
a  blessing.  The  word  does  not  con- 
tain a  briar  or  a  thorn  which  divine 
mercy  could  not  have  spared.  We 
are  happier  with  the  sterility,  than  wo 
could  have  been  with  spontaneous 
plenty  and  uubouudi-d  profusion.  The 
body  and  the  mind  are  improved  by 
the  toil  that  fatigues  them.  The  toil 
is  a  thousand  times  rewarded  by  the 
pleasure  it  bestows.  It  enjoyments 
are  peculiar.  No  wealth  can  pur- 
chase them.  No  iudolence  can  taste 
them.  They  flow  only  from  the  ex- 
ertions which  they  repay. 


The  husband  of  a  good  and  faitbfu! 
wife  is  known  in  the  gates  when  ha 
sittcth  among  tbe  elders  of  the  laud. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB. 


1C5 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

From  the  London  Cbrislian. 
Yoiiue:  9Ieu. 


BY  DR    ANDREW  BONAR. 


There  was  a  lime  in  the  history  of 
the  church,  when  its  best  witnesses 
were  three  young  men  of  Israel. 
Shadrach,  Mesbach,  and  Abed  nego, 
ia  their  daj,  held  up  the  pillars  of 
truth  in  the  earth,  and  the  Son  of 
God  was  with  tlieni.  (Dan.  iii.  25). 
There  was  a  time  in  Scotland  wiien 
pome  of  her  noblest  witnesses  for 
Christ  were  young  men.  Three 
young  niarlvrs  (one  only  seventteu 
years  of  age)  wrote  thus  to  their 
friends — "Our  time  is  short  ;  we  have 
little  to  spare,  having  our  sentence  at 
one  o'clock,  and  we  are  te  die  at  live 
this  afternoon.  Good  news  1  Christ 
is  no  worse  than  lie  promised. 
Blessed  be  He  that  ever  we  were 
born  to  bear  witness  for  Him  !  Be 
valiant  for  God.  Him  that  overcom- 
eth  He  will  make  a  pillar  in  His 
temple." 

Young  men,  there  are  three  tralhs 
regarding  you,  wherein  God  contra- 
dicts the  world.  1.  The  world  reck- 
ons the  sius  of  youth  as  mere  excusa- 
ble than  the  sins  of  others.  God 
declares  them  to  be  peculiarly  aggra- 
vated. Job  (xiii.  2G)  speaks  of  the 
sins  of  his  youth  as  not  easily  forgot- 
ten by  God  ;  and  David  (Ps.  xxv.  1) 
ftars  the  sins  of  his  youth  most  f  pt-c- 
ially.  Thoughtlessness  characterizes 
youth  ;  and  thoughtlessness  is  xinbe- 
lief ;  and  unbelief  makes  God  a  liar. 
(1  John  V.  10).  2.  The  world  thinks 
there  is  no  occasion  for  haste  on  your 
part  in  coming  to  Christ.  God  ex- 
pects you  to  come  in  the  days  of  your 
youth  "Remember,  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth,  thy  Creator" — what  He  hath 
done  for  you,  how  He  has  so  loved 
you,  how  He  seeks  your  soul.  (Eccles. 
xii.  1).  3  The  world  says  you  are 
more  likely  to  be  really  converted 
when  you  are  older  and  amid  the  re- 
alities of  busy  life.  God  savs,  "To- 
day." Heb.  iv.  7  ;  Ps.  xcv.  7.  He 
asks  you  at  once  to  receive  His  un- 
speakable gift,  Christ  Jesus.  Mat- 
thew and  Zaccheus  accepted  the  first 
call  that  came  to  them.  Peter, 
James,  John,  Andrew,  Philip,  Na- 
thauial,  and  the  dying  thief,  came  to 
Jesus  \,\iQ  first  day  they  beard  of  His 
salvation. 

"Rejoice,   O  young    man,   in   thy 


youth,"  says  Solomon  in  awful  irony, 
"and  let  thy  heart  cheer  thee  iu  the 
days  of  thy  youth,  and  walk  iu  the 
ways  of  thine  heart,  and  the  t.ight  of 
thine  eyes,  but  knmo  Uiou,  that  for 
all  these  things  Ood  will  bring  thee 
into  judgment."  Eccles.  xi.  9. 

Ou  the  other  hand  hear  the  jubi- 
lant voice  of  one  who,  in  early  youth, 
found  salvation  :  ''  2^his  is  the  victory 
that  overcometh  the  world,  our  faith." 
1  John  V.  4. — i.  e.,  our  knowing  and 
believing  iu  the  Christ  of  God.  So 
writes  John  the  apostle,  the  same 
who  tells  of  "young  men"  who  were 
"strong,  and  bad  OAcrcome  the  wicked 
one,"  because  they  had  found  forgive- 
nes-'S  of  sin  and  kept  the  word  of  God 
abiding  in  them.   1  John  ii.  14. 

Think  well  of  that  word,  "Excr-pt  a 
man  be  bora  again,  he  cannot  see  tiie 
kingdom  of  God.  John  iii.  3.  The 
Lord  asks  you  to  accept  at  once 
Christ  the  Saviour,  the  sianer'.s  Sub- 
stitute, the  Sin  Bearer,  the  Burden 
Bearer.  This  is  the  Holy  Spirit's 
way  of  subduing  you  to  Christ.  As 
many  as  receive  Him,  to  them  He 
gave  power  to  become  sons  of  God. 
John  i.  12. 

There  is  a  solemn  warning  spoken 
iu  full  view  of  the  fountain  of  Life 
by  Him  who  Himself  gives  its  waters 
to  the  thirsty.  "But  ihe  fearful,  the 
cowardly,  who  keep  away  from 
Christ  because  of  man's  frown  or 
man's  favor,  "shall  have  their  portion 
in  the  lake  that  burneth  with  fire  and 
brimstone,  which  is  the  second 
death."  Rev.  xxi.  8. 

Young  men,  this  is  a  time  when 
the  Lord  is  saving  many  of  your 
number  in  a  remarkable  manner.  He 
has  put  into  the  hearts  of  hia  people 
to  pray  for  you  very  specially.  "No 
man  cared  for  my  soul,'*  cannot  be 
your  coinplaiut.  But  best  of  all,  the 
Lord  Himself  is  caring  for  you  ;  will 
you  hear  His  voice  ? 

<"Twtts  grace  my  wayward  heart  first  won, 

'Tis  grace  that  holds  me  fast  j 
Grace  will  complote  the  work  begun, 

And  save  me  to  the  last." 


Bad  Boys  Make  Bad  Men. 


An  aged  sea  captain,  who  had  spent 
a  long  life  upon  the  ocean,  said  to  a 
lady,  "Oq  ship  board,  I  can  tell  in  a 
very  short  lime  what  any  sailor  was 
in  bis  boyhood."  It  was  because  "the 
boy  was  father  to  the  man."  He  ad- 
ded, '-I  find  invariably  that  a  bad  sai- 
lor ia  made  out  of  a  bad  boy."    When 


he  saw  a  reckless,  profane,  vicious 
"sou  of  the  deep,"  he  at  once  conclu- 
ded that  be  was  little  better  when  a 
lad.  Now  this  is  just  vvfhat  might  be 
expected.  It  is  just  what  is  seen  in 
other  things.  Poor  wool  or  cotteu 
makes  poor  cloth.  Poor  cloth  makes 
a  poor  coat.  Poor  faruis  produce  poor 
crops.  Poor  timbt^r  makes  a  poor 
house.  And  so  wicked  children  make 
wicked  men  and  women. 

It  is  said  that  Emperor  Nero  of 
Rome,  when  a  little  boy,  delighted  to 
torture  and  kill  flies,  and  would  pur- 
sue the  little  creatures  hour  after  hour 
to  pierce  them  and  see  them  flutter 
and  die  ia  agony.  As  he  grew  older, 
he  exhibited  the  same  cruel  disposi- 
tion towards  men.  Whea  made  Em- 
peror, he  advanced  in  cruelty  at  a 
fearful  rate  ;  killed  his  own  wife,  and 
ordered  hia  mother  to  bo  assasiuated. 
Nor  was  this  all.  He  finally  ordered 
the  city  to  be  set  ou  fire,  just  to  see 
how  it  would  loi'k.  And  when  it  v/as 
burning,  he  seated  himself  upon'a  high 
tower,  and  played  upon  his  lyre. 
Was  this  strange  ?  Is  not  a  cruel 
hoy  likely  to  become  a  cruel  man? 
Killing  men  in  manhood  is  only  a 
further  development  of  killiag  flies  in 
childhood. 


Bv^tter  Than  Gold. 


We  often  hear  little  boys  telling  of 
the  wonders  they  will  do  when  they 
grow  to  be  men.  They  are  looking 
and  louging  for  the  time  when  they 
will  be  large  enough  to  carry  a  cane 
and  weflr  a  tall  hat;  and  not  one  of 
them  will  say  that  he  expects  to  be  a 
poor  man,  but  they  every  one  intend 
to  be  rich. 

Now  money  is  very  good  in  its 
place;  but  let  me  tell  you,  my  little 
boys,  what  is  a  great  deal  better  than 
money,  and  what  you  may  be  earning 
all  the  time  you  are  waiting  to  grow 
large  enough  to  earn  a  fortune.  The 
Bible  tells  us  that  "a  good  name  ia 
belter  than  riches." 


— Let  no  young  man  exp«c'  suc- 
cess or  prosperity  who  disregards  the 
kind  advice  and  pious  instructions  of 
his  mother.  What  can  be  more  con- 
soling and  heart-cheering  in  severe  af- 
fliction than  a  food  mother's  prayers 
and  tears  poured  forth  and  shed  ia 
infancy  for  her  beloved  offspring  ? 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COWrANlON  AND  GOSl'EL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MIOYEUSDALE,  Pn.,  Feb.  IG,  1875. 

Onr  Dnty  to  the  I'oniig. 

We  have  read  of  a  gcntleiuan  who  was 
once  walking  over  the  farm  of  his  friend, 
and  observing  the  very  superior  sheep 
wliich  he  had,  he  a-kcd  hiui  how  it  was 
he  eauic  to  liave  them  so  fine  ?  His  reply 
was,  '"I  take  care  of  tuy  lambs,  t^ir." 
This  is  a  very  suggestive  and  instructive 
reply  for  all  who  have  the  care  and  man- 
agement of  the  young — for  parents, 
teachers,  ministers  and  legislators.  If 
we  would  have  the  future  generation  to 
be  sober,  honest,  wise  and  religious,  we 
must  Kive  attention  to  children,  for  the 
coming  generation  of  mt-n  will  be  made 
up  of  those  now  in  their  childhood.  Upon 
the  early  culture  given  by  the  farmer  to 
many^f  his  crops,  depend  the  value  and 
yield  of  those  crops.  So  upon  the  early 
culture  of  the  hearts  and  minds  of  our 
children,  depend  their  fuiure  characters 
in  a  great  measure.  If  no  attention  is 
given  to  youth,  they  may  grow  up  in  ig 
liorance  \  if,  for  the  want  of  good  instruc- 
tion and  training,  the  enemy  bows  tares 
in  their  minds  when  very  susceptible  of 
receiving  impressions,  the  fatal  result, 
may  be  skepticism,  downright  intideliiy, 
ungodliness,  or  even  gross  immorality  ; 
but  if  care  and  pains  are  bestowed  upon 
them,  and  they  are  trained  up  "in  the 
way  they  should  go,"  such  a  training 
will  be  likely  to  be  productive  of  a 
character,  which  will  be  a  blessing  to 
themselves  and  to  the  world,  and  an 
honor  to  God. 

The  number  of  criminals  that  every 
country  produces  has  become  a  painful 
and  an  alaiming  suljoct  to  every  observ- 
ing and  reflecting  philanthropist-  And 
upon  more  thought  and  reflection  being 
given  to  the  subject,  it  was  louud  that  in 
a  large  pro|)oriion  of  the  cases,  abandoned 
und  neglected  children  constituted  the 
raw  material  out  of  which  the  criminals 
were  produced.  The  discovery  of  this 
fact  and  a  proper  application  of  it,  have 
led  to  the  organization  of  schools  and  in- 
Btitutions  for  tlie  education,  protection 
and  refovming  of  children,  as  their  condi- 
tions in  society  seem  to  require.  It  is 
now  generally  admitted  that  when  par 
ents  cannot,  or  when  they  will  uut  edu- 


cate their  children,  and  by  neglecting 
them  cause  them  to  become  an  injury  to 
society,  that  a  nation  may,  out  of  regard 
to  its  own  interests,  interfere  to  promote 
the  educatiun  of  the  young. 

"Train  up  a  child  in  the  way  he  should 
go  :  and  when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  de- 
part from  it."— Ps.  22:6. 

"Faihers,  provoke  not  your  children  to 
wrath  :  but  bring  them  up  in  the  nurture 
and  admonition  of  the  Lord." — Eph. 
6:5. 

The  last  of  the  above  passages  teaches 
us  how  children  are  to  be  brought  up, 
namely,  "iu  the  nurture  and  admonition 
of  the  Lord,"  that  is,  in  that  wholesome 
discipline  and  instruction  which  the 
Lird  has  iirescribed.  Aod^lhe  first  pas* 
sage  teaches  the  fame  duty  that  the 
second  does,  and  in  addition  to  the  duty 
taught,  we  have  the  happy  result  as  a 
general  rule,  the  coniiuualion  and  stabiN 
ity  of  the  child  taught,  in  the  principles 
and  pious  habits  in  which  it  was  early 
instructed.  We  have  an  illustration  of 
this  in  the  example  of  Abraham,  who,  it 
is  said,  Gen.  18:19,  "Commanded  his 
children  and  his  household  after  him, 
and  they  kept  the  way  of  the  Lord,  to  do 
justice  and  judgment."  This  passage  in 
the  history  of  Abraham  sliows  that  his 
children  and  household  "kept  the  ways 
of  the  Lord  which  they  had  b.-eu  taught." 
We  have  quoted  it,  for  another  purpose, 
namely,  to  show  what  it  is  to  keep  the 
way  of  the  Lord.  It  is  "to  do  justice 
and  judgment."  And  this  is  what  is 
meant  by  the  apostle's  language,  "'the 
nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Loid." 
it  has  special  regard  to  the  religious  edu- 
cation of  children,  liy  good  instruction 
and  example,  they  are  to  be  led  into  the 
doctrine  of  Christ.  This  is  to  be  the 
principal  thing,  though  there  should  also 
be  attention  given  to  their  j)h>^ieal  and 
intellectual  education. 

Children  are  born  into  the  world  ignor- 
ant. And  the  rudiments  or  principles  of 
religion  must  be  gradually  implanted  in 
them,  as  their  capacity  increases  to  re- 
ceive them.  And  who  are  the  must 
likely  to  accomplish  this  work  eilectually? 
It  is  the  parents.  They  can  best  under- 
stand their  capacities  and  best  appreciate 
their  wants  and  difficulties.  And  the 
afl'ection  children  have  for  their  parents, 
and  the  conGdence  they  have  iu  tiicm, 
give  the  parents  peculiar  advantages  over 
them.     And    hence   great  rejjpoosibility 


rests  upon  the  parents,  both  from  the 
excellent  opportunities  they  have  for 
training  or  instructing  them,  and  also 
from  the  duties  that  God  has  imposed 
upon  them. 

And  where  tlie  parents  possess  any- 
thing like  the  qualifications  they  should, 
fur  instructing  their  children,  home  is 
still  the  best,  as  it  is  the  oldest  school. 
But  there  arc  many  difficulties  in  the 
way  of  home  training.  In  some  cases  the 
want  of  qualifications,  and  in  others  the 
want  of  time,  prevents  the  parents  from 
giving  tlic  attention  to  the,  training  of 
their  children  that  it  would  be  very  desir- 
able they  should  have.  But  though  it 
may  often  happen  that  the  circumstances 
of  the  parents  are  such  as  prevent  them 
fiom  giving  the  attention  to  the  training 
of  their  children  that  they  would  like  to 
give,  yet  no  circumstances  will  justify  the 
parents  from  negitcting  nkogcther  the 
proper  training  of  their  children  while 
they  have  thcui  under  their  care.  And 
with  the  qualifications  that  the  grace  of 
God  gives  to  Christian  parents,  whatever 
may  be  their  natural  deficiency,  or  what- 
ever obstacles  may  be  in  their  way,  they 
can  do  much  in  laying  the  foundation  for 
a  Christian  character  in  their  children,  if 
they  appreciate  their  responsibility,  and 
do  all  they  can  do,  in  the  work  u|)on 
which  the  weal  or  woe  of  their  children 
may  df  pend.  In  giving  us  children, 
God  has  given  us  love  to  them,  which 
will  be  a  wonderful  help  to  us  in  laboring 
for  their  good  when  that  love  is  guided 
by  Christian  prudence.  Love  to  our 
children  should  lead  us  to  labor  to  train 
them  in  principles  and  habits  of  pi  Jty  ; 
t.nd  our  labor  to  accumpli.>h  this,  will 
tend  to  increase  our  own  power  to  labor, 
while,  if  prajerfully  ontinucd,  it  will  not 
be  likely  to  f-iil  altogether  in  tio  n^rgood  to 
Che  young.  And  so  a  pa:cnL's  capacity 
ior  the  work  will  increase  as  his  labors 
continue.  There  is  then  cue  )uragement 
for  all  parents  to  labor  to  bring  up  their 
children  "in  the  nurture  and  admonition 
of  the  Lord,"  however  poorly  they  may 
feel  they  are  qualified  for  the  work. 

But  the  special  object  wo  had  in  view 
when  we  commenced  this  ar.icle,  was  to 
notice  the  obligations  we  are  under  to  the 
young  to  save  them  from  the  errors  and 
evils  to  which  thoy  are  exposed,  and  to 
form  their  minds  while  young,  in  the 
mould  of  Christiatj  truth.  Tiie  young 
cannot  bo  neglected  if   wo    arc  awake  to 


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our  duty  and  faithful  to  our  trusL  Here 
is  a  field  white  and  ready  to  harvest,  and 
one  that  is  promising  to  the  Christian 
laborer. 

In  looking  at  the  suhjcct,  we  ehonld 
not  fail  to  notice  the  duty  the  Lord  en- 
joined upon  the  Jews  to  instruct  end  take 
cure  of  the  young.  The  following  direc- 
tions were  given  theui :  "Therefore 
shall  yc  lay  up  those  my  words  in  your 
heart  and  in  your  soul,  and  bind  llieu)  tor 
a  sign  upon  your  hand,  that  they  may  bo 
ti.-:  I'ronlltts  between  your  eyes.  And  ye 
shall  teach  them  to  your  children,  fpcatt- 
ing  of  then)  when  thou  f^ittest  in  thine 
house,  and  when  thou  walkest  by  the  way, 
when  thou  liest  down,  and  when  thou 
riscst  up.  And  thou  shalt  write  them 
upon  the  door  posts  of  thine  house,  and 
upon  thy  gates."— Deut.  11:19,20. 

Dr.  Jahn,  in  his  Biblical  Arohicoiogy, 
page  175,  has  the  following  upon  the 
nurture  of  children  among  the  Jews : 
"The  sons  remained  till  the  fifth  year  in 
the  care  of  the  women  ;  they  then  ceme 
into  the  father's  hands,  and  were  taught 
not  only  the  arts  and  duties  of  life,  but 
were  instructed  in  the  Mosaic  law,  and 
in  all  parts  of  their  country's  religion. 
Dent.  G: 20-25;  7:19  ;  11:19.  Those  who 
wished  to  have  them  further  instructed, 
provided  they  did  not  deem  it  preferable 
to  employ  private  teachers,  sent  them 
away  to  some  priest  or  Levite,  who 
sometimes  had  a  number  of  other  chil- 
dren to  instruct.  It  appears  from  1  Sam. 
1:24-28,  that  there  was  a  school  near  the 
holy  tabernacle,  dedicated  to  the  instruc- 
tion of  youth.  There  had  been  many 
other  schools  of  this  kind,  which  had 
fallen  into  discredit,  but  were  restored 
again  by  the  prophet  Samuel ;  after 
whose  time  the  members  of  the  Semin- 
aries in  fiuestion,  who  were  denominated 
by  way  of  distinction  //i-c  sons  of  the 
praphfts,  acquired  no  little  notoriety." 

As  we  have  already  seen  in  the  passage 
quoted  from  Paul,  (and  other  passages  of 
similar  import  could  be  quoted,)  the 
Christian  Scriptures,  as  well  as  the 
Jewish,  contain  precepts  making  it  the 
duty  of  Christian  parents  and  guardians, 
to  give  special  attention  to  the  cultivation 
of  the  young.  And  wc  find  from  the 
history  of  the  early  Christians,  who  lived 
in  times  near  the  apostolic  age,  that  the 
education  of  the  young  in  the  principles 
ot  Christianity,  was  regarded  as  an  im- 
portant duty.    Dr.  Cave,  in  his  primitive 


Christianity,  has  the  following  in  regard 
to  the  subject  under  consideration.  He 
is  speaking  of  the  knowledge  of  the 
Scriptures  which  the  primitive  Christians 
labored  to  obtain,  and  which  the^  pos 
sessed  :  "Nor  did  they  covetously 
hoard  up  and  reserve  this  excellent 
knowledge  to  themselves,  but  freely  coiu- 
municated  it  to  others,  especially  were 
careful  to  catechise  and  instruct  their 
children  and  servants  in  the  principles  of 
religion.  St.  Clemens  praises  the  Corin- 
thians, that  they  took  care  to  admonish 
their  young  men  to  fo'low  those  things 
that  were  modest  and  comely,  and  ac- 
cordingly exhorts  them  to  instruct  the 
young  in  the  knowledge  of  the  fear  of 
God,  to  make  their  children  partakers  of 
the  discipline  of  Clirist,  to  teach  them 
how  much  humility  and  a  chaste  love  do 
prevail  with  God  ;  that  the  fear  of  him  is 
good  and  useful,  and  preserves  all  those 
who  with  pure  thoughts  lead  a  holy  life 
according  to  his  will.  *  *  *  fhis 
was  the  discipline  under  which  Chri.xtians 
were  brought  up  in  those  times  ;  religion 
was  instilled  into  them  betimes,  v;hich 
grew  up  and  mixed  itself  with  their  ordi- 
nary labors  and  recreations,  in  so  much 
that  the  most  rude  and  illiterate  persons, 
instead  of  profane  wanton  songs,  which 
vitiate  and  corrupt  the  minds  of  men, 
as  Chrysostom  calls  them  'songs  of  the 
devil's  composure,'  used  nothing  but 
spiritual  and  divine  hymns:  so  that  (as 
St.  Jerome  relates  of  the  place  where  he 
lived)  you  could  not  go  into  the  fie'd, 
hut  you  might  hear  the  p'ouKhman  at 
his  hallelujah?,  the  ihower  at  his  hymns, 
and  the  vine  dresser  singing  David's 
psalms." — Page  131. 

The  conversion  and  Christian  training 
of  the  young,  that  they  may  enjoy  the 
comforts  and  protection  of  Christianity 
themselves ;  that  their  influence  in 
neither  youth  nor  manhood  may  be 
thrown  on  the  side  of  evil  ;  and  that  they 
may  become  active  and  useful  members 
of  the  church,  is  a  subject  that  commends 
itselt  to  the  attention,  not  only  of  every 
individual  Christian,  but  to  the  church  as 
a  body.  We  have  seen  that  we  as  Chris- 
tians have  important  duties  enjoined  upon 
us  concerning  the  young,  and  we  are 
fearful  we  have  not  discharged  those  du- 
ties as  faithfully  aa  we  should  have 
done. 

In  regard  to  the  best  way,  or  in  what 
different  ways  we  can  most  iuflueuoe  the 


young,  and  most  successfully  labor  for 
their  crood,  is  also  a  subject  that  should 
receive  the  attention  of  cur  brotherhood, 
and  wc  hoi)c  it  will. 


It  appears  from  a  letter  in  our  present 
number,  from  brother  John  Iler^hey  of 
Missouri,  that  it  is  desirable  there  should 
be  a  better  understanding  in  regard  to 
who  are  the  proper  persons  to  receive  the 
contributions  that  are  designed  (or  the 
needy  in  the  West.  As  a  number  of 
those  who  need  help  at  this  time  have 
land,  it  seeiiis  it  is  thought  by  some  that 
they  should  borrow  money  and  in  that 
Way  help  themselves,  and  then  the  char» 
itable  contributions  could  be  applied  to 
tho?e  who  have  no  other  way  of  obtain- 
ing  help.  His  suggestions  are  intended 
for  the  brethren  in  Missouri,  though  he 
thinks  it  would  be  well  too  for  the  breth- 
ren in  other  localities  to  give  the  subject 
some  thought. 

The  fiul  ject  is  one  of  a  delicate  nature, 
but  as  there  are  many  that  need  help, 
and  as  help  will  be  needed  for  some  time 
yet,  it  id  very  desirable  that  the  most  ju> 
dicious  application  of  the  contributions  be 
made,  that  extreme  suffering,  at  least, 
may  be  prevented.  It  is  also  desirable  as 
brother  Hershey  suggests,  that  the  repu- 
tation of  the  brotiicrhood  does  not  suffer. 
We  make  these  remarks  to  call  attention 
to  brother  Hershey's  letter,  and  hope 
that  his  suggestions  will  have  their  de- 
sired effect. 


Aloianacs. 

Thinking  the  Brethren  generally  would 
want  Almanacs  we  had  such  a  number 
printed  that  we  thought  the  wants  would 
demand.  But  as  they  were  not  got 
ready  for  distribution  as  early  as  they 
should  have  been,  we  have  a  considerable 
number  yet  on  hand.  We  shall  be  glad 
to  receive  orders  from  any  who  have  not 
yet  received  an  almanac.  Thg  brethren, 
as  far  as  wo  have  had  an  exjircssion  from 
them,  are  pleased  with  the  almanac. 

As  it  seems  we  had  some  imperfect  al- 
manacs, we  would  again  say,  that  we  will 
send  good  copies  to  any  who  have  rei 
ceived  imperfect  ones,  if  they  will  inform 
us.  And  if  any  who  have  sent  for  alma» 
nacs,  and  have  not  received  them,  and 
will  infoim  us  of  this  circumstance,  wo 
will  with  pleasure  send  them. 


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CIlllISTlAN  FAMlLi:  C0M^A^^101^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

Vorre»pouiicnce  of  church  nctct  solicited /rot/, 
all  parts  of  the  Brothcrlwtd.  Writer't  name 
auil  addrcst.  re(jtiired  ou  every  communication 
ts  guaratUee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  commuui- 
iutiotis  or  manufiript  used,  not  retunted.  All 
c  tmmur.ieat  ions  fur  publication  rhouldbe  writ 
t-.H  upon  oue  si  tie  of  the  ''e.t  onlu. 

Report  ol  u  miMsSoa  to  Siouthern 
ludlaua. 

Januauv  27th,  1875. 

Editor  Companion  and  Visitor : 

There  were  dift'crent  calls  in 
Southern  Indiana  for  bruihren  to  come 
and  preach  the  go^Dcl.  Accordingly, 
brother  Jacob  Rife  and  1  were  appointed 
ai  tiie  District  Meeting  of  Southern  In* 
diana  to  no  on  tiie  mission. 

In  pursuance  of  appointment,  we  met 
at  the  While  Water  meeting-house,  oti 
tiie  night  of  the  b'Ai  of  January,  and  on 
the  morning  of  tlie  Clh,  wo  started  for 
Kipley  county.  We  arrived  at  Osgood  at 
5  o'clock  p.  lu.,  niid  walked  Ave  miles  to 
Versailles.  While  at  supper,  at  the 
AVilson  Hotel,  in  the  latter  place,  the 
landlady  seemed  to  notice  us  veiy  closely, 
and  we  remarked  that  we  were  [jilgrinis 
and  ministers.  Slie  asked  what  order 
wc  belonged  to?  We  replied  the  people 
call  us  Dunkards.  That,  said  she,  is 
what  lam,  and  gave  us  die  right  hand  of 
fellowship.  We  never  had  met  with  a 
strange  member  that  seemed  so  glad  as 
she  was.  We  continued  in  Versailles 
and  Tanglewood  over  Sunday.  On  Sat- 
urday the  mercury  biood  at  18°  below 
zero. 

In  Versailles  there  was  a  poor  mortal 
living  at  the  point  of  death,  wild  and  dis- 
tracted with  what  is  calied  delirium 
tremens.  On  Sabbath  niurning  his  suf- 
ferings in  this  world  ended.  0  what  an 
awful  death  !  O  what  a  lemperanee  lec- 
ture !  O  you  dnim  drinkers,  will  you  not 
take  warning  and  cease  to  partake  of  the 
intoxicating  bowl!  0  you  moderate 
dram  drinkers,  will  you  not  call  to  mind, 
and  leflect  that,  "by  whatsoever  a  man 
is  overcome  by  the  same  he  is  brought 
into  bondage.  ' — 2  Pet  2:  IS. 

On  Monday,  the  Ilih,  brother  llife 
baptized  David  Sehouuover  and  wife, 
son  in  law  and  daugiuer  of  sister  Wilson. 
Friend  Joseph  Wilson,  who  is  u  warm 
iViend  oi'  the  Brethren,  seemed  to  bo 
afiaid  that  his  step-daughter,  being  weak 
and  the  weather  being  so  cold,  would  not 
Ktand  it  very  well.  lint  i  am  glad  to 
say,  if  he  or  any  one  else  tliought  so, 
they  were  agreeably  deceived.  JJrother 
Shoonovcr  had  never  heard  the  Brethren 
preach,  and  to  his  knowledge  never  saw 
any  before  brother  Kife  and  1  came  to 
liis  house,  but.  was  brought  into  the 
faith  by  reading  the  Coinpanion  uiid 
Visitor. 

On  Tuesday,  January  12th,  wc  started 
for  Harrison  county,  South  Back  C.'retk 
Church.  Arrived  late  mi  the  evening, 
aud  couliuued  ovur  Sunday.     On  Monday 


two  old  men,  both  over  sixty  years  old, 
made  the  good  confession,  and  were 
buried  with  Christ  in  baptism.  And  to 
accomplish  this,  we  cut  the  ice  eight 
inches  thick.  When  liroihcr  Lewis  Kin- 
sey  and  I  were  sent  on  a  mission  to  the 
Southern  States,  in  1867,  we  staid  a  few 
days  in  this  vicinity.  There  were  four 
persons  received  into  fellowship,  but 
there  was  no  organized  church  of  the 
Brethren  within  a  hundred  miles.  And 
now  there  arc  over  thirty  members,  and 
a  good  meetinghouse  (nearly  Snished. ) 
And  the  congregation  in  a  healthy  con- 
dition. Jonathan  aud  Joseph  ZimDier- 
man  in  the  iccond  degree,  and  George 
11.  Iloke  and  Leonard  Love  in  the  6rst 
degree  in  the  ministry,  and  James  Bir- 
kem  and  Elhanen  Zimmerman  arc  the 
deacons. 

Some  of  the  Brethren  thought,  and  it 
was  even  intimated  in  the  Compunion 
and  Visitor,  tliat  our  labor  was  in  vain. 
But  I  don't  know  that  we  ever  did  more 
good  in  as  short  time  than  we  did  on  our 
southern  mission  in  1807.  The  above 
named  cliuich  is  now  under  the  care  of 
brother  Eli  Caylor.  When  we  saw  the 
love  and  sociability  manifested  by  the 
members  and  people  generally,  we  called 
to  mind  the  old  adage,  "a  poor  country 
for  rich  Biethrea,  and  a  rich  country  for 
poor  Brethren." 

On  Tuesday,  January  19ih,  we  started 
for  iMartin  county.  In  i)assiiig  through 
Floyd  and  Lawrence  counties,  wc  were 
told  that  the  Dunkards,  some  tliirty  or 
forty  years  ago,  had  one  church  house  in 
the  northern  part  of  Harrison  county, and 
two  in  Lawrence  county,  and  one  in  Du- 
bois county,  and  quite  a  number  of  mem- 
bers. But.  said  the  man  that  told  us, 
they  were  used  up  or  eaten  up  by  the 
Campbellites.  But  by  inquiry,  we  found 
that  they  were  not  in  fellowship  with  the 
Brethren,  but  were  what  we  u-eJ  to  call 
the  Hostettler,  or* Kentucky  Brethren, 
those  that  fell  from  the  true  faith  a  num- 
ber of  years  ago.  0  what  a  piiy  !  There 
is  not  much  doubt  in  my  mind,  liad  those 
Brethren  been  .satisfiod  with  the  order  of 
the  gospel  and  church,  llie  above  named 
churches  would  be  in  a  tlourishinic  condi- 
tion, and  many  more  added.  Whereas 
they  are  now  in  a  dilapidated  slate. 

Brethren,  1  have  traveled  in  fourteen 
different  states,  and  never  have  found 
that  there  was  one  church  of  the  Breth- 
ren gone  down  like  those.  O  you  back- 
sliders, take  warning! 

^Ve  arrived  at  Shoals,  Martin  county, 
January  2Uih,  and  continued  there  and 
in  the  vicinity  of  brother  Stephens,  over 
Sunday.  Here  we  found  five  members, 
but  the  Brethren  had  not  preached  here 
for  eleven  years.  On  Saturday  three 
added,  one  of  them  not  quite  thirteen 
years  old.  And  it  came  to  pass  that  a 
certain  man,  who  had  never  heard  the 
iJrethreu  preach,  before  we  came  here, 
but  was  convinced  by  reading  the  Coin- 
jKinion  and  \' isilor,  and  other  books  pub- 
lished by  the  Brethren,  that  the   princis 


Cle  and  platform  that  we  stand  on  is  as 
road  and  long  as  the  gospel,  after  going 
home  from  meeting  on  Friday  night, 
told  his  wife  he  wa-^  going  to  join  the 
chuieh,  but  she  opposed  him.  But  by 
Sunday  evening  she  chanircd  her  mind 
and  when  we  talked  of  taking  the  train 
that  night  aflcr  pre«ching  the  man  .said, 
"My  wile  and  I  wish  you  to  baptize  us 
tomorrow."  Accordingly,  on  Monday 
they  were  received  into  fellowship.  We 
advi-cd  the  members  here  to  hold  regu- 
lar meetings. 

On  Tuesday  morning,  at  2  o'clock,  we 
t'>ok  the  train  for  Indianapolis,  where  we 
parted  from  one  another,  at  4  o'clock 
[>.  m.  I  arrived  home  at  8  o'clock,  and 
found  all  well,  except  an  only  dear  son, 
who  was  sorely  afHictcd  with  painful 
carbuncles. 

Brethren,  I  am  sorry  that  our  District 
Meeting  is  not  in  the  .'•pring,  so  that  we 
could  make  arrangements  to  send  other 
brethren  to  Southern  Indiana,  (for  I  be- 
lieve in  changing,)  fur  the  harvest  truly 
is  great,  but  the  laborers  are  few.  Now, 
brethren,  if  you  hi  ar  a  call  '"come  over 
into  Southern  Indiana  nnd  help  us,"  if 
you  possibly  can  do  so,  obt-y  the  call. 
The  prospect  is  very  flattering  to  do  a 
great  deal  of  good  in  that  part  of  God's 
inora!  vineyard.  jM  ij'  the  good  Lord 
help  the  dear  brethren  to  do  their  duty, 
and  bear  in  mind  the  Lord  asks  no  more 
of  us  than  we  are  able  to  do.  We  are 
requested  to  have  our  report  published 
in  the  different  )>eiiodicals. 
Fraternally  vours, 

Geo.  W.  SruDKB.'^KEa. 

(I'ilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 

— »  ^ — 

Cbiireli  News. 

Janu.\ky  3Uib,  1875. 

Brother  Jamen : — 

Having  a  little  time  I  will 
give  you  some  church  news  for  publica- 
tion, and  I  hope  it  may  prove  of  much 
good,  as  ofttimes  we  are  loo  easily  dis- 
couraged. 

On  the  second  Sunday  in  this  month, 
the  coldest  day  we  have  had  this  winter, 
there  was  a  young  man  made  application 
for  baptism.  He  had  been  for  over  a 
year  unable  to  do  anything,  aud  through 
the  winter  so  far  has  only  been  able  to  go 
about  the  house.  I  went  about  one  mile 
to  where  he  was  staying,  accompanied  by 
the  brethren,  several  histers  and  friends, 
who  thought  it  was  too  cold  lor  him  to 
be  baptized.     But  he  said    he  would   not 

tint  it  off  any  longer.     And   for    my  part 
never  can  say  to  morrow,  to  day  is  the 
time,  to  morrow  maybe  too  late. 

So,  after  giving  the  usual  instructions 
in  the  house,  he  was  then  taken  in  a  sled 
lour  or  five  hundred  yards  to  t!ie  water- 
tide.  A  ver.se  or  two  wa«  Hung  and 
prayer  was  offered  up  and  he  then  was 
taken  into  the  water,  where  the  ice  had 
been  removed,  and  the  ordinance  of  bap- 
tism was  administered  to  liim,  without 
any  trouble.     lie  wa^  then   placed  iu  tha 


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plod  and  rcturnftd  to  the  bouse,  and  he 
feenicd  not  to  bo  chilled  in  the  least. 
The  mercury  was  1  i°  below  zero  at  8 
o'clock  in  the  morning. 

Ou  the  third  Sunday  in  this  month 
there  was  another  young  man  baptized, 
on  which  occasion  it  was  also  necesNary  to 
remove  the  ice.  And  on  the  fourth 
Sunday  of  the  month  there  was  a  young 
woman  baptized,  who  has  been  ailing  for 
two  years  and  has  not  been  expected  to 
live.  She  has  the  consumption.  We 
had  meeting  at  the  house  on  Saturday 
night.  The  house  was  crowded.  Sun- 
day morning,  at  9  a.  m  ,  the  ordinnnce  of 
baptism  was  adtuinistered  in  the  prchence 
of  a  large  orowd.  Many  thought  she 
was  not  able  to  endure  what  she  beiiovod 
to  be  her  duty.  She  wa«  carried  into  the 
water  on  a  ehair,  wbca  the  ordinance  was 
administered  without  any  trouble.  She 
was  then  carried  back  to  the  house,  a  di«- 
tttnce  of  about  one  hundred  yards.  It 
seemed  that  one  could  read  her  joyful 
feelings  in  her  oouuteoance,  and  fhe  ex- 
pressed fhctti  with  bcr  lips.  She  was  a 
sinter  of  the  young  uian  baptized  ou  the 
seeood  Sunday  mentioned. 

Now,  what  has  oaiised  me  to  ootioe 
thciie  baptiftuis  to  fully,  is  tbi- :  There 
was  a  man,  who  had  been  very  wicked, 
and  who  was  taken  very  ill,  and  lived  but 
a  few  moDibs,  and  who  seemed  to  be 
very  much  concerned  about  "tlse  one 
thing  needful,"'  that  "good  pari"  that 
M^iry  made  ture  of,  and  desired  to  come 
into  the  church  by  Lajitii-m.  It  could 
hiive  been  done,  but  because  some  per- 
suaded him  that  he  was  not  able,  he  de 
p!\rtc<l  thia  life  without  his  request  being 
complied  with.  I  have  thought  some 
times  there  was  a  lack  of  faith, and  a  fail- 
ure to  do  our  duty. 

If  this  in  worth    putting  in   print,    you 
can  publish  it.     You  may  be  the  judge. 
Yourg  in  Christ, 

Emas  Auvil. 

Yalley  Furnace,   \Y.  V<x. 


Tour  lu  Kansas  and  9Ii«honrl. 

Januauy  30t.h,  1875. 
Dear  Brethren  and  Sistert  : 

By  request  I  will  give  you  a 
phort  fketch  of  a  tour  to  Kansas  and 
Mi.s^iouri. 

1  left  my  home  on  the  5th  of  December 
and  stopped  with  the  Brethren  in  Union 
county,  and  had  three  meetings  in  a 
Bchool-house  near  brother  Lewis  Keim's- 
I  here  received  $12.50  for  the  Kan.sas 
Relief  Fund,  having  previous  to  my  de- 
parture al*o  received  $35.50  from  the 
church  at  Mt.  Etna. 

I  then  started  on  ray  way  to  Kansas, 
taking  the  train  at  Kent  Station,  on  the 
Creston  and  St.  Joe  Railroad.  I  got  to 
brother  Joseph  Carlier's,  in  Neosha 
county,  Kansas,  on  Wednesday  morning, 
and  held  meeting  in  the  evening.  On 
the  next  day  Thursday,  December  10th, 
I  was  met  by  brother  elder  Addison 
Baker  and  my  son,  Daniel  Harader,  from 


Jasper  county,  Missouri.  We  had  meet- 
ing at  a  school-house,  near  brother  Gar- 
bcr's,  at  candle  light. 

On  Friday  evening  elder  Baker  and 
D.  Haradcr  had  meeting  again  at  the 
same  phice,  and  I  went  with  brother 
Sidney  Il.idgden  to  his  place  of  residence, 
and  had  meeting  in  a  school  house  near 
there,  at  canale-light.  On  Saturday 
evening  I  returned  to  brother  Garber's 
school  house,  and  brother  Baker  and  D 
Harader  went  to  brother  Hodgden's 
school-house.  On  Sunday  I  fiUnd  an  apn 
pointment  away  cast,  in  a  Methodist 
community,  where  the  Brethren's  doc 
trine  was  never  before  preached  by  the 
brethren. 

On  Sunday  evening  we  all  met  at  the 
school-houso  near  brother  Garber's. 
Here  we  for  tho  first  time  met  Henry 
Clay,  who  is  now  h'nitile  toward  the  little 
body  of  Brethren  here-  0  what  a  pity 
that  Brethren  will  for  a  time  labor 
together  seemingly  in  love,  and  when 
something  occurs  to  create  coldness,  that 
they  will  try  to  destroy  what  they  have 
labored  to  build  up.  How  can  we  thus 
dare  to  reproach  the  Brotherhood? 

I  now  paid  to  brother  Joseph  Garber 
the  amount  of  charity  fund  in  my  hands, 
$48.00.  Brother  Garber  having  pre- 
sented his  books,  and  having  received 
over  fi»e  hundred  dollars.  We  were  sat- 
isfied that  brother  Garber  was  distribut- 
ing the  charity  funds  sent  to  him  with 
economy,  and  that  he  is  a  faithful  and 
trust- wort  by  bi-other,  we  giving  him  the 
best  advice  we  could.  We  then  on  Mon- 
day morning,  the  14th,  started  for  Jas- 
l,er  county,  Missouri.  Stopped  with 
brother  Cobock,  near  the  town  of  Chero 
kee,  in  Cherokee  county,  Kansas,  and 
had  meeting  at  candle  lit;ht.  I  will  just 
say  here  that  this  is  a  tine  country,  soil 
good  and  fertile,  the  face  of  the  country 
as  nice  as  any  I  have  seen,  good  markets, 
stone  coal  in  abundance,  water  middling 
good,  timber  scarce,  land  cheap  and  easy 
to  get.  I  think  this  would  be  a  good 
point  for  brethren  to  settle. 

On  the  morningof  the  15th,  we  started 
for  Jasper  county  in  the  private  convey- 
ance of  our  son  Daniel,  and  got  to  his 
place  of  residence,  on  the  fiirm  of  brother 
John  Wampler,  (^ne  and  a  half  miles 
from  Carthage.  Here  brother  Addison 
Baker  left  us,  and  went  to  meet  elders 
John  Ilorshey  and  Samuel  Mohlcr,  to 
serve  on  a  committee  in  Texas  county, 
Missouri.  We  occupied  the  time  in 
holding  meeting  in  the  neighborhood 
until  Tuesday,  the  22nd,  when  we  start- 
ed for  Elm  Springs,  in  Newton  county, 
Missouri,  to  meet  brother  Stine,  the 
Baptist  elder  who  had  made  application 
for  admission  into  our  church,  with  oth-- 
era  of  like  mind.  We  here  met  eiders 
J.  Hershey,  S.  Mohler  and  A.  Baker. 
After  examing  the  faith  of  the  applicants, 
it  was  found  that  six  out  of  the  number 
were  fully  willing  to  accept  of  the  doctrine 
of  CluLst  a:j  believed  and  practiced  by  the 
Brethren. 


Those  applicants  were  baptized  on 
Christmas  day,  in  tho  presence  of  many 
spectators  who  had  never  witnessed  th.i 
like  before.  Those  who  were  received  by 
ba|)tisui,  were  Johit  Stine  and  wife,  Hub- 
bard and  wifi'  and  Forney  and  wife.  A 
number  of  others,  all  i)roininenr  members 
of  the  Baptist  Church,  expressed  them- 
selves about  ready  to  couie.  Brother 
Stein  was  ^et  apart  to  the  ministry,  and 
brother  Hubbard  to  the  deaconship. 
The  brethren  had  a  ntuuber  of  mcctii.gs, 
all  in  private  houses  prepared  for  that 
purpose,  tititil  Sunday  evenin;:,  when  the 
brethren  all  started  for  their  homes,  ex- 
cept elder  B:iker  who  was  unwell.  He, 
however,  as  we  liave  learned,  has  recov- 
ered enough  to  take  the  journey  to  his 
home. 

From  this  point  we  were  conveyed  by 
brother  David  Moore  and  brother  Allmari 
to  the  Shnal  Creek  Church.  We  got  to 
brother  Moore's  on  Saturday  evening, 
the  26tb.  Here  we  met  the  Brethren 
for  the  first  time,  in  the  Valley  school- 
house.  On  Monday  we  were  met  by 
brother  Stein,  who  faithfully  labored 
with  us  until  I  left  for  home,  being  on 
the  4th  of  .January.  We  think  many 
lasting  impressions  were  made  in  and  by 
our  joint  labors.  Two  fallen  members 
were  reclaimed  io  the  last  named  churcii, 
and  we  hope  the  word  preached  will  be 
as  bread  cast  upon  the  waters,  and  will 
be  gathered  U)i  many  days  hence.  I  left; 
brother  Stein  and  son  Daniel,  who  de- 
signed to  continue  the  meeting  some 
longer,  as  a  deep  interest  seemed  to  mani- 
fest itself 

Fraternally  yours, 

C.  IIarader. 
-W<.  Eina,  loioa. 


From  Kansas. 

January  18tb,  1875. 
J  a  mcs  Quiiitpr:  — 

Dear  Biiother  :— Much  you  have 
had  before  you  in  regard  to  us  beggars  of 
the  West,  and  yet  duty  seems  to  urge  us 
to  pen  something  more  for  tho  press,  as 
some  of  our  correspondents  wish  us  to 
give  notice  throu;;h  the  Companion  and 
Yisftnr  of  the  manner  in  wl'.ich  we  make 
distributions. 

We  would  just  say  to  our  beloved 
brethren  and  fi lends,  who  have  trusted 
their  donations  in  our  care,  that  we  arc 
putting  in  ail  our  lime  in  trying  to  find 
out  the  actual  wants  of  our  people,  both 
in  and  out  of  the  church.  We  distribute 
no  money  only  to  the  agents  of  Brethren. 
We  buy  such  goods  as  we  know  are  really 
needed,  and  distribute  them  to  those  in 
want.  We,  however,  buy  no  horse  feed 
for  any  outside  of  our  church,  as  that 
would  take  more  means  than  we  are 
likely  to  get. 

We  would,  however,  like  to  help  our 
people  in  that  respect,  as  we  know  of 
several  persons  who  have  already  lost 
their  teams  of  horses  for  the  want  of  feed. 
There  has  been  no  produce  shipped  to  us 


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yet.  The  Railroad  C'lm panics  refuse  to 
ship  grain  of  any  kind  to  us  in  bulk  free 
ot  cliar>;c.  Grain  sl.ouid  be  put  inio 
barreN  and  scut  to  our  a  Idicss,  in  care  of 
the  Kansas  CVntral  Uolief  Comiuiitcc, 
Topcka,  Kansas.  Wo  th;;ik  i»  that  way 
we  will  get  it  all  right.  We  expect  grain 
to  be  bhippod  to  u^  oru  long. 
Yours  in  love. 

JosKPU  Qaurkr. 

v.  S. — We  hope  our  contributors  wiil 
pivc  us  instructions  how  they  want  Ud  to 
use  their  contributious. 

J.  G. 

Parsons,  Kaitsas. 


From  th»  Suntltwast- 

Wauuknsuuuo,  Mo.      1 
February  4,  1875.  ) 

Dear  Brotlier  Quinlcr: 

It  occurs  to 
my  mind  that  I  should  state  soiuethinu 
to  you  for  publication  in  the  Companion 
and  Yi'sitor,  in  reference  to  the  manner 
of  distributing,  as  weil  aa  the  manner  of 
collecting  and  bringing  tOKCthcr  means 
and  feed  for  the  southwest,  or  all  called, 
or  .said  to  be  destitute,  so  that  peace  and 
good  wiil  iray  bo  preserved,  both  in  and 
out  of  the  church. 

Now  I  find  a  d.ffjvence  cf  opinion  ex- 
ists already,  and  has  become  a  talk,  as  to 
whom,  or  what  community  should  be 
considered  destitute, and  a»k  for,  or  re- 
ceive, free  contributioni.  I  saw  the  con- 
dition of  our  church,  and  some  out  of 
the  church,  that  thoy  could  not  live 
tlirough  until  another  crop  was  raised, 
without  help.  I  perceived  that  they 
were  too  spirited,  or  in  other  wonL*,  too 
I^roud,  (at  least  some  of  ilitiu),  to  make 
their  condition  known.  Ho  without  their 
knowledge  I  wrote  to  old  brother  Samuel 
Mohler,  just  whit  1  thoualu  w*.;  iheu, 
and  would  be,  their  condiiion  ore  long, 
his  ihiidren  aionii  with  the  rest.  Old 
b.o.  her  Samuel  answered  and  said,  we 
bad  bnter  make  it.  known ;  that  tbcy 
liad  ;;ivon  $78.00  already  for  iiiijsas ; 
cnJ  no  doubt  that  the  folks  tbore  would 
huve  let  others  distributed  to  Kansas 
uhd  ra'her  help  us.  ISo  wo  utade  <>uch 
ao  appeal  as  we  thought  whb  becoming. 
The  Mahlcrs,  neighbors  aud  the  church 
in  Allen  county,  have  miidc  up  about 
$700.01)  for  the    destitu'e.      Some   have 

(;ivcti,  they  .say,  to  t!)i»  fund  whoa.re  day- 
aborers,  out  of  i)ity  for  the  starving  poor 
iu  the  west)  and  think  that  ibowo  better 
off  in  the  world  than  thcmsdves,  nre  not 
destitute ;  that  as  long  &i  muu  have 
farms  and  stock,  ihougu  without  food 
and  bread,  they  ought  to  appeal  lo  tbeir 
friends  and  rich  neighbors  lu  other  parts 
and  imike  loans  and  pay  back  vvbcu  more 
prosperous  times  conw?. 

Now  here  is  the    diilieuliy.       How    to 

I)rocccd  with  a  fui;d  ui'  that  kind,  and 
or  whom  bhall  we  continue  to  ask  help, 
60  as  not  to  be  published,  pcrhajis,  in  the 
newfi|>aper«  of  tiic   land    as    having    dc 


ceived  the  people,  and  because  of  a  few 
destitute,  we  availed  ourselves  of  their 
condition  to  collect  oflfof  the  community 
aud  Uiany  poor  folks,  much  poorer  than 
themselves,  bread  and  feed,  and  who 
have  also  rich  friends  who  could  trust 
them  fjr  several  years. 

Now,  for  the  s^ke  of  right,  and  for  the 
church's  credit  and  prosiierity,  could  not 
a  way  be  readied  ihrouch  our  periodicals 
that  would  be  more  .safe,  thau  to  leave 
it  to  us  hero?  We  may  pity  ourselves 
to  our  injurj'.  Could  not  the  donors  give 
Bome  rule  for  distributing,  aud  say  who 
shuU  apply  to  their  own  friends  for  help, 
and  who  to  the  church,  and  the  benevo- 
lence of  all  that  give  charity?  Now  if 
you  think  there  is  room  for  action  in  the 
case,  jvlcasc  point  out  bomething.  If 
there  is  aoythiug  in  this  that  can  be 
useJ,  why  mukc  use  of  so  much  of  it  as 
you  ihink  iiro[)er,  or  write  something 
entirely  independent.  But  I  say  ugain, 
I,  iu  my  weak  judgment,  fear  trouble, 
for  the  report  in  already  snread,  that, 
there  is  not  much  destitution  here,  i'et 
men  and  hearts  cinuot  live  witliout  help 
fruui  loauiuif,  or  some  way  else,  till  an- 
other cro()  can  be  raised.  Flea>e  do  act 
soou,  if  at  all. 

John  Haushky. 

•-• 

From  The  Slarab  I'reek  I'burch. 

FicuiniAitY  2ud,  1875. 
Brother  Quiilcr : — 

I  am  happy  to  communicate  to 
you  and  the  Bretliren  generally,  some 
glad  tidings  from  this  part  of  God's 
moral  vineyard. 

On  the  15th  uU.,  brother  D.  F.  Good, 
of  the  Antictam  Church,  reached  our 
borders,  and  on  the  next  evening  meeN 
ing  «as  held  at  Friwnd's  Grove.  The 
work  at  tf.ib  place  was  nrosccuicd  faith- 
fully by  our  devoted  brother,  until  the 
liUt,  when  bieihrcn  K.  Stoner  aud  Amos 
Ci«ylor,  of  fine  Creek  Ciiuich  arrived. 
Aud  througii  llie  abundant  grace  of  God, 
and  the  combined  efforts  of  our  self-sa«- 
riticiug  brethren,  the  meetings  were  con- 
duc  ed  to  soiue  sigual  prodt. 

Ou  the  23id  ult..,  meeting  was  held  at 
Marsh  Creek  aud  continued  one  week  to 
very  apparent  advantage.  Our,  visiting 
brethren  left  us  on  Saturday,  the  ;}Oih, 
alter  liaving  tilled  about  thirty  appoint- 
ments. 1  tbiiik  1  can  sal'ely  .say,  the 
members  here  have  been  built  up  iu  ihut 
uio&i  holy  faith,  and  sinners  have  fell  the 
evil  effects  ol'  bin,  and  also  tiic  power  of 
saving  grace.  A  number  of  youthful 
peraoiis  gave  evidence  of  I'aiih  and  rcpeut- 
anee,  and  were  ba|)tized  iu  obedience  lo 
the  rectuiremcuts  of  the  gosjte'.  May  we 
all  hcnoeronh  soiieit  the  dictation  ot  the 
Holy  Spirit,  through  which  wc  may  at" 
tuiii  uuio  all  the  Christian  graces  and 
adiirn  our  protes.sion  and  the  doctrine  of 
('lirist,  to  the  gldiy  aud  honor  of  our 
Heavciily  Father. 

From  your  weak  brother, 

IJ  V.  KnTeNOKti, 

Aihnm  Couht)/,  l\nna. 


Annoniicoaients. 


DlSTUICT  Mettinos. 


Brother  Qiunter : — 

The  Di.«triet  Meeting 
for  the  Northern  District  oi  Mis.souri  will 
be  hrlJ  in  the  Hiimilton  Cougregaiion, 
three  and  one-half  miles  soutliwest  ot' 
Hauiiltoo  and  four  miles  southeast  of 
Kidder,  at  the  Mill  Creek  school-house, 
on  the  19ih  day  of  April  Tho<c  coming 
by  railroad  will  sio))  off  at  Hamilton. 
Ministers  and  deh'gai^s  arc  requested  lo 
be  iu  the  vieiiiiiy  on  the  ISth,  as  tlioro 
will  be  preaching  at  11  o'clock  a.  m..  and 
als-)  iu  ihe  evening  of  .«aid  day.  Council 
to  begin  at  'J  o'clock  a.  m.  of  the  19th. 
A  general  representation  is  earnestly 
desired.  , 

George  WiTwER. 


Brother  James: — 

The  Di.strict  Meeting 
for  the  Middle  District  of  Indiana,  will 
be  held  in  the  Wabash  Congregation,  on 
the  7th  day  of  April  next,  in  the  Iketh- 
rcii's  mcciing-house.  seven  miles  sou'h 
of  W' abashtown.  Those  coming  by  rail- 
way will  .stop  off  at  Wabash,  where  they 
wiil  meet  conveyances  on  the  day  of 
meeting. 

John  P.  Wolf. 
(Pilgrhn  please  copy.) 

The  District  Meeting  of  the  second 
district  of  Virginia,  will  be  held  on  tho 
15iliandlGth  of  April,  1875,  at  tho 
Lo.vcr  Linuville  Cre<k  meetinghoii.se, 
Rockingham  county,  Va  Tho.se coming 
by  railroad,  will  stop  off  at  Broadway, 
within  ouc  mile  of  place  of  meeting. 
Samuel  Zicjleh. 
(Pi/grim  please  copy.) 

MARRIED. 

Bj  the  nudersigne<1   at    the    reeldenec    of 

JoUii  Baruhait,  near  Uoinewortli,   ('oluTiihi- 

an»    couLl;,    Ohio>    November    29. li,  lS7t, 

Puiur  EiD»Ni\n  and  (J*tua.rink    IIivklv. 

Lbwis  Glass. 

DIEU. 

We  admit  r.o  poetry  iini'.cr  .Hnyclrciinistftn 
CC9  in  connection  ^villi  Obituary  .Notices.  Wo 
Wisli  t»  i;ec  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insoil 

V'JVdcM  Willi  nil. 

In  the  Dry  Crt-ek  rtiitii'-t.  Noveinbtv  7lh, 
Linn  couuiy.  Iow.i,  sister  Rttnaccv  exvDKii, 
■ged  alioul  ;)?  years 

Theru  are  seven  nmaU  children  J«ft  to 
raouru  lUo  Iocs  of  agjod,  liind  ind  atT^clion- 
atu  molUor,  «ui  alio  a  bercHvcd  liu.sband 
to  mourn  lliu  lo«8  ot'  au  aiTccliouuto  wife. 

Also,  lu  tbu  samtj  oi^liiet.  JHDuary  13. h, 
brvylljcr  t'ltuiSTiAN  Fkaziii,  aged  7.j  yeaih, 
3  luontbs  aud  2{  day$.  Funeral  occafiion 
liiiprovid  in'  »ln"  w.iler  and  I),  llolsi  igi-r, 
from  Kev.  1 4: 'It 

Ta  s  G  Snydbb. 

Ib  III*  Olado  Kun  (joogrega'ioii,  Arm- 
filroiig  Co  iiily,  I'u..  Decuuber  0.1),  ISTt  lu 
tlic  75-ti  y.-ar  ot    his    Hj^'J;  brother    l.on'UC 


UURISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Ill 


McHaddbn.  Brother  McHadflen  was  at 
oik;  liinc  p  «achinfj  for  the  people  of  the 
•bove  nniiircl  place.  He,  like  many  of  us, 
po8st'e'?cd  a  /.sal  iu  the  work  ;  but  zeal,  mis- 
jcnided  ot  en  fruitrates  the  uuioD  of  our 
b.olhcihoo  1.  In  this  we  are  iold  his  labors 
iu  the  uiiaisiry  were  not  sanctified  to  the 
pjace  and  comfort  of  all  with  whom  he  as 
Bociated.  However,  in  due  time,  he  was 
restored  into  fellowship,  and  w&s  much  eii- 
deartd  among  his  brethren.  He  w«8  anoiul- 
eJ  la  the  name  of  ihe  Lord  •  few  days  pre- 
vious to  hi»  dea;h,  ai  the  instaace  of  a  call- 
ing of  eMcr*  of  the  church,  and  became 
deeply  ^-nifaypd  about  the  speedy  apprisal 
of  his  latter  end.  It  is  said  his  evidence 
wascon&oliQ!{  to  all  who  visited  bim,  and 
to  his  bereaved  family.  We  have  been  told 
that  durini;  the  past  year  he  coulinually 
carried  the  8<-rlpvuros,  and  read  Ihcm  for 
comfort  Uts  fuueriil  wua  improved  to  lue 
pood  of  souls,  by  ihe  writer,  ou  Sunday, 
January  iird,  1875,  to  a  full  and  attentive 
house,  frcm  Hell.  0:10  Ho  leaves  a  ki.nd 
and  afra''tiou«te  widow,  and  two  young  aoiis 
of  coi,8i.Jer»ble  pioniise;  the  eldest  s>)U  be- 
inu  iraiuersed  on  the  day  of  the  funeral. 
May  the  Lord  bl<-KB  the  aisiictlon  and  minis- 
tration of  the  Word  to  ihe  glory  ot  his  pow- 
er and  to  the  beneflt  of  precious  souls. 

JoSIil'U    I  I^OTSR. 

In  Lower  Oonawavro  church,  York  couuty. 
Pa.,  January  13lh,  1875,  sister  Mauy  Bkow.-* 
widow  of  Mictiael  Brown,  do-eascd.  aifed  74 
years.  4  months  and  12  days.  Fuaoral  dis- 
course by  the  Brclh.-cn,  from  2  Cor.  5:1. 

J  AC     B  P.  LUUBW. 

In  the  Coal  Creek  rongre<aiioQ,  Fulton 
county,  111-,  Juijuary  35,  1875,  Cuiusi'sna 
Ash,  widow  of  David  Ash,  deceased.  Her 
age  was  80  years,  4  mouths  and  lU  days. 

AUo  January  SJud,  infant  son  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  MsTtKS,  son  and  daughter-in-law 
of  brother  Henrr  and  sister  Maria  Myers, 
at;ed  6  week*,  li'uneral  services  by  the  wri- 
ter. 

Jacob  Neoly. 

On  the  19th  of  January, near  Harleysville, 
Wontgomcrj  county.  Pa.,  6lsan,  wife  of 
our  f  lend  and  -relative  Manasses  Barley, 
aj^ed  27  years  and  27  days.  She,  too,  line 
many  others,  not  having  uiaJe  propiratioas 
to  meet  Oo'*  when  the  Destroyer  came,  went 
down  the  del k  valky  to  tlie  ucseen  world 
without  au  anchor  iu  Christ  Jesus.  Let 
this  be  a  warning — a  solt-mu  warning — to 
the  unconverteri,  to  prepare  to  meet  ih'-.ir 
God  !  Tbu  funeral  o<  casioa  was  improved 
by  brethren  aotnuel  Harley,  Jonas  Harlev, 
and  M  A  frice. 

Ja3.  Y.  Hbcklru 

In  the  Elklick  congregation,  Somerset 
county.  Pa.,  January  30Lh.  j875,  sister  Sat.- 
I.IE  FiKE,  wife  of  brother  Joseph  Fiiic, 
aged  67  jears,  'S  months  and  17  days-  The 
funeral  services  were  performed  by  the 
Brethren,  In  the  Brethren's  meeting-house 
in  Meyersdale,  in  the  presence  of  a  large 
congregation  of  sympathiziug  friends. 

Editor. 

Died,  January  38th,  1875,  Pubbb  Mau3T, 
daughter  of  David  and  Amanda  Maust, 
aged  1  year  and  20  days.  Funeral  services 
by  the  writer. 

JoBL  Gkaot. 

In  the  South  Bend  church,  St.  Joseph  Co., 
Ind.,  Uauah  Good,  wife  of  David  Good,  and 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Susan  Miller.  She 
was  born  in  Rockingham  ceunty,  Ya.,  Jan- 
uary I9tb,  1815,  and  died  January  37th,  1875 


of  lung  fever.  Her  age  was  63  years  and  8 
days.  She  was  a  very  pious  and  faithful 
sister  In  the  (ierman  Baptist  Church  for 
thirty  years,  during  which  tirne.  she  lived 
very  prayerfully,  and  obedient  to  the  gospel 
and  order  of  the  Brethren.  Sho  was  indeed 
an  ex«mple  to  her  children,  for  Qodliness, 
true  holiness  and  humility,  which  iho  man- 
ifested as  a  light  to  them  and  the  worM 
around.  She  leaves  two  »on«  and  one 
daughter,  members  of  the  sam''  church,  who 
are  left  to  mourn  their  great  loss,  whlth  is 
their  molhor'<  immortal  and  glorious  gain — 
a  home  In  heaven  at  God's  right  hand  for- 
oTcr.  Funeral  service*  by  Dani'l  Whitraer 
and  Elder  David  Miller,  who  had  "anointed 
her  with  oil  in  the  mine  of  the  Lord,"  at 
her  requ'st.    Text,  Rev.  14:13-;5. 

Jacob  Good. 


T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  IIKUKIVED  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOK8,ctc., 

J  Eisenbise,  1  60;  P  Shoemaker,  5  00;  P 
B  Kauflm.-ju,  1  Hi);  8  N  I'Mcher,  1  5J;  J 
Baker,  I  60;  J  3  Emraert,  1  35;  Susan  Gra- 
ham, I  70;  .fobn  Bahr,  500;  E  L  Yorier, 
15  00;  J  S  Siuisraan,  1  60;  J  Y  Hetkler, 
13  00;Susau  Harter,  1  50;  3  F  Reiman, 
13  00;  Wia  Reed,  1  60;  Jno  Metzl.)r,  1  60; 
E  C  Packer,  1  liO;  Joel  Lesh,  1  60;  George 
Gill,  1  70;  8  F  Behm,  1  70;  D  B  Studebaker 
1  60;  Amanda  Turner,  1  60;  S  .M  Miunich, 
5  00;  J  Stuisman,  17  00;  Jno  L  Myers,  8  00; 
A  F  Thomas.  I  70;  Benj  Keeny,  3  30;  John 
Moomaw,  1  SO;  D  B  Sturgis  3  30;  Adam 
fheil,  l&J,  D«vid  Ziick,  5  50;  HG  Mohler, 
a  20;  Lybrook  ^t  Hart,  3  30;  S  ZIgler,  7'  ; 
Jac  Fyocic,  6  35;  Fre-I  Young,  I  60;  H  Hoov- 
er, 1  60;  Dan  Kbie,  1  60;  G  V/  Crissmau, 
5  40;  Tliora  G-av,  3  30;  Elia  Long.  50;  Eliza 
Dc-irick.  3  3';  Jno  Bennett,  I  60;  D  J  Miller, 
3  30;  P  C  Mu«s«;  0  Si^■,  P  S  Newcomer,  1  60; 
B  F  Koons,   lOOU, 

«»«ip— — !■>,  III!  nn 


A  Wr«aiC  Cuiitoiu  Corrected 

It  i.s  quite  generally  the  custom  to  take 
strong  liver  .stimulants  for  the  cure  of 
liver  complaint,  and  both  the  mineral 
and  vegetable  kingdoms  have  been  dili- 
gently searched  to  procure  the  most  dras- 
tic and  poisonous  purgatives,  in  order  to 
produce  a  powerful  effect  upon  the  liver, 
and  arouse  the  lagging  and  enfeebled  or- 
gan. This  system  of  treatment  is  on  the 
same  principle  as  that  of  giving  a  weak 
and  debilitated  man  large  portions  of 
brandy  to  enable  him  to  do  a  certain 
amount  of  work.  When  the  stimulant 
is  withheld,  the  organ,  like  the  system, 
gradually  relapses  into  a  more  torpid  or 
sluggish  and  weal^ened  condition  than 
belore.  What  then  is  wanted?  Modi 
cines,  which,  while  they  cause  the  bile 
tj  flow  freely  from  the  liver,  as  that  or 
gan  is  toned  into  action,  will  not  over- 
work antl  thus  debilitate  it,  but  will,  when 
their  ukc  is  di.scontinucd,  leave  the  liver 
strengthened  and  healthy.  Such  reme- 
dies are  found  in  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden 
Medical  Discovery  and  Purgative  Pel- 
lets. 

A  CURE  OF  LIVER  DISEASE. 
Rusk,  Texas,  May  10th,  1873. 
Dr  R.  F.  Pibrce,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  : 
Dear  Sir  .-—My  wife  last  yeat  at  tUis 


time  was  confined  to  1ier  bed  with 
Chronic  Liver  Disca.se.  I  had  one  of 
the  best  doctors  to  see  her,  and  he  gave 
her  up  to  die,  when  I  came  upon  somo 
of  vour  medifine.  I  bought  one  bottle 
and  commenced  fiving  it.  She  then 
weighed  82  pounds ;  now  she  weighs  140 
pounds,  and  i<  robust  and  hearty.  She 
Das  taken  eight  bottles  in  all,  so  you  see 
I  am  au  advocfcto  for  your  i\I<^<licinos 
WM.  MEAZEL. 

IIoLi.A.ND  UousK,  Rockford.  III., 
A[)ril  20.  Ib74.-Dr.  R.  V.  PiEitCE, 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.  :  iV/-— I  have  now  takcu 
four  bottles  of  y.iur  Golden  Medical  Dis- 
covery in  connection  with  your  Pellets, 
and  must  say  that  nothing  I  have  ever 
taken  for  my  liver  has  done  me  as  much 
good.  I  feel  like  a  new  man.  Thanks 
to  your  wonderful  medicine. 

W.  F.  CODY. 


ViCK'3  FLOBiL   GdlOE 

FOR  ,1875. 

Pablished  QuttrJerly.—  January 
Number  just  issued,  and  contains  over  100 
Pages,  500  EagravlJifs,  depcriolioas  of  mora 
than  ^00  of  our  tiest  Flowers  au4l  Vejj- 

etnblvs,  with  ("ireclions  for  culture.  Col- 
ored Plato,  Ac.  The  mo"t  useful  and  ele- 
jtant  work  of  the  kind  iu  thd  world.  Onlv 
twenty-flve  ccuu  for  the  year.  Published 
in  English  and  Q-rraaa.     Address, 

JAMES  VICK,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


FABU  FOB  StLE, 

Adjoining  th»  tov?n  of  Brneeton,  and  only 
one  mile  west  of  the  town  of  Brandonville, 
Preston,  W.  Va  ,  contalnini;  300  acres,  one 
half  of  which  is  cultivated,  with  laree  two- 
gtory  Brick  House,  large  Bank  Barn,  Tenant 
House  and  other  buildings.  Also  two  good 
orchards  Thf  firm  is  in  oa«  of  the  best 
ncighbo'hoods  in  this  county,  convenient  to 
Mills,  Faciories,  Schools,  Churches,  &c. 
The  'Brethren''  have  a  larg«  a.id  well-or- 
ganized church  within  a  few  miVs  of  this 
place.  The  country  is  healthy,  land  pro- 
ductive, Lime  and  Coal  in  abundance.  Will 
give  ros'essiou  on  the  first  of  April  nort. 
For  further  inforinstion  call  upon,  or  ad- 
dress, JOHN  C  FORMAN, 

Bruceton  MilN, 
4t8  Preston  Co  ,  W.  Va, 

Non-Couforoiity  to  the  \f  orld  — 

2l5  pag'S.  Every  professor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  po^t-paid,  75 
cents  ;  per  dozen,  fS.       Address, 

M.  M.  ESUELMAN, 

6-tf.  Lanark, Carroll  Co.,  Ills. 


Ageuts  Waoted, 

To  sell  Buffalo  Robes  on  commission.       For 
particulars  address  with   stamp, 

J,  S.  FLORT, 
49  3ra.        Buffalo,  Weld  Co  ,  Colorado. 


Pure-Bred  IJght  Brabmas. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  sbi))  by  el- 
p-esA  to  any  one  a  cookercl  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

S.  BnAnn, 

35.  Polo,  Ills, 


112 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSPAPER  COMMENT 

vroN  THE 

AMER(CAN  NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING 

AGEVCY, 

CONDUCTED  B? 

Geor^i^  I*.  l(uw<>!l  A  Co., 

No.  41   Pauk  Row, 

NEW  youK. 


As  the  proprietors  of  the  O'St  and  most 
cxtentive  of  these  atj'^i'c'Ks  in  New  York, 
thcv  aru  Well  qnatiflcd  to  furnish  iuforma- 
lioiJ.  The  details  of  ihe  work  transacti'd  by 
the  agency,  and  llie  way  it  is  done,  Ihe  per- 
feciion  of  the  arraiiKi'mcnts  fo'-  fai-iliialing 
the  act  of  advei  Using  liy  nlievi-.ig  the  adver- 
tise'-of  tiouleand  ixpense,  ai.d  briugiag 
before  him  all  the  various  niediunis  thrcugl.- 
ont  the  CQiiutry.  with  the  nrcissnry  knowl- 
edge pertaining  to  th'-iu,  art  tivcn  with  » 
iiiiauteness  'hat  leaves  nothiujr  to  be  dcsiied. 
All  iVe  ;>ariiculars  resp.  cting  the  character 
and  position  of  a  uew<i>8per  which  an  in- 
tending adveitiser  desires  lo  know  aie 
placed  before  bim  in  tlic  most  confine  forra. 
—New  Totk  Times,  June  7ih,  1871. 

It  is  indeed  no  surprise  that  their  hou  =  e  is 
80  prosperous,  and  that  they  are  the  leading 
advertising  agents  ill  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  iuiscelleneou'=  advenisc- 
ments  from  this  firm,  than  to  recive  the 
Baine  amount  made  up  of  one  ■Urcct  from 
each  house  on  th<  ir  l:st.  The  eon;rai.-sion 
allowed  is  saved  by  losfcs.  as  they  pay 
every  cent  they  contract  for,  and  pay  it 
proini..tly.  and  the  kct-i  ir.g  of  one  open  ac- 
cciunt  with  such  a  lirm  is  much  jdi-asantcr 
than  with  the  thous:ind  jjcrsons  whom  they 
Beiid  us  adveilisemenls  for.  Tbey  do  an 
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—AND- 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


EY  JAKES  OL'IKTIER. 


"■(T  I'f  t"^'*  >"*>  keep  my  commaricimenis.'' — Jesus. 


At  f:J  60  rer  Anuntu. 


New  Sehies.        MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  FEB.  23,  1875.       Vol.  TI.     No.  8 


For  tbc  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  (Hll  Far  SSru^ad. 


BY  CYKUS  BUCnEK. 


The  .sufferers,  oh  hear  them  call ! 
'Tis  to  you,  to  one  anj  all  ; 
Do  uot  K-t  them  call  in  vain, 
Do  DotUt  them  etlFur  p. in. 

Thev  call  for  bread,  hoar  tho  cry  ! 
Do  ^ot  pass  them  hccdie.-s  by, 
You  who  bftve  enough  ij  s.ode, — 
All  yon  may  need,  and  much  more. 

For  help  they  csk,  hut  to  live  ; 
Come,  b.  other,  con)e,  let  us  sjive.' 
'Tis  hut  lect'ing  to  the  Lord, 
'TiE  but  fniniliag  bio  word. 

'Tis  our  duty  as  Christians, 
A  helping  hand  to  advance  ; — 
Our  purses  to  o^en  wide  ; 
'Tis  noble,  'ti;;  just  and  right. 

Do  not  let  tbem  call  in  vain. 
Do  not  let  them  call  aga.n  ; 
Let  it  not  for  once  be  said, 
That  they  die  for  want  of  bread. 

They  must  have  cloihes  loo  to  wear, 
In  this  cold  and  wiutiy  air  ; 
You  who  are  warm, — well  supplied, 
Think  of  others  too  bueide, 

Who  are  not  as  blest  as  you, 
Unt  feel  cold  and  h  ingv.r  too  ; 
Will  you  let  them  call  in  vai». 
Will  ycu  let  them  c&li  agaiu  J 

There  is  corn  iu  Egjpt's  land, 
Joseph  too  is  still  at  baud  ; 
The  supplies  are  coming  on, 
By  the  iioa-horses drawn. 

Now,  no  move  the  children  call, 
"O  mother,  our  bread  is  all  !" 
No  more  from  cold  thty  shiver, 
For  there  was  e  noble  giver. 

Blill  another  call  we  hoar  ; 
:Tis  8  Epblp  call,  my  dear. 


If  ihe  boily  i3  supplied, 
Tliore  are  other  wants  beside. 

Tlie  bread  of  life  frecfly  give, 
That  their  inner  inan  may  live  ; 
Again,  again,  hear  the  call. 
Lit  us  try  to  feed  them  all. 

¥ov  "the  bread  of  life,"  they  call ; 
Come,  and  let  us  feed  them  all ; 
Do  not  let  them  cill  In  vain, 
Since  our  duty  is  so  plain. 
Hcis'v-lle,  Pa. 

Selected  for  the  Companion. 

The  principles  of  reIigiou.s  fanati- 
cism ever  sppear  similar  in  tbeirinaa- 
ifestations  ;  the  sarae  intolerant  big- 
otry, tLe  same  superabundant  zeal, 
tiie  grcatpr  in  proportion  to  the  iguo- 
ranci)  of  the  subjects,  and  the  eamc 
arrogant  assumptioae,  lave  always 
been  exhibited  in  the  history  of  fanat- 
icisEi.  With  the  character  of  the 
Morinon  delusion  the  public  ia 
familier.  Not  .so  with,  perhaps,  a 
more  singular  class  of  'jnthuniasts, 
known  by  the  name  of  "the  pilgrims," 
who  emigrated  from  the  north  to  the 
valley  of  the  Mississippi  about  the 
year  1817.  A  gentleraaa  who  resided 
a  faw  years  later  as  a  inisfiionary  on 
the  Arkansas  at  the  post  about  fifty 
miles  from  its  mouth,  met  in  that 
vicinity,  with  the  wretched  rcaiaias 
of  that  singular  class  of  enthusiasts, 
dviiudlcd  down  by  sickness  and  mis- 
fortune to  only  six  persons,  the  proph- 
et and  bis  family.  They  were  sick 
and  living  in  poverty  and  rags,  with 
which  they  were  oriKiualiy  habited, 
to  excite  attention  and  to  bt;  i(j  keeping- 
with  thfir  uume  and  ii.:isunjpl:oo,wei'e 
then  retained  frorj^  necessity.  From 
i  the  vdfe  of  th@    prophet    and    otber 


sources,  he  gleaned  the  information 
v/hich  follows,  of  their  origin,  pro- 
gress and  end.  It  seems  that  tha 
fermenting  principles  of  the  society 
began  to  operate  iu  Lower  Canada. 
A  few  religious  people  began  to  talk 
about  the  deadness  and  uu  worthiness 
of  all  churches  as  bodies,  and  they 
were  anxious  to  separate  from  them 
in  order  to  form  a  more  perfect  soci- 
ety. The  enthusiasm  c  lught  in  other 
minds,  like  a  spark  fallen  iu  flax.  A 
number  immediately  sold  everything 
and  prepared  to  commence  a  course 
toward  the  southwest.  In  their  pro- 
gress through  Vermont  they  came  in 
contact  with  other  minds  affjcted 
with  the  same  longing  with  them- 
selves, and  doubtless  most  of  thera 
perfectly  honest. 

The  '-prophet,"  a  compound  of 
hypocrisy  and  enthusiasm  joined  him- 
self to  them,  and  from  his  superior 
talents  or  contributions  to  the  com- 
mon stock  of  the  society,  became 
their  leader.  Tbey  went  on  accumu- 
lating thr.ugh  New  York,  when 
their  numbers  amounted  to  nearly 
fifty.  Tiiere  they  eneonatered  the 
Shakers,  and  as  thar  had  .'^ome  no- 
tions in  common,  a  kind  of  coalition 
was  attempted  with  them.  But  the 
Shakers  are  neat  and  industrious  to  a 
proverb:  but  industry  made  but  littlu 
part  of  the  religion  of  tbo  pilgrims, 
and  neatness  still  Icfcs  ;  for  it  was  a 
maxim  with  them  to  wear  their 
eiotbes  as  long  as  they  v>'ould  last  on 
the  body,  v;itbout  washing  or  chang- 
ing:  and  the  more  patched  or  parti- 
colored the  better.  If  they  wore  one 
whole  shoo,  the  other,  like  the  pre- 
tended pilgrim  of  old  time, -vas  clou  ei 
and  patched.  Tbey  made  it  a  point 
in  short  to  be  as  ragged  and  dirty  as 
juight  be.     Of  course   afier  a    long 


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debate  with    the   Shakers,  in    which 
they  insisted  upon    industry,    cleanli- 
ness, and  parting  from    their    wives, 
proving      abundantly     and     quoting 
profusely  that  it  ought  to  be  so  ;  and 
the  pilgrims  proving  by  more  numer- 
ous   and   opposite    quotations,    that 
they   ought   to  cleave  to   their  dirt, 
rags,  laziness,  and    wives,    and   that 
they  ought  to  go  due    southwest    to 
find  the  New  Jerusalem.     It  termina- 
ted as  most    religious    disputes    do; 
each  party  claimed  the   victory,    and 
lamented  the  obduracy  blindness  and 
certain  tendency    to   everlasting  dee- 
iruction  of  the  other  :  and  they    prob- 
ably parted    with   these  expectalious 
of  the  other's  doom.      We  knew  noib- 
ing  of  their  course  from  that  placu    to 
New  Madrid,  below  the  mouth  of  the 
Onio.     They  were  then  orgftnized  to  a 
considerable  degree  and  hud  probably 
eight  or  ten  thousand  dollais  ij  coni- 
raou  stock.     The  prophut   was    their 
ruler,    spiritual    and    temporal.     He 
had  visions  by  night  which  were   ex- 
pounded in  the  morning    and    deter- 
mined whether  they  should  stand  still 
or  go  on  ;  whether  they    should    ad- 
vance by  land    or    water;     in    short 
everything  was  seltld   by    immedint'i 
in.-'piralion.     Arrived  atN'jw  Madrid, 
they  walked    ashore  in     Indian    Qle; 
the  old  men  in  fronf,  then  the  vv^omen 
and  the  children  in    the   rear.     They 
chanted  a  kind  of  tune,  a^  they  walk- 
ed, the  burden  of  which  was    "Praise 
God  !   Praiae  God  I" 

Their  food  was  mush  and  milk, 
prepared  iu  a  trough,  and  they  suck- 
ed it  up  standing  erect,  through  a 
perforated  stalk  of  corn.  They  en- 
joined severe  penances,  according  to 
the  state  of  grace  in  which  the  peni- 
tent was.  For  the  lower  stages  the 
penance  was  very  severe,  as  to  stand 
four  successive  days  wiihout  reclin- 
ing or  sitting :  to  fast  one  or  two 
days.  In  fact  fasting  was  a  primary 
object  of  penance,  both  as  severe  in 
itsilf,  and  as  economical  they  aflected 
to  be  ragged  and  to  have  dilferent 
strips  in  iheir  dresses  and  caps,  like 
those  adopted  in  penileniiaries  as 
badges  in  the  charariier  of  the  con- 
victs. 

So  formidable  a  band  of  ragged 
pilgrims  marching  in  perfect  order, 
chanting  wilh  a  peculiar  twang,  the 
short  phrEB'i,  "rruise  God  I  Praise 
(jrod  !"  had  in  it  something  imposing 
to  a  people  like  those  of  the  west, 
8'rongly  governed  by  feelings  and 
jmpreaeioua.     S-jnailjle  nica  an.swcred 


me  that  the  coming  of  a  band  of  these 
pilgrims  into  their  houses  nff.cicd 
them  with  a  thrill  of  alarm,  which 
they  could  hardly  express.  The 
untasted  food  before  them  lost  its 
savor.  While  they  heard  these 
strange  people  call  upon  them  stand- 
ing themselves  iu  the  posture  of  stat- 
ues, ncd  uttering  only  the  word-*, 
"Praise  God  1  repent  I  fast!  pray  1  ' 
Small  children  waggish  and  .profane, 
as  most  of  the  children  are,  were  seen 
to  shed  tears,  and  asked  iheir  par- 
ents if  it  would  not  be  fasting  enough 
to  leave  off  one  meal  a  day.  Two  of 
their  most  distinguished  members 
escaped  from  them  at  New  Madrid, 
not  without  great  difficulty,  and  hav- 
ing been  both  of  them  confined  to 
prevent  their  escape.  Que  of  them 
an  ami;<ble  and  liccompli.-thed  woman, 
whoso  over-wrought  iiuaginaiion  had 
been  carried  away  by  thuir  imposing 
rites,  died  soon  after,  worn  down  by 
the  austerities  and  privations  which 
she  had  endured. 

The  hu.sbnnd    had    an    emaciated 
look,  like  the  Shakers,   a  sweet   voico 
for    music,    and    was    preaching    in 
union  wilh  the  Methodists.     At  Pil- 
grim Island,  thirty  miles   below,   and 
opposite  the  little  prairie,  they    staid 
a  long  time.     Tiiese  di.ssensions  l)cgan 
to  spring  up  among  them,   emaciated 
with  hunger  and    feverish   from    tilth 
and  the  climate,  many    of    them    left 
their  bones.     They  were  ordered    by 
the  prophet  from  some  direct   revela- 
tion which  he  received  to  lie  unburied; 
and  their  bones    were    bleaching    on 
the    island     when     wc    were     there. 
Some   escaped    from    them    at    this 
place,  and  the  sheriff  of    the    county 
of  New     Madrid,    indignant    at    the 
starvation  imposed    as    a    discipline 
upon  the    little   children,    carried    to 
them  a  pirogue  of  provisions,  keeping 
off  with  his  sword    the    leaders,    who 
fain  would  have  prevented  those  inno- 
cents from  satiating    their    appetites. 
While  on  that  island  a  great   number 
of  boatmen  are  said  to  have  joined,  to 
take  them  at  their  profession  of    hav- 
ing no  regard  for  the    world,    or   the 
things  of  it,  and   robbed   them  of  all 
their  money,  differently  stated   to    bo 
from  five  to    ten    thousand    dollars. 
From  that  place,  reduced  in    number 
by    desertion    and    death,    in    their 
de.sccnt  to  the  mculh  of  the  Arkansas, 
there  were  only  the  numbers    surviv- 
ii  g  which  I  saw. 

This  history   of   the    delusion    and 
d' iUructioii    of   Ixitwoou    thjrty    and 


forty  people,  most  of  them  honest  and 
sincere,  left  a  deep  and  melancholy 
i'lipression  of  the  universal  empire  of 
bigotry  and  its  fatal  influence  in  all 
ages  and  countries. 

To  this  narrative  I  shall  only  add, 
thai  I  heard  an  aged  man  with  a 
long  beard,  preacliing,  as  they  called 
it,  at  New  Madrid.  He  descended 
the  Mississippi  a  year  after  these 
unfoitunate  people,  and  he  also  call.d 
himself  a  Pilgrim.  He  was  as  wild 
and  visionary  as  they  were,  and 
talk(;d  and  acted  like  a  maniac.  Ho 
appeared  deeply  impressed  that  by 
going  in  that  direction  he  should 
finally  reach  that  city.  There  was  a 
numerous  audience,  and  I  beard  many 
of  them  express  their  admiration  of 
his  preaching.  Tjct  none  think  that 
the  age  of  fanaticism  has  gone  by. 


The  Stuiiy  ol  Ihe  Bible. 

Any  one  who  has    endeavored    to 
translftle  from  a  foreign  language  La^ 
encuuntered  word.s  for  which  he  found 
III)  full  I  quivaleut  in  his  own   tonguo. 
This    dilli'jully    would    occur     to    a 
Frenchman  undertaking  to    translate 
'Home,  S^veet  Home,"   because   the 
French  language  has  no    such    word 
as  'Home;"  he  may  use  '•Hotel"    or 
"Mansion,"  but  the  precise  idea    con- 
veyed by  our    word   home    is    absent 
from  his  thoughts,  and  therefore  from 
his  speech.     This  difficulty  of  finding 
a  synonymous  word  lor   "Hone,"  we 
can  conceive  would    be   still    greater 
wilh  tribes  of  wandering  Arabs,   and 
even  worse  again  with    Bushmen  or 
ModocB.     To  convey  to  a  South    Sea 
IslandiT  all  that  we  take  in    when    a 
"Telegram"  is  spokeu    of,    would    re- 
quire a  long  di.-quiditioD.     Our  scien- 
tific terms  have  no  synonymous   ones 
where  the  sciences  of  astronomy    bot- 
any, chemistry,  etc  ,  have  no  existence. 
Tncse  difficulties    we    appreciate    in 
matters  purely  social  or    intellectual  ; 
and  our  missionaries  have  found    tre- 
mendous diffiiiuliies  iu  trying  to  t;a  is- 
fer  the  doctrines  and    truths    of     the 
Gospel  into  heathen  languages    Such, 
and    so  arduous    is    the   task   when 
beings  of  the  same  order   of  creation, 
only  diffiring  in  degree    and    not    in 
kind,  endeavor  to    transmit    thought 
from  one  to  another.     If  this  difficulty 
obtain  between  creatures  who  are    ou 
the  same  plane  of  being,  how  infinitely 
difficult  for  us  to  understand  the  micd 
of  the  Divine  Creator  I     In  what  way 
shall  He  communicate  that   which    is 
aluiost  iucomniuuicable?     Uow  shall 


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115 


He  translate  divine  triitha  into  the 
language  of  men  ?  Surely  for  this 
purpose,  lie  must  employ  a  language 
wiich  is  itself  the  highest  in  the 
Bcalp.  For  this  purpo-e,  the  subtile 
and  exact  Greek  language  was  em- 
ployed, and  no  doubt  prepared.  The 
eminent  Grt'ok  philosophers  had 
reduced  logic  to  a  science,  and  exer- 
cising their  intellects  on  mental  rather 
than  material  affairs,  had,  in  fact, 
produced  mA'jy  schools  of  thought. 
Theee  schools  were  much  more  free 
of orientalis'ms  than  the  Pfr.-'iaa  or 
Hindooslanee  philosophies,  and  had 
trained  up  a  clas.?  of  brilliant  writers 
who  used  words  as  the  keen  tools 
which  indeed  they  are.  Thev  had 
seats  of  learning  in  different  parts  of 
the  Empire,  notably  at  Alexandria 
where  seventy  most  highly  educated 
men  tranylaltd  the  Hebrew  Scriptures 
into  Gret'k. 

"V/hen  the  fulness  of  the  time  was 
Ci)me,  God  sent  forth  His  Son,"  and 
the  Apostles  of  Jesus  Christ  were 
enabled  to  set  forth  in  a  widely 
known  language,  and  in  perspicuous 
words  and  phrases,  the  truths  God 
intended  at,  that  time  to  reveal.  Paul, 
a  man  very  learned  and  able,  speaks 
in  their  own  tongue  and  quotes  from 
their  ov.'u  authors  when  brougbt  into 
the  Areopagus.  He  also  writes  out 
for  the  Gentiles  (in  his  epistle  to  the 
Romans)  and  for  the  Jews  (in  hU 
epistle  to  HebrewLi*)  a  well  digested 
doctrine  of  Christianity — a  corxipend- 
ious  Christian  theology.  Being  In 
the  form  of  several  short  letters  (ar- 
ranged in  the  canon  of  the  Now  Testa- 
ment in  the  order  of  their  length, 
except  the  one  to  the  Hebrews,  which 
Las  not  his  superscription),  they  are 
more  attractive  and  easy  reading 
than  if  condensed  and  thrown  into 
the  form  of  a  purely  doctrinal  work. 
The  human  element  and  incidents 
-which  are  intermi-jgled  take  off  the 
formidable  appearance  of  a  more 
formal  work.  His  writings,  and  those 
of  the  other  Apostles  and  P]vangelists, 
•which  God  has  ordained  to  bs  pre- 
served to  us,  are  illuminated  and 
their  meaning  expounded  by  the 
Septuagint  translaiiou  of  the  Old 
Testament  and  the  large  body  of 
Greek  literature,  likewise  preserved, 
of  course,  by  the  same  Divine  author- 
ity and  interposition.     By  tracing  the 

*Ilthe  Episile  to  the  Hebrews  was  wiitlou 
by  Paul,  which  is  duubtfiil.  Siiii«  Uihlic.il 
Rth«il.i-6  ascribe  i'.  to  .\tolloa..--l!;.<.  F.iendt' 
B-  vieui. 


uses  of  words  in  profane  authors,  we 
are  able  to  discover  exactly  the  mean- 
ing of  the  words  employed  in  the 
New  Testament,  and  this  study 
(which  leads  into  history  and  all  the 
realms  of  human  thought)  is  full  of 
profoundest  interest. 

13y  the  study  of  words,  we  discover 
hidden  analogies  of  richest  worth  ; 
and  as  we  trace  a  word  back  to  its 
derivation  and  follow  it  in  its  uses, 
we  discover  the  habits  and  history 
and  mental  condition  of  those  who 
have  used  it  familiarly. 

Take  a  few  instances  in  our  own 
tongue  :  "to  ponder"  is  to  weigh,  as 
it  were  in  a  balance,  arguments  for 
and  against;  "to  imagine"  is  to  make 
mental  images;  '•Genesis"  is  the 
generation  of  a  world,  and  the  crea- 
tion of  a  separate  people  for  God's 
glory;  'Exodus'^  is  the  exit  of  His 
people;"  a  "TestatDent"  is  the  writ- 
ten instrument,  which  testifies  (like 
a  living  witness)  to  the  will  of  the 
dead.  A  man's  "will"  is  the  purpose 
he  has  in  his  mind,  but  his  'last  will 
and  testament"  in  documentarv  shape 
and  under  legal  forms,  conveys  ^or 
carries  over)  to  his  appointed  heirs 
his  property.  So  "The  New  Testa- 
ment of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ"  conveys  to  those  who  accept 
it  by  faith,  the  riches  of  salvation  ; 
by  the  acceplanca  of  which  believes 
ia  Jesus  become  "joint  heirs"  with 
Jesus  of  all  that  He  receives  of  the 
Father. 

if  then,  the  knowledge  of  such 
riches  is  conveyed  by  this  written 
document,  how  important  that  we 
should  study  its  metes  and  bounds, 
its  courses  and  distances  (as  we 
would  say  of  an  earthly  tract  convey- 
ed by  a  will).  E^ch  living  witness 
as  to  the  extent  of  the  domain  would 
be  interrogated,  and  his  testimony 
corroborated  by  that  of  others.  So 
scholars  interrogate  contemporaneous 
writers  as  to  the  meaning  of  the  word.^ 
which  convey  to  us  our  spiritual 
riches,  and  ail  the  results  of  historical 
investigiUion,  geographical  explora- 
tion, and  philological  acumen,  are 
brought  to  illustrate  the  teachings  of 
Christ  and  His  Apostlps. 

Some  indeed  there  are  who  take 
the  words  as  they  stand  in  their  own 
version,  and  interpret  Scripture  as  if 
the  editions  and  translations  ia  their 
hands  b:i'J  i:o  arstecedents.  Oond 
Christian  meu,  but  furgelfai  of  erudi- 
fiiin,  .^<i;iu:tim('>^  ful!  into  errors  vvliir:!i 
call  lorlh  a  smiie  iVi;)u  mon^   thoijght- 


ful  men.  The  following  is  narrated 
to  illustrate  such  mistakes:  A  Penn- 
sylvania Gorman  was  discussing 
what  was  the  original  language  (a 
stock  subj.-ct  for  debate,  even  with 
the  learned,  a  few  years  ago),  and 
his  friend  asserted  that  Hebrew  was 
the  original  language.  "X«i,  Nei," 
said  the  German,  "when  God  spoko 
to  Adam  He  says,  "Wo  bist  du 
Adam."  This  was  ccnfirmatioa 
strong  as  Holy  Writ,  for  had  not  the 
German  read  those  "ipsissima  verba" 
in  his  edition  of  Luther's  Bible  ? 

There  is  perhaps  on  the  part  of 
some  a  dit-position  to  carry  on  the 
investigation  of  literary  matters  per- 
taining to  the  Holy  Scriptures  ia  an 
unjjrayerfui,  and  in  fact  unchristian 
spirit;  but  this  should  not  dissuade 
nor  discourage  the  followers  of  Jesus 
from  a  careful  study  of  their  Bible 
with  all  the  critical  helps  at  their 
command,  ever  looking  to  the  Holy 
Ghost  as  alone  able  to  truly  interi)ret 
its  whole  spiritual  meaning. — Friends 
lieviev). 


Tlie  Cnre  B'^or  lutemperauce. 

In  an  address  to  lii.s  townsmen  on  the 
results  and  les-^ons  of  last  j'ear's  temper- 
ance wo;k  in  Ol'io,  Mr.  Clifton  M.  Nich- 
ols, the  editor  of  the  Springfield  RipuLlvi 
said : 

Af.er  all,  the  most  poteut  iuGuence  in 
s.jcieiy— the  most  powerful  ft'eapon  in  be- 
half of  the  right — is  the  grace  of  God. 
After  all,  this  ia  the  grandest  power  !  If 
we  attempt  to  lop  off  the  branches  of 
evil  we  shall  fail  short  of  a  successful  re^  , 
suit.  We  must  strike  at  the  root  of 
thought  and  action.  We  must  reach  the 
heart  of  the  victim  of  intemperance.  To 
reform  his  habits  is  not  to  reform  him. 
We  mu.'^t  reach  and  save  men's  hearts, 
and  then  we  have  reached  and  saved 
them.  They  will  have  a  new  spirit  within 
them.  That  we  m;iy  do  this,  we  must 
ourselves  stand  on  high  ground  !  To  lift 
men  wc  must  stand  higher  than  they,  to 
that  we  can  give  them  a  helping  h-Jtid 
and  raise  them  to  us.  Especially  is  iliis 
tiie  work  of  the  Ciiristian  men  and  wo~. 
men  ol'to  dyj'.  What  could  not  he  done 
if  th.e  five  thousand  professed  Chri.■^tians 
cf  this  city  were  activ^jly,  zealously,  heart- 
ily and  lovingly  engaged  iii  soelc  way  in 
th'swork?  We  should  see  a  real  rc\o-_ 
lu'.iou— not  a  revolution  of  force  or  of 
blood,  but  a  crus;ide  ai;-ainst  wrong  and 
in  behaifof  the  wrong  u^jcr,  in-pireU  only 
by  love  of  God  and  man,  and  a  detcrmin-^ 
ation  to  change  the  hearts  and  lives  of 
men  !  There  have  been  such  revelations 
as  this.  There  have  been  many  in:-:lane''.s 
in  whicli  wiiole  com'tuuiiities  have  hiOii 
moved  hy  the  Dlvir.o  Spirit  to  I'.u-.-akc! 
ihcu  sin<  and  io  '.onuiitiiee  iho  new  li!e  i 
'J'tiat  IS  wh;it  v«e  uevd. 


116 


OHBiSTJAIi;  FA 


VT  " 


GOMFANIOi*  AND  GOBPEL  VlSIl^Oil. 


For  the  Companion  a.nd  Visitou. 


BT  MRS.  3-  S.  THOMAS. 


Up  !'i  the  raorninsj  quito  early, 

Siitehiiit'j  5'.itching  away  ; 
rias.ily  ylying  tho  ucetUe, 

Through  the  loug  wiary  day, 
DoA'Q  in  a  loatly  c-Uar, 

Where  the  saushinu  revor  peeps  ; 
Kvor  aaoa  she  labors, 

^rid.  eoaaiant  vigilance  iiceps. 

Why  is  she  over  th'is  toiling, 

Wcariu;!  her  life  sway  ? 
Lisleu,  the  faiat  aof  wer  coracth: 

'For  my  cliildrcn,  1  toil  and  p-ay. 
Two  little  ones  I've  in  bi'tiv<;u, 

Twa  Qioro  yet  ou  earth  ; 
Dear  liltio  dolicate  liowers, 

111   fitted  lor  their  pojr  birth." 

Tear^  stnrt  afresh  from  Ihoso  lashes, 

And  down  ths  liot  chatlis  II  iw. 
As  Eho  tuiuks  of  the  happy  niomeuts, 

la  the  years  of  long  ago, 
VVhi^n  file  as  a  briiic  was  ho.j'py, 

VVith  her  husband  hy  her  fide, 
But  the  cold  chills  now  creep  o'er  her,      I 

As  cha  thluks  of  the  nigUt  he  died.        ; 

■  ■  I 

hong  since  has  he  been  sletpi;;g,  j 

And  left  ms  hero  filoao  :  j 

Intrusting  to  my  safe  iieuniag,  i 

Tiiese  darlings  -j11  ihai  I  owq.  I 

Thus  after  the  midnight  hi)ur, 

By  the  light  of  a.  dim  old  ianip. 
Still  sews  that  faithful  mother, 

lu  a  cellar  cold  and  damp. 

Mil.  Ehitok  : — This  ia  3  true  spicimen  of,, 
one  out  of  thy  ma 
~vfho  lino  on:  a   m 

great  ciiy,  oa  accoKut  of  the  rdlfecidbie 
j'.ices  paid  by  Uivjreiuii.ts,  do.,  lor  worli. 
\Vhat  would  our  sjenllewauieri  ij  tha  couur 
try  11) ink  of  mailing  a  cot>l  for  fifty  ceula, 
lined  and  w^ded  ;  e  pen-  ^  of  ■  pantjjoons  for 
twenty-live  cc-i;i8,  auJ  a S't;*t  for  fifleeii  a.id 
twinij  cuts.  These  are  consideied  fair 
prires.  A  short  ti:nc  aeon  poor  w.iTnen 
told  me  elie  had  toiied  oiii^eiiUy  for  three 
dayd  and  o«ly  earnod  uiU'ty  centa. 

Voii'-H,  itc,  ilU3   J.  S.  T. 

PhilaiUljihia. 

For  tha  CoMPANiou  asdj  Visitor. 

UY  W.    G.  HCKOOK. 


ar.d  b/ed  by  perscvcranco  auJ  practii'e. 
F'.rtuiiatuly,  this  urJiJippy  clar^s  i.-  in  tna 
minority.  To  svich  I  would  say,  in  orJer 
to  cultivate  a  I'riendiy  disposition,  go 
ui'ich  in  society ;  conviTso  freely  and 
openly,  as  muoh  ii.s  in  your  power  lie.-^ ; 
be  nor  too  exolu.'<ivo  in  tbe  ciioice  cf  your 
as.sr,ciato^,  and  when  in  corupniiy  that  is 
not  perhaps  as  intfTe.«tin;;  as  desirable, 
take  advat^tagc  of  tho  opportunity  r.ovrr- 
tl^TJiCii  to  ponversp  freely  I'lion  such  sub- 
jects as  the  occii-io;i,  intelii^^erce  and 
dijitiity  of  the  couipany  v.'ould  seem  ;o 
rcquiie.  No  opportunity  .slutuld  be  lost 
at  any  tiiuo,  and  by  all  clas^'es,  a^  least  t:j 
cniliviite  a  frici'dly  dispoMtl'.m.  Tlavinr? 
this  aoiewovlby  fjn:''.ity  wiihin  our  iniri.i.s 
and  a  clmru'-icr  uniiKp'^nehed,  our  circ's 
oi'iVionds  will  inoron.'e  from  titno  toti!?!'^, 
and  ii\u.^  the  oppoitunity  for  improvinf.'; 
friendship  facilitated. 

\Vere  it  not  that  the  Creator  hnd  im- 
planted ibis  Godgiven  faculty  in  our  na- 
ture, I  his  world  of  ours  wou'd  certainly 
be  a  very  dreary  and  lonely  piiice.  But 
iu  con.-oqaonco  of  tb.is,  U!en  form  t.l^tKi'!- 
siMve.i  into  .socioties.  Even  from  tha 
Cc>rlis.H  ages  cf  the  '.vorld  up  to  this  prsM- 
ent  time,  men  associated  fco^etlifr  f'»r 
pieasiirc,  real  p!ea.^ure  and  mutual  im- 
1  iovement.  "Tho  sou!  ofJnr.athan  was 
. Tho  question  taight  arise,  whence  Jt».  !'-it.  v.ith  the  soul  oi'  David  a!;d  Joiiathjn 
(>r!;;iri?     'iVo 'r.p.;^'ver  it.  originitcd  in  Uio    lovcdjiim -is  h'<  o.^n  soul."     ILto  i.->  au 


()  ..I  i;!  ■.\\<  uiin;;'"  and  couiij.!.:;  \-  v.i.;i 
his  own  kind,  and  to  procure  unto  hioi 
self  happiness.  The  very  Lmguage  of 
friend.-hip,  when  active,  disp6:-;es  pcr.sous 
to  embrace  and  ciinc;  to  each  other.  This 
is  especially  noticeable  in  persons  who 
are  ujvjn  go;id  t.crui.'^,  separated  for  .soui;; 
tivne  and  when  meeting  each  other  will 
lo-e,  as  it  were,  ali  control  of  lhcTr..dves. 
How  the  >-rn=p  rnch  other  .^^o  firmly  by 
tho  i'.an  1,  and  how  fondly  th?j'  embrace 
each  other  in  the  spirit  of  true  friend- 
ship. 

liore  the  feelinj;  becomes  so  strooa 
th;.t.  tlic  natural  lao;tuagc  of  adhesive- 
LOSS  plainly  showo  that  an  r.ffoctiouate 
f<^cliagol'  fau'lnossis  experience.l,  thut 
i'rocecds  only  from  the  bc.>rt  md  goes  to 
the  heart  of  the  oDJect  adht'f-cd. 

I  would  not.  hero  undertake  to  say  that 
an  individual's  friendly  di^josiiicD,  or 
the  difrevent  rlcgrces  of  friendship,  can  at 
all  times  be  determined  by  the  u-.anucr  of 
biiakin,!.^  hands.  But  as  a  general  rule  it 
hold.i  (rood,  !>ud  as  a  natural  c.^iLSequene--^, 
n-ar!y  al!  warm  hcnrted,  social  persons 
give  the  hand  a  firm,  b»t  'f^ni-^  ny\>\  steady 
grasp.  This  means  something,  and  such 
hand-.shaking  car.cot  ■  help  but  reach 
the  heart  of  tho  would  be  friendly  for- 
Lualist. 


i.iind  of  tb.e  Doity  himsjif     It,  i;;  the  yifl    exj.tiiple  of  genuine  fnend.-ihip  taken  fr.;ui 
of  God  to  man,  and  is  left  for  n-.sn  to  cu!-  [  th.'^  words   of   inspiration  ;    nn    example 

w.^rshy  cf  imita-ir>!i.       This  case  mJi'.' ho 


<  'VHt>?.  It  c^innot,  if  properly  controlled, 
be  cultivated  to  excts.;,  and  h'.^nce,  in  the 
c.'tiDiaiiou  of  the  writer,  it  never  require.^ 
rcS'traiut.  it,  ueods  no  re-training,  but 
like  all  other  good  characteristics  of  the 
mind,  it  must  necessarily  be  Cv)!!tr.5iitd 
and  guided  by  the  higher  mi)ral  .senti- 
ments.    It  Diav  bo   abused  aS'  well  cs  a 


applied  to  all  and  should  bo  beld  in  hi^rh 
cstimaiioo.  As  it  was  in  former  ages  so 
Khijuld  ifc  be  at  the  present  day.  The 
Bible  is  full  of  examples  of  the  like,  a.i 
well  as  history  outside  of  the  Biblj.  But 
ail  true  friendship  cenires  ia  one  in.tivi-.l-- 
was  never  ^uilc 
p,  • 


ual,  in  whose  mouth 
uy  biinared  uu<j(ile-worn€u  i  Kre^'t  i"t'-"y    Other    things,    but   this  can'   loxin-j,  who  spnice  as   never   man  ^Spako 
iserabie   existence  in  this  !  edstly  bcl    avoided  by  ' not.  brsi owing  3ur    rafliely,     t^hrist    Je.su"^,    ''the   Mftner' 
friendship  upoii  un worthy  objects,  «.     -v     . 


The  t(nin,fn'(.uiMuJt^  sifftdfies  a  close 
and  iiitimat';  attach mont,  that  one  person 
lias  lor  another.  it  is  icuin'cd  upon  af- 
feclii.n  and  a  proper  estiiMation  of  those 
whom  we  consider  as  our  friends. 

!<'rioDdship,  also  terracid  adhesiveness 
in  M  nsal  Koienee,  is  one  cf  thoori^'innl 
or  fundaiuentai  pow<:r.-  of  th"  niiiid.  Tiie 
Creator  saw  fii,  in  tho  formation  of  man, 


iiiemlship,  ou  t'lo  coiitrary,  ehould  bo 
much  cuirivtJiod  in  min;ning  as  much  as 
l)o.ssit;Io  vviih  bur  friends,  nci^'h.i'ors  and 
with  ai!  we  chance  to  cor.-c  in  contact 
with.  We  should  have  our  heart!;  open 
and  free  to  all  influ<'neos  of  as-oeinl  cli;i!- 
acter.  Xiiis  iiss  a  good  tendency  to  m;ike 
tis  moi'O  social  in  oompany  conversailon, 
and  iu  all  the  divertiHed  relations  of  life, 
wherever  atid  whom-vcr  we  associalc  with 
our  fojbw-Licn.  Wliy  should  we  not;' 
v;hen  it,  i.<  an  ndherent  principle  in  onf 
niiture  and  udmit«  cf  .so  much  '.'uhivation 
;jnd  improvement?  True,  some  people 
are  again  so  coiisi,it'.ited   hy  birth  a.s   not 


fiien.d. '.'  The  Savi!>ur,  in  di.'scours.iEp  (o 
his  dl^ciplcp  upon  this  subject,  .said : 
'  Tlii.'s  is  luy  commandment,  that  ye-  love 
oue  another  as  1  h.ive  lo.ed  you.  Great- 
er love  hath  no  man  than  fhi.s,  tLit  a 
man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friend-'.  Yo 
are  my  friends, if  ye  do  whatsoever  I  com- 
mand you."'  A  friend  iu  need  is  a  friend 
indeed,  and  Much  is  the  one  s?ho  speaks 
tr,  us  iu  the  !au<^ua^e  above  quoted,  pro- 
vi'.iinj^  we  subuiiit  to  h'u  precepts  in  all 
rosnccts. 

Al  hou^-'li  we  have  a  rjg'lit  to  nix  and 
a.'<:Oeit(e  wiih  all  classf.«;,  and  iiir.kc  ouri 
selves  nscfu!  and  social  in  their  society, 
yet  v.o   u.asl  caiel'uily    guard    oui selves 


to.  be    companiouabio  at  ail.       Tou  feel    that  we  do  not  fall  iu  the   su:ircs  of  tho 


lost  ia  their  compauy  ;  n"t  at  home,  aiid 
what  they  do  say  is  raid  in  .sucii  a  cold 
Hud  fjrijja!  manner,  thai  it  .-.corns  not  to 
have  much  meaning  and  influence.  They 
arc  likt  a  cloudy  day  in  cold  midwinter, 
and  the  social,  friendly  rays  of  (lie  sun, 
are  oh,- cured  bchliid  ihr^r  cold,  icy,  fn-y.en 
hcaris,  ro  that  they  ciiimot  in>p:rc  th(\-<o 
around  thct!!  with  that  fcdin;'  of  warmth 


10  endow  him  wuh  .social  i)Owers  of  luind    and  alfoction  that  they  othcrwi.-e   could, 
;n  Older  that   lie    inav   be    ifistinciively  I  were  fhcy  differently    frujcd  by  (lature, 


wicked,  adopt  the  maxims,  fashions  ami 
c-k-lunis  that,  would  iu  the  least  couHict 
wiih  tho  do.-'riucs  [j-.c.icribL'd  by  tho 
friend  of  sinners.  The  word  of  ttuih 
uu^t  be  our  crircrion,by  which  we  obtain 
l-ower  to  properly  diseriminnte  botwecri 
light  and  wrong,  or  elao  the  friendship  of 
tiu' world  will  supcr.v  de  the  friv^nd-kip 
of  God.  Hence  says  St..  Jame.<) :  "Knowi 
ye  not  that  the  friendship  of  tho  world  is 
onemity  with  God  i"     Whoever  fchcrvjlbr-:) 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOI?  AND  GOSJ  KI.  VlSlTOiu. 


IIT 


will  he  tlfo  fnenil  of  the  world  is  il-.o  ene- 
my of  God."     I  do  not  undor.-tand  tlie 
ap'^stle  (o  nie.i!!  )iy   the    wordd   '"tViiiTid- 
ship  of  the  world,"  as   not  to    ?.-^^of;i:i*c 
vriih  the  pcopifl  oi'  the  world,  l-ut  t;it3<n!y 
noi  da  as  f!io  wc^rld   lioic.i  outside  cf  thit 
Wiiich  Is  i^irbidden  in   the  wovd  oi'  (i'>l. 
i  In  our  eatin,c,  drinkiiia  and  Lateral  h.i.-ii- 
pcirij  trun.-aetion.s  with  the   v^ovlil,  ;is  well 
?i"  social    inrcvoour.-p,  etc.,  anicr.g  th.cm, 
we  should  ho  an  ('xauii)le  n;ito  ihc  world 
in  our  wall*-,  t;ill<,  eoiivcrsition  and    gonr. 
»;rni  deportment  in  h'V).     \iy  .«o  doing  we 
let  our  lipht,  shine  tliat  men  may  see  onr 
good  works,  and  in    cons'  (inoijce  be  eiin- 
riinained  to  do  Jiko^vi'je   i\nd    jrlicify  tlicir 
FaihtT  which  is  in  heaven.     Oihtrwit-e  if 
Ve  TT'iuld  not  conirnin^;!e  v.'ith  our  feilow- 
'  men,  and  avoid  them  as  we  would  a  gang 
■  of 'rhieves,  wc  won1r>   tlnMvby    hide  our 
light  under  a  1/Ushel.       The  writer  has 
»::adeita  rule  len^    ajjo   to   crsdt-avor  to 
behave  himself  in  a  beeouiing  way  whe~e- 
ever  he  ^oes  and  when<iver  ho  ha?  come 
short  oi'  thi.'-,  it  was  done   out  :.'f  weH.k- 
rii's-s'and  not  wilfully.       [i  becomes  ii-;  ill 
'  to  be  i:Cfj>eetfn!  and  obliging  to  all  wiih- 
(rRt'ret'iieef- of  person.      •.  ' -■ 

We  ncoti  not  ruakc  ouvsolves  repulsive 
-in  the  eyes  oi'the  world  on  account  of  ov-r 
I'^iigion,  and  insinuate  froiw  cur  very  ;k- 
ti">ns  and  ianguagf',.that  we  are  too  h.oiy 
to  be  in  the  presence  of  sinnn-s'  for  fc&r 
<>f  becniiing  eonauiiriated.  Ttie  Saviour 
f-cvcrt-ly  rc;)i!njandcd  the  self  rich tcot!.s 
j^harisees  for  rcruindins  !iis  di^'l;iples  thut 
their -M-iSttr  eats  wiih  publicans  t-nd  sii'.- 
lier.x.  In  reply  lo  wiiiti'.  tli-"  Saviour 
fVf'.:  ''Tlipy  tliat  be  whole  ne^d  s.iof  a 
phT;s.icip.n,  but  they  that  arc  sick,"  and 
''1  nn  i!0t  come  to  call  the  risriitfon.?. 
b'!t  sinners  to  i-epehtancM."  For  this 
viiy  object  the  i?:>vioiif  catne  into  the 
wovhl  to  cure  tiie  siok  and  to. eail  feiTmers 
t<'  repentance.  His  ini.sJiori  was' loi Have 
t.h«  wo>ld,  and  Iherefore  he  would  resort 
i'lcc^ueat.ly  to  places  where  whole  ujuhi- 
tij'ios  of  K;l  cla-tes  would  a-^>en,ble. 
Tiiese  'places  aifur.led  liirn  nn  opporrun'ry 
ofrevealin.!;  his  hcavjniy  Fatlier'.s  wih. 
F-)  in  like  manner  wo,  who  clai'.n  to  bo 
i:i.s  fi>liowRr.s,  should  not  .«hun  the  outside 
world  and  places  where  the  world  .'.-.scji- 
bios,  espreiaiiy  when  business  calls  us  to 
fueii  jlace.-',  reuicuiberi.jj,',  howovor, 
thnt  our  ivitcrcourse  niuft  be  coJisistent 
with  our  piofes.'^ion.  So  far, our  rdation- 
Bbip  and  friendship  with  the  wo:ld  may 
acluaily  prove  a  blessing  and  not  an  in- 
jure. ■  ■  •  .  , 

Friendirhtp  Tna3'Jtt<So'wi*«  he  oir-hert\vie 
or  fai'c.  IVne  friends  hip  hiis  iieeu  j 
ii>ai::'y  trcUed  in  th.o  above  con.-idera-  j 
liiin-,  F.nd  wi'jiout  which  there  can,l.o  no  , 
true  nnd  la.-i!n,'c  happiness,  whetlier  in  ' 
the  faiTinj' or  comnjunity  at  larjce.  And  j 
where  thcrt'is  no  crc-nnitic  fricndsTij'p,  u,-;  I 
n  natural  coni^cqnen'je,  there  is  no  ^aoe. 
On  I  he  ot.h.er  iiatid,  when  we  turn  il:?! 
picture  arid  present  fckse  ftioiidihip-  in  ail  ' 
its  hideous  ibivUi  aj>d .  .vipet'i^!,  whst  do  i 
wo  heboid  but  a  'monster  of  i.iiiqui'i?  ■ 
haii-o  friends  ;irc  ccrtaiuly  the  cnemic?  of 


j  mankind.  Our  wor.st  enemies  frequently 
disguise  theuiseh-cs  under  the  cloak  of 
I  friendshi|>  and  then  really  pretend  to  "bo 
'  our  iwst  i'riends  when  at  the  same  tin;e 
tiiey  arc  our  bitterest  enemies.  A  would 
be  friendly  i'ace  and  a  §iu</i.Ui,  fia-ttcrini,' 
l(>,-igue  iv.iJ  hkc  the  kisses  ., of  an  en,€;niv, 
utterly  (Jceitfuh  •  The  wise  '.uiiin  truly 
said:  ''h\ii!.hfu!  are.  the  wounds  of  a 
frif-tid,  bn.t  thr>  !-i'.srr,  of  an  cncinv  are 
decoitftil.''' 

For  the  Comi^anion  and  VisrroK 
BY  J.  s.  pr.OiiY. 


IdTone;!s  is  a  sin.  It  wa.s  God's  dc.-.irrn 
tl;;;t  iiiau  should  work  even  from  tlic  bo-< 
irinning.  He  gave  our  first  parents 
fionjcth.ing  to  do  even  before  the  fall. 
Idleness  is  the  dovii's  opportunity  and  !;e 
piakes  good  use  of  it.  ldlcnifs;>  enrrupis 
the  \\\ii}\%.  iind  opens  the  door  for  evii 
tiioiii^h.ts,  It  prcuipt.-i  tho  in,dl'.  i.iaa! 
n;an  to  s6e!i" pleasure  in  the  walks  of  sin 
aric"  iniquity.  Idiciio'sfi'is  a  mean  fi^liow 
t-hsit  ircniBralPy  couica  to  poveriy,  rags  and 
a  bad  end.  Idlcneps  :s  .uhvi'ys  in  deb', 
uever  .pays  for,  anytJdug,  and  lives  by 
liie  cruuj bs  that  falls. fi om  iiidujtry  V  ta- 
ble. Jn'.ctivity  is,- the  Alji-;pring  of  idle- 
tiess,  rust  follows  inactivity  at;d  ru.-t 
cankers  botli  body  a!)d  .'?ou!.  Idibnoss 
ii'tid  r;-!t.s::on  are  irjcouipatibie  one  wit.ii 
the  otl)er.  -Idle  men  rtkI  women  cr.n't 
bo  OinisjiatiS,  for  he  that  would  be  an 
heir  of  licavcn  must  work,  Idiai-ess  is  a 
nuii^aaee  in  the  worid--a:dead  wsiglit  to 
KU(."Oty.  Idleness  never  built  cities,  ijju- 
pn,'v;:d  a  ?ar:i;,  or  tamed  an  honest  penny. 
ifilenCf's,  sin  ;ind  SatAn 'are  fa'-t  fri;-n<Js. 
They  l?\'feinth.e  sanie  hort?e,  pbiy  toj^etln  v 
an^i  slepp  ilj  each,  ouievs  arms..  Siitpn 
himself'  is  not  an  idler,  but  he  dearly 
loves  idier.s.  They  arc  so  ready  to  <!()  his 
biudinjr ;  s>  deyoied  lo  his  Satanic  majes- 
ty. In  fac,  idleness  is  .such  an  iuacuve, 
indolent,  lazy,  v-lugs'^b,  u-eless,  vain, 
mean,  insolent,  leisurely  and  jrood  for- 
nothing  kind  oi' a  icllow,  that  it  would  be 
wise  ro  .show  him  no  favor  ;  turn  him  (•t.t 
— shut  the  door — put  the  dogs  on  him 
and  drive  him  out  of  society  I  aud  let  in 
a  more  worthy  guest. 

INDUSTKY. 

Industry  is  a  per'-'onajre  of  gocd-chav^ 
actcr.  Industry  civilized  the  world,  built 
cities,  made  a  thoutand  wildernesses 
bivS'om  as  tho  vote.  industry  fills  big 
bar'is,'  jilwuys  has  SiOck  \n  batik  some- 
where.  Industiy  hold.y  the  tccr;jt  of 
iie-ilth,  1ii\ppy  life,  good  glpcp  and  a 
hc;.rty  appetite ",  and  always  has  plenty 
to  cat  and  wear.  In-iusirv  keeps  a  cheer- 
ful countenance  ;  often  has  i;rown  h.atids, 
but  a  tender  heart.  Industry  h.os  a  big 
soul  and  rai  open  hand. 

industry  is  always  ready, to  da  ^pnjic- 
ihing ;  di.ing  many  little  tiiLn;t^.,  she  ha:- 
the  credit  of  doing  great  things.      If  in- 


dustry can't  find  miae.^  to  open,  or  cities 
to  build,  she  wi!!    );iak3  two  blades   of 
grass  grow  where  only  one  grew  before. 
Industry  is  always  busy,  cither  with  hands 
I  or  head,  so  the  devil  has    h.ard  f/ork  to 
■  get  an  opportunity  to  :how  his  hand  at 
j  triokery.     Iiidusiry  luakes  a  good  Chri.s- 
j  tian  ;  she  has  time  to  wa'.eh  and    jiray  ; 
j  time  to  serve  God,  as  well  as  time  to  ren- 
der  unto  Cfcsar    the    thin--;--    that   arc 
Cassar'a.  '        ...  •' 

j      Industry  .alwaj's  pays  tierdebtis;  never 
has  orcasioii  to    go  in    rngs  or   begging. 
;  She  is  an    indcpendcut  queen,  of  noble 
;  bloc«4.     Her  kingdom  is  prosperous,  her 
subjects  happy  end  her  prospects  glorious. 
I  i!>du-t!y  fills  the  origir^al  disign,  of  her 
creation — that  of   makiilg   man    liappy, 
he;d:hy  and  p.rosporouK,  as  well  as  bo  the 
^■rand  incentive  to  proiiiote  the  best  and 
highest  interests  of  m:m  beyond  the  pres- 
ent life. 

Open  wide  the  gates  and  let  industry 
come  in,  give  her  room  and  place  to 
d'veii  in  tl:y"  ccurts,  oh  man  I  for  she 
brii:.;^est  wrsdirui;  health  and  honor, 
paving  tlic  way  to  a '  blessed  immor- 
laiiiv.  ■  ■    ■  ■   ■ 

Bnfii1(^,  Oolovad'). 


For  tho  OoMPANioN  and  VisiTon . 
"Bs:itc.n  WSiJi  Ro«Ss." 


IJY  C    IT.  tJALSBAUGri. 


To  John  E'tcr,  B Whop  of  the  lilq  Svja- 
tiir.i  Ckuydi.  '  ■'    ''.  .'^    ''"  ' 

Why  sittGst  thou  "undor  tlic  Juniper 
tree,"  bemoaning  thy  stripes,  as  though 
it  wofi^  HO  friory  to  suffer  ropror.eh  f'or 
Je8a.-.'sak8?  —  i  K'n,>>s  H!;4.  Be-riusfta 
p.uifed  up  GciuKii)  Reformed  hirL-Jing  bus 
veiittd  hi-j  windy  anathemas  on  your 
head,  is  it  meet  to  halt  and  liu)!)  as  if  the 
eternal  v.TOftler  hud  shaken  your  thi«h 
ouo  of  joint'?— G'j-i.  o2:25.  Called  by 
Providence  into  the  piCsoDce  of  a  man 
wiio  hates  liic  tiutli  and  dospiscs  vhe 
follower.->  of  J  e.'^u.s,  what  could  you  expect 
but  riiat  a  declaration  of  the  whole 
"countcl  of  God,"  would  stir  his  gall  and 
make  you  the  target  of  his  venom?  Such 
a  sermon  as  you  tn-'.^ached,  in  tho  pres- 
ence of  a  seuii  popish  :nfa;).sprinkler, 
who  had  just  been  profaning  the  holy 
ordinance  of  baptism  by  sprinkling  the 
man  at  whose  funeial  you  were  ofiiciat- 
ing,  cannot  pass  without  such  rebuke  as 
learned  bigotry  knows  how  to  admini.<iter. 
Ho  saw  that  your  bomb  shell  was  packed 
witli  ihc  expdo.^ive.s  of  the  gospel,  and 
that  if  he  would  not  just,  .thercand  than 
follow  it  with  a  hunared  pounder,  fresh 
and  hot,  fro;n  the  catechetical  matrix, 
there  might  be  a  scattering  of  his  Uock. 
Your  efl()rt  is  an  honor  to  your  lieart  ar.d 
head,  and  the  casli^'.ation  ihst  was  mated 
out  to  you.  in  couionuence,  is  your  glory  ; 
while  it  is  lliu  Hcanda!,  before  men  and 
tinsels,  of  hio)  who  gave  it. 

"Ocuut  it  all  joy,"  eo  far  as  you  and 
Christ  are  tOQcerned,  when  sect-uiongora 


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r."gc,  when  the  scribes  and  pharisee.s  "'set 
tht'UJselvcs,"  and  "take  couf.stl  to/jether, 
against  the  Lord,  and  again.-^t  His  anoint- 
cU.'' — f.s.  ~:2.  "'J'lie  dl^eil)ic  is  not  above 
l:is  MH.stcr."  "If  !hey  liavc  called  the 
Mvistcr  ol'the  liou.-c  IJclzebul),  how  mucli 
iijorc  .shr.Il  thov  call  thcni  of  His  house- 
hold."—Matt.' 10:25.  If  they  "thrust 
you  out  of  the  city,  and  lead  you  unto 
tho  hiow  of  the  hill,  (hat  they  uiichtcast 
you  down  heaJloni^"  into  tho  Swalara, 
the  frnlh  will  burvivc,  even  if  you  would 
not.  Ch'ist  luay  he  crucified,  but  the 
truth  will  live  all  the  more  piorinusly  and 
friu;i)|i!iantly,  bci.-.usc  He  (li(d  lor  it. 
You  drove  ihc  truth  home  with  oin|iliasis, 
and  the  excited  pcdo  raniist  only  clinched 
it  in  some  minds  byhi.s  indignant  protest. 
Be  not  disheartened,  because  Herod  is  on 
your  track.  Be  not  dismayed  because 
some  patent  J•o^pelcr  ha<  Imrlod  stones  at 
you.  Jjot  the  mini-lerof  God  stand  firm, 
though  he  yc  bespattered  with  all  the 
traditional  mud  that  can  ho  shoveled 
to.irether  in  Christendom.  ^Vhen  a^^ain 
called  to  speak  for  God,  in  the  presence 
of  tchool-madc  preachers,  titisheath  "the 
bword  of  the  Spirit"  with  the  boldness  of 
a  heaven  ai)i)oiiited,  hcaven~sustained 
ambassador.  Lot  an=;ry,  truth  splitting, 
sect-defetiders,  "i'bam  out  their  own 
shame,"  and  stigmatize  you  as  ignorant, 
and  hold  you  up  to  [)ublio  odium,  be  thou 
niiridl'ul  of  "tlio  charge  committed  unto 
thee,"  to  ''^■pfnich  llw  wiuJ,"  wiiethor  in 
.season  or  out  of  sf,ason  with  those  who 
liave  substituted  the  gospel  by  "the  tra- 
ditions of  men."  "J5o  not  afraid,  but 
Speak,  and  hold  not  thy  ])oaco  :  for  I  am 
with  iliee,  and  no  man  shall  set  on  thee 
to  hurt  thee."— Acts  18:'J,!0.  It  is  bet- 
ter to  suffer  for  the  truth,  than  that  the 
trutli  suffer  by  our  fear  of  its  hones-t 
proclamation.  Jezebel  will  be  dragged 
into  eternity  by  infuriated  dops,  while 
the  "man  of  God"  will  be  wiu^eled  into 
the  golden  city,  in  a  chariot  of  fire,  amid 
the  acclamation  of  angels.  Consider  the 
end,  and  preach  Christ. 


For  the  Companioh  and  Visitoh. 
The  Gr«:at  Ciotpel  Tbeuie. 


BY  D.  P.  SAYLKB. 


Hut  wc  preach  Christ  cruciQcd.  1  Cor.  1  : 
23. 

The  life  of  tha  apostle  I'uul,  fur- 
uiaheB  more  nmterial  for  serious 
thought  and  elaborate  commeutary, 
OS  well  as  iilu.^trates  the  mission  of  a 
Christian  minister  than  any  other. 
The  history  of  his  early  years,  with 
the  remarkable  manner  of  eouversion, 
bus  manifested,  even  to  cursory  read- 
ers of  the  scriptures,  and  especially 
to  Christians,  the  duties  and  practice 
of  a  Christian  minister.  When  I'aul 
embtaced  the  religion  of  Jesus,  ho 
atked :     "Lord,    lohal    wouldst  thou 


have  me  to  do?"  Not  only,  "What 
niust  I  do  to  bo  saved  ?"  but  also, 
what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do  to 
serve  thee  ?  To  the  6rBt  the  Lord 
answered  him  by  the  ministry  of  An- 
anias. To  the  second  the  Lord  said  : 
"He  is  a  choseu  veseel  unto  me,  to 
bear  my  naiue  before  the  Gentiles, 
and  kings,  and  the  children  of  Is- 
rael." Being  told  by  Ananias  that 
be  must  be  baptized  for  the  washing 
away  of  his  sins,  (Acts  xxii.  IG.)  he 
arose  and  was  baptized.  Acts  i,x.  18 
Being  now  a  penitent,  baptized  be- 
liever in  the  Christian  church,  and  a 
chosen  vessel  to  bear  testimony  to 
the  truth  both  to  the  Gentiles  and  to 
Israel,  he  straightway  preached 
Christ  in  the  synagogues,  that  he  is 
the  Son  of  God;  and  was  sent  as  a 
witness  to  the  Gentiles,  to  open  their 
eyes,  and  to  turn  them  from  darkness 
to  light,  and  from  the  power  of  Satan 
unto  God  that  they  might  receive  for- 
giveness of  sins. 

Being  thus  set  apart,  he  entered 
upon  a  career  of  duty  frotn  which  he 
never  faltered,  and  with  a  zeal  that 
never  flagged.  His  ministry  became 
the  great  purpose  of  his  life.  Every- 
thing else  was  subordiuaie  to  it.  He 
was  willing  to  be  nnythitig  or  no- 
thing, not  even  counting  his  life  dear 
to  himself,  so  that  he  might  liuis^b  his 
coursa  with  joy,  and  tho  ministry 
which  he  had  received  from  the  Lord 
Jesus.  Under  tho  iuQeuce  of  this 
spirit,  he  travels  frotn  country  to 
country,  preaching  the  goepel  every- 
where, willing  to  spend  and  be  spent 
for  the  spiritual  welfare  of  those  to 
whom  his  ministry  was  directed. 
The  result  of  his  labors  was  the  gath- 
ering congregations  over  a  wide  ter- 
ritory, and  the  churches  that  rose 
through  his  ministry,  showed  not 
only  the  tflect,  but  the  permanent 
fruit  of  his  labors.  He  was  the  in- 
strument for  bringing  many  souls  to 
Christ. 

The  spirit  by  which  the  great  apos- 
tle was  animated,  is  set  forth  in  his 
life,  and  it  would  be  well  if  tho  minis- 
ters of  the  gospel  would  imitate  it. 
Let  us  select  a  single  held  of  his  lab- 
ors and  mark  the  manner  of  his  min- 
istry. The  text  directs  us  to  such  a 
field,  and  furnishes  us  with  all  the  in- 
formation we  desire.  Corinth,  at  tho 
time  Paul  directed  the  epistlo  which 
contains  tho  text,  was  one  of  the 
most  opulent  and  finest  cities  of 
Greece.  Its  position  made  It  the 
mart  of    all    surroundiag   countries. 


The  pride  of  its  population, 
kept  pace  with  their  increasing 
wealth,  until  their  impudeiice  and 
haughtiness  raised  the  pride  of  Rome,  ^ 
and  Corinth,  with  all  its  splendor, 
was  brought  to  the  dust.  Its  geo- 
graphical position,  however,  favoring 
tiade,  soon  attracted  population,  atid 
it  rose  again.  Once  niore  it  gained 
splendor  and  opulence,  pride  and 
haughtiness.  Every  form  of  philoso- 
phy, and  every  kind  of  vileness  and 
corruption  prevailed  in  it.  Such 
were  the  elements  gathered  to  that 
city  when  apostle  Paul  entered  it,  to 
turn  men  from  sin  to  righteousties,  aud 
from  the  power  of  Satan  to  God. 
Nothing  more  discouraging  could  be 
presented  to  his  mind.  Many  of  us, 
1  fear,  would  conclude  in  our  minds, 
that  we  are  not  learned  enough  to 
combat  the  prevailing  customs  and 
usages  of  a  city  which  are  all  opposi- 
tion to  the  cause  we  are  to  call  men 
to.  Humanly  speaking.  Paul  could 
expect  no  return  for  his  labors  except 
persecution  in  its  varied  aspects. 
But  had  he  abandoned  the  undertak- 
ing, that  would  have  been  to  give 
up  his  relations  to  the  Lord  Jesus 
Cliriat  He  went,  and  Low  did  he 
do?  Did  he  hurl  his  unathetnus 
agaiusi  polution  at  once  ?  No,  that 
Wiyuld  have  been  unkind  atid  unchris- 
tian, and  he  would  have  failed  to 
gain  an  audience.  Did  he  aim  to  ac- 
ccmodate  his  ministry  to  those  he  was 
to  turn  from  sin  to  righteousness,  by 
excellency  of  speech  ?  No,  that 
would  have  been  a  vain  display  of 
his  huiiiao  attainments.  Ho  well 
knew  what  would  please  them,  and 
what  they  required.  He  knew  that 
the  Jews  required  a  sign,  the  exer- 
cise of  that  miraculous  power  which 
was  exercised  by  the  early  teaching 
of  the  gospel,  would  secure  the  re- 
spect of  the  Jews.  And  be  knew  the 
Greeks  sought  after  wisdom,  and  that 
if  ho  would  adora  his  discourse  with 
the  ornaments  which  suited  their 
tastes,  it  would  fix  their  attention. 
Jfe  could  have  done  either,  but  he  did 
neither.  But  while  the  Jews  requir- 
ed a  sign,  and  the  Greeks  were  seek- 
ing after  wisdom,  he  preached  Christ 
crucified  ;  though  it  was  to  them  a 
stumbling  block  and  foolishness,  he 
knew  that  it  was  both  the  pover  of 
God,  and  wisdom  of  God.  This  con- 
tains the  whole  system  by  which  he 
accomplished  so  much.  It  is  the  sys- 
tem of  which  Jesus  is  the  sum  and 
substance. 


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119 


Christ  crucified,  is  the  ouly  system 
I)?  vvbich  fiiuners  can  be  reconciled  to 
G)d  ;     aud    this    8\steiu    bas    been 
brought  down  to  our  day.     It  is  the 
system  which  recognizes   man's  mor- 
al ruin,  and  reveals  the  only   remedy 
f')r    uurigbieousiioss.       It   gives    the 
Lumiliating  tilVct  of  man's  apostacy 
from  God,  aud  the  ouly  mode  of  con- 
versiou    to    bis   service.     It   rcgard.< 
man  as  belplens  to  relieve  hiaiFelf  from 
d(  tiienient    and    ruin.     It  reveals  the 
aniuziug  mercy  of  oiu^  God,  who  sent 
his  own  Son  for  our  salvation.     It  re- 
veals the  solemn  truth  that  God  spar- 
ed not  hifl  own  dear  Son,  but  freely 
delivered   him  up  fur   us   all  ;  having 
bid    the    splendor   of  his  divinity  in 
the    veil    ol    humanity,    tabernacling 
among   men,   and    becoming   one    of 
them    as    their    brethren,  traiisac'ing 
for    their    redemption,    and    bringing 
salvation   to   ihosa   who     had    fallen, 
aud    by    his  ddatti  cjusummated  the 
arrangtnent     for    the    forgiveness  of 
sins,  and  then  asking  sinners  to  come 
0!id  have  the  full  benefit  of  his  death. 
First  suQ'eriug  in  our  stead,  and  then  ! 
unking  us  to  come  him  and   have  the  i 
b.-nefit  of  his  death,  is  love  loo    deej)  | 
i'jt    finite     sinner      to     compreheiKl.  ! 
Ciirist  crucified    is   inviliiuj,   enlreat- ' 
i/ig,  aud  commaudiog  ail  mou   every-  ] 
wliere    to   repent    of    their  sins,  that  ' 
they  may  be  partakers  of  eteriial   r'  - 
demplion.   This  the  apostle  recognizt^d 
when  he  preached  Christ  cruciti'id. 

The  object  of  the  n:i.iistry  of  the  tros- 
pel  is,  to  turn  siuueis  from  sin  to  God. 
And  Christ  crucified  i.-;  the  great,  priu- 
ciple  of  the  gospel.     Men  talk  of  sin, 
aud  its  evil  const qaenca.a.    Why  ihHii 
do    thoy     submit    to   its    dominion  ? 
It  is  becau-^e  uf    ths    corn;p;ie-s    ot  j 
human  nature.     31au's  natuie  is  not  i 
ouly  liable  to  sin,  but  if  he  in  nature  { 
ever  would,  or  could  obey  every  law  j 
<f  God,  he  would   do    no    more    than  j 
Lis   duty,    and   could   do  nothing  to 
a' one    fur   sin.     The  nature  must  be  i 
changed,  or  the   moral   evil  will  con- ; 
tiuue.     Aud  the  ouly   way   to  chnnge  j 
nature  is   by    turning  to  God.     Aud 
bow    shall    we  turn  to  God?     Shall 
we   preach   the   ravages  of  siu  upon 
the  beautiful  creation  of  God  ?    Shall  ' 
we    uncover  the    bosom    of    Ti;hpet  j 
and  shun  the  wretched   condition  of  j 
the  impeuiteut  castaway, aa  some  are  ! 
wont  to  do  ?      We  might  do  this  until 
the  hearer's  spirit  shook   within  him, 
and  it  will  ouly  curb  the  torrent,  only  ' 
interrupt  for  a  mt meut  his  eagerness 
ill  biu.     By  sucb  preacLiug  his  heart 


will  remain  unchanged  still,  as  tbou- 
saudsof  now  living  witnesses  prove 
the  fact.  But  impress  the  understand- 
intr  of  man  with  the  truth  that 
Christ  crucifipcl  became  a  voluntary 
victim  for  man,  making  such  a  sacri- 
fice of  himself  as  will  make  atone- 
ment to  impute  justice  ;  euduriue  all 
tljat  the  utmost  cruelty  can  inflict; 
deserted  by  men,  and  even  by  hea- 
ven, to  bring  man  to  God.  If  that 
docs  not  show  to  the  hearer  the  ex- 
ceeding sinfulness  of  sin,  and  lead 
hia)  to  renounce  it  in  all  its  forms, 
his  captivity  is  irredeemable.  lie 
will  stand  the  most  powerful  mani- 
festations G')d  has  ever  furnished. 
Christ  crucified  shows  how  God  can 
be  just,  and  yet  be  the  Saviour  of  sin- 
ners. 

When  the  sinner  comes  to  God 
through  Christ  crucified,  his  nature 
will  be  changed  ;  and  he  will  keep 
the  law  of  God  in  all  its  spirituality 
ai;d  purity,  as  an  evidence  of  his 
fidelity  to,  and  faith  in,  God,  which  is 
his  reasonable  duty  to  do  ;  and  iu  its 
ob.-ervauce  he  has  the  promi.-e  of 
the  remission  of  sins,  and  the  gift  of 
the  Holy  Spirit.  But  apart  from  this 
all  the  expedients  human  ingenuity 
ha.s  derived,  with  a  hope  of  pardoning 
bin  have,  and  forever  will,  fail  to 
show  how  the  perfection  of  God  can 
be  reconciled  with  forgivness  of  sin. 
Then  brethren  preach  Christ  cruci- 
fird ;  fear  not  to  go  into  the  dens  of 
vice  and  corruption  ;  mistrust  not 
your  ability  for  want  of  human  at- 
tainments. Go  as  Paul  did  with 
Christ  crucifit-d,  which  is  the  power 
of  God,  and  the  wisdom  of  God. 
With  this  power  you  will  prevail. 


How  to  liitike   Af ischift. 

Keep  your  eye  on  your  neighbors. 
Take  care  of  them.  Do  not  let  thecu 
siir  wiihout  watching.  They  may  do 
something  wrong  if  you  do.  To  be 
sure,  you  never  knew  them  to  do  any- 
thing very  bad,  but  it  may  be  on  your 
account  they  have  cot.  Perhap<^  if 
it  had  not  been  for  your  kind  care, 
they  might  have  disgraced  then. selves 
a  luug  time  ago.  Therefore  do  not 
relax  any  effort  to  keep  them  where 
they  ought  to  be.  Never  mind  your 
own  business — that  will  take  care  of 
itself.  There  is  a  man  passing  along 
— he  is  looking  over  the  fence — be 
suspicious  of  him  ;  perhaps  he  con- 
templates stealing  some  ot  these  dark 
nights;  there  is    ao    kuoA'iug    what 


queer  fancies  be  may    have   got   into 
his  head. 

Ifyou  find  any  symptoms  of  any, 
one  passing  out  of  tho  path  of  duly, 
tell  every  one  else  what  you  see,  and 
be  particular  to  see  a  great  many.  It 
is  a  good  way  to  circulate  s;uch  things, 
though  it  may  not  benifit  your.self  or 
any  one  else  particularly.  Do  keep 
something  goiug — silence  is  a  dreadful 
thing;  though  it  was  said  tueie  wa-! 
silence  in  heaven  for  the  space  of  half 
an  hour,  do  not  let  any  i-uch  thing 
occur  on  earth  ;  it  would  be  too  much 
for  this  mundane  sphere. 

If  after  all  your  watchful  care  you 
cannot  &oe  anything  out  of  the  way 
in  any  one,  you  may  be  sure  it  is  not 
bocauac  they  have  not  done  anything 
bad  ;  perhaps  in  an  unguarded  mo- 
ment you  lost  sight  of  them.  Throw 
out  hints  that  they  are  no  better  than 
they  should  be;  that  you  should  not 
wonder  if  the  people  found  out  what 
they  were  after  a  little,  while  then 
they  mav  not  hold  their  head.s  so 
high.  Keep  it  goiug,  and  some  one 
else  may  take  the  hint,  and  begin  to 
help  you  along  after  a  while ;  thiiu 
there  viill  be  music,  and  everylhi.-ig 
will  woi  k  with  a  charm. 

Vanity  ol  IJfe. 

When  I  look  upon  the  tombs  of  the 
great,  every  emotion  of  envy  dies 
within  me;  when  I  read  the  epitaphs 
of  the  betiulifui,  every  inordinate 
desire  goes  out ,  when  I  meet  the 
grief  of  parents  oa  a  tombstone,  tuy 
heart  melts  with  compassion  ;  when 
I  see  the  tombs  of  parents  themselves, 
I  consider  the  vanity  of  grieving  for 
those  whom  we  must  quickly  follow  ; 
when  1  see  king3  lying  by  thoje  who 
deposed  them,  when  I  consider  rival 
wits  placed  aide  by  side,  or  the  holy 
men  that  divided  the  world  with 
their  contest,  1  rafltct  with  sorrow 
and  astonishment  on  the  little  compe- 
titions, factious,  and  debates,  of  man- 
kind ;  ^beu  I  read  the  dates  of  the 
tombs  of  some  that  died  but  yester- 
day, aud  some  six  hundred  years 
ago,  I  consider  that  great  day  when 
we  shall  all  be  cotempories,  aud 
make  our  appearance  together. 

A  rich,  bat  parsimouious  old  gen- 
tleman, on  being  taken  to  task  for  his 
uucharitableuess,  said  :  "True,  1  don't 
give  much,  but  if  you  only  knew  how 
it  hurts  me  to  give  auy thing,  you 
would  not  wonder." 


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For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
Tlse  Narrow  W»y. 


IJV  JAME3  Y    UECKLi:R. 


How  Diauy  a  path  ihat  leads  sstiay, 
Aside  the  one  wbioh  Jos'ts  trod, 

Deceives  the  travcleron  his  w^y; 
Aud  leads  hiin  fr\r  ruray  from  Ood. 

Tlio  nsfi-ow  path  which  Ju=Ut  trOl, 
Fov  fbliowvjrs  of  the  Nizareita, 

Is  wide  eiiou>{h  :  it  leads  to  Gol, 
And  in  liis  word  is  clearly  scon. 

The  prophet  savr  this  narrow  path, 
This  only  way  of  holiness  : 

He  viewed  it  with  an  eye  of  f  lith, 
As  leadin;^  Ihrouiih  th'i  wilderness. 

The  p»th  no  eagle's  eye  h^th  seen, 
Is  still  clear  as  'twas  of  old  ; 

Notion's  whelp  can  walk  therein, 
And  none  its  pavement  can  b  hold. 

How  many  a  traveler  in  this  vale, 
Belio!ds  a  inth  to  suit  his  mind  ; 

A  way  that  leads  him  down  to  hell, 
To  Wi.ich  by  natu'^e  he's  incli'ied. 

How  few  perceive  the  nai-row  way, 
Or  know  the  peac".  therein  to  fl'id  ; 

But  choofeii.tT'  lath'.T  go  aslray, 
To  suit  the  purpose  of  ihiir  luiud. 

How  few  compared  with  all  mankind, 
Are  vvilli'Mj;  in  this  narrow  path  : 

The  ni'^ek  and  lowly  of  one  mind, 
One  practice  and  one  faith. 
UarUys'iille ,  Paiii''a. 

FOU    THE  COMPANION  AND  VISITOR. 

A  !ew  iyaM«Ier!i:2  Tbcnghts. 


BY  S.    F     REIMAN. 


While  pernsi.Tnr  the  pajrea  of  the 
Companion  o.nd  Tis ifor,  No.  3,  cur- 
reat  Vol.,  nij  thoughts  were  some- 
what aronsed  aud  my  attention  con- 
siderably attracted  by  brother  Iladv's 
article  on  dreps.  It  indeed  pleased 
me  80  well  that  I  thought  it  might  be 
edifying  to  the  readers  of  the  Com- 
panian  to  pen  a  few  additional 
ihoughts  on  the  same  subject,  sr.ch  as 
Cairo  across  my  mind  while  reading 
bis  article,  llo  in  the  outset  of  his 
article,  puts  considerable  stress  on 
simplicity  and  plaiuness  of  dress,  and 
then  goes  on  aud  shows  the  rflicacy 
and  utility  of  a  strict  adherence  to 
uniformity  of  dress,  by  relating  to  his 
readers  se-verul  striking  circuaistan- 
ces.  The  authenticity  of  which  I  do 
not  doubt  for  a  moment.  It  just  now 
alao  occurs  to  my  mind,  that  about  a 
year  ago  I  had  a  couversation  with  a 


certain  brother,  on  the  same  topic, 
who  so  earnestly  and  strongly  con- 
tended that  it  was  not  uecesyary  for 
all  the  brethren  ;ind  sisters,  and  more 
especially  those  of  a  higher  rtmk  and 
Btaiion  in  life,  to  conform  so  strictly 
to  the  old  order  of  the  church.  This 
I  did  not  consider  good  lo|2ic,  bat 
mere  uDphi]o.«ophicftl  reasoning. 
From  the  faat  that  uniformity  of  dress 
is  in  reality  what  make;?  the  brethren 
that  peculiar  people  of  God  in  appear- 
ance ;  and  by  which  they  can  b« 
known  from  the  world.  Tbe  thought 
often  has  struck  my  mind,  as  to  what 
tbe  Church  of  the  Brethren,  in  regard 
to  dress  wiil  be  iii'ty  years  hence,  if 
she  conlinaes  to  deviate  from  her  old- 
e.Btablished  order  of  unifortn,  as  fast 
as  she  did  for  the  Itist  Qfty  years.  I 
imagine,  and  am  fearful,  she  will  al- 
most, if  not  entirely  be  on  a  level  with 
some  other  churches,  that  go  as  it 
were  with  the  current  of  time,  and 
the  world  in  all  its  vp.iu  and  foolioh 
fashions.  But  oh,  what  n  pity,  that 
there  is  so  much  inconsistency  in  the 
church  in  this  particular  1  It  seems 
to  me  asthoufih  it  would  be  much 
more  Christ-like,  aud  far  better  for 
every  brother  aud  sister,  botii  in  this 
world  and  the  world  to  como,  if  we 
could  yield  obedience  to  iho  church, 
in  this  as  well  as  in  every  other  com- 
niand.  I  cannot  forbiuir  to  say,  with 
brother  Hady.that  I  much  resp'-ctour 
old  brethren  who  coutorm  so  strictly 
to  the  old  order  of  the  church,  and 
who  stand  in  the  defence  of  all  the 
ancient  landmarks  that  oar  fathers 
have  set.  For  v/ere  it  not  for  them, 
I  iselieve  the  church  would  soon  bo 
shipwrecked  and  be  passing  down  as 
it  were.the  current  of  apustasy.  But 
brother  Hady  thinks  that  some  may 
put  too  much  3tress  on  dressi  and  run 
into  extreiue,  and  become  what  may 
be  termed  clothes  religionists.  This 
may  be  possible,  but  I  hope  it  is  not 
often  the  Jttnse.  This  recalls  to  my 
memory  an  event  of  almost  two  years 
ago.  Having  l>een  away  from  home, 
I  crJIed  in  at  a  certain  brother's  bou.se 
just  about  noon,  found  him  and  his 
family  taking  their  dinner,  with  them 
also  dined  an  old  ministering  brother 
from  a  distance,  who  was  very  plainly 
dresBod,  and  indeed  conformed  to  the 
order  of  the  brethren.  This  old 
brother  having  left,  I  also  took  dinner 
with  them,  when  it  was  remarked  to 
me  that  this  old  brother  was  too  plain 
end  cooimon  in  his  dress,  so  much 
so  that  he  will    be    laughed    at    aud 


pointed  on  with  the  6ager  of  scorn. 
Now  such  expressions  are  not  very 
commendable,  especially  when  they 
come  from  our  fellow  brethren,  who 
should  have  leairued  and  experienced 
that  it  is  always  safe  for  the  true 
Chi  istian  to  keep  in  the  valley  of  hu- 
mility, though  tempests  rage  high, 
and  he  be  snenred  at  with  contempt. 

It  is  an  impossibility  for  the  true 
Christian  to  serve  two  raanter.?, — God 
and  Mammon  But  1  regret  to  say 
that  we  sometimes  have  to  see  breth- 
ren and  sisters  who  profes.s  to  h»  fol- 
lowers of  that  meek  and  lowly  Lamb 
Jesus,  indulge  so  freely  in  the  vain 
and  foolish  fashions  of  this  world. 
Yes,  dress  as  the  world  does  when 
among  the  worldlings,  and  when 
with  the  brethren, perhaps,  dress  with 
ihem.  Now  this  is  very  inconsistent 
and  should  not  be  so,  for  I  truly  be- 
lieve that  every  loyal  soldier  who  has 
enlisted  under  the  banner  of  King 
Immanuel,  will  not  be  ashamed  to 
wear  a  becoming  uniform  wherever 
he  goes.  Let  it  be  among  the  rich  or 
poor,  tbe  high  <  r  low,  for  this  i<i 
one  of  tbe  ways  in  which  he  may  let 
his  light  shine.  But  if  he  hides  it 
under  a  bushel,  when  he  goes  out 
into  the  world  how  ca.u  .  it  fihin*:  ?  It 
seems  to  me  it  all  the  mouey  spent 
for  superfluities  in  dress,  would  be 
given  to  the  poor  and  needy,  or  prop- 
erly applied  in  the  promulgation  and 
dissemiuation  of  the  gospel,  it  might 
be  productive  of  a  great  deal  of  good 
in  bringing  souls  unto  Christ.  Now 
when  I  speak  of  superfluities  in  dress, 
I  do  not  mean  that  which  iscamforia- 
hlo  and  beconiing  to  tbe  Chrittiau, 
but  merely  what  is  worn  for  I'je  sako 
of  fashion,  and  that  mostly  always  to 
our  disadvantage  and  disconn.fort.  I 
would  yet,  ia  conclusion,  say  thitw-', 
as  the  people  of  God,  should  be  very 
cautious,  for  we  might  go  to  extremes 
in  this  before  wo  are  aware  of  it,  and 
thus  become  a  stumbling-block  to 
many,  aud  also  give  cause  to  tho 
world  to  say,  these  people  do  not  live 
up  to  their  profession.  May  the  good 
Lord  enable  us  all  daily  to  become  a 
little  more  humble  aud  Christrliko. 

Berlin,  Pa. 


The  provisions  of  grace  are  such 
that  the  .strongest  habits  can  be  over- 
come, the  most  depraved  heart  c;iu  bo 
made  clean. 

— Often  forgive  others  but  never 
thyaelf — J'ublius  Byrus. 


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FQR    THE    YOUNG. 

"Give  Ds  Manly  Boys— Not 
licyjsla  Myu." 

As  wo  ii';leni-d,  srijs  a  writer,  lo 
the  utterance  of  this  sonlituent  by 
one  beluved  and  houoretJ,  we  were 
deeply  iir.,pr«-sat;.cl  willi  its  force  aud 
iiiiportiiDco.  yYo  'j''.«ntal!y  added, 
give  us  also  womanly  girls — Dot  girl- 
ish wotr.en.  But  who  are  to  give  us 
Buch  boys  and  ,?iris  ?  Ib  tbftre  any 
epecial  uecd  for  such  a  demand  al 
Ibe  pret-ent  day  ?  Upon  the  parents, 
guardians  and  fducatora  of  onr 
jourli  does  society  make  this  claim, 
and  needa  no  niarked  aatuteneas  to 
describe  the  claim.  The  great  aim 
of  the  juvfuiles  of  both  sexes  now-a- 
days  ii  would  seem,  i«  to  doff,  as  ear- 
ly possible,  aud  habilimeut  that  savor 
ot  childhood  and  to  don  those  of  ma- 
tority,  together  with  the  habits  and 
maunera  of  the  beau  end  tho  belie. 
We  bate  loo  sudden  traueitions  from 
the  tJurEory  aad  short  clothes  to  "so- 
ciety" r.nd  fuil  dress.  The  tinie  our 
young  people  should  epead  in  prepar- 
ing for  life,  they  are  too  eager  to  de- 
vote to  self-exhibition  and  the  e;ijoy- 
nient  of  life.  And  our  daughters 
marry  v^bile  yet  they  need  Uiateraal 
guidance,  and  our  sods  launch  out 
upon  life,  without  standoa,  without 
moral  development,  vritbont  manly 
vigor;  they  fiud  ihemselvea  boys 
where  they  should  show  themseiv<-8 
men,  because  forsooth,  they  neglect- 
ed the  ii.anly  cultare  in  their  boy- 
hood, which  would  have  secured  a 
strong  maturity. 

We  do  not  syicpatbize  with  those 
who  thiuk  "old  heads  should  be  found 
upon  young  pbouiders,"  but  we  do 
believe  in  strengthening  and  prepar- 
ing tboge  "yoi;ng  shoulders"  to  carry 
the  bead  with  firmness — with  manly 
and  womanly  grace,  when  crowned 
with  diguity,  and  weighty  witb  the 
responsibilities  of  maturity.  To  this 
end,  we  would  have  the  young  long- 
er limited  to  the  sphere  of  discipline, 
subordination,  and  study — longer 
subjected  to  domestic  and  practical 
training  than  present  custom  seems 
to  sanction. 

Our  sons  aud  daughters  come  out 
too  early.  They  somehow  contrive 
to  throv/  off  all  too  soon,  and  too 
easily,  parental  authority,  aud  to 
think  and  act  for  themselves.  Their 
minds  are  diverted  from  the  most 
important  siudias  and  pursuits  at  just 
the  period   v^hen  months  are   worth 


prebious  yeara,  and  years  eorapreheaa 
in  their  resolta  and  advantages  whole 
decades. 

Why  cannot  our  youth  see  that  it 
is  character,  culture,  habits  and  prin- 
ciples, that  make  the  man  or  woman  ? 
Jt  is;  not  drct^3  or  uasoilcd  hands,  nor 
flirtations,  ncr  Bfl"i'.cted  airs  nor  per- 
sonal beauty,  noither  is  u'calthy  par- 
ents or  friends,  nor  aught  that  wealth 
can  produce,  that  makes  a  true  and 
nob-le  uiau  or  woman.  We  havo 
often  found  all  these  combined  where 
every  element  of  high-toned  and  de- 
sirable character  was  wanting. 

How  beautiful  is  disciplined  resolu- 
tion, industry,  subordination  to 
authority,  h  n  rable  aims  and  ambi- 
tions, with  the  buoyancy  and  euthu- 
siam  of  youth.  But  is  there  not 
many  a  boy  of  sixteen  who  feels  that 
a  well  fiiting  suit  from  his  tailor's,  in- 
cipient whiskers,  a  good  cigar,  a  fash- 
ionable bair  dresser,  and  the  privi- 
lege of  controling  his  own  time,  aud 
of  determming  bis  own  out-goings  and 
in-comings,  are  by  far  the  more  im- 
portant helps  toward  the  attainment 
of  manly  digiiity  ?  What,  think  such 
ODCs,  are  respect  and  obedience  to 
parents — what  affection  and  rever- 
ence for  the  silver-haired  grand-pa- 
rants — what  the  manift'stalions  of  de- 
licate attentions  to  sisters,  compared 
with  these  weightier  coasiderations  ? 
From  such  a  boyhood,  we  gather  no 
hopes  more  ehtering  than  what  clus- 
ter about  the  puerile  and  cootractfd, 
if  not  a  vicious  and  baneful  manhood, 

lie  who  takes  but  one  stride  from 
early  boyhood  to  the  uncontrolled 
freedom  of  the  man,  fails  to  live  ;  he 
blots  out  and  omits  one  of  the  most 
important  aud  salutary  periods  of  his 
existence.  Fitness  for  the  responsi- 
bilities of  maDhood,  capacity  for  the 
struggles  and  labors  of  heroic  con- 
flicts that  beset  aud  ennoble  life,  are 
only  to  be  acquired  by  a  well-spent 
and  a  well-disciplined  youth.  He 
who  would  govern  well,  in  the  state, 
the  church  or  the  household,  must 
learn  in  his  childhood,  and  practice 
in  his  youth,  tho  lessons  of  obfdience 
he  would  exact  from  others.  Youth  I 
'tis  the  golden  period  of  life's  seed 
time  and  culture.  'Tis  that  portiou 
ol  probation  when  questions  of  fun- 
damental importance  are  agitated  and 
settled  for  the  untried  future,  both 
time  and  eternity.  'Tis  a  time  v/hen, 
if  ever,  industry,  self-culture,  habits 
cl  application,  and  the  love  of  home, 
honor  and  virtue  put  forth  their  green 


blades  of -promise.  Who  would  wish 
to  blot  out  tliis  period  from  his  life  ? 
Who  would  voluntarily  shorten  it? 
Ah  I  the  youth  tli'it  dors,  and  tufns 
rather  to  cD'eminate  pleuaure  and  in- 
dolence, or  warp.^  hiniself  around 
with  reckless  indifference  to  aught 
beyond  the  present,'sball  find  in  the 
harvest  d»y  cf  manhood  that  the 
sheaves  for  his  gleaning  are  few,  and 
the  ears  upou  il\em  worthless. 

There  is  a  noble,  a  stf-ong,  a  pure 
and  generous  aianhood.  It  is  attaina- 
ble by  all — it  is  worthy  the  ambitioii 
of  every  boy.  Its  titles  and  preroga- 
tives may  be  secured,  despite  world- 
ly disadvantages.  Now  young  man, 
in  this  period  of  youth  will  you  have 
it  ?  Then  shrink  not  from  the  whole- 
some restraints  of  your  home  or  pa- 
rental authority.  Meet  with  reeolu- 
tion  aad  energy  those  difficulties  that 
lie  in  your  pathway.  Accept  gladly 
and  gratefully  the  discipline  of  study 
and  labor,  and  i>e8k  to  be  strong  and 
manly,  to  be  true  and  wonhful,  in 
your  inner  life  and  feelings.  Leave 
the  fopperies,  and  pleasures,  and 
n>eaniugless  gallantries  of  grown  up 
dandies  till  yon  are  up — perhaps  you 
will  then  find  neither  ti;.ne  nor  taste 
for  them.  It  niay^  be  tbat  having 
tac^ted  the  purer,  more  sparkling  wins 
of  a  vigorouB  manly  life,  you  will  re- 
gard the  other  as  .«tale  and  flat,  ev-en 
to  disgust  — SelceU'd. 


A  correspondent  of  the  New  York 
Uvangelifit  relates  the  following  in- 
stance of  a  child's  faith  :  Last  year, 
coming  from  Pittsburgh  east  in  a 
sleeping  car.  my  apartmeut  v.-aa  nexo 
to  ttiat  occupied  by  a  gentleman,  his 
wif.',  and  their  little  baugbter,  per- 
haps lOur  years  old.  The  lady  was 
excessively  tinjid — not  to  put  too  line 
a  point  upon  it,  terribly  nervoua. 
The  Horseshoe  Curve  seemed  to  bo 
her  especial  terror,  and  my  sleep,  and 
I  presume  that  of  others,  was  dis- 
turbed by  her  talking  to  her  husband 
of  the  peril.  The  engineer  might  be 
asleep,  or  the  sv/ilch-teuder  might  bo 
asleep,  and  tho  train  would  certainly 
ba  plunged  down  the  abyss.  But  it 
was  worth  while  to  ba  awake,  when 
I  heard  the  sweet  rebuke,  not  intend- 
ed, but  real,  of  the  little  one :  "Ma, 
God  takes  care  of  us,  and  does  God 
sleep  ?"  Was  not  this  the  ordaining 
strength  out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  ? 
Happy  tho  mother  if  it  proved 
strength  to  her  faith  I 


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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYEUSDALE,  Pa.,  Feb.  23,  1875. 

FulthinlnfHS     .Illustrated      nud 
Knconraged. 

"She  hath  done  what  she  could." — Mauk 
xiv.  8. 

What  a  noUe  testimony  to  whole- 
hearted devotedness  lo  Jesus !  She  hath 
done  what  she  could.  And  the  humble 
work  she  did,  was  no  le.s3  acceptable  and 
gratifying  to  our  Lord,  tlian  it  was  honor- 
able to  iier  that  performed  it.  It  is  said 
of  our  Lord,  tliat  he  "needed  not  that 
any  should  testify  of  man  :  for  he  knew 
what  was  in  man." — John  2:25.  And 
being  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the 
entire  organization  of  man,  he  knew  pre- 
cisely what  man  can  do  under  the  circum- 
stances of  life  under  whioli  he  may  be 
placed,  and  he  adapted  the  woik  alloted 
to  liim  to  his  capacity.  We  should 
never  murmur  or  complain  that  the 
duties  our  heavenly  Master  has  enjoined 
upon  ua  are  too  great  or  too  many  ;  much 
less  should  we  ever  indulge  in  the  (Jod- 
dishonoriiig  thought  that  we  cannot  do 
what  the  Lord  haii  rtqiired  of  us. 
Should  he  require  of  us  what  we  cannot 
do,  then  would  he  be  indeed,  an  austere 
and  hard  IMaster.  When  we  speak  of 
our  capacity  to  work  for  the  Lord,  or  to 
obey  his  holy  law,  we  mean  when  we  are 
in  possession  of  the  divine  aid,  which  a 
kind  and  gracious  heaven  ever  vouchsafes 
to  all  humble  souls  that  are  striving  to  do 
right. 

.SVte  hdth  done  what  nhc  conhJ.  It  is 
said  "a  good  name  is  better  than  precious 
ointment." — Eccl.  7:1.  So  while  the 
ointment  that  the  devoted  disciple  of 
Jesus  poured  U|)on  the  body  of  her  be- 
1  jvtd  Master,  sent  forth  an  odor  that  was 
delijilitful  to  I  he  company  present  on  the 
occasion,  the  simple  act  prompted  by  the 
loving  lieart  of  her  who  did  it,  gave  her  a 
name  more  precious  than  her  ointment ; 
and  that  name  perfumed  by  her  noble 
and  heroic  act,  sent  forth  a  sweet  savor 
that  was  as  gratifying  and  pleasing  to 
the  Lord  as  was  the  burnt  offerings  that 
Noah  oifered  on  the  altar,  and  in  relation 
to  which  it  is  said,  "And  the  L>rd  smclled 
a  sweet  savor." — Gen.  8:21. 

If  our  Lord  can  say  of  u-,  as  he  said  of 
the  woman  whose  eulogy  he  pronounced 


in  such  honorable  terms,  "they  have 
done  what  they  can,"  however  little  that 
may  have  been,  the  plaudit  will  follow, 
"well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant." 
Matt.  25:21.  It  is  not  what  we  t-imply 
do  or  give  that  commends  us  to  the  Lord; 
but  it  is  the  feeling  which  prompts,  and 
the  state  of  heart  that  accompanies  our 
service, that  gives  the  value  to  our  service 
in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.  Hence  the  poor 
widow  that  threw  into  the  treasury  her 
two  mites,  which  made  only  a  farthing, 
cast  in  more  than  any,  according  to  the 
judgment  of  the  Saviour,  who  was  oh 
serving  the  people  casting  their  money 
into  the  treasury,  becau.se  she  gave  all 
she  had  ;  "For  all  they  did  cast  in  of 
their  abundance ;  but  she  of  her  want 
did  cast  in  ajl  that  she  had,  even  all  her 
'iving."— Mark  12:44.  She,  like  the 
women  who  anointed  our  Lord,  did  what 
she  could.  Could  she  have  given  more, 
she  cheerfully  would  have  done  it.  The 
Lord  taw  a  large  heart,  warm  aflections 
and  a  willing  mind.  And  the  two  mites 
coming  I'rom  such  a  heart,  possessed  a 
great  value  in  the  estimation  of  Jusus. 

She  ?i(t(h  done  tchat  she  could.  Here 
is  the  limit  of  our  obligations.  The  Lord 
knows  what  we  can  do,  and  that  is  what 
he  require.-)  of  us.  If  we  can  do  much, 
much  is  required.  If  we  can  do  but  lit- 
tle, but  little  is  required  ol"  us.  lint  we 
all  should  bo  careful,  and  not  deceive 
ourselves,  and  think  that  the  little  we  do 
for  the  Lord  arises  from  a  want  of  ability, 
when  it  may  arise  from  a  want  of  will- 
ingness and  inclination.  We  must  do 
what  we  can  in  whatever  office  we  arc 
called  to  fill,  in  whatever  sphere  of  life 
we  are  called  to  move,  and  in  whatever 
labor  we  are  called  to  take  a  part.  And 
whether  we  do  much,  then,  or  little,  our 
heavenly  Master  will  accept  of  it,  recog- 
nize our  Qdelity,  and  reward  our  labor. 
We  have  sometimes  asked  our  Christian 
friends  how  they  are  getting  along  in  the 
service  of  the  L  )rd,  and  they  replied, 
''we  are  doing  all  we  can."  But  we  have 
been  fearful  that  the  full  import  of  the 
answer  was  not  properly  understood,  for 
it  implies  much  ; — not  so  much  worl<, 
but  much  readiness,  much  devotion  to 
the  Lord.  It  is  to  be  feared  there  are 
many  in  the  church  and  out  of  the  church, 
who  are  ready  to  say,  and  who  do  say, 
not  only  to  themselves,  but  also  to  others 
if  an  occasion  offers  for  un  expression  of 
their  tuiuds,  "1  am  doing   uU  I  can." 


While  at  the  same  time  they  arc  doing 
very  little,  and  .some  of  the  cla^s  referred 
to,  nothing  at  all.  Some  would  perhap.s 
be  astonished  at  themselves,  if  they  knew 
how  little  thoy  are  really  doing  for  the 
promotion  of  their  salvation,  and  to  honor 
and  j)lcase  the  Lord,  and  if  they  knew 
that  the  real  cau.se  of  them  doing  so  little 
is  not  from  a  want  of  ability  or  opportun- 
ity, but  from  a  want  of  willingness. 
Well,  we  shall  all  know  .'^onie  time  how 
little  wc  have  done,  and  that  too  when 
it  may  be  too  late  for  us  to  do  more. 
And  our  condemnation  may  follow,  not 
simply  because  we  did  so  little,  for  others 
that  did  less  may  be  juslitied  and  accept-, 
ed.  But  because  we  did  so  little  when 
wc  had  ability  and  opportunities  to  do 
more. 

We  have  read  of  a  circumstance  which 
shows  what  intense  devotion  to  a  cause 
will  do.  When  the  French  invaded  Piuss 
sia  in  1S13,  great  sacrifices  were  made  to 
resist  the  invasion.  Wliile  the  people 
wore  contributing  in  various  ways  to 
meet  the  expenses  of  the  war,  there  was 
a  young  woman  wiio  felt  mjch  distressed 
on  account  of  her  inability  to  contribnto 
to  her  country's  di  fonse.  She  was  poor, 
and  posse.-ised  nothing  that  she  could  dis- 
po.se  of  to  obtain  means  (o  promote  a 
cause  that  her  heart  was  in.  Slsc  finally 
thought  of  her  hair.  It  ws.s  of  great 
beauty,  and  the  thought  struck  her  that 
it  might  be  of  some  valup.  So  she  went 
one  morning  to  a  hair-dresser,  and  sold 
her  beautiful  tresses  for  a  couple  of  dol- 
lars. The  per.S()n  who  bought  the  hair, 
being  struck  with  the  girl's  conduct,  kept 
the  hair  f«>r  special  fiurposes.  And  as 
the  circumstance  became  public,  he  sold 
so  many  of  the  articles  made  I'rom  the 
hair,  that  beside  the  money,  which  the 
girl  herself  applied  to  tiie  neces.-ities  of 
her  country,  he  also  subscribed  a  hundred 
dollars.  The  sacrifice  the  girl  made  was 
worthy  of  a  notiler  cause.  We  have  also 
read  of  a  young  man,  who  being  present 
at  a  missionary  meeting,  at  which  the 
claims  of  the  heathen  were  feelingly  and 
strongly  urged,  and  ho  c  itching  the  spirit 
of  the  meeting,  and  having  his  sympa- 
thies much  drawn  out  towards  the  heath- 
en, and  seeing  others  continue  to  the 
cau.se,  and  having  no  money  to  give,  he 
came  forward  and  offered  himself,  and 
declared  him.self  willing  to  go,  if  his  offer 
was  accepted.     He  diJ  what  he  could. 

tSlu  luith  dune  iduil  sht  could.     Let  us 


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then  like  the  holy  woman  that  anointed 
our  Lord,  devote  ourselves,  and  all  wc 
have  to  his  blessed  service.  And  whether 
our  positions  in  the  world  enable  us  to  do 
nmeh  or  little,  let  U5,  like  her,  "do  what 
we  can,"  and  wc  shall  receive  our  heav- 
enly Master's  approval,  and  the  recom- 
pense promised  unto  the  faithful  servant. 


Tlie  Collectlou  ot   Miuntes  of  the 
Auuuul  Jtloetlug. 

There  was  an  appointment  at  ia<t  An- 
nual Meeting  of  a  committee  to  collect 
and  publish  in  pamphlet  form  the  JIiii- 
utes  of  the  Annual  Meeting.  Brother 
II.  I*.  Duvy  and  ouroclf  arc  the  commit- 
tjc.  At  an  interview  between  brother 
H.  D.  Davy  and  oursclf  sometime  ago, 
the  sulject  was  talked  over,  and  brother 
Davy  informed  us  that  it  was  the  expec- 
tation of  many  bretluon,  that  the  com- 
mittee was  to  make  a  general  coileciion, 
or  a  collection  of  all  the  Minutes  that 
cau  be  obtained,  and  unless  this  is  done 
our  work  would  not  give  satisfaction. 
Our  own  understanding  of  the  matter 
was,  tliat  we  were  to  collect  and  publish 
in  pamphlet  form,  the  Minutes  adopted 
since  the  publication  of  the  Brethren's 
Kncydopedia.  This  evidently  was  the 
meaning  of  the  query  under  which  we 
were  appointed  to  act.  But  brother 
Davy  ascertaining  in  liis  communications 
with  the  brethren,  that  something  more 
was  wanted,  he  proposed  to  defer  the 
matter  until  next  Annual  Meeting,  and 
got  further  instruction  from  the  Meeting 
upon  the  subject.  We  consented  to  defer 
the  matter,  and  hence  the  publication  of 
the  Minutes  will  be  deferred  until  after 
next  Annual  Meeting- 


The  Debate  iu  Indiana. 

Understanding  that  arrangements  had 
been  made  for  a  public  diacu'ision  between 
brother  Robert  H.  Miller  and  a  minister 
of  the  Uliristian,  or  New  Light  denomi- 
nation, at  North  Manchester,  Indiana, 
upon  several  subjects,  and  wishing  to 
give  the  readers  of  the  Christian  Fam- 
ily Companion  and  Gospel  Visitor 
the  advantage  of  whatever  light  might  be 
shed  by  the  discussion  upon  the  subjects 
discussed,  as  fur  as  that  lii:ht  could  be 
obtained  by  us,  and  communicated  to  our 
many  readers,  we  requested  brother  Beer 
to  attend  the  discussion,  and  obtain  for 
publication  iu  our  paper  all  the  informa- 
tion   he   could.      He,  therefore,  left  on 


Monday  morning  for  the  meeting,  as  it 
was  to  commence  on  Wednesday,  the 
17th  instant.  We  hoped  to  l»ear  some- 
thing from  brother  Beer  before  this  num- 
ber would  go  to  press,  but  in  this  we  ha\e 
been  disappointed.  We  however  hoi)e, 
by  tlie  time  we  issue  our  ne.\t  number, 
to  have  something  from  brother  Beer 
about  the  meeting. 

Forney  Fund— Free  Papers. 

We  would  say  to  our  agents  and  friends 
thai  we  shall  appropriate  some  of  tlie 
proceeds  of  the  Forney  Fund  to  the  fur- 
nishing of  our  paper  free  of  chaige  to 
such  persons  outside  of  out  Fraternity 
who  may  desire  to  read  it.  As  the 
amount  to  be  so  used  is  limited,  we  prob- 
ably cannot  supply  all  the  applications, 
but  we  will  sui)ply  as  many  as  we  can, 
and  perhaps  it  would  be  well  to  liave  the 
ajiplications  from  different  parts  of  the 
Brotherhood,  and  not  too  many  from  any 
one  congregation. 

It  will  be  understood,  we  hope,  that 
this  offer  is  not  for  the  poor  in  the  church, 
nor  particularly  for  the  poor  out  of  the 
church  ;  but  for  such  out  of  the  church, 
whether  rich  or  poor, who  would  not  be 
likely  to  read  it  unless  sent  to  them  free 
of  charge.  Wo  shall  be  pleased  to  have 
the  names  and  addresses  of  some  persons 
of  this  kind  sent  us. 

t'lnuicrei-k  Normal  iichool. 

This  school  located  near  Elderton, 
Pennsylvania,  will  re-open  April  12th, 
1875,  for  a  term  of  five  months,  with  an 
intervening  harvest  vacation. 

This  institution,  possessed  of  all  the 
vigor  and  life  of  youth,  is  running  on  its 
merit,  and  not  upon  a  reputation  acquired 
years  ago.  Its  object  is  the  training  of 
teachers  and  the  laying  of  a  broad  and 
sure  t'ouudation  in  the  elements  and 
higher  branches  of  a  sound  Englisli  edu" 
tiou.  To  the  great  majority  of  students 
who  are  educating  themselves,  this 
school  presents  some  advantages  not 
found  elsewhere ",  thorough  teaching, 
professional  training,  a  low  rate  of  board- 
ing, a  quiet  and  healthy  location,  and  a 
community  thoroughly  in  sympathy  with 
the  school  and  its  management,  are  some 
of  its  leading  characteristics. 

To  those  who  love  of  a  'good  time"  is 
paramount  to  thorough  work,  we  have 
no  inducements  to  offer. 

To  the  youth  of  limited  mean,  this 
School  offers  the  very  best  facilities  for  a 
good  uso  of  his  time  and  money. 


In  the  immediate  vicinity  are  excellent 
places  for  self  boarders — different  build- 
ings for  the  sexes — and  by  the  right  par- 
ties clubbing  together  expenses  may  be 
reduced  to  a  minimum.  The  principals 
will,  as  heretofore,  take  pleasure  in  as- 
si.sting  to  schools  such  students  as  by 
their  conduct  and  competency  justify 
such  action. 

Students  can  take  a  thorough  prepara- 
tory course  in  Mathematics,  the  Lan- 
gutges  and  the  Sciences.  The  Tuition 
will  be  dependent  upon  the  itudcnt's 
grade  iu  the  school,  and  one  half  of  all 
bills  is  required  at  the  pupil's  enroll- 
ment. The  students  will  bo  charged 
from  the  time  of  entrai.ee  only,  but  no 
subsequent  deduction  will  be  made — save 
for  sickness  or  similar  providential  de- 
tentions. 

Prof.  Howard  Miller  will  remain  in 
connection  with  the  schcol,  and  have 
charge  of  the  classes  iu  the  Physical 
Sciences,  and  in  iho  department  of  pro- 
fes-iional  instruction  in  Theory  and  Prac- 
tice. 

Prompt  attention  will   be  given  to  en-« 
quirics  addressed  to  the  Piiucipal. 
]jK\vis  Kimmkl,  A.  M  , 
Elderton,  Armstrong  Co.,  Pa. 

Answers  to  Correspondents. 

Lkvi  IIoffeud  :— Eighty  five  cents. 
I.  J.  llosENBERGEH :— Exactly  right. 
Thank  you. 

W.  J.  II.  Bauman:— -One  dollar  and 
seventy  one  cents. 

D.  MoCoNNAUGdEY  :— We  are  scml- 
ing  the  paper  to  the  aged  sister.  We 
address  it  to  Foosland,  Champaign  Co., 
Ills.     Is  that  right'/ 

To   SHOW  our   readers  a  copy  of  the 
many  brain  perplexing  letters   which  we 
are  daily  in   receipt  of,  we    publish   the 
following : 
Bi->.llier  Qiiinter  : — 

By  some  niisbap  No3.  1,  3  and  3, 
of  Companion,  have  failtiJ  to  reach  ilu. 
Hease  torward  the  above  numbers  of  pres- 
eut  volume.  Yours,  Ac., 

Henuv  Swigaut. 

Now,  we  would  gladly  furnish  brother 
Swigart  with  the  numbers  desired,  if  wc 
onljj  knew  liis  address.  This  is  often 
the  reason  why  subscriber's  orders  are  not 
promptly  attended  to,  simply  because 
they  neglecte>l  furnishing  some  part  of 
their  address.  Persons  writing  to  us  will 
do  well  to  suppose  that  we  have  no  mem- 
ories, and  when  writing  in  regard  to 
previou."!  business,  please  write  as  though 
we  never  knew  anything  about  it.  Give 
Post-office,  County  and  State  in  full.  Be 
CLEAR,  CONCISE  and  ACCURATE. 


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ciilllSTiA^T  FAMljlif  COl^irA^loi  AN!}  GOSl'El^ViSli'OR 


C  O  R  fS  E  S  P  O  N  D  E  N  C  F-. 

Oorrer.pondct!.ce  o/  c/iti.rch  newi  .wiictteajrO'A 
t..l  parti  of  Ihe  Brothtrhoid.  7/r^tr\'i  name 
a-i'i  addrcif  ni'.iircd  vn  eWry  crtmrriuriicat'on 
<?»  guaruKtes  of  jovlfrnii.-  Reacted  ^onununi- 
f^iioiis  or  r.^arSusrii'!,  vr.ed,  net  reiurwd.  All 
c  itiiiiTni'.icaCioHS  jcr  pnbli:-pticn  thould  be  urit 
tin  upon  OXMS  Si^e  of  the  ♦*rf.t  onht. 

A  V&1\  For  Aid. 

February"  G,  1876. 

]it\utl>£V:  Quiuter : — 

'  Wc.the  Bre'tiren  ot  Crawford 

County,  Kansas,  have  beeu  considc-iinL' 
the  cifcuiu.>tanc;'.s  of  our  brethren  .'.fia 
sisters  and  iVictiii-.  in  this  viciiiil},  We 
liave  vi-:iteJ  a'.id  inquired  into  the  cir- 
cnmstaiiecs  oi'  many  and  (itid  it  ir.it>os'^i- 
biu  Ibr  Uiaiiy  to  t;ct  liiroujih  without  iu- 
tcQS'j  hufft-iiiji;,  il'  not  starvation  with 
poioe.  \v»j  had  hoped  that  we  could  get 
alon;;  without  calling  {or  aid,  l<u(  finding 
Ei^iuy  almost  dc.-tiiute  already,  we  fear 
fliat  we  liave  delayed  tao  loJig,  and  wo 
call  upon  our  Ucthren  ih^t  r.rc  bicssod 
with  plenty,  to  rcuicniler  us  iu  this  part, 
jindaiilusa  little  in  ibis  trying' tiiue, 
av.il  Ihe  gnod  Lord  will  bhiss  you.  There 
ha.s  L>een  a  failiriointiops  for  iwoHcasons 
now,  as  in  other  parts  of  the  Wcif,  and 
what  bread  and  iced  we  use,^  uauat  be 
bduj^ht,  and  nolliinfr  to  bny  with.' 

Now,  brethrtjn,  vii!  you  remember  hs 
here?  Bcj-idcs  a  hvin}?,  We  musr,  havo 
feed  and  Be(*d,  or  vi^i  uuinot  put  out  a- y 
cio:>s,  and  rhcii  we  will  stiii  be  worse  olF. 
So  we  will  leave  lliis  to  Uit  <jou»Ldcfatirin 
of  tlie  nihuy  roadens  of  the  Compunion 
avd  Visitor.  We  cannot  tell  what  amount 
will  bo  needed  to  relieve  the  wants  of  the 
dc.  t;tu:e.  Send  pos:  eiiice  orders,  checks 
or  drafts,  to  Jauob  F.  D;ile,  Mulberry 
Giove,  Crawford  County,  Kiaj-as. 

(Signed.)  John.)'.  Hooveh, 

W,   W.   llEYNrtl.DS, 
Ministers. 
Jacob  F.  Dale, 
Jacob  Rooi',         ■ 
Deaccn?i. 
I  casi,  and  jcjo    bear    teatimony   to  the- 
foregoing  btai'eajQu'v  ^n<i.;iruiy  hope  tjje 
lire'.hrcn  will  heed  the  cail  aud,:aet  with 
pioa)ijtnegs. 

JouK  J.  lioavKu,  Elder. 
Mulberry  Grove,  Kuiix-i.*'. 

([■'•Ifjrim  pkas«  copy.") 


CburcU  N«WH. 

FSBKUAUy  8,  IbTS. 

Jirothcr  Qiiuiter: — 

Thinking  it  ujight  he  ioterestiiij; 
to  the  luiiny  leaders  of  the  (-'o/njH'nwii 
o:id  \i.sU')r,  we  Send  you  a  little  ohutch 
news. 

On  Cliii-stnias  evening  we  comijienecd 
a  FCviiM  of  aicet'iiig.s  aiihe  ( laee  called 
tils'  Fruuland  Cliureb,  iwo  and  one-half 
niileni  from  Foriland  The  ineocin;;  i:vst4,d 
o.er  a  week  ;  prtiaCiiiiig  at  uiKiit  except 
buiiduy  orjiy. 


We  broke  the  ice  and  bajitized  fourteon 
in  ail.  They  were  .ill  youncr,  with  the 
exception  oi'  three  or  four.  Th«y  did  not 
iiiar  ilie  cold,  but  boldly  wefit  down  into 
il.'e  water  iir.u  were  buriod  with  Chri^;t  in 
baptisni.  There  were  a'so  two  r"piiinicd. 
M:(ny  oiore  nre  lialiing  bilwecn  tWo  opin- 
ions, wlio  arc  now  rfv.dy  to  come  in  soon, 
fhc  bpeakeis  ihac  were  iiere  durintc  llie 
ineetin^r,  were  l>rethreu  (:ilen_n,  U.  Buck-- 
low,  Solomon  Bik>WI*w,  T.  Nair  and  the 

W«tCT.»l»<i    •«•■»»■).::(••< 

;        .J    Fraternally  your.«, 

S.  .'A.  SlSLEll. 
PortUnul,   W.   Ft  '  '         '" 

Xo  ©iir  tVK-nds. 

^  Fkbruary  13,  1875. 

Dear  Brpthd-' Quihter  : 

As  f^oiue  of  tbo  readers  of  the 
Coiyijitniioh  rtnd  Vixif.of,  and  eppcciaMy 
boaie  of  uiy  foruier  as<cH;iates,  have  uiado 
inquiry  of  our  whereabouts,  etc.,  by  your 
permission,  thrcu^ih  this  .n:ediuai.  J  wiil 
iiiioi-ui  thcni  that  in  the  fjll  of  IS60,  ^'^c 
moved  f;om  Roanoke- C'Utnt^y,  Vivjjinia, 
(cur  native  county,)  ta  Hcdford  County, 
.«a7i:c  state,  r.nd  .•settled  ■ji.bimg  thcTuckey 
lIoe.s,  (so  piled,)  eight/  uiiles  cast  ol 
Libcrfy,  trtM  county  seat- 
After  three  yeai's  labor  and  toih  rent- 
ing and  iiirniiiig,  a.s  lj<!st.  1  could  under 
the  circumstances,  the  OvfTiSeers  of  the 
PvC-r  of  thocmniy  elected  no  steward  of 
the  Alms  !iou.-c,  in  which  calling  I  scrv^^l 
one  year,  and  after  the  rlisrgc  of  the  con- 
stitiu'ioti  I  waa  eiectoi  Sufierinterident  of 
tlia  Poor  for  (he  term  (if  three  year.s, 
at  tlie  c.xpiratio-rflf  whicii  tinu  I  was 
re  dected,  which  csHiug  we  are  a^jll  try- 
ing to  fill. 

Now  I  would  Hay  to  thoso  -;tbat  may 
chance  to  read  this,  and  who  are  limited 
in  this  v?or!d'.H  goods,  (hat  (hey  had  bet- 
tor strive,  while  in  good  h<^:drh,  to  r'ftve 
enough,  that  they  may  .shun  such  a  place, 
iji  the  case. of  misfortune,  as  l.do  think 
th<^re  are  Houic  of  the  i.)wcst,  c'assos  of 
p'ir.-.bns,  both  white  and  blyik,'at  o'.ir 
pr-or  house,  that  inhabit  the  enrl!;. 
Of  O-Turce  there  arc  J^me  lev/  exceptions 
auHinj<  theui.  ■<     ..'■.'  ,.  .., 

iN'iiw,  coDCcruing  our  spiritual  affair;*, 
since  our  counn^  uito  tne  county,  the 
Brethren  have  built  up  a  little  church, 
tho!igh  they  are  ve^y  niucii  scattered. 
Two  speakers  and  four  deacons  have  been 
elected,  since  tlie  organization  of  the 
church,  which  is  but  three;  years  old.  and 
I  think  tin;  pro.-'poct  go  'd  for  a  large 
church,  at  no  distant  day.  But  Paul  tuay 
plant  and  Ai-ollos  water,  the  increa.-e 
ujust  coinp  from  God-  Jlay  hi.-j  Spiiil 
gi.-i'jc,  diiect  and  as-ist  us,  with  ail  liis 
peoj)U;,  to  servo  Ilini  better  in  thefutnrc 
than  we  have  done;  in  the  p-:st,  and  iLi;'y 
the  tiTne  lia-<t(n  on  w'ii>ii  his  kingdom 
s!:ail  eouie,  und  hi.s  will  bo  done  on  earth 
m  il  is  in  beiven.  i;  i  hu  sijicore  ptaycr 
ot  your  buiitblo  brother  ,  - 

,•  i:     I.  A.  B.  JlKuaimEtiaaii. 
Liberty,  V(i. 


rrcin  Kiknsas.         , 

FEiiRiiAiiy  3»d,  1 875. 
iJcitr  Bnftlicr  Jumes.;—        .  ., 

pi  ease  allow  me  to  ask 
of  Brethrei),  through  the  (fonipii.iiun 
and  Visitor,  tO  still  cohrinuc  the  good 
work  of  sending  us  reiieii 

A  tierce  sioriu  is  now.ragiog.  Since 
the  first  of  J^tnuaiy  the  weatlier  has  been 
\«ry  severe.  Oar  suppjieri,  are  ^(x%  fcU4"«- 
fii.'leht  "to  ujcel  the  pressing  _want8.  Pri- 
vation, and  almost  siarva'i'iun  in  many 
case.s,  is  the  rule  here.  Piea.sc  send  us 
jiioiic;/,  bretiiren.  We  fear  that  other 
supplies  are  not  comins;  to  us  as  they 
should.  Money  cotucs  safpiy  and  money 
is  in  every  case  :ivail;:bk!. 

The  nc'-esisity  and  demands  for  help 
seeia  to  be  rapidly  increasing.  Multi- 
tudes oi'applicjiit.s  for  relief  are  di.sap- 
poitiied.  If  ibis  severe  weather  con- 
tinue<.  it.  is  difficuit  to  see  how  many  of 
our  suffering  iwo'le  will  get  tiiriJU^h. 
Brcliiien,  you  have  be.en  kind.  lou 
have  airenj^ly  responded  liberally  in  many 
place--.  Jl;ive  you  done  al!  tliat  you  can  ? 
It  not  let  luc  ciltrcat  you'  cotiiinue  the 
good  work. 

Afl'ectionately  yours, 

/J  4M«s.  i^.  SyiTZBa. 

Whi^s  Riid:.,  K'tit.         ,.,.,,, 


From  :V{:ch:g(tu. 

NiiVEsmai'.  29,  1S7I. 
Dtar  Brolhtr  Quinler:         .,,,, 

1  liiouiint  I  would  give  you 
a  little  church  t:ews  froyi  oi;r  part  of 
Michigau. 

Our  first  meeting  was  held  here  on  the 
evening  of  the  20ch  -jf  .luno.  by  elder 
George  Long,  of  ,ionia.y;<iuniy,  jMiciiigaD, 
and  elder  Isaac  Milicr,  of  Ba:  ly  County. 
They  licld  thiee  meetings  for  us. 

In  Atigust  there''were  two  applicanfs 
wantofh  to  unitii  v/itii  the  chureli.  .so  I 
wrote  for  the  brefchreu  to  eouie  and  per- 
foriu  the  work.  So,  on  the  oiii  of  Sep- 
teiubor,  bA>ih'r  George  L  mg  arrived  and 
on  the  G:h.  h-.;  led  two  widirjg  souls  inro 
the  ilowiug  stream  and  GOieniuly  iinmers- 
ed  tliem. 

Brother  Long  preached  two  serinbus, 
and  «n  the  lOch  of  Oerobor,  we  held  our 
lovefea^t.  The  spoHkura  prdsent.  were 
brethren  George  Long  and  Jacob  llepner, 
of  Ionia  Couii'y,  brother  Isanc  Smith, 
of  Barry  County,  and  brethren  G-M.rge 
Brower  and  Isaac  P'i.-her,  of  Miuiui 
Counf.y.  Indiana. 

We  liad  ihe  best  order  I  eve:  saw  at  a 
eoiumunion  iu.:etiug,  alth  >Ui;h  our  crowd 
was  i.'ot  very  1  ;rge.  There  were  two 
u:ore  come  out  no  the  Lord's  side,  and 
turned  their  t);5cks  on  tlw  ^^;.(«^  worirl. 
W\i  number  liere,  at  presei;t.  iwulve 
uiciub;ns,  and  in  a  week  or  two,  there 
will  1)0  four  m.ire  move  in,  hpre.  "  Ws 
ffrt^  in  the  C(>rnors  of  Siiirin  iw;  Shinwas 
fi'-e.  Clinton  anl  Gratiort  counties.  i\V'o 
have  no  .speulicr  among  a-t.  'i'hey  held  a 
choice  for  a  deucon,  at  lovcllatt,  iiA  the 


<.:±1E1STIAN,  FAiyULY  COyifAi$iOWyAJ;^D,  GOSPEL  yiBITOK. 


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lot  I'ell  on  your  poor  servant.      Thc\-e  arc  i 
four  uieoibors  living  fifteen   lailcs  south 
of  here. 

I  thought  some  of"  the  brothren  would 
take  it.  upon  them  to  do  this  writing,  as 
you  des>i;e  oIiu.oU  news,  Imt  as  no  one 
Sftld  anything  from  our  corner,  so  I  have 
taken  the  duty  upon  myself.  I  wish 
souie  of  the  brethren  ihat  are  seeking 
homes  would  call  and  loci;  at  our  ccuniry. 
I  will  not  advise  ar,}'  onn  to  come  and 
move  here,  v.ithoat  their  first  coming 
and  looking  for  themsolveti.  Wild  land 
irf  wor;h  fr;)m  §9  to  $15  per  acre.  if 
any  one  RishLS  to  come  and  see  u.-^,  or 
any  laboring  breihrcn  will  come  and  labor 
for  us,  and  vvii!  drop  us  a  few  lino<,  v<e 
will  meet  L!:em  at  Ovid,  on  the  Detroit 
and  JMiiwaukec  llailroad,  or  0:ik!ey,  on 
the  Jackson  and  iSaginaw  itailroad. 

We  would  like  very  raaoli  to  have 
brethren  come  and  see  us,  as  wc  arc  on 
the  frontier  border.'^,  and  it  is  not  very 
likely  fir  brethren  to  call  on  us  the  same 
a:;  though  we  lived  where  brothrea  were 
all  around  u.s.  I  have  one  n  c]iie.--t  to 
make,  and  hopesfiiue  brothsir  will  answer 
i'jr  the  iuiormaiiou  of  a  i'riend  wlio  is 
seeking  after  the  iruo  religion.  lie 
wants  some  brother  io  write  through  the 
(lompunion  and  Vkitor.,  on  bapiisui. 
Why  wc  bj prize  iVrward?  And  also  ex- 
plain ihesixih  chapter  of  Roman.-',  third 
and  fourth  verso.~. 

Your,,  truly, 

Z.'VCnARlAH  AtB.ALl,G!I. 

Elsie,  Mich. 


Ijtttcy  oi  Encoarngemeist. 

February  1st,  187-5. 

Vfxir  Brothir  Qiiinier  : 

'  The  e.nclosed  letter  from  our 
beloved  brother  iil'sLehi'an  has  so  uiiich 
encouraging  trutli  to  me  that  I  send  io 
fjr  pubJijation,  t)c!ieving  it  will  comfort 
and  eucouryge  otb.er  hearts.  Enclosed 
tnd  my  reply. 

Yours  fraternally, 

J.  \V.  Stein. 
Neosho,  Mo. 


t}.\j;uARY'28th,  1S75. 

J.  W.  Si'KiN  :  — 

My  Dear  Brother  in  Christ  Jfsus: — 
Your  "Address"  in  il::).  2,  Vol.  2,  of  the 
Companion  and  Vi-nitor,  has,  by  me,  been 
read  with  much  intere.it.  God  can  and 
does  work,  and  no  man  can  hinder. 
Thcrcibrc  let  us  praise  the  name  of  God. 
Oh,ho\v  wo  should  love  !lim  ! 

1  write  you  by  way  of  encouragement, 
not  to  teach  you.  Jf  I  can  comfort  you 
on  your  way  to  the  celestial  city,  I  shall 
do  so.  ''Jjovo  the  Brotherhood  ''  ''By 
this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my 
disciples,  if  ye  love  one  another."  Love 
must  characterize  every  heart.  It  must 
root  deep,  and  receive  heavenly  nourish- 
mtnt  each  day. 

Your  brother,  the  writer,  was  for  quitg 


awhile  bound  with  the  chain  of  Metho- 
dism, but  by  the  grace  of  God  (always 
sufficient)  he  was  brought  under  the  iU 
luminating,  vastly  penetrn.ting  rays  of 
divine  truth.  Oh,  how  unworthily  the 
child  of  God  feels! 

Jjcaving  friends,  (associates  most  dear.) 
ii  truly  trying  ;  l>ut  what  can  wc  not  suf 
fer  for  Jesus'  sake?  To  lay  down  our 
lives  for  Ilim  i.s  duty  most  sweet,  for  it 
will  bring  rewards  unending  and  full  of  j 
glory.  Then  to  leave  fi  lends  and  associ-- 
ciates,  is  an  e.isy  tisk  compared  v.'ith 
laying  down  our  lives;  yet  i'O'h  are 
blessed  with  promises  of  jjood.  On  my 
(lart  1  found  the  new  friends  and  associ- 
ates vastly  superior  to  those  I  left.  Tb.ero 
v.'as  this  diffirence  :  The  new  Iriends  (ilie 
Brethren)  manifested  greater  !.>ve,  more 
genuine  l-ospitallLy,  more  charity,  and 
above  all  there  was  more  equality. 
There,  souio  were  exalted,  others  con- 
tinually sitiivii.g  to  be;  here  nearly  all 
tried  to  walk  humbly.  But  oh !  the 
wre.jt!ing  to  become  freed  from  the. 
snares  oi'  the  enemy. 

1  rejoice  that  you  "find  the  way  ple?.s~ 
ant  and  the  path  ptaceful,  and  the  yoke 
easy,  and  the  burden  light."  Duty  per> 
formed  i.s  l-urden  liglitei;ed.  To  comply 
with  the  Saviour's  will  is  rest  and  peace' 
to  the  soul  v.ulch  the  exalted  cannot  un- 
der-tand. 

Thou  ha.-5t  been  chosen  to  spread  the 
glad  tidings  of  salvation.  Perhaps  the 
good  Father  may  shew  tliee  how  great 
things  you  must  suffer  for  Kis  nauij's 
sake.  rtemember  this  in  all  your  trials 
and  ssfBiutioas.  Rctuember  He  will  a! 
ways  make  a  way  for  you  to  escape.  "If 
ye  be  reproach(;d  for  the  name  of  Chri.'^t, 
happy  are  ye  ;  for  the  Spirit  of  glory  and 
of  God  rciteth  upnn  you." — 1  Peter 
iv.  14.  Keproach  lor  Jesus'  sake  brings 
happiness. 

Y'ou  are  :'.ow  in  a  position  to  do  much 
good  ;  therefore,  I  earnestly  jiray  God  to 
guide  you  aright,  and  may  thy  life 
be  such  as  to  c-.use  our  Father's  abund 
ant  grace  to  ioilow  thee  in  every  good 
work. 

I  this  day  send  you  a  copy  of  "Ndn- 
Gonformity  to  rlie  Worhi,  or  True  V^.al 
Piety,''  which.!  beg  you  to  accept- as  a 
token  of  my  Crsteem   for  you  and   yours. 

*  *  *  I  l.'opa  you,  *  as  well  as 
the  other  dear  brethren  at  your  place, 
may  find  some  encouragement  Ziotiward 
in  perusing  its  pages.  Let  our  hearts 
glov/  with  hope.  Let  us  so  hve  as  to 
rcc-rive  God's  approbation,  whether  we 
receive  men's  or  not.  "There  is  no  fear 
iu  love ;  buD  perfect  love  casteth  out 
fear." 

Lot  us  "stand  fast  therefore  in  the 
liu-jrty  wherewith  Christ  has  mnde  us 
free,  and  be  not  entangled  agahi  in  the 
yoke  of  bondage."  Christ's  yoke  is  suf 
ficient.  It  is  well  known  that  we  cannot 
wear  Christ's  yoke  and  the  yoke  of  bond- 
age tc  0.  One  yoke,  and  that  Jesus,  and 
ail  will  be  well. 

Finally,  brethren,  farewell.   Be  perfect, 


be  of  good  comfort,  be  of  one  mind,  Hvo 
in  peace,  "and  the  God   of   love   and  of 
peace  shall  bo  with  you."     Amen. 
Yours  in  the  faith  of  JtfSus, 

M.  M.  Ksii F.L.MAN. 
Lanar!:,  I'is. 

FEuauAUV  1st,  1S75. 

I'hiOER  M.  M.  Ebuelsian  :— 

Beloved  Brother  in  the  Lord : — I  hardly 
kn<>w  how  to  express  my  appreciation  of 
your  welcome,  congenial  favor  of  the  28tli 
ult.,  and  your  pncioas  little  book,  viz  : 
"Non  (Jonformity  to  the  world."  It  is 
so  congenial  to  the  spirit  of  truth  and  iho 
whole  tenor   of    the  guf-pcl,    th>.t  I  wish 


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everybody  had  a  a.ipy.  if  I  iiad  a  dozen 
copies  I  would  keep  them  preaching  in 
circles  which  cannot  be  reached  hy  a  liv- 
ing ministry.  I  hope  it  will  find  us  way 
at  least  into  the  homo  of  every  brotlier 
and  sister  in  Christ. 

Accept  a  C'.ipy  of  "Family  Hales  and 
R.i;gu!atlon.-."  Pri.?o,  per  Copy,  20  cents. 
Liinguage  is  too  poor  to  express  my  ap- 
preciation of  the  love  and  encouragetueuo 
1  receive  from  my  dear  brethren. 
Yours  i'.j  Jesu^', 

J.  W.  SX£IN. 

Neosho,  M). 


Au  Ai>i>ea5  lor  Aid. 

FiiBRUARY  27,  1875. 
Brother  James  : — 

Wc  find  it  necessary  to  call 
the  attention  of  the  Bretlireu  to  our  ap- 
peal for  aid,  as  it  appeared  in  No.  2,  of 
the  current  volume,  and  to  add  that  we 
find  the  estimate  we  then  m-j.de  of  the 
amount  necessaiy  to  nseet  the  pressing 
wants  here ;  tiuit  is,  thirteen  hundred 
dcliars,  to  ho  entirely  insufdcicnt. 

We  at  the  timcof  making  said  estimate, 
wanted  to  keep  from  being  more  burden- 
some to  the  Brethren  than  was  actually 
necessary,  au'i supposed  v.dtii said  amount; 
we  could  see  t.he  wants  here  mcasurab-y 
supplied  ;  and  1  will  say  further,  that 
even  then  wo  did  not  realize  the  utterly 
destitute  condition  of  many  families  as 
v/e  since  have  leiirucd  ;  and  having  seen 
more  of  the  hfliilessnebs  of  the  peop'i 
here  since,  we  fiad  it  necessary  to  havo 
the  readers  of  our  appeal  to  realize  that 
there  is  extrenjc  desiiturion  here,  ?rrJ 
that  our  only  hope  is  in  receiving  lib'-raily 
outside  aid. 

I  have  been  to  sec  some  of  the  more 
destitute  ones  laiely,  atid  fotind  them 
without  meat,  potatoes,  meal  or  provis- 
ions oi  any  kind,  over  one  week's  supply, 
with  nothing  to  get  any  witii,  while  oth- 
ers, who  otherwi.se  might  sell  stock,  can 
not  do  so,  becau-c  there  is  no  market  for 
stock  on  account  of  no  feed  here  to  keep 
them  on,  and  stock  being  generally  so 
poor  that  it  is  unsalable.  jj'.'t  rae  give 
an  example  of  a  case  which  is  fully  an 
average  case,  and  that  is  of  a  brother 
who,  with  a'oout  one  hundred  and  tea 
ucrea  of  laud  under  cultivation  daring  the 


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past  season,  has  sold,  all  tyld,  not  over 
live  dollars  worth  of  iiroJuci,  and  has 
none  on  hand,  and  has  bought  (li'ur, 
meal  and  feed  sinoc  Septcuibcr  and  must, 
depend  on  buying  ui;iil  a  new  crop  is 
niado,  with  nowhing  to  turn  imo  money  to 
buy  wiih. 

Taking  tiiis  case  as  an  example,  dear 
brethren,  you  U'.ay  ri-alizc  f-omelhing  of 
tbe  dc&iiiutiou  aiuonx  us.  Wo  are  per- 
suaded that  if  the  situation  here  cnuld  be 
s  en  by  tlio^e  who  feel  to  relieve  the 
needy,  nothiof;  more  wuuid  be  necft>s:iry 
t)  have  their  aid  in  this  our  sore  ne<:d. 
We  cannot  i>e!i)  but  I'ecl  that  wo  ont;ht 
to  apologize  to  the  Drethreu  for  sciiiciting 
ciiariiy  of  ihcm,  but  what  shall  we  do? 
lleie  wo  are,  with  our  wives  and  ehildnn, 
depending  on  us  for  support,  and  our 
stock  also,  but  in  tiiis  situaiion  we  can 
onfor  nothing  in  apology  but  hopelessness, 
and  hope  that  our  brethren  will  aecept 
tliis  as  sufficient  and  in  return  favor  us 
with  the  fruits  of  sympathy  and  the 
offerings  of  warm,  generous,  Christian 
hearts. 

Yours  fraternally, 

S.  S.  MoiILEIt. 


Letter  Froui  KuusaH. 

January  loth,  1875. 
Editor  Companion  and  Visitor  : 

Deau  BuoTiiEii :— 1  am  post- 
master atDorranee,  Kussell County,  Kan- 
sas. I  have  an  opporluniiy  oJ'  huudlinx 
a  great  many  news))aper.s  ;  aauiux  t'uose 
papers  that  come  to  this  offiee  tor  delivery, 
1  find  tiie  Cimifxniioii  und  I'lmtt/r  ad- 
dressed to  W.  15.  llimcs.  I  took  it  up 
to-day  to  read  some  in  it,  and  1  found  it 
to  be  very  intere^ting  and  coiiiinued 
reading  it  until  I  got  it  through. 

I  do  not  myself  belong  to  tlie  Brethren 
Church,  but  i  love  the  people  of  God 
wherever  I  meet  them.  i  have  some 
near  relations  that  aie  memboris  of  your 
church,  and  1  don't  thiiik  I  urn  uiiy  the 
worse  J'or  that.  1  have  a  warm  feeling 
ibr  all  those  that  arc  ti}  int;  to  walk  in 
the  narrow  way. 

1  was  made  glad  when  1  read  your 
journal  and  saw  what  a  great  iiiteiest 
was  manil'ested  among  ilie  Brethren  and 
tlicir  Church,  towards  poor,  suffering 
humanity  in  the  Far  W'esi,  the  labors  of 
wliicli  Providence  has  seen  tit  to  Irown 
upon  and  suffer  to  be  destroyed  by  the 
grasshoppers,  and  uo.v  they  are  left,  with 
out  anyiiiing  to  subsist  on. 

'Jhi*,  1  consider,  is  a  ChriBtian  spirit — 
a  spiiit  of  love  to  tiod  ai>d  man  ;  a  .-.iiiiit 
we  should  all  try  to  culiivaie  lu  our  own 
hearts.  M^y  (Jod  help  u>  to  manifest  a 
►piiit  of  love  towarJs  our  fellus".'  m.in. 

In  our  Kcho(»l  district,  t lure  are  brother 
and    bister    \V.  B.  IIinie>,  grand  i)ap  and 

f;rand  uiolher  Uiuies,  Levi  111  men  and 
lis  wife,  and  a  iSunvell,  who  are 
incinbi  i>  (I  ihi;  Breiliiin  Cliureh,  not- 
witli.-tand  ng  we  are  all  ready.  1 
uiust  have  liclp  from  some  .--ourcr  («r  an- 
Cii'cr,  or  tiitfer,  boili  man  and  bea^l.      1 


believe  the  Lord  is  at  work  in  the  hearts 
of  the  people  genetally,  to  give  to  the 
needy  ones. 

Tliere  h-xa  some  aid  como  to  our  county 
already,  but  it  has  not  been  distributed, 
in  many  ruspects  as  it  sh<ni!d  have  been, 
conse(iuenily  the  poor  still  suffer  and  are 
in  need. 

I  see  an  nriicle  headed,  "Thanksgiv- 
ing,"—December  7th,  1874, — in  which  it 
was  stated,  that  at  a  meeting  at  the 
Green  Tree  Church,  a  sub-criptiou  was 
started,  to  continue  for  si.ic  months, 
monthly,  for  the  relief  of  poor  sufferers 
in  the  U'est.  It  contained  ati  inquiry  as 
to  who  would  be  the  proper  person  to 
.send  donations  to,  and  how  they  should 
be  senti'  Kit  her  way  would  be  safe 
enough,  by  checU  or  po.-)t-offioe  money 
ordt;r.     I  would  prefer  cheek. 

1  would  here  say,  if  you  should  want  to 
send  any  donations  in  this  way,  W.  B. 
liiines  is  a  competent  man,  a  brother  in 
the  church  and  a  Cliri-stiasi.  i  feel  satis- 
fied he  would  do  Justice  in  case  such  con- 
fidence was  rejiosed  in  him. 

With  these  few  remarks,  I  will  close, 
wisl;ing  you  God  speed  and  prosperity  in 
the  divine  life,  and  hoping  that.  G'd  will 
abund  uiily  biess  all  those  who  have  at 
heart  our  welfare  through  our  destitute 
circumbtanccs. 

llespectfuUy  your.s, 

JouN  Hemmingku. 

Dorrancr,  KdiiS'fS. 


From  WcMt  Virsiuin. 

Feuiiuauy  JOih,  1875. 

lirolher  Quinler  : — 

In  current  volume.  No.  5,  page  76, 
I  see  a  nquest  I'loui  James  li  .Switzer, 
r((iuesiing  iht;  Brethren  not  to  make 
aciiiiow lidgmeiits  through  the  Cunqxiii- 
iijii  and  \  isilor,  of  uioncy  and  supplies 
received,  as  it  would  make  an  extra 
amount  of  printing  and  work  for  brother 
Qainter. 

Now,  brother  Swiizcr,  that  was  the 
programme  in  the  start,  that  tlic  receipt 
of  all  donations  from  the  diifercnt  arms  of 
the  clninh,  should  be  acknowledged  in 
the  Bieihren's  periodicals,  and  that  is 
what  we  still  desire  to  see  punctually 
carried  otU. 

Calls  for  help  are  being  made  all  the 
time  from  the  grassh.oopcr  di,-~trict,  tliro' 
the  medium  of  the  Brethren's  papers, 
and  I  think  the  brotherhood  generally 
desire  to  see  the  acknowledgetnents  of  all 
donations  received.  It  would  be  great 
saiisfaction  to  know  to  what  extent  the 
culls  are  responded  to. 

As  1  have  great  sympathy  for  the 
suftvring,  I  u!.--o  have  a  desire  to  know  to 
what  extent  their  wants  are  supplied,  and 
I  think  tliattlie  public  acknowiedgmcn's, 
by  the  agents  or  treasurer  on  receipt  of 
all  donations  from  the  IJrethrcn,  would 
be  interesting  to  tht'  numerous  readers  of 
this  journal,  as  it  would  rttiuire  but  a 
small  space  in  (■a('h  number. 

1  \\n,  !i)  oomiiany  of  live,  and  on  lead- 


ing brother  Swiizer's  request,  they  all 
with  one  nc;ord  said  they  wanted  to  see 
the  acknowledgments  of  all  public  dona- 
tions in  the  ('oinjxnn'on  and  Viaitor. 
One  of  them,  an  old  brother,  strongly 
urged  me  to  makt!  known  their  desires  by 
writing  to  your  journal. 

Your  sister  in  the  Ijord, 

P.  A.  Cl-ABK. 
J/rndsciUr,    W.Ya, 


Noklce. 

NovEMiJKR  11th,  1874. 

To  whom  it  miiy  coiiccru  : 

The  Brethren  of  the  Southern 
District  of  Iowa  propose  to  send  two 
mitiisters  to  preach  the  gospel,  where 
such  preaching  may  be  wanted  in  locali- 
ties too  remote  troui  organized  churches, 
to  be  convenicntiy  reached  by  the  local 
niitiisiry. 

lleq nests  for  visits  and  preaching  by 
said  ministers,  should  be  addressed  to 

G.  litPF.<)(!I,K, 

Unionville, 
Appanoose  Co.,  Iowa. 

Tin;  above  notice  was  overlooked  by  ua 
or  it  would  have  appeared  in  our  pajjcr 
at  the  proper  time.  We  arc  sorry  it  was 
overlooked.  EniTOit. 


AckuoTOi4)<lgnieu(. 

Brother  Josciih  G arbor,  of  Parsons, 
Kansas,  acknowledges  the  receipt  of 
$25.00  from  brethren  and  others,  at 
ijuihrop,  Sarjoaquin  County,  California, 
lie  also  de.^ires  the  acknowledgtucnt 
mjde  through  the  Pil;jrrim. 


MARRiED. 

By  tbe  undersigned,  at  tbe  honse  of  Jacrib 
Bowser,  in  Armslrou;;  county,  Pcnu'a,  Ue- 
cciiilier  23nd,  IbT-i,  Jonx  Bowsait  to  TlLi.ii: 
BuoocniiK. 

Levi  Wbli.s. 


We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circuiustan 
cea  In  eonncction  with  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
wisli  lu  luse  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
vt-rsc.f  .villi  iill. 

In  ihf  Ojbw  congregavlon,  Piatt  couDty, 
Illinois,  on  Ihf  7ili  ..ay  of  KKhrtiary.  bioilior 
HnNHY  Staldeu.  aged    40  years,  2   monihs 

and  7  itayo. 

His  dv.aih  rts  illud  of  coiisuinplion.  Ho 
le«v  s  a  widow  and  bve  ciiil<lri:u  to  mourn 
ituir  lo>s.  Hi.s  fau'-ral  scrvicj.s  w.;rc  por- 
t'orm-d  liy  liiollicr  Sl-.u;ler,  (loiu  lli^  Icxl  : 
•■Blis.rd  an;  tiiu  diad  wliiL-h  dio  in  tbo 
Lord  "—lUv    14:13. 

I     1'    KuPI.  lOLIi. 

[  ril'ji  im  pi  ase  copy.] 

In  ('h»nii>uiv'iie  county,  lilino  s  Nov.  10, 
little  Lov.NA  DoTiii^T,  a/ed  "J  years  ancl  'i 
ino!ilii>. 

lli-r  (iialh  re  ulled  of  lyplioi'l  pneumoni.-*. 
"fiiir-r  liitl  1  iliildren  loe'tu;  iiiiio  ui>-,  .-iml 
foibid  tbcm  not,  for  otbuoh  u   IJiJ  kia;;  Ijuv 


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ofhc.avMi."     Funeral  services  by  W.  J- Sni- 
der, a  luiuisler  oflhc  Uiscipl'f. 

D-  McCONAUOHBY. 

In  U  p^ir  Salford,  Montgomery  oomity, 
Jatiuaiy  11),  after  a  Bhorl  illn^Sis  Busan, 
wife  of  Mduuoscs  Uarley>  aged  27  ye»r6  and 
27  days. 

She  leaves  a  kind  husband  and  two  email 
children  to  mourn  her  early  departure.  Yes, 
dear  Saean  ha^  left  U8.  She  has  pone  to 
that  country  from  whence  no  traveler  has 
yet  returned.  She  has  gone  the  way  of  all 
llesb.  SUc  was  no  menioer  of  the  church, 
but  •  kiiMl,  aud  atfectiouaie,  and  useful  wo- 
man, aud  lovtd  by  a>l  who  knew  her.  We 
might  pause,  and  ask,  why  h'»8  God  tiken 
her  aw.iy  when  she  was  bo  much  needed  in 
her  family  ?  We  doubt  not  for  some  wise 
purpose  which  we  cannot  see  at  preseut. 
Sakau  S.  Haui  bt. 

In  the  Beaver  ('reek  congregaliou,  Roek- 
ingbam  couuty,  Vi>girii»,  our  ag'd  bifler 
Keukcca  Carn,  ilcpiirtttd  thi^  life,  January 
29.  Her  exact  age  is  not  knowu  ;  bdt,  as 
nrarly  as  we  cau  learn,  she  was  born  iu  [ 
1791.  I 

She  emigrated  from  Maryland  p-Thaps  | 
sixty  years  ago,  fioni  the  vieiuily  of  Sharps- 
burg,  where,  no  doii'-t,  some  ol  her  friends 
61  ill  reside.  She  never  w.:S  man  led  ;  w^s  a 
worthy  sister,  and  w«3  desirous  to  be  absent 
frotn  the  to^y  siui  priSMit  with  the  Lord, 
ller  hod;  was  followed  to  its  resting  place 
at  the  B'.avcr  Creek  chnrch,  where  ihc  oc- 
casion w.is  improved  by  brother  M*rlin  Mil- 
ler aud  the  writer,  from  i  Cor.  v.  1-4. 

Jacob  Tuom»s. 
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which  ho  does  not  extol  as  a  cure  all,  but 
one  which  admirably  fultills  a  .singleness 
of  piirpo.se,  being  a  luo.'-t  positive  and  re- 
liable rcuicdy  tor  tho.-e  weaknesses  and 
complaints  that  afflict  the  women  of  the 
present  day.     This  natural  sncciGc  com 

found  is  called  Dr.  I'ierce  s  Favorite 
'rei-cription.  The  (bilowing  are  among 
those  diseases  in  which  this  wonderful 
medicine  has  woikcd  cures  as  if  by  mag- 
ic and  with  a  certainty  never  before  at- 
tained by  any  medieincs  :  Weak  back, 
nervous  and  general  debility,  failing  and 
other  di.-phicouients  of  internal  organs, 
resulting  from  debility,  and  lacli  of 
strength  in  i:atural  supports,  internal 
fever,  congestion,  inflammation  and  ul 
ceraiion  and  very  many  other  chronic 
diseases  inciddi',  to  women,  not  proper 
to  mention  here,  in  which,  as  well  as  in 
the  cases  that  have  been  enumerated, 
the  Favorite  Prescription  effects  cures — 
the  marvel  of  the  world.  It  will  not  do 
harm  in  any  state  or  condition  of  the 
system,  and  by  adopting  its  use  the  inva- 
lid lady  may  avoid  that  severest  of  or- 
deal-,— the  consulting  of  a  family  physi- 
cian. Favorite  Prescription  is  sold  by 
dealers  in  medicines  generally. 


fflodcru  Women. 

It  is  a  sad  commentary  upon  our  boast- 
ed civilizati,)n  that  the  women  of  our 
times  have  degenerated  in  health  and 
physique  until  they  are  literally  a  race  of 
invalids — pale,  nervous,  feeble  and  back- 
achy,  witli  only  here  and  there  a  few 
noble  exceptions  in  the  persons  of  the  ro- 
bust, buxoiu  ladies  characteristic  of  the 
sex  in  days  gone  by.  By  a  very  large 
experience,  covering  a  period  of  years, 
and  i;ujbracing  the  treatment  of  many 
thousands  of  cases  of  those  ailments  pe- 
culiar to  Women,  Dr.  Pierce,  of  the 
World's  Di.--penoaiy,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  has 
pyrfucted,  by  the  combination  of  certain 
vegetable    extracts,    a    natural   specific, 


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THE  SUN. 

DAILY  AND  WEEKLY  FOR  1875. 

The  approach  of  the  Fresidential  eleclion 
gives  unusual  importance  to  the  events  and 
developmeuis  of  1875.  We  shsll  endeavor 
to  describe  them  tally,  faithfully,  and  fear- 
lessly. 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  has  now  attained  a 
cinuUtion  of  over  seventy  thousand  copies. 
Its  reader*  are  found  iu  every  Slate  aud 
Territory,  and  its  qual.ty  is  well  Known  to 
the  public.  We  shall  not  only  endeavor  to 
keep  it  fully  up  to  the  old  standard,  but  to 
improve  and  add  to  lis  variety  ann  power. 

THE  WEErwLY  SUN  will  couiinue  to  be 
a  thorough  newspaper.  All  the  news  of  the 
day  will  be  found  lu  it,  condensed  wheu  un- 
important, at  full  length  wlien  of  moment, 
and  alwa>8,  we  trust,  treated  ia  a  clear,  in- 
teresting aud  iiisiruciive  manner. 

It  is  ou.-  aim  lo  make  the  WEEKLY  SUN 
the  best  lamilj  newspaper  in  the  world,  it 
will  be  full  of  enteitaiuing  and  appropriate 
rea-ing  of  every  so't,  but  will  print  nothing 
to  offend  the  most  scrupulous  and  delicate 
taste.  It  will  always  contain  the  most  in- 
teresting sioiiea  and  romances  of  the  day, 
carelully  scieeted  at.d  legibly  panted. 

The  Agiieultural  Department  is  a  promi- 
nent feature  iu  the  WEEKLY  SUN,  aud  its 
articles  will  al*ays  be  found  fresh  and  use- 
ful to  the  farmer. 

The  number  of  men  independent  in  politics 
is  increasing,  sad  the  WEEKLY  SUN  is 
their  paper  especially.  It  belougs  lo  no 
pariy.  and  obeys  nodicta'-ion,  contending  for 
ptiucipl',  and  for  the  elec'ion  of  the  best 
men.  It  exposes  the  corruption  that  dis- 
graces the  countrj  and  threatens  the  ovc:- 
throw  of  repu  ilican  inslituiions.  It  ha^  no 
fear  of  knaves,  aud  seeks  uj  favo  s  from 
their  supporters. 

The  inai kits  of  every  kind  are  regu- 
larly  repo.ted  in  its  columns. 

The  price  of  the  WEEKLY  SUN  is  one 
dollar  a  year  for  a  slieei  of  eight  pages,  and 
fifty-tix  colqinne.       As  this  barely  pays  llij 


The  Catal  -gues  of  Siseos  and  Plants  for 
1S75,  of  FiTnu  Hkndiiusos  &  Co.,  o5  Cout- 
LANDT  St.,  Niiw  Y  UK,  are  ju.-l  re  eived — 
they  number  about  180  pages,  iire  firey  Il- 
lustrated, and  ill  addition  contain  5  beauti- 
ful colored  pKies  of  the  following  ; 

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mailed  to  all  apj'licants  by  Peter  Henderson 
&  Co..  on  reeeii'l  of  5)  ceuts.  Also  to  all 
imrchasers  of  their  books,  '-Gardening  for 
P-oUf  au'l  'Practical  Floricultu'-e,"  (the 
cost  of  which  is  ?l  50  each,  p-epaid  by 
mail,)  they  will  annually  send  plain  copies 
without  cUarsic. 


FAStn   FOSC  SAI.i:, 

Adjoining  th'  town  of  Brueeton,  and  only 
one  mile  west  of  the  town  of  Brandonville> 
Preston,  W.  Va. >  co;itainin|;  300  acres,  one 
half  of  which  is  cultivated,  with  lartre  two- 
story  Brick  House,  large  Bank  Barn,  Tenant 
House  aud  other  builJnigs.  Also  two  good 
orchards  The  farm  is  in  one  of  the  best 
neighborhoods  in  Shis  county,  convenient  to 
Mills,  Faciorits,  School^-,  Churches,  &c. 
The  'Brethren'  hav-;  a  largo  and  well-or- 
ganized church  within  a  few  mdes  of  this 
place.  The  country  is  healthy,  land  pro- 
ductive. Lime  and  Coal  in  abundance.  Will 
give  >.08«cs6ion  on  the  first  of  April  nett. 
For  further  in  foi  m\tion  c«Il  upon,  or  ad- 
dress, JOHN  C  KORMAN, 

Brueeton  MilU, 
4ts  Preston  Co.,  W.  Va, 


AgeutB  Wanted, 

To  sell  Buffalo  Uobes  on  commission.       For 
particulars  address  with   stamp, 

J,  S.  FLORY, 
49  3m.        LufTalo,  Weld  Co  ,  Colorado. 


I'lirc-ltred  tJ{;ht  Itrtttiiuas. 

Pen  comb,  t'Ue  to  feiilher.  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We.  will  ship  I'y  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  co:  kertl  and  two  pullets, 
for  Upe  ($5.00)  dollars      Addiesf . 

S.    BlS\RD, 

35.  iok.,  Ills. 


123 


CHRISTIAN  FAMU^y  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEW SPAPER  COM ^IR NT 

IIPON   TUB 

^MERrCAN  NBWSPAPEK  ADVERTISING 
AOSyCY, 

CONDL'CTBl)  BT 

tieorge  i».  It.»w<*fl  «k  Vo., 

No.  41    f'AKK  Row, 

NEW  YORK. 


As  the  proprictore  of  the  fl'Pt  and  most 
ext.'ative  of  these  a^encu-s  iu  New  York, 
t'liey  aro  wcli  qualified  to  furnisli  iafonna- 
lion.  The  details  "if  the  v/ork  trausa'-tod  hy 
the  agency,  and  the  wiy  it  is  done,  the  per- 
fection of  the  arrntipfi'iiiouts  fo^-  faciliialinij 
t»nj  act  of  advertieiiig  hy  relicvins;  the  adver- 
I'sar  of  tiou  lear.d  i-xpon3e>  and  l>riDii;iog 
betore  him  all  the  varioiiB  aitdiumbllirouj;L- 
out  the  couLtry.  vriih  tbe  n-ccBsary  knc«l- 
edgd  perliiiLwig  lo  'h-rn,  a"  tiv.-n  wiih  a 
luinuteuess  'hat.  leaves  tiothitiff  to  bedesiitd. 
All  tUe  parUculars  usp-  ctlnj;  tlia  character 
Ei'.,'i  position  of  a  iit;v7«uaper  which  a!i  iu- 
tL'ii.Uiii:  advoniscr  dtsir^s  lo  kiio'.y  ai  l; 
placud  hcfiirc  him  ii;  tiie  most  cr>iui~e  foru-.. 
— New  York  Times,  June  Tih,  1S7*. 

It  IE  indeed  no  rurprise  that  their  houfc  i; 
80  prosperous,  aud  that  they  a-c  the  lea  linsf 
advertieinx  agents  iu  the  v/oild.  We  vvould 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have,  a 
column  or  mire  of  inisceHaneous  adveni.se- 
ments  from  this  firm,  than  to  rec<^iv<t  the 
eame  amount  made  up  of  one  direct  from 
Ciich  house  or  their  list.  The  coi5i mission 
allowed  is  saved  by  IC'^r-eR.  as  they  pay 
eveiy  cent  they  cont.-'Ct  lor,  aud  pay  it 
j'.ronn'tly.  Slid  the  kei-.s  ir;g  of  one  open  ac- 
coUiit  w'tu  s'lch  a  firm  is  much  j.leasantur 
tiiac  with  the  thousand  persons  ■.'.hoin  they 
6ci;d  us  a.^veriiseuients  for.  They  do  an 
honora'ie,l(-gitiniate  businrsSjOU  a  i-nsiness 
bafi»,  If  pntilifliers,  haviiir  d'-aliiigs  vvilU 
them,  warM  aiiytl:i!ti,'  iu  lUii'-  lice — and  they 
fn;'ply  everythjoe  fio.n  s  ^prlue  hodkin  lo  a 
cylinde;  press, — typ-s,  iuLs  and  all,  thoy  fill 
their  orders  proinptl-,  at  niaiiufaclure  is' 
piice8,s;)J  we  can  say  thai  wj  have  rreiivcd 
the  best  newfriaper  and  bocik  ink,  ever  fur- 
liished  us,  and  ai  a  lower  price  th'in  w-  ever 
bouf^bt  for  elsewhere.  The  "Reptilditan" 
ba"!  had  dealintfs  with  this  1k/'ir"  for  over 
eix  years,  and  in  all  lh«t  time,  we  luvor 
hnvi^  had  anv  reason  lo  coitirdain  of  our 
trtBtmfcEt. — Meiiden  (Oonn.)Republicaii. 

Are,  wilhcnt  doubt,  the  Ic  a'-inir  Arivcitis 
Jn£f  Atfentf.  in  the  Uriiteu  States^  and.  tbere- 
foro,  of  Iho  world.  Th  y  have,  by  the  froe, 
)i'..i;r.-.!  and  yet  well  diiC' led  use  of  u.oney, 
hn  Ir  theuiseives  up  in  the  esl'-era  of  tiie 
leading  puhliahcrs  a^d  r.dver'isers  of  the 
continent,  Riu!  by  en  unusnal  energy  have 
Buccerdi-d  in  p.TfcetiiiK  in  every  detail  a 
l.usincES  tliat  MOrc  than  aiiythi:);;  else  ttlU 
of  'ho  prowth  aud  i"nporla"ee  of  the  news- 
paper bufeiuess. — Memphis  (Tunu.)  Appeal. 

Their  beBin"-63  has  pjiown  to  be  soiuel'uiiit; 
eiio:  lUOLie.  Every  caper  in  ill's  eouitry  is 
on  file  at  th-  ir  ofllee,  a-.;d  it  ir,  no  uncom- 
moi;  thing  for  them  lo  receive  u  mail  of  fif- 
t<'  n  tr  iwtciy  bu'^hel-iof  newspupcro. — Nor- 
Wdlk,  Coun.,  Ga/.etla. 

Have  comrlclely  systenr.aiized  the  bnsi- 
DfeRS,  and  iflfcr  C'  e  years'  expi-.rience  wc  can 
truthfully  ftotc  ;hnt  w-.  find  the  firm  to  be 
prompt,  con'ti>ou8,  couukct. — Ornyville, 
ills.,  ludcpeiid<'iit. 

TUey  oau  bii  relied  upon  in  every  way,  be- 
Uv,  worthy  of  Implicit  coufldeuce. — New  Or- 
leans, ^o.>  i'rjce  current. 


While  advancing  their  own  Interests,  ad- 
vance also  those  of  every  publisher. — South 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trustwoi  thy  businces  character  and 
enterprise  is  well  reflected. — Utica,  N.  Y., 
Herald. 

Have  completely  ST3TEXA.TiznD  the  busi- 
ness.— Grii_'g.*ville,  Ills.,  Reflector. 


To  Advertisers. 

All  person*  who  contemplate  makine;  con- 
tracts with  newspapers  for  the  insertion  of 
adveitiseraents  should  seed  35  ets.  to 

GEO  P.  HOWELL  k  CO., 

No.  41  Pa  k  Row,  N.  Y.,  for  their  Onh  HrN- 
Dnrn    Pagd    Ptjirili.ET,  containing  lists  of 
JlOOO  newspapers  and    estimates,    showing 
the  cost  of  advertising. 
49-tf. 


The  symptoms  resultant  from  this  para- 
site on  the  Human  Organism  are  numerous. 
Dyspepsia,  a  t'nawir.g,  griping  sensation  of 
the  bowels;  a  defective  craving;  vorr.  ■ions 
end  depraved  appetite;  Indigestion;  S'>ur 
Stomach;  Sioo's  Fetid  aud  mixed  with  slime 
end  partially  digested  worms;  Fonl  Urer.th; 
Bad  Taste  in  the  Mouth,  &c.  Gf.nkual 
SvMrroKS  :  Tienibliiig  of  the  limbs;  Ner- 
vous; PalpiLAliou  of  tlie  Heart:  Peevisbness; 
Disturbed  Sleep;  Nitrhtinaic;  Ilcad-iche; 
Ter.'Miorary  Ulindnsss;  Insanity;  Fits;  Cold 
Keel;  W<  ak  Spells;  Sallow  t*kin:  Sunken 
Eyes;  Enihciation;  Dropsy;  Wc;i'.i  Fi  ver; 
and  complicaLcd  with  other  OomplHinis  may 
result  in  De'.ilh.  My  lreati:;eut  Seldom 
fails  to  cur«. 

Send  a  full  history  of  y(ur  case,  giving 
name,  aKe>  and  ."iny  prominci.t  peculiai- 
tiee.  If  you  v.'sh  a  course  of  treatment, 
send  tive  dollais  ;  if  only  advice,  one  dollar. 
Address  Dr.  U.  M.  lJe.ici:ly,  Meyersdale, 
Sv)i;i' -•.sei  Co.,  Pa.  Refer  to  Editors  C.  F.  C. 
andG.  V. 


THE      •■BEERS"      WHEEL 

1p  griuciiir  vith  lees  watev  th.-tn  l.he  over- 
slio;.     It  is  j  ur,t  improved  and  will   use   one- 
thiid  less  water  ihna  any  Iron  wheel   iu  use 
aud  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

•J.  L.  Beers  &  Sons. 
Oocolumas,  Juuiata,  Co.,  Pa. 
13E"KS,  Ganglek  &  COOKR. 
Seleus  Grove,  tJnyder  Co.,  Pa. 

A  farm  containing  1C3  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Peun'a,  two  and  onu-balf  miles 
Fouti)  of  Donegal  on  co-jnty  iino  road.  About 
8.")  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  tiu.bcr. 
Has  a  good  orclard  and  also  stouo  coal. 
The  buildings  arc  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
bouse  with  tillar  under  it,  a  large  bank  baru 
with  all  u<CeBsaiy  outbuildings  ;  good  sjirlng 
and  also  a  well  near  I  he  house  ;  church  uoi 
a  (luarier  of  a  mile  aud  school  house  con- 
Viuienl ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
oiiie. 

For  particulars  or  nay  information  con- 
ccrni!)g  the  larni  call  ou  Tobias  .Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephr&ira  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  mq  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meters. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


Ti!E   EDUPSE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  I.MPROVED 
i'OKTABLE   FARS3   E%'GIKE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mill*,  ttc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalognes,  address 

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To  sell  DR.  CHASE'S  RKGIPES;  OR,  IN- 
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suiied  10  ail  elaf&(  s  and  conditions  of  socie- 
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ducements ever  ol^.-red  to  book  agents. 
Stjuiple  copiej  sent  by  mail  pos^-paid.  for  #8. 
Exclusive  territory  giveu.  Agents  more 
than  double  their  nioucy.  Address.  !)'<. 
C^A^ES  STEAM  POINTING  HOUSE 
ANN  ARBOti,  MICH 
4'.I-S.ii. 

Non-Conior(n«tf  to  tlie  World  — 

2l.'i  pas;»8.  Every  professor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  po»t-paid,  73 
cents  ;  per  dozen,  fS.      Address, 

M.  M.  E.s;iBi.MA?j, 
6-tf.  Lanark, Carroll  Co  ,  Ills. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


The  Cmm.ren's  Pafuk  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated t'ai'tr  for  the  young  foike.  TiiC  only 
paper  fur  cLildrea  pi;bli9hed  amon.r;  the 
Brotherho.  .d  ard  thn  pipneer  of  its  class; 
Only  2.';  ci-nts  per  y  ar.  A  bccutiftil  Mai'  of 
Palest  nh  to  ng^.'nts  for  clut'S.  Spe'iiacn 
copies  ou  receij  t  of  stamp.    AddresBj 

H.  J.  KiRTZ, 
2  tf.  rolanJ,  Mahoning  Co.,  0. 


a*asfC'S'«r  and  l..onI's  Supper. 

Is  the  litiP  of  a  new  book,  by  -I.  W .  Bzer. 
It  contniub  a  eoiii.ideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  Iti.-pied  wiiterc;  the  typici  1  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  fulfiUment 
in  Christ ;  the  inR<i!«tlot<,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Sujjper. 

The  work  contains  2'j&  pitges,  and 
is  neatly  bot'ud  in  Cue  English  cl.  th. 
Price,  tjingle  copy,  by  mail,  Jl.tO;  per 
dozen,  by  express,  §80^!. 

Adciross:  J.  \V.  Bber, 
Meyersdale, 

35.  Bomeisot  Co.,  Pa. 


C.  F.  C.     Vol-  XI. 


® 


#* 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JA9IKS  4(UINTER. 


'■^If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandmetits." — Jesus. 


At,  fil.CO  Ver  Annnm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  MAR.  2,  1875.        Vol.  II.     No.  9. 


To-Morrow. 


SELECTED  BV  (JEOIiOR  W.  ANNON. 


To  morrow,  mortal,  boast  not  thou 
Of  lime  an<l  tide  tliat  are  not  now  ; 
But  think,  in  one  revolving  day, 
How  earthly  things  may  pass  away. 

To-day,  tlie  bl'oming  spouse  may  press 
Her  husband  in  a  fond  caress  ; 
To-morrow,  and  the  hands  that  pressed 
May  wildly  strilte  a  widowed  breast. 

To-day,  the  geutlc  babe  may  drain 
The  mill{-s:ream  from  its  mother's  vein  ; 
To-morrow,  like  a  frozon  rill 
That  tKjsom's  current  may  be  still, 

To-di^y,  while  hearts  with  rap  ure  spring; 
The  youth  to  beauty's  lip  may  cling  ; 
To-morrow,  and  ihst  lip  of  bliss 
May  sleep  unconscious  of  bis  kiss. 

To-day,  thy  merry  heart  may  feast 
On  herb  and  fruit,  on  bird  and  beast  ; 
To-morrow,  spite  of  all  thy  glee, 
The  hungry  worms  may  feast  on  thee. 

To-morrow,  mortal,  boast  not  thou 
Of  time  and  tide  that  are  not  now  ; 
But  think,  in  one  revolving  day, 
That  e'en  thyself  may  pass  away. 

ThortUon,  W.  Va. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Euiigratiou— Defense  of  the    snf- 
feriiig  in  the  W«'st. 


BY  KNOCH  BEERY. 


Reply  to  brotber  D.  P.  Sajler  on 
"Emigration,"  or  the  suffering  condi- 
tion ot  the  people  of  the  West,  in 
Companion  Vol.  2,  No.  6,  page  88, 
where  be  says,  "the  prevailing  dispo- 
sition of  man  through  the  whole 
world  seems  to  be  to  emigrate  tO  80me 
other  point." 


I  thiuk  there  are  some  exceptions 
to  this  general  rule.  I  would  except 
the  Africans,  Chinese,  Japanese,  and 
several  other  of  the  old  Eastern  Na- 
tions, and  the  result  in  those  nations 
is  ignorance  and  superstition,  heath- 
enish darkness  and  idolatry.  It  is 
true,  the  German,  Irish,  English  and 
Americans  are  generally  possessed  of 
this  spirit  of  emigration,  and  thj.  re- 
sult is  a  steady  and  rapid  progres- 
sion, iu  the  arts  and  sciences,  and  a 
general  development  of  useful  knowl- 
edge, financially,  intellectually,  and 
morally.  Even  in  America,  I  think, 
the  western  states  arc  outstripping 
the  eastern  states  iu  agriculture  and 
agricultural  implements. 

But  enough  of  this,  I  muat  hasten 
to  review  other  points  in  brother 
Sayler's  article.  He  says :  "When 
people  of  the  European  Continent 
migrate  to  America  he  can  see  some 
good  reason  for  it."  I  can  see  at 
least  one  of  the  .«ame,  and  perhaps, 
principal  reasons  for  people  emigrat- 
ing from  the  eastern  to  the  western 
states,  namely:  Density  of  population, 
and  an  insufficiency  of  agricultural 
products  for  them  all  to  subsist  on, 
to  say  nothing  of  anything  more  than 
a  mere  subsistence. 

For  mj  part  I  am  very  glad  that  a 
portion  of  our  young  and  enterpris- 
ing people  are  possessed  with  the 
spirit  of  emigration;  and  also  glad 
that  some,  like  brother  Sayler.are  con- 
tented to  remain  in  the  comparatively 
poor,  hilly,  eastern  states,  where 
there  is  not  corn  and  wheat  enough 
raised  for  their  local  demand ;  but 
where  their  extensive  manufacturies 
give  employment  to  thousands  of  the 
working  classes,  and  ship  their  goods 
to  the  western  states,  and  get  in  re- 
turu  the  pfodugts    pi'   tho    rjgb    and 


fertile  prairies  of  the  west,  such  as 
corn,  wheat,  pork  and  beef,  without 
which  tho  eastern  people  could  not 
well  subsist.  I  think  it  would  be  well 
for  brother  Sayler,  and  other  eastern 
brethren  and  friends,  to  remember  our 
dependence  upon  one  another  as  well 
a^  our  dependence  upon  a  merciful 
God,  and  try  and  cultivate  a  willing- 
ness to  assist  one  another  in  cases  of 
particular  misfortune  like  the  present 
misfortune  of  parts  of  the  West;  In 
regard  to  brother  Sayler  making  the 
assertion,  that  that  country  is  and 
ever  will  be  subject  to  the  grasshopper 
plague,  is  an  assertion  that  I  would 
be  slow  to  make,  knowing  that  God 
only  knows  what  is  in  the  future. 
But  this  we  know,  that  he  is  able  to 
send  the  grasshoppers  or  som.e  other 
plague,  over  the  Middle  or  Eastern 
states,  and  in  that  event  we  would 
all  be  glad  to  Vave  some  of  the  pro- 
ducts of  the  now  destitute  West. 

Brother  Sayler  seems  to  ask  for  "a 
valid  reason"  for  migration  west,  or 
as  he  calls  it,  "to  a  country  that  is 
subject  to  a  grasshopper  plague."  I 
have  already  given  one  very  good 
reason  for  it,  namely,  density  of 
eastern  population.  Another  reason 
is,  God  has  comiuauded  in  an  early 
age  of  the  world,  to  "multiply  and 
replenish  the  earth."  I  don't  say 
replenish  Europe,  Asia,  Africa,  and  a 
part  of  America,  but  the  "eaW/i,"  and 
I  am  sure  that  Missouri,  Kansas,  and 
Nebraska,  constitute  a  part  of  the 
"earth,"  and  as  he  did  not  except  tho 
western  states  of  America,  I  include 
them  in  the  great  work  of  replenish- 
ment. Suppose  the  people  of  that 
western  country  would  all  take  broth- 
er Sayler's  advice,  and  leave  that 
country  and  go  back  to  the  East 
whore  they  cauio  from,  or  ftU  try   tQ 


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crowd  into  some  other  locality,  and 
of  course  if  the  country  is  not  to  be 
inhabited  by  other  men  and  women, 
they  could  not  sell  their  real  estato 
and  public  improvements,  and  would 
have  to  Unve  with  what  little  loose 
property  they  could  pack  with  them, 
which  would  perhaps  on  an  average, 
not  be  enough  to  pay  their  way  back 
to  where  they  emigrated  from!  Just  im- 
agine 000,000  or  700,000  people  from 
Kansns,  and  that  cumber  from  each 
of  the  several  other  grasshopper 
states,  crowding  back  to  the  eastern 
states,  and  the  most  of  them  without 
emp!oyn)ent  or  any  means  of  support  I 
The  extent  of  the  misery,  wretched- 
ness and  suffering,  I  will  leave  fur 
brother  Sajler  to  decide. 

I  will  give  yet  another  "valid  rea- 
son" for  migration,  and  that  is  for  the 
spread  of  the  gospel.  Long  exper- 
ience, as  well  as  our  general  confer- 
ence, has  decided  that  imigratiou  is 
the  best  and  almost  only  permanent 
way  to  carry  on  uiist-ionary  labor. 
How  n.sny  are  the  calls  (in  our 
church  papers,)  for  speakers  to  move 
to  certain  localities  in  those  western 
states,  to  preach  the  go.-^pfl  to  the 
scattering  brethren  and  friends  in  that 
country  !  And  how  many  are  the 
churches  that  are  being  organized  and 
almost  daily  increasing  in  numbers  ! 
I  am  inclined  to  think,  that  upon  sec- 
ond thought,  even  brother  Sajlcr 
would  not  have  all  those  churches  to 
disband  and  leave  there. 

I  will  now  examine  some  of  the 
witnesses  of  brother  Sajler's  to  prove 
the  exaggeration  of  the  suffering  in 
Kansas  and  Missouri.  The  first  is  a 
letter  from  a  man  in  the  West  who 
calls  him  brother,  but  whom  Sayler 
has  no  knowledge  of,  not  even  to 
know  whether  he  is  a  brother  or  not. 
This  witness  says,  ho  owes  a  pay- 
ment on  his  land  for  which  he  bad 
pledged  his  team,  and  now  having 
lost  bis  corn  crop,  (of  course  by  the 
grasshoppers)  he  must  feed  his  wheat, 
and  to  save  his  team  be  wants  aid  to 
raeet  his  obligation.  It  there  is  any 
weight  to  this,  it  certainly  counts  on 
the  other  side  (-f  the  question.  Jt 
tentifies  to  the  failure  of  the  corn,  and 
the  wheat  had  to  be  fed  to  stock. 
Again,  this  individual  man  begging 
money  to  pay  hi.s  individual  old 
dcbla,  is  not  the  kind  of  begging  I  am 
trying  to  defend.  I  am  only  defend- 
ing the  begging  for  fuad  and  raiment, 
jii.d  if  pohfible  to    keep    t,heir    horeea 


and  cows  alive  so  they    can    raise    a 
crop  next  summer. 

llis  next  witness  is  a  letter  from  a 
man  of  the  world,  formerly  a  citizen 
of  Maryland,  written  the  5th  of  la.«t 
December,  whose  main  object  in 
writing  seems  to  have  been  to  inform 
his  friends  of  bis  own  individual  cir- 
cumstances, and  from  the  number  of 
hogs  he  was  fattening,  (42)  he  is  one 
of  the  few  that  have  the  means  to 
support  themselves,  and  for  aught  I 
know,  one  of  that  kind  that  has  but 
little  concern  for  the  wants  of  his  fel- 
low men. 

iVext,  brother  Sayler  brings  a  wit- 
ness from  away  up  in  Cbicajro,  the 
editor  of  "The  Tribune."  This  wit- 
ness goes  on  at  great  length  to  show 
the  exaggeration  of  the  suff-ring  in 
Kansas.  This  witness  certainly  ex- 
aggerates on  the  other  side,  when  he 
says,  "it  i.s  a  notorious  fact  that  Kan- 
sas is  full  of  cattle,  fodder,  grain,  and 
fruits  of  all  kind,  its  farmers  were 
never  better  ofTiinancially  than  now," 
and  speaks  of  the  state  "overflowing 
v;ith  products."  I  am  astonished  at 
brother  Sayler  for  accepting  such 
flimsy  exaggerated  testimony,  and 
from  such  sources ;  and  he  seems  to 
indorse  it,  and  offers  it  to  the  brother- 
hood at  large,  notwithstanding  the 
many  witnesses  of  our  own  brethren 
who  live  in  the  immediate  region  of 
destitution,  have  testified  to  the  ac- 
tual suffering,  and  probable  starvation 
if  no  relief  is  obtained.  This  evi- 
dence coii.es  from  a  number  of  our  own 
brethren,  and  ministers  of  our  own 
church  with  whom  we  have  been  ac- 
quainted fortwenty  or  thirty  years, and 
who  are  noted  for  their    truthfulness. 

It  seems  to  be  one  of  brother  Say- 
ler's  peculiarities  to  tfiku  one  side  or 
the  other  in  matters  of  question,  and 
then  go  to  extremes  on  that  side,  and 
make  strong  efforts  to  sustain  bis 
position. 

I  have  no  doubt  his  article  in  the 
Companion  and  Vii<ilor  will  have  the 
influence  to  stop  hundreds  of  dollars 
from  being  sent  to  the  relief  of  the 
poor  suffering  people  of  the  We=;t. 
Whether  brother  Sayler  will  be  held 
accountable  for  this  influence  or  not, 
is  more  than  I  am  willing  to  decide. 
Ooe  thing  is  certain,  the  few  dollars 
that  each  one  of  us  would  give  would 
not  be  seriously  felt ;  and  would,  if 
prompted  by  proper  motives,  be  a 
ble.ss-ing  to  those  who  give, and  also  to 
tliose  who  are  the  proper  receivers  of 
the  gift, 


For  the  Comtamon  .\ni>  Visitor. 

Ta  One  who  Is    Seckiiis    "The 
FonatMiii  ct  (!ie  Water  ol 


BY  M.  M.  ES1IELM.A.N. 


Dear  Friend  George  : — 

Blessed  be  the  God 
and  Father  of  our  Lord  and  Savi.-ur 
Jesus  Christ,  who  hath  said,  "He  that 
cometh  to  me,  shall  never  hunger  ; 
and  he  that  believeth  on  me  shall 
never  thirst."  Though  the  gods  of 
this  world  may  offvr  food  which  seems 
h'.led  with  fatness,  yet  it  will  vanish 
as  the  dew  under  the  silent  rays  of 
the  sun  ;  yet  we  have  one  who  lovelh 
to  deal  out  the  "bread  of  life"  to  thoso 
"who  by  patient  continuance  in  ivi-ll- 
doing,  seek  for  glory,  and  honor,  and 
imr.iorta'ity." 

Hold  fast  to  that  which  thou  hast 
gained  that  thou  mayest  soon  be  a 
ruler  in  the  bouse  of  the  Lord  ; 
"whose  house  are  we,  if  we  bold  fast 
the  confidence,  and  the  rejoicing  of  the 
hope  firm  unto  the  end." 

Thou  hast  mourned  Josus  love  to  know, 
Thou  hast  lov'::d  ihe  saints  below  ; 

Th-;  eaints  love  you,  and  ready  B:and, 
To  welcome  you  with  outstretched  band. 

Thou  art  not  forgotten.  As  the 
beautiful  sun  rises  in  the  East,  and 
steadily  advances  and  looks  down  oii 
the  earth,  sending  his  ra\s 
into  every  nook,  giving  life — 
and  vigor  to  all  creation,  so  doth  the 
Son  of  righteousness  shine  in  the 
hearts  of  tho^-e  who  ''love  bis  appear- 
ing." And  lie  stands  at  thy  door 
kuockiijg,  waiting  to  hear  the  kind, 
I  good  words,  "Come  in,  and  sup  with 
me,  and  I  with  you."  His  penetrat- 
ing rays  can  difpel  every  cloud.  No 
"blackness  of  darkness"  can  remain 
where  the  nil-powerful  rays  of  the 
go.^pel  sun  penetrates. 

God  is  good.  This  thou  hast  long 
ago  learned.  His  mercy  is  beyond 
our  comprehension.  It  is  limitless  an 
we  look  backward.  As  unfruitful 
fig-trees  we  are  left  to  stand.  IJut 
still  he  calls  us  to  come  unto  Him, and 
become  "Trees  of  righteousness." 

Once  brought  to  Him,  our  work 
shall  be  tried  of  what  sort  it  is.  The 
bitter  wo  must  tak-i  with  the  sweet; 
water  from  the  well  of  life,  and  fire 
from  the  enemy.  Only  maintain 
enough  water  in  thy  vessel  to  bo  able 
to  put  out  every  fire  the  enemy  kind- 
les.    Never  retire  with  empty  vesetjla. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  OOSI'EL  VISITOR. 


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Go  down  deep  into  the  well  of  life  : 
the  det'pRr  the  more  powerful.  Pass 
not  to  and  fro  upon  the  earth  with- 
out God's  fire  extinguisher — tie  Word 
of  God. 

Has  any  put  filth  in  thy  tracks  so 
that  thy  way  to  Zion  bath  been  hind- 
ered ?  Ask  God  to  Pend  the  consum- 
ing power  of  his  word  upon  it  "Our 
God  is  a  consuining  fire."  Stand  any 
in  thy  way,  touch  them  with  the  lovo 
of  Josua  aud  they  will  flee. 

'Ob,  the  depth  of  the  riches  of 
God's  goodness  I  I  am  persuaded  that 
thou  wishest  to  obey.  Then  when 
the  good  Spirit  calls,  oh  !  do  not  delay. 
Shake  off  every  fear,  rjove  right  on 
to  God.  Obey  every  coraniaud  in 
his  Pacred  word.  Seek  the  saints, 
company,  and  help  tbem  to  do  good. 
Be  kind  to  all  m<io,  and  thus  feed 
tbem  with  Christ's  food. 

And  thy  dear  companion,  bring  her 
with  thee  to  Jesus'  grace.  Oh  !  let 
your  minds  be  one  in  serving  our 
heavenly  Father.  Go  hand  in  hand 
serving  Him  who  gave  bis  life  for 
you  and  me.  Jesus  says  :  'lie  that 
overcometh,  the  same  shall  he  clothed 
in  while  raiment;  and  1  will  not  blot 
out  his  name  out  of  the  book  of  life, 
but  I  will  confess  his  name  before  my 
Father  and  bis  angels."  Overcome 
then  ail  the  barriers  of  the  enemy, 
and  fl-e  to  Jesus.  Seek  Him  in  pray- 
er. Lay  all  your  wants  before  Him. 
Consider  thyself  as  an  unworthy 
L'hild ;  and  his  grace  will  support 
thee.  The  angels  in  heaven  rejdice 
when  the  wanderer  returns  home. 

God  is  love.  The  blades  of  grass 
confess  it:  the  tender  leaves  deny  it 
not.  The  rill  declares  it.  The  spar- 
row owns  it.  Tbe  beast  of  the  field 
hides  it  not.  All  these  do  shew  God's 
love,  yet  are  wiihouv.  reason.  Should 
not  man,  tbe  image  and  likeness  of 
God,  endowed  with  reason,  much 
more  declare  God's  love  ?  If  we  had 
ten  thousand  tongues,  could  we  praise 
him  more  than  we  can  with  one  ? 
Nay,  if  only  one  tongue  would  do  its 
duty,  thoQ  would  God  be  greatly 
praised. 

There  are  many,  maay  fond  hearts 
waiting  to  welcome  theo  and  thine  to 
a  seat  around  the  Lord's  table.  Many 
are  longing  and  praying  to  nee  thee 
practice  the  good  things  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord.  Make  haste  then  and 
come,  and  shara  with  us  our  joys  and 
sorrows,  and  when  thy  pilgrimage  ou 
earth  shall  be  completed,  oh  !  may 
we  all  unite   in    {\\^   (ngroiag  of  the 


resurrecuon  to  glorify  our  Father, — 
to  be  led  by  our  Redeemer, — to  view 
the  boundless  goodness  of  God  sur- 
rounded by  the  holy  angels.  OhI  we 
can  well  afl'jrd  to  be  abused  in  this 
life.  We  lose  nothing  by  self-denial  ; 
but  our  gain  will  be  more  than  we 
deserve.  Come  then,  oh,  come  to 
•'the  fountain  of  the  water  of  life  and 
dnnk  freely."  Jesus  says.  Come! 
Come ! 


A  Wor«l  to  itlothi^rs 


SStray  Gnltieriii{;s. 


Reason  never  shows  itself  so  rea- 
sonable as  when  it  ceases  to  reason 
about  things  which  are  above  reason. 
When  Paul  was  a  Pharisee,  he 
thought  be  was  blameless;  when  he 
was  a  Christian,  the  chief  of  sinners. 
Where  sin  enters,  pride  will  enter 
too,  aud  supply  the  place  of  real  hon- 
or, and  as  iniquity  aboundjlh,  pride 
aboundeth  also;  else  how  could  sin- 
ners boast  of  dignity,  and  take  up 
mighty  state,  on  account  of  verbal 
lilies,  or  of  transient  manors,  when 
they  theuiselves  must  presently  be 
eaten  up  with  worms  ?  Pass  by  the 
learned,  the  mighty,  and  the  wise, 
for  they  are  dust;  but  let  us  rever- 
ence the  iitile  children  ;  for  they  are 
God's  messengers  to  as.  Mini.'^ters 
only  draw  tbe  bow  successfully  when 
God's  Holy  Spirit  sharpens  the  Gos- 
pel arrow,  and  wings  it  to  the  hearts 
of  them  that  hear.  It  does  not  re- 
quire much  religion  to  cry  hosannah, 
haiielujab,  or  glory  to  God,  or  praise 
the  Lord  at  the  top  of  your  voice. 
Almost  any  one  can  do  that,  and  use 
all  the  vaiQ  repetitions  you  can,  and 
not  have  religion.  It  is  the  pure  in 
heart  who  shall  see  God.  A  few 
minutes'  devotion  at  night  will  not 
clear  tbe  conscience  of  a  foul  trick 
done  during  the  day,  nor  will  going 
to  church  on  Sunday  atone  for  the 
wilful  sins  of  a  week.  Men  plant 
prayers  and  endeavors,  and  go  next 
day  looking  if  they  have  borne  graces. 
Now  God  does  not  send  graces  as  he 
sends  light  and  rain,  but  they  are 
wrought  in  us  through  long  days  of 
discipline  aud  growth.  Acorns  and 
graces  sprout  quickly,  but  grow  long 
before  ripening.  Tlje  only  way  to 
find  comfort  in  earthly  things  ia  to 
surrender  them,  in  a  faithful  careless- 
ness, into  tbe  huuds  ot'God.  He  who 
carts  for  our  eternal  t;alv'atiou,  will 
not  forget  our  temporsl  wants. — 
Ch'Tistian  Cynosure^, 


Each  mother  is  a  historian.      She 
writes  not  the  histories  of  empires  or 
of  nations  on    paper,  but   8be   writes 
her  own  history  on  the   imperishable 
mind  of  her  child.       That  tablet  and 
that    history    will    remain    indelible 
when  time  shall    be   no   more.     That 
history  each  mother    will  meet  again, 
aud  read  with  eternal  joy  or  unutter- 
able woe  in  the  far  ages   of    eternity. 
This  thought  should    weigh    on    the 
•mind  ot  every  mother,  and  render  her 
deeply  circumspect  and  prayerful,  and 
faithful  in  her  solemn  work  of    train- 
ing up  her  children    for    heaven  and 
immortality.     The  minds  of  children 
are  very    susceptible    and   easily  im- 
pressed.      A  word,  a    look,  a    frown 
may  engrave   an   impression    on    the 
mind  of    a  child    which    no    lapse  of 
time  can  efface  or  wash    out.       You 
walk  along  the    seashore    when    tbe 
tide  is  out,  and  you    form  characters, 
or    write     words    or    names    in    tbe 
smooth  white  saud  which  lies  spread 
out  so  clear  and  beautiful  at  your  feet, 
according  as  your  fancy  may  dictate, 
buc  tbe  running  tide  shall,  in    a  few 
hours,  wash  out  aud  efface  forever  all 
that  you  have  written.       Not  so  tbe 
lines  and  characters  of  truth  or  error 
which  your    conduct  imprints  on  the 
mind  of  your  child.     There  you  write 
impressions  for  tbe  eternal  good  or  ill 
of  your  child,  which  neither  tbe  floods 
or  storms  of  earth  can   wash  out,  nor 
death's  cold  finger  can  erase,  nor  the 
slow  moving  ages  of  eternity  can  ob- 
literate.    How  careful,   then,    should 
each  mother  be  of  herself  in  the  treat- 
ment of  her  child.       How  prayerful, 
how  serious,  aad  how  earnest  to  write 
tbe  truths  of  God  on  his  mind — these 
truths  which   shall  bo  his  guide  aud 
teacher  when  her  voice  shall  be  silent 
in  death,  and  ber  lips  no  longer  move 
in  prayer  in    bis  behalf  in    commend- 
ing ber  dear  child  to    her   covenant 
with  God. — Selected. 


■^»"»--»  a»" 


WoULDST  thou  know  the  lawfulness  of 
the  action  which'  thou  de.^irest  to  under 
take?  Lst  the  devotion  recommend  it 
to  divine  blessing  :  if  it  be  lawful  thou 
shalt  perceive  thy  heart  encouraged  by 
thy  prayer  ;  if  unlawful  thou  shalt  find 
thy  prayers  discouraaed  by  thy  heart. 
That  action  is  not  warrantable,  w'nich 
either  blu.-^hes  to  beg  a  bles.sing,  or,  hav- 
ii.g  succeeded,  dares  not  present  thanks- 
giving. 


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Joy  In  Sorrow. 

I've  foand  a  joy  iu  sorrow, 

A  eeeret  balm  for  pain, 
A  beautiful  to-raorrow 

Of  sunshine  aflcr  rain  ; 
I've  found  a  branch  of  healing 

Near  every  bitter  spring, 
A  whispered  promise  stealing 

O'er  every  broken  string. 

I've  found  a  gUd  bosanna 

For  every  woe  and  wail, 
K  handful  of  sweet  manna 

When  grapes  of  Eschol  fail  ; 
I've  found  a  Rock  of  Ages 

When  desert  wells  were  dry  ; 
And,  after  weary  stages, 

I've  found  an  Elim  nigh — 

An  Elim  with  its  coolness, 

Its  fouctaiuB  and  its  shade  ; 
A  blessing  in  its  fulness 

When  buds  of  promi«e  fade  ; 
O'er  tears  of  soft  contrition 

I've  seen  a  rainbow  U<ht ; 
A  glory  and  frul'ion 

So  near  ! — yet  out  of  sight. 

My  Saviour  the  possefsing, 

I  have  the  joy,  the  balra. 
The  healing  and  the  blessing, 

The  sunshine  and  the  psalm  ; 
The  promise  for  the  fearful, 

The  Elim  lor  the  faint, 
The  rainbow  for  the  tearful, 

The  glory  for  the  saint  ! 

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Hope  us  au  Aiiciior  to  the  Soul. 


BY  NOAU  LONGANECKEB. 


Hope  Is  a  desire  of  some  good,  with  a 
belief  I  hat  it  is  obtainable.  In  a  general 
sense, an  anchor  is  that  on  which  we  place 
our  dependence  for  safety ;  in  a  st)ecial 
Bcnse  it  is  an  instrutuent  for  holding  a 
sliip  or  vessel  of  some  kind  at  rest  in  the 
water.  Wiien  the  wind  ia  boisterous, 
tlic  sea  is  troubled  and  cannot  rest ;  and 
for  a  ship  to  undertake  to  cross  it  with- 
out something  on  which  it  might  depend, 
to  hold  it  at  rost  during  such  boisterous 
winds,  wou'd  be  fully. 

Our  own  "sweet  land  of  liberty"  is 
separated  from  loreign  countries  by  the 
Bca :  and  nuuibcrs,  who  have  lieard  of 
this  happy  land,  have  lelt  their  homes 
and  sailed  across  the  briny  deep  to  be- 
hold and  enjoy  its  blesnings  ;  liut  all  had 
to  cuter  into  a  vessel  of  some  kind  if  they 
would  safely  cross  the  waters.  It  is  a 
dangerous  sea  to  cross.  'J'lierc  are  rocks, 
quicksands,  whirl[)Ools,  shoals,  etc.,  that 
arc  hidden  beneath  its  boisterous  waves, 
tliat  destroy  vessels  when  driven  upon 
them  by  si  onus;  and  if  a  vessel  should 
even  sail  witliin  sight  of  the  port  or  dock, 


and  be  overtaken  by  a  storm,  she  might 
fail  to  enter  the  harbor,  and  might  be 
driven  upon  the  rocks  ^f  the  shore,  or  be 
carried  far  away  into  the  illimitable  ocean, 
and  there  cast  upon  some  object  of  de- 
struction. To  prevent  all  this  and  injure 
her  safety,  she  is  supplied  with  instru- 
ments to  hold  her  at  rest  on  the  waters  ", 
these  arc  called  anchors,  because  they 
hold  her  fast  and  keep  her  in  safety. 

There  are   different   kinds  of  anchors, 
or  at  least  of  different  sizes.      "The  larg- 
est and   strongest,  and     that  on    which 
most  dependence  is  placed,  is  the   sheet 
anchor.     Then  comes  the  b'Sst  bower,  the 
small  bower  (so  called  from  being  carried 
on    the    bows,)  the    spare    anchor,    the 
stream  anchor,    and    the   hedge   anchor, 
which  is    the   smallest."       As  the  sheet 
anchor    is   the    main    one,  and  that  on 
which  most  dependence    is   placed,  it  is 
reasonable   that   Paul,  in   Ileb.    6:18,19, 
should  refer  to  it.       As  the   vessel    per- 
forms bcr  voyage  through   the  tempe.-tu- 
ous  and  dangerous  sea,  she  may  frequent- 
ly need   her  anchors,  but  more  especially 
when    she    approaches    near    the    pon, 
where    the    water  is    shallow,    and   the 
tempest  high  ;    where   the    dangers  are 
many  and  great  ;    all   of  which    prevent 
her  from  entering  the  port,  the  haven  of 
safety.     Although  she  cannot  go  in  her- 
self,  yet  by   means  of    her    life  boat,  or 
some  other    boat,  she    sends    her   sheet 
anchor  within  the  pier,  in  order  to  fasten 
it  at  some  strong  head  of  the  pier:  and 
thus  the  vessel  is   fastened    by  means  of 
her    strong  cable,  which  is   fastened    to 
the  ship  on  the  waters  and  the  strong  an- 
chor within  the  pier, — and   is  prevented 
from  drifting  out  on  tlie  sea  again  ;  thus 
she  is    kept  at   rest  and   rides   out  the 
storm   in  safety  ;  and   when    the    storm 
ceases,    and    the    tide   flows    back,    .-he 
moves  in   toward    her    anchor    into  the 
pier. 

Now  her  vo3'age  is  completed  ;  her 
dangers  are  past ;  sho  is  within  the  port, 
her  haven  of  rest.  Oh  !  who  can  describe 
the  rejoicing,  both  on  the  ship  and  on 
the  shore.  This  world  is  the  boisterous 
sea  through  which  the  church  of  God, 
the  heavenward  beund  ship  is  making 
her  voyage  to  that  better  land,  that  hap 
py  country,  that  land  of  rest,  the  home 
of  the  good,  the  kingdom  prepared  for 
the  blessed  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world.  .  The  Lord  God  is  king  of  that 
kingdom.  This  world  has  become  guilty 
before  God  by  rebelling  against  his  laws: 
and  thus  our  iniquities  have  separated 
betwixt  us  and  our  God.  We  went  into 
a  far  counry,  away  from  God  our  Father, 
from  tlie  Lord  our  king,  from  Eden  the 
paradise  of  God.  As  our  iniquities  have 
separated  between  us  and  our  God,  and 
as  the  wages  of  sin  is  death,  it  follows 
that  death  separHtes  that  land  of  glory 
from  this  ;  or,  rather,  this  world  is  the 
place  where  the  king  of  darkness  reijrns, 
and  where  all  are  dead  in  trespasses  and 
sins.  There  is  confusion,  distress,  and 
destruction,  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave. 


The  storms  of  life  are  boisterous.  The 
hoi-e  of  eternal  life,  the  hope  of  heaven, 
is  the  anchor  to  all  in  the  church  of  God, 
the  heavenward  bound  ship.  God  i<  the 
owner  of  this  ship,  and  he  did  not  only 
launch  it  on  the  boisterous  waters  of  de- 
struction, but  has  alsc  supplied  it  with 
nil  things  necessary  so  that  it  will  mnke 
a  sure  voyage  from  time  to  eternity,  from 
death  to  life,  from  earth  to  heaven,  ttie 
port  of  everlasting  felicity. 

God  gave  his  promise, — and  his  word 
is  immutable. — and  on  it  ail  the  faithful 
have  cast  their  anchor,  hope.  And  not 
only  so,  but  "God,  willing  more  abund- 
antly to  shew  unto  the  heirs  of  promise 
the  immutability  of  his  counsel,  confirmed 
It  by  an  oath :  that  by  two  iiumutable 
thing'',  in  which  it  was  impossible  for  G<">d 
to  lie,  we  might  have  a  strong  consola- 
tion, who  have  fled  for  refuge  to  lay  hold 
upon  the  hope  set  before  us  :  which  hojie 
we  have  as  an  anchor  of  the  soul,  both 
sure  and  steadfast,  and  which  entcreth 
into  that  within  the  vail."  Si  then  we 
see  that  the  anchor,  hopp,  is  fixed  upon 
that  which  is  sure,  steadfast,  and  eternal. 
When  God  gave  the  promise  he  confirm- 
ed it  by  an  oath.  "For  men  verily  swear 
by  the  greater  :  and  an  oath  for  confir- 
mation is  to  them  an  end  of  all  strife." 
The  Lord  declared  "heaven  and  earth 
shall  pass  away,  but  my  words  sliall  not 
pass  away."  Peter  declared  that  "the 
word  of  the  Lord  endureth  forever." 
When    God    gave    his    nromi.se,    "he 


pledged  his    faithfulness    and    justice." 
When   he    confirmed   it   by  an  oath   he 
pledged  "all  the    infinite    perfections    of 
His  Godhead."      God  is  infinite  and  enn 
not  fail,  and  as  he  sware[by  him-elf,   His 
oath  necc.s.sarily  must  be  of  eternal   obli- 
gation.    Hence  we  .see  that  the  hope  of 
the  faithful  is  6sed  on  that  which  cannot 
fail.     None  have  ever   become   ashamed 
of  their  hope,if  they  hoped  unto  the  end 
of  their  journey.      Although  the  church 
of  God  lias  been  launched  out  for  year'', 
yet  we  find  that  even  to-day  it  is  receiv- 
ing those   who  fell  overboard    and  were 
lost,  and  thus  "such  as  should  be  sayed" 
are    taken  into   the  sure   anchored  shii> 
until  the  proper  time  arrives,  that  God 
has  appointed,  when  he  will    come  and 
coniiuct  his  people  to  the   shore   of   im- 
mortality, to  the  haven  of  rest.    Whether 
in  an  individual,  or  in   a  collective  sense, 
the  nearer  the  approach  to  the  shore  the 
more  numerous  the  boisterous  storms  of 
life.     We  are  iu  the    last   days,  the   la>t 
time.     The  ocean  of  life  is   perilous,  but 
the  time  is   short.     The  ship  is  nearing 
her  port.     The  danger  is  great.     The  in- 
dividual soul,  or   the    church    might  bo 
driven  far  away  from  God   into  the  bois- 
terous sea   of    the  wicked   and  deceitful 
world. 

As  in  the  illustration,  so  here  ;  the  tido 
of  time  and  life  is  not  yet  for  her  to  bo 
taken  into  the  haven  prepared  for,  and 
awaiting  the  reception  of  her.  Christ, 
our  forerunner,  has  volunteered  to  ptiss 
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deuth,  and  allhouj;h  the  storm  was  high 
and  the  billows  loud,  yet  through  his 
resurrection,  or  the  "life  boat,  which  the 
little  sailor  said  was  the  best  thing  that 
floats,  he  has  gone  before  us,  and  as  our 
forerunner,  he  entered  into  the  holy  of 
holies,  within  the  veil,  to  God  our  Father, 
the  king  of  that  heavenly  country  ;  and 
thus  has  fixed  our  hope,  the  anchor  of 
the  soul,  upon  God  the  Eternal.  Faith, 
like  the  cable  of  the  ship,  is  the  connect- 
ing uicdiutu  between  the  soul  or  church 
and  God. 

The  storms  of  tliia  world  may  continue 
for  a  short  time  yet ;  the  soul  or  church 
will  be  tossed  about  with  various  tri:ii-i  or 
temptations,  but  c.-in  never  be  driven 
away  from  God  unle-s  she  should  make 
shipwreck  of  iicr  faith.  }*aul  dcclaies 
''that  neither  death,  nor  life,  nor  angels. 
nor  principalities,  nor  powers,  nor  thitiirs 
l)resent,  nor  things  to  cimie,  nor  liciKht. 
nor  depth,  nor  any  other  creature,  shall 
be  able  to  separate  us  from  the  lovo  of 
God  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord." 
C'hri.«t,  in  speaking  of  the  church,  says: 
"The  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail 
against  it."  And  of  the  members  thereof, 
Ilesay^:  "They  shall  never  perish,  neith- 
er shall  any  pluck  them  out  of  my  hand. 
My  Father,  which  gave  them  me,  is 
greater  than  all ;  and  none  is  able  to 
pluck  them  out  of   my   Father's  hand." 

"Faith,  works  and  hope  hold  fast." 
'This  is  the  victory  that  oyercometh  the 
woild,  even  our  I'aith."  We  know  that 
Cliri.-(t  was  in  the  world,  that  he  died, 
thai  he  was  resurrected,  that  he  ascended 
to  heaven,  and  that  when  the  storms  of 
lifo  are  over  our  souls  will  be  carried  by 
the  tide  of  God's  grace  against  the  an 
ehor  ol  hope,  which  is  still  securely  fixed 
in  God  ;  and  thus  it  is  as  it  were  drawn 
by  it-s  cable  of  faith  until  it  reaches  the 
port  of  heaven,  where  it  can  rest  from  all 
its  works  of  faith  and  labors  of  love. 
Tliere  '  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
IVom  their  eyes ;  and  ilure  shall  be  no 
more  death,  neither  sorrow,  nor  cryin.L', 
neither  shall  there  be  any  more  pain," 
for  the  former  things  have  all  pas.sed 
away. 

The  love  and  goodness  of  God  toward 
this  lost  and  perishing  world,  must  be 
bfjoi:d  comprehension,  or,  at  least,  it 
"passeth  knowledge."  "For  God  so 
loved  the  world,  tliat  he  gave  his  only 
bt'gottcn  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth 
in  him,  should  not  perish,  but  have  ever- 
lasting life."  He  is  "not  willing  that 
any  should  perish."  Even  as  the  projjh- 
ct  has  declared  :  "Say  unto  then),  as  1 
hvp,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  have  no 
l)leasure  in  the  (Jeath  of  the  wickeii  ;  but 
that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and 
live:  turn  ye,  turn  ye  IVom  your  evil 
wajs;  for  why  will  ye  die,  O  house  of 
Israel?"  And  not  only  so  ;  but  we  liiid 
also  that  as  there  is  a  general  rejoicing, 
both  in  the  ship  and  on  the  land,  when  a 
fchipairives  in  iier  port  ;  so  there  will  be 
a  time  of  great  rej  (icing  when  the  soul, 
crtho  general  church  will  be  brought  iuto 


its  haven  of  rest.  This  rejoicing  will  not 
be  confined  to  the  saints  alone,  but  the 
angels  with  all  the  heavens  will  partici 
pate  in  ir.  This  rejoicing  commences 
when  the  sinner  is  found  and  is  received 
into  the  heavenward  bound  sliip,  or  the 
church  of  God.  There  was  gladness, 
and  they  praised  God  when  "he  added  to 
the  church  daily  such  as  should  be 
saved." 

Christ  in  the  parables  of  the  lost  sheep 
and  |)ieeeof  silver,refers  to  this  rejoicing. 
I  will  only  refer  to  the  last.  Of  it,  he 
saith  :  "What  woman  having  teti  pieces 
of  silver,  if  she  lose  one  piece,  doth  not 
li>!ht  a  candle,  and  sweep  the  house,  and 
seek  diligently  till  she  find  it?  And 
when  she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  her 
friends  and  neighbors  toeether,  saying, 
rijoice  with  me  ;  for  I  have  found  the 
pioce  which  I  had  lost.  Likewise,  I  say 
unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the  presence  of 
the  angel's  of  God  over  one  sinner  that 
repenteth."  Comments  cannot  make 
this  plainer  or  more  Ibrcible. 

Oiie  of  the  peculiarities  of  the  kingdom 
of  God  is,  that  it  is  "joy  in  the  Holy 
Ghost."  The  soul  that  will  reach  that 
nort  of  glory  will  be  invited  in  by  the 
Lord  as  follows  :  "Enter  thou  into  the 
jt)y  of  thy  Lord."  'The  Lord  is  that 
Spirit,"  and  "the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
joy.''  I  do  not  believe  that  God,  nor 
any  holy  being,  desires,  nor  delights 
in  the  destruction  of  any  one  ;  nor  do  I 
believe  that  tiie  puni.--hment  of  the 
wicked,  by  divine  justice,  will  detract 
from  the  saints  in  lieaven  any  of  their 
happiness.  Head  Psalm  90:11-13.  Then 
'every  creature  whichis  in  heaven, and  on 
the  earth, and  underthe  earth, such  as  are 
ill  the  sea, and  all  that  are  in  them,  heard  I 
saying,  bles.-ing,  and  honor,  and  glory, 
and  power,  bj  unto  him  thatsitteth  upon 
the  throne,  and  unto  the  liamb,  lorever 
and  ever."  Of  the  saved,  it  will  be 
said,  "and  they  overcame  him  by  the 
blood  of  the  Lamb,  and  by  the  word  of 
their  testimony ;  and  they  loved  not 
tlieir  lives  unto  the  death.  Therefore, 
rejoice,  ye  heavens,  and  ye  that  dwell  in 
tliem."  Until  then,  "we  have  hope  as  an 
anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure  and  stead- 
fast, and  which  entereth  into  that  within 
the  vail.  Rejoice  in  the  Lord  alway, 
and  again,  1  saj',  rej.iice.  Kt-j'ice  ever- 
more, and  pray  without  ceasing.  Finally, 
brethren,  "hope  to  the  end  for  the  grace 
that  is  to  be  brought  unto  you  at  the 
revelation  of  Jesus  Christ." 


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In  l*roverbs  22  :  9,  wc  read  "He 
that  hath  a  bouutiful  eye  Bhall  be 
blessed,  for  he  giveth  of  bis  bread  to 
the  poor."  In  the  same  book,  19 :  17, 
"He  that  hath  pity  on  the  poor  lend- 
eth  auto  the  Lord,  aud  that,  which  be 


hath  given  will  he  pay  him  again  " 
Therefore  it  is  said  in  this  connection. 
"He  that  giveth  to  the  poor  shall 
have  no  lack."  "He  flhall  not  lack 
from  the  fact  that  the  Lord  will  pay 
him  again  :  that  is,  Ho  will  pay  him 
again  provided  it  be  for  his  general 
good,  or  he  has  need  :  and  if  he  does 
not  receive  compensation  in  this 
world  :  he  will  in  that  which  is  to 
come:"  "He  shall  find  it  again  after 
many  days." 

We  remember  the  Saviour  said  : 
"Lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in 
heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust 
doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do 
not  break  through  and  steal."  He 
also  said,  "Make  unto  yourselves 
friends  of  the  mammon  of  unright- 
eousness :  that  when  ye  fail,  they  may 
receive  you  into  everlasting  habita- 
tions." And  Solomon  the  wise  said, 
"Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters  for 
thou  shalt  find  it  again  after  many 
days."  "Laying  up  treasures  in 
heaven — making  to  ourselves  friends 
of  the  mammon  of  unrighteousness, 
aud  casting  our  bread  upon  the  wa- 
ters are  synonymous  and  imply  the 
same  thing  ;  aud  are  accomplished  by 
distributiug  of  our  earthly  goods  to 
the  poor.  When  the  great  apostle 
of  the  gentiles  was  sent  on  his  mis- 
sion to  preac!)  the  gospel,  two  special 
requests  were  made  or  enjoined  upon 
him  ;  one  was,  that  he  should  "Re- 
member the  poor  ;"  which  says  be  "I 
was  also  forward  to  do."'  In  his 
noble  address  which  he  delivered  be- 
fore an  assembly  of  elders  at,  Miletus, 
after  he  had  rehearsed  before  them 
the  course  i-f  his  Christian  lifo  aL;d 
practice,  he  concludes  with  the  fob 
iowiug  words:  "I  lave  coveted  lo 
man's  iiher  or  gold,  or  aj]  ar  1, 
Yea  ye  yourfjelvea  know,  that  thesd 
hands  have  ministered  unto  my  neces- 
sities and  to  them  that  were  with  aie, 
I  have  showed  you  all  things,  how  so 
laboring  ve  ought  to  support  the 
weak,  and  to  remember  the  words  of 
the  Lord  Jesu.'^,  how  he  said,  "It  is 
more  blessed  to  give  than  torecieve.'' 

It  is  more  bljssed  to  give  than  to 
recieve,  (a)  fnm  this  r  asou :  In 
giving  we  may  make  happy  many  a 
home,  aud  at  the  same  time  gain  the 
appiohalion  vf  Jehovah,  whereas  iu 
recieviiig,  the  rtc  pieuts  though  bless- 
ed, are  brought  undiF  obligatiois. 
(b)  By  giving  w,  may  save,  not  only 
the  lives  of  mauy  people,  but  we  may 
by  this  n.eaus  be  instrumental  iu 
saving  many  bouls,  which  will  be    aj 


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shining  etara  in  our  "crown  of  right- 
tousnfaa."  "They  that  be  wiae  shall 
bbine  aa  the  brigbtnesa  of  the  firnia- 
ment,  and  they  that  turn  many  to 
riKhteousneaa,  as  the  stars  forever  and 
ever."  Dan.  12:  8.  The  promise  ia 
also  to  him  who  hath  dit^persed 
abroad,  aad  given  to  the  poor:  "Ilia 
righteous  remaineth  forever."  2  Cor. 
9:  9.  Soii>e  persons,  in  giving,  may 
perhaps  have  imagined  and  felt  as 
though  that  which  they  donate  and 
send  to  those  distant  regions  ia  gone 
forever,  and  for  this  reason  have  given 
sparingly,  and  perhaps  grudgingly  ; 
but  if  we  have  faith  in  the  word  of 
God,  such  auggeationa  are  easily 
banished.  When  we  call  to  mind 
acme  of  those  glowing  promises,  con- 
tained in  the  r-acred  Book,  they  must 
vanish  like  mist  before  the  rising  sun, 

"lie  whioh  soweth  sparingly  shall 
reap  also  sparingly  ;  and  he  which 
soweth  bountifully  shall  reap  also 
bountifully.  Every  man  according 
as  he  purposetb  in  his  heart,  ao  let 
him  give  ;  not  grudgingly,  or  of 
necessity  ;  for  God  loveth  a  cheerful 
giver.  And  God  is  able  to  make  all 
grace  abound  toward  you  ;  that  ye, 
always  having  all  sufficiency  in  all 
things,  may  abound  to  every  good 
work."  2  Cor.  9:  G— 8 

Jacob  Baiir. 

MouUon,  loiva. 

( To  lic  coittinued.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
rialu  Talk. 


BY  S.  8.   MOIILER. 


After  reading  brother  D.  P.  Say- 
ler'a  article  00  Eiuigration  in  No.  G, 
current  V'ol.,  I  could  not  feel  satisQed 
to  let  it  pass  unnoticed.  I  must  con- 
fess my  inability  to  discover  his 
reason  for  publishing  the  sentiments 
of  said  article.  Ilia  implication  that 
the  Brethren  in  the  West  are  par- 
ticipants iu  fraudulent  ropresenta- 
tiona  about  the  exi.-sting  destitution, 
is  certainly  a  bold  atroke,  and  ia  to  be 
attributed  more  to  the  reading  of 
Newspaper  literature,  than  to  an  ex- 
amination of  the  Word  of  God  to  learn 
the  rulo  of  Christian  fellowship. 
Wheu  considering  the  source  of  his 
information — from  which  he  pre- 
sumes to  tell  the.  truth  about  the 
scarcity  in  the  West,  we  here  don't 
hesitate  in  aaying,  brother  Sayler 
knotvs  7iothing  about  it.  If  his  opera- 
tions at  such  a  distance   from   where 


he  lives,  are  to  l)e   estiniated   by    his 
Euiigrai.ion  article,    what   a    blessing 
it  would  be  to  confine  hia   operations 
nigher  home.     The  entire    article    is 
uncalled  for,  and  is  as   to  the   matter 
of  scarcity  wide  of  the  truth.     Instead 
of  brother  Sayler  bringing  comfort   to 
the  suffering  brethren  and  sisters  and 
friends,  wliicli  many  other  dear  Chris- 
tian hearts  are  doing,  by    substantial 
tokens  of  syt!)i)athy,  he  has    struck    a 
deep    wouud,    and   caused    many    to 
shed  tears      Itia  almost  incredible  to 
believe,  that  a  brother  having  bis  age 
and  experience,   can    breathe  such    a 
spirit  of  wholesale  imputation  of  dis- 
honesty against  such  a  large  body  of 
members,  as  are  living  in    the    desti- 
tute districts.     The  source  of   his   in- 
formation is  first  a  letter  from  Kansas 
by  a  man  not  known  to  be    a   brother, 
who  having  failed  to  make  a  corn  crop, 
was  obliged  to  feed  his  wheat   to    his  , 
horses;  and  therefore  could  not  make 
payment  on  bis  land,  and    novv    asks 
aid.     This,  brother  Sayler,    makes    a 
standard  case.     The  second  is  a  letter 
from   a    former  citizen    of   Maryland 
describing  the   gra.sshopper    ravages, 
the    distance    he    hauls    water,     the 
abundance  of  prairie  chickens,  and  of 
fattening  forty-two  hog.s,  and  yet  says 
nothing   of    any    scarcity.     This    is 
made  another  case,  and  then  quotes  a 
lengthy  extract  of  an  article  published 
in  the  Chicago    Tribune   agaim^t  the 
united  testimony  of  the  Kannas   and 
Nebrat^ka    brethren.     Does     brother 
Sayler  know  anything  of  the    charac- 
ter of  the  editor    of  said    paper,   for 
truthfulness  ?     He  ought  to  know  be- 
fore spreading  an    assumption    before 
the  world,  based  on  that  editorial  that 
80  cruelly    impeaches    our     brethren 
with  foul  work.     Brother  Sayler    as- 
sumes  that   the    testimony    of    two 
unknown  men,  and  an    editorial   from 
an  unknown  editor  of  an    irreligious 
journal,    ia  auflicMeut  to  set   aside  the 
testimony    of    hundreds    of    western 
brethren,  and  affi.^  t9  them   the  char- 
acter of  imjwslor.s,  sending  out    men- 
dicant pilgrims  purposely  to  filtch  off 
of  the  eastern  people.     I    am    certain 
that  nothing  short  of  a   retraction   of 
hia  article  will  restore  to  brother  Say- 
ler the  Christian  eateem  in  which    he 
was    held.     That    Chicago    Jirarual 
article  we  know  ia  positively    untrue 
iu  so  far  as  it  bears  on  the  dcstitutioa 
in  Kauaas;   and  brother  Sayler    has, 
by  quoting   it.    grieviously     violated 


live  in  Kansas,  and  seen  a  number  of 
persons  and  families,   who    fled   from 
the  devastated    districts,    and     also, 
that  railroads  carried  free  of  charge, 
many  who  lost  all    meana    of    auste- 
nauce.     Strange  indeed,  that  so  many 
persons  should  flee  bleeding  Kansa.n  ; 
which  by  the  editor  of    the    Chicago 
Tribune  is  said  to  be  "Jull  of  cattle, 
fodder,  grain,  and  fruits  of  all  kind." 
I  know  something  about  the    western 
destitution  from  personal  observation. 
For  this  destitution  extends  eastward 
from     Kansas    into    Missouri,    from 
fifty  to  eighty  miles  east  of  the    Kan- 
sas line.     In  this    county    (Johnson) 
it  was  estimated  at  a    meeting    held 
lately  in  Warrensburg,  that  100  head 
of  horses  and  cattle  are   dying   every 
day  for  want  of  feed.     I    know    fami- 
lies who  would  have  perished    before 
this  iu  the  absceoce  of  outside    help. 
I  know  of  families    of    children    that 
have    passed   so  far   into   the  winter 
bare-footed,  and  where   four   persona 
made  meals  ou  one  biscuit  to  the  per- 
son.    I  have  seen  the    tear    trickling 
over  the  face    (and  our    momb'  rs    at 
that)  wheu  informed    of    the    meana 
at,  hand,  sect    to    us    by    our    uoble 
Christian    brethren    and    friends    for 
their  relief.     Brethren  moved  V)y    the 
divine  impulse  of  their  Christian  prin- 
ciples opened  their  hearts,   and    with 
liberal  hands,  are  feeding  the  hungry 
and  clothing  the    naked.     And    after 
all  the  testimony  of  families  suffering, 
and  stock   perishing,    brother  Sayler 
aaya,  (to  the    generous    donors    who 
are  positively  k'^eping  a  people    from 
atarvatioii)   Brethren  you  are   impos- 
ed upon,  Kansas  is  full  of  grain,  fod- 
der, and  fruits  of  all  kind,  the  western 
brethren  have  exaggerated  the    want 
among  them,  and    are  collecting    ac- 
cording to  the    dimensions    of   their 
stories.     But  this  matter  ia  too   pain- 
ful to  continue  the  review  of  brother 
Sayler's  article.     Now  the  de.^titution 
iu  this  county    is    not   owing    to  tho 
newness  of  the  country.  This  has  had 
acttlera  upwards  of  forty    years,   and 
ranks  the  fifth    county    in    wealth    in 
the  state,  and  I  have  heard   men    aay 
who   lived    here    fony    years,     they 
never   saw    such    a    time.     I    accept 
brother  Sayler's    severe   remarks    as 
equally  to  apply  to  us,  as  to  the  Kai-- 
aaa  and  Nebraska  brethren.     Now  if 
brother  Sayler  will  confess  his   error 
in  writing    his    "emigration    article" 
and  thus   remove     the    obatacle    he 


Chriatian  courtesy.    I  have  bothaeen,  |  threw  iu  the  way  of  the    brethren    iu 
and   converaed    with,    brethrou   that    tho  east,  who  were  bo  uobly  respond- 


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\nfr  to  ueedy  suff<^rcir3  of  the  West, 
ail  will  be  well.  It  ia  wiib  exireuie 
regret  that  a  demaud  of  this  kiud  is 
uecossarj  to  tmike  ot  brother  Sayler. 
V/e  hopo  he  will  admit  the  propriety 
of  relit  viug  ihose  he  ofieuded  through 
the  same  inediuiii  he  gave  the  offence. 
We  waut  brother  Quiuter  to  print 
this  iu  behalf  of  the  aggrieved. 
Wanentiburg  Mo. 


For  the  Comi'anio«  and  Visitok. 
Au  Idea  ou  Covetousuess. 


BY   DR.  P    FARHNEY. 


Miuistera  seldom  dwell  ou  the  sub- 
jrct  of  covvlousuess.  This  may  be 
owing  to  the  fact  that  uo  cue  cnu' be 
"Lit"  by  such  a  ditcourse.  TLe  rich 
nsaa  will  not  take  it  to  himtelf,  and 
ibe  poor,  or  those  in  humble  circjin- 
btauces,  would  not,  for  a  nionteut,  eu- 
ttrtain  the  thought  thai  such  a  charge 
(hjuid  be  laid  at  their  door,  so  com- 
ruoD  is  it  to  suppose  that  the  rich  are 
otily  accountable  fur  this  vile  siu. 
Let  ud  look  into  this  iiiaUer. 

What  is  covetousuess  ?  Acawer  : 
When  a  man  has  an  iuordiuate  dt  sire 
f-.>r  his  neighbor's  properly,  and  when 
he  cohlrives  to  gel  ii  without  giving 
an  tquivaleut  for  the  same.  Tue  eu- 
tuiuiug  of  i-uch  thoughts  niight  be 
classed  with  covctousueRs.  This 
may  uot  be  Webster's  deliuiiioo,  but 
such  a  greedy-miuded  person  surely 
is  coveious.  Uesid  s,  ujcu  have  been 
kbowu  to  lend  uiouey  to  person.^',  aud 
thujget  them  iuvolved,  and  lioally 
have  iLeui  sold  out  by  the  sheriff,  to 
gratify  a  desire  to  become  iu  pos^es- 
Biuu  of  a  farm,  or  other  properij,  uot 
otherwise  obiaiuable. 

Tbis  might  be  n-garded  as  covet- 
oii!<ue8S  iu  its  ugliest  form.  ]{ul  ail 
rich  men  are  uot  so  minded.  Take  a 
I'.iau  who,  by  honesiy,  industry  and 
frugality,  in  time  gained  a  competence. 
T'hey  are,  a^  a  rule,  uot  envious,  but 
are  free  in  giving  advice  to  those  who 
have  the  same  chuuco.  A  uiau  who 
will  admouish  his  hired  man  to  save 
up  his  taruiugs,  aud  give  every  as- 
eisiauce  iu  the  way  of  good,  whole- 
some council,  can  uot  be  called  a  sliu- 
gy,  selfish  man;  and,  therefore,  uot 
covetous. 

But,  on  the  other  haud,  we  find  a 
pr»  at  majority  if  maukiud  uot  rich. 
Wt  do  uot,  of  couise,  reft-r  to  those 
wLo,  by  a  successiou  of  Jiiisfortuiscs, 
were  dwindled  down  ;  fur  their  day 
will  yet  como.     If  uui   tu  thuai,  pur- 


haps  to  their  children.  Those  in 
liuiuble  circumstances  are  not  always 
able  to  trace  their  condition  to  any- 
thing, but  the  siu  of  improvidence. 
Half  conscious  of  this,  they  aim  to 
UfU  the  clofik  of  religion  as  a  covering, 
by  quoting  from  Scripture,  thai  covet- 
ousiicss  is  "idolatry  ;"  that  "it  is  eas- 
ier for  a  camel  to  go  through  the  eye 
of  a  needle,  than  fur  a  rich  man  to 
enter  the  kingdom  of  heaveu." 

Do  we  uot  often  see  men,  who  nev- 
er had  anything  of  their  own,  ia  the 
way  of  real  property,  (and  it  is  not 
likely  they  ever  will,)  because  their 
parents  and  graad-pareuts  before 
them  had  been,  and  their  children 
after  them  will  be  destitute,  all  be- 
cause iiujjrovideace,  like  drunkenness, 
may  be  hereditary?  But  all  this  is 
no  evidence  that  tbty  do  not  crave 
other  people's  property.  They  only 
dvspise  the  method  of  acquiring  the 
t^aine,  by  giving  value  for  it.  They 
are  the  most  liberal  borrowers,  and 
pay  the  highest  rate  of  interest.  To 
refuse  them,  is  to  meet  with  a  rebuke; 
to  a.-k  for  it  when  due,  is  an  insult; 
for  they  had  never  made  any  arrange- 
ii:euts  to  refund  the  same,  because 
tijcy  are  im[)rovidout,  aiul  the  loudi'st 
in  talking  about  "grinding  the  faces 
of  the  poor."  Is  uot  this  covetous- 
ness  ?     if  uot,  then  what  is  it  ? 

Tte  worthy  poor  iu  free  America, 
are  comparatively  few.  Those  who 
have  uo  ambition  to  acquire  compe- 
ttiuce,  but,  on  the  othcn-  hand,  iw&y, 
aud  ofieu  do,  euvy  those  who  have, 
aud  maaitest  a  disposition  to  drag 
dowu  to  their  own  level,  are  many. 
'It  is  uo  use  to  depend  oa  rich  rela- 
tious,"  is  to  hi  heard  ou  every  haud. 
Siich  people  are  to  be  su.^pected  of 
covetous  aesires,  far  a  true  aud  uoblc- 
miuded  mau  will  not  depend  ou  rela- 
tions, but  go  to  work  with  the  hands 
aud  intelk-ci  God  has  given  him,  aud 
will  be  too  thaukful  when  uot  obliged, 
through  disire.-^s,  or  mi.'^ fortune,  to 
fall  back  upou  the  liberality  of  his  re- 
lations. Such  a  man  is  uever  iu  want 
of  friends.  Let  him  go  where  he  will 
it  ia  the  covetous,  improvident  iadi- 
vitlual  v^ho  Cuds  little  favor  in  the 
world. 

See  the  numerous  "strikes,"  right 
in  the  midst  of  bard  times,  when 
capital  is  scarce,  aud,  therefore,  labor 
ai  a  discouut.  If  these  men  saved 
the  money  they  pay  into  the  treasury 
of  their  oathbouuil  organization,  fer 
tiio  very  purpose  of  disuessiug  Ihem- 
tielves,  their  faiuiliea  aud  f>illo\y-atan, 


just  to  show  what  they  can  do  in 
some  future  contemplated  strike.  If 
they,  instead  of  doing  this,  used  fru- 
gality iu  their  (Xpensep,  then  it  ia 
s»fe  to  say  that  iu  about  ten  years 
tiicy  would  have  created  sufficient 
capiiul  to  run  the  very  busiuess 
•ivliich  gives  them  employmeut.  If 
they  have  the  elements  of  organiza- 
tion amongst  them,  which  they  seem 
to  have,  why  do  not  they  orgauizo 
co-operative  com  panics,  and  buy  out~ 
the  capitalist  v/uois  oppressing  them, 
or  start  up  opposition  works  with  au 
orj^auiz'jd  effort  of  this  kind  ?  They 
could  get  more  than  even  with  their 
employer.  It  would  be  a  permanent 
and  very  honorable  strike — onewhii'h 
would  uot  bring  distress,  and  ofitiiaes 
suffering  to  the  very  door  of  their  i:i- 
uocent  fa-.nilies,  but  that  would  not 
he  in  keeping  nith  their  covetousness. 
Th'.ir  purpose  is  not  to  get  up  in  the 
world  ana  live  iadependeat  of  the 
capitaiist,  and  dispense  with  him  al- 
together, but  ever  are  they  ready  to 
drag  hiin  down  to  their  level.  It  is 
this  principle  of  improvideuco  aloni', 
whi(;h  .Kiiifars  cajjiinl  to  be  either  de- 
stroyed or  motiopoltz  -d. 
Chicngo,  Ilh. 


We  aiust  row  \vi(h    the  oars  we   have, 
i  ani  as  wg  cianot  order    tiio  wiud,  we  are 
ohlii^ed  to  ?ail  with  the    itvitid   that   Go  I 

Patience  aii'j  attenuon  v.ill  biing  us 
f.iT.  [!'  11  cat  watches  long  enouL'h  at 
t!ie  mou.se's  nest,  the  mouse  .-hall  not 
e.'^cipo. 

i'ersevorancj  will  obtain  good  c:ibna>:o 
and  lettuc.>,  where  oiherwisd  notliiiig  hue 
thi<tles  will  ^row. 

Tlie  iiloivmii;  mast  go  up  anl  down, 
and  whatever  elsa  may  h-;  done,  there  is 
no  01  her  but  liiis  long  way  to  do  the 
work  well. 

Ijearn  to  sleep  with  one  eye  open.  As 
soon  as  tiie  chifil<en  goes  to  roost  it  is  a 
good  time  for  the  t'ox. 

Fools  always  will  ask  what  time  it  is, 
bur  the  wise  know  their  rime. 

Grind  while  the  wind  is  fair,  and  if 
i'ou  neglect,  do  not  complaiu  of  God's 
providence. 

God  gives  feed  to  every  bird,  but  lie 
docs  not  bring  it  to  the  nest ;  in  like 
iiianiicr  Fie  gives  tis  our  daiij'  bread,  'out 
hy  means  of  our  daily  work. 

The  dawn  of  day  has  gold  in  its  mouth. 

He  that  Lgs  behind  in  a  road  where 
many  are  driving  always  will  bo  iu  a  cloud 
of  dust. 

Never  set  your  feet  in  a  dirty  and  crook- 
ed path  for  the  love  of  money.  It  is  a 
w>rk  that  will  brin,.?  had  iiitarest  if  you 
wish  to  suck  houey  of  thistles. 


tu 


Christian  family  companion  and  gospel  visitoe. 


Repose  iu  Christ. 


Can  cartb  co'itaio  a  ereater  bliss, 
A  holier,  liearer  joy  than  this, 

To  have  in  Christ  a  fiieud  f 
To  know  hi-i  care,  to  ree  hi--  face, 
In  each  event  his  love  to  trace, 
As  gentle  dews  of  heavenly  grace 

Upon  the  60)1  descend  ? 

They  biJ  life's  vexing  cares  depart. 
And  pi-aceful  trust  pervades  the  heart 

That  di'th  in  Christ  repose. 
Our  follies,  faults  and  sins  forgiven, 
The  darkest  cluud  by  light  is  riven  ; 
We  have  a  foretaste  here  of  heaven  ; 

Its  golden  gates  tinclose. 

Our  rich  inberitaDce  seems  near  ; 
The  stars  of  faith  serenely  clear 

Upon  our  being  shine. 
A  rest  unknown  before  we  lind  ; 
Pure  aspirations  fill  the  mind  ; 
We  see  the  uplifted  cross  entwined 

With  beams  of  light  divine. 

A  gloiions  promise,  full  and  free. 
That  "where  Christ  is  we  too  shall  be," 

Who  have  his  name  coaftssed, 
Points  upward  to  a  happier  clime, 
A  life  eternal  and  sublime, 
Beyond  ihe  changing  s'lenes  of  time. 

Where  weary  ones  lind  rest. 

O  hope  divine  !  O  life  above  ! 

Bought  by  a  Saviour's  matchless  love  ; 

We  llcss  his  grace  which  Hows 
In  "living  waters,"  fountains  free  ! 
Wliere  all  who  will  may  ransomed  be, 
And  blest  throughout  eternity, 

In  Christ  our  Lord  repose. 

— S:  UclecX. 


For  the  CoMrxuioN  and  Visitor. 
Obedience. 


BY  C.   II.  AVALKER. 


Obedience  njeausa  compliance  with 
a  comriianQ.  and  is  of  a  two  fold  na- 
ture, viz.,  voluntar}'  and  involuntary. 
Voluntary  obedience  alone  can  be 
acceptable  to  tJod.  His  laws  and 
commandments  are  pure,  just  and 
true,  and  cannot  be  amended  or  re- 
modeled by  fallible  man.  Man  is 
placed  in  this  world  as  a  free  agent, 
he  can  voluntarily  accept  Qod's  law 
and  live  forever,  or  involuntarily 
reject  and  be  forever  banished  from 
the  presence  of  him,  who  mete.q  out 
justice  to  all.  Obedience  to  God's 
law  is  a  principle  we  all  should  pos- 
BCPB  ;  a  principle,  that  should  rule 
predominantly  in  our  hearts.  An 
olxdient  child  is  a  lovely  creature 
iodced,  and  it  will  be  beloved    by    all 


around  it.  But  bow  many  of  us  who 
have  come  to  the  years  of  accouJita- 
biiity  can  say,  that  we  heeded  or 
obeyed  the  first  commandment, — 
"Children  obey  your  parentis, " — 
"Honor  thy  father  and  tuolher,"  etc 
I  don't  suppose  there  is  a  person  liv- 
inj;  on  this  mundane  ppbere  of  ours, 
that  can  say,  I  have  not  violated  this 
commandineut  Hence  it  follows, 
that  we  are  so  unhappy  and  unfortu- 
nate in  this  worl  i :  for  every  trans- 
gression shall  receive  its  just  recom- 
peuce  of  reward.  When  we  seriously 
meditate  upon  this  commandment, 
what  solenin  thoughts  are  impressed 
upon  our  minds  !  With  solemnity,  so- 
briety and  sadness  wo  look  on  our 
days  of  foolishness  and  joyful  mirth, 
too  late  now  to  recall  those  indifferent 
words  and  actions.  If  we  look  back 
through  the  dim  vista  of  the  past,  and 
there  learn  how  our  frail  bark  was 
tossed  to  aud  fro,  it  makes  us  to  e.x- 
claim  with  anxiety,  were  I  to  live  it 
over  again,  I  would  devote  that  time 
to  better  and  more  nobler  service. 
Every  servant  should  obey  the  com- 
mand of  his  master  or  mistress,  for  so 
says  the  Bible,  and  a  violation  of  the 
Bible  is  certainly  a  gross  transgres- 
sion. We  should  one  and  all  be  sub- 
ject to  our  superiors  in  wisdom  and 
knowledge,  aud  make  use  of  their 
rich  admonitions  aud  instructions; 
as  we  might  profit  by  them.  It  might 
cause  us  to  pry  into  hidden  matters 
and  into  our  frail  characters  and  de- 
velop such  things  as  might  lead  us  to 
bury  in  oblivion  some  of  our  habits, 
formed  in  youth  that  are  detrimental 
and  are  carrying  us  fast  to  ruin,  which 
are  sorely  ft  It  by  our  pious  parents, 
who  have  watched  over  us  and  fos- 
tered us  by  their  gentle  arms,  from 
our  cradle  up  to  manhood  aud  woman- 
hood. How  sad  and  forlorn  parents 
will  feel  as  they  see  their  offspring 
roam  over  this  rugged  world  in  their 
mad  career,  causing  a  stigma  upon 
them,  which  they  must  or  will  carry 
to  their  graves.  Many  a  tender 
mother's  heart  is  broken  by  seeing 
their  sons  and  daughters  di.sobeying 
God's  law  and  acting  outsiuful  acts, 
aud  following  the  broad  and  dismal 
road  to  perdition,  and  the  displeasure 
of  God  resting  upon  them.  I  appeal 
toyou,son.^aiiddaughters,undcr  who<e 
notice  these  linos  may  fall,  if  you  arc 
guilty  of  these  crimes,  to  turn  from 
the  error  of  your  ways,  be  con- 
strained to  throw  your  lot  with  those 
who  are  sincere,  upright,  just,  prudent 


and  honest.  It  is  truly  worth  while 
for  all  of  us  to  come  to  mature  delib- 
eration, for  the  time  will  come  where- 
in DO  man  can  wofk.  Therefore 
persist  not  in  your  own  conceited  mo- 
tives, for  if  you  do,  the  time  will  come, 
that  you  tvill,  with  tears  in  your  eyes 
and  with  a  down  cast  look,  sorely 
regret  it.  Be  sober  minded,  vigilant, 
always  abounding  in  the  grace  of  the 
Lord. 

Berlin,  Pa. 


A  Cbeerlul  Home. 


A  single  bitter  word  may  di.s(]uict  an 
entire  family  for  a  whole  day.  One  surly 
glance  casts  a  glooui  over  the  houriohold, 
while  one  smile,  like  a  gleam  of  .sun.shine, 
may  light  up  the  darkest  aud  weariest 
hour.s.  Jjike  unexpected  flowirs,  which 
spiing  up  along  our  path,  lull  of  fVe.sl.- 
nes.s,  fragrance  <ind  beauty,  so  do  kind 
words  and  gentle  acts  and  sweet  di.^posi- 
tions  make  glad  the  home  where  pea  c 
and  blessing  dwell.  No  matter  \o\v 
humble  the  abode,  if  it  he  thur;  garui.-h'  d 
with  grace,  and  sweetened  with  kin  Iness 
and  smiles,  the  heart  will  turn  lovingly 
toward  it  from  all  the  lumult.s  of  ihj 
world,  and  home,  if  it  be  ever  so  homely, 
will  be  the  dearest  spot  beneath  the  cir- 
cuit of  the  sun. 

And  the  influences  of  home  perpetuate 
themselves.  The  gentle  grace  of"  iho 
mother  lives  in  the  daughter  long  after 
her  head  is  pillowed  in  tliedu.st  of  death  ; 
and  the  f'atheily  kindness  finds  its  echo 
iu  the  nobility  and  courtesy  of  sons  wlio 
came  tj  wear  his  mantle  and  to  fill  his 
place  ;  while,  on  the  other  hand,  from 
an  unhappy,  misgoverned,  and  disordend 
home  go  forth  persons  who  shall  make 
other  lioiues  miserable,  and  perpetual! 
the  sourness  and  sadness,  the  contemions 
and  strifes  and  railing.s  which  have  made 
their  own  early  lives  so  wretched  and 
distorted. 

Toward  the  cheerful  home  the  children 
gather  "as  doves  to  their  windows," 
while  from  the  home  which  is  tiie  abode 
of  discontent  and  strife  and  trouble,  they 
fly  forth  as  vultures  to  rend  tlieir  prey. 

Tiie  class  of"mcu  that  di.-turli  and  dis- 
order and  distress  the  world,  are  not 
those  horn  and  nurtured  amid  the  hal- 
lowed influences  of  Clinstian  homes ; 
but  rather  those  who.se  early  life  hua 
been  a  scene  of  trouble  and  vcxat  on — 
who  have  stated  wrong  in  the  pilgrima.^e, 
and  who.se  course  is  one  of  liius  er  lo 
themselves,  and  trouble  to  those  around 
them  — ISdeclcd. 


— If  a  niau  Uvea  after  the  flesh,  he 
lives  but  as  a  beast ;  if  he  lives  after 
the  Spirit,  angels  are  bis  companion?. 

— Proud  looks  lose  hearts,  but 
courteous  words  win  them. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

A  Child's  I'rayer. 


I  was  very  much  interested  last 
evening  iu  a  story  told  me  by  a  ladv 
of  her  little  boy,  only  four  years  old. 
She  said  he  bad  always  been  timid. 
and  efpecially  afraid  in  the  dark, 
always  roquiriiig  a  light  kfc  iu  the 
room  upon  going  to  bed.  She  said 
to  him  one  night,  "Jimmy,  you  have 
nothing  to  fear — (jud  8e(-s  and  takes 
care  of  his  little-ones  iu  the  dark,  ju.-t 
the  same  as  in  the  light."  "1  kuow 
it,  mamma,  hut  I  can't  help  feeling  af- 
raid." "Do  you  a.-k  God  to  keep  you 
froDi  being  afraid  ?"  "No."  "Then 
I  would." 

Not  many  days  after  he  atked  his 
mother  for  au  apple.  She  told  him 
be  could  have  it,  if  he  would  go  him- 
self and  get  it.  A  (ii\v  Ujiuutes  after, 
she  i^aw  him  go  into  another  room, 
kneel  behind  tue  door,  acd  heard  him 
make  his  little  prayer: 

"Lord,  do  you  love  me?  I  love 
you — don't  let  me  be  afraid  I  I  want 
to  be  good — don't  let  me  be  afraid  I 
I  have  a  little  brother — will  you  love 
bim  loo  ?  Don't  let  him  be  afraid 
either  I  When  I  grow  up  to  l>e  a  man, 
don't  let  me  go  into  wicked  places 
and  drink  naughty  stuff,  that  makes 
men  bad.    Amen." 

Then  he  arose  from  his  knees, 
went  down  into  the  dark  cellar,  and 
got  an  apple  from  a  barrel  iu  the 
farthest  corner.  "Did  you  get  one  ?" 
asked  his  mother,  upon  his  return. 
"Ves  ;  but  I  didn't  hurry.  I  wasn't 
afraid."—  Evangeliat. 

I..uve  wtuH  I<oT«. 

"Mother,  the  birdies  all  love 
father,"  said  a  little  boy  of  five  suu;- 
mers,  as  he  stood  with  his  mother 
watching  the  robins  eujoying  their 
morning  ceal  of  cherries  from  the  old 
tree  that  overhung  the  bouse. 

"Dues  anything  else  love  father, 
Charlie  ?" 

"Oh  yes  !  you  love  him,  and  I  lovo 
him;  but  we  know  more  than  the 
birds." 

"What  do  you  think  is  the  reason 
the  birdies  love  your  father  ?" 

Charlie  did  not  seem  to  hear  the 
question.  He  was  absorbed  iu  deep 
thought.  "Mother,'"  at  last  be  taid, 
"all  the  creatures  love  father.  My 
dog  is  almost  as  glad  to  see  him  as 
be  is  me.  Pussy,  you  know,  always 
comes  to  bim, and  seems  to  know  exact- 
ly what  be  is  sayiug.     Even  the  old 


cow  follows  him  all  round  the  mea- 
dow, and  the  other  day  I  saw  her 
licking  his  hand,  just  as  a  dog  would. 
What  can  be  the  reason,  mother  ?" 

"Think,  Charlie;  try  and  find  out 
a  reason  yourself." 

''1  think  it  is  because  father  loves 
them,  mother.  You  know  he  will 
often  get  up  to  give  pussy  something 
to  cat ;  and  pulls  carrots  for  the  cow, 
and  pats  her,  and  talks  to  her  ;  and 
somehow  I  think  his  voice  never 
sounds  80  sweet  as  when  he  talks  to 
the  creatures." 

"I  think  his  voice  sounds  plea.«ant 
when  he  is  talking  to  his  litte  boy." 

Charlie  smiled.  "Panther  loves 
me,"  ho  said,  "and  I  love  him  dearly. 
lie  loves  the  birds,  too,  I  am  sure. 
lie  whistles  to  them  every  morning 
when  they  are  eating  cherries,  and 
they  arc  not  a  bit  afraid  of  him, 
though  he  is  almost  near  enough  to 
catch  them.  Mother,  I  wish  every- 
thing loved  me  as  well  as  they  do 
father." 

"Do  as  father  dees,  Charlie,  and 
they  will.  Love  all  living  things, 
and  be  kind  to  them.  Do  not  speak 
roughly  to  the  dog.  Don't  pull  pus- 
sy's tail,  nor  chase  the  hen,  nor  try 
to  frighten  the  cow.  Never  throw 
stones  at  the  birds.  Never  hurt  nor 
tease  anything.  Speak  gently  and 
lovingly  to  them.  Feed  them  and 
seek  their  comfort,  and  they  will  love 
you,  and  everything  that  knows  you 
will  love  you  too." — Trad  Journal. 


A  Boy  Habit  aci<l  What 
C'Hine  oi  it. 

"Lend  me  a  postage  stamp,  Hal," 
said  Nicholas,  as  he  was  folding  a  let- 
ter to  send  home."  I  am  out  of 
stamps  and  change.  I  will  pay  you 
back  when  my  next  allowance  comes." 

Hal  handed  over  the  stamp  and 
then  went  on  with  his  writing. 
Nicholas  mailed  his  letter  and 
thought  no  more  about  the  stamp. 
Hal  did  not  care,  so  you  think  there 
was  no  barm  done.  But  there  is 
where  you  make  the  mistake.  He 
had  defrauded  bis  school-mate  out  of 
three  cents,  and  had  added  another 
link  to  the  chain  which  was  fast  biud- 
iug  bim.  Evil  habits  are  so  easy  to 
form,  but  so  hard  to  break  up.  The 
next  time  he  borrowed  ten  cents, 
"just  till  to-morow,  when  he  would 
get  a  bill  changed.''  Then  he  made 
himself  noted  in  school  for  borrow- 
ing pencils,  pens,  knives,  and  such 
like  schoolboy  possessions  ;  acd  seve- 


ral of  the  obliging  boys  had  lost  con- 
siderable by  him.  At  last  it  grew 
the  custom  to  decline,  when  he  wish- 
ed to  borrow.  But  there  were  gene- 
rally new  boys,  coming  from  time  to 
time,  who  had  to  find  out  his  propensi- 
ties for  themselves. 

If  you  had  called  Nicholas  a  thief, 
I  .suppoye  he  would  have  repelled  the 
idea  with  scorn.  But  he  was,  for  all 
that.  The  habit  was  growing  upon 
him  daily.  He  grew  very  reckless  of 
the  rights  of  others.  He  was  always 
borrowing  as  a  boy  and  as  a  yonng 
man.  His  acquaintances  grew  shy 
of  him,  and  crossed  over  on  the  other 
side,  rather  than  run  the  risk  of  being 
iiiiporluued  for  "a  short  loan."  He 
obtained  a  situation  in  a  bank,  and 
in  an  evil  hour  he  was  tempted  to 
enter  into  a  speculation,  "that  would 
surely  make  fifty  thousand  dollars." 
He  "borrowed"  twenty  thousand 
from  the  bank,  secretly,  intending  to 
return  it  in  the  same  way,  as  soon  as 
his  fortune  was  realized.  But  his 
scheme  failed,  and  the  wretched 
young  mau  fl-d  to  avoid  exposure. 
He  was  ariested,  however,  and  con- 
fined to  a  felon's  cell,  leaving  a 
stricken  household  to  the  grief  and 
shame  with  which  such  an  act  must 
overwhelm  them.  It  was  the  natu- 
ral end  of  the  habit  of  borrowing  and 
not  returning  small  sums.  Boys,  let 
the  strictest  honor  characterize  your 
dealings,  down  to  the  smallest  parti- 
culars.— Schoolday  Magazine. 


Tiie  First  Falsehood. 

An  aged  nian,  who  hoped  that  his 
sins  had  been  forgiven,  said  that 
through  his  whole  life  his  first  false- 
hood deliberately  uttered  was  present 
to  his  remembrance.  His  mother  had 
forbidden  him  to  goto  bathe  at  a  cer- 
tain place.  He  had  been  led  to  trans- 
gress her  command  by  the  ridicule  of 
his  companions,  who  taunted  him 
with  being  afraid  of  being  whipped 
by  a  woman.  When  he  came  home, 
►  he  saw  from  the  derangement  of  his 
dress  what  he  had  been  doing.  She 
asked  bim  if  be  had  been  bathing,and 
with  a  flushed  countenance  he  answer- 
ed, "No,  ma'am."  She  gave  him  a 
lock  of  pain,  and  retired  to  b^r  cham- 
ber. That  first  falsehood  led  to  oth- 
ers ;  yet  it  was  never  forgotten  by 
him,  and  never  remembered  by  him 
without  pain. 

There  should  be  no  first  falsehood, 
and  then  there  will  be  no  succeeding 
ones. 


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CKKISTJAN  ¥AMILY  i:0l,lYAm01s  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 


AND 


GOSPEL  VISITOR 


M1']YP:IISDALK,  Pa.,  JIarch  2,  1875. 


Ths  Famln*  in  «he  West. 

By  a  peculiar  dispensation  of  Provi- 
dence, a  scarcity  of  provision  for  both 
man  and  heast  prevails  over  a  consider 
able  portion  of  our  country.  But  as  ex- 
tensive as  the  territory  is  over  whicli  the 
famine  pievail.",  and  as  nunjcrous  as  the 
population  is  tlint  is  needing  help,  that 
territory  is  sniall  in  proportion  to  the 
partof  our  country  that  is  blessed  with 
abundance,  and  the  population  that  is 
now  rrquirin^'  ai  d  calling  for  liclp,  is 
small  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  the 
wealthy  and  tliose  in  moderate  circum- 
stauces  who  have  enough  and  to  spare. 
Consequently,  none  .^hould  be  left  to  per- 
ish with  liungcr,  or  even  to  feci  tlie  keen 
pangs  of  hunger.  The  tliou^ht  of  starv- 
ing, or  of  being  in  extreme  want,  is  so 
terrible,  that  we  all  feel,  wlio  give  (he 
Kubjtct  some  tljouglit  and  attention,  and 
who  are  able  to  render  some  assistance, 
that  it  will  not.  do  to  let  any  die  from 
Imnger,  or  even  to  suffer  from  it.  Such 
is  the  feeling,  no  doubt,  of  every  reflect- 
ing person — a  feeling  prompted  often  by 
our  humaniiy,  but  always  by  our  Cliris- 
tianity,  if  it  is  the  Christianity  of  the 
compassionate,  the  benevolent,  the  self 
denying  an'l  fivuipaihizing  Jesus.  But 
thoagb.  tliere  is  such  a  feeling  prevailing 
among  tlic  people  of  our  country  gener- 
ally, and  both  ability  and  willingness  to 
render  the  help  needed,  still  there  is 
danger,  and  great  danger,  of  many  sufR^r- 
ing  severely,  and  indeed  of  dying  from 
want.  Though  we  may  liuvc  both  the 
ability  and  will  to  help,  the  needy  arc  not 
immediately  under  our  notice,  and  hence 
we  may  not  make  the  exertion  we  .'jliould 
to  get  what  is  needed  to  tliem.  Activity, 
energy  and  perseverance  are  nece.-sary  to 
make  our  means  designed  to  relieve  the 
nc'jdy,  available. 

Dear  reader.'?,  we  would  remind  you  all, 
and  especially  you,  beloved  brethren,  that 
\7hile  we  arc  writing  and  talking  about 
sending  relief  to  the  needy,  many  of 
them  are  actually  suffering  and  suffering 
^evcr(;ly.  Therefore,  dehiy  not  to  decide 
what  your  duly,  uiider  exi.-jting  circum- 
stances, rtcpiircdyou  to  give,  nor  slow  in 
giving   what  a    sense   of   duty    dicta'es 


should  be  given.  Much  is  required  to 
supply  the  wants  until  another  harvest 
relieves  u.s  of  our  duty  to  give.  And  for 
that  harvest  there  must  be  seed.  Then 
the  poor  beasts  must  be  provided  for. 
Their  services  will  be  needed,  for  their 
labor  will  be  required  to  help  to  produce 
the  prospective  crops,  that  are  looked  to 
and  relied  on  with  .so  much  interest. 

There  is  now  an  excellent  opj.ortunity 
afforded  us  for  doing  good.  Let  us  not 
lose  the  opportunity.  Let  there  be  a 
united  effort  in  every  community.  And 
let  there  be  a  united  effort  iu  each  con- 
gregation of  the  Brotherhood.'  it  seems 
to  us  that  all  that  is  waniiiii:  to  get  the 
bretlirep.  to  act,  and  to  act  charitably,  is 
to  present  the  maiter  in  a  proper  way  to 
them.  But  somebody  must  do  this. 
Let  some  active  brethren  make  ilie  move, 
and  they  will  hardly  fail  to  have  the  co 
operation  of  the  church  iu  such  a  good 
cause,  if  a  judicious  course  is  pursued. 
We  are  muoli  in  favor  of  a  monthly,  or 
weekly  contribution  until  tlie  demand  is 
superseded  by  a  home  tupply.  Lot  us 
not  become  weary  iu  well  doing.  As 
long  as  we  have  plenty,  and  perhaps  are 
iiicrea.-iiig  our  own  stock  or  wcaltii,  why 
should  we  complain  tliat  we  arc  so  f.e- 
quenlly  asked  to  give  ?  If  we  are  more 
able  to  give  to  day  than  we  were  yester- 
day, or  iu  other  words,  if  we  have  more 
this  year  than  we  liad  last,  tliough  we 
have  given  much,  should  we  not  be  more 
willing  and  ready  to  give  'l"  It  would 
surely  seem  so.  The  duty  of  giving  to 
the  needy  and  suffering,  we  liave  not 
dwelt  upon.  It  has  been  well  done  by 
others,  and  this  feature  of  the  subject  we 
did  not  design  to  notice.  lie  lounl  ac- 
tion, united  action,  reptattd  action,  I'.vt- 
'mediate  action.  The  occasion  requires 
it..     Are  we  ready  for  it  ?     We   hope  we 

are. 

We  liave  not  reached  the  i)oint  we  had 
in  view  when  we  commenced  this  article. 
Our  thoughts  seem  to  take  another 
course,  and  we  suffered  them  to  iiave 
their  way.  Under  another  head,  we 
shall  present  the  points  we  desired  to 
present  in  this  article. 

Are  tbe    Niiirci-iuif   and    H'aut  ot 
the  WvNt  E.vttiiK<*ru(,«<l  ? 

Blessed  as  our  country  u- ually  lias  been 
wiih  abundance,  it  seems  almost  impossi- 
ble to  credit  the  reports  of  the  extreme 
want  and  buffering  in  several  of  the  West- 
ern Stales.      And    us  such   reports  arc 


sometimes  exaggerated,  and  the  suffering 
of  the  people  used  by  designing  men  lor 
speculative  purposes,  it  seems  that  some 
have  thought  that  the  scarcity  of  provis- 
ion that  lias  existed  for  some  time  in  the 
V\'^est  has  been  exaggerated,  and  that  the 
want  is  not  as  general  or  as  great,  as  has 
been  represented.  And  it  is  I'eared  that 
the  spread  of  lliis  idea  may  operate  to 
tlie  disadvantage  of  the  suffering  by 
making  people  indifferent  to  their  wants. 
Hence  the  publication  of  an  article  from 
brother  D.  P.  ISayler  Nn  "Emigration," 
has  been  tiiought  by  a  good  many  to  be 
injudicious  at,  this  time,  thinking  it  may 
La\e  a  tendency  to  lessen  the  amount  of 
contributions  made  to  meet  the  wants  of 
the  destitute.  It  surely  would  be  an  un- 
fortunate circumstance  if  such  an  effect 
should  I'ollow  its  appearance  in  our  pa- 
pers. If  such  an  effect  should  follo-.v, 
we  fee!  sure  ic  would  be  painful  to  broth- 
er Saylcr,  as  well  as  to  others,  since  such 
was  by  no  means  his  olject  iu  giving  his 
article  to  the  public,  through  our  iiaper.-^. 
He  llaught  there  was  danger  ol  bad  men 
taking  advantage  of  the  occasion  ol'  the 
suffering  of  the  people  in  I  tie  West  to 
promote  their  own  seilisli  purpo.-es,  aini 
he  wrote  his  article  to  prevent  the  charit- 
able from  being  imposed  upon.  Perhaps 
little  more  reflection  on  the  part  of  broth- 
er Saylcr  would  have  impressed  his  mind 
with  the  iaet  that  there  is  danger  of  the 
needy  tutferiiig  as  well  as  the  charitable 
being  imposed  upon,  and  witii  that  im- 
pression, he  might  not  have  given  hid 
article  to  tiie  public.  But  brother  Say- 
ler's  design  was  good.  lie  is  himself  a 
cliaritalle  man,  and  there  is  none  more 
ready  than  he  to  extend  a  helping  liand 
to  tbe  needy.  He  forwarded  i-o  00  to 
us  from  the  Double  Pipe  Creek  Church, 
of  which  he  is  the  elder,  to  be  applied  to 
the  destitute  in  the  West. 

We  have  received  quite  a  number  of 
articles  in  answer  to  brother  Sayler's. 
Some  of  these  we  shall  pubiish,  but  all  of 
them  we  cannot.  And  we  hope  that 
those  that  have  written,  who  may  not 
see  their  articles  in  print,  will  not  think 
hard  of  us  fcr  not  publishing  them,  since 
we  cannot  with  propriety  puOii-h  all. 

Tlic  want  and  suffering  of    both  man 

and  beast  are  great.       Of  tlii.s,  the  testis 

muny  is  icliable  and  conelu-ive.       In  an 

I  article  fiom  brother  Cain,  IVeim  Waterloo, 

I  Iowa,  pubiii^hed  in  our    present  nuinter, 

the  stulemeut  is  made  (but  brother  Ctiris- 


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1S9 


tian  Long,  having  visited  the  scene  of 
fuffering,  pronounces  it  inexpressible. 
Brother  Long  is  well  known,  and  his  tes- 
liiuony  can  be  relied  on.  Brother  S.  S. 
Mohlcr,  of  Missouri,  inforujs  us  that  at  a 
meeting  held  in  Warrensburg,  the  county- 
seat  of  Jolmson  County,  Missouri,  it  was 
estimated  that  one  liundred  head  of 
horses  and  cattle  are  dying  daily  for  want 
of  feed.  What  a  terrible  state  of  ihiuKs 
to  exist  in  a  cmmry  in  wliicii  there  is 
plenty!  Let  the  work  then  of  seiidiii,:^ 
supplies  be  conrinued  wiiii  unabated  zcal, 
and  increased  liberality.  Bretiiren,  act 
with  promptnc^.',  but  with  wisdom. 
^.^ 

A  Word  ill  Itrgar«1  to  the  Ac- 
knowlt'dKln;;  ot  Contributious 
S<itt  T%>st  lu  Oar  Fnper. 

It  was  not  becaufc  of  anyihing  we 
.said  that  brother  Swiizer  made  the  sug- 
gestion he  did  in  No.  5,  of  the  prqscnt 
volumf,  i  1  regard  to  acknowledging  the 
contributions  nceived  by  the  needy  in 
the  West.  What  he  .stated  originated 
wiih  himself,  and  not  with  us.  It  sccnis 
that  some  want  their  contributions  ac- 
knowledged in  our  paper,  and  where  tbi.i 
is  the  case,  it  can  be  dene.  We  have 
given  considerable  space  in  our  paper  to 
articles  relating  to  the  suffering  in  the 
West.  This  wc  have  done  cheeifully. 
And  we  have  had  no  intimation  of  any 
dissatisfaction  on  the  part  of  our  sub- 
scribers. And  wc  hope  there  has  been 
no  dissatisfaction.  The  condition  of  our 
brethren  and  friends  in  the  West,  wc 
mean  buch  as  are  in  needy  circumstances, 
appeals  strongly  to  our  sympathy,  and 
we  hope  we  all  feel  like  doing  whatever 
we  can  to  relieve  their  wants  and  allevi- 
ate their  sufferings.  While,  however, 
we  shall  most  cheerfully  publish  whatever 
may  tend  to  promote  the  interests  of  the 
needy,  we  ho[>e  that  all  articles  on  the 
subject  will  be  as  mucli  condensed  as 
possible. 

While  on  tb.is  subject,  we  would  furth-. 
or  "ay,  our  desire  to  give  ibe  ariitlc* 
written  on  behall'  of  the  Western  suffer- 
ers, as  early  a  place  as  possible  in  our 
paper,  has  caused  other  correspondence 
to  be  delayed.  We  hope  this  explana» 
tion  is  satisfactory. 


dren  must  be  cared  for,  and  their  proper 
wants  supplied.  In  thinking  of  the  pro- 
priety of  such  a  department,  wc  were  led 
to  pen  the  thoughts  under  the  h.ead  of 
'"Our  Duty  to  the  Young,"  which  ap- 
nt^arcd  in  our  jiaj^er  a  week  or  two  ago. 
Now  we  shall  be  pleased  to  have  c<>nlri- 
butois  to  reuieuiber  the  young,  aud  to 
contribute  fur  their  department.  Let  us 
not  forget  the  young  in  our  praying, 
preaching,  or  writing.  They  should  have 
a  share  of  whatever  they  can  understand 
and  enjoy,  of  all  that  is  good. 


Oar  I>ei>nrtnient  lor  the  Yooug. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  we  have  opened 
a  department  in  our  paper  for  the  young. 
We  have  done  this  in  compliance  with  a 
request  of  our  patrons,  and  also  from  a 
conviction  of  our  own  mind  of  the  pro- 
priety of  such  a  departiaont.       Oar  chil- 


A  St'riouiii  L>o8ti«. 
We  have  learned  by  a  letter  from 
our  daughter  at  Covington,  Ohio,  that 
the  liouse  of  cur  beloved  brother,  elder 
Samuel  Mohler,  with  nearly  all  its  con- 
tents, was  destroyed  by  fire,  on  last  Lord's 
Jay  one  week  ago,  while  ail  the  friinvly, 
but  one,  was  at  meeting.  Brother  Moh- 
ler will  have  tlie  sympathy  of  many 
fiiends  and  neighbors,  as  he  is  always  so 
ready  to  sympathize  with  others  and 
help  them  in  their  troubles  and  losses. 

•-• 

Auswers  t(»  (/orrespoudetits. 

D.  W.  SiiiVELY  : — Correct. 

Geo.  W.  Taylor:— Your-cubscription 
expires  at  No.  i3. 

J.  II.  El.LF.NBERGEU  : — Wc  cannot  fur- 
ni>h  you  with  back  numbers  of  '74. 

H.  S.  Jacobs  :— The  amount  you  sent 
squares  your  account. 


CORRESPOMDEN  CE. 


is,  we  are  living  out  of  pocket,  until  wc 
can  raise  another  crop.  We  have  a  little 
food  and  a  little  raiment,  and  we  try  to 
be  content.  Brethren  and  sisters,  you 
that  are  blest  with  plenty,  when  it  is  well 
with  you.  remember  us  in  the  distant 
West. 

We  will  do  the  best  we  can.  Hope  the 
brethren  and  sisters  will  remember  us  at 
the  throne  ot  grace,  as  we  don't  expect 
to  realize  aisy  of  the  donations  sent  to 
Kansas,  as  there  arc  some  that  need 
tlicni  worse  than  we  do.  This  cold  weath- 
er is  hard  on  the  needy.  We  read  Irc- 
quently  in  our  papers  of  some  people  and 
children  that  were  frozen  to  death.  There 
case  is  a  painful  one.  We  tire  all  well  as 
a  family.  We  have  now  started  on  a 
new  year,  brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  all 
try  and  make  some  improvement  in  our 
Cinistir.n  race. 

Your  unworthy  brother, 

Geouge  Mveus. 
Wades  Branch,  Kansas. 


'JorresjJOttiUnce  <>j  chitrch  iicwn  iv'.icited  JrotT, 
%'d  partf  of  the  Brotherhoad.  IVi-iZer'*  narr.e 
tnd  address  reqiiired  on  every  cotntHfitiication 
IS  QMaratUee  of  good  faith.  liejeeled  comnmni- 
cutiotit  or  mawiscript  used,  not  retiirtied.  All 
e  <mfnii>:icatiojtx  for  publication  rliould  he  urit 
lenupon  one   sitte  ot'ths  ^t'e.t   only. 

To  My  E->ieu«!s. 

J.4.NUAiiy  17,  1875. 
Brother  James :-  - 

As  I  am  receiving  some  letters 
from  my  fiiends  in  the  East,  as  to  my 
circumstances,  1  take  tiiis  method  of  let- 
ting them  know.  You  will  please  axcuse 
my  pencilling. 

We  have  had  very  cold  weather  for  four 
weeks  past.  My  ink  is  frozen  so  hard  so 
that  it  is  of  no  account,  and  hence  I  use 
a  lead  pencil  in  writing  this  letter.  In 
the  first  place,  I  shall  give  my  own  cir- 
comstanccs.  There  are  some  that  have 
much  more,  and  some  that  have  much 
less.  Our  last  summer's  crop  consisted 
of  seventy-five  acres  of  corn,  from  which 
we  realized  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
bushels,  very  inftrior ;  twelve  acres  of 
oats  threshed  one  hundred  bushels.  The 
cause  was  chintz  bugs. 

The  grasshoppers  were  very  numerous 
for  about  ten  days.  They  came  too  late 
to  injure  us  m.uch.  So  you  can  .sec  our 
summer's  crop  was  u  failure.     The  result 


Frcni   Uau!!>a». 

Eebruauy  3rd,  1875. 

Brotlttr   Quhitcr  :  — 

Inasmuch  as  I  promised  to  report 
through  the  press  the  amount  donated 
for  our  present  relief,  you  will  please 
make  the  report  as  soon  as  convenient 
and  oblige  the  undersigned. 

The  Ibllowing  is  a  list  of  what  we  re.-' 
ceived,  with  exception  of  a  few  that  re.- 
()uested  a  private  report.  If  there  has 
any  one  remiued  that  has  not  heard 
from  me  by  private  acknowledgment,  or 
is  not  on  this  list,  write  me  immediately, 
stating  the  amount  sent,  and  how  sent — 
whether  in  money,  post  office  order  or. 
registered  letter. 

We  have  had  quite  a  liberal  responso 
for  immediate  relief,  but  we  must  have 
more  aid,  as  uiisf'ortutie  appears  to  ha 
our  lot.  I  expected  to  be  able  to  get  my 
family  in  shape  so  1  could  leave  liomo 
and  earn  souiethiug  toward  our  support, 
but  our  eiiiest  son,  thirteen  years  old, 
slipped  and  fell  on  the  ice  and  broke  his 
arm.  My  wife  also  is  very  sick  at  th'S 
lime, and  I  am  ni'ce^sarily  compelled  to  re- 
main at  home.  We  have  twin  boys  about 
six  months  old,  and  they  require  mucii 
care. 

Taking  all  these  things  into  considera- 
tion, it  is  easy  to  be  seen  that  we  n  quiro 
more  aid  than  we  would  utidcr  more  lav- 
orab'e  ciicumstaiifes.  Accept  our  licart-- 
felt  thanks  for  what  we  have  received. 
jMay  a  golden  harvest  be  your  reward,  is 
our  heart's  desire. 

W^e  herewith  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  the  lollowitig  donations  :  A.  A.  Own- 
ly,  .$3  00  ;  A.  iloovcr,  50  cents  ;  Levi  L. 
Landis,  $2  25  ;  Two  Sisters,  (in  one  let- 
ter,) $1.50;  J.  M.  Zuck,  $1  00;  Jacob 
Kintner,  Maumee  District,  $8.00.  To- 
tal, $10.25. 

Your  brother  in  Christ. 

Leavls  O.  Hummer. 

North  Topeha,  Kansas. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Clinrch  tiews. 

Febuuauy  13,  1875. 

Biotha-  Quinter : — 

We  have  been  requesfcd 
by  the  brethren,  to  write  a  brief  sketch 
of  our  meeting  lield  in  tlic  Uarsiow  Valley 
Church,  couiuiencinj^  Jaiiuary  31st  and 
endiiij 
in  ail. 


ending    February  8t 


g   January 
a,   elevcu 


meetingij 


We  had  present  with  us,  Stephen  Ilil- 
derLiraud,  ot'3Iineral  Point,  Penn'a,  Sam- 
uel Cox,  of  Sabbath  Host, brother  Conrad 
luiler,  of  Altoona,  Grujbill  Meyers,  of 
Eldorado  and  brtlhren  Jauierf  and  Bricc 
iSell. 

As  a  concregation,we  owe  many  thanks 
to  brother  llilJerdrand  for  his  excellent 
and  well  delivered  sermons,  and  we  hope 
that  the  words  spoken  by  him  may  take 
deep  root  in  the  hearts  of  tiiose  who  are 
yet  out  of  the  lold  of  Ciirist,  and  that 
they  may  accept  Jesus  as  their  nearest 
and  dearest  liiend. 

-  Notwithstanding  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather,  we  had  a  full  house,  and  we 
think  that  all  enjoyed  liie  meeting  very 
much.  The  order,  during  the  prayers  of 
the  meeting  was  good,  and  we  offer  many 
thanks  to  all  who  took  part  in  the  good 
A\ork. 

Yours  in  Christian  love, 

Louisa  A.  Englk. 
DuHOcinsvdlc,  Pa. 

^^ 

liett«r  From  Kuusas. 

Fkbruaky  15th,  1S75. 
Dair  Editor : — 

I  notice  an  article  in  your  issue  of 
February  Tith,  headed,  '"Emigration,  by 
D.  P.  Sayler,"  in  which  he  gives  some 
very  extensive  ideas  as  regards  the  Wes- 
tern settlers  and  "dug-outs,"  which  I 
consider,  with  many  otliers  here,  to  have 
been  a  great  injusti.ic. 

In  the  article  referred  to,  I).  P.  Sayler 
advances  the  idea  that  it  is  good  enough 
for  the  Western  peofile,  who  liave  left 
their  Eastern  homes  and  come  West  that 
they  should  have  known  better. 

Now,  I  wii»h  to  infurui  the  gentleman 
that  nine  out  of  ten  did  not  leave  their 
homes,  for  they  had  none  to  leave  ;  but 
come  to  the  far  west  in  order  to  get  a 
home,  so  that  they  would  not  have  to 
work  one-third  or  one  half  their  time  for 
Bouic  one  else.  Tliey  did  not  have  fine 
parlors  and  golden  slippers  to  walk  on, 
nor  did  lliey  txi)tet  sucli  here,  but  lio|)ed 
to  get  them  a  iiouie  on  which  they  could 
make  a  jiving  for  them.-elves  and  their 
f'amilieH,  and  i;ot  be  dracging  their  fami 
lies  around  from  one  rented  farm  to  an 
Other  every  year. 

Now,  wc  have  farmers  in  our  county 
who  have  stock  and  money  and  do  not 
want  aid.  Hut  tlie  m.ijority  of  the  farm- 
ers have  fcld  all  their  slock  in  order  to 
gel  grain  and  feed  for  thiir  tianis,  and  i 
have  kept  just  as  little  us  jio.'-siblo,  so 
that  tliey  will  hardly  have  teams  enough  ! 
to  farm  with, the  coc:iug  seuisou.  I 


Now,  we  do  not  ask  those  who  are  not 
willing  to  give  cheerfully.  We  are  will- 
ing for  them  to  lay  up  their  treasurer  as 
the  rich  man  did — have  their  promises  in 
the  next  world  ;  and  though  we  shelter 
our  families  under  the  mother  sod,  we 
hope  our  prayers  will  go  as  high  as  those 
who  live  in  the  Eastern  mansions  and 
wear  golden  slippers. 

Yours  truly, 

P.  N.  Gisri. 

Rock  Creek,  K'Visns. 


^  From  Ohio. 

Fehuuauy  8th,  1875. 

De^av  Brother  Quinter: 

I  thought  strange 
of  it,  when  reading  No.  5,  present 
volume,  page  7(J,  asking  the  lirethren  not 
to  acknowledge  the  contributions  which 
have  been  promised  u--,f'or  upon  the  prom- 
cs  so  made,  we  liave  been  soliciting  dona- 
tions, telling  the  people,  or  some  of  them, 
that  all  donations  would  he  reported 
through  the  periodicals.  Now  we  look 
for  it,  and  I  have  heard  diiferent  ones 
make  remarks  that  it  looked  as  though 
there  might  be  unfair  dealing  if  not  re- 
ported.    So  say  1. 

Dear  brethren,  0  be  careful !  and  fuU- 
fil  what  ever  has  been  prouiised,  lest  you 
may  make  darkness  out  of  the  intended 
light.  If  not  reported  as  prouiised,  I  do 
not  feel  like  asking  any  more  donations 
from  my  neighbors,  who  seem  to  liave 
confidence  in  us  that  we  would  see  th-it 
their  donations  are  rightly  distributed. 
And  how  can  we  tell  unless  we  see  a 
report?  I  ask  you  to  ."-eriou-ly  ciinsider 
the  matter  and  print  what  will  be  be.st  for 
all,  in  our  periodicals. 

Your  brother  in  Christ, 

J.  Vaniman. 

Trotwood,  Ohio. 


A  I..ett«r  From  the  FI<'1<I  ot  Con- 
test—Near Nortli  Mhii- 
chester,  lud. 

Brother  Quinter  : — 

Without  consuming  time 
or  occupying  space  in  giving  a  detailed 
account  of  my  trip  to  this  place,  I  will 
merely  slate  that  I  left  home  on  the 
morning  of  Monday,  the  l.")ili  inst.,  and 
arrived  at  North  Manchester  on  the  ICth, 
about  noon.  Never  having  been  here 
before,  and  there  being  no  brethren  at 
the  depot  when  I  stopped.  I  was  at  first 
at  a  loss  to  know  what  to  do  or  where  to 
go.  I  however  soon  mak(!  up  my  mind. 
I  knew  that  there  was  a  fair  list  of  sub- 
scribers to  the  Companion  iind  Visitor  at 
this  place,  atid  1  therefure  decided  to  go 
to  the  pnst-ofTiee  to  obtain  the  inlbrma 
lion  I  needed.  I  went,  and  so>)n  found 
(piite  a  number  of  breihren.  among  whom 
1  felt  at  home.  IJroiiier  Jlihoii  (Jill,  one 
of  your  Hubsciibors,  kindly  took  me  on 
his  sled  in  the  direction  of  the  place  ap- 
pointed for  iho   approaching  discussion, 


between  brother  K.  II.  Miller,  nf  Ladoga, 
Indiana,  and  friend  Wm.  S.  M.«nville,  of 
^'alpar<liso,  Indiana,  of  the  Christians, 
or  New  Lights.  He  brought  me  out 
about  three  and  one-half  miles  from  the 
town  to  tlic  hou-o  of  brother  Joseph 
Jijsh,  where  I  was  kindly  received,  and 
am  receiving  ilie  hospitalities  of  brother 
Joseph  and  his  family. 

\Vhen  arriving  at  the  brother's  house, 
I  learned  that  the  disputants  and  a  num- 
ber of  brethren  and  friends  had  gone  to 
the  meeting  house,  (New  Light  liou.se,) 
to  arrange  the  proi)osiiions  and  prelimin- 
aries for  the  discussion.  Aficr  their 
work  was  done,  brother  Milh-r  and  several 
other  brethren  came  to  the  house  of 
brother  Lesh.  From  them  I  learned  that 
they  firmed  quite  a  favorable  opinion  of 
fi  iend  Manville  ;  and  al.so  that  the  pre- 
liminaries were  arranged  pleasantly. 

They  have  arratiged  ten  propositions, 
as  follows  : 

1.  Do  the  Scriptures  teaeh  the  doc- 
trine of  the  trinity — three  persons,  or  di- 
vine powers,  in  one  God? — Miller  aflirms, 
iManviile  denies. 

2.  Do  the  Scriptures  teach  that  dip- 
ping a  proper  subject  b.ickward  into  tlie 
water  once  is  Christian  baptism  ? — Man- 
ville affirms,  31  iller  denies. 

3.  Dk)  the  Snipiures  teach  that  per- 
sons mu-t  believe,  re|)ent,  and  have  the 
pardon  of  their  sins,  to  uiuke  them  fit 
sulijeots  for  baptism? — Manville  affirm--, 
Miller  denies. 

4.  Do  the  Scriptures  teaeh  that  feet- 
washinjr  is  an  ordinance  ofiiie  church,  to 
b>;  observed  as  it  is  dune  by  the  German 
Baptists?— Miller  aifirm.4,  Manville  de- 
nies. 

5.  Do  the  Scriptures  teaeh  that  the 
bread  and  cup  of  eomiLunion  is  to  bo 
taken  as  it  is  done  in  tlie  New  Light,  or 
Christian  Church,  and  called  the  Lord's 
Supper? — Manville  affirms,  Miller  de- 
nies. 

G.  Do  the  Scriptures  teacli  the  holy 
kiss  to  be  observed  by  the  eliurcli,  as  it 
is  done  among  the  German  Baptists? — 
Miller  afHims,  Manville  denies. 

7.  Do  the  Scriptures  teaeh  that  the 
church  set  up  by  Clirist  and  his  apostles 
hliail  only  be  called,  or  named,  the  Chri.s* 
tian  cliureh,  as  it  is  done  by  the  people 
commonly  called  liie  New  Lights. — Man* 
viile  affirms.  Miller  denies. 

8.  Do  the  Scriptures  leach  that  the 
church  has  the  right  and  power  to  choose 
its  ministers,  as  it  is  doue  by  the  German 
Baptist  Church? — Miller  affirms.  Mans 
viile  denies. 

9.  Do  the  Scriptures  teach  that  the 
membcrso!' the  body  of  Christ  may  join 
the  secret  societies  of  our  day,  as  is  done 
by  members  of  the  Christian,  or  New 
Jjighi  Church?— Manville  affirms,  Miller 
denies. 

10.  Do  the  Scriptures  teach  that  the 
chuieh  shall  enforce  plainness  of  dress, 
and  non  conformity  to  the  world,  as  is 
done  by  the  German  Baptists?- Miller 
affirms,  Manville  denies. 


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141 


I  have  not  learned  particularly  how 
this  discussion  originated,  but  learn  that 
the  Brethren  are  in  the  defensive. 

To-uiorrow,  17th  inst ,  10  o'clock  a.  m. 
is  appointed  to  begin.  There  are  to  be 
two  sessions  each  day  ;  and  in  each  ses- 
sion there  are  to  be  four  half  hour 
speeches.  It  is  probable  that  the  dis- 
cussion will  continue  about  ten  days. 
As  the  work  progre.sses,  I  will  try  to  let 
the  readers  of  the  Companion  and  Visitor 
know  more  about  it. 

J.  W.  Beer. 


Itetter  From  J.  Ij.  Swltzer. 

February  5,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Qiiiiiter  : 

Please  send  me  your  treatise  on  trine 
immersion  in  reply  to  elder  Adamson. 
Will  pay  you  by  and  by- 

About  the  circular.-",  I  came  to  the 
conclusion  from  hearing  unfas'orable  word 
from  brother  Ives  to  come  home  and  de- 
fer hsving  I  hem  printed  till  I  ascertained 
something  about  how  the  bu^ine.■;s  was 
going  on.  It  is  lucky  I  did  so.  Much 
that  has  been  sent  as  freight  to  us  bus  to 
all  appearance  gone  beyond  our  reach. 
Brother  Ives  is  now  trying  to  truce  up 
some  of  the  good-'.  What  success  he  will 
have,  remains  to  be  seen. 

The  goods  missed  the  consignee  and 
passed  rapidly  on  to  the  '"In  care  of," 
and  from  there,  who  knows?  If  the 
bu-<ines.s  was  to  do  over,  I  would  take  a 
different  course  in  sending  ;  but  what 
has  been  done  it  is  perhaps  too  late  to 
remedy  now.  I  sent  you  an  article  for 
publication  today.  I  Fcnt  it  because 
much  help  is  still  needed,  and  suifering 
must  cn^ue  unless  help,  and  more  ot  it,  is 
received.  We  feel  grateful  to  you  for 
the  as>isfance  that  you  have  so  kindly 
given  through  your  columns,  and  we  will 
try  to  show  you  some  substantial  evidence 
of  the  same  by  and  by. 

Yours  fraternally, 

Jakes  L.  Switzer. 

White  Rock,  K'Uisus. 


Churcb  Nf  ws. 

February  J  7,  1875. 

Brother  Qidn  ter : — 

The  Brethren  of  the  Black  River 
congregation  held  a  series  of  meetings, 
commencing  on  the  evening  of  the  24th 
of  December,  at  our  meeting-house  in 
Chatham,  and  continued  until  the  even- 
ing of  the  3rd  of  January  at  thi.s  i)lacc, 
then  it  was  removed  to  our  meeting- 
house in  Homer,  and  continued  until  the 
evening  of  the  8ih. 

Brother  Jo.seph  Kauffman,  of  DeQraff, 
Ohio,  was  with  us  and  labored  in  the  min- 
istry during  the  entire  meeting.  We 
had  good  attendance,  and  interesting  and 
instructive  preaching.  Brother  KaufF 
man  was  assisted  by  brethren  G.  Irwin, 
P.  J.  Brown,  G.  Worafc,  A.  Dickey  and 
Ptbers. 


There  was  one  added  to  the  church  by 
baptism,  and  many  more  made  to  see 
their  dangerous  condition,  while  living  in 
sin.  We  pray  that  they  may  not  indulge 
in  procrastination, 

"Until  the  Lord  In  vengeance  drest, 

Will  lift  his  hand  and  swear  : 
You  that  defplsed  my  promised  rest, 
Shall  have  no  portion  there  !" 

Your  sister  in  the  Lord, 

Mary  Hoover. 
Chatham,  Ohio. 

TliA  Suireriuga  iu  the  West  a  Ter- 
rible Rc-allty. 

February  1G,  187.'). 

Brother  Qimiter : — 

The  undersigned,  with  brother 
S.  H.  Miller,  are  appointed  a  shipping 
committee.  We  are  shipping  car  load 
after  car  load  of  supplies, — grain,  flour, 
meal  and  clothing  from  this  point.  (Wa- 
terloo, Iowa.)  to  the  suffering  in  Kansas 
and  Nebraska.  \Vc  are  in  almost  daily 
receipt  of  letters  from  there.  The  breth- 
ren here  and  in  Illinois,  are  doing  nobly. 
We  have  q'lite  an  amount  of  grain  on 
hand  yet,  readv  fur  shipment.  We  are 
shipping  it  olF  as  fast  as  we  can.  All 
these  supplies  have  been  donated,  and 
chiefly  by  Brethren.  The  railroad  com- 
panies carry  it  free  over  their  roads. 

I  have  heard  a  letter  read,  lately  writ- 
ten by  elder  Christian  Long,  of  Adell, 
Iowa,  who  has  recently  returned  from 
Kansas  and  Nebraska.  He  says  the  suf- 
ferings there  arc  inexpressibly  great. 
Other  letters,  from  other  brethren,  of  a 
similar  character,  are  almc-^t  daily  re- 
ceived by  our  brethren  here.  We  are 
doing  the  best  we  can  to  relieve  the  suf- 
ferers in  the  West.  We  do  it  willingly 
and  cheerfully,  in  order  to  relieve  their 
wants  and  sufferings  of  our  brethren, 
their  neighbors,  their  little  ones,  their 
beasts,  etc.  But  leally  we  must  say, 
that  we  feel  grieved,  almost  above  meas- 
ure, to  see  an  article  published  in  the 
Companion  and  Visitor,  current  volume, 

t)age  88,  also  in  the  Filgrim,  by  a  brother, 
leaded,  "Emigration."  W'e  deem  it 
very  unwise,  and  unbecoming  a  brother, 
to  publish  such  an  article,  and  especiallj' 
at  the  present  emergency,  when  so  many 
thousands  are  suffering  for  the  want  of 
bread,  clothing,  etc. 

We  do  not  think  this  a  proper  time  for 
censuring  people  for  emigrating,  etc. 
This  is  the  time  to  feed  the  hungry, 
clothe  the  naked,  to  do  good  unto  suffer- 
ing hum.'inity.  Our  faiih  and  prayers 
alone,  will  not  avail  them  anything  ;  we 
must  show  our  faith  by  ou^  works.  (See 
James  2;15,16.) 

Our  worthy  brother  refers  us  to  one, 
General  Ilax/an,  and  also  to  some  one 
else,  once  a  citizen  of  Frederick  County, 
Maryland  ;  also  to  what  the  Chicago 
Tribune  has  to  say /row  hearsay,  etc.  If 
all  this  thftt  the  brother  here  rclQrrgd  to, 


will  feed  the  hungry,  clothe  the  naked, 
supply  the  wants  of  the  destitute,  then 
most  certainly  he  has  done  a  noble  deed  ; 
but  if  to  the  contrary,  he  will  have  to 
bear  the  censuring  of  those  who  feel 
themselves  aggrieved. 

We  will  here  cite  the  render  to  a  quo- 
tation of  the  brother:  "In  addition  to 
this,  it  is  a  notorious  fact  that  Kan>as  is 
full  of  cattle,  fodder,  grain  and  fruit  of 
all  kinds.  Its  f'ariuers  were  never  better 
off  financially  than  now."  We  will  right 
here  ask  the  rr-hdcr  whether  this  will 
agree  with  what  the  brother  saith,  in  fir.st 
column,  second  paragraph  of  his  article. 
"The  grasshopper  plague  in  Kansas  and 
Nebraska  is  no  new  thing,  all  reading  and 
migrating  persons  ought  to  know  that 
the  same  thing  has  and  will  continue  to 
occur  every  year." 

If  this  is  as  the  brother  saith,  an  an-* 
nual  occurrence,  from  whence  then,  we 
would  ask,  comes  the  great  abundance 
referred  to  by  the  brother.  In  short,  we 
think  the  brother's  article  is  an  episode 
uncalled  for.  It  cannot  possibly  accom- 
plish any  good  whatever  ;  but  on  the 
other  hand,  it  may  be  an  injury  to  the 
good  and  i:oble  cause.  Starvation  may 
result  from  it.  We  hope  the  brother 
will  sec  his  error  and  retract  Irom  what 
he  hath  said.  For  if  we  were  not  better 
informed,  we  should  not  ship  another 
bushel  of  grain,  or  particle  of  clothing. 
We  know  it  to  be  a  sud  truth,  th(t  there 
is  great  suffering  and  destitution  in  those 
places  referred  to,  the  worst  has  not  yet 
been  told  in  our  periodicals.  If  the  Lord 
grants  us  gmce  we  will  still  try  to  render 
aid  to  the  ni:cdy  in  Kansas  ana  Nebraska, 
and  will  try  to  exhort  our  brethren  else- 
where to  do  the  same. 

Yours  in  brotherly  love, 

Samuel  Cain. 

Waterloo,  Iowa. 

«-« 

Cedar  Creek  Oltnrch. 

February  15,  1875. 
Brother  James  Qaintcr: — 

To  our  dear  brethren  and   sisters 
I  send  greeting  : — 

By  request  of  some  of  my  dear  breth- 
ren, I  will  try  to  five  a  short  history  of 
our  church,  called  the  Cedar  Creek 
Church,  Anderson  County,  Kansas. 

The  Brethren  here  organized  two  years 
ago  with  nine  members,  two  of  that  num- 
ber being  ministers.  These  were  breth- 
ren Jesse  Studebaker  and  Peter  Struble. 
Since  that  time  the  church  has  been  in- 
creasing, until  at  this  time  we  have  a 
membership  of  about  forty,  (eight  having 
removed,)  with  three  ministers,  and  three 
deacons,  under  the  care  of  elder  Jesse 
Studebaker,  who  has  labored  hard  to 
build  up  the  church  of  Christ  in  this 
place,  preaching  every  Sunday,  and  ad- 
monishing his  neighbors  during  the 
woek  to  seek  the  Lord,  while  it  is  called 
to-duy. 

Brother  Studebaker  has  had  a  great 
deal  oq  hi^  hands  since  he  came  hero, 


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having  tlie  oversi^^ht  of  the  Bourbon 
County  Church,  of  which  lie  is  now  re- 
lieved by  the  proniotion  of  brother  John 
Hoover  to  the  cMcrship.  Ho  also 
has  tlie  care  of  the  Woodson  County 
Church. 

The  Brethren  living  here  caaic  to  this 
county  with  but  little  uil'juis,  wiiieli  was 
expended  in  iiuprovii:nc'its,  and  the  faii- 
urc  of  crops  the  lust  yuar,  Im-;  left  ui  all 
in  very  poor  cireuui-tanues,  •,s!:l)iiuirb  our 
K.wtern  brothieo  have  been  very  liberal 
in  sending;  aid,  fur  which  we  have  u'leat 
reason  to  be  thankful.  And  we  hope 
they  will  still  remenii)er  us  Ijy  sendinir  a 
little,  as  there  are  many  needy.  Many 
of  the  hofjs  and  chiekens,  and  even  horses, 
are  dying  lor  want  of  food. 

Brother  Studebaker  has  uridc  arrange- 
ments with  tlie  Railroad  Coiiijiiiny  to 
ship  three  car  loads  of  corn  from  Kansas 
C'ty  to  Garnet', free.  Mow  if  our  brctli- 
ren  in  Iowa.  Illinois  and  Indiana  can 
make  arrangements  with  the  Eastern 
ruads  to  send  us  that  amount  of  corn,  it 
will  help  us  to  put  in  a  crop  this  spring 
without  which  we  shaii  not  ue  able  to  do 
60.  Do  not.  think  we  want  too  much,  for 
there  is  no  feed  here.  Send  to  Jesse 
Studebaker,  Garm-tt,  Kansas, 

Now,  dear  brethren,  knowing  and  be- 
lieving that  the  good  Lord  will  remember 
his  people,  I  submit  the  aliove  to  your 
eympat  iiei  ic  consideration. 

Yours  in  brotherly  love, 

JjKvi  p.  Lilly. 

Garnclt,  Anderson  Co  ,  Kan. 


WUere  From  ? 

Fkbruauy  IDih,  1<S75. 

Brother  James :  — 

How  is  it  that  you  are  sending 
us  two  Companion  and  Vixllors  f  I  sent 
you  two  dollars  and  toll  you  to  send  me 
the  Conqxntivn  and  Visitor,  and  wh^it 
was  over  you  should  keep.  I  said  you 
sho'ild  direct  as  before,  to  .Mieliuei  Long. 
Michael  Lo!ig  is  my  husbund's  name.  I 
thitjk  one  paper  will  do  iis  both,  so  yon 
need  not  be  at  the  trouble  of- bending 
more  than  one. 

Mks.  Cath.mune  Long. 

[The  above  is  anoihir  one  of  Lho.sc 
pleasant  letters,  which  we  so  frequently 
receive-  If  sister  Long  will  send  us  her 
address,  we  will  stop  one  of  the  (lapers, 
but  not  before.  A  iiitU- more  care  will 
save  a  great  deal  of  trouble,  j 

AUUOUUVt'IUt'USS. 


DlSTKICT  MC'T.NtJS. 

JJrotlicr  JitmcR : — 

PIrasr  no* ice,  ihreugh  the  Com- 
ptinion  and  Vi/iilnr.  that  tlie  Southern 
iVIi.-.  onri  Di>!rier  M.  cling  will  be  held 
April  .HOlii  and  .May  1st,  ai  the  hou.-^e  of 
brother  John  Wampler,  two  miles  north 
of  Carthage,    Jasper  County,   Missouri, 


and  that  all  the  churches  of  this  District 
be  represented  at  said  meeting,  and  pro- 
vide means  to  have  a  delegate  sent  to  our 
Annual  Meeting. 

SaMDEL  S.  .^loiIMC'.l. 


To  thf  (Churches  composing  the  First  Dis- 
trict of  Vi)-ginia: 

\Vc  wish  to  call  your  attention  to 
the  fact,  t'lat,  according  to  the  decision 
of  our  last  meeting,  the  meeiing  of  the 
present  year  ivili  take  place  on  Friday 
before  the  third  Sunday  in  April,  in  the 
Koanoka  congregation,  at  tb.e  Peter's 
Creek  meeting  hou.se,  if  there  is  no  pre- 
venting Providence.  We  also  wish  to 
inform  the  brethren  that  our  district  is 
di  fi'-ient  in  paying  its  quota  for  the  Cali- 
fornia mission.  A  number  of  the  church- 
es have  not  paid  anything.  Perhaps  by 
laying  the  matter  before  your  churches, 
you  could  bring  your  contributions  to  the 
District  Meeting. 

B.  F.  JIOO.MAW. 
(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 


The  Brethren  comprising  the  Western 
Pistiictot  Pennsylvania,  will,  God  will- 
ing, meet  in  District  Council  with  the 
BrcthiL'U  in  the  Montgomery  Branch, 
Indiana  County,  on  Wednesday,  the  28th 
day  of  April,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m. 

It  is  presumed  that  some  one  of  the 
brethren  in  said  branch,  will  give  proper 
directions  Wir  delegates  and  members  to 
get  to  pb^ce  of  meeiing ;  and  I  would 
suggest  that  this  be  done  in  good  time, 
so  that  those  that  are  going  will  have  suf 
fieient  time  to  determine  what  route  they 
had  best  take. 

C.  G.  Lint, 
Cor.  Sec' J. 


Tb.e  Pi^irict  iMceting  for  the  Middle 
]>i.-triet  of  Indiana,  will  be  held  with  the 
Wabash  con;,'rLguiion.  on  the  7ih  day  of 
April  Dtxi,  in  the  Brethren's  meeiing 
iiou.se,  hfvcii  miles  south  of  ^\'Hb&shtown. 
Tiiosc  coming  by  railroad  wl.l  stop  off  at 
Waba.sh,  where  they  will  meet  convey- 
ances on  the  full  to  the  place  of  meeting  ; 
but  there  will  be  no  conveyances  on  the 
day  of  meeting. 

John  P.  Wulf. 
(Pilgrim  plea.se  copy.) 


AckuoHlcdgincut. 

Donated  by  the  i)eople  of  Campbell  and 
Carlei on,  Mieliigan,  twenty  dollars,  Ibr  the 
destitute  people  of  this  section. 

J.  G.   WlNKY, 

Solomon  Stump. 
Kvlla,  Phtlps  Co.,  Mo. 


MARRIED. 

At  the  rtFlricnee  of   the   bilde'e   partnts, 
February   11th,    Mr.  Simon  Z.  Giikneu  and 

Miss     SaU*11     a.     I.ICIITKNWALTEK,    bolU   of 

Wayne  Couutjr,  Oliio. 
AIo,  at  ibo  resuk'uce  of  tbc   briilc's  par- 


futs.,  Fchiuftrv  lllh  Mr.  Aiikaiiam  Hoovrr, 
of  IJl.ic-khHwk  County,  lo.va,  and  sister  Hu- 
liECCA  li.  Pt-ei.,  of  Wayne  County.  Ohio. 

E.  L.  YODER. 


Bis:!>. 

Wc  uttiTiil  no  p<icti-y  umlor  any  clrcviin.'itnn 
cos  in  connection  wiiu  OUituury  Nolices.  We 
wish  to  i-.se  allnlike.  ftjnl  w«  eouM  not  insert 
vcrs«^a  willi-n)). 

On  February  4tli,  1'rhkv  E.,  boo  of  brother 

S4:[iUfl    ,'tni!    FisuT Huff,  ai:cd    5  yusrs, 

&  moutlis  an(1,25  days. 

E.  L.  YoriEii. 

In  thf.  Naperville  district.  DuPage  co'iniy, 
Illiiiois,  February  lOlh.  iufaiit  son  of  Mend 
Dai.i'l  a"d  sis'.er  Mary  Unyer,  aged  8  months 
ai;d  1  cl»y.  KiURTal  bj  brother  Jacob  Cro- 
mer, !rom  Kev.  14:13 

Jous  noLLiNor.n. 

In  the  Mahoning  church,  Columbiana 
couuly,  Ohio  Fei'ruary  1,  titolher  Jacob 
l.ONGENCCKEu,  agcd  C5  years  and  1  month. 
Funeral  services  by  brother  C.  K«hler  and 
Ihu  writer,  from  I«>tiah  3:10  11. 

Jacob  H.  Kcrtz. 

Its  Ih*  Ilam'l.on  congr'-gation,  Caldwell 
C'linty,  Mishonri,  brolh'jr  Paut,  »i'Ui,  in  the 
4Slh  year  of  hie  age.     Dise^isc,  luug  fever. 

lie  was  resigned  to  the  will  of  tlie  Lord, 
and  exprc'Sied  the  hope  of  happiness  and 
glory.  He  was  beloved  and  resp-cted  as  a 
uiighbo--  and  cilizen,  and,  especially,  as  a 
nu-inhur  of  tbo  clnireh.  The  last  two  com- 
Diuiiiou  wildings  held  in  Ihlfi  congregation, 
were  he  d  at  li'.S  rcsid- nce.  lie  leav-'S  a 
dear  romvanlon  (n  sister)  and  four  children 
to  tnourii,  yet  not  as  those  who  hive  no 
hopt.  Funeral  services  by  the  undersignfd, 
from  2  Ti:u.4:0  8. 

Georoe  Witwkr. 

N'£r  MiddUburg,  Clay  county,  Indiana, 
Januaiv  2(!th,  Jacob  Wilkins  son  of  friend 
Abraham  B.  and  Susanna  Bark,  (of  lung 
fever.)  aged  2  years.  11  monllis  aud  16  days. 
Funeral  ociasion  improved  by  the  writer,  :o 
an  aiteativo  auJi»nce,  fro  s  1  "eter  24:25. 

Also,  in  the  Litk  Creek  church,  Owrns 
couuly,  Indiana,  Jannaiy  37ih,  sister  Mau- 
TiiA,  consort  of  elder  Jacob  JSoiuiorrs,  d-  c'd, 
[nee  f/o.s/xJ  Vintor,  Vol.  21,  pac-  H^3,  Nov. 
1871 ,]  Hi;;.d  77  years,  9  moullit.  and  2.5  d«ys. 
Fuiit-ial  services  by  the  writer,  assisted  hy 
brother  Henry  ShiJler,  from  Uev.  14:12,13, 
to  a  laigc  and  syinpathiiiug  congregatiuu 
of  fricndi. 

She  wai  the  mother  of  inany  children  and 
gr>ind-rhi.dr-n,  who  now  mourn  the  loss  of 
a  kiud  uio^lior,  which  wc  belirve  to  be  her 
olerual  gain  ;  for  she  has  lived  a  faithful 
menibui-  iu  the  church  for  many  years.  Sne 
w«8  kind  to  all  ;  and  all  «ho  knew  her  s:  oUo 
v.eli  of  h"r.  She  was  at  peace  witL  all,  a* 
far  ftfl  We  CGUUI  learn.  Slio  was  a  niuiher 
iurieed.  Nearly  five  yi^ars  ago,  the  was 
slrink  by  p:iUy,  but  WiS  «-ill  aiili  to  do 
about,  u.iiii  she  wak  struck  the  second  time. 
For  ihe  Irtsl  lew  jearb,  sbu  was  uol  able  to 
iKlpheiselt.  Her  chil.litn  and  fiends  had 
to  lielp  l;ei'  bolb  into  and  out  of  her  bed. 
Bat  she  bore  ber  troublei  paiiciitly  until  tlie 
end.  Now  our  coeriolalion  U.  that  it  wo 
prove  faiiliful  to  iliu  cad  of  our  jouru'-y,  wo 
can  again  unite  in  that  happy  cliiue  wtiero 
parting  is  uol  k'u^wu. 

Anaijas  Hbnsel. 
[  I'tliji  im  please  copy  ] 

In  the  Sa:ila  Fc  cniigregalion,  Indiana, 
January  20,  b: other  Joii>  Bond,  ag'id  58 
years,  10  iiioiitbs  and  5  days. 

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received  on  the  15'.h  of  January.  A  team  in 
lunnint;  nway  struck  him,  throwlii;;  hira 
ebout  iifleen  feet,  brcakiug  one  of  his 
ehouldt-is  and  his  back.  Ue  was  a  rapinber 
oflhechurcb  about  f-^nr  years.  Funeral 
Bervioes  by  the  B  elhren,  to  a  latije  con- 
course of  irieuds  and  relat.ves,  froru  2  Tim. 
l».  C-8.  We  hope  that  those  who  arc  not 
ready  to  be  offered,  will  make  piennraliou 
that  they  may  also  say,  "Henceforth  there 
is  laid  up  a  crowa  of  righteousness  for 
me."  D.  A.  Baily. 

Id  the  Rock  River  church,  Lee  county,  Il- 
linois, January  23,  sister  Catharinb,  wife 
of  John  Chrorlcter,  and  dauijhter  of  Jacob 
and  M.  Smith,  of  Aiiams  county,  Pa. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  emigrated  to 
ths  county  in  the  spring  of  1855,  and  h»8 
been  a  coisislent  member  of  the  cliurch  for 
the  last  Iifleen  years.  She  was  blessed  with 
g.  o.i  licallh  11  1  wilhiu  the  l^st  year  or  two, 
when  from  a  drop6i-al  sffection  of  the  h»art, 
which  for  a  tew  we.^lis  grew  worse  and  with 
out  any  perct-piible  chansro,  till  within  a 
Bhort  lime  of  her  death.  Site  psgiicd  away 
while  sitiinic  in  her  chair,  leavini;  l)ehind 
hir  qui  e  a  numb'  r  in  the  family  still  living, 
grownup  to  man  iiu  1  womanhood.  And 
her  gooJ  inr:irucliou  and  lify,  we  fondly 
hope,  they  may  be  I'liitalnd  by  uoilinK  their 
imprests  more  clos'U  to  thfir  Kedeeiuer. 
Discouise  from  Worn.  8:3425,  by  the  wriier, 
ascifted  by  the  BrutUreu.       J.  C.  LF.HMA^•. 

In  K»i'view  congregation.  F»ytte  county, 
Ohio,  S»turd»y  morning,  February  Olli,  sis- 
ter Saiiaii  Mali-OW  wifewf  brother  Wm.  D. 
M«llow,  Bgcd  42  years,  11  months  and 
3  days. 

Our  decesRcd  sister,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Rodireis,  was  born  in  Fayette  ri.>unty, 
Ohio  Was  united  with  her  husband  to  the 
church  of  the  Bretliren,  Septem  'Cr  ISGl.and 
lived  a  faithful  and  acceptable  member  to 
the  time  of  her  death.  Shu  leaves  a  hus- 
hiind  and  four  children  to  mourn  their  loss. 
In  her  dyi'iff  moments,  she  gave  evidence  of 
her  acceptance  and  encouragement  to  those 
around  her,  to  neek  a  blissful  immortsllty  in 
tho  WQild  to  come.  Funeral  discourse  by 
thewi'iter.    Text,  Heb.  1«:14. 

A    J.  HlXSON. 

Of  erytipflas  and  confinement,  In  the 
Rush  Ort-ik  congregation,  Kairfi-ld  lounty, 
Ohio,  February  13,  sieler  Sakaii,  wife  of 
brotlier  Aaron  Ileartsough,  aged  31  years,  5 
months  and  32  days. 

She  leaves  a  kind  and  sorrowing  husband 
and  live  small  children  to  mourn  their  loss, 
one  an  inlant  one  week  old,  v/hich  followed 
lis  mother  on  the  15t.h,  and  was  buried  in 
the  same  ci>flVi  with  her.  The  dec  ased 
suffered  almost  beyond  desiription,  but  bore 
it  with  as  much  composure  as  was  possible, 
being  nearly  ehoked.  Her  tliroat  was  al- 
most entirely  swelled  shut  ;  her  tongue 
swelled  CO,  thtt  she  could  not  speak  for  oev- 
cral  days,  but  talked  before  she  died.  She 
was  a  consistent  and  worthy  member  of  the 
church.  Before  she  died  she  called  her  fam- 
ily and  f'iend',  who  were  present,  one  f>y 
one,  and  bade  them  farewell,  and  gave  them 
good  advice.  She  then  thanked  her  neixh- 
bors  for  their  kindness,  and  said  she  could 
leave  her  little  children  in  the  hands  of  the 
Lord,  and  told  her  husband  she  had  sten  the 
salvation  of  the  Lord,  and  was  now  ready 
to  depart.  Soon  after  that,  she  passed  away. 
Tne  family  have  lost  a  kind  companion  and 
devoted  mother  ;  the  church  a  co-^Flstent 
and  worthy  member,  and  tho  friends  a  good 
neighbor,  but  their  los*;,  we  thiuk.  is  her 
eternal  gain.  Funeral  services  by  the 
writer.  W.  AknoIjD- 


T  ISTOFMONKYS  RECKIVKD  for 
Li    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

P  I>elrick  1  GO;  V  Blongh  1  50;  D  Early 
10  GO;  D  Prebler  1  70;  L  Hofferd  1  00;  J  B 
8harratn3  00;  I  Dril  150;  Mary  M  Custer 
I  60;  J  H&rlev  1  GO;  D  Ilenricks  3  00;  J  Knise- 
Iv  I  a5;  P  C  Hetrick  3  30;  J  Brunk  5  60;  L 
W  Teeter  8  00;  AM  Crouse  1  50;  Mrs  Ann 
Engl(»  1  35;  Hannah  KnouQ  85;  J  C  John- 
sou  1  60;  M  Dutton  50;  Mary  J  Petro  1  CO; 
I  M  Fouche  3  1  ;  I  P  Faidly  .50;  B  Blou/h 
3  30;  J  R  Fok:leSonger  4  33;  J  B  Shirk  1  60; 
R  B  Beard  1  0(':  F.  A  Brunner  10  00;  J  Kecb- 
ler  8  00;  1)  H>is»fl  16);  B  Lash  150;  MS 
Baum  1  .50;  J  M  Whltmer  4  81;  Jno  Glick 
1  60;  E  Auvil  1  60;  D  B  Teeter  1  CO;  il  Jaucs 
1  70;  3  Stutsman  1  O'l;  A  Dif-hl  4  80;  D  W 
Shivfly  7  80;  I  J  Thomas  1  60;  G  W  Taylor 
1  00;  Joe  Shank  8  :0;  I  Price  1  60;  J  Stude- 
b.kdr3  35;  S  Shell'r  3  00;  J  B  Ellenberuer 
7  30;   M  Huhf  30. 


No  use  ofany  longer  taking  the  largo, 
lepulsive,  grijiing,  drastic  anJ  tiausooiis 
pil!.^,  coin  posed  of  crude  and  bulky  in- 
gredieiit.s,  and  put  up  in  cheap  wood  or 
paste-board  boxes,  when  we  can,  by  a 
careful  application  of  chetuical  .science, 
extract  all  the  cathartic  and  other  uiedic- 
in-1  properties  frota  the  most  valuable 
roots  and  herbs,  and  concentrate  them 
into  a  luinutc  Granule,  .scarcely  hirger 
than  a  mustard  seed,  that  can  be  readily 
swallowed  by  tliose  of  the  most  sensitive 
Rtomachs  and  fastiuiims  tastes.  ]!]ach  of 
Dr.  Pierce's  Pleasant  Purgative  Pellets 
represents,  in  a  most  concentrated  form, 
as  much  cathartic  power  as  is  emb<;died 
in  any  of  the  large  pills  found  for  sale  in 
the  drug  stores.  From  their  wonderful 
cathartic  power,  in  proportion  to  their 
S'ze,  people  who  have  not  tried  them  are 
apt  to  suppose  that  they  are  harsh  or 
drastic  in  (slfect,  but  such  is  not  at  all  tho 
case,  the  different  active  medicinal  prin- 
ciples of  which  they  r.re  compo.sed  being 
so  hariuoijizt;d,  one  by  the  others,  as  to 
produce  a  most  searching  and  thorough, 
yet  gently  and  kindly  operating  cathartic. 
The  Pellets  are  sold  by  dealers  in  iuedi~ 
cines. 


THE  SUN. 


will  be  full  of  enteitaining  and  appropriate 
ren'ing  of  every  sort,  hut  will  print  nothing 
to  olftnd  the  most  scrupulous  and  delicate 
ta&te.  It  will  always  contain  the  most  in- 
teresiitw  itoiK -J  and  romances  of  tho  day, 
carefully  knocied  ai'd  legibly  piinted. 

The  Agriinliuial  Depatttnei't  is  a  promj- 
nenl  feature  in  the  VVEEKIA'  S(jN,  and  its 
articles  will  uNays  br.  found  f:csli  and  use- 
ful to  the  furmrr. 

The  number  of  ineu  iucepeudent  in  politics 
is  iucrea^ina,  and  tne  V/KEKLY  SUN  is 
their  paper  especially.  It  bclongfc  to  no 
party,  and  obeys  uo  dicta' ion.  conteudiiig  for 
principle,  and  for  the  election  of  the  tiest 
men.  It  exposes  the  corrujnion  that  dis- 
graces the  eoiintri  aud  ihieaieus  the  over- 
throw ol  repn  ■lican  instiluiions.  It  ha^  uo 
fear  of  knavts,  aud  seeks  no  favo  s  from 
their  supporters. 

The  markets  of  every  kind  are  regu- 
larly  reported  in  its  columns. 

The  price  of  the  WEEKLY  SUN  is  one 
dollar  a  year  for  a  ihcPt  of  eight  pages,  and 
flfty-tix  coiurans.  As  this  !)urely  pays  the 
expt-nses  of  paper  aud  printing,  we  are  not 
able  to  make  any  discount  or  allow  any  pre- 
mium to  friends  who  may  make  special 
elfjris  to  exu".jd  its  circnlati'>n.  Under  tho 
new  law,  which  rrquires  p,iym<-nt  of  postage 
in  advance,  one  dcllar  a  year,  with  twwnty 
cents  the  cost  of  prepaid  postage  added,  is 
the  rate  of  subseti^iiioa.  It  is  not  ueeesssiy 
to  g:;t  up  a  club  iu  order  to  have  the 
WEEKLY  SUN  at  tljis  rale-  Any  one  who 
sends  oiif  dollar  aud  twenty  cents  will  gel 
the  paper,  postpaid  for  a  year. 
',      We  have  no  iiaveliug  agents. 

:  THE  WEEKLY  SUN  —Eight  pages,  Sfty- 
six  columns.  Oniy  $1  20  a  year,  postage 
prepaid.     No  diecoiints  (roiu  this  rate. 

THE  DAILY  SUN.— A  large  four-page 
newspaper  of  twenty-eight  coluruns.  l.)aily 
cireuiation  over  130,000.  All  the  news  for  3 
cento.  Sub».cription,  postage  prepaid,  55 
cents  a  month,  or  40.50  a  year.  To  elubs  of 
10  or  over,  a  discount  of  20  per  cent 
Adilress, 

THSi  SUN,  Kt>w  York  C!i|.y. 
8-61". 


Pure-fSred  Siight   Brtakuias. 

Pea  comb,  tiuc  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  corkercl  and  two  pallets, 
for  five  (15.00)  dollars.    Addrccf. 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


DAILY  AND  WEEKLY  FOR  1875. 

The  approach  of  the  Presidential  election 
gives  unusual  importance  to  the  events  and 
developments  of  1875.  We  sholl  endeavor 
to  describe  them  fully,  faithfully,  and  fear- 
lessly. 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  has  now  attained  a 
circulation  of  over  Bcveniy  thousand  copits. 
Its  readers  are  found  in  every  Stale  and 
Territory,  aud  its  final. ty  is  well  Known  to 
the  public.  We  bhaU  not  only  endeavor  to 
keep  it  fully  up  to  the  old  standard,  but  to 
improve  and  add  to  its  variety  and  power. 

THE  WEE-vLY  SUN  will  continue  to  he 
a  thorough  newspaper.  All  ihe  nevs  of  the 
day  will  be  found  in  it,  condensed  whea  ni  - 
important,  at  full  length  when  of  moment, 
and  always,  we  trust,  ireat^'d  in  a  clear,  in- 
teresting aud  instiuctive  manner. 

It  is  our  aim  to  make  the  WEEKLY  SUN 
the  best  lamily  uewspaper  ju  the  world,    it 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


NEWSrAPKll  COMMENT 

UPON    THE 

AMERICAN  NEWSPAPRR  ADVERTISING 
AGEMCY, 

CONDVCTEO  BT 

No.  41    I'auk  Kow, 

NEW  YORK. 


Astl'C  proprietors  of  the  C'Rt  nnd  most 
cxiuntivf  of  these  aRencii*  in  New  Yorl<, 
tlicv  aro  witll  (inalifled  to  furnish  iufortna- 
lioii.  T;;e  details  "f  the  work  transarted  by 
the  agency,  and  the  way  it  is  done,  the  per- 
fection of  the  8rran<?euicntfi  fo--  fa''i!iialing 
the  act  of  advc'tiBing  Ny  n-liivintc  ihc  adver- 
ti.-er  of  tronleand  expense,  aiid  lirinping 
before  liim  all  the  various  luediumfi  throujil.- 
oul  the  eoiiolry,  wiih  the  urcessary  knorl- 
edgc  pcitaiiiiujr  to  ih'-m,  art  m'wwu  with  a 
minutencps  'hat  leaves  nothintr  to  be  desired. 
All  iVe  particulars  resp'  ciinj;  the  character 
and  position  of  a  uewspaper  which  au  in- 
tending ariveitiser  desires  to  know  ate 
placed  before  biin  in  the  most  concise  form. 
— New  York  Times,  June  7ih,  187*. 

It  is  indeed  no  snrprite  that  their  hou«c  is 
so  prosperous,  and  that  they  a-'c  the  leailini; 
advertising  agents  in  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  more  of  miscellaneoue  adveriise- 
ments  from  this  firm,  than  to  rec-iT<r  the 
same  amount  made  up  of  one  'Urcct  from 
each  house  on  their  list.  The  commlnsion 
allowed  is  saved  by  lostcs.  as  they  I'ay 
every  cent  they  contrACt  for,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  the  ke>;i  ii;;:  of  one  open  ac- 
count with  such  a  lirra  if-  luaeh  pleasauler 
than  with  the  thousand  persons  whom  they 
Bend  us  adverliseineuts  for.  They  do  an 
lionorai'le,legit!m»le  bu»ir.<6B,on  a  i'U*iness 
bnsif,  If  l)uhlishers,  havlut,'  d-nliijfrs  with 
them,  want  auythi;!^'  ia  ih.ir  lini; — and  tlicy 
fui'ply  cverTtliinir  fiom  a  sprint:  bodkin  to  a 
cylinder  press, — typ-s,  inks  and  all,  they  fill 
their  orders  promptly,  at  manufacturers' 
piice6,and  we  can  say  that  «e  have  r«ei;ived 
the  hc't  newspaper  and  book  ink,  »v«r  fur- 
tisbcd  us,  and  at  a  lower  jirice  llun  wm  kver 
bought  for  (Isewhcre.  The  ''He|)ublitan" 
has  had  dealines  with  thii;  huus"  for  over 
b\x  years,  and  in  all  that  time,  we  never 
have  had  any  reason  to  complain  of  our 
treatmect. — .VIeiideu  (Conn.)Uepublicau. 

Are,  without  doubt,  theluadia  ^  Advcitis 
Ing  Apcnts  in  the  United  Stat;  s,  atid.  there- 
fore, of  the  wot  Id.  Th-y  have,  by  the  fre.-, 
literal  ai;d  yet  well  diie ■led  use  of  money, 
bu.lt  themselves  up  in  llie  •slfem  of  the 
leading  (lublishets  a>d  advxniseis  of  the 
continent,  and  by  an  unu»ual  energy  h»ve 
Buccci-dcd  in  prrf'Cting  iu  every  detail  a 
business  that  more  than  an>thint;  bl«e  li>lls 
of  ihe  irrowth  and  i"iipoila"ce  of  the  cew«- 
I'sper  business. — Memphis  (Ttiiu.)  Appeal. 

Their  bnsinr'BS  hss  jjrowu  to  be  something 
enortnouB.  Every  taper  ie  ihe  conr't'y  is 
on  file  at  thrif  ofTiee,  awcj  il  is  »o  uucoin- 
mon  thinjj  for  them  to  receive  a  mail  of  Uf- 
t'.(  n  or  iweniy  husheUof  uewsp»per» — Nor- 
walk,  Conn.,  Gazette. 

Have  comt'lete'.y  systeir.alizrd  the  busl- 
nesti,  and  after  fi-e  years' expn  ienco  we  can 
truthfully  slate  that  we  Ond  the  firm  to  bo 
prompt,  courteous,  comiiiCT.— Orayville, 
ilia. I  ludepciidcut. 

They  can  b«  relied  upon  in  every  way,  be- 
ing worthy  of  ioipllcil  confldeucc. — New  Or- 
IcauB,  La.)  I'ricc  currcut. 


VVhila  advancing  their  own  interests,  ad- 
vance also  those  of  every  publisher.— South 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Progress. 

The  trustworthy  buslnesB  character  and 
enterprise  Is  well  reflected. — Utica,  N.  Y., 
Herald. 

Have  completely  systematized  the  busi- 
ness.—Grigij*T'"e,  Ills.,  Reflector, 


■r»  Advertisers. 

All  persons  who  contemplate  making  con- 
tracts with  uewspapers  for  thi  insertion  of 
advertisements  should  send  25  ct-<.  to 

tJKO   V.  ROWELL  .t  CO., 
No.  4'  Pa-k  Row,  N.  T  ,  for  their  One  Hun- 
nKEo    PiCD    I'iMi'liLBT,  containing  lists  of 
3000  newspapers  aud    estimates,    showing 
the  cost  of  advertising. 
49-tf. 

Ag4>utM  Wauted, 

To  sell  Btiff.ilo  Robes  on  commission.  For 
particulars  address  with   stamp. 

.1.  S.  FLORY, 
49  2m.        Buflfalo,  Weld  Co  ,  Colorado. 

WAI'KK  WflEKI.! 

THE      "BEERS"     WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  waterr  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  i«  just  irapioved  aud  will    use   one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  l«r  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beeus  it  Sows, 
(locolumas,  Juniata,  (Jo.,  Pa. 

BliillS,  GA.NGLER  ifc  t.-'O0KE. 

Sclens  Grove,  Snyder  Go.,  P«. 


ValuisbSe  Farm  For  K»l«. 

A  farm  containinji  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  PeEu'a,  two  anj  cne-balf  miles 
Rontli  of  Donegal  on  counxy  line  road,  .\hout 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  crciard  and  also  stone  coal. 
Tl.'c  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
hoiite  with  Cfcllar  under  it,  a  large  bauk  barn 
wi^h  all  n'ctt  •■8iy  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  house  ;  church  not 
a  <iuarler  of  a  mile  tnd  school  house  cou- 
V"i:ient ;  grist  aud  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  .Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  MEfEus. 

21-lf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


FA  KM   FOK  (SALK, 

Adjoining  tlu  town  of  Bruceton,  and  on'y 
one  mile  west  of  the  town  of  Biaudouville, 
Preston,  W.  Va.,  coulainin.,  300  aciee,  one 
half  of  which  is  cultivated,  with  lirpe  two- 
story  Biick  House,  large  Bank  Bit  n.  Tenant 
House  and  other  liuilJiiigs.  Also  t.vo  gool 
orchards  The  faitn  is  in  one  of  the  best 
ueiyhbo'hoods  in  this  county,  co:i»cnient  to 
Mills,  Faciotias.  SchooU,  Churches,  etc. 
The  '■  Brethren ■'  have  a  large  and  well-nr- 
gaiiized  church  within  a  few  miles  of  this 
]d.icc.  The  country  is  healthy,  land  pro- 
ductive. Lime  and  Coal  iu  abuudanee.  Will 
five  ,  08-es(lou  on  tt.e  first  of  April  next, 
or  further  in  (bt  tnvtion  call  upon,  or  ad- 
dress, JOHN  C  KORMAN, 

Bruceton  Mill', 
7-4t8  Fruiilou  Co  ,  W.  Va, 


THE    ECLIPSE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPaOVED 
rOKTAULE    FARM   ENGINE. 

Ai.so,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
Boilers,  8aw-MilU,  etc. 

For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  addresB 
Frlck  A  Co., 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 


I.iive  Au;eut!*  \V)kiit««l. 

To  soil  DR.  CHASE'S  RECIPEts  :  OR,  IN- 
FORMATION FOR  EVERYBODY,  in  every 
County  iu  the  Utiilei  Staiis  and  Canadas. 
Eularged  by  the  Publisher  to  C4S  pages.  Il 
contains  over  2,000  household  recipes,  nnd  is 
sui'cd  10  c!l  classes  and  coudiliotis  of  socie- 
ty. A  wonderful  book  and  a  houscho'ild 
necessity,  it  Solla  at  sight.  Greatest  in- 
dncumeuts  ever  ofTeicd  to  book  agents. 
Sair.ple  coides  sent  by  mail  pos'-pai  1,  for  *2. 
Eiclu»iv«  territory  given.  Agents  more 
ihtu  double  their  money.  Address,  D**. 
C;iAiE'S  STEAM  PRINTING  HOUSE 
ANN  AKBOK,  MICH. 
4y-Sm. 


Nou-Csuluruiity  to  the  ^Vorl<l  — 

215  pas«s.  Evciy  professor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  po-,t-paid,  75 
cents  ;  pur  dozen,  $8.      Address, 

M.  M.  ESIIELMAN, 

6-tf.  Lanark, Carroll  Co  ,  Ills. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


Tim  Chiluhen's  Pai'RR  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated ',  a;:ir  for  the  young  folks.  The  oiily 
paper  for  chiMrcn  published  among  the 
Brothel  hood  aud  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  a.")  c«ni8  per  yar.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Pai.hst  nb  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  recxipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KiKtz, 

2  tf.  Puland,  M»hoHiug  f'o.,  0. 


l*MN«ovvr  and  Lurd'N  Kupper. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Brek. 
It  contains  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  inspi  ed  writers  ;  the  typicfl  charac- 
ter of  the  J«wi3h  Passover  and  its  fulfilloient 
InChiist;  the  institution,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  work  contaitis  258  piges,  and 
is  neatly  bound  in  flue  English  cl^th. 
Price,  .'^inglc  copy,  by  mail,  fl.t'O;  per 
dozen,  by  <  xjiress,  JS  00. 

Address :  J.  W.  Bgku, 
M  ycrsdalc, 

35.  gomuisiA  Co.,  Pa. 


C.  F.  C.     Vol.  XI 


.  .*» ««""« •?«« 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMFS  <)IT|KTER. 


'■Jf  ye  love  mc,  keep  my  con.wavclrnents." — JESrs. 


At  ij^l  60  Ver  Annnm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  FA.,  TUESDAY,  MAR.  9,  1875.        Vol.  II.  No.  10. 


Uo  IVot  Grt  Tlie  Blues. 


Trip  lijrhlly  over  trouble  ; 

Tiip  lightly  over  wrong  ; 
Wo  only  mako  grief  donble 

By  dwelling  on  it  long. 
Why  clasp  woe'»  hand  so  lightly  ? 

Why  sigh  o'er  blossoms  derjd  ? 
Why  cling  to  forms  unsightly  ? 

Why  not  seek  joy  instead  ? 

.Trip  lightly  over  sorrow  ; 

Though  all  the  day  be  dark, 
The  sun  may  shine  to-morrow, 

And  gaily  f  Ing  the  lark  ; 
Fair  hopes  have  not  departed, 

Tliongh  roses  may  have  fled  ; 
Then  never  be  down-heactcd. 

But  lock  for  joy  instead. 

Trip  lightly  over  sadnQSs  ; 

Stand  not  to  rail  at  doom  ; 
We've  pearls  to  string  of  gladness, 

Oa  this  side  of  the  tomb  : 
While  stars  arc  nightly  shining, 

And  the  heaven  is  overhead. 
Encourage  not  repiLing, 

Bui  look  for  joy  Instead. 

Scleded. 


For. the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
K<>|>piittkuce. 


BY  NOAH   LONCIANECKER, 


'•He  found  no  jilace  of  rejientance,  though 
he  sough,  it  can  fully  with  tears." 

Repentance  implies,  in  a  theological 
sense,  a  change  of  ihouf;lit,  mind,  pur- 
poses, opinions  and  inclination-, ;  and 
where  tiiis  takes  islace,  iliore  is  a  com- 
plete charige  in  the  conduct ;  for  tiiought 
moves  the  mind,  and  miud  moves  the 
body. 

Prior  to,  and  in  connection  with,  this 
change,  there  is  a  rccci)iion  of  divine 
knowledge  and  wi.-doni,  as  well  as  a  thor- 
ougii  c('ntiition  lor  sin.  The  term,  ?e- 
pnilnnce,  as  li und  in  the  sentence  that 
heads  thibaiiiuie,  implies  no  more  than  a 


change  of  mind  or  purpose.  Huferencc 
is  here  made  to  E-au  seeking  a  change 
of  mind  or  purpose  in  his  father  Isaac, 
so  as  to  revoke  the  blessing  which  ho 
conferred  on  Jacob  ;  but  I.saac  answered 
him  :  "1  have  blessed  him  ;  yea,  and 
he  shall  be  blessed."  He  would,  no 
doubt,  have  reversed  the  blessinir,  if 
truth  and  justice  would  have  permitted- 
There  was  a  proper  and  legal  way,  so  to 
speak,  in  which  to  convey  the  blessing  re- 
ferred to,  from  father  to  son  ;  and  as 
Isaac  had  ob.served  this,  it  was  impossible 
to  revcr.jcit. 

When  Esau  learned  that  his  father 
could  not  reverse  the  blessing,  "he  cried 
with  a  gre:it  and  exceeding  bitter  cry, 
and  said  unto  his  father,  Bless  me,  even 
me  also,  O  my  father  !"  But  "be  found 
no  place  of  repentance,  though  he  sought 
it  carefully  with  tears." 

In  order  to  get  a  proper  import  of  the 
text,  it  may  be  necessary  to  notice  the 
blessing  referred  to  in  the  text  more  fully. 
The  blessing  that  Esau  sought  with  tears 
was  that  of  the  birth-right.  "The  first-, 
born,  in  patriarchal  times,  1st,  Had  a 
right  to  the  priesthood,  Exod.  19:22; 
2nd,  And  a  double  portion  of  all  the 
father's  possessions,  Deut.  21:17;  3rd, 
And  was  lord  over  his  brethren,  Gen. 
26:29.37;  49:3;  4ih,  And  in  the  family 
of  Abraham,  the  first  born  was  the  very 
source  whence  the  "Messiah,  as  the  Re- 
deemer of  the  world,  and  the  church  of 
God,  was  to  spring.  Farther,  5th,  The 
first-tjorn  had  the  right  of  conveying 
special  blessings  and  privileges  when  h;; 
came  to  die.  See  the  case  of  Isaac  and 
his  two  sons,  .Tac  ib  and  E<au,  in  the 
history  to  which  the  apo-tle  alludes-. 
Gen.  27,  and  that  of  Jacob  and  his 
twelve  sons,  Gen.  49.  In  short,  "the 
rights  of  priuiogeniture  were  among  the 
most  noble,  honorable,  and  spiritual,  in 
the  ancient  world." — Clurkc. 

It  is  plain  from  Gen.  27,  that  more 
than  temporal  blessings  were  included  in 
the  birlh  ri^ht  o''  Eau  ;  fir  according  to 
Gen.  27:28,39,  E.au  received  the  bless- 
ing of  "the  latness  of  the  earth,  and  ol 
the  dew  of  heaven  Ima!  above,"  a.s    well 


as  Jacob ;  and  more  than  this,  according 
to  verse  40th,  there  would  be  a  timo 
when  the  elder  should  have  dominion, 
and  break  off  the  yoke  from  his  neck. 
Read  al.so  2nd  Chron.  21:8,10. 

But  the  promise  that  was  given  to 
Abraham  was  of  a  higher  nature,  and 
embraced  great  spiritual  blessings.  And 
that  promise  could  only  be  given  to  one. 
It  was  the  nromise  of  the  blessed  seed, 
in  whom  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
should  be  blessed  ;  namely,  Christ,  which 
is  the  substance  of  the  law  and  prophets. 
This  was  the  blessincr  that  Esau,  the 
elder,  or  first  born  of  I.-^aac,  would  have 
been  entitled  to,  had  it  not  been  that  he 
sold  the  right  of  his  birth-right  to  Jacob, 
"for  one  morsel  of  meat."  Is  it  any 
wonder  that  Paul  calls  him  a  "profane 
person,"  when  for  one  mess  of  pottage, 
he  sold  the  right  of  primogeniture,  and 
thus  alienated  from  himself  and  family, 
those  great  spiritual  blessings?  It  is 
true  that  E<au  was  very  sorry  for  it  af- 
terward, and  would  have  Isaac  to  change 
his  purpose  and  reverse  the  blessing,  but 
it  was  too  late. 

"When  he  would  have  inherited  the 
blessing,  he  was  rejected  ;  for  he  found 
no  place  of  repentance,  though  he  sought 
it  carefully  with  tears."  The  opportun- 
ity of  obtaining  the  bles-^ing  was  offeied 
to  him,  but  he  "despised"  it.  Now,  he 
might  repent  of  his  profanity,  and  obtain 
forgiveness  from  God,  but  all  this  could 
not  restore  the  blessing  to  him.  It  was 
one  of  those  lost  opportunities,  that  could 
never  more  be  restored.  Although 
Isaac  desired  very  much  that  Esau  should 
have  the  blessing,  yet  E-;au  found  no  re- 
pin^ance  in  his  father  lo  chLngc.  And 
although  "Isaac  trembled  very  exceed-' 
'"gb')"  3'ct  he  had  to  say:  "I  have 
blesse<i  him  ;  yea,  and  he  shall  be 
blessed." 

I  do  not  believe  that  this  one  act  of 
Esau  fixed  his  eternal  destiny,  but  he 
certainly  caiue  short  of  a  great  blessing 
in  tb.is  life.  15iit  let  us  rennjuiher  while 
we  coiidcnin  j'l-au  lor  his  profane  con- 
duct, that  his  was  one  if  those  many 
cases  that  received  their  just  recompense 


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ot'ic-wyrd,  wliicli  "tl>inf;s  iuippcticd  uiilo 
iliem  for  eusuiuplcs  :  and  ilii-j'  ii"e  writ- 
ten  for  our  aduionitioii,  upon  whotu  the 
cnda  of  the  world  arc  come."  Paul  re- 
furs  to  the  circumstance  of  K-.iu  as  iui 
cxiniple  of  warning  to  u^4  to  he  "lookin.c 
diligently,  lest  any  man  fail  of  the  grnce 
of  God."  EsauV,  was  one  of  tlio.sc  many 
sins,  which,  although  God  may  pardon 
them,  we  can  never  revoke,  or  call  hack. 
(>od  lias  in  reservation  for  us  all,  great 
blessings ;  and  he  gives  us  time  and  op- 
l)ortunity  to  .secure  them,  but  time  and 
opportunity  wait  lor  no  man  ;  and  the 
wise  man  has  truly  said,  that  "to  every 
thing  there  is  a  season,  and  a  time  to 
every  pur|)0se  under  the  heaven."  "But 
know  thou,  that  for  all  these  things  God 
will  b;  ing  thee  into  Judgment." 

It  was  my  object  when  I  took  up  ihc 
subject,  at  the  head  of  this  article,  to  no 
tice  some  of  those  crimes,  which,  although 
God  may  pardon  them,  yet  he  will  never 
revoke  his  word,  for  "God  is  not  a  man, 
that  he  should  lie  ;  neither  the  Sun  of 
man,  that  he  should  repent :  hath  he 
said,  and  shall  he  not  do  it?  Or  hath  he 
ppoken,  and  shall  he  not  make  it  good?' 
1  know  that  Moses  declared  that  "it  re-, 
pented  the  Lord  that  he  had  made  man 
on  the  earth;"  and  that  the  Lord  de- 
clared unto  Samuel,  'it  repontcth  me 
that  I  have  set  up  Saul  to  be  king." 
But  while  with  man,  repentance  is  the 
changing  of  the  will,  with  (Jod  it  is  the 
willing  to  change.  And  this  willingness 
to  change,  is  only  to  "change  a  purpose 
according  to  conditions  already  laid  down, 
or  mentally  purpo.-red." 

When  God  set  up  Saul  as  king,  he  in- 
tei)d(dto  establisii  his  kingdom,  if  he 
were  obcdien!  ;  hut  he  was  disobedient, 
and  therefore  'dod  changed  his  purpose, 
and  the  Uingdoni  was  not  estahli.Nhcd  in 
his  family.  When  (xO'i  created  man,  he 
intended  that,  he  should  live  forever,  if 
he  were  obedient;  tuan  was  disobedient, 
and  God  changed  his  purpo.'-ie,  and  man 
died.  Let  these  remaiks  suffice,  and  I 
wi:l  notice  some  of  those  irrevocable 
bins. 

The  first  is  parental  neglect.  "Chil- 
dren are  a  heritage  from  the  Lord  :  and 
the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his  reward." 
I'salin  127:3.  The  wise  man  declared, 
"train  up  a  child  in  the  way  lie  should 
go  ;  and  when  he  is  old,  he  will  not  de- 
part from  it."  Paul  writes:  "Ye  fath- 
er.", provoke  not  your  children  to  wrath  : 
but  biing  them  up  in  the  nurture  and  ad- 
monition of  the  Jiord. "  "Thou  shall 
teach  them  diligently  unto  thy  children, 
mid  shalt  talk  of  them  when  thou  sittest 
in  thine  house,  and  when  thou  walkest 
by  the  way,  and  when  thou  liest  down, 
and  whet)  thou  rise.'t  up."  "It  was  the 
sentiment  of  a  great  man,  that  should 
the  wor.^t  of  titnes  arrive,  and  magistracy 
and  ministry  were  both  to  fail,  yet,  if 
parents  would  uijt  be  faithful  to  their 
trust,  pure  religior,  pould  not  fail  to  be 
banded  down  to  jioattcity.  both  in  its 
ibriu  and  in  itH  myvQy,"     The  family  is 


one  of  the  great  institutions  of  God  for 
the  proiuotion  of  the  Christian  religion. 
Family  religion  is  .strongly  enforced  in 
the  Bible,  and  if  it  were  properly  attend- 
ed to,  wc  would  soon  have  a  better  cliurch 
society,  as  well  as  a  great  reformation  in 
civil  society.  The  family  is  the  nursery 
of  the  Church  and  State.  In  general, 
parents  begin  the  education  oi"  their 
cliildren  too  late.  They  should  kno*  the 
Holy  Scriptures  from  childhood.  The 
inipte.s&ions  for  God,  Christ  and  heaven, 
should  be  made  on  thf:ir  minds  as  soon 
as  they  are  capable  of  being  taught.  I'a- 
reiiial  care  must  include  the  body  as  well 
as  the  .soul.  Neither  can  be  ueglecied 
without  great  sin. 

'If  any  provide   not  for   his  own,  and 
especially  tor  those  of   his  own  house,  he 
hath  denied  the  I'aith,  and  i,s  worse  than 
an  infidel  "       Parents,   thefc   is    a  great 
duty  resting  uj>on  us,  and    God  gives  u^ 
time  and  opportunity  to    perform  it.     A 
family  altar  must  be  erected.     The  good 
old  family  Bible    must    be  there.       (Jod 
waits,  and  must  be  entreated  to  be  there 
by  his  Spirit  to  assist  and  bless.       IJegiu 
the  work  now,  the  opportunity  will    soon 
pa.ss  away,  and  will  no  more   return  for 
ever.     You  may   then  cry   bitterly,  and 
seek  the  conversion  of  your  children  with 
tears,  but  the   privilege  of  leading  them 
to  God,  that  you   once  po.sscsscd,  will  no 
more  be  yours,  and  tears  and  prayers  i.f 
tlieaiselvcs  will  never  save  any  one,  how-< 
ever  neeessaiy  in    their    place.       When 
your  children  are  grown  up  and  have  left, 
the  parental  roof,  you  may  wake  up  and 
discover  your  error  ;  and  then  in  the  an- 
guish of  yotir  soul  you  may   desire  your 
children  around   you    again,  so  that  you 
might  teach  them  the  duties  of  life,  and 
how  to  perform  them,  and  thereby  secure 
the  blessings  of  the  life  that    now  is,  and 
of  that  which  is  to  come  ;  that  you  might 
show  them  the  dangers  of  sin.  and  how  to 
escape  them  ;  but  oh  it  will  be  too  late  I 
The  work  of  forming  the    character  for 
your  children  is  completed;  the  founda- 
tion fur  time  and   eternity  is  laid.      It  is 
not  enough  that  1  try  to    save   my  own 
soul  ;  God  has  e;;trustcd   my  children  to 
my  care,  and  he  requires  me  to  labor  to 
bring  them  all  to  him.       Would  to  God 
that  he  could   say  of   all   parei.ts    as  he 
said  of  Abraham  ;  namely,  "I  know  hitu. 
that  ho  will  command  his  children   and 
his  household  after   him,  and    they  shall 
keep  the  way  of  the    Lord,  to  do  justice 
and  judgmetit."       May  God   help  us  to 
train  up  our  children  in  the  way  that  He 
wants  them  to  go,  so  that  it  must  not  be 
said  in  after  life,  they  found  no   i)lacc  of 
repentance,  though  they  sought  it  care- 
fully with  tears. 

In  close  connection  with  the  sin  of  par^ 
cuts  neglecting  their  children,  is  the  ir- 
revocable sin  of  cliildren  misspending 
their  youth.  How  many  of  us  have 
stpiandercd  a  good  portion  of  our  youth 
a.vay  in  idlenss  or  sleej).  There  was  a 
time  when  we  hud  the  opportunity  of  ob- 
taining a  pood  education,  and  ihftt  fr<?<;ly) 


and  most  of  our  parents  were  very  anx- 
ious th.'t  we  should  receive  it.  But  did 
We  improve  our  evenings  in  '.he  iiuprovc- 
nient  of  our  miud»?  And  when  our  par- 
ctits  went  to  a  grea:  sacrifice  of  obtaining 
u<  books  «nd  .sending  u^  to  Kchool,  beit;g 
willing  to  perform  tnc  labor  at  home  lo 
give  us  the  greater  advantage,  and  in- 
it'ad  of  improving  all  that  lituc  to  our 
good  Slid  to  the  joy  of  our  paroats,  wo 
(Uccivcd  ihein  ;  somrtimcs  by  silting 
idle  ;  then  again  by  talking  to  our  sch.nd 
fellow."^ ;  now  by  reading  afi'ititious  hlory, 
then  again  in  something  else.  Now.  we 
feel  very  sorrj-for  it,  and  say,  "Oh  !  if  I 
could  only  get  thoBC  school  day*  back 
again  ;  but  thev  are  t'oue  and  will  no 
more  return.  We  can  find  no  repentance 
in  God  to  change  the  cour.sc  of  nature 
and  restore  to  uh  our  youth  and  its  privil- 
cires  and  advantages.  We  are  created  in 
Chri-st  Jesus  unto  good  works ;  and  there 
are  a  great  many  opportunities  pre.Kentrd 
to  us  for  doing  good,  both  to  the  bodies 
and  souls  of  our  fellow  niortaU,  and  everv 
oi.eihat  we  permit  to  pass  by  uniuiprovcd, 
will  be  lost  forever. 

These,  with  a  number  of  other  '^ins 
that  wc  might  notice,  may  be  fcr^iveti 
unto  as  if  we  sincerely  repent,  but  il;c 
good  and  haiipine.ss  that  we  might  have 
.-.ecured,  botli  for  ourselves  and  our  fellow 
men,  is  lost,  is  irredeemable;  we^ran 
never  find  room  in  the  mind  of  Gyd  to 
change  and  renew  those  opportunities  to 
us,  although  wc  may  seek  them  carefully 
with  tears.  But  God  has  made  it  posni- 
ble  that  we  might  all  be  born  into  his 
family,  and  thus  receive  the  b!essii;g  of 
the  heavenly  birth  right  ;  to  be  "made 
kings  and  priests"  unto  God  ;  to  reeeive 
Cliiist  as  our  lledeeuicr  and  Saviour;  to 
have  heaven  with  ali  its  glory  and  yiehes 
as  ours ;  to  receive  the  full  blesting  of 
God  our  Father.  But  O.  how  many  fail 
of  all  this  grace  of  God  by  selling  their 
light  to  it  lor  the  pleasures  of  this  lilVI 
They  have  no  "respect  unto  the  reeotu- 
|)ense  of  the  reward;"  but  K-au  lik-", 
they  seek  the  gratification  of  their  carnal 
desires,  that  they  might  enjoy  the  pUivs- 
ures  of  sin  for  a  season  ;  but  the  tiino  will 
CUIUS  that  they  "will  seek  to  enter  in, 
and  sliall  not  be  able."  Then  "(hero 
shall  be  weeping,"  when  they  will  lind 
that  they  an  "find  no  place  of  repent'^ 
aiicc,  though  they  seek  it  carefully  with 
tears."  IMay  we  all  be  found  "looking 
diligently,  lest  any  man  fail  of  the  grace 
of  God.''* ^^ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Teuiperainentii. 


BY  D.  D.  P. 


I  have  been  a  reader  of  the  Vmilor,  at 
times,  since  !8.')1  ;  and,  also,  of  the  Com- 
j^tinioii,  since  1SG6.  I  have  never  seen 
anything  in  cither,  on  the  above  topic. 

iSinee  18G'J  I  have  tried  to  acquaint 
myself  on  this  .subject  and  have  found  it 
very  interesting.      Uut,   1  \?ould  raiLyt 


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hear  from  friend  Sharp,  or  souie  other 
one,  throufih  the  paper,  on  this  suljoct. 
So,  1  will  not  explain.  This  much  I  do 
bolieve,  I  hat  it  has  much  to  do  with  the 
success  or  failure  in  religious  or  secular 
affairs.  I  believe  that  niniiv  will  be  led 
to  learn  something  of  fjreat  benefit  to 
them  if  some  one  of  influence  will  ex- 
plain. 

Thi.s  is,  nkc  Dr.  Guard  sa}'.',  an  age  of 
mental  activities,  and  you  need  but  touch 
the  electric  wires  of  the  mind,  and  it  will 
produce  wonders.  IMy  idea  is,  that  if 
brethren  in  the  church  of  Christ  would 
understand  temperaments,  that  the.v, 
often,  would  not  give  offence  to  "little 
ones,"  as  ihej'  now  do;  and,  in  a  consis 
tory,  they  would  hear  with  the  infirmities 
of  the  weak.  "My  grace  is  sufficient  for 
thee,"  says  Chri^t  to  many  of  these  weak 
ones ;  while  ignorant  persons  say,  you 
must  measaro  up  to  the  standard  of 
brother  A.,  or  to  sister  B.,  or  I  cannot 
"bear"  will;  you. 

No  doubt  often  serious  results  spring 
from  a  latk  of  "knowledge."  Many  that 
desire  to  serve  God  in  ibis  appointed 
Way,  err  because  they  don't  know  better. 
Ah!  many  a  reader  of  this  will  think. 
O,  that  I  could  recall  that  rash  word! 
that  angry,  coritcmptible,  look !  that 
hasty  stroke  of  the  hand!  or  that  letter, 
written  whil;  the  brain  was  fevered  with 
anger!  TMEY  CANNOT  RECALL 
11'!  It  iri  c->m!non  property,  and  goes 
from  one  gossiper  to  the  other,  until  un- 
told mij^hief  is  done. 

A  knowledge  of  temperaments  would 
often  aid  people  in  orerlooking  and  for- 
getting wiiat.  has  occurred.  The  hand  of 
brotherly  kindness  would  be  stretched 
forth  and  "love"  would  C'lntinuc  "with 
out  dis.-iujulaiion  "  A  man  or  a  womasi 
should  know  the  nature  of  the  thing,  or 
things,  with  which  he  has  to  deal.  This 
liolds  good  with.huuian  beings,  as  well  as 
with  matter.  The  miller  knows  the  na 
ture  of  wheat,  corn,  oats,  plaster,  etc.; 
the  baker,  of  bread  ;  the  sculptor,  of 
marble  ;  the  potter,  of  clay  ;  the  smith, 
of  iron  ;  the  farmer,  of  soil;  the  eques- 
trian, of  the  horse  ;  the  doctor,  ot  dis 
cases;  and  the  (ircat  Shepherd,  ol  his 
sheep.  So  ou.vrht.  a  Christian  to  tinder- 
stand  fallen  human  nature,  so  that  he 
can  better  succeed  in  his  mission  and  be  a 
brighter  light. 

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For  the  Compajtiotj  and  Visitor. 
AiusI 


BY    C.  n     BALSDAUGH. 


Tea,  alas  for  the  being  made  ia  the 
i'mage  of  God  1  Multitudes  have  be- 
come BO  dfcbaaed  by  sin  as  to  deny 
the  Divine  existence  ;  arid  other  mul- 
titudes hotly  reuouiice  the  very 
properly  or  faculty  cf  their  nature 
wbicb  tPJibJts  ihiu  to  <;opcieve  of  a 


Supreme  Being,  viz.,  the  immortality 
of  moral  being. 

Tbe  mortality  of  the  soul;  soul- 
slfeping  in  tbe  intermediate  state ; 
a'lnibilation  of  the  wicked  1  Such  are 
the  pompous  nothings  asserted  in  the 
tract  you  scut  n;o  for  examination, 
entitled  "Can  you  believe?"  It  is 
seldom  that  I  have  met  with  so  much 
nonsense  packed  within  so  small  a 
compafls.  It  is  a  bundle  of  blind  as- 
fumpticns  and  glaring  inconsistencies, 
which,  but  for  the  a'vful  solemnity  of 
tbe  themes  would  be  simply  ridicu- 
lous. 

Annihilation  is  their  bobby,  and 
tbey  must  excogitate  some  premise 
that  allows  such  a  conclusion.  Tbe 
mortality  of  the  soul  is  the  grand  d*^- 
vico  to  meet  the  extremity.  If  man 
has  an  eternally  conscious  essence  in 
his  moral  constitution,  annihilation  is 
out  of  tbe  question.  Tbirf  point  must 
be  varuishe,d  with  the  show  of  reason 
at  all  hazards,  or  tbe  entire  super- 
structure will  not  even  get  beyond 
the  ^•phero  of  frost-work  to  tbe  dullest 
apprebension.  To  accomplish  this, 
the  Word  of  God  must  be  put  to  the 
rack  until  its  tortured  proof-texts  al- 
most groan  audibly  ;  reason  and  com- 
mon sense  must  be  put  to  the  blush, 
sufficiently  to  suggest  the  possibility 
of  an  origin  of  the  human  species  no 
higher  th.au  that  assigned  to  it  by  the 
quixotic  Darwin.  But  we  have  no 
uccdsion  to  reason  thus,  aia  has  sig- 
uifieaiice  enough  to  account  for  the 
debauched  mental  and  moral  condi- 
tion of  those  who  reject  an  intelligent 
first  cause,  and  those  who  deny  the 
imii'Ortality  of  the  beings  created  in 
tbe  image  of  the  uncreated  mind. 

There  is  not  tbe  faintest  intimation 
in  the  oracles  of  God  that  the  "Man 
Christ  Jesus"  derived  llis  immortal- 
ity from  His  Divinity.  He  was 
"made  like  unto  His  brethren."  He 
came  to  redeem  immortality,  and  not 
to  infuse  eternal  existence  unto  a 
race  who  had  no  higher  dignity,  as  to 
the/ac<  of  being,  than  toads,  tadpoles, 
and  oysters  !  Tbe  capitals  and  italics 
of  tbe  tract  are  not  needed  ;  the  mean- 
ing is  sufficiently  horrible  without 
additional  emphasis.  Let  these  busy 
cavilers  coufiae  themselves  to  tbe 
task  of  demonstrating  the  possibility 
of  the  Divine  approach  and"  in  being 
in  a  crealur.3  devoid  of  immortality. 
Buluani's  asa  was  every  whit  as  good 
a  subject  of  (uspiraticiu,  constitution- 
aUy,  as  Daniol  or  Isaiah,  if  maa  ia  not 
egfceatitillj     imu)ortBl.      One     et«'p 


further  ia  the  argument  against  man's 
eternity  of  being,  and  Jehovah  him- 
self is  reduced  to  a  Mollusc,  or  some- 
thing inferior  still,  thus  giving  the 
whole  Geld  to  the  "filthy  dreamers" 
who  deny  tbe/ac-i  of  immortality  ia 
any  being. 

When  an  argument  or  proposition 
so  unmistakably  involves  its  own 
refutation,  it  would  be  supererogation 
to  enter  into  a  critical  examination  of 
tbe  various  points.  To  class  a  being 
with  the  brutes  who  is  capable,  as  a 
sinner,  to  conceive  of  God  as  a  Moral 
Governor,  and  as  immortality  abso- 
lute, is  tbe  conaumation  of  folly.  No 
immortality  in  man,  none  in  God. 
Man  is  the  counterpart  of  the  moral 
nature  of  God,  and  this,  without  im- 
mortality, is  a  mytb. 


Selected  for  the  Companion. 
I&lclies  ol  Jenuii. 

0  my  soul !  dignified  with  God'a 
image,  redeemed  by  Christ'^  blood, 
betrothed  by  faith,  enriched  by  the 
Spirit,  adorned  with  graces,  ranked 
with  angels — .love  him  by  whom  thou 
art  so  much  beloved  !  Be  intent  on 
Him  who  is  intent  on  thee  ;  seek  Hiiu 
who  seeketh  thee  ;  love  Him  who 
loveth  thee — whose  lovo  anticipates 
these,  and  is  its  cause  !  He  has  all 
merit.  He  is  thy  reward,  He  is  the 
vision,  and  the  end  I  Be  earnest 
with  the  earnest,  pure  with  the  pure, 
holy  with  the  holy  I  What  thou 
shouldest  appear  before  God,  that 
should  God  appear  to  thee !  He  who 
is  kind  and  gentle  and  of  great  com- 
passion, requires  the  meek,  the  kind, 
the  bumble,  and  compassionate.  Love 
Him  who  drew  thee  from  tbe  lake  of 
misery  and  from  the  miry  clay. 
Choose  Him  for  thy  friend  above  all 
friends,  who,  when  those  art  bereft  of 
all  things,  can  alone  remain  to  thee. 
In  the  day  of  thy  burial,  when  every 
friend  is  gone.  He  will  not  forsake, 
but  will  defend  tboe  from  drowning 
foes,  lead  thee  to  the  streets  of  the 
heavenly  Zion,  and  place  tbee  with 
angels  in  the  presence  of  HisMojoety, 
where  thou  shall  hear  the  angelic 
melody,— Holy,  holy,  holy  1  Tber« 
is  the  chant  of  gladness,  there  is  tb« 
voice  of  exultation  and  salvation,  of 
thanksgiving  and  praise,  and  perpet- 
ballelujahs  !  There  is  bliss  and  8U- 
pcrminent  glory  \— Augustine. 


Tbe 


laet  words  of  Horace 
."Mau,  God.  Duty." 


Maou 


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Clilfle  Mildl)-  tilt)  Krrliii;> 


en/.ECTBD  BY  MAHY  V,  EARLY. 


CbMc  mildly  ihc  errinp, 

Kind  language  endears  ; 
Grief  follows  the  sinfnl. 

Add  not  to  thuir  tears. 
Avoid  with  reproaches 

FrcBh  pain  to  bestow  ; 
The  heart  wbich  Is  stricken, 

Needs  never  a  blow. 

Chide  mildly  the  errlof;. 

Jeer  not  at  their  f^ll  ; 
If  stsEigth  were  but  human, 

Uow  weakly  were  all. 
What  mftr-»rl  that  footsteps 

Should  wander  astray  ! 
What  tempests  o'er  shadow 

Life's  weaiUome  way  ! 

Chide  mildly  the  cirlng, 

Entreat  them  wiih  care  ; 
Their  natures  are  mortal, 

They  need  not  despair. 
We  all  have  some  frailty, 

We  all  are  unwise, 
And  the  grace  which  redeems  us 

Must  come  from  the  skies. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie    Jt'wiiih    l*as»«oTer    uud    tbe 
Itord'a  $iupi»er. 


BY  B.  F.  KOONS. 


There  id  not  a  subject  set  forth  in  the 
Scriptures  of  divine  tru(  I)  that  is  ruore 
misrepresented  :iad  Ics.-i  understood,  than 
the  Lord'^i  Supper. 

Thissui)ject  has  been  commented  upon 
80  i.f;en,  that  it  may  be  petting  stale  witii 
some  ;  but,  dear  reader,  it  is  an  import- 
ant matter ;  it  is  one  of  I  he  ordinances 
instituted  by  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ,  to  be  observed  by  iiis  children  in 
tlie  chuicli  militant,  and  it  is  a  type  of 
that  great  hui)per,  which  John,  the  lie v- 
clator  !<peaks  oi',  which  is  to  be  eaten  in 
the  cliurch  trium|ihant,  when  the  Ijord 
of  li^ht  and  glory  shall  come  forth  and 
gird  himself,  and  make  his  children  to 
hit  down  to  meat,  and  he  will  serve  them. 
"lilcHscd  are  they,  which  ar;  called  unto 
the  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb." 

And  wlien  he  said  to  his  loving  apos- 
tles, just  bclore  he  was  delivered  into  the 
hands  of  those  wicked  Jews,  "If  ye  know 
these  things,  happy  are  ye  if  ye  do 
them,"  referring  to  the  tilings  he  had 
just  been  giving  tiiem  an  example  of,  he 
certainly  included  the  Lord's  Supper ; 
and  why  it  is,  that  this  holy  ordinance  is 
disregarded  by  so  uiany  profetsing  to  be 
God's  people,  is  a  mystery  wc  are  not 
able  to  solve. 

It  certainly  cannot  be  because   it  is  not 

rlainly    taught   and    commanded    in  the 
loly  Scripture?,  for  there  is  not  a  plainer 
command  in  all  of  God's   written   word, 


than  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  yet  th<  re 
are  so  few  that  seem  to  properly  under- 
stand it. 

It  might  be  asked  by  some,  who  are 
unacquainted  with  this  subject,  why  it  is 
that  there  are  so  many  professing  to  bo 
God's  people,  and  to  be  governed  by  his 
holy  law,  and  yet  tlioy  disregard  this  sac- 
red institution.  Just  ask  one  of  those 
people  their  reason  for  not  keeping  this 
ijidiiiaiicc  and  see  how  readily  they  will 
answer  you  that  this  is  nothing  but  the 
old  Jewish  Passover,  and  that  they  are 
not  living  under  the  Mosaic  law. 

Hut,  my  dear  friends,  1  ask  you  in  the 
name  of  the  holy  ciiild  Je»us,  to  pause 
and  think  well  upon  this  matter  before 
passing  sentence  against  one  of  God's 
holy  ordinances  so  rashly.  Whv  is  it, 
that  you  are  so  ready  to  conclude  that 
this  was  the  Jewish  Passover'?  Have 
you  arrived  at  this  conclusion  fnnu  a 
c ireful  investigation  of  tho  subject';'  or 
did  you  hear  your  preacher,  or  some  one 
else,  say  so,  and  you  concluded  they 
ought  to  know,  and  hence  you  took  it  for 
grantC'i  that  it  was  so"?  If  ihiv  be  the 
case  with  any  of  vou,  my  dear  readers, 
I  entreat  you,  in  the  name  of  the  great 
Head  of  the  church,  to  go  with  me  into 
an  investigation  of  this  subject,  and  we 
will  see  whether  this  was  the  Jewish  Pass 
over  or  not. 

The  evidences  recordf'd  in  the  Scrip- 
tures of  divine  truth,  showing  that  this 
was  not  the  Jewish  Passover,  are  so  num- 
erous that  space  will  not  permit  to  treat 
U'  on  (hem  all,  but  wc  will  notice  only  a 
few  of  the  most  prominent  of  these  Scrip- 
tures, and  hope  they  may  itovo  an  in- 
centive to  a  more  thorough  investigation 
of  the  subject,  by  tho  candid  and  earnest 
seeker  r.fier  the  truth. 

Our  first  propo.sition  is  that  this  sup 
per  Christ  kept  with  his  twelve  apostles, 
was  not  the  Jewish  Passover,  from  the 
fact  that  he  was  crucified  and  buried 
before  the  time  that  the  Passover  could 
have  been  lawfully  eaten,  and  hence  to 
have  Christ  keeping  the  Passover  before 
the  time  set  Icrlh  in  the  law  that  it 
should  be  kept,  would  be  in  direct  oppo- 
sition to  his  holy  mission,  and  would 
make  him  a  transgressor  of  the  law;  and 
he  emphatically  declares  that  he  did  not 
come  to  destroy  or  disannul  the  law,  but 
to  fulfill. 

But  some  may  say,  if  he  came  to  fulfill 
the  law,  he  must  have  necessarily  kept 
the  Passover,  as  enjoined  by  the  law. 
Our  answer  to  this  objection  is,  that  ho 
had  i'ulfillcd  this  part  of  the  law  previous 
to  this  lime  ;  the  time  had  arrived  for 
him  to  cease  obedience  to  tlie  law,  and 
his  mission  now  was  the  ushering  in  of  a 
new  code  of  laws  and  ordinances  for  the 
gospel  dispensation. 


fl^ick  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  first  month, 
Ni>an,  and  to  be  kept  uj)  until  the  four- 
teenth day  of  that  month,  and  it  was  to 
be  killed  on  the  fourteenth  day,  (2  Chron. 
oo;!.)  in  the  evening,  at  the  going  down 
of  the  sun,  (Dent.  )G:G. )  or  according  to 
tho  Hebrew  reading,  "between  the  two 
evenings." 

The  Jews  reckoned  two  evenings.  The 
Gist  began  at  the  ninth  hour  of  the  nat- 
ural day,  or  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon; 
and  the  second,  at  the  eleventh  hour,  or 
five  o'clock,  and  it  was  between  these  two 
evenings  that  the  pasiover  was  to  bo 
slain  :  and  according  to  Josenhu.s,  the 
.lews  continued  to  kill  tbe  pa.scnal  sacri- 
fice at  this  time  in  hiii  day. 

^Vith  the  Jews,  the  day  commenced  at 
hun-set,  and  ended  at  the  next  sunset, 
and  consciiucntiy  there  could  be  but  one 
going  down  of  the  sun  in  each  day.  Tlie 
sun  had  gine  down  on  the  thirteenth  day 
before  the  fourteenth  began,  and  tho 
passover  was  to  be  killed  on  tbe  four- 
teenth (b'y,  in  the  evening,  at  the  going 
down  of  the  sun.  Hence  the  kiUine  of 
the  ])assover  could  not  take  place  earlier 
than  the  closing  of  the  fourteenth  day  of 
the  month 

We  will  adduce  one  more  evidence  upon 
tliis  point,  and  then  pass  to  the  time  the 
passover  was  to  be  eaten. 

The  paschal  lamb  could  not  be  slain 
earlier  than  the  clo>ing  of  the  fourteenth 
day  of  the  month,  from  the  fact  that  the 
bl'>od  of  the  sacrifice  was  not  to  be  ofTereil 
until  all  leaven  was  removed,  (Kt.  34:25,) 
and  the  time  they  were  to  have  the 
leaven  all  put  away  was  in  the  evening  or 
latter  part  of  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
first  month,  (Ex.  12:1S  )  Having  this 
point  established,  we  will  next  notice 


TUE   TI.ME    THE 


PASSOVER 
KIM-EI). 


WAS    TO    BE 


TUB    TIME    THE 


rASSOYKH 
KATE.N. 


WAS    TO    IJE 


The  pa.ssover,  a   male    Iamb,  witliout 
blemish,  of  the  first  year,  cither  from  the 


We  have  clearly  shown  that  (he  pass- 
over  was  not  to  be  killed  before  the  latter 
part  of  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  first 
month,  and  it  wis  to  be  eaten  in  the  fol- 
lowing night,  which  would  be  the  begin- 
ning of  the  fifteenth  day,  for  as  soon  as 
the  sun  had  gone  down  on  the  fourteenth 
day  the  fifteenth  began,  and  as  the  sun 
was  i:oii!g  down  on  the  fourteenth  day 
they  were  to  kill  the  passover,  and  in  the 
following  night,  which  would  be  the  be- 
ginning of  the  fifieenth  day  they  were  to 
eat  it.  And  we  find  that  the  Israeti'es, 
when  they  departed  out.  of  Egypt,  thiy 
took  their  leave  from  llame.sc.*,  in  the 
first  month,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
first  month,  on  the  morrow  after  the 
pa.ssover,  (Ex.  33:3. )  And  while  eating 
the  pa.s.sover,  they  were  to  have  their 
loins  girded,  their  shoes  on  their  feet, 
their  staff  iii  their  hand<,  and  they  were 
to  eat  it  in  haste,  (Ex.  J2;I2,)  becauso 
they  were  suddenly  to  take  their  depar- 
ture, the  destroying  angel  was  at  Iiand, 
their  enemies  were  coming  against  them, 
and  they  had  not  a  moment's  time  to 
lose ;  the  Egyptians   were   urgent   upon 


sheep  or  the  goats,  to  be  taken  from  the    the  people  that  they   might  send   theiu 


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out  of  the  land  in  liast,  for  they  said  wo 
he  all  dead  men.  And  the  pco|)ie  look 
I  heir  dough  hefore  it  was  leavened,  their 
kneading  troughs  being  bound  up  in  their 
cloilies  upon  their  shoulders,  [Ex.  12: 
33,3-t  ) 

Kvery  cireunistance  connected  with 
this  whole  matter  goes  to  ^how  that  the 
Israelites  be^'an  their  march  in  a  ve;y 
short  time  after  the  passcver.  They  were 
in  the  %erv  attitude  of  starting  when  they 
ate  it.  They  cvcfi  had  tin  ir  kneading- 
troughs  bound  up  in  their  elotlie.s  upon 
their  .■<hoidders,  and  they  started  in  .such 
hai-te  that  they  had  no  time  to  prepare 
ior  themselves  aijy  victuals,  (Kx.  l:i:;io  ) 
and  the  time  ihey  look  their  leave  from 
llsmeses,  the  place  of  their  rend'  zrou^, 
was  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  Omt 
month,  on  the  morrow  afiertho  pa'^sovcr 
(Num.  33:3.)  What  clearer  evidence 
coulil  be  a.sked  for,  to  show  that  the  time 
the  passover  was  to  be  eaten  was  in  the 
night  of  the  fifteenth  d^iy  of  the  first 
month  Nisan? 

THE  TIME  CHRIST  INSTITUTED  THE  LOUD's 

yui'PEii. 

Wlien  the  disciples  came  to  Jesus  say 
ing  unto  him,  "Where  wilt,  thou  that  we 
1  rvpare  for  thee  to  tat  the  pa.-.sover," 
was  on  the  (iist  day  of  ihe  fea.^t  of  un- 
leavened bread,  (.see  Matt.  20:17,  Maik 
J  1:1 2,  Luke  22:7.) 

TiiC  first  day  of  the  feast  of  unleavened 
hiead  proper,  was  on  tiie  fifteenth  day  of 
the  first  month,  Nisati  ;  but  tin;  people 
were  to  cleanse  their  houses  and  remove 
all  leaTcn  on  ihe  fourteenth  day  of  that 
inonti),  and  were  to  begin  to  eat  unlcav- 
ciicd  bread  in  ilie  c veiling,  or  latter  part 
of  the  day,  (Ex.  12:1X,)  ^o  that  the 
I'ourteentli  day  was  called  ihe  fii>t  day  of 
I  iie  feast  of  unleavened  bread  also;  tmd 
it,  was  in  the  beginning  of  this  day,  just 
after  the  sun  had  set  on  the  thirteenth, 
that  'Mie  (M>ciples  came  to  Jesu.".,  saying 
niito  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  pre- 
pare lor  thee  to  eat  the  pas.sover?" 

And  to  tlio.'-e  of  otir  beloved  brethren 
who  are  im[)iessed  with  the  idea  that 
C'lnist  instituted  the  Lord's  Supper  en 
llic  thirteciith  day  of  the  month,  wc  in- 
vite their  ."iitciul  attention  to  this  I'act, 
that  the  first  (lay  of  the  feast  of  unleav- 
ened bread  commcticed  with  the  begin- 
ning of  the  fourtpcnih  day  of  the  mcnih  ; 
and  Matthew,  Mark  and  Luke  each  say 
it  was  the  fiist  day  of  the  least  of  un- 
leavened bread  when  the  disciples  niade 
the  itKjuiry  of  .Jei-us,  where  they  siiould 
go  to  prepaie  this  pas.-over.  or  mpper,  .so 
that  the  insiiiution  id'  the  Lord's  Supptr 
eouid  not  have  been  earlier  tlian  the  be- 
gii>ning  of  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
month. 

'I'he  disciples  went  I'orth  immediately, 
and  came  into  the  city  i.nd  done  as  Jc-us 
had  ai)pointed  them,  and  when  the  even 
was  come,  he  .'^at  down  with  liis  loving 
apo-ties  to  thi.«;,  liis  last  meal  thtit  he 
wi  old  ever  cat  wi.h  them  while  in  tlie 
fleth. 


And  it  was  in  tliis  night,  after  the  in- 
.''tiiution  of  feet-wasl'.ing,  the  Lord's 
Supper,  and  the  Holy  Communion,  and 
the  agony  of  our  glorious  lledecnier  in 
the  garden  of  (icthsemano,  tliat  he  was 
ta!<en  by  wicked  hands  and  delivered  up 
to  the  Jewish  sanhedrim,  wliere  he  was 
subject td  to  the  persecutions  and  in- 
sults of  this  perverse  and  God  forsaken 
people. 

'iliey  first  took  him  before  Anna", he 
being  father-in  law  to  Uaia[)has,  who  wa.-* 
hiu'h  i)iiest  that  year,  and  Annas  sent 
him  bound  to  Caiapha-*,  and  afier  a  pre 
liniinnry  heating  before  him,  it  appears 
that  the  council  adjourned  until  moining, 
it  being  contrary  to  all  foru)s  of  their  law 
to  proceed  against  a  porsoti's  life  by 
niKht.  But  the  next  morning,  as  .^o»n 
as  it  was  day,  the  elders  and  chief  priests 
and  the  scribes  came  together,  and  led 
him  into  their  council,  and  after  heaping 
ujion  him  till  the  vonom  and  malice  their 
vile  and  ih.'praved  natures  could  invent, 
the  whole  multitude  of  them  arose  and 
led  him  unto  J'ilatc,  the  Roman  Govern- 
or ;  and  it  was  early,  and  they  t hem-elves 
wi  nr  nut  into  the  jiidgmi'iit  hall,  lest  they 
should  be  defiled,  but  that  they  might 
eat  the  passover,  (John  lS:2s. )  The 
night  was  now  passed,  atid  the  day  liad 
eouimeneed,  and  the  Jews  had  not  yet 
eaten  their  paSsover. 

This  circumstance  alone  should  settle 
the  fact  witii  all  who  arc  willing  to  re- 
ceive the  truth  that  Christ  instituted  tlie 
Lord's  Supper  one  wliolo  day  before  the 
time  the  Jews  were  to  eat  the  passover. 

The  voices  of  those  wicked  Jews  finally 
prevailed  on  Pilate,  and  he  gave  sentence 
that  it  should  be  as  they  required,  and 
they  led  him  away  to  a  place  called  CaN 
vary,  and  there  tiiey  crucified  him,  and 
theie  was  darkness  over  all  the  earth 
from  the  sixth  hour  until  the  ninth  hour, 
and  Jesus  cried  with  a  loud  voice  and 
gave  up  the  ghost. 

And  the  Jew.*,  th.erefore,  because  it 
was  the  preparation  that  the  bodies 
should  not  remain  upon  the  cross  on  the 
Sabbath  day,  for  that  Sabbath  day  was  a 
high  day,  besought  Pdate  that  their  legs 
might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might 
be  taken  away,  (John  ]y:3!.)  Now, 
why  was  this  Sabbath  day  called  a  high 
day?  The  Jews  were  to  eat  unleavened 
bread  seven  days,  [Kx.  12:15,)  and  in 
tlie  fiist  day  of  this  feast,  there  was  to  be 
a  holy  convocation,  and  in  the  seventh 
da\ ,  there  was  to  lie  a  holy  convocation, 
(Kx.  12:lf.);  and  the  first  day  of  this 
holy  convocation,  wliich  always  fell  on 
the  filtecnth  day  of  the  moniii,  this  year, 
11-11  on  tlie  weekly  Sabbath  day,  a  high 
day.  Hence  tlie  institution  of  the  Jjord's 
Supper,  feet  washing,  the  holy  commun- 
ion, and  the  tritd  and  crncitixion,  all  took 
place  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  the  month; 
and  in  the  evening  of  this  day,  probably 
ahonr  an  hour  before  sun  down,  Joseph 
and  Nieodemus  took  the  body  of  Jesus 
down  from  the  cross-,  and  wound  it  in 
clean  lineu  clotbei  with  sweet  spices,  ad 


was  the  manner  of  the  Jews  in  burying 
their  dead,  and  they  laid  it  in  Joseph's 
new  tomb.  "And  that  day  was  tlie  prep- 
aration and  the  Sabbath  (the  fifteenth 
day)  drew  on,"  (Luke  23:.54. )  ''It  was 
tlie  preparation  of  the  pa.ssover,"  (John 
l<.t:14,)  and  the  next  day,  that  followed 
the  day  of  the  preparation,  (which  was 
the  Sabbath,  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
month)  was  the  time  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees  came  unto  Pilate,  request- 
ing him  to  make  the  sepulchre  secure 
Ie.-<t  the  di^cinles  might  come  and  steal 
the  body  of  Jesus  away.  (See  Matthew 
27:52.) 

Having  clearly  established  our  po.si- 
tion,  that  the  Lord's  Supper  was  insti- 
tuted one  whole  day  before  the  Jewish 
passover  could  lawfully  have  been  eaten, 
which  will  settle  the  fact  with  every  well 
informed  Bible  reader,  that  thi.s  supper 
Christ  kept  wiih  the  apiistles  in  that 
large  Rupper  roorn,  was  not  the  Jewish 
passover,  but  a  new  in-titution  ;  and  the 
apostles  calling  it  the  passover.  when 
properly  considered,  is  an  evidence  that 
it  was  the  Jewish  passover. 

W^c  have  no  objection  whatever  to  call 
ing  this  supper,  "a  passover,"  or  "tho 
passover, "but  not  "the  Jewish  passover." 
The  passover  instituted  i'l  Egypt,  and  to 
be  kept  up  V>y  the  Israelites  throughout 
their  generations,  was  to  draw  their 
minds  back  to  the  time  when  God  m:ide 
known  his  majestic  power  in  bringins^ 
them  out  froin  uiitler  the  tyranny  of  their 
Egypti:in  bondage  ;  while  the  lamb  that 
was  slain  was  a  tyi»o  of  Christ,  and  the 
spriiiklitig  of  its  blood  upon  tlie  altar, 
was  a  type  tf  the  sprinkling  of  the  blood 
of  Je.-us  Christ,  and  under  the  gospel 
dispensation  this  supper  Christ  kept 
with  his  apostles,  is  a  type  of  that  great 
supper  which  is  to  be  eaten  in  the  eve  of 
this  world,  when  the  .saints  a:'e  to  be 
"gathered  together  unto  ih-;  supper  of 
the  preat  God  ;'  while  the  bread  and 
wine  in  the  communion,  which  are  the 
emblems  of  the  broken  body  and  spilt 
blood  of  our  lovi:ig  Saviour,  are  to  draw 
our  minds  buck  to  that  soIen:n  po-iue 
when  the  b'essed  Lamb  of  God  was  iJ'- 
feied  a  sacrifice  for  the  sin  of  the  wholo 
human  race  ;  hence,  the  Lord's  Supper 
may  be  very  properly  styled  a  passover, 
it  being  instituted  at  the  time  of  passing 
over  froui  the  law  of  the  gospel  ;  but 
after  the  ajiostles  were  endued  with  power 
from  on  high,  and  had  received  the  com- 
forter, wliich  was  to  teach  them  all 
thini;s,  and  bring  to  their  remembrance 
all  things  whatsoever  had  been  taught 
them,  they  never  once  more  call  this  tha 
passover,  but  the  Lord's  Supper. 

And  the  <  xpresyi  u  of  Christ,  when  he 
said,  "Witii  de-ire  I  have  desired  to  eat 
this  passover  with  vou  before  I  suffer," 
shows  very  clearly  that  this  was  not  the 
ordinary  passover  they  were  then  eat- 
ing. 

We  will  next  notice  the  jierson  of 
Chri.-t  as  typified  by  the  paschal  lamb. 

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wa?  to  be  a  latub  without  lileiuish  (Ex. 
12:5.)  Clirist  is  styled  the  Lamb  of 
CJod,  *liich  takelh  away  tlis  sin  of  the 
world,  (John  l:2y-o(i;)  a  Ijnuib  without 
biciuivh  Btid  without  .«)>ot,  (1  Pet.  1;10; 
l.'t.  .5.;:7. )  Tlie  pa>clinl  liuiib  was  to  be 
Olio  of  the  fi<i«k.  Christ  the  word  who 
was  made  ficsh,  and  dwelt  ajuong  uf, 
(John  1:14  )  iras  taken  from  the  midst 
of  the  people,  being  in  .•»!!  thines  nuide 
like  unto  his  brethren,  (llob.  2;  17.)  The 
pa-svivcr  was  l.t  be  slain  by  tlic  whole  n.s- 
si-nibly  of  tlie  couiireKaiion  of  Israel, 
(Ex.  12:G  )  The  cbief  priests,  and  the 
rulcis,  and  the  [)eopIe  were  eonscntineto 
the  death  of  .Ic«us,  (Luke  23:l:i.)  The 
blood  of  the  pas.<)orcr  was,  at  its  hrst  in- 
stitution, to  be  sprinkled  ui)on  the  lintel 
and  the  two  ride  posts,  (Ex.  12:7,2;},) 
lor  the  protection  of  the  people  ;  and  in 
tiie  siibsenuent  celebration  of  the  paschal 
sacrific':,  the  priests  sprinkled  the  blood, 
which  they  received  of  the  hand  of  the 
Ivvites.  (2  Chron.  30:1(),  and  35:1 1,)  and 
it  is  by  the  sprinklinK  of  the  blood  of 
Jesus  Christ,  that  our  consciences  are 
pur^jed,  (lleb.  0:14,)  and  protection  and 
KalvaiioM  obtained,  (Ilcb.  12:24,  and  1 
Pet.  1:2  )  The  pa.ssover  was  to  be  eaten 
by  the  Israelites,  in  the  chnracter  of 
travelers,  with  their  loins  girded,  their 
shoes  upon  their  feet,  and  their  staff  in 
their  hand,  (Kze.  JI2:1].)  They,  for 
whom  Christ  is  sacriuccd,  arc  compared 
to  .strangers  and  pilgrims,  (I  Pet.  2:11,) 
and  are  commanded  to  stand,  haviujj 
on  the  iireast  plate  of  righteousness,  and 
their  feet  shod  with  the  preparation  of 
the  go.-ipe!  of  peace,  (Eph.  G:15.)  The 
Lsraclites  were  to  ear  the  pa.'^.sover  in 
haste,  [Ex.  12:11.]  We  arc  to  give  diU 
igence  to  makr  our  calling  and  election 
sure.  [2  Pet.  1:10;]  and  to  flee  for  ref- 
uge, to  lay  hold  upon  the  hope  set  before 
us,  [Ileb.  G:  18.  ]  The  pa.-!SOTcr  was  to  be 
saeriliced  only  in  the  tabernacle,  and  af- 
terward only  in  the  ten) pie  at  Jeru.salem, 
[Deut.  1G:5,G  ]  Neither  could  it  be  that 
Christ  should  peri.sh  out  of  Jerusalem, 
ILuko  13;33.J  The  month,  and  the  day 
of  the  month,  and  the  very  hoiir  on 
which  the  passovcr  was  to  be  ."acriliced 
by  the  I.Hraelites,  is  laid  down  with  ac 
curucy,  [Ex.  12:G,  Deut.  1G:G;]  and  at 
the  v;;ry  time  aiioointed  for  the  sacrifice 
of  the  pa.schal  lamb,  between  the  two 
evenings,  Christ,  our  passover,  was  .sac^ 
rificcd  for  us.  The  scene  of  suffering 
began  at  the  third  hour  of  the  day,  [Mark 
1.t:2.S,1  and  at  the  si.'cih  hour  there  wa.» 
darkness  over  all  the  land  until  the  ninth 
hour,  [Matt.  27:4.'),  iMark  15:.33,  Luke 
2.3:44,1  and  about  the  ninth  hour,  Jcsu.s 
cried  with  a  loud  voice  and  gave  up  the 
gho.st,  I.Matt.  27:4G,  50,  Mark  l.'):.34,37.  | 
Not  a  bone  of  the  pa.schal  victim  wan  to 
bo  broken,  [Kx.  I2:4G,]  a  typical  cir- 
ctuiiiitance,  which  the  evangelist  .specially 
notices  an  luUilled  in  the  pomon  ol'  Jesus 
Christ,  (John  l'.):.!2,;;G. J  Linncdiiacly 
Upon  the  Israelites  oaiing  the  first  passs 
over,  (hey  were  deliveicd  from  their 
Egyptian   Hlavery,   and    restored  to  full 


liberty,  of  which  they  had  been  deprived  > 
for  many  years  ;  and  such  is  the  fruit  of  j 
the  dcalli  of  Christ,  in  a  spiritusl  and 
much  nobicr  t-c.me  to  all  that  believe  in 
him  ;  for  he  hath  thereby  ''obtained  eter- 
nal redemption  for  us,"  and  "broucht  us 
into  the  clorious  liberty  of  the  children  of 
Cod."     [Ileb.  9:12.  Rom.  5:21.] 

The  semblance  between  the  type  and 
the  antitype  arc  so  minutely  .set  Ibrih  in 
the  Holy  Scriptures,  that  it  would  w.l  be 
pos-iblc  that  Christ,  the  great  antitype 
of  the  paschal  lamb,  could  be  crucified  at 
any  ot!>cr  time  than  that  uiion  which  the 
pa.s.sovcr  was  to  be  slain  ;  the  figure  would 
not  be  complete  otherwise. 

And  in  conclusion,  dear  brethren  and 
sisters,  and  kind  reader,  we  wish  to  im- 
press your  minds  with  the  fact  that  the 
pjschal  lamb  was  ordered  to  be  slain,  and 
hi*  blood  was  directed  to  be  sprinkled 
upon  the  lintlc  and  the  door-|)osts  of  each 
dwelling  t.ccu|)ied  by  God's  ch.o.>-cn  people; 
that,  when  the  angel  smote  the.il*ii.'yptians, 
he  might  pass  over  the  houses' of  the  Is- 
raelites and  leave  them  secure  from  dan 
ger :  in  a  similar  manner,  by  the  blood 
of  Christ  alone,  sited  for  many  for  the  re- 
mission of  sins,  can  the  impenditig  wrath 
of  heaven  be  averted  from  sinful  man. 
Before  the  blood  of  our  Ixird  was  sprin- 
kled upon  his  church,  wc  stood,  as  it  wei  e, 
without,  exposed  like  the  Egyptians,  to 
the  vengeance  of  a  justly  incensed  God  ; 
but  now  his  precious  blood  shedding,  like 
the  sprinkled  blood  of  the  paschal  lamb, 
is  our  safety  and  defence,  so  that  the  an- 
ger of  Jehovah  may  pass  over  us.  The 
death  of  the  ])aschal  lamb  was  for  the  de- 
liverance of  the  Levitica!  cimndi  ;  yet,  if 
any  negligent  or  unbelieving  Israelite 
availed  not  himself  of  the  proffered  refuge, 
he  iieri.shcd  iindi.stiiiguishcd  with  the 
Egyptians:  thus  likewise  the  death  of 
the  Lamb  of  God  was  for  the  deliverance 
of  the  Christian  church  ;  but,  if  any  one 
claims  to  be  a  Christian  in  name,  while 
yet  lie  renounces  the  doctrine  of  pardon 
and  acccntancc  through  the  sprinkled 
blood  of  the  Messiah,  he  then  places  him 
self  with.out  the  doors  of  the  church,  and 
will  be  strictly  judged  according  to  his 
works  by  a  law  which  pronounces  that 
man  accur.sed  who  observes  not  with 
undeviating  punctuality  all  the  cotu- 
inandments  which  it  ha.^  enjoined, 
[Gal.  3:10. 1 

"Finally,  brethren,  farewell.  Pc  per- 
fect, be  of  good  comfort,  be  of  one  mind, 
live  in  peace ;  and  the  God  of  love  and 
peace  shall  be  with  you,"  and  may  "The 
grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  llie 
communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with 
you  all."     Acjcn. 


'I'he  Fi«rce  Europrau  Ntruggle 
ut  Haud. 

The  following  pas.sage8  io  some  of 
the  speeches  at  the  great  mceling 
agftin«t  Ultraiiioiitani.sin  in  Gla.sgovv 
show  how  obnervaiit  tbinUera  foresee 
a  great  couUict  to   be   inipeudnig : — 


Colonel  Macdonald,  the  chairoiaa, 
said,  We  cannot  forget  that  it  was 
here  we  beard  a  few  mon'ha  njjo 
those  remarkable  alterances,  which 
struck  80  sharply  on  the  ear  of  Hritain 
from  tbe  present  Premier.  Speaking 
iu  this  hall  of  what  he  ca'led  "the 
contest  comiiieticinj?  in  Europe  be- 
tween the  pjiiriiual  and  temporal 
power.«,"  be  said:  "I  think  we  ought 
to  prepare.  Tbe  position  of  England 
ia  oue  which  i.s  indicated,  if  dangers 
ari!«e,  of  holding  no  middle  course 
npdn  these  matters.  It  may  be  open 
to  England  tigain  to  take  ber  stand 
for  the  Reformation,  which  three 
hundr>-d  years  ago  was  tbe  source  of 
her  greatueps  and  ber  glory  ;  and  it 
may  be  her  proud  destiny  to  guard 
civilization  alike  from  the  withering 
blast  of  atheism  and  the  simoon  of 
SKcerdotal  usurpation.  If  that  strug- 
gle comes,  we  must  look  to  Scotland 
to  aid  us.  It  was  once,  and  I  hope  is 
still,  a  latid  of  liberty,  of  patriotism, 
of  religion.''  Another  statesman  (f 
modern  days,  as  eminent  as  the  pres- 
ent Premier —  I  mean  Lord  Palmers- 
ton — said,  not  many  years  ago,  that 
the  day  would  come  when  we  should 
again  hear  of  religious  wars  iu  Eu- 
rope. It  seems  as  if  they  were  not 
far  distant.  The  furor's  are  arrayed 
on  each  side,  and  no  quarter  will"  be 
given  or  taken.  The  banners  display 
on  our  side  the  priucipie.>^  of  order,  of 
justice  ;  on  the  other  of  darkness,  of 
error,  of  anarchy. 

Rev.  Dr.  Begg  said:  "Great  states- 
men  have  lately  hinted  at  the  proba- 
bility of  approaching  coHvulsious  of 
intense  magnitude  iu  Europe.  This 
has  no  doubt  a  reference  to  the  prob- 
able struggle  fur  the  restoration  of 
the  pope  to  bis  temporal  supremacy. 
There  is  every  reason  to  believe  thiit 
the  late  Franco-German  war,  follow- 
ing on  the  declaration  of  papal  infalli- 
bility, arose  from  a  desire  to  crush 
Protestantism  in  its  mightiest  con- 
tinental stronghold.  The  result,  how- 
ever, was  in  the  gracious  providence 
of  God  the  very  revert^e.  Fia-.ice 
was  conquered.  Gern'any  was  tri- 
umphant, and  tbe,  pope  was  ousted 
from  his  temporal  dominion.  Tbe 
objoct,  of  the  Vatican  is  now  to  re- 
verso  ail  this,  and  as  soon  as  there  is 
a  monarchy  in  France,  or  perhaps 
also  in  Spain,  tbe  restoration  of  the 
pope  to  his  personal  sovereignly  will 
probably  be  attempted  by  force  of 
aritis.  This  will  bo  resi.stcd  no  doubt 
by  Italy    and    Geruiany,    and    will 


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Ul 


probably  thv.s  eud  ia  a  European  war. 
The  lloniaui8i8  over  Europe  bave 
iiiude  a  league  of  S".  SehaBtiau,  ready 
to  take  part  ia  the  bloody  fray." 

Dr.  Manning  seems  to  glory  and 
exult  in  the  profjiect  of  all  this.  lie 
is  r<portR(i  to  have  said,  at  a  meeting 
held  io  Willis'  Rooms.  L.jndou.  on 
January  25,  1874  :  'The  excited  an- 
iBg  >uism  of  the  nations  of  I'^uropp.  is 
fiundrd  on  a  fact  f  the  tcniporal  power 
of  ibe  popf)  full  cf  consolaiions.  In 
Btead  of  beioff  alarmed,  or  acarf'd.  or 
discouraged,  oy  the  great  sharp-nitig 
of  aniaioyity,  and  the  great  inassing 
together  of  anlaeonists,  I  look  upi)a 
it,  as  the  most  b<  auliful  sign  X^jt^', 
TV  hen  nations  have  revolied,  and  »vbeM 
they  liave  dethroned,  a«  far  as  men 
can  dethrone,  the  vicar  of  Jt-HUtCnrist, 
and  when  they  have  niadi^  the  ut;nrpn- 
tlon  of  the  Holy  City  a  part  of  inti-r- 
national  law,  when  all  tlii.s  has  Ik.i-q 
d'lue,  there  is  only  one  P^lutiou  of  the 
liifliculty — a  folntiou,  I  f.-ar,  imp'^nd- 
iug.  and  that  is,  the  terrible  scourge 
of  continental  war — a  war  which  will 
txceed  the  horrors  of  any  of  the  wars 
of  the  First  Knpire  I  do  not  see  Low 
this  can  be  averted." 

RfV.  Dr.  VVylie  of  Edinburgh  saki : 
'I  have  loug  ft  it,  and  often  said  tiiat, 
when  lh«-re  woulii  come  the  day  of 
the  O'^ureli  of  R.ime's  <xlreniity, 
would  coniC  the  tUy  of  our  pi-ril.  U 
v,rvS  easy  to  enforce  that,  so  long  as 
bhe  was  perniillcd  to  retain  her  tem- 
poral Sovereignty,  and  the  pope  was 
able  to  rauk  hiiuself  among  the  other 
crowned  heads,  that  she  would  study 
to  keep  on  something  like  good  tfrois 
with  the  nations;  but  that,  .•^he  should 
be  stripped  of  all,  and  driven  furih 
crownless  and  kiugdon)le.ss,  then  woe 
to  the  nations ;  she  v/ould  lake  a  i^ig- 
nal  revenge.  She  may  now  bo  said 
to  be  stripped  if  all  her  temporal 
power,  and  brought  down  to  what 
slie  was  twelve  hundred  years  ago, 
and  now  she  plainly  tells  us  the  hour 
is  conu!  For  what!  For  wrapping 
her  mantle  gracefully  aroui;d  her  and 
living?  No!  She  tills  us  tliat  the 
hour  has  come  for  a  staud-up  light, 
and  that  sLse  will  ligiit  it  out  to  ihe 
l;ist.  But  you  .say  that  is  madness. 
Wi'h  what  will  she  fight?  she  has 
ijtilhor  army  nor  fl-  et.  Rut  the  fr-ily 
lies  with  those  who  believe  in  nothing 
that  they  do  not  see, 

D.  ppite  ail  the  reverses  that  have 
ovcrlak  u  her,  the  Ctiurcb  of  Fvomti  is 
fitill,  as  regards  the  sinews  of  war — ■ 
ua  regards  material  force,  the  strong- 


e.  t  confederacy  on  the  face  of  the 
earth.  If  she  can  manage  to  raise 
Don  Carlos*  to  the  throne  of  Spain, 
aiid  the  Prince  Imperial  to  the  throne 
of  France, f  she  will  have  the  fleete 
and  armies  of  at  least  two  kingdoms 
at  her  service.  But  even  failing  in 
this,  has  she  not  the  vas^t  majoritv  of 
the.  populations  of  these  two  king- 
do'iie  at  her  back  ?  Ui\^  she  not  the 
ui»j  irity  even  in  Italy  ?  Has  she 
not  fourteen  millions  in  Bavaria;  five 
millions  in  Ireland  ;  millions  more  in 
Canada  and  the  United  States;  mill- 
ions more  scattered  up  and  down  in 
Europe  ?  Has  she  not,  at  a  n<oder- 
aie  calculation,  some  Bfiy  millions 
which  the  doctrine  of  jjapal  infalli- 
l)ility  gives  her  the  means  of  uniting 
into  one  jthuiaux,  of  setting  in  motion 
by  a  single  hand,  and  of  precipitating, 
like  an  avalanche,  upon  Christianity 
and  liberty  ?  llorue  may  well  say  to 
the  Prolesiant,  "Ila.^t  thou  seen  the 
Uessures  of  the  hwil  which  I  have  re- 
served against  the  day  of  battle  and 
I  of  war?" 

'  We  shail  soon  see,"  says  the  Voce 
j  di  lla  VfTila,  the  organ  of  the  Jetuiis, 
"uii    Christendom    divided    into   t^'o 
cat  ps,  on  the  one  side  the  chaui|)ions 
j  of  Chri.-t  and  his  church  ;  on  the  oth- 
!  ('r,  the    servants    of     Btliiil."     "We 
!  shall    pa.'^j,"    conliiineH    thut    paper, 
j  "ihrough    severe     conflicts,     but    the 
j  hi.story  of  eighteen  centuries    assures 
;  us  of  tiiial  victory."     I  tell  you,    you 
;  have,  to  do  with  a  power   capable    of 
f'jriiiiug  the  boldest  scheme — a  scheme 
I  ((ptal  to  the  (;risis  that  has  come  upon 
I  her,  and  which  has  the  courage  to  ex- 
ecute   it.     You    have   to   do    wi  h  a 
'  poiver  which  slowly  ripens  her  plans, 
j  liidcis  her  time,   and     then    suddjniy 
I  leaps  out  of  the    daikuess    to     vvr:ip 
:  cities  in  civil  v.ar,    and    kingdoms   in 
revolution.     It  is  a  sudden  and  uame- 
\  less  peril  of  that  sort  that    overhangs 
I  at  this  hour  all  Cliristendom,  and  our 
own  country    among    others.     All    is 
I  uow  in  peril  ;  and  ihougb     the     fight 
j  may  be  a  hard  one,  we  cannot  decline 
I  it  save  at  the  cost  of  accepting    some- 
thing harder  still — of  accepting  revo- 
I  lution    and    ruin. — Signs     of     Our 
\  Tinusf 


S>oc>,  Frieud,  aud  Tliluk. 

Think  about  what?  About  the 
questions  which  I  have  now  to  put  to 
you  in  the  name  both  of  Cbristial.lty 
and  humility. 

i.  Is  your  family  the  better  for 
you?  It  niust  be  either  the  better  or 
the  worse  for  yon  ;  which  is  it? 

2.  Is  your  town  the  better  or  the 
worse  for  you  ?  Arc  you  part  of  the 
salt  that  is  keeping  it  from  corrup- 
lioti,  or  are  you  [)nrt  of  the  corruption? 

3.  Is  your  land  the  better  for  you, 
and  would  you  be  missi'd  were  you 
taken  oway?  Would  it  lose  a  loving, 
praying,  bvlieving  man? 

4  is  the  world  the  boater  for  you  ? 
Are  \ou,  however  feeble,  one  ff  its 
liglits?  Wonid  thecburc'i  missyour 
help  were  you  avay  ?  Would  the 
heathen  nnss  your  faith  and  p-ayers? 
Would  the  wo.'-ld  be  poorer  at  your 
death  ? 


I  "^"i)uii  Alp'.ionso,  a  Catholic,  siid  tUi!  sou 
'  of  iSabi-IU  ll)-.!  foiiDrir  quei;ii  of  Sp^iu,  has 
■  tiiice  at'.ained  to  lli>^  tlirone. 

!  fXhe  Amoriciui  Chuinaan  of  Foiitrn  Af- 
fairs predicts  that  tliis  w.U  bo  accomplished 
i:i  less  ihaQ  tUieu  mjulhs. 

Overcome  ail  thiags  with  charity. 


Aucl^iit  Uevotluu. 

It  was  rlie  cu.stom  among  the  younsr 
men  of  Alliens,  who  listruud  to  the 
ieachimj  oi'S'icaie.^,  (o  brinir  som  :  irilV, 
in  fjrdtiiude  for  his  instruc'ion-'.  Golil 
and  silver,  and  j.'vvol.s  wmihy  oi'the  vaii'.c 
:i!il  wcailh  of  tiie  donor,  were  c.)iiim()n 
gifts. 

t)nc  morniiiir,  ai'tcr  the  uifts  had  been 
presented,  a  .N'omh  l-x)  |io.>r  to  briiiir  an 
oH".;rinir  ca-;;.  'lims  ;li  at  l-lie  tVet  of  hiii 
tea'jher,  wiiile  a  I, lush  ov.'rspread  his 
manly  t'lct!  a-  he  cried :  '  0  S.icrates,  I 
,<;ive  my.sclf  In  the; !"  Thjre  was  a  miir- 
!uur  of  applause,  showiii;;  that  th.e  wliolo- 
lioartt'd,  wholu  .soulcd  gilt  Vt'a.s  aj^pre- 
cialed. 

Shail  we  not  in  like  manner,  give  our- 
selves wholly  to  O'lrist— all  that,  we  hav>>, 
and  all  I  hat,  we  aie,  !o  spend  in  lii.s  .--cr- 
vice — not  only  tlie  love  ot  oir  hearts,  hue 
I  he  labors  of  our  hands  and  all  we  p-,'S- 
.se.s-?- 

Tlie  apo.stlc  Pj-jI  say.s  :  '"And  ye  are 
not  your  own.  For  ye  are  boii-<ht.  with  a 
price  ;  .th.crefore  alorliy  (5jd  in  yotir 
spirit,  which  are  God.s.  If  we  have  no^ 
th'is  fully  and  freely  consecrated  our- 
selves, let  U4  follow  the  example  of  the 
Aihcnian  youth,  and,  ca-iin:?  ourselves 
at  tlie  feet  of  the  Grnat  T(>nchcr,  cry  : 
'"0  Chri.-t!  I  give  m3selt'to  thee." 


— When  Drexelius  wua  a.sked  by 
his  friend  Fausiiuus,  how  he  cou'd  do 
so  much  as  ha  had  done-,  he  answer- 
ed :  'The  year  has  three  hundred 
and  sixty-five  days,  or  eight  thousand 
seven  hundred  and  six'.y  hoar?.  In 
i  so  many  hours  great  things  may  be 
I  d'^us.  The  slow  toituise  n;ado  a  ioi:g 
j  juruey  by  losiutj  uo  ti  ue." 


16: 


CllRUJTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOP. 


The    Druukartl's   Wile,  or    Real 
Sorrow. 


BV  MUS.  J.  S.  THOMAS. 


Tick!  tiok  !  tick!    How  louri  tha  souud, 
Wbeu  all  tUe  is  silent  rouud  ! 
JiOuely,loo,  the  momerts  seem  ; 
Lonely  as  a  rciduigbt  dream. 

Ka-ly  home   he  said  he'd  come  ; 
I  wonder  whal  detains  my  love  ? 
What  ditaibB  him,  I  woiiM  know, 
Crazed  with  au);ui>h,  I  shall  go. 

Hark  !  the  clo.k  is  striking  three  '. 
Yet  it  brings  no  hops  for  me. 
Still  he  lingers,  eiill  he  stays — 
Vice  has  changed  his  former  ways. 

In  the  golden  days  of  yoro, 
Pleasure  seemed  for  me  iu  store  ; 
Happiness,  {Java  grief  no  room, 
Now,  sorrow  drags  me  to  the  tomb. 

Th(y  tell  me,  "  'tia  the  social  cup  ;" 
And  fashion  wills  that  all  should  sup. 
Ah  !   fashion  is  a  dangerous  road, 
When  havpiuess  it  doth  corrode. 

If  fashion  drags  the  soul  to  hell. 
And  causes  misery,  none  can  tell, 
Shall  I  forsake  the  narrow  way, 
A.Dd  in  its  sins  and  follies  stray? 

No  !  at  the  cross  I'll  humbly  i  ray  : 
Ltid  Jesus,  help  me  from  this  day. 
l^- 1  come  what  will.  Thy  name  I'll  love, 
And  choose  the  path  that  leads  above. 

O  Father  I  turn  my  husband  dear! 
Teach  him  Thy  name  to  know  and  fear ; 
Help  us  in  life  to  faithful  be. 
That  death  may  crown  us  one  iu  Theo. 
rhila^elj  hia,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
KlDstloin  T8.  Klusdom. 


BY  D    A.  LICUTV. 


Id  the  ezaminaiioD  of  the  inspired 
wriliugs  of  the  New  Testament,  a  di- 
verBJlj  of  ideas  and  meanings  are 
conveyed  by  the  term,  Lingdom,  in 
its  diversified  applications.  We  no- 
tice the  kiui^doni  of  God,  kingdom  of 
Heaven,  kingdom  of  Christ;  a  king- 
dom to  pray  for,  a  kingdom  to  pub- 
lish to  the  world,  even  that  which  is 
said  to  be  nigh  or  altogether  at  hand, 
and,  lastly,  tlie  kingdom  within 
you. 

All  these  diiforent  kingdoms  origi- 
nated in  a  unit  and  culminuto  iu  a 
unit.  They  are  but  different  degrees 
and  stages  of  the  same  kingdom. 
Now,  if  we  are  not  careful  ia  the   in- 


vestigation of  this  subject,  (hy  not 
properly  interpreting  the  term,)  we 
very  frequently  confound  the  one  for 
the  other. 

Christ  says  :  "If  I  cast  out  devils 
by  the  Spirit  of  God,  then  the  king- 
dom of  God  is  come  unto  you.''  This 
is  undoubtedly  a  very  occult  render- 
ing. "If  by  the  Spirit  of  God  I  cast 
out  the  demons,  then  has  suddenly 
come  among  you  the  mpjesty  of  Ged." 
This  rendering  interprets  itself  It  is 
very  evident  from  the  context,  that 
on  the  occasion  of  the  above  dia!o2uo, 
Christ  had  reference  to  the  roijal  ma 
jfniy  of  the  Son  of  God,  who  was  very 
unexpectedly  ushered  into  their  im- 
mediate presence,  as  there  is  nothing 
in  the  text  that  warrants  any  other 
concluBion. 

We  will  now  turn  to  the  third  of 
Matthew,  to  wit :  "Repent  ye,  for 
the  kingdom  of  Heaven  is  at  hand.'' 
If,  aa  some  claim,  it  was  not  e.stab- 
lisbed  till  the  day  of  Pentecost,  which 
took  place,  at  least,  three  or  four 
years  later,  then  it  could  not  have 
been  at  hand  iu  the  time  of  John's 
preaching.  The  following  verse 
clears  this  up  :  "For  this  is  He  that 
was  spoken  of  by  the  Prophet." 
What  is  the  antecedent  of  the  pro- 
noun/i6  ?  Que  says,  Kingdom  of 
Heaven  ;  another,  that  it  refers  to 
Christ,  and  to  reconcile  these  dilJ!?r- 
ent  conclusions,  I  will  say  it  personi- 
fies both  ;  and  that  both  signify  the 
same  thing,  and  that  thing  expressed 
in  language  that  comes  within  the 
scope  of  our  comprehensiou,  at  the 
same  time,  in  harmony  with  the  prin- 
cipal feature  in  John's  commission, 
refers  simply  to  the  royal  majesty  of 
heaven.  John's  mission  was  to  "go 
before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to  prepare 
bis  way  and  to  point  out  the  Mes- 
siah." See  John  l:G-8  ;  29:31-34. 
Also,  Acts  13:24,25. 

Christ  enjoined  the  same  commis- 
sion on  his  disciples,  saying,  "Reform 
for  the  kingdom  of  Heaven  is  at 
hand."  It  is  clear  to  my  mind,  that 
this  kingdom  is  something  different 
from  what  we  usually  understand  by 
the  term,  kingdom,  and  means  noth- 
ing more  thau  the  Anointed,  the 
Messiah,  or  Chrifct,  the  King  ;  for  the 
terms,  king  and  kingdom,  are  some- 
times u.«ed  interchangeably  by  the 
evangelists.  Matthew  and  Luke  says : 
"RieBsed  be  the  King  that  comes  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  ;"  while  Mark 
says:  "Blessed  be  the  Lingdom  of 
our  father    David,"    (kc.       Kingdom 


here  means  no  more  than   king,  evea 
the  Anointed. 

One  more  testimony.  Peter,  an 
eye-witness  of  the  royal  majesty,  in  a 
glorified  state,  now  speaks  from  the 
Mount  of  transfiguration  :  "For  he 
(Christ)  r-ceived  from  God  the  Fath- 
er, honor  and  glory,  when  there  came 
Buch  a  voice  to  him  from  the  excellent 
glory.  This  is  my  Son  in  whom  I  am 
well  pleased.  And  this  voice,  which 
came  from  heaven,  we  heard  when 
we  were  with  him  in  the  holv  mount." 
2ud  Pet.  1:16-18. 

The  kingdom  referred  to  in  the 
Pater-noster,  and  the  one  proclaimed 
to  be  at  hand  by  the  apostles,  were 
two  different  themes  The  one  was 
to  be  prayed  for  ;  the  other,  to  be  pub- 
lished as  being  at  hand.  The  one 
then  was  at  hand,  and  the  other  is 
still  future.  Let  those  who  diG«r  oq 
the  time  of  the  establishing  of  Christ's 
kingdo.^1,  make  a  note  of  these  facts, 
and  not  confound  the  one  for  the  oth- 
er. "The  kingdom  is  within  you." 
This  can  only  be  applied  to  believers 
in  a  true  sense,  and  doubtless  refers 
to  the  indwelling  of  that  divine  prin- 
ciple which  emanated  from  God,  and 
again  returns  to  God,  who  gave  it. 
This  is  the  spirit  mentioned  in  Eccles- 
iasles.  It  is  not  probable  that,  GoJ 
endowed  Cain  with  a  spirit,  that  so 
shaped  his  ends  and  actions  as  to 
terminaie  in  fratricide.  From  these 
premises  it  is  not  safe  to  conclude 
that  Ecclesiastes  does  embrace  all 
mankind. 

Now,  if  this  effort  may  become  the 
means  of  awakening  a  desire  on  the 
part  of  any  jeader  of  the  Companion 
and  Visitor  to  an  investigation  of 
this  glorious  theme,  it  will  have  ac- 
complished its  mission.  The  subject 
is  merely  introduced  for  further  com- 
ment. 

Hamlin,  Kansas. 

-^^♦^  .♦^ —  — .— 

— A  man  may  conceal  his  name, 
the  circumstances  of  bis  life;  but  not 
his  character.  That  is  his  moral 
atmosphere,  and  is  as  inseperable 
from  him  as  the  fragrance  of  the  rose 
is  from  the  rose  itself.  In  the  glance 
of  the  eye,  in  the  tones  of  the  voice, 
in  mien  and  jesture,  character  disclos- 
es itself. 


You  will  need  u  long  spoon  if  you  wish 
to  cat  with  the  Devil  out  of  the  huuiq 
dish. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


K8 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 


Srlected  by  J.  W.  Pkovancb. 
How  IVIucli  Uv-tler. 


Two  country  lad.s  came  at  an  early 
hour  to  a  mnrket  town,  and  arranp- 
iug  their  little  stands,*  sat  down  lo 
wait  for  customerH.  Que  was  furn- 
iwlied  with  fruits  and  vepetablos  of  the 
boy's  own  raising,  wud  the  other  snp- 
plied  with  clams  and  (isb.  The  mark- 
et hours  passed  along  and  each  little 
merchant  saw  with  pleasure  his  store 
steadily  decreasing,  and  an  equivalent, 
in  silver  bits  shining  in  bis  monev 
cup.  The  last  melon  lay  on  Harry's 
Btand,  when  a  gentleman  came  by, 
and  placing  hie  band  upon  it  said  : 
"What  a  fine  large  melon  I  What  do 
you  ask  for  it,  my  hoy  ?" 

"The  melon  is  the  last  one  I  have, 
Bir  ;  and  though  it  looks  verv  fair,  has 
on  unsound  spat  in  it,"  said  the  bay, 
turning  it  over. 

"80  there  is,"  said  the  man  ;  "I 
think  I  will  no:  takts  it.  But"  he  ad- 
ded, looking  into  the  boy's  fine  open 
countenance,  "is  it  very  business-like 
to  point  out  the  defects  of  your  fruit 
to  customers  ?" 

"It  is  better  than  being  dishonest, 
sir,"  said  the  boy,  modestly. 

"You  are  right,  little  fellow  ;  always 
remember  that  principle,  and  you  will 
find  favor  with  God  and  man  also;  I 
shall  remember  your  little  stand  in 
the  future.  Are  those  clams  fresh  ?"' 
be  continued,  turning  to  Ben  Wilson's 
stand. 

■'Yc8,  sir,  tresh  this  morning.  I 
dug  them  myself,"  was  the  reply,  and 
a  purchase  being  made,  the  gentleman 
went  away. 

"Harry,  what  a  fool  you  were  to 
show  that  spot  on  the  melon  !  Now, 
you  can  tcke  it  homo  for  your  pains, 
or  throw  it  away.  How  much  wiser 
18  he  about  those  clams  I  had  left 
yesterday  ?  Sold  thera  for  the  same 
price  as  I  did  the  fresh  ones.  He 
would  never  have  looked  at  the  melon 
until  he  had  gone  away." 

"Ben,  I  would  not  tell  a  lie,  uor 
act  one  either,  (or  twice  what  1  have 
earned  this  morning.  Besides,  I  shall 
be  better  oft'  in  the  end,  for  I  have 
gained  a  customer,  and  you  have  lost 
one." 

And  so  it  proved,  for  the  next  day 
the  gentleman  bought  nearly  all  his 
fruits  and  vegetables  of  Harry,  but 
never  spent  another  penny  at  the 
Btand  of  bis  neighbor.     Thas  the  sea- 


son pRSsed  ;  the  gentleman  finding 
that  he  could  always  get  a  good  arti- 
cle of  Harry,  constantly  patronized, 
him,  and  sometimes  talked  with  him 
a  few  minutes  about  his  future  pros- 
pects. To  become  a  merchant  was 
Harry's  great  ambition  ;  and  when 
the  winter  came  on,  the  gentleman 
wanting  a  trustly  boy  for  bis  ware- 
house, decided  on  giving  t^e  placo  to 
Harry.  Steadily  and  surely  he  aj- 
vauced  in  the  confidence  of  his  em- 
ployer, until  having  passed  through 
various  posts  of  service,  he  bccanteat 
length  an  honored  partner  in  the  firm. 


Tho  Molhei-'M  KisM. 


George  Brown  wanted  to  go  some- 
where, and  his  mother  was  not  will- 
lug.  He  tried  to  argue  the  matter. 
When  that  would  not  do,  he  spoke 
roughly,  and  went  oS",  slamming  the 
door  behind  hiin. 

Instead  of  saying,  "I  should  really 
like  to  go  ;  but  if  you  cannot  give 
your  consent,  dear  mother,  I  will  trv 
to  do  my  best  to  be  content  to  stny" 
— instead  of  saying  and  feeling  so,  he 
behaved  in  the  way  1  have  described 
— ^just  as  too  many  boys  do.  George 
was  fourteen  ;  and,  with  fourteen 
years'  experience  of  one  of  the  best  of 
mothers,  one  would  have  thought 
better  of  him.  "But  he  was  a  boy. 
What  can  you  expect  of  boys  ?"  So 
say  some  people. 

Stop;  hear  more.  That  night 
George  found  thorns  in  his  pillow. 
He  could  not  fix  it  any  way  to  go  to 
sleep  on.  He  turned  and  tossed,  and 
he  shook  and  patted  it;  but  not  a 
wink  of  sleep  for  him.  The  thorns 
kept  pricking.  They  were  the  angry 
words  he  spoke  to  his  mother.  "My 
dear  mother,  who  deserves  nothing 
but  kindness  and  love  and  obedience 
from  me,"  he  said  to  himself.  I  can 
never  do  enough  for  her;  yet  how 
have  I  behaved  I — her  eldest  boy  I 
How  she  nursed  me  through  that 
fever  !" 

He  would  ask  her  to  forgive  him  in 
the  morning.  But  suppof^e  some- 
thing should  happen  before  morning. 
He  would  ask  her  now  to-night,  this 
moment.  George  crept  out  of  bed, 
and  went  softly  to  his  mother's  room. 

"George,"  she  said,  "is  that  you? 
Are  you  sick  ?"  For  mothers,  ycu 
know,  seem  to  sleep  with  one  ear  and 
due  eye  open,  especially  when  the 
fathers  are  away,  as  George's  father 
was. 


"Dear  mother,"  he  said,  kneeling 
at  her  bedside,  "I  could  not  sleep  for 
thinking  of  my  rude  words  to  you. 
Forgive  me  mother,  my  dear  mother  I 
and  may  God  help  me  never  to  behave 
so  again  I" 

She  clasped  the  penitent  boy  in  her 
arms,  and  kissed  his  warm  cheek. 
George  is  a  big  man  now;  but  he 
says  that  kiss  was  the  sweetest  mo- 
ment of  his  life.  His  strong,  healthy, 
impetuous  nature  became  tempered 
by  a  gentleness  of  spirit.  It  softened 
its  roughness,  sweetened  his  temper, 
and  helped  him  on  to  a  true  and 
Christian   manhood. 

Boys  !ire  sometimes  ashamed  to 
act  out  their  best  feelings.  Oii,  if 
they  only  knew  what  a  loss  it  is  to 
them  not  to  I 

How  to  Tre»t  i^lraiigers. 


A  missionary  in  the  West,  while 
addressing  a  Sunday  school,  noticed  a 
little  girl,  shabbily  dressed  and  bare- 
footed, shrinking  in  a  corner,  her  little 
sun-burned  face  buried  in  her  hands, 
the  tears  trickling  between  her  small 
brown  fiagers,  and  sobbing  as  if  her 
heart  would  break.  Soon,  however, 
another  little  girl,  about  eleven  years 
old,  got  up  and  went  to  her,  and,  tak- 
ing her  by  the  hand,  led  her  toward  a 
brock,  seated  hpr  on  a  log,  and  kneel- 
ing beside  her,  she  took  oif  her  ragged 
sun-bonnet,  and  dipping  her  hand  ia 
the  water,  bathed  her  hot  eyes  and 
tear-stained  face,  and  smoothed  the 
tangled  hair,  talking  in  a  cheery  man- 
ner all  the  while. 

The  little  one  brightened  up,  the 
tears  all  went,  and  smiles  came  creep- 
ing around  the  rosy  mouth. 

The  missionary  stepped  forward  and 
said, — 

"Is  that  your  sister,  my  dear?" 

''No  sir,"  answered  the  noble  child, 
with  tender,  earnest  eyes,  "I  have  no 
sister,  sir." 

"Ob,  one  of  the  neighbor's  child- 
ren," said  the  niissionary,  "a  little 
schoolmate,  j)erhaps  ?" 

"No,  sir,  she  is  a  stranger.  I  do 
not  know  where  she  came  from.  I 
never  saw  her  before." 

"Then  how  came  you  to  take  her 
out  and  have  such  a  care  for  her  if 
you  do  not  know  her  ?" 

"Because  she  was  a  stranger,  sir, 
and  seemed  all  alone,  and  needed 
somebody  to  be  kind  to  her." — Way- 
side. 


1.4 


CIUUSTIAN  FAMILY  UOWPAi^IOK  AKD  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 


ANU 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MKVKUSDAl.K,  Pa.,  March  9,  1875. 

Soul  LrnnM^-sis. 

"And  he  gav-  tbcm  their  r'qa»st ;  but 
sent  leanncsi  iuio  their  soul  "— Fs.  100:15. 

Tlie  a'oove  text  refers  to  nn  incident 
wliicli  occurred  with  the  eiuldrcn  of  Ls- 
racl  in  the  wi!d;.'riicss.  The  Psahuist 
Wds  noticing  ^u!uo  of  the  evils  tlicy  com- 
luiited,  and  .«ay?,  tliey  "lusted  exceed 
ly  in  the  wiiderne!»s,  and  tcuiptcd  God  in 
the  desert.  And  he  gave  theoi  their  re- 
quest. ;  but  sent  ieannc's  into  their 
tioul."  In  the  history, as  given  by  Mo.-ie.<, 
tlie  circuiustasioe  is  ilius  referred  to: 
"And  tlie  mixed  multitude  tliat  wa.s 
among  them  fell  a  lusting  :  and  the  chil 
drcn  of  Israel  also  wept  again,  and  said 
who  shall  give  us  flesh  lo  eat?" — Num. 
11:4.  JManna  had  been  giten  tiicm,  but 
with  that  they  were  not  ."alij^ed,  and 
lonj<ed  lor  fles-h.  The  Lord  granted 
them  tiieir  desire,  and  "'there  went  forth 
a  wind  IVom  the  Lord,  and  brought  quails 
from  the  sea,  and  let  them  fall  by  the 
crojp,  as  it  were  a  day's  j  mrucy  on  this 
pide,  and  as  it  were  a  d«y's  j  )urney  on 
the  other  side,  round  about  the  camii, 
and  a.s  it  were  two  cubits  high  'upon  the 
lace  of  the  earth." — N^utu.  11:31.  But 
while  their  animal  desire  nas  gratified, 
their  spiritual  natures  and  moral  char- 
acter suffered  greatly.  ''The  wrath  of 
the  Lord  was  kindled  against,  the  people, 
and  the  Ljrd  smote  the  people  with  a 
very  great  plague." — V'crrc  33.  "He 
£ave  them  their  re<|uest,  but  sent  leanness 
into  their  soul." 

And  what  is  spiritual  orsoui  leanness? 
it  is  the  decline  of  the  sj)iritual  graces, 
or  want  of  spiritual  power.  \V'hen  thc-ie 
is  xoiil  Uaniiejis,  there  is  little  or  no  power 
to  endure  with  patience  our  suflcriug,  or 
to  bear  with  courage  our  crosses,  or  to 
prosecute  with  perseverance  and  diligetice 
the  work  of  duty  and  salvation.  The 
churcli  at  Luodicea  was  enduring  the 
cur:>e  or  plague  ol'  soul  laiiincjui,  when  the 
apostle  John  addn-sitcd  it  as  follows : 
''lieciuse  thou  f:aye.it,  I  am  rich,  and  in- 
creased with  goods,  and  have  need  of 
nothing  ;  and  knowest  not  that  thou  art 
wri.tched,  and  miserable,  and  poor,  and 
blind,  arid  naked." — llv-v.  3:17.  Iljre  in 
B  rung  language  is  depic'c  1  the  wrelchcd- 
Qjbs  uf  «oi(/  U'unncss,  or  waut  of  spiritual 


power  or  health.  And  we  see  in  the  case 
of  the  church  at  Laodicea.  as  well  as  in 
the  ease  of  the  children  of  Israel,  that 
with  great  material  prosperity  and  abun- 
dance, there  may  be  great  want  of  holi- 
ness and  moral  power.  And  to  a  holy 
mind,  it  is  painful  to  contemplate  a  state 
of  things  in  whicli  an  individual,  a  family, 
a  church,  or  a  nation,  is  in  pos^c'^.'^ion  of 
material  wealth  and  bodily  comforts,  and 
lean  in  soul,  or  destitute  of  that  "holiness 
without  which  no  man  shall  see  the 
Lord." 

It  should  not  be  so,  and  yet  it  so  often 
happens  that  where  there  is  great  luater- 
iai  wealth,  good  bodily  health,  and  an 
abundance  cftcm|)oral  comforts,  theic  is 
no  attention  givtjfi  to  the  spiritual  im 
provement  and  culture  nf  the  soul.  How 
unwise,  how  wrong,  how  wicked  is  tuch 
a  course  !  We  would  surely  think  that 
where  temporal  prosperity  abound-^,  such 
surroundings  would  bo  more  favorable  to 
the  promotion  of  .'^piritu-il  excellency, 
than  under  circumstances  of  poverty  and 
want.  Young  people  with  iiealth  and 
with  all  the  worldly  pleasures  that  a 
pleasant  home  can  give  thcui  ;  and  older 
ones  with  all  tiie  conifoits  and  conven- 
iences that  wealth  can  procure  for  tiieui, 
are  circum.-tances  that  might  be  made  to 
subserve  their  spiritui!  interests  ai«d 
their  advancement  in  the  divine  life. 
But  alas !  these  circumstances  that  might 
be  a  liclp  to  them,  arc  often  made  a  bin- 
derance.  And  instead  of  the  goodness 
of  tiod  leading  them  lo  rc[)entance  as  ii 
should  do,  it  wiil,  by  a  shameful  abuse, 
or  misuse,  of  it,  nggravat<3  their  guilt, 
and  increase  their  remorse  wiicn  the  day 
of  retribution  comes. 

The  Israelites  in  the  wilderness  failed 
to  see  and  feel  the  j'ljt  claims  of  God 
upon  them,  and  to  properly  appreciate 
the  importance  of  such  a  religious  char- 
acter as  became  llicir  standing,  their  pro- 
fession, and  their  destiny,  and  permitted 
their  animal  wants  and  appetites  to  ab 
sorb  tlicir  attention  and  to  divert  it  from 
(j()d  to  whom  it  should  have  been  given, 
and  to  cofiline  it  to  ilicmsolvcs — to  their 
lowest  natures,  the  animal.  Ivpially 
censurable  and  criminal  is  the  conduct  of 
all  who  in  their  earnest  pursuit  of  pleas- 
ure or  wcaltlt,  neglect  the  culture  of  their 
religious  natures,  and  their  duty  to  their 
God. 

I/i'antH'sx  iif  soul.  This  implies  the 
soul  dwarfed,  withered,  enfeebled,  a  slave 
to  appetite,  led  captive   by  Satan  at   his 


will !  '"The  crown  is  fallen  from  our 
head:  woe  unto  us,  that  wc  have  sinned!" 
Lam.  5:16.  What  a  humiiiatirg  pic- 
ture of  man  !  Reader,  let  it  not  be  thy 
picture.  Why  should  it  be?  God  has 
provided  a  feast  of  fat  things,  a  fea.st  of 
spiritual  food  for  thy  soul,  and  he  kindly 
says  to  you,  "Hearken  diligently  unto 
me,  and  eat  ye  tliat  whicli  is  good,  and 
let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness." 
Lsa.  5."):2.  "Those  that  he  planted  iti 
the  hou.se  of  the  L)rd  shall  fl -urish  in 
the  courts  of  our  God.  They  shall  bring 
forth  fruit  in  old  age  ;  they  .s'.inll  be  fat 
and  flourishing."— Fs.  102:13.14. 


The  Oietcnts.sicii  lu  litdtniiii. 

Tlierc  will  be  found  in  the  present  No. 
of  our  prt!  er,  two  com  municat  ions  from 
brother  Beer,  relatiug  to  the  public  dis- 
cussioti  in  Indiana,  of  several  religious 
subjects  between  U.  H  Mifcr  of  our  own 
fraternity  and  'Wm.  S.  Mminville  of  the 
Christian  or  New  Light  denomination. 
The  discussion  clo.sed  on  the  27ih  of 
Fjbruuy,  hiving  ontinuid  nine  d.iyi=. 
Brother  Beer  reports  the  result  as  being 
very  favorable,  apparently,  to  liie  cause 
of  truth  as  maintained  by  the  Brethren. 
W^e  hope  to  be  able  by  the  time  we  i.ssuc 
our  next  nutuber  to  give  to  our  many 
readi'rs  a  part  of  the  repi)rt  ol"  the  dis- 
cussion, and  continue  it  aiterwards  as  wo 
may  b ive  occasion  lo  do.  Bintlier  Beer 
did  not  write  much  of  the  di.scussion 
while  it  was  in  progress,  but  took  such 
notes  as  we  hope  wid  etiablo  him  to  give 
a  tolerably  full  report  of  the  arguments 
Used  on  the  occasion  in  the  examination 
of  the  ."'evera!  subji.-cts  that  weie  before 
the  lueeting.  We  hope  to  be  able  to  give 
such  a  renort  of  the  discussion  as  will 
prove  l.otn  edifying  and  prolitable  to  our 
readers. 

Ill  order  that  we  might  give  our  read- 
ers ns  satisfactory  a  report  as  possible  of 
tlie  discussion,  we  cng;jg.;d  the  services  of 
brother  Boer  at  an  expense  of  perhans 
not  less  thasi  forty  or  filt}-  doilars.  We 
shall  be  pleased  to  have  our  friend-  make 
some  further  clFort  to  obtain  snb.-tribers 
to  our  pap.er,  that  its  chances  to  do  good 
may  be  multiplied,  and  some  of  our  out- 
lay be  rel'unded  in  subscriptions. 

Au  ExplitiiHtlou. 

In  maUiiiK  uu  the  last  form  of  our  pa- 
I'.cr  this  wci:k,  we  could  not  wed  :.vjid 
changing  the  natural  order  of  brother 
Beer's  anic'es,  and  |u  ting  that  fiist 
which  should  have  been  last.  It  was  not 
a  mititake,  but  a  ncocssity  under  the  cir- 
eum.staiices  under  which  it  occurri>»l.  In 
reading  the  articles  the  proper  oider  cau 
be  observed. 


CHRISTIAN   FAiMlLY  COi^]PAi^lO^'  AI^D  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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CORRESPOMDEN  CE. 

Vorietjiondtfice  of  church  uetos  solicited /ro^r, 
m'.i  partf  of  tht  Brothtrhoed.  Writer's  name 
«»(d  addyesf  required  ok  every  cctttniunicaCiou 
«»  guarantee  of  good  faith,  licjected  communi- 
c*tion»  or  niaHfi$cripl  used,  not  returueil.  All 
a  ttnrriuf.icatious  for  publication  rhould  be  writ 
ttH 'troH  Onft    tki'J^oflh^  '*^e:t   only. 

Special  Notice. 

Biethrcii:  —  U'^e  have  received  l!ie  no- 
tice of  sliipment  to  us  of  about  twenty 
car  loa(Js  of  supplies.  Of  this  iiuiuhnr, 
only  !«ix  hnve  rexclicJ  U5.  Brother  Ive.« 
made  a  fniitless  ettort  to  fi'ul  the  mi.s>in2 
good*.  This  is  the  way  the  ntiiroaJ.s 
carry  fref.. 

If  you  haTe  anythine  more  for  u», 
brethren,  pies^e  send  direet  to  Allen 
Ives,  Eilpar,  Nebraska,  and  eithT  pre- 
pay the  freight,  or  send  (J  O  D. ,  but. 
.send  no  mora  in  care  of  K.  S.  Stover. 
The  wind.5  blow  soft,  and  now  what  will 
we  do  for  i^ced  l 

Afifectionateiy  yours, 

Jamk8  L.  Swrr/ER, 
Brethren's  Agent. 


Ackitotvledguieut. 

Brother  Qui  iter : — 

Please  acknowledge 
the  folio wlop;  receipts,  Green  Mount 
church,  RockiDgham  county  Virginia, 
$29  50,  and  frofti  G.  G.,  Louiaville, 
Ohio,  $1.00,  and  from  a  friend  in 
Boonsboro,  Washington  countr, 
Mar.Tlaad,  $1  00. 

Doir  brethreu  aud  friend,  your  do- 
uaiioua  have  been  distributed  to  the 
most  needy,  and  ^e  feel  very  thankful 
tor  your  timely  donalioQS.  Ail  that 
feel  like  having  their  donatioas  in 
print  please  mention. 
Yours  in  love, 

J.  C.  Metsker. 

Washington  Cn-ek,  Kansas. 

Brotlier  EsbcIsinnN  B4*oIc. 

I  will  just  say  I  sent  fur  some  of 
brother  M.  M.  Eshclman's  books  oa 
2\ite  Vital  Pitty,  and  read  one 
throngh,  aud  would  feel  like  rt'C\.'m- 
meodiag  it  to  every  brother  aad  sia- 
ter.  They  say  he  is  a  poor  man  aud 
La«  lost  his  health.  So  by  purch<t£- 
liig  hi•^  books  you  can  do  hiiti  goud 
temporally,  aud  yourselves  spiritual- 
ly, by  reading  and  living  up  to  whathe 
teaches,  teHeviug  i;  to  be  in  har:!ioiiy 
with  the  Gospel.  Not  very  popular 
with  the  world  however,  bat  is  there 
not  danger  of  us  going  a  little  too  fast 
in  the  current  ot  popularity,  to  the  in- 
jury of  the  church  and  ourselves  ? 
"lu  the  last  days  "  sajs  Paul  ''peri- 
lous limes  shall  come."  Are  we  not 
right  in  those  lines?  Watch  and 
pray.  Don't  say  now  if  that  book  is 
an  unpopular  work,  I  won't  have    it. 


The  way  of  the  cross  is  not  popular 
either,  and  we  don't  expect  salvation 
by  any  other. 

V  D.  M.   WlT.MER. 


N«<io«>. 

All  persons  intending  to  ship  to  the 
suQVriug,  should  first  erartiine  Com- 
panioa  and  Visitor,  also  Pil<jriin,ni[d 
go  according  to  directions.  Espi-cially 
notice, — always  inform  the  Central 
Relief  S)ciety,  at  Falls  City  Nebra.«ka, 
before  shipping,  and  await  an  answer 
from  them,  directing  to  wtiom  aud 
where  to  ship  to.  Always  direct  to 
ibo  person  as  instructed — 
marking         on       the  b<-x  or 

car,  Il-!ief  fuud  ;  or,  for  Relief  of  suf- 
fercro.  Alwajs  take  receipt  fjr  the 
goods  shipped,  aad  forward  the  same 
to  the  person  to  whom  the  gO'jdn  are 
shipped.  Let  us  all  carefully  avoid 
iftking  advantage  of  rail  road  conrpv 
uies,  any  further  tbtn  agieed  upon 
with  them.  S.r.all  grain  for  seed 
should  be  shipped  at  once,  as  seeding 
sometimes  commences  as  early  as  the 
latter  part  of  February. 
Ftaternally  yours, 

C.   FuRNEY, 

Secrpiary  of  Relief  fund. 
Falls  City,  Nebraska. 

DIscnsstou  nenr  Nartli  .98m»- 
Cliester,  ludlana. 

We  have  several  times  noticed  the 
discussion,  near  North  Mauchesler, 
Indiana.  The  discust^ion  is  now  one 
of  the  things  of  the  past ;  but  its 
fruits  aud  final  results  are  yet  to  fol- 
low. The  discussion  oponed  Febru- 
ary 17th,  at  10  o'clock  a.  m.and  con- 
tinued nine  days.  Ten  proposnious 
were  investigated,  and  the  ground 
covered  by  them  was  thoroughly  can- 
vassed. 

There  were  two  sessions  caoh  day, 
forenoon  aud  afternoon.  In  the  eve- 
nings, during  the  time  of  the  discus- 
sion, aud  also  oh  the  L<jrd's  day, 
there  was  public  preaching,  alterii&te- 
ly  by  the  Brethren  aud  the  Christian 
friends.  In  these  meetings  care  was 
taken,  (espt;ciaily  by  the  Brethren,) 
not  to  dwell  on  the  points  at  issue 
between  the  debatants.  This  pre- 
caution we  think  had  a  salutary 
effect  on  the  entire  congregation.  We 
believe  that  a  general  good  feeling 
prevailed  ;  and  certainly  a  deep  inter- 
est was  manifested  by  nearly  all. 
The  attendance  was  good  all  the  time, 
and,  excepting  a  day  or  two,  when 
the  weather  was  very  inclement,  it 
WW  quite  large.     The  order,    with    u 


little  qualification,  was  excellent. 
Every  eve  seemed  to  be  fixed  and 
every  ear  op>m  ;  and  judging  from 
these  outward  expressions,  we  believe 
that  many  hearts  were  anxious  for 
the  truth  Eternity  will  tell  more 
about  that  matter. 

The  rules  of  order  were  generally 
observed  by  all  concerned.  There 
were  a  few  exceptiuiia,  but  we  think 
it  not  best  to  adverii.se  them  ;  Rullice 
it  to  say  thp.t  ti-.a  Brethren  have  u 
fair  report.  We  might  name  the 
moderators,  but  as  there  were  fie- 
queut  changes  in  the  board,  it  would 
occupy  con.siderable  space  tobutlitlle 
profit..  We  will,  however,  state  that 
brother  Jucjb  Berkey,  of  Goshen, 
Indiana,  was  a  member  of  the  board 
a!!  the  time;  and  he  discharged  his 
duty  to  the  acceptance  of  all,  and  to 
the  honor  ot  our  holy  profession.  If 
our  brethren  aud  sisters  were  all  such 
as  he,  it  is  our  impression  that  we 
would  need  no  public  discussian.o. 
We  merely  mentiou  the  names  of 
Eider  Carpenter.  (Disciple.)  Thomas 
Whitman,  Doctor  Abbo.t,  and  breth- 
ren A.  H.  Pulerbaugh,  and  A.  Leedy, 
who  were  at  diff'jreut  times  on  the 
board. 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  here  to 
stale  that  during  the  discussion,  at 
least  three  souls  were  made  willing 
take  up  the  cross.  They  are  to  ba 
baptiz»;d  to-dfvy.  We  mentiou  this 
because  we  think  facts  will  tell  better 
than  our  wordf,  what  the  general 
feeling  is  ia  refe.-ence  to  the  debate. 
Truth  is  powerful ;  and  when  pre- 
sented by  brother  Milier,  under  God's 
blessiug.it  wiil  tell. 

We  will  also  say  that  the  brethren 
and  sisters  in  the  vicinity  of  the  di.s- 
cussion  did  their  part  nobly.  Every 
necessary  preparation  was  made,  and 
all  that  kind  hearts  and  willing  ha^uls 
could,  was  done  for  the  comfort  of  all 
who  attended.  We  presume  the  same 
was  done  by  our  Christian  friends. 
Brother  Losh  and  his  kind  family 
have  our  sincere  thauks  and  enduring 
reoiembraucv  for  their  kindness  aud 
hospitility.  We  tnade  many  new 
acquaintances,  which  we  bspe  will 
not  be  forgotten. 

We  will  yet  say,  that,  as  soon  aud 
fast  as  we  can,  we  will  furnish  a 
synopsis  of  the  positions  aud  argu- 
ments on  both  sides,  which,  ws  hop?, 
will  bo  appreciated  by  our  readers 
generally. 

Fraternally, 

J."  W,  Beer. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAMOls  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Lietter  From  Iliinols. 

Febriiaky  !Tth,  1ST5. 

Dear  Brother  Qiiiiiter: 

So  far  wc  liave  liad  an  unusually 
polid  winter,  only  a  fi-w  days  that  it 
thawed  much  ^ince  the  first  of  Janunr>', 
but  very  little  snuw,  h.owcvcr,  until  the 
10th  of  February,  wiii-n  a  snow  frll  about 
four  iiiclics  deep  ;  at'd  a.s  wc  don't  ofien 
have  blcighiuK  in  this  country,  wc  felt 
aiixiou.s  for  a  sleigh  riife. 

Knowing  tlicre  was  to  be  a  church 
meeting  at  the  Pleasant  Hill  lueeiirig- 
house,  in  the  Otter  Creek  Chuicli,  Ma- 
coupin County,  Illinois,  nc  at  once  re- 
BolveJ  we  would' attend  that  meeting,  if 
wc  could  borrow  a  sled.  So  on  the  11th, 
we  tried  to  borrow  one,  but  as  every  one 
^ceun.■d  to  feel  just  like  oiirselve;*,  ail  that 
had  sleds  wanted  to  use  thcni.  About 
o  o'clock  we  sent  to  the  luojber-yard  for 
plank,  and  at  ]'2  o'clock  next  day  wc  had 
a  .-led  and  ready  to  Man  Ibr  the  church 
lueeting.  So  at  2  o'clock  p.  iw.,  myself 
and  wile  and  two  childien,  atid  brother 
AVu.'.  Brunkand  li.u-;ly,  were  off;  at.d  in 
two  liourf:  and  foitv  minutes  fotind  our- 
eelvo-  at  father-in  law's,  brother  Juo  E. 
biudeliakcr,  fouitcen  miles  west. 

After  our  arrival  here,  wc  found  tlierc 
was  meeting  at  night  in  the  Pleasant 
Hill  D:eetiiig  house.  So  after  catina:  a 
bite  of  supper,  we  wurc  off  for  the  mcet>' 
ing,  but  ariivid  rather  late.  Hiotlier 
David  Fran^z,  from  Cerro  O^rdo,  Iilinoi.s, 
was  already  jjreaching.  He  preached  a 
very  interesting  sermon  from  these  word.-: 
'■Jjct  us  he.ir  the  conclusion  of  the  whole 
matter.  Fear  God  atid  kee|i  liis  com 
manrlments,  for  this  is  the  whole  duty  of 
man." — Eccl.  12:13 

Next  day.  I3i.h,  the  Brethren  met  for 
church  council.  After  the  di.-i>osi(ion  of 
tlic  greater  part  of  the  business,  the 
church  was  a-ked  whether  she  was  willing 
to  meet  on  i\Ionday,  the  1.5th,  for  the 
purpotse  of  calling  help  to  the  ministiy. 
She  expressed  her  wiiliugne.ss  to  do  .so. 
So  another  meeting  wa.s  appointed  for 
Monday.  Meetins  again  in  the  evening. 
Also  next  day,  Sunday,  at  10  o'clock, 
and  in  the  evening. 

On  Monday  morning  the  church  met 
again  for  tlic  above  named  purpose. 
1'lie  unfinished  business  being  disposed 
of,  the  election  was  liehl.  The  choice 
falling  on  brethren  Javan  Gibson  and 
David  Vaniman.  These  two  brethren 
were  both  chosen  otit  of  the  nunibcr  of 
the  visiting  brethien.  So  they  at  once 
called  for  the  vacancy  to  be  filled  up. 
The  cliurch  wa,s  again  eon>ultcd  and 
agreed  to  meet  again  on  Tui-»day,  IGth, 
for  that  purpose.  It  being  t.)0  late  for 
the  brethren  and  sisters  to  go  home  and 
back  again  in  time  for  meeting,  there 
was  no  meeting  on  Monday  niglit. 

Next  morning  the  church  met  ajjain 
for  the  purpohc  of  lidlding  an  election 
foi  two  vi>iting  bielhrcn.  The  choice 
I'ell  on  brother  Joseph  l-'ilburn,  on  whose 
farm  the  la.--t  Annual  Mooting  was  held. 


and  brother  James  Gibson.  The  minis- 
ters in  that  church  are  C.  C.  Gib.son,  P. 
11.  C  Noad,  Duniel  Vaniman,  Jose])h 
Hershberger.  Jonathan  Brubaker,  Javan 
Gibson  and  David  A'animan.  The  num- 
ber of  visiting^  brethren  is  ten. 

After  meeting  on  Tuesday,  the  Ifith, 
we  returned  to  John  ]'j.  Studcbaker'.s, 
where  wc  remained  all  night.  Next  day, 
17th,  we  returned  home,  and  found 
things  about  as  we  left  thcin.  The 
health  of  the  country  is  generally  good. 
Sleighing  is  still  good,  which  is  more 
than  I  liave  seen  since  I  am  in  this 
country,  eight  years.  Not,  long  since  a 
man  by  the  name  of  Adams,  with  his 
only  ison,  was  out  huniing,  and  as  is  the 
custom  in  the  country,  the  father  took 
one  side  of  a  hedge  fence  and  the  son  tlie 
other  side'.  Mr.  Adams  seeing  a  rahbit, 
shot  ani  crijipled  it.  'I'lie  rabbit  running 
on  the  other  side,  and  the  son  teeing  it, 
asked  his  father  to  let  him  have  the  gun 
that  he  might  siioot  it.  The  father  hand- 
ing the  gui)  to  the  son  through  the  hedse 
with  the  muzzle  towards  the  son,  the 
iuiuiuitr  caught  and  the  gun  went  off, 
lodging  the  contents  in  the  breast  of  tlie 
son.  11:'  lived  only  about  twenty  min- 
utes. May  this  be  another  warning  tliat 
all  icarn  to  be  more  careful.  Miny  have 
been  hurled  into  etcrniiy  wiihouL  a  mo- 
ment's warning,  thrcuigh  ll;c  careless 
handling  of  these  deadly  weapons. 
Yours  fraternally, 

J.  S    liEER, 

^furrisoHviUe,  Illinois. 


Church   Ni  \Vi«. 

Janu.vry  19,  1875. 
Dear   readers    of    Companion    and 
Visitor  : 

Brother  Joseph  N.  Kauff- 
man  from  Logaa  county,  Ohio,  had 
given  us  the  promise  of  preaching  to 
us  in  Greeuepriug  Ui.«trict.  So  we 
looked  forward  to  the  time  of  his  com- 
ing with  anticipations  of  spiritual 
refreshments.  So  on  tht  7th  of  De- 
cember brother  Joseph  caiLe,  we 
think  full  of  good  and  sound  doctrine. 
We  met  for  worship  at  the  Sugar 
Grove  meeting  house,  and  when  he 
ministered  to  us  at  our  first  meeting, 
from  Hebrew  4;  16,  'Let  us  there- 
fore come  boldly  unto  the  throne  of 
grace  that  we  may  obinia  mercy  ami 
find  grace  to  help  in  time  of  need," 
our  anticipations  were  already  rea- 
lized to  say  nothing  of  the  spiritual 
joy  and  blessings  that  attended  each 
meeting.  On  the  9ib,  brother  Bol- 
linger from  Medina  county  came,  who 
spoke  ill  the  Oeruian  language,  and 
brother  KaulVaian  iu  Euglish.  They 
woikcd  together  for  the  good  of  the 
Maiiter's  caaae.     The  word  was   spo- 


ke:^ with  power,  the  church  was  richly 
admonished  and  instructed  iu  the 
way  of  salvation,  and  encouraged  to 
continue  the  warfare  against  siu. 
Not  only  members,  but  many  of  our 
friends  and  neighbors  who  are  stand- 
ing out  side  of  the  Ark,  felt  it  was 
good  for  them  to  be  there,  though 
there  was  none  added  to  the  church 
while  the  brethren  was  here.  But 
one  precious  soul  came  and  askrd  ad- 
mitance  soon  after  the  nvenrg.  And 
we  have  every  reason  to  l:«lieve  that 
the  good  seed  was  sowed  in  some 
hearts,  and  v.ill,  ere  long,  develop 
into  Christian  plants,  bearing  fruit 
unto  et'jrual  life. 

The  pleasant  meetintrs  continued 
oue  week.  On  Saturday,  12-h, 
brother  Bollinger,  iu  company  with 
brother  George  Kern,  went  in  the 
Eastern  part  of  the  Dibtrict,  to  fill 
three  nppoiiitments.  liroiher  Kauff- 
man,  iu  cooipany  with  brother  Noali 
llendrick.-j,  staid  at  the  nieeling-housa. 
So  he  preached  fourleeu  sertnons  at 
the  meeting  house,  and  seventeen  in 
all.  May  the  jjood  L  )rd  bl^i.^s  their 
lubors  and  reward  the  brethren  in  due 
time  for  their  triissiun  of  love. 

Ou  the  8>h  of  January,  1875  our 
loving  brother  . J  jliu  Wi.'--e  paid  us  a 
vi^it.  Meeting  was  appointed  at  the 
Sugar  Grove  meetiug-houso  on  the 
evening  of  the  8. h,  which  he  faith- 
fully filled.  He  remained  with  ns 
until  the  13tb,  and  preac'red  eleven 
seriiious  at  the  meetiu»-h  u.so.  The 
meetings  were  well  a!  tended,  the 
members  were  well   iustructed    to    be 

I  faithful  in  their  callings  and  to  look 
from  the  cross  to  the  crown.  And  not  to 
the  laenibeis  only,  was  the  word  of  the 

j  Lord  preached  but  to  a  dying  world 
in  fiiuiplicity  and  in  power.  Christ 
and  him  crucified  was  preached.  We 
think  many  felt  like  Agrippa  of  old, 
almost  persuaded  to  be  a  Christian. 
On  the  evening  of  the  13ih,  brother 
Wise  preached  his  lust  sermon  as  a 
farewell  address  to  us,  in  which  be 
admonished  us  so  earnestly  to  hold 
out  and  be  strong  and  adil  Chri.'?lia-i 
graces  to  our  faith.  Many  tears  wei'e 
shed.  May  the  L-ird  bless  his  labors 
and  reward  cur  dear  brt^ther  iu  duo 
time.  Oa  the  14th.  we  t^pent  our 
time  with  friend  George  and  i-ister 
Phebe  IIxliz,  touk  dinner  with  the 
kind  faniily.  After  dinner  we  had 
a  season  of  worship  together,  and  then 
lock  the  parting  baud  with  tears. 
Lung  will  we  roiieuiber  the  good 
councils  WQ    rccieved    fro.u    brother 


uhristian  family  companion  and  gospel  visitor. 


157 


Wise.     Then    he    was    conveyed    to 
Tiffin,  took  the  train  for  home. 

Now  bre'.hren,  may  we  each  work 
for  our  Master's  cause.and  let  the 
olijpct  be  the  aaTing  of  the  Boula  of 
the  children  of  men.  May  we  still 
Inqaire  for  the  old  paths  and  walk 
therein.  And  if  we  are  to  be  a  ppcu- 
liur  people,  let  us  show  that  peculiar- 
ity that  CLriit  desires  und  requires, 
by  our  walk,  talk,  and  daily  dealiugs, 
that  others  may  see  our  light  so  shine, 
that  thoy  may  also  glorify  our  Father 
in  heaven ;  that  we  may  be  found 
faithful  pci  vauts  in  the  great  day  of 
the  Lord,  where  the  parting  hand  \a 
known  no  more. 

Samuel  M.  Loos 

Green  Springs,  Seneca  Co.,  Ohio 


more  about  tb«  DiscuKsiou  at 

North  9Ia<jcbei6tt*r, 

ludJaua. 

The  hrst  two  propositions  have 
been  discussed.  Two  days  and  a 
half,  or  ten  speeches  by  each  dispu- 
tant, were  put  on  the  first  question  ; 
and  on  the  second  question  each  bad 
six  thirty-minute  speeches,  and  one 
of  fifteen  minutes.  I  shall  not  have 
time  to  ^vrite  out  a  synopsis  of  the 
discussioQ,  or  of  any  part  of  it,  uutil 
it  closes  ;  but  I  want  to  say  to  the 
readers  of  the  Companion  and  Visi- 
tor that  I  think  I  shall  be  able  to 
furnish  such  a  report  as  will  be  in- 
teresting and  instructive  to  you. 

Will  iiot  every  reader,  aud  espec- 
ially every  ageut,  make  a  strong 
effort  to  extend  the  circulation  and 
enlarge  the  subpcrifitiou  list,  of  the 
Companion  and  Visitor  ?  I  a;u  con- 
fident that  a  fair  synopsis  of  brother 
Miller's  arguments  ou  the  ten  propo- 
sitions to  be  dispussid,  would  alone 
be  worth  the  price  of  the  Companion 
for  a  year.  1  shall  not  promise  any- 
thing like  a  full  report,  but  as  there 
have  been  no  arrangements  made  to 
publish  the  discutsion,  I  will  endeav- 
or to  furnish  such  a  synopsis,  espec- 
ially of  brother  Miller's  arguments,  as 
Uiay  be  valuable  to  many  of  us  in  the 
defence  of  the  truth  of  the  Bible. 

William  S.  Manville,  brother  Mil- 
ler's opponent  was  born  in  Sparta.Obio. 
I  did  not  learn  much  of  his  history. 
He  is  about  64  years  of  age.  Brother 
Miller  is  a  native  of  Kentucky  ;  but 
he  hag  lived  in  the  state  of  Indiana 
for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  pretty 
extensively  known  throughout  the 
brotherhood. 


Although  the  Christians  (or  New 
Lights,  as  they  are  generally  called) 
have  no  written  creed,  from  the  Min- 
utes of  the  Eel  River  Conference,  for 
1814,  wo  glean  the  following,  which 
will  afford  such  of  my  readers  as  are 
not  acquainted  with  them,  some 
knowledge  of  their  religious  faith  aud 
practice. 

*  *  *  * 

"Those  coming  together  for  church 
"fellowship,  should  promise  to  watch 
"over  each  other  for  good,  and  to 
"dwell  together  in  love, 

AND  TO  ACKNOWLEBGB 

'1st.  Christ  88  the  bead  of  the 
"church. 

"2Qd    Christian  the  only  name. 

'  3rd.  The  Bible  the  only  rule  of 
"faith  and  practice. 

''4th.  Christian  character,  or  the 
"fruit. 

'•5th.  The  right  of  private  opinion 
"given  to  all.'" 

By  'the  right  of  private  opinion," 
they  perhaps  mean  more  than  the 
language  properly  implies.  If  a  per- 
son has  been  sprinkled,  and  is  satis- 
fied therewith,  he  can  be  received 
into  fellowship  amongst  them  with- 
out bein?  immersed  ;  or,  if  a  person 
does  not  f^-ol  it  to  be  his  duty  to  bo 
baptized,  they  will  receive  him  into 
full  fellowship  without  any  baptism 
whatever.  I  am  credibly  informpd 
that  in  some  places  in  the  south  they 
will  spri.tkle,  if  the  candidate  wishes 
it  so.  They  are  very  liberal  as  will  bo 
seen  by  the  following 

RKPOIIT  ON  CnEISTIAN    UNION. 

"Resolved.  That  we  favor  the 
union  of  all  Christians  upon  the  Bi- 
ble, and  that  we  believe  the  true  test 
of  fellowship  to  be  Christian  charac- 
ter, or  a  correct  and  upright  life  ; 
rather  than  the  subscribing  of  articles 
of  faith  or  religious  dogmas." 

You  may  be  trinitarian  or  unita- 
rian, antinomian,  bapti-st,  or  pedo- 
baptist,  conformist  or  nonconformist; 
in  short,  they  do  not  make  much  in- 
quiry after  your  faith,  if  you  have  a 
good  character  they  v,/ill  recieve  you 
into  fellowship. 

From  what  has  now  been  said, 
taken  in  connection  with  the  proposi- 
tions to  be  discussed,  the  reader  will 
have  a  pretty  correct  idea  of  these 
people,  and  will  be  able  to  understand 
what  may  follow. 
Fraternally, 

J.  W.  Bker. 


Brotb«r  Jncob  T.  Meyers'  Visit 
to  New  Jersey. 

FcniiuAUY  8,  1875. 
On  Tuesday  January  the  19th, 
1875,  brother  J.  T  Meyers,  of  Phila- 
delphia, came  to  our  arm  of  the  church 
near  Croton  Hunterdon  county,  New 
Jersey,  known  as  the  "Hemlock  con- 
gregatiou,"  aud  ho  continued  with  us 
preaching  the  Word  with  power  until 
February  tha  3rd.  Tbo  result  of 
which  was,  on  ibe  following  Sunday, 
the  7th,  eight  souls  uU  in  the  morning 
of  life,  wers  rycaivcd  into  the  church, 
and  there  is  at  le^st  one  pjore  appli- 
cant. On,  bow  it  makes  oar  hearts 
rejoice  to  see  the  young  come  out 
from  the  world,  and  enlist  under  the 
blood  stained  banner  of  prince  Eman- 
ne!  I  Aud  we  pray  to  (jod  to  keep 
them  right  faithful  and  make  them  an 
ornament  of  their  profession  to  the 
church.  And  why  should  we  not  re- 
joice, for  "there  is  joy  in  heaven  over 
one  sinner  that  ropenteth."  Yes,  joy 
in  heaven  and  joy  upon  earth,  for 

'•'Tis  relii^ion  that  can  giv« 

Swsetfcst  pleasure,  whilo  we  liTOi 

'Tis  religion  mujt  "Ui'ply, 
Solid  comfort  wheu  wc  die." 

When  brother  Meyers  bid  us  fare- 
well, we  felt  like  Paul's  brethren, 
Acts  20:  37.  Our  prayers  are  that 
God  will  abundantly  bless  him  for 
his  labor  of  love  amongst  us,  and 
bless  his  ministry  wherever  he  may 
go,  and  enable  bira  ever  t^  "preach 
the  Word"  with  "boldness  and 
power  ;"  that  ho  may  be  an  instru- 
ment in  the  Lord's  bauds  of  turning 
"many  to  righteousness,"  so  that  he 
can  say  with  Paul,  when  hia  minis- 
try here  on  earth  is  ended,  "I  .have 
fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished 
my  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith  : 
Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  righteousness." 

I  just  here  state  that  we  are  con- 
templating building  a  new  house  of 
worship,  as  our  old  one,  is  neither 
convenient  nor  cooifortable,  aud  we 
think  with  brother  J.  T.  Moysrs,  that 
we  canuot  accoa!plit*h  mi;ch  until  we 
have  a  better  house.  But  we  feel  to 
poor  to  build  one  ourselves.  The 
church  has  appointed  Wednesday 
Febriiary  17tb,  to  meet  iu  council 
with  regard  to  building  a  meeting- 
bouse.  Brother  Meyers,  when  with 
us,  suggested  that  perhaps  the  breth- 
ren of  other  places  would  help  ua. 
Now  if  any  ot  our  brethren  feel  to 
assist  us  we  shall  feel  very    thankful, 


lo8 


OamSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


and  uf.cr  our  council  mocting,  wo  will 
irive  a  repor*.  of  tho  proc'-odin^a 
through  llio  Companion  &'.i\  Visilor, 
and  il  we  resolve  to  build  (whieb  wo 
must  or  go  down),  wj  wili  aiate  to 
wboai  coDtribu'i>M)a  stouid  lu'  «ent. 
Amos  C.  ruA>inKiu.iN. 
Croton.  New  Jtrmy 

{I'ilyrim  ple^kO   Copy.) 

AllUOUI»C<>Ul «»»!«. 


DisTKiCT  VIr>ti:«<;s 


Thr  District  iM.-ctins:  of  the  Northorn 
District  of  Illinois,  will  be  bold  at  tbe 
l-'ine  Creek  nicctiaj;  hou>.?,  April  "JOtb, 
ISTS,  couiujencinp;  at,  10  o'ulook  a.  lu. 

Hy  order  of  the  Cbiircb. 


Brother   Qitintcr  :  — 

Please  annoiince  tliat  the 
District  Meeting  for  the  Siatc  of  Michi- 
f;aii,  will  be  held  with  tbe  Brethren  in 
the  PoLaxon  district,  on  Tbussday,  the 
22od  day  of  April.  Tlie  place  to  stop  off 
18  Dowagiac.  on  the  Micbiuan  {'i^ntral 
lluilroad.  Brethren  coming  by  railroad, 
will  conic  the  day  before  tbe  uieeting, 
when  tlicy  will  bo  conveyed  U)  pl-icc  of 
meeting.  A  gcucral  icprcsieulatiiin  of 
the  sub  districts  i.s  desired. 

JosiAli  G.   WiNKV, 
Clerk. 


Tbe  Brethren  of  the  Kirvt  District  of 
Vircinid,  will  please  bi-iu-  in  mind  that 
our  Disui."t  Meinini;  '^ill  lake  place  at 
t!ie  IVtcr's  Crctk  incetin^rhomte,  on 
Friday  before  the  third  Sunday  in  April, 
according  to  dcci.sion  of  but  yearn  tueet- 
ing.  Our  district  is  Ktiil  in  arrears  in  it.s 
quota  of  the  Calilorniu  fund.  'I'hoso 
churches  that  have  not  paid,  will  please 
be  prepared  to  meet  tJie  case  :ii  the  Dis- 
trict Meeting. 

B.  F.    i\I()OMAW, 

C!or.  Soc'y. 
MARRIED. 

3y  th(!  W'ilor,  at  bi»  rosiJuDCc.  Frb.  lllh, 
1875,  Mr.  Ai.nEUT  IIincii,  of  Ulair  county, 
I'a.,  and  M.rs  Anna  }1.  ^^twileu,  of  Bed- 
ford couDly,  Pa. 

J«s.  A.  SuLi,. 

Hy  tlic  UDderBl(;ncil,  at  tne  residence  of 
Die  bride's  partDis.  on  the  21»l  of  Jaaimry, 
1875,  NoAii  Bonm.'jK  aud  Miiir  Bieuly, 
bntli  of  Mariou  lowotbip,  HockJug  couaiy, 
Ubio. 

^^DliAHAM  STBKNEK. 

By  tlie  nnOorslgned,  oti  Tliursda  j,  tlic  25ih 
of  Febrauiy,  at  ihc  re^Id«ll.  c  of  llie  bride's 
paienli,  near  Saliobury,  bioilier  Jacob  P. 
LivE-oooi),  of  fiali.burjr,  lo  kislcr  I.i/zip.  K. 
B*  CUT,  all  of  IkOiu-^rset  couuty,  Pa. 

8.  (;    Kt:im. 

By  tbe  iiT'i!er6iL't.ed.  at  bis  lOhi'tcnrc,  I'Vli, 
231,  Mr  .Jacob  (i.  Milliu  and  killer  Mao-. 
CilB  Mil.l.KKi  bolb  (if  ttoiu<:fB('l  county,  i'u. 

AlfOf  I'V  tijo  «i:(lt'r»lj;iiti!,  »i  Ibu  i(;«!dti)C(j 


of  tbe  I'ride'i  father,  February  231  hroiht-r 
tJii.AS  A  Walkf.u  10  Mis*  An.'«ik  E.  Gisu- 
llAKT,  both  of  Sonier&ot  cou»ty,  Pa. 

.Josh It  Bf.hkry. 


UIKU. 


We  ttdjnit  no  poelryundor  any  circnmstnn 
C'.iM  ill  connection  witb  Oliitunry  .Notices.  Wo 
trisli  to  use  allulike,  and  wa  cuuUI  uot  insert 
Tcrsev  witti  all. 

In  Piuo  C-e^k  church,  bt.  Joseph  couuly, 
luditna,  Bist«r  Sakaii,  wife  of  eld»r  Uarid 
Ku'>rl.  a;;>id  S7  years,  2  oioiiVbi  and  11  days. 
Disease,  coiitu-npiiou.  Funeral  discourse 
by  D.  B  isur^'i*  and  others,  from  Ri^Ttla- 
liou  ziT.  .2  and  13 


lu  th«  Uush  Croek  cbarch,  Hocking  Co  , 
Ohio,  Ifebrmry  4ih,  brother  David  Con- 
uoi),  aged  5'J  years,  1  mouth  and  15  days. 

Tlie  fuueral  occasion  was  improved  by 
M  Moore  asd  tb«  writar,  from  1st  TUcsa. 
4:14,  to  a  Urge  coacourso  of  fricuds  and 
neijjUbors,  » bo  have  lost  a  line  n'lijfbbor, 
and  iba  famiiy  a  consistent  father,  and  the 
church  a  faithful  membvr. 

AuRAaAM  Stbmbn. 

In  the  Adams  county  congrejiaiion,  Iowa, 
Novenib'-.r  oUlh,  Mauy,  wife  of  Andrew  I)e- 
Tore,  at  lliu  'aily  age  of  24  years 

Sue  iuarus  a  husband  and  two  1  tile  chil- 
dren in  a  cold  and  a  most  uoteeliuj{  \vofI4. 
This  young  mo:bT  was  not  a  member  of 
any  chu'ch.  Funeral  discourse  by  the 
writer,  f  cm  Amos  4:1*4  :  "^repara  to  meet 
thy  God,  U  Israol  I"  to  aa  alteulive  au- 
dieiicti. 

N.  C.  WORKM.VN. 

In  tha  CoTin^ton  rhuroh  district,  .yiaml 
county.  Ohio,  ow  the  25lh  of  Jauuary,  l>i75, 
Fkankmv,  son  of  brotlier  Jacob    and  sinter 

S»as,  aj^id   9  y»:a;8,  2   months   and    26 

days. 

Also, In  the  Oakbind  church  di.trict,D«rke 
coni.lt,  Obio,  on  tho  22cd  of  February,  sis- 
ter Ei,izabi:tu  Lbruan,  aged  fi7  years,  3 
iijonllw  ;iu.i  2U  da)s.  Funeral*  of  both  the 
above  by  the  Brethren. 

Samubi.  Moulbr. 

In  the  WaaViiugtoa  creek  district,  Feb.  6'.h, 
Ji'Sni'li.  son  of  eider  IV-ier  and  sisLrr  Kli^a- 
bcth  BruLiaker,  a^jed  25  ye*rB,  6  aonths  aud 
14  days.     Disuasd,  consumption. 

Also,  Ai.iOB  A.,  wife  of  Joseph  Studebak- 
cr,  of  cjLgestlve  chi.U,  aged  31  years,  5 
nionlbs  and  21  days. 

They  both  died  near  tbe  same  time.  Tbeir 
funerals  were  preached  at  ibu  saina  time 
and  I'lace,  by  tbe  Bri-lhren,  from  the  Ibh 
chapter  of  John,  from  the  21. t  to  the  26th 
ver.es  iuclusive. 


(/'li'^rtm  and  Viud-cator  please  copy.) 

In  the  Elklick  congngation,  Adaion 
towneh.p,  Somerset  county.  Pa.,  Feb.  iC.h, 
siaer  Li  ciNiiA  Cuistnuk,  wife  of  brother 
SiinncI  Christner,  aged  2'J  yars,  1  moelb 
and  1  day. 

Also,  EuwAUD,  Feb.  16ih,  eon  of  b'other 
8a>»U"l  and  si.tcr  Luclnda  Christner,  aged 
7  monlha  aud  16  days. 

Bolb  mother  and  child  were  Interred  on 
th".  IS  h  day  o(  Kcliruary.  Funeral  servi'fs 
t'y  the  wriii  r  and  brother  8.  C,  Ke  u),  fiora 
1st  Cor.  15.21 

A!.'©,  in  Urantsville.  Qarrelt  coonty,  Md., 
Euw  N  Okauy.  80.1  of  b. other  Kmanuel  an  t 
Biner  g\yn  Uii«ny,  "P'J  5  jeari}  and  21 
dny^. 


Disease,  scarlet  fever.  Fansral  service  by 
the  writwr  and  brother  Jonas  Lichty,  from 
Isl  Cor.  15:23. 

J0»ATUA»  KbL80. 

Oa  the  lOlh  of  FBb:u«ry,  in  the  Marsh 
creek  cougreiration.  Adams  county,  Puna'a, 
Makoakrt  (!.  BrsiiMAN,  aged  56  yea' 8,  7 
iiioutbn  aud  III  days. 

In  tho  fcxomp'.ary  Chr)«il»n  lift*  of  sur 
dear  ester,  sbit  won  tbe  rnspect  of  raaoy 
friends  and  acquaintances,  wtiich  was  am- 
ply evinced  lu  llio  largo  at'Midanoe  at  her 
luu"a'.,  which  occasion  was  improvsJ  l>y 
brotlior  Joseph  t»herftjy,  f'om  tb'  words  : 
'"For  we  shwll  all  stand  hwforo  lb'  judgment 
8«at  of  Christ." — Rom.  14:10. 

B.   F.   KlTTISOBH. 

Id  the  South  Bond  church,  St.  Joteph  Co., 
Kdiina,  August  25ih.  i874,  DaviD,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Margaret  Good.  Disease,  prin- 
cipally cwnsumplion. 

Ho  w»b  boru  in  U-ickiii^haa  county,  Vir- 
ginia, February  233d,  ISt'O,  and  aged  65yri., 
6  month,  add  3  days.  He  was  a  worthy 
member  of  lh»  Girman  Bnpitsl  Church  for 
thirty  or  tbirly-IIve  years,  <lur  ng  whi?h  tirao 
he  lived  very  faithful,  aid  waa  a  true  aud 
pious  brother  in  that  church.  H«  died  the 
dealu  of  an  agtid  aud  a  holy  ChrLitian  f.tther, 
and  W4*  sick  on'y  two  diys  before  he  fell 
asleep  ill  Jems,  who  wa  iiave  every  reason 
to  balidVrf  and  trust,  received  him  home  to 
bis  heav.iuly  Father's  kingdom,  in  that 
eternal  happy  rrst. 

Hu  leavis  a  dear  comp.^nion,  t'fo  sons  and 
ou'.  dau^bti-r,  all  rn'Oi'iers  ol  lb'  s.imi 
ctiUrch,  wbo  are  left  to  meurn  tbeir  grrat 
loss,  wliich  is  his  glorious  gain.  Funeral 
seivic^s  by  Jacob  llillebrand  aud  eider 
David  Miller. 

Jacob  Go'>d. 

In  tha  South  Bend  '■bureh,  8*.  Jo8?ph 
county,  Indiana,  Sakaii,  wife  of  D*vid 
Good  and  daughter  uf  Jacob  and  Susau 
.Miller. 

Sue  was  born  In  Ro.  kingham  county.  V'r- 
gitiia,  Jsuuary  19;b,  1815,  and  di-d  January 
27tb  187^,  of  luuif  fever,  which  coullavd  her 
to  her  bed  iweuly-lbrej  days.  Sa«  was  »g';d 
60  yiaro  and  8  days.  She  wa«  a  very  pious 
aud  faithful  sister  iu  the  German  Baptist 
Church  f>.r  Ibi  ty  or  tbiity-tivo  years,  dur- 
ing wiiich  lime  she  lived  very  prayerful  aud 
obtdi-nt  to  the  gospel  of  God,  auJ  order  of 
tae  Bielhren. 

Shd  was  indeed  a  motha'*  that  was  an  ox- 
ample  to  her  children  for  godliuesj,  t;ue  ho- 
liness and  hnmibty,  wbicu  she  raanifes  ed 
as  a  lifUt  to  tbatu  and  the  world  around. 
She  leave,  two  sons  an!  one  dkuxbtcr  ,in.:iu- 
bi.;:s  of  ibv;  same  ch.irch,  wbo  aie  left  to 
luoniii  lb.?ir  great  loss,  whicu  i.  their  moth- 
er's gloi  ions  ^ain,  a  honiain  Uea»eu  at  Go<!'9 
right  baeJ  foraver.  funeral  services  by 
D.«ui'J  VVlii:mer  and  elder  Divid  .Miller,  who 
bad  also  »noiiUed  her,  wlilcb  was  at  her  rr- 
qutsl  Funiiral  text  from  Johu  thd  KjveU- 
lor  14:13  14,15.     Hymn  t^r,a^ui. 

■I  Acon  Gooi>. 

1    iyTUl?M0N]<JV8  IIKCKLVKD  for 
Li     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKa.elc, 

C.  Mayers  1  ft);  Jacob  UiddUsbargar  1  60; 
J  R  .Maniuis  1  6);  11  Stuver  1  60;  VV  II  H 
W.Und  7.^;  J  S  EramcitSO;  A  Hoovcr  2  00; 
8  A  V»infi(kle  1  7>;:  L  Eck-ilc  1  00;  D  Brow- 
er  1  60;  MfM-arel  Wis--  1  ft  I;  G-o  \Vo  )d  3  20; 
Gio  LiVhU  I  60;  Anna  C  I'oyer  2  0..';  Ja  O) 
Misble;-  o  10;  Li  M  Kob  3  77:  Jacob  Conner 
100;  T  Miller  3  36;  J»»  Harvey  100;  0 
Clem  4  :i5;  /-  W  Sbackdf  .rd  3  00;  D  h  Bo>v. 
Uiati  IWJi    Geo  W  M-ilUias   6  30;    M  W'iHu 


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1  60;  n  J  nargor9C0;  Z  B  Miiraarrl  1  60; 
8  D  shik  1  00;  S  D  Harnin  3  a.  ;  P  S  (Air- 
man 5  00;  K  K  Kin«  1  00;  Wm  Meek  3  3^; 
A  F  Snyder  I  50;  U  Broker  1  60;  Jno  DirM 
40;  Sii.ii;  M  B^allierl  70;  H  lkent>rrry  1  70; 
J  T  Meyers  10  00;  H  (J  Lucas  CO;  C  iNew- 
conier  1  50;  Juo  Dolhour  1  60;  S  P  Milkr 
4  00;  L  H  Flack  1  50. 


Itleedtnf;  From   JLnot;a,  CatMrrta, 

Bronch>ti»i,  Cousuniptiou.— A 

tVoudertal  Cure. 

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  13, 1874. 
R.  V.  Pierce,  M.  D.,  BuflFjIo,  N.  Y.: 

Dear  Sir: — 1  had  suffered  from  Ca- 
tarrh in  an  agj.'ravated  form  for  aliout 
twelve  ytsvLVi  and  I'or  several  yearii  from 
Broiiciiial  trouble.  Tried  uiuny  doctors 
and  things  wiih  no  la.-^tin^  beucCt.  In 
May  '72,  becominjf  n^-arly  rorn  out  wiili 
excessive  Editorial  labors  on  u  paper  in 
New  York  City,  1  was  attacked  with 
Bronchitis  in  a  bevere  form,  t^ulTering 
almost  a  tolul  loss  of  voice.  I  returned 
home  hcTf,  hut  bad  l)ecii  home  only  two 
week*  when  1  was*  couif)!ctely  (irotitratcd 
willi  Ilemorriiiijje  fiom  the  Lun^'.«,  hiv- 
ing  four  severe.  !)l((:Uiig  spellt  within  two 
tvec/is,  (iHil  fint  tin  re.  msidc  of  )iine  Jays. 
In  the  September  tollowiiijr,  I  improved 
8ufficicnily  to  be  able  to  be  about,  though 
in  a  vciy  feeble  state.  My  Bronchial 
trouble  remained  and  the  ('atarih  was 
tenfold  worse  than  before.  Eirery  effort 
for  relief  seemed  fruitless.  I  seemed  to 
be  lo.iuK  ground  daily.  I  continued  in 
tiiifi  feeble  stale,  raiding  blood  almo.-t 
daily  until  about  the  fir«t  of  Mirch  '73, 
wilt  n  1  became  so  bad  as  to  be  entirely 
contiiied  to  ihe  house.  A  friend  sug- 
gested your  remedies.  But  I  wax  ex- 
tremely skeptical  that  they  would  do  no 
good,  as  1  had  lost  all  heart  in  remedies, 
a.id  began  to  look  upon  medicine  and 
d"Cfor»  with  disgust.  However,  I  ob- 
tained one  of  your  circulars,  and  read  it 
carefully,  from  which  I  came  to  the  con- 
clusion that  you  understood  your  bu>ino8s, 
at  least.  I  finally  obtained  a  f|uantity  of 
Dr  Safe's  Catarrh  ilen;edy,  your  Golden 
Med'cal  Discovery  and  I'tllcts,  and  com- 
menced their  vigorous  use  according  to 
dtrcciions.  To  my  surprise,  I  soon  began 
to  improve.  The  Ui.scovery  and  Pellets, 
in  a  short  tiuic,  brought  out  a  severe 
eruption,  wiiieh  continued  for  several 
weeks.  I  fck  much  better,  my  apnetite 
improved,  and  I  gained  in   strensth  and 


that  your  inedicinos  will  master  the 
worst  forms  of  that  odious  disease  (Ca- 
tarrh, as  well  as  Throat  and  Ijung  Dis- 
eases, I  have  rcconunendpd  them  to  very 
mtny  and  shall  ever  speak  in  their 
prai.«e.  Gratefully  yours. 

Wm.  II.  SPKNCEii. 
/'.    0.  Box  507,  Rochester,  K  Y. 


Tor  sale  the  cominii  season  of  1875.  Pric*. 
$'J.50  eacb.  AdJr'-si,  DiNir.i.  Kagauicr. 
New  EuierprUe    Bedford  C-'.,  Pa.  10  4l 


tOXSUm*  I  !0?f  CURED. 

To  the  Editor  of  thf.   Christian  Family   C->m- 
pa'niou  ut4/J  O-'Spel  V\iitor  ; 

Estbumbd  V'mB;«D:  —  Will  y<>u  please 
Inform  your    readers  that  I  have    a    positive 

CUKE  ?0U  CONSCMPTION 
and  all  diforders  of  the  Tbroat  and  LungB, 
and  that,  bj  ii»    use  in  mr   practice,  I  have 
cured  hundred*  of  casen,  and  will  give 

«i,oo».oo 

for  a  case  it  will  not  bcnffit.  Indeed,  so 
Blrong  is  my  faiili.I  will  seurt  a  Samjil',frte, 
to  any  sulf-ror  add^c^sing  mc. 

Pleaee  show  this  letter  to  any  one  jou 
in»j  know  who  is  sulTcriDg  from  these  dis- 
eases, and  olOiiTC. 

Faithfully  Yours. 

Uii.  T.  F.  BURT,      . 
10  6ra.  69  William  St.,  New  York, 

A  8R\VE  BOOK!  ! 
"WHAT  WOaiAN 

SiaUOLD  KiVOlV." 

A  Woman's  Book   about   Wome*,  by  a 
Woman,  (Mus    E.  B.  DUITFEY.) 

The  only  work  of  the  kind  ever  wriHoQ  by 
a  woiaau,  iit  a  nect*s8ily  iu  every  household, 
its  entire  noTeltj  aa.l  eniioeut  practicalness 
Creates  an  immon'e  demand.  Notwilhsland- 
ing  the  delicalij  subjects  necessarily  treated, 
ll  i»  wrillrn  ia  such  a  brave  pure  sljle  as 
will  not  ofTecd  the  most  fastidious.  U%dy 
agents  nevwr  have  had  such  an  opiortuuily 
to  make  money  and  do  good.  Terms  and 
sample  sheet*  mailed  free  o>i  imraa  Mate  ap- 
plication.        ,1.  M.  STODDART   <fe  CO  , 

10-3t.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PITS  f  VISED  FUSilE! 

Any  person  sufTitriug  from  the  above  dis- 
ease is  requested  to  address  Dr.  Pu'CE,  aud 
a  trial  boitle  of  medicine  will  be  foi  warded 
by  Express 

I- REE! 
The  only  cost  being  the  Exp'-ess  charges, 
which  owing  to  my  large  business,  are  small. 
Dr.  Price  has  made  the  treatment  of 
FITS  OR  EPILEPSY 


THE  SUN. 

DAILY  AND  WEEKLY  FOR  1875. 


flesh,     in  three  months  every  vestige  of    a  study  for  years,  and  he  will  warrant  a  cure 
the  Catarrh    was    gone,   the    Bronchitis    by  the  use  of  his  remedy. 
had  nearly    disappeared,  had   no    Cough        Do  uot  fail  to  send  lo  him  for  a  trial  bot- 
whateverand    1  had    entirely   ceased  to    ""^ '  '' *=°''' °°;,'';"f' ."' ^\, 
raise  blood  ;  and,  contrary  to  the  cxpcc-  '  WILL  CLKE  YOU, 

tafion  of  some  ol  my  friends,  the  cure 
had  remained  permanent.  1  have  had 
no  more  Hemorrhages  from  the  Lungs, 
and  am  entirely  free  from  Catarrh,  from 
which  I  had  suffered  so  much  and  so 
long.  The  debt  of  gratitude  I  owe  for 
thj  blessing  1  have  received  at  your 
hands,  knows  no  bounds.  I  am  thor- 
oughly  sHtisiiod,  fiom   my   exporicmjo. 


no  matter  of  how  long  standing  your  case 
may  b»,  or  how   many  other  remedies   may 
have  failed. 
Circulars  and  testimonials  sentwlth 

FREE  TRIAL  BOTTLE. 
Be  particular  to  (iivc  your  Express,  as  well 
as  your  P  st  Office  direction,  aud 
Address, 

Da.  CHAS.  T.  PRICE- 
lO-ly.  67  WiUiain  St ,  New  Yo  k. 


The  approich  of  the  Prcsidcnlikl  i/lecHon 
gives  unusual  iiniicJanco  lo  ihe  evenis  and 
dcvclopmcnin  of  1S7.5.  Wr  »b>ll  endeavor 
»o  describe  lh<)m  f"llr,  fmthlu'iy,  and  fear- 
lessly. 

THE  WEEKLY  SU.V  h.is  now  altaiced  a 
circulation  of  over  aevctiiy  thousand  copies. 
Its  readers  ara  found  in  evury  Slate  and 
Territory,  and  its  (laal  ty  ia  well  suowu  to 
the  public.  Wefchall  nol  only  endeavor  lo 
keep  it  fully  up  to  the  od  tlandard,  but  to 
Improve  and  add  lo  iis  variety  and  power. 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  will  conuuue  to  be 
a  thorough  uyw  .;)«per.  All  >he  nen-s  of  lh« 
day  will  be  fouud  iu  it.  condensed  whea  ub- 
importaiit,  at  full  leiiglh  wheu  of  momeut, 
and  always,  we  trust,  ircatnd  iu  a  clear,  in- 
teresting ai.d  iostruclivo  miuner. 

It  is  our  aim  to  make  the  WEEKLY  SUN 
the  best  family  utwsi'aper  iu  the  world.  It 
will  be  full  of  ei-tei taining  and  appropriato 
rea  ing  of  every  sort,  but  will  priiit  noihing 
to  offend  the  most  scrupulous  and  delicate 
table.  It  will  always  conlaiu  lh<i  most  in- 
teresting sloieii  and  romances  of  the  day, 
carefully  seiMciod  aed  legibly  pinted. 

The  AgiivUUural  Departmeet  is  a  promi- 
nent feature  iu  tlie  WEEKLY  SUN,  aud  its 
arti'^lcs  will  always  be  fouud  fresh  and  use- 
ful lo  thu  far  mar. 

The  numliur  of  men  independc-ut  ia  politics 
is  iccrcasiot;,  and  tUe  WEEKLY  SU.V  is 
their  paper  especially.  It  brloiigb  lo  no 
party,  and  obeys  uo  dictavion,  contending  for 
principle,  aud  fjr  Ihu  alucuon  of  the  best 
men.  1(.  exposes  the  corruption  thai  dis- 
graces the  country  and  threatens  tho  oto'- 
tl;row  of  repu'lica*  ipslitutions.  it  ha«  no 
fear  of  knaves,  a»d  seeks  no  favo  s  from 
llieir  supporters. 

The  markets  of  every  kind  are  regu- 
larly  rc-porleJ  iu  its  columns. 

The  price  of  the  WEEKLY  SUN  is  one 
dolUr  a  yuar  for  a  shroi  of  tigljt  pages,  and 
flfty-iix  ccluuias.  As  this  barely  pays  the 
•  xp'-nses  of  p»p-r  aad  priiiliog,  we  are  not 
able  to  make  aiiv  discount  or  allow  any  pre- 
mium to  f'iena*  who  may  make  special 
efforts  lo  eiieud  its  circulation.  Under  the 
new  law,  which  requires  p»ym«nt  of  postage 
In  advance,  ona  dollar  a  yaar,  with  twuoty 
cents  the  ccsl  of  prepaid  psstago  added,  is 
the  rate  of  suhi-npliou.  It  is  not  necessary 
to  get  up  a  club  ia  order  lo  have  the 
WEEKLY  SUN  it  tLis  rale.  Any  one  who 
sends  on'  dollar  aud  twenty  ccnis  will  get 
the  paper,  postpaid,  for  a  year. 
We  have  uo  traveling  agents. 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  —Eight  pages,  fifty- 
t.ix  columns.  Oiriy  11  20  a  year,  postage 
prepaid.     No  discounts  IroM  this  rate. 

THE  DAILY  SUN.— A  large  four-page 
newspaper  of  twcniy-eight  colunns.  Daily 
rirculaliou  ov^r  120  000.  All  ihc  news  for  2 
cents.  Subscr  iplinn,  postage  prepaid,  55 
cents  a  mouth,  or  ?t).50  a  year.  To  clubs  of 
10  or  over,  a  di»couul  of  20  per  cent 
Address, 

THE  SUN,  N«w  York  €ily. 
8-6ta. 

I*ure-I>retl  l^lgiat   Brubinas. 

PcH  coiub,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  siz/;,  etc.  Wc  will  sliip  by  ex- 
picsA  to  any  one  a  CKk'^rcl  aud  two  puUetSj 
for  Uve  ($5. 00)  dgllais.     Address, 

g.  Ueakd. 

35.  l''.^l'->,  ilU. 


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NEWSPAPER  COMMENT 

VrON    THE 

AMERICAN  NEWSPAPKK  ADVEUTISING 
AGENCY, 

CONDlCTEl)   BT 

GeorKf  I*.  Hmw*"!!  A-  <•»., 

No.  41    I'ahk  Row, 

NEW  YORK. 


As  the  proprietors  of  thfi  fi  s'  and  most 
cxtcntlvj  of  these  aceuci.^  in  New  Y'ork, 
t)icv  aro  wi-11  qua'ifled  to  furiiisb  informa- 
tion. The  details  "f  U\e  work  traiisai-tcd  by 
ihe  agency,  and  the  w»y  it  is  done,  the  per- 
feciion  of  llie  arran<;fin<-iits  fo"-  fa^'iliiating 
the  act  of  adveitisiii^  hy  relieving  the  ad  vet- 
liner  of  tiou  le  and  ixp.'iise,  at  d  brieirinn 
before  him  all  the  varioas  inedin!»-;fe  tbrouirl-- 
out  the  country,  with  liie  ciCi-spary  knowl- 
edge pestaining:  to  ih>im,  arr  i/iv>-n  with  a 
niiuuteness  'hai  leaves  nottiintr  to  be  desiied. 
All  tkie  pariicular=  refpvctinj;  the  character 
and  position  of  a  newi»;)aper  which  an  in- 
tending adveitiser  desires  lo  know  are 
placed  before  bim  in  tlic  most  conrieo  form. 
—New  York  Times,  June  7th,  lS7t. 

It  is  indeed  no  surprise  that  their  hou-e  is 
%o  prosperous,  and  that  they  are  the  leating 
adveitising  a;^cntsin  the  world.  We  would 
prefer,  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  to  have  a 
column  or  mure  of  miscellaneouR  advcriisc- 
rienlR  from  this  firm,  tbau  to  rtcivc  the 
fame  amount  made  up  of  one  direct  fioin 
each  bouse  on  their  lift.  The  commirsion 
allowed  is  saved  by  los*eK.  as  they  paj 
every  cent  tht-y  contract  for,  and  pay  it 
promptly,  and  the  ke<i  i'.g  of  one  open  ac- 
count with  6'>cb  a  fn  ro  is  much  jilrassnter 
than  with  the  thousand  persons  whom  they 
send  us  ailveriiseiuents  for.  They  do  an 
houorat'le,Ugitiai»tc  butiuisSjOU  a  'u&iness 
bafis,  If  publishers,  havii.g  d.aliugs  with 
them,  want  anylhint  in  ihiir  lino — a'.id  they 
fupply  eveiytLin;;  fioia  a  npiiug  bodiiin  to  a 
cylinder  prets, — lyp'S,  inks  and  all,  they  (111 
their  orders  promptly,  st  munufaeluri-is' 
piiC'S,and  wc  can  say  that  we  have  lecived 
the  best  newspaper  and  book  iuk,  ever  fur- 
lished  us,  and  at  a  lower  pi  ice  Umu  v/c  uver 
bought  for  tlsewherc.  The  ''HepuMi'au" 
has  had  dealin.:s  with  lhi>(  hous'^  for  over 
fix  years,  and  in  all  that  lime,  we  mver 
have  bad  any  reason  to  eora;<lain  of  our 
triatmbut. — Meiiden  (Ccnc.)Repijblicaa. 

Are,  without  doubt,  the  leading  Advcrti  s 
Ing  Agents  in  the  Utited  Stales,  and,  there- 
fore, of  the  woilJ.  Th-y  have,  by  the  free, 
literal  and  yet  well  diie  ted  nse  of  n.oncy, 
bnlt  th(  uiselves  up  ia  the  tst'-em  of  the 
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lu  tbe  Klinilows. 


The  day  ia  fleeting  ;  dark  and  darker  prow 

The  eveninj?  shadows  ;  siU'ntly  creep 
Upfiomthe  veil  of  Death,  where   laid  full 
low 
My  loved  ones  sweetly  slaep. 

I  sit  alone,  on  this  o'erlopping  hill, 
And  watch  them  dropping   liite  a   funeral 
pall; 
The  last  6wc"t  vesper   bird    has    hushed  his 
thrill- 
Silence  broods  over  all. 

Down  in  the  valley,  shiuiuij  si'iver  white, 

The  slender  columns  point  to -ward  ihesky, 
My  hoArt,  grown  faint  and  nervclois  at  the 
sight, 
Utters  a  wiili'ig  cry. 

Oh,  early  lost!  how  often,  in  Ih';  yoars, 

The  weary  years  since  I  beheld  yc  last, 
Uave  I  beside  these  little  mounds,  with  tears 
Lamented  the  brisjht  Past  ! 

For  all  was  5uulia;ht  then — the  very  sky 
Partook  of  pleasure   w,th    us,  bright  with 
smil'js  ; 
The  mu8ic-ria.:^iug  wai-fs  leaped  joyously, 
Lapping  Hepp-rien  islos. 

Bui  shadows  cami!  up  m  us  :  one  by  one 
Your  little  barks  beneath  the   waves  went 
down. 
And  murky  clonds,  extinguishing  the  sun, 
Swept  past  wi'.h  angry  frown. 

Life  grew  a  battle  with  thu  battling  waves 

We  slruiglcd  manfully  to  giin  the  sho.-e; 
But    many    lovej     ones    sunk    to    watery 
graves — 
We  never  saw  them  more. 

Storin-'osjcd  and  weary,  some    of   us   have 
fou  ul 
A  little  rest ;  but  soou  our  toil-worn  hands 
Mast  grasp  llio  helm,  and,  o'or  llio  shudowy 
bound 
Passing,  fceek  other  laudo, 


For  this  is  not  our  rtsting  place  ;  we  know 
There  is.  beyond    these  shades  a  glorious 
goal 
Where  sorrows  never  come,  nor  storm  winds 
blow 
To  terrify  the  soul. 

Oh,  Lmd  of  bliss  !  thy  light  is  drawing  near, 
Disp'.-iliiig  the  dark  shades  of  Death   and 
Eai  th  ! 
Soon,  soon  shall  f<ll  upon  my  raptured  ear, 
Strains  of  celestial  birth. 

The  hour  has  come,  and  like  a  fleeting  mist 
Tlie  sh.idows  ro'laway.  Life's  toil  is  o'er, 
Angels  are  near  inc,  and  my  lips  arc  kissed 
By  lips  wjll-kuown  of  yore. 

And  now,  farewell!      We  tarry  here  awhile, 

Puii'.-nlly  wtti'ing  for  the  hour  to  come, 
When  God's    swift   meesenger,  wilh   kindly 
smile, 
Shall  call  our  spirits  home. 

Sclecicd. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Few  »u«l  Misny. 
"Were  there  many  at  raeeting?" 
'Yet*,  the  house  was  almost  full  ;  I 
never  saw  so  mani/  there  before." 
The  house  was  a  scbool-hotise  aod 
would  bold  about  one  hundred  per- 
sons. Iq  this  case,  the  standard  of 
coatparisoa  may  be  regarded  as  a 
single  person  ;  then  one  hundred  are 
many.  But  suppose  only  this  nuin- 
bir  should  attend  one  of  our  Annual  i 
Meetings,  where  we  are  accustomed 
to  see  from  fifty  to  two  hundred 
times  as  many,  present.  The  mayii/ 
in  the  first  caso  would  then  be  re- 
garded as  very  few  indeed.  The  unit 
of  measure  has  chauged.  It  was  at 
tirst  a  single  individual ;  it  is  now  a 
hundred  or  a  thousand  yiich  individu- 
als. Again,  the  four  or  live  ihouL-and 
who   ulteud    our    Annual   Aleetiugs, 


many  as  ihey  seem  when  all  togeth- 
er, or  when  compared  to  the  numbers 
seen  at  our  ordinary  meetings,  are, 
in  turn,  only  a  few  when  compared 
to  the  whole  number  of  the  Brother- 
hood,  "if,"  say  our  editors,  "the 
fexv  who  go  to  our  Annual  Meetings, 
have  the  privilege  of  hearing  all  that 
is  said  and  of  knowing  who  said  it, 
why  should  not  tbe  many  who  caa 
not  attend,  have  the  benefit  of  a  full 
report  ?"  This  further  illustrates  the 
terms,  few  and  many.  By  the  same 
course  of  reasoning,  we  conclude  that 
the  one  hundred  thousand  in  our 
Brotherhood,  are  feiv  compared  to 
the  sixty-five  million  Protestants; 
these  are  few  compared  to  the  two 
hundred  and  forty  millions  living  in 
Christian  countries,  and  these  in  turn 
are  fe.iv  conspared  to  the  entire  popu- 
lation of  the  globe,  generally  estiuia- 
at  one  thousand  millions.  Wc  might 
go  one  step  further  and  Fay  that  the 
last  uutuber,  iuconceivubly  large  as  it 
is,  is  only  a  few  onipared  to  tbe 
countless  multilades  that  have  passed 
away  since  the  creation  of  the  world. 

All  that  tread 
The  globe,  are  bat  a  handful,  to  the  tribes 
Ti.at  slumber  in  its  boeom  — Bryant. 

It  seems  to  me  that  some  well- 
meaning  ministers  lose  sight  of  the 
above  facts  while  commenting  upon 
ihe  feio  and  many  in  tbe  following 
instructive  text :  "Wide  is  the  gate, 
and  broad  is  the  way  that  leadclh  to 
destruction,  and  many  there  be 
which  go  in  thereat  :  but  etrait  ia 
the  gate  and  narrow  is  tho  way 
which  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few 
there  be  that  find  it.  Matt.  7  :  IB,  14. 
So  far  as  tho  ft  w  and  many  arc  coii- 
coraed,  llio  Saviour ^^  language  in 
this    text     would     hold    Uue    even 


162 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


though    the  whole  body  of  profesBing 
Christiana,    Catholics,    Greeka,  Pro- 
testaots,  all  should   be  saved, — that 
is,  if  his  standard  was  large  enough 
to   embrace    humanity.       And    who 
would  say  that  it  waa   not,  with   the 
following  and  many  similar  texts  be- 
fore him  ?     "For  this  ia  good  and  ac- 
ceptable  in    the   sight   of    God    our 
Saviour;  who    will  have  all  men  to 
be  saved,  and  to  come  to  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth."    "Who  gave  him- 
self   a   ransom  for  all."     "And  he  is 
the  propitiation  for  our  sins  :  and  not 
fur  ours  only,  bat  also  for  the  sins  of 
the  whole  world."     "God  sent  not  his 
Son   into  the   world   to  condemn  the 
world,  but  that  the    world    tlirough 
him    might   be    .-aved."     Among  the 
last  words  of  the  risen  Saviour  were 
these:   "Go  yo  into  all  the  world  and 
preach  the  Gospel  to  every  creature." 
We  must  not  mix  our  Christianity 
with  too  much  Judaism.     It    is    put- 
ting new  wine  into  old  bottles.     The 
legitimate    spirit    of  Judaism,  was  a 
spirit  of   self-righteous    rxclsivenesa, 
not  very  uuliko  that    manifefeted    by 
the    Pharisee,  when    bo    went    up  to 
pray.     The    spirit  of   Christianity   is 
very  different.     The    golden    rule    is 
the  royal  law ;  charity  is  the  crown- 
ing virtue. 

"All  hearts  confess  the  saints  el«ct, 
Who,  twain  iu  failb,  in  love  agree, 
And  tn!-U  not  in  one  acid  sect 


The  Christian  pearl  of  chavity." 

J.  M. 
Merceraburg,  Pa. 


Z. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
I<i  the  Clinrcit  o(  Ciotloue  and 
tliebaiue  in  both  l>i»i>>-»« 
sntions'i 

Being  aware  of  the  fact,  that  by 
Bome  it  is  assorted  that  ihey  are  the 
i-ame;  while  others  say  they  are  not, 
it  is,  however,  no  more  than  proper 
for  me  to  say,  that  those  that  diffur 
OD  this  subject  are  not  those  that 
make  no  profession  of  Christianity, 
but  they  are  Christian  professois: 
and  men  th'it  have  given  the  subject 
much  thought,  and  carefull  research. 
One  of  the  writers  oc  the  aflirmalive 
side  of  the  question  says,  iu  defiuiug 
the  phrase  "Church  of  God,"  "the 
collective  body,  the  people  of  God; 
though  divided  into  different  branches 
and  worshiping  God  according  to 
different  external  rules,  yet  all  consti- 
tute but  one  society."  With  a  defini- 
tion like  the    above,    of    the    phrase 


raay  matter  to  prove    both   alike.     If 
the  external  rules,  which  rules,    must 
of  necessity  have  their  origin   in    the 
great  law-giver,  and  institutor  of  the 
externals,  connected  with     both    dis- 
pensations, are  not  a  proper  indtx    in 
pointing  out  to  us    the    difference    if 
any  can  be  brought    to    light,    what 
else  shall  ^'e,  or  can  we,  appeal    too  ? 
As  the  external  ceremonies    as    prac- 
ticed by  a  Jew  are  the  strongest   wit- 
ness   with     which    to    establish     his 
nationality,  even  so  with  the  externals 
of  a  Christian,  to  establish  his    Chris- 
tian fellowship.     But  as  the  externals, 
as  practiced  by  a  Jew,  will  not    make 
him  a  Christian,  nor  the  externals,  as 
practiced  by  a  Christian,  make  him  a 
Jew,     neither    will     the    w<r.-'hip    of 
God,   according  to  different    external 
rules  constitute  hiU  one  society.     The 
word    church,     Boms    stiya,     means 
literally,    "the    people   called     out.^^ 
Smith,  in  his  Bible    dictionary    says, 
"and  in  accordance  with  its  derivation 
it  originally  meant  an  a.ssej;i6/(/ called 
out  by  the  magistrate,  or    by    legiti- 
mate authority.     This  is  the  ordinary 
classical  sense  of  the  word.     Then  we 
have  the  idea  of  church  expressed    iu 
the  word  assembli/,   or  people  called 
out;  and  forsooth  a  people  called  out 
by  God,  and  formed  into  an  assembly 
must  be  the  "church  of  God"     We 
will  also  add  that,  those  that  are  call- 
ed   by    properly    autboriz'^d  persons, 
will  also  be  recognized  as  his  church. 
Hence  those  called  by  Moses,  or  any 
of  the  faithful  servants  of  ancient    Is- 
rael,   and  those  called  by   Christ,   or 
his    legal     representations,     were    all 
recognized  upon  the  part  of  God    as 
bis    church,    or    people.     And    that 
upon  no  other  principle,  than  a   strict 
observance  of  the  rules  laid  down  by 
Him,  to    designate    his    own    people. 
Hence  we  have  the  rite    of   circunsci- 
siou  to  the  seed  of  Abraham,  a    mark 
in  the  flesh,    signifying    to   them   the 
right  of  legal  nosfessors   of  the    laud 
of  Canaan,  and  that    He    would    be 
unto  them  a  God,  and  they  should  be 
His  seed  or  people.      We  recognize  iu 
both  dispensations   the   same    divine 
head,  or  law-giver;     but    this    same 
divine  legislator  did  not  legislate    for 
one  dispensation,  as  He   did    tor   the 
other.     Hud  we  no  more    to  offer   on 
this  subject  than   this    one    stubborn 
fact,  that  the  law   of  circumcision  to 
Abraham,  and   the  law  to  his  servant 


.Moses,     of     the      one     dispensation, 
(allow  me  to   consider   them   as    one 


the  law  as  given  by  Jesus   Christ,  of 
the    Christian     dispensation,    are   aa 
different  from  one  another   as   Christ 
Jesus  is  superior  lo  either    of    them. 
The  two    dispensations   are   not    the 
same  from    the    consideration,     that 
they  are  nO  where    called    the   same, 
either  directly  or  by    intimation,    but 
on  the  contrary,  we  have  the  inspired 
apostle  Paul  to  signify  that  there  was 
tliis  difference  in  the   characters   rejv 
resented.   He  says  in  his  epistle  to  the 
Hebrews  '.i :  5,  6,  "And  .Mo.ses  verily 
was  faithful  in  all  his  house  as  a   ser- 
vant, for  a  testimony  of  those  things 
which  were  to  bo    Kp>)ken    after;  but 
Christ  as  a  sou  over  his  own    house; 
whose  house  arc  we,  if  we   hold    fast 
the  c.iiiRdence  and  the  rt-joieing  of  the 
hope  firm  unto  the  end."  Mi.sea  is  rep- 
resented as  a  servant  over  bis  house — 
while  Christ  is  spoken  of    as    a    son 
over  his,  whose  house  are  we,  (Chris- 
tians.)    The  superiority  of  the  one  to 
the  other  is  represented  by  a  servant, 
and  a  son. 

They  are  not  the    same   from    the 
consideration  that  what  was  promised 
to  the  people  of  the  first  dispensation, 
was  not  promised  to   those    living   iu 
the  present  or    new  dispensation.    To 
those  of  the  first  were    promised    an 
earthly  po.asession  called  the  land    of 
Canaan.    That  an  earthly   possession 
was  promised  them  is   tooclearfrom 
what  God  says  to  Abram,  ''Unto  thy 
seed  have  I  given  this  land,  from  the 
river  of  E^zvpt  unto   the   great   river, 
the  river    Euphrates."       No    such   a 
promise  stands  on  record  for  those    of 
the    present    dispeufation.     To    this 
promise  was  given  as  a  token  the  rito 
of  circumcision,    and    all  those    that 
were  born    Jews,    or    those    bought 
with  their    money    from     strangers, 
had  to  be  circumcised  on   the   eighth 
day,  which  token    they    carried   with 
them  in  their  flesh,  aa  a  token  of   pro- 
per citizenship.     And     witliout    this 
token  in   their   flesh  they   could    not 
possess  the  laud,  as  will  appear  by    a 
reference    to     Joshua  fifth     chapter. 
Joshuii  was  commanded  to  circumcise 
all  the  male  Israelites  again. 

They  were  not  the  same  in  their 
priesthood.  The  priests  of  the  old  dis- 
pensation were  after  the  order  of 
Aaron  out  of  the  tribe  of  Levi.  This 
Las  been  changed,  and  in  the  change 
of  the  priesthood,  the  law  was  also 
changed,  Heb.  7  :  12,  13,  "For  the 
priesthood  being  changed,  there  is 
made  of  necessity  a  change  also  of  the 


"Church  of  God,"  it  would  be   a  very  I  separate  and  apart  from  the  new,)  and    laiv.     "For  of  whom  these  things  axo 


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spoken  pertaineth  to  aoother  tribe,  of 
which  BO  man  gave  attendance  at  the 
altar."     In  this  we  have  represented 
a  change  of  law  as  well  as  of    priest- 
hood.    Our  priest  of  the  present   dis- 
pensation is  cftilod  after  the    order   of 
Melchisadec,  and  from    a    tribe    not 
not  mentioned  by  Moses.    Same  chap- 
ter 14—16,  "For  it    is    evident    that 
our  Lord  sprang    out    of   Juda;    of 
which  tribe  Moses  spake  nothing  con- 
cerning the  priesthood.     And  it  is  jet 
far  more  evident,  for    that    after   the 
similitude  of  Melchisadec  there  ariseth 
another  priest,  who  is  uiade,  not  after 
the  law  of   a   carnal    comniaudment, 
but  after  the    power    of   an    endless 
life."     In  connection  with  this  we  re- 
markjthat  in  their  sacrifices  they  were 
not  the  same.     In  the  former,  animals 
were  off'  red,  and  in  the  latter — Christ 
was  offured,  etc.     We  shall  notice  but 
one  more  inference  drawn    from    the 
nature  of  the  circumstances    wherein 
they  were  not  the  same,  namely  into 
the  first  they  were  inducted   by    nat- 
ural birth,  ibat  is  they  were  born  into 
it.     Into  the  latter  they  are    brought 
through /aiV/i,  repentance,   and   bap- 
tism. 

The  above  would  be  sufficient,  I 
think,  to  conviuce  any  person  that 
would  look  upon  the  stibject  with  an 
unbiased  mind,  but  as  long  as  our 
theologians  hold  to  the  papistical 
dogma,  called  "Infant  Baptism"  they 
will  try  to  mak«  people  believe  that  it 
is  the  same,  and  for  no  other  pur- 
pose than  to  introduce  the  idea  of 
infant  membership,  into  tbeChridtian 
church,  arul  as  i^p/jsm  is  said  to 
have  come  in  place  of  circumcision 
we  will  look  into  that  mauer  iu  our 
next.  We  might  have  given  other 
reasons  iu  addiii.ju  to  those  we  have 
given  to  show  that  butb  dispensations 
are  not  the  same,  but  those  given  are 
plain  and  tangible  reasons — such,  as 
all  that  wish  to  arrive  at  the  truth, 
can  easily  cotiiprebend.  In  our  next 
we  shall  look  at  the  correctness  of  the 
declaration,  that,  Ba^itism  is  come  in 
iieic  of  circumcision.  ' 

(  To  Ijc   coil  (ill  lied.) 


For  the  Comp.vnion  and  Visitok. 

What  Faith  Is. 

''Now  faith  is  the  Bubstauci  of  things 
lioped  {or,  the  evideuce  Oi''  things  not  seen." 

The  substauce  of  a  thing  hoped  for, 
is  the  thing  itself  as  nearly  as  it  cau 
be,  and  vet  not  to  be  it.  When  any- 
thing hoped  for  is  destitute  of  sub- 
ttacce,  it  is  like  tea  made  of    cork. 


Hope  without  faith  is  like    an   anchor 
at  the  bottom  of  the  sea,  and  detatch- 
ed  from  the  vessel.     Unbelief  is    the 
firet  responsible  condition  of  the  soul. 
It   stands  directly    in    opposition    to 
faith  as  any  blight  stands    iu    opposi- 
tion to  the  natural  growth  of  a   stalk 
of  wheat  from  the  lime  the  seed    ger- 
miuati'S  until  the   fruit    is    matured. 
Faith  goes  before  the   understanding. 
It  is  belief  in  what  is    unknown     and 
yet  known.     God  says  Abraham  had 
faith,  when  at  Ilis  command,  he  went 
forth  to  offer  up  his  son  Isaac.     Abra- 
ham knew  that  God  would    fulfill    the 
promise  concerning  Isaac  :    he    knew 
that  God  would  raise  Isaac    up    from 
the  dead,  if  at    his    bidding    he    was 
slain,  from  which  he  did  receive    him 
iu  a  figure,  but  the  thing  which  Abra- 
ham  neither  knew    nor    understood, 
was  the  lamb  that    was    really    slain 
and  offered  up  instead  of  Isaac.     The 
children  of   Israel    had    fiith     when 
they  stood  still  at  the    command    of 
Moses,  though  the    sea    was    before 
them    and    Pbaroah's    army    behind 
them.     At  the  moment  they  believed 
there  would  be   a    salvation    of  God, 
they  had  faith  though  they  knew   not 
how  the  salvation  would  be    eff'.icted. 
The  apostle  gives  many  other    exam- 
plea  of  faith,  all  of  which  are  left  upon 
record  fur  the  benefit    of    Cffristians. 
B'Ut  it  is  not  siifTioient  when  the  crea- 
ture believes  that    these    occurences 
are  true.     F.'vithisnow  what  it  ever 
was,  but  the  end  of  it  is  not    what    it 
was  in  the  examples   given.     In    the 
examples  upon  record  we  have    faith 
and  its  results  as  past    and    finished. 
The  faith  through  which  we    may    be 
saved  refers  to  things  that  are    yet   in 
the  future  ;     thins  that  are  not   seen, 
or  fully  understood.     Thus  it    is,    the 
"evidence  of  thinsrs  not  seen."     Any 
one  who  has  not    this    evidence,    yet 
contending  that  he  is  in    favor     with 
God,  is  like  a  blind  man    in    distress, 
who  asserts  that  a  friend  is  near  when 
he  has  nvitber  heard  nor  felt  one.    As 
spring  is  evidence  that   summer    will 
come,  so  is  faith  evidence    of    things 
not  seen,  even  evidence  of  the    salva- 
tion of  the  soul,  which  none   can    see 
except  through    faith.     Neither    can 
any  one  see  it  and  at  the    same    time 
have  faith  in  it,  because  the  end  of  the 
faith  that  respects  salvation    is    sal- 
vation.    Faith  id  that  condition  of  the 
mind  which  os.^ents  to  the    assertion 
that  there  is  an    upper   realm  where 
God  dwells  ;     where  light,  lovo.  joy, 
peace  and  adoration  and  all  other   ox- 


celelencies  infinitely  exceed  all  human 
comprehensions  of  them. 

Faith  needs  no  evidence  for  itself. 
Three  hundred  times  it  is  mentioned, 
and  half  as  often  defined,  in  the  Hible 
for  the  benefit  of  humanity.  Love  is 
the  breath  and  strength  of  faith.  It 
works  by  love.  Its  life  is  love.  Of 
the  greatest  element  that  now  abides 
it  is  the  infantile  condition.  It  is  the 
bud,  hope  the  blossom,  and  charity  is 
the  fruit.  Without  works  it  is  dead, 
aud  without  a  living  condition  of  it, 
God  will  not  be  pleased.  The  great- 
est faith  that  Christ  found  in  Israel 
was  that  of  a  woman  who  knew  and 
acknowledged  her  real  condition, 
which  debarred  her  receiving  any 
favor  from  Christ,  except  as  dogs 
receive  crumbs  from  their  Masters, 
table.  Faith  varies  in  degrees  of 
greatness  according  to  the  unreasona- 
bleness and  impossibility  of  what  is 
believed. 

J.  B.  S. 

.^.^.^ .^ 

Selected  by  .Mary  Longenbckbk. 
A  Snlt  Auswer. 

The  husband  was  of  quick  temper 
and  oft  inconsiderate.  They  had 
been  married  not  a  year,  when  one 
day,  in  a  fit  of  hasty  wrath,  he  said 
to  his  wife,  "I  want  no  correction 
from  you ;  if  you  are  not  satisfied 
with  my  conduct  you  can  return  to 
your  own  home,  whence  I  took  you, 
and  have  happiness  with  your 
kindred."  "If  I  leave  you,"  returned 
the  uuhappy  wife,  "will  you  give  ma 
back  that  which  I  brought  to  you  ?" 
"Every  dollar.  I  covet  not  yonr 
wealth.  You  shall  have  it  all  back 
again."  "Ah  !'' she  answered,  'I  mean 
not  the  wealth  of  gold.  I  thought 
not  of  dress.  I  mean  my  maiden 
heart,  my  first  love,  my  hope  and  the 
promised  blessings  of  my  woman- 
hood. Can  yon  give  these  back  to 
n;c?"  A  moment  of  thought,  of  con- 
vulsion, and  then  taking  her  in  his 
arms,  he  said,  "No,  no,  my  wife ;  I 
cannot  do  that,  but  I  will  do  more. 
I  will  keep  them  henceforth  uuinsulted. 
I  will  cherish  your  blessings  as  my 
own,  and  never  again,  God  helping 
me,  will  I  forget  the  pledge  I  give  at 
the  holy  altar,  when  you  give  your 
oeace  and  happiness  into  my  hands 
and  keeping."  How  true  that  a  soft 
answer  turneth  away  wrath  I  And  oh, 
how  many  a  bitter  strife  in  domestic 
life,  might  be  avoided,  by  remember- 
ing and  acting  in  accordance  tbecQ- 
witb ! 


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For  the  Companioi  and  Visitor-- 
Boniewnr<l  Bound. 


«T  GEOKGK   D    ZOI.LEUS. 


O-ce  more  the  gospel  news  is  borne  ; 

The  herald's  feet  with  joy  return, 

To  meet  with  anxious  hearts  at  home, 

And  bow  with  loved  cots  round  the  throne. 

O  sweet  abode  !  where  friendship  glows 

To  cheer  the  hear',,  and  give  repose  ; 

Where  soothinir  beams  of  light  divine, 

Wilhin  the  family  circle  shine. 

In  weakness  he  hath  preached  the  word , 

By  few  received,  by  scores  unheard  ; 

His  Hii  sion  filled,  his  journey  trod, 

II. J  leaves  the  s -.i  lel  wiUi  his  God. 

Thus  were  the  words  of  Jesus  spurned, 

Whose  bleeding  heart  for  sinners  yearned  ; 

They  mocked  His  groan  upon  the  tree, 

And  railed  on  hira  in  agony. 

While    moving    through  earth's    care    and 

strife, 
Bsaring  the  bu'dens  of  his  life. 
His  lovine  Voice  the  truth  proclaimed, 
By  few  received,  by  scores  disdained. 

■  m 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Ueply  to  D.    I*.   NHyler    ou    Enit« 
grHtion. 


BY  C.  FORNEY. 


The  reading  of  brother  Saylcr'.s  article 
on  emigration,  has  caused  serious 
thoughts  to  pervade  my  mind.  ILiviiig, 
myself,  spent,  i'l  tlic  earlier  part  of  the 
winter,  nearly  one  month  for  the  purpose 
of  ascertaining  the  true  condition  of  our 
hrethren  and  iriendsand  people  generally, 
in  the  drouth  and  grasshopper  district  of 
Kansas  and  Nebraska,  a  report  of  which 
has  been  given  through  the  Companion 
and  Vmlor,  as  all  tlie  readers  of  this 
paper  will  remember. 

And  il"  broihcr  Sayler,  or  any  others, 
doubt  the  truthfulness  of  our  report,  or 
imagine  we  have  been  excited  and  there- 
by exaggerated  tlie  truth  of  the  matter, 
in  the  least,  we  can  assure  you  that  we 
were  not,  hy  any  means,  bc.-ide  oursolf, 
or  have  represented  the  condition  of  the 
needy  any  worse  than  we  have  found  it 
to  be  ;  and  with  some,  we  have,  jiroba- 
bly,  not  been  able  to  learn  the  full  ex 
tent  of  their  want,  as  it  is  not  the  nature 
of  people,  generally,  to  ask  tor  something 
before  they  are  really  Ibreed  to  do  so. 
That  whicli  we  h;ive  seen  and  heard 
from  undoubted  authority,  we  have  re- 
ported. 

We  are  sorry  that  brother  Sayler  did 
not  more  carefully  consider  before  writ- 
ing. I  can  not,  and  dare  not  conclude, 
that  our  dear  brother  seen  the  extent  of 
jnjury  his  article  was  likely  to  do  to  ."^uf- 
^L'ring  humanity,  or  lie  would  not  have 
j)ut  forth  the  article  which  has  now  done 
>ts  work.  Already  we  arc  receiving  let- 
ters f'fom  different  localities  of  the  needy, 
j^iiuch  distrceiscd  oyer  whnit  tl'jt  jrtjclc 


may  aecompli.«h,  as  they  are  entirely  dc-  ' 
pendent  njmn  help  f;om  others  ;  and  ifi 
brother  Sayler,  although  having  wri'tcn  ! 
many  interesting  and  useful  articles, 
would  have,  before  writing  his  article  on 
emigration,  removed  the  beam  that  mu>t 
have  been  in  his  own  eye,  he  could  have 
more  clearly  seen  how  to  remove  the 
mo;»t  out  of  his  brethren's  eye.  And  if 
he  could  not  remove  it,  at  this  time, 
without  doing  less  injury  to  a  cause  so 
noble,  as  that  of  feeding  the  hungry  and 
clothing  the  naked,  thereby  lending  to 
the  Lord,  he  would  have  better  done  like 
one  of  old — waited  for  a  more  convenient 
season. 

Brother  Sayler  says:  "If  the  condi- 
tion of  the  people  of  Kansas  and  Nebras- 
ka is  as  bad  as  it  is  represented  to  be  in 
the  Biethrcn's  papers,  I  would  advise  all 
to  leave  for  some  more  congenial  clime, 
as  soon  as  possible."  The  foregoing  lan- 
guage admits  of  doubt  as  to  the  csndition 
of  the  needy  being  as  bad  as  it  is  repre- 
sented to  be  in  the  papers  referred  to. 
Brother  Sayler  also  says  :  "I,  however, 
have  no  doubt  but  this  matter  is  greatly 
exaggerated."  The  word  cxaggrrale 
means  to  enlarge  beyond  the  truth.  And 
the  word  greatly,  when  used  in  the  con 
ncction  that  brother  Sayler  used  it,  im- 
plies, that  the  condition  of  the  suffering 
has  been  greatly  enlarged  beyond  the 
truth. 

This  is  what  brother  Sayler  asserts, 
without,  a  doubt,  to  be  the  fact  in  his 
mind.  Who  has  written  in  the  Breth- 
ren's papers  concerning  the  condition  of 
th'i  sufT'^rers,  that  so  greatly  enlarged  be- 
yond the  truth  ?  Answer:  The  Brethren, 
principally.  How  did  brother  Sayler 
learn  that  the  "matter  has  been  greatly 
exaggerated."  Ans.  — 1st,  From  a  letter 
received  from  a  man  who  called  himself  a 
brother,  living  in  the  grasshopper  dis- 
trict, and  since  the  letter  was  written 
before  begging  was  put  in  motion,  the 
man  wanted  aid  to  meet  his  obligations, 
as  he  li:»d  lost  his  corn  crop,  and  had  to 
feed  his  wheat,  it  appears  the  brother 
had  nothing  left  to  turn  into  money.  I 
wonder  why  the  man  did  not  call  upon 
some  of  tho.se  of  like  occupation — farm 
crs — who  "never  were  better  off  finan 
cially  than  now?"  The  matter  to  be 
drawn  from  this  letter,  supporting  broth 
er  Sayler's  conviction,  is  a  little  hard  to 
get  at,  and  I  almost  fail  to  see  wherein  it 
answers  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  called 
in  question,  unless  it  is  :  1st,  Because  it 
was  written  before  begging  was  put  in 
motion.  2nd,  Because  the  man  wanted 
to  borrow  money,  as  he  had  lost  his  corn 
crop,  and  had  to  feed  his  wheat.  3rd, 
Because  the  man  said  nothing  of  star- 
vation. 

Another  letter,  under  date  of  Decem- 
ber .5ih,  1874,  written  by  a  former  citizen 
of  Frederick  County,  Maryland,  who  viv 
idly  described  the  swarms  of  grasshop- 
])ers,  their  ravages,  and  how  far,  and  how 
long,  he  had  to  haul  water  for  family 
use,  and  had    forty  two    fattening   hogs 


and  so  on,  but  .^ays  not  a  word  of  cither 
want  or  starvation  ;  therefore,  "the  m-it- 
tcr  has  been  greatly  exaggerated,"  Bro. 
Sayler  would  claim. 

The  third  and  last  tcstimonj'  called  in 
question  in  support  of  the  brother's  posi- 
tion, is  an  editorial  found  in  the  Chicago 
Tribune,  under  date  of  January  1-7i1t, 
claiming  gross  exaggeration  of  sufferin/j 
Kansas,  as  some  subsequent  reports  show. 
It  will  be  proper  to  consider  the  weighit 
due  these  sub.sequent  repcrrts.  'J'hat 
some  have  taken  advantage  of  this  mat-* 
ter,  as  stated  by  the  editor,  is  true.  Its- 
is  also  a  noted  fV.ct  that  some  have  en* 
deavored  to  make  the  matter  appear 
much  better  than  it  really  is.  Some  of 
the  wealthier  having  dollars  and  cents  in 
view,  owning  probably  large  tract.s  of 
land,  which  they  want  to  sell,  and  to  do 
so,  the  reputation  of  the  8tate  in  which 
ttiis  land  lies,  muwt  be  retained  as  much 
as  possible,  so  as  to  obtain  a  fair  price  f  >r 
the  land  out  of  which  this  money  is  to 
be  made. 

Again,  brother  Savior  says  :  "Tt  is  a 
notoiious  fact  that  Kansas  is  full  of  cat- 
tle, fodder,  grain  and  fruits  of  all  kinds. 
Her  farmers  were  never  better  off  finan- 
cially than  now."  Brother  Sayler  ought 
to  know  that  mere  assertion  upon  poims 
as  remote  to  the  people  of  Kansas  and 
Nebraska,  as  those  quoted  by  him,  under 
the  head  of  "notorious  facts,"  are  not 
well  known  at  home,  in  Kansas,  where 
the  jicople  ought  to  know.  If  they  are 
true,  our  statements  from  the  difTerent 
localities  of  the  Brethren,  of  what  they 
have  on  hand,  show  decidedly  the  con- 
trary of  the  above  "notorious  facts." 
One  of  the  different  counties  in  Kansas 
canvassed  for  the  purpose  of  finding  out 
its  true  condition,  about  one  month  agrr, 
w.is  that  of'Krpublic,  and  the  result  was, 
that  nine  tenths  of  the  people  had  not 
feed  and  iirovi.sion  enough  to  last  thcui 
two  months  ;  and  where  is  the  seed  and 
horse  feed  to  put  out  the  next  spring's 
crop?  Some  horses,  hogs  and  chickens 
have  already  starved  to  death,  which 
speaks  very  unfavorable  of  a  country  so 
full  of  "fodder,  grain  and  fruits  of  all 
kind.s." 

Brother  Sayler  further  says  :  "The 
point  t'l  be  impressed  upon  the  public,  is, 
that  'Kansas  is  abundantly  able  to  take 
care  of  her  siifTcrers  without  outside  aid." 
To  this  we  can  only  say,  if  Kansas  has 
enough  within  herself  it  must  be  in  the 
hands  of  such  as  report  favorable  to  the 
Chicago  Tribune,  but  are  able  to  keep  it 
for  higher  prices,  to  he  paid  by  the  suf- 
fering who  have  no  money  to  pay  with, 
and  will  be  left  to  starve  before  they  can 
get  it  otherwise.  And  the  es.sential 
point  to  be  impressed,  is,  that  unles.s 
contributions  continue  a  while  longci- 
very  much  suiTering  must  yet  ensue. 

Lastly,  our  dear  brother  .says  :  "These 
facts  are  road  and  known  to  the  pcoplo 
outside  of  our  dear  brotherhood,  and  I 
feel  it  a  duty  to  make  them  known  to 
our  dear    brethren,  who    in    matters  of 


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clr  rity  arc  easily  ituposcd  upon."  I  am 
glad  tlic  Bretliren  are  a  liberal  people, 
uut  sorry  lliat  brollier  Sayler  did  not  fir-t 
come  west,  and  travel  aivionp  the  >;ifferers, 
before  writing;  this  article  on  emicrralion, 
as  it  would,  no  doubt,  have  much  chaneed 
tlic  nature  and  ciiaracter  of  the  article. 
I  ciiultl  then  have  .shown  him  ?ome. state- 
ments that  mi^'ht  iiave  m;!rcd  hi.s  heart 
in  sympathy  for  .s u fieri n.'  humanity  in 
Kansas  and  Nebraska.  lie  would  then 
not  have  written  so  disparajrin.aiy  of  what 
has  been  published  in  the  Brethren's 
papers,  in  rccard  ti>lhc  needy,  and  would 
have  accepted  tlie  brethren's  statements, 
who  have  seen  for  themsrlves,  instead  of 
the  editors  of  the  Cliiaigo  Tribune,  who 
have  not  seen.  Instead  of  putting  forth 
eflforts  to  stop  such  liberal  donations  from 
the  brethren  and  others,  he  would  h:ivc 
spoken  a  word  of  encourusement  to  those 
who  j^ive  ;  and  instead  of  bcine  the  cause, 
probably,  of  many  a  dropping  tear,  many 
a  saddtncd  luart,  and  weeping  widow  to- 
night, he  would  cheer  them  up,  by  the 
consoling  words  which  his  ar;ic!e  would 
be  speaking  to  the  distressed. 

It  sliould  be  remembered  that  every 
country  has  the  privations  incident  to 
frontier  life  to  undertro,  to  a  greater  or 
less  extent.  If  the  old  pioneers  of  Penn- 
sylvania, Maryland  and  many  other  coun- 
tries in  their  early  settlement,  would  be 
permitted  to  now  live  and  relate  some  of 
the  liardships  of  their  lives,  biother  Sad- 
ler might  still  more  seriously  doubt  the 
propriety  of  emigrating.  And  yet,  tlic^e 
privations  so  faithfully  and  patiently  en- 
dured by  our  foretathers,  have  resulted  in 
many  a  pleasant  home  for  their  posteritv, 
and  brother  Suyler  may  vnw  be  enjoying 
some  of  the  comfort.  Some  o;hers  not 
BO  fortunate  have  found  it  ncce.s:sary  to 
emigrate  for  some  other  country,  as  did 
their  forefathers,  so  at  to  procure  a  home 
and  livelihood  for  themselves  and  fami 
lies.  Tliese  i)ersr-ns  have,  generally. 
Utile  or  no  iliearis  which  to  m;ike  a  star', 
and  improve  a  farm,  hen  -e  are  dependeiit 
upon  what  their  oocupmion  affo:ds  thorn, 
and  that  is  farming,  and  if  crops  fail  one 
year,  they  arc  in  want.  This  class  of 
persons  couipose  the  umjority  of  settlers 
in  new  countries.  If  none,  who  have  a 
little  means, would  take  courage  and  move 
contrary  to  brother  Sayler's  advice,  and 
cast  their  lot  among  these  poor  iieople, 
thoir  condition  would  be  si  ill  worse. 
Many  of  these  poor  would,  back  in  soiue 
of  the  older  states,  have  to  be  helped  as 
well  as  here.  "The  poor,"  says  the 
Saviour,  "ye  have  always  wiih  you,  and 
whensoever  ye  will  ye  can  do  them  good," 
and  I  am  glad  that  so  many  of  our  bretlis 
rcii  and  friends  have  a  will  to  do  so. 

Pear  brother,  what  would  you  think  if 
souse  of  the  needy  would  fietzc  or  starve 
to  death,  and  you  know  thu'  the  influence 
of  your  letter  or  article  lia^  been  the 
means  of  keeping  back  the  amount  of  do 
nation  which  would  have  saved  the  life  of 
tho.se,  wbo  have  n)w  been  sulFered  to 
abarvo  for  want  of  the  amount  kept  back 


on  account  of  your  article  on  emigration. 
Tliis  reply  is  inc  implete,  but  must  stop 
and  respond  to  a  telegraph  dispatch  from 
the  west,  of  which  you  may  hear  more 
after  my  return. 
Fnlh  Citfi.  Nd>. 

[ril(/riin  plea.se  copy.) 


For  the  Companion  anh  Visitoh. 
Iiifl<leli<y  IncAnslBtcut  V7illt 
Itsrif 

I  havejust  finished  reading  the 
BosiOQ  Inveslif^ator  of  February  lO'h, 
for  the  present  year.  The  aubjec!;  of 
the  leading  article  is  the  dedication 
of  the  Paine  Memorial  building  aad 
home  of  the  Boston  luvesiigator. 
From  that  article  I  select  the  follow- 
ing quotalioos  for  coasidcratiou  : 

'  Sleze  upon  trulli  wherever  found, 
Oil  (JU'istian  or  on  Spi'-iiual  grouud." — 
H.  Seaver,  Ed    Investigator. 

"We  must  not  allow  our  children 
tojoin  the  Christian  Societies  in  every 
to  w  n . ' ' —  il/rs.   T  Vo  reenter. 

"I  hold  no  dogmas  in  regard  to  the 
existence  of  a  God."  '"I  know  no 
God  except  the  one  that  appeai-s  to 
me  ia  humanity."  "I  don't  know 
anything  about  the  'atoning  sacrifice' 
and  all  that  absurdity.  I  don't  want 
to  know  anything  about  it.  I  would 
not  if  I  could." — Misi.  Susan  H 
Wixoii. 

"Tbomas  Paine  is  known  all  the 
world  over  as  a  Bible-hater  and  a  Bible- 
opposer."  "Finding  the  Bible  oppos- 
ed to  him,  Vow  very  logical  it  was 
for  him  to  come  out  and  oppose  the 
Bible  V'— Moses  Hull. 

"When  1  am  talking  with  my  friend 
Seaver,  we  agree  all  through  from 
beginning  to  end, — we  have  no  future, 
no  God,  uo  heaven,  uo  hell." — Mr. 
Verity 

The  professions  of  Infidel  Free 
Thinkers  are  well  represented  by  the 
verses  which  Mr.  Seaver  adopted  as 
his  own  ;  while  their  practices  are  aa 
truly  illustrated  by  the  romork  of 
Mrs.  Worcester.  It  is  the  old  story  ; 
intolerance  asking  for  toleration  from 
every  one  else  ;  a  Puritanic  liberty 
crying  out  against  the  oppression  and 
slavery  of  those  froiu  whoiu  they 
have  escaped;  nay  more,  it  is  the 
machinations  of  fiends  incarnate  to 
overthrow  and  trample  upon  every- 
thing that  stands  in  the  way  of  their 
hellish  purposes.  As  Miss.  Wixoa 
said,  they  'know  nothing  af  God  and 
the  atoning  sacriGce"a[jd  they  "would 
not  if  they  could."  They  are  aa  Mr. 
Hull  said  of  Thomas  Paiae,  "opposed 


to  the  Bible  because  it  is  opposed  to 
them."  For  the  same  reason  they 
are  opposed  to  all  law  and  older,  botn 
secular  and  diviiiC  ;  opposed  to  all 
that  calls  forth  the  higher  and  better 
attributes  of  man  and  places  him 
above  those  "who  build  beneath  the 
skies."  Such  were  toe  teachings  that 
enabled  Mr.  Verity  to  join  his  friend 
Seaver  in  saying :  "We  have  no  fu- 
ture, uo  God,  no  heaven,  no  hell." 
They  close  their  eyes  to  the  plain 
facts  of  every  day  experience, and  rush 
madly  into  a  labyrinth  of  theories  that 
reason  them  out  of  existence.  Who- 
ever has  reached  this  acme  of  infidel- 
ity should  be  convinced  of  his  error 
by  a  vigorous  method  of  corporeal 
punishment.  Tie  should  be  made  to 
know  his  whole  existence.  His  body 
should  be  considered  not  only  as  a 
whole,  but  every  element  of  which  it 
is  composed  and  every  atom  those 
elements  coutain,  should  be  presented 
to  his  view,  lie  should  be  taught  to 
understand  the  nature  of  bis  mind,  or 
soul,  frooi  the  eff»icts  it  gives  and  re- 
ceives :  for  the  soul  is  more  subtile 
than  the  ethereal  escence  which  con- 
veys the  light  from  the  twinkling 
scars.  Again  let  him  consider  soul 
and  body  as  a  whole;  how  well  they 
are  designed  and  adapted  for  each 
other;  how  every  part  fulfills  the 
purpose  for  which  it  was  designed; 
and  how  impossible  forhumau  reason 
to  contrive,  design,  or  fix  the  plan, 
much  more  to  have  fulfilled.  Still  let 
him  reasember  that  there  is  uo  design 
without  a  designer,  no  <  tfjct  without 
a  complete  and  adequate  cause,  and 
he  will  then  begin  to  form  soaie  dtfi- 
uite  ideas  of  the  Great  Cause  of 
v\Lich  he  is  only  the  effect.  Let  him 
pursue  his  investigations  aud  he  will 
see  other  effects  fro.n  the  sanie  cause, 
or  at  least  one  in  harmony  with  it: 
for  the  woiks  of  the  universe  declaro 
the  glory  of  Gud. 

Our  model  infidel  may  now  be 
taught  the  exisieuce  of  a  future  state. 
Let  hiui  begin  with  the  more  tangible 
part  of  his  nature,  the  part  which  he 
is  capable  of  dividing  into  8:naller 
parts  which  may  again  be  separated 
into  the  chemical  t  lements  of  which 
they  are  composed.  Let  him  take  a 
single  element,  or  even  the  smallest 
particle  of  such  element,  and  attempt 
its  annihilation  and  he  will  soon  be- 
come convinced  of  the  absurdity. 
Then  let  him  consider  that  the  soul  is 
a  unit,  one  and  indivisible,  aud  that 
the  dissolutioa  of  the  body  only   8«ta 


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it  free  as  it  does  the  otbcr  elementH, 
that  help  to  mske  up  the  individual. 
I  ray  let  all  this  be  carefully  consid- 
ered, and  his  belief  in  the  future  exis- 
tence of  the  soul  will  be  as  firm  as 
his  belief  in  the  future  existence  of  the 
atoms  that  compose  the  visible  habi- 
tation of  the  soul. 

The  form  of  the  soul,  the  place  of 
its  abode,  and  its  power  of  action 
after  death,  do  not  so  much  concern 
us  as  the  subjects  already  discussed  ; 
but  judging  from  its  prcfieut  state  wo 
might  justly  infer  that  it  would  be  a 
conscious  and  intelligent  being,  but 
without  the  mechanical  contrivances 
of  the  body  to  do  its  will.  Neither 
would  it  possess  the  ability  to  ac- 
quire knowledge,  since  that  must 
come  through  the  senses  ;  but  it 
would  remain  in  the  same  condition 
until  the  body  was  restored  or  a  new 
one  provided.  And  if  no  body  be 
provided, it  must  continue  throughout 
tlie  ages  of  eternity  .o  reflect  upon  the 
life  it  led  while  hrre  in  the  body. 
Such  reflections  would  be  indeed  a 
heaven  or  a  hell. 

Most  of  the  readers  of  the  Com- 
panion  and  F/.stVor  are  believers  in 
the  Bible,  and  have  better  evidence 
than  it  is  possible  to  find  elsewhere  ; 
but  hoping  that  these  thoughts,  which 
are  independent  of  the  Bible,  may 
influence  some  to  turn  to  a  knowledge 
of  the  truth  as  laid  down  in  the  Bible, 
they  are  very  respectfully  submitted 
for  consideration. 

William  J.  Miller, 
Granlsville,  Md. 

For  the  Companion  and  VisiTon. 
Ail  K»Hay  In  KebaH  oi  the  Needy 
iu  HauMU.s  aud  Nebraukn. 


(Concluded.) 


Give  a  portion  to  seven,  and  also  to  cif^lit; 
for  thou  knowest  not  what  evil  ehall  be 
upon  the  earth.   Eccles.  11  :  2. 

We  who  are  blessed  with  an  abun- 
dance of  this  world's  goods,  with 
comfortable  houRes,  elegant  man- 
sions, and  commodious  barns,  which 
are  filled  with  the  products  of  our 
bountiful  harvests,  know  not  how 
soon  it  may  be  our  unhappy  lot  to 
witness  the  destruction  of  all  onr 
property.  Let  us  call  to  mind  the 
horror  of  that  terrible  conflagration 
of  1871,  which  swept  over  a  portion 
of  Wisconsin,  Michigan  and   Illinois. 


the  north-eastern  part  of  Wisconsin. 
IIi.s.tory  informs  us  that  in  less  than 
an  hotir  form  the  lime  the  tornado 
reached  the  village,  it  was  annihi- 
lated. Not  one  house,  nor  out-build- 
ing, nor  even  a  vestige  of  fence  re- 
mained Everything  w^as  swept 
away,  as  with  the  very  bosom  of 
destruction.  Men,  wonien,  and  chil- 
dren were  charred  or  burned  to  cin- 
ders almost  instantaneously.  None 
of  us  know  how  soon  we  and  our 
surrounding  country,  may  have  to 
pass  through  a  similar  ordeal  ;  and  if 
we  now  close  our  ears  and  hands 
against  the  cries  of  the  needy,  where 
is  our  foundation  for  hope  ?  But  if 
we  open  our  hands  now,  we  may 
cherish  a  fond  hope  that,  if  we  are 
not  favored  with  an  escape  from  such 
terrible  scenes  altogether,  that  the 
Lord  will,  at  all  events,  deliver  us 
"Watch  ye  therefore  and  pray  al- 
ways, that  ye  may  be  accounted 
worthy  to  escape  all  these  things, 
which  shall  come  to  pass,  and  to 
stand  before  the  Son  of  man."  AihI 
"Take  heed  that  ye  be  not  overcharg- 
ed with  the  cares  of  this  life,  and  that 
day  .ovettake  you  as  a  theif." 

Beloved  reader,  when  we  surround 
our  tables,  which  are  laden  with  luxu- 
ries and  comforts  of  this  life,  O  let 
us  allow  our  minds  to  waft  them- 
selves to  the  bleak  prairies  of  Kansas 
and  Nebraska,  where  starvation  and 
death  is  threatened  to  thousands, 
where  the  cold  winds  sweep  irresisti- 
bly over  the  little  sod  bouse  and 
dug-out  cell.  Let  us  pass,  as  it  were 
from  dwelling  to  dwelling  and  view 
the  condition  of  its  inmates.  Now 
we  see  an  affectionate  mother  bend- 
ing over  her  tray,  weeping,  while 
distressing  thoughts  of  starvation  are 
revolving  in  her  mind,  as  she  is 
kneading  her  last  dust  of  flour.  Next 
we  come  to  where,  perhaps,  the  last 
morsel  has  been  eaten,  aud  the  child- 
ren crying  for  bread,  and  the  tender 
hearted  mother  is  heard  to  say,  O,  ye 
poor  children,  there  is  nothing  more 
to  cat.  We  pass  a  little  farther  to- 
ward the  frontier.  We  come  to  one 
where  its  inmates  are  cold  in  death, 
they  have  all  starved  or  frozon.  They 
need  no  more.  Readers,  reflect  upon 
those  scenes ;  place  yourself  for  a 
moment  in  the  situation  of  those  des- 
titute people;  then  let  us  return  to 
our  pleasant  homes  and  ask  ourselves 
the  question — What  can    we    do    for 


ren,  for  all  men  are  brethren,  and  in- 
deed should  acknowledge  ourselves 
such  when  we  come  to  such  a  state  of 
suffering, )  could  we  not  save  a  little 
by  fasting,  could  we  not  dispense,  or 
do  with  a  little  less  luxuries,  and  by 
thcee  means  save  some  to  aid  in  pro- 
longing and  saving  the  lives  of  some 
loving  parents  and  children,  whose 
lives  are  in  the  hands  of  charitable 
people?  Let  every  one  give  accord- 
ing as  the  Lord  hath  prospered  him : 
and  whatsoever  we  do.  let  U8  do  it 
heartily  ;  as  unto  the  Lord.  It  may 
be,  by  these  little  gifts,  we  may  gain 
the  approbation  of  the  Great  Judge, 
and  the  applaudit.  "Come  ye  blessed 
of  my  father  :  inherit  the  kingdom"  elc. 
Remember  the  widow's  mite.  "IMead 
the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy." 

Jacob  Baur. 
MouUon,  Iowa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
iioA  111  AtUtctloii8. 


Nu.MUEii  Four. 


I  call  special  attention  to  the  annibi 

lation  of  the  village  of  Peshtigo,  in  |  these  our  suffering  (I  call  them  broth 


"But  the  more  they  afflicted  them,  the 
more  they  multiplied  and  grew." 

"And  David  spake  to  the  men  that 
stood  by  hiui,  saying.  What  .shall  he  done 
to  the  man  that  killeth  this  Philistine, 
and  taketh  away  the  reproach  from  Is- 
rael?"—  1  Sam.  17;2.j,  etc.  "Aud  the 
men  of  Israel  said,  And  it  shuU  he,  that 
the  man  who  killcth  him,  the  Lini;  will 
enrich  with  great  riche.<,  and  will  give 
him  his  daughter,  and  make  his  father's 
house  free  in  Israel." 

Soon  after  David  had  killed  Goiialh, 
Saul  accosted  him  with  profcssiim  of" 
great  regard,  having  deferred  the  fulfill- 
ment of,  at  lea.'^t,  one  jiart  of  the  reward 
offered  to  the  individual  who  should  slay 
Goliath,  Saul  now  would  seem  desirous 
of  carrying  it  into  effect.  "Behold," 
said  he  to  David,  "my  elder  daughter, 
Merab,  her  will  I  give  thee  to  wife,  only 
he  thou  valiant  for  me,  and  fight  the 
Lord's  battles."  In  these  engagements 
with  the  enemy,  he  hoped  the  time  would 
not  be  far  distant,  when  some  one  of 
them  would  deliver  him  from  his  fears  by 
striking  a  deadly  blow  at  so  distinguished 
a  com  hat  ant. 

David  did  not  decline  the  honor,  though 
with  his  characteristic  modesty,  he  ex- 
l)re.sses  his  humility  and  diilidonce  in  ac" 
ccpting  it.  "Who  am  I,"  was  his  reply, 
"and  what  is  my  life,  or  my  father's 
family  in  Israel,  that  I  should  be  .son  in- 
law to  the  king?"  But  Saul  did  not  ful- 
fill the  engagement,  lie  gave  his  daught- 
er, Mciab,  to  Adrial.  "And  Michal, 
Saul's  daughter,  loved  David,  and  they 
told  Saul,  and  the  the  thing  pleased  hiui, 


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and  Saul  ,«ai'J,  I  will  pive  liim  iicr,  that 
she  may  he  a  snare  to  hiui,  ami  that  the 
hand  of  tlie  Pliiiistines  may  he  agitinst 
liioi." 

David  was  far  fioui  bein?  eaj;er  to  cni' 
brace  the  tempting  ofl'er  whiuh  was  made 
him — he  preferrca  rather  to  decline  it, 
yet  in  a  way  that  should  not  give  offence, 
expecting,  for  sucli  was  the  custom  of 
the  times,  that  a  large  dowry,  or  pur- 
chase money,  would  be  n<iuired  of  him 
for  his  wife,  she  being  ot  tlie  highest 
rank,  he  urged  this  as  a  reason  wiiy  lie 
sl'.oulJ  not  aspire  to  the  connection. 
"Seemeth  it  to  you,"  lie  said,  addressing 
those  whom  Saul  liad  sent  to  converse 
with  him.  "Seemeth  it  to  you  a  li>;ht 
tiling  to  be  a  king's  son- in- law,  seeing 
that  I  am  a  poor  man  and  lightly  es- 
teemed?" "And  tlie  servants  of  Saul 
fold  him,  saying.  On  this  manner  spake 
David,  and  Saul  said,  Thus  sh;.ll  ye  sny 
t)  David,  The  king  desireili  not  any 
doivry,  but  a  hundred  foreskins  pf  the 
Philistines,  to  bo  avenged  of  the  king's 
enemies."  Saul  thought  to  niake  David 
fall  by  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.  It 
was  hypocracy  of  the  basest  and  most 
malignant  kind,  to  be  concealed  beneath 
the  guise  of  the  warmest  affection  and 
confidence. 

The  principles  of  the  gospel  of  Ciirist 
are,  "abstain  I'rom  all  appeal aneo  oi'evil. 
]jying  lips  are  an  abomination,  but  lliey 
that  deal  truly,  are  his  delight."  "And 
when  Saul's  servunts  told  David  these 
words,  it  [jleased  David  well  to  be.  the 
king's  son-in-law.  Wherefore  D.ivid 
arose  and  went,  he  and  his  men,  and 
slew  of  the  Philistines  two  hundred  men, 
and  Saul  gave  him  Michal,  his  daughter, 
10  wife,  and  Saul  saw  and  knew  that  the 
L  ird  was  with  David,  and  he  was  yet  the 
more  afraid  of  him,  and  he  became  Da- 
vid's enemy  continually." — 1  Sam.  18. 

Saul  liad  heretofore  resorted  r.u  strata- 
gem, in  order  to  take  the  life  of  David, 
but  now  he  becomes  bold  in  crime,  he  no 
longer  affects  concealment,  "And  S  lul 
spake  to  Jonathan,  his  son,  and  to  all  his 
servants,  that  they  should  kill  David  ; 
but  Jonathan  delighted  much  in  David, 
and  told  him,  saying,  Saul  my  father 
seeketh  to  kill  thee ;  now  therefore  I 
pray  thee,  to  take  heed  to  thyself  until 
the  morning,  and  I  will  go  and  commune 
With  my  fatiier  of  thee,  and  what  1  sec, 
that  will  I  tell  tliee,  and  Jonathan  spake 
good  of  David  unto  Saul,  his  fither,  and 
said  unto  him,  let  not  the  king  sin  against 
his  servant,  ugainst  David,  because  he 
hath  not  sinned  against  t'.iee,  and  becau  e 
his  works  liiivc  been  to  thte-» vard  very 
good  ;  for  he  did  put  his  life  in  his  hand, 
and  tlew  tiie  Philistine,  and  the  Loid 
wrought  a  great  salvation  for  all  Israel, 
thou  sawest  it,  and  didst  rcj'iice.  Where 
fore  then  wilt  thou  sin  against  innocent 
blood,  to  slay  David  without  a  cause." — 
Cliap.  ]ll:l,  etc. 

The  plea  prevailed.  Saul,  for  the 
time,  seemed  to  come  under  the  influence 
of  better  leelings  ;  he  even  promised  with 


an  oath,  that  the  life  of  David  should  be 
sacred,  and  Jonathan  had  the  happiness 
of  letting  his  friend  know  that  for  the 
present,  the  vengeance  of  Saul  was  stayed 
in  its  course.  Without  doubt  the  most 
tender  congratulations  pa.ssed  between 
them  while  they  recognized  with  a  devout 
gratitude,  the  interposition  of  Providence 
in  their  behnlf;  Ht  it  must  have  been  a 
night  of  anxjiius  suspeii^'o  to  both,  and 
especially  to  David.  We  may  well  be- 
lieve that  the  latter  embraced  the  favor- 
able oiiportunity  which  liis  solitude  af- 
forded him,  of  pouring  out  his  soul  be- 
fore God  in  aevout  supplications  for 
guidance  and  protection. 

It  is  thought  that  this  was  the  occasion 
of  his  compusing  the  eleventh  P.-alm, 
and  which  will  be  found  peculiarly  adapt- 
ed to  the  trying  circumstances  in  which 
the  author  of  it  was  i)laeed.  The  com 
mencement  of  it,  "In  the  L.rd  put  I 
my  trust,"  shows  where  he  placed  his 
sole  reliance,  while  as  it  inoccods  we  find 
him  declaring  the  great  consoling  truth, 
that  God  by  his  providence  rules  the  af- 
fairs of  man,  and  will  cau»e  truth  and 
righteousness  to  triumph  at  last.  "For 
the  lighteou-^  Loid  loveth  righteousness  : 
Ills  countenance  doth  behold  the 
upright."  "And  Jonathan  brought 
David  to  Saul,  and  he  was  in  liis  pres- 
ence as  in  times  past,  and  there  was  war 
again,  and  David  went  out  and  foutiiit 
with  the  Philistines,  and  slew  them  with 
a  great  slaughter." 

The  triumph  that  thus  attended  the 
armies  of  IJavid,  and  the  still  stronger 
hold  which  it  gave  him  on  the  affections 
of  the  people,  awakened  afresh  the 
jealou.sy  of  Suul — his  malignant  ivis^ions 
were  rekindled.  "As  he  satin  his  iu)u>e 
with  his  javelin  in  his  hand,  and  D.:vid 
played  with  his  hand,  and  Saul  sought  to 
sjiiite  him  even  to  the  wall  with  the  jave 
lin,  but  he  slipped  away  out  of  his  incs- 
ence."  Yet  lie  was  gaining  the  affec 
tions  of  the  people,  "but  all  Israel  and 
Judah  loved  David,"  and  as  the  Lord 
was  with  him,  so  lie  became  stronger 
and  stronger,  and  he  was  also  getting 
more  experience  of  the  wiles  and  fiery 
darts  of  his  enemy  ;  so  it  can  be  truly 
said,  that  the  more  he  was  persecu:ed 
and  afflicted,  the  stronger  he  became,  the 
more  he  grew  and  multiplied. 

D.  N. 
Welsh  Run,  Pa. 


for  the  Companion  and  ViaiTOu. 


BY  LEVI  UOFFEKD. 


"In  the  beginning  God  created  the 
heaven  and  the  earth."  Thus,  we  see 
the  heavens  and  the  earth  had  a  begin- 
ning ;  also,  all  the  hosts  of  them.  Gen. 
2:1.  Man  and  all  earthly  creatures  had 
a  beginning.  Sin  had  a  beginning  ;  and 
who  can  calculate  the  loss,  misery,  suffer- 
ing and  affliction  sin  has  and  does 
cause. 


Time  had  a  beginning  an  J  it  shall  have 
an  end.  Kcv.  10:tJ.  Brethren  and  friends, 
do  we  realize  the  fact  that  time  will  have 
an  end  with  every  one  of  us?  Knowing 
this,  let  us  be  up  and  a  doing,  while  it  is 
called  today,  for  "the  night  cometh 
when  no  man  can  work."  John  9:4. 

^yllcn  time  cea^^es  with  \i*,  we  will  bo 
landed  into  eternity — prepared  or  not. 
W/icn  this  will  occur,  no  man  can  tell. 
"Hut  the  day  of  the  L';rd  will  come  as  a 
thief  in  the  night."  2  Pet.  3:10.  My 
dear  friends,  how  many  we  see  taken  by 
surprise — and  Scripture  verified.  Breth- 
ren, let  us  watch  and  pray,  that  we  bo 
ready. 

Look  at  the  importance  of  being  ready; 
for  this  life  is  comparatively  nothing, 
when  we  try  to  consider  "eternity."  My 
dear  friends,  do  we  ever  thiiilc  of  eternity 
in  a  serious  light?  I  fear  not.  If  we 
would,  we  could  clieerfully  devote  this 
short  transient  life  to  the  service  of  our 
M  iker,  and  secure  the  immortal  prize. 
We  are  fjasying  to  that  which  had  nol  a 
beginning  and  will  have  no  end — 
eternity. 

Buffalo,  Colonido. 


A  Soleuiu  Tcbliinouj. 

Dr.  Spring,  reviewing  his  long  minis- 
terial career,  gives  the  following  testi- 
mony, which  is  instructive,  .solemn,  and 
full  of  warning : 

"I  have  seen  Universalists  and  infidels 
die,  and  during  a  ministry  of  fifty  fivo 
years,  I  have  not  found  a  single  instance 
of  peace  and  joy  in  their  views  of  eternity. 
No,  notliing  but  an  aceu>i;)g  conscience, 
and  the  terrors  of  apprehension-  1  liavc 
seen  men  die  who  were  men  of  merciful 
teu'perament,  men  of  pleasure  and  fun, 
men  of  taste  and  literature,  lovers  of  the 
opera  and  the  theatre,  latiier  than  the 
house  of  God  ;  and  1  never  saw  an  in- 
stance in  which  sucii  peisons  died  in 
peace.  They  died  as  they  lived.  Life 
was  a  blank,  and  death  the  king  of 
terrors ;  a  wasted  life,  an  undone  eter- 
nity !" 


How  to  be  KubaUy. 

Young  man,  it  is  easy  to  be  nobody. 
Go  to  the  drinking  saloon  to  spend  your 
leisure.  Yo'i  need  not  diink  much  now 
— ^just  a  little  beer,  or  some  other  drink. 
In  the  meantime,  play  cluqaers,  domi- 
noes, or  something  else  to  consume  time, 
that  you  will  be  sure  not  to  read  any  use- 
ful book  ;  or  if  you  do  read,  let  it  be  the 
"dime  novels"  of  the  day.  Thus  go  on 
keeping  your  stomach  full,  head  euipty 
and  your.>elf  playing  time  killing  games, 
and  in  a  few  years  you  will  be  nobody, 
unless  yon  should  turn  out  to  be  a  drunk- 
ard or  a  professional  gambler,  either  of 
which  is  worse  than  to  be  nobody. 


— The  living  'righteously,  soberly 
aad  godly,'  are  the  i  ffeeta  of  diviuo 
and  graciuuB  teacbiug. 


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FoK  TUB  Companion  and  Visitob. 
Nolocta.— Ac(8  Tli.  43. 


BT  J.  Y.  IlKCKLEK. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Fraguieut. 


BY  C.  n.    BALSBAUGII. 


Audacious  Idol,  smeared  with  b'ood  ! 
The  fcandal  of  ihe  neighborhood, 
Whicli  in  the  Yale  of  Hinnoni  stood, 
The  curse  of  Israel. 

O,  monster  kio^  !*    O,  l-'ine-head  god  ! 
That  hears  wo  volee,  that  »;ccs  no  nod  j 
Bhould  veugeince  smile   him  with  his  rod, 
And  cast  him  down  to  hrll  } 

What  mothers  laid  their  children  bare 
On  Moloch's  hellish  altar  there  ; 
How  niu^t  thO»e  little  children  fare, 
In  p»ins  and  torments  dire  ? 

There  they,  amid  the  noisy  crowd 
Of  druiik'in  priejts,  and  servants  prond, 
Tnc  sound  of  drums  and  tlnibicls  loud, 
Their  children  burnt  wilh  fire. 

O,  shocking  practice!  awful  thing! 
That  Solomon,  the  wiseJt  king, 
8  ould  be  seduced,  and  help  to  bring 
Such  evil  on  his  throne. 

In  Bashau  flr.H  this  horiid  rite 
Was  practiced  by  the  Ammonite, 
Wilh  festivah  of  strange  delight, 
To  lewd  Indulgeace  prone. 

What  siren  faiciuations  hung 
Around  their  dance,  and  wine,a-.id  song. 
When  loud  th^ir  lustful  orgies  rung, 
We  can  not  now  conceive. 

But  God  was  angry  with  his  own  : 
JI !  rent  the  realm  of  Solomon, 
And  raised  up  fojs  against  his  throne. 
Who  granted  no  reprieve. 

Here,  let  m  all  a  warning  take, 
All  iilol-worship  to  forsake, 
For  our  election  sure  to  make  ; 
The  choice  to  us  is  given. 

And  let  as  all  with  one  accord, 
IJe  In  the  service  of  the  Lord, 
Tjat  we  may  give  the  great  reward, 
To  rcign  with  him  in  Heaven. 

*.\Iolocb,  or  Milcom,  wa?  a  king,  and  un- 
doubtedly lu  hU  time  a  sucoepsful  warrior 
a'Loug  the  Ammonites,  who  afier  d-livering 
them  from  their  enemies  wa"!  deified.  As 
idolatry  was  generally  mixed  up  with  astrol- 
ogy and  mythology,  their  idols  iu  a  figure 
very  often  represented  some  hideous  mon- 
ster. The  reason  why  Moloch  took  the 
head  of  a  bull,  was  probably  borrowed  frotn 
the  I'eraians  or  E.'yptians,  who  worshippi;d 
ili^U'es  of  the  bull  kind  by  the  name  of 
Api«.  After  all  specuUlion  it  is  probable 
thul  the  figure  of  .Mo'och  bore  some  relation 
to  the  zoliacal  sign  of  Taurus. 

J.  Y.  H. 

JfarlryiivilU,  Pa. 


Shuj  vice  cliug;  to  virtue. 


To  a  Brother  : — 

The    world    is    full    of 
Caricatures.     Many    prefer    them    to 
faithful    symmetrical    representation.^ 
of  the  All-Beautiful.     A  soul  in  equi- 
poise loves  a  perfect  model.     A  fallen 
intelligence  dreads  a   faultless   ideal. 
The  Iniiuite  himself  must  be   chipped 
and  fashioned  to  suit  the  clouded    ap- 
prehension and  depraved  taste  of  sin- 
fettered,  sin-loving   man.     "The    im- 
age of  the  Invisible  God"  was  and  is, 
to  the  sin-blinded     world,    and    half- 
seeing      creed-worshipers,     "without 
foriu  or  comeliDess."     To   "lo;  k   into 
the  perfect  law  of  liberty,"   and    taka 
on  the  iineanieuls  of  Dc-ilic  loveline-s 
is  to  be    "desj)ised    and    rejected    of 
men."      So    hideous,    so   hateful,   so 
hellish  is  sin  !     No   sooner   docs  the 
Eternal    God    show     His    uncreated 
purity  aud  compassion   in    a   human 
face,  and  call  upon   the    whole   world 
to  behold  the  sublimity  of  His    ri>i;ht- 
eousness,  the  ineffable  beauty  of    Hi.s 
holiness,  than  earth   and    hell    strike 
hands  to  destroy  the    Mirror,    spurn, 
curse,  scourge,  and   gibbet    incarnate 
love  and  power.     Such    is   siti — that 
mysterious,  infernal,    fiendish    some- 
thing which  makes  the  soul  a  willing 
captive  of  Satan,  a  daring  rebel  of  the 
Most  High, a  contemner  of  the  Divine 
Mercy,  a  scoffer  of  the  Divine  Right- 
eousness, a  mad,  self-destroying   ally 
of  the  Prince  of  Hell  against  the  throne 
of  Omnipotence ! 

And  this  essence  "of  all  unright- 
eousness" is  in  us  all — imbedded  in 
the  substratum  of  our  being,  threaten- 
ing at  all  times  to  defile  our  affections, 
emotions,  thoughts,  imaginations; 
giving  an  inclination  to  our  motives, 
aims,  purposes,  and  passions,  which 
turns  the  soul  from  the  orbit  of  the 
central  sun,  and  directs  it  toward  the 
"outer  darkness." 

There  is  not  a  fibre  in  our  organi- 
zation where  the  legions  of  hell  are 
not  lying  in  ambush.  One  moment 
off  our  guard,  and  we  give  the  enemy 
an  advantage.  We  even  talce  our 
waking  state  into  our  dreams,  and 
give  the  Devil  supremacy  over  our 
unconscious,  but  not  irresponsible,  ex- 
istence. No  marvel  that  it  is  "with 
fear  and  trembling"  that  our  salvation 
is  gained.  No  exaggeration  in  the 
solemn  asseveration  that  "the    right- 


eous are  scarcely   saved."     No  arbi- 
trary decree  in  the  startling  announce- 
ment, "Many  shall  strive  to  enter  in, 
and  shall  not  he  able."     Configuration 
to  God  is  the  one  condition,  not   only 
of  admission  into  Heaven,  but  of  en- 
joyment there.     The  very  shadow   of 
sin  inside  the  voluntary  sphere  of  the 
soul,  brands  the  mark  of  the  beast  on 
our  undying  essence,  aud    signs    and 
countersigns  our    deepest    self     with 
the  signature  of    perdition.     Let    no 
one  regard  with  indifference  a   sinful 
thought.     The  ge^.^l  of    "the   second 
death"  is  in  it.     Entertained,  it    may 
culminate  in  the  awful  desolations  of 
eternal  despair.     O^e  look  at  the  for- 
bidden fruit,  one  impure  imagination, 
one  unholy  dosire,  one    tacto    of   the 
coveted  indulgence,  and  the   work  \a 
done.     Satan  has  triumphed,  the    poi- 
son of  the  serpent  has  been     infaned. 
Christ's  wounds  rent  open  afresh,  and 
the  soul  in  ruins!     "Be  not  deceived, 
God  is  not  moeked."     He    is    a    sin- 
hating,  sin-revenging  God.      Blessed 
be  his  holy  name  ;  also    a  sin-atoning, 
sin-pardoning  God  ! 

Hast  thou  sinned — deeply,  grossly, 
fearfully  sinned  ?  Prostrate  ycnirself 
in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  Mak-^  a 
thorough  judgment-day  matter  of  it. 
Keep  no  truthful  witness-  oat  of  the 
court  of  conscience.  Fr.rhid  no  one 
to  throw  stones,  and  throw  the  first 
yourself.  'Neither  do  I  condemn 
thee  ;  go,  and  sin  no  more."  When 
you  feel  "the  motion  of  sic  iu  your 
members,"  drive  horns  a  nail  with 
energy.  Do  not  spare  yourself.  Be 
'Killed  all  the  day  long  for  Jesus' 
sake."  Eyeless,  handles.s,  footless, 
mutilated,  disfigured,  go  limping  aud 
groping  into  the  kingdom  rather 
than  sin  again.  You  will  win,  and 
the  prize  will  bo  great  and  wonder- 
ful and  glorious    as    God — Etek.val 

LIFE. 


— The  sun  is  full  of  heat  aud  light, 
and  it  asks  no  questions  as  to  how  it 
shall  do  good,  but  is  perpetually 
pouring  out  its  golden  flood.  The 
spring  that  sparkles  at  the  foot  of  the 
hill  is  full  ;  aud  asking  leave  of  no 
one,  is  forever  welling  forth  its  sweet 
waters.  So  the  christian,  if  only  full 
of  love  of  God  aud  man.  and  shedding 
around  him  benign  iuflaehces,  as  a 
natural  result,  cannot  help  doiig 
good. 


— Bad  bocka  are 
tains  of  vice. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

TvII  your  Mother. 


I  wocder  how  many  girls  tell  their 
mother  everything.  Not  these  "young 
ladies"  who,  going  to  and  from  f  ch"o', 
Smile,  bow  and  oxcbaoge  notes  aud 
carles  de  visile  with  young  men  vvho 
U)uke  inn  of  them  and  their  pictures, 
speaking  in  a  way  that  would  make 
their  cheeks  burn  with  shame  if  they 
knew  it.  All  this,  most  credulous 
and  romantic  young  ladies,  tlioy  will 
do,  aiihougb  they  gaze  at  your  fresh 
young  fnce?  admiringly,  and  send  or 
give  you  charming  verses  and  be  qucts. 
No  matter  what  "other  girls"  do, 
don't  you  do  it. 

School  girl  flirtation  may  end  dis- 
astrously, as  many  a  foolish,  wretch- 
ed young  girl  could  tell  you.  Your 
yearning  for  8on)e  one  to  love  is  a 
great  need  of  every  woman's  heart. 
But  there  is  a  time  for  everything. 
Don't  let  the  bloom  and  freshness  of 
your  heart  be  brushed  off  in  silly 
tiirtaiioLs.  Render  yourself  truly 
intelligent.  And,  above  all,  tell  your 
mother  everything.  Never  be  asham- 
ed to  tell  her  who  should  ba  your 
best  friend  and  confident,  ell  you 
think  and  feel.  It  is  so  very  strange 
that  80  many  young  girls  will  tell 
every  person  before  mother  that  which 
is  most  important  that  she  should 
know. 


Starved  to    Death  I 


you 


The  boy  was  starved! — yes,    starV' 
ed  to  death  !  "Where  ? — who?'' 
earnestly  atk. 

Listen.  Do  you  see  that  little 
brown,  low-roofed  cottage  close  under 
the  hill? 

It  is  all  alone.  IIow  sad  every- 
thing around  it  lookn  1  The  once  bi^au- 
tiful  garden  now  full  of  noxious  weeds?; 
the  gate  hangs  by  one  binge;"  the 
blinds  sb&ke  this  way  and  that  iu  the 
wind  ;  the  windows  are  stuffs  d  with 
rags  and  old  torn  hats;  while  the 
wind  is  moaning  drearily  through  the 
pine  trees,  sobbing  weird  and  ghostly. 

We  approach  the  door — then  entc  r. 

Ah!  you  ehriuk  back  from  that 
beastly,  besotted  wretch,  but  half-cov- 
ered with  filthy  rags,  cowering  and 
shivering  in  a  nia?s  of  straw;  for 
there  is  no  fire.  There  is  no  warm 
bed — no  comfortable  chairs  ;  there  is 
uotbing  but  that  Lorrid  object  od   the 


floor.     No    wonder    that  you  shrink 
back. 

Youth,  with  fair,  soft  hair,  bright 
eyes,  ruddy  cheeks,  red  lips,  elastic, 
buoyant  step,  and  free,  pure  hearts, 
are  hardly  fit  companions  to  yonder 
scowling  wretch. 

And  yet  he  was  once  like  you  ! 

"He.V 

Yes.  lie  xvas  as  fair,  as  well  fed 
and  clothed,  as  free-hearted  as  you 
are  now. 

"How  came  he  so,  then  ?"  you  a?k 
with  a  shuddering  glance. 

I  will  tell  you. 

When  a  child,  he  lived  in  a  large, 
pleasant  house  in  the  country.  His 
parents  were  as  kind  and  loving  as 
yours. 

As  he  grew  up  every  one  said: 
"What  a  noble  man  he  will  make!" 

At  the  age  of  twenty  he  went  from 
home  to  learn  a  trade  in  town.  He 
got  among  vile  companions.  But  he 
knew  it  not.  He  thought  them  good 
and  pure  as  they  at  first  seemed.  They 
drank  wine;  he  drank  with  them. 
His  appetite  for  drink  graw  upon  him. 
His  course  was  downward  ! 

But  he  became  acq»ir>iuted  with  a 
pure,  noble  young  woman.  He  sign- 
ed the  pledge,  and  they  were  married. 
For  a  while  he  was  happy.  But  the 
appetite  was  not  dead,  it  only  slept. 
In  a  moment  of  temptation  he  broke 
his  pledge.  From  that  time  hope 
died  out  of  him.  The  earnest  appeal 
of  his  wife — the  pale,  supplicating 
face  of  his  babe — the  entreaties  cf 
friends  were  of  no  avail.  Down — 
Doicn — Down  !  Ob  !  how  fast  did 
the  demon  iuurry  him  1  The  demon 
that  destroys  both  soul  and  body — 
lntemj)e.rance. 

His  wife  died  broken-hearted. 

But  he  paused  not. 

Long  ago  friends  bad  ceased  to 
trust  him,  and  to  satisfy  his  burning 
thirst  he  had  sold  ecerylhing — even 
his  wife's  Bible  1 

The  worst  of  all  earthly  fiends,  the 
RXJMSELLER,  took  his  all  greedily,  for- 
getting the  reckoning  time. 

And  yesterday  he  had  told  his  boy 
to  steal  lor  him,  that  he  might  gratify 
his  insatiable  thirst ! 

The  pale-faced,  wan  boy  of  nine 
years,  remembered  his  mother's  teach- 
ing and  the  lessons  from  the  sacrific- 
ed Bible,  and  refused. 

Cruelly  did  his  father  beat  him,  and 
then  thrust  him  into  the  cold,  dark, 
damp  cellar,  with  a  fiendish  laugh. 


Many  days  had  passed  since  the 
neighbors  had  seen  poor  "drunken 
Jnke"  or  his  little  "Willie."  And  so 
one  day  they  entered  the  dismal 
abode. 

There  lay  the  poor  wretch  with  his 
throat  cut  ! — Dead.  Hurried  from 
this  world  by  his  own  hand. 

'Dreadful !"  you  exclaim. 

Ay,  terrible!  But  who  of  the  two 
shall  fare  the  worst  on  that  Great 
Day  when  the  Book  shall  be  opened 
— the  wretch  that  died  by  his  own 
hand,  or  the  man  who  sold  him  the- 
poison  ? 

And  in  the  cellar,  cold  and  lifeless,, 
they  took  up  the  form  of  little  Willie, 
and  laid  it  by  the  side  of  his  mother 
in  the  green  churchyard  ;  while  bis 
pure  spirit,  free  from  pain,  was  witb 
the  argel  mother  resting  in  heaven. 

Dear  children,  many  foes  have  ye 
to  meet ;  many  battles  for  the  Right 
to  fight.  Many  victories  shall  crowu 
your  endeavors.  But  remember,  the 
bitterest,  mo.-t  deadly  foe  of  all,  will 
be  the  De.mon  Inte.mperance,  whose 
allies  are  strong  and  mighty.  The 
rumsellers  are  their  olBcers. 

In  the  fear  of  the  Lord  go  forth  to 
meet  them,  remembering  that  the 
"race  is  not  to  the  swift  nor  the  battle 
to  the  strong." — Little  Corjwral. 


Confession  op  Wrong. — A  littlo 
girl  once  gave  her  mother  the  follow- 
ing note  : — 

"Dear  mother  : — It  was  I  who  lost 
your  thimble  ;  I  was  afraid  to  own  it. 
I  have  felt  unhappy  since  I  told  you 
I  didn't  know.  Mother,  will  you  for- 
give me?  1  told  it  all  to  God;  I 
prayed  to  him.  From  your  sorry 
daughter,  Hannah." 

This  note,  you  see,  made  a  confes- 
sion ofsin.  For  days  and  nights^ 
perhaps,  this  child  sufiered  under  a 
sense  of  guilt — it  took  away  her  com- 
fort— until  at  last,  no  longer  able  to 
bear  the  burden,  she  came  and  ac- 
knowledged it. 

This  teaches  an  important  lesson,, 
which  you  should  early  understand 
and  act  upon — that  when  you  have 
done  wrong  you  will  never  have  real- 
peace  of  mind  till  you  have  confessed 
it.  And  confession,  to  be  worth  any- 
thing, must  spring  from  real  sorrow 
for  the  fault,  and  a  desire  to  do  better 
in  time  to  come.  "W^hoso  confesseth 
and  forsaketb  bis  sins  shall  find, 
mercy." 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


jMKi'KllSDALE,  Pa.,  March  IG,  1875. 


A  Rook  That  AH  Khonid   Write 
and  Uead. 

♦'Write  Ihfin  uvon  the  laMe  of  th'ne 
liearl :  bo  bSibU  thou  flnd  favor  and  good 
uuderstandiug  In  Ihc  sight  of  God  and 
luan."— FnoT.  iii. 

Although  Solomon  said,  "in  making 
books  there  is  no  end,"  he  would  not  dis- 
courage such  productions,  but  would  have 
every  man  to  be  a  writer,  if  not  an  author, 
as  the  command,  in  the  words  at  the 
head  of  our  article  implies,  since  they  are 
of  a  general  character,  and  seem  to  be 
addressed  to  a!!,  though  the  singular 
number  is  used  :  Write  them  rtpon  thy 
heart.  To  whom  is  the  language  ad- 
dressed? to  one  person  as  well  as  to  an>- 
other— to  all.  But  the  literature  alluded 
to,  is  not  common  literature.  Still  less 
is  it  the  light  literature  of  which  we  have 
so  much  at  the  present  time.  It  is  spir- 
itual literature.  It  is  the  making  of  books 
of  our  hearts:  vo  rile  them  upon  the  tnhle 
of  thy  heart. 

Various  materials  have  been  used  in 
lutikiiig  books,  such  as  Darchment,  paper^ 
etc.  Different  nations  have  used  differ- 
ent materials.  But  in  the  direction  for 
writ  ii.g  which  we  have  under  considera- 
tion, we  are  all  to  u-e  the  same  kind  of 
material — we  uiu.-^t  write  upon  the  tnhle 
of  the  heart.  No  person  then  can  want 
for  the  material,  for  as  all  have  hearts, 
they  have  a  tablet  to  write  upon.  Neith- 
er are  we  left  without  a  subject  upon 
which  to  write.  The  subject  or  subjects 
are  given  us.  They  are  mercy  and  truth. 
These  are  the  great  subjects  of  irevela- 
tion.  They  have  their  origin  and  forms 
in  God  hiuiself  "Who  is  a  God  like 
unto  thee,  that  pardoneth  iniquity,  and 
jtasseth  by  the  transgression  of  the  rem-- 
liunt  of  his  hciiiagc?  he  retaineth  not 
liis  anger  for  ever,  because  lie  <feli(/ht(lh 
71  mercy." — Micah  7:18.  "I  am  the 
way,  the  truth  and  the  life,"  said  Jesus, 
who  is  t^aid  by  Paul  to  have  been  the 
brightness  of  God's  glory,  "and  the  ex- 
press image  of"  his  person." — Ileb.  1:3. 
Mercy  and  truth  are  very  frc(mcntly 
classed  together  in  the  Scriptures,  and 
the  Psalmist  greatly  cxtoU  them,  as  in 
Ps.  57:10:  "'For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto 
the  heavens,  and    thy    truth   unto   the 


clouds."  This  language  clearly  expresses 
their  greatness.  They  are  so  great,  that 
all  men  may  share  in  them  or  partake  of 
them.  They  are  available  to  all,  as  they 
are  necessary  for  the  completion  of  the 
moral  character  and  the  salvation  of  all. 
Hence  the  general  command,  applying  to 
all  men.  "write  them  upon  the  tablet  of 
thine  heart." 

In  the  following  passage  we  have 
mercy  and  truth  not  only  united,  but  we 
have  their  blessed  effect  upon  human 
character  when  their  design  is  answered 
in  their  proper  reception  and  apprecia- 
tion :  "By  mercy  and  truth  iniquity  is 
purged,"  Ps.  1G:G.  God  has  found  a 
ransom  for  sinners,  and  they  may  be  de- 
livered from  going  down  to  the  pit.  Job 
33:24.  "Thanks  be  unto  God  for  his 
unspeakable  gift." — 2  Cor.  9:15. 

*  O  Love,  beyond  conception  great, 
Tbat  form'd  the  va9l,8Uipenc!ou3  \\ax\, 

Where  all  divine  perfoclions  meet 
To  reconcile  rebuUious  man. 

"There  wiedoin  sbint's  iu  fullest  blaz  •, 
And  juotice  sU  Iter  ri;fht  mainiains— " 

Astoiiishod  angels   stoop  to  gsRo, 

While  mercy  o'er  the  guilty  reigns." 

God  can  now,  in  view  of  what  Christ 
has  done,  "be  just,  and  the  justifier  ot 
him  which  believelh  in  Jesus." — Horn 
3:2G. 

The  idea  conveyed  by  the  language  of 
Solomon,  in  directing  us  to  write  mercy 
and  truth  upon  the  table  of  our  hearts, 
seems  to  be  equivalent  to  the  ideas  ex- 
pressed by  Jeremiah. ,  and  quoted  by 
Paul,  in  relation  to  the  new  covenant  : 
"For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  r.ill 
make  with  the  house  of  Israel  after  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord  ;  I  will  put  my  laws 
into  their  mind,  and  write  them  in  their 
hearts  :  and  I  will  be  to  them  a  God,  aird 
they  shall  be  to  me  a  people  :  and  they 
shall  not  teach  every  man  his  neighbor, 
and  every  man  his  brother,  saying,  know 
the  Lord  :  for  all  shall  know  me,  from 
the  least  to  the  greatest.  For  I  will  be 
merciful  to  their  uniightcouS,  and  their 
sins,  and  their^inifpiities  will  I  remem- 
ber no  more."  —  Ileb.  8:10-12.  It  is  al.so 
equivalent  to  the  apostle's  language  in 
which  he  says,  "Let  the  word  of  Christ 
dwell  in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom." — 
Col.  3:1C. 

The  great  praciic:il  import  of  the  sug- 
gestive Scripluie  under  consideration, 
sccais  to  be  this :  Alerey  and  truth,  be- 
ing two  important  elements  in   the  great 


system  of  divine  revelation,  properly  rep- 
resents the  entire  doctrine  of  Christian 
redemption.  And  as  these  two  are  to  be 
written  upon  our  hearts,  it  shows  us  that 
the  whole  of  redemptive  truth,  is  to  be 
brought  into  contact  with  the  human 
heart,  effecting,  reforming,  and  controlN 
ing  it.  It  is  to  be  written  upon  our 
hearts ;  that  is,  it  is  not  to  be  forgotten 
by  us.  Paul  said  to  his  Corinthian  breth- 
ren, "Moreover,  brethren,  I  declare  unto 
you  the  gospel  which  I  preached  unto 
you,  which  also  ye  have  received,  and 
wherein  ye  statid  ;  by  which  also  ye  are 
saved,  if  ye  keep  in  memory  what  I  have 
preached  unto,  unless  ye  have  believed 
in  vain.  1  Cor.  15:1.  So  we  see  the 
truth  to  fave  us,  must  le  kept  in 
memory.  It  is  kept  in  memory 
when  it  is  written  upon  tiie  tab'e  of 
our  hearts.  It  is  good  to  have  the  Bib'e 
near  at  hand  to  refer  to,  when  we  may 
have  occasion  to  do  so,  but  it  is  better  to 
hive  its  doctrines  written,  not  with  ink, 
but  with  the  Siiirit  of  the  living  God  ; 
not  in  tables  of  stone,  but  in  the  fle^hy 
tables  of  the  heart.  2  Cor.  3:.3.  And  ;^o 
it  must  be  written  if  we  are  saved  by  it. 

If  in  the  day,  when  the  dead,  small 
and  great,  shall  stand  before  God,  to  be 
judged,  and  the  books  arc  opened.  Rev. 
20:12,  if  when  the  book  of  our  heart  is 
opened,  and  it  is  found  written  over  with 
mercy  and  truth,  we  shall  have  nothing 
to  fear,  or  lose,  but  all  will  be  well,  for 
heaven  and  immortality  will  be  ours. 


We  call  the  attention  of  our  readers  in 
Somerset  County,  Penn.-yKania,  to  an 
advertisement  of  a  county  map,  in  the 
present  number.  The  advantage  of  such 
a  map  to  many  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
county  are  great,  and  we  hope  they  will 
be  appieciated,   and   the   work   liberally 

encouraged. 

^ 

We  are  disappointed  in  having  nothing 
from  brother  I^eer  in  lelation  t<i  the 
North  Manchester,  Indiana,  discussion. 
And  we  presume  our  readers  will  aho 
leel  disappointed,  as  we  gave  them  reas- 
on, from  our  remarks  in  our  last  number, 
to  expect  something  in  thi--.  And  Bro. 
Beer  did  the  same.  We  have  received 
nothing  from  him  since  we  received  flio 
articles  published  last  week.  After  the 
discussion  ho  went  furiber  west,  and 
whether  his  journey  interfered  with  liis 
purpose  to  write  ouc  the  report,  or  wheth- 
er he  has  written  and  wc  have    failed  to 


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pet,  liis  letter,  we  cannot  tell.  But  we 
stiil  hope  to  give  our  readers  a  sati.sfac* 
tory  report  of  the  discussion. 

Though  we  have  nothing  from  brother 
Beer  in  thia  number,  we  have  an  inter- 
esting letter  of  correspondence  from 
brother  R.  H.  Miller,  in  which  he  alludes 
to  the  discussion.  It  will,  no  doubt,  be 
read  with  pleasure. 


Cbause  ol  Address. 

Brother  Abraham  Younce  has  changed 
hi.s  address  from  West  Alexandria,  Ohio, 
to  Grati.i,  Preble  County,  Ohio. 


Auswers  to  Correspi»ndeMt.<r. 

Geo.  W.  Matiiias: — You  do  not  owe 
us  anything.  The  amount  you  tent 
^<^uarcs  the  books. 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 


Oorrespondtnce  of  church  nems  tolicited  froru 
ail  parts  of  the  Brolherhoad.  Writer''»  name 
and  addrett  required  ou  every  eommuuicaiioii 
•tjt  gnaratitee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  cowimnni- 
CAtioHS  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
c  tmmuf.ications  for  publication  fhould  be  writ 
ti'inpoH  one  side  of  the  •'•«;<  onlv. 

.£.et.t.er  From  It.  H.  Mllli>r. 

March  3rd,  1875. 

Dear  Brother  Qninter : 

By  your  rermission,  I  will 
give  a  few  words  by  way  of  corrcspon- 
(lence  in  the  Cofiipaiiion  and  Vinilor, 
that  the  brethren  may  know  of  my  health 
and  feelings  since  my  return  home  from 
the  discussion  in  Northern  Indiana,  as  it 
has  been  requested  by  some  of  the  breth- 
ren. Inasmuch  as  there  will  be  a  synop- 
sis of  the  di.xcussion  given  in  the  Covt- 
■painoti  and  Visitor,  we  will  say  but  little 
about  that  part  of  it,  which  wc  suppose 
will  be  given  through  brother  Beer's 
report. 

We  left  home  on  the  15ih  of  February, 
and  met  our  opponent  on  the  next  day 
to  make  the  necessary  arrangements  to 
ommence  on  the  17ih.  When  (hat  was 
accomplished,  we  returned  to  brotlirr 
Joseph  Jjpsh'f,  where  we  were  much 
pleased  to  meet  brother  J.  W.  Beer,  for 
whose  assistance  during  the  discussion  we 
are  very  thankful,  especially  since  brother 
Moore  whom  we  expected  to  meet,  could 
not  be  with  us  on  account  of  sickness  in 
his  family,  as  we  afterwards  learned. 

We  were  also  glad  to  meet  brother 
Jacob  Berkey,  who  presided  for  us  dur- 
ing the  discussion.  And  we  are  much 
pleased  with  the  Christian  spirit,  the 
calm  and  humble  manner  in  which  he 
filled  the  station  assigned  to  him.  We 
feel  that  it  reflected  iionor  upon  our 
cause,  as  well  as  credit  to  himself. 

We  also  met  a  number  of  other  breth- 


ren with  whom  we  were  acquainted,  and 
all  seemed  to  take  a  deep  interest  in  the 
discussion.  And  we  were  much  pleased 
also  fo  see  the  quiet  and  h.umble  manner 
in  which  our  brethren  conducted  them- 
selves during  the  entire  dii-cussion. 

Our  opponent  was  not  as  pleasant  to 
debate  with  as  some  men  we  have  met. 
Wc  think  there  was  more  disposition  in 
him  to  misrepresent  our  remarks  and 
our  church,  than  was  by  any  means  jiisti- 
(ial.le  or  profitable  even  to  his  side  of 
the  question.  And  the  tendency  of  our 
opponent's  remarks  in  that  direction, 
was  the  only  thing  that  canje  up  to  soil 
the  character  or  mar  the  pleasantness  of 
the  discussion.  But  we  were  prepared 
to  meet  such  a  cause  without  allowing 
any  excitement  or  ill  fueling  to  be  mani- 
fested on  our  part.  Though  we  di^ap 
prove  of  such  a  course,  wc  have  as  little 
disposition  to  retaliate  as  we  have  to  ap- 
prove of  it.  And  to  it  we  al!ude  no 
further  than  to  express  its  falacy  and 
weakness. 

We  got  through  with  the  labor  of  nine 
days  discussion  somewhat  exhausted  of 
course,  yet  in  as  good  health  as  at  the 
commencement.  And  this  we  feel  was, 
through  tl:e  blessings  of  God,  mainly 
due  to  the  very  kind  and  unceasing  care 
(or  our  health  and  comfort  in  ihe  family 
of  brother  Joseph  Lesh,  with  whom  we 
made  our  home  for  tw.i  weeks  less  one 
day.  And  for  their  Christian  love  and 
kindness  so  freely  given  to  us  and  our 
assistants  in  the  discussion,  they  have 
our  thanks  and  love.  And  we  shall  ever 
cherish  with  fond  memory  their  long 
continued  kindness  to  us  made  doubly 
dear  by  the  ardent  labor  we  had  to  per 
fcrm  under  the  great  responsibilities 
which  were  then  devolving  upon  us. 
And  we  pray  that  God  will  reward  them 
with  richer  blessings  than  earth  cnn  give. 
There  are  also  many  other  brethren  and 
sisters  whose  kindness  and  love  we  hope 
to  never  forget. 

We  felt,  when  the  discusfion  was  over, 
that  our  cause  had  lost  nothing  in  our 
hands,  and  that  the  brethren  and  sisters 
were,  it  possible,  stronger  in  their  faith 
in  the  cause  of  humole,  plain,  gospel 
Christianity,  than  they  were  before,  as 
we  learned  that  there  were  many  people 
outside  of  both  churches,  who  were  very 
decided  in  expressing  the  opinion  that 
our  cause  had  triumphed  in  the  contest. 
And  we  believe  that  was  also  the  feeling 
of  all  our  brethren  and  si.^ters  who  at- 
tended the  discussion.  And  we  parted 
with  them,  though  exhausted  in  physical 
strength,  yet  rejoicing  in  spirit  at  the 
happy  state  of  feeling  among  our  mem- 
bers regarding  the  result  cf  our  labor. 
Some  of  them  said  they  were  afraid  to 
tell  us  how  highly  some  persons  outside 
of  our  church  nad  spoken  of  our  success, 
fearing  it  would  spoil  us.  But  we  hope 
that  such  is  not  its  eff-ct  on  us.  For  v,-e 
do  feel  that  when  our  cause  is  made  to 
triumph,  and  our  brethren  to  rejoice, 
God  should  have  all  the   praise,  and   not 


man.  And  his  scrvant.s  .'hould  be  made 
to  feel  more  humble  and  thankful,  and 
that  was  surely  our  feelings  when  we  left 
the  brethren,  for  our  success  was  not  on 
account  of  or»r  ability,  but  on  account  of 
the  strength  of  our  cause.  The  solid 
foundation  on  which  we  build,  is  the 
eternal  truth  ju"=t  as  it  was  given  to  the 
world  eighteen  hundred  years  ago  by  the 
inspired  men  of  God.  This  by  the  bless- 
ing of  God  has  been  our  strength,  and  to 
him  be  all  the  prai,«e. 

When  the  discussion  was  over  we  fried 
to  preath  sonic  for  the  brethren,  but  our 
condition  made  our  efforts  so  feeble  that 
we  felt  that  the  expectation  of  the  people 
was  not  tuet.  We  felt  the  more  so,  be- 
cause we  had  never  preached  there  before, 
and  under  the  circumstances,  the  people 
would  likely  expect  too  much  at  our 
hands.  Our  laboring  with  the  brethren 
there  ended  with  our  farewell  sermon  on 
Sunday  night.  And  we  commend  our 
brethren  and  sisters  to  the  word  of  God, 
which  is  able  to  build  us  up  and  give  us 
an  inheritance  with  all  them  that  are 
sanctified.  Wc  staited  for  our  home  on 
Monday,  March  1st,  but  failing  to  make 
connection  on  the  cars,  we  had  to  change- 
our  route,  unJ  did  not,  arrive  home  until 
Tuesday  noon,  where  we  found  all  welt 
as  when  wc  left.  And  we  feel  truly 
thankful  to  God  whose  kind  providenca 
is  ruling  over  us  all  for  good. 

R.  II.  Miller. 

Ladoga.,  Indiana. 


White  Rock,  Kansas,     ") 
March  4th,  1875.  | 

Brother  Qulnter : — 

Please  notify  ai  once, 
through  the  Compaion  and  Visitor, 
that  brother  AUeu  Ives,  has  made 
special  arraageiuent  with  the  Chica- 
go, Burlington,  and  Quincy  Railroad, 
for  the  free-shipment  of  seed-grain  to 
Hastings,  Nebraska. 

All  persons  wishing  to  send  seed  to 
their  friends  in  Kansas  or  Nebraska, 
can  send  free  by  packing  small 
amounts,  or  sending  car  loads  in 
bulk  to  Land  Commissioner  of  Bur- 
lington, Chicago,  and  Quincy  Rail- 
road, for  Allen  Ives,  Hastings,  Ne- 
braska. 

Mark  the  sacks  for  the  parties  in- 
tended, and  send  them  to  the  Land. 
Commissioner  for  Allen  Ives. 

Brother  Ives,  says  he  has  now  a 
proper  understanding  with  all  par- 
ties concerned. 

Brethren,  or  others  living  along- 
the  line  of  that  railroad,  can  now 
send  seed  to  their  friends  free,  with  a. 
certainty  that  they  will  get  it. 

James  L.  Switzer. 


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CHltlSTlAN  FAMILY  COM?AWIO^^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


From  Nebraska. 

Feuruauy  Glh,  1875. 
Brother  Qmnter : — 

I  will  endeavor  to  give 
you  a  little 'go.-pcl  news,"  for  I  think 
that  term  would  be  more  appropriate  at 
this  place  than  the  term  ''church  news" 
would  be. 

On  the  27th  of  January,  brother  C. 
Forney,  from  Falls  City,  Ncbra-ka,  ar- 
xived  here  for  the  purpose  of  holding  a 
series  of  meetings,  and  accordingly  began 
3iis  labors  the  evening  after  his  arrival 
The  day  having  been  quite  stormy  and 
llie  evening  al^o  disagreeable,  the  con- 
igregalion  was  not  very  large,  but  m;ini- 
lested  great  interest,  the  subject  being. 
■"Jesus  Christ  and  Him  crucified, "  to 
•which  I  think  the  brother  did  full  justice. 
The  next  evening,  2yth,  the  hou>e  was 
yiretty  well  crowded,  but  very  good  order 
luaintained.  Subject,  "What constitutes 
the  proper  applicant  fjr  baptism?"  The 
discourse  seemed  to  be  well  understood 
cind  appreciated  by  the  majority  of  the 
audience — being  intcliigcnt,honest  heart- 
ed people.  Again,  on  Fridaj'  evening, 
the  house  was  well  tilled  with  anxious 
listeners. 

On  tl;at  day,  29th,  brother  Ives,  from 
White  llock,  Kari-a=,  came  to  the  assis- 
tance of  brother  Forney.  The  subject  of 
the  last  mentioned  meeting  was,  "The 
de.-ign  of  bapti.-.m."  It  is  hardly  neces- 
eury  to  add  that  the  same  was  ably  dis- 
posed of,  for  indeed  it  is  quite  evident 
that  there  are  not  many  texts  but  what 
brother  Forney  would  be  sufficient  for  the 
task  of  handling  them  in  an  able  manner, 
for  besides  being  well  read  and  well 
versed  in  the  Scriptures,  he  also  posses- 
ses quite  a  knowledge  of  the  Greek,  (and 
German  also)  which  in  my  humble  opin- 
ion is  highly  necessary  upon  certain  oc- 
casions. 

On  Saturday  evening,  tlie  congrega- 
tion was  smaller  than  at  any  other  ap- 
S ointment,  it  being  a  very  cold  night, 
ubjeet,  "Baptism."  On  Sunday  at 
eleven  o'clock,  was  the  next  appointment, 
which  was  quite  well  attended,  consider- 
ing the  very  cold  weather.  The  subject 
being  the  "Mode  of  Bapti.sm,"  a^  under- 
.stood  and  practiced  by  the  Bretliren.  I 
•jhink  that  brother  Forney  made  the  dif 
ferent  points  quite  clear  to  the  minds  of 
all  reasonable  person.s  who  were  present, 
lint  of  course  liic  plain  preaching  of  the 
I5:etlireti,  here  or  elsewhere,  in  the  minds 
lOf  ^ouie,  in:iy  have  ."hakeii  some  idol,  or 
i';in-jied  belief,  tliat  they  have  long  cher- 
.isbcd  in  their  heart*,  by  which  they 
Jiavc  been  strivin^j;  to  make  their  way  to 
licaven  on  flowery  bed.'*  of  ease.  1  .-in- 
•cerely  hope  and  pray  that  tlio  labors  of 
our  beloved  minister-*,  by  the  help  of 
God.  may  h:ive  their  desired  effect  upon 
(the  iiearts  of  the  people.  It  seemed  to 
Die  like  a  refreshmg  shower  of  God's 
love,  to  sit  again  and  listen  to  tlic  voices 
of  our  brethren  proclaiming  the  jiurc 
word  of  God  in  all  its  truth   and  simplic 


ity,  for  we  have  now  lived  in  this  state 
about  two  years  and  a  half,  and  had  only 
heard  preaching  by  the  Brethren  on  two 
different  occasions  before  this. 

On  Sunday  evening,  brother  Forney 
discoursed  principally  on  the  "Lord's 
Supper,"  but  touched  upon  the  subjects 
of  close  couimunion  and  feet-washing,  for 
the  belief  and  practice  being  rather  new 
in  this  community,  hence  the  brethren 
considered  it  necessary  to  explain  our 
doctrine  as  a  denomination. 

On  Monday  evening  met  again  and 
were  agreeably  surprised  at  seeing  so 
goodly  a  number  assembled  on  such  a 
cold  night.  Brother  lyes  addressed  us 
upon  this  occasion,  and  I  think  his  dis 
course  will  long  be  remembered,  espec 
iaiiy  his  loving,  earnest,  appeals  ami 
kind  admonitions.  He  bade  us  farewell 
that,  evening,  being  obliged  to  leave  on 
busiiiess.  Brother  Forney  intended  to 
meet  with  us  the  next  t^vening,  but  there 
being  a  severe  snow  .storm  the  next  day, 
it  rendered  it  impossible  for  people  to 
come  out.  We  regretted  it  very  much 
indeed. 

One  thing  which  I  did  not  yet  mention, 
and  which  made  our  meetings  more  in 
teresting,  was  this  :  There  were  four 
strange  brethren  in  attendance  most  of 
the  linic.  lirothfr  Sliafer,  (who  is  a 
deacon,)  brother  Srump  and  brother 
Horner,  all  from  Falls  City,  Nebraska, 
and  brother  Faddy,  from  Kansas.  Their 
assistance  in  singing,  and  in  fact  their 
very  presence  lent  an  additional  interest 
to  our  meetings.  Puhaps  some  breth- 
ren and  sisters  in  tlie  east  may  think 
that  I  speak  with  too  much  enthusiasm 
about  our  meetings,  but  ttiey  cannoi 
realize  how  we  feel  in  our  isolated  condi- 
tion, there  being  but  six  members  in  this 
locality. 

But  best  of  all,  in  reference  to  these 
brethren,  is  this  :  Brethren  Shafer  and 
Horner  have  purch.ased  land  near  here, 
and  brother  Stump  intends  to  do  the 
same  early  in  the  spring.  Brother  For- 
ney also  left  a  smnil  ray  of  hope  among 
us  that  he  would  come  and  settle  here, 
notwithstanding  he  owns  a  splendid  home 
at  Falls  City.  And  1  surely  think  if  OTie 
of  our  ministers  should  make  up  his 
u'ind  to  leave  Falls  City  for  some  other 
part  of  the  state,  that  ihrre  would  be  a 
great  number  jf  brethren  ready  to  ac 
company  him.  For  it  seems  noteworthy, 
that  the  most  of  our  jireachers  coming  to 
this  state  have  located  at  Falls  City,  and 
in  my  humble  opinion  it  would  be  a 
blessed  thing  if  they  would  scatter  around 
through  the  state  a  little  more.  All  those 
who  have  .«een  our  country  here,  pro- 
nounce it  a  splendid  country.  We  hope 
to  soon  organize  a  chuteh,  as  there  are 
quite  a  number  hero  who  are  ready  to 
unite  with  us  as  soon  as  they  have  an 
opportunity,  and  1  think  there  are  oth- 
ers who  are  almost  "pcr.-uadcd."  We 
regretted  that  the  brethren  could  not 
stay  longer,  and  all  liope  they  will  soon 
return  ;  but  brother  Ives  being  general 


treasurer,  and  brother  Forney  secretary 
of  the  relief  fund  of  the  Brethren,  they 
have  a  great  deal  of  business  to  attend 
to.  And  with  the  prayer  that  the  pure 
gospel  may  spread  abroad  till  earth's  re- 
motest nation  shall  licar  Messiah's  name, 
I  will  clo.-e. 

Yours  in  Christian  love, 

Caurie  IIolsinger. 

Curleton,  Nehrashn. 

■ ■ — •^'^^-  

Church  Nrws. 

Fkuuuary  27tb,  1875. 
Brother  Qulnter :  — 

Having  .seen  nothing,  as  yet, 
in  the  Compnninn  and  Vixilor,  or  in  the 
Pilijrim,  con<!erniiig  our  last  series  of 
meetings,  we  take  great  delight  in  con- 
tributing the  foilowinji : 

The  meeting  began  Fiiday  evening, 
December  IStn  ul'. ,  at  '.he  Oak  Grove 
Church,  and  clo.*:cd  January  9th,  at  the 
Dickey  Church.  The  speakers  from  tlie 
adjoining  churches  were  wi'.h  us,  two  or 
more  at  a  time,  contending  earnestly  for 
the  faiih  once  delivered  unto  the  .-aint^i. 
Notwithstaniiing  oiher  protracted  meet- 
ings were  in  session  near  by  u.s,  and  the 
weather  very  cold,  the  bretliren  did  not 
luck  for  attentive  listeners  to  the  jiure 
word  of  truth. 

There  were  eight  accessions  to  the 
church  ere  the  meeting  closed,  and  one 
since.  Oh!  may  the  r>ird  give  them 
grace  sufficient  for  their  day  and  trial, 
helping  them  to  become  faitliful  and 
effectual  labon^rs  in  his  vineyard,  and 
finally  an  abundant  entrance  into  the 
realms  of  bliss  on  high.  Many  more  felt 
the  power  of  God's  word,  and  like  Kin..; 
Agrippa,  were  almost  pcrsuadtid  to  be- 
come Ciiristians.  "Would  to  God  they 
were  not  only  alnoisf,  bat  altogether, 
such."  A  feeling  of  deep  soleiEnity  and 
great  interest  was  manife.-tcd  by  all  dur- 
ing the  meeting,  which  together  with 
untiring  zeal  cxhioited  in  the  preaching 
of  the  word,  and  the  pathciing  of  precious 
(tools  into  the  fold,  made  it  truly  a  season 
of  feasting  and  great  joy  among  us  Somo 
preached,  others  watered,  but  God  gave 
the  increase,  and  blessed  be  the  name  of 
the  liord  forever. 

While   fathers  and    mothers,  brother.'? 
and  sisters,  the  church   and    all,  rejoiced 
that  some  made  clioicc  of  the  good  parr, 
we  also  weep  for  those  of  our  dear  ones, 
who  know    their  duty,  but  are   delaying 
their  return  to  God,  saying  not  now,  but 
tomorrow,  or  at  some  future  day,  I  will 
turn  my  feet  to  the   t"stimonies  of    tlie 
liud.     Lot  me   ask   you,  and  all  such, 
why  procrastinate? 
"Be  wise  to  day,  'lis  ma^liirss  to  defer  : 
NfXt  day  the  fatal  preccileul  will  plead, 
Thu»  ou  till  wigdom  is  puahcd  out  of  life." 

'"To  be  always  intending  to  live  a  new 
life,  but  never  finding  time  to  set  about 
it,  is  as  if  a  man  should  put  off  eating 
unl  drinking  and  sleeping,  from  day  and 
niglit  to  another,  till   bo  is  siarved  ani 


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destroyed."  Oh!  do  not  delay  longer. 
The  |)rcsent  only  is  your.'*;  tomorrow 
belongs  to  God,  and  it  may  find  you  in 
another  world  where  tomorrow  is  only 
known. 

We  Hrc  glad  to  hear  lhrou>;h  the  Com 
pain'on  and  Visitor,  and  the  Pilgrim,  of 
the  successful  preaching  of  God'.s  word 
elsewhere.  May  tlie  Lord  bless  our  dear, 
brethren  who  are  called  to  labor  in  the 
word  and  doctrine,  and  as  they  go  forth 
reaping,  wc  pray  they  maycouie  again  in 
the  morning  of  the  hr.st  resurrection, 
bringing  their  sheaves  with  them. 
Fraternally  yours, 

I.  D.  Pabkek. 

AKhhtnd,  Ohio. 


Letter  From  Kansas. 

Fkbruary  22nd,  1875. 
Brotlier  QuiiiUr : — 

As,  1  suppose,  you  have  had  little 
or  no  news  from  this  part  of  t'je  country, 
I  have  concluded  to  try  to  write  a  letter 
to  vou. 

We  have  a  church  organized  here, 
known  as  the  Can^  Church,  composed  of 
about  thirty  members.  Brother  Joseph 
Michael  is  our  elder.  He  is  a  faithful 
worker  in  his  blaster's  cause,  but  cannot 
perform  half  the  labor  that  seems  to  be 
required  of  him.  11^;  has  but  little  help 
in  the  cause.  The  need  of  more  laborers 
is  very  apparent,  as  the  calls  are  coming 
from  every  side  for  preaching.  But  we 
(eel  that  it  is  useless  to  h^'po  for  help 
until  Kansas  comes  to  be  self  sustaining 
in  pecuniary  matters ;  and  we  hope  that 
by  next  full,  she  will  nob  only  be  able  to 
do  this,  but  have  a  large  surplus. 

The  distress  is  much  more  general  than 
was  ai.  first  supposed,  but  still  1  do  not 
think  any  will  actually  starve  ;  but  stock 
will  sulfer  very  much.  We  fear  that 
mimy  persons  cannot  put  out  their  spring 
crops  lor  want  of  feed  for  their  teams. 
There  is  cont.ideiable  corn  and  wheat 
yet  here  for  sale,  but  no  money  to  buy 
with.  ]Many  persons  do  not  know  where 
the  next  meal  is  to  come  from.  Some 
beg  it ;  some  get  it  one  way,  and  some 
another.  All  that  have  a  surplus  of 
grain  divide  as  far  as  they  can.  As  for 
our  little  church,  we  have  written  to 
Falls  City  to  see  if  we  can  get  a  little  of 
the  means  contributed  by  the  brethren 
and  sisters  lor  distribution.  We  have 
not  heard  from  them  jet.  Most  of  us 
can  get  through,  but  some  cannot.  The 
church  here  is  in  a  healthy  condition, 
spiritually,  and  no  afflictions  that  we 
know  of  In  short,  we  thinit,  this  is  a 
very  healthy  country. 

The  prospect  for  doing  good  is  very 
flattering,  but  we  need  more  help  in  the 
njinistrj'.  Who  will  "come  over  and 
help  us  ?"  Enclosed  please  find  seventy- 
five  cents.  It,  is  money  contributed  here 
for  your  pamphlet  on  the  "Origin  of 
Single  Immersion."  They  are  for  dis- 
tribution, and  if  you  will  send  me  one 
dollar's  worth  of   the    pamphlets,  I  will 


send  the  balance  of  the  money  ."soon.  We 
think  that  the  distribution  of  such  docu 
ments  will  do,  at  least,  as  much  good  as 
preaching,  as  many  persons  will  read 
them  that  seldom  go  to  our  meetings. 
Why  do  our  brethren  not  print  more 
tracts?  They  ought  to  go  from  one  end 
of  the  country  to  the  other,  and  embrace 
all  subjects.  If  this  is  worthy,  give  it  a 
l)lace  in  your  pa|)er. 

Yours  in  love, 

E.  SmiCK. 
Union  Centre,  Kunstis. 

Froiu  Oreu;oii. 

Fkbruay  6th,  1875. 
Brother  James  Qnintcr : — 

Inasmuch  as  church  news  and 
other  communications  published  in  our 
periodicals  affords  us  very  much  satisfac- 
tion here  in  the  far  west,  we  thought  a 
few  words  from  ns  here  might  render 
some  satisfaction  to  your  readers. 

In  the  first  place  will  say,  we  and  the 
Brethren  of  this  valley  are  in  usual  health 
as  far  as  known  to  us,  and  are  abundantly 
blessed  with  the  comforts  of  life, and  that 
the  ark  of  the  Lord  is  moving  slowly. 
Now  and  then  we  have  a  few  acci'ssions 
to  the  church  by  baptism  and  a  few  by 
letter.  We  are  few  in  number  and  very 
scattering ;  as  yet  wc  only  have  one  or- 
ganized church  in  this  large  valley,  called 
the  Willamette  Valley,  which  has  terri- 
tory enough  for  ten  or  fifteen  or  more 
arms  of  the  church.  Our  brethren  here 
are  scattered  over  Marion  and  Linn 
counties,  and  a  few  in  Polk  county,  with 
only  one  minister  and  three  deacons.  We 
can  truly  say  the  harvest  is  great,  but 
the  laborers  few.  There  are  many  re- 
quests for  meeiiners  ;  more  than  we  can 
comply  with.  Wc  have  meeting  about 
every  Sunday,  and  viry  often  twice  on 
Sunday.  The  attention  and  order  gen- 
erally, is  quite  good.  But,  dear  breth- 
ren, we  want  help  here  very  much.  Our 
desire  is,  that  some  laboring  brethren, 
sound  in  the  faith,  and  also  lay-members, 
would  emigrate  to  this  country,  settle 
down  in  our  valley,  and  help  us  to  carry 
on  the  great  work  of  the  Lord.  We  are 
tryioff,  in  our  great  weakness,  to  win  souls 
to  Christ;  laboring  fur  unity  in  the 
church,  and  to  be  submissive  to  the  gen- 
eral order  of  the  Brethren.  Trjins  with 
the  help  of  the  good  Lord  to  build  up  a 
church  here,  but  arc  too  few  in  number, 
and  are  weak,  therefore  we  want  help. 
In  many  localities  in  the  Atlantic  states, 
you  are  well  supplied  with  ministers, from 
three  to  six  ministers  in  one  arm  of  the 
church,  and  here  we  have  only  one.  Will 
you  not  divide  with  us?  Our  prayer  is, 
that  the  Lord  might  put  it  into  the 
hearts  o(  some  of  our  dear  laboring  breth- 
ren to  come  over  to  Macedonia,  (Willa- 
mette Valley,)  and  help  us.  There  are 
pricious  souls  here. 

The  people  of  this  section  are  gener- 
ally kind  or  at  least  they  have  treated 
me  such.  We  had  a  very  pleasant  com- 
munion meeting    with  us    lust  summer. 


True,  there  were  no  foreign  brethren 
with  us,  but  we  had  a  happy  time,  a 
large  collection  of  people  for  this  country, 
very  good  attention  and  good  order.  As 
regards  our  country,  it  is  good  enough. 
We  have  now  been  residinit  here  in  this 
valley  almost  three  and  a  half  years.  We 
like  it  very  well.  Tlie  longer  we  are  here: 
the  better  we  like  it.  Climate  generally- 
mild  ;  our  winters  generally  rainy,  but 
our  summers  are  very  nieasant ;  excellent, 
pure,  soft  water,  with  exeel'ent  water 
power;  a  very  good  small  jrrain  growing 
country  when  projierly  cultivated  ;  also 
pood  for  grass  and  vcgeiables  ;  tame 
fruit  in  abundance,  .such  ns  apples,  pears, 
plums,  cherries,  berries  of  various  kinds. 
We  have  prairie  and  timber  lands  mixed; 
some  level,  some  nice  rolling  lands,  and 
some  quite  hilly.  This  vslley  is  said  to 
be  one  hundred  and  thirty  miles  in  length, 
north  and  south,  and  about  forty  miles  in 
width,  east  and  west,  with  the  Willamette 
River  running  north  through  its  entire 
length.  It  is  said,  by  the  old  settlers, 
there  never  was  a  failure  of  crops  here, 
in  this  valley,  since  it  was  first  settled. 
With  proper  cultivation,  crops  do  well 
here  every  season,  or  at  least  have  done 
well  so  far.  Jjands  are  sellins;  here  gen- 
erally from  ten  to  forty  dollars  an  acre, 
owing  to  soil  improvement,  locality,  etc. 
Near  Salem,  the  capitol  of  this  state, 
lands  are  much  higher.  We  have  some 
disadvantages  and  many  advantages,  but 
as  I  have  already  said,  our  country  is 
good  enough.  We  can  serve  the  Lord 
here  as  well  as  elsewhere,  and  we  are 
glad  to  know  that  the  Lord  is  as  near, 
and  as  dear,  to  his  jieople  here  as  any 
where  on  the  earth  ;  and  we  think  there 
is  a  growif  g  interest  here  for  the  Breths 
ren.  ^V'hen  we  first  came  to  this  country, 
we  were  almost  etitire  strangers  here. 
The  doctrine  of  the  Brethren  was  s'range 
in  many  localities  ;  their  ways  and  cus- 
toms were  strange  to  the  people,  but  now 
we  have  formed  an  af-qnaintance  with 
very  many  persons  in  IMaiion,  Linn  and 
Polk  counties,  both  in  the  country  and 
cities.  They  treat  us  with  ii.uuh  kind- 
ness. 

Now,  in  conclusion,  brethren,  we  want 
you  to  think  about  us  and  pray  for  us, 
and  if  this  country  will  suit  you,  0!  do 
come  and  help  us.  Wield  your  influence 
in  our  behalf  for  I  '!o  think  that  there  is 
no  place  in  the  union  that  your  help  is 
more  needed  than  in  this  la:ge  valley. 
There  is  plenty  of  room  here  for  a  great 
many  of  our  brethren  to  settle  in  in  the 
different  counties  in  this  valley.  Our 
love  and  greeting  to  all  the  faithful  in 
Christ  Jesus.     Amen. 

Yours  in  hopes  of  eternity, 

David  Browkr. 

P.  S. — We  have  changed  the  name  of 
our  arm  of  the  (ihurch,  which  was  called 
the  South  Santiam  Chiireh,  but  now 
called  the  Willamette  Valley  Church, 
which  please  publish, 

D.B. 

Sidcm,    Oregon. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


The  I'lJim  Creek  ScUool. 

Shall  I  go  to  school  ?  Yes.  I  want 
an  educatiou, which  in  a  pryp»ratioa  for 
the  duties  of  life.  Can  I  uot  eliidj 
at  home?  Yes,  but  a  go;)d  school 
has  mauy  advantages;  less  tomptiuion 
to  neglect  study,  teachers  to  show 
how  to  study,  where  to  h.gia,  what 
to  avoid,  how  to  proceed,  r.iul  to  give 
a  Utile  assiataGce  at  the  right ;  a  lite- 
rary society  aud  ciass-iuales.  I  am 
not  able.  "Where  thorc  is  a  will 
there  is  a  way."  '•Every  ouu  is  able 
to  do  his  duty.''  "Wisdom  'n  the 
priueiple  thing, therefore  gtit  wisdom." 

Why  should  I  go  to  Piuiu  Creek 
Norma!  School  ?  Because  of  a 
thorough  course,  skilled  teachers, 
low  hoarding,  aud  earnest  students. 

Plum  Creek  Nortisal  is  located  one 
mile  east  of  Eldcrtou,  about  ten 
miles  wett  of  ludiaua,  on  the  P.  R. 
11.,  and  stages  connect  with  noon' 
trains  on  Monday,  Wednesday,  aud 
Priday,  about  fifteen  miles  ea«t  of 
Kittauuing  on  the  Allegheny  Valley 
llailroad,  and  stages  connect  with 
Eiderto'n  on  Tuesday,  Thursday,  and 
Saturday,  only  with  noon  trains. 

Boarding  in  respeciable  fitmilies  at 
from  $2  to  $2  50  per  \vt<  k.  Faciliiies 
fur  eeif-boardiug,  diff»^reut  buildings 
for  the  sexes,  and  cofts  oboul  $1  per 
week. 

The  design  of  the  tchool  \i  to  lay 
a  wide  fouudaiion,  aud  alTord  special 
inslrctiou  to  ihoiic  iutendiug  to  It'.ach. 

Clapsea  iu  liudiiMeuix,  (/onuuon 
School  Branches,  Sciences,  L>iugu- 
Bges,  aud  lectures  on  "Theory  and 
Practice  of  Teaching." 

Persons  of  good  moral  character 
and  desirous  of  advancing  in  study, 
V.  anted. 

Term  opens  April  12th  1875.  for 
twelve  wi-ekd  before  barvesi,  after 
harvest  vocation  will  reopen  for  bal- 
unce  of  t'rm. 

We  would  be  glad  to  bear  from 
those,  ali-o,  wha  wish  to  establibh  a 
school  for  ori)hoiis  and  persons  of 
limited  uieans  Let  us  hear  your 
proposilioi).  Can  we  ui't  endow  and 
make  such  a  school  cnntiuuoug  ? 
Address:  Lewis  Ki.mmel. 

Elderlon,  Arvislrong  Co.,  Pa, 

Aiinoiiiicruieuts. 


District  Mi-«tin(!S 


The  Eastern  Di.slric't.  oC  Pennsylvania, 
in  the  I'iUpluata  hraiich,  Lanca.stcr  :i)un- 
ty,  on  Tllu^^day,  one  week  herure-  A.sccn- 
^iun  day.     J']j>hrata,  on  the  Heading  and 


Columbia     Railroad,     is     the     nearest 
station. 

Samuel  IIarley, 
Cor.  Scc'y- 


Brother  Jiwies : — 

Please  announce  that 
tlio  District  Meotinij  for  the  Southern 
District  of  Missouri  will  be  held  mi  Fii~ 
day,  April  I3i)ili,  mid  S:iturd:»y,  May  1st, 
at  the  licuso  of  brother  John  Wumpler, 
two  luilcs  north  of  Carthage,  Juspsr 
County,  Mi.ssouri,  and  it  is  desirable  that 
every  church  in  the  district  be  reprcsent- 
Ci]  by  dcle.«jates,  and  that  means  will  be 
ready  to  pay  the  expense  ot  a  delegate  to 
our  approaching  Annual  Meetinjj. 

S.  S.  Moni-Eii. 


Brother  Javics : — 

Please  announce  that  the 
District    jMectinx    for   Southern    Kansas 
will    be  held    at  brother  John  C    Mets- 
ker's,  on  tlio  27ih  day  of  Anrit  next. 
James  E.  Hilkey. 
Jlolh'nff,  KdiiSitx. 

(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 

Brother  ifumcs :-  ■ 

Tl'.c  District  Meeting;  for 
the  Midu'e  Di.strict  of  the  state  of  Iowa, 
will  be  held  with  the  Brethren  of  the 
Big  Gi'ovc  Congregation,  Benton  county, 
Iowa,  in  the  Brethren's  meeting  house, 
one- fourth  mile  from  Benton  Station. 
Also  Comiuuiiiou  meeting  in  conneotion, 
commenuiug  on  Saturday,  at  10  a.  m., 
the  first  dav  of  May.  Council  on  Monday 
the  3rd.  Those  coming  by  railroad  will 
stop  off  8t  either  Bciuoii  or  Viuton  sta- 
tions. Those  intending  to  stop  oft"  at 
Vinton  will  notify,  by  letter,  P.  Forney, 
or  Stcplicn  Johnson,  Garri>on,  Iowa, 
who  will  make  arraii>;omeiits  for  convey- 
ance to  place  of  meeting.  Tiie  usual  in- 
vitation is  fi:!endcd  to  the  brethren  and 
sisters.  Hope  to  hiivc  a  good  represen- 
tation from  the  various  churches. 

J.  S.  Snyder, 
Cor.  Sec'y. 
Broolchin,  hnon. 


Iq  the  Aiitie'iP-in  coRgrtgatiou,  ou  tbc  33il 
of  Deoi-mber,  1S74.  ut  thu  rcfiidiiuct;  of  ilic 
bride's  ;arciils,  uoar  Wuyjicsboro,  Fianklin 
county,  I'otiii's,  by  Biebop  IJ»vicl  J<oi-g,  of 
Ihu  Manor  coagrugaliou,  .Vld.,  brother  D.  H. 
Mentzbk  to  •ibt-r  Mauy  Ei.izauetii  Go<u), 
dauubtcr  of  ElJer  Dauic!  F-  Good. 

AUo,  on  the  saino  day.  by  Elder  Jacob  F. 
Oiler,  brolber  Ai.i.en  M.  Goal)  to  sia'cr 
Sai.mi!  M.  Foiiii.MAN,  OLily  (Uughtcrof  Fred- 
Click  FnreiUHii,  E-'q  ,  near  Uptoa,  Pa. 

<»ib:d. 

Wc  iKlinit  no  po«;iry  iindcv  any  clrcumstun 
C'  111  connection  wilii  Obitnary  Nolipcn.  Wo 
»  i.ili  to  ui:c  all  uliliit,  ami  wo  coulil  noL  Inao;  t 
vcractj  witb  nil. 

In  the  OttHp  (!reck  c'  nrch,  Macoupin  Co  , 
IlliuoiB,  of  coasumpliou,  March  Ut,  sister 


Frakchs.  wife  of   friend    Lrvi  Ganger,  aged 
2i  yai*.  9  uioGths'Rud  4  days. 

S.sier  Ganger  leaves  a  sorrowing  hnsband 
and  three  children,  two  of  which,  iho  mother 
diedntaily  iLree  yeais  prkviouft.  Fiiend 
Levi  has  lost  two  siJu  Cuiu)>aiiioti6  la  less 
than  tlnve  years.  Yes  j  they  can  no  more 
come  to  liiui,  but  he  can  arisa  aud  go  to 
them  to  separate  no  more  Funeral  ocas- 
ion  inipoTed  by  brethren  D.  U.  V,  Nead  and 
Daniel  Vuaiiuau,  from  Kev    14: !8. 

1.  H   Crist. 

In  ths  Indian  Creak  church,  at  his  resi- 
dence in  KulpsvlUe,  .Moulgomcry  connly, 
Feun'a,  Feb.  lUh,  of  cou<ti;>ation,  brother 
Jacob  Stovp.u,  aged  74  jears,  5  montlis  aud 
11  days. 

Brother  Jacob  was  au  exemplary  member, 
aud  one  ol  ihe  pillars  of  the  cUurcb.  He 
leaves  aa  aged  wiaow,  (a  sifcter,)  seiea  chil- 
dren, and  a  large  dumber  of  grand-cbiidreu, 
to  mouru  lh;ar  loss,  Ihouijh  Ih'y  sorrow  not 
as  those  who  have  no  hop?.  Funrrsl  occas- 
ion improTed  by  brethr'ia  H.  .\.  Price  aod 
\Vm-  Ni.'---,  to  an  exceedingly  large  couconrso 
of  friends  aud  acquaintauces. 

Also,  on  the  17ih  of  February,  near  l.cA- 
raehvi;ia,  .Moulgoraery  county,  Penn'a, 
Jacob  Kulp,  aged  C3  years,  4  mouths  4.nd 
G  Jajs. 

Dec.-ased  was  a  consissenl  ni'mbcr  of  the 
Kivur  li  elhrcu.  He  Iffed  a  Christian  life, 
and  was  belo7ed  of  all  who  knew  liiiu.  He 
died  very  suddenly  as  ho  wis  at  a  funeral 
where  two  of  his  s' ''n''"'^'i'"''C' who  had 
diud  of  scarlet  fever,  weru  put  in  onis  gravu. 
He  haJ  selected  a  hymu,  »  bich  his  son  de- 
8ir>'.d  to  have  »un^,  and  afier  showini;  it  to 
several  of  his  brethren,  sanl^  down  and  ex- 
pired almost  iustanlly.  So,  suddruly  be 
luuuutvd  ibu  Qery  chariot. 

Jis.  Y.  Heckler. 

At  New  Haven  Center,  Gratiot  county, 
MiehiKau,  January  ii3J,  sisier  (.'atiiarink, 
wife  of  uioiher  Joseph  Wiles,  aged  07  yuars, 
9  mouths  aud  8  davs. 

The  si.lei 's  death  was  caused  ly  a  large 
tumor  which  grew  in  her  tiowele.  It  com- 
menced a^ioui  the  1st  of  November  lait,  aud 
bifflrd  the  sliill  of  six  cm.neut  physieiaus. 
She  sulfereJ  inuv;h,  but  bore  it  r.li  paiieully. 
•itr  maiden  name  was  Gingery,  and  was 
born  in  Franklin  couMy,  Peuii'».  i3he  was 
inanivd  lo  Ju.rpU  \Vil<s,  March  27ib,  1S38, 
aud  7,  cs  ih-  ui.'lher  of  fourteen  cViiidr  n, 
five  of  vv  bom  preceded  her  in  diaih.  She 
lived  a  cons:. li  :l  aud  faithful  meniber  in 
the  cbuicl:  soa.e  f>ity-five  years.  Funeral 
B'lvices  liV  ilij  M'iier.  on  cu^day.  January 
24t.h,  from  H-v  14:!2.13,  to  a  large  concourko 
of  friends  aiid  iiei^hbois. 

Geo  Lowo. 

In  the  VVhitesville  yian?h,  Andrew  Co  , 
Missouri,  Feb.  KUh,  brother  Benjamin, 
sou  of  Hcuvy  BasUor,  aged  54  years,  'i 
months  ai.d  22  days 

Hii  death  was  caused  by  drcpsy  In  tho 
left  luug.  Hs  health  had  bceu  poor  for 
siveral  yvais.  Tlie  last  three  months  of  bis 
liio  he  was  unat)le  lo  b«  aUentlve  to  bis 
c*ning.  Ho  W1.S  confined  to  bis  bed  about 
two  weeks.  Hrt  ca'led  for  the  l>relhren  aud 
was  anointed  o«  the  lai*t  act  of  obedience. 
The  luueial  dicou'se  w»s  preached  by 
brother  Harper,  fiom  Uev.  14:13,  to  a  large 
o-iigreg-Htion  of  friends.  He  leaves  a  wife 
and  five  rhil'ren  behind.  His  wife  is  au 
exeniplaiy  member  of  tlie  chuich.  In  his 
death  the  children  lost  n  kind  father,  the 
wife  a  good  hu»l>and,  and  the  church  one  of 
its  be6l  oiiuisiois,  06  ho   was  a   iDiu'&ior   la 


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tbe  second  degree.  Mow  failhrul  he  was  in 
Ihc  dctii'S  assigned  to  him  by  the  church, 
the  church  here  Unows  !  Hie  coudb'Is,  bis 
warnings,  and  hit  example  in  humility,  we 
have  no  inoro.  Why  whs  one  so  useful? 
Oh  !  why  was  he  token  from  us  in  the 
prime  of  life?     We  can  but  exclaim  :     Thy 

will,  O  God  !    IlK  DONE. 

Sam'l  C.  I3Ai<noR. 

Near  Mlddlcbu'-j^.  Clay  county,  In  iana, 
Feb.  4  h,  LiuiA  Mat,  daughter  of  Solomon 
and  Sirnb  Haruian,  «gei1  3  weeks  and  1  day. 
Funeral  services  from  RcV.  20:5;6,  by  Ihe 
wiiler. 

Also,  in  Owen  county,  Indiana,  Feb.  5th, 
Georob  ALFHEt>,  son  of  David  and  Sarah 
Snellrnber^er,  aged  3  nionths  and  8  days. 
Funerpl  occasion  iiiivroved  by  the  writer,  to 
a  large-  and  attentive  congregation,  troni 
Mali.  i9:13,U 

Also,  in  Clay  county,  Indiana,  February 
13ih,  Abuaham  Dickey,  ai;td  71  ycais  and 
6  days. 

He  was  the  father  of  ten  children,  four  of 
which  ore  dead,  and  thirty-six  grand-chil- 
den,  twelve  of  whom  havcgOus  before  him. 
His  wife  had  left  h  m,  and  his  lonely  chil- 
dren, some  Iwenly-Qve  years  ago.  Funeral 
seriices  from  Job  14:1,  to  a  large  coueouiso 
of  people,  by  the  Wiiler. 

Also,  Feb.  18lh,  was  inte'ted  in  the  Mar- 
ion graveyard,  i;i  Owen  county,  Indiana, 
brother  Jai*  GuOi>NEH,  aged  SO  years,  3 
Diontbi  and  '.30  days. 

He  was  born  OcKbtr  17th,  1794,  and  died 
February  16ih,  18  5.  He  euiigiated  fiom 
Montgomery  county,  Fcuu'a,  to  Ohio,  and 
frotu  thence  to  Owei.  county,  Indiana, where 
he  has  lived  ecme  seventeen  years.  He  was 
the  lather  of  ni.ie  children,  three  yet  living, 
and,  I  thick,  they  are  all  niembeis  of  our 
fra'frniiy.  Ha  had,  also,  twnty-tbree 
grand-children,  four  of  whom  are  de»d,  and 
one  greal-graud-chih!,  also  dead. 

Brother  Gronuer  leaves  a  lonely  oH  widow 
(a  sister,)  and  many  friends  to  mourn  their 
loss,  but  we  have  such  a  consolation,  that 
their  loss  is  bis  eternal  gain.  He  was  s  con- 
sislcnt  member  for  ni»ny  years,  a  good 
neighbor  and  citizen.  He  was  retpevited, 
though  he  was  feeble.  He  was  for  some 
lime  afflicted  with  gravel.  Old  age,  disease 
and  cold,  is  about  what  swept  him  aw»y. 
8n,  brethren  ana  kind  friends,  here  we  S'^e 
God  is  DO  respe!  ter  of  persons.  The  babes, 
with  the  fathers,  are  called  oway,  and  soon 
it  may  be  our  lot  to  go,  and  then  are  we 
ready  or  not?  If  no',  then  what  will  be  the 
constquenca?  Funeral  occasion  improved 
by  the  writer  Bi-d  elder  Uavid  Culler,  from 
'Z  Tim.  4  7,8,  to  a  large  and  eympaiiiizinj; 
audience. 

Anamas  Hensisl. 
[P»/(7»-»m please  copy.] 


T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  ilEOElVED  for 
Jj    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOK8,elc., 

TAB  Hershbcrger  9  00;  I  J  Rosenberger 
145;  F  Anglemyer  1  tO;  A  Hensel  7  50;  J 
Hollinger  1  4S;  U  Fink  1  60;  D  M  Whitmer 
1  50;  D  N  Wiugert  10  00;  Eliz  Brandt  1  50; 
J  Whitlatch  1  60;  W  J  Mannville  1  00;  J  11 
Wirt  6  40;  ti  W  Puterbaugh  80;  W  B  Price 
1  60;  J  Arnold  5  25;  B  OverLolser  75;  A 
Crisamore  1  60;  Jno  Zimmerman  1  70;  J  B 
Mater  5  50;  .1  B  Gish  1  70;  T  H  Steventou 
5  00;  Jno  MeCreary  1  60;  PS  Newcomer 
80;  Polly  Witwer  1  60;  L  Trent  1  60;  Joel 
Glick  9  25;  Fanny  Foley. 


TreHtlDg  the  Wrong   Disease. 

JIany  times  Women  call  upon  their 
fatuily  physicians,  one  with  dyt^pcpsia, 
another  with  palpitation,  another  with 
trouble  ol  the  breast,  another  with  pain 
here  and  there,  and  in  this  way  they  all 
pres-ent  alike  to  tlieuiselves  and  their 
ea.'^y-going  and  indifferent  doctors,  separ- 
ate and  distinct  di.-eases,  for  which  he 
prescribes  bis  pills  and  potions,  assuiu- 
ing  them  to  be  such,  when,  in  reality, 
they  are  all  symptoms  caused  by  some 
uterine  disorder ;  and  while  they  are 
llitis  only  able  iieih;;ps  to  palliate  for  a 
time,  they  arc  ignorant  of  the  caupc,  and 
encourage  their  (iractice  until  large  bills 
are  made,  when  the  suffering  patients  are 
no  better  in  the  end,  but  probably  worse 
for  the  delay,  treatment,  and  other  com> 
plications  made,  and  which  a  proper 
tticdicine  directed  to  the  cause  would 
have  entirely  rcir.oved,  thereby  institut- 
ing health  and  coiufort  instead  of  pro- 
longed misery. 

From  Miss  Lout.vD.v  E  St.  Clair, 
Shade,  Athens  County,  Oiiio  : 

"Dr.  R.  y.  Pierce,  Buffalo.  N.  Y.— 
Your  favorite  Prescription  is  working 
almost  like  a  miracle  on  me.  1  am  better 
already  than  l»liave  been  for  two  years." 

From  Ella  A.  Siiafek,  Zanesville, 
Indiana: 

"Dr.  Pierce — I  received  the  medicine 
you  sent  me  and  began  using  it  immed- 
iately. As  a  result  of  the  treatment  I 
feel  better  than  I  have  for  three  years," 

From  Mrs.  JouN  K.  Hamilin,  Odell, 
Illinois  : 

"Dr.  Pierce — The  Favorite  Prescrip- 
tion has  done  me  good,  which  I  am 
thankful  for." 

Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription  is 
sold  by  dealers  in  medicines. 


FITS  CURED  FREE! 

Any  person  sufTi^ring  from  the  above  dis- 
ease is  requestel  to  address  Dk.  Fiuce,  and 
a  tiial  boiile  of  medicine  w'il  be  foi  warded 
by  Express 

J-REE! 
The  only  cost  being  the  Express  charges, 
whieh  owing  to  my  lurge  butinesK,  ere  small. 
Dr.  Price  has  made  the  treatment  of 
FITS  OR  EPILEfSY 
a  study  for  years,  and  he  wi;l  warrant  a  cure 
by  the  use  of  his  remedy. 

Do  not  fail  to  send  to  him  for  a  trial  bot- 
tle ;  it  costs  nothing,  end  he 

WILL  CURE  YOU, 
no  matter  of  how  long  standing  your  case 
may  br,  or  how    many  other  remedies   may 
have  failed. 
Circulars  and  testimonials  sentwiih 

FREE  TRIAL  BOTTLE. 
3e  particular  to  give  your  Express,  as  well 
as  your  Post  Office  direction,  and 
Address, 

Dr.  CHAS.  T.  price. 
10-ly.  67  William  St.,  New  Yo.k. 


New  Atlns  ot  IHomerNel  Co  ,  V&, 

J.  W.  Beers  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  are  sur- 
veying, and  have  agents  now  canvassing  the 
county,  for  an  atlas  to  be  publi'hed  the  com- 
ing Season,  whieli,  when  complete,  will  be- 
the  mo,.t  elat)or»te  and  carefully  compiledl 
work  of  the  kind  tvf  r  prodnc;-d. 

THIS  ATLAS   WILL  CONTAIN: 

Carefully  and  elaborately  drawn,  engraved' 
and  colored  plans  of  Tow -ships  and  Villages 
in  the  County,  on  a  large  Bcale,  each  plan 
being  shown  separately,  wiih  the  location  of 
DwellingK,  Stores  and  Public  Building--, 
with  nanie«  of  owners  I  hereof;  »l«o,  the 
Wagon  Roadi  with  their  lueaBured  lengths 
in  rods,  from  careful  surveys  ;  together  wiih 
the  Rivcre,  Slrea"  s,  Railroad  «,  Canals,  &c. 

All  new  and  proposed  Railroads  are  to  bo 
located  on  the  plans. 

An  outline  i)lan  of  Somerset  County,  col- 
ored in  Townships,  showing  the  relation  of 
all  the  Towns  and  important  Villages  to 
each  other,  with  the  Wagon  Roads  and  Rail- 
roads »hown. 

A  handsome  Sta'e  Map  of  Pennsylvania 
colored  in  Counties,  showing  in  their  i)ioper 
rrlationp,  all  the  Counties,  principal  Citii», 
Railroads,  &c. 

A  General  Map  of  the  United  States,  col- 
ored by  States.  Showii.g  the  i elation  of 
the  different  Slates  to  eacu  other,  the  piiu- 
eipal  Railroads  and  important  Cities. 

A  Table  of  diftances,  giving  in  miles  and 
teuihs  the  nearest  distance  (rum  any  oue  to 
all  the  other  impoitant  villages  in  the 
County.  » 

Population  of  the  United  States,  Pcunsyl- 
vuiiia  and  Somerset  Cou'ty. 

Agiicaltural  productions  of  Somerset^ 
Coui'ty. 

The  whole  to  make  a  volame  13xl5X< 
sulftjtantially  bound,  with  cloth  sides  and 
leather  back  and  embellished  with  a  hand- 
some gilt  title  on  front  c«ver,  altogether 
making  a  neat,  substantial  and  useful  book 
of  reference. 

Being  strictly  local,  the  Atlas  will  be  pub- 
lished for  subscribers  only. 

Also,  a  View  DepanmBnt,  with  views  of 
Private  Residences,  Public  Buildings  and 
some  of  the  piomineui  features  of  interest 
thioaghoui  the  county. 

Agents  will  call  on  sll  the  residents  and 
give  them  an  opportunity  of  securing  copies 
of  this  valuable  and  interesting  work. 

ll-lt. 

FureSlaliuu  <lneeus 

For  sale  the  coming  scTdOii  of  1875.  Prico 
$3.50  each.  AdJr'Ss,  Daniel  Kaoakici;, 
New  Enterprise.  Btdford  C>.,  Pa.  10-4t 

tONSUMPTBD^'  (  UKED. 

To  the  Editor  of  the   Christian  Family    C-ltv 
jianioii.  and  Ol'ispil   l'.,si6>r' ; 

Esteemed  Kuiend  :— Will  you  please 
Inform  your   readers  th^t  I  have   a   positive 

CURE  FOR  CONSUMPTION 
and  all  disorders  of  the  Throat  and  Lungs, 
and  that,  by  its   use   in  my   practice,  I  have 
cured  hunoreds  of  cases,  and  will  give 

91,000.00 
for  a  case  it    will   not    bene  fli.       Indeed,  so 
strong  is  ray  f»ith,  I  will  send  a  Samj:l',fr.e, 
to  any  suffvirer  addiCFsiug  me. 

Please  show  this  k-iter  to  any  one  \on 
nii>y  know  who  is  suff -ring  from  these  "dis. 
eases,  and  oblige, 

F.iithfuliy  Yonrs, 

Uk.  T.  F.  BURT, 
10-6m.  69  William  St.,  New  York, 


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The  approach  of  the  Presiilon'.i.il  ulccUin 
fjives  uuusual  itnpoilanof  lo  Ihc  oveTUs  and 
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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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BY  JAIHKS  QUIMTER. 


'■'■If  yt  love  me,  keep  my  coniniattdmetiti.'' — jESfS. 


At  $il.CO  Per  Aiiuiim. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  MAR.  23,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  12. 


Kuo«l£!ug  at  the  l>oor. 


Behold  a  stranger  standing 

Just  outside  a  close  barred  door  ; 
He's  weary  with  his  waiting, 

But  lie  will  not  give  it  o'er. 
He  knocks  and  as  he's  knocking, 

He  lifts  his  heavenly  voiccj 
"Ope  the  door  and  let  me  enter — 

I  will  make  your  heart  rLJoice." 

I  hear  his  soft  voice  calling, 

Ever  calling  at  the  door, 
"I'm  kcooking,  sinner,  knocking. 

As  I've  often  knocked  before. 
Just  ope  the  door  a  moment, — 

Long  enough  to  let  rae  in, — 
And  I'll  dwell  with  you  forever, 

And  cleanse  you  from  all  sin." 

Christ  is  knocking,  gently  knockiug, 

Ever  knocking  at  my  heart ; 
I'll  gladly  bid  Lim  enter, 

I  will  ask  him  not  depart. 
Welcome!  welcome  !  blessed  StraTigcrj 

Come  and  sup  with  mc — 
Fulfill  thy  gracious  promiea,  Lord, 

And  let  me  sup  with  thee. 

8o  we'll  ever  sup  together. 

This  blessed  Friend  and  I ; 
And  if  1  ever  hunger, 

He  can  hear  my  laiutest  cry, 
And  when  my  warfare's  over  here 

I'll  share  his  heav'nly  bliss. 
Oh,  who  could  ever  bar  the  door 

'Gainst  such  a  frieud  as  this! 

— Selected. 


Selected  for  the  Companion. 
A  Uream  (?)  About    Wfaiskey. 


One  night  as  I  lay.  slumbering  on  my 
bed,  I  was  tran.-ferred,  in  a  dream  or  vis^ 
icn,  to  the  margin  of  the  bottomless  pit, 
where  the  sulphurous  billows  uticeasitiKly 
roll.  I  saw  countless  thousands  of 
wretched  beings  driven  ou  the  fiery 
waves,     muttering     bitter    curses,    and 


gnashing  their  teeth,  as  they  were  driven 
on  the  hellisli  tide.  Awe-struck,  I  leaned 
forward  to  catch  their  half  uttered  words 
Each  seemed  to  have  some  special  theme, 
which  excited  his  anger  and  filled  his 
soul  with  grijf  unutterable.  The  scene 
would  have  shocked  any  heart,  not  ada- 
mant. Intent  to  hear,  the  bursting  of  a 
mountain  billow  of  flame  well-nigh  swept 
me  away,  while  the  tartarean  odor  and 
smoke  almost  suffocated  me.  I  caught 
the  following  broken  utterances,  as  the 
flaming  tide  receded  froiu  the  shore : 
''Wretch  that  I  am  1  O  horror  unspeak- 
able I  I  sold  my  soul  tor  money !  To 
make  what  men  called  a  'competency,'  I 
undertook  the  sale  of  'liquid  fire  and  dis- 
tilled damnation.'  I  have  ruined  my 
soul,  and  my  doom  is  jusH"  As  he 
closed  his  lips,  ail  dripping  with  hell's 
hot  flames,  a  loud,  unearthly  voice,  as  of 
hundreds  more,  reverberated  from  the 
blazing  mass,  "You  ruined  me,  too!" — 
"me,  too  ;  me,  too!" 

Another  wave  approached  the  smok- 
ing shore,  bearing  a  being  who  had  some 
of  the  marks  of  youth.  He  said  :  "That 
glass  of  wine,  pressed  to  my  lips  by  the 
lovely  damsel,  has  brought  me  to  this ! 
First  wine,  then  strong  drink,  then 
drunkenness,  then  death  and  hell!" 
The  wave  dashed  him  under,  and  I  saw 
him  no  more. 

Still  another  wretched  victim  was 
heard  to  s:-.y  :  "That  Baptist  deacon, 
himself  a  moderate  drinker  and  a  respect- 
able man,  who  was  never  known  to  be 
drunk,  has  ruined  me  I  I  copied  his  ex- 
ample for  a  time,  but  the  hellish  appetite 
enslaved  mo  ;  and  here  I  am  !  0  God  ! 
how  long  t)  stay?"  He  sank  into  the 
fiery  depths. 

Scarce  had  I  recovered  from  the  shock 
of  a  sight  so  dread,  when  a  towering  bil- 
low came  d.sshing,  with  awful  grandeur, 
towards  the  shore,  bearing  on  its  seething 
crest,  a  larg'j  band— thousands,  mayhap — 
who  had  no  affinity  save  that  they  seemed 
to  have  a  c*  uimon  cause  of  woe.  Their 
cries  were  difficult  to  interpret,  so  franiio 
were  their  voices,  and  so  agonized  their 
grief.    I  caught.or  thought  1  caught,  the 


following  frightful  words:  "Smith,  the 
Baptist  distiller,  by  plying  his  hell  born 
occupation,  did  make  the  accursed  fluid 
that  brought  me  liere — brought  me  here 
— me  here — here  !  Had  it  not  been  for 
him,  or  some  other  of  hell's  agents,  I 
might  not  have  been  here  ;  but  he  fur- 
nished the  material  that  ruined  my  soul 
— my  soul!!!"  The  large  wave  broke 
against  the  shore,  and  I  saw  this  wretch-« 
ed  throng  no  more. 

Heart  sick,  I  turned  away,  and  sped 
me  quick  to  earth  again,  to  see  if  Smith 
were  still  alive.  1  found  his  mansion 
house,  adorned  with  furniture  most  fine 
and  velvet  carpets  rare.  He  was  a 
princely  maker  of  the  destructive  liquid 
which  floats  countless  multitudes  to  its 
kindred  fires  in  hell.  I  saw  him  seated 
in  the  church,  "clad  in  purple  and  fine 
linen,"  and  to  him  the  elders  did  grace^* 
fully  bow,  as  they  uttered  the  symplioni> 
ous  word,  "brother."  He  "good  stand- 
ing" did  maintain,  and  seemed  to  love 
the  souls  of  men.  Till  now  my  slumbers 
most  profound  had  been  ;  but  this  shock 
was  too  great,  and  I  awoke  from  my 
slumbers,  delighted  to  think  that  it  was 
only  a  dream. 

But  soon  I  fell  to  sleep  again,  to  wits 
ness  another  scene.  In  my  nightly  vis- 
ions, I  saw  the  princely  whiskey  maker 
die.  The  finest  coflin  was  brought  into 
death's  chamber ;  and  black  c!ad  hosts, 
with  weeping  eyes,  did  round  the  dead 
man  gather.  The  tearful  minister  read 
his  text,  "Blessed  are  the  dead  who  die 
in  the  Lord,"  and  spoke  in  touching 
terms  of  the  piety,  generosity,  nobility 
and  liberality  of  the  departed.  "A  great 
man,"  he  said,  "has  fallen."  The  large 
procession  then  followed  the  lifeless  clay 
to  the  home  appointed  for  all ;  and 
friends,  in  anguish,  returned  to  their 
homes. 

This  done,  I  went,  as  quick  as  thought, 
to  Heaven's  pearly  gates,  to  see  if  the 
spirit  of  the  dead  man  had  been  admitted. 
I  found  him  not.  In  haste,  ihougli  with 
much  regret,  I  returned  to  hell's  gloomy 
port,  and  found  him  their  amid  the  hosts 
of  those  whom,  he  had   sent   before  him. 


178 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


On  liis  puilty  bead  they  iiniirecated 
fca^eloss  curses.  He  gnawed  his  tongue 
f  T  rage,  and  howled  in  utter  despair, 
"O  that  U)y  faithless,  fawtiiug  church 
had  warned  me  of  my  dangor,  and  thrust 
mc  out  among  my  kind.  Perhaps  that 
■would  have  cjiused  mo  to  repent,  before 
it  was  too  late  !  Kuined  !  ruined!  For- 
ever I  must  writhe  inthcso  horrid  flames, 
made  ten- fold  hotter  by  the  presence  of 
thos<2  whom  I  have  furnished  with  trans- 
portation tothi<  place  of  woo!"  I  awoke 
again  ;  but  wm  it  all  a  dream  ? 

DUKA.MER. 


2,  Brother  Brumbaugh  says  "every-    That  the  son  is  not  the  Eternal  God  ; 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Report  ol  tU«  DlscoMsinn. 


PRELIMINARY  REMARKS. 

Cironmstances  of  a  rather  unpleas- 
ant character  render  it  necessary  to 
make  a  fow  preliminary  remarks.  It 
is  perhaps  proUy  generally  known 
that  brother  Brumbaugh  cf  ttie  Pil- 
grim had  intendod  to  publish  a  report 
of  the  discusKion  between  brother  II. 
H.  Miller  and  W.  S.  Manvillo,  In  that 
paper.  His  report  was  to  have  been 
written  by  brother  J.  H.  Moore,  of 
Urbana,  Illinois.  W»  are  sorry  to 
Bay  that  uicknesa  ia  brother  Moore's 
family  prevented  him  from  attending  ; 
and  beuco  the  report  from  tbatsourca 
is  a  failure.  The  readers  of  the  Pil- 
grim (some  of  them)  desired  the  edi- 
tor to  pubiif^h  our  report  as  it  is  to  be 
published  in  the  ComjiOJiion  and 
Visitor.  The  brother  meets  this  re- 
quest as  follows : 

"If  that  report  proves  interesting:  and  con- 
ducive of  good  to  tlie  cause,  we  may  fcive 
Iht  substance  of  i',  Viy  l)ioibe''  Quintei's 
periuission  ;  but  this  we  would  liuve  our 
readers  understand,  that,  in  cur  estimation, 
anything  short  of  a  full  report  of  both  sides 
will  Deof  DO  advai!lage  to  the  cause,  as  it  is 
icarccly  po-:sible  for  an  Interested  party  to 
be  impartial.  This  every  person  will  expect, 
and  therefore  the  report  that  brother  Beer  or 
any  other  brother  may  fcivc  from  notes  and 
memory  will  be  expected,  by  the  other  party, 
to  be  partial,  ai^d  for  that  reasoii,  will  have 
a  tendency  of  erabittcriug  the  combative 
feeliDgs,  and,  perhaps,  do  more  Laini  than 
good." 

We  confess  that  the  foregoing  puz- 
zles us  considerably,  and  we  feel  like 
calling  attention  to  the  tcllowing 
thoughts. 

1.  Does  brother  Brumbaugh  wish 
to  intimate  that  brother  Quiuter  would 
object  to  his  jjublishing  either  the 
whole  of  our  report,  or  "the  substance 
of  it,"  provided  the  proper  credit  is 
given?  This  would  be  an  uncharita- 
j  ble  hint ;  but,  if  it  does  not  mean  that, 
it  means  nothing,  and  should  not  have 
been  given. 


body  will  expect"  "a  full  report  of 
both  sides."  On  what  grounds  will 
they  ozpect  "a  full  report  ?"  We 
never  made  such  a  promise;  and  we 
did  not  utidorstand  that  there  was  to 
bo  "r/uU  report  of  both  sides"  pub- 
lished in  the  Pilgrim.  If  brother 
Brumbaugh  meant  that,  we  would 
like  to  know  how  he  expected  to  get 
such  a  report.  Brother  Moore  never 
promised  such  a  report,  and  he  would 
not.  But  perhaps  brother  Moore's 
"notes  and  memory"  would  have  been 
better  than  ours.  But  no,  this  will 
not  do  ;  for  what  is  said  of  us  is  said 
of'anyotbor  brother." 

3.  "'It  is  scarcely  possible  for  an 
interested  parly  to  be  impartial." 
Would  uot  brother  Moore  have  been 
as  much  interestt  d  as  wo  ?  If  so,  by 
what  prescience  did  the  editor  of  the 
Pilgrim  kuow  that  he  would  be  less 
partial  ? 

The  above  quotation  is  still  farther 
suggestive;  but  we  dismiss  a  farther 
notice  of  it. 

We  shall  now  proceed,  but  will  not 
attempt  to  furnish  a  full  report.  This 
we  cannot  do ;  and  if  we  could,  it 
would  be  too  lenghthy  to  be  publish- 
,  ed  in  a  periodical.  Our  plan  is  to 
give  a  synopsis  of  the  leading  points, 
arguments,  and  criticisms  iu  as  sys- 
tematic a  manner  as  we  can,  leaving 
out  what,  iu  our  opinion,  would  not 
be  edifying.  First,  we  will  give  the 
proposition  ;  next,  the  positions  as- 
sumed by  the  disputants;  then,  the 
arguments  on  the  affirmative ;  and, 
lastly,  the  replies  and  arguments  on 
the  negaiive. 

TRINITY. 


Proposition  : — Do  the  Scriptures 
teach  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity — 
three 2^erson$,  or  divine  powers  in 
one  God ? 

— Miller  affirms,  Manville  denies. 

Miller  assumed  that  the  doctrine  of 
the  Trinity  is  taught  in  the  Scrip- 
tures, and  must  be  received  in  faith, 
although  we  may  not  bo  able  to  fully 
comprehend  it.  There  are  three  per- 
sona, or  ;jot<;ers,  in  the  Godhead — 
distinct  iu  one  sense,  but  not  separate. 
The  Father  is  God  ;  the  Word,  or  Son, 
is  God  ;  the  Holy  Spirit  is  God  ;  and 
yet  there  ia  only  One  God  and  not 
Three.  Hence  the  Trinity,  or  three 
iu  unity. 

Manville  assumed  that  the  term 
God  is  applied  to  the  Son  and  to  the 
Holy  Spirit  in  a    subordinate    sense. 


that  he  is  not  an  angel ;  that  there  is 
no  human  nature  about  him  ;  but  that 
he  is  the  divine  and  only  begotten 
Son  of  God.  The  Father,  Son,  and 
Holy  Spirit,  are  three  distinct  beings, 
and  that  the  Father  only  is  the  one 
living  and  tri:e  God 

Affirmative — First  speech.    Mil- 
ler, after  a  suitable  introduction,  pre- 
faced by  assuming  that  in   all    things 
there  ia  a    limit    beyond     which    the 
Suite  mind  cannot  pass  :  it  can  go   so 
far  and    no  farther.      Illustration:    1. 
An  apple  is  suspended    by   a   string. 
Cnt  the  string,  and  the    apple    falls. 
There  is  a  power  that  makes   it    fall. 
This  power    we    call    attraction,    or 
gravitation  ;  but  who  can  comprehend 
or  d-^fiue  this  power  ?     Here    the  hu- 
man intellect  falters  :  it  goes    so    far 
and  can  go    no    farther.     2      Grass 
grows.     We  know    something   about 
the  laws  of  vegetation  ;   but  who    caa 
comprehend  the  living  power    in    the 
seed,  or  the    vivifying    power    of  the 
earth's  moisture  or  of  the  sun's   light 
and  heat?     3.   Electricity:  we    know 
son.ething  about  it  from    its    effects  ; 
but  what  is  ii  ?     On    these    and    all 
other  subjects  the  finite  luini  can  go  to 
acertain  limit  and  no  farther.  So  with 
the  subjrct  embraced  in  this    proposi- 
tion.    Jt  is  one  of  the  deep  things    of 
God.     We  can  receive  what  is  reveal- 
ed, but  we    cannot    comprehend    the 
Infinite  Jehovah.    Human  philosophy 
has  failed  and  ever  must  fail  to    find 
out  the   Alp.iighly    to   perfection — by 
searching,  to  find  out    God.     We  ap- 
proach this  subject  on  the  principle  of 
faith,  receiving  and  believing  what  is 
revealed  in     the    sacred    Scriptures. 
Zecbariah  12:  I,  Roi\iaus   8:    27,     1 
Oorinlhians  2:   10—13. 

1.  Our  first  argument  to  prove  the 
pluraht)/  in  the  Godhead  is  drawn 
from  the  titles  applied  to  God  in  the 
Old  T:B-ament;  such  &»,  Elohim. 

Elohim  '8  plural  in  form,  suggest- 
ing the  idea  of  plurality. — "God  said 
Let  M.s  make  man  ;"  Gen.  1:  26. — 
''Man  is  become  like  one  of  xis,  to 
know  gO(>d  and  evil  ;"  Gen.  3  :  22. 
These  Scriptures  a^sGvi  plurality,  but 
not  trinity.  Trinity  is  uot  a  Scrip- 
tural term  ;  but  it  ia  in  common  use 
to  signify  the  doctrine  we  hold,  and 
we  accept  and  use  it.  We  hold  that 
there  are  three  persons,  or  powers,  in 
the  Godhead.  The  great  issue  is  on 
the  Divinity  of  Christ,  and  hence  we 
will  proceed  to  our  arguments  on  this 
subject. 


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1.  Oiir  first  argument  to  prove  tbe 
Divinity  of  Christ,  ia,  that  he  is  call- 
ed God,  ia  tbe  highest  seuso  of  that 
term  ;  and  we  are  taught  to  believe 
in  bim  as  our  God. 

Matthew  1 :  23:  "Tlis  name  shall  be 
called  p]aimanuel  •  •  •  God  with 
us."  Not  an  idol ;  not  a  mere  man  ; 
not  an  angel  or  creature;  but  "GOD 
with  us."  Our  oppcneut  must  say 
something  els3.  1  Tim.  3:  IG,  "Gob 
was  niftriifest  in  the  flesh."  John  1  : 
1,  4,  "Tbe  Word  was  God;"  '-the 
Word  was  n;ade  flesh  "  Luke  1  :  16. 
17,  "Muiiy  •  •  •  shall  he  turn  to 
the  Lord  their  God,  *  *  «  niake 
ready  a  people  far  the  Lord."  Isaifib 
9:  6,  7,  "Unto  us   a    child    ia    born, 

*  *  *  bis  name  shall  be  called 
Wonderful,  Connr,cillor,  tbe  Mighty 
God,  tbe  Everlasting  Father,"  etc. 
Titus  2  :  13,  Ilcb.  1  :  8,  "Unto  tbe 
Son  ho  saith,  Thy  throne  O  God  is 
forever  and  ever."  1  Jno.  5  :  20, 
"The  Son  of  God  is  come  *  *  * 
This  is  the  true  God,  and  eternal 
life."  Rom.  9:5,  "Of  whom  con- 
cerning the  fleyh  Christ  carae,  wb©  is 
over  all,  God  blessed  forever.''  The 
Son  is  called  God,  ia  the  highest 
sense,  by  holy  men  inspired  by  the 
Holy  Spirit,;  and  bence  be  is  God. 

2  Christ  is  called  the  Son  of  God— 
the  only  bi'gott-^n  Son  of  God. 

Heb.  1  :  5.  "Thou  arc  ray  Son,  this 
day  have  1  begotten  ibee.  Jno.  3  ;  16, 
18;  5:  18—23;  1  John  4:  9,  10, 
Matth.  3:  16,  17;  Rom.  1:  8.4.  Tbe 
argument:  Thai  whicJj  is  begoUen 
must  partake  of  the  nature  of  that 
which  begets:  man  is  begotten  of 
man;  but  Christ,  the  Sod  of  God  is 
the  only  begotten  of  the  Father;  there- 
fore Chri-t  paruakes  of  tbe  nature  of 
tbe  Father,  and  truly  is  God.  Maa',s 
sonismau;  God's  Son  is  God.  (Time 
expired  ) 

Negative — First  speech. 

After  addressing  tbe  president  and 
congregation,  expressed  himself  as 
happy  in  having  such  au  opportunity 
to  advocate  what  be  held  as  the  truth. 
Not  necessary  to  repeat  the  proposi- 
tion, but  he  a  little  regretted  that 
brother  Miller  did  not  more  fully  de- 
fine his  position,  which,  be  thought, 
he  should  have  done.  He  (Mauville) 
assumed  that,  if  Jesus  Christ  is  the 
Son  of  God,  he  is  not  the  God  whose 
Son  he  is.  I 

He  called  on  brother  Miller  to  de- 
fine  the  term  ^le^-son ;  saying  that  he 
and  tbe  congregation  would  expect  a 
definition. 


Tbe  brother  admitted  that  the  doc- 
trine of  the  Trinity  was  not  fouud  in 
the  Uible.  Ho  would  show  that  the 
doctrine  of  the  Trinity  is  unscriptural, 
and  would  &\so  show  tho  true  teach- 
ings of  tbe  Bible.  He  would  propose 
several  questions: — 

If  there  is  no  distinction  between 
tbe  Fathtr,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost, 
what  is  uieaut  by  personality  ? — Are 
they  distinct,  as  Peter,  James  and 
John? — If  it  takes  three  to  consti- 
tute one  God,  how  can  one  of  the 
throe  be  God  ? — Are  there  three  Al- 
Diighiies  ?  If  so,  which  can  claim 
priority  or  snperi<^rity  ?  Jesus  said, 
"Mj  Father  is  greater  than  I."  We 
want  to  know  who  it  is  that  is  net  as 
gresit  as  hia  Father. 

Again,  Paul  says:  "If  one  member 
suffers,  then  all  tbe  members  suffer 
with  it,"  If  the  thiee  are  one,  then 
if  oue  suffer,  all  suffer.  In  1  Cor.  11  : 
1,  Paul  says,  "The  bead  of  the  wo- 
man is  the  man,  and  the  bend  of  Christ 
is  God."  The  wife  and  her  husband 
are  two  beings,  not  one.  If  the  three 
are  equal  which  is  the  head  of  the 
tbre?  y  Read  from  John's  gospel, 
5th  chapter,  commencing  at  (perhaps) 
the  17r,h  verse:  "My  Father  workcth 
hitherto,  and  I  v/ork,"  etc.  Here 
followed  a  number  of  questions  ;  such 
as,  "Whom  did  the  Jews  seek  to  kill  ? 
Who  made  himself  equal  with  God? 
Who  could  do  only  what  he  saw  tbe 
Full, er  do?  Whom  did  the  Father 
love?  Who  loved  the  Son?  Was 
the  Son  the  Father  of  the  Son?  Can 
the  being  given,  be  tbe  same  who 
gave?  Again,  1  Jno.  1  :  3,  How  can 
that  character  who  was  seen  be  the 
same  aj  the  one  who  was  not  seen  ? — 
Tbe  Sou  inherited  a  more  excellent 
name  than  the  angels.  Will  the 
brother  tf  11  what  he  means  by  inheri- 
tance ?  Tbe  brother  refers  to  Matth. 
1  :  23,  "And  they  shall  call  his  name 
Emmanuti,  which,  being  interpreted, 
is  God  with  us."  Was  he  that  char- 
acter who  was  never  born  <* 

We  propose  to  show  that  there  roas 
not  apiai-ttcle  of  human  nature  about 
Christ.  "God  so  loved  the  world 
that  be  gave  bis  only  begotten  Son." 
Does  tbe  term  God  embrace  tbe  three  ? 
Ifso,  whom  did  he  give?  A  gift 
implies  three  things,  giver,  gift,  re- 
ceiver. 1  u  this  case  God  is  tlie  giver, 
tbe  Son  is  tbe  gift,  and  the  world  is 
the  receiver.  1  believe  brother  Miller 
admitted  that  the  doctrine  of  the 
Trinity  was  not  taught  in  the  Bible. 
[By  peiniission  brother  Miller    ex- 


plained. He  had  only  said  tho  word 
Trinity  was  not  a  Bible  term.  He 
was  far  from  saying  that  the  doctrine 
was  not  taught  in  the  Bible.  Ho 
maintained  that  it  is.] 

Manville  then  read  several  conces- 
sions [rom  authors  both  Catholic  and 
protestant.  These  were  to  the  effect 
that  taith  in  tbe  Trinity  was  not  ea- 
.sential.  Tertullian  says,  "God  was' 
not  always  tbe  Father."  Does  tho 
brother  claim  Jesus  Christ  as  the  Son 
of  God  ?  If  so,  did  the  relation  always 
exist  ?  Tertullian  says  not. — Again, 
if  the  Holy  Spirit  proceeds  from  tho 
Father  and  Sou,  and  is  produced  by 
the  Father  and  Son,  is  he  equal? 

It  is  claimed  that  John  wrote  his 
gospel  to  teach  tbe  doctrine  of  tbe 
Trinity.  His  object  is  given  in  John 
20:30.  31 

Will  call  attention  to  my  opponents 
first  argument — "Let  xis  make."  Who 
spoke,  and  to  whom  ?  God  is  speak- 
ing to  his  Son.  Is  he  that  is  spoken 
to,  the  same  as  be  who  speaks? 
(Time  expired.) 


Destroy  Yonr  Enemies. 


"If  thine  enemy  hunger,   feed    bim 

•  •  •  for  in  so  doing  thou  shaltbeap 

coals  of  fire  on  his  head."  Rom.  xii :  20. 

It  is  recorded  of  a  Chinese  emperor 
that  on  being  told  that  bis  enemies 
bad  revolted  in  one  of  the  distant 
provinces,  be  said  to  his  officers, 
"Come,  fullow  me  and  we  will  quickly 
destroy  them."  He  marched  forward, 
and  the  rebels  submitted  on  bis  ap- 
proach. 

All  now  thought  that  he  would 
take  revenge,  and  were  surprised  to 
sec  tho  captives  treated  with  kindness 
and  humanity.  "How!"  said  the 
chief  officer,  "is  that  tbe  manner  in 
which  vour  majesty  fulfills  your  prom- 
ise ?  Your  royal  vrord  was  given 
that  your  enemies  should  be  deytroy- 
cd,  and  behold,  you  have  pardoned 
them  all,  and  even  caressed  some  of 
theai  1  '  "I  promised,"  replied  the 
emperor,  "to  destroy  my  enemies  ;  I 
have  fulfilled  my  word,  for  see,  they 
are  enemies  no  longer  ;  1  have  made 
friends  of  them." 


— Sinners  are  like  sheep  grazing 
on  a  common  ,  tbe  butcher  comes  con- 
tinually and  fetches  away  one,  and 
another,  and  another  ;  while  tbe  rest 
feed  ou  unconcerned,  until  he  comes 
for  the  last. 


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TSio  SHetit  l»rayer. 


She  prayed  ;  I  watched  her  nu;htly 

On  her  kuees  beside  the  bed, 
AuJ  for  a  while  easU  prayer-time 

I  heard  ths  words  she  said. 

And  then  there  fell  a  (silence 

On  her  bowed  head  ;  and  I  thought 

My  senses  had  been  sleeping 
Since  her  words  I  had  not  canght. 

But  duly  as  the  night  came, 
Came  tlial  silent  prayer  aa;ain  ; 

I  marked  her  lips  unmoving. 
And  I  knew  the  mystery  then. 

Was  she  praying  for  the  living? 

Was  she  praying  for  the  dead  ? 
There  was  no  so'jbing,  sighing. 

And  not  a  tear  was  shed. 

She  was  fragile  in  her  beauty, 

As  a  leal  belote  the  blast  ; 
Was  she  praying  lor  sweet  patience 

Till  the  storm  was  overpast  1 

Who  shall  tell  us  of  her  losing? 

Who  shall  tell  us  of  her  tears  ? 
She  is  gone  from  us  forever 

In  her  uncompleted  years. 

Gone  like  snow  fiom  ofl  the  mountain, 
Gone  like  mist  from  out  the  Tale  ; 

In  her  golden  hour  of  morning 
She  was  swept  before  the  gale. 

She  never  told  in  dying 

What  had  wmiced  that  silent  prayer  ; 
But  something  we  divined  it. 

When  we  saw  her  look  eo  fair. 

Fair  with  lilies  on  her  bosom  ; 

Fair  as  lilies  aud  as  sweet  ; 
Fair  with  slumber  on  her  forehead  ; 

Fair  with  silence  at  her  feet. 

Ere  the  hand  of  Death  coulJ  reach  her 
She  had  llown  to  meet  his  kiss  ; 

Ere  another  laud  could  claim  her, 
She  was  far  away  from  this. 

She  was  far  beyond  our  sunshine, 

She  was  breathing  other  air, 
Alone  with  her  Crea'.or, 

In  the  shadow  of  a  prayer. 

— Selected. 
»■«-« 

For  the  Companioji  and  Visitor. 

An     ExplaiiHtiou     aiitl     counter 

■"lulu  Talk. 


r,Y  IJ.  1'.   SAYLEtt. 


To  the  Readers  of  the  Companion  and 
Visitor : 

Kesi'ECTed  FiiiENDs:— Iu  No.  G, 
of  the  Comjxtiium  and  Visitor,  1  wrote 
an  article  on  emigration,  the  whole  de- 
sign and  intention  of  wliich,  was  to  cau- 


tion our  migratory  people  to  consider  well 
where  they  intend  going  to,  before  they 
leave  comfortable  homes,  as  many  have 
done,  through  the  visionary  reports  by 
western  people,  of  their  very  rich  soil, 
cheap  lands,  good  homes,  good  water, 
timber  and  coal  plenty;  no  manure  or 
lime  to  liau]  ;  don't  need  to  feed  stock 
over  two  months  in  the  year,  etc.  I  need 
not  to  particularize  further.  Many  of  us 
have  plenty  of  letters  to  this  purport, 
besides  what  has  been  published  on  the 
subject  in  tlie  ]3rethren's  periodicals. 
And  nov/  a  sore  calamity  has  come  upon 
some  such  deluded  people,  I  felt  that  the 
time  had  conje  when  a  warning  voice 
could  be  given  ;  knowing  however  that  it 
would  be  exceedingly  unpopular  with  a 
certain  class  to  do  so,  but  1  shirked  not 
what  I  felt  my  Christian  duty  to  do.  As 
already  said,  my  object  was  to  caution 
migratory  people  ;  my  subject  was,  the 
propriety  or  impropriety  to  migrate.  I 
had  no  othi-r  thought  in  ray  mind  ;  and 
wiiat  I  said  on  the  subject,  I  said  ben- 
Chtly,  and  ill  good  faith.  If  my  views  on 
the  subject  are  worthless,  emigrants  will 
reject  them,  while  I  hold  to  them  still. 
Aud  I  wish  it  to  be  distinctly  understood 
that  I  iim  a  i'v&(i  born  American  ciliz'^n, 
and  as  such  I  claim  a  right  to  the  free 
exercise,  and  expressions  of  my  opinions 
on  any  and  all  subjects,  as  freely  as  any 
man  Hvitig  on  the  continent,  without  fear 
of  luan,  name,  position  or  superiority  in 
human  attainments. 

1  introduced  my  emigration  article, 
"The  suffering  condition  in  which  the 
people  of  Kansas  and  Nebraska  are  rep- 
resented by  the  Brethren's  papers  to  be, 
has  caused  me  seriously  to  consider  the 
propriety  or  impropriety  to  migrate." 
And  fearing  that  my  friends  and  others, 
in  those  states,  might  feel  grieved  at 
what  they  might  construe  into  a  discrim- 
ination against  these  states,  and  to  coun- 
teract this,  I  said  :  "I,  however,  have 
no  doubt  but  what  this  matter  is  greatly 
exaggerated,  and  the  Brethren  have  cer- 
tainly given  it  much  prominence."  And 
in  support  of  this  view,  I  offered  certain 
testimony. 

Now,  brethren,  all  this  I  said  as  hon- 
estly in  honor  of  the  state  of  Kansa-,  and 
her  people,  as  I  ever  said  or  done  any- 
thing in  my  life.  I  never  had  a  thought 
that  there  were  not  some  poor  there, 
brethren  and  others,  that  needed  help. 
In  proof  of  this,  I  had  taken  a  collection 
in  the  church  for  the  needy  in  Kansas, 
and  ibrwaided  it  to  brotiier  Quintcr  be- 
ibre  i  liad  written  the  emigration  article; 
and  the  reason  I  sent  it  via  Quinter, 
was, because  it  was  so  early  that  the  breth- 
ren had  not  fully  developed  their  plan, 
and  I  did  not  know  how  to  send  it,  and 
thought  brother  Quinter  might  know.  I 
need- not  tell  you  how  much  the  church 
contributed,  it  was  a  foul  day  ;  but  broth- 
er Quimer  tells  you  brother  Sayler  had 
sent  $25. 

Now  I  ask,  what  dishonor  or  disre.spc6t 
have  I  done  the  state  of  Kansts,  or  her 


people,  in  all  this?  Yet,  notwithstand- 
ing my  honest  and  sincere  motive  in  try- 
ing to  defend  the  integrity  of  the  state, 
and  the  honor  of  her  inhabitants,  some 
brethren,  to  have  a  pretext  to  defame, 
degrade  and  dishonor  my  Christian  name 
and  character,  have  perverted  and  fal,4- 
fied  my  emigration  article  in  such  a  man" 
ner  as  to  hold  me  up  before  the  Brother- 
hood as  I  he  veriest  fiend  and  monster. 
I  rel'er  to  a  few  of  their  falsifications : 
'Affixing  to  them  (the  brethren)  the 
character  of  impostures,  sending  '  out 
uiendicant  pilgrims,  purposely  to  filtch 
off  of  the  eastern  peojile. " 

Now,  where  and  when  did  I  say  any 
such  stuflf  as  this  ?  My  heart  sickens  at 
the  further  notice  of  ,-uch  slang  imputa- 
tions. 1  turn  from  theuj  in  disgust.  An- 
other one  says:  "Biother  S:iyler  say.". 
The  grasshopper  plague  in  Kansas  and 
Nebraska  is  no  new  thing,  all  reading  and 
migratory  persons  ought  to  know  that 
the  same  thing  b  is  and  will  continue  to 
occur  every  year." — Page  J41,  No.  9, 
thus  has  the  ('  ")  quotation  marks  af- 
fixed by  the  writer.  That  the  reader 
may  clearly  see  this  falsification  and  per- 
ver>!on,  1  will  reproduce  what  I  did  say. 
"The  grasshopper  plague  in  Kansas  and 
Nebraska  last  year,  is  no  new  thing.  All 
reading  persous  know,  and  all  migratory 
persons  ought  to,  that  the  same  thing 
has  occurred,  and  will  continue  to  occur 
every  year  in  which  a  general  summer 
drought  prevails  over  the  Rocky  moun- 
tains, during  the  time  the  grasshopper 
eggs  are  laid  and  hatched  in  such  num- 
bers that  they  f<il  to  find  su't>.-istence  in 
there  native  home,  and  hence  they  too 
mu^t  migrate."  Now,  the  reader  will 
judge  between  us,  while  I  ask  the  brother 
whether  he  considers  it  more  criminal  to 
speak  an  untruth  than  to  write  one? 
iMy  earnest  hope  is  that  the  brother  will 
repent  of  it  before  what  is  written  in 
Kev.  21:8  will  come  upon  him.  1  will 
pollute  the  columns  of  the  Compnnion 
and  Visitor  with  such  literature  no  furth- 
er, but  will  notice  some  things  brother 
S.  S.  Mohler  says  : 

"1  am  certain  that  nothing  short  of  a 
retraction  of  his  article  will  restore  to 
broiher  >'^a\lcr  the  Chri.-tian  esteem  in 
which  he  was  held."  To  break  up  this 
esteem  is  what  the  dear  brother  is  driv- 
ing at ;  i!Othing  short  of  th.is  could  have 
induced  him  to  pervert  my  article  as  he 
did.  In  defending  the  honor  and  integ- 
rity of  Kansas  and  her  people,  I  did  not 
utter  a  single  word  that  can  be  construed 
into  dishonor  or  disrespect  of  any  man, 
woiuau  or  child,  and  I  claim  of  them  that 
respect  that  is  due  me  in  defending  them 
from  the  odium  of  poverty,  and  utter 
helplessness,  which  some  have  cast  upon 
them  simply  because  there  arc  some 
needy  among  them.  To  such  an  extent 
has  the  state  of  Kansas  and  her  people 
been  degraded,  that  through  the  eastern 
railroad  agencies,  we  learn  that  the  tide 
of  emigration  for  tliis  season  has  been 
turned  away    from    Kansas.     People  of 


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Kansas,  brother  Sayler  lias  no  part  or  lot 
in  your  reported  dcgrcdalion.  Ilc,tliere- 
fore,  claims  your  respect  and  cstct-uj  iur 
his  eiTorts  in  your  defense. 

In  my  defending  tlje  state   of    Kansas 
against  llic  charge  of   hopeless  and  help- 
less destitution,  I  transferred  an  editorial 
which    had    appeared     in   the    Uliiiingo 
Tribune.     01  this  article  brother  Mohler 
says:     ''That  Chicago  journal  article,  we 
know  is  positively  untrue  in   so  far  as  it 
bears  en  the  destitution  in  Knnsas  ;  and 
brother   Sajlcr   has,  by  quoting    it,   gre- 
vinusly  violated  Christian  courtesy."     In 
what  way  this  griev.)us  violation  of  Cluis- 
tian  courtesy  has  been  couimiited,  brother 
Sayler  fails  to  eouiprehend.     But  if  it  is 
true    that    broiher  Mohler,  with    others, 
knew  that  Chicago  article  to   have  been 
untrue,  then  1  charge  hiui  with  the  others 
with  a  f/iievous  itc.ghct  of  Clinstinn  dull/, 
in  not   having  the    editor  to  correct    his 
error.     1  copied  the  article  fiuui  the  Bal- 
timore Americiin,  in  which    it    had    been 
published  to  its    twenty    odd    thousand 
subscribers,  ten  days   before  I  copied  it. 
It  was  published  in  all  the  Baltimore  pa» 
pers,  dailies  and  weeklies,  and  as  far  as  I 
know,  in   nil  the   leading   papers  cas'  of 
the  Alleghanies  ;  and  yet  brother  Muhlcr 
tays,u;e  kuoio  it  is  posiliicly  uidnichvil  le!s 
it  be  thrown   broadcast  over  the    length 
and  breadth  of  the  land  uncontradicted, 
but  as  soon  as  he  can,  he  makes  a  violent 
flin"  at  brother  Sayler  as    liuving   griev- 
ously   violated    Christian    courtesy.      Is 
this  msnly?     Wiicn  a  Methodist  preach- 
er  in   Kansas    made   an    appeal    to    his 
brethren  in  Baltimore,  to  aid   his  people 
in  Kansas,  and  on  seeing   the    IVihime's 
article  in  the  American,  he  at  once  wrote 
a  corrected  statement  to  the    editor,  who 
promptly  published  his  statement,  then 
let  the  Baltimore  Methodists  deciile   be- 
tween the  two.       Why  did    not   brother 
Moh'er,  \\vA\  the  others  to  whom  he  al- 
ludes when  he  says,  ivv  know,  do  likewise, 
and  then  brother  Sayler  would  have  been 
better  informed  ? 

(At  (his  point  my  door  oi)ens  and  I  am 
interrupted  by  the  coming  in  of  a  i'riend 
and  former  neighbor,  right  from  the 
grasshopper  region  in  Kansas,  where  he 
has  been  the  last  four  or  livo  years  farm- 
ing the  rich  Kansas  lands  ;  and  was  there 
through  all, the  time  the  grasshoppers 
were  there.  He  is  on  a  visit  to  his  old 
home,  and  called  to  .see  me  ;  I  thank  God 
for  his  coming.  Will  brother  Moh'er 
now  say,  broiher  Sayler  knows  nothing 
about  it  ?  But  brother  Sayler  will  not 
toll  wliat  lie  has  learned.  It  would  be 
worse  than  the  Tribune  article.) 

Brother  Mohler  says:  "^iow  if  broth 
er  Sayler  will  confess  his  error  in  wiiiing 
his  emigration  article,  a'  d  thus  remove 
the  obstacle  he  threw  in  the  way  of  the 
brethren  in  the  east,  who  were  so  nobly 
responding  to  the  needy  sufl'erers  of  the 
west,  ail  will  be  well.  It  is  with  extreme 
regret  that  a  demand  oi'  this  kind  is  nee 
essary  to  make  of  broiher  Sayler.  We 
hope  he  will  admit  the   propriety  of  re- 


lieving those  he  oll'ended  through  the 
same  medium  he  gave  the  ofl'enco."  In 
all  duo  defFerence  to  brother  Mohlcr's 
superior  piety  and  hoIif;ess,  upon  which 
he  presumes  to  dictate  penance  to  mo,  I 
wish  him  to  know  that  I  claim  the  free- 
dom of  thought  and  speech  to  think  and 
speak  on  all  subjects  which  concern  the 
wellare  of  my  fellow-men;  and  having 
written  my  views  on  emigration  in  good 
faith,  I  wish  them  to  remain  for  the  ser- 
ious consideration  of  all  migratory  people  ; 
if  they  are  worthless,  they  will  reject 
them. 

But  if  what  I  said  in  honor  and  defense 
of  Kansas  and  her  people,  based  on  the 
testimony  1  then  had,  (I  will  not  [)ermit 
brother  Mohler  to  judge  me  by  what  the 
brethren  have  since  written,)  was  uutrue, 
and  that  the  state  of  Kansas  and  her 
people,  are  in  reality  so  poor  that  they 
cannot  live  under  the  loss  of  one  crop, 
then  I  retract  all  that  part ;  but,  if  rhis 
is  not  the  general  case,  and  if  what  Sue 
V.  Wampler,  in  the  Pilnrim,  ^'ol.  G,  No. 
4,  says,  is  true,  THEN  i  want  it  to 
STAND  I  Siie  writes  from  Kcno  county, 
and  says  :  "Oh,  it  is  nice  here.  Thero 
is  plenty  of  green  grass  to   be  seen  here. 

*  On  New  Year's  day  1  enjoyed  my- 
self by  a  warm  stove  with  a  good  kind 
fi-iend  that  gave  some  of  her  friends  a 
New  Year's  dinner.  Her  table  was  Siled 
with  the  necessary  food  of  life,  v/hieh  wo 
all  had  the  pleasure  of  surrounding  and 
partaking  tlicrcof.  The  table  dicT  not 
look  as  if  the  grasshoppers  had  eat  every- 
thing." Now  if  brother  Mohler  will  as- 
sume the  responsibility  to  pro!ioui;co 
sister  VVampler's  statement  to  be  jwsi 
tivclij  untrue,  and  his  only  to  be  true,  as 
he  did  with  the  Tribune  article,  then  I 
will  retract.  And  in  reference  to  tlie 
charge  that  I  threw  an  obstacle  in  the 
way  of  eastern  people  contributing  to  the 
relief  of  the  needy  in  Kansas,  etc.,  I  deny 
in  toto,  and  boldly  assert  I  did  no  sueli 
tiling  ;  and  ofier  in  proof  of  my  assertion 
the  fact  that  since  the  publication  of  that 
article,  Congress  appropriated  SIdO.OOU 
for  t!ie  needy  in  Kansas.  The  State 
L'igislature  of  Kansas  .^90,000.  S  . 
Jjuke's  Episcopal  Church,  in  Baltimore, 
a  tew  Sunday's  ago,  gave  $2,000,  which 
is  a  sum  total  of  $242,000,  wliiuh,  with 
what  the  Brethren,  and  other  churches, 
east  of  Ohio,  have  contributed,  would 
swell  the  amount  over  one  quarter  of  a 
million  dollars,  to  say  nothing  of  New 
York's  contribution,  which,  1  believe, 
was  $30,000,  but  am  not  positive  as  I 
have  lost  the  paper.  1  by  no  means 
produce  these  iigurcs  to  stop  further 
contributions,  but  to  show  the  fallacy  of 
the  brother's  charge  against  me. 

But  you,  brother,  I  wish  the  needy  irt 
Kansas  to  know,  have  thrown  obstacles  in 
tlie  way  for  at  least  some  future  collec- 
tions to  be  made.  As  already  stated,  I 
had  taken  a  collection  in  the  churcSi  in 
which  i  live,  and  the  day  was  unpropi- 
lious.  I  intended  tw  repeat  the  colkc- 
tiou  from  time  to  time,  as  need  required. 


And  then  I  have  the  oversight  of  anotlier 
church,  the  members  of  which  arc  noted 
ibr  their  liberality.  In  consequence  of 
my  peculiar  family  circumstance,  I  did 
not  get  into  the  church  since  December, 
but  intended  going  to  the  council  meet- 
ing next  Saturday,  and  there  take  up  a 
collection  then ;  but  the  obstacle  has 
stopped  it  all.  And  indeed  with  many 
brethren  it  would  be  useless  to  try,  for  I 
have  heard  several  brethren  already  say  : 
"If  that  is  the  sjiirit  of  tlie  Kansas  beg- 
ging brethren,  lam  dons."  Now,  breth- 
ren, allow  me  to  propose  that  when  you 
again  reprove  your  brotiier  vou  sec  that 
your  own  h-inds  are  clear.  When  Ahub 
charged  Elisha  with  troubling  Israel,  lie 
did  not  see  himself  as  God  saw  him.  Lot 
us  learn  a  lesson. 

This  article  is  longer  than  I  wish,  yet  I 
did  not  reply  to  one-half  of  what  I  ought 
to  have  noticed.  '  As  brother  Quintcr 
filled  a  large  portion  of  his  last  number  of 
the  Companion  and  Visitor  of  the  kind 
of  literature  he  di.l,  I  ask  no  apology  for 
the  length  of  this. 


Selected  for  the  Companion. 
Success  A!taine«S   Oiiiy   ThrougU 
the  Sacrifice  ot  S->rro\v. 


Dear  Broiher  Quinler  : — 

From  a  buodle  of  scraps  I  clip 
the  follovi'iDg  article,  written  by  Mr. 
Ilanna,  which  I  trust  may  be  profita- 
ble and  encouraging  to  the  readers  of 
the  Companion  and  Visitor. 

Y^ours  truly, 

•J.  W.  Stein. 


As  the  Tfil  which  formed  the'  en- 
trance to  the  temple  was  to  be  sprin- 
kled with  blood,  s^o  the  beginning  of 
every  high  enterprise  is  consecrated 
by  sacrifice.  Tears  must  be  wept  ia 
secret,  before  there  cau  be  a  reward 
in  public.  The  seed  must  bs  in  the 
dark  wet  earth  before  the  blossotn 
cati  burst.  Our  Lord  found  it  neceis- 
sary  to  be  baptized  before  he  entered 
upon  his  great  work,  and  every  suc- 
cessful servant  of  Jesus  passes  thro' 
au  immersion  of  sorrow,  to  be  pre- 
pared for  service.  The  migbty  men 
of  David  were  trained  for  tbeir  heroic 
acts  ia  the  cave  of  Adullam.  *  * 
Jacob  wrestles  all  night  long,  till  the 
dawning  of  the  da_y,  before  he  be- 
comes Israel.  Elijah  lies  in  the  cave, 
preparing  to  die,  before  the  chariots 
of  Israel  and  the  hcrsenlen  thereof 
swept  biai  iu  triumph  over  the  dis- 
appointed grave.  Moses  spends  forty 
ytara  tending  sheep  in  the  desert, 
that  he  might  be  qualified  as  the 
shepherd  of  Israel.      *     *      It  is  the 


l82 


CHRiisTiAN  Family  companion  and  gospel  visitor. 


A' alley  of  Trouble  that  becomes  a 
door  of  hope  to  those  who  pass  tbro' 
it.  They  that  pnps  through  the  Val- 
ley of  Weeping  can  make  it  a  well, 
and  they  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap 
iu  joy.  The  Israelites  were  baptized 
to  begin  their  great  march  in  the 
cloud  and  in  the  sea.  So  on  the 
starting  out  to  do  great  things  for 
God,  we  are  often  ordained  to  pass 
under  the  cloud  of  euD'ering  and 
through  the  sea  of  sorrow.  Scarcely 
any  great  building  was  ever  com- 
pleted without  the  loss  ot  some  work- 
man's life,  as  the  city  of  Jericho 
could  only  have  its  foundation  relaid 
m  the  blood  of  a  first-born. 

But,  not  to  tarry  upon  lower  exam- 
ples, we  cannot  forget  that  the  ever- 
lasting kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Sav- 
iour Jesus  Christ  is  founded  upon  the 
sorrow  of  Gethsemane  aud  the  suffer- 
ing of  Calvary.  The  Heir  of  the 
creation  of  God  entered  upon  his  in- 
heritance only  after  an  agony,  which 
we  can  appreciate  but  faintly  and 
from  afar.  What  awful  dignity  is 
communicated  to  the  mediatorial 
character  of  Christ,  by  the  death  of 
hia  sorrow.  The  perfection  of  his 
beauty  is  a  perfection  reached  through 
suffering.  As  wo  look  with  interest 
upon  a  returning  comet,  considering 
what  dark  and  mysterious  waste  of 
space  it  has  traversed,  so  we  cannot 
contemplate  the  glory  of  Ciirist  upon 
the  throne,  without  remembering  the 
horror  of  great  darkness  into  which 
he  Buuk,  from  which  he  rose.  And 
there  is  not  a  sinner  brought  to  sal- 
vation butthe  Redeemer  contemplates 
bim  with  an  infinite  satisfaction,  as 
being  a  part  of  tho  earnings  of  the 
travail  ot  his  soul.  The  far-reaching 
purpose  of  God  could  not  be  perfected 
without  sacrifice.  The  everlasting 
covenant  must  be  watered  with  the 
holiest  tears  and  stained  with  the 
most  precious  blood.  Our  Lord 
summed  up  this  divine  necessity  of 
sacribceto  precede  success,  by  saying 
of  himself;  "Ought"  not  Christ  to 
have  suffered  such  things  aud  to  enter 
into  bis  glory  ?"  lie  looked  to  the 
joy  that  was  set  before  him,  when  be 
endured  the  cross  and  despised  the 
shame.  If  the  meanest  object  be- 
comes sublime  by  being  subjected  to 
great  suffering,  how  glorious  is  the 
Son  of  God,  when  to  his  own  person- 
al dignity  is  added  the  grandeur  of 
bis  sufferings!  The  storm  that  rolls 
through  mountains  canuoi  waste  the 
everiasling  hill.s,  but  will  invest  them 


with  a  glory  which  the  clear  sunlight 
could  not  furni.sh.  It  will  clothe 
them  "with  rainbow  wreath  and  robe 
of  storm."  And  the  throne  of  God 
has  now  an  element  of  glory  born 
from  death,  for  iu  the  midst  of  it  i>5  a 
Lamb  as  if  it  had  been  slain.  The 
posts  of  the  lintels  of  Israel's  honses 
were  to  be  wet  with  blood,  aud  the 
porch  of  heaven  has  been  sprinkled 
with  the  blood  of  Jesus,  and  noue 
but  they  who  wash  their  robe  in  that 
blood,  have  right  to  enter  by  the  gale 
into  the  city.  It  was  impossible  lor 
Christ  himself  to  enter  into  heaven 
without  blood.  By  his  own  blood  he 
has  entered  once  for  all  into  the  holy 
place,  having  obtained  eternal  re- 
demption for  all. 

And  as  the  Captain  of  our  solva- 
tion was  made  perfect  through  suffer- 
ing in  our  behalf  aud  stead,  he  has 
appointed  that  we  shall  koow  the  fel- 
lowship of  his  sufferings,  and  be  per- 
fected by  our  suffering  lor  bis  sake. 
As  he  plainly  died  for  us,  so  we  must 
patiently  live  to  him.  As  he,  by  vi- 
carious sacrifice,  ascended  his  throne, 
so  we  by  sympathetic  sacrifice,  thro' 
much  tribulation,  must  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God.  It  is  strange  that 
we  will  not  understand  that  we  can 
no  more  enter  heaven  without  chas- 
tisement aud  afiliction,  than  we  could 
enter  it  without  faith,  or  righteous- 
ness, or  holiness.  So  Peter  warns 
his  brethren  not  to  be  amazed  at  their 
fier}'  trial,  as  though  some  slrange 
thing  were  happening  to  them.  As 
David  poured  out,  as  a  libation  to 
God.  the  water  of  Bethlehem,  which 
he  so  longed  to  drink,  so  he  that 
loses  his  life,  gives  up  himself,  is 
poured  out  unto  Christ,  shall  keep  his 
life  unto  life  eternal.  The  Roman 
army  once  had  to  pass  under  the  yoke 
of  Samuium,  but  they  conquered  the 
Samnites  at  last,  and  it  was  prophe- 
sied of  one  of  the  patriarchs  that  a 
troop  should  overcome  him,  but  he 
should  overcome  at  last.  Eternal  suc- 
cess shall  follow  present  sacrifice. 

The  author  of  ''Seven  Lamps  of 
Architecture,"  has  wisely  hung  the 
"lamps  of  i^acrifice,"  as  the  first  iu  his 
temple.  Stephen  died  as  a  martyr, 
before  the  young  man  Saul,  who  con- 
sented to  his  death  was  brought  to 
the  feet  of  Jesus.  Scarcely  any  for- 
eign mission  has  been  successful,  be- 
fore an  agony  of  prayer  and  tears 
have  been  spent  upon  it,  and  often 
not  till  those  who  found  it  had  died 
upon  their  field.       As   soon  as   Ziou 


travailed  she  brought  forth.  There 
must  be  awfuf  heaviness  and  sorrow 
of  heart  in  any  man  who  would  be  a 
great  winner  of  souls,  and  they  that 
desire  to  be  succesoful  fishers  of  meu 
rtiust  do  business  in  great  waters.  A 
genuine  revival  of  religion  is  preceded 
by  great  searchings  of  heart.  If  the 
oapiivity  of  Judah  is  to  be  turned,  if 
God  is  hasteniug  to  bring  ther.i  again 
to  their  own  land,  we  shall  find  that 
Daniel  has  been  brought  to  his  knees 
iu  tears  aud  groans  of  confession  for 
the  errors  of  tie  people.  The  rain 
must  come  before  the  rainbow. 

These  thoughts  should  work  in  us 
submission  when  we  suffer,  patience 
while  we  toil,  humility  and  yet  coafi- 
d^'nce  when  we  attempt  any  great 
thing  for  God. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie  C'rosB. 


BY  3IAUY  llOOVEU. 


Tlien  saiJ  Jesus  uuto  Lie  i<l(<ciplep,  If  any 
luaii  will  come  after  inu,  let  liiin  deny  biin- 
scli  «ud  lake  up  bis  cross  and  loUow  lue." — 
Matt.  xvi.  H. 

Kind  reader,  this  is  the  language  of 
hill)  who  .spake  as  never  man  spake.  Our 
blessed  Saviour  and  Redeemer,  who  was 
willing  to  deny  himself  of  all  the  pleas- 
ures and  beauties  of  the  heavenly  w^rld 
for  our  good.  Ivct  us  for  one  moment 
view  him,  tiic  blessed  Son  of  God,  sur- 
rounded with  all  the  angelic  host.s,  and 
all  the  beauties  of  his  heavenly  home,  sec 
him,  laying  aside  his  starry  crown  and 
kingly  robes,  takiu"  upon  him  iho  like- 
ness of  sinful  flc-sli,  comiuj;  down  into 
this  world  auioUfT  the  lowly  and  desuiscd. 
Hoar  him  say  :  'The  foxes  have  holes, 
the  birds  of  tho  air  ha\e  nests,  but  the 
Son  of  man  hath  not.  where  lo  lay  his 
!  head."  Behold  him  going  about  doing 
j  good  to  suffering  humanity,  and  in  rctuMi 
I  receiving  the  mocks  and  scoffs  of  a  wicked 
!  world.  Hear  them  accusing  him  falsely, 
crowning  him  with  thorns,  and  when  they 
lud  derided  and  insulted  him  in  many 
ways,  leok  at  them  nailing  him  to  the 
rugged  cro.ss,  and  when  he  wis  suspended 
between  heaven  and  eanh,  hear  Lis  ex- 
piring groans  :     "it  is  finished  I" 

Yes,  it  is  finished.  The  debt  is  paid, 
and  man's  redemption  is  purciiased  thro' 
the  sufferings  and  death  of  our  gloiious 
Redeemer.  And  now,  kind  reader,  hear* 
this  same  blessed  Saviour,  who  has  done 
so  much  for  us,  saying  to  us  in  the  lan- 
guage of  the  text :  "If  any  man  will 
come  after  me,  let  him  deny  himself,  and 
take  up  his  cross  and  follow  me."  Will 
he  heed  his  voice?  or  do  we  expect  to 
gain  admittance  into  his  heavenly  homo 
1  on  some  easier  terms  than  he  has  given? 
'  If  so,  let  us  read  again  Matt.  10:38  :  "lie 
that  takcth  not  his  cioss  and  fbllowcth 


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after  me,  is  not' worthy  of  me."  Tlicii, 
kind  reader,  wu  musi  not  exp<»ct  to  e.itcr 
into  tlie  rc.-<t  i)reparcvl  for  the  Jbllowurs  of 
tills  blessed  Saviour,  udIc.s.s  weave  willing 
to  bear  the  eross  and  suffer  with  him,  for 
he  says,  Jolin  !5:20:  '■RiJiiiember  the 
words  that  I  said  tuito  you,  'I'iie  .servant 
id  uot  greater  than  liis  Jjord  :  if  they 
have  persecuted  me  tliey  will  also  person 
cute  you."  Then  wlicii  we  look  at  wliat 
lie  ha.-<  suffered  and  done  for  us,  arc  wo 
not  willing  to  deiiv  ourselves  of,  in  tlie 
lan>,'uaf,'c  of  Paul,  (Tims  2:12,)  ^]]  mif,'od 
li:»ess  and  worldly  lusts,  and  live  soberly, 
righteously  and  godly  in  this  iMesent, 
world,  in  order  that  we  may  live  etenuilly 
with  our  blessed  Saviour?  Oh,  tliat  we 
might  be  enabled  to  exclaim  with  tlie 
apostle.  Gal.  G:U:  "God  forbid  that 
I  siiould  glory  save  in  the  eross  of  our 
L<jrd  Jesus  Christ,  by  wlioiu  the  world  is 
crueiOed  unto  me  and  1  unto  the  world  ! 
And  when  this  is  the  lan.^uase  of  our 
hearts,  we  can  truly  say  :  "His  yoke  is 
easy  and  his  burden  is  light." 

"Take  up  thy  cross,  the  Snviour  said, 
If  thou  wo'ildst  my  disciple  be. 

TakR  up  thy  cross  with  williujj  he-irt, 
Aud  humbly  follow  after  niu. 

"Take  up  thy  cross  aud  follow  m', 

Nor  think  till  death  to  lay  it  dowa  ; 
For  only  he  who  bsars  the  crojs, 

May  hope  to  wear  the  glo.  iom  crowu. 
Ch<it!iain,  Ohio.  1 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou 
Ih  Th«^r«  a  Special  Prt»vl«l«uc«? 


BY  F.  V.  LOEIIR. 


Some  (ifty  years  ago,  there  came  a 
family  across  the  oeeau,  iVom  Ger- 
many to  Northamptou  county,  Peuu- 
syivauia,  to  an  uucle,  who  received 
then  with  joy  aud  great  kicduess. 
The  family  consisted  of  a  niau  aud 
wife  iu  the  prime  of  life,  and  lour 
children,  the  oldest  a  boy  of  seven- 
teen, a  girl  of  fifteen,  another  girl  of 
seven,  and  a  little  boy  of  three  yeaid 
old.  They  were  very  poor.  All  the 
money  left  them,  was  less  than  two 
dollars,  aud  a  chest  with  some  faw 
articles  of  bedding.  They  felt,  how- 
ever, very  happy  and  thankful  to 
Ged  for  his  providential  care  over 
them,  leading  them  safeiy  from  a 
laud  of  want  and  servitude  to  a  land 
of  liberality  and  plenty.  Their  kind 
uncle  doing  all  he  could  to  make 
them  comfortable,  rented  a  house  fur 
them  iu  a  neighborhood  of  Chii.stidn 
people.  Tae  girl  was  to  woik  the 
year  for  the  rent,  at  the  rate  of  fit'ty 
CfutK  a  week      The  father  and  motb- 


wonld,  in  the  old  country,  have  re- 
quired four  or  five  girls  to  eara  that 
nnich. 

When  the  day  came  to  move  into 
their  new  house,  the  friends  and 
neighbors  had  donated  so  many  dif- 
ferent things  needed  for  house  keep- 
ing and  living,  that  it  required  two 
sleds  to  bring  them  to  the  place.  It 
was  a  wayoff  place,  a-nong  the  hills, 
where  they  could  .see  but  one  hon.^e, 
near  the  river  Delaware;  but  they 
felt  happy  with  their  two  little  ones 
Their  oldest  boy  stayed  with  uncle  to 
learn  the  ways  and  manners  of  Amer- 
icans, and  the  girl  entered  into  her 
service. 

Days    and   weeka    passed    on,  the 
winter  being  cold  aud  much  snow  few 
people  knowing  anything  of  the  fami- 
ly, so  they  could  earn  nothing.   Their 
provision  became  less  aud    less,  until 
the  last  loaf  of  bread  and  the   last  bit 
of  meat  was  eat  for  dinner,  and  but  a 
few  vegetables  left.     Dinner  over, the 
mother,  as  is    the    custom  shook  the 
tuble-cloth  out  doors,  when  she  espied 
a  man  climbing    the    feuce  down    to- 
wards the  house  by  the   river,  carry- 
ing a  large  bundle.     She  turns  round 
telling  her  husband,  "there    comes  a 
beggar,  but  I  guess   he   come  to  the 
wrong  place  to  beg."  She  looks  again, 
the  man  comes  nearer,  she    sees   his 
shabby  hat    and  old  clothing.     ''Sure 
enough"  salth  she,  'it  is  a  beggar;  but 
we  will  give  him  Jielf  dir  GoU  '  (God 
help  you).     He  knocks    at    the    door 
ami  is  invited  in.     He  lays  his  heavy 
buudle  down,  and  after  muking  a  few 
remarks  about  the  weather,  as  is   cus- 
toQsary,  he  said  that  him  and  his  wife 
had  talked  about  them  this    morning, 
aud  came  to  the  conclusion  that  being 
they  were  strangers,  they  might   per- 
haps be  in  want  of  the  necessaries   of 
life.     So  his  wife  gathered  up  a    few 
things  and  he  had  brought  them,  and 
if  acceptable    she    might    put    them 
away,  opening  bis  buudle  at  the  same 
time.      We  can    batter    imagine    the 
feeling  of  these  poor  people  than    des- 
cribe them.     And    God    only   knows 
the  words  of  praise  and    thaijkfulness 
that  rose  up  to  heaven,  and  the  blesa- 
itig,  that  were  atked  upon    the    kind 
donors. 

Before  winter  was  quite  gone,  they 
were  brought  to  another  extreuje.  All 
wa.s  gone.  The  last  bit  was  eat  for  break- 
fa-l.  What  is  to  be  done?  Tiioy  came 
to  the  coiielasion  that  their  unc'e 


living 
too  lar  away,  (about  eighteen  miles,)  they 
would  go  to  a  cousin   about  six  miles  off, 
er  thought  this  ve.'-y  big  wa-^es,  tor  it    aud  tell  their  wants.      It  was  Saturday, 


so  they  started  and  received  a  friendly  re- 
ception, bnt  no  inquiry  nindc  about  their 
getting  along,  they  failed  telling  their 
wants.  Sanday  morning  they  went  to- 
gether to  church,  but  neither  bread  nor 
water  was  imparted. 

Then  with  heavy  hearts  and  streaming 
eyes  and  strong  suiiplication  to  God,  they 
made  their  way  hoiijeward.  The  door 
being  unlocked  and  opened,  the  first  sight 
that  prexented  itself  to  them,  the  table- 
cloth, which  had  been  lel't  on  the  table 
folded,  was  spread  over  the  wriole  table, 
which  when  lifted  up,  |)rescnted  a  sigiifc 
wliich  would  have  made  the  most  hard- 
ened intiJiil  under  the  same  circumstance, 
acknowledge  there  is  a  Special  Froci- 
deuce. 


Tlie  Reen  nnd  the  Unseen. 


If  a  man  be  confined  simply  to  ma- 
terial studies  he  tends  to  become  a 
materialist.  And  ono  of  the  reasons 
why  nioti  rvho  ctudy  only  natural 
science  are  liable  to  be  skeptical  is 
that  they  fix  their  minds  wholly  on 
the  seen.  They  are  analyzing  flow- 
ers and  minerals,  and  examing  rocks 
aud  classifying  fossils,  and  their  whole 
thought  is  on  the  visible,  aud  they 
begin  to  think  there  Is  nothiug  but 
the  visible  there  is  so  much  relation 
iu  the  physical  so  much  beauty  in  the 
affinities,  such  a  regular  gradation  in 
creation,  such  an  expansion  of  ideas 
from  the  very  lowest  forms  to  the 
very  highest,  such  a  procession  of 
ages  in  development.  T^aka  the  ma- 
chinery of  the  vast  heavens,  aud  the 
fact  there  has  evidently  been  the  con- 
traction and  aggregation  of  matter, 
aud  that  process  may  even  be  going 
on  to-day  and  this  thought  tarns  the 
man  to  the  physical  or  material.  But 
where  under  his  education  he  is  led 
also  to  consider  thsit  the  unseen  was 
necessary,  that  matter  couid  not  bo 
its  own  former,  that  there  must  be 
spirit,  mind,  thought,  that  these  beau- 
tiful laws  he  examines  must  be  the 
thoughts  of  a  mind,  and  a  great  mind, 
he  will  be  saved  from  a  tendency  to 
skepticism  ;  and  as  be  examiues  mat- 
ter bis  mind  will  expand  and  he  will 
think  of  the  Creator  of  matter,  and 
pass  up  from  nature  towards  nature's 
God. 


Terse  S.wings.— When  a  cover  can 
be  made  large  enough  to  cover  itself, 
then  may  a  lie  be  covered. 

lleiigion  is  the  best  armor  in  the  world, 
but  the  poorest  cloak. 

Be  afraid  of  nothing;  tho^e  wlio  trust 
in  the  Loid  hive  no  oocasicn  to  fear. 


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The  Sihatlcws. 


Lifl  the  sbadows, — ob,  the  shadows, — 
From  the  wesry  heart  of  care  ; 

Let  glad  mnlight  out  of  heaven, 
From  thy  thtone  of  glory  there, 

Ileaveilly  Father, 
Lift  the  clouds  of  shadowy  care. 

Darkly  heave  the  gloomy  shadows 

O'er  the  rugged  way  of  life, 
As  we'struggle  onward,  weary, 

Faintine  in  the  dreadful  strife, 
Heavenly  radiance 

Lifts  the  darksome  shades  of  life. 

Lift  the  shadows,  blessed  Saviour, 
From  the  weary  couch  of  pain. 

May  thy  beams  of  heavenly  sunshine 
Bring  returning  hcalib  again. 

Star  of  Bethlehem, 
Light  the  shadowy  couch  of  pain. 

Bless  the  shadows — cooling  shadows — 
At  the  hour  of  burning  noon. 

When  we  hail  the  Hcecy  curtain. 
Thankful  for  the  heavenly  boon. 

Blftssed  shadows. 
Shutting  out  the  eye  of  noon. 

Welcome,  welcome  lengthened  shadows 

Of  the  hilMops  in  the  West, 
Telling  of  approaching  evening, 

When  we  sons  of  toil  may  rest. 
Shades  of  evening, 

Lecgthening  in  the  golden  West. 

BiiES  the  sunshine  and  the  shadows, — 

Side  by  side  they  smiling  lay. 
Lighting  up  our  gloomy  darkness, 
Shading  us  in  heat  of  day. 

Evening  shadows. 
Mingling  with  the  closing  day. 

Selected. 

Foit  THE  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Au  UxplunatiOD  ol  Kanisas  autl 
Nebraska  Kuflferers. 


BY  JOH«  FORNEY. 


It  seenaBjlbe  condition  of  that  coun- 
try together  with  its  sufferers  is  very 
improperly  understood  by  many  of  our 
people  of  the  most  eastern  states, 
either  for  want  of  confidence  in  what 
our  dear  brethren  and  others  have 
written  in  regard  to  their  condition, 
or  from  some  other  cause.  And  some 
because  of  this  or  some  other  reason 
best  known  to  themselves,  have  taken 
the  time  to  write  articles  which  reflect 
seriously  upon  the  brethren's  relief 
committee's,  thereby  doing  injury  to 
the  noble  cause  of  aiding  suffering 
humanity.  And  more  especially 
when  these  articles  appear  over  the 
signature  of  some  of  our  able  brethren, 
well  known  throughout  our  brother- 
hood, and  farther  too,  like  that  of  D. 


P.  Sayler's,  one  of  our  dear  brethren 
from  whom  we  usually  expect  more 
wholesome  council,  than  that  given 
by  him  in  his  article  on  Emigration. 
If  he  would  have  accepted  the  state- 
ments given  by  our  brethren  in  our 
periodicals,  instead  of  the  testimony 
be  did,  he  would  perhaps  have  writ- 
ten differently. 

Some  are  down-hearted  and  can  see 
only  one  extreme,  and  imagine  them- 
selves to  be  even  in  a  worse  condition 
than  they  are.  Others  thought  them- 
selves better  off  than  they  really  were, 
while  some  have  an  abundance  in 
some  parts  of  Kansas  and  Nebraeka. 
Some  few  have  brought  with  them  a 
fortune  which  is  not  yet  exhausted. 
Some  of  this  claPis  have  invested  all 
their  fortune  in  Kansas  or  Nebrah-ka, 
and  must  speak  favorable  of  their 
country,  or  others  may  not  be  ready 
to  come  in  and  help  build  up  the 
country  or  buy  some  of  their  property. 
Now  it  should  be  remembered,  that, 
although,  the  above  are  facts  in  the 
case,  it  does  not  necessarily  follow 
that  we  should  take  either  extreme, 
then  sit  down  and  write  an  article 
accordingly.  But  when  the  brethren 
assembled  in  council,  in  the  gras?- 
hopper  district,  for  the  purpose  of 
giving  an  account  of  what  they  have 
on  hand  and  that  statement  authenti- 
cated by  so  many  of  our  brethren 
whom  we  know,  and  especially  when 
our  own  observation  as  we  traveled 
among  them,  were  in  harmony  with 
their  statement,  we  must  conclude 
they  are  correct. 

And  it  would  be  better  always,  be- 
fore giving  a  picture  of  anything,  and 
especially  for  brethren,  to  be  sure 
whereof  they  affirm,  and  more  partic- 
ularly when  they  write  under  the 
bead  of  notorious  facts.  Kansas,  like 
most  of  new  countries  has  baen  set- 
tled up  by  the  poor  class  of  people, 
from  the  older  and  wealther  states, 
who  did  not  enjoy  comfortable  homes 
of  their  own  in  the  stale  from  which 
they  emigrated,  and  having  little  or 
no  means  financially,  had  no  prospect 
of  ever  gaining  a  home  where  they 
were.  Probably  many  of  them  have 
large  families,  and  hence  their  only 
hope  of  ever  gaining  a  home  of  their 
own  for  old  age,  and  more  comforta- 
bly situating  their  families,  which  are 
dear  to  them,  fonud  their  only  pros- 
pect, was  to  emigrate  for  some  new 
country,  by  which  process  hundreds 
and  thousands  have  been  enabled  to 
accomplish  their  wishes,  while  some 


have  failed,  and  would  have  done 
better  by  staying  where  they  were. 
The  great  majority  of  the  population 
of  every  new  country  (Kanras  and 
Nebras-ka  not  excepted)  is  generally 
made  up  of  this  class  of  poor  people, 
who  have  only  to  depend  upon  what 
they  raise  from  year  to  year,  for  some- 
times after  they  get  into  their  new 
homes,  and  a  single  failure  or  even 
partial  failure  only,  will  disable  theffl 
tor  self  support. 

Among  this  poor  class  there  are 
some  who  are  in  better  circnraslaaces 
than  the  majority.  Would- it  be  right 
to  ask  these  to  give  all  their  surplus 
for  the  support  of  their  poor  neigh- 
bors, because  they  have  forsaken 
their  more  comfortable  homes,  and 
and  cast  their  lot  among  the  poor 
homesteaders,  while  many  are  enjoy- 
ing peace  and  plenty,  who  are  abund- 
antly able  to  help,  as  the  Lord  has 
prospered  them  ?     We  say,  No. 

Some  poople  may  imagine  these 
people  might  have  remained  where 
they  could  support  theinselves.  Ad- 
milting  this  to  b-3  a  fact  to  an  extent, 
at  least,  should  they  reasonably  be 
blamed  for  making  a  mistake  in  the 
attempt  of  bettering  their  condition 
in  life,  being  without  a  home  ?  The 
rich  sometimes  make  missteps  and 
loose.  The  poor  are  not  more  per- 
fect in  judgment  than  the  rich. 

The  people  who  have  failed  in  the 
grasshopper  district,  are  now  suffer- 
ing and  must  have  help,  for  though 
they  have  had  help,  they  must 
have  more  before  harvest.  We  are 
glad  the  people,  generally,  have  felt 
right  in  regard  to  the  suffering  condi« 
tion  of  starving  Kansas,  and  have 
donated  accordingly,  or  at  this  time 
we  might  have  numerous  cases  of 
starvation  to  talk  about.  ''The  poor 
ye  have  always  with  you,  aud  when 
ye  will  you  can  do  them  good,"  said 
Jesus.  If  they  happen  to  be  in  Kan- 
sas and  Nebraska  in  such  great  num- 
bers, this  does  not  excuse  us  from 
giving  them  something;  or  of  ena- 
bling them  to  help  themselves.  The 
tendency  of  brother  Sajler's  article  on 
emigration,  is  to  check  donation  to 
the  suffering.  But  1  am  glad  that 
the  people,  generally  see  better,  and 
donate  freely,  thereby  making  an 
effort  at  least,  to  avoid  unnecessary 
suffering,  and  we  feel  assured,  the 
Lord  will  abundantly  bless  them  in 
every  effort. 

Falls  (Jit;/,  Nebraska. 

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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

For  the  Companion  and  Visiroa. 
liives  ol  Good  Itlou. 


BY  SAMUEL  LECKRON. 


The  Companion  and  Visilor  af- 
fords me  acoatinucd'feast,  coutainiiig, 
as  it  does,  so  great  a  variety  of  good 
readiiig,  bolV  for  youugaud  old.  Mj 
wish  is  that  they  ailimay  appreciate  its 
teochiugs  as  they  should.  And  I  trust 
that  all  of  its  youthful  readers  will 
resolve,  that  for  my  part,  I  will  do 
what  I  can  to  make  a  good  man. 
And  we  think  they  can  do  so  if  the 
good  advice  the  paper  contains  i.q  fol- 
lowed by  those  who  receive  it.  But 
wo  intend  to  write  about  good  men, 
and  to  present  some  good  man's  life, 
80  that  we  may  feel  encouraged  to 
loliow  those  who  had  power  with 
God,  those  who  were  wise  and  noble 
and  good. 

Of  Punjab's  birth  and  boyhood  we 
know  nothing.  And  all  that  is  given 
us  of  his  country  or  people, is  contain- 
ed in  these  words:  "Elijah  the  Tieb- 
bite,  who  was  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Giiead." 

This  short  history  of  his  family  and 
country  adds  interest  to  his  life.  By 
a  reference  to  a  map  of  the  holy  land, 
you  will  see  that  Elijah's  home  was 
east  of  Jordan,  and  not  in  what  is 
commonly  called  the  Promised  Liud. 
His  country  is  described  as  a  rough 
one,  and  in  it  stood  mount  Giiead, 
upon  which  Jacob  and  Laban  made  a 
covenani  or  treaty  and  set  up  a  heap 
of  stones  as  a  witness  between  them. 
Genesis  31:  47,48. 

That  Elijah  was  reared  to  manhood 
in  this  mountainous  country,  we  have 
no  doubt.  But  what  training  he  re- 
ceived, and  v.'ho  taught  him  the  wor- 
ship of  the  true  God,  we  know  not. 
But  that  he  was  the  man  for  the 
work  he  had  to  do,  and  for  the  time 
in  which  he  lived,  all  will  allow. 

llis  first  appearance  in  public,  was 
to  declare  to  a  wicked  king  a  message, 
dreadful  in  its  nature,  and  awful  in 
that  which  should  follow.  It  was 
this:  "As  the  Lord  God  liveth  before 
whom  I  stand,  there  shall  not  be  dew 
nor  rain  these  years  but  according  to 
my  word."  This  awful  declaration 
of  the  prophet  was  made  to  Ahab,  the 
king  of  Israel.  Before  the  time  of 
which  we  write  there  had  been  a 
division  made  in  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
and  all  save  the  tribe  of  Judah  served 


the  king  who  reigned  in  Jerusalem. 
Ahab  reigned  in  Samaria  and  was 
king  of  the  children  of  Isrtiel,  while 
Asa  was  king  in  Judah.  The  father 
of  Ahab  had  been  a  wicked  king  like 
others  before  him,  but.it  is  said,  that 
Ahab  did  more  to  provoke  the  Lord 
to  auger,  than  all  who  were  before 
bim.  To  him  did  the  prophet  say 
there  should  be  no  rain  or  dew,  be- 
cause of  the  great  sins  which  he  and 
his  people  committed  against  the  will 
of  the  Lord. 

What  impression  this  message 
made  upon  the  rpind  of  the  king,  or 
what  other  wicked  acts  he  did,  we 
know  not,  but  it  is  thought  by  some, 
that  he  now  put  to  death  all  the 
prophets  of  the  Lord,  save  Elijah,  and 
assundred  others  who  wpre  hid  by 
tifliee  in  caves,  and  there  fed  by  bread 
and  water,  by  Obadiah,  who  feared 
the  Lord  greatly  and  who  still  obtain- 
ed favor  with  the  king.  The  proph- 
ets of  the  Lord  were  slain  by  the  or- 
der of  Jtzabel,  Ahab's  wife,  to  whom 
the  message  of  Elijah  was  by  no  means 
pleasing.  It  is  quite  likely  that  Ahab 
sought  the  lives  of  all  the  prophets  of 
the  Lord,  for  wicked  men  and  women 
do  not  like  to  be  reproved  and  punish- 
ed for  their  eins,  and  the  record  says, 
the  Lord  directed  the  prophets,  to 
hurry  away  eastward  and  hide  him- 
self by  the'  brook  Oherith,  that  is  be- 
fore Jordan.  Elijah  went  to  the 
place  the  Lord  had  said,  and  found  a 
place  to  hide,  and  provision  made  for 
bim  to  live.  For  the  Lord  had  com- 
manded the  ravens  to  feed  him  by 
this  brook,  and  from  its  streams  he 
could  obtain  water.  The  ravens 
brought  him  bread  and  flesh  in  the 
morning,  and  bread  and  flesh  in  the 
evening,  and  he  drank  water  from  the 
brook.  Who  would  wish  for  more 
than  Elijah  had  ?  After  awhile  the 
brook  was  dried  up,  for  no  rain  had 
come  in  that  land,  and  now  that  the 
prophet  should  not  sufter,  or  lack  for 
water  to  drink,  the  Lord  bade  him  go 
to  another  place. 

Nor  III  Manchester,  Ind. 


*'Dt(l  you  Swear*  l*a|>a' 


Flora  was  at  the  window  watching 
for  papa.     She    was    growing    impa- 
tient, for  it  was  almost   time    for   the 
stars  to  come  out,  and  she  wanted   to 
i  give  him  a  good-night  kiss.     Presently 
]  Flora's  quick  ear   caught   the    sound 
!  of  a  familiar  footstep,  and  with   a  cry 
'  of  joy  she  bounded  away  to  meet  her 


father.     Before  she  reached   the   gate 

a  gentleman  who  was  passing  stopped 
to  speak  with  him. 

Sudcieuly  Iho  sunny  face  became 
clouded,  and  slowly  the  child  turned 
toward  the  house,  where  shesat  down 
in  her  little  chair,  and  covered  her 
face  with  her  hands. 

The  mother  seeing  her,  said,  "Is 
Flora  sick  to  night  ?''  "No,  mamma  j" 
and  then  the  little  head  bowed  again. 
The  mother  took  hsr  in  her  arms,  and 
snid,  "Will  not  Flora  tell  me  what 
troubles  her  ?"  "I  know  I  must  keep 
nothing  from  my  mother,"  Flora  an- 
swered. "I  was  watching  for  papa, 
and  when  he  came  I  ran  out  to  meet 
him,  but  some  one  called  him,  and 
while  1  wailed  for  the  man  to  go 
away,  I  heard  some  one  swear.  Do 
you  think  it  was  papa?" 

The  mother  knew  not  what  to  an- 
swer. She  know  that  her  husband 
frequently  took  the  name  of  God  in 
vain,  but  to  her  sorrowing  little  one 
she  could  not  say  this. 

Flora  slipp-;!d  from  her  mother's 
arms  into  her  little  chair,  and  again 
buried  her  face  in  her  hands,  when 
her  father  came  in.  He  had  missed 
the  bright  face  and  bounding  step  of 
his  little  one,  and  when  he  entered 
the  house,  and  she  did  not  come  to 
meet,  him,  thought  she  must  be  ill. 
Takiog  her  in  his  arms,  be  said  ten- 
derly, "Is  my  little  Flora  sick  to- 
night?" "No,  papa."  "What  has 
troubled  my  darling,  then?"  After  a 
moment's  hesitation.  Flora  said, 
"When  I  was  waiting  for  you  just 
now,  I  heard  some  one  swear,  and  I 
think  it  was  the  man  on  this  side  of 
the  fence.  Was  it  you,  papa?  Did 
you  swear  ?" 

It  was  hard  to  meet  the  gaze  of 
those  clear  eyes.  What  would  not 
the  father  at  that  moment  have  given 
could  ho  have  answered,  "No,  Flora, 
your  father  did  not  swear."  From 
the  silence  and  the  averted  gaze,  Flo- 
ra's quick  intuition  gathered  the  truth, 
and  she  would  not  be  comforted. 

Never  before  in  the  presence  of  his 
child  had  an  oath  escaped  this  fath- 
er's lips,  and  he  was  grieved  that  his 
little  daughter's  faith  in  him  should  be 
so  shaken.  If  before  his  child  he 
stood  condemned,  how  can  he  appear 
before  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth?— 
Selected. 


— Pride  is  incompatible  with  piety 
towards  God,  as  it  is  with  the  repose 
of  our  own  hearts. 


186 


CHRISTIAN  ¥AMiLY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Famiiv  Companion 

AND 

.GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEYERSUALK,  Pa.,  March  23,  1875. 

A  Word  ol  €onaiieI  Subnittted. 

We  this  week  puWi.sh  an  article  from 
brother  Saylcr  explanatory  and  dtfensive. 
We  also  give  our  readera  a  few  articles 
bearing  on  the  prevailing  scarcity  of  pro- 
vision in  the  West,  in  some  of  which  al 
luiion  is  made  to  brother  Sayier's  former 
article.  We  feci  extremely  sorry  that  a 
difference  of  opinion  and  misunderstand- 
ing has  grown  up  between  brother  Say- 
ler  and  some  other  brethren.  We  how- 
ever hope  that  the  mantle  of  that  charity 
that  "thinketh  no  evil"'  and  that  "covers 
a  multitude  of  sin*,"  will  be  thrown  over 
it,  and  instead  of  doing  anyihing  further 
to  irritate  the  feelings  of  any  brethren, 
we  hope  we  will  soothe  them  with  pray- 
ers, meekness  and  judicious  treatment. 
^ye  feel  veiy  desirous  to  have  the  matter 
stopped  in  our  paper  just  where  it  is,  and 
we  hope  our  friends  will  readily  see  the 
propriety  of  this.  Wo  have  quite  a  num- 
ber of  articles  on  hand  as  replies  to  broih- 
er  Sayler.  But  we  ask  our  brethren  to 
acquiesce  in  tlie  idea  that  we  entertain, 
that  it  will  be  best  to  publish  no  more  of 
those  replies.  We  could  not  i)0>-sibly 
with  any  propriety  publish  them  all,  and 
we  think  it  best  to  publish  no  more.  W^e 
feel  assured,  that  if  the  duur  brethren 
understood  the  matter  as  we  do,  they 
would  see  it  as  we  sec  it. 

We  have  felt  much  sympathy  for  the 
needy  in  the  West.  We  have  no  doubt 
but  what  the  condition  of  thousands  of 
our  fellow  creatures,  among  whom  are 
many  of  our  brethren,  is  a  painful  one, 
and  one  that  makes  the  feeling  heart 
shudder.  Notwithstanding  there  may 
have  been  exaggerated  n-ports  in  regard 
to  some  localities,  and  imposition  prac- 
ticed by  some  individuals,  the  testimony 
that  has  gone  out  carried  conviction  to 
the  minds  of  a  large  number  of  the  Amer- 
ican people,  that  their  iielp  is  needed  to 
prevent  suffering  and  starvation,  and  that 
help  has  been  given  in  response  to  calls 
and  appeals,  and  we  hope  it  will  continue 
to  be  given  as  long  a:;  occasion  requires. 

We  trust  we  are  understood.  We  do 
not  mean  that  we  sliall  publish  nothing 
lurthor  in  regard  to  tiie  necessities  of  our 
western  brethren  and  fii'jnds.     W^e  have. 


as  they  well  know,  been  generous  in  al- 
lowing our  paper  to  be  used  by  them  in 
making  their  condition  and  wants  known. 
Our  pages  will  still  be  open  to  any  judi- 
cious and  necessary  calls  and  ajjpcals. 
W' hat  we  desire  is,  our  brethren  to  desist 
from  writing  anything  on  the  subject  of 
a  personal  character,  or  tliat  will  be  likely 
to  engender  unkind  feelings.  Let  us  re 
member  tlie  divine  precept,  "love  as 
brethren."  We  hojjc  the  occurrence  to 
which  we  have  reluctai.tly  referred,  wiil 
impress  us  all  with  the  importance  of 
weighing  carefully  our  language  in  writ- 
ing and  speaking,  and  thus  endeavor  to 
"give  none  offence,  neither  to  the  Jews, 
nor  to  the  trentiles,  nor  to  the  church  ot 
God."    ^^^ 

A  Correcilou. 

We  have  found  it  necessary  to  explain 
several  times  the  object  of  the  Forney 
legacy,  and  to  say  tliat  it  was  not  designed 
for  poor  members  of  th.e  church,  and  that 
it  cannot  ju^tly  be  api)!ied  to  that  pur- 
pose. But  it  seems  the  object  is  still  not 
understood,  at  least  not  by  our  brethren 
of  the  Fllginn.  They  in  a  liste  number 
of  tlieir  paper,  when  replying  to  a  sister 
who  informed  them  that  she  had  sent  the 
Pihjtiin  to  a  poor  sister,  and  the  CoJi- 
I'ANION  to  an  invalid  brother,  they  say, 
"^he  Companion  is  generously  supplied 
with  a  poor  fund."  The  idea  likely  to 
be  conveyed  by  this,  standing  in  the  con- 
nection it  doe-s,  is  this  :  The  Companion 
being  supplied  with  a  poor  fund,  it  can 
go  to  the  poor  members  of  the  church 
without  further  help.  The  fund  alluded 
to,  cannot  with  propriety  be  called  a  poor 
fund.  As  already  remarked,  it  was  not 
intended  to  supply  poor  members  of  the 
church,  but  persons  outside  of  our  own 
fraleriiify,  with  Christian  literature.  So 
if  the  Co.Mi'ANtON  is  sent  to  poor  mem- 
bers of  the  church,  it  must  be  done  by 
funds  supplied  by  the  editor,  or  by  the 
friends  of  the  poor. 

Wc  have  many  requests  to  send  our 
paper  to  poor  members.  And  it  is  un- 
pleasant to  us  to  refuse  to  comply.  And 
as  wc  receive  but  few  contributions  for 
that  purpose,  our  i'und  is  small.  We 
shall  therefore  be  thankful  for  any  con- 
tributions to  it,  and  we  feel  confident  that 
those  wliom  such  contributions  are  de- 
signed lo  benefit,  will  be  very  thankful. 

We  give  the  i'oUowing  case  among  the 
many  we  receive.  It  is  from  a  widowed 
sister  : 


'"I  take  up  my  pen  to  drop  you  a  few 
lines  in  regard  to  the  Companion  and 
Visitor,  you  have  been  sending  mo  for 
sometiuic.  I  must  say  lam  much  pleased 
with  it.  It  is  a  great  comfort  to  me  in 
my  lonely  desolate  hours.  It  is  looked 
for,  by  me  and  my  children,  with  anxiety 
and  pleasure.  My  oldest  daughter,  twenty 
years  old,  is  now  confined  to  her  bed  with 
that  terrible  disease,  consumption,  and 
wi'iliout  a  change  can't  live  very  long. 
Slie  begs  me  to  read  to  her  all  tho  lime, 
and  your  paper  ia  a  consolation  to  her. 
She  says,  tell  you  so  for  her.  I  am  sorry 
I  can't  send  you  fome  recompense." 


Our  Uus«ttled  Acconiits. 

As  we  have  considerable  pecuniary  ob- 
ligations to  meet  this  spring,  we  need  the 
money  that  is  due  us ;  and  our  friends 
tliat  are  owing  us  for  our  paper  and  books, 
will  greatly  oblige  us  by  remitting  us  the 
money  as  soon  as  possible.  We  do  but 
little  dunning,  as  our  fiiciids  know.  It 
is  unpleasant  both  to  them  and  to  us, 
and  we  hope  they  will  not  impose  the  uu<- 
pleasant  task  upon  us.  But  justice  to 
oursclf  and  our  business  prompts  us  to 
make  this  recjuest.  Our  appeal  is  do- 
signed  particularly  for  those  having  their 
accounts  of  last  year  yet  uusettiod.  Wc 
hope  such  will  use  their  best  endeavors 
to  resuond  to  our  request  and  remit  us 
the  amount  due. 

The    Rt'port  oi    tlie    MuucheHter 
I>tsicu!«siuu. 

We  give  to  our  readers  this  week  the 
first  installment  of  the  North  Man:;he.s- 
ter  Debate.  We  think  the  report  will 
be  interesting  to  them.  Brother  Beer 
took  pretty  full  notes,  and  we  entertain 
the  idea  that  he  will  give  us  quite  a  read- 
able report.  As  the  de'oate  continued 
nine  days  and  embraced  ten  subjects, 
there  was  a  good  deal  said  on  the  occas- 
ion, and  though  brother  Beer  will  con- 
dense his  report,  it  will  make  considerable 
reading  matter. 


Wk  would  say  to  our  agents  and  breth- 
ren that  we  have  received  as  many  names 
ot  persons  as  we  can  supply  with  free 
papers  from  the  Forney  fund. 

Auswers  to  t'-orrvspttudentti. 

Sakah    K.    Kl,I^^K  :     The   last  §1.80 
has  been  received      We  will  give  you  ere- 
I  dit  for  it,  and  .send  the  C;)M;'anion    on 
!  llio  fiiat  which  you  s.iy  you  iiavo  scuc 


CHRIISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANlOi^  AND  GOSPEL  VIWTOR. 


187 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

Brother  D.  Early  of  Lima,  Oliio,  writes 
us  that  Elder  Daniel  Broiver,  of  Allen 
county,  Oliio,  was  married  to  sister  Lydia 
Miller,  of  llockiughaiu  county,  Virginia, 
on  the  21st  day  of  February,  l<S7o,  and 
on  Tuesday,  March  2nd,  they,  in  company 
with  about  eighteen  or  twenty  others, 
left  Harrisonburg  en  route  for  Ohio. 
And  while  traveling  along  at  railroad 
speed  near  six  o'clock  Wednesday  morn- 
ing, about  twenty-five  miles  west  of  Graf- 
ton, on  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Ilailroad, 
two  trains  in  passing  a  curve  ran  together, 
making  a  complete  wreck  of  the  two  en 
gines  and  baggage  cars,  but  fortunately 
for  them,  none  of  their  company  were 
hurt  nor  scarcely  any  damage  done  to  any 
one  on  either  train. 


Brother  Wm.  Liclity,  of  Waterloo, 
lows,  writes  under  date  of  iMareh  '6uli, 
and  says  :  "The  roads  are  almost  impass 
able.  We  had  expected  to  hold  a  series 
of  meetings  in  February,  and  we  had  ex- 
pected brother  C.  Long.  But  the  roads 
were  so  bad,  and  the  v^eather  so  cold  that 
he  could  not  come." 


Brotlier  P.  Long,  of  Perry  County, 
Pennsylvania,  writes  us  under  date  of 
March  loth,  and  informs  that  they  will 
have  a  church  meeting,  on  Good  Friday, 
the  2Gth  inst.  He  also  says  :  'There 
was  one  precious  soul  added  to  our  num- 
ber yesterday  by  baptism." 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


Brother  J.  G.  lloyer,  writing  on  the 
11th  inst.,  says  : 

"The  winter  has  been  long  and  very 
cold.  We  had  some  meetings  during  ihe 
winter,  and  some  three  adtlitions  several 
weeks  ago.  We  hope  there  will  be  many 
constrained  to  come  before  long." 


Brother  Abraham  Stemen  of  Bremen, 
Ohio,  says  : 

"We  have  labored  hard  since  you  were 
here,  but  we  feel  encouraged.  W^e  have 
received  by  baptism  about  fifteen,  and  re- 
instated one  iu  the  last  year." 


Brother  G.  Long,  of  Lowell,  Michigan, 
writing  on  the  2nd  inst.,  says  : 

"We  have  had  a  cold  and  stormy  win- 
ter. The  snow  is  about  two  feet  deep, 
and  much  drifted.  The  greatest  degree 
of  cold  was  on  February  9th,  when  the 
thermometer  was  thirty-eight  degrees 
below  zero." 


C'orreiponcittice  of  church  Ht'.i>%  tolicited /ro'\ 
all  parts  of  the  BrotherhonA.  Writer^i  name 
mid  address  reqicired  07i  every  cojiimiinication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith,  liejected  cotnmuiii- 
ctitions  or  niatiuscript  ?4Sf(J,  not  ret-nmed.  All 
c  ■ymni^itvicatiotis  for  publication  fltonld  be  writ 
t'.'iHpon  oue  Side  of  the  theU  onUi. 

Notice. 

Fkbruary  lOch,  1875. 
Dear  Bnlhrcn  : — 

I  have  received  a  large 
nuiubcr  of  letters  in  the  last  few  weeks, 
from  Brethren  and  friends,  making  in- 
quiries about  our  country,  all  asking  for 
an  immediate  reply.  Many  of  these  let 
tei-s  arc  written  with  a  lead-pencil,  and 
some  of  them  it  is  almost  impossible  to 
make  out  the  address,  or  even  the  name 
of  the  writer. 

Now,  brethren  and  friends,  please  give 
your  name,  your  post  office,  county  r.nd 
state,  plainly  written,  so  there  will  be  no 
mis'iake  in  my  addre.-sing  Imturs  to  you. 
1  will  chieifully  answer  all  inquiries  of 
the  Brethren  concerning  our  country  and 
people,  to  the  best  of  my  ability.  Fur  the 
benefit  of  all,  T  will  say  that  Sciola  is  not 
a  railroad  town.  Villisca  is  the  stopping 
point  for  this  neighborhood,  on  the  Bur- 
lington and  Missouri  Ilailroad,  two  hun 
dred  and  twenty- nine  miles  west  of  Bur- 
linston. 

Brethren,  when  convenient,  please  en- 
clo.se  stamp  for  return  answer. 

Yout    brother  in    hope   of   blest  im- 
mortality. 

N.  C.  WOUKMAN. 

iSci'oId,  Iowa. 


To  Sister  1'.  A.  (;inrl£. 

M.\Rca  4ih,  1875. 
Dear  Sister : — 

It  was  by  no  means  the  design  not 
to  publish  a  statement  of  what  we  have 
received.  Brother  Henry  Brinkworth 
now  has  a  list  in  course  of  preparation, 
exhibiting  an  acknowledgment  of  every 
contribution,  from  what  church,  or  io'^ 
dividual,  and  by  whom  sent,  which  will 
be  published  in  due  time. 

Tlie  design  of  my  request  was  to  di- 
minish the  amount  of  this  kind  of  matter 
at  the  present  iime.  You  have  noticed 
how  much  aid  matter  has  been  published  ; 
how  many  appeals;  how  many  statemeiits 
of  distress;  and  also  acknowledgments  of 
help  received.  All  this  to  one  of  a  kind 
and  sympathetic  nature,  like  yourself, 
may  be  very  interesting,  but  publishing 
too  much  of  any  one  thing  must  detract 
f'roui  the  general  interest  of  the  "Com- 
panion," and  thus  might  prove  some- 
what detrimental  to  other  interests  be- 


side our  own.  Being  on  a  visit  to  the 
"Companion"  ofhce,  and  learning  of 
some  s\ich  apprehen.sion.'?,  I  thought  it 
my  duly  io  brother  Quinter.  and  the 
"Cfnipanion"  interest  generally,  to  mal^e 
the  re(iuest  that  I  did.  Li  order,  how- 
ever, to  gratify  the  anxiety  you  feel  for 
our  welfare,  and  to  know  how  much  help 
we  were  getting,  I  will  state  that  brother 
Ives  has  received  about  forty  three  hun- 
dred dollars,  ($-l.o()0,)  in  money,  besides 
what  brother  Keiu',  at  Falls  City,  has 
received  and  acknowledged  through  the 
"Companion."  In  addition  to  this  we 
have  received  goods,  grain*  and  flour 
amounting  to  five  or  six  car  loads  v/ith 
notices  of  shipment  of  some  fifteen  cars 
that  we  have  not  received.  Of  the  forty- 
three  hundred  dollars  nearly  two  thous- 
and has  been  distributed,  mostly  to  per- 
sons out.side  of  our  church.  The  balance 
brother  Ives  has  now  taken  with  him  to 
Lincoln,  or  Plattsmouth,  to  buy  seed  and 
feed  and  meat  and  flour  for  the  member- 
ship, which  we  estimate  will  require  be- 
tween three  and  four  thousand  dollars. 

But  now  what  can  we  do  to  relieve  our 
suffering  neighbors?  Two  men  came  yes- 
terday for  help.  "I  have  nothing  but 
dry  bread,"  said  one,  "and  I  would  not 
mind  that  but  it  is  hard  for  my  liule 
children."  Our  little  child  has  been  very 
sick.  In  coming  over  to  see  him,  the  Dr. 
was  called  in  tu  see  an  old  man  very  sick 
with  pneumonia.  "\V^e  have  eaten  the 
last  bread,"  said  the  old  man,  with  tears, 
"and  have  only  four  meals  of  meat  left.'' 
The  Dr.  himself,  though  having  a  large 
practice,  has  lud  to  be  supplied  with  aid 
for  his  fauiily  and  go  in  debt  for  his  med- 
icines. A:!  except  three  families  iu  our 
school  district  report  destitute.  The  dis- 
tricts east,  south  ar.d  west  of  ours  about 
the  same,  'i'he  great  problem  of  se!:d  i'or 
the  ground,  feed  for  the  teams  and  sup- 
plies for  families,  is  still  unsolved  by 
many.  No  casus  of  starvation  have  oc- 
curred in  this  vicinity.  We  will  not  suf- 
fer it.  If  we  must  starve,  we  will  starve 
togetlier.  But  many  cases  of  sickness 
with  inability  to  get  medicines  and  proper 
food  and  proper  comforts,  are  reported, 
and  much  shiveiing  through  this  dismal 
cold  wii  ler,  has  been  reported,  which 
may  be  the  cau;>e  of  an  increased  amount 
of  sickness  now. 

You  say  the  programme  in  the  start 
was,  "that  the  receipt  of  all  donations 
from  the  different  arms  of  the  ciiureh 
should  be  acknowledged  hi  the  Brethren's 
periodicals."  Yes,  they  shall.  But 
here  is  a  quotation  from  the  original 
programme.  (Sec  "Companion,"  Nov. 
10th,  No.  45  )  "Brethren,  we  will  ac- 
cept thankfully  whatever  donations  you 
make  to  us  ;  will  return  receipts  for  each 
donation  whenever  desired,  and  will  pub- 
lish a  statement  of  all  money  received  and 
how  supplied."  This  shall  be  faithfully 
carried  out. 

Affectionately  yours, 

James  L.  Switzkr. 
White  Rode,  Kansas. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi'  COWFAWION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


From  Kansas. 

Makcu  1st,  1875. 

Brotlwr  James  Quintcr : — 

Please  allow  us  to  ask  of  Brethren 
through  the  Compnuion  and  ]  isitor,  to 
btill  continue  the  pood  work  of  sending 
us  reiieT,  a-s  sprin.?  is  comine;  on  and  we 
are  scarce  of  provisions  and  have  no  grain 
to  feed  our  horses. 

Will  the  brethren  take  an  interest  in 
our  welfare,  and  send  us  some  corn  or 
luoal  for  bread,  and  corn  for  our  teams, 
that  we  can  t)ui  out  our  spring  crop  ? 

Wc  have  about  forty-five  members  in 
our  home  church,  and  I  have  another 
ciiurch  under  mj'  care,  and  in  the  two 
cliurches  there  are  but  few  that  can  get 
tiirough  without  help  ;  and  besides,  there 
are  a  great  many  outside  of  tlic  church, 
that  have  called  on  us  for  help,  and  we 
have  been  distributinj;  to  the  needy,  f»s 
far  as  we  could,  but  our  means  have  bes 
come  expended. 

There  has  been  no  grain  or  provisions 
shipped  to  us  yet,  but  we  received  about. 
$li2  in  money,  which  was  gladly  received 
and  many  thanks  ofTured  for  the  same. 
And,  bietiiren,  as  soon  as  we  receive 
means  enough,  so  we  can  get  through, 
we  will  make  it  known,  as  we  do  not 
want  to  burden  tiie  churches  more  than 
is  absolutely  necessary. 

Inaternally  yours, 

JESSK  S'l'lIDEIiAKER. 

Oarnett,  Kaunas. 

(/''ilf/rva  please  copy.) 


From  Jt!ichi{;RU. 

Febuuaky  20,  1875. 

Dear  Editor : — 

I  wrote  a  few  lines  with 
the  pencil,  a  little  while  ago,  informing 
you  that  no  papers  had  reached  me.  I 
was  then  in  bed  ;  1  can  sit  up  now.  A 
])ackage  of  papers  has  arrived,  and  oh, 
the  joy  and  saiislaclion  it  gave  !  Truly, 
we  don't  know  the  value  of  anything 
unless  we  are  made  to  do  without  it 
awhile. 

In  reading  the  correspondence,  (which 
of  course  is  first,)  my  heart  was  made  to 
rejoice  when  I  ;aw  with  what  promptne.-s 
and  diligence  the  brellucn  every  where 
acted  in  behalf  of  the  sufferers  in  the 
west.  Truly,  thought  I,  God  knows  best 
how  to  furnish  a  plan  by  which  the  gos- 
pel in  its  purity,  can  be  best  propagated. 
Thousands  will  be  induced  to  experience 
](ure  and  undefiled  religion  at  the  hands 
of  the  true  dif-cijilcs  of  the  Lord,  that 
■would  have  spurned  the  thought  ol" going 
a  hundred  yards  to  heura  brother  preach. 
iJut  when  that  sermon  comes  in  the  shape 
of  a  pair  of  shoes,  socks,  or  a  hundred 
weight  of  flour,  a  subject  that  can  be 
handled,  seen,  fell  and  enjoyed  by  the 
natural  senses,  they  will  not  hesitate  to 
embrace  t lie oi>pori  unity  offered. 

1  say  then,  (iod,  in  his  wise  providence, 
hath  ])rovided  a  way   by   which  sermons 


can  be  preached  by  the  thousands,  not 
only  by  the  mini.'«try  set  apart,  but  by 
every  individual  without  distinction  of 
age  or  sex  ;  for  every  dollar  that  fur- 
nishes a  nieal  *,  every  article  that  covers 
a  part  of  the  naked  body  ;  every  package 
of  garden  seeds,  or  field  plant,  or  what- 
ever it  may  be  that  is  needed,  even  to  a 
kind  word  of  encouragement,  is  a  gospel 
sermon  if  even  it  comes  from  a  little  boy 
or  a  httle  girl. 

Be  up  then  and  a  doincr,  all  ye  that 
claim  (o  be  the  children  of  God.  Let  not 
your  zeal  be  swaggered,  though  Kan-^as 
be  abundantly  able  to  relieve  all  her  suf- 
fering citizens.  Tbough  they  may  boast 
of  their  wealth  and  ini)irovements,  if  they 
don't  give  relief,  let  none  of  my  brethren 
or  sisters  or  their  children  he  prevented 
to  throw  in  their  mite.  It  is  but  wliat 
we  have  experienced  in  our  journey  of 
life.  If  any  suffering  is  to  be  relieved  or 
want  supplied,  it  is  not  the  wealthy,  the 
rich,  or  those  that  could  do  it  easiest. 
It  is  those  that  can  feel  and  symDathize 
with  the  afflictions  and  sufferings  of  God's 
great  family  on  earth. 

Though  many  a  father  and  mother 
may  be  to  blame  for  leaving  their  com- 
fortable homes  in  the  cast,  and  settle  in 
the  grasshopper  distiict  in  the  west,  it  is 
not,  the  case  with  every  one  fliat  moved. 
And  besides  that,  men's  mi.^takes  are 
God's  oppi. nullities.  I  remember  in  a 
number  of  t'lie  first  year's  publication  of 
the  Gospel  \ is!liir\  that  a  brother  wiote 
from  the  southern  part  of  hidiana,  that 
he  had  been  living  there  a  nuiuber  of 
years  without  liearing  a  brother  |)reach, 
and  de.-iring  to  be  visited,  brother  Kuriz 
took  occasion  to  rcprjve  brethren  for 
moving  away  so  far  out  of  the  reach  of 
the  church,  and  exhorted  the  brethren  in 
the  southern  part  of  Indiana,  to  make  a 
visit  there.  It  was  done,  and  not  in 
vain.  There  are  now  a  Dumber  of 
churches  organized.  I  have  myself  been 
invited  by  brethren  to  eouie  and  preach 
in  places  where  I  thought  brethren 
should  not  have  moved  to,  yet  roses  are 
now  blooming  where  briers  used  to 
grow. 

The  Chicago  Tn'hmie  says,  that  the  re- 
ports of  the  bulfeiings  in  Kansas  are 
greatly  exaggerated.  That  may  all  be 
so  ;  but  tiie  reports  of  our  own  brethren, 
that  have  made  esjiccial  itKpiirics,  satis- 
fies us  that  tiiere  is  want  and  suffering. 
Whether  they  are  good  people  or  bad 
people,  they  need  help,  wlK.ther  they  de 
serve  it  or  not.  An  opportunity  is  offered 
the  Christian  man  an<i  Christian  woman 
to  show  how  neiir  they  have  got  to  the 
pattern  of  their  Master. 

That  there  are  such  that  make  this  ca- 
lamity an  occasiou  of  speculation,  is  no 
more  than  can  be  expected.  When  the 
war  broke  out  in  the  South,  some  of  our 
brethren  fled  to  the  north  ;  at  the  same 
time  there  were  also  impo.-ters  who  gath- 
ered things  in  the  name  of  lircJiren,  yet 
that  did  not  prevent  u.-s  to  help  our  bretli-  I 
rcu.      It  only  made  us    more  cautious.  ' 


Too  much  of  anything   is   not  agreeable. 
I  will  therefore  close. 

Adieu, 

F.  P.  Lour. 

Wednesday,  March  24th. — I  can  go 
about  the  house.  I  did  write  a  little  to 
engage  my  mind.  1  feci  bles.'jed  in  so 
doing.  F.  P.  L. 

P.  S. — The  cold  weather  has  broken. 
Last  night  it  thundered,  lightened  and 
rained-  The  snow  looks  as  black  as  if 
jirairie  soil  was  drifted  over  it.  It  is  set- 
tling by  a  warm  atmosphere- 

F.  P.  L. 

Jiloomiiifjdulc,  Miclu'ydii. 


A  Few  WaiHlertng  Tbonghls. 

February  28th,  1875. 

Dear  Brother  Qxdnter  : 

Being  situated  in  a  neighborhood 
where  tliere  are  but  three  brethren  be- 
sides my  husband  atsd  myself,  and  as  we 
do  not  have  any  minister  here,  so  wc  have 
iio  meetings  to  attend.  And  if  it  were 
not  for  the  Cumpaiiiun  and  Visitor  we 
would  fuel  entirely  loat.  We  feel  very 
thankful  for  having  so  good  a  paper,  as  it 
is  as  good  as  a  sermon  to  sit  down  and 
read  it  through. 

Brethren,  i  think  much  good  could  be 
done  if  we  could  have  regular  meetings 
here,  as  there  secuis  to  be  quite  an  anx- 
iety manifested  among  our  neighbors, an  J 
wc  have  no  preaching  of  iiiiy  kind.  Some 
of  our  neighbors  seem  very  well  pleased 
with  the  principles  of  the  Brethren. 
Broiher  Chris.  Forney,  in  traveling 
through  here  gave  u-*  one  meeting,  and 
brother  Uauiel  Fry  and  brotiier  \Varner 
gave  us  three  meetings.  'J'hese  are  the 
oiily  meetings  that  we  have  had  since  I 
have  been  here. 

Dear  brethren  and  sister.--,  those  of  you 
wtio  are  living  where  you  can  attend 
cliurch  every  Sabbath,  pray  for  us,  that 
we  may  also  be  so  richly  blest  ere  long. 
Think  of  us  all  young  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, surrounded  by  the  evil  influence  of 
the  world — no  meetings  to  attend — and 
pray  for  us,  that  wo  may  not  be  led  astray 
in  our  isolated  condition,  and  pray  the 
]jord  of  the  harvest  that  laborers  may  be 
sent  into  this  part  of  .ilis  vineyard,  as  I 
think  there  might  be  so^Je  good  done 
here  if  the  bretlucn  would  preach  here 
regularly. 

From  a  sister, 

JosiE  E.  llOYEO. 

^^ 

lu  Menioriuui. 


SACKED  TO  MY  BKOThEK,  JOHN  OAKS, 

BoKN  Ficn.  12,  184'3.      Dikd  Dec.  37,  IS74. 

Aged  i'i  ;ears,  lU  looutbs  and  15  days. 


On  Monday,  December  28,  1874,  broth- 
er Simon  received  a  telegram  from  Mon- 
roe, Iowa,  that  brother  John  had  died 
on  the  night  of  the  27th.  Simon  started 
for  Monroe  in  the  evening  of  the  28th, 


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and  arrived  in  Monroe  on  the  morning  of 
the  30th.  Distance  six  hundred  and 
fitly-five  miles.  On  hroihcr's  arrival,  he 
wa.s  assured  that  John  had  lived  with  kind 

fcople,  who  waited  on  him  very  kindly. 
le  was  under  the  care  of  three  physi- 
cians, who  pronounced  his  disease  con- 
gestion of  the  lungs  ;  but  all  their  efforts 
to  restore  him  wore  in  vain.  He  was 
confined  to  his  bed  only  five  days,  when 
"he  fell  asleep  without  moving  a  nius- 
cle."  ''Young  men  stood  around  his  dy- 
ing bed  and  cried  till  they  shook,"  while 
not  a  relative  knew  that  he  was  sick. 
Our  feelings  can  only  be  imagined  by 
those  who  have  had  loved  ones  to  die 
away  from  home,  without  a  relative  near. 
Had  I  only  been  there  to  soothe  him  in 
his  dying  moments,  the  stroke  would, 
perhaps,  not  seem  so  h-rd.  Flow  it  fills 
my  heart  with  soirow  to  think  we  were 
not  permitted  to  see  him  in  lil'e  again! 
But  ihe  Lord's  ways  and  thoughts  are 
not  ours.  ''For  my  thoui'hts  are  not 
your  thoughts,  neither  are  your  ways  my 
w^ys,"  saiih  the  Lord.  "For  a.-<  the  heav- 
ens are  higher  !h;in  the  canh,  so  are  my 
ways  higher  than  your  ways,  and  my 
thoughts  than  your  thoughts.  ' 

Simon  started  home  with  brother's  re- 
mains, on  the  evening  of  the  30(h,  and 
arrived  Lome  the  night  of  the  1st  of 
January.  Funeral  on  Sunday,  the  3id 
inst.,  in  the  ujiper  meetiug-house,  in  the 
Stillwater  district.  A  large  concourse 
of  people  assembled  and  were  very  ap- 
propriately addressed  from  the  words : 
"I  have  fought  a  good  fight,"  etc.,  by 
brethren  George  Garber,  John  Smith 
and  A.  Detrich.  Alter  the  services  were 
concluded,  brother  John  was  buried  in 
the  beautiful  graveyard  near  the  church, 
by  the  side  of  sister  Catharine,  who  died 
on  the  18th  of  September,  18G9,  where 
they  were  "laid  in  deep  sadness,"  yet  we 
have  a  hope  for  them  that  reaches  beyond 
the  tomb.  Although  affliction's  wave 
roils  high,  we  have  a  sure  refuge  in  our 
God,  who  has  been  our  help  in  all  our 
past  afdictions,  and  we  will  trust  Him  in 
days  to  come,  for  He  can  comfort  when 
no  one  else  can.  We  are  assured  by  di- 
vine inspiration  "that  all  things  work  to- 
gether for  good,  to  them  that  love  God, 
to  them  who  are  the  called,  according  to 
his  purpose." 

Brother  John  always  was  a  virtuous 
young  man,  and,  what  is  still  belter,  re» 
membered  his  "Creator  in  the  days  of 
his  youth."  He  was  baptized  on  the  3rd 
of  November,  1867,  according  to  the  Ite- 
deemer's  command,  as  recorded  by  Matt. 
28,  and  tried  to  lead  a  blameless  life  up  to 
his  death.  What  consolation  in  the 
words  of  our  blessed  Master,  viz  :  '"He 
that  believeth  and  is  baptized,  shall  be 
saved. ' ' 

" 'Tis  religion  that  can  give. 
Sweetest  pleasures  while  we  live. 
'Tis  religion  can  supply 
Solid  comfoits  when  we  die." 

He  was  resigned  to  his  Father's  will, 


as  we  can  infer  from  bis  own  language, 
while  in  conversation  with  a  friend  of  his, 
a  short  time  before  he  died.  In  speaking 
of  heaven  and  religion,  he  said  :  "1  have 
always  tried  to  do  what  was  right,  and  I 
am  willing  to  go  whenever  my  Father 
shall  see  fit  to  call  me."  Then  why  should 
we  wish  him  back  again,  although  we 
miss  him  ever  so  much,  and  anxiously 
looked  to  see  him  return  home  again? 
yet  wc  do  not  wish  him  here  again  to 
tread  the  rough  paths  againby  our  side 
W^e  hope  to  meet  him  again  in  a  "far 
screner  clime,"  where  there  are  no 
more  partings,  sickness,  sorrows,  pains 
nor  death. 

''We    shall  greet  them   at  home,  we    shall 
greet  them, 

When  the  sorrow  of  life  shall  be  o'er. 
Our  loved  cues,  wc  hope  soou  to  meet  t!  em, 

On  Eden's  fair,  beautiful  shore  ; 
We    shall    greet   thtm    at   home,   we   shall 
greet  ihem, 

Where  nothing  can  ever  divide, 
AVhere  sickness  o-  death  cannot  harm  them, 

Nov  tear  them  again  from  our  side." 

Anna  Oaks. 


lu  tlte  MidNl  ot  Ule   We  are  iu 
I><-Hta. 

Maucu  9lh,  1875. 
Brother  Qmintcr : — 

There  was  a  sad  accident  occurred 
in  this  neighborhood  last  Thursday,  which 
cast  a  gloom  over  the  entire  vicinity.  The 
correct  report  is  as  follows  : 

William  Loose,  a  farmer,  living  four 
miles  north  of  the  city  of  Tiliin,  with  a 
lad  about  twelve  years  of  age,  was  driv- 
ing through  a  lane  leading  to  the  woods 
with  a  team  hitched  to  a  mud-boat.  A 
couple  of  colts  followed  from  the  barn, 
and  one  of  them,  a  two-year-old,  ran  by 
them,  passing  the  team  and  then  headed 
up  in  a  fence  corner,  and  when  the  boat, 
on  which  the  boy  and  Mr.  Loose  was 
riding,  passed  by  the  animal,  the  lane 
being  narrow,  they  necessarily  had  to  pass 
near  its  heels,  and  as  they  passed,  the 
colt  kicked  wiekudly  at  Mr.  Loose,  strik- 
ing him  Vi'ith  one  hoof  just  over  the  left 
eye,  knocking  him  insensible,  breaking 
the  skull  bone  in  and  fatally  injuring  the 
bruin. 

The  boy  reported  the  accident  to  the 
family,  his  wife  and  mother  immediately 
came  upon  the  scene  and  found  the  un- 
fortunate man  lying  acro^s  the  lane,  upou 
the  snow,  the  blood  rushing  from  the 
wound  in  great  quantities.  He  was  re- 
moved to  the  house,  a  physician  called, 
who  dressed  the  wound  and  pronounced 
it  fatal.  Mr.  Loose  remained  in  an  un^ 
conscious  state,  suffering  intense  pain 
until  Friday,  at  half  past  one  o'clock,  he 
was  relieved  by  death. 

Mr.  Loose  was  about  twenty-four  years 
old.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Loose,  with 
whom  he  was  living  \  also  a  cousin  of 
brother  Samuel  Loose  of  Greene  Spring 
District. 


I  will  just  say  to  the  dear  brethren  and 
sisters,  (as  there  are  many  with  whom  I 
am  personally  acquainted,)  that  1  am  in 
ill-health,  and  have  been  confined  to  my 
room  the  most  of  the  time  .since  the  JGth 
of  January.  I  am  gaining  some  now. 
Pray  for  your  unworthy  sister. 

PllCEBE  A.  HOLTZ. 

Tiffin,  Ohio. 

Council  9I«-ellng. 

Febhuarv  27th,  1875. 

Brother  James : — 

Wc,  the  Brethren  ot  tho 
Washington  Creek  Church  District,  this 
day  met  in  council  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
sideringsome  local  business.  Among  the 
rest  of  the  queries,  is  brother  D.  P.  Say- 
ler's  article  iu  the  Canipanion  <iitd  Visitor, 
No.  6,  pasre  88,  headed  "Immigration." 
The  brethren  am\  sistLrs  all  seem  to  be 
startled  at  the  idea,  after  the  brethren 
having,  again  and  aguin,  stated  in,  and 
through  our  periodicals,  their  real  circum- 
stances. BroihcrD.  P.  Sayler  says  :  "If 
the  condition  of  the  people  of  Kansas  is 
as  bad  as  the  Brelh.ren's  papers  represent 
it  to  be,  I,  however,  have  no  doubt 
but  what  this  matter  is  greatly  exagger- 
ated, and  the  Brethren  have  certainly 
given  it  much  prominence."  The  above 
quotation  from  brother  Sayler's  article,  is 
very  clear  that  he  has  his  doubts  as  to 
the  truthf'ulni  ss  of  tiie  brethren's  state- 
ments in  the  papers. 

In  answer,  we  would  just  say,  that  the 
brethren  have  not  exaggerated  in  the 
least,  but  have  given  facts.  We  are  truly 
sorry  that  brother  Suylcr  accepts  the  re- 
port of  the  Chicago  Trilmnc  in  preference 
to  the  brethren's.  We  think  the  two 
private  letters,  or  other  similar  testimony, 
that  brother  Sayler  refers  to,  is  of  no  im- 
portance to  confute  what  churches  have 
said,  in  behalf  of  the  destitute.  As  to 
the  truthfulness  of  ti]e  editorial  of  the 
Tribune,  of  the  17th  of  June,  we  just  say 
it  is  entirely  a  misrepresentation  of  the 
facts  of  the  condition  of  Kansas  and  Ne- 
braska. We,  indeed,  are  surprised  that 
brother  Sayler  had  the  article  published 
in  the  Brethren's  papers. 

Again,  brother  Sayler  says,  or  disap- 
proves of,  brethren  settling  where  the 
tempeiature  settles  down  to  45°.  We 
would  just  say,  to  the  best  of  our  knowl- 
edge, we  have  never  known  it  to  be  lower 
than  22°  in  the  slate  of  Kansas  ;  at  least, 
in  our  locality.  "We  speak  that  which 
we  do  know,  and  testify  that  which  we 
have  seen." 

We,  the  Brethren  of  Wasshington 
Creek,  Kansas,  respectfully  and  earnestly 
ask  brother  Sayler  to  take  back  the  items 
referred  to  in  this  article,  through  the 
Brethren's  papers  in  which  they  were 
published. 

We  further  earnestly  appeal  to  tho 
brethren  and  sisters  in  general,  that  have 
to  spare.  ^Ve  make  this  second  appeal 
to  you  for  aid,  in  behalf  of  the  brethren 
and  friends  in  Washington  Creek,  which 


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includes  a  territorj'ot'toar  counties.  John 
eon,  Miami,  Douglas  ami  Sii^nvnec. 

Oar  bretbrcii  have  assisLcd  oae  aiiotlier 
as  long  as  ihey  can  wiihoul  deiiriving 
thcni.scivcs  of  necessaries  of  lii'o.  \Viili> 
out.  aid,  some  must  ^^^i^er.  W'c  arc  not 
receiving  any  ol'  the  aid  seui  in  cure  of 
Stover,  noiihcr  do  any  oiinis  in  the 
above  counties,  to  the  best  of  our  knowl- 
edge. Brethren,  bcvvare  liuw  you  send 
donations,  as  we  fear  there  ard  sju-cula- 
tions  going  on. 

Fraternally  your.<:, 

John  C.  Mct'/kku. 

Signed  in  behalf  of  the  Church. 
Ministers:        John  Bow.sEii, 

Pktkr  15ki;b.\keii, 

Ja.MES  E.    IllLKEY, 
Geoikik  MVEIIS, 
John  11.  AvuEs, 

C!llKI.ST.  I''l.01lV, 

Uendu'ks  Ci-auk, 
J.  \V.  Stlt-s-man. 
Deacons : 

Daniel  WEVRiiKiiix, 
Jacob  Mauklev, 
JjEVi  Fi.okv, 
J.  C.  iMki'skeu, 
Ei.i  FhoKV, 

IIeNKY    Sl>lTI,Ell, 

Joii.N  Umicii. 
Lay  Members  : 

Daviij  Kinzy, 
T.  J'.  Waune;:, 
E.  K.  E/.oiiY, 
Ja.mivs  K.  Black, 
A.  E.  Ei.oHY, 

jMf>SE.S    Fl-OllY, 

J  AS.  linriiFiKi.n, 
E.  W.  Elouy. 
N.B -Brother  John  C.  Mcizker  i.s 
our  legally  appointed  agent  or  receiver. 
All  donations  sent  to  his  adlross,  will  be 
judiciously  distributed  aujong  the  needy. 
His  address  is,  Glintoo,  Douglas  County, 
Kansas. 

Wiixhiiif/ton  Crcch,  Kansas. 

(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 

*-» — 

AcknoHl4Hlgiuent. 

The  following  we  received  from  the 
Brethren  in  the  Montgomery  Di-triet, 
Indiani  County.  The  plaijc  noticed  i'ur 
our  next.  Annual  Dislrici  Meeting,  .Mont 

fonieiy  (Jl:urcli,  is  twenty  niiici  east  of 
ndiana  Station,  the  .st,.Ji>  eft"  placo.  It  is 
the  de:>ireof  the  members  in  said  diKtiict, 
that  preaching  conunenee  on  I'Viday  even- 
intr,  the  'J-b'd.  'rho.->e  of  the  miuiMtering 
brethren  that  lee!  like  Iaborini{  for  the 
brctiireti,  a.i  above  stated,  will,  by  notify- 
ing brother  Peter  Beer,  be  met  on  Friday, 
»'■  noon,  at  Indiasin  Station.  The  deie- 
gaies  will  be  at  the  station  above  men- 
tioned no  later  than  Tiie.-iday,  at  noon. 
They  .should  also  inform  brother  Beer  of 
their  coming,  so  that  suHieient  convey- 
ance be  Recured.  All  brethren  f;outh  of 
I'lnn-ylvania  Central  llailroad  coming  to 
indiana  Station,  will  cbatige  cars  at 
Jilair.svilleinter.section  for  Indiana.  Those 
coming  on  the  Uniontown  Branch  Koad, 


or  on  tlie  Pittsburgh,  Washington  and 
Baltimore  Railroad,  will  change  cars  at 
Connellsville  :  go  east  one  iialf  mile  to 
the  S'juihwestern  Branch  Depot.  This 
Branch  intersects  the  Pcnn.'^ylvania  Cen- 
tral lload  at  Greensburg  ;  from  Grecn.s- 
burg  you  run  east  to  Blairsville  intersce* 
tion,  at  wliicli  point  you  change  cars  for 
Indiana.  If  you  reach  Connellsville  in 
the  morning,  early  enough  for  the  early 
train  on  Lite  South  western  Branch,  you 
will  arrive  at  Indiana  at  noon  same  day  ; 
otherwise  you  cannot  make  the  conncc 
tion.  Bretliren  in  reach  of  Ebcnsburg 
Branch  Kaiiioad  can  so  on  the  had-:  from 
Ebensburg  to  Cherry  Tree,  lor  two  dol 
lars.  Notify  Dr.  E.  Brallier  and  he  wi'l 
care  for  you.  Any  preachers  goini?  said 
route,  should  preueli  ibr  tliem  at  the 
"Tree."  We  iliitik  the  Western  and 
Northwester:)  brethren  know  how  to 
reach  the  place  of  meeting.  The  I^Iont- 
bre;I;ron  solicit  a  full  represenfa 
all  the  churches  composing  tue 
district.  The  address  of  brother  Peter 
Beer  is  Decker's  I'oint,  Indiana  County, 
Pennsylvania. 

C.  G.  UsT, 
_  Cor.  Scc'y- 

Auuouucf  lueuts. 


gomery 
tion  of 


District  Me^tincs. 


The  Di.-tricf.  Meeting  of  the  Southern 
District,  of  Kansas  \'rill  be  held  in  the 
Washington  coogregation,  tl'.irtecn  miles 
southwest  of  ijawreneo.  at  the  house  of 
brother  John  C.  Motzker,  on  the  20ch  of 
April,  commencing  at  nine  o'clock  a.  m. 
A  general  representation  is  earnestly 
desired. 

Jesse  Studehaker. 
(Pilf/rim  please  copy.) 


Tlie  Brctlinn  composing  the  dietrictof 
Northeastern  Kio.-a.s  and  Souilnrastern 
Ncbra.^ka,  will  l.old  their  Di-trict  Coun- 
cil, the  Lord  willing,  at  what  is  called  the 
Scott  school-house,  in  the  l*ony  Creek 
Church,  Brown  County,  Kan.sas,  on 
Monday,  the  I'Jih  of  April  next,  at  D 
o'clock  a.  m.  'i'hose  Cv)ming  from  the 
west  by  railroad,  will  stop  off  at  Moml. 
Tho.se  from  the  southeast,  at  Hamlin, 
where  there  will  be  a  conveyance  on  S>it- 
uiday  before  the  meeting.  N.inc  on 
Monday.  Trains  due  from  the  we^t  at 
J2  m  ;  from  the  east  at  2  o'clock  p.  m. 

By  order  of  the  Church. 

J.  W.  IIawn. 


tion,  there  will  be  conveyance  on  Satur- 
day ihe  eighth,  wlicn  all  ought  to  be 
there  lo  be  conveyed  lo  their  place  of  en- 
tertainiuuiit.  A  gcnc^rul  representation 
is  .solicited. 

By  order  ol  the  Brethren. 

C.  Hakaper, 
Cor.  See'y. 
(I'ilgrim  p!ea.sc  cojiy.) 


The  Dt.>iriet  Meeting  comprising  tho 
Norihwiistcrn  Di.^lrict  of  Ohio,  will  be 
held  in  Maumoe  District,  I)efi»nce  county, 
ten  miles  wi'si  ol  Deiiance,  near  the  fJal- 
timore  and  Ciiieago  Uailruad,  on  the  1st 
of  May  next,  lirethren  coniinir  by  rail- 
road wii!  .-top  off  at  Dcla>.»iirc  Bend  Sta- 
tion, from  whicli  there  will  be  conveyance 
to  the  p'ace  of  meeting. 

JaCOU  KlNTNElt. 
(Pilgrim  please  copy.} 

The  District  Meeting  of  East  PcnnsyN 
vania  will  take  place  in  the  Ephrata 
Church  of  Lancaster  County,  to  lueei  on 
Wednesday,  April  28th,  at  4  o'clock  p.  m. 
Delegates  coming  by  railroad  will  stop  off 
at  JOphrafa,  on  the  Heading  and  Colum- 
bi:i  Kailroad.  It  is  expected  that  all  tho 
churcfies  will  be  reiircsenied. 

Samuel  IIauley, 
Cor.  Scc'y. 

The  District  Meeting  of  Northeast 
Ohio  will  be  held  on  the  5th  of  May  in 
the  Canton  Churcli,  in  the  Center  meet- 
ing-house, two  miles  .south  of  Louisville, 
in  Stark  County,  Ohio.  Those  coming 
by  r^il  must  come  the  day  previous  ami 
stop  off  at.  JjouisviUc.  A  full  repre^cu- 
taiion  is  exiicctcd. 

By  order  of  the  churcli. 

JossiAH  Keim, 
Cor.  See'y. 

U   .11   |»     III    B..J.  .1  I  1 


The  District  Meeting  of  the  Soiithern 
District  ol  Iowa,  will  commence  on  Mon- 
day, the  lOth  of  May,  at  10  o'clock  a.  m. 
Preaching  to  commence  at  lO  o'eloek  oa 
the  yih.  It  will  'oe  held  at  the  Breth- 
ren's meeting  house,  in  Jefferson  Cuunty, 
Iowa.  Tho.-^e  coming  Irom  the  cast  and 
northeast,  will  stop  off  at  Liberty villo  ; 
those  from  the  we>i.  and  northwest,  will 
stop  off  at  B.itavia  ;  those  from  the 
.south  will  slop  off  at  Bellnap,  then  on 
the  Southwestern  to  the  county  lino   sta» 


iV)ARRiEO. 

by  thi;  up.dcrai^nod,  at  the  residence  of 
tilt  t)riJc's  iiaic:i!is.  Bai  kwuods,  Uarrctt  Co., 
Md  ,  F.ii  till,  1675,  -Mr.  Jo.SiS  VVue  T/.Kt-L 
lo  aNIIsb  K.  E.  BioLKu 

Natiianibi.  Mekuii.l. 

At  Ih"?  rchiJ'Uco  of  the  bride's  parouts, 
Fi  b.  H'.li,  IST.'j,  .Ml.  NoAil  Mausv  and  kister 
tiAUAii  i5i:Kur,  both  ol'  Fayclle  Co.,  I'a. 

AUo,  kt  Uiu  resiJi-Dce  of  the  undurBigned, 
F(b.  2L«l,  .Mr.  6ii,AS  Fbuubk  und  Catuak- 
INK  .\.  Caton,  boili  of  i'resloa  couu'y,  Wc»l 
Virgiuia. 

AUo,  at  Ibc  residence  of  Mr.  Jacob  Surry, 
ilsrcb  7»li,    Mr.  FuANKl>i»i  SUJIT  «nd  (Jako- 
l.i.Nii  BuvuoaBK,  bolli  oi  Ftiyell^  Co  ,  i'ii. 
.\I.  J.  TnoMAS. 

mill      ■■iLiMiiim      II II  i»ii.  »        11     I      11^^ 

l>2Ki>. 

We  admit  no  poetry  nndor  Any  cirtuniatan 
cou  in  coiiiiectiiiii  wiin  Ol^liuury  Aotlcus.  We 
wi.sli  lt>  u&e  all  alilte,  and  we  could  not  iuMeil 
v,r.  HUH  witii  aJL 

On  Marcb  Ist,  (ricnd  James  CoNSTAbi.B, 
agi'd  50  ycaiB,  3  moutlis  atid  5  da^s.  Fu- 
neral hi'.rvicei  by  tlic  writer.  Text,  Isa.  8S, 
last  clause  Isl  verse. 

UlVID  HILUSBU4ND. 


\jJdIlISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAWlOr^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


191 


Near  Indianapo'iB,  Indiana,  Sept.  2nd, 
1S74,  Martha  Floha,  d«ughtcrof  John  S 
end  Sarah  M.  Skuuders,  aj;ed  3  j-ca^s,  3 
montiis  and  37  deys.  DUeaae,  dropsy  of  the 
braiu. 


In  the  Sandy  CrBck  church,  Preston  coun- 
ty, West  Virginia,  January  1«75,  sister  Ei,i7,- 
ABETii,  wife  of  brother  John  Guihrie.  who 
preceded  her  to  the  grave  some  flfteen 
months,  tt^ed  75  years,  I)  months  and  14  days. 
Funeral  discourse  by  bioih^r  James  A 
liidenour. 

M.  J.   TUOMAS. 

In  the  Carroll  District,  UarroM  rounty, 
IMinoie,  March  7ih,  onr  old  friend  Samuel 
■Stuickleu,  at  the  adv«iic<'d  age  of  82  years, 
7  moutlis  and  2  days,  h-avinxaii  aued  widgw 
(,a  sister,)  child'cn  aud  many  Rym'athizin}; 
friends.  Funeral  service,  at  house,  fiom 
1st  Pet.  l:'H,2i 

J.  J.  Emmeut. 

In  the  Howard  church,  Howard  county, 
Indiana.  Emma  l.;lilile  daughter  of  friends 
DaVid  and  Maiy  Lybjook,  .'Jged  2  years,  9 
months  aud  1  da/. 

We  hope  the  jiarents  will  prepare  to  meet 
thrir  little  dauehter  in  tha'  happy  place 
that  God  has  preiare.l  for  ihos-?  that  love 
liiin.  Faneial  discourse  by  ela  r  Abr&ham 
Rinekart. 

Geo.  Buubaker. 

In  the  bounds  of  Clover  Creek  congrega- 
tion, January  24,  brotUci  John  F.  McGuaw, 
ngcd  00  yeais,  1  mouth  ano  5  days. 

The  sutijecl  of  this  notice  was  sick  about 
one  week.  Disease,  i)iiions  colic.  Hp  tuf- 
fered  severely  until  the  eveuing  uf  the  24ih, 
when  the  mt-sseugor,  Death,  relieved  him 
He  leavds  a  widow,  who  is  a  fister  to  elders 
John  and  Geo.  W.  B'um^augh  His  remains 
were  followed  to  the  place  of  interment  by  a 
larije  concourse  of  people  Without  a 
doubt  it  was  the  largest  funeral  traiu  ever 
witnessed  in  this  nei^hNorbood.  We  trust 
hiff  mtny  liberal  deeds,  or  acts  of  charity, 
will  be  his  eternal  raward. 

JaC.  L.   WlNELAfD. 

In  the  South  Waterloo  cona;r(gatiOQ, 
B'ackhawk  county,  Iowa,  .Marnh  3d,  Wil- 
BEKT,  son  of  brother  Samuel  H.  aud  s'.stt^r 
Susan  Miller,  a^^ed  4  yearS;  4  months  and 
14  dajs. 

The  lovely  little  son  was  taken  away  quite 
suddenly  from  the  embrace  of  his  fond  par- 
ents. His  illness  lasted  only  a  few  days  till 
it  terminated  in  death  by  spinal  disease. 
Funeral  largely  attended. 

Benjamin  Beeouly. 

Near  Spencerville,  in  the  Sugar  Crck 
congregation,  Allen  county,  Ohio,  oa  the 
2nd  day  of  .Mari-h,  Lauua  Etta,  only  child 
of  brother  Samuel  and  sister  Susan  Metzger, 
aged  4  years,  10  months  and  8  days. 

Disease,  spo'ted  lever.  Shs  «  as  complain- 
ing over  two  weeks,  five  days  of  which  time 
ehe  was  nnconseious  of  her  condition.  Dur- 
ing these  live  days  she  neither  eat  nor  drank , 
nor  look  a  partible  of  medicine,  nor  Rcarc  I7 
moved  a  hand  or  foot,  until  shortly  before 
she  died,  she  had  a  number  of  spasms,  and 
then  passed  away.  Fun-ral  services  by  one 
of  the  brethren, from  the  words  :"For  of  such 
i?  the  kingdom  of  heaven,"  (Matt.  19:14,) 
to  a  large  concourse  of  neighbors,  friends 
and  relatives.  A  large  number  of  children 
were  present,  and  all  wept  most  tenderly 
because  little  l.ianra  was  taken  away  from 
them.  Her  loss  was  most  deeply  felt  by  the 
tender  pareuts. 

David  Eably. 
[P»^</n"m please  copy.] 


In  the  Rush  Creek  church,  Fairfield  Co., 
Ohio,Feb.  24lh,  of  confinement  fevrr,  LyniA, 
wife  of  Milton  Frisioo,  and  daughter  of 
brother  John  and  6i^tH^  Margaret  Mericle, 
aged  31  years  and  IG  days. 

She  leaves  a  kind  and  sorrowing  husband 
and  four  small  children;  father,  mother,  a 
sister,  two  brothers  and  many  friends  to 
mourn  their  loss.  The  fuueralivas  preached 
by  Mr.  Dixon,  a  United  Brethren  minister. 
The  friends  Want  m--  to  stale  the  reason  why 
I  did  not  iMcach  the  fuueial.  They  tele- 
grai'hed  for  me  but  I  was  away  attendiug'a 
seiies  of  meetini:s,  »nd  therefore  coald  not 
attend.  The  text  made  use  of  on  the  o:ca£- 
ion  was  Heb.  9:^7. 

As  life  is  uncertain  and  death  is  certain, 
bow  bolemnly  it  warns  us  of  the  great  neces- 
sity of  making  our  peace  with  God,  while 
tiuii,  privilege  and  opportunity  is  grant»-d 
unto  us.  So  when  the  trying  hour  comes, 
we  may  with  certainty  real  our  tl'le  clear 
to  mansions  in  the  sky,  aud  in  the  full  tri- 
uuipiis  of  a  living  faith,  leave  this  world  of 
soriow  and  pass  into  ihal  world  of  bliss 
above,  where  all  the  faithlul  acd  happy 
saints  dwell.  In  the  hope  of  a  blrssed 
immortality,  I  remain  your  brother  aud 
fiicud. 

W.  Arnold. 


T  ISTOFMOiNEYS  IIKUEIVKD  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

Jacob  Musscr  815;  J  E  Brtnncra«n  9  00; 
Daniel  Wolf  1  GJ:  W  II  L,i.'hty  12  00;  J  P 
Werley  I  60;  M  Kceler  1  60;  P  D  Baker  75; 
N  Morrill  1  GO;  C  A  .Masou  1  GO;  K  Smuss 
7.'5;  John  Reed  1  GO;  S  Rots  1  70;  J  .VI  Terry 
1  60;  H  Hess  1  60;  A  B  Barnhait  1  70;  J4c 
Becghly  i  70;  H  C  .Martin  1  70;  E  L  Yoder 
1  20;  Jaeob  Clapper  4  50. 


A  healthy  liver  secretes  each  day  about 
two  and  a  halt"  pounds  of  bilo,  which 
coiitaiiis  a  great  aiuouiit  of  waste  material 
taken  frotu  the  blood.  When  the  liver 
becomes  torpid  or  congested,  it  fails  to 
ehiui:sate  this  va:5t  amount  of  noxious 
substance,  which,  therefore,  remains  to 
poison  the  blood  and  be  conveyed  to  every 
part  of  the  system.  What  must  be  the 
condition  oi'  the  blood  when  it  is  receiving 
and  retaining  each  day  two  aud  a  iiaif 
pcutids  ol' poison?  Nature  tries  to  work 
ort'  this  poison  riirougli  other  channels 
and  organs — the  kidneys,  lungs,  sLln,elc. ; 
but  these  organs  become  overtaxed  in 
perfoiuiing  this  labor,  in  addition  to  tlieir 
natural  I'unctions,  and  cannot  long  with- 
stand the  pressure,  but  become  variously 
diseased. 

The  brain,  which  is  the  great  electrical 
centre  ot  all  vitality,  is  unduly  stimulated 
by  the  unhealthy  blood  wiiich  passes  10  it 
from  the  heart,  and  it  fails  to  perform  its 
otliee  healthi'uily.  Hence  the  symptoms 
of  bile  poisoning,  which  are  dullness, 
headache,  incapacity  to  keep  the  mind 
on  any  subject,  impairment  of  memory, 
dizzy,  sleepy,  or  nervous  feelings,  gloomy 
forebodings  and  irritability  of  temper. 
The  blood  itself  being  diseased,  as  it 
forms  the  sweat  upon  the  surface  of  tlie 
skin,  is  so  irritating  and  poisonous  tliat 
it  produces  discolored  brcwn  spots,  pim« 


pies,  blotches  and  other  eruptions,  sores, 
boils,  carbuncles  and  scrofulous  tumors. 
The  stomach,  bowels,  and  other  organs 
s'  oken  ol",  cannot  escape  becoming  affect- 
ed, sooner  or  later,  and  costivcness,  piles, 
drop-sy,  dysjicpsia,  diarrhoea,  female 
weakness,  and  many  other  f  ;rms  of  chron- 
ic disease,  are  auion;r  the  necessary  re- 
sults. As  a  remedy  I'jr  all  tlicsc  mani- 
festations of  di.sease,  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden 
Me<lical  Discovery  wiih  small  daily  doses 


of  his  l-'h.'asant  Pur>;ative  Pellets  are 

lively  unequalled.       By    tl 

and  stomach  are   changed  to    an   active 


the 


nosi- 
liver 


and  healthy  state,  the  appelite  regulated 
and  restored,  the  blood  anJ  fecrctions 
thiiroUk'hly  purified  and  enriched,  and 
the  whole  system  renovated  and  built  up 
anew.  Sold  by  all  first-class  druggists 
and  dealers  in  medicine. 


Pure  Italian  Queens 

For  sale  the  coming  feason  of  1875.  Prici 
?2.50  each.  Addn-s-,  Danix.l  KACAnicR, 
New  Enterprise.  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  10-4t 


CON.SU.MPTIOJV  CURED. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  ('hristian  Family   Com' 
panion  and  (Jospcl  V'Xitor  ; 

Esteemed  l<'R!r;ND  : — Will  yen  pler.se 
inform  your    readers  that  I  have    a   positive 

CURE  FOR  C0^'SUMPT^ON 
and  ,"»11  disorders  of  tbc  Throat  and  Lungs, 
and  that,  by  its   use   in  my   practice,  I  have 
cured  hundreds  of  cases,  and  will  give 

^1,000.00 
for  a  case  it   will  not    benefit.       Indeed,  so 
strong  is  ray  faith,  I  will  send  a  8am})U ,  fr<e, 
to  any  sufTi-rer  addressing  me. 

Please  show  this  Inter  to  any  one  jou 
m»y  know  who  is  sull-ring  from  these  dis- 
eases, and  obli.'C. 

Fnith fully  Yours. 

Dn.  T.  F.  BURT, 
.;0  6m.  69  William  St.,  New  Yo:k, 


Tea,  S2fS  OO  a  day  Is  gnarantecd  using  onr 
Wei!  Auger  and  Drills  in  good  territory. 

Highest  tcstinionlals  from  the  Governors  of 
Iowa.  Arkansas  nnd  Dakota.  All  tools  war- 
rautpd.  Two  wells  50  font  deep  can  bo  bored 
in  one  day,  and  ona  ■well  will  furulsh  water 
snfllciont  for  lOO  tipn<l  of  cnftle..  Splendid 
■work  for^winteiBS  well  89  sumnior."  I>escr1p« 
tlve  catalogue  fr  a.  County  rights  for  sale. 
▲dOreeai  JILZ  WJiUi  AUUiiJi  CO.,i>t.LouU,UQ. 


192 


CHRISTIAI^  FAMILY  COM.PANIOI?  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


THE  SUN. 


DAILY  AND  WEEKLY  FOR  1875. 


The  approach  of  the  PresiJuiitUl  oleclion 
gives  unusual  inipoitaucf  lo  the  evcuts  and 
dcvelopmeuls  of  1875.  We  sb-ll  endeavor 
to  describe  them  fi.lly,  faithluHy,  and  fear- 
lessly. 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  has  row  ailnined  a 
circulation  of  over  tuveuiy  tho;'.s.ir,d  copiCK. 
Its  readers  arc  foQud  in  evt-ry  Sljte  and 
Territory,  aud  its  qual.ty  is  well  uuown  to 
the  puhlu-.  U'c  shall  not  only  ctulcavor  to 
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importaut,  at  full  length  when  of  moment, 
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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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BY  JAMKS  qLUJKTER. 


"^'  yt  love  me,  keep  my  conmiaririnifN^s."— Jesus. 


At  fl.eo  Fer  Aukuir. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  MAR.  30,  1875.       Vol.  II.  No.  13. 


Judgment  Day. 


Tho  great  dcci-«ivc  day 
Is  at  hand,  is  at  band, 
Thogr^at  dccislv*  day  Is  a^  hand, 
Tho  day  when  Christ  shall  come 
To  call  his  peojila  home, 
And  to  63al  I'lo  sioner's  doom, 
Is  nt  hand,  is  at  hand, 
And  to  seal  the  Elnncr's  doom  Is  at  band. 

Those  who  rrade  his  crown  of  ihorns 
Wlil  be  there,  will  be  there, 
Tbo6d  who  maid  his  crowu  of  thorns  will  be 
theie, 
Those  who  smote  bira  with  a  reed 
Upon  his  sacred  head, 
And  icada  his  temples  bleed 

Will  be  there,  will  b«  the;e. 
The  vaunting  feoffor  too 
Will  be  ihere,  wil  ba  there. 
The  vannilag  scofl'sr  too  will  be  thtre. 
Those  who  low  tho  Iruih  deride, 
Those  who  plcretil  Vim  in  tho  side. 
His  declsou  must  abide 

lu  that  day,  In  that  day. 
The  backslider  will  be  there, 
Ju  that  day,  iu  that  day, 
The  backslider  will  be  there  in  that  day. 
Ob  !  what  a  fearful  doom 
Awaits  the  guilty  one 
Who  denies  the  blessed  Bon, 

In  his  day,  in  his  day. 
Those  who  spurn  hie  mtrcy  now 
Will  be  there,  will  be  there. 
Those  who  ipum  his  niercyuow  will  be  there 
All  who  will  procrasUuate 
Must  mcbt  tho  sinner's  fate, 
To  repent  will  be  too  late 
In  that  day,  In  that  day. 
Where  will  the  siuntr  hide 
Iu  that  day,  iu  that  day  ? 
Where  will  the  sinoer  hide  in  that  day  ? 
It  will  be  in  vain  to  call 
To  "mountaii.s  ou  us  fall," 
For  bis  baud  will  find  you  all 
In  that  day,  iu  t'  at  day. 

— Sdected. 


Fon  TUB  Companion  and  Visitok. 
A  Report  ot  tlia  Discnsaieii. 


TRINITY— CONTINUED. 

Affiumative — S«cond  speech.  I 
appear  before  you  again,  to  defiue 
n;ore  fully,  aud  to  reply.  '-What  is 
the  meaniDgof  the    term,    person?" 


Ordin; 


ri!y  an  individual.     The   term 


dues  not  occur  often  iu  the  Scriptures, 
It  occurs  only  once  in  reference  to  tho 
Deity,  namely,  Il^b.  1  :  3,  "Who  is 
the  brightness  of  his  glory,  and  the 
express  i(ua?o  of  his  person.''  We 
wuuld  not  accept  of  the  common  idea 
and  defiuilion  of  person.  We  think 
the  tta'-u  jjow^r  is  U^tter  ;  and  hence 
the  pvop'jaiiion  says,  "Three  persons 
or  powers.  'Powers"  is  used  to  give 
cur  idva  :;f  "persons." 

My  opponent  intimated  that  I 
tacitly  admitted  that  "the  doctrine  of 
the  Trinity  is  cot  taught  in  the  Scrip- 
tures." 1  did  not  much  like  to  hear 
him  .say  that,  as  I  had  not  admitted 
any  such  thiag. — Men  diGFer  some- 
what on  the  doctrine  of  the  Trini:y. 
I  maintain  that  the  doctrine  is  taught 
in  the  Scriptures. — Another  reuaark 
of  criticism  :  "Who  was  made  a  little 
lower  than  the  angels  ?"  He  asks, 
"Who  was  made,"  eta.  1  He  also 
wanted  me  to  tell  who,  or  what  part, 
was  made.  I  answer,  Christ's  being 
m.ade  lower  than  tho  angels  has  no 
allusion  to  creation,  but  to  pui^i'n.o 
into  a  posilion  lower  than  the  an- 
gels.— Another  of  the  sarae  kind : 
"Who  is  the  head  ?"  'The  head  of 
Christ  is  God,"  1  Cor.  11:3.  But 
Paul  says  of  Christ,  "Jn  bim  dwelleth 
all  the  fullness  of  the  Godbtiid  bod- 
ily ;"  Col.  2  :  9.  (Several  criticisms 
are  omitted  because  of  similarity ) 
The  humau  mind  cannot  comprgheud 


the  great  thought  of  God,  except  as 
manifest  in  the  flesh.  How  can  we 
see,  feel,  and  appreciate  God  ?  Only 
in  Christ — God  manifest  in  the  flosh. 
My  opponent  says,  'There  was  not 
a  particle  of  human  nature  about 
Christ."  If  not,  what  or  who  was 
Christ  y  According  to  hie  position 
he  was  not  God,  and  he  had  no  hu- 
man nature  about  him.  Who,  then, 
or  what,  was  Clirist?  I  only  know 
what  I  can  read.  "He  took  not  on 
him  the  nature  of  angels,  but  the  seed 
of  Abraham."  Was  not  that  human 
nature  ?  But  my  brother  says,  ''No 
human  nature  about  Chrii^t." — He 
says  the  Father  gave  authority  and 
power  to  the  Son.  Would  have  us 
believe  that  tlie  Sou's  power  is  all 
delegated.  "Hath  given  him  author- 
ity," etc.  I  will  tell  you  what  this 
proves.  It  proves  that  the  Son  had 
the  capacity  to  receive  this  authority  : 
his. capacity  was  equal  to  it.  We 
cannot  delegate  our  power  to  an  in- 
ferior, but  to  an  equal.  This  proves 
that  the  Son  is  equal  to  the  Father. 
It  means  that  the  Son  is  not  an  in- 
ferior. Christ  is  the  begotlen  of  the 
Father,  and  truly  is  God.  But  wo 
want  to  get  through  with  these  criti- 
cisms and  proceed  with  our  argument. 
He  aL«o  read  a  parcel  of  concessions 
from  Catholics  and  Protestants.  Wo 
do  not  see  much  use  of  that.  We  can 
fiud  men  now  that  wil!  make  very 
liberal  concessions.  We  must  take 
up  the  point  of  three  in  one.  Oar 
idea  is  that  in  one  sense  they  »re 
three,  but  in  another  sense  they  »ro 
one.  We  admit  that  they  are  one, 
but  not  one  in  person.  Three  per- 
sons are  not  one  person,  "I  aud  the 
Father  are  one."  Point  made — the 
Son  is  eteroal.     If  you  have  an   eter- 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


Dal  Father  that  implies  the  idea  of  an 
eternal  Son.  The  terms  Father  and 
Son  are  terms  of  relation.  My  oppo- 
nent asks  many  hard  questions.  A 
child  may  ask  many  questions  which 
we  cannot  answer.  We  can  also  ask 
questions  which  onr  opponent  cannot 
answer. — While  the  Scriptures  affirm 
three  in  one,  we  must  not  confound 
the  three.  (Here  brother  Miller  read 
from  A.  Canipbell  in  reference  to  the 
distinct  wofki  of  the  Father,  Son,  and 
Holy  Spirit.)  Campbell  gives  our 
idea :  they  are  three  in  one  sense, 
not  in  another.  Paul  says,  1  Cor.  3  : 
8,  "lie  that  plaut<th  and  he  that  wa- 
tereth  are  cue."  How  cin  Paul  and 
Apollos  be  one  ?  O'l  the  principle 
that  they  are  the  same  kind  ot  beings 
— same  body  and  spirit — one  in  mind, 
heart,  etc.  But  they  are  not  one  in 
person. — (Time  expired.) 

Negative — S-^cond  speech.  Happy 
to  appear  before  you  again.  My 
brother's  reading  from  A.  Campbell 
is  a  refutation  of  his  theory.  If  I 
undertake  to  prove  that,  my  brother 
is  amused.  Does  he  not  prove  the 
same  thinp:  ? — I  will  just  say  that  bo 
far  as  the  doctrine  of  Christianity  i.s 
concerned  1  can  answer  any  question 
that  can  be  asked. — Genesis  1  :  26, 
the  brother  quoted  to  prove  plurality, 
but  did  not  aa,y  Trinity.  "And  God 
said,"  etc.  The  brother  said  the  term 
Elohim  impliRS  plurality.  It  does 
not  as  I  will  sho'^.  If  likeness  bo- 
gets  likeness,  and  God  possesses  three 
persons  then  that  which  is  begotten 
aldo  does. — If  Elohiia  be  piural  it  is 
a  plurality  of  God's,  rather  then  per- 
Sjus.  If  plurjil,  wh}'  is  the  singular 
verb  used  ?  God  said,  "Lot  us  make 
man,  etc.,  and  lot  Ihetn,^'  etc.  Then 
raau  must  be  a  plurality  or  trinity 
too.  The  Scptu'igint  Tijuders  Elohim 
into  the  Oretk  by  Tkeos,  God,  in  the 
singular  number,  aud  Christ  and  the 
apostles  quote  the  Sepluagint,  and 
thus  sanction  the  singular. — It  ia  un- 
intelligible that  there  are  three  per- 
sons in  one  being. — Dr.  William 
Hmith  in  his  Bible  Dictionary,  under 
the  hoad  of  Jehovah,  say.-^,  "It  is 
probable  that  the  plural  form  Elohim, 
instead  ot  pointing  to  Polytheism,  is 
sppiied  to  God  as  comprehending  in 
Himself  the  fullness  of  all  power,  and 
■niting  in  a  perfect  degree  all  that 
which  the  name  signiQes,  and  all  the 
attributes  which  the  heathen  ascribe 
to  the  several  divinities  of  their  pan- 
theon. *  *  *  It  will  be  found, 
upon  an  examination  of  t^o   passages 


iu  which  Elohim  occurs,    that    it    is 
chiifly  in  places  where  God    ia    repre- 
sented in  the  plenitude  of  his   power, 
and   where    no    special    reference    is 
made  to    bis    unity,    personality,    or 
holiness."  etc. — The  plural  is  applied 
by  Moses,  in  Deut.  6:14,   "Hear    O 
Israel,  the    Lord    thy    God     is    one 
Lord:''     The  Lrird    Jesus   Chri.~;t    in 
quoting  this  Scripture  used  the  Greek, 
Theos,  which  ia  singular. — Paul  also 
iu  quoting  Pd.  45:  6,  7.  in    II«b.    1  : 
8,  9,  uses  the  Greek     Theos,    in    the 
singular,  where  the  Psalmist  used  the 
Hebrew  Elohim — God  is  the  Father 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     In  regard 
to  thf^ir  oneness,  Christ  said,  "I    and 
my  Father  are  one."     This  does    not 
mean  one  person  or  being.     Paul  and 
Apollos  are  one.     My  brother  and  his 
wife  are  one.      In  what  sense  are  they 
one  ?     Nut  one  person.     — "A   body 
hast  thou  prepared  me."     For  whom 
was  this  body  prepared  ?     By    whom 
was  it  prepared  ?      It  was  not  by  gen- 
eration.    "The  second     man    is    the 
Lord,  from  heaven."     How  was    this 
body  prepared  ?      "The     Word     was 
made  flesh."     lie  refers  to    our    Sa- 
viour's being  born.     This   is   true    of 
the  O.X,  etc.     This  character  who  was 
with  tho  Father,  "was  made    a    little 
lower  than  the  angels." — He  refers  to 
Isa.  9:  6,  'For   unto    us    a    child    is 
born,  uuto  us  a  Son  is  given."     Who 
was  born  ?     Was  this   child    the   Al- 
mighty God  ?     Did  God  sit  upon    the 
throne  of  his  father,  David  ? 
(Tiii'.e  expired.) 

Affirmative — Third  speech. 

Fir.st  I  will  reply  to  what  my. broth- 
er htt.s  said. — He  said  he  could  an- 
swer any  question.  I  will  give  him 
one.  He  says  Christ  i.s  not  God,  not 
a  man,  and  not  an  angel.  I  ask,  then, 
what  is  he  ?  If  he  is  so  good  at  an- 
swering questions,  let  him  answer 
this. — Next  point  plurality  not  appli- 
ed to  God.  The  learned  admit  the 
plural  form,  and  we  assume  that  this 
iavor.'3  the  idea  of  plurality.  "Let  us 
mak?  man."  "Man  is  become  like 
one  of  us."  My  brother  says  the 
plurality  of  God  proves  the  plurality 
of  man.  Let  us  look  at  the  creation 
of  man.  The  first  human  being  was 
made  of  the  dust  of  the  earth,  aud 
God  breathed  into  his  nostrils  the 
breath  of  life.  The  second  was  made 
a  little  differently,  a  part  of  the  first. 
The  third  was  a  little  different  still, 
being  born  into  the  world.  Here  is 
a  plurality  of  modes  in  the  formation 
of  Risn.     Then  nian  is  body,  soql,  ^ud 


spirit. — "Which  power  is  the  Son  ? — 
arc  the  two   one?'     Thi-^    brings    us 
back.     J>hQ    n  :    20,    21,    "Neither 
pray  I  for  these  alone,  but   for    them 
also  which  shall  believe  on  me  through 
their  word  ;  that  they  all  may  be  one 
*     *     *     even  as    we    are    one." 
The  disciples  are  one  in  some    sense  ; 
aud  in  the  same  sense  as  the    Father 
aud  Sin  are  one.    Gal.  3  :  28,  "Ther^ 
is  neiiher   Jew    nor   Greek,   there    is 
neither  bond  nor  free,  there  is  neither 
male  nor  fumale  ;  for  ye  are  all  one  in 
Christ  J'-sus."     How    are    they    all 
one?     One  body  sou!  and  spirit— the 
same  kind  of  beings,  and  in  the  same 
relation  to    Christ.     So    the    Father 
and  the  Sou  are    one — are    the  same 
kiui  of   being.     Take    two    kinds   of 
beings  and  they  are  never   one.     The 
Father  aud  the  Son  are  one    in    some 
sense,  for  so  the  Scriptures  teach.     It 
is  so  whether  I  understand  it  or   not. 
1  do  not  claim  to  be  able   to    compre- 
hend God  nor  to  answer  all  questions. 
Broth'T     Mauville     profeises     to    be 
able   to    answer.     Here    is    another. 
When  G'>d  said,  "Lot  us  make  man," 
etc  ,  to  whom  did    ho    speak  't — Now 
wo  will  notice  three  persons  or    pow- 
ers in  one.     Ail  is  power.     Our   gov- 
ern iuent  is  a  power — one  power — and 
consists  of  three  powers,  the    legisla- 
tive, judicial,  aud  executive.     These 
three  po  vers  are  not   three,    but  oue 
power  or  government.     They  are  dis- 
tinct powers  but  not  separate    in    the 
goveru::ieut.     So  there  are  three  per- 
sons or  powers  in    the    Divinity,    yet 
oue  great  power.     Let    him    explain. 
Another  illustration  :  Three  locomo- 
tives   are    three  powers, — powers    of 
the    same   kind, — but    when    hitched 
together,  or  hitched  to  the  same  train 
of  cars,  the  three  powers  are   blended 
into  one  powe'\    The  Father,  Son  and 
Holy  Spirit   are   three    great  powers 
yet  but  one  great  power,     fllere   the 
speaker  was    about    asking    another 
question,  but  his  opponent  claimed   a 
misunderstanding.)      Well,  the  Son  is 
not  man,  not    an     angel,    not    God  ; 
what  is  the  Son  ?  aud    how   are   the 
Father  and  the  Son  one  ?     The  apos- 
tle says  some  four    times    that    they 
are  one. — But  I   must   return   to  my 
arguments. 

3  Our  third  argument  to  prove  the 
Divinity  of  Christ  is  founded  on  the 
fact  that  Christ  came  down  from 
heaven — that  he  came  from  God ; 
thereloro  he  had  an  existence  before 
his  incarnation.  John  6:  51,  62  5 
13:  3:  8:  56—59  :   17  :  5. 


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If  Christ  came  from  heaven,  he  hfld 
en  exifitence  before  bis  iocarnatiou. 
But  if  he  had  an  existence  before,  and 
was  not  an  angel  or  creature  he  was 
God.  IfG'id,  hcwas  the  great,  the 
mighty  God — the  one  God.  If  not, 
my  opponent  must  have  more  than 
one  God. 

4.  Our  fourth  argument  is  drawn 
trom  another  title  given  to  our  Sa- 
viour, John  1  :  1,  where  he  is  called 
the  Logos.  Logos  is  translated  Word. 
The  word  {Logos)  was  God.  But 
that  word,  or  Logos,  which  was  God, 
was  made  flesh  and  dwelt  among  us, 
(and  we  behold  bis  glory,  the  glory 
as  of  the  only  begotten  of  the  Father.) 
full  of  grace  and  truth.  This  Christ 
was  the  Logos — God. 

5.  Our  fifth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  the  Scriptures 
teach  that  Christ  and  the  Father  are 
one.  Jno.  10;  30—38;  14:9;  lY: 
20—22  ;   1  Cor.  3:8;  Gal.  3  :  27,  28. 

This  argument  La-<  alriady  been 
given  in  reply  to  ray  opponent.  They 
are  one.     How  are  they  one  ? 

6.  Our  sixth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  language  of  our  Saviour ; 
Buch  as,  "I  am  Alpha  and  Omega." 
Rev.  1:  17.  18,  7.  8;  Isa.  44-:  6;  41: 
4;  48:  12.  13;    Matth.  18:  20;     28: 

12  13. 
(Time  expired.) 
Negative — Third  speech.  My 
brother  concedes  that  there  are  not 
three  powers.  I  dis^covered  the  diffi 
culty  under  which  he  labored.  His 
one  oar  is  gone,  and  he  keeps  going 
around  in  a  circle. — He  has  neglected 
my  exposition  of  Gen.  1  :  26.  He  did 
not  toll  us  why  the  singular  is  used 
in  the  Septuagint. — Ho  claicus  that 
man  is  a  plurality.  Does  this  embrace 
the  three  pjwers  of  God  ?  If  it  takes 
the  three  powers  to  cmstitute  God, 
why  call  each  of  these  powers  God  ? 
To  illustrate:  Here  are  three  brethren, 
they  are  one  as  the  Savior  prayed  ;  but 
each  is  very  man,  and  they  are  three 
men.  Hence  the  brother's  argument 
proves  Triiheism.  He  holds  that  the 
Father,  Son  and  Holy  Spirit  are  uni- 
ted ;  but  each,  he  claims,  is  very 
God.  If  each  of  the  three  is  very 
God,  then  he  has  ttiree  Gods,  or 
Tritbeism.  lie  did  not  tell  us  why 
Elohim  is  used  in  the  plural    in 


Dr.  Ilavernick  defines  Jehovah   to  be 
the  Existing  One,  und  considers    El- 
ohim, though  iu    the    plural    number, 
as  the  abstract  expression     for    abso- 
lute Deity.     Jehovah,  however  he  re- 
gards as    the   revealed   Elohim — the 
Manifest,  Only.   Personal,   and    Holy 
Elohim.       EloJiim  is  the  Creator,  Je- 
hovah, the  Redeemer,  &c.     In  a  sub- 
ordinate sense  the    term,    Elohim.  or 
Gods,  is  applied  to  angels.     Psa.  97  : 
7  ;   Ileb   1:6,      to    judges    or    great 
men.     Ex.22:  28;  Psa.  82  :   1  ;  Jno. 
10:  34.  35  ;   1  Cor.  8:  5  ;  and  to  idols. 
Dcut.  32:   17."     (This  quotation  may 
be  a  little  fuller  than  it     was    given.) 
When  Moses  said  :    "The    Lord   thy 
God  i.s    one    Lord,"    does    he   mean 
three  powers?     Certainly    not.     The 


20  ;  Jno.  3  ; 


doctrine  is  of  human  origin    and  so  is 
his    trine    baptism  as  we  shall  show. 
It  comes  down  from    the    Council    of 
Nice,  A   D   325.     Tie  refers  to   John 
10:30:   "I  and  ?»?/  Father    are    one." 
Is    the    Sou  theFather  ?     Will    call 
special  attention  to  the  train   and  the 
three  locomotives.     These  three  com- 
bined formed  one  power.      When    he 
said,  "I  and  my  Father  are    one,"  the 
Jews    took    up    stones  to  stone  him 
Did  they  stone  a  power  ?     Jesus    an- 
swered, e'c.     The  answer  was   made 
by  Jrsus,  not    by    a    power.       Jesus 
says  it.     'The  Jews    answered   him, 
saying,  For  a    good     work    we    stone 
thee  net  but  for  blaspheuiy  ;    and   be- 
cause that  thou,  being  a  man,  makest 
thyself  God."  "Jesus  answered  them. 
Is  it  not  written  in  your  law,  I    said. 
Ye  are  gods?       If    he    called   them 
gods  to  V.  horn  the  word   of  the  Lord 
caoie,  and    the    Scripture    cannot  be 
broken,  pay    ye    of    him,     whom   the 
Father  bath  Sanctified,  and  sent  unto 
the  world.    Thou    blaspbemest;    be- 
cause I  said,  I  am  the  Sou  of  God  ?" 
The  Jews  understood  the  Saviour   as 
our     brother   does.      (Several    more 
questions  had  been    asked,    but   only 
such  as  had  been    asked    before,    and 
therefore  we  omit  them.) 

(Time   expired  ) 


Silfcted  by  Moses  Fiume. 
rride. 


brew,  and  Theos  in  the  singular  in 
(he  Greek.  The  brother  will  not  no- 
tice this.  Wilson  says:  ''The  two 
principal  Hebrew  names  of  the  Su- 
preme Being  used  in  the  Scriptures 
we  Jehovah  (or  Yahoch)  and  Elohim. 


Most  persons  say  that  it  doea  not 
He-  I  matter  hov/  people  dress,  pride  is  in 
the  heart.  Very  true,  but  straws 
show  which  way  the  wind  blow?. 
Plain  exterior  may  cover  up  a  proud 
heart,  but  depend  upon  it,  a  fashiona- 
ble exterior  seldom,  if  ever,  covers  up 
a  plaia  heart.     The  religion  of  Ghrist 


is  pure,  peaceable,  and  easy  to  bo  en- 
treated, aud  full  of  mercy.  All 
Christians  are  baptized  with  one 
spirit  into  one  body.  They  mind 
not  high  things,  but  condescend  to 
men  of  low  estate.  Their  highest  am- 
bition is  to  honor  God  with  all  they 
have  aud  ore.  They  are  not  puffed 
up ;  not  conformed  to  this  world  ; 
but  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
their  minds.  There  is  no  euch  thing 
in  heaven  nor  earth  as  a  proud  Chris- 
tian. There  never  was,  nor  never 
can  be.  Pride  is  of  the  devil.  It 
originated  with  him  and  he  is  man- 
aging it  most  successfully  in  destroy- 
ing souls. 

But  who  is  to  blame  for  this  state 
of  things  in  the  Church  ?  First,  and 
mostly,  the  pulpit  is  to  blame.  Men 
who  profess  to  be  called  of  God  to 
lead  the  people  to  heaven,  have 
ceased  to  rebuke  this  soul-destroying, 
heaven-provoking  spirit,  but  try  first 
for  a  living,  then  for  popularity.  Esau 
sold  his  birth-right  for  a  morsel  of 
bread.  That  was  a  costly  morsel  for 
him  ;  but  now  men  sell  out  cheap  for 
cash.  Churches  that  were  once 
powerful  for  good,  are  now  well  nigh 
lost  in  forms  and  fashions.  The  fact 
is  before  us,  pride,  fashion  and  ex- 
travagance are  eating  the  very  life 
out  of  many  of  the  heretofore  best 
congregations  in  the  land.  The  rich 
lead  the  >vay  because  they  can,  while 
the  poor  strain  every  nerve  to  keep 
iu  sight,  and  Satan  laughs  to  see  them 
rush  on. 

Pride  thrust  Nebuchadnezzar  out 
ot  men's  society,  Saul  out  of  his  king- 
dom, Adam  out  of  Paradise,  and  Lu- 
cifer out  of  heaven.  Neither  death 
nor  the  grave  will  change  the  char- 
acter of  any  one.  The  same  spirit 
that  controlled  in  life,  will  cling  to 
the  soul  in  death,  and  enter  with 
into  eternity. 
Elkharl,  Lid 


it 


Gems. 

A  lion  in  God's  cause  must  be  a 
lamb  in  his  own. 

All  blood  stains  but  the  blood  of 
Christ ;  that  purifies  and  makes 
white. 

God  knows  our  hearts  better  than 
men  know  our  faces. 

Some  people  write,  and  others  talk 
themselves  out  of  their  reputation. 

Bubbles  look  well  while  they  last 
bvjt  tbey  caa  DOt  stand  hard  pressure. 


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Tlte  Weaver. 


Ceaselessly,  iho  weaver,  Time, 

SittlQK  at  his  luyslic  loom. 
Keeps  his  arrowy  shuttle  flylnt:,— 
Kvcry  thread  anoarfi  our  liying  ; 
And  with  mulanoholy  cblme,     • 
Very  low  and  mi  withal, 
BInga  his  eoleran  madrigal 

A*  he  weaves  our  thread  of  doom. 

"Mortals!"  tljus  he  weaving  el»gi, 
•'Bright  or  darii  the  wob  shall  bo 

As  yo  wi.l  it ;  all  the  tissues 

Bleadlng  in  harmonious  issues, 

Or  discordant  colorlugs  ; 

Time  the  shuillo  drivus,  but  yon 

Give  to  every  threaJ  its  hue, 
And  ftlect  your  destiny. 

'■God  bestows  the  shining  waip  ; 

Fill  it  wi'h  as  bris^ht  a  woof, 
And  the  whole  shall  glow  divinely, 
As  if  wrought  by  ani^els  finely. 
To  the  music  of  tb6  harp  ; 
And  the  blended  colors  b« 
Lilte  perfect  harmony, 

Keeping  evil  things  aloof. 

•'Envy,  malice,  pride~and  hate, 

Foal^Bl  progeny  of  sin, 
Let  not  these  the  weft  entangle 
With  their  blind  anJ  furious  wrangle, 
Marring  your  diviner  fate  ; 
Unl  with  love  and  deeds  of  good 
Be  the  wob  throughout  imbued. 

And  the  perfoct  shall  ye  win." 

Thus  ho  flngwth  very  low, 

Silting  at  Ills  mystic  loom, 
And  his  shuttle  6lill  is  tlying, — 
Thread  by  lliread  anears  our  dying, 
Grows  our  shioul  with  every  throw  ; 
And  the  hues  ef  Hell  or  Heaven 
To  each  thread  by  us  are  glyen. 

As  ha  weaves  our  web  of  doom. 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companio»  and  Visitor. 
(«o«l  lu  AfUlclioiis. 


Number  Five. 


DAVID  A   TYPE  OP  .JESU8. 

That  David  and  hi.s  kingdom  literally, 
to  wiiich  he  was  chosen  and  established 
by  the  JiOrd,  and  the  conhcquont  ncrse- 
cution  that  Ibllowed,  is  typical  o\  Jc^us, 
Knd  the  spiritual  kingdom  he  came  to  es 
tal'lifih  in  the  hearts  of  his  t'ulluwerK,  and 
the  con»equent  persecution  (bat  generally 
follonc,  appears  from  what  the  angel, 
who  announced  Jesus'  birth,  said  to  hi.s 
mother,  l^uLe  ]:3"2,  "the  Jjord  God  shall 

five  unto  him  the  throne  of  his  father 
)avid,"  etc.  For  in  what  sense  could 
Christ's  Fpiritual  dominion  be  called  the 
kingdom  of  his  fatlier  David,  unless  Da- 
vid's kingdom  woa  a  type  thereof?    In 


fact,  the  power  and  success  with  which 
David  governed  the  natural  seed,  and 
k-utidued  the  neighboring  heathen  natiou.s, 
their  enemies,  was  a  fit  prefiguration  of 
the  power  and  success  with  which  Christ 
rules  the  spiritual  seed,  and  Bu!>dues 
iheir  enemies.  That  David  was  a  typo 
of  Christ,  appear."*  frou)  this  also,  that 
the  prophets  who  foretold  to  the  I»<raol- 
ites  the  coming  of  Chri.st,  named  him 
David,  and  David  their  king  ;  by  a  com 
mon  luet^jnymy  giving  the  name  of  the 
type  to  the  person  typified.  (SeoJer. 
30:9  ;  Kz<rk.  34:23  .and  37:24  ',  Ilosea  3:4,.5-, 
Isa.  55:3  j  Aeus  13:34.  Partioularlv  the 
last  meutioued  pa.<i.sagc,  where  the  bene 
fits,  which  the  spiritual  seed  derive  from 
the  government  of  ChrLst^  and  their  sjif 
cty  from  their  enemies,  are  termed,  "the 
sure  mercies  of  David,"  or  Jcsus  ) 

"And  the  chief    priests    and    scribes 
sought    how    they    might    kill    Jesus." 
"riaul  also  sent  messengers  unto   David's 
house  to  watch  him,  and  slay  him  in  the 
morning,"    but    David     escapes,    being 
warned    and    a.ssisted    by  his  wife,  who 
makes    use   of   a  stratagem    to   deceive 
Saul.     "So  David  fl^'d  and  escaped,  and 
came  to  Samuel  to  Ilamah,  and  told  hiui 
all  that  Saul  had  done  to  hitij."     Sanjuel, 
no  doubt,  felt  deeply  for   the    welfare  of 
David,  whom  he  saw  exposed  to  such  im- 
minent danger,  commending  him  to  the 
care   of   the  Almighty,  and  giving   hiuj 
that  advice  which  he  deemed  best  suited 
to  his  situation,  and  they  both   went  and 
dwelt   at    Naioth,  whero  it  is    supposed 
there  was  a  school  of   the    prophets,  of 
which  Samu«l  was  the  head.     Saul  heard 
of  this  and  sent  messengers  to  take  David. 
As  they    approached    Naioth,  they  met 
the  company  of   the   prophets  prophesy- 
ing, and  the  same  divine   influence  came 
upon  the  messengers   of   Saul,  and  they 
also    prophesied,  and    when  it  was   told 
Siul,  ho  sent  others  again,  and  again  the 
tliird  time,  and  thev  did  the  same.     Saul 
now  resolved  to  go  himself  and  make  sure 
of  the  object  of  his   revenge,  "and  the 
spirit  of  God  was  upon  him  also,  and  he 
wont  on  and  prophesied." 

The  Scripture  does  not  inform  us  what 
Siiil  pioplie.sied,  but  like  Balaam,  who 
wont  with  the  princes  of  Balak,  against 
the  will  of  God,  yet  God  afterwards  told 
him  to  go  with  them,  "but  yet  the  word 
which  1  shall  say  unto  thee  that  shalt 
thou  do,"  which  resulted  in  blessing  the 
Israelites  instead  of  cur.^ing  them.  So 
Saul's  designs  were  frustrated  in  like 
manner.  riiese  signal  interpositions  of 
Providence  interrupted  his  attempts  to 
lake  the  life  of  David.  About  this  time, 
probably  on  the  occasion  of  his  escaping 
to  Samuel  at  Ilamah,  Duvid  wrote  tbe 
5yth  P.ialm,  as  the  title  doth  signify.  In 
the  conclusion  of  which  he  utters  tliese 
devout  sentiments,  so  befitting  his  condi- 
tion :  "But  1  will  sing  of  thy  power: 
yea,  I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the 
morning  :  for  thou  hast  been  my  defense 
and  refuge  in  the  day  of  trouble.  Unto 
thee,  0,  my  Btrcngth,  will  I  sing :  for 


God  is  my  defense,  and  the  God  of   my 
metcy." 

God  is  my  defence  I    Happy  is  ho  who 
can  cherish  this    trust  in  the    Almighty 
auiid  tlio  trial*  and  dangerj   of   lifp.     If 
wo  are  under  thu  divine  protection,  what 
hato  we  to  fe:u?     Notiiiog    that  can  in- 
jure u.«;  the  adversary  of  sfjuls  mav  assail 
u»  ;  wicked  uien    may  be    allowea  to  in» 
fiiet  lemporaJ  oviis,  if  possible,  oven  death 
itself,  but   the  imujortal   spirit  remains 
s..curo.  "And  David  fled  from  Naioth  and 
caruc  and    .--aid    belore   Jonathan,  what 
havo  1  done?      What    is    my    iui(]uity? 
And  what  Ls    luy  sin    before  thy  father, 
that   be  sooketb  my  life?" — Chap.  20:1, 
etc.      Then   Jonathan,  as  a  true   friend 
and  brother,  endeavors  to  allay  the  fears 
of  Divid,  and  to    comfort  liim,  and  said 
unt;j  iiim,  "Whatsoever  thy  soul  desireth 
I  will  cven.do  it  for  thoo.'      Then  Jona- 
tttan  ascertains    how  Saul   feels  towards 
Divid.     Whereupon    S.iul  becomes   on^ 
raged  and  srieg  to   kill  him,  then  he  lets 
Divid  know  the  enemity  of  Saul  towards 
him.     Their  interview  was   most  aEFect- 
iug.     Thuy  "lii.s*ed  each  other,  and  wept 
one  with  another  utitil    D»vid  exceeded, 
and    Jonathan    said    to    Dsvid,    Go   in 
Iieaco." 

How  valuable  ia  a  faithful   friend,  es- 
pecially when  the    afFectiou    which  thus 
binds  one  to  us  is  attended  with  rclig  ous 
principles!       Human    friendships,  alas! 
are  too  often  like  all  the   other  affairs  of 
this  nil" — uncertain  and  traiuitory.   When 
they  are  formed  between  the   sincere  fol- 
lowers of  Jesus,  from  the   desire  of  cn- 
ouragiiig      each      other's     hearts,    and 
strengthening  each  other's  hands   in  the 
promotion  of  liis  cause.     They  are  among 
the  choicest  blessings  thw.  God  bestows 
upon  his  children.     They  serve  to  inspire 
the  noblest  sentiments.       They   rou.si;  to 
action  and  call    into  exercise    tlie  purest 
aflcciions;     they     cherish     hope,     and 
Btreniithen  every  wise  and   good    resolu- 
tion.    l>yt  us  trj'.    then,  dear  reader,  to 
be  worthy  of  sued   friend.--hip,  and  v.hen 
formed,  be  true  to  their  sacred  observance 
oven  unto  death. 

"And  David  arose  and  fled  that  day  for 
fear  of  Saul,  and  went  to  Acbish,  the 
king  of  Galh,  atid  the  servants  of  Achish 
said  unto  him.  Is  not  this  David,  tlie  king 
of  the  land?  etc.  And  David  laid  up 
these  words  in  his  heart,  and  was  soro 
afraid  of  Achibh,  the  king  of  Gaih." 
See  56th  psalm,  which  dccribes  his  grc«t 
trials,  temptations  and  fears,  a-s  also  his 
hope  and  confidence  in  God  to  deliver 
him,  as  this  was  a  critical  timo,  and  one 
of  peculiiir  trial  to  David.  Being  sore 
afraid  of  Achish,  the  king,  he  assumed 
appearance  of  one  bereft  of  reason,  at 
which  we  need  not  be  astonislicd.  Im- 
agine ourselves  placed  in  his  situation,  as 
an  exile,  being  driven  by  persecution 
from  his  own  country,  kindred,  etc..  for 
righteousness'  sake,  to  seek  refuge  amonir 
the  Philistines,  his  most  bitter  enemies, 
and  also  enemies  to  God.  He  bad  re- 
ceived the  sword  of   Goliath,  (whom  he 


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slew,)  from  tlie  priest  at  Nrl),  anto 
whom  he  roid  :  "ITierc  is  ■one  like 
that,"  whicli  lie  Imd  taken  with  hiiu,  l/«t 
now,  no  doubt,  Itad  liiil,  w  thrown  it. 
away,  it  bciof;  cuiuhersonie  and  danger- 
ous,  instead  of  which  he  applies  the 
f^word  of  the  Si)irit,  for  the  weapon  of 
his  warfinrc  to  fight  agamst  his  ene«iie«, 
ntid  a  eloriods  rictory  he  did  aehicve 
Rftai  the  ;Hth  IValra  6-19  :  Thi»  poor 
man  cried  and  the  I^)r^  heard  hitn,  and 
?aTcd  hitn  ont  of  nil  his  tronhles.  'Die 
atiRel  of  the  L-ird  encanipeth  rotud  ab<>ot 
thein  that  fear  iiim,  and  iclivercth 
them."  "The  eye.s  of  the  l^nrd  arc  upon 
the  righteous,  and  his  cars  are  open  onto 
their  crj'.  T)\e  face  of  the  Lnrd  is  against 
them  that  do  evil,  to  cut  oft'  the  rersirm- 
bi-ance  of  them  fioin  tke  earth."  '"Tlie 
Ixird  is  niith  Htitj  thetu  that  are  of  a 
broken  heart,  and  savetli  suc!i  as  ()»  of  a 
contrite  spirit.  JMiny  arc  the  afflictions 
of  the  righteouK  ;  but  the  I>ord  deliver 
oih  him  out  of  them  all." 

Through  this  great  trial  and  jicrscca- 
tion,  the  Psalmist  was  enabled  to  ri'joit«, 
giving  God  the  praise  and  ho»or  for  his 
great  deliverance,  llie  afflictive  dispcn 
cation  of  God's  jiroviJcncc  was  ble.ssed, 
not  only  to  himself,  but  his  e.tpcrience 
^  and  admirable  psa'.m,  he  has  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  cliurch  for  all  time  to  come. 
'"David  therefore  departed  thence,  and 
escaped  to  the  c^ve  Adufaui,  and  when 
liis  brethren  and  all  iiis  father's  house 
heard  it,  they  went  down  thitlier  to  him, 
and  every  one  that,  was  in  distress,  gatli- 
e"ed  themselves  unto  David  and  he  be-- 
came  captain  over  them,  and  there  were 
with  him  above  four  hundred  men. ''And 
tlie  G.idites  there  separated  them-^elves 
unto  David,  into  the  hold  to  the  wilder- 
ness, men  of  might,  and  meti  of  war  fit 
for  the  battle,  that  cou'd  handle  shield 
and  buckler,  whose  faces  were  like  the 
faces  of  lions,  and  were  as  swift  a:^  the 
roes  upon  the  mountain."  —  1  Chron. 
12:8-15,  etc- 

Abundant  proof,  botli  of  their  couraj^e 
and  of  their  devotion  to  the  e.iu.-ic  ot 
David  wa-s  given,  by  them  crossing  the 
Jordan,  at  the  most  dangerous  period, 
when  it  had  overflown  its  banks,  and  by 
putting  to  flipht  all  in  the  valleys.  The 
tribes  of  Bsnjamin  and  Judah,  furnished 
considerable  accession  to  the  baud  at  the 
cave  of  Adullam. 

David,  as  he  saw  the  men  approaching, 
ha<i  at  5rst  some  fears  lest  ihcy  might 
prove  to  be  the  emissaries  of  Saul,  ad- 
dressed them  iti  the  i'oiioning  language  : 
"If  ye  become  peaceably  uiitc  mc,  to 
help  me,  my  heart  shall  be  knit  unto  yon, 
but  if  ye  be  e-.jme  to  betray  mc  to  mine 
enemies,  seeing  ;here  is  no  wiong  in  my 
liands,  tlie  Gou  of  our  fathers  look  there- 
to and  rebuke  it."  Tlieir  pious  and  pa 
trioiic  reply  soon  put  his  uerrt  at  rest, 
and  inspired  him  with  fresh  conlideuce  in 
tlie  ovei  ruling  providence  of  God.  The 
spirit  came  upon  Amusia,  who  wa?  chiif 
of  the  captain:-',  aiid  .'aid:  "'J'liine  are 
we,  David,  and  on  thy   bide,  thou  sou  of 


Jesse  ;  peaco,  peace,  be  unto  thee,  and 
■  nto  thy  helpers  ;  for  thy  God  helpeth 
thee."  "Seeing  there  is  no  wrong  in  my 
hands.''  "Bat  and  if  ye  suffer  for  richt 
eousness'  sake,  happy  are  jc,  lor  it  is 
beiler  if  the  will  of  God  be  so  that  ye 
suffer  f  )r  well  doin?.  than  for  eri!  doing." 
1  Per.  3:4-17  and  'A:\-2,IZ.  ''And  they 
dei)aried  from  the  pre-ence  of  the  coun- 
cil, rejoiciiia:  that  they  were  connted 
wortliy  to  suffer  shame  I'or  his  name."  — 
Acts  .5:41. 

So  David,  through  his  afflictions  and 
experience,  was  growing  in  grace  and  in 
t!ie  knowledge  of  the  Ijord,  being  also 
greatly  strengthened  and  encouratred  by 
the  accession  of  such  brethren  who  came 
in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit,  and  of 
power  to  comfort  him,  by  saying,  "Peace, 
peace  be  unto  thee,  peace  be  unto  thy 
helper.",  for  thy  God  helpeth  thee." 
"But  tiie  more  they  afflicted  them,  the 
more  they  multiplied  and  grow." 

D.  N. 

lYfhhRun,  Pa. 

•-♦ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
Is  tliu  C'ltvrch  el  tiod  »ne  antl 
tlie  aanie  Sn  b«th  l>lsr|>»ii< 
satlouB? 

Ae  I  Miid  iu  my  last,  I  would  search 
for  "lufaut  Baptism"  iu  the  New 
dispcusation,  this  1  Lave  uow  dotic, 
and  would  winh  it  distitictly  under- 
stood, that  it  was  looked  into  without 
being  accompanied  with  the  opiuious 
ot  any  one.  on  our  side  of  the  subject. 
And  I  take  it  for  granted  that  those 
to  whom  I  may  refer  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  question,  will,  iu  all  char- 
ily, be  accepted.  My  plan  shall  be 
somelhiug  like  this:  I  shall  lake  up 
the  pasaages  of  Scriptures  that  men- 
tion the  places  where  baptism  was 
admiui.stered,  (or  any  other  passages 
that  may  throw  light  on  the  subject) 
and  apply  the  reading  or  phraseology 
of  those  Scriptures,  to  infants,  pro- 
vided it  can  be  done  without  doing 
violence  to  the  Scriptures.  And  if 
we  fail  in  making  an  intelligent  appli- 
cation of  those  Scripture  references 
to  infants  as  proper  subjects  of  the 
ordinance,  we  must  concludti  that  the 
thing  called,  "Infant  Baptism"  has 
not  its  fonndations  in  the  New  Scrip- 
tures. 

1  shall  therefore  give  a  full  quota- 
tion of  the  passages  that  refer  to  this 
sulijt-ctas  nbove  stated.  I  do  this 
from  the  conviction  that  many  of  the 
readers  of  the  Companion  and  Visitor, 
have  not  the  facilities  with  which  to 
trace  up  this  subject,  as  some  others 
have,  or  may  not  feel  disposed  to  do 
so,  but  when  the  Scriptures  that  are 
bearing  on  the  subject  are  laid    before 


the  reader  in  connection,  may  give 
the  seeker  after  truth  a  better  under- 
standing of  the  passages  and  the  sub- 
j"Ct.  I  shall  b«  very  careful  to  give 
the  Duml)er  of  verse  that  I  quote,  aa 
well  BR  the  chapter,  so  that  there  can 
be  no  advantage  taken  of  the  omis-ion 
of  sorte  verse  of  the  chapter  which  I 
may  have  cause  to  refer  too. 

The  word,  baptism,  occurs  about 
twenty  times  iu  the  Testament  Scrip- 
tures ;  the  word  baptize,  abf^ut  eight 
times  ;  the  word  baptized,  about 
forty  times;  baptiz  th.  twice  ;  bapti- 
zest  once,  and  baptizing  four  times, 
in  all  about  eighty-four  limes.  I  do 
not  exp»ct  to  refer  you  to  all  of  the 
many  places  where  mention  is  maio 
of  the  subject  of  baptism,  but  only  to 
the  places  that  throw  light  upon  the 
question,  as  to  whom  the  rito  was 
ordained  to  be  applied. 

The  first  authoriz'd  administrator 
of  the  ordinance  of  baptism  that  we 
have  any  account  of  in  ihe  Scriptures 
nndcr  consideration  is  John,  called, 
John  the  Baptist.  This  man,  Joha 
the  Baptist,  had  his  cyp-imission  giv- 
en hiru,  not  by  the  Jewish  sanhedrin, 
nor  from  any  sect  of  the  Jewish  na- 
tion, nor  from  any  priest  that  offici- 
ated under  the  old  dispensation  ;  but 
he  bad  his  authority  from  the  highest 
court  kaown  to  men.  John,  in  hi.'^ 
gospel,  declares  that  '  he  Vt^as  sent 
from  God."  And  who  were  the 
subjects  of  this  Heaven-ordained  ad- 
ministrator ?  Let  the  Bible  reveal  i*. 
Matth.  3:  1.  2.  5— 8.  11:  "In  those 
days  came  John  the  Bsptist.  preach- 
ing in  the  wilderness  of  .Judea,  and 
saying,  i/fpe/i^  (/e  ;  for  the  kingdom 
of  heaveu  is  at  band.  Then  went 
out  to  him  Jerusalem,  and  all  Judea, 
and  all  the  region  routid  about  Jor- 
dan, and  were  all  baptized  of  him  in 
Jordan,  confessing  their  sins.  But 
when  he  saw  many  of  the  Pdarisees 
and  Sadducees  come  to  his  baptism, 
he  said  unto  them,  O  generation  of 
vipers,  who  hath  warned  you  to  flee 
from  the  wrath  to  come  ?  Briu,^ 
forth  therefore  fruits  meet  for  repent- 
ance. 1  indeed  baptizi  you  unto 
repentance."  Mark  1:4,  5  :  "John 
did  baptizj  in  the  wilderness,  and 
preach  the  baptism  of  repentance  for 
the  remission  of  sit>s.  And  there 
went  out  unto  him  all  the  laud  of 
Judea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  and 
were  all  baptiz 'd  of  him  in  the  liver 
of  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins." 
Luke  3  :  7,  8,  12— 14  :  "Then  satd  he 
to  the  multitude  that  came  forth  to  ba 


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biioiized  of  bim,  O,  generation  of 
vipers  !  who  bath  warned  vou  to  flee 
from  the  wrath  to  come  ?  Bring 
fc-rtb,  therefore,  fruits  worthy  of  re- 
pentance ;  and  begin  not  to  say  with- 
in yourselves,  We  have  Abraham  to 
our  father :  for  I  say  unto  you,  that 
God  is  able  of  these  stones  to  raise  up 
children  nnto  Abraham.  Then  came 
also  publicans  to  be  baptized  and 
paid  unto  him,  Master,  a'hat  shall  we 
do?  And  he  said  uuto  them.  Exact 
no  more  than  that  which  is  appointed 
you.  Aiid  the  soldiers  likewise  de- 
manded of  him,  saying.  And  what 
shall  we  do?  And  he  said  unto 
them.  Do  violence  to  no  man,  neither 
accuse  any  fulaely  ;  and  be  content 
with  your  wages." 

This  is  the  history  we  have  con- 
cerning I  be  subjedti  of  John's  bap- 
tism. They  were  characters  that 
could  understand  preaching,  for  John 
preached  unto  them  the  necessity  of 
repentance — a  reformation  in  lifo. 
They  were  characters  that  could  be 
drawn  out  from  the  towns  and  coun- 
try, to  the  place  were  he  was  preach- 
ing and  baptizing,  by  the  repeated 
reports  that  could  be  carried  from  the 
Jordan,  concerning  the  marvelous 
preacher.  The  historian  i.s  so  pre- 
cise in  giving  the  history,  that  he 
Mingles  ihetn  out  by  nicts — the  phar- 
isees,  sadducees,  publicans,  and  sol- 
diers, in  short,  they  were  such  char- 
acters that  could,  and  did,  ri'])ent  and 
confessed  their  sins.  This  at  once, 
and  forever,  excludes  infants  from 
John's  baptism. 

That  John's  baptism  was  consid- 
ered a  baptism  of  repentance  by  the 
early  Christian  church,  is  very  clear 
from  what  Paul  says  on  the  subject, 
while  at  Anlioch,  in  the  year  A.  D. 
Forty-Qve.  He  says  :  "When  John 
had  lirst  preached  before  his  coming 
the  baptism  of  repentance  to  all  the 
people  of  the  Jews."  Acts  13  :  24. 
And  again  in  the  year  Fifty-six,  when 
BtKphesus:  "Then  said  Paul,  John 
verily  bapt  Zid  with  the  baptism  of 
repentance."  Acts  19  :  4.  Remem- 
ber these  were  all  circumcised  Jews 
that  John  baptized.  They  were  not 
of  the  uncircumcised  Gentiles  ;  and 
all  adult  persons.  I  conclude  with 
John's  8ul)ject3  for  the  present,  with 
what  Mr.  Scott,  a  pedo-baptist  com- 
mentator, of  England,  says  on  this 
subject :  "It  does  not  appear  that  any 
but  adults  were  baptized  by  John 
*  *  *  adult  Jews  profesbing  re- 
pon lance  and  a  disposition  to  become 


the  Messiah's  subjects,  were  the  only 
persons  whom  John  admitted  to  bap- 
tism."—  Commentary  on  ilallk.  3:5.6. 

The  next  persons  v/e  have  an  ac- 
count of  as  baptizing,  are  Je.sns  and 
his  disciples.  We  shall  also  look  at 
the  history  of  this  baptism.  John 
3  :  22,  2G  :  "After  the.«e  things  came 
Jesu.-i  and  his  disciples  into  the  land 
ofJudea;  and  there  he  tarried  with 
them,  and  baptized.  And  they  came 
unto  John,  and  said  unto  him.  Rabbi, 
he  that  was  with  thee  beyond  Jor- 
dan, to  whom  thou  bearest  witness, 
behold,  the  same  baptizcth,  and  all 
men  come  to  him."  Chapter  4:12: 
"W^ben  therefore  the  Lord  knew  how 
the  pharisees  had  heard  that  Jesus 
made  and  baptiz"d  more  di.-!cip!ca 
than  John,  (though  J^pos  hiniself 
baptiz'^d  not  )"'  It  is  clear  that  Jesus 
made  dipciples.  If  he  did  noi  him- 
self baptize  any,  his  disciples  did.  It 
is,  however,  evident  that  Jesus 
taught  those  that  were  called  his  dis- 
ciples before  they  were  baptized 
Not  as  it  is  now  done,  first  baptized 
and  then  tauyht. 

That  iufauts  were  not  included  in 
the  uurnber  of  the  disciples  of  Chri>it 
is  clear,  from  the  fact  that,  from  a  dis- 
ciple of  Christ  are  things  required, 
that  an  infant  is  altogether  incupablo 
of  performing.  Jesus  says,  Luke  14: 
27  :  "Whosoever  doth  not  bear  his 
cross,  and  come  after  me,  cannot  be 
my  disciple."  Uere  are  two  things 
specified  that  the  human  race  must 
perform,  in  order  to  gain  the  disciple- 
ship  of  Christ,  that  infants  cannot 
perform,  namely,  the  '"bearing  of  the 
cross"  and  of  "following  him." 
Whatever,  therefore,  may  be  said  in 
favor  of  infant  baptism,  it  cannot  be 
said  that  Christ,  either  by  example 
or  precept,  gave  it  any  support.  And 
that  this  is  a  conclusion,  that  even 
some  of  our  pedo-baptibt  friends  hold, 
is  clear  from  the  following:  "I'he 
baptism  of  Jesus  was  doubtless  of 
adults  alone.'' — Scott  on  John  3  : 
22—24. 

The  following  was  not  brought  up 
when  I  was  treating  upcn  John's 
baptism,  and  to  avoid  censure,  I  will 
now  present  it.  John  3:  23:  'And 
John  also  was  baptizing  in  Enon, 
near  to  Salim,  because  there  was 
much  water  there:  and  they  came  to 
him  and  were  baptized."  The  only 
observation  I  make  on  this  passage 
for  the  present,  is  the  following:  To 
make  the  above  passage  read  intelli- 
giblo  for    infant    baptisui,    it    would 


have  to  read  as  follows  :  "And  they 
carried,  or  brought,  them  to  him  and 
had  them  bnptiz-d." 

The  next  in  order,  is  the  commis- 
sion of  our  Saviour  to  his  apostles, 
and  is  reconled  by  Matthew  28  :  19, 
20;  Mark  IG:  15.  16.  (F  omit  L'ike. 
because  he  says  nothing  cf  baptism.) 
Matthew :  'Go  ye  therefore,  and 
teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them  in 
the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost :  teach- 
ing them  to  observe  all  things  what- 
soever I  have  commanded  you  :  and 
lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto 
the  end  of  the  world.  Amen."' 
Mark :  "And  he  said  unto  them.  Go 
ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  every  creature.  He  that 
believeth  and  is  baptizf-d,  shall  be 
saved  ;  and  he  that  believeth  not 
shall  be  damned." 

The  above  contain.s   all    that    per- 
taineih  to  the  law  of  Christian    bap- 
tism.    Our  purpose,  for  the  present, id 
to  ascertain  to  who  n  the  commi.asioa, 
as  given  by  the  Saviour,  may  he    ap- 
plied.    There  are  a    few    things  con- 
nected with    the    commission,  that    I 
wi.sh  to  notice.     The  first    is,  I    wish 
my  readers  to  remember  that  the  per- 
sona to  whom   the    commission     was 
given,  were  Jews,  and  that  it  is  more 
than  reasonable  to  suppose  that  they 
had  imbibtid    the    Jewish    prejudices 
against  other  nations,   a   thing    com- 
mon   among      them.         And     being 
strengthened  in  their  Jewish    zeal  by 
John,  teaching  and    baptizing   Jews, 
the  Saviour  declaring    that    He   w&h 
sent    "but    to    the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of   Israel,"    and    the    Saviour 
charging  his  twelve  disciples,  saying, 
"Go  not  into  the  ways  of    the     G<u- 
liles,  and  into  any  city  of  the  Samar- 
itans, enter  ye  not:  but  go    rather  ts 
the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of  Israel." 
Thus  we  see,  they  were  strengthened 
in  their  belief,  that  by  the  Jews  only 
were  the  benefits  of    the   Messiah    lo 
be  enjoyed.       And    to    remove    this 
idea,  or  belief,  from  the  minds  of  the 
Jewish  nation,  it  was    necessary    for 
the  Saviour,  in   whom    the   disciples 
had  all  confidence  as  a   law-giver,    to 
leave  something  in   the    law,  expres- 
sive of  the  fact    that  he  died    for   all, 
and  that  all  should  have  the    benefits 
growing  out  of  his  death.     Hence  be 
says,  "teach  all  nations,"  or,    "all  the 
world, "and  be  not  confined  only  to  the 
lost  sheep  of  the  house  of   Israel,  but 
all  nations —  all  the  ivo)-ld — shall    be 
taught  the  Saviour's  merits. 


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The  second  ia,  that  after  the  nn- 
lioDS  were  t.«ught,  they  wero  to  be 
brought  under  one  eommouwealth, 
and  in  order  to  prevent  Jewish  cus- 
toms or  peculiarities  from  inicrfuriofr, 
he  instructs  theni  to  bapti/. ;  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  S<hi,  and  Holy 
Ghost.  If  this  had  been  lelt  out,  they 
ruight  bare  gone  so  far  as  to  bopiizn 
tbem  unto  Moses,  or  some  other 
grnat  man,  or  men,  of  their  nation, 
and  would  have  r.jade  Gentiles  bow 
to  Jewish  customs.  Thus  the  door 
is  thrown  open  through  which  the 
nations  are  to  be  received  into  Chris- 
tian ft-ljowship. 

Then,  according  to  the  eouiraission, 
the  naiions,  or  the  world,  was  tiie 
fi*-ld  in  which  the  hpot^ties  were  to 
labor.  The  thing  they  were  to  do 
among  the  nations,  waa  to  teach 
*hem,  or  preach  to  tbetn,  salvation  iu 
Christ.  Our  Pedo-baptist  friends 
claim  that  iu  the  words  naliou  and 
uorld,  infants  are  included.  Admit- 
ting this  to  be  so,  what  does  that 
benefit?  The  nations  and  the  world 
arc  not  to  be  baptized.  If  the  law 
would  read  :  Go  an  baptize  the  na- 
tions, there  would  be  some 
chance  for  infant  baptism,  but  as  it 
reads,  teach  and  preach  the  gospel, 
iiu(!  then  when  believed  in,  baptise;, 
it  entirely  e.xclndes  infanta  Any 
person  that  could  not  bo  liiiiglit,  or 
preached  to  intelligently  in  the  world 
or  among  the  nations,  was  not  to  be 
baptized,  yea,  they  had  uo  right  to 
baptize  any  other,  and  a  bnprisin 
without  that  prenquisits  was  illegal, 
because  it  was  unlawful.  If,  how- 
ever, the  apostles  baptiz-^d  any  others 
than  confessors,  or  believers,  my 
theory  in  the  above  is  wrong,  and  to 
make  sure  of  the  matter,  1  shall  in 
my  next,  call  up  the  apostles  as  wit- 
nesses in  this  case,  and  with  their 
testimony,  the  matter  shall  end.  In 
this  I  would,  however,  say  that  in  the 
gospels,  we  found  nothing  that  bears 
a  resomblance  to  "Infant  Baptisoi." 
( 7o  be  continued. ) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok 


BY  J.\S    Y.  HECKLER. 


liltle 
was 


Who  has  not  beard  about 
Charlie  lloss — the  child  who 
htoltu  ou  the  Ut  of  July  last,  in  Ger- 
tuantown,  near  Philadelphia,  Peuu- 
eylvania?  Little  Charlie  Ross,  be- 
tween   four   and    five  years  old,  had 


gone    out   on    the   jiavcment    in    tho 
stretjt    with    other    little    boys,  when 
two  robbers  came  along  who  coaxed 
him  with  candy,  picked  him  up,  took 
hiui    ou    their    buggy,  and    ofl"    they 
went    with    him.     Those    kidnappers 
had  been  dealing  in  truck  (if  we  mis- 
take   not;  in    Philadelphia,  but   after 
having    stolen    little    Charlie     Ross, 
they    immediately    forsook    their  em- 
ployment and   Qed  to  New  York  ^nd 
Its  subnrbs,  thus  proving  the  old  pro- 
verb, "The    wickf'd    Q.^eth    when    no 
man  pursueth."     Not  long  afterward, 
the   Mayor   of  Philadelphia  oftVred  a 
reward    of  twenty    thousand    dollars 
for  the  arrest  of  those  two  kid.iappers 
and  the  recovery  of   the  child.     But 
time  passed  on  and  no  arrest  of  those 
thieves  was  made;  neither  wa^  any- 
thing beard  of  little  Charlie.    Finallv, 
one  night  in   December  last,  two  rob- 
bers who  had  undertaki^n   to  plunder 
a  house  on  Long  Inland,  N«sw  Y'<>rk. 
were  shot,  and  one   of  them    who  did 
not   die    immediately,  confessed   that 
they    both    had   stolen    little  Charlie 
Ross.     Here  they  already  received  a 
reward,  again  proving  that  "The  wav 
of  the  transgressor  is  hard  "       After 
the.sc  .things  the    father    off'^-ed    hva 
thousraid    dollars    rr.ereiy    for  the  re- 
covery of  the  child.     I>iit  to  the  best 
of  our  knowledge,  no  recovery  a■^  yet 
been  made.     The    lost    has    not  been 
found,    neither     has     anything    been 
heard   from    him    since  those  robbers 
were  shot.     Only  think   now  cold    he 
must    have    been   iu  these  cold,  cold 
winter  nights  away  from  his  macima. 
And  how  many  nights  did   his  mam- 
ma lay  sleeplessly  moistening  her  pil- 
low with  tears,  as  she  thought  of  her 
little  Charlie,  with  not  enough  to  eaf., 
nor  clothes  to  keep  hiui  warm,  crying 
for    his    mamma.     It  tak'js  the   very 
meanest   of  people   to   be  so  cruel  as 
not  to  return  a  lost  child  to  its  moth- 
er.    The  thoughts  of  which  must  al- 
most break  his  mother's  heart. 

Now,  it  is  to  young  men  that  I 
want  to  speak,  since  you,  too,  have 
gone  away  from  your  mother.  You 
too,  had  went  out  on  the  pavement 
of  the  highway  of  bin  ;  not  aloue,  but 
with  many  others  of  your  age.  You 
stiil  went  farther  and  farther  out  on 
that  forbidden  ground,  until  the  Old 
KiJoapper,  who  is  lurking  about  to 
catch  little  boys,  like  a  lion  in  a  vale 
of  flowers  to  catch  the  antelope,  came 
along,  euticing  you  with  flattering 
wortla  and  fair  tpeeches.togo  still  far- 
ther fom    home,    out    ou    the    broad 


road  of  sin  and  misery.     He    put    bia 
I  spectacles  on  your  eyes,  and    you  bf- 
held  before  you  iu  the  dim     distance, 
bills  of  pleasure,  flowery   plains    and 
rivers  of  enjoyment.     And  what   did 
the  Old  Fellow  say  ?     "AH    this  will 
I  give  you,  if    you  come  along    with 
me."        Enchanted      with    the    siren 
charms    of    pleasure  which  you   saw 
pictured  before    you  in    the    distance, 
you  have  been  purs'iing  the  phantom 
of  your  delight,    lik'i     the    man    who 
follows  the  ignis  fat  a  us  through  bogs 
and  swamps,    until     he     finally    loses 
himself  and  never  catches  it.     So  you 
are  set-king    after    pleasure    with    a 
guilty  conscience  in    your  breast,  be- 
cause of  disobedience.       Your    pleaf- 
ures  have  a  sling  and  your  enjoyment 
has  guilt,  and   yon    are    not    happy. 
You  may  have  jonr  fas^  horses    and 
fiae    carriages,  l)c    running   them    to 
and  fro  on  the  broad  roaii  to    destruc- 
tion ;  be  piiffod  up  in  pride  and  spread 
yourself    like    a    certain    fowl     that 
scarcely  dares  to  loi>k  at  his  feet  with- 
out shame,  yet  in  all  this    aiid    much 
more  of  the  kind,  you  will  not  be  hap- 
py.    Y'^our  pleasure  will  not  bo    real, 
and  your  enjoj  ment  not    pure,    until 
yi'U  again  turn     b.-iok    to    obedience. 
Tne  family  which  you  liave    forsnken 
by  going    out    from     them,  has    had 
great  concern     about    your    welfare. 
I  They  have  done  all  for  you  to  regaiii 
!  you  to  their  house&old,  that  could   bo 
I  done:   insomuch  that    a   reward — an 
I  iucsiirnahly    great    reward — has    cot 
;  only  been  offerrd  for    your   recovery, 
I  but  it  has  also  ia    reality    been    paid 

to  regain  you. 
I  Now,  do  stop  and  consider  what 
great  concern,  what  anxielij  has  been 
felt  for  your  safety.  Tuke  my  advice, 
return  to  day  and  repent  of  your  fol- 
ly, and  beg  pardon  tor  your  disobedi- 
ence. Miiko  a  solemn  promise  never 
to  go  out  on  the  highway  of  sin  any 
more,  and  you  will  gain  the  great  re- 
ward yourself.  And  in  doing  so  will 
gain  more  than  Chailie  Ross  or  his 
parents,  and  you  will  never  be  sorry. 
HarUysville,  Pa.. 


I  have  nothing'  to  do  with  to  morrow. 
Let  to-njoi row's  tempt'Uion.s  come,  and  I 
wHl  fly  to  C!ui«.t  for  .strength  to  overcome 
them.     Lot  me  fi^'^ht  uiy  buttles  to  day. 


If  any  man  desires  to  see  the  benefit 
of  religion,  lit  him  ob.scrvc  how  tbosi 
spend  their   precious   lime  who  have  no 

reli^ioa. 

ill. J  ...t;  .; 


Soo 


CHRltiTlAN  FAMILY  COMFAKIOK  AKD  GOSrEL  VISITOB. 


She  Always  Made  Home  Happy. 


In  an  old  cliurcliyar*  stooJ  a  flone, 

Wer-lbur-marked  aud  stained, 
Tne  hand  of  Time  had  crumbled  it, 

So  only  part  remained. 
Upon  one  side  I  could  just  trace, 

"In  memory  of  onr  mother  !" 
All  fpiiaph  which  spoke  of  "horac," 

Was  chiseled  on  the  oth«r. 

l'i\  trazed  on  moiiuraenls  of  fame 

High  towering  to  the  skies  : 
I'd  seea  Ihe  scolptured  marble  8t»ne 

Where  a  great  hero  lies  : 
But  by  this  epitaph  I  paused, 

And  read  it  o'er  and  o'er. 
For  I  had  never  seeu  insciibed 

Such  words  as  these  before. 

''She  always  made  horns  happy  !"  What 

A  noble  record  lefi  ! 
A  k-g»cy  of  memory  sweet 

To  those  she  left  beraft : 
And  what  a  testlmoty  given 

{^y  those  who  knew  her  best, 
Kiigraven  on  this  plain,  lude  stone 

That  marked  their  mother's  rest. 

It  was  an  humble  rest  cg-plac'e, 

1  know  that  they  wtjie  pcor, 
Ijui  they  had  seen  their  motoer  sink 

And  palieLlly  endure; 
They  had  marked  her  cheerful  !>pirlt. 

When  bearing,  cue  by  one, 
llui'  ii.ajy  burdens  up  the  hill. 

Till  bU  her  work  was  done. 

bo  when  was  siiUrd  her  weary  head, 

Folded  her  haids  so  white, 
And  sue  wax  carried  from  the  home 

She'd  always  made  so  biij^ht, 
Her  children  raided  a  monument 

That  money  could  not  buy. 
As  witness  of  a  uoble  life 

Whose  record  is  on  high. 

A  noble  Ufa  ;  but  written  not 

lu  any  book  of  fame  : 
Among  the  list  af  noted  ouks 

None  tTor  saw  her  name  ; 
Kur  only  her  own  household  knew 

The  Tlctorlcs  she  won — 
Aud  none  but  they  could  tesiify 

iiuw  Will  her  work  was  doue. 

Ifielected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
KeiuttrkHble  Kolli^luuH   UevlTal. 


A  remarkable  rcliRious  revival  is  now 
jjnjgressiiig  in  tlii.s  region  of  oouutry, 
under  the  luborfiof'lhe  Kcv.  Mr  Howard, 
H  native  of  Alubaiua,  but  more  recently 
from  Indiana,  culling  Liuiscif  un  Kt'iingel- 
ist,  but  not  ciaiiuin^;  special  eonnection 
witii  any  particular  denomination.  lliH 
tuuclings  are  union  ueetinj^'s   in  the  full- 


est scn^cso  far  r.s  association  is  conecrn'id, 
but  the  prcacliinK  is  otitirely,  and  the  i 
I)myinR  luostly  performed  by  himself, 
and  iho  wh^.le  uj.ina.sement  is  under  his 
own  eont'o!,  and  conducted  enlirclv  dif- 
ferent from  any  meetings  of  the  kind  thxt 
we  l.aye  ever  known  in  this  country  :  the 
whole  proceedinjjs  entirely  ouict,  bis 
manner  of  preaching  cool,  ana  in  a  low 
tone  of  vo'CG,  sinjis  much,  liis  hymns  and 
songs  of  hi*"  own  selection,  and  all  of  the 
pathetic  kind,  compiled  in  a  little  b»<)k 
for  his  own  purpose.  lie  prays  much, 
lii^  prayers  mostly  silent,  only  closing  with 
a  few  words  audibly.  He  invites  enquir- 
ers to  the  tront,  in  which  by  bis  request 
professers  of  all  denominations  solicit 
their  friends  to  come  forward  for  the  ben- 
efit of  his  prayers,  which,  as  said  above, 
are  mostly  silent.  He  discourages  en-* 
thusiasm,  fis  shouting,  promiscuous  sing^ 
ing,  etc.,  forbids  all  efforts  to  excite  the 
human  passions. 

When  commencing  a  series  of  meetings 
his  first  two  or  three  sermons  is  iniendrd 
especially  for  the  children  and  youth,  for 
which  imrposc  he  h"."j  I. hem  to  occupy  the 
front  scats.  They  ("oon  become  aef  ply 
interested,  and  attached  to  him  ;  and  the 
j)eop!e  of  all  ages  and  conditions,  from 
i'ar  tnd  neai\  are  drawn  together  to  see 
and  hear.  The  house  is  crowded  and  the 
doors  and  windows  blockaded  with  human 
beings,  and  yet  the  most  perfect  order. 
Almost  a  deathly  silence  prevails  and  as 
his  meetings  advances,  the  ifilere:^t  in 
creases  more  and  more,  and  upon  the 
whole  he  wields  the  most  powerfnl  influ- 
ence upon  the  human  mind  that  I  have 
ever  known,  of  all  classes,  rich  and  poor, 
intelligent  and  unintelligent,  the  learned 
and  unlearned,  the  treat  and  the  small, 
arc  bowing  at  the  altar,  atid  profess  con- 
version to  Christ.  The  skeptic  confesses 
that. Jesus  is  Lord;  the  gambler  throws 
away  his  cards  ;  the  saloon  keeper  clnses 
his  doors  and  abandons  his  utiholy  traffic, 
his  patrons  concurring,  resolve  to  discard 
the  [roisonous  cup,  and  all  erect  instead, 
the  altar  of  devotion. 

The  first  we  heard  of  the  remarkable 
man  was  his  appearance  at  Fincahtle,  our 
county  town,  remaining  at  this  point  for 
a  number  of  days.  Quite  a  number  pro- 
fessed faith  in  Clirist.  Then  in  a  small 
village  in  the  county,  with  simihir  results. 
His  fame  now  began  to  go  before  him,  kO 
that  at  the  next  point,  (Salem,  the  coun 
ty-scat  of  lloanokc,)  his  power  seemed  to 
be  felt  before  his  arrival,  for  which  the 
people  seemed  to  be  impatiently  and  anx 
iou.siy  waiting.  Here  he  labored  some 
two  weeks,  and  reports  two  hundred  and 
seventy  conversions.  He  is  now  at  IJig 
Lick,  about  five  miles  from  here,  and  the 
prospect  promises  equal  success. 

The  question  will  be  likely  to  arise  in 
the  mind  of  tlie  reader  at  this  point, 
what  becomes  of  the  converts  after  his 
departure?  They  are  gathered  up  by 
the  different  denominations,  ucoording  to 
llieir  partialities.  What  can  we  -say  of 
the  stupendous  work?    la  it  of  God,  or 


from  whence  is  it?    That  in   the   effects, 
as    enumerated    above,    the     abolishing 
saloons,  etc.,  there  is  good  r.ccnmplirhed, 
must  be  admitted  by  all.      If  they  would 
only  go  farther  and  lay  away  all  fiithiness 
and  superfluity  of  naughtiness,  and    do- 
nouiu'.e  the  carnal  weapons  of  death,  and 
walk  in  the  valley  of  liumility   and   self- 
denial,  we  would  liavec^mGdence  by  their 
fruits  we  should  know  them.      How  it  is 
that  one  man  should  have  such  an  influ« 
once  over  tlie  human  mind,  is  mysterious 
tnmel     Doubtless  if  he  were  to  encour- 
age the  demon't  rat  ions  u^ual  with  reviv- 
alists, the    cnthusi&sm  would    be   jrreat, 
but  he  tells  them  they    must  not  shout, 
therefore  they  are  quiet.       But  we  leave 
the  matter  in  the  hands  of  him  who  has 
said,  by  the  Spirit  every  man's  work  shall 
be  tried  of   what    sort    it  is,  for  the  day 
shall  declare  it,  if  his  work  shall  abide  he 
shall  haveajcward,  but  if   not,  he  shall 
suffer  loss'     It  is  not  .so  much  nur  concern, 
whether  there   be   many  or  few  that  be 
saved.     It  is  for  us  to  strive  to   enter  in 
at  the  strait  pate,  and   if   successful   all 
will  be  well  with  us.     Elijah  was  driven 
from  human  associations  by  persecutions, 
and  took  refuge  in  the    cave   in  Horeb, 
and  the  Lord  wis  with  him  there,  though 
alone,  and  yet  the  L?rd  liad  reserved  to 
himself   seven  thousand   that    had    not 
bowed  the  knee  to  the   image   of  Baal, 
and  every  mouih  which   hath   not  kissed 
him.       So  then  maybe  those  in  solitude 
and  those  in  the  i)ublic  assemblages,  that 
in  the  final  day  many  will   come  from  tho 
cast  and  from  the  wc.^t,   "a  great    multi- 
tude, which  no  man   tan   number,"  'and 
shall  sit  down  with    Abraham,  and    Isaao 
and   Jacob,  in    the    l-itigoom  of    God," 
while  those  of  the    kingdom  will   be  cast 
out,  having  the  iauip  without  the    oil,  or 
like  the  barren  fi;:  tree,  having  "nothing 
but  leaves." 

B.  F.  MooMAW. 
BansacJ^s,   Va. 

An  lMCid«ut. 

One  of  the  most  beautiful  and  impres- 
sive illustrations  of  true  religion  upon  the 
hearts  and  lives  of  men,  was  furnished  by 
the  following  incident : 

Two  gentlemen — men  of  tho  world, 
wealthy  and  of  high  social  positiou — who 
resided  in  the  same  village,  from  some 
cause  became  most  bitter  enemies.  This 
state  of  feeling  continued  for  years  and 
grew  more  intense  with  the  lapse  of 
time. 

But  a  revival  of  religion  came,  in  which 
both  were  converted,  but  neither  knew  of 
the  change  that  had  occurred  in  the  other. 
Tiius,  unadvised,  they  met  in  the  sano- 
tuary,  and  rushing  with  outslicchcd  arms 
and  the  simultaneou-*  esclnmution,  "My 
brother,  my  brother!'  they  embraced 
each  other  in  tlie  presenco  of  tho  assem- 
bled congregation,  U)  the  joy  of  Chris- 
tians and  tiio  surprise  of  the  irrelig- 
ious. 


CHRISTIAN   FAMILY  COMPANIOIS   AKD  GOSPEL  VIISITOR. 


101 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 


A  Urave  Uirl. 


There  are  not  maDv  brave  girls 
about  iu  Ibosc  days,  let  the  girls  say 
what  they  pleaao  to  the  contrary.  V\'e 
have  beeu  watcLiug  to  see  how  they 
tuaijiuuvre,  aud  Ibis  is  the  c^^nclusiou 
to  which  we  have  come.  Mauy  of 
them  are  real  cowards ;  they  are 
afraid  to  keep  ou  the  right  side  of 
truth.  They  taay  not  bs  tifraid  of  the 
dark,  nor  of  dogs  and  spiders,  bat  ihey 
are  afraid  to  do  what  they  thiuk  ia 
right. 

There  was  Hattie  Stone,  a  bright- 
eyed,  iuteliigeat,  pprightiy,  lovable 
creature,  eiitiag  by  her  mother,  who 
was  iriuiniiug  her  wiuler  bonnet  wlrb 
gay  ribbons  and  beautiful  feathers, 
when  Nellie  Larkiu,  one  of  her  play- 
mates, called. 

"Is  that  your  bonnet?"  inquired 
Nellie. 

"Yes,"  replied  Ilattie.  "Isn't  it 
pretty  ?" 

"It  is  very  pretty  indeed,  I  thiuk," 
answered  Neiiie.  "Mice  is  a  poor 
looking  thing  beside  that.'' 

"Are  you  not  going  to  have  a  new 
one  ?" 

"No;  mother  eays  my  old  one  must 
answer  this  winter,  with  a  little  re- 
pairing, and  I  thiuk  it  will,  myself" 

"You  will  be  the  only  girl  iu  the 
meeling-house  with  an  old  bonnet  on," 
continued  Ilattie,  "aud  that  will  make 
you  feci  badly." 

"No,  it  will  not  make  me  feel  badly 
at  all,"  said  Nellie.  ''I  like  your  new 
bonnet  very  much,  and  at  the  same 
time  I  am  contented  with  my  old  one." 

"Well,  1  should  be  afraid  that  peo- 
ple would  laugh  at  me  when  every- 
body else  had  new  bonnets,"  respond- 
ed ilattie.  "I  want  to  look  as  well  as 
the  rest." 

"Mother  says  it  is  cowardly  to  be 
afraid  of  what  people  will  say  about 
us,  if  we  are  doing  what  we  think  la 
right." 

"Then  there  are  a  great  mauy  cow- 
ards iu  the  world,"  said  Hattie,  'and 
I  suppose  I  am  one.  But  you  mean 
to  be  brave,  aud  wear  your  old  bon- 
uet,"  and  Hattie  srailcd  as  she  said 
it,  for  sue  evidently  meant  to  ridicule 
Nellie's  idea  of  bravery. 

"I  don't  think  it  is  necessary  to  be 
very  brave  to  wear  a  last  year's  bon- 
net," replied  Nellie.  "I  uui  sure  that 
it  is  not  a  great  cross,  although  I 
don't  like  to  be  laughed  at  any  better 


than  you  do.  Mother  says  she  can't 
afford  a  better  one,  and  that  is  enough 
for  me  to  know  to  be  satisfied  with 
what  I  have." 

Now,  Nellie  really  did  not  know 
tbfit  she  was  a  brave  gitl  in  deciding 
to  wear  the  bonnet  that  she  had  worn 
fur  a  year.  But  she  was  the  bravest 
girl  in  the  neighborhood.  Hattie — 
poor  little  minciogcoward — was  afraid 
somebody  would  laugh  at  her  if  she 
did  not  have  a  bonnet  as  gay  as  a  pea- 
cock's tail,  and  be  in  the  bright  of 
fashion.  She  had  not  courage  to  say, 
"L»t  others  think  as  they  please,  I 
shall  do  what  mother  thinks  best." 
Poor,  weak  thing  I  Suppose  every- 
body should  take  it  into  their  heads 
to  go  without  bonnets,  she,  of  cour.-^e, 
would  not  dare  to  do  otherwise,  and 
so  she  wonld  go  bareheaded.  How 
mnch  nobler  is  Nellie,  who  dares  to 
follow  her  mother's  counsels,  though 
she  may  not  appear  so  fachlonablt! 
\'"es,  she  is  the  genuine  brave  gitl, 
unlike  th'iusands  who  stop  aud  ask, 
What  will  be  thought  of  ibie  or  that  ? 
What  will  Mrs.  A.  or  Jemirua  B.  say 
about  me  if  I  do  thus  and  so?  not 
having  courage  to  do  right  even  lest 
some,  one  laugh  or  sneer. — Home 
Monthly. 

<  »     — ^ — — 

Courage  au*l  t'owardlce. 

George  came  into  the  bouse  one  day 
all  dripping  wet.  His  mother,  as  she 
saw  him,  exclaimed : 

"Why,  George,  my  son,  hcrw  came 
you  so  wet  ?" 

"Why,  mother,  one  of  the  boys  said 
I  'daren't  jump  into  the  creek,'  and  I 
tell  you  I  am  not  to  be  dcrt-d." 

Now  was  it  courage  that  led  George 
to  do  that?  Some  boys  would  say  it 
was;  and  that  be  was  a  brave  aud 
courageous  boy.  But  no,  George  was 
a  coward;  and  that  was  a  very  cov,-- 
ardly  act.  He  well  knew  that  it  was 
wrong  for  him  to  jump  into  the  creek 
with  his  clothes  ou,  but  he  was  afraid 
the  other  boys  would  laugh  at  him, 
if  he  should  stand  and  be  dared. 

Edward  came  strutting  up  to  James, 
and  putting  his  fist  in  his  face,  said  : 
''Strike  that  if  you  dare  I"  just  to  see 
if  he  couldn't  get  him  into  a  quarrel. 
Now  which  would  show  the  most  real 
courage,  for  James  to  give  him  a  hit 
and  have  a  brutal  fight,  and  both  get 
wounded,  or  to  say,  as  he  did: — 
"Edward,  if  you  want  a  quarrel,  you 
have  come  to  the  wrong  boy.  I  nev- 
er fight,  because  it  is  wrong.  Y'ou 
may  call  me  a  coward,    if    you    will, 


but  I  will  show  you  that  I  have 
courajze  enough  not  to  be  tenipted,  by 
your  ridicule,  to  do  what  I  know  is 
wrong?"  That  was  brave  and  cour- 
ageous. 

A  good  definition  of  courage  ia  "not 
to  be  a/raid  to  do  ivhat  is  right,  and  to 
fttr  a/raid  to  do  lohal  is  wrong.'"  The 
stories  of  Daniel  and  his  three  friends, 
and  of  Joscpii,  give  us  fine  examples 
of  tbope  who  posessed  true  courage; 
who  wtro  not,  afraid  to  do  what  la 
right,  and  who  were  afraid  to  do  what 
id   wrong — i  Congrcgationalist. 

Wliut  Idlvuess  DoeM. 

Many  young  people  think  an  idle 
life  must  be  a  pleasant  one,  but  there 
are  none  who  enjoy  it  so  little  and  ant 
such  burdens  to  themselves  as  thote 
who  have  nothing  to  do.  Those  who 
are  obliged  to  work  hard  all  day  en- 
joy their  short  period  of  rest  and  rec- 
reation so  much  that  they  are  apt  to 
think  that  if  their  whole  life  wero 
spent  in  rest  and  recreation  it  would 
be  the  most  pheasant  of  all.  But  this 
is  a  Bad  mistake,  as  they  would  soon 
find  out  if  they  made  a  trial  of  the  life 
they  think  so  agreeable.  One  who  is 
never  busy  can  never  enjoy  rest,  for 
rest  implies  relief  frotn  previous  la- 
bors ;  and  if  our  whole  time  were 
Silent  in  amusing  ourselves,  we  should 
find  it  more  wearisome  than  the  hard- 
est day's  work.  Recreation  is  only 
valuable  as  it  unbends  us;  the  idle 
can  know  nothing  of  it.  Many  peo- 
ple leave  off  business  and  settle  down 
to  a  life  of  enjoyment,  but  they  gener- 
ally find  that  they  are  not  nearly  so 
happy  as  they  were  before,  aud  are 
often  glad  to  return  to  their  old  occu- 

fmtion  to  escape  the  miseries  of  indo- 
ence. 


Cross   Wttrds. 

'  Oh,"  said  a  little  girl,  bursting- 
into  tears  upon  hearing  of  the  death  of 
a  playmate,  "I  did  i;ot  kuow  that  was 
the  last  time  I  had  to  speak  kindly  to 
Amy." 

The  last  time  they  were  together  she 
had  spoken  crossly  to  her  ;  and  she 
thought  of  that  last  cross  word,  which 
now  lay  heavily  on  her  heart. 

Speak  kindly  to  your  brothers  and 
sisters  aud  echool-fellows,  when  you 
are  talking  to  them,  lest  it  should  be 
the  last  time  you  may  have  the  oppor- 
tunity. 

Cross  words  are  very  sorrowful  to 
thiuk  of.  Little  children,  love  one 
another. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 


AND 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYEUSDALE,  Pa.,  March  30,  1875. 


New  Drpnrturt'B    From  the    An- 
cient Order. 

To  hear  some  of  our  brelliren  talk,  or 
to  see  their  i'loas  in  print,  in  regard  to 
the  departure  of  our  fraternity  from  its 
farmer  principles  and  practices,  we  would 
infer  that  but  few  retain  the  spirit  or  pe- 
culiarities of  our  ancient  brethren,  and 
that  tlie  body  of  the  cliurch  is  unsound 
in  the  faith  of  our  fathers.  But  is  this  a 
fair  representation  of  the  present  status 
or  condition  of  our  brotherliood,  and  does 
such  a  representation  do  jus»icc  to  the 
body  of  our  brethren? 

We  cannot  think  tl\cre  is  as  ^reat  a  de-' 
paiturc  as  is  someiiuics,  and  by  some, 
represented  to  be.  And  we  doubt  wheth- 
er there  is  sufficient  evidence  to  justify 
any  in  thinkin.i;  to.  It  is  true,  there  are 
some  found  among  both  the  accd  and  the 
younfr,  auiong  both  brethren  and  sisters, 
who  liave  deviated  considerably  from  tlie 
"old  ways,"  or  from  the  peculiarities  of 
Christian  believers  ;  or  rather,  who  were 
never  fully  initialed  into  the  "one  body," 
or  who  never  drank  of  tiic  "one  Snirit." 
Hut  these  are  exceptions.  And  to  judge 
the  body  by  that  class,  may  be  judginjc 
neither  wisely  nor  charitably,  since  it  may 
be  sound  in  faith  and  doctrine,  though 
some  of  its  members  may  lack  much  of 
both  Christian  faith  and  character.  We 
would  by  no  means  cry  "peace,  peace, 
when  there  is  no  peace,"  or  flatter  our- 
selves that  we  have  "need  of  nothing," 
when,  if  weighed  in  the  "balance,"  wc 
may  be  found  greatly  wanting.  We  feel 
we  have  cause  to  humble  ourselves  before 
God,  and  to  repent  in  sack-cloth  and 
ashes,  that  there  is  so  much  wanting  in 
us  to  constitute  us  the  "chosen  genera- 
tion, the  royal  priesthood,  the  holy  na^ 
tion.  and  the  peculiar  people,"  which  the 
church  of  Christ  once  was,  and  which  it 
Btillsliould  be. 

A  departure  1  ah  1  there  is  indeed  a 
departure  from  the  evangelizing  spirit  of 
ihe  apostolic  church,  which  prompted 
the  perHCCuted  believers  logo  everywhere 
"preaching  the  word  ;"  from  tlie  self- 
denying  spirit  of  our  blessed  Lord  and 
l^Iaster,  Pattern,  and  Iliad,  wlio  pleased 
Dot  himself',  from   the    duadncss   to  the 


world,  and  the  living  by  faith  in  and  to 
Christ,  which  characterized  the  first 
fruits  of  the  unadulterated  gospel;  from 
the  ardent  love  to  God,  and  attachment 
to  Jesus,  which  souls  in  primitive  times, 
lost  in  sin,  but  recovered  by  grace,  felt, 
when  welcomed  home  by  their  Father's 
embraces  and  kisses.  ITiese  departures 
should  not  be  overlooked,  while  anj'  and 
all  departures  from  tlie  highway  of  holi- 
ness arc  dangerous,  and  injurious  to  the 
soul's  advancement  in  grace,  and  its 
assimulation  to  God. 

Eut  there  are  departures  also  from  tlie 
gentleness,  meekness,  charity,  zeal,  pray- 
erfulncss  and  general  characteristics  of 
Christian  piety,  which  characterized  those 
we  call  our  ancieot  brethren,  and  prede- 
cessors in  "the  taith  o  cc  delivered  to 
the  saints,"  and  who  revived  primitive 
Christianity,  and  gave  it  to  us,  not  merely 
for  our  own  use.  but  to  be  handed  down 
by  us  to  our  successors  for  the  use  of 
those  who  should  come  after  us.  Bui 
these  departures,  that  is  the  departures 
from  gentleness,  meekness,  prayerfulucss 
and  charity,  and  such  like  Christian 
graces,  arc  not  the  departures  that  are 
usually  lamented  and  alluded  to  as  signs 
of  declining  piety,  ihougli  these  are  de- 
partures that  should  cnneerii,  and  even 
alarm  us  ;  for  when  such  departures  are 
permitted,  (hey  will  be  the  preludes  to 
others.  If  we  would  niaintain  and  ex- 
hibit to  the  world,  the  beautiful  and  sym- 
metrical form  of  godliness,  we  must 
also  experience  and  maintain  tlie 
life  and  power  of  godliness.  Otherwise 
we  sliall  be  like  the  "whitened  sepul- 
chres," to  which  our  Lord  compared  the 
spiritually  dead  and  formal  Jews. 

As  already  remarked,  the  departures 
from  the  ancient  order  in  our  fraternity^ 
which  are  greatly  alarming  some  of  our 
brethren,  are  not  such  as  we  liave  enum- 
erated, though  these  that  we  have  enum 
erated  may  be  the  beginning  and  true 
cau.se  of  all  departures.  We  should  try 
to  have  a  i)roper  understanding  of  what 
is  a  real  departure  from  the  order  or  prin- 
ciples of  our  fraternity,  as  received  and 
practiced  by  our  prcdeces.sors  and  ancient 
brethren.  A  simple  change,  or  a  mere 
difference  in  the  way  of  doing  something 
incidental  to  our  worship  or  service  in 
the  church,  may  not  constitute  a  depar- 
ture from  the  order,  by  any  means. 
There  has  been  a  change  in  our  manner 
of  holding  our  general   meetings  of  wor- 


ship. Oar  ancient  brethren  met  for  wor- 
ship in  their  private  houses,  and  after 
the  services  were  over,  dinner  was  pro- 
vided for  as  m^ny  as  wished  to  partake 
of  refreshment,  and  frequently  all,  or 
nearly  all,  would  remain  and  partake  of 
l!ie  repast.  The  charity  for  which  our 
brethren  have  ever  been  distinguished, 
was  beautifully  manifested  in  this  man- 
ner of  holding  our  meetings.  But  a-!  the 
attendants  at  our  meetini^s  increased,  it 
was  found  necessary  to  change  the  man- 
ner of  holding  them.  It  was  with  our 
brethren,  somewhat  like  it  was  with  the 
sans  of  the  prn])liets  in  the  time  of  Rlisha. 
Their  number  increased,  and  they  said 
unto  Klisha,  "behold  now,  the  place 
wliere  we  dwell  with  tiiee  is  too  strait  for 
u«.  Let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  Jor- 
dan, and  take  thence  ever>'  man  a  beani, 
and  let  us  mak-j  m  a  plaoc  there,  where 
we  may  dwell.  And  he  answered,  go 
ye."  Tiie  meeting-house  for  holding 
meetings  was  substitured  fir  the  private 
house,  and  the  reiia-<t  f  >r  the  congrega- 
tion was  discontinued.  It  was  also  found 
necessary  to  make  some  changes  in  hold- 
ing our  Annual  Mteting.  Before  the 
nuiuber  of  our  brethren  became  so  large, 
and  the  attendants  at  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing so  numerous,  it  was  the  order  of  tlie 
church  to  hold  a  eoiiimunidn  at  the  pl.icc 
nt  which  the  meeting  was  held,  and  in 
connection  with  the  meeting.  This  no 
doubt  liad  a  good  elfeot  wlu-n  it  could  be 
conveniently  done.  But  it  was  found 
necessary  to  discontinue  the  coumiunion, 
and  make  other  changes,  adapting  the 
manner  of  holding  the  meeting  to  sur- 
rotinding  circumstances.  And  although 
such  changes  were  made,  they  were  not 
understood  to  be  departures  from  the 
order.     And  they  surely  were  not. 

There  may  be  such  changes  made  as 
those  alluded  to,  when  there  is  no  real 
departure  from  the  order  of  the  church. 
There  may  also  be  new  things  introduced 
into  the  church  and  those  things  can  not 
justly  be  called  departures  from  the  an- 
cient order,  in  the  sense  wliich  departures 
are  spoken  of  by  those  who  are  so  fearful 
of  departures.  Of  this  kind  was  the  in- 
Iroductian  of  Christian  periodicals  into 
the  church.  With  our  professed  adher- 
ence to  the  gospel  as  our  lule  of  faith 
and  i)ractice,  nothing  can  be  justly  de- 
signated as  a  departure  from  the  ancient 
order  of  the  church,  that  does  not  violate 
any   principle  of  the   gospel,  or  conflict 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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wifh  its  Fpiiit.  On  the  other  hand,  any 
measure,  move  or  practice  tliat  is  subver- 
sive of  gospel  rule,  or  promotive  of  a 
spirit  contrary  to  that  breathed  in  the 
gOKpel  of  (lie  Son  of  God,  is  a  departure 
from  the  order  of  the  church  established 
by  Christ  and  th«  apostles,  and  revived 
by  our  ancient  brethreu.  To  chani^e  our 
baptism  from  trine  immersion  to  single 
immersion  ;  to  discontinue  the  lovefeast, 
or  feet  washing,  or  any  of  the  ordinances  ; 
to  tolerate  the  spirit  of  war,  or  to  allow 
brother  to  go  to  law  with  brother  ;  or  to 
yield  our  position  of  non  conformity  to 
the  world,  and  allow  the  members  of  the 
church  to  follow  the  fashions  of  the  world, 
or  to  "conform  to  the  world  ;"  these 
would  be  departures  from  the  ancient 
order,  from  the  order  of  the  church  and 
tlje  gospel,  and  such  departures  should 
be  guarded  against  with  vigilance  and 
cure. 

And  is  there  not  a  departure  in  regard 
to  the  principle  of  non^-conformity  to  the 
world?  Not  by  the  body  of  our  frater- 
nity. It  is  true,  there  is  a  departure  in 
thi.s  respect  by  some  individuals.  And  it 
sorely  grieves  us  to  know  it  is  so.  Tliere 
are  brethren  of  talent  and  influence  who 
have,  we  are  very  fearful,  in  some  meas- 
ure lost  sight  of  this  gospel  element  in 
our  fraternity.  But  we  hope  they  will 
sec  and  feel  the  iuiportauce  of  uniting 
with  the  body  of  the  church  in  maintain- 
ing the  system  of  the  gospel  entire,  as 
this  is  the  only  hope  of  a  perishing  world. 
But  is  the  number  of  'preachers  or  pri- 
vate members  who  are  not  as  much  in 
harmony  with  the  church  upon  the  doc 
trine  of  non-conformity  to  the  world  as 
we  could  wish,  large  in  proportion  to  the 
entire  brotherhood  ?  We  are  glad  to  be- 
lieve it  is  not.  In  some  places  there  has 
been  a  want  of  judicious  discipline  ajiplied 
to  the  church,  and  tlie  condition  of  it  is 
not  what  it  should  be.  And  the  officers 
generally  see  and  feel  it,  and  are  laboring 
to  promote  humility,  as  well  as  other  gos- 
pel graces.  Is  not  the  desire  general  in  the 
church  to  adhere  to  the  principle  of  non> 
conformity  to  the  world,  a  peculiarity  of 
our  fraternity?  We  think  it  is,  and  es- 
pecially among  the  official  members  of 
the  general  body.  What  disposition  in 
regard  to  this  matter  do  we  see  manifest- 
ed at  our  Annual  Meeting?  Is  it  not 
that  the  gospel  order  of  the  church  tuay 
be  maintained  ?  Is  not  the  same  ieeling 
manifested  in  the  council  meetings  of  the 


churches?  We  believe  it  generally  is. 
And  is  not  the  prevailing  sentiment  prO" 
mulgatcd  through  all  the  i)criodica!s  of 
the  brotherhood  in  favor  of  gospel  sim- 
plicity and  nonconformity  to  the  world ? 
It  surely  is. 

So  we  hope  those  members  of  the 
church,  who  seem  to  think  there  is  a 
great  and  general  departure  from  the 
Older  of  the  gospel  among  us,  and  tiiat 
but  a  remnant  of  the  church  retains  its 
regard  for  the  ancient  and  ajiostolic  order, 
will  find  themselves,  upon  a  farther  and 
more  complete  acquaintance  with  the 
general  brotherhood,  happily  disappoint- 
ed, as  did  Elijah,  when  he  thought  he 
was  the  only  one  left  in  Israel  who  had 
not  forsaken  the  covenant,  of  his  God. 
But  he  i'ound  there  were  seven  thousand 
in  Israel  who  had  not  bowed  to  Baal  or 
ki.'^sed  him. 

Brethren,  wc  often  sing  these  senti- 
ments, and  are  they  not  the  sentiments 
of  our  hearts  ? 

"I  love  thy  kiugdom,  Lo  d, 

T  le  bouse  of  ihine  abode — 
The  clinrch  our  blest  Redeemer  sav'd 
Witb  Ills  own  precious  blood." 

If  such  is  our  affection  for  the  church, 
let  us  ])ray,  and  labor,  and  suffer,  to  pro- 
mote her  purity,  peace,  union  and  pros- 
perity. 

■♦  »  « 

Answers  to  (Jorrespundents. 

D.  J.  Miller  : — You  now  have  a  cred- 
it often  cents. 

Geo.  W.  Matuias  :— We  prefer  to 
have  no  money  sent  at  our  rink,  as  any 
amount  is  uncertain. 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 


Vorrespofidcfice  of  church  tietot  eoiicited /rorr> 
all  partf  of  the  Brotherhoed.  tt^riter's  tiame 
tud  address  required  on  every  eornmunicaliou 
%s  gfiaratitee  of  good  faith.  Uejecied  cornrnv.it.i- 
ctitions  or  manuscript  used,  net  returned.  All 
e  )mr)iut;icaiions  for  publication  ahould  be  writ 
ttHupon  one  slAeofllne  aht-A  onlv- 

Another  Appeal. 

Maiicu  13di,  1875. 
Brother  James  Quiuter : — 

After  my  hearty  greetings  to  you, 
I  would  say,  that  it  is  with  a  sorrowful 
heart  that  1  seat  myself  this  morning,  in 
order  to  write  another  appeal  to  our  dear 
brethren,  and  to  the  friends  of  suffering 
humanity  at  large,  concerning  the  suffer- 
ers in  the  West. 

Dear  brother  James,  we  know  whereof 
we  affirm,  we  know  what  we  .•^ay  ;  we 
know  that  the  sufferings  in  Kansas  and 
Nebraska  are  far  greater  than  you  eastern 
brethren  can  imagine.  The  worst,  by 
i'ar,  has  not  been  published,  but  will  be 
after  it  is  too  late  !  We  are  in  daily  re- 
ceipt of  letters  from  the    sufferers,  and 


unless  something  is  done,  and  that  soon, 
starvation  will  most  assuredly  be  the  re- 
sult. 

Jirethren,  is  it  possible  that  we  should 
leave  our  bjethrcn.  and  their  neighbors, 
and  their  little  ones,  to  perish  for  the 
want  of  bread,  in  a  land  of  nlenty  ?  'J'hc 
state  of  Iowa  alone,  raised  last  year  over 
thirty  millions  of  bushels  of  wheat  and 
some  eighty  millions  bushels  of  corn,  and 
wheat  being  only  sixty  to  sixty  five  cents 
per  bushel,  corn  foriv  to  fifty  cents  per 
bushel,  and  our  neighbors  starving,  are 
we  doing  right,  brethren?  Should  we 
not  exert  ourselves  more?  Should  wc 
not  feel  more  concerned  for  our  suffering 
neighbors?  Here,  brethren,  let  us  apply 
the  golden  rule.  How  can  we  sit  down 
to  our  tables,  laden  down  with  the  good 
gifis  of  God,  and  not  remember  our  suf- 
fering brethren  and  friends  in  the  West? 
And  to  remember  them  aright,  is  to  open 
our  liberal  hands  and  send  them  immed- 
iate relief 

Brethren,  I  appeal  to  you  cast  of  the 
Missis.sippi  river,  as  the  brethren  in  Iowa 
are  doing  their  duty  most  nobly.  We 
wish  the  brethren  in  the  east  to  remeui-. 
her  that  the  bretluen  in  Iowa  are  nearly 
all  newcomers;  the  greater  portion  of 
them  in  limited  circumstances,  yet,  not» 
withstanding  this,  they  are  doing  for  the 
sufferers  what  they  can.  Dear  brethreu 
in  the  easi,  do  not  depend  too  much  upon 
the  western  brethren. 

The  amount  of  money  wanted  to  bring 
these  poor  sufferers  through  then-  suffer- 
ings, until  after  harvest,  is  an  immen--e 
amount.  It  tequires  millions  of  dollars. 
In  a  former  article  I  placed  the  amount 
at  $2,000,000.00  ;  some  brethren  thought 
that  it  was  an  exaggeration,  but  a  more 
thorough  investigation  shows  very  con- 
clusively, it  to  have  been  an  under-esti- 
mate — not  near  high  enough. 

Do  not  think,  brethren,  that  Missouri 
is  close  to  tliese  sufferers,  and  will  assist 
them.  Missouri  would,  no  doubt,  assist 
them  liberally,  but  their  crops  failed  last 
year.  They  have  scarcely  enough  for 
themselves. 

Now,  my  dear  brethren,  over  the  whole 
country,  1,  your  unworthy  brother,  make 
this  appeal  to  you  ;  not  that  I  have  any 
interest  in  it,  further  than  this,  that  I 
feel  an  interest  in  the  welfare  of  suffering 
humanity.  I  feel  for  the  hungry  ;  I  feel 
for  the  destitute.  I  feel  to  do  my  duty 
in  this,  as  well  as  in  everything  else.  The 
Lord  loveth  a  liberal  giver,  and  will  bless 
him  for  his  liberality. 

I  would  here  state,  that  if  things  (do- 
nations) are  directed  and  addressed  right, 
they  will  reach  the  places  designated. 
One  of  our  shipping  committee  informed 
me  this  morning  that  every  car-load  they 
shipped  reached  its  destination  all  right. 
I  would  again  say,  dear  brethren,  for 
God's  sake,  do  your  duty  1  See  to  it 
immediately  1 

I  subcribe  myself  your  weak  brother, 
Ellas  K.  Bueculey. 

Waterloo,  Iowa. 


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Auuonuci^uif  n(,  uu«l    nn    Appeal 
lor  Encouragenieut. 

After  much  ihousht  on  the  calls  for 
ministerial  help  in  thu  West,  I  lately  vis' 
ite<l  the  Stntc  of  Nol)rast< a,  to  fee  wheth- 
er I  could  f<uit  nivsclf  in  a  home  there, 
«o  that  in  my  wcakiies?,  1  mipht  render 
Bom'^  service.  I  decided  to  move  to  Gn^^e 
County,  Nebraska,  this  spring.  There 
are  about  fifteen  incinhnrs  there,  but,  as 
yet,  no  organizMion.  We  purpose  to  or- 
ganize as  early  as  pos'iljle,  and  do  what 
we  can  in  the  good  cause.  In  this  we 
hope  we  shall  have  the  prayer.**  and  en- 
courasement  of  our  brcrliren  and  sisters 
everywhere.  Feeling  that  1  .«hall  need 
all  the  funds  I  can  pos-iihly  raise,  and  be- 
lieving that  tny  dear  brethren  will  be 
ready  t-o  reader  every  rca^o^able  assis- 
tance, I  have  decided  lo  make  the  follow- 
ing statement  and  appeal: 

1  have  yet  unsold  about  1600  copies  of 
luy  book,  entitled  '"The  Jewish  Passover 
and  the  Lord's  Supper,"  in  which  1  have 
invested  about  one  thousand  dollars,  | 
(partly  borrowed  capital,)  every  cent  ofj 
which  I  shall  need.  In  order  to  free  my- 
self from  that  embarrassment,  and  to 
(>)llect  ail  ihe  funds  I  po.^sibly  can,  1  now 
ask  a  favor  which  ran  ea.«iiy  be  grantedj 
and  one,  too,  which  I  hope  may  be  grantea 
with  plea.-^urc  and  profit. 

1  suggest  that  every  one  who  can  easily 
spare  one  doHar,  which  is  the  price  of 
the  book,  will  imuicdiately  send  that 
amount  to  me  by  mail,  and  in  return  I 
will  send  the  book,  postpaid,  li'  this  can 
be  done,  and  will  bo  doii>",  without  hesi- 
tation or  delay,  in  a  few  weeks  the  books 
will  all  be  cut  in  the  field  doing  good,  and 
1  can  use  the  means  inve.'ted  in  my  new 
and  extensive  field  of  labor.  I  make  this 
suggestion  in  good  faith,  and,  although  I 
do  not  want  to  urge  it  upon  any  one  who 
cannot  afibrd  to  spare  one  dollar,  yet  I 
do  hope  that  the  many  who  can,  will  re^ 
f  pond  cheerfully. 

I  am  encouraged  lo  believe  that  my 
humble  efforts  in  publishing  this  work 
wi.l  result  in  extensive  good.  I  might 
insert  .lome  encouraging  notices,  and  ex- 
tracts from  letters,  but  I  do  not  wish  to 
use  the  sjface.  1  will  however  state,  that, 
when  in  the  city  of  Cliieago.  lately.  I  met 
with  an  extensive  ^c^dcr,  wlio  iiad  given 
considerable  thought  to  the  question  as 
to  whether  or  not  our  Lord  ate  the  Jew- 
ish Passover  in  the  n^glit  of  his  betrayal. 
He  was  not  a  bn)tlier,  and,  till  very 
lately,  bad  no  knowledge  of  the  Brethren. 
He  had  read  my  book,  which  had  been 
giten  hiiu  by  i.  friend,  and  he  wjjs  pleased 
to  say  to  me  that  it  was  the  most  exhaus- 
tive work  he  had  ever  reud  on  that  hub- 
jcct,  and  that  it  settled  the  ()Ucstiou, 
showing  clearly  that  it  was  not  the  Jew- 
ish Passover.  II l-  was  .so  much  pleased 
that  lie  handed  it  to  one  of  his  learned 
frieiid-,  (who,  as  I  n!id<  rstood,  is  also 
an  author,)  with  his  recommendation. 
The  latter  is  now  cniinKcd  in  preparing 
charts,  after  the  form  uf  tiiosc  in  my 
book,  to  coDviuoo  bis  brethren  that  they 


are   mistaken.       I  wish    him    abundant 
success. 

Tiie  above  is  given  to  show  how  a  book 
may  be  used  in  the  accompli.<^hmcni  of 
good.  A  good  book  is  a  .sub.stantial 
preacher.  By  circulating  books  we  may 
often  reach  .^uch  as  do  not,  or  cannot,  at- 
tend our  mcetitig.". 

It  may  not  be  .iniss  to  suggest  fo  those 
who  have  an  abundaiice,  and  wlio  feel 
dis))osed  to  give  willingly  for  our  good, 
Cv-mmon  cause,  that,  when  sending  for  a 
book  for  their  own  library,  they  mi,<lit 
also  send  for  one  or  more  for  circulation 
among  their  friends  and  ncighboi-s,  or, 
perhaps,  for  some  of  our  noor  minister- 
ing brethren,  who  wonla  receive  the 
gift  thankfully  and  use  it  to  good  pur- 
pose. 

I  now  submit  this  matter  to  your  pray- 
erlul  consideration.  Decide  according  to 
your  circumst^iiiees  and  your  sense  of  duty. 
Whatever  enconra;;oment  and  aid  cun  be 
given  in  this  waj-,  will  be  duly  appreciated 
and  received  with  all  thankfulness.  I 
will  send  the  books  by  mail,  paying  the 
postage  myself,  at  the  following  rate?  : 
One  book   for  $1.00 

Two  books  for  $1.80 

Three  books  for  $2  50 

Six  books  for  $4.7.3 

Twelve  books  for  $0.00 

Money  sent  in  registered  letters  will  be 
at  my  risk  ;  or,  if  it  is  eonvenien^,  1 
would  prefer  Post  office  money  orders 
made  payable  to  me  at  Meycrsdale,  Pa. 
All  orders  to  be  addre.>-sed  to  your  hum* 
ble  brotner. 

J.  W.  Bker, 

iMeyersdale, 
Somerset  (Jo.,  Pa. 


A  Ciirent  nnd  EflVctnal  Door  Opeu 
lor  the  B:('ce{>tJon  ol  the 

Januaut  25th,  1875. 
Brotli^r  Qiui/ilei- : — 

After  consulting  each  other 
respecting  the  ueoes.-sitiijs  of  our  South- 
western country  (Kansas  and  Southwest 
Mis.souri,)  where  the  pride  of  woridline.ss 
has  been  much,  humbled  by  the  chasten- 
ing hand  of  the  Almighty;  where  the  ex- 
ercise  of  benevolence  on  the  part  of  the 
brethren  toward  the  needy  is  eliciting 
thought  and  reflection,  we  have  con- 
cluded to  drop  these  huuible  reflections 
for  the  brethren  evsiywherc  to  whom 
these  lines  may  come. 

God's  providences  are  causing  the  peo- 
ple of  this  vast  eiiunfry  to  pau^e  and  re- 
fleet.  'I1ie  active  part  which  the  breth- 
ren have  taken,  in  looking  after  the  ne 
cessiiies  of  their  needy  ones,  has  called 
the  attention  of  the  people  to  a  pattern 
of  primitive  Christianity  not  oOen  exem- 
plified in  their  uiidst,  and  they  arc  in 
many  ))laces  calling  carne^tly  and  anx 
iously  for  preaching.  liy  aiilicfion,  God 
seems  to  be  jjreiciring  the.-<e  people  to 
accept  the  plain,  humble  faith  of  the 
uieuk  and  lowly  Saviour,      lie  has  pro- 


pared  their  hearts  in  a  special  manner  to 
be  touched  by  the  law  of  kindness,  and 
has  thus  o))ened  in  Knn«i58  and  South- 
west Mis.souri,  a  great  dov)i,»ud  effectual, 
for  the  rectpiion  of  the  gospel. 

G;»d  has  also  blessed  the  brethren  \a 
tlie  United  States  with,  abundant  means, 
and  in  mativ  localities,  with  a  surplus 
ministry.  These  same  provideuces  ura 
developing  and  proving  in  tlicm  the  noble 
grace  of  benevolei.o-:,  by  calling  them  to 
assist  in  occupying  a  field  already  white 
to  harvest.  Ihis  m^y  fie  done,  first,  by 
a.s.sisting  our  own  ministers  here  in  tho 
midst  of  povcrtv,  so  as  to  allow  them  an 
opportunity  to  heed  the  nutncrous  eallt 
lo  preach,  and  sow  broades.«t  the  seeds  of 
truth  ;  and,  second,  by  encouraging  min- 
iBtering  brctliren  abroad,  who  are  faith- 
ful exponents  of  primitrrc  Irnlh,  and  ad- 
herents to  the  plain  order  of  the  Broth- 
erhood, to  come  to  the  work.  "Tho 
harvest  is  plenteous  bat  the  laborers  arc 
few." 

Any  oomuiuuiodtions  to  the  necessities 
of  the  brethren  here,  or  correspondence 
on  subjects  referred  S",  m-ay  be  addresrtd 
to  brother  John  Wainplcr,  Canhage, 
Ja'<per  County,  Mi.*souri. 

Ai>iiiso.\  W.  Bakeu, 

J()KI>  G.MUIF.U, 
DaNIKL  II, \  RAD  Ell, 

L.  E.  Prick rrr. 

Cai(h(i(;r,  Mo. 

Notes  ol  Travel. 

MAttcK  17,  1S75. 

Brother  Qainlcr  : — 

On  the  20th  of  February,  I  left  my 
home  lo  go  into  the  0»vl  Creek  congrega- 
tion. Our  train  being  iate,  we  returned 
home  and  took  dinner,  and  u.;;uin  wont  to 
tlie  depot,  and  gut  abo<iixl  the  train  at,  2 
p.  m.,  being  tJirce  honi-^  kite.  Missed 
connection  at  Newark,  Oiiio,  but  oon- 
cluded  10  take  the  A  p.  tn.  train  north,  as 
it  was  my  only  chance  Itft  till  Monday 
morning,  and  that  train  did  not  stop  at 
Aukney,  where  1  wanted  to  stop.  How- 
ever, 1  must  lake  that  train  now,  or  stay 
at  Newark  until  Monday  morning,  and  as 
it  was  late,  and  instead  of  leaving  at  4 
n.  m.,  it  did  not  leave  until  7:I()  p.  m. 
We  then  moved  oft'  rapidly,  and  the  con- 
ductor, being  a  gentleman,  let  me  oft"  at 
Aukney,  iabout  a  half  mile  from  the 
meetinghouse;  and  when  1  arrived 
there,  church  was  dismissed  and  a  part 
of  the  congTCgation  was  outside  of  the 
house.  However,  brother  11.  Keller  an- 
nounced to  the  congregation  that  we  had 
anived. 

^^'c  here  met  with  many  of  our  dear 
brethren  and  si.^ters,  wiih  whoiu  we  fre- 
quently met  in  former  day^,  and  was  glad 
to  meet  them  once  again  In  iliis  world. 
But  some  have  gone  to  their  long  sought 
reft;  their  scuts  are  vacaiit  heie.  \Ve 
hope  to  fill  a  seal  in  that  better  world 
above. 

1  went  liooic  with  our  luuch  esteemed 
brother,  Henry  Hess,  uud   lodged  lor  tho 


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night.  Next  luorniDg,  Sabbath,  February 
21^tJ  we  met  at  the  meetiug  house  i'or 
bervices,  at  1 !  o'clock.  Attcndauce  good. 
Went  home  v.idi  brotlier  Wui.  iMurray, 
(speaker,)  and  ebjoyed  uiy.self  well  (here, 
Wing  my  first  aoquaictuBcc  with  him,  or 
■  early  ko.  Freuehiiig  8g»ia  at  uight. 
Larue  coBgre£iiiioa. 

On  Monday,  iiJiid,  preaohed  iniaytime 
aud  at  night  The  sitiijhing  was  wore 
out,  and  iu  consequence  of  it,  the  woni'ie- 
gationu  were  not  s-o  lurge.  Tuesday,  3SJ, 
preached  twice.  Wednesday,  'MiU,  warm; 
|»reacbed  twine;  and  this  tvtniug  ike 
meetings  cli  It- d,  uiokiog  oight  tiujes  we 
preached  in  xuccciibiOTi.  Attendance  good 
«li  the  lime,  bmt  not  so  good  aa  it,  would 
kave  been  if  the  Jeigbiug  liad  lusted. 
Aitention  was  udmirably  good,  and  order 
BUiiurpassod.  Vury  good  impreskiiou* 
wore  made,  but  no  additions. 

During  our  »(y'ourn  with  the  brethren 
aud  sifcters  aud  fnonds  in  ihe  Owl  Creek 
braueh  of  iLe  church,  we  visited  around 
among  tie  dear  members  and  friends,  and 
must  say  that  we  I'eli  at  home  and  was 
well  cared  for  and  made  welcome,  which 
kindness  we  truly  anprociutod.  We 
would  have  been  mucu  plea.ed  to  have 
gone  aud  staid  with  muiiv  more  of  our 
dear  friendii,  who  solicited  us  to  go  with 
them,  but  our  »tay  was  too  short  to  do  so. 
In  this  respect  we  were  pussive,  going 
wherever  the  friends  thought  it  would  do 
the  most,  good,  as  that  was  the  pu'itoie 
for  which  we  went,  to  Owl  Creek.  Aud 
while  there,  we  did  the  bckt  we  could, 
aud  frel  willing  to  leave  tlie  result  with 
God. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  our  much  esteem 
cd  brother,  James  Workman,  of  the 
Danville  congregation,  met  us,  and  on 
Thursday,  25th,  conveyed  us  to  his  home, 
a  distance  of  about  fuuneen  miles,  I  be» 
lieve.  We  dined  with  our  dear  brother 
and  sister  Henry  Keller  and  wife,  of  the 
Owl  Creek  Church.  Snowed  andstormod 
heavily,  but  stopped  about  2  p.  to.  Ar- 
rived at  tl;e  Louse  of  brother  Workman 
in  the  evening,  whose  oompauion  died 
last  fall,  and  was  made  welcome  by  the 
dear  children,  one  a  daughter  about  15 
years  old,  his  only  bouse  keeper,  aud,  wc 
tbinl",  a  very  good  litde  girl,  judging 
from  the  way  tbs  house  looked  when  we 
were  thore.  May  the  §ood  Lord  keep 
ker  safely  and  draw  her  into  his  service, 
is  our  prayer. 

According  to  previous  arrangements, 
the  meetings  commenced  that  evening, 
but  owing  to  the  wcaihcr  and  the  very 
bad  condition  of  the  roads,  tho  congrega- 
tion was  small,  but  they  increased  so  that 
the  last  meeting  was  the  largest  of  any  ; 
house  nearly  full.  In  all,  the  mociiiiga 
were  well  attended.  Order  good,  and 
attention  also  good.  A  very  good  feeling 
seemed  to  pervade  the  minds  of  the 
hearers.  On  Sunday  evening  the  meet-, 
ingb  closed.  We  then  went  home  with 
brother  Richard  Workman,  a  distance  of 
three  miles,  tho  weather  being  very  cold. 
Soon  after  wo  arrived  at  his   house,  tho 


sister  put  two  sad  irons  on  the  stove  and 
when  they  were  well  warmed,  she  put 
them  into  the  bed  and  warniod  it  for  u*, 
thus  kindly  caring  for  us.  -May  the  good 
Jjord  bless  the  dear  brethren  and  sisters 
and  kind  I'riends,  both  iu  ti<e  Owl  Cieok 
and  Danville  eopgregationp,  for  (Iteir 
great  kindnoi^K  with  which  ticy  cared  for 
us,  much  more  than  we  feel  ourselves 
worthy  of. 

Language  foils  \p  to  ejpress  the  thanks 
we  leeT  is  du6  to  ibem.  aui  still  we  feel 
K)  tisauk  God  more.  Dear  brethrttn  and 
sisters,  if  our  visit  of  love  kits  done  any 
good,  which  we  hope  it  kas,  thank  God 
for  it  and  not  us,  as  we  can  oii^  water, 
but  it  is  God  that  gives  the  increase.  We 
prea«hed  seven  times  in  the  Danville 
Church. 

Mondav,  ^arob  1st,  it  was  rainy-  j^ro. 
Uichard  Workman  conveyed  me  to  Uoss- 
ville,  which  is  on  the  Cleveland,  Mt. 
Vernon  aud  Delaware  liailroad,  where  at 
2:24  p.  m.  we  took  pashage  tor  home. 
Came  to  Mt.  Vernon  and  changed  cars 
f'M'  Somerset,  hi  ooiiS''quence  of  a  cave 
in  tiie  Rsilrcad  we  did  n-  t  get  hom«,s«  we 
expected  to,  th:!t  day,  being  dotaiuoj  at 
that  i^Iace  about  jjve  hours.  Came  to 
Newark  and  staid  over  the  night. 
Tuesday,  2ud,  we  again  took  passage  for 
Somerset.,  which  i.s  our  home,  where 
we  arrived  safely  undl  found  all  well,  for 
which  we  feel  very  thankful  to  God. 
Fraternally  yours, 

W.  AUNOLD. 
So7T)erset,  Ohio. 

-a^-»- ■^■igm' 

A  niiisluu  ot  Love. 

We  left  our  home  in  Woodford  county, 
Illiuois,  January  22iid,  on  a  misbion  of' 
love,  to  visit  the  scattered  members 
wherever  wc  could  hear  of  any  in  our 
route. 

During  the  fii^t  day  we  traveled  thirty- 
five  miles  to  Putnam  county.  Preached 
at  night  in  the  Child's  .school  house. 
January  23rd,  preached  at  the  same 
place  again  at  uigbt.  This  is  near  Jere^ 
luiah  Clem  mens,  ibrmerly  of  Rocking- 
ham county,  Virgiina ;  although  not  a 
member  himself,  he  is  very  kind  to  the 
Brethren,  aud  anxious  for  the  brethren 
to  preach  there.  Old  brother  Goorge 
Clemmeus  and  wife,  both  quite  feeble, 
live  in  tho  yard.  Jeremiah's  wife  is  a 
member,  and  he  ought  to  be. 

Sunday,  24f.h,  preached  in  Florid. 
Here  we  had  three  meetings,  and  good 
attention.  There  arc  only  two  members 
at  this  place,  r>ld  brother  Michael  Clem- 
meus and  Wife.  Tuct-day,  2r)ih,  had  a 
little  communion  at  the  hou.sc  of  brother 
iMichael  Clommeiis  for  the  comfort  of  the 
doar  old  member.  'J'herc  were  but  seven 
members  present,  yot  wc  felt  that  the 
Lord  was  with  us.  Six  meetings  in  all, 
in  this  vicinity. 

Wednesday,  27ih,  we  bade  farewell  to 
the  members  here  and  started  for  the 
west  part  of  Marshall  county.  Crossed 
the  Illinois  river  at  Henry,  then  made 
our  way  south  to  Sparland,  then  west  six 


miles  to  the  house  of  friend  Wesley  Odell, 
where  we  were  kindly  received  and  enter- 
tained lor  the  night.  His  wife  i»  a  mem- 
ber, but  was  complaining  some  from  a 
oold. 

Thursday,  2<>th,  went  to  sister  Nancy 
Devilbiss's  daugbtiM-  of  brother  Jame.? 
Teiiley,  dec'd,  of  Frunklin  county,  J-'enn- 
sylvauia.  Preached  at  night  in  the  CouU 
tor  sehool  house.  Here  we  bad  six  meet- 
ings. Attention, turnout, and  ordcr,good. 
Wjt  the  doetriue  was*  strange  to  mo.st  of 
the  people,  as  it  was  the;  fir«t  lime  tho 
Uretbreu  ever  prcaehed  in  that  neiglibor- 
hood.  Some  or  ibe  yo»!jg  people  thought 
it  strange  for  a  man  to  preach  without 
baving  his  sermon  written  down,  as  their 
Pii  sbyterian  minister  is  in  the  habit  of 
doing.  I  guess  he  is  not  quite  willing  lo 
trust  himself  to  the  guidance  of  the  word 
and  Spirit  of  God,  lest  he  might  be  guided 
out  of  the  ways  of  Presbyteriaoiom  ;  08~ 
pecially  that  of  spriukiing  babies,  and 
preaching  for  money. 

Tbere  are  three  memberi;  living  in  this 
neighborhood,  viz :  Sitter  Margaret 
Odcll,  sister  Nancy  Devilbiso  and  iibter 
Catherine  Long,  wife  of  friend  Michael 
Long.  We  were  kindly  treated  by  the 
friends  and  members  here.  May  tlie 
Lord  bless  them. 

Friday,  Febrosry  &:h,  took  our  leave  of 
the  members  aud  fiiends.  Cros.sed  the 
Illinois  river  on  the  ice,  at  Jjacon,  and 
made  our  way  to  brother  John  M  Pike's, 
five  miles  southeast  of  Licou,  and  arrived 
in  time  to  ujake  au  appointment  for  meet- 
ing through  the  school,  at  the  Monekan 
school- houie.  Here  we  had  four  meet- 
ings. Attention  and  order  good.  This 
was  the  first  time  that  the  Brethren  ever 
had  meeting  in  this  neigiiborhood.  Staid 
the  latit  ui>.hL  here  with  friend  William 
Kunkle.  Arrived  at  home  on  the  7th, 
after  au  absence  of  ieveoteen  days,  dur- 
ing which  lime  we  held  sixteen  meetings, 
and  were  sick  two  days. 

Yours  in  love, 

J  AS.  R.  Gisii.. 

lioarwJce,  llh. 


Freui  Kunsus. 

Maucii  ]Grh,  1875. 
Brother  Jumet : — 

Wo  prestiiue  many  of  our 
brethren  and  friends' would  like  to  hear 
how  we  are  getting  along  in  this  part  of 
the  gra.sshopper  regioi;,  s)  we  will  My 
and  inform  them.  So  mayy  confiietisig 
reports  get  abroad,  thai  it  is  hard  to  toil 
wast  to  believe.  As  regards  thi>  j.ar;  of 
the  stale,  there  is  some  wheat  and  corn 
to  be  obtained,  but  th.-;se  who  possess  it, 
want  large  prices,  aud  now  boih  wheat 
and  corn  are  selling  at  .$1.()0  per  bushel. 
This  juice  does  not  seem  to  be  to  high, 
but  wheu  vou  take  i;ito^^nsideration  tho 
fact  that  those  wauiixig  it, have  no  money, 
it  looks  diiferent. 

The  crop  of  1873  was  very  light,  and  of 
1874  nothing,  except  in  the  best  of  boi^ 
torn  land  ;  so  you  can  imagine  the  coudi- 


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tion  of  many  a  poor  man  ^ho  had  placed 
Ills  wliole  dependance  in  his  crop.  The 
trouble  vfill  be  to  get  enouj^h  K'^in  to 
keep  f'aiuilies  from  huffoiitig  for  bread. 
Many  poor  farmers  are  now  trying  to 
plow  a  iitilo  with  their  abiiost  dead 
horses — trying  to  plow  two  or  three  hours 
each  day — trying  to  get  s<.iiue  ground 
ready  to  plaut,  not  knowiuk;  where  the 
seed  is  to  come  from  to  plaui.  'I'liis  is 
about  the  condition  of  Nco.iho  and  La- 
bette counties. 

Your.s  in  love, 

JosKPii  Gak'ubu. 
J'drsoiis,  Kuii.<t<i.i. 

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School  Notice. 

The  friends  of  the  High  School 
of  Berlin,  are  invited  to  meet  at 
the  Baptist  mceting-hou.<;e  in  Berlin,  on 
the  10th  day  of  April  next,  at  10  o'clock 
in  tiie  forenoon. 

The  business  to  be  transacted  by  this 
meeting  will  be  to  consider  the  following 
questions  : 

1st. — Is  it  advisable,  under  the  "pres- 
sure of  the  times,"  to  continue  the  can- 
vassing for  subscriptions? 

If  this  question  be  decided  affirmatively 
then — 

2nd. — To  devise  a  method  of  support- 
ing the  canvasser,  and  other  contingent 
expenses. 

((»)  In  anticipation  of  the  above  it  has 
been  proposed  that  a  clause  be  added  to 
the  subscription  lists  requiring  each  sub- 
8;riber  to  pay  one  per  cent  of  his  axih 
hcription,  for  the  above  named  pur- 
poses. 

If  it  be  decided  negatively,  then — 

2nd. — How  shall  the  enterprise  be 
safely  anchored,  and  when  shJi  it  be 
revived? 

All  friends  of  the  enterprise  are  carn^ 
«stly  invited  to  be  present,  and  those  who 
cannot  attend  in  person,  are  rc<iuested  to 
communica'.e  their  sentiment  upon  the 
above  subjects  through  delegates  or  cor- 
respondetice,  to  the  undersigned,  or 
brother  S-  S.  Forney,  of  Berlin,  Penn- 
sylvania. We  shall  be  pleased  to  have 
tne  friends  of  the  school,  communicate 
freely  upon  any  (lueslion  connected  with 
its  interests,  witii  suggestions,  proposi- 
tions, etc. 

II.   li.  IIoLSINGKIt. 

Jicrliii,  1*1. 


Notice. 

Jirotlicr  Qiti'iitrr: — 

Please  announce  through  the 
Covip'niion  and  Visitor,  that  the  District 
Meeting  for  the  Southern  District  of 
Ohio,  will  be  held  April  27th,  in  the 
Upper  Miaiui  District,  at  the  Grove 
njceiing  house,  cast  of  Tij^peeanoe. 
Brethren  coinirij?  by  lailroad,  wi!l  sloj)  off 
at  Tippecanoe.  And  the  delegates  rep 
rc.-einiiig  the  several  sub  districts  arc  re- 
quested to  come  prepared  to  pay  the 
quota  of  the  district  they  represent  for 
the  support  of  the  Yearly  Meeting. 


And  we  further  give  notice  in  regard 
to  the  ouiinu;  Yearly  Meeting,  that  the 
order  adopted  in  1866  is  to  be  carried  out; 
that  is,  there  will  be  no  preaching  in  the 
tent,  and  no  boarding  in  the  tent  before 
Monday.  Brethren  coming  from  a  dis- 
tance are  requested  to  stop  over  Sunday 
in  the  valley,  at  the  following  nanicd  dis- 
tricts  :  For  Wolf  (Jrcek  District,  stop  at 
Brookvillo,  on  the  Dayton  an.l  Utiion 
City  U;ulioad  ;  for  Ludlow  and  I'aiithcr 
Creek  Di>trict,  at  Arcanum,  on  the  same 
road  ;  fur  L  )wer  S'illwater,  P.  Nead'*-*, 
Bear  Creek,  D.  Bowman's;  and  G.  Hol- 
ler's Di.striet,  slup  off  at  Dayton ;  for 
Donnell's  CrceW,  .J.  Francis'  stop  off  at 
Sprin>ifield  ;  lor  Palestine,  or.].  Miller's, 
stop  off  at  Greenville',  for  Union  City 
District,  or  T.  Wetirich's,  stop  at  Union 
City  ;  for  Oakland,  or  S.  R-<irigh's,  at 
Gettysburg,  or  Horatio;  for  Upper  Still- 
water, or  Bissor'd  District,  stop  off  at 
Bradford  ;  for  Lower  Twin,  or  A. 
Younce's  District,  at  Eaton  ;  for  Salem, 
or  A.  Dietrick's,  Brookville.  From  the 
above  named  districts,  the  brethren  can 
very  conveniently  all  come  to  the  place  of 
meeting  on  Monday  morning.  We  think 
that  the  standing  committee  had  better 
come  into  the  neighborhood,  or  near  by, 
on  Saturday  or  Sunday. 

By  order  of  the  committee  of  arrange- 
ments. 

Samuel  Mohler, 
Secretary. 
(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  copy.) 


lu  iVIf  morittm. 

Died,  in  the  Monooacy  Church,  Fred- 
erick County,  Maryland,  March  11th, 
1875,  brother  Wit-UAM  Skfton,  aged  09 
years,  5  months  and  7  days. 

Brother  Sefton  was  one  of  our  most 
exemplary  brethren  ;  he  was  considered 
by  all  who  knew  him  to  be  a  model  man 
ii)  all  the  relations,  ot  life.  His  early 
training  was  in  the  Methodist  religion,  in 
which  he  uiade  his  first  religious  profes- 
sion ;  but  tiirough  a  thorough  search  of 
the  Scriptures  for  truth,  he  became  fully 
convinced  that  the  faith  as  taught  and 
l)racticcd  by  the  Brethren,  was  the  true 
doctrine  taught  by  the  Saviour.  Alter 
being  so  couviticcd,  be  attended  the  An- 
nual Meeting  of  the  Brethren  held  at  the 
home  of  brother  Mohler,  in  Cumberland 
County,  Pennsylvania.  At  this  meeting 
he  became  so  fully  convinced  of  the  ne- 
cessity of  jnuting  his  faith  into  practice, 
that  he  a.skcd  the  Brethren  to  baptize 
him,  which  was  accordingly  done  ;  and 
from  that  d«tc  his  hope  in  God  and  his 
salvation  was  complete. 

Brother  Septon  served  in  the  offioc  of 
deacon,  being  elected  by  the  churoh  in 
which  he  died,  on  the  first  day  of  May, 
1856,  and  was  the  first  olficer  ever  elected 
ill  .-aid  church.  He  served  the  offiec 
faithfully  ui)  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
which  was  (juiic  siidden.  His  health 
during  the  winter  was  unusually  good, 
and  on  Wednesday,  the  day  preceding 
his  death,  be  was  very  active  uj)    to  his 


u.sual  time  for  retiring  ;  he  .^lept  till  one 
o'clock,  when  lie  awoke  with  an  acute 
pain  iii  his  ^ide  and  chest  ;  his  groans 
awakened  tidier  Siftei;,  aiid  in  order  to 
do  something  to  relieve  his  pain,  they 
both  .-at  up  in  bed.  and  dincily  got  up 
and  went  together  into  ihr.  dining  room, 
and  while  ."-i.>ter  Sefton  stnrted  up  the 
tire  in  the  stove,  brother  Septon  knelt 
in  prtvi'er  ;  after  prayr,  he  sat  on  the 
chair  and  ,s;iid  his  feet  were  so  cold,  and 
in  a  inomout  mad.;  a  ga!.p  for  breath, 
(Did  he.  icits  (laid  T'\u<  while  his  ex- 
tremities were  cold  in  death,  hr  jirayed. 
May  we  not  say  he  died  praying  ? 

Sisier  Sefion  was  too  nervous  and 
weak  from  such  a  shocl<  to  call  hmd 
enough  u->  awaken  two^  daughters  and  a 
sister  in  law,  (all  sisters,)  she  must  leave 
him  sit  on  the  chair,  go  up  stairs  to  wake 
them.  Theii  feelings  on  coming  into  the 
room  may  be  imagined,  but  can  not  be 
described. 

On  thw  1.3th,  his  remains  were  followed 
to  the  grave  in  the  Mechatiicstown  ('emo- 
tery,  by  a  large  concourse  of  relatives, 
brethren  antl  friends.  An  address  on  the 
subject  by  tlie  writer. 

D.  P.  Saylrh. 


From  ^Vtaom? 

Mahcii  4th,  1875. 
Several  weeks  past  I  received  a  heaven- 
scented  missive  froiu  an  anonymous 
writer,  containing  a  souvenir  of  consider- 
able value.  I  bag  to  know  the  name  and 
address  of  the  person,  or  persons,  to 
whom  I  am  indebted  for  this  expresssion 
ot  regaid  and  .sympathy. 

C.  H.  Balsbauoii. 

Unimi  Deposit.  I'd. 

IVI A R  R I  ED. 


By  Ibr.  nnderpigned,  at  his  ri'tideace,  Feb. 
2.5  h,  187.5,  broilier  David  Fossto  M  68  Lvd- 
lA  Stonb,  botli  of  Asi.laBd  Co.,  Oliio. 

D.   N.    WOKKMAV. 

By  the  undiir>!ii;Dcd,  March  H^lt,  1875, 
CoitNEMt'S  Bowstnt,  of  Allegany  County, 
Maiylaiid,  to  LucivDi.  Livknciood,  of  Fay- 
ette Conuiy,  FcuDsylvania. 

M.  J  Thomas. 


We  Admit  no  poetry  unilur  nny  clrcumstan 
cos  In  connection  willi  Oljitiiary  Notices.  Wa 
wisti  le  UHC  all  nllke,  and  wc  coul<)  not  in.ierl 
veracs  v.'ilh  all. 


In  the  Carroll  dl'trtct,  Carroll  county, 
lUiDoie,  Fi;!)fuarj  23d, tii other  John  IIooyuk, 
aged  al)oui  7i)  yea-g.  F  incral  services  from 
2  Cor.  5:1,2. 


In  the  Cpwanshannock  congregation.  Pa., 
January  11,  DiViii  VVii.sos  Mokkow,  sou  of 
brother  Thomas  and  sister  Nancy  t;uJJy, 
rged  I  year.  4  iii-.>ntb8  aed  11  d»j8.  Funer- 
al services  from  lleb.  4:9. 

Lewis  Kimmbl. 

lu  S|  enccr  Medina  cuuuly,  Ohio,  Ma-rh 
;,  Jacob  TIaktei,  son  of  Franklin  aud  Surah 
HariL-1,  aged  115  years.  10  mouths  and 
9  days. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


207 


Disease,  drnpsy.  Sliorlly  before  he  die  1, 
bts  feul  for  a  bri.sh'r  t.)  eiiig  aud  i  rty  with 
him,  and  desired  to  be  h'Iped  to  k"c  1  iu 
prayer.  Alter  grayer,  h' exhorted  his  father 
to  prepare  to  ni>-.ei  i.is  iufjint  childien,  who 
died  pr'vio'Jslr.  Fuuersl  services  from  let 
Pet.  1:24,  by  Ike  Brethren. 

Q.  BOI.LI^OBR.        ' 

In  the  Salem  chur:h,  Monteomery  county, 
Ohio,  March  3;id.  friend  Cou^elus  Wil- 
liam, sou  of  brother  Daniel  aud  Biter  Sny- 
der, aged  31  years  and  IG  days. 

He  was  sick  only  a  few  days.       When  on 
hU  death-bed,  he  warned  his  asRociates  not 
to  lire  as  he  did    but  p 'cpare  to    meet  their  , 
God.     Funer«l  dis-ourse    by    brethren  Jesse 
&iut»maD  and  Abram  Drit'ick.  | 

Also,  same  cViurch,  March  14th,  friend 
MicUABL    GooDTBAK,    BKcl    43  years,    and 

0  months.  i 
He  leav-P  a  dear  widow  and  three  children 

to  mourn   their  loss.      Funer»l  sei  vices    by 
Jcijse  Stutsman.  i 

SUSANMA LONOANECKBR.         | 

Near  Dundee,  in  the  Sugar  Creek  confj'c- 
gation,  Tupcarawas  county.  Ohio,  March  10, 
Biipter  Anna  Fuance,  aged  47  years  and  23 
days.  i 

She  never  was  marri«d.  Sh-i  united  with 
the  church  some  thirty  years  a^o,  and  lived  ; 
a  consistent  Chiistlan  life.  Disease,  lung 
fever.  Her  remains  were  depo-ited  in  the 
burying  g'ound  of  the  Pleasant  Hill  meetiug- 
house,  near  Wirli-ld,  where  her  funeral  waa  ! 
improved  to  a  full  and  attentive  house,  from  \ 

1  Pet.  1:54,25.  j 

H.  Bendek.      j 

Near  New  Enterprne,  Penn'a,  March  7ih,  | 
Mrs.  A   Ebeksole.  a  member  of  the  LuiUer-  ', 
an    Church.    ag>d   35  yeais,  5  months    aud 
20  days.      Funeral    preached   by  Key.  Stra- 
men. 

Also,  on  the  12th  of  March,  brother  Ciibib-  ' 
Ti\N  Rbplohle,  aged  30  yeais,  7  roonlhs  aud 
13  days  j 

Disease,  typhoid   fever  and  inflammatory  , 
rheumatism.     Funeral  iuijirovcd  by  L.  Furry 
and  Rev.  Seiide,  Rrfv)rmed,  from  Rev.  14:13, 
to  a  very  large  congregation.  j 

>OAH  B.  Blough.      I 

On  the  31  of  March,  Ltdia  Janb,  wife  of 
friend  Andrew  Miller,  aged  34  years,  1 
month  and  3  days.  I 

Her  body  was   burled    ia   the    Brethren's 
graveyard,  at  the  Snowberger  meeiing-house 
in  New  Enterprise,  Pa      She  was  sick  about 
one  week.     She  leaves  a  -orrowing  husband   : 
and  two  small  children  to  mourn  their  loss,  ' 
which  we  hope  is  her  etern»l  gain.     Fnneral  i 
occasion    was    improved    by    David  C,  Lonir 
and  Christian  King,  from  the   116th  Psalm, 
7tb  to  the  end  of  the  15th  verses. 

Daniel  S.  REPLOGt-B. 

In  the  East  Nimtfhillen  church, Stark  Co., 
Ohio,  Feb.  30th,  tister  Ma"y  Domine,  aged 
74  years,  3  months  and  30  days. 

Sister  Mary  was  born  in  France.  Thirty- 
eight  years  ago  she  and  her  husband  with 
two  little  children,  emigrated  to  America. 
They  then  boaste  1  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
faith,  but  after  carefully  reading  the  word, 
they  saw  the  error  of  their  way.  Twenty- 
seven  years  ago,  they  and  two  other  families 
fell  from  the  Roman  faith,  and  liave  since 
nnited  with  the  Brethren.  Although,  dur- 
ing the  number  of  years  they  have  been  con- 
nected with  the  church,  we  think  have  not 
heard  over  six  sermons  in  their  own 
(French)  language  by  the  Brethren.  Funer- 
al services  by  the  writer  from  Heb.  4:9. 

Jos.  J.  HoovBR. 


Ill  Fillmore  county,  Nebraska,  Feb.  ICtb, 
IIauk'et,  wife  of  Levi  Hokiiigor,  aued  30 
years  and  4  months,  less  1  day. 

Her  remains  were  interred  near  by  on  the 
17th, followed  by  many  sympathizing  friends. 
Slie  was  sick  one  week  ;  and  just  b(  fore  her 
sickness,  she  had  made  up  her  mind  to  unite 
with  the  chutch,  but  owinc  to  circumstances 
this  could  not  be  accomplished.  She  is  now 
in  the  bands  of  the  hord,  who  "doeth  all 
things  well."  Sh-  leaves  a  loving  husband 
aud  five  small  chi'dren  to  mourn  th-  !•■  lose, 
Fui'cral  dis  ourhe  by  the  writer,  fiom  tbe 
words  :  "Prepare  to  meet  thy  God." — 
An306  4:12- 

C.  Forney. 
( Pilgrim  and  Viudcator  please  copy.) 

In  the  Union  (Mty  chuich,  Indiana,  sister 
Maut  Ann  Bu  >tse. 

She  was  a  daughter  of  Peter  L.  and  Mag- 
dalena  Bright,  of  AuKUSta  county,  Virginia 
Iu  the  year  1827  her  parents  moved  to 
Montgomery  county  Ohio,  and  in  the  year 
1830,  on  the  Ulh  d«y  of  March,  she  was 
married  to  John  Brouse,  who  survives  her  ; 
aid  iuthe  year  1845  theymoved  to  Randolph 
county,  Indiana,  and  in  the  year  1815  they 
were  b«ptiz  d  by  the  Brethren,  and  lived  a 
married  life  forty  years,  less  oue  day.  Sis- 
ter Brouse  departed  t.-^io  life  March  10th, 
1875,  age'1  61  year'-,  7  momhs  »nd  6  days. 
She  was  a  consistent  member,  and  an  sffec- 
lionate  companion,  and  a  loving  mother. 
Her  remains  were  follo<ved  by  a  large  con- 
cours".  of  p-ople  and  relatives  on  the  lllh 
intt.,  to  her  last  resting-place.  Funeral  oc- 
C"Sion  improved  by  the  writer,  from  Rev, 
14:13. 

TiiOMAS  B.  Wevuick. 

In  the  Oakland  congregation,  Darke  Co., 
Ohio,  on  the  22iid  of  Feb.,  sister  Eliza  Leh- 
man, widow  of  Peter  Lehman,  aged  '■'7  yrs., 
3  months  aud  29  days. 

Her  death  resulted  of  heart  disease  and 
drr.psy.  Some  time  b;foro  her  death,  she 
called  the  ciders  of  the  church  and  was 
anointed  with  oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
On  the  24th,  she  was  conveyed  to  the  bury- 
ing ground,  near  the  meeting-house,  in  the 
Stillwaier  church,  a  distance  of  about  eight 
or  ten  miles,  »  here  the  funeral  was  attended 
to  by  the  Brethren,  from  Rev.  14:12,13,  to  a 
large  congregation. 

Also,  in  same  congregation,  Darke  Co., 
Ohio,  on  the  26th  of  Feb.,  Henry, infant  fon 
and  only  child  of  our  much  respected  friend, 
John  G.  and  Elizabeth  ''orter,  aged  1  month 
and  9  days. 

We  hope  this  may  he  a  calling  to  our  be- 
loved fi lends  to  fully  prepare  themselves  to 
meet  their  little  son  iu  heaven.  Funeral 
discourse  by  the  Brethren,  from  Matthew 
18:1-5. 

Emanubl  Hoovbr. 

In  the  Brush  Creek  church,  Adams  Co-, 
Ohio,  Oct.  33.1,  1874,  Nancy  Fisuer,  aged 
about  83  years. 

She  was  the  second  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  West,  and  was  horn  in  Pittsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  in  1792  In  the  fall  of 
1802  they,  with  other  families,  came  to  Ohio 
and  settled  near  the  place  whero  she  died. 
8h.i  in  after  years  united  with  a  body  of  be- 
lievers called  JfouUes  who,  at  that  time, 
practiced  trine  immersion,  and  had  under 
the  leadership  one  Peter  Hon,  drawn  off 
from  the  chu'ch  of  the  Brethren.  She  inai- 
ried  a  man  named  Jacob  Fisher,  a  native  of 
Angus  a  county,  Virginia,  with  whom  she 
lived  near  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  till  his  death  ia 
1853.  She  then  came  and  lived  at  our  fath- 
er's house,  (he  died  in  1804,)  till  her  death. 


Peveril  d'-ys  before,  she  sent  for  brethren 
whose  preaching  she  eijoyed  very  mu(  h, 
and  said  lo  us  th«t  if  opportunity  was  ever 
allowed  her,  she  would  unite  with  the 
cliureh.  Her  life  closed  on  the  noorning' 
after  our  lovefesst,  and  he--  funeral  wa» 
preached  at  the  hou«e  by  brother  Mills  Cal- 
vert, from  Job  14:14,  on  the  subject  or'  the 
resu'rection  of  the  deal,  which,  as  was  wrli 
remarked,  is  I  he  most  important  subji-ct 
tbat  ever  euga^ej  the  atleution  of  our  race. 
The  whole,  structure  of  m.<D'8  redemption, 
either  stands  or  falls  with  the  doctrine  of  . 
the  resurrection. 

LAsnoN  West. 

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Dou't  Hack,  HucU,  i;ou£h,CongbZ 

Cough  b  a  s3^niptoai  by  which  various 
disrascd  conditions  of  the  throat,  bron- 
chial tubes  and  lung~!  manit'est  themselves. 
But  whether  it  arises  t'foiu  the  irritation 
produced  in  the  tliiout  and  larynx  by 
taking  cold,  f'rouj  an  attack  of  Bronchitis, 
from  incipient  Uon.sumpiion,  or  from  var- 
iou.s  Giber  cau.fe.s,  nothing  will  allay  it 
more  speedily  or  cure  it,  more  perma- 
nently tnaij  Dr.  Pieroo's  G-oldon  Medical 
Discover}'.  It  does  nof.  matter  whethor 
it  be  a  recent  attack,  or  a  lingering  cough, 
the  Di.-icovery  is  in  citjier  ca,se  equally 
well  adapted  (or  its  relief  and  permanent 
cure.  In  fact,  it  will  cure  a  cough  in 
one  half  the  time  neeo.s.sary  to  cure  it  witii 
any  other  medicine,  and  it  does  it,  not 
by  drying  it  up,  but  by  removin.g  the 
cause,  subduing  the  irritJiiou,  and  b.cal- 
ing  the  affected  part.s.  No  time  should 
be  !o.st  in  commencing  ibe  u.^e  of  a  prop- 
er medicine  for  the  relief  of  a  cough,  for 
unless  this  course  is  pursued,  serious  and 
dangerous  disease  of  the  lungs  is  liable  to 
result.  Golden  Medical  Discovery  is 
sold  by  all  dealers  in  medicines. 

N«-bra8l<a!    IVfbra^kal! 

The  nnderfigned.  haviiiir  decided  to  locito 
in  Gage  county,  Nebraska,  this  s-^iing,  de- 
sires to  correspond  with  Brethren  who  think 
of  emigrating  to  the  West. 

Address  :  J.  W.  Beeu. 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Som-rset  Co.  [if.-lev  3wJ 


Non-Conloruitty  lo  the  K'orl(0  — 

215  piges.  Every  p.ofessor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  po-,t-paid,  75 
cents;  per  dozen,  ifS.      Addreso, 

M.  M.   ESIIBLMAN, 

G-tf.  Lanark, Carroll  Co  ,  Ille. 


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THE  SUN. 

DAILY  AND  WEEKLY  FOU  1875. 

The  approach  of  lbs  Prcs.JcnlUl  clocvlon 
gives  unusual  impo'^aacv  to  Ui»  uvud'.«  eod 
developniuDls  of  1S75.  We  bIi.II  ubde-avor 
to  dcBcrib*  thvin  f °llf,  fa  ibfaMjr.  sad  fcar- 
Icsjly.  '.• 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  bag  now  a'.tifftfad  s 
clr.ulailon  of  over  stvouiy  tbomaud  coptas. 
It!  rcadei'j  are  fouud  lu  uvviy  3t»t«  aad 
Territory,  aud  ii»  quality  Is  wmII  Huown  to 
tbe  public.  \W  libi'l  siot  oaly  sudcovgr  to 
keep  it  fully  np  to  ibe  old  klaudarJ,  bet  to 
Improve  ouJ  add  to  tl»  variety  8:i<  yo\:er. 

THE  WEEkLY  SUN  will  ci..uuuun  io  be 
a  tlioroJ^h  r.uWijpapcr.  All  "ba  uc.8  of  tU« 
day  mI'1  be  found  iu  it,  cocdeuscd  wUcu  u»- 
luiporlaut,  al  fall  luugib  «biiQ  of  iuoca(ii:t, 
ai:d  always,  we  tru&t,  ircaUil  lu  a  clear,  ia- 
tcroilla;;  aid  iosiruclivs  mjnmjr. 

It  U  our  aim  to  make  ibc  WEEKLY  SUN 
tbe  boat  faraily  uewstiaper  In  tbe  \iorlJ.  it 
will  be  full  of  ODteitaiulBg  aud  apyiopriate 
roa  iu;;  of  every  sort,  hul  wlli  prist  uolUiuj 
to  offvDd  the  tnoat  scrupulout  auc!  dbllcale 
t8<.te.  It  will  always  coutalu  tbe  most  !»• 
terca«in^  stoMee  and  roraauces  of  Ibc  day, 
carefully  s*!eclcd  a»d  lugibly  pilated. 

Tbe  Agiicultural  Departwcut  it  a  promi- 
nent feature  in  the  WEEKLY  SUN,  aud  its 
anioles  will  always  b«  faund  frtah  and  use- 
ful to  Iho  farmer. 

The  uumber  of  men  iDdopendtiut  In  polltlcB 
is  increastnt;,  aud  tl>e  Wl^.EKLY  iUN  is 
their  paper  especially.  li  b^loDgk  lo  uo 
party,  and  obeys  no  dictr.ilon.  conteudiiig  fur 
principle,  aud  for  tbe  cleciion  of  tbe  bust 
Bicn.  It  osposes  tbe  corruption  that  dia- 
gracei  the  couQtr;  a-id  tb  yul'.'u*  thu  o»«'- 
tbrow  of  rt;pur>licau  iasiitutloo.  It  ba^  uo 
fear  of  knaves,  and  eoeks  no  favo  6  from 
their  supporters. 

Tbe  niR<kiit3  of  every  kl^d  are  r-«im- 
larly   nporie-l  in  Its  coluraus. 

Tbe  price  of   tbe  WEEKLY   SUN   U  one 
dollar  a  year  for  a  ih.ci  of  "«igbt  pug**,  and 
llfty-^lx  coluiuns.       As  this  barijly  pays  Uie 
•xpv:n6(.-8  of    p»p'r  atd  iirintiu^,  v,c  sre  not 
abb^  to  make  any  discount  or  .tIIosv  any  pre- 
mium   to   friends  who    may   iij»k*    epycial 
•ff  'ns  to  oxtend  Us  circulatiou.      Uudur  tbe 
■e»v  law,  which  roquires  p<ym>ut  I'f  postage 
In  advauce,  one   d'>llar  a    year,  with   tw«<ty 
cents  the  coat  of  prepaid   postage  adc'ud,  U  I 
the  rate  of  subiHTli.iloi).     Jt  Is  uot  necessaiy  ] 
to   Ket   up   a   club    iu    o-der    to    have    the  I 
WKFKLV  SUN  jit  tciii  rat';.       Auy  oae  who  ; 
•ends  ouf  dollar  and  twecty  cents   will    gel  i 
the  pajier,  postpaid,  for  a  year- 

We  hove  no  iravfliug  agents. 

THE  WEEKLY  SUN  —Eight  pages,  fifty- 
■ix  columns.  Uuiy  $1'^  a  y^ar,  postage 
prepaid.     No  dipcouiiis  from  this  rate. 

THE  DAILY  SUN— 4  lar^e  fourpago 
■  cwr.papei  of  tweniy-eigbt  coin  ^ns  Uoily 
rlrculalion  over  120.000.  All  th*  news  f.ir  2 
cculs.  BubkCriplioii,  t>'>Rt4ge  prapaid,  -ih 
c<;nl6  a  rcoi;th,  or  |0.50  a  year.  T"  <-lub»  of 
10  or  fver,  a  distoun'.  of  2u  per  cent  j 

Adiress,  I 

THE  »UN,  Nfw  York  Vity.      ! 
8-Ot*,  ^  I 

l*ure>|tircd  Uglit    ItrHliiiinti.        I 

Pen  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cainiot  be 
excelled  for  pizi;,  etc.  W'r  v.ill  eblj)  by  ex- 
presB  to  any  one  a  cockerel  atid  two  pullets, 
for  live  (15.00)  dollars.     Addrow, 

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1?  griadlug  wilb  !e?s  water  than  the  ovcr- 
sbol-     It  Is  just  Improved  and  will   n«e   oi:e- 
third  Ices  wai«r  than  any  Iron  wh«el   in  u£e 
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THE    E€LIPSE. 


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THE  CHlLDiiEN'S  PAPER. 


Vnlnablo  Farm  For  Sal«. 

A  farm  cootahihig  108  acres  In  Westmore- 
land connly,  Penn'a,  two  ."snij  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  o.;  couoty  line  road.  Abo«t 
85  acres  cli:arcd  and  b'.Jauco  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orciard  and  also  stons  coat. 
Tbe  buildings  are  o  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  w'.lb  c»llar  unoer  It,  a  large  bank  bnrn 
wi„h  all  u.ctssaiy  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  wul!  near  thu  bouse  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  icbool  bouse  con- 
v  'Uiunt ;  grist  acd  saw  mills  within  ope-balf 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  Information  con- 
ceruluj;  ibi'  f:iim  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  I'oim,  Epbraim  Cover  near  Bcrliu, 
or  with  me  on  thu  faitu. 

JonN  K.  Meters. 

31-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 

F.4RU   FO&e  SALE, 

A'^joinlng  tb.  town  of  Bruceton,  end  only 
onetiille  w  el  of  the  town  of  Brandonville, 
Prctlon,  W.  Va.,  contaiuir.i  300  acres,  one 
half  uf  which  is  culiivaled.  wi;li  Urfjc  two- 
story  Brick  Uonse.  la-jje  Bank  Birn,  Tenant 
House  and  other  hulblnigs.  Also  two  g»od 
orchards  The  farm  is  la  oou  of  tbe  host 
neigbbo'boods  isi  this  county,  conTonient  to 
MIlTi*,  FacioricB,  Scbooli,,  Cburch«8,  &c. 
The  '  Brelhrjn'' hav^  <i  larga  aud  will-or- 
ganized church  witliin  a  few  miles  of  this  j 
plarc.  The  country  is  beaUby,  land  pro- 
dtic.lve.  Lime  and  Coal  in  abundance.  Will 
pivc  fOBJcsiilon  0)1  t' c  first  of  A;irll  nent. 
For  farther  ill loi  iintioii  call  upon,  or  ad- 
dress, JOHN  C  KORMAN, 

Hru^:olon  Mills, 
13-at.  Preston  Co  ,  W.  Va. 


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I'aiisovvr  uud  Lord's  ^iuppor. 

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It  coutalns  a  ccnsideratioQ  of  Time  as  uaed 
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ter of  tbe  .I.wlcib  Pusiover  and  lis  f'llflliment 
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C;0!VMIMI»TIOX  ri:«Ei>. 

To  the  Editor  tf  tht   Chrislinu  Fiimilij    Oom- 
panion  auj  (J-apel  V-.situr  ; 

KsTBKMKt)  KiiiEwu  :— will  y<JU  please 
Infonu  your    readers  that  I  havj   a   positive 

CUKE  FOR  CONSUMPTION 
and  all  disovd-rs  of  Iho  Throat  and  Lmgs, 
end  that,  by  Ls   use   In  m/    pinctlcc,  I  h^vo 
cu  ed  hunure:!*  of  cases,  and  will  gljo 

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to  any  snfl'Ter  addr'.-ssing  inc. 

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Du    T.  F.  BURT, 
.0-6m.  (5'J  William  St.,  New  York, 


C.  F.  C.     Vol-  XI. 


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^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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BY  JAMKS  <|UI1!VTER. 


"If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments." — Jesus. 


At 


.60  rer  AnnKin. 


New  Series.        MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  6,  1875.       Vol.  II.  No.  14^ 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  K4>surrectlou. 


BY  J.  W.  BESR. 


Once  D<<atb,  tho  king  of  ten  o  s  reigned, 

O'er  Chriot  the  rightful  king, 
While  he  within  the  tomb  remained, 

Which  caused  his  foes  to  sing  : 
Then  devils  held  their  jubilee, 

And  sinners  had  thoir  joy. 
Not  cousciouj  that  their  time  of  glee 

The  Lord  would  soon  destroy. 

But  still  the  child  of  Israel  born, 

Was  Christ  the  Lord — our  king  : 
He  of  his  strength  was  never  shorn 

Though  Satan's  hosts  did  sing. 
The  Prince  of  Peace — the  mighty  God, 

Unshakei  power  claimed. 
A  wondrous  fact  was  spread  abroad  ; 

His  foes  were  made  ashamed. 

What  truth  was  this  that  sounded  forth, 

Producing  such  a  change, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north, 

Through  old  Judea's  range? 
▲h,  precious  fact  !     O  glorious  truth  ! 

Our  Saviour  left  tho  dead  ; 
He,  clothed  in  everlasting  youth, 

Had  raised  the  couq'ring  head. 

The  bars  of  death  could  not  withstand 

His  wisdom,  skill  and  might, 
Nor  crowds  of  demons  hold  his  hand 

From  executing  ri<ht. 
The  stone  upon  the  Saviour's  tomb. 

And  eeal,  and  Roman  band. 
Must  all  give  way  to  m^ike  him  room  ; 

And  nothing  could  withstand. 

Then  angels  tnncd  their  harps  anew. 

And  saints  resumed  their  song  ; 
Swift  messengers  througo  heaven  flew. 

With  voices  rich  and  strong. 
Rejoice,  ye  saints  iu  Christ  asleep, — 

Ye  saints  who  still  survive, 
There  is  ao  cause  why  ye  shsald  weep  j 

Iu  Christ  yo  are  alive. 


As  Chiist  is  risen  from  the  dead, 

So  all  his  saints  shall  rise, 
To  reign  with  him  our  glorious  Head, 

Who  all  our  wants  sui)plies. 
To  him  with  rev'rence  sliall  wj  bow  ; 

Ilis  praise  forever  sing. 
O  Grave  !  where  is  thy  vicl'ry  now  ? 

O  Death  !  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

Meyer idale,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Report  of  (be  DIscnssiou. 


TRINITY— CONTINUED. 

Affirmative — Fourth  Speech. 
Happy  to  appear  before  you  again  ; 
aad  before  1  proceed  vpith  any  argu- 
ments, I  will  reply  to  my  opponent. 
— He  re.aarkd  that  I  gave  up  the 
idea  of  personality.  I  did  not,  but 
I  gave  my  idea  of  personality  as  be- 
ing better  exp.'-essed  by  the  term 
2wwers. — He  says  continually  that  I 
am  coming  to  his  side.  He  has  no 
side  that  I  can  see.  He  says  Christ 
vyas  not  God,  not  a  man,  not  an 
angel.  What  was  ho  ?  When  he 
tells  us,  ho  will  have  a  side.  He 
boasts  of  hia  ability  to  answer  ques- 
tions ;  let  him  answer. — He  says 
when  God  said,  "Let  us  make  man," 
he  spake  to  his  Son.  Let  him  prove 
it.  1  believe  it;  but  if  he  did,  it 
proves  the  existence  of  the  Son  be- 
fore man's  creation.  If  he  was  not 
God,  man,  uor  augel,  what  was  ho  ? 
Was  he  a  creature  ?  Did  he  always 
exist  ?  if  not  v/hen  did  be  begin  to 
exist? 

I  told  you  that  the  whole  subject 
turned  on  three  being  one.  Christ 
said,  "I  and  my  Father  arc  one." 
When  he  said  thirf,  ''the  Jews  took 
up  stones  to  stone  him."  Why  ? 
They  said,  "Because  thou  beicg  a 
mau,    makest  thijaelf    God.'*     They 


stood  just  where  my  brother  stands. 
Several  more  criticisms.  "Three 
men  are  not  one  man."  True,  but 
Christ  prayed  that  his  disciples  may 
be  one  as  he  and  the  Father  are  one: 
The  Father  and  Son  are  one  in  so.me 
sense.  There  is  also  an  inner  man, 
and  an  outer  man — a  whole  man. — 
Elohini:  I  said  Elohim  is  plural  in 
form,  and  suggests  the  idea  of  plu- 
rality. The  Greek  Thcos  implies 
unity. — He  said  powers  could  not 
speak.  I  wonder  what  does  speak  if 
it  is  not  power.  Let  him  tell. — Ex- 
planation of  the  term  power.  All  is 
power.  God  is  a  power.  The  Fa- 
ther is  a  power  ;  and  ha  sent  his  Sun 
who  is  also, a  power. — My  brother 
says  he  sympathizes  with  me.  I 
wish  he  would  quit  that.  I  do  not 
thank  him  for  the  sympathy.  He 
does  this  for  effect.  It  looks  incon- 
sistent ;  he  tries  to  get  me  into  diffi- 
culty and  then  says  he  sympathizes 
with  me.  I  think  he  needs  as  much 
sympathy  as  I  do,  but  I  will  not 
sympathize  with  him  iu  bis  error.  I 
want  him  to  be  converted.  I  will 
now  proceed  with  my  arguments. 

6  Our  sixth  argument  to  prove 
•the  Divinity  of  Christ,  is  drawn  from 
the  language  of  the  Saviour;  such 
as,  "I  am  Alpha  and  Omega."  Rev. 
1:  It,  18,  1,  8;  Ida.  44  :  6  ;  41  :  4  ; 
48 :  12,  23 ;  Matt.  18  :  20  ;  Jno.  3  : 
12,  13. 

Ciirist  is  the  first  and  the  last,  the 
beginning  and  the  end  :  but  the  be- 
ginning and  the  end  is  God  ;  there- 
fore Christ  is  God.  •  Christ  says, 
"Where  two  or  throe  are  assembled 
in  my  name,  ther-i  am  I  in  the  midst 
of  them."  He  is  iu  all  his  worship- 
ing assemblies  everywhere  at  the 
same  time  ;  beuce  is  God.     Agaia  be 


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PBTS,  "Xo  man  bath  ascended  up  to 
Leavea,  but  he  that  came  down  from 
heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which 
is  in  heaven."  lie  is  wherever  per- 
sons are  assembled  in  his  name;  he 
is  on  earth  and  in  heaven  at  the 
pame  time — everywhere  present. 
This  is  God — the  Omnipresent  God. 

7.  Our  seventh  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  wisdom  and  knowlodge  as- 
cribed to  Christ;  ^Aiku  10  :  22,  "No 
man  knoweih  who  the  Son  is,  but  the 
Father  ;  and  vr ho  the  Father  is,  bnt 
the  Son,  and  be  to  whom  the  Son 
will  reveal  hin»,"  John  10:  lo,  "As 
the  Father  bnowwlh  me,  even  so 
know  I  iho  Frtthor."  Mark  2  :  6-8, 
when  the  Scriben  reasoned  in  their 
hearts,  "Jesus  perceived  in  his  spirit 
that  tbcj  so  rftasoued  within  them- 
selves." John  2:  24,  25,  "He  need- 
ed not  that  anj  should  testify  to  him 
of  man;  for  be  know  what  was  in 
man  "  Col.  2  :  2,  3,  "To  the  acknowl- 


edgment of  the  mjsterj  of  God,  and 
of  the  Father,  and  of  Christ;  in 
whom  are  hid  all  the  treasures  of 
wisdom  and  knowledge.''  Rev.  2  : 
20,  "I  am  he  that  searcheth  the 
hearts  and  trveth  the  reins."  He 
kuoweth  the  Father  :  what  less  infin- 
ite wisdom  can  know  infinite  wis- 
dom ?  He  perceives  what  is  in  the 
heart — knows  what  is  in  man  :  in 
him  dwells  "all  the  treasures  of  wis- 
dom and  knowledge."  This  is  God. 
See  John  17:  28,  31. 

8.  Our  eighth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  works  of  our  Saviour  in  the 
creation  of  all  things:  John  1  :  I-IO, 
"All  things  were  made  by  him,  and 
without  him  was  not  anvthing  made 
that  was  ra>.de."  CoK  1  :  16,  17. 
''For  by  him  were  all  things  created 
that  are  in  heaven  and  that  are  in 
earth,  visible  and  invisible,  whether 
they  be  thrones,  or  dominions,  or 
principalities,  or  powers  :  all  things 
were  created  by  him  and  for  him  ; 
and  ho  is  before  all  things,  and  by 
liim  all  things  consist."  Ileb,  1 :  10- 
11,  of  the  Son  it  is  said,  "And  thou. 
Lord,  in  the  beginning  hast  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  earth  ;  and  the  hea- 
ven are  the  works  of  thine  hands," 
<tc.  Who  created  ail  things  in  hea- 
ven and  earth  ?  Christ,  the  Son  of 
God.  Hut  God  created  all  things; 
therefore  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  is 
God. 

(Time  expired.) 
Negative — Fourth  Speech.    I  real- 
ly  regret  tl'at  my   brother  complains 


But  it    is    no    wonder    that    he    is 
troubled.    "God  created  all  things  by 
Jesus    Christ."      Hwh.   1:  1-3.  God 
Kphke  to  the  fathers  by  the   prophets, 
(jod  spake — spake  by  the  prophets. — 
There   is   one   God,  the  Creator,  who 
made  the  world — made  them   by   Je- 
sus Christ.     God   spoke  hi/   the  pro- 
phets— speaks  by  his   Son — made  the 
worlds  fcy  his  Son  ;  but  this  does  not 
prove  that  the  prophets  are  God,  nor 
that  Christ  is  God.     Do  you  suppose 
that  God, — three  in  one, — would  say 
to   himself,    "Let  us  n-ake  man  ?" — 
"Who    l>eing    the    brightness    of  his 
glory,  and   the  express   image  of  his 
person."     Whose  image  is  this?     If 
Christ  is  the  twaye   of  G>d's  person, 
how   can    bo  bo   God?     How  can  be 
be  that  of  which    he   is  "the   express 
image  ?"     "Who  is  the  Son  ?"     I  an- 
swer, he  is  the  brightness  of  the   Fa- 
ther's glory. — "The  Word   wa.'i  made 
flesh."     Who  made  the  Word  fl'-sh  ? 
How    was    the    Word    made    fltsb  ? 
Was    he    who    was    made    fl^sh    the 
same    as   he    who    made    him    flesh? 
''Made  a  liitle  lower  than  the  angels." 
Who  was  made  lower  ?  and  by  whom 
was  he   made   lower  ?     Was  the  one 
who   was   made  lower   the   one  who 
made  him  lower  ?     Who  laid  aside  his 
glory  ?    The  Son.    Did  God  lay  aside 
his  glory  ?     "In  Christ  dwells  all  the 
fuUnoPS  of  the  Godhead   bodily."     Is 
he  who  dwells   the   same   as   that   in 
which  he  dwells?     "Throe  persons," 
he  says,   "are   not  one   man."     How 
can  throe  persons   be  one  God?     If 
all  are  God,  why  call  each  God?    He 
speukrf   of    the   knowledge  of  Christ. 
Christ  says,  "But  of   that  day   and 
that   hour  knoweth   uo   man,  no,  not 
even  the  angels  which  are  in  heaven, 
uoilher   the    Son,   but    the    Father." 
This  is  a  refutation  of  his  whole  theo- 
ry.    If  Christ  is   God,  he   knows   all 
things;  but  here  is  something  whi^h 
the   Son   did    not    know. — In    1   Cor. 
15  :  24,  we  find   that  Christ  shall  de- 
liver "up  the   kingdom    to  God,  even 
the  Father."     Will   he  deliver  up  the 
kingdom    to    himself?       "He    must 
reign,''  &e.       Who     must    reign  ? — 
"Ask  the  Father  in  ray  name."  Then 
we  remark  that  Christ   was  the   me- 
diator between  God  and  man.     If  so, 
was  he  God  or  man,  or   both  ?     Rev. 
1  :    8,   "I    am    Alpha   and    Omega." 
The  titles  applied  to    Christ    are    ap- 
plied to  the  churches.     (We  have  no 
examples     noted  ) — "First     begotten 
from  the    dead."     Who   is   the    first 


^0  much,  and  rejects  my   symputby.  '  begottei;  from  the  dead  ?     J  want  my 


brother  to  tell  who  that  wa^.  (Here 
followed  .several  remarks  ;  but  as  they 
were  of  a  hortative  character,  wo  did 
not  note  them.  But  the  speaker  con- 
cluded by  saying  that  the  Father  Son 
and  Spirit  are  distinct,  but  that  thuy 
are  united  in  the  grf>at  woik  of  sal- 
vation) 

(Time  expired  ) 
This  closod  the  first  day's  work. 

Febru.\ry  18ih. 
Afpirm.\tive — Fifth  speech.    Glad 
that  we  can  resume   our    labors.     A 
few  things  by    way    of  reply.     Will 
first  uotic'j  his  criticism    on    Hebrew 
1st  chapter.      I    like    close    and     fine 
criticism  but  I  I'ko  a  little  mors  truth. 
Ho  dwelt  on  the  point  that  God  crea- 
ted all  things  'by  Jesus  Christ."    His 
idea  is  that  God  created  by  Christ   ns 
he  spakr  "b>/  the  prophets  "     We    do 
not  bblievG  tiiat    either    the     Fathf^r, 
Son,  or  Holy  Spirit  works  alone.     He 
made  a  remark  at  the  close  of  his  b.^t 
speech  that   exactly    suits    us — "The 
Father  Si'U  and  Holy  Spirit  are    dis- 
tinct but  one   in    the   great    work   of 
salvation."     This  is  just  what    I    be- 
lieve.    You  can  transact  busineps  by 
your  Son  but  you  cannot   transact   it 
by  an  ox.     He  by  who;n  anything   is 
done  must  have  the  ability  or    power 
to  do  it.     (Here  brother  Miller    illu.^;- 
tratcd    l>y    referring    to    a    business 
transaction  about  some  corn,  in  which 
a  rail  road    company  was  concerned, 
and    which    was    attended    to     and 
settled  by  him.     He  had    the  ability 
and  power  to  do    that.     Also  a    firm 
in  which  Mr.  Graves  was  a    partner. 
Mr.  Graves   transacted   the   business 
for  the  firm.     He    had    the  power   of 
the  firm  in  the  business  of    the    firm; 
and  though  the  business    was    trans- 
acted by  Mr.  Graves,  it    was   by    the 
firm.     So  all    things    wire    made    by 
Jesus  Christ,  yet  they  were  made   by 
God.)     Another:  he  says,  "The  Son 
is    the    itrightness    of    the     Father's 
glory."     How  old  is  the  brightness  of 
the  Father's  glory  ?     Which    existed 
fir.-^t    the    glory    or    its    brightness  ? 
Which  is  the  oldest,  the  glory  of   iho 
sun  or  its  brightness?     If  the  glory 
of  God  is  eternal,  so  is  the  brightness 
of  that  glory. — "The    express    image 
ot  hia  person."     He  does  not  give  all 
the  truth.      He  says  image  is  likeness 
and  the  likHuoss'or  imago  of  a  person 
is  not  the  person.     In  one  sense,  how- 
ever, when  we  look   upon  a   likenesa 
we    behold    the    person.     The    Son 
saith,  "He  that  hath    seen     me    bath 
seen  my  Father   also."     Thi«  image 


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of  Ilia  person  is  as  old  as    the    brij^ht- 
ncss  of  the  Father's  glory — it  is  eter- 
nal.    I    pressed    him    to    sav    who 
Christ  is,  but  be  has  failed  to  tell    us. 
He  says  "The  brig:btues8  of  the  Fath- 
er's glory"  etc.     But  this    brightness 
etc.  is  eternal.     Will    he    have    two 
eternal  beings  ?     If  so  which  is  God, 
or  are  they  both  God  ? — God    is   the 
only  object  of  worship  :  "Thou  shalt 
worship  the  Lord  thy  God,    and   him 
only  shalt  thou  serve  ;"    but    of    the 
Son  it  was  said,  "Let  all  the  angels  ot 
God  worship  him."     He  is  from    the 
beginning — is     eternal — is      to      be 
worshiped,  and    hence  be  is    God. — 
He  asks,  "Who  made  him  ?     Did    he 
make  himself?"  etc.     I    said    before 
that  this  means  to  put  into  a  position 
lower  than  the  angels,  and    does    not 
refer  to  creation. — Again,    he   quoted 
Mark  13  :  32.  "But  of  that    day    and 
hour  knoweih  no  man,     no,    not   the 
angels  which  are   in    heaven,   neither 
the  Son,  but  tbo    Father."     I    merely 
remark  that  "neither  the  Son"  is  con- 
sidered of  doubiful  authenticity  ;  and 
I  shall  spend  no    more    time    on    it, 
unless  it  is  shown    to    be   genuine. — 
He  said,  ''They  are  distinct  but  one," 
and  that  is  all  we  claim.     I  will    now 
proceed     with    my   arguments,   as   I 
have  yet  a  number  to  present. 

9.  Our  ninth  argument,  in  support 
of  the  Diviuity  of  Christ,  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  Ohrist  has  power 
on  earth  tu  forgive  sins.  1  Peter  2  : 
22.  24;1  John  1:1;  Revelation  1 : 
5,  6  ;  Malth.  9 :  6 

Only  ho  against  whom  sin  is  com- 
mitted has  power  to  forgive  it;  but 
Bin  is  committed  against  God  ;  there- 
fore God  only  has  power  to  forgive 
sins.  But  Christ  ba.s  power  to  for- 
give sins;  thereiore  Cbri.st  ia  God. 
Miller  cannot  forgivo  a  tre.spass 
against  Manvilie ;  so  God  only  can 
forgive  sins  againet  God. 

10.  Our  tenth  aigudient  we  draw 
from  the  fact  that  Cbiist  bad  power 
on  earth  to  raise  the  dead.  Mark  5  : 
41;  Luke  T:  11;  John  11:  43.  God, 
■who  gives  and  takes  lite,  only  has 
power  to  rai(ie  the  dead;  but  Christ 
had  this  power  ;  therefore  Christ  is 
God. 

11.  Our  eleventh  argument  is  found- 
ed on  the  fact  that  Chri.'5t  gave  his 
disciples  power  to  work  miracles  in 
hi.s  name.  Luke  10  :  19,  Mark  16: 
16,  17,  Acts  8  ;  16,  John  1 4  :  26,  Acts 
15  :  43. 

These  scriptures  teach  that  Christ 
authorized  his  disciples  to  work   mir- 


acles, and  that  they  did  work  miracles, 
in  his  naine.  The  power  was  in 
Christ,  and  this  proves  that  he  is  God. 
But  not  only  his  disciples,  but  even 
the  Father  himself  works  in  the  name 
of  Christ:  "But  when  the  Comforter 
is  como,  which  is  the  Holy  Ghost, 
whom  the  Father  rvill  se.Jid  zn  ini/ 
name,"  etc.  Here  the  Father  acts  by 
authority  of  the  Son  ;  and  sometimes 
the  Son  works  in  the  name, — by  the 
authority  of, — the  Father.  Thig  is  a 
strong  argument  in  support  of  the 
Divinity  ofChrist. 

12.  Our  twelfth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  Christ   had   power 
to  send  the    Holy    Spirit.     Luke  24  : 
49.  John  15  :  26.     "Behold  I  send  the 
promise  of  the    Father    upon    you;" 
"But  when  the    Comforter    is   come, 
whom  I  will  send  to    you    from    ray 
Father,"     Not  only  does  the   Father 
send  t!ie  Spirit  in  t/ie  name  of  Chrv-^l  ; 
but  Christ  himself    sends    the    Holy 
Spirit.     Tbibis  evidence  of  his  author- 
ity and  {)ower.     la  this    respect     wo 
can  couceivo  of  no  higher  power. 
(Time  expired.  J 
Nec-vtive — Fifth   speech.     Happy 
to     meet     you    again    this    morning. 
Without  consuming  time   to    reply    I 
will  recapitulate.     The  brother    finds 
fault    with    nsy    criticism.     I    don't 
wonder,  as  it  gives    him    trouble.     I 
showed, 

1.  That  the  plural  in  Hebrew, 
(Elohim.)  is  translated  by  Paul  in 
the  Greek  in  the  singular,  Theos. 
To  this  he  has  not  replied,  and  will 
not. 

2  When  God  said,  "Lot  us  make 
man,"  to  whom  did  ho  speak?  If  it 
takes  the  three  to  cocstituio  God,  and 
and  each  is  God,  then  the  Father  is 
three,  the  Son  three,  and  the  Holy 
Spirit  three  ;  one  is  three,  and  three 
is  three  times  three. 

3.  (Omitted,  because  of  similarity 
to  the  first  ) 

4.  When  Christ  prayed  to  whom 
did  he  pray  ?  Is  he  who  prayed  and 
the  one  to  whom  he  prayed  the  same  ? 

5.  Who  was  made  flenh,  the  first, 
second,  or  third  power  ? 

6.  Was  the  power  that  was  seen 
the  same  as  the  power  that  was  not 
seen  ? 

7.  What  power  proceeded  and  came 
forth  from  the  first  power  ?  Are  th(? 
three  powers  ihe  same  power? 

8.  He  has  failed.^ to  teli  us  bow 
three  powers  can  be  one  power. 

(A  number  of  questions  followed.) 
"Begotten  Son."  Who  was  begotteu  ? 


how  and    when    was    ho    begotten  ? 
"The  word  was   made    flesh.''     Who 
was  this  word  ?     Who  sat    down    on 
the  right  hand  of  God  ?    Who   is   tho 
door — the  way  ?  etc.     "There   is   one 
Ood  and  one  Mediator  between    God 
and    man.     The     brother    has    three 
God's.     Wheals  the    Mediator?     Je- 
sus said,  "My  Father  is  greater   than 
L"     John  14:  28.     Who   "is   greater 
than  I  ?"     Where  is  your    equality  ? 
The  "Father    is    greater    than    all." 
Greater    than    whom  ?       Who    was 
born  ?     B^or  whom  was  a    body    pro- 
pared  and   who   prepared    it?     Who 
was  carried  into  Egypt,  and  anointed  ? 
?7ho    rode    into   Jerusalem  ?     What 
power  was  sold  for   thirty    pieces    of 
silver,  spit  upon  ?  etc.     Isaiah  55  :  5, 
"The  Lord  thy  God,    and    the    Holy 
One  of  Israel  ?     "This  commandment 
I  received  of  tbo   Father.     John    10; 
18.     If  the  brother    had    noticed  thi.s 
he  would  have  seen    that    Chri.^t   re- 
ceived  his    power    from    the   Fjithor. 
He  says  Christ  is  the  Son  of  God.    Is 
a  son  as  old  as  his  father  ?     What    ia 
meant  by  his  eternal  power  and  God- 
head ?     He  assumed    that    Christ   is 
everywhere    present.       Christ     eaid, 
John  11:  15,    '"I    am    glad   for  your 
sakes  I  wajs  not  there."     John  12:  8, 
"The  poor  ye  have  always  with  you  ; 
but  me  ye  have  not  always."     Tbeso 
scriptures  prove  that  he  is  not  every- 
where,   nor   at  all  \\\e^  ia  the    same 
place.       Before    I    proceed    with   ciy 
arguments,  I  will  present   a    number 
of  titles  which  are  applied    to    Christ 
that  are  not  applied    to    God  :    Advo- 
cate, 1  John  2:    1  ;    Amen,    Apostle, 
Branch,  The  beginning  of  the  creation 
of  God,  David,     Day    Spring,     Cljild 
born,  Brightness  of  the  Father'^  glory, 
E.iianuel,  First  Begotten,   Just    One, 
Son  of  the  Highest,    Lamb   of  God, 
Lion  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  JMediator, 
Nuzarcne,    High      Priest,     Prophet, 
Morning  Star,    Son    of  God.     These 
titles  are  applied  to  Christ   only,    not 
to  God  ;  therefore  he    is    not    God. — 
Who  was  baptized  ?  etc. 

(Tipje   expired.) 


Where  Christ  reigun,  he  commands 
peace;  for  he  is  the  Prince  of  peaco. 

Stars  shine  brightest  in  the  darkest 
night. 

Gi  apes  come  not  to  the  proof  till 
they  come  to  the  press. 

Heavenly  afflictions  are  the  best 
benefactors  to  heavenly  aifectionfi. 


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OaiUSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOU. 


Foil   THE  CoMl'ANION  ANP  VISITOR. 

Over  tbe  Oystal  Sea. 


BT  MRS.  J.  8.  THOMAS. 


Over  the  eoa  !    The  crj-itil  sea  ! 
Loved  ones  I  know  are  waiting  for  me  ; 
And  oflen,  1  dieam  of  Uftt  happy  shore, 
Where  I  know    they  wait  to  welcome  me 

o'er. 
Over  the  sea  !     The  crystal  sea  ! 
Oh  !  when  shall  I  transported  bo  ; 
For  I  know  that  death  and  its  chilly  tide, 
Will  bring  ine  naarer  my  Saviour's  side. 

Jesus,  who  suffered  that  I  mivrht  live, 
Is  waitinif  a  crown  of  life  'o  give  ; 
And  death  but  opens  the  pearly  gate, 
To  poriali  where  life  and  loved  ones  wait. 
Over  the  sea  !     The  crystal  sea  ! 
Oh  !  when  shall  I  traufported  be  ; 
When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  shore. 
Where  siu  and  death  are  known  no  more? 

In  the  volarao  of  truth  I'm  told, 
The  streets  are  paved  with  pearl  and  gold; 
With  precious  stones  and  jewels  rare, 
And  palms  and   crowns,  the    saints  shall 

wear. 
Over  the  sea  !    The  crystal  sea  ! 
Oh  !  when  shall  I  transported  be  ; 
For  ofi  I  feel,  as  I  sit  by  the  shore, 
That  I  hear   tbe   splash  of  tbe  boatman's 

oar. 

And  the  step,  once  heavy,  seems  strangely 
liKht, 

The  vision,  long  dim,  seems  clear  and 
bright  i 

And  I  hear  sweet  strains  from  that  heav- 
enly choir, 

That  seemelh  my  longing  soul  to  inspire  : 

And  by  faith  I  near  my  Saviour's  side, 

And  bless  his  name  foi  me  ho  died  ; 

To  procure  a  glorions  home  for  roe, 

Over  the  sea  !     The  crystal  bea  ! 

FhiVa,  Fa. 

Selected  for  the  Companion. 
Four  Fntal  Steps;    Uebt,    L.ylue, 
Stealing,    Murder. 

It  is  a  direction  of  Infinite  Wis- 
dom, through  tbe  apostle,  to  "owe  no 
man  anything;"  which,  though  pri- 
marily spoken  in  reference  to  that 
love  which  wo  owe  to  one  another, 
yet,  no  doubt,  includes  the  pecuniary 
obligation  due  to  our  fellow-men. 
The  wiedoni  of  this  ooraniaud  is  ap- 
parent, when  we  see  that  an  opposite 
course  is  opening  the  door  to  tempta- 
tion, and  places  us  on  the  direct  road 
to  ruin.  One  sin  leads  to  another. 
One  may  strongly  covet  something 
which  be  does  not  possess,  and  which 
it  is  not  necessary  that  bo  should 
have.    Xle  baa  thus  far  led,  it  may  be, 


an  honest  life,  and   people  have  confi- 
donce   in    his  integrity.      Taking  ad- 
vantage of  this  circumstance,  he  first 
borrows  money  of  a  neighbour,  with- 
out any  intention  of  deceiving  or  de- 
frauding him  in  tbe  slightest  degree, 
lie  e.xpects  to  be  able  to  return  it  at 
the   time   appointed;  but  he  has  not 
made  any  provision  to  meet  any    dis- 
appointment, and  erred  in  not  making 
his  friend  acquainted  with  bi.s  circum- 
stances      He   has,  however,  taken   a 
load  on  his  shoulder   which    he  does 
not  know  how  to  set  down  ;  be   has 
got  into  dfbl  ;    he  is  on   tbe   first  of 
the  four  fatal  steps.       Thus  involved 
in   debt,  his  next  downward   step  is 
that  of  lying.     Having  borrowed  the 
sum  wanted,  he   for  a  time  felt  easy  ; 
and    instead   of    taking   measures   to 
fultill  his  obligation,  he  put  off  till  to- 
morrow   what   ought   to    have    been 
done  to-day.     The   time   of  payment 
arrives    and     finds    him    unprepared. 
Perhaps   he   thinks  his  brother   does 
not  want  tbe  money,  and  it   will   not 
make   any  difference    whether    he   is 
paid  this  week  or   tbe   next.     He  has 
broken  bis  word,  and  begins  to  make 
excuses  to  his  creditor.    He  attempts 
to  represent  bis  case  in  a  more  favora- 
ble light  than   it  ought  to  be  ;  he  be- 
gins  to   prevaricate,  and  practice  de- 
ception, perhaps,  at  first   on   a  small 
scale.     He  borrows  of  one  person  to 
pay  another,  it  may  be  with  still  less 
probability  of  meeting  the   new  obli- 
gation than  before.     He  practices  de- 
ception on  a  larger  scale.    Tells  what 
be   considers  a  small  lie,  and   then, 
after    a   little,  is   guilty    of  a   direct 
falsehood. 

Tde  third  fatal  step  downward  is 
stealing.  Having  by  a  course  of  do- 
cepiion  and  lying  destroyed  his  credi- 
bility, he  finds  that  no  one  will  trust 
him  with  anything  on  tbe  strength  of 
his  word.  He  is  pressed  for  money, 
and  he  knows  of  no  means  to  obtain  it 
except  by  fraud,  stealing  or  robbery. 
Having  thus  far  possessei  a  decent 
exterior,  and  a  regard  for  common 
morality,  be  has  facilities  to  perpe- 
trate these  crimes  which  others, 
more  gross  and  wicked  iu  their  out- 
ward conduct,  have  not.  lie  may, 
for  a  time,  so  manage  as  to  escape 
legal  penalty  of  the  crime,  but   ho  is 


who  commenced  his  downward  career 
by  '.Toatiug  an  unnecessary  debt,  be- 
comes, in  a  measure,  seared  and 
blinded.  In  fact,  he  has  succeeded  in 
deceiving  himself.  Ho  has  wished 
that  there  was  no  future  world, 
where  men  are  punished  for  crime 
done  in  this.  He  has  kupt  himself 
aloof  from  places  where  be  might 
gain  ins. ruction.  He  will  not  come 
to  the  light  lest  his  deeds  be  reproved. 
He  has  seen,  it  may  bo,  many  vil- 
lianies  and  out-rages  perpetrated, 
which  have  been  followed  with  the 
desired  success;  and  because  punish- 
ment id  not  executed  speedily,  the 
heart  is  fully  set  to  do  evil.  He  final- 
ly brings  himself  to  believe  that  there 
is  no  hereafter — that  when  a  man 
dies  that  is  tbe  end  of  him.  He  has 
prepared  himself  for  the  commission 
of  any  crime  in  which  human  penal- 
ties are  involved.  To  escape  this, 
and  the  following  maxim  :  "Dead 
men  tell  no  tales,"  he  will,  to  conceal 
bis  wickedness,  commit  murder,  and 
in  all  probability,  end  his  career  ou 
the  gallows. 

Many  well  known  instances  might 
be  cited  where  the   foregoing  crimes 
have  been  committed    in    the    order 
here  described.      No    man    becomes 
a  villain    at   once.     Inclined,    as   the 
uuregeuerate  heart  is,  to  sin,  yet  there 
is  a  first  step  in  the    path    of    every 
crime.     At  that  point  in  the  career  of 
guilt,  the  man  would  have   shuddered 
at  the  thoughl    of    deeds    which    he 
afterwards     performed     without    re- 
morse.    In  casus  where    the   highest 
crime  is    not    committed,     men    are 
often  totally  ruined  in  consequence   of 
getting  into  debt  and    practicing   de- 
ception.    A  clerk  in  a  store,  a   teller 
in  a  bank,  an  agent  iu  bis  office,    has 
peculiar    tenip-.ations.       How    many 
have  been  ruined  by  making   an     un- 
necessary display  in  house-hold   mat- 
ters,    lie  who  is  constantly  handling 
the  money  of  others  is  tempted,  when 
in  a  strait,  to  use  some  small  part   of 
it  for  his  own  use,  with    tbe  promise, 
perhaps,  made  to  himself,  that  he  will 
restore  it,  and  that  spedily.     But   he 
finds  it  easier  to  borrow  than  to  pay, 
when  no  one  calls  him  to  an   account. 
Tbe  more  be  takes  tbe  more  be  wants 
to  take.     Ho  begins  a   course    of  e.x- 


fust  preparing  himself  to  commit  tbe    travagance,  and  falls    into    siu    that 
greatest  enormities.  requires  money  to  secure    the    indul- 

The  fourth,  or  last  fatal  step,  is  gence.  He  speculates,  in  hope  of 
murder,  or  the  taking  of  life;  to  con-  paying  all  back  at  once  ,  every  plunge 
ceal  fraud  or  robbery.  By  a  long  |  increases  his  embarrassment ;  his  guilt 
course  of  deception,  the  miud  of  bim    breaks  out,   bo   flies  from  justice,   a 


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lost,  eelf-ruined  man.     la    coanecLioa 
with  this  suliJDct,  it    may    be    staled 
that  lying  ia  oue  of  the  most    dishoti- 
erable  and  disgracetiil  acts    <>f    which 
humaD  beings  can    be   guilty.     It   is 
the  mark  of  a    mean     and     worthless 
spirit — a  vice  which   early    discovers 
itself  in  the  human  mind  ;  and  to  dis- 
courage or  eradicate  it,  no  caution  or 
attention  can  be  too  grea^  or    severe. 
As  it  is  founded  in  the     worst  princi- 
ples, 80  is  it  productive  of  the   great- 
est evils,  beiug  not  only  bad  in  itself, 
hut  is  used  to  cloak    other    cffences. 
"Simply  to  lie,"    says    oue,    "is    au 
offense;  to  lie  in  order    to    conceal   a 
fault,  is  a  double  offense  ;   but   to    lie 
with  a  malicious  purpose,  with  a  view 
to  prejudice  others,  is  an    offense   ag- 
gravated tenfold,  and    truly    diaboli- 
cal."    "Never,"  says    a     writer,    ad- 
dressing   the  young,    "ia    a   smaller 
or  greater  matter  suffer  your    lips    to 
deviate  from  the  truth  ;  speak  it  hon- 
estly, openly,  and     without    reserve; 
you  cannot  conceive  how    easily    the 
ipind  is  corrupted     by     the    slightest 
indulgence  in  falsehood,  by    the   least 
license  given  to    mean    reservations, 
equivocations  and  mental    chicanery. 
Be  t^ure  that  a  fault  is  always  doubled 
by  denying  it;  an  open  frai  k    confes- 
sion disarms  resentment  and   concili- 
tates  affection.     There  is  great  reason 
to  presume  that  those   who    aie   con- 
scientious in  their  words,   iciU    be    so 
in  their  actions.     *     *     *     ^'bg  least 
temptation  to    fraud    must    never   be 
Buffered  to  remain  a  moment  in  your 
hearts;  dishonesty    will    blast    your 
reputation  and  all  your  hopes  ;  and  it 
will  be  still  worse  in  those    who    are 
intrusted  with  the  charge  of  the  prop- 
erty ot  others,  for  the  breach  of  trust 
is  one  of  the  highest  aggravations    of 
an  offense." 


For  the  Companion  ant>  Visitor. 


BY  L.  B.  HOWLAND. 


Bobold  how 
hiudleth.— Jas. 


{Treat 
iii  5 


a   matter  a    little   fire 


In  many  instances  f^reat  things  are  ac- 
complished, when  the  moving;  cause  was 
a  very  insignificant  tiling.  Let  us  go 
back  to  Adam  and  Eve.  Their  eating 
the  forbidden  fruit  seeui.s  to  be  a  small 
tranj-gression  when  we  look  at  the  awful 
result  I  Mo.ses'  speaking  to  the  pe'^'le 
when  God'.s  command  was  to  speak  to  the 
rock,  prevented  him  from  entering  the 
piomisod  land  ;  children  making  fun  of 
the  good,  old,  bald-headed  prophet,  res 
suited  in  the  death  ot"  forty-two  of  them, 


by  two  bears.  Lot's  wife  forgetting,  or 
disregarding,  the  word  of  the  Lord,  an<l 
Only  looking  buck  while  leaving  the  ill- 
fkted  and  wicked  city,  caused  the  ven- 
geance of  Almighty  God  to  fall  upon  her, 
changing  her  from  the  form  of  a  lovely 
wife  and  mother,  into  that  of  a  pillar  of 
.salt,  a  lasting  monuuieiit  to  the  traveler 
through  centuries,  no  doubt,  of  the  terri- 
ble vengeance  of  an  offended  God.  What 
an  in?igt)ificant  thing  is  a  look,  to  the 
refined  mind  of  the  Nineteenth  Century! 
Why,  God  has  put  it  upon  record,  for 
our  benefit,  that  he  hates  a  proud  look. 
Prov.  0:17. 

Christ,  our  blessed  Saviour,  noticed 
many  ''little  things."  He  did  not.  follow 
after  the  great  and  noble  of  Iiis  day,  but 
condescended  to  men  (and  women,  too,) 
of  low  estate.  When  Jesus  went  out  of 
Jericho  with  his  disciples  and  the  multi- 
tude, an  old  blind  beggar,  named  B.irti- 
ineus,  ^,at  by  the  roadside  begging. 
Wlien  he  heard  Jesus  was  about  to  p"is> 
by  him,  he  cried  to  him  to  have  mercy 
on  him.  The  people  told  him  to  hold 
his  peace;  no  doubt,  saying,  "What 
does  Jesus  care  for  you,  'old  Tim,'  in 
your  rags?"  But  he  cried  the  more. 
Jesus  hears  him,  as  his  ears  are  ever  open 
to  those  in  distress.  He  stood  sliil,  and 
commanded  Bartimeus  to  hz  called, 
Jesus  a.'<king  what  was  wanted.  Barti^ 
mens  did  not  ask  for  money,  or  anything 
like  that,  this  time ;  no,  no.  tt  was 
something  ho  had,  no  doubt,  never  asked 
any  one  for  before.  "Oh,  that  I  may 
receive  my  .sight  I"  Jesuisaid,  "Go  thy 
way,  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole." 
Oh,  what  joy  to  the  once  blind  Barti- 
meus !  He  immediately  .sees  his  blessed 
Saviour,  and  follows  him  in  tin;  way. 

Jesus  also  hath  said  of  the  woman  that 
anointed  his  head,  that  this  shall  he 
spoken  of  in  the  whole  world,  wherever 
my  word  is  preached,  for  a  memorial  of 
tier.  Where  shall  his  gospel  he  preflched  ? 
'This  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be 
preached  in  all  the  world,  for  a  witnes.s 
unto  all  nations ;  then  shall  the  end 
come."— Matt.  24:14.  Jesus  hath  also 
said,  "Not  one  sparrow  shall  fall  on  the 
ground  without  your  Father's  notice ; 
But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all 
numbered  ;"  he  also  will  reward  the 
giver  of  a  cup  of  cold  water  only,  in  the 
name  of  a  disciple.  P]ven  little  children 
were  his  delight;  for  he  said,  "suffer 
them  to  come  unto  me  and  forbid  them 
not,  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heav-  j 
en."  The  kingdom  of  heaven  he  likens 
unfoagrain  of  mustard  seed,  which  ho  | 
said,  "indeed  is  very  small  but  when  it 
is  grown,  is  the  greatest  among  herbs, 
which  is  a  tree  that  the  birds  of  the  air 
m.iy  lodge  in  its  branches."  A  certain 
writer  said  it  was  lame  enough  for  a  man 
to  climb  into  its  branches,  and  that  it 
bears  as  much  as  three  barrels  of  seed, 
where  it  grows  along  the  Jordan. 

The  way  fiom  earth  to  heaven  is  rep- 
resented as  a  narrow  way — nothing  large 
about  it.     Now,  we    have    the    Bible  to 


direct  us  into,  and  on,   that  way ;    much 
like  the  tern  pest- tossed    mariner  has  the 
compass  to   guide    and   direct  him   over 
the    trackless    deep,    through    fog    and 
night.     But  the  overlooking  of  the  guide 
just  once,  may  dash  the  strong  yhip  upon 
a  rock,   and    disaster    and    death  be  the 
result.     So  with  the  neglect  of  one  com- 
mand with  the  heaven-bound  bark.     Oh  I 
may  that  still  small   voice   yet  whisper  to 
many,  as  it  did  in  ages  past.       Who  can 
tell  the  result  of  a  sermon   sent  forth  cc- 
companied   with  pure  and   unadulterated 
love  fjr  the  salvation  of  f^ouls  I     It  is  tlia 
convicting    power   and    influence    of   the 
Holy  Spirit.     Heaven    alone   unveils   its 
glorious  work.      Many   happy    souls    will 
tread  the  gohirn  strcct.sof'the  New  Jeru- 
salem,  and    forever   and.    ever,  enjoy  the 
peaceful  presence  of  Him,  who  sits  upon 
the    throne,    that  can    say    the    moving 
cause  was  a    powerful  sermon,  or  a  word 
spoken  in  a    convenient  season.      They 
c:^n  truly  exclaim  :     "Behold,  how   great 
a  matter    a    little    fire   kindleth  I"     Oh  ! 
now  in  this  life  is  the  time  to  kindle  the 
little   fires  that    may  be   d.iily   added    to, 
until  it  is  able  to  withstand  the  fiery  darts 
of  the  wicked  one.     Who  has  not  a  dear 
friend,  if  not  brethren,  that  he  anxiously 
desires  would  not   come   to  this    place  of 
torment,  in  the  language  of  the  rich  man, 
while  languishing  in  the  terrible   flame.s. 
Then  let  us  double   our   diligence    that  a 
little  good  may    be   done    for   immortal 
souLs,  while  it   is   called  to-day  ;  for  the 
night  cometh  when    no   man    can  work. 
And  the  time  i.s    fast  approaching    when 
the  mighty  angel  will  stand  with  one  foot 
upon  the  earth,  and    one    upon  the   sea, 
and  swear  by  him  that  livcth  forever  and 
ever,  that  there  shall  be  time  no  longer. 
Ilagerstown,  Aid. 


For 


the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Couciliatory. 


BY  D.  P.   SAYLER. 


Dear  Brother  Quinter  : — From 
your  editorial  in  No.  12,  Companion 
and  Visitor,  it  would  appear  that  the 
Western  brethren  are  dissatisfied  with 
brother  Sayler,  apparently  on  account 
of  bis  article  on  Emigration.  And  as 
God,  and  some  brethren  know  that 
brother  Sayler  has  had  a  full  share  of 
trial,  trouble,  and  sore  bfliiciioos  dur- 
ing the  last  fifteen  mouths,  he,  by  no 
means  feels  willing  to  bear  the  bur- 
den of  dissatisfaction  among  the 
brethren,  either  he  against  them,  or 
they  against  him. 

I  have  already  said  that  when  I 
wrote  on  Emigration  I  had  no  other 
thought  on  my  mind  than  a  caution 
to  emigrants.  I  had  the  be.st  of  rea- 
sons to  do  so.  After  reading  my 
draft,  I  feared  that  the  Kansas  frieada 


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V.  ould  be  grieved  al  what  they  might 
construe  iuto  an  unfair  disciiiniaation 
npainst  that  state  ;  hence  i  eaid  what 
I  did   iu  reference   to    0)y    belief    of 
exntr^t'ratiou  etc.,    and    not    that    I 
doubled   the   report  that  there    were 
some  needy  there,  for  I    had   already 
ttiken  a  collection  for  them.     And   be 
it  known  that  at  the  time  I  wrote  ray 
article,  the  brethren    hftd    not    repre- 
sented the   state    as  tliey  hare   since 
done;  if  they  had  so  represented   her, 
I  certainly  would  not    have    tried    to 
defend  her  as   1    did.     The    Chicago 
Tribune  article  was  published  I   sup- 
po?e  to  at  least  one  half  of  the  popula- 
tion of  the  United    Slates    before    I 
copied  it,  and  I  think  but  few  general 
reading  brethren  saw  it   for    the   first 
time  in  the   Companion.     And   as    it 
was  not    an     article    from     the    East 
against  the  West,  but  a  Western  arti- 
cle iu  defense  of  the   West,  and    I   do- 
fending  Kansap,  the  article  suited  my 
object  exactly,  I  innocently  copied  it, 
thi.'jking  at  the  time,  1  tv-as  doing    the 
Slate  of  Kansas  an    honor.     I    knew 
as  well  as  the  !ZV27;ia!e  editor  did  that 
emigration    would     be    turned    from 
these  states  if  such  degrading  reports 
would  not  bo  checked.     The  evidence 
of  the  truth  of  it  i?s    now    l>t-fore    us. 
On  Tuesday  the  23rd  of   March    the 
Pfrinsylvania      Railroad      Company 
lii-kelcd  one    hundred    and    seventy 
fiTf  emigrants  fiom  the  famous  Cum- 
berland Valley  ;  farmers  selling  their 
high  priced  lontlH  to  buy  larger  tracts 
in  the  West.     There  left  H»gerstowu, 
Washington    county,    Muryland,   on 
Tuesday    the    23rd    inst.    a    spi-cial 
train   of  four   first   class     passenger 
coaches  and  three    baggage  cars,    all 
bound  for  Freeport,  and  Polo  Illinois. 
IIow  many  hundred  thousand  dollars 
of  wealth  these  represent    I     am    not 
iuformed,  but  many  of  them  are    con- 
sidered rich,  in    worldly    goods,    and 
would  have  been  a  help    to    Kansas. 
To  avert  this  I  wrote    in    defense    of 
Kansas,  as  1  did    write    no    thought 
tliat  it  might  ofiend  any  one  ;  and    as 
we  in  Maryland  do    not    know    any- 
thing about  depriving  any  one  of  full 
liberty  to  express  his    opinion    freely 
on  any  subject  I    had   no    reason    to 
think  of  an    offeuGC    being   taken;  so 
when  the  brethren  took   the    view   of 
luy  arlicio  as  they    did,    and    wrote 
about  it  as  they  did,  I    naturally    be- 
cattK;  grieved  and  oflcuded  with  them 
to  an  unpleasant    degree,    until    this 
morning  March  27ih  the  fifth  chapter 
ofi'iiul    to   the    Galatiaus,    was   the 


morning  lesson,    and    where    I    read, 
"For  all  the  law    is    fulfilled    in    one 
word,  et-e/i  iu  this,    Thou  shalt  love 
thy  neighbor  as   thyself.     But   if  ye 
bite  and  devour  one  another,  take  heed 
that  ye  be  not  consumed  one  of  anoth- 
er.     This  1  say    then.  Walk    in    the 
Spirit,  and  ye    shall     not    fulfill    the 
lusts  of  the  flesh.     If  we  live    in    the 
Spirit,  let  iis  also  walk  in    the   Spirit. 
Let  us  not  be  deairoua  of  vain    glory, 
provoking  one  another,    envj-iu^   one 
another."      Along    wilh    this,    "We 
then  that  are  strong    ought    to    bear 
the  infirmities  of  the  weak,  and  not  to 
please  ourselves.     Let   every  one   of 
us  please  his  neighbor  for  his  good  to 
edification,"  was    asriociated    in    my 
mind.     I  at  oacc  felt  that  in  this  case 
I  knowing    my    intentions,    and    my 
brethren  only  guessing  at  it  I  was  the 
stroug  one,  and  that  1  must  bear  with 
the  infirmities  of  my  brethren  in    mis- 
coustruiug  nay  article.     I  felt  the  leav- 
ening power    of    God's    word    pass 
through  my  whole  soul,  and  love   fill- 
ed my  whole  heart  towards  my  breth- 
ren, and  love  took  the  place  of  unkind 
feelings.     I  from  the    heart    at   once 
forgave  all  the  wrong  I  had   thought 
the  brethren  did  me,  and  immediately 
wrote  to  brother  Brua>baugh   not   to 
publish  what    I   had    written   on   the 
subject.     1  felt  pleasant  in  the  thought 
that  should  I  ever  meet  my   brethren 
again,  I  can  meet  them  in    that    feel- 
ing of  Christian  love    and    fellowship 
I  always  wish  to  meet  them  in.     And 
I  further  feel,  that  my  brethren    inno- 
cently misconstrued    my  article,  and 
that  from  their  stand-point    they    had 
a  right  to  feel  grieved  and  offended  at 
brother    Sayler.    and    therefore    ayk 
them  to  bear  with  my  infirmities,  and 
forgive  me  the  wrong  I  did   them    so 
that  we    be    not    consumed    one    of 
another. 

I  perhaps  will  never  see  roy  west- 
ern brethren  again  in  the  flesh,  if  not 
1  pray  that  God  will  keep  them  as 
his,  and  at  last  save  us  all.  I  at  last 
Annual  Meeting  told  my  brethren 
with  whom  I  have  long  and  often 
labored  in  council,  that  I  did  not 
think  I  would  ever  attend  another 
Annual  Meeting.  Time  has  not  yet 
changed  this  mind.  I  v/ill  also  take 
this  method  to  inform  the  many  brclh- 
reu  in  the  West  who  are  already 
writing  to  secure  my  services  for  next 
winter's  preaching  among  them,  not 
to  make  any  calculations  in  that 
direction. 

Double  Pipe  Creek,  Md. 


For  tbe  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Covet  ousness. 


BY  JAMES  A.     SELL. 


What  is  covetousnesR?  Webster 
says:  "A  strong  or  inordinaie  desire 
of  obtaining  and  pcissessing  some  "sup- 
posed good,  in  a  bad  sen.^e."  Paul 
informs  us  that  when  a  person  be- 
comes covetous  in  a  bad  setjse  that  be 
is  an  idolater.  But  how  can  a  person 
be  covetous  ?  T]ie  speculator  who 
buys  ell  the  produce  that  is  iu  the 
market  and  then  holds  it  back  from 
the  consumers  to  make  a  scarcity  in 
order  to  raise  tbe  price  and  thus  ac- 
cumulates thousands  of  dollars 
through  tbe  nertjssity  of  his  less  for- 
tuu&te  neighbors,  claims  that  he  is 
doing  an  honorable  business.  Not 
covetous  but    schrewd  in  business. 

Tbe  capiiali.sts  who  conspire  to- 
gether to  reduce  the  wa^es  of  their 
employees  to  less  than  its, real  value, 
claim  that  they  can  ofi^er  what  they 
please,  and  if  laborers  do  not  see  pro- 
per to  work  for  it,  they  can  go  some- 
where else. 

The  employees  who  form  a  "union" 
and  make  a  "strike"  for  more  than 
their  service  is  worth,  claim  that  their 
etiiployers  get  rich  off  of  their  labor 
and  they  want  therefore  more  pay. 

The  farmer  who  stores  up  the  pro- 
duce of  his  farm  for  a  rise  in  the 
price,  claims  that  it  is  right  for  hitn 
to  do  with  bis  own  as  he  may  see 
proper. 

The  mechanic  who  will  not  dispose 
of  his  wares  for  the  current  price 
thinks  the  same.  The  man  who  is 
hoarding  up  all  he  can  get  when  he 
has  no  earthly  use  for  it  thinks  that  it 
is  the  fruit  of  his  own  toil. 

Sometimes  the  cause  of  Christ  is 
carried  on  al  &  two  penny  rate,  or  left 
to  beg  its  way  through  when  there 
are  thousands  of  dollars  in  the  hands 
of  the  stewards,  not  because  they  do 
not  believe  in  giving,  but  because 
they  think  fifty  cents  are  their    share. 

There  must  be  such  a  thing  as  cov- 
etousness  but  where  does  it  come  in  ? 
A  brother  tells  me  that  a  man  is  cov- 
etous when  ho  wants  more  tbau  his 
.share.  Very  good.  That  may  be 
seen  in  makiug  dividends,  but  in 
business  where  does  a  man  want 
more  than  bis  share,  or  what  is  bi^ 
share?  Is  it  nmrket  value,  or  is  it 
al!  ho  can  get  if  he  must  bring  about 
an  artificial  scarcity  ia  order  to   raitse 


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prices?     Or  is  there  uo  such  thing  as 
covelousucss  iu  bueiness? 

Covetousness  seeii:B  to  he  a  vt-ry 
bad  thing,  much  has  been  spi.kfin  ami 
written  against  it,  but  all  iu  general 
terms,  we  are  not  told  where  the 
monster  may  be  seen.  It  would 
seem  that  anything  so  baneful  iu  il.s 
afl'ects  as  to  make  its  possessor  an 
idolater  could  not  be  too  plainly  ex- 
plained or  pointed  out.  Who  can 
give  some  praclicie  hints  on  the  sub- 
ject ? 


For  the  Companion  anu  Visitor. 

Gfviug  Aluis. 

If  we  scrutinize  closely,  and  wait 
until  we  find  persona  who  really  de- 
Ferve  alms,  we  will  not  give  much. 
If  (iod  would  deal  so  with  us,  we 
would  receive  uo  gifts  from  his  hand. 
We  cannot,  ho^^ever,  K've  to  every 
ntie  everything  he  may  ust  of  ns. 
Nt'ilhfT  will  (Jod  give  to  every  one 
everything  he  may  a.-<k.  Cud  is  mer- 
ciful, that  is,  he  givea  maiiy  good 
gifts  to  many  that  do  not  deservn 
theiu.  So  hi.^  children  do.  God 
knows  that  Missouri,  Kansas  a.'id 
Nebraska  are  not  the  ouly  places 
where  people  are  iu  want.  These 
ere  uol  the  only  [)lace8  where  the 
brethren  are  in  want  vml  perplexi- 
ties, about  the  source  of  future  sub- 
sistence. Here  iu  Cuniberhiud  couu- 
ty,  Pa., said  to  be  one  of  the  wealth- 
iest and  most  prosperous  localities  in 
the  Union,  (the  same  that  has  been 
many  times  said  of  the  western 
a! ales  where  there  are  now  po  many 
cries  for  help),  poverty  stares  us  iu 
our  faces  daily,  iu  the  shape  of  nu- 
merous poor  "tramps,"  as  they  are 
culled,  who  have  been  wandering 
from  house  to  house,  begging  their 
food,  and  sleeping  in  barns  all  winter. 
The  County  alms-house  is  crov/ded, 
and  now  the  County  Prison  has  been 
opened  for  their  shelter.  Distribu- 
tions of  bread  and  meat,  &c.,  are 
made  gratuitously  iu  some  of  our 
towns,  but  the  wants  of  all  are  not 
uear  supplied.  In  church,  all  those 
who  have  an  a'!'iuity  for  the  whole 
body,  must  feel  and  know,  that  some 
are  in  want — iu  the  need  of  tiie  nec- 
essaries of  life  in  the  future,  and  that 
uoue  but  God  knows  from  whence  it 
will  come.  For  instance,  one  brother 
Las  a  family  consisting  of  himself 
and  wife,  and  five  children,  to  main- 
tain \\\ih  a  scanty  supfjly  of  clothing 
lojJ  and    household    goods,    without 


credit,  health  or  any  other  advautrt- 
ges  How  will  he  get  along  until 
times  got  better,  for  which  there 
seems  not  much  prospect  ? 

Another  brother,  a  tenant,  while 
in  the  mountain  hauling  rails,  lost 
everything  by  fire,  except  bis  team, 
and  what  such  furmer.'i  usually  have 
iu  their  d  welling-hcuses,  in  this  coun- 
ty, iu  tiie  month  of  November  last. 
lit!  estimates  his  loss  nt  $2000  00 
Now  the  inipurtaut  quesliou  i.s,  how 
and  when  will  he  recover  this  Iops, 
preserving  his  integrity  ?  Horace 
Greely  has  truthfully  said,  that  "by 
honest  industry  the  fir.st  thousand 
dollars  is  much  more  difficult  to  gain 
than  the  next  five."  This  brother 
has  always  had  the  name  of  being 
consistent,    honest    and     indu-itrious 

Another  brother  who  has  been  la- 
boring in  the  ministry  for  tea  years, 
has  bec-u  obliged  to  sell  his  farm  to 
meet  his  indebtedness,  with  consider- 
able lori.s.  T'hus  wo  could  go  on, 
finding  a  sidii  of  real  temporal  want 
to  every  individual.  These  are  facts 
which  will  prove  themselvoa  to  all 
who  doubt  or  disbelieve  them,  when- 
ever that  becomes  necessary.  God 
has  thus  far  mercifully  blessed  me 
with  sntlioient  food  and  raiment,  and 
has  in  his  wisdom  seen  fit  to  make 
me  responsible  for  the  use  of  othsr 
worldly  possessions.  I  dare  not  will- 
ingly consent  to  give  them  to  those 
wiio  are  at  the  same  time  making  an 
extravagant  use  of  the  same  thing.-), 
because  they  are  not  in  need  of  them. 
It  ii  not  right  to  give  the  first  man 
we  meet,  that  says  be  is  poor,  every- 
thing we  have,  else  we  could  by  uo 
means,  do  theui  good  whenever  we 
will.  Yet  uo  one  can  make  a  better 
use  of  worldly  possesfsions  than  to 
give  all  to  the  poor,  because  they  are 
lent  to  the  L  jrd.ia  whose  hands  they 
are  quite  secure  ;  and  he  will  repay. 
Were  it  not  for  the  trutb  that  "it  is 
more  blessed  to  give  than  to  receive," 
1  would  myself  say  that  any  dona- 
tions which  the  brethren  fiel  like  con- 
tributing to  my  necessities  will  be 
thankfully  received,  because  I  am  iu 
want,  and  have  a  constant  care  of  all 
the  churches. 

My  instructions  to  those  who  are 
crying  for  help  in  the  West  is,  that 
they  endeavor  to  make  the  best  pos- 
sible use  of  all  the  means  of  grace 
which  God  ban  given  theor,,  for  they 
will  be  rewarded  at  the  great  and  no- 
table day  of  the  Lord  for  all  they  do 

J.  ii.'S. 


The  Cross 

In  contemplating  the  cross,  what 
fondly  sad  musincrs  are  awakened  1 
We  are  not  conscious  of  entertaining 
any  superstitious  veneration  for  the 
blood-stained  wood,  upon  which  the 
death  of  the  greater  propitiated  for 
the  life  of  the  lesser  ;  yet,  whenever 
in  thought  we  look  upon  the  cross, 
our  spirit  is  stirred  with  love  and 
grief.  As  imaginatiiin  poo.a  back 
through  tiie  lapse  of  receding  a?es  to 
Bethlehem,  and  the  manger-cribbod 
infant  whose  earthly  mini.s'ry  was 
there  inaugurated  ;  then  all  the  sor- 
rows of  the  "man  ef  sorrow"  come 
thronging  in  upon  the  mind,  and  we 
seem  to  see  the  divine  RedeRmer  in 
his  humble  human  estate.  His  lowly 
occupation  and  almost  abject  poverty, 
rebukes  while  it  humbles  our  worldly 
pride.  What  toilsome  days  and 
slrpplfss  nights  were  his,  as  wirh 
watching  and  fasting  and  prayer  bo 
sought  the  ret,ii-a''y  of  tliejionely  oliv-^ 
groves  to  commune  with  his  own  sad 
thoughts!  Who,  without  emotion, 
can  think  of  his  agony  at  Gethsem- 
ane?  The  chilly  dews  of  midnight, 
and  the  vertical  rays  of  a  tropical  sun, 
fell  upon  his  homeless  head, — and  oh  1 
keener  than  burning  sua  or  chilly 
de  V  and  wind, — more  agonizing  than 
phari.saic  scorn  or  i)rie8t.ly  jeer,  was 
the  heart-reuilering  woe  of  finding  iu 
the  bosom  of  a  fiiend  the  heart  of  a 
trai;or  !  Then  came  the  cruel  mock- 
ing, the  taunting  jeer,  the  heartless 
scourge,  the  rude  buffeting,  the 
shameful  robe  of  purple,  the  eignifi- 
cant  reed,  the  peuetrating  thorn- 
crown,  the  derisive  salutation:  and 
last,  more  (scru-iatiug  luore  appall- 
ing, more  territjle  tha'i  all — ihe  Cro.-s. 

Oil  I  the  cruel  cro.ss.  with  its  thirst, 
its  solicitude,  its  blood,  its  desolation, 
its  unutterable  sorro.v,  and  the 
yielding  up  of  the  ghost ;  with  the 
Qual  triumphant  shout — "It  is  li.i- 
iahed."  Now  from  the  cross  we  look 
back  again  through  the  life  of  tho 
crucified  one,  and  taking  iu  the  truths 
he  taught,  the  pro  nises  he  cave,  the 
revelations  he  make,  the  hopes  ho  in- 
spired, and  the  blessings  he  conferred. 
Here  is  where  they  were  unshrincd, 
and  here  is  where  they  mty  be  found. 
May  the  blessed  Jesus  rear  his  crosi 
within  our  h'-arts,  and  crucify  our 
wild  aspirat'ous,  our  worldly  long- 
ings, our  tensual  desires,  and  our 
false  hopes  ;  that  wo  may  live  and 
die  bensath  the  shadov/  ond  glory 
of  the  C.oss.  — CUr.  01  aner. 


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CIIIIIISTIAIS  FAMILY  COMPANlUl^  AUD  GOt<PEL  VISITOE. 


RpuK^niber  Yoar  Owu  Fanlts. 


SELECTED  BY  MARY  A.  UICfiLE. 


In  speakinEf  of  a  pereon's  faults 

Piaj'  dou't  forget  your  own  ; 
Remember  tho.«e  with  homes  of  glass, 

Should  seldom  throw  a  stone  ; 
If  we  liavc  aolhing  else  to  do, 

Than  talk  of  those  who  sin, 
'Tis  better  we  commeuco  at  home, 

And  from  that  point  begin. 
We  have  no  right  to  judge  a  man, 

Uiitil  he's  fairly  tried, 
Should  we  not  llk«  bis  company, 

We  know  the  world  is  wide. 
Some  may  have  faults, and  who  has  not? 

The  old  as  well  as  young. 
Perhaps  we  may  for  aught  we  know, 

Have  fifty  to  their  oie. 
I'll  tell  you  of  a  bolter  plan, 

And  ttnd  it  works  full  well. 
To  try  my  own  defects  to  cure. 

Ere  other's  faults  to  tell. 
And  iho"  I  sometitnes  have  to  be. 

No  more  than  some  I  ki\0ff, 
My  own  short-comings  bid  me  let 

The  faults  of  others  go. 
Than  let  us  all  when  we  begin 

To  slander  friend  or  foe, 
Think  of  the  harm  one  word  may  do. 

To  those  we  Utile  know. 
Kemember,  curses  sometimes  like 

Our  chickens  "roost  at  home." 
Don't  spi'ak  of  other's  faults  until 

VVe  have  none  of  our  own. 
Jililford,  Aid. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
I'eter's  Fall. 


SYNOPSIS  OF  A  SERMON  DELIVERED  BY 
GEORGE  SMITH,  OF  PINE  GROVE,  IN 
Tlit:  TUI-PENIIOCKEN  MEETING  HOUSE, 
LEBANON    COUNTY,     PENN'A,     FEB.  21, 

ISTo,  ON  LUKE  xxii.  81,  32. 

"And  the  Lord  said,  Simon,  Simon,  bo- 
hold  Satan  hath  desired  to  have  you,  that  he 
may  sift  you  as  wheat:  tut  I  have  prayed 
for  thee,  that  thy  faith  fail  not  ;  and  when 
thou  art  converted,  strengthen  thy  breth- 
ren." 

It  here  appears  as  if  the  Lord  wished 
Simon  Peter  to  take  special  heed  to  his 
Bayiugs,  and  rejjeated  liis  name  saying, 
"Simon,  Simon,"  &c.  It  is  believed  by 
some  tiiat  J'eler  was  not  converted  ;  but 
we  find,  wiien  he  a.sked  the  Lord,  and 
Baid  :  "Behold  we  have  forsaken  all  and 
followed  thee,  what  shall  we  liave  there- 
fore," the  Jjord  did  not  reprove  him  for 
this  saying,  but  answered  and  said  : 
"Verily,  1  say  unto  you  that  ye  which 
have  followed  me  in  the  receneration, 
when  the  Sou  of  man  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  his  glory,  ye  al.so  shall  sit  upon 
twelve  thrones,  judging  tlie  twelve  tribes 
of  Israel,"  etc.  VVe  find  that  when  the 
youth  came  to  the  Lord  and  uskod  him 
what  he  should  do  to  have  everlasting  life, 


he  received  the  answer,  and  went  away 
sorrowfully.  But  Peter,  when  he  was 
called,  left  all  and  followed  his  Master. 
We  therefore  believe  that  Peter  was  con- 
verted, but  being  of  a  forward  spirit,  he 
came  to  his  fall  not  at  once  when  he  de» 
nied  his  Master,  but  gradually  from  bad 
to  worse. 

In  the  first  place  when  the  Lord  went 
a  little  way  from  them  to  pray  and  re- 
turned, he  found  them  sleeping  ;  and  so 
the  .second  time.  When  he  returned  the 
third  time,  he  said,  "Sleep  on, take  your 
rest."  Here  he  did  not  regard  the  com- 
mand, "W^atch  and  pray,"  but  became 
sleepy.  We  find  some  men  which  are 
very  anxious  to  serve  the  IjOrd,  but  as 
Peter,  they  neglect  to  watch,  and  private 
prayer  is  then  slighted,  at  last  family 
prayer,  and  so  on  till  prayer  to  them  is 
no  more  of  any  account.  Some  m^y 
slight  prayer  when  they  have  much  work 
to  do  of  a  carnal  naiure.  Some  pray 
only  on  Sundays  on  this  account,  and 
some  again  only  in  winter.  This  is  wrong 
for  deaih  may  come  in  the  week  as  well 
as  on  Sunday,  in  summer  as  well  as  in 
winter.  After  prayer  is  lost,  it  seems  to 
be  like  a  town  where  no  smoke  ascends 
from  the  chimneys  of  the  houses  in  the 
morning — it  looks  as  if  all  was  lifeless  ;  no 
fire  on  the  altar  from  which  smoke  may 
rise  up  above  the  clouds.  When  watch- 
ing and  praymg  is  neglected  we  are 
apt  to  lose  the  interest  we  had  in  God's 
word. 

Perhaps  in  going  to  meeting  we  may 
have  some  worldly  business  to  attend  to, 
perhaps  to  find  out  the  price  of  grain,  to 
give  or  receive  money,  or,  perhaps,  we 
have  to  visit  some  friends  instead  of  going 
to  meeting.  In  the  next  pkce,  when 
they  came  to  take  the  Saviour,  Peter 
drew  the  sword,  smote  the  servant  of  the 
high  priest  and  cut  off  his  ear.  The 
Saviour,  however,  reproved  him  and  said, 
"Put  up  thy  sword  in  its  place."  We 
find  then,  thtit  Peter  "rendered  evil  (or 
evil."  So  that  he  was  no  more  of  such  a 
lamb  like  disposition,  but  used  the  sword 
as  he  thought  to  bring  others  to  terms. 
Such  things  sometimes  happen  with  us 
when  wc  do  not  watch  and  pray,  we  make 
mistakes.  And  when  the  church  wants 
us  to  be  obedient,  we  make  it  still  worse. 
We  commence  to  strike  others, and  awak- 
en our  pride  and  come  still  furtlier  from 
the  true  way  as  Peter,  for  we  find  after 
this  that  he  followed  the  Saviour  "afar 
off."  So  with  us  then,  if  we  eomo  to  be 
disobedient, we  follow  afar  off.  We  do  not 
attend  meeting  any  more,  if  council  meet- 
ing is  held.  \Ve  stay  at  home,  and  if  we 
do  attend,  we  perhaps  sit  afar  off  in  (he 
corner  of  the  meeting-house. 

After  this,  when  the  Saviour  was  taken 
before  the  high  priest,  behold  Peter  was 
no  more  witti  him ;  but  was  outside 
warming  himself  at  the  coal  fire.  Here 
is  another  serious  lesson  for  the  followers 
of  Christ ;  after  they  lose  their  affection 
for  the  church,  they  gatlicr  with  the 
world,  talk  with  the  world,  act  with  the 


world  ;  and  then  it  goes  to  the  next  step 
which  Peter  took,  and  the  Saviour  is  de- 
nied. They  did  not  gather  with  the 
church  for  a  good  while  ;  they  do  not 
know  of  its  trials  ;  and  when  they  hear 
of  any  they  are  sure  to  be  wrong. 

Thus  we  see  that  Peter  fell  by  degrees, 
but  when  tlie  cock  crew  he  was  reminded 
of  the  Fjord's  words  and  he  went  out  and 
wept  bitterly.  And  we  believe  that  he 
repented  anew,  and  that  his  faith,  as  the 
Saviour  had  prayed,  did  not  fail,  nut  was 
the  only  anchor  he  had  left  that  held  fast 
in  the  last  storm.  At  least  we  find  him 
afterwards  again,  that  he  with  the  rest 
was  at  Jerusalem  enf^aged  in  prayer,  and 
when  they  were  tilled  with  the  Holy 
Spirit,  he  rose  with  the  eleven  and  de- 
fended their  course,  as  being  in  accord- 
ance with  God's  word.  We  believe  that 
he  spoke  with  power,  for  they  were 
nricked  to  the  heart,  and  "said  unto 
Peter  and  the  rest,  men  and  brethren, 
what  shall  we  do?"'  Peter  also  wrote 
his  epistles,  where  he  also  strengthened 
his  brethren.  He  reminded  them  of 
their  duties  from  the  elder  down  to  the 
babe  in  Christ,  all  of  which  shows  that 
he  again  was  zealous  for  the  Lord,  t.nd 
tried  to  heed  his  command,  '  When  thou 
art  converted  strengthen  thy  brethren." 

We  also  find  that  Peter  was  greatly 
humbled  by  his  fall.  He  found  that  if 
he  relied  on  his  own  strength  he  was  not 
able  to  stand,  but  he  wrote  to  his  breth- 
ren and  said,  "Grace  and  peace  be  mul- 
tiplied unto  you  through  the  knowledge 
ofG^d,  andof  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord, 
according  as  his  divine  power  hath  given 
unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  life 
and  godliness,"  etc.  Here  he  relied 
more  unto  the  divine  power  from  whence 
they  had  all  things,  and  not  in  his  own 
strength  as  he  did  when  he  said,  "Lord 
I  am  ready  to  go  with  thee,  both  into 
prison,  and  to  death."  But  we  find  that 
by  the  divine  help,  he  did  go  to  prison, 
and  also  died  for  his  cause  ,  and  history 
tells  us  that  when  he  was  put  to  death, 
he  prayed  that  they  should  not  crucify 
him,  as  his  Master  was  crucified,  for  he 
felt  he  was  not  worthy,  and  he  was  cru» 
cifted  with  his  head  down\yards. 

Thus  we  see  how  humble  Peter  was, 
and  if  we  look  around  us  we  can  see  many 
instances  among  the  brethren.  The 
more  tliey  work  for  Christ,  the  more 
they  serve  him,  the  more  will  they  be 
humbled  in  themselves,  and  that  when 
they  come  on  their  death-beds  they  will 
exclaim.  Through  thy  mercies,  0  Lord, 
I  ask  to  be  saved,  not  through  my  good 
works,  or  holy  life ;  but  through  thy 
mercies,  0  Lord  ! 

I  will  now  close.  I  have  not  been  with 
you  for  a  good  while.  When  I  was  here 
last,  your  elder  was  here  yet ;  but  now  he 
is  here  no  more.  And  1  may  never  meet 
you  again,  and  if  1  do,  some  more  may 
be  mi.xsing.  I  meant  well  and  hope  you 
will  not  forget  me  in  your  prayers. 

Cyrus  Bucuer, 
Reistvillc,  Pa. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

The  Great    Master. 


"I  am  my  owu  master  1''  cried  a 
young  man,  proudly,  wheu  a  friend 
tried  to  persuade  him  from  the  enter- 
prise wlJicb  be  bad  ou  band  ;  "I  am 
my  own  master  T' 

"Did  you  ever  consider  wliat  a 
responsible  post  that  is  ?"  a.-kud  his 
friend. 

"Responsible  !  Is  it  ?" 

"A  master  must  lay  out  tbe  work 
which  he  wants  done,  and  see  that  it 
is  done  right.  He  should  try  to 
Becure  the  best  ends  by  the  best 
means.  He  must  keep  on  the  look- 
out against  obstacles  and  accidents, 
and  watch  that  everything  goes 
straight,  else  he  must  fail." 

'•Well." 

"To  be  master  of  yourself  you  have 
your  conscience  to  keep  clear,  your 
heart  to  cultivate,  your  temper  to 
govern,  your  will  to  direct,  and  your 
judgment  to  instruct.  You  are  mas- 
ter of  a  hard  lot,  and  if  you  don't  mas- 
ter them  they  will  master  you." 

"That  is  80,''  said  the  young    mrvn. 

"Now,  I  could  undertake  no  such 
thing"  said  his  friend.  "I  should 
fail,  sure,  if  I  did.  Saul  wanted  to 
be  his  own  master,  and  failed.  Herod 
did.  Judas  did.  No  man  is  fit  for  it. 
'One  is  my  Master,  even  Christ.'  I 
woik  under  his  direction.  He  is  the 
regulator,  and  where  He  is  master  all 
goes  right." 

"One  is  my  Master,  even  Christ," 
repeated  the  young  man  slowly  aud 
seriously;  "everybody  who  puts  him- 
self sincerely    under    His    leadership 

wins  at  last," — Wayside. 

-^-^ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
To  the  Young. 


A  few  words  to  you  my  dear  young 
readers,  who  have  kind  parents  to 
take  care  of  you.  Did  you  ever  think 
of  this?  Did  you  ever  think  of  all 
the  cares,  anxieties  and  troubles  you 
have  caused  your  parents?  How 
many  sleepless  nights  they  have 
spent  for  you  when  you  were  little 
infants  ?  How  they  nursed  you  so 
kindly  ?  How  they  tried  to  teach  and 
instruct  you  to  do  that  which  is  right? 
How  they  admonished  you  when  you 
done  wrong  ?  And  this  is  not  all,  if 
you  have  Christian  parents,  perhaps 
when  you  were  fast  asleep,  your  par- 
ents were  on  their  knees  ia  the  dark- 
pess  of  the  night,  and  prayed  to   God 


that  He  should  not  suffer  their  child- 
ren to  become  bad  men  and  women, 
but  should  lead  them  in  the  cause  ot 
truth,  and  at  last  save  them  for  his 
glory.  And  why  did  your  parents  do 
all  this  ?  Because  they* loved  you, 
and  love  you  sLill.  Now  let  me  ask 
you  another  question.  Do  you  'ove 
them  in  return  ?  Do  you  try  to  obey 
them  ?  When  they  wish  you  to  do 
something,  are  you  kind  and  obliging, 
and  do  you  try  to  please  them  ;  or  do 
you  make  sour  faces  and  bring  sor- 
row to  their  hearts  ?  I  hope  for  your 
own  welfare,  you  are  good  boys  and 
girls;  if  so,  you  will  surely  grow  up 
to  be  good  men  and  women.  Remem- 
ber the  word  of  God  says,  "Honor 
thy  father  and  mother"  for  this  is  the 
first  commandment,  and  to  honor 
them  you  must  obey  them,  and  try  to 
please  them,  which  I  hope  you  do. 
If  you  do  not,  and  you  will  once  leave 
your  father's  house,  to  be  cast  among 
the  world  to  make  your  own  way,  you 
will  look  back  as  did  the  you^h  in  his 
dream,  and  exclaim:  ''Ocome  back 
my  early  days,  0  youth  I  return." 
Cyrus  Bucher. 
Beistville,  Penn^a. 


Anything  for  that  Squirrel. 


Before  I  left  Illinois  I  was  crossing 
the  prairie  between  Richmond  timber 
and  Virginia,  the  county-seat  then  of 
Cass  county,  Illinois.  I  saw  and 
caught  a  beautiful  prairie  ground 
squirrel,  and  placed  it  in  my  coat 
pocket. 

When  I  arrived  at  the  public  well 
in  the  town,  from  which  I  wished  a 
drink,  there  were  three  well-dressed 
boys,  about  twelve  years  old,  each  of 
a  separate  family,  who  saluted  me 
very  respectfully.  I  told  them  that  I 
had  a  beautiful  pet,  which  I  would 
give  to  the  one  who  should  give  me 
the  best  answer  to  such  questions  as 
I  should  ahk  him.  Said  I  to  one  of 
them  : 

"What  are  you.  Whig  or  Demo- 
crat ?" 

His  reply  was,"! — I  am — a  Whig;" 
loth  Vtras  he  to  speak,  as  he  did  not 
know  my  politics.  To  the  next  one  I 
propounded  the  same  question.  Said 
he: 

"Sir,  I  am  a  Democrat,  and  so  are 
all  my  folks ;  and  I  intend  to  be  one 
always,  whether  I  get  the  squirrel  or 
not." 

Of  tbe  third  boy  I  asked  the  same 
question. 


Said  he  :  "Sir  I  am  just  anything 
you  want  me  to  be,  or  that  you  are,  if 
you  will  give  me  that  squirrel." 

To  the  first  boy  I  said  :  "Let  me 
advise  you  to  be  firm  in  whatever 
course  of  life  you  pursue,  if  right  and 
proper.  Never  swerve  from  the  right 
for  squirrel,  or  office,  or  fame.  Your 
answer  to  me  was  hesitating,  and 
therefore,  I  cannot  award  you  the 
squirrel. 

To  the  second  I  said  :  "f  am  well 
pleased  with  your  answer.  You  are 
firm  in  what  you  are,  believing  it  to 
be  right." 

To  the  third  boy  I  said  :  "I  fear 
that  all  through  your  life  you  will  be 
anything  for  the  squirrel.  Alas  I  there 
are  so  many  men  now  who  act  upon 
the  same  principle.  In  politics,  reli- 
gion,  law,  and  in  all  pursuits,  with 
them  the  squirrel  is  the  grand  object. 
Now  be  advised  by  me,  "Be  sure  you 
are  right,  then  go  ahead,  as  Davy 
Crockett  advised." 

I  then  brought  forth  the  squirrel, 
and  handed  it  to  the  Democrat  boy, 
telling  him  that  I  was  a  Whig.— 
Christian    Weekly. 


Faith. — "Willie,"  said  a  little  or- 
phan boy  to  his  brother,  "now  we  are 
all  alone  in  the  world ;  father,  and 
mother,  and  auntie  are  gone,  and 
there  is  nobody  to  take  care  of  us ; 
what  shall  we  do  ?"  "0,  I  am  not 
afraid,"  said  Willie ;  "don't  you  re- 
member the  verse  that  dear  mamma 
taught  us?  'When  my  father  and 
my  mother  forsake  me,  then  the  Lord 
will  tak-:;  me  up.'  " 

A  little  girl  hve  years  of  age  on  be- 
ing asked  what  is  faith,  artlessly  re- 
plied :  "It  is  doing  just  what  God 
wants  us  to  do,  and  ask  no  questions 
about  it."  This  covers  the  whole 
field ;  perfect  trust,  combined  with 
implicit  obedience. 


Praying  for  her  Enemies. — A 
little  girl  in  an  Italian  Sunday-school 
complained  that  some  of  tbe  children 
had  hissed  at  her. 

"Why  did  you  not  do  your  best  to 
defend  yourself,  or  complain  to  the 
master?"  inquired  her  mother.  The 
child  hung  down  her  head  and  was 
silent.  "What  did  you  do,"  added 
the  mother,  "when  they  were  seeking 
their  pleasure  in  tormenting  you?" 

"I  remembered  what  Jesus  did  for 
bis  enemies,"  replied  the  child :  "I 
prayed  for  them." 


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OlllUiSTiAJS  t'AMlLi'   UUMrAJNlOJN  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEi'EilSDALE,  Pa.,  April  6. 1875. 

A  i$:>9Clnl  aa«l  Urgcat  K  que^t . 

Will  the  Ikcthrcn  pny  earnestly  for 
tlic  coiivereion  of  a  poor,  hardened  ?inncr, 
that  God  uiay  thoroughly  convert  and 
save  me,  and  give  Die  strength  and  grace 
to  come  out  from  tlic  world,  and  take  up 
luy  cross  under  all  circuastanccs,  and 
iuilow  Ilini.  Also,  that  he  may  deliver 
lue  from  ail  my  troubles. 

llespeclfally. 

Just  as  we  have  ;:iven  it,  without  any 
name,  the  above  reqmst  was  sent  us  for 
publication.  We  presume  tlie  import  of 
jt  will  be  readily  understood  by  our  read- 
er.«v  for  whom  it  was  designed.  Never- 
theless R  few  remarks  upon  it  may  not  be 
amiss  ;  for,  while  the  icc^ucsl  is  plain,  the 
manner  in  which  it  is  to  bo  complied  with 
may  not  be  so  plain.  It  is  a  request  fm- 
prayer.  Tlie  person  desiring  prayer  seems 
to  be  a  prodigal,  away  from  his  Father's 
house,  buD  wishing  to  reiuni.  And  that 
he  may  be  brouj^ht  back  humbled  and 
converted,  he  feels  he  need."  tbi  interf.o 
silion  of  the  power  of  God.  This  so  fur 
is  ri;;ht.  lie  also  fceU  tliat  lie  needs, 
and  desires  to  have  the  prayers  of  the 
faithful.  This  too  is  right,  llie  prayers 
of  tlie  righteous  avail  much-  What  a 
privilege  it  is  to  pray  !  And  what  a  great 
tiling  prayer  is,  and  what  wonders  it  has 
done!  Let  us  remem'ner  the  thought, 
beautifully  and  truthfully  expressed  by 
the  poet,  when  alluding  to  "a  power 
which  man  can  wield,"  and  says  : 
'Thnt  pow'r  is  prayer,  wliiih  soars  ou  high, 

Through  Jesus,  to  iLc  throi)"., 
And  Hiove.s  the  ^aud  which  moves  the  world, 
To  bring  salvation  down." 

But  how  shall  W3  pray  for  this  person, 
when  we  do  not  know  who  it  is?  Oh,  we 
need  not  know  who  it  is  before  we  can 
pray  for  him.  A  little  time  ago  a  brother 
was  liskcd  to  a.»sisl  in!  an  indirect  way  to 
obtain  Pome  help  for  a  pcibon  in  need, 
lie  replied:  "I  do  not  know  him;" 
and  this  want  of  knowledge  of  the  case, 
was  given  as  a  reason  for  not  helping. 
It  is  by  no  means  necessary  that  wc  know 
p-^oplc  before  they  enlist  our  sympathy 
and  comiiassion,  and  receive  our  help. 
Wlicnever  wc  know  that  the  object  on 
\^ho.JC  behalf  an  upi)Cttl  ia  made  to  ua  for 


our  help,  is  a  fellow  creature,  a  fallen 
creature,  a  needy  creature,  we  know 
enough  to  proceed,  if  wo  can  do  so,  to 
relieve  his  wa»ts.  Oh,  we  must  not  let 
the  stranger  suffer,  while  we  are  ready  to 
relieve  the  friend. 

Then  to  the  question  again,  how  shall 
we  comi)ly  with  the  foregoing  request? 
Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  try  to 
get  the  spirit,  the  heart,  and  the  feeling 
of  prayer.  And  tlien  let  us  get  distinctly 
before  our  minds,  a  poor,  hardened  sin- 
ner, lost  and  ruined,  but  desirous  of  being 
.^aved.  And  hold  tliat  person  up  before 
God,  and  pray  to  God  for  that  person  loho 
thratir/h  the  paper  h/is  requested  the  pray- 
ers of  the  Brethren.  As  lie  ha.s  confidence 
in  the  prayers  of  the  Brethren,  let  as 
feel  that  this  imposes  a  responsibility 
upon  us,  and  let  us  meet  it,  and  pray  in 
faith  believing.  I^ct  us  pray  and  asU 
God  to  have  regard  to  that  soul,  and  help 
it,  and  apply  the  truth  to  it.  If  he 
knows  the  iruth,  pr.-iy  that  that  truth 
may  be  sanctified  to  bis  conversion.  Lot 
us  I  ray  th.at  if  be  does  not  know  it,  God 
will  have  the  truth  brought  to  him,  as  it 
was  brought  to  the  Eunuch  and  to  Gor- 
nclius.  And  also  pray  than  should  there 
be  diifieulties  in  his  way,  they  may  be  re- 
moved, that  he  may  sec  the  salvation  oi 
God. 

There  is  often  too  much  indirectne.ss 
and  indefiniteness  in  our  prayers  for 
special  objects.  When  prayer  is  made 
for  a  special  objccf,  that  objeet  should, 
at  the  time  it  is  prayed  for,  occupy  our 
thoughts,  and  absorb  our  .'.ttention.  Do 
not  think  that  once  praying  for  the  fore- 
going, or  such  cases,  i.s  sufiicient,  bat 
importune  with  our  kind  and  indulgent. 
Faiher.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  friend 
desiring  the  prayers  of  others,  will  and 
does  pray  much  himself. 

"A  More  l^xvvUeut  Way." 

An  article  of  a  conciliatory  character 
from  brother  D.  P  Sayler,  will  be  found 
in  our  present  number.  We  are  glad 
that  the  Spirit  of  God,  through  the 
word,  the  word  referred  in  brotlier  Say- 
ler'fi  communication,  and  which  oocured 
in  his  morning  lesson  which  he  read, 
brought  .such  impres^ion:)  and  convictions 
to  his  mind  as  it  did,  in  regard  to  his 
relation  and  feeling  toward  liis  brethren, 
between  whom  and  himself  unkind  feel- 
ing.s  existed.  Wc  are  not  only  glad  that 
the  Holy  Spirit,  true  to  its  office  and  par- 


pose,  impressed  his  mind  with  the  truths 
it  did,  but  we  arc  also  glad  that  he  has 
given  expression  to  thee  feelings  as  he 
has  done,  that  his  brethren  may  know 
that  his  i'eclings  have  undergone  a  great 
change.  This,  we  think,  is  commendable 
in  him,  and  we  arc  happy  to  believe  it 
will  have  a  good  effect. 

It  appears  that  after  brother  Sayler's 
feeling.s  underwent  the  change  they  did, 
that  he  wrole  to  brother  Brumbaugh, 
directing  him  not  to  publish  what  he  had 
written  in  juxtificatiou  of  his  first  article. 
We  would  have  been  saved  much  sorrow 
and  anxiety  of  mind  had  we  received  a 
similar  request,  which  we  presunie  we 
would  have  done,  liad  brother  Sayler 
thought  such  a  request  could  have 
reached  us  before  his  article  would  go  to 
press.  We  felt  very  sorry  that  anything 
had  occurred  to  mar  the  peace  of  our 
brethren,  and  now  feoi  glad  that  wc  can 
pour  .some  healing  (iil  on  tlic  wound  by 
whieh  wo  hope  it  will  be  healed,  not 
"slijlhtl}',"  but  permin.n  ly.  We  liave 
received  a  i)rivate  letter  I'rom  brother 
Snyler  manifesting  a  ^imilar  spirit  of 
kindness  to  that  shown  in  his  article,  that 
we  have  given  under  t!i3  hea-iing,  Cow 
ciliatory,  hapjiy  to  believe  that  that  will 
be  its  tendency.  And  we  fondly  trust 
that  time  and  the  Spirit  of  God,  will  not 
ouly  restore  whatever  niav  have  been  lost 
in  any  of  us,  but  that  ihey  will  also 
strengiiien  and  quality  us  for  a  more 
complete  victory  i.-yor  every  ungodly  pas- 
sion and  temper,  and  ibr  (he  bringing 
"into  captivity  every  thought  to  the  obe- 
dience of  Christ." 

Mho  Ai>i>t>»l  From  Mtsiiiourl. 

An  earnest  ai.p'ial  from  a  committLO 
of  brethren  in  Missouri,  for  a  loan  for 
brethren  and  others,  will  be  found  in  this 
number  of  our  paper.  T\\c  condition  of 
the  communiiy  from  which  the  appeal 
comes,  is  surely  such  that  .>-liould  call  forlh 
our  sympathy  and  charity.  Wc  hope 
the  appeal  will  receive  the  attention  of 
tho  churches.  Who,  with  Christian 
feelings  can  feel  indifferent  to  the  wants 
of  our  brethren  and  fellow  men?  Let 
some  of  the  brethren  present  the  matter 
to  tlie  churches,  and  that  without  delay. 
The  season  for  sowing  and  planting  is 
upon  them,  and  they  want  tiie  money  to 
j  procure  seed. 


OHiUSTlAW   FAMILY   OOMPAWiUiS   AtiD  GOiSrEL  VltJlTOK. 


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CORRESPOWDEMCE. 

Correspondence  of  chnrch  news  solicited /roir> 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhood.  Wr'Cer^s  name 
and  address  required  on  every  comtuunicilion 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faiHi.  Rejected  ccnirnuni- 
cations  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  .W 
e^mm7ii:ications  for  publication  should  be  ivrii 
tin  upon  ouo  BMeoftheK'te.t  onlu. 

Febuuauy  28ih,  1 875. 
Brother  Jumes :-  - 

I  see  in  the  Compdnlonand 
Visitor  of  the  23rd,  that  broiher  Zacha- 
riah  Albaugh,  for  itiformutioi)  of  a  friend, 
wishes  to  know  wliy  we  baptize  forward  ', 
and  that  th-;  sixth  chapter  of  Unmans, 
tliird  and  fourth  verses  be  explained. 

1  suppose  the  reason  will  be  set  forth 
better  than  I  can  do  U,  notwithstanding 
1  feel  to  give  my  views.  We  do  not 
know  that  the  word  tells  us  plainly  that 
we  shall  baptize  forv/ard,  but  we  will  set 
fortli  by  way  oi' reasoning.  When  we  go 
to  church  we  go  face  forward  ",  when  we 
are  called  to  prayer,  we  bow  with  our 
faces  Ibrward  ;  when  we  go  to  the  water, 
we  go  face  forward,  and  into  the  water 
the  same. 

Tlien  as  all  our  acts  of  obedience  are 
forward,  to  be  consistent,  we  are  b;\p- 
tized  forward.  To  baptize  backward  would 
be  as  much  inconsistent  as  to  go  backwaid 
on  the  benches  when  called  to  prayer. 

But  some  say  in  Romans  Gih  cluipter, 
3rd  and  4lh  verses,  "It  tells  of  backwnrd 
immersion."  Let  us  see.  ''Know  ye 
not  that  so  many  of  us  as  were  baptized 
into  Jesus  Christ,"  were  baplizcd  into 
his  death.  Mark,  his  deatli,  not  his 
buiia!.  Ho  in  this  we  see  no  evidence  for 
backward  immersion.  To  have  evidence, 
it  would  read  into  his  burial  ;  but  not  so, 
into  his  death.  He  died  on  the  cross. 
He  bowed  his  head  and  died.  He  doubt- 
less bowed  his  liead  forward,  in  accord- 
ance with  all  other  acts  of  obedience, 
which  is  another  evidence  of  a  forward 
action. 

Fourth  verse  :  "Therefore,  we  are 
buried  by  baptism  into  death."  Mark 
again,  "into  dea  h,"  not  his  burial.  No 
evidence  for  the  backward  mode.  "Bur- 
ied by  baptism."  The  apostle  doubtless 
had  an  allusion  hero  to  immersion,  as 
Christ  was  buried  by  baptism  so  are  we 
buried  by  baptism  into  death. 

Fifth  verse  :  "For,  if  we  have  bfon 
planted  together  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death,  we  shall,  also,  be  in  the  likeness  of 
his  resurrection  ;''being  buried  by  baptism 
we  are  planted  together  into  the  church, 
and  in  rising  out  of  the  water,  we  are  in 
the  likeness  of  his  resurrection.  We 
should  rise  to  newness  of  life  and  live 
unto  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Ciirist. 

In  like  manner  as  Christ  died  unto  sin 
and  rose  to  live  unto  God.  See  lOch 
verse.  The  design  of  the  death  of  Christ 
was  to  destroy  sin  and  to  make  an  atone- 
ment and  put  it  away  ;  so  when  penitent 
believers,  enter    into    covenant    relation 


with  God,  arc  baptized  into  the  death  of 
Christ,  and  he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from 
sin.  The  design  then  siiould  be  to  put 
away  sin  and  not  live  any  longer  therein. 
If  it  was  the  apostle's  mind  that  we 
should  be  baptized,  as  Christ  was  buried 
in  the  prave,  he  would  have  said  so  ;  and 
to  those  who  baptize  once  backward,  I 
would  ask,  how  can,  or  does  that  repre- 
sent Christ's  burial,  who  lay  three  days 
and  three  nights  in  the  earth?  Neither 
can  you  prove  that  Christ  was  laid  upon 
ills  back,  when  he  was  buried. 

In  conclusion,  as  to  why  wo  immerse 
forward,  I  would  say  that  even  in  all  the 
pursuits  in  life,  in  our  labor  for  a  living, 
we  act  face  ibrward.  t^o  in  a  Spiritual 
point  of  view.  I  have  before  shown  to 
which  the  Bible  agrees  that  our  .icts  of 
obedience  should  be  forward,  onward  and 
upward. 

Then  to  be  consistent,  wo  are  baptized 
face  forward,  accordinir  to  Matthew  28: 19, 
in  the  name  of  the  Failur,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghosi,  being  im- 
mersed once  in  each  name.  Tiicn  we 
are  certain  we  have  comi)!ied  wiih  the 
cumiLiission,  and  is  one  baptism  in  like 
manner,  as  the  Father  and  the  Son  and 
the  Spirit  is  one  God. 

Jos.  F.^HNESTOCK. 

Coviitgtoii,    Ohio. 

From  Ohio. 

March  23rd,  1875. 
Denr  Readers  of  the    Companion     and 

Visitor  :— 

As  I  delight  much  in  hearine  and 
reading  of  the  prosperity  of  Zion,  I  have 
concluded  to  drop  a  few  lines  relative  to 
the  success  of  the  Master's  cause  in  our 
field  of  labor. 

For  sometime  the  brethren  of  Fairview 
congregation,  Fayette  county,  Uliio,  have 
desiicd  a  few  days  meeting,  but  our  time 
being  so  occupied  with  our  secular  calling, 
it  seemed  almost  impossible  until  our 
spring  vacation,  (from  Murcli  6th  to 
March  15th.) 

Accordingly  brother  John  Mohler.  of 
Clermont  county,  Stonelick  congiegation, 
was  invited  to  accompany  us,  and  on  the 
Gth  of  March,  we  left  our  homes  and 
went  to  the  place  of  meeting.  Owing  to 
a  misunderstanding,  as  to  the  time  of 
commencing  the  meeting,  but  few  were 
in  attendance. 

On  Sabbnth  morning  we  were  greeted 
by  one  of  those  terribly  disagreeable  days 
of  snow-storuis,  not  unfrequent  in  this 
latitude,  duiin^i  the  month  of  March. 
Consequently  but  few  were  in  attendance 
at  the  morning  service.  The  storm  con- 
tinued incessantly  all  day,  but  we  met 
again  at  night  and  engaged  in  prayer 
earnestly  for  the  i)rospcrity  of  the  church, 
at  that  point.  VVc  were  very  much  rc^ 
minded  of  that  prayer  meeting  held  by 
the  early  disciples  for  the  preservation 
and  release  of  Peter,  when  God  heard 
and  .sent  his  angel  to  deliver  him  All 
in  the  little  company,  excepting  one, 
earnestly  besought  God  for  a  blessing  ou 


his  cause.  We  met  morning  and  even- 
ing, broiher  Mohler  and  I  preaching  al- 
ternately. 

On  Monday  morning  three  souls  were 
male  willing  to  take  up  their  cross  and 
boldly  take  a  stand  on  the  side  of  the 
Lord.  Al  the  cvcnin?^  service  one  more 
joined  them  in  humbly  declaring  that  sin 
was  a  buiden  too  weighty  to  be  longer 
borne. 

On  Tuesday  morning,  after  service, 
two  were  buried  with  Christ  in  baptism, 
(the  ice  having  to  be  removed  in  order  to 
adriiinisier  it  ;)  but  ihcy  bore  it  as  good 
soldiers  for  Jcnus.  At  night,  one  more  ex- 
pressed a  desire  to  uiiite  with  the  church. 
^Vcdnesdiiy  niornitig,  four  more,  like 
the  jailer  at  I'hiliiipi,  were  made  to  in- 
miire  wliat  they  should  do  to  be  saved. 
The  meeting  continued  until  Friday 
morning,  and  afier  the  uuorning  service 
we  repaired  to  the  water  and  seven  were 
buried  in  the  liquid  grave  to  rise  to  walk 
in  newness  of  life.  Intense  feeling  seemed 
to  prevail  duiing  the  whole  meeting,  and 
we  hope  imjiressions  were  made  to  ripen, 
not  many  days  hence. 

On  the  21st,  we  were  with  them  again, 
and  one  more  poor  soul,  who  had  been 
laboring  un<ier  conviction  for  several 
days,  took  up  the  cross  and  made  a  start 
for  the  belter  country,  making  in  all  ten 
duiing  the  month  of  March  in  the  Fair- 
view  congregation. 

The  church  at  this  point  has  been 
sorely  chastened  and  has  passed  through 
a  severe  ordeal  for  a  long  time,  but  it 
seems  light  has  broken  in  agaisi  upon  it, 
and  it  is  hoped  that  the  good  work  will 
still  go  on,  widening  and  deepening,  until 
all  in  the  etitire  cnmruuuity  are  brought 
to  the  saving  knowledge  of  the  truth  as 
it  is  in  oui  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ. 

Your  unworthy  brother, 

A.  J.  HixsoN. 
Highland^  Ohio. 

A  OylM^  Witwess. 

March  24th,  3  875. 
Brother  Quiiiter: — 

It  was  my  privilege  to  be  with  my 
friend.  Elder  James  Bell,  who  has  labored 
many  years  in  the  Ba{)ti.^t  denomination 
of  this  state,  during  some  of  his  latest 
hours.  "1  would  like  to  talk  with  you," 
said  he,  "if  I  was  able."  Then  by  a 
labored  efl'ort  to  speak,  he  said:  "Be 
faithful  in  thi.«  apostolic  Christianity'.  If 
I  could  live  I  might  do  something,  but  t 
can  do  no  more  now."  Then  calling  me 
closer,  he  said  :  "Kiss  me,  my  brother," 
ani  as  I  withdiew  from  bis  last,  warm, 
living  embrace,  lie  whispered  with  deep 
emotion,  ''''nii/  heart  with  your  heart." 
Brethren  John  Harshey,  of  ^Varrensburg, 
Missouri,  S.  S.  Mohler,  of  Cornelia,  Mis- 
souri, Addison  Baker,  of  Jasper  County, 
Missouri,  and  others,  who  attended  our 
meeting  near  Neosho,  last  Christmas, 
will  remember  our  deceased  friend  with 
some  degree  of  interest. 

J.  W.  Stein. 
Neosho,  Mo. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAJSIOW  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


The  Cause  In  AltoonaCHy,  Pa. 

iMarcu  20th,  1875. 
Brother  Quinter  :— 

The  Brethren  in  Altoona  have  a 
meeting  every  two  weeli?.  The  appoint- 
nicnt.s  are  filled  by  brethren  from  i  liree  or 
four  different  conj<ieKations,  and  a  good 
many  diiai)pointUKnts  were  the  result. 
Lately  they  made  an  effort  and  were  .suc- 
cessful in  having  more  preaching,  wliich 
seemed  to  awaken  an  intcre.^t.  I  just 
returned  from  a  visit  there,  where  I  met 
brother  Stephen  Ilildcbrand,  from  Conc- 
niaugh,  ana  although  the  roads  were 
almost  impassable,  on  account  of  the 
melting  snow,  the  turnout  was  good, 
other  circumstances  being  considered. 

I  also  had  the  pleasure  of  attending  for 
the  first  time  the  Sabbath  school,  and  I 
was  pleasantly  surprised  to  see  it  in  such 
a  flourishing  condition.  I  believe  that 
the  Saviour  authorized  us  to 
have  such  bchools,  when  he  said : 
'"Preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature." 
The  teaching  must  be  suited  to  the  capac- 
ity of  those  who  are  to  be  taught.  Here 
I  found  a  school  more  after  my  own  heart 
than  any  I  have  ever  visited.  The  Bible 
is  the  reading  book — in  fact,  the  book 
alone.  No  novels  to  taint  the  minds  of 
the  children.  The  "children's  paper," 
printed  by  brother  Kurtz,  is  distributed. 
The  school  is  not  conducted  in  pompous 
city  style,  but  with  that  plainne.'^s  and 
simplicity  that  has  ever  characterized  the 
humble  followers  of  Jesus. 

Several  young  ladies  and  gentlemen 
favor  the  school  with  their  presence  and 
assistance,  that  greatly  benefits  it  and 
reflects  honor  on  themselves.  The  breth- 
ren and  sisters  work  with  a  praiseworthy 
energy  and   as    they  become   better  ac- 

auainted    with   the   work,  they  will,   no 
oubt,  inaprove  tlie  school  and  make  it  a 
stepping  stone  to  the  church. 

A  short  time  ago  the  school  lost  one  of 
its  number  in  the  per,>5on  of  little  Effie 
Lutz,  who  now  sweetly  sleeps  in  Jesus. 
AVhile  her  surviving  schoolmates  are 
singing  tlie  sweet  songs  of  Zion  on  earth, 
she  is  clothed  in  "linen  clean  and  white," 
and  employing  her  tongue  to  sing  the 
antliems  of  praise  on  the  ever  green 
shore. 

<'The  bird-like  voice,  whose  joyous  tones 

Made  glad  the  scenes  of  siu  and  strife. 

Now  slogs  an  everlasting  song 

Around  the  tree  of  life." 

Ministering  brethren  who  travel  over 
the  Pennsylvania  Kailroad,  should  not 
fail  to  stop  with  the  Brethren  in  Altoona. 
By  having  a  few  days  notice,  they  can 
luake  anangemcnts  to  have  meetings, 
which  they  very  mucli  desire.  By  ad- 
dressing brother  Kobcrt  McFarlin,  or 
Conrad  Imler,  breihrcu  need  have  no 
Icars  but  what  all  will  be  right. 

And,  brethren,  you  who  have  agreed 
to  fill  a  regular  appointment,  (myself 
included,)  let  us  be  more  j)unctual.  A 
few  disappointments  dampens  the  cause. 
Yes,  who  can  tell  how  much  ? 


The  Companion  and  T'i's/Vo^- still  comes 
to  us  full  of  tender  and  loving  admoni- 
tions. We  feel  that  it  is  a  real  uece-^sity 
in  our  family.  I  often  feel  like  writing 
for  its  pages,  but  every  week  it  comes 
brim  full  from  abler  pens  than  mine.  I 
did  not  travel  away  from  home  any  this 
winter  ;  but  I  am  dad  to  see  through  the 
Companion  and  Visitor,  that  brethren 
who  had  requested  me  to  come  ovci  and 
help  them,  report  plenty  of  help  and 
good  meetings. 

I  learn  by  the  PUgyini,  that  brother 
J.  D.  Trostle  passed  through  here  on  his 
way  to  Illinois.  I  hope  he  will  favor  us 
with  a  report  of  his  travels,  and  if  this 
should  meet  his  eye  before  he  returns, 
that  he  will  bear  in  mind  that  his  brother 
Sell  does  not  live  Jar  from  Altoona  city, 
on  the  Morrison  Cove  Railroad,  and 
would  be  much  pleased  to  have  him  stop 
and  renew  acquaintance,  and  also  preach 
for  us  of  the  "hill  country." 
Yours  fraternally, 

Jas.  a.  Sell. 

Newry,  Pa. 


Church  News. 

MAKCHSth,  1875. 

Brother  Jaiiies : — 

As  church  news  is  always 
acceptable  to  us,  we  think,  perhaps,  oih- 
ers  would  also  like  to  hear  i'rom  us;  and 
as  I  have  not  yet  seen  anything  from  this 
part  of  (xod's  moral  vineyard,  I  thought 
1  would  drop  a  few  lines  for  the  Compan- 
ion and   Visitor. 

This  church  (Mohicon)  is  perhaps  the 
oldest  in  this  part  of  the  stale.  Brother 
Jacob  Garver  is  the  elder  of  this  church, 
and  has  been  tor  uiany  years.  VVc  have 
in  this  arm  of  the  church  seven  ministers 
and  .-even  deacons.  Brethren  P.  J. 
Brown,  Joseph  Garver  and  Henry  Worst 
are  ministers  in  the  second  degree. 
Brethren  William  Kieftr  and  Christian 
Holdeman  were  lately  called  to  the  min- 
istry in  the  first  degree.  These  are  very 
worthy  brethren,  and  wc  hope  and  pray 
that  the  good  Lord  will  bless  them  that 
they  may  become  efficient  and  useful  in 
their  calling ;  that  many  may  yet  be 
turned  from  darkness  to  light,  and  from 
the  power  of  Satan  to  God. 

On  the  13th  of  February,  wc  com- 
menced a  scries  of  meetings  at  our  meet- 
ing-liouse,  near  brother  Garver's.  We 
had  fitteen  meetings.  The  strange  breth- 
ren that  labored  for  U',  were  Christian 
Wise  and  James  McMullon,  from  Mans- 
field, and  till!  brethren  of  neighboring 
churches.  The  word  was  preached  in  its 
power  and  primitive  purity,  and  it  had  its 
effect ;  lor  the  opposition  to  the  truth 
were  greatly  agitated — their  minister  had 
occasion  to  say,  "These  Dunkard  preach- 
ers may  be  honest,  but  ihey  don  t  know 
anything."  Afterwards  he  took  occasion 
to  proclaim  from  the  pulpit  that  wc  keep 
the  Jewish  passover,  which  was  very 
ably  replied  to  by   brother  P.  J.  Brown, 


and  we  believe  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
unprejudiced  minds. 

Our  meetings  greatly  revived  the 
brethren  and  sisters ;  and  we  were  also 
pleased  to  see  three  precious  souls  step 
down  into  the  icy  water,  following  their 
Saviour  in  baptism.  Others,  no  doubt, 
are  almost  persuaded  to  become  Chris- 
lian<5.  May  the  good  Lord  continue  his 
good  work  of  bringing  souls  to  the  fold 
utitil  his  kinsdom  snail  ex'endfrom  shore 
to  shore;  till  all  shall  know  him,  not 
only  in  word,  but  in  deed  and  in  truth  ; 
when  they  shall  not  only  say,  wc  love 
him,  and  by  their  action  deny  him,  not 
willing  to  lay  off  the  vanities  of  the  world 
and  walk  in  his  wny,  despising  his  com- 
mandments and  acccpiing  instead  the 
doctrines  of  men  ;  but  when  all  shall  be- 
come willing  to  take  God  at  his  word  and 
do  just  v;hat  he  tells  us  to  do.  This  is 
the  prayer  of  your  unworthy  brother  in 
Christ. 

Henry  S.  Jacobs. 

Congress,  Ohio. 


Notes  ot  Travel. 

Febiiuahy  28th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

We  have  attended  four  series  of 
meetings  since  last  fall.  The  first  in 
Perry  county,  in  company  with  Duniel 
HoUinger.  The  second  in  Cumberland 
cnunty.  Green  Springs,  in  company  with 
George  Wiant,  iind  al.sn  a  few  days  in 
company  with  .Jacob  Oiler,  at  Boiling 
Springs,  when  Daniel  F.  Good,  Ephraim 
Sioner  and  brother  Kalrr  were  attending 
a  series  of  meetings  in  the  lower  part  of 
Marsh  CreeU  congregation.  We  left 
Boiling  Springs  to  be  in  their  company 
and  to  labor  with  them  to  draw  tlie  go.s- 
pel  net  and  bring  lost  sinners  to  the 
shores  of  salvation  before  the  door  of 
mercy  is  shut,  and  justice  begins  to  reign, 
and  sinners  are  given  over  to  hardness  of 
heart,  to  believe  lies  and  be  damned, 
because  they  would  not  have  (Christ  to 
reign  over  them.  0  brethren !  preach 
more,  pray  more,  and  weep  more  for  the 
lost,  for  "the  lost  will  weep  in  that  long 
night  of  woe,  on  which  no  star  of  hope 
will  rise,  and  tears  in  vain  will  flow." 

Wc  spent  a  week  in  Lanonster  county, 
and  invited  several  brethren  to  go  with 
me  and  help  to  preach  to  the  lost,  but 
all  had  their  excuses  ;  some  of  which 
appeared  lawlul,  but  r,oiiio  I  could  not 
tell.  We  do  not  speak  of  our  travels  and 
labor  to  boast  of  ourself,  but  in  Christ. 
We  may  boast  a  little,  as  Paul  did,  but 
in  ourself,  we  feel  as  trifling  and  insignifi- 
Ciiiit  as  the  jaw  bone  of  an  ass  in  Samp- 
son's hand,  or  the  simple  sling  in  David's 
hand.  But  as  Uavid  wont  up  in  the 
name  of  the  Jjord,  the  simple  instrument 
was  quite  sufljcient  to  get  the  victory. 
Goliah  must  I'all,  and  the  Philistines 
fled,  and  God  was  glorified. 

There  are  many  good  effects  produced 
by  a  series  of  meetings.  The  weak  are 
made  strong,  the  sleepy  awakened,  and 


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the  cold  made  warru,  and  tlie  dead  arc 
made  alive.  It.  is  by  (he  word,  spirit  and 
providence  these  are  done.  And  as 
sinneri  are  made  alive  by  the  word,  tbey 
must  be  kept  alive  by  it. 

Does  not  every  Cliri.-.tian  see  and  feel 
by  experience  that  he  has  not  made  that 
progres.s  in  perfection  as  pilgrims  should 
do,  to  be  a  better  light  to  the  world,  and 
salt,  to  the  earth  ?  Kevivals  are  nut  for 
the  unconverted  sinners,  to  revive  them, 
for  they  have  nothing  to  be  revived. 
They  are  dead  in  sin,  and  it  is  the  voice 
of  the  Lord,  through  the  gospel,  that  can 
make  them  alive.  But  it  is  weak  and 
sleepy  Cliri>iians  that  should  be  revived, 
and  built  up  in  that  njo^^t  holy  faith. 
While  the  bread  and  water  of  life  were 
handed  out  by  the  sheplierds,  from  the 
gospel  feast,  what  a  refreshing  shower 
was  felt  in  the  hearts  of  the  believers 
tliat  came  up  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ! 
The  love  of  God  was  shed  abroad  in  the 
hearts  of  his  people.  When  the  time 
had  come  for  the  last  meeting,  we  heard 
the  brethren  and  sisters  in  the  different 
places  saying  to  the  mini•^ter•i :  "Oh,  do 
not  give  up  the  meetings,  for  the  fire  of 
love  is  just  beginning  to  burn."  Jesus 
came  to  kindle  a  fire  on  earth,  and  wished 
it  to  burn.     It  was  a  holy  fire  of  love. 

We  met,  during  this  journey,  brethren 
and  sisters  whom  we  never  had  seen  be 
fore,  and  have  enjoyed  their  charity  and 
kindness.  We  do  not  expect  to  see  them 
all  again  till  the  trumpet  of  the  Lord 
shall  sound. 

«'0h,  watch  and  fight  and  pray, 

The  battle  never  give  o'er, 
Renew  it  bolily  every  day, 

Aud  help  divine  implore." 

Keep  your  lamps  trimmed  and  burning, 
and  your  vessels  filled  with  oil,  that  you 
may  meet  the  bridegroom  with  joy^ind 
gladness. 

In  these  meetings  some  were  added  to 
the  church,  while  from  otheis  we  only 
heard  a  promise  that  they  would  come 
out  on  the  Lord's  tide  after  awhile.  May 
the  Lord  give  them  grace  to  know  that 
to  day  is  the  day  of  salvation.  We  would 
say,  unlock  the  door  of  your  hearts ; 
quench  not  the  Spirit,  lest  it  takes  its 
flight,  and  calls  no  more.  Then  it  will 
be  said  :  "Let  him  that  is  filthy  be  filthy 
still."  "Oil,  turn  sinners,  turn,  for  why 
will  you  die."  We  pray  you  in  Christ's 
stead,  be  ye  reconciled  to  God  before  the 
night  comes.  So  prays  your  weak  broth- 
er in  Christ. 

Daniel  Longenecker. 

Iluntcrstown,  Pa. 


A  VtMit  el  L.OTe. 

March  27th,  1875. 

brother  James : — 

Brother  John  C.  Johnson  and 
myself  have  just  returned  from  a  visit 
of  ten  days  labor  among  the  Brethren  of 
Jacob's  Creek  Branch,  Fayette  County, 


Pennsylvania,   beginning   February  27th 
and  ending  March  9th. 

The  Fayette  meeting  house  still  has  a 
name  like  many  others  of  our  holy  pro 
fession.  When  our  regular  opportunity 
occurs  then  the  people,  and  sometimes 
our  brethren  are  very  tardy  going  about 
attending  upon  the  worship  of  our  God. 
It  may  be  said  that  our  indifference 
about  preaching  is  contagious.  If  we  are 
careless  or  callous,  so  will  our  brethren 
grow.  And  many  a  zealous  brother  is 
Irv'zen  to  stillness  in  the  stand,  when  the 
congregation  show  him  that  he  is  too 
vouiig,  too  zealous,  or  energetic.  Now, 
brethren,  let  us  lire  up  to  our  holy  prom- 
ise of  not  being  slothful  in  the  Lord's 
business,  "but  fervent  the  spirit  serving 
the  Jjord." 

Huw  noticeable  it  is  if  a  report  takes  the 
wing  of  the  morning  among  the  youth, 
that  the  "Duukards  say  they  are  going 
to  have  a  'strange  bn/lhcr'  to  come  and 
preach  for  them."  Dear  brother,  let  us 
qualify  our  meauing  differently.  Let  us 
discard  the  idea  of  strange  brother.  If 
wc  keep  the  faith,  we  can  always  find  the 
preacher  when  the  appointment  is  due. 
He  will  be  in  our  mid  t.  So  let  us  keep 
the  mind  of  Je.-^us,  and  we  will  have  good 
meetings  right  at  the  start,  whether  the 
selected  help  be,  in  the  instrumentality, 
present  or  otherwise.  We  can  have  a 
congregation  during  these  meetings,  if 
the  food  is  wholesome  and  seasonable  in 
grace.     It  alone  is  sufficient. 

This  branch  has  been  still  growing, 
— hualthy,  we  think, — and  has  been  sub 
ject  to  pressure  and  discouragement,  but 
they  are  buried.  We  mean  to  say  that 
the  church  is  in  a  corner,  where  only  but 
lew  members  reside,  and  with  the  usual 
failings  of  some,  common  to  man,  almost 
everywhere  it  seizes  upon  aged  and  young 
brethren's  minds  with  astonishing  in,- 
teusity,  to  complain  and  beg,  or  even  to 
despair.  Brethren,  this  comes  not  from 
the  good  man.  "Brethren,  count  it  all 
joy  when  you  fall  into  temptation,  know- 
ing this,  that  the  trying  of  your  faith 
worketh  patience,  but  let  patience  have 
her  perfect  work  that  ye  may  be  perfect 
and  entire,  wauling  in  nothing."  With 
the  same  ratio  of  the  feeding,  so  is  thirst- 
ing and  hungering  after  righteousness. 
In  this  way  we  endeavored  to  set  the 
gospel  table. 

After  the  service,  four  souls  manifested 
a  willingness  to  unite  with  us  in  the 
work  of  the  cross,  in  keeping  the  com- 
mandments of  Jesus  more  fervently.  The 
nexc  night  we  received  another  evidence 
that  the  word  was  potent  to  do  good  A 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  family  took 
issue  with  it  against  that  church  in  being 
deficient  in  theory  as  well  as  practice,  at 
least  so  in  her  own  ease,  she  having  no 
confidence  in  the  flesh,  touching  infant 
sprinkling.  She  can  say  now  that  the 
gospel  teaches  altogether  a  "one  Lord," 
etc.  This  was  symbolized  on  Sunday 
evening,  during  snow,  sleet  and  a  cold 
swollen  river.    The  five  above  alluded  to 


were  immersed  into  the  great  name  of 
the  Trinity  in  unity,  proles.sing  full  faith 
before  a  very  respectable  orderly  company 
of  men  and  children.  The  meeting-house 
taking  fire  near  a  chimney  pipe,  during 
our  last  discourse,  we  abruptly  closed 
giving  thanks  to  the  Lord. 
Yours  fraternally, 

Jos.  I.  Cover. 


All  Appeal  lor  a  £ioan. 

Makcu  20th,  1875. 

Dear  Brethren  :  — 

We  as  the  Relief  Committee 
appointed  by  the  Mineral  Creek  Church 
of  this  county,  to  act  in  behalf  of  the 
needy  of  portions  of  Johnson  and  Kenry 
counties,  Missouri,  again  appeal  to  the 
brethren  and  friends  lor  more  help  under 
the  appalling  destitution  among  us;  and 
since  a  number  of  brethren  have  written 
to  us  relative  to  the  present  condition  of 
the  people,  as  to  provisions  and  feed,  we, 
in  the  fear  of  God,  desire  to  give  a  brief 
statement  of  this  matter  through  our 
periodicals  j  and  yet  to  do  so,  we  find  it 
difficult  to  impress  the  reader  with  the 
extent  of  this  scarcity,  with  its  disastrous 
results  up  to  this  time,  and  with  the 
further  suffering  and  losses,  that  must 
ensue  if  no  more  aid  can  be  secured. 
Oh !  how  gladly  would  we  refrain  from 
this  painful  but  imperative  duty,  but  the 
situation  is  such  that  from  sympathy  for 
an  afflicted  people  we  cannot  excu.se  our- 
selves from  appealing  to  the  sympathies 
of  those  who  may  extend  to  us  their  aid. 
We  are  unable  to  give  the  number  of 
horses  that  have  perished  in  this  vicinity, 
but  some  have  lost  one,  others  two,  and 
three,  one  six,  and  another  eight  head, 
while  of  those  yet  living  there  are  many 
that  are  pitiful  objects  to  see,  and  are 
practically  worth  nothing  for  present  ser- 
vice, while  the  number  perishing,  and 
becoming  useless,  is  daily  on  the  increase. 
We  have  seen  teams  fagged  down  by  a 
diive  of  four  miles  with  an  empty  wagon 
on  a  dry  road. 

Again,  we  have  .se.;n  nei^'hbo  .s  hitch 
four  lU'ises  to  a  wag.  n  togoccen  miles 
for  ten  bushels  of  coin,  Mie  Li.  rijs  be- 
coming so  exhau.stod  that  only  by  patieno 
driving  the  teamster  succeeded  in  getting 
them  home,  and  the  road  was  good. 
Now  all  the.-e  alluded  to  as  having  lost 
horses,  or  of  them  being  helpless,  are 
farmers,  whose  sole  dependence  for  future 
subsistence  rests  on  the  use  of  horses. 
Starvation  among  cattle  is  so  common 
that  it  has  ceased  to  excite  much  remark. 
While  it  is  not  uncommon  to  see  cattle 
stagger  along  piteously  moaning  for  I'eeil. 
Hogs  are  in  some  localities  about  all  per- 
ished, some  losing  from  twenty  to  forty 
head  ;  and  the  same  pitiful  fact  of  an 
impoverished  country  for  family  provis- 
ions has  left  its  painful  recollections  of 
extreme  privations,  and  hangs  over  us  iu 
many  fearful  apprehensiotis  for  the 
future. 

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we  never  saw,  or  expected  to  r.  alizo. 
\Vc  know  f'aiuilies  that  have  had  notlung 
but  biscuit  to  eat  for  weeks,  and  water  to 
drink.  Think  of  approaching  tlie  fmiily 
tulle  day  a'lor  day,  only  to  see  the  ac- 
customed biscuit  for  the  iuch!,  wliilo  the 
children  of  these,  too  youn^;  lo  appreciate 
the  reason,  would  cry,  and  box  of  their 
mother  for  something  else  to  tat  ;  those 
children  also  havins;  so  far  pa-,ed  a  hard 
winter  barefooted.  These  reinesent  fam- 
ilies that  owu  from  twenty  to  one  uun- 
dred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  iIh;  greater 
part  ill  cultivation,  who  hus'e  luaiiaxcd, 
by  hauling  wood  and  coal  lo  towns  to 
procure  this  scanty  subsistence,  and  now 
with  horses  reduced  to  almost  .Nkeletons, 
with  no  feed  for  thetu,  and  no  provisions 
for  the  family,  tii:d  the  ^ea.^on  of  spring 
work  upon  them,  towards  oblaitiing  the 
necessaries  of  life  for  the  fuiuie,  without 
assistance  they  are  unable  to  put  in  a 
crop.  And  now  towards  helping  all  such 
to  start  in  on  their  necessary  i'arm  woik, 
we  misJie  this  appeal  to  you,  dear  brcih 
ren,  and  to  sympathizing  iViends,  where- 
over  this  appeal  comes,  to  send  us  your 
aid.  Permit  us  to  call  your  attention  to 
the  iact  that  wo  are  representing  the  con- 
dition of  land  owners,  renrcrs  and  day 
laborers.  And  while  not  every  one  is  as 
destitute  a-*  those  alluded  to,  yet  we  feci 
assured  that  at  least  four-fittlis  arc  desti- 
tute of  seed,  of  leed,  and  ol  family  sup- 
jilies. 

Now  for  tliis  afflicted  people  there  re- 
mains one  of  three  things  ;  hr.-t,  to  apply 
to  money  dealers  for  money,  lor  tarmers 
have  none  ;  or,  secondly,  to  asU  a  dona- 
tion of  the  brethren  and  liiciids;  or, 
thirdly,  to  ask  help  in  the  way  of  a  loati. 
The  iiist  is  impracticable  as  a  relief 
measure,  because  tlio>e  moiiry  lenders 
demand  from  twenty  lo  twenty  five  per 
cent  intciest  secured  by  heavy  trust  deeds 
on  real  estate,  sulject  to  the  eotidition  of 
be.ng  biouglit  under  a  sheriff's  sale  by 
(en  aays  notice,  without  any  further  pro 
cess  of  law.  'J'his  is  ruinous,  and  evury 
one  shrinks  from  the  grasp  of  the  avari' 
cious,  fiard-hearted  money  lender.  As 
to  the  second,  that  is  to  solicit  a  donation 
to  meet  our  wants,  we  do  not  ihiiik  '.vould 
be  just,  or  right  in  us,  towards  those  who 
would  make  up  this  moniy,  since  the 
majority  of  land  owners  here  must  have 
lielp,  from  this  there  is  no  alternative, 
ftiiu  ti.ey  don't  want  it  doiiai.ed,  since 
many  might  coniiibuie  who  are  worth 
le.>s  in  pri/periy  than  many  here  who 
must  be  livlped,  and  who  Wuuld  .-hare  of 
the  amount  sent  us,  and,  in  addition  to 
this,  the  amount  needed  is  too  iar.ue  to  be 
dotiated,  and  to  be  held  by  us  a-  a  per- 
ii:a'ieni  uildition  to  cur  mean-..  \Vc 
djii't  want  this.  The  fact  is,  land  owu 
ers  and  ail  are  struck  dowsi  by  this  afHic- 
tioii,  Lejoiid  their  abil.iy  lo  rei'ovor,  for 
liie  ceiuiiig  season's  opportunity  to  get 
the  means  » I'  future  subsi.slcnee.  And 
what  we  ask,  is  for  you  to  help  this  peo 
pic  to  rccjver  themsclvc,  and  we,  iherc^ 
lore,  propose  the  latter  method  ;  that  is, 


to  solicit  a  loan  fur  the  term  of  two  years 
from  April  !  t,  1»7.5. 

Dear  brethren  and  friends,  liearus,  and 
send  us  of  your  surplus.  You  are  our 
only  liupe  ;  and  wc  do  not  want  any  one 
from  sympathy  towards  us,  a-k  of  us  to 
ile|):-.ri  from  receiving  aid  as  a  loan,  and 
thj^c  we  are  soliciting  a  loan  for,  are  first 
our  brethren  ;  llien  for  tho.-e  of  other 
orders  lixiu-j  aii'ong  us,  such  as  Baptists, 
Mcihi.disi-.,  l.M.Neiples,  Presbyterians, Uni- 
ted lireilireii.  Catholics,  non  professors 
and  co'or^'d  persons.  Now,  if  those 
sending  us  uii.iny  will  let  us  have  the  use 
of  it  lor  isvo  years,  witiiout  interest,  it 
will  be  ihaiikluliy  received.  But  if'  a 
moderate  i!l^ere^t  will  be  asked,  we  still 
will  accept  the  help  as  a  great  favor; 
and,  now,  we  wish  to  state  the  arrange- 
ment agreed  upon  res|)ecti!ig  the  action 
of  this  Ciimmittee  in  this  matter,  until  a 
final  settlement  is  ma'de.  Fir.'^t,  we  give 
you  our  promise  that  none  of  this  money 
shall  be  di.-tributed  to  be  used  otherwise 
than  to  feed  and  clothe  persons,  and  to 
keep  stock  from  starving,  and  for  seed. 
Second,  wc  will  see  that  there  shall  not 
be  a  disprojiortionatc  amount  loaned  to 
any  one  person  to  the  detrituent  of  oth- 
ers. Amount  needed;  we  think  it  will 
require  fifteen  hundred  dollars  for  the 
Brethren  of  this  branch  of  the  church, 
and  we,  tlx^efore,  ask  for  them  that  sum, 
and  eight  hundied  for  the  members  in 
other  localities  and  counties  under  the 
care  of  our  elders,  which  together 
ma!<es  the  sum  of  twenty-three  hundred 
dollars. 

We  further  ask  the  loan  of  a  like  .sum 
for  those  not  of  our  brethren,  but  classed 
as  before  stated,  and  as  much  more  as 
can  be  secured  (or  this  class  to  meet  the 
wide  spread  destitution;  and  we  propose 
the  following  order  in  raising  the  amount 
specified.  Jjct  each  district  of  eliureh 
take  up  two  sub-cription  lists,  the  one 
exclusively  fijr  die  brethren,  the  oilier 
exclusively  for  others  not  members.  This 
will  give  the  Bapii.-t  friends  an  opjior- 
tunity  to  relieve  their  Baptist  brethren, 
the  same  of  the  JMethodists  and  all  oth- 
ers ;  and  we  fiiithfully  pledge  ourselves 
that  every  dollar  secured  for  those  of 
other  orders  and  non  professors,  sh.iill  be 
religiously  uiiplicd  according  to  this  pur- 
pose, without  paitiulity  to  any  one  class. 
And  we  propose  that  tiic  money  so  ap- 
plied shall  be  under  the  borrower's  note 
wiih  tiic  best  i)ersonal  security  the  pany 
can  give  ;  or,  if  demanded  by  the  eon 
tributors,  we  will  take  real  estate  securhy. 
Tills  however  would  cause  some  cxnense. 
Haid  money  to  be  paid  back  on  or  before 
April  1st,  itSTT.  But  since  it  is  possible 
that  with  all  our  cue  to  prevent  ihe  lo.ss 
of  any  of  this  money,  some  miiy  be  lost  ; 
for  this  rea.son  we  ask  this  provision  to 
be  -iccepfed,  viz :  That  all  sums  lost 
through  the  impoverishment,  or  reckless- 
ness of  the  borrower,  or  through  any  act 
beyond  the  control  of  this  committee, 
that  the  contiibutors  assume  thi«  loss. 
Wc  feel  confident  that  not  over  one  fifth 


will  ho  lost,  ond  we  think  not  over  one- 
tenth,  i>nd  we  hope  even  a  lo.ss  amount 
than'ii;>;  and  wc  further  suggest  that 
the  suljsciipnon  lists,  in  every  place,  ho 
carefully  preserved,  and  these  to  form  tho 
basis  of  sctilomcnt  of  each  church  with 
all  the  contributors,  when  we  rt'.ttirn  the 
several  :imounis  rlue  each  church  at  tho 
cxjiiration  of  the  time  specified. 

Now.  for  all  amounts  sent  to  us.  as  tho 
relief  eoiiiiniitnc,  we  will  receipt  to  every 
church  for  the  sum  sent  from  said  church. 
The  neeipt  .shall  embrace  the  condition.^ 
specified,  n^iiifly,  to  be  paid  hack  by 
April  l-t.  Is77,  lo.sses  cxe.cpted.  while 
we  as  -ueh  cominiifcc  will  hoM  the  bor- 
rower's n  )te  with  approved  securitv  to 
collect  ill  behalf  of  those  who  helped  us 
in  our  .sore  need.  Wc  also  want  in  all 
sums  sent  to  us,  to  have  distinctly  speci- 
fied the  amount  made  up  on  the  breth- 
ren's subscription  list,  and  in  like  manner 
tlie  other  list ;  and  we  further  airree  that 
we,  in  the  duties  of  applying  the  help 
you  will  send  us  to  the  needy,  will  do 
this  free  of  charge,  and  will  only  a^k  that 
what  litih'  expense  may  attend  tho  mat- 
ter be  paid  out  of  this  money  ;  provided, 
further,  that  it  will  not  be  demanded 
that  we  institute  civil  suits  against  tho.se 
who  will  not  repay  the  amount  they 
loaned  otherwise  We  will  try  and  do  a 
sale  business,  and  as  the  amount  wanted 
through  this  appeal  is  nearly  double  the 
amount  of  our  first  appral  which  we  then 
thought  would  be  enough  to  carry  us 
through,  it  is  but  right  to  say  that  at  tho 
time  of"  our  first  appeal,  we  did  not  realize 
the  extent  of  the  destitution  among  us. 
And,  besides,  of  the  amount  sent,fuily  as 
much  was  applied  tc  those  not  members 
as  we  ourselves  used. 

Now,  brethren,  jilease  proceed  at  once 
upon  noiice  of  this  appeal  to  raise  us 
means  towards  meeting  the  need  of  this 
people,  and  we  again  rc'q'.ie<-t  of  you  to 
send  it  ai  we  fiave  indicated  ;  i-  c.,  as  a 
loan,  and  not  as  a  donation.  Oar  needs 
are  in  h-ed  urgent,  and  hope  to  be  favored 
by  you  as  ibe  Lord  has  bhvst  you  all. 

Direct  all  sums  to  John  llarshey, 
Warren-bu:g,  .Ii^hnson  Co.,  Mo. 

By  order  of  committee. 

John  Harsiiey, 

S.  S.   Mdlll.KR, 

W.  W'y.vtt, 
S.  Fur.KicH, 
Da.mki,  Nkhkh, 
D.  M.  Moiii.KR, 
J.  M   .Moiii,Eii, 
F.  Cur.p. 
WmTfi:s/iiir(/.  y(o. 

(PHi/rhii   please  copy.) 


MARRIED. 

At  tho  rcsld.nco  of  the  bride's  pircnts, 
March  24th,  18  ."5,  .Mr.  Wm  E.  VAnr.N  to 
sieti'.r  Ann  I'r.uDci',,  all  of  Moutgomery  Co., 
Virg'uia. 

A.  Ckvmpackbr. 

By  t!ic  unilcr8i'.(nrd,  at  his  resldencei 
March  aSth,  IST."),  Mr.  Josepii  Mim.ik  and 


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Miss  Maky  E.  CuNNiN  jHam,  ail  of    Miami 
County,  ludians. 

John  P.  Wolf. 

On  the  18th  of  March,  lb75,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  brolhtr  BcijxtTiiii  Gnas:y,  near  A'li- 
toii,  Illinois,  liy  oldei  Dairtl  Ditrilotll',  Mr. 
D.vvin  B.  SENfJKit,  of  C;eriar  Kapids,  lown, 
to  sister  Susan  A.  BitCK,  of  Franklin  Grove, 
Iliinois. 

W.  D.  LiCIITT. 

At  the  residenco  of  the  bride'B  larent", 
March  25th,  Mr.  Ai.fued  Snoi.eui-t,  of  L^it- 
ersburtf,  Maryland,  lo  Vliss  JUolAN  DOWLIN, 
of  Kouzersville,  Pei:n  ylvania. 

J.  F.  Olleh. 

By  the  undereisrned,  at  'lis  re-idence,  .T  in. 
8ih,  1874,  Mr.  Simif.i,  Kinki.f,  and  Miss 
Maucaurt  Phiei,  caiifcchler  of  Elder  Adiin 
Pbiel,  hll  of  St  Thoma.s  town-hip,  Frai.klin 
county,  Peun  a. 

Also,  by  the  saim;,  Auirnst  2p.d,  1874,  Mr. 
Adam  I'liin.  and  Mips  Kate  Kei.lek,  all  of 
St.  Thoinas,  FiankUju  county,  Peuu'u. 

A'.BO,  by  the  same,  November  22nd.  1874, 
at  the  residence  of  the  bride  nearUploii, 
Mr.  Amos  .Mii.ler.  of  Marion,  and  Mi<6 
MAKfiAUET  Clevehstone,  all  of  Fiankliu 
county,  I'eun'a. 

Also,  by  the  same,  at  hii^  n'si''cnce,  Feb. 
2>5t!i,  1875,  Mr.  Albekt  Ettr",  of  Marion, 
and  Miss  MAnoAKBT  Hulli  ^offiu,  of  Auirim, 
all  of  Franklin  county,  Pa. 

Also,  by  the  fame,  al  his  residence,  M«rch 
2Sih,  1875,  Mr.  David  B  Cump  and  Mi.ss 
Sakaii  Ann  s^weicekt,  all  of  St.  Thomas, 
Franklin  county,  Peuu'a. 

J.  Newcomeh. 


UIKU. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circuuistan 
ce.-i  in  coniicclion  witli  Olntiiiuy  iNolices.  We 
Wish  to  use  all  alike,  iiinl  we  could  not  insert 
verses  wi;ii  all. 

Near  Cbambeisburir,  Punn'a,  July  28'h, 
1874,  Edith  V.,  d.i'irhter  of  brother  John 
and  sifter  S.isan  Wollkill,  a^ed  6  years  and 
20  days.  The  occasion  was  improved  by  the 
Brethren. 

J.  F.  Oller. 

In  the  West  Branch  church,  Osrlc  county 
Illinois  Cathakine  Ovekiioltzer,  aged  67 
years,  6  niontbt*  and  4  days. 

She  was  born  i;i  No'ibaraptou  county, 
Penn'a,  in  the  year  1807.  Funeral  was 
preached  from  2nd  Coiinthians  5:1,  by  M. 
Kiiiiniel. 

M.  Emmert. 

In  the  Root  Rivor  fonis:rec;r.tion,  Fillmore 
county,  Minnesota,  on  the  30th  of  January, 
sihter  El'zabp-tii  EIipes,  consort  of  brother 
J>in)es  flipes,  who  di -d  a  few  jear3  previous. 
Ili-.r  age  was  nearly  82  jears.  She  w.':8  bur- 
ied on  the  1st  of  Febi  uary.  Funeral  sei  vi?o 
by  the  writer,  to  a  large  concourse  of  people. 
Text,  Luke  8:5.i. 

Jossni  OoG. 
[Pilgrim  please  copy] 

At  his  resideue?,  in  Decatur  township, 
Decatur  county,  Iowa,  March  10th,  brother 
Richard  N.  Shy,  aged  52  years,  less  11 
days. 

The  church  here,  several  years  ago,  set 
apart  our  now  detarted  brother  to  the  office 
of  deacon,  in  which  capacity  he  served  until 
the  time  of  his  death.  He  leaves  a  sorrow- 
ing widow,  (a  sieter,)  an  only  son  and  wife, 
to  niGurn  their  loss,  which  we  fondly   hope 


is  his  eternal  gain.       May   those  yet  out  of 
Christ,  heed  the    solemn  warning   and    pre- 
pare to  meet  ihcii  G  d.  j 
Lewis  M.  Kob. 

In  the  Washington  Creek  district,  Feb.  ttth, 
JcsErn,  son  of  eider  Peter  and  sister  Eliza- 
beih  Brubaker,  aged  25  years,  G  months  and 
14  days.     Disease,  consumption.  i 

Also,  At,ice  a.,  wife  of  Joseph  Studebaker, 
of  congestive  chills,  aged  "il  years,  5  months 
and  21  days.  ! 

They  both  died  near  the  same  time.  Their 
funerals  were  both  preached  at  the  same 
tiwe  and  place,  by  the  Brethren,  from  John 
11:21-26  inclusive. 

( Pil(jrim  and  Vlnd'cator  please  copy.) 

In  Cedar  Creek  church,  Andeison  county, 
Kansas,  August  2Si.h,  1874,  David  T.,  son  of 
b;  other  James  C  and  sister  Martha  Lilly, 
aged  7  months  and  13  days.  Funeral  by 
brethren  Jesse  Studebaker  and  Peter  Sti  u- 
bel.  I 

Also,  in  same  church.  Coffee  com  ty,  Kan-  [ 
sas,  October  20th,  ;874.  Mahtiia  Vay, 
'aughter  of  brother  John  M.  and  sisier 
Fiaucis  Miller,  aged  1  year.  5  months  and 
10  days.  Funer-I  from  M?.lt.  18:3  4,  by 
brethren  Jesse  Studebaker,  Peter  Slrubel  and 
Emanuel  Mi  ler.  i 

Levi  P.  Lilly. 

In  the  Yellow  Creek  churc  h,  March   23rd,  I 
of    Peritonitis,    sister    Elizabeth,    wife    of 
brother   Isa.e    Replogle,  and     daughter    of 
elder  Andrew    Snowbcrirer,  ded'd,    aged   37 
years,  11  months  and  13  days  I 

She    leaves   a    toirowful    husband,  seven  '■ 
children,  an  aged  mother,  and  many  friends,  ■ 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  beloved  niotlier,  wife 
and  sister.     She  w»s  anointed   a  few  hours,    I 
or  bo,  before   she    died,   and   we  hope  she  is   J 
now  enjoying  the    he.^veuly  bl  ssings  in  au  ' 
eternal  world,  for  she    was    a  faithful  mem-  ', 
her  (or  a  consicerable  lime.      The    church, 
the  family,  and  neighbo;  hood,  doth  miss  her, 
no   doubt,  very     much.       Funeral  occasion 
improved  oy  the  Brethren,  from   Matt.  24:42 
and  Heb.  13:14.  | 

NoAii  B.  Blouoh.      I 

In  the  Fairviow  congregation,  Fayette  Co., 
Ohio,  Wednesday  morning,  .Miich  17th, 
sister  Jane,  wife  of  friend  Siuieou  Mallow, 
aged  60  years   4  months  and  20  days. 

She  united  heiself  to  the  chuich  of  the 
Brethren  in  October  1800,  and  lived  an  ( x- 
emplary,  as  well  as  influential,  Clirislian  lite 
until  the  time  of  her  death,  leaving  eueour- 
agiug  evidences  in  death  of  her  acceptance 
with  her  God.  .-^ne  leaves  a  husband  and 
four  giown  childieu — three  sous  and  a 
d.iughter,  to  mourn  their  loss.  Funeral  dis- 
couise  by  the  writer.     Text,  Ileb-  4:9. 

Also,  in    the    White    Oak    congregation,  ' 
Highland    county,    Ohio,    Nov.  18ih,  1874,  . 
brother  William  I'kinoi  e,  in  the  84th    year  i 
of  his  age,  after  an    illness  of    foity-eight 
days. 

His  constant  prayer  duiing  his  sickness 
was  that  he  niigUt  depart,  "to  be  with  Christ 
wliieh  is  f.irbettei."  He  leaves  five  children 
all  i.'f  whom  are  mcnibtis  of  the  ehuich,  one 
a  speaker,  and  enjoying  a  hope  that  after  a 
few  more  years  have  rolled  away  they  will 
meet  in  fairer  climes  where  partings  are  no 
more.     Bi  other  Pi  ingle  had  been  a    member 

j  over  tifly-five  years.       Fuucral   services    by 

1  the  writer.     Text,  Heb.  U:16. 

A.  J.  HixsoN. 

On  February  28th.  1875,  friend  Dilj.en 
;  Bales,  aged  about  27  yenrs.  He  leaves  a 
,  wife,  but  no  children. 


On  Friday  following,  his  brother  Henry, 
ag.d  about  20  years. 

Both  were  bright  and  intelligent  young 
men,  loved  and  resprcted  by  all  who  knew 
them,  flenry  <f,nB  leachinz  school  when  Uo 
was  taken  ill.  H.fi  fclaool  only  lacked  two 
days  of  being  out  at  the  time.  Little  did  bo 
think  that  in  so  hhorl  a  time  his  yount'  and 
blooming  chetks  would  be  chill-d  by  the 
cold  and  icy  hand  of  drelh.  While  writing 
these  few  lines,  the  fond  rccoUeetion  of  the 
many  happy  hours  we  have  spent  lotretlicr 
in  the  pleasant  school-room,  in  days  that  arc 
gone  i)y,  com-  to  our  mind  eo  fo'cibly,  that 
we  can  liardly  realiz"  tlie  faei  that  Henry, 
so  kind  «nd  e\-eniplary  in  all  hi-;  wavR.  is  no 
more.  He  was  a  bi  iglit  and  shining  light  to 
all  around  him;  without  an  enemy  in  thw 
world  ;  his  whole  lif'-,  whs  pure,  nobp;  and 
sut'lime.  Every  wend  and  action  .ippcared 
to  be  flavored  with  pjiie  and  holy  love.  Oh, 
wlial  an  exainiile  is  such  an  one  to  those 
srouud  him. 

B.  F.  Ko-)j,s. 

Mart  Samantiia  Jane  Kerr,  was  born 
October  22nd,  1853,  and  died  March  loth, 
1875,  aged  21  years,  4  months  and  19  days. 
She  was  sick  but  a  very  short  time,  1»nd  is 
taken  from  her  loving  frieuds  in  the  bloom 
of  youth.  She  leaves  a  dear  kind  father  ;i!id 
mother  and  three  brothers  to  mourn  her 
depaiture. 

A  fcA  months  over  a  year  ago,  the  irresist- 
abh:  h.-»nd  of  death  vi-ited  the  same  fimily 
and  took  from  its  midst  a  biight  and  prom- 
ising young  man  who  was  jusi  verging  into 
manhood.  Oh  !  dear  young  frieuds  what  a 
warning  this  should  be  lo  you  to  prt  pare  to 
meet  your  God  in  the  morning  of  your  life.. 
You  kno.v  neither  the  day  nor  the  hour, 
v.hen  the  summons  of  death  may  v. sit 
you. 

To  the  parents  of  this  loving  damsel,  we 
believe  your  dear  children  is  in  the  pa'adiso 
of  God  ;  and  O  what  an  incentive  this  should 
be  10  diaw  you  near  to  that  loving  Saviour, 
who  shed  his  precious  t)lool  for  you  so  free- 
ly I  Maiy  and  Rudolph  have. passed  over 
the  Joidan  of  dcnih.  and  in  a  few  short 
years,  a.  farthest,  it  will  be  yours  to  follow. 
Then,  O  delay  not  to  p:epare  to  meet  your 
God  !  Remember  the  night  of  death  is 
drawing  nigh,  when  no  mau  woiketh. 

Dear  ehildreu,  remember  your  Creator  in 
the  days  of  your  youth,  and  pr-'pare  to  mert 
your  dear  bi other  and  sister  in  heaven. 
Ctwist  loves  little  children,  and  he  wants 
tbem  to  be  good  and  obedient  to  his  holy 
wont.  The  last  words  of  the  deceased  wj-s  : 
'■Jesus  take  sny  pain.."  Fu:iera!  dise'ourso 
by  elder  Daniel  liowinan,  fom  2  Cor  1-5, 
to  a  laige  concourse  oj  syinpaiblzin:;  frien.ia 
and  relatives.  3.  F.  Koon-. 


L 


iSTOKMONKiti  JllOtJEiVED  lor 
SUBSCRIPTIO.N,  UOOKti,elc., 

D  Bochtelheiraer  15  15;  J  W  Phcnis  1  GO; 
A  Schrader  5  00;  E  .V.arhoof  2  00;  John 
John  1  10;  J  J  .Vlcyers  4  SO;  A  S  Guth  1  50; 
Jno  Eisenbise  1  50,  D  Siiively  2  00;  John 
H  Utz  1  00;  Eli  FlelclKT  1  70;  B  N  Emmert 
1  20;  G  V  Ko  Ur  1  0;);  S  Milte-ell  1  60;  C 
Fitz  1  60;  Jos  G.irbei  1  00;  .\  Sourman  8  75; 
J  1)  TiosLle  1  6U;  Jno  Diehl  1  00;  Win 
Leather  'an  1  50;  Ki  e  Warble  I  OH;  Geo 
BtumhangQ  I  20;  A  Oiisamorc  1  60;  Han- 
nah Miller  1  5:);  Satan  St.  ra  85;  A  B  B.irn- 
hart  80;  Sue  P  Robv -is  3  50;  J  R  Donlirger 
4  50;  W  A  .Murray  1  00;  S  A  Tir>b^:l^  1  G  ); 
Lewis  Glasr^  34  00;  Geo  Mohn  3  20;  S  P  L 
Dow  8  50;  Kate  G  Stover  1  51;  D  W  Gray- 
bill  1  00;  Geo  Bker  2  ,0;  Sol  Eiicenbeny 
1  50;  C  Shafer  1  10;  D  Golditiger  1  50. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


A  F<w  Wonlct  tu  Feeble  an«l  Deli- 
cate  Women. 

By  R.  V.   PIERCE,   M.   D.,   of  tbe 
World's  Dispensary,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Knowing  that  you  are  subject  to  a  great 
amount  of  suffering,  that  dcuo*cy  on  your 
part  has  a  strong  tendency  (<>  prolong, 
and  the  longer  it  is  neglectod  the  more 
you  have  to  endure  and  the  m  )re  difficult 
of  cure  your  case  becomes,  I,  as  a  physi- 
cian, who  is  daily  conaultod  by  ncores  of 
your  sex,  desire  to  say  to  you,  that  I  am 
constantly  meeting  with  thoao  who  have 
been  treated  for  their  ailments  for  months 
without  being  benefited  iu  IJje  least,  until 
they  have  become  ijerfccily  discouraged 
and  have  almost  made  up  their  minds 
never  to  take  another  dose  of  medicine, 
nor  be  tortured  by  any  further  treatment. 
They  had  rather  die  and  have  their  suf- 
ferings ended  than  to  li\e  and  suffer  as 
they  have.  They  say  they  are  worn  out 
by  suffering  and  are  only  njade  worse  by 
treatment.  Of  anything  more  discour- 
aging, we  certainly  cannot  conceive,  and 
were  there  no  more  successful  mode  of 
treating  such  difficulties  than  that,  the 
principles  of  which  teach  the  reducing 
and  depleting  of  the  vital  forces  of  the 
system,  when  the  indicaiion*  dictate  a 
treatment  directly  the  reverse  of  the  one 
adopted  for  them,  their  cases  would  be 
deplorable  indeed.  But  lady  sufferers, 
there  is  a  better  and   iar  more  successful 

Elan  of  treatment  for  you;  one  more  in 
armony  with  the  laws  and  rtquirements 
of  your  system.  A  harsh  irritating  caus- 
tic treatment  and  strong  medicines  will 
never  cure  you-  If  you  would  use  ra>- 
tional  means,  such  as  common  sense 
should  dictate  to  every  intelligent  lady, 
take  such  medicines  as  embody  the  very 
best  invigorating  tonics  and  nervines, 
compounded  witli  special  rofcreme  to 
your  delicate  Bystem.  iSuch  a  happy 
combination  you  will  find  in  my  Favorite 
Prescription  which  has  received  the 
loudest  praise  fiom  thousands  of  your 
Bex.  Those  languid  tiresome  sensations 
causing  you  to  feel  scarcely  able  to  be  on 
your  feet  or  at-cond  a  flight  of  stairs,  that 
continual  drain  that  is  sapping  from  your 
systems  ail  your  former  elascicity,  and 
driving  the  bloom  from  your  cheeks ; 
that  continual  strain  upon  your  vital 
forces  that  renders  you  irritable  and 
fretful,  may  all  be  overcome  and  subdued 
by  a  persevering  use  of  that  marvelous 
remedy.  Irregularities  and  obstructions 
to  the  proper  workings  of  your  ^y.^tems 
are  relieved  by  this  mild  and  .s:ife  means, 
wliile  perioUicul  pains,  the  exisiance  of 
which  is  a  sure  indication  of  serious  di" 
ta-se  that  should  not  be  ntjjjiocted,  readily 
yield  to  it,  and  if  its  use  is  kept  up  for  a 
reasonable  length  of  time  the  spucial 
cause  of  these  pains  is  permanently  re- 
moved. Furtiier  light  on  these  subjects 
may  be  obtained  from  my  pamphlet  on 
diseases  peculiar  to  jour  six,  i,ent  on  re 
ceipt  of  two  stamps.  My  Favorite  Pre- 
scription is  sold  by  druggists. 


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Nebraska I    NebraNka ! I 

The  undertl^uert,  liavinn  decided  to  locate 
in  Gage  county,  Nebraska,  this  SDriog,  de- 
Bires  to  correspond  with  Brethren  who  ibinli 
of  emigrating  to  the  West. 

Address  :  J.  W.  Beer. 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Som«rset  Co.  [tf.-lev  2w] 


Fure-Bre«l  Light  Brahmas. 

Pua  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (15.00)  dollars.    Addrese, 

8.  Beard, 

36.  Pclo,  Ills. 


Valuable  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  contalcing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Pcnn'a,  two  an  J  one-half  miles 
»0uth  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  Abo«t 
85  acres  okared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orccard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  c«llar  under  it,  a  large  bank  l)arn 
wiuh  all  n-sCi-isaty  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  woli  near  ihu  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  huuse  con- 
Y'^nieut ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  -Meyers  near 
Mineral  Poini,  Epbraim  Cover  near  Berlia, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Meiers. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


FAK31   FOK  9i>AL,E, 

Adjoining  th«  town  of  Bruceton,  and  only 
one  mile  wnst  of  the  town  of  Brando'jvillc, 
Preston,  W.  Va.,  containinj-  300  acres,  one 
half  of  which  is  cullivalcd,  with  larire  two- 
story  Brick  House,  large  Bank  Barn,  Tenant 
House  and  other  buildings.  Also  tivo  good 
orchards  The  farm  is  ia  oa«!  of  tbe  bust 
neighborhoods  in  this  county,  convenient  to 
Mills,  Fac'.ories,  Schools,  Churchas,  Ac. 
The  '•Brethren"  liavc  a  large  and  well-or- 
ganized church  within  a  few  miles  of  this 
place.  The  country  is  healthy,  laud  pro- 
ductive, liime  and  Coal  In  abuudancp.  Will 
give  iosics.iion  on  ti.e  first  of  April  next. 
For  further  inform  ition  call  upon,  or  ad- 
dress, JOHN  C  FORM  AN, 

Bruceton  Mills, 

13-2t.  Preston  Co.,  W.  Va. 

P.  8.— Posstssion  will  be  given  of  the 
above  dcseritied  farm  at  any  time  to  suit 
purchaser.  J.  C.  F. 


THE    KCLIPSE. 


NBW  AND  LATK8T  I.MPROTED 
POBTABLE   FAttKI    EKGINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  8aw-Mille,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frick  A  Vo„ 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 

^VATEK  WHEEL! 

THE      "BEERS"     WHEEL 

Is  grindiug  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   nee  one- 
third  IcPS  wator  ihan  any  Iron  wheel    in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beeks  &  Sons. 
Cocolumas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 

BEiRS,  GAKGLEU  &   COOKB. 

8»len8  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


The  CniLk'KEN's  Paper  Is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated \>ajjer  for  the  young  folks.  Tlie  only 
paper  for  chiKlrcn  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  25  c^nts  per  yar.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Palkst  ne  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  recipt  of  s'amp.  Address, 
H.  J.  Kurtz, 

2  tf.  Poland,  Mahoning  Go.,  0. 


FasBover  au<l  Lord's  Niipper. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Berk. 
Itcoutains  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  \\-.f-\>i  cd  w  iters  ;  the  typici  1  eharac- 
ter  of  the  Jewish  Paseovcrand  it.^  fuhil!mcut 
inChiist;  the  institution,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  work  contains  25S  pjges,  and 
is  neatly  bound  iu  fine  English  cl'ith. 
Price,  einglc  copy,  by  mail,  $l.tO;  par 
dozen,  by  sxpress,  *8.00. 

Address:  J.  W   Beer, 
M.<yersdale, 

35.  Somc!S«t  Co.,  Pa. 

Non-Coulormity  to  tho  World.— 

216  pagrs.  2 very  professor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Si'igle  copy,  post-paid,  75 
cents  ;  per  dozen,  $3.      Address, 

M.  M.  Esiielman, 
G-tf.  Lanark,  Carroll  Co.,  Ills. 


C.  F.  C.    Vol-  XT. 


iEwilH  i 


—AND— 


0.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CO 


BY  JA91KS  QDIM'ER. 


^'Jf  yc  love  the,  keep  mj/  conima7idnients." — Jesus. 


At  ^1.60  re^r  Auuniu. 


New  Series.       MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  13,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  15. 


Smtlu  WUenever  You  I'un. 

When  tbing*  don't  go  to  suit  you, 
And  the  world  seems  upside  down, 

Don't  wastu  your  lime  iu  fretting, 

.  But 'drive  away  that  frown  ; 

Biuce  lifo  is  oft  perplexing, 
'Tis  uiucU  the  wisest  plan 

To  bear  all  trials  bravely, 
And  soiile  whene'er  you  can. 

Why  ehoulil  yon  droad  to-morrow, 

Aud  thus  despoil  to-day  .' 
For  when  you  borrow  trouble, 

You  always  hive  to  pay. 
It  is  a  good  old  uiaiim, 

Whioh  should  be  ofien  preached— 
Don't  cross  the  biidge  before  you, 

Until  the  bridge  is  reached. 

You  miaht  be  spared  much  sighing, 

If  you  would  keep  iu  mind, 
The  thought  tLat  nood  and  evil 

Are  always  here  corabiued. 
There  must  be  something  wanting, 

And  though  you  roU  iu  wealth, 
You  may  miss  from  jour  casket 

That  preciou-s  j.wel-health. 

And  though  you're  strong  and  sturdy, 

You  may  have  an  empty  purse  ; 
(And  earth  has  many  trials 

Which  I  consider  worse  !) 
But  whether  joy  or  sorrow 

Fill  up  your  mortal  spjin, 
'Twill  make  your  pathway  brighter 

To  smile  whene'er  you  can. 

Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Report  of  the  I>iscns$4iou. 


TRINITY— CONTINUED. 

AFfiRMATivE — .Sixth  Speech.  I 
will  couuiieuce  a  little  awkwardly,  by 
taking  up  my  oppoDenl's  last  argu- 
nieut  first.  ILo  labored  to  make  the 
ImprtBsiuu    llidt,    wLeu    Christ  said 


of  his  life,  "I  lay  it   down    of  myself, 
and  take  it  np    again,"  ho    did    it   by 
delegated  power.     Hi.s  testimony  was, 
"This  commandment  have  I    received 
of  my  Father."     This  savors  of  soph- 
istry ;  for  he    should    know    that    a 
coQimandmeat  proves    that  there    is 
power  to  obey,  but  it  does    not    and 
caunot  give  that  power.     He  says    I 
complain  of  his  criticism.     I    confess 
that  I  do  not  like  such  criticisms.    He 
also  attempted  a  criticism  on    "begot- 
ten Sou,"  and  "only    begotten."     He 
thinks  that  this  implies    a    beginning 
to  exist.     I  call  attention  to  the    fact 
that    Levi    paid  tithes    when  in    the 
loins  of  his  father  Abraham.     In  one 
sense  he  was  as  old  as  his  father  ;  and 
in  the  same  sense  every  man  is  as  old 
as  his  lather,  and  as   old    as    Adam, 
having  sprang  from    and    existed    in 
Adam.     So,  too,    the    Son    of  God, 
irrespective  of  the  time  when    begot- 
ten, always  existed  with  the    Father. 
Jf  the  Father  is  eternal,  so  is  the  Son. 
He  has  frequently  said   that    one    of 
my  oars  is  gone,  and  that  I  am    run- 
ning in  a  circle.     We  will  see    whose 
oar  is  gone.     He  refers    to    the  term 
person,  which  I  said  I  would  not   ac- 
cept.    I  use  the  term  powers  to  mod- 
ify persons.     I  will  read  the    original 
proposition  as  written  by  my  brother. 
(Read    the    proposition.)      You    see 
that  the  term  "persons"  is  my    broth- 
er's oar,  not  mine  ;  I  added  the  mod- 
ifying adjunct   "or   powers"    to   give 
the  idea  that    I    would    aflirm.     Let 
him  remember  whose    oar    is    gone. 
His  head  niust  be  swimming,  as   this 
is  why  he    thinks    I    swing    around. 
You  know  when  a  person's    head    In 
swimming  he    imagines    that    every- 
thing is  turning  arojind.     In    Lis   re- 
capituhition  ho  askod  the  same   quos- 
tiou  over   about    six    times:     "Who 


prayed?"  "Who  was  made  flesh?" 
This  is  the  same  question  in  a  little 
different  form.  "Who  is  the  Media- 
tor ?"&c.,  &c.  I  answer  all  by  say- 
ing, Christ,  the  only  begotten  Son  of 
God.  He  charged  me  with  saying 
"Eternal  Sou."  I  did  not  use  this 
expression  :  it  is  not  found  in  the 
Bible.  He  must  have  read  that  in 
some  catechism,  or  some  other  book. — 
"Where  two  or  three  gathered  togeth- 
er in  my  name  there  am  I  in  the 
midst  of  them."  My  brother  said 
that  Christ  is  not  everywhere  present. 
Is  or  is  he  not  here?  Will  he  deny 
that  be  is  here  ?  He  quoted,  "I  am 
glad  for  your  sakea  that  I  was  not 
there;"  "The  poor  ye  have  always 
with  you,  but  me  ye  have  not  al- 
ways.'' This  is  to  be  understood  as 
referring  to  his  bodily  presence. — He 
gave  a  number  of  titles  that  are  appli- 
ed to  Christ,  which,  he  says,  are  not 
applied  to  God.  This  does  not  effect 
our  argument.  My  name  is  Miller, 
my  opponent's  is  Manvillc;  but  this 
does  not  prove  that  we  are  not  hu- 
mans. I  like  criticism,  but  I  love 
truth.  If  his  children  have  dill«reat 
names,  not  applied  to  my  brother, 
does  this  prove  that  they  are  not 
Manvilles  ?  It  is  necessary  to  have 
different  names  that  we  may  know 
which  is  spoken  of. — iMust  proceed 
with  my  arguments. 

13.  Our  thirteenth  argument  to 
prove  the  Divinity  of  Christ  is  found- 
ed upon  the  Scriptures  that  teach 
that  Chrieiians  are  in  Christ.  1  Thcss. 
1 :  1,  "Unto  the  church  of  the  Thosaa- 
lonians  which  is  iu  God  the  Father, 
and  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.''  "So 
lev;,  being  many  are  one  bedy  in 
Christ,"  Rom.  12:5,  "Unto  tiio 
churches  of  Judeu  which  were  in 
Chrial,"  Gal.     1  :    22,    "Tbeu    they 


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which  are  fallen  asleep  in  Chris/,  are 
perished,"  1  Cor.  15:  18,  "Them 
also  which  sleep  i;i  Jemis.  will  God 
briag  with  him  •  *  *  *  and  tho 
dfad  in  Christ  shall  rise  first."  1 
Thess.  4:  14—16.  These  Scriptures 
teach  that  the  saints,  livint;  and  dead, 
nud  thechtirchrs  are  ia  Christ.  We 
cannot  conceive  of  their  being  in 
Christ  except  ou  tho  hjpolhesia  that 
he  is  Qod. 

(Time  expired.) 
Negative— Sixth    speech.      It   is 
impossible  for  my  brother  to  kocp  out 
of  the  Bible:  he    will   sometimes   get 
into  it.       "God    so   loved    the    world 
that  ho  gave  hi.s  only    begotten   Son." 
Who    gave?     God    gave.      Did    he 
give  himseM?     He  gave  his  only   be- 
gotten Son.     My  brother  in  referring 
to  some  of  mj  arguments    said    they 
were  hardly  worthy  of  a    reply    and 
yet  thoy  are    worthy.     Can't    under- 
8t.aud  that.     He  claimed  to  notice  my 
criticism  on  Hebrew  Ist  chapter.      It 
is  not  mine;    it    is    his     with     Paul. 
How  did  God  speak  unto  the  fathers  ? 
"By  the  prophets."     How    does    he 
speak  unto  us  ?     "By  his  Son,  *  *  * 
by  whom  also  he  made    the    worlds." 
God    speaks — speak.s    by    his    Son  ; 
God  made  the  worlds — made  them  by 
his  Son. — Miller  and    Manville:   Mil- 
ler is  not   Manville.      They    may    be 
one  firm,  but  not  one  person.     Christ 
is  the  Diviuo  Son  of  God,    but    he    is 
not  God,    even    the    Father.     Christ 
asked  his  disciples,   "Whom  do    men 
say  that  I,  the    Son    of   Man,    am?" 
They    answered.     Ho    ai-ked,     "But 
whom  say  ye    that    I    am?"     Peter 
said,  "Thou  art  the   Christ,   the    Son 
of  the  living  God."     Jesus  answered, 
"Blessed  art  thou,    Simon    Barjona; 
for  llesh  and  blood  hath  uot  revealed 
it  unto  thee,  but  my  Father  which  is 
in  heaven."     Why  did    ho    not    say, 
"Peter,  you  are  mistaken  ;  I    am    the 
Father." — Three  powers.     Does    the 
first  power  possess  all  power?    Does 
the  second  or  third  power  possess  all 
power  7     My  brother  claims  that  the 
Son  is  not  inferior  to  the  Father  ;  but 
Christ  said,  "My    Father    is    greater 
than  I :"  and  again,  "My    Father    is 
greater    than    all."     *     *     «      in    a 
firm  of  three,  is  the  second  tho  first  or 
the  first    the    second?     Surely    not: 
neither  is  the  Son  the  Father  nor  tho 
Father  the  Son.     Trinity    was    first 
mentioned  in  the  time  of  Atbanasias, 
in  the  fourth  century.     Here   too    we 
find    trine    immersion. — My     brother 
poys  I    phMlenged.     I   did   not-     He 


says  in  regard  to  the  three  being    one 
that  in  one  sense  it    is    true,    but    in 
another  sense  it    is    not    truo.     This 
leaves  me  in  an  awkirnrd    position. — 
Christ  not  created.     Was  the  human 
body  created?     Who  was  the  Son    of 
Qod — the  human   or    the    Divine? — 
"We  look  for  the  Saviour,    tho    Lord 
Je!<n3  Christ ;  who  shall  change    our 
vile  body  that  it     may     be    fashioned 
like  unto  his  glorious  body."  Phil  8: 
20,21.      Who    was    glorious?     Has 
the  Father  a    body    as    the    Son  ? — 
"Blessed  bo  the  God  and    Father    of 
our  Lord  Jesus    Christ."    Kph    1:3. 
Is  Christ  his  own    God  and     Father? 
My  opponent  says  the  Son  is    as   old 
as  hiij  Fdther.     He  claims    to    be    as 
old  as  his  Father  aad  as  old  as  Adam. 
In  John  20  :  17,  Jebus  says,  "I  ascend 
unto  my  Father  and  your  Father  and 
to  my  God    and    your    God."     Who 
ascended  ?     Did  Qod  ascend  to  God  ? 
Did  God  ascend  to  the  Father  ?  2  Cor. 
1;  3,    "Blessed    be    God,    even    the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,    the 
Father  of  mercies,  and  the  God  of  all 
comfort."     Eph    1  :  19,  &c.,  "Accord- 
ing to  the    working    of   bis    (God's) 
mighty  power  ;   which  he  wrought    in 
Clirist,  when  be  raised  him  from   the 
dead,  and  set  him  at  his    own    right 
hand    in     heavenly    places."  Ac.     Is 
God  who  raised  Christ  by  his  mighty 
power  and  Christ  one    and    the    self- 
same person  ?     You  could  not   make 
this  congregation  believe  that.  When 
the  Son  shall  deliver  up  the  kingdom 
to  the  Father  will  he  still  posuess  the 
same    power?       Will    the    "trinity" 
always  exist?     Luke  22:  29,    "  I  ap- 
point unto  you    a    kingdom    as    my 
Father    hath    appointed    unto    me," 
This  kingdom  is  appointed    of    God. 
Acts  10  :  42,  "And  commanded  us  to 
preaoh  unto  the  people,  and  to  testify, 
that  it  was  he  who   was    ordained   of 
God  to  be  tho  Judge  of  the  quick  and 
the  dead."     Ho  "was  ordained  of  God 
to  be  the  Judge."     "I     can    of    mine 
own  self  do  nothing."     Again    when 
be  was  praying  in  the  garden  he  said, 
"Not  my  will    but    thine    be    done." 
How  will  this  suit  my  brother's  criti- 
cism :  "1  lay  it  down"  (fee?     *     *     * 
Tho  supremo  God    has    no    Father ; 
Christ  has  a  Father.     How  shall    we 
understand  the    Scripture    that    the 
Father  is  greater  than  all  ? 
(Time  expired.) 
Affirmative — Seventh      speech. 
First  necessary    to    reply.     Will    no- 
tice last  remark.     I    showed    that  in 
Christ  dwelt  all  tb^    fulaees    of  the 


God-h«  ad  bodily  :  and  that  the  saints, 
living  and  dead,  and  the  churches,  are 
in  Cbriiit.     He  says  I  have  concocted 
that      I  didn't  get  up    that    doctrine. 
I  find  it  in  the  Scriptures    and  accept 
it. — H»  said  he    did    not    challenge. 
(Here  the  speaker  read  from  a    letter 
the  challenge  from    bis    opponent.) — 
Nrxt  a  question  :     "How    does  God 
speak  by  bi«  Son  ?"     The  Son  is  God 
manifest  ill  the    flesh,    and    when    he 
speaks. — He  said  that    Jesus    Christ 
was    uot    a    created    being.     Notice 
where  he  is  standing.     Christ   is    not 
created   ond   not    eternal,    not    God, 
man,   nor    augd.     What   is    he?     If 
not  created  aad  not  eternal  when  and 
how  did  he  bcgiu    to   be?     If   not   a 
creature,  we  believe  that  he  is  eternal. 
We  believe  as  he  does    in    some    re- 
spects.    The  three  "are  distinct,    but 
one  ill  the  great  work  of    salvatiou." 
But  if  Christ  is  eternal,   ho    is    God. 
He  asked,  "How  can    a    Son    be    an 
eternal  Sou  ?     I   ask,    how    can    wo 
have  the  Father    without    the    Son  ? 
If  the  Father  iseternal  must  not  the 
Son  be  also  ? — The  Father  and    Sou 
are  equal  in    a    certain    sen.se.     For 
illustration,    we    refer    to    Abraham 
who  met  Melchisedec,  and  paid  tithes 
to  him.     This  was   before   Levi    was 
born;  and  yet  it  is  said    that    "Levi 
also,     who    receiveth     tithes,    payed 
tithes  in  Abraham  ;  for  be  was  yet  iu 
the  loins  of  his     Fatber    when     Mel- 
chiaedfc    met    him."    Heb.  7  :  9,  10. 
This,  as  a    figure,   illustrates    how    a 
man,  iu  some  sense  is  as    old  as   bis 
Father,  and  as  old  as  Adam  ;     but  as 
to  his  individual  being  he  is  not.     So 
Christ,  bufore  his  incarnation    existed 
iu  and  with  the  Father,  and  heuce  is 
eternal  and  is    Qod. — Another    ques- 
tion :  "Are  thcro    three    Divine   pow- 
ers ?"     Certainly  ;  their  works  prove 
them    to    be     Divino. — He    referred 
again  to  trino   immersion.     He    must 
be  getting  tired  of   tho  question    and 
wanting  to  get  away  from  it. 

Wo  will  get  there  after  awhile. 
He  a^^ked,  "Was  it  tho  being  who 
was  born  that  suffered  ?"  I  hardly 
know  how  to  answer  him.  "Tho 
Word  (which  was  God)  was  luado 
fle.sh  and  dwelt  among  us  ;"  and  this 
was  the  ono  who  was  born,  and  who 
died.  Did  Christ  ahvaya  have  this 
great  power,  aud  will  ho  have  it  when 
lie  delivers  up  the  kingdom  to  tho 
Father  ?  First,  we  know  that  ho 
did  have  this  power  ;  for  he  was 
with  God  and  was  God.  And  he  al- 
ways will  have  the  same  great  power. 


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That  His  delivering  up  the  kiugdom 
to  the  Father  ia  no  evidence  that  he 
loses  or  resigns  ary  of  his  power. 
But  to  our  argu mints. 

14.  Our  fourteenth  argument  is 
drawn  from  the  Scriptures,  proving 
that  the  Saviour  gives  eternal  life  to 
bis  disciples.  John  10:  25 — 29,  "I 
give  unto  them  eternal  life  ;  and  they 
shall  never  perish,  neither  shall  any 
pluck  theiu  out  of  my  hands."  God 
only  can  give  eternal  life;  but  Christ 
gives  eternal  life  to  his  disciples; 
therefore  Christ  is  God.  (John  5  : 
20;  H:  2,3) 

15.  Our  fifteenth  argument  is 
drawn  from  the  fact  that  divine  wor- 
ship is  paid  to  Christ.  Matth.  4  :  10, 
"Thou  Shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy 
God,  and  him  only  ahalt  thou  serve." 
Matth.  14;  33.  "Then  iboy  that  were 
in  the  ship  came  and  worshiped  him, 
saying,  'Of  a  truth  thou  art  the  Sou 
of  God."  Ueb.  1:  6,  "Let  all  the 
angels  of  God  worship  him.''  Acts 
t:  59,  60,  Stephen  said,  "Lord  Jesus, 
receive  my  spirit."  "Lord,  lay  not 
this  sin  to  their  charge,"  and  "he  fell 
asleep."  (See  also  Rom.  1  ;  25  > 
God  only  ia  to  be  worshiped  ;  but 
all  the  angeU  of  God  were  to  wor- 
ship Chrint.  The  faithful  in  Christ 
worshiped  him  and  in  their  dying 
moments  committed  their  spirits  to 
him.     Then  truly  he  is  God. 

Time  expired  ) 
Nfqativk. — Seventh  speech.  You 
recollect  that  my  brother  had  all  be- 
lievers in  Chridt,  and  that  therefore 
he  is  God.  This  is  just  his  argu- 
ment. I  take  the  position  that  all 
will  not  bo  in  Christ  until  Christ 
comes  again.  Eph.  1  :  10,  "That  in 
the  dispeasatiou  of  the  fullness  of 
times  he  might  gather  together  in  one 
all  things  la  Christ,  both  which  are 
in  heaven,  and  which  are  on  earth, 
even  in  him."  Auother  point,  scarce- 
ly worthy  of  notice.  'Oid  as  Adam." 
"Adam  called  his  wife's  name  Eve, 
because  she  was  the  mother  of  ail  liv- 
ing." You  will  b.^ar  in  tulnd  that  he 
assumed  that  all  that  suffered  was 
human  ;  he  has  nothing  but  a  hu- 
man Saviour.  The  Scriptures  teach 
us  that  Christ  was  "put  to  death  in 
the  flesh,  but  quickened  by  the  Spir- 
it" He  referred  to  1  John  5:  20. 
He  assumed  that  the  term  "this"  in 
the  sentence,  "This  is  the  true  God," 
refers  to  Jesu.s  Chri.sL  He  quotes  this 
to  prove  that  Christ  is  God.  I  know 
every  argument  used  by  trinitarians. 
He  assumes  that  "thiB"refer8  to  Jesus 


Christ  as  its  antecedent,  just  because 
it  stands  nearest  to  it.  Will  he  as- 
sume that  pronouns  always  refer  to 
nearest  nouns  as  their  antecedents? 
No  grammarian  will  do  it.  Accord- 
ing to  this  position  we  can  prove 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  a  deceiver  and 
an  antichrist.  2  John,  Uh  verse, 
"Fur  many  deceivers  are  entered  into 
the  world,  who  confess  not  that  Je- 
sus Christ  is  come  in  the  flesh.  This 
is  a  deceiver  and  an  an  antichrist." 
But  this  refers  to  "He  that  believeth 
not,''  ttc.  So  in  1  John  5 :  20, 
"this"  refers  to  God  and  not  to 
Christ.  Li  John  11:  S.Jesus  says, 
"This  is  life  eternal,  that  they  might 
kuow  thee  the  only  true  God,  and 
Jasus  Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent." 
Has  the  Son,  the  true  God,  a  Sou  ? 
The  only  true  Gcd  has  a  Son.  Who 
is  Christ's  Son?  Another  point: 
John  10:  U,  18,  "I  lay  down  my 
life  and  take  it  again.  No  man  tak- 
keth  it  from  me,  but  I  lay  it  down  of 
myself.  I  have  power  to  lay  it  down 
and  I  have  power  to  take  it  again. 
This  coramuudmont  have  I  received 
of  my  Father."  Why  did  he  quote 
this  ?  To  prove  that  Christ  had 
power  in  himself  to  take  up  his  life 
aa;ain,  an.i  hence  mu.^t  be  God.  The 
13ib!o  teaches  that  G'<d  raised  his 
Son  ;  and  Christ  says,  "[  can  of  my- 
self do  nothing."  Did  God  die? 
Christ  died.  Uo.n.  10  :  9.  Did  God 
rai.sa  from  the  dead  ?  God  raised  up 
his  Son.  Acts  2:  22.  God  per- 
formed miracles,  and  wonders,  and 
signs  by  his  Son.  I  quoted  that  the 
Son  "does  not  know  the  day  nor  the 
hour,"  etc.  My  brother  says  this  is 
spurious,  and  thus  be  disposes  of  it. 
(Time   expired.) 


Iloiue  Friendship. 


Our  best  friends  are  at  hoo^e. 
Those  who  love  us  best,  who  would 
d**  most  for  us,  who  are  most  interest- 
ed in  our  iivcs,  and  would  weep  the 
most  bitter  tears  were  we  to  die, 
dwell  under  our  own  roof,  eat  at  our 
own  table,  and  sleep  under  the  sha- 
dow of  our  own  protection.  If  they 
are  our  bast  friends,  we  should  be 
their's,  and  if  we  are  their  friends,  we 
should  show  it.  Concealed  friendship 
does  not  do  us  much  good. 

if  a  mine  of  gold  is  on  our  farm, 
and  we  know  it  not,  wo  arc  much  bet- 
ter off  for  it.  Many  people  have  a 
strange  way  of  showing  their  friend- 
ship to  the  members    of    their    home 


circle.  They  are  exacting,  surely, 
fretful  and  hateful  in  many  ways; 
and  all  this  to  the  friends  they  really 
love.  They  mean  no  harm ;  they 
mean  not  to  break  the  cord  of  friend- 
ship, or  its  sweet  symphonios;  but 
some  how  forgot  that  home  friendship 
should  be  treated  more  delicately  and 
kindly  than  any  other,  because  it  is 
better,  and  more  immediately  effects 
our  happiness.  It  should  bo  one  of 
the  cou.stant  objects  for  which  wo 
should  live,  to  respect  and  improve, 
deepen  and  strengthen  the  homo 
friendship.  In  this  we  live.  It  is 
the  fountain  of  our  sweetest  pleasure, 
our  best  life,  into  this  fountain  no 
bitter  drugs,  no  poisonous  drops 
should  be  put.  ^Ve  should  keep  it 
clear  and  pure. —  Ghrislian  Inslructor. 


Ouiy  Waeh   and  be  Cleau. 


A  few  days  since,  when  visiting  an 
old  man  who  seemed  anxious  about 
salvation,  I  found  great  difficulty  in 
making  him  understand  that  pardon 
is  the  free  gift  of  God,  through  the 
precious  blood  of  Christ. 

At  last  I  said  to  him  : 

"Now  suppose  I  were  to  go  to  a 
shop,  and  buy  something  for  you,  and 
pay  for  it,  and  tell  yon  to  go  and 
fetch  it,  need  you  take  any  money 
with  you  ?" 

"No,"  said  the  old  man,  brightening 
up;  "it  would  be  paid  for." 

"Need  you  make  any  promise  to 
pay  at  some  future  time  ?"  I  then 
asked. 

"No,"  he  replied  ;  "I  should  have  it 
for  nothing." 

"So,"  I  continued,  "it  is  with  fof- 
givneas  of  sins.  The  Lord  Jesus  has 
paid  the  full  price  for  it.  He  has  had 
the  groans,  the  sighs,  the  tears,  the 
wrath,  the  pain,  the  punishment; 
yea,  all  that  sin  deserved.  lie  bore 
it  all.  Ho  paid  the  whole.  Yes, 
bought  forgiveness  with  his  precious 
blood,  and  now  he  gives  it  as  a  gift 
to  pJl  who  bring  their  sins  to  him. 

"Yes,"  said  the  old  man,  as  his 
eyes  filled  with  tears,  "I  see  it  now,  it 
is  pardon  for  nothing  I  pardon  for 
nothing!  Christ  bought  it,  and  he 
will  give  it  to  me." — Selected. 

No  man  is  so  insignificant  as  to  be 
sure  his  exaniple  can  do  no  hurt. 

Evory  man  is  a  volume  if  you  kuow 
how  to  read  him. 

He  has  riches  sufficieut  who  has 
enough  to  be  charitable,  >v 


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For  the  COMI'ANION   AND  VI8ITOR. 

IIope'H  Kfqulem. 


DT  MRS.  J.  S.  THOMAS. 


Ah  !  how  well  do  I  rcmoaabcri 

JiiBl  eight  years  ago  to-day. 
Wo  beheld  our  little  darling, 

Borne  by  death  from  hence  away. 
Jcsas  8cnt  the  angel  reaper, 

This  choics  bud  to  carry  bom*  ; 
From  Ibis  sphere  to  hearen  traasplanted, 

There  iu  paradise  to  bloom. 

Oh  !  how  anxionsly  we  wailed, 

Hop'd  and  pray'd  thai  sh*  might  live  ; 
Sadly  did  our  hearts  rcmonstraio, 

God  should  take  that  which  he  gave. 
Mortal,  wo  are  ever  erring. 

But  forgiveuets  Lord  Is  thine  ; 
Hrlp  us  than,  in  true  submiKsion, 

E?er  pray  :     ''Thy  wi.l,  not  mine." 

Hark  !  I  hear  the  bell  now  striking, 

Twelve  o'clock — sadly  I  dream  ; 
Vacantly,  my  eyes  are  skarlug, 

Indistinctly  down  life's  stream. 
Where,  we  ask,  are  floctiag  pleasures? 

Where  our  hopes,  our  Joy»,  our  fears? 
Earthly,  oh  !  how  soon  they  vaniih, — 

Heavca  alone,  can  wipe  our  tears. 

Heaven— that  glorious  thought  elates  us, 

Iicndsus  comfort,  gives  sweet  cheer  ; 
Leads  the  faltering,  guides  the  eriing, 

Helps  our  weary  sojourn  here  ; 
When  we'd  kadly  pinu  and  languish, 

Thou  dost  sweetest  comfort  give, 
In  these  precious  words  of  Jesus, 

"Come  ye  unto  me  and  liro." 
rhU'a,  Pa. 


Whj  I  I^elt  the  BaptUt  Cbnrcb. 


would  like  to  hear  from  thein.  Persons 
ordering  "I'aniily  Kults,"  will  I'leasc 
Htaie  if  they  do  not  receive  them 
promptly. 

Yours  fraternally, 

J.  W.  St£IN. 
Neosho,  Mo. 


Mabch  19th,  1875. 
Dear  Bro.  Qm'nter   and  Beloved  Breth- 
ren and  *S'w<os  in  Christ : — 

I  send  you  a  letter,  with  my  reply, 
which  is  one  of  many  letters  that  are 
reaching  me  from  similar  sources.  I 
bavc  not  half  time  to  meet  the  demands 
upon  my  time.  I  need  sumc  published 
form  of  matter  to  take  the  place  of  my 
letters.  I  wi-h  that  a  thousand  brethren 
would  make  mo  a  present  of  one  thous 
and  dollars'  worth  ot  "Moore's  Trine  Ira- 
mcrhion."  I  could  use  thorn  profitably. 
Macedonian  cull.s  come  from  many  sources. 
I  have  several  of  my  reasons  for  my 
change,  complete,  but  cannot  use  them 
yet,  as  I  am  not  financially  able  to  bring 
out  the  cditionki.  I  intend  each  one  to 
appear  tiingly,  in  cheap  tract  form.  Af- 
ftr  they  are  carefully  examined  by  the 
brethren,  ^oInc  brother,  or  brclliren,  who 
arc  able,  might  take  the  |>ublication  of 
them,  and  thus  facilitate  their  circulation, 
wit  hout  loss  or  embarrassment.  I  suggest 
this  to  my  brethren's   consideration  and 


Maucfi  16th,  1875. 
Elder  J.   W.  Stein:- 

Very  Deau  Brother  :— I  see  in 
The  Baptist,  a  report  that  you  have  left 
the  ranks  of  the  Bapti.sts  and  have  joined 
the    "Dunkers,"    or    German    Baptists. 

Brother and  1  have  agreed  to  write 

to  you,  and  ask  if  such  is  truly  the  case, 
and  if  so,  upon  what  grounds  did  you 
consider  it  right  to  forsake  the  old  paths 
that  you  held  ko  >^acrod  when  you  was 
with  us.  Brother  Stein  (we  are  so  much 
astonished  to  hear  any  such  report)  be 
plain  with  us,  for  some  of  our  brethren 
almost  worship  you ;  and  we  only  know 
you  to  love  you.  Write  to  us  forthwith 
and  oblige  many  friends. 

Your  humble  servant, 

R.  N.  C . 

SJwlbi/  County,  Tennessee, 


March  19th,  1875. 

Elder  R.  N.  C ,and  others,  to  ichom 

these  humble  lines  may  come  : — 

Beloved  Friend  :— Your  kind 
favor  of  the  ICth  inst.,  is  at  hand.  I  do 
not  wonder  at  your  surprise  at  the  tidings 
of  my  change  of  church  relations,  from 
your  standpoint.  You  enquire  upon 
what  grounds  I  considered  it  right  to 
forsake  ''the  old  paths,"  that  1  esteemed 
so  sacred  in  my  former  position  ?  And 
you  are  "much  astonished"  to  hear  of 
my  course.  I  am  not  surprised  that  you 
should  feel  and  express  yourself  thus. 
1  have  been  more  astonished  at  the  de- 
parture of  the  Baptists  from  the  old 
paths  of  the  church,  and  the  last  will  and 
testament  of  my  dear  Redeemer,  which 
upon  mature  and  long  and  prayerful  in- 
vestigation of  truth,  appealing,  but  in 
vain,  to  many  of  my  former  brethren  for 
assistance,  has  induced  me  to  return  to 
the  "old  paths,"  which  they  have  well 
nigh  forsaken,  and  walking  in  them  I  find 
rest  to  my  soul-  The  congregational 
form  of  church  government ;  baptism  of 
believers  only  ;  necessity  of  spiritual  re- 
generation, etc.,  we  hold  in  common  with 
the  Baptist.s ;  but  the  following  features 
of  Christianity,  all  of  which  are  peculiar 
to  our  church,  seem  to  be  almost,  it  not 
entirely,  wanting  in  my  former  church. 
The.-e  1  will  present  in  the  shape  of  plain 
questions. 

1st. — Do  the  Baptists,  like  many  oth- 
ers, not  spiritualize  the  word  of  God, 
rather  than  believe  and  obey  it  in  child- 
like confidence  ?  (2  Pet  1:17-21  ;  2  Tim. 
3:14-17;  2  Uol.  11:8.) 

2nd. — Do  they  not  endorse,  tolerate 
and  fellowship  that  proud  and  blasphem- 
ous assumption, viz  :  Doctor  of  Divinity? 
(Matt.  22:8-10.) 


3rd.— Do  they  not  teach  that  obedience 
is  not  essrntial  evidence  of  salvation,  es- 
pecially baptism?  (Matt.  7:21,  Mark 
16:16  ;  Luke  13:3-5;  6:46  ;  John  14:15- 
21.23;  .lames  1:22-26;  11:14-26  ;  1  John 
11:4-6.) 

4ih.— Do  they  not  teach  that  there  aro 
only  two  ordinances  binding  upon  Chris- 
tians, and  neglect  many  of  the  Saviour's 
plain  commands  and  precepts  knowingly 
and  willfully?  (Matt.  7:24-27;  John 
14:23,24;  15:7;  2  Thess.  11:15;  Jude  3  ; 
2  John  0:9.) 

5th.-|-Do  they  baptize  in  each  one  of 
the  divine  names,  as  Jesus  commanded, 
(Matt.  2S:19,)or  once  in  all  three  names? 
Have  they  threo  distinct  actions  in  their 
baptism,  corresponding  with  the  three 
distinct  persons  of  the  Holy  Trinity  ?  In 
other  words,  is  this  "one  baptism"  tri- 
une? In  confession  of  a  "one  faith," 
which  i<>  triune,  because  it  comprehends 
their  "one  Iy)rd,"  which  is  triune  ;  or  do 
tiipy  claim  only  one  person  of  the  trinity 
as  Ijord,  to  the  exclusion  of  the  other 
two  ?  or  if  ihey  will  dispute  our  three 
acions  as  constituting  only  one  baptism, 
will  they  not  aUo  deny  our  threefold 
faith  to  be  "one,"  and  threefold  God- 
head to  be  "one?"  Docs  their  doctrine 
of  baptium  involve  the  "baptisms,"  or 
plurality  of  immersions,  contained  in  the 
first  principles  of  the  doctrine  of  Christ, 
(Heb.  6:2.)  and  required  by  the  frequen- 
tative form  of  the  Greek  verb  Iniptizo, 
which  form  is  used  (not  as  cavillers  would 
pretend  to  involve  frequency  of  action, 
but)  according  to  the  standards  of  the 
Greek  language,  to  express  repeated  ac-. 
tion,  which  form  with  its  cognates,  in- 
stead of  bapto  and  its  cognates,  is  always 
used  for  baptism  in  the  Greek  New  Tes- 
tament, and  the  etymology  of  which  a 
single  action  cannot  satisfy?  Why  do 
they  not  baptize  aa  the  Greeks  whom 
they  claim  to  understand  so  well  the 
etymology  of  their  language,  and  as  the 
old  "anabaptists,"  viz:  the  Montanists, 
Novations  and  Donatists,  who  baptized 
not  by  single,  but  trine  immersion  ;  not 
by  a  backward  action,  which  was  intro- 
duced by  the  Eniflish  Baptists,  A.  D. 
1522, according  to  their  notions  of  buried, 
but  by  bowing  forward  in  a  holy  and 
reverential  manner,  according  to  the 
primitive  and  apostolic  practice? 

6th.— Do  they  not  claim  that  trno 
church  succession  consists  in  organic  con- 
nections and  pretend  to  such  succession, 
denouncing  trine  immersion  as  of  Cath- 
olic origin,  as  Mr.  Ray  has  done  in  his 
"Baptist  succession,"  without  a  shade  of 
evidence  for  his  assertion,  when  they 
have  to  trace  the  Baptist,  or  rather  Ana- 
baptist history,  back  for  centuries  thro' 
trine  immersionists  alone,  their  back- 
ward action  not  being  older  than  A.  D. 
1522?  (Robinson  and  Judson  on  Bap- 
lisni. )  Their  as-sQciation  of  the  trino 
name  with  the  single  action  having  origi- 
nated with  Pope  Gregory  A.  D.  595, 
being  ratified  by  the  popish,  Spanish, 
fourth  Catholic  council  of  Toledo,  A.  D. 


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C33.  (Bingham's  Antiq.  and  Ilistorv  of 
the  modes  of  Baptism.)  And  tlieir 
Rini<le  action  having  originated  witli 
Eunomius  A  D.  375.  (Ideni.)  On 
what  authority  then  can  single  iuimcr- 
fiionists  claim  for  themselves  a  i>riuiitive 
and  apostolic  church  and  hnptism  ? 
(Matt.  22:36-40;  John  13:35;  14:21,24  ; 
Acts  10:34,35;  2  Pet.  l:.5-8.) 

7th — Are  tliej'  practically  benevolent, 
'bearing  one  another's   burdcu?,"  "dis- 
tributing to  the  neccs.-iiy  of  saints,"  and 
caring    for    their    poor?     (Roni.  12:13; 
Gsl   6:2;    James  1:27;  2:15,16  ;  1  John 
3:17, Is. )     Or  do   not  thousands  of  their 
iiiciubers  from  a  con>cious  want  of  benev- 
olence in  their  church,  attach  themselves 
to  various  worldly  oreani'za lions,  as  free 
masonry,    odd  fellowsliip,  franRer.',  etc., 
as  a  kind  of  forced  protection  against  the 
contingencies  of  misfortune  and  distress? 
S'h. — Do  they   enforce   in  their   mem 
ber.sliip,    by   a   mutual    rejtard    lor   the 
Saviour's  law  and   honor,  "non  cotiform- 
ity"  to    the     pride,    vanities,     fashions, 
si)irit,  and  luaxims  of  this   world,  or  are 
they  not  conformed  to  it  in  tlicir  personal 
droits,  in  wearing   gold,    and    pcarh',  and 
plaited  (braided)  hair,   and    costly  attire  ; 
in  the   lurniture  and  decoration  of  their 
dwellings,  and   the    display  of    i>ride  in 
their  meeting- houses,  or  it  they  suppose 
that  by  such  meunii  alone  they  can  attract 
the  world   into  the    church,  ouj;hr    they 
not  ratiier  to   sec  that  this   chunh    ha, 
been  effectually  folded  in  the  web  of  the 
world,  and  must  be  the  prey  of  "the  god 
of  this  World,"  '"the  prince  of  tlie  power 
of  the  air,"  the  great  deceivt-r  and  "spir- 
it which  worketh  in  the   children    of  dis 
obedience?"     Do  they  not  allow  in  their 
fraternity,     tableaux,     charade,      fairs, 
parties  and  theatrical  and  clownish  per- 
formances throughout  many,  if  not  most, 
of  their  schools   and    churches,  and    can 
they  fellowship   evil   without  beinjc   pur- 
takerd  of  and  guilty   of  the   same?     Do 
they  not  keep  up  tlie  interest  of  many  of 
their  Sabbath   schools,  bu'ld  and    repair 
mectiug-houses,  raise  preaclier's  salaries, 
etc.,  often   by  lotteries,  picnics,  fe.'«tiTais, 
etc.,  and  if  any  one  church    or  individual 
is  opposed  to  this,  does  not  their  identity 
and  I'ellowship  with  the  whole   condemn 
lliem  with  the  mass?     Had  not  .•{>iritual 
harlots  better  be  for.^akeu    by  sucli  is  de- 
sire to  be  known  and  accepted  as  saints? 
Can  we  be  the   friends  of  ««od  and  the 
world  at  the  same  time?      Can  we   love 
the  world  and  have  the  love  of  the  Fath- 
er in  us,  loo?      If    thou    wouidst,    be    a 
N'aziiririe  to  God    and  retain  ihy.  locks  of 
^trenglh,  it  is   not  good  to    sleep  on  the 
lap   of    a  treacherous    harlot.     If  Jesus, 
whom  our  Baptist  friends  call    ]jj'd  and 
Master,    were    liere,  do    you    think    he 
would  accompany  them  to   such  resorts? 
and  will  his  bpiritdoso  now?  and  if  they 
have  not  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  but  of  the 
world,  arc  they  Christ's?      (itom.  12:2; 
Pliil.    2:14-10;    1    Pet.  2:11,12;    3:2-4; 
1  Tim.  2:9;  Jas.  4:4;  1  John  11:15,17.) 
yth. — Do  they    not   tolerate     idleness, 


fraud,  unjust  u.^ury,  extortion  and  vain 
siiendthrifts  in  their  member.-<hi|)? 
(Mark  10:19;  Luke  13:15;  1  Cor.  6:10; 

1  Tliess.  4:6-11;  2  Thess.  3:10-12; 
Ilcb.  13:5  ) 

10th. — Do  they  not  encourage  debates, 
strivings  and  hair  splittings  about  ques- 
tions of  mere  speculative  theology,  while 
many  questions  of  e.Kperimental  and  prac- 
tical godliness  and  pietv  are  not  only 
overlooked,  but  explained  away  by  those 
who  "'walking  in  craftiness,"  and  using 
"deceitful  philosophy,"  "handle  the  wjrd 
of  God  deceitfullv?"     (Kom.  1:29,  3:13  ; 

2  Cor.  4:2;  1 'Fhess.  2:3,5;  Col.  2:»  : 
1  Tim.  6:3-6;  Titus  3:9.) 

11th. — Do  they  not  allow  membership 
in  and  identity  with  worldly  organizu- 
tions,  when  all  reflecting  persons  must 
know  that  allegiance  to  two  organizations 
which  conflict  in  the  least,  cannot  be  in- 
viobly  maintained?  And  are  we  to  have 
any  fellowship  with  the  unfruitful  works 
ofdaikucss?  (2  Cor.  4;2  ;  Eph.  5:7-12  ) 

12th. — Do  they  forbid  oaths  of  confir 
mation  in  their  members?  or  do  they 
not  as  a  denomination  in  this  respect 
violate  the  Saviour's  positive  law? 
(Matt.  5:33-37;  James  5:12.) 

13th. — Do  they  suffer  wrong  rather 
than  go  to  law  before  unbelievers? 
(Matt.  5:40;  1  Cor.  6:1-10.) 

14th. — Do  they  nut  teach  and  practice 
war  and  hold  warriors  in  their  fellow.'ihip 
and  communion?  Do  they  not  know  that 
the  early  professing  Christians  for  many 
centuries,  with  whom  they  love  to  claim 
connection,  (save  the  throne  of  Babylon,) 
would  noituer  take  oaths  nor  bear  arms? 
(Matt.  5:6,38,39,44;  Luke  9:50  ;  Horn. 
12:19,20,  14,19;  2  Tim.  2:22;  Heb. 
13:14.) 

15[h. — Do  they  love  each  other  with 
that  pure  and  holy  Christian  conBdenct,  I 
as  to  observe  like  the  apostles  and  early 
Christians,  where  they  meet  and  part, 
"the  hoiy  kiss  of  ohariry  ?"  (ll)m.  16:16; 
2  Cor.  13:12;  1  Thess.  5:26  ;  I  Peter 
5:14.) 

16ih. — Do  they  cull  upon  the  elders  of 
the  church  when  sick,  to  pray  over  them, 
anointing  them  with  oil  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord?     (Jas.  5:14,15.) 

17ih. — Do  they  observe  feet- washing 
in  imitation  of  our  Saviour's  example  as 
a  lesson  of  humility  and  an  expression  of 
their  readiness  to  serve  each  other  ? 
(John  13:4-17;  Phil.  2:4-8;  1  Tim. 
5:10.) 

18th. — Do  they  observe  a  "."upper," 
or  '"feast  of  charity,"  as  well  as  the  com> 
munion?  (1  Cor.  5:7,8  ;  11:18-22,25,33; 
Jude  12;  2  Pet.  2:13.) 

J  9th. — Do  they  observe  the  communion 
in  connection  with  the  supper,  (1  Cor. 
11:25,)  as  the  apostle  delivered,  a.s  the 
early  Christian  practiced,  (^ee  Bingham's 
Antiq.,  etc.,)  or  do  they  call  it  alone  the 
Lord's  Supper,  and  then  cut  it  before 
dinner? 

20th. — Do  they  not  hold  fellowship  with 
denominations  very  muoh  uidike  them- 
selves,   both   by  open    communion    and 


ministerial  afliliation?  And  if  they  all 
are  not  guilty  of  this  diieclly,  are  they 
not  indirectly  by  fellowshipping  tho.sc 
ministers  and  cliurchen  which  do?  Ilaa 
the  Baptist. Church  moral  power  enough 
in  herself  to  exereixe  the  reins  of  disci* 
nline  over  herself,  according  to  the  law  of 
Christ  and  his  apo.sfles  ?  If  not  can  she 
be  other  than  a  spiritual  harlot?  Is  she 
not  married  to  another  than  Chrint?  Is 
his  word  the  supreme  law  of  her  conduct? 
(Mntt.  18:15-18;  Luke  17:3;  Rom.  16: 
17.18;  I  Cor.  5:9-11,  6:9,10;  Eph.  5:2; 
1  I'liess.  .5:14  ;  2  Thess.  3:6.9;  2  Tim. 
3: 1-5  ;   2  John  0:9  1 1  ;  Titus  3:10. 

21st. — Do  their  women  wear  a  cover- 
ing on  their  head  in  time  of  prayer  and 
prophesying,  that  beautiful  and  appro* 
priate  token  of  woman's  relation  to  man 
and  respect  for  him,  (1  Cor.  11:1- 10,) 
who  is  her  protector  and  head? 

22nd. — Do  they  observe  that  feature 
of  the  fir.st  minciples  of  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  the  laying  on  »f  hands  afu  r  ba|>- 
lism  and  prarer  in  imitation  of  Jesus? 
(Luke  3:21  ;  Acta  19:0;  Ileb.  6:2.) 

23rd. — Do  they  forbid  indeb(cdne"!S  ia 
their  members?  (Rf>m.  I3:S.)  All  the 
above  features  of  the  Christian  religion, 
which  I  fear  are  neglected  and  ignored 
by  the  Baptists,  as  a  whole  arc  peculiar 
tenets  of  the  German  Bajiti-'-'ts,  who  are 
known  among  themselves  as  "Brethren," 
which  name  1  have  realized  to  be  a  prec- 
ious truth,  but  largely  with  the  world  as 
"Tunkers,"  which  is  but  another  German 
name  for  Dippers,  or  Baptists.  Let  me 
a.-k  you  now  candidly,  as  a  beloved  friend, 
whom  1  have  known  on!y  to  love,  and 
many  ot  my  dear  friends  in  your  midst, 
what  ordinances  of  the  Chri-lian  Church 
do  the  Baptists  as  a  denomination  hold? 
Have  they  not  removed  the  communion 
fiom  its  place  in  the  manner  of  its  ob- 
servance? Have  they  not  an  entire 
human  sub.^titute  for  divine  baptism  ? 
and  do  they  not  continually  strive  to 
avoid  its  biblical  design  ?  Did  not  John 
the  harbinger  of  Jesus  bapria;  "for  the 
remission  of  sine?  '  (Mark  1:4;  Luke 
3:3.)  Was  not  baptism  admini-tered 
under  the  great  commission  at  Jerusalem 
for  the  remission  of  sins?  (Acts  2:38.) 
Can  the  Baptists  get  rid  of  tliis  from  tho 
New  Testament?  Can  they  get  a  tran.^- 
lation  that  will  avoid  the  issue  without 
doing  violence  to  truth  ?  Do  tliey  not 
have  to  explain  it  away  and  try  and  prove 
that  baptism  is  not  a  spiritual  element 
of  living  faith  in  order  to  make  way  for 
their  tradition,  which  excuses  di.'-obe- 
dience  and  proposes  to  bestow  upon  it  all 
the  benctiis  of  a  holy  and  submis--ivc 
heart  and  life,  viz:  "the  doctrine  of  free 
and  full  pardon  independent  of  baptism"? 
IxMark  16:16  ;  Acts  22:16  ;  1  John  11:4  J 
Did  not  Barnabas,  Paul's  companion  and 
llermas  to  whom  he  .«enl  salutations, 
[Acts  15:2,13  ;  Kom.  16:14  1  teach  the 
necessity  of  baptism  to  i.cceptanee  (see 
this  epistle  to  tho  churches.]  not  indeed 
as  meritorious  more  than  any  other  duty, 
but  as  a  duty  and  an    essential    medium 


2.10 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMrANlON  AND  COSPEL  VISITOK. 


for  exprcss^ing  our  entire  resipnation  to 
Christ's  will  and  subiiiission  to  his  i^aiva- 
tion? 

1  iiui  preparing  "Twenty   Reasons  for 
n;y  ciiaupc  of  ciiurch    reiaiions,"  whicli, 
if  pcriiiiitcd  10  couipiete    thetu,    I   hope 
my  ilrar  Baptist  friends  will   rivc    a  can 
did  and  impartial  investitration.      I  love 
tbciu  dearly  still,  and   only  desire  to  see 
tlum  all,  I  for  Clirist's    fake    who    loves 
thciii  and  has  died    for  tlieiu  ;  lor  truth's 
sake  whieh  lias  to  strujrgie  so   arduously 
against  the    teacliings    tnd    traditions  of 
eimr,  for    the    sake    of    j)recio»s    souls 
which  are  j)crisliing  for  lack  of  ki)iuvled>;c, 
lor  tiic  sake   of    the    vast    field    which  is 
whiic  to  harvest  and  the   encouragement 
of  the  lew  wlio  labor  therein,  |  "converted 
«nu  become  as  little  children,"  "come  to 
the  complete  knowledge  of  the  truth  as  it 
is    [not    in    worldly    churcliesj    but    in 
Jesus,"  and  be  ushered  as  faithful  labor- 
erf,  into    fields    wliite   to    harvest.     0  ! 
cur  weighty  resnonsibilities  !     Our  short- 
ntss  of  lime  I    'I'lie  much  to  be  done  ;  the 
evil  to  be  resisted  ;  the  good  to  be  vindi 
ealc'd.     'J'lie  solcum   awlul,   yet   glorious 
realities  of  the  future.      The  salvation  of 
houls.     The  encduragcment  and  edifica>- 
tion  olour  buloved  ones  in  Christ.  ^Yhat 
do  they   not  demand  ?      What  self  deni- 
als?    Cross  bearings  ?     Dcimnciations  of 
error?      What  consecration  of  time,  in-- 
flucncc,  taleuls,    means   and    energies  to 
the  revealed  purjioses  ol'  the   S[iirit  and 
giaeeofliod?       J5ut  let  me    ask,  is  the 
altegiitncc    of   your    denomination    thus 
plighted  and  thus  devoted  y     Alas!  alas! 
since  (jiod's  v.ord_is  true,  for  many  of  my 
dear  IVicnds  in  the    flesh.       O,  my  dear 
tri<,ntl."<,  peituit  uie    while  yet   a   proba- 
tioner unon   earth    to    litt   the    warning 
voice  aiid  bid  you  ilee  the   coming  wrath. 
''Oh    that  my    head    were    waters,    and 
mine    eyes    a    I'ountain  of    tears,    that  I 
niiglif  weep  day  and    night  for   the   slain 
ol'    the    daughter    of    my  peoiile,"  etc., 
[Jer.  V:1.J     Let  me  at   least  beg   you  to 
reuicmber  that  "the    foolishuei-s  of  God 
it!  wiser  than  men,  and    the    weakness  of 
God  is  stronger    than    men,"  and  that  if 
any  man  in    ;his   world  will   become  wise 
[truly  and  s|)iiitually,|  he  must  become  a 
fool,  [in  the  e.-timation  ol" carnal  wisdom,  I 
that  lie  may  become  wise."       With   love 
to  ail    my    friends,  hoping  to   liear  from 
you  at  your  convenience, 

i  fttu,  as  ever,  your  true  friend, 

J.  W.  yxKlN. 
Neosho,  Mo. 


and,  eiphl  hundred  and  ninety  eight 
years  before  Christ  was  born  ;  and 
would,  consequently,  he  about  three 
tbouBand,  seven  hundred  an .1  seventy 
three  years  old.  About  two  thous- 
and Tears  ot  this  time  it  was  practic- 
ed by  the  Jewish  nation  as  an  external 
riteiniposed  upon  them  by  Giod,  In  the 
time  of  the  apostles  there  was  little 
or  DO  importance  attached  to  it.  Paul 
to  the  Galatiaus,  fifth  chapter  and 
sixth  verse,  says :  "For  in  Jesus 
Christ  neither  circumcision  Bvaileth 
anyihiuir,  nor  uncircuniciaion  ;  but 
faith  which  worketh  by  love."  But 
in  the  course  of  time,  it  was  ajjain  ta- 
ken up  by  the  advocates  of  infant 
baptism,  as  an  antecedent  of  that 
rite  ;  and  hence  the  declaration  : 
"Baptism  has  come  in  lieu  of  circum- 
cision." 

The  law  of  circumcision  is  recorded 
in  Genesis    Hth    chapter,  and    i.s    p.h 


circumcision,  and  the  law  of  baptism 
clearly  set  forth,  and  we  shall  now 
proceed  to  notice  wherein  the  law  of 
baptism  conflicts  with  the  law  of  cir- 
cumcision, and  can  therefore  not  be 
considered  as  coming  in  the  place  of 
circuincisioD. 

Firstly.  The  law  of  circumcision 
restricts  Abraham  in  the  application 
of  circuracieion,  thus,  "  every  man- 
child  in  your  generations ;  he  that  ia 
born  in  the  house,  or  bonifht  with 
money  of  any  stranger."  Here  is  the 
sum,  Abraham's  sec(Z,  second  those 
born  in  his  house,  (these  I  presume 
were  those  born  to  him  by  his  slaves,) 
and  thirdly,  those  bought  u-ilh  money 
of  any  stranger.  Not  so  with  bap- 
tism, the  law  of  baptism  wag  never 
restricted  to  any  particular  person, 
family,  or  Jiation,  but  ou  the  contrary 
its  doors    were  thrown    open    to    all 


nationalities,  the  whole  world  was  to 
follows  :  "This  ie  my  covenant, which  i  have  access  to  it. 
ye  shall  keep  between  ine  and  you.  Secondly.  The  law  of  circumci!"ion 
and  thy  seed  after  thee  ;  every  man-  required  notbiug  from  the  subjects  of 
child  among  yoa  shall  be  circumcised,  circumcision,  prior  to  securiug  it. 
And  ye  shall  circumcise  the  flesh  of  Does  the  Ian'  of  baptism  agree  in  this 
your  fore-ekin  ;  and  it  shall  be  a  token  particular?  Verily  not,  for  the  sub- 
of  the   covenant  betwixt  me  and  vou.    jects  for  hapti«m  must  be  Idurjhl    and 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
iNlIie   Clinrch  ol  Va«l  one  and 
the  ikuiue  lii  both  l)i^I>«n- 

HAtlOUB  ? 


That  a  rite  existed  called  circuvi- 
cision  is  not  denied  by  any  careful 
reader  of  the  Bible,  and  that  it  orig- 
inated with  God  is  etiually  true,  and 
that  it  is  not  a  rite  of  recent  origin, 
but  one  introduced  about  one    tbous- 


And  be  that  is  eight  days  old  shall 
be  circumcised  among  you,  every 
man  child  in  your  generations;  he 
that  is  born  in  the  house,  or  bought 
with  mouey  of  any  stranger;  which 
is  not  o)  thy  seed.  He  that  is  born 
in  thy  house,  and  he  that  is  bought 
with  thy  mouey,  must  needs  be  cir- 
cumcised :  and  my  covenant  shall  be 
in  your  flesh  for  an  everlasting  cove- 
nant. And  the  nncircumciped  man- 
child  whose  flesh  of  Vis  foreskin  is 
not  circumcised,  that  soul  shall  be 
cut  oil'  from  bis  people  ;  for  he  hath 
broken  my  covenant."  In  conuec- 
sion  with  this  we  shall  give  the  law 
of  Christian  baptism.  I  shall  give 
first,  the  law  as  recorded  by  Matthew 
then  by  Mark.  Matthew  28lh  chap- 
ter, says :  "Go  ye  therefore  and 
teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them  iu 
the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  teaching 
them  to  observe  all  things  whatso- 
ever I  have  commanded  you  :  and,  lo, 
I  am  with  you  always,  even  unto  the 
end  of  the  world  Amen."  Mark  Kith 
chapter  says:  "And  he  said  unto 
tbetc,  go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and 
preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature. 
He  that  betieveth,  and  is  baptized, 
shall  be  saved  ;  but  he  that  believetb 
not,  shall  be  damned." 


then  baptized,  they  must  believe  be- 
fore baptism  is  administered  to  thetii;, 
see  Mark  IC  :  IC,  Acts  8  :  37. 

My  third  reason  I  asftign  for  bap- 
tism not  coming  iu  the  place  of  cir- 
cumcision is  fron>  the  consideration 
the  lormer  was  imposed  upon  tho 
.sverf  of  Abraham,  and  those  born  in 
bis  house  and  tho  servants  bought 
with  mouey.  Not  because  it  was  to 
them  a  matter  of  choice,  but  because 
the  law  of  that  rite  demanded  it  in 
the  following  language,  "must  needs 
be  circumcised."  The  law  of  baptism 
imposes  upon  none  tho  rite  but 
those  that  are  willing  aud  ready  to 
receive  it,  neither  ie  there  a  case  ou 
record,  in  which  it  is  said  that  any 
were  baptized  during  the  times  of  tho 
Apostles,  but  such  as  gladly  received 
the  word,  Acts  2  ;  or  such  as  required 
the  ordinance  to  be  postponed  as  in 
the  case  recorded.  Acts  8  :  3G,  "See, 
hero  is  water  ;  what  doth  hinder  me 
to  be  baptized?" 

My  fourth  reason  I  assign  is,  be- 
cause the  rite  of  circumcision  was 
according  to  the  law,  only  to  be  ap- 
plied to  the  male  sex.  Notice,  "every 
man-child."  The  law  of  baptism  in- 
cludes all  that  can  be  taught,  and 
that  are  able  to  exercise  faith.  These 
two  particulars  our  female  sex  are  as 


In  the  above  we  have   the   law  of   capable  of  taking  part  Id  aa   are   the 


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male  sex,  coneequenlly  they  mu8t  be 
included  in  ihe  law  of  baplisui,  and 
must  be  baptized  or  well  hh  tbo  male. 
See  Acts  8:  12.  "But  when  they  be- 
lieved Philip's  prenchin]!^  the  tbinp:8 
eoDceruing  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
the  name  of  .lepus  Christ,  ihcy  were 
hnptiz'd,  both  men  and  tcomeit. 

My  fifth  reason  I  assign  is  because 
circumcision,  according  to  the  law, 
had  to  be  performed  on  the  eighth 
day.  The  subjects  for  baptism  are 
considered  at  fifty  or  one  hundred 
years  old  as  lawful  as  at  any  other 
age.  The  requisition  in  the  law  '\n  faith 
and  repe.nlancH,  those  that  can  engage 
their  minds  in  this  arc  considered 
proper  and  lawful  subjects. 

My  sixth  reason  I  a.<«sign  for  bap- 
tism not  coming  in  place  of  circuuici- 
niou,  is  becnuse  the  covenant  was  to 
be  laid  in  fl^-sh — it  was  a  mark  set  in 
the  flesh.  Baptism  leaves  no  mark 
in  the  //fs/i  while  the  othrr  does. 

My  seventh  reason  I  nksign  is,  be- 
cause circumcisioQ  had  no  moral  effect 
upon  the  parties  receiving  it — while 
baptism  is  to  those  that  lawfully  re- 
ceive it  the  answer  ot  a  g()od  con- 
science. See  1  Peter  3;  21,  "But  the 
answer  of  a  good  conscience  toward 
God"  Also  Acts  22;  IG,  "And  now, 
why  tarrieft  thou  5"  arise,  and  be  bap- 
tized, and  ifa.s7t  away  thy  ki/is,  calling 
upon  the  name  of  the  Lord." 

The  eighth  reason  I  assign,  that 
baptism  is  not  come  in  plnce  of  cir- 
cumcision, is  drawn  from  the  fact, 
that  at  the  introduction  of  the  ordi- 
nance of  Christian  baptism  it  was 
administered  to  the  circumcised 
Jews  as  well  as  to  the  Geiitiles.  \ 
argue  that  if  baptism  came  in  place  of 
the  former  rile,  the  very  day  that  the 
ordinance  of  baptism  was  heralded 
out,  circumcision  should  have  ceased, 
ond  then  those  born  after  this  time 
would  have  only  been  baptized.  This 
however  was  not  the  case,  for  the 
practice  continued  during  John's  mis- 
hiou  ;  nor  did  it  cease  to  be  practiced 
during  the  times  of  the  Saviour  and 
bis  apostles.  And  even  to  the  pres- 
ent day  the  ordinance  is  practiced 
among  the  Jews.  It  is  true  that  the 
Jews  were  proud  of  their  ancestors-', 
and  well  might  they  have  been,  for 
ihey  had  very  pious  and  God  fearing 
men  among  them,  but  when  they 
came  to  John's  baptism,  there  they 
bad  to  learu  the  solemn  fact  that  an- 
cestry had  nothing  to  do  in  the  mat- 
ter, heiiCe  John  says,  "And  begin  not 
to  say  within    yourselves,    wo    have 


Abraham  to  our  father:  for  1  say 
unto  you,  that  God  is  able  of  Iheeo 
stones  (perhaps  referring  to  the  Gen- 
tile nation)  to  raise  up  children  unto 
Abraham.  And  now  also  the  axe  is 
laid  unto  the  root  of  the  trees  :  fjews) 
and  every  tree,  (Jew)  therefore,  which 
bringeth  not  forth  fruit  is  hewn 
down  "  Luke  3:  8,  9. 

I  shall  refer  you  to  one  other  fact 
in  which  it  is  clearly  set  forth  that 
the  Jews  themselves  did  not  consider 
that  baptism  had  come  in  place  of 
circumcision.  The  fact  is  this  :  They 
urged  that  it  was  needful  that  circum- 
cision be  administered  to  persons 
baptized  to  the  Christian  religion. 
The  case  I  now  refer  to  haf)pened 
about  twenty  years  after  the  death  of 
Christ,  and  is  recorded  as  follows: 
"And  certain  nien  which  came  down 
from  Judea,  taught  the  hretJin'.n  and 
said,  except  ye  be  circumcisod  after 
the  mauner  of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be 
saved.  But  there  rose  up  certain  of 
the  sect  of  the  Pharisees  which  believ- 
ed, saying,  that  it  was  needful  to 
circumcise  them."  Acts  15:  1,  5 
(This  had  reference  to  the  Gentile  part 
of  the  church,  they  were  baptized  bat 
not  circumcised  )  This  ought  forever 
settle  the  question.  We  might  refer 
to  some  other  cases  but  this  part  of 
the  subject  is  getting  too  lengthy,  and 
shall  thorefore  pass  them. 

I  think  the  assertion  "Baptism  haa 
come  in  lieu  of  circumcii'ion"  has 
rather  a  flimsy  foundaiion.  And  thr  ar- 
guments produced  in  favor  of  "lufiint 
Baptism"  based  upon  the  rite  of  cir- 
cumcision, are  rather  far  fetched.  If 
infaui  baptism  has  no  better  founda- 
tion than  this,  I  think  it  is  placing  the 
souls  of  those  baptizad  in  infancy  in 
rather  a  perilous  condition.  I  warn 
you  therefore  do  not  jeopardize  your 
souls,  by  following  every  doctrine 
that  is  held  forth  as  being  a  doctrine 
of  the  Bible.  For  we  are  admonished 
by  the  apostle  Paul  on  this  wise : 
"That  we  Henceforth  be  no  more 
children,  tossed  to  and  fro,  and  carried 
about  with  every  wind  of  doctrine, 
by  the  sleight  of  men,  and  cunning 
CRAFTINGS,  wherebv  they  lie  in  wait 
to  DECEIVE."  But  we  shall  not  stop 
here,  we  shall  continue  to  search  for 
"Infant  Baptism,"  in  the  new  dispen- 
sation, and  the  result  of  my  investi- 
gation you  shall  have  in  my  next. 
{To  he   continued.) 


A  Noble  Work  Uy   Noble   Mou. 


From  time  to  time  The  Courier 
has  noticed  the  efforts  of  the  people 
of  Blackhawk  and  Orange  couutiea 
in  sending  liberal  supplies  to  the 
grasshopper  sufferers  iu  Nebraska. 
All  the  people  have  contributed  to 
this  worthy  objt!Ct,  but  the  bulk  of 
the  donations  has  been  made  by  the 
German  Baptist  Brethren.  The  acta 
of  these  people  iu  this  matter  aro 
woithy  of  the  warmest  priise.  The.*e 
coutribiitious  are  sent  to  ministers  of 
that  denomination,  or  cotnmiltres, 
appointed  to  distribute  relief  among 
the  dratitute  sufferers  iu  the  grass- 
hopper districts. 

The  German  Baptist  Btethren,  of 
Macoupin  county.  111.,  8«ut  one  tboub- 
and  dollars  to  Sftmuc.l  II.  Miller  and 
Samuel  Cain,  of  Orange,  to  invest  in 
corn  and  other  nt-cessaries  to  be  sent 
to  Edgar  Station,  Nebraska,  and 
Burr  Oak,  Kansas,  In  caie  of  the  re- 
lief societies,  organized  in  behalf  of 
that  denomination.  Six  car  Umds  of 
provisions  and  supplies  have  already 
betn  shipped  fr.>m  Waierloo  under  tie 
auspices  of  the  German  Baptists. 

This  is  a  noble  work  and  speak ■< 
volumes  for  the  quiet,  unassuming 
people  who  have  so  amply  demou- 
st rated  that  their  hearts  are  iu  the 
right  place,  and  given  fresli  exempli- 
ficulion  of  the  fact,  that  ol  all  the  vir- 
tue s,  "the  greatest  of  these  is  char- 
ity." The  Germau  Baptists,  of 
Blockhawk  county,  were  among  the 
first  to  respond  to  the  calls  for  aid 
from  their  suffe.iug  brethren  oa  the 
frontier,  having  contributed  several 
oar  loads  of  grain  and  provisions  do- 
nated by  farmers  in  ih's  county;  and 
the  thousand  dollars  forwarded  from 
Illinois,  shows  that  the  same  class  of 
people  down  thf  re  a:e  not  backward 
iu  a  good  work. —  The  Waterloo  Cou- 
rier. 


God  gives  no  man  faith  wlierewith  ; 
to  play  miraculous  pranks. 


Were  we  as  eloqueut  as  angels,  we 
should  pler.se  some  meu,  some  wo- 
men, and  some  children,  much  more 
by  listening  than  by  talking. 

The  rays  of  the  sun  shine  upon  the 
dust  and  the  mud,  but  they  are  not 
soiled  by  them.  Sj  a  holy  soul, 
while  it  reoiains  holy,  may  miugh; 
with  the  vlleuess  of  the  world,  and 
yet  be  purj  in  itself. 

One  of  the  consequences  of  good 
b:eediug  is  a  p'Sitive  ci-iuclinaiion 
to  pry  into  the  private  affairs  of 
others. 


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OHRIISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANlOin  AKD  GOSPEL  VllSlTOK. 


Wblcb  ? 


bV  UEV.  T.  MKLD. 


''  'Speech,  or  silence  1    Sleep,  or  action  ? 
Wlieu  an  evil  bloclts  our  way. 
Sliall  wo  deal  with  it  like  heroes, 
Or  resort  to  coward's  play? 

Shall  wc  smite  the  moral  Auaks 
In  Ibcir  fortresses  of  wrons;? 

Or  retreat,  with  coward  whiuiu^s, 
Bajing,  They  are  tall  and  strong  ? 

'Tis  the  bolt  of  Truth  hurled  at  thiin, 
Bursts  the  (^ales  of  Error  In  ; 

'Tis  llie  thuuder  of  some  Lulhcr 
That  must  crush  each  "man  of  sin." 

Never  was  the  dcril  beaten 
But  by  baitling  bard  and  loug. 

Norer  was  the  ri;<ht  victorious 
But  by  routing,  lirst,  the  Wrong. 

Kead  the  history  of  progression  ; 

Written  'tis  in  gloriuus  deeds. 
There's  a  page  in  each  aggiession 

Where,  for  truth,  a  martyr  bleeds. 

All  the  greatness  of  the  present, 
And  the  ijlory  that  shall  last, 

Are  as  halos  round  the  foreheads 
6f  the  heroes  of  the  yast. 

And  the  greatness  and  the  glory 

Of  a  future  more  sui  lin:o, 
Arc  as  cUaplels  that  arc  weaving 
,    ,,  For  the  heroes  of  our  time. 

--Would  we  have  a  freeman's  blessings  ; 
We  must  break  each  fetieiiug  wrong. 
Would  we  wear  a  Luther's  chaplet  ; 
We  must  have  a  LutUec's  tongue. 

Would  wc  be  the  sainted  heroes 
Of  the  grand  on-coming  time  ; 
We  must  nil  our  present  record 
'  -  With  a  roll  of  deeds  sublime. 

jleaveu  is  earnest,  grandly  earnest ; 

Holy  intn  are  earnest,  too. 
Shall  we  be  tlie  ouly  laggersV 

Let  us,  rather,  dare  and  do  ! 

BpeecU  and  action  !  be  onr  motto, 
When  an  evil  bloclcs  our  way. 

That'h  the  baltle-ury  of  heroes. — 
The  reverse  Is  coward's  play. 

— Helected. 


FOK  TTtB  CO.\fPAWION  A.NU  VI8ITOB. 

TlioKclits  oil  Tobacco  uu«l 
Wliiuky. 


IIY  ENOCU  BKERY. 


.h.  .^ 


I  have  beou  looking  for  aa  article 
ou  lobucco,  as  wc  bavu  nut  Lad  auy- 
tbiug  ou  tbe  subjecL  for  a  year  or 
oioru.  it  bcetuu  tLu  wcBtcrn  (aaiiuo, 
and  other  subjeetH  are  occipyiug  the 
miuds    of    the    contributora   of    the 


COMI'.VNTON   AND    A'lSITOB    jUSt    now, 

80  that  I  atn  afraid  some  who  had 
been  persuaded  to  abaudou  tbe  use  of 
tobacco,  will  commence  cbewiug  au  1 
siuoking  again.  And  as  tbe  filthi- 
ness  and  expensivenees  of  tbe  use  of 
it  has  been  abundantly  shown  a  year 
or  two  ago,  I  will  coaiiue  my  few  re- 
marks to  the  sin,  (if  1  may  so  call  it,) 
of  raising  it. 

In  the  first  place,  I  will  say  that 
God  intended  the  rich  soil  of  the 
earth  to  have  something  raised  upon 
it  that  would  be  of  some  use,  either 
for  man  or  beast,  and  we  all  know 
that  tobacco  is  no  food  for  man  or 
beast.  You  may  fix  it  up  in  the  most 
tasty  way,  and  I  will  venture  to  say 
that  the  greatest  lover  of  it,  in  all 
tbe  country,  would  rather  starve 
than  try  to  live  on  euch  food.  "But," 
says  one,  "we  don't  raise  it  to  eat. 
We  raise  it  to  make  money  out  of  it." 
Very  well.  Does  the  man  that  pays 
you  money  for  it,  get  the  worth  of 
his  money  ?  Can  he  feed  his  family 
ou  it  ?  I  think  we  all  agree  that 
there  can  be  no  good  use  mad^  .of  it. 

I  would  just  ask  those  brethren 
who  are  guilty  of  raising  it.  Can 
vou  ask  the  blessing  of  God  on  your 
cilorts  to  raise  a  large  crop  of  tobac- 
co, when  you  know  it  will  be  an  in- 
jury to  the  human  family  to  use  it  ? 
1  claim  that  in  proportion  to  the  nuni- 
ber  of  acres,  and  the  amount  of  la- 
bour expended  on  raising  tftbacco 
and  distillling  whisky,  in  that  pro- 
portion, the  poor  of  the  human  faa-i- 
ly  will  sufi'er  for  the  necessaies  of 
life. 

Xow  brethren,  who  raise  tobacco, 
letme  ask  you  a  few  plain  and  simple 
questions.  Do  you  believe  that  Cliris-t 
will  come  and  reign  ou  earth  a  thous- 
and years,  as  the  Bible  teaches  ?  1 
think  you  all  say  :  Yes.  Would  you  not 
like  to  be  resurrected  and  live  with 
him  during  that  happy  period  ?  I 
can  almost  hear  you  say  :  Yes.  All 
well,  so  far.  Do  you  thing  that  to- 
bacco will  be  raised  and  whisky  dis- 
tilled then,  made  and  used  as  it  now 
is  ?  You  will  certainly  say  :  Xo. 
Well  then  for  Christ's  sake,  let  us 
have  it  in  the  church  (where  God's 
people  govern)  as  near  as  Christ 
would  have  it,  as  our  fallen  natures 
arc  capable  of  Laving  it. 

1  think  if  I  Lad  the  power,  1 
would  wipe  tobacco  and  whisky  out 
of  existence,  and  think  i  was  the 
greatest  reformer  since  the  apostles 
time.      I    would    suggest    to    those 


brethren  who  have  bought  from  tea 
to  forty  acres  of  land  to  rai&e  tobac- 
co, that  they  raise  potatoes  aud 
other  vegetables,  and,  perhaps,  make 
more  mon<y  than  raising  the  nasty 
tobacco,  and  with  much  less  labor. 
Ou  good  tobacfio-laud,  potatoes  will 
yield,  from  300  to  500  bushels  per 
acre,  in  grood  seasons. 

Yours  in  love  of  cleanlines. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Teniperauoe  Work, 

The  efforts  now  being  made  to 
break  the  power  of  the  worm  of  the 
still,  speak  loudly  in  favor  of  tem- 
perance and  morality,  and  may  afford 
a  gleam  of  hope  for  the  wretched  aud 
fallen.  Aud  although  these  efforts 
are  made  with  a  design  which  all 
good  people  sanction,  and  have  been 
repeated  time  after  times  for  ages, 
still  it  is  a  fact  that  briugd  sorrow  to 
the  heart,  that  the  work  in  a  great 
measure  is  unsuccessful, and  drunkeu- 
ne.os  yet  on  the  increase. 

Our  conviction  is,  that  the  evil  will 
never  be  checked  so  long  as  men  and 
women  are  willing  to  be  enslaved  by 
any  habit,  custoiu,  or  fashion  that 
presents  itself 

And  we  think  a  glance  ai  the  pro- 
sent  state  of  societ}'  will  reveal  the 
fact  to  any  one  who  is  disposed  to 
see.  It  seems  that  the  desire  for 
stimulants  in  some  form  or  other, 
forms  part  of  our  very  nature.  And 
why  need  we  wonder  that  some  enter 
the  world  in  that  condition,  when  the 
practice  may  have  been  kept  for  gen- 
erations. This  desire,  united  with 
what  some  are  pleased  to  call  the  force 
of  habit,  but  which  we  call  a  willing- 
ness to  be  enslaved,  makes  slaves  of 
men  and  women  in  many  other  re- 
spects besides  the  drinking  of  spiritu- 
ous liqors.  This  condition  in  which 
society  is  now  placed,  stand  opposed 
to  every  effort  that  can  bo  made 
against  tbe  ginut  with  whom  we 
Lave  to  grapple.  Tbe  weakness  of 
our  nature  affords  a  secure  lodgment 
for  the  enemy  while  at  his  work  of 
destruction.  But  he  can  be  routed, 
if  we  make  a  bold  steady  aud  con- 
tin  uoas  effort. 

Let  every  one  throw  off,  if  he  can, 
tLe  inQuence  that  habit  has  drawn 
around  him,  and  break  the  spell  that 
stimulants  Lave  enslaved  him  with, 
and  declare :  "I  will  for  onco  be  free," 
and  temperance  will  be  a  work  of  the 
past.     Begin  the  work  at  once. 

Landon  West. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOJN  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


288 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

A JLittle  Girl's  lollueuce. 


There  once  lived  ia  one  of  our  sea- 
port towns  a  sailor  who  was  a  notori- 
ous drunkard.  He  led  bis  wift!  a  sad 
life,  and  everything  seemed  to  indi- 
cate that  the  utter  ruin  of  the  family 
could  not  long  be  postponed.  The 
Bailor,  however,  bad  a  little  girl,  a 
member  of  the  Baud  of  Hope,  who, 
auder  God's  blessing,  was  the  means 
of  leading  her  father  not  merely  into 
the  path  of  sobriety,  but  to  the  house 
of  God.  One  day  the  little  girl  said, 
"Father,  do  come  to  our  Band  of  Hope 
meeting  to-night,  please."  The  father 
threatened  to  punish  her  severely  if 
she  put  such  a  question  to  him  again. 
— However,  she  per.sisted,  and  at  last 
had  the  happiness  of  getting  hiuj  to 
accompany  her  to  one  of  the  meet- 
ings ;  and  so  convinced  was  he  by 
what  he  heard,  that  be  thereaud  then 
signed  the  pledge.  Not  content  T/ith 
this,  the  little  girl  then  got  him  to  go 
with  her  to  the  chapel  in  connection 
with  the  Sunday-school  she  attended, 
and  finally  he  become  a  member  of  the 
church.  Often  in  his  supplications  to 
the  throne  of  grace  at  the  prayer- 
meeting  does  he  thank  God  for  the 
efforts  of  his  little  girl. —  Youth's 
Temperance  Banner. 


iSktpplug  tlie  Hard  Points. 


,  Boys,  I  want  to  ask  you  how  you 
think  a  conqueror  would  mako  out, 
who  went  through  a  country  Le  was 
trying  to  subdue,  and  whenever  ha 
found  a  fort  hard  to  lake,  left  it  alone. 
Do  not  you  think  the  enemy  would 
buzz  wild  there,  like  bees  iu  a  bive; 
and  when  he  was  well  into  the  heart 
of  the  country,  do  not  you  fancy  they 
would  swarm  out  and  harass  him 
terribly  ? 

Just  so,  I  want  you  to  remember, 
will  it  be  with  you  ;  if  you  skip  over 
the  hard  places  in  your  lessons,  and 
leave  them  unlearned,  you  have  lefl 
the  enemy  in  the  rear  that  will  not 
fail  to  harass  you,  and  mortify  you, 
times  without  number. 

"There  was  just  a  little  bit  of  my 
Latin  I  had  not  read  ;"  said  a  vexed 
student  to  me,  "and  it  was  just  there 
the  professor  had  to  call  upon  me  at 
examination.  There  were  just  two 
or  three  examples  J  had  passed  over, 
and  one  of  those  I  was  atkjd  to  do  on 
the  blackboard." 


The  student  who  is  not  thorough  is 
never  well  at  bis  ease ;  he  cannot 
forget  the  skipped  problems;  and  the 
consciousness  of  his  deficiencies  makes 
him  nervous  and  anxious. 

Never  laugh  at  the  slow,  plodding 
student;  the  time  will  surely  come 
when  the  laugh  will  be  turned.  It 
takes  time  to  be  thorough,  but  it  more 
than  pays.  Resolve,  when  you  take 
up  a  new  study,  that  you  will  go 
through  with  it  like  a  successful  con- 
queror, taking  every  strong  point. 

If  the  inaccurate  scholar's  difficul- 
ties closed  with  bis  school  life,  it 
might  not  be  so  great  a  matter  far  his 
future  career.  But  he  has  chained 
to  himself  a  habit  that  will  be  like  an 
iron  ball  at  his  heel  all  the  rest  of  his 
life.  Whatever  he  does,  will  be  lack- 
ing somewhere.  He  has  learned  to 
shirk  what  is  hard,  and  the  habit  will 
grow  with  years.  Now,  nothing  we 
get  in  this  life  is  to  be  had  for  noth- 
ing. Success  is  cot  thrust  upon  a 
man.  If  you  want  any  good  you 
must  work  for  it.  The  eye  that 
never  falters,  and  the  nerve  that  never 
quails,  are  the  true  elements  of  victo- 
ry iu  the  mental  and  moral,  as  well 
as  the  physical  world.  Don't  skip  the 
hard  points. — School-day. 


I>ou't  Give  up,  bnt  Try. 


A  gentleman  traveling  iu  the  north- 
ern part  of  Ireland,  hoard  the  voices 
of  children,  and  stopped  to  listen. 

Finding  the  sound  came  from  a 
small  building  used  as  a  school-house, 
be  drew  nearer ;  as  the  door  was 
open,  he  weutiu,  and  listened  to  the 
words  the  boys  were  spelling. 

One  little  fellow  stood  apart,  look- 
ing very  sad. 

"Why  does  that  boy  stand  there  ?" 
asked  the  gentleman. 

"Ob,  he  is  good  for  nothing,"  re- 
plied the  teacher.  "There's  nothing 
in  him.  I  can  make  nothing  of  him. 
He  is  the  most  stupid  boy  iu  school. 

The  gentleman  was  surprised  at 
this  answer.  He  saw  that  the  teach- 
er was  so  scern  and  rough,  that  the 
younger  and  more  timid  were  nearly 
crushed.  After  a  few  words  to  them , 
placing  his  hands  on  the  noble  brow 
of  the  little  fellow  who  stood  apart, 
be  said : 

"One  of  these  days  you  may  be  a 
fine  scholar;  dou't  give  up  :  try,  my 
boy,  try." 

The  boy's  soul  was  aroused.  His 
sleeping  mind  awoke.     A    new    pur- 


pose was  formed.  From  that  hour 
be  became  anxious  to  excel.  And  he 
did  become  a  hne  scholar,  and  the 
author  of  a  well-known  commentary 
on  the  Bible  ;  a  great  and  good  man, 
beloved  and  honored.  It  was  Dr. 
Adam  Clarke. 

The  secret  of  his  success  is  worth 
knowing:  "Dou't  give  up;  but  try, 
luy  boy." — Exchange. 


Gooil  .finuuers. 


Young  folks  should  be  mannerly. 
How  to  be  so  is  the  question.  Mauy 
a  good  girl  and  boy  feel  that  they 
can't  behave  themselves  in  the  pres- 
ence of  company.  They  feel  timid, 
bashful  and  self-distrustful  the  mo- 
ment they  are  addressed  by  a  stran- 
ger or  appear  iu  company.  There  is 
but  one  way  to  get  over  this  feeling, 
and  acquire  easy  and  graceful  man- 
ners ;  tnat  is,  to  do  the  best  they  can 
all  the  time,  at  home  as  well  as  abroad- 
Good  manners  are  not  learned  by 
arbitrary  teaching  so  much  as  acquir- 
ed by  habit.  They  grow  upon  us  by 
use.  We  must  be  courteous,  agreea- 
ble, civil,  kind,  gentlemanly  and 
womanly  at  home,  and  then  it  will 
become  a  sort  of  second  nature  to  be 
so  everywhere. 

A  coarse,  rough  tnanner  at  home 
begets  a  habit  of  roughuesa,  which  we 
cannot  lay  oil'  if  we  try  when  we  go 
among  slrangerp.  The  most  agreea- 
ble people  we  have  ever  hnown  in 
company  are  those  who  are  perfectly 
agreeable  at  home.  Home  is  th» 
school  for  all  good  things,  especially 
for  good  manners. 

^.^ 

Chock  Full  of  Bible. 


A  little  boy  was  on  a  ship  with  a 
company  of  wicked  men.  He  was  a 
pious,  praying  boy.  The  sailors  want- 
ed to  teach  him  to  drink  rum,  and 
chew  tobacco,  and  to  swear,  but  he 
would  not.  They  tried  and  tried,  but 
in  vain.  At  last  one  of  the  sailora 
said  to  the  rest :  "We  might  as  well 
give  up.  We  cannot  spoil  that  boy, 
for  he  is  chock  full  of  Bible." 

Yes,  the  way  to  be  safe  is  to  be 
"chock  full  of  the  Bible." 


— I  want  to  feel  myself  an  account- 
able creature  to  God  for  every  mo- 
ment of  my  time,  and  desire  not  to 
have  a  word  or  a  thought,  which  doe» 
not  more  or  less  prove  that  I  am 
speeding  it  to  his  praise. 


234 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMFAJSiOiS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYEUSDALE,  Pa.,  April  13,  1875. 

Tbe  UifTercMce— TIte  Advantages 

While  some  parts  ol'tlie  United  States 
have  been  sufTering  from  a  f'amiuc,  the 
Butfering  in  a  district  of  A«ia  from  a  siiui- 
lar  cauKC,  lia.s  been  much  more  terrible. 
Ill  Asia  Elinor  the  suffering  has  been  great 
and  a  great  many  per«ons  have  died.  The 
Engli:>h  comuiissioner,  who  was  in  the 
country  to  distribute  food,  gives  asorrow- 
I'ul  account  of  tlie  effects  of  the  lamine. 
In  many  of  the  villages  large  portions  of 
the  inhabitants,  from  onelburtii  to  one- 
third  have  died  from  starvation.  In  a 
village  called  IIa:?saw  Dede,  containing 
four  hundred  and  twenty  inhabitants, 
one  hundred  and  thirty  have  died.  In 
Juva,  containing  three  hundred  inhabi- 
tants, one  hundred  have  died.  In  an- 
other town  of  eleven  hundred  inhabi 
tantfl,  four  hundred  have  died.  Where 
so  many  deaths  have  occurred,  the 
amount  of  suffering  must  have  been  im- 
uiense.  It  is  said  the  dead  on  the  streets 
were  eaten  of  dogs  :niJ  cats.  'J'liere  was 
a  failure  of  grain  and  cotton  crops  for  two 
years.  Tiie  inhabitants  have  been  com- 
j)elled  to  subsi.st  upon  herbs,  grass,  dogs 
and  cats.  It  is  said  the  land  is  good, 
but  badly  cultivated.  What  a  terrible 
picture  of  suffering  doss  such  a  statement 
suggest  to  the  mind  ! 

Although  there  has,  no  doubt,  been 
much  suffering  in  our  own  country,  where 
the  famine  has  prevailed,  there  have 
been  but  few,  if  any  deaths  caused  di- 
rectly by  it.  And  this  circumstance  u 
owing  in  a  great  measure  to  Christian 
inllucncc.  Ciirisii-iniiy  has  a  tendency 
lo  render  the  human  heart  sympathetic 
toward  the  suffering,  and  benevolen'' 
toward  the  needy.  And  our  western  suf- 
i'erers  appealing  to  Christian  benevolence, 
by  which  they  were  surrounded,  obtained 
relief,  while  the  eastern  sufferers  being 
fariiicr  removed  from  Christian  influence, 
and  being  surrounded  by  heathenism  or 
hy  what  was  but  little  b>ctter,  were  left  to 
l)eri.-.h  witli  hunirrr.  IIow  imperfectly  is 
the  blessed  influence  oiCiirihtianity  upon 
our  suffering  world  appreciated,  and  Low 
Jitilc  IS  the  obligation  we  are  under  to  its 
divine  Author   felt!       It  is   indeed  the 


"good  Samaritan"  and  the  "healing 
waters."  And  if  it  is  now  so  influential 
for  good,  through  its  imperfect  represen- 
tatives, what  would  be  Us  power  for 
ameliorating  tlic  suffering  condition  of 
the  world,  if  all  its  adherents  fully  carried 
out  its  divine  principles? 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  any  of  our 
race  should  be  left  to  suffer  extreme  want 
for  the  necessaries  of  life  as  many  in  the 
East  seem  to  have  been,  while  there  is 
such  an  abundance  in  the  world.  But 
our  Cliristian  sympathy  and  compassion 
are  so  limited  and  contracted  !  If  the 
object  of  our  commiseration  and  pity  is 
under  our  immediate  notice,  our  hearts 
may  be  touched,  and  the  hand  of  charity 
extended.  But  if  the  suffering  and  needy 
are  beyond  the  geographical  lines  of  our 
own  community  or  country,  we  scarcely 
can  see  their  wants  however  extreme,  or 
hear  their  cries  tor  help  however  touch- 
ing, and  tiiey  are  left  to  perish,  though 
there  arc  ample  sui. plies,  since  "the 
earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  Lord." 
Oh,  for  more  of  ".he  world-wide  compas- 
sion and  benevolence  which  characterized 
the  blessed  Saviour,  and  which  were  the 
cause  of  the  title  of  "friend  of  publicans 
and  sinners,"  being  applied  to  him. 
And  though  this  tide  was  designed  by 
his  enemies  to  dishonor  him,  it  added 
greatly  to  his  glory  and  iionor.  For  what 
is  more  god-like  than  mercy,  compa.ssion 
and  benevolence?  And  what  is  god-like, 
is  honorable  and  glorious. 


A     MnegeMtion     to     Our     Acilve 
Frleutls  nu«l  A;;«utH. 

As  spring  is  now  opening  pleasantly 
and  timely,  it  will  have  a  tendency  we 
hope  to  aliimate  not  only  the  vegetable 
and  animal  world,  but  also  the  rational. 
The  winter  has  been  jiretty  severe,  and 
the  business  aspect  of  affairs  rather 
gloomy  and  discouraging.  The  famine 
'n  the  West  has  thrown  a  special  gloom 
over  that  part  of  our  country.  Tiie  hard 
times  and  scarcity  of  money  have  been 
given  by  a  number  of  our  friends  and 
agents  as  a  reason  for  them  nut  sending 
larger  lists  of  subscribers  for  our  paper  at 
the  beginning  of  the  year.  As  things  are 
now  brightening  up  and  looking  more 
cheerful,  will  not  our  friends  and  agents 
make  a  little  exertion  to  obtain  a  few 
Jiundred  suliscribers  for  us?  This  is  de- 
sirable, and  we  think  it  could  readily  be 
done,  if  an  effort  was  made. 


From  different  causes  our  list  of  non* 
paying  subscribers  is  large  this  year- 
larger  than  common.  Hence  it  is  desir- 
able to  have  the  list  of  paying  ones  iu- 
crca.sed.  Friends,  please  make  a  little 
extra  exertion  to  increase  our  circulation. 
Our  request  is  to  you  all.  Please  respond 
to  our  request,  and  encourage  us,  and  the 
work  in  which  we  are  engaged,  by  send» 
iug  us  a  handsome  addition  of  subscrib- 
ers. 

Noiipy   R«>celvp<l    by   Va   lor    th« 
Weal. 

Tlie  following   (tontributions  were  sent 
to  us  to  be  forwarded  to  the  needy  iu  the 
West : 
Double  Pipe  Creek  Church,  Md., 

by  D.  P.  Sayler,  $25  00 

Jacobs  Creek  Church.  Pcnn'a,  by 

John  Berkley,  18  00 

Indian  Creek  Church,  Penu'u,  by 

Jeremiah  Miller,  J5  UO 

Conemaugli  Church,  Pcnn'a,  31  00 

Sandy  Creek  Church,  \V.  Va.,  by 

James  Ridenour,  10  00 

Plum  Cieek  Church,  I'eiin'a,  by 

Lewis  Kimmell,  13  05 

From  Pliilip  Shoemaker  3  30 

."     Sarah  Wells,  2  50 

"     Silvanus  Thomas,  5  UO 


$123  45 
We  made  the  following  distribution  : 
To  C.  ]j.  ICeim,  Falls  City,  Neb  ,     31  35 
"  Wm.  Cibh,ll..ci<  Creek, Kan.,     29  00 
"  Jesse  Studcbaker,(jariiet,   "        29  00 
"  Alfred  Stoweii,  Kan-as,  29  00 

"  Lewis  O.  Hummer,  Kiusas,  5  10 


Total  $123  45 

We  hold  receipts  from  all  to  whom  wc 
sent  the  money,  but  from  the  last  person 
named.  Tlie  amount  t^ci.'t  to  him  was  but 
recently  received  and  sent,  and  we  have 
not  had  time  to  receive  an  acknowledg- 
ment. As  wc  have  had  a  good  deal  of 
matter  to  insert  in  our  i  aper  concerning 
the  contributions  for  the  needy  iu  the 
west,  wc  have  deferred  our  own  public 
acknowledgment  to  the  present  time. 
Should  anything  have  been  sent  to  us  for 
the  purpose  named,  not  included  in  the 
above,  we  shall  be  glad  to  be  informed  of 
it. 

We  have  a  good  many  acknowledg- 
ments from  the  brethren  in  the  west  to 
uiukc,  and  wc  shall  prepare  a  list  soon, 
and  publish  it. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COWrANlOW  AND  GOSrEL  VISITOR. 


Back  Nainbers. 

We  are  prepared  to  supply  new  sub- 
scribers with  back  numbers.  Our  sub- 
Kcribers  generally,  want  the  volume  from 
the  beginning.  And  as  our  paper  i«  in  a 
convenient  form  for  binding,  ynd  as  it 
contains,  according  to  the  judgment  of 
mnny,  reading  matter  worth  preserving, 
ii  is  therefore  desirable  to  have  the  vol" 
ume  from  the  beginning.  We  are  glad 
to  find  that  many  of  our  subscribers  are 
preserving  their  papers  with  a  view  of 
getting  them  bound.  This  wc  think  is 
well.  Should  any  of  our  subscribers,  who 
wish  to  preserve  their  volumes  complete, 
miss  any  of  the  numbers,  we  will  supply 
the  missed  numbers  while  wccando  so. 


Errainiu. 

In  No.  12,  page  1S8,  in  last  paragraph 
of  Je.-^se  Studebaker's  letter,  read  $320. 
was  received,  instead  of  $32. 


Ansivr.i-s  to  Correspondeuti^. 

Sarah  Stem. — Your  account  is  now 
squ.nrcd. 

D.  W.  Grayuill.— We  will  send  the 
paper  the  balance  of  the  year  for  the 
amount  you  sent. 


CORRESPONDEN  C£. 


Uorretpondtitce  o/  church  neies  soUeiCcdJ^-ot:, 
all  partt  of  the  Brothtrhoed.  Wriler^t  iiente 
ami  address  required  on  every  comrrmtit'caZiou 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  cmnmuiii- 
c«.tiuns  or  manuscript  used,  fiat  rettw-n^ii.  All 
c  jmmtif.icatiotis  for  publication  shotild  be  arit 
tin  upon  one  side  of  the  sheU  otUv. 

Ftom  Adrlau,  Pa. 

March  5th,  1 87o. 
Biotlicr  Jumes  Qvinter  :  — 

Having  a  little  time,  I  will  try  atid 
give  you  some  church  news,  or  more 
l)roperly,  a  short  report  of  our  congrega- 
tion at  Johnville. 

We  have  almost  become  discouraged, 
not  having  had  i)reaching  for  four  months. 
We  are  like  lost  bheej) — wc  have  a  shep- 
herd, but  no  fold. 

The  natural  advantages  of  this  country 
are  perhaps  as  goi'd'  as  can  be  found  in 
tlic  stale.  Our  soil  is  deep  and  produc- 
tive. Along  the  river  we  can  rai^e  good 
crops,  let  the  seahon  be  either  wet  or  dry. 
Besides  the  larming  facilities,  we  are  well 
supplied  with  iron  and  an  abundance  of 
good  coal — the  most  of  the  land  being 
underlaid  with  coal  and  iron. 

If  our  heavenly  Benefactor  has  so  gra- 
cioui^ly  supplied  Us  with  all  these  creature 
comforts — things  that  cannot  be  formed 
by  hands — why  shall  we  want  lor  some- 
tliing  we  can  form  with  our  own  hands — 
a  house  in  which  to  worship  our  heavenly 
Father?      Consequently  we   have  com- 


menced the  erection  of  a  new  churcli, 
size  30x40,  with  basement  story  for  conj- 
munion  and  Sunday-school  purposes. 

'i'hc  foundation  is  made  ;  shingles, 
boards,  lumber,  all  waiting  lor  pleasant 
weather  to  put  it  up.  Wc  have  selected 
a  beautiful  shady  grove,  close  by  the  side 
of  a  never-failing  spring.  Here  wc  pur- 
pose building  a  tabernacle — a  house  for 
ourselves  and  children. 

When  the  house  is  completed,  wc  ex- 
pect to  hLive  a  regular  pastor,  who  will 
lead  us  and  tell  us  about  him  who  hath 
loved  us  and  bought  us  with  his  own 
precious  blood. 

The  Master  has  been  with  us  all  thro' 
the  past,  strengthening  and  cheering  us 
in  our  enterprise,  and  we  iiumbly  pray 
that  he  will  give  us  such  a  blessing  that 
our  souls  will  not  be  able  to  contain  it. 

Should  any  of  the  Brotherhood  chance 
to  be  traveling  in  this  direction,  we  would 
gladly  meet  them  at  the  station. (Trmple- 
ton,  on  the  Allegheny  Valley  Bailroad,) 
distant  about  three  miles. 

We  are  bearing  our  cro.sses  patiently 
for  the  inheritance  of  the  crowu,  fur  we 
know  that  when  "He  who  redeemed  us 
shall  appear,  wc  shall  be  like  liiui." 
'For  we  shall  see  him  as  he  is"  May 
the  liand  of  an  overruling  l*rovidencc 
guide  all  to  the  glory  of  his  name,  for  the 
good  of  souls,  and  for  the  promotion  of 
his  cause.     Pray  for  us. 

Very  respectfully  yours,    , 

W.  S.  George. 

Ad/i'in,  Pa. 


lu  nviuorlaiii. 


In  Memory  of  BROTtiisR.  Wm.  F.  Ball. 

Brother  Wm.  F.  Ball  was  born  Au- 
gust 14th,  1848,  and  died  March  23rd. 
1875.  Tiie  death  of  our  brother  spiead 
gloom  over  the  brow  of  many  friends  ; 
lliat  is,  so  far  as  our  carnal  nature  is  con- 
cerned, but  beyond  that,  I  hope  that  it,  is 
a  gleam  of  hope,  that  rtaches  beyond  the 
conlincs  of  this  life  ;  that  is,  I  mean,  the 
testimony  that  he  left  behind,  has  caused 
us  to  be  more  fervent  who  are  striving 
for  the  better  land  ;  and  to  iliofc  who 
have  not  started,  take  a  waining.  He 
was  one  that  looked  promising  for  long 
life.  But  that  messenger.  Death,  came 
and  could  not  be  baffled.  His  sickness  was 
but  short,  though  severe,  and  soon  caused 
liis  deatli.  His  disease  was  supposed  to 
be  brain  fever.  Oh,  how  solemn  to  think 
tliiti  Sabbath  morning,  he  is  now  in  an- 
other world — in  a  world  where  spirits 
dwell! 

1  will  give  some  of  his  departing  words 
which  he  spake  before  he  left  ilic  shores 
of  time.  Atone  time  all  appeared  to  be 
silent  with  him,  when  awakening  to  con- 
science again,  he,  to  liis  father,  said : 
"There  is  but  one  breath  between  me 
and  the  other  world.  1  heard  the  ii'ost 
beautiful  singing  I  have  ever  heard.  I 
soon  shall  be  tliere.  I  am  prepared  to 
die."  His  lament  seemed  to  be  most 
about  his  wife  and  children,  whom  he  de- 


sired to  stay  with  and  raise.  Ho  left  a 
wife  and  four  children  to  mourn  their 
loss,  but  we  hoiie  itishis  eternal  gain.  He 
told  his  wife  to  not  grieve  for  him,  but  to 
remember  she  had  a  God.  He  not  only 
told  liis  family  to  do, better,  but  exhorted 
people  everywhere  to  do  better.  Oh, 
think,  now,  young  friends,  on  what  ho 
said.  Even  at  the  point  of  death,  lie 
not  only  thought  of  those  of  his  own 
household,  but  felt  for  the  human  family 
at  large.  He  spoke  of  his  only  brother, 
who  he  never  more  could  .«ee.  He  so 
much  desired  him  to  prepare  for  vast  and 
never-ending  eternity. 

His  aged  fatlier  stood  to  catch  these, 
his  last  uyiiig  words,  and  liis  heart  over* 
whelmed  with  grief  to  sec  his  dear  child 
p:iy  that  debt  which  we  all  owe.  Oh  !  if 
It  had  not  been  fir  the  consolation 
spoken  by  his  dying  son,  it  would  almost 
have  been  impossible  for  him  to  stand 
such  a  task  an  this  ;  but  glory  be  to  God, 
liis  dear  a^ed  father  has  been  wending 
his  way  to  the  happy  land.  The  brother 
of  the  decrased  has  paid  the  last  tribute 
to  his  brother,  and  has  promised  to  now 
prepare  to  meet  those  dear  ones  tliat 
have  gone.  His  mother  has  passed  away 
some  ten  or  twelve  years  ago,  and  all 
must  follow  soon.  I  hope  that  the  great 
God  will  draw  him  nearer  and  nearer 
until  he  is  safely  landed  on  the  banks  of 
eternal  glory.  I  hope  the  church  will 
remcm^ier  our  sister  of  the  deceased  ;  and 
her  little  children,  thiiik  of  them  in  your 
prayers.  I  trust  she  will  look  to  Jesus 
from  whence  comcth  our  help,  that  she 
may  bring  up  her  children  in  the  fear 
and  admonition  of  tlic  Lord.  This  is  a 
tribute  of  respect  we  owe  to  the  dead, 
not  that  we  can  do  them  aiiy  good,  but 
to  bring  the  living  nearer  to  God.  Paul 
said:  "Weep  with  those  that  weep." 
So  in  conclusion,  I  will  say,  Can  I  ever 
forget  William,  whom  I  have  been  with 
for  twelve  years ;  who  comforted  me  in 
distress,  who  done  me  so  many  kind  acts, 
and  now  is  gone?  1  hope  to  meet  him 
on  the  eternal  shore  of  endlc-rs  joy,  to 
part  no  more.  If  any  read  this  who  have 
not  set  out  for  glory,  return,  for  you  must 
appear  before  God  at  death.  Let  uh 
prove  f&ithlul  that  we  may  have  part  in 
the  arst  resurrection,  is  the  prayer  of 
Your  brother, 

Silvands  Annon. 

Kassoa,  W.  Va. 


Ackuowledgeiueut. 

Brother  Quinicr: — 

I  received  $17.50  from  brother 
J.  G.  Winey,  Ionia  county,  Michigan, 
and  $2.00  from  brother  Wm.  Bacon,  of 
Des  Moines,  Iowa,  for  distribution,  for 
which  they  have  our  sincere  thanks. 

We  have  had  steady  cold  weather  tincc 
the  1st  of  January.       Not  much    snow. 
Times  hard  and  provisions  scarce. 
Y^ours  in  the  bonds  of  love, 

M.  CUUMRINB. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  OOMFAJNIOW  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


Froui  Kansas. 

Maucu  8th,  1875. 

Brot]u:r  Quintcr : — 

I  will  try  to  give  you  a  little  news 
from  this  part  of  the  far  west. 

Id  view  of  ilie  urRent  ri.'(iucst  of  some 
members  living  some  fifty  miles  soutliwest 
of  this  place,  and  with  a  desire  to  know 
more  fully  the  wants  of  the  people  of 
Southern  Kaiisa.',  the  brethren  thought 
tiiat  a  visit  to  the  sccuon  referred  to  was 
advisable.  So  on  the  morning  of  Febru- 
ary 26th,  I  left  home  for  the  pur[)ose  of 
meeting  others  of  the  party  twelve  miles 
southj  at  the  house  of  brother  J.  C. 
IJhcy,  where  we,  four  in  number,  got 
into  brother  Lcander  Potlinger's  wagon, 
and  started  west  for  Uowly  county,  ^'ight 
coming  on,  we  beiran  to  look  for  a  camp- 
ing jjlace,  but  upon  our  request  \vc  were 
reeeivcJ  into  the  house  of  a  Mr.  Brooks, 
and  well  it  was  for  us,  as  the  night  was 
cold  with  a  stiff  north  wind.  We  found 
our  host  to  be  the  duly  appointed  agent 
to  distribute  public  charities  to  the 
needy.  His  list  sliowcd  that  some  forty 
tamiiics  of  his  townsliip  were  receiving 
aid,  and  would  suffer  if  not  thus  sup- 
plied. 

From  here  we  enquired  for  a  brother 
James  Uoyd,  who  we  found  about  noon. 
Their  surprise  and  joy  can  be  imagined 
better  than  described  when  Wi;  arrived, 
■tlicy  having  lived  here  two  years  without 
seeing  any  brethren.  They  made  but  a 
poor  crop  last  year,  but  thought  they 
could  get  through  without  aid.  We  left 
an  apjiointment  licrc  for  Sunday  evening, 
and  started  on  our  journey  for  brother 
Goble's,  fourteen  miles  further  west. 
Arrived  about  sundown  and  found  the 
brother  and  sister  ready  to  receive  us,  as 
they  had  been  apprised  of  our  coming. 
We  soon  set  out  to  fill  ati  appointment, 
one  mile  off  over  tlie  prairie.  Found  the 
school  house  full  of  attentive  hearers, 
wlio  piid  good  attention  to  our  remarks 
ai)d  kept  tne  best  of  order.  We  request- 
ed the  people  to  meet  us  promptly  the 
tiext  morning  at  10  o'clock,  as  we  had 
fourteen  miles  to  travel  to  our  evening 
appointment.  At  the  hour  appointed  we 
found  the  house  full,  all  the  room  being 
occupied.  We  tried  in  great  weakness, 
but  in  the  fear  of  tlie  Jx)rd,  to  point 
them  to  the  precious  prouiises  of  tlie 
gospel.  Service  closed  with  the  urgent 
reiiuc't  10  come  soon  again,  reached  our 
licart,  [lor  be  it  rcmcmberi-d,  this  was 
tlie  first  time  my  brethren  had  been  west 
of  the  Cana  Church,  of  Howard  County,] 
BOme  .-aying,  wc  are  ready  ;  others,  that 
they  intended  to  be  ready,  when  wc  came 
again.  "Come  soon,"  was  the  request 
from  all. 

brethren,  hrrf  is  one  of  the  needy 
jilaces.  The  Cana  (Jliurch,  of  Howard 
County,  fifiy  milis  off,  is  neaiost  to  them, 
and  but  two  speakeis.  Tiiey  cannot  do 
liall  the  work  theic  is  for  them  to  do. 
'J'hc  cau-e  "f  Christ  demands  help  in  that 
[CowleyJ  county.     The  country  is  good. 


No  one  need  fear  the  qiiality  of  the  soil. 
Health  also  is  good.  Who  will  go  out 
and  help  them? 

Filled  our  appointment  in  the  evening. 
Had  a  full  hou.se  and  good  attention. 
Yesterday  we  traveled  thirty  miles  home- 
ward to  brother  J.  C.  Ulrey's.  The  day 
was  very  cold.  Stayed  over  night,  and 
bade  the  brethren  farewell  in  the  morn- 
ing. Wc  traveled  twelve  miles  home, 
and  found  all  well.  Thanks  to  the  Lord 
for  his  great  kindness. 

In  behalf  of  the  n'-edy,  wc  will  say, 
that  the  destitution  is  fearful.  People 
without  bread  and  sufficient  cloihing, 
their  sufferings  are  grtar,  and  will  be 
until  harvest!  Our  heart  aches  at  the 
thought  of  the  que.-iiion.  Where  are  the 
supplies  to  come  from  ?  God  alone  can 
cause  the  demand  to  be  ndequaielv  met. 
I  saw  a  man  the  other  day,  from  liutler 
County,  who  said,  he  knew  of  families 
that  had  been  without  food  for  four 
days. 

Brethren  and  friends,  [who  have  store- 
houses and  barns  filled  with  the  needed 
aid, J  think  of  it!  and  ask  why  God  has 
so  bountifully  supplied  you  with  good 
things,  and  with  held  them  from  the 
people  of  the  west?  But.  dear  brethren, 
this  IS  not  all.  The  people  arc  perishing 
for  the  bread  of  life  !  Who  will  help 
to  supply  tliem?  The  ministers  that  are 
here  are  doing  all  tfiey  can,  but  they  too 
have  little  »r  nothing  to  subsist  upon. 
Their  teams  like  other  men's  teams,  mu-t 
eat  if  they  work.  They  cannot  go  from 
place  to  place  without  feed.  We  greatly 
fear  that  the  work  must  stop  ;  and  indeed 
has  been  much  curtailed  already,  but  we 
hope  that  Gud  will  remember  the  poor 
and  needy.  Help  all  to  cast  their  care 
upon  him  who  carcth  for  them.  May  the 
good  Lord  bless  all  who  put  their  trust  in 
him,  and  especially  the  editors  of  the 
Companion  and  Vimtor  and  l\l<jrini. 

Your  unworthy  brother,  in  hope  of 
the  gospel  of  Christ. 

E.  SiiucK. 

Union   Centre,  Kansns. 


Auotlier  Call  For  Help. 

March  30th,  1875. 
Brother  Javies : — 

liy  request  of  the  committee  of 
the  church  to  see  to  the  wants  of  the 
memberH  of  the  Cottonwood  Church,  who 
have  called  upon  the  church  for  lielp  to 
the  necessaries  of  life,  we  have  invc.^ti 
gated  and  find  the  actual  wants  cannot  be 
furnished  in  our  di-^trict  without  aid  from 
some  other  districts.  We,  therefore, 
take  this  method  of  asking  the  Brother- 
hood in  general  to  as.sist  us  in  supplying 
the  wants  of  our  needy  members,  by  do- 
Dating  something.  All  donations  sent  to 
us,  should  be  sent  to  brother  Abraham 
Gilbert,  J^mpoiia,  jjyon  County,  Kansas, 
who  was  appointed  treasurer.  All  cor- 
respondence to  L.  H.  Flaik,  Ha.  tford, 
Jjyoii  County,  Kan.sas,  All  donations 
will  be  tiiankiully  received  and  judiciously 
distributed  to  the  needy. 


The  church  met  in  council  on  the  6th 
of  March.  Elder  Jes.'c  Studebaker  and 
Peter  Strublc  was  with  u^.  Had  meet-, 
ing  in  the  evening  of  Friday,  council  on 
Saturday,  preaching  on  Sunday  morning 
and  evening.  We  were  encouraged  iu 
our  labor  and  assisted,  by  (he  brethren, 
and  the  church  we  think  edified  by  the 
earnest  labor  of  the  brethren,  and  hope 
lasting  impressions  were  made  both  to 
the  members  and  those  that  are  not  in 
the  church.  May  the  L>rd  reward  the 
brethren  for  their  labors  with  us. 
Fraternally  yours, 

Lewis  H.  Flack. 

Hartford,  Kaiisax. 

(I'tlgrini  please  copy.) 

In  Alcuioriutu. 

In  the  Nettle  Creek  arm  of  the  church, 
Wayne  County,  Indiana,  our  beloved  old 
bister  Susannah  Eiler,  wife  of  brotfier 
Samuel  Eiler.  She  was  I  orn  February 
I'Jih,  1791,  and  died  March  8th,  1875, 
aged  84  years  and  1  'J  day.*. 

She  was  b(  rn  in  Upper  Canada,  near 
Moldan,  in  Colchester  towi-ship,  K.o.-fese 
county,  and  was  married  to  Samuel  Eiler 
January  20th.  iSll,  by  Robert  Il'chard- 
son,  E-(j.,  in  conformity  to  the  customs 
of  the  Church  of  England  ;  and  in  tlie 
following  October  they  joined  the  church. 
Tliey  Were  baptii^  d  bv  broiher  Martin 
Garycr  of  Virginia.  Eider  David  Miller 
and  his  wife,  Aaron  Miller  and  his  T.ife, 
John  Byerly  and  his  wife,  George  But- 
terbaugli  and  a  brolln.r  II  ;ishbarger  were 
baptized  at  the  same  time,  and  all  of 
which  are  now  in  cicrniiy,  save  our  old 
brother  Sammy,  who  will  be  eightyfi  ur 
years  old  the  17th  day  of  March,  1875. 
He  has  been  a  deacoD  in  the  cliuich  forty 
years.  He  has  been  aflhciei  with  a 
deadness  in  his  limbs  for  a  numb  r  of 
vears,  but  notwithstanding  he  nerformed 
his  part  of  the  visit  last  f»ll.  There  were 
twelve  children  born  unto  brother  and 
sister  Eiler,  six  boys  snd  six  girls  ;  five 
of  the  boys  and  four  of  the  jtiils  are  liv- 
ing, will)  about  eighty  jerand  children 
and  seventy  six  greatgrandchildren. 
Two  of  the  boys  and  two  of  the  girls  arc 
members  of  the  church,  one  of  which  is 
elder  Samuel  Eiler,  living  in  Kosciusko 
County,  Indiana. 

Sister  Eiler  was  a  faithful  and  exem- 
plary pillar  in  the  clfcurcli  for  sixiythree 
years  and  five  months.  She  iruly  was  a 
mother  in  Israel.  ('oosciou"  that  the 
pa,s.sing  momenty  were  fast  .••peeding  her 
to  eternity,  yet  hope  nor  faii.h  for  an  in- 
stant faltered,  but  rose  hi.uherand  higher 
as  she  neared  that  goal  for  which  her 
whole  life  was  but  one  unbroken  prepar- 
ation. A  friend  to  eve  y  one — to  the 
distressed,  the  needy  und  the  lowly. 
Her  life  win  spent  in  noble  deeds  douc  in 
silence.  As  a  Christian,  her  light  was 
ever  u|i  a  hill,  and  all  her  words  and 
deeds  retloctcd  tiie  humble  follower  of 
the  crasa.  Her  whole  life  was  a  beauti- 
ful exemplification  of  the  power  of"  Chi  ij- 


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tian  virtue,  and  in  accents  of  sweetness, 
bids  us  to  so  live  that  in  the  hour  of 
death  wo  may  rise  superior  to  the  traiu- 
niels  of  mortality  and  bask  in  the  benign 
influence  of  the  holy  angels  around  the 
throne  of  God.  "The  sweet,  serene  look 
her  face  bore  in  death,  seemed  to  point 
us  heavenward,  and  that  there  was  yet 
room  for  us,  where  her  spirit  had  fled 
to. 

In  conTorsation  with  brother  Lewis 
Kinsey  a  short  time  before  slie  died  she 
expressed  hcJself  in  the  language  of  good 
old  Paul  :  "I  am  now  ready  to  be  offered 
and  the  time  of  my  departure  is  at  hand  ; 
I  have  fought  a  ^ood  tight,  I  have  tin>- 
i»hcd  my  courkc,  1  have  kept  the  faith, 
hencelorth  there  i«  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  righteousness,  which  the  Lord. 
the  righteous  judge  shall  give  me  at  that 
dav." 

The  funeral  services  were  performed  by 
the  Brethren,  from  Kev.  14:13,  to  a  large 
and  sympathizing  congregation  of  friends 
and  relatives.  And  to  the  dear  children 
who  have  not  jct  closed  in,  with  terms 
of  divine  mercy  we  would  admonish  in 
love,  to  prepare  to  meet  your  dear  loving 
mother  in  heaven,  llemembcr  her  many 
good  words  of  cheer  and  council  and  lier 
many  acta  of  kindness  to  you  that  only  a 
mother  can  show  to  her  dear  children. 
Kemember  the    many    prayers  that  her 

{»oor  heart  has  offered  up  in  your  behalf 
tcmeiuber  your  kind  and  loving  mother. 
Brother  and  sister  Eiler  will  be  remem- 
bered by  many  ftho  visited  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  1864.  They  lived  in  a  brick 
houte  some  fifiy  rods  north  of  where  the 
meeting  was  held,  and  their  hospitality 
was  without  limitation. 

B.  F.  KooNS. 


An  Appeal  From  Kew  Jersey. 

Febhuary  18th,  1875. 

Dtar  Brother  Qunter  : 

According  to  promise,  in  a  former 
article,  entitled,  "J.  T.  Meyers'  visit  to 
New  Jersey,"  I  now  take  my  pen  to 
inform  the  readers  of  the  Companion  and 
Visitor,  of  the  proceedings  of  our  church 
meeting. 

Yesterday,  February  17th,  we  resolved 
to  build  a  new  house  ot  worship,  if  we 
could  rait'C  the  means  to  do  so,  as  our  old 
house  is  not  at  all  fit  for  a  place  of  wor- 
ship. We  have  now  commenced  to  so- 
licit money  for  this  purpose. 

Now,  brethren  and  sisters  throughout 
the  Brotherhood,  you  who  have  an 
abundance  of  this  world's  goods,  can  you 
not  help  us  in  this  lime  of  need?  lie- 
member,  this  is  the  Lord's  cause,  and 
"the  Lord  loveth  a  cheerful  giver  ;"  and 
"he  that  sowcth  bountifully  shall  reap 
bountifiilly." 

Our  Saviour  says  :  "Give  and  it  shall 
be  given  unto  you,"  and  should  any  of 
our  dear  brethren  or  sisters,  feel  to  give 
us  something,  1  will  just  say,  the  church 
iiuihoiizes       brother     Ephraim    Gary, 


Croton,  New  Jersey,  to  receive  any  do- 
nations which  our  brethruu  shall  give. 
Money  should  be  sent  either  by  registered 
letter,  bank  clieck,  or  postal  money 
order.  If  by  postal  money  order,  send 
to  brother  Gary,  payable  at  Flemington, 
New  Jersey. 

1  will  also  state  that  our  beloved 
brother,  J.  T.  Movers,  of  Philadelphia, 
is  authorized  by  the  church  to  receive 
money  for  us  wherever  he  may  be 
called. 

Yours  fraternally, 

Amos  Ciiamberun. 

Croton,  N.  J. 


lu  Meuiorluni. 


In  Memory  of  Ciiambers  Orr  Graden. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  left  this  vi> 
cinity  a  few  years  ago,  in  good  health  and 
spirits.  Having  traveled  west,  he  there 
became  acquainted  with  a.  respectable 
young  lady  whom  he  married.  During 
his  resilience  in  the  west  he  lost  his  health, 
and  himself  and  wife  returned  to  his 
father's  house  about  a  year  ago,  where 
he  remained  until  the  time  of  his  death. 
While  in  the  west,  he  had  connected 
himself  tothe  religious  sect  known  as  the 
Missionary  Baptists,  which  faith  he  held 
until  a  short,  time  before  he  departed  into 
the  spirit  world,  when  ha  maae  applica- 
tion to  be  received  into  the  Church  of 
the  Brethren.  An  elder  was  at  once 
summoned  to  attend, who  replied  prompt- 
ly, and  having  consulted  the  invalid — he 
claiming  himself,  that  he  was  not  able — 
that  he  had  not  the  capacity  of  submit- 
ting to  the  ordinance  ot  baptism,  but  de- 
sired to  be  receiv<:d  into  the  Church  of 
the  Brethren.  The  ease  was  then  brought 
before  the  council  of  the  members  pres 
ent,  when  it  was  amicably  concluded, 
that  he  should  be  received  into  our  uuiu- 
ber,  with  the  right  hand  of  ffllowship 
and  kiss  of  charity.  Whereupon  he 
promised,  as  soon  as  he  was  capable,  he 
would  be  buried  in  the  likeness  of  the 
death  of  Christ.  He  expressed  a  strong 
desire,  and  hoped  he  mignt  soon  be  able 
to  be  baptized. 

Thus  we  received  him,  believing  that 
the  Lord  requires  no  impossibilities. 
Thus  he  died,  with  a  hope  of  blissful  im- 
mortality, through  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

J.  W.  Wilt. 

Rnral   Valley,  Po. 


Church  News. 

March  17th,  1875. 

Datr  Brother  Qninter  : 

We  had  a  very  interesting  meeting 
at  the  "Old  Brick"  meeting  house,  com- 
mencing on  the  evening  of  the  7th  of 
February.  There  were  twenty  sermons 
delivered  during  the  meeting — fifteen  by 
myself  and  five  by  brother  A.  J.  Sterling 
of  Fayette  county,  Penn'a. 
The  result  of  the  meetings  were  eight 


additions — six  by  immersion  and  two 
restored.  One  has  been  immersed  since, 
making  in  all  nine  additions,  as  the  iiu- 
mediate  result  of  the  luceting.  Notwith- 
standing the  weather  was  very  cold,  quite 
early  you  would  see  the  people  moving  in 
the  direction  of  the  house  of  God,  and 
by  the  time  for  services  to  begin  a  large 
audience  would  be  atSHcmblea.  It  was 
one  of  those  meetings  where  the  presence 
of  God  is  felt.  Pray  for  us  that  what 
has  been  begun  may  rcnult  in  the  salva- 
tion of  many  precious  souls.  Amen. 
Yours  in  hope, 

John  Wise. 
Scenery  I  I  ill.  Pa. 


A  Thought  tkbaut  the  Auuual 

Mi^etiug. 

Whereas  many  brethren  wish  that 
a  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the 
church,  or  as  near  as  could  be,  should 
be  token  on  all  questions  decided  at 
our  Annual  Meeting  before  they 
would  be  considered  a  law  for  the 
government  of  the  church.  Could 
not  the  Y'early  Meeting  devise  some 
plan  whereby  such  advantages  could 
be  arrived  at?  Say  the  Y'early  Meet- 
ing would  appoint  coumiittee  of  breth- 
ren to  send  a  copy  of  questions  and 
answers,  as  discussed  and  decided  at 
the  Y'early  Meeting,  to  each  membor, 
and  to  each  church  of  the  Brother- 
hood, to  vote  for,  or,  against.  The 
elders  to  report  the  vote  to  the  com- 
mittee appointed  by  Y'early  Meeting, 
and  they  report  the  final  decision. 
A  two-third  vote  to  make  such  deci- 
sions ot  the  Y'^early  Meeting  binding 
on  every  arm  of  the  church,  thereby 
having  a  uniform  church  government 
throughout  the  entire  Brotherhood. 
Would  like  to  have  some  brethren 
write  upon  the  subject. 

A  Brother. 

Washington  county.  Md. 

Acltuowl4><Igmeut.. 

Marcu  25th,  1875. 
Brother  Quinter  : — 

Please  state  through 
the  CoMPANion  and  VigiToR,  that 
we,  of  the  Washington  Cret-k  church, 
received  $213.15,  from  the  North 
Manchester  church,  Wabash  county, 
Indiana,  for  the  relief  of  the  sufferers 
in  this  part  of  Kansas.  Btethren 
and  friends,  you  have  our  humble  and 
heart-felt  thanks  for  your  liberal  and 
timely  donatious. 

And  as  the  above  named  sum  was 
sent  to  my  address  for  distribution,  1 
will  state,  for  the  satisfaction  uf  our 
dear  brethren  and  friends,  how  we, 
the    brethren   of   Washington  Cre^k 


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0H1U8T1AN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VIblTOR. 


Congregation,  dispose  of  their  chari- 
ty. All  money,  itc  ,  ia  handed  over 
to  brother  J.  C.  Mutsger,  our  treasur- 
er, (who  13  also  a  duaoon  )  and  all 
that  are  in  actual  wiiut,  wijelber  ia 
or  out  ot  the  church,  wtiolhor  black 
or  while,  get  an  ordor  froio  our  dea- 
cons to  a  certain  provision  luwchant, 
who  has  agreed  to  furuisii  wait,  flour 
meal  and  beans,  at  the  iuwesi  fig- 
uers,  and  our  treasurer  seiilea  th«  ac- 
counts and  lifts  the  orders ;  cou  jo- 
queiitly  every  dollai"  oxpundtid  cau 
be  accounted  for.  No  ordura  are 
given  for  luxuries  or  horao  feed,  only 
for  food  and  raiment,  and  that  to  the 
most  needy.  But  we  have  so  many 
of  this  class  that  a  few  hundred  dol- 
lars does  not  last  long. 

The  brethren  that  have  this  aid  lo 
distribute,  say  thai  the  greater  por- 
tion of  it  goes  to  those  who  do  not 
belong  to  our  fraternity.  This  I 
Btalo  for  the  satisfaction  and  eucour- 
ogeinent  of  those  who  do  not  belong 
to  our  henomination,  but  have  mani- 
fested the  fruits  of  a  sympathizing 
heart  by  liberally  douatiug  toward 
the  aid  committed  lo  our  care.  All 
aid  seyjt  to  the  Washington  Creek 
Cliurch,  Kan-t^as.  has  baen  thankfully 
received,  and  properly  and  judiciously 
distributed  with  ocouoiuy  aud  care, 
thai  the  prop«r  per»iou»  got  it.  But 
please  send  all  money  hereafter,  to 
J  C  Melsger,  Clinton,  Douglarfs  Co. 
Kansas. 

Yours  Fraternally. 

JouN  lioWEIl 

Willoiv  Springs,  Kan. 

A  Warnlug  Voice. 

Febbuauy,  15:h,  1875. 
Brother  Quintcr  : 

With  deep  emo- 
tions of  my  heart  for  my  fellow-man, 
I  write  these  lines  of  admonition 
Bnd  warning  to  all  those  who  have 
been  led  by  bliud  leaders  these  many 
years — who  have  had  Lho  coulami- 
natJDg  doctrines  and  iama  of  the 
day  iuculcsited  into  them  by  the  pro- 
fessed proachers  of  Christ,  who  only 
believe  a  lie  to  be  daiiumd,  plunging 
hilhor  aud  thither  throuKu  the  Wurld, 
bt'lieving  the  spurioua  doctrine  until 
the  word  of  truth  has  become  dark- 
nes.",  and  that  darkness  has  bnconio 
80  dense  that  they  can  except  a  part, 
which  they  call,  (Joi'pel  Coromands, 
and  lay  aside  all  the  injunctions  or 
minor  command.s,  and  call  them  non- 
eeseutial,  as  i  have  been    taught,  but 


G'>d  be  prai-sifd  that  the  scales  have 
fallen  from  my  eyes,  and  I  now  see 
wh«!re  I  once  waa  bliud.  God  be 
praised  that  I  was  ever  induced  to 
aiueud  a  Duokard  meeting.  I  was 
prejudiced  agaiuBt  them.  I  was 
taught  thej  had  the  form  of  godliness 
but  d«»iiyiii!f  the  power.  But  being 
perriuad-d,  by  a  dear  friend,  to  ai- 
lond  oi.e  of  their  moetinga.  I  did  so 
through  roi'p.»cl  lo  him.  Father  My- 
ora  proacbod,  and  he  preached  Chriat 
aud  him  cruciQ«»d.  It  wag  all  power 
aud  strict  obodionco  to  the  word  of 
truth.  I  hoing  in  search  of  the  truth 
a*  it  ia  in  Christ,  laid  bold  on  the 
horns  of  the  altar,  got  ou  board  of 
the  old  ship  Zion,  and  to-day  I  read 
the  Word  of  God  in  a  differf  at  light, 
not  aftor  the  Qciion  of  man,  but  aa  it 
is  revealed  in  the  Word,  obedience  to 
hia  commauda.  They  are  light, 
pleasant  aud  joyous,  as  are  all  the 
ways  of  our  heavenly  Father  to  a 
hungry  aoul.  My  prayer  is  to  God, 
that  a  poor,  way-faring  soul,  may 
leara  of  tbosa  lines,  aud  search  the 
Scriptures,  for  in  them  only,  have  we 
the  profi-ise  of  eternal  life.  And  in 
them  wo  find  our  blessed  R«doemer 
pointing  to  tha  city  of  the  blost,  which 
waa  prepared  for  the  faithful,  and 
obedient  sons  and  duughters  of  Isra- 
el. I  united  with  the  Brethren, 
April  12ih,  1874.  Our  church  ia  in 
a  pro>.poriiig  condition.  Several  has 
united  since  the  tiaie  I  joined. 
Your  brother  in  Christ, 

J  AS.   P.  SUULTZ. 

Froui  liiUiauu. 

April  1,  IS?.*). 
Dear  Urothcv  Qiiinter: — 

I  wil!  \iij  all  the  readers  of  the 
Co7iipiiiii')n  (iiul  Viaitor  know  that  1  ha\e 
sold  my  little  farm,  thinking  to  travel 
and  devote  all  my  time  to  the  service  of 
God,  if  the  jrood  Lord  so  wills.  We  ex- 
pect to  travel  Ly  j  rivatc  convcydoct!,  so 
as  to  have  llie  jiriviii'^c  to  .stop  with  ail 
meuiLert*  and  all  newly  organized  churches 
wherever  we  ma^y  come  to  iheui  ;  and  wo 
wi?h  to  maUe  it  our  business  lo  j<o  to 
Kuch  and  to  preach  for  them  as  much  as 
the  Lord  may  eimhle  me.  My  wife  is 
Roinj,'  to  travel  with  me.  We  will  try  it 
for  a  year,  as  wu  have  none  to  .sec  to  but 
(jurscivc.-J,  and  it  mattcr.s  not  where  we 
are,  .so  we  are  in  the  service  of  the  Lord, 
which  is  our  prayer  so  to  be.  We  do 
lu)pe  our  dear  l)rcthren  and  sister:)  will 
l>!jy  for  Uh,  that  we  may  have  good 
Kucccss,  and  do  much  cood  auion^  our 
members  anil  others  in  our  travel.*;. 

From  iour  well  wishinv;  brother, 

John  Kni.ski,y. 

J'h/nioitth,  Iinl, 


A  Voice  Irom  Ontario,  Cannda. 

March  27,  1875. 
lirotlicr  Jiimrs:-  ■ 

I  would  inform  you 
that  I  ara  well  pluusnd  with  the 
Christian  Famii.y  Compaion  and 
GosPKL  VisTOR,  which  I  have  been 
taking  from  the  first,  of  January. 
I  couaider  it  tbo  br-Bt  paper  I  over 
ruad.  It  baa  strouglhenod  my  faith 
many  timus.  I  havo  t«k«u  a  good 
many  pupurs,  but  I  never  to'  k  one 
that  waa  so  near  my  mind.  Notwith- 
standiiisf  I  hold  your  pap'^r  in  high 
estoem,  I  feel  my  heart  set  more  on 
that  blessed  Book  that  points  the 
way  to  hwaven.  Oh  that  I  might  be 
able  to  seach  more  carefully  and 
prayerlully,  and  walk  more  accord- 
ing to  its  blessed  precepta !  And  I 
feel  that  your  pap»r  encourages  mo 
to  do  so,  and  I  think  of  having  it  for 
one  of  my  companions  through  this 
short  vale  of    tears. 

Nelson  Kiteley. 
Fordwich,  Ontario. 


Kducatioual. 

Brother  Quinter: — 

Permit  mc  to  say,  that 
it  gives  tnuch  pleasure  to  see  that 
brother  Kimmei  is  persevering  in  the 
school  enterprisv.and  as  a  friend  of  ihtj 
educational  interests  in  the  church,  wo 
feel  that  we  can  say,  to  any,  who  de- 
sire to  send  their  childran  to  schoi,!, 
that  from  a  personal  acquaintance  with 
brother  Kiruajel  for  s^iuq  years,  wo 
cau  reco:i)i:iend  him  as  a  safe  man  into 
whose  care  to  trust  the  dcvelDpi'.ient 
of  the  intellectual  faculties,  aa  well 
as  the  moral  training  of  the  heart. 
And  as  to  lho  comiounily,  a  more 
moral,  pleasant-  oue  ia  hard  to  find, 
bfiug  remote  from  the  influence  of 
town  life.  The  locality  is  certainly 
all  that  could  be  desired,  healthy, 
Lomolike,  aad  just  the  piaco  lo  be 
happy,  with  u  good,  well-conduclod 
church  of  the  Brethren  in  the  midst 
of  which  to  be  at  home. 

J:  P.  Hetuio 
Philadelphia,  Fa. 

Kituii;;li. 

I  was  veryglad  to  learn  that  brother 
Quinter  res  )ivcd  not  to  print  any- 
thing more  about  that  "Emigratiou" 
article.  I  think  it  is  enough.  We 
can  wriie  articlea  that  are  more  beuo- 
Ocial  to  the  Brotherhood.  But  I  do 
not   blame    brother    (iuiuter  for  pub. 


J 


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lisbJDg  what  be  did  ;  for  I  think  an 
editor  is  often  in  a  strait,  that  ho 
hardly  knows  what  to  do.  But  if  he 
has  ono  or  fifty  articles  concerning 
"Emigration,"  on  hand  yet,  I  hope  ', 
the  authors  will  excuse  brother 
Qninter  for  not  publishing  them,  for 
1  think  be  done  wit^ely. 

NoAii  B.  Blouqu. 
New  Enterprise,  Pa. 

^^■^■^■^m- 

luilefluite. 

Brother  Qninter : — 

Please  send  my  Visitor  to  Carothsrs, 
Seneca  Co.,  Qliio. 

James  Richaud. 
Brother  Qnmiter ; — 

Dear  Sir: — You  will  hereafter 
8cnd  my  paper  to  Z*ckvillc,  Wirt  Uouuly, 
W.  Va.,  and  oblige, 

Yours  truly. 

John  Foroeson. 

[Will  the  above  persons  jjlcasc  iiiforui 
us  where  they  had  been  getting  their 
paper  before  the  change?] 

FtkforMbte. 

James  Quinler : — 

Sir: 
Please  send  me 
a  Ranople  copy  of  the  Christian  Fam- 
ily Companion  and  Gospel  Visitor. 
A  friend  of  mine,  Mr.  J  F.  Miller, 
received  a  couple  of  copies  to-day, 
and  read  a  few  articles  to  me,  which 
they  contained  and  I  thought  were 
the  best  thing  I  ever  saw.  By  so  do- 
ing you  will  oblige,  yours  truly, 

William  B.  Graham. 

Gamp  Greek.   Va. 

— ♦  • 

Aeknowlo<lgeuieut8. 

April  2ad,  1875. 

Brother  Quinter : 

Please    acknowl- 
edge the  following  receipts,  viz   : 

John  R.  Marquis,  Wabash  arm  of 
Church,  Ind.,  $1)6  20. 

Samuel  M.  Loos,  Green  Springs 
District,  Seneca  county,  Ohio,  $32.00 

Brethren,  sisters  and  friends,  we 
do  feel  truly  thankful  to  God  for  your 
timely  donations.  And  we  will  ap- 
ply it  according  to  your  directions  to 
the  best  of  our  ability,  and  it  will 
make  many  a  poor  heart  glad  to  re- 
ceive a  few  dollars  for  bread  and 
seed,  which  is  badly  needed,  as  the 
time  is  here  for  sowing  and  planting. 
Many  are  now  trying  to  plow  a  few 
hours  a  day  with  their  half-starved 
horses,  and  do  not  know  where  the 
seed  is  to  eome  from.  W^here  there 
is  a  will  there  is  a  way. 


The  above  donations  will  do  some- 1 
thing  in  the  way  of  garden  seeds  and 
seed  corn  for  the  needy.       May   God 
bless    and    save    us  all  in  heaven,  is 
my  sincere  prayer. 

Fraternally  Y'ours, 
J.  C.  Metsoer. 
Washington  Greek,  Kan. 

1>1E1>. 

Wc  admit  no  poetry  uinlcr  nny  clrcutnstan 
ccB  in  connection  witli  Obiiuai-y  Notices.  We 
wish  t©  U8C  all  alike,  uml  we  could  not  insert 
versfs  with  all. 


In  the  Maple  Grove  congjrcgation,  Ash- 
land county,  Ohio,  KLiZABnTii,  infant 
daniihter  of  friends  SYiliiam  aud  Annie  Hess, 
atcd  2  years,  1  month  and  10  days.  Funer- 
al occasion  improved  by  the  wtiter,  from 
H.b.  10:35. 

Also,  in  the  Asblaud  congreo^ation,  Ash- 
land county,  Ohio,  Henut,  infant  sou  of 
brother  and  sister  Geor-jr;  lilankabiller  aged 
9  days.  Funeral  ocatiou  improved  by  the 
writer,  from  Matt.  18:3. 

Also,  in  tha  LoudonvlUe  cocgregation, 
Ashland  county,  Ohio,  our  agtd  friend  J.  K. 
Dow,  aged  78  years,  7  months  and  15  days. 
Funeral  occasion  improved  by  the  writer, 
from  Col.  3:2,3. 

D.  N.   WOBKMIN. 

In  the  Swan  Greet  church,  Denewee  Co.. 
Michigan,  March  27lh,  brother  Fbedbkick 
\VooDVi>o,  atjcd  (30  jears,  3  months  and  13 
days.  Uifcase  in  the  heart,  finally  termin- 
ating in  parhlysi". 

Hu  leaves  au  invalid  wife,  helpUss.  lie 
emigrated  a  year  ago  from  Virginia  to  Mich- 
igan. Funeral  discourse  by  the  wrileri  from 
Ucv.  14:13. 

R.  K.  BCRKETBILB. 

In  the  Upper  Fall  Creek  church,  Henry 
county,  Indiana,  March  ICth,  Elijau  Mby- 
sits,  aged  50  years  aad  13  days. 

His  death  was  supposed  to  have  beeu 
caused  by  heart  disease.  He  had  been  com- 
plaiaing  frtquenlly,  but  had  not  been  ser- 
iously sick  bat  a  few  hours  preTious  to  bis 
death.  Funeral  conductod  by  elder  George 
Houver,  from  John  5:25,28  39. 

David  K.  Teeter. 

In  the  Indian  Creek  church,  at  his  resi- 
dence at  Harleysville,  ilontgomery  county, 
Fenn'a,  on  the  18th  of  March,  brother  Wii,- 
LiAM  R   Tyson,  aged  43  years  aud  23  days. 

On  the  following  Sunday  his  remains  were 
Interred  in  the  Br'thren's  buryiuggrouud, 
in  SkippacU.  The  funeral  occasion  was  im- 
proved by  brethren  Samuel  Harlcy  and  Isaac 
Kuip,  at  the  house  of  mourning,  and  Wm. 
Nice  and  Jonas  Price  at  the  meeting-house, 
to  a  large  concourse  of  relatives  and 
friends. 

Brother  Tyson  d*serves  more  than  a  Pass- 
ing notice.  His  quick  and  deep  insight  into 
matters  ;  his  wise  counsels  in  the  church, 
and  his  good  and  sound  advice  in  worldly 
ali'uirs,  rend-.red  him  conspicuous  for  n«e- 
fulness  above  many  others.  By  his  death 
the  church  has  lost  au  earnest  and  promi- 
neut  member  ,  society  a  U'^eful  citizen,  and 
the  family  a  kind  father  and  afft;ctionaie 
husband.  He  left  a  (liricons  date  widow  and 
six  orphan  children  to  mourn  their  loss ; 
though  they  soriovv  not  as  those  who  have 
WO  hope. 


A  few  hours  before  he  died  his  wife  asked 
him  if  he  wanted  anything  to  eat,  but  ho 
answered  that  he  thought  he  could  wait  till 
he  would  eat  at  the  Lord'*  table.  He  after- 
wards called  his  children  lo  bis  bad  and  ad- 
monished them  lo  ab.tain  from  uvil,  telling 
them  that  he  would  now  die,  and  that  they 
should  r«member  what  he  told  iben). 

Jas.  Y.  Hbcklbk. 

In  Washington  countr,  Iowa,  Feb'uary25, 
Jons  FuANKLiN,  son  of  Charles  aud  Julian 
Stkoiim,  aged  0  yenrs  1  month  and  15  days. 
Discasr,  scarlet  fever.  Fuuoral  services  by 
the  writer  from  1st  Cor.  15:33,  tn  a  aympa- 
tbizing  asBembly. 

Steprbn  Yodhi,. 

In  the  Clarion  congregation,  Kbna  C, 
daughter  of  brother  Henry  and  sister  Kline. 
She  was  born  January  ICih,  1875,  and  died 
February  14<h,  1S75,  aged  39  days.  Services 
by  the  undersigned  and  friend  Cope. 

G. W.  SniVBLT. 

CiiAMUBKS  Oitu  Gkapev  was  bo-n  May 
17lh,1851,  and  ditd  Febiu«ry  26lh,  187.5, 
aged  23  ysars,  9  months  and  9  days- 
He  leaves  a  youni;  widow  aud  one  child  to 
weep  over  his  tenement  of  clay.  Funcal 
services  by  brother  J.  B.  Warapler  from  3ad 
Kings  20.1,  to  an  attemiva  audience  at  his 
father's  house,  In  Cowensbauuoc  congrega- 
tion, Armstrong  Co  ,  Pa. 

J.  W.  Wilt. 

In  the  Bachelor's  Ran  congregation. March 
25th,  after  a  short  illness,  sister  Bakbaua, 
wife  of  brother  Abraham  Clingenpeel,  aged 
33  years,  4  months  aud  10  days. 

She  leaves  a  hnsbaud  and  sx  small  chil- 
dren to  mourn  their  los«,  which  is  her  gain. 
Funeral  by  brother  I'aac  Eik»nhery  and 
Jaco'o  Flora,  from  the  words  :  ''BI.^RScd  are 
the  daad  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  hence- 
forth: yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may 
rest  from  their  labor*,  and  their  works  do 
follow  them.'" 

JosspH  Clinoenpeb;,. 

At  Markland  Station, Cay  couifty, Indiana, 
March  4th,  Noah,  son  of  friend  John  (ilec'l) 
and  sistrr  Catharine  Damcr,  aged  34  years, 
11  months  and  18  dafs. 

His  remains  we'e  laknn  to  Owen  connty, 
Indiana,  and  their  burird.  He  leaves  a 
lonely  mother  and  two  sisters  and  six  broth- 
ers to  mourn  their  loss.  His  disease  was 
consumption,  Funer»l  servicois  by  thri 
writer  from  Heb  9:37  38,  to  a  la'ge  and 
sympathizing  congregation. 

Also,  in  tlie  Lick  Creek  congregation, 
Owen  county,  Indiana,  on  the  17th  of  March 
of  lun;;  fever,  Ci-iha  H»stek.  daughter  of 
brother  Joseph  and  sister  Amelia  Burger, 
aged  1  year,  9  months  af-d  25  days  Funer- 
al services  by  rldar  U.  CuUcn  and  the  wri  ur 
from  Rev.  21. 

Also,  in  Owen  county,  Indinna,  March  21, 
Catiiakine,  wife  of  friend  Mathias  Grphart, 
aged  85  years,  7  months  and  13  days. 

She  was  a  member  of  the  Mcnnor.ito 
!  churf-h.  H-r  death  was  caused  principally 
by  old  ago.  Her  raaid'^n  name  was  Bskcr. 
She  lived  a  married  life  for  over  flfvy  years. 
She  was  the  mother  of  live  children.  She 
has  lelt  a  lonely  husband  and  two  children, 
with  many  synpathizintt  T  lends  to  mourn 
their  loss.  Funeral  occasion  improved  by 
Mi  hnel  Mishter  (a  .Mennoiiito)  aud  the 
writer  from  3iid  Tim.  4:7,8,  to  a  l.^rgo  a'ld 
attentive  ( ongrcgation,  in  the  Mnuouito 
m'leliag-Uouse. 

Ananias  Hbnsei,. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


In  Newtonia,  Newton  county,  M'ssonri, 
at  his  home,  Kebruary  14th,  of  pnenmonia 
fever,  Isaiah  ToMHiuou,  ag-.d  50  yiare,  7 
nioDtbs  aod  8  days. 

He  was  baptixwd  in  1S4«  l>y  bro  her  Q'O. 
Brower,  asd  united  nilU  tlir  Simirrol  Creek 
church,  Miami  county,  Indiana.  To  bit  b»- 
reavad  wife  and  children  wo  tMudsr  our 
warmest  Bvmpaihv. 

J.  W.  8. 

la  the  Kavrn  River  district.  St.  Joseph 
connty,  Micbigau,  on  the  2i'd  of  March, 
Bakaii,  OL'ly  daughter  of  broibor  Guorife  and 
sister  Phebu  Kimc.atfud  5  moalhs  aud2  ditys. 
Diseass,  luag  fevar. 

The  lovely  littls  dau^'htgr  Uloouied  but  for 
a  ebon  time  and  tb>»  w«g  taken  awsy  f'Oiu 
her  parents.  Her  illni-ss  lasted  oaly  a  few 
days.  Parents  prove  faithful  uutil  dcaib 
and  then  you  can  mec^  yourliuU  one  in  that 
beautiful  world  on  hinb,  wbero  a''l  tears  arc 
wiped  away  and  partinif  is  known  no  more. 
Faneral  services  bv  brethren  Schrock  auJ 
Truby,  from  Matt.  10:14 

NANCr  E     BwiBART. 

LIST  OF  MONK  YS  IIKCKIVED  for 
SUBSCRIPTION,  B001i8,etc.. 

8  U  Sober  2  00;  Jno  Shuts  2  00;  T  B 
Wtnrick  40;  J  VV  Stein  83;  W  J  Pursley  2.5; 
Mary  McClintock  7.5;  f  S  Newcomer  4  60: 
MrsN  A  Suider  1  00;  J  M  Sbouk  1  6i;  H 
Musaelman  1  4.5;  S  H  8pro<;le  50;  Cm  Nin- 
inger  1  6d;  D  B  Stutsman  50;  T  B  I'awzcr 
1  CO;  Sam'l  Gallatin  4  00;  Jos  Freed  75; 
H  J  Hanger  7  00;  U  R  Clisse  1  60;  J  Nf  w- 
comor  80  ;  Jno  Kuiik  2  00;  A  Biolher  75; 
Dau'l  Houter  1  70. 


Bloofl  DltieaweH. 

The  blood  being  tlie  source  fioru  which 
our  systetus  arc  builL  up  ami  frvJiu  which 
wc  derive  our  mental  a^  well  as  ph\sic:il 
capabiiiiies,  how  iinpoitatit  that  it  should 
be  kept  pure.  If  it  coniain.s  vily  fester^ 
ing  poi>>ons  all  organic  functions  arc  weak- 
ened thereby.  Settling  upon  important 
orgaiLs,  as  the  luiigi,  liver  or  kidneys,  tlie 
effect  is  most  diea.strous.  Ht  tice  it  be- 
hooves every  one  to  keep  their  blood  in  a 
perfectly  healthy  coi;dition  and  luore 
especially  docs  this  ajiply  at  this  particu- 
lar season  of  the  year  than  at  any  other. 
No  matter  wliat  the  exciiiiiiir  cause  may 
be,  the  real  cau.-e  of  a  lar^jc  proportion  of 
all  di.seases  is  bad  blood.  Now  J)r.  Pierce 
docs  not  winli  to  place  his  (Jolden  Medi- 
c.il  Dit^covery  in  tlie  catalojrue  of  (juack 
patent  no.'^trums  by  recommending  it  to 
cure  every  disease,  nor  does  he  so  recoui* 
mend  it,  on  the  contrary  there  are  hun- 
dreds of  di.«eases  that  he  acknowled^^es  it 
will  not  cur<;  ;  but  what  he  does  claim  is 
thi«,  iliat  there  is  but  one  foroi  of  blood 
di.-^taf^c  that  it  will  not  cure,  and  th^t 
discahc  is  cniieer.  He  docs  not  reconi- 
ni«nd  lii.s  Discovery  fur  that  di.--<;a.«c,  yet 
he  kpows  it  to  be  the  nios?  scarcliing 
blood  cleanser  yet  discovered,  and  that  it 
will  free  the  blood  and  hy.tcm  ol'all  other 
known  blood  poisonn  be  they  animal,  veg- 
etable or  uiiiieral.  The  (loldt  ti  l)i>covery 
\»  loiirriintrd  hy  him  to  cure  llic  worst 
forms  ol  Skin  Di.^"i,~js,  ai  all  forms  of 
Blotches,  Pimples  aii(I  ]'>uption.-,also  all 


Spinal  I)iiio^s«ii,  all  of  which   belong.i  to 


I)     J  01 

in   bel 


G!at',(hi!ar  Swolling.';,  and  the  worst  form 
of  Sor:)i'iilont  and  Ulcerated  Soros  of 
Neck,  Ii.'gs  or  other  p^rts,  and  all  Scrof- 
ulous Diseases  of  the  Bones,  as  White 
Swellin«s,  Fever  Soros,  Hip  .Joint  and 
Spinal  Diiio^suii,  all 
Scrofulous  diocafoi. 

CONFIH.MKl^IHP.IOINT  DISEASE 

CURED. 
W.  Gbovk  Sr.vnoN,  la  ,  July  J 4,  '72. 

Dr.  I'lKiicK,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.: 

Dear  ail.' —  ly  wife  first  bocaiue 
lame  nine  yeara  ago.  Swellings  would 
appear  and  disappear  on  her  bin,  and  nhe 
was  gradually  becoming  reJuccJ,  and  her 
whole  systom  rotten  with  disoa.'^o.  In 
1871  a  swulling  broke  on  her  hip  dis- 
charging laige  (juautitics,  and  sinco  that 
time  there  are  several  openings.  Have 
had  live  doctorti  at  an  expense  of  $125, 
who  say  nothing  will  do  any  good  but  a 
kurgical  operation. 

July  loth,  187.'J,  he  writes  thus:  My 
wife  has  certainly  received  a  great  bene- 
fit from  tlie  use  of  your  Discovery,  for 
she  was  not  able  to  get  off  the  bed,  and 
was  notexnecied  to  live  a  week  when  she 
commenced  using  it,  a  year  ago.  Slie 
has  been  doing  most  of  her  work  lor  over 
six  mouths,  lias  used  twenty  bottles 
and  is  still  using  it.  Her  recovery  is 
con.iidered  as  almost  a  miracle,  and  we 
attribute  it  all  to  the  use  of  your  valuable 
medicine.  I  can  cheerfully  rccommcni  it 
as  a  blood  purifier  and  strenuth  restorer 
J.  M.  IIOBINSON. 

Discovery  iit  sold  by  druggists. 

Nt'brsisktt!    Nobraeka ! ! 

The  undcrtli^ued,  hnviue  decided  to  locate 
in  Gage  county,  Nebraslia,  Ibis  spring,  de- 
sifL-s  to  Correspond  with  Brethren  who  think 
of  emigrating  to  the  West. 

Address  :  J.  W.  Bbbu. 

Meyersdale.  P«. 
Somerset  Co.  [tf.-lev  2w] 

I'ure'Kred  Light  Brnlimas. 

Pea  comb,  t'ue  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press 10  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (t.5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

8.  Heard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


Valnabie  Pariu  For  8ale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land connly,  Poiin'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  Abo»t 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
bouse  with  culler  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
with  all  uiCKSsaiy  outbulldinga  ;  good  spring? 
and  also  n  w«li  near  I  he  house  ;  church  not 
a  qnarler  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
T'.;uient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

Kor  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  larm  c  ill  on  Tobias  Meyirs  near 
.Vliueral  Point,  Ki)bi»iui  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  mc  on  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Mbters. 

21-tr.  Donegal,  Pa. 


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Send  lor  a  ciicular. 

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Cocolumas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
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Slope. 


BY  GEORGE  X>.  ZOLLERS. 


Stern  winter  soon  ■will  cease  to  reign, 
The  bleak  piercinR  wiud'5  will  be  o'er_, 
And  spring  shall  be  welcomed  again 
T'.>  cheer  drooping  nature  once  more. 
The  tielda  that  are  shrouded  in  gloom, 
Surrendered  to  winter's  cold  sway, 
In  •verdure  and  beauty  shall  bloom, 
And  triumph  mid  spring's  genial  ray. 

Sweet  thou;;ht8  nature's  changes  suggests 
To  fcolace  the  childr&n  ol  God; 
IncitiDg  Ihc-ir  hop;^  of  sweet  r-  st, 
When  lifo-o  'vi;<:y  joainey  is  trod; 
While  meeting  their  changes  in  time, 
Euduiing  the  winter's  ruao  blast, 
They  long  for  that  country  sutjlime, 
Where  spring  shiUl  eternally  last. 

The  loved  oneB  in  Jesus  long  dead, 
And  mouldfcred  within  the  cold  grave, 
Shall  rise  and  triuraphaut  be  led, 
To  join  him  who  died  them  to  save. 
Oh  !  welcome  the  bright,  gladsome  day, 
When  friends  lovig  divided  shall  come, 
And  join  in  celestial  array. 
To  praiee  God  forever  at  home. 

For  the  Co.mpanion  and  Visitob. 
Parting  Words. 


BY  C.  H.  BALSBAUUH. 

Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

Through  your  silent  type* 
preaahing,  Ihave  long  enjoyed  your  uiiu- 
intry,  and  have  found  it  a  ministry  lull  of 
the  power  and  couiCort  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
To  write  and  speak  beautiful  things  about 
"the  Lord  and  His  Christ,"  is  easier  and 
more  (.■ommbn  thun  to  lot  Christ  Hpcak 
for  lliu.sjlf  out  of  our  new-born  con- 
sciousness. Here  is  the  great  defect  in 
our  periodical  literature.  There  is  many 
a  well- worded   article  that    so   evidently 


!  proceeds  wholly  from  the  author  without 
i  any  great  over-spreading,  self-hiding, 
Chrisb-pveseuce  to  originate  and  shape  it. 
that  it  is  even  painful  to  read  it.  It  is 
with  grateful  pleasure  that  I  refer  to 
your  own  contributions  as  eminently 
worthy  of  iiuitation,  both  in  the  selection 
of  subjects  and  their  style  of  treatment. 
Occasionally  a  writer  who  has  excellent 
capacity  for  usefulness,  injures  hiuiself 
and  the  truth  by  forgetting  chat  nothing 
is  Christian  but  what  issues  out  of  the 
life  of  Christ  iucu'naie.  To  have  a  single 
number  in  which  Christ  is  all  the  mean- 
ing, is  what  wo  will  perhaps  never  have. 
I  say  not  these  things  to  wound  or  shame 
or  disci.^umga  any  one,  out  as  a  solerejs 
and  urgent  reason  to  have  every  pen  and 
"iuk  horn"  superscribed  with  "holiness 
to  the  Jjord."  In  proporiion  as  this  is 
done,  will  misbegotten,  misdirected, flesh- 
baiiing,  passion-snrring  controversies 
diminish.  To  be  intornaliy  tempered  and 
swa,"ed  and  Hfted  by  the  sin-hating,  sin- 
abo.'i.sb!i)g,  holiness-perfecting,  love  gush* 
ing  life  of  Jesus,  is  to  get  a  fund  of 
thouglit  ajid  feeling  for  tongue  and  pen, 
which  will  make  the  pulpit  and  press  "the 
power  of  God  unto  salv£.tion." 

Here  we  part.  I  am  taking  my  journey 
deeper  into  the  wilderness,  and  do  not 
intend  to  carry  your  dear  weekly  visitor 
with  me  into  my  solitude.  What  little 
capacity  tor  reading  that  is  left  me,  I  wish 
to  occupy  in  "searching  the  Scriptures," 
and  a  few  collateral  sources  on  tiie  funda- 
mental elements  of  redeaiptio;).  I  am 
to  d'ly  writing  my  funeral  serm;)n.    There 


is  Lucii  a  tiling 


being   coiiined   and 


buried  in  one's  life-time.  My  schooling 
is  far  from  complete.  I  need,  and  will 
doubtless  have,  sharp  drilling  before  my 
graduation  arrives.  I  am  now  to  be  put 
under  another— perhaps  my  last— lesson 
of  loss  and  emptiness  and  deprivation, 
preparatory  to  the  final  migration. 

I  have  psssod   through    many   painful 
erise.i  in  my   history,' but  the    present  is 
the  most  crusiiing.     Hince  ITiJo  this  home  i 
has  been  in  possession  of  the  Balsbaugh's.  I 
In  the  spring  of  that  year  my  gicat-grand-  I 
father  mudv  his  lioiye  amonx  thei?c   for-  ! 


est-crowned    hills.        My     grand-father, 
Valentine    Balsbaugh,    was    then   eight 
years  old.     Here   he   lived  to  the  age  of 
ninety-seven.     He  was  fifty  years  Bishop 
of  this  church.     Here  my  father  was  born, 
lived  and  died.       Here  my  mother  spent 
fifty-seven  years  of  her  life;  and  on  the 
spot  where-i  am  tracing  these   lines,^  she^ 
breathed  out  her  soul  into  the  hands  of 
God.       Here  I  was  ushered   into  being, 
and   my    brothers    and    sisters.     This  is 
holy  ground.     Jacob's  ladder  re.sts  here. 
Over  these   moss  covered  dwelling.s  hang 
the  Shekinah  of  Israel's  God.      Through 
all  these  years  this   has    been   a    Bethel 
where  the  saints   met,  preaciied,  prayed, 
wept,  rejoiced,  baptized    and  communed. 
Here  God  has  often  manifested  his  glory, 
poured  out  his  spirit,  exalted  his_peor)le 
into  the  sublime  consciousness  of   being 
"complete    in    him,"    "plucked    brands- 
from  the    burning,"  and    extended    the 
borders  of  Zion.       Here  have  labored  in 
the  gospel   some  whose    names  I  cannot 
pronounce  without   profound    emotion-^ 
dear,    blessed    names,    that  are    had  in 
reverence  even   among  the  angels — souls 
now  bright  and  spotless  in   glory    before 
God.       To  tear  myself  away  from  such  a 
hallowed,  heaven-illumined  Tabor,  is  like 
tearing  out  my  right  eye.       And  yet  in  a 
few  days  I  must  bid  farewell  to  the  dear 
home  made  sacred  by  so   many  heaven- 
recorded  associations.     Scores  of  minis- 
tering brethren  who  read  this   threnody, 
have  sung,  prayed    and    preached  under 
this  roof,  and  bowed  their  knees  on  this 
floor.     There  is    not   a    room    from    the 
basement  to  the  attic  that   has  not  been 
sr.netiliod   by  my  mother's  tears  ;    not  a 
nook  or  crevice  that  has    not  been    per- 
fumed by  her  tears.       So   long    has   the 
ark  of   the    covenant   rested    here,  that 
everything  seems  enveloped  in  the  "mys- 
tery of  godliness." 

Sin  is  in  the  world.  The  dear,  great, 
transforming  thought  of  eternal  right- 
eousness .iV.d  love  dying  on  the  cross  for 
iiio  enemies,  the  new-creating  power  that 
inheres  in  the  principle  of  sacrifice,  is  lost 
sight  of.  As  iu  the  days  ot  i'au!  .so  now, 
"men  seek  their  own,  iind  uQt  the  things 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


which  are  Jesus  Christ's."      The    divine 
element  of  lambliood  which   makes  God 
God  to  himt-elf  and  the  world,  has  leen  dis- 
placedbythe  bIood-scentin;r,  predaceous 
natuie  of"  the  lion.     Judas  Iscariot  has  a 
nuiuerous    jirojretiy    whose     souls    hive 
phrunk  into  tlicir  purses,  and  who    tliink 
only  of  the"ihirty  pieces  of  silver."  Even 
thirty  pieces  of  Dickcl  is  a  bargain  with 
many  against  tke  dignity  of  tlie  Lord  of 
glory,  and  the  joys  of  eternal   life.     This 
is  why  I  must  leave.     Because  the  awful 
stoop  of  dei;y  in   the  incarnation  is  for 
gotten,  and  tlie  angel- song  of  the  advent 
IS  not  heard  :       "On  earth    peace,  good 
will  toward   men."       With  a   lacerated, 
bleeding    heart    and    swimming    eyes    I 
record  this  dwaifing,  barbiuizing  effect- of 
bin.     O  the  Lioauty  of  self  saeritice!    This 
has  given  the  world  a  Redecmet.     O  the 
malignity  of  selfish ness!     This  has  turned 
the  world  into  an  Aceldama.      0  the  ac- 
curs'^d  sorc;;ry  of    lihhy  lucre!     This  ha? 
swelled  the  tide  of  human    blood,  ''even 
unto  the   horse    bridles."       Thinking  of 
thefearJul  desolations  of  the  great  Abad- 
don, and  the  drcadiul  meaning  of  a  ruined 
immortality,  again  and  again  haye  I  wept 
till  1  could  weep  no  more.      I  have  ofien 
felt  as  if  1  had  not  another  tear  left  ;  but 
the  cold  surges  of  sorrow  would    roll  in 
apace,  the  watc^:^  of   grief    would    burst 
forth  afresh  as  if  "the    fountains   of  the 
great  deep  were  broken  up."     But  what- 
ever man  may  do  or  not  do,  God  i.s  good. 
I  go  out,  "not    knowing  whither  I    go," 
with  my  banner  insciibed  with    the  d(>ar 
old    Abrahamic    watchword,    Jehovah, 
JiREiT.     The  grace   of  our    Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  us  all.     Farewell. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Contentment* 


BY  HANNAH  E.  SMITH. 


Solomon  says,  "a  contented  mind 
is  a  continual  feast."  And  Paul 
says,  "I  have  learned  in  whatsoever 
state  I  am  therewith  to  be  con- 
tent." Who  that  has  learned  like 
Paul  to  be  contented  in  whatsoever 
state  he  is,  will  not  say  a  content- 
ed mind  is  a  continual   feast? 

Contentment  makes  us  bappy,  and 
makes  us  enjoy  what  God  has  freely 
given  us  to  enjoy.  I  do  not  intend 
to  say,  neither  do  1  think  that  we 
must  with  folded  hands,  sit  on  the 
stool  of  do  nothing  and  be  contented 
to  live  in  poverty,  hunger,  and  dirt, 
in  order  to  be  happy  and  enjoy  a  con- 
tinual (east.  Neither  do  I  think  that 
Paul  would  have  approved  of  such  a 
course,  for  he  hirusell  gathered  sticks 
and  laid  them  on  the  tiro  at  Melita, 
and  when  addressing  the  elders  at 
Ephesus,  he  said 


unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that 
were  with     me."       But    we    should 
make  proper  use   of   the    things    God 
has  given  us,  to  do  good    to    oar   fel- 
low beings,  and  to  support    our  own 
body.     And  when  God  places    us  in 
circunistauces  beyond  our  control,  we 
should  try  to  submit  to  his    will    and 
be  conleuted  ;  otherwise  we  will  not 
be  happy.     For  instance,    our    breth- 
ren and  friends  around  us  are  rich  in 
this  world's  goods,  while  wo  are  poor 
and  lacking  many  of  the  comforts    of 
life,  though  we  have  always    labored 
hard  to  obtain  an  honest  living,    and 
to  enjoy  the  good  things  of   this    life, 
so  far  as  our  integrity   would    allow. 
Will  we  when  seeing  that  we  are  not 
getting  along  in    worldly    affairs    so 
fast  as  others  around  us,  be  happy  by 
becoming  discouraged,    and    envying 
the  wealth    of  others  ?     Not    at    all 
It  will  only  make  us  unhappy.     God 
created  us  for  his  own  glory,  and    we 
should   glorify    him    in    our    bodies 
which  are  his.     This  we  can    do    by 
submitting  to  his  will   all    times,    re- 
gardless of  whatever    opposition     we 
may  meet  with.     And  when  we  have 
"obeyed  from  the  heart  that  form    of 
doctrine  delivered  to    us"    by    Jesus 
Christ  and  his   apostles    (which  will 
teach  him  that  stole  to  steal  no  more, 
but  rather  labor,    working    with     Lis 
bands  the  things  which  is   good    that 
be  may  have    to    give    to    him    that 
ueedeth.)   we  should  put  our  trust   in 
our  Heavenly  Father,    and    be    con- 
tented in  whatsoever  state  he  is  pleas- 
ed to  have  us,  whether  we  be  rich  or 
poor,  sick  or  in  health,  for    his    wajs 
are  not  our  ways,  nor    his    thoughts 
our  thoughts  :  for  as  the  heavens  are 
higher  than  the  earth  so  are  his  ways 
higher  than  our  ways  and  his  thoughts 
higher  than  our  thoughts. 
Tenmile  Village,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Onea  Muro. 


BY  J.  S.  FLORY. 


Once  more  we  feel  the  advancing 
steps  of  Spring — beautiful  Spring. 
Many  pleasing  thoughts  cluster  in 
the  mind  at  the  thought  of  welcome, 
laughing  Spring.  Winter,  stern  in- 
deed has  been  his  rude  blast.s,  must 
now  soon  resign  his  kingdom  and 
pass   off   the    calendar  of   time  for  a 


.-season.     'Tis   true,  be    oft  lingers  in 

"Y(;u    yourselves  j  the  "lap  of  Spring."     But  eventually 

know  that  these  hands  have  ministered    Spring   will  sit  in    queenly    splendor 


upon  the  throne  of  the  seasons.   With 
her   gentle    hand    she  will    deal   out 
once  more  to    us   all     her    abundant 
blessings.     Iler  gentle  l>reath  in  soft 
and  mellow    z-phyrs  will     warm  the 
frost-bound  earth.       The   sun    in    its 
genial    nature  will   help  to    usher  on 
the    resurrection    day.       The    green 
grass  will  come    forth   in    its  wanton 
verdure  to   gladden  the    hearts    and 
nourish  the  body's  of  the  horse,  cow, 
ox  and  sheep.       Prepare  the  ground 
that  the  farmer  may  sow  his    seed  in 
hope.     Oh,  what  joy  to  the  thousands 
that  have  felt  the  sorrows  of  poverty 
and  the  keen  blasts  of  winter,  that  al- 
most chilled  the    blood    in  the  veins. 
The  pang  of    hunger  will  lose  half  its 
force  at  the  thought.     Soon  the  earth 
will  bring  forth  a  bountiful  harvest — 
it   is    hoped;  that   where  the  "wolf 
has  so  long  lingered  the  "stalled  ox" 
may  lade  the  board  around  which  the 
family   may    gather,  and    thank   God 
for  his  abundant  mercies      Yes,  once 
more  in  the   advent  of    Spring,   may 
we  feel  God  is  good  and  his  blesaingtj 
have  continued  over  us. 

Sometimes  when  the  wintry  blasts 
howl  around  our  dwellings,  searching 
every  crevice,  we  feel  discouraged 
and  sad,  but  with  the  coming  fcf 
Spring  and  the  sweet  music  of  the 
birds,  i  hope  we  may  learn  to  be 
more  content  and  dutiful  to  our  God. 
Once  uiore  we  shall  greet  the  beau- 
tiful flowers,  their  fragrance  as  sweet 
as  ever.  Winter's  storms  changed 
them  not.  Why  should  we  be  less 
devoted  because  God  aiay  call  us  to 
endure  trials  and  storms.  Winter's 
cold  prepares  the  earth — pulverizes 
it — that  it  is  all  the  better.  So  may 
trials  and  alflictions  prepare  our 
hearts  for  the  precious  seed  and  grace 
of  God. 

Once  more  we  shall  greet  Spring 
with  the  happy  thought,  summer  and 
harvest  shall  follow  close  in  her  foot- 
steps. iMay  the  Lord  bless  the  land 
with  abundance,  bis  children  with 
grateful  hearts  to  praise  His  holy 
name.  And,  oh  !  may  it  be  a  happy 
springtime  to  many  precious  souls — 
even  to  the  gushing  forth  in  their 
souls  of  a  "well-spring"  of  eternal  life, 
— a  summer  of  joy  that  shall  last  all 
the  jear,  and  a  harvest  of  well-ripo 
sheaves  for  the  Master's  garner. 

We  also  are  forcibly  reminded  that 
Spring  is  the  time,  to  work,  to  sow 
and  plant,  or  we  need  not  expect  a 
crop;  and  if  no  crop,  no  harvest. 
Then  we  hear  the  cry,  help  1  help!  or 


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2i^ 


we  perish.  So  it  shall  be  with  all 
who  procrastinate  the  day  of  implanl- 
ing  iu  the  heart  the  precious  seed — 
the  word  of  God.  The  , harvest  will 
pass  and  they  will  not  bo  saved. 
Then  want  will  knock  at  the  door — 
poor,  miserable,  wretched  and  naked 
they  will  cry  help  1  help  !  Lord,  or 
we  perish.  To  hear  of  our  fellow- 
creatures  starving  arouses  in  us  our 
deepest  sympathy,  and  we  are  ready 
to  extend  a  ivilliug  heart  and  open 
band;  bow  much  more  needful  our 
sympathies  be  aroused  that  we  do  all 
in  our  power  to  feed-  the  hungry, 
starving  souls  that  need  eternal 
life? 

Tbe  Qaestiou  of  Beards. 


Singularly  enough  out  of  the  revo- 
lution in  France,  and  especially  the 
rebellion  of  the  Paris  Couauune,  grew 
a  question  of  some  importance  con- 
cerning clerical  beards.  Daring  the 
siege  of  Paris  nearly  every  peuson, 
and  among  them  che  priests,  was 
compelled  to  dispense  with  shaving. 
On  the  restoration  of  peace  the  ma- 
jority of  them  had  beeoa;e  so  well 
tjatiwfied  with  the  full  beard  that  they 
were  unwilling  to  cut  it  off.  This 
occasioned  a  grave  dispute  among  the 
Parisian  clergy  on  the  subject  of 
beards,  and  brought  out  soma  facta 
before  but  little  known. 

Catholic  priests  are  universally 
clean  shaven,  and  the  cause  of  this 
was  brought  out  in  the  discussion  in 
Paris.  A  German  Professor  by  tbe 
name  of  Oertel  wrote  a  long  histori- 
cal article  in  which  he  showed  that 
the  custom  of  shaviag  is  a  modern 
innovation — that  uono  of  the  patri- 
archs of  tbe  Jewish  Church  nor  the 
Early  Fathers  of  the  Chrisiian  Church 
practiced  it;  that  "Abiaham,  Isaiic, 
and  Jacob,  Moses  and  the  prophets 
wore  long  beards,  which  they  care- 
fully cultivated  with  olive  oil  and 
ointments,  as  abundantly  appears 
from  the  Psalms  and  other  sources;" 
and  that  no  painter  with  any  knowl- 
edge of  antiquity  would  think  of  rep- 
resenting Christ  or  the  twelve  apostles 
with  shaven  faces. 

If  father  Oertel  does  not  say,  be 
might  have  said  that  the  priests  on 
the  Continent  of  Europe  wore  their 
beards  up  to  the  separation  of  the 
Greek  and  Latin  churches,  in  the 
eighth  ceuturj  ;  when  Leo  ill.,  to 
distinguish  himself  from  the  Patri- 
archs  of    Constanlinople,  shaved  bis 


face,  and  called  upon  his  clergy  to 
imitato  hi?  exuniple.  Thirty  years 
after,  Gregory  IV.  issued  a  bull  de- 
nouncing penalties  upon  every  beard- 
ed priest.  Three  hundred  years  later 
the  sime  requirement  was  laid  upon 
the  laity,  and  even  upon  royalty  itself 
No  kings  shriven  uule.9s  shaven  was 
the  ultimatum  of  tbe  priests,  and 
Frederick  Barbarossa  and  Henry  Y 
of  England  were  among  the  monurchs 
who  were  compelled  by  ecclesiastical 
pressure  to  seek  the  services  of  the 
barbers.  When  tbe  fact  comes  to  bo 
known  that  shaving  is  a  relic  of  pop- 
ery and  of  the  dark  ages,  wo  expect 
to  see  a  groat  increase  of  beards 
among  a  certain  portion  of  our 
clergy. 

There  are  those  who  streuuoualy, 
and  perhaps  some  conscientiously, 
oppose  the  wearing  of  the  tull  beard, 
for  whom  the  facts  brought  out  by 
Prof.  Oertel  will  have  a  special  inter- 
est. When  it  once  becomes  fully 
known  that,  priests  shave  by  order  of 
the  Pope,  many  Protestant  ministers 
ftill  be  seen  imitating  what  the  Dunk- 
ards  cull  "tbe  world's  people,"  and 
appear  before  their  audiences  with 
full  beards.  Has  God  given  man  a 
beard  to  be  cut  off  to  the  skin  twice 
a  wetk?— Church  Advocate. 

It  is  rather  those  who  wear  the 
mustachs,  or  hair  on  the  upper  lip 
alone,  as  a  custom  or  fashion  of  the 
world,  that  tbe  "Dunkards,"  call  "tbe 
world's  people." — Editor  C.  F.  C. 
&  G.  V. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
I'ractical  Religiou. 


BY  LANDiN  WEST. 


Study  to  be  practical.  The  present 
being  the  only  teriu  of  existence,  we 
now  have,  it  is  important,  that  we 
make  it  as  useful  and  pleasant  as 
possible.  We  have  no  tiaie  nor  tal- 
ent to  waste  in  mere  theory.  It  is 
not  what  is  needed  by  our  race  neither 
do  they  desire  it. 

Life  is  most  certainly  practical 
although  it  would  seem  that  we  are 
just  beginning  to  learn  it,  if  even 
now.  Tbe  world  has  been  cursed 
long  enough  with  mere  theory.  In 
everything,  in  fact,  that  «ver  engaged 
the  alteution  v)f  the  huma;!  mind,  the-, 
ory  has  held  a  prominent  place  if  not 
making  up  the  entire  bulk.     The  f\}e. 


ories  of  creation,  of  life  itself,  of  hap- 
piness, of  education,  of  medicine,  of 
politics  and  religion,  with  ra-my  mora 
equally  as  weak,  go  far  to  show  the 
weakness  and  folly  of  our  race.    And 
nowhere    is  it  seen   more  clearly  than 
in    our   theories    of    religion,    or    the 
worship    we  preBum.e   to   offer  to  the 
Supreme   Being.     But   here  oyr  folly 
appears  more  glaring  because  we  are 
left|tog;iesfi  as  to  what  will  beccrepta- 
ble.     Love  from  God    to    man    from 
man    to    God,    is    the    great    moving 
cause  in   religion,  and  all  people  will 
allow  that  it  is  the  strongest  tie  that 
can   bind    any   two    beings   together, 
which  even  death  itself  ca.nnot  sever, 
and  yet  it  is  one  of  the   most   practi- 
cal things    in    the    world.     Tbe  very 
idea  of  love  without  some  visible  ex- 
pression of  it,  is  unreasonable.     The 
whole  world    needs  a  practical   appli- 
cation of  this  great  remedy,  for  the 
ills  and  sorrows  of  life.     But  who  is 
to  give  it?    Let  any  man  ask  himself 
who  is  to  give  the   world  a  practical 
application    of    the    Great    Panacea. 
God  has   given  a  lasting  evidence  of 
his  great  love  for  the  race,  in  the  gift 
of  his  only   Sou,  and   is  giving  daihj 
proof  that  he  still  loves  the  world,  by 
his   bounties    from    tbe  great    store- 
house of  his  providence;    but   where 
is    tbe    return  ?       Let    tbe    religious 
world  answer. 

The  remedy  is  within  reach  of  us 
all  :  "For  he  that  loveth  not  his 
brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  bow  can 
he  love  God  whom  he  bath  not 
seen  ?"  "juove  not  in  word,  but  ia 
deed  and  in  faith."  ''If  ye  love  me  keep 
my  commandments."  "And  this  is 
my  commandment,  that  ye  .love  one 
another."  'Love  one  another  with  a 
pure  love  fervently."  "Keep  your- 
selves from  idols."  "Cast  out  tbe 
beam  out  of  thine  own  eye."  "Chari- 
ty covereth  a  multitude  of  sins."  No- 
thing can  be  moie  practical  than 
these  are,  and  in  fact  all  the  teachings 
of  the  blessed  Jesus.  Let  his  say- 
ings be  reduced  to  practice  by  all, 
and  the  world  is  safe.  A  religion 
that  is  not  practical,  is  not  suited  to 
our  race  or  condition.     Farewell. 


— He  that  is  truly  polite  knows 
how  to  contradict  with  respect,  and 
to  please  without  adulation,  and  is 
equally  removed  from  insipid  com- 
plaisance and  low  familiaiUy. 

A  genuine  Christian  character  is  a 
heroic  poom. 


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Tlie  Ktftrvln^  CliHd. 


l^ELECTEI)  BY  SAMCKL  COPBI.A.SD. 

Just  give  ni8  tbree  grains  of  corn,  mother, 

Only  tlsree  grains  of  fOi  u  ! 
Jl  wi!l  l;eep  wh^t  little  life  I  have, 

Till  the  co'nin;^  of  the  morn. 
I'ui  dyiut;  wilh  hunger  and  cold,  mother, 

Uyiag  w'lh  hunger  and  cold  ; 
And  half  the  aj^ouy  of  such  a  death, 

My  lip-^  has  never  told. 

It  has  gnawed  like   a  wolf    at  my  heart, 
nioihtr, 

Gnawed  like  a  wolf  at  my  heart. 
All  the  iive-1  in.;  day,  aud  uight  besiJe, 

Gnawing  for  ir.e  lack  of  food. 
I  dreamed  of  breid  in  my  sleep,  mother. 

The  siglit  was  heaven  to  see. 
1  awok-i  with  an  eager,  famished  lip, 

Bat  you  bad  no  bread  fcr  me. 

Come  nearer  to  my  side,  mother, 

Come  nearer  to  my  eide  ; 
Aud  hold  mu  fondly,  ss  ^ou  hold 

.My  fathur,  when  ho  diad. 
Quick!  for  1  ciunoc  see  you,  mother, 

My  breath  is  almost  u;one. 
MoLher,  dear  mother,  ere  I  die, 

Jus!,  give  me  three  grains  of  corn. 
Magerst'teii,  hul. 


For  the  CoMrANiON  and  Visitor. 

laHtrunientttl  Mnsic— Olijeciious. 
Sfo.   1. 


liY  J.  M.  ZIICK 


''That '^hSch  i-    highly    esteenifd    amot) 
men  U  aboniinatioii  in  the    sight    of   Goi." 
Luke  16 :  15 

The  ohjeetiona  agnin^'t  iuslrumeuial 
mubic  may  be  dividod  intc  Itv'o  ciapse.'*, 
cauiely :  tb„s^!  which  aro  Ihout^ht  lo 
bo  Hoiipiural  and  those  wLicb  are 
seemiuglj  ihouprht  to  be    self  evident. 

1.  Sci  ipiural  OhjcciioaH. — Cue  of 
tb>i  most  rijoprtcr.ab'.f:  of  these  ie  based 
op.'D  the  fii'ft  verse  of  I  Cjr.  13 
cha.j)ic-r,  which  reads  thus:  "Though 
I  sj)eak  with  the  tooguep  cf  meu  and 
angels,  aud  have  not  charity,  I  am  be- 
come aH  souiidiijg  brass  on  a  tinkling 
cymbal."  "The  sounding  brass  and 
tinkling  cymbal"  here  mentioned  are 
supposed  to  refer  to  Uiusical  instra- 
menta,  and  such  is  doubtless  the  fact. 
But  some  thiuk  that  by  reading  the 
whole  chapter,  the  apostle's  object 
will  be  seen  to  be,  not  to  condemn 
musical  inHirumcuts,  but  to  magnify 
a  corlaifi  virluo  which  be  calls  e/jorrV//, 
which  ho  dwells  upou  throughout 
the  chapter,  closing  in  these  words  : 
"Aud  jjow  abidetb  faith,  hope,  chari- 


ty, these  t  broe  ;  but  the    greatest    of 
these  is  charity." 

That  the  above  is  the  correct  ex- 
planation may  be  inferred  from  some 
similar  passages.  When  the  Saviour 
asks  the  question,  "What  is  a  man 
profiled,  if  he  shall  gain  the  whole 
world  and  lo?e  his  own  sou!?"  his  ob- 
ject is  to  shoA-  the  worth  of  the  soul, 
not  to  as?ert  that  the  earth  wilh  all 
her  fertile  valleys  aud  untold  treas- 
ures is  a  thing  of  no  value  whatever. 
Even  those  who  oppose  music  can  sec 
that  there  is  some  value  in  even  a  few 
acres  of  ground,  with  a  house,  barn 
and  pig-pan  thereupon,  four  good 
hor.aes,  several  fine  cows,  some  yonug 
cattle,  plows,  hoes,  and  the  "other 
things  too  numerous  to  mention" 
which  go  to  n\ake  up  the  externals  of 
wbii-t  the  farmer  cleans  by  the  term 
home.  Yf  t  a  million  such  homes  and 
rLiliioaa  more  of  a  diffyrenl  kind  but 
equally  valuable,  are  utterly  worth- 
less "rt  hen  compared  to  the  immortal 
soul.  These  material  things  are  val- 
uable ia  themselves,  but  worlhicss 
when  compared  to  soaio  other  things. 
And  FO  "the  tongues  of  men  and  of 
angels"  are  a  gift  by  uo  means  to  be 
de.-pisod,  yet  without  chaTity  they 
are  mere  insCruiaents  of  sound,  like 
brass  and  silver,  which  can  neither 
feel  nor  thiuk. 

Ptrhaps  the  only  bearing  that  the 
above  text,  when  taken  in  connection 
with  the  whole  chapter,  has  upon  the 
Eiibji^cb  of  instrumental  music,  is  as  a 
kfei!  reproof  to  those  who  find  fault 
with  others  about  such  things  as  or- 
gan.", etc.,  etc.,  thus  plainly  showing 
that  \hv.y  lack  that  charity  which 
"u  not  f-a::iiy  provoked,"  and  which 
the  apostle  tried  to  teach  us  is  the 
crowning  virtua  in  Christian  charac- 
ter. 

A  no!  Lor  sciiptural  objection  to  iu- 
airumeatal  macic  is  baaed  upon  Acts 
17;  25,  where  Paul  in  trying  to  give 
the  idolatrous  Athenians  a  correct 
idea  of  the  true  Glod,  that  the  Lord 
does  not  dwell  in  temples  made  with 
hands,  "neither  is  worshiped  with 
men's  hands,  as  though  he  needed 
anything."  Tiie  first  thing  to  be  no- 
ticed here  is  that  the  "organ  question" 
us  it  meets  us  at  present,  is  not  a 
question,  of  worship,  but  a  question 
of  use  in  the  family,  just  like  good 
books,  good  papers,  or  any  other  good 
thing.  But  even  though  it  were  a 
(piL'siion  of  worship,  what  bearing 
j  would  the  tibove  to.\t  b.'ive  upon  the 
I  subject  ?     Pftni  doefl  not  gay  -hat  the 


Lord  is  not  io  be  worshiped  with 
men's  hands,  but  that  he  is  not  to  be 
worshiped  with  men's  hands  as 
though  he  needed  anything.  The 
idea  is  found  in  this  last  phrase,for  ho 
immediately  adds,  "seeing  he  giveth 
to  all  life  and  breath  and  all  things." 
Of  course  the  Lord  is  not  to  be  wor- 
shiped "as  though  ho  needed  any- 
thing," bat  who  iias  a  right  to  say 
th.at  he  is  not  to  be  worshiped  with 
men's  hands,  when  we  are  command- 
ed to  yield  our  bodies  (and  this  cer- 
tainly includes  the  hands)  as  a  sacii- 
fic3  unto  bim  ?  So  what  has  the 
above  text  to  do  with  the  organ  que.o- 
lion  ?  Siiiiply  this:  it  is  another  ev- 
idence of  the  fact  that  when  the  word 
of  the  Lord  affords  us  no  plank  upon 
which  to  stand,  rather  than  sink  self- 
will,  we  do  as  drowning  men  do,  trust 
to  ropes  cf  sand  and  catch  at  Hoaxing 
st.'-aws ! 

Anothf-r  objection    is    based    upon 
Eph.  5:19,  ''Speaking  to  yourselves 
ia  psalm.i  and    hynm:=,    and    spiritual 
songs,  pinging  and  making  melody  in 
your  heart  to  the  Lord."     It  is   confi- 
dently asoerted  that  Paul   here   "says 
nothing    about  instrumental  music." 
Would  it  not  be  enough  to  say  in  re- 
ply that  if  he  says  nothing    about   it, 
then  ofconrse  he  does    not   condemn 
it?     Aud  it  is  the  condemnation    we 
are  warning  to    find — not    what   the 
Scriptures  don't  say  so  n\ach  as  what 
they  rfo.     If  they    "don't    say    argu- 
menl"  has  auy  fore?  in  this    matter  it 
is  certainly  on  the  side    of    music,  for 
we  know    that    mnsica!    in?trument8 
were  and  had  been    in    common   UB? 
when  the  Saviour  came,  and  it  is  but 
reaaonable  lo  suppose  that  he    would 
have  given    us    a    warning    had    he 
deemed  th^m  the    sin    and    abomina- 
tion that  some  now  dtclare    them    to 
be.     The  above  quotation  also  makes 
the  question  one  of  worship,  while    it 
should  rather  be  regarded  as  a    ques- 
tion of  light  and  sunshine,  peace    and 
joy  in  the  home.      Even    those    who 
oppose     instrumental      music   admit 
some  things  into  their  homes  besides 
the  Bible  aud  the    hymn    book,    and 
their  homes  are  all  the    better,    more 
cheerful  and  happy  for  it.     They  also 
admit  some  things  in  the  way  of   fur- 
niture and  for  the  comfort  aud  enjoy- 
ment of  the  body  that  are    not    com- 
manded any  more  than  is    the    orgao 
for  the  enjoyment  of  the  mind.   More- 
over some  of  these    bodily    coinfortg 
have  come  down    to  us    through    the 
same  siege    of    "picking,"    fault-find- 


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have   Bibles,  and   who  love   lo   read 
them,  dou't  attend  tbe  racea.     Is  the 


ing  and  opposition  that  the   ort^aa    is 

now  encouuteriuij.     It    i^    said    that  , 

there   was    a    time    when  it  was  not  i  Bible  therefore  a  greater  abomination 

considered  orthodox  to   hava    carpets  i  than  the   racecourse?     What   ahjin- 


upon  the  floor  or  to  ride  lu  a  bu^gy 
(unloss  it  had  wooden  springn)  to 
meeting!  So  we  see  that  even  those 
who  oppose  mnfic  in  the  family  are 
getting  along  a  little  (and  on  tprings 
at  tbar;  and  don't  think  worth  while 
to  jangle  about  things  which  were 
once  considered  wrong  and  .-^iuful.and 
which  v/ere  then  denounced  on  the 
authority  of  tsome  of  the  aanio  pa^isa- 
ges  of  scripture  that  are  uow  mar- 
shalled against  instrumental  music. 
One  of  these  is  so  often  called  into 
service  on  questions  of  this  kind  that 
it  was  deemed  a  fit,  text  to  be  placed 
at  the  head  of  thin  article  It  will 
now  be  considered  brirfiv 

The  text  is:  "That  which  is  highly 
esteemed  among  men  is  abomina- 
tion iu  the  sight  of  God."  The  roa- 
Bouiug  in  this  case  seems  to  be  on- 
clusive.  It  runs  iu  bjliogislic 
thus: 

Whatever  is  highly  esteemed  is  an 

abomination  ; 
Instruii-jenta!  music  is    hig-ly     es- 
teemed ; 
Therefore,  instrumental     sjiuyic    is 

Hu  al>on)iualion 
This  certainly  looks   plaiisiblo    ai.d 
conclusive.     Let  us  try  the  same  svi- 
logism  in  another  case  ;  what  is  good 
once  ought  to  be  good  twice 
Whatever  is  highly  e^teen 

abomination  ; 
Good  health  is  highly  estee.tud  ; 
Therefore  good  health  is   ab.Muiua- 

tion. 
Now  the  opponents  of  music  must 
admit  that  good  health  is  aiore  highly 
esteemed  than  the  organ — they  them- 
selves are  living  testimony  to  that 
fact — and  if  80,  how  are  they  going 
to  escape  the  conclusion  that,  accord- 
ing to  their  own  course  of  reasoning, 
good  health  is  a  greater  abomination 
than  instrumental  music? 

The  latest  phase  of  the  "abomina- 
tion" is  found  in  a  comparison  of  the 
organ  with  tbe  race-course  I  It  runs 
somewhat  on  this  wise  :  Some  people 
who  own  organs  will  not  go  to  the 
races.  Hence  the  organ  is  trore 
highly  esteemed  than  the  race-course. 
It  is  therefore  a  greater  abomination  ! 
If  the  one  who  solved  this  profound 
logical  problem, had  just  thought  a  mo- 
ment  longer,  it  might  have  occurred  to 
him  (bat  it  is  so  hard  for  ideas  to  occur 
eotuotimea)    that   some    people    who 


inable  conclusions  this  "abominauou" 
argument  leads  to  ! 

Several  other  passages  of  scripture 
are  soraetiiues  quoted  against   music 
in  the  family,  but,   to  the  bo.st  of  my 
knowledge  and  belief,  no:ie  have  any 
niore    bearing   on    the    subject    than 
those  already  cited.     Now,  ia  conclu- 
sion, a   course   oi  reasoning    will    be 
submitted,    which    is    deemed    ftiore 
substantial,  scriptural,  and  Christian- 
like than  Huy  of  those  yet  mentioned. 
It  runs  as  follows  :  Inasmuch    aa  the 
proper  use  of  various  kinds  of  instru- 
ments of  music  is  clearly  authorized 
and  sanctioned  in  the  Old  Te.stament 
bcriptures  ;     and     inasmuch    as    the 
New  Testaraout  contains  no  word  of 
condemnation    against    them,  but  in- 
stead teaches  us  that  there   is  instru- 
menial    naisic   in  heaven,  and  more- 
form,  }  over  teaches  us  to  -pray  that  our  Fa- 
ther's will  may   b-3  done  on  earth  as 
I  it  is  done   in   heaven, — therefore  we 
I  conclude  that  the  judicious  us*-;  of  in- 
I  strurnents  of  aiusic,  lik-i  the  o»-gan  or 
j  Eu.'lodt-oij,  is,  to  say  the  least,  a  pro- 
i  pi'/r    occasion    for    the    eaxrcise   of 
charity  and  foibearance,  on  the  p^rt 
of    tho'se    who    oppose    iustruajcnt;il 


For  llie  Oo.viPANiON  and  Visitou. 


BV    LEWIS  KIMMEL. 


muBJc  iu  Christian  families. 
If  there  is  any  brokau  liuk 
^  cLaiii  of  reasoning   who  will 
d  is  an  i  out  ?     Perhaps  it  can   be  mended. — 
I  The  sdf  evident  objections  to  instru- 
mental mu^ic    will    be  cou^^idered  in 


in    this 
puiut  it 


another  paper. 


FoK   TUP.  COMPASION  AND  ViSlTOU. 

The  II«'rcttit«r. 

There  is  one  fact  in  huitaa  nature 
tha".  verifies  the  truthfulness  of  the 
christian  religion,  and  sends  a  with- 
ering rebuke  to  the  God-forgetting 
worldling.  That  is  the  nnwilli.T/rness 
of  a  rational  creature  to  die — to  leap 
into  the  unknown  world  without  try- 
ing  to  make  peace  with  God.  No 
matter  how  he  may  have  livtii,  per- 
haps plunged  in  all  the  vices  and 
vaoitita  of  this  sinful  world,  and  rev- 
eled to  the  full  enjoyment  vf  his  sic- 
fouled  soul,  drank  the  cup  of  pleasure 
to  its  dregs,  thinking  but  little  of  God, 
eternity,  or  bis  own  desHny.  But 
the  hour  of  his  departure  comes,  dis- 
ease invades,  strength  begins  to  fail 
and  very  few  if  any  are  willing  to  die 
as  they  have  lived. 

'  Jamsc;  a.  Sell. 


The  loveliest  sight  m    this    world, 
viewed  from  a  proper  standpoint,  is  a 
friend  to  eta'id  by  us  in  the  dark,  try- 
ing hour.     The    apostle    alluded    to 
this  wheu  he  said  "Let  children  leara 
to  show    piety    at   i-ome."     Wheu   a 
parent  is  unjustly  accused,  how  bcau- 
iiful  it  is  to    see    hi.'3   childien    rally 
around,  to  support  him  in  the  hour  of 
trial.      How  heip-meet-liko  is  it  when 
his  wife  is  willing  to  go  through  "'fire 
and  water"  to  succor  him  she  pledged 
to  love  til!  death.     Thus  to  stand    by 
our  friends,  giving  aid  and  comfort,  is 
the  hemic  in  more  t'.'un  our  own    na- 
tion.    During  the  days    of   chivalry, 
when  petty  case.s  were  tried  in  battles 
or  duels,  the  befrienier  was  called    a 
champ'iou.     In  Greece  w"hen   the    evi- 
dence of  testimony  instead    of    force, 
decided  the  case,  the  friend  was  called 
a  paraclete.      We  mean   not    a    hired 
advocate,  but  a   disinterested,    a    de- 
moted friend,  such  a   or;e    saya    Paul 
was  "not  ashair.sd  of  niy  chain." 

Our  blessed  Sai^iour  ijad    cone   to 
stand  by  hiin — 'is  i.ieuds  slept  while 
in  the  garden.     Peter  also    when    his 
L.;rd  wan  taken  by     force,    though  a 
few  huurb  bi;r.)re  was  loud  iu    words, 
it;  aeeu  foiiowi;jg  far  bi^hiud.      He  lost 
all  his  courage  atid    attachment,    and 
even  denied  he  k  lew  t!;'  Lord  «t   all. 
No  dcubt  theSitviour  le^nly  felt  the 
stroke,  for  of  "the   people  there   was 
uone  with  h;:n,'' — rv)t  oue  of  the  very 
people  he  came  t«  save.     How    is    it 
with  us?     Are  we  no>v  on  the  L  ird's 
side  or  against  him  ?     Why,  on  vhj, 
could  he  pray,'  Forgive  the.n  foi"  they 
kaovv  not  what  t^:ey  do  ?''  Th'n  why 
must  even     the    Father     withd.f-aw  ? 
'  My   God    why    hast   Ihou    foriakeu 
me?" 

Jesus  knew  what  the  agony  of  be- 
ing left  was,  hence  he  promised  his 
disciples  that  he  would  not  leave 
thgm.  Should  he  leave  us,  could  we 
endure  th"  grief  ?  T;^ough  a'jont  to 
be  thkeu  from  them,  he  pron;isc3  thc:o. 
llic  paraclete,  who  was  to  abide  for- 
ever with  hio  peoi)!e.  The  Paraclete 
is  the  Holy  Ghost  or  Spirit  of  trutli. 
and  his  aid  and  comfort  is  freely  oB'er- 
ed  to  all  who  v/ill  submit  to  the  will 
of  God  iu  Christ. 

Is  the  cougregatioa  in  the  sa.'ne  re- 
lation to  tbe  miDistiy  as  the  wife  and 
children  arc  to  the  aiiis'^r  of  the  fam- 


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jlj  ?  We  believe  the  same  loyalty 
thould  be  shown,  the  eanie  aid  and 
cotutbrt  should  be  given,  the  same 
care  end  foresight  should  not  be  with- 
held, and  hnally  our  prayers  and  help 
should  be  quickly  forth  coming.  But 
the  minister  is  not  a  father,  but  a  ser- 
vant. The  family  cannot  cbango  its 
father, but  a  congregaiion  may  change 
its  ministry.  Ob,  how  cutting  it  is 
sometimes  too! 

The  church  is  Christ's  body  on 
certb  ;  it  is  his  witness  for  the  truth, 
and  it  must  maintain  godly  discipline 
and  good  works,  in  order  to  secure 
the  presence  of  its  appointed  head. 
We  must  feed  and  clothe  the  least  of 
Christ's  servants.  The  poor  worn 
oat  minister  muft  not  be  forgotten. 
Thus  we  help  the  good  cause  and 
help  ourselves.  Thus  we  secure  to 
ourselves  David's  confidence,  "Yea, 
though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of 
the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no 
evil :  for  thou  art  with  me  ;  thy  rod 
and  thy  staflf  comfort  me." 

Elderton,  Pa. 


Auciout  Forms  of  Idolatry. 


The  corrupt  worship  of  the  ancient 
Oriental  nations  may  probably  be 
traced  back  in  its  ultimate  analysis  to 
two  roots,  or  principles:  the  deifica- 
tion of  ancestors  or  national  leaders, 
and  veneration  of  the  powers  of  na- 
ture. The  former  is  perhaps  to  be 
recognized  in  the  idolatry  of  Terah 
(Josh.  24:2),  of  Laban  (Gen.  31 J 9, 
30,32);  and  of  Jacob's  household 
((ieii.  35:2). 

From  this  auceslral  corruption  of 
the  true  religion,  Abraham,  "The 
father  of  the  faithful,"  was  probably 
called  away.  To  guard  against  it,  as 
is  commonly  supposed,  the  sepulchre 
of  Moses  was  kept  secret  from  the 
people  (Deut.  23:G).  Not  unconnect- 
ed with  this  tendency  to  hero-worship, 
was,  perhaps,  the  idolatry  practiced 
in  reference  to  Gideon's  epbod  (Judg. 
8:17);  the  worship  of  the  brazen  ser- 
pent in  later  times  (2  Kings  18:4)  ; 
ar)d  the  teraphiai  of  Micah  (Judges 
17:4,5;.  The  other  kind  of  idolatry, 
nature-worship,  was  Vv-idely  spread 
through  the  East,  and  forms  in  var- 
iouri  aspects  and  degrees  an  element 
in  the  religious  sentiment  of  Arabiaus, 
J*ha!uiciaa8,  Persians,  Chaldees  and 
Egyptians. 

Hero-worship  cxliibited  itself  in  the 
practic!  of  setting  up  images  of  human 
form  as  household  gods  (Peuates)  or 


as  local  and  civic  divinities.  Nature- 
worship  in  its  baser  shapes  is  seen  in 
the  Egyptian  idolatry  of  animals  and 
animal  figures,  condemned  in  Deut. 
4:17,18;  whilst  its  less  ignoble  flight.'*, 
the  worship  of  the  sun,  moon,  and 
stars  are  forbidden  in  Deut.  4:19 
The  latter  was  practiced  by  the  an- 
cient Persians  (Herod.  1:131)  and  by 
other  Oriental  nations  who  rt^jecled 
Anthropomorphic  idolatry.  It  was 
formally  introduced  and  made  popu- 
lar in  Israel  only,  as  it  seems,  in  the 
times  of  the  latter  kings;  but  it  can 
not  have  been  unknown  to  Moses  and 
the  Jews  of  his  limes,  since  it  was 
undoubtedly  practiced  by  many  of 
the  tribes  with  whom  they  had  come 
in  contact.  God  is  not  to  be  wor- 
shiped under  any  visible  image  and 
form,  whether  made  by  man  for  the 
purpose,  or  created  by  Himself  for 
man's  service.  God  has  been  mani- 
fested to  them  through  no  media  of 
shape  and  figure ,  through  no  such 
media  was  he  to  be  sought. — Se- 
lected. 


For  the  Companio;*  and  Visitor. 
An  Educnied  Miuttsftry. 


BY  II.  M. 


The  agitation  of  the  ideas  involved 
iu  a  paid  ministry  has,  1  obt^erve, 
characterized  the  church  papers  for 
a  considerable  length  of  time. 

Whatever  may  be  the  merits  of  the 
question,  which  now  very  properly 
seems  to  be  labored,  the  consideration 
of  the  question  of  an  educated  minis- 
try seems  appropriate.  Not  having 
the  honor  to  be  a  communicant  of  tbo 
church,  and  consequently  having  the 
advantage  of  an  external  view,  there 
is  no  feature  of  the  church  govern- 
ment which  contains  an  element  of 
disintegration  so  apparent  as  that  in- 
cident to  an  unlearned  miuietry. 

It  is  true  that  the  Word  is  not  de- 
pendent upon  polinhed  phrases  and 
beautiful  diction,  and  that  there  is  a 
great  danger  to  be  apprehended  iu 
the  subserviency  of  spirituality  to 
education.  But  of  two  evils  choose 
the  less.  The  time  is  rapidly  coming 
when  an  abler  exposition  of  biblical 
and  doctrinal  theology  will  bo  abso- 
lutely essential  to  holding  the  best 
portion  of  the  church — the  young  of 
both  sexes  who  have  an  ability  to 
constitute  themselves  critics,  which 
ability  will  assert  itself  even  if  the 
desire  to  bo  critical  is  bupprossed. 


The  establit^hment  of  schools  every- 
where, whiQh  is  just  as  it  should  be, 
will  result  in  a  higher  education  of 
the  laity  and  a  greater  demand  for 
an  equivalent  advance  iu  the  minis- 
try. That  very  respectable  wing  of 
the  church  that  deprecates  the  educa- 
tion either  of  the  clergy  or  laily  ou 
account  of  this  same  advance,  have 
rightly  calculated  the  result.  But  it 
does  not  follow  that  pride  is  a  neces- 
sary part  and  parcel  of  mental  cul- 
ture. Some  of  our  moat  intellectual 
and  highly  cultivated  men  are  the 
most  modest  in  their  demeanor,  and 
while  this  is  true,  it  is  also  a  fact 
that  those  most  characterized  by  a 
belittling  pride  have  but  imperfect 
culture,  which  is  a  slur  on  the  genu- 
ine article. 

While  so  many  disparage  the  value 
of  education,  both  as  an  end  and  a 
means,  it  is  a  curious  fact  that  the 
church  is  justly  proud  of  the  educat- 
ed men  it  possesses. 

it  will  be  impossible  for  the  de- 
nomination to  ignore  the  radical 
changes  that  are  being  made  iu  the 
structure  of  society.  The  accidents 
of  birth  and  wealth  go  for  less  and 
less  each  year,  and  a  higher  tone  of 
thought  must  stand  out  as  one  of  the 
salient  points  in  him  who  would  be  a 
leader 

The  bulk  of  the  church  being  agri- 
cultural iu  pursuit,  has  not  been 
reached  yet  fully  by  these  great 
changes.  But  they  are  coming,  and 
the  body  would  do  well  to  bear  in 
mind  that  souls  never  standstill; 
they  either  go  up  or  go  down,  and  a 
past.ive  policy  iu  the  present  day  will 
be  succeeded  when  the  couutry  and 
the  town  meet  as  they  are  every- 
where doing. 

Doctrinal  theology  always  suffers 
iu  a  tilt  with  opposite  tenets,  if  the 
disputants  are  unequally  yoked  in- 
tellectually. This  being  an  axiom, 
bow  doubtful  the  policy  of  the  church 
when  it  cripples  iis  advocates  by  re- 
jecting the  light  a  liberal  education 
confers. 

One  of  the  most  curious  things  in 
connection  with  this  strange  contro- 
versy, and  enough  to  provoke  a  quiet 
smile,  is  to  observe  the  well-written, 
able  articles  published  by  men  who 
cry  out  against,  and  deprecate,  the 
very  means  that  enable  tbem  to  pre- 
sent their  views. 

If  those  in  favor  of  an  uneducated 
ministry,  and  consequently  uneducat- 
ed laity,  were  to  have  their  ideas  up- 


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plied  practieallj,  the  church  literature 
would  be  wanting,  aud  every  ex- 
change of  thought  would  be   niissing. 

What  is  warning  is  not  a  lack  of 
mental  culture,  but  more  of  it,  and  if 
anything  else,  a  little  more  culture. 
I  pity  the  young  man  who  hAi\^ 
swamped  in  quicksands  of  modern  in- 
fidelity, applies  to  an  unlearned  oiai) 
to  lead  bis  mind  through  the  fog  a;;d 
hoze  of  free  thought  iuto  the  light  of 
Chris^tianity. 

Viewing  the  church  as  an  interest- 
ed spectator  would  the  do-iibtful  devi- 
ations of  a  friend,  I  can  see  no  sure 
existence  or  guarantee  of  denomina- 
tional perpetuity  in  aujthiug  else 
than  bravely  keeping  abreast  with 
the  mental  demands  of  the  timos. 

Elderion,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  aud  Visitok. 
A  Letter  to  a    Young  Brother. 

Ffbruary  9th,  1875. 
Jacob  C.  Miller: 

Dear  Brother: 

After 
remembering  our  love  aud  best  re- 
f-pcets  to  you  all,  I  will  say  sonse- 
thiug  in  regard  to  the  Scripture  you 
made  mention  of  in  your  letter. 

Brother  Jacob,  the  versts  you  pjade 
mention  of,  have  no  refprenco  to  the 
return  of  the  Jews.  The  language 
referred  to  in  Luke,  has  a  direct  ref- 
erence to  the  destruction  of  Jerusa- 
lem by  Tiius.  Notice,  when  the  Sa- 
viour spoke  that  language,  the  lime 
was  yet  about  forty  years  till  that 
event  took  place.  And  a.-:;  the  Gen- 
tiles were  the  people  to  accon)plish 
this  destruction,  or  in  other  words, 
do  this  service  for  the  Lord,  the  Lord 
permitted  them  to  tread  down  Jeru- 
salem until  the  design  of  the  Al- 
mighty was  accomplished  in  that  par- 
ticular event.  Then  when  the  time 
of  the  service  of  the  Gentiles  was  ful- 
filled, the  Lord  shortened  the  days  of 
these  calamines,  that  some  should  be 
saved.  Turn  to  Matthew  24  :  21,  22 
for  testimony.  Read  Josephua  on 
the  subject  fur  your  own  saiisfaction, 
as  he  was  a  living  witness  ot  the 
event.  Also  read  his  preface  to  the 
Jewish  war. 

The  other  Scripture  you   named,  is 
where  Puu!  was  reasoning    with    the  I 
Komun  brethren  in  regard  to  a    mys-  | 
tery,  and    says,    that    "bliuduess    in] 
part  is  happened  to    Israel,  until    the 


fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  como  in.  And 
so  all  Israel  shall  be    saved."      That 
blindness  that  happened  to   l.srael     in 
part,   was  quite  a  mystery  to  the  Ro- 
man brethren,  and  is  a    mystery     yet 
with  many.      But  if  we   can    get    the 
connection  of  the  Scriptures  that  have 
a  bearing  on  the  subject,  me  thinks  we 
can    understand    it.     The    blindness 
spokon  of  ia  the  text  had  happened  io 
Israel,  a  long  time  before  Paul  pp'.ke 
the  words  quoted.     See  Dent.  29^:  4. 
written  fourteen  hundred     years    bo- 
fore    Christ;     also     Isa   6:9,10,11, 
written  over  seven  hundred  years  be- 
fore Christ.     See  also    Iba.     29  :     10. 
Also  see  Jer.  5  :  21,  and  Ez«k.  12  :  2 
Hence  we  learn    that    the    blindness 
spoken  of  in   the    text    happened     to 
Israel  from  the  Lord,  in    part.     This 
we  all  admit.      But    how    long    was 
that  blindness  to  last,     is    the    great 
question.     The  Lord  told  the  prophet 
"Until  the  cities  be  wasted,''  &c.    Isa, 
6:  11,  12,  &c.     We  are  glad  wo  have 
many  more  reasonable  testimonies,  to 
produce,   that    will    show    that    the 
blindness  which  happened    to    Israel 
from  the  Lord,  was  also  taken    away 
by  the  power  of    the    Lord      Hence 
the  language  before    us,    "Until    the 
fulness  of  the  Gentiles    be    come    in. 
Come  in  where?  or  in  what  respect? 
is  the  question.     We  understand  from 
the  reasoning  of  the  apostle    that    he 
mean.«,  coming  in  under    the    gospel 
plan  of  salvation,    when    the    gospel 
was  fuiiy  preached  to  them  in  all   the 
world,  when  they  were  fully  convinc- 
ed, fully  willing  to  be  graded  in,  that 
they  could  partake  with  the  Jews,   of 
the    blessings    of    the    gospel.     The 
apostle  intimated    that    the    Gentiles 
should  not  boast   against   the    Jews, 
aod  say  "blindness  has  happened  unto 
them,  they  cannot   come    in."     Dear 
brother  I  am  sorry  to  know  that  some 
are  still  boasting,  and  say,   the   Jews 
cannot  come  in,    under   the    economy 
of  grace,  until  the  time  of  the  Gentiles 
runout.      What  an  idea!     It  is  totally 
v/ithout  a  foundation.      Is  it  possible 
that  their  time  will  run  out  while  the 
gospel      dispensation      la.'-ts  ?        The 
Scriptures  do  aot  teach    us    so.     The 
Sciiptun-e  teach  us  thai    this    is    the 
last  dispensation,  the  la.^t    days,    the 
last  time,  the  last  and  faultless    cove- 
nant, and  all  nations    are    called    to 
come  and  find  rest      Nowhere  in   the 
Scripture  are    we    taught    that   any 
nation's  time  will  run  out,    until    the 
close  of  our  gospel  dispensation.    Aud 
that  this  is  the  last,     see     Heb:  1  :  2. 


also  1  John  2:18.  That  this  gospsi 
plan  of  salvation  is  that  faultless  cov- 
enant, see  Heb.  8  :  10.  James  pays, 
it  it  a  "perfect  law  of  liberty.''  Now 
then  we  claim  all  nations  have  an 
equal  right  to  come  in  at  this  time, 
Hnd  that  there  is  no  blindness  from 
the  Lord  on  any  nation  at  thia  time. 
For  the  testimony,  in  the  first  place 
we  refer  you  to  Isa.  6:11,  where  the 
Lord,  told  the  prophet  the  bliiidness 
should  last  until  the  cities  be  wasted, 
ifec.  Then  if  the  cities  are  wasted  the 
l)lindne.<<s  is  removed,  is  it  not  ? 
Riimomber,  that  blindness  camo  upon 
Israel  by  the  power  of  the  Lord,  and 
by  the  power  of  the  Lord;  the  cities 
were  wasted  ;  and  by  the  power  of 
the  Lord,  the  gospel  was  fully  preach- 
ed throughout  the  Gentile  world,  and 
by  them  fully  accepted,  and  in  this 
way  they  have  fully  come  in  under  the 
privileges  of  the  gospel. 

Now  then  our  reasonable  and 
scriptural  testimony,  to  show,  that 
there  is  no  difl'erence  between  the  na- 
tions in  regard  to  coming  in.  The 
Saviour  said  :  "Teach  all  nations." 
What  for?  If  they  cannot  come  in, 
it  would  be  no  use  to  teach  them. 
The  Saviour  also  said  ;  "Come  unto 
mc,  all,  &c.,  and  I  will  give  you 
rest."  No  use  for  all  to  come,  if  they 
cannot  get  in;  but  we  claim  they  all 
call  come  ia  now,  if  they  come  right. 
Paul  says  :  "For  there  is  no  difference 
betv/een  the  Jew  and  the  Greek,"  &c. 
Rom.  10:  12.  "For  by  one  spirit  are 
we  all  baptized  into  one  body,  wheth- 
er we  be  Jews  or  Gentiles,"  &o.  1 
Cor.  12  :  13.  Aj-rain,  ''There  is  neith- 
er Jew  nor  Greek ;  there  ia  neither 
b  md  nor  free  ;  there  is  neither  male 
nor  feaiah- :  for  ye  are  all  one  in 
Chrit.t  Jesus.''  Gal.  8 :  28  Paul 
also  said  :  'For  he  is  our  peace,  who 
hath  made  both  one,  and  hath  broken 
down  the  middle  wall  of  partition  be- 
tween us  :  And  that  he  might  recon- 
cile both  unto  God,  in  one  body  by 
the  cross,"  &c.  Eph.  2:14,  16.  Read 
the  Scriptures  referred  to,  for  a  full 
understanding  of  the  subjects,  as  I 
thought  it  would  make  the  letter  too 
lengthy  to  insert  them.  1  will  now 
conclude,  hoping  this  letter  will  be 
satit^factory  to  every  unprejudiced 
mind  on  the  subjects  under  considera- 
tion. 

David  Murray. 


The  noblest  thing  on  earth  is  the 
man  who  rises  to  the  dignity  of  self- 
mastery. 


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CI1RI8T1A1S  FAMiLl  CUMPAKIOIS  ANl)  (iOStKL  VlSlTOll. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Death's  Voice. 

BT  W.  S.  GEORGE. 

Why  ^ilt  thou  i«hrii;k  nwaj  ? 

I  fain  would  lead  thee  ■where  are  living 
Btreamo 
And  pafttnres  green  ;  where  shines  eternal 
day — 
Not  earth's  faint,  transient  heams; 

Where  never-fading  flowers 
Bend  houeyed    fragrance  to  the  balmy 
air, 
And  lore-lit  eyes  through  the  unnumbered 

hOU'B 

Beam  quickly  everywhere. 

I  can  but  show  thee  in. 

I  through  the  narrow  gate  bat  point  the 
road. 
Those  golden  streets  the  feet  of  night  nor 
sin, 
Nor  death,  have  ever  trod. 

There,  friends  who  passed  before 

Welcome  their  loved  ones  to  eternal  joy; 

To  part  through  endless  ages  nevermore, 
Lumixcd  with  earth's  alloy. 

Why  wilt  thou  fehrick  away  i 

I  lead  thee  where  the   weary  shall  find 
rest; 
Calmly  upon  earth'd  lap  thy  head  to  lay, 

To  sleep — the  wakiug  blest. 
Adrian.  Pa. 


with  his  tongue,  nor  be  drawn  into  any 
i'iolatrous  practices  by  living  among  the 
Fiiilistines;  "and  David  said  unco  Achish, 
IF  I  have  now  found  grace  in  thine  eye.';, 
lei  theui  givi  rue  h  i>!ace  in  some  town  in 
the  country,  that  I  may  dwell  there  ;  then 
Achish  gave  him  Ziglah  that  day. 
"When  a  man's  ways  please  the  Lord,  he 
maketh  even  liis  enemies  to  be  at  peace 


For  the  CoMi'ANioN  and  Visitor. 
ClOd  lu  Afllictloiis. 


compare  the  life  and  trials  of  a  Cliristian, 
the  infancy  of  his  faith  and  strength,  to 
a  tree  whose  top  is  small,  while  the  root 
is  young  and  shallow,  hence  is  not  so 
liable  to,  nor  able  to  withstand  the  shak- 
ing winds  and  tempest,  as  the  large  high 
grown  trees  are,  but  as  the  top  rises 
higher,  so  the  root  grows  greater,  and 
takes  deeper  hold  to  cause  it  to  endure 


with  him."— Prov.  10:7.  The  Spirit  of  i  ijs  greaterassaultsof  storm  and  tempests, 
the  Lord  was  not  only  with  and  upon  Bo  also  is  it  with  the  Christian  pilsriin, 
David,  but  it  manifested  itself  also  in  i  who  from  a  small  beginning  gradually 
raising  up  and  drawing  to  hiiT)  "men  of'  increased  in  strength,  taking  deeper  root 
might,  and  men  of  war,  fit  for  the  battle,  I  as  he  gro>vs  in  grace,  and  iu  the  knowl 
tiiat  could    handle    shield   and    buckler 


Nu.MBER  Six. 

And  David  said  in  bis  heart  I  shall  now 
peiish  one  day  by  the  hand  of  Saul  :  there  u 
notUiug  better  for  me  than  that  1  should 
speedily  escape  into  the  land  of  the  Fhilis- 
tines.— 1  Sam.  27:1. 

Wliile  Saul  was  cruelly  persecuting 
King  David,  the  Lord  had  delivered  him 
the  second  time  into  David's  hands,  who 
spares  his  life,  when,  after  arresting  his 
attention,  the  more  generous  feelings  of 
Saul  seem  to  have  been  touched  by  the 
appeal  of  i)avid,  and  said  to  him  : 
"Blessed  be  thou,  my  son  David  ;  thou 
shalt  both  do  great  things  and  also  shall 
still  I'revail,"  but  the  latter  remcuibcring 
the  former's  treachery  and  malignant 
passions,  when  aroused,  of  his  enemy, 
therefore,  "he  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall 
one  day  perish  by  the  hand  of  Saul,  for 
they  have  driven  me  out  this,  day  from 
abiding  in  the  inheritance  of  the  Lord, 
saying,  Oo  serve  other  Clods." 

Yet  in  this  gicat  trial  of  tcuiptation- 
that  the  Fsalmi.st  endured,  he  put  his 
main  dependence  on  God,  and  looked  to 
him  for  support,  as  i.s  indicated  iu  the 
141st  Psalm.  lie  there  begs  of  God 
grace,  that  he   may   not  sin   against  him 


whose  faces  were  lil<e  the  fsees  of  lian-*, 
and  were  as  swift  as  the  roes  upon  the 
ihouvitains  ;  captains  of  the  host,  one  of 
the  iea^t,  was  over,  or  aould  resist  a  hun- 
dred, and  the  greatest  a  thou'and,  of 
of  the  enemy,  and  who  came  in  the  dem- 
onstration of  tlie  spirit  and  ot  power  and 
said  :  "Thine  are  we  David,  and  on  thy 
side,  thou  son  of  Jesse.  Peace,  peace, 
be  unto  (bee,  and  peace  be  unto  tliy 
helpers,  for  thy  God  helpeiu  thee." — 
1  Ohron.  12:8,  etc. 

As  the  temporal  kir.gdotii  David  wa.s 
rearing  up  is  typical  of  the  spiritual 
kingdom  -Jesus  came  to  establish  in  the 
hearts  of  Iiis  followers,  so  from  the 
time  of  David's  anointing  to  be  King, 
and  his  great  victory  and  achievement 
over  the  giant  Goliath,  and  the  whole 
Philistine  army,  his  kingdom  began  to 
increase  and  gather  strength,  and  Saul 
and  his  kingdom  to  decrease  and  get 
weaker.  So  also  did  his  trials  and  afflic- 
tions increase,  as  the  oppo-^ition  and  per- 
secution increased  and  raged  through 
Saul,  to  that  extent,  as  even  to  despair 
oi  his  life,  if  he  should  remain  longer  in 
any  coast  of  L*rea!;  "and  David  arose 
and  pa-^sed  over  with  bis  six  hundr^^d 
men  that  were  with  hiiu  unto  Achish," 
among  the  most  bitter  eneu:ies  of  the 
Isrealites,  and  of  the  Lord,  though  theii 
at  peace  with  him.  Yes,  and  even  on 
his  way  to  Ziglah.  he  was  reinforced  by 
a  number  of  mighty  men  of  war,  some  of 
which  were  captains  of  thousands,  who 
rendered  him  essential  service  in  a  severe 
conflict  to  which  he  was  soon  called,  and 
iu  which  he  gained  a  complete  victory 
over  the  Amalekitos  and  greatly  enriched 
himself  with  the  spoils. 

Our  Saviour,  in  one  of  his  parables, 
compares  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  a 
grain  of  mustard  seed,  which  is  very 
small,  but  when  it  is  grown  it  is  the 
greatest  among  herbs,  and  becomcth  a 
tree.  In  the  rich  and  I'ertile  soil  of  Pal- 
estine, the  exi)ansion  of  &  small  seed  con- 
taining within  itself  the  elements  of  the 
future  ))lant,  as  the  acorn  does  of  the  oak, 
illustrates  the  C03tra.st  between  the  infan- 
cy of  the  church  of  Christ,  its  progress 
and  final  pr,:..-ipority,  as  WlII  as  between 
the  first  glimiuering  of  light,  and  early 
fruits  of  Gad's  grace  in  the  soul,  and  the 
growth,  jirogress,  and  full  develoiiment 
of  (Christian  character  in  the  believer. 
Again,  wc  may,  perhaps,  more   properly 


edge  of  the  l^urd  and  Saviour,  though  he 
may  and   will    be,  more   or  less,  greatly 
harassed   and    assaulted     with   trials   of 
temptation,  persecution    and   afUicions, 
which  if  stCLdfa-tly  resisted  in  tlic  faith, 
will  eventually  only  serve  to  increaiC  the 
same,  and   establish   him    the    more,  by 
la'th  iu  and  through  Christ,  the  Captain 
of  our   salvation,  he   may   triumph,  and 
behold  him  walking  on  the  troubled  sea, 
and  hear  hiic  Baj'ing,  "be  of  good  cheer, 
it  is  I,  be    not    afraid." — Matt.    14:27- 
Again.  there  may  be  seasons  when  one  is 
almost    ready  "o  conclude   and   say  with 
David  iu  ui;^pair,  "1  shall  one  day  i^criih, 
by  the  hand  of  my  pursuer."     Especially 
nijy  he  think  so,_if  his  sou!  be  under  the 
iiitiuence  of  perpiexing  temptations,  etc. 
"These,"  says  Dr.  Owen,  "may   so   dis-* 
turb  the  soul   for  a   sea»on    that   it  may 
not  bo  able  to  form  a  right  judgment  of 
its  state    and    progress.      A  ship  at  sea 
may  be  so   tossed   by  a  storm,  that  the 
most  skillful   mariners    may  be  unable  to 
discern  whether  they  make  any  headway 
wiiiie  they  may  be  and   are    canied   on 
with  succesj  and  speed.     Tlie  very  act  of 
resistiiiir  these  temptations  may,  and  will 
contribute  to  the  invigo:atiun  of  the  be- 
liever's spiritual  nature  iu  a  degree,  over 
which,  when    the    tempest    aubsides,  he 
will  find  reason  to  rejoice." 

Ususally  in  the  all- wise  and  gracious 
providence  of  God,  the  greater  the  trial 
and  conflict,  from  whatever  cause  they 
may  originate,  whether  from  spirituaJ 
enemiei,  "the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of 
this  world,"  persecution,  or  bodily  afflic- 
tions, the  greater  the  consolation  and 
spiritual  strength  derived ;  so  that  in 
every  conflict  the  combatant  gains  renew- 
ed power,  is  reiulbrced,  so  that  he  can 
contend  and  fight  more  valiantly  and 
successfully,  and  come  off'  "more  than 
conqueror,  through  him  that  loved  us, 
and  gave  himself  for  us." 

D.N. 
Wekh  Run,  Pa. 

That  woinau  has  blessod  me  a  great 
many  times.  'What  woman  ?"  She 
that  would  get  so  nepr  to  Je8U8,  evea 
to  touch  the  hem  of  his  garmen;. 
Every  one  tbai  gels  uear  to  him 
bleeses  others. 

Modesty  ia  to  merit,  what  shades 
are  in  a  picture ;  it  gives  strength 
aud  relief. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AUD  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


249 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

*'I  Dave  no  Mottavr." 

I  have  no  mother,  for  she  died 

When  I  was  very  younff, 
Bui  inem'ry  still  around  my  heart 

Like  moruing  mist  has  hung. 

They  tell  me  of  an  anpel  form 
Thpt  watched  around  my  bed, 

And  of  a  soitand  quiet  hand 
That  wiped  the  tears  I  ehtd. 

With  smiks  she  held  my  tiuy  arm 
,      When  I  began  to  wallj  ; 
And  joy  would  spatk'w  in  her  eyes 
When  I  vrould  try  to  talk. 

And  oftea,  too,  as  I  was  ill, 
She  kissed  my  burning  brow  ; 

Her  tears  would  fall  upon  my  cheek — 
I  think  I  feel  them  now. 

And  then  she  used  to  kneel  with  mo, 

And  teach  me  bow  to  P'ay, 
And  '-aise  usy  little  hands  to  beav'n. 

And  tell  me  what  to  say. 

0»  Mother  !  Mother  !  in  my  heart 

Thy  image  still  shall  be  ; 
And  may  I  hope  in  hi-avon  at  last, 

To  meet  and  live  with  thee  ? 

— SAected. 

Hv«>p  yonr  Promise. 


If  all  the  grown  folks  felt  as  thi<j 
boy  did,  there  would  be  a  good  many 
tracts  of  bare  feet  found  surue  of  these 
bright  moruiogs,  aud  what  piles  of 
tools  aud  books  would  be  found  lying 
at  the  owners  door. 


.  A  boy  borrowed  a  tool  from  a  car- 
penter, promisiog  to  return  it  at  night. 
Before  evening  he  was  sent  away  on 
an  errand,  and  did  not  return  until 
late.  Before  he  went,  he  was  told 
that  his  brother  should  see  the  article 
returned. 

After  he  had  come  and  gone  to  bed. 
he  inquired,  and  found  that  the  tool 
had  not  been  sent  to  the  owner,  ile 
was  much  distressed  to  think  hi3 
promise  had  not  been  kept,  but  was 
persuaded  to  go  to  sleep,  and  rise 
early  the  next  morning. 

By  daylight  he  was  up,  but  no- 
where was  the  tool  to  be  found.  Af- 
ter a  long  and  fruitless  search  he  set 
off  for  his  neigbbor'e  in  great  distress 
to  acknowledge  his  fault.  But  how 
great  was  his  surprise  to  find  the  tool 
on  his  neighbor's  doorstone  !  Aud 
then  It  appeared  from  the  print  of  hie 
little  bare  feet  in  the  mud,  that  the 
lad  had  got  up  in  his  sleep  and  carried 
the  tool  home,  aud  gone  to  bed  again, 
without  knowing  it. 

Of  course  a  boy  who  was  prompt 
iu  his  sleep  was  prompt  when  awake. 
He  lived  respected,  had  the  confidence 
of  his  neighbors,  and  was  placed  in 
many  offices  of  trust  and  profit. 


Tbe  .'lirectJouate  I>»uslat<^r. 


There  is  nothing  more  beautful  iu 
the  human  character  than  filial  grati- 
tude. To  be  kind  and  loving  towards 
a  parent,  is  to  return,  in  some  small 
measure,  what  baa  been  received  in  a 
very  large  measure.  Few  children 
can  e7or  have  au  opportunity  to  re- 
pay half  the  tender  care  and  watch- 
ful anxiety  which  a  kiud  mother  be- 
stowed 00  them  when  in  infancy.  It 
is  true  that  they  were  unconscious  of 
it  all,  and  it  is  very  difficult  to  per- 
suade them  that  such  constant  atten- 
tion to  their  little  wants  and  dangers 
was  necessary.  Bat  when  they  see 
what  other  infants  require,  they  can 
readily  understand  what  had  to  be 
done  for  Lheni  when  they  were  them- 
selves the  saoie  little  tielpless  crea- 
tures. 

There  is  perhaps  no  way  in  which 
filial  love  is  shown  more  pleasingly, 
tha.a  in  caring  for  a  sick  mother.  It 
see^tj  to  be  returning  the  sarao  sort 
of  care  which  has  been  received  in 
infancy  ;  for  the  feeble  patient  is  very 
much  like  the  helpless  infant. 


For  the  Youno. 
♦We'll  Not  Go." 


These  were  the  words  of  little 
Howard  Rileman,  a  lad  sibout  eight 
years  old,  to  his  little  brother  Char- 
ley. One  day  their  mother  sent  them 
to  a  neighbor's  house  on  an  errand. 
They  made  their  errand  known  to  the 
lady  of  the  house,  and  sat  a  short 
time  looking  at  some  boys  sliding 
down  a  hill  near  by. 

'Come  Charley,  let  us  go  home," 
says  Howard. 

Charley's  reply  was: 

"We  will  go  aud  slide  down  the 
hill  with  the  boys  awhile  first." 

"No,"  says  the  lady,  "you  had  bet- 
ter go  hotue.  If  you  slide  down  the 
hill  and  not  go  home  your  mother 
might  get  uneasy  about  you." 

"Oh  !  we'll  not  go,"  says  Howard. 
"Mamma  is  verycareful  about  us  when 
we  are  at  home.  We'll  not  go,  we'll 
go  on  home." 

The  above  words  of  that  manly 
little  boy,  struck  my  mind  with  force. 


However  strong  the  temptation  was 
to  slide  dovvn  the  bill,  little  Howard 
remembered  his  molher'.s  instructions 
wbeo  at  Lome.  Boy.",  however  strong 
the  temptation  may  be  to  do  wrong, 
or  go  into  forbidden  places,  always 
miijd  tbe  good  advice  of  your  mother, 
and  say  with  that  noblo  boy  :  "Oh  f 
loe'll  not  (JO." 

David  D.  Sell, 
Newry,  Pa. 


Pouot  (ell  jonr  Mother. 


A  pr.rty  of  school  girls  were  whis- 
periug  together,  iu  one  corner  of  tho 
school-room,  and  as  another  of  their 
nuirb'er  carr  e  iu,  they  exclaimed  : 

"O  Jaue,  do  come  here  I  We  have 
a  secret  to  tell  you;  but  you  must 
promise  not  to  tell  it  to  ar'y  body  for 
the  world." 

"Well,"  said  .lane,  "then  I  cannot 
hear  it,  for  I  never  listen  to  anylhing 
that  I  cannot  tM  my  mother.'" 

What  a  noble  girl  I  and  how  much; 
happier  she  must  be  than  tho^e  who 
hide  iliiugs  froai  their  mother  aacf 
who  do  thiiigs  they  would  blush  to 
have  knosvi;. 

Girls,  how  iijany  of  you  do  as  Jana 
did? 

I  heard  of  a  good  -.Hap  ouce  who 
said,  -l  never  did  anylhing  that  I  was 
ashamed  to  tell  my  mother." 

It  is  a  great  thiiig  to  be  able  to  say 
that,  and  I  am  afraid  there  are  very 
few  boys  nowadays  who  can  say  it. 
Can  you,  my  young  reader?  If  you 
cannot,  will  you  not  make  up  your 
mind  to  live  so  after  this  that  you  caa 
say  it  ? 

Tell  your  mother  everything,  child- 
ren ;  and  never  do  or  say  anything 
that  you  would  be  ashamed  to  have 
her  know. —  Young  Pilgrim. 


Cliristia.31  Uetaliatrfon. 

"I  strike  'oo,"  cried  a  little  boy  in  a 
sharp  tone  to  hia  sister. 

"I  kiss  'oo,"  said  his  sister,  stretch- 
ing out  her  arms,  and  putting  up  her 
rosy  lips  in  a  sweet  kiss. 

"Tomny  looked  a  look  of  wonder. 
Did  his  little  ears  hear  right  ?  They 
did,  for  there  was  a  kiss  on  Susy'* 
lips.  A  smile  broke  over  his  angry 
faco,  like  sunshine  on  a  black  cloud. 

"I  kiss  'oo,"  he  thee  said  ;  and  the 
little  brother  and  sister  bugged  and 
kissed  each  other  right  heartily  A 
kiss  for  a  blow  is  belter  than  tit  for 
tat,  isLi'tit? 


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Christian  Faniilv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYEllSDALK,  Pa.,  April  20,  1875. 

The     Reciprocal    l&floence     Be- 
tween IlnlincBS  aud  Duty. 

Is  it  the  failhfulness  of  the  Christian 
that  is  the  procuring  cause  of  the  holi- 
ness of  character  for  whicli  he  is  disting- 
uiblicd,  or  is  it  owing  to  the  holiness  of 
liis  character  that  he  is  the  faithful  ser- 
vant he  is  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lorql  ? 
"We  regard  this  question  as  involving  in 
it  practical  Christian  truili,  and  it  there- 
lore  tuay  be  a  proGtable  exercise  for  us 
to  attempt  its  soluti'.>n.  We  entertain 
the  thought  that  ihtre  is  a  rocijirocal  in- 
fluence exerted  between  Christian  holi- 
ness and  Christian  duty.  Christian 
holiness  prompts  to  duty,  and  duty  faith 
fully  performed  produces  Christian  holi- 
jiess.  We  must  not  separate  them. 
They  cannot  exist  apart.  God  has 
joined  theui  together  and  violence  is  doriC 
ju  sundering  them.  Tiiere  can  be  no 
Hiollness  where  there  is  not  failhfulness 
to  Ciirist  tlic  Christian  bw-giver,  and  in 
Tain  we  look  for  I'aithl'ulness  to  Clnist, 
where  there  is  no  holy  character  to 
prompt,  sustain  and  continue  it. 

But  there  luut-t  be  a  beginning  in 
Christian  experience,  life  and  labor. 
And  to  what  is  that  beginning  to  be 
traced?  Does  it  begin  on  the  side  of 
man,  or  on  the  side  of  God?  In  answer- 
ing tliis  question,  we  may  oDtain  help 
from  the  following  bcaiUiful  and  sugges- 
tive passage  in  relation  to  4hc  cause  of 
Ihe  Christian's  love  to  God  :  "We  love 
him,  because  he  first  loved  us." — 1  John 
4;1'J.  God  first  loved  us.  lie  must  love 
us  before  we  can  love  him.  And  what- 
ever may  be  our  depravity  before  our 
regeneration,  there  is  a  susceptibility 
within  us  to  be  kindled  into  love  when  a 
tpark  from.the  iioly  fire  of  love,  burning 
in  the  heart  of  God  falls  upon  our  moral 
jiaiure. 

But  while  the  work  of  .'salvation  begins 
■with  God,  its  progress  from  its  incipient 
or  earliest  stage,  to  it.s  development  into 
a  sublime  aud  god  like  character,  and  to 
the  gloriou.s  enthronement  ol"  its  subjects 
■with  their  gloiified  Kidecmer,can  only  be 
pr<jmoted  by  a  devoted  co-operation  on 
our  part  with  Gjd.  "We  are  laborers 
tog'Hha- with  God."— 1  (Jor.  3:9.      This 


applies  to  each  Christian  in  working  out 
his  salvation,  as  well  as  to  the  minister 
of  the  gospel,  in  his  labors  for  God  to 
save  souls.  God  helps  us  and  we  help 
him. 

The  reciprocal  influence  between  a  holy 
character  and  duty,  or  the  mutuu!  or 
reciprocal  influence  of  duly  upon  holiness, 
and  holiness  upon  duty,  is  presented  to 
us  in  the  ibllowing  pas.sage  of  Scripture  : 
"For  whosoever  hath,  to  him  shall  be 
given,  and  he  shall  have  more  abundance: 
but  whosoever  hath  not,  from  him  shall 
be  taken  away  even  that  he  hath." — 
Matt.  13:12.  Tliere  is  a  degree  of  light 
and  grace  given  to  every  man.  The 
evangelist  John,  in  referring  to  the 
Saviour,  says :  "That  was  the  true 
Light,  which  lightcth  every  man  that 
eomelh  into  the  world." — John  1:9.  Now 
those  vAio  improve  this  light,  will  grow 
in  grace  and  increase  their  talents- 
While  those  who  make  no  improvement, 
will  not  only  experience  no  increase  of 
what  light  and  grace  they  liave,  but  these 
shall  eventually  be  taken  I'rom  them. 

The  subject  of  reciprocal  influence, 
between  holiness  atid  duty,  may  be  illus- 
trated hi"  a  reference  to  the  relation  ex- 
isting between  the  mind  and  the  body, 
and  the  reciprocal  inllaeitce  exerted  by 
these  the  one  upon  the  other.  That 
there  is  a  reciprocal  influence  exerted 
between  mind  and  body,  will  not  be 
denied.  When  the  body  is  diseased  or 
becomes  infirm  by  age,  ih-smind  is  affect- 
ed, and  its  power  in  some  degree  dimin- 
ished. And  when  the  mind  is  laboring 
under  great  grief  or  diitiess,  the  body 
feels,  and  manifests  the  efi'ec^s  of  such  a 
state  of  the  mind.  If,  then,  we  would 
observe  all  the  rules  promotive  of  bodily 
health,  we  should  endeavor  to  prescrre  a 
calm  and  undisturbed  mind,  and  a  good 
conscience.  And  if  we  would  have  the 
mind  clear,  and  in  the  best  condition  lor 
meiital  labor,  a  healthy  state  of  liie  body 
is  desirable.  So  in  regard  to  our  spirit- 
ual state.  If  wc  would  liave  our  out- 
ward life,  our  actions,  behavior  and  con- 
duct, in  harmony  with  the  requirements 
or  principles  of  our  Christian  profession, 
we  must  maintain  a  spirituality  of  mind, 
and  po.s8ess  the  Spirit  of  (iod  as  a  basis  of 
such  a  life.  And  to  maintain  .such  a 
s]iirituality  of  mind  and  to  posscn^s  the 
Spirit  of  God,  duty  must  bo  performed, 
the  cross  borne,  and  we  must  abound  in 
!  the  work  of  tlie  Lord.     If  then  we  would 


be  Christians  in  deed  and  in  truth,  we 
must  have  a  strict  regard  to  our  spirit" 
ual  character,  and  readily  respond  to  eve- 
ry call  of  duty.  The  faithful  perform- 
ance of  duty  will  give  spiritual  strength, 
and  sjiiritual  strength  will  enable  us  to  do 
our  duty.  A  reciprocal  influence  will  be 
exerted  by  Ihe  one  upon  the  other. 

It  will  follow  as  a  just  inference,  and  as 
a  legitimate  deduction  or  conclusion 
from  the  principles  we  have  stated  and 
tried  to  explain,  that  the  more  we  do  in 
the  performance  of  duly,  the  more  can 
be  dene,  ^nd  (he  less  v.e  do,  the  less  can 
be  done;  that  the  more  the  minister 
preaches,  the  more  he  can  preach,  the 
more  Christians  pmy,  the  more 
they  will  want         to         pray, 

and  the  more  they  exercise  their 
benevolence  in  giving,  the  more  they  will 
be  willing  and  ready  to  give  ;  that  the 
less  the  minister  jircaclics  the  less  lie  can 
preach,  and  the  less  Christians  pray,  the 
lc8s  of  the  spirit  of  prayer  they  will  pos- 
sess, and  the  le.?s  they  give,  the  less  they 
will  want  to  give. 

The  iScliosl  MeortlKc  at  Kerlln. 

There  was  a  meeting  of  the  friends  of 
the  Berlin  School  called  at  Berlin  on 
Saturday,  the  lOih  inst.  There  were 
circumstances  in  our  way  that  prevented 
us  from  attending  the  meeting.  Meas- 
ures were  adopted  by  the  meeting  for 
making  further  cft'orta  to  give  success  to 
the  enterprise. 

We  had\  call  from  brother  IT  B. 
Brumbaugh,  of  the  I'iUjriin.  as  lie  re» 
turned  home  from  Berlin,  to  which  place 
he  had  gone  to  attend  the  School  Meet, 
ing,  on  Saturdiiy,  the  lOih  inst.  He  hud 
liis  wife  and  little  son  with  him-  Thiy 
spent  Monday  night  with  us,  and  we  had 
a  pleasant  interview  tog' t*  or.  Wo 
talked  over  things  pertaining  to  our  per- 
iodicals and  the  church,  as  brethren 
would  be  likely  to  do,  and  we  hope  in  the 
spirit  that  brethren  should  do,  who  occh* 
py  the  positions  in,  and  relations  to  the 
Brotherhood  we  occupy. 

I*  u  bit  cut  i  oil  N. 

Wc  have  received  the  Murch  number 
of  Tlie  People's  Pulpit,  a  weekly  publica- 
tion, containing  sermons  by  Stephen  H. 
Tyng,  jr.  The  number  before  us  con- 
tains a  sermon  on  the  text,  "I  am  Jesus 
of  Nazareth." — Acts  22:S.     Subscription 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION   AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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$3.00  a  year  ;  postage  prepaid  by  the 
Publisher. 

Address  "The  People's  Pulpit,"  57 
Bible  House,  New  York  City. 

We  have  also  received  a  copy  of  the 
March  number  of  Work  mid  Phi}/,  an  il- 
lustrated ujonthly  magazine  for  girls  and 
boys,  published  by  the  same  company  at 
$1.00  a  year.  Address  Charles  W.  Jen- 
kins, Publisher,  57  Bible  House,  New 
York. 


Change  ol  Address. 

Brother  John  'Harshcy's  address  is 
Warrensburg,  Johnson  County,  Missouri, 
instead  of  Cornelia. 

CORRESPONDEN  CE. 


thousand  dollars.  People  arc  ploughing 
by  the  hour,  just  because  they  can  do  no 
belter.  Horses  are  so  poor.  And  they 
are  very  anxious  to  know  as  to  whether 
the  means  we  shall  receive  from  breth- 
ren and  friends,  will  possibly  get  them 
I'ecd  and  seed. 

John  IIaushey, 
Treasurer. 


Uorrespondence  of  churcknews  solicited  frorr, 
all  parU  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer^s  name 
and  address  required  ou  every  commutUcadoti 
■»«  g)iarantee  of  good  faith .  liejecied  commwii- 
intious  or  ntatiiiscript  used,  net  rcliirjied.  All 
c imm^if.icatiotis /or  pjiblication  f!wiild  be  writ 
tiuupoH  OttO  Side  of  the  "le-.i  ouln. 

Notice. 

Brother  Quinter: — 

Please  announce  that  the  Monti- 
cello  Church,  White  County,  Indiana, 
expects  to  hold  a  communion  meeting  on 
the  15th  ofMay,  atthc  meeting-house, 
three  miles  north  of  Monlicello.  Meet- 
ing to  commence  at  lO  o'clock.  We 
cordially  invite  biethren  from  the  west, 
and  others  on  their  way  to  Annual  Meet- 
ing, to  stop  with  us  over  Sunday,  and 
enjoy  a  communion  season  with  us,  and 
go  to  the  place  of  meeting  from  here  on 
Monday.  Brethren  from  the  west  will 
come  on  the  Pittsburgh,  Cincinn^'.ti, 
Ciiicago  and  St..  Louis  Kaiiroad  to  Mon- 
ticcllo,  twenty-one  miles  west  of  Logans- 
port,  where  conveyances  will  be  in  readi- 
tii  ss  to  take  them  to  the  place  of  meet- 
ing. JouN  Snowberger. 
per  J.  G.  lloYEii. 

N.  B. — There  will  be  meeting  on 
Frid:iy  evening,  May  14th,  and  we  hope 
some  brethren  will  be  with  us  then. 

J.  G.  R. 


Bretliri-u's 


Tune 
Book. 


and     Eiynia 


We  are  making  preparations  for  pub- 
lisliing  a  revi.-;ed  edition  of  the  Brethren's 
Tune  and  Hymn  Book,  and  would  re- 
spectfully solicit  the  aid  and  advice  of 
brethren  and  sisters  from  all  partsof  the 
Brotherhood.  We  are  aware  of  many 
defects  in  the  first  edition,  but  le^t  we 
should  hot  detect  them  all,  we  solicit 
a^sistance.  We  shall  also  supplant  all 
the  dull,  stale,  minor  key  tunes  with  the 
best  and  freshest  music  adapted  to  the 
liyuins,  and  will  theretbre  thankfully  re- 
ceive suggestions  of  tunes.  Give  name 
of  book,  page  and  name  of  tune.  Addiess 
me  at  Berlin,  Somerset  Co.,  Pa. 

10-3,  IL  11.  HoLbl-NQER. 


Acknowledgment. 

Brother  James : — 

Please  say  to  the  Brotherhood  and 
kind  friends  that  our  late  call  for  a  loan  is 
being  responded  to.  We  received  $80  <J0 
from  S.  Mohler,  Covington,  Ohio,  and 
$150.00  from  8.  Kinsey  Dayton,  and 
$100  00  from  D.  P.  Sayler,  entirely  his 
own  money.  He  says  he  borrowed  it  so 
as  to  help  meet  the  wants  of  the  needy 
here. 

Now  will  the  brethren  and  sisters  send 
tlieir  charities  as  a  loan  at  once,  accord- 
ing to  our  appeal,  as   we    need    several 


Notes  ol  Travel. 

April  6th,  1875. 

Brother  Quinter: — 

By  your  permission  I  will  give  the 
readers  of  the  Companion  and  1  isitor  a 
brief  bkeich  of  ,my  visit  to  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania. 

1  left  my  home  in  BIackhawkCo.,Iowa, 
on  the  14ih  of  January.  Took  the 
train  at  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  said  day,  ac- 
companied by  my  brother,  and  by  the 
protection  of  a  kind  Providence  ws  ar- 
rived at  the  house  of  our  brother-in-law, 
brother  Beeter  Locks,  ne:ir  Mt.  pleasant, 
Westmoreland  County,  Pennsylvania,  on 
the  lOth,  about  11  o'clock. 

Here  we  found  two  of  our  sisters  and  a 
number  of  relatives.  Here  we  ai  tended 
three  meetings  and  tried  to  preach  tiie 
word.  On  the  20rh  we  were  conveyed 
across  the  Chestnut  liidge  to  Davis'  Mids, 
where  we  were  permiited  once  more  to 
meet  our  aged  and  beloved  mother,  from 
whom  we  had  been  absent  fur  over  ten 
years-  Many  were  the  thoughts  brought 
to  our  mind  on  this  occasion,  but  we  can 
not  particularize. 

Here  the  church  had  appointed  meet- 
ings. So  on  the  21st  we  commenced  to 
labor  among  our  Ibrmer  acquaintances, 
and  dear  brethren  and  sisters,  with  wliom 
we  had  spent  a  few  years  in  the  early 
part  of  our  Christian  labors.  Here  we 
visited  and  tried  to  preach  until  tlieliDtli, 
at  whicii  time  we  crossed  the  Ijuurcl  lldl 
10  visit  our  lister  at  Mineral  l^oint,  Som- 
erset County,  Pennsylvania,  where  we 
arrived  the  same  day.  Here  we  spent  a 
short  time,  and,  by  request,  tried  to 
preach  on  tiie  evening  of  the  20th,  in  the 
Methodist  meeting  house. 


On  the  27tli,  wc  returned  to  the  top  of 
Laurel  Hill,  where  we  had  an  appoints 
me.nl  in  a  school-house.  Staved  all  night 
with  our  couvin,  brother  F.  Murr.ny.  On 
the  28tb,  we  rcfinned  aj^ain  to  the  valley 
of  the  Indian  Creek,  whore  we  continued 
to  visit  and  jireach  occasionally,  until  the 
<Jth  of  February,  at  which  time  we  again 
bade  farewcllto  our  mother  and  sister,and 
many  others  whom  we  love  dearly,  and 
from  whom  we  were  loth  to  part. 

Ill  tills  arm  of  the  church  wc  tried  to' 
preach  at  ninrtcen  meetings.  We  have 
only  to  say  here,  may  the  Loid  bless  our 
weak  labors  to  t  he  good  of  the  dear  people 
who  manifested  so  much  interest  in  our 
met  tings. 

We  again  crossed  the  Ridge  to  where 
we  visited  at  first,  but  in  consequer  ce  of 
ill  health,  we  were  not  able  to  preach 
here  during  our  stay.  So  we  remained 
here  until  the  15th,  at  which  time,  we 
started  for  Greene  County,  Pennsylvania. 
We  arrived  at  the  house  of  brother  Sam- 
uel Murry,  two  miles  northeast  of  the 
town  of  Jefferson.  We  still  did  not  fee! 
welt  enough  to  preach. 

1  will  just  here  say  to  the  dear  brethren 
in  the  Wcslern  Distri';t  of  Pennsylvania, 
here  is  a  field  where  the  gospel  ought  to 
be  preacheii  'oy  the  Bre'hren. 

Wo  remained  here- until  the  19th,  then 
were  taken  by  brother  Samuel,  to  the 
Ryersou  Station  congregation.  Here  wc 
yi-ited  and  tried  to  preach  by  times  until 
the  27th.  In  this  arm  of  the  church  we. 
had  seven  meetings. 

We  again  took  our  leave  cf  our  breth- 
ren and  .-i.stcrs  and  friends,  and  took  the 
train  at  Cameron,  West  Virginia,  en  route 
for  Knox  County,  Ohio.  Arrived  at 
Ankenytown  about  4  o'clock.  Met  our 
brother  William  at  the  station.  Was 
conducted  to  his  house,  where  we  enjoyed 
ourselves  very  well. 

in  this  arm  of  the  church,  we  tried  to 
preach  tour  times.  We  also  visited  a 
few  families  of  the  Brethren. 

On  the  2nd  of  March  we  took  the  train 
again  for  Tiffin,  Ohio,  at  which  jioint  I 
and  brother  Jeremiah  Murray  parted,  (wc 
having  visited  together  all  this  time,)  ho 
going  to  jMichigun  to  visit  his  wife's  rela- 
tives, and  I  went  on  to  Fostoria,  Seneca 
County,  Ohio.  Here  I  visited  my  father- 
in  law,  Samuel  Bauder. 

I  remained  at  this  place  until  the  4th 
of  March,  at  which  time  I  took  the  west- 
ward bound  train  for  Waterloo,  Iowa, 
where  1  landed  on  the  evening  of  the  5th. 
Was  met  at  the  depot  by  my  son,  and  in 
a  short  time  I  trrived  again  at  the  place 
I  call  my  home.  Found  my  anxious 
family  in  reasonable  health. 

Altogether  I  was  absent  fifty  days  \. 
traveled  ovor  eighteen  hundred  miles;, 
visited  fifty  three  families,  and  preached 
thirty  three  sermons.  Surely  goodness- 
and  mercy  followed  us  through  all  our 
journey,  and  we  will  try  to  thank  the 
Lord  for  the  same. 

Yours  fraternally, 

Jacob  A.  Muuuay. 


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Kansaat  Needy. 

NEOSHO  AND  LAHETTK  COUNTIES. 

April  1st,  1875. 

])tar  Brollier  Qnnter  : 

Dut.y  callb  us  again  to  writ*  j'cu  a 
fe.7  lines  in  rejjard  to  tlie  sulVerings  in 
^oosho  and  Labette  counlir-s,  Kansas. 
It  appears  froni  ieadin;<  brotliei  Jdseph 
Oarber's  ier.tevs,  (.vhich  1  kive  below,) 
that  IVoui  Home  oau-e,  probably  from  the 
luany  urgent.  calN  for  the  sufferinj<  in 
Kan's.-vs,  Nebrabka,  etc.,  hive  .stopped 
our  di*ar  bieUiren  raid  IViends  from  send' 
inf.'  uionoy  order.-;  to  uie  beloved  brother 
Joseph  Garber,  Parioua,  Labette  County, 
Kansa.«. 
iirother  Joseph  Garber  writes  thus: 

January  28th,  1875. 

Much  Beloved  Brotlicr  : — 

Yours  of  the  i'Jtli  i.s  at  hand,  and 
been  duly  considered. 

Now,  as  to  the  cliaii'y  fund,  we  have 
not  received  but  twenty  dollars  sinee  we 
repoited  to  you  la.-t  Tltere  has  been  no 
goodii,  nor  ^rain,  co'iie  to  hnv.d  j-et.  We 
have  notice  oi'^wo  boxc:;  shipped  on  the 
81  h  inst.,  at  Virden.  Macoupin  County, 
Illinois  ;  also  of  cigiit  boxes  and  five  ho^^'.s- 
hcads  and  two  barrel.-^,  shipped  the  14th 
at  Akron,  L;incaster  County,  Pennf-ylya- 
nia.  ^Ve  also  expect  two  car  loads  of 
grain  from  Iowa.  iSiiould  we  liave  to  i)ay 
the  frtitiht  on  the  above  ■'^aid  poods,  it 
will  take  all  the  money  I  have  on  hand 
to  uo  it. 

We  I'ear  sooietimes  t'lat  we  will — the 
future  will  tell.  The  reason  -.rhy  we  think 
80  is  this  :  There  i'-  a  boiali  surplus  of 
wiieat  and  flour  in  the  country,  but  gen 
erally  in  the  hands  of  ."peculator.-^.  There 
ar»;  aL-o  cattle  ;.;  the,  cou.itry.  There  are 
al.-.o  land  speculators  hure,  who  want  to 
make  the  poor  man  mortgage  his  land 
for  a  few  dollars  to  live  on  ;  thus  getting 
the  land  for  almost  nothing.  These  hard- 
hearted men  are  du^.n  on  anything  being 
fhipped  in  here.  They  are  doing  ail  they 
can  again  ;t  it.  They  are  ever  ready  in 
saying  that  Neosho  and  Labette  counties 
need  nothing.  This  is  raising  consider- 
able exciioment  among  the  poor  class  of 
people.  They  :-re  getting  up  petitions  in 
the'f  own  behalf  There  is  al.tout  one- 
third  of  our  people  to  day  out  of  bread- 
stutf,  and  no  way  of  getting  any.  How  it 
■will  be  again.st  harvest,  the  merciful  Lord 
only  knows.  We  hear  of  work  horses 
dying  for  the  want  of  grain.  There  are 
about  two  thirds  of  our  people  here  that 
have  no  grain  for  the  work  horses,  neither 
can  tlioy  get  it.  We  Lave  not  bought 
any  feed  as  yet,  for  any  outside  the 
church.  We  dare  not  do  i(.  If  we  did, 
there  would  not  lo  a  dollar  left  in  a  week. 
Uui  when  that  grain  como.s  in  from  Iowa, 
we  will  then  commence  to  deal  out  grain 
to  out.'.iders,  as  the  notice  says,  it  is  in- 
tended for  all  the  needy  families,  both  in 
and  out  of  the  church.       S^,  ou'j  or  two 


car  loads  of  corn  will  not  last  long. 
Should  we  have  the  freight  to  pay  on 
said  grain,  we  will  soon  be  stripped  of 
money. 

Joseph  Garber. 
farsons,  Kansas. 

Febroary  24th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  A.   W.  Balcer : — 

Yours  of  the  IGth  inst.,  received 
to  day.  We  were  looking  for  sometime 
for  a  letter  from  you.  VVe  are  not  \ery 
well — very  severe  colds  among  us.  We 
have  received  no  money  from  the  east 
since  our  last  to  you.  We  have  received 
ten  boxes  of  clothing  and  jirovision — 
freight  charges,  thirty-seven  dolla.s  and 
forty  cents.  Only  one  car  load  of  corn, 
three  hundred  and  fi;iy  five  bushels;— 
freight  charges  on  the  same,  one  hun- 
dred and  tiiirty  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents. 
We  had  to  sell  one  hundred  bushels  of 
said  corn  to  get  money  to  pay  for  the 
other  ear-load,  which  is  now  on  the  way 
here,  and  that  will  wind  up  our  charity 
fund  with  us,  without,  there  will  be  more 
charily  contributions  sent  to  us  from  our 
der'.r  brethren  :uid  friends.  We  tiiiuk  il' 
our  eastern  brethren  and  friends  will  do 
any  more  for  u-,  they  iiad  better  send 
mvuicy  than  grain,  m  ireight  charges  are 
so  higli. 

Dear  brother,  1  have  thought  that  I 
have  had  a  good  deal  of  trouble  in  life, 
but  i  never  knew  wiiat  trouble  was  till 
this  winter.  The  only  way  1  know,  is  to 
put  «ur  trust  in  the  L  ^rd. 

VVe  sometime  ago  received  eight  boxes 
from  Lanca-ter  County,  Pennsylvaiiia, 
containing  clothing  and  provision.  Tiiey 
were  sent  by  a  IVieiiJ,  who  was  not  a 
member  of  our  brotherhood.  I  will  send 
you  the  notice  I  have  for  theiu,  nearly 
every  package  of  goo^is  sent  to  mc  had  a 
notice  or  card  tied  to  them,  and  on  which 
was  written:  "These  goods  were  made 
up  by  all  denominations  and  should  be 
distributed  to  all  denominations. 

FE3RUARY  2Gth,  1875 
Brother  Addison  : — Since  mailing  our 
last,  we  have  learned  from  the  freight 
agent,  that  a  portion  wliich  we  paid  on 
relief  goods  would  be  refunded  to  us 
again.  We  wrote  to  head()Uarters  con- 
cerning matter.  The  report  is  now  more 
favorable. 

Yours  in  love, 

Joseph  Garber. 

We  hope  our  brethren  and  friends  will 
af'ceat  our  hearty  thanks  for  the  dona- 
tions already  sent  to  Neosho  County, 
Kansas,  and  will  say,  that  you  have  made 
many  hearts  glad ;  and  through  your 
liberality,  have  caused  many  thank.sgiving 
to  Gud.  We  can  testify  to  this,  as  we 
aid  Noosho  County   a  short  visit  last 

ovember. 

Brother  Joseph   Garber  writes  to  me 
again,  and   says  the   cry  is   bread ;    and  : 
further  says,   but   we  cannot   supply  all  ; 
therefore,    we    hojie    that    the    Neosho  ' 


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friends  will  not  be  forgotten  in  their 
present  distress  by  our  dear  members 
and  friends.  The  good  Lord  has  opened 
a  way  for  all  of  us,  members  and  friends, 
who  iiave  got  the  means  to  do  much 
gi>od  to  our  fellow  beings,  and  to  a  great- 
er extent  to  obtain  eternal  life. 

Hear  the  apostie,  l^tTim.  6:17,18,10, 
viz  :  "Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this 
world,  that  ibey  be  not  high  minded,  nor 
trust  in  uncertain  riches,  but  iu  the  lov- 
ing God,  who  giv'jth  us  lichly  all  things 
to  enjoy.  Tliat  thi.y  do  good,  that  they 
be  ricii  in  good  works,  ready  to  distribute, 
wiilin;<  to  communicate ;  laying  up  in 
store  ibr  them:»elves  a  good  foundation 
against  the  time  to  come,  that  they  may 
lay  hold  on  eternal  life." 

We  hope  also  that  what  brother  D.  P. 
Suyler  has  wiitttn  on  the  sufiering  con-" 
diiion  of  the  people  in  the  west,  will  not 
have  a  deleterious  effect  on  the  many 
donors  to  the  sufferers  in  Kansas,  Ne- 
braska and  Muj.i  ;uri.  Bat  as  the  way  is 
slili  op^n  to  do  good,  and  as  brother  D. 
P.  Sayler  lives  in  ^nch  a  productive  part 
of  our  country,  and  as  lie  is  a  liberal 
bvot'-.Ci,  therefore,  it  may  be  i'xpectcd 
that  his  church  and  vicinity  will  enlarge 
their  donations  for  the  saff;ring  people 
in  the  west,  as  we  know  of  one  single 
church  uistrici,  in  Ohio,  inc-uding  neigh- 
bors oui.-iiiie  the  church,  to  have  given  to 
the  said  present  sufl\;ri:ig  pejpls  in  the 
west,  $850.00 

Now,  may  the  Lord  Jet  us  Christ,  the 
great  Sh-jjiiccd  of  his  ,-heep,  grant  us 
gruos  to  do  his  vvill,  hold  out  faithful  until 
death,  is  our  desire  and  prayer. 

What  we  have  written  is  in  behalf  of 
the  ue.dy.       ■ 

Yours  fralernally, 

Addison  W.  BAiotR. 
— . » » 

Cliurvmi  Nun's. 

Apkil  3rd,  1875. 

Brother  Quinler  .■ — 

Not  having  seen  anything  reported 
in  suy  of  our  prriodicals from  our  church 
district,  and  as  no  one  wisries  to  lake  the 
responsibility  on  themselves,  therefore  I 
will  assume  the  task,  and  make  out  a  re- 
port ;  although  nothing  special,  never- 
theless I  will  try  and  make  it  as  interest- 
ing as  1  can,  asking  your  forbearance  if  1 
should  be  tedious,  as  this  is  tlu;  first  1 
oSer  to  your  large  family  of  readers. 

The  district  of  churcii  of  which  I  am 
identified,  is  what  is  known  to  the  general 
brotherhood  as  Elkhart  District.  It  is 
siiuated  in  the  northciD  part  of  Indiana. 
Our  church  is  steadily  progressing  with- 
out any  seasons  of  excitement,  its  course 
is  onward  in  its  career,  having  now  and 
then  an  accession,  althoutli  noi  quite  as 
numerous  as  is  reported  by  some  of  the 
brethren.  Our  district  when  organized, 
included  the  entire  northern  part  of  the 
state,  and  the  fir  t  meeting  held  was  that 
in  1829  or  1830,  and  soon  afterwards  was 
organized-  It  soon  spread  onwartl  as  civ- 
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there  are  tliirty-one  districts,  what  was  i 
then  one  entire  district.  And  there  is  at  ' 
this  date,  one  of  that  small  number,  who 
has  outlived  all  the  rest,  yet  with  us, 
although  bowed  down  with  age  and  in- 
firmity, but  stiil  in  the  service  of  God, 
pleading  earnestly  for  the  salvation  of 
souls.  Elder  Jacob  Studebaker  has  far 
outlived  the  lime  allotted  to  man,  being 
in  his  eighty-thiid  year  since  the  Ifith 
day  of  February,  and  in  the  ministry 
forty  three  years;  allliough  nearly  ileal 
and  blind,  his  place  is  seldom  vacant  in 
private  or  public  meeting.  His  voice  is 
always  heard  striving  for  justice  and 
mercy,  pleading  earnestly  for  the  "ancient 
landmarks  which  our  fathers  have  set." 
Having  been  personally  ncquiinied  wiih 
hi;u  ere  he  belonged  to  the  ciiurch,  hav 
iug  known  him  to  love  him  and  respect 
hito,  and  wherever  ho  is  knowr;,  he  is 
esteemed,  beloved  and  respected  ;  a  man 
of  an  even  temperament,  alwa3-s  haviti;; 
a  mild  answer ;  an  orn,au>ent  to  the 
church,  and  a  fie  eaibleu  for  those  whom 
are  willing  to  profit  by  his  career. 

Our  district  embraces  in  its  territory, 
upwards  of  an  hundred  and  uuy  mem- 
bers. Our  ministerial  force  are  n'ls. 
speakers  and  four  ordained  eiders,  and 
seven  deacons.  Th.e  elders  are  :  Jacob 
Studebaker,  D.  B.  Stutsman,  Jacob  Leer, 
and  Andrew  B'gler.  Moses  N.  Hess  is 
in  the  second  degree  of  tlio  ministry  rnd 
Daniel  Eiggle  in  the  fir-t  degree.  The 
deacons  are,  viz  :  Jacob  L.  Ijlery,  Geo. 
Smith,  Levi  L^iery,  Jacob  J.  IJicry,  John 
W.  Chapman,  Isaac  Hoke  ajd  Jacob 
Rigglc,  who  are  all  faithtal  and  consis- 
teoi  to  ;heir  calling.  There  are  three 
members  within  our  district  upwards  of 
eighty  years  of  age,  and  nine  upwards  of 
seventy  years.  Sister  Eiizahcih  Siuts- 
mun,  whose  maiden  name  was  Feasrer, 
was  eighty-five  yciirs  of  age  on  the  I6i.h 
day  of  February,  being  ou  the  same  day 
as  that  of  elder  Jacob  Studsbaker.  Tiv.y 
have  frequently  met  to  eclehrate  their 
anniversary,  and  their  ei;j;>ymeHt  seeu!'- 
to  have  been  very  satisfactory  to  them-- 
selves,  and  those  of  their  .surrounding. 
They  would  converse  of  their  pa:.t  da-.s 
and  experiences,  in  a  wild  country, 
laying  the  foundation  of  the  church. 
Sister  Elizabeth  Stuiih  will  be,  if  she 
lives  until  the  5;.h  day  of  July,  uinety 
years  of  age.  Her  maiden  name  was 
Grosnickle.  Sister  Arney,  another  aged 
and  infirm  member  of  our  body,  who  has 
been  blind  for  fourteen  years,  has  called 
on  the  elders  of  the  church  on  the  8fch 
day  of  March  to  be  anointed  in  the  narue 
of  the  Lord,  according  to  the  epistle  of 
James,  being  the  last  but  very  important 
command  to  be  fulfilled  while  bere  in  the 
body.  The  writer  and  wife  have  been 
members  and  identified  with  this  church 
almost  from  its  existence,  being  members 
forty  years,  and  having  been  in  the  ca- 
pacity ot  keeping  house  forty  five  years, 
raised  seven  children— three  sons  and 
four  daughters— and  resided  on  one 
farm. 


I  will  draw  my  scattering  epistle  to  a 
close,  asking  your  indulgence  and  for^ 
bearance  if  I  have  been  too  lengthy,  as 
this  is  the  first  time,  and  1  hope  the 
same  may  not  oecur  again,  wishing  it 
may  prove  edifying  to  those  that  may 
read  it.  My  prayer  to  the  brethren  is, 
stand  firm,  as  we  are  in  perilous  times ; 
hoping  and  trusting  chat  when  the  sands 
of  life  are  run  out,  and  we  are  called  from 
hence  away,  that  on  the  morning  of  the 
first  resurrection,  that  our  portion  shall 
be  will',  those  th'it  shall  then  and  there 
appear;  and  crowi).,  of  eternal  felicity  are 
awaiting  those  v^ho  hold  steadfast  to  the 
divine  commands  of  Christ  and  him  cru- 
ci'Jed.  How  earnestly  we  ought  to  strive 
while  here  in  tbi-  tabernacie,  to  be  earn- 
estly engaged  in  doing  the  work  of  him 
who  sent  us,  that  we  n;ight  exclaim  with 
Paui,  'I  have  fought  a  g  >od  fight,  1  have 
finished  my  course,  1  am  now  ready  to  be 
ofl'ered  up."  Keiriember,  brethren,  the 
appeal  of  Paul  to  his  brethren,  "For  I 
know  this,  that  after  my  departing  shall 
grievous  vvolvc^  enter  in  aaiong  you  not 
sparine  the  flock."  Therefore,  my  prayer 
is  :  Watch,  and  remember  the  admoni- 
tion. 

Your  brother  in  the  Lord, 

Daniel  B.  Stutsman. 

Goshen,  Jlh'iiois. 

{Pi/grim  i)!ease  copy.) 


Noavis  ot  g'raveJ. 

AruiL  5th,  1ST5. 

Brother  James  Quuiter  ;— 

I  left  homo  February  27th  for 
Adams  County,  for  the  purpose  of  look- 
ing out  a  location  tor  myself  and  family. 
1  arrived  at  Corning,  the  county  soac  uf 
Adams,  on  the  2Siii,  at  7  a.  m.  Trav.'!od 
on  foot  to  Mc.  Etna,  ten  miles  distant, 
and  arrived  at  the  house  of  brotiier  C. 
Harader's,  at  9:.50  |a.  ii'..  I  remained 
with  the  brother  utjtil  March  3rd,  and 
then  started  on  horse- back  tor  the  Breth- 
ren in  Montgomery  Coumy,  where  I  ar^ 
rived  at  the  house  of  brother  N.  C.  Work- 
man in  the  evening.  Here  L  liad  three 
meetings. 

On  the  9di  of  March,  I  started  for  the 
north,  and  traveled  part  of  the  way  on 
horse-back,  part  on  foot,  to  Lewis,  tor,- 
merly  county  seat  of  Cass  County,  and 
staid  with  Mr.  W.  Snell,  who  keeps  a 
boarding-house  in  that  town.  I  was 
treated  with  great,  kindness.  Hope  the 
Lord  will  reward  them  ibr  it.  They 
seemed  to  be  much  interested  in  the 
doctrine  of  the  Brethren,  but  they  do 
not  have  the  opportunity  of  hearing 
them  preach.     Ls  this  not  a  pity  ? 

Oil  the  1 0th,  1  started  for  Shelby 
County,  iiode  ten  miles  on  a  wagon  to 
Atlantic,  county-seat  of  Cass  County. 
There  took  train  for  Avoca,  Fattawatto- 
mie  County,  twenty-eight  miles  distant, 
and  arrived  at  Avoca,  at  4  p.  m.,  and 
started  on  foot  for  the  Brethren,  about 
twelve  miles  off.       1  was  overtaken   by  a 


team  and  I  rode   to   the    house    cf    Mr. 
Eusterd.     The  old  lady  is  a  si.-ier. 

On  the  11th  I  staried  for  brother  W. 
Wiland's.  That  evening  the  Brethren 
had  meeting  appointed.  Tlie  speakers 
are  W.  Wiland  and  J.  \l.  Fillmore. 

On  the  12ch,  brother  V.'iland  and  I 
went  to  Harlan,  eouniy-seat  of  Shelby. 
The  13th  had  evening  meeting.  On  the 
14th,  at  11  a.  m. ,  resolved  to  start  Lome 
on  to  morrow,  being  i'';i;rteen  mil-;s  from 
Avoca,  the  neaiest,  ruii/oad  statio:i.  The 
night  of  the  14th  fumed  ceid  and  stormy. 
Being  at  the  house  of  bro.her  J.  Stutz- 
m:u!,  he  concluded  to  take  me  on  tha 
wagon  to  Harlan,  six  miles  Theie  I 
coiihi  take  the  hack  to  Avoca,  thirtceu 
miles.  We  starred  and  afier  going  a 
little  distance,  touiid  it  to  be  hard  to  face 
the  wind,  and  tl30ugr.it  it  best  to  turn 
back,  hoping  the  weather  would  be  more 
favorable  on  the  following  mi.wnng,  but 
alas,  it  was  mucii  worse!  the  wind  being 
strotiger  and  much  C-lder.  1  thought  ix, 
was  unwise  to  start  ouc  to  go  the  di.-tanco 
I  had  to  go  to  the  railroad,  believing  tha 
Lord  would  care  for  my  iamiiy  in  my  ab- 
sence, and  tried  to  be  as  patient  as  I 
could. 

On  the  16th  the  weather  was  cold,  but 
the  wind  had  ceased.  Brother  S.uizman 
took  me  on  the  wagon  four  uiilet,  then  1 
.started  on  foot.  Af'er  traveling  some 
three  miles,  w:is  ovei-taken  by  a  team. 
1  rode.tn  the  railroad  station,  took  train 
at  G:30  p.  m.,  and  anived  at  Altoona,  at 
11:50  p.m.  Visited  brother  G.  Baker 
and  remained  wich  hiisi  till  morning.  At 
8  a.  m.  tooit  the  train  for  Washington, 
and  arrived  home  about  dark.  Found 
the  family  modiratel.y  well.  Baring  my 
absence  the  family  !  ad  the  scarlet  fever, 
but  tbe  Lord  spared  liiem  all,  so  we  feel 
thankful  to  the  Lord  for  his  kind  care 
over  us. 

In  cunclusion,  I  wdi  say,  I  found  good 
country  in  the  touihwesiern  partof  Iowa. 
It  is  said  to  oe  very  proouctive,  and  also 
very  healthy.  Laboring  brethren  are 
much  needed. 

Yours  frateriiaily. 

Stki'iien  Voder. 

Wuihiagton,  Iowa. 


Our  ."^ecoiKl  Tehp  te>  I'hiiadpjpltfii* 

.'^"EiL  6ih,  lS7o. 

Brother  Quuiter:  — 

0-1  the  moriMTtg  of  the  21.  h  of 
March,  I  t.-.ok  the  tra.n  at  Borliri,  eti 
route  lor  Baltimore.  Maryland,  ro  buy  a 
stock  of  general  merchandise. 

I  arrived  at  Baltimore,  at  U  p.  m., 
same  day,  and  took  my  abode  at  the  St. 
Clair  Hou.se,  of  which  Wm.  H.  Ciabaugh, 
formerly  of  Frostburg,  Maryland,  is  the 
proprietor,  and  a  gentleman,  too,  who 
deserves  patronage  from  the  people  visit- 
ing the  city  ;  especially  from  the  Broth: 
rcn,  as  he  is  well  acquaiatod  n'ith  tiu'iu 
and  treats  them  respect  fudy. 

On   Thursday  morning,  i   turned   my 


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attenlion  to  the  purcbasiiijj  of  goods,  as 
also  on  Friday,  and  oa  SaturJay  murniaK 
I  discovered  that  I  could  not  fiiii.-li  iny 
business  so  as  to  tike  liio  night  train  tor 
homo.  Failing  to  do  tbi>,  I  at  once  coa 
eluded  to  take  the  10  o'uluck  uuin,  on 
Saturday,  lor  Fhiladclphiii,  to  pay  the 
brethren  and  sister.i  a  short  vi«if,  which  I 
did,  and  arrived  at  Philaduipbia,  Hf  1:30 
p.  lu.  Took  a  i-eventh  street  i-ir,  aud  got 
off  at  Girard  Avenue.  ^V;tlked  half  a 
square  east,  then  houih  on  MarohaU  stn-et, 
to  No.  1012.  I'ulled  the  door  be li,  won- 
dering who  would  answer  th«  cull. 

The  door  opened,  ;;ud  it  vim  our  neph- 
ew, brother  J.  T.  Meyers.  it  was  tjuile 
a  surprise  to  hitu  to  bee  lue  at  this  time. 
Found  hiui,  J.  P.'Hetric  and  family  all 
well,  where  Jacob  T.  still  has  hi.i  home. 
After  talking  awhile,  answering  and  ahk- 
in>;  questions  in  relation  to  the  brethren 
and  friends  here  and  iu  Somerset  County, 
we  tlien  talked  a  little  about  the  pros- 
pecuj  of  the  Berlin  High  School  enier- 
prise  at  Berlin,  giviu^;'  them  a  briel' state- 
ment of  the  condition  in  which  it  was. 
We  found  them  very  favorable,  and  they 
desire  us  to  stick  to  it,  that  we  will  at 
last  succeed  without  a  doubt. 

Here  brother  Jacob  T.  proposed  that 
we  pay  brotiier  Spanogle's  family  a  .-^hort 
visit,  to  which  wc  at  once  as.-euted. 
Found  them  all  well.  I'ook  .supper  with 
them,  after  which  we  combined  vocal  and 
instrumental  music.  Emma  playing  the 
piano,  all  joined  in  .'^iiigitij;  lor  abuut  an 
hour.  Brother  J.  T.  and  I  bid  them 
adieu  aud  took  the  streetcar  foi  Germau- 
town.  Arrived  at  sister  Langstrath's,  ai 
about  8  p.  m.  Found  her  well.  Here 
we  met  her  cousin,  a  sister  in  the  church, 
and  daughter  of  brother  Peter  Kiiser. 
Also,  Mr.  John  Price  and  wile  from 
Philadelphia.  Lodged  here  I'or  the 
nitrht. 

Upon  entering  the  parlor  in  the  tuorn- 
ing,  the  old  sister  grasped  our  hand  and 
remarked,  that  this  was  Easter  Sunday, 
and  that  it  was  a  beautiful  and  glorious 
resurrection  mori)i[)g  ;  that  this  was  the 
day  when  her  Saviour  was  resuriccted  ; 
and  that  she  had  the  hope  of  i)'3ing  res 
urreeted  with  him."  i  think  she  told 
me  that  this  was  her  eighty- fourth  Jvister 
day.  Brotiier  J^cob  T.  atid  I  then 
started  lor  Wm.  Price's.  Found  tliem 
ad  well.  Sister  Shugart  S'ioitied  exceed- 
ingly glad  to  see  us  once  more,  and  I  aiu 
in  want  of  words  to  ex[>ress  my  I'ailings 
and  emotions  of  my  licnrt  1  had  ai  tlie 
time. 

At  9  a.  m.  we  were  at  the  tiioeting- 
housc  for  Sunday--chool.  Fifty-four 
scholars  were  pre.-ent,  and  sister  Sa!!ie 
Hammer  in  the  same  corner  with  the 
group  of  chiidriiii.  All  the  pupils  and 
teachers  seemed  to  be  interested  in  the 
cause.  Sisleri  F^^ale  S.  ^'.tid  J*'!<>ra  Lever- 
ing we  were  glad  to  see  orjce  more.  They 
btill  seem  to  be  alive  in  the  causc  of 
Chvi'-t.  May  (iod  keep  lh"nj  inthepaih 
of  holines-i,  a:id  at  last  t;ikc  them  home 
to  him.selfj  is  tho  desire  of  our  heart. 


Jacob  T.  is  still  their  superintendent 
and  friend  Wiilas  assistant,  and  a  number 
one  he  is,  t  'O ;  hut  I  do  hope  he  will  not 
put  off  his  comiug  into  the  church  too 
long,■bccau^e  ii  is  very  imponant  ;  and 
unsafe  to  die  out.side  the  church ;  no 
promise  at  all.  At  10  a.  m.  meeting,  ad- 
dres-sed  bv  brother  Jacob  T.,  frotu  John 
5:28:20,  the  whole  of  his  remarks  were 
ba-.ed  iipou  the  following  points : 

1st,  'liic  resurrection  proven  from  the 
nature  of  thiujjs  ;  2nd,  The  necessity  of 
the  resurroc.ioii  ;  3ru,  What  we  learn 
from  his  resurrection  ;  4ih,  The  resur 
rcotion  our  victory  over  death  ;  5th,  The 
order  of  the  resurroct,ion  ;  6th,  The  ne> 
cessiiy  of  having  part  in  the  first  resur- 
rection. 

Upon  the  last  po'nt  he  dwelled  forcibly 
and  powerfully,  showing  conclusively,  be- 
yond a  doubt,  that  over  these  second 
death  hath  no,  power.  Jacob,  be  faith- 
ful, it  will  not  be  long  until  you  shall  reap 
the  reward  of  your  labors.  Go  on  iu  the 
discliarge  of  your  duties,  though  th.ere 
are  obstacles  in  the  way. 

"We'll  stand  the  storm, it  wont  be  long, 
We'll  accbor  by-aud-by." 

After  bidding  adieu,  wc  went  to  the 
house  of  sister  Lelunan  for  dinner.  Found 
her  daughter  and  daughter's  children, 
Mary  and  Bessie,  just  returning  from  the 
church,  all  well.  In  our  last,  we  said  we 
thought  they  were  the  perfect  |)ieture  of 
health  and  beauty,  and  this  idea  we  still 
entertain.  Alter  dinner,  a  short  but  in- 
teresting char.  We  bid  adieu  and  took 
the  cars  for  PhiladeUdiia.  Arrived  at 
the  Brethren's  Mission  School,  at  3  p.  m. 
Tho  nutubcr  of  scholars  present  was 
eighty  six;  male  teachers,  eight;  female 
tcacliers,  three. 

Being  invited  to  a  .seat  in  the  Bible 
class,  fificon  in  number,  I  aec.'pted  the 
seat,  brother  Jacob  T.,  being  pressed 
to  take  charge  of  tho  class.  After  the 
exercises,  and  a  hymn  sung,  brother  J.  T. 
was  called  ui)0n  to  address  the  Mission 
Sunday  School,  which  he  d; J  successfully. 
Brother  J.  P.  Hetric  is  superintendent, 
and  brother  .John  S.  'rhomas,  assisiant. 
Alter  school  we  wet;t  with  brother  J.  P. 
Hetric  hou'e,  our  place  of  rendezvous. 
Here  we  talked  on  diiTerent  points,  took 
supper,  thence  to  the  meeting  house  at 
7  p.  m.  Addressed  by  brother  J.  P. 
Hetiic,  on  couitn.tnJments.  Isi,  Showing 
that  his  commatidments  are  good  ;  2nd, 
Tliat  they  are  precious  ;  3rd,  That  they 
are  not  only  jireeious,  but  great. 

Brother  Jesse  is  certainly  full  of  reas- 
Oiling  power,  and  disposes  of  a  subject 
very  logically,  deserving  much  credit,  and 
is  certainly  the  right  brother  in  the  right 
place.  Farewell  to  brother  Jesse  and 
family. 

'•A  few  more  days  ou  earth  to  spend, 

Tuen  all  oui  toils  and  cares  shall  end, — 

Then  wu  Rhall  see  .  ur  God  and  friend, 

And  I'laisu  tii)  nunu-  on  high.'' 

The  church   at  Germanlown,  I  think, 


is  in  a  much  better  condition  than  it  was; 
and  it  certainly  goes  to  show  that  the 
bretbuii  and  sisters  there  are  having  new 
zeal  and  etiergy,  and  I  now  have  good 
hopes  thai  this  cliurcli  will  ot;cc  more 
revive  and  become  a  prosperous  church, 
and  an  honor  to  the  Brotherhood.  Breth- 
ren iu  the  ministry,  nive  theiu  frequent 
calls.  Go  and  encourage  theni  on  their 
way.  I'rea:;.!  the  gosp.d  to  them  in  its 
purity,  an  1  a  i)le.ssin<  will  follow. 

The  meeting  at  Gf-rmantown  w;is  well 
atteudcil,  while  tho  one  i;i  Phihidelphia 
Was  not  so  large.  Tliis  was  uttributed  to 
the  cau.sc  of  the  display  in  other  churches 
on  such  occasio;i8.  ''Finally,  brethren 
and  sisters,  farewell ;  be  pi  rfect,  be  of 
good  eouifort,  be  ot  one  mind  ;  live  in 
peace,  and  the  God  of  love,  and  peace, 
shall  be  with  you."     Amen. 

Left  Philadelphia  on  Monday,  the  29th 
of  March,  at  12:30  p.  m.  Stopped  off  at 
Baltimore,  .Maryland,  and  took  the  night 
express  train  to  Cumberland,  iMaryland, 
thence  the  Pittsburgh  and  ConncllsviHe 
morning  express  to  tjarrett  station.  Here 
the  Buffalo  Valley  Branch  intersects — 
changed  ears  for  Berlin,  a  distance  of 
nine  miles,  and  arrived  home  on  Tuesday, 
30i.h,  at  1:45  p.  m.  Found'  all  well; 
thank  the  Lord  for  his  goodnc.«s. 
Fraternally  yours, 

E.  J.  Meyers. 

BeiUn,  Pa. 

Iu  iMuoioriaiu. 

Qua   BilOTMElt    HAS    F.\I.I-EN. 
"Not  only  fall  the  vile  and  »ain, 
Who  SL-«k  Qo  good,  who  so  jthu  no  pain, 
hut  incn  whom  angels  must  approve, 
Whom  people  bless  and  God  docs  love." 

Brother  John  llo.ssier,  of  Altoona  City, 
Pennsylvatili,  in  tiie  prime  of  life  and  in 
the  vigor  manhood,  was  very  suddenly 
and  unexpectedly  buried  into  eternity  ou 
the  30th  of  March,  1875.  He  was  walk- 
ing across  the  railroad  yard  after  night, 
and  he  and  his  comrade  were  run  over  by 
some  passing  cars  and  were  instantly 
killed  and  uiatigled  up. 

Brothor  John  entered  the  church  while 
yoang  and  led  a  pious  and  devoted  Chris- 
tian life-  A  naturally  ehcerlul,  winning, 
disposition  added  to  a  chaste  walk  and 
good  conyer.sation,  won  for  him  and  the 
cliuich  many  warm  friends.  At  a  proper 
age  he  was  joined  in  marriage  to  Susan 
Shaw,  a  lady  highly  spoken  of  by  all  who 
knew  her.  She  soon  yfter  also  became  a 
member  ol'  the  church,  and  being  of  a 
piou^  and  reserved  turn  o!'  mind,  has  led 
an  exemplary  Christian  life,  and  made 
their  home  plea-ant  in  a  high  ilegree. 

A  few  years  ago  brother  John  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  deacon  and  bade 
fair  to  become  a  useful  olhccr  in  the 
ch.urch  ;  but  shortly  after  his  call  to  that 
cilice,  he  made  a  change  in  his  occupa- 
tion, that  in  a  great  measure  diprivcd 
the  church  ol'  his  services.  He  eng.iged 
in  tho  tjcrvicu  of  the  Pennsylvuniu    tail- 


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road,  and  being  "diligent  in  business,''  | 
was  soon  promoted  as  an  engineer.  His  j 
Christian  deportment  was  carried  with  | 
hiui  in  the  wildest  situations,  and  won  lor 
him  a  large  circle  of  friends  among  his 
associates  and  employers.  It  was  while 
on  his  way  to  attend  the  duties  assigned 
him  that  he  met  his  untimely  death  His 
remains  were  taken  back  to  his  grief- 
smitten,  heart-broken  family,  whore 
mourning  friends  soon  collected  together. 
What  heart  can  conceive,  tongue  declare, 
or  pen  describe  the  deep  and  unutterable 
anguish  that  !\ffectionatc  hearts  would 
iucl  when  such  intelligence  would  be  com- 
municated to  them ;  but  such  is  life. 
We  start  out  in  the  morning  full  of  life 
and  expectations,  but  how  little  we  ^nuw 
what  may  befall  us  be'bro  night  fall  I 

On  the  1st  of  April  a  special  train  was 
provided  by  the  raihoad  company  to  con- 
vey the  funeral  procession  to  the  Breth- 
ren's meeting- bou.ie,  in  Carson  Valley. 
Consideiing  the  inclement  weather,  the 
funeral  was  largely  u'.tenJed.  The  oc- 
casion was  the  most  mournful  that  we 
were  ever  called  upon  to  attend.  When 
the  crowd  were  passing  by  to  look  for  the 
last  time  upon  our  brother,  many  ex-, 
prcssions  of  sorrow  were  given.  Many 
of  his  brother  engineers  looked  pensive 
and  sad,  while  the  careless  maid  mingled 
her  tears  with  the  care  worn  pilgrim,  and 
ail  wept  like  llachcl  of  old. 

Never  shall  we  forget  the  sorrow  of  his 
bereaved  and  smitten  family.  We  can 
weep  with  them,  for  our  ''dear  fellow 
youth  in  Christian  ties,"  is  no  m*ire. 
13ut  a  balm  is  left — a  comforting  as.-^ur- 
auce  that  brother  John  "did  what  he 
could,"  and  has  left  us  the  brifjht  exam- 
ple of  one  who  always  tried  to  do  his 
duty,  and  now  that  his  harvest  task  is 
done,  he  is  roaming  the  fair  fields  of 
Ellen,  staying  by  the  still  waters  of  the 
river  of  life,  having  access  to  that  tree 
wliose  teeming  fruitage  is  for  the  healing 
of  the  nations. 

We  condole  our  dear  sister  for  we  pain- 
fully !eel  that  our  lo.ss  is  great ;  but  when 
we  think  of  the  kind  Parent  that  presides 
over  us,  we  feel  like  bowing  to  the  irre- 
versible decree  of  his  providence  knowing 
that  he  doeth  nothing  wrong. 

"His  purjopfcs  will  ripao  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour  ; 
Tbe  hui  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 

But  sw'eet  will  be  the  flower." 

Brother   John's  age    was    32  years,  6 
months  and  29  days.       He  leaves  a  wii'c 
and  three  children.      The  religious   ser- 
vices were  conducted  by  the  Brethren. 
Jas.  a.  Sell. 


A  lietter. 

March  13th,  1875. 

Dear  Sister  Young : — 

I  received  yonr  kind  missive 
in  due  time,  and  was  pleased  to  leara 
of  jour  whereabouts,  and  usual  health. 


I  was  sorry  to  have  tbe   sad   intelli- 
geace  of  your  bereavement,  related  to 
me  last  spring.      It  was  coaunanicated 
to  me  by  sister  Spanogle,  of   Lawis- 
towu,  Penusylvauia,  she  having   met 
you  in   Philadelphia,  after  tho    death 
of  your  kind  hu.sband  ;  in  our  cuuver- 
satioa  of  the   sisters    of   Philadelphia 
Church,  you  were  mentioned  as  wid- 
ow Young,  to  which  I  was  a  stranger 
of  the  circumstaacea  at  that  time.     I 
having    about    that   time    much    on 
hands,  contemplating  a  trip   to    Cali- 
toruia,  making    preparations,  and  of 
Ctfurse  much  anxiety  of  miud  required 
to  bring  all  thiuga  to    a   completion. 
My   health  also    being    impaired    at 
the  time,  gave  me  linle  time    for   ob- 
serving  surrounding    events,    except 
in  the  immediate  vicinity.    From  that 
time  to  the  reception  of  your  letter,  I 
knew  not  of  your  residence,  and  was 
somewhat  surprised  when  a  letter  was 
haudsd  to  me   from    Lanark,  Illinois. 
Your  brothers    were    certainly   very 
kind  in  sending  for  you  to    come  and 
sojourn  with  them,  during   your  sad- 
dest moments,  and  sorest  affliction  of 
heart,  being  deprived  of  a  kind  and 
benevolent  husband.     I  greatly  sym- 
pathize  with   you    in    your    bereave- 
ment, for  his  place   cannot,  certainly, 
be  filled  in  kindness  to  you    in  every 
respect,  and  to  his  dear  children  as  a 
parent,  and  all  who  knew  him.     But 
as  death  is  a  natural    consequence  al- 
though a  divider  of  hearts  and    fami- 
lies, we  must  all  abide    by  the    fatal 
consequence.       His    cold    hands   are 
frequently  felt    through  the    land,  by 
laying  low  many  strong    and    manly 
forms  who  were  dear  to  us   on  earth, 
"God  is  no  respecter  of  persons."  lie 
allows  the  same  fate  to  happen  us  all. 
Our  fathers,  our  mothers,  our  broth- 
ers, our   bisters,    our    husbands    and 
wives,  all  our  children  meet  the  same 
fate.     Oh  I   what  blooding  hearts  suf- 
fer from  those  sad  changes  every  day  I 
Yet  there  is  a  balm  in  Gilead  to   heal 
them  if  applied.     lias  not  God  given 
the  promise,  to  be  "a    father    to    the 
fatherless,  a  husband  to  the  widow"? 
Having  these,  we    must  come  to  tbe 
conclusion  that  he  will   be  a   precious 
friend  indeed,  to  all  who  trust  in    his 
word,  and  live  in  his  sight,  unspotted 
from  all    evil.       But  how  weak,  and 
how  far  we  come  short  of  being  what 
we  desire  to  be — good  and  holy  ;    fit- 
ted to   leave    at    the     Father's    call. 
Help  us    Lord,  to  do  thy  will    more 
perfectly,    under     all    circumstances, 
through  life.     We    are  but    poor,  de- 


pendant creatures  on  thy  mercies, 
thrown  about  us  daily.  Let  us  ever 
be  mindful  of  those  favors  bestowed, 
and  show  favor  to  our  fellow-crea- 
tures, as  vve  pass  through  life.  I 
hope  you  may  arrive  at  your  destined 
home  in  safety, and  bear  cheerfully  tho 
burden  of  life's  chaages  as  being 
ordered  by  cur  heavenly  Parent.  Wo 
cannot  always  see  or  understand  tha 
movements  of  the  Almighty.  His 
ways  are  incon\prehenaible.  If  we 
never  meet  on  earth  again,  may  our 
meeting  be  in  that  coL-stial  land, 
where  parting  shall  never  be  realized, 
and  trials  and  trouble  cannot  enter  ; 
where  we  may  over  be  with  those 
dear  ones,  who  have  passed  over  be- 
fore us,  and  be  in  tbe  society  of  tha 
redeemed. 

Yours  in  the  bonds  of  faith, 

Kate  G.  Stover. 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Annoi3ncem«iats. 


District  Me  ..tings. 


The  Middle  Di.<rict  of  Penn.'^yivania 
will  hold  its  next  annual  session,  the  Lord 
willing,  in  the  Dry  Valley  meeting  house, 
four  miles  east  of  Lewistown,  MifHin 
C<iunty,  Pennsylvania,  commencing  on 
the  27th  day  of  April,  at  0  o'clock  a.  m. 
Brethren  will  stop  off-  at  Lewistown, 
where  conveyances  will  be  furnished  ;  or, 
if  the  Sunbury  and  Lewistown  Bailroad 
is  in  0'  oration,  will  take  said  road  to  first 
station,  (iMuitland,)  one-fourth  of  a  mile 
to  the  mecting-hou^e.  Those  stopping 
at  Lewistown  can  put  up  with  A.  J. 
j  Spanogle  in  town,  or  with  Andrew  Span-« 
ogle  near  town. 

Geo.  Brumbaugh,  Clerk. 


held, 
8th  of 


Brother  Qminter : — 

Please  announce  that  the  District 
Meeting  of  ^V'est  Viruini.i  will    be 

the  Lord  willing,  on  the  7ih   i .. 

May  next,  in  the  Cheat  River  meeting 
house,  two  miles  north  of  Cranberry  Sum 
mit.  -If  those  that  intend  coming  on  the 
cars  will  write  a  few  lines  to  mc,  I  will 
see  that  conveyance  is  there  to  take  them 
to  the  place  of  meeting. 

S.  Bucklew. 
(Pilgrim  please  copy.) 

OBKU. 

We  admit  no  poeliy  iinJor  any  clvcuiustau 
CCS  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wiali  le  use  all  iilike,  and  we  cciUI  not  insert 
verses  wiib  ail. 

lu  the  8«iidy  Chui'^h  distiiot,  of  Cohiiu- 
biana,  Stark  county,  Ohio,  .March  17ih,  sis- 
ter ELIZ.4.BETH,  wife  of  Jacob  Hofl'mau,  aged 
55  years   3  iboutlis  auil  22  liays. 

On  the  raorning  of  the  lOi  i.  her  left  side 
was  slightlyporalyzel,  and  iu  about  one  and 


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a-tatir  liours  Bbe  receWed  «  second  stroke, 
afler  wbiob  liuie  she  was  uunble  lo  receive 
any  uourlsbiOfti  w';a'cver  lor  about,  eisbt 
dajs,  durin,'  wl.ich  lime,  at  Uer  fciinost,  "^he 
was  "auoiiit>id  witb  oil  ir.  the  name  of  tbe 
Lord."  She  was  p^ifeclly  rrtiional  and 
could  speak  very  distinctly  witb  some  laoor 
uulil  towards  her  )a  t  wiomoni". 

8lie  bore  her  affliction  jja.'.culiy  and  Cbris- 
lidu-liku,  waruioi?  and  adiaonisliint;  Uer 
family,  a  kind  husbano  and  four  chil'ireu, 
tho  oldest  Biar-ied  and  a  racniber  of  the 
churc;;,  but  not  presert  until  after  her 
mother's  deceasv  ;  and  also  wa-uinjc  and  ad- 
rnoniKbing  her  brefUren  aad  sistc  s,  uti.;h- 
bors  aud  fiien-'B  Sac  died-  iu  the  '..l.rssed 
hOiie  of  a  tilorions  immortality.  She  was 
bnrieii  on  the  Oib,  in  the  Ki-adii!g  Ctmetcry. 
JJi'twitbsianding-  the  ii^cleineiicy  ot  the 
TvcPther>  her  funfeial.  was  well  attended. 
Funeral  services  by  tie  biilhicu  of  district, 
assif^t'.d  ill  the  services  at  tho  house  by  broth- 
er Jobialj  K';iui.  Tcxi,  her  telectioa,  Ktv. 
14:13 

J.  A.  CLEMl^^T. 

In  .Miami  county.  Indiaria,  F;;b:iia'y  iV'.h, 
brother  Aaron  Tombwoh,  of  the  church  of 
G)d,  and  sou  of  brother  Gcovire  roti^bnugh, 
of  i«c  Gcrujan  Daptist  Church, aged  4t)  yeas, 
4  months  and  3  da;. «. 

The  deceased  was  a  wo'iLy  raember  of 
the  church,  a  gooi  .citizen;  a  dutiful  son,  a 
belovsd  brother,  a  kind  hasbaiid  a^jd  an  in- 
dulKeot  father.  "But  we  soiiow  I'Ot  as 
those  wi  o  have  no  bopo.''  Fuixral  service 
on  the  4lh  of  April,  by  brother  David  Hil, 
of  tbe  Oerman  Baptist  <7hu;ch. 

Mks.  Ei.iz.sBKTU  McCai.lot. 


T    ISTOlf  MONKVS  RKCKIvFi)  for 
Li     StlHSCRlPTIOM,  BOOKB-ctf .. 

Jon  B  CLcpman  1  60;  C  J  Fike  80j  F  Enck- 
ing  4  60;  J  1'  fajdiey  GO;  S  S.-crift  1  C');  K  M 
Kiudig  10  0;  T  K.dm  I  a.");  J  mo  VV  naid  50, 
J  H  Wiliaor  40;  U  Croff^rd  8  70;  D  IJrower 
5  00;  Hau.iah  Uih^o  I  60;  M  i.is"t  3  aC; 
K  Slifei  3  3!!;  J  B  S  .a  rat's  3  24;  .Vf  Reh-.r 
n  CO;  J  G  Rove'  3  5-'!;  Geo  Girl  2  20;  J  R 
U;i-'y  1  70 


How  coiuD.orthe  aDnouncemcnt.Thou.s- 
andK  are  .-iuci'lciily  swept  inn)  eternity,  by 
thii  fatal  lualady.  Ti.i.sdiocii-.'  gincraily 
has  its  origia  in  impuro  I'lood  tilled  with 
irritaang,  poisoiioiis  mat'iriuit-;  wliicii, 
circulaiiug  throuirh  the  hear!,  ii'iita'f;  it.s 
delicate  lisi^ocH.  'J'lion,tli  tho  iiritatii-'!i 
may  at  first  be  only  slight,  producin,!;' a 
little  palpitation  or  irrcKular  action,  or 
dul',  heavy,  or  sharp  dnriinf^  pain?,  yet 
by  and  by  the  di'-tibt-  bec^'Uier  fiiojly 
seated,  and  infiL'niaitti.'ni,  or  hypcitropliy, 
or  f;  irktnin^  >»r  th^  liniiij:  lU' in' rasie  or 
o!' i-lf  V  Ivc-  i.s  p'odii'od  Mow  wi.-e  to 
eive  early  attention  to  a  case  ot  :liis  kind. 
Unnatural  lhrob'>iu;{  orpain  in  ilic  ngon 
of'ibc  heart  should  adiiiiitii.^h  one  (bat  all 
i.s  not  rif;ht,  and  if  jotz  wculd  preserve  it 
from  further  disease,  you  luu.it  liclu  ii  to 
beat  riphliy  by  tlic  u.^c  of  Kuch  n  reiuotly 
a.s  will  remove  l!.e  eaii.'-t  <>f  the  irciible. 
U.^e  J)r.  I'icicc'H  G  ildtn  iMcdienl  |)I.^ 
cov. I y  before  the  diuist;  ha.s  b<  eonie  fno 
scfttd,  and  it  wii!,  ly  it.-s  great  bio'jd 
puiifyiriK  and  wondei'ul  rciiulai.ing  prop- 
erties, effect  a  perfect  cure.      It  cv^Dtuiuii 


medicinal  prop'^rtic«  which  act  specific 
caliy  unoii  tiie  lis.^ues  of  the  heart,  bring- 
i-.iH  about  a  iieakhy  action.  Sold  by  all 
fir.-it  class  Drujfj;i.->Ls. 

HEART  DISKASK  CURED. 

RncKPORT,  Spencer  Co.,  Ind  , 

February  1st,  1874. 

Dr.  R.  Y.  FiKacE,  BtifWo,  N.  Y.: 

About  two  years  ago  I  was  afBicl- 
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times  crer.tf^d  a  prc.v«ure  around  it,  al- 
mo.-^t  eau^'^uy^  srifTocation.  I  saw  an  ad- 
verti.scnient  of  ^  our  (Joidon  Medical  Dis- 
eovt-ry,  reGOtumending  the  same  a"  a  cure 
for  di^ea.se  of  the  heart.  I  then  bought 
half  a  doien  boitles  of  it,  and  after*using 
three  bottles  T  was  entirely  relieved  and 
am  now  ctij'iyiDg  good  health. 
Grateftilly  yours, 

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AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMES  <tl'INT£R. 


"7/"  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commanclments.^' — JEsrs. 


At 


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New  Series.       MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  27,  1875.      Vol,  II.  No.  17. 


Fiuisli   Tiiy  Wci-k. 


Finish  thy  woili  ;  ibc  time  is  short, 

The  snii  is  in  the  west  ; 
The  night  is  coming  down  ;  till  then 

Think  not  of  rest. 

YcE,  finish  all  thy  work,  then  resl  ; 

Till  then,  O  rest  thou  never  ; 
The  rest  prepared  for  thee  by  God 

Is  rest  forever. 

Finish  thy  work  ;  then  wipe  thy  trow, 

Ujgiid  thee  from  thy  toil  ; 
Take  breath,  and  from  each  weary  limb 

Shake  off  the  soil. 

Finish  thy  work,  then  sit  thei  down 

On  some  celestial  hill. 
And  of  Its  strcng.h-reviving  air 

Take  thou  thy  All. 

Finish  thy  work,  then  go  in  peace. 
Life's  battle  fought  and  won  ; 

Hear  from  the  throne  the  Master's  voice, 
"Well  done  !  well  done  !" 

Finish  thy  wck,  then  take  thy  harp. 

Give  praise  to  God  above  ; 
Sing  a  new  soti^  of  endless  j  cy  _ 

And  heavenly  love. 

•Give  thanks  to  him,  who  held  thee  up 

In  all  thy  jfeth  below, 
Who  niadt  tbcc  failliful  unto  death. 

And  crows  thee  now. 

Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
■  nstruiuenlul  91  us4c— Objections. 
No.  2. 


BY  J    M.  ZUCK. 


2'.  Self-evident  Objections. — One  of 
the  meet  promiuent  of  ihet'e  is,  that 
icstruciental  ir.usic  foeterH  pride  in 
the  church  and  in  the  family.  It  is 
useless  to  argue  against  what  is  self- 


evident,  or,  which  is  about  the  same, 
against  what  is  claimed  to  be  so,  bj 
those  whose  opinions  never  change 
when  their  "mind  has  once  been  made 
up."  It  may  of  course  be  shown  that 
pride  abounds  where  the  sin  of  sacred 
music  does  not  ;  that  music  abounds 
where  pride  does  not;  that  even  in 
those  families  where  the  two  abound 
together  there  is  no  strong  and  neces- 
sary, at  least,  no  natural  bond  of 
union  between  them ;  that  other 
things  are  found  in  those  families  that 
bear  at  least  as  much  relation  to  pride 
as  music  does — but  wLat  avails  it  to 
mention  these  facts  to  those  whose 
opinions  change  not,  neither  are  sub- 
ject to  change  ?  Music  fosters  pride, 
but  how  or  why  the  oracle  saith  not. 
Pride  is  the  result  of  thinking  more 
highly  of  self,  in  some  form  or  aspect, 
(it  may  bo  the  opinions  of  self)  than 
we  ought  to  think  ;  and  when  people 
get  to  think  so  much  of  their  unscrip- 
tural  notions  that  they  want  to  hind 
them  upon  the  consciences  of  others 
against  the  will  of  the  latter,  it  need 
not  be  thought  wonderful  that  some 
people  will  think  that  there  is  more 
genuine  pride  in  the  spirit  of  such  tr.eu 
than  in  the  tone  of  all  the  organs  in 
creation. 

Another  objection  against  instru- 
mental mubic  is,  that  it  engenders 
levity.  This,  like  the  forgoing,  re- 
solves itself  into  a  mere  assertion, 
which  derives  its  weight  from  the 
frequency  of  its  repetition.  It  is  true 
that  passage  after  passajje  may  be 
cited  from  the  Ptsalms  in  flat  contra- 
diction, but  what  are  Old  Testament 
citations  compared  to  the  opinions 
that  never  chauiJ-c,  neither  can  h.i 
changed  ?  l)avid  says,  "It  is  a  good 
thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
and  to  ^iuf^  praises  unto  thy  name,  0 


most  High  :  to  show  forth  thy  loving 
kindness  in  the  morning,  and  thy 
faithfulness  every  night,  upon  an  in- 
strument often  strings,  and  upon  the 
psaltery  ;  upon  the  harp  with  a  sol- 
emn sound.''  Here  David  says  that 
the  harp  has  a  solemn  sound,  and  no 
doubt  all  who  know  what  they  are 
talking  about  will  say  the  same  of  the 
modern  organ.  Yet  we  are  assured 
that  it  leads  to  levity  and  are,  of 
course,  expected  to  receive  the  state- 
ment as  a  self-evident  truth  which  no 
demonstration  could  mako  clearer  I 
Some  good  people  tell  us  that  nothing 
melts  their  hearts  quicker  or  draws 
their  thoughts  heavenward  sooner 
than  the  tones  of  an  organ  when  it 
breathes  out  sacred  music.  Which 
shall  we  believe,  those  who  speak 
from  experience  and  tell  what  they 
know  and  have  felt,  or  those  who 
speak  without  experience  and  con- 
demn without  knowledge  ? 

It  is  further  objected  that  the  "or- 
gan question"  is  a  fruitful  source  of 
strife  and  divisions.  It  is  not  claim- 
ed that  the  "strife  and  divisions"  are 
found  in  the  same  families  where  the 
music  is  found  ;  and  this  fact,  one 
might  almost  suppose,  ought  to  be 
something  in  favor  of  the  music. 
Neither  is  it  claimed  that  the  "strife 
and  divisions"  come  to  the  knowledge 
of  the  deacon  brethren  on  their  official 
visits.  Ah  I  no,  all  is  peace  and  sat- 
isfaction so  lar  as  they  have  learned. 
Perhaps  not  a  single  one  has  heard  a 
single  complaint  on  the  "organ  ques- 
tion." Yet  our  ears  are  greeted  with 
emphatic  assurances  that  there  is 
great  strife  on  the  subject,  and  has 
beeu,lo!  these  many  years!  Won- 
der if  we  don't  imagine  things  some^ 
T.iraes  ;  or,  what  is  worse,  judge  others 
by  what  takes  place  ia  our  qwq  hearta 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


and  families.  Perhaps  we  ourselves  i 
»re  the  source  aud  cause  of  all  the 
"coDtentioii"  which  we  deplore  so 
pathetically.  If  we  throw  a  stoue 
into  a  neighbor'a  window  to  spoil  a 
piece  of  furiiiliire  which  he  would 
rather  not  have  spoiled,  need  we 
wouder  if  a  little  "coutentiorj"  should 
come  to  the  surface?  We  may  then 
shout  "Peace,  Peace"  and  blame  it  on 
the  furaiture,  but  "there  is  no  peace," 
and  it  is  all  our  own  fault.  The 
stone-throwing,  fault-fiuding  spirit  is 
not  a  fit  ornament  for  a  peace-maker. 
It  is  an  easy  matter  for  the  "busy- 
body in  other  men's  matters"  to  claim 
that  he  is  a  tfreat  lover  of  peace  and 
union,  aud  to  fancy  that  be  is  doing 
an  immense  amount  I'f  good  in  the 
world  1  No  doubt  those  who  were 
ready  to  stone  the  poor  woman  felt 
exceedingly  righteous  until  Christ 
directed  their  thoughts  within, — ''Let 
biiii  that  is  ?/ithout  sin  among  you 
cast  the  first  btone," — aud  they  went 
out  one  after  another  and  the  woman 
stood  alone  in  the  midst  uccondemn- 
ed.  Wonder  if  some  latter  day  saints 
could  have  resisted  the  temptation  to 
fling  a  stone  first  and  look  within 
aiterward,  or  not  at  all ! 

The  next  objection  against  instru- 
mental music  is,  that  it  "saps  mem- 
bers of  the  church  of  vital  piety."  As 
already  stated,  it  is  useless  to  argue 
against  what  is  self-evident  ;  but  it 
may  be  permitted  us  to  suggest  here, 
that  inasmuch  as  the  word  vital  don't 
seem  to  be  in  the  Bible,  we  ought  to 
be  allowed  to  consult  Webster  to  see 
what  it  means.  But  he  does  not 
throw  much  light  upon  the  subject, 
60  far  as  the  condemnation  of  muaic 
is  concerned,  lie  says  that  vital  is 
from  the  Latin  vivere,  to  live,  and 
that  it  means,  "belonging  or  relating 
to  life,"  "necessary  to  life,"  "contain- 
ing life,"  &c.  We  might  infer  then 
that  vUal  piety  is  piety  that  contains 
some  life,  or,  in  other  words  that  it 
is  lively,  full  of  life,  active,  cheerful. 
Now  it  is  generally  supposed  that 
there  is  something  cheering  and 
enlivening  about  music  ;  and  henco,  if 
the  music  be  sacred  aud  solemn  as 
v/cll  as  cheering  and  enlivening,  one 
might  almost  suppose  that  it  would 
help  the  Christian  to  obey  that  com- 
mand which  says,  "Rejoice  ever- 
more ;''  and  for  this  reason,  and  from 
the  nature  of  the  case,  were  it  not  (or 
the  selfevident  truth  above  slated, 
wo  would  be  in  great  danger  of  infer- 
ring thai  the  teudeucy  of  good   music 


ought  to  be   to  create   and    Increase 
vital  piety,  instead  of  the  reverse. 

Other  objections  are  raised  against 
instrumental  music,  but  none,  perhaps, 
more  serious,  or  better  founded  than 
the  ones  that  have  been  noticed.  It 
has  not  been  my  purpose  to  say  that 
instrumental  music  may  not  be  abused 
and  become  sinful.  This  is  freely 
granted.  It  may  and  often  does  en- 
gender levity,  in  some  ways  it  does 
promote  pride  and  breed  strife,  and 
80  with  ail  the  other  bad  things  charg- 
ed against  it.  But  why  in  the  name 
of  all  ihat  ia  reasonable  aud  consist- 
ent, jiist  and  fair,  condemn  it  on  the 
grou'id  of  its  abuse,  when  we  know 
that  or;  the  sarise  ground  we  might 
condemn  every  good  gift  of  the  Lord, 
religion  and  the  Bible  not  excepted? 
It  is  a  proposition  susceptible  of  easy 
demoasstraiion,  that  no  musical  in- 
strument that  man  has  ever  invented 
is  more  abused  than  that  one  which 
the  Lord  has  invented  and  placed  for 
a  good  and  wise  purpose  in  the  throat 
of  every  man,  woman  and  child. 

For  the  CoMrANfON  Rinl  Visttoh. 
A  Rrport  o{  the   l>iscn.^sion. 

TRINITY— CONTINUED. 

Affirmative — Eighth  speech.  I 
find  it  necessary  to  make  some  reply. 
He  told  you  I  had  all  in  Christ.  He 
can't  understand  bow  all  are  one — all 
in  Christ,  Christ  in  them,  he  in  the 
Father  and  the  Father  in  him.  He 
went  over  to  this  :  "That  in  the  dis- 
pensa'ioi)  of  the  fullness  of  times  he 
might  gather  together  in  one  all  things 
in  Christ,  both  which  are  in  heaven, 
and  which  are  in  earth  ;  even  in  hi.m." 
He  i!."gued  that  all  things  would  not 
be  in  Christ  until  he  comes  again.  I 
showed  thai  the  saintu  are  in  him 
now  ;  and  this  scripture  proves  that 
they  will  be  in  Christ  hereafter. 

He  said  I  was  as  old  as  Adam. 
This  he  did  to  make  sport ;  but  he  did 
not  touch  the  argument,  it  still  stands. 

"This  is  the  true  Uod,'"  &c.,  1  John 
5  :  20.  He  said  that  "this"  does  not 
refer  to  Christ — that  pronouns  do  not 
always  refer  to  the  nearest  nouns  as 
there  antecedents.  This  1  admit; 
but  every  grammarian  knows  that 
tney  generally  do.  This  is  the  com- 
mon rule,  and  the  cases  in  which  they 
do  not  are  exceptions  ;  aud  my  broth- 
er must  show  that  this  is  un  excep- 
tion, or  the  rule  holds  good.  We 
claim  that  "this"  refers  to  Christ  ac- 
cording to  the  rule,  and,  consequently, 
that  ho"ib  'jbe  true  God, aud  eternal  life. 


There  is  another  thing  that  he  says 
too  often.  He  says  that  I  admilted 
that  the  Trinity  was  not  in  the  Bible. 
I  did  not  come  near  saying  that,  I 
did  say  that  the  term  Trinity  was 
not  in  the  Bible,  but  that  the  Bible 
teaches  the  doctrine.  His  memory 
must  bi:  treacherous  I  want  him  to 
tell  it  aright. 

There  are  some  more  things  but  I 
must  leave  them  tili  the  recapitulation, 
and  horry  up  with  my  argumenlB. 

I  was  on  ibe  subject   of    the    wor- 
ship of  Ci>rist.     Ail  the  angels    were 
to  v.'ors.^iip  him.     8aiuts    worshipped 
him,  and,     when    dying,    co:nmitted 
their  spirits  to  him.     But  God  alone  is 
to  be  worohippt-d.  Therefore  he  is  God. 
16.  Our      .-^ixtei^nth     argument    i* 
drawn  from  the  fact  that  the    apostle 
tell*  us  that  Christ  is  equal  with  God. 
Phil.    2:   5 — 11.       (Let    the    reader 
turn  td    the   scripture    and    read    it ) 
"Being  in  the  form  of  God  he  thought 
it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  with  God." 
'  God  a!.?o  hath  highly    exalted    him, 
aad  given  him  a  name  which  is  above 
every  name ;  that    at    the    name    of 
Jesus  every  knew    should    bow,    of 
things  in   heaven,    and    of   things   iu 
earth,  of  things  under  the  earth  ;  aud 
that  every  tongue  should  confess  that 
Jesus  Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  glory    of 
God   the    Father."     In    the    form    of 
God — equal  with  God — a  name  above 
every  name — at  hia  name  every  knee 
shall  bow — every  tongue    shall    con- 
fess him   Lord.      What   more    can    be 
said  of  God.     He  is  the  greatest  God 
our  mind.s  can  conceive  of. 

17.  Our  seventeenth  argument  is 
drawu  from  the  power  ascribed  to 
Christ.  Power  given  proves  capacity 
to  receive.  Matlh.  28:  18,  "All  pow- 
er is  given  unto  me  in  heaven  aud  lu 
earth."  What  more  can  be  said  of 
God  ?  He  gave  his  disciples  "power 
to  tread  on  serpents  and  scorpions, 
and  over  all  the  power  ef  the  ene- 
my ;"  Luke  10:  19.  To  those  who 
received  him  "'gave  he  power  to  be- 
come the  sous  of  God;"  John  1:12. 
He  had  power  to  lay  down  bis  life 
and  to  lake  it  agaiu  :  "I  have  power 
to  lay  it  do\Vu,  aud  1  have  power  to- 
take  it  agaiu  ;"  John  10  :  18.  He  has 
power  to  give  eternal  life  ;  .lohn  17:2. 
God  only  can  give  life,  and  life  eter- 
nal ;  but  Christ  has  this  power, 
therefore  he  is  God.  The  church 
transacted  business  iu  the  name  of 
Christ,  and  "With  the  power  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ;'' 1  Cor.  5 :  4. 
I  See  also  1  Cor.  12:  5-12;    Eph.    1; 


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21.  22.  "For  in  him  dwelleth  al!  the 
fullness  of  the  God-head  bodily.  And 
je  are  complete  in  him,  which  is  the 
bead  of  all  principality  and  power;" 
Col.  2:  9,  10.  '"Grace  and  peace  be 
multiplied  unto  yon  through  the 
knowledge  of  God  and  of  Jesus  our 
Lord.  According  0.8  his  divine  pow- 
er hath  given  uuto  ua  ail  things  that 
pertain  unto  life  and  godliness;"  2 
Peter  1  :  2,  3.  "Who  being  the 
brightness  of  his  glory,  and  the  ex- 
press image  of  hie  persta,  and  up- 
holding all  things  by  the  word  of  /u'.s 
power,  when  be  had  Ijy  himself  purg- 
ed our  sins,  sat  down  on  the  right 
Land  of  the  Majesty  on  high.  ISoi 
only  were  all  things  made  by  hiiu, 
but  he  upholds  ail  things  by  the  word 
of  his  power.  lie  also  purged  us 
from  our  sins.  Ail  power  in  heaven, 
and  in  earth,  and  under  the  earth — 
power  to  niake  and  to  uphold  all 
things — power  to  lay  down  his  life 
auu  to  take  it  again — power  to  give 
his  disciples  power  over  all  the  power 
of  the  enemy,  and  to  give  believers 
power  to  become  the  sous  of  God. 
By  his  divine  power  he  gives  all 
things  pertaining  to  life  and  godliness. 
Where  is  there  greater  power?  His 
power  is  divine,  and  the  Divinity  oi 
Christ  is  proven  by  his  power.  He  is 
Gk>d, •         (Time   expirtd  ) 

Negative — Eighth  specv-h.  My 
brother  complains  of  my  memory. 
Perhaps  it  is  not  &n  treacherous  as  be 
imagines.  (Ht  re  the  speaker  referred 
*to  several  arguments  made  by  broth- 
er Miller ;  but  your  reporter  could 
not  see  any  reply  and  he  took  no 
notes.)  The  speaker  asked  the  mod- 
erator whether  it  would  be  proper  to 
propose  a  question  to  his  opponent; 
but'  after  some  de;:ionstration,  he 
passed  on  without  proposing  the 
<luestion.  He  then  led  off  with  a  very 
pathetic  exhortaiion,  such  as  would 
have  been  appropriate  and  efl'ective 
in  a  revival  meeting ;  but  as  there 
Tvas  nothing  in  the  shape  of  urjjument 
•or  reply,  we  laid  down  our  weapon 
(pencil)  and  tried  to  improve  the 
admonition.  With  the  close  of  this 
speech  and  appeal  to  the  sympathies 
of  the  congregation,  ended  the  second 
day's  labor. 

February  19tb,  10  o'clock  A.  M. 

Affir.mative — Ninth  speech.  I 
feel  happy  to  meet  with  you  this 
morning  to  resume  my  part  of  the 
labor.  Will  lirst  reply  to  a  few  things 
in  my  brother's  last  speech.  He  gave 
m  a  very  good    exhortation.     I   con- 


fess that  I  do  not  know  how  to  reply 
to  an  exhortation.  But  he  said  I  ad- 
aiitlod  that  1  was  not  able  to  do  the 
sui.'jcct  justice.  I  make  no  boast; 
yet  1  think  I  have  i'airiy  met  his 
arguments.  Notwithstanding  his 
boast  to  be  able  to  answer  all  ques- 
tions, he  has  failed.  For  instance.  I 
asked  when  Christ  began  to  be.  He 
says  ''he  is  the  Son  of  God,"  &c.  Ail 
thi.s  I  believe  as  much  as  any  one. — 
Another  thing,  he  has  been  telling  us 
all  along  what  he  will  do.  But  he 
has  not  dcM3e  it  yet  — An  expression 
in  regard  to  the  commission.  He 
says,  "Trinitarians  are  all  the  time 
whining."  I  don't  think  it  prudent 
to  consume  time  in  following  him 
farther.  I  want  to  proceed  now  to 
bring  a  few  argumcnrs  to  prove  the 
Divinity  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

1.  Our  iii'st  argument  to  prove  the 
Divini'y  of  the  Holy  Spirit  is  drawn 
from  tiie  fact  that  he  was  sent  by  the 
Father  and  the  Son  after  Christ  had 
aaciiadod  to  the  Father.  Acts  2  :  3,  4. 
Tho  Father  and  Son  seat  the  Holy 
Spirit,  a  divine  power,  into  the  hearts 
of  men. 

2.  Our  second  argument  ia  drawn 
from  tiie  fact  that  he  speaks  to  man 
and  in  man.  Acts  8  :  29,  "Then  the 
Spirit  said  to  Philip,"  &c.  "While 
Peter  thought  on  the  vision,  the 
Spirit  said  unto  him,"  &o.  "When  ho, 
th^-jttpirit  of  truth  irf  co!)ie,be  will  guide 
vou  into  all  truth,"  &c.  John  10:   13. 

3.  Oar  third  argacient  is  drawn 
from  thd  fact  that  the  Christian  is  in 
the  Spirit,  "if  we  live  in  the  Spirit, 
let  us  also  walk  in  him  ;"  Gal.  5  ;  25  ; 
"For  as  man}'  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit 
of  God  they  are  the  sons  of  God  ;" 
Rom.  8  :  14  ;  "And  beeauee  ye  are 
sons,  God  hath  sent  forth  the  Spirit 
of  nis  Son  into  your  hearts,  crying, 
Abba,  Father  ;"  Gal.  4  :  6.  The  Spirit 
is  no  creature,  but  a  power  Divine. 

4.  Our  fourth  argument  is  founded 
on  the  commission  to  baptize  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Sou, 
and  of  the  Holy  Spirit;"  Matth.  28  : 
19.  The  same  honoi'  is  given  to  the 
Son  and  the  Holy  Spirit  y,s  is  given 
to  the  Father. 

5.  Our  fiTth  argameht  is  founded  oa 
2  Cor.  13  ;  14,  "The  grace  of  the  Lord  \ 
Jesus  Cnriat,  and  tho    iovo    of    God,  j 
and    the    coRiuiunioa    of    the    Holy 
Ghost,  be  with  you  all.  Amen."  | 

6.  Our  sixth    argument   is    drawu  ' 
from  the  fact  that  tlx;  Spirit    i.s    con- 
nected with    the    V,  ork    of   creation,  j 
Qen,  1  :  2,  "The  Spirit  of  God  moved. .' 


upon  the  face  of  the  waters ;"  and 
Job  33:  4,  'The  Spirit  of  God  hath 
made  me." 

7.  Our  seventh  argument  is  drawn 

from  the  fact  ti)at  the  titles  God  and 
Lord  are  applied  to  the  Spirit.  Acts 
5  :  3,  4,  "Why  hath  Satan  filled  thine 
heart  to  lie  to  the  Holy  Ghost? 
*  *  *  Thou  hast  not  lied  unto 
men  bat  unto  God."  "Now  the  Lord 
is  thf>t  Spirit,  and  where  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  is  there  is  liberty  ;"  2  Cor. 
3:  IT.  Thus  inspired  men  call  the 
throe  God,  and  I  believe  it ;  and  they 
.say  there  is  but  one  God,  and  I  be- 
lieve it.     (Time   expired.) 

Negative — Ninth  speech.  I  pro- 
pose to  enter  a  demur  against  tho 
position  assumed  by  my  brother.  If 
he  does  not  meet  my  arguments  be- 
fore this  discussion  closes  we  must 
abandon  it. — He  says  Jesus  Christ  ia 
the  highest  God;  Christ  says,  "My 
Father  ia  greater  than  1." — His  theo- 
ry is  contrary  to  the  teachings  of  the 
Bible.  Is  that  person  who  was  born 
the  person  of  whom  he  was  born? 
that  is,  was  the  Son  of  God  his  own 
Son  ? — This  theory  destroys  the  idea 
of  a  mediator  between  God  and  man. 
— Iv  destroys  the  Divine  atonement 
and  leaves  nothing  but  a  human  sac- 
rifice. "Cursed  is  the  man  that 
maktjth  fiesh  his  arm."  We  have  a 
divine  atonement,  his  is  only  a  human 
atonement. — Jesus  Christ  is  the  di- 
vine Son  of  God. — He  says  there  are 
three  powers,  while  the  scriptures 
teach  one  power. — Which  power  is 
Mediator  between  God  and  men  ? — 
Paul  say.?,  "To  us  there  is  one  God  ;" 
my  brother  has  three  powers  that  he 
calls  God.  W^hich  eternal  power  is  to 
deiiver  up  eternal  power  to  another 
etornai  power  ?  (Here  he  read  the 
Athanasian  Creed,  and  claimed  it  as 
the  beginning  of  the  doctrine  of  the 
trinity  and  of  the  practice  of  trine- 
immersion.)  Now  did  you  ever  hear 
su.':h  a  cuutradictory  thing?  I  toll 
you  ray  friends,  if  your  salvation  and 
mine  depends  on  believing  this,  there 
K  a  poor  chance. 

1  deraur  attains;,  ihu  tciui  Tiinity  ;  bscause 
it  aick-uauies  the  Ileavcaly  Father,  lie  a:l- 
mU-5  that  the  term  is  not  seriptai-al.  task 
liiiii  whicl:  suit' •.rod,  .inci  he  say.i, '  The  Wonl 
was  mads  ficih,"  ic.  Bi-olher,  by  this  con- 
cussion you  have  r.oibiug  but  a  h  luiau  sac- 
litice.  Bi-.tLer  Milltr  has  o  iaiih  iu  ihu 
Triuity— tho  Ihoo-y  is  eoutradiclory.— Why 
uot,  baptizj  ia  the  uamc  ol"  G  id ,  and  of  God, 
ftiid  of  Gjd.  (  A  few  more  remarks  aud  lime 
exprj'i.) 

No'ii:  :  Wi-  d'smi.-iS  this  qni'Sti  )n  with  the 
present  -.lumu;.,!-,  ao  the  elOBiug  speeciiea  were 
prin''i..jally  recapitulation,  -J.  W.  8. 


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For  the  Companion  aud  Visitor. 
Gotl*N  Judgments  ou  the  Miicked. 


BY  OEOKGE    D.    ZOLLEIIS. 


'Twas  a  long  time  ago 

When  the  angtls  were  sent 

To  pronounce  the  dread  doom  ou  Gomar- 

rah  aud  Sodom, 
And  dtliver  the  just, 
Who  in  Go.l  h.id  tlieir  tru6t, 
From  ihe  cities   devoted    to   pleasure  and 

lU6t. 

O  horrible  ni^ht,  when  the  righteous  man 

plead, 
With  his  kindred  to  flee,  while  vengeance 

delnyed. 

The  dread  morning  appeared, 

And  destruction  was  near. 

While  the  augi^ls  wore  urging  the  flight  of 

their  charges. 
What  a  monieut  of  awe, 
Whfin  the  righteous  withdraw 
Aud  God  executes  his  most  terrible  law  ! 
No  pen  can  describe  the  dread    moment  of 

gloom. 
When  the  wicked  must  mott  their  terrible 

doom. 

So  will  come  the  great  day. 

Of  vengeance  and  wrath, 

When   justice  shall   wield  the  grim  sword 

of  destruction, 
And  Jehovah's  dread  ire 
Is  developed  in  fire, 
Oh,  the  jijdgmeiits  ef  God,  both    certain 

and  dire, 
In  anguish  most  burning   the  sinner  must 

wail. 
When  his  cries  for  relief  no  more  can  avail. 

O  sinner,  repeat, 

While  mercy  still  pleads  ; 

That  your  foul  may  be  saved  in  the  day  of 

God's  vengeance. 
Entreat  of  the  Lord 
His  grace  to  alTord, 
That  you  may  be  reconciled   now   by  His 

word  ; 
And  when  the  deep  wailings  of    woo  shall 

arise, 
Then   your  soul   may   repose   with  God  in 

the  skies. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
JuHtiftcallon. 


BY  NOAM  LONGANECICER. 


(>o(l  lia.s  twice  declared  by  the  mouth 
oCthe  f)r()|)het,  that,  "the  soul  that  sin- 
neth,  it  «hall  die."  Paul,  t)y  inspiration, 
twice  declared  that  "all  have  sinned." 
All  I  lie  world  is  "become  guilty  beCorc 
God."  Uod  i.'*  "Judge  ol  all."  God 
being  just,  as  well  as  uiercil'ul,  lie  will  be 
just  and  merciful  unto  all.  ll  lias  been 
l\ie  study  an(jl  teaching  of  the  wise,  i'rom 


tiuie  iuimeiEOrial,  how  mnn  might  stand 
acquitted  before  God,  having  all  liis  sins 
remitted,  or  pardoned.  Man  could  never 
extricate  himself  from  the  sentence  which 
God,  the  righteous  Judge,  passed  upon 
him.  Mercy  alone  could  deliver  him 
from  the  penalty  of  the  broken  law,  and 
bring  liim  into  a  state  of  reconciliation 
with  God.  "God  hath  reconciled  us  to 
himself  by  Jesu.s  Christ,  and  hath  given 
to  us  the  ministry  of  reconciliation  ;  to 
wit:  that  God  was  in  Christ,  reconciling 
the  world  unto  himself,  not  imputing 
their  tresspa.sses  unto  them  ;  and  hath 
committed  unto  us  the  word  of  recon- 
ciliation." 

By,  in,  and  through   Christ  there  is 
remission  of  sins  unto  all ;  for   he  "died 
for  all."     Thus  "we  see  .Jesus,   who  was 
made  a  little   lower  than  the    angels  for 
the    suffering  of   death,    crowned    with 
glory  and  honor,  that  he  by  the  grace  of 
God  should  taste  death  for  every  man." 
The  price   of   our  redemption  has   been 
paid  by  Jesus  Christ,  when  he   gave  his 
own  life,  or  the  blnod  of  atonement ;  for 
without  the  shedding  of  blood  there  is  no 
remission  of  sins.     The  grand  doctrine  of 
justification,  or  of   remission  of   sins,  is, 
thai  "the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  cleanseth 
us  from  all  sin.     Being  now  justified  by 
his  blood,  we  shall    be  saved  from  wrath 
through  him."     Therefore  it  follows  that 
none  can  become  just  and  stand  acquitted 
before   God    unless  they  "have   washed 
their  robes,  and  made  them  white  in  the 
blood  of  the  ]jamb."      Ju-tification  is  an 
aet    that    belongs    to    God    exclusively. 
lie  is  the  great   physician    of   the    soul. 
He,  and  IIo  alone  can  apply  the   blood  of 
atoneiuent  to  our  guilty  souls,  and  "wash 
us  iVom  our  sins  in  his  own  blood."     We 
hnii  that  God  has  always  employed  means 
of  grace,  in,  and  tliroua;h  which    he  con- 
ferred the  blood  of   atonement  upon  the 
guilty.     How  then  can  we  receive  an  ap 
plication   of    the    blood   of   atonement? 
Can  this  be  unless  Christ  is  in  us,  and  we 
in  him  ?     Never.     As  long  as  we  are  out 
of  Chr'St  Jesus,  we  are  in  a  state  of  con- 
demnation.      But  in    Christ  there  is  no 
condemnation.     Just   as   impossible  as  it 
would  be   ibr  a  vine   to    receive    sap,  or 
nutrition,  unless  united  with  (he  root,  or 
the  branch  to  receive  sap  from  the  vine, 
unless   united    with    it;    so  the    sinner, 
unless  united  with  Christ,  can   never  re 
ceive  an  application  of  the  blood  of  atone- 
ment, and  of  cour.sc  can  not  be  justified, 
or  receive  the  remission  of  his  sins.    But 
the    moment  that  the    sinner    is  united 
with  Christ  and  thus  receives  life  through 
his  blood,  he  is  justified  ;  he  is  pardoned  ; 
his  sins  are  remitted  ;  he  has  passed  from 
death  unto  life  ;  there   is  therefore   now 
no  condemnation  to   him.       And  as  the 
poet  says : 
"Refreshing  showers  of  grace  divine, 
From  Jesus  flow  to  every  vine. 
Which  make  the  dead  revive." 
How   then   may   wo    be    united    with 


revealed  in  the  Bible,  that  the  death  and 
resurrection  of  Jesus  are  the  substance  of 
the  Bible,  and    they  always   go    hand  in 
hand  and  are  inseparable  in   tlie    plan  of 
salvation.     His  death  is  necessary  to  the 
destruction  of  sin,  and  his  resurrection  to 
the  quickening  of  the  .soul.      While   his 
blood  "cleanseth   us    from  all    sin,"  his 
Spirit  must  give  us  life.     It  follows  then 
that  we  must  be   united    with    Christ  in 
his  death  as  well  as    in  his  resurrection. 
The  apostle  at  one  time  asks  the  question, 
"Know  ye  not  that  so  many  of  us  as  were 
baptized  into  Jesus  Christ,  were  baptized 
into  his  death .'     Therefore  we  are  buried 
with  him    by   baptism    into  death  :  tliat 
like  as  Christ  was    raised    up    from  the 
dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Father,  even  so 
we  al.ss  should  walk  in    newness  of   life. 
b\)V  if  we  have  been  jilanted  together  in 
the  likeness  of  his  death,  we  shall  be  also 
in  the  likeness  ot  his   resurrection."     S<7 
then  it  follows  that   by    baptism  we   are 
united  with    iiim  in  his  death  and    thus 
receive    an   application  of   the   blood  of 
atonement,  which  cleanseth  us  from   all 
sin.     It  is  in  this  cmse   that    Christ  de- 
clared that    "he  that    believetb    and    is 
baptized  sliall  be  saved."      It   is  in  this 
sense  that  Peter  said  to  the  Pentecostians 
"Repent,  and   be  baptized   every  one  of 
you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  for  the 
remissien  of  .sin.s. "      It  is  in   this  sense 
that  Ananias  .said  to  Saul  "Arise,  and  be 
baptized,  and  wash  away  thy  sins."      It 
was  no  doubt    for    this    reason    that  tho 
eunuch    desired    to    be    baptized,   when 
Piiilip    preached    Christ  unto    him.      It 
must  he  in  this  sense  that  Peter  under- 
stood   the    language,    "the    like    figure 
whereuiito,  even  baptism,  doth  also    now 
s.ive  us."  by  "the   resurrection  of  Jesus 
Clirist."     As  the  death  and  rcstirrection 
of  Clnist  are   inseparable  in  the    plan  of 
salvaiion,  so  we    find    that    baptism    by 
water  and  of  the  Spirit  go  hand  in  hand, 
and  if  properly   admitiistcred    to    proper 
subjects,  (hey  will  bring  us  into  relation- 
sliip  with  the  deatli  and    resurrection  of 
Christ,  the  Saviour  of  the  world.       If  we 
are,  as  Paul  declares,  "baptized  into   hi'^ 
death,"  where  his   blood  was    shed,  we 
will  then  be  washed  in  the  blood  of  atone- 
ment from  our  sins,  and  then  receive  the 
Holy  Ghost,  or   Spirit,  by   which   Christ 
was  quickened,   whioli  will   also  quicken 
our  souls  and  make  us   new  creatures  ia 
Christ  Jesus. 

Who  can  fail  to  see  the  force  of  .the 
language  of  Christ,  when  he  says:  "Ver- 
ily, veiily,  I  .say  unto  you,  except  a  man 
he  born  of  water,  and  of  the  Spirit,  he 
cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 
Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  ye  must 
be  born  again."  More  might  be  .said  on 
this  |)art.  of  my  subject,  but  let  this  suf- 
fice, for  it  is  manifest  that  the  old  man  of 
sin  must  be  put  off,  and  then  the  new 
man  which  is  created  in  Christ  Jesus  c;in 
he  put  on.  the  first  being  effected  by  the 
blood  of  Christ,  the  .second  by  the  Spirit 


Chri.st  so  as  to   receive   an   application  of   by  which  he  wa.s  quickened.       J  here  aro 
his  atoning  blooci?     It  is  a  fuci,  plainly  '  some  writers  who   earnestly  contend  that. 


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■'faith  is  tlie    only    necessary    condition, 
that  faitii  is  the    condition,  and  the    only 
condition  of  our  ju.stificatijn  before  God." 
While  the  Bible  does  not  say   that   faith 
13  the  only  necessary   condition,  it  never- 
theless declares  that  it  i.s  absolutely  nec~ 
essary  thereto.     There  is  a  sense  in  which 
we  are  justified  by  works,  and    tb.cre    is  a 
sense  in  which    we    are   justified   by  the 
blood  of   Christ,    as    shown   above,  but 
whenever  one   of    these  is    mentioned  in 
the  Bible  it  always  implies  the  other  two. 
Saving    faiih    requires  a   voluntary   and 
complete,  or  entire  surrender  of  ourselves 
to  God,  and  is  never  alone      Paul    in  re- 
/erring  to  this  fact  declares  ihat  "in  Jesus 
'  Christ  neither  circumcision    availelh  any-- 
thing,    nor    uncircumcision  ;     but    faith 
which  worketh  bylove."     Christ  declares 
that  "he  that  hath    my  commandments, 
and  keepeth  them,  he    it  is  that   loveth 
lue."       Willi   (his   agree  the    words    of 
John,  ''for  this  is  the   love  of  God,  that 
we  keep  his  commandments."       To  tliis 
add  the  words  of   Paul,  where  he  says : 
"Though  i  have  all  faith,  so  that  I  could 
remove  mountains,  and  have  not  charity, 
I  am  nothing."     We  need  no  better  key 
to  give  us  light  on    this  subject  than  that 
given  by  James,  where  he  says  :     ''What 
doth  it  profit,  my  brethren,  though  a  man 
say  he  hath    faith,  and  have   not  works? 
Can  faith    save    him?"      Trom  the  lan- 
£uage  of  James  we  infer  not ;  for  he  adds 
"faith,  if  it  hath   not  works,  is    dead,  be 
ing  aione."       Now  bring    in    the  saying, 
that  ''faith  is  the   only  condition    of    our 
justiticaiicn,"  and  then  add  the  language 
of  James  where  he  says  :      "Ye  .^ee  then 
how  that  by  works  a  man  is  ju>titiod,  and 
not  by  faith    only,"  and   who    can  fail  to 
see  the  fallacy  of  such  an  a.ssertion  ?      If 
we  had  the  privilege   of    taking  any  por- 
tion of  the  word  of  God  exclu>i'.'e  of  the 
rest,  we  could  establish  almo.-tany  dogma, 
and  leave  tlie  Bible  a    medley  of  contra- 
dictions, but  "let  God  be  true    but  every 
man  a  liar."     The  urayer  alone,  the  faith 
aione,  and  the  works    alone  doctrines  aie 
i'rom  the  adversary  of    God.     But  while 
none  of  these,  when  alone,  justilies,  they 
are  all  necessary  thereto   on    our   part,  in 
order  tiiat  we  may  lay  hold  on  the  blood 
of  atonement.     But   says    one    how    will 
you  harmonize    such    doctrine    with   the 
teachings  of  Paul  in   another  plac  •,  when 
lie  declares  "but    to    him  that    worketh 
not,  but  believeth  on  him  tiiat  justifieth 
the  ungodly,    his    faith   is    coun'el    tor 
r  ghteousness,"   and    "by  grace  jire    3e 
saved  through    faith"  ?       it    is    evident 
that    Paul    showed    the    impossibility  of 
b  .ing  si.ved  by  the  works  of  tlie  law,  and 
the  necessity  of  being  saved    by  grace,  or 
by  the  law  of  faith.     Or,  in  other  wurds, 
ho  showed  that 'the  law  is  not  of  faiili," 
while  the  gospel  is 'the    law   of    faith." 
Luke  sjieaks  of  those  who  were    obedient 
to  the  gospel,  and   says   that  they  "were 
obedient  to  the  faith."     Read  also  Rum. 
1:5  and  1C:'26.     Paul  calls  the    du.  ies  ie~ 
quired  of  us  in  tlie    gospe',    a    "work    of 
faith;"  also  "the  work  of  faith."      i^'aiih  | 


and  works  are  so  closely  connected,  that 
if  I  should  disregard  the  word  of  God  and 
disobey  it,  Paul  would  say  of  me,  "he 
hath  denied  the  faitii,  and  is  worse  than 
an  infidel  "  Similar  to  this  is  the  lan- 
guage of  James,  where  he,  in  an  illus- 
tration, compares  the  faith  to  the  body, 
and  works  to  the  spirit  thereof;  for  he 
says:  "As  the  body  without  the  snirit 
is  dead,  so  faith  without  works  is  dead 
also."  Need  any  one  wonder  why  Jesus 
asks  the  question,  "why  call  ye  mo  Loid, 
Lord,  and  do  not  the  things  which  I 
iay?"  All  the  duties  that  are  required 
of  us  are  to  be  i)erf'ormed  in  faith. 

As  shown  above,  there  is  a  sense  in 
which  we  are  justified  '"by  works,"  and 
there  is  a  sense  in  which  we  are  justified 
"by  the  blood  of  Christ,"  and  there  is  a 
sense  in  which  we  are  justified  "by  faith;' 
but  none  of  these  can  exist  independent 
of  the  rest.  But  as  Paul  dwells  largely 
on  justification  by  faith,  it  would  be  v;ell 
for  us  to  give  heed  to  the  subject.  Chri.>t 
considered  faith  indispensibly  necessary 
to  paidou,  or  salvation  ;  for  he  says  that 
''he  that  believeth  not  shall  be  damned." 
And  Paul  declares  that  ''whatsoever  is 
not  of  faith  is  sin  ;"  and  "without  faith 
it  is  impossible  to  please  him,"  that  is, 
God.  There  are  different  degrees  of 
faith.  Paul,  in  writing  of  the  gospel, 
says:  "riiertin  is  the  riglitcousncss  of 
God  revealed  from  faith  to  faith."  Ac-. 
cording  to  the  words  of  Christ  we  may 
have  but  "little  faith,"  or  we  may  [)os- 
se.ss  "great  faith  ;"  we  may  be  ''weak  in 
the  faith,"  or  we  may  be  strong  in  the 
faith  of  the  gospel,  in  order  that  men 
can  believe,  they  must  first  hear,  for 
"faith  Cometh  by  hearing."  ^Ve  have 
already  remarked  that  ''the  law  is  not  of 
faith,"  but  the  gospel  was  "the  word  of 
faith"  which  the  apostle  preached  ;  and 
it  was  this  word  of  faith,  or  the  gospel, 
whicii  was  preached  unto  Abraham,  say- 
ing, ''in  thee  shall  all  the  families  of  the 
earth  be  blessed."  It  is  a  well  known 
fact  that  this  promise  was  not  made  unto 
Abraham  through  eiicamcision,  or  the 
law,  and  therefore  not  of  "the  works  of 
the  law  ,"  yet  every  careful  Bible  leader 
must  know  that  those  great  and  ]):ecious 
promises  were  made  unto  Abraham  upon 
conditions  ;  and  had  Abraham  neglected 
to  comply  with  those  conditions,  he  could 
never  have  l.iid  hold  upon  them  by  saving 
fuiih.  Por  an  cxplaiiation  of  the  term 
faith  read  Heb.  f  1:1. 

We  read  that,  the  Lord  had  said  unto 
Abraham,  or  Abram,  as  he  then  was 
called,  'Get  thee  out  of  thy  eonntiy,  ami 
from  thy  kindred,  and  from  thy  father's 
hons.',  unto  a  land  that  1  will  show  thee  : 
and  i  will  make  of  thee  a  great  nation, 
and  I  will  bless  tliee,  and  make  thy  iniue 
great ;  and  thou  shalt  be  a  blessing;  and 
f  will  bless  them  that  bless  thee,  ajid 
curse  him  that  curscth  thee;  and  in  tine 
shall  all  the  families  of  the  e.ath  bo 
blessed."  Does  any  one  for  a  moment 
suppose  that  Abraham  would  liave 
be  ieved  that  God  would  do  as   he  prom- 


ised, if,  he  had  remained  in  his  country? 
Certainly  not.     Nor  is  it  likely  that  MeN 
chisedec.  King  of  Salem,  (iriest  of   the 
most  high   God,  would  have   met   him, 
and  blessed  him,  nor  is  itatall  likely  that 
the  promise   would    have   been    renewed 
and  confirmed.     But  suppose  that  Abraiu 
had   even    believed    God    and    left    his 
country,"  etc.,  and  then  would  have  dis- 
obeyed the  voice  of  God  when    he  gave 
the  command  that  he  should  offer  his  son 
for  a  burnt  offering  ;  is  it  likely  that  God 
would  have  said,  "by  myself  have  I  sworn, 
saith  the   Lord,   for    bicnnse    thou    hast 
done  this  thing,  and    hast    not    withheld 
thy  .son,  thine  only  si>n  :  that  in    blessing 
I  will  bless  thee,  and  in  multiplying  I  will 
multiply  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  heaven, 
and  as  the  sand  which  is    upon  the   sea 
shore;  and  thy   seed   shall    possess   the 
gate   of    his    enemies  ;  and  in  thy  seed 
shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  be  bless 
ed ;     because     thou      hast    obeyed    my 
voice"?     No,  surely  nor,  "Because  thou 
hast    obeyed  my    voice    are    words    that 
should  not  be  fbrgolten    when    we  wOuld 
follow   the    faitii    of    Abraham.      "Seest 
thou  hov?  faith    wrought  with    his  works, 
and  by  works  was  faitii   made    perfect?" 
Abraham  looked  beyoiid  his  son  Isaac  for- 
the  one  through  whom  all  the   nations  of 
the  earth    should    be   blessed,    nau\ely, 
Christ;  for  such  the  terui  gospel,  which 
is  the  word  of    faith   that   the    apostles 
preached,  signifies.       Paul   refers  to  the 
same  truth  when  he  says,  "to  Abraham 
and  his  seed   were  the    promises    made, 
lie  saith  not,  and  to  seeds,  as  of  many  ; 
but   of  one,  and    to    thy  seed,    which  is 
Christ."     Paith  in   Christ  has    been  the 
justification  ai:d  righteousness  of  all  the 
worthies  mentioned  in    the   Bible.      God 
will  never,  justify  any    one,  and    account 
him    as    ritihteou-,   excui)t   he   come    to 
Him  by  faith  in  Christ.      1  f  we  have  done 
all  that  we  are  commanded  to  do,  we  are 
still  unprofitable  servants,  we    have    only 
done  our   duty,  and   it  will   only  be    by 
grace,  through   faitii   iti    Christ,  that  wo 
can  be  justified  and  saved.       "Wliere  is 
boasuing    then?       It    is    excluded.      By 
what  law?     Of  works?       Nay;    but    by 
the  law  of  faith.     Therel'oie  we  conclude, 
thut  a  man  is  justified  by    faith    without 
the  deeds  of  the  'aw,"  fir  'to    him    that 
worketh,  is  the    reward    not   rc<-koned  of 
gn.ce,  but  of  debt.       But  to    him    that 
worketh  not,  but  believeth   on    him    that 
justifieth  the  ungodly,  his  faith  is  counted 
for  righteousness."     Just  here  we  should 
bear  in  mind    the    distinction   that    the 
writers    of    the    New   Te.-tanient    make 
between  the  law  and  the    go.-pel.      ''Tiie 
law  is   not   of  faith  :  but,   the   man  lh.it 
doeth  them   .shall    live    in  iliim."     But 
the  go.spel   is   "the  word   of  faith,"  and 
any  duty  that  it  requires  of  us  is,  accord- 
ing to  Paul,  a  "work  oi'faiili."    1  Thess. 
1:3;  2  Thess.  1:11.     It  is  by  not  marking 
ttiis  distinction,  that   many    b.ave — :;nd  I 
b-  lieve  lione--tly,  too,  — contcnd.jd  for  the 
faith  alone  dou'.rinv,  which  they  sujiposed 
that    I'aul    taught.       Clarke    says    that 


2ly2 


^jfiKiijl'lAlS  FAMii.i   OOMPAIJ^^OI^  AND  (iOSFEL  ViSITOB. 


"Ji'ilher,    siipposiuK     that     .)a)j'<\s    did 
actually  tcaoh  the  doetriue  oi'justitication 
by  woiks,  which  his  pood    sea>.e   thowed 
hioi  to  bo  ahsoliuciy  ip.,-.ufncicnt   for  ba!- 
vaiion ;  was  led  to   condemn,  tliy   epiKtic 
in  io:o,  ns  a  production   uimutheniicatcd 
by  the    Holy  Spirit ;  and,  cousccjueiitly, 
won!iy   of   no    rcgjird :     he,    therciore, 
termed   it,   eplstula  xbtwiiitea,  a  chnffti 
epistle.,  an    epistle    of    straw,  fit    to    be 
buriiod."       iiut  Ja'jips    no   uiore    than 
tuu.?iit.  tint  if  wc  would    have  the   f<iith 
that  ju^iiKcK,   wc  uiu.st,  !iave  th.at    "'faith 
that  workctii  by  love,"  which  is  no  more 
than  Paul  taiifjht.       Hear  hiiu  ;  'iur  in 
Jesus  Clirist  neither  circuujui>io:i  availcth 
anythiiifT,  nor   uncircuaicihioii :  but  faith 
whi<:h  wovketii  by  love."       "This   is    the 
love  of  God,  that  we  keep  his  cominand- 
luents  ;"   not  the   coiumandnicnts  of  the 
law,  for  they  are  not.  of  i'aith  ;  but  of  the 
gospel,   which  avo  of  faith.     So   we   sec 
that   Paul    and   Jauios    teach   the    Fame 
doctrine  ol'  justiScation  by  faiih.      Paul 
declares  liiat,  faith  connected  with  olicdi- 
encc  i^  that  which    avails   m    anything  ; 
James  declares  that  we  are  not  justitiod 
"uy  faith  only.'       But  while   obedience 
to  ilic    fiospei   is    necessary    to  a    living 
i'aith,  it  does  not  follow  that  it  will  merit 
pardon  or  forgiveness  from  God.      It  docs 
not  Ibllow    because  a  sick    ujan  takes  a 
medicine  containing    healing    virtues  and 
is  iherelbrc  resiored  to  health,    that    his 
taking  tlie  medicine  lias  affociod  tiie  cure; 
but  certainly    that    was    necessary.     So 
with  the  sinner;  his  doing  as   Jesus,  the 
gn;at  physician,   has   commanded  him,  is 
not  sufficient  to  secure   his    pardon  ;  but 
wiihuuo  i?.  he  is  as  far  from  tl.e  virtue  of 
the   blootl  of  atonement  as  the    sick   man 
in  the    illustration    would    be    from  the 
healing  virtues  of  the  medicine,  would  he 
neglect  to  take  the   medicine.       Jiut  all 
our  obedience  to  the  gospel  has  its  being 
and  excelieuce  from  i'aith  in  the   blood  of 
atonement.     It  was  thus  that  faith    was 
imputed  to  Abraham  lor  righteousness; 
it  was  thus  that  Id  was  said  to  one,  ''Thy 
faitii  hatli  saved  thee,"  and   to    another, 
thy  i'aith  hath  made  thee  whole,  and  to 
a  third,  "According  to  your   faith    be  it 
unto  you."     I  will  yet  atid  a  few  notes  of 
Wesley,  on  James  2:14.       "James  does 
not  teach  that  true  faith  can,  but  that  it 
cannot,  subsist  without  works.     Nor  does 
be  oi)pose  i'aith  to  works,  but  that  empty 
name  of  faitii,  to   real  faith,   working  by 
love.       Can  that  i'aith  which    is  without 
works  save  iiim?       No  more  than  it  can 


For  tlie  Companion  aud  Visixon. 
Is  tlie  ^.'hiirch  ol  (jf»«B  one  ttsiti 
ttiebamri  in  bntli  Oispi'u- 

Kind  reader,  we  have  thus  far  not 


continued  with  Philip,  and  wondered, 
btiholdiug  the  miracles  and  aigoa 
which  were  done."  In  this  case  we 
bnve  Philip  carrying  out  the  comajis- 
»!on,  first  i-'reacbinfT  or  teaching,  and 
fouuri  much  of  a  simiiurit.y  between  i  then,  *vhen  they  believed  his'  preach- 
the  old  Jewish  church  and  the  church  ling  concerDiiig  the  kingdom    of   God, 


of  the  present  dispensation.  It  is 
claimed  that  infants  were  admitted 
into  the  fcntior  by  circumcision,  and, 
as  they  suppose,  the  latter  must  have 
infants  among  its  meuibers,  in  Chris- 
tis-j  fellowship,  iiud  were  made  such 
by  the  rite  of  Christian  bapiii-;m  ;  but 
80  lar  as  we  have  advanced -in  our 
investigation  nothing  satisfactory  has 
as  yet  developed  itscif  in  favor  of 
such  a  pobitio!). 

We  are  doa^  about  to   enter    upon 
an  investigation  of   this    subject,    by 
examining  the  Acts  of  the    Apostles. 
Thehe  Apostles  being  Jews  by     birth 
would,  without  a  doubt,    have    some- 
thing to  say  on  this    subject    thut   is 
both    instructive    and    authoritative. 
And  what  do  they    say  ?     Peter,    the 
first  to  urge  the  necesity    of  baptism, 
does  it  in  the  (oUowing  way.     Firt  he 
preached  to  t'tieni  Je.<U3,  the  crucified, 
as  being  both   the  Lord   and  Christ, 
&c.      When  they  were    convinced    of 
the  fact,  asking    what   to    do,    Peter 
says,  "Repent  and  be  baptized    every 
onoofyou    in    the    name    of    Jesus 
Christ  for    the    remission     of    sias," 
Acts  2 :  38.       Peter's     language      is 
certainly  not    applicable    to    intanls. 
Can  infants  repent  ?    We  answer.  No. 
The  objector  will  say  that  this  verse 
gives  us  no  idea  as  to  who  were  bap- 
tized ;  that  the   requisition  of   repen- 
tance applied  to   adults,    but  that  in- 
fants niayjhave    been    baptized    with 
the  adults.     "This    ia    all    so,    they 
might  have   baptized  infants  ;    but    I 
answer,  most  emphatically,  that   Ihey 
dtd  not  do  any  suck    a   thimj.     Here 
is  my  testiiiiouy  (Acts  2  :  41,)  "Then 
they  that  gladly  received    his    word 
were     baptized."        This    is    plain  : 
those  "that  gladly  received  bis    word 
were  baptized."     Are  infanta  capable 


profit   his    neighbor."       May    we    ever    «f  •^'f^''^'"*?  ^^^  P^^^<=^f ''"^«'"<^  ^  ^f 
remember  that  by   grace   arc   we  saved,    so,  then  they  may  be    baptized  ;    but 


through  faith,  and  that  not  of  our.selvcs : 
it  i^  the  gift  of  God.  ilavc  faith  in 
God. 


TitUTii — Nothing  will  sustain  you 
in  a  dying  hour,  nothing  will  support 
you  upon  a  dying  bed,  hut  truth.  JJo 
net  then  content  to  live  upon  that  on 
which  you  cannot  die.  Truth  i? 
mighty,  and  will  prevail. 


tto  they  are  incapable    of   doing    this, 
they  are  not  included. 

We  p;i88  on  to  the  next  case  on 
record,  Act  8:12,13.  "But  when 
tliey  believed  Philip  preaching  the 
things  concerning  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ, 
thoy  were  baptized,  both  men  nnd 
xromen.  Then  Simon  himself  6t'/»Bt;ed 
also ;  and  when  bo  was  baptized,    he 


they    were   baptizf^d.     The    historian 
is  very  perciso  in  telling  us  who  were 
baptiz.d,  "both    men    and     women." 
It  is  reasonable   to   i-oiiclude  that,    if 
they  had  baptized  infants  oa   the    oc- 
casion, they  would  have    been     men- 
tioned in  connection,   something    like 
missionaries  do  in  their  reports.     Fo?' 
example,  ia  the     Missionary  Register 
for  the  year  18!?1,    page    293,   a   mis- 
sic^nary  in     Western    Africa    states: 
"Sepietober  3rd,  Sundey — I  preached, 
&c.,  and  then  baptiz-d  23  adults    and 
3  iufnnts.''     Rev.  C  Barti'  writes  from. 
Hiiahim,  South  Sea  Islands,    June  &, 
1825,   "30  were   addr-d  to  lbs   church 
during  our  visit,  and  a    nu'.nber    bap- 
tized.    Among   those    bapt'zed    wera 
IG  infants."     Missionary    Chronicle, 
for  November,  182G.     Something  liiie 
this,  Luke,  the  writer    of   the   above 
circumstances,  would  i'.ave    given    us 
had  there  any  any    infants  been    bap- 
tized in  couoection.  ' 
The  next  account  we  havo   of  bap- 
tism is  that  of    Philip    baptizing   the 
Ethiopian    Eanuch.      This    is  in  the 
oaiue    chapter.     Even    in    thi.-i    case 
Philip    did     not    baptize     before     he 
preached    nnto   the    subject    'Jesua.' 
See  verse  35.     And   then,    when    the 
Eunuch  contVsaod  his  faith  ia    Curi.^t, 
he    v.'as    baptized.     Yerses    37,    38, 
"And  Piiilip  .said.     "If  thou  behevest 
with  all  thine    heart,    thou     niayest. 
And  ho  answered  and  said,  I    believe 
that  Jesus  Christ  is  the  So8  of    God. 
And    he  commanded    the    chariot  to 
stand  still:  and  they  went  down  both 
into  the  water,   both    Philip   and    the 
eunuch  ;  and  he  baptized  him."     The 
reader  will    observe    in     both    cases, 
preaching,  or  teacli.i))g,  and   believing 
preceded    the   action    of  baptism,    in 
strict  harmony  with   the    commission 
of  our  Savior  to  his  Apostles. 

The  next  case  on  record  is  the  bap- 
tism of  Saul.  I  refer  you  to  this  bap- 
tism to  show  that  even  Ananias  ap- 
proached ths  humble  seeker  with  Jesus 
iu  bis  addfv'ss,  before  baptism,  Acts 
9:  11,  And  Ananias  went  his  way, 
and  entered  into  the  house  ;  and  put- 
ling  his  hands  on  him  said.  Brother 
Saul,  the  Lord,  eveti  Jesus,  that  ap- 
peared uuto  thee  iu  the  way  as  thou 
earnest,    hath    seut    me,    that    thou 


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mightest  receive  thy  si^ht,  and  be 
(illtd  with  tbe  Holy  Ghost.  Acts 
22:  14,  "And  he  said,  the  God  of 
our  fathers  hath  choseu  tbee,  that 
thou  shouldest  know  bis  will, 
and  see  tbsit  Just  One,  &v.d  sliouldest 
hear  the  voice  of  his  mouth.  (15) 
Fur  thou  s!)alt  be  .WfB  wiintuis  unto 
al!  men  of  what  thou  bast  seeo  aud 
beard.  (IGJ  And  now  v;hy  tarrieet 
thou?  arise,  aud  be  be  baptiii'-d,  and 
wash  away  thy  sins,  calling  on  the 
name  of  the  Lord." 

The  next  account  we  have  of  bap* 
tism  is  that  of  the  Gentiles,  by  Peter. 
In  this,  if  iu  any  instance,  there  may 
be  infants  included  in  tbe  number 
baptized  ;  for  the  infants  of  Gentiles 
were  not  circumcised,  and  if  hapti.sm 
takes  the  place  of  clrcumci.-ii>n,  the 
infantile  part  of  the  Gentile  nation 
would  necessarily  have  to  be  baptized, 
(at  least  the  males, )io  equaliz  )  them 
with  tbe  Jewish  males.  What  does 
the  historian  say  ?  I  shall  not  give 
all  that  transpired  in  this  iuteresiinjif 
case  ;  1  shall  only  refer  to  some  of 
the  many  beautiful  aud  interesting 
confessions,  &c.,  that  were  made,  as 
narrated  iu  tbe  10th,  chapter  of  Acts. 
Terse  33rd,  Im.mediately  therefore  I 
sent  to  thee;  and  thou  hasi  well  done 
that  thou  art  coi:je.  Now,  thcrefi^re, 
we  are  all  here  present  before  Gcd, 
to  hear  all  things  thSit  arc  command- 
ed thee  of  God.  (34.)  Then  P^ter 
opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  of  a  truth 
I  perceive  that  God  is  no  respector  of 
persona;  (35.)  But  in  every  nation  \ 
HE  that  PEARETH  HIM,  and  vjorkdh  ' 
riyhleousnes.-^.  and  ac(;epted  witii  him. 
(36,)  Tbe  word  which  God  sent  unto 
the  children  of  Israel,  preaching  peace 
by  Jesus  Christ;  (he  is  L  ^rd  of  all.) 
*  *  *  (42,)  And  he  commanded  us  to 
PREACH  unto  the  pjopi;.,  (see  the 
coramissiou  by  Matth.  &  Mark,)  and 
to  testify  that  it  is  be  which  was 
ordained  of  God  to  be  the  Judge  of 
quick  and  dead.  (43)  To  him  give 
all  the  prophets  witness,  tbat.through 
ibis  name,  whosoever  belieufth.  in  him 
TBhall  receive  remission  of  sins.''  Pe- 
ter's preaching  was  confirmed  by  the 
gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost  being  poured 
out  upon  them  ;  aud  when  Peter  saw 
and  heard  tbe  pleasant  a^jd  soul-cheer- 
iug  eflfects  of  his  preaching,  he  order- 
ed then)  to  be  baptized.  (46  )  "For 
they  heard  (hvi  (the  Gentiles)  speak 
with  tongues,  aud  mngnifij  God. 
Then  answered  Peter,  (47  )  can  any 
man  forbid  water,  that  these  should 
not  be  baptized,  which  have  received 


tbe  Holy  Ghost,  as  well  aa  we  ?  (48,) 
Aud  he  commanded  them  to  be  bap 
tizod  in  the  na'De  of  tbe  Lord.  Then 
2)rayed  they  him  to  tarry  certain 
diiyp."  A  few  questions  iu  connec- 
tion with  this  uorrativp.  To  whom 
did  Peter  preach  ?  To  Cornelius  oiid 
his  friends,  that  had  come  to  hear 
what  tbe  man  of  God  had  to  say. 
Upon  whom  did  the  Holy  Ghost  fall? 
Answer,  Upon  those  that  heard  tbe 
word,  (verso  14  )  What  was  a  part 
of  that  word  ?  Answer,  Faith  in  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  promise  of 
a  remission  of  sins,  <'43.)  Who  were 
baptizc-d  ?  Answer,  Those  up  m 
whom  tbe  Holy  Ghost  had  fallen,  and 
who  spake  with  tongues,  aud  magni- 
fied God.  Then,  according  to  vvhat 
the  historian  gives  of  this  baptism, 
infants  could  not  have  taken  any  pirt 
in  the  matter  at  all.  No,  for  the  o,c- 
count  closes  with  a  sentence  that 
excludes  infants  altogether.  "Then 
prayed  they  (the  baptized)  him  to 
tarry  certain  days."  Read  the  em- 
phasized words  carefully,  and  you 
cannot  help  but  conclude  that  infant 
bapvism  has  cot  the  least  shadow  of 
a  ch:*-ice  of  being  established  from 
the  above  narrative. 

I  omit  the  household  baptisms  at 
this  tifiie,  as  1  contemplate  bringing 
them  under  one  bead  in  a  separate 
article. 

In  Acts  18 :  8,  we  have  the  foil )  v- 
ing  languaj^e,  "Aud  Criapus,  the 
chief  lultr  of  the  synagogue,  believed 
oa  the  Lord  with  ail  hii  house ;  and 
many  ot  the  Corinthians  faaarjug,  be- 
lieved, and  were  baptiz'd.''  It  is 
evident  that  hearing  and  believing, 
was  a  peculiar  characteristic  wiih 
those  baptized  at  Corinib ;  and  of 
that  body  there  were  none  baptizdd 
but  such  as  did  hear  aud  believe 
tbe  word  preached  by  Paul.  And  in 
like  manner  Crispus  also  believed  and 
so  did  his  house.  The  conclusion  id 
drawn  by  some  that  Crispus  and  his 
family  were  also  baptized  at  the  same 
time,  aud  there  must  have  bean  in- 
fants among  them.  Well,  if  there 
were  infants  among  them  they  were 
large  enough  to  do  just  what  Crispus 
did,  namely,  believe.  But  I  .visii  to 
remark  bere  iu  this  connection,  that 
those  of  bis  house  might  have  l»eliev- 
ed  and  still  not  have  been  baptized. 
We  are  aware  of  the  fact  that  thiire 
are  many  now,  and  were  then,  that 
confessed  faith  iu  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  and  were  not  then  baptized. 
So  in  the  case  of  Crispus.     In  1  Cor. 


1:  14,  we  have  the  following,  "I  thank 
God  that  I  baptizjd  none  of  you,  but 
Crispus  and  Gaius."  Here  we  have 
the  parties  named  that  were  baptizsd, 
''Crispus  and  Gaius  ;"  aud  there  is 
not  one  word  said  of  his  wife  nor  his 
children.  Whether  Gains  was  one  of 
his,  or  the  only  one  of  his  house,  he 
could,  with  Crispus,  exercize  faith. 

The  next,  aud  the  last  one  for  the 
present,  is  recorded  in  Acts  19:  2 — 7, 
"He  said  unto  them,  have  ye  received 
tbe  Holy  Ghost  since  ye  believed  ? 
And  they  said  unto  him,  we  bave  not 
so  much  as  heard  whether  there  be 
any  Holy  Ghost.  And  he  said  unto 
them,  unto  what  then  were  ye  bap- 
tized ?  Aud  they  said,  unto  John's 
baptism.  Thsa  said  Paul,  John 
verily  baptiz'^d  with  the  baptism  of 
repentance,  saying  unto  the  people, 
that  they  should  beliove  on  him  which 
should  come  after  him,  that  is,  oa 
Christ  Jesus.  When  they  heard  this, 
they  were  baptized  in  the  name  of  the 
Lard  Jesus.  And  when  Paul  had 
laid  bis  hands  upon  them,  the  Holy 
Ghost  came  on  them  ;  and  they  spake 
with  tongues,  and  prophesied.  Aud 
all  the  men  were  about  twelve."  I 
shall  append  what  a  well  known  wri- 
ter says  on  the  above  :  "That  in  thess 
persons  we  have  an  example  of  adult 
baptisnj  is  clear;  For  1.  They  ar.) 
called  "disciples." — 2.  They  "believ- 
ed."— 3.  "They  received  the  Holy 
Ghost."— 4.  I'ney  "spake  withtongues 
and  prophesied."  Tbey  ware  iu  uu-ii- 
b-3r  twelve  MB.^i.  We  need  not,  there- 
fore, add  another  word  rospi^cting 
theaa.  In  my  next  I  shall  take  up 
the  scriptures  urged  ia  fav  )r  of  iaf  int 
baptism. 

{To  he   ai'.itiiacl.) 
'♦B*t»rirr»iiff<?r." 

How  suggestive  to  the  thoughtful 
christian  are  these  wordi  spok-'.n  by 
our  Lord,  before  the  iu^ititntioLi  oi  tbe 
Last  Supper.  What  an  aggravation 
of  his  sufferings  it  must  have  been 
that  he  saw  them  all  iu  prospect.  In 
mercy  to  us  ho  withholds  the  kuovl- 
edge  of  coming  trouble;  but  he  never 
allowed  liimsslf  to  taste  au  unmiugled 
joy.  Truly  he  was  a  man  of  sorrow.s 
and  acquainted  with  grief.  How  ill 
fitted  should  ws  bo  for  the  duties  of 
life,  if  WG  knew  the  sorrows  that  wero 
in  store  for  us  ;  but  Jeau.s  perform  ;d 
his  workiu  full  view  of  tbe  cro-ss  aud 
the  shame.  How  great  his  love.  lie 
spares  U3,  but  he  never  spared  him- 
self. Shall  wa  spire  ourselves  in  bis 
service  ? — Christian  at  work. 


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The  Daj  ol  I'eulecost. 


Wondrous  the  day,  of  aucicut  days  the 
crown, 

Wheu,  all  with  one  accord,  Christ's  own 
were  wai.ing. 

Some,  it  may  be,  with  weary  hearts  de- 
bating, 

"Whea  will  His  blcsaing,  piomised  us, 
oome  down  V 

Some  sad,  weak  hearts,  aTraid  to  trust  the 

promise  ; 
Some  slriviut',  praying,    "Lord,  forget  us 

not! 
Though,  in  Thy  nlal.  Thee  we  all  forgot, 
Master,  withhold  uot,  now,  Thy  presence 

from  as  !" 

None,  iu  that  dread  hour,  loolied  for 
brighter  glory 

Than  they  had  known  with  Ilim  in  Gal- 
ilee ; 

Though  all  had  seen  Him  from  the  grave 
Set  fiee. 

Solving,  iu  light,  the  old  prophetic  story. 

But,  theu,  came  down  the  rushing  mighty 

wind, 
I'llliug  with   awe    the   house   where  they 

were  titting  ; 
Tougues  as  of  lire  ;  words  to  all    hearers 

atiing  ; 
Power  every  soul  with   heavenly  cords  to 

bind  ! 

"O,  come  that  day  once  more,"  I  hear  men 
pray: 

0  faithless  men  ;  did  He  one  ilay  foretell  ? 
Was  it  for  that  He  bore  the  paugs  of  Hell, 
To  bless  flis  own  one  single  passing  day  i 

What  say  the  prophets  ?  '-In  those  latter 
days 

1  Will  p'ur  t-fU  my  Spirit  vpon  all :" 
Wonders  in  earth  and  heaven  shall  befall  ; 
Young  men  shall  prophesy,  and  old    men 

praise  ! 

Why  are  our  days  not  all  one  Pentecost  I 
Heaven  ovui  flows  with  blessing:  O,  dead 

earth  ! 
He  calls,  who    bade  dead   Lazarus   come 

forth  ; 
Children  oi  God,  come  forth,  to  save  His 

lost! 

Come  then,  with  one  accord  of  prayrr  and 

praise  ; 
Wait   upon   God,  with   faith   that   He    is 

true  ; 
Ask  Him,  "What   wilt  Thou,   Lord,    that 

We  shall  do  ?"' 
Theu  may  all  days  be  Pentecostal  days ! 
— Frietnh'  Review. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Rarity  ot  Faitb. 


BY  J.   B.  G, 


"Nevertheless  when  the  son  of  man 
comeih,  shall  he  find  faith  on  the  earth." — 
LUKE  IS S. 

It  remains  for  every  brother  and 
sister  and  all  others  who  have  beard 
of  faitb  to  answer  this  question  for 
themselves,  if  they  choose  to  do  it. 
Jesus  Christ  when  he  comcth  will 
sanction  all  correct  answers  given 
to  it.  He  will  condemn  those  who 
say  they  have  faith  and  have  not, 
with  them  that  refuse  to  answer  this 
very  important  question. 

More  particularly  it  remains  for 
every  individual  to  answer  for  him- 
self with  respect  to  himself  whether 
the  "son  of  man"  shall  find  faith  in 
him  on  the  earth,  and  whether  his 
answer  will  agree  with  that  that  I 
Christ  shall  give.  ! 

There  are  many  that  say  they  have  I 
faith  who  have  it  not.  There  are  I 
many  who  do  hot  profess  to  have  it.  j 
Ouly,  comparatively,  a  few  really  i 
have  it.  What  a  sad  truth  !  It  is 
utterly  impossible  for  any  one  to  ! 
please  God  without  it.  JMillious  of  | 
benighted  souls  hope  to  obtain  salva-  j 
tion  who  have  no  substance  of  it. 
They  except  salvation  but  have  no  j 
evidence  of  it.  | 

Many  suppose  that  their  under-  I 
standing  or  realization  is  faith.  ! 
Others  mistake  the  imagination  for  it  | 
and  still  others  the  conscience.  I 

God  will  search  the  hearts  of  men. 
He  unravels  all  their  secret  windings. 
He  examines  from  beginning  to  th-? 
end, from  theend  to  the  beginning.from 
the  surface  to  the  bottom,  from  the 
bottom  to  the  top  and  from  every 
point  and  from  every  side  in  every 
direction.  If  there  is  faith,  be  will 
surely  fi[)d  it,  and  if  there  is  none  be 
will  surely  kuow  it.  Men  look  to 
the  outward  appearance  and   are   oft 


with  sorrow  upon  many  in  whom  he 
expected  to  find  faith  and  fouud  it 
not.  Intidels  say  the  truth  when 
they  proclaim  that  faitL  on  the  earth 
is  rare,  but  alas  !  they  do  not  the 
truth  spending  themselves  judging 
the  law,  as  though  it  had  no  refer- 
ence to  themselves. 

Of  all  the  souls  that  lived  on  the 
earth  only  eight  were  saved  from 
death  by  the  deluge,  and  "as  it  was 
in  the  days  of  Xoah  so  shall  it  be  in 
the  days  of  the  coming  of  the  Son  of 
man."  Of  all  the  children  of  Israel 
only  two  were  permitted  to  enter  into 
the  promised  laud  and  the  children  of 
Israel  were  a  type  or  shadow  of  that 
which  should  follow. 

Reader!  Faith  ia  much  rarer, 
much  more  precious  and  much  more 
to  be  desired  tbnn  pure  fine  gold,  or 
the  most  valuable  diamonds.  These 
things  are  universally  known  to  be 
rare  and  precious,  but  with  regard  to 
faith  the  truth  is  not  so  well  known 
or  acknowledged.  It  ia  said  to  be 
plenty  and  cheap  on  the  earth.  But 
"when  the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall 
he  find  faith  on  the  earth?"  'Explain 
yourselves  and  see  whether  ye  be 
in  the  faith."  In  my  next  I  will  tell 
what  faith  is. 


Care  for  tbe  iionl. 


Trifling  readitig  begets  trifling 
ihoughtH,  and  trilling  thoughts  a  tri- 
fling life. 


I  We  find  the  following  illn.-'trdtion 
I  by  Flavel,  in  one  of  our  exchanges. 
"These  things  ought  ye  to  have  done, 
I  and  not  to  leave  tbeother  undone." 
I  Two  things  a  master  commits  to 
i  bis  servant's  care — the  child  and  the 
!  child's  clothes.  It  will  be  a  poor  ex- 
I  cuse  for  the  servant  to  say  at  bis 
I  master's  return,  'Sir,  here  are  all 
1  the  child's  clothas,  neat,  clean,  but 
I  the  child  is  lost!"  Much  so  with 
1  the  account  that  many  will  give  to 
j  God  of  their  souls  and  bodies  at  the 
I  great  day  :  "Lord,  here  is  my  body, 
I  and  I  am  very  grateful  for  it.  I 
en  deceived.  God  looks  to  the  heart  i  neglected  nothing  that  belonged  to 
and  can  never  be  deceived.  Millions  |  its  content  and  welfare  ;  but  for  my 
of  professions  come  before  God  as  !  soul,  that  is  lost  and  cast  away  for- 
they  present  themselves  before  men,  \  ever.  I  took  little  care  and  thought 
making  a  good  appearance  outward- ;  about  it." 
ly,  but  God    instantly    divides    the  .i 


Garments    of   beauty    may    cover, 
j  but  they  can  never  impart    worth    to 
a  bad  character. 


up  into  all  their  separate  elements 
and  j.idges  them  with  righteous  judg- 
ment but  finds  no  faith  iu  them  while 
men  at  the  same  time  and  in  his 
presence  pronounce  them  rich  in  faith  If  we  do  uot  want  our  faults 
toward  God.  Where  is  the  fuiihtul  t  noticed,  we  must  not  speak  of  the 
man  or  woman  that  has    not    looked  I  faajts  of  others. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 


FoK  THE  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Scenes  in  Real  I^lle— Sata  but 
True. 


TO  THE  YOUNG. 


Some  time  ago  I  was  called  to 
visit  an  inmate  of  the  Blair  county, 
Peunsjlvauia,  alms-house,  and  while 
there  1  visited  all  who  were  in  the 
house,  which  were  about  eighty  in 
number.  I  found  quite  a  number  of 
old  men  and  wonseu  who  had  the 
right  use  of  their  limbs,  and  had 
labored  all  their  lives,  but  when  the 
winter  of  age  settled  upon  them  they 
were  compelled  to  depend  upon  the 
public  charities.  Some  of  them  at 
one  time  were  in  well-to-do  circum- 
stances. After  hearing  the  sad  story 
of  their  misfortunes — ups  and  downs 
in  life,  the  truth  could  not  be  conceal- 
ed that  their  present  lot  was  the  re- 
sult of  a  misspent  life.  Evil  habits 
indulged,  earnings  squandered,  time 
wasted,  and  in  the  end  nothing  saved. 
One  thing  I  observed,  that,  with  a 
precious  few  exceptions,  they  were 
notorious  tobacco  smokers.  Why 
will  men  presist  in  contracting  a  habit 
that  is  consuming  the  fruits  of  their 
toil,  and  laying  the  foundation  for 
something  worse  than  the  habit  itself. 
To  twist  up  a  bunch  of  narcotic  weeds 
jind  burn  them  in  a  pipe,  sucking  the 
filthy  smoke  through  a  dirty  hole, 
does  not  make  a  man  of  any  one.  and 
benefits  but  few,  and  has  no  doubt 
been  the  stepping  stone  to  the  ruin  of 
many. 

But  we  pass  on  to  a  back  cell  in 
the  basement  siory,  here  we  find 
Mary  O'Niel,  she  has  been  an  inmate 
hero  for  twenty  tlwee  years.  How 
came  she  to  be  here  ?  Others  must 
tell  her  sad  story,  for  she  cannot. 
Her  history  in  brief  as  near  as  we 
could  ascertain  is  about  as  follows: 
She  was  raised  by  respectable  par- 
ents, and  when  just  merging  into 
womanhood,  her  affections  were 
drawn  forth  for  the  loved  one,  and  she 
"loved  not  wisely  but  too  well" — 
stepped  aside  from  the  path  of  purity, 
bartered  her  chastity,  and  finding  her- 
self deceived,  she  became  a  ravening 
lunatic,  and  having  no  one  to  care 
for  her,  she  fell  to  the  public  charity. 

Pour  Mary  we  involuntarily  sighed, 
as  our  mind  ran  back  along  the  stream 
of  liriie  to  the  innocence  ofLer  child- 
hood, and  followed    her    up   through 


the  labyrinth  of  life.  Once  the  pride 
offond  parents  whose  hearts  were 
made  glad  by  her  innocent  glee. 
Again  we  see  her  in  her  school-girl 
days,  romping  and  laughing  without 
a  thought  or  care  to  trouble  her. 
Next  we  see  her  a  rosy  young  lady,  I 
"flattered  and  sought  for  the  charms 
of  her  face."  Perhaps  her  beauty 
(for  she  undoubtedly  possessed  an 
enviable  share)  was  her  misfortune. 
Oh  could  she,  thougbtle.-8,  careless 
young  lady,  see  what  was  shortly  to 
be  her  lot  just  because  of  one  misstep. 
Would  she  have  believed  it  if  some 
one  would  have  warned  her.  But 
alas  1  the  evil  hour  comes  and  twenty 
three  yearn  of  hopeless,  helple.is  in- 
sanity is  the  result.  Who  can  tell 
where  evil  will  stop  when  once  ac- 
cepted ?  We  cannot  read  on  the 
page  of  coming  years,  and  it  is  well 
that  we  cannot.  We  have  to  do  with 
today,  and  the  path  of  duty  is  plain 
and  open  before  us. 

But  where  is  her  paramour  ?  Yes, 
echo  answers  "Where  ?"  Perhaps heia 
still  alive  and  among  the  lowest  of 
the  low.  Or  perhaps  a  man  iu  fair 
standing  in  life,  may  be  a  member  of 
some  church,  or  perhaps  dead,  and 
mourning  friends  and  sympathizing 
neighbors  have  sung  the  dirge,  and 
the  minister  read  softly  :  "Blessed  are 
the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lord."  And 
perhaps  the  Lord  has  v/ritten  damna- 
tion vpon  his  soul.  Who  can  tell, 
and  who  would  willingly  make  choice 
of  his  lot  ? 

There  are  cares  that  we  meet  with 
in  real  life,  and  we  wish  to  impress 
them  with  their  most  lik(  ly  causes 
upon  our  minds,  that  we  may  learn  a 
lesson  from  the  misfortunes  of  others 
that  we  may  avoid  the  same  fate. 

In  the  first  place  we  may  lay  down 
as  a  general  truth  that  evil  habits 
indulged  and  cultivated  pave  the  way 
to  almost  all  the  crimes  that  are  com- 
mitted. Of  course  at  first  they  were 
pleasant  and  flattering — affording  joy 
and  pleasure  so  far  as  this  v,'orld  is 
concerned,  but  the  exau.ples  before  us 
show  that  they  will  not  even  bold 
out  for  this  world  and  only  heap  re- 
morse and  anguish  upon  their  victitns 
in  old  age,  besides  thundering  in  our 
ears  in  a  dying  hour  the  just  displeas- 
ure of  an  ottended  God. 

An  old  proverb  says:  'Ti  o  much 
liberty  brings  bondage,"  and  it  is  true 
to  the  letter.  Plenty  of  money  to 
spend,  fast  horses,  fancy  buggies, 
fashionable  ladies, — the    devil    never 


threw  out  a  better  bait  to  ruin  young' 
men.  Hait,  yes,  because  they  are 
allured  and  facinated  by  them,  and 
when  they  are  captivated,  no  extrava- 
gance is  too  great.  Eating  and  drink- 
ing to  excess  of  stimulating  and  ex- 
citing food  and  drink,  stupefying, 
benumbing  and  blunting  the  sensibili- 
ties of  the  mind,  and  giving  the 
tempter  full  control.  Many  a  young 
lady  has  selected  her  husband  at  such 
a  time  because  they  were  excellent 
beaux,  but  they  have  been  left  to 
gnav/  at  the  bitter  end  of  their  own 
folly  and  "exchange  their  white  robes 
for  the  paleness  of  woe,"  and  »drag 
through  life  a  little  better  than  poor 
Mary  O'Niel. 

Money,  and  beauty,  and  fashion, 
and  foppery,  are  things  that  will  not 
last  and  many  heeding  the  voice  of 
their  siren  song  have  been  shamed 
down  into  hopeless  misery.  0  when 
will  people  turn  from  the  "corrupted 
currents  of  the  world"  and  take  tilings 
for  their  moral  worth,  their  real  value. 

This  is  plain  talk  bat  I  appeal  to 
you  young  men  and  women  who  are 
now  reading  if  facts  do  not  justify 
me,  and  the  well-being  of  our  fellow 
creatures  demands  such  an  exposure 
and  explanation. 

Now  how  will  you  live  ?  The  future 
is  before  you.  "Life  is  real,  life  is 
earnest."  Your  final  lot  in  this  world 
and  iu  that  vv'hicb  is  to  come  will  bo 
just  what  you  make  it.  Will  you  take 
heed  to  your  ways  and  wisely  spend 
your  time,  thus  hoarding  up  for  life's 
winter  time  ? 

"•Or,  will  jou  spend  the  passing  hours. 
Like  butterflies  iu  summer  bowers, 
That  trifle,  while  tUe  zephyr   flings 
The  blossom  odor  from  his  wings, 
Aiid  perish  when  the  northern  blast, 
Proclaims  the  bloom  and  sunshine  past. 
Alas  !   how  many  hearts  would  quail. 
How  many  radiant  chetks  grow  pale, 
With  shame,  with  sorrow,  aud  affright, 
If  mortals  bad  the  power  to  gaze, 
Upon  that  book  where  angels  write. 
The  record  of  lost  hours  and  days." 


Newry,  Pa. 


James  A.  Sell. 


He  who  sins  against  man  may  fear 
discovery,  but  he  who  sins  against 
God  is  sure  of  it. 

No  man  is  so  learned  but  he  may 
be  taught,  neither  is  any  man  so  illit- 
erate but  that  he  may  teach. 

Pride  and  indolence  make  more 
slaves  than  oppression. 


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OHlllSSTJAN  FAMILY  COMFAI^JIOW  AKD  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion    another  cause  the  loss  of  the  one  by 

'  wnoui  tiie  trespass  was   committed  ?     It 


AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  April  27,  1875. 

The  L.o?«t  BroSUvr  Cjaiued. 

"Thou  hast  gaiutd  thy  bi other. "—Matt. 
xviii.  15. 

Tills  passage,  thonirh  ofien  read  by 
the  brethren,  r.:i  it  occurs  in  the  passage 
read  by  us  when  we  receive  mcoibers  into 
the  church,  possesses  a  depth  of  practical 
and  isuggopiive  meaning  that  is  probably 
n'^t'aiways  appreciated  by  the  reader. 

1.  Tl;e  brother  tliat  is  to  be  gained 
•was  lost.  This  is  plainly  implied.  Il.d 
lie  not  been  lo;jt,  there  v/ouid  have  been 
no  necessity  for  laboring  lo  gain  him. 
Thisjiporhaps,  was  tb.e  second  time  ho 
wao  lost — it  wa?  his  lebpse  after  bis  first 
re?»ivcry  from  t.in.  The  apostle  Jucle 
61)CP.ks  of  certain  characters  that  were 
"twice  dead."  This  probably  refers  to 
pcr.-ons  who  apostatized  or  relapsed  into 
bill  afier  they  had  boi.n  quickcnt'd  or  con- 
ycrted.  So  the  idea  that  it  was  a  brother 
that  was  to  he  gained,  implies  that  it  was 
one  of  Chri.st's  family  or  ehurch  that  had 
turned  aside  fr.5m  the  path  of  rectitude. 
Once  being  lost,  wo  would  tliink  should 
bo  sufficient.  The  horrors  of  a  lost  state 
when  fully  roaliz<;d  by  a  couviotiii  eianer, 
and  the  joys  of  pardon  ezp^rienced  upon 
the  removal  of  the  guilt,  or  the  remission 
of  sin,  should  forever  protect  the  saved 
from  ap;.staoy ;  or,  rather,  be  sufficient 
incentives  to  urge  them  on  in  the  way  of 
holiness  and  duty.  But  the  past,  may  be 
ibrgotteri,  the  present  joys  decline,  and 
the  bright  hopes  of  the  future  lose  their 
power  over  the  soul,  and  the  once  joyful 
and  happy  brother,  become  lost  again  in 
the  dark  ways  of  .sin. 

2,  But  how  does  he  become  lost? 
What  is  the  cause  ol  the  .sad  change? 
What  crime  has  he  committed?  Against 
whom  has  he  sinned  that  he  should  be 
found  wandering  again  an  alien  from 
God?  "If  thy  brother  shall  trespass 
against  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault 
between  thee  and  him  alone  :  if  he  shall 
hear  thee,  thou  bust  gained  thy  brother." 
From  this  it  appears  that  the  sin  that  was 
the  cause  of  his  apostauy  and  ruin,  was  a 
t  (:Hpa.s,s  agaiust  his  brother.  And  can  a 
trcipa.sa  by  one  Christian  brocher  against 
anoliier,  or  by  one  Christtaa  Bister  ugainst 


surely  can,  according  to  the  lesson  given 
by  our  Lord,  showing  us  how  we  arc  to 
^  deal  with  an  ofTending  brother.  How 
dangerous  is  sir,  or  a  trespass  against  a 
Christian  brother  !  If  1  tresi)ass  again>;t 
my  l;ro!her,  I  lose  my  place  and  home  in 
my  heavenly  Father's  faiciiy,  and  J  must 
leave  his  house  to  be  an  exile  in  a  strange 
land,  Cliiisilcss  and  hopeless.  AVhat  a 
powerful  safe  guard  is  thu.s  thrown  around 
brotherly  love,  and  the  duties  we  owe  to 
one  another  as  Christian  brethren  !  Tiie 
relation  exisUng  between  Cfiristians,  is  a 
sacred  relation,  involving  duties  of  an 
important  character.  And  he  that  vio- 
lates those  duties,  and  trcspas-ses  agaiust 
his  brother,  forfeits  his  Cliiisiiaji  charac- 
ter, and  becomes  a  lost  brothei',  and  if  he 
is  not  gained,  he  must  meet  the  apostate's 
doom. 

3.  We  have  in  the  lesson  of  our  Lord, 
our  duty  to  our  lost  brother  clearly  .sta'ed. 
11  my  brother  trespasses  against  me,  he 
becomes  lost.  And  if  I  should,  in  retali- 
ation, or  in  revenge,  tresjiass  against  him, 
I  too  shall  be  lost.  But  I  must  try  to 
maintain  my   own    integrity,  and    also  to 


Another    Error    in    W.  C.  Tbur- 

maii's  Prophetical 

(..'alc.uiMeioiis. 

The  Chicago  7'rihune  of  Sunday,  the 
ISth  inst. ,  has  an  interesting  account  of 
the  enthusiastic  devotional  exercises  of 
the  Adventists  of  Chicago,  on  Saturda}-, 
the  J7th  inst.,  in  view  of  the  near  ap- 
proach of  the  time  in  which  they  believed 
they  were  to  enter  the  New  Jerusalem. 
Mondaj',  the  19th  of  April,  was  the  time 
they  expected  the  Saviour  to  come.  W. 
C.  Thurman,  well  known  by  reputation 
by  many  of  our  readers,  and  personally  by 
some  of  us,  as  he  was  once  a  meiuber  of 
our  frateniity,  was  iu  Chicago  at  the 
Uuie,  and  by  his  lectures  and  influence 
added  to  ilie  excitcuient  of  tlie  occasion, 
lie  is  repicsonfed  as  u-iirg  the  following 
language,  when  referring  to  the  belief  of 
the  Adventists,  in  regard  to  the  time  of 
the  advent  of  Christ : 

"They  had  searched  the  Word  of  God 
wiih  patience  and  cateruiness,  and  they 
found  that  every  proph'-tic  daie  j.ointcd 
to  the  IDth  of  April.  If  Tom  Paine  him- 
self were  prc?enr,  he  could  not  but  bo 
coi'vincedhy  the  s'.rcngtli  of  the  testi- 
mony. If  itshou'd  be  a  fiilurc,  it  would 
be  the  greatest  tniraeie  under  the  canopy 
of  heaver, — no  les.>  a  mi:r.cle    than    that 


gain  my   brother.       And    as   he   is    my  i  y'>'i  had  deiiberatoly  arranged    His  word 

brother,    and    mv    ReJeemer's   brother,    i?  '"■'•"''  ^"^  .^'"^f"^'"  '"'^  .•"^"p''^-     ^'^^  V^'. 

" -    -  -  iVloiiJay 


and  a  child  of  God,  1  must  u.s  my  ut- 
most endeavors  to  save  him,  to  win  him 
back,  and  to  "gain"  him.  This  I  mast 
tioi  1?  I'y  Jawing  to  him  alone,  and  setting 
the  uiatter  before  him,  (ir  by  telling  him 
his  fault  or  trespass  betwecji  hiiiiself  ;'.iid 
mc  alone.  By  going  alone,  his  pride  v,\\\ 
not  be  so  likely  to  be  excited,  and  my 
kindness  may  touch  his  heart.  2,  But  if  i 
fail  in  my  first  attempt,  I  must  fake  otie 
or  two  with  me,  that  by  the  weight  <^ 
our  combined  authority  and  influence,  we 
may  constrain  him  to  own  his  fault.  3. 
If  the  fir.st  two  attempts  fail,  he  must 
not  yet  be  left.  llemcmbeFing  that  he  is 
a  lost  brother,  and  that  he  may  be  saved, 
we  try  again  to  save  iiim.  We  tell  the 
church  there  is  a  brother  lost.  It  now 
interposes  its  power,  and  comes  to  the 
rescue  to  save  the  lost  brother.  If  it 
succeeds  ib  its  effort?,  there  is  a  soul 
saved  'from  death,"  and  retained  in  the 
family  of  God.  But  if  the  third  effort 
fails,  he  is  no  longer  a  ('hristian  brother. 
riow  dear  should  our  brethren  be  to  us, 
and  how  strong  our  efforts  should  be  to 
nave  them  if  they  go  astray,  or  trespass 
against  us. 


there   could    he    no    mistake. 

night  ihey  would  see  Jcsus  coming  in  the 

clouds." 

This  is  strong  'anguagr,  and  it  is  not  a 
little  surprising  that  W.  C.  Thurman 
would  use  such  language  after  he  hi-d  so 
f-igoally  failed  in  his  previous  calculations. 
But  he  has  mistaken  enthusiasm  for 
Ch.ristian  faith.  The  same  assurance  of 
the  immediate  advent  of  omr  Lord  char- 
actenzed  others  of  their  order.  One  man 
said  he  had  six  little  children  looking  to 
him  for  support,  but  that  he  had  disponed 
of  all  his  efiects,  and  liis  only  trust  for 
succor  was  on  the  coming  of  the  L)rd, 
and  on  being  safely  hou.-.ed  in  the  New 
Jerusalem.  A  number  of  them  disposed 
of  ail  they  po8ses,sed,  leaving  scarcely 
enough  food  to  last  to  Monday. 

In  a  paper  called  The  Time  Appointal, 
W.  C.  'J'hurman  makes  the  following 
calculation  of  the  sjiace  in  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, based  upon  Rev.  xxi  :  Of  rooms 
32  feet  scpiare,  there  will  be  SO  (luadril. 
lions,  3:il  trillions,  S43  billions  and  750 
millions.  According  to  this  estimate,  if 
every  person  that  has  ever  lived  on  earth 
should  be  saved,  there  will  be  more  than 
room  enough  for  each  one  to  have  105,'j31 


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rooms.  Willi  flic  imnicdiate  enjoj'uien!, 
of  suoh  vast  possessions  in  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, a  prominent  leader  of  the  Advcnt- 
ists  has  flattered  tiiem.  But  the  I9ih  of 
April  came,  and  we  presume,  as  wo  have 
heard  notliing  of  the  occurrence,  the 
grand  event  looked  I'or  did  not  happen. 
And  so  many  deluded  persons  instead  of 
enjoying  the  comforts  of  the  ijlorious 
mansions  of  the  blessed,  found  themselves 
on  the  20th  of  April  disappointed  ,grieved, 
and  probably  in  great  want  of  the  neces 
sary  comforts  of  this  lil'e,  in  which  they 
may  have  occasion  to  remain  awhiie  yet, 
and,  we  hope,  to  learn  wisdom  from  tlieir 
past  experience,  and  patience  from  their 
disappointments.  We  hope  that  W.  C. 
Tliurman  will  again  discover  soDje  error 
in  ills  calculations,  and  thus  save  himself 
and  the  Bible  from  tiie  sad  consequences 
ol'  bis  extravagant  and  wild  assertions. 


CORRESPONOENCE. 


Vorrcipcn(L-'!tce  oj  churvfincws  g(ilicitedj'ro:it 
all  part$  of  the  Brotherhood.  WrUer''s  name 
and  addrcsn  required  oti  every  conininnication 
IS  i/iiara»Uee  of  good  faith,  licjected  commiitii- 
cations  or  maiiunr.ript  ined,  not  relvr'sii'd.  All 
c  nnn\^it',icatio7is  for  publication  nhuuld  be  writ 
ti-i  upon  one  »iiAe  of  the  xf'e.t  only. 


Our  AMislMtaut.  £«lEtor. 

We  have  brother  J.  W.  Beer  m  our 
office  again  as  our  assistant.  We  found 
it  very  desirable  to  haye  some  one  to  re- 
lieve us  of  some  of  the  duly  and  labor 
that  devolved  upon  us.  It  is  tiue,  we  had 
ill  one  of  our  office-hands  an  assistant  that 
rendered  us  considerable  help  in  our  de- 
partment of  our  business,  and  his  ser- 
vices for  the  length  of  time  he  was  with 
us  were  very  satisfactory.  But  brother 
Beer's  experience  and  acquaintance  with 
the  ofiiee  are  such,  that  we  shall  feel 
much  more  relieved  with  his  assistance. 

The  amount  of  our  correspondence  and 
officc^businesa  is  such  that  mistakes  are 
liable  to  occur  occasionally.  It  is  very 
painful  to  us  as  well  as  to  our  patrons,  to 
have  them  occur.  Our  own  want  of  ex^ 
perience  and  that  of  our  clerk,  have 
'made  sucli  mistakes  more  common  than 
they  otherwise  would  have  been.  We 
therefore  hope  with  the  assistance  we 
now  have,  our  patrons  will  be  more  faith- 
fully served.  With  this  hope,  we  cou' 
gratulate  them  upon  the  return  of  brother 
Beer  to  our  office- 


Under  date  of  April  8th,  brother  L. 
Hofierd,  of  Weld  County,  Colorado, 
says: 

"Please  send  me  numbers  four  and  six 
of  present  volume  of  the  Companion,  for 
I  wish  to  have  the  volume  bound  ;  and 
also  the  other  brethren  talk  of  doing  the 
same.  We  had  quite  a  snow  storm  liere 
yesterday,  but  to  day  it  was  warm  and 
melted  the  snow  considerably." 


l>isai>t>oiuSui«Mits. 

Seven  hundred  years  before  Claist  the 
wise  man  spake  this  proverb  :  "Boast 
not  thyself  of  to  morrow,  for  thou  know- 
e.>t  not  what  a  day  may  bring  forth." 
The  experierce  of  mankind  must  have 
demonstrated  this  truth  in  a  very  early 
period  ;  our  Savior  applied  it  in  the  para- 
ble of  the  rich  fool,  (Lu.  12:13-21  ;)  and 
James,  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  reiter- 
ates it  in  these  words,  "Ye  kntyv  not 
what  shall  be  on  the  morrow,"  Jas.  4:14.) 
But  it  needs  neither  the  wisdom  of  Solo- 
mon, nor  the  inspiration  of  James  to 
teach  us  this  ;  tor  every  pertion's  exper- 
ience and  observation  are  siifiicient  to 
teach  it. 

But  a  few  weeks  ago  we  had  fully  de- 
cided to. move  to  iS'ebraska  this  spring. 
We  made  an  announcement  io  this  effect, 
and  solicited  encouragement  from  the 
Brethien  in  general.  But  circumstances 
v.'hieii  we,  perhaps,  need  not  relate 
brought  us  to  feel  it  to  be  aduty  tc  aban- 
don our  purpose,  and  return  Lo  the  office 
of  the  (Joiupaaioa  and  Visitor, 

We  had  solicited  those  who  felt  like 
giving  us  encouragement  to  send  immedi- 
ately for  our  book,  '"Passover  and  Jjord's 
Supper."  A  number  of  dear  brethren 
and  sisters  have  responded  to  our  call  ; 
and,  no  doubt,  they,  as  well  as  we,  will 
feel  a  little  disappuioted.  We  hope, 
however,  they  will  pardon  us  in  this,  atid 
will  feel  themselves  repaid  in  the  returns 
they  have  received.  We  take  occasion 
to  remark,  in  this  connection,  that  al- 
though we  are  not  now  going  west,  we 
still  wish  to  sell  the  book,  and  we  need 
all  that  we  have  invested  in  it.  As  the 
book  is  intended  to  assist  us  in  defending 
and  disseminating  the  truth,  we  hope  tlie 
brethren  will  assi.st  liberally  in  its  distri- 
bution. Some  have  already  done  nobly. 
One  brother  has  ordered  four  dozen  ; 
several  otliers,  two  dozen,  etc.  One 
broiher,  (David  Snyder,  Warnoek,  Ohio,) 
has  purchased  a  few  copies  for  liis  own 
use,  and  has  given  about  eight  dollars  to 
pay  for  the  boo!;:  for  the  poor,  and  for 
sucii  as  may  be  benefii-tcd  by  it. 

We  have  just  now  received  a  letter 
from  Beatrice,  iSebraska,  which  we  will 
here  insert. 

Beatbice,  NKr!R.\si<:.A,    ) 
April  15,  1875.      j 
Dear  Brofher  Beer: — 

With  a  sorrowful  heart  do  we 
address  you  this  evening.      Our  joy  has 


been  turned  to  grief;  and  just  when  we 
expected  a  shining  light  to  appear  among 
us,  instead  come  retracting  words,  "Not 
coming."  Now,  broiher  Jo.seph,  know 
a.ssuredly,  this  causes  .sorrow  amoi!gst  us. 
We  feel  sad  to  learn  that  he  whom  we 
greatly  respected,  and  could  already  sec, 
(by  imagination,)  moving  and  displaying 
his  humlile  and  winning  ways  in  our 
society,  and  trying  through  love  for  us  to 
help  bring  about  the  salvation  of  our 
souls,  is  not  to  be  with  us.  Sad  news — 
grievous  is  it  to  him  who  would  donate 
and  give  you  a  spot  of  ground  for  a  home, 
fiiend  Crothers,  I  mean.  Sister  Girl  tells 
me  that  when  he  related  to  them  of  your 
not  couiing,  (forhe'went  immediately  out 
there  alter  leceiving  your  letter,)  tears 
almost  started.  He  was  certainly  much 
affected,  but  seems  now  to  be  reconciled  ; 
and  uiore  by  the  promise  you  uiake  to 
him  that  you  will  do  all  you  can  fur  him 
through  and  by  the  (hmpanioii  and  T7.v- 
itof.  The  brethren  think  it  best  now  to 
organize  as  soon  as  possible,  and  a  request 
has  been  sent  lo  the  Palls  City  brethren 
to  send  us  the  necessary  aid,  and  after- 
wards we  will  send  you  a  leport.  I  would 
say  light  here,  that  fViend  Crothers  has 
tendered  tlie  same  offer  he  uiade  to  you 
to  brother  Urias  Shick,  but  he  will  not 
accept  of  it ;  it  is  a  litilc  doubtful  wheth- 
er he  will  continue  with  us  very  long, 
since  you  are  n  jt  coming- 

Now,  brother  Joseph,  do  what  you  can 
for  us,  to  send  a  broiher  to  take  tiie  offer 
you  gave  up  ;  for  it  is  open  the  same  as 
before,  but  only  for  a  lew  weeks.  He 
may  change  it  tlieti,  we  don't  know. 
Six  weeks  lie  proposes  yet  to  leave  it 
stand.  Pray  for  u,-,  dear  brother.  Re- 
member us  in  your  prayers  ;  for  we  know 
what  the  prayers  of  the  righteous  accom- 
plish. May  the  blessings  of  the  Lord 
attend  you  and  your  labors  for  the  good 
of  Zion.  iVJay  this  great  disappointment, 
(for  such  it  has  been  to  us,)  work  for  the 
best. 

Yours  in  love, 

W.B.Pbice. 
Th.e  offer  referred  to  is  tliis.  Priend 
J.  P.  Crothers  proposes  to  donate  eighty 
acres  of  land  to  any  ministering  broiher, 
in  good  standing,  who  will  locate  on  it 
this  spring,  before  the  middle  of  June, 
and  who  will  reside  on  it  for  threeyears, 
and  have  meetings  every  alternate  Lord's 
day,  within  aboui  three  miles  of  the  place, 
for  that  time.  lie  also  proposes,  ;  hat 
in  case  three  families  of  the  Brethren 
purchase  wiihin  tliree  miles  of  the  place, 
and  locae  there  this  season,  he  will  do" 
nat,e  eighty  acres  more,  making  one  hun- 
dred aud  sixty  acres. 

,  The  land  is  good,  and  is  iu  a  splendid 
section  of  the  country.  There  is  an  abun- 
dance of  Magnesia  limestone  iu  quarries 
near  by  i  and  i'uel  is  cheap  and  water 
good. 

Will  not  some  ministering   brotlior  ac- 
cept of  this  offer    without  delay  ?      We 
cxuect  to  say  more  about  it  hereafter. 
J.  W.  Beek. 


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CIUUSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAWIOI^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


AckuoTTledgutent. 

EuuAii,  Nebrasica,   1 
March  2(3ih,  1875.      j 

Dear  Brother  Quiider: 

We  are  glad  that  you  liave  lately 
Baid  that  your  columns  are  open  for  the 
acknowledgment  of  donations  received  by 
\Xi  western  tuiFercrd.  We  herewith  send 
you  about  half  of  our  list  for  publication. 
TiiinKiiiK  that  this  h  as  much  a.s  you 
would  tind  room  for  at  once,  we  withhold 
the  other  hali'  for  the  present.  Wo  are 
siill  receiving,  and  consequently  additions 
have  still  to  be  made,  but  we  will  scud  a 
i'ull  list  a.s  soon  as  we  can. 

Atfeelionately  your,---, 

AiJ.KN  Ives, 
per  J  AS.  L.  SwiTZEa. 


25  00 

1  00 

34  50 

12  00 

100  00 

14  37 


25 


Acknowledgments  of  money  ueceiv- 

Ei)  FOll  HELlEi'   OF   THE   SUEFEIUNQ  OF 
KANSAS  AND  NEBRASKA. 

C.  L.  Keim,  Falls  City  Church,  Richard- 
son County,  Nebra.>-ka,  |il7  00 

Emanuel  ller.-iiey,  Wiiite  Oak, 
Darke  Co.,  Oliio, 

Jos.  Fahnestock,  Covington,  Mi- 
ami Co.,  Ohio, 

John  Werkiiig,  Nettle  Creek, 
Wayne  Co.,  Indiana, 

"William  Ikenberry,  South  Water- 
loo, Blackhawk  Co.,  Iowa, 

Daniel  Vanimau,  V  irden,  31acou- 
pin  Co.,  Illinois, 

Jacob  P.  lleplogle,  churches  of 
Ol<aw,  Piatt  and  iM:icon  coun- 
ties, Illinois, 

Daniel  Wolf,  i\Ianor,  Washington 
Co.,  Maryland, 

Geo-  K.  Funderburff,  Springfield, 
Clarke  Co.,  Ohio, 

Leonard  Stephens,  Shoals,  Martin 
Co.,  Indiana, 

Joshua  Shultz,  Maquoketa,  Clin- 
ton and  Jackson  couniies,  la., 

John  11.  Esiielman,  Libertyville, 
Jetfer.son  Co.,  Iowa, 

Eli  llorticr,  churoii  ol' Fawn  lliv 
er,  iMongo,  LaG range  County, 
Indiana, 

D.  N.  Workman,  Ashland,  Ash- 
land Co.,  Ohio, 

S.  M.  Smith,  Woodland,  Barry 
Co.,  Michigan, 

A.  B.  Wallick  and  family,  Breeds- 
ville.  Van  Buren  Co.,  Mich., 

Jo.'-eph  Kittenhouse,  Chaiham, 
Medina  Co.,  Ohio, 

llaunah  Knoulf,  Eikville,  Jack- 
son Co.,  Illinois, 

Samuel  Mohler,  Upper  Stillwater, 
Newton  and  Giving; on,  Cov- 
ington, Miami  Co.,  Ohio, 

lienjamin  Buwuian,  .^J  limine, 
CVrro  Gordo,  I'intt  Co.,  Ills., 

Jacoi)  Spanogle,  $:i4  Oi)  from  the 
chuich  in  New  Jcr.sey,  and 
$3'J  00  from  the  church  in  Phil- 
iidelj)liia,  I'l.-ini'a, 

George  BrumbauKli,  Palestine, 
Darke  Co.,  Oliio, 


5  00 


6  20 


00 


20 

u 

12 


25 


35 


6  00 

10  00 

5  00 

15'J  48 
37  45 

7;i  00 

20  25 


Wm.  L.  Girt,  Upper  Canawago, 

Adams  Co.,  Penn'a, 
Jolui    Arnold,    Solomon    Creek, 

Elkhart  Co.,  Indiana, 
J.  M.  Ziglcr,  Bigelow, Craig, Holt 

Co.,  Missouri, 

A.  J.  Bowers,  Urbana,  Cham- 
paign Co.,  lllin')i.s, 

Geoigo  Holler,  Dayton,  Ohio, 

B.  E.  Plaine,  Guthrie  Co.,  Iowa, 
S.  G.  Arnold,   Limestone,  Wash- 

iiiirton  Co.,  Tennc.-^see, 

Daniel  Achenbach,  Cicero,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,  Indiana, 

Eli  IIorner,Mongo,LaGrange  Co., 
Indiana, 

Daniel  Bowers,  Sugar  llidge,  Gil- 
boa,  Putnam  Co.,  Ohio, 

Rudy  Guiikle,  Ephrata, Lancaster 
Co  ,  Penn'a, 

Joseph  D.  Winj;ard,  Tuscarawas, 
Canton,  Srark  Co.,  Ohio, 

Alplieus  M,  Dickey, Maple  Grove, 
Ashland  Co.,  phio, 

George  Long,  Thornapple,  Ionia 
Co.,  Michigan, 

Jacob  K.  Reiner  .$37.50,  Hatfield 
$2G.50,  and  J*ine  Run  $11.00, 
Line,  Lexington,  Montgomery 
Co.,  Penn'a, 

Alexander  Snyder,  Mi-ssissinawa, 
Royerton,  Delaware  County, 
Indiana, 

Benjamin  E.  Price,  Waynesboro, 
Penn'a, 

Dan' I  D.  Yoder,  Bremen,  Ind., 

D.  F.  Stouffer,  Beaver  Creek, 
Washington  Co.,  Md., 

G.  W.  Cii.«.su)an,  Coweiisliannoc, 
Eldenon.  Armstrong  Co.,  Pa., 

Solomon  Heiiricks,  Owl  Creek, 
yVnkneytown,  Knox  Co  ,  O., 

W.  Arnold,  Jonathan's  Creek, 
Perry  Co.,  Ohio, 

Jacob  H.  JOrb,  Lone  Tree,  John- 
son Co.,  Iowa, 

Andiew  Spanogle,    Dry    Valley, 
■  i-Lewistown,  Mifflin  Co.,  Pa., 

Jacob  F.  Weaver,  South  Bend, 
St.  Joseph  Co  ,   Indiana, 

P.  H.  Kurtz,  Elkhart  Valley, 
Eli'hartCo.,  Indiana, 

Jno.  Working,  Hygerstown,  Wayne 
Co.,  Indiana, 

M.  Bos.serman,  Eade  Creek, Dun- 
kirk, Hancock  Co.,  Ohio, 

Jolui  HollingiT,  Naperville,  Du- 
page Co.,  lliinoi':, 

William  Pucher,  Coventry,  Ches- 
ter {/O. ,  Penn'a, 

J.  R.  Foglesanger, Middle  Springs 
(.luniberlami  Co.,  J\Min'a. 

John  Ziifler,  Ijinvillc  creek,  Broad- 
way, R(X;kinghaai  Co.,  Va., 

Heiirv  B'lt.terbaugh,  Mt.  31orris, 
Ogle  Co,    Ills," 

John  Rowland,  Northern  Illinois 
churches, 

John  It.  Wellington,  Killbuck, 
Yorkton,  Delaware  Co.,  ind., 

Jacob  Smith,  Logan.sport,  InJ., 

G.  S.  Grim,  Louisville,  Oliio, 


18  35 
22  55 
10  50 

20  00 

21  GO 

40  00 

G  20 
17  00 
20  50 
10  35 
140  55 
37  C9 
12  00 
15  00 

3'7  50 
26  85 


45 
11 

00 
50 

70  00 

11 

00 

7 

00 

30 

00 

40  00 

30  00 

43 

10 

5  00 

28 

GO 

41 

00 

45 

75 

44 

00 

42  00 

30 

00 

10 

00 

100 

00 

8 
G3 

50 
70 
50 

John    V;intrump,    Morton,    Ray 

Co.,  Missouri,  2  00 

Michael  C.  Shotts,  Flint, Steuben 

Co.,  Ind.,  41  00 

A.  A.  Ownby,   Decatur,  Decatur 
Co.,  Iowa,  3  00 

Jacob  Camp,  Wheeling,  Marion 

Co.,  Iowa.  10  00 

Tho;;.  B.   Wenrick,   Union   City, 

Indiana.  24  00 

J.  H.  Miller,  Turkey  creek,  Elk- 
hart CO.,  Indiana.  30  00 

David  Crossnickle,  Beaver  Dam, 

Frederick  co.,  Md.  13  35 

John  Werking,  Ilagerstown,  Ind.      10  25 

Jacob  S.  Snyder,   Poweshiek  co., 

Iowa,  208  00 

Isaac  Hoke,  Elkhart,  Elkhart  co., 

Indiana,  108  10 

Joseph  Holsopplc,    Minor,  Indi- 
ana CO.,  Pa.  13  17 

James  P.  Mahonev,  Lidoga,  Ind.     18  00 

S.  H.  Oiylor,  Stony  creek,  ALL         30  00 

L.M.  Dunbar, Potato  creek, Mont- 
gomery Co.,   Indiana.  15  00 

Daniel     P.    Long,    Mi,Ijr,-t  )wn. 

Ferry  CO.,  Pa.  0  50 

Daniel  Kellar,  Upper  Cumberland, 

Penn'a.  52  95 

Sam'l  11.  jNIyeiv,  Flatrock,  Va.         GO  50 

Daniel  Wolf,    Manor,    Washing- 
ton CO.,  Md.  31   S4 

Samuel    ii.    Myers,     Concstoga, 

Lancaster  Co.,  Pa.  63  25 

Jos.    W.  Trestle,   State  Centre, 

Iowa.  18  00 

Aiiraham   Stemen,  Rush   creek, 
Ohio.     _  .     .      2G  00 

John  Rowland,  Northern  Illinois 

churches.  200  00 

A.  G.   Black,   Bushnel,  McDon- 
^  ough  CO.,  Ul.s.  15  00 

SU'phen  Yoder,  Washington  co., 

lowa.^  5  00 

Jacob  E.  Long,  iMaquoketo,  Ta.       15  00 

John  Boyd,  Centre    Point,   Linn 

Co.,  Iowa.  33  00 

David  Smiih,  Big  Swatara, Union 
Depo.sit,  Pa.  72  00 

Jacob  S.  Minnieh,  West  Concsto- 
ga, Lancaster  co..  Pa.  55  00 

Abraham  Stcmon,    Rush  creek, 

Fairfield  CO. ,  Oiiio.  2  50 

Laac   Souslcy,    St.  Joseph  Co., 

Indiana.  35  30 

Jas.  31cBrid(',  Cumberland, Iluzel 

Dell,  Illinois.  10  00 

Geo.  Kinney,  Des  Moines,  la.  45  30 

John  Myers,  Rock  Run,  Elkhart 

CO.,  liuiiana.  39  GO 

Abram  11.  Ca.ssel,    Indian  creek, 

Monigomery  CO.,  Pa.  20  00 

Peter  C.   Lehman,  St.,  Martins, 

3Io:ganco. ,  Mi.s.souri,  7  25 

Soiouion  S^iliart,  Arcadia,   Han- 
cock CO  ,  Ohio.  2  50 

Samuel  Strayer,  Dallas  C)  ,Iowa.   ICG  75 

Goo.  S.    Wine,    Souih   English, 

Iowa.  69  90 

David  Bowman,    Nettle    Creek, 

Wayne  co.,  Iowa.     ^  50  00 

Jos.  Kollar  and   son,  Tuscarawas 

CO.,  Ohio.  10  00 


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Church  News. 

March  31  st,  1ST5. 
Brother  Javiex  Qnintcr  : — 

Alison  Fniirie  Church,_  Lawrence 
County,  Illinois,  is  situated  within  about 
six  uiilcs  I'rom  Vincennes,  Indiana.  We 
have  had  a  scries  of  ujeetings,  which,  we 
cotiiidtT,  was  a  great  feast  to  our  liunger- 
inp  souls. 

This  privilege  was  directly  afforded  us 
by  our  last  District  Meeting,  appointing 
brethren  John  Metzj^er  and  Josei)h  Hen- 
dricks as  a  ooiuiuittee  "to  visit  Cumber- 
land and  Alison  Prairie  Churches,  for  the 
purpose  of  laboring  with  the  brethren, 
and  the  building  up  of  Zion." 

In  pursuance  of  that  injunction,  I  hey 
U!et  with  U8  on  Friday  evening,  RIarch 
I'lth,  and  continued  with  us  until  Sunday, 
tiie  21st,  during  wliich  time  we  had 
thirteen  public  meetings  and  one  council 
meeting.  We  were  glad  to  see  the  old 
brethren,  and  meet  their  pleasant  faces 
once  more.  (They  were  with  us  a  little 
while  one  year  ago  from  last  Aiigust.)  On 
Saturday  night  and  Sunday  and  Sunday 
night,  tlicy,  in  preaching  IVonj  such  texts 
as:  "He  shall  be  great."  and  'Preach 
the  Word,"  gained  the  serious  attention 
of  a  large  audience,  considering  the  place 
and  the  unfrecjuency  of  our  meetings. 

On  Monday  we  had  a  council  meeting, 
at  which  some  difficulties  were  disjiosed 
of  to  the  .satisfaction  of  all  parties  con- 
cerned, which,  we  think,  was  as  the  trim 
luing  of  the  *branch"  during  the  right 
season  and  proper  time.  Tb-.n  upon  the 
Church's  expression  of  its  willingness  to 
jn-actice  nearer  the  "ancient  landmarks" 
of  the  Breibren,  and,  if  possible,  live, 
nearer  and  closer  to  the  "Great  Head  of 
the  Church,"  Christ,  the  old  brethren 
gave  us  the  privilege  of  holding  an  elec- 
tion for  minister.  The  election  was  held, 
and  the  choice  fell  upon  brother  Jacob 
Gerhart,  who  was  a  visiting  brother,  and 
who  fully  realized  the  responsibility  being 
placed  upon  him  ;  at  least,  as  far  as  the 
co.'it  could  be  counted  beforehand. 

During  this  meeting  we  received  good 
counsel  from  the  dear  old  brethren. 
They  were  also  attended  in  their  labors 
by  brethren  Abscloni  Plire  and  J.  P. 
Horning,  of  Lumolte  Prairie  Church, 
twenty  miles  distant,  north  from  us. 
Brother  Hire  is  our  house  keeper,  who 
is  getting  old  and  greatly  afHicted  with 
rheumatism  ;  consequently  he  cannot  be 
with  us  as  often  as  we  would  like.  Dur- 
ing the  balance  of  our  meeting,  the 
weather  was  blustering  and  inclement. 
This  consideration  with  the  whooping 
cougli's  being  in  the  vicinity,  followed  by 
the  measles,  at  the  time,  among  the 
children,  deterred  a  full  attendance  at 
the  meetings. 

During  the  meeting  one  soul,  (the  head 
of  a  family,)  was  found  willing  to  follow, 
in  "all  his  Lord's  appointed  ways,"  and 
was  baptized  at  the  close  of  the  meeting. 
We  think  a  great  amount  of  good  can  be 
done  here  by  an  effective  ministry ;  and 


if  any  of  the  ministering  brethren  tliink 
of  changing  their  locatien,  we  would  be 
glad  it  they  would  locate  with  us.  We 
have  nice  farming  lands  here.  The 
length  of  our  little  prairie  is  about  three 
times  its  width,  being  about  six  miles 
wide,  situated  on  the  west  bank  of  the 
Wabash  river.  Vincenncs,  Indiana, 
Look  Box  30,  our  Posiotlice.  Vincenncs 
ii  an  old  town  on  the  Indiana  side,  three 
railroads  crossing  there  ;  the  Ohio  and 
Miississippi  llailroaJ  running  through  the 
town,  also  through  our  jirairie.  The 
extremes,  and  exeepiions,  ol' the  weather 
were,  in  the  last  vear,  fifteen  degrees  be- 
low and  one  hundred  and  three  degrees 
above  aero.  Luid  is  held  at  from  $iio  to 
$oU  per  acre.  Buildings  generally  not 
very  good,  which  a  a  characteristic  of 
the  more  southerly  pcDplc.  We  have  to 
contend  with  the  denomination  of  Camp^ 
bellites,  (who  would  like  to  be  called 
Christians  without  observing  "all  thinxs 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you,") 
and  Methodists,  against  whom  we  use 
the  "sword  of  the  Spirir,"  and  "the 
whole  armor  ol  God."  Ye.s,  brethren,  if 
you  wish  to  battle  boldly  with  the  enemy, 
you  would  do  well  to  locate  with  us,  for 
this  seems  to  be  one  of  his  strongholds. 
My  brethren  join  me  in  submitting  tbis 
to  you  for  publication  in  our  worthy 
Companion  and  \  isitar. 

Pralenially  yours, 

J  AS.  H.  Jellison. 
Vincenncs,  2nd. 

From  Haa!>>aa. 

AiMiiL  Gth,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Qiiinter  : 

As  it  is  damp,  raining  and  sleeting 
some  this  afterrioun,  as  our  teams  are 
tired  and  weak,  having  been  plowed  this 
forenoon,  I  will  tiy  to  write  a  few  lines  to 
you.  I  have  sowed  my  wheat  and  part 
of  luy  oats,  having  had  the  most  of  the 
ground  stirred  last  fall.  Our  teams  here 
are  generally  very  thin  and  weak  ;  but  I 
1  think,  by  careful  management,  the  breth- 
ren and  neighbors  will  be  .ible  to  get  some 
wheat,  oats  and  corn  in  the  ground, 
alihough  we  must  give  our  teams  plenty 
of  rest.  1  fed  my  horses  one  quart  of 
wheat  to  the  head,  twice  a  day,  through 
the  winter ;  aiid  now  I  am  feeding  three 
pints  of  corn  to  the  head,  tiiree  times  a 
day,  with  a  little  prairie  hay  or  straw. 
Hay  or  straw  is  very  scarce   here  now. 

I  feel  thanklul,  more  than  words  can 
tell,  to  our  dear  Eastern  brethren  for  the 
means  they  sent  us,  which  enabled  us  to 
procure  seed  wheat  and  oats,  also  pro- 
visions and  clothiriii.  The  most  of  us 
have  no  seed  corn  yet,  but  I  think  brother 
Allen  lyes  has  money  to  buy  it  with. 
We  are  about  out  of  provision  and  feed 
now,  but  brother  A.  Ives,  J.  L.  Switzer 
and  Henry  Brinkworth  are  gone  to  try  to 
recover  some  grain  that  had  been  sent  us 
and  by  some  means  did  not  come. 

I  was  in  Missouri  this  winter  to  see  my 
brothers  and  sister,  and   1  worked  while 


there  about  three  weeks  to  buy  some  nec- 
essaries for  uiy  family,  and  to  get  money 
for  the  (Irristiaii  Funiily  Compnnioii 
and  Gosjiel  Visitor,  as  brother  S.  S.  Gar- 
man  was  making  up  a  club  to  send  for  it. 
My  brothers  there  made  uii  a  load  of  corn 
for  me,  which  I  h:iuled  toot.  Jns'.pli  and 
shipped  home.  They  Lave  since  shipped 
to  me  nine  hundred  aiid  sixty  pounds  of 
meal.  Truly  a  friend  in  need  is  a  friend 
indeed.  We  feel  very  thiinkful  to  the 
Jj()rd  for  giving  us  kind  brethren  and 
sisters.  They  have  certainly  kc[)t  some 
from  starving  and  a  great  many  from  suf- 
fering this  winter  and  spring.  But  har- 
vest is  not  here  yet,  and  I  hope  we  will 
still  get  something  to  subsist  upon  a  little 
while  longer,  or  till  harvest,  and  I  hope 
then  we  will  not  have  to  annoy  our  I'jiist- 
ern  brethren  longer.  The  church  is  in  a 
prospering  condition  here. 

Your  weak  brother, 

E.SAIAS  P.  GAIiMAN. 

Burr  Oak,  K'liisus. 


A  Few  \%'ords   to,  »ud  ia  Behalt 
et  the  ^HfllVj-tng. 

Al'HiL  17th,  1875. 
Brother  Qutinter : — 

As  we  are  receiving  letters  once, 
twice  and  sometimes  three  times  a  week 
from  the  land  of  suR'iiring,  asking  for  in- 
dividual aid,  1  would  s:iy  to  the  many 
who  may  think  we  should  respond,  that 
it  is  utterly  impossible.  There  are  too 
many.  We  have  been,  and  still  are, 
trying  to  do  all  wc  can,  according  to  that, 
which  we  have,  and  hope  the  brethren  in 
gencsral  will  not  become  weary  in  well 
doing,  but  cominue  to  donate  through 
the  Brethren's  Aid  Society,  so  thatevery 
individual  want  may  be  supplied. 

But  I  wish  in  this  article  to  call  luore 
particular  attention  to  the  recent  and 
urgent  call  made  by  the  relief  committee 
of  Johnson  and  Hi-nry  counties,  iMis- 
souri,  as  stated  in  Coiiipanion  and  Visi- 
tor, No.  14,  current  volume,  in  which 
three  suggestions  are  made  as  to  the 
best  manner  of  procedure  relative  to  the 
matter,  the  latter  being  recommended  by 
said  comuiiitee,  with  which  I  am  well 
pleased-  Yet  when  cotisidering  tiie  ex- 
tieme  urgency  of  the  case,  I  wondered 
how  many  might  be  ready  and  willing  to 
send  forthwith,  say  fifty  or  one  hundred 
dollars  each,  and  thus  save  time,  and  af- 
terward canvass  the  church,  if  they  do 
not  feel  to  lend  it  on  their  own  responsi- 
bility. Soaie  may  have  plenty  lying  by, 
or  stored  in  the  bank,  and  not  realizing 
much  or  any  increase.  Here  you  have  a 
chance  to  realize  at  least  one  hundred 
per  cent.,  although  the  brethren  ask  it 
without  interest,  (and  we  think  reason- 
ably should  in  this  case.)  The  Lord  will 
come  in  as  paymaster,  and  then  you  may 
be  sure  the  interest  will  be  received  ;  for 
if  "you  have  done  it  unto  the  least  of 
these  my  brethren,  I  have  done  it  unto 
me." 

Dear  brethren,  let   us    remember  the 


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admonition  of  the  apostle,  "As  ye  have 
opportunity,  do  good  unto  all  luon,  espec- 
ially unto  the  household  of  iaiih."  Now, 
dear  brethren,  we  havo  many  opportun- 
ities ;  let  us  avail  ourselves  oFiheui,  and 
thereby  lay  U!»  a  good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Enoch  Euy. 
OrangevUle,  Ills. 


AckuowletlsuieulN. 

The  following  is  a  report  of  the  amounts 
received  of  individuals,  and  of  difl''jrent. 
branches  of  the  church  and  tiicir  fellow 
citizens,  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Relief 
Society  of  Mineral  Creek,  Johnson  Co., 
Mo.,  up  to  March  23d,  1875  : 

Z.  Albaugh,  Somerset,   Indiana, 

donated  $10  00 

Jacob  Arnold,    Mt.  Carroll,  Ills., 

!g5  00  donated  ;  $15  00  to  loan  20  00 
John  Brumbaugh,    Bear  Creek, 

Ohio,  donated  80  00 

S.  T.  Bosserman,   Eagle   Creek, 

Ohio,  donated  24  50 

David  Culp,  Logan  County,  Oliio, 

donated  145  00 

A  Brother  who  did  not   want  his 

left  hand  know  whaf.  his  rigiit 

hand  doeth  (Scripture)  2  50 

Wm   Cassell, Ludlow  and  Panuher 

Creek,  Ohio,  donated  200  00 

Jacob  Camp,   Wheeling,   Marion 

County,  Iowa,  donated  5  00 

Eoiunucl  lioover.  Upper  Stillwa- 
ter, Oiiio,  donated  1G5  25 
Isaac  Hart,     Four  Mile,   Wayne 

County,  Indiana,  donated  45  00 

Samuel  Kinsey,  Stillwater,  Day- 
ton, Ohio,  donated  100  00 
Sam'l  Mohler  sr.,  Covington  and 

Newton,  Ohio,  donated  4G0  50 

Dan'l  Miller,  Sugar  Creek,  Ohio, 

dotiaLed — express  charges  oJ  194  65 
M.jses    Miller,    Mechanicksburg, 

Penn'ii,  donated  25  00 

Jacob  Mohler,  I^ost  Creek,  Lcw- 

istowii,  Penn'ii,  donated  10  00 

Joseph  McCarty,  Ind., donated  12  00 
I.  G.  lloyer,   Burncttsvillc,    liiJ-, 

doi.ated  6  00 

Leonard  Stephens,  Shoals,  Ind., 

donated  2  00 

G.  V.  Silor,  Pricer's  Creek, Ohio, 

donated— express  charges  otf  199  00 
Sister  Turner,  Saline  County,  Mo. 

douated  5  00 

Daii'l   Weybright,    Salem,  Ohio, 

donated  ISl   50 

H.  P.  Wherley,  Pricer's  Creek. O. 

donated— express  charges  off  149  70 
J'luaihan  B.  \Viii-tler,    Donnell's 

(,'reck,  Oiiio,  donatad  'M  00 

Total  $2079  00 

Thirteen  hundred  dollars  of  the    prin 
ciiial  has    been    used  to    purchase  tlour, 
meal,  beans,  hominy,  uiolasMcs,  cloiliing, 
corn  and  hay,  a  lailo  of   wliieii,  of  some 
OJ  the  arlicles,  in  yet  on  hand,  but,  will 


last  0!)ly  a  few  days.  To  give  some  idea 
how  fast  it  is  di-itribuied,  I  will  state, 
ttiat  one  of  our  distritmtine:  i.'oints  is  at 
brother  D  M  M.ihler's.  He  had  occas- 
ion to  go  to  Warrcn^burg,  and  did  not 
get  home  till  next  day  noon.  When  he 
left,  tber<i  was  on  hand  1500  pounds  of 
flour,  part  of  a  barrel  of  mo!a-;ses  and 
some  kominy.  AVhen  he  got  back  it  was 
all  gone,  atui  six  jaded  teams  standing 
there  waiting  fur-  his  return,  exi)ect!r;g  a 
new  .supply.  Of  the  amount  used,  about 
six  huiidie  1  dollars  strong  has  gone  out- 
side of  our  lirotherhood,  to  both  white 
and  colored  persons,  men,  wom^'n,  widows 
and  orphans  ;  to  Baptists,  Methodists 
(Northerti  and  Sou'hern,)  Presbyterians, 
Cumpbeilitcs  (Disciples,)  Catholics  and 
others  making  no  profession.  The  rest, 
to  our  breihien  in  .Johnson,  Henry  and 
Bates  cou.nties.  While  writing  this  re- 
port a  widow  woman  knocked  at  our 
door,  who  luid  walked  efrven  niilfs  She 
stated  that  she  and. her  family  had  noth- 
ing to  eat,  but  broad,  (nothing  to  spread 
upon  it,)  and  tliat  was  made  of  borrowed 
flour,  and  would  only  last  a  day  or  two. 
She  being  represented  to  us  by  a  brother, 
we  gave  her  an  order  for  a  sack  of  flour 
and  one  gallon  of  luoiasses,  for  which  she 
was  glad.  We  will  report  from  time  to 
time,  throug'a  our  periodicals,  and  shew 
how  the  balance,  with  donations  that  will 
hereafter  be  sent,  was  applied.  If  any 
church  desires  to  have  more  special  re- 
turns, or  reports,  as  to  whom  personally 
we  gave,  and  the  amount  each  person 
received,  they  will  please  inform  us  by 
letter.  My  address  i.s  not  Cornelia,  as 
brother  S.  S.  M  ililer's  is,  (as  the  Alma- 
nac shows, )  but  Warrensburg,  Mo. 
John  Hailshey, 

Treasurer. 
S.  S.  Moiu,ER, 
As.sfc.  Purchasing  Agt. 


Atl 

The  Breth 
Minnesota,  in 
hold  their  s; 
Saturday,  the 
Brethren's 
southeast  of 
general  iiivita 
can  come  and 
istering  breth 


DouuceineutH. 

ren  in  ^Vinona  Ccounty, 
tend,  the  Lord  willing,  to 
)ring    lovefeast  meeting,  on 

5th  of  .Tune  next,  at  the 
meeting  house,     two    miles 

Lewiston,  Minnesota.  A 
ticn  is  extended  to    all  that 

participate,  especially  miu- 
ren. 
John  H.  Wirt,  Clerk. 


County,  Ohio,  orj  the  11th  of  May. 
''Ar;d  whosoever  will,  let  him  come." 
Sail  v.ho.oii  is  situ  ited  seven  miles  west 
of  D.iyioii,  uid  soin-^  twi'nty  five  miles 
from  the  place  of  Annual  C:)ti!(nei!ce. 
As  our  meeting  is  on  ;lie  Tue^day  pre- 
ceding Pentecost,  and  as  it  i.s  iiiti.-iided  to 
have  similar  meeiings  in  rutatinn.  in  the 
Miami  Valley,  prior  to  th«  Bis  Mci.-ring, 
we  fiLudiy  hope,  that  tnnnv  of  tiie  dear 
brethren  and  listers  will  visit  u.s  and  com- 
murie  with  us. 

By  permission  of  the.  Church. 

J.Sl).  C.\LVIN   BlUGHT. 


KntlroH'tl    l*rivil<>g,^!4   to    the   An- 
uumI    RIeetius;. 

APRir.  15th,  1875. 
Bfothf.y  James : — 

By  request  of  the  Southern  Di-trict 
of  Illinois,  I  have  made  arrangemetits 
with  the  Chicago  and  AUon  Railroad 
Company ;  Chicago,  Kinsas  City  and 
Denver  Short  Line,  via  Bloomington  and 
■Jacksonville,  Illinois,  and  L  )uisiana  and 
Mexici,Mi.s5;ouri.  I  have  arransements  on 
the  Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad,  to 
Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  expect  to 
make  from  Bloomington  to  place  of 
nieetina;.  Piy  full  fare  going  to  the 
meetiii ;,  a  king  no  (jU'stious  ;  and  at  the 
place  111'  meuiiiis;  you  cati  get  a  cei  tificate 
signed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Railroad 
arrauxeiucnts,  to  return  to  your  homes 
at  oue  tilrh  fare  All  the  above  named 
points  wiU  carry  you  to  Bloomitigtnr, 
Illinois. 

Yours  truly, 

John  Beechly. 
Auhnrn,  Ills. 


The  Lord  willing,  there  will  be  a  Com- 
munion Meeting  held  in  the  Coquclle 
River  Ciiurch  uf  the  Brethren,  near  the 
forks  of  Coqui'.llc  River,  Coos  County, 
Oregon,  on  the  PJih  aud  20ih  day,i  of 
June,    1875 

By  order  of  tiic  Church. 

J.  H.  Roberts 

P.  0.  Addre.s.s :  Ou,  Coos  Coiinli/, 
Oregon. 


There  will    be  a  C.>mmuni(m    Meeting 
Id  the  Bear  Creek  Church,  Montgomery 


Apru-  17th,  1875. 
Brother  Quinter : — 

By  request  I  have  made  arrange- 
ments with  the  Pennsylvania  Centra! 
Railroad  C-impaiiy,  for  privileges  over 
tiieir  line  4.0  the  plaoo  of  the  Yearly 
Meeting,  for  about  two  cents  per  mile. 
Those  who  wish  to  avail  themselves  of 
j  this  privilege  must  get  a  cnipon  from 
me,  as  their  agent  to  distribute  (he 
coupons.  These  coupons  entitle  the 
holders  to  get  ii  returis  ticket  of  all  ticket 
agents  alonsr  their  road.  West  of  Pitt.s- 
burgh  via  Pan  Handle  Route  to  Coving- 
ion  will  make  arrangements  also.  Tlio>o 
who  wi--h  oupons  \u\\  apply  to  Mu.ii'.s 
J>ight  iA'  MaiiliMiii,  Ponn'a.  Send  a  three 
cent  stamp  a;!d  I  will  send  by  mail. 
They  arc  good  from  .May  lOrh  to  tlsa 
25ih.  They  will  be  .so'd  from  May  10. h 
to  the  22nd,  and  will  be  good  to  the  25tli. 
Only  member.s  shall  use  this  privilege. 
Yours  truly, 

M0.SK.S  LuiiiT. 
Manheim,  l\i. 

{filrjrim  please  copy.) 


utiRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


271 


MARRIED. 


On  April  6tli,  1875,  near  Marmalon,  at  the 
bride's  parents,  by  Hev.  J  B.  Joliiiston,  Mr. 
.1  SEPii  F.  Lyon  to  sister  Ei.izabetu  8.  Nu- 
MEH,  both  of  Uourbon  Co  ,  Kansas.  Tticir 
address  now  is,  Normal,  Ills. 

On  the  23a  of  March  by  Rev.  G.  A. 
Huijhs,  nt  the  rfsideucc  of  the  bride's  moth- 
er in  T;flin,  Seneca  coun  y,  Ohio,  8-  A. 
W  ALKEU  and  .Vliss  Sauah  L.  Basom. 

By  tie  nudersigned,  April  1st,  brother 
JouN  M.  Mevbus  and  sister  Katie  Musseu, 
both  of  Someis  t  county,  I'eun'a. 

By  the  same,  Dt'ccmbc-r  27,  1874,  Mr.  Wj*. 
M.  VValkeu  and  Mrs  Addie  UuNMiHE,both 
of  Soiiierst-t  county,  Fa. 

II.  R.   HOLSINOKR. 


L&fijii:s». 


We  admit  no  poat.iy  under  any  ciivuinstan 
ces  in  connection  with  Obiluary  Notices.     W 


wisli  te  use  all  alike, 
vei'ses  witli  aJ). 


itnd  we  coulii  not  insert 


In  Bedford  county,  Peun'a,  January  19th, 
Maky  VVlTTEUS  aged  t)2  jears,  4  luouihs 
and  14  nays.  Funeral  soivIcls  by  iilder  Juo. 
W.  Brumbaugh. 

Also,  in  the  bounds  of  the  Clover  'Creek 
cou;^regation,  February  23d,  Mauy  ann, 
daughter  of  iiaunah  U.BiU!nbau^b(wido.v,) 
aged  b  years  and  .5  months  less  two  days. 
Funeral  services  by  the  Brethren. 

Also,  in  the  same  congregation,  March  1.5, 
sister  Emma,  wife  of  brother  Wra.  H  Bium- 
baugh,  aged  T^  years  and  22  days,  ijisease, 
coutluemBnt.  Funeral  serviced  by  the 
Brethren. 

Also,  in  the  same  neighborhood,  March 
20th,  of  consumption,  sister  Hannah,  wife 
orOeorge  H.  Brumbaugh,  aged  27  years,  9 
mouths  and  25  days.  Her  maiden  naiiie  was 
G.abill.  Funeral  services  by  the  Brethren. 

Also,  in  the  same  neighborhood,  March 
2.5;  our  old  and  much  beloved  Elder  and 
Bishop  GeokiSB  BiivMBAUaH,  aged  80  years, 
2  mouths  i'.nd  17  dajs 

His  death  was  caused  by  dropsy  of  the 
chest.  He  lingered  for  about  six  wetlis, 
Bufleiing  estiemely,  but  never  compldiniug. 
He  was  confined  tu  his  chair  nearly  all  this 
time,  in  which  he  also  b  ealhed  his  last. 
His  funeral  took  place  on  the  28Lh  ,  which 
was  largely  attendocU  He  served  id  the 
ministry  about  forty-seven  years  ;  and  was 
ordained  about  tsveuiy-four  years  ago.  He 
leaves  a  widow  and  twelve  children  to  mourn 
their  loss.  He  had  altogeiher  twi'Uly-oue 
children,  one  hundred  and  two  grandchil- 
dren and  thirty-nine  great-grandchildren. 
Fuut-ral  services  by  brother  George  Brum- 
baugh, James  Creek  congregation,  and  Bio. 
Jacob  Miller,  Yellow  Creek  congregation. 

Also,  in  the  bounds  of  the  Clover  Creek 
congregation,  April  3d,  friend  Peter  Det- 
Vi'iLER,  aged  74  years,  S  months  and  29  days. 
Funeral  services  by  brethren  John  W-  and 
Geo.  W.  Brumbaugh. 

Also,  iu  the  James  Creek  cougregation, 
April  &th,  Wm.  Alex.  Hudson,  son-in-law 
to  brother  Issac  Metzker,  aged  46  years,  11 
mouths  and  4  days.  He  was  buried  iu  the 
bounds  •f  the  Cl.iver  Creek  cougregation. 
Funeral  services  by  brother  John  W.  Brum- 
baugh. 

Jac   L.  Winblano. 


In  the  Georges'  Creek  cougregation-March 
1st,  Bister  Cuauity  Drboi.t  (mother-in-law 
to  tbe  writer  ot  this  notice,)  aged  70  yearf-, 
1  month  and  5  d.iys.  Funeral  sermon  by 
Elder  John  Wise,  fiom   Rev.  14  13. 

Wm.  Johnson. 

Iu  the  Ashland  district,  Ashl.iud,  Ohio, 
March  27tb,  at  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  our  beloved 
sister  Nancy  Meyers,  wife  of  Abraham 
Meyers,  aged  66  years,  5  months  and  23day8. 
Funeral  services  by  the  writer  from  Kcv. 
14:13. 

D.  N.  Workman. 

In  Dunkirk,  O'.iio, April  5t'a, Sarah  Lkova, 
daughter  of  broth»!r  S;«muel  and  Elizjbelh 
Musser,  aged  3  mouths  and  5  days.  Funer- 
al tervicc  iu  the  T7.  B-  Churchy  by  the  v.riter 
and  brciiher  Jacob  Wilmcre,  to  a  large  con- 
course of  people,  from  Amos  4:;4- 

S  T-  Bosserman. 

Iu  the  Otter  Creek  congregation,  Mfccu- 
piu  county,  Illinois,  January  1st,  brother 
Georgj  Siiull,  aged  37  years  and  0  month?. 

He  was  coiilined  but  a  few  days.  Disease, 
iutlammatory  rheumitisra  iu  his  lungs  and 
chest.  He  was  not  ignorant  of  his  approach- 
ing end,  so  resigned  himself  to  the  will  of 
the  Lord,  and  called  tne  elders  and  was 
anointed  iu  the  name  of  the  Lord.  He  leaves 
a  loving  companion  and  s«ven  child  en  to 
mourj  .heir  loss.  Two  of  his  children  pre- 
ceded him  in  death.  Hoping  that  his  ad- 
monitions and  exhortations  to  his  loving 
chi.dren  might  last,  to  bloom  and  bring  forth 
fruit  iu  eternity  at  God's  right  hand,  he 
closed  his  eyes  in  death  with  a  hope  of  a 
glorious  immortality.  Fuueral  ccasiou 
unproved  by  t'le  Brethren,  from  2  Tim.  4:6-8 
to  many  brethren,  sisters  and  friends,  who 
f.el  the  loss  of  an  exemplary  brother. 


In  the  Christian  district,  Elkhart  county, 
Indiana,  March  20. h,  our  much  respected 
brother  Elijah  Foltz,  aged  .52  years,  7 
momhs  and  8  da;.s. 

On  the  22uJ  his  remains  were  followed  to 
their  last  resting  place,  by  a  large  concourse 
of  people.  Tno  funeral  discourse  was 
preachea  by  the  writer,  assisted  by  brother 
Isaiic  Bov/ers,  from  the  wo'da,  'Set  thine 
house  in  order,  for  thou  shalt  die  and  not 
live."— Is.  38. 

Iu  the  Elkhart  Valley  district,  29th  of  De- 
cember, 1874,   Enw.^RD  SNiDEii,  aged  1  year, 
6  mouths  and  27  da>s.     The  fuueral  preach- 
ed by  the  writer,  from  Rev.  14:13 
I  Gabriel  Fbame. 

1      In  Flatrock  district,  Shenandoah    county, 

I  Virginia,  April  2ud,  brother  .Moses  Camans, 
a^ed  77  years.  Kuneral  services  by  t.e 
writer,  from  Is.  3:10. 11. 

i  Also,  in  the  same  district,  on  April  4th, 
LvDiA  Bowers,  aged  nea  ly  80  years.  She 
was  a  meiiiber  of  the  Albright  Church  for 
fifty  years.  Funeral  services  by  the  writer, 
from  Rev.  21:7,8. 

I  Also,  in  the  fame  distiict,  on  April  5th, 
PucEBE  C.  V.  Llotd,  aged  13  years,  9  months 
and  2.5  days.  Fuueral  services  by  the  wiiter 
from  Acts  l7:30. 

Jacob  Wine. 

Jn  the  Somerset  chnrch,  Wabash  r-ounty 
Indiana,  on  the  15:h  of  April, sistir  Pkiscil- 
l.A  BitUBAKEh,  aged  30  years,  9  mouths  and 
12  days. 

She  was  the  consort  of  brother  Daniel 
Biubaker.  She  leaves  a  sorrowing  husband 
and  one  son,  twelve  years  old,  to  mourn 
their  loss.  6he  alsj  leaves  twin  children 
only  two  we-'.ks  old  at  her    death.      In  the 


death  of  sister  Brub'»ker,  the  e'lnrch  his 
lost  a  noblp  sister  ;  one  that  was  at  all  times 
willing  to  take  her  part  !n  church  matters. 
The  f.^mily  has  lost  a  knid  mother.  Sbo 
dii'd  in  the  triumph  of  f  lith,  aiid  in  h  ip".  of 
reaehiiig  a  home  in  the  house  not  iu.ade  with 
hands.  OccaMon  i::ipror(f!  by  the  writer 
and  others,  fro  a  John  11:2.5,26  to  ft  larg« 
and  attentive  congregation 

John  P.  Wolf. 
Near  B.iiliiig  Spring,  Cumberland  countr, 
Penna,  March   29th.    Samitel   IitfiN    Zinn, 
aged  4  months   p.ad  31   days-      Services   by 
the  wiiier. 

Also,  near  Kintrstown,  LowOr  Camberlantl 
Church,  i'eun'n,  on  April  7lh.  sister  Han- 
nah Hatck  aged  81  vi  ars,  .5  months  and 
SdasR. 

Tti:s  sister,  as  wbII  as  old  brother  Jacob 
SoLLENBER.iER.  who  died  several  w^'eks  airo, 
ased  87  years  and  6  months,  were  of  those 
( Id  iircthren  and  sisters  of  whom  brother 
Moses  Miller  made  mention  Some  time 
ago  in  the  tiiu'ch  periodicals.  If  we  go  out 
of  the  Botherhood  in  this  neiiihbarhool,  we 
can  find  p  ;rson8  who  arc  upw.irds  of  ninety 
years  of  age,  Fii-nd  G.'usler,  Churchtown, 
is  about  niuety-four  ;  thure  are  others,  about 
ninety-five.  Services  by  brethren  J.  B.  Gar- 
ver  and  the  writer, 

David  Niss..bt. 

Near  Madison,  Lyon  county,  Kansas, 
March  26. h,  ofluut'  fever  an  !  co.rsumptiou  , 
brother  W.  H  Ball,  Cedar  Creek  Church, 
aged  34  years   8  months  and  1  day. 

He  kavas  a  wife  (.sister  in  the  churc!;) 
and  two  children,  one  of  which.  Ansa  Be- 
atrice, died  Apiil  1st,  aged  1  year,  6  mouths 
and  22  days.  The  a'love  brother  and  family 
were  called  from  tlit-i^- '  home  in  Anderson 
county  to  the  above  place,  to  see  the  sister's 
mother,  who  was  ve^y  si  :k,  and  while  there 
he  was  t-iken  sick,  as  above  stated,  whic'u 
r 'Suited  in  his  death.  Befoie  he  died  hia 
little  daugiiter  was  taken  fiek.  Thus,  iu  the 
short  space  of  two  weeks,  we  see  two  of  this 
once  happy  family  passing  into  eternity. 
The  brother  was  baptized  .'y  Elder  Geor..fe 
Studebaker,  about  the  4th  of  December, 1873, 
and  lived  a  consistent  member  of  the  abovts 
church  until  his  death  Funeral  by  brother 
J^eob  Back  to  a  large  concourse  of  sympa- 
thizing friends. 

Levi  P.  Lilly. 

In  Beaverdam  co-  gregati  in,  Kosciosko 
county,  Indiana,  Marcli  I4lh,  brother  Peter 
Tbece,  aged  83  years,  6  months  and  20 
days. 
i  Broth.'r  Peter  was  bom  ia  Lancaster 
county,  Penn'a,  in  the  year  1791,  and  eni- 
grated  to  North  Ciroliua  with  his  paren'.s 
when  five  years  of  age,  and  lived  there  until 
1819,  when  he  raanied  S  .rah  Young,  and 
then  emigrated  to  Miami  couuty,  Ohio. 
He  remained  here  nniil  1863,  when  his  wife 
died,  aged  67  jears,  5  niouihs  and  23  days. 
S.ie  became  a  member  of  the  German  Bdpti^t 
Chinch  in  1832,  and  rcraaiaed  st.-adfasl  in 
the  faith  until  death.  Brother  feter  joined 
the  same  chu  ch  some  four  years  after  her 
death,  and  rem-iined  in  :he  faith  until  death. 
Brother  Peter  left  Ohio  in  the  fall  of  1.S68, 
to  live  with  his  two  ssns  i.i  Ful,on  county, 
Indiana.  Shortly  afi.e-  was  taken  witn  a, 
stroke  of  palsy  and  lott  his  eye-sight  and 
kept  his  bed  until  his  death.  Brother 
Peter  leaves  fjur  children  to  mourn  his  1  )ss 
— two  in  Indiana  and  two  i:J  .Miami  .cmiuy, 
Ohio.  Also  a  number  of  grandchil  iron  and 
great-grandchil  ren.  Fuueral  services  by 
the  writer,  from  Johu  5:24-29. 

Noah  Hebter. 
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In  Miami  county,  Kansas,  (Jlaka.  E., 
daugliter  of  brother  Sauiutl  p.nd  oislor  Eluaira 
Hauuinger,  aged  4  months  and  8  day*.  Fu- 
neral improved  by  the  wri;er. 

Gbo.  Mysks. 

Near  Ligonier,  WcstnioreUnd  couuty.Pa., 
March  13lh,  Homeu  E.  G  ,  ^on  oT  JouUb  and 
Har.'iet  NiC'ily,  aged  3  yi-ar*  a-'d  24  days. 
Fnueral  services  by  the  un-ltTi'/»iied  and 
brother  E.  Cober. 

Also,  ccar  WellersburgjSotnors  t  Co.,  Pa., 
March  28Lh,  siittr  Kehecca  'rKOUTMAN, 
aged  75)  years,  8  mouths  and  14  days.  Fu- 
neral services  by  Elder  Jacob  IJlou^rh. 

H.  R.  lIoi.aiNURH. 

In  the  Salimony  church,  Huntinjcion  Co.) 
Indiana,  Jessb  W.,  lit  le  eon  of  brother 
Djnit-l  and  sister  Susannah  Sliidder,  agod 
5  years,  4  mouthi  aud  24  days.  Disease, 
bruin  I'evtr. 

Tt,e  lond  parents  hoved  that  little  Jesse 
could  soon  be  some  help  to  his  fa  Ler,  that 
he  miiiht  devote  more  of  bis  time  to  the 
preaching  of  the  gospel  ;  but  their  hopes  are 
bUsteJ.  However,  there  is  yet  a  blessed 
hope  left — the  hope  of  tneetlui?  little  Je^se  in 
the  lau'1  of  life  and  h<  altb  aud  p -ace.  Fun*r*l 
62rvices  at  the  Breibren's  mcutii^fC-ljouee  at 
Lancaster,  by  brethren  Joseph  Leedy,  J  H. 
Ulrich  and  J.  W.  Jewett,  in  vreseuce  of  a 
large  concourse  of  sympathizing  relatives 
aud  frieuds. 

[Pilgrim  pl-ase  copy.] 

In  the  Uv:cp  River  congregation. Poweshiek 
county,  Iowa,  April  lOih,  sister  Mary  Tay- 
lor, aged  78  years,  3  months  aud  12  day^. 

She  was  born  in  Was  linulou  county,  Md. 
Her  parents  were  brolhor  John  an  I  sister 
Mary  RolhrucU,  who  long  sinco  hav^;  died. 
She  cinigiated  to  Wrst  Virginl*  whe.i  small, 
■where  she  g'cw  up  and  was  nrirried  by  U;v. 
Wm.  Welch  to  Koberi,  Taylor,  on  tiie27.h  of 
September,  \Sii.  The  latter  w^i  hjni  and 
raisel  in  Grant  county,  West  Virili.ia.  His 
death  pr.-cedcd  hers  nine  moiitha  aud  ten 
days.  B-otiier  John  Roth' u.-k,  her  b  oilier, 
still  resides  in  Grant  countv,  W  si  Vngi;  ia. 
He  is  in  his  8ist  ye«r  and  is  the  only  sui  viv- 
ing  one  of  the  family.  Funer.l  di«course  by 
Elder  Jacob  Browcr  aud  the  wiiti.r,  -o  a 
la-'irc  and  attentive  concourse  of  peoplt-, 
from  l8t  Cor.  15. 

J.  8.  Snydicu. 

In  the  bounds  of  the  LoudooviUe  Church, 
Ashland  County,  Ohio,  March  26Lh,  Jo.in, 
eon  of  fi lends  Rotierl  and  Mary  McCutcheu, 
aged  4  months  and  8  days. 

Th<^  lovely  little  son  war.  taken  away  qtiite 
suddenly  fiom  the  embrace  of  bis  f.nid 
parents.  His  illness  lasted  only  a  fciv  dajs 
till  it  terminatid  in  deuth.  Dist-a^e,  whoop- 
ing cou!>h.  We  hope  the  paients  will  ])re- 
pare  to  meet  thi  ir  little  so)  in  that  hippy 
place  that  GoJ  has  pr-pared  for  iho-ethat 
love  him  ;  and  may  this  be  a  solemn  wain- 
Ing  to  all.  Uiath  is  in  ou^  land,  be  ye  also 
ready.  Funeral  ftrvictb  by  the  wrjier  finm 
the  words  :  "1  eba',1  go  to  him,  but  h'  slicU 
not  return  to  me."— 2  Sam.  12;'.i;3. 

DavH)  liltUliAKKU 

[Pilgrim  please  copy.  ] 


LIST  OF. MONEYS  IIKCKH'KD  for 
SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

M  Kirkpalrirk  10;  Geo  Biubakr  1  10;  G 
W  Mathlas  4  80;  J  R  NisewonK.r  1  60:  J  S 
and  E  N  Barl)  1  10;  C  Hatadcr  10  00;  Eliza- 
betli  Eager  75;  B  F  Paul  3  20;  Wanl  Wolf 
(Md.)  1  00;  Leah  Replogle  1  00;   Noah   Mil- 


ler I  10;  John  EisL-ubise  i  50;  L  P  Lillv  1  10; 
Philip  I5a:nc  4  40;  John  II  Zo.  k  C  75,  DB 
Stutsman  3  4.i;  11  H  Miller  1  10;  A  C  Nuaaer 
6  !0;  0.:0  Cober  1  30. 

For  All  Female  ('onipiainis, 

in  young  or  old,  niairied  or  single,  at  the 
dawi)  of  womanhood  or  tho  ch:>nge  of 
life,  Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription 
iiiaiiifbsts  !-u«!i  a  pcsilively  remedial  in- 
fluenci:  as  to  call  for  the  loudest  praise 
from  all  who  use  it. 

Mr.  John  A.  Kimzey,  druggist,  of 
Ki:;ih  N'l^iiT,  Ml).,  writes  a-;  follows  : 

"Dr.  Pierce,  Htiffalo,  N.  Y.,  Dear 
Sir: — Your  medicines  sell  better  tlian 
any  other  I  keen,  and  give  universal  sat- 
isfaction. The  people  arc  especially  de- 
lielited  with  your  Favorite  Prescription, 
and  it  .seems  to  be  a  favorite  among  all 
that  have  ever  u.scd  it."  It  is  sold  by 
druggists  and  dealers  in  medicines. 


Fiire-Br«d  iAgUl   BrHliinas. 

Pea  copjb,  tme  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (f5.00)  dollars.    Addrei>s, 

8.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


ValnHble  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orci  ard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  liuiidings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  ct- liar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wi.h  all  n.  cissaiy  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  weli  near  iho  house;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  aijd  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cernirg  the  larm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
.Mineral  Point,  Ephniim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  rae  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meters. 

2l-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


WAI'EK  WUEEIil 

THE      "BEERS"      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    Ft  is  just  improved  and  will   use  one- 
third  less  waior  than  any  Iron  wheel   In  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Berks  &  Sons. 
Cocol'.nnas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 

Bb«K3,  GaNOLEK  &  COOKE. 

Selens  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

I'HSSOTor  uii«l  liOrd's  Kupper. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Beer. 
It  contains  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  inspired  writers  ;  the  typic/ 1  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  fulfllhnent 
in  Christ;  the  instiiulion,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  work  contains  258  pages,  and 
is  niatly  bound  in  fine  English  cl.  ih. 
Pr  ice,  snigle  copy,  by  mall,  $l.t0 ;  per 
dozen,  by  (..\i)ie6s,  $8  00. 

Address:  J.  W.  Beer, 
M-yersdale, 

35.  8omeiBet  Co.,  Pa. 


THE    ECL.1PSE. 


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l*OltTAUI.E    FARn    EKfJiIVE. 

Ai,.so,  STATIONARY  ENGIiNES, 
Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frick  A  Vo,, 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

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With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

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Also,  MoU'TEU  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Pateut  Levrr  Akranqements. 

Send  fo' circular.     Address, 

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THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPEll. 


The  Cihi-irkn's  Paker  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated ;'a;tr  for  the  young  folks.  The  o;ily 
paper  for  chili'.ron  published  among  the 
Brotheiho  id  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  25  C' p.ts  per  y-ar.  A  beautllul  Mai>  of 
Palest  NE  to  agents  for  clubs.  Spe  imcn 
copies  on  receipt  of  stamp.     Address, 

Fl.  J.  KVRTZ, 
2  tf.  Pulatid,  Jltahoiiing  Co.,  O. 


Non-Coutnriuity  to  liie  World. — 

215  psg<s.  Svcy  p.-ofe'isor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  pot-pnid,  75 
cents  ;  per  dozen.  fS.      Address, 

M.  M.  EsnEl.MAN, 
0-tf.  Lanark, CorroU  Co  ,  Ills. 


C.  F.  0.     Vol-  XI. 


^amil| 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


-AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMKS  <U'B]VTEK. 


"TjT  ye  love  me,  keep  my  conima7uhne7i<s." — Jesus. 


At  igil.eo  B'er  Annum. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  FA.,  TUESDAY,  MAY  4,  1875.        Vol.  II.  No.  18. 


Friendship. 


SELECTED  BY  U.  R.  MISNICK. 


The  flowers  of  earth  are  beautiful, 

And  pleaianl  to  the  si^hl  ; 
And  Nature's  chmms  are  exquisite, — 

Breathing  of  pure  delight  ; 
But  awce'er  thar;  the  sweetest  flower, 

Is  that  rich,  (golden  ti'.-. 
Which  twines  around  the  feeling  heart, 

Aud  driuks  all  sorrows  dry. 

The  little  warbler's  joyous  notes, 

Fall  sweet  upon  t'ue  ear, 
And  Cynthia's  pale,  silver  beam, 

The  pensive  heart  do  chi/or  ; 
But  dearer  than  the  choicest  gifts, 

Which  nature  can  impart, 
Is  Frienchhip — whose  pure,  tender  tones, 

Breathes  mubic  to  the  heart  ! 

We  praise  the  transient  things  of  earth, 

Its  diamonds,  gems  and  pearls  ; 
And  beauty's  witching  air  and  grace. 

And  richly  flowing  cuils  ; 
Tet,  oh  !  the  bright  and  beautiful, 

Must  wither,  fade  and  die  ; 
Whilst  friendship  gormiuates  on  earth, 

And  flourishes  on  high  ! 


For  the  CoMi'ANioN  and  Visitor. 
A  Report  ot  tlie  Di^icnssiou. 


BAPTISM. 

Febuary  19th,  P.  M.  session.  After 
convening,  the  President  Moderator 
read  the  following  : 

Proposition  :  Bo  the  Scriptures 
teach  that  dij^ping  a  jjrojyer  subject 
backward  into  ihe  water  once  is  Chris- 
tian Baptism  ? — Manville  affirms,  Mil- 
ler denies. 

Affirmative. — First  Speech.  We 
are  here  before  you  once  more,  to  en- 
ter upon  the  discussion  of  another 
proposition.  So  far  as  immersion  is 
concerned  there  is  no  issue.     The  is- 


sue is  on  the    action.     We    take   the 
affirmative,     that     one     action — one 
plunge — one  burial  is     baptism.     On 
the  other  hand     my    brother    claims 
that  three   actions  are  necessary.     I 
propose  to  show  that  trine-immersion 
is  a    human    invention — that    it    was 
concocted  in  the  dark  ages.     It  is  op- 
posed to  the   plain    teachings  of    the 
Scriptures,   as    I    propose  to   show. 
Our  starting  point  shall  be  the  formu- 
la  as   found    in    the   commission.     I 
will  give  an  analysis  of  the   commis- 
siun,  and  parse  the  words  that   enter 
into  its  composition.     Matth.  28  :  19, 
"Go  ye  therefore  and    teach    all    na- 
tions,   baptizing   them   in  the    name 
of     the     Father,    aud     of   the   Son, 
and  of  the  Holy   Ghost."     First,   the 
mission  "Go  ye   therefore    and  teach 
all    nation.?."      Compound   sentence. 
Of  the  first    member,     "Go"    is     the 
predicate;  "ye,"  understood,    is    the 
subject.     'Therefore"  is  a  conjunction, 
copulative,      unpredicated.       "Teach 
(ye)    all    nations."       Teach      is  the 
leader  in  the  predicate;  its  subject   is 
ye  understood.     Nations  is    the    ob- 
ject of  teach,  qualified  by  all.     "Bap- 
tizing them  iu  the  name  of    the    Fath- 
er."   Baptizing  is  the    leader  of  the 
compound  phrase.     It  is  the    present 
participle      from    the     verb    baptize. 
Them,  is  a  personal    pronoun,    repre- 
senting nations.     It  is  in   the   object- 
tive  case,  the   object    of    the    active, 
transitive  participle  baptizing.     In  is 
a  preposition  connecting  baptizing,  its 
antecedent  term,  and  name  its    subse- 
quent terra.     The,  an  article  limiting 
name.     Navie  is  a  noun,  object  of  the 
preposition    in.      Of,    a     preposition 
conuectiong  name,  its  antecedent,  and 
Father  its  subsequent.      The,  an  arti- 
cle   limiting    Father.     Father,  noun, 
object  of  the  preposition  of     "A«<1  of 


the  Son."     And  is  a   copnlative  con- 
junction used    to  connect   the    words 
Father    and    Son.       "Of    the    Son" 
parsed  like  "of  the  Father."     Of,  the 
leader  connects  Son  with  name  under- 
stood.    "And   of  the    Holy    Ghost." 
And,  copulative  conjunction   connect- 
ing the  words  Son  and  Holy    Ghost. 
'Of  the  Holy  Ghost,"  parsed  like  "of 
the  Father,"  and  "of  the  Son."     (We 
have  abridged  this  analysis,    but    we 
have  endeavored  to  retain  its   leading 
features.)     la  this  sentence  the  copu- 
lative conjunction  aud    is    used   only 
to  connect  the  names.     I  have    class- 
ed the  terms  Father  and    Son    accor- 
ding to  their  usual     significo,tion.     Of 
a  sentence  the  words   ommitted   must 
be  supplied  ;  but  1  ask,    who    has    a 
right  to    supply    but    Jesus  ?     This 
supplying  is  guarded  in  Rev.   22:  18, 
"If  any  man   shall    add    unto    these 
things.  God  shall  add    unto    him    the 
plagues  that  are  written  in  this  book." 
First  point,  the    name,    Christ   saya, 
"I  have  mauifestsd  thy  name."     Sec- 
ond, Name  denotes  authority.    Matth. 
28  :  18,  "Ail  power  is  given  unto    me 
in  heaven  and  on  earth."     Third,   eis 
to  onoma,  means  into  the  name  or  au- 
thority.    The  Son  manifested  the  au- 
thority of  the  Father.     In  the  conver- 
sion   in    Acts  19  :  1— -5,  5th  verse  we 
have  the  same  phrase  "eis  to  onoma." 
la  Acts  2  :  38,  the  phrase  is  "epi  toi 
onoma.'"     Albert  Barnes  says  on  this: 
"The  usual  form  is  into  the   name   of 
the  Father,  &c.       Here  (xVcts  2  :  38,) 
it  does  not  mean  to  be  baptized  by  the 
authority  of    Jesua    Christ;     but    it 
means  to  be  baptized  for  him  and  his 
service."     In  John  1  :  12,  "believe  on 
his  name"  is  believing  into  his    name 
(eis  to    onoma.     It    is    the   same    iu 
John  2  :  23,  and  8  :    18.      (The   drift 
of  the  argument  Beems  to  be  that   be- 


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lievers  believe  into   the   name,  or    au- 
thority, of  Christ :  but  they  are    baj)- 
lized  into  the  name,  or    authority,    of 
the  Father.)     They     were    baptized 
into  MoseB,  1  Cor.   10:1,    not    three 
times  but  once.     My  brother  will  not 
take  the  position  that  they  were    bap- 
tized   three     times.       Baptized    into 
Moses  was  to  receive    him    as    law- 
giver;     to     be      baptized    into    the 
Father  is  to  receive  him  as  our    Fath- 
er ;  to  be  baptized  into  the  Son,  to  re- 
ceive him  as  our  Savior;  ,to   be    bap- 
tized into  the  tbo  the  Holy    Ghost    is 
to  receive  him  as  our  sanctifK-r. 
(Time  expired.) 
Negative  :     First   Speech.     I    am 
before  you  again,  under    a    little    dif- 
ferent circumstances,  and  I  am  thank- 
ful for  the  privilege.     We  will  try   to 
lay  aside    all    prejudice,    and    notice 
carefully  the    speaker  and    his    argu- 
ments.    We  have  come  now  to  where 
my  brother  comes  to    grammar.     He 
blamed  mc  for  going  to  the  dictionary 
for  words  and  their  meaning,  but  now 
he  goes  to  the  grammar  for  their    dis- 
position.    A  little  inconsistent.     But 
we  have  a  right  to  go  to   the   diction- 
ary and  grammar.     My   brother    did 
a  good  deal  of    work,    and  promised 
more:  we  will  hear  it  when  it  comes. 
Without  farther  preliminaries   I   will 
now  go  with   my    brother.     He    did 
more  and  less  than  I  looked   for.     He 
turned  the  curse  of  God,  the   plagues 
written  in  the    book    of    Revelation, 
against  those  who  would  supply    the 
words  omitted  in  the  Scriptures.    But 
I  tell  you  what    I    didn't    like.     He 
himself  supplied  the    words    ye    and 
name,      and      thus,      according      to 
his    reasoning,   turned    the    plagues 
against  himself.     In  his  analysis    he 
did  well  till  he  came  to  "the  Father." 
Thus  far  it  exp^e^£e^  a  single    action. 
"And  of   the    Son."     Here  he    made 
the  conjunction  and  connect     Father 
and  Son,  and  then    had    the  preposi- 
tion of  io  connect  Son,  its  subsequent 
term,  with    "name"   understood,    its 
antecedent  term.     Now  I    want   him 
to  parse  name.     Qoold  Brown,  in  his 
Institutes  of  English  Grammar,  pages 
172,  n.'J,  says: 

"In  parsing  a  preposition,  the  learn- 
er should  name  the  tiro  terms  of  re- 
lation, and  apply  the  foregoing  rule. 
fUulc — I'repositions  show  the  rela- 
tion of  things.)  The  principle  is 
simple  and  etymological,  yet  not  tho 
less  important  as  a  rule  of  syntax. 
*  *  *  If  the  learner  should  bo  at 
any  loss  to  discover  the  two  terms  of 


relation,  let  him  ask  and  answer  iii:o 
(jnestions;  first,  with  the  interrogative 
what  betore  the  preposition,  to  find 
the  antecedent,  and  then,  with  the 
same  pronoun  after  the  proposition, 
to  find  the  subsequent.  The  ques- 
tions answered  with  the  true  sense, 
will  always  give  the  true  terms.  If 
one  term  is  obvious  find  the  other  in 
this  way ;  "Day  unto  day  uttercth 
speech,  and  nifi;ht  unto  night  showeth 
knowledge." — Faal.  What  unto  day  ? 
Ans.  "Utiereth  unto  day."  What 
unto  night  ?  " Shoiceth  \XQio  night." 
To  parse  rightly  is  to  understand 
rightly  ;  and  what  is  well  expressed, 
it  is  a  shame  to  misunderstand  or 
misinterpret." 

Wc  will  now  apply  this  rule  in  our 
analysis  of  the  commission.     In  pars- 
ing the  phrase,  "of  the  Son,"  he   sup- 
plied name  understood  as  the   antece- 
dent term  of  the  preposition  oy.     This, 
according    to    the    rule,    is    correct, 
making,  "(name)  of  tho   Son,"     But 
name  is  a  noun    and   its   relation    to 
other  words  in  the  sentence  must  also 
be  shown.     In  the  clause,  "baptizing 
them  in  tho    name    of    the    Father," 
name  is  the  antecedent  term    of    the 
preposition  o/";  hut  name    is    also    a 
noun  in  the  objective  case,  the  object 
and  the  subsequent  term  of  the  prepo- 
sition in.     So  in  the  phrase    "(name) 
of  the  Son,"  name  understood  is    the 
antecedent  terra  of  the  preposition  of; 
but  name  understood  is  also    a    noun, 
the  object  and  subsequent  term  of  the 
preposition  in  understood.     Now  the 
phrase  is  "(in  the  name)  of  the  Son," 
But  the  learner  mast  give  both  terms 
in  parsing  a    preposition.      Name  is 
the  subsequent  term    of  in,  but  we 
must  find  the  antecedent  term.       Ap- 
plying ihe  rule,  we  ask,  wJiat   in  the 
name  ?     Ans.  baptizing  in  the  name. 
Baptizing,    then,   is    the    antecedent 
term  of  the  preposition  in.     One  more 
question,  baptizing  ivhat  in  the  name  ? 
Ans.  "Baptizing  </)e/?i  in  the   name." 
Thus  a   practical    application    of  the 
principles  of   our   language   requires 
that  all  these  words  be  supplied.     We 
now  have,    "baptizing    them    in  the 
name  of  the  Son  ;"  and  this  expresses 
an  action.       We   have   two    clauses, 
each    expressing     an    action ;     first, 
"baptizing  them  in  the    name  of  the 
Father  ;"  second,  "baptizing  them  in 
the  name  of  the  Son."       Thcoe  two 
clauses  are  connected  by  the    copula- 
tive conjunciion  and,  and  not  merely 
the  terms  Father    and    Sou,  as    my 
brother  would  have  it.     So  far,  then, 


we  have  two  clauses,  each  expressing 
action — and  the  same  kind  of  action  — 
conneeied  by  and,  therefore  we  have 
two  actions,  the  first  in  the  name  of 
the  Father,  the  second  in  the  name  of 
the  Son.  The  phrase  "of  the  Holy 
Ghost"  is  disposed  of  in  the  same 
manner ;  and  this  gives  us  the  third 
action.  This  is  submitted  to  the  crit- 
icism of  my  brother  and  all  gram- 
marians. 

He  then  came  to  eis  to  onama.  I 
admit  that  eia  generally  means  into, 
and  en  means  in  ;  but  the  meaning  of 
the  preposition  does  not  affect  the 
repetition  of  the  action,  which  is  re- 
quired, according  to  the  genius  of  our 
language. 

He  made  another  argument.  The 
fathers  were  all  baptized  unto  Mo.se.s 
in  the  cloud,  and  in  the  sea." 
He  says  they  did  not  pass  through 
the  red  sea  three  times  I  agree  with 
him.  But  why  should  they  when 
they  were  only  baptized  into  Moses  ? 
They  were  baptized  into  him  as  their 
lav/giver. 

(Time  expired.) 
Affirmative — Second  Speech. 
Gramma!'  is  founded  on  good  senso. 
The  commission  is  full  as  it  stands, 
and  I'll  leave  it  to  any  grammariuii. 
I  ol  j'  ct  to  supplying  the  ellipses.  To 
seventeen  words  they  add  ten.  Who 
has  a  right  to  add  to  the  words  of 
Jesus  ?  To  be  baptized  in  the  name 
of  the  Father  is  to  accept  him  as  our 
Father ;  to  be  baptized  into  the  name 
of  the  Son,  is  t0  receive  him  as  our 
Redeemer,  Savior,  and  Mediator;  to 
be  baptiz'd  in  the  name  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  to  receive  him  as  our  Sanc'.i- 
fier  and  Comforter.  It  the  action 
means  anything  it  is  important.  My 
brother  insists  on  it  that  our  salva- 
tion depends  on  it ;  and  that  three 
acliouH  are  necessary.  But  he  ad- 
mits that,  Trinity  is  not  in  the  Bible. 
If  the  numeral  three  is  not  there,  why 
baptiz'3  with  tripple  action  ?  But  my 
brother  is  stubborn.  He  said  he 
wouldn't  give  up  if  I  convinced  him. 
Hit  takes  the  Father  Son  and  Spirit 
to  constitute  the  one  God,  where  is 
tripple  immersion  ?  I  now  pass  to 
another  argument. 

This  argument  is  based  on  the  pro- 
position that  John's  Baptism  was  not 
trine  baptism.  John's  baptism  was 
under  the  Christian  dispensation: 
"The  law  and  the  prophets  were  un- 
til John  ;  since  that  time  the  kingdom 
of  God  is  preached,  and  every  maa 
presscth  into  it;"  "Lu- 1(1:  Ki.  John's 


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baptism  was  sanctioned  bj  Christ, 
and  it  was  not  trine.  John  was  sent 
from  God.  (John  1  :  6.)  Joha  Lnd  his 
commission  from  God.  (John  1  :  33  ") 
Watth.  11  :  1—14.  *  *  *  "For 
all  the  prophets  and  the  law  proph- 
esied  until  John.  And  if  ye  will 
receive  it,  this  is  Elias"  &c.  For 
John's  mission,  see  Lu.  1  ;  17.  A 
summery  of  the  arguraentis,  (1.)  The 
Master'fi  and  John's  work  harmonized  : 
"Thus  it  becometh  us  to  fulfill  all 
righteousness."  (2  )  The  Son  of  God 
was  bapMzed  by  John  and  thus  sanc- 
tioned liisbaptisaK  His  baptism  was 
sealed  by  the  Spirit."  (3  )  It  was 
sanctioned  by  the  living  Father." 
Very  coufidcut  there  was  no  trinity 
there.  John's  baptism  was  not  trine, 
but  it  was  accepted  and  sanctioned 
by  the  Savior.  We  ought  to  folio?/ 
his  steps.  If  the  Son  was  baptized 
by  tripple  baptism  we  ought  to  be ; 
but  he  was  not.  Was  the  commis- 
sion known  to  John?  If  not,  where 
does  my  brother  get  his  authority  for 
irine  immersion  ?  God  is  no  respect- 
er of  persons.  I  suppose  he  will  not 
try  to  make  it  appear  that  Juhn's 
baptism  v/as  trine.  Again  Paul  says 
there  is  one  baptism.  What  does  it 
mean  ?  It  means  one  imnjersion. 
(Time  expired.) 
Negative — Second  speech.  I  did 
ask,  and  1  ysk  again,  that  my  brother 
parse  the  noun  name  before  Son  in  the 
first  secondary  sentence,  and  before 
Holy  Ghost  in  the  second  secondary 
sentence.  If  ho  denies  name,  after 
supplying  it,  I  a^k  Li.m  to  parse  the 
preposition  of,  giving  both  terms  of 
of  the  relation,  as  the  learner  mu.st 
do;  but  if  he  admits  name,  be  will 
have  an  object  without  a  governing 
word.  (Here  the  speaker  corrected 
some  erroneous  assertions  made  by 
his  opponent.)  IfJesuaby  the  lan- 
guage of  the  commission  meant  one 
action,  he  (Mauviile)  is  right,  and 
vice,  versa.  1  will  make  my  brother 
this  proposition  :  If  he  finds  orte  sen- 
tence ivith  the  same  condruction,  hav- 
ing the  same  parts  of  speech  in  the 
same  relation  to  each  other,  that  does 
not  require  repetition  of  action,  I  ivill 
give  it  up.  Now  he  has  a  chance  to 
do  something.  A  few  examples:  I 
write  my  name  in  the  book  of  Mat- 
thew, and  of  Mark,  and  of  Luke. 
How  often  do  1  write  my  ndme? 
Every  little  school  boy  knows  that  I 
write  it  three  limes.  I  say  to  a  little 
boy,  "I  want  you  to  write  the  iiame 
of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and    of 


the  Holy  Ghost."  What  will  be  do  ? 
I  tell  him  to  write  in  the  name  ot 
Jefferson,  and  of  Jackson,  and  of 
Washington.  What  will  be  do? 
Mark  9  :  22,  "And  oftimes  it  has  cast 
him  into  the  fire, and  into  the  waters." 
Did  it  cast  him  "into  the  fire  and  into 
the  waters"  at  the  same  time?  John 
19;  20,  "It  was  written  in  Hebrew, 
and  Greek,  and  Latin."  The  accu- 
sation was  three  times  written — once 
in  each  language.  Mark  5  :  14,  "And 
they  that  fed  the  swine  fled  and  told 
it  in  the  city,  and  in  the  country." 
The  same  person  could  not  tell  it  in 
the  city  and  in  the  country  at  the 
same  time.  Thus  you  see  that  the 
words  imply  the  idea  of  repealed  ac- 
tion. Another  passage  Joha  3  :  5, 
"Except  a  man  be  born  of  water  and 
of  the  Spirit."  I  think  my  brother 
knows  what  this  means.  (A  few 
more  remarks,  and  the  time  expired, 
wh'eh  closed  the  third  day's  work.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Givisig  Hee«l  to  tlie  Word. 


BY    HENRY  P.     BRINKWORTir. 


'Tiieiefoi'e  wc  ought  to  give  the  more 
earnest  heed  to  the  things  wliich  wa  have 
heard,  lest  at  any  time  we  should  let  them 
slip. 

For,  if  the  word  spoken  by  anpeJs  was 
stead  fast, and  evtry  tran.?i^rossion  and  disobe- 
dience received  a  just  recompense  of  leward, 
how  shall  we  escape,  if  we  neglect  so  groat 
salvation,  which  ai  the  fii'st  betjan  to  be  spo- 
ken by  the.  Lord,  and  was  confirmed  unto  us 
by  them  that  heard  him  V      Heb.  2  :  1 — 3. 

The  Apostle  Paul  in  his  letter  to 
his  Hebrew  brethren,  would  bring  to 
bear  upon  their  minds  the  obligation 
they  were  under  to  giveearnest  heed  to 
the  requirements  of  the  gospel, lest  they 
should  let  them  slip,  and  thereby  be- 
come disobedient.  He  meant  the 
things  which  they  had  heard  from 
their  ble.ssed  Lord  and  Master  while 
he  sojourned  with  tbom  hero  on  earth, 
and  whicb  he  had  left  them  for  their 
instruction,  guidance  and  comfort. 
The  Apostle  would  here  teach  us,  (as 
the  Scriptures  are  given  to  us  for 
our  learning)  that  our  escape  would 
bo  a  matter  of  impossibility  should 
we  neglect,  to  walk  in  the  path  set 
before  us  and  which  was  trodden  by 
our  blessed  Savior  and  his  apostles. 

Ho  presouts  this  question  to  us  for 
our  consideration,  and  for  us  to  solve  : 
"How  shail  we  escape?"  Is  there; 
anyway?  as  we  have  transgress- 
ed the  law  given  to  us,  and  thereforu 
have    become    disobedient    ohildreR.  , 


It  is  very  evident  to  us  that  the 
word  spoken  by  angels  was  steadfast, 
and  that  every  transgression  and  dis- 
obedience of  that  word  received  a  just 
recompense  of  reward.  We  see 
by  looking  at  the  19th  chapter  of 
Genesis,  that  the  word  given  by  the 
angels  waa,  "Escape  for  thy  life ; 
look  not  behind  thee,  neither  stay 
thou  in  all  the  plain  ;  escape  to  the 
mountain  lest  thou  be  consumed." 
We  can  see  that  where  the  word 
was  broksn  in  one  part,  the  sentence 
at  once  followed,  and  Lot's  wife  be- 
came a  pillar  of  salt,  (verse  26th,) 
the  others  on  the  other  hand  escaping 
from  the  sudden  destruction  of  Sodom 
and  Gomorrah.  How  were  they  de- 
livered ?  Simply  by  complying  with 
the  word  spoken  by  the  Angels — by 
being  obedient,  and  thereby  receiving 
the  reward,  even  life.  How  appli- 
cable is  this  to  us  at  the  present  d.iy 
and  age  of  the  world,  when  we  can 
see  so  many  walking  astray  from 
the  written  word  delivered  unto  us  by 
the  inspired  Apostles  of  our  Lord  ! 
And  how  eager  they  are  to  sustain 
themselves  in  their  ways  by  the  wrest- 
ing of  the  Scriptures  so  as  to  make 
them  conform  to  their  doctrine.  Oh, 
brethren  and  sisters,  take  heed — give 
the  more  earnest  heed  to  the  things 
which  you  have  beard  ;  leet  at  any 
time  your  feet  may  slip  from  the  path 
of  duty,  and  you  may  be  found  wan- 
dering in  the  broad  roads  ot  sin  and 
folly,  away  from  your  God,  and  out 
of  the  way  of  eternal  life.  "Search 
the  Scriptures,  for  in  them  ye  think 
ye  have  eternal  life,  and  they  are  they 
which  testify  of  me,"  says  the  Sav- 
ior :  for  the  word  has  been  spoken  by 
the  Lord  himself,  and  was  confirmed 
by  them  that  heard  1dm,  Therefore 
we  see  no  wiiy  to  escape.  We  would 
in  l«ve  admonish  yon  to  take  earnest 
heed  to  the  word.  Bo  not  disobedi- 
ent, but  walk  in  the  paths  set  before 
you  by  Christ  himself,  and  made 
knov/n  to  all  nations  for  the  obedi- 
ence of  faith. 

Burr  Oak,  Kan. 


A  Beautiful  Remark. — A  pious 
cottager  residing  in  the  midst  of  a 
long  and  dreary  heath  was  asked  by 
a  visitor,  "Are  you  not  sometimes 
afraid  in  your  lonely  situation,  espec- 
ially in  the  winter?"  He  replied, 
"Oh,  no  !  for  Faith  shuts  the  door  at 
iiight  and  Mercy  opens  it  in  the 
juoraiug." 


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9icar«r  Home. 

O'er  the  hlls  the  eur  is  setllin?, 

And  tbe  eve  ie  drawing  on  ; 
Slowly  drops  the  gentle  iwiligbt, 

For  another  day  is  gone. 
Gone  for  aje,  its  race  is  over, 

Soon  darker  shades  will  come  ; 
Still  'tis  sweet  to  know  at  eve 

We  are  one  day  nearer  home. 

0;ie  day  nearer,  sings  the  mariner, 

As  he  glides  the  waters  o'er, 
While  the  light  is  softly  dying 

On  hie  di-itaut  native  shore. 
Thus  the  Christian  on  life's  ocean, 

As  his  light  boat  cuts  the  foam, 
In  the  evening  cries  with  rapture, 

I  am  one  day  nearer  home. 

Nearer  home  !  Yes,  one  day  nearer 

To  our  Father's  house  ou  high,  - 
To  the  greon  lields  and  the  fountains 

Of  the  land  beyond  the  sky. 
For  the  heavens  grow  brighter  o'er  us, 

And  the  lamps  hang  in  the  dome, 
And  our  camps  are  jiitched  still  closer. 

For  we're  one  day  nearer  home. 

Hclecied. 


For  the  Comi-anion  and  Visitok. 
Alius  and  Illuts. 


BY  JOSEPH  J.  HOOVER. 


Hav'iDg  had  a  desire  for  some  time  to 
write,  we  will  i)rescnt  a  few  thoughts  on 
the  above.  Although  we  do  not  intend 
to  aim  at  or  thrpw  hinls  to  any  particular 
one,  but  if  any  one  into  whose 
hands  this  may  fall,  guilty  of  some 
of  the  tricks  and  crafty  arts  which  we 
shall  herein  mention,  you  are  the  person 
we  mean. 

We  wish  to  ask  each  reader  if  the 
aims  of  your  life  are  such  as  these?  Do 
you  improve  the  hours  of  leisure  in  study, 
meditation  and  profitable  conversation  in 
preparing  for  eternity  and  future  useful- 
ness in  life.  It  so  you  are  acting  wisely, 
lor  you  will  be  laying  up  a  crown  that  can 
neither  be  bought  or  taken  away  from 
you.  But  while  taking  a  view  of  the 
varied  ranks  and  classes  of  society,  we  see 
that  the  above  is  not  the  ca-^e  in  many 
re.«i)ccls.  Many  liave  become  false  to 
their  oaths,  false  to  their  country,  false 
to  their  God  and  false  to  everything  that 
will  make  them  honorable.  And  instead 
of  expanding  and  elevating  the  mind  in  a 
proper  direction,  many  arc  engaged  in 
the  study  of  fictitious,  and  often  obscene 
literature.  And  we  are  sorry  to  say  that 
floods  of  obscene  books  are  being  circulated 
among  the  young,  by  vile  persons,  with 
the  vilest  results.  An  eminent  ))hysician 
and  able  writer  says:  "Obscene  books 
arc  in  much  more  frequent  circulation  in 
towns  and  villages  and  in  schools  than  is 
jjupposcd  by  parents.     They  are  brought 


to  the  knowledge  of  boys,  and  I  am  sorry 
to  say  of  girls,  too,  to  a  degree  that 
might  well  make  a  parent's  heart  quiver 
and  (|uake  whenever  the  subject  is  brought 
home  to  his  notice." 

Many  persons  have  been  studying 
magic  and  joined  the  arts  of  witchcraft, 
fortune  telling  and  the  interpreting  of 
dreams,  which  are  all  forbidden  in  the 
Scripture.  A'^arious  means  have  been 
tried  for  the  telling  of  ibrtunes,  and  finally 
some  persons  have  resorted  to  the  play 
cards.  Some  persons  have  become  so 
depraved  as  to  go  to  some  pretended 
fortune  teller  to  know  what  their  luck  is 
to  bo  •,  or  get  a  description  of  some  thief 
if  some  property  has  been  lost  or  stolen, 
and  often  pay  from  one  to  five  dollars 
and  then  be  none  the  wiser. 

Again,  there  are  persons,  who,  when 
they  arise  in  the  morning, instead  of  read- 
ing the  Bible,  will  consult  some  dream 
book  to  know  what  the  dreams  signify, 
which  they  had  during  the  past  night. 
Some  pretend  to  have  divine  rcvehtions 
and  claim  to  be  standing  on  the  sunny 
banks  of  deliverance  and  adyising  others 
to  retrace  their  steps  for  they  are  on  the 
road  to  destruction  and  at  the  same  they 
themselves  are  guilty  of  some  of  the 
above  arts. 

Many  of  the  young  are  frequenting  the 
saloons  and  there  waste  both  their  time 
and  money.  Some  h:ive  families  to  sup>' 
port,  and  by  so  doing  they  run  short  of 
means,  and  when  they  return  home  to 
tiieir  families  they  treat  them  brutally. 
We  cannot  help  but  sympaihize  with 
those  weejjing  wives  and  mothers  that 
arc  thus  brutally  treated.  And  now, 
while  writing,  our  mind  is  carried  back 
to  the  time  when  we  witnesj^ed  a  dear  old 
mother  weeping  becr.use  her  son  had  re- 
turned home  from  the  village  intoxicated, 
and  if  he  would  have  been  snatched  away 
by  the  icy  hand  of  death  while  being  in" 
toxioated  he  would  have  filled  a  drunk- 
ard's grave.  We  ask  you  husbands  that 
arcguilty  of  the  like,  arc  you  as  the 
Scripture  demands  rendering  due  benevo- 
lence unto  your  companions,  who,  no 
doubt,  have  often  bowed  in  the  humble 
attitude  of  prayer  for  your  reform  ?  But 
wife  we  dare  not  slight  you.  Are  you 
rendering  due  benevolence  unta  your 
husband?  Are  you  manifesting  that 
loving  kindness  tinto  him  that  when  he 
meets  you  he  can  meet  you  with  a  smile 
and  a  look  of  pleasure?  But  now  comes 
an  instance  to  our  mind  of  the  wife  not 
manifesting  a  kind  and  affectionate  dispo- 
sition. The  husband  wanted  to  erect  the 
family  altar,  and  while  upon  his  knees 
she  couimenced  laughing,  clapping  her 
hands  and  dancing.  But  she  did  not 
stop  here.  She  scolded  him  and  cursed 
him,  and  told  some  visitors  in  his  i)res- 
ence,  that  he  was  one  of  the  ugliest  and 
meanest  men,  and  that  her  love  for  him 
is  all  gone,  and  that  she  did  not  believe 
it  right  for  a  woman  to  live  all  her  life 
with  one  man.  But,  alas  !  in  six  weeks 
time,    her   husband  was   no    more,     lie 


had  gone  to  try  the  realities  of  another 
world. 

Now.  dear  reader,  if  you  are  guilty  of 
some  of  the  above  conduct,  and  liave  not 
reformed,  how  will  you  feel  supposing  it 
to  be  the  will  of  the  Lord  to  bring  your 
eompunioi!  up  as  a  witness  ag!.inst  you  in 
the  final  day  of  judging? 

Marlboro,  Ohio. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
'•Keep  My  CouiniHudiueiitx." 


BY  .M.  M.  ESIIELMAN. 


Jesus  said  the  above  to  his  disciples 
when  he  was  about  to  leave  them,  and 
lie  says  it  to  us  who  "have  obtaiiicd  like 
precious  faith." 

"llesist  not  evil:  but  whosoever  shall 
smite  thee  on  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to 
him  the  other  also." — Jesus. 

"Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil." 
—Paul. 

"Beloved  let  us  love  one  another  :  for 
love  is  of  God." — J  John  4:7. 

"We  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for 
the  brethren." — 1  John  3:16. 

■'jjetlovc  be  without  dissimulation." 

"Be  kinilly  affectioned  one  to  another 
with  brotherly  love." — Horn.  12:il,  10. 

"See  that  ye  love  one  an(>ther  with  a 
pure  heart  fervently." — 1  Pet.  1:22. 

"Giveto  every  man  that  asketh  thee  : 
and  of  him  that  taketh  away  thy  goods, 
ask  them  not  again." — Luke  6:30- 

Are  the  foregoing  commandments? 
AH  will  agree  that  they  are.  To  whom 
are  they  addressed?  To  the  followers  of 
Christ,  to  his  disciples.  Are  these  some 
of  the  commandments  that  Jesus  says, 
"keep?"  \Vithout  a  particle  of  doubt 
they  arc ! 

This  being  the  case,  should  we  not  all 
try  to  observe  them  more?  Not  only 
observe  them  when  assembled  together, 
but  at  home,  in  our  writings,  both  public 
and  private.  Doing  the  commandments 
is  letting  light  shine  in  all  directions. 

It  is  our  aggressive  spirit  that  makes 
us  "resist  evil."  As  soon  as  a  brother 
smites  our  right  cheek  in  one  of  the  pe- 
riodicals, instead  of  turning  the  left  also, 
we  dig  up  the  tomahawk  of  epistolary  war 
and  smite  back.  Is  such  a  couroc  loving 
one  another  "with  a  pure  heart  fer- 
vently"? is  that  the  way  to  attend  to 
the  doctiine  of  "nou  resistance  ?"  What 
becomes  of  the  commands  :  "Let  love 
be  without  dissimulation,"  and  "Bo 
kindly  affectionatcd  one  to  another,"  in 
that  case?  By  not  observing  such 
beautiful  and  powerful  commands  we  loso 
the  power  of  letting  our  "light  shine." 

"Ye  out'ht  to  wash  one  another's 
feet." 

"We  ought  to  lay  down  our  lives  for 
the  brethren."  Two  commands  very 
similar.  To  obey  one  and  refuse  the 
otl-.er  is  very  un.safe.  Are  we  willing  to 
lay  down  our  lives  for  each  other  so  long 
as  we  show  so  much  resistance  towards 
each  other? 


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Would  it  not  be  well  to  cease  ''emi- 
gration" ?  Let  us  not  go  oui  of  the 
Word  to  dwell.  Let  us  quit  "ciuitcra- 
ticn,"  in  a  sp.iritual  sense,  and  then 
perhaps  we  will  not  liill  cub  about  tem- 
poral "emijcralion."  It  is  this  removal 
from  the  eouimandments  of  the  Jjord 
that,  causes  roots  of  "bitterness  to  spring 
up."  And  roots  are  hard  to  dig  up  :  it 
rcHpiires  sharp  tools  to  do  it. 

Brethren,  love  must  be  "without  dis- 
simulation." It  must  be  without  hypoc- 
risy. God  says  so;  and  so  comnjanris. 
No  good  can  result  from  "perveise  dis- 
pufings. " 

Look  at  the  burden  you  place  upon  an 
editor  when  you  a,~k  him  to  publish  those 
dissimilar  views,  clothed  with,  jjcrhaps, 
hasty  thoughts.  We  are  persuaded  that 
the  Brotherhood  would  be  stronger  if  no 
brother  would  attempt  to  "emigrate" 
into  the  enemy's  territory.  Let  us  all 
stay  at  home,  where  we  promised  when 
we  covenanted  with  Christ. 

"i3e  of  one  mind."— 2  Cor.  13:11. 
This  is  a  command  too  as  well  as  "Greet 
one  another  with  a  holy  kiss." 

I  wonder  that  the  Lord  withh.o'.ds  the 
rod  of  chastisement  as  long  as  he  does. 
He  has  peimitted  "want"  to  stare  many 
brethren  in  the  face  ;  perhaps  to  try  the 
faith  of  the  saints,  and  instead  of  pa- 
tiently submitting  to  it,  we  begin  to  mis- 
trust each  other  and  fall  out  about  it. 
All  this  tlie  result  o(  "emigratioii" — ol 
moving  into  the  enemy's  country — and 
using  the  dull  tools  of  its  governor.  Let 
us  get  back  to  Christian  courtesy,  and 
oneness  of  mind,  as  soon  as  possible,  by 
discontinuing  the  use  of  the  '"lash." 
Let  us  not  forget  the  poor.  L';t  us  "love 
the  brotherhood,"  and  show  it  by  keep- 
ing the  commandments. 

"If  ye   love    me,  keep  my   command- 
ments."— Jesus. 
IjiinarJc,  Ills. 

Selected  by  Wm.  H.  Lichty. 
The  B»I1  i(oom. 


these  efforts   were    vaiu. 
of  God  had  excited    the 


Ic  one  of  the  iuterior  counties,  of 
Peuua,  a  young  man,  whom,  for  the 
sake  of  distinctioa,  we  shall  call  B, 
was  coavicted  of  sin,  and  led  to  in- 
quire anxiously  the  way  to  be  saved. 
He  was  the  sou  of  one  of  the  most 
respectable  and  wealthy  iuhabitants 
of  that  region  of  country,  but  his 
father  was,  unhappily, a  bitter  oppcser 
of  the  religion  of  Christ.  Perceiving 
the  state  of  his  son's  mind,  he  deter- 
inined  to  leave  no  means  untried  to  di- 
vert bis  alteatioa  from  the  subject. 
He  hurried  him  from  business  to  pleas- 
ure and  from  pleasure  to  business, 
with  strong  hopes  that  bis  serious 
in;pressious  might  be  drawn  away  ; 
or,  at  least,  that  he  ojighl  be  preven- 
ted from  making  any  public  profe.ssion 
of  the  chaDge  of  his  views.     But   all  ' 


The  spirit 
anxieties  of 
his  soul  and  did  not  desert  hira.  He 
was  brought  to  the  dust  in  submis- 
ion,  and  found  peace  in  believing  in 
Christ. 

About  this  time    a    splendid    ball 
was  got  up,  with   every    possible    at- 
tempt at  display,  and    the    youth    of 
the  village    and  surrounding  country 
were  all  excitement    for    the     festive 
ball.     B.  was   invited.     He    at    once 
declined  attending;  but  his  father  in- 
sisted that  he  should  go.     Here  was  a 
struggle  for  the  convert.      On  the  one 
baud  were  the  convictions  ofhis  own 
conscience,  as  well  as  the  desires  of  his 
heart.     On  the  other,  the  command  of 
a  father    whom    he    was  still    bound 
to  obey.     The  struggle  was  long  and 
anxious.     At  length    it  was  decided  ; 
he  determined    to     go.     His     father 
rejoiced  in  his  decision.      His  friends 
congratulated   him    on  having    aban- 
doned his  new    notions,   and     become 
a  man   again.     The   evening    at    last 
arrived.     The  gay  party    were    gath- 
ered in  the  spacious  hall.     There   was 
beauty,  and  wealth,  and  fashion.  The 
world  was  there.     Every  heart  seem- 
ed full  of  gladness,  every    voice    was 
one  of  joy.     B.  appeared    among   the 
rest,  wit.h  a  brow  that  spoke  the  pur- 
pose of  a  determined   soul.     He    was 
the  first  one  on  the  floor   to    lead    off 
the  dance.     A  cotillion   was   formed, 
and  as  the  circle  stood  in   the    center  I 
of  the  room,  with  every  eye  fixed    oa 
them,    what    was    the   astonishment 
of  the  company   when   B.    raised    his 
hand  and  said,  "Let  us  pray." 

The  assembly  was  awe  struck. 
Not-a  word  was  uttered.  It  was 
silent  as  the  grave,  while  B.  poured 
out  his  heart  to  God  in  behalf  of  his 
young  companions,  his  parents,  and 
the  place  in  which  they  lived.  With 
perfect  composure  he  concluded  his 
prayer.  All  had  left  the  room,  all 
but  one.  A  young  lady  whom  he 
had  led  upon  the  floor  as  his  partner, 
stood  near  him,  bathed  in  tears. 
They  left  the  room  together,  and  not 
long  afterwards,  she  was  led  to  the 
foot  of  the  cross,  having  been  first 
awakened  by  her  partner's  prayer  in 
the  ball  room.  They  were  soon 
married,  and  are  still  Hviug,  active, 
devoted  members  of  the  body  of 
Christ.  B.  is  an  elder  in  one  of  the 
churches,  in  New  York. 

This  fact  conveys  some  important 
hints.  Here  was  a  doubtful  ease  of 
action.     B.  was  commanded    by    bis 


his  father  to  go  to  a  ball.     He  thought 
it  was  no  place  for  him.     There   was 
nothing   in    the    gay    and    frivolous 
amusement  of  the  evening,   congenial 
to  his  feelings.     Still     he  mast  go,  or 
disobey  his    father.     Here    was    the 
struggle.      In  resolving  to   obey    his 
father,  he  also  determiued  to   keep    a 
conscience  void  of  offence  toward  God. 
Having  formed    this    resolution,    he 
had  strength    for    its    execution.     It 
must  I-.ave  required  more   than    ordi- 
nary moral    courage,    to    carry    such 
a  resolution  into  effect.     But  B.    was 
determined,   and  found  grace    to  sus- 
tain hicn  in  the    first  effort,    perhaps, 
ever  made  to  convert  a  bail  room  into 
a  place  of  prayer.     The  effect  was  re- 
markable, though  natural.     The  com- 
pany retired.     They  came    to    dance, 
not  to    pray.     VVhea    the    voice    of 
prayer  broke  on    their    ears,  it    was 
terrifying  to  their   conciences.     They 
fled  from    its    power.     B.    triumphed 
over  himself     He  obeyed  his  father  ; 
did  his  duty  to   his    young    compan- 
ions ;   was  the  blessed    instrument  of 
awakening  the  lady,  who   was    after- 
ward his  wife,  and  without  doubt  has 
occasion  to  this  day  for  devout  thank- 
fulness to  God,  that  he  was  thus   en- 
abled to  be  faithful   in   the    discharge 
of  the  singular  duty    he    had    under- 
taken. 

Should  any  of  my  young  readers 
be  similarly  situated,  perhaps  the 
course  of  B.  may  assist  them  iu  form- 
ing an  opinion,  as  to  the  stand  they 
should  take.  And  if  any  read  this, 
who  are  fond  of  the  mirth  and  folly 
and  music  of  tbe  ball  room, let;  me  ask 
you,  my  friend,  one  or  two  questions. 
Should  you  frequent  a  place  where 
prayer  would  be  out  of  placj?  If  the 
thoughts,  and  the  words,  and  the 
scenes  of  a  ball  room,  are  not  congen- 
ial to  the  spirit  of  prayer,  is  not  the 
reason  that  in  such  pursuits  there  is 
something  which  conscience  con- 
demns ?  in  the  gayeties  of  those  hours 
of  folly  which  you  have  spent,  has 
your  mind  ever  been  led  to  dwell  on 
the  solemn  realities  of  the  eternal 
world  ?  Have  you  thought  at  such 
times  that  you  are  a  dying  creature, 
and  soon  would  stand  at  the  bar  of 
God,  whom  you  have  slighted ;  at 
the  judgment  seat  of  a  Savior,  whom 
you  have  rejected  and  despised  ?  I 
know  that  such  thoughts  are  stran- 
gere  to  such  scenes.  The  heart  that 
leaps  with  gladness  at  the  sound  of 
the  viol,  seldom  feels  the  sole'iinity 
of  a  truth  like  this.      Bat  you  are   as 


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liable  to  die  in  the  ball  room  as  at 
homo.  And  ob !  wLatacbouge  for 
you.  From  the  midst  of  the  festive 
mirth  of  Pleasure's  hall,  to  be  sum- 
moned away  to  the  judgaient !  No 
time  prauted  you  to  prepare  for  that 
assembly.  Without  a  wedding  gar- 
ment you  ars  found,  and  musi  be 
speechless  when  the  Judge  calls  you 
to  trial.  What  bitter  regrets  will 
then  fill  your  heart,  that  here  you 
were  so  madly  bent  ou  the  follies  of 
this  world,  that  you  would  not  think 
of  a  world  to  come  !  How  awful  to 
dance  ou  the  briuk  of  the  grave  !  You 
would  not  trillo,  if  you  saw  the  pit 
opening  wide  to  engulf  you.  But 
you  are  dancing  on  the  brink  of  the 
grave!  You  are  tiiiling  with  the  in- 
terests of  your  immortal  soul,  when 
the  bottomless  pit  is  yawning  to 
swallaw  you  up  in  its  liry  waves. 

"Leave  all  your  sports  and  glittering  toys 
Come,  share  with  us  eternal  joys." 


FOU  THE  COMPAMION  AND  VISITOR. 

IjOoU  to  Yourselves. 


BY  SALLIE  A.  TIBBALS. 


'■Look  to  yourselves,  that  we  loose  not 
those  thinfcd  which  we  have  wrought,  but 
th.it  we  receive  a  full  rev/ard."  2  John  2nd 
verse. 

From  the  above  reading,  of  the 
above  verse,  it  seems  evident  that  we 
may  start  out  aright  iu  the  service  of 
the  Lord,  and  run  well  for  a  season, 
80  as  to  have  wrought  a  good  work, 
and  at  last,  through  negligence  or, 
giving  way  to  temptation  and  there- 
by being  led  into  sin,  fail  to  receive 
the  reward  of  our  labor.  Ob,  what  a 
pity  that  we  should  allow  the  perish- 
nble  things  of  this  world  to  rob  us  of 
that  "full  reward"  that  is  promised 
to  the  faithful  I  How  very  careful 
we  should  be  to  improve  the  favora- 
ble opportunities  and  privileges  which 
we  enjoy  ;  for  it  is  very  certain  we 
will  be  held  accountable  for  them, 
and  according  as  we  improve  or  neg- 
lect them,  will  they  prove  to  us  a 
blessing  or  a  curse.  We  read  that, 
"Unto  whom  much  is  given  of  him 
much  will  be  required  ;"  and  surely 
our  condemnation  will  be  the  greater, 
if  we,  being  favored  with  such  rare 
blessings  and  privileges,  should  neg- 
lect to  prepare  to  meet  our  God. 

Kach  one's  life  is  as  a  book,  and 
our  every  day's  actions  are  indelibly 
Btamped  upon  its  pages  ;  and  though 
(many  of  them)  arc  not  seen  by  those 


around  us,  and,  perhaps,  are  not  re- 
membered by  ourselves,  that  day  will 
reveal  theni. 

It  is  impossible  for  us  to  lie  dor- 
mant. We  are  all  exerting  an  influ- 
ence either  for  good  or  bad.  How 
very  important,  then,  that  we,  as  the 
professed  followers  of  Christ,  make 
every  effort  to  adorn  our  profession, 
and  to  be  Christians  in  word  and 
deed  ;  for  wo  are  not  living  for  our- 
selves alone.  We  are  to  let  our  light 
shine,  that  others  may  see  our  good 
works  and  glorify  our  Father  in 
Heaven.  We  have  so  many  precious 
promises  left  upon  record,  all  based 
upon  the  conditions  of  obedience. 
Let  us  not  allow  the  world  to  think 
that  we  are  trying  to  see  how  little 
we  can  do  in  our  Father's  service  and 
still  get  to  Heaven  ;  but  to  the  con- 
trary, let  us  show  by  our  faithfulness 
that  his  service  is  a  sweet  employ  ; 
"Haviug  the  promise  of  the  life  that 
now  is  and  that  which  is  to  coirie." 

Some  people  seem  to  think  that  if 
they  onl}'  escape  being  lost,  they  will 
be  as  happy  as  the  mo.st  faithful  and 
devoted  Christians.  But  1  think  it  is 
very  evident  that  we  v;iil  be  reward- 
ed according  to  the  "deeds  done  in 
the  body,"  and  that  for  every  evil 
subdued,  for  every  good  resolve  put 
into  action,  and  for  every  good  deed 
performed  "for  Christ's  sake,"  we 
shall  be  rewarded;  while,  on  the 
other  hand,  we  will  be  held  accounta- 
ble for  every  neglect  of  duty. 

Dear  reader,  you  will    plainly    see 


of  pleasure  or  satisfaction,  accompan- 
ied by  a  desire  of  good  toward  the 
object  which  awakens  the  feeling. 
This  object  is  the  thing  loved,  and  in 
a  great  measure  determines  the  name 
and  nature  of  the  love.  Among  the 
more  prominent  objects  of  legitimate 
atTection  are  these  :  kindred,  friends, 
benefactors,  home  and  country,  the 
race,  and  above  all  that  Spirit  who 
himself  is  love. 

Love  may  be  regarded  a.s  of  two 
kinds,  natural  and  spiritual.  The 
former  includes  those  benevolent 
affections  which  wore  implanted  iii  u.s 
by  the  Hand  that  made  us,and  that  can 
be  changed  only  by  changing  the  con- 
stitution of  our  being.  The  latter 
springs  from  a  spiritual  disposition  of 
our  minds,  and  changes  as  the  dispo- 
sition changes.  We  are  not  respon- 
sible for  natural  love ;  v.'e  are  for 
spiritual. 

Natural  Love. — This  may  also  be 
divided  into  two  kinds,  instinctive 
and  rational,  according  as  it  springs 
from  the  constitution  of  man's  lower 
or  higher  nature.  The  first  includes 
the  affections  known  as  parental, 
filial,  fraternal  and  perhaps  a  few 
others.  Liasmuch  as  these  are  found 
I  iu  persons  of  all  stages  of  mental  and 
moral  development,  and  even  in  many 
of  the  lower  orders  of  creation,  we 
conclude  that  they  spring  from  man's 
physical  constitution  rather  than  from 
his  mental  or  moral  nature. 

Rational  emotions  are  regarded    as 
of  a  higher  order  than  the    above,   iu- 


that  I  believe  iu  different  degrees  of  i  asmuch  as  they  depend  upon  a  sus- 
happiness  and  punishment.  I  believe  j  ceptibility  which  animals  do  not  and 
that  according  as  the  talants  are  bes-  |  cannot  possess.     They  embrace  a  love 


towed  so  will  the  labor  be  required  ; 
and  according  to  tho  effort  we  make 
in  divine  life,  so  will  our  happiness 
be  in  eternity.  Then  let  us  all  strive 
together  to  so  live  that  our  labor  may 
be  counted  worthy  of  a  full  reward. 
Our  Home,  Dansville,  N.    Y. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Fruit  ol  the   Spirit.    Love. 


BY  J.  M.  Z. 


;23. 


"The  fruit  of  the  spirit  is  Zowc."  Gal 
Love's  holy  llanic  forever  burneth  ; 
From  heaven  it  came,  to  haavcn  returncth  ; 
It  sowcth  here  with  toil  and  care, 
iJut  the  harvest  timeoflove  is  there. 

^Sduthey. 

Human  lovo  is  the  benevolent  prin- 
ciple in  man.  In  the  common  ac- 
ceptation of  the  term,  it  is  an  emotion 


of  truth,  of  beauty,  of  right  and  of 
goodness  ;  or,  as  usually  stated,  of 
the  True,  the  Beautiful,  the  Right  and 
the  Good. 

All  the  above  affections,  both  in- 
stinctive and  rational,  are  found  in 
greater  or  less  degree  in  all  men  when 
occasion  presents ;  hence  they  have 
their  origin  iu  tho  original  constitu- 
tion either  of  the  body  or  of  the  mind. 
It  is  true  that  we  sometimes  find 
people  who  seem  to  be  destitute  of  all 
natural  affeciion  ;  but  such  should  be 
regarded  as  monstrosities — blotted 
and  blurred  specimens  of  humanity, 
not  fair  samples  of  what  God's  finger 
has  traced  upon  the  hunmn  heart. 

Natural  afleclious  may  not  bo  the 
love  which  is  meant  by  tho  fruit  of 
the  spirit ;  yet  are  they  none  tho  less 
divine  in  their  origin.  They  are  an 
instiuctivo  and  original  part  of  us  for 


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no  oiher  reason  than  because  iDfinitc 
Wisdom  has  Made  them  so  ;  thereby 
setting  the  Peal  of  heaven  upon  their 
exalted  worth  and  our  continual  need 
of  them. 

Much  might  be  said  under  each  of 
the  above  headings.  What  a  theme 
for  instance,  is  maternal  love  !  How 
beautiful  is  filial  nffection,  and  how 
sad  its  absence  I  How  pleasant  when 
brethren  (here  in  the  sense  of  broth- 
ers and  sisters)  dwell  together  in 
peace  and  unity  !  And  so  on  through 
the  list,  but  space  will  only  perpjit 
a  bare  outline  of  this  part  of  the  sub- 
ject. 

Spirilual  Love. — Spiritual,  unlike 
natural  love,  springs  from  a  suscepti- 
bility, over  which  we  as  free  moral 
agents,  have  entire  control.  Hence 
the  element  of  responsibiiity  attaches 
both  in  its  origin  and  growth.  It  is 
true  that  a  certain  disposition  baing 
given,  certain  ffeelings  wiV/  follow  as 
effect  follows  cause.  For  this  we  are 
not  responsible  ;  but  we  are  responsi- 
ble for  the  disposition  itself.  We  are 
free  to  choose  how  our  minds  shall 
be  disposed,  and  once  having  chosen, 
we  are  responsihlefor  what  follows, — 
especially  if  we  were  enlightened  as 
to  these  contequauces  when  tie  choice 
was  made. 

To  illustrate  what  is  meant  by  a 
spiritual  disposition. — The  uppermost 
question  in  the  miud  of  a  young  man 
frequently  is,  what  am  1  good  for  ? 
what  trade  should  I  learu,  or  what 
profession  shall  1  enter  ?  Suppose  he 
decides  to  be  a  farmer.  His  mind 
will  at  once  be  disposed  in  a  new 
direction  ;  it  will  go  out  to  a  class  of 
objects  entirely  different  from  what 
it  would  had  he  chosen  some  other 
calliug.  He  will  be  deeply  interested 
in  many  things  that  would  have  been 
passed  by  with  perfect  indifference 
had  he  chosen  the  life  of  the  meroliaut 
or  of  the  lawyer.  What  now  pro- 
duces the  keenest  emotion,  would  in 
the  other  case  produce  no  emotion  at 
all.  He  has  a  disposition  peculiar  to 
the  farmer,  and  with  it  a  suscepiibil- 
ity  to  many  feelings  th^t  men  in  other 
walks  of  life  are  strangers  to.  The 
same  is  true  of  the  lawyer,  the  doctor, 
the  minister  and  all  the  rest.  Each 
Las  so7?i(J  feelings  that  depend  upon 
the  bent  of  bis  miiid,  and  vvhos'j  kecn- 
Less  is  largely  owing  to  the  thorough- 
i  ess  with  which  he  has  surrendered 
Lis  i-piiit  to  bis  chosen  work.  These 
feeliugs  he  viust  have  until  he  alters 
Lis  purpose  and  thereby  changes    hii5 


disposition.  Man's  governing  pur- 
pose in  life  determines  his  radical 
disposition,  and  upon  this  depends 
his  character — what  he  thinks  and 
feels  and  does. 

We  can  now  understand  why  the 
good  man  alone  can  enjoy  the  good 
man's  feelings,  and  why  those  feel- 
ings are  deep  and  sweet  in  proportion 
to  the  sincerity  of  his  purpose  and 
the  earnestne.'.s  of  his  spirits  longing 
after  the  objects  of  its  love. 

Spiritual  love  always  implies  a 
free,  decided  and  joyous  commitment 
of  the  spirit  to  the  object  of  the  soul's 
esteem  and  veneration  ;  and  it  will  of 
course,  differ  in  kind  as  these  objects 
differ.  Sometimes  it  is  merely  of  an 
amiable  type,  as  in  friendship,  connu- 
bial love,  genuine  patriotism,  and  the 
like ;  while  again  it  may  partake 
more  of  a  virtuous  nature,  as  in  ethi- 
cal, religious,  and  above  all  in  Chris- 
tian Love,  the  sweet  and  satisfying 
fruit  of  the  spirit.  It  is  this  love 
which  flows  from  the  great  fountain 
of  love  into  the  hearts  of  the  weary 
and  heavy  ladeL\  causing  them  to 
swell  with  new  life  as  do  the  buds  in 
springtime.-  The  fruits  of  righteous- 
ness then  follow,  sown  in  peace,  gath- 
ered iii  joy 

The  object  of  Christian  love  is  the 
One  lovliest  among  ten  thousand.  To 
him  the  sjjirit  must  be  fully  and  free- 
ly committed,  not  so  much  as  unto  a 
faithful  Creator  as  unto  a  faithful  and 
all-sufficient  Redeemer,  as  "Christ  in 
us  the  hope  of  glory,"  and  the  only 
hope.  Unless  we  do  this,  we  need 
not  expect  to  enjoy  the  fullness  of  that 
spiritual  love  which  is  the  fruit  of  the 
divine  spirit. 

The  test  of  Christian  love  is  obedi- 
ence. But  obedience  is  not  itself 
love,  necessarily — a  point  worth  bear- 
ing in  mind,  as  here  is  where  the 
danger  of  formalism  creeps  in  at 
times.  An  oarlhly  parent  is  some- 
times obeyed  through  other  motives 
than  love,  and  must  we  not  think  that 
the  same  is  true  with  regard  to  our 
heavenly  Father.  ''Re  not  deceived  ; 
God  is  not  mocked." 

We  best  understand  Christian  love 
by  viewing  it  in  some  of  its  concrete 
manife.stations.  One  of  the  rarest  of 
these  is  seen  in  the  death  of  the  mar- 
tyr Stephen — loveofentmie.^.  "Lord 
lay  nut  this  sia  to  their  charge." 
And  when  he  had  so  said  he  fell 
ash  ep.  Deeply  hud  he  imbibed  the 
spirit  of  Uim  who  could  say  despiie 
the  unspeakable  agonies  of  the  cross, 


"Father,  forgive  them,  they  know  not 
what  they  do."  This  feature  of  love 
is  eminently  the  fruit  of  the  spirit  of 
Christ,  inasmuch  as  before  his  advent, 
enemies  were  thought  worthy  of  noth- 
ing better  than  hate. 

Love  is  the  good  Samaritan  bend- 
ing over  his  wouuded  "neighbor"  and 
pouring  in  the  healing  oil  and  wine; 
its  absence  is  the  Priest  and  Levito 
passing  by  on  the  other  side.  Love 
is  Paul's  ancient  i)rethrcn  falling  upon 
his  neck,  kissing  him  and  sorrowing 
much  at  his  departure,  its  absence 
is  Paul's  modern  brethren  saying 
Laid  tilings  about  one  another  and 
peeping  everywhere  to  Gnd  faults — 
except  in  the  gospel  mirror. 

Love  is  the  penitent  Mary  washing 
the  Saviour's  feet  with  her  tears.  It 
is  the  love  which  brings  to  the  trou- 
bled conscience  the  peace  that  passeth 
understanding.  It  is  the  best  fruit 
on  the  vino.  She  wept — and  was  for- 
given :  because  she  loved  much. 

"Thou  who  hast  slept  iu  error's  sleep, 

Oh,  woaldst  thou  wake  ia  heaven, 
Like  Mary  kneel,  like  Mary  weep, 
''Love  much,"  and  be  forgiven." 

Mercersburg,  Pa. 


stick  to  the  Fonndatioii. 


Our  lot  is  fallen  in  times  when,  on  the 
one  hand,  the  very  foundations  of  the 
laith  are  shaken  by  those  who  ought  to 
be  its  chief  dstenders  ;  and  on  the  other, 
a  super.struct.ure  of  wood,  hay,  and  stub- 
bie, is  raided  upon  that  Ibundation,  al- 
most equally  perilous  to  the  safety  of 
those  wiio  trust  themselves  upon  it.  And 
men  are  askinjr,  Where  is  there  any 
resting- place  amiu.->t  this  deluge  of  u'lhj- 
!ief  and  false  doctrine  witii  which  the 
whole  earth  is  overspread/  But  why 
such  a  question  ?  Is  not  the  ark  of  God's 
W^oid  lioaiing  high  above  it,  offeriiij?  a 
secure,  a  permanent  resiiiig  plac-e  to  every 
weary  and  heavy- iadeii  soul  that  seeks  a 
refuge  ia  it?  Is  not  the  ark  of  (Jud's 
tesiiaiony  spread  opoii  before  you?  Keep 
close  to  God  s  own  Word.  Let  no  man, 
call  himself  what  he  will,  move  you  from 
the  foundation.  And  amidst  all  the 
varied  interpretations  of  that  Word,  keep 
to  xliat  whicli  a  praycrfal,  earnest,  niid 
diligent  perusal  of  it  c  irries  home  to  your 
conscien'jo.  When  you  stand  before  the 
bar  of  God  hereafter,  no  dependence 
upon  human  teaching  will  i>e  yuur  vindi- 
cation lor  not  having  acted  upon  Go  is 
Word  as  he  gave  it  to  you.  He  who 
allows  any  man  to  comj  bet^Teen  him  and 
God's  mcioage  to  him,  must  take  iho 
consequence  ot  preferring  man's  word  to 
God's.  —  Dean  Guodc. 


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Cross- Weariuic. 


1  am  crucified  wiih  (JLrisl — 
Willi  bini  nailed  upon  the  tree  ; 

Not  the  cross,  theu,  do  I  bear, 
Hut  the  cross  it  heareth  me. 

Solemn  cross  ou  which  1  died, 

One  wilh  him,  the  Crucilied. 

Shall  I  take  that  blood-stained  cross, 

Cross  of  agony  and  shame, 
Cross  of  him  who  fonght  mj'  light, 

Cross  of  him  who  oveicame  ? 
Shall  I  duck  myself  with  thee, 
Awlal  cross  of  Calvary  ? 

Shall  I  drag  thee  through  the  crowd, 
'Mid  the  slaughter  that  is  there  ; 

Whirl  thee  through  the  giddy  waltz, 
Bound  upon  my  neck  or  hair  ? 

Awful  cross  of  Calvary, 

Shall  I  deck  myself  with  thee? 

Shall  I  make  that  lowly  cross 

Minister  of  woman's  pride. 
Drawing  eyes  to  me  that  should 

Fix  upon  the  Crucilied  1 
Awful  cross  of  Calvary, 
Shall  I  deck  myself  with  thee  ? 

Shall  1  call  this  glittering  gem, 

Made  for  show  and  vanity — 
Shall  I  call  this  gaud  a  cross  ? 

Cross  of  him  who  died  for  rae  1 
Shall  I  deck  myself  wilh  thee. 
Awful  cross  of  Calvary  ! 

—  tidccLed. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Forgive  aud  Forget. 


BY  CYRUS  BUCUER. 


To  forgive  is  one  of  the  noblest,  loftiest 
and  most  charitable  traits  of  the  Chris- 
tian. Divine  authority  teaches  it  in 
terms  which  no  one^  although  an  infidel, 
can  fail  to  understand-  IGvery  man, 
for  all  are  debtors,  owes  it  to  his  fellow 
beings  to  forgive.  If  forgiveness  was 
not  known  among  men,  injury  would  be 
heai)ed  upon  injury,  till  the  human  fam- 
ily would  walk  in  fields  of  blood. 

Although  fori;iveness  is  not  practiced 
as  it  should  be,  even  among  Christians, 
yet  wc  are  glad  to  say  that  to  I'orgive  is 
noble,  and  to  seek  revenge  is  only  found 
in  little  minds  and  wicked  hearts,  (iod 
himself,  though  ofl'ended  and  insulted  for 
ages  by  the  wickedness  of  the  human 
family,  is  "long-suffering  and  slow  to 
anger."  Though  offended  for  thousands 
of  years  he  had  compassion  on  man,  and 
in  these  latter  days  sent  Jesus  Christ, 
ills  only  begotten  Son,  to  atone,  to  raise 
up  liie  fallen  sons  and  daughters  of  Adam. 
And  although  he  saw  him  persecuted 
and  jml  to  death  by  the  .sons  of  men,  yet 
lie  stayed  not  their  iiands  till  upon  the 
cross  he    exclaimed  :      !'lt  is   liniHlied." 


In  his  only  beloved  Son,  the   noble  trait  j 
of  i'orgivenets  was  strikingly  and  forciijly  i 
l)ract iced  and  taught.     When  lie  taught  i 
his  disciples  to  pray,  in   one  of  the  peti-  ] 
tions  he  said  ."     "Forgive  us  our  debts  as  I 
we   forgive    our   debtors." — Matt.   0:12,  | 
also  14,15.       "For  if   you   forgive    men 
their  tresspasses,    your   heavenly  Fatlier 
will  also  forgive  you  :  But  if  ye   forgive 
not  meu    their    trespasses,    neither   will 
your  heavenly  Father  forgive  your  tres- 
passes. ' ' 

Although  it  was  taught  in   the  law  of 
Moses,   that   "Whoso    sheddeth    man's 
blood,  shall  surely  die."       Vet  when  the 
Savior  was  crucified   he  prayed  and  said, 
Luke  23:34:       "Father,    forgive   them, 
for    they    know    not     what    they    do." 
Stephen  also  praved  when  he  was  stoned 
todoath,  "Lord  lay  not  this  sin  to  their 
charge."     Here  is  a   noble   le.-son  for  us 
to  learn  I     Instead  of  only  looking  to  the 
words,  "If  thy  brother  sin   againSt  thee, 
tell  him  alone  ;  if  herepent,  forgive  him." 
If  we  see  that  we  can  do  it  in  a  spirit  of 
love,  it  may  be  best  to  tell  him.     Should 
we,  however,  feel  that  our  nature  is  bent 
on  revenge,  it  would  be   far  better  to  go 
into  the  closet  and  pray  God  to   help  you 
forget  the   injury  so  that  you  can  meet 
him  in  a  charitable    and    Christian-like 
manner,  to   forget   those  things  behind, 
and  reaching    forth    unto    those    things 
which  are  before.       Or   make  it   as  the 
brother,  who,  when  he  greeted  his  fellow- 
brother,  he  walked  past   him,  seemingly 
quite  indifferent,  when   one   day  he  took 
three  bushels  of  wheat  to  the  mill,  got  it 
ground,  and  brought  it  to   this   brother. 
This  cured  him  better  than  any  words  or 
admonitions  could,  and  he  alierwards  re- 
ceived him  as   becometb  a  brother.     Or 
as  the  man  who  when   a  certain   brother 
visited  him,  went  into  the  fields   rather 
than  be  in  his  company.     But  the  broth- 
er's time    for   revenge  came.       Lid   he 
serve   him.  in    like   manner?     No;  but 
when  he  was   making   hay,  and   needed 
help,    he  went,    uninvited,    and    helped 
him  several  days,  and    he   gained  a  firm 
friend,  who  is  a  friend  not  in  words  only, 
but  in  deeds. 

Sometimes  there  are  men  who  seem 
indifferent  as  to  strangers  ;  although  they 
may  be  insulted,  they  can  forgive.  But 
let  his  wife  or  children  displease  him, and 
he  breaks  forth  in  words  unbecoming  a 
human  being,  and  much  more  unbecom- 
ing a  son  of  God  or  brother  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.  To  such  I  would  ai.-o  note 
an  instance  of  a  man  and  wife,  brother 
and  sister,  who  had  some  hard  words, 
which  greatly  injured  those  feelings  of 
love  which  should  exist  between  man 
and  wife.  That  cvenin£,  when  all  nature 
seemed  quiet,  the  brother  went  in  the 
back  part  of  his  barn,  where  he  communi- 
cated his  feelings  to  God  alone;  prayed 
for  a  forgiving  spirit  lor  himself  and 
wife.  When  he  had  finished,  he  wiped 
away  his  tears,  and  went  in  unto  his  wife, 
who  in  the  meantime  had  listened,  and  in 
the  stillness  of  the  evening  had  heard  her 


husband's  petitions,  who  also  was,  per^ 
haps,  louder  than  he  thought,  and  she 
cried  as  if  her  heart  would  break.  Thus 
you  see  where  hard  words  fail,  the  plead- 
ings to  God  may  open  unto  you  a  way 
when  you  bring  your  better  feelings,  a 
forgiving  spirit  into  action. 

Paul  says  :  "Biethien,  be  not  children 
in  understanding :  in  malice  be  ye  chil- 
dren, but  in  understanding  be  men." 
How  are  the  children  in  this  respect? 
Did  you  ever  see  them  build  eliip-houses, 
when  one  came  a  long  and  ruined  their 
all— luined  the  work  which  they  earned 
by  toiling,  perhaps,  a  long  time.  What 
do  we  see  next?  Hard  words?  And 
do  we  hear  them  say,  if  you  do  not  say 
you  have  done  wrong,  I  will  never  tor- 
give  you,  and  if  you  admit  your  fault,  I 
will  (say  I)  forgive  you  ;  but  next  year  I 
hold  up  the  same  old  fault,  and  say  I 
forgive  but  I  cannot  forget.  Is  this  the 
way?  No;  but  perhaps  in  a  half  an 
hour  afterwards  you  see  them  frolic  and 
play,  as  good  friends  as  ever.  This, 
brethren,  is  the  way  to  forgive,  if  you 
would  be  forgiven,  llememler,  if  you 
forgive,  you  have  the  word  of  God  on 
your  side  ;  you  have  your  brethren  and 
sisters  on  your  side,  and  wtiat  is  better, 
you  in  time  will  also  reclaim  your  ene«i 
mies.  It  has  been  said,  and  wiih  a  truth 
that  the  greatcht  man  on  earth  can  uo 
sooner  commit  an  injury,  than  a  good 
man  can  make  himself  greater  by  for- 
giving it.  Oh  !  my  beloved  brother,  let 
not  tliose  dire,  those  revenget'ul  spirits 
dwell  in  your  soul !  You  do  yourself 
more  injury  by  harboring  such  desperate 
passions  than  you  can  inflict  on  your 
enemy. 

How  often  does  man  brood  on  in.^ults 
and  injuries,  when  the  word  of  God 
teaches  us  not  to  let  the  sun  go  down  ou 
our  wrath;  forgetting  that  we  ourselves 
are  injurious  too,  that  if  the  grace  of 
God  were  not  long-suffering  we  would  have 
been  cut  off  long  ago  and  cast  to  the  evil 
spirits  in  the  regions  of  misery,  and  who 
delight  in  revenge  and  cruelty.  "Is  it 
enough  seven  times."  No;  but  seventy 
times  seven.  Remember  thine  own 
crimes  and  follies  and  if  you  Ciiisi  forgive 
for  no  other  cause,  let  the  words  of 
thunder  strike  on  your  ear,  ''Forgive  if 
thuu  icoiildul  beJ'oi(jivcii." 

It  is  hard  for  a  man  with  a  mind  to 
forget,  although  the  heart  may  f  irgive  ; 
but  let  mind  and  heart  be  joined,  let  the 
lips  be  sealed  and  think  of  your  own 
short-comings,  and  you  will  have  reason 
to  glory  in  y^ur&elf  and  not  in  annthcr. 
Once  more  i  say,  take  lessons  from  heav- 
en and  learn  to  forgive  and  forget. 
RcistviUe,  l\i. 


thou 
thou 


If  one  throws  salt  at  thee, 
wilt  receive  no  harm,  unless 
hast  sore  places. 

As  the  word  of  God  is  a  great 
prophecy  of  the  world  to  come,  so  ho 
who  preaches  it  truly  prophesies. 


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Foil    THE    YOUNG 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
AilTice  to  Boys. 


OlUGINAL. 


Be  always  careful  to  tell  the  Iruth. 

If  you  have  made  a  mistake,  confess 
it  immediately,  as  soon  as  you  feel 
Bensible  you  bave  done  wrong.  To 
delay  confession  of  a  fault  is  always 
dangerous. 

Never  take  that  which  is  not  your 
own,  even  to  the  value  of  a  penny. 
Ob,  bow  painful  to  parents,  guardians, 
or  employers,  to  learn  that  ono  we 
trusted  is  not  to  be  depended  on  I 

The  desire  for  things  we  cannot  get 
properly,  is  always  dangerous,  and  it 
ought  to  be  checked  at  the  first  im- 
pulse. If  a  boy  has  a  quick  con- 
Bcience  it  will  check  him  at  the  time 
of  the  temptation  ;  if  a  dull  one,  only 
after  having  done  the  act.  If  con- 
science ia  not  obeyed,  it  becomes 
hardened — and  more  and  more  hard- 
ened at  every  crime  committed. 

Many,  who  have  made  good  men 
and  good  women,  did  wrong  when 
young;  but  repentance  was  met  with 
forgiveness,  and  having  been  truly 
sorry,  they  learned  how  painful  it  is 
to  sin,  sought  help  from  on  high, 
obtained  strength,  and  lived  to  glorify 
their  Maker. 

A  boy  who  can  take  what  is  not 
his  own,  or  tell  a  lie,  and  who  does 
not  feel  sorry  for  it,  will  surely  come 
to  grief. 


A  Qiiestiou  with  Ouly  One 
Answer. 


A  young  man  from  the  provinces, 
who  was  sent  to  Paris  to  finish  his 
education,  had  the  misfortune  of  get- 
ting into  bad  company.  He  went  so 
far  as  to  wish  and  to  say,  "There  is  no 
God;  God  was  only  a  word."  After 
staying  several  years  in  the  capital, 
the  young  man  returned  to  his  family. 
One  day  he  was  invited  to  a  respec- 
table house  where  there  was  a  numer- 
ous company.  While  all  were  enter- 
taining themselves  with  news,  pleas- 
ures, and  business,  two  girls,  aged 
respectively  twelve  and  thirteen,  were 
seated  in  a  bay-window  reading  to- 
gether. The  young  man  approached 
them,  and  asked  : 

"What  beautiful  romance  are  you 
reading  so  attentively,  young  ladies  ?" 

"We  are  reading  no  romance  sir;  we 


are  reading  the  history  of  God's  chos- 
en people." 

"You  believe,  then,  that  there  is  a 
God  ?" 

Astonished  at  such  a  question,  the 
girls  looked  at  each  other,  the  blood 
mounting  to  their  cheeks. 

"And  you,  sir, — do  not  you  believe 
it?" 

"Once  I  believed  it;  but  after  liv- 
ing in  Paris,  and  studying  philoso- 
phy, mathematics,  and  politics,  1  am 
convinced  that  God  is  an  empty 
word." 

"I,  sir,  was  never  in  Paris ;  I  have 
never  studied  philosophy  or  mathe- 
matics, or  all  those  beautiful  things 
which  you  know  ;  I  only  know  my 
catechism  ;  but  since  you  are  so  learn- 
ed, and  say  there  is  no  God,  you  can 
easily  tell  me  whence  the  egg  comes  ?" 

"A  funny  question,  truly  ;  the  egg 
comes  from  the  hen." 

"And  now,  sir,  whence  comes  the 
hen  ?" 

"You  know  that  as  well  as  I  do, 
miss  ;  the  hen  comes  from  the  egg." 

"Which  of  them  existed  f^'^st,  the 
egg  or  the  hen  ?" 

"I  really  do  not  know  what  you  in- 
tend with  this  question  and  with  your 
hen  ;  but  yet,  that  which  existed  first 
was  the  hen." 

"There  is  a  hen,  then,  which  did  not 
come  from  an  egg  ?" 

"Beg  your  pardon,  miss,  I  did  not 
take  notice  that  the  egg  existed  first." 

"There  is,  then,  an  t-gg  which  did 
not  come  from  a  hen  ?" 

"Oh,  if  you — beg  pardon — that  is — 
you  see — " 

"I  see,  sir,  that  you  do  not  know 
whether  the  eggexisted  before  the  hen, 
or  the  hen  before  the  egg.^' 

"Well,  then,  I  say  the  hen." 

"Very  well  ;  there  is,  then  a  hen 
which  did  not  come  from  an  egg.  Tell 
me,  now,  who  made  this  brst  hen, 
from  which  all  other  hens  and  eggs 
come  ?" 

"With  your  hens  and  your  eggs,  it 
seerns  to  me  you  take  me  for  a  poultry- 
dealer." 

"By  no  means,  sir  ;  I  only  ask  you 
to  tell  me  whence  the  mother  of  all 
hens  and  eggs  comes." 

"But  for  what  object  ?" 

"Wei!,  since  you  do  not  know,  you 
will  permit  me  to  tell  yon.  He  who 
created  the  first  ben,  or,  ss  you  would 
rather  have  it,  the  first  egg,  is  the  same 
who  created  the  world  ;  and  this  Be- 
ing we  call  God.  You,  who  cannot 
explain  the  existence  of  a  hen    or    aa 


egg  without  God,  still  wish  to  main- 
tain to  be  able  to  explain  the  existence 
of  this  world  without  God." 

The  young  philosopher  was  silent ; 
he  quietly  took  his  hat,  and,  full  of 
shame  departed. —  Translated  from 
the  French. 


£arly  Piety. 


As  soon  as  we  are  capable  of  re- 
flection, we  see  that  there  is  a  right 
and  wrong  in  human  actions.  We  see 
that  those  who  are  born  with  the 
same  advantages  are  not  always  the 
happiest,  or  even  as  prosperous  in  life. 
Vv'^e  all  ought,  when  we  are  young,  to 
tr}'  and  be  good,  and  do  better  every 
day  we  livy  ;  thereby  influencing  oth- 
ers to  do  the  same,  for  life  is  short  at 
best. 

When  we  see  others  doing  wrong, 
it  is  our  duty  to  correct  them  and  tell 
them  better  ;  and  should  we  fail  to 
accorr.plish  our  purpose  at  first,  we 
must  not  feel  discouraged  ;  but  keep 
on  trying,  and  with  good  example  and 
kind  words,  like  the  bread  cast  upau 
the  waters,  it  may  be  found  after 
many  days.  We  should  not  let  the 
fashions  and  follies  of  the  world  take 
possession  of  us,  and  we  must  begin 
early  to  impress  these  things  on  our 
minds,  then  by  the  time  we  become 
grown,  it  will  be  natural  to  as  to  do 
what  is  right.  Instead  of  caltivatfog 
our  minds  for  valuable  purposes,  we 
too  often  allow  ourselves  to  be  carried 
away  with  the  vanities  of  the  world — 
floating  loosely  on  the  tide  of  life, 
ever  ready  to  receive  the  world  and 
its  fashions,  while  so  many  around  us 
are  going  on,  reaping  the  sad  conse- 
quences of  an  ill-spent  life.  Why, 
should  not  this  be  a  lesson  to  us  ? 


A  Goott  Rale. 

A  certain  roan,  who  is  very  rich 
now,  was  very  poor  when  he  was  a 
boy.  When  asked  how  he  got  his 
riches,  he  said,  "My  father  taught  me 
never  to  play  till  my  work  was  finish- 
ed, and  never  spend  my  money  until 
I  had  earned  it.  If  I  had  but  an 
hour's  work  in  a  day,  I  must  do  that 
the  first  thing,  and  in  an  hour.  And 
after  this  I  was  allowed  to  play  ;  and 
then  I  could  play  with  much  more 
pleasure  than  if  I  bad  the  thought  of 
an  unfinished  task  before  my  mind. 
I  early  formed  the  habit  of  doing 
everything  in  time,  and  it  soon  be- 
came easy  to  do  so.  It  is  to  this  I 
owe  my  prosperity." 


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Cliristian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MKYEllSDALE,  Pa.,  May  4,  1875. 

Tl»e  IVecessJty  ot  t^oiilesfslug  Our 
.Siu  to  iliod. 

It  is  to  be  feared  that  the  importance 
of  confessing  our  bins  to  Gud  when  we 
have  couiiuitted  sin,  is  often  not  properly 
appreciated,  and  consequently  no  confes- 
sion of  guilt  made  to  him.  If  a  diiiiculty 
occur."  between  two  members  of  the 
ehurch,  or  between  a  member  of  the 
church  and  a  person  who  is  not  a  mem- 
ber, the  necessity  of  the  one  who  has 
committed  the  offence,  going  to  the  other 
to  make  an  Immble  confes.sion  to,  and  of 
asking  pardon  of,  the  one  against  whom 
the  ofi'ence  has  been  committed,  will  be 
readily  acknowledged.  And  it  will  be 
admitted  by  all  that  unles^s  such  aeon* 
fession  is  made,  no  pardon  or  Ibrgiveness 
can  be  obtained. 

But  while  the  duty  of  the  offending 
party  so  far  will  be  readily  acknowledged, 
that  duty  does  not  stop  with  a  confession 
to  the  party  against  whom  the  wrong  has 
been  directly  done.  Tliere  is  a  further 
confession  necessary — a  confession  to  God. 
And  tiic  necessity  of  conl'essing  our  sins 
to  Iiim  arises  Irom  the  fact  that  all  sin  is 
committed  in  some  degree,  and  in  some 
respects  against  God.  Sin  is  said  to  be 
"the  transgression  of  tlie  law,"  1  John 
3:  4.  Of  whose  law  U  it  the  transgres- 
faiou?  Evidently  of  God's  law.  If  sin  is 
tlien  a  transgression  of  God's  law,  it  is  an 
offence  against  him,  and  a  confession  to 
him  is  necessary  to  secure  a  full  and 
complete  pardon.  Let  us  look  at  the 
commandment,  "Honor  thy  father  and 
thy  mother,"  Ex.  2U:  V2.  This,  the 
apostle  Paul  says,  "is  the  first  command- 
jiient  with  promise-"  JOph.  0:2.  Now 
If  a  child  sins  against  its  i)arent,  and  in- 
. stead  of  lionoring,  dishonors  ihe  parent, 
.there  is  evidently  a  sin  committed  against 
the  parent,  for  tlie  child  is  under  obliga- 
. lions  to  honor  its  parent  according  to  the 
moral  or  natural  law,  which  imposes 
■certain  duties  on  the  child  as  well  as  on 
the  jjarent,  growing  out  of  the  relation 
existing  between  the  parent  and  the  child. 
And  in  such  a  case  of  .'^in,  the  child 
fihould  confess  it  to  its  jiarent,  against 
whom  the  sin  has  been  committed.  But 
,the  child  ijQ   dishonoring   its   parent,  has 


violated  an  express  coujmand  of  God. 
And  if  the  cliiid  is  old  enough  and  knows 
enough  to  commit  sin,  it  should  likewise 
know  that  it  has  sinned  against  God,  as 
well  as  against  its  parent,  since  it  has 
failed  to  do  wliat  he  has  commanded  it 
to  do,  and  it  should  make  confession  to 
God,  as  well  as  to  its  parent.  So  in 
regard  to  the  command,  "Thou  shalt  not 
bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbor." 
Ex.  20;  IG.  Now  if  I  bear  false  witness 
against  my  neighbor  and  thereby  injure 
him,  1  am  under  obligation  to  confess  my 
guilt  to  my  injured  neighbor,  and  make 
reparation  or  amends  as  far  as  I  have  in- 
jured him,  if  it  is  in  my  power  to  do  so. 
But  in  sinning  against  my  neighbor,  1 
have  also  sinned  against  God,  since  I 
have  bioken  his  commandment  and  have 
gone  contrary  to  his  will.  So  the  subjec  t 
under  consideration,  namely,  the  necessity 
of  confessing  cur  sin  to  God,  since  all  sin 
is  more  or  less  committed  against  him, 
might  be  illustrated  by  rei'ei-euce  to  other 
commandments,  but  we  presume  the  idea 
is  sutii'jiently  clear. 

It  is  then  just  and  proper,  that  con- 
fession of  sin,  whatever  the  nature  of  the 
sin  may  be,  or  against  whomsoever  it  has 
been  committed,  should  be  made  to  God 
as  one  party  that  lias  been  .sinned  against. 
Hence  David,  when  lamenting  his  sin 
against  Uriah,  says  :  "1  acknowledge 
my  transgressions :  and  my  .sin  is  ever 
before  me.  Against  thee,  thee  only, 
liave  I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  in  thy 
sight."— P.S.  51:3,4.  "If  we  confess 
our  .sins,"  says  John,  1  Epistle  1:9,  "he 
is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins, 
and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteous- 
ness." 

In  confessing  our  sins  to  God  we  are  to 
confess,  1,  Our  own  sins,  as  we  haye  seen 
D.avid  did.  2,  We  should  confess  the 
sins  of  our  children,  as  Job  did.  It  is 
said  of  him,  "And  his  sons  went  and 
feasted  in  their  iiouses,  every  one  his  day; 
and  sent  and  called  for  their  three  sisters 
to  eat  and  to  drink  with  them.  And  it 
was  so,  when  the  days  of  their  feasting 
were  gone  about,  that  Job  sent  and  sanc- 
tified them,  and  rose  up  early  in  the 
morning,  and  offered  burnt  offerings,  ac- 
cording to  the  number  of  them  all  :  for 
Job  said,  it  may  be  that  my  sons  have 
sinned,  and  cursed  God  in  their  hearts. 
Thus  did  Job  continually,"  Job  1:4,  5. 
3,  The  servant  of  God  should  confess  the 
bins  of  God's  people,  as  well  as   his  own 


sins.  So  did  Daniel.  Much  of  the 
ninth  chapter  of  his  i>rophcsies  is  made 
up  of  confessions  of  sins  ;  of  his  own  and 
those  of  his  people,  and  his  confessions 
should  be  studied  by  all,  as  they  are  an 
excellent  sample  of  that  kind  of  exerci.sc. 
Ezra  also  made  an  humble  confession  of 
the  sin  of  his  people.  See  chapters  ix 
and  X.  4,  The  whole  congregation  of 
God's  people  .should  make  confession  of 
their  sin  when  there  is  occasion  for  them 
to  do  so.  "And  the  seed  of  Israel  sep- 
arated them.^elves  from  all  strangers,  and 
stoood  and  confessed  their  sins,  and 
the  iniquities  of  their  fathers."  Nehemi- 
all  9:  2.  The  confessions  of  God's  ser- 
vants that  they  make  of  the  .sins  of  his 
people,  as  in  the  cases  of  Daniel  and 
Ezra,  are  welj  worthy  the  consideration 
and  imitation  of  all  God's  ministers. 

Our  confessions  of  .sin  to  God  should 
be  particular,  full,  penitential,  and  with 
great  humiliation  of  heart,  and  with  earn- 
est supplication  for  mercy  and  forgive- 
ness. Eaith  in  Christ,  and  in  liis  precious 
blood  of  atonement  should  be  exercised 
in  all  our  confessions  of  guilt.  Fasting 
may  at  times  be  practiced  with  our  con- 
fession to  great  advantage.  So  did  Dan- 
iel, Nehemiah,  and  the  children  of  Israel. 
\\'ith  our  confession  of  sin,  there  must 
be  a  turning  away  and  a  forsaking  of  it. 

There  is  great  encouragement  given  us 
for  a  confession  of  our  sin  to  God.  There 
is  forgiveness  with  him  tliat  he  may  be 
feared.  Ps.  130:4.  "He  thatcovereth 
his  sins  shall  not  prosper  :  but  whoso 
conlesseth  and  forsaketh  tiicm  shall  have 
mercy."  Ps.  18:  13.  Tiiere  can  be  no 
spiritual  prosperity,  or  jirogress  in  the 
divine  life,  either  in  a  church  or  an  indi- 
vidual, if  sin  is  not  forsaken. 

AuuouucvuieutM. 

An  announcement  of  a  lovefest  is  equiv- 
alent to  an  invitation,  at  least  lo  a  wel- 
come, to  attend.  That  being  understood, 
in  jiublishing  announcements,  we  drop 
such  invitations  as  the  following  :  "All 
are  cordially  invited  to  attend  ;  especially 
tlie  ministering  brethren."  'I'his  seem.s 
to  be  a  stereotyped  sentence  among  us, 
and  it  is  frequently  used  without  due  con- 
sidcration.  Our  brethren  extend  their 
invitation  in  this  formal  manner,  and  it  is 
.so  understood  by  those  who  read  it. 
Look  at  it,  plea.se.  "All  are  cordially  in- 
vited to  attend."  Who  are  invited? 
All.  Well,  but  whom  do  you  mean  by 
all?    Do  you  mean  the  members  in  your 


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own  church?  Do  you  mean  the  raciu- 
bers  and  ministers  in  your  State  District, 
or  do  you  mean  the  universal  brother- 
hood? You  do  not  mean  the  members 
at  home  ;  for  that  invitation  you  give  at 
home.  We  cannot  think  that  you  cor- 
dially — "heartily,  sincerely,  without  liy- 
pocrisy,"  Webster — invite  the  whole 
brotlierhood  to  meet  with  you.  Whj',  it' 
you  had  the  remotest  thought  that  such 
would  be  the  result,  you  would  not  pub- 
lish your  announcement  at  all.  So  we 
look  at  it.  Send  in  your  Hunouncements, 
and  we  will  cheerfully  publish  them  for 
the  information  of  such  as  have  a  desire 
to  be  with  you  at  the  feast.  We  do  not 
want  to  publish  such  invitations  in  con- 
nection with  the  announcements ;  flrst, 
because  of  the. reason  above  given  ;  and 
second,  because  they  would  take  up  too 
much  space.  B. 


and  there  will  soon  be  a  road  soutliward 
into  Kansas. 

If  any  ministering  brother  feels  dis- 
posed to  accept  of  the  offer  there,  wc 
would  advise  him  to  go  to  see  for  himself 
without  delay.  Go  by  railroad  to  Beat- 
rice, Gage  County,  Nebraska,  and  inquire 
for  friend  J.  V.  Crothers,  or  brother 
Geo.  Girl.  B. 


Gitge  Douuty,  Nebraska. 

In  the  last  number,  under  the  head  of 
"Disappointments,"  we  called  attention 
to  a  proposition  by  friend  J.  P.  Crothers, 
of  Beatrice,  in  the  above  county.  The 
quantity  of  land  he  proposes  to  give  as 
well  as  the  terms,  has  been  stated,  and 
need  not  here  be  repeated. 

Beatrice,  the  county-seat  of  Gage  Co., 
is  situated  on  the  Big  Blue  River,  about 
IS  miles  north  of  the  Kansas  and  Ne- 
braska line.  It  is  a  thriving  town,  having 
good  public  buildings,  and  a  number  of 
fine  business  houses  and  private  resi- 
dences. Nearly  all  the  ordinary  and  nec- 
essary branches  of  trade  and  business  are 
carried  on  in  the  place. 

The  climate  and  soil  of  Gage  County 
are  said  to  be  particularly  adapted  to  the 
raising  of  spring  wheat,  Uax  and  barley  ; 
but  oats  and  corn  are  also  raised  in  con- 
siderable quantities.  Experiments  also 
indicate  that  fruit,  and  especially  grapes, 
do  well  there.  The  State  Geologist  says 
the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  th.e  valley 
of  the  Blue  will  be  the  Rhine  of 
America. 

But  the  location  in  relation  to  the  dif- 
ferent churches  and  neighborhoods  of 
Brethren  in  Kansas  and  Nebraska  is  such 
that  the  brethren  should  feel  an  interest 
in  accepting  the  offer  of  friend  Crothers. 
It  is  about  midway  between  the  Falls 
City  congregation  and  the  brethren  in 
Tliayer  and  adjoining  counties,  and  has 
easy  railroad  communication  with  both, 
as  well  as  with  all  points  cast  and  west ; 


Auunal  I?Ieetiug. 

We  are  req nested  to  say  to  our  breth- 
ren and  sisteis,  who  expect  to  attend  the 
Annual  Meeting,  that  Covington,  Miami 
County,  Ohio,  on  the  Pittsburgh,  Cin- 
cinnaii  and  St.  Louis  Railroad,  is  the 
station  at  which  to  stod.  It  is  also  re- 
quested that  none  shall  go  to  the  tent 
before  Monday,  as  it  would  be  annoying 
and  burdensome  to  brother  Cassel's 
family,  and  to  others  in  the  immediate 
vicinity. 

We  would  advise  those  who  cannot 
reach  the  place  of  meeting  in  time,  by 
starting  from  their  homes  on  Monday,  to 
go  only  a  part  of  the  way  on  the  preced- 
ing week,  so  that  they  can  then  make 
the  point  in  good  time  by  starting  from 
their  stopping  places  on  Monday  morn- 
ing. This  is  our  own  suggestion,  but  we 
hope  our  brethren  will  be  able  to  the 
propriety  of  observing  it. 

^  * 

AckiiowledsmentH. 

We  have  yet  on  hand  a  number  of 
acknowledgments  from  Kansas  and  Ne- 
braska, which  we  will  publish  as  fast  as 
we  can  find  room.  Considering  our  un^ 
organized  condition  when  the  calls  for 
help  first  came,  we  think  the  brethren  have 
done  and  are  doing  well.  We  understand 
that  in  some  places  there  is  still  want, 
while  in  others  they  haye  received  a  suf- 
ficiency for  the  present.  B. 
•-» ■ 

Obituuries. 

As  the  number  of  obituary  notices 
seems  to  be  steadily  increasing,  will  not 
those  who  write  such  notices  hereafter 
aim  at  brevity  ?  In  many  cases  we  have 
to  abridge  these  notices,  and  we  fear  that 
this  may  not  in  all  cases  be  satisfactory- 
We  would  especially  ask  that  the  notices 
of  the  death  of  children  should  bo  short. 
This  is  a  tender  point,  but,  we  think,  a 
little  con-ideration  on  tiie  part  of  those 
who  send  us  such  notices  will  enable 
them  to  see  the  propriety  of  this  hint. 

B. 


KdUor  Absent. 

On  the  26th  ult.,  at  3:42  p.  m.  ,the 
editor  in  con'pany  wiih  brother  S.  C. 
Keim,  of  Salisbury,  Penn'a,  left  on  the 
westward  train  to  attend  the  District 
Meeting  of  the  Western  District  of  Penn- 
sylvania. They  are  the  delegates  sent 
by  they  Elk  Lick  congregation.  In  the 
next  immber  you  may  expect  a   notice  of 

the  meeting.  B. 

•■♦ 

tileauiugs. 

Biio.  M.  KiUKPATRiCK,  McLean,  Ills., 
says:  "I  love  to  read  the  Companion, 
and  Viailur.  I  think  every  person  ought 
to  read  it.  I  first  became  acquainted 
with  it  at  brother  J.  H.  Barnhart's, 
C!iami)aign  County,  Illinois,  and  con-, 
eluded  to  have  it  visit  me.  I  am  truly 
thankful  for  the  instructions  given 
through  its  columns,  as  I  am  young  yet, 
and  have  a  desire  to  grow  in  grace  as  I 
grow  in  days  and  years.  I  united  with 
the  Brethren  at  Green  Mount,  Rocking- 
ham County,  Virginia,  in  April  18G9." 

Bro.  D.  M.  Miller,  Lanark,  Ills.,  in 
a  recent  letter  says  :  "We  had  a  num- 
ber of  meetings, — and  interesting  ones,, 
too,— -during  the  fall  and  winter.  At  the 
meetings,  wlien  biotlicr  Jacob  Trostle. 
was  here,  there  wore  eleven  souls  made: 
willing  to  espouse  the  Master's  cause,, 
and  were  buried  with  Christ  in  the  li<iuid, 
grave  ;  and  I  am  happy  to  say,  at  this: 
present  writing,  tliey  are  walking  in  new- 
ness of  life.  Two  of  the  number  were 
my  sons-in-law." 

Bro.  G.  VI.  Mathias,  of  Macoupin 
County,  Illinois,  writes : 

"No.  14  is  at  hand.  One  of  tiie  breth- 
ren said,  T  am  glad  to  see  that  brother 
D.  p.  Sayler  has  done  what  he  did. 
This  sounds  like  brotherly  love  to  us 
brethren  in  the  far  West.'  " 

April  20th,  1875. 
We  have  had  the  severest  freeze,  from 
the  15th  to  the  18th,  that  ever  has  been 
known  in  tliis  country,  for  the  season. 
Fruit  o!'  all  kinds  is  entirely  destroyed, 
clover  fiozen,  and  fears  are  entertained 
that  wheat  is  injured. 

B.  F.  MooMAW. 
Bonsacl'it,   Va. 

April  ITth,  1S75. 
Ice  is    found  this    morning    one   iiKth 
thick,  and  the  ground  is  froiien  hard.     It 
is  feared  that  the  fruit  is  all  killed. 

Landon  West. 
Sinking  Springs,  Ohio. 

April  13ih,  1875. 
This  morning  we   had   a  snow  about 
four  inches  deep.      Today  was  pleasant;, 
but  the  air  was  cool. 

Joshua  Beukey. 
Middlcburg,  Ind. 


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CORRESPCNDENC 


Vorrespottdince  0/ citurch  news  solicited  Jroitt 
all  parts  of  the  Broihsriioad.  Writer's  name 
and  address  reiptired  on  every  co.umitnicaiion 
IS  ijnararitee  of  good  faith.  Mejected  comrnuni- 
lations  or  nipuuscrip!  uud,  not  returned.  All 
t  nr.yitUf.icaliotis  for  pi:'j'.ictitiofi  fhonld  be  writ 
tt'i  upon  OUC  Side  of  the  sheA  only. 

Slissiouury  Keport. 

MAliCll22ad,  1875. 

7>>c'«;-  Brethren  : — 

I  will  now  say  to  (lie  Brethren  of 
the  Southern  District  of  Iowa,  that  I  left 
homo  at  Falls  City,  Nebra.-ka,  the  8th 
d;.y  of  eJiinuiiry.  llad  soiue  ujeetiiifrs  i" 
Cass  county,  NcLrai-ka,  ihcuce  to  Adauis 
county,  Iowa,  where  we  ooiuuienccd  our 
luissionary  labors,  for  which  this  district 
])a(l  ciiosen  us,  with  our  co-laborer,  C. 
llarader,  of  31t.  Etna.  He  is  the  elder 
here.  Mere  we  had  ujecting  one  week, 
thence  to  Union  county,  where  a  few 
scattered  meuibers  reside.  We  preached 
a  number  of  times  for  ihcm. 

From  here  our  traveling  companion, 
C.  Harader,  returticd  home,  on  account 
of  his  secular  affairs,  exi)cctinp  to  change 
his  home  this  sprinj;  from  Iowa  to  South 
cm  Missouri.  1  went  to  brother  Michael 
j\iyers',  Madison  county,  and  held  a  lew 
nicetings  there.  Thence  to  Wm.  Groes- 
bcfk's,  where  I  had  one  meeting.  Tiience 
to  Prairie  Grove,  and  had  a  few  meet- 
ings here  with  the  few  members  in  (/lark 
county.  Tlience  to  Irish  Grove  school.- 
house,  to  brotlicr  Isaac  Thomas'.  Had 
four  meeting  here.  JJrothcr  Thomas  is  a 
young  aiid  the  only  speaker  hoie  in  Clark 
county.  Thence  to  elder  Daniel  Miller's, 
Frederick,  Monroe  county.  Had  several 
mecting.s  iiere.  Tiience  to  Unionvilie, 
A|>pan(iosc  county,  v.-licre  the  Kcplogle's 
live.  Had  a  number  of  meetings  in  this 
county,  mostly  small  congregations. 
Thence  to  Jefferson  county,  to  Michael 
Pecbltr'.s.  Had  meetings  here  in  three 
different  places  in  one  week.  P.  Lutz 
a!:d  J.  11.  Eshelman  are  the  speakers 
here. 

From  Jeffcr.son  county  I  went  to  Wa- 
pello county,  to  brother  Philip  Albaugh's. 
Meeting  at  the  .school  house,  andatEldon 
station,  in  the  M.  E.  meeting  house. 
All  night  at  brother  Prown'.^.  Thence 
to  Van  Ijiir.'n  county,  to  brother  Daniel 
Sliaffer's.  Here  are  a  few  members.  1 
g.'ive  them  four  meetings.  Thence  to 
'Wai.soti,  AU;bi?-on  county,  Missouri,  to 
Frederick  Gar,-t's.  Had  meeting'  in  the 
Cumberland  PiesbyLerlan  hou.-e.  In  this 
county  there  should  be  {)rcac!iiiig  by  the 
brethren.  Thence  to  Cass  county,  No- 
bia>ka,  to  li.  Koyer's.  Had  six  meet- 
ings here.  Then  home  on  the  liOth  day 
oi' March,  after  a  seventy  one  days'  tour 
and  seventy  eight  meetings, mostly  among 
fltiangcrs.  liut  in  tiic  most  oi'  places 
they  maiiife.  ted  a  great,  rcspcc!/  for  the 
w>»!'d  preaebed.  Tiiougli  preached  in 
weakneKi,  many  felt,  tin;  power  thereof, 
and  j)romi.-ed  their  obedience. 


I  would  say  to  the  brethren  of  the 
Southern  District  of  Iowa,  you  have  a 
wide  field  for  missionary  labor,  that  is  in- 
habited by  many  precious  souls.  Do  not 
allow  them  to  perish  by  your  neglect. 
And  I  would  ask  all  the  church,  Wiiy  is 
it  so  that  in  almost  every  state  in  the 
Union  there  arc  counties  where  the 
brethren  have  not  set  up  the  gospel 
banner?  The  query  now  is,  Do  we  do 
our  duty?  And  this  should  be  answered. 
I  say  I  am  willing  to  do  my  part.  What 
do  you  say  brethren  and  sisters?  I  will 
now  say  to  you,  brethren  and  sisters,  and 
friends,  of  Iowa,  and  the  other  meeting 
places,  I  feel  thankful  to  God,  and  grate- 
ful to  you  all,  for  your  kindness  to  me. 
jMay  the  Lord  reward  you,  is  my  sincere 
prayer.     Amen. 

Yours  in  love, 

John  Fokney,  Sa. 

Falls  City,  Nebraska. 


Church     News. — Au    InterestiDg 

Case. 

March  22nd,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quiiiter : 

It  might  be  interesting  to  some  of 
your  readers  to  hear  from  our  arm  of  the 
church.  'i'he  cliureh  of  Okaw  is  in  a 
prosperous  condition  at  present.  There 
are  about  one  hundred  and  thirty  mem- 
bers ;  six  ministers  and  six  deacons. 

In  the  beginning  of  January  la<f, 
brother  Henry  Jiruhaker,  of  Morrison- 
ville,  Illinois,  was  with  us,  and  preached 
for  us.  \Vhile  he  was  here  he  baptized 
two. 

We  arc  now  making  a  strong  effort  to 
build  a  now  meeting  bouse.  Something 
over  $2,cSU0.0U  has  been  subscribed  for 
the  purpose.  This  church  has  also  done 
considerable  for  the  Kansai  and  Nebras- 
ka sufferers. 

In  the  early  part  of  February  last,  our 
friend,  John  Richards,  with  his  wife  and 
one  child,  moved  from  La  Gro,  Wabash 
county,  Indiana,  to  Macon  county.  Ills. 
They  were  members  of  the  Christian,  or 
New  Light  eliurch.  They  stopped  with 
their  brother  inlaw,  Jacob  uripe,  till 
they  could  look  out  a  location.  He 
finally  concluded  to  build  in  La  Place, 
Piatt  county,  Illinois,  and  rented  in  or 
near  the  town,  and  on  the  ^iid  of  March, 
they  moved  into  it.  Mrs.  11.  had  been 
in  rather  a  delicate  state  of  health  lor 
some  time. 

On  the  9th  she  look  a  car  rido  to  De- 
catur City,  about  14  miles,  aiid  returned 
again  the  same  day.  On  the  ItJth,  she 
took  very  sick,  but  her  physician  did  not 
think  her  case  dangerous.  On  the  14th, 
the  writer  with  his  wife  |>aid  her  a  visit, 
and  fuund  her  apparently  in  a  sleep, from 
which  siie  could  not  be  aroused.  We  left 
her  in  this  condition.  When  she  awoke 
she  seemed  to  be  di>satislied  with  her 
faith,  and  calling  her  kind  husband,  she 
told  him  that  their  faith  was  worth  noth- 
ing ;  that  tlicy  must  repent ;  that  their 
faith  would   do  to  live    by,  hut  it  would 


not  do  to  die  by.  She  admonished  her 
husband  to  repent  while  he  was  in  good 
health  ;  for,  said  she,  'T  .sec  now  that  we 
must  repent,  and  I  am  afraid  I  will  have 
to  die  before  I  can  be  baptized."  Al- 
though she  was  notable  to  raise  her  head, 
she  requested  baptism,  and  wanted  some 
one  to  bring  a  brother  to  baptize  her. 
A  lady  I  resent  said,  "You  were  baptized 
and  that  will  do."  But  she  replied  that 
that  was  worth  nothing.  She  was  then 
told  that  it  would  kill  her.  She  said, 
"Oh,  no,  I  know  I  can  stand  it."  Siic 
was  then  told  that  there  was  a  minister 
near,  who  would  baptize  her  just  as  the 
Dunkards  v.ouid,  if  she  wanted  it.  "Oh, 
no,"  she  said,  "I  do  not  wane  any  one  to 
baptize  me  who  has  no  f;iith  in  baptism 
as  [  want  to  be  baptized.  A  brother  was 
sent  for  and  came.  All  was  made  ready. 
She  was  placed  on  a  rocking-chair  and 
carried  to  the  waterside,  where  prayer 
was  made.  Then  she  was  carried  into 
the  water ;  and  sliding  off  the  chair,  on 
her  knees,  she  was  baptized  in  as  good 
order  as  I  ever  saw  any  one  baptized. 
She  was  then  taken  back  to  tht;  house 
and  placed  in  her  bed  again.  She  ap- 
peared to  rest  much  easier,  but  recpiested 
to  be  anointed  "witii  oil,  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord."  After  this  was  done  she  re- 
quested the  ordinances  of  feet-washing, 
supper,  aiid  communion,  to  be  attended 
to,  as  the  Jirethren  observe  them.  Ail 
was  attended  to  in  an  ordeily  way,  by 
about  10  o'clock,  p.  m.  Next,  morning, 
between  five  and  six  o'clock,  she  closed 
her  eyes  in  death.  This  was  on  the  iGth, 
and  slie  was  buried  on  the  1 7th.  As  the 
weather  was  very  inclimient,  the  i)rcach- 
ing  of  the  lunerul  di.soourse  was  post- 
poned till  the  following  Sunday.  This 
was  dune  by  the  IJreihreii  to  a  large  con- 
gregation. Er.iZAUKTU  KiciiAHD  died 
on  the  IGlh  of  March,  1,S75,  aged  23 
years,  4  months  and  24  days. 

Yours  in  the  bonds  of  love, 

J.  P.  liEPLOOt.E. 
La  Place,  Ills. 

.^^^-^  .^-^^m 

BuokH,    i'eriotlicuisi, — A    .Suggcs- 
tluu. 

Bruiher  James : — 

Having  examined  M.  M.  Eshel- 
man's  work  entitled,  "Non-Confbrmiiy 
to  tlie  world,  or  True  Vital  Piety,"  I  uan 
most  cheerfully  recommend  it  to  every 
bijother  and  sister.  It  is  a  book  well  cal- 
culated to  infuse  the  principles  of  meek- 
ness and  humility  ;  clearly  defining  a  line 
of  demarcation  betweeu  tlie  flesh  and  the 
spirit,  the  world  and  Christ.  Some  of 
its  lessons  may  not  be  admired  by  the 
proud  professor,  as,  like  the  New  Testa- 
ment upon  which  it  is  based,  it  teaches 
self  denial,  crucifixion  of  the  flesh.  Its 
enlightening  pages  will  greatly  aid  the 
earnest  seeker  after  truth  in  olUaininga 
proper  knowledge  of  the  go.spcl,  as  it  is 
in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 

I  can   say,  1   know  of   no  work    now 
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to  meet  the  wnnts  of  the  brethren,  and 
Christian  professors  generally,  than 
brother  M.  M.  Eshelnian's  work  on  Non- 
conformity to  the  World. 

With  deep  interest  we  read  our  period- 
icals. We  have  both  the  Pilgrim  and 
tlie  Comjmnion  and  Visitor  pay  to  us 
their  weekly  visits  ;  and,  although  they 
bring  to  us  much  wholesome  itistruction, 
their  weekly  lessons  seem  to  us  much  too 
short,  as  we  arc  soon  through  perusing 
their  contents  and  are  again  eagerly 
waiting  for  the  next  issue.  They  are 
constantly  bunging  to  us  something  new. 
It  would  appear  to  us  as  if  we  were  dis- 
connected from  the  great  body  of  the 
brotherhood  without  them.  Our  papers 
are  the  great  medium  by  which  we  may 
learn  of  each  others  welfare. 

We  are  a  great  family  of  children,  so 
organized  by  God  himself,  and  are  all 
brethren  and  sisters  to  the  Lord  Jesus, 
who  is  our  glorious  Head.  We  all  have 
the  same  family  rule — the  gospel. 
Fleshly  brethren  and  sisters  feel  a  special 
care  for  one  another,  and  interest  in  each 
others  welfare  ;  and  when  separated  often 
communicate  with  each  other  by  letter. 
The  peculiar  affection  of  almost  every 
brother  or  sister,  according  to  the  fiesli, 
is  prompted  to  do  this,  in  order  to  bo 
fully  posted  on  every  point  as  regards  the 
family.  The  family  of  God  also  possesses 
a  peculiar  affection  of  which  the  world 
knows  nothing.  The  kindred  spirit  tb;:t 
inhabits  the  bosom  of  tme  hearted 
brethren  in  Christ — members  of  the  royal 
family  of  God — often  leads  us  to  a  desire 
of  knowing  how  our  brethren  and  sisters 
are  prospering  in  other  parts  of  God's 
moral  vineyard  ;  and  to  know  that  all  is 
well  with  them,  affords  us  much  comfort. 
The  love  that  prompts  us  to  do  so  much 
for  one  another,  can  nob  well  do  without 
a  means  by  which  this  want  can  be  sup- 
plied. Our  periodicals  are  designed  to 
meet  this  demand  ;  but,  as  the  want  is 
great,  with  the  present  size  and  number 
of  our  papers,  this  want  can  not  be  fully 
met.  Let  us  take  into  consideration  the 
great  amount  of  good  accomplished  by 
our  papers  in  carrying  the  glad  tidings 
of  salvation  to  the  homes  of  those  who 
have  never  heard  the  gospel  preached  in 
its  primitive  purity.  How  often  do  we 
hear  of  persons  who  first  becatue  enlight- 
ened by  our  papers.  These  papers  will 
be  read  by  some  who  would  not  go  to 
hear  the  brethren  preach  if  opportunity 
would  admit,  and  not  always  without 
effect. 

,  The  thought  sometimes  suggests  itself, 
that  in  no  way  could  the  glorious  cause  of 
salvation  be  more  rapidly  spread,  with 
the  same  amount  of  expenditure,  than  by 
means  of  books  and  papers.  This,  of 
course,  can  not  be  done  by  our  editors, 
and  the  brethren  who  have  written  books 
on  different  subjects  of  Scripture,  alone, 
as  the  expense  would  be  too  great ;  for 
millionaires  seldom,  if  ever,  become  great 
writers,  more  especially  upon  Scriptural 
subjects.    Money,  liberality,  and  a  talent 


of  this  kind,  seldom  meet  together  in  the 
same  jierson  ;  means  generally  belong  to 
one,  and  talent  to  another. 

Now  there  is  a  way  by  which  money 
and  talent  can  be  united-  There  is  plenty 
of  capital  and  good  qualifications  for  writ- 
ing in  the  church.  We  suggest  the  fol- 
lowing :  Let  the  church  raise  a  fund, 
and  order  our  editors  to  print  thousands 
of  their  papers  and  send  iliem  out  among 
people  unacquainted  with  the  lirethren. 
Also  purchase  a  number  of  the  books 
already  written  by  our  brethren,  on  the 
different  subjects  of  the  New  Testament 
—  the  book  of  J.  W.  Beer,  on  the  Jjcrd's 
Supper  and  Passover  ;  M.  M,  Eshelman's 
worlv,  entitled,  True  Vital  Piety,  and 
J.  H.  Moore's  books,  and  others.  The 
amount  of  good  these  might  accomplish 
could  only  be  conceived  after  a  fair  trial, 
if  we  can  not  fill  all  the  calls  for  preach- 
ing personally,  let  us  make  an  effort,  at 
least,  to  do  a  part  of  the  work  in  some 
other  way.  God  forbid  that  we  should 
be  contented  short  of  having  put  forth 
every  effort  upon  our  part.  If  we  have 
not  enough  of  suitable  books,  there  is 
also  a  way  of  having  this  wane  supplied. 
There  is,  no  doubt,  a  willingness  u(»on 
the  part  of  the  church,  and  ail  that  is 
wanting  is  a  plan.  Other  denominations 
have  put  out  books  and  papers  and  have 
made  it  a  success.  Let  us  try  it.  My 
object;  was  not,  when  I  took  my  i)en,  to 
writic  half  as  much,  as  may  be  noticed 
by  the  comuiencoment  of  this  article. 
Fraternally, 

C.  FoiiNEY. 

Falls  (Jitxi,  Neb. 


From  West  Virginia. 

February  16ib,  1875. 
Brother  James  : — 

I  will  give  the 
readers  of  the  Companion  and  Visi- 
tor some  church  news.  la  Decem- 
ber, I,  with  brother  Ball,  went  to 
Nuzum's  Mills,  of  which  brother 
Aaron  Fike  has  given  the  report,  in 
No.  5  of  current  Vol.  I  returned 
home  from  said  meeting,  and  stayed 
two  nigbta.  Then  went  to  the  Shilo 
Arm,  in  Barbour  county,  West  Ya., 
to  begin  a  meeting  on  New  Year's 
eve,  in  which  place  the  principal  labor 
fell  upon  me.  There  were  three  other 
ministering  brethren,  but  they  claim- 
ed to  be  at  home.  I  preached  six 
sermons  while  gone,  five  of  tbera  at 
Petrolium  school-bou.se.  During  this 
time  one  soul  made  application  to 
come  into  the  church.  The  last  ser- 
mon was  a  funeral  discourse,  about 
three  miles  distant,  in  the  United 
Brethren's  meeting-house.  We  had 
a  refreshing  season  from  the  Lord, 
and  our  poor  souls  rejoiced  to  taste 
of  the  good  word   of  the   Lord,   and 


the  powers  of  the  world  to  come.  I 
returned  home  and  found  all  well. 
Thank  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 

On  Saturday  before  the  the  fourth 
Sunday  in  January,  I  wont  to  Nu- 
zum's iMills  again,  and  preached  three 
sermons.  Two  wore  bapliz'^d  at  this 
place.  The  ice  being  on  the  river,  it 
was  cut  and  takfin  out  o.*"  the  way  ; 
and  we  felt  the  power  of  God  was 
present  with  us.  What  a  glorious 
time  we  had!  The  members  praised 
the  name  of  God,  their  betirts  being 
filled  with  love ;  a.^id  some  of  the 
spectators  that  stood  by  shed  tears, 
which  testified  that  the  spirit  of  God 
was  striving  with  them.  My  orayer 
is,  that  ere  long  they  may  be  num- 
bered with  God's  pe^^jpio.  I  took 
leave  of  the  brethren  on  Monday 
morning,  accompanied  by  brother 
Helsley  and  son,  till  near  my  home, 
the  dearest  spot  ou  earth,  where  I  so 
often  meet  my  dear  companion  and 
three  small  cliildren  awaiting  my  re- 
turn. Oh,  how  hard  it  seems  to  be 
absent  from  home  so  often  !  But 
our  mission  is  "go,"  for  the  want  of 
spiritual  food  is  great,  and  I  cannot 
fill  half  of  the  calls  that  I  receive. 
Many  of  them  I  would  fill  that  1  do 
not,  bat  my  means  ai,  home  will  not 
admit.  My  labor  in  the  ministry  is 
heavy  ;  none  in  the  district  to  help 
preach  but  brother  Digraan.  The 
district  is  about  forty  milr;s  in  length. 
I  ofttimes  think  while  I  ani  traveling 
over  mouGtaics  high  and  tbreug.h 
valleys  low,  if  the  laity  would  con- 
sider what  the  ministers  have  to  un- 
dergo, and  would  place  themselves 
in  their  stead,  so  many  would  not  be 
as  needy  as  they  are,  and  many  more 
souls  would  be  brought  to  Josu3. 
Pray  for  me  brethren,  that  I  may  be 
instrumental  in  God's  hands  of  doing 
some  good,  that,  "when  the  Lord 
comes  to  mako  up  his  Jewels,  I  may 
be  ready  to  go,  bringing  many  sheaves 
with  me. 

Then  we  bad  a  meeting  to  com- 
mence at  our  school-house  February 
the  fifth.  Elder  Elias  Auvil  wag 
present  with  us  until  Monday  night, 
then  he  took  bis  leave  for  home  on 
Tuesday  morning.  He  labored  faith- 
fully in  the  cause  of  our  Master,  and 
for  the  good  of  poor,  starving  souls. 
I  think  1  cannot  soon  forget  the  ad- 
monition that  be  gave  us.  He  also 
faithfully  warned  sinners  to  escape 
the  punishment  of  the  wicked  ;  apply- 
ing the  Scripture,  "If  the  word  spo- 
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every  traosgression,  and  disobedieuce  j 
received  a  just  recompense  of  reward  ; 
how  shall  we  escape,  if  we  nnglect  so 
great  salvation  ;  which  at  first  began 
to  be  ppokeu  by  the  Lord,  and  was 
corilirnied  unto  uk  bv  them  that  beard 
him  ?"  Heb.  2  :  2,  3. 

May  the  giver  of  all  good,  reward 
him  in  the  end  for  his  labors,  that  he 
may  obtain  a  crown  of  righleousaess 
in  the  world  of  happiness.  Brother 
Digman  and  I  continued  the  meetings 
until  Friday  the  twelfth.  We  had 
large  congregations,  although  the 
weather  was  very  cold  during  our 
meeting  ;  the  mercury  stood  as  low 
as  twenty  degrees  below  z»3ro.  The 
brethren  were  built  up  in  the  faith 
that  was  once  delivered  uuto  the 
saints.  I  can  here  state  that  it  was 
one  aaiongst  the  best,  if  not  the  best 
meeting  that  I  ever  attended.  The 
power  of  God  was  with  us,  and  many 
of  the  members  were  constrained  dur- 
ing the  meeting  to  cry  aloud  for  glad- 
ness. There  were  deep,  and,  I  hope, 
lasting  impressions  made  upon  some, 
and  one  soul  was  received  into  full 
union  and  fellowship  by  baptism. 
Some  thought  we  were  too  strenuous, 
as  we  tried  to  show  primitive  cbrit-ti- 
anity,  and  issued  the  medicines  to 
cure  sinners,  as  did  the  apostles  ;  such 
as,  faiih,  repentance,  and  baptism,  for 
the  remission  of  sins  :  Not  that  wa- 
ter would  wash  away  sins,  but  by 
obeying  God's  truth,  the  blood  of 
Christ  would  be  applied,  which 
cleanses  from  all  sin.  A  preacher  of 
another  denomination  was  present 
during  a  part  of  our  meeting;  and 
when  we  went  to  the  creek  to  baptize 
I  spoke  a  short  time  upon  the  subject. 
lie  walkt'd  about  and  never  took  his 
hat  off,  (if  he  did,  it  was  when  we 
went  to  prayer,)  and  he  muttered 
something  while  I  was  talking.  Well 
might  the  Saviour  say,  "15y  their 
fruits  ye  shall  know  them."  But 
thauk  God,  our  meeting  closed  with 
the  best  of  consecjuences,  for  which 
we  give  praise  to  God,  v;ho  is  worthy 
of  till  prai.so  in  heaven  or  u[)on  earth. 

We  ask  an  interest  in  the  prayers 
of  the  brotherhood.  We  are  sur- 
rounded by  the  enemy,  and  many 
effort'!  are  made  to  a3H;vil  the  doctrine 
of  the  Jiible,  in  this  part  of  God's 
heritage  ;  but  if  we  follow  Jesus,  be 
will  by  and  t)y  tukc  us  hoine  to  the 
eternal  place  of  happiness,  where  con- 
gregations ne'er  break  up,  and  Sab- 
baths never  end  He  says,  "Blessed 
are  they  that  do  his   cuoimaudments, 


that  ihry  may  have  right  to  the    tree 
of  I i fit,  and  ;i:ay  enter  in  lhrou;<h    the 
gules  into  the  city."  Rev.  22  :  14. 
Fraternally, 

Z.  Annon. 
Tlwr}il<m,  Want  Va. 


Brethrcu'a     Tune       ana      llyniu 
Ituuk. 

^Ve  arc  mr.king  preparation!?  for  pul- 
liihii.'K  a  revi-ud  edition  of  the  Brclliron's 
Tu;:e  imd  Ilyum  Book,  and  would  rc'- 
spt'ctruliy  .solicit,  the  aid  and  advice  of 
hreihreri  and  .sisicrs  from  all  parts  of  the 
Brothel  hood.  Wc  are  aware  of  nianj' 
def'iHjis  in  tiic  lirst  edition,  hut  lest  we 
sliouid  not  detect  them  all,  we  .solicit 
atsi.slanee.  We  .shall  also  supplant  all 
the  dull,  stale,  minor  key  tunes  with  the 
best  and  freshest  music  adapted  to  the 
hymns,  and  will  therefore  thar»kf'ully  re- 
ceive suirge.stions  of  tunes.  Give  name 
of  book,  page  and  name  of  tune.  Address 
mc  at  Berlin,  Somcr.«ct  Co.,  I'a. 

lG-3.  II.   II.   HOLSINliER. 


From  CJolora«lo. 

Brother  Qadnter : — 

We  wish  to  be  remembered 
tlirough  the  columns  of  your  paper  to 
the  traveling  ministering  brethren,  that 
we  are  here  without,  a  minister.and  when 
our  ministering  brethren  are  traveling 
through  the  country,  we  invite  them  to 
call  and  see  u.s.  Their  j)rescuce  will 
always  be  received  with  gratitude.  The 
Brolhrcu  have  many  friends  here,  and 
we  have  quite  a  promising  prospect  of 
building  up  quite  a  church  in  a  short 
time.  Brother  Baker,  from  Iowa,  was 
with  u.s  this  spring,  and  was  very  much 
liked  and  made  many  friends.  Who  will 
come  and  labor  with  us  in  the  vineyard 
of  Christ. 

Yours  I'ratcrnally, 

J.  R.  Ul.LERV. 
JWa,  Col. 


A€kuowI(-<i;;iu«utM. 

Ai'UiL  17ih,  KS75. 

Bruthcr  Qiiiiiter: — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  brethren  and 
citizens  of  our  .-chool  district,  it.  was 
agreed  that  I  should  anknowlcdgc  all 
donations  sent  by  the  Brotherhood  to  this 
office,  which  I  now  do. 
C.  L.  Keim.  Falls  City,  Neb.,  $50  (K) 
Wni.  Gitt,  llppor  (Jonawago,  I'a.,  \\\  U(» 
Wm.    llarbolt,    Jiowcr  Conawago, 

Peim'a,  ^  2G  3r. 

Wm.  Ikenherry,  Waterloo,  Iowa,     10  50 
Hrother  Ikenherry  also    sent  11 
sacks  of  poiatiMis  and    1  sack   of 
seed.     (The  above    fell  into  my 
hands.) 
Wm.  Ikenherry,  Watciloo,  Iowa, 

1  sack  clothing,  and  cash,  5  OO 


Brother  Brenizer,  Canaan,  Ohio,     43  00 
Th<-M-    fell    into  brother  Alfred 
S;o-.vi;l!'s  liands.     Wc  also   sec 
that  hiollicr  Quintcr  .^cnt  him      29  00 


Total  ca.sh 


$203  85 


Bretlircn,  you  have  our  hearty  thanks 
for  your  libera!  donations  ;  and  we  pray 
that  the  good  Lord  may  reward  you 
double  for  the  same.  Do  not  .send  any 
more  until  you  hear  from  us  again.  If 
anything  has  been  sent  to  this  place 
which  wo  have  not  received,  we  would  he 
l)lea.^ed  to  be  apprised  of  it. 

Wm.  B.  Himes. 

Bunker  Hill,   Kansas. 


M.\RCU  lOth,  1875. 

Brother  James  Quirtter  : — 

We  acknowledge  the  receipt  of 
one  hundred  and  twcniy-seven  dollars 
and  forty  cents,  ($127.40,)  I'roni  friends 
and  brethren  of  the  church  at  Black 
River,  Modina  County,  Ohio,  for  the 
needy  in  Kansas  and  Nebraska.  Also 
received  and  forwarded  all  the  goods  of 
which  we  have  been  informed,  sent  by 
brethren  and  friends  East,  for  which  ac- 
cept our  sincere  thanks. 

Fraternally  yours, 

C.  L.  Keim, 
Falls  City,  Neb.  Truasurcr. 


.4  8l(<iuvht> 

Dc'ir  Brdlirru  ;  — 

Will  tiio.sc  who  have  books  treat- 
ing upon  the  subject  of  ''Anoiming"  the 
sick  '"wiili  Oil  i:i  the  nanij  of  the  Lord," 
please  tbrwarj  them  !o  my  address?  In 
every  ca>e  tiie  amount  of  postage  will  be 
promptly  remitted,  and  the  book  returned, 
prepaid,  when  done  with  it. 

Any  person  knowing  where  books 
treating  upon  anointing  can  bi  had  out- 
side of  the  Brotherhood,  will  confer  a 
favor  by  informing  me. 

Yours  in  faith, 

M.  M.  EsiIEt.M.VN. 
Lanark.  Ills. 


Inloruintion   WMiitett. 


brethren  or  listor.s  I 


Have  wo 

in  Osage    Mi. 


Kans 


1 


iving 
sh  to 


corn\spond  wi;h  such,  if  any  there,  es- 
pecially in  or  fibout  Catholic  Mis.'ion. 
Neosho  County?  I  wish  their  address 
soon. 

P.  R    WltKJIITSMAN, 

South  Bond,  Indiana. 

Annonucementii. 

There  will  be  a  Communion  jMceting 
in  our  meetin|i--house,  in  the  Spring 
Creek  congregation,  Ko.>;ciusko  County, 
Indiana,  six  miles  south  of  Piorcolon,  on 
iMiday,  the  l6ih  ol  Jiiiio  next,  comuiene- 
ing  at  4  o'clock  p.  m. 

DaNIKI,  MlLI.KR. 


There  will  be  a  lovefeast  at  the    house 


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of  brother  iMartin  Obrecht,  in  Shelby  Solomon  W.  KMiffmau,  from  the  language, 
County,  Iowa,  on  the  12th  and  J3th  of  "SufiVr  little  childrcD  to  come  unto  mc,  and 
T  next  1  forbid  them  not,  for  of  such  is   the  kiugdom 

Washington  Wyland. 


The  Brethren  in  the  South  Writerloo 
Church,  BhielUiawk  County,  Iowa,  ex- 
pect to  have  a  comuiuiiion  uieetins  in 
their  meet  injr- house,  six  luilcs  south  of 
the  city  of  Waterloo,  on  the  12th  and 
13th  of  June. 

Eld.  E.  K.  BuECHi,Y. 


of  God."— Mark  10:  14. 


The  Brethren  of  the  George's  Creek 
Church,  Fayette  County,  Penn'a,  intend 
to  hold  their  communion  season  at  the 
Fairview  uicctinpliouse,  comuiencing  on 
Saturday,  <Junc  12lh,  at  11  o'clock  a.  m. 
Eld.  J.  I.  CovKii. 

MARRIED. 


At  the  re«ideuce  of  the  bride's  moth<T,  by 
the  undersiKned ,  on  the  18ili  inst.,  Mr.  J.  L. 
HoLDEu  and  Miss  H.vnn,\.u  lioouEu,  both  of 
Story  County,  Iowa. 

D.  E.  Brudakbji. 


Ultiii. 


We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circumatan 
CCS  in  connection  with  Obituary  iSotices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  -j-like,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  v.'ith  :ill. 

In  Wilson  county,  Kansas,  March  2'Jnd, 
of  consumption,  our  youn;;  sist'.T  iii  (Jhnst, 
Maky  JA^E  Bi'ANOLE,  agcd  20  years,  5 
months  and  i2  days. 

She  was  a  daughter  of  brother  John  and 
6iBt«r  (Jatbariue  Spaugl-^.  Funeral  discourse 
by  the  writer  and  brother  John  He^B. 

Sidney  Hododen. 

In  the  Upper  Twin  Creek  church,  Preble 
county,  Ohio,  December  2ad,  1874,  William 
Abuaiiam  Younce,  Utile  sou  of  brother 
Oliver  and  sister  Kosaniia,  their  only  son, 
a(;ed  6  years,  2  months  and  22  days. 

A  sorrowirg  father,  mother  and  sister 
mourn  their  loss.  Funeral  services  from 
Mark  lOih  chapter,  by  Samuel  Garver  aud 
Henry  Bare. 


In  Allen  county,  Ohio,  April  15lh,  Fatsey 
WiiiTESEL,  aged  04  years  and  1  month. 

She  leaves  a  bereaved  hutband  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  a  kiud  and  adVc-ionate  wife. 
Funeral  services  by  the  lirelUreu,  from 
Isaiah  38.1. 

Daniel  Brown. 

In  the  Clarion  church,  Penn'a,  of  con- 
sumption, April  9ih,  sister  Margaret  Levy, 
aged  29  years,  4  months  and  36  days. 

The  subject  of  the  above  notice  was  united 
with  the  body  of  Christ  two  years  ago  Inst 
fall.  She  led  a  oonsistent  Christian  life, 
and  died  in  the  triumph  of  a  livinic  faith. 
Funeral  occasion  improved  from  Heb.  13:14 
by  G.  W.  Shivcly  and  the  writer,  to  a  large 
and  attentive  congregation. 

George  Wood. 

Near  McAlisterviUe,  Penn'a,  March  23nd, 
of  brain  disease,  Bancks  Edward,  litte  sou 
of  brother  Spencer  and  sister  Minerva  A. 
Beaver,  aged  11  months  and  3  days. 
■  The  child  was  sick  nine  days.  The  fu- 
neral occasion    was    improved    by    brother 


Christian  Heru  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county,  Penn'a,  October  9th,  1800  ;  was 
married  to  Eliz^^beth  Sank,  March  5th,  1833, 
with  whom  he  lived  to  the  lime  of  his  death, 
haviug  kept  houpe  together  about  lifty-thrce 
years.  They  emii^ratcd  to  Indiana  in  1839, 
where  they  continued  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  March  13ih,  187.5.  making  his  a<;e 
74  years,  5  monihs  and  3  days.  Funeral 
discourse  from  R  ;v.  14.13  by  the  Kivar  Breth- 
ren (of  which  church  he  was  a  member,) 
assisted  by  our  Brethren.  i 

B.  F.  KooNS-      i 

In  Altoona  City,  Penn'a,  April  14th,  Isaac 
F.,  sou  of  brother  Courad  and  sister  Susan 
liiiler,  aged  30  years.  8  mouths  and  0  days. 

Isaac  was  workins;  in  the  lumber  yard  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Ksilroad,  and  while  draw- 
ing the  brake  on  a  car  that  they  were  mov- 
ing, another  car  a  short  distance  away,  on 
the  same  track,  started  aid  he  was  caught 
between  the  buffers  aud  received  internal 
injuries,  from  the  effects  of  wliich  he  died 
shortly  after.  IJe  Vvas  an  iaduslrious  and 
well-behaved  young  man,  but  like  many 
others  was  presu:nini.'  oq  length  of  days  an  d 
had  not  yet  joined  in  with  the  church. 

Only  six  weeks  before  ho  died,  Isaac  shed 
bitter  tears  over  the  untimely  death  of  Utile 
Ellio  Lutz  (a  member  of  their  family  ;)  aud 
how  little  did  he,  so  strong  and  robust,  j 
think  that  he  would  have  to  follow  lier  so 
soon.  We  6ymp^thize  with  our  dear  brother 
and  sister  in  their  sore  bereavement,  and 
pray  thi  Lord  lo  anoint  them  with  the  unc- 
tion of  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  they  mny  fuh- 
missively  bow  to  tlie  rod  that  has  smitten 
them.  The  funeral  sei  vices  were  held  in  the 
Brethrju's  meeting-house,  conducted  by  the 
writer. 

JAs.  A.  Sell. 
[  Pilgrim  ploase  copy.] 

In  the  Fairview  congregation,  Ohio,  Sat- 
urday, March  39ih.  John  A  Harper. 

Friend  Harper  was  born  in  Pendleton 
county,  Virginia,  and  was  about  37  years  of 
age  at  the  time  of  his  death.  Ho  leaves  a 
wife  and  four  children  (two  sons  and  two 
daughters)  to  mourn  their  loss.  In  previous 
years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church  ;  but  during  the  civil  war  he  became 
indifferent  to  the  subjtct  of  religion,  and  has 
not  held  connection  with  any  denomination 
since.  He  desiied  to  unite  with  the  Breth- 
ren, but  circumstancMS  forbade  it  during  his 
illness,  aud  he  therefore  died  without  his 
desires  being  put  into  efl'ect.  Funeral  ser- 
vices by  the  writer.     Text  Joshua  1:3. 

A.  J.  IIlXSON. 

[Filgrim  please  copy.] 

In  the  Yellow  Creek  congregation,  Bedford 
county,  Penn'a,  April  15th,  of  a  tumor  in 
the  abdomen,  brother  Andrew  B.  Snow- 
berger,  son  of  David  and  Eve  Saowberger, 
aged  44  years,  8  months  and  23  davs. 

The  subject  of  the  above  notice,  lived  a 
moral  life,  and  was  respected  by  all.  On 
his  last  Lord's  day  he  was  baptized  and 
promised  to  follow  in  Christ's  footsteps  ; 
but  the  time  was  short  that  we  could  call 
him  brother,  for  he  was  baptized  ou  the  11th 
and  died  on  the  15th.  But  we  learu  in  the 
word  of  God,  that  those  that  came  at  the 
fleventh  hoar  received  the  same  wages  as 
those  that  labored  the  whole  day.  So  we 
must  believe  that  he  is  now  in  a  better  world. 
We  have  good  hopes  that  he  is  gone  to    re- 


ceive the  wages  of  eternal  life.  He  lingered 
a  long  time,  b«t  bore  it  all  patiently  without 
a  murmur.  Now  his  sufferings  are  over. 
He  leaves  a  sorrowful  wife — a  sister — an 
only  son,  an  aged  father  and  mother,  and 
many  friends  to  mourn  their  loss,  which  we 
hope  is  his  irain.  The  community  has  lost 
one  of  her  best  citizens.  "Peace  to  his 
ashes."  Funeral  o:casion  was  improyci 
from  Matt.  34:44,  by  the  Brethren,  to  a  very 
large   congregotiou. 

NoAU  B,  Blouoii. 

Iq  the  Upper  Twin  Creek  church,  Preble 
county,  Ohio,  on  the  5th  of  February,  Henry 
Bare  Jr  ,  son  of  Elder  Henry  Bare,  aged 
38  years  and  11  days. 

He  took  sick  on  Thursday  morning  and 
died  next  evening.  Disease,  braiu  fever. 
He  was  unconscious  shortly  alter  he  was 
taken  sick,  and  remained  so  until  his  death. 
He  was  away  from  home,  near  his  father  s, 
but  got  to  his  father's  and  died  there.  Thus 
was  he  suddenly  taken  out  of  this  world 
without  any  time  lo  make  prepaiatioufe  for 
the  future  world  or  lo  converse  with  his 
fatl  er  or  mother,  bi  others  or  sisters,  and  iiis 
dear  wife  and  chilJrBn.  A  sorrowing  wife, 
two  children  and  many  friends  are  left  to 
mourn  their  loss.  His  remains  were  takea 
to  the  Brethren's  meiting-bouse  at  Sugar 
Hill,  followed  by  a  large  concourse  of  sym- 
pathizing friends  and  neighbors,  where  his 
funeral  discourse  was  preached  from  Matt. 
24:44,  ''Therefore  be  ye  also  ready  ;  for  iu 
such  an  hour  as  ya  tUiak  not,  the  Son  of 
man  conicth,"  by  Elder  Abraham  Youuce. 
I 

Also,  in  the  Lower  Twin  Creek  church, 
Preble  county,  Ohio,  April  3nd,  brother 
Jacob  Trout   a^cd  74  years  aud  11  days. 

Hs  was  an  exemplary  bi  other  ;  and  in  his 
last  illness,  he  calla'l  tor  the  elders  of  the 
church  and  was  anointed  in  the  name  of  the 
Loid.  Then  he  said  he  had  a  hope  of  a  lest 
iu  heaven,  which  hope  he  had  wucu  he  left 
I  this  world.  He  left  a  kind  compnnion,  two 
j  daughters,  and  several  grandchildren  to 
mourn  their  loss.  H's  rem.iins  were  taken 
to  the  Breih.eu's  uiecting-house,  where  the 
funeral  sermon  was  pre:>ehed  from  3ud  Tim. 
4:  6,  7,  10  a  large  coucoursc  of  symp.'ithizing 
neighbors  and  frieuds,  by  A.  Youuce  and 
David  Haywo.d. 


T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  RECEIVED  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

S  C  Keim  1  50;  Jonas  Lichty  1  00;  D  B 
Hiuegardner  1  50;  Noah  J..ougauecker  7  50; 
Jobiah  Rensberger  jO  00;  Albeit  C  Rude 
1  bO;  M  J  Jones  I  00;  Beiij  Hoover  I  00; 
Win  J  Miller  1  00;  Kobl  Ba  ger  1  15;  D  P 
Long  6  00;  Andrew  Teeter  1  60;  C  Hoover 
1  60;  Wm  Hines  1  6<);  P  U  Miller  3  00;  A 
Hoflman  1  60;  E  C  Demoss  7');  Isaac  Wat- 
son 1  50;  Daniel  Hess  1  60;  Joseph  Stude- 
baker  4  00;  A  Rineh^rt  11  00;  Wash  Wylaud 
13  00;  Jacob  Clapper  1  50;  Joshua  Berkey 
1  35;  C  A  Mason  1  75;  Louisa  C  KUpper 
(received  iu  Feb.uary)  1  GO;  Jacob  Negley 
1  00;  Jacob  Lehman  4  80;  J  W  Byrne  1  60; 
George  Johnson  1  30;  J  B  Karn  1  60;  D 
Stutzmau  1  00;  John  Kei»er  5  00:  Sunuel 
Mohler  3  60;  A  J  Cai  penter  35. 

I'ure-Brcel  Ugiil   ISritliiiiajs. 

Pea  coiub,  true  to  feather,  and  cauuot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullet.-s, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  Beaki>, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Piuiplcs,  Eriiplious,  Kongli  .^kiu. 

The  system  being  put  under  the  influ- 
ence of  Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  iModical  Dis- 
covery for  a  few  weeks,  the  skin  becomes 
smootii,  clear,  soft,  and  velvety,  and  be- 
ini<  illuiuinaicd  with  the  glow  of  perfeet 
health  I'roui  within,  true  be:iuiy  stands 
forth  in  all  its  glory.  The  ciiceis  of  all 
medicines  which  operate  upon  the  sys 
tern  through  the  medium  of  the  blood 
are  necessarily  somewhat  slow,  no  matter 
how  good  liie  remedy  employed.  While 
one  to  three  bottles  clear  the  skin  of 
pimples,  blotches,  eruptions,  yellow  .<pot.«, 
comudoues,  or  "^rubs,"  a  dozen  may 
possibly  be  required  lo  cure  some  cuses 
where  the  .systtiiu  is  rotten  with  scrofu- 
lou.-  or  virulent  blood  jioisons.  The  cure 
of  all  these  diseases,  however,  from  the 
comi!ion  pimple  to  the  worst  scrofula  is, 
with  the  use  of  the  most  potent  agent, 
only  a  matter  of  time.  Sold  by  dealers 
in  Luediciues. 

C0\'E11KD      WITH     KKUPTIONS. 
CUllED. 

Oiaverack:,  (Jo'.ambia  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  R.  V.  PiKiicE,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.: 

Dear  Sir— I  am  sixty  years  of  age,  and 
have  been  afflicted  with  Salt  Rheum  in 
the  worst  form  for  a  great  many  years, 
until,  accidently,  I  saw  one  of  your  books, 
which  described  my  ease  exaeily.  1 
bought  your  Golden  Medical  Di.seovery 
and  took  two  bottles  and  a  half,  and  was 
entirely  cured.  From  my  slvmiders  to 
my  hands  I  was  entirely  cured.  From 
luy  shoulders  to  my  hands  1  was  entirely 
covered  v.'ith  erupr-ions,  also  on  face  and 
body.  1  was  likewise  afliicted  with 
Rheumatism,  so  thit  I  walked  with  great 
difticuliy,  snd  that  is  entin-ly  cured. 
May  God  si)are  you  a  long  life  ro  remain 
a  blessing  to  mankind.  With  untold 
gratitude. 

Mks.  a.  W.  WIJ.LIAMS. 

HO]tIE  WOOI.EI^  FAiraOKY. 

We  are  inanufactui  iiig  a  supei  io:-  article 
of  woolen  goods  v^bich  we  will  euaranti'e  lo 
give  perfect  satifrfa'^Liou.  Aad  we  will  seud 
thtin  to  the  brclhreu,  or  to  auybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  jjay 
ctiorget.  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  l)een  in  the  l)usine.ss 
over  forty  ycare,  I  tliink  I  liuow  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  find  it  to 
tlicir  advantage  to  corruepond  with  me. 

Addresfj  : 

J0nN8TUi)EBAKER. 
Home  Wo  ilen  Factoky, 

18  If.  Tioj,  Uliio. 

WAFEK  WHEEI.I 

T  II  K      "  B  K  E  R  S  "      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  Icbs  water  than  the  over- 
Bhol.     it  is  just  improved  and  will    ufc   one- 
tliird  lefR  water  than  any  Iron   wheel    in  use 
and  i«  cliCKpcr  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  cireular. 

J.  li.  Br.EKS  it  Sons. 
Coeolumas,  Junmtai  Co.,  Pa. 
Beuus,  Ganoleu  &  COOKB. 
StileDE  Grove,  Suyder  Co.,  Fa. 


"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Prov.  sii.  10. 

SAFETY    COEI.AK  PADS. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  w--.  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  Slates, 
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Art  thou  weary,  art  thou  lacgu  d  ; 

Art  thou  sore  distresjed  ? 
•'Come  to  me,"saith  One,  "and  coming, 
Be  at  rest" 

Hath  He  marks  to  lead  me  to  Him, 

If  He  be  my  guide  ? 
"In  His  feet  a'^d  hands  are  wound-prints, 
And  His  side." 

Is  there  diadfra,  as  monarch, 

That  his  brow  adorns? 
"Yea,  a  crown,  in  very  surety. 
But  of  thorns." 

If  I  find  Him,  if  I  follow, 
What  is  gncrdon  here  f 
"Many  a  sorrow,  many  a  labor, 
Many  a  tear." 

If  I  still  hold  closely  to  Him, 

What  hath  He  at  last? 
"Sorrow  var(|uished,  labor  ended, 
Jordan  passed  !" 

If  I  ask  Him  to  receive  me, 

Will  He  say  me  nay  ? 
•'Not  till  earth  and  not  till  heaven 
Fass  away  !" 

Finding,  following,  keeping,  struggling, 

Is  He  sure  to  bless  ? 
Angels,  martyrs,  saints  and  prophets 
Answer  "Yes!" 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Humility. 


BY  M.  IIADY. 


This  is  one  of  the  many  principles  of 
which  Christianity  con.si.sts.  Then  when 
it  is  of  such  an  important  nature,  ^e 
should  study  it  in  all  its  bearings.  It  is 
a  well-known  fact,  and  must  be  admitted, 
that  its  true  meaning  is  not  always 
preached  from  the  pulpit,  or  explained 
from  the  sacred  desk.  It  is  ecpialiy  true, 
that  not  all  ministers  yf  the  gospel  under- 


stand its  true  import,  although  it  is  a 
gospel  principle  ;  for  while  one  preaches 
an  humble  heart  to  be  ail  that  is  neces 
sary,  irrespective  of  outward  appearance, 
another  can  not  preach  a  sermon  on  the 
subject  without  making  his  sermon  bear 
on  the  externals  entirely,  so  as  to  leave 
tlie_ impression  among  the  hearers,  that 
plain  dress  is  humility.  In  fact,  I  re- 
member a  sermon  in  which  the  speaker's 
remarks  were  abundant  on  dress,  when 
his  text  was  not  liumility,  but  meekness. 
So  aiho  some  luinisters  can  not  preach  a 
single  sermon  unless  they  have  water 
mixed  with  it.  This  has  had  its  effect 
against  the  progress  and  prosperity  of 
the  church. 

I  do  not  claim  that  our  ministers  must 
be  educated  to  such  an  extent  that  the 
D.  D.  may  be  affixed  to  their  names  ; 
but  I  hold,  (and  am  forced  to  it,)  that 
they  should  understand  the  language  in 
which  they  undertake  to  teach  the  peo- 
ple ;  and  they  should  study  the  discipline 
of  the  IMew  Testament  and  the  Church, 
so  that  they  know  what  the  Church 
really  believes.  If  they  did  this,  much  of 
the  ugly  talk  of  the  world  would  cease; 
such  as,  "The  Brethren,  or  Dunkards, 
beheve  in  nothing  but  cloth  religion  and 
water-salvation."  There  is  not  an  intel- 
ligent brother,  minister  or  lay-member, 
who  believes  such  things.  Why  then 
help  to  spread  such  slanderous  stuff'  in 
regard  to  the  living  church  of  Christ  here 
on  earth  ? 

But  to  my  subject.  Does  humility 
consist  in  an  humble  heart,  or  in  au  out- 
ward appearance  ;  or  does  it  consist  in 
both  ?  Well,  let  us  examine  the  subject 
that  we  may  learn  a  little  more  about  it, 
and  then  we  may  be  able  to  decide  cor-, 
rectly.  As  I  have  said,  humility  is  a 
Christian  principle,  so  is  honesty.  Now 
let  us  compare  the  two. 
_  Much  of  the  h.inesty  of  our  day  con- 
sists in  talk.  Men,  not  possessed  ofj 
honest  hearts,  try  to  show  themselves  to  | 
be  honest  in  their  dealings  ;  but  how 
long  they  can  conceal  the  di.slioncst  in- 
tentions of  (Iicir  hearts,  is  a  matter  of 
time    and    circumstance,    antj    ul'tcn,  to 


them,  what  they  themselves  call  and 
think  to  be  good  luck.  The  dishonest 
heart  is  often  detected  to  their  di.sgrace. 
They  may  try  to  hide  the  dishonest  in- 
tentions of  their  wicked  hearts,  buf'mnr- 
der  will  out;"  the  true  state  of  the  heart 
is  made  known  by  the  outward  actions  of 
the  man.  An  honest  heart  cannot  be 
guilty  ot  dishonest  dealings  ;  and  a  dis- 
honest heart  is  not  capable  of  doing  what 
is  right;  at  least,  it  will  not  hold  out. 
Tiie  heart  and  outward  actions  will  har- 
monize. So  we  have  this  much  in 
regards  to  honesty. 

Humility  will  work  in  the  same  wa}'. 
The  humble  heart  can  only  be  fed  and 
nourished  by  humble  food,  and  the  proud 
heart,  witli  food  adapted  to  the  strength- 
ening of  the  same.  The  proud  heart 
would  soon  starve  with  food  calculated 
for  the  humble.  Humility  has  its  place, 
its  seat  in  the  heart ;  but,  like  honesty, 
it  will  work  from  the  heart  to  the  outside. 
The  man  with  an  humble  heart  can  not 
be  proud  in  outward  appearance  very 
long  ;  and  so  the  proud  heart  can  not  be 
kept  in  humble  appearance  long ;  the 
two,  heart  and  appearance,  must  move 
along  in  conformity,  in  order  to  accom- 
plish the  whole  and  full  design  of  humil- 
ity. We  may  have  the  appearance  ef 
humility.  This  will  do  to  deceive  man. 
We  may  have  a  proud  heart ;  but  we  can 
not  deceive  (lod.  Man  looks  to  outward 
appearance  ;  God,  to  the  heart.  The 
humble  heart  will  lead  us  to  hutuility 
toward  God  and  man.  The  man  with 
the  proud  heart  is  not  a  truly  converted 
man,  and  no  friend  to  God. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Ttae    Rich— Klcbes. 


BY    JACOB  BAIIR. 


"A  rich  man  shall  hardly  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  heaven."    Matth.  19  :  23- 

The  Savior,  in  an  address  to  his 
disciples,  having  made  the  above  dec- 
laration, ^jrcally  surpriKod  iheni. 
They  undoubtedly  thought,  as  thoua- 


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andsofgood  meftning  people  do  at 
the  present  day,  that  it  is  a  good 
thing  to  bo  rich,  to  be  great  and  pow- 
erful, and  have  others  at  command. 
And  when  the  Savior  made  the  as- 
pertion  which  he  did  relative  to  the 
wealthy,  and  feeling  confident  that 
the  rich  could  accomplish  much  more 
in  this  world  than  the  poor,  they 
were  struck  with  amazement;  and 
being  fearful  of  a  possibility  of  the 
salvation  of  the  poor,  ihey  questioned, 
with  astonishment  :  "Who  then  can 
be  saved  ?" 

In  connection  with  a  hint  or  two, 
and  an  entreaty,  I  will  ofiFtr  a  few 
thoughts,  which,  according  to  my 
judgment,  are  reasons  why  a  rich 
man  shall  hardly  enter  into  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

(1.)  The  more  of  this  world's 
goods  a  man  ha.",  so  much  the  more 
liable  is  his  mind  to  be  engaged  in, 
and  attached  to,  the  things  of  this 
world.  "Where  your  treasure  is,  there 
will  your  heart  be  aUo."  Matth.  6  : 
21. 

(2  )  The  mind  of  the  rich  man 
being  allured  by  the  facinnting  ob- 
jects of  this  world,  it  is  often  with 
difficulty  that  he  breaks  off  from  his 
secular  engagements  to  assemble  at 
the  house  of  worship  ;  and  his  mind 
having  been  absorbed  by  transitory 
objects,  he  is  often  not  able  (although 
he  would  willingly,  for  a  seasen,)  to 
withdraw  his  mind  from  the  transient 
things  of  earth,  and  scan  the  felicities 
of  a  "Heavenly  home,"  and  the 
"Powers  of  the  world  to  come."  He, 
like  those  who  "Hear  the  word  with 
gladness,"  is  easily  offended  ;  the 
"Care  of  this  world,  and  the  deceit- 
fulnes  of  riches  choke  the  word,  and 
he  becometh  unfruitful."  3Iatth. 
13:  23. 

(3.)  "Uuto  whom  much  is  given, 
of  him  shall  bo  much  required."  The 
Law  of  Christ  enjoins  upon  every 
believer  to  dispense  his  goods  as  the 
Ijord  has  prospered  him,  when  he  has 
an  opportunity  for  doing  eo ,  and 
should  he  neglect  this  duty  and  re- 
taia- his  goods,  they  will  become  a 
snare  unto  him.  1  Tim.  6.  It  is 
rather  a  pitiable  fact  that  men  who 
are  largely  blessed  with  this  world's 
goods,  and  those  who  occupy  a  prom- 
inent position  in  society,  who  are 
generally  men  of  influence,  being 
favored  with  special  privileges  of 
attaining  to  a  high  degree  in  the 
Kingdon)  of    benvep,    do    frequently 


allow  the  enemy  of  their  souls  to 
Ifad  them  "Captive  at  bis  will,"  and 
cause  them  to  express  sentiments 
which  are  extremely  hurtful  lo  them- 
selves and  others.  "They  that  will  bo 
rich  fall  into  temptations  and  a  scare, 
and  iuto  many  foolish  and  hurtful 
lusts."  1  Tim.  6:9.  "They  sprak 
wickedly  concerning  oppression  ;  they 
spenk  loftily."     Ps.  73:  8. 

(4)     The  archfiend   of  the    follow- 
ers of    Jesus,    although    he    tempts 
every  saint,  appears    more   especially 
to  be  bent  upcj  the  downfall  of  those 
whom  God  bad  blessed   with     riches. 
(Job,  1  and  2  chapters.)     And    those 
who  have    been    appointed    to   stand 
publicly  in  defence  of  lleligious  liber- 
ties,  and    wrestle    against    spiritual 
wickedness  in  high  places,  if   possible 
he  will  drown    in     "destruction    and 
perdition."     lie   will    also    endeaver 
to  cause  their  light  to    become    dark- 
ness, and  to  forget  that  "Riches  make 
themselves    wings    and    fly    awaj." 
(Prov.  23  :  .5.)    "The  grass  witbereth, 
the    flower      thereof        falleth,     and 
the  grace  of  the  fashion  of  it  perisbeth  ; 
so  also  shall  the  rich  man  fade    away 
in  his  ways."     Therofote  the  counsel 
of  Solomon  is,  "Labor  not  to  be  rich." 
The  tenor  of  the  gospel  and  the  episto- 
lary writings  of  the  apostles  breathes 
forth    the    same    sentiments.     "Lay 
not  up  for  yourselves  treasures    uoun 
earth."       Matth.    16  :     19.       "Your 
riches     are    corrupted."     'Ye    have 
heaped  treasure  together  for  the   last 
days."     James   5. 

I  will  now  invite  the  attention  of 
the  reader  to  Paul's  charge  to  Timo- 
thy. "Charge  them  that  are  rich  in 
this  world,  that  they  be  not  high- 
minded  nor  trust  in  uncertain  riches, 
but  in  the  living  God,  who  giveth  us 
richly  all  things  to  enjoy;  That  they 
do  good,  thai  they  be  rich  in  good 
works,  ready  to  distribute,  willing  to 
communicate,  laying  up  in  store  for 
them.selve8  a  good  foundation  against 
the  time  to  come,  that  they  may  lay 
hold  on  eternal  life."     1  Tim.  6. 

In  conclusion  I  would  humbly  en- 
treat all  who  may  chance  to  read  this 
essay, to  endeavor  to  cherish  that 
spirit  of  forgiveness  and  lorbearauce 
which  was  so  gloriously  exhibited  in 
the  character  of  our  adorable  Iledeem» 
er. 


l>!8lrict  MeeliRs. 


"I  envy  cot  the  rich  and  ^reat; 

Their  pomp  of  wcallh  and  pride  of  slate: 

Since,  like  the  rose,  both  noon  iniwt  fadu.'' 

Moullon,    Jowa. 


Miniift's  of  (he  Dintrict  Meeting  of 
the  Western  District  of  Pennsijl- 
vania  for  the  year  187o,  held  in 
the  j}[()ntf/omeri/  congregation,  In- 
diana County, 

APBir.  28tb. 
The  meeting  having  been  opened 
in  the  usual  order,  Janes  Quinter 
was  appointed  moderator  pro  tern  , 
and  H.  K.  Holsinger,  Clerk  ^^ro  tern. 
The  names  of  the  congregations  were 
then  called,  with  the  following  re- 
sult: 

Berlin — TI.  II    Holsinger. 
E'kiick— J.  (Rainier,  S.  C.  Keim. 
Middle  Creek — Josiah  Berkley,  and 
John  M.   Kimmell. 

Siiade — Hiram  Musselman 
Corjemaiii;h — David      Hildebrand, 
and   Beitj.    Bcnshoff 
Manor — Caleb  Secrist. 
Montgonery — Peter  Beer,aad  Mark 
Miuser. 

Plum  Creek — Samuel  Kimmell,  and 
Wm.  Wilcox. 

Cowenshannoc — Rob't.     Whitacre, 
and  Isaac  Secrist. 

Red  Bank — Not  Represented. 
Clarion — Not  Represented. 
Glade — Not  Rfpreseuted, 
Indian  Creek — Not  Represented. 
Jacob's  Creek — Ab.   Sum  my. 
George's  Creek — John  C.  Johnson. 
Ten  Mile — Letter. 
Station — Not  Represented. 

Dunniug's  Creek — John  B.  Miller, 
and  Thos.  S.  Holsinger. 

Quemabouing — Not  Represented. 
In     all    nineteen    delegates,    from 
nineteen  congregations. 

The  meeting  was  then  organized 
by  electing  J.  Quinter  Moderator,  and 
H.  R,  Holsinger  Clerk,  when  the 
fallowing  business  was  transacted  : 

1.  Are  the  delegates  sent  by  the 
District  Meeting  to  the  Annual 
Meeting  to  represent  the  sentiments 
of  the  District  which  sent  them,  or 
have  they  the  privilege  to  represent 
their  own  sentiments  ? 

Ans.  They  should  represent  the 
sentiments  of  their  Districi. 

To  be  forwarded  to  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

2.  Whereas  our  last  District 
Meeting  unanimously  required  the 
Annual  Meeting  to  allow  a  full  re- 
port of  it.s  proceedings  to  be  published, 
and  whereas  brother  John  Wise,  one 
of  the  delegates  from  the  District 
Meeting  to  the  Annual  Meeting,   op- 


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291 


posed  the  puUliahing  of  such  a  report, 
therefore  we  recomnieod  that  our 
District  Meetiugs  in  the  future,  send 
men  who  will  properly  represent  the 
sentiments  of  the  District. 
Accepted. 

3.  As  there  is  a  desire  extensively 
prevailitjg  anioug  the  brethren  to 
have  a  full  report  of  the  proceedings 
of  our  Auiuial  Meeting,  with  the 
names  of  the  of  the  speakers  piibliah- 
ed,  we  respectfully  petition  the  An- 
nual Meeting  to  grant  such  a   report. 

Ordered  to  be  sent  to  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

4.  I)  es  the  District  Merting  con- 
sider it  right  when  a  brother  prays 
the  Lord's  Prayer,  to  say  "May  thy 
kingdom  be  advanced,"  instead  of 
saying:    They  kitujdom  come? 

Ans.  We  recommend  the  form  ot 
the  Lord's  Prayer,  as  recorded  in 
Matthew  6lh  chapter. 

Does  this  District  Meeting  approve 
of  brethren  and  sisters  meeting  to- 
gether in  sociil  meetings  in  the  follow 
ing  order :  Some  one  read  a  portion 
of scrip'.ure,  and  exhort;  then  another 
give  a  number  of  a  hymn,  and  all 
unite  in  singing,  and  then  in  prayer. 
Then  another  announce  a  hymn  and 
lead  in  prayer,  and  so  on  until  each 
one  has  had  liberty,  or  until  they 
think  proper  to  close  ? 

Ans.  This  meeting  cannot  adopt 
any  special  form  of  holding  social 
meetings  but  unites  with  the  Annul 
Meeting,  in  recommending  that  such 
meetings  should  be  conducted  accord- 
ing to  the  gospel,  and  in  keeping 
with  our  general  custom  of  conducting 
public  worship. 

6.  Whereas  it  is  not  considered  to 
be  according  to  the  Scriptures  to 
keep  our  poor  in  the  county  poor 
house,  is  the  church  not  under  obli- 
ligations  to  build  a  house  to  keep 
our  poor  in,  providing  the  brethren 
petition  the  Legislature  to  be  exempt 
from  paying  our  poor  tax  into  the 
county  treasury  ? 

Ans.  It  is  not  obligatary  upon 
the  church,  but  this  meeting  would 
recommend  such  an  enterprise  as 
highly  charitable,  and  in  accordance 
M'ith  the  spirit  of  the  gospel. 

To  be  sent  to  Annual  Council. 

Y.  How  shall  a  fallen  member  be 
restored?  Shall  the  restored  broth- 
er go  to  the  brethren  and  sisters,  or 
shall  the  sisters  come  to  him  ?  What 
is  the  gospel  order. 

Tabled. 

8.     Will  this  District  Meeting   ask 


the  Annual  Meeting  to  change  the 
present  mode  of  defraying  expenses 
of  holding  Annual  Meetings  ;  in- 
stead of  the  District  in  which  the 
meeting  is  held  defraying  the  expen- 
ses, we  ask  it  to  be  made  general,  to 
be  paid  by  the  whole  Brotherhood. 
Tabled. 

9.  A  petition  from  the  George's 
Creek  congregation,  for  a  committee 
from  the  Annual  Meeting,  to  investi- 
gate and  settle  a  case  between  broth- 
ers J.  D-  Cans,  now  a  member  of 
said  congregation,  and  Salem  Col- 
lege, of  Bourbon,  Indiana. 

Ans.  This  Meeting  agrees  to  make 
application  for  desired  comtnittee, 
and  hereby  authoriz«!3  its  delegates 
to  take  the  matter  into  hands,  and 
act  as  requested. 

10.  When  a  delegate  is  sent  by  a 
congregation  with  a  query  or  peti- 
tion to  District  Meeting,  or  when  a 
delegate  is  sent  from  District  Meet- 
ing to  Annual  Meeting,  is  it  the  du- 
ty of  said  delegate  to  defend  said 
query  or  (jueries.  according  to  the 
desires  of  the  body  that  sent  him,  or 
has  he  the  privilege  to  throw  his  in- 
fluence against  such  queries,  and  thus 
against  the  body  he  is  sent  to  repre- 
sent ? 

Ans.  They  should  represent  the 
body  by  whoiu  they  have  been  dele- 
gated. 

IL  We,  the  Jacob's  Creek  congre- 
gation, request  to  have  the  District 
iMeelingof  1876  held  in  our  congrega- 
tion, provided  we  have  the  liberty  to 
set  our  own  time. 

Ans.  Agreed  to  hold  next  Dis- 
trict Meeting  with  the  brethren  of 
the  Jacob's  Creek  congregation,  on 
Tuesday  two  weeks  before  Whit- 
Sunday. 

12.  An  invitation  for  next  Dis- 
trict Meeting,  by  the  Ten  Mile  con- 
gregation. 

13.  An  election  for  two  members 
of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions,  re- 
sulting in  a  re-election  of  C.  C  Lint 
and  Jos.  Berkey. 

14.  Treasurer's  report.  Treasury 
empty.  Contributions  at  present 
meeting  amounted  to  $28.50. 

15.  Jos.  L  Cover  and  H.  R.  Hol- 
singer  were  elected  Evangelists  for  the 
ensuing  year. 

16.  James  Quiuter  was  elected  del- 
egate to  Annual  Meeting,  as  member 
of  Standing  Committee. 

17.  H.  li.  Holsinger  waa  elected 
delegate  to  Annual  Meeting. 


18.  Pliranj  Musselman  was  chosen 
District  Treasurer. 

19.  Resolved  that  the  Report  of 
the  proceedings  of  this  Meeting  pub- 
lished in  the  Companion  will  answer 
our  purposes. 

20.  Resolved  that  we  authorize  our 
District  Treasurer  to  correspond  with 
the  congregations  not  represented  at 
this  meeting,  invi'Jug  them  to  con- 
tribute toward  bearing  the  expenses 
of  the  District,  and  that  hereafter  the 
congregations  be  requested  to  bold 
collections  and  send  their  contribu- 
tions with  their  delegates,  or  by  letter 
if  not  representei. 

21.  H.  R.  Holsinger  was  appointed 
Corresponding  Secretary. 

J.  (iUINTEB, 

H.  R.  Holsinger,  Moderator. 

Clerk. 


Ciotl's  Pr«88nce. 


When  God's  spirit  is  unusually 
present,  it  is  seen  in  the  Sabbath  con- 
gregations. There  may  be  no  larger 
audience;  but  there  is  a  tenderne.=i3 
of  feeling  all  through  the  house.  It 
is  as  much  as  to  say,  "I  am  bereav- 
ed ;  give  me  some  comfort.  I  aui 
awfully  tempted  ;  help  me  out."  And 
the  minister  of  Christ,  instead  of  ad- 
dressing the  people  in  a  perfunctory 
way,  and  talking  because  he  is  expect- 
ed to  talk,  speaks  as  a  brother  ad- 
dresses a  brother  in  some  time  of  peril 
and  anxiety.  Oh,  what  a  scene  1 — a 
congregation  brooded  over  by  the 
Spirit.  Penitents  weeping  ;  back- 
sliders bowing  the  head,  imploring 
recovery;  hearers  pale  with  emotion  ; 
deep  silence,  broken  only  by  sigh  and 
sob,  and  outcry  of  anxiety  ;  the  Spirit 
calling;  the  devil  tempting;  Christ 
inviting;  Sinai  beating  with  al!  its 
thunders;  Calvary  proclaiming  its 
love  ;  angel's  of  light  contending  for 
the  soul's  redemption  ;  spirits  of  dark- 
ness fighting  for  its  overthrow. 


If  a  man  will  with  a  fixed  and  hon- 
orable purpose  in  life,  strictly  and 
persistently  attempt  to  carry  it  out  to 
the  best  ability,  undismayed  by  fail- 
ure or  delay,  the  time  may  be  long  in 
coming,  but  come  it  will,  when  that 
purpose  will  be  achieved. 


Every  real  Christian  is  an  advanc- 
ing Christian.  Like  Paul  he  will  be 
able  to  say  :  "This  one  thing  1  do,  1 
press  tovvord  the  mark," 


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I^lght  in  Uurkufss. 


Weary,  so  weary  of  living, 

Weary  of  sorrow  and  tears, 
Weary  of  mourufully  looking 

Over  the  long,  lonely  years  ; 
Weary  of  clouds  and  thick  darkness, 

Longing  for  sunshine  and  litht — 
Liongiug  to  Wf.  down  and  slumber 

All  through  the  dark,  dreary  night. 

Then  comes  the  breathing  of  Patience, 

Like  dew,  soft  dropi)ing  and  calm, 
"Lo,  unto  him  that  endnrtlh, 

Cometh  the  crown  and  the  palm  !" 
And  through  the  stillness  of  waiting 

Sounds  Hope's  glad,  glorious  voice, 
♦'Night  can  endure  but  a  moment; 

Soon  thou  Shalt  tet,  and  rejoice  I" 

Light  hath  arisen  in  darkness, 

Hope  on  the  long  weary  way, 
Joy  at  the  thought  of  his  coming — 

Almost  the  breaking  of  day  ! 
In  the  glad  sense  of  His  presence. 

And  in  His  promise  secure, 
JVow,  in  a  joyous  assurance, 
Oladly  the  heart  can  endure  ! 

Selected. 

■■*•■•♦■  -♦-^ 

Goto  Cburch— When,  How,  Whj? 


"Keep  thy  foot  when  thou  goest  to  the 
house  of  God,  and  be  more  ready  to  hear, 
than  to  give  the  sacrifices  of  fools  ;  for  they 
consider  not  that  they  do  evil." — Bcc.  v.  !• 

God  in  Christ  established  a  service  on 
earth  for  the  salvation  of  man,  nnd  that 
service  is  laid  in  his  church,  called,  in 
the  text,  "The  house  of  God."  This 
church  Jesus  said  he  built  upon  a  rock, 
and  that  the  gates  of  hell  shall  never 
prevail  against  her.  The  church  is  the 
body  of  Chri.-jt,  and  all  true,  penitent, 
baptized  believers  are  members  in  the 
body.  The  church  is  the  ground  and 
pillar  of  the  truth,  and  salvation  through 
Christ  is  taught  by  her ;  while  all  the 
commandments  and  ordinances  of  the 
Lord  are  taught  and  observed  by  her ; 
and  to  forsake,  or  neglect  to  assemble 
together  in  the  church  is  a  violation  of 
the  Scriptures,  and  should  be  committed 
by  no  one.  All  should  be  encouraged  to 
go  lo  church.  1'lie  foundation  on  which 
to  build  the  habit  of  going  to  church 
should  be  laid  in  the  mind  of  every  child 
by  its  parents,  by  taking  them  to  church 
iu  all  weathers  and  roads,  even  before  the 
mind  can  comprehend  the  reasons  why 
they  go  to  church  ;  and  at  the  same  time 
impress  upon  the  child  the  necessity  of 
behaving  themselves  while  at  church, 
inspiring  the  mind  with  a  reverential 
respect  for  the  jilace,  for  themselves,  and 
for  others.  In  this  way  (he  habit  of 
going  to,  and  behaving  well  at  church 
will  be  formed  ;  and  as  the  mind  devel- 
ops, it  will  comjirchend  the  reasons  for 
going  to  church.  They  will  know  that 
humblcncBS  fjf  mind,  and   meekness   of 


spirit  are  acceptable  sacrifices  lo  bring 
with  them  when  they  go  to  the  house  of 
God  ;  while  a  proud  look,  and  with  a 
flashy,  gay  dress  in  the  house  of  God,  is 
the  sacrifice  of  fools;  these  know  not, 
they  consider  not  that  they  do  evil. 

It  is  a  common  remark  that  more  wo- 
men than  men  go  to  church.  I  think  it 
is  true  that  more  women  than  men  arc 
members  of  the  church,  and  this  fact  is 
generally  taken  as  proof  that  women  are 
more  religiously  inclined  than  men. 
Skeptic''  look  at  this  religious'ness  of 
women  as  a  proof  of  her  greater  mental 
weakness  ;  while  the  religious  regard  it  as 
an  evidence  of  her  moral  superiority,  as 
compared  with  man. 

That  women  are  more  religious  than 
men  in  some  sense,  I  think  is  true,  at 
least  as  far  as  the  externals  of  religion  are 
concerned.  They  certainly  are  more 
ready  for  church  going,  and  do  more 
readily  submit  to  the  order,  rule  or  disci- 
pline of  the  church.  And  that  a  very 
large  number  of  women  go  to  the  place 
of  worship  under  the  influence  of  the  very 
highest  motives,  can  not  be  doubted. 
Not  to  believe  so,  would  be  to  indulge  in 
a  disbelief  which  would  be  unworthy  a 
Christian.  Neverthele.ss,  church-going 
people  are  occasionally  astonished  in  con- 
templating the  behavior  of  some  women 
in  church,  and  wonder  what  could  have 
brought  certain  ones  of  the  sex  to  the 
house  of  God.  Perhaps  some  go  from  a 
habit  they  learned  from  others  without 
having  learned  why  to  go  ;  while  others 
may  think  it  is  right  to  go  without  think- 
ing in  what  spirit  they  should  go  ;  tak- 
ing no  heed  to  their  feet,  not  thinking 
that  they  are  doing  evil  to  themselves 
and  toothers.  These  may  rejoice  in  the 
handsomest  hymn  book,  which  they  dis 
play  with  a  flourish,  and  after  meeting 
have  much  to  say  for  or  against  the  ser- 
mon, whether  they  heard  it  understand- 
ingly  or  not. 

An  old  reproach  against  women  was, 
that  they  went  to  church  to  study  each 
others  bonnets;  and  to  some  serious, 
church-going  observers  there  seems  to 
have  been  some  truth  in  it.  The  interest 
felt  in  Miss  A's.  or  IMrs,  P's,  bonnet  may 
be  sufficient  to  attract  some  women  to 
church  ;  at  all  events,  it  gives  some  a 
very  lively  interest  when  they  get 
there. 

The  women,  however,  who  excite  the 
most  wonder  as  to  why  they  go  to  church, 
are  those  who  may  be  denominated, 
"fidgets,"  and  those  are,  to  use  a  slang 
phrase,  "too  amazing."  There  are  wo- 
men, and  everybody  has  met  them,  who 
seem  to  be  occupied  by  nothing  so  much 
as  by  trying  to  fix  themselves  comfort- 
able in  church.  They  do  not  think  of 
kneeling  in  church,  and  only  occasionally 
join  in  singing.  And  when  for  a  moment 
they  have  arranged  themselves  comfortr- 
ably,  perhaps  at  the  discomfort  of  others, 
and  if  no  stray  end  of  a  ribbon  or  hair-pin 
is  exciting  special  attention,  they  may 
keep  quiet  for  a  miaiute  or  tvyo,      This 


class  of  women  arrange  their  bonnet- 
strings,  smooth  their  frills  and  fringe^ 
pat  down  a  puff  here,  and  pull  another 
one  out  there  ;  they  take  their  gloves  off 
and  nut  them  on  again  ;  stare  about  dur- 
ing tne  singing,  ready  to  frisk  out  at  the 
close  of  the  service  the  observed  of  all 
observers.  ^Vhy  do  these  go  to  church  ? 
They  disturb  every  one  near  then:,  and 
certainly  cannot  do  themselves  any  spirit- 
ual good  by  their  deportment- at  church. 
It  is  comforting  to  hope  that  but  few 
women  belong  to  this  class  ;  yet  I  fcir 
there  are  more  than  we  like  to  acknowl- 
edge, or  even  to  think  about.  And  I 
heartily  wish  that  this  expose  might 
produce  some  good  efiect  on  them,  and 
make  them  consider  and  reform  the  error 
of  their  ways. 

Even  so  is  there  a  class  of  men  church- 
goers, of  whom  we  may  equally  wonder, 
why  do  they  go  to  church  ?  They  may 
not  exhibit  the  same  amount  of  interest 
in  displaying  their  latest  style  of  coat  or 
vest  pattern,  with  shirt  bosoms  and  gold 
studs,  etc.,  as  their  sisters  do,  but  at  the 
same  time  they  lose  all  interest  in  relig" 
ion  in  watching  all  the  fidgets  and  shift- 
ings  of  the  women  ;  and  after  the  cl'^se 
of  the  service  make  themselves  perfectly 
contemptib'e  by  blocking  up  the  aisles 
and  churcli  doors  in  order  to  see  or  gal- 
lant some  of  these  fidgets  away.  Why 
do  these  men  go  to  church?" — Anieri- 
can. 

Dear  reader,  this  picture  is  drawn  from 
a  city  church  assembly.  How  near  it 
applies  to  our  country  churches  the 
close  observer  will  decide.  JIany  of  us 
know  it  is  osily  too  true,  all  over  the  land. 
My  dear  reader,  allow  me  to  impress 
your  mind  with  the  solemn  truth  that 
the  only  object  in  going  to  church  should 
be  to  honor  and  worship  God,  and  that 
the  display  of  silks  and  laces,  etc.,  in  the 
house  of  God,  is  the  sacrifice  of  fools, 
which  none  of  you  should  ever  offer. 
Children  have  your  parents  failed  to  in- 
struct you  in  your  youth,  how  you  should 
take  heed  to  your  feet  when  you  go  to 
the  house  of  the  Lord  ?  I^et  me  prevail 
with  you  now  only  to  go  there  to  worship 
the  God  of  heaven  before  whom  you 
must  shortly  appear  in  judgment.  Study 
how  you  may  please  him,  and  learn  to 
know  that  in  the  house  of  God  you  have 
none  to  please  but  Him. 

D.  P.  Sayler. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Ifii  llie  I'linrcb  ol  God  oue  and 
tliebtiuie  In  belli  Dittpcn- 
satiouH  ? 


I  am  now  como  to  examine  the 
Scriptures  that  are  more  particularly 
relied  on  as  a  foundation  for  infant 
baptism.  The  first  I  shall  call  atten- 
tion to  is  that  recorded  by  Matthew, 
Mark,  and  Luke.  I  shall,  however, 
only  refer  you  to  Mark,  while  I  shall 


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quote  tbe  others.     Matthew  and  Mark 
differ  only  in    this   expression  :  Marii 
says,  "He    was    much    displeased." 
Mutthevv    19:    13 — 15,    "Then    were 
there  brought  unto  him  little  children, 
that  he  should  put  his  hands  on  them, 
and  pray  ;  and  the  disciples    rebuked 
t'«em.     But  Jesus  said,    Suffer    little 
children,  and  forbid  them  not,  to  come 
unto  me;  for  of  such  is  tbe   kingdom 
of  heaven.     And  he  laid  his  hands  on 
them,  and    departed    thence."     Mark 
10:  16,  '"And. he  took  them  up  in   his 
arms,  put  his  hands  upon    them,    and 
blessed    them."     Luke    18:   15 — 17, 
"And  they  brought    unto    him    also 
infants,  that  he   would    touch   them  ; 
but  when  the  disciples  saw    it,    they 
rebuked    them.       IJut    Jesns    called 
them  unto  him,  and  said,  SutTer   little 
children  to  come  unto  me,  and    forbid 
them  not;  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God.      Verily  I  say  unto  yon,  who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the    kingdom 
of  God  as  a  little  child,    shall    in    no 
wise  enter  therein."     I    presume    the 
above  is  taken  into  the  baptismal  con- 
troversy, not  because  of  its  clearness 
or  strength  in  favor  of  the  institution 
of  infant  baptism,  but  because  nothing 
better  could  be  presented  in  its  favor 
as  coming  direct  from  the  Saviour.    It 
is  clear  from  the  narrative,  as    given, 
that  infant  baptism  was  not  sought  at 
the  hands  of  the  Saviour  by    the  par- 
ents,   but,    on    the    contrary,     they 
brought  them  to  have    the    Saviour's 
blessiug  and  prayer    to    b3    invoked 
upon  them.     This  is  what  they  asked 
of  the  Saviour,  and  this  was  just  what 
the  Saviour  did.     See   Mark    10:16, 
and  Matthew  19:  13.     Not  one   word 
is  said  of  baptism.     Bat,  on  the  other 
hand,  I  consider  this  a   stroag    proof- 
text  against  the  idea  of    infant    bap- 
tism, or    infant    church    membership, 
and  as  setting  aside  the    idea    of  the 
two  dispensations   being    the    same. 
The  disciples  objecting   to  the   child- 
ren being  brought  to    the   Master,    is 
conclusive  evidence    that    under    the 
Jewish  disponsufcion  there  was  no  or- 
dinance corresponding  with    the  ouu 
now  brought  under  their   observation. 
If  iufant  baptism  had    been    in    place 
of  circumcision,  they,  as  Jews,  would 
not  have  objected  ;    or   if  even    they 
would  have  objt^cted  to  it  for  want   of 
a  better  knowledge  of  the  matter,  the 
Saviour  would    have    said    to    them, 
"Are  you  Jews  and  do  not  yet    know 
that  iufant  baptis.n  is  come   ia    place 
of  circumcision  ?"      But   there    was 
not  one  word  of  this  kind  of  reasoning  ; 


but  he  proceeded  at  once  to  gratify 
the  wishes  of  the  parents  by  laying 
bis  hands  on  their  children.  If  infant 
memberBhip  was  recognizad  under  the 
old  dispensation,  it  is  certain  that, 
according  to  the  conduct  of  the  disci- 
ples on  the  above  occasion,  that  part 
of  the  Jewish  church  was  lost — was 
not  in  existence  ;  for  if  it  would  have 
been,  they  would  not  have  objected  to 
the  children  being  brought.  Lastly, 
the  very  conduct  of  the  Jewish  par- 
ents ia  indisputable  testimony  in  favor 
of  the  Tdea  that  they  were  not  consid- 
ering them  the  same.  If  the  two  had 
been  considered  the  same,  why  did 
they  not  rest  satisfied  with  that  con- 
clusion ?     But  enough  of  this. 

I  now  proceed  to  Acts  16  :  13 — 15, 
"And  on  the  Sabbath  we  went  out  of 
the  city  by  a  river  side,  where  prayer 
was  wont  to    be   made  ;  and    we  sat 
down,  and  spake  to  the  women  which 
resorted  thither.     And  a  certain    wo- 
man named  Lydia,  a  seller  of  purple, 
of  the  city  of  Thyatira,    which    wor- 
shipped God,  heard  us :  whose    heart 
the  Lord  opened,    that   she   attended 
unto  the  things  which  were  spoken  of 
Paul.     And  when  she  was   baptized, 
and  her  household,  she    besought    us, 
saying.  If  ye  have  judged   me    to    be 
faithful  to  the  Lord,   come    into    my 
house,  and    abide    there.     And    she 
constrained  us."     What  are  the  facts 
in    this    case?      The    following    are 
some  of  them.     It  is  a  fact  that  Paul 
preached  or  spake  to  the  women.      It 
is  a  fact  that  the  Lord  opened  Lydia's 
heart,  and  that  she   attended    to    the 
things  spoken  by  Paul.     It  is  also    a 
fact  that  she  was    baptized,    and    her 
household.     Upon  these  points   there 
is  no  difference  of  opinion,  as  far  a-^  I 
am  acquainted  with  the  subject.     But 
when  we  hear  of  things  that  are  said 
to  be  connected  with    the    case    that 
cannot  be  readily  discerned,  they  may 
be  called  suppositions.     Such    is    the 
declaration  relative  to  infant   baptism 
as  being  contained  in    the    narrative. 
The  following  are  some  of  the  suppo- 
sitions that  loom  up  before    us    when 
we  undertake  to  establish  infant  bap- 
tism   from    this    Scripture.      1.     We 
must  suppose  that  Lvdia  had    at    the 
tin;e,  or    lately,    a    husband.     2.    We 
must  suppose  that  she    had    children, 
and  children  yet  in  infancy.     3.     We 
must  suppose  that  they  vere  baptized 
when    bhe    was   bapiiz-ed.       Without 
these  suppositions  infant  baptism  has 
not  the  least  possibk    foundation    in 
the  narrative.     ''     A  person    would 


assail  his  neighbor  before  a    court   of 
justice,  upon     which      were    hanging 
the  interest  connected  with  his  mortal 
life,  with  testimony  based  upon  mere 
supposition,      and      supposition      no 
stronger,  than  the    above,    the    court 
would  dismiss  the  case,    because    the 
testimony  in    as   important  a    matter 
is  too  inconclusive  ;  and  all  reasonable 
men  would  unite  in  saying   the  court 
did   perfectly  right.      But    when    we 
have  a  case  to  make  out  upon    which 
hangs  the   destiny    of    the    souls    of 
men  and  women,  it  is  taken  for  granted 
that  the  suppositions  are   reasonable, 
and  the    dogma    is    accepted.     That 
.-^ome  of  the  advocates  of   infant  bap- 
tism do  not    consider    this    case    an 
undoubted  case  of  infant    baptism    is 
clear  from  what  Barne's  says   in    his 
notes  on  tbe  15th  verse.  "And  the  case 
is  one  that  affords  a  strong   presump- 
tive proof  that  this  was    an   instance 
of    household    or     infant     baptism." 
This  learned     Pedobaptist    advocate 
makes  this  only  a  case    of   presump- 
tive proof  and  not  one  of  positiveness. 
But  here  is  another  witness  from  the 
pedobaptist  side;  "Thus  she  was   led 
to  embrace  the  gospel,  and   was    bap- 
tized, with  her  household  :  the    adult 
part  of  which  no  doubt  were  instruct- 
ed in    Christianity,    along    with     her. 
There  is  no  proof  that  there  were  any 
children  in  her   family,   though    it   is 
probable  there  were."     Scott's    Cowj- 
mentary  on  Acts    16:    13 — 15.     This 
man  comes    with    probabilities,    but 
first,  however,  admits  that  there  is  no 
proof  that  there  were  any  children  in 
the  family.     That  they  were    not   in- 
fants is  clear  from  the  last     verse    in 
same  chapter,  (40,;  "And  they   went 
out  of  the  prison,  and  entered  into  the 
house  of  Lydia:  and  when  they    had 
seen  the    brethren,    they    comforted 
them  and  departed."     It  is  clear  from 
the  above  that  Lydia's  family  was  com- 
posed of  brethren    that    could  receive 
comfort.    This  infants  could  not  do.    I 
will  close    this  part  of  the  subject  by 
giving  what  the  assembly  of  Divines 
say  on  the  last    verse    quoted    above. 
"And  ente7'ed  into  the  house  of  Lydia  : 
doubtless  to  conlirui  them  in  the  faith 

wiiich  they  had  preached  to  them 

Lydia  and  HERS  hearing  of  their 
miraculous  deliverance,  could  not  but 
be  comforted  and  confirmed  in  the 
truth."  Annot.  on  Acts  16  :  40. 

The  next  case  I  call  your  attention 
to  is  the  baptism  of  the  Jailor  and 
his,  recorded  in  the  same  chapter 
commencing  at  the  29th  verse,  which 


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reads  as  follows,  "Tben  he  called  for 
a  ligbt,  aud  sprang  in,  aud  came 
trembling,  and  fell  dowu  before  Paul 
aud  Silas.  Aod  brought  them  out, 
and  paid.  Sirs,  what  must  I  do  to  be 
saved?  And  they  said,  Ikiieve  on 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  aud  thou 
ehalt  be  saved,  and  thy  house.  And 
they  spake  uuto  him  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  aud  to  ail  that  were  iu  his 
house.  And  he  took  them  the  same 
hour  of  the  night,  and  washed  iLeir 
stripes  ;  aud  was  baptized,  he  and  all 
his,  straightway.  And  when  he  had 
brought  Iheni  into  his  houae,  he  set 
meat  before  them,  aud  rejoiced,  believ- 
ing iu  God  with  all  bis  house." 

When  the  Jailor  found  the  prison 
doors  open  and  the  bands  of  the  pris- 
oners unloosed,  and  supposing  them 
to  have  escaped,  he  drew  bis  sword. 
Paul  seeing  this,  spake  to  him  and 
said,  "Do  thyself  no  harm,  we  are  ail 
here."  Hearing  this,  be  sprang  in, 
fell  down  before  them,  and  brought 
them  out,  aud  said,  ''Sirs,  what  must 
I  do  to  be  saved  ?"  The  an.?wer  was, 
"Believe  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
aud  thou  sliait  be  saved,  and  thy 
house."  Thus  he  required  faith  as  a 
prerequisite  to  baptism.  This  alone 
would  exclude  infants.  But  it  may 
be  said  that  faith  was  only  demanded 
Irom  the  Jailor,  and  the  others  were 
baptized  upon  his  faith  ;  aud  if  so, 
infants  might  have  been  included  in 
the  household.  That  infants  were 
not  included  iu  this  household  bap- 
tism is  unuiislakably  clear,  from  the 
fact  th.it  what  they  preached  to  the 
Jailor  they  spake  to  all :  "  Tliey  spake 
unto  him  the  word  of  the  Lord,  AND 
TO  ALL  THAT  WERE   IN    HIS     HOUSE." 

This  household  is  instructed,  instruct- 
ed ALL,  and  then  baptized.  Infants, 
therefore,  cannot  here  be  included. 
Some  persons  are  better  convinced 
wheu  authors  are  quoted,  so  we  shall 
let  Barne's  speak  in  the  above  case  : 
"It  may  be  implied  here  that  the 
faith  of  a  father  may  be  expected  to 
be  the  means  of  the  salvation  of  bis 
family.  It  often  is  so  in  fact ;  but 
the  direct  meaning  of  this  is,  that 
salvation  was  ofifered  to  his  family  as 
well  as  himself;  implying  that  if  they 
believed,  they  should  also  be  saved." 
Luke  still  farther  describes  this  Jailor 
and  bis  household,  showing  that  the 
coutmiBsion  was  strictly  carried  out, 
first  preaching  the  gospel  to  the  whole 
bouse,  as  verse  vi'2nd  declares,  and 
now,  in  verse  34th  the  Jailor  "rejoic- 
ed, UELIEVINO    IN    CiioU,    WITH    ALL 


HIS  HOUSE."  It  now  follows  that  he 
had  no  iufant  children,  for  these  words 
do  not,  yea,  cannot  include  them  ; 
for  of  this  faith  they  are  iucapable. 

The  next,  and  last  household  bap- 
tism mentioned,  is  recorded  iu  1  Cor. 
Ist  chapter,  and  is  that  of  Stephanas. 
Verse  IGth,  "And  I  baptized  also  the 
household  of  Stephanas  ;  besides.  I 
know  not  that  I  baptized  any  other." 
To  clear  up  this  household  baptism,  I 
refer  you  to  the  last  chapter  of  this 
same  Epistle,  15th  verse,  "1  beseech 
you,  brethren,  ye  kuov/  the  house  of 
Stephanas,  that  it  is  the  first  fruits  of 
Achaia,  and  that  they  have  addicted 
themselves  to  the  ministry  of  the 
saints."  Permit  me  to  quote  Scott 
the  commentatoi-  on  this  verse,  just  to 
show  how  meu  will  speak  of  fauiilies, 
ttc,  when  infant  baptism  is  not  rest- 
ing on  the  mind.  "The  several  per- 
sons belonging  to  his  family  were 
quali&ed  for  usefulness,  and  ought  to 
have  possessed  great  influence  iu  that 
church  ;  as  they  were  the  oldest  con- 
verts to  Christianity  in  all  Achaia. 
*  *  *  The  apostle  therefore  be- 
sought the  Christians  at  Corinth,  to 
"submit  themselves"  to  the  counsel, 
influence,  or  ministry  of  this  family 
and  others." — Scott's  commentary,  1 
Cor.  IG  :  15—18. 

In  reading  over  my  manuscript  I 
noticed  that  I  Lad  omitted  a  passage  of 
scripture  that  is  presented  as  a  proof- 
text  in  favor  of  infant  baptism,  name- 
ly, Acts  2:  39,  "For  the  promise  is 
uuto  you,  and  to  your  children,  and 
to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as  many 
as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call."  The 
question  naturally  arises,  What  is 
promised  ?  Is  it  baptism  ?  I  cannot 
think  that  it  has  any  reference  to  that 
institution,  from  the  fact  that  Peter 
was  speaking  more  particularly  on 
the  effects  of  ihe  out-pouring  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  referring  them  to  the 
promise  as  recorded  by  Joel,  that  the 
Spirit  should  be  given  to  all  of  that 
generation  aud  those  yet  unborn. 
Allow  me  to  insert  what  Barnes  says 
ou  this  subject :  "For  the  promise, 
that  is,  the  promise  respecting  the 
particular  thing  of  which  he  was 
speaking — the  influence  of  the  Holy 
^.ihost."  Scott  says,  "For  the  prom- 
ise, both  the  general  promise  respect- 
ing the  Messiah,  aud  the  blessings  of 
his  kingdom,  as  made  to  Abraham 
their  father,  and  the  particular  prom- 
ise of  the  Spirit  quoted  from  Joel; 
was  made,  ur  proposed,  to  them  and 
to  their  children 


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I  shall  also  give  you  the  opinions 
of  these  two  gentlenien  ou  this  verse 
in  relation  to  its  bearing  iu  the  estab- 
lishing of  infant  baptism.  Remember, 
both  are  Pedo-advocates  aud  divines. 
Scott  says,  "The  male  descendants  ot 
Abraham  were  circumcised,  as  includ- 
ed iu  the  promise,  and  as  a  part  of 
the  visible  church  ;  and  this  passage 
may  intimate,  that  the  infant  offspring 
ol  Christians,  being  also  inc'uded  in 
the  promise,  and  in  the  covenant  of 
their  parents,  and  being  a  part  of  the 
visible  church,  should  be  admitted  to 
baptism,  which  is  the  outward  sign 
of  the  same  spiritual  blessings  as  cir- 
cumcision" was.  Commentary  31  — 
40.  Barnes  says,  "It  does  not  reftr  to 
children  as  children,  and  should  not 
be  adduced  to  establish  the  propriety 
of  infant  baptism,  or  as  applicable  par- 
ticularly to  infants."  Notes  on  Acts 
2:  39. 

1  have  now,  I  believe,  looked  into 
all  the  Scriptures  in  the  Acis  of  the 
Apostles  treating  on  the  subject  of 
baptism,  and  the  conclusion  I  have 
come  to  is,  that  the  baptism  of  in- 
fants is  not  to  be  found  either  by 
intimation,  precept,  or  example  ;  and 
I  may  safely  say,  seek,  and  seek 
again,  and  still  it  cannot  be  found. 
This,  to  some  of  my  readers  may  seem 
a  hasty  conclusion.  Hear  what  some 
of  our  pedobaptists  say  on  that  sub- 
ject. Limborch,  "There  is  no  instance 
that  can  be  produced,  from  which  it 
may  indisputably  be  inferred  ttiat  any 
child  was  baptized  by  the  apostles." 
—  Complete  syst.  Div.  B.  v.  Ch. 
xxii.  §  ii. 

Mr.  Baxter,  "I  conclude,  that  all 
examples  of  baptism  in  Scripture  do 
mention  only  the  administration  of  it 
to  the  professors  of  faith  ;  and  the 
precepts  give  us  no  other  diiection. 
And  I  provoke  3Ir.  Blake,  as  far  as  is 
seemly  for  me  to  do,  to  name  ONE 
jirecept  or  example  for  baptizing  any 
other,  and  make  it  good  if  he  can.'' 
Dispt.  of  Bight  to  sacrament,  P.  156. 
In  Baed.  Exm.  Vol.  ii,  P.29.  Good- 
win, "Baptism  supposes  regeneration 
in  itself  first.  Sacraments  are  never 
administered  to  begin,  or  u'or^ grace. 
Read  ALL  the  Acts,  still  it  is  said, 
thev  belietJed,  and  were  baptized V — 
Works,  \o\.  1.  P.  1.  L.  200.  With 
this  we  close  the  Acts  of  the  apostles 
aud  household  baptisms.  Give  it  a 
fair  and  unbiased  reading,  and  fre- 
quently say.  Can  infants  perform  this  ? 
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«*For  He  «"areth    lor  You." 
1.  IVter  5  7. 


IJY  H.  C    LUCUS, 


That  God  loves  bis  creatures,  we 
know  from  mauy  reasons  to  be  true. 
The  expresdioa  of  Peter,  "For  be 
careth  for  you,"  was  spoken  particu- 
larly to  the  church,  but  is  also  ap- 
plicable witQ  coDsiderable  force  to  all 
the  human  family.  For  Ilis  love  is 
displayed  on  every  side.  We  see 
His  goodness  and  care  about  us  all 
the  time.  Frou:  his  baud  we  receive 
"every  good  and  perfect  gilt." 

He  has  adapted  everyihing  in  na- 
ture for  our  good  and  well  being. 
His  sua  gives  us  light  and  heat; 
without  it,  all  would  be  dark,  cioudy 
and  gloomy.  There  would  be  no 
fruitful  fields,  or  beautiful  flowers  to 
look  upon  ;  alljwould  be  cheerless  and 
sad  ;  and  having  our  present  organ- 
ism and  being,  we  could  exist  but  a 
very  short  time,  without  the  light 
and  influence  of  this  orb  of  day.  He 
sends  the  pleasant  showers  to  revive 
the  parched  earth  and  cause  it  to 
yield  its  fruits  and  make  the  fljwcrs 
lift  up  their  heads,  and  all  nature  to 
rejoice.  After  dreary  winter  has 
passed  everything  assumes  a  pleasant 
appearance;  and  after  passing 
through  the  influence  cold  has  on  the 
earth,  it  puts  op  anew  its  lively  of 
green,  and  seems  to  exult  in  the  care 
of  God,  and  to  praise  him. 

Yea,  these  things  were  all  given  us 
by  our  kind  Father  for    our   use    and 
enjoyment.       Although     "He    made 
man  a  little  lower    than  the    angels," 
"He  crowned  him     with    glory,    and 
set  him  over  the  works  of  his  hand.-3." 
''In  him     we    live,    move,    and    have 
our  being;"    yet  how  small  a    return 
is  made  by  us  for  all  this.      We  act  as 
if  we  were  entirely  ignorant  of  God's 
care  and  love.     In  nature  everything  : 
seems    to   praise    him,    rejoicing    iu 
his  care,  and  sending  songs    of    g!ad- 
nens  heavenward,  constantly   testify- 
ing of  his  gooduess  and  love.     While,  | 
sad  to  say,  man,   n'.ade  in    the   image  i 
and  likeness  cf  his  Creator,  pos^iessed  1 
of  reason  and  noble    faculties,    sec;ns  i 
.to  be  dumb,  refusing    to    praise     his 
Maker  and  Protector.     And,    strange 
to  relate,  there  are   those    who    dwell 
iu  gospel  lands    that    refuse   to    hear  j 
the  voice  of   love    and    mercy    which! 
gays,  'Cotne  unto  me  all  ye  thafi-"  la- 


bor and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will 
give  you  rest." 

So  deeply  are  thejc. engaged  in  the 
service  of  the  gods  of  this  world, 
riches,  pleasures,  honors,  applause  of 
the  world,  the  follies  of  fashion  and 
other  worldly  objects,  they  do  not 
hear  the  gentle  entreaties  and  kind 
invitations  of  their  Savior,  who 
sought  them  even  when  they  were  in 
rebellion  against  him,  and  laid  down 
his  life  that  they  might  live.  Never 
was  love  like  this  inearth  or  heaven, 
revealed  to  the  children  of  men.  If 
our  hearts  were  not  like  stones  we 
would  weep!  Consider,  poor,  fallen, 
unworthy  man,  without  hope,  or 
ability  to  help  himself,  delivered  by 
that  great  being  whom  he  had 
wronged !  This  should  lead  us  to 
trust  him.  He  that  died  for  us  will 
not  refuse  us  if  wo  come,  asking  him 
to  be  meroitul  to  sinners.  If  we  have 
faith  to  accept  his  promises  and  let 
him  lead  us  by  his  word,  all  will  be 
well.  We  have  no  robe  of  righteous- 
ness to  bring,  being  without  merit. 
We  can  only  trust  the  crucified  One 
as  our  Helper.  Yet  how  slow  we 
are  to  cast  our  care  upon  him,  and 
place  ourselves  in  his  strong  arms  ! 
We  are  so  doubtful  and  distrustful, 
as  if  the  Bible  was  a  fictitious  story 
which  had  do  bearing  on  our  case. 
If  we  knew  a  good  fortune  or  inher- 
itance was  in  our  reach,  and  which 
we  could  come  in  possession  of  simply 
by  accs'pting  it,  bow  quickly  would 
we  take  the  proper  steps  to  obtain  it, 
making  every  exertion  in  our  power, 
until  we  could  call  this  earthly  inher- 
itance our  own !  Yet  when  offer- 
ed a  heavenly  home,  and  pesscssioas 
never  to  fail,  eternal  riches  in  the 
"city  whose  builder  and  maker  is 
God,''  we  ara  very  carnless,  acting  as 
though  we  were  alwaysto  remain  here, 
aud  this  low  world  of  sin  and  death, 
with  it's  eonseqi.eat  attendant,  were 
better  than  heaven  and  the  blisS  of 
dwelling  with  God. 

May  we  all  realiz'3  our  true  con- 
condition,  and  seek  the  friendship  of 
God  as  wc  have  opportunity,  for  'iJie 
night  is  coming."  He  has  in  love 
shown  us  the  way  ;  and  in  walking 
therein  our  hearts  would  be  filled 
with  bve,  because  our  wills  would 
be  bowed  in  submission  to  his  wiil  ; 
and  thus  showing  our  trust  and  faith 
in  him,  wo  would  be  received  as 
his  children,  and  become  joint  heirs 
with  hi^ou,  of  eternal  life  and  bap- 
pines3.       1 


Falter  not  on  God's  judgment  or 
the  way  he  has  appointed  to  come. 
It  is  your  Father's  way,  and  if  you 
walk  in  it  you  will  be  saved.  "For 
he  Careth  for  you." 

Macomb,    III. 


Written  at  my  IVInther'i^  Ciritve. 


SELECTED    BY   LYDIA  CLArPEIi. 


The  tremblius;  dow-diops  fall 

Upou  the  BhutliuK  flowers— souls  at  rest; 
The  Rtars  shine  gloriously,  aud  all 
Save  me  are  blest. 

Mother,  I  love  thy  grave  ; 
Tlie   violet,  with  its   blossom    blue   and 
mild, 
Waves  o'er  thy  head.      Whcu  shall  it  wave 
Above  thy  child  '{ 

'Tis  a  sweet  flo-.ver  ;  yet  must 
Its  bri.;ht  leaves  to   the  coming  tempest 
bow. 
Dear  mother,  'tis  thine  emblem  ;  dust 
Is  oil  thy  brow. 

And  I  could  love  to  die — 
To   leave,   untasted,   life's    dark,  bitter 
streams, 
By  thee,  as  ever  in  childhood,  be 
And  share  thy  dreams. 

And  must  I  linger  here 
To   stsiu  the    plumage    of    my    sinless 
years, 
And  mourn  the  hopes  of  childhood  dear 
With  bitter  tears  i 

Aye,  must  I  linger  here 

A  lonely  branch  upon  a  blasted  tree, 
Whose  last  frail  leat,  untimely,  sear, 
Went  down  wi  h  thee  ? 

Oft  from  bfe's  withcr'd  bower. 

In  still  communion  with  the  past,  I  turn 
And  muse  on  thte,the  only  llowur 
In  memory's  urn. 

And  when  the  evening  pale 

Bows  like  a  mourner  on  the   dim,  bine 
wave, 
I  stray  to  hear  the  night  winds  wail 
Around  thy  grave. 

Where  is  thy  spirit  llown  \ 

I  gaze  above, thy  looli  is  imag'd  there  ; 
I  listen,  aud  thy  gentle  '.one 
Is  OH  the  aii'. 

Oh,  come,  whilfct  here  I  press 

.My  brow  upou    thy  grave,  aud,  iu  those 
mild 
And  Ihiilling  tones  of  tenderuesj, 
B1js.<,  blesi  thy  child  ! 

Yes,  blesi  thy  w'eeping  child. 
And    o'er    the    urn,    relit;! /u's    holiest 
shriue, 
Oh,  give  his  spirit  uudi  tiled  ♦• 

To  blend  wiiU  ihiue. 


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MISCELLANEOUS. 

Some  Accoant  ol  the  Oldest  Bns- 
luess. 

The  advertising  business  is  the  oldest 
and  largest  business  ever  known  on  earth. 
The  literal  meaning  of  the  word  advertise 
is  to  turn  to.  It  comes  from  the  ]jatin 
n(f,  to,  and  vertcrr,  to  turn..  In  its 
broadest  sense  it  means  to  call  attention 
to,  to  proclaim,  to  publish,  to  make 
known.  And  the  bu-iness  of  calling  at- 
tention to,  and  j)ioclaiming,  and  publish- 
ing, and  making  known,  is  the  oldest  and 
largest  business  ever  known  on  earth.  It 
is  a  universal  business  also.  We  all  have 
more  or  less  advertising  to  do.  In  this 
way  or  that  way,  and  by  this  means  or 
that  means,  and  for  this  purpose  or  that 
purpose,  we  all  try  to  tarn  attention  to 
ourselves,  or  our  interests. 

In  truth,  liardly  anything  can  be  done 
without  advertising.  Souls  cannot  be 
saved,  sinners  cannot  be  converted  witli- 
out  it-  Even  the  word  couvert, — which 
means  to  turn  about — comes  from  the 
same  root  which  ad  vert  ising  comes  from. 
The  Vert,  which  meins  to  turn,  is  the 
pivot,  the  turning  point,  of  the  whole 
matter.  The  essential  thing  in  an 
ad'-t;er^'-isemcnt  is  for  the  ad-w/Y-iser 
so  to  adicrt  to  his  business  as  to 
con-vert  the  public.  To  con-vert  a  sinner 
is  to  turn  him  about.  He  has  been  going 
towards  perdition ;  and  his  conversion 
consists  in  his  turning  about  so  as  to  go 
towards  heaven.  And  he  is  con-certed 
by  an  ad  rer^iscment,  or  a  turning  of  his 
attention  to  the  consequences  of  sin  ;  in 
short,  by  gospel  advertising.  And  so,  all 
the  preachers  are  advertising  agents  for 
tlie  Lord,  and  all  the  churcnes  are  His 
advertising  agencies. 

The  word  advertise  is  a  Bible  word. 
It  was  used  in  the  Bible  before  there 
were  any  newspapers  to  publish  the 
modern  advertisement,  or  any  dictionary 
to  define  the  term.  An  interesting  real 
estate  transaction,  which  took  place  in 
the  land  of  Bethlehem  some  thousands  of 
years  ago,  is  described  in  the  fourth 
chapter  of  the  book  of  Ruth,  where  it  is 
written  :  "And  he  [Boaz]  said  unto  the 
kinsmen,  Naomi,  that  is  conic  again  out 
of  the  country  of  Moab,  selleth  a  parcel 
of  land  which  was  our  brother  hjlime- 
lech's,  and  I  thought  to  advertise  thee, 
saying  :  Buy  it  before  the  inhabitants  and 
before  the  elders  of  the  people." 

Boaz  saw  the  necessity  of  advertising 
on  that  occasion ;  and  lie  did  advertise; 
and  he  made  his  point  handsomely. 

In  Numbers  xxiv.  14,  it  is  written  : 
"And  now,  behold,  I  go  unto  my  people  ; 
come  therefore,  and  I  will  advertise  thee 
what  this  people  shall  do  to  thy  people 
in  the  latter  days."  That  advertisement 
was  a  terrible  prophecy,  a  setting  forth 
of  the  everlasting  truth;  and  all  adver- 
tising ought  to  be,  like  Scri|)turc  adver^ 
tising,  a  setting    forth    of     the     truth  ; 


but  it  is  not,  and  never  has 
been,  since  the  hour  the  devil  deceived 
Eve  by  his  lying  __  advertisement  in  the 
fruit  business.  In  fact, from  that  hour  to 
the  present  moment,  the  devil  has  been 
running  an  advertising  agency  of  univer- 
sal ramifications,  in  order  to  build  up  his 
moral  mock-auction  business,  and  spirit- 
ual sawdust  swindle.  And  he  has  had 
great  success,  and  has  turned  many  unto 
him,  and  has  no  lack  of  customers,  not- 
withstanding the  prodigious  efforts  of 
the  churches,  and  tlie  Bible  societies, 
and  the  tract  societies,  and  the  mission'- 
ary  societies,  and  the  Sunday  schools, 
and  the  other  numberless  agencies  ac- 
tively working  on  the  Lord's  side,  to  ex- 
l)ose  the  devil's  wiles,  and  advertise  truth 
and  righteousness  and  judgment  to  come. 
Human  nature  will  have  its  way;  and 
now,  as  in  the  old  scripture  days, 

"A  man  shall  hardly  keep  himself  from 
doing  wrong  ;  and  an  huckster  shall  not 
be  free  from  sin.  Many  have  sinned  for 
a  small  matter ;  and  he  that  sceketh 
abundance  shall  turn  his  eyes  away.  As 
a  nail  sticketh  fast  between  the  joinings 
of  the  stones ;  so  doth  sin  stick  close  be- 
tween buying  and  selling" — and  adver- 
tising. 

In  these  days  advertising  does  not 
necessarily  mean  either  prophecy  or  truth 
telling,  but  it  does  mean  the  turning  of 
public  attention  to  one's  business.  And 
the  question  for  the  advertiser  is,  "How 
shall  I  advertise  so  as  most  effectually  to 
turn  public  attention  to  my  business,  and 
not  only  turn  it  to  my  business,  hnt  fasten 
it  there/" 

An  advertiser's  success  in  advertising, 
will  chiefly  depend  on  two  things,  namely  : 
On  the  style  in  which  his  advertisements 
are  written,  and  on  the  way  in  which  they 
are  published. 

A  fact  may  be  stated  in  such  a  dull 
manner  as  to  attract  little  or  no  notice  ; 
and  the  same  fact  may  be  stated  so  inter- 
estingly as  to  arrest  general  attention. 
So  too,  an  advertisement  may  be  publish- 
ed in  such  a  way  that  it  will  fall  dead  ; 
and  the  same  advertisement,  word  for 
word,  may  be  published  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  occasion  a  wide- spread  sensation. 

As  a  rule,  neither  of  these  points  is 
sufficiently  considered  by  advertisers. 
When  a  man  has  a  law-suit,  and  his  case 
is  to  be  advertised  to  a  jury  of  twelve 
men,  he  wants  a  lawyer  to  do  it.  who  can 
wield  all  the  resources  of  argument  and 
eloquence  in  his  behalf  But  the  same 
man,  when  a  jury  of  many  thousands  is  to 
be  addressed  in  behalf  of  his  business,  is 
apt  to  think  that  he  can  do  it  well  enough 
himself,  no  matter  how  incompetent  he 
may  be.  In  fact,  it  is  pretty  generally 
supposed  that  any  kind  of  a  statement, 
however  bunglingly  it  may  be  written, 
will  answer  for  an  advertisement,  when 
the  truth  is  that  in  order  to  have  iui  ad- 
vertisement tell  with  the  greatest  force 
upon  the  public  mind,  it  must  be  pre- 
pared with  consummate  skill. ^v  This  is 
especially  true  of  advertiscmentiB  intended 


to  secure  the  favorable  consideration  of 
ladies.  We  have  known  striking  instan- 
ces of  ladies  being  irreconcilably  preju- 
diced against  an  advertiser,  by  reason  of 
some  quality  in  his  advertisement  which 
he  doubtless  supposed  to  be  its  chief 
point  of  excellence. 

But  what  to  do  with  an  advertisement, 
after  it  is  written,  is  perhaps  the  chief 
problem  in  this  business  How  shall  the 
advertisement  be  launched  upon  the  pub- 
lic with  the  most  telling  effect  ?  There's 
much  money  in  the  correct  answer  to  this 
question.  Let  us  see  if  we  can  get  at  the 
correct  answer.  And  in  order  to  get  at 
the  correct  answer,  let  us  see  what  it  is 
that  an  advertiser  wants  to  accomplish 
by  advertising : 

He  wants  to  turn  the  attention  of  as 
many  persons  as  possible  to  his  good.s, 
wares  and  merchandise,  and  to  present 
himself  and  his  business  to  them  in  such 
an  attractive  and  persuasive  manner,  as 
to  secure  their  favorable  consideration 
and  custom — in  short,  so  as  lo  make 
them  believe  in  him,  and  in  his  business, 
and  in  whatever  commodities  he  may 
have  for  sale. 

How  is  the  advertiser  to  launch  his  ad- 
vertisement— (which  we  will  suppose  to 
be  properly  and  effectively  written)  — 
upon  the  public  so  as  to  accomplish  tiicse 
results?  lie  must,  of  course,  find  the 
best  avenues  to  the  public  mind,  and 
through  them  buttonhole  the  public 
attention  with  advertising  finger.  But 
what  are  the  best  avenues  to  the  public 
mind?  They  are,  of  course,  the  news- 
|)apers  and  periodicals  of  the  time.  A:id 
how  is  an  advertiser  to  find  out  the  news- 
papers and  periodicals,  and  learn  which 
of  them  it  would  be  best  for  him  to  ad- 
vertise in  ? 

As  there  are  thousands,  many  thous- 
ands, of  newspai  ers  and  periodicals  in 
the  land,  of  vast  diversity  of  circulation, 
an  advertiser,  without  the  aid  of  those 
who  already  have  special  knowledge  on 
the  subject,  could  not  obtain  such  infor- 
mation as  would  enable  him  to  launch  his 
advertisement  most  effectually  upon  the 
public,  except  at  an  outlay  of  time  and 
money,  which  no  advertiser  could  afford. 
It  took  Messrs.  Geo.  P.  Ilowell  ct  Co., 
the  leading  advertising  agents  in  America, 
several  years  to  seek  out  and  classify  the 
newspapers  and  periodicals  of  the  United 
States  and  Canada.  When,  about  eight 
years  ago,  they  were  applied  to  by  an 
advertiser  in  this  city,  to  publish  an  ad- 
vertisement in  Minnesota,  they  had  to 
decline  the  business  because  they  could 
not  ascertain  the  names  of  even  hall  a 
dozen  papers  published  in  that  State. 
About  the  same  time,  the  project  to  es- 
tablish an  advertising  agency  in  Cincin-* 
nati  was  abandoned,  because  of  the  diffi- 
culty of  obtaining  a  list  of  the  papers 
published  in  that  region.  It  was  the 
same  witli  regard  to  the  pa))ers  published 
in  N  na  Scotia,  and  it  was  the  same  with 
regard  to  publications  in  the  Southern 
States. 


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In  fact,  Messr,'^.  Kowell  &  Co.,  (indiiic 
tliat  there  was  no  basis  of  inCormation  on 
which  to  cany  on  the  advertising;  busi- 
ness intelligently,  and  witli  satisfying 
accuracy,  determined  to  establish  an 
institution  which  should  give  similar  in- 
formation about  newspapers  and  periodi- 
cals, which  mercantile  agencies  give 
about  merchants  and  traders.  And  so 
they  set  at  work  to  get  up  a  complete 
list  of  the  newspapers  and  periodicals, 
which  publish  advertisements,  ii;  the 
United  States  and  Canada.  They  soon 
discovered  thnt  they  had  undertaken  a 
difficult  and  enormous  ta.-k,  but  they 
pressed  on  from  step  to  step,  until  they 
hunted  out  every  publication  in  the  land, 
and  learned  its  politics  and  its  rclij^ion — 
ifithadany; — ^the  extent  and  character 
of  its  circulation,  and  all  the  facts  about 
it  which  it  would  be  necessary  for  an 
advertiser  to  know. 

One  of  the  greatest  difficulties  which 
Messrs.  Rowell  &  Co.  encountered  in 
their  prodigious  undertaking,  was  to  get 
accurate  information  as  to  the  circulation 
of  the  publications  of  the  country.  Pub- 
lishers nad  the  mistaken  notion  that  it 
was  better  to  surround  their  circulation 
with  a  fog  of  uncertainty,  through  which 
it  would  loom  up  large  to  the  untrained 
vision  of  advertisers.  But  ]Me.-*srs. 
Kowell  &  Co.  believed  that  any  business, 
in  order  to  be  completely  succes'<f>il, 
luust  be  founded  on  the  complete  truth. 
And  so  they  went  for  the  complete  truth, 
as  to  the  circulation  of  newspapers  ana 
periodicals.  Proprietors  of  the  strongest 
publications  fell  in  with  their  plans,  and 
gave  exact  information,  and  it  was  not 
long  before  publishers  in  all  parts  of  the 
country,  seeing  the  advantages  which 
came  of  exactitude,  and,  naturally  pre-, 
ferring  truth  and  accuracy  to  deception 
and  vagueness,  followed  their  example. 

Without  this  knowledge  of  the  circula- 
tion of  publications,  there  could,  ot 
course,  be  no  certainty  in  advertising. 
Without  such  information,  an  advertiser 
might  reject  a  paper  having  a  circulation 
of  tens  of  thousands,  and  put  his  adver- 
tisement in  a  journal  having  a  circulation 
of  only  a  few  hundreds. 

But  the  extent  of  a  paper's  circulation 
is  not  the  only  criterion  of  its  value  as  an 
advertising  medium.  In  some  cases  the 
kind  of  people  who  read  a  paper  is  an  im- 
portant fact  for  an  adveriii-er  to  know. 
It  would  be  of  no  use  for  a  publish.er  of 
the  writings  of  Thomas  Paine,  to  adver- 
tise them  in  a  religious  newspaper  ;  nor 
would  infidel  publications  be  a  good 
medium  for  advertising  Calvanistic  works; 
nor  would  one  who  should  advertise  agri- 
cultural implements  and  fertilizers  in 
papers  read  almost  exclusively  by  literary 
people  and  artists,  be  much  benefitted  by 
his  outlay  ;  nor  would  it  be  judicious  to 
advertise  free  trade  works  in  tariff  journ- 
als. Advertisements  which  ai)peal  to 
women,  young  peoi)le,  business  men,  and 
the  general  domestic  needs  of  families, 
should  be  published  in  papers  that  have 


the  largest  general  circulation ;  and  ad- 
vertisements which  appeal  to  a  special 
class  should  not  be  published  in  papers 
that  are  seldom  seen  by  members  of  that 
class. 

Hence  the  necessity,  in  order  that  ad- 
vertising may  be  done  intelligently  and 
effectively,  of  knowing  all  about  all  the 
papers  and  periodicals  in  tlie  country, 
which  publish  advertisements.  The 
extent  of  a  paper's  circulation,  its  politics 
or  no  politics,  its  religion  or  irreligion,  its 
specialty  if  it  has  one,  in  what  sections  of 
the  country  it  circulates,  its  rates  for  ad- 
vertising, and  everything  else  which  it 
would  be  useful  for  advertisers  to  know, 
should  be  known.  It  was  the  obtaining 
of  this  information  about  every  publica- 
tion in  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
which  3Iessrs.  Kowell  &  Co.  set  them- 
selves to  get.  And  after  years  of  persis- 
tent and  arduous  labor  they  pot  it ;  and 
having  got  it,  and  having  digested  and 
classified  it,  instead  of  keeping  it  to  them- 
selves, they  tiirew  it  open  to  their  cus- 
tomers, so  that  any  customer  who  chose 
to  look  into  the  matter  might  know  as 
much  about  it  as  they  did.  This  is  a 
distinguishing  feature  in  Messrs.  Kowell 
&  Co.  s  system.  They  were  the  first  ad- 
vertising agents  to  give  their  customers 
free  access  to  all  the  knowledge  which 
they  themselves  possessed.  Tlicy  make 
no  mystery  of  their  business  ;  nothing  is 
concealed.  Whatever  information  they 
have  is  at  the  service  of  their  customers. 
In  fact  they  now  publish  it  all,  in  their 
NEwriPAPER  Directory,  so  that  not  only 
their  customers  but  also  their  rivals  in 
business,  can  get  the  benefit  of  it.  But, 
of  course,  nobody  else  can  get  so  much 
out  of  it  as  Messrs.  Rowell  &  Co.  can  get 
themselves,  because,  nobody  else  can 
understand  all  its  bearings,  or  put  the 
iuformation  to  such  practical  use,  as  they 
can. 

And  this  seems  to  bring  this  whole 
matter  of  how  to  advertise  so  as  to  get 
the  greatest  possible  return  for  one's 
money,  to  a  focus.  In  order  to  advertise 
thus  effectively,  the  advertiser  must  have 
the  means  of  knowing  all  about  all  the 
newspapers  and  periodicals  in  the  coun- 
try ;  and  by  going  or  sending  to  Messrs. 
Rowel!  &.  Co.'s  agency,  he  can  get  just 
the  intbimation  he  needs,  in  the  fullest, 
minutest  and  best  classified,  forms.  He 
can  see  the  newspapers  and  periodicals 
on  tile — thoursands  upon  thousands  of 
them.  He  can  learn  what  their  circula- 
tion is,  as  to  extent,  character  and  local- 
ity ;  what  their  peculiarities  and  special- 
ities are,  what  their  rates  are,  and  what 
would  be  the  best  way  to  send  his  adver- 
tisements to  them.  And  he  learns  a 
great  deal  more.  Before  he  has  been 
long  in  their  establishment,  it  will  begin 
to  dawn  upon  him  that  the  advertising 
business  is  a  great  business  ;  that  there 
is  vastly  more  in  it  than  he  ever  dreamed 
of;  that  it  requires  special  information, 
special  facilities,  special  arrangements, 
wide-reaching  relations,  costly  appliances, 


and  that  maturity  of  judgment  wliich 
only  comes  of  vast  and  varied  experience, 
and  fullness  and  completeness  of  knowl- 
edge. And  right  there,  in  Messrs. 
Rowell  &  Co. 's  agency,  he  will  see  that 
he  can  command  all  the  information,  ap- 
pliances, machinery,  skill  and  judgment, 
necessary  to  enable  him  to  launch  his 
advertisement  upon  the  'public,  mind  in 
such  a  manner  as  will  be  most  certain  to 
turn  and  fasten  public  attention  upon 
himself  and  his  bu'^incss,  until  his  name 
shall  become  a  household  word  through- 
out all  the  land.  And,  that  of  course, 
will  bring  custom  ;  and  if  coupled  with 
honesty  and  fair  dealing,  it  will  build  up 
business  on  an  enduring  foundation. 
And  the  adrerti^er  will  gain  riches  and 
renown ;  and  thus  the  end,  aim,  and 
object  of  advertising  will  be  achieved. 


Tiie  Iterretta. 

The  great  drama  of  the  imposition  of 
the  berretta  on  the  first  American  Cardi- 
nal was  enacted  yesterday  in  the  Roman 
Catholic  Cathedral,  Mott  street,  and 
went  off  with  much  eclat.  The  "proper- 
ties" were  magnificent,  and  the  chief  ac- 
tors in  tine  condition.  The  crowd  also 
was  very  great  and  the  obsequiousness  of 
the  police  all  that  could  be  desired. 
With  all  these  advantages,  however, 
there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  whole 
thing  turned  out  a  failure.  It  excited 
no  very  general  interest ;  few  talked 
about  it  in  respectable  circles.  The  at- 
tendance or  "as»istance,"  as  the  French 
more  properly  call  those  who  assist  a 
meeting  by  tlieir  presence,  was  chiefly 
remarkable  for  the  absence  of  any  persons 
of  consequence  outside  of  the  Church  of 
Rome.  Tfie  hope,  undoubtedly,  was  to 
secure,  if  not  the  attendance  of  the  Presi- 
dent, at  least  some  of  the  heads  of  depart- 
ments and  high  general.'?  of  the  Army, 
and,  doubtless,  Governor  Tilden  and 
staff  were  expected  with  many  high  State 
officers.  These  were,  however,  absent, 
and  even  the  authorities  of  the  city, 
federal  and  civic,  were  poorly  represented. 
Those  who  did  attend,  including  the 
Mayor,  were  persons  of  little  weight  in 
the  community.  The  fact  is,  America  is 
not  yet  ready  to  bow  down  to  Rome,  and 
we  believe  never  will  be,  and  the  sooner 
Cardinals  and  priests  take  their  rank  in 
the  body  politic  witii  all  other  denomina- 
tions, and  cease  to  demand  exceptional 
favors,  the  better. — N.   Y.    Witness. 


— Great  minds  are  charitable  to 
their  bitterest  euemies,  aud  caa  sym- 
pathize with  the  feelings  of  their  fel- 
low-creatures. It  is  only  the  narrow- 
minded  who  makes  no  allowance  for 
the  faults  of  others. 

— We  suffer  more  from  anger  and 
grief  than  from  the  very  things  for 
which  we  anger  and  grieve. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYEllSDALE,  Pa.,  May  11, 1875. 


Thouelits  iSuggvsted  b>  a  Storm. 

Recently  when  upon  returning  home 
in  the  cars  from  a  short  journey,  a  storm 
occurred  at  about  5  o'clock  in  the  even- 
ing— one  of  those  storms  of  wind  and 
rain  accompanied  by  thunder  and  light- 
ning', which  frequently  occur  in  the 
spring  of  the  year  in  our  climate.  And 
as  our  mind  had  taken  a  serious  and  con- 
templative caste,  we  saw  in  the  storm 
without,  a  type  of  the  storm  within, 
produced  by  the  antagonistic  and  conflict- 
ing elements  of  the  divine  law  and  liu. 
man  guilt.  And  the  points  or  stages  in 
Christian  experience  suggested  by  the 
Btorm,  afforded  profitable  matter  for 
contemplation. 

The  sky  became  overcast  with  dark 
clouds,  ominous  of  rain  and  wind.  Thun- 
der and  lightning  folio \ved.  The  rain 
began  to  fall  copiously,  and  the  wind 
blew  with  considerable  violence.  After 
a  while  the  rain  ceased,  the  wind  sub- 
sided, and  the  darkness  of  the  western 
heavens  passed  away,  the  sun  shone  out 
in  his  brightness,  and  a  delightful  calm 
followed.  A  rainbow  arch  heightened 
tlie  beauty  of  the  scene.  Nature  was 
still,  and  very  enjoyable.  To  a  seriously 
reflecting  mind,  such  atccneis  eminently 
suggestive.  It  was  so  to  us  on  the  oc- 
casion rel'erred  to. 

"The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye: 
thereforcwhcn  thine  eye  is  single  thy  whole 
body  also  is  full  of  light  ;  but  when  thine 
eye  is  evil,  thy  body  also  is  full  of  dark- 
ness. Take  lieed,  therefore,  that  the 
light  which  is  in  thee  be  not  darkness," 
Luke  11:34,35.  'i'lius  affirmed  and 
admonished  the  groat  Christian  Teacher. 
But  notwithstanding  all  that  God  has 
said  and  done  to  preserve  his  rational 
creatures  from  the  wretchedness  of  moral 
daikncss,  "darkness  covers  the  earth, 
and  gross  daikncss  tiie  people,"  Isaiah 
GU:2.  Tills  daikiiesH  is  the  darkness  of 
sin,  or  the  moral  state  produced  by  sin. 
Hence  the  Saviour  said,  "And  this  is  the 
condemnation  that  light  is  come  into  the 
world  and  men  loved  darkness  rather 
than  light,  because  their  deeds  were 
evil,"  Jolin  3: 19.  Against  this  state  of 
luoral  darkness  the  wrath  of  God  is  re- 


vealed, as  it  is  written,  "The  wrath  of 
God  is  revealed  from  heaven  against  all 
ungodliness  and  unrighteousness  of  men, 
who  hold  the  trutli  in  unrighteousness," 
Rom.  1:  18.  And  perhaps  as  a  manifes- 
tation of  that  wrath,  and  to  show  the 
terror  of  the  Lord,  at  the  time  of  the 
giving  of  the  law  on  Mount  Sinai,  "there 
were  tliunders  and  lightnings  and  a  thick 
cloud  upon  the  mount,  and  the  voice  of 
a  trumpet  exceeding  loud  ;  so  that  all 
the  people  in  the  camp  trembled,"  Ex. 
19:  IG.  Those  fearful  sights  and  sounds 
seen  and  heard  upon  Mount  Sinai  by  the 
people,  iimilar  to  the  thunder  storm,  were 
an  indication  and  type  of  the  terror  of 
those  convictions  which  the  law  awakens 
in  the  conscience,  whi'.n  the  sinner  is 
brought  to  realize  his  lost  condition. 
"Knowing  the  terror  of  the  Lord,"  says 
Paul,  "we  persuade  men,"  2  Cor.  5:11. 
And  this  terror  is  felt  by  the  quickened 
sinner.  And  as  the  thunder  storm,  in 
which  the  elements  seem  to  be  in  conflict, 
is  followed  often  by  a  remarkable  and 
observable  calm,  made  the  more  appre- 
ciative and  impressive  by  the  wonderful 
contrast  between  it  and  the  storm  .by 
which  it  was  preceded,  so  when  the 
strong  tempest  ^)l'  conviction  shakes  the 
soul,  and  it  is  overwhelmed  with  guilt, 
and  flees  to  Christ  for  refuge  and  pardon, 
he  in  the  majesty  of  his  power,  and  in 
the  fulfillment  of  his  promises,  inter- 
poses his  pardoning  prerogative  and 
speaks  peace  to  the  troubled  soul,  the 
storm  within  obeying  him  as  did  the 
winds  and  waves  of  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
when  he  said  to  them,  "peace,  be 
still." 

The  rainbow  wa?  made  the  sign  of  the 
covenant  which  God  made  with  Noah, 
"I  do  set  my  bow  in  the  clcud,  and  it 
shall  be  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  be- 
tween me  and  the  earth,"  Gen.  9:  13. 
When  a  part  of  the  heavens  are  blacken- 
ed with  clouds,  and  the  sun  shines,  then 
appears  the  bow  of  promise.  So  when 
the  clouds  of  trouble  and  sin  overshadow 
the  soul,  the  promises  of  God  should  be 
remembered,  and  they  should  embolden 
us  to  plead  with  him  for  pardon,  and  to 
restore  to  us  the  joys  of  his  salvation. 
While  we  are  in  this  sin-disordered  world, 
we  shall  meet  with  spiritual  storms. 
But  if  we  have  the  blessed  Redeemer 
with  us,  he  can  calm  the  angry  ocean, 
and  still  the  raging  storm.  There  i.-, 
however,  a  time  coming  when  the   moral 


atmosphere  of  our  world  as  well  as  the 
physical,  shall  be  purified  from  all  the 
elements  of  disorder,  and  then  the  heav- 
enly serenity  of  the  saints  of  God  will  be 
disturbed  no  more  forever. 
"There  :s  a  land  of  calm  delight, 

To  sorrowing  mortals  given  j 
Tliere  rapturous  scenes  erichant  the  sighti 
Aud  all  to  soothe  their  souls  uuite ; 
Sweet  is  their  rest  in — Heaven. 

"There  cloudless  bkies  are  ever  bright ; 

Thence  gloomy  scenes  are  driven  ; 
There  suns  dispense  unsullied  light, 
Aud  planets  beaming  on  the  sight. 

Illume  the  fields  of— Iluaveu." 


Our  District  Meetiug. 

The  District  Meeting  of  the  Western 
District  of  I'ennsylvauia  was  held  this 
year  in  the  Montgomery  church,  in  In- 
diana county,  about  twenty  miles  east  of 
Indiana  town,  the  county-seat.  It  was 
held  on  the  28th  of  April.  Brother 
Silas  Keim  and  ourself  were  the  dele- 
gates from  the  Elk  Lick  congregation. 
We  left  home  on  Jlonday  evening  at  4 
o'clock,  and  went  to  Connellsville,  to  be 
there  in  the  morning  to  take  the  cars  on 
the  Southwestern  Branch  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Central,  for  Greensburg.  This 
Branch  is  finished  between  Connellsville 
and  Greensburg,  a  distance  of  twenty- 
four  miles.  It  leaves  the  main  road  at 
Greensburg,  and  Charleston,  in  Western 
Virginia  is  its  western  terminus.  Prom 
Grecn.sburg  we  went  to  the  Blairsville 
Intersection,  and  then  to  Indiana,  as  near 
our  meeting  place  as  we  could  go  by  Rail- 
road. 'J'he  brelhreti  of  the  iManor  and 
Montgomery  churches  liad  made  arrange- 
ments to  convey  the  delegates  from  Indi- 
ana to  the  place  of  meeting.  On  Tues- 
day evening  we  stopped  with  brother 
Jacob  Fyock,  who  liv>s  within  five  miles 
of  the  Montgomery  meeting-house.  We 
arrived  at  the  place  of  mci:ting  early  on 
Wednesday. 

The  meeting  was  not  very  large.  Tiio 
District  of  Western  Pennsylvania  is  com- 
prised of  nineteen  churches.  Several  of 
the  chuiches  in  the  District  were  not 
represented.  At  an  early  hour  the 
meeting  was  opened  by  devuiional  exer- 
cises in  the  usual  t\'ay  such  lucetings  are 
opened.  In  the  absence  of  the  Modera- 
tor and  Clerk  of  last  year's  meeting,  our' 
self  aid  brother  II.  R.  Ilohingcr  were 
appointed  Moderator  and  Clei  k  pro  tern. 
After  the  organization,  we  were  continued 
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meeting  was  not  very  large.  This  was 
perhaps,  in  part,  owing  to  the  circum- 
stance that  the  meeting  was  a  eoiisiders.- 
ble  distance  from  the  railroad,  and  to  the 
lateness  of  the  seasons,  which  caused 
farmers  to  be  late  with  their  spring  work. 
There  were  but  few  elders  present.  And 
we  missed  a  number  of  our  working 
bretliren  among  whom  was  brother  J. 
Wise,  who  was  detained  at  home  on  ac- 
count of  the  sickness  of  his  wife.  We 
regretted  his  absence. 

The  amount  of  business  before  the 
Meeting  was  not  great,  and  we  reduced 
the  number  of  questions  to  go  to  the 
Annual  Meeting,  to  us  small  a  number  as 
was  thought  advisable.  But  three  ques- 
tions go  to  the  Annual  Meeting  from  our 
District,  The  spirit  of  the  meeting  was 
very  good,  and  the  business  before  the 
meeting  was  disposed  of  with  apparently 
much  unanimity  of  sentiment,  and  in 
Christian  love.  The  day  was  occupied 
with  our  labors. 

We  think  we  all  felt  that  it  was  good 
to  be  together  as  Christian  brethren, 
and  to  confer  together  in  regard  to  mat- 
ters and  measures  relating  to  the  peace, 
prosperity,  and  enlargement  of  our  be. 
loved  Zion.  The  brethren  constituting 
the  church  iu  which  we  met,  did  all  they 
could  to  make  their  guests  comfortable. 
We  i-emained  and  preached  for  them  at 
night,  and  had  a  good  congregation,  and 
a  pleasant  meeting. 


Sister  Wlse'H  Affliction. 

We  have  received  a  letter  from  sister 
Wise,  the  wife  of  brother  John  Wise,  in- 
forming us  of  her  illness.  Her  case  isi 
thought  by  tlie  doctor  to  be  a.  very  criti- 
cal one.  If  it  is  the  Lord's  will  for  her 
to  recover,  she  desires  to  do  so.  We 
commend  her  to  the  prayerful  considera- 
tion of  the  brethren,  and  hope  that  she. 
with  brother  John  and  their  family,  will 
be  remembered  in  their  prayers.  This  is 
her  desire.  Our  brother  and  sister  will 
have  the  sympathy  of  many  Christian 
friends,  and  above  all  the  sympathy  of 
Jesus,  who,  "Himself,  took  our  infirmi- 
ties, and  bare  our  sicknesses." 

-^^■♦-  -♦  ^1 . 

The  Minutes  ol   the  Coming  An- 
nual Meeting. 

We  expect  to  publish  as  usual  the 
Minutes  of  the  Annual  Meeting  in  both 
the  English  and  the  German  language. 
Orders  can  be  given  at  the  Annual  Meet- 


ing, or  sent  to  our  oilice.  It  would  be 
well,  where  it  can  so  be  done,  for  the 
brethren  in  the  same  congregation  to 
unite  and  send  for  whatever  number  may 
be  wanted,  and  have  them  sent  to  one 
address.  They  will  be  sold,  single  num- 
ber, ten  cents;  one  dozen,  seventy-five 
cents. 


Notice. 

AVe  expect  that  brother  Beer  will  be  at 
the  Annual  Meeting  to  attend  to  the 
business  of  our  oifiee.  We  hope  that 
those  indebted  to  us,  and  who  expect  to 
attend  the  Annual  Meeting  will  endeavor 
to  go  prepared  to  settle  their  accounts, 
which  they  can  there  ascertain.  He  will 
have  a  supply  of  Hymn  Books,  and  will 
take  subscriptions  for  our  paper,  and  for 
the  Minutes  of  the  Meeting. 


Family  Rules  and   Kegulutions. 

We  had  designed  to  notice  this  chart 
prepared  by  brother  Stein,  but  failed  to 
do  so.  It  contains  a  number  of  excellent 
rules  and  observations  that  will  be  found 
suggestive  and  useful  for  all  who  are  de- 
sirous of  carrying  their  Christianity  into 
all  the  relations  of  life,  and  of  discharg- 
ing the  duties  connected  with  those  rela- 
tions. They  are  printed  on  heavy  paper, 
and  are  in  a  form  to  be  hung  against  the 
wall,  for  convenient  reference.  Price, 
twenty  cents.  Address  J.  W.  Stein, 
Neosho,  Mo. 


Annual  meeting  Items. 

Brother  James : — 

Please  announce  through  the 
Companion  and  Visitor,  that  the 
Standing  Committee  are  requested  to  be 
at  the  place  of  meeting  on  Monday  morn- 
ing, 17th  inst.,  by  9  o'clock  a.  m.  Mem- 
bers in  general  are  requested  not  to  col- 
lect at  the  tent  before  Monday. 

Saji'l  Moiiler,  Sec'y. 
Covington,  Ohio, 

April  28th,  1875. 
Brother  Quiuter: — 

Please  say  in  the  Companion  and 
Visitor,  lor  the  benefit  of  the  Brethren, 
that  the  Indianapolis,  Bioomington, 
Western  Piailroad,  from  Bioomington, 
Illinois,  to  Covington,  Ohio,  will  give 
Hound  Trip  Tickets  to  persons  attending 
the  Annual  Meeting,  at  four  cents  per 
mile,  from  the  10th  of  May  to  the  24ih 
of  May.  Tickets  at  Bioomington,  Dan- 
ville, Indianapolis. 

Yours  truly, 

John  Beegiily. 
Auhura,  Ills. 


May  1st,  1875, 
Dear  Brother: — 

By  this  I  wish  to  inform  you,  that 
arrangements  are  being  made  with  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  Ilaihoad,  for  a  free  return  of  those 
who  travel  over  said  road  to  and  from 
our  Annual  Meeting,  so  far  as  Columbu-s 
Ohio. 

Interestedly  yours, 

A.  Hanson  Senseney. 


Cil«;aiiin£s. 

April  22nd,  1875. 
We  received  five  precious  members  this 
week  by  baptism  :    one  Baptist  preacher 
and  one  Baptist  deacon. 

J.  W.  Stein. 
Neosho,  Mo. 

"I  would  not  know  how  to  give  up 
your  paper,  and  still,  I  do  think,  our 
brethren  should  write  more  that  is  full  of 
the  Spirit  and  power  of  the  gospel.  I  do 
most  truly  and  devoutly  desire  to  see  our 
Fraternity  really  alive  in  the  cause  of 
vital  piety.  May  God  give  us  more  life, 
is  my  prayer." 

I.  N.  Crosswait. 

Osborne,  Mo. 

Our  health  is  very  delicate.  The 
weather  is  so  changing  that  it  affects  us 
old  folks  seriously. 

F.  P.  LOEIIR. 

Bloomiiigddle,  3Iich. 

April  22nd,  1875. 
I  have  clianged  my  address  from  Wa- 
terloo, Iowa,  to  Dixon,  Lee  County,  Ills. 
Please  send  my  Companion  and  Visi- 
tor to  the  latter  place.  The  weather  is 
pretty  rough,  and  cold  at  nights.  The 
ground  is  frozen  so  that  we  cannot  plow 
in  the  uioruing. 

A.  Whipkey. 

Brother  James  Y.  Heckler  says  :  "As 
I  am  just  leaving  home  to  day,  intending 
to  spend  a  year  in  the  West,  you  will 
change  my  post  office  address  from  Ilar- 
leysville,  Montgomery  County,  Penn'a, 
to  Mouiit  Carroll,  Carroll  Co.,  Ills. 

"I  had  intended  to  give  the  readers  of 
the  Companion  an  account  of  a  terrible 
fiie  at  this  jjlacc  a  few  days  ago,  but  fii;d 
I  have  not  the  paper  to  write  on.  When 
I  get  to  Ohio,  I  will  stop  awhile  and 
write.  Yours,  &c., 

James  Y.  Hecklek." 


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How  a  Begeer  Boy  <»re«r. 


A  New  York  merchant  who  is  a 
Suuday-school  teacher,  was  called 
upou  for  a  speech,  at  a  great  Sunday- 
school  meeting  out  in  the  West.  He 
said  : 

I'll  tell  you  a  little  story  of  a  beg- 
gar hoy.  I  started  out  one  fine  Sun- 
day morning,  to  get  up  some  recruits 
for  my  class.  At  the  corner  of  the 
street  I  met  a  barefooted  boy,  without 
hat  or  coat.  His  hair  was  fiery  red, 
and  locked  as  if  it  had  never  been 
combed.  I  asked  the  boy  if  he  would 
come  to  school. 

"No,  sir,"  was  his  sharp  reply. 

"You  ought  to  go  to  Sunday- 
school, "  I  said  kindly. 

"What  for?"    he  atked. 

"We  teach  boys  to  be  good,"  I  said. 

"But  I  don't  want  to  be  good,"  he 
said. 

"Why  not  want  to  be  good  ?"  I 
aisked  earnestly. 

"Because  I  am  hungry,"  was  bis 
quick  reply. 

"It  is  now  nine  o'clock',  I  said,  look- 
ing at  ray  watch.  'Haven't  you  had 
any  breakfast  yet  ?' 

"No,  sir." 

"Where  do  you  live  ?" 

"Up  the  alley  there  v/ith  aunty. 
She's  sick." 

"Will  you  eat  some  gingerbread  and 
crackers  if  I  go  to  the  bakery  and  buy 
some?" 

"Yes,  sir,  that  I  will  and  be  glad 
to  get 'em." 

"1  bought  a  lot  and  set  them  before 
him.  He  ate  them  in  a  way  which 
showed  how  keenly  hungry  he  was. 
I  asked  him  if  he  would  like  some 
more.'' 

"A  little  more,  if  you  please  sir," 
said  the  boy. 

"I  got  a  fresh  supply  and  set  them 
before  him.  I  waited  til!  ho  bad  done 
eating.  Then  I  said,  'My  boy,  will 
you  go  with  me  to  school  now  ?" 

"You  have  been  so  kind  to  me  sir,' 
said  he,  'I'll  go  anywhere  with  you. 
Please  wait  till  I  take  what's  left  of  the 
gingerbread  around  t )  auuty,  and  then 
I'll  go  with  you." 

"He  relumed  directly  to  the  side- 
walk wliere  1  was  wailing  for  him, 
and  went  with  uie  to  school.  He  had 
never  been  to  pchool  before.  Ho 
thought  of  school  as  a  place  where 
boys  Lad  to  hold  out  their  hands  to 
bo  slapped  with   a    ruler,    and    bavo 


their  hair  pulled,  and  their  ears  pinch- 
ed. But  when  he  found  himself  in 
the  hands  of  a  pleasant-locking  young 
lady,  who  treated  him  kindly,  and 
said  nothing  about  his  shabby  clothes, 
he  was  greatly  surprised. 

"He  became  a  regular  attendant. 
He  told  all  the  boys  of  his  acquaint- 
ance about  the  school,  and  persuaded 
many  of  them  to  attend.  About  two 
years  after  this,  a  lot  of  boys  from 
New  York  were  sent  out  West,  and 
distributed  among  the  farmers.  My 
red-haired  boy  was  sent  among  them. 
I  used  to  hear  of  him  for  a  while  that 
he  was  getting  on  and  doing  well.  1 
have  lost  sight  of  him  for  years  now, 
but  I  have  no  doubt  he  is  doing  good 
wherever  he  is."  The  gentleman 
then  said  a  few  words  about  the  im- 
portance of  getting  the  poor  and  neg- 
lected children  ol  our  large  cities  into 
Suuday-school,  and  then  sat  down. 

In  a  ruomenc,  a  tall,  good-looking 
gentleman,  with  red  hair,  stood  up  in 
the  meeting,  and  said  : 

"Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  I  am  the 
red-haired  beggar  boy,  of  New  York, 
who  ale  that  gentlemaii's  gingerbread. 
I  have  lived  in  the  West  for  years, 
and  been  prospered.  I  am  now  a  rich 
man.  I  own  five  hundred  acres  of  as 
good  land  as  the  sun  shines  on.  My 
horses  and  carriage  are  at  the  door, 
and  when  the  meeting  is  over,  I  shall 
be  happy  to  take  my  old  friend  to  my 
home  where  he  will  be  welcome  to 
stay  as  long  as  ho  plea.ses.  I  am  a 
member  of  church,  and  the  superin- 
tendent of  a  Sabbath-school,  and  I 
owe  all  that  I  have  in  this  world,  and 
all  that  I  hope  for  in  the  next,  to  what 
was  taught  me  about  Jesus  in  the 
Sahbath-school." 

Now  the  growth  of  a  great  oak  tree 
from  a  liltle  acorn  is  not  at  all  more 
wonderful  than  the  change  which 
took  place  when  that  little,  hungry, 
ignorant  beggar  boy,  was  turned  into 
that  intelligent,  Christian  gentleman. 
And  yet  it  was  all  brought  about  by 
the  light  which  Jesus  gives. — S.  S. 
World. 

Solouiou'i>«  Advice. 


When  I  look  at  the  great  throng 
of  boya  in  the  streets  of  our  cities,  and 
even  small  towns,  and  think  of  the 
end  to  which  they  must — in  time — 
come  to  if  not  checked  in  their  course 
and  put  on  the  right  way,  I  cannot 
help  but  feel  very  sad.  I  hear  and 
see  them   swear,    quarrel,   call    each 


other  names  and  do  all  manner  of  bad 
things.  What  one  or  a  new  comer 
into  the  crowd  does  not  know  he  will 
soon  learn  from  the  rest.  When  I 
behold  all  this,  and,  knowing  that  at 
least  a  portion  of  the  parents  of  these 
boys  deaire  that  they  should  grow 
up  to  be  good  men,  and  be  an  honor 
to  them  in  their  latter  days,  the 
words  of  the  wise  man  Solomon  are 
very  forcibly  impressed  upon  my 
mind — "IVain  up  a  child  in  the  way 
he  should  go :  and  when  he  is  old  he 
will  not  depart  from  it." 

Then,  parents,  do  not  allow  or  give 
your  boys  such  liberty.  Keep  them 
at  home — especially  at  nvjhl — under 
your  control.  Teach  them,  both  by 
precept  and  example  the  good  way  of 
life,  and  you  will  not  then  need  to  go 
down  to  the  grave  with  sorrow. — 
Evening  at  Hume. 

Be  Kind  to  tUe  Aged. 


Age,  when  whitening  for  the  tomb, 
is  an  object  of  sublimity.  The  pas- 
sions have  ceased — hopes  of  self  have 
cea.sed.  They  linger  with  the  young, 
and  pray  for  the  young — aud  0,  how 
careful  should  the  young  be  to  reward 
them  with  their  hearts,  to  diminish 
the  chill  of  ebbing'life  !  The  Spartans 
looked  at  a  reverential  respect  for  old 
age  as  a  beautiful  trait  of  character. 
Be  kind  to  those  who  are  in  the  au- 
tumn of  life,  for  thou  kuowest  not 
what  sufferings  they  may  have  en- 
dured, or  bow  much  of  it  may  still  be 
their  portion.  Do  they  seem  reasona- 
ble to  find  fault  or  murmnr?  Allow 
not  thine  auger  to  kindle  against  them; 
rebuke  them  not,  for  doubtless  many 
have  been  the  crosses  aud  trials  of 
earlier  year.s,  aud  perhaps  their  dispo- 
sitions, while  in  the  spring-time  of  life, 
were  less  flexible  than  thine  own.  Do 
they  require  aid  of  ihee  ?  Then  ren- 
der it  cheerfully.  Forget  not  that  the 
time  may  come  when  thou  mayest  de- 
sire the  same  aasistauco  from  others 
that  thou  reudenst  unto  them.  Do 
all  that  is  needful  for  the  old,  and  do 
it  with  alacrity,  and  think  not  hard  if 
much  is  required  at  thy  hands,  lest 
when  age  sets  its  seal  on  thy  brow,  and 
fills  thy  liniba  with  trombiing,  others 
may  wait  unwilling,  and  feel  relieved 
when  the  ct-fliu  has  covered  thy  face 
forever. 

— God  bath  two  dwelling  places — 
the  highest  heavens,  and  lowest 
hearts  ;  that  is  the  habitation  of  his 
glory  ;  this,  of  his  grace. 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Oorrespoiidence  of  church  ttews  solicited  frotr, 
all  part?  of  the  Brotherhood.  Wriler'»  name 
and  address  required  on  every  commnnicatiou 
tt  guarantee  of  (jood  faith.  Jiejected  commimi- 
ia,tion»  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
eimmurAcations  for  publication  ihoiUdbe  writ 
Un  upon  oue  Side  of  the  r^eA  onlv. 

A   Few  HlutM    to     Wtaoiu   It   Muy 
Couceru. 

February  27th,  1S75. 

Dear  Brother  Qulntcr  : 

Last  night  after  I  changed  the 
mail,  I  found  Wui.  B.  llimes  Coinptuti'un 
and  Visitor  as  us^ual.  I  took  the  liburtv 
of  reading  it  agreeable  to  his  order.  I 
read  quite  a  long  liiue  and  finished  up 
this  forenoon.  I  Ibund  it  quite  interest- 
ing. I  find  by  reading  your  paper  ihat 
many  of  the  members  of  your  church  go 
in  for  experiaientiil  religion.  I  see  some 
very  warm-hearted  men  of  your  church 
profess  to  love  God  with  all  their  heart. 
Must  they  all  do  this  to  gain  heaven  ? 
Must  we  all  be  washed,  not  only  in  water, 
but  in  the  blood  of  Cluist,  in  order  to  be 
saved?  If  this  is  the  case,  which  I  be- 
lieve the  Bible  teaches,  what  will  become 
of  us  out  here  so  far  away  in  distant 
lands?  Must  we  be  washed  in  the  blood 
of  Jesus  too,  or  can  we  get  to  heaven 
without  it?  If  so,  how?  Some  of  us 
profess  to  know  Christ.  There  are  eight 
souls  right  here  in  our  midst  that  belong 
to  the  Brethren  Church  :  W.  B.  Himes 
and  wife,  Levi  Himes  and  wife.  Grand- 
father Himes  and  wife,  Alpheus  Stowell 
and  Stephen  Stowell's  wife.  These  all 
profess  to  love  God,  as  well  as  some  oth- 
ers that  are  not  in  the  church.  Now  the 
question  is,  are  we  washed  in  the  blood 
of  Christ?  Do  we  know  we  are?  Can 
we  tell  this  now,  or  must  we  wait  till  wc 
die,  to  run  the  risk  and  then  find  out 
only  when  it  may  be  too  late  to  change. 

I  see  by  the  Comjxinion  and  Visitor 
that  some  of  those  good  people  can  tell 
that  they  are  washed  and  know  it  from 
blessed  experience.  Oh,  would  to  God, 
we  all  knew  tiiis,  that  God  for  Cb.rist's 
sake  has  washed  all  my  sins  away.  M. 
M.  Eshelman  portrays  what  it  is  to  know 
our  sins  forgiven,  from  what  he  writes  to 
J.  W.  Stein,  lie  must  be  a  man  of  God, 
full  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  Thank  God  for 
such  men,  who  are  not  afraid  to  tell  that 
God  has  set  them  at  liberty.  But  also  he 
must  confess  that  some  of  us  out  here 
can  not  tell  how  it  is  with  us.  And  some 
of  us  have  (;een  traveling  lor  many  years, 
and  some  of  ourheads  are  aswhite  as  wool, 
from  the  frost  of  many  winters,  yet  we 
can  not  tell  how  it  is  with  us.  But  we 
are  professors  of  religion,  and  this  is  all 
we  know  about  it.  We  can  not  tell,  but 
we  hope  we  will  be  saved.  We  will  trust 
in  the  future.  Is  this  not  going  it  blind? 
Can  a  man  or  woman  know  she  or  he  is 
living  in  the  i'ear  of  God,  and  never  meet 
together  for  prayer,  never  hold  prayer  in 
the  family?    Is  it  any  wonder  we  don't 


know  whether  we  love  God  with  our 
whole  heart?  Is  it  any  wonder  we  fight 
a  little  and  are  sorry  for  it  ;  or  swear  a 
little,  and  impute  it  to  an  unguarded 
hour,  or  moment ;  or  backbite  our  fellow- 
man  a  little,  and  only  see  it  after  it  is 
done?  Yet  we  are  profcssers,  and  such 
is  our  experience  ;  and  some  of  us  have 
grown  old  and  never  knew  better.  0, 
brethren,  is  not  this  a  sad  state  of  affairs 
when  we  mu-st  apply  it  to  ourselves?  Is 
there  a  man  or  woman,  who  will  deny 
what  I  have  said  of  any  I  have  mentioned, 
myself  included?  if  there  is,  God  will 
hold  him  responsible  at  the  judgment 
day,  for  a  denial  of  what  I  have  said. 
Yes,  brethren,  it  is  true,  I  am  sorry  to 
say  it,  we  don't  know  that  we  love  God, 
and  God  will  at  last,  because  we  are 
neither  cold  nor  hot,  turn  us  away. 
Some  of  us  attribute  this  dcadness  and 
coldness  to  not  having  preaching  ;  this 
may  have  something  to  do  with  the 
matter. 

I  spoke  to  W.  B.  Himcp,  the  other  day, 
on  the  subject  of  having  meeting  at  our 
school  house.  But  the  question  then 
was,  who  will  preach  for  us?  I  asked 
him  why  he  could  not  preacii  for  us,  as 
he  proposed  to  be  a  good  church  brother. 
How  would  I  preach  without  any  more 
education  than  I  have?  said  he.  Will 
not  God  help  youto  preach  if  you  are 
willing  to  take  up  the  cross?  Well,  I  am 
not  fit  to  preach.  Well  then  h  t  us  meet 
any  way  and  pray,  and  form  resolutions 
to  live  Dy  and  try  to  get  better  and  love 
God  more  and  better,  love  each  other 
more  and  better,  and  enter  into  new 
covenants  with  God  to  live  and  die  tor 
him.  Let  us  meet  together  and  ask  God 
to  direct  us  and  help  us  to  understand  his 
word  and  his  will  concerning  us.  This  we 
can  do,  and  should  do.  But,  alas  !  we 
are  too  cold,  too  dead.  O  what  will  be- 
come of  us  if  we  neglect  so  great  salva- 
tion now  !  Dear  editor,  what  is  to  hin- 
der us  from  having  a  church  organization 
here?  Eight  members  I  mentioned, 
besides  a  large  circle  of  connections,  and 
some  who  are  not  connections  would 
gladly  take  part  in  the  worship  of  God. 
I  for  one  could  join  hearts  with  those 
Brethren  if  they  would  permit  me.  I  am 
no  sectarian.  I  can  hear  the  word  of 
God  from  any  of  the  holy  men  of  God, 
that  has  for  his  end  the  promotion  of  the 
glory  of  God.  We  all  can  talk  on  sub- 
jects of  the  world,  etc.  But  when  it  goes 
to  talking  tor  the  cause  of  Jesus,  we  are 
too  ignorant ;  we  have  no  education,  and 
thus  let  those  golden  moments  pass  by 
and  thus  deprive  ourselves  of  the  true 
enjoyment  of  religion.  Thus  we  live,  and 
thus  it  is  wc  do  not  know  that  our  sins 
are  forgiven. 

O,  brethren,  pray  for  us,  that  God 
would  awaken  us  to  a  greater  interest 
concerning  our  future.  Some  of  us  will 
soon  have  passed  away.  Some  of  us  are 
tottering  now  on  the  very  verge  ot  the 
grave,  and  yet  in  our  sins.  God  have 
mercy  on  such.     Wc  must  be  yet  in  our 


sins,  or  would  we  not  love  each  otlier 
more,  and  meet  oftener  for  prayer  aiul 
spiritual  devotion?  My  heart  is  open  to 
conviction.  If  the  brethren  will  meet, 
and  will  permit  mc  to  meet  with  them,  I 
will  join  them,  and  will  use  all  my  power 
and  influence  to  bring  in  all  outsiders, 
and  will  heartily  endorse  every  principle 
that  they  can  advance,  tp  further  the 
cause  of  our  blessed  Rodeeuier;  and  who 
knows,  we  may  see  the  work  of  the  Lord 
revived,  and  scores  of  sinners  come  to 
Christ. 

Brother  Daniel  Marsh  and  I  meet  eve- 
ry Sabbath  for  social  pruyer,  alternately 
at  our  house-'.  Brethren,  come  to  our 
assistance.  We  want  to  love  God  witii 
our  whole  heart.  We  will  do  you  no 
harm,  but  try  to  do  you  good.  We  want 
good  Christians,  like  some  of  those  wo 
read  about  in  the  Compunionand  Visitor, 
men  that  are  not  ashamed  of  Christ. 
Blessed  be  God,  for  such  faith  that  will 
make  us  fearless  before  men  and  tho 
world.  If  you  will  not  and  can  noi  meet 
with  us,  because  of  your  being  better, 
then  we  will  try  to  get  better,  if  you  will 
show  us  the  way.  Brethren,  think  it  not 
strange.  I  mean  what  I  say.  Wc  have 
a  great  work  to  do  and  so  little  time  to 
do  it  in.  Let  us  commence  now  and 
humble  ourselves  before  God,  and  walk 
worthy  before  him,  helping  each  other 
on  the  way,  and  setting  an  example  to 
sinners  all  around.  Brethren,  you  that 
are  strong  in  the  faith,  pray  tor  us  ;  ail 
of  us,  that  we  may  become  alive  to 
Christ  and  seek  his  face  and  favor  before 
it  is  too  late.  1  iiope  through  your 
prayers  and  our  efforts,  we  will  soon  eto 
good  times. 

Ilespectfully  yours, 

POSTJIASTER. 
Doirance,  Kansa.\. 


Acknowledgiueut. 

Brother  Quinter :  — 

We  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  tho 

following     amounts,      from    the    parties 

named  : 

Brethren  and   friends,  lloanoke, 
Woodford  Co.,  Ills.,  _ 

W.  Arnold,    Jonathan's    Creek, 
Perry  Co.,  Ohio, 

Christian   Myers,  Perry  Church, 
Juniata  Co.,  Pa., 

Mary  A.  Moomaw,    (church  not 
given, J  Bonsacks,  Va., 

JaCob  K.  Keiner,  Hatfield,  Mont- 
gomery Co.,  Pa., 


§.30  00 
23  tJO 
31  75 
15  00 


55  00 


Total  $175  35 

Dear  brethren,  sisters  and  friends,  wo 
feel  truly  thankful  for  tlie  above,  and 
hope  that  God  may  bless  you  and  us  in 
our  labors  in  trying  to  help  our  poor  and 
needy  members  and  friends.  As  the 
question  has  been  asked,  how  we  dis- 
triuuie  this  aid  fund,  for  tiie  satisfaotiou 
of  all  concerned,  I  will  give  a  briel'  states 
ment  of  how  we  do  here.  When  we  or- 
ijanized,  the  deacons  were  choscu  to  dii;- 


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tribute  this  aid,  as  they  arc  somewhat 
scattered  througli  tlic  cliuicli,  except  at 
ono  end,  wliere  we  appointed  a  minister. 
Our  njcmbcrs  are  pcitt'Tcd  over  a  terri- 
tory fifty  miles  in  hngih.  All  that  live 
near  Ijawrence,  trade  there.  We  have 
uiade  arrantremeiifs  with  a  house  in  Law- 
rence to  furnish  flour,  meal,  heuis,  hom- 
iny, peas  and  salt.  As  I  am.  ti-easiirer,  I 
draw  up  blink  orders,  sien  them,  furnish 
the  committee  with  them  They  fid 
them  out  to  the  needy  in  the  portion  of 
district  allotted  to  them,  and  sijjn  the 
order  also.  The  orders  buy  the  above 
articles.  Each  week  I  go  to  Ijuwrence, 
pay  off,  bring  the  orders  home  and  enter 
t  liem  in  a  book.  Every  two  wcek,s  I  give 
tiie  brethren  the  amount  each  one  can 
di.siribute  in  that  time.  To  the  brother 
living  at  the  further  end,  I  send  his  |)or- 
tion  in  money,  by  rcgi.stered  letter,  and 
take  hit;  receipt  also.  In  this  way  I  have 
arcccii)t  for  all  the  money  paid  out,  and 
to  whom.  By  order  of  the  committee,  I 
have  sent  some  money  to  brethren  seven- 
ty miles,  and  in  one  case,  one  hundred 
and  fifty  miles,  to  poor  members.  I  dis- 
tribute none  to  any,  only  as  ordered  by 
the  committee.  We  make  no  difference 
between  members  or  friends,  white  or 
colored  ;  but  give  only  to  thoso  who  are 
in  actual  want  and  have  nothing  to  help 
themselves  with. 

We  feel  truly  thankful  for  dke  above 
amounts ;  and  do  hope  the  good  work 
will  continue  a  little  longer,  so  our  |)eople 
can  see  their  way  througli.  It  is  .some- 
what burdensome  to  us,  but  we  do  it 
cheerfully  under  these  trying  circum- 
stances. Our  wheat  looks  favorable. 
Our  spring  is  favorable  for  sowing  and 
planting  so  far,  and  people  are  exerting 
themselves  to  their  utmost,  so  far  as 
their  teams  arc  able. 

I  have  now  told  briefly  how  wc  distrib- 
ute this  charitable  fund,  and  hope  it  will 
be  understood.  Should  we  give  the 
money,  they  might  spend  it  in  lu.\urics  ; 
but  knowing  that  it  is  not  sent  for  that, 
the  committee  took  this  course.  May 
God  bless  us  nil  in  time  and  eternity  is 
my  sincere  desire. 

I'Valernally  yours, 

J.  C.  .\1f.tsker, 

Washington  Creek,  Kan. 


Afuir-  17th,  1875. 
IhoOicr  Q II inter: — 

We  acknowledge  the  following 

receipts,  viz  : 

John  IJ.  Kline, Grccnmount, Rock- 
ingham Co.,  Va  ,  $,'50  .50 

George    Ikumbaugh,     IJarryville, 

Stark  Co.,  Ohio,  5  00 


Total  $35  00 

Dear  brethren   and   sisters,  you   have 

our   heartfelt  thanks  for  the  sauie,   and 

we  will  have  it  applied  according  to  your 

directions. 

We  feel  to  thank  our   hi  avenly  Fath(!r 

that  it  iu  au  well  with  us  as  it  is  in  this 


sore  trial  of  need,  and  hope  that  we  may 
all  so  shape  our  lives  that  we   may  rea|) 
the  rewards  of  the  eternal  world.       This 
is  my  sincere  <iesire  and  prayer. 
Fraternally, 

J.  C.  Metsker. 
Wiishiiir/ton  Creek,  Kan. 

A  New  XlHSlouary  Measure. 

T'lis  brief  manifesto  is  desigTied,  in  a 
mea^ure,  to  prepare  the  minds  of  the 
Brethren  to  act  favorably  at  our  coming 
Aiiuual  Meeting,  on  a  measure  latelj' 
passed  at  our  District  Meciing,  in  regard 
to  a  more  vigorous  and  systematic disscra" 
ination  of  the  "word  of  life."  We  feel 
confident  we  have  a  "'plan"  that  will  bear 
general  cri:icisiu  :  but,  by  no  means,  do 
we  claim  for  ii  perfection ;  yet  we  are 
sanguine  of  ultimate  success. 

The  ideas  therein  set  forth  are  decid 
ediy  antagonistic  to  a  "salaried  ministry;" 
while  the  whole  burden  of  thought  de>- 
volves  upon  a  plan  how  to  utilize  money 
in  the  spread  of  the  gospel  so  as  not 
abusing  it. 

A  year  ago,  our  District  Meeting 
charged  a  certain  arm  of  the  church  to 
send  two  ministers  to  preach  to  the  scat- 
tered members  in  the  interior  of  Kansas, 
which  tliey  failed  to  do.  The  excuse 
rendered  at  our  late  District  Meeting  was 
that  those  sent  had  not  the  neces,sary 
means,  and  the  church  sending  them  was 
too  poor  to  defray  their  expenses,  and  so 
the  case  was  lost  by  default.  Now,  the 
idea  is  right  here,  the  brotherhood  is 
amply  able,  and  unquestionably  willing, 
to  pay  cxpeu.ses  of  all  the  missionaries 
the  Annual  jMeeting  sees  proper  to  send 
out.  Ail  we  ask  now  of  Annual  Meeting 
is  to  grant  the  measure.  Appoint  a  re- 
ceiver, or  treasurer,  and  give  notice 
through  our  periodicals  of  the  object  and 
purposes  of  these  voluntary  contributions 
to  the  uii.s.sionary  fund.  Then  at  the 
next  coming  Annual  fleeting  petitions  or 
requests  to  be  made  through  our  District 
Meetings  for  missionaries,  their  duties 
and  bounds  marked  out  by  Annual 
Meeting. 

You  will  notice  the  fact  that  the  con- 
tributions arc  to  be  voluntary,  and  to  vay 
no  more  than  their  necessary  traveling 
expenses  and  to  ai)propriate  no  funds  not 
already  accumulated,  thereby  involving 
neither  character  nor  principle  ;  and  1 
am  confident  a  couple  hundred  dollars 
used  in  this  way  will  accumulate  more 
interest  than  many  millions  put  in  bank 
or  bonds. 

All  that  the  brethren  want  is  a  way,  so 
that  those  who  cannot  preach  by  word 
may  preach  in  deed.  There  remains  no 
question  as  to  whether  money  can 
preach ;  but  the  (juestion  is,  how  to  go 
about  it  in  a  legitimate  way  so  as  not  to 
abuse  the  means.  This  will  give  the 
reader  but  a  very  meagre  idea  of  the 
plan,  yet  it  may  be  the  means  of  develop- 
ing a  better  oiio  tiian  ours. 

D-  A.  LicHTV. 


From  Ohio. 

Brother  Qiiiinter: — 

Wo  of  the  Chippeway  congregation, 
Wayne  county,  Ohio,  held  our  Soring 
(Council  on  the  21ih  of  Apiil.  ,\iiiong 
other  things  tr;itisaeted,  the  Western 
needy  were  substan  ially  remembered; 
and  wants  of  the  |)Oor  in  our  own  di.-;trict 
were  taken  into  consideration,  and  a  fund 
was  provided  to  .-end  the  church  papers 
to  such  as  are  too  i)Oor  to  pay  for  them 
theiiiselves,  especially  such  as  live  on  the 
outskirts  of  the  district. 

There  are  ."several  cases  of  small  pox  in 
Wayne  county  at  present.  The  disca-^^e 
was  bi ought  here  troui  Indiina  several 
weeks  ago. 

The  sudden  change  of  the  weather 
from  warm  to  cold,  did  an  immense 
amount,  of  damage  to  the  farmers  in  this 
county.  It  is  believed  that  the  fruit  is 
nearly  all  killed,  and  the  wheat  is  badly 
damaged. 

Fraternally  yours, 

E.  Ij.  Yoder. 

Madisonhitrg,  0. 

From  Caltlornla. 

April  16th,  1875. 
Brother  Quinter  : — 

We  wish  to  write  you  a  litllo 
news  fror.i  Califoriiia.  In  regard  to 
Churcli  ;^H'<.ir6  ansoug  us,  we  regret  to 
say,  lijal  tt;ej  arc  not  as  ei;C(;uraging 
ns  we  e^juld  wish  ;  but  ti.s  the  pluw- 
niau  ■plongheth  iu  Lope,"  so  we  aro 
willing  to  "labor  and  wait." 

As  we  Ihiok  the  report  of  the  visit 
of  the  commi!,tee  of  brethrea  among 
us  reflects  rather  seriously  upon  the 
liberality  of  the  brethren  here,  we 
thought  a  Vt'ord  in  regard  to  it  uiight 
do  no  harm.  When  we  remember 
that  the  wealthiest  churche.s  iu  the 
east  paid  less  tbau  five  dollars  to- 
wards defraying  their  expenses,  we 
think  the  thirty-seveu  dollars  and 
fifty  cents  ($87  50;  paid  by  the  com- 
paratively po  jr  brethren  of  California, 
was  not  only  a  "small  amount,'' as  the 
writer  of  that  report  was  pleased  to 
call  it,  but,  niore  justly,  a  liberal  sum. 
And  as  much  of  it  was  paid  in  coin, 
it  was  nearly  or  quite  equal  to  forty 
dollars  iu  currency.  The  brethren 
here  thiuk  we  are  entitled  to  a  publi- 
cation or  this  statement. 

The  freeze  of  the  6th  iust.,  has  very 
seriously  damaged  our  grain  crops. 
Considerable  alarm  is  felt  among 
farmers.  All  the  fruit,  except  grapes 
and.  figs,  i.s  considered  lost  for  tbi.•^ 
year. 

As  ever  yours, 

J'eter  S.  Gauman. 

Modtslo,  Stanislaus  Co. 


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From  Ifllssonrl. 

April  18th,  1875. 

Dear  Brother  Quinler : 

Wc  arc  very  lonely,  being  des- 
titute of  the  Brethren  aud  of  the 
Companion  and  Visitor.  It  give* 
me  great  satisfaotioa  aud  comfort  to 
hear  its  pages  read.  All  the  "Duuk- 
ard"  preaching  1  get  to  hear  is  thro' 
the  medium  of  your  paper.  It  helps 
me  to  pass  ihrough  the  dark  and 
lonesome  hoars  that  I  have  to  endure. 
Please  send  mo  the  paper  ;  I  will  en- 
close twcuty-tive  cents  to  you  to  pay 
the  postage.  It  was  sent  to  me  to 
buy  daily  food  ;  but  1  will  divide  it 
between  soul  and  body,  as  the  soul 
needs  its  daily  food  as  well  as  the 
body.  If  this  is  not  enough,  please 
let  me  know  it. 

From  your  old  blind  brother. 
Yours  in  love, 

A.  J.  Caupenter. 

Marionsville,  Lawrence  Go. 

Note. — Yes,  dear  brother,  it  is 
enough  for  you  under  yeur  circum- 
stances. No  doubt  some  of  the  Lord's 
sympathizing  children,  who  are  more 
highly  favored,  will  cheerfully  donate 
a  little  of  their  abundance  to  contrib- 
ute to  your  comfort  and  encourage- 
ment. B. 


tember  next,  and   hope  the    Brethren 
in   Allison   Prairie,    llliuoia,  will    ap- 
point theirs  so  that  the   ministers  can 
come  from  there  to  our  meeting. 
Your  unworthy   brother, 

IjEONAUD  Stei'Hen. 
Shoals,  Martin  Co. 


ISrettireu's 


Tiiue 
Book. 


and      Hymn 


We  are  makint;  preparations  for  pub 
lishioK  a  revised  edition  of  tiie  Brcthren'ti 
Tunc  ivnd  Hymn  Book,  and  would  re- 
spoctfully  solicit  the  aid  and  adviee  ol' 
brethren  and  si.stcirs  from  all  part.s  of  the 
Brotherhood.  We  are  aware  of  many 
delects  in  tlie  first  edition,  but  lest  we 
should  not  detect  tiiem  all,  we  solicit 
a.-<sistance.  We  shall  also  supplant,  all 
the  dull,  stale,  minor  key  tunes  with  the 
best  and  freshest  music  adapted  to  the 
hymns,  and  will  therefore  thankfully  re- 
ceive suirgcstions  of  tunes.  Give  name 
of  book,  page  and  name  of  tune.  Address 
me  at  Berlin,  Somerset  Co.,  Pa. 

16-3.  H.  R.  HOLSINGER. 


MARRIED. 


Notice. 


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From  ludiaua. 

April  28th,  1875. 

Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

By  request  of  some  of 
the  Brethren,  I  will  inlorm  the  read- 
ers of  the  Companion  and  Visitor, 
that  we  had  a  series  of  meetings  con- 
ducted by  brother  Geo.  W.  Stude- 
baker.  He  arrived  at  Snoals  in  the 
evening  of  April  16lh,  aud  continued 
with  us  till  the  26th.  Had  in  all 
fourteen  meetings,  and  three  persons 
were  received  by  baptism.  Many 
more,  we  believe,  will  soon  come,  if 
we  can  get  the  brethren  to  come  aud 
preach  the  gospel  in  its  purity.  Oh, 
do  come,  brethren,  for  there  is  an 
opening  here  to  do  a  great  deal  of 
good.  1  hope  brother  John  Kuiseley 
will  hear  this  call,  and  he  and  the 
sister  will  come  aud  stay  with  us  at 
least  one  month.  We  have  meetings 
every  second  and  fourth  Sunday  of 
the  month.  We  have  one  deacon, 
but  no  minister.  We  appointed  a 
commuuioa  on  the   lOtb  day  of  Sep- 


By  referring  to  No.  2,  Vol.  2,  ot 
Companion  and  Visitor,  it  will  be 
served  that  at  a  special  meeting  of 
Northern  District  of  Illinois,  December 
8th,  1874,  a  Cor^e^pondit^g  Secretary  was 
appointed  to  whom  all  requests  for  aid  in 
this  district  must  be  addressed.  Those 
churches  needing;  aid  will  please  observe 
this,  as  the  churches  in  this  district  send 
their  contributions  to  their  Treasurer 
who  will  forward.  This  plan  was  adopted 
to  speedily  and  systematically  carry  on 
the  work  of  supplying.  Nearly  $2,000  in 
money,  besides  a  large  supply  of  clothing, 
has  already  been  forwarded  by  our  Treas- 
urer ;  and  if  the  churches  calling  for  as- 
sistance will  observe  our  plan,  they  will 
facilitate  the  work  very  materially. 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN, 

Cor.  Sec'y. 
Lanark,  Ills. 


At  the  residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  in 
Jai.'kRon  lowii'-hip.  (no  date  given,)  brothi-.r 
Jbuismiaii  K  BiiowN  aud  Miss  Sauau  Kek;- 
ii.vKD,  both  of  (Janibria  Co  ,  Pa. 

Also,  at  the  residence  of  the  undersigned, 
in  .lackfou  townshi-p,  (dale  not  given,)  Mr. 
Gnour.E  A.  UKAfiEK  and  Miss  .Maky  Ann 
Kii'PLB,  both  of  C'ainbiia  Co-,  Pa. 

Wm.  Bvaks. 

At  the  riBidunce  of  the  biidu's  lather,  by 
the  undersigned,  M«y  4lli,  Mr.  Alkji'STIs  .M. 
TAni,Eit,  of  Mailinsliiirir,  W.  V».,  and  Miss 
Skvilla  Glover,  of  Sonierstt  Co..  Pa. 

C.    BRUKr.EY. 


Auuouucemeuts. 

There  will   be  a  Communion    Meeting 
in   the    Ten  Mile    congregation,    on  the 

j  22nd  and  23rd  of  May.  A  general  invi- 
tation extended.  Ministering  brethren 
from  the   East,  returning  Irom    Annual 

'  Meeting,  will  please   stop   with  us   over 

:  Sunday. 

I      By  order  of  the  church. 

John  Wise. 

I      Scenery  Hill,  Pa. 


niKM. 


The  Brethren  in  Dallas  County,  Iowa, 
intend  holding  a  Communion  Meeting  in 
the  meeting- house  seven  miles  west  of 
Dallas  Center,  on  the  22nd  and  23rd  of 
May,  commencing  at  one  o'clock  p.  m. 
of  the  22nd. 

llOBERT  BaUOEU. 

{Pilgrim  please  copy) 


We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circuinstnn 
ces  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wisli  to  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 


In  the  bounds  of  tlie  Conemaugh  congre- 
gation, March  16th,  Susan  Tbetek,  aged 
33  years,  9  months  and    16  days. 

The  deceased  belonged  to  the  Lutheran 
fai  h.  Funeral  services  by  the  vviiter,  fioni 
Heb.  13:14. 

Wm.  Byars. 

In  the  Montana  conjcreiraiion,  Adams  Co  , 
Iowa,  April  13th,  Mauy  Elizabeth,  daugbt- 
ei  of  brother  Benja.nia  ami  sister  Amanda 
Wray,  aged  4  months  and  6  days.  The  oc- 
casion was  improved  by  Elder  C.  Ha:ader, 
from  Matt.  19:14. 

W.  M.  Davis. 

In  the  Newton  church  district,  Miami  Co., 
Ohio,  March  37ih,  sister  F^redonia  kench, 
atred  34  years,  1  month  and  6  days. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  has  been  afflict- 
ed with  rlieuraatism  for  some  ten  years. 
She  was  disabled  so  thai  she  could  scarcely 
help  herself  to  anything  ;  but  she  seemed 
resigned  to  the  will  of  God,  as  the  writer 
has  occasion  to  linow,  she  having  given  her- 
self to  the  Lord  in  her  youth,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  ihe  church  for  some  years. 

Also,  in  Covington,  same  county,  April 
10th,  Bister  Elizabrtu  Hollapeteu,  aged 
77  years,  3  mouths  aud  17  days. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  was  always  of  a 
very  quiet  and  pious  disposition.  Peace  to 
her  ashes.  The  funerals  of  both  the  above 
were  attended  by  the  Brethren. 

Samtel  Mohler. 

In  the  Nettle  Creek  congregation,  Wayne 
county,  Indiana,  April  ISiij,  sister  Cathau- 
ISB  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Samuel  N.  Replogle, 
agtd  38  years,  3  mouths  and  31  days 

Her  disease  was  erysiijclas.  She  was 
aniictcd  only  one  weels.  She  went  to  meet- 
ing on  the  previous  Salibal.h,  and  in  one 
week  became;  a  corpse.  She  leaves  a  loving 
husband,  a  son  and  iwo  dau^jhtors  to  mouru 
their  untimely  loss  ;  but  they  are  not  left 
without  hope.  She  was  aa  <  xemplary  mem- 
ber both  of  the  church  and  family.  Funeral 
services  by  the  Brethren  ,  from  Matt.  35:  10, 
to  a  large  concourse  of  sympalhiioing  friends 
and  neighbors. 

Lewis  W.  Teeter. 

At  Lancaster,  Penn'a,  March  24th,  broth- 
er Jacob  Zook,  in  the  79th  year  of  his  age. 

Wilh  a  heart  filled  with  sympatliy  and 
Christian  charity,  and  alive  to  the  j'>ys  and 
sorrows  of  those  by  whom  he  was  surround- 
ed, brother  Zook  needed  only  to  be  known 
in  order  to  be  loved.  Blessed  with  the  Lopo 
of  a  happy  aud  bright  iuimorlaliiy,  his  dcatli 


804 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


■was  as  calm  as  his  life  was  pur<i.  His  years 
were  many,  but  they  were  yyars  of  useful- 
ness, and  the  frends  of  h's  youth  \rcre  the 
friends  of  his  old  age.  Did  all  who  call 
theuiselvet  by  the  saTed  name  of  Chriit 
lead  lives  as  simple,  upright  and  godly  as 
our  deceased  brother,  the  reitjn  of  peace  on 
earth  would  not  be  far  dislaat.  Th»  funeral 
6«rvic«»  were  conducted  by  P»U>r  S.  Mjers 
and  Jacob  Heinh'old. 

J.  W   Bykne. 


T   1ST  OF  MONEYS  HKCKIVKD  for 

Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

DiniH  Shidoler  1  60;  J  B  Taw7.«r  I  SO;  A 
M  Zue  3  20;  Jane  C  Thompson  1  60;  Matt, 
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Bo'oinon  Basard  1  70;  J  VV  Stein  1  Ci;  M 
K  Henry  5  10;  A  Pe3r»on  1  (X);  IN  Cross- 
wait  1  50;  Jno  Kuukel  1  GO;  Win- 
chester, Kaudolph  Co.,  Ind.,  I  25;  8  S  Moh- 
ler  2  "."i;  ColUc'ed  at  D.  M.  18  85;  A  H 
Hanira  'J  .50;  F  P  Loehr  1  00;  Jacob  IIol- 
liujier  1  70;  John  C  Hance  1  60. 


Ttie  IIouHekeeper  o(  Our  Health. 

The  liver  is  the  great  denurating  or 
blood  cleansing  organ  of  the  systeiu. 
Set  the  great  housekeeper  of  our  health 
at  work,  and  the  tbul  corruptions  which 
gender  in  the  blood  and  rot  out,  as  it 
were,  the  machinery  of  life,  are  gradually 
expelled  from  the  syMteui.  For  this  pur- 
po-ic  Dr.  Pierce's  Goldon  Medical  Dis- 
covery, with  small  daily  doses  of  Dr. 
Pierce's  Pleasant  Purgative  Pellets  are 
pre  eminently  the  articles  needed.  They 
cure  every  kind  of  humor  from  the  worst 
scrofula  to  the  common  pimple,  blotch  or 
eruption.  (ireat  eating  ulcers  kindly 
heal  under  their  mighty  curative  influx 
encc.  Virulent  blood  poisons  that  hirk 
in  the  sy^teul  are  by  thriu  robbed  of 
their  terrors,  and  by  their  per.severing 
and  somawhat  protracted  use  the  most 
tainted  systeia  may  be  completely  reno- 
vated and  built  up  anew.  Enlarged 
glands,  tumors  and  swellings  dwindle 
away  and  disappear  under  the  intiuence 
of  their  great  resolvents.  Sold  by  all 
dealers  in  medicines. 


l*ure-l{r«<I  Uglit   Kruiiiutts. 

Pea  coral),  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  BiiAitn, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 

IIOMK  nOOI^KN   FAOTOKY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  supci  ioi  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  wH  j;uarantre  lo 
give  perfect  salisfa'^tion.  Aud  wo  will  send 
Ihcm  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  ^ood  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chmgus  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
laib  or  inoi'e.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  ycare,  I  think  I  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  lind  it  to 
their  advantage  to  coi respond  willi  me. 

Addrecs  ; 

JOHN  HTIDKBAKEK, 
HoMB  WojLEN  KArroitv, 

laif.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


Itttllnu  QiievuH    For  Nale.      Bred 

from  pure  and  choice  ftock,  aud  will  be  sent 
bv  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  8»ti«f»<tIori  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Addrf8«  SAMUEL  QKKENAWALT,  Coar- 
fos»  r  O.,  Washington  Co.,  .Vd. 
1'.)  6m. 

WATRK  WHEEL.  I 

T  H  E       " B  E  E  US "      WHEEL 

Is  ^Minding  with  less  water  than  the  OTer- 
sliot,.     It  ii  Just  improved  and  will    nee   one- 
third  less  walsr  vhan  any  Iron  wheel    in  use 
and  is  chcapur  aud  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  BsRns  A  Boss. 
Cocoluinas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Bb<k«,  Oa^holbu  &  COOKB. 
Sduiis  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


"A  righteous   man   rogardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Pkov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY    COI.I.AK  PAWS. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horsi  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  postage  lo  any  part  of  the  United  Slates, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1.50  a  pair.  They  are 
lijibt,  handsome,  durable,  aud  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  Tbey  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  ])revent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  fro'u  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers.  Mower*,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oats  to  each  horse.  The  first  com- 
plaint to  bear  from  yet.  Send  soon  ;  the 
hot  seassu  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  BlSAVKK, 

Mouiau<lon, 
18  If.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


Valuable  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Ptnn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acies  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
with  all  necessary  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  weh  near  the  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
V-uient  ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-balf 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Kphralm  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meters. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 

I'asHOTer  au4l  I<or«l's  Supper. 

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It  cOQtains  a  consideiatiou  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  iubj)i'ed  writers  ;  the  typicf  1  charac- 
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in  Christ ;  the  institution,  observance,  aud 
design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

Tlic  work  contains  258  pages,  and 
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Price,  single  copy,  by  mail,  $1.00;  per 
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Address:  J.  W.  Bkkr, 
Meyersdalc, 

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Tub  Cuii.tiREN's  Paper  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  chiKlreu  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  th(!  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  25  conls  per  year.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
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Alon-Conlornuity  lo  the  %Vurl«l. — 

215  pages.  Every  professor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  jiObt-paid,  75 
cents  ;  per  dozen,  *S.      Address, 

_  M.  M.  Emielman, 

(j-tf.  ~  Lanark,  Carroll  Co.,  ills. 


0.  V.  c.    Vol-  xr. 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


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GOSPEL  VISITOR.      ^ 


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BY  JA9IEIS  qVINTEie. 


"If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commaiidtiietiis." — Jesi's. 


At  411.6O  Fer  Aiinnm. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  MAY  18,  1875.  %    Vol.  II.  No.  20. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
BaptlsuiHi  Hj'iiin. 


BY  J  AS.  Y.  HECKLER. 


Assembled  ou  this  river's  shore, 
Great  God,  to  thee  we  pray  ; 

Aud  thiue  assistance,  Lord,  implore, 
A3  we  Thy  word  obey. 

Here  is  a  humble  candidate, 

Desiring  to  enlist 
Under  Thy  blood-stained  banner  ;   great 

Lord,  wilt  thon  him  assist? 

Assist  him,  Lord,  to  do  Thy  will 
When  he  has  been  baptized  ; 

Aud  all  thy  righteousness  fullill. 
As  thou  hast  us  advised. 

Assist  us,  Lord,  to  do  our  part 

As  we  ofliciate. 
And  fearl>,'6sly,  with  hand  and  heart. 

Baptize  this  candidate. 

Here  is  a  dying  multitude, 

Assembled  on  this  shore. 
Lord,  make  them  willing  lor  their  good 

To  serve  thee  evermore. 

And  when  we  from  these  waters  go 

With  blessings  from  above. 
So  help  us  still  thy  will  to  do 

With  pure,  devoted  love. 
HarleysvilU,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  More  Excclleut  Way. 


BY  LEWIS    KIMMEL. 


The  writers  of  the  Companion 
should  study  the  question  about  to  Be 
discussed,  and  see  how  it  may  most 
profitably  be  mauaged. 

Discussion,  from  its  etymology, 
implies  thorough  investigation.  In 
our  discussions  we  should  clear  out 
of  the  way  all  that    might   hinder  or 


be  in  the  way  ot  a   clear,  solid    foun- 
dation. 

It  is  true,  the  question  might  bo 
so  stated  as  to  be  sufficiently  intelli- 
gible, and  still  not  be  understood 
from  want  of  a  reasonable  regard  to 
the  meaning  of  the  terms,  or  the  side 
view  of  the  writer. 

The  second,  and  no  less  important, 
thing  is,  to  ascertain  the  exact  mean- 
ing of  the  leading  term.  "This  is  so 
necessary  a  thing,  that  without  it, 
n)en  will  be  exposed  to  such  sort  of 
ridiculous  contests,  as  was  found  one 
day  between  two  unlearned  combat- 
ants, Sartor  and  Sutor,  who  as- 
saulted and  defended  tlie  doctrine  of 
Trausubstautialion  with  much  zeal 
aud  violence.  Bat  Latino  happening 
to  come  into  their  midst  and  inquir- 
ing the  subject  of  their  dispute,  asked 
each  of  ihem  vphat  he  meant  by  that 
long,  hard  word,  Transnbstantiation. 
Sutor  readily  informed  him,  that  he 
understood  it  bowing  at  the  feet  of 
•lesus.  But  Sartor  assured  him  that 
he  meant  nothing  but  bowing  at  the 
high  altar.  'No  wonder,'  said  Lati- 
no, 'that  you  cannot  agree,  when  you 
neither  understand  one  another,  nor 
the  word  about  which  you  contend.'  " 
—Dr.  Watts. 

The  third  thing  is  to  give  our  op- 
ponent full  credit  for  all  his  side  of 
the  question  is  really  worth.  Thi.s, 
almost  invariably,  produces  respect 
for  the  speaker  from  his  opponent 
and  auditory. 

The  fourth  point :  If  we  wish  to 
elucidate  our  subject,  or  confirm  our 
views  by  refereuco  to  history,  statis- 
tics, ifec,  we  should  be  accurate  to 
the  last  degree.  This  is  vastly  im- 
portant, for  the  object  of  discussion  is 
to  elucidate  the    truth    find  conyjijce 


the  audience  and  lead  them  to  act  in 
harmony  with  the  elucidated  truth. 
The  old  adage,  "An  honest  man  is 
the  noblest  work  of  God,"  is  as  fine 
now  as  then,  and  many  men  with  lit- 
tle other  merit  are  heard  with  decided 
interest,  only  because  they  are  scru- 
pulously exact  in  their  statements. 

The  fifth  item  is,  arrange  the  mat- 
ter to  the  best  advantage.  "Order  is 
heaven's  first  law."  "Science  is 
knowledge  reduced  to  system." 
When  properly  arranged  it  is  more 
natural  in  delivery,  easier  understood, 
better  retained,  aud  more  readily  re- 
duced to  practice. 

Sixth  and  last,  let  us  be  fair  and 
courteous  to  our  opponent,  for  we  can 
not  gain  anything  from  disdaining  or 
perverting  his  views  or  in  any  way 
trying  to  undervalue  them.  Be  fair 
first  and  last,  "there  is  force  in  fair- 
ness ;  for  it  implies  a  love  for  the 
truth.  "Politeness  is  power ;  it 
moves  the  heart  and  begets  a  gener- 
ous impression  in  our  adversary." 
Howbeit  an  opponent  in  debate  is  not 
necessarily  an  adversary.  Paul 
knew  all  this,  but  directs  "to  covet 
earnestly  the  best  gifts:  and  yet 
show  I  unto  you  a  more  excellent 
way."     1  Cor.  12:  .31. 

Our  periodical  discussion  should 
tend  to  edification  and  not  to  destruc- 
tion. It  may  be  too  personal.  VVere 
it  less  personal,  more  might  be  di- 
gested aud  more  strength  derived, 
These  debates  are  not  offensive  to  me, 
but  to  others,  and  we  fondly  hope  we 
may  all  profit.  A  little  more  kind 
feeling  would  help  the  matter  ;  for 
when  schoolboys  play  and  a  loved 
one  throws  the  ball  aud  hurts  us,  we 
take  it  well  and  go  ou  forgetting  the 
bruise.     But  how  when  one  not  loved 


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hits  us?  All  is  confusion,  the  pleas- 
ure and  profit  of  play  are  stopped, and 
perchance,  more  wounds  follow. 

Now  we,  brethren,  love  each  other 
"Let  us  not  love  in  word,  but  in  deed 
and  in  truth."     Wo    possibly  need    a 
little  more  charity.     "Charity  suflfers 
lonjr,  is  kind,  euvieth     not,    vaunteth 
not  itself,  is  not   puffed    up,    behaves 
not  unseeniiv,  seeks  not  her    own    to 
the  exclusion  of  others,  is  not    easily 
provoked,  thiuk.-^    no    evil,    rejoiceth 
not  in  iniquity,  but  in  the  truth,  bear- 
eth,  beiieveth,  hopeth,    and    endureth 
all  things,  and  never    faileth."       We, 
writers  and  readers,  teachers  and  pu- 
pils, need  charity.     Peter    reckons    if 
we  have  precious  faith,  virtue,  knowl- 
edge, temperance,  patience,  godliness, 
brotherly  kindness  and    charily,    and 
they  abound  in  us,  we    shall  ''not    be 
barren  nor  unfruitful    in    the    knowl- 
edge of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ."  "But 
he  that  lacketh  these  things    is    blind 
and  cannot  see  afar  off,  and    hath  for- 
gotten that  he  was    purged  from    his 
old  sins." 

We  sometimes  err  by  telling  too 
much,  and  sometimes  by  tilling  too 
little,  bui  the  great  thing  is,  a  lillle 
more  charity.  Love  to  God  and  man 
is  a  powerful  lever  by  which  we 
might  move  many  things  which  re- 
main unmoved  from  want  of  it. 

Elder  toil.  Pn. 


For  the  CoMPinioN  and  Visitor. 
Is  lh«  C'hnrcta  ol  Go«l  one  and 
tbcs  (tame  In  both  Ulspen- 
sations  ?    Couclutled. 


BY    C.  G.  LINT. 


sessing  them  of  all  the   church   privi- 
leges of  that  dispen.sation.      What  the 
advocates  of  infant  baptism  would  set 
up  as  a  criterion  by  which   to  govern 
tljemselves  in  their  practice  of  female 
infant  baptism,  I  do  not   conceive   to 
be  a   precedent.     They    surely    have 
none  in  the    order    of    circumcision  ; 
hence  not  the  same.     But    for    bapti- 
zing believing  males  and  females    we 
have  sutiicicut  proof-texts  in  the   new 
dispenBation.     It  is,  however,  not  so 
much  the  purpose  of  the  advocates  of 
this  theory  to  clear  up  the  discrepan- 
cies, and  show  the  oueoe.-^s  of  the  two 
dispensations  in  there  different  modes 
of  practical  worship,  as  it  id  to   estab- 
lish the  practice    of    infant    baptism. 
There  is,  so   far    as    my    knowledge 
goes,  no  effort  made  to  give  a    prece- 
dent for    the    bread    and     wine,    the 
Lord's  supper,  feet-washing,    the  kiss 
of  charity,  anointing    the    sick    with 
oil,  <tc.,  but   only    for    bapiism  ;  and, 
we  are  sorry  to  say,  that  for  the    bap- 
tism of  the  new  dispensation  there    is 
no  trace  to  be  found  in  the  Old  Testa- 
ment Scriptures,  it   being    a    heaven 
ordained  institution,  and  first  deliver- 
ed to  men  by  a  man  sent   from    God, 
in  the  person  of  John  the  Baptist. 

It  is  repeatedly  asserted  by  the 
advocates  of  infant  baptism,  that  cir- 
cumcision was  a  sign  and  seal.  1 
admit  that  it  was  to  Abraham  a  seal, 
while  to  the  Jews  it  was  a  sign,  but 
what  has  this  to  do  with  baptism  ? 
They  certainly  know,  or,  at  least, 
ought  to  know,  that  the  baptism  of 
the  new  dispensation"  is  to  the  baptiz- 
ed no  seal :  it,  in  fact,  seals  nothing  : 
but  it  is  the  external  sign  of  the  in- 
ternal workings  of  the  Spirit  of  God, 
which  Spirit  does  become  the  seal  of 
the  baptized  believer.  Paul  says, 
2  Cor.  1  :  2'1,  "Who  hath  also  sealed 
us,  and  given  the  earnest  of  the 
Spirit  in  our  hearts."  Eph.  1  :  13, 
"Ye  were  sealed  with  the  Holy  Spirit 
of  promise."  Eph.  4  :  30,  "Grieve 
not  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God,  whereby 
ye  arc  sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemp- 
tion." 

If  circumcision  was  to    them    that 
received  it  a  seal  as  thev  would  have 


Jlaving  now  examined  the  gospels 
and  Acts  of  the  apostles  for  the  pur- 
pose of  ascertaining  the  facts  connect- 
ed with  the  oft  repeated  declaration, 
that  "the  church  under  both  dispen- 
sations is  the  same,"  is  it  not  as  clear 
as  the  sun  in  all  her  brilliancy,  that 
the  Scriptures  and  reason  are  throw- 
ing their  weightagainst  such  a  theory? 
Is  it  not  equally  true  that  the  effort 
to  prove  a  sameness  between  the 
two  is  only  made  upon  the  part  of 
infant  membership,  and  not  so    much  j  it,  baptism,  when  put  in  its  place,  lost 


as  to  church  fellowship  ?  Admitting, 
however,  that  circumcision  was  the 
rite  of  admission  into  the  Jewish 
church,  it  must  also  be  admitted  that 
all  who  were  uncircumcised  were  no 
members  of  the  Jewish  church  ;  thus 
excluding  all  the  female  portion  of 
that  dispeusatioo,   aud    thus    dispos- 


that  virtue.  Kind  reader,  the  longer 
wo  look  into  this  subject,  the  clearer 
it  becomes  that  they  are  not  one  and 
the  same.  It  is  but  reasonable  and 
just  to  suppose  that  God  will  not  seal 
more  than  he  promises  ;  and  as  he  in 
the  new  dispensation  promises  noth- 
ing to  any  but    believers,    or    those 


that  can  improve  the  divine  graces  of 
God  intelligently,  infants  cannot  be 
brought  into  the  number  without 
doing  violence  to  the  Scriptures. 
The  irreconcilable  difference  between 
the  ordinances  of  the  two  dispensa- 
tions, both  in  their  effects  and  purpo- 
ses, should  forever  settle  the  question 
of  oueness. 

I  have  an  incident  that  happened 
in  the  apostle  Paul's  time,  to  present 
to  you  for  meditation  and  reconcilia- 
tion. Jn  the  sixteenth  chapter  of 
Acts,  we  have  Paul  to  circumcise 
Timothy,  who  had  never  before  been 
circumcised.  Though  bis  mother  was 
a  Jewess,  his  father  was  a  Greek,  and 
this  may  account  for  the  delay.  But 
he  iiad  been  baptized,  for  in  the  fir.«t 
verse  we  have  him  called  a  disciple, 
and  be  did  doubtless  belong  to  llie 
Christian  church ;  for  he  was  "well 
reported  by  the  brethren,"  &c.,  upon 
which  the  apostle  not  only  received 
him  as  a  brother,  but  as  a  son  in  the 
gospel,  and  a  fellow-laborer  in  the 
ministry.  Here,  then,  is  a  clear  case 
of  circumcision  after  baptism.  How, 
then,  could  baptism  be  its  substitute  ? 
Besides,  if  the  rite  of  circumcision 
and  the  ordinance  of  Christian  bap- 
tism be  the  same,  then  Paul,  by  cir- 
cumcising Timothy,  sanctioned  the 
doctrine  of  baptizing  the  same  person 
twice. 

H  there  had,  at  this  time,  an  idea 
been  prevalent  that  baptism  came  iu 
place  of  circumcision,  Paul  would 
undoubtedly  have  had  some  knowl- 
edge of  it,  and  would  have  answered, 
when  urged  to  circumcise  Timothy. 
"My  brethren  I  am  aware  that  Tim- 
othy is  not  circumcised  according  to 
the  Jewi-sh  custom,  but  as  baptism 
has  come  iu  lieu  thereof,  what  need 
have  we  to  circumcise  him?"  But 
Paul's  silence  condemns  that  idea  and 
forever  sets  it  aside. 

It  is  argued  that  circumcision  had 
a  spiritual  import ;  and  that  the 
Baptists  are  not  honest  enough  to 
admit  this.  Be  not  mistaken  in  this. 
We  grant  that  there  was  a  spiritual 
import  connected  with  it,  and  that 
the  spirituality  of  that  ordinance  is 
embodied  in  the  seal  to  Abraham, 
which  was  the  promise  of  the  seed, 
which  wasCiiKisT.  Gal.  3  :  10.  Does 
not  this  admission  destroy  the  forco 
of  your  arguments?  If  circumcision 
had  iu  its  seal  a  spiritual  effect,  bap- 
tism not  sealing  anything,  cannot  bo 
iu  the  place  of  the  former.  How  i8 
this  ? 


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But  again,  let  me  present  to  yonr 
minds  another  important  truth,  by 
which  I  tbinli  I  can  make  clear  the 
truthfulness  of  the  position  I  take, 
namely,  that  the  two  are  not  the  same. 
If  infant  baptism  has  taken  the  place 
of  infant  circumcision,  from  whence 
comes  the  practice  of  sponsors — god- 
fathers and  god-mothers  ?  What 
nre  the  antecedents  for  these?  Every 
Bible  reader  knows  that  there  are  no 
precedents  for  these  papistical  inven- 
tions. Not  only  is  it  not  found  with 
circumcision,  but  it  is  no  where 
taught  in  the  Scripture  as  being  con- 
nected with  Christian  baptism. 

The  Scriptures  teach  no  proxical 
Christianity.  Then,  to  say  the  least, 
this  must  be  an  invention  of  men — an 
innovation  on  both  the  old  and  new 
dispensations.  In  this  case  the 
adage,  "Necessity  is  the  mother  of 
inventions,"  comes  in  place.  In  the 
order  of  baptism  a  profession  was  and 
is  required  of  those  that  ere  to  be 
baptized  ;  and  as;  infants  could  not 
make  the  profession,  &c.,  necessity 
drove  the  advocates  of  infant  bap- 
tism to  i)(Ofn<  the  order  of  sponsors, 
wiiose  duty  it  is  to  answer  for  the 
infant.  He  aiakes  the  confession, 
profession,  and  all  that  pertaineth 
thereto.  If  this  is  not  approaching 
God  in  his  service  by  proxy,  I  do 
not  understand  the  nature  of  this 
proxyship. 

If  their  infant  baptism  bears  no 
resemblance  to  circumcision,  and 
having  no  stone  to  rest  on  in  the 
New  Testament  Scriptures,  upon 
what  is  it  resting  its  deformed  parts  ? 
Answer. — Upon  the  same  stone  that 
sponsors,  god-fathers,  god-mothers, 
infant  communion,  &c  ,  &c.,  rest  on. 
That  tradition  and  episcopacy  are  the 
foundation  of  infant  baptism  is  clear 
from  what  some  of  the  eminent  say 
on  that  subject.  Mr.  Field  says, 
"The  baptism  of  infants  is  therefore 
naaied  a  tradition,  because  it  is  not 
expressly  delivered  in  Scripture  that 
the  apostles  did  baptize  infants ; 
nor  any  express  precept  there  fonnd 
that  they  shoi:ld  do  so. — On  the 
church,  375.  Bishop  Prideaux,  Pedo- 
baptism — "Sets  on  no  other  divine 
right  than  episcopacy.  Fascicul 
Contro.  Loc.  iv.  §  iii.  P.  210,  "la  the 
edict  drawn  up  in  the  year  154T,  by 
command  of  Charles  v..  Emperor  of 
Germany,  to  allay  disputes  between 
the  Romanists  and  the  Reformers. 
Tradition  is  expressly  stated  as  the 
ground    of    infant     baptism.        'The 


church  moreover  has  traditions  hand- 
ed down  to  these  times  from  Christ 
and  the  apostles,  through  the  hands 
of  the  Bishops;  which,  whoever 
would  overturn,  ho  must  deny  the 
same  (the  church)  to  be  the  pillar  and 
ground  of  truth  :  of  this  sort  are  the 
baptism  of  little  ones,  and  other 
things.'"  As  tradition  is  the  only 
hope  of  infant  baptism,  it  is  but  just 
to  inquire  as  to  the  probable  time 
when  it  was  admitted  as  being  but 
tradition.  Veneina  says — "Tertul- 
lian  di.ssuades  from  baptizing  infants 
which  he  certainly  would  not  have 
done,  if  it  had  been  tradition,  and  a 
public  custom  of  ihe  church,  seeing 
he  was  very  tenacious  of  traditions  ; 
nor  had  it  been  a  tradition,  would  he 
have  failed  to  mention  it.  I  conclude, 
therefore,  that  pedobaptism  cannot 
be  plainly  proved  to  have  been  prac- 
ticed before  the  time  of  TurtuHian." 
In  Paed  Exam.  Vol.  2.  pp.  79,  80. 
This  will  suffice  to  show  that,  as  in- 
fant baptism  is  considered  a  tradition, 
it  cannot  be  traced  farther  back  than 
to  the  second  century,  leaving  a 
chasm  of  two  centuries  between  the 
apo.«tles  and  the  first  direct  mention 
of  infant  baptism.  To  show  that  I 
am  not  alone  in  this  opini'on,  I  will 
cite  some  writers  of  reputable  fame. 
Barlow: — "l  do  believe  and  know, 
there  is  neither  precept  nor  example 
in  Scripture,  for  pedobaptL^ra,  nor 
any  just  evidence  for  it  for  about  two 
hundred  years  after  Christ."  Letter 
to  Mr.  J.  Tombs,  P.  73. 

Salmasius  &nA  Suiceras :  "In  the 
first  two  centuries,  no  one  was  bap- 
tized, except  instructed  in  the  faith 
and  acquainted  with  the  doctrine  of 
Christ. 

Curcelloeus  : — "The  baptism  of 
infants,  in  the  first  tiuo  centuries 
after  Christ,  was  altogether  un- 
known ;  but  in  the  third  and  fourth, 
was  allowed  by  some  few.  In  the 
fifth  and  following  ages,  it  was  gen- 
erally received.  The  custom  of  bap- 
tizing infants  did  not  begin  before  the 
third  age  after  Christ  was  born.  In 
the  former  ages,  no  trace  of  it  ap 
pears  " 

Rigalitus: — "From  the  apostolic 
age,  therefore,  to  the  time  of  Turtul- 
lian,  the  matter  is  doubtful." 

Episcojnus  : —  "Pedobaptism  was 
not  accounted  a  neces.sary  rite,  till  it 
was  determined  so  to  be,  in  the 
Miletian  council,  held  in  the  year 
four  hundred  and  eighteen."  The 
advocates  of  mfaut  baptism  say,  "But 


how  was  it  possible  that  infant  bap- 
tism could  have  been  quietly  intro- 
duced in  the  early  ages  of  Christian- 
ity, unsupported  by  apostolic  author- 
ity, and  the  previous  practice  of  the 
church?  The  Baptists  think  it  quite 
sufficient  to  reply  by  asking,  "How 
were  episcopacy  and  infant  commu- 
nion, and  the  use  of  sponsors,  or  god- 
parents, and  a  great  variety  of  usages 
and  ceremonies,  introduced,  '  without 
a  whisper  of  oposition,  and  8ufl'(!red 
to  pave  the  way  to  the  complete  en- 
thronement of  the  man  ©f  sin  ?" 
Mei/ersdale,  Fa. 


Am  I  my  Brother's  Keeper?' 


BY    ENOCir  HONEYWELL. 


Yes.  Read  Ezekel  xxxiii,  and  you 
will  know  you  are,  and  that  you  will 
be  held  to  that  responsibility.  Were 
I  to  see  an  innocent  boy  playing  in  a 
canoe  at  the  head  of  Niagara  rapids, 
unadvised  of  the  converging  power  of 
four  great  lakes  pushing  him  into  the 
fearful  cataract  below  biro,  while  I 
stand  on  shore  sucking  in  stupidity 
from  my  pipe  and  saying,  "Am  I  my 
brother's  keeper?"  and  give  no  warn- 
ing till  he  plunges  down  the  fatal 
falls,  — Would  God  bold  me  guilt- 
less? Every  sound  conscience  an- 
swers. No. 

Well,  we  now  see  millions  of  our 
sous  floating  down  the  ripples  of  time, 
ignorant  of  the  five  thousand  hidden 
pits  in  their  paths,  from  which  those 
who  fall  in  can  onl}"^  escape  at  the 
haz'srd  of  being,  like  Elder  Rathburn, 
hpixtcx\,  sJiot,  aad  j?oisened  after  they 
are  out. 

Nowca?i  any  man,  who  believes  his 
soul  is  worth  caring  for,  see  those 
young  men  passing  olong  among  such 
pits  and  refuse  to  warn  them  of  their 
danger,  or  even  to  give  them  a  little 
rush-light  tract  showing  how  to  avoid 
the  pits,  and  be  guiltless?  Again, 
manhood,  honor,  pilij,  conscience,  ail 
say  No. 

When  Cain  was  called  to  account 
for  his  brother's  blood,  and  said,  "Am 
I  my  brother's  keeper  ?"  the  answer 
was,  "The  voice  of  thy  brother's  blood 
crieth  unto  me  from  the  ground,  and 
now  art  thou  cursed  from  the  earth." 
—  Cynosure. 

In  true  religion  is  the  best  invest- 
ment the  business  man  can  make.  It 
pays  bim  higher  profits, 


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Sale  Anckorage. 

MRS.    L.   HAMMOSU. 

When  sweet  respfinsivc  pladncss 

Tunes  my  very  soul  with  sonp. 
My  willing  bark  then  swiftly  glides 

So  joyously  alocj;- 
IJutdark  clouds  ofttimcs  lower 

In  thieat'ning  forms  o'erhcad  ; 
Hope  ;:,rasps  the  unseeu  hand  so  sure 

That  holds  the  ocean  bed. 

1  know  in  whom  I've  trusted, 

Thai  He  Will  safely  keep 
In  His  dear  care  I  all  confide, 

Thongh  stormy  tempests  sweep. 
Oh,  the  happy,  blest  assurance  ! 

Hope  drives  away  my  fears, 
And  thrills  my  heart  with  gladucss, 

And  wipes  away  my  tears. 

Faith,  hope  and  love — these  three  in  one- 
Twine  their  fresh  laurels  round, 

In  wreaths  of  bloom  bedeck  the  tomb. 
The  anchor,  cross  and  crown. 

Hope's  promise  views  the  rainbow  bright 
And  casts  her  acehor  whore. 

Beyond  the  floods,  the  shining  light 
May  gild  the  future  fair. 

This  is  the  soul's  safe  anchorage  ; 
Steadfast  within  the  valo 

It  holds  the  pilgrim  to  the  rock, 
A  stay  from  every  gale. 

On  Christ  T  build  ;  he  is  my  rock 
And  hope  for  coming  lime  ; 

Stand  firm,  my  feet,  my  faith — not  sight- 
Above  the  waves  sublime. 

'Tis  he,  the  rainbow  of  my  hope 
Which  spans  cold  Jordan's  wave, 

The  gates  of  paradisa  he  opes  ; 
He  lives,  he  lives  to  save  ! 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wl»y  will  Ye  l>€lay  ? 


BY  J.  E.  O. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
I'rluciple. 

Were  our  numerous  motives  that 
promi)t  us  to  action  actuated  by  pure 
principles,  wliat  a  happy  world  tliis 
would  be  I  We  are  either  prompted  to 
act  i'roni  good  or  bad  principles.  How 
many  disregaid  this  word  fraught  with 
hO  mucli  meaning  1  It  is  not  stature  but 
principle  that  "makes  the  man."  A'^ice, 
immorality,  and  every  thing  that  has  a 
tendency  to  degrade  mankind,  can  be 
traced  to  a.  disregard  of  principle.  Were 
we  true  to  our  manhood,  true  to  our  as- 
sociates, true  to  the  dictates  of  con- 
science, true  to  God,  principle  would  not 
occupy  such  a  small  portion  .of  our  at- 
tention. It  is  a  lack  of  this  essential 
characteristic  that  crowds  our  jails,  peni- 
tentiaries, and  houses  of  correction.  It 
is  the  culture  of  ennobling  and  virtuous 
principles  that  ameliorates  and  adorns 
our  character.  Hence  the  i)ropriety  of  a 
strict  regard  to  this  element  that  shapes, 
in  a  measure,  our  future  destiny. 

\Vm,  (),  MlSENEll. 

Naithville,  Mich, 


I  was  reading,  this  morning:,  in  the 
book  of  Jameii,  when  my  altentioo 
was  particularly  attracted  to  the  im- 
port of  the  words  contained  in  the  14lh 
verse  of  the  4ih  chapter — "Whereas 
ye  kuow  not  what  shall  be  on  the 
morrow.  For  what  is  your  life  ?  It 
is  even  a  vapor,  that  appeareth  for  a 
little  time,  and  then  vanisheth  away." 

The  truthfulness  of  the  assrrtion 
expressed  by  these  words,  as  written 
by  the  apostle  James,  is  verified  and 
fully  demonstrated  to  us  daily,  and 
hourly,  we  might  say  :  for  at  every 
pulsation  of  the  heart  some  mortal  is 
hurried  out  of  life  into  eternity,  and 
we  know  not  at  what  moment  we 
may  be  whirled  into  the  eddying  gulf, 
and  our  life  "vanish"  as  a  shadow. 
We  have  but  to  look  around  us  and 
we  see  the  young,  as  well  as  the  old, 
the  youth,  as  well  as  the  middle  aged, 
and  sometimes,  too,  without  much 
warning,  are  cut  off  from  among  the 
living,  and  pass  to  their  reward  wheth- 
er prepared  or  unprepared. 

And  when  we  know  that  an  allwise 
Providence  has  kindly  prepared  for 
us,  (not  for  one  but  for  all,)  a  way  by 
which  we  may  be  saved  aud  enter 
into  everlasting  joys,  when  we  pass 
beyond  this  life,  "Why  will  ye  de- 
lay?" Why  reject  the  proffered  mer- 
cies, and  pass  into  everlasting  con- 
demnation, when  the  road  that  leads 
into  eternal  life  is  so  pleasant  aud 
smooth,  aud  the  reward  so  sure  and 
great  ? 

The  promises  to  the  Christian  be- 
liever, we  learn  in  the  Scriptures  of 
divine  truth,  are  very  encouraging, 
and  speak  loudly  for  an  acceptauce 
of  and  obedience  to  the  truth  as  it  is 
in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  for  our 
enjoyment  will  be  increased  many 
fold  in  this  life,  aud  reach  its  consum- 
mation in  the  world  to  come.  O,  then 
why  will  you,  who  are  out  of  Christ, 
living  without  hope  in  the  world,  put 
off  longer  to  perform  your  duty  to- 
ward God,  and  live  on  in  sin  in  this 
life?  1  lock  about  me;  I  see  young 
men,  and  young  women,  just  budding 
into  manhood  and  womanhood,  aud 
entering  upou  the  stern  realities  and 
responsibilities  of  life,  who  are  with- 
out hope  beyond  this  vale.  0  let  me 
ask  you,  why  do  you  delay  longer  to 
come  out    boldly    upou    the    Lord's 


side,  and  make  a  btart  for  heaven, 
when  such  a  move  would  better  qual- 
ify you  for  the  duties  of  this  life,  and 
give  you  hope  and  enjoyment  which 
you  cannot  otherwise  experience?.  Is 
it  btcause  of  pride  ?  Let  me  exhort 
you  to  lay  aside  your  pride,  and  save 
your  life  ere  it  is  too  late  ;  for  "it  is 
even  a  vapor,  that  appeareth  for  a 
little  time,  aud  then  vanisheth  away." 
And  if  we  allow  our  lives  to  vanish 
without  having  made  a  needful  prep- 
aration for  the  future,  what  will  be 
our  doom  ?  Eternity  itself  will  an- 
swer. Then  '"Why  rvill  ye  delay  ? 
Highland^  Ohio. 


For  the  Companion  and  ViaiTou. 
Scftr«-crow. 


BY   LEWIS  0.  HUMMER. 


Infidels  tell  us  (Cnristians)  that  our 
God,  or  the  Bible  God,  is  a  scare- 
crow; aud  that  we  (Christians)  act 
under  the  excitement  of  fear.  If  this 
were  as  true,  as  it  is  false,  we  would 
still  be  acting  wise  instead  of  foolish. 
Is  there  not  greater  wisdom  in  fear- 
ing God  and  obeying  his  command- 
mentP,  since  He  requires  nothing  of 
us  but  what  is  right,  just  and  noble, 
than  to  show  our  boldness  and  self- 
arrogance  by  committing  all  kinds  of 
crimes?  Aud  if  infidels  do  not  com- 
mit these  crimes,  it  is  because  they 
fear  the  laws  of  their  country  or  the 
disrespect  of  the  community.  So 
iufidels  are  actuated  by  as  much  fear 
as  they  claim  Christians  are.  If  God 
has  the  i)ower  that  Christians  claim, 
would  there  be  wisdom  in  disregard- 
ing that  power,  in  order  to  feel  our- 
selves our  own  masters  for  a  few 
mortal  years,  and  then  to  sink,  com- 
fortless and  despairing,  into  the  jaws 
of  a  remorseless  aud  eternal  grave? 
Is  there  not  more  wisdom  in  obeying 
the  laws  of  our  country,  than  to  resist 
their  power,  for  a  few  days,  in  order 
to  show  our  independence,  aud  then 
be  seized  by  the  officers  and  punished 
lor  our  rebellious  conduct?  Just  so 
with  God's  laws. 

But  is  it  fear  that  actuates  the 
truly  enlightened  Christian?  Not  ht 
all :  God,  not  willing  that  bis  creat- 
ures should  be  punished  for  their 
rebellion,  oilers  them  a  great  reward, 
if  only  they  will  submit  to  his  right- 
eous government ;  and  the  hope  of  the 
reward  is  a  stronger  incentive  than 
the  fear  of  punishment.  When  a 
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reward  cflered  iu  tbc  Bible  occupies 
the  miud,  obedience  follows  as  cor- 
taiu  as  lifrht  follows  daikriess.  The 
moooent  a  sinner  is  made  to  see  the 
true  import  of  the  rewards  oflercd  iu 
the  Bible,  he  will  go  into  the  service 
of  his  Master  at  once;  ever  looking 
forward  to  the  time  when  he  shall 
obtain  the  prize.  But  look  at  the 
sinner  that  believes  in  God,  and  be- 
lieves he  will  be  punished  for  his  sins, 
yet  he  never  eaters  into  the  services 
of  his  Master.  Why  not?  Because 
be  does  not  look  at  the  glorious  prom- 
ises. And  many  who  once  have 
made  a  profession,  soon  fall  away 
agaiu.  Fj'specially  is  this  the  case, 
where  they -are  scared  into  service  by 
a  preacher  who  showers  fire  and 
brimstone  upon  his  audience,  until  he 
has  them  completely  scared.  Just  as 
soon  as  the  fear  subsides  they  are  as 
before.  A  little  less  fire  and  brim- 
stone, and  more  of  the  gloriou.s  re- 
wards contained  in  the  Bible,  would 
make  more  good  men  and  women,  and 
less  infidels. 

We  might  dismiss  the  subject  right 
here  and  claim  a  triumphant  refuta- 
tion of  the  infidel's  allegations;  but 
1  will  follow  them  a  little  farther,  and 
show  that  it  is  not  the  Christian,  but 
the  iuGdel,  that  fears  God  ;  that  when 
the  allegation  is  properly  probed,  the 
matter  is  reverted.  The  Christian 
does  not  fear  God.  but  loves  and 
obeys  him,  and  is  ready,  like  the  good, 
obedient  child,  to  meet  his  God.  He 
lias  no  fear  of  his  displeasure  ;  but 
like  the  good,  obedient  child,  with  a 
good  conscience  be  meets  his  J'ather, 
anxiously  looking  for  the  great  re- 
wards promised. 

But  how  is  it  with  the  infidel  ?  Tie 
fears  God,  and  rather  than  meet  him, 
tries  to  make  himself  believe  that 
there  is  no  future  existence.  This 
being  the  only  thing  he  can  do  that 
will  ease  his  guilty  conscience,  or 
soothe  his  own  condemnation,  he  de- 
nies both  God  and  a  future  slate  of  ex- 
istence. This  is  not  a  matter  ofchoice, 
hut  oi  iieces.'^iii/.  Now,  1  a.'-k  every 
candid  man  and  woman,  whether 
there  can  be  any  real  happiness  when 
persons  act  from  necessity,  and  not 
from  choice  ?  The  same  is  true  of 
Christianit}',  as  well  as  of  infidelity, 
Christians  who  act  from  fear,  and  not 
from  choice,  are  not  happy.  To  act 
in  fear  affords  no  happiness. 

Thomas  Paine  not  seeing  the  ab- 
surdityor  inconsistency  of  denying  the 
God  of  the  Bible,  and  creating  one  by 


his  own  imagination,  just  to  suit 
himself,  hopes  for  an  existence  after 
death  ;  but  modern  infidels,  who  look 
a  little  deeper  into  the  matter  become 
atheists,  denying  both  God  and  a 
future  existence,  but  like  their  prede- 
cessor, ('fhomas  Paine,)  would  like 
to  live  after  death.  I  will  quote  a 
few  lines  from  the  pen  of  the  editor 
of  the  Du.stoa  Inuesliyalor,\n  answer 
to  a  (Quaker:  "Our  hopeful  friend 
still  holds  on  to  the  idea,  we  perceive, 
that  he  shall  live  again.  We  have 
not  the  slightest  objection — always 
provided,  however,  as  the  spiritual 
brethren  say,  that  the  conditions  are 
favorable;  in  which  case,  even  one 
might  prefer  to  be  immortal."  Here 
we  have  the  whole  matter  expressed, 
the  fear  of  punishment  makes  them 
prefer  annihilation.  They  are  forced 
by  necessity  to  an  unnatural  faith, 
and  against  their  own  will  or  choice. 
They  would  all  prefer  to  live  again, 
but  the  fear  of  punishment  drives 
them  into  the  dismal  comforts  of 
atheisn).  If  their  fear  is  so  great 
now,  howwill  the;/ f I  el  when  ushered 
into  the j)resence  of  God  ? 


Fou  THE  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Fruit  of  the   Spirit.— Joy. 


BY  J.  M.  ZUCK. 


Tlie  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  joy      Gal.  5  :   23. 

The  term /o(/  is  derived  from  a 
Latin  word  which  means  to  rejoice; 
to  be  glad.  Webster's  first  definition 
is  this.  "The  passion  or  emotion 
excited  by  the  aquisition  'or  expecta- 
tion of  good."  This  emotion  is  a 
pleasurable  feeling,  and  the  good  may 
be  success,  the  gratification  of  desire, 
good  fortune,  or  anything  that  the 
soul  loves,  and  in  the  contemplation 
of  which  the  miud  finds  delight. 
Locke  says,  "Joy  is  the  delight  of 
the  mind  from  the  consideration  of 
the  present  or  assured  approaching 
possession  of  good."  Among  the 
synonyms  of  the  term  are  these: 
Gladness  ;  delight ;  happiness;  ecsta- 
cy  ;  merriment ;  mirth,  &c. 

Joy,  we  thus  see,  is  a  very  com- 
prehensive principle,  and  iu  some  of 
its  phases  it  seems  to  be,  like  love,  an 
inherent  and  origional  element  iu  the 
constitution  of  both  man  and  beast. 
Joy  sparkles  in  the  eye  of  the  little 
child  as  soon  as  it  begins  to  discrim- 
inate between  the  objects  that  meet 
its  gaze.  Childhood  follows,  by 
many  thought  to  be  the  happiest  peri- 


od of  life.  How  many  who  Lave 
passed  the  meridian  of  life  can  not 
say  with  Lowell — 

"Far  through  the  memory  shiues  a    happv 

(lay, 
Cloudness  of   care,    down-shod   to   every 

sense, 
And  simply  perfect  from  its  own  resource!" 

Children  are  happy  by  virtue  of 
their  youth  ;  like  lambs,  birds  and 
kittens,  joyousness  is  a  part  of  their 
nature,  and  without  which  they 
would  simply  be,  like  the  man  with- 
out strength,  or  the  mother  without 
love — unnatural.  The  parent  who  is 
continually  chiding  his  child  for  being 
continually  full  of  mirth  and  merri- 
ment is  simply  finding  fault  with  a 
natural  law  that  will  work  out  its 
legitimate  results  long  after  hia 
'hush  I  hush !"  is  forever  hushed. 
Let  such  a  parent  remember  that  the 
blood  will  soon  flow  in  milder  cur- 
rents of  its  own  accord ;  and  that 
even  though  the  animal  spirits  should 
lose  none  of  their  sprigbtliness,  the 
cares  and  disapointraents  incident  to 
human  life  will  soon  enough  chill  the 
heart  and  sadden  the  brow.  Few  in- 
deed are  the  men  and  women  who 
are  not  made  "sadder"  as  well  as 
"wiser"  by  their  experiences. 

But  there  are,  apparently,  such 
men  and  women  people,  who  always 
look  on  the  bright  side  of  everything, 
and  who,  let  what  will  clog  that  part 
of  the  universe  outside  of  their  own 
sunny  natures,  seem  to  feel  it  their 
duly  and  privilege  to  obey  Paul  and 
"rejoice  evermore."  When  they  fall 
into  divers  temptations,  they  fallow 
the  advice  of  James,  "count  it  all  joy,'' 
and  come  out  more  conqueror.^,  enjoy- 
ing in  their  victory.  These  genial 
souls  seems  to  find  as  much  pleasure 
in  pursuit  as  in  possession,  and  ctVe 
versa.  They  may  find  it  hard  climb- 
ing at  times,  but  instead  of  saying 
"sour  grapes''  when  the  vine  is  a  little 
too  high, they  smile  at  a  defeat  and  go 
onto  conquer  elsewhere,  singing  as 
they  go,  or,  as  the  case  may  be, 
whistling  to  keep  their  courage  up, 
and  get  a  good  ready  on  for  the  next 
encounter. 

But  there  are  others  of  an  opposite 
temperament — the  melancholy  class. 
To  these  the  cloud  always  seems  a 
little  darker  than  it  is,  and  they  suf- 
fer more  from  their  own  peace  and  ap- 
prehensions than  from  actual  dangers 
or  misfortunes.  Their  countenances 
are  long    by    nature,    and,    what    ia 


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worse,  ID  many  cases  religion  does 
Lot  seem  to  mend  the  matter  much  ; 
indeed,  in  some  instances  the  gloom 
seems  to  be  augmented.  If  ministers, 
they  will  be  constantly  using  such  pet 
pb ruses  as  these:  my  dear  dying 
hearers,"  "poor  perishing  mortals," 
"weak  worms  of  the  dust,"  "doomed 
to  crawl  about  in  this  cold,  unfriendly 
wourld,"  ''this  howling  wilderness  of 
woe,"  and  "at  last  to  go  down  into 
the  hungry  jaws  of  death,"  into  the 
dark  and  dismal  pit,"  "to  molder  into 
dust,"  "to  be  the  food  of  worms," 
/ce,    <fcc. 

Now  it  is  not  claimed  that  these 
and  similar  phrases  are  always  out  of 
place, — only  when  they  are  the 
whole  stock  in  trade ;  and  especi- 
ally, when  accompanied  by  that  dole- 
ful tone  that  is  enough  of  itself  to  (ill 
one  with  unpleasant  thoughts  of 
ghosts  and  the  churchyard.  This 
may  bo  good  aometimes,  but  when 
much  indulged,  it  becomes  dreadfully 
monotonous  and  does  harm  rather 
.than  good.  Love  and  joy  should 
take  the  place  of  fear  and  melancholy 
in  the  Christian's  heart;  those  not 
these,  are  the  fruit  of  the  spirit. 
Why  should  not  the  Christian  be  the 
most  happy  and  hopeful  of  ail  men  ? 
And  since  godliness  has  promise  of 
the  life  that  now  is  as  well  as  that 
which  is  to  come,  why  should  he  not 
lathtr  magnify,  than  belittle,  what- 
ever of  good  he  finds  either  in  the 
human  heart  or  in  the  beautiful  world 
in  which  we  live  ? 

The  principle  of  joy  seems  to  per- 
vade lower  forms  of  creation — even 
inanimate  nature.  At  certain  sea- 
sons of  the  year  it  invests  all  about 
us  with  smiling  looks  and  gentle 
tones,  which  should  ever  lead  the 
devout  heart  from  nature  up  to  na- 
ture's God.  The  star  twinkles  mer- 
rily in  the  sky  and  its  imago  dances 
in  the  brook  that  sings  at  our  feet ; 
the  mountains  clap  their  hands  in  the 
clouds  and  all  the  high  hills  rejoice 
together  ;  the  trees  wave  their  leafy 
banners  in  the  breeze  and  try  to  re- 
peat the  love  songs  of  the  birds 
meeting  in  their  boughs;  in  short, 
the  broad,  benevolent  countenance 
of  mother  Nature  is  full  of  smiles  in 
honor  of  the  awakening  year.  She 
tints  the  apples  in  the  orchard  with 
golden  hues  ;  she  plants  ro.'^ps  in  the 
gardens  and  lilies  in  the  Gelds  ;  she 
weaves  a  carpet  of  moss  and  verdure 
for  our  feet,  and,  in  a  thousand  other 
ways,  she  reniinde  us  of  the  greaijoy 


that  is  swelling  in  her  bosom.  •  Do 
we  open  our  hearts  to  these  sweet  in- 
fluences and  allow  ourselves  to  share 
in  the  general  joy  and  gladness  ? 
Doubtless  Solomon  did  when  he  ut- 
tered this  :  "Lo  the  winter  is  past, 
the  rain  is  over  and  gone  ;  the  flow- 
ers appear  upon  the  earth  ;  the  time 
of  the  singing  of  birds  has  come,  and 
the  voice  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  our 
land." 

But  is  this  joy  the  fruit  of  the 
Spirit?  you  ask.  Nay,  but  it  is 
doubtless  one  phase  of  the  same 
comprehensive  principle,  one  bright 
sunbeam  from  the  same  celestial  orb. 
Even  though  it  should  be  only  the 
play  of  our  own  feelings  while  be- 
holding inanimate  nature,  and  even 
though  the  susceptibility  to  those 
feelings  should  be  one  of  our  natural 
endowments  (which  is  doubtless 
true},  yet  the  truth  holds  that  all 
genuine  joy  is  joy  as  to  its  ultimate 
origen,and  that  that  origin  is  the 
Divine  Mind. 

The  joy  which  is  more  especially 
the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  frequently 
exemplified  in  the  lives  and  characters 
of  the  early  Christians.  Paul  and 
Silas  sang  praises  at  the  midnight 
hour  despite  the  shackles  upon  their 
feet.  How  true  it  is  that  where  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  there  is  liberty — 
liberty  to  honor  God,  which  is  the 
all-important  busiuessof  our  lives.  So 
long  as  we  are  unwilling  to  give  it 
up,  nothing  on  earth  can  rob  us  of 
that  joy  v/hich  is  the  fruit  of  the 
Spirit.  Our  backs  may  be  sore  and 
bleeding  from  the  cruel  scourge,  yet 
we  can  go  from  the  presence  of  our 
tormentors,  rejoicing  that  we  arc  ac- 
counted worthy  to  suffer  shanie, — to 
suffer  it  for  his  sake  who  for  the  joy 
set  before  him  despised  shame,  en- 
dured the  cross,  and  is  now  sot  down 
at  the  right,  hand  qf  the  throne  on 
high.  The  Christian's  feet  may  be 
fast  in  the  stocks  but  his  lips  will  fill 
all  the  prison  with  thanksgiving  unto 
the  Lord  ;  and  though  his  lips  dare 
not  move,  he  will  still  sing  and  make 
melody  in  his  [heart  unto  the  Ijord. 
And  the  Lord  will  here  the  song  and 
will  not  forget  the  singer. 

One  grief  dwelt  upon  will  cast  a 
gloom  over  our  whole  life  ;  and  so  a 
single  joy  may  brighten  many  an  hour, 
and  when  the  night  of  grief  and  pain 
must  needs  come,  that  joy,  if  it  be 
the  fruit  of  the  Spirit,  will  shine 
aloft  like  a  radiant  star — even  the 
Star  of  Bethlehem,  which  "allures  to 


brighter  worlds  and  leads  the  way." 
One  sweet,  blooming  rose  is  enough  to 
fill  our  hearts  with  suggestions  of 
Eden  ;  one  sunbeam  may  remind  us 
of  the  light  that  surrounds  the  throne, 
and  is,  if  our  hearts  be  in  tune,  sulli- 
cieut  to  fill  tbni  with  joy — even  with 
that  joy  which  is  unspeakable  and  full 
of  glory. 

Mercesburg,  Pa 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Repurt  ol  tlie  I>l$icuN<iion. 

BAPTISM— CONTINUED. 

Affirmative — Third  speech. 

Without  any  preliminaries  I  will 
take  up  the  commission.  Will  com- 
mence where  we  differ.  lu  the  prin- 
cipal phrase,  "baptizing  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,"  baptizing  is  the 
leader.  The  second  phrase,  "and  of 
the  Son,"  modifies  the  principal 
phrase,  itc. — The  copulative  conjunc- 
tion and  connects  the  subsequents 
Father  and  Son,  ttc.  In  the  .scii'.cncc, 
'T  baptize  you,"  1,  is  the  huhjuct  of 
baptize,  you  is  the  object.  The  nomi- 
native bein,!;  in  the  sin.uiular,  cuts  off  the 
idea  of  triple  action.  In  seventeen  wordd 
they  supply  ten  and  clianfje  one.  What 
rule  have  they  for  this?  Harvey,  in 
hi.s  Eiislisli  Giauimer,  p.  161,  says,  "'El- 
lipsis is  the  omis.«ion  of  one  or  more 
words  of  a  sentencd.  The  words  omitted 
are  said  to  he  understood.  IIe.m.  —  W 
required  in  analysis  or  parsinif,  the  words 
omitted  must  be  supplied."  Who  has  a 
right  to  supply  words?  The  speaker  or 
writer  alone.  If  the  couiuiission  is  ellip- 
tical, Jesus  or  Matthew  alone  can  sup- 
ply the  omitted  words.  See  Rev.  22:  IVl 
tto.  The  commission  is  full  without  sup- 
plying any  words. 

My  brother  demanded  of  me  to  give  a 
similar  sentence  where  the  action  was 
not  repeated,  saying  that  he  would  yield 
the  point  if  1  did.  iMatth.  S:ll  :  "Many 
shall  come  from  the  cast  and  west,  and 
shall  sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac, 
and  Jacob,  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 
'J'liey  come  from  different  parts  of  the 
world,  and  they  sit  down  once  with  the 
three.  My  brother,  we  have  the  example 
Again,  Luke  9:2(5,  "Whosoever  shall  be 
ashamed  of  me  and  of  my  words,  of  him 
shall  the  Son  of"  Man  boashau'cd  when  he 
shall  come  in  his  own  glory,  and  in  his 
Father's,  and  of  the  holy  angels."  Will 
Jesus  come  three  times?  (Sj)eaker  read 
from  Sumuierbcll,  of  Cincinnati,  whom 
he  pronounced  the  best  linquist  in  the 
country.  Did  not  get  the  quotation.) 
Those  who  practice  trine  immersion 
never  sprinkle.  We  think  one  immer- 
sion is  haptism — not  one  immersion  in 
three  baptisms.  Three  actions  would 
separate  the  Father,  Son  and  Holy 
Ghost  too  far.  Eph.  4:  G,Iprovcs  that 
there    is  but  one  of  that  kind,   whether 


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wfltcr  or  Spirit. — Rom.  6:  4,  "Buried." 
etc.  Did  Christ  die  three  liuicfs?  lie 
tiled  as  of'ien  as  lie  was  huried.  I^oof 
in  favor  of  single  immersion. 

1.  Bury,  is  to  cover  up,  to  jmt.  out  of 
sight.  Tiiis  icquircs  l)ut  one  action.  2. 
Christ  was  buried,  hut  not  with  the 
Father  or  Holy  Ghost.  3.  Jolm's  bap- 
tism was  single  immersion,  and  I  lie  apos- 
tles baptized  as  lie  did.  4.  The  three 
names  in  the  broad  commission  did  not 
chanjje  the  mo(hi.  ^\'e  do  not  make  a 
separate  contract  with  each  member  of  a 
firm.  1'his  would  be  unreasonable.  So 
ill  baptism.  Buried  with  Christ.  How? 
He  was  buried  once.  How  completely 
doth  Christ's  burial  represetit  backward 
single  immersion  !  My  brothers  action 
brings  him  up  backward,  and  is  a  great 
contrast.  How  are  we  baptized  into  his 
naiue?  Name  represents  power  or  au- 
thority. 

(Time  expired.) 

Neoative.— 'I'hird  speech.  My  broth- 
er commenced  again  on  Grammar;  but 
lie  did'nt  tell  the  antecedent  and  subse 
quent  as  the  learner  must  do  ;  and  I 
pio]>hesy  that  he  will  not  doit,  .^'on  is 
the  .'subsequent  term  of  the  preiiosition 
of.  What  is  the  iintecedcnl  ?  Yester- 
day T  understood  him  to  give  name  as 
the  antecedent.  This  is  right.  He  sup- 
plied iiiiDif  and  also  .</«'.  (Speaker  con 
firmed  his  former  analysis.)  My  brother 
Comes  wiili  a  sophism.  He  refers  to 
llev.  2li;I9,  &c.,  and  applies  it  to  sup- 
plying the  words  omitted  l)y  ellipsis. 
'J'liis  is  sophistry  because  he  knows  that 
this  is  not  the  meaning  of  that  scripture; 
and  if  it  were,  he  violates  it  himself  by 
supplying  name  and  ye.  (Speaker  re- 
f'rred  to  Milton  D.  Hopkir.s.  Indiana 
Stale  Sup't.,  in  support  of  his  views.) 
He  comes  to  niy  challenge.  He  says 
he's  got  me.  We  will  see.  Maitli.  K: 
]I,  ''Muny  will  come  *  *  *  and  sit 
down,"  &c.  I  asked  for  a  similar  sen- 
tence, having  the  same  parts  of  speech, 
with  the  same  properties,  itc-  i^ut  he 
comes  with  another  sophism.  Baptizing, 
in  the  commission,  is  tiansitive  i.nd  ac- 
tive, but  the  verbs  he  oiTeisaie  intransi- 
tive, and  sit  is  neuter.  Substitute  bap^ 
tl/.ing  for  "sit  down" — "ba|)tizing  Abra- 
ham," &C.  and  you  must  baptizj  three 
times.  Another,  Luke  9:2G,  "Come  in 
the  glory  of,"  &c.  Here  again  he  gives 
us  an  intransitive  verb.  (IJeie  the 
si)cakcr  used  an  illustration  to  show  the 
difference  between  //(  and  into  ;  showing 
that  ('Inist  comes  into  his  glory,  itc. , 
then,  being  in  this  glory,  in  it  he  comes 
to  this  world  )  'One  TjOid,  one  faitb, 
one  lidjitixm.''  Tiiis  is  a  nice  point:  it 
is  his  Gibialter,  ^uid  henc'j  I  will  notice 
it  somewhat  minutely.  ^Vhy  did  he 
quote  this?  He  contends  that  "one  bap 
ti.  m"  here  means  "one  dip."  Paul  was 
teaehinir  that  there  was  no  difference  be- 
tween Jews  and  Gentiles,  they  receive 
salvation  on  the  same  terms.  'I'hey  have 
one  Ijord,  they  have  the  same  f.iitli,  and 
thoy  have  one  baptisui — are    baptized  in 


the  same  way.  He  can't  find  one  schol- 
ar tluit  will  translate  this  one  dip.  Jiojt 
to  means  to  dip,  and  where  it  occurs  it  is 
so  translated.  But  it  is  not  used  to  des- 
ii;nafethc  ordinance  of  Christian  baptism. 
lhi])^,!xo,  h<ij)lixniii,  and  their  derivatives 
are  used  in  leliirencc  to  this  ordinance. 
One  dip  would  satisfy  the  term,  boj/to, 
but  hiiptl.snui  means  somethintr  mmi . 
Hiipti::'),  the  verb  anglicized  baptize,  has 
in  it  a  frequentative  idea  and  is  used 
where  there  i-s  a  repetition  of  actinn  im- 
[ilied  ;  and  the  noun,  huptismo.  incorpo- 
rates the  same  idea.  Hence  Paul  heie 
says  that  there  is  but  one  ordinance  of 
initiation  into  the  one  body — the  church  ; 
and  we  understand  that  in  the  perfor 
mance  of  this  ordinance  the  action  is  re 
I.eated  as  is  required  in  the  law  of  baptism. 
As  to  the  idea  of  a  burial  in  baptism  fa- 
voring the  backward  action,  it  is  only 
necessary  to  say,  that,  according  to  Rob- 
inson, the  Romans  did  not  bury  tlie  dead 
bodies,  but  burned  them  and  buried  the 
ashes  in  urn.s  ;  and  hence  no  fair  reason 
ing  on  the  form  of  baptism  can  be  dra-wn 
from  their  mode  of  burying. 
(Time  expired.) 

"We  Shall  Not  All  Sleep." 


Believers  are  no  longer  under  the  orig- 
inal doom  by  which  it  is  appointed  unto 
all  men  once  to  die,  and  after  death  the 
judgment.  It  is  indeed  most  true,  joy- 
ously true,  that  the  mortal  must  be  put 
oS';  tliat  which  belongs  to  earth  cannot 
rise  to  heaven.  All  that  is  of  flesh  must 
be  left  behind.  Now,  indeed,  until  the 
number  of  God's  electshall  be  completed, 
believers  |>ut  off  this  tabernacle  and 
await,  the  accomplishment  of  God's  pur- 
poses in  their  brethren  that  are  in  the 
world.  But  to  believers  «s  .v(u7(,  death  is 
not  a  necessity  ;  they  are  not  subject  to 
it  as  a  penalty  that  justice  must  exact. 
By  the  laws  of  a  new  nature,  and  tlse 
lights  of  an  accomplished  redemption, 
they  arc  heirs  of  immortality,  and,  while 
the  day  of  the  manifestation  of  tiie  .-^ons 
of  God  is  concealed,  it  was  l^aul's  privi- 
lege and  proper  altitude,  in  common 
witii  all  believers,  to  speak  as  one  whose 
portion  is  life,  not  death  ;  not  knowing 
but  that  any  day,  in  any  instant,  the 
transition  may  be  made  from  the  mortal 
to  immortality. 

It  is  not  a  just  construction  of  Paul's 
language.  "We  shall  not  all  sleep,  but 
we  sliall  all  be  changed,"  or  "we  which 
are  alive  and  remain  at  the  con.ing  of 
the  Lord,"  to  say  that  it  expresses  a  con- 
fidence that  the  Jjord's  coming  would  be 
in  bis  day,  or  that  he  should  not.  sleep, 
llis  epistles  abound  with  exjiressions 
which  show  that  he  contemplated  the 
possibility  and  even  more  than  the  prob 
aliility  of  dying.  Paul  spoke,  and  every 
believer  is  entitled  to  speak,  as  a  mem- 
ber of  a  body  which  is  not  under  the  iron 
necessity  of  dying,  but  whose  proper  hope 
is  a  glorious  immortality.  As  a  member 
of  that  body,  he  says,  "W<)  shall  aol  all 


sleej)."  And  if,  in  his  ignorance  of  the 
day  when  Cliiist  shall  come  a  second 
time  without  sin  unto  salvation  forbade 
liim  to  count  positively  that  this  great 
event  should  oc -ur  in  his  dny,  it  eiiually 
forbaile  to  conclude  positively  lliat  it 
should  not  occur  in  hi.**  day.  In  this  un 
certainty  of  the  day  of  "uur  gatherint; 
together  unto  him"  it  was  most  natural, 
and  it  showed  where  his  heart  was  fixed, 
that  he  should  associate  himself  with  the 
body  of  whom  he  testifies,  "We  shall 
not  all  sleep. —  Woiinuirht. 


Kellglonsi  Torpor. 


It  is  agreed  on  all  bands  that  relig- 
ious torpor  is  cue  of  the  worst  condi- 
tions into  which  a  person  or  a  church 
can  tall.  Life,  animation,  enterprise, 
are  necessary,  that  they  may  do  their 
work.  Yet  they  are  conditions  not 
unfrequentiy  met  with.  Congrega- 
tions have  no  foe  .so  subtile  and  des- 
tructive as  this  one,  which  is  also 
having  its  triumph  on  every  hand,  to 
the  great  help  of  Satan,  and  injury  of 
the  cause  of  Christ.  It  is  not  easy  to 
tell  how  they  decline  iuto  such  a 
state,  nor  is  iteauy  to  know  how  to 
get  them  out.  Certainly  the  out- 
pouring of  the  Spirit  will  arouse  them, 
but  this  is  given  usually  in  response 
to  certain  seekings  and  striving.s  on 
the  part  of  them  that  need  it.  They 
are  too  slothful,  too  dead.  They 
know  the  need,  they  complain  because 
it  is  not  furnished,  yet  are  too  far 
gone  in  spiritual  paralysis  to  life  a 
hand  to  help  themselves.  One  thing 
is  sure :  if  all  the  churches  in  the 
land  were  fully  alive,  and  were  doing 
a  live  work,  the  kingdom  of  Chri.«;t 
would  present  a  different  aspect.  It 
would  risa  above  the  driveling  dissen- 
sions that  cripple  it,  and  by  its  earn- 
estness and  power  would  utter  a  prac- 
tical 'Stand  off!''  to  those  who  would 
tamper  with  its  principles  or  ridicuia 
its  mission.  We  give  occasion  to  the 
enemy  of  the  Lord  to  blaspheme  hy 
nothing  more  than  dullness.  Co:i- 
qutr  sluggishness  in  the  Christian 
life.  Let  the  church  put  on  its 
strength,  and,  going  forth  in  eager 
work,  it  will  stop  the  mouths  that  are 
tilled  with  blasphemy  and  open  more 
wide  those  that  are  devoted  to  prais- 
ing God. —  UniLeA  Pfesbt/te.rian. 


Nobody  Las  a  right  to  put  atiother 
under  such  a  diincnlty,  that  he  must 
either  hurt  the  person  by  telling  the 
truth,  or  justify  himself  by  telliug 
what  is  Qot  true. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  ANl)  GOSI'EL  VISlTOl?. 


SilHutler. 


SEOECTEH  BV  II.  K.  MINMCK. 

TnEV  Svv.— It  not  uiifrequently  happens 
that  persons  who  invent  or  ciiculate  an  ev  1 
sloryto  relieve  themselves  fromthe  responsi- 
bilities of  slander,  lake  shelter  behind  an  ir- 
respousible  "they  say."  The  following  little 
pof  ni  «ives  some  excellent  advice  concern- 
ing this  cowardly  methods  of  perpetrating 
and  perpetuating  mischief: 

They  say — Ah  !  well,  suppose  they  do  ; 
But  can  they  prove  the  story  true? 
Suspicion  may  arise  from  naught 
Hut  malice,  envy,  want  of  thought. 
Why  count  yourself  among  the  "they" 
Who  whisper  what  they  dare  tot  say  ? 

They  say — But  why  the  tale  rehearse 
And  help  to  make  the  matter  worse  1 
No  good  can  possibly  accrue 
From  telling  what  may  be  untrue  ; 
Aud  is  it  not  a  nobler  plan 
To  speak  of  all  the  best  you  can  ? 

They  say— Well,  if  it  should  be  so, 
Why  need  yon  tell  the  tala  of  woe  ? 
Will  it  the  belter  wrong  redress, 
Of  make  one  pang  of  sorrow  less  ? 
Will  it  the  eriiug  one  restore, 
Henceforth  to  "go  and  sin  no  more?" 

They  say — Oh  !  pause,  aud  look  within  : 
8oe  Low  youi-  heart  iucliues  to  sin. 
Watch  !  lest  in  dark  temptation's  hour 
You,  too,  should  sink  beuealh  its  power. 
Pity  the  frail,  weep  o'er  their  fall, 
Hut  speak  of  good,  or  not  at  all. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  .repeat  an  injurious 
story,  even  if  it  is  true,  unless  it  be  done 
from  raoiives  of  kindness  to  the  erring  one, 
or  to  prevent  further  injury.  The  mere  fact 
that  a  disreputable  rumor  is  true,  does  not 
authori/.e  or  justify  any  one  in  giving  it 
further  circulation. 

Somerset,  Ind. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Itile's  L.ubor. 


BY  BMMA  M.  STOUFFER. 


A  life  of  labor  awaits  us  all.  It 
matters  oot  bow  proniiDent,  or  how 
obscure,  a  part  we  maj  play  io  the 
grand  drama  of  life;  it  matters  oot 
what  our  position  in  the  world,  our 
abilities  to  perform,  or  the  desires  of 
our  hearts  may  be,  life's  labor  will 
meet  us. 

The  Creator  placed  us  in  this  world 
for  some  object — the  accomplishment 
of  some  imrpose — the  attainment  of 
some  prand  aud  glorious  end.  He 
ha?  given  us  a  great  and  widely  va- 
ried field  of  labor,  tl-.at  in  it  we  may 
prove  ourselves  to  bo  faithful  or    un- 


faithful servitors;  wherein  we  may 
not  be  workers  together  for  iuiquity, 
but  for  good.  In  this  field  of  labor 
in  which  we  must  ail  be  workers, there 
are  many  enterprises,  or  undertak- 
ings, which  tax  the  intelleci ;  others 
that  demand  physical  exertion  ;  and 
others  still  that  call  for  the  moral 
powers  of  man  ;  but  best  of  all  is 
that  labor  which  requires  the  combi- 
nation of  all  the  working  powers  of 
man,  in  a  sense  moral,  intellectual 
and  physical. 

All  labor  would  be  benefitted  by 
this  ccmbinatiou,  but  the  ultimate 
success  ol  all,  is  not  absolutely  de- 
pendent upon  it.  There  is  one  labor, 
however,  that  requires  this  combina- 
tion, aud  even  more;  it  is  the  labor 
in  the  cause  of  Him  who  has  re- 
vealed unto  man,  that,  according  as 
his' works  are  so  shall  his  reward  be. 
Taking  this  into  consideration  we 
should  exercise  great  caution  as  re- 
gards the  work  we  engage  in,  as  to 
whether,  or  not,  it  will  redound  to 
the  honor  and  glory  of  him  who  rules 
the  universe.  The  works  in  life  are 
so  numerous,  that,  in  whatever  our 
selection  may  be,  it  will  be  possible 
at  the  same  time,  to  honor  Him  who 
gives  our  mission,  and  also  to  benefit 
ourselves. 

In  being  workers  of  whatever 
kind  we  may,  il  will  be  well  for  us  to 
heed  the  admonition  given  by  one  of 
old  :  "  Whatsoever  thy  hand  finde.th 
to  do,  do  it  with  thy  mi(jhV\  In 
doing  with  our  might  whatsoever 
our  hand  liudeth  to  do,  we  are  gener- 
ally confident  of  success  in  things 
temporal,  in  life's  labor  ;  and  if,  by 
adhering  to  this  principle  of  doing 
with  our  might,  we  find  rewards 
where  none  are  offered,  Iiow  much 
more  desirious  we  should  be  to  en- 
gage in  the  one  work  that  promises 
recompense  so  abundant — so  glor- 
ious !  In  the  temporal  warfare  we 
shall  have  many  obstacles  to  over- 
come;  still,  if  we  battle  with  all  diffi- 
culties courageously,  loyally  ;  if  we 
do  with  our  might,  be  earnest  work- 
ers, we  hope  ever  to  meet  with  suc- 
cess. Yet,  withal,  our  hopes  may  be 
blasted,  and  when  it  is  too  late,  we 
may  be  made  to  realize  that  those 
hopes  were  but  "lilo's  golden  fancies" 
— "life's  golden  dreams." 

We  all  have  our  aspirations,  bright 
dreams  of  a  brighter  future,  but  by 
keeping  in  remembrance,  "No  cro.=i8, 
no  crown,''  it  sometimes  becomes  ne- 
cessary for  us  to  consign   those  aspi- 


rations to  oblivion.  Again,  in  the 
spiritual  warfare,  in  the  labor  we 
shall  perform  in  Christ's  vineyard, 
we  shall  be  compelled  to  meet  many 
trials,  many  difficulties,  and  to  resist 
terrible  temptations;  yet  that 
strength  that  never  fails,  that  power 
that  never  gives  way,  will  uphold  us, 
will  maki  us  strong  to  resi!^t  all  evil, 
aud  will  enable  us,  under  all  circum- 
stances, to  do  a  deed  and  say  a  word 
for  Jesus. 

Therefore,  in  the  life  of  labor  which 
awaits  us,  let  us  gird  on  the  armor 
for  right ;  let  us  be  faithful  followers 
of  the  great  Captain  of  our  salvation, 
that  we  may  be  able  to  bravely  "fight 
the  good  fight,"  and  come  forth  tri- 
umphant from  every  struggle  with 
which  life's  stormy  way  will  present 
us.  We  may  not  all  succeed  as  well 
as  we  might  desire  ;  still  we  can  try 
to  do  our  best ,  to  do  with  our  might ; 
to  be  earnest  workers  in  this  vine- 
yard, wherein  the  "harvest  truly  is 
great,  but  the  laborers  are  few  ;" 
keeping  ever  in  view  the  duty  we 
owe  him,  who  is  the  "giver  of  all 
good,"  that  life  of  happiness  which 
will  be  eternal,  and  that  bliss  never- 
ending,  which  is  offered  as  recom- 
pense to  those  who  prove  faithful  in 
the  performance  of  life's  labor. 
Madison  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Receiviug  Disuwued  Nciabers. 

As  the  above  question  was  before  the 
We.stcrn  Di.strict,  of  Pa.,  and  no  an.swcr 
could  be  found  in  the  "Encyclopedia" 
later  than  ISGO  ;  and  .some  of  us  feeling 
sure  of  some  change  being  made  in  ISfiC), 
now,  for  those  concerned,  I  will  give  the 
query  in  full  with  its  answer. 

Query,  No.  4.3,  18GG  :  "Would  it  not 
be  more  consistent  with  the  teaching  of 
the  gospel  in  receiving  disowned  mcm>- 
hers,  for  the  members  of  the  church  to 
go  to  the  disowned  members  and  receive 
them,  than  for  the  disowned  members  to 
go  around  to  the  members  of  the  church 
and  be  received  by  them  in  that  way? 
Answer :  Inasmuch  as  we  find  that  the 
practice,  laid  down  in  the  minutes  refer- 
red to  above,  has  not  been  a  general  one 
hitherto  ;  and  as  it  seems  a  union  of 
sentiment  cannot  be  affected  at  this 
meeting,  we  would  feel  to  leave  the  mat- 
ter optional  with  the  churches  for  the 
present." 

THOM.  S.  HOLSINOER. 

Six  Iioad.1,  ]'a. 


Do  good  to  him  who  injures  thoo, 
that  thou  mayestshow  thyself  greater 
than  be,  and  also  gala  bis  friendship. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  G08PEL  VISITOR. 


818 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Compiled  by  Joun  Kmsely. 
Obedience  to  Parents. 

"My  son,  hear  the  iiiptruction  of  thy 
father,  an''  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  moth- 
er :  For  they  shall  be  au  ornament  of  grace 
unto  thy  head,  aud  chains  about  thy  neck." 
Froverbs  1  :  S,  9. 

Children,  consider  the  relation  you 
sustain  to  your  parents.  Recollect 
tbat  you  are  a  part  of  themselves. 
They  consider  you  as  such  ;  yea,  and 
a  very  tender  part  too,  in  proof  of 
which  they  have  ofieu  exposed  them- 
selves in  order  to  protect  you.  You 
are  under  innumerable  obligations  to 
love  and  obey  them,  for  by  night  and 
by  day  you  have  ever  been  the  objects 
of  their  tenderest  care. 

"Hear  the  instruciiou  of  thy  fath- 
er." Hear  it,  regard  it,  attend  to  it, 
and  be  grateful  for  it ;  for  you  may 
always  depend  upon  it,  as  being  de- 
signed to  keep  you  from  evil  and  to 
do  you  good. 

"For.'iake  not  the  law  of  thy  moth- 
er." Respect  and  obey  her,  and  let 
all  your  actions  spring  from  love  to 
her.  There  are  many  good  women 
in  the  world,  but  remember  you  have 
but  one  mother.  No  other  one  ever 
did,  nor  ever  can,  love  you  with  a 
mother's  love  ;  neither  can  it  be  felt 
by  any  but  a  mother.  Forsake  not 
her  law  who  has  been  more  to  you 
than  all  the  world  beside. 

Let  your  father  aud  mother  know 
that  their  love  to  you  has  not  been 
all  lost  upon  you  ;  aud  this  you  must 
do  by  evincing  your  love  to  them. 
Let  them  see  that  you  prefer  their 
company  to  all  others  ;  that  you  de- 
sire their  good  opinions,  whatever 
others  may  think  of  you,  and  strive 
in  all  things  to  please  them.  Consult 
them  and  make  them  your  counsel- 
lors on  all  occasions;  and  however 
they  may  differ  from  your  opinion, 
confide  in  their  wisdom. 

"Honor  thy  father  and  mother, 
which  is  the  first  commandment  with 
promise."  This  must  be  in  the  Lord, 
that  you  obey  them.  (Eph.  6  :  1 — 3  ) 
"Tbat  it  may  be  well  with  thee,  and 
thou  mayest  live  long  on  the  earth." 
How  live  long  on  the  earth?  By 
obeying  all  good  counsel  from  Chris- 
tian parents  you  will  obey  God,  and 
by  so  doing  you  will  live  in  the  Lord; 
and  if  you  will  live  to  four  score 
years  old,  aud  live  obedient,  you  have 
lived  all  your  days  in  the  Lord,  aud 
this  surely  will  make  a  long  life  in 
the  Lord.     But  if  you  grow  up  to  the 


years  of  knowledge,  and  disol)ey  your 
parents,  you  will  lose  the  life  you 
had  before  you  knew  right  Irom 
wrong,  and  this  will  make  your  life 
short  in  the  Lord.  You  may  live 
your  three  score.and  ten,  or,  by  rea- 
son of  strength,  four  score  ;  yet  it  is 
soon  over.  But  the  life  we  have  in 
God,  by  obeying  our  parents  and 
God,  we  will  not  lose  when  we  die, 
but  will  take  it  with  us  to  God  who 
gave  it.  Then  the  words  of  our  Sa- 
viour will  be  realized  where  he  said, 
"This  is  the  bread  which  conieth 
down  from  heaven,  that  a  man  may 
eat  thereof  and  not  die." 

Obedience  belongs  to  all  children, 
let  their  age,  sex,  or  condition  be 
what  they  may  ;  and  they  are  in  duty 
bound  to  obey  both  parents,  the 
mother  as  well  as  the  father  :  indeed 
she  is  first  named.  Lev.  I'J  :  3. 

The  duties  of  children  to  parents, 
"Honor  thy  father  and  mother,"  in- 
clude first,  obedience  to  all  their  law- 
ful commands.  Whatever  may  be 
the  defects  or  circumstances  of  your 
parents,  common  gratitude,  nature, 
reason,  and  the  word  of  God,  all  say 
you  ought  to  love  and  obey  them. 
Col.  3  :  20.  Yes,  dear  children,  come 
when  they  call  you;  go  where  they 
send  you ;  and  abstain  from  what 
they  forbid  you  ;  submitting  to  their 
instructions,  rebukes,  and  corrections. 
Prov.  1 :  8,  9. 

There  can  be  no  honor  without 
submission  ;  disposing  of  themselves 
according  to  their  advice,  consent, 
aud  instructions,  and  being  careful 
never  to  waste  their  property.  Prov. 
6:20,  2L 

Honor  them  in  heart,  speech,  and 
behavior;  endeavoring  in  all  things 
to  be  their  comfort  through  life. 
Prov.  23:  22 

Actions  will  honor  them  more  than 
words  :  by  outward  acts  evincing  an 
inward  esteem  for  them  in  preference 
to  all  others.  The  reason  annexed  is 
a  promise  that  it  may  be  well  with 
you.  Obey  them  in  all  things  which 
are  not  forbidden  in  the  word  of  God, 
and  always  let  your  words  corres- 
pond with  the  reverence  you  feel  for 
them  in  your  hearts.  In  honoring 
your  parents  you  honor  the  Lord's 
commandment,  (Eph.  G:  1,)  aud  those 
who  obey  the  command  mtiy  expect  a 
fulfilmeut  of  the  promise. 

■ "^^ 

Prayer  without  watching  is  hypoc- 
risy ;  aud  watching  without  prayer  is 
presumption. 


Children's  Kules  tor  Home. 


L  Be  careful  to  shut  the  door  after 
you,  without  slamming  it. 

2.  Never  shout,  jump,  or  run  in  the 
house. 

3.  Never  call  to  persons  up  staii*H, 
or  in  the  next  room  ;  if  you  wish  to 
speak  to  them,  go  quietly  where  they 
are. 

4.  Always  speak  kindly  and  politely 
to  the  domestics,  if  you  would  have 
them  do  the  same  to  you. 

5  When  told  to  do  or  not  to  do  a 
thing  by  either  parent,  never  ask  why 
yon  should  or  should  not  do  it. 

6.  Tell  of  your  own  faults  and  mis- 
doings, not  of  those  of  your  brothers 
aud  sisters. 

T.  Carefully  clean  the  mud  or  snow 
off  your  boots  or  shoes  before  entering 
the  house. 

8  Be  prompt  at  every  meal  hour. 

9  Never  sit  down  at  the  table  or  in 
the  parlor  with  dirty  hands  or  tumbled 
hair. 

10.  Never  interrupt  any  conversa- 
tion, but  wait  patiently  your  turn  to 
speak 

11  Never  reserve  your  good  man- 
ners for  company,  but  be  equally  po- 
lite at  home  and  abroad. 

12.  Let  your  first,  last  and  beat 
confidant  be  your  mother. 


Higber. 

A  noble  motto  for  a  young  man — 
higher.  Never  look  down.  Aim  high 
— push  high — leap  high.  If  you  can 
not  reach  the  stars,  you  can  have  the 
satisfaction  of  drawing  near  to  them. 
He  who  stands  on  an  elevated  posi- 
tion is  sure  to  catch  the  first  rays  of 
the  glorious  sun.  So  he  who  is  al- 
ways stepping  up  and  reaching  up 
will  first  catch  the  favors  aud  bless- 
ings of  heaven  as  they  descend. 
There  is  no  object  on  which  we  gaze 
that  gives  us  so  much  pleasure  as  the 
upward  and  continuing  progress  in 
moral  culture  and  robust  virtue  of 
enterprising  young  men.  When  the 
chains  of  sloth  are  broken,  the  vision 
is  clear,  the  heart  buoyant,  and  the 
affections  and  purposes  strong,  higher 
and  still  higher  objects  will  be  gain- 
ed— nobler  purposes  be  achieved, 
and  a  sublime  elevation  attained,  that 
will  thrill  with  joy  future  generations 
as  they  march  ou  iu  the  same  glorious 
path. 


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CIIIUSTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMFAWION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOE. 


t! 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MKYKUSDALE,  Pa.,  May  18, 1875. 

Tke  Teiit  and  Altar. 

"Then  Abralam  removed  his  teut,  and 
came  aud  dwelt  in  ilie  plain  of  Mamie, 
which  is  Hebrou,  and  built  tliere  an  altar 
unto  the  Lord."    Gen.  13:  IS. 

It  appears  it  was  iiuuicdiately  a!'ter 
.Abialiam  and  Lot  separated  from  each 
.oilier  that  tlie  l^ord  appeared  to  Abra 
■haiu  and  renewed  and  ratified  the  prom- 
use  to  liJm  of  the  country  lie  was  then  in. 
Abraham  having  showed  a  very  com- 
Muendable  spirit, — a  spirit  ot  self-denial 
and  peace, — God  vouclnafed  to  him  a 
very  striking  token  of  hia  love  and  friend- 
sliip.  Those  who  love  and  honor  God 
will  never  lose  anything  by  so  doing,  but 
in  return  will  be  loved  and  honored  by 
him.  Abraham  apparently  appreciating 
God's  kindness  to  him,  when  he  re- 
moved his  tent  and  took  up  his  residence 
in  another  part  of  the  country  which  had 
been  promised  to  him,  in  the  place 
in  which  he  built  his  tent,  there  also  he 
i)uilt  an  altar  unto  the  Lord. 

In  the  union  of  the  tent  and  altar  we 
have  a  very  suggestive  combination.  The 
tent  may  justly  represent  his  relation  to 
the  earth,  and  the  altar  his  relation  to 
lieaven.  lie  needed  a  tent  for  the  con- 
venience and  comfort  of  his  body  ;  an 
altar,  for  the  salvation  and  comfort  of 
his  soul.  An  altar  is  as  neces.sary  for  a 
man's  soul,  as  the  house  is  for  his  body. 
A  pious  man,  or  a  man  of  God,  neglects 
neither.  lie  not  only  acknowledges  the 
propriety  and  necessity  of  attending  to 
the  wants  and  interests  of  both,  but  he 
.sliows  that  ajudiciousu.se  of  the  time 
and  privileges  afforded  him  will  enable 
him  to  take  the  pioper  care  of  both. 

Wherever  there  is  a  tent,  or  a  tent 
occupied,  there  should  be  an  altar.  There 
Is  no  convenience  or  part  about  a  tent  or 
house,  more  needl'ul  than  an  altar. 
Where  there  is  no  altar,  there  is  no  re- 
ligion ",  and  where  there  is  no  religion, 
there  is  no  real  and  lasting  happiness. 
Wix'n  there  is  no  altar  about  the  house, 
it  is  evidence  that  God  is  not  acknowl 
-edged  or  wojisliipped.  A  Godless  indi- 
vidual ih  a  Kad  ►pec!  acle  to  behold.  A 
:(j()ille>:>*     liousiiUoiii    in    a  still  more  sad 

;>igll(. 

'J'hv'  »Uar   lilmiii   aiviajfa  ijAcojupany 


the  tent.  Abrahaw  did  not  want  to  go 
any  where,  or  live  any  where,  without 
God.  IIow  correct  was  his  appreciation 
of  God!  And  iiow  commendable  was 
his  course  !  Helpless  as  men  are,  and 
exposed  to  continual  danger  as  they  are, 
they  should  never  be  without  their  di- 
vine Protector.  A  ('luistian  to  be  con>- 
sistent  and  safe,  should  go  nowhere 
without  his  lledeemer.  "If  thy  pres- 
ence go  not  with  me,  carry  us  not  up 
hence,"  said  Moses,  Exodus  33  :  15.  if 
the  character  of  the  place,  the  company, 
the  business  or  entertainment,  is  such 
that  we  have  reason  to  believe  the  Sa- 
viour would  not  frequent  ir,  or  engage  or 
mingle  in  it,  neither  should  we.  Tiiat  is 
forbidden  ground  to  us  that  our  Iledeem- 
er  would  not  tread,  for  we  are  to  follow 
him. 

The  altar  must  be  taken  with  us  in  all 
our  removals,  in  all  our  journeys,  and  in- 
to whatsoever  society  or  |)lace  we  go. 
We  do  not  mean  a  material  altar,  or  an 
altar  of  stone.  We  mean  what  the  altar 
expres.ses  or  represents,  and  what  the  lit- 
eral altar  will  greatly  help  to  promote 
when  it  is  properly  used — the  spirit  of 
devotion  and  worship.  In  this  spirit  we 
should  live,  move  and  act.  This  is  the 
state  of  mind  in  Christian  experience  in- 
culcated in  the  comiuand  of  the  apostle, 
"Pray  without  ceasing,"  1  Tliess.  5:  17. 
And  any  |)lace,  or  company,  or  business, 
or  amusement,  that  is  unfavorable  or 
damaging  to  a  devotional  state  of  mind, 
must  be  avoided  by  the  Christian,  if  he 
would  maintain  his  character  unsullied, 
and  his  peace  of  mind  undisturbed.  It 
is  true,  Jesus  ate  with  publicans  and 
sinners.  Bat  it  was  not  because  he 
loved  their  comi)aiiy,  or  wished  to  enjoy 
their  dainties.  He  frequented  their  so- 
ciety that  he  might  instruct  them  and  do 
them  tiood.  Paul,  when  a  tumult  oc 
currcd  at  lOphesus,  was  about  to  enter 
the  theatre,  not  to  share  in  tiie  theatrical 
sports,  but  to  quiet  the  tumult,  and  res- 
cue his  companions,  Acts  I'J:  29,  30. 

It  is  a  commendable  feature  in  our 
holy  Christianity  that  we  can  have  it 
always  with  us,  as  a  comforter  to  com- 
fort us,  as  a  power  to  help  us,  and  as  a 
shield  to  protect  us.  And  as  the  advan- 
tages of  Christianity  are  so  great,  and  as 
it  is  our  privilege  to  enjoy  it  with  all  its 
advantages,  our  responsibilities  are  there- 
fore very  great.  Much  being  given  unto 
VIS,  uiuuh  will  be  required  of  us.     Let  the 


altar  of  God,  then,  or  the  religion  which 
it  represents,  be  considered  as  essential 
to  our  being,  and  its  devotional  flame  be 
ever  kept  burning  wherever  our  tent  is 
spread,  or  our  lot  cast. 
"Where'er  I  have  a  tent, 

An  altar  will  I  raise, 
And  thither  our  oblations  bring, 
Of  humble  prayer  and  praise. 

'•In  all  ray  ways, O  God, 

1  would  acknowledfje  Ihce, 
And  seek  to  keep  my  heart  and  home 

From  all  polluiiou  (rti>:." 

*'You  Huow  uiy    Address." 

So  said  a  kind  sister  when  she  asko<l 
us  to  send  a  mis.sing  No.  of  the  Comi'AN. 
ION  and  Visitor.  Just  then  a  lucky 
tliought  struck  her  and  she  gave  her  ad- 
dress in  full.  We  suppo.^e  her  paper  has 
reached  her  by  this  time.  We  do  know 
the  addresses  of  a  good  many  ;  but  again 
there  are  many  whose  post  oiUces  wc  do 
not  remember,  and  we  hope  our  corres- 
pondents will  not  rely  on  our  memory. 
A  little  more  care,  would  be  of  advantage 
to  all  concerned.  We  have  hunted  for 
half  an  Iiour  for  a  name,  and  then  gave 
it  up  till  we  would  hear  again,  when  a 
few  more  scratches  of  the  pen  would  have 
saved  the  time  and  secured  w'liat  was 
desired.     Will  all  remember  this? 

B. 

- — ■ — .—^■♦-  ■♦  ^1     —  — 

Kditor  Abiiout. 

On  Friday,  7th  inst.,  at  3:42  p.  m., 
the  editor  and  his  entire  family  left  for 
Oiiio,  and  will  not  reiurn  undl  after  the 
Animal  Conference.  We  hope  they  have 
reached  their  destination  in  safety,  and 
are  enjoying  themselves  among  tlieir 
friends  and  the  Brethren.  B. 


luiorniatlou  Wanted. 

Elder  I.  I'rice,  of  Schuylkill,  Pa.,sa5'.«, 
"Horace  Mann,  in  the  latter  part  of  his 
lifetime,  was  instrumental  in  getting  up 
a  ^College,  which  was  named  Antioeh 
College,  and  was  situateJ  in  Clinton, ('i., 
Ohio.  It  is,  I  suppose,  a  college  fir 
Unitarians — Baptist  Unitarians — or  what 
are  sometimes  called  Chri.Ntians."  Bro. 
Price  wants  to  know  whether  it  is  still  in 
successful  operation,  and  would  like  to 
liave  the  name  and  address  of  the  i)res- 
ent  I'residcn*.  Who  can  give  him  the 
desired  information  ?  B. 

The  District  Conference  of  Middle 
Pa.,  was  held  near  Lawistown,  April  27. 


CnmSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANlOl^  AND  (JOSPEL  VISITOll. 


3t5 


The  churches  were  all  represented  by 
two  delegates  Iroui  each.  This  is  com- 
luendable  and  worthy  of  imitation  by 
otlier  districts.  Among  the  important 
business  before  the  meeting  was  the  pub- 
lishing of  a  full  rei>'irt  of  the  proceedings 
of  the  Annual  Meeting  in  pamphlet 
form.  A  petition  to  this  efiect  was  for- 
warded to  Annual  Conference.  There 
were  also  some  steps  taken  toward  se- 
curing a  place  for  worship  in  Hunting- 
don, Pa.  We  hope  the  movement  may 
be  made  a  success.  B. 


Since  about  the  7th  or  8th  inst.  we 
liayc  had  very  pleasant  weather.  Dur- 
ing the  severe  winter  and  rough  early 
fjpring,  through  which  we  have  passed, 
it  was  feared  that  fruit  was  frozen  in 
tlie  bud  ;  but  late  examinations  |tell  ua 
that  it  is  nearly  all  safe  yet.  We  speak 
only  for  our  own  neighborhood,  but  hope 
it  may  be  no  worse  in  otlier  places. 
With  the  oi)ening  of  spring,  there  seems 
to  be  a  general  revivification  with  us  : 
not  only  in  nature  but  in  a  spirit  of  eu" 
terprise  and  improvement.  We  now 
confidently  expect  the  Salisbury  Br.uich 
IXiiilroad  to  be  completed  this  summer. 
Tills  will  be  hailed  with  gladness,  not 
only  by  the  citizens  of  Meyersdale  and 
immediate  vicinity,  but  also  by  the  citi- 
zens of  Salisbury.  Several  new  buildings 
•have  been  put  up  in  our  town  this  spring, 
and  we  expect  considerable  improvement 
during  the  summer  season.  B. 


On  the  niglit  of  the  7th  inst.  about  10 
o'clock,  the  German  steamer  Schiller, 
from  New  York  to  Hamburgh,  Germany, 
was  wrecked  near  the  Scilly  Island.  By 
last  accounts  but  few  were  known  to  be 
saved,  while  about  200,  among  whom 
was  the  Captaiis,  were  supposed  to  be 
drowned.  In  looking  over  the  list  of  pas- 
sengers we  were  made  to  feel  particularly 
sad  on  seeing  the  name  of  Mrs.  R.  Cut- 
low,  of  Shelbyville,  111.,  with  whom  we 
were  acquainted  while  living  in  that  city, 
several  years  ago.  When  we  last  saw 
her,  we  little  thought  that  we  would 
read  and  record  her  sad  fate.  But  such 
is  life.  We  cannot  tell  what  shall  be  to- 
morrow. We  all  expect  to  die  sometime, 
but  when? — where?— how?  Let  us  be 
ever  ready,  and  then  these  circumstances 
will  matter  but  little.  B. 


We  learn  that  since  the  repeal  of  the 
Local  Option  law  there  are  several  li- 
censed houses  in  our  town.  We  would 
not  like  to  say  how  many,  but  fear  there 
are  enough  to  bring  a  heavy  income  to 
Satan.  To  say  nothing  about  sin,  it  is  a 
disgrace  which  we  hope  our  otherwise 
enviable  little  town  will  not  long  suffer. 

B. 


Notwithstanding  the  continued  and 
energetic  efforts  of  Roman  Catholics  to 
crush  religious  liberty,  they  are  endeav>- 
oring,  in  New  York  and  Ohio,  to  intro- 
duce their  worship  into  jails  and  hospi- 
tals ;  and  this  they  attempt  under  i)lea 
of  that  same  tolerance  which  they  hate 
and  oppose.  B. 

f ^i> 


GLEANINGS     AND   JOTTINGS. 


Brother  A.  J.  Ingleright,  of  Berrien 
congregation,  Mich.,  says: 

''We  are  prospering,  if  accessions  to 
the  church  and  general  attendance  at 
meeting  is  considered  prosperity." 

A  kind  young  lady  friend,  residing  in 
the  State  of  Indiana,  sent  $1.00  for  the 
Companion  and  Visitor.  She  writes, 
"I  am  not  a  member  of  the  church,  but 
I  svas  raised  in  that  way,  and  often  wish 
I  did  belong.  1  think  1  will  join  that 
church  if  I  ever  join  any.  I  love  to  read 
the  Companion,  and  this  is  why  I  send 
for  it.     i-i'iom  your 

Affectionate  Friend, 

S.  B. 

Note.  We  are  glad  that  yau  were 
"raised  in  that  way  ;"  and  we  feel  en- 
couraged, by  the  declaration  of  our  Sa- 
viour, that  you  will  not  depart  from  it. 
You  say  that  you  often  wish  tiiat  you 
did  belong.  Why,  then,  do  you  not? 
We  are  sure  that  God  and  his  faithful 
children  wish  the  same.  It  is  not  God's 
will  that  you  should  stay  away  and  be 
lost ;  and  it  is  our  earnest  desire  and 
prayer  that  you  may  como  and  be  saved. 
Why  not  make  up  your  mind  at  once? 
We  admonish  you  neither  to  hesitate  or 
delay.  You  say,  "If  I  ever  join."  Do 
you  think  it  possible  that  you  might 
)icver  join  ?  Oh,  what  a  dreadful 
thought!  "7/  J  EVER  joiit !''  Yes, 
but  if  you  never  join,  then  what?  Will 
you  not  decide  and  come  now  ? 

B. 

Brother  J.  T.  Meyers,  of  Philadelphia, 
writes : 

"We  had  three  additions  in  the  Ger- 
mantowu  church,  and    a    few    more  are 


coming  before  long.     Health    badly    im- 
paired. " 

[We  hope  brother  Jacob  may  soon  re- 
gain, and  tlien  retain,  his  healtii,  and  be 
enabled  to  continue  his  labors  in  the 
good  cause.  ] 

Under  date  of  May  2nd,  brother  G.  S. 
Winey  of  Michigan,  writes  : 

"The  sad  intelligence  has  just  reached 
me  that  the  house  of  brother  Moses  War- 
ner, of  Barry  county,  burned  to  the 
ground  with  nearly  all  the  contents.  I 
cannot  give  particulars." 

Sister  Jane  Tombaugh,  of  Newtonia, 
Mo.,  asks  for  the  address  of  brother  Sol- 
and  sister  Lydia  Tombaugh.  { W^e  think 
it  is  Scenery  Ilill,  Washington  county, 
Pa.)  She  adds  :  "We  are  living  in  the 
southwestern  part  of  Missouri.  *  *  * 
I  also  wish  to  give  members  an  invitation 
to  look  at  this  part  of  the  country,  if 
they  think  of  moving  to  the  West.  Call 
with  us  and  see  how  you  like  it  here.  If 
traveling  by  public  conveyance,  come  on 
the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Railway,  and 
stop  at  Richeyviile  Station,  which  is  five 
miles  north  of  us.  If  any  wish  to  come,, 
they  will  please  drop  us  a  line,  and  wes 
will  have  conveyance  for  them." 

Jane  To.mbaugu- 

A  new  twenty-cent  silver  coin  is  U>  \ki 
issued,  being  authorized  by  the  act  of 
Congress  of  March  3rd,  1S75. 

The  business  heretofore  conducted  by 
S.  R.  Wells,  will  be  continued  under  the 
style  of  S.  R.  Wells  &  Co.  At  the  new. 
store,  737  Broadway,  New  York,  im^ 
proved  facilities  have  been  introduccdl 
for  the  different  departments  oi'  tVieiv 
Book,  Magazine,  and  Professional  work  ; 
and,  of  course,  tliey  respectfully  solicit 
patronage. 

It  is  rumored  that  S.  R.  Well  of  the 
above  firm,the  editor  of  the  Plocnological 
Journal,  died  recently. 

It  is  officially  announced  in  Maine  that  . 
any  woman  who  has  been  ordained  to, 
preach  for  any  recognized  denomination, 
on  proof  of  such  fact  and  proper  recom.. 
mendation  by  any  persons  jiersonally 
known  to  the  Governor,  will  be  apjioint". 
ed  to  solemnize  marriage  in  any  part  of 
tliC  State. 

Th(j  arrangements  for  consolidating  all 
the  Presbyterian  ecclesiastical  organiza^ 
tions  are  slowly  developing.  The  plan 
has  proved  attractive  to  most  of  the  bod- 
ies of  that  creed,  and  a  grand  conference 
will  be  held  in  London  on  the  first  of 
July,  when  the  union  will  be  perfected^ 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

C'orrespondtnce  of  church  news  solicited  frorT, 
all  part*  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer^  name 
and  addreii  required  on  every  communication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith .  Rejected  communi- 
ceiiioni  or  manuscript  used,  >iot  returned.  All 
c  >mmin:ications  for  publication  gtiould  be  ttrit 
tenupou  OUC  Hide  of  the  she  A  only. 

AckuowieUtEuieuts. 


Lists  of  Moneys  and   iiupjjUes  Received 

for  the  Neeihi  of  the  West. 

In  order  to  save  space,  and  to  publish 
these  acknowledgments  sooner  than  we 
could  have  done  it  in  the  form  in  which 
they  were  sent,  we  have  abridged  them, 
publishing  only  the  receipts.  Many 
expressions  of  gratitude,  which  accom* 
panicd  the  acknowledgments,  we  omit. 

B. 

From    Kmanuel     Slifer,     Burkettsville, 
Frederick  Co.,Md.,  $15  UO 

A.  Pearsoll. 
OzaicMe,  Kansas. 

From  Bear  Creek  and  Moscow  Churches, 
Ilockingham  Co.,  Va.  $57  15 

C.  h.  Keim,  Gen.  Treas. 
Relief  Fund  Kansas  and  ^febraska. 
Falls  CiliJ,  Xeb. 

Acknowledged  in  No.  9,  $1()  25  ;  Levi 
L.  Jiandis,  (not  acknowledged  before,) 
1  5U,  D.  F.  Wagner  5  00,  Saui'l  G.  Frey 
.')  0(1,  R.  M.  CummingsS  00,  J.  W.  Tay- 
lor 5  00,  C.  W.  Taylor  5  00,  Peter  H. 
Beaver  1  OO,  Chas.  A.  Frey  1  00,  ^VuJ. 
Stiver  1  00,  C.  Forney  (three  different 
times)  50  00,  Brother  Ives  5  00,  Jesse 
Roop  5  00,  B.  Bowman  8  00,  Henry 
JSchisler  I  00,  Sarah  Le.slie  1  50,  Daniel 
Hoover  1  00,  Sam'l  Hoover  50,  Sarah 
Beeghley  1  00,  Elijah  SliowalterSO,  S.  T. 
Bo.sserman  5  00,  James  Quinler  5  00. 
Total  $129  35. 

The  above  list  embraces  all  the  money 
we  have  received,  except  from  one  jier- 
son ;  but  we  receivLd  two  boxes  from 
si.ster  Amanda  and  brother  Jacob  Wit- 
more,  and  brother  S.  '!\  Bosscrman,  and 
a  package  from  brother  Elijah  Showalter, 
partly  made  ui)  througii  brother  and  sis» 
tcr  Ikenberry. 

(Note  :  Brother  Hummer  also  made 
a  statement  of  the  manner  in  which  tlic 
money  was  applied,  which  we  omit.  He 
also  wrote  an  interesting  letter,  which  we 
would  like  to  publish.  He  exposes  the 
manner  in  which  capitali.-^ts  in  Kansas 
oppress  and  swindle  their  creditors.  AH 
being  as  he  no  doubt  truly  sets  forth,  he 
may  well  say,  "Kansas  against  the  world 
for  honorable  stealing  and  swindling  !") 

He  .^ays  in  conclusion  : 

We  ask  a  continuance  of  your  kindness. 
Qi' course  we  will  not  need  near  aa  much 


during  the  summer,  and  only  ask  for  a 
small  sum  in  comparison  to  what  we  have 
already  received  The  prospects  at  best 
are  very  gloomj',  as  the  young  grasshop- 
pers are  swarming  over  our  state,  and  are 
likely  to  consume  ail  early  vegetables,  at 
least,  if  not  the  fall  wheat  and  the  oats. 
Philanthroidiieally  yours, 

JjEwis  0.  Hummer. 
North  Topclcu,  Kansas. 

P.  S.— \Ve  have  $10.00  on  hand,  but 
must  buy  some  planting  potatoes  and 
groceries,  and  by  the  first  day  of  June 
next  we  must  have  SG.oO  interest  money, 
and  $0.00  commission  lor  a  new  loan, 
and  about  $2.00  for  other  expenses. 
Remember,  the  money  you  send  me  is  a 
conditional  loan,  to  be  paid  to  the  editor 
of  the  Companion  and  Visitor,  for  the 
distribution  of  the  paper  among  the  poor, 
if  ever  wc  are  freed  from  this  embarrass- 
ment. L.  0. 11. 


Apuil  Uth,  1875. 

Money  previously  acknowledged  $51  00 
Union  Church,  Marshall  Co.,  ind., 

John  Knisley,  15  00 
Pine  Creek  Church,    Sf.   Joseph 

Co.,  Ind.,  David  Clem,  25  00 

Wheeling,  Iowa,  Jacob  Camp,  5  Ou 
Ligonier,    Noble    Co.,  Ind,  Levi 

Stump,  15  00 
Roanoke,   Huntington    Co.,   Ind., 

Sam'l  Stump,  10  00 

Mt.  Carroll.  Ills.,  Jacob  Arnold,  5  00 

Collamer,  Ind.,  E!iz.  Webber,  1   00 

Shoals,  Ind.,  Leonard  Stephen,  2  00 
Campbell,    Mich.,    J.  G.  Winey, 

(for  use  of  E.  Curtis,)  5  10 

Total,  $134  10 

Also,  received  one  barrel  of  goods  from 
Sarah  Bowman,  Aboit,  Allen  County, 
Indiana. 

Also,  by  mistake,  from  Bedford  Co., 
Penn'a,   H.  Bennett,  $2  00.     Sent  back. 

We  are  truly  thankfu!,  and  shall  ever 
feel  grateful  to  tho.se  wlio  have  helped  us 
in  this  time  of  need.     Farewell. 

Solomon  Stump. 

Holla,  Mo. 


M.vRCii  2nd,  1875. 


Received  the  following  amounts 
Rodabaugh  Brethren,  Iowa,  i 

Logan  Cliurch,  Ohio, 
Suiiar  Creek  Church,  Ohio, 
]jancaster  Chuicli,  Penn'a, 
Salimony  Church,  Ind., 
Stark  County  Church,  Ohio, 
Missis.sinewa  Cliurch,  Ind., 
Logan  ('hurch,  Ohio, 
J.  Beefly,  Dark  Co.,  Ohio, 
Jas.  Quinter,  Meyersdale,  Pa., 


!25  00 
40  00 
lO  00 
50  00 
2G  00 
37  00 
57  00 
45  00 
2  00 
29  00 


Total,  $321  00 

In  behalf  of  the  needy  Brethren  and 
others,  we  thank  the  brethren  for  their 
timely  donations.  Wc  hope  that  wc 
may  still  be  remembered.      It"  we   have 


failed  to  acknowledge  any  one's  donation, 
we  would  thank  them  to  inform  us. 
Affectionately  yours, 

Jes.se  Stidebaker, 
Levi  P.  Lilly,  Receiver. 

Clerk. 
Cedar  Creek,  Kansas. 


Maucii  4ih,  1S74. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

Our  Treasurer,  David  Bolinger, 
has  received  :  From  J.  A.  Stover,  Green- 
castle,  Fi-anklin  Co..  I'a.,  $73  0().  Also, 
from  C.  Forney,  Falls  City,  Neb.,  $180., 
which  we  distributed,  and  it  did  not  go 
very  far.  May  the  good  Lord  reward  the 
donors  for  what  they  have;  dune. 

A.  C.  Nlmer,  Sec'y. 
Marinalon,  Kansas. 

(Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


Brother  James  Quinter  :  — 

I  hereby  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  $42.00,  from  J.  P.  Ebcrsolc  and  L.  H. 
Dickey,  Fostoria,  Ohio,  (or  the  benefit 
of  the  needy  here.  We  tender  many 
thanks  to  the  donois  for  their  kindness. 
John  JjAIU. 
Rolla,  Mo. 


April  20th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : — 

Yours  of  the  23rd  instant  is  at 
hand,  with  Postsofhce  Money  Order  for 
$20.00,  payable  at  Oswego,  collected 
from  Brethren  and  others,  in  Preston 
County,  W^est  Virginia,  and  is  to  be  ap- 
plied to  the  most  needy  families,  boih  in 
and  out  of  the  church,  which  we  will  en- 
deavor to  do  to  the  best  of  our  ability ■ 
Please  accept  our  thanks  for  the  same, 
as  we  are  daily  called  on  for  bread  by 
worthy  persons,  from  far  or  near,  who 
tell  us  it  IS  the  last  chance  for  them. 

Money  orders  tent  to  our  addrcs.*, 
should  be  made  payable  at  Parsons, 
Kansas.  It  is  about  as  extensive  an 
olhce  as  there  is  in  Southern  Kansas. 
Young  grasshoppers,  about-  as  large  as 
house  flies,  are  very  numerous.  They 
have  done  no  serious  damage  yet,  but 
have  caused  considerable  excitement 
among  the  people.  The  wheat  crop 
lookf,  generally,  well  with  us.  If  we 
can  make  it  through  untd  harvest,  wo 
think  we  will  probably  be  all  right,  as 
the  future  prospect  is  favorable,  if  bug.s 
and  gra.sshoppers  let  us  alone. 
Yours  fraternally, 

Joseph  Gauuer. 

l^irsons,  Labette  Co. 


Fehruauy  20ih,  1875. 
Brother  Quinter: — 

We  received  a  four  bushel  box, 
which  had  a  large  quanjity  of  goad  cloth- 
ing in  it,  mostly  new.  There  was  a  paper 
on  a  piece  of  calico  with  this  address, 
"D.  B-  /'tn^k,  Lanark,  Illinois." 

[  would  say  to  tho.>c  dear  brethren  and 
sisters,  though  these  articles  may  seem 


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few  in  their  sight,  a*;  a  gift  to  a  suffer- 
infj  people,  yet  they  will  be  the  .sauie  in 
the  eyes  of  the  Ji  rJ,  us  the  widow's 
mite.  Oh,  how  many  hearts  were  made 
glad  by  the  giving  of  a  few  pieces  of  this 
clothing! 

It  is  true,  we  are  not  all  suffering. 
Our  church  is  tolerably  well  supplied 
at  present  by  our  kind  Eastern  brethren  ; 
but  still  there  is  great  suffering,  and  a 
great  deal  of  fatal  .sickness  in  many 
places.  We  live  in  Northwestern  Kan- 
sas, and  under  the  care  of  elder  Allen 
Ives.  J.  L.  Switzer  is  our  speaker. 
Yours  fraternally, 

A.  E.  Grubb. 

TV7(*Ve  Roch,  Jetcell  Co. 


K«iI>ort  ol  Bethel <!hurcli.  Neb. 

Brother  Quhiter : — 

I  shall  endetvor  to  write  out  a 
report  of  a  series  of  meetings  that  just 
closed.  According  to  appointment, 
brother  John  Forney,  Sen.,  of  Falls  City, 
Nebraska,  arrived  hero  on  Saturday, 
April  5th,  and  preached  for  us  in  the 
evening  at  the  bouse  of  Levi  Ilolsinger. 
We  bad  good  attendance  and  good  order. 
Our  beloved  brother  held  forth  the  word 
ot  God  in  its  purity  and  simplicity.  On 
Sabbath,  April  4th,  had  meeting  at 
Chambers'  school- house.  Had  a  full 
liouse,  as  it  was  noised  abroad  that  bap- 
tism should  be  administered  to  quite  a 
number  of  applicants  by  trine  immer- 
sion. 

As  the  occasion  would  require,  the 
brother  spoke  upon  the  subject  of  Chris- 
tian baptism.  On  this  occasion  brother 
Allen  Ives,  from  Burr  Oak,  Kansas,  was 
also  present,  and  opened  the  subject  by 
making  appropriate  remarks,  and  was 
followed  by  brother  Forney  who  acquaint- 
ed the  applicants  with  the  duties  and 
privileges  that,  pertained  to  them  ;  at  the 
same  time  substanlialing  his  assertions 
by  the  word  of  God.  After  reading  a 
part  of  the  18rh  chapter  of  Matthew  and 
commenting  thereupon,  as  is  the  custom 
of  the  Brethren,  repaired  to  the  water, 
close  at  hand,  and  thirteen  precious  souls 
were  immersed  and  brought  into  the 
church  militant,  seemingly  rejoicing  in 
the  God  of  their  .'•alvation.  Oh,  liow 
solemn  and  impressive  is  the  ordinance  of 
Christian  baptism  ! 

On  the  Sabbath  we  had  meeting  at 
Levi  Holsinger's  house.  Brother  Ives 
spoke  from  2  Peter  1:4;  and  brother 
l^orney  closed  with  a  hearty  exhortation, 
and  gave  an  invitation  for  applicants  to 
manifest  their  desire  to  unite  with  the 
church.  Had  four  applicants  for  bap- 
tism on  the  morrow.  On  Monday  we 
met  at  brother  Wesley  Teeter's,  at  10 
o'clock,  and  as  the  weather  was  quite 
raw  and  cold,  the  brethren  thought  it 
best  so  to  arrange  it  as  to  detain  the  ap- 
plicants at  the  water  as  short  a  time  as 
possible.  But  we  rejoiced  with  exceed- 
ing great  joy  that  instead  of  four  there 
were  six  added  unto  the  church  by 
baptism. 


We  met  at  the  bouse  of  S.  11.  Ilol- 
singer at  12  o'clock,  (m.,)  on  the  .5ti),  for 
tlie  i)urpose  of  organizing  a  church.  The 
church  witli  but  three  dissenting  votes 
agreed  to  name  our  church  Bethel,  tiie 
meaning  of  which  is,  "The  house  of  the 
Lord."  The  church  elected  two  deacons 
and  the  lot  fell  on  brother  Thomas  Van 
Bnren,  who,  although  but  a  young  mem- 
ber, is  an  earnest  and  a  zealous  brother 
in  the  good  cause  of  Christ.  The  other 
brother  elected  to  the  deaconship  is  your 
unworthy  writer.  Although  I  feel  my 
unworthiness,  1  am  willing  to  submit  to 
the  will  of  my  heavenly  Father  in  all 
things.  We  met  at  Martin's  school- 
pouse  in  the  evening  of  the ,  5th  for 
preaching.  Brother  Forney's  test  on 
this  occa-ion  was,  "Ye  are  brought  with 
a  price."  Kc  told  us  why  we  were 
bought,  wlio  bouglit  us,  the  ransom  paid 
for  us,  and  to  whom  we  now  lawfully 
belong. 

We  next  met  at  the  house  of  S.  B. 
Holsinger,  at  2  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  social 
worship.  Brother  Forney  entertained  us 
very  profitably  by  speaking  of  the  bright- 
ness and  glory  that  shall  be  revealed  to 
those  who  hold  out  fuitht'ul  in  the  Chris 
tian  pilgrimage  until  the  end.  We  had 
a  joyful  meeting,  being  all  bound  together 
by  the  bonds  of  love  and  Christian  fel- 
lowship. 

To  day  the  treasury  of  heaven  was 
opened  and  a  copious  rain  fell  upon  the 
earth  to  moisten  and  fructify  the  soil,  for 
which  we  have  great  cause  to  thank  God, 
who  sends  "the  early  and  latter  rain." 
As  the  rain  continued  to  fall,  we  had  no 
meeting  on  the  evening  of  the  6lh.  On 
the  7th  at  10  a.  m.,  we  met  at  Mrs. 
Keeler's  house,  to  administer  baptism 
to  another  young  .sister,  who  was  willing 
to  be  buried  with  Christ  in  baptism,  and 
so  fulfil  one  of  God's  lioly  commands. 
May  she  ever  hold  out  faithful  and  adorn 
her  profession,  is  our  prayer.  On  the 
evening  of  the  7th  our  dear  brother 
preached  his  farewell  sermon.  Had 
good  attention  and  good  order.  We 
felt  sorrowful  to  part  from  our  dear  broth- 
er, but 

''Duty  makes  us  undorstaud 

That  we  must  take  thu  parting  Land." 

There  were  twenty  members  added  to 
the  church  by  baptism,  and  others  are 
fully  persuaded  that  "the  way  of  the 
trangressor  is  hard."  We  now  have 
thirty-two  members  in  our  congregation, 
in  Filmore  and  Thayer  counties,  Nebras- 
ka. But  we  are  as  a  fJock  of  sheep  with- 
out a  shepherd  ;  we  have  no  preacher 
among  us  to  instruct  us  in  the  way  we 
should  go.  Notwithstanding  this,  we 
are  resolved  to  make  progress  in  the  di- 
vine life. 

Brethren  and  sisters  pray  for  our  little 
church,  that  we  may  grow  in  grace  and 
true  holiness.  Although  we  have  had 
but  little  preaching  by  the  brethren  for 
the  last  three  years,  we  have  had    effec- 


tual preaching.  Yes,  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, the  Companian  and  Visitor  lias 
been  preaching  in  about  every  family 
represented  in  our  congregation.  IMny 
the  Lord  continue  to  bless  your  labor.-, 
and  may  your  go)d  paper  be  instrumen- 
tal in  doing  much  good  in  advocating  the 
true  principles  of  Christianity  as  taught 
by  our  Saviour. 

S.  11.  IIOLSINQEB. 
Curlcton,  N(h. 


Church  News. 


Dear  Brother  Qninlcr  : 

As  churcii  news  is  solicited,  I 
thought  I  would  send  you  from  this  part 
of  God's  njoral  vineyard.  This  church 
has  only  been  organized  about  three  years, 
at  which  time  it  liad  but  very  few  mem- 
bers and  only  two  deacons.  But  by  the 
help  of  our  heavenly  Father,  we  have 
prospered  in  our  Master's  cause. 

Last  July  one  year  ago,  we  had  an 
election  for  a  speaker.  The  lot  fell  on 
your  unworthy  brother,  who  is  now  writ- 
ing. Last  fall  we  held  another  election 
for  a  speaker  and  a  deacon.  The  choice 
for  speaker  was  brother  Samuel  B-  Stiff; 
and  for  deacon,  brother  I.  A.  B.  Hersh- 
berger.  And  on  the  23i-d  of  April,  1875, 
another  election  was  heliJ  for  a  speaker 
and  three  deacons.  The  choice  for 
speaker  was  brother  I.  A.  B.  Ilershber- 
ger  ;  for  deacons,  brethren  John  Moo- 
maw,  Charles  J.  Jleador  and  James 
Lindsay.  May  the  grace  of  God  the 
Father  enable  them  to  be  fiithful  in  the 
Master's  cause.  The  church  thought  it 
best  to  advance  your  liumble  servant  to 
the  second  degree  in  the  ministry,  and  to 
make  a  choice  of  Elder  John  Brubakcr 
as  our  overseer  for  the  next  year. 

We  had  a  feast  of  good  things  at  our 
meeting  on  the  23rd  of  April.  We  were 
made  to  feel  that  I  he  Spirit  of  Christ 
was  in  our  midst  and  that,  to  bless  the 
labors  of  his  servanis.  Brethren  Layman 
and  Naff  were  with  us.  They  ministered 
to  us  the  word  of  God  as  revealed  by  our 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  \Ve 
feel  that  we  have  been  edified,  and  that 
sinners  have  been  warned  to  flee  from 
the  wrath  to  come.  M^iy  the  good  Lord 
bless  the  labors  of  our  dear  brethren  that 
much  good  may  be  done  to  the  honor  of 
his  holy  name  and  the  good  of  souls. 

We  also  feel  much  strengthened  in  the 
cause  of  Christ  by  having  the  help  of 
our  beloved  brother  flenry  A.  Beahm,  a 
minister  in  the  second  degree,  who  moved 
to  our  congregation  from  lloanoke  Co., 
Virginia.  He  is  an  able  speaker  and  a 
zealous  brother  in  Christ. 

May  God  bless  every  effort  made  by 
man  to  promote  His  cause.  May  His 
word  run  and  be  glorified,  until  th.e  wholo 
human  family  be  brought  to  a  saving 
knowledge  of  His  grace,  is  the  prayer  of 
your  unworthy  brother  in  Christ. 
Fraternally  yours, 

JoiiN  E.  Dannkr- 

Liberty,  Va, 


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liCtter  From  Rtruo  Touiily,  Kau. 

The  following  letter  was  ,<-ent  us  for 
publication.  We  tliink  it  explains  itself, 
and  we  submit  it  to  the  consideration  of 
our  renders.  B. 

lIuTcniNRON,  Kan.     1 
Ajirii,  Xtli,  iSTo.  I 
A.   II.  IltniEii,  Esq., 

W'cxliniiistcr,  Mil : 

J)kak  Slit  :  — 

Yours  bcarina:  date  March  l.'4ili  and  ad- 
dris>ed  to  our  Po-^liuastt  r,  relating  to 
relief  .suj)i)lics,  our  destituiiDii,  etc.,  ha.s 
liecn  handed  to  lue  to  answer,  and  I  beg 
leave  to  sa}',  notwithstanding  reports  to 
the  contr:iry,  that  many  of  our  peo|)le 
are  (ictunUji  drsfiti'fr.  i{y  that  I  mean 
•without  any  means  of  support inir  them- 
^'iclvcs  until  something  is  raised  the  sea- 
son coming.  There  are  in  our  county, 
iieno,  over  20(,K)  persons  of  all  ages,  who 
have  been  receiving  assistance  during  the 
j)a>t  winter.  There  may  liave  been  iso- 
lated cases  where  some  drew  .-upplies 
who  might,  by  making  a  .sacrifice,  have 
supported  themselves,  but  when  ascer- 
tained, the  supplies  were  stopped  on 
them.  As  a  matter  of  course,  it  has  been 
iui|>ossible  to  do  absolute  justice  in  rven/ 
case, but  since  the  present  County  officers 
have  had  control  of  affairs — since  about 
the  middle  of  February — [  know  that  so 
iar  as  it  was  possible  for  us  to  ascertain 
the  facts  as  to  the  dcstiiuiion  of  each  one 
receiving  aid,  we  liave  acted  strictly 
upon  such  facts  in  furnishing  supplies. 
\Vc  have  an  overseer  of  the  |)oor  in  each 
townsi)i]>  in  the  county,  wlio,-e  bu>incss 
it  is  to  acquaint  himself  with  the  circuni- 
BtaTices  of  each  one  requiring  aid  in  his 
township,  and  nothing  is  is.-ucdfioni  the 
supply  store  except  upon  the  wriiten  or- 
der of  the  trustee,  counterMgned  by  the 
county  clerk. 

The  Slate  Central  Committee,  nt  To- 
j)cka,  has  been  furnishing  us  with  sup- 
pli(8  for  ;ome  time,  and  some  have  come 
I hrougli  their  care,  from  3Ii-souri,  Iowa, 
Illinois.  jMiohigan  and  Indiana.  About 
March  ^Uth,  the  United  Siates  Govern- 
ment issued  ten  day's  rations  to  about 
7tlO  in  our  county,  but  we  have  had 
nothing  from   that  source  since. 

During  the  winter  our  railroad,  the 
Ateliison,  Topeka  <fc  S:inta  Fe,  has  been 
shipping  relief  goods  i'ree,  but  after  the 
l'>ih  of  this  month— Apiil— free  trans- 
lorlatiou  will  be  discontinued,  and  then 
will  couie  our  woisi  time.  We  need 
soiiietliing  to  feed  our  hungry  |)co|>le  un- 
til tliey  can  raise  somcthinir  i'or  ihein- 
selves.  The  Central  Comniitlee,  at  I'o- 
peka,  are  receiving  noihing  now  and  can- 
njt  send  us  anything.  Sliould  you  be 
ablir  lo  send  us  anything,  mark  it  77.  11'. 
JdiiHi/,  Jliili  liiimuii,  h'iDisii.s,  aiic  o/Kiiii- 
gii.s  Stiitv  (riilrdl  Julie/  Comniitfcc,  To- 
j'ibi,  and  notify  me  by  letter  of  the  ship- 
ment, so  I  can  send  |>roper  receipt  upon 
arrival  ol  goods.  Any  goods  sent  should 
be  jinjxiiif,  otlicrwisc  they  might  cost  us 


moie  than  they  arc  worth.  If  you  see 
(it  to  send  the  value  of  your  donations  in 
money,  in  order  that  it  may  be  propeily 
applied,  send  by  check,  draft  or  V.  0. 
order  to  (jco  W.  Hardy,  Esq.,  our  Coun- 
ty Treasurer. 

Youry  very  truly, 

H.  W.  liKArrv, 
County  Clerk    of   Reno    county,    and 
Scc'y.  ofKcnoCo.  Relief  iSocietj'. 

Brother  Ktt>lir8  U'lisli. 

In  No  I."),  Companion  and  \  isitor, 
current  volume,  brother  Stein  wishes 
"that  a  thou-and  brethren  would  make 
him  a  present  of  one  thousand  dollars 
worth  of  Moore's  Trine  luimersion." 
Tliat  is  a  good  wish,  and  if  complied 
with,  uiight  result  in  great  good  lo  the 
cause  of  Christ. 

"Trine  Immersion  Traced  lo  the  Apos- 
tles" contains  a  vast  weight  of  incontro- 
vertible evidence  in  a  small  space. 
Brother  Stein  says  he  could  use  them 
profitably.  Many  other  brethren  are, 
and  have  been,  using  them  in  like  man 
ner  ",  therefore  I  hope  the  brethren  will 
see  that  brother  J.  W.  Stein  will  receive 
the  number  desired.  Let  us  use  all  the 
"helps"  in  the  advancement  of  truth, 
and  not,  for  the  sake  of  "filthy  lucre," 
permit  glorious  opportunities  of  doing 
good  to  pa.ss  by  unimproved. 

Fraternally  Yours, 

M.  M.  ESIIELMAN. 

Aiiuonucemeuts. 


Love-Fbasts. 

There  will  be  a  communion  meeting 
held  in  the  (iirundy  church,  one  mile 
west  of  Liscouib,  Iowa,  on  tlie  Iowa  Cen- 
tral Kailrjad,  at  the  house  of  brother 
David  Bucchly,  on  the  J'.Hh  and  liOth  of 
June.  II.  P.  Stbickler. 

There  will  be  a  lovefeast  in  the  Bu.sh 
Creek  church,  near  Bremen,  Fairfield 
county,  Ohio,  on  the  ."Jth  of  June,  com- 
mencing at  lU  o'clock,  a.  m.  Bremen  is 
the  railrad  station. 

J.  K.  Beery. 

There  will  be  a  lovefeast  in  the  Missis^ 
sinawa  church,  Delaware  county,  Ind., 
June  I  Ith,  commmcncing  at  1(J  o'clock 
a.  m. 

W.  R,  Deeter. 

The  Brethren  of  the  Middle  Creek 
church,  Mahaska  county,  Iowa,  intend 
to  hold  (heir  lovefeast  on  the  2yih  and 
;iOlh  ol' May,  at  brother  Peter  I'foutz's. 
There  will  l)e  conveyance  at  New  Sharon 
the  day  before  the  meeting  for  those 
coming  on  the  car.s.  By  order  of  the 
church. 

S.  P.  Mii,i,er. 

There  will  be  a  lovefeast  in  the  Beaver 
Creek  congregati(.ii,  ^V'ashillgtoll  countv, 
Maryland,  iMay  I'Jid,  eouimeneing  at  1() 
o'clock,  and  coniinuing  over  Sunday. 
Let  the  ministry  be  well  represented. 

il. 


DIEI». 

AVc  ail;iiit  v.o  poetry  tinder  any  clrcnmstan 
cesin  connection  v/illi  0!)itiinry  Notices.  Wo 
wisli  ifj  use  nil  alike,  iiml  we  could  not  insert 
vf'rscs  -with  :i)I. 


Near  Wolcctville,  I^agraiige  *Co.,  Ind.' 
April  21sl,  CuAiLLOTTF.  Mi.NMi:,  daughter  of 
brothtT  Ai)i»liara  and  sister  (Jnthariue  len- 
der, aged  3  years,  10  nii  nths  and  I  day. 
Difeafe,  intense  rpinal  sull'-TJiig.  Funeral 
dis'-ourse  from  Job  121,   by  the  writer. 

U.  M.  T'lnv. 

Ill  ('ovington,  Miinii  tJo.,  Ohio,  .\pril  27, 
sister  Oatuakine,  wife  of  brother  S:imurl 
Ilollapeler,  aged  42  years,  4  mouths  and 
26  day.-. 

The  .'ul\i  ct  of  this  notice  bas  been  a  toii- 
sisleiil  uifjrul) -r  of  the  church  for  a  number 
of  years.  She  leaves  a  husbaud  and  six 
small  children  to  mourn  her  dcparluie. 
They  have  the  synipaihivB  of  thoir  frieuds 
and  the  commuiiily  in  general.  The  disease 
of  the  sifter  was  a  singular  one  .  The  I'hvs- 
icinus  pronounced  it  a  solleniiig  of  ihe  br.iin. 
Her  mind  stcmed  lo  be  gone  nearly  all  the 
time  of  her  illness  ;  she  Ijing  (juiet  in  hir 
bed  for  eomething  like  four  months,  uulil 
death  relieved  her  of  her  Eull^ring.  and  wo 
hope  she  is  now  at  rest.  Funeral  services 
by  the  Brethreu. 

Saml'ei,  Mohlkk. 

In  the  Hopewell  Church.  Bedford  county. 
Pa.,  May  2Dd.  sister  Ei.izAiic.i'H,  consort  of 
brother  Jacob  Patesel,  daughter  of  Mr.-,  late 
brother  Jon  Burger,  and  sifter  Elizabeth 
Burger,  and  a  niece  of  thi  writer,  aged  M 
years,  o  months  and  'M  days.  'Ov'-atioii  im- 
proved lioin  ileb.  ! -;.•  14  lo  en  ali'uiive  «u- 
dier.'.-e.  Sue  1' aves  a  foiit'W  iil  husband, 
.5  I'niall  children,  a  widowed  nio'.b.er,  and 
b:olber  and  s  ster,  (all  in  the  chiir  h.)  to 
mourn  ihcir  loss.  She  died  a  f.iiihful  .-isler, 
resigned,  and  in  a  lull  tiiumiih  of  faith. 
LEONAim  FriiKY 

In  the  Misbissinawa  church.  Delaware 
couuty,  Ind.,  April  3~lh,  of  cousumplioii, 
brother  Jacob  Kaun,  aned  211  years, II  months 
and  24  days.  Brother  Karn  and  his  coinp-»ii- 
ion  were  biouicht  under  convic'-iou  while 
brother  Quinter  was  Uboriug  with  us  iu 
1872,  and  soon  after  united  wiih  the  church, 
and  he  has  s. nee  lived  a  consistent  life.  He 
left  a  companion,  one  child,  and  many  rel- 
atives and  friends  lo  mourn  their  loss.  But 
we  fori  ow  no  a«  those  who  hii ve  r.o  hope.  Fu- 
neral sei  vices  by  Elder  G.  W  Studel'aker. 
W.  R   Dektek. 

Near  Hngcrptown,  Wathington  county, 
Md..  April  "...T-d,  (f  conlinement,  SrsAN  P. 
Rowland  vile  of  Ez:a  Howlnnd,  a.  ed  2(1 
year-,  2  months  hiuI  IS  days.  Snt  leavis  a 
hnjeavid  liu^tisnd  to  mourn  tlie.-udden  loss 
of  a  kind  and  allei  lieiiale  wife  ;  also  a:i  in- 
fant i-on  but  a  few  hours  old,  and  many 
friends,  who  are  filled  with  deep  foirow. 
As  she  lihd  made  no  I'rofession,  she  did  not, 
as  one  of  old,  choose  lh«t  good  pa't  :  yet  she 
was  L'en.le — she  was  mer^iiul  :  ''Blessed  are 
Ihe  meiciful  ;  for  they  shoU  ol)laiu  mercy." 
Kuneial  discour.e  by  Jacob  Lehman  of  the 
Dew  Meunouites,  :n  ihe  Brelhreirs  meeting- 
house at  Long  Meadows. 

(I'llyhm  please  copy.) 

L.  B.  R()Wi,AM>. 

In  the  Spring  Creek  church,  Kosciusko 
county,  Ind.,  Apiil  2Sil!,  of  congtstion  of 
tl:e  lungs,  our  In  loved  bi  other  Levi  F(i.\, 
aued  50  ye'^rs   !•  months  and  7  dajs. 

The  subject  of  this  notice  was  the  father 
of  seven  children,  two  ot  whom  have  irono 
before.    He  leavet,  hie  >v|te,   a    dear    sistei, 


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and  five  childiec  yet  alice,  to  mourn  tbeloss 
of  a  kind  and  devoted  husband  and  «tT  c 
ticnaif  falLer.  As  a  neighbor  he  will  he 
gieatly  uiissed,  as  he  was  a  man  much  re- 
spected by  all  wlio  knew  bim.  B. other  Fox 
was  a  deacon  i  i  the  church,  and  was  always 
ready  to  do  his  duty  when  health  permitted  ; 
and  we  felt  that  the  promise  was  his, 
"Bli^ssed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  ihe 
Lord,"  <&c.  His  remains  were  taken  to  the 
Brethren's  meetinj^-house  on  the  30th,  at  13 
M.,  where  Ihe  occasion  was  improved  by 
the  writer,  from  Hebrews  9:28;  to  as  large 
and  attentive  a  congregation  as  Wf  ever  saw 
00  such  ail  occasion.  May  the  Lord  enable 
sister  Fux  to  bear  this  (^ispensatiou  of  the 
Providence  of  God  ;  and  may  the  dear  chil- 
dren-prepare to  meet  lather,  t  rother  and 
sister  in  the  gloiious  resurrection  mnrring 
Geo.  W.  CiiiPE. 

In  the  Cumberland  cbuicb,  Cumberland 
county,  III.)  Febiuary  23rd,  sister  Sai!aii 
ROTHKOCK,  wife  of  bro  her  David  Rothrock, 
aged  73  years,  8  months  and  (i  days.  She 
had  si-\  children,  three  of  whom  are  living 
to  mourn  their  loss,  which  we  hope  is  her 
gain.  Slie  was  born  in  Rockingham  county, 
Va.,  and  was  the  daugliler  of  Ifaae  Burner. 
F'.lucral  services  by  Alsalora  Hyer  and  P. 
Horning,  fiom  2  Timotliy  6:6  —  9,  to  a  large 
congregation  of  neighbors  and  friends. 

.Iambs  McBkide. 

In  the  Jonathan's  Creek  branch,  Perry 
county,  Ohio,  March  16„h,  brother  Ben.ta- 
MiN  Daslkr,  aged  70  years  the  day  he  died. 
He  leaves  a  feeble  wifo;  5  sons,  4  daughters 
and  many  friends  to  mourn  their  loss  ;  but 
we  hope  their  loss  is  his  gain.  Funeral  ser- 
vices at  the  house,  on  the  17th,  by  the  writ- 
er. 

Also  in  the  same  church,  Muskingum 
county,  Ohio,  sister  Sauah  L.  Ruttek,  of 
heart  disease  Maicb  33rd,  aged  83  years 
and  3  months.  She  left  a  number  children, 
grandchildren  and  great-grandchildren,  and 
other  friends  to  mourn  their  loss.  Wc  fond- 
ly hope  'heir  loss  is  her  gain.  Funeral  ser- 
vices in  Uuiontown,  in  the  Baptist  church, 
by  the  writer. 

Also  in  the  same  churah,  Ann  ('arriku. 
of  confloemeiit,  .March  oOtii,  aged  37  years, 
2  months  and  7  days.  Funeral  services  by 
the  writer,  in  the  H  Iser  meetiug-ho^s^. 

Also  in  the  same  church  ,  of  consumption, 
April  13  h,  brother  Amos  Binklei',  aged  31 
years,  1  month  and  8  days  ;  leaving  a  wife, 
and  four  children,  and  brothers  and  sisters 
to  mou  n  their  lo-^.-.  On  the  13i.b  he  called 
the  elders,  and  was  anointed  with- oil  in  tbe 
name  of  the  Lord.  Funeral  services  by  the 
writer. 

Also  in  the  Rush  Creek  church,  Hocking 
county,  Ohio,  April  14th,  of  erysipelas,  our 
much  esteemed  brother,  Abraham  Stbemen, 
aged  46  years,  7  months  and  8  days  ;  leav- 
ing a  kind  companion,  4  daughters  and  two 
sons  and  many  friends  to  mourn  their  loss  ; 
but  we  fondly  hope  their  loss  is  his  eternal 
gain.  He  was  one  of  their  ministers.  Al- 
though not  Uueut  in  speech,  he  was  zeal- 
ous in  the  cause.  He  was  chosen  Sept.  6th, 
1858,  and  at  the  same  time  Edwin  Hart- 
saugh,  dec'd  ,  was.  A  few  days  before  he 
died  he  calllcd  the  elders  in  and  was  anoint- 
ed with  oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord.  The 
church  greatly  feels  her  loss.  Funeral  ser- 
vices by  the  writer  and  others,  from  tbe 
words  :  ''For  rae  fo  live  is  Christ  and  to  die, 
is  gain,"  to  a  large  and  attentive  congrega- 
tion. 

Also,  in  the  first  named  cKtiichjApril  35th, 


Lt'CY  Ann,  infant  daughter  of  the  above 
named  Ann  (Carrier  ;  aged  3  months  and  one 
day.     Funeral  sei vices  by  the  writer. 

W.  Arnold. 


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CHKINTI  iN    INDEX,   ATLANTA, 
CiEOKUlA. 


A  LARGE>  EIGUT-PAOli    UELir.IOUS    AND    FAM- 
ILY WBEKLT     NFWSPAPEU. 


KEV.  D.  E.  BUTLER,  Managing  Editor 


Organ  of  the  Baptist  Denomination  ;  it  is 
Fure,  Keliable.  Cheap,  Subsciiptioa  :  t'i 
a  year  in  advance. 

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wisdom  iu  discussing  the  ''signs  of  the 
time-.''  It  does  not  sound  ibe  alarm  aft'^r 
erroiists  have  done  their  worli. 

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and  control  the  paper. 

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ternaliODal. 

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ing to  our  Southern  Zion. 

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every  i)erron  subecribing  to  the  Indbx  for 
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the  1st  of  November,  llST.j.  The  iffer  aj)- 
plies  to  both  old  and  niw  subseiibcrE. 

IlELKilOrs. 

Reading  the  Scriptures,  Family  devotion, 
Chiist  Healing  the  Blind,  Christ  walking 
00  the  Sea,  God  bless  Papa  and  Mamma, 
The  Ten  CommandmentR,  The  Lord's 
Prayer,  Weeping  over  Jenisnicm,  Kntiy  into 
Jeruhab^m,  Looking  unto  .!■  hu;*,  Tlie  Happy 
Land,  Our  Saviour  at  Prsyer,  The  Trei^  of 
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perance, The  Tree  of  Intemperance,  The 
Good  Samaritan,  From  Shore  to  Shore,  At 
the  fool  of  the   Cross,    The    Widow's    Sou, 


T::e  Child  Jesus,  The  Angel  of  Prayer,  An- 
sel of  the  Covenant,  The  Three  Holy  Wo- 
m.n. 

POKTRAITS. 

George  Washington,  Martha  Washington, 
Jefferson  Davis.  General  Lee,  Stonewall 
Jackson,  Gen.  Beauregard,  Gen.  Forrest, 
Gen.  Breckinridge. 

landscapes 

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Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
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"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 
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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JANtrS  «|UINT£ie. 


"7/'  ye  love  me,  keep  my  conimandtneJits."—JKSVS. 


At  ^1.60  Fer  Annnm. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  FA.,  TUESDAY,  MAY  25,  1875.       Vol.  II.  No.  21. 


A  Merry  Henrt.  tliut  L.auglis  at 
Care. 


A  merry  heart  that  laughs  at  care, 

l6  wiedoni's  beacon  light ; 
It  niaketh  dreary  prospects  fair, 

And  gloomy  pathways  bright. 

A  merry  heart  that  laughs  at  care, 
Needs  neither  ranlt  nor  pelf  : 

Content  its  native  crowu  lo  wear, 
And  rich  within  itself. 

A  merry  heart  that  laughs  at  care, 

Smiles  in  the  face  of  fate  ; 
Nor  Fortune's  frown,  nor  winsome  air, 

Can  change  its  eqial  state. 

A  merry  heart  that  laughs  at  care, 

Finds  good  in  everything  ; 
Where'er  it  goes  the  sky  is  fair, 

And  fragrant  blossoms  spring. 

A  merry  heart  that  laughs  at  care, 
Life's  lesson  best  will  know. 

And  Bcent  the  violet  in  the  air 
Beyond  the  winter's  snow. 

A  msTy  heart  that  laughs  at  care, 

Is  Faith's  familiar  friend. 
And  hand  in  hansl  will  walk  with  her, 

Sercuily  to  the  end. 

—  Charles  W.  lluher. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  Fruit  ol  the  .«ii»irit.— Peace. 


BY  J.  M.  ZUCK. 


The  fruit  of  the  Spiiit  is  love,  iov,  vface. — 
G..1.  5:  33. 

Love  and  .Joy,  we  have  seen  are 
emotions  of  the  mind;  Peace  on  the 
other  hand,  as  regards  the  mind,  is 
rather  the  abfeDce  of  cnioiion,  or,  at 
least,  of  its  outward  demonstrations. 
Love  and  Joy  are  positive  and  active 
in  their  nature  ;     Peace    is    negative 


and  passive.     In  Love  and   Joy   the 
sensibilities  are  awake  and    at   work  ; 
in  Peace  they  are  seemingly   at   rest. 
Love  sends  the   heart    out    to    some 
object  for  the  object's  good  ;     Joy  de- 
tains the  heart  at  home  that  it    may 
receive  some  good  that  is  coming    to 
it;  Peace  is  the  calm  and    quiet    at- 
mosphere  that   surrounds   the    heart 
whether  it  goes  or    whether  it  stays. 
Love  is  the  good  woman  with  a  well- 
filled  basket  on  her  arm  ;    Joy   is   the 
poor  neighbor  who    receives  the  gift ; 
Peace  is  the  sweet  presence  which    is 
felt  by    both    but    seen    by    neither, 
stiioothing    the    pillow    of    each    as 
though  au  angel's    hand    bad    passed 
over  it  and  were  not  quite   removed. 
Love,  Joy,  Peace — what  amiable  sis- 
ters these !     Love  fills  the    air    with 
music  that  others  may    feel    cheered 
and  blessed ;    Joy   hears,    claps    her 
hands  and  joins  heartily  in  the  chorus  ; 
Peace  also  hears,  feels  and  is    satisfi- 
ed.    She  may  feel  as  happy    as    Joy, 
as  warm  as  Love  but  she    shows    it 
not.     Perhaps  she    smiles.     Love    is 
the    precious     fountain    that    never 
fails  and  never  freezes  ;     Joy    is    the 
noisy  brook    that  hurries    down     the 
mountain  side  and  through  the  valley, 
dispensing    blessings     all    along    its 
winding    course    through    the    fields 
and  meadows;  Peace  floweth  as    the 
deep  and  silent    river    that    "hastes 
not  and  rests  not." 

Peace  may  be  likened  unto  a  gen- 
tle and  harmless  Dove  which  once 
had  a  beautiful  nest  in  Eden  and 
which  has  been  bitterly  persecuted 
ever  since  its  banishment  therefrom 
by  the  serpent  of  sin.  Let  us  sketch 
a  few  points  in  its  history,  past  and 
present.  Oft  has  it  sought  the  olive 
branch  in  vain  and  found  not  80  much 


as  a  place  to  rest  its  foot,  because   of 
the  floods  of 

''Leaden  rain  and  iron  hail" 

by  which  the  earth  was  deluged.     At 
length  it  finds  some    peak   or    jutting 
crag  where    it    may    rest    until    the 
thunders  cease   and    the    destructive 
waters  have  retreated  from  the  plains 
and  valleys  below.     Then  it  ventures 
down  to  witness  the  renovation  of  the 
wrecked     and    ruined    land.      What 
happy  scenes  on  every  hand  as   if  in 
honor     of    its    presence!     The    sun 
seems  to     warm    the    desolate    land 
into  new  life.     Birds  begin  to  sing  in 
the  trees,  while    the   trees    transform 
lifeless    clods    and    poisonous    gases 
into    beautiful  crowns  of    leaves  and 
flowers.     Waste  places   are    changed 
into  gardens  and  orchards,  and   these 
fill  the  air  with  fragrance,   the    cellar 
and  closet  with    vegetables    and   lus- 
cious fruits.  Cattle  feed  upon  a  thous- 
and hills  ;  the  barn  is    full    and    fur- 
nishes bread  for  the  eater    and    seed 
for  the    sower.     Mills    and   manufac- 
tories line  the  creeks, towns  and  cities 
spring  up  along    the    river.     Schools 
and  churches  are  built,  the  iron  track 
is  laid  on  the  land,  the   white    sail    is 
spread    on    the    water.      Prosperity 
dwells  in   the    palaces    of    the    rich, 
happiness  mokes    her    abode  in    the 
vine-covered    cottage     of    the    poor. 
Happy  !  happy  I  the  land    when   the 
Dove    of    Peace    dwells    unmolested 
within    the    borders    thereof.     Alas, 
that  this  genetle  presence  should  ever 
be   huntd  with  guns    and    traps    as 
though  she  were  some  hawk   or   vult- 
ure bent  on  mischief!     When  this    is 
done  woe  I   woe!    to    the    land.     In- 
stead of  the  angel  with     her    horn    of 
plenty,  a  deamon   called    ^yar  stalks 
abroad,  a  sword  in  one  band,  a  fire- 


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braud  in  the  other.     Rachel    is  heard 
weeping  for  her  children  and  will  not 
be  comforted.     Satan's    year    for  ju- 
bilee, the  harvest  time  for  Death. 
''The  battle  hustles  on  the   plains — 
Earth  feels  new  scythes  upon   her  ; 
We  reap  our  brothers  for  their  wains 

And  call  the  harvest honor." 

Civilization  has  done  n)uch,  it  is 
said,  to  rob  warfare  of  many  of  its 
ancient  barbarities.  Let  us  hope 
that  it  will  do  a  great  deal  more,  not 
only  in  this  direction,  but  also  in  the 
way  of  helping  Christianity  to  hasten 
the  time  when  men  shall  learn  war 
no  more,  when  'he  glorious  song  of 
"peace  on  earth  and  good  will  to 
men"  will  be  the  national  hymn  in 
every  land  from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
to  the  going  down  thereof. 

"Were  half  ihe  wealth,  bestowed  on  camps 

and  courts, 
Given  to  redeem  the   human    mind    from 

error, 
There  were  no  need  of  arsenals  and  forts." 


The  Dove  of  Peace  loves  to    fly  in 
at  church    windows    and   perch   near 
the  mac  of  God.    Nowhere  does  it  feel 
more  at  home  than  near    those    who 
are  commanded  to    be  harmless    like 
unto  itself;  and  aowhere  is  its    pres- 
ence  attended    with   richer  blessings 
than  in  the  congregation  of    the    up- 
right.    Brethren   dwell    together    in 
unity.     Love  is    without    dissimula- 
tion.    Young  and  old  go  up    to    the 
bouse  of  praise  together    and    mingle 
their  voices    in    sweet   accord.     Sin- 
ners are  won  ;  the  scorner  who  comes 
to  scoff  remains  to  pray.     The   prod- 
igal returns,  the  Father   is   glad,  an- 
gels rejoice.     But  how  soon   all    this 
changes  when  some  begins  to   "pick" 
at    the     Dove    of    Peace.      Perhaps 
some    high-minded   brother   suggests 
that  its  voice  is  imperfect,   its    music 
too    tame.       He    prefers    something 
more  on  the  operatic  style.     He   pro- 
poses a  choir  of  gayer    birds   and    an 
instrument  of  many  stops  and  swells. 
Some  object ;  there  is  a   great  flutter- 
ing and  in  the    confusion  the    gentle 
Dove  flies  out  of  the    window.     Jjet 
UB  suppose  that  she  next,  ventures    to 
enter  a  more  humble  edifice    of    wor- 
ship.    Here  she  feels  welcome  ;    here 
she  feels  at  home.     No  fault  is  found 
with  her  voice    or    her    music.     But 
here,  alas  !  the  cold  wind  blows  from 
another    (|uarter.     Her    plumage    at- 
tracts attention.      Tiie  color  is  right ; 
but  one   critical    brother    thinks   that 
the  hair  docs  aot  lie  quite    right    pa 


her  head,  and  an  application  of  the 
traditional  comb  is  insisted  upon  ;  an- 
other affirms  that  there  is  one  little 
feather  too  many  in  her  wing  and 
that  it  must  come  out  immediately  ; 
an  observing  sister  wipes  her  specta- 
cles and  <liscovers  that  the  tail  is 
just  8  little  too  long,  and  thonghia  of 
the  official  shears  come  into  her  mind 
and  will  not  be  repressed.  Some 
dissent  from  these  views,  jangling 
begins,  confusion  ensues,  the  Dove  of 
Peace  gets  frightened  and  out  of  the 
window  it  goes,  perhaps  not  to  re- 
turn until  the  weather  gets  milder 
and  the  sun  of  Love  melts  some  of 
the  icicles  of  criticism  hanging  along 
the  eaves. 

The  Dove  of  Peace  loves    to   enter 
the  Christian  home    and    perch    upon 
the  family  tree.     And  what  a    lovely 
tree  this  then  becomes!  Its  blosso'us 
fill    the    house    with    fragrance,    the 
heart  with  s.veet  and  tender  thoughts 
of  the  home  above.     It  roots   deep  in 
the  soil  of  parental  love    and   flowers 
out  in  filial  affection,  mutual    regard, 
and  that  home    politeness    so    much 
praised  and  so  little    practiced.       Its 
leaves    are    treasured    as    tokens  of 
youthful  joy  and  love  and  trust.     Its 
branches  are  not  matted  and   tangled 
through     neglect ;     its    bark    is    not 
hacked  by  cutting  words  nor   bruised 
by  angry  blows.     What  can  compare 
in    loveliness  with  a  happy,  peaceful. 
Christian  home  ?     What  cluster  more 
delicious  can  the  spirit  vine  produce  ? 
'  Better  than  gold  is  a  peaceful  home, 
Whe  e  all  the  lireside  charities  come. 
The  shrine  of  love,  the  heaven  of  life, 
Hallowed  by  mother,  or  sister,  or  wife, 
However  humble  the  home  may  be, 
Or  tried  with  sorrow  by  Nature's    decree. 
The  blessings  that  never  were  bought  or  sold, 
And  centre  there,  are  better  than  gold." 

But  if  there  is  one  place  above  all 
others  where  the  Dove  of  Peace  loves 
to  build  her  nest,  it  is  in  the  inner 
temple  of  the  heart,  when  that  tem- 
ple has  been  made  a  fit  dwelling  place 
for  the  Comforter,  who  once  descend- 
ed in  a  bodily  shape  like  her  own  and 
lit  upon  the  beloved  of  the  Father. 
Tills  is  Kden  restored. 

When  the  peace  of  God  reigns  su- 
preme in  the  heart,  man  becomes  the 
sublimest  sight  that  earth  affords. 
Love  like  a  mother's  may  warm  the 
Christian's  heart,  and  joy  unspeaka- 
ble and  full  of  glory  may  be  his;  yet 
knowinj;  that  these  are  only  a  for- 
taste  of  the  greater  love  and  joy  be- 
yond,ho  "possesses  his  soul  in  peace." 


And  what  cares  he    for    the   stortns 
that  fiirrow  the    surface  of  the  sea  of 
life  ?     They  disturb  not  the  deep  wa- 
ters of  the  soul  that   is   anchored    on 
him  whom    the  winds  and  the  waves 
obey.     "Great  peace  have  they  which 
love  thy  law."     The    skies    may    be 
dark;  the  winds    may  howl    like    so 
many  furies,  the  rains    may  descend, 
and  the  (lo  ids    come,  all    about    him 
may    be    scizad   with  terror  and  dis- 
may ;  but  in  the  midst  of   it    all    ihe 
Christian      "possesses      his    soul    in 
peace."     And  when  the  darkest  hour 
of  all  approaches,    when   "the    strong 
men  bow    themselves, ''  when  the  bil- 
lows seem  to  roll  as  high    as   heaven 
and  sink  deep  as  hell,  when   all   that 
is    perishable    is  about  to  be  wrecked 
on    the  fatal  rock  and  lost  on  the  sea 
of    forgetfulness — then  the   Christian 
hears  the  Saviour's  gentle  "Peace,  be 
siill," — and  lo,  what    a    great   calm! 
And  in  the  calm  he  sinks  to  rest 
"Like  oil'!  who  wraps    the    drapery    of  his 

conch 
About     hiin    and    lies    down     to    pleasant 
dreams." 
"L':"  !  he  giveth  his  beloved  sleep  !" 
"Behold  the  upright  maa,  for  the  end 
of  that  man  is  peace."      And    all    id 
peace  evermore. 
'  The  storm  that  wrecks  the  winter  sky 
No  more  disturbs  his  sweet  repose 
Thau  summer  eveniusc's  latest  sigh 
That  shuts  the  rose." 
Mercer sburg,  Pa. 


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BY  J.  B.  U. 


"Beloved,  believe  not  every  spirit,  but  try 
the  spirits  whether  they  are  of  God."  1  John 
4:  1 

This  is  a  meek,gentle,and  yet  a  very 
imperative  and  important  appeal,  it 
suggests  that  each  beloved  brother, 
and  each  sister,  should  become 
thoroughly  acquainted  with  every 
nook  of  his  mind  where  a  spirit  might 
lurk  ;  that  he  is  to  become  acquainted 
with  every  spirit  that  inhabits  his 
8onl  ;  and  that  he  is  to  try  them  by 
the  word  of  God  whether  they  are  of 
God.  If  they  are  of  God,  they  will 
agree  with  his  word ;  because  hia 
Spirit  is  in  his  word. 

When  a  poor  dying  worm  of  the 
dust  is  thus,  by  the  power  and  good- 
ness and  morcy  of  God,  lifted  away 
from  himself,  into  the  upper  realm 
from  whence  he  can  look    upon    bim- 


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self,  and  eee  bim»elf  as  God  sees 
liira  even  in  a  degree,  he  may  truly 
said  to  be  "born  again" — "a  begin- 
ning Christian," — "a  new  creature  in 
Christ  Jesus.'' 

But  if  be  grows  in  grace,  he  will 
incidentally  bpcome  ucquainted  with 
the  spirit  of  other  minds,  and  he  will 
find  himself  under  obligations  to  try 
them  whether  they  are  of  God,  judg- 
ing with  righteous  judgment  that  be 
shall  not  be  judged,  being  fearless 
and  faithful  even  unto  death,  as 
Christ  and  his  apostles  have  showed 
him.  A  brother  or  sister  who  is  one 
year,  or  at  the  roost  two  years  old, 
should  certainly  begin  to  know  some- 
thing of  himself;  at  tea  years  he 
should  know  something  about  human 
nature,  and  in  twenty  be  should  be 
able,  instantly  to  divide  a  fellow- 
being  up  into  proper  constituent 
parts,  and  tell  bow  much  of  bim  is 
spiritual,  how  much  carnal,  and 
whether  his  spirituality  is  of  God. 

Firstly,  ''Know  thyself,"    and  sec- 
ondly,   know    others.     If    we   know 
not  ourselves,  we  are    utterly  incom- 
petent to  pronounce  judgment  against, 
or    in    favor,    of   others.      He    who 
begins  to  try  the  ppirits  of  his    neigh- 
bors, before  knowing  what  manner  of 
spirit  he  is  himself  of,  will  invariably 
have  nothing  to  do  but   to   firjd    fault 
and  reason  for  condemnatory   conclu- 
aions  against    them.     He    will    mark 
eagerly  every  error  be  can  see,  though 
he  cannot  see  the  one  hundredth  part 
of  them,  and  can  see  those  he  can  see 
only  very  imper'fccLly.     But   he    who 
has  again  and  again  tested,  by  God's 
werd  the  manner  of  spirit    he    is    of; 
who  has  seen  bis  own    imperfections; 
who  knows  what  he   would    or   could 
do,  or  not  do,  under    any  or    all    cir- 
cumstances ;    who  has  vigorously  re- 
pented of  sin  after    sin,    until    be   is 
forced   to    exclaim,    "Ob!     wretched 
man  that  1  am,  who  shall  deliver  me 
from  the  body    of  this    death  ?"    will 
be  far  up  in  the  way  toward    Christ ; 
and  like  bim,  be  will  seek  to  bide  and 
cover  up  and  die  for    the    ninety  nine 
hundredth  part   of  the   iufirmities  of 
his  fellows,  which  a  pioud,   self-right- 
eous, egotistical  brother  would    glory 
to  remember  and  to  report.     "Happy 
is  the  man  that  condemneth    not    an- 
other in  that  which    he    alloweth    in 
himself."     Thou  that  teacbest  another 
to  be  humble.art  thou  proud  ?  He  that 
undertakes  to  try  the  spirit  of    anoth- 
er before  he  knows  himself,  will    help 
to  cast  the  spirit,  soul  and    body  into  I 


hell,  while  he  that  knows  himself  will 
cast  out  only  the  evil  spirit,  and  will 
save  the  soul  and  body.  Many  per- 
sons first  believe,  every  spirit  that  is 
congenial  to  their  feelings,  is  of  God. 
Afterwards  they  try  them  by  that 
part  of  the  word  of  God  which  will 
not  condemn  them.  Their  feelings 
are  always  the  result  of  their  expe- 
rience ;  they  are  therefore  not  to  be 
depended  upon,  unless  they  harmon- 
ize with  the  word.  The  command  to 
"try  the  spirits  whether  they  are  of 
God"  is  a  command  no  less  binding 
than  baptism  or  any  other,  about 
which  a  great  deal  more  may  be 
said. 


('oiue  to  the  Savior. 


Come  !  Who  ?  Weary  one  ;  for 
here  is  reet ;  sorrowing  one,  for  here 
is  comfort ;  burdened  one,  for  here  is 
sure  relief;  sin-sick  soul,  for  here  is 
perfect  cure  ;  longing,  hungering  soul, 
for  here  is  that  which  tills;  tempted 
soul,  fur  here  is  He  who  "was  tempted 
in  ail  points  like  as  we  are  ;"  despair- 
ing soul,  for  here  is  the  "whosoever 
will."  Come  with  your  fear,  your 
griefs,  your  heart-aches  ;  come  with 
your  bitterness  and  wailings 'over 
hardness  and  unbelief;  come  with 
the  cry  that  daily  goes  up,  "unclean, 
unclean,"  in  dreary  anguish  of  spirit; 
come  with  that  restless  turbulent 
yearning  that  makes  the  sleepless 
pillow  of  midnight;  come  with  your 
leanness,  your  backslidings,  your 
terrible  fnilures.  Come,  O  come  ! 
Where?  To  Christ,  low,  low  down 
at  the  foot  of  the  despised  cross,  and 
you  shall  find  rest  for  your  souls. 
Learn  of  the  sweet  mystery  of  a  life 
hid  with  Christ  in  God.  Christ,  and 
He  only,  is  all  sufficient  for  all  human 
need.  This  is  the  exultant  cry  of 
thousands  who  have  been  where  you 
are,  and  now  declare  in  the  light  of 
all  personal  experience,  "I  know  of 
that  which  I  believe." 

Come,  O  come!  How?  By  prayer 
renunciation  and  faith.  Come  as  a 
little  child,  and  give  away  self  for  the 
bliss  of  the  pure  and  free.  Ah  !  me  ; 
the  woe  there  is  in  the  world  that 
Christ  would  cure  if  the  world  were 
only  willing.  It  is  enough  to  make 
the  heart  bleed  just  to  think  of  it. 
Does  God  create  a  longing  for  a  need 
he  cannot  supply  ?  No;  but  thous- 
ands persist  in  believing  it,  and  go 
hungering  and  thirsting  for  the  bread 
of  life,  while  tbe.loviug  Saviour  weeps 


with  the  anguish  of  the  tears  he  shed 
when  he  exclaimed  :  "O  Jerusalem  ! 
how  often  would  I  have  gathered 
thee,  even  as  a  hen  gatbereth  her 
chickens  under  her  wing,  but  ye 
would  not." 

Hungry  soul,  what  a  spectacle! 
The  Saviour  weeping  because  you  will 
not  come  and  be  filled.  Think  of  it 
when  you  cry,  "My  leanness;"  think 
of  it  when  you  mourn  over  tendencies 
to  sin  ;  think  of  it  when  you  doubt 
Christ's  power  ;  and  think  of  it  when 
you  doubt  bis  willingness  to  hear,  to 
lead,  and  to  bless. 


Ciood  A<lTice  to  ChristiaiiH. 


1.  See  that  your  religion  makes 
you  a  better  son  or  daughter,  a  better 
clerk,  a  better  friend,  a  better  work- 
men. "By  their  fruits  ye  know 
them." 

2.  Do  not  set  yourself  as  a  stand- 
ard. Shun  all  censoriousness,  espec- 
ially toward  old  Christians,  who  may 
not  look  at  things  just  as  you  do.  Re- 
member that  each  one  "to  his  own 
Master  standeth  or  falleth,"  and  not 
to  you. 

3.  Let  nothing  keep  you  from  the 
Saviour.  Never  be  tempted  to  stray 
away  from  him  by  unbelieving  doubts, 
by  past  neglects,  by  present  fear,  by 
anything.  Remember  the  faithful 
saying,  "Christ  came  into  the  world 
to  save  sinners."  Be  more  intimate 
with  him  than  any  earthly  friend. 

4.  Never  rejoice  in  your  own 
strength.  Resolutions  are  of  no 
avail  simply  as  such.  A  child  look- 
ing at  Christ  is  stronger  than  a  strong 
man  armed.  Be  resolute  in  looking 
to  bim  alone  for  strength.  This  is 
all  the  resolution  you  need  to  make 
— for  "Without  me  ye  can  do  noth- 
ing." 

5.  Let  this  be  the  settled  convic- 
tion of  your  soui,  for  without  this  all 
else  is  unavailing,  all  eBforts  to  grow  in 
grace  will  be  as  useless  as  to  the 
shifting  sands. 

Finally.  B)  not,be  discouraged  if 
you  fail  in  everytbiiig.  If  you  were 
perfect,  what  need  would  you  have  of 
a  Saviour  ?  "Ask  and  it  shall  be  given 
unto  you  ;  seek  and  ye  shall  find  ; 
knock  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you. 
For  every  one  asketh  recieveth,"  &c. 
"If  ye  then  being  evil,  know  how  to 
give  gilts  to  your  children,  how  much 
more  shall  yqur  heavenly  Father  give 
tbe  Holy  Spirit  to  them  that  ask 
him?" 


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FoK  TiiK  Companion  and  Visitor. 
In  Meuiory  of    !*Iatti«  Thomas. 


•'Whita  bands  sU  closely  foldei 

Upon  a  silent  breai-t, 
And  ryee  whose  light  is  hidden 

Beneath  a  liiss  of  rest ; 
And  Fee  !  what  strange,  now  beauty 

Is  on  the  face  to-day 
Of  her,  from  ont  whose  bosom 

The  soul  has  gone  away  ! 

How  many  hopes  arc  folded 

With  the  hands  so  white  and  still  ! 
How  many  dreams  aie  ended 

In  peace  that  Feeins  so  siill  ! 
Still  lids,  how  much  you  cover 

Away  from  human  sight ! 
And  oh  !   for  those  who  love  her, 

What  lonesome  thoughts  to-night  ! 

Yes,  very  lonesome  must  he  the  fam- 
ily circle  from  which  little  Mattie  has  so 
soon  been  snatched  away.  She,  but  a 
short  time  ajro,  was  .^uch  a  bright  and  ac- 
tive child,  the  jiet  of  tlic  family,  with  all 
the  prospects  of  a  long  life  that  any  oth- 
ers possess,  has  been  laid  low  in  the 
silent  tomb.  And  while  the  aching 
hearts  of  her  fond  parents  and  brothers 
and  sisters  may  feel  ready  to  exclaim  : 
"O  cruel  and  inexorable  Death!"  why 
hast  thou  robbed  us  of  our  treasure  ? 
they  will  be  consoled  by  remembering, 
that 

"The  mortal  strife. 
Which  we  call  'death'  is  birth  to  higher  life. 
Safe  in  the  Falliir'f'  mansions  in  the  skies, 
She  bidcK  your  coming-  :  only  core  before 
A  little  while,  that  at  your  parting  breath, 
Tou  may  endure  a  lighter  pain  of  death. 
And  gladlior  pass  beyond  this  earthlyshore." 

May  her  brothers  and  sisters  who  have 
not  yet  hought  refuge  in  Christ,  profit 
by  this  solemn  warning  of  the  uncertain- 
ty of  life,  and  make  this  resolve, 'I  will 
serve  the  Loid,"  so  that  they  may  have 
the  blessed  hope  of  meeting  their  dear 
little  sister  in  the  realms  of  immortal 
bliss,  where  parting  is  no  more. 

Amelia  C.  Nofziger. 

KcoUi,  loica. 


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Mnslc. 


T  wish  to  offer  liere  some  observations 
on  the  utility  of  music,  especially  in  re- 
ligious services.  In  the  first  place  let  me 
examine  tlie  common  opinion,  that  music 
has  a  refining  influence  on  the  mind,  and 
is  well  adapted  to  excite  pure  and  eleva- 
ting feelings  in  the  hearts  of  both  hearers 
and  performers.  I  think  this  opinion, 
general  as  it  is,  has  no  real  basis  in  fact. 
On  the  contrary,  it  seems  to  mc,  after  no 
little  investigation  with  special  reference 
to  the  matter,  that  music  of  itself  has  no 
influence  on  the  moral  nature  of  man, 
and  that  all  the  ))0wcr  it  is  said  to  have 
oyer  the  rcligio^'j  pfjipljons  is  o??)fiK  en- 


tirely to  association.  The  moral  or  relig- 
ious element  in  man  is  reached,  not  by 
mere  sounds,  however  uiolodious  they  be, 
but  by  thought.  "As  he  thinketh  in  his 
heart,  so  is  he,"  says  the  wise  man  of 
Israel.  The  rcsthetic  and  the  moral  fac- 
ultie.N  are  not  closely  linked  in  the  mental 
structure.  Conscience  and  taste  are  the 
poles  apart,  so  far  as  any  interaction  be- 
tween them  is  concerned. 

A  man  may  be  utterly  deficient  in  mu- 
sical taste  or  capacity,  and  yet  be  a  moral 
giant  with  a  eon.-cience  as  tender  as  I'aui's. 
On  the  other  liand,  he  may  sing 
and  play  like  Apollo,  and  be  as  great  a 
reprobate  as  the  ancients  say  this  music- 
al deity  wa.s.  In  spite  of  all  that  has 
been  written  to  the  contrary,  it  is  evident, 
I  think  to  a  close  observer,  that  music 
neither  refines  nor  purifies.  The  greatest 
talent  for  it  sometimes  exists  in  connee 
tion  with  the  coarsest  manners  or  the 
deepest  moral  depravity.  The  well- 
known  ease  of  Nero  is  an  illustration  of 
this.  Music  was  his  delight,  and  if  we 
may  believe  judicious  historians,  he  was 
equal,  if  not  superior  to  any  of  his  con- 
temporaries as  a  performer.  Yet  what 
influence  had  sweet  sounds  over  this  cru- 
el monster?  He  could  calmly  set  fire  to 
the  city  of  Rome,  and  then  calmly  sing 
and  play  as  he  viewed  the  heartrending 
miseries  of  the  great  conflagration. — 
iMusic,  I  repeat,  neither  refines  nor  puri- 
fies. This  is  true  both  of  individuals  and 
of  races.  What  nation  is  more  musical 
than  the  Italian,  and  what  more  corrupt? 
Who  are  more  skilled  in  melody  than  the 
Spaniards,  and  who  are  more  cruel,  sen- 
sual and  degraded?  What  is  here  said 
of  music  applies  equally  well  to  painting, 
sculpture,  and  other  branches  of  the  fine 
arts.  They  have  no  power  in  themselves 
to  make  men  better.  Their  tendency  is 
rather  to  enervate  and  corrupt.  The 
beauty  that  appeals  to  the  senses  awakens 
no  holy  de.-ire,  and  lifts  no  soul  to  a  high 
er  life.  Otherwise  the  Greekv  would 
have  been  the  purest  and  best  of 
men.  Yet  Aihens  and  Corinth,  in 
which  the  love  of  the  beautiful  was  a 
ruling  passion,  were  among  the  most 
corrupt  of  ancient  cities.  Their  teachers 
of  philosophy  and  religion,  not  excepting 
even  Socrates  the  wi.se,  and  Plato  the 
divine,  were  defiled  with  the  common 
pollution. 

In  modern  times  this  union  of  fine  arts 
with  moral  degradation  is  found  in  all 
civilized  lands.  Italy,  Geriuany,  France 
and  Spain  have  long  liad  a  monopoly  of 
music,  painting  and  sculpture,  yet  there 
is  no  corresponding  degree  of  purity  and 
spirituality.  Italy,  especially  in  the  ]'a- 
j)al  Stales,  where  tliesc  arts  have  flour- 
ished in  the  greatest  luxuriance,  is  little 
better  than  a  land  of  l*agan  darkness. — 
Germany  and  France  are  filled  with  licen- 
tiousness and  infidelity.  And  Spain,  poor 
Spain,  after  ages  of  guitar  and  song,  is  a 
disgrace  to  humanity.  Such  is  the  prcs" 
ent  condition  of  these  l"]uropean  States  in 
which  the  arts  that  appeal  to  the  eye  and 


the  car — to  the  assthctie  nature  of  man — 
have  received  the  greatest  attention  and 
reached  their  highest  degree  of  perfec- 
tion. 

I  do  not  say  that  the  fine  arts  caused 
this  moral  and  religious  corruption  of 
which  I  speak.  I  nierely  affirm  that  they 
have  had  no  influence  to  prevent  or  ar- 
rest it.  'J'he  corruption  itself  is  mostly 
owing  to  false  religion.  But  with  such 
religion  .tjsthetic  culture  is  very  closely 
allied  for  an  obvious  rea.son.  A  false 
faith  respects  mostly  the  sensuous  nature 
of  man,  and  is  therefore  outward  and 
showy  in  its  worship  It  builds  magnifi- 
cent temples,  adorns  them  with  beautiful 
paintings  and  elegant  sculpture,  and  ex- 
cites worshipers  with  tluilling  music.  It 
thus  deludes  the  soul  with  the  material 
and  perishable,  to  the  utter  loss  of  the 
spiritual  and  eternal. 

Such  has  ever  been  the  policy  of  the 
Komish  Church.  Such,  too,  has  been 
the  policy  cf  every  Protestant  sect,  in 
proportion  as  its  members  fell  away  from 
their  primitive  creed.  On  the  other 
hand  the  true  faith  is  spiritual  and  eter- 
nal. It  cares  not  to  gratify  the  eye  and 
the  ear,  but  it  lays  liold  of  the  con.science 
and  fills  the  whole  soul  with  the  feeling 
of  duty.  It  docs  nothing  for  show,  and 
burns  no  incense  on  the  altars  of  vanity 
and  pride  ;  hence  it  has  no  place  for  the 
fine  arts  in  its  ritual,  and  offers  no  grati- 
fication to  the  seekers  of  worldly  pleasure. 
As  a  general  rule,  therefore,  we  find  that 
where  spirituality  prevails,  simplicity  of 
manners  and  plainness  of  worship  are 
scon.  The  most  '■ober,  moral,  and  some 
claim  rcli».'ious  people  of  modern  times, 
are  the  Fi lends  or  Quakers.  They  arc 
also  the  least  o.-tentatiuus.  Until  recent- 
ly they  totally  discarded  music  and  pic- 
tures, not  only  from  their  meeting  houses 
but  also  from  their  schools  and  homes. — 
Yet  in  point  of  true  courtesy  and  refine- 
ment ilicse  people  are  inferior  to  none. 

These  fuets  cleary  show  th^t  music  and 
the  other  so-called  tine  arts  have  no  nec- 
essary relation  to  the  spiritual  or  religious 
nature  of  man,  and  that  all  the  influence 
they  may  have  exerted  over  it  has  been 
accidental.  Mu.'^ic  excites  agreeable 
emotions  and  thus  soothes  the  mind. — 
In  this  way  it  may  prepare  the  heart  for 
the  entrariee  of  devotional  thoughts. 

Yet  its  effect  is  rather  relaxing  than 
strengthening.  A  person  is  not  fitted 
by  good  music  to  engage  in  close  think- 
ing; and  it  is  a  rare  thing  to  find  a  skill- 
ful musician  that  is  also  a  skillful  reasoncr. 
Good  sentiments,  however,  can  be  closely 
associated  with  music,  and  tluis  maUe  a 
deeper  impression  on  the  mind.  This  is 
all  that  can  be  claimed  for  the  art  in  a 
moral  way  and  this  certainly  is  not  much. 
Let  it  be  remembered,  though,  that  even 
in  this  ca-e  the  moral  influence  is  in  the 
sentiments  and  not  in  the  music  itself  — 
From  time  immemorial  music,  especially 
vocal  music,  has  been  used  in  the  worsliip 
of  the  true  («od",  and,  so  used,  has  provo 
acceptable  to  the  Most  High, 


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Under  the  old  or  fleslily  dispensation 
musical  t^ounds,  both  vocal  and  instni- 
iiiental,  were  much  ouiplo3'ed  in  the  tem- 
ple service;  the  latter  being  used,  not  by 
(lie  authority  of  Moses,  but  rather,  it 
seems,  from  the  languajre  of  Amos, 
through  the  the  unscrif)tural  innovation 
of  David,  liut  under  the  new  or  sjviiit- 
nal  dispensation,  vocal  music  occujjies  a 
very  subordinate  place,  and  instrumental 
music  is  not  once  named.  In  Luke's 
enumeration  of  the  things  prominent  in 
the  church  at  Jerusalem  he  mentions 
''doctrine,  fellowshin,  breaking  of  bread 
and  prayers,"  but  omits  singing.  This 
omission  is  significant.  It  points  to  the 
i'ltct  that  even  vocal  music  as  now  prac- 
ticed in  modern  churches  was  no  part,  or, 
at  most,  was  no  essential  part  of  the 
ancient  worship.  As  1  take  it  the  four 
items  named  in  Acts  ii.  42,  were  invari- 
ably present,  while  the  singing  was  occa- 
sional. The  latter  seems  to  have  been  an 
.individual  rather  than  a  general  exercise. 
'J'o  the  church  at  Corinth  Paul  writes  : 
"When  ye  come  together  every  one  of 
you  liath  a  psalm,  hath  a  doctrine,  hath 
a  tongue,  hath  a  revelation,  liatli  an  in- 
terpretaiion."  And  to  the  ]<]phesians  he 
commands  :  "Be  filled  with  the  Spirit; 
speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalms  and 
hymns  and  spiritual  aongs,  singing  and 
making  melody  in  your  hearts  to  tlic 
Lord." 

'I'o  the  Colossians  he  gives  a  similar 
direction,  with  the  additional  idea,  that 
the  singing  was  for  the  purpose  of  teach- 
ing and  admonishing — a  fact  which,  of 
itself,  shows  how  utterly  incongruous  is 
instrumental  music  in  a  church  of  Christ. 
I'iie  worship  of  such  a  body  is  to  be  spir- 
itual, and  its  instruction  and  exhortation 
intelligible.  What  place,  then,  can  it 
find  for  meaningless  sounds  produced  by 
reeds  or  strings,  designed  merely  to 
please  the  c:^^nal  car  ?  That  such  sounds 
were  heard  in  the  Jewish  worship  argues 
not  for,  but  against  their  use  iti  tlie 
Christian  assembly.  The  Apostles  were 
naturally  inclined  to  instrumental  music 
as  heard  in  the  temple  service,  and  if 
left  to  themselves  would  no  doubt  have 
introduced  it  into  the  worship  of  the  New 
Church.  The  fact  that,  with  all  their 
strong  Jewish  prepossessions  and  habits 
in  its  (avor,  they  omitted  ii  entirely,  is 
good  evidence  that  the  omission  was  by 
the  express  command  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
Whatever  was  the  character  of  the 
sinking  in  tlie  priuiitive  church,  whether 
it  was  a  rytlimical  recitation  of  poetry, 
as  some  hold,  or  melodious  and  harmoni- 
ous-, like  our  modern  music,  of  one  tiling 
we  may  be  certain,  it  was  instructive  and 
simple.  Whether  one  person  sang  or  the 
wliolc  congregation,  all  were  attentive. — 
Tiie  exercise  was  designed  for  edification. 
Tliose  engaged  in  it  were  to  undersland 
the  language  and  feel  its  force.  Nothing 
was  to  be  done  for  the  praise  of  men,  but 
all  for  the  glory  of  God  The  mind  that 
communed  with  Jehovah  through  the 
Biedium  of  song,  had   neither   time  nor 


inclination  to  attend  to  the  beauty  of 
style  nor  the  grace  of  execution.  There 
was  no  attempt  then,  as  now,  to  bring  the 
theatre  into  the  Church  to  please  the  gay 
and  the  godless.  A  great  reform  is  need- 
ed in  this  respect  in  our  day.  Instru- 
ments and  operatic  music  should  be  for- 
ever excluded.  A  few  simple  airs  and  a 
few  spiritual  songs  tliat  have  stood  the 
test  of  time,  should  displace  the  musical 
tra'ili  tliat  is  now  depraving  the  taste  and 
perverting  the  hearts  of  the  people  of 
God.  Twenty  tunes  and  a  hundred 
iiymns  would  include  all  that  is  rcallv 
worth  preserving.  These  would  be  snffi 
cient  for  all  practical  purposes.  They 
."'hould  be  taught  to  the  young  till  they 
become  as  familiar  as  household  words. 
Kvery  tune  should  be  joined  to  particu- 
lar hymns,  and  the  association  should  be 
so  close  that  the  words  would  at  once 
suggest  the  music.  In  this  way  novelty 
would  be  excluded,  and  the  mind  of  the 
worshiper  left  free  to  attend  to  the  mean- 
ing of  what  he  sang.  Much  of  the  singing 
now  heard  in  the  churches  is  a  mere 
mouthing  of  words,  and  at  best  a  sort  of 
mockery.  Sometimes  it  is  done  princi- 
pally by  the  godless  and  profane,  a  pro- 
cedure like  that  of  Nadab  and  Abihu, 
who  offered  strange  fire  before  the  Lord. 
No  one  has  a  warrant  to  praise  the  IMost 
High,  who  cannot  '"draw  near  witli  a 
true  heart  in  full  a.ssurance  of  faith,  hav- 
ing his  heart  sprinkled  from  an  evil  con- 
science, and  his  body  washed  with  pure 
water."  The  notion  obtains  even  among 
Christians  that  ought  to  know  better, 
that  although  a  sinner  should  not  pray 
he  may  sing.  The  reverse  would  be  a 
plausible  view,  but  the  Scriptures  teach 
neither. 

The  use  of  music,as  I  have  said. is  to  pre- 
pare the  way  for  devotional  thoughts  and 
impress  them  more  deeply  on  the  mind. 
It  is  a  sensuous  means  permitted  by  the 
L"ird  fur  the  accomplishment  of  a  spirit- 
ual end.  When  it  fails  to  acconiplish 
this  end,  it  becomes  an  evil  instead  of  a 
good.  There  are  cases,  perhaps,  in  wliich 
it  is  advisable  to  di.-pcn.-^e  witli  it  alto- 
gether. It  certainly  lakes  up  too  much 
of  the  hour,  devoted  to  worship  in  a 
modern  congregation.  We  generally 
liear  three  liymiis  to  one  prayer.  Thus 
meeting-houses  are  turned  into  opera- 
houses,  and  Sunday  school  rooms  into 
concert  rooms.  Tiie  consequence  is  that 
the  mind  loses  its  power  of  serious  atten 
lion  and  craves  con.-tant  variety;  so  that 
with  fine  music  and  oratory  church  goers 
are  becoming  as  ignorant  and  foolish  as 
were  the  scribes  and  tlie  pharisees  in  tlie 
days  of  our  Savic  ur. 

As  to  music  in  social  life  it  is  fast  be- 
coming a  nui.-ance.  Venders  of  organs 
and  pianos  have  introduced  their  wares 
into  almost  every  house,  and  nearly  every 
Miss  wastes  part  of  her  time  in  distract- 
ing ilic  cars  of  her  neighbors.  I'arlois 
are  turned  into  ball-rooms,  and  ihe 
church  scandalized  with  the  social  frivol- 
ties  of  young  Christians.     It  is  better  for 


young  folks  not  to  bo  taught  some  tliitigs 
lost  they  be  led  into  temptation  ;  parent.'^ 
should  interpose  their  authority  to  pre- 
vent tiieir  children  from  witnessing  sceiiei^ 
of  musical  revelry  ;  while  the  church 
should  teach  lier  members  to  walk  no 
longer  in  the  way.s  of  the  world, 
Yours  Ilespectfullv, 

M.  S.  J. 
— In  the  Ameriam  Chrislian  Review. 


For  the  Companion  ano  Visitor. 
Immortality.— Both  Sides. 

C.  H.  Bahbaugh, 

Dear  Brother:  I  read  your  alticle 
headed  "Alas !''  iu  No.  ID  of  the 
Companion  and  Yisitok,  current 
volume,  and  am  sorry  to  find  you  so 
ready  to  trfat  a  doctrine  that  differs 
with  your  preconceived  ideas,  though 
based  on  abundance  of  scripture,  with 
an  air  of  derision  and  ridicule,  and 
not  even  offering  one  solitary  text  in 
defence  of  your  position.  I  have 
long  ago  learned  that  it  is  not  best 
for  a  man  to  take  the  position  that 
he  and  what  he  believes  is  all  right, 
and  everybody  else  and  every  other 
doctrine,  all  wrong.  I  am  not  afraid 
nor  ashamed  to  announce  to  you  that 
I  believe  what  you  are  pleased  to 
denominate  "blind  assumptions,  and 
glaring  inconsistencies,"  namely,  the 
unconciousness  of  man  between  death 
and  the  resurrection,  and  the  second 
death,  or  as  you  term  it,  annihilation 
of  the  wicked.  But  a.s  it  is  human 
to  err,  I  may  be  iu  darkness  ;  and  as 
yon  are  perhaps  more  familiar  with 
the  holy  scriptures,  and  their  mean- 
ing, than  I,  1  hope  you  will  not  with- 
hold from  mo  the  light,  the  trutb,  tho 
way  for  which  I  am  jearcbing  daily. 

1st.  In  regard  to  Gi-d's  immortal- 
ity absolute:  Does  not  tho  book  of 
bocks  say,  "He  only  hat'-  immortal- 
itv  ?"  1st  Tim.  6:  16. 

2tid.  Does  not  he  who  said,  "Bo 
ye  followers  of  me,  even  as  I  am 
of  Christ,"  admonish  us  to  strive  for 
glory,  honor,  and  in.nurtality  ?  Il(  ni. 
2:  T,  If  man  has  alieady  inherited 
immortality,  why  should  he  yet  seek 
for  it  ? 

3rd.  'No  murderer  hath  eternal 
life  abiding  in  him."  1st  John  3  :  1."). 
No,  nor  even  can  obtain  it  except  Life. 
and  death  in  welldoing,  itc. 

4Lh.  God  so  loved  the  world  that 
he  gave  bis  only  begotten  Son,  that 
whosoever  believeth  in  him  should 
not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  lite. 
John  3:  IG.  Toe  two  great  opjosites 
here  are  perish  and    everlasting   life, 


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OHRiyTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOI^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


uEd  tbia  text  tcacbes  us  tliat  it  re- 
quires faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
trewe  can  obtain  everlasting  life; 
otherwipe  we  must  eveutually  perish. 
Cousult  Webster  as  to  the  meaning  of 
'.be  word  perish. 

nth.  "For  the  woges  of  siu  is  death, 
but  the  gift  of  God  is  eternal  life, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord." 
Kom.  6  :  23.  Wages  ruean  compen- 
sation for  services,  liut  the  wages 
of  sin  is  death.  Does  death  mean 
death,  or  eternal  life  in  misery  ?  Eter- 
nal life  is  a  gift  be&towed  only  upon 
those  who  by  patient  continuance  in 
well-doing  seek  for  it. 

6lh.  Are  not  the  two  great  themes 
throughout  the  liible  life  and  deaih 
instead  of  happiness  and  mitery,  as 
modern  theologians  teach  ?  But  if 
life  means  everlasting  bliss,  and  death 
everlasticg  life  in  torment,  why  were 
not  those  terms  employed  ?  or  were 
they  not  in  use  v/hen  king  James 
translated  our  Bible? 

7th.  The  great  I  Am  said  to  Adam, 
"Dust  thou  art  and  unto  dust  shalt 
thou  return."  Gen.  3 :  19.  Did  he 
speak  to  Adam  or  his  house  ? 

Sth.  "The  living  know  that  they 
shall  die,  but  the  dead  know  not  any- 
thing." Eccl.  0 :  5.  Does  that  not 
sound  like  uucousciousness  after 
death  ? 

'Jih.  "For  in  death  there  is  no  re- 
membrance of  thee."  Ps.  G  :  5.  "Thou 
hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  ; 
thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they 
die,  and  return  to  their  dust."  Ps. 
104  :  2i).  "His  breath  goeth  forth,  he 
rcturneth  to  his  earth,  in  that  very 
day  his  thoughts  perish."  Ps.  146  :  4. 
There  can  be  little  consciousness  in- 
deed without  thoughts  or  remem- 
brance of  God. 

I  could  multiply  passages  but  will 
not  monopolize  space.  Do  you  say 
all  this  refers  to  the  body  and  not  to 
the  real  immortal  part  of  man?  But 
the  liible  never  applies  it  lo  the  body 
of  man,  but  to  the  man. 

Now,  brother  Balsbough,  are  all 
those  Scriptures  interpolations?  or 
don't  they  mean  what  they  say?  If 
BO,  will  you  be  kind  enough  to  eluci- 
date to  me,  and  the  readers  of  the 
CoMTANiON  AND  VISITOR,  what  they 
do  mean  ? 

We  are  often  referred  to  Eccl.  12:7, 
"And  the  spirit  shall  return  to  God 
who  gave  it,"  as  proof  of  the  immor- 
tality of  the  spirit.  But  it  should  be 
remembered  that  the  word  here 
londirod  spirit  is  twcntj-cight  times 


rendered  breath  in  the  sacred  Scrip- 
tures, one  instance  of  which  is  found 
in  Eccl.  3:  19,  "That  which  befalleth 
the  sons  of  men  befalleth  beasts  ; 
even  one  thing  befalleth  then> :  as 
the  one  dieth  so  dieth  the  other  ;  yea, 
they  have  all  one  breath." 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  breth- 
ren often  mipquote  Scripture,  (unin- 
tentionly  I  hope,)  I  will  here  state 
that  I  have  before  me  an  offer  of 
tweuty-five  hundred  dollars  reward, 
by  responsible  parties,  to  any  one  who 
will  find  either  of  the  annexed  phrases 
in  the  Bible,  viz:  Immortal  soul — 
undying  soul — never-dying  soul — 
disembodied  spirit — immortal  spirit — 
eternal  torment — eternal  snfTering  in 
conscious  misery — eternal  misery — 
unending  torment — everlasting  woe — 
endless  woe — death  that  never  dies — 
banished  from  the  presence  of  God 
in  everlasting  punishment.  The 
same  reward  to  any  one  producing 
Bible  proof  that  the  promised  bless- 
ing of  the  righteous  js  not  elernal  life, 
and  the  punishment  of  the  wicked 
tverla sting  destruction  in  a  literal  and 
absolute  sense. 

John  II.  Peck. 

Lanark,  Til. 


John  II.  Peck; 

Dear  Friend: 

The  first  page  of  your  rejoinder  to 
my  "Alas"  in  No.  10,  bears  your  own 
image  and  superscription.  All  your 
propositions  stated  in  numerical  or- 
der, I  have  so  often  met  with  in  the 
works  of  annihilationists,  that  I  have 
long  since  memorized  them.  If  I 
have  written,  as  you  assert,  with  "an 
air  of  derision  and  ridicule,"  apart 
from  the  cast  which  the  truth  gave  to 
my  utterances,  I  am  culpable.  But 
the  truth  itself  assumes  the  hue  of  the 
mind  it  antagonizes.  It  may  be  that 
your  difficulty  is  referable  to  this 
fact. 

You  think  it  a  sufficient  refutation 
of  my  position  that  I  do  "not  offer  one 
solitary  text  in  its  defence."  It  is  all 
text,  if  you  could  but  see  it. 

To  "believe  oneself  right  and  all 
others  wrong,"  is  a  fallacy  which 
you  claim  to  have  discovered  "long 
ago."  It  depends  on  what  it  is  that 
you  believe.  If  all  the  world  should 
agree  that  twice  two  are  six,  I  pre- 
sume you  would  hold  out  against  all 
"peoples  and  tongues  and  nations" 
that  it  is  only  four.  So  with  the 
point  at  issuo. 


I  will  barely  touch    your    proposi- 
tions in  their  order. 

let.  You  say,  "does  not  the  Book 
of  books  say,  He  only  hath  immor- 
tality ?"  This  cardinal  doctrine  I 
asserted  in  the  most  emphatic  terms 
— "Imtncrtality  Absolute."  Grant- 
ing this  truth,  what  then  ?  Does  it 
give  the  faintest  shadow  of  support 
to  your  views?  Because  beings  are 
not  immortal  retrospectively  as  is 
God,  does  it  follow  that  they  are  not 
immortal  prospectively  ?  Please  can- 
cel that  text  on  your  side  of  the  equa- 
tion. 

2nd.  A'erily  he  does.  Paul  was  no 
anuihilatioiiist.  "What  would  it 
profit  a  man"  to  bask  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  "glory  and  honor"  if  there 
were  no  "immortality"  in  it?  "A 
perpeluili/  of  bliss  is  bliss."  He  that 
"strives  lawfully''  lor  "glory  and 
honor,"  stiives  in  the  elemtut  and 
force  of  a  principle  that  makes  his 
gains  immortal. 

3rd.  A'ery  true.  How  cau  a  mur- 
derer have  eternal  life  abiding  in  him  ? 
Elernal  Life  is  the  life  of  God,  and 
that  is  more  than  existence. 

4th.  This  is  nowise  different  from 
the  preceding  propc-sition.  I  twed 
not  "cousult  Webster"  to  ascertain 
the  moral  use  of  inspired  phraseology. 
"A  greater  than  Webster  is  here." 

5th.  This  is  no  more  than  a  lepeti- 
tion  of  points  already  presented.  No 
one  denies  the  statement,  only  the 
application. 

6ih.  Decidedly  no.  The  employ- 
ment of  modern  terms  has  nothing  to 
do  with  unsettling  "the  two  great 
themes  of  the  Bible."  If  yea  can 
demonstrate  the  life  of  God  to  signify- 
no  more  than  existence,  you  have 
gained  the  day.  If  it  includes  char- 
acter, then  the  opposite  cannot  bo 
construed  into  nonexistence  without 
a  gross  violation  of  the  plainest  prin- 
ciples of  interpretation. 

7th.  If  Adaai  was  nothing  but 
dust,  having  nothing  in  com.niou  with 
God,  no  impulses,  aspirations,  and 
capacities  that  put  him  into  the  pos- 
sessorship  of  Deitic  properties,  then 
your  reference  is  pertinent. 

8th.  Yes,  as  regards  all  that  is 
included  in  the  term,  under  the  re- 
strictions essential  to  the  case. 

9lh.  This  is  only  reiteration  of  the 
ruling  idoa  that  sums  up  all  your 
)>ropo8ition3.  You  say  "there  can  be 
little  cousciousne.''8  indeed  without 
thoughts."  I  will  extend  the  j)rop()- 
sitiou  by    adding,  thcro    cau    bo    uu 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


82T 


conpcioosuesa  at  all  where  death 
reigiia.  A  dcail  bouI  has  as  lililu 
cousciousness  of  the  life  of  God,  aa  a 
dead  body  has  of  the  life  of  uature. 
liut  souls  are  represented  as  "dead  in 
trespasses  and  sins,"  without  lioiii^' 
dead  as  a  matter  of  facL.  A  problem 
from  Euclid  would  be  as  relevant  as 
the  point  you  pr<iS3. 

I  do  not  rpfjard  any  of  the  texts 
and  terms  you  present  as  "inteipolu- 
tions,"  neither  do  I  miiiutain  a  con- 
trariety of  meaning  to  the  unquestion- 
able import  of  the  lauguaj?e  consider- 
ed in  connection  with  the  subject. 
The  employment  of  terras  in  the 
lower  order  of  being  to  represent 
truths  in  the  higher  subject  to  con- 
Ptruction  in  accordance  with  the 
s-phere  of  ideas  to  which  they  are  np- 
})li»'d,  is  the  very  substratum  of  the 
Bii.le,  your  whole  dillieuity  in  relation 
lo  this  matter  finds  its  solution  at  this 
point. 

You  say  the  word  rendered  spirit 
in  Eccl.  12:  T.  ''is  twenty-eight  times 
rendered  brealh."  Weil,  what  then  '(" 
Is  there  no  other  rational  conclusion 
possible,  than  the  non-immortality  of 
ii^an  ?  This  very  word  which  anni- 
liilalioiiists  are  ."O  anxious  t(j  empty 
of  its  pria>ary  significiiliou  is  en)ph)y- 
ed  to  designate  the  Spirit  of  God. 
The  idential  term  that  represents  the 
breath  of  an  ox  or  an  ass,  represents 
also  the  Life  Eiernal.  Il  you  re  fV*r 
to  a  thousand  such  renderings,  what 
of  it? 

You  seem  to  fancy  not  a  little 
force  in  the  fact  that  you  "have  be- 
fore you  an  offer  of  twenty-five  hun- 
dred dollais  reward  by  responsible 
parlies  to  any  one  who  will  find" 
certain  "phrases  in  the  Bible."  Then 
follows  a  catalogue  of  the  obnoxious 
"phrases."  Why  not  swell  ihe  olfL-r 
to  tweuty-five  thousand,  or  to  this 
sum  multiplied  by  itself?  It  is  not 
the  "phrases"  that  are  in  dispute,  but 
the  truth  to  which  they  rislate. 

1  quoted  no  verbal  Scripture.  I 
might  have  cited  all  i/ou7'  passages  in 
proof  of  the  essential  immortality  of 
the  soul.  But  I  sought  to  impress 
certain  fundamental  principles  which 
inunt  be  admitted,  or  give  the  whole 
field  of  religion  to  the  empire  of  ra- 
tionalism. To  these  principles  you 
give  no  attention,  but  proceed  on  an 
assumption  which  drag.s  the  whole 
realm  of  Divine  thought  and  fact  and 
uci.ion  into  the  sphere  of  materiality 
and  literalism. 
lu  coucluaion  I  will  offer  a   propo- 


sition which  covers  the  whole  do- 
main of  existence,  in  (Jod  ai\d  angels, 
men  and  devils  :  Eternal  Li/a  in  nut 
once  u^ed  in  Ike  Bible  a.s  a  dcxiyna- 
Hon  of  aimpU',  e.viKlence,hul  invaria- 
lilt/ as  the  Hi/no)u/m  of  a  Divinehj  de- 
rivative character.  'IMio  loss  of  that 
character,  and  consequently  the  lo.s.- 
of  Internal  Life,  is  not  extinc^tion  of 
being. 

C.  H.  Balsbaucui. 
Union  Deposit,  Pa. 


For  tlie  Companion  and  Visitor. 
'H'li»t  Is  IJovetoii.suesN  ?" 


BY   E.  WILLIAMS. 


I  feel  much  interested  in  the  above 
question,  and  join  with  brother  Sell 
in  re(|'.ie.=?ting  the  brethren,  to  "give 
ussome  practical  hints  on  thesubjcct." 
Pray  brethren,  you  that  are  able  to 
teach  others,  don't  let  us  fall  into 
idoltttry  through  ignorance.  It  is 
evident  from  Scripture  that  oovetous- 
ness  is  an  idolatry  that  we  are  espec- 
ially liable  to  full  into.  Somethinnr 
insidious  stealing  into  the  heart  and 
iilfi'ctions  and  erecting  an  idol  there 
before  the  person  is  aware  that  he  has 
fallen  into  sin.  Our  Lord  warned  us 
against  it.  saying  :  "Take  heed  and 
beware  of  covetousness."  The  occa- 
sion on  which  Jesus  gave  this  warn- 
ing to  his  disciples,  was  when  the  man 
at-ked  him  to  S|)eak  to  his  brother  to 
divide  the  inheritance  with  him. 
This  man,  in  all  probability,  was  onlv 
stnkiug  hi.'t  rights — his  own  inheri- 
tance which  hia  brother  had  deprived 
him  of.  Who  would  suppose  that  to 
be  covetousness  ?  Yet  from  what  the 
Lord  aftervvards  said,  and  which  this 
little  incident  seemed  to  lead  him 
into  saying,  it  would  really  appear 
that  it  was  an  evidence  of  covetous- 
ness in  the  man  ?  On  the  same  occa- 
sion our  Lord  told  of  the  men  that 
purposed  to  pull  down  his  barns  and 
build  greater,  that  he  might  have 
room  lo  bestow  his  fruits  and  goods, 
the  product  of  his  own  land,  lie 
wanted  to  keep  what  he  had  for  his 
own  benefit  or  gratification.  How 
many  thousands  are  doing  the  same  ! 
Are  they  all  idolaters  ?  The  apostle 
I'fter  in  writing  to  those  "that  bad 
obtained  like  precious  faith,"  tells 
them  that  "there  should  be  false  teach- 
ers among  them  who  through  cove- 
tousness with  feigned  words  should 
make  tuerchaudise  of  them."   2  Peter  ' 


2:3.  Here  covetousness  assumes 
another  aspect,  a  form  in  which  min- 
isters are  liable  to  be  led  away  with 
it.  Is  it  covelousness  to  wrest  the 
Scriptures,  or  |)ieach  to  please  the 
people,  for  "filthy  lucre's"  sake  'r* 
Every  one  will  assent  to  that  as  read- 
ily as  they  would  that  a  violation  of 
the  li'iith  commandiiKMit  is  sin.  Let 
us  ask  another,  a  "practical"  question. 
Is  that  traveling  minister,  who  is 
more  concerned  about  having  his  ex- 
penses paid  than  he  is  about  the  con- 
version of  sinners,  au  idolater?  and 
is  that  brother  or  sister  who  spends 
twenty  dollars  for  their  own  gratifica- 
tion, and  give  fifty  cents  to  the  cause 
of  Christ,  <to  the  traveling  minister, 
or  in  any  other  way)  a  worshiper  of 
iVIammr.u  ?  Please  brethren  tell  us 
what  this  thing  of  evil  influence  is. 
It  seems  to  have  many  forms,  a  mon- 
ster with  many  faces,  and  though 
hideous  in  itself,  each  face  is  so  fasci- 
nating that  depraved  nature  is  easily 
led  away  captive — a  captive  in  chaias 
which  it  takes  a  stronger  than  Sam- 
son to  break.  And  while  showing 
what  covetousness  is  please  give  us 
a  few  hints  how  to  bo  rich  toward 
God  ;  for  they  that  have  treasures  in 
heaven  and  are  rich  toward  God  are 
not,  I  imagine,  in  much  danger  of 
covt't;>usness.  Would  t)e  pleased  to 
hear  further  from  brother  Sell.  I 
thiiik  he  has  more  light  on  the  subject 
than  he  seems  willing  to  communicate. 
Permit  me  to  add  a  text  suitable  to 
the  subj-^ct  :  "With  their  mouth  they 
shev/  much  love,  but  their  heart  goeth 
after  their  cjvetousnuess."  Ezekiel 
oo  :   ol. 


A  Qnenilon. 


A  lady  had  written  oa  a  card,  and 
placed  it  on  the  top  of  an  hour-glass  ia 
her  garden-house,  the  following  verse 
from  a  rural  poet ;  it  was  when  the 
llovvers  wore  in  full  bloom  : 

"To  think  of  summers  yet  to  come 

That  I  am  not  to  see  ! 
To  thiuk  a  weed  is  yet  to  bloom, 

From  duit  that  1  shall  be  !" 

The  next  morning  she  found  the 
following  lines  in  pencil  on  the  back 
of  the  same  card  : 

''To  think  when  heaven  and  earth  are  lied, 

And  times  and  seasons  o'er, 
When  all  that  can  die  shall  be  dead, 

That  I  must  die  uo  more  ! 
Oh,  where  will  then  my  portion  be  ? 

WUeru  shall  1  speud  etbunit x  i  ' 


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Selected  by  Elmira  Hodabaccu. 
The  Kiver's  Crossiue. 


Oqc  by  oue  they  are  gathering  there — 
There  at  the  River's  Crossing  ; 

The  weary  of  life,  its  turmoil  and  care, 
Down  by  the  River's  Urossiug. 

Tliousands  have  gone  to  that   River's  side — 

Thousands  have  plunged  in  its  chilling  tide, 
There  -at  the  River's  Crossing. 

There  waits  a  ferryman,  pale  and  grim, 
Down  by  the  River's  Crossing  ; 

He  silently,  solemnly  gathers  them  in 
There— at  the  River's  Crossing. 

There,   our  sisters,  so  gentle, 

And  our  brothers  brave, — 

The  beautiful  children  must  pass  the  wave 
There — at  the  River's  Crossing, 

Death  is  the  name  of  that  ferryman  pale, 

Down  by  the  River's  Crossing  ; 
He  lists  not  the  dying  suppliants  wail 

When  at  the  River's  Crossing. 
He  heeds  not  the  sinner's  despairing  cry. 
His  power  is  crushed  when  the  tigliteous  die. 
He  huriies  them  ail  to  the  shore  that  is  nigh, 
Over  the  River's  Crossing. 

We,  too,  shall  stand  on  that  beaten  Btrand, 

Down  by  the  River's  Cross  ng  ; 
And  pray  for  a  home  in  that  "belter  laud," 

Beyond  the  River's  Ciossing. 
The  friends  of  years,  the  true  and  tried, 
Who  lov'd  and    sustained,   when   our    hope 

had  died — 
We  must  part  from  them  attho  water's  side, 

Down  by  the  River's  Crossing. 

The  loved  ones  of  "the  long  ago,"   loo,   are 
gone 
Down  to  that  River's  Crossing  ; 
They  have  pass'd  the    way.      Each   passcth 
alone, 
Down  to  that  River's  Crossing. 
Faces  beautiful — hands  most  fair — 
Little  feet  that  have   climbed    the   "Golden 

Stair"— 
Tresses  of  gold  and  gray  are  there — 
Over  the  River's  Crossing. 

Methinks  ''voices"  come    back,    when    the 
wiud  is  fair — 

Bacli  from  the  River's  Crossing — 
Sieging  :  "Jesus  of  Nazarelh  waittth  there," 

Close  by  the  River's  Crossing. 
The  "City  Celestial"  is  seen  from  afar. 
With  its  "Beautiful  .Mansion"   and    "Gates 

Ajar;" 
The  rest  for  God's  people  remalncth  there — 

Over  the  River's  Crossing. 

Brothers  and  sisters  and  friends  shall  meet 

Over  the  River's  Crossing  j 
With  parents  and  children  at  Jesus'  feet, 

Over  the  River's  Crossing. 
Oh  !  that  "Home  of  the  Soul,"  in  our  visions 

and  dreams. 
Which  tells  of  its   beauty,    how  peaceful    it 

seems. 
Oh  !  to  wander  for    aye    by   its  murmuring 
Btreame-- 
Ovur  the  KiTor's  Crossing. 


For  the  Companio.n  and  Visitor. 
Purity. 


BY.  D.  ELMER  WOLF. 


"Blessed  arc  the  pure  in  heart  for  they 
shall  see  God." 

Some  things  wfe  so  readily  associ- 
ate with  ideas  of  purity,  that  I  shall 
mention  them.  None  is  more  fre- 
quently used  in  this  connection  than 
snow.  Purely  white  and  untainted 
with  any  other  substance,  it  is  emble- 
matic of  heaven.  We  come  into  the 
world  stainless  as  the  suow  flukes  as 
they  fall  from  the  sky,  and  as  quick 
as  they,  are  we  covered  and  soiled 
with  mud. 

The  water,  flowing  from  the  spring 
on  the  hillside  is  pure  and  colorless. 
It  leaves  no  sediment  in  the  glass, 
while  one  can  see  clearly  to  the  bot- 
tom of  the  stream.  It  leaps,  clear 
and  sparkling,  from  rock  to  rock,  but 
in  the  lowlands  it  loses  its  sparkle. 
Whatever  is  white  reminds  us  of  that 
desired  state.  Isaiah  says  of  our 
sins:  "Though  they  be  red  like  crim- 
son, they  shall  be  as  wool."  John 
the  evangelist,  says,  "White  robes 
are  given  to  those  who  overcome.". 

A  child  that  knows  not  evil,  is  the 
most  beautiful  figure  of  purity.  It  is 
God  that  has  created  it.  There  is  no 
guile  in  its  heart.  It  is  fit  to  be  re- 
ceived into  the  arms  of  its  heavenly 
Father.  Its  face  is  lovely,  without 
a  line  upon  it.  No  wonder  Christ 
said,  "Let  little  children  come  unto 
me  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven."  But  a  nobler  sight  it  is  to 
see  a  man  who  has  long  been  in  the 
world,  yet  has  kept  himself  unspotted 
from  it  ;  who  is  full  of  the  experience 
of  life,  yet  is  free  from  its  beguiling 
influences;  whose  face  has  many  a 
deep  line  upon  it,  but  not  one  drawn 
by  impurity. 

The  man  or  woman,  the  boy  or 
girl,  who  has  never  been  impure  has 
never  touched  evil.  What  is  impure 
has  never  come  into  his  heart.  He 
has  ever  been  chaste.  Her  skirts 
have  been  kept  clear  of  whatever  de- 
files. Her  rule  must  have  been, 
"Touch  not,  taste  not,  handle  not." 
One  must  be  pure  in  all  their  deeds. 

Yet  something  more  is  required  to 
make  a  pure  peracn.  Tiiere  are  many 
that  have  never  done  an  impure  act ; 
yet  their  tongues  are  foul  and  their 
talk  rauk  poison.  Their  conversation 
is  stained.  They  breathe  corrnption 
wherever  they  go.       The    liltb    that 


comes  from  them  will  hang  to  those 
with  whom  they  come  in  contact  with 
if  their  is  any  roo.ni  for  it.  Often 
professors  of  Christianity,  who 
would  scorn  to  d(  part  from  the  path 
of  rectitude,  will  engage  in  telling 
stories,  the  benefit  of  which  is  doubt- 
ful. Even  those  called  to  set  forth 
the  word  of  God,  sometimes  in  private 
use  that  of  iniquity.  It  is  best  if  we 
never  use  one  word  of  the  vile  vo- 
cabulary. 

Yet  another  step  is  needed ;  we 
need  to  be  pure  in  heart.  There  may 
be  those  whose  walk  and  talk  is  void 
of  offense,  and  their  imagination  be 
working  evil  all  the  time  and  their 
hearts  be  full  of  sin.  At  the  bar  of 
God  many  a  one  who  passes  for  a 
saint  may  be  tried  for  crimes  against 
those  that  were  never  harmed. 

Could  others  see  us  as  God  sees 
us,  and  as  we  see  ourselves, we  would 
be  dreadful  sinners  in  their  sight. 
Are  there  not  among  the  enrolled  ones 
a  few  that  would  be  ashamed  to  do 
or  (iveuto  talk  of  what  they  think  of 
or  imagine?  Do  not  honor,  position, 
pride,  love  or  fear  restrain  us  from 
what  we  covet?  The  world  judges 
us  as  we  seem  to  be  ;  it  is  our  duty 
to  judge  ourselves  as  we  are.  We 
are  too  apt  to  think  bettause  these 
things  are  unseen  of  men  they  are 
not  80  bad. 

But  if  we  are  impure — as  we  all 
are  to  some  extent — can  we  not  be- 
come pure  again  ?  Can  we  become 
so  loaded  down  with  impurity  that 
we  cannot  be  cleansed  again  ?  Isaiah 
1:  Ifi — 18,  gives  the  remedy:  B» 
penitent,  work  mightily,  and  the  load 
will  be  taken  from  us  ;  then  it  will 
not  be  80  difficult  for  us  to  keep  pure. 
But  there  are  effects  which  God  will 
not  remove.  If  we  violate  Nature's 
laws,  we  bring  the  fruits  of  the  viola- 
tion upon  ourselves. 

Each  time  we  sin  wo  bend  our 
character  in  the  sinful  direction. 
Each  time  we  are  more  inclined  to 
tranpgress.  In  the  way  of  error, 
youth  soon  loses  a  part  of  its  vigor  ; 
the  stamina  that  enables  us  to  conie 
fresh  and  buoyant  to  work  each  morn- 
ing, and  to  do  what  is  demanded  of 
us  each  day  for  the  greater  part  of 
life,  is  diminished.  Ago  and  decrep- 
itude come  hwhile  before  they  are 
needed. 

Our  characteristics  we  impart  to 
our  children,  and  any  parent  would 
sooner  give  purity  and  health 
to  them  than  impurity  and  weakaeaa. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Novels. 


"Why  don't  you  read  novels  ?"  said 
a  lady  to  her  friend  the  other  day. 
"Now  you  are  too  feeble  to  walk  out, 
they  will  help  to  pass  the  time  away. 
Here  is  a  new  one.  highly  tpokon  of. 
Won't  you  read  it  ■/"  And  she  laid 
down  a  new  book  on  the  table,  entitled 
"Heart  Hungry." 

The  lady  smiled  at  her  friend's 
earnest  manner,  and  said  :  "I  have  no 
need  of  novels  to  pass  away  the  time. 
Wbile  I  am  feeble  I  can  Ihink,  and  the 
great  mercies  of  God  to  me  fill  my 
heart  and  soul  so  full  that  I  am  not 
anxiou.s  to  understand  that  kind  of 
'heart  hungriness'  that  I  presume  the 
bock  you  mention  treats  of.  I  am 
heart  hungry,  but  it  is  for  the  love  cf 
my  Saviour,  and  I  have  the  sweet 
promise  that  those  who  hunger  and 
thirst  after  God  shall  be  filled. 

"Don't  you  approve  of  reading  nov- 
els at  all  ?"  said  her  friend. 

"No,  I  do  not.  Let  me  ask  yon 
what  good  you  ever  knew  done  by 
novel  reading  ?" 

Her  friend  was  silent,  and  she  then 
continued:  "I  have  failed  to  see  any 
beneficial  result  from  them  in  my  own 
ease.  Many  years  ago  I  used  to  some- 
times read  what  was  called  a  good 
novel ;  but  when  I  bowed  in  deep 
anguish  of  soul  over  my  darling  boy, 
kissed  the  sweet  lips  for  the  last  time, 
and  folded  the  waxen  hands  upon  the 
silent  heart,  saw  the  coffin-lid  close 
over  my  precious  treasure,  nothing  I 
bad  ever  read  in  a  novel  gave  me  any 
comfort  then.  In  my  sorrow  I  could 
only  cling  to  my  Saviour's  promises, 
and  believe  that  'he  doeth  all  things 
well.'  Then  in  the  frequent  sickness 
that  I  have  had,  when  lying  too  weak 
to  talk,  the  sweet,  consoling  passages 
of  Scripture,  and  those  alone,  gave 
me  strength  to  endure.  No  remem- 
brance of  any  tragedy  or  love-scene 
depicted  in  novels  cheered  me  then, 
but  the  remembrance  of  the  tragedy 
enacted  on  Calvary's  brow,  and  the 
astonishing  display  of  divine  love 
exhibited  on  the  cross  for  me  gave  me 
courage  and  faith.  Then  when  I  and 
others  thought  I  drew  near  to  the 
shadowy  laud,  and  stood  on  the  brink 
of  eternity,  and  looked  with  anxious 
gaze  into  the  untried  future,  was  it  a 
novel  that  stayed  my  shrinking  soul  ? 
Oh,  no  1  but  the  tender,  loving  words, 
'P  ear  not,  1  am  with  thee,'  and,   'Lo, 


I  am  with  you  alway, — I  will  never 
leave  nor  forsake  thee,'  and  kindred 
passages,  came  rushing  up  to  support 
my  soul  in  that  solemn  hour,  until  I 
almost  seemed  to  see  heaven  open 
before  me.  My  friend,  I  feel  no  in- 
terest in  novels;  the  sensational  stuff 
that  they  are  filled  with  cannot  save 
a  &inner  nor  turn  him  from  the  error 
of  his  ways.  I  do  regard  novels  as 
the  literature  of  Satan  ;  then  how  can 
I  spend  my  time  reading  anything 
that  belongs  to  his  kingdom  ?  Christ, 
in  his  ministry  on  earth,  spent  his 
time  in  doing  good  ;  and  are  not 
Christians  to  imitate  him?  Let  me 
tell  you  that  when  you  stand  on  the 
shore  of  Time,  and  bid  farewell  to 
earth  and  friends,  nothing  you  have 
ever  read  in  novels  will  assist  you 
upon  your  untried  journey  which  lies 
before  you.  The  Bible,  its  promises 
and  truths,  can  then  alone  sustain 
the  soul.  Bring  your  reading,  my 
friend,  to  that  solemn  test,  and  you 
will  do  as  I  have  done — throw  away 
such  false,  sensational,  pernicious 
trash,  that  can  never  do  any  good 
here,  and  unfits  the  soul  for  commu- 
nion with  God. — Selected. 


Liiitins   Up  Both   Hands  to 
Christ. 


During  the  winter  season  a  young 
lady,  while  crossing  the  ice,  came  to  a 
thin  place,  and  fell  through. 

A  gentleman,  sitting  by  his  office 
window,  bearing  a  cry  for  help,  hast- 
ened to  the  spot. 

He  immediately  put  out  both  hands, 
saying,  "Clasp  my  hands  tightly,  and 
I  will  save  you." 

She  replied,  "Oh,  I  cannot  lift  up 
both  hands  I  One  rests  upon  the  ice  ; 
were  I  to  raise  it  I  would  surely 
sink." 

He  answered,  "Let  go  your  bold 
upon  the  ice;  trust  me,  and  I  will 
save  you  ;  were  I  to  take  but  one,  I 
could  not  draw  you  out." 

She  then  raised  up  both  hands,  he 
caught  them,  drew  her  out,  and  she 
went  on  her  way  rejoicing. 

Are  there  not  many  who,  while 
walking  upon  the  sea  of  life,  come  to 
some  point  where  they  see  their  needy 
condition,  and  cry  for  help  ? 

The  Savior  hears  the  cry  and  stands 
with  outstretched  arms  to  save  them  ; 
but  like  the  youug  lady,  they  are  un- 
willing to  put  up  both  bands,  saying 
in  heart,  if  not  in  words,  "Oh,  were  I 
to  lose  my  bold  upon  earth   I    would 


surely  sink,  for  he  might  not  save  me  ; 
then  what  should  I  have  to  lean 
upon  ?" 

But  the  Savior  stands  waiting,  sav- 
ing, "Trust  me.  You  cannot  cling  to 
both.  Let  the  fleeting  world  go. 
Look  to  me.  I  will  take  you  from 
the  'horrible  pit  and  miry  clay,  and 
set  your  feet  upon  the  rock,'  where 
you  can  rest  secure  tor  time  and 
e'i,ernity." 

Some  obey  the  voice,  lift  up  both 
hands,  crying,  "Lord,  save  me  or  I 
perish  I"  and  are  saved,  and  go  on 
their  way  rejoicing. 

But  alas!  too  many  would  be  saved 
by  raising  one  hand  to  Christ,  while 
cleaving  to  the  world  with  the  other, 
placing  it  either  upon  its  riches,  hon- 
ors, or  pleasures,  feeling  they  cannot 
give  up  all  for  Christ. 

And  when  Christ  says,  "Leave  all 
and  follow  me,"  they  turn  back  and 
sink  deeper  into  worldliness  and  sin, 
and  are  lost;  yes,  lost  forever. 

May  none  who  read  the  above 
choose  the  world  instead  of  Christ,  but 
offer  sincerely  this  prayer  : 

"Father,  I  slietch  ray  hands  to  thee, 

No  other  help  I  know  ; 
If  thou  withdraw  thyself  from  me, 

Ah  !  wliither  shall  I  go  ? 
Death's  dark  waters  o'er  me  roll — 

Save,  oh  !  save  my  sinkicg  soul." 

Then,  dear  reader,  you  will  go  on 
your  way  rejoicing,  ready  to  point 
other  sinking  ones  to  your  Savior  and 
Redeemer. — Banner. 


A  Polite  Boy. 


The  other  day  we  were  riding  in  a 
crowded  railway  carriage.  At  one  of 
the  stations  an  old  man  entered,  and 
was  looking  around  for  a  seat,  when  a 
boy  ten  or  twelve  years  of  age  rose  up 
and  said,  "Take  my  seat,  sir.'' 

The  offer  was  accepted,  and  the  in- 
firm old  man  sat  down. 

''Why  did  you  give  me  your  scat?''' 
he  inquired  of  the  boy. 

"Because  you  are  old,  sir,  and  I  am 
a  boy,"  was  the  reply. 

The  passengers  were  much  pleased' 
and  gratified.  For  my  parti  wanted 
to  seize  hold  of  the  little  fellow  and 
press  him  to  my  heart. 


"Wicked  men  stumble  at  a  strav? 
in  the  way  to  heaven  ;  and  climb 
over  great  mountains  in  their  way  to 
hell." 


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CIlllISTlAN  FAMILV:  CUMFANIOW  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Be  !tleek. 


BY    D.  M.  WITMER. 


'  For  ye  arc  bought  with  a  price:  lliere- 
fore  srloiily  God  hi  your  liody.  ami  in  your 
Biniil,  whifli  are  Goal's  "  1  Cor.  G  :  30. 

The  apostle  says  in  the  latter  clause 
•of  the  precediog  verse,  "And  ye  are 
Dot  your  own,"  tlca  follows  the 
above  verse.  Now  if  we  are  no  long- 
er our  own,  but  are  bought  wiih  a 
price,  and  a  great  price  indeed — noth- 
■  ing  short  of  the  price  of  the  blood  of 
the  only  bpgi»tteu  Son  of  God,  how 
unreservedly  we  should  give  our- 
selves up  to  the  Master's  U8e  !  "Not 
any  longer  my  will,  but  thine  be  done." 
When  we  buy  some  properly,  wheth- 
er real  or  personal,  we  claim  it  as 
ours;  and  more  especially  so,  when 
■we  pay  u  good  price  for  it.  We  want 
a  good  indis-'putable  title  for  it  ;  we 
■want  it  entirely  for  our  use.  So  we 
«hould,  having  been  purchased  with 
so  great  a  price,  give  ourselves  up  to 
the  Master'.s  use,  end  glorify  God 
both  in  body  and  in  spirit,  which 
are  God's.  By  considering  ourselves 
our  own,  or  receiving  that  portion  of 
goods  that  fell  to  us,  (which  the 
prodigal  son  craved  and  received 
Luke  15  :  12),  that  is,  our  o-,vn  mind 
and  will,  we  were  led  off  ficm  G"d, 
in  the  way  of  sin  and  folly,  and  will 
continue  to  go  in  that  way  so  long  as 
we  have  our  own  will.  So  we  should 
truly  want  our  wills  no  longer,  seeing 
where  we  were  led  to,  away  from  the 
Father  of  Mercies  and  God  of  Love, 
into  a  land  where  famines  arise;  where 
jnitery  befalls  us,  ending  in  eternal 
■niir-ery  and  woe!  Oh!  then  we 
should  feel  to  say  no  longer  my  will, 
but  "thine,  O  Lord,  be  done,"  for  we 
are  no  longer  onrfcelves;  for  thou 
ba.st  created  us  ;  thou  hast  bought  us 
with  Bucb  a  great  price.  All  our 
ecrvice  is  thy  due,  and  glorify  God  in 
our  body  and  spirit.  The  same  apos- 
tle says,  Romans  12:  1,  2,  "We  are 
to  present  our  bodies  a  living  sacri- 
fice, holy,  acceptable  unto  God,  which 
is  your  reasoi;uble  service.  And  be 
not  conformed  to  this  world  :  but  be 
ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
your  mind,"  <tc.  So  we  understand 
to  glorify  God  in  our  bodies,  we  must 
give  them  up  as  a  sacrifice.  Not  any 
more  in  our  former  lusts,  where  we 
may  have  been  too  covetous,  not 
dealing  fairly  and  honestly.  Wo 
must  now  deal  sLricllv  houeslr,  or  we 


will  not  glorify  God,  but  be   a   hind-  ; 
rauce  to  his  cause,  a  stumbling  block 
to  the  world,  therefore  a  dishonor    to  | 
God.     And  if  we  continue   to    follow  , 
the  lust  of  flesh,  and   the   lust  of  tbe 
eye,  and  tbe  pride   of   life,     we     will 
not  honor  God  in  our  bodies,  and  are 
not  transformed  by  the    renewing    of 
our  mind,  and  eanoot  prove    what   is 
that  good,  and  acceptable,  and  perfect 
will  of  God.  Romans  12  :  2. 

Thus  in  many  and  various  ways 
we  may  give  our  bodies  not  to  glo- 
rify God,  but  rather  to  dishonor  God. 
Ob,  what  a  pity  !  Dear  brethren  and 
sisters  let  us  not,  instead  of  glori- 
fying or  honoring  God  as  his  dear 
highly  bought  children  should  do, 
dishonor  him,  by        cleaving 

too  much  to  our  former  and  sinful 
lusts.  Glorify  God  in  your  bodies 
and  spirits  which  are  God'.s.  The 
apostle  Peter  says,  when  speaking  of 
the  adorning  of  the  body,  what  it 
should  not  be,  then  turns  and  says 
how  the  adoring  should  be,  and  ends 
with  saying,  "even  the  ornament  of 
a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is 
iu  the  siglit  of  God  of  great  price." 
See  1  Peter  3  :  4 

Jf  we  have  that  ornament  w^hieh 
Peter  speaks  i  f  here.we  will  glorify 
God  in  our  spirit,  but  if  we  are  given 
to  so  much  levity  and  light-minded- 
ness, we  will  not  glorify  God  in  our 
spirit,  which  is  God's.  Oh !  then, 
dear  iiicmbers,  let  us  try  by  the  help 
and  grace  of  God,  to  put  on  this 
meek  and  quiet  spirit,  and  not  give 
our  bodies  to  evil,  or  put  upon  them 
that  which  is  an  abomination  to  God, 
not  only  in  the  above  named  lew 
things  but  in  all  things  contrary  to 
sound  doctrine,  that  we  may  be  obe- 
dient to  the  above  injunction,  to  the 
glorifying  of  God  our  heavenly  Fath- 
er. 

AaJiland,  Ohio. 


Ou  Wblch    SUl*'.  ol   the  K.lue    nre 
You? 

In  a  villuRC  near  the  .^cacoast  in  the 
South  of  En;:Iar.d  there  lived  an  old  man, 
by  trade  a  .slioeuiaker.  I  often  looked  in 
upon  him  a.s  he  .sat  in  hi.s  stall  making  or 
monditif.'  .shoes,  and  had  many  interesting 
conversations  respect  ng  the  stale  of  his 
soul,  but  generally  came  away  disheart- 
ened and  sad,  lor  he  was  built  up  in  self- 
rigliieousness. 

One  day,  after  a  loni: conversation  with 
him,  1  perceived  that  all  I  said  was  of'no 
use,  and  jiausing  for  a  moment,  lilted 
my  heart  in  j)ruyer  to  God  tiiat  he  would 
help  mc  to  set  I'orlh  the  truth   so    as    to 


.strike  upon  the  conscience  of  this    poor, 
jicrishing  sinner. 

Willi  ujy  cane  I  then  drew  a  line  on 
the  sand  of  the  cottage  floor,  and  .said  to 
hiin,  "Do  you  see  that  line?"  He  had 
watched  my  action,  wonderini;  what  I 
was  about,  and  replied,  "Yes,  sir." 
"Well,  then,  mark  me,"  said  1: 

Oil  the  other  jside 
is 

M  FE, 

.SAVED, 

HKAVEN, 

MGllT, 

SAl-V.VriON, 

HAl'PINESS, 

OOD, 


"On  this  side  of  the 
line  is 

DEATH, 

I.O.sT, 

IIEf.L, 

DA  KK. NESS, 

DA.MN.VnON, 

MISKRY, 

SATAN, 

ON  WillCH  SIDE  ARE  YOU  ? 

I  paused,  perceiving'  that  I  had  at 
length  eauglit  his  alteiiiion.  His  fixed 
look,  and  earnest,  solemnized  manner, 
|)roved  that  he  understood  and  felt  what 
1  had  been  saying,  and  on  my  repeating 
still  more  stroiif,'ly,  "On  which  side  are 
youV'  he  slowly  replied,  "On  the  lost 
side."  "i  am  not  sorry  to  liereyou  say 
so,"  I  continued.  "Tiiese  are  tlie  first 
words  of  truth  concerning  yo^arself  that  I 
have  heard  you  utter  ;  aii'l  as  you  are  on 
the  lo.st  side,  tfiere  is  only  one  other  side 
on  which  you  can  be,  and  that  u  the 
saved.  Altogether  lost  now,  yuu  may  be 
al  once  and  forever  saved  by  believing  in 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  To  believe  in 
Jesus  is  to  step  across  the  line  at  once  ; 
or  1  at  tier  t  tie  lost  sinner  thai  trusts  in  tiie 
Lamb  of  God  is  liiuiself  out  of  the  power 
ol  darkncis  in;o  ilie  liingdom  ofliisdear 
Son.  No  efforts  of  yours,  no  good  work.s, 
no  Kood  resolutiou.T,  no  K'.'od  prayers, 
can  ir.inslate  you  Irom  fitness  for  liell  to 
liiiiLss  for  iicaven  Cluist  alone  can  do 
tiiar,  and  when  with  earnest  eiy  we  ask 
him,  h(!  will  not  refuse.  Ills  own  words 
are;  'Him  that  cometh  unto  Me  1  will 
in  no  wise  cast  out. ' 

The  old  shoemaker  found  this  true  by 
blessed  experience,  and  now  he  is^uue  to 
rest  in  Christ,  on  wnom  be  believed. 

Reader,  (/a  w/u'cli  nidc  nj  ihi.s  line  arc 
I/O  It  ■' 

THE  SUKE  FOUNDATION. 

Tbcre  stands  a  roclc  oa  the  eUoies  of  time, 
Tliat  rears  to  lieaveu  its  head  buhliiue  ; 
That  Rod;  is  cleft,  aud  th'^y  are  bloit, 
Whollud  within  this  cleft  a  rest. 

Some  build  their  hopes  on  ttie    ever-sliifiiug 

saud  ; 
Some  on  their  fame,    or    their    treasure,    or 

their  laud  ; 
Mine's  oa  a  Kock  thit    forever  shall  slaud  — 

JeBus,  the  ''Kock  of  Ages."' 


"The  Christian  who  has  put  aside  re- 
ligion because  he  is  in  worlilly  company, 
is  like  a  man  who  bus  put  otf  his  shoes 
because  he  is  walking  among  thorns." 

The  very  essence  of  truth  is  plainness 
and  brightness  ;  the  darkness  and  crook- 
edness is  our  own. 


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MISCELLANEOUS. 


tSomethlut;  Worth  Knowlns* 


Every  little  while,  writes  a  correfspoii- 
deiit,  we  read  in  the  papers  of's^ome  one 
who  has  stuck  a  rusty  nail  into  his  foot, 
or  knee  or  hand,  or  sooie  other  portion 
of  his  body,  and  that  lockjaw  has  result- 
ed therefrom,  of  which  the  patient  died. 
If  every  person  iti  the  world  was  aware 
of  a  perfect  remedy  ibr  all  .such  wounds, 
and  would  apply  it,  then  all  such  reports 
must  cease.  But  although  we  can  fj'vc 
the  remedy,  we  cannot  cnlorce  the  appli- 
cation. Some  will  not  employ  it  because 
thev  think  it  too  simple  ;  others  have  no 
faith  in  it  when  they  read  it  ;  while 
others  often  think  such  a  wound  is  of 
small  account  and  not  worth  fussii'tr  over, 
until  it  is  too  late  to  do  jfood.  Yet  all 
such  wounds  can  be  healed  without  such 
fatal  consequences  which  follow  tliem. 
The  remedy  is  simple,  aliuo.-^t  always  on 
hand,  and  can  be  applied  by  any  one, 
and  what  is  better  it,  is  infallible.  It  is 
simply  to  smoke  ^uch  a  wound  or  bruise 
that  is  inflamed,  with  burning  wool  or 
woolen  cloth.  Twenty  minutes  in  the 
smoke  of  wool  will  take  tlie  pain  out  of 
tlie  worst  wound,  and  repeated  once  or 
twice,  it  will  allay  the  worst  case  of  in- 
flammation arising  from  a  wound  we  ever 
saw.  ]^eopIe  may  sneer  at  the  "old  won 
man's  remedy"  as  much  as  they  i)lease, 
but  when  tliey  are  afllicted.  just  let  them 
try  it.  It  has  saved  many  lives  and  much 
pain,  and  is  worthy  of  being  printed  in 
letters  of  gold  and  put  in    every  home. — 


An  lutcrestiue  Reunticliitioii. 


Hev.  Henry  Coggswell,  of  Mannsficld, 
Ohio,  whose  renunciation  was  a  notable 
feature  of  the  late  convention  in  (hat 
city,  is  an  Englishman  by  birth  and  took 
two  degrees  in  Masonry  in  that  country. 
After  coming  to  Aiuerica  he  took  the 
Master's  degree  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  went 
on  to  the  Royal  Arcb.  He  has  lonir  been 
disgusted  with  the  institution  and  some- 
time since  he  abandoned  it.  But  he  still 
carried  the  needless  burden  of  the  obli- 
gations and  did  not  renounce  them. 
Within  a  short  time  his  attention  lias 
been  called  to  their  false  nature,  he  read 
the  arguments  agaitist  them,  became 
fully  convinced,  and  willingly  came  for- 
ward, and  asserting  his  Christian  man- 
hood, read  the  following,  his  first  renun- 
ciation : 

Mr.  President  and  members  of  tliis 
convention,  together  with  all  Masons 
present  and  the  entire  fraternity  of  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons  at  large  : 

I  do  hereby  renouce  forever  the  insti- 
tution of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons ; 
and  disavow,  disclaiiu,  and  disallow  all 
duties,  obligations,  penalties  and  impre- 
cations heretofore  taken,  imposed,  con- 
sculed  to  or  promised — past,  present  and 


future,  known  or  to  be  known,  communi- 
cated or  anticipated. 

And  henceforth  hold  myself  amenda- 
ble only  to  tiie  conventional  rules  of  the 
great  fraternity  of  human  society,  and 
to  the  laws  of  my  country  and    of    God. 

Henry  Oogg.swell. 
—  Jn  Chriiilian  Cynosure. 


Batkius  in  Ibe  Dead  !$e». 


About  six  o'clock  in  the  morning  I 
reached  the  shore.  I  was  desirious  of 
ascertainiuK  the  truth  of  the  assertion 
that  nothing  sinks  in  the  Dead  Sea.  I 
swam  a  considerable  distance  from  the 
shore,  and  about  four  yards  from  the 
beach  I  was  beyond  my  depth  ;  the  water 
was  the  coldest  1  ever  felt,  and  the  taste 
of  it  luost  detestable  ;  it  was  that  of  a  so 
lution  of  nil  re  mixed  with  an  infusion  of 
quassia.  Its  buoyance  I  found  to  be  far 
greater  than  that  of  any  sea  1  ever  swam 
on,  not  excepting  the  J'luxine,  which  is 
extremely  salt.  I  could  lie  like  a  log  of 
wood  on  the  surface  without  stirring 
hand  or  fool  as  long  as  I  choo»e  ",  and 
with  a  good  deal  of  exertion  I  could  just 
dive  sufficiently  deep  to  cover  my  whole 
body  ;  but  1  was  again  thrown  on  the 
.^uifacfcin  spite  of  my  endeavors  to  de- 
scend lower. — Madden. 

-^^^■•.  -♦•^ 

A  UeinaVkable  Clock. 


A  strange  clock  belonged  to  a  Hindoo 
prince.  In  front  of  the  clock's  disk  was 
a  gong  swung  upon  poles,  and  near  it  was 
a  pile  of  artificial  human  limbs.  The 
pile  was  made  up  of  the  same  number  of 
parts  necessary  to  consiiluie  twelve  jier- 
fect  bodies,  but  all  lay  heajied  together 
in  apparent  cotifusion.  When  the  hands 
of  the  clock  indicated  the  hour  of  one, 
out  of  the  pile  crawled  just  the  number 
of  parts  needed  to  form  the  frame  of  one 
man,  part  coming  to  part  with  a  click, 
and  wlien  completed,  the  figure  sprang 
up, seized  a  mallet  and  walking  up  to  the 
gong,  struck  one  blow.  This  done  he  re 
turned  to  the  pile  and  fell  to  pieces  again. 
When  two  o'clock  came,  tvro  arose  and 
did  likewise  ;  and  at  the  hour  of  noon 
and  midnight  the  entire  heap  sprang  up, 
and  marched  to  the  gong  struck  one  after 
the  other,  his  blow,  making  twelve  in  all; 
then  returning  fell  to  pieces  as  before. 

An  Afl'ectiug  Liettcr. 


An  exchange  says  :  During  one  of  tlie 
crowded  services  held  in  London  by 
iMessrs.  Moody  and  Sankey,  a  number  of 
very  affecting  letters  were  read  from  per- 
sons making  special  requests  for  prayers. 
The  most  touching  of  all  was  the  follow- 
ing from  a  little  girl.  We 
can  readily  believe  that  tlie  whole  audi- 
ence was  moved  to  tears  by  its  unaffected 
simplicity  and  p;<tl!Os,  and  that  Mr. 
iMoody  could   not  refrain   from   sobbing 


audibly  as  he  read  it.     Tfiis  truly  child- 
like :ind  confiding  note  ran  thus  : 

"Dear  Mr.  Moody  : — Would  you  be  so 
kind  as  to  pray  at  your  next  praj  jr-meet- 
iiig  for  my  dearest  mamma,  who  is  ill  in 
London,  that  God  may  be  pleased  to 
make  her  better  again  ?  1  love  her  so, 
and  I  have  no  papa,  and  I  am  only  sev- 
en years  old.  Mamma  is  a  dear  Chris- 
tian, and  has  taught  me  to  love  Jesus. 
("Thank  God  for  such  a  mother,  and 
such  a  child,"  intertiosed  ]\Ir.  Moody, 
with  faltering  voice. )  I  like  your  hymns 
very  much  and  am  learning  the  ea>y  ones, 
for  some  seem  made  for  little  children 
like  me.     I  am  your  little  friend." 


Hygienic  Power  of  the  Sun. — 
Sleepless  people — and  there  are  many  iii 
America- -should  court  the  sun.  The 
very  worst  soporific  is  laudanum,  and  tlie 
very  best  is  sunshine.  Therefore  it  is 
very  plain  that  poor  sleepers  should  pass 
as  many  hours  of  tiie  d^y  in  sunshine, 
and  as  few  as  possible  in  shade.  IMany 
women  are  martyrs,  and  yet  do  not  know 
it.  They  shut  the  sunshine  out  of  their 
houses  and  hearts,  they  wear  veils,  they 
carry  i  arasols,  they  do  all  that  is  po.ssibfe 
to  keep  off  tiie  subtlest,  and  yet  the  most 
potent  influence  which  is  intended  to  give 
them  strength  and  beauty  and  cheerful- 
ness. Is  it  not  time  to  change  all  this, 
and  so  get  roses  and  color  in  our  pale 
cheeks,  strength  in  our  weak  backs,  and 
courage  in  our  timid  souls?  The  women 
of  America  are  pale  and  delicate  ;  tliey 
uiay  be  blooming  strong,  and  the  sunlight, 
will  be  a  potent  influence  in  this  trans- 
formation. 

...Mr.  G.  D.  Symons,  of  London,. 
I']ngland.  recently  made  some  interesting 
experiments  on  the  earth's  temjierature 
in  an  artesian  well,  1,300  feet  deep.  The 
results  show  an  increase  of  20  deg.  of 
licat  at  1,100  feet,  so  that  water  would 
boil  al  a  depth  of  a  mile  and  a  half.  At 
a  deiith  of  31  if  miles  the  temperature  is 
3,000  degrees.  As  iron  melts  at  2,800 
degrees,  it  is  plain  that  the  problem  of  a 
central  furnace  heat  at  no  great  distance 
below  the  surface  of  the  earth  is  becom- 
ing more  and  more  settled — in  fact,  has 
already  reached  what  may  be  ccnsidered 
absolute  certainty. 

A  Buried  Forest. — A  buried  forest 
has  recently  been  di.scovered  in  the  Or- 
well River,  Suffolk  County,  England.  It 
is  represented  by  layers  of  peat  contain- 
ing trunUs,  leaves  and  fruits  of  the  oak, 
elm,  hazel  and  fir,  associated  with  which 
are  the  remains  of  the  mammoth.  A 
belt  of  fresh  water  shell,  containing  si)e- 
cies  not  now  living,  underlies    the    peat. 

This  forest  is  contemporaneous  with 
others  along  the  coast  which  existed  pre- 
vious to  the  depression  separating  Eng- 
land from  the  Continent. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

Oorrenpondence  of  church  netet  toUciled  frorr, 
all  parlt  of  the  Brotherhoed.  HViter'j  name 
atid  address  required  on  every  commuuication 
i«  ijuarantee  oj  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
lAtioui  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
c  )iiimui',icationi  for  publication  should  be  urit 
U'l  upon  OU0  Hide  of  the  she. t  onlv- 

Oar  Mission  North. 

lirother  Jdines  Quintcr  :  — 

For  the  satia- 
faction  of" our  dear  brethren  and  sisters 
in  Northern  IlHnois,  but  more  particular 
to  tliosc  wlio  liave  telt  an  interest  in  the 
result  of" our  mis.siou  North,  we  will  pen 
a  .sketeli  of"  our  visit  auionp  the  churches 
and  scattered  members  in  Wisconsin  and 
]\Iinne«ota. 

We  le("t  home  at  noon  of  the  2Gth  of 
January,  and  in  Frceport,  Illinois,  we 
met  our  dear  brother  Enoch  Eby,  whom 
we  accompanied  on  the  above  mission. 
Went  to  lieloit,  Wisconsin,  where  at  one 
o'clock  on  tiie  morning  of  tlie  27ili,  we 
took  (he  (rain  on  the  ^lilwaukee  and  St. 
Paul  Railroad,  for  Menomonee,  Dunn 
county,  Wisconsin,  wliere  we  arrived 
safe  at  three  o'clock,  p.  m.  Were  met 
by  brother  Joseph  Bruiik.  We  here 
also  met  our  beloved  brother  C.  F.  W^irt, 
of  Minneso(a,  wlio  also  joined  with  us. 

Brotlier  Brunk  conveyed  us  to  his 
Lome,  and  this  eve  met  f"or  public  wor- 
ship. This  is  a  small  ccDKregution  of 
perhaps  twenty  members,  with  brethren 
Brunk,  Pippinger,  Hoover  and  Weaver 
in  the  ministry. 

Being  called  by  the  brethren,  we  met 
with  them  in  council,  on  the  29th.  We 
found  the  difficulty  to  be  of  a  seriou.s  na- 
ture, which  we  tried  to  consider  calmly, 
and  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  The  deci- 
sion rendered,  we  were  glad  to  know  gave 
general,  if  not  individual,  satisfaction. 

We  remained  in  this  congregation  un- 
til the  uiorning  of  February  1st,  when 
brother  Brunk  took  us  in  his  sleigh  about 
twenty  miles  to  brother  William  lloby's, 
in  Fierce  county,  where  we  were  kindly 
received.  The  membership  here  is  but 
small,  witli  brotlier  Kol)y  alone  in  tlie 
ministry.  May  (lie  Lord  help  him  to 
l"eed  the  li(tle  flock  faithfully.  Ilere  we 
were  delayed  two  days,  our  way  being 
blockaded  by  a  severe  snow  storm  on  the 
2nd  and  3rd.  when  on  (he  morning  of  (he 
ijth,  we  hired  a  conveyance  to  Hasting's 
17  miles  tlirough  (lie  siiow^drif"is,  tlience 
to  Jjcwistown.  and  sliortly  after  felt  at 
liouie  ill  the  kind  family  of  brother  \V'irt. 
Here  had  but  tliiec;  meetings  ;  enjoyed 
ourselves  niucli.  This  church  numbers 
perbajis  (weiity  members,  with  brother 
AVirt  and  his  son  John  in  the  ministry. 
Here  they  liave  a  very  good  uieeting- 
liousc,  built,  I  believe,  last  summer. 

At  Stockton  we  took  (he  train  on  ihe 
8th,  and  after  u  succession  of  delays,  on 
account  of  the  recent  storms,  we  arrived 
at  Miiscoda  on  (lie  morning  of"  the  lOili, 
and  after  a  walk  of  three  miles,  we  found 


ourselves  at  the  residence  of  our  dear  old 
sister  Keplogle,  and  also  our  kind  f"riend 
and  sister  Johns,  in  the  family,  we  felt 
ourselves  right  at  hoiue. 

The  members  here  in  Richland  county, 
Wisconsin,  are  scattered  over  considera 
ble  territory,  under  change  of  brethren 
Thomas  Patton  and  John  Shepherd. 
We  began  our  labors  in  this  end  of  the 
district  this  evening  and  continued  over 
Sunday.  There  is  quite  an  interest  man- 
ifested here  by  the  people. 

On  the  morning  of  the  15th,  we  were 
conveyed  some  twenty  three  miles  to 
place  of  uieeting.  On  the  19th  returned 
to  Boaz,  where  we  had  one  meeting, 
thence  back  to  the  Bass  Wood  school- 
house,  when  it  was  announced  to  us  that 
some  were  ready  to  enter  into  the  vine- 
yard of  (he  Lord.  And  on  Sunday,  the 
21st,  eight  precious  .souls  were  led  into 
the  chilling  waters  of  Mill  Creek  and 
buried  with  Christ  in  baptism,  all  young 
men  and  women.  The  Lord  grant  them 
grace  to  hold  out  faithful,  that  they  may 
receive  a  crown  of  life  that  fadeth  not 
away. 

Sunday  eve  was  our  concluditig  meet- 
ing, held  in  Orion,  on  the  bank  of  the 
Wisconsin  river.  W^e  will  also  say  that 
by  the  united  consent  of  the  church, 
brother  John  Shepherd  was  adva-nced  to 
the  second  degree  in  the  ministry.  May 
the  ]^rd  help  him  (in  connection  with 
all  our  dear  brethren  an«l  sisters)  to  labor 
f'aitlif"ully,  .so  that  the  good  work  of  the 
Lord  may  go  on. 

We  arrived  home  on  the  morning  of 
the  23rd,  af"ter  an  abscence  of  four  weeks. 
Found  all  well,  for  which  the  Lord  be 
praised  ;  and  for  the  unceasin£  love  and 
kindness  shown  us  by  our  dear  bre(hren, 
sisters  and  f"riends,  while  on  our  mission 
of  love,  we  tender  our  sincere  thanks, 
and  if  we  never  see  them  again  in  this 
world,  let  us  be  faithful  that  we  may  be 
so  unspeakably  happy  as  to  meet  in  our 
Father's  glorious  kingdom. 

Your  sincere  brother, 

John  J.  Emmert. 

Ml  GvroU,  111  ^^  ■- 
♦^v    ■•■■  •«  ■" 

Tlie  Cliurcli  In  Ifllchigau. 

May  2nd,  J  875. 
Dear  Brother  Quintcr : 

About  ten  years 
ago  the  first  church  was  organized  in 
Southern  Michigan  witli  two  ministers. 
F.  P.  Loehr  was  I  lie  first  elder  in  (he 
State.  He  is  getting  old  and  infirm,  and 
his  days  are  well  nigh  si>cnl,  st'll  the 
good  Lord  has  spared  him  to  attend  an- 
other District  Jleeting,  which  was  held 
with  the  brethren  it)  (he  Pokagon  dis- 
(rict,  eight  miles  east  ol  Dowagiac.  We 
had  a  good  meeting,  all  business  being 
(ransactcd  in  peace,  union  and  harmony, 
F.  P.  ]><ielir.  Moderator.  About  the 
year  18G7,  a  district  of  church  was  or- 
ganized in  Barry  and  Ionia  counties. 
Elder  F.  P.  Loehr  and  others  were  pres- 
cot.     Darwio  M.  WWd    wu:i    chosen   to 


the  ministry,  and  served  about  three 
years,  apparently  f"aitlilul,  when,  in  the 
meantime, some  difhculty  arose, and  he  re- 
signed the  office  of  minister,  and  with- 
drew from  the  church.  So  the  church 
had  but  two  ministers.  In  the  year  I8()S 
a  small  colony  of  members  moved  from 
Darke  and  Miami  counties,  Ohio,  to  this 
part  of  Michigan.  That  swelled  their 
number  to,  perhaps,  twenty-five  or  thir- 
ty meuibers  in  (he  Thornapple    district. 

In  Noveiuber,  1S69,  bro(her  Jacob 
Kepner  and  Josiah  G.  Winev'  were  chos- 
en to  the  ministry.  lOlders  D.  B.  Stur- 
gis  and  Jacob  Berkey,  from  Goshen,  In- 
diana were  present.  The  calls  for  meet- 
ing were  too  many  for  the  two  young 
ministers  to  perform.  The- district  (hen 
consisted  of  Barry,  Ionia,  Kent,  Eaton, 
Clinton  and  Gratiot  counties.  About  a 
year  or  so  later,  brother  Isaac  Smith  was 
chosen  to  the  ministry,  and  h:<s  labored 
in  that  capacity  ever  since. 

About  the  year  1871,  Elder  George 
Long  moved  f"rom  Lagrange  county,  In- 
diana to  Ionia  county,  Mich  ,  and  some 
(inip  af"ier,  IClder  Isaac  Miller,  from 
I)aik.3  county,  Ohio,  came  to  Barry  C-o., 
Miih.  The  district  ktiown  as  Thornapple 
was  then  divided  into  two — Woodlatid 
and  Thornapple.  I.  Miller  is  house- 
keeper in  the  Woodland  district,  and 
George  Long  in  \\v.  Thornapple. 

In  the  year  1 874  Isaac  N.  Miller  was 
chosen  to  the  ministry  in  that  church. 
Wc  hold  meetings  in  Ionia.  Kent  Barry, 
Eaton,  Gratiot,  Clinton,  Shiawasse  and 
Saginaw  counties — more  calls  than  are 
filled  by  the  brethren. 

The  above  is  a  very  condensed  sketch 
of  the  church  ;  but  to  enter  into  minute 
details  would  make  my  article  too  lengthy. 
Perhaps  a  few  lines  in  regard  to  our 
country,  health,  &c.,  would  be  interest- 
ing to  your  readers. 

sou. 

There  is  a  diversity  of  soil.  It  is  from 
a  rich,  sandy  loam,  to  a  white  and  yellow 
sand  "openings."  The  beach  and  ma- 
ple lands  are  very  productive  for  wheat, 
oats,  barley,  corn,  potatoes  and  vegeta- 
bles of  nearly  all  kinds,and  yields  as  high 
as  thirty  five  and  f"ortv  bushels  of  wheat 
per  acre,  coin  about  fifty,  and  oats  f"rom 
for(y  to  fifty. 

CLIMATE. 

The  climate  is  a  mediate  between  two 
extremes — of  heat  and  cold,  however, 
the  term  "mediate"  would  not  do,  for  the 
cold  last  winter  was  extreme,  mercury 
being  as  low  as  -10  degrees  below  zero. 
As  tor  its  salubrity,  I  (hiiik  it  is  as 
healihy  as  in  any  other  parts  of  the 
Middle  and  Western  States,  yet  we  ore 
subject  to  epidemics  as  well  as  malarial 
diseases,  such  as  chills  aud  fevers  of  dif- 
ferent kinds. 

The  healtli  of  the  members  generally, 
at  present,  is  good,  for  which,  as  well  as 
for  all  other  blessings,  we  try  to  thauk 
the  Giver  of  all  good. 

JoiJiAIi  G.  WiNEY. 

Campitell,  Midi. 


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Froiu  Nebrnska. 

May  4,  1875. 
Brother  James : — 

We  will  give  jou  a  litt'e  church  news. 
Bro.  S.  C.  Stump  aad  the  writer  just 
returued  from  Jackson  County,  Kan- 
pas,  where  we  bad  nine  meetings. 
There  are  three  members  living  in 
the  above  named  County  ;  namely, 
John  Faidley  and  wife  and  brother 
Houdysheli.  Bro.  S.  C.  Stump 
preached  far  them  last  November, 
when  he  baptized  the  last  named 
brother  and  promised  them  to  come 
some  time  again,  which  was  delayed 
till  the  23rd  of  April.  We  went  to 
brother  A.  Glick's  house,  Brown  Co., 
and  had  one  night  meeting  ;  thence 
to  Faidley 's,  and  here  we  baptized 
ten,  and  eight  more  made  application 
the  last  night  of  meeting,  and  the 
sext  morning,  they  were  to  be  re- 
ceived, when  we  started  for  home. 
We  promised  them  that  they  can 
again  have  meeting  before  long,  if 
we  can  pursuade  some  brother  to  go, 
as  we  could  not  stay  any  longer  ; 
for  we  had  five  appointments  out  in 
Brown  Co.,  on  our  way  home.  Would 
not  some  brother  in  the  full  ministry 
move  to  this  place,  Jack>^on  Co., 
Kansas  ?  as  they  have  no  speakwr 
here,  and  the  Lord  has  many  people 
here,  and  an  etfeclual  door  is  open, 
and  many  calls  for  preaching  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  that  county.  Brother 
J.  P.  Faidley's  address  is  James' 
Crossing,  Jackson  county,  Kans. 
May  the  good  Lord  speed  the  way 
that  a  full  organization  can  bo  made 
there,  is  my  prayer. 

John  Forney,  Sen. 
Fall,  City  Nthra,-ika. 


Why  Is  It  ? 

May  4th,  1875. 

Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

There  is  a  sister 
living  about  twelve  miles  from  Wichita, 
Scd.cwic't  county,  Kansas,  who  has  not 
received  anything  of  the  money  that  has 
l)een  sent  west  for  the  sufferers  there. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Bush  Creek 
congregation,  Frederick  ounty,  Md., 
Jacob  D.  Trostle,  bi.-ihop.  Her  maiden 
name  was  Catharine  Utz.  She  married 
a  man  by  the  name  of  James  Deal,  who 
is  no  member,  about  five  years  ago,  and 
moved  west.  Her  brother  in  the  Bush 
Creek  congregation,  and  lier  brother 
here  in  this  (Welsh  Run)  congregation, 
both  brethren  in  the  church,  have  been 
sending  her  some  assistance.  They  also 
contributed  freely  when  collections  were 
made  for  the  sufferers  of  Kansas.      She 


writes  that  they  are  in  destitute  circum- 
stances. They  had  two  cows  in  the  fall, 
the  one  they  sold  to  buy  flour,  the  other 
they  killed  and  ate,  which  is  now  aM  con- 
sumed. She  also  writes  that  she  does 
not  know  of  any  members  within  fifty 
miles  of  where  they  live.  She  says  they 
could  buy  .seed  and  provision,  but  they 
have  no  money.  Anythintr  sent  to  Wi- 
chita, Sedgwick  county,  Kansas,  which 
is  their  post-otfice,  they  would  receive  it. 
The  above  inf'onijafion  is  received  from 
a  letter  from  hrr  to  her  brother  Joseph 
Utz.  You  will  please  send  the  above  in- 
formation to  the  brethren  that  are  near- 
est her  in  Kansas,  that  have  been  ap- 
pointed to  distribute  the  money  sent 
west. 

Elder  Ctiuis.  Keefeb. 

Nicholas  Maktin. 

Jacob  Funk. 

Joshua  E.mmert. 

A.  B.  Barnhart. 


Froni  ludlsna. 

May  2nd,  1875. 

Dear  brethren,  sisters  and  readers  of 
the  Companion  and  Visitor,  feeling  this 
evening  like  penning  a  few  lines  to  you, 
I  would  just  say,  that  brethren  Jacob 
Rife  and  David  Bowman,  from  Delaware 
county,  Indiana,  have  paid  us  another 
vi.sit  ;  this  being  the  second  time  for  the 
former.  I  met  thciM  at  the  railroad  on 
the  16th  of  April,  and  on  the  17th,  at 
10  o'clock,  had  preaching  in  the  IJapti.st 
church,  and  continued  over  Sunday — 
four  meetings  in  all.  Then  on  Jlonday, 
lOth,  the  brethren  and  myself  and  wife 
went  to  Nebraska,  Jeimings  county,  In- 
diana, it  being  ten  miles  from  hore  to 
my  fatiier's  and  mother  inlaw's,  .Joseph 
and  Sarah  Wilson.  There  the  brethren 
had  three  meetings,  and  on  the  20th 
David  Bowman  baptized  Joseph  Wilson. 

The  brethren's  preaching  here  has  put 
the  people  to  searching  the  Scriptures. 
This  effect  was  produced  by  the  faithful 
labors  of  our  dear  brethren,  whom  we 
hope  the  Lord  will  richly  bless  for  their 
labors  of  love.  I  wish  we  might  enjoy 
many  more  such  visits  from  our  dear 
brethren  to  strengthen  our  faith,  and  en- 
courage us  on  our  way  to  heaven. 

David  Schoonover. 

Tanglewood,  1'hI- 

From    Kansas. 

May  3,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter : 

We  have  not  forgotten  our  duty 
toward  our  God  and  our  Savior  in 
this  place  of  God's  moral  vinyard. 
There  were  ten  precious  souls 
added  to  our  beloved  family.  As 
we  feel  to  progress  and  be  faithful 
unto  the  end,  we  pray  God  that  he 
will  strengthen  us  in  our  undertaking, 
that  the  ministring  brethren  may 
not  forget  us  in  the  time  of  our  weak- 


ness. Visit  us  often  and  encourage 
us.  If  there  are  any  ministering 
brethren  that  wish  any  informatiou 
from  us,  address  J.  P.  Faidley, 
James'  Crossino',  Jack?on  Co.,  Kan- 
sas. Yours  in  love 

J.  P.  Faidley. 


Book  Notice. 

I  have  on  hand  about  one  hundred 
copies  of  "Non  Coiifonnity  to  the 
World,"  which  I  would  like  to  dispose 
of  within  the  next  thirty  ilays.  I  need 
the  money  to  pay  for  publt-Iiing  ''The 
One  Faith  Vindicated."  and  "Faith-alone 
Weighed  in  a  Balance  and  found  Want- 
ing," a  pamphlet  in  which  the  doctrine, 
as  held  forth  by  the  Brethren,  is  shown 
to  be  the  "one  faith"  of  the  gospel, 
wliile  "faith-alone"  is  everywhere  found 
wanting  when  weighed  in  the  gospel 
"balance.  This  will  bear  distribution  by 
the  hundreds ;  and  I  hope  those  dear 
brethren  who  are  abundantly  blessed  pe- 
cuniarily, will  assist  in  thus  scattering 
"the  good  seed."  In  the  ujcantime  or>- 
ders  for  "The  One  Faith  A^indicatcd," 
will  be  received  and  booked,  and  .-ent 
out  as  soon  as  published  at  the  following 
rates :  1  copy,  15  cents  ;  2  copies  25 
cents  ;  10  copies  $1.00. 

• i^^  ♦-  -♦•^ 

AckiiowIe«lginent. 

Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

Please  acknowledge  in  the  Com- 
panion, the  recript,  of  $1  for  the 
needy  in  Kansas,  from  sister  L.  L. 
Tombaugb.  As  she  did  not  give  her 
address,  we  could  not  acknowledge 
to  her. 

James  is  sick  at  this  time.  There 
is  a  great  deal  of   sickness 

Elizaueth  L.  Switzer. 


Home,  ) 
Maj  7th  1»75.  [ 
Brother  Quinter: — 

Please  publish  immediately  that  I 
desire  the  prajers  of  all  my  dear 
brethren  and  sisters  everywhere  for 
the  relief  of  my  sore  distress  of  body 
and  mind.  May  God  in  his  infinite 
mercy  hear  them.     Amen. 

James  L.  Switzer. 


From    West    Vlrgiuia- 

April  18th,  1875. 

Brother  Quinter,  and  to  all  the  Broth- 
erhood, greeting  :  I  am  a  reader  of  the 
Companion  and  Visitor  and  have  been 
for  several  years.  It  always  does  my 
poor  heart  good  to  get  the  paper  and 
to  read  ol'the  good  meetings  thcbretliren 
have  at  diflerent  places  ;  and  to  learn 
how  they    are    getting    along.       Yet  it 


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causes  us  to  feel  sad  when  we  learn  of 
brethren  writing  against  one  another  and 
causing  ill-feelings  to  exist.  Tiiat  should 
not  be  ;  for  it  causes  all  the  brethren  to 
have  sorrowful  liearts  that  bear  of  it. 
brethren,  let  us  henceforth  be  uiorecare- 
i'ul  what  we  say  or  do,  that  we  jrive  none 
offense  ;  that  we  be  not  corjsumed  one 
of  another.  Jesus  said,  "It  must,  needs 
be  that  offenses  couie  ;  but  wo  to  that 
luan  by  whom  the  offense  cometh." 

We  have  noticed  in  the  past  month, 
or  so,  that  several  of  our  brethren  have 
been  writing  again.^t  each  other,  which 
caused  many  to  feel  sad.  lint  upon  re- 
ceiving >«'o.  14,  present  volume,  an  i  see- 
ing jur  aged  brother's  article,  namely, 
"Conciliatory,"  it  made  us  feel  glad 
while  reading  it,  and  we  ho))e,  by  ihis 
time,  it  has  caused  many  glad  hearts  to 
rejoice,  that  God's  holy  word  is  sufficient 
for  all  things  to  our  good. 

Brethren  let  us  ail  read  the  morning 
lesson,  and  act  accordingly.  If  wc  were 
to  do  this,  all  would  be  well  with  us 
JJrotliren  let  us  love  one  another ",  for 
love  is  of  God.  And  let  us  try  to  live  in 
that  way  and  manner  that  Qod  intends 
we  should  live.  May  tlie  God  of  peace 
be  with  us,  is  the  i)raycr  of  your  well 
wisher  in  the  Lord, 

David  J.  iMiu-Kii. 

OL-crhill,  W.    Va.  

From    Enst  Teunesse. 

April  Sith,  1875. 

^fessrs  Editors: 

As  we  have  noticed  but 
little  concerning  the  country  of  East 
Tennessee  in  your  valuable  jjapcr,  we 
thought  a  few  words  would  not  bo  out  of 
place. 

East  Tennessee  is  known  as  a  moun- 
tainous country,  being  from  fifiy  to  sixty 
miles  wide  and  is  bounded  on  the  north- 
west by  the  Cumberland  mountain-^,  and 
on  the  south  east  by  the  great  Smoky 
mountain.  Minerals  of  difft^rent  kinds 
are  found  in  these  mountains  ;  also  min- 
eral springs  of  various  kinds,  many  of 
them  are  attended  by  invalids  at-d  oihers 
throuL'h  the  hot  months  of  the  summer. 

'i'liis  valley  is  known  as  the  Cumber 
land  Valley,  and  is  divided  into  numer- 
fu.s  smaller  valleys  by  ridges.  The  soil 
is  mostly  of  a  limestone  (piality.  It  is 
generally  fertile,  aliliougli  some  of  it  is 
somewhat  exhausted  fjr  want  of  proper 
treatment  ;  but  the  effects  of  a  fertilizer, 
when  ap|piied,  is  readily  peicei\  cil,  while 
many  acres  are  yet  in  a  good  state  ul' cul- 
tivation. "Corn,  wlxai,  oats,  i^-y,  are 
rai.sed  in  abundance,  while  tiniotiiy,  clov- 
er and  other  grasses  generally  do  well, 
liinieslone  and  marble  also  exist,  and  are 
generally  found  m  bodies  otily.  There 
ar(!  yet  many  acres  covered  with  limber, 
among  which  is  the  [line,  oal<,  liiekory, 
W.ihiut,  sycamore,  &c. 

The  country  is  generally  well  watered 
by  streams  and  fine  springs,  many  of 
them  lurnishing  good  water  i)ower  for 
pjanufactpring  purposes. 


List,  but  nowise  least,  have  a  mild 
and  bealtby  cliiiiate.  Have  but  little 
winter.  The  deepest  snow  of  last  winter 
did  not  exceed  the  dejitli  of  two  inc!ie.«;, 
while  the  temperature  was  i)ut  six  de- 
grees above  zero  at  tlie  coldest,  but  did 
not  continue  l<)iig,  while  the  temperature 
in  summer  seldom  rises  above  ninety  de- 
grees, Fabr'^nheit.  The  first  peach  blos- 
som wc  noticed  on  the  29th  of  March, 
while  the  green  foliage  of  the  forest  has 
al^o  made  its  appearance.  Wheat  gen- 
erally looks  well  :  sonie  of  it  knee  high. 
0-it  fields  arc  nice  and  green,  while  much 
of  the  corn  is  planted,  some  of  which  was 
planted  in  i\larcli.  Some  will  yet  be 
planted  in  June.  Harvesting  is  gener- 
ally done  in  June,  although  clover  hay 
is  occasion;i11y  put  away  in  May.  Have 
known  even  wheat  to  be  cut  in  that 
month.  Fruit  generally  does  well  ;  but 
at  limes  is  injured  by  late  frosts. 

The  current  of  emicration  is  mostly 
flowing  to  the  Great  West,  as  it  is  called. 
It  is  true,  the  AV^est  is  generally  a  very 
beautiful  country.  We  have  never  seen 
a  finer  looking  farming  country  than 
parts  of  the  West,  and  no  doubt  the  soil 
is  very  productive  ;  but  how  great  have 
been  the  ravages  of  insects  among  the 
crops, tl.at  even  many  of  the  inhabitants 
were  driven  to  want !  Great  snow  storms 
frequently  occur  on  those  plains,  while 
the  cold  is  at  times  extreme.  Although 
our  country  is  mountainous,  and  while 
it  affords  us  many  advantages  over  the 
West,  who  can  deny  t])e  beauty  of  moun- 
tain scenery  ?     Well  may  the  poet  say  : 

Tticir  lonely  columns  slaud  sublime, 
Fiinying  Ihoir  shadows  from  on  high, 

Like  dials  which  the  wizard,  Tirau, 
Had  raised  to  count  his  ages  by. 

Yours,  &c., 

J.  M.  S. 
CoiicofJ,  Tenii. 


From    Iowa. 

April  19th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Qninter  :• 

Please  give  these 
few  lines  a  place  in  the  Companion.  To 
all  my  dear  brethien  and  sisters  in  the 
East  and  el.-ewbere,  greeting.  We  left 
Millerstown  station,  on  the  Pennsylvania 
llailroad,  April  5ib,  on  mail,  as  far  as 
Altoona,  remaining  over  night  with  friend 
and  noiijbltor  Adlum.  l^eft  Altoona, 
April  (')th,  at  9:2l)  a.  m.,  and  arrived  in 
Chicago  on  the  7th  at  9^20.  a.  m.  Re-< 
mained  all  day  with  our  brother  in  law, 
l<i'ias  Shellenbcrger.  Left  Chicago  at. 
10:20,  p.  m..  and  arrived  at  Climon,  at 
6  a.  m.  From  there  to  Sabula,  and  then 
to  Lost  Nation,  on  the  Sabula,  Aokley 
and  Decatur  R.  R. ,  arriving  at  our  new 
home  all  well  and  safe. 

We  had  a  nice  and  pleasant,  trip.  Made 
all  tlic  connections  on  the  railroads  with- 
out any  trouble.  We  thank  the  Lord  for 
his  kitjd  protection  while  on  our  way.  We 
had  the  pleasure  of  meeting  witli  the 
brethren  at  brother  Shultz's  on  last  Sab-. 
bath.     Very  good  meeting,  few  in    num- 


ber, but  wo  felt  that  the  Lord  was  with 
us.  This  leaves  us  all  well.  We  are  all 
well  s^itisli-d  witli  our  n(;w  home  so  far. 
I  shall  be  pleaded  to  give  any  information 
to  such  a.s  have  a  de.-ire  to  cliangc.  My 
address  is  L>st  Nation,  Clinton  county, 
Iowa.     Our  love  to  all. 

Isaac  Bahto. 


In  llnrilortl,  liynii    rnniity,  Knn. 

>Lay  1st,  1875. 
Brotlicr  Quill tcr: — 

Please  acknowledge 
through  your  paper  the  receipts  of  the 
following  amounts:  James  Qninter, 
Meyersdale,  Pa.,  25  (10  ;  David  Bowman, 
Nettle  Creek  church,  Wayne  county, Ind., 
20.00  -,  A.  K.  Brown,  Eagle  Creek  M. 
E.  church,  Williams  county,  Ohio,  20  00; 
S.  T.  Bo.-sermnn,  p]:igle  Creek  church, 
Hancock  county,  Ohio,  17  8();  Isaac 
Dell,  Modale,  Harrison  county,  Iowa, 
5.00 ;  Harleysville,  (by  request  name 
omitted),  2  50  ;  Reason  Maugan,  Ostran- 
der,  Delaware  county,   Ohio,  2.00. 

We  feel  to  thank  the  donors  for  their 
donations;  and  hope  the  good  Lord  will 
reward  them.  AVe  have  a  committee  to 
investigate  in  every  case  before  anything 
is  forwarded,  in  order  to  avoid  intrusion 
and  extravagance.  We  think  it  wrong 
to  indulge  in  luxuries,  and  therefore  only 
buy  sta|.l(!  provision ■<  ;  such  as  fl-'ur, 
beans,  iricon.  hominy,  and  in  extreme 
ca'-cs  a  little  cloibinsr,  and  medicine  in 
case  of  -iekni  ss.  Wc  do  not  buy  any 
seed  or  teed.  We  aim  that  the  money 
sent  us  shall  be  appbed  to  the  M-escfit 
and  aciud  wants  oi  ihe  needy.  Wo  dis^ 
tribuie  regardless  to  sect,  creed,  or  color, 
whether  professors  or  non  (.rolessors  of 
Christianity.  We  aim  to  be  careful  not 
to  indulge  in  idleness,  and  to  discard  la- 
ziness. Hope  the  brethren  and  others 
will  still  remember  us  in  our  distress. 
By  request  of  cou'mittec. 

L.  H.  Flack.  Sec'y. 

JJart/oriJ,  Ken. 

{Pilgrim  please  copy) 

From  ]MieliisH>i> 

;May  1st,  1875. 
Deiv  Brother  : 

As  I  have  been  looking 
over  the  names  of  the  ministering  breth~ 
ren  in  the  ahnanac,  and  see  what  a  great 
number  of  i.iboring  brethren  we  have,  1 
have  been  made  to  think  when  wc  go  to 
meeting  where  tiiere  is  no  speaker,  and 
a  deacon  has  io  take  charge  of  it,  why 
are  not  the  ministers  spread  more  over 
the  world,  to  preach  the  Word  to  dying 
souls?  Is  It  because  they  have  a  nice 
home  where  they  arc?  Atid  do  they 
think  they  cannot  live  anywhere  else  only 
where  they  have  lived  so  long?  Dear 
brethren  this  should  not  be  the  case. 
Wc  learn  that  the  Scriptures  teach  us 
that  we  .sliould  go  and  preach  the  gospel 
to  every  creature.  We  almost  think 
sometimes,  this  is  not  done  ;  lor  I  have 
Ijcard  a  great  many  say,  that  they  never 


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heard  a  Dunkard  preach,  until  last  June, 
wlieii  we  held  our  fir.st  meeting  liere. 
There  are  almost  ail  iiinds  -of  speakers 
here,  but  the  Brethren.  We  heard  it 
said  before  we  moved  here,  tliat  there 
was  no  ehureh  here  ;  but  we  dt  not  be- 
lieve that  Christ  meant  that  the  gospel 
sliouhl  be  preaehed  only  where  there 
Were  members,  but  everywhere.  'J'liey 
that  are  well  need  not  a  physician,  but 
they  that  are  sick. 

Dear  'orethren,  we  feel  that  there  has 
already  been  some  good  done  here,  and 
we  believe  much  more  might  be  done, 
if  a  speaker  would  move  in  here.  Writ- 
ten in  love  by  your  unworthv  sister,  i 
Ann  Amjauoii. 

Wst'e,  Mich!(jnv. 


AllUOIIIIVfUIClltS. 


Love-Feasts. 

Wc  expect  to  hold  a  lovcfeast  in 
the  Spring  Run  congregation,  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  two  and  a  halt'  miles  north 
of  McVeyiown  station.  Preaehing  to 
commence  at  10  o'clock  on  Monday,  M;iy 
24lh.  Also  preaching  next  forenoon. 
An  invitation  is  oxlended. 

By  order  of  the  church. 

S.  W.  BoLUNGEU. 

Brother  Qiuiuler  :— 

Please  announce  that 
our  communion  in  the  Sandy  (IJreek 
church,  Preston  county,  W.  Va.,  will  be 
held  ill  Salem  meeting-house,  June  12th 
and  lath.  Meeting  to  commence  at  two 
o'clock  and  to  continue  over  Sunday.  A 
general  invitation  is  extended.  By  order 
of  the  church. 

M.  J.  Thomas. 

If  the  Lord  will,  there  will  be  a  com- 
munion meeting  held  by  the  Brethren 
of  the  Somerset  congregation,  Wabash 
county,  Ind. ,  on  the  12th  and  13th  of 
June. 

H.  11  MiNNicn. 

MARRIED.  ~ 

At  the  house  of  Jacob  Christner,  ;n  Salt- 
lick township,  Fayette  county,  Pa.,  on  the 
20th  of  April,  by  the  nndei signed,  Abkam 
M.  Davis  and  Fuances  S.  Cukistnbk,  both 
of  Fayette  county,  Pa. 

William  Johnson. 


U1EI>. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circuniatan 
cea  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 


In  the  Grundy  church,  Grnndy  county, 
Iowa,  children  of  brother  Edward  and  sister 
Amanda  Slifer :  on  the  lOth  of  March, 
Claua  Drusilla  Si.ifer,  aged  7  years,  10 
months  and  13  days  ;  on  the  14th,  Akminoa 
Catiiahine  Slikeu,  aged  3  years,  9  montlis 
and  14  days  ;  on  the  15lh,  Melvin  Cwkis- 
TOPHBu  Slifeu,  aged  10  years;  and  ou  the 
17th,  Ika  Clinton  Slifek,  aged  3  years,  9 
months  and  17  days.  Tnc  last  two  were  bur- 


ied at  one  time.  Disease,  scarlet  fever. 
Tlius  in  the  short,  spa'^e  of  one  we"k,  our 
beloved  brother  am!  sister  were  bereft  of 
four  children  Only  one  child  is  left  with 
the  parents  and  fiiends  to  mourn  the  loss 
of  those  that  are  gone  to  the  climes  of  im- 
mortal glory,  wliere  they  may  meet  again 
if  faithful  to  the  Lord. 

Also  in  the  tame  church,  April  lOlh,  sis- 
ter MAK(iAitET  Si.iFnK,  .igcd  25  years,  2 
months  and  24  da>s,  8lie  leaves  a  kin! 
husband  and  two  small  children  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  an  aflVetionat  •  mother.  Sister 
Slider  U'iiled  with  the  church  ([uite  your'g, 
and  )ived  an  exemplary  Christian  life.  Dis- 
ea.sc,  scarlet  fever.  Funeral  occasions  im- 
proved by  the  writer. 

Henry  V.  Stuicki.er. 

At  the  resilence  of  his  son,  B.  F.  Flory, 
in  the  Engli  h  Kiver  church,  Keokuk  coun- 
ty, Iowa,  May  1st,  bioiher  Abraham  Fi.ouy. 
aged  65  years,  6  months  and  15  days. 
Broth»T  Flory  received  something  like  a 
Btrok>'  of  paUy  a  few  years  ago.  since  which 
time  he  had  been  in  a  feeble,  and  for  some 
time,  almost  h  Ipless,  condition;  On  the 
2ud  he  was  followed  to  his  last  restiuK-place 
by  many  bereaved  relative*  and  sympathiz- 
ing friends.  Funeral  discourse  by  Elder 
Jacob  Brower,  from  1  Thess.  4:  13—18 

G   S.  Wine. 

In  Monroe  townsliip,  Cumberland  county. 
Pa.,  friend  Jacob  Stine,  aged  40  years,  5 
months  and  11  days.  Funeral  discourse  by 
brother  David  Nei.sly,  fiom  Heb.  13:14.  The 
suliject  of  this  notice  came  to  his  death  at 
an  ore  bank  by  the  faliintr  of  several  tous  of 
earth  upon  him,  Irom  a  height  of  15  feet, 
k'.llling  him  instantly,  and  crushing  his 
body  into  a  horrible  ina-s,  burying  it  at  a 
dipth  of  4  feet. 

J.  B.  G. 

In  the  Bango  congregation  ,  Elkhart  coun- 
ty, Indiana,  January  11th,  sister  Anna 
Streeia",  aged  37  ycirs,  2  months  and  24 
da\s.  Funeral  servic-.'S  by  Andrew  Bigler 
and  the  writer. 

February  18th,  FiANA  Clement,  aged  34 
years,  3  months  and  29  days.  She  was  a 
consistent  member  of  tlie  Mcnonuite  church. 
Services  by  Jacob  Wijler  and  the  writer. 

March  2rd,  Hattie  Suauai,  aged  2  weeks. 
Services  by  J.  Wi  lerand  the  writer. 

March  ;Oth,  sist-r  Nancy  Richardson, 
aged  55  years  and  10  months  She  was  an 
exemplary  member  of  the  church  about 
fourteen  years.  Wo  hope  our  loss  is  her 
eternal  gain.  Services  by  brother  Joel 
Shively  and  the  writer,  from  Rev.   13:14. 

March  19th,  Enos  Smeltzeu,  aged  1  year, 
8  mouths  and  1  day.  Services  by  Jacob 
Butler  and  the  writer. 

April  17th,  brother  John  Kronk,  aged  26 
years,  3  months  and  16  days.  Services  by 
brother  Moses  N.  Hess,  fiom  Romans  8:1, 
to  a  large  congregation. 

April  26th,  Elizabeth  Moyer,  wife  of 
brother  Joseph  Moyir,  aged  31  years,  3 
mouths  aud  7  days.  Disease,  lung  fever. 
She  was  a  memter  of  the  Methodist  church. 
Services  by  Christian  Farker,  from  2  Tim. 
1:10,  and  the  writer  from  John  5:24. 

John  Metzler. 

In  Philadelphia,  Apiil  2lst,  brother  8am- 
t-EL  St'PLEE,  aged  74  years  less  6  days.  He 
made  every  arrangement  tor  his  funeral 
and  temporal  all'nirs  several  weeks  before 
his  death,  with  as  much  composure  as  jf  he 
was  going  ou  a  pleasaul  journey,  and    daily 


looked  forward  for  immortality  and  eternal' 
life.  He  has  left  an  agi  d  widow,  two  sons 
und  two  diUKlilers,  all  in  ihe  church,  and 
twelve  graudehildreii,  to  mourn  the  lofs 
wliich  we  trust  is  his  ctornol  gain.  He 
called  for  the  elders  and  was  anointed,  afier 
which,  le  folt  much  comforted.  He  was 
alll-cted  with  ln'art  disease  for  the  lust  two 
years,  and  ihis  winter  hid  dro;jsy  with  it. 
He  was  not  confined  to  his  bod,  but  died  sit- 
ting up.  He  was  one  auiong  ttie  lllllo 
flock  that  start' d  the  (ireen  Tree  church. 
Funeral  services  on  the  iV'  ning  of  the  23rd, 
at  his  residence,  by  J.  P  Ih-tnc  and  J.  Span- 
oirlo.  He  was  buri'-,d  at  G^een  True,  on  the 
24th.  I.  Price  preached  at  the  meeting- 
house. 

Ronr.KT  I   Evans. 
(PU(,rimnnd  Viudcaf.or  please  copy.) 


Dr.  Pierce's  Golden  Medical  Di.scovery 
will  cure  a  cough  in  one  half  the  time 
necessary  to  cure  it  with  any  other  uiedi- 
ciiie,  and  it  does  it,  not  by  drying  it  up, 
but  by  removing  the  cause — subdtnng 
the  irritation    and    healing    the    affected 

?arts.  For  all  crises  of  Laryngitis, 
loarseness.  Suppression  or  less  of  voice. 
Bronchitis,  Severe  Chronic  or  Lingering 
Coughs,  it  will  be  found  to  surpass  any 
medicine  that  has  ever  before  been  offer- 
ed to  the  public.  It  is  sold  by  all  dealers 
in  medicines. 


I*iire-Bre<l  lA^ttt   ISritliiuaM. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  aud  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (*5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 

nUME  W001.UIV  FAIITOKY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  salisfa 'tigii.  And  wo  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  aud  pay 
charges  ou  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  yearf,  I  thir.k  I  know  just  what 
farmers  waut,  anJ  think  they  wiH  lind  it  to 
their  advantage  to  coi  respond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STU  JEBAKER, 
Home  Wojlen  Factory, 

18  tf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 

Italian  <|iieeu.'9  Pur  Sale.  Bred 
from  pure  aud  choice  ^toek,  and  will  be  sent 

I  by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.     Satisfaction    guaranteed    in    all  cases. 

[Address  SAMUEL  GUEENA  WALT,  Cear- 
fosB  P  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

19  6m. 

Passover  aud  JLord's  Kiiftp^r. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Beer. 

It  contains  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
\  by  the  insin  cd  wi  iters  ;  the  typici  1  charac- 
i  ter  of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  fultil!raeut 
jinChiist;  the   instil  uiion,  observance,  and 

design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 
I      The     work     contains      258     pages,     and 

is   neatly    bound     in     fine     English    cl.th. 

Price,     single    copy,   by    mail,    iil.tO;    per 

dozen,  by  express,  1800. 
I  Address  :  J.  VV.  Beer, 

'  M-yersdale, 

35.  Soraeiset  Co.,  Pa. 


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CHRISTIAN    IKI>1i:X,  ATLANTA, 
CiEOKUlA. 


A  L4K0E,  EIGHT-PACE     UKLIGIOrS    AND    FAM- 
ILY WEEKLY     NEW>I'AI'EK. 


REV.  D.  E.  BUTLEK,  ManRging  Editor 


Organ  of  the  Baptist  Denoniiun'-ion  ;  it  is 
Pure.  Keliable.  CUeap.  Sul>aCiii>liou  :  $3 
a  year  in  advance. 

88E  ITS  I'ECULIAK  MERITS  ASP    ADVANTAGES. 

1.  As  a  Deuomiuaiional  Organ.  In  it  are 
found  discussed  all  topics  and  subjects  rital 
to  the  Christianity  o(  the  age,  and  especially 
to  us  as  Baptists.  No  paper  evidences  more 
wisdom  ill  dis^usfiug  the  "signs  of  the 
times.''  It  docs  not  sound  ibe  alarm  after 
erroiisls  have  done  their  work. 

3.  TuE  Inuex  coiuaiue  all  the  latctt 
church  iutelligrnce,  revival  and  otherwise. 
All  f*ct8  pertaining  to  the  progress  and 
prosperity  of  our  Zion,  that  can  he  gathered 
from  the  press  ajd  correspondence,  are  to 
be  found  in  its  columns. 

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nations,  touching  subjects  vital  to  church, 
society  aud  country,  is  carefully  collated,  so 
that  you  may  see  at  a  glance  what  the 
xreat  minds  of  the  age  tQink,  as  to  the  sub- 
jec's  indicated,  as  well  as  those  who  edit 
and  control  the  paper. 

4.  "Our  Pulpit"  is  another  important  fea- 
ture. Each  issue  contains  a  carefully  pre- 
pared sermon,  which,  iu  itself,  is  worth  the 
EUbscriptiou  price  of  the  paper. 

5.  All  information  pertaining  to  Rva- 
BANOKY — the  laboring  class,  or  Gran^era — 
is  carefully  manipulated  for  lour  benclit,. 

0.  The  wants  of  your  cUild'-en  arc  not  neg- 
lected. Selections  are  made  from  the  bcsi 
Sabbath-school  and  children's  papeis,  wak- 
ing this  drpar  tnent  alike  inslruciive  aud 
entertaining. 

7.  Krora  the  secular  press  is  gleaned  the 
latest  political  iutellikrence,  national  aud  in  - 
teriiational. 

These  arc  some  of  the  peculiar  merits  of 
The  Index.     Now,  afe  to  its  advantages  : 

1.  Y«u  have,  combined,  the  iheological, 
literal y,  Sabbath-school,  political  and  ai;ri- 
cultural  In  one  paper,  all    for    Tiiuee    Dol- 

hkUS. 

2.  The  paper  is  centrally  and  eligibly  lo- 
cated for  gathering  all  intelligence  pertain- 
ing to  our  Southern  Zion. 

3.  Its  publishers  have  their  own  puMica- 
tion  houoe — hence  the  pcrinancy  of  the  ea- 
lerpiisc. 

Remember  these  advantages    as    woll     as 
merits.     Uj  not  It  this  opportunity  pass  to 
secure  the  paper  you  nc(;d. 
PREMIUMS. 

The  following  list  embraces  m%ny  haiid- 
Bomc  Steel  Plate  Engravings,  one  of  which 
selected  by  the  subscriber,  will  be  mailed  to 
every  percoii  kuljfcribiiitc  to  the  Indk.x  for 
one  y<;ar,  mid  remittinir  iis  $3  on  or  or  be'O'e 
the  lijt  Of  November,  1875.  The  olfcr  aj)- 
pllcs  to  both  old  ami  U'w  subsciibers. 

UELirilouS. 
Reading  the  Scriptures,  Family  devotion, 
Christ  Healing  the  Blind,  Christ  walking 
on  the  Sea,  God  bless  fapa  and  MammH, 
The  Ten  Commandments,  The  Lord's 
Prayer,  Weeping  over  Jerusalem.  Ent.y  into 
Jerusalem,  Looking  unto  Jihus,  The  llaiipy 
J..an'1.  Our  Saviour  at  Pi  .-.yer.  The  Tie  •  of 
Life,  The  Tree  r.f  Death,  The  Tree  of  Tem- 
perance, The  Tree  of  Inlemperance,  The 
Good  Samaritan,  From  Shore  to  Shore,  At 
the  foot  of  the  Uioss,   The    Widow's    Siu, 


The  Child  Jisus,  The  Angel  of  Prayer,  An- 
gel of  the  Covenant,  The  Three  Holy  Wo- 
men. 

rOKTRAITS. 

George  Washington,  Martha  Woshington, 
JrfTerson  Davis,  General  L'-e,  Stonewall 
Jackson,  Gen.  Beauregard,  Gen.  Forrest, 
Gen.  Breckinridg".. 

LANDSCAPES. 

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BY  JA99EK  4||IINTER. 


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The  l>tviu«  (hII. 

"Toilay  if  ye  hear  uiy    voice,    harden 
your  hearts." 

Go,  bow  at  Jef  ns'  feet, 
Aud  all  yonr  sins  confess  ; 
Go,  plead  with  penitential  tears 
Your  own  unwortliiness  and  fcarB  ; 
Ask  for  bis  righteousness. 

He'll  hear  your  contrite  prayer, 

He'll  come  to  your  rt  lief. 
He'll  take  a  way  your  guilt  and  sin  ; 
Make  you  all  gloiioui  within, 

Aud  heal  the  fount  of  grief. 

O  make  no  more  del»y  ! 

At  his  mild  scepter  bow  ; 
Wilb  arms  extended  wide  he  waits, 
He  beckons  toward  the  peaily  (fates  ; 

Says,    "Eater,  enter  now." 

He  waits  to  seal  your  vow. 
While  it  is  "called  to-day," 
The  morrow  may  bc"too  late"  to  choose; 
O  then  make  haste,  don't,  don't  refuse  ! 
And  cast  yonr  soul  away. 

— Selected. 


-nif- 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTou. 
Tke  Fruits  ot  the  Spirit -I^oug- 
SufTcriog. 


BY  J.  M    ZUCK. 


The  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  loner-sufTerinE. 
G»l.  5  :  23.  SB 

Ever  the  bitter  with  the  sweet.  Love, 
joy  and  peace  arc  a  sweet  chi.ster  from 
the  Spirit  vine,  but  what  a  bitter  berry 
in  suffering]  Who  can  t.-.ste  its  acid 
juice  without  making  wry  faces  ?  Some- 
times it  burns  like  fire  and  cuts  like 
hharp  blades.  It  throws  the  body  into 
cotivulsion.s  and  nn.seats  Reason  from  her 
throne.  It  tears  down  this  earthly  tab- 
einaolo,  drives  the  soul  hence — and 
where?  AN'Ikj  o;ui  see  anything  lovely 
or  desirable  in  surtoriuj;?  uiuch  less  in 
lontrsurt'criiii;  ? 

!)iU  the  l->ni:  :  nlFir'iiL-  Ii'ii-  inf<Mded 
di'ts    not    mean  mtn  ly  .-ulliiing  that  is 


long,  neither  does  it  refer  chiefly  to 
l)hvsical  pain.  There  is  a  great  deal  of 
suffering — yea  even  long~suffering— of 
this  kind  which  is  the  fruit  of  sin  and 
excess  rather  than  of  the  good  Spirit  of 
God.  E\'en  such  suffering  may  be  sanc^ 
tified  to  the  good  of  the  soul — the  sick- 
ness of  the  body  often  proves  the  health 
of  the  soul — yet  it  is  hardly  what  is 
meant  by  long  suffering  as  the  fruit  of 
the  Spirit. 

Long  suffering  is  an    attribute    of  the 
mind  rather  than  an  accident  of  the  body. 
It  dwells  in  the  temple  of  the  heart   to- 
gether with    love    and   joy    and    peace. 
Long  suffering  is  twin  sister  to    Forbear" 
ance,  and  Patience  is  the  mother  of  both. 
In  another  sense,  long   suffering    is    for- 
bearance lengthened  out — same  in   qual- 
ity,   different    in  quantity.     One  is   like 
the  brook  at  one  quiet  point ;  the    other 
is  more   like  the    brook's    onward  flow, 
pure   and    clear    despite  the  dirty  banks 
and  muddy  bottom,   calm    and  constant 
despite  the  rocks  and  other  impediments 
in  the  way.     Forbearance   withholds  the 
chastening  rod  this   once  ;  long  suffering 
has  often  withheld  it  and  withholds   yet. 
Forbearance  spares   the    barren   fig-tree 
another  .season  in  the    hope    that  it   will 
yet  produce  a  little  fruit ;  long    suffering 
has  spared  it  many  seasons  in   the   same 
hope.     This  is  the  long  suffering  of   him 
who  "is  not  slack  concerning    his   prom 
ise  as  some  men  count  slackness  ;  but   is 
long  suffering  to    us-ward,    not   willing 
that  any    should    perish,    but    that  all 
should    come    to    repentance."     Would 
that  some    could  "come    to    this  repen- 
tance" a  little  earlier  in  life  so  as  to  bear 
the  Lord  a  little  fruii  before  all    the    sap 
of  youth  is  gone, — and  perhaps   many  of 
us  who  think  we  have  come  to   it    might 
bear  more  and  better  fruit  "meet  for  the 
Master's  use." 

Long  suffering  is  patient  endurance 
when  the  burden  presses  hard,  marching 
steadily  on  while  we  can,  staggering  on 
when  we  must.  It.  i.s  posses.sing  the  soul 
ill  peace  wln-n  (h(;  trouble  eonirs,  turii 
iiig  the  ("til- I  ('beck  when  tli"  blow  i.s 
j:ivcii.      It  returns   jiOLiil    for  evil.  bleN,sr£ 


the  persecutor,  forgives  until  seventy 
times  seven.  It  is  to  be  calm  when  oili- 
ers  revile  and  say  all  manner  of  evil 
against  us  for  His  name's  sake  in  whom 
we  trust.  It  is  to  come  up  through 
great  tribulation  and  gloom  in  the  one 
glorious  hope  that  the  light  will  break 
through  somewhere  and  sometime.  It  is 
the  spirit  which  sings — 

"Then  sorrow  touched  by  thee  grows  bright 

With  more  than  raptuie's  ray  ; 
As  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light 

We  never  saw  by  day." 

That  long-sufferin?,  especially  the  pa- 
tient, forbearing,  forgiving  clement,  is 
the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  may  be  seen  from 
a  consideration  of  tiie  natural  and  in- 
stinctive tendencies  of  man's  heart. 
How  quick  he  is  to  resent  an  injury, 
either  real  or  fancied  I  No  sooner  is  the 
grievous  word  spoken  than  it  stirs  up  a 
prodigious  strife  in  his  heart,  and,  to 
use  a  vulgar  phrase,  "loo.sens  his  tongue 
at  both  ends."  It  is  not  more  natural 
for  a  snake  to  bite  when  trodden  upon, 
than  it  is  for  man's  fist  to  fly  out  from 
the  shoulder  when  he  is  smitten.  The 
blow  is  returned  and  if  possible  with  ten- 
fold violence.  Some  people  are  very 
conscientious  about  paying  certain  debts, 
— an  enemy,  for  instance,  is  always  "paid 
back  in  his  own  coin"  and  with  com- 
pound interest  added.  With  them  it  is 
an  eye  for  an  eye,  a  tooth  for  a  tooth, 
curse  for  curse,  slander  for  slander.  For 
such  people,  the  courts  are  often  too 
slow,  there  is  too  much  room  for  mercy, 
too  many  cliances  of  escajie.  And  s^o 
with  murderous  hearts  and  masked  faces, 
they  take  the  law  into  their  own  hands 
and  with  rope  or  pistol  avenge  a  foul 
crime  by  committing  one  equally  foul. 
The  papers  record  another  case  of  lynch- 
ing. 

Such  is  the  propensity  of  man's  heart 
when  not  renewed  by  that  Divine  Spirit 
one  of  whose  fruits  is  long-suffering. 
Hut  when  tlius  renewed,  all  sucli  griev- 
ances are  uicikly  eoniniilled  U'Hu  liiiii 
wli')  Iki.s  s;tid,  ''X'l  >i';i;:'M'-e  i  '  ini'K'.  I 
vill  repay  siiith  tlie  Jijrd"     'i'h'-'  Chris- 


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tian  knows  tliyt  ;ilthoiig'i  "God's  mills 
lirind  slow,  yet  do  they  grind  exceeding 
surn."  "The  Lore',  ilie  Lord  God,  uier 
ciful  ard  Kmciou',  Jniifz-xufTeri'iiff,  and 
nbund  It  t  in  goodress  and  truth,  keep- 
ing mercy  for  tliotisands,  lorj!iving  iniq- 
uity ar.d  trincrcssion  and  s^in,  timl  tlutt 
will  I'!/ no  vif.iiusi  clem-  iJif  guilti/;  vi>it. 
inc  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 
children,  and  upon  the  children's  child 
ren  unto  the  third  and  fourth  genera 
tion," 

Chlf  Lldc,  Fii. 

For  the  Companion  ano  Visitok. 
OT**rcomiiiK  Evil. 


BY  D    E    BRUBAKEB. 


''Be  not  overcome   of  evil,    but   overcome 
evil  with  good."  Rom.  13  :  21 . 

In  the  history  of  David's  trial?,,  and 
eufferingB  in  bis  exile  ;  driven  out  as 
he  was  from  home,  and  home  com- 
forts, by  the  6re  of  jealousy,  we  have 
one  of  the  moat  striking  illustrations 
of  this  beoven-taught  doctrine.  lie 
must  be  lackit.g  in  the  finer  feelings, 
who  can  read  from  the  IG'-h  chapter 
of  1st  Samuel  to  the  end  of  that  book, 
without  being  thrilled  to  ndniiralion, 
at  the  dispo.tition  that  David  mani- 
fests towards  his  most  bitter  and 
avowed  enemy.  When  our  minds 
picture  ont  the  extreme  peril  and 
danger  that  Divid  was  subjected  to 
iu  Saul's  malicious  attempt  to  murder 
him,  and  consider  David's  innocence, 
instinclively  we  are  made  to  exclaim, 
()  horrible!  It  turns  out  that  the 
Klri])lii\<j  of  'srael  is  not  only  equal  to 
the  tak  of  meeting  a  Goliath  in  deadly 
eoiidict,  but  also  proves  himself  more 
than  a  match  for  the  God  forsckeu 
Saul. 

In  bis  conflict  with  Saul,  David 
takes  the  God  of  Israel  for  bis  hope, 
mercy  for  his  weapon,  and  how  soon 
are  tiie  tears  of  remorse  and  regret 
wrung  from  the  would-be  murderer  of 
David?  lu  the  cave  (f  Eugedi  the 
lirst  opportunity  offers  itself  to  Da- 
vid to  mnko  such  disposition  of  his 
enemy  as  he  sees  fit.  Vengeance 
would  say,  •'Kill."  Mercy  prevails 
and  whispers  to  David,  "Do  him  no 
barm  I"  He  gently  cuts  the  .'■kirt  off 
of  Saul's  robe,  (for  which  he  after- 
wards received  u  conscience-smiting) 
by  which  Saul,  though  vile  as  he 
was,  was  made  to  ackuowlcdge, 
"Thou  art  more  righteous  than  I  ; 
for  thou  hast  rewarded  me  good, 
whereas  I  have  rewarded  thee   evil.'' 

We  would  think  that  one  such  u 
jiruof  of  David's  heart   would   surely- 


be  enough,  but  ah  !  jealousy  is  never 
satiate.  Saul  is  determined  to  have 
him  out  of  the  way.  When  David  is 
put  to  the  test  again  and  has  the  most 
ample  opportunity  to  slay  his  enemy, 
bdt  so  far  from  taking  revenge  by 
slayit  g  Saul,  he  quietly  takes  away 
his  ppear  and  cruse  of  water,  and 
that  only  to  show  Saul  the  power  he 
had,  or  might  have  had,  over  him. 
But  the  climax  in  the  history  o(  Da- 
vid's disposition  is  not  yet  reached, — 
not  until  Saul  and  bis  three  sons  are 
slain  in  battle,  according  to  the 
prediction  of  Samuel.  The  message 
reaches  David  of  the  result.  Saul 
and  his  sons  slain !  The  army  of 
Israel  discomfited!  Vengence  would 
say,  '"Now  has  come  the  day  of  exul- 
tation and  rejoicing  for  David,  over 
bis  enemy."  But  listen  to  the  out- 
pourings of  his  grief-stricken  feelings 
when  he  takes  up  this  lamentation, 
"Ye  mountains  ofOilboab,  let  there 
be  no  dew  ;  neither  let  there  be  rain 
upon  you,  nor  fields  of  offerings  :  for 
there  is  the  shield  of  the  mighty, 
vilely  cast  away  ;  the  shield  of  Saul, 
as  though  he  had  not  been  anointed 
with  oil."  Then  again  bear  David 
saying,  "Ye  daughters  of  Israel,  weep 
over  Saul."  How  different  the  dispo- 
sition and  feelings  of  David,  to  what 
is  generally  seen  in  humanity  at 
large;  under  the  same  trying  circum- 
stances I  Throughout  the  New  Tes- 
tament we  are  taught  by  precept  and 
example,  to  cultivate  and  practice  this 
heaven-born  principle  of  overcoming 
evil  with  good  " 

Biotbeis  and  sisters  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  will  we  not  still  try  to  be  more 
entirely  governed  by  that  rule?  The 
more  we  see  and  bear  of  the  opposite 
rule  being  practiced  ;  i.  e.,  "overcome 
evil  with  evil,"  whether  by  individu- 
als, or  nations  ;  the  more  we  are  com- 
pelled to  acknowledge  the  correctness 
of  that  precept  as  taught  by  our 
Divine  Master.  If  rendering  evil  for 
evil  would  accomplish  that  most  de- 
sirable result ;  i.  e.,  onercoming 
evil,  why  then  evil  would  long  since 
have  been  swept  from  the  face  ot  the 
earth.  But  far  from  it.  Iu  many 
respects  the  nations  are  vile,  and  as 
much  contaminated  with  evil  as  at 
any  period  in  our  world's  history. 
For  instance  on  the  subject  of  war, 
the  untold  millions  of  human  being.s 
that  have  been  sacrificed  upon  the 
altar  of  ambition  ;  and  the  countless 
rivyrs  of  blood  that  have  been  spilt, 
i  UQOQ  th^  det^rjly  field  of    coulUct,    all 


suffice  not.  But  the  natioos,  to-day 
are  as  ready,  seemingly,  to  imbue 
their  hands  in  their  fellow-man's 
blood  as  ever.  And  from  every  indi- 
cation, as  well  as  from  prophetic 
leaching,  we  need  not  be  surprised,  at 
yet  seeing  a  mo'st  terrible  and  general 
conflict  with  the  powerful  nations  of 
the  earth,  in  the  not  far  distant  fu- 
ture. But  the  Christians  duty  seems 
not  so  nuch  to  be  to  look  out  for  the 
coufl  cts  and  convulsiv)ns  of  the  na- 
tions, as  for  the  "coming  of  Ihe  Lord." 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 


BY    P.     A.    E. 


What  meaning  in  the  word  Home — 
one's  dwelling  place,  house,  or 
one's  abode  !  There  appears  to  bean 
irresistible  attraction  about  the  placo 
we  call  Home.  How  wn  strive  and 
toil  to  muk'i  home  cheerful  and  pleae- 
am  !  We  try  to  keep  our  little  cot, — 
no  ditf-!rence  how  humble, — neat  and 
attraciive.  We  exert  ourselves,  and 
spend  a  vast  amount  of  time  and 
money,  for  no  other  purpose  than  to 
make  our  residences  attractive,  and 
ihr-s.!  around  us  happy.  And  do  wo 
ever  think  what  charms  our  dear  na- 
tive spot  has  ? 

Let  us  who  have  been    reared    un- 
der a  p.irental  roof  go  forth  ourselves 
and  battle  with  the  world  for    a   sea- 
son, then,   when     we    return     to    our 
Father's  house,  we  know   what   there 
i.s  in  a  home.      We  have   this   clearly 
represented  iu    the     parable    of    the 
prodigal  son.     As  long  as  be  remain- 
ed at  his  Father's  house,    be    had    no 
idea  what  the  blessing  of  home    was  ; 
but  becoMiiug    dissatisfied,    and  after 
having  received  the  portion  of  good* 
that  fell  to  him,   and    spending   it    in 
riotous  living,  then  he  thought  of   his 
situaiiin,   and     of    bis    dear,    native 
homo,  of    bis    Father's  house,    where 
even  the  hired  servants    fared    better 
than  be.     Is  it    a     wonder    that    he 
made  that  inward  resolve,  "I  will    go 
home;     I  will     go    to    my     Father's 
bouse,  and  tell  him  that    I  have    sin- 
ned against  Heaven  and  in  his  sight?' 
<tc.       In   the    example    we    have    a 
demonstration  of  the  fact   that     home 
and  the  comforts  of  home  are  remem- 
bered iu  lime  of  need  as     well    as    at 
leisure. 

Wo  might  ask.  What  is  it  that 
draws  our  minds  in  the  direction  of 
HoiVQ  ?     lb    it    the    recollections   of 


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loved  ones  there,  or  is  it  the  fond  re- 
membrance that  in  our  childhood 
days  we  were  the  inmates  of  that 
abode  ?  The  recollections  and  fond 
remembrance  of  scenes  past,  no  doubt, 
con^titute  a  part  of  this  attraction. 
But  the  Christian  looks  from  another 
standpoiot.  He  waits  in  expecta- 
tions of  the  arrival  of  the  day  when 
bo  will  be  called  from  the  stage  of 
action,  to  the  eternal  joys  that  await 
him  in  the  paradise  of  love,  our  Home 
in  Heaven.  Well  mighi  the  Poet 
say  : 

"A  home  in  heaven,  what  a  joyful   thonzht, 

As  the  poor  man  toils  in    his  weary    lot, 
His  heart  oppressed  ard  with  an{;ui-h  driven 

From  his  home    l)eiow    to    hie    home    in 
heaven  " 

But  who  are  going  to  be  the  happy 
recipients  of  thL-s  home  ?  None  but 
they  who  do  the  will  of  the  divine 
Father;  they  who  ''have  washed 
their  robes,  and  have  made  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb;"  they 
who  have  unceasingly  toiled, and  have 
fought  under  the  blood-stained  banner 
of  king  Ertimaauel,  and  have  become 
conquerers  in  the  great  battle  with 
the  adversary.  We  have  many  a  foe 
to  conquer,  and  many  a  storm  to  face 
before  we  gain  the  blissful  port  of 
heaven,  to  sing  the  song  of  redeem- 
ing grace.  But  shall  we  not  be  am- 
ply paid  for  our  labor  when  our  war- 
fare is  ended  ?  Eternal  life  is  prom- 
ised UR  and  a  hoive  that  is  eternal  in 
the  heavens. 

Wo  notice  that  there  are  those  who 
have  no  place  they  may  call  Home. 
They  are  depending  on  the  charities 
of  a  cold  and  unfriendly  world  for  a 
support.  But  is  it  thus  in  that 
heavenly  laud  ?  Is  it  that  way  where 
Jesus  is  ■/  Ob,  no  !  we  feel  to  thank 
Go  J  that  the  poor  are  remembered  by 
biin,  and  we  may  be  poor  as  Lazarus 
'  that  lay  at  the  rich  man's  gate,  if  we 
are  only  the  children  of  the  living 
God,  we  have  an  inheritance  in  that 
rnausion  of  love  ;  an  inheritance  that 
is  incorruptible  and  that  fftdelh  not 
away.  We  become  heir.^  to  God  and 
joint-heirs  with  Jesus  Christ.  Then 
who  would  think  that  this  Home  is 
not  worth  striving  for  ?  I  am  sure 
that  it  is  worth  our  while  and  worth 
our  all  to  fit  and  prepare  ourselves  to 
be  welcome  guests  at  the  marriage 
supper  of  the  Lamb. 

Then  I  would  say  to  those  who 
have  started  on  thoir  Christian  race, 
press  onward  "toward  the  mark  for 
the  prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God  in 
(^hri^t  Jes.us."     A  few  more  years,  al 


most,  and  we  must  be  called  away. 
When  our  warfare  is  ended  may  we 
say  in  the  language  of  Paul,  "I  have 
fought  a  good  Gght,  I  have  finished 
my  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith. 
Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  of  righteousness  ;"  and  in  the 
great  day  may  we  hear  the  welcome, 
"Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant, 
enter  thou  into  the  joys  of  thy  Lord." 
This  will  be  our  eternal  home. 

And  let  me  a.sk  those  who  have 
not  yet  enlisted  in  the  cause  of  Christ. 
Is  it  not  high  time  that  you  are  pre- 
paring for  that  goodly  land,  for  that 
better  homo  ?  Have  you  never 
thought  you  ought  to  become  reli- 
gious ?  Most  assuredly  you  have 
felt  that  you  should  live  a  Christian 
life.  Then  why  delay  coming  to 
Christ?  Some  may  say,  "Oh,  I  am 
young  yet,  [  bid  fair  fur  a  long  life." 
B-.it,  kind  friend,  you  have  no  assur- 
ance of  to-morrow.  To-day,  when 
you  hear  his  voice,  "harden  not  your 
hearts,  as  in  the  provocation."  No 
doubt  others  thought  as  you  now  do, 
but  where  are  they  now  ?  Sleeping 
that  long  sleep  of  death,  and  some  of 
them  had  to  go  unprepared  We 
know  by  observation  as  well  as  Bible 
teachiog  that  we  all  must  die.  And 
how  many  are  called  away  without  a 
minute's  warning!  Then  since  death 
is  on  our  track,  is  it  not  well  that  we 
imi)rove  the  short  space  of  time  allot- 
ted to  us  ?  Should  we  even  reach 
our  three  score  years  and  ten,  would 
we  be  dealingjustly  with  God  to  put 
him  aside  in  our  hearts  till  our  last 
expiring  breath  ?  Would  we  be  do- 
ing right,  or  could  we  expect  after  a 
life  spent  in  the  service  of  the  evil 
one,  to  call  upon  God  for  help  and 
protection  in  our  last  time  of  need? 
•After  fighting  against  God  all  our  life, 
and  doing  with  our  mights  for  Mam- 
mon, then  to  a^k  God  for  pardon,  we 
think  would  be  doing  injustice  to  our 
Maker,  the  giver  of  every  good  and 
perfect  gift  which  we  enjoy.  Then 
while  life  and  strength  are  allotted  to 
us,  let  us  join  the  army  of  the  Lord 
and  fight  manfully  to  gain  that  Home 
that  is  incorruptible  and  full  of  glory. 


Ury-tioo(l  I'tiristiMns. 

There  seems  to  be  in  the  churches 
a  great  strife  raging.  It  is  an  Aus- 
terlitz  of  ribbons.  The  carnage  of 
color  is  seen  all  over  religioua  as- 
semblages. Along  on  the  outskirts 
of  the  Sabbath  audiences  you  see, 
here  aUfj  there,  ft    picket   of    fashjou. 


But  down  in  the  middle  of  the  church 
are  the  solid  columns,  blazing  away 
all  through  the  service.  Five  hun- 
dred "broken  and  contrite  hearts" 
covered  up  in  rainbows  and  spangles. 
Followers  of  the  "meek  and  lowly 
Nazarene"  all  a-jingle  and  a-flasb. 
Ten  cents  for  the  missionary  cause 
and  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  for 
trapping.5.  Church  of  God  hung  by 
the  neck  with  gold  chains,  dia'uond- 
lockeled.  Unsophisticated  person 
traveling  on  two  yards  of  silk,  drag- 
ged by  the  lady  going  up  the  aisle  in 
front  of  him.  Diamonds  enough  to 
give  all  India  the  Gospel.  The  item 
of  drees  among  Christian  people  on 
the  Sabbath  day  is  an  outrage  on  the 
Christian  religion. 

P^or  graceful  and  beautiful  apparel 
we  have  admiration.  But  this  strife 
in  Christian  circles  as  to  who  shall 
excel  in  costly  millinery, and  who  shall 
dash  up  to  the  church  door  in  gayest 
turn-out,  and  who  shall  make  the 
most  blazonment  of  wardrobe,  is  one 
of  the  the  great  hindrances  to  relig- 
ious advancement.  Our  ladies'  hats 
and  shawls  are  so  fine  that  on  rainy 
days  we  are  afraid  to  go  to  church 
lest  we  get  a  drop  on  them.  Our 
head-gear  is  worth  more  than  our 
souls.  We  teeter  and  swagger  up  the 
aisles,  to  the  disgust  of  good  men  and 
the  grief  of  angels.  Enough  money  is 
expended  by  the  Christians  of  our 
city,  in  excess  of  the  requisite  outlay 
for  dress,  to  relieve  all  the  poverty, 
and  educate  all  the  ignorance,  and 
balk  all  the  crime.  Much  of  the 
piety  of  our  churches  is  being  smoth- 
ered under  shirred  basques  and  jabot 
rulU'js  and  Louisines.  Some  of  our 
Christian  gentlemen  have  boots  so 
tight  they  can  hardly  walk  in  paths 
of  righteousness,  and  they  feel  in 
church  more  like  swearing  than 
praying,  because  their  corns  hurt; 
and  our  Christian  women  shut  out 
the  sun  of  righteousness  by  twenty- 
dollar, parasols,  lace-trimmed,  silk- 
lined  silver-mounted.  The  poor  are 
kept  out  of  church  because  their  plain 
apparel  looks  so  bad  in  the  contra>-t 

We  want  a  great  ecclesiastical  ref- 
ormation in  this  matter  of  Sabbath 
accoutrement.  Shoo  these  religious 
peacocks  out  of  the  house  of  God. 
Do  not  put  so  much  dry-goods  on 
your  back  that  you  cannot  climb  into 
glory.  You  cannot  sail  into  the 
harbor  of  heaven  with  such  a  rigging 
ftg  that.— Z>/-.  Talmacje  in  Chridian 
0(  Work. 


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Nnrrow  hikI  I'uiisolatlou. 

Oh  (jO(1  !  what  awful  depths  of  woe 
Beneath  the  flowers  the  happy  tread  ! 

What  mournful  cypress  branches  grow 
Beside  the  roses  joy  has  bred  ! 

For  one  who  smiles — how  many  grieve! 

For  one  who  la'ighs — how  many    weep  1 
While  those  on  shore  securely  live, 

What  ruthless  storms  the  ocean  sweep 

And  yet,  ye  storms,  ye  come  and  go  : 
Ye  torrents  sweep  the  land  and  pass  ; 

Oh  that  it  were  with  sorrow  so  ! 
Oh  were  it  thus  with  tears,  alas  ! 

Though  one  the  aim— the  common  tomb— 
IIow  difTereut  shows  each  single  way ! 

Ye  all  who  wander  that  of  gloom. 
Of  grief,  and  terror,  and  dismay — 

Bearon  the  load  nor  feebly  sink, 
Nor  doubt  for  all  a  fitting  close: 

It  is  the  thirsty  who  will  drink. 
The  weary  who  will  find  repose. 

— From  the  Aldine. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor- 
A  liivlus  i^acrifice. 


BY  MATJ'IK  A.    LEAR. 


I  beseech  yon  tbcrclore,  brethren,  by  the 
mercies  of(iod,that  ya  present  your  bodies  a 
living  sacriflco,  h;ly,  acceptable  unto  God, 
which  is  your  reasona'jle  servicj.  Romans 
13:  1. 

The  apostle  in  the  language  of  our 
text,  makes  use  of  a  metaphor  taken 
froiu  bringing  sacrifices  to  the  altar  of 
God-  Sacrifices  were  instituted  Ly  di- 
vine appointment,  immediately  after  tlic 
entrance  of  pin,  to  prefigure  tlie  sacrifice 
ofClirist.  Abel,  Noah,  Abraham  and 
many  otlier  of  the  ancient  worthies,  of- 
fered sacrifices  in  the  faith  of  the  great 
sacrifice.  Under  the  IMo.saic  law  sacii 
fics  of  varinns  kinds  were  aiif)ointed  for 
the  children  of  Israel,  all  of  which  embie- 
matically  set  forth  the  sacrifice  of  Ciirist. 
Accordingly  Clirist  fulfilled  and  abolish- 
ed them,  when  he  offered  his  own  sacri- 
fice, and  thus  became  the  end  of  the  law 
for  righteousness  to  every  one  that  be- 
lieyelh.     Rom.  10:  4. 

Christ  becoming  a  mediator  of  a  bet- 
ter covenant,  which  was  established  upon 
better  promise-,  took  away  the  first  cov- 
enant, the  offerings  and  sacrifices  for  sin, 
which  were  prescribed  by  the  law,  that 
he  might  e.^tablish  the  second  covenant. 
This  second  covenant  is  a  covenant  of 
grace.  Under  the  first  covenant  the 
law  of  God  was  written  upon  tables  of 
htone.  IJut  under  the  second  covenant, 
saith  the  Jjord,  I  will  put  my  laws  into 
their  minds,  and  write  tlicm  in  their 
heart.«.  All  their  affections,  passions, 
and  aKpeiites,  should  be  purified  and 
filled  with  holiness  and  love  to  God  and 
man.  It  is  such  a  consecration  or  devo- 
tion of  ourselves  to  the  service  of  God 
that  our  text  (]lcman().«.     All,  (ill  that  we 


have  and  are,  talent,  wealth,  influence, 
ALL,  must  be  laid  upon  the  sacrificial 
altar.  Peter  tells  us  that  we  are  a  royal 
priesthood.  All  are  called  to  sacrifice  to 
God  the  great  King  of  I<ings,  and  this 
King  owns  us  as  his  children,  therefore 
we  arc  a  royal  priesthood.  If  priests  we 
must  then  oR'er  sacrifices,  and  the  sacri- 
fice which  we  arc  called  upon  to  offer  is 
our  own  bodies.  Under  the  law  wlien 
anything  was  given  in  sacrifice  it  was 
wholly  the  Lord's-  No  part  could  be 
appropiated  to  any  other  use. 

The  term  sacrifice  conveys  at  once  to 
our  minds  the  complete  and  perfect  sur- 
render that  we  are  required  to  make  of 
ourselves  to  God. 

Have  we  made  this  sacrifice,  this  com 
plete  surrender  ?  Have  we  acted  out  our 
baptismal  vow,  which  we  made  before 
God  and  many  witnesses?  \\q  then 
promised  to  renounce  Satan  and  all  his 
works,  and  take  Christ  for  our  portion, 
to  govern  our  lives  by  his  laws.  Have 
we  kept  this  promise?  Paul  says  : 
"Know  ye  not,  that  so  many  of  us  as 
were  baptized  into  Jesus  Christ,  were 
baptized  into  his  death?''  Have  we  not 
bound  ourselves  in  the  most  solemn  man 
ner  by  this  most  impressive  act,  to  live 
a  life  of  rigliteousness?  We  have  now 
entered  into  a  covenant  with  Jesus  our 
Lord.  On  his  part  he  sealed  it  by  his 
death  ui<on  the  cross.  By  the  symbolic 
act  of  baptism  we  promise  to  seal  it  by 
cur  death  to  sin.  Jesus  Christ  in  his 
crucifixion  died  coiupletely  so  that  no 
spark  of  life  remained  in  his  body.  So 
we  should  completely  die  to  sin,  .so  that 
it  will  have  no  influence  or  control  oyer 
us. 

"Therefore  we  are  buried,"  says  the 
apostle,  "with  him  by  baptism  into 
death,  that  like  as  Christ  was  raised  up 
from  the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Father, 
even  so  wc  also  sliould  walk  in  newness 
of  life."  This  death  to  sin  is  more  for- 
cibly expressed  in  the  following  text: 
"Iviiowing  tliis  that  our  old  man  is  cru- 
cified with  him,  that  the  body  of  sin 
might  be  destroyed,  that  hencelbrth  we 
should  not  serve  sin."  Crucifixion  was 
a  most  painful  and  lingering  death. 
Though  it  was  sometimes  several  days 
before  a  person  expired  after  he  was  fas- 
tened to  the  cross,  yet  as  it  was  against 
the  law  to  take  him  down  until  he  liad 
exi)ircd,  he  was  l)y  liis  friends  considered 
dead  as  soon  as  he  was  extended  on  the 
cross.  So  we,  as  soon  as  we  have  put  on 
Christ  by  baptism,  should  consider  our- 
selves as  dead  indeed  to  sin,  but  alivo 
unto  God. 

We  liave  now  fastened  the  old  man  to 
the  cross,  and  although  he  may  not  im- 
mediately expire,  and  we  sometimes  feel 
hi.s  motions  in  our  hearts,  yet  we  should 
not  obey  liim.  We  sliould  now  yield 
ourselves  servants  to  Christ,  that  our 
fruit  may  be  unto  holiness.  What  will 
baptism  avail  us,  if  we  continne  to  live  in 
sin,  anil  follow  the  promptingsoftlie  car- 
nal mind?     Will  it  not,  instead  of  bcini; 


a  savor  of  life  unto  live,  prove  a  sa- 
vor of  death  unto  death?  God  hath 
called  us  unto  holiness.  This  is  the 
great  end  and  aim  of  the  gospel.  Without 
holiness  shall  no  man  see  the  Lord, 
therefore  we  are  commanded  to  "cleanse 
ourselves  from  all  filthiness  of  the  flesh 
and  spirit,  perfecting  holiness  in  the  fear 
of  God."  We  are  to  cleanse  ourselves 
from  all  filthiness  of  the  flesli,  that  is, 
all  impure  and  sinful  actions,  and  from 
all  imiiure  and  sinful  thoughts.  It  is 
not  enough  that  the  outward  is  riglit-, 
but  the  heart  must  be  pure.  Ah  !  here 
is  where  the  great  change  must  be 
wrought,  in  the  heart.  If  this  is  once 
ucade  right,  the  leaven  will  soon  spread 
until  the  whole  lump  is  leavened. 

Having  made  this  complete    consecra- 
tion of  ourselves  to  God,  by    a    full  sur- 
render of  ourselves    to    his   service,    the 
apostle    tells  us  that  now  "having  a  high 
priest  over  the  house  of  God.  let  us  draw 
near  with  a  true  heart,  in    full  assurance 
of  faith,     having    our    hearts    sprinkled 
from  an  evil  conscience,  and    our    bodies 
washed  with  pure    water."     The   house 
of  God  is    the    Christian    cliurch,  or   all 
true  believers.     Over  this  church   Christ 
is  the  high  priest.     And  0  what   a  mer- 
ciful high  priest  we  liave  1     One  who  haH 
been  touched  with  the  feelings  of  our  in- 
firmities, and  was  in  all    points  tempted 
like  as  we  are,  yet  without  sin."     There- 
fore, says  the  apo.^tle,  because   we    have 
such  a  high  priest,  come  boldly  unto  the 
tlirone    of    irrace,    that    we  may   obtain 
luercy,  and  find  grace  to  help  in    time  of 
need-     The  words  which    are  here  called 
"throne  of  grace,"  are  the   same    which 
are    sometimes    translated  mercy-seat  or 
propitiatory.     This    mercy-seat    was  the 
lid  or  covering  of  the  ark    of   the    cove- 
nant, made  of  pure  gold.     At  each   end 
of  this  lid    was    a    cherub,  and    between 
them  the    Shekinah  or  vymbol  of  the  di- 
vine ISLijesty,  which    appeared    to,    and 
conversed  with,  the    high    priest.     Thi.s 
ark    was    placed    within    the  vail,  in  the 
most  holy  place  of  the  tabernacle.     None 
might  enter  there  but   the    high    priest, 
once  a  year,  on  the  great   day   of  expia- 
tion.      And    he    approached  this  .sacred 
place  with  fear  and  trembling,  with    the 
blood  of  a  victim,  for    if   in  anything  he 
transgressed,    lie    miglit    expect     to   be 
struck  dead. 

But  now  since  Christ  has  consecrated 
for  us  a  new  and  living  way  into  the  ho- 
liest by  hi,**  own  blood,  wc  tre  invited  to 
come  boldly,  all  may  come  to  this  mer- 
cy seat,  which  has  been  sprinkled,  not 
with  the  blood  of  goats  and  bulls,  but 
with  the  atoning  blood  of  the  Lamb  of 
(lod,  which  blood  alone  can  take  away 
the  sin  of  the  world.  We  may  come 
boldly,  we  have  nothing  to  fear  provided 
we  come  with  pure  motives,  and  sincere 
desires,  trusting  alone  in  the  sacrificial 
blood  of  Christ.  Christ  is  our  great  pro- 
pitiatory. Through  him  God  has  come 
to  us,  and  through  him  wc  may  approach 
God.     But  let  us  ever  remember  that  wr« 


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cannot  approach  hut  through  Ilim.     Our 
own  ri;?hteousiies.s  is  but   as  (ihhy    rags  ; 
we  can  only  be   accepted  in  the    beloved. 
"Let  UH  draw  near  with  a  true  lieart." 
Let  us  as  we  approach    this    uiercy-scat, 
deeply  feel  our  need  of  help,  and   let  us 
liave  an  earnest,  a  longing  desire    to   oh- 
taiti  it.     Let  us  eujpty    ourselves    of  all 
pride,    envy,    malice,  and   come  in  deep 
humility,    confessing    our  weakness  and 
ignorance,  our  helplessness,  and  trusting 
alone  in  the  merits    of  Christ.       If  we 
come  in  this  way,  we  may    come    with   a 
full    assurance  of    faith,   for  we  have  tho 
promise    th;it,  "Whatsoever  we  shall  ask 
of  the  Father  in  the  name  of  Christ,  he 
will  give    it  us."     John   the  seer  of  Pat- 
mos,  saw  standing  at  the  altar  an   angel 
With  a  golden  censer,  to  him    was   given 
much  incense,  that    he    should    offer    it 
with    the    prayers  of  all  .saints  upon  the 
golden  altar  which  was  before  the  throne. 
J'iiat  this  angel  was    the    angel    of  the 
everlasting    covenant,    our     great    liiufh 
I'riest,  there  scarcely  can  be  n  doubt,  for 
he  is  occupying  t,he    place,  which    under 
the  Jewish  economy,  none  but  the  high- 
priest  might  nccupy.      He  approaches  the 
golden  altar,  with  his  golden  censer,  and 
otFors  incense  before  the     throne.       This 
was  a  part  of  the  service  of    the   Jewish 
high  priest  01)  the  great    day  of  expiiia- 
tion.     He    first    took    the   golden  censer 
with  fire  from  off  the    brazen    altar    and 
incense,   with  this  he    went    within    the 
vail,  before  the  mercy  seat,  and  waived  it 
b;fore  the  mercy-:jeat.     Now   in    heaven 
we  behold    our    glorious  High  Priest  of 
fering  much  incense    before    the    tiirone 
with  the  prayers  of  all  saints.     In  siieu'^e 
wo  wonder  and   adore.     W\\\    not   time 
prayers  thus  offered  be  accejitable?  'lie- 
loved,  now  are  we  the  sons    of  G.)d,  and 
and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  shall 
be,  but  we  know  that  when  he  shall    ap- 
jiear,  we  shall  be    like  him  ;  for  we  shall 
see  him  as  he  is." 

"Having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an 
evil  conscience."  When  the  Hebrews 
contracted  any  uneleanness,such  as  touch- 
ing a  dead  body,  or  being  present  at  a 
funeral,  they  were  to  be  sprinkled  with 
the  water  of  separation.  See  Numb.  I'J. 
J5ut  here  tne  apostle  says  our  hearts  are 
to  be  sprinkled,  not  with  the  lustral  wa- 
ter, made  with  the  ashes  of  a  heifer,  but 
with  tiie  cleansing  blood  of  Christ. 

"And  our  bodies  washed  with  pure  wa- 
ter." On  the  great  day  of  expiation, the 
liigh  priest  not  only  -  washed  his  hands 
and  his  feet,  as  at  common  sacrifices,  but 
liis  whole  body,  so  the  apostle  says  when 
wo  api)roach  this  throne  of  grace,  or  pro 
pitiatory,  wo  must  have  our  bodies 
washed  with  jiure  water,  with  the  waters 
of  baptism.  Oh!  let  us  ever  keep  in 
view  our  high  and  holy  calling,  let  us 
not  stoop  to  the  groveling  things  of  earth 
but  let  us  shew  to  tiie  world  that  we  are 
under  tlie  tuition  of  Christ,  and  that  we 
have  bread  to  eat  whicli  it  knows  noth- 
ing of  .J... 
Urhana,  III.       ,8<*4rl  '.■ 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
Mubbutli  Schools. 


BY   R.  T.  1'0LL.\RD, 


The  heading  of  this  article  is  one  of  no 
small  importance.  And  in  taking  it  up- 
on myself  to  write  on  this  subject,  I  feel 
it  a  great  task,  knowing  that  it  is  subject 
to  many  severe  criticisms;  but  neverthe- 
less I  believe  the  above-named  instilu 
tion  neeeessary — -yea,  essentially  necessa- 
ry— to  the  future  welfare  of  the  Church 
of  Christ;  that  Sunday  Schools  should 
be  organized  in  order  that  the  young  and 
risinij  generation  should  be  instructed  in 
the  Scriptures.  In  the  i>ast  history  of 
the  Church  the  objection  was  raised  that 
we  have  no  Scripture  for  Sunday  Schools, 
but  we  are  very  glad  indeed  that  this 
notion  or  idea  is  partly  getting  out  of  the 
minds  ot  those  Brethren  that  imbibed 
it. 

In  the  first  place  we  think  it  necessary 
to  see  if  we  have  a  "thus  saith  the  Lord" 
for  Sabbath    Schools,  which  some   want. 
We   who   are    members   of  the   Cliurch 
Militant  are  to  take  Christ  as  our  cxaui- 
jjle,  and  we  find  that  while  he  was  in  the 
world  "He  went    about    doing  good  con 
tinually. "     Then  in  the  cause  of  Sabbath 
Schools  we  think  that  much  good  can  be 
done.      We    are    strictly    commanded    in 
the  AVord  of  God  to  "Train  up  a  child 
in  the  way  that  he   should  go,  and  when  | 
he  is  old  he  will   not   depart  from  it." — 
We  find  also  that    Paul    in    speaking  to 
Timothy  says  :   "Thou    hast    known  the 
Scriptures    from   thy  youth   up."     Now 
in  what  way  or  by  what    means  Timothy 
had  acquired  a  knowledge  of  the  Script- 
ures, I  have  no  way  of  ascertaining,  but 
he  evidently  had  received  a  good  knowl- 
edge  of  the  Scriptures  while  young,  or 
Paul  would  not   have   addressed    hinr  in 
the  manner  in    which    he    did.     We  find 
in    Deut.  xi.   19   these   word,-:  "And  ye 
shall  teach  them  your  children,  speaking 
of  them  when  thou  sittest  in  thine  house, 
and  when  tliou  walkest  by  the  way,  when 
thou   liest  down,  and   «hen   thou   risest 
up."     Thus  did  God  speak  through  iMo- 
ses  concerning  his  commandments,  how 
they  should  be    taught    to    the  children. 
And  arc  the  commandments  of  the  New 
Testament  less  important?  Nay.   verily 
not;  but  by  being   ignorant   of  them  we 
are  not  aware  of  the  duty  we  owe  to  God, 
therefore  it  is  high  time  that  we  should 
take  steps  to  have  more  meetings  connec- 
ted with  the  Church    to  insure  its  pros- 
perity and  keep  it  alive.     And  where  it 
is  convenient,  it  should  be  conducted  di- 
lectly    under    the    management   of  the 
Brethren,  that  we  may  teach  the  Script- 
ures as  we  understand    them.     And  not 
only  children  but  members  of  the  church; 
and  not  only   private    members,  but  ofH- 
cials.     We  are  often  grieved  to  find  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  that  are  so  little  ac- 
quainted with  the  Word  of  God — those 
wiio    should    be    instructors.       And    to 
what  can  we  attribute   this  but  to  the 


indifference  manifested  by  some  of  our 
leading  members  in  times  past  with  re- 
gard to  Sabbath  School.s.  If  we  notice 
men  who  have  lived  lives  of  ti'ue  i)iety 
and  have  been  as  lights  in  the  world,  they 
invariably  received  instruction  in  Sabbath 
Schools.  Again  if  we  see  Church  mem- 
bers that  regard  not  the  Sabbath,  who 
are  not  careful  ot  their  lan'/uage,  who 
are  not  acquainted  with  the  S.;riptures, 
who  are  cold  hearted,  lukewarm,  indiffer- 
ent, who  liave  no  desire  lor  anything 
good  beside  attending  meetings  once  ia 
three  or  four  weeks,  they  have  receive<i 
little  or  no  instruction  at  the  Sabbath 
Schools. 

W^e  have  often  thought  and  still  think 
that  the  reason  so  many  of  the  Bretli- 
ren's  children  afhlliate  with  other  church- 
es is  because  they  have  attended  their 
Sabbath  Scliools  where  they  have  been 
so  won  by  the  plan-ible  perversions  of 
doctrine  there  taught  that  they  have 
adopted  their  views  and  finally  left  the 
Church  of  their  parents.  And  perhaps  the 
parents  of  these  children  are  of  the  class 
who  have  no  faith  in  Sunday  Schools,  and 
say  they  are  institutions  of  man's  own 
getting  up;  but  wc  can  readily  perceive 
the  advantage  that  other  churches  have 
over  our  own.  Are  not  the  Sabbath 
Schools  the  very  nursery  of  the  Church  ? 
The  Church  is  depending  on  tlie  rising 
generation,  and  in  a  few  years  those  who 
are  now  children  will  be  the  leading 
members,  and  the  government  of  tho 
Church  will  rest  upon  th.eir  .-boulders. -- 
Then  how  necessary  tliat  we  sh  )ul  1  adopt 
.cuch  means  of  imparting  instruction  as 
to  more  thoroughly  ac(]uaint  our  children 
with  the  Word  of  God,  that  they  may  be 
better  counselors  and  expounders  of  tlie 
same. 

Then  in  viewing  tiie  prosperity  of  the 
Church  from  this  stand-point,  is  it  not 
necessary  that, we  lool<  alter  her  best  in- 
terest^ ?  Seeing  the  good  results  of  Sab- 
bith  Schools  and  being  aware  of  (he  good 
that  they  are  capable  of  doing,  I  feel  like 
rendering  assistance  whenever  opportu- 
nity offer?. 

And  if  the  Church  generally  looks  at 
this   from  a  right    stand  point,    we  are 
confident  that  much  good  will  be  done. 
Eldirtoii,  Pa. 


FoK  TUE  Companion  ani>  Visitou. 
Faitli  aiitl  Worksi. 


liY   R.    C.    UEUKEYIULE. 


We  are  told  to-day  by  nearly  all  teach- 
ers of  Christianity,  that  we  must  believe 
on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  that  if  wc 
believe  we  will  be  saved;  but  we  are  not 
told  what  we  are  to  believe. 

Great  stress  is  laid  on  believing.  If  wc 
were  to  ask  what  we  are  to  believe  in  or- 
der to  be  saved,  what  a  variety  of  answers 
wc  would  receive  !  Nearly  as  uiany  a.s 
there  are  denominations.  One  would 
say,  "You  must  oelieve  that  Jesus  cami 


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to  save  you;"  another,  "tliat  you  must 
Bce  yourself  a  i^iiiner  and  accept  salvation 
tliroagli  tlic  (inislicd  work  of  Clirist;" 
another,  "tliat  you  ujust  believe  what  the 
Jj)rd  Je.ius  teaclies  and  live  in  accord- 
ance tlierewitli  ;"  another,  "that  you 
must  helieve  that  Jesus  (^hrist  is  the 
Son  of  God."  Now  amid  all  these  vari- 
ous ways  and  belief's  what  is  the  iioor  re- 
pentant sinner  to  do?  He  has  listened 
to  preachiii'^,  has  licard  the  sonjrs  of 
God's  people,  and  is  convinced  that  he  is 
not  in  the  condition  morally  that  heouirht 
to  be;  but  just  what  to  do,  just  how  to 
pel  out  of  this  ))osition,  is  tlie  great 
fpiestion  witli  him;  and  it  seems  to  be 
tiie  L'reat  fiuestion  with  many  Just  how  to 
lead  men  from  darkness  to  fiKht — what 
to  tell  men  to  do  to  be  Christians.  It  is 
a  favorite  method  with  some  to  say  to 
the  iiKiuirer  after  truth,  "believe,  retient 
and  be  baptized."  No\v,  we  believe 
that  to  be  very  true,  as  a  Scriptural 
order. 

But  what  kind  of  faith  is  necessary 
and  what  kind  of  repentance  are  men  to 
exercise  before  being  baptized  ?  This 
brings  us  to  our  oriLnnal  position — failh 
and  works.  The  Master  told  his  disci- 
))le.s  in  one  place,  that  they  believed  in 
(jlod,  now,  he  says  to  them,  "believe  also 
in  me."  They  had,  as  .Tews,  received 
the  truth  of  the  one  God,  who  made  and 
uplield  all  thinirs  by  the  power  of  his 
might;  who  caused  tlie  sun  to  sliine  by 
day  and  the  moon  by  night;  the  seasons 
to  follow  one  after  another  in  their  order, 
and  all  the  various  Ujachinerv'  of  nature 
to  move  oti  in  regular  and  unchangeable 
method;  and  now  he  calls  on  them  to 
believe  on  liim.  lie  claims  to  bo  the  Son 
of  their  God  in  whom  they  trusted,  and 
in  proof  of  his  claim,  he  cites  them  to 
the  facts,  that  his  birth — llie  time,  place 
and  manner — had  been  prophesied  cen- 
turies before  he  was  born, and  that  he  ex- 
actly fulfilled  tlie  conditions.  He  points 
them  to  the  fact  that  he  liad  been  recog- 
nized by  the  Father  as  his  Son  when  he 
had  publicly  commenced  the  woik  of  fuK 
filling  all  righteousness  by  being  baptized. 
He  speaks  to  them  of  the  voice,  which 
in  the  jjlorious  moment,  announced  to 
the  wondering  and  affrighted  Peter, 
James  and  John,  that  lie  was  the  Son  of 
God  ;  and  that  they  were  to  hear  hiiri, 
rather  than  Mose.s  and  ]"]lias,  in  whom 
they  had  been  so  long  taught  to  trust. 
lie  asks  them  to  remember  the  Wf)rks 
which  they  had  seen  him  perform.  IIow 
he  had  opened  the  blind  eyes;  caused 
the  deaf  to  hear  ;  healed  the  sick  ;  raised 
the  dead  to  life  ;  and  had  shown  that  he 
had  power  on  earth  to  forgive  sins. 

They  took  all  these  into  consideration 
and  governed  themselves  accordingly. 
They  did  what  every  one  will  do  who 
believes  these  thit)gs  of  him— they  obeyed 
him. 

Then  wc  see  the  kind  of  faith  which  is 
necessary  for  us,  is  such  as  sha'l  l"a<l  us 
to  obey  ('hrist.  He  says:  "Ifany  man 
will  he  my  di.sciple  let  him   deny  himsulf, 


take  up  liis  cross  and  follow  me."  Man- 
kind is  sinful.  Let  man  deny  himself 
and  turn  from  sin.  Christ  is  without 
sin,  and  is  holy,  i)ure  and  righteous.  ].,et 
man  turn  wholly  to  righteousness  and 
triilh,  and  what  will  be  the  result  ?  'J'lie 
moment  any  man,  woman  or  child,  comes 
to  this  pusiiion,  resolving  to  wholly  re- 
ject sin,  and  wholly  turn  to  God  in  obe- 
dience to  the  commands  of  Cliri>t.  (hat 
moment  that  soul  will  have  knowledge  of 
its  acceptance  with  God,  and  joy  un- 
speakable will  flow  into  and  pervade 
eveiy  atom  of  the  whole  being.  And 
then  what  must  that  soul  do?  Listen  to 
the  voice  of  the  Master  as  he  gives  the 
commission  to  the  apostles  after  his  res- 
urrection :  "Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and 
preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature.  He 
that  believes  and  is  baptized  shall  be 
savi.d."  This  soul  has  believed,  and  has 
gladly  received  the  Word,  and  it  has 
biought  him  an  a.ssurance  of  life,  instead 
of  death  which  he  saw  impending  over 
him.  And  now  lie  is  willing  and  anxious 
lo  know  what  forther  to  do.  Right  here 
the  f^uiding  hand  of  Jesus  is  pointing 
out  the  way. 

"He  that  believes  and  is  baptized  .shall 
be  saved. "  Shall  we  obey  him  ?  Stiall 
we  take  that  step  into  the  Christian  life 
he  points  out?  31ost certainly  we  must. 
For  we  have  taken  upon  ourselves  to  be- 
lieve the  wiuiess  of  him  ;  we  have  felt 
the  love  in  our  hearts,  and  now  all  lo 
know  is  what  he  says  and  we  will  obey 
imiilicitly.  Well,  he  says,  "Believe  and 
be  baptized."  He  has  connect td  the 
two  close  together,  so  that  there  can  be 
no  mistaking  bis  lueaning.  It  is  for  the 
pardon  of  our  sins,  and  to  show  to  the 
world  our  faith  by  our  works.  Christ 
calls  on  us  to  testify  of  him.  We  do  so 
by  publicly  professing  that  we  are  Chris- 
tians, in  the  act  of  baptism.  Christ  was 
l)roelaimed  to  be  the  Son  when  he  had 
been  baptized,  so  we  are  openly  pro- 
claimed to  be  his  followers  when  we  have 
been  baptized. 

We  all  sec  the  importance  of  starting  a 
piece  of  work  right  if  we  would  carry  it 
to  a  successful  termination.  How  neces- 
sary it  is  tlien  to  begin  the  C'hristian  life 
aright,  if  we  would  carry  it  to  a  success 
i'ul  terminatiom  I  It  is  the  experience 
of  all  Christians,  that  the  willing  and 
obedient  shall  eat  the  good,  and  disobe- 
dience brings  spiritual  death.  No  sooner 
doth  the  soul  become  convinced  of  the 
truth  tliatChristcommands baptism,  than 
it  becomes  tite  imjierative  duty  to  submit 
lo  the  ordinance.  And  unless  it  is  at- 
tended to  in  accordance  with  the  direc- 
tions of  Christ,  there  will  be  no  spiritual 
life. 

How  are  wc  to  live  the  life  of  faith  un- 
less we  Couple  our  faith  with  our  works. 
Abraham  showed  his  failh  by  his  works 
when  in  the  act  of  obeying  God,  he  was 
about  to  lay  bloody  hands  on  his  only 
son,  and  the  voice  of  the  nngel  calling 
him,  said,  "Now  I  know  that  thou  fear- 
cst  God,  ^ueiuf;  that  thou  hast  not  with- 


held thy  son,  thine  only  son,  from  me." 
So  also  wc  shall  show  our  I'aith  by  our 
works  when  it  leads  us  down  into  the 
water,  and  we  are  buried  with  Christ  in 
baptism  ;  when  we  show  our  obedience 
in  feet-wasliing  ;  the  Lord's  supper  ;  the 
holy  kiss  ;  the  communion  ;  and  in  fact, 
all  that  Christ  has  commanded. 

]^et  us  remember  that  he  said,  "be- 
lieve," and  al.>o,  "be  baptized."  Slay 
the  Lord  help  us  to  rightly  divide  the 
Word  of  truth,  and  to  set  this  matter  be- 
fore the  world  and  professing  Cnristiaiis 
in  its  true  light,  and  that  we  not  .shun  to 
declare  the  whole  counsel  of  God.  Let 
us  not  swerve  a  hair's  breadth  from  the 
holy  Scriptures,  but  bring  home  to  thu 
hearts  and  minds  of  all,  the  necessity  of 
obeying  Clirist  in  all  things,  remember- 
ing that  he  is  the  only  begotten  Son  of 
God,  and  that  he  has  authority  and  power 
on  earth,  and  that  all  power  is  given  unto 
him  in  iieaven  and  earth.  Let  us  .strive 
to  realize  that  Christ  is  the  one  altogeth- 
er lovely,  and  the  chief  among  ten  thous 
and.  Jjet  us  "bring  forth  the  royal  dia- 
dem and  crown  him  Ijord  of  all." 

Btrhei/,  Ohio. 

•^^«'  •^■^^^- 

Kor  the  Companion  and  Visrrou. 
Tbe  Hour  ul  Criicitt.\iou. 


UY   M. J    THOMAS 


The  circumstances  which  attended 
onr  Saviour's  death  upon  the  cross,  lo 
the  Bible  reader,  are  well  kuown,yet, 
perhaps,  niueh  neglected  by  not  giv- 
ing the  subject  that  serious  thought 
and  refleciioQ  which  its  importance 
would  demand. 

It  was  tbe  hour  in  which  Jesus 
Kuifered  "the  just  for  the  unjust" — the 
hour  of  suffering  and  blood — the  hour 
wheu,  by  suffering,  Jesus  was  glori- 
fied. He  was  now  to  teach  all  men 
how  to  suffer  and  how  to  die.  On 
this  great  occasion,  how  magnani- 
mous in  all  bis  actions  and  words! 
No  complaining  word  or  expression 
escaped  his  lips.  No  symptoms  of 
auger  manifested  themselves  towards 
his  persecutors  aud  murderers.  His 
holy  heart  was  siiil  full  of  love,  and 
in  prayer  was  lifted  to  God,  "Father 
forgive  them  ;  they  know  not  what 
they  do."  This  wAs  the  hour  when 
Christ  n>ade  atonemeut  for  the  sin  of 
the  world,  aud  purchased  salvation, 
eternal  salvation,  for  all  them  who 
obey  him  ;  the  hour  in  which  was 
offered  up  tbe  great  sacrifice,  the 
blood  of  which  "cleanseth  us  from  all 
sin,"  and  is  efficacious  in  reaching 
back  to  man's  first  disobedience  in 
Kden,  and  forward  to  "the  restitution 
of  all  things."  In  this  event  many 
prophecies,  and  types,  and    sbadowa, 


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were  consumniated ;  this  was  ibe 
eeiiler  iu  wLicL  they  all  met;  this 
was  the  Lour  of  the  end  of  the  law 
and  the  btf^imiing  of  the  new— the 
gospel  dispeusution.  It  was  the  hour 
when  Jesus  procluimed  to  the  world 
"It  in  finished,''^  aud  ebanped  the 
state  of  the  world,  the  poiol  which 
marks  the  separation  of  the  old  and 
new  dispeufaiious :  the  vai!  of  the 
temple  was  rout  in  twain.  Tl)is  was 
the  hour  of  the  hifrh  priests'  deliver- 
incf  up  of  their  robes,  aud  Christ  the 
prreat  Iledfemer  stood  forth  King  of 
kings  and  Lord  of  lord«.  It  was  the 
hour  of  triumph,  when  Pagan  tesiipUs 
shook  aud  tutterod,  mighty  men  and 
tyrants  quailed  iu. wonder  aud  aston- 
i.shmeut,  devils  trembled,  aud  the 
powers  of  hell  were  shaken 

"ItisJiitigJieJ."  The  lamb  i.s  slaiu, 
the  price  is  paid,  the  gates  of  para- 
dise are  flung  open,  the  flaming  sword 
is  removed  and  the  world  reconciled 
to  God.  '  Behold  the  Lamb  of  Uod 
which  taketh  away  the  siu  of  the 
world  !"  'Blessed  are  they  that  do 
bis  commandii.eDts,  that  they  may 
have  right  to  the  tree  of  life  and  enter 
in  through  the  gates  into  the  city." 
And  when  all  the  grandeur  of  earth 
shall  have  faded  away,  and  every 
vestige  of  human  greatness  shall  have 
sui.k  into  oblivion,  will  the  name  of  a 
once  crucified  Jesus  be  sung  on  harps 
of  gold  tuned  to  the  song  of  "Moses 
the  servant  of  God,  and  the  song  of 
the  Lamb,  saying,  Great  aud  marvel- 
ous are  thy  work.*.  Lord  God  Almigh- 
ty ;  just  and  tine  are  thy  ways,  thou 
King  of  saints  !"  Rev.  15:  3. 

Brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  thitk 
on  these  things  and  take  the  advice 
of  the  apostle :  'Let  us  go  on  nuto 
perfection  ;"  and  love  the  Lord,  doing 
Lis  eoinmaudmeuts,  that  we  muy  be 
cleansed  and  fitted  for  heaven,  through 
and  by  the  eflicacy  of  the  atoning 
blood  of  Jesu.s  Christ  our  Lord. 

Gibbon's  Glade,  Fa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 


BY    C    H.  B.VLSBAUGII. 


Wreck«d,  niserally  wrecked,  yet 
not  hopelessly.  The  primal  germ  of 
yi  ur  moral  I'ature  is  not  so  degener- 
ate as  i.ot  to  admit  of  a  ghriuus 
re^nrf^  itation.  Ydu  have  lived  on 
nli'i  etalious  so  long,  contriving  t(.  k  cp 
up  tlie  seimiug  of  virtue  without  the 
CuuseioHsne».s  of  any,   till    you    havo 


well  nigh  lost  the  distinctions  of  char 
acter.  Now  that  you  are  wrenched 
in  the  very  centre  of  your  being  by 
providential  visitations,  and  feel  the 
necessity  of  a  purer,  nobler  life,  yon 
are  made  fearfully  aware  that  the 
long  disposses.sion  of  yourself  by  low 
aims  and  motives  aud  impulses,  has 
almost  burnt  out  the  colligations  of 
your  moral  nature.  Do  not  despair: 
there  !.■»  still  a  thread  left  to  bind  the 
shattered  elements.  If  you  will  enter 
deep  enough  into  yourself,  you  will 
discover  that  the  great  stumbling- 
block  is  the  loss  of  self  coulidence. 
You  stand  abashed  before  your  own 
self,  and  steer  your  course  against 
the  current  with  the  discourasing 
consciousness  that  you  are  helpless. 
To  flart  SLgsi'm  is  the  great  crisis. 
Yon  mu.st  hold  yourself  rigidly  to 
principle,  even  when  approval  comes 
neither  fro.'Ji  within  nor  from  without, 
iontf  enough  to  »u'/i  self-respect,  and 
mijkrt  right  doing  for  the  sake  c.f  right 
a  habit.  This  means  battle,  yea, 
battle  to  the  death  ;  and  you  cannot 
too  soon  buckle  on  your  armor  and 
(nter  the  conflict  with  all  the  desper- 
ation of  a  perishing  sinner.  Ynu 
have  little  to  begin  with,  but  the 
AUMightv.  the  All-Merciful,  can 
manifest  His  power  in  a  mustard 
se^d  as  efl'ectively  as  in  a  cedar  of 
Lebanon.  Mate  unit  to  Omnipotence 
by  an  urrcserved  consecration  to 
"whatever  i\i\og^  tite  true,  whatever 
things  are  hone.i^t.  whatever  things 
arajust.  whatever  things  are  pu?-e. 
whatever  things  are  loveti/.  whatever 
things  are  of  good  report,"  and  abide 
therein,  and  see  whether  God  is  not 
as  willing  to  meet  you  in  these  vir- 
tues as  you  to  meet  Him. 
Union   Deposit,  Pa. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
niercy  »ii<I  Forgiv«u<-^MM. 


BY  SARAH  A.    SCOT'f 


''For  if  yc  forgive  men  llieir  trespas'itjs, 
JO  If  ht-avi'uty  Fattier  will  also  forgive  you  : 
But  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  tresI>a^tses, 
m  itber  will  your  heavenly  Katlier  forgive 
your  trespas^eB."  Malth.  0  :  :4,  15. 

J'erhaps  there  is  no  one  duty  urged 
upon  u.«  with  more  solemn  sai.ciions 
than  is  n.utual  forjjiveness.  Oh,  if 
we  would  only  cultivate  the  Spirit  of 
Clirist  more,  and  keep  down  in  :be 
valley  of  humility.  The  apostle 
James  telle  us  to  humble  (nirselves  in 
the  bight  of  the    Lord   aud  be    shall 


lift  us  up.  Blessed  promise  I  if  we 
will  only  try  and  live  up  to  the  re- 
quirements of  the  gospel.  Paul  said 
to  the  Ephesian  brethren,  4  :  82.  "And 
l)e  ye  kind  .  one  to  another,  tender 
hearted,  fV)r,n:iving  one  another,  even 
as  God  for  ('hrist's  sake  hath  forgiv- 
en yon."  Oh,  let  us  not  be  weary  in 
well  doing,  for  iu  due  time  we  shall 
reap,  if  we  faint  not. 

Mercy  is  on.i  of  the  (christian 
graces  ;  and  no  duty  is  more  strong- 
ly urged  by  the  scriptures  than  the 
exercise  of  it  toward  all  mankind,  and 
especially  towards  such  an  have  tres- 
passed against  us.  The  sacred  scrip- 
tures abound  with  promises  of  grace 
aud  favor  to  the  humble;  threateu- 
ings  of  sorrow  and  puuishmcnt  to  the 
proud  Oh,  boated  self,  if  we  would 
crucify  you  daily  aud  hourly.  I  ihiuk 
all  svould  be  well  !  When  iu  pros- 
perity and  health  we  are  too  apt  to 
f'jrget  the  bentliis  and  piivileges 
bestowed  upon  us  for  good ;  but 
when  adversity  and  sickness  come, 
how  soon  we  begin  to  cull  for  Mercy 
to  lend  a  helping  hand. 

Time,   111. 

A  coriet:pondeut  of  the  Examiner 
and  Chronicle,  treating  of  the  VVal- 
denses,  says  : 

It  is  greatly  to  the  credit  of  the 
Yaudois  Church,  specially  iu  view  of 
the  general  priaiitivencL-s  and  small 
worldly  prosperity  of  the  Yalley  peo- 
ple theuiselve.^,  that  their  standard 
for  the  education  of  their  niini-itry  is 
of  the  highest.  "We  believe,"  said 
one  ofthe  pastors,  "that  the  inspira- 
tion of  the  Holy  Spirit  comes  to  us 
through  the  channel  of  our  own 
minds,  and  that  it  is  our  duty  to  train 
to  their  highest  capacity  the  powers 
which  wo  offer  for  the  action  of  the 
Divine  influence.''  The  Waidensiau 
College  at  La  Tour  is  so  well  ap- 
pointed in  all  respects  as  to  attract 
many  foreign  studies,  while  their 
Seminary  at  Florence  is  as  thorough 
iu  training  as  it  is  evangelical  in  doc- 
trine There  are  also  candidates 
who  study  at  Geneva,  and  others  at 
Leipzig.  Nine  year.s  of  preparatory 
work  iu  school  aud  C)llege,  and  a  full 
theological  course  of  three  years,  are 
obligatory.  No  candidate  can  be  or- 
daiui  d  before  the  age  of  twenty  -three  ; 
and  all,  of  whatever  age,  a:e  required 
to  i-peud  at  Ka.-tt  a  year  in  piactical 
ministerial  lal)i)r  as  evangeli.^t.s — i  e, 
assistant.- —  before  they  are  admitted 
to  ordiuatiuu. 


■Ui 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISIlX)!?. 


To  ibe  Unconverted. 

T5iv  face  like  dowers  may  hloora, 

Tliy  life  may  pleasure  ^ive  : 
EuL  6,  prepare  Ibcu  for  the  tomb. 

And  then  thy  soul  shall  live. 

Thy  faoe  like  wreaths  may  smile, 

Thy  life  may  mei  ry  be  ; 
But  is  thy  soul,  alas,  to  wail 

Through  all  eternity  ? 

O  no,  forbid  it  thou 

IJy  seeking  that  dear  friend, 
Who  bids  ns  come  unto  him  now, 

And  he'll  salvation  send. 

Come,  choose  this  better  part, 

To  Jesns  yield  thy  all. 
And  1)0  will  change  thy  sinful  heart, 

And  save  thee  from  the  fall. 

No  lonijer  stay  away, 

To  .Jeans'  .lervice  (ly  ; 
He  will  reward  thee  good  for  nyc, 

And  thou  shalt  never  die. 

Why  wilt  thou  Satan  mind, 

Who  maitcs  thee  sinful  live  ? 
Sail  watres  thus  thy  soul  shall  Hod  ; 

No  other  cin  he  give. 

Thy  face  must  pale  in  death, 

Thy  lauirhter  cease  to  rin?  ; 
O  what  is  this  thy  conscience  saith  ? 

Shalt  thou  in  heaven  sing  ? 

Fair  flowers  immortal  bloom, 

And  joys  that  never  die. 
In  that  dear  home  where  there  is  room 

For  all  the  saints  on  high. 

Make  now  your  title  su'e 

To  that  sweet  place  of  rest. 
Lest  you  shoul  1   fail  it  to  secure. 

Nor  bd  forever  blest. 

—  C?iristian  Jiepithlic. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  Foolishness  of  Worldly 
ffisdom. 


BY    D.    P.  SAYLER. 


"The  world  by  wis  lom  knew  not  God  ;  it 
pleased  (iod  by  the  foolishness  of  preaching, 
to  save  them  that  believe,"     1  Cor.  1:   21. 

Dr.  Lifrhtfbot,  as  per  Clarke,  speaks 
uiy  mind  on  tliis  subject  so  fully,  I  will 
give  his  own  words.  lie  says  :  "The 
plain  meaning  of  this  ver.'^e  is,  that  the 
wi.<e  men  oC  the  world,  esjjecially  the 
Greek  i)hiiosophcrs,  who  posse.ssed  every 
advantage  that  human  nature  could  have, 
independently  of  a  divine  revelation,  and 
wlio  had  cultivated  their  minds  to  the 
uttermost,  could  never,by  their  learning, 
wisdom  and  industry,  find  out  God  :  nor 
had  the  most  refined  philosopher  among 
them,  iust  and  correct  views  of  tlie  di- 
vine Nature  ;  nor  of  tliat  in  which  hu- 
man hapiiiness  consists.  JOven  tlie  writ- 
ings of  I'lato  and  Aristotle,  have  contrib- 
uted little  to  remove  the  veil  which 
clouded  tile  understanding  of  men.  No 
wisdom  but  tliat  which  came  from  God, 
could  ever  penetrate  and  illuminate  the 
liunian  mind." 

That  the  learned  philo&ophers    labored 


and  put  forth  their  best  efforts  to  better 
the  condition  of  their  fellow  men  who 
were  with  them  strangers  and  foreigners 
to  the  commonwealth  of  Israel,  and  who 
were  without  hope,  and  without  (the 
knowledge  of )  God  in  the  world;  is 
manifest  from  their  writings.  But  if 
God  keeps  not  the  city,  the  watchmen 
waieh  in  vain.  Lycurgus  was  one  among 
the  early  philosophers  and  legislators,  lie 
flourished  about  8S4  before  Christ,  tie 
was  regent  of  Sparta,  about  S84  before 
Clirist,  until  Charilaus,  his  nephew,  had 
attained  to  mature  years.  Then  leaving 
Sparta,  he  traveled  into  Asia  and  Kirypt, 
for  the  purpose  of  improving  liis  mind, 
and  observing  the  manners,  custoius,  and 
political  institutions  of  different  nations. 
At  this  period  there  was  a  deplorable 
state  of  things  in  his  native  country.  All 
authority  was  engrossed  by  the  wealthy 
land-holders,  who  abused  their  ascenden- 
cy in  crushing  the  poor.  Intestine  di- 
visions and  factious  contentions  rose  so 
high,  that  the  laws  fell  into  contempt, 
the  authority  of  the  kings  was  disregard-  | 
ed,  and  all  was  anarchy  and  confasioii. 
'We  conviction  became  general,  that  a  re- 
form in  the  national  institutions  was  in- 
dispensable ;  and  the  eyes  of  the  Lace- 
demonians turned  to  Lycurgus,  as  a  man 
whose  experience,  wisdom,  and  probity 
pre-eminently  qualified  him  for  the  task 
of  preijaring  a  new  constitution  for  his 
country.  At  this  crisis  he  returned ; 
and  we  will  see  his  worldly  wisdom  in 
rescuing  his  fellow-men  from  the  state 
of  their  depravity. 

When  he  returned,  he  had  his  plan  of 
government  already  formed  ;  its  leading 
principles  being  adopted  from  Crete, 
where  he  had  passed  much  of  the  time  of 
his  exile.  Having  procured  the  sanction  of 
the  oracle  at  Delphi,  he  had  sufHeient  in- 
fluence to  establish  his  scheme  of  gov- 
ernment. He  began  his  labors  by  insti- 
tuting a  senate  to  make  laws,  and  see 
that  they  were  executed,  &c.  He  next 
made  a  division  of  the  latids,  so  that  all 
the  Spartans  shared  fairly  between  them. 
But  when  he  endeavored  to  do  the  same 
with  the  furniture,  clothes,  &c.,he  found 
the  rich  very  averse  to  his  proposals. 
He  therefore  pursued  another  course. 
He  substituted  iron  for  gold  and  silver 
as  a  medium  of  exchange.  And  as  this 
iron  money  was  of  no  account  among  the 
neighboring  countries,  the  Spartans 
could  no  longer  indulge  in  luxury  by  free- 
ly purchasing  costly  articles.  The  nec- 
essary arts  of  life  he  allowed  to  be  prac- 
ticed only  by  slaves.  His  object  being  to 
cijualize  society  by  bringing  the  rich 
down  to  a  common  level  with  the  poor, 
and  the  slave  equal  to  tlie  master.  To 
accomplish  tiiis  he  made  a  regulation 
that  all  iiersons,  even  kings,  master  and 
slave,  should  eat  together  at  public  ta- 
bles, and  that  these  tables  should  be 
served  only  with  plain  food,  a  kind  of 
soui)  called  black  broth.  This  regulation 
at  first ,  more  than  any  other,  offended 
the  rich    citizen.     It    was    hard  for   the 


proud  master  to  oat  black  broth  with  his 
degraded  slave  out  of  the  same  dish.  In 
time,  however,  these  dinners  were  much 
relished  by  them,  and  agreeable  discours- 
es often  attended  them. 

After  having  fully  established  his  laws, 
he  engaged  the  citizens  under  oath,  not 
to  alter  them  until  his  return  from  a  fir- 
eign  country  to  which  he  was  going.  lie 
left  his  country  ;  and  by  a  violent  death 
inflicted  upon  himself,  rendered  his  re- 
turning imj>ossible ;  and  thus  securing, 
as  far  as  in  his  power,  the  perpetuity  of 
his  institutions.  (I  have  compiled  this 
from  Goodrich's  history  of  all  nations.) 

This  being  the  wisdom  of  the  world 
which  knew  not  God  ;  but  seems  to  have 
been  all  tiie  light  a  benighted  Gentile 
world  had,  who  without  the  light  of  rev^ 
elation  must  grope  in  the  gloom  of  Na- 
ture's darkness.  Bufwhen  the  Gentiles 
which  have  not  the  law,  do  by  nature 
the  things  contained  in  the  law,  these 
having  not  the  law  are  a  law  unto  them- 
selves," until  it  be  accomplished  what 
is  written,  "Therefore,  behold,  I  will 
jiroceed  to  do  a  marvelous  work  among 
this  people,  even  a  marvelous  work  and 
a  wonder  :  for  the  wisdiiu  of  these  wise 
men  shall  perish,  and  the  understanding 
of  these  prudent  men  shall  be  hid." 
Isa.  2'.l:14.  And  this  was  done  when  it 
pleased  God, by  the  foolishness  of  preach-, 
ing,  to  save  them  that  believe.  God 
sending  his  Son  into  this  benighted 
world,  a  light,  to  enlighten  the  whole 
world  by  the  gospel,  which  is  the  power 
of  God,  not  only  for  reformation,  but 
also  salvation  unto  them  that  believe; 
hence  the  charge  is  to  "go  into  all  the 
world,  and  to  preach  this  gospel  to  every 
creature ;"  with  this  promise,  that  all 
who  believe  it  and  are  baptized  shall  be 
saved- 

Christ  being  crucified,  and  now  to 
jireach  his  doctrine,  or  gospel,  is  to 
preach  Christ  and  liiin  crucified.  Tiiis 
to  the  Jews  was  a  stumbling  block,  and 
to  the  worldly  wise  Greek  it  was  foolish^ 
ness  ;  but  to  them  that  are  called,  or,  to 
them  that  believe,  wiiether  Jews  or 
Greeks,  it  is  Christ  the  power  of  God, 
and  the  wisdom  of  God.  And  thus  hath 
it  pleased  God  through  tlie  foolishness 
of  preaching  to  save  them  that  believe. 
By  the  term  /ooh'shne.ss  of  preaching, 
we  must  not  understand  foolish  preach- 
ing ;  or  to  be  foolish  in  preaching  by 
employing  foolish,  simple,  odd,  or  slang, 
sayings,  nor  to  be  simple,  foolish,  or  odd 
in  manner  when  delivering  the  divine 
message.  But  the  gospel,  which  is  Christ 
crucified, was  to  the  Gentiles  foolishness  ; 
while  they  termed  their  systems  wi-dom. 
Preaching  salvation  by  the  gospel, through 
Christ  crucified,  was  to  them  foolshness, 
and  it  hath  pleased  God  by  this  foolish- 
«M.?  of  preaching  to  save  them  tlut  be 
licve ;  lor  to  them  the  preaciiing  of 
Christ  crucified,  was  the  power  of  God 
and  tlie  wisdom  of  (Jod.  Dear  reader, 
it  is  the  same  jiower,  and  the  same  wis- 
dom still,  to  all  them  that  believe. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


846 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 

Ilai'iuouyHt  Homo. 


1.  We  may  be  quite  sure  that  our 
will  is  likely  to  be  crossed  duriug  the 
day  ;  so  let  us  prepare  for  it. 

2.  Every  person  in  the  house  has 
an  evil  nature,  as  well  as  ourselves, 
so  we  must  not  expect  too  much. 

3  Look  upon  each  member  of  the 
family  as  one  for  whom  Christ  died. 

4.  Wheu  inclined  to  give  an  angry 
answer,  lift  up  the  heart  in  prayer. 

5.  If  from  sickness,  pain,  or  infirm- 
ity we  feel  irritable,  let  us  keep  a  very 
strict  watch  over  ourselves. 

G.  Observe  when  others  are  suffer- 
ing, and  drop  a  word  of  kindness. 

7.  Watch  for  little  opportunities  of 
pleasing,  and  put  little  anDoyaaces 
out  of  the  way. 

8.  Take  a  cheerful  view  of  every- 
thing, and  encourage  hope. 

9.  Speak  kiudly  to  servants,  and 
praise  them  when  you  can. 

10.  In  all  little  pleasures  which  may 
occur,  put  self  last. 

11.  Try  for  the  soft  answer  that 
turneth  away  wrath. 

12.  When  we  have  been  pained  by 
an  unkind  word  or  deed,  let  us  ask 
ourselves,  "have  I  not  done  the  same 
and  been  forgiven  ?" 

13.  In  conversation,  let  us  not 
exalt  ourselves,  but  bring  others  for- 
ward. 

14.  Let  us  be  very  gentle  with  the 
younger  ones,  and  treat  them  with 
respect. 

m  m 

"Tliat's  How." 


After  a  great  snow-storm,  a  little 
fellow  began  to  shovel  a  path  through 
a  large  snow-bank  before  his  grand- 
mother's door.  He  had  nothing  but  a 
sniall  shovel  to  work  with. 

"How  do  you  expect  to  get  through 
that  ?"  asked  a  man  passing  along. 

"By  keeping  at  it,"  said  the  boy 
cheerfully,  "that's  how!'' 

That  is  the  seeiet  of  mastering  al- 
most every  difficulty  under  the  sun. 
If  a  hard  task  is  before  you,  stick  to  it. 
Do  not  keep  thinking  how  large  or 
how  hard  it  is  ;  but  go  at  it,  and  then 
little  by  little  it  will  grow  smaller, 
until  it  is  done. 

If  a  bard  lepson  is  to  be  learned,  do 
not  spend  a  moment  in  fretting  ;  do 
not  lose  a  breath  in  saying,  "I  can't" 
or  "I  do  not  see  how  ;"  but  go  at  it 
and  keep  at  it, — study.  That  is  the 
only  way  to  conquer  it. 


If  a  fault  is  to  be  cured  or  a  bad  habit 
broken  up,  it  cannot  be  done  by  mere- 
ly being  sorry  or  tryiner  a  little.  You 
must  keep  fighting  until  it  is  got  rid 
of. 

It  you  have  entered  your  master's 
service,  and  are  trying  to  be  good,  you 
will  sometimes  find  hills  of  difficulty 
in  the  way.  Things  will  often  look 
discouraging,  and  you  will  not  seem 
to  make  any  progress  at  all ;  but  keep 
at  it.  Never  forget  "that's  how." — 
The  Household. 

Take  Ny  Hand. 


In  the  dead  of  the  night  I  am  fre- 
quently awakened  by  a  little  baud 
stealing  out  from  the  crib  by  my  side 
with  the  pleading  cry,  "Please  take 
my  baud,  papa." 

Instantly  the  little  boy's  hand  is 
grasped  his  fears  vanish,  and,  sooth- 
ed by  the  consciousness  of  his  father's 
presence,  he  falls  into  a  deep  sleep 
again. 

We  commend  this  lesson  of  simple 
faith  and  truot  to  the  anxious,  sorrow- 
ing ones  that  are  found  in  almost 
every  household.  Stretch  forth  yoar 
hand,  stricken  mourner,  although  you 
may  be  in  the  deepest  darkness  and 
gloom,  and  fear  and  anxious  suspense 
may  cloud  your  pathway;  and  that 
very  act  will  reveal  the  presence  of  a 
loving,  compassionate  Father,  and 
give  you  the  peace  that  passeth  all 
under.standing. 

The  darkness  may  not  pass  away 
at  once  ;  night  may  infold  you  in  its 
cold  embrace,  but  its  terrors  will  be 
dissipated,  its  gloom  and  sadness  flee 
away,  and  in  the  simple  grasp  of  the 
Father's  hand  sweet  peace  will  be 
given,  and  you  will  rest  securely, 
knowing  that  the  morning  cometh. — 
Christian  Messenger. 


Tbe    Uifference. 


"Willie,  why  were  you  gone  so 
long  for  water?"  asked  the  teacher  of 
a  little  boy.         ,; 

"We  spilled  it,  and  had  to  go  back 
and  fill  the  bucket  again,"  was  the 
prompt  reply  ;  but  the  bright,  noble 
face  was  a  shade  less  bright,  less 
noble  than  usual,  and  the  eyes  drop- 
ped beneath  the  teacher's  gaze. 

The  teacher  crossed  the  room  and 
stood  by  another;  who  had  been  Wil- 
lie's companion. 

"Freddy,  were  you  not  gone  for 
the  water  longer  than  necessary  ?" 


For  an  instant  Freddy's  eyes  were 
fixed  ou  the  floor,  and  his  face  wore 
a  troubled  look.  But  it  was  only  for 
an  instant — he  looked  frankly  up  to 
his  teacher's  face: 

"Yes,  ma'am,"  he  bravely  answer- 
ed;  "we  met  little  Harry  Braden  and 
stopped  to  play  with  him,  and  then 
we  spilled  the  water  and  had  to  go 
back." 

Little  friends,  what  was  the  differ- 
ence in  the  answers  of  the  two  boys? 
Neither  of  them  told  anything  that 
was  not  strictly  true.  Which  one 
of  them  do  you  think  the  teacher 
trusted  more  fully  after  that  ?  And 
which  was  the  happier  of  the  two? — 
Selected. 


Disagreeable    Habits. 


Nearly  all  the  disagreeable  habits 
which  people  take  up  come  at  first 
from  mero  accideut  or  want  of  thought. 
They  might  easily  be  dropped,  but 
they  are  persisted  in  until  they  be- 
come .second  nature.  Stop  and  think 
before  you  allow  yourself  to  form 
them.  There  are  disagreeable  habit.'i 
of  body,  like  scowling,  winking, 
twisting  the  mouth,  biting  the  nails, 
continually  picking  at  something, 
twirling  a  key  or  fumbling  at  a  chain, 
drumming  with  the  fingers,  screwing 
and  twisting  a  chair,  or  whatever  you 
can  lay  your  bauds  on.  Don't  do  any 
of  these  things.  Learn  to  sit  quietly, 
like  a — gentleman,  I  was  going  to 
say,  but  I  am  afraid  even  girls  fall 
into  such  tricks  sometimes.  There 
are  much  worse  habits  than  these,  to 
be  sure  ;  but  we  are  only  speaking 
of  very  little  things  that  are  only  an- 
noying when  they  are  persisted  in. 
There  are  habits  of  speech  also,  sucSi 
as  beginning  every  speech  with  "you 
see,"  or  "you  know,"  "now-a," 
"why-a,"  "I  don't  care,"  "tell  ye 
what,"  "tell  ye  now."  Indistinct 
utterance,  sharp  nasal  tones,  a  slow 
drawl,  avoid  theai  all.  Stop  and 
think  what  you  wish  to  say,  and  then 
let  every  word  drop  from  your  li[)S 
just  as  smooth  and  perfect  as  a  new 
silver  coin.  Have  a  care  about  your 
ways  of  sitting  and  standing  and 
walking.  Before  you  know  it,  you 
will  Cud  your  habits  have  hardened 
into  a  coat  of  mail  that  you  cannot 
get  rid  of  without  a  terrible  effort. — 
Lillle  Corporal. 


Bad  books  are  tbe  public  fouutaius 
of  vice. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MKVERSDALE,  Pa.,  June  1,  1875. 


4>ur  Late  Auuual  Meetiug. 

C)ur  Annual  Meeting  of  1S75  ia  auionR 
tTic  tilings  that  are  past.  As  usual  it 
was  looked  to  with  interest  by  many  of 
the  uieuibers  of  our  brotherhood  as  was 
eviJtMit  from  the  large  number  of  them 
that  was  present.  The  meeting  was  very 
large.  In  IHCti  there  was  a  change  made 
in  the  manner  of  holding  our  Annual 
Meeting,  and  according  to  the  plan  and 
rules  then  adopted,  there  was  to  be  no 
public  preaching  at  the  place  of  holding 
the  Council  as  there  formerly  had  been. 
Tlju'  had  in  a  measure  the  desired  effect 
of  reducing  the  number  of  persons  pres- 
ent on  such  occasions. 

Our  late  meeting  was  decidedly  the 
llargest  that  has  been  held  under  the  or- 
der adopted  in  ISGG.  There  arc  many 
.large  eongregHtioiis  of  bretliren  in  the 
-Miami  Valley,  and  consequently  the 
number  of  members  present  was  very 
ilarge.  And  the  number  of  persons  pres- 
■ent  that  were  not  mimbers  was  also  very 
Jarge.  The  number  of  members  from  a 
<ii.-<lanee  was  not  as  large  as  it  sometimes 
has  been. 

And  owing  to  the  great  number  of  per- 
Bons  present,  members  and  others, 
•  hough  the  accommodations  for  entertain- 
ing the  eonjiregation  when  the  public 
Council  was  in  session,  were  about  as 
good  as  they  usually  are  at  such  times, 
but  comparatively  a  small  part  of  the 
people  on  the  ground  could  get  within 
liearing  distance  of  tiie  speakers.  Hence 
there  was  considerable  disappointment  as 
many  desired  to  hear  that  could  not. 
Many  al.'io  came  wiih  the  expectation 
that  there  would  be  preaching,  and  wwre 
•disappointed  iti  iinding  there  was  none, 
^/'onsidering  the  number  of  persons  pres- 
ent, the  order  and  conduct  of  the  multi- 
tude were  as  good  as  could  be  expected. 
"J'here  was  but  little  occurred  to  disturb 
or  »nnoy  the  meeting  to  awy  considerable 
degree.  It  is  true,  there  were  some  bad 
charaeterti  present  and  several  persons 
had  their  pockets  picked.  It  was  thought 
by  some  that  those  who  committed  this 
evil  asNumed  the  garb  and  iip|iearnnce  of 
hrcthren,  to  enable  them  tlie  better  to 
;accoii)jilish  JJieir  wicked  purpo.ses. 


The  weather  was  favorable,  but  the 
earth  being  dry,  the  dust  was  somewhat 
annoying.  Upon  the  whole,  however, 
the  occasion  was  a  pleasant  one.  There 
being  many  brethren  in  the  community', 
and  the  citizens  being  hospitable,  the  ac- 
commodations for  entertaining  those  in 
attendance  from  a  distance  with  lodging 
and  other  desirable  conveniences,  when 
away  from  the  place  qf  meeting,  were 
very  satisfactory.  There  was  a  good 
deal  of  preaehinir  in  the  community,  both 
before  and  during  the  progress  of  the 
meeting.  The  difierent  denominations 
kindly  offered  their  houses  of  worship  to 
the  brethren,  and  invited  them  to  occu- 
py them.     The  invitations  were  accepted. 

There  was  considerable  business  before 
the  Council,  and  it  was  disposed  of  as 
satisfactory,  we  think,  as  could  rea.sona- 
bly  be  expected,  when  we  remember  that 
there  is  some  variety  of  opinion  in  regard 
to  some  of  the  subjects  that  were  before 
the  meeting.  While  all  the  decisions  of 
the  Council  are  not  what  all  would  pre- 
fer or  desire,  we  think  there  was  a  gen 
cral  feeling  of  aecjuieseence  in  those  de- 
cisions. The  prevailing  spirit  of  the 
meeting  was  good.  Ttiat  it  was  not  in 
variably  and  universally  so,  is  to  be  re- 
gretted. A  deeper  con<:iousness  of  our 
responsibility  for  every  word  we  utter, 
and  for  the  influence  that  goes  out  from 
the  expression  of  our  countenances,  and 
from  our  luanners  on  such  occasions,  no 
doubt  would  lead  to  guardedness  and 
watchfulness  in  both  the  matter  we  pre- 
sent,and  the  manner  in  which  we  present 
it,  that  would  add  dignity  to  our  delib 
eralive  Council  in  the  eyes  of  the  world, 
and  increase  brotherly  love  among  our- 
selves. We  are  happy  to  believe  there 
is  an  improvement  in  transacting  busi- 
ness in  our  Aiinual  Council,  and  more 
especially  is  there  a  growing  conviction 
among  us  that  our  business  being  done 
so  jjublicly,  and  in  the  presence  of  so 
many,  should  bo  done  in  strict  har- 
mony with  the  principles  of  brotherly 
love,  meekness,  self-denial,  forbearance, 
and  fidelity  to  Christ,  principles  of  great 
prominence  in  the  laith  o(  our  I'ra- 
terniiy. 

Knowing  as  some  of  us  did  that  there 
would  probably  questions  come  before 
the  meeting  of  a  perplexing  character, 
we  I'elt  considerable  anxiety  in  regard  to 
the  meeting  and  its  re.ults.  IJut  at  the 
close  of  the  Council  we  felt  as   Paul   felt 


when  he  met  the  brethren  at  Apii  forum, 
"he  thanked  God  and  took  courage." 
We  hope  the  brethren  appreciated  tlie 
goodness  of  God  to  us,  in  favoring  us  as 
he  did,  and  enabling  uj  to  pass  the  la- 
bors of  our  Council  as  pleasantly  and  as 
successfully  as  we  were  permitted  to  do, 
and  that  they  felt  humble  before  God, 
and  thankful  to  him.  We  also  have 
cause  to  take  courage  and  be  encouraged . 
With  some  variety  of  opinioti  among  ua 
in  regard  to  some  things,  there  is  much 
brotherly  love  and  attachment  to  one  an- 
other in  our  brotherhood.  We  feel  that 
the  lie  that  binds  us  together  as  we  are 
bound,  is  divine,  and  as  j-uch  it  cannot 
be  easily  broken.  And  while  we  may 
sing. 

"Hail,  bWcetwst,  deartst  lie,  iha*  bind-, 
Oui  glowing  hearts  in  lUe  ; 

Hail  sacred  bope,  tbat  luiies  our  miuda 
To  harmony  diviue," 
let  us  seek  to  have  the  strands  of  that  tie 
increased  and  the  harmony  of  our  hope 
more  complete,  by  an  increased  conform- 
ity to  the  mind  and  life  of  Jesus.  The 
more  we  all  beeouie  like  .Jesus,  the  more 
oneness  and  harmony  will  prevail  amctng 
us.  Holiness  will  cement  us  together' 
Carnality  will  alienate  us.  As  the 
friends  and  servants  of  Christ,  we  have  a 
great  work  to  do.  Let  us  guard  with 
vigilance  against  everything  that  would 
alienate  our  feelings,  or  corrupt  our  prin- 
ciples, and  thereby  dimini.sli  our  spiritual 
power,  and  disqualify  us  for  that  work. 


The  GraMMfaoppvrH. 

Some  days  back  there  were  conflicting 
reports  in  regard  to  the  appearance  and 
destructive  work  of  the  grasshopper.-'. 
Late  accounts  however  go  to  show  tliat 
the  reports  that  thet-e  pests  haye  re- 
sumed their  work  of  desiructiou  upon 
vegetation,  are  alarmingly  true.  We 
give  below  some  information  upon 
the  subject  from  the  A<io  York  Diiih/ 
Witness. 

At  our  late  Annual  Meeting  we  had  a 
statement  in  regard  to  the  scarcity  of 
provision  in  the  West,  produced  by  the 
grasshoppers  and  oiher  causes,  from  S. 
S,  Mohler  and  other  brethren.  The 
statement  was  a  touching  one,  and 
awakened  .sympathy  fur  the  needy  in 
many  heuris.  The  brethren  frum  the  wc>t 
who  spoke  expressed  the  thanks  of  the 
western  .sufFerers  who  hud  ben  relieved 
by  donations  from   the  oast,  but  made  uo 


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request  for  further  help,  though  they 
stated  further  help  was  j^reatly  needed. 
A  resolutiou  was  then  offered  by  brother 
H.  II.  HoLsiNtiEK,  to  the  eft'ect  that  a 
colleotion  should  be  taken  up  for  tlio 
needy  in  the  west.  Accordingly  it  was 
done,  and  thougli  it  was  not  done  until 
the  close  of  tlie  meeting,  and  thougli 
those  only  were  solicited  to  contribute, 
that  filled  the  tables  at  supper  at  one 
time,  the  collection  amounted  to  about 
$1330.00,  showing  there  was  charity  of  an 
active  and  working  cliaracter  present. 
ALARMING  UBPORTS  I'ROJI  KANSAS  AND 
jMISSOUUI. 

Chicago,  III  ,  May  19.— Additional 
advices  from  jMissouri  and  Kansas  are 
very  discouraging,  and  there  seems  to  be 
no  prospect  of  the  grasshoppers  depart- 
ing uniii  every  green  thing  is  devoured 
in  Missouri.  The  plague  is  most  severe 
in  the  region  of  Paole,  Fort  Scott,  and 
Atchison,  Kansas,  and  considerable  dam 
age  lias  been  done. 

Special  telegrams  from  Pleasant  Hill, 
Liberty.  Indianapolis,  St.  Joseph,  Lex 
ington,  Kansas  City  and  St.  Louis,  in 
Missouri,  give  most  alarming  details  of 
the  extent  and  increase  of  the  grasshop- 
pers. It  seems  they  have  crossed  the 
iMi.ssouri  lliver  in  their  eastward  march, 
and  are  playing  .sad  havoc  with  the  crops. 

The  western  tier  of  counties  are  a! 
ready  overrun  with  tlic.se  pests,  and  they 
apiicar  to  be  eating  their  way  eastward. 
Everything  in  some  counties  from  which 
advices  are  at  hand,  has  been  de.-troyed, 
and  the  farmers  have  been  obliged  to 
drive  their  stock  into  Arkansas  for  pas- 
turage. 

It  is  I'eared  they  will  pass  through  the 
entire  State  of  Mi.ssouri  and  infest  South- 
ern Illinois  during  the  present  season. 
Ten  thousand  square  miles  of  Missouri 
land  has  already  been  laid  waste,  and 
the  farmers  are  utterly  discouraged. 
Every  effort  is  being  made  to  extermi- 
nate the  plague,  but  all  seems  futile.  It 
seems  nothing  short  of  a  miracle  can 
avert  famine  and  bankruptcy. 

All  wholesale  houses  of  St.  Louis  are 
receiving  letters  by  hundreds  from  West- 
ern Missouri  creditors,  declaring  tlieir  to- 
tal inability  to  meet  their  paper  on  ac- 
count of  the  plague.  The  formation  of 
relief  committees  is  already  beiug  agi^ 
tated. 


"A   Full  Report." 

By  a  full  report    is    generally    under 
stood,     we    believe,    a   report  of  all    the 
speeches  made  at  our  Annual  Meeting  in 
deciding  questions,  with    the   names   of 
the  speakers  attached.   It  appeared  I'rom  | 
the  ((uestions  before    the  Council,  that  a  j 
great  many  brethren  desire  such  a  report  | 
inasmuch  us  a  req  uest    lor    a    report  of 


that  kind  came  from  seven  districts. 
There  were  also  requests  from  three  dis- 
tricts averse  to  a  report.  Put  while  the 
stronger  feeling  seemed  to  be  in  favor  of 
a  full  report,  it  was  tliought  best  by 
those  who  desired  to  have  a  full  report, 
not  to  push  the  subject  unduly  upon  the 
meeting,  but  await  the  further  develop- 
ments of  time,  reflection,  and  circum- 
stances, liopiug  that  a  greater  unanim- 
ity of  sentiment  will  prevail,  and  their 
wishes  be  gratilied. 

We  hope  the  brethren  will  have  pa- 
tience and  meekness,  and  with  these  feel- 
ings, and  a  spirit  of  humble  prayer,  we 
trust  the  Lord  will  bring  about  whatever 
is  to  the  edification  of  his  church,  lie 
himself  has  said,  "Let  all  things  be  done 
unto  edifying."  We  therefore  hope 
that  he  will  work  with  us  to  i. remote  the 
edification  of  his  church  and  people. 

Our  I'nper  tlie  ReiUitiuder  ot 
tlie  Year. 

We  will  send  our  paper,  beginning 
witb  the  number  that  contains  the 
first  part  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
Annual  Meeting,  to  the  end  of  the 
year  for  $1.00.  We  hope  a  consider- 
able number  of  persons  will  be  found 
that  will  avail  themselves  of  this 
offer,  and  send  at  once  for  the  paper. 
Will  our  agents  and  frieuds  please 
call  the  attentions  their  neighbors 
who  are  not  taking  our  paper,  to  our 
offer  ?  The  postage  is  included  in 
the  above  offer. 


The  aiiiiate^  ol  1S75. 

The  Minutes  of  our  late  Annual 
Meeting  will  be  published  in  bt^th  the 
English  and  the  German  language, 
and  sold  at  10  cents  single  copy,  and 
75  cents  per  dozen. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 


Brother  D.  L.  Myers,  of  Hartford, 
Kansas,  writes :  "The  Companions 
that  you  are  sending  out  west  are 
doing  a  noble  work — those  that  you 
sent  out  of  the  Forney  fund.  *  *  * 
If  I  could  afford  it,  I  would  send  you 
fifty  dollars  or  more,  as  I  think  it 
would  only  be  lending  to  the  Lord  ; 
but  my  circuinstajces    are    siich    at 


present  that  I  cannot  contribute.  Lot 
us  all  be  engaged  in  the  great  work — 
the  salvation  of  souls.  Tbia  is  my 
prayer." 


Uymondoii  War. 

Is  a  book  of  124  octavo  pages.  It 
is  an  able  defence  of  the  non-resistanfc 
or  peace  principle.  The  retail  price 
is  50  cents.  We  call  the  special  at- 
tention of  ministers  to  the  fact  that  it 
will  be  sent  to  them  free,  whenever 
they  remit  ten  cents  postage.  Ad- 
dress all  your  orders  to  Rev.  H.  C. 
Duuham,  No.  1  Somerset  St.,  Boston. 


A  worthy  ministering  brother  says  : 
I  wish  to  inform  you  that  I  am  not 
able  to  pay  for  the  Companion.  I 
have  lost  my  health  and  can  scarcely 
work  half  of  the  time.  I  thought 
be.st  to  let  you  know  in  time  tbat  I 
am  not  able  to  pay  for  it.  I  must 
remove  to  a  warmer  climate  on  ac- 
count of  my  lungs,  as  soon  as  I  can^ 
provide  a  way  and  means,  I  do  not 
want  to  read  the  paper  at  the  editor's 
expense,  so  it  will  be  best  to  stop  it. 
My  trust  is  in  the  Lord  to  provide  a 
way  for  the  future." 

Note  :  We  do  not  feel  like  stopping 
the  paper,  and  hence  will  coatinue  to 
send  it  for  the  remainder  of  the  year, 
at  least. 


We  acknowledge  the  receipt  ot  a 
set  of  three  Photographic  views  of  the 
late  Annual  Meeting  grounds.  The 
views  are  8  by  10  inches  in  size. 
They  will  be  sent  by  mail,  postpaid, 
on  receipt  ol  $1.50.  Orders  to  be  ad- 
dressed to  0.  Williamson,  Covington, 
Ohio. 


Under  date  of  May  14tb,  John  IL 
Esbclman,  Batavia,  Iowa,  says,  "Wo 
have  had  it  quite  cold  all  spring  until 
of  late.  It  is  getting  pleasant  now. 
Not  half  the  corn  crop  is  planted  yet. 
Fall  wheat  was  badly  frozen.  Spring 
wheat  and  oats  look  well  for  the  cold- 
ness of  the  spring." 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Corretpondence  of  chrtrch  news  tolieited  frorr, 
■U  partt  of  the  Brotherhoed.  Writer's  name 
mnd  address  reijuired  ott  every  communication 
«  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
cations or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
c.jrnmui:ications  for  publication  should  be  writ 
tiHupon  OUO   al*l*ioftHei>f'e.t   ottlv. 

Froui  Brother  aii«l  Mister  John 
Kiii!ieley. 

MONTI'ELIKR,   InD.       ) 

May  nth,  1875  ]" 
Tliia  is  to  let  the  readers  of  the 
Companion  and  A'isitor  koow  w  here 
we  are,  and  where  we  have  been  since 
we  left  home  on  our  mission  of  love. 
We  started  on  the  last  day  of  April. 
Went  to  North  Bend,  Tippecanoe  Co., 
stopped  with  sister  Bennett.  Had 
meeting  at  North  Bend  school-house 
in  the  evening.  Had  very  good 
order.  Stayed  over  night  with  sister 
Bennett. 

Thence  we  went  to  Winaraac.  Had 
tliree  meetings.  The  elder  here  is 
Daniel  11.  Freeman.  It  was  very 
cold  and  wet  while  we  were  in  this 
church.  On  the  first  day  of  May  the 
8U0W  was  nearly  two  inches  deep. 
We  left  here  for  Wabash,  Wabash 
county,  Indiana,  on  the  3rd  of  May, 
and  got  within  twelve  miles  of 
Bochester.  Lodged  with  friend  An- 
drew Beimter,  and  were  well  enter- 
tained. From  here  we  started  for 
Wabash,  and  got  to  old  brother 
Stombaugb's,  and  as  the  old  brother 
and  sister  wished  us  to  stay  with 
them,  we  did  so.  As  they  are  old 
and  live  away  from  the  church  some 
distance,  we  tryed  to  comfort  them  as 
much  as  we  could.  We  believe  they 
are  strong  in  the  faith.  We  took  our 
leave  from  them  on  the  5th  morning 
of  May,  and  got  to  Wabash,  to  broth- 
er Samuel  Murry's  about  one  o'clock. 
Found  the  sister  poorly,  though  she 
■was  some  better  than  she  had  been 
for  some  time.  We  hope  the  dear 
sister  will  get  well  again,  if  the  Lord 
is  willing.  The  dear  sister  bears  her 
sickness  with  Christian  fortitude,  and 
our  dear  brother  aijd  elder  takes  good 
care  of  her.  lie  would  like  much  to 
travel  and  visit  the  members  as  we 
do,  if  his  wife  were  able  to  stand  it. 

We  left  them  on  the  Glh  and  went 
to  Lancaster  church,  where  we  had 
four  meetings.  Had  very  good  order. 
The  members  are  very  lively.  Here 
we  visited  my  wif«V  friends,  her  old 
uncle,  Andrew  Klepser.  He  is  a 
very  warm  brother,  and  the  si.ster  is 
also  a  very  good  sister,  and  all  the 
Klepaer  family  are  good  members. 


Next  we  went  to  the  Prairie  Creek 
church.  Here  lives  brother  and  elder 
George  W.  Sala.  He  has  the  over- 
sight of  this  church  being  in  Black- 
ford county,  Indiana.  We  found  the 
most  of  our  members  well,  and  still 
in  the  faith  of  the  brethren,  and  will- 
ing to  hold  to  the  old  laud  marks. 
May  the  good  Lord  bless  them  to  do 
so  is  our  prayer.  We  have  been  well 
since  we  left  home,  and  had  nothing 
to  contend  with  but  bad  colds  and  bad 
roads.  To-day  we  had  as  bad  roads 
as  I  have  seen  for  many  years,  as 
there  has  been  much  rain. 

The  fruit  is  mostly  killed  by  our 
last  freeze  ;  and  the  wheat  crops  can't 
average  more  than  a  half  crop,  as  far 
as  we  have  come.  I  will  now  close 
for  this  time,  but  hope  to  write  again. 
Pray  for  us,  dear  members.  From 
your  well-wishing  brother  and  sister, 
JouN  and  Reeecc.\  Kniseley. 


Ack»owl«<i{;-uien<8 — ('outiuued 
troiu    Page  3U8. 

John  Sterling,  George's  Creek 
church,  Fayette  county,  Pa.,       80  20 

Friends,  James  Boyd  and  David 
Parnell,  Liscomb  church,  Marshall 
county.  Iowa.  54.25 

D.  S.  Bowman,  Sandy  church, 
North  Georgetown,  Calumbiana  Co  , 
Ohio.  80.00 

Joseph  II  Hanawalt,  Spring  Run 
congregation,  Mifllin  Co.,  Pa.      41  55 

Sister  Mary  Helssr,  Frankling  Co., 


Dunbar,    Clowsors 


2.00 

Mills, 

20.00 

Mills, 

184.35 


Ohio. 

L.  M. 
Indiana. 

John    W.    Metzgar,    Edna 
Clinton  Co.,  Indiana. 

John  H.  E3hlemau,  Batavia,  Jef- 
ferson Co.,  Iowa.  15  00 

Michiel  Rosserman,  Dunkirk,  Har- 
den Co.,  Ohio.  7.00 

Jacob  H.  Erb,  Lone  Tree," 
Iowa.  40  00^ 

Jacob  P.  Replogle,  Okaw  church,' 
Piatt  and  Macon  counties  111.      14.37 

Joseph  McCariy,  Arcadia,  Ham- 
ilton county  Indiana.  22  00 

David  Schoonover,  Taaglewood, 
Ripley  county  Indiana.  1.00 

Adam  Beaver,  L^nion  county 
church.  Pa.  2G.0O 

f^li  Horner,  Mongo,  La  Gran 
county  Indiana,  from  Brethren  and 
Friends.  25.00 

L.  M.  Dunbar,  Clowser's  Mills, 
Montgomery  county  Indiana.       13  00 

David  Kuns,  Milmine,  Piatt  Co , 
Ills  ,by  Brethren  and  Friends.    32.00 


David  Qrossnickle,  Beaver  Dam 
church,  Ladiesburg,  Frederick  county 
Maryland.  G  75 

John  Rowland,  Treasurer  North- 
ern District  of  Illinois.  50.00 

Solomon  Henricks.  Owl  Creek 
church,  Knox  county  Ohio.  7  00 

William  E  Stickler,  Pleasant  Yal- 
ley  congregation.  80.00 

William  Fucheo,  in  behalf  of  the 
Brethren  at  East  Coventry,  Chester 
couuty.  Pa.,  75  00 

Danial  Senger,  Cedar  Rapids  Liuu 
county  Iowa.  85  40 

John  Il'ckman,  Cerro  Gordo, 
Piatt  county  Illiujis.  50.00 

D.  C.  MoO:iiaw,  Blacksbnrg  Mont- 
gomery Co.,  Va., Friends  $2.00,  19.00 

D.  Miller,  Monroe'  Co,  church. 
Iowa.  15.00 

Sister  Mary  Heiser,  Hilliards. 
Franklin  county  Ohio  2  00 

John  Zigler,  Linville  Creek  church, 
Broadway,  Rockingham  countv 
Virginia.  15  00 

Saml.  R.  Myer,  Conastogo  church, 
Bareville,  Lancaster  Co  ,  Pa  .     33  50 

George  Brumbaugli,  Palestine 
church,  Darke  county  Ohio.       100  00 

D  F.  Scouffer,  Boaver  Creek  con- 
gregation, Benevola,  WaAhina:ton 
Co.,    Md.,  21  40 

John  II.  Eshleman,  Batavia,  Jef- 
ferson Co.,  Iowa.     Brethren.         5  00 

Q.  W.  Crissman,  Cowausbannoc 
church,  Elderton,  Armstrong  Co  , 
Pennsylvania.  8  25 

John  Sierling,  Masontown,  Fav- 
ette  couuty  Penna  ,  12  70 

Cyrus  Leniz,  Union  Center  church. 
Milford,  Elkhart  Co.,  Indiana.     44  00 

John  Sterling,  Georges'  Creek 
church,  Fayette  county  Pa.,  y.OO 

Sister  Mary  Heiser,  Hilliards. 
Franklin  Co.,  Ohio,  indiviclnally.  2.15 

S.    D.     Bowman.      Spring    Creek 
church,  CoUamer,  Whitley  Co., 
Ind  ,  51.25 

Solomon  Henricks,  Owl  Creek 
church,  Knox  Co..  Ohio.  12,00 

Henry  P.  Strickler,  Melrose  Grun- 
dy county  Iowa.  20  00 

A  G.  Black  Bushnell  arm  of  the 
church  in  McDouough  county, 

lllioois.   12.47 

Daniel  Wolf,  Manor  congregation 
of  Wash,  county  Md.,  43  00 

We  desire  to  thank  you,  dear  breth- 
ren and  sisters,  lor  the  libfiulity  you 
have  shown  to  us  in  responding  to  the 
calls  Cor  helj)  through  the  (litl'or(>nt  oaits 
of  the  brotherhood  in  the  Wc.-^t.  Words 
will  not  c.xiiross  our  tliankt'uli)C.'<s  to  you 
as  we  would  wish.  We  hoi)e  the  above 
report  will  be  satisfactory.      Should  any 


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see  that  their  donations  have  noti  been 
acknowledged,  please  let  us  know,  and 
we  will  make  it  right. 

The  crops  at  present  in  this  section  of 
the  country  look  promising.  We  hope 
we  may  receive  a  bountiful  crop,  and 
thereby  be  enabled  once  more  to  sustain 
ourselves.  M.\uy  at  the  present  time 
of  writing  are  depending  on  us  to  supply 
them  until  they  can  raise  something  to 
cat.  Fraternally  Yours, 

Allen  Ives, 
per  Henry  P.  Buinkwortu. 

EJgar,  Neb. 


Rock  Creek,  Kansas,      \ 
May  lOrh,  1875.  \ 

Brotlicr  Qmnler: — 

As  I  am  requested 
to  print,  a  list  of  relief  naoney  receiv- 
ed, in  your  paper,  I  send  the  follow- 
ing statement  of  money  which  I  have 
received  : 

L.  Keim,  Falls  City.  Neb  ,  $70.00 
Joseph  Faith,  Leigbton,  Iowa,  5  00 
A.  Kinz'e.  Hoover,  lud.,  16  00 

J.  Quinter,  Meyersdale,  Pa.,  29.00 
M.  Neher,  Laplace,  111.,  10.00 

Hen.  Smith,  Mearesdale,  Mich.,  32  25 
C.  Forney,  Fall  City,  Neb.,  50  00 
M.  Neher,  Loplaee,  111.,  30.00 

C.  Hoover,  Smitbville,  Ohio,  3fi  00 
M.  Neher,  Laplace,  111..  10.00 
Mary  Mooniaw,  Bonsaok,  Va.,     35.00 

D.  Frantz,  Cerro  Gordo,  Hi.,  25  00 
A.  Kinzie,  Hoover  P.  O.  Ind.,  19  00 
Job.  Holder,  Hao;erstown,  Ind. 

10  barrels  of  provision. 
Jos.  Kulp.  Eikhart,  Ind.  ?.00 

J.  B.  Shively,  Pettit,  Ind.,  71  00 

Jqo.  Kuisely,  Plymouth,  Ind.,  27.35 
C.  L.  Kiem,  Falls  City.  Neb,  100.00 
P.  Nininger,  Anisterdam,  Va.,  30  00 
H.  B  Brumbaugh,  Huntingdon, 

Pa.,  24  00 
J.  R.  Gish,  Roanoke,  III.,  G6.55 

Martin  Neher,  Laplace,  111.,  5.00 


Total, 


$693.15 
Wm.  Gish,  Treasurer. 
{Pilgrim  please   copy) 


To  the  Brethren  ot  the  >Southeru 
Uistrlct  ot  Hausas.— A  Siugges- 
tlou. 

Inasmuch  as  there  has  no  an- 
nouncement appeared  in  our  periodi- 
cals of  any  communion  in  the  South- 
ern District  of  Kansas,  which  we  at- 
tribute principally  to  the  present 
scarcity  of  provision.  Brethren,  I 
have  thought  much  about  it  of  late. 
Cannot  the  brethren  and  sisters  come 
together  and  commemorate  the  death 
and  jaufferiugs  of  our  dear  Lord  ? 
Must  we  refrain  from  this  for  another 


year  ?  The  apostle  says,  "As  ofc  as 
ye  eat  this  bread  and  drink  this  cup, 
ye  do  show  the  Lord's  death  till  he 
comes."  Brethren  must  we  deprive 
ourselves  of  this  privilege  ?  I  do 
think  we  ought  to  come  together  and 
bind  ourselves  together  inthat  union 
and  fellowship,  and  in  breaking  of 
bread  together,  with  supplication  and 
prayer,  that  or  spiritual  strength 
might  be  renewed. 

A     PROPOSITION. 

Let  the  brethren  come  together, 
say  one,  two,  or  three  churches,  at 
o'clock  in  the  evening.  Let  all  the 
brethren  that  can  spare  something  in 
the  way  of  provisions,  bring  it  with 
them.  We  will  throw  our  mites  to- 
gether, and  have  all  things  common 
Let  the  brethren  and  sisters  who 
think  they  have  nothing  to  spare 
come  too  ;  they  can  bring  a  turtle 
dove  or  two  young  pigeons,  which 
represents  love.  We  will  not  be  like 
the  Corinthians,  those  that  sit  down 
and  eat  their  own  suppers,  shame 
them  that  have  not.  I  would  say, 
brethren  and  sisters,  come  all.  We 
will  pray  for  one  another  and  exort 
one  another.  Horse  feed  may  be 
brought  in  the  same  way;  but  there 
will  soon  be  grass  for  feed.  Whether 
one  district  or  two,  let  the  brethren 
decide  ;  but  as  the  brethren  are  very 
much  isolated  probably  each  district 
should  have  its  own  communion. 
Now  brethren  we  have  made  the  sug- 
gestion. The  matter  is  open  fur 
amendment,  correction  or  rejection  ; 
but  brethren  will  you  not  give  it  a 
little  consideration  ?  Let  us  hoar 
fromjou.         Fraternally, 

George  Myers 
Waders  Branch,    Kansas. 

Novel    Keadlng. 

April  8th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

The  following  is 
a  speech  on  the  evils  of  novel  reading, 
prepared  for  the  consideration  of  a  liter- 
ary society  in  this  neighborhood,  and  as 
it  discusses  a  subject  of  more  than  ordi- 
nary importance,  it  perhaps  will  not  be 
out  of  place  in  your  columns. 

B.  C.  MOOMAW. 

Mr.  President  : — It  is  useless  for  me 
to  say,  that  our  question  for  to  night,  is 
a  very  important  one,  as  it  involves  the 
discussion  of  an  influence  which  mani- 
fests itself  with  great  power  in  the  intel- 
lectual and  moral  world,  and  it  shall  be 
the  object  of  our  investigation  to  show, 
that  it  is  a  power  for  evil,  and  not  lor 
good. 

Of  all  the  forces  that  arc    operating  in 


the  precincts  of  the  mind,  that  of  novel 
reading  is  one  of  the  greatest  and  worst  ; 
and  could  an  angel  descend  from  the 
heights  of  heaven,  and  sweep  the  whole 
corrupt  mass  of  pestilential  literature  into 
the  sea,  he  would  bestow  upon  the  world 
a  blessing  second  to  none,  but  the  re- 
moval of  the  great  original  curse. 

First,  then,  we  will  show  its  origin  ; 
secondly,  its  character  ;  and  lastly  its  in- 
fluence u|ion  the  mind  and  soul.  In  or- 
der to  demonstrate  the  first  proposition, 
we  will  classify  the  literature  of"  the 
world  into  two  grand  divisions.  All  of 
those  sciences  which  interpret  nature, 
and  which  are  f(^unded  upon  truth,  as 
she  reveals  herself  throughout  all  of 
God's  works  in  the  ujaterial  universe,  led 
by  the  glorious  Bible,  are  influences 
which  enrich,  and  ennoble  the  mind,  and 
fill  the  soul  with  the  highest  and  holiest 
aspirations  and  religious  imjiressions, 
while  the  thousands  of  heretical,  idola- 
trous and  skeptical  isms,  headed  by  the 
monster  novels,  compose  the  library  of 
Satan,  which. he  uses  for  the  subversion 
of  the  souls  of  men.  One  evidence  of 
this  fact  is,  that  novel  writers  are  irre- 
ligious,and  often  gros.^ly  wicked  persons  ; 
but  the  most  conclusive  proof  can  be  es- 
tablished by  a  course  of  analagous  rea- 
soning, to  which  our  antagonists  will  op- 
pose in  vain  their  shallow  pretexts. 

You  are  all  aware  ot  the  effects  which 
material  poisons  like  spirits,  tobacco, 
opium,  &c. ,  exert  when  habitually  taken 
into  the  .system.  They  assort  an  uncon- 
querable ascendancy  over  the  will,  and 
drag  their  slaves  and  victims  down  to 
ruin.  Just  so  is  the  eflects  of  that  slow, 
and  insidious  mental  poison — novel  read- 
ing. It  establishes  a  habit  which  grows 
by  what  it  feedi  upon,  until  all  the  facul- 
ties of  the  mind  are  effectually  under- 
minded,  and  debilitated.  Why  is  this? 
Simply  because  it  furnishes  no  food  for 
these  faculties.  The  same  natural  law, 
which  operates  for  the  health  anil 
strength  of  the  body,  detciniines  the 
mental  condition.  Unless  you  furnish  the 
digestive  organs  with  that  kind  of  food 
which  supplies  appropriate  nutriment, 
you  can  have  no  iihysical  health  or 
strength.  To  the  same  degree  does  the 
mind  require  that  nutriment,  which 
alone  can  be  assimilated  from  immortal 
truth ;  but  novels  arc  lies  in  sentiment 
and  fact ;  for  I  might  qualify  my  lan- 
guage so  as  to  suit  the  exquisite  sensibil- 
ities of  the  times,  and  say  that  novel 
writers  use  the  truth  with  penurious  fru- 
gality :  they  arc  not  irreligious,  irrevcr- 
ant  and  false,  but  they  are  immoral. 
And  did  it  never  srriko  you,  that  their 
productions  exactly  illustrates  the  prin- 
ciple of  evil,  first  enticing,  alluring,  then 
destructive  ?  There  is  among  the  treas- 
ures of  Flora  a  rose  of  dazzling  beauty, 
and  exquisite  fragrance  ;  but  the  exhala- 
tions of  that  fljwer  are  as  deadly  as  the 
breath  of  the  Upas.  Cliartncd  by  its 
beauty,  intoxicated  by  its  fragrance,  the 
unhapjiy  vioiiut  clasps  the  inl'crn:il   thiii!; 


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to  his  nostrils,  until  its  fumes  reach  tlic 
Titai  current,  and  smotiiers  ihc  vital 
spai'k. 

And  now  ns  wo  are  grap|>liiij;  with  the 
issues  of  this  important  sul  ject,let  me  ask 
with  all  soicmnitj-,  in  view  uf  ilie  work 
xhat  is  f^iven  us  hern  to  do,  tlmt  we  may 
prepare  tor  awftil  etcriiiiy.  i<  life  so  sure 
or  lime  so  abuiidanr,  that  we  .--hiiuM  tiiiii; 
it  away  upon  -uch  trifling  iuiiu>cuients? 
(!an  we  watch  and  i)ray  wlu-n  we  arc 
morally  and  mentally  asleep  ?  ('an  we 
bathe  with  impunity  in  this  tide  oi'  filth, 
which  ovei flows  the  banks  of  common 
pciise  and  decency,  and  call  ourselves 
pure?  Dare  we  t>jihject  oui'selves  to  a 
power  which  unfits  us  lor  any  of  life's 
practical  and  important  duties?  On  the 
western  shore  of  Sweden  is  o  mighty 
whirlpool  in  the  sea.  So  great  is  its 
force  that  s'ron>;  whales  and  ships  have 
been  known  to  sink  beneath  its  vortex  ; 
a  boat's  crew  were  seen  to  drift  within  ifs 
influence,  and  were  warned  of  tlicir  dan- 
}?er,  but  intoxicated  with  wine,  they 
lieeded  not  the  warning,  and  tiicir  boat 
revolving  around  the  ever- narrowing  cir- 
cles, was  finally  plunged  into  the  jaws  of 
destruction. 

This  life  is  a  great  wliirlpnol,  and  ppir- 
itual  death  its  vortex,  and  those  who  arc 
absorbed  in  a  corrupt  literature,  or  in- 
toxicated by  sin,  shall  neglect  the  awful 
issues  of  an  impending  eternity,  and  lay- 
ing by  their  oars  glide  sniooihly  luoutid 
with  the  current,  and  will  finally  be  swal- 
lowed up  in  the  last  dread  holocauH  ; 
but  the  mind  which  is  awake  to  life's 
stern  duties,  and  the  arur  that  is  nerved 
by  supernal  help  may  escape  all  these 
dangers  and  sail  on  the  peaccl'iil  seas 
among  the  beautiful  isles  of  l'.«iadi,^e. 

To  HiiNbuiidii. 

Jji^if  lirotlur  (^uintrr: — 

IJeinp  alone  I  was 
impresced  with  the  IhouKht  of  the 
pynipalhy  tho  poor  miuiatcr's  wife 
ought  to  have,  ns  it  becomes  her  duty 
to  Btay  at  home  nuiuy  a  lime  when 
her  husband  is  absent.  And  oh,  how 
long  the  time  seems  wheu  be  is  gone  I 
Not  louesonie  because  there  is  uoth- 
i»g  to  do.  No,  mothers  have  always 
plenty  to  do,  flonietinies  more  than 
bealtli  and  strength  will  permit;  and 
when  the  husband  is  gone,  there  tru- 
ly is  more  care  on  the  mothers.  And 
what  makes  it  more  sad.  snmelimcs, 
pet  baps,  the  dear  husband,  \»heii  he 
left,  forgot  the  parting  kiss,  or  to  euy 
"Farewell,  dear  wife  and  chihlren," 
which  would  niok  !  the  burden  much 
lighter.  Or  perhaps  fie  could  thit)k 
of  uoihitig  when  lie  left  but  to  say, 
'  Take  care  of  all  the  ifiings  and  see 
that  all  the  woi  k  is  done,"  wliich  any 
gO<  d  niolber  will  do  any  way.  I 
bave  seen    busbauds  leave  their  dear 


wives  and  children,  and  stay  away 
two  or  three  weeks,  and  never  say 
"farewell"  to  tbrni.  How  hard  it 
must  he  to  the  teudt  r-hearted  mother, 
Doi  knowing  whether  they  ever  shall 
see  each  other  again  in  this  world  ! 
Dear  husbands,  think  of  this. 

Your  unworthy  sister. 


Ill  MfinoriHin. 

Sister  S.Mt.vii  wife  of  Elder  David 
Rt  PEi,,  who  died  February  last,  was 
much  nfliieted  for  several  years,  which 
she  endured  with  Christian  patience. 
After  her  "death  there  were  found 
aiTiong  some  papers  several  pieces 
written  by  her  for  the  Companion 
and  Visitor,  which  we  think  are 
worthy  of  a  place  in  its  cchimns. 
She  was  a  worthy  member  and  a 
good  counsellor  in  the  church.  Will- 
ing to  obey  all  the  commands  of  tho 
Lord,  a  short  time  before  she  died 
she  called  for  the  elders  of  the  church 
and  was  anointed  with  oil  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord.  She  was  much 
respected  by  all  who  kiew  her.  She 
was  a  faithful,  exemplary  Christian  ; 
and  being  dead  yet  speaketh.  The 
following  article  was  written  by  her. 
David  Cle.m. 

Walkerton,  Lid. 


'  If  any   man  feivumohitn  will  uiy  Father 
honor." 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters.itis  high- 
ly nec"Ss8ry  that  we  reflect  upon  this 
text  of  scripture  seriously,  and  medi- 
tate with  religious  reverence  upon 
the  necessity  of  .serving  God  aright. 
Jesus  .says:  "If  any  man  serve  me." 
We  uuderdland  the  word  serve  to 
mean,  to  work  for,  to  obey,  ttc. 
Christ  canio  not  to  do  bis  own  will, 
but  the  will  of  him  that  sent  him  ; 
"for  the  Father  judgeth  no  man,  but 
hath  comrnilted  all  judgment  unto 
the  Sou  ;  thnt  all  n;)ea  should  honor 
the  Son,  even  as  they  honor  the 
Father.  lie  that  honoreth  not  the 
Sou  honoreth  not  the  Father  which 
hath  sent  him."  Then  to  serve  God 
aright  we  must  love  and  fear  him 
above  all  things  else,  which  Z'jal  will 
incite  us  to  govern  our  thoughts, 
words  and  actions  by  the  gospel  of 
Jesus  Christ,  which  is  the  will  of 
God.  To  honor  the  Son  we  must 
|)erform  those  duties  obligatory  upon 
UH  in  the  gospel,  in  true  faith  and 
soleujuity,  regarding  the  gospel  of 
Jesus  Christ  as  the  "power  of  God 
uulo  salvation,  to  every  one  ihnt  bo- 
lievetb."     Let  us  consider    well  that 


those  .whose  faith  stands  "not  in  the 
wisdom  of  men,  but  in  the  power  of 
God,"  and  are  obedient  thereunto, are 
those  who  serve  the  Lord  Josus 
Christ,  and  sec  k  not  the  honor  of 
men,  but  the  honor  that  conieth  from 
God  only.  Solomon  says:  "Before 
honor  is  humility  ;"  and  also,  'By 
humility,  and  the  fi-ar  of  the  L  ird, 
are  riches  and  honor  and  life."  And 
the  aposth;  says,  "Humble  yourselves 
in  the  sight  of  the  L>rd,  and  he  shall 
lift  you  up  "  Our  Saviour  hu'ubled 
hiinsell  and  became  obedient  even  to 
the  death  of  the  cross ;  wherefore 
"God  hnth  highly  exalted  him,  and 
given  him  a  name  above  every  name, 
that  at  the  name  of  Jesug  every  knee 
should  bow,  ofthinguiu  heaven  and 
things  in  earth,  and  things  under  the 
earth.  And  that  every  tongue  should 
confess  that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord  to 
the  glory  of  God  the  Father." 

Then  if  we  follow  Jesus,  we  must 
take  up  our  cross  ;  we  must  walk  as 
he  walked;  be  humble  as  he  was 
humble.  When  we  see  and  meditate 
upon  the  importance  and  ellicacy  of 
the  huiriiliaiiou  of  Christ  for  our  re- 
demption, a'ld  see  that  without  God 
and  his  mercy  we  are  in  the  most 
extreme  slate  of  wrelchednefs, 
should  we  not  come  down  in  the 
depths  of  humility  and  godly  sorrow, 
and  be  willing  to  walk  in  the  foot- 
steps of  Jesus,  obedient  to  tho  gospel 
and  the  church,  keep  in  the  old  paths  ? 
It  will  not  avail  us  anything  that  wo 
make  a  profession,  if  our  Christianity 
bo  so  United  because  of  popularity 
and  worldly  honor  that  we  are  scarce- 
ly recognized  from  the  world  Then 
if  we  are  enlightened  by  the  light  of 
the  glorious  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ, 
let  us  walk  in  the  light;  and  if  wo 
walk  in  that  light,  we  will  uot  be  in 
darkr;ess — ikjI  the  honor  of  the  world 
— but  have  the  lionor  of  God. 

It  is  written,  "Kje  haih  not  seen. 
nor  ear  heard,  neither  have  entered 
into  the  heart  of  luau,  the  things 
which  God  hath  prepared  for  them 
that  love  him."  Having  so  many 
precious  promises,  let  us  take  cour- 
age in  opposing  pride  and  vanity  ; 
not  desirious  of  vain-glory,  but  take 
the  prophet  Micah's  counsel  when  he 
asks,  "What  doth  the  Lord  require  of 
thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love 
mercy,  and  to  walk  humbly  with  thy 
(iiod  ■/"  The  apv)stle  says:  "Ij^  us 
not  lovo  in  word,  neither  in  tongue  ; 
but  in  deed  and  in  truth.  And  ln;re- 
by  we  know  that  we  i^re  of  the  truth, 


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and  shall  assure  our  hearts  before 
bini.  For  if  our  heart  coadema  us, 
Qod  is  greater  tbaa  oar  heart,  and 
knoweth  all  thiugs." 

Sarah  Rupel. 
North  Liberty,  hid. 


From  CednrCretk  Cliarob,  Knu. 

May  lltl),  1S75. 

Brotlier  James : — 

Please  annouce  through 
the  Companion  and  Visitor  that  wo  need 
no  more  aid.  We  think  wc  can  >;et 
through  with  what  we  liave  received  and 
we  feel  vcrj'  thankful  to  the  brethren, 
sister.i  and  friend.-,  who  have  responded 
to  our  call  ;  and  wo  hope  the  Lord  will 
favor  theuj  for  their  charitable  acts.  We 
will  make  out  a  full  lii^t  of  what  we  have 
received  and  .send  it  on  for  publication  in 
a  ^short  lime. 

Jesse  Studebakeu. 
GornfM,  Kan. 

(Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


"Beyond  the  pearly  Rate. 
Where  many  mansions  wail." 

We  fondly  hope  to  meet  her  in 
that  beautiful  world  on  high. 
Maj  Qod  help  us  so  to  live,  that 
we  may  meet  in  that  better  country, 
where  the  inhabitants  never  say,  "I 
am  sick ;"  whore  tbcro  shall  be  no 
more  death,  neither  sorrowing  nor 
weeping,  but  where  former  things 
shall  have  passed  away  and  all  things 
shall  bo  renewed. 

John  Wise. 
I      Scenery  Hill,  Pa. 


the  State  Centre  church,  commencing 
Wednesda}',  June  lOih,  at  ten  o'clock. 
The  meeting  will  be  held  at  the  hou.se  of 
brother  Isaac  Vannor^del,  5  miles  Routli 
of  State  Centre,  Marshall   county,  Iowa. 

There  will  be  a  cotninunion  meeting, 
God  willing,  in  the  lOlklick  brjuich,  Som- 
er,set  county,  P». ,  on  Saturday,  Juno 
1 0th,  ccuiiucneing  at  3  o'clock,  p.  uii. 
Meeting  next  day, 
I  C.  G.  Lint. 


lu  lUemoriain. 

The  subject  of  these  lines,  sister 
Chakity,  consort  of  brother  Jobn 
Deboit,  was  born  in  Fayette  county, 
Pennsylvania,  A.  I).  1805.  Htr 
maiden  name  was  W. liters,  daught- 
er of  brother  Ephraim  Walters,  de- 
ceased. She  was  joined  in  holy  mat- 
rimony to  brother  John  Debolt  in 
1824.  Sbe,  with  her  husband,  joined 
the  church  in  1833.  They  were  im- 
mersed by  brother  James  Kelso. 
Sister  Charity  was  afflicted  nearly 
four  years,  and  bore  her  long  effl  c- 
lion  with  great  patience.  The  writ- 
er visited  her  several  times  during 
her  illness,  and  always  found  her 
cheerful  ;  uotwilbsianding  sbe  was 
unable  to  walk  for  nearly  two    years. 

Sister  Charity  was  benevolent,  al- 
most to  a  fault,  as  many  poor  persons 
can  testify.  No  doubt  many  will 
"rise  up  and  call  her  blessed  "  In 
her  death  the  church  lost  a  worthy 
member,  the  community,  a  benevo- 
lent citizen ;  the  children,  an  affec- 
tionate mother  ;  and  brother  John,  a 
helpful  wife.  Ah  !  yes,  sbe  is  missed" 
everywhere  on  earth,  but  lives  above 
with  the  blessed. 

Brother  Alpheus,  you  will  no 
doubt  often  feel  the  sentiment  you 
expressed  at  the  return  from  the  fu- 
neral, i.  e.,  "you  never  knew  before 
what  it  was  to  be  without  a  mother." 
Often,  no  doubt,  you  will  feel  the  loss 
of  your  very  dear  mother,  but  your 
loss  is  her  great  gain. 

Dear  children,  imitate  her  virtues 
fkod  ^«u  gbttU  share  her  bliss. 


Aunonuceuieuts. 


MARRIED. 


Love-Fea8T9. 

In  the  Coon  llivcr  church,  one  mile 
and  a  half  north  of  Panora,  Iowa,  at  the 
jirethren's  mecting-hou.se,  there  will  be 
a  communion  iiiecling,  if  the  Lord  will- 
ing, on  the  lOih  and  l2(Jth  of  June. 

B.  E,  Plaine. 

The  lovefea.st  at  Waddam's  Grove, 
Stephenson  county,  111.,  will  be  on  the 
22nd  and  23rd  of  J  une. 

Atj,en  BOYEtl. 

We  j>urDo,se  holding  a  communion 
meeting  in  the  Deep  River  church,  Pow- 
Ci^hick  county,  Iowa,  near  Dresden,  on 
the  19th  and  2()ih  of  June.  Those  com- 
ing by  railway  will  stop  of  at  Brooklyn. 
J.  S.  Snyder. 

There  will  be  a  lovefeast  at  the  hou.'se 
of  brother  Jacob  1).  Burger,  in  the  Su- 
gar Creek  church.  Holmes  county,  O., 
.six  miles  south  of  Shancsville,  on  the 
2(")th  atid  27ih  of  June,  commencing  at 
1(J  o'clock,  a.  m. 

Mich.  II.  Siiutt. 

[I'ilijrhn  please  copy.] 
The  Brethren  of  the  Swan  Creek  con- 
gregation, Fulton  county,  Ohio,  intend 
to  hold  their  coniinunion  meeting  on  the 
farm  of  Daniel  E'lcrly,  commencing  on 
Thursday  17th,  at  ten  o'clock,  a.  m.,  two 
miles  and  a  half  west  of  Delta. 

A.  Stutsman. 

There  will  be  a  communion  meeting  in 
the  Yellow  River  congregation,  three 
niile.s  northwest,  of  Bourbon,  at  biothcr 
Jacob  Lint's,  June  13ih. 

Darlin  Hale 

There  will  be  a  communion  meeting, 
if  the  Lord  will,  at  the  residence  of  broth- 
er John  Ijccdy,  Liim  county,  Oregon, 
July  3rd  and  4th. 

David  Brower. 

The  Chippewa  congregation,  Wayne 
county,  Ohio,  expect  to  hold  their  love* 
fea.st  at  brother  George  Irvin's,  June 
15th.  None  need  be  hindered  from  at- 
tending on  account  of  small  pox,  as  that 
Is  all  over.  Only  one  case  proved  fatal. 
E.  L.  Yoder. 

I     There  will  be  a  communion  meeting  in 


By  EKpiire  Cru'-cher,  at  his  residence, 
May  8  h,  Mr.  GooiifiR  W.  Sni-OK  and  .Mies 
Kacup.l  Micuael,  both  of  Union  Centre, 
Kuusas. 

M.  E,  Studehakek. 

l>IEO. 


We  admit  no  pocliy  under  any  ctrcum.stnn 
CCS  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
wiah  to  u.se  all  alike,  ami  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

In  the  Maknohet*  church.  Jackson  coun- 
ty, Iowa,  Noveml)cr  l.st,  1871,  sister  Mauy 
ZooK,  daughter  of  Jobn  Zook,  of  Bedford 
county.  Pa  ,  intcrmariied  with  .J<cob  Saow- 
beiger,  of  same  county,  aged  65  yeirs,  11 
inonihs  and  20  days.  Disease,  typhoid  fe- 
ver. They  moved  to  Ohio,  and  thence  to 
Indiana,  where  Jacob  Snowberircr  died. 
She  was  then  married  to  Jacob  Zook,  aud 
moved  to  J.iikson  connly,  iowa.  FuuerAl 
occasion  improved  by  the  Brethren,  fioin  1 
Peter  1:34,  25. 

John  Gable. 

In  the  Rn%h  Ureok  church,  Hoclung  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  Geokcb  HENitiCK.s.  aged  81  years, 
5  months  and  17  days'.  He  w*.*  bore  in  the 
State  of  Pennsylvaiii-i.  November  14  h,  1793, 
and  died  .May  l.'^t,  187,5.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  German  Baptist  church  for  upward  of 
55  years,  and  died  in  fail  hope  of  a  t>eiler 
world  than  this,  beyond  the  grave.  Fun".ral 
by  E.  Horn  and  the  writer. 

Eli  Stonkk. 

In  the  Bethel  congreiration,  Filiuore  Co., 
Nebraska,  April  IC-li.  Emma  S.  HoL.siNo;!it, 
daughter  of  brother  S  K.  and  sist-r  Carrie 
Holsinger,  aged  U  inonihs  aud  2  days- 

In  the  Elklick  congregation.  May  8lh, 
EnwAiu)  HuTCHia  )N  .-ion  of  Su'mu  Shuinak- 
0',  aged  one  year,  I  m)'Uh  and  4  (lay.v.  Fu- 
neral services  bv- J  Kelso  and  the  wiiler, 
from  .Matth.  19:13.  14. 

J.  B.  Selt,. 

In  the  Big  Creek  congrcijation,  Rohlaad 
county.  III.,  William  Elmeu  and  \ViLt.,Auo 
Ellswoutu,  twin  sons  of  l)rolher  Aaron  and 
sitter  Martha  Micha' Is.  The  form  ir  di-d 
when  cii^ht  wcoks  old  ;  t'  c  latter  livi'd  9 
mc^tbs  less  4  days.  They  were  born  on  the 
28- h  of  February,  1874  Funeral  di-coursi 
by  Elder  Samuel  Forney  We  believe  thi'ui 
to  be  lu  the  p.-iradige  of  God  ;  and  oh,  wh'it 
an  incentive  to  the  pirv'iits  to  draw  them 
still  nearer  to  our  loving  Saviour! 

Wm.  H.  Pollen. 


I*iire-Kre«l  Liiglit   Itruliuias. 

Pen  corab,  tine  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  \Vr.  will  sbip  by  ex- 
[trcsa  lo  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  live  (f5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  tile. 


352 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


I>r.   I'lerce's    Favorite    Frescrip* 
liou 

is  very  ptrcngly  reconimended  by  the 
31e(iical  Faculty  and  is  Imjrely  prescribed 
among  their  Female  I'iiiienUs.  It  is 
worthy  of"  all  confidence,  as  may  bo  seen 
iVom  the  following  tcstimonial.s  : 

Ur  G.  B.  CiiAi'.MAN,  Platfsmoulh, 
Neb.,  writes  :  I  have  under  Lreainient  a 
lady,  who,  for  the  past  seven  years,  has 
been  aftlioted,  and,  after  tryins;  several 
physicians  without  leceiviiig  i)enefir,  is 
gaining  rapidly  on  your  Favq^itc  Pre- 
fccription. 

Atlanta,  111. 

Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce,  U'lffalo,  N.  Y.  : 
J)("r  iSir : — I  have  not  words  to  express 
jiiy  gralitude  to  you  for  your  advice  and 
assistance  in  luy  case.  There  is  not  one 
wlij  lias  used  your  medicines  since  they 
have  been  brought  here,  but  that  can 
^ay  with  me  they  have  been  greatly  ben- 
efited- Since  I  have  been  so  helped  by 
its  use,  six  or  seven  around  me  left  off 
doctors  and  other  uiedicinos,  and  now 
use  it  in  their  families,  after  beinc  cured 
oftiiesame  disease  as  mine.  You  do 
not  know  what  a  wonder  it  created  in 
cur  city,  by  restoring  my  sister  I  wro'e 
you  about,  for  she  had  been  under  the 
care  of  three  of  our  best  doctors,  but 
could  not  sit  up  but  lor  a  few  minutes  at 
one  time.  I  begged  of  her  (o  try  your 
medicines,  and  before  slie  had  used  half 
the  bottles  she  could  go  all  around  tlie 
yard,  and  lias  now  just  come  home  from 
a  visit  five  miles  away. 

Mhs.  Thomas  McFarland. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Faviwite  Prescription  is 
sold  by  dealers  in  M'idlcinns  generally. 

iioiviE  nooi.iciv  FAirroKY. 

We  arc  majiufacturiiig  a  snpci  ior  article 
of  woolen  goods  wbicli  we  will  guarant.jc  lo 
give  pei^ct  salisfaction.  And  wi:  will  send 
ttitiii  to  the  brcthien,  or  to  anyJjoily  tliat 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Exprcf-s,  and  pay 
clinrgKS  on  goods,  if  tlie  amount  i.s  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
ovor  forty  year.",  I  think  I  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  Willi  me. 

Address  : 

JOHNSTUJEBAKElt, 
Home  Wo;len  Kaotokv, 

18-tf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


"ir*  o  ?c  5  =  S  ii'S  5  B  p.  e  ^■"^'^  g-o  B.-f  Els' j§  ?3 


„  ??T§  5 ;?  c  „  5  S  J:  e ::;::  =  2-?g.e  S  5  ^  ?.  ^4 


IlHliati  <(uecui»  For  .SmI«.  Bred 
from  pur«  aud  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamt)  for  price 
list.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Address  SAMUEL  GKEENAWALT,  Oear- 
foss  P  O.,  Washington  Co.,  .Hd. 

lU  Cm- 

I'assoTCr  Rud  I.<ord's  Supper. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Ukkii. 
It  contains  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  inspied  wiitcrs  ;  the  typic»l  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  aud  its  fulfillment 
inCliiist;  the  instiution,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  work  contains  258  pnges,  and 
is  neatly  bound  in  line  Kuglisb  cl-'th. 
Price,  single  copy,  by  mail,  fl.CO;  per 
dozen,  by  c.vprcss,  IS. 00. 

Address:  J.  \V.  liiCEit, 
M^yersdale, 

85.  Someisct  Co.,  Pa. 


WAIKK  WHEEL! 

THE      "BEE  R  S"      W  H  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   use  one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel    in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and   better. 
Send  tor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beers  <&  Sons. 
Cocolumas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 

BBiR3,  G.VNGI.ER  &  COOKR. 

Selens  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


"A  righteous   man   regardclh  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Puov.  xii.  10. 

S.IlFETY   rOI.I.AK  l>AI>.<«. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pal,  which  w-;  mail  frse 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  !*$1.5U  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  har.dsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  arc  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  fro  n  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers.  Mowers,  Coru  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  aud 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oats  to  each  horse.  The  first  com- 
plaint to  hear  from  yet.  Send  soou  ;  the 
hot  season  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  Beavek, 
Monlandon, 

18-tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


VHliiHble  Farm  For  •ShI«>>. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  and  oue-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  limber. 
Has  a  good  orci  ard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  stoiy  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wii,h  all  lueessaiy  oiUbuihiings  ;  good  s|)ring 
and  also  a  well  near  ihe  house  ;  church  not 
8  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  honso  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

Kor  iiarliculnrs  or  any  infornialion  con- 
cerning the  Imiil  call  ou  Tobias  .Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Kphruiin  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  uie  on  the  farm. 

JuMN  K    Mi5»  i;K;i. 

<il-tf.  DuiiegHl,  Pa. 


THE    ECLIPSE. 


NEW  AND  LATK6T  IMl'ROVEU 
rOKTAKLE    FAK.1I    EN«J1NE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGIiNES, 
Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 

For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frick  A:  I'o., 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 


TlIEGEISEHMAKUF.\<jrUKII\'€t 
COMPANY, 

Sole  Proprietors  ano  MANrp.trTiTREnsor 


TllJiiGElSER 
SELF-REGULATING  GRALS  SE''ARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mou  TEr)  and  Down  Powbus,  with 
Patent  Luviiii  AKK.vsOBMENrs. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

GeISEU  MANFfi.  Co.j 

Ifi-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  TAPER. 


Tub  CuilI'REn's  PxtEu  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  auci  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  as  cents  per  yar.  A  bi'autitul  .M  Ai- of 
Pai.kst  mc  to  agents  for  dubs.  Sjieciiuen 
copies  on  receipt  of  stamp.     Address, 

U.J.  KuKTZ, 
2  tf.  J'olattd,  Mahoning  Co.,  O. 


Nou>i;oiii<»ruii(>  t«>  l.li«  %Vorld  — 

2l5  pages.  i;very  professor  of  religion 
slu)\ild  re.id  it.  Sint;lc  copy,  pi).<t-paid,  7.') 
centj  ;  pi  r  doxcPj  $8.      Addiess, 

M.  M,  Ks!h:(,1ma!<. 

(>tf.  I.nn4ik, Carroll  Co  ,  Ills, 


C.  F.  C.     Vol.  XI. 


G,  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR.      ^ 


BY  JAMES  QUISITER. 


'•'■If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  conimaiidmenis." — Jesi'S. 


At  ^1.60  Per  Annnm. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JUNE  8,  1875.       Vol.  II.  No.  23. 


There  Is  £ii(n  for  a  Look. 


There  is  life  iu  a  look  at  the  Crucified  One  ; 

There  is  life  at  this  moment  for  thee  ; 
Then  look,  Siiuuer,   look   unto    him  and   be 
saved — 

Unto  him  who  was  nailed  to  the  tree. 

Oh,  why  was  he  there  as  the  hearer  of  sin 
If  on  Jesus  thy  sins  were  not  laid  t 

Oh,  why  from  his  side  llowed  the  sin-eleans- 
iug  blood 
If  his  dying  the  debt  has  not  paid  ? 

It  is  not  Hiy  tears  of  repentance  or  prayers, 

But  the  tlood  that  atones  for  the  soul  ; 
On  him>    ihen,    who    shed    it    thou  mayest 

at   OQCQ 

Thy  weight  of  ini(iuity  roll. 

His  anguish  of  soul  on  the   cross  hast  thou 
seen  1 
His  cry  of  distress  hast  thou  hea'.d  '! 
Then  why,  if  the  terrors  of   wrath    he    en- 
dured, 
Should  pardon  to  thee  be  deferred  ? 

We  are  healed  by  his    stripes — wouldst  thou 
add  to  the  word  I 
And  he  is  our  righteousness  made  ; 
The  best  robe  of  heaven  he  bids  thee  put  on  : 

Oh,  couidst  thou  be  belter  arrayed  / 
Then  doubt  not    thy    welcome,    since  God 
has  declared 
There  reaiaiueth  no  more  to  be  done  ; 
That  once  in  the  end  of  the    wcrld    he    ap- 
peared. 
And  completed  the  work  lie  begun. 

But  take,  with  rejoicing, from  JcRus,at  once 

The  life  everlasting  he  gives  ; 
^nd  know,  with  assurance,  thou  never  canst 
die, 

iSincc  Jesus,  thy  righteoueuesB,  lives. 

There  is  life  iu  a  look  at  the  Crucified  One  ; 

There  is  life  at  thii  moment  for  thee  ; 
^hen  look,  sinner — look  unto    him   and   bo 
saved, 
A-ud  knpjy  thyself  spotless  «s  he. 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 

Tlic  Fruitsolthc  Kplrit-Cicutle. 
uess. 


BY  J.  JI.  /UCK. 


Gal. 


The  fruit  of  the  Spirit  ia  gentleness. 
5:  2-i 

''The  quality  or  slate  of  bcin.cr  gentle, 
uiiiJ,  hcnevolent,  docile,  and  the  like; 
;;;entiliLy  ;  softness  of  manners,  disposi- 
tion, &c.  ;  tenderness  ;  mildness  ;  docil- 
ity." 

The  above  is  what  Webster  says  under 
the  word  "gentleness."  It  is  the  quaK 
ity  or  state  of  being  "gentle."  Gentle. 
is  from  the  Latin  gentiUs,  and  this,  in 
turn,  comes  from  geim,  which  means  a 
generation,  race,  clan-— that  is,  a  number 
of  individuals  sju'inging  from  the  same 
stock  or  bearing  the  same  family  name. 

The  etymology  of  the  word  suggests 
one  of  its  most  important  and  most  beau- 
tiful applications— the  treatment  which 
those  should  receive  who  are  most  closely 
related  to  us  or  associated  with  us — gen- 
tleness among  our  kinsfolks — gentleness 
in  the  home.  Home  politeness — liow 
much  praised,  how  little  practiced !  The 
heads  of  families  are  often  at  fault  on 
this  point.  Some  parents  who  are  po- 
lite and  kind  to  strangers  or  when  away 
from  home,  are  just  the  reverse  when 
among  their  own  children  and  servants. 
All  sunshine  and  June  blossoms  abroad  ; 
all  storm-cloud  and  June  thunder  at 
home  I  Of  course  they  wonder  why  their 
children  and  servants  are  so  rude  and  ill- 
mannered.  It  is  all  for  the  want  of  more 
gentleness  in  their  management — gentle 
words,  gentle  tones,  gentle  measures. 
How  can  it  be  expected  that  young  peo- 
ple will  be  kind  and  polite  to  one  anoth- 
er and  to  their  superiors,  when  they  are 
continually  scolded  and  ibund  I'ault  with 
and  sometimes  even  ordered  about  in 
language  that  a  welj-organized  dog  coulJ 
hardiy  help  growling  at !  If  the  poor 
child  takes  time  and  *loe.sit.s  work  care- 
fullyj  it  is  too  "slow"  or  "lazy"  and 
must  needs  have  its  jrars  boxed,  or  at 
least  be  spolded  just  a  Ijjtie  to  let  it  know 


that  it  has  a  "master;"  if  it  heeds  the 
"hurry,  hurry,  hurry  !"  that  so  often 
greets  its  ears,  why  of  course  it  hasn  t 
done  its  work  half,"  of  course  it  must  be 
made  "do  it  over  again,"  or  at_  least  re- 
minded of  tlie  ''consc(|uences"  if  it  "O"  ^ 
do  better  next  time.  Nothing  like  (!) 
keeping  young  people  "in  their  place. 
When  they  get  big  they  can  behave  like 
scolds  and  tyrants  too,  but  until  that 
time  comes  they"must  know  //trvV  place ! 
"JohD,shut  that  door  this  minutel"  and 
the  door  goes  shut  with  a  "bang  and 
John  looks  as  cross  as  usual.  Well,  that 
is  one  way  to  get  a  door  shut,  but  is 
there  not  a  more  excellent  way?  VV  oulu 
not  an  occasionar'will  you?"  "can  you. 
or  "please,"  do  away  with  a  great  many 
of  the  "slams",  "bangs,"  "thunips 
and  other  jarring  sounds  that  afflict 
some  homes?  .      ,.  .     , 

There  must,  of  course,  be  implicit  obe- 
dience on  the  part  of  children ;  but 
should  it  not,  if  possible,  be  the  obedi- 
ence of  the  heart  as  well  as  of  the  hand 
and  lips?  Oppression  can  secure  the 
latter  but  seldom  the  former.  It  cannot 
secure  that  obedience  which  love  renders 
sweet  and  pleasant.  Is  it  any  wonder 
that  some  children  behave  like  ruflians 
when  they  are  continually  treated  as 
such  ?  Is  it  any  wonder  that  they  act 
like  colts  let  loose  for  a  frolic  as  soon  a.s 
they  get  out  of  the  presence  of  the  old 
man,"  the  "boss,"  or  the  "governor  ! 
The  law  of  cause  and  effect  holds  good 
in  domestic  life  as  well  as  elsewhere. 

As  a  rule,  gentle  measures  arc  best  in 
the  management  of  the  young.  Volumes 
have  been  written  upon  this  subject 
(the  one  by  Jacob  Abbott  is  excellent) 
and  parents  and  teachers  should  avail 
themselves  of  tlie  liints  to  be  found  in 
such  books.  Children  have  their  little 
joys  and  sorrows,  their  little  hopes  and 
fears,  and  they  need  sympathy  and  a^^"- 
preciation  as  well  as  older  per.sons.  it 
will  not  do  to  look  upon  them  first  as  so 
many  necessary  nuisances,  and  alierward 
as  so  many  slaves  and  .subjects,  with  no 
riglils  which  big  folks  arc  bound  to  re- 
spect.    Neither  can    they   always  think 


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and  feel  and  act  just  like  grown    people. 
What  doe.s    I'aul    say    on    that    point? 
■'When  1  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a  child, 
I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought   as  a 
child."     "All  work  and    no   play    makes 
Juck    a    dull  boy" — sometimes  wor^c,  a 
sour,  ill-natured  boy  who  believes  happi- 
ness to  be  a  myth,  and   who,  saddest   of 
all,  is  not  likely  to  find  out  his    mistake. 
Parents  cannot  bequeath  their  children  a 
better  legacy  than  a  happy,  well  improv- 
ed childhood.  It  is  one  of  the  few  things 
that  can  be  enjoyed    and    yet  preserved 
lor  future  enjoyment.     It    blesses   those 
who  give  and  tho.se  who  receive.      It  is 
tlie  best  foundaHon  upon    which  to  build 
a  happy,  u.«cful  and  virtuous  life.      It  is 
the    gleaning    time   for  the  "pleasure  oi' 
iiiemory."     The  eye  may  bedim,  the  ear 
dull  of  hearing,  the    form    bowed    with 
age,  yet  how  vivid    are   the   impressions 
stamped  upon  the  soul   in  youth  !     How 
bright    yet    seem     the    sunbeams  then 
gathered  up,  the   wheat  and  roses   then 
kept  !     How  sweet  even  yet  sound  some 
strains  of  music  then  heard,  some  gentle, 
loving  words  then  si)oken  !    The  old  man 
lives  his    happy    boyhood    over    again. 
Sunbeams,    roses,    gentle    words,    kind 
deeds,  loving  faces — these  arc   treasures 
with  which    the    store-house  of  memory 
cannot  be    overstocked    in    youth,   and  I 
which  will  increase  in  value  as  the  years 
roll  round  and  the  evening — the  gold  and 
crinjson  tinged  evening,  comes  on. 

What  then  shall  we  think  of  that  so 
verc  and  often  harsh  s}.^tem  of  (raining 
which  banishes,  in  a  manner,  everything 
lovely  and  pleasant  from  the  heart  and 
the  hearthstone?  No  childish  sports, 
no  harmless  amusements,  no  flowers  on 
the  window  sill  or  in  the  frcuit  yard,  no 
music  (esj)ecially  instrumental),  no  car- 
pets on  the  floor,  no  pictures  on  the  wall, 
no  anything,  in  short,  except  the  doc- 
tiine  of  self-denial  as  occasiunally  taught, 
but  perhaps  not  by  the  Saviour,  and  oc- 
casioually  ])racticcd  lest  wc  should  some- 
liow  get  to  heaven  on  "flowery  beds  of 
case."  Self  must  l;e  denied,  but  is  it 
not  the  lower,  sensual,  devilish  sell' 
rather  than  the  higher,  purer,  spiritual 
self?  It  is  not  the  spirit,  btit  the  flrsli 
with  its  affections  and  Justs  that  is  to  be 
crucified— not  that  which  points  heaven- 
ward, only  that  which  drags  earth-ward. 
It  is  true  that  the  earth  was  cursed  for 
mail's  sake,  but  who  supposes  that  birds 
and  flowers  and  other  gentle  influences 
came  in  consequence  of  that  curse  ? 
Heaven  i.s  pictured  to  us  as  a  place  of 
still  waters,  sunny  banks  and  green 
meadows,  of  pearly  gates,  jasper  walls 
and  golden  .streets,  of^  light  and  joy  and 
music-yea,  even  instrumental.  AVhat 
then  does  all  the  talk  about  making  a 
heaven  of  eartli  mean,  if  we  arc  to  have 
but  little  else  tlian  sombre  clouds,  gloomy 
homes  and  saddened  hearts?  There  is 
enough  .sadness  and  gloom  in  the  world, 
God  knows,  and  we  know  it  too  :  we 
dare  not  ignore  the  clouds  and  what  ihcy 
threaten,  but  should  we  not  look  on  the 


bright  .ide  as  much  as  possible?  And 
if  so,  should  we  not  surround  ourselves 
with  such  influences  as  will  help  us  on  in 
(hat  desire  and  purpose  ?  Paul  says  in 
substance,  "Finally,  brethren,  whatso- 
ever things  are  true,  honest,  pure,  love- 
ly, of  good  report  ;  if  there  be  any  vir- 
tue, and  if  there  be  any  praise,  think  on 
these  things." 

Outside  polish,  such  as   gentle  behav- 
ior, politeness,    i.tc. ,  is    not  everything, 
either  in  the  home  or  elsewhere  ;  liutitis 
something.     A  knotty  tree  that  is  sound 
is  certainly  better  than  a    h.ollow  one,  no 
matter  how  smooth  and  nice-looking  the 
latter  may  be  on  the  outside.     I'ut    why 
may  not  a  smooth  and    nice-looking   tree 
be  sound  all  through  as  well  as  the  oth- 
er?    The  true  .(/(/(//cman    is    not  gentle 
from  any  mercenary  motive.     His  polite- 
ness must  come  from  the   heart ;    other- 
wise it  is  merely  "cleansing   the   outside 
of  the  cup  and    platter."       This   cannot 
give  true    manhood    and   womanhood — 
only  the    "hood"    without  the    man   or 
woman  in  it.     It   gives    something    like 
the  fashionably  dressed  figures    ■■■een    in 
c/othing  stores  or  on  the    pavement  out- 
side as  an  advertisement  of  what  is  kept 
within.     They  perhaps    turn  on   j/ivots, 
have  springs  in  their  backs,  and,  on   the 
whole,  are  a  little    hard    to   distinguish 
from  their  counterparts    who    walk    the 
streets,  bowing,  scraping,  and  smiling  as 
|)leaseth  their  own  sweet  will !     Thus  we 
see    that    gentleness,  "softness  of  man 
ners,"  is  not  always  the  fruit  of  the  Spir- 
it— rather  an  apple    that    looks  nice    on 
the  outside  but  rotten  at  the  core.     l?ut 
gentleness  may  be    a    sound    ajiplc — al- 
ways is  when  the    fruit    of    the  Divine 
Spirit. 

Paul  says,  "The  servant  of  the  Lord 
must  not  strive,  but  be  grnth  unto  all 
men,  apt  to  teach,"  &c.  This  may  ap- 
ply to  all  Christians,  but  especially  to 
those  who  have  been  called  to  teach,  or 
in  other  words,  to  preach.  It  is  some- 
times said  that  when  the  Word  is  i)reach- 
cd  it  will  cither  bring  men  and  women  to 
Christ  or  drive  them  awaj'.  And  the 
"drive  away"  clause  is  thought  to  be 
sufficient  explanation  in  the  case  of 
young  people  and  others,  who  absent 
themselves  from  the  Lord's  house  be- 
cause they  do  not  relish  clerical  scolding 
and  personal  denunciations.  The  truth 
of  course  must  be  preached  regardless  of 
likes  and  dislikes,  but  is  there  not  some 
responsibility  connected  with  the  mnnncr 
of  doing  it?  Be  gentle.  Be  apt  to 
teach.  Paul  says  at  another  jilacc  that 
he  was  made  all  things  to  all  men— and 
why  ?  "7'/i<7<  1  m>ffht  hy  uU  niedim  sare 
some."  It  seems  that  tiie  great  concern 
was  to  save  some,  not  to  find  excuses  for 
ilriving  iieoi)le  away  from  Christ  and  the 
church.  It  will  not  do  to  fling  clubs 
and  stones  into  tlie  deep  and  agitated 
waters  of  the  heart,  and  then  turn  about 
and  call  it  "fishing  for  souls"  !  l<'ish 
are  not  caught  in  that  way.  'J'hcy  bite 
best  when  it  i.s  calm    and  i)lcasant.     The 


gentle  breeze  that  just  stirs  the  leaves 
and  hardly  ripples  (he  water  will  be  far 
more  favorable  than  the  fuss  and  flurry 
of  a  storm, even  though  it  be  equinoctial  in 
violence.  A  little  .^unsbinc  and  a  little 
coaxing  in  the  shape  of  a  tempting  bait 
(even  though  it  be  merely  ati  earth-worm 
that  hides  the  hook)  will  do  more  good 
than  any  amount  of  clubs,  sticks  and 
stones.  Fish  can't  be  scared  on  the 
hook  ;  neither  can  people.  Both  can, 
however,  be  scared  away.  And  the  fault 
in  both  cases  may  be,  not  in  the  "fish" 
but  in  tiie  "fisher" — in  his  maimer,rudc- 
ncss,  not  being  ^'/;^,  not  gentle. 

"Whisper  it  gently,  'twill  pay  thee  to  know 
I'euitent  tear  drops  down  her  cheeks  How  ; 
Has  she  from  virtue  wandered  astray  ? 
Guide  her  fett  ;;cntly,  rough  is  the  way." 

But  pcrliaps  it  should  not  be  cxptctcd 
that  all  Christians  cat)  be  equally  grn'lc, 
nor  tb.;it  any  one  c.to  be  uniformly  gentle 
on  all  occasions.      Gentleness    like  love, 
jt,y,  and  grief,  may  exist  in   difTcrent  de- 
gress.    It  is  a  cljaiacteristic  of  the    di.s- 
position  and  may  be    a    natural    endow- 
ment   as   well  as  one  of  the  fruits  of  (he 
Spirit.     "Gentle  as  a  lamb,"  is    a    well- 
known  maxim.     The    laml/s  gentleness 
is  evidently  not  a  fruit  of  the  Spirit  ;  and 
is  not  the  gentleness  of    many    mm  and 
women  of  the  same  sort,  acquired    in  the 
same  way,  natural,    inherited?     Oi;    (he 
other  hand,  many  are  of   a    ra.sh,  impul- 
sive, fiery  disposition,  and  are   only  gen- 
tle in  proportion    as    they  crucify    (heir 
natural  bent,  and  come  under  the  blessed 
moulding  influences  of  that    good   Spirit 
whose  fiuit  is  gentlencf-s.     One    of  this 
class  may  receive  more    from    (he   Spirit 
than  b.is  brother  of  the  lamb-lil<c  dispo- 
sition and  yet  be  less  gentle,  at  least  on 
certain  occasions.     Should  wc    not   bear 
with  such,  making  a    distinction    on  the 
ground    of   temi>erament  ?      John  was 
mild,  get  tie  and  aflfectionate  ;  Peter  was 
rash,  impulsive    and    impetuous.      The 
blessed  blaster  had  need  of  b'lth.,    Ther, 
too,  can  we  not  see  something  to   admire 
in    Peter's    boldness,    even     though    it 
.sometimes  brought  him  into  trouble?     If 
sj  let  us  not  fcrget  that  although   Peter 
has  long  been  dead,    his  disposition  nill 
lives,  and  that,    too,    in    some    of  our 
brethren  in  the  Lord. 

There  is  need  of  the  .«ledgc-hammcr 
sometimes.  The  toothpick  and  pen- 
knife are  useful,  but  (hey  cannot  supiily 
the  place  of  the  crowbar  and  broad  •■  x. 
It  is  true  that  the  virtue  is  often  in  the 
"still  small  voice"  rather  than  in  the 
strong  wind,  the  earthquake  or  the  fire; 
but  does  not  God  sometimes  manifest 
himself  in  the  latter  as  well  as  in  the 
former?  The  Spirit  once  came  down  in 
the  form  of  fire  and  with  the  .sound  of  a 
"rushing,  mighty  wind.''  An  earth- 
quake aroused  the  sleeping  saints  when 
our  Jiord  was  crucified.  Would  it  not 
retpiire  something  similar  now  (o  arouse 
.••ome  sleeping  sinners,  dead,  but  not 
buried?     "Truly  this    was    the    Son  of 


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God" — how  man}',  like  tlie  centurion, 
will  not  luaicc  tliis  acknowlc(]j;meiit.  un- 
til the  sun  is  darkened,  the  earliujuakc 
comes  and  the  rocks  are  rent ! 

However,  we  must  not  lose  sight  of 
the  power  and  efficacy  ofgciitlc  angcncics. 
Even  in  nature  we  nisiy  sec  gentleness 
exemplified  in  some  of  the  grandest  for- 
ces— forces  that  work  so  quietly  that  wc 
ttll  would  not  know  that  they  work  at  all 
were  it  not  for  the  wonders  they  accom- 
plish. How  genial  and  mild,  for  instance, 
IS  the  sunbeam  ;  yet  what  a  worker  !  Jt 
drives  the  snows  from  the  vallej-s  ;  hut 
how  soft  its  lash  and  how  gently  applied  ! 
It  breathes  life  into  the  bud  and  even 
into  the  seed  hid  away  in  the  earth. 
Growth  _  follows,  and  upon  this  the  sun- 
beam prints  its  own  beautiful  colors,  and 
we  then  have  green  leaves,  tinted  fruits 
and  flowers  a  '"beauteous  sisterhood." 
A  dam  far  up  the  valley  breaks  and  tlie 
Water  comes  sweeping  down,  carrying  off 
tuiils,  factories  and  even  villas^es — what  a 
power  let  loose  is  this!  Yet  all  that 
Water  is  but  a  drop  to  the  immense  vol- 
umes that  are  being  continually  lifted 
from  the  ocean  into  the  clouds,  thence 
to  descend  as  gently  as  the  falling  snow- 
flake,  or  as  the  small  rain  that  refreshes 
(he  tender  herb.  Surging  waves  and 
tossing  billows  lose  some  of  their  rude- 
ness when  kissed  and  caressed  by  the 
sunbeam,_  whose  gentle  influence  calls 
forth  their  sweeter  and  purer  elements 
and  allures  tliciu  h.eavenward.  Would 
that  such  pleasing  enchantments  always 
nllured  in  that  direction  !  There  would 
be  fewer  blighted  hopes,  fewer  desolate 
hearts,  fewer  wretched,  ruined  lives  1 
But  '(is  ever  the  bitter  with  the  sweet, 
ever  sadness  after  the  song. 

No,  not  ever,  thank  the  Lord  !  Let 
us  learn  wisdom  from  babes  and  suck- 
lings as  well  as  from  sunbeams.  A  little 
boy  got  vexed  at  his  sister.  "Me  strike 
'oo,"  .said  he  ;  '"Me  kiss  'oo,"  said  she. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  which  side 
.gained  the  victory  in  that  battle  and  what 
a  Ipng  and  liapjiy  pcsce  followed.  It 
tjhildren  of  a  larger  growth  would  act 
more  on  the  "kiss- for- ablow"  principle 
and  less  according  to  the  "titfor-tat" 
motto,  there  would  he  more  happiness 
and  less  hard  feelings.  A  soft  answer 
larneth  away  wrath. 

IIow  golden  is  silence  at  time.-!  What 
eloquence  in  a  falling  tear !  What  mean- 
ing in  a  glance  of  the  eye,  not  a  brow- 
Jjeating  one,  but  one  like  that  which  once 
sank  so  deep  into  Peter's  heart !  How 
easily  the  boldest  hearts  are  tuned  to 
.melody  if  but  the  right  cord  be  touched! 
In  the  chambers  of  every  soul  there  is  a 
secret  drawer  full  of  precious  treasures, 
could  we  but  touch  the  spring  that  un- 
locks it  I  And  how  can  we  unlock  it 
without  our  hunch  of  keys,  one  of  which 
i>^  gentleness ?  Do  we  possess  this?  If 
not,  are  we  seeking  to  obtain  it  ?  Let  us 
not  forget  that  "the  Spirit  helpcth  our 
infirmities,"— that  same  Spirit  wliose 
ixuitsare  love,   joy,    peace,    long-suffer- 


ing, f/eiitleiipss,  and  others   equally  sweet 
and  satiKfyincr  to  the    soul    that  hungers 
after  righteousness. 
Clci/  Lick,  Pa. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitoh. 
lCei>ort  of  AiiunnI  Klcetlim— tlie 
(jieueriil  Feeliug. 


BY  P.  R.  WKIGHTSMAN. 


It  has  been  the  general  voice  and 
wish  of  our  brethren  and  sisters  to 
have  a  full  report  of  the  proceedings 
of  Annual  Meeting  ;  and  with  this 
view,  or,  rather,  proppect,  many  of  ns 
of  limited  meano  stayed  at  home,  ex- 
pecting to  read  and  see  on  paper  the 
speeches  of  our  brethren.  ]}ut  alas  ! 
we  have  looked  in  vain.  For  me  to 
read  a  partial  account  of  somebody's 
speech,  and  not  know  who  that  some- 
body is,  does  not  afford  satisfaction, 
but  confuses  the  mind  and  renders  the 
paper  objectionable. 

With  such  reading  in  our  religions 
paper,  I  cannot  recommend  it,  or 
solicit  subscribers  to  the  paper. 

The  holy  writings  bear  the  name  of 
the  author.  Suppose  Matthew, Mark, 
Luke,  and  John,  with  Paul  and  Peter, 
had  never  allowed  their  books  to 
bear  their  names,  what  satisfaction 
would  it  bo  to  us  to  read  and  com- 
pare author  with  author?  If  such  a 
luoral  chaos  had  existed,  then  there 
would  have  been  some  room  for  infi- 
delity. When  I  take  up  the  Compan- 
ion to  read,  I  first  look  to  the  author's 
name  ;  if  no  name  attached,  I  gener- 
ally pass  it  by  without  reading.  At 
this  time  thousands  of  our  dear  mem- 
bers are  dissatisfied  for  not  having  a 
full  report  of  Annual  Meeting. 

South  Bend,  Ind. 


For  the  Comp.vnion  and  Visitor. 
Kellectious  ou  Aiiuntsl  Meeting. 


BY  S.  T.  BOSSEUMAN. 


"And  it  is  passed." 
Being  a  spectator  of  the  proceedings 
ofourlato  Annual  Meeting,  I  ob- 
served that  while  the  brethren  were 
discussing  the  propriety  or  improprie- 
ty of  certain  queries,  and  when  the 
query  received  its  final  passage,  the 
above  sentence  was  uttered  by  our 
friendly  Moderator.  IIow  forcibly 
our  mind  was  struck  when  he  aro3o 
with  his  cooimandiug  appearance, 
and  announced  to  the  vast  assembly, 
"And  it  is  Passpd  !"  And  the   parties 


concerned  feel  the  force  of  the  ex- 
pression, "And  it  is  passed."  It  is 
now  entered  on  the  minutes,  to  the 
code  of  advice  in  harmony  with  the 
Bible  to  govern  this  vast  body  of  the 
Christian  church. 

"And  it  passed  !"  IIow  impress- 
ive on  the  mind  looking  to  futurity  ! 
Are  our  actions  in  this  life  such  that 
will  enable  us  to  hear  the  blissful 
voice  of  the  great  Judge,  "Come  ye 
blessed  of  my  Father  ?"  Your  case 
has  been  examined  ;  your  actions 
scrutinized  closely ;  your  query  in 
regard  to  inheriting  eternal  life  is 
answered,  "And  it  is  Passed"  comes 
forth  in  your  favor.  You  are  now 
ready  to  enter  that  blissful  abode  of 
the  redeemed.  Oh,  what  an  incentive 
to  the  reflective  mind,  to  press  on- 
ward and  upward  to  the  priz'?. 

To  those  who  are  yet  in  sin,  let  me 
say,  pause  and  think  for  a  momont. 
"And  it  is  Passed"  may  soon  be  said 
in  judgment  to  you,  and  your  place 
assigned  in  everlasting  torment. 
"While  there  is  life  there  is  hope"  to 
the  sick  :  while  there  is  life  and 
health  there  is  hope  for  the  sinucr,  if 
be  will  turn  from  his  error.  Christ 
is  on  his  mediatorial  throne  pleading 
for  your  case:  "I  have  died  for  them, 
spare  them,  my  Father,  yet  another 
year."  Oh,  come,  then,  friendly  sin- 
ner, join  the  company  under  the  blood- 
stained banner  of  king  Emmanuel. 
Sentence  will  be  pronounced  ere  long. 
Pray  that  it  may  be  "passed"  iu  your 
favor.  Then  we  need  not,  like  on 
occasions  as  the  above,  be  separated 
from  each  other  ;  but  join  the  great, 
angelic  tlyong  beyond  this  vale  of 
tears,  and  live  with  Christ  forever. 

Dunkirk,  Ohio. 


How  often,  weary  and  empty  of 
soul  in  this  world-pageant,  men  and 
women  would  be  glad  to  flee  out  of 
it,  as  Moses  fled  from  Pharaoh's  court 
to  Midian.  Better  to  keep  the  sheep 
of  Jethro,  if  he  might  thus  come  into 
Horeb,  the  mount  ofGod.thanto  bask 
amid  royal  pleasures  which  are  a  wea- 
riness and  pain.  Better  to  flee  into 
the  wilderness  and  sit  under  a  juniper- 
tree,  fed  by  the  ravens  and  drinking 
of  the  brook,  than  be  oppressed  with 
gayeties  which  are  but  vanity  and 
vexation  of  spirit. 


A  man  dies  in  fine  linMi  ;  another 
dieth  in  rags.  They  shall  alike  be 
covered  by  the  worm. 


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I'rayer  at  Alight. 


SELECTED  BY  AMELIA  C.     NOrFZIOEU. 


Not  on  a  prarerltss  bed,  not  on  a  prayerless 
bed, 
Compose   thy  weary  limbs  to  rest  ; 
For  they  alone  are  blessed 
With  balmy  sleep 
Whom  augels  keep  ; 
Yet  though  by  care  oppressed, 

Or  anxious  sorrow. 
Or  thought  on  many  a  coil  perplexed 
For  coining  morrow, 
Lay  not  thy  head 
On  prayerless  bed. 

For  who  can    tell,    when    sleep  thine  eyes 
shall  close, 
That  earthly  cares  and  woes 
To  thee  may  e'er  return  I 
Arouse,  my  soul  ! 
Slumber  control, 
And  let  thy  lamp  burn  brightly  ; 

So  shall  thy  eyes  discern 
Things  pure  and  sightly  ; 
Taught  by  the  Spirit,  learn 

Never  on  prayerless  bed 
To  lay  thine  unblest  head. 

Hast  thou  no  pining  want,  or  wish,  or  care, 
That  calls  for  holy  prayer  ? 
lias  thy  day  been  so  bright 

That  in  its  flight 
There  is  no  trace  of  sorrow? 
And  art  thou  sure  to-morrow 

Will  be  like  this,  aud  more 
Abundant  ?     Uost  thou  lay  by  thy  store, 
Aud  still  make  plans  for  more  ? 

Thou  fool  !  this  very  night 
Thy  soul  may  wing  its  flight. 

Hast  then  no  being  than  thyself  more  dear 
That  ploughs  the  ocean  deep, 
And  when  storms  sweep 

The  wintry,  lowering  sky. 
For  whom  thou  wakest  and  weepest  ? 
Oh  !  when  thy  paugs  are  deepest, 
Seek  then  the  covenant  ark  of  prayer, 
For  he  that  slumbercth  rot  is  there  ; 
His  car  is  open  to  thy  cry. 

Oh  !  then  on  prayerless  bed 
Lay  not  thy  thoughtless  head. 

Arouse  thee,  weary  soul,  nor  yield  to  slum- 
ber. 

Till  in  communion  blest 
With  the  elect  ye  rest— 
Those  souls  of  countless  number  ; 
And  with  them  raise 
The  note  of  psaisc, 
Keachiiig  from  earth  to  heaven — 
Chosen,  redeemed,  forgiven  ! 
So  lay  thy  happy  head, 
l'r»yer-crowned,on  blessed  bed. 


K4>port  ot  the  FrocecdinsM  ol  A. 
»».  1875,  Hel<l  ou  the  I'rtiulses 
ol  Bro.  Joliu  (-asi^el,  uear  (Jo¥- 
lugton,  Ohio,  May  18, 19,  20. 


A  man  that  breaks  his 
ptbjefs  bo  false  to  him 


word    bibs 


Conference  met  at  the  place  ap- 
pointed at  'J  o'clock  on  the  morning 
of  Tuesday  the  18ih  of  May.  The 
standing  committee  being  introduced, 
brother  II.  D.  Davy  said  : 

We  are  in  the  presence  of  God,  his 
eye  sees  this  vast  assembly  of  peo- 
ple. He  knows  just  what  we  have 
come  here  for,  and  in  order  that  his 
name  may  be  praised  by  us  his  creat- 
ures, we  will  try  and  sing  the  282d 
No.  of  this  collection, — "Lord  in  thy 
presence  here  we  meet,"  Sec. 

After  singing  the  hymn  Bro.  Davy 
continued  : 

Brethren  and  sisters  in    the    Lord, 
while  we  are  assembled    as    we    are, 
in  the  presence  of  our  God  this  morn- 
ing,and  feeling,  as  some  of  us  do,  the 
great     responsibility     of   our    action 
and  transaction,    we    are   coming   to- 
gether on  this  occasion  for    the   good 
of  souls, — the  salvation  of  souls,    the 
tlie  glory  and  honor  of  God    and    the 
promotion  of  his  cause,    the    building 
up  of  Zion  here. — These   are  some   of 
the  objects  of  our  assembling  here,  to 
transact  that  which  may  meet    God's 
approbation.     And  while    the   eye  of 
mercy  is  over  us  and  his  power    pre- 
serves us,  let  the  heart  of  every  broth- 
er and  sister   be  united   together    as 
the  heart  of  one   man    in    prayer    to 
God  our   heavenly    Father,    that   he 
may  fully   qualify  us  while    here  to- 
gether so  to  labor  that    God's    name 
may  be  glorified,  aud  united  together 
stronger  and  stronger  in  the  bonds  of 
love      and     affection    towards     God 
and  one  another.     Aud  when  we  un- 
derstand that    God   is    all-wise    and 
that  we  are  fallible  creatures  aud  not 
all-wise,  then  should  our  prayers   as- 
cend to  our  Father  in  heaven  that  he 
may  give  unto  us  wisdom  from  on  high 
to  qualify  us  as  his  dear  children  so  to 
act  that  our  actions  may  be    pleasing 
in  his  sight.     We  all  trust  fully    that 
there  is  but  one  source  to  go  to  in  order 
to  obtain  that  which    we  all    need, — 
that  is,  the  power  and    gift    of  saving 
grace,    the  favor  of  Heaven.     May  it 
conic  down  and  rest  upon    every    onn 
of  us,  that  our  actions  may   be   pleas- 
ing in  the  sight  of  the  Lord.     Let  us 
all  unite  in  prayer. 

Our  Fatber  who  art  in  heaven,  in 
thy  presence  we  as  thy  children  and 
creatures  are  assembled  together  in  a 


vast  multitude  and  are  truly  the   ob- 
jects of  thy  pity,  thy  mercy    aud    thy 
care.     We  acknowledge  before   theo, 
our  Father,  while  we    are   many,    we 
are  all  the  workmanship  of  thine  own 
hand,  and  we    have    the    Father    in 
heaven  who   has    ordered    our    exis- 
tence here  ;  and  oh,  we    come   to   ac- 
knowledge thy    goodness,    thy    love 
and  thy  mercy  towards  us,  that  thou 
hast  looked  down  not  only  upon    this 
assembly,  but  upon  the  whole  humau 
family.     We  feel  to  praise  that   great 
name  and  we  trust   our     voices   may 
go  up  and  be  joined  with  angels  and 
archangels  in  giving   praise   and    ad- 
oration to    Thee.     While  they  are  in 
heaven,  we  ou  earth,   may    we   come 
with  that  solemnity  of  heart  that  our 
voices  may  be    mingled    with  tbeirs. 
We  feel  to  thank  thee  that  while  thou 
hast  noticed  us  in  our  condition    and 
by  aud  through  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
our  Savior,  thou    bast   revealed    thy- 
self unto  us,  and    thy  Son    has   been 
revealed  unto  us  as  our    Savior,   and 
the  gospel  of  the  Lord    Jesus    Christ 
is  the  power  of  God  unto  salvation  to 
every  one  that  believeth,  and  through 
thy  Son  Jesus  our   Savior    who   was 
willing  to  leave  the  shining  courts    of 
heaven  to  come  down  into    this    sin- 
stricken  world  to  suffer  and  die   that 
our  sins  might  be  washed  away.     We 
acknowledge  that  through   him    thou 
hast   set    upon    ihy    Kingdom    aud 
Church,  and  hast  left  thy  chosen  ones 
to  carry  forth  the  gospel  to   the   sous 
aud  daughters   of   Adam.     Now     we 
as.-emble  ourselves  together  to   trans- 
act the  business  of  thy  house  for   the 
promotion  of  thy  cause,  for  the  build- 
ing up  of  Zion,  for  the  good  of  souls 
and  for  thy  name's  honor  aud    glory. 
As  we  are  fallible  creatures,    O    God, 
bestow  upon  us  the  power  and  gift  of 
saving  grace  while  we   are    here    to- 
gether; influence  and  overshadow  us 
every  one  with  all    the   protection  of 
of  thy    children.     Let    thy    blessing 
rest  upon  us  as  we  feel  the    great   re- 
sponsibilities and  the  labor    we    have 
to  perform,  qualify   us   in    body    aud 
give  us    the    physical    strength    and 
power  of  mind  to   grasp   all    that    is 
necessary  for  us  to  grasp ;  and   grant 
that   in    all    our    deliberations    here 
wc  shall  so  govern  our  tongues    that 
we  may  speak    when    it   is    time    to 
speak,    and    keep    silent  when    it   la 
time  to    keep  silent,  in  order  that  all 
things  may  be  done  in  decency  and  iq 
order. 

Oh  Lord,  in  much  mercy  may   thy 


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fj)irit  accompany  us  ia  our  couduct 
to  all  this  multitufle  aud  toward  one 
another.  Bless,  0  Lord,  this  assem- 
bly, and  may  all  ihat  is  done  here, 
in  thy  name,  leave  a  good  impression 
on  the  minds  of  those  who  ai'e  here 
with  worldly  motives.  May  they  be 
brought  to  feel  the  importance  of 
obeying  God  aitd  of  doing  right,  aud 
may  the  spirit  of  this  occasion  bo  of 
that  kind  and  character  that  it  may 
benefit  all  and  -have  a  good  effect 
upon  the  whole  concourse  of  people 
assembled  upoa^  tiiis  occasion,  and 
may  the  unconverted  part  of  the  as- 
sembly remember  that  they  will  be 
held  accountable  for  this  occasion. 
The  Lord  hear  us,  the  Loid  answer 
us,  the  ■  Lord  bless  and  save  us 
through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
A  men. 

Organization. 
Brother  Enoch  Eby  then  announced 
that  by  ballot  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee had  chosen  Bro.  II.  D.  Davy  as 
Forman  or  Moderator  of  this  meet- 
ing.and  as  such  he  will  appear. 

The  Foreman  then  announced 

the  appointment  of  Bro.  James  Quin- 
ter  as  writing  Clerk,  and  brother 
Enoch  Eby  as  Reading  Clerk. 

According  to  custom  the  clerk  then 
read  the  15th  chapter  of  Acts. 

The  chapter  that  has  been  read 

seems  to  be  to  us  a  basis  for  our  as- 
sembling together  upon  this  occasion. 
We  find  that  when  a  difference  of 
opinion  arose  among  the  disciples  in 
the  days  referred  to  in  the  reading  of 
the  chapter,  that  they  carried  the 
matter  up  to  Jerusalem  to  the  elders  : 
then  and  there  they  consulted  upon 
the  matter,  aud  what  they  agreed 
upon  was  reported  back  to  the  church- 
es by  letter.  Now  it  so  happens 
among  us  at  this  day  where  there  are 
many  men  there  may  be  many  minds  : 
we  cannot  expect  anything  else:  as 
in  these  many  minds  we  may  have 
a  little  different   thought    concerning 


considered  by  the  district  which  takes 
the  Annual  Meeting,  and  I  have 
known  the  church  that  took  the  An- 
nual Meeting  to  be  exhonerated  by 
certain  portions  of  Scripture,  we  are  I  the  balance  of  that  district.  They 
con)e  together  to  compare   our  minds    have  all  been    acting    out    the    very 


and  avoid  personality  as  much  as 
possible.  We  cannot  make  the  obser- 
vations necessary  without  soma  per- 
sonality, but  let  us  avoid  that  as  much 
as  possible.  Let  us  bo  careful  in 
replying  one  to  the  other,  to  do  it 
with  that  kind  of  feeling  that  will 
show  to  God  and  man  that  we  love 
one  another,  that  we  want  to  build  up 
instead  of  suppressing  and  putting 
down, — to  build  up  the  cause  of  our 
Master  ;  aud  we  hope  that  this  meet- 
ing will  pass  off  quietly. 

We  are  now  ready  to  open  the  pub- 
lic council. 

The  Clerk  takes  up  the  first  dis- 
trict in  order  and  calls. 

Eastern  Maryland. — No  que- 
ries. 

Western  Maryland. — E.  Slifer 
answered,  we  have  but  two  queries 
and  one  of  them  requires  an  answer 
from  the  Standing  Committee  before 
it  is  presented  here.  (Queries  both 
presented.) 

Query  second  : — Should  there  not 
be  some  change  made  in  the  manner 
of  holding  our  Annual  Meetings? 

Answer. — With  regard  to  the  ex- 
pense of  the  same,  we  suggest  that  as 
the  rule  among  us  is  that  said  meet- 
ings be  held  alternately  east  of  the 
Ohio  river  and  west  of  said  river,  that 
therefore  the  expense  of  the  said  An- 
nual Meeting  be  paid  by  the  respec- 
tive divisions  where  held  upon  some 
equitable  mode;  the  congregation 
where  said  Annual  Meeting  is  held 
not  to  be  regarded  as  liable  to  the  ex- 
pense of  money.  The  trouble  incident 
to  such  a  meeting  to  be  considered 
their  full  portion  of  the  contribution. 
— -■ — I  shall  have  to  say  something 
in  order  to  dispose  of  the  query.  I 
believe  so  far  as  my  knowledge  goes 
that  this  matter  baa    generally    been 


and  so  to  be  one  as  He  and  Ilis  Fath- 
er are  one,  as  the  Savior  taught  us, 
and  that  we  come  to  be  of  the  same 
mind.  I  have  not  come  here  ex- 
pi  cting  to  have  my  mind  gratified 
aud  answered  fully,  but  I  am  willing 
to  present  my  mind  ;  our  brethren 
will  do  the  same  ;  then  we  send  this 
to  the  churches  who  desire  to  hove 
them,  that  they  may  know  the  con- 
clusions of  this  meeting  on  differences 
of  opinioa.     Now,  brethren  let  us  try 


same  thing  that  is  here  required. 

If  I     understand    that    aright 

your  suggestion  does  not  cover  the 
query. 

Well,  we  will    hear   what   the 

brethren  say  ;  the  case  of  the  matter 
is  this  :  The  eastern  part  when  they 
have  it,  should  pay  the  expenses ; 
when  the  West  the  western  should 
pay  the  expenses  with  the  exception 
of  the  congregation,  where  it  is    held. 

For  some  years  my  cuiud   has 


been  engaged  right  upon  that    point. 
I  have  thought  of  it  a  good  deal,    and 
could  present  several    reasons,    why 
I  think  that  query  and    answer    are 
right.     I  presume,  however  that  it  is 
not  necessary,  only  so  far  as  is  requir- 
ed to  make  a    complete    explanation. 
When  the  meeting  is  in  the  West,  we 
want  all   the    Western    Brethren    to 
take  an  interest  in  it,  to  contribute    in 
defraying  the  expense.  Heretofore  it 
has  been  confined    to  a   district ;     for 
instance  one  third  of  Indiana.     That 
is  too  little,  we  only  propose    to    ex- 
tend it  all  over    Indiana,    Ohio,    and 
Illinois,  and    so    when    the    Annual 
Meeting  is  to  be  in  the  West,  all  can 
go  into    partnership    and    raise    the 
money  to  defray  the   expenses.     Last 
year  is  experience  enough  to  teach  us 
that  something  ought  to    be    done   ia 
that  direction,     when  there   was   no 
application    made    last   year  for   the 
Annual  Meeting    this    year.     There 
was  no  offer  by  any  district  to  take  it. 
In  this  way  it   will  not    make    much 
diff'erence  which  district  takes   it.     If 
the  southern  district  of  Ohio  takes  it, 
it  will  be  no  more   expense    on    them 
than  all  the  balance    of  the   districts, 
in  the   West,  and    the  Church    that 
takes  it,  will  be   entirely   exempt.     I 
think,    there    is   as    much    fellowship 
and  union  and  harmony  in   that    way 
as  in  any  other.     There  are  some  dis- 
tricts in  the  West    that    have    never 
taken  it  and    probably   never    will. — 
We  would  thus  dictate  that  all  should 
oe  engaged  in  defraying  the  expenses. 
Now    I      see      no        serious       difii- 
culiy  from  making  that   exchange   in 
the  the  manner  of  holding  it    at    all, 
only  in  the    manner    of    raising    the 
money  to  defray  the  expense. 

1  would  say  of  the  query,  that 

it  opens  the  door  to  increasing  the 
expense  ;  and  not  only  so,  but  to  influ- 
ence our  Annual  Meeting  to  such  a 
degree  that  we  cannot  conduct  them 
with  that  order  and  simplicity, 
with  which  all  my  brethren  acknowl- 
edge, they  should  be  conducted. 

1  cannot  understand,  is  it   the 

district  over  which  this  elder  pre- 
sides? 

Yes.  We  want  to  say,  breth- 
ren, it  will  take  a  great  deal  of  labor 
to  collect  those  expenses.  You  remem- 
ber the  expense  to  California,  that  it 
was  quire  troublesome  to  us  to  collect 
those  expenses,  as  the  brother  says 
some  of  the  Churches  are  exempt 
from  the  expenses,  aud  they  always 
will  be.    Some  members   are   al'.vaya 


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exempt.  And  another  idea, the  district 
in  which  the  meeting  id  held,  does  not 
coaipel  one  district  to  hold  it  alone. 
We  in  the  southern  district  of  Ohio 
aud  the  south  eastern  held  it  jointly 
in  1872.  And  I  think  it  will  be  much 
trouble  and  much  labor  to  collect  these 
expenses. 

■ It  will  be  necessary  for  me  to 

explain  this  matter.  Before  our 
Church  Council  was  met  or  assem- 
bled I  was  written  to  upon  the  sub- 
ject by  an  elder  of  a  very  much  larger 
congregation  than  that  over  which  I 
pre.-^ide,  asking  me  to  get  up  some- 
thing like  that.  I  brought  it  to  our 
A  unual  District  Meeting  aud  it  was 
unauimously  passed.  Now  with  res- 
p.  ct  to  the  difficulty  of  collecting  the 
money,  it  is  true,  there  was  difficulty 
in  collecting  the  money  to  pay  the  ex- 
penses of  the  delegates  to  California, 
but  take  our  Brotherhood,  we  are 
liberal,  there  would  be  no  difficulty 
at  all.  I  am  told  that  this  meeting 
shall  cost  between  two  and  three 
thousand  dollars  and  the  tax  is  en- 
tirely too  great  for  one  single  district 
to  pay,  and  I  think,  the  first  brother 
who  spoke,  was  strictly  correct  when 
ho  said,  the  tax  is  too  heavy  even  for 
the  state  and  there  can  be  no  impro- 
priety in  raising  it  in  this  way,  aud 
there  should  be  no  disposition  to 
shirk  the  responsibilities.  I  think  our 
brethren  ought  to  furnish  the  money 
in  excess  of  the  demand  and  if  we  do, 
let  us  employ  it  for  some  charitable 
and  benevolent  object.  There  may 
be  some  difficulty  as  to  the  plan  upon 
which  it  is  to  be  collected  but  I  think 
we  must  fall  upon  some  good  plan 
for  that. 

1  feel.looking  at  the  West  that 

it  will  probably  bring  more  trouble 
upon  us  than  we  have  so  far.  I  would 
not  say  that  I  would  not  be  willing 
to  make  it  one  state,  but  you  are 
aware  how  many  districts  there  are 
iu  the  west;  it  might  be  attended  with 
more  difficulties.  If  the  state  cannot 
hold  an  Annual  fleeting,  I  should 
wonder  how  much  we  would  want  a 
meeting.  We  held  one  in  northern 
Indiana  district  ;  and  if  we  could,  so 
could  ludiuoa,  so  could  every  other 
Htateif  that  would  be  adopted.  Butyou 
remember  how  many  districts  there 
are  iu  the  west,  that  would  have  all 
the  council.  That  would  be  some  ob- 
jection to  the  matter  as  it  stands.  It 
is  only  a  small  matter  of  $:5,0()0  for 
100  districts  iu  the  state  of  Indiana 
to  raise. 


1  would  have  no   objection   to 

that  first  change  touching  that  one 
thing.  The  one  we  have  up  now,  the 
Yearly  Meeting  will  be  scattered  iu 
dilferent  places.  AVe  have  never 
found  auy  fault  or  complaint  in  the 
districts  holding  their  meetings  ;  never 
was  a  complaint  found  respecting  the 
expense.  Now  if  you  would  adopt 
that  plan  I  would  have  no  objection 
only  this  one  thing  : — it  would  not 
place  the  Annual  Meeting  in  places 
where  it  ought  to  be  once  in  a  while. 
It  will  create  a  great  deal  of  conten- 
tion probably,  or  debate  as  to  where 
it  should  be  held  this  year  ;  but  if 
it  is  said,  Southern  Ohio  takes  it,  we 
in  the  North  will  say  nothing;  aud  if 
Norteastern  O.  wants  it,  why  conse- 
quently they  get  it  ;  if  Indiana  wants 
it,  the  first  application,  they  get  it;  if 
Iowa  wants  it,  they  get  it.  The  oth- 
er way  it  wcnll  make  a  considerable 
difficulty  to  tell  where  the  meeting 
would  be.  That  is  the  only  objection 
I  have  to  it.  And  there  would  be  a 
difficulty  now  to  tell  where  the  ntxc 
meeting  is  going  to  be. 

As  it    now    is,   none  but   the 

very  wealthiest  can  hold  it  or  will  in- 
vite the  meeting;  but  if  we  adopt  the 
plan  suggested,  some  of  the  weak 
congregations  might  get  it, and  I  have 
not  a  doubt  in  my  mind  that  there 
would  be  more  congregations  wanting 
it  than  there  are  now,  I  think  if  you 
clothe  the  standing  committee  with 
the  power  of  selecting,  the  difficulty 
would  be  obviated  ;  all  the  districts 
would  be  represented  in  the  standing 
committee,  and  let  them  vote  where 
it  should  go.  Now,  it  often  goes  beg- 
ging— it  was  some  time  before  this 
district  here  wanted  them  to  come. 
Our  last  Annual  Meeting  adjourned 
without  knowing  where  it  was  to 
meet  this  year.  A  number  of  other 
questions  will  arise  if  you  adopt  the 
plan  suggested  to  regulate  it,  and  I 
suggest  this  one:  to  let  the  standing 
committee  select  from  the  various  ap- 
plications for  it ;  let  them  vote,  but 
always  with  this  understanding  :  that 
the  meeting  must  be  alternated  east 
or  west  of  the  Ohio  river. 

Let  us  not  go  too  fast,  breth- 
ren ;  let  each  State  have  it,  and  after 
awhile  if  a  State  can  not  hold  au 
Annual  Meeting,  then  let  all  west  of 
the  Ohio  river  hold  it.  Let  us  go  to 
the  State,  and  after  awhile  go  to  the 
district  if  we  need  it.  Out  of  the  dif- 
ferent districts,  probably  one  iu 
Northern     Indiana,    or     Middle    or 


Southern  Indiana,  riiay  want  it,  then 
let  them  have  it  next,  then  Illinois 
aud  then  over  all  the  States,  and  if  it 
is  too  pxpen.=^ive,  then  let  us  take  all 
west  of  the  Ohio  aud  all  cast  of  the 
Ohio,  and  thus  by  dividing  it  save 
expense. 

1  would  be  favorable,  breth- 
ren, to  leave  it  as  Tl  is  ;  we  don't 
grumble  at  the  tax  to  pay  at  these 
meetings. 

Let  us  come'lto  eome   kind    of 

knowledge  regarding  this  matter. 
We  are  all  satisfied  that  the  present  ex- 
pense of  holding  our  Annual  Coufer- 
etices  is,  in  reality,  too  great  for  one 
district.  The  query  we  have  calls 
for  a  different  arrangement.  The 
answer  given  to  that  query  also  calls 
for  a  change  in  taxing  the  expense. 
I  would  suggest  that  we  give  the 
Standing  Committee  the  power  to  ap- 
point a  committee  for  the  purpose  of 
seeing  if  we  could  draw  up  some  kind 
of  instrument  in  wriiiug  to  draw  the 
line  of  demarkation  between  the 
West  aud  the  East  and  see  Confer- 
ence if  she  will  adopt  it. 

1  believe  that  we  have  the  lib- 
erty where  those  making  the  applica- 
tion for  the  Annual   Meeting    do    not 
feel  themselves  able  to   bear    the    ex- 
pense in  that  district,  that  they  might 
notify      the     adjoining    district    and 
counsel  them  and  if  they  were  willing 
to  turn  in  and    help    them     unitedly, 
then  they  would  call  for  the    meeting 
and  raise  the  expenses,  and  I  do    not 
think  you  can    better   that.      If  you 
scatter  it  all  over  the  west,  from    the 
Ohio  river,  it  will  take  a  good    while 
to  get  a  council    to    reach    all    those 
churches  and  get  an  answer  from  them, 
and  from  that  answer  to  form  a    con- 
clusion.     My  mind  is  that  as  we  have 
got  along  with  the  expenses  so  far  in 
that    way,      when     the    district     or 
church   don't    feel    themselves    able, 
they    would    counsel    the    adjoining 
church  to  ask  for  the  meeting  if   they 
fail  to  get  it,   and    we    hear    another 
call  for  not  meeting,    then    probably 
it  would  bo  well    to    try    and    reach 
some  measures  that  might    bring    it 
around  again  to  be  right  aud  satisfac- 
tory to  the  church.     I  am  aware  that 
although  la^t  year  there  was  no  defi- 
nite call  as  it  were,  from  the  southern 
part  of  Ohio  presenting  each  petition. 
i  believe  it  was  not  the  expense,    but 
because  the  brethren  would   not   con- 
duct the  Annual  Meeting  as  was    de- 
cided iu  l.S()('>,  and  that  was  the  reason 
why  they  would  uot  send    to    carry 


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out  tLcir  couclusiou.  Now  this  year 
if  we  Iiad  Lad  the  peoplo  to  come 
together  last  Friday  and  Saturday 
aud  vote,  this  vast  iruiltitude  would 
have  increased  our  expenses  alo^oat 
one-half  more  than  'vhatthey  will  be. 
We  will  fjud  that  our  expenses  will 
not  be  so  much  but  that  it  least  one 
State  can  reach  it.  Now,  if  we  had 
ftfked  them  of  the  North  to  have 
helped  us,  they  would  have  done  it. 
It  may  he  well  enough  to  pre?ent  t'oia 
matter  as  a  matter  of  thought,  for  we 
have  DOt  quite  reached  it  yet ;  there- 
fore I  would  move  to  let  the  matter 
rest  just  where  it  is  for  the  present. 

When  a  rule    works    well    we 

think  we  bad  better  let  good  enough 
alone.  When  the  Yearly  Meeting 
was  held  in  the  eastern  district  of 
Ohio  the  western  district  joined  iu 
with  us.  We  had  no  difficulty  at  all 
and  there  was  a  balance  left,  which 
was  returned  whence  it  came. 

When  we  had  joined    together 

we  had  concluded  that  one  dollar  to  a 
member  would  defray  the  expense, 
and  we  had  a  considerable  surplus, 
We  thought  we  were  too  poor  until 
we  held  it. 

When  the    northwestern    di.s- 

trict  of  Ohio  held  it  in  '63  they  con- 
cluded they  could  do  it  among  them- 
selves, share  no  trouble  in  doing  so. 
I  think  as  brother  Kajlor  has  said, 
better  let  well  enough  alone  ;  and  I 
think  the  northern  district  of  Indiana 
will  call  for  it  again. 

1  suppose  the  brethren  remem- 
ber that  in  the  year  1870  the  Annual 
Meeting  was  in  Iowa,  the  only  time 
it  was  there.  That  was  reully  before 
the  state  was  districted, and  we  all  con- 
tributed to  that  meeting  iu  the  state  ; 
and  the  brethren  from  other  states,  to 
the  best  of  my  recollection,  coutrib- 
uted.  We  had  no  dilFiculty,  and  I 
think  we  will  not  have.  I  think 
that  privilege  exists  under  the  present 
rule. 

If  it  is  only    a    question    upon 

that  point,  then  we  have  nothir.g 
iiiore  to  say.  ll  uiiikes  a  great  diU'er- 
euce  where  tjje  meeting  is  held  next 
year,  and  the  answer  ought  to  be  read  ; 
and  then  wc  have  a  petition  to  put 
in. 

— — We  will  try  and  read  it  so  as 
not  to  conflict.  We  will  say  for  the 
present. 

The  cleik  reudi^. — We  thiiik  it  best 
to  make  no  such  change  us  is  asked 
fi^r  in  the  query  at  present. 

Passed, 


Eastern  Penn'a. — Q. — Is  it  ac- 
cording to  the  gospel  for  brethren  to 
make  a  pool  in  a  meeting-house  for 
the  purpose  of  baptizing  ? 

A. — Inasmuch  as  we  have  no  au- 
thority in  the  Scriptures  for  baptizing 
in  the  house,  we  consider  it  wrong  to 
dp  so. 

Passed. 

(i  — Is  it  considered  according  to 
the  gospel  for  the  church  at  commun- 
ion to  use  the  unfermented  juice  of 
giapes  in  place  of  wine  ? 

A. — We  think  it  ought  to  be  left 
optional  with  a  church  to  do  so,  if  the 
member.s  are  agreed. 

Second  reading. 

Christ  when  he  instituted   the 

communion  made  use  of  fermented 
wine,  and  we  have  no  right  to  change 
the  emblem. 

1  would  not  pass  that,  it  would 

likely  get  up  a  division  founded  upon 
two  ways,  in  the  Annual  Meeting. 

— — -I  am  not  willing  for  my  part 
that  that  should  pass  ;  there  are  too 
many  new  things  coming  up. 

1  would  propose  to  change  the 

answer  too;  there  is  a  dilierence  in 
the  use  of  it  ;  some  churches  make 
use  of  the  unfermented  wine  aud  oth- 
ers do  not,  aud  we  would  like  to  have 
light  upon  the  subject,  which  is 
right. 

— — If  unfermented  wine  will  do 
for  our  communion,  leavened  bread 
will  do.  We  believe  unleavened 
bread  is  the  bread  we  should  use  at  our 
communions,  aud  uufermenled  wiue 
is  not  the  wiue  the  Savior  used.  We 
believe  it  was  fermented  wine  ;  there- 
fore, I  say,  drop  it. 

If  the  Savior  used  unferment- 
ed wine,  we  would  like  to  have  the 
Scripture  for  it ;  then,  I  auppose,  we 
ought  all  to  be  satisfied. 

— — I  confess  that  my  miud  is  a 
little  in  the  dark  in  that  matter.  I 
have  heard  it  strongly  asserted  that 
he  used  unfermented  wine ;  now, 
where  is  the  authority  for  either? 

1  would    say    that   it    is    safe 

for  us  to  pass  the  answer  just  as  it 
stands. 

It  is  the   juice    of  the    grape; 

and  whether  it  is  fermented  or  uufer- 
meutrid,  it  is  not  decided ;  aud  I 
should  be  very  sorry  if  the  impression 
should  go  out  from  this  meeting  that 
it  was  fermented  wiue.  It  is  the  fruit 
of  the  grape. 

What  is  the  difference  between 

only  IVuit  of  the  grape  ttud  uufermout- 


ed  wine  ?  I  am  sorry  such  a  ques- 
tion comes  up. 

Will   brother   James    give    us 

an  explanation  of  unfermented  wiue  ? 

It  is  the  juice  of  the  grape. used 

before  it  ferments.  1  think  it  is 
known  to  all  Bible  readers  aud  to  all 
that  have  a  knowledge  of  the  history 
of  the  country,  that  in  that  age  of  the 
world  they  used  wine  as  a  beverage 
at  the  table  every  day.  It  constitu- 
ted a  part  of  their  meal  ;  aud  hence, 
if  I  wished  to  form  auy  conclusion,  I 
would  otiirm  in  favor  of  the  uuferment- 
ed  wine 

How  would  the  congregations 

obtain  the  uufermented  wiue  at  pres- 
ent ? 

A  brother  moves  to  table  the  sub- 
ject aud  stop  all  discussions  in  the 
matter. 

— — Let  us  pass  it ;  it  gives  us 
liberty.  It  would  be  very  hard  for 
this  large  congregation  to  decide 
which  was  the  wine  used  by  our  Sa- 
vior ;  therefore,  let  each  congregation 
decide  tiiat  matter  for  themselves. 
As  the  brother  has  said,  it  would  be 
very  hard  to  prove  by  Scripture  di- 
rect, whether  it  was  fermented  wine. 
As  the  Scriptures  are  not  positive, let 
ua  also  not  be  positive  in  our  own 
miuds,  bat  let  the  congregations  de- 
cide the  matter  as  they  can  best 
derstaud  it  from   God's  word. 

— — We  have  some  reason  to 
lieve  that  some  of  the  wine  is 
mented.  Now  brethren  would 
induced  to  take  that  v/ho  have  beeu 
iu  the  habit  of  being  intoxicated  Wa 
believe  that  the  safer  pliiu  would  be 
to  adopt  the  use  of  the  sweet  wine, 
the  juice  of  the  grape. 

There    is    only    one    thought 

arises  in  my  mind  on  the  subject,  and 
that  is  this,  if  the  fermenting  of  wine 
makes  it  more  pure,  and  that  wine 
was  to  represent  his  blood,  then  I 
would  say  take  the  fermented  wine, 
but  if  it  is  purest  right  from  the  gra})e, 
use  it  then. 

There    are   certain    times    wo 

could  not  get  it  unfermented. 
(  Tu  be  (Jo)ilinut'd  ) 


uu- 

be- 
fer- 
bo 


— Custom  is  the  law  of  one  des- 
cription to  fools,  aud  fashion  of  anoth- 
er ;  but  the  two  parties  ofuu  clanh, 
for  precedent  is  the  legislator  of  the 
first,  and  novelty  of  the  lust. 


He  that  swells  in    prosperity    will 
shrink  in  advovtity. 


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Watclilug  lor  tlie  9Inst,er. 


r.Y  II.  BOXAU,    OF    bCOTLAKD. 


Welch,  lor  ye  know   uot    when  the    Master 

couuth. 

At  midnight,  or  at  cock-crow,  or  at  morn  ; 

Wlien  stars  die  out, and  earth  is  all  awaiting 

For  the  fust  streak  which   tells   that   day 

is  born. 

Long  has  he  tarried,  long  his   weary  house- 
hold 
Have  from   their   eastern    lattice,   looked 
and  siL'hed. 
Why  comes  he  not  ?    their  eyes  and    hearts 
arc  failing, 
With  faith  and  hope  so    long    and   sorely 
tried. 

Thiongh  the  cold  ages, when  abounding  evil 
(JhilK'd  their  warm    love,    they    watched, 
but  watched  In  vain. 
The  foe   waxed    stronger,    faith    and   hope 
grew  weaker  ; 
"Lord,  come,"  they  cried,  again   and   yet 
again 

Again  and  yet  again  ;  but  still  he  came  not, 
Daik  centuries  of  evil  came  and  went  not. 

"Oh,  Master,  tarry   uot,"  they  cried»      He 
spake  not. 
It  seemed  an  everlasting  banishment. 

Evil  still  reigned  ;  the  good   still    few    and 
feeble — 
The  church's  haters  numerous  and  strong  ; 
Error  more  subtle,  truth  more  sad  and  si- 
lent, 
Faith's  anguished  cry  still  rising,    "Lord, 
how  long?" 

Long  has  the  world,  the  Master's   rule   dis- 
owning. 
Haling  his  presence  and  his  holy  sway, 
Cried,    "Where    is    now  the  promise  of  his 
coming, 
And  where  the  signs  of  the  long-promised 
day?" 

But  still,  above  the   Ecoll",   and  taunt,  and 
laughter, — 
The  still  small  voice  ariseth,  "Watch  and 
pray  ;" 
And  still,  to  cheer  the  hour  of  lonely  wait- 
ing, 
"Uehold,  I  come,"    we   hear   the   Master 
say. 

It  may  be   that    the    night    will    yet    grow 
darker  ; 
It  may  be  that  the  storm  is  not  yet  spent ; 
It  may  be  that  the  times  will  wax  more  evil, 
Earth  braving  heaven  and  scorning   to  re- 
pent. 

It  may  be  that  the  church's  eye  shall  weary. 
That  hope,  60  long  deferred,  at  last  shall 
faint  ; 
That  dark  delay  the  buoyant  heart  may  sad- 
den,— 
And  shake  the  faith    of    many    an    eager 
saint. 
Still  let  us  hear  the  Master  daily  saying, 
Beliold,  I  come  ;  awake,  arise,  prepare  ! 
For  but  a  little,  and  there   sounds   the  sum- 
moDB, 
Ascend,  my  saiDts,  and   meet   luc  in    the 
air. 

Then  end  at  once  our  weary  years  of  watch- 
ing :— 
Cometh  the  vision  and  the  vernal  day  ; 


Cometh  the  Master  to  his  waiting  household; 
The    sunlight    bursts,    the    shadows   flee 
away. 

Error  and  darkness  hide  their  beads  forever, 
Truth,  light,  and  righteousness  make  up 
our  morn  ; 
Earth  rises  up  in  newer,  holier  splendor 
Then  when  at  first  in  perfect  beauty  born. 
—Sdeclal. 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTon. 
FrientlHliJp. 


BY  M.  IIADY. 


Our  friends  may  be  divided  into 
four  classes.  First,  we  have  sucii 
as  easily  are  made  our  friends,  and 
equally  as  easily  lost.  Secondly, 
those  wbo  would  like  to  help  us  as 
friends,  but  have  no  power  to  do  so. 
Thirdly,  those  who  cling  to  us  as 
long  as  they  possibly  can  ;  and 
fourthly,  One  ia  whom  all  the 
qualifications  of  the  other  three  are 
combined,  and  whose  friendship  will 
continue,  while  eternity  shall  last. 

Then  to  our  first  friend.  We  gain 
their  friendship,  perhaps  by  our  first 
conversation,  by  our  first  item  of 
business,  by  our  first  meeting, our  first 
greeting.  Oh,  how  often  friends  are 
made  by  first  sighh!  and  oh,  how 
many  are  lost  by  the  first  difficulty 
we  get  into  I  Tbey  cling  to  us,  while 
waters  are  smooth,  the  sea  calm, 
and  our  life  one  of  plenty  and  ease  ; 
when  we  have  to  give  and  are  not 
obliged  to  take  ;  when  ever  one  speaks 
well  of  us,  then  these  are  our  friends. 
And  how  often  we  must  be  disap- 
pointed with  such  time  and  ex- 
perience only  will  tell. 

How  many  of  this  class  of  so-called 
friends  are  lost,  in  as  easy  a  way  as 
they  are  gained,  realities  of  life  have 
proved  to  us  over  and  again.  The 
first  difficulty  we  get  into  ;  the  first 
trouble  we  have  to  pass  through  ;  the 
the  first  slander  which  is  rumored 
about  us,  are  they  found  with  our 
friends  ?  No,  but  on  the  opposite  side  ; 
if  they  cannot  be  called  our  enemies, 
they  certainly  can  not  be  called 
friends.  Therefore  considering  these, 
we  come  to  this,  we  are  better  oil'  by 
not  falling  in  with    their   friendship. 

Secondly,  we  find  those,  whose  pow- 
er is  limited  to  such  a  degree,  that 
they  cannot  help  us  much  :  if  even 
the  will  is  there,  the  means  are 
not.  How  often  we  have  heard,  I 
would   willingly  help  you,  if  it  was 


in  my  power  to  do  so.  When  our 
slanderers  are  loudest,  our  friend  who 
would  help  us  cannot  do  so.  When 
we  get  into  need,  they  have  no 
means,  therefore  we  are  to  take  the 
will  in  this  case  for  the  act,  and  turn 
to  friend  number  three  He  will  cling 
to  us,  when  friends  number  one  and 
two  either  forsake  us,  or  are  unable 
to  help  us.  In  need  they  contribute  to 
our  wants,  in  trouble  they  comfort 
us,  in  tribulations,  ihey  strengthen 
us,  in  sickness  they  nurse  us,  in  short 
they  assist  us  when  necessary.  These 
are  truly  friends  and  we  often  ex- 
perience, how  dear  they  are  to  us, 
and  how  they  dislike  to  break  loose 
from  them.  We  form  their  acquaint- 
ance to  be  remembered  at  all  times, 
with  sweet  feeling,  and  we  only  know 
them  to  love  and  respect  them. 
These  we  claim  to  be  our  best  friends 
which  we  can  find  among  mankind. 
But  they  only  can  help  us  after  all 
to  some  extent.  Their  time  is  to  be 
limited  to  this  world  only;  their 
time  to  help  us  must  come  to  an  end. 
Much  as  they  would  help  us  they 
cannot.  The  time  will  surely  come 
when  we  must  leave  them,  or  they 
leavens;  therefore  all  considered, 
their  friendship  is  after  all  insufficient. 
We  then  turn  to  our  only  truly  pow- 
erful, eternal  friend,  Christ  the  Lord. 
Ilis  friendship  is  easier  gained ;  the 
first  conversation  ;  the  first  meeting 
will  insure  this  friendship.  He  is 
mighty  to  help  us.  All  power  in 
heaven  and  earth  is  his  under  control. 
His  friendship  is  lasting ;  he  has 
promised  to  be  with  us  here,  and  will 
be  with  us,  when  time  shalj  be  no 
more.  Only  one  condition  is  re- 
quired. He  wants  this  true  friend- 
ship to  commence  while  we  are  here 
and  not  only  friendship  from  eye  to 
eye,  but  from  heart  to  heart.  Oh, 
what  a  friendship,  no  end  to  it,  no 
heigth,  no  depth,  wherever  we  turn, 
we  see  it.  Friendship,  true  and 
lasting  ?  If  he  is  our  friend,  let  the 
world  be  against  us.  One  test  we 
have,  is,  if  we  love  Jesus,  we  love  to 
do  God's  will ;  we  love  his  church. 
The  members  of  this  church  all  are 
brethren  and  sisters,  and  as  such  we 
love  them.  Now  by  this  let  us  test 
ourselves. 

—  — — ^^^♦-.♦.^ —    — 

Qreat  minds,  like  heaven, are  pleas- 
ed in  doing  good,  though  the  ungrate- 
ful subjects  of  their  favors  are  barroa 
in  return. 


Christian  family  companion  and  gosI'EL  visitor. 


861 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 


"I>le«l  l»oor." 


"It  was  a  sad  fuuernl  to  me,"  said 
tie  speaker  ;  "the  saddest  1  have  at- 
tended for  manv  years." 

"That  of  Edmonsou?" 

"Yes." 

"How  did  he  die?" 

"Poor — poor  as  poverty.  His  life 
was  cue  long  struggle  with  the  world, 
and  at  every  disadvantage.  Fortune 
mocked  him  all  the  while  with  golden 
promises  that  were  destined  never  to 
know  fulfillment." 

"Yet  he  was  patient  and  enduring," 
remarked  one  of  the  company. 

"Patient  as  a  Christian — enduring 
as  a  martyr,"  was  answered.  "Poor 
man  !  he  was  worthy  of  a  better  fate. 
He  ought  to  have  succeeded,  for  he 
deserved  success." 

"Did  he  not  succeed  ?"  questioned 
the  one  who  had  spoken  of  his  patience 
and  endurance. 

''No,  sir.  He  died  poor,  just  as  I 
have  stated.  Nothing  that  he  put  his 
hand  to  ever  succeeded.  A  strange  fa- 
tality seemed  to  attend  every  enter- 
prise." 

"I  was  with  bim  in  bis  last  mo- 
ments," said  the  other,  "and  thought 
he  died  rich." 

"No,  be  has  left  nothing  behind," 
was  replied.  "The  heirs  will  have  no 
concern  as  to  the  administration  of 
his  estate." 

"He  left  a  good  name,"  said  one, 
"and  that  is  something." 

"And  a  legacy  of  noble  deeds  that 
were  done  in  the  name  of  humanity," 
remarked  another. 

"And  precious  examples,"  said  a 
third. 

"Lessons  of  patience  in  sufl'eriug,  of 
hope  in  adversity,  of  heavenly  confi- 
dence when  no  sunbeams  fell  upon  his 
bewildered  path,"  was  the  testimony 
of  another. 

"And  high  truths,  manly  courage, 
heroic  fortitude." 

"Then  he  died  rich,"  was  the  em- 
phatic declaration.  "Richer  than  the 
millionaire  who  went  to  his  long  home 
on  the  saaae  day,  miserable  in  all  but 
gold."  A  sad  funeral,  did  you  say  ? 
No,  my  friend,  it  was  a  triumphal 
procession!  Not  the  burial  of  a  hu- 
man clod,  but  the  ceremonies  attend- 
ant on  the  translation  of  an  angel. 
Pid  not  succeed  I  Why,  his  whole 
life  was  a  series  of  successes.  In 
every  conflict  he  came  off  the    victor, 


and  now  the  victor's  crown  is  on  his 
brow.  Any  graspiug,  soulless, selfish 
man,  with  a  moderate  share  of  brain, 
may  gather  money,  and  loom  the  art 
of  keeping  it ;  but  not  one  in  a  hund- 
red can  conquer  bravely,  in  the  battle 
of  life,  as  Edmonson  has  conquered, 
and  step  forth  from  the  ranks  of  men 
a  Christian  hero.  No,  no;  he  did 
not  die  poor,  but  rich — rich  in  neigh- 
borly love  and  rich  in  celestial  aftec- 
tions.  And  his  heirs  have  an  interest 
in  the  administration  of  his  affairs. 
A  large  property  has  been  left,  and 
let  them  see  to  it  that  they  do  not 
lose  precious  things  through  false 
estimates  and  ignorant  depreciations: 
There  are  higher  things  to  gain  in 
this  world  than  wealth  that  perishes. 
He  dies  rich  who  can  take  his  treas- 
ure with  him  to  the  new  land  where 
he  is  to  abide  forever;  and  be  who 
has  to  leave  all  behind  on  which  he 
placed  his  affections  dies  poor  indeed. 
— Selecti^d. 


How  a  .Spider  iSpius. 


Few  things  are  more  wonderful 
than  the  spinning  apparatus  of  the 
spider.  On  the  under  side  of  the 
creature's  body  are  placed  four  or  six 
little  knobs,  each  not  larger  than  the 
point  of  a  pin.  These  are  outlets  of 
certain  receptacles  within  the  abdo- 
men, where  the  silk  is  prepared. 

When  the  spider  wishes  to  spin  a 
thread,  it  presses  the  knobs,  or  spin- 
nerets, with  one  of  its  legs,  and  forth- 
with there  issue  from  each,  not  one 
but  a  thousand  fibers,  of  such  exquis- 
ite fineness,  that  it  is  only  when  the 
products  of  all  the  spinnerets  are 
united  that  they  become  visible  to  the 
naked  eye.  The  "thread"  of  the  spi- 
der is  thus  a  tiny  rope  of  four  or  six 
thousand  strands. 

The  twisting  iuto  one  cord  is  per- 
formed by  the  hindmost  pair  of  legs, 
which,  like  the  rest,  are  furnished 
with  three  claws  apiece.  Using 
these  claws  as  fingers,  the  little  rope- 
maker  twists  her  groups  of  thread 
into  one  with  surprising  rapidity. — 
Selected. 


All  Cau  Thiuk. 


If  there  is  anything  which  I  would 
wish  especially  to  urge  upon  those 
who  have  not  had  the  advantage  of 
much  education,  it  is  that,  if  they  but 
koew  the  way  to  do  it,  they  are  far 
nearer  to  the  best  truth    and    knowl- 


edge than  they  may  perhaps  suppose. 
In  saying  this  I  do  not  mean  to  un- 
dervalue education,  even  the  highest; 
it  is  aa  inestimable  blessing  ;  but  the 
real  strength  of  the  mind  of  man  is' 
independent  of  it ;  at  least,  of  much  of 
it.  I  merely  mean  that  there  is  no" 
very  great  reason  in  the  n,atn.Te  of" 
things  why  a  person  who  has  hadi 
little  education  should  not  think 
about  things  as  much  as  I  do.  The 
way  to  wisdom  and  truth  maybe  to 
one  man  through  many  books,  to 
another  through  few;  to  one  as  a  re- 
sult of  much  leisure,  to  another  of 
little.  For  of  the  many  books  which 
are  in  the  world,  a  very  large  num- 
ber, as  even  small  experience  in  book- 
reading  will  show,  say  the  same 
things;  and  many  say  nothing  more 
than  the  mind,  if  wisely  directed, 
might  have  made  out  for  itself.  And 
for  leisure,  doubtless  many  have  little 
enough  leisure  for  writing,  and  little 
enough  leisure  for  books  ;  but  all,  I 
think  we  may  say,  have  leisureenough 
for  thought,  and  for  a  great  deal  of  it.. 
— Frof-  Grote. 


AH  Ther«. 


A  whole  family  in  heaven  I  Who 
can  picture  or  describe  the  everlasting 
day?  No  one  absent;  nor  father, 
nor  mother,  nor  son,  nor  daughter, 
are  away.  In  the  world  below  thej 
were  united  in  faith,  and  love,  and 
peace,  and  joy.  In  the  morning  of 
the  resurrection  they  ascended  togeth- 
er. Before  the  throne  they  bow  to- 
gether in  united  adoration.  On  the 
banks  of  the  River  of  Life  they  walk 
hand  in  hand  and  as  a  family  have 
commenced  a  career  of  glory  which 
shall  be  everlasting.  There  is  to  bo 
hereafter  no  separation  in  that  family. 
No  one  is  to  lie  down  upon  a  bed  of 
pain  ;  no  one  to  wander  in  the  arms 
of  death.  Never  in  heaven,  is  that 
family  to  move  along  in  the  slow  pro- 
cession, clad  in  the  habiliments  of 
woe,  to  consign  one  of  its  members  to 
the  tomb.  God  grant  that,  in  his 
infinite  mercy,  every  family  may  be 
thus  united. — Selected. 


A  Good.  M.\n's  Faults. — "If  the 
sun  be  eclipsed  for  an  1  our,  it  at- 
tracts more  attention  than  by  its  clear 
shining  the  whole  vear." 


— Consent  not   to   evil   that  goodi 
may  come. 


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ClllUSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 


AND 


GOSPELVISITOR 


MKYKKSDALE,  Pa.,  June  8,  1875. 

Our  Keport— Au  Exi>Itiuation. 

It  appears  there  is  u  diftorencc  ofopin- 
ion  in  relation  to  the  lucaniiig  of  the  de- 
cision of  our  late  Annual  Meeting  upon 
the  question  concerning  a  full  report. 
Sou-e  seem  to  think  that  the  manner  in 
which  it  was  finally  disposed  of  permits 
the  names  of  the  speakers  to  be  given  in 
the  report  of  the  meeting.  It  is  said 
that  iu  passing  the  query  concerning  the 
report,  some  one  remarked,  "it  is  under- 
.stood  to  be  deferred  without  restric- 
tions," and  that  brother  Davy,  the  Mod- 
erator, replied,  "Yes."  The  abridged 
report  of  ihe  meeting  as  given  by  our  re- 
l)ortcr  to  the  SlUlwatn-  Valltjj  Gazattt, 
and  published  in  that  paper,  is  thought 
to  favor  the  liberal  construction  above 
referred  to.  Tlie  following  is  the  para-" 
j-iraph  in  the  report  as  niven  in  the  Cla" 
zctlc,  that  is  claimed  to  favor  a  full  re- 
port : 

"At  the  assembling  of  Conference  on 
Wednesday  morning,  discussion  was  re- 
sumed on  the  question  of  printing  the 
report  of  the  proceedings,  wiiicli  resulted 
in  passing  the  request  of  Middle  Penn- 
sylvania without  any  restriction.s." 

We  have  advocated  the  printing  of  a 
full  report  with  the  speaker's  names. 
We  have  done  so  from  a  conviction  of 
the  propriety  of  so  doing,  not  perceiving 
any  evil  or  danger  likely  to  grow  out  of 
it,  and  knowing  from  the  expressed 
•wishes  of  a  large  number  of  our  breth- 
Tcn,  that  it  would  be  to  their  edification. 
Jixil  with  our  desire  and  iireference  for  a 
-lull  report,  and  with  our  strong  hope 
vtbat  our  late  Annual  Meeting  would 
■grant  such  a  report,  our  conscientious  re- 
gard l<ir  honesty,  fairness  and  candor, 
with  our  knowledge  of  tiie  manner  in 
which  the  subject  wa.s  disposed  of,  con- 
.strain  us  to  dlfi'or  with  those  who  claim 
the  privilege,  under  the  authority  of  our 
JVnnual  Meeting,  to  have  a  full  report, 
.-and  to  believe  that  the  subject  was  left  as 
,it  was  Ust  year. 

Tliat  the  subject  before  the  Council 
<was  siniiily  deferred,  without  the  remov- 
al of  any  previous  restriction."-',  is  evident 
from  the  foUowiux  eousideration.s  :  'J"he 
.sense  oC  the  general  Couneil  is  eiubodied 
in  the  ioUuwing  item  of  the    Uhka-u^i'iju 


of  the  business.  It  is  the  eiglith  on  the 
Minutes:  "Inasmuch  as  there  are  quer- 
ies before  this  meeting  both  in  favor  of, 
and  against,  a  full  report  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  this  meeting,  and  a.s  there  seems 
to  be  a  difficulty  in  answering  those 
questions  wilii  the  unanimity  desirable, 
we  think  it  best  to  defer  the  subject  un- 
til next  Annual  Meeting."  It  will  be 
perceived  that  the  phrase  "without  any 
restriction.-',"  is  not  a  part  of  the  ofiicial 
proceedings  of  the  Council.  Neither  was 
it  intended  to  be.  This  we  presume  will 
be  admitted  by  all.  Then  what  if  some 
one  did  remark  in  relation  to  the  query 
passed,  "It  is  understood  to  be  deferred 
without  any  restrictions,"  and  if  the 
Moderator  -replied  "Yes,"  could  this  be 
taken  as  the  official  expression  of  the 
Council  ?  Surely  not.  The  Council 
should  have  reconsidered  the  question, 
and  then  added  the  words  removing  the 
restrictions  if  it  wanted  the  restrictions 
removed. 

The  language  of  Ihe  rei)0iter  as   given 
in  the  tSlilhvulcr  Cia.ulte  is  not    decisive, 
neither    can    it  be  justly  claimed  a.s  con- 
firming the  liberal  view  sought  to  be  put 
upon  the  decision  ot  the   meeting   under 
consideration.     The    reporter  was  giving 
an  abridged  view  of  the    proceedings   of 
the  meeting  for  the  Gmt'tle,  and  he  gave 
it  in  liis  own  language.     He  seems  not  to 
have    fully    understood  the  state  of   the 
question  on  Wednesday    morning    when 
the  subject   was    disposed  of.     By  rel'er- 
ing  to    the  quotation   from    the    Gazette 
which    we    have  given  above,  the  reader 
will  notice  that  our  reporter   slates    that 
the  meeting  i)assed  ,'thc  rccjuest  of  iMid- 
dle  Pennsylvania    without    any    restric- 
tions."    It  was  not  the  request  of   Mid- 
dle Pennsylvania  tliat  was    passed.      In 
this  he  was  mistaken.     The  request  from 
Middle    Pennsylvania,  was    as    follows  : 
"This  meeting  petitions  Annual  Mciaing 
fur  the  privilege  of  having  published  a  full 
report    of   the  discussions  in  connection 
with  the  queries    and    answers    of  said 
meeting,  with  the  names  of  the  speakers, 
but  instead  oi' having  it  published  in  our 
periodicals,  let  it  be  issued    in    pamphlet 
form,  and  sf^nd  it  only  to  such  as  wish  it." 
This  request  was  not  before    the  meeting 
on  Wednesday  morning,  neither    did    it 
l^ass   the    meeting  at    all.       When    the 
Middle  District  of  Pa.     was    reached    in 
the  order  of  business,  the  business   from 
,U)at  District  wa.s  presented,  and    the  re- 


quest above  given  was  found  among  the 
papers  from  that  District.  As  it  was 
Renown  there  were  papers  from  other 
Districts  of  a  similar  character,  they  were 
also  called  for.  And  in  connection  with 
the  j)apers  in  favor  ot  a  full  report,  those 
against  a  report  were  also  called  for.  And 
from  the.-ie  papers  both  for  and  against  a 
report,  about  a  dozen  in  all,  the  query 
was  formed  that  |>a.ssed  the  meeting  on 
Wedne.sday  morning,  and  the  one  that 
contains  the  .sense  of  the  meeting  upon 
the  report.  And  the  subject  as  it  passed 
the  meeting,  was  status  quo,  in  the  same 
state  it  was  before,  no  more  restrictions 
were  added,  neither  were  the  Ibrmer  re- 
moved. This  evidently  is  the  state  of 
the  subject  as  disposed  of  by  our  late 
Annual  Meeting.  The  report  wa.s  to  eo 
out  this  year  yet  without  the  names  of 
the  S[)eakers  as  it  did  last.  And  we  con- 
fess we  were  surprised  when  we  heard 
any  other  construction  put  upon  the  man- 
ner in  which  the  subject  of  the  report 
was  disposed  of. 

Upon  learning  the  coiistruclion  that 
some  put  upon  the  words  "without  any 
restrictions,"  brother  Bei'r  ilr.)ppjd  I'ro. 
11.  D.  Davy  a  few  linos,  to  get  the  ex- 
l)ression  of  his  view  of  the  subject.  Tlie 
following  is  his  reply  : 

"In  answer  to  brother  Beer's  note  of 
in(|uiiy,  I  meant  of  course,  no  restrictions 
niiu'e  than  last  year.  8o;ne  one  said, 
'(Jive  us  the  names  this  vear.'  To  that 
I  said,  'No,  out  of  order.  Tiiat  would 
be  getting  an  answer  before  the  passage 
of  tlhi  query.'  " 

We  feel  very  sorry  that  (here  has  been 
a  misunderstanding  in  regard  to  how 
much  of  the  report  we  are  allowed  to 
publish.  We  felt  our  mind  much  re- 
lieved when  the  meeting  with  its  labors 
clo.sed,  as  it  did,  apiiareutly  with  much 
satisfaction.  But  finding  we  all  did  not 
understand  the  decision  of  the  meeting"  in 
regard  to  publishing  the  report,  alil<< , 
our  good  feelings  were  souuwhat  .dis- 
turbed. And  especially  do  we  feci  Sony 
that  brother  Hruiubaugh  and  ourself  dif- 
fer in  our  views  of  the  sul-ject  under  con- 
sideration. He  seems  to  feci  at  liberty 
to  publish  the  names  of  the  speakers, 
while  we  cannot  conscientiously  do  so, 
j  believing  the  Annual  Council  does  not 
'  give  us  the  liberty  to  do  so.  Knowing 
the  responsible  position  that  we  both  as 
;  the  editors  of  the  leading    papers  of  our 


I 


fraternity    occupy,    we    feel  exceedingly 
anxious  to  work  together  for   the   peace, 


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863 


the  union,  and  the  i)ro.sp(;rity  of  our 
brotherhood.  But  it  seouis  we  do  not 
sec  our  duty  alike  in  i)uLlishing  tlie  re- 
port of  the  Annual  Mectinj;.  But  we 
want  it  understood  that  in  what  we  have 
said,  we  have  desi.i^ned  to  pass  no  cen- 
sure on  brother  Brumbaugh  or  any  one 
else  that  takes  a  different  view  of  the 
subject  to  what  we  do.  We  have  given 
the  explanation  we  have,  that  the  pro- 
priety of  our  course  in  withholding  the 
names  of  the  speakers  may  be  seen  and 
appreciated.  We  know  the  desire  of 
many  of  our  readers  is  to  iiave  a  full  re- 
j)0rt.  It  would  afford  us  great  i>lcasure  to 
gratify  them.  We  are  laboring  hard  to 
publish  a  paper  to  edify  and  profit  them. 
Tliey  are  giving  us  a  liberal  support,  and 
wo  want  to  give  them  an  acceptable  pa- 
per. And  we  are  sorry  the  Annual 
Meeting  did  not  give  us  the  privilege  of 
publishing  a  full  report.  But  since  it 
did  not,  we  hope  our  readers  will  not  ex- 
pect it  of  us.  We  will  give  them  the 
arguments  and  speeches  made,  and  we 
hope  these  will  edily  and  instruct,  though 
tlie*  names  of  the  speakers  are  not  given. 
We  exhort  our  readers  to  patience  and 
hopefulness.  We  mean  more  especially 
such  as  are  anxious  for  a  full  report.  We 
trust  that  by  next  year  a  full  report  will 
be  granted  by  our  Annual  IMeeting,  and 
then  we  can  with  freedom  and  good  feel- 
ing give  it  to  our  readers. 

In  the  meanwhile  we  ask  the  forbear- 
ance of  our  readers  who  may  not  feel  so 
well  satisfied,  if  we  have  such.  We  have 
felt  perplexed  and  unpleasant  in  regard 
to  this  matter.  But  pursuing  a  course 
we  believe  to  be  riglit,  we  trust  to  God 
and  the  appreciating  sense  of  our  readers. 


Krotlter  IVrlghtniaii'iJi  Article. 

There  will  be  found  in  our  present 
number  a  short  article  from  brother 
Wrightsman  in  which  he  expresses  his  re- 
gret that  he  with  others  cannot  have  the 
satisfaction  of  reading  a  full  report  of  the 
proceedings  of  our  Annual  Meeting.  We 
presume  the  brethren  from  Northern  In- 
diana, who  attended  our  late  Annual 
Meeting,  understanding  the  decision  of 
the  meeting  in  regard  to  a  report,  as  we 
understand  it,  bore  the  information 
liome  that  a  full  report  would  not  be  giv- 
en, and  upon  such  information  he  wrote 
his  article  and  expressed  himself  as  he 
did.     We  shall  lake  the  occasion  offered 


by  brother  V.'^rightsman's  article,  of  of- 
fering some  thoughts  for  the  considera- 
tion of  our  readers.  In  referring  to  the 
speeches  without  the  names  of  the  s|)cak- 
ers,  he  says  :  "With  such  reading  in  our 
religio.us  paper  I  cannot  recommend  it 
or  solicit  subscribers  to  the  paper."  We 
are  sorry  he  takes  the  extreme  view  of 
the  subject  that  he  does.  We  think  the 
names  of  the  speakers  add  to  the  inter- 
est of  their  speeches,  but  should  the  pa- 
per with  all  the  articles  it  contains  in  a 
year,  with  the  names  of  the  writers,  be 
rejected  or  dropped  or  discontinued  sim- 
ply because  a  part  of  the  reading  matter 
it  contains  in  a  few  numbers,  has  not  the 
authors'  names?  We  hope  the  brethren 
will  nwt  take  that  view  of  the  case. 

^Ve  are  using  our  utmost  endeavors  to 
make  a  useful  and  readable  paper  for  the 
brotherhood,  and  we  would  like  to  give 
a  full  report  of  the  Aunual  Meeting,  but 
that  meeting  as  yet  has  not  allowed  us 
that  privilege-  And  it  does  seem  hard 
that  because  we  do  not  do  what  we  can- 
not with  propriety,  or  consistently  do, 
that  our  brethren  and  friends  should 
cease  their  labors  to  procure  us  patron- 
age, and  thus  cause  our  enterprise  to  suf- 
fer. 

Brother  Wiightsman  is  an  elder  in  the 
church,  and  a  physician,  and  occupies  a 
position  that  gives  liim  great  moral  influ- 
ence. And  we  presume  he  would  not 
advise  us  to  pursue  a  cour.se  with  our  pa- 
per in  opposition  to  the  expressed  will 
of  the  brotherhood.  To  do  so  would 
lead  to  disorder  and  trouble.  Then  what 
better  can  we  do  than  what  we  are  try- 
ing to  do,  and  labor  patiently  and  in 
hope.  Our  position  is  one  attended  with 
trials  and  difficulties,  and  we  hope  our 
bretliren  will  not  forsake  us,  but  rather 
rally  around  us,  and  hold  up  our  hands 
and  cheer  our  hearts.  Let  us  all  trust 
ill  right,  and  in  the  God  of  right,  and  he 
will  bring  all  things  right  in  due  time, 
and  our  desires  for  whatever  is  riirht  will 
be  gratified. 

We  hope  Bro.  Wrightsman  will  appre- 
ciate our  remarks,  and  the  peculiarity  of 
our  position  in  relation  to  the  subject  he 
has  written  upon.  lie  has  had  his  trou- 
bles and  embarrassments,  and  we  and 
others  sympathized  with  him.  We  hope 
he  will  not  ab.indon  us  or  the  cau^e  of 
Christian  literature  that  we  arc  trying  to 
promote,  though  under  difliculties. 


Among  our  advertisements  this  week 
will  be  found  one  of  a  Commentary  on 
the  Old  and  New  Testament.s.  The 
agent  of  the  work,  is  Mr.  Brooks,  who  is 
canva.ssing  our  town  and  the  vicinity. 
He  is  a  young  man  studying  for  the  min- 
istry, and  takes  this  method  for  procur- 
ing means  to  helj)  him  through  his 
course. 

We  have  had  but  little  opportunity  of 
examining  the  work,  but  as  far  as  we 
have  done  so,  our  judgment  is  favorable. 

We  are  offering  our  paper  from  No. 
21',  including  this  number  which  contains- 
the  beginning  of  the  Report  of  the  IVo- 
eeeding  of  Annual  Meeting  to  the  end  of 
the  year  for  $1.00.  One  agent  has  al- 
ready sent  us  five  subscribers.  Cannot 
all  our  agents  and  friends  make  a  littln 
extra  effort  to  procure  subscribers  for  us? 
We  hope  they  can,  and  will.  This  is  de- 
sirable, as  we  arc  at  some  expense  to  ob- 
tain the  Report  we  arc  publishing. 

GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Brother  J.  B.  Shoemaker,  of  Smiths 
ville,  Ohio,  writes  that  his  health  is  very 
delicate,  and  that  be  has  but  poor  hopes 
of  its  getting  better.     Lung  disease. 

We  had  a  fine  rain  last  night,  to  revive 
what  little  wheat  and  oars  the  grassliop- 
pers  have  left.  They  have  taken  about 
three-fourths  of  the  small  grain  in  this 
vicinity.  Farmers  are  planting  more 
corn  than  usual  this  season,  and  a  great 
many  intend  sowing  again,  as  wheat  and 
oats  do  well  here  when  sown  the  first  of 
June. 

P.  A.  Turner. 

Loiigmont  Col. 

Brother  C.  M.  Armbrust,  of  Buffalo, 
Colorado,  under  date  of  May  23rd,  writes 
as  follows  : 

By  the  way  teams  are  coming  in,  wo 
might  infer  that  emigration  has  started 
up.  One  from  Kansas  and  one  from 
Iowa  passed  here  this  evening.  We  have 
had  some  of  the  most  beautiful  weather 
here  this  spring  I  ever  saw.  We  had 
three  or  four  very  refreshing  showers 
lately.  Tlie  crops  are  about  all  in,  and 
what  was  put  in  early  looks  fine.  Some 
few  grasslioppers  but  they  have  done  no 
harm  here  in  the  valley  as  yet.  Grass  it- 
many  places  on  the  river  bottom  wilt 
measure  at  least  twelve  inches.  Stock  is 
growing  fat  on  the  range.  TheCOMi'.\N,- 
ION  and  Visitor  makes  its  weekly  visii.s; 
regularly.  We  are  saving  it  carefully,  so. 
as  to  get  it  bound  if  possible.  May  the 
good  Lord  bless  you  in  your  good  work> 
and  in  all  your  business,  is  the  prayer  otT 
yjur  humble  brother. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


Correspondence  of  church  netcs  solicited  j'rorr. 
nil  partf  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer's  name 
and  address  required  on  every  comtnnnicalion 
IS  (juarantee  of  good  faith.  Hejected  communi- 
taiions  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
Ommui'.ication*  for  publication  should  be  writ 
isHuponOUO  aide  of  the  i>hejt  only. 

From  Kausas. 

May  22nd,  1875. 

BrotJier  James : — 

As  church  news  is  read 
with  interest ;  and  as  there  has  never 
tiecn  any  from  this  (('ottonwood)  church, 
I  will  give  a  little.  I  left  uiy  liome  near 
Plymouth,  Jvyon  county,  Kansas,  to  meet 
brotlier  Jesse  Studebaker  eighteen  miles 
soutli,  on  the  south  line  of  said  county, 
to  hold  some  meetings.  We  met  with 
the  i.eoplc  the  first  time  on  Friday  1 4th 
of  May,  and  continued  our  meetings  un^ 
til  Sunday  evening.  Four  souls  were 
made  willing  to  come  out  on  the  Lord's 
side  and  were  baptized  in  the  Verdigris 
River  on  Sunday.  There  seemed  to  be 
ouite  an  interest  amongst  the  people. 
There  should  be  more  meetings  at  this 
j)lace.  Our  time  is  so  taken  up  that  we 
can  only  give  them  one  meeting  a  month. 
Will  not  some  brother  come  over  into 
Macedonia  and  help  us? 

Jacob  Buck. 
Plymouth,  Kansaa. 

.  -  ■ — -  •  ^  *  -* ' — ' 

From    Iu<iiaun. 

I  was  at  Huntington,  Indiana,  this 
forenoon,  and  got  my  Companion  ;  and 
after  dinner  I  opened  it  and  found  it  as 
good  as  ever.  Seeing  F.  Danner's  ar- 
ticle on  church  news,  I  read  it.  I  just 
wondered  whether  the  eastern  Iblks  Is  new 
anything  of  our  little  Huntington  church 
out  here  in  Indiana,  and  just  felt  like 
telling  them  something  about  it. 

About  four  years  ago  we  organized. 
Not  having  an  oflicer  in  our  district,  we 
held  an  election.  The  result  was  as  fol- 
lows :  11.  K.  Binkley  and  II.  S.  Sprinkle 
were  elected  as  speakers.  Binkley  ac- 
cepted and  is  our  main  siicaker.  II.  S. 
SprinUlc  was  not  installed,  lie  not  think- 
ing himself  competent  to  fill  the  posi- 
tion ;  but  he  is  quite  a  lively  member 
among  us.  At  the  same  time  the  writer 
and  J.  Altman  were  elected  as  deacons. 
March  .'il,  ISTl,  we  liad  another  election, 
resulting  as  Ibllows :  A.  Gibler  was 
elected  ."-peakcr  ;  and  C-  llcnline  and  A. 
Bonebreak,  deacons.  Juno  ](')th,  1.S74, 
we  had  another  election.  U.  Smitli  was 
elected  as  speaker,  but  was  not  installed. 
he  not  tiiinking  himself  (lualified  for  tlie 
l)Osition.  But  we  hope  that  the  above 
named  l)rethrcn  who  have  not  been  in" 
Htallcd  will  yet  make  up  their  minds  to 
work  in  the  ofhec  to  which  lliey  have 
been  elected.  \Vc  organized  witli  seven- 
tysfive  members.  Since  then  we  have 
baptized  sixty-nine,  and  liave  six  appli- 
cants for  baptism.  We  have  built  a 
good  church,  and  have  u  Subbuth'-ucliooi 


in  good  working  order.  Last  Sunday 
our  school  numbered  one  hundred  and 
twenty-nine  scholars,  wiiliout  the  visi- 
tors. The  way  to  make  a  church  pros- 
per is  to  have  good  preacliing,  and  a  live- 
ly laity,  that  is  not  afraid  to  talk  to  sin- 
ners. In  a  protracted  effort  the  laity 
can  fight  half  the  battle,  if  livel}',  as  they 
should  be. 

M.  Hoke. 
Huntington,  Lid. 

• ^^■►^  ^^^^—      — ■ 

Ackuowledir«>uients. 
List  of  moneij  received  /or  the  needy  in 
Southern  Kansas. 

Near  Dayton,  Ohio,  $37.05 

Honey  Orove,  111.,  40.00 

South  Waterloo,  12.00 

Montgomery  county,  Ohio,  37.80 

Okaw,  111.,  7.00 

Lathrop,  San  Joaquin  Co.,  Cal.,  25.00 
Lost  Creek,  Ohio,  23.00 

Ashland,  Ohio,  ]I.;J5 

Dayton,  Ohio,  15.35 

Adams  and  Union,  Iowa  48.00 

Black  lliver,  Ohio,  10.00 

Wolf  Creek,  Ohio,  61  00 

Bear  Creek,  Ohio,  50.00 

Darke  county,   Ohio,  20.25 

Seneca  and  Hancock  counties,  0.,  30.00 
Owl  Creek,  Knox  county,  Ohio,  30.00 
Macoupin  county.  Ills.,  100.00 

Hond  county.  Ills.,  10.00 

jMississinewa  Clmreh,  Ind.,  20-85 

Kosciusko  county,  Ind.,  140.00 

Union  Citv,  Indiana  and  Oliio,  2000 
Bachelor  Kun,  Ind.,  90.35 

Ladoga,  Ind.,  18.00 

The  above  is  a  list  of  moneys  received 
by  us  up  to  January  1st,  1S75.  We  ex- 
pect to  send  a  list  of  the  remainder  which 
we  have  received,  for  acknowledgment 
as  soon  as  this  appears  in  the  Covijxtnion 
and  Vi.titor.  In  belialf  of  the  many 
needy,  we  thank  the  brethren  and  others 
for  their  liberal  and  timely  donations. 
Yours  fraternally, 

Joseph  Garber. 
2\irsons,  Kansas. 


Maryland  ,and  the  Eastern  Stliore. 

Dear  Brother  Quinlcr: — 

Being  written 
to  by  different  persons  as  fl)llows  :  "I 
will  ask  a  favor  of  you  in  regard  to  the 
law  of  the  Slate  of  Maryland  concerning 
tlu!  record  of  mortgages,  or  claims  on 
land.  Is  tlierc  a  law  in  tlie  State  of 
Maryland,  or  has  there  ever  been  such  a 
law,  that  a  claim,  or  mortgage,  on  land 
would  be  legal  without  being  on  record 
in  the  county  where  tlie  land  is  ?  I  was 
to  see  the  Fastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
lately.  'J'liere  is  some  beautiful  land 
there,  and  apiiarently  clicap.  But  some 
l)eople  seem  to  think  we  cannot  get  good 
titles,  and  say  that  a  claim  can  be  re- 
corded in  llie  adjoining  county,  or.  any- 
where within  the  State.  If  you  are  ac- 
((uainted  in  that  part  of  the  state,  I 
would  like   lu   have  your  opinion  of  the 


country,  and  whether  you  think  it  would 
be  prudent  for  brethren  to  move  there  or 
n"t.  Many  of  us  herein  the  nortliwestern 
part  of  Ohio  begin  to  think  the  winters 
are  too  long  here."  I.  R. 

Reply.  The  law  of  Maryland  requires 
all  mortgages  and  liens  on  real  estate  to 
be  recorded  in  the  county  in  which  tlie 
property  is  located,  and  it  is  no  lien  until 
it  is  recorded,  and  the  record  is  free  for 
all  to  search.  A  mortgage  by  a  railroad 
company,  must  be  recorded  in  every 
county  through  which  the  road  passes. 
Judgments  are  liens  on  real  estate,  so 
when  you  search  the  record,  stop  not 
with  the  land  records,  but  search  also 
the  court  record.  A  note  given 
for  payment  of  laud  is  also  a  lien,  this  is 
called  a  vender's  lien,  and  this  needs 
not  to  be  recorded.  This  lien,  however, 
only  secures  payment  to  the  party  hold- 
ing the  note  ;  and  when  the  land  is  sold 
and  the  party  holding  the  note  does  not 
notify  the  purchnscr  of  it,  he  lo.ses  his 
lien.  To  make  sure  work  you  had  better 
pay  an  honest  lawyer  five  or  even  ten  dol- 
lars to  assist  you.  I  never  heard  any 
doubt  in  reference  to  titles  to  Fastern 
Shore  lands.  There  is  no  doubt  but  un- 
der tlie  present  state  of  impoverishment 
of  the  lazy  former  slave-holder  these 
lands  are  covered  with  liens  ;  but  these 
do  not  invalidate  titles.  All  you  have  to 
do  is  to  pay  your  money  to  the  pioper 
party.  If  the  lien  is  for  $10,000  and  you 
buy  the  properly  for  $5,000,  you  will 
only  be  respon.sible  for  tliat  which  the 
land  sold  for,  if  you  i>ay  to  the  right  par- 
ty. The  newspajjers  report  a  number  of 
jiersons  from  abroad  buying  land  on  the 
Fastern  Sliore,  among  these  several 
from  Kansas  are  named.  I  know  the 
country  only  from  representation,  which 
prior  to  the  war  was  of  the  highest  or- 
der ;  but  the  war  removed  the  curse  of 
slavery.  The  slave-owners  are  too  lazy 
and  good'/or  nothing  for  anything  else, 
and  a  free  people  must  go  there  to  pos- 
sess that  good  land. 

In  reply  to  whether  I  think  it  prudent 
for  the  brethren  to  move  there,  &c.,  I 
unhesitatingly  answer,  Vcs,  j)rudent  in 
the  highest  sense.  If  you  select  a  healthy 
location  j'ou  can  well  afford  to  exchange 
a  home  in  Northwestern  Ohio  for  one  on 
the  Fastern  Shore  of  Maryland.  Tlie 
j)rice  of  land  in  Frederick,  Washington 
and  Carroll  counties  where  slavery  never 
became  a  curse,  is  too  higli  to  invite  em- 
igration, but  fi'oni  parts  where  tiie  price 
of  land  is  still  higher.  And  the  Breth- 
ren's migratiim  to  tlie  Fastern  Shore  is 
the  only  way  I  can  see  to  get  the  gospel 
there.  I  will  hail  with  joy  the  day  a  col- 
ony of  Brethren  will  migrate  to  that  once 
good  land. 

In  reply  !is  to  how  far  I  live  from  Balti- 
more, and  how  near  1  can  be  rciudied  by 
rail,  itc. ,  I  will  say,  by  railroad  forty- 
eight,  but  by  wagon  road  forty  two  miles. 
My  residence  is  on  tlie  line  of  the  \Vest'' 
ern  IVIaryland  Railroad,  heading  from 
Baltimore  to  Wiiliamsport  on  the    I'oto- 


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mac  river,  and  the  station  Double  Pipe 
Creek,  is  within  200  yards  of  ni}'  door  ; 
where,  as  Berry  in  Companion,  No.  0, 
Raid,  Siiyier  is  "contented  to  remain  in 
the  comparatively  poor,  hilly  eastern 
state,  where  there  is  not  corn  and  wheat 
cnoufih  raised  for  their  local  demand." 
Yes,  licre,  on  these  poor  hills,  I  will  be 
pleased  for  you  to  call  and  sec  me.  Al- 
though I  have  no  wife  to  entertain  you 
as  I  once  had,  yet  T  have  a  home  to 
shelter  you,  and  beds  in  which  you  can 
rest  and  sleep  without  serious  trouble, 
and  also  a  little  to  eat.  While  waiting  a 
friendly  call  from  you,  I  remain  in  love 
and  good-iwishes  for  your  success  in  all 
spiritual  and  temporal  things,  your  broth- 
er in  Christ, 

D.  P.  Sayler. 

Double  P!pe  Creel\  MiJ. 

— -^^♦-  ■♦'^ — 

Buffalo  Colorado.  \ 
March  1st,  1875.  ) 

H.  P.  Brinkuntii, 

Dear  Sir  : 

Yours  of  the 
7th  ult.  reached  me  in  due  time,  and  was 
read  carefully.  Believing  from  the  ten- 
or of  your  letter  that  it  is  information 
you  seek,  that  your  faith  in  the  Scrip- 
tures might  be  more  fully  confirmed,  I 
propose  to  consider  your  query.  If  I 
thought  you  were  of  those  that  loved 
controversy  more  than  simple  truth,  I 
should  not  devote  time  to  the  subject  ; 
for  I  can  devote  my  time  to  a  much  bet- 
ter purjiose  than  to  engage  in  vain  dis- 
putations about  matters  that  are  not  so 
important  as  our  soul's  salvation. 

When  I  tell  you  that  I  have  from  forty 
to  sixty  letters  to  write  weekly,  as  well 
as  attend  to  my  other  business,  you  will 
be  ready  to  excuse  delay  and  brevity,  I 
hope. 

The  query  you  put  forth,  you  say, 
reads:  "llesolved,  that  Adam  and  Eve 
are  not  the  first  parents  of  the  human 
family."  You  want  that  I  should  take 
the  affirmative  side  of  the  question,  and 
prove  it  by  Scripture  ;  i.  e.  that  they 
are  or  were  the  first.  I  should  be  fool- 
ish to  take  any  other  side,  if  the  truth  is 
what  you  want. 

My  first  argument  is  :  God  ended  his 
work  of  creation  on  the  seventh  day.  An 
account  of  the  creation  is  set  forth,  first, 
in  a  kind  of  preamble,  in  the  first  chap- 
ter of  Genesis  and  first  three  verses  of 
the  second  chapter.  There  are  embraced 
in  that  short  .scripture  the  alpha  and 
omega  of  creation  relative  to  this  mun- 
dane sphere.  From  the  fourth  verse  of 
the  second  chapter  on,  and  the  first  of 
the  fifth  chapter,  we  find  a  more  minute 
detail,  in  some  particulars,  of  creation, 
especially  of  man. 

In  the  first  chapteivwe  find  God  creat- 
ed man  in  his  own  image  ;  and  this  man, 
thus  created,  was  Adam,  the  man  that  is 
mentioned  in  the  second  chapter  and 
nineteenth  verse,  &c. 

Proof :  In  the  fifth  chapter,  first  and 
second  verses,  it    plainly  shows,  "In  the 


day  that  God  created  man," — the  first 
man,  of  course,  he  created  him  "in  his 
likeness  ;"  and  that  man, — the  first  man 
— was  called  Adam. 

Second  argument  :  The  seventh  verse 
of  the  second  chapter,  says,  God  "formed 
man  of  the  dust  of  the  ground,  and 
breathed  into  his  nostrils  the  breath  of 
life  ;  and  man  became  a  living  soul." 
This  man,  so  formed,  was  the  first  man, 
and  bis  name  was  Adam. 

Proof  :  1  Cor.  15:45— 47,  "The  first 
man,  Adam,  was  made  a  living  soul:" 
"They(r.s/  man  is  of  the  earth  earthy  ;" 
also,  "natural." 

Having  proven  conclusively  from 
Scripture  that  the  first  man  was  Adam, 
it  is  needless  to  say  anything  about  the 
argument  that  nothing  is  said  in  the 
first  chapter  by  way  of  prohibiting  man 
there  spoken  of  from  eating  of  all  the 
trees  yielding  seed.  But  in  the  second 
chapter  Adam  was  prohibited  from  eat- 
ing of  the  "tree  of  knowledge  of  good 
and  evil."  Until  your  opponents  prove 
the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil 
"yielded  seed,"  they  cannot  bring  in  the 
"prohibitory"  argument  even  as  a  quib- 
ble. 

Second  question  :  "Can  you  show  con- 
clusively that  Cain  married  his  own  sis- 
ter?" No,  neither  will  I  try,  simply 
because  the  Bible  don't  tell.  Where  the 
Bible  is  silent,  it  is  wise  for  us  to  be  so. 
For  aught  1  know  he  may  have  married 
his  niece  or  some  other  of  his  kindred. 
I  do  not  know  that  the  Scriptures  conclu- 
sicelu  tell  us  that  Cain  was  Eye's  first 
child!  In  the  third  chapter,  twentieth 
verse,  it  says,  "Adam  called  his  wife's 
name  Eve  ;  because  she  was  the  mother 
of  all  livint/.'^ 

That  there  were  races  intermingling 
with  the  Adamic  race  at  the  time  of  the 
flood,  other  than  descendants  of  Adam, 
we  have  no  scripture  proof  to  my  knowl- 
edge. 

You  further  call  my  attention  to  the 
different  races,  color,  &c. ,  and  a<k  me  to 
explain,  if  1  can,  their  origin,  &c.  They 
originated  from  Adam, — the  first  man — 
the  progenitor  of  the  human  race.  Paul 
says,  God  "hath  made  of  one  blood  all 
nations  of  men  for  to  dwell  on  all  the 
face  of  the  earth."  I  have  now  given 
you  what  God,  in  the  Scriptures,  says 
about  these  things,  not  what  I  think  or 
what  modern  sciences  teach.  It  is  much 
better  to  believe  God  than  all  the  theo- 
ries of  speculative  theology,  or  geologi- 
cal science.  Men  talk  about  inconsisten- 
cies in  the  Bible  and  foster  a  faith  in  theo- 
ries so  inconsistent  one  with  the  other  as 
to  be  absurd.  The  design  of  revealed 
history  in  the  Bible  is  to  set  forth  the 
power  of  God,  and  that  God  is  all  in  all 
in  creation.  Knowing  this,  why  should 
we  want  to  become  "wise  above  what  is 
written"?  In  the  history  of  creation, 
races,  &c.,  there  is  but  a  brief  mention 
of  leading  facts,  enough  to  show  us  that 
"God  moves  iu  a  mytterious  way 
His  wanders  to  perform." 


And  in  the  language  of  Dr.  Thompson 
we  may  say,  "We  wander  back  in  ciucst 
of  the  origin  of  our  race,  and  of  the  world 
we  inhabit,  till  we  meet  this  sublime 
declaration,  Jn  tJic  b/ginniiiff  GoD.  We 
traverse  the  whole  field  of  specuktiye 
philosophy,  and  reach  the  same  sublime 
result,  Jn  (he  bccjinnimi  God.  We  loam- 
through  the  interminable  ages  and  cycles 
of  ages,  in  the  eras  of  geology,  and  the 
weary  mind  comes  at  length  to  the  same 
terminus,  hi  the  bc<jinuiiig  God.  We 
take  the  nebular  theory,  and  melt  down 
the  earth  to  a  fluid  mass,  and  evaporate 
this  into  the  thinnest  ether  diffused  in; 
space,  and  require  age  upon  age  of  mo- 
tion to  give  it  solidity  and  form  ;  we  ask 
whence  came  the  ether ?  "In  the  be^ 
GINNING,  God."  Everywhere  it  is  writ- 
ten, "There  is  a  God — a  living  God,  a 
personal  God,  a  present  God.  Can 
there  be  a  higher  object  of  thought  than 
to  know  such  a  God  ?  Can  there  be  a 
higher  privilege  of  love  than  to  know 
God  as  a  friend  ?" 

Now  in  conclusion  let  me  say.  my  dear 
brother,  let  us  cultivate  and  condescend 
to  have  that  child  like  simplicity  of  mind 
and  faith,  that  we  take  God  at  his  word, 
and  be  careful  we  have  not  our  "minds 
corrupted  from  the  simi)licity  that  is  in 
Christ."  The  new  man, — "last  Adam — 
in  the  soul,  should  require  our  most 
earnest  inquiry,  as  to  his  character,  that 
we  may  conform  to  his  likeness  in  this 
present  world,  that  when  when  wc  sec  him 
we  shall  truly  be  like  him  in  the  world 
to  come.  Grace,  peace,  and  joy  in  the 
Holy  Ghost  be  yours,  now  and  forever 
more.     Truly  yours  in  love, 

J.  S.  Flory. 


From  Illinois. 


May  27th,  1875. 

Brother  Quiintcr : — 

I  mentioned  in  my 
note  some  time  ago,  written  very  hastily, 
about  a  fire  which  had  occurred  a  few 
days  before  I  left  home  :  at  the  same 
time  promi?ing  that  I  would  give  the 
particulars  a  few  days,  later,  when  I 
would  visit  my  friends  in  Ohio.  But  by 
the  time  I  came  to  Ohio  I  had  forgotten 
that  I  had  made  such  a  promise.  I  will 
therefore  at  this  tiuie  yet  give  soiue  of 
the  particulars  of  the  fire,  since  I  find 
that  a  number  of  brethren  in  the  West, 
who  are  acquainted  in  Ilarleysvile,  have 
been  waiting  to  hear  more  about  it. 

The  fire  occurred  on  the  afternoon  of 
the  30th  of  April.  It  took  its  com- 
mencement in  the  barn  of  brother  Philip 
Shelly,  formerly  the  property  of  Jacob 
Shutt.  Although  the  fire  was  discovered 
in  its  infancy,  all  efforts  to  overcome  the 
devouring  element  proved  futile.  There 
was  a  high  wind  at  the  time,  which  blew 
the  flames  towards  the  house, and  carried 
away  burning  shingles, some  of  which  fell 
intoa  straw  heap  in  front  of  Henry  Ovcr- 
holtzcr's  barn,  over  half  a  mile  distant 
from  iShelly's,  and   only  a  short  distancq 


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above  Harleysville,  or  rather  at  the  up- 
per end  of  the  village.  Tiio  property 
was  Ibrmerly  owned  by  brother  Joseph 
Moyer,  and  afterward  by  bis  son,  brother 
Williaui  Moyer. 

I'eopie  hastened  to  the  scene  while  tiie 
fire  made  rapid  .strides,  and  seeing  that 
nothing  could  be  done  to  .save  the  build 
ings  on  fire,  the  people  ran  to  .save  those 
buildings  not  on  tire,  and,  by  watcliing 
the  burning  shingles  and  tlie  fire  which 
was  carried  by  the  wind  where  ever  it 
fell,  and  by  keeping  the  roofs  wot  the 
people  succeeded  in  saving  other  build- 
ings. Although  the  fire  fell,  and  those 
other  buildings  in  tiie  upper  part  of  the 
village  took  fire  a  number  of  times,  the 
people  were  alway.^  ready  for  it  with 
buekets  of  water. 

The  hou.se  and  barn  of  brother  Shelly 
and  all  the  out- buildings  and  yard  fences 
including  the  greater  pnrt  of  the  furni- 
ture ;  the  house  and  barn  and  all  the  out- 
building.^ of  Henry  OverboltZ'ir,  includ- 
in;<  all  his  machinery,  farming  imp!e~ 
inenU"',  lotir  horses  and  eleven  cows,  be- 
sides a  number  of  hog^.  and  the  greater 
part  of  his  household  furniture,  were 
consumed  by  the  devouring  element.  The 
cause  of  the  fire  was  unknown  at  the 
time  I  left  home.  The  whole  loss  is  esti- 
mated at  812,000.00. 

To  my  friends  and  brethren  in  the 
East  I  will  say,  I  find  Illinois  to  be  a 
beautiful  and  very  good  eouiitry,  and  tlie 
people  in  general  ujuch  mon;  sociable, 
and  much  more  given  to  hospitality  than 
in  the  Eist.  'Besides  that,  I  find  the 
cause  of  the  Brethren  and  the  kiiigdom 
of  our  Loid  Jesus  Ci)rist  progressing  fast- 
er, and  not  so  nnich  cxliavagiinee  in 
jiride  among  the  people  of  the  world  as 
there  is  in  the  East,  There  will  be  a 
lovefeast  at  Hickory  Grove  on  the  ninth 
of  J\ine,  if  my  mcmury  serves  me  rightly, 
and  we  hear  ol  scverr.l  ai'iilications  for 
bajitism  before  that  time. 

Yours  &c. , 
Jas.  y.  Heckleu. 

Ml  Carroll,  111. 


I'Iniucrevk  Nor»inl  K«bnoI 

During  the  suDimer  of  1874,  I  at- 
Itiided  the  Plunicreek  Normal  School, 
about  one  mile  enst  of  Eldcrton, 
.ArinHtrong  county,  Pennsylvania. 
Although  it  was  tlie  first  term  of  the 
Normal  School  at  Plunicrcck,  yet  it 
wnp.  the  most  interesting  Bchool  J 
ever  attended.  Many  teac'iers  went 
cut  from  this  school  in  the  fall,  among 
whom  1  was  one.  The  leachers  from 
ihiH  tcbool  were  generally    very   huc- 

CCHHful. 

ThJH  spring,  (1875  )  I  liavehadthe 
pit  aHurc  of  meeting  many  of  my  class- 
II  ateH  occupying  the  Bumo  placen  in 
pchool  tbcy  did  iant  Huninier,  and  uIho 
eome  who  were  my    schooi-mates  in 


other  schools.  And  I  am  glad  that 
many  whom  I  never  met  before  in 
school  are  here  tiiis  summer,  trying 
to  store  up  such  practical  knowledge 
a.s  shall  bo  u.seful  to  them  in  after 
life.  There  are  over  sixty  students 
attending  school  this  term  ;  and  we 
are  expecting  a  much  larger  attend- 
ance during  the  fall  term,  as  that  will 
be  the  time  for  teachers  to  make 
preparation  for  County  Superintend- 
ents'examinations.  I  would  like  to 
see  more  of  our  young  brethren  com- 
ing here  to  school.  Some  of  tbo 
reasons  why  I  recommend  this  school 
to  the  brethren  are,  a  well  organized 
church  of  the  brethren  here,  killed 
teachers,  and  very  low  rates  of  board- 
ing. I  hope  when  the  fall  term  opens 
there  will  be  many  young  brethren 
enjoying  the  same  privileges  we  ex- 
pect to  enjoy  at  this  school. 

B.  K. 
Elderlon,  Pa. 


May  3l8t,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

I  send  you  a 
communication  which  was  published 
in  the  Warrensburg  Standard.  And 
as  it  expresses  but  the  general  senti- 
ment ot  the  community,  in  regard  to 
whet  the  brethren  have  done  to  alle- 
viate the  suffering  of  the  needy  among 
UP,  and  as  the  money,  that  enabled  us 
to  do  so  was  furnished  us,  by  t!ie 
church  pjftst,  wo  think  it  would  be 
good  to  have  it  published  in  tbo  Com- 
panion. We  feel  it  would  be  a  satis- 
faction to  the  brethren  ai«d  sisters 
generally  ;  so  I  send  it  to  you  to  do 
with  it  as  you  see  proper.  There  were 
a  few  errors  in  it  which  1  corrected, 
the  other  part  is  in  the  main  correct, 
in  the  distribution  of  the  means  of 
relief  sent  us  there  has  been  quite  a 
feeling  and  inquiry  created  in  favor 
ot  the  cburcl),  and  it  is  the  cause  of 
many  calls  for  the  brethren  to  come 
and  preach  for  them,  the  brethren 
not  being  able  to  fill  them  nearly  ail. 
We  have  quite  large  and  interesting 
meetings,  but  as  we  could  not  meet 
all  the  calls  for  preaching,  we  betook 
our.'^elves  to  another  method;  we 
made  a  private  call  for  money,  to  buy 
brother  Moore's  tracts,  and  the  breth- 
ren at  Covington,  Ohio,  sent  ua  money 
expressly  for  that  purpose,  with 
which  wo  ordered  and  received 
quite  a  lot  of  brother  Moore'.* 
tracts,     and      we      have      now      lot 


out  the  most  of  them,  and  they  are 
doing  a  good  work  for  the  church. 
Wis!)  we  had  still  many  more  to  let 
out.  The  tracts  in  addition  to  our 
meetings,  we  hope  and  from  pres- 
ent appearances  will  do  much  to  swell 
our  number  in  the  church  in  this  part 
of  the  county,  this  finiine  will  hum- 
ble some  among  the  many  that  need 
reformation,  and  as  there  is  not  an- 
other people  on  earth,  that  such  hum- 
ble souls  can  feel  thpmselves  at  home 
with  as  well  83  they  con  among 
the  brethren,  it  very  naturally  in- 
clines such  too  us. 

Persons  come  to  us  and  tell  us  that 
there  is  no  use  for  them  to  try  to  kcej) 
up  with  the  vain  and  popular  religious 
organizations  of  the  daj'.  They  cannot 
dress  up  so  as  to  be  fit  to  associate  with 
them.  And  again,  their  salaried  minis- 
try, they  cannot  afford  to  keep  up,  hence 
the  Brethren  church  conies  in  place  for 
such  very  well.  But  a  few  Sabbaths  ago 
at  one  of  our  meeting  in  an  outof-the^ 
waV'-place  of  the  brethren,  there  were 
three  such  added  to  our  number  by  bap- 
tism, and  were  made  hapjiy  and  to  rC' 
joice  in  a  way  that  they  never  had  be- 
fore. And  there  arc  still  many  more 
making  inquiry  and  seeking  the  word  of 
Life,  an-l  we  ibmlly  hope  and  |iray  that 
the  good  c:iusc  will  go  on,  till  many  pre- 
cious .'-ouls  will  be  gathered  inio  the  fold 
of  God,  under  Christ  ilic  gentle  Shi'ps 
herd,  wlio  will  lead  ihoui  out  along  with 
tlio  floc'<  into  fhc  green  jiasturcs  and  to 
t.iu'  !-'i!l  wiiter  of  life. 

Dciw  Christian  brethren  3n<l  sisters, 
the  money  you  contributed  so  freely,  is 
doing  a  work  for  the  Lord's  cause,  and  in 
due  tiuKi  you  shall  gather  again  with  au 
abundant  increase. 

John  M.  Moiileu. 
^^^^.  .«..^ —  -  — 

Brofhcr  Qniinlcr : — 

As  I  have  seen  nothing  from  this 
part  of  Michigan,  Thornapple  Dis- 
trict, 1  will  give  you  and  your  readers 
a  little  church  news.  We  met  in  coun- 
cil on  good  Friday,  it  being  our 
Quarterly  Meeting.  Every  thing 
passed  olT  plei\santly  and  in  love. 
We  made  arrangements  for  our  Dis- 
trict Mectiiig,  and  also  set  the  time 
and  place  for  our  spring  lovcfcast, 
which  will  be  given  in  due  time  and 
by  the  proper  pcrfou.  Brother  S. 
Murry  and  S.  Mohler  from  Covington 
Ohio  were  with  us  in  February  and 
held  some  meetings  here.  Tho 
weather  being  vci'y  cold  and  stormy; 
tho  meetings  were  small,  but  the  at- 
tention was  good.  They  labored 
faithfully  in  the  Master's  cause,  and, 
we  hope,  left  many  lasting  impres- 
sions on  many  minds. 


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We  came  here  seven  years  ago. 
There  was  then  one  speaker  here  in 
the  first  deforce,  and  about  fifteen 
members.  What  was  then  called  the 
Thornapple  District  is  now  divided 
into  two.  The  south  arm  is  called 
the  Woodland  church.  Isaac  Miller 
is  the  elder.  They  have,  I  believe 
fourty-seven  members,  four  speakers, 
and  three  deacons.  Brother  George 
Long  is  our  elder.  We  have  some 
forty  members  within  reach  of  our 
meeting  house,  with  some  scattered 
aronnd  distantly,  in  both  churches. 
Wehavein  our  arm  of  the  church  three 
speakers,  and  three  deacons.  We 
hope  and  pray  that  our  little  Hock, 
will  still  increase  and  that  the  Lord 
will  give  us  grace  to  hold  out  faith- 
ful in  the  end. 

I.  F.  llAIRIGII. 

Campbell,    Mich., 


A  Novel  Appeal. 

The  probability  is  daily  gaining  strength 
here,  that  the  grasshoiipcr.s  will  take  all 
our  .suuiuicr  crop.  Should  that  be  the 
case,  as  the  only  rcuiaiiiing  and  last  re* 
sourcp,  in  the  name  of  humanity,  we 
would  appeal  now  to  all  the  brethren  and 
friends  to  .save  all  the  turnip  seed  they 
can  to  ~<i'.nd  out.  to  this  country  in  ca.'>c  we 
would  fail  in  all  other  crops. 

Isaac  Wamtlkr. 

Knobaosler,  Johnson  Co.,  Mo, 


Our  communion  in  the  Chippewa  • 
church,  Wayne  county,  Ohio,  will  be,  the 
Lord  willing,  at  brother  George  lrvin'.s, 
June  15th,  7  miles  north  from  Woostcr,  , 
and  5  miles  south  from  Bridgeport.  I 
Breaching  to  commence  at  10  o'clock,  a.  I 
m.     Help  is  wanted.  j 

J.  B.  Shoemaker.     ' 

I  The  Brethren  in  the  A.shland  church, 
intend  to  hold  a  lovefcast  on  the  9th  and 
lOlh  of  June,  a.s  the  residence  of  the 
writer,  three  and  a  lialf  miles  southeast 
of  Ashland.  Those  coming  by  rail,  will 
stop  oft'  at  Ashland,  and  notify  us  and 
we  will  meet  you. 

D.  N.  Workman. 

Wc  intend  to  hold  our  lovcfcast  in  the 
IMaiior  church,  Indiana  county.  Pa., June 
]8th,  commencing  at  5  o'clock,   p.  m. 
C.  Secrist. 

Our  lovcfcast  in  the  Killbnck  arm  of 
the  church,  will  be  on  Saturday,  29th  of 
June,  four  usilcs  and  a  half  northwest  of 
Yorktown,  Delaware  county,  Ind.,  at  the 
residence  of  the  undersigned. 

John  K.  Wellington. 


Near  Lisbon,  York  county.  Pa.,  May  Olh, 
friend  JtUN  Mii.laki,  aged  08  year?,  0 
months  and  13  days.  Funeral  sciviceB  frorn 
John  11:2,5,^0. 

On  the  lOth  day  of  May,  in  the  Lower 
Cumberland  cbuich,  I'a.,  Rister  M.MtY  BiiiK- 
Di.K,  widow  of  lirothor  John  Brindlc,  dec'd, 
aged  76  years  and  2  months.  She  had  been 
BlllictCfl  with  rhiuniatisni  for  several  years, 
and  suffered  much,  hut  is  now  released  ;  and 
tavingboen  a  zealous  and  faitlilul  sister  lor 
many  years,  we  trust  that  death  was  gaira 
to  her.  She  was  one  of  the  oldest  member* 
of  this  branch.  Her  maiden  name  was  Ba- 
ker. She  rais<'d  twelve  children,  all  living, 
.snd  at  the  futietnl  (■xccp^  Uani'l,  who, 
throui;h  accident,  diel  suddenly  some  years 
ago  in  the  State  of  Virginia.  Funeral  ser- 
vices by  the  Brethren,  from  Ilib'cws  B;  y, 
"Which  hope  we  have  as  an  anchor  for  the 
soul,"  <&c. 

Moses  Mii,Lt;u. 


A  Oliange. 

Owing  to  circumstances  over  which 
we  have  no  control,  we,  the  brethren 
of  the  Coon  River  church,  Iowa,  are 
obliged  to  make  our  love  feast  one 
week  later.  It  will  be  on  the  26th 
and  27th  of  June,  commencing  at  1 
o'clock  p.  m. 

B.  E.  Plaine. 


Annonuceuieuls. 


Love-Feasts. 

The  brethren  of  the  Perry  church,  Pa., 
will  hold  a  lovefeast  on  the  19th  of  June, 
in  the  Farmer's  Grove  meeting- iiouse, 
Juniata  county,  Pa. 

Isaac  Book. 

The  Brethren  at  Plumcreek, Armstrong 
county,  Pa.,  intend  to  hold  a  communion 
meeting  at  their  meetinghouse,  on  the 
eve  of  Friday,  June  18th. 

Lewls  Klmmel. 

There  will  be  a  communion  meeting  in 
the  Buffalo  Valley  church,  Pa.,  on  the 
10th  and  11th  ol  June. 

J.  L.  Beaver. 


Wcudniitno  poetry  under  any  eircumstan 
CM  ill  coiiiicctioii  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  u.se  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  willi  all. 

In  the  Perry  church,  Junia'a    county.  Pa., 

sister Stoni:,  of  old  age,  aged  about   bO 

years.     Funeral  services  attended  by  broth- 
er C  Myers. 

Isaac  Book. 

In  the  Quemahoning  congregation,  Som- 
erset couuiy.  Pa.,  sister  Nancv  Behkcy, 
consort  of  brother  Elijah  Berkcy,  after  a  I  n- 
geiing  illnrsR  of  upwards  of  four  years, 
which  she  bore  with  a  good  deal  of  patience, 
aged  63  years,  3  months  and  33  days.  Fu- 
neral services  on  the  I2th  by  Elder  Tobias 
Blough,  Heniy  Ilosle  ler,  and  the  writer,  to 
a  large  cODCourse  of  people. 

E  J  Bi.ouGii. 

In  the  Duncansville  branch,  Blair  county, 
Pa  ,  May  9c h,  brother  Jesse  Cbi!:mi'ackeu, 
aget  71  years,  5  months  and  15  days.  Dis- 
ease, Dropfy.  Brother  Jesse  was  a  very 
woi thy  brother  and  served  the  chuich  as 
deacon  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  be- 
loved and  respected  both  in  the  church  and 
out  of  it.  One  neighbor  said, 'T'ie  church 
sustained  a  heavy  loss,  and  not  only  it,  but 
everything  that  was  good  in  thi  whole  nsigh- 
borhord."  Funeral  services  by  brother 
Grabill  Myers. 

In  the  same  branch,  May  14lh,  sister 
Cathauihe  Lanoiium,  aged  70  years,  3  raos. 
and  4  days.  Funeral  services  by  brethren 
George  Hanawaltand  Conrad  Iraier. 

Jas  a.  Sell. 

In  the  Lower  Cumberland  church,  Pa., 
May  1st,  brother  JosErn  Goodybak,  aged 
39  years,  6  months  and  f)  days.  Disease, 
consumption.  He  left  a  wife,  with  four 
children  and  many  friends,  to  mourn  their 
loss  ;  but  as  he  was  a  consistent  brother,  we 
have  a  hope  such,  as  we  trust,  as  will  not 
make  ashamed.  Funeral  services  by  the 
brethren,  from  Mattb.  34:44. 


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P  Holland,  5  00;  Eliz  Wellbaura,  1  CO;  G  M 
Noah,  1  40;  Jiio  Sumaker,  1  50;  J  P  Harri- 
son, 1  60;  Jno  Foney,  1   ."jO;  Marg   Jordan, 

1  50;  D  A  IJerkeypile,    4  80;     C     H   Strohm, 

2  30;  J  P  Faidly,  4  00;  A  Fik-.  IS  75;  W 
H  Newcomer.  1  10;  It  P  Zeigler,  .75;  Susan- 
nah Snyder,  3  75;  A  J  Inglerifjht,  .50;  Jno 
Arnold.  1  00;  A  H  Huber;  .35;  J  H  Lichty, 
.10;  M  II  Shultz,  ..50;  Nancy  A  Ycder,  1  4  '; 
W  D  Lichty,  .80;  J  H  Eshleman,  11  60;  P 
D  Fahrney,  6  00;  Anna  D.CKcrson,  1  60;  J 
Morer,  3  00;  J  V  Ebcrsole,  1  00;  B  E  Plaino 
1  10;  Jac  Milcliel;3  0';  Jno  Evert,  1  60;  J 
Conner,  33  •  0;  A  Slul.'inan,  .15;  Jo?  Ullery, 
1  CO,  D  N  Wiugert,  10  00;  Levi  Wells,  5  00, 
Sadie  J  Brallier,  1  00;  Geo  K  nner  .85;  Eliz. 
Gingery,  1  ."0;  II  Swadley  .30;  Eman  Becgh- 
ly,  4  00;  GeoGiil,  3  00;  Dan'l  Kaub  l(j  35; 
D  Kii;sey  .10;  I  Horuiutr  i  60;  D  B  Leh- 
man .10;  Jonas  Heltzel  .80;  J  Ohmert  1  00; 
D  CrolTerd  3  00;  Wm  Roberts  .75;  Jas  Har- 
vey 10  25;  A  Ba'timore  1  60;  Ed  Forney 
.10;  Jno  Stmlcbaker  4  00;  S  A  Walker  S  00 
I  D  Parker  1  35;  J  H  Miller  .10;  A  Frantz 
..50;  H  E  Biily  3  50;  E  Graybill  .75;  P  R 
Wriiihtsinan  I  10:  Geo  Hate  .60;  Thomas 
Cross  1  60;  Jos  Rittenhou-e  5  50;  G  W  Ba- 
con 1  70;  TCober  .10;  S  P  .\liUer  .40;  M  H 
Fowler  30;  A  Hen.^el  .10;  D  N  Wingert 
5  87;  Jac  Drushal  1  00;  M  K  t'MeL3au,ni. 
1  00;  Geo  Brubnker  1  50;  David  Long  .75 
Mary  Sperry  1  GO;  S  W  B  dliuger  3  .53;  Geo 
Click  .10;  I  Wagncn  .30;  J  B  Wampl-r  3  00 
Jno  Wingard  4  00;  S  Weaver  .5J;  J  8  Royer 
1  00. 


A  VAl-UABLK  t  OMMENTAKY. 

There  has  been  a  long  felt  need  of  a  Co:n- 
mentary  on  the  Bible  adapted  to  the  ute  of 
our  families  and  Suu'lay-schools.  Tliis  w,»ut 
is  met  in  the  Commentary  by  Rev'ds.  Jimi- 
SON,  Fadlsbt  and  BitowN,  D.  D's.,  of  Eng- 
land, published  in  four  volumes,  but  by  a 
publishing  house  iu  this  country  the  four 
volumes  are  compressed  into  one,  which 
furnishes  us  a  Commentary  upon  the 

Old  aufl  N4)w  T«8taineutH 
for  the  incredibly  low  sum  of  Ij^T  50.  The 
comments  are  concise,  clear  and  easily  un- 
derstood by  the  children,  and  so  far  as  we 
are  able  to  jidge,  eminently  devout  and 
spiritual.  We  aro  canvassing  S  merset 
County,  and  hope  to  obtain  a  large  nuiu')er 
of  subscribers  to  the  work  we  are  introduc- 
ing. 
23. f-  VV.  M.  BROOKS,  Agent. 


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Sjmptoius  ol  Liirer    Coniplnint, 

Hutt  ot  Some  ol  tlie  Disieases 

Pro«lucc«l  hy  It. 

A  sallow  or  yellow  color  of  skin,  or 
yellowish  brown  spots  on  iace  and  other 
parts  of  the  body  ;  dullness  and  drowsi- 
aicss  with  frequent  headache  ;  dizziness, 
Litter  or  bad  taste  in  the  uiouih,  dry- 
aicss  of  throat  and  internal  heat",  palpi- 
tation ;  in  inany  cases  a  dry,  teasing 
cough,  with  sore  throat ;  unsteady  appe- 
tite, raising  food,  choking  sensation  in 
'^tiiroar;  distress,  heaviness,  bloated  or 
full  feeling  about  stomach  and  sides, pain 
in  sides,  back  or  breast,  and  about  shoul- 
ders ;  colic,  pain  and  sorenoss  through 
bowels,  with  heat;  constipation  alter- 
nating with  frequent  attacks  of  diarrhcon; 
piles,  flatulence,  nervousness,  coldness 
of  extremities  ;  rush  of  blood  to  head, 
with  symptoms  of  apoplexy,  numbness 
of  limbs,  especially  at  night;  cold  chills 
alternating  with  hot  flashes,  kidney  and 
urinary  difliculties  ;  dullness,  low  spirits, 
unsociability  and  gloomy  forebodings. 
Only  few  of  above  symptoms  likely  to  be 
])resent  at  one  time.  AH  who  use  Dr. 
Pierce's  Alt.  Ext.  or  Golden  Medical 
J)iscovfcry  and  Pleasant  Purgative  Pellets 
lor  Liver  Complaint  and  its  complica- 
tions, are  loud  in  their  praise  of  them. 
They  are  sold  by  all  dealers  in  medicines. 


FAK9I  FOK  f*.\I.E. 
.  A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
towiiship,  St^plienson  couuty,  niiiiois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  CUerry  Grove  meeliug- 
house.  It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except, 
about  aO  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  larire 
Stone  House;  good  Well  and  Sprin;;  House  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
«&c.,  itc. 

Tekms  :  $4,000  ;  One-foiirth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

aStf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 


Piire-Krcd  liigbt   Uratliuias. 

Tea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  Wc  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  live  ($5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

S.  Kkaki), 
Ills. 


35. 


Polo, 


HOniE  WOOI.KN  FACTORY. 

Wc  are  manufaclnriiig  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  yuarant';e  to 
give  perfect  satisfaHion.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chnrges  ou  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  years,  I  think  I  know  just  what 
fanners  want,  and  think  they  will  tlnd  it  to 
•Jieii-  adtantage  to  coi respond  with  me. 

AddrcBB  : 

JOHN  BTUJEHAlvEU, 
Home  VVojle.n  Factoiiy, 

18-lf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


$25 


.T  d;jiy  pnar.intocd  iikIiik  our  Woll 
Aui;er  &.  Drilla.  $IOO  .i  iiiuiiili 
ri.iM  t<)  (tooil  Ari  Ills.  Min'T  liiK.k 
Iruv.    Jllz  Auger  Co.,  Ul.  LuuU,,  Mi>. 


Ilaliiiu  <lne<>ns  For  SSale.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Address  SAMUEL  GREEX.\WALT,  Cear- 
foss  P  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

19Gra. 

FHSSover  aud  Lortl's  Kiipper. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Beer. 
It  contains  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  inspired  wi  iters  ;  the  typici  1  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  fulfillment 
in  Christ ;  the  insiiuition,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Sapper. 

The  work  contains  258  pages,  and 
is  neatly  bound  in  fine  English  cloth. 
Price,  single  copy,  by  mail,  $l.t'0;  per 
dozen,  by  express,  $800. 

Address :  J.  W.  Beer,       ,'f 
Meyersdale, 

35.  Someiset  Co.,  Pa. 


TIIF    i:Cl.IPS£. 


WAIFK  WHEEL.! 

T  II  E      "  B  K  B  il  S"     WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will  use  one- 
third  less  water  ihan  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and   better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beehs  a  Sons. 
Cocolumas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 

BE'sKS;  Ganoleu  ifc  OOOKE. 

Selens  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


"A  righteous   man   regardelh  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Pkov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY   COL,L.AU  FA  U.S. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
ui)on  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75e.  for  a 
single  one,  orij^l.SO  a  pair.  They  are 
ligiil,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  arc  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  fjom  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers.  Mower.',  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
l)rcvention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
lliat  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oatb  to  each  horse.  The  first  com- 
plaint to  hear  from  yet.  Send  soou  ;  the 
hot  season  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  Bravru, 
Moutandon, 

18tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


Valiiiiltle  Fnrni  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  .'Vbout 
85  acres  cleared  and  balanoc  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  Diehard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  arc  n  good  two  story  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wiuh  all  ucccFsaiy  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
aud  also  a  \\ell  near  the  houi^e  ;  chureh  not 
a  ([uartcr  of  a  mile  and  school  hoiisc  coii- 
Vi  iiicnt ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  ou  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meteus. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMrUOVED 
PORTABLE    FAKJI    EN4JINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 
Frifk  A:  Vo„ 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 

TIIE€iEISiEUMA!VIIFAC'TlJUIN4ji 
C'O.IIPANY, 

Sole  Phoi'uietors  anu  MANurAcTUREusoF 


THEGEiSEll 

SELF-KEGULATING  GRAI^^  SEPARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 

With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

EXD  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  ct  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Moi'-Tfii)  aud  Down  Powers,  wilti 
Patent  LnvEU  Auranobmcnts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

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THE  CHILDREN'S  TAPER. 


Tub  Children's  Paper  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotlieiho<)d  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  35  c.nts  per  year.  A  licautifnl  Mai>  of 
Palest  NE  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  receipt  of  slanij*.     Address, 

11.  J.   KlRTZ, 

2  If.  J'vlaud,  MalwiiV'!!  6'o.,  O. 


Non-(/Oiilorniity  to  the  World  — 

215  pagrs.  Every  professor  of  religion 
should  read  it.  Single  copy,  post-paid,  75 
cents  ;  per  dozen,  $S.      Address, 

M.  M.  Epiielman, 
0-tf.  Lanark,  Carroll  Co.,  Ills. 


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C.  F.  C.     Vol<  XI. 


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^iiw'te 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


-AND— 


^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


ItY  JAMES  <(IJINTER. 


"jy  !/«  iove  me,  keep  my  co»/man<?r«ents."— Jesus. 


At  ^1.60  For  Aituniu. 


New  Series.        MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JUNE  15,  1875.      Vol,  11.  No.  24. 


Selected  by  L.  Hofferd. 
Klote  an«l  Dream. 


BY    W.  K.  BAUBER. 


A  iKOto  is  but  a  tiny  speck  to    lodge   withiu 

one's  eye, 
Which  folks,  not  looking  out  for    it,   would 

not,  perhaps,  descry  ; 
But  many  in  this  world  there  are  who  quick 

a  mole  detect, 
And  magnify    with    rancorous    tongue    the 

trivial  defect. 

Meanwhile  the  monstrous    beam    in    theirs 

by  them  is  quite  ignored — 
A  piece  of  sad  hypocrisy  that's  much   to    be 

deplored — 
But  that  all  objects  so    distorts    on    which 

their  optics  fall 
They   oft    see    motes    in  others'  eyes  when 

there  are  none  at  sll. 

Those  whose  anxious  gaze  is  fixed  on  others' 
eyes  alone, 

Ofttimcs  see  motes  that  are,  in  fact,  reflec- 
tions from  their  o«vn  ; 

When  one  of  these  same  motes  they  view, 
BO  monstrous  does  it  seem. 

That  shocked  at  its  enormity,  they  quick  cry 
out,  ''A  beam  !" 

Thetruly  good  no  blemishes  in    others  seek 

to  find  ; 
Their  holier  aim  in  charity  to  live    with    all 

mankind. 
Self-righteous  Pharisees  are  they  who    point 

with  pious  scorn 
To  failings  of  their  brother  men  with  which 

they  should  have  borne. 

Oh  !  let  us  look  into  our  souls  and  purge  us 
of  our  sin 

Ere  we  to  judge  our  neighbors'  faults  pre- 
sumptuously begin  ; 

There  shall  we  find  such  ample  work  that 
we  shall  never  dream 

Of  plucking  motes  from  others'  eyc5,  but 
from  oui  own  the  beam. 


Th«  FrnKfS  ot   the  Spirit -Good- 


BY  J.  M.  zrCK. 


Gal. 


The  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  goodness. 

It.  is  perhaps  easier  to  tell  in  what 
goodness  does  not  consist  than  in  what  it 
docs.  It  does  not  consist  in  self  lauda- 
tion. I'erf'ection  is  often  accompanied 
by  unconsciousness,  or,  at  least,  silence. 
The  most  perfect  machinery  is  that 
which  runs  with  the  least  friction  ;  noise 
is  frequently  an  evideiioe  that  there  is  a 
screw  loose  somewhere.  How  h  it  in  re 
gard  to  health  ?  A  rustic  on  being 
asked  how  he  kept  his  system  in  such 
perfect  health,  replied  that  he  had  no 
.sijslcm!  Doubtless,  he  was  very  igno- 
rant or  very  healthy,  perhaps  both.  No 
pi: Is  and  porous  plasters  for  him  1  He 
knew  nothing  about  doctors  and  their 
drugs,  nothing  about  health,  yet  he  pos- 
sessed it  in  perfection.  And  so  it  not 
unfrequently  happens  that  the  noblest 
intellectual  gifts,  the  highest  degree  of 
moral  worth,  are  possessed  without  so 
much  as  a  thought  of  their  presence  and 
excellence.  The  heaviest  heads  of  wheat 
bend  lowest  and  are  not  conscious  of  the 
reason  why.  What  some  one  has  said 
of  humility  will  apply,  in  a  measure,  to 
goodness  in  general  : 
'It  is  so  frail,  so  delicate  a  thing, 
If  it  but  look  upon  itself,  'tis  gone, 
And  he  who  ventures  to  esteem  it  his 
Proves  by  that  very  thought,  he  has  it  not." 

The  Pharisee  did  not  forget  to  inform 
the  Lord  how  oft  he  fasted,  how  he  gave 
the  tenlh  of  all  ho  possessed,  (and  that 
is  more  than  some  Pharisees  could  now 
boast  of),  in  short,  how  extremely  good 
he  was — but  what  availed  it  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Master?  Not  he  that  commend- 
eth  himself  is  approved,  but  whom  the 
Lord  commendetli. 

-But  wiiile  goodness  does  not  consist  in 
self  c<)uiniendation,  neither  does  it  cdu- 
sist  in  undue  soil -dcpit oiation.  it  has 
been  my  privilege  (o  be  present  at  reli/;- 
ious  meetings  where  the  one  thing  need- 


ful seemed  to  be  for  each  professing 
saint  to  rise  in  his  place  and  tell  for  the 
edification  of  the  company  what  a  misera- 
ble sinner  he  felt  himself  to  be.  No 
doubt  such  confessions  are  good  for  the 
soul,  when  they  are  honest  and  come 
from  the  heart,  as  in  the  case  of  the  pub- 
lican. But  what  shall  we  think  of  them 
when  they  are  merely  a  sort  of  matter- 
ofcourse  speech-making,  to  bo  gone 
through  with  like  any  other  routine  work, 
and  then  called  doing  ones  duty  ?  Thcro 
are  certainly  worse  ways  of  killing  time 
and  living  through  an  hour — but  how 
about  the  f7((^// .?  Is  it  not  a  sickly  sort 
ofviilue,  to  say  the  least?  A  weil- 
known  preacher  discourses  somewhat 
thus  :  "When  a  man  comes  to  the  church 
and  says  that  he  is  a  poor,  miserable 
worm,  I  feel  like  saying,  Well  I  don't 
want  worms  here.  We  want  here  men, 
soldier  men.  You  are  the  son  of  God, 
and  I  want  to  see  men  that  when  they 
come  into  the  church,  others  will  say, 
We  want  men  like  that ;  where  did  you 
get  such  men  ?"  Some  ministers  preface 
their  remarks  with  a  batch  of  excuses  as 
to  their  feelings,  want  of  ability,  abler 
brethren  present,  not  expecting  to  be 
called  on  to  speak,  &c.  As  a  rule,  such 
apologies  are  worse  than  useless — much 
worse.  Complaining  people  sometimes 
win  our  sympathies,  but  often  they  lose 
even  our  respect.  No  man  can  aiford  to 
indulge  extensively  in  self-depreciation 
unless  he  be  a  very  great  man,  or  unless 
he  thinks  that  the  cause  he  advocates 
greatly  merits  defeat.  Paul  said,  '"I  mag- 
nify mine  office,"  and,  when  the  occasion 
demanded  it,  he  was  not  too  meek  to 
vindicate  his  claim  to  be  regarded  as  the 
very  chiefest  of  the  apostles. 

May  there  not  be  too  much  fear  and 
trembling  and  not  enough  work?  When 
small,  it  sometimes,  fell  to  my  lot  to 
"mind  the  bars"  in  haying  time  and  har- 
vest, lest  cattle  or  otiier  intruders  should 
get  into  the  fields.  The  intrudo'rs  seldom 
came  ;  and  wiien  they  did,  it  occasiou- 
illiy  luippened  that  (he  "watcher"  v/as 
asleep  at, -his  post  (or  trer)-  Now  it 
seeiUiS   to    me    iV.cX  sotuo  (.'luistiaui  arc 


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merely  acrin^  the  part  of  children  when 
the}-  ouplit  to  be  wen  and  women  in  the 
Lord.  They  are  "mindin;^  (lie  bars" 
when  they  would  better  join  the  bu.^v 
workers  in  the  field  and  help  toss  t!ic  hay 
or  gather  up  the  golden  sheaves.  Work- 
ing, not  merely  watching,  is  tlie  business 
of  life.  The  farmer  who  would  devote 
ilie  jrieater  part  of  his  time  to  looking 
out  lor  f  jxcs,  hawks,  and  thieves  might 
occasionally  save  a  hen  or  even  a  horse. 
but  Would  he  not  be  a  slothful  i'arwcr? 
And  so  a  (Christian  may  be  watching  his 
Boul,  (or  that  of  somebody  else),  while 
he  oii>;ht  to  be  using  it — but  isn't  he  a 
.slothful  Christian  ?  Cautiousness  is  a 
virtue,  but  virtue  misapplied  becomes 
vice  ;  it  is  a  hindrance  rather  than  a  help 
wlion  it  makes  us  fearful  watchers  in- 
stead of  earnest,  hopeful  workers. 

Duty  is  positive  as  well  as  negative. 
He  has  not  got  beyond  the  alphabet  of 
goodness  who  makes  it  his  whole  aim  and 
purpose  merely  to  avoid  going  astray, 
who  feels  satisfied  regardless  of  how  he 
spends    his    time  or    hoards  his  money, 


provided  he  docs  not  pluck  a  single  for- 
bidden flower,nor  get  so  much  as  a  hair's 
breadth  outside  the  ancient  landmarks 
which  our  fathers  have  set.  This  may 
give  innocence,  (at  least  in  the  eyes  of 
law),  but  is  it  not  the  innocence  of  the 
little  babe,  rather  than  of  the  strong 
man  or  virtuous  woman?  Is  theie  not  a 
grander  element  in  troodness  than  mere 
innocence?  If  not,  wherein  is  man  bet- 
ter than  a  sheep  ?  The  highest  and  best 
goodness  is  iiscfuhiexs.  The  best  place 
to  be  useful  is  in  the  vineyard  of  the 
IMastcr,  there  doing  with  might  whatso- 
ever our  hands  find  to  do.  Innocence  is 
the  lovely  flower  ;  usefulness,  the  golden 
crown  of  fruit.  Both  are  essential  to 
that  goodness  which  is  the  fruit  of  the 
ispirit. 

And  liere  comes  the  thought  that  a 
sanctified  education  enters  as  a  factor 
into  the  hi;rhest  attainable  goodness,  in- 
asmuch as  it  increases  or  rather  develops 
our  capacity  for  usefulness.  The  good 
man  looks  upon  all  his  powers,  whether 
of  head,  hand  or  pocket,  somewhat  as 
the  carpenter  looks  upon  liis  tools — as 
means  for  the  accomplishment  of  certain 
ends.  If  the  mechanic  can  do  more  and 
better  work  with  dull  tools  than  with 
sharp  ones,  why,  by  all  means,  let  him 
.stay  away  from  the  grindstone.  And  so 
if  the  Christian  minister  can  do  more 
good  by  poor  logic,  bad  grammar  and 
s((_ucaking  tones,  by  all  means  let  the  idea 
of  an  educated  ministry  be  banished  from 
the  church,  and  from  the  earth,  for  that 
matter.  But  we  know  tliat  the  mechan- 
ic i)rcfcrs  good  tools  to  poor  ones  ;  and 
for  a  similar  reason, — the  work  to  be 
done, — why  should  not  the  child  of  God 
prefer  an  active,  trained  intellect,  wcll- 
siorcd  with  knowlod^ro,  to  a  sluggish  one, 
barren,  oflen,  as  tlie  uncultivated  waste  ? 
JiOt  us  have  men  like  Paul  ;  men  who 
can  sufler  for  a  cause  and  rejoice  in  it  ; 
men  who  can   become    all    thing.s  to  all 


men  that  they  may  at  least  save  •  some  ; 
men  whose  motto  is,  "God  forbid  that  I 
shjuld  glory  save  in  the  cross  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ !"  No  matter  what  he  had 
bceii,  what  he  was  or  hoped  to  be  ; 
whether  boasting  himself  a  little,  or  coti- 
fessing  his  weakness  and  unworthiness  ; 
sharply  contending  with  a  brother,  or 
enjoining  love  and  f  )rbearance  ;  working 
with  his  own  hands,  or  taking  "wages 
from  other  churciics"  ;  vindictting  his 
power  and  right  to  be  supported,  or  us 
ing  bis  privilege  not  to  be  ;  disparaging 
excellency  of  speech,  or  employing  it  in 
his  sermons  and  epistles  ;  commending 
celibacy,  or  instructing  hu-bands  and 
wives — ever  and  always  methinks  the  one 
thought  uppermost  in  his  mind  and 
deepest  in  his  heart  was,  how  he  might 
do  the  most  good  and  the  most  accei)ta- 
biy  serve  the  Master.  And  therein  lay 
his  worth,  his  power,  his  goodness,  his 
eternal  crown  and  joy.  Yea,  let  us  have 
men  like  Paul. 

The  truly    good  man    is  he    wlio  can 
crucify  self  when  the  cause    demands    it, 
without  considering  that  he  i.s  a  martyr, 
liut    self  crucifixion,    lilce    every    other 
power    or    resource,  is  looked  upon  as  a 
means,    not    as  an  end.     What  shall  we 
think  of  it  when   it    becomes    an    end — 
when  it  is  regarded  in  itself  as  a  cardinal 
virtue?  Horace  tells  us  of  the  time  when 
poetic  genius  was  ascribed  to  those  alone 
who  acted  as  though  they  did    not   pos 
sess  good  sense  !     No  sane  poet  was  ad'^ 
mitted  to  Helicon,  the  mountain  of    the 
Muses.     No  one    could    hope  to  obtain 
the  name  and  honor  of  a  poet  if  he  would 
submit  his  insanaiile  capxllhia  incurable 
or  insane  Iiead)  to  the  barber  !     A    good 
poet  would  neither  trim    his    beard   nor 
his  nails  ;  he  sought    out    lonely   places 
and  shunned  the  baths.     The    idea  that 
there  was  virtue  in  wretchedness,  person- 
al shagginess  and  dirt,  did  not    die  with 
those   old    poets  ;     but  it  seems  to  have 
shifted  a  little  acro.ss  the  field  of  thought, 
moving  from  Helicon  to  Mt.  Zion.      But 
a  later  and  more    wholesome    doctrine  is 
that  "cleanliness  is  next   to  godliness"  ; 
and  it  might  not  be  far  out   of   place    to 
supplement  this  by  adding,  that  tidiness 
is  next  to    cleanliness.       The   (christian 
graces  are  like  plants,  'tis  true;   but  they 
do  not  arrow  in  ordinary  soil,  at   least  not 
so  when  mixed  with  so   many    poisonous 
elements,  as  is  the  case  when    found   on 
the  human  person  ;  neither  moral  worth 
n»r  social    standing    depends    upon    the 
amount  of  real  estate  that  one    possesses 
— under  the  nails  ! 

Was  Paul  ashamed  of  his  Hebrew  ex- 
traction and  Roman  citizenship?  l)id 
he  not  rather  feel  a  little  justifiable  i)ride 
in  them,  and  even  boast    a    little    about 


tun,  the  goodness   consists   in   rcirarding 


them  ?  Shall  Apollos  feel  no  pleastire  in 
knowing  that  he  is  cloiiucnt,  when  by 
means  of  i.hat  i>owcr  lie  can  tear  down 
evil  and  build  up  good?  when  it  enables 
him  to  "convince  mightily"  oat  of  the 
Scriptures  and  bring  .souls  to  Christ? 
But  here,  as  in  the  other  case,    the    vir- 


olof]\ience,  not  as  an  end,  but  as  a  means. 
.lust  so  soon  as  Apollos  confines  his  at- 
tention to  the  elofiuence  itself — rather  to 
hii)iM-l/  as  its  possessor — regardless  of 
what  it.  will  enable  him  to  do  for  ll:e  ., 
Master,  just  that  soon  hi.s  real  goodne.-.s 
takes  to  itself  wings  and  flies  away.  He 
then  begins  to  say  in  his  mind,  what  will 
people  think,  not  of  the  cau.sc,  not  of 
{.'hrist,  but  of  .Mr., — of  my  grammar,  my 
locic,  my  gestures,  my  fine  rhetoric, — in 
short,  of  the  grand  and  glorious,  eloquent 
•AIE  !  Ah,  Ichabod,  the  glory  has  all  de- 
parted ;  it  has  all  departed  I  When  .self 
thus  bobs  up,  the  cause  is  sure  to  h6h 
down.  The  other  end  of  the  plank  is  too 
heavy  for  self  after  the  element  of  gen- 
uine goodness  has  been  eliminated. 

Tiiere  is  perhaps    enough    theoretical 
goodness  in  the  world   but    not    enough 
practical    virtua.       Probably    this   point 
could  not  be  better    illustrated    tlian    by 
rehearsing  briefly  a  story    told    in   verso 
under    the    head    of  '"Prayer  and  Pota- 
toes."    And  old    lady's    only    food    for 
weeks  had    been    potatoes.       At  length 
these    were  all  gone,   not  one  was    h'ft. ; 
and  then  she  sighed    and    said,    "Wliat 
shall  I  do?      Where    shall    I    send    for 
more  potatoes?"     Then  "she  thought  of 
the  deacon  over  the  way,  the    dc  icon    so 
ready  to  worsliip  and  prav,  whose   cellar 
was  full  of  potatoes."     She  scut  for  him 
and  "he  came,  fast  as  he  could,  thinking 
to  do  the   old    lady    some    good."      He 
asked  as  to  her  chief  want  ;  she   answer- 
ed,  "Potatoes." 
"But  the  deacon's  religion  <lidQ't    lie    th.ii 

way  ; 
He    was    more    accustomed    to  preach  and 
pray 
Than  to  give  of  his  hoarded    { otnloc?.'.' 

So  "he  rose  to    pray    with   uncovered 
head,  but  she  thought  of  potatoes." 
"He  prayed  for  patience    and    wisuom    and 

grace, 
But  when  he  prayed,  'Lord,  give  her  peace,' 
She  audibly  sighed,  give  potatoes." 
The  deacon  closed  his  prayer,  thinking 
it  very    strange    that    the    poor    widow 
should  have  her  mind  so    much    set    on 
"tho.so  carnal  potatoes. "     He   started  to 
go  and  as  he  closed   the  door  he  heard  a 
deep  groan,  "Oh,  give  to  the  hungry  po- 
tatoes!"    That  groan    haunted    him    in 
his  sleeping  chauiber,  "Oh,  give   to   the 
hungry  potatoes  !"     He  could  bear  it  no 
longer,    got    up,  took  a  bag,  went  to  the 
cellar,  and    measured    up    some    of  his 
nicest  potatoes." 

"Again  he  went  to  the  widow's  lono  hot  ; 
Her  sleepless  eye  eha  had  not  yet  shut." 

He  marched  bravely  in  and  "pourcJ 
on  the  floor  a  bushel  or  more  of  his  choice 
potatoes." 

''The  widow's  heart  leaped  up  I"or  joy, 
Her  face  was  haggard  and  pale  uo  more  ; 
"Now,"  said  the  deacon,  ''shall  wc  pray  J'' 
'  Yes,"  said  the  widow,  ''now  you    may." 
And  he  kneeled  him  down    on    the   sanded 
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Where  he  hail  poured  his  goodly  store, 
And  Buch  a  prayer  the  deacon  prayed 
As  never  before  his  lips  essayed." 

It  is  hnrdly  necessary  to  couimont  on 
this  tsiuiplc  story  of  "J'rayer  and  Pota- 
toes." It  is  not  very  liarJ  to  see  where 
the  clement  of  jrenuine  goodness  comes 
in — to  discriminate  between  the  virtue 
which  i.s  practical  and  that  which  is 
merely  theoretical.  Neitlier  is  it  very 
hard  to  understand  how  we  can  sotue- 
tiincs  worship  God  more  acceptably  wiili 
the  liands  and  pocket  than  with  the  lips 
and  mind.  In  the  balances  which  Good- 
ness holds,  potatoes  sometimes  weigh 
more  than  i^-uyers,  no  mutter  how  lit- 
tle the  former  nor  how  big  the  latter. 
What  docs  it  profit,  says  tlames,  to  call 
down  blessings  upon  the  poor  ftnd  then 
send  them  away  liungry  and  naked  ?  It 
profits  just  about  as  much  as  a  great  deal 
of  the  goodness  or  goodishness  of  "those 
who  say  and  do  not"  ;  who  "pay  Christ. 
their  lip-titlies,  but  give  their  hearts  and 
HvestoThor,"  3Iaiumoii,  h\shion,  or 
80me  other  false  god  or  goddess.  The 
Saviour  tells  us  of  a  class  who  rob  wid- 
ow's houses  Q!)d  for  a  pretence  make 
long  prayers.  Less  prayer,  friends,  and 
more  potatoes ! 

But  real  goodness  docs  not  necessarily 
consist  in  giving  potatoes  (and  by  this, 
of  course,  is  meant  charity  in  general— 
r/ood  ivorks)^  any  more  than  it  consists  in 
making  fair  spcccties  and  saying  prayers 
(hut  arc  lost  a  luillion  Tiiiles  this  side  of 
the  throne.  As  a  rule  Prayer  and  Pota- 
toes arc  like  fine  matches  ;  as  in  the  case 
of  the  deacon,  they  pull  well  together 
Xvhcn  properly  harnessed  and  hitched 
into  the  car  of  Goodness.  Neither  does 
well  alone.  Eut,  if  any  distinction  is  to 
be  made,  it  seems  to  me  that  potatoes 
are  the  better  nag — better  in  proportion 
as  .substance  is  better  than  snadow. 
They,  at  least,  have  promise  of  the  life 
that  now  is,  if  not  of  that  which  is  to 
come. 

Momliiy,  philanthropy,  integrity, 
•charilA'iin  s]iort,igood  works,  more  espec- 
ially, Potatoes,  are  good  as  far  as  they 
fi^o  ;  but,  in  more  senses  than  one,  pota- 
toes don't  go  far  enough  sometimes. 
Then, too,  how  liable  to  become  diseased  ! 
Are  there  no  "specks"  on  the  potatoes 
which  (Jharity  sometimes  distributes? 
Is  not  piiilanthropy  frequently  only  an- 
other name  tor  a  big  rotten  potato,  given 
away  when  it  can  no  longer  be  of  use  to 
the  owner?  Some  men  seem  bound  to 
^et  a  litde  of  the  world's  notice  and  ap- 
jtlausc  if  they  must  give  all  their  long- 
<;hcrished  monev-bags  to  buy  it  I  No 
.allusion  is  here  had  to  the  noble  gifts  of 
noble  men  and  women.  Such  are  a:i 
honor  and  blessing  to  (heir  day  and  gcn^ 
'Cration  and  should  not  go  down  to  the 
<lust  unwept  and  unsung.  Let  suoli  con- 
tinue to  distribute  their  little  potatoes  to 
the  Jjord's  cause  and  the  Lord'.s  poor, 
while  they  live,  and  when  they  die,  bo- 
que?>.th  their  big  ones  to  colleges,  church-- 


es,  and  charitable  institutions.  But  let 
them  not  base  cither  their  claim  to  good- 
ness or  their  hopes  of  heaven  merely 
upon  the  giving  of  either  their  lit- 
tle potatoes  or  their  big  ones.  Here  is 
where  the  trouble  comes  in — where  the 
car  stops  when  the  other  nag  is  missing. 
Potatoes  blossom  ujnvard  but  their  fruit, 
good  and  wholesome  as  it  is,  lies  beneath 
and  cl'.ngs  to  the  clods.  They  liave 
"eyes"  that  are  ever  awake  to  the  wants 
of  the  body,  but  not  of  the  soul.  On  the 
other  hand  Prayer  is  the  soul's  winged 
messenger,  ever  flying  to  and  from  the 
Source  of  blessings,  going  with  tales  of 
hunger  and  thirst,  sorrow  and  tears,  re- 
turning with  rich  supplies  of  grace,  the 
bread  and  water  of  Hie,  a  balm  for  every 
wounded  broast,  a  joy  unspeakable  for 
every  burdened  heart. 

"C3h,  who  could  bear  life's   stormy  doom, 
Did  not  tl.y  wing  of  love  , 

Come  brightly  wafting  through  the  gloom 
Our  peace-branch  from  above  ?" 

Good  words  and  good  works,  Faith  and 
Practice,  should  go  hand  in  hand,  one 
the  angel  pointing  upward  and  onward 
to  the  Paradise  of'  God,  the  other  the 
angel  that  scatters  seeds  of  blessings 
along  the  toilsome  path  that  leads  there- 
to. In  such  a  union  of  heart  and  hand 
there  is  unfailing  strength — virtue. 
Goodness,  without  tliis  union,  is  weak, 
imperl'ect,  one-sided.  In  one  case  Vir- 
tue is  blind  and  cannot  see  the  joys  set 
before  the  truly  upright  in  heart  ;  in  the 
other  case,  she  has  no  hands  and  cannot 
perform  those  little,  nameless,  unrcmcm- 
bcred  deeds  of  love  and  mercy,  which  fall 
like  so  many  healing  drops  of  oil  and 
wine  upon  the  wounded,  bleeding  hearts 
of  earth.  "The  primal  duties,"  says 
some  one  beaut-ifully,  "shine  aloft  like 
stars,  the  charities  that  soothe  and  heal 
and  bles."  are  scattered  at  the  feet  of  men 
like  flowers."  Love  to  God,  love  to  our 
fellow  m.in— each  involves  us  in  distinct, 
yet  sweetly  harmonious  duties,  those  di- 
recting our  gaze  heaven  ward,  home- 
ward, these  calling  forth  the  angel-like 
energies  of  the  helping  hand,  the  think' 
ing  mind,  the  feeling,  sympathizing 
heart.  Tiie  duties  of  neither  class  are 
neglected  by  those  who  are  truly  good, 
who.se  sweet,  pure  lives  are  the  brightest, 
clearest  evidence  that  the  doctrine  is  all 
divine.  My  brother,  sister,  friend,  cue-' 
my,  "Live  truly  and  thy  life  shall  be  a 
great  and  noble  creed." 

Cluij  Lick,  Pa. 

•-^.* 

A  Correctiou.    Fail  uot.  to  read 
Tliis. 

The  following  is  a  part  of  the  Re- 
port of  the  Proceedings  of  Annual 
Meeting.  The  copy  of  this  part  did 
not  arrive  till  it  w.is  too  lalo  to  niaUo 
the  correction  in  its  proper  place. 
Observe  the  following  directions  and 
you  will  have  it  right.  On  pageo12, 
first  colnuin  of  'Report  of  Proceed- 
ings" ifec,   third  epeecb,   when   you 


have  read,  "and  the  brethren  who  are 

arguing  iu  favor  of  having  the  bread 
unfermented  give  an  argument,"  then 
turn  back  to  this  column  and  read  the 
following  ;  and  after  you  have  finish- 
ed this  proceed  from  the  place  where 
you  stopped,  "like  Paul,  when  they 
have  looked  about"  itc.  B. 

in  favor  of  unfermented  wine.  We 
might  as  well  say  that  the  bread  is 
not  pure  until  after  it  has  been  fer- 
mented as  to  say  that  the  wine  is 
more  pure  when  it  has  been  fermented. 
It  has  been  said  that  it  is  uot  pure 
until  fermented.  Now  we  want  it  to 
represent  the  body  and  blood  of  Jesus 
Christ.  The  body  of  Jesus  Christ 
did  not  see  corruption,  and  it  was 
prophesied  it  should  not  see  corrup- 
tion and  therefore  we  think  that  the 
unfermented  bread  and  wine  represent 
the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  which  never 
saw  corruption.  Tiie  pure  wine 
would  properly  represent  the  unfer- 
mented blood  of  Jesus  Christ.  I  did 
not  expect  that  we  would  argue  the 
question  here,  but  it  does  seem  to  me, 
as  the  Moderator  has  sugj»ested,  that 
it  does  present  itself  as  a  logical 
course  of  reasoning  that  if  we  take 
the  unfermented  bread  as  a  represen- 
tation of  the  body  of  Jesus  ChrLst 
who  saw  no  corruption,  then  the  un- 
fermented wine  is  a  proper  represen- 
tation of  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ. 
Let  us  clear  ourselves  from  the  incon- 
sistency. 

1  vvauld  like  to  ask  the  ques- 
tion :  what  causes  this  fermentation  ? 
If  the  juice  was  perfectly  pure  there 
would  be  no  fermentation,  that  is  what 
creates  the  fermentation,  the  impurity 
of  the  wine;  and  as  regards  leavened 
bread,  the  leaven  is  not  put  in  to 
purify  and  make  the  bread  more 
cleanly,  it  is  only  to  cause  its  raising. 
Now  if  that  liquor  were  pure  iu  its 
nature,  there  would  be  no  fermenta- 
tion in  my  view. 

Where   the    unfermented   was 

raised  once  a  year,  consequently  the 
uufrirmentcd  article  could  be  used  but 
once  a  year. 

. When  you  go  to  put  bread    in 

a  state  of  fermentation,  you  must  put 
in  the  leaven,  you  add  something 
that  will  help  it  along  in  its  fermenta- 
tion. Uo  not  our  brewers  and  dis- 
tillers have  a  sul)slance  to  throw  into 
it  to  help  its  fermentation  ?  We  can 
have  the  unfermoated  element  all  the 
year. 

There    are    some    brethren     who, 


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Report  of  the  l*roc«e«lliigi«  ot  A. 
Jft.  1875,  Ilelcl  ou  the  Premises 
of  Bro.  Joliu  C'ussel,  near  Cot- 
lujftou,  Ohio,  nrty  18,  19,  20. 


(CoDtiDued  from  p»ge  359.) 


It  may  be  that  we  do  not  un- 
derstand the  nature  of  wine.  The 
wine  fresh  from  the  grape  is  not  in 
its  pure  state,  and  it  will  not  become 
pure  until  it  goes  through  the  process 
of  fermentation,  and  we  cannot  think 
that  our  Savior  made  use  of  anything 
not  in  its  pure  state.  The  proper 
proof  that  the  Savior  did  make  use  of 
fermented  wino  is  that  it  was  not  the 
time  of  the  year  that  they  had 
fresh  wine  from  the  press,  it  was  not 
uufermeuted.  The  formantalion  pu- 
rifies it  and  that  is  the  wine,  in  iny 
ojjinion,  He  made  use  of.  He 
used  pure  things  because  he  was  pure 
himself,  and  he  wants  bis  body  here 
to  be  pure  if  we  want  to  be  pure  in 
Leaven, 

. We  understand  that  he  chang- 
ed about  .300  gallons  of  water  into 
wine,  and  it  was  called  the  best  wine. 
Why  is  the  bread  not  also  im- 
pure until  fermented  ?  We  want  the 
bread  in  its  purity,  and  therefore  we 
take  it  unfermeuted  ;  and  the  breth- 
ren who  are  arguing  in  favor  of  having 
the  bread  unfermeuted  give  an  argu- 
ment like  Paul.  When  they  had 
looked  about  and  have  seen  the  evils 
of  the  fermented  wine,  they  have  re- 
solved that  as  long  as  the  world 
stands  they  would  not  partake  of  that 
cup  that  is  ruining  people  by  hundreds 
and  thousands.  We  think  those 
brethren  certainly  ought  to  have  the 
opportunity  of  doing  that  which  the 
gospel  requires  us  to  put  away  alto- 
gether. Let  us  therefore  have  the 
liberty. 

Scripture  will  tell   us    how    to 

draw  a  conclusion  on   the    subject,    if 


we  let  the  Scripture  decide. 

Did  not  Jesus  say,  "we  do  not  put 
new  wine  into  old  bottles  ?"  And  ihe 
reason  why  it  is  put  into  new  bottles 
is  because  they  were  not  made  as 
close  as  ours  are,  but  of  a  material  of 
a  giving  nature,  a  lloxible  material  of 
leatlicr ;  therefore  when  used  onco 
the  bottles  were  ttretchod  out  and 
could  not  give  any  more.  Hero  we 
have  the  idea  that  in  those  days  the 
art  of  preserving  wino  was  not  known, 
si!ico  Jesus  himself  says,  "No  man 
puttcth  new  wine  into  old  bottles." 
jlero  wo  hftvc  It  !''?i*   'ho   process   of 


fermenting  rectifies  ii — purifies  it.  A 
little  later  Jesus  says,  "No  man  also 
having  drunk  old  wine  straightway 
dcsireth  new;  for  he  saith,  the  old  is 
better."  That  is  the  wine  I  believe 
Jesus  made  use  of;  and  again  the 
idea  hath  been  thrown  out  already 
that  was  not  the  time  to  have  the 
juice  of  the  grapes  when  the  com- 
munion was  celebrated,  for  the  bar- 
vest  of  grapes  is  in  the  Fall  and  the 
celabratiou  of  the  communion  was 
towards  Spring,  consequently  it  had 
a  space  of  time  to  lie  over  which  gave 
it  ample  time  to  be  fermeaied  before 
Jesus  used  it. 

There  is  one  matter  connected 

with  it  that  I  do  not  understand. 
Brethren  seem  to  take  it  for  granted 
that  there  is  such  a  thing  as  unfer- 
meuted wine.  Now  my  simple  un- 
derstanding is  that  the  juice  of  the 
grape  is  not  wine  until  it  is  fermented. 
Before  it  is  fermented  it  is  simply  the 
juice  of  the  grape.  Fermentation 
causes  it  to  ba  wine  just  in  the  same 
connection  as  bread  is  not  bread  until 
it  is  baked.  It  is  dough  in  the  first 
place,  but  baking  it  changes  it  from 
dough  to  bread.  Now  it  seems  to 
me  that  this  is  the  same  way  with 
the  wine  ;  it  is  the  juice  ot  the  grape 
until  after  it  is  fermented,  then  it  is 
wine.  Now  if  I  am  mistaken,  then 
the  query  oaght  to  be  passed  just  as 
it  is,  but  if  1  am  correct,  then  it  ought 
to  be  changed 

Jesus  said  the    "fruit    of    the 

vine ;"  that  is  as  near  as  you  can  find 
the  expression  he  used.  What  is  the 
point  we  are  to  remember  ?  Is  it  not 
his  sufferings  and  death  for  us  ?  Why 
do  we  talk  about  fermented  or  unfer- 
meuted wine  and  refer  to  the  differ- 
ent seasons  of  the  year.  Let  the  fer- 
mented wine  be  used  when  we  can 
not  have  it  fresh  and  let  it  not  be  ob- 
jected to  when  it  is  fresh.  I  think  it 
ought  to  be  used  just  as  it  is. 

A  German  brother  made  a   re- 
mark which  one  of  the    brethren    in- 


terpreted to  mean  that  the  word  does 
not  say  "wine"  according  to  the  Ger- 
man language,  but  "musV  and  just 
let  it  alone,  it  will  ferment  itself. 
There  is  a  material  in  it  which  will 
cause  it  to  ferment.  Bread  is  not  so 
unless  you  put  somclhing  in  it  to  fer- 
ment. 

rerha))d  we   cannot    do  better 

at  present  than  to  pass  it  as  it  is. 

— ^l)ocH  not  the  Savior  intimate 
that  the  old  is  better? 

Better  for  the   drunkard,     Ou 


this  idea  of  the  wine  purifying  itself, 
I  wish  now,  as  I  often  wished,  we 
had  more  knowledge.  I  think  it  is  ft 
question  that  may  be  propounded 
with  propriety.  Can  the  change  that 
the  juice  of  the  grape  undergoes  in 
its  various  stages  properly  be  called 
purification?  Ifso,  bow  long  will  it 
go  on  to  purify  itself?  It  goes  on  un- 
til it  becomes  vinegar.  la  it  now 
purer  than  it  was  when  it  was  ex- 
tracted from  the  grape  ?  As  the  age 
of  ihe  juice  increases  does  it  not  lose 
its  color  ?  Now  it  was  the  color  of 
the  fluid  taken  from  the  grape  that  led 
the  Savior  to  use  it  to  represent  his 
blood.  This  is  all  worthy  to  betaken 
into  consideration,  and  especially 
whether  we  can  properly  say  it  ia 
purification.  Purification  of  what? 
Tiiero  is  more  in  the  subject  than  we 
at  first  thought  of.  If  those  brethren 
think  the  old  wine  is  better  they  can 
have  it,  and  if  they  think  the  unfer- 
meuted juice  of  the  grape  more  fully 
represents  the  blood  of  Christ,  let 
them  have  it. 

Let  us  bear  with  one  another, 

brethren  in  these  matters. 

We  have  all  thought    we    had 

what  we  wanted.  In  our  Western 
States  we  have  no  grapes  and  there 
are  now  many  districts  that  could  not 
possibly  have  it.  We  always  get  the 
purest  article  we  can.  Make  no 
room,  brethren, for  disagreement.  Let 
us  go  on  as  we  have  done,  and  have 
forbearance.  You  in  the  East  have 
the  grapes,  but  we  in  the  West  could 
not  possibly  do  it,  but  we  might  boil 
it  and  skim  it  and  keep  it  sweet.  I 
would  like  that  very  much. 

This  is  just   like   our    Annual 

Meetings; "we  are  taking  up  a  great 
deal  of  unnecessary  time,  and  when 
the  weightier  matters  come  up  we 
have  no  time  to  discuss  them;  let  us 
pass  this. 
Passed. 

Convention  adjourned  for  dinner. 
Notice  was  given  that  in  the  after- 
noon the  meeting  would  be  held  out 
of  doors. 

In  the  afternoon  Convention  assem- 
bled in  the  orchard  adjoining  the  tent. 
Middle  Pknnsvlvani.v. 


(iuciy. — This  c()i);^ri^jilioii  injlilioiis  DiR- 
tiiit  .XU'otini;  for  Bii  .■uiii  luluieiil  to  llie  plmi 
of  li  )Uliii^  lln!  Aiiiui.'il  i\K'i,'tii'^.  uiul  I'l'DixiscR 
the  foUowiiitc  plan  :  l.ct  e.ich  Disli  id  Moct- 
iii)j  siMid  oni!  (Ifli'niilc  lo  form  llic  llic.  .Slnii.l- 
iii)i  (loinmUlCf,  niul  fuch  church  lo  liavc  llio 
jirivilcge  of  one  or  two  dcloji;ateB  as  a  h.)iiU! 
ripresiintation  ;  llicso  in  connection  with  lh« 
Stiuulinii;  Coinmillec  to  form  Iheofllcinl  body 


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for  the  tiansuction  of  all  bus'ness  pre'ented 
to  the  tneelinu;  for  acti  m. 

Answer. — Passed,  and  to  be  sent  to  Annual 
Meeting. 

1  have  beea    a   little   forward 

by  speaking  first,  and  I  will  here  speak 
first  again.  I  do  not  think  we  are 
ready  to  adopt  that  yet,  and  as  I  do 
not  feel  lika  saying  very  much  on  it, 
I  would  move  that  we  let  the  Annual 
Meeting  stand  just  as  it  is  to  try  it  a 
little  further,  and  I  would  move  to 
table  the  query. 

We  object   to   the   tabling   of 

this  query,  from  tlie  fact  that  our  dis- 
trict has  desired,  for  a  length  of  time, 
this  change,    and     have  tried    to    ap- 
proach this  meeting   tinse   and    again 
but  could  not  do  it    for    reasons    that 
we  will  try  to  show.     The  making  of 
an  official  body  for  the  transaction    of 
business,  would  lessen  the  demands  of 
business  the  put  into  the  hands  of  rep- 
resentatives unequally  divided.    This 
re  quest  calls  for  an  equal  represcnta- 
tiou,  or  permits  it,  from  all    congrega- 
tions that    want   to   be    represented, 
aud  the  wishes   of  the   congregations 
can   be  made    known    through   these 
representatives,  and  it  affords  a  pleas- 
ant way  of  holding  the    meeting   and 
affords  members   living   immediately 
near  where    the    meeting    is    held    a 
body  for  the  real    transaction    of   the 
business  that   is    sent,    in    coftipany 
with  the  members    of    the    Standing 
Committee.     Any  of  them    are  equal 
with  that  member  as  an  ofiBcial   body. 
If   it  is  contended   that  this    oflicial 
body    of  the  Church  can  get  to  know 
what  is  done,  it  may  lessen   the   con- 
gregations and  the   coming   together, 
which  is  now  so  very  large    that    the 
half  of  all   here    do    not    attend    the 
meetings,  and  when  it  is  so  large  and 
the  answer  proposed  comes  upon    its 
passage,  it  gives  a  wide  scope   to   the 
subject.     It  appears  to  me,    inconsis- 
tent the  way  we  hold  our   council    or 
business  meeting  o(  the  church.     We, 
at  home,  do  the  business  of  the  Church 
with    the    membership.      When    we 
come  to  our  district  meeting,  wehold 
it  with    the    members.     The    official 
part  of  it  is  transacted  entirely    with 
the  members,  and  when  a  point  is  to 
be  decided,  it  is  decided  by   the    dele- 
gates of  that    district    meeting;     aud 
if  these  are  features  of  the  church,   in 
matters  that  can  be  decided    at  home, 
why  should  it  be    a    feature   less    de- 
sirable, less  consistent  in  the  weighti- 
est matters  that  could  not   be    settled 
at  a  District  Meeting  aud   come    here 
to  have  it  settled  ?     I  believe   I    am 


safe  in  saying  that  the  majority  does 
not  say  so,  aud  it  is  not  as  easily  de- 
cided as  if  it  was  in  an  oflicial  body 
of  representatives  from  the  several 
congregations  or  churches.  And  in 
the  due  considerations,  of  this  fact, 
we  have  desired  it  and  we  would 
fn'm  press  it  to  the  minds  of  this  meeting 
for  your  due  considerations,  with  the 
proper  request  that  if  not  reasonable 
and  desirable,  aud  actually  in  coinci- 
dence with  the  general  character  of 
our  way  of  doing  business  in  the 
Church,  then  of  course  your  active 
minds  should  not  regard  it,  but  if  you 
Bee  it  consistent,  we  ask  that  that  con- 
sistency should  be  repecled. 

If  I    rightly    understand    the 

subject  before  us  the  suggestion  does 
not,  in  any  respect,  curtail  the  rights 
of  the    brethren    generally.       It    de- 
mands that  all  who  feel  inclined  have 
the  privilege  of  joining   in    discussing 
every  subject  that  may  be    presented 
just  as  we  do  now,  but    after    a  suffi- 
cient amount  of  discussion    has    been 
had, the  question  is  to  be  submitted  to 
the  official  body,  and  let  it  decide  the 
matter  in  some  deliberate  way,  either 
by  ballot  or  viva  voce,  or    any    form 
which  the  dignity  that  should  charac- 
terize such  a  body  as   this    may    sug- 
gest— the  wish  not  to  curtail   any   of 
the  privileges  that  the  brethren    now 
enjoy.     We  do  not    wish    to   change 
the  features  of  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee.    Let  the  districts  send    up    their 
delegates  as   they    do    now,    and    let 
them  send  up    more   if  they   see    fit. 
As  matters  are  now  regulated,   some 
of  the  smaller  districts  have    perhaps 
too    much   power    in    the    Standing 
Committae  ;  but  in  sending  the    de'e- 
gates,  that  can    be    limited    to    souie 
extent.     We  wish  to  have  more  delib- 
eration   and    dignity    attending     the 
discussion  of  some   questions    which 
are  of  great  importance  to  our  brother- 
hood.    When  more    consistent    with 
dignity,  we  can  retire  to  some  conve- 
nient   place    and    there    decide    the 
question  without  additional  argument. 
1  would  not  allow  them  to  argue    the 
question    after    they     have    left    the 
ground. 

Our   district   is    composed    of 

about  twenty-four  churches.  The 
brethren  have  been  thinking  that  we 
have  such  a  limited  chance  of  getting 
anything  in  here.  We  have  only  one 
representative  on  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee amongst  all  the  churches,  aud 
we  think  it  would  be  more  agreeable 
and  satisfactory  to  the  general  broth- 


erhood if  each  church  could  have  a 
delegate  or  two  sent,  and  only  one 
from  the  District  Meeting.  Then 
every  church  could  have  a  delegate 
there  to  defend  the  queries  in  which 
each  is  concerned. 

Nearly  all  the  churches  in  the 

world,  except  ours,  have   run    into  a 
kind    of  episcopal    government,    that 
the  bishops  and  officers  of  the    church 
will     finally     become      the      rulers, 
and  the    lay-members   of   the    church 
lose  their  influence  and  power.     That 
has  been  the  tendency    of  nearly    all 
the  churches.     Our  church   has    ever 
stood  upon  the  ground  presented  here, 
that  the    whole  brotherhood, — all    of 
them, — are  parties,    not    only    in    the 
church,  but  in    its  government;  and 
that  when  it  comes    to    any    matter 
that  pertains    to    the    welfare    of  our 
v/hole  church,  the  whole   brotherhood 
is  interested.       This   query    proposes 
to  have  one  delegate  from    each    dis- 
trict, and  one  from  each    church,    aud 
have  them  assemble  here  and  they  do 
the   business.       In    one    sense,    the 
brethren  here  explain  it,  they  form    a 
jury.     The  rest  of  us  can    come    here 
and  plead  before  that  jury  and  when 
we  have  done  pleading,   they   decide 
the  question.     That  is  the  way   it   is 
presented  here  that    we    may    come. 
Well  now,  brethren,  if  you   will  allow 
us  to  come  and  plead  and  argue,  don't 
you  bring  an  argument   that    we    are 
getting  a  system  to    Tcut    down    the 
Annual  Meeting  and  make  it  smaller. 
If  it  is  moved   to    make    the    Annual 
Meeting  smaller,  go   at   it   squarely; 
appoint  your  delegates  to  come,   and 
tell  us  to  stay  at  home,  or  tell    us    to 
come.     Don't  tell   us    to    come    and 
plead  the  case,  and  yet  you    want   to 
cut  down  the  number.     Now    in    re- 
gard to  the  matter  of  precedent  in  the 
case:  the  delegates  are  to  be    elected 
in  each  church.     Some  churches  have 
no  bishops  and  may  send  up  a  deacon 
or     miuister     in    the     first    or    sec- 
ond degree,  and  around  him    may    sit 
a  number  of  old  gray  headed   bishops 
who  cannot  give  their  voice    in     that 
case.       Suppose    ye,     at    Jerusalem 
these  old  bishops    or    apostles    were 
excluded  from  making  up    that    deci- 
sion,  unless    they    were    delegates? 
Methioks  not.     I  object  to  it  because 
it  is  not  founded   on    the    gospel.      I 
take  the  old  and  broad  ground  of   the 
brotherhood — we    are    all    brethren. 
Suppose  I  come  hera    as    a    delegate 
and  have  a  vote  ;  and  my   old    gray- 
headed  brother  cornea  here,  not  aa   a 


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delegate,  and  has  no  vote.  In  our 
cLurcbes  at  hoaie  the  members  are  all 
deeply  interested,  and  wc  say,  breth- 
ren, with  earnestnes  and  prayer  come 
to  the  work.  It  is  not  the  work  of  a 
half  an  hour,  or  an  hour,  or  two 
liours  that  we  spend  here.  The  pres- 
ent arrangement  of  our  Annual  Meet- 
ing is  the  work  of  long  years.  It  has 
been  done  by  the  sleepless  nights  of 
our  old  gray-headed  brethren.  Do 
not  overturn  it  by  the  work  of  a  hasty 
moment  now.  Let  thought,  and 
prayer,  and  iuvestigation,  have  a 
chance:  don't  do  that  now,  brethren. 
I  would  amend  the  resolution  and  say, 
We  ask  no  change. 

— — We  have  a  rule  to  go  by.  The 
gospel  is  a  rule  for  the  children  of 
God,  and  always  has  been.  When 
the  brethren  went  up  to  Jerusalem 
they  chose  some  of  the  apostles  to  go 
up  there  and  the  rest  staid  at  home  ; 
and  when  the  matter  was  decided  it 
was  written  down  and  sent  to  those 
at  home.  I  believe  the  brethren  and 
sisters  should  be  kept  at  home,  so 
that  we  could  have  more  order  here, 
and  whatever  is  decided  here  be  car- 
ried home  to  them.  Let  us  always 
abide  by  the  doctrine  as  nearly  as 
possible,  and  avoid  aiuch  confusion. 

1   do   not   want   to  disparage 

anything  that  the  brother  has  said. 
We  do  not  want  to  overturn  the 
the  labors  of  our  dear  brethren — no, 
we  want  system  and  order  that  we 
can  know  what  our  brotherhood  does, 
and  that  wo  can  know  what  has  been 
done  v.'heu  it  is  done.  It  has  been 
said,  "Let  us  try  this  firsi  awhile." 
1  say  it  has  been  tried  first,  and  has 
given  us  a  good  deal  of  dissatisfaction. 
Now  try  our  plan  awhile,  upon  the 
grounds  of  equity  and  justice,  and 
when  you  have  tried  our  plan  as  long 
as  you  have  tried  this,  and  do  not 
succeed  better  than  thisj  we  will  not 
hinder  you  from  trying  this  again. 

1  would  be  in  favor  of  deferring 

this  matter  until  our  next  Annual 
Meeting,  as  it  is  an  important  change, 
and  something  new  ;  therefore  I  am 
under  the  impression  that  we  had 
better  deter  it. 

The    brother    says    we    have 

tried  our  plan  a  long  time,  and  I  say 
we  have  tried  it  \hO  years  and  it  has 
Iseld  our  church  together  and  that  too 
when  every  other  church  has  been 
divided  again  and  again.  Your  dele- 
gated power  I  ol)ject  to,  that  is  a  new 
thing  now.  The  change  of  the  An- 
nual Meeting  did  not  establish  a  dele- 


gated power,  it  brought  the  whole 
Brotherhood  together.  Now,  you 
olfer  the  delegated  power  in  the  office 
of  the  church  to  constitute  the  busi- 
ness official  power  that  decides 
([uestions.  That,  I  say,  I  object  to, 
tor  it  was  never  kuown  in  our  An- 
nual Meeting  for  L50  years. 

We  see  no  good    ground    for 

change.  One  remark  was  made,  we 
do  not  get  a  full  chance.  Every  dis- 
trict has  a  chance  of  sending  one  del- 
egate, that  equals  the  church  through- 
out the  United  States.  The  best  wo 
can  do  is  to  let  it  stand  where  it 
stands  ;  let  us  not  be  too  tenacius. 
You  will  find  that  God's  people  were 
all  the  time  contending  with  Moses 
and  God  for  changes,  and  when  they 
got  them,  what  were  they  ?  I  am 
satisfied  that  the  brethren  should 
leave  it  where  it  is. 

— — You  will  find  that  the  dele- 
gales  and  the  eiders  present  always 
did  compose  the  Annual  Meeting, and 
that  has  never  been  changed  I  do 
not  see  any  good  reason  in  our  dis- 
cussing this  question.  Yon  will  find 
that  when  the  committee  was  elected 
to  make  the  change  in  this  way,  the 
change  was  made,  I  have  been  asked 
by  brethren  why  I  did  not  attend 
Annual  Meeting  of  late  years.  I  said, 
because  I  was  no  elder.  I  was  not  a 
delegate,  and  therefore  I  did  not  go. 

1  want  to  show  you  how  this  mat- 
ter is  about  the  remark,  and  I  think 
that  the  brotherhood  will  see  that  the 
sentiments  of  this  vast  assembly  will 
not  be  attained  here.  I  think  there 
have  been  only  three  speakers  on 
each  side  ;  and  you  have  the  senti- 
ments of  these  members,  and  if  you 
gratify  us  in  that  change  there  are 
others  who  should  have  a  chance  in 
the  matter,  but  if  you  try  it  the  other 
way,  we  will  have  more  confidence 
than  in  the  way  you  wish. 

— — I  ju.st  wish  to  say  that  the  prin- 
cipal object  of  our  District  Meeting, 
in  sending  this  query  up,  was  in  or- 
der that  we  might  have  a  fair  repre- 
sentation. This  seemed  to  have  been 
the  leading  object  and  desire  of  our 
meeting.  It  is  true,  it  has  been  said 
that  we  have  this  by  sending  a  dele- 
gate from  our  District  Meeting,  but 
we  have  learned,  by  experience,  that 
this  has  not  always  been  the  case, — 
that  our  query  and  our  wishes  as  a 
District  Meeting  have  not  been  rep- 
resented by  delegates  sent  up  from 
that  meeting,  and  1  contend  that  that 
cannot  fairly  be  done,  hence  the  lead- 


ing object  ia  that  we  may  have  a  fair 
and  local  representation  before  thi^ 
meeting.  In  order  that  we  may  have 
this,  it  seems  neces.sary  that  we  should 
have  a  delegate  from  each  local 
church.  There  have  been  queries 
sent  up  to  our  District  Meeting  and 
have  been  passed  by  almost  a  unani- 
mous vote  in  favor  of  the  docision, 
and  through  it  has  been  sent  np  by 
delegation  to  this  meeting,  and  in- 
stead of  those  delegates  representing 
our  wishes  and  the  wishes  of  that 
meeting,  they  did  the  very  thing  that 
we  did  not  wish  them  to  do,  and 
hence  there  has  been  no  representa- 
tion whatever. 

This  has  not  been  the  ca?e  with  the 
Middle  District  of  Pennsylvania  only, 
but  we  have  heard  of  other  di.J.tricts 
that  have  been  represented  in  thnVery 
same  manner  ;  instead  of  those  dele- 
gates representing  the  wishes  of  their 
District,  they  come  up  here  and  reji- 
resent  their  own  wishe.s  in  order  t(j 
accomplish  their  own  ends. 

In  order,  then,  that  the  local 
churches  may  have  a  fair  represeniu- 
tion,  and  that  they  may  be  able  to 
come  up  here  and  attend  to  and  defend 
the  query  which  they  wish  to  havn 
acted  upon,  it  seems  necessary  that 
they  should  have  a  delegation  and 
representative  in  order  that  thoy  may 
be  able  to  express  the  sentiments  of 
their  District  before  this  body.  Thi.-<, 
we  think,  is  the  main  and  principal 
reason  why  we  ask  for  the  change. 

We  ask  for  the  very  thing  which 
we  practice  in  our  District  .Meeting. 
We  wish  to  have  the  discussions  and 
decisions  made  in  the  same  way  ;  and 
we  believe  that,  if  our  Annual  Meet- 
ings could  be  held  in  this  way,  our 
brethren  would  go  home  satisfied, 
and  we  would  hear  no  more  of  this 
murmuring  against  the  passage  of 
questions  against  the  wishes  of  tho 
body  of  the  meeting  and  the  body  of 
the  Church. 

We  feel  it  our   duty    to    stand 

opposed  to  the  change  petitioned  for. 
We  have  been  sent  here,  as  well  as 
many  others,  for  the  cause  of  the 
brotberhood  and  to  tho  satisfaction  of 
the  brotherhood,  and  we  are  convinc- 
ed, on  our  part,  that  the  change  peti- 
tioned for,  will,  by  no  means,  meet 
the  approbation  of  the  brotherhood  in 
general,  especially  the  laity, 

A  brother  referred  to  the  time,  18G6, 
when  the  committee  was  appointed 
aud  made  arrangements  for  a  district- 
ing of  the  States    for    sending    delo- 


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{ratos  to  the  Auniial  Meeting.  lu 
tliut  report,  a  clause  soiuetbiug  like 
this  ia  contained  ;  "That  the  dolei^ales 
and  the  Standing  Couiniiltee  were  to 
constitute  the  Annual  Meeting,"  and 
it  gave  much  dissatisfaction,  brethren, 
80  much  ?o,  that  a  number  concluded 
tliat  they  wore  entirely  excluded 
from  any  benefit  in  our  Annual  Meet- 
ing. By  changing  the  idea,  it  recon- 
ciled the  matter  a  little,  so  that  those 
members  that  were  unreconciled  were 
reconciled. 

Now  brethren  I  would  be  sorry  to 
have  to  return  homo  and  it  should 
come  forth  that  this  Annual  Meeting 
made  a  change  to  that  etloct.  I  say 
the  same  to  my  brethren, let  us  su.'peud 
tills  matter  for  a^vhile,  let  us  wait  a 
ftiw  more  years.  It  was  a  long  time 
before  this  good  work  was  brought 
about  and  now  let  us  wait  a  good 
while  before  we  make  such  a  change. 
If  we  undertake  to  cut  ofl"  the  privi- 
lege of  our  members  too  much,  our 
housekeeping  will  finally  have  a  poor 
tlfrct,  and  so  it  will  be  with  our 
Annual  Meeting,  let  us  not  cut  off  too 
uiuch  privilege. 

The  answer  was  read  by  the  clerk 
as  f'jllows:  We  think  it  beat,  to  defer 
for  the  present  this  proposed  change, 
and  especially  the  plan  offered  in  place 
of  that  now  practiced. 

The  answer  that  we  have  pro- 
posed and  written  has  been  read  in 
your  hearing,  what  have  you  to  say  ? 

1  object  to  the  latter  part  of  the 

answer. 

We  are  deferring  it  for  further 

consideration. 

You  may  do  that. 

There  is  no  use,    brethren,    to 

mske  the  change.  We  have  been 
getting  along  quite  well  under  the 
present  plan  and  the  church  has  been 
iu  a  healthy  condition.  There  is  no 
necessity  of  making  a  change,  there 
is  something  at  the  end  of  that,  breth- 
ren. We  know  who  runs  the  Annual 
Meeting;  it  is  the  work  of  a  few,  but 
it  is  the  whole  fraternity  that  bears 
the  expense  in  reality. 

1   am     under    the   imprea.sion 

that  our  church  is  not  iu  that  healthy 
condition  as  represented  by  the  breth- 
ren ;  therefore  I  would  move  that 
thi.s  answer  to  the  query  be  passed 
by  this  meeting. 

If  the  latter  clause  can  be  re- 
moved we  might  submit,  to  got  along 
with  the  business,  but  to  throw  the 
prestige  of  this  meeting  against  the 
phi'i  we  cannot  agree  to,  and    if  you 


are  willing  to  leave  that  part  of  it 
out,  I  submit,  and  if  not,  we  must 
continue  the  discussion. 

Brethren  the  longer  you  dis- 
cuss this  the  more  you  will  have  iu 
opposition  to  it,  you  had  better  lot 
that  pass  just  as  it  ia. 

Brethren  we  cannot  do  any- 
thing better  than  just  to  pass  this. 
When  one  side  of  the  question  is 
adopted  I  think  the  other  side  is. 

Brethren     think      about     the 

change  that  this  causes  on  the  Min- 
utes. They  still  think  about  a  plan 
of  change  in  that  now  offered,  but  a 
different  plan  to  this  one  will  be 
brought  up  next  year.  If  the  broth- 
erhood could  find  a  better  plan  than 
the  one  now  ofl'ered,  let  them  bring  it 
up  and  not  confine  it  to  the  change 
that  is  now  proposed.  I  want  the 
brotherhood  and  sisterhood,  if  they 
want  a  change,  to  express  it  at  home, 
send  it  up  next  year,  and  then  we  can 
learn  what  are  the  feelings  of  the 
laity.  The  church  is  the  laity  aud 
the  ministers  aud  the  delegates  are 
the  servants  at  home  ;  and  they  elect 
ministers,  and  they  elect  delegates 
through  the  means  established  in  the 
District  Meetings,  and  we  do  not 
want  to  cut  oft'  the  privilege  of  our 
laity  at  all ;  we  want  them  to  be  heard. 

Where  is  the  necessity  of  this 

repetition  ?  If  the  first  part  proposes 
to  defer  why  the  repetition  "and 
e.specially  the  plan  offered  iu  place  of 
the  one  now  practiced?''  It  don't 
make  it  any  stronger,  it  is  equivalent 
to  saying  we  defer  the  i)roposed 
change,  and  especially  the  proposed 
change,  as  there  is  only  one  change 
a.sked  for. 

We  do  not  care  about  discuss- 
ing the  subject,  we  ought  to  kn(jw 
what  we  are  trying  to  do.  The 
brethren  in  the  different  districts  go 
to  work  and  elect  delegates  aud  send 
them  here  and  pay  their  expenses, 
and  these  have  to  act  for  the  dictricts. 
Now,  where  is  the  use  of  all  this 
trouble  aud  expense  when  we  have 
no  more  to  say  when  v/e  come  here 
than  anybody  else?  Why  not  let  any 
one  go  who  can  ;  whoever  has  mon- 
ey enough  ?  This  establishes  the  fact 
that  they  are  sent  by  authority  for 
the  purpose  of  doing  a  work,  aud  a 
little  more  of  a  work  than  those  who 
were  not  selected.  Dou't  you  give 
your  deacons  more  right  than  you  do 
to  the  others,  and  because  you  elect 
your  ministers,  don't  they  have  more 
authority  than  the  others, — dou't  thoy 


haVe  more  duty  to  perform,  aud  dou't 
you  advance  them  after  a  little  while? 
Most  assuredly  there  is  more  required 
of  them  than  of  the  laity  ;  you  expect 
.something  more  from  us  than  you  do 
froui  anybody  else.  I  hold  it  my  du- 
ty as  a  delegate,  authorized  by  a  Dis- 
trict Meeting,  to  come  here  and  prop- 
erly defend  that  which  appears  to  be 
right  and  just.  Now,  if  anybody  else 
is  to  come  here  and  have  equal  au- 
thority without  any  delegation,  I  do 
not  see  where  comes  in  our  church 
government  or  our  system.  There  is 
undoubtedly  something  expected  of 
us  more  than  there  is  of  those  who 
come  here  of  their  own  free  will  aud 
pleasure.  Therefore  we  hold  that  it 
ought  to  be  left  to  those  who  are  del- 
egated and  sent  here  to  do  business 
for  the  hundreds  and  thousands  who 
have  stayed  at  home.  We  are 
to  represent,  perhaps  three  or  four 
thou.sand  mcmber-i,  who  are  at  home  in 
the  discharjre  of  othor  dutie-i,  anil  have 
sent  us  hereto  act  in  their  stead.  Now  aie 
the  brethren  to  come  here  and  modify 
our  authority  and  influence  as  we  repre- 
sent a  body  of  five  or  s-ix  ihousuiid  uiem- 
bois?  Is  that  right?  It  is  on  the  prin- 
ciple of  equity  aud  justice  that  we  are 
actiiii;  to-day.  It  is  in  accordance  with 
the  uiamier  in  which  we  decide  (juestions 
at  home  in  the  congregation,  where  we 
a-k  fVoui  member  to  member.  We  want 
an  understanding,  and  if  tiicre  is  any- 
tliinir  that  is  not  clearly  understood  by 
the  simplo  expression,  we  take  it  by  yean 
aud  iiiys,  then  we  have  it  by  a  rising 
vote.  We  v;ant  to  know  what  the  ma- 
joriiy  of  t!ia  meujber.^hip  says  ",  and  i;  ii 
the  same  way  at  a  District  Meeting'. 
When  it  comes  to  a  matter  of  casting  the. 
yotus,  is  it  right  that  all  .sliould  have 
the  same  influencti  as  a  delegate  who 
represents  five  or  six  hundred  memljers? 

Sliall  our  brethren  of   the    Middle 

district  of  I'ennsylvania  vote  that  these 
biethren  should  stand  up  in  dcfouce  of 
wliat  they  say  ?  Do  you  expect  to  hold 
this  meeting  here  in  suspense?  It  scom.s 
as  if  it  .mly  coares  IVom  that  side  of  the 
state,  ^\'e  arc  willing  to  answer,  "no 
change,"  especially  because  we  have  not 
got  the  ansvver  yet,  that  is  calculated  to 
effect  the  union.     I  say  pass  it. 

The  reason  why  I  mad;^  this  ch;itige 

was  this  ;  some  of  the  iijenii)ors  know 
that  as  far  as  I  have  had  conneclion  witli 
your  Churcli  bii:-iiiess  and  URCtings,  I 
have  maintained  the  propriety  and  nee- 
c.-sity  of  lay  representation,  but  the  point 
that  brother  Miller  ofi'eied,  1  deemed  lies 
out  of  the  bounds  of  lay  lepicsoiUation, 
and  I  want  a  (ilan  that  plainly  and  uii- 
ibi.stakal)le  admit.sa  lay  reprosenlation  in 
the  transaction  of  any  Ciiuich  business  ; 
that  was  the  reason,  and  not  tliat  1  want- 
ed a  fiing  at  the  brother  that  a.sked  for  % 
change. 


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The  answer  as  amended   was   read 
by  the   clerk. — We    think    it   best   to 
defer  for   the   present   Ibis  proposed 
change. 
Passed. 

1  would  rather  pass  this  as  it 

was,  and  I  want  to  tell  you  my  rea- 
sons. Brother  Iloleinger  argues  for 
the  change,  that  the  churches  and 
dietricts  shall  elect  delegates  to  come 
here  and  decide  the  business  of  the 
whole  meeting  ;  he  comes  out  square- 
ly and  argues  that.  That  is  what  he 
wants.  That  is  what  he  advo- 
cates. The  reason  why  he  wants  to 
pass  it  is,  because  it  does  away  with 
lay  representation.  It  does  away 
with  every  power  to  rule  in  the  mat- 
ter of  delegates  that  are  elected  here, 
and  cuts  out  old  bishops  and  elders, 
and  yet  he  says  that  is  what  he  wants 
here.  We  have  got  the  church  stand- 
ing here  for  150  years  undivided  upon 
the  principles  of  lay  delegation. 
Brother  Ilanawalt  said  I  was  mis- 
taken. I  am  not  mistaken  when  I 
say  your  delegated  povvor  to  rule  our 
church  has  never  been  known  in  the 
brotherhood  for  150  years. 

Now  while  we  try  this,  aud  see 
that  it  works  well,  transmitted  to  us 
an  undivided  charge  to  admit  lay 
representation  here,  did  you  come  up 
here  and  say  that  you  won't  make 
any  change,  but  did  not  say  anything 
against  our  delegated  power.  Now, 
I  do  want  this  meeting,  when  the 
delegated  power  is  presented  to  it,  to 
point  right  at  the  delegated  power 
and  say,  "go  back,"  and  not  say 
"make  no  change."  Do  you  think 
you  will  enhance  or  extol,  or  make 
greater  the  church  that  has  stood  un- 
der our  fathers  ?     I  think  not. 

Thid  delegation   would  arrest 

the  acts  decided  here  under  a  few 
hands  and  put  it  in  the  hands  of  500 
or  000  *  *  *  A.  few  members 
here  make  the  Annual  Meeting,  and 
it  would  excuse  them  and  relieve 
them  and  wrest  it  out  of  their  hands, 
and  put  it  into  the  hands  of  a  delega- 
tion that  is  not  very  few,  when  itmay 
be  passed  hastily  and  without  consid- 
eration, when  it  has  been  troubling 
many  men  for  years  to  know  how  to 
get  the  business  out  of  this  body  and 
put  it  into  the  hands  of  a  very  few. 
Don't  let  our  brethren  tell  us  what 
they  please.  We  don't  want  more 
than  right.  We  don't  want  the 
whole  church  to  be  swayed  by  the 
Middle  district  of  I'ennsylvaaia.    Wo 


will  not  hinder  them  viewing  the  case 
fairly  and  manfully. 

1  do  not  know  whether  I  un- 
derstand the  proposition  in  every- 
thing that  is  offered.  I  do  not  want 
to  state  that  we  have  no  delegates  or 
delegated  power,  but  we  do  not  like 
the  delegates  to  be  at  the  end  of 
everything.  We  want  the  church  to 
be  at  the  end  of  everything.  Our 
ministers  aud  deacons  have  the  pow- 
er in  bringing  up  this  matter,  but 
they  have  no  more  power  in  the  de- 
cision than  a  single  member.  Don't 
let  the  delegates  decide  this  matter, 
but  let  the  laity  decide.  When  we 
deacons  and  ministers  come  together 
we  make  a  deciaion,  we  bring  it  be- 
fore the  church,  but  if  the  church  is 
not  willing  for  it,  we  will  have  to  let 
it  go  and  let  the  churches  rule  us.  I 
say  let  it  stand  as  it  was,  and  that  is 
the  way,  I  believe  that  the  brethren 
have  ever  worked  ever  since  I  have 
known  anything  about  them,  there- 
fore I  say,  let  us  make  no  change. 

1  have   not  said    anything    at 

this  meeting,  from  the  fact  that  I 
have  not  been  sent  here  to  represent, 
though  I  have  been  told  in  this  dis- 
cussion it  is  the  privilege  of  the  laity 
to  speak,  and  I  think  there  is  a  vital 
point  in  this  question  aud  I  wish  to 
be  heard  on  it.  The  brethren  have 
stated  here  that  our  church  has  stood 
for  more  than  a  century  by  the  voice 
of  the  members.  We  are  made  up  of 
individuals  as  an  ocean  is  made  up  of 
drops.  If  this  change  is  made  it  is 
changing  it  from  the  laity  unto  a  del- 
egated power  and  we  have  seen  that 
from  the  first  ages  of  Christianity, 
they  have  been  making  changes  and 
it  has  got  no  man  to  an  infallibility, 
my  brethren.  We  do  not  want  any 
infallibility,  nor  delegated  power, 
while  we  compose  that  body  of  Christ. 
I  say,  pass  it  by  the  majority  here 
as  it  stood.  If  I  am  not  welcome  to 
this  Annual  Meeting,  tell  me  to  stay 
at  home. 

1  think  that  there  was  a  propo- 
sition made  to  defer  it  for  a  year  aud 
allow  them  at  home  time  to  think  of  it. 
I  say,  let  it  be  deterred  to  another 
year  and  let  them  take  it  into  their 
private  councils  at  home,  aud  then 
bring  it  in  that  way,  so  that  we  may 
know  what  the  laity  means  if  they 
are  sincere. 

We  would  like  to  offer  here   a 

question.  As  our  length  of  time  in 
this  country  has  been  offered  hero  a 
reason  why  there  should  be  uo  change 


in  this  matter;  and  we  grant  that  we 
have  been  here  150  years;  but  what 
were  our  brethren  100  years  ago  to 
what  we  are  to-day  ?  and  what  will 
we  be  150  years  from  now  ?  How 
are  we  to  designate  what  shall  be  the 
practice  of  our  brethren  when  we 
shall  be  counted  in  the  state  of  Ohio 
alone,  not  by  the  thousand  but  by 
millions  ? 

The  answer  as  amended  was  read 
as  follows:  "We  think  it  best  not  to 
make  the  proposed  change." 

"For  the   present"   we   might 

add  to  it. 

Passed  without  further  amend- 
ment. 

Q  Is  it  right  for  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee to  chanjje  the  import  of  any  query  ad- 
dressed 10  the  Ananal  Meeting  f 

A,    Not  right. 

Second  reading. 

The  query    implies    that   the 

committee  has  changed  the  import  of 
words,  and  I  am  half  sorry  that  that 
insinuation  is  connected  with  it.  I 
have  been  clerk  for  the  meeting  a 
good  many  years  ;  and  I  know  the 
tenderness  and  the  delicacy  we  have 
always  felt  in  changing  the  phraseol- 
ogy, changing  a  few  words,  much 
more  in  changing  the  import,  and  I 
do  not  like  it  at  all;  but  let  it  go.  I 
am  almost  ready  to  ask  wherein  we 
changed  and  whence  the  necessity  of 
this  question  ?  But  I  say,  if  we 
ever  did  it,  we  did  it  unintentionally. 
To-day,  for  instance,  we  would  not 
change  where  there  was  a  mistake, 
but  called  in  the  brother  who  drew 
up  the  question  in  the  individual 
church  iu  which  it  originated.  So 
careful  have  we  been.  And  if  we 
have  changed,  it  has  not  been  done  in- 
tentionally, as  the  committee  around 
will  bear  testimony. 

For  10  years,  I    believe   now, 

I  have  tried  to  serve  the  church  as 
faithfully  as  I  knew  how  on  the 
Standing  Committee.  There  may 
have  been  changes  made  and  if  they 
were  made,  they  were  made,  as  to- 
day. The  person  that  writes  out  the 
query  sometimes  don't  get  it  worded 
80  as  to  convey  the  idea  that  it  ia 
intended  to  convey  ;  and  when  it  is 
made  known  to  us  by  the  representa- 
tive from  the  district  whence  that 
came,  aud  inquire  and  go  back  to  the 
one  that  drew  up  the  query  and  used 
the  words,  we  called  for  them  asked 
them  what  they  intended  to  say  in 
the  ([uery,  because  it  does  not  convey 
the  idea  that  the  representative  pres- 
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it  was  inteDded  to  convey.  Now  we 
say  to  them  as  tl:e  brethrtn  hero  will 
bear  witness,  "You  take  the  entire 
responsibility  upon  yourselves  in  the 
knowledge  of  this  query,''  time  and 
and  again.  But  here  it  comes  up 
changed  in  form  and  the  responsibili- 
ty is  thrown  upon  the  Standing 
Committee,  in  the  wording  of  these 
queries.  That  is  certainly  the  eilect  as 
implied.  When  the  change  was  made, 
it  was  made  in  that  way.  Wo  Lave 
never  taken  the  responsibility,  but 
have  thrown  it  upon  the  person  that 
used  the  words.  Hence  I  have  no 
objection  to  passing  it.  I  know  it  is 
not  right,  I  knew  it  was  not  right 
long  ago.  I  am  ivilling,  for  my  part, 
Btill  to  bear  with  it  and  do  the  best 
we  can,  and  if  we  get  a  few  hard 
Knocks  once  in  a  while,  still  I  am  will- 
ijng  that  it  shall  be  passed, 

1  am  not  willing  that  anything 

shall  pass  this  meeting  throwing  an 
insinuation  on  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee. If  the  Standing  Committee  has 
failed  to  do  their  duty,  let  it  be  shown 
up.  I  would  rather  if  the  Standing 
Committee  should  moke  a  mistake, 
that  they  should  be  brought  to  ac- 
knowledge that  mistake. 

I  have  never  been  willing  to  lay  it 
over.  I  for  one,  objected  that  any- 
thing should  be  done  with  partiality. 
I  was  willing  to  have  it  come  before 
the  whole  of  the  brethren,  and  I  am 
willing  now.  When  questions  of  that 
nature  have  come  up  implicating  the 
Standing  Committee,  I  objected  to  it, 
and  said  that  the  implication  was 
wrong;  and  the  question,  originating 
as  it  had,  it  was  an  unfair  implication. 
I  want  all  fixed  now,  fairly  and 
Bquarely,  and  if  our  delegation  or 
Standing  Committee  haa  erred  in 
judgment  or  done  anything  wrong, 
don't  throw  an  insinuation  before  the 
brethren,  but  come  right  square  out 
and  let  them  atone  for  it.  I  say 
table  it,  and  if  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee has  done  wrong,  let  them  atone 
for  it. 

1  would  like  to  know   whether 

I  am  correct,  if  there  is  just  merely  a 
question  asked  in  the  paper  that  has 
been  read. 

— — It  is  only  an  insinuation  (Ques- 
tion and  answer  again  read.) 

An  important  question  that  has 

been  answered  correctly. 

That  question  or  query  is  not  with- 
out a  cause,  brethren,  ahd  yet  I  was  one 
that  helped  to  do  it.  I  presume  it  was 
when    we    took    several    questions    and 


blended  them  into  one  ;  hence  the  breth- 
ren thought  their  query  was  not  noticed 
in  tliat  case,  and  I  was  one  that  liclpcd 
to  do  it,  and  thi.s  query  originated  from 
that  circumstance  at  last  Yearly  Meeting: 
therefore  I  am  willing  that  the  query  be 
pas.sed  just  with  its  answer.  I  do  not 
.>*ec  that  it  is  a  censure  ;  it  is  only  a  warn- 
ing to  the  Committee  to  treat  every  ques- 
tion coming  before  you  with  due  respect. 
I  thought  we  had  no  right  to  change  the 
queries  and  that  is  the  reason  why  that 
question  came  up. 

This  refers  to  changing  the  im- 
port of  a  query.  Sometimes  two  queries 
oomc  up  of  a  similar  character  and  can 
be  changed  without  changing  the  import 
of  it ;  that  is  frequently  done. 

Brother  Long,  are  you  not  a  little 

mistaken  in  that  matter?  When  we  had 
read  one  query  we  supposed  it  had  cov^ 
ered  the  query  that  came  from  the  Mid 
die  District  of  Pennsylvania.  We  sup- 
posed that  it  had  reached  that.  I  did 
not  see  that  there  was  any  change. 

That  is  all  it  was. 

On  the  other  side,  brother  Ilana- 

walt  admits  that  it  was  an  oversight  of 
the  question  ;  I  have  no  objections,  but 
let  it  go. 

I  here  take  the  opportunity  of  saying 
that  we  are  sorry  to  know  that  there  are 
fears  entertained  by  many  that  there  is 
an  improper  authority  assumed  by  the 
Standing  Committee.  A  more  unjust 
charge  than  this  is  not  often  made  ;  and 
I  am  very  willing  that  our  work  should 
be  fairly  examined  ;  but  let  it  go. 

I  will  just  say,   brethren,    to   the 

idea  that  the  Standing  Committee  has 
changed  the  import  of  queries,  that  I 
have  been  on  the  Standing  Committee 
frequently  in  my  time,  and  must  say  this 
for  the  brethren,  that  they  have  always 
been  as  careful  as  they  could  be  to  make 
no  change  in  the  queries.  Brother  Davy 
has  always  said  if  it  was  done,  they 
would  have  to  take  the  responsibility 
upon  themselves.  I  think  the  brethren 
have  been  just  as  careful  as  they  could 
be.  I  know  we  are  sometimes  censured 
a  little  that  we  assume  too  much  author- 
ity. Just  think  of  it.  The  Standing 
Committee  during  this  day  has  said  very 
little,  but  have  given  the  privilege  to 
the  other  brethren  of  speaking,  and  have 
occupied  very  little  time.  Wc  see  so 
many  who  are  ready  to  speak,  that,  tor 
order's  sake,  we  keep  quiet.  We  do  not 
want  to  assume  any  more  authority  than 
we  can  possibly  help,  and  I  am  willing 
that  our  work  shall  be  properly  investi- 
gated. 

I  am  one  in  favor  of  passing    it 

as  it  reads.  It  is  certainly  evident  that 
no  one  has  yet  spoken  upon  the  subject 
except  members  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee. I  am  glad,  brethren,  to  see  you 
defend  yourselves.  We  cannot  do  it, 
from  the  fact  that  .some  things  have  ap- 
peared to  us  as  not  having  been  exactly 
rij!;ht.  We  do  not  have  the  inside  view 
of  the  matter  as  you  have  endeavored  to 


give  it  to  us  to-day  ;  you  have  endeavor- 
ed to  vindicate  yourselves. 

This  is  simply  asking  a  question  wheth- 
er you  claim  to  have  the  right  to  do  it. 
Now,  if  you  are  willing  to  say  that  you 
have  the  right  to  do  it,  then  you  will 
not  pass  it  ;  out  now  if  you  agree  that 
you  nave  no  right,  and  want  to  represent 
that  you  never  did  it,  why  not  pass  it 
right  along  and  .say  that  you  have  no 
right  to  do  it? 

I  will  just  make  this  remark    for 

the  future  consideration  of  questions 
here,  as  it  is  the  meaning  and  spirit  of 
the  gospel  that  queries  should  not  come 
up  here  unless  they  cau.se  trouble  at  home 
that  cannot  be  settled  ;  but  for  the  future, 
brethren,  don't  bring  in  questions  here, 
to  be  acted  on,  when  there  is  no  cause 
for  it.  When  there  is  cause  bring  them 
here.  With  this  explanation,  I  am  wilU 
in^  it  should  pass  as  it  is. 

Passed. 

Q  When  members  who  are  dependent  on: 
the  church  move  fiom  one  state  to  another, 
expecting  to  be  maintained  by  their  children, 
and  fail,  which  church's  duly  is  it  to  main- 
tain them  ? 

A.  This  meeting  thinks  it  the  duty  of  the: 
church  from  which  they  moved  to  maiataiai 
them. 

It  came  from    the    P]agle   Creek 

church.     I  will  tell  you  the  circumstance. 
There  was  a  couple  of  members    lived  ins 
the  Eagle  Creek  church,  that  I  have  the 
oversight  of,  and  the  parents   have  chtli- 
dren,  and  said  that  if  the   brethren  here 
would  take  them  down  there,  they  knew 
their  children  would  maintain  them.  Tiie 
brethren  did  as    the  parents    requested, 
and  took  them  down  there.     The  children 
accepted  them  and  said  they  would  take 
care  of  them,  but  it  .■seems  they   did   not 
do  that,  and  they  became  a  charge  there, 
and  they  wrote  back  to  the  District  Meet- 
ing and    the    District    Meeting    decided, 
that  if  the  Church  there  was    not   going 
to  keep  them,  they  should  be  sent  back, 
and  the    District    Meeting  dec'ded   that 
they  should  be  kept  by  the  Eagle   Creet 
Church.     It  does  seem  to  me  as   though 
the  church  ought  to  send  them  back  and 
the  church  here  should    maintain  them- 
They  will  pay  the  expenses   back    if  th& 
brethren  there  don't  do    it.       That    was. 
ten  years  ago. 

Recollect,  brethren,  that  we  have 

something  on  the  minutes  touching  this, 
matter,  and  it  is  referred  to  the  former 
decision  in  relation  to  the  matter. 

Our  brethren  will  send  down  mon- 
ey and  bring  them  hack, you  need  not  ar- 
gue the  question  at  all. 

I    am    told    that    those  poor  old 

people  went  to  the  poor-house ;  word 
was  sent  back  to  the  Eagle  Creek  church 
where  they  were.  The  brethren  them 
wrote  back  that  if  they  would  not  send 
them  back  they  would  send  money  and 
bring  them  back. 

(To  be  Continued.) 

• —^^^^  .^-^ — 

God's  promises  are  true. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMrANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 


AND 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYKRSDALK,  Fa.,  -June  16,  1875. 


Vlie  Cauite  rikI  Evils  ol  Dlvfsious 
In  <:iiur«lit*i4. 

Oivisions  or  I'actions  in  tlic  church  and 
tiiuori>;  Christians,  are  traced  by  the  aj)Os- 
itlePaul  to  a  cnrnal  uiind  or  feeling,  as 
the  cause  of'-suoh  divisions.  lie  sa3's  to 
the  Corinthian  cliurch,  "And  T,  breth- 
ren, could  not  speak  unto  you  as  unto 
spiritual,  but  as  unto  carnal,  even  as 
unto  bubes  in  Christ.  I  have  fed  you 
with  milk,  and  not  with  meat :  for  hith* 
crto  ye  were  not  able  to  bear  it,  neither 
yet  now  are  ye  able.  For  ye  are  yet  car- 
nal :  for  whereas  there  is  among  you  en- 
vying and  strife,  and  divisions,  (marginal 
reading,  y<u://r;//.j),  are  ye  not  carnal  and 
walk  as  men  ?  For  while  one  saith,  I 
am  of  Paul  ;  and  another,  I  am  of  Apol- 
los  ;  are  ye  not  carnal?"  1  Cor.  3:1 — 4. 
'"The  iiirnal  mind  is  enmity  against  God; 
.for  it  is  not  subject  to  the  law  of  God, 
.neither  indeed  can  be."  Rom.  8:  7. 
"Inhere  are  some  requirements  of  the  law 
of  God  that  the  carnal  mind  is  particu- 
larly averse  to,  as  the  imi)iied  precept 
contained  in  the  following  passage  shows: 
''In  honor  preferrijig  one  another," 
Rom.  rJ:IO.  This  Implies  that  each  one 
should  think  and  speak  more  honorably 
of  another's  gifts,  and  labois,  tl'.an  his 
own,  and  cast  the  mantle  of  charity  over 
liis  faults,  as  far  as  it  would  really  be 
charity  to  do  so,  and  thus  in  all  li>icliiiess 
of  mind  tsti-fiuiii//  another  ieller  than 
hinisflf,  Phi.  2  :  '.i.  The  duties  iiowever 
licrc  implied,  do  not  require  us  to  over- 
look the  I'aults  of  othcfH,  much  less  do 
they  require  us  to  look  upon  tho.se  laults 
as  virtues.  S.,-lf  denial  and  tlie  mortfica- 
tion  of  the  ilej^h,  are  diiiies  that  the  car- 
nal mii:d  is  slow  to  j)crfbrni.  The  apo.s>» 
.lie  .Jude  i^pe:iks  of  certain  hei)aratists  as 
(ollows  :  "These  be  they  who  sei)arate 
theni.selve.",  sensual,  having  not  the  Spir- 
it.'    Jude  I'.). 

Prom  the  foregoing  remarks    and    the 

•  clo.sc  observing  of  the  spirit,  of  divisions, 

•  the  coimections  between  divisions  and 
.the  carnal  mind  will  be  perceived.  l)i- 
vi.Mions  usually  have  their  beginning  in 
some  departure  fi-oni  tiie  faith  of  the 
general  body,  or  in  fome  dcp.uture  from 
jrcctitudc    of  conduct.       Home    brother 


holds  and  perhaps  preaches  some  doc- 
trine tliat  it  is  not  considered  advisable 
to  preach.  lie  is  admoui^^hed  upon  the 
subject,  but  he  has  held  and  clierishcd 
the  idea  until  it  has  assumed  an  impor- 
tance in  his  estimation  that  renders  it  too 
great  to  be  abandonee  or  dropped.  A 
mere  opinion  as  it  was  at  first,  and  that 
not  of  any  great  importance,  still  there 
was  not  self-denial  enough  in  him  that 
introduced  it,  to  caut-e  him  to  sacrifice 
that  opinion,  though  it  could  have  been 
done  without  any  sacrifice  of  principle, 
and  because  of  the  influence  of  the  carnal 
mind  over  him,  that  sacrifice  was  not 
made,  and  iiis  separation  from  the  body 
follows.  So  there  may  be  some  impro- 
priety, if  not  immorality  of  conduct.  A 
little  yielding,  self-denial,  and  confession, 
would  have  made  all  right.  Rut  the  car- 
nal mind,  not  being  mortified  and  sub- 
dued, obtains  the  control,  and  by  its  in- 
fluence no  confession  or  sacrifice  is  made, 
and  an  alienation  in  feeling,  a  separation 
from    the   body,  and  a   division    follow. 

If  there  was  more  of  the  spirit  of  self- 
denial  among  us,  and  more  regard  to  the 
command,  "Re  not  wise  in  your  own 
conceits,"  Rom.  12:  16,  there  would  be 
less  danger  of  divisions  among  Christians. 
It  is  .said,  "  In  a  muliitude  of  counsel- 
lors there  is  safety,"  Prov.  ]  1 :14.  This 
text  of  Scripture  has  a  truth  in  it  that  is 
worthy  of  our  regard,  and  there  arc 
many  circumstances  in  life  in  which  a 
practical  and  profitable  ai)p!ication  of  the 
l)rinciple  may  be  made.  It  may  apply  in 
the  case  of  divisions  or  factions  in  the 
church.  Although  the  muliitude  of 
counsellors  may  be  wrong,  it  is  j)rcsumed 
that  right  would  be  more  likely  to  be  as- 
certained by  them  than  by  one  individ- 
ual, when  there  would  arise  a  diflerenee 
in  judgment  between  the  individual  and 
multitude. 

As  a  general  rule,  then,  we  presume 
divisions  or  schi.sms  in  the  church  may 
be  traced  to  tlic  cause  named  by  the  apos- 
tle. ]»ut  if  there  is  another  cause  that 
jiroduce*  divisions,  it  is  an  evil  one,  and 
not  a  good  one.  The  tree  is  known  by 
its  fruits.  And  the  fruits  are  generally 
evil,  sometimes  very  evil.  'J'he  cause 
though  always  evil,  may  not  always  exist 
in,  or  be  altogether  confined  to  those  who 
Rei)arate  from  the  body.  As  in  the  nat- 
ural body,  the  general  health  may  be- 
come impaired,  and  a  disease  settle  in 
some  member  of  the  body,  and  make  the 


removal  or  amputation  of  that  member 
necessary  ;  so  in  the  church.  P>r  want 
of  general  spiritual  health  in  it,  some  of 
the  members  may  become  spiritually 
.sick,  and  it  may  become  necessary  to  sep- 
arate them  from  the  body.  It  is  there- 
fore very  de.-irable  and  important  that 
the  general  body  or  church  be  kept  in  a 
healthy  condition,  and  then  if  some  of 
the  members  become  diseased,  there  will 
be  a  better  chance  to  restore  them  to 
health,  and  thus  save  them  from  being 
separated  from  the  general  body. 

The  evil  consequences  of  divi.sions  arc 
to  be  greatly  deplored.  Those  only  who 
have  .seen  or  experienced  something  of 
them,  will  know  their  extent.  Where  a 
division  takes  place  in  a  churcli,  its  op» 
po.'ition  will  be  increased,  and  its  numer- 
ical strength  to  contend  with  opposition 
will  be  diminished.  For  in  addition  tolhi 
errorists  that  it  had  before  to  contend 
with, it  will, after  the  division,  have  to  con- 
tend with  those  who  have  sep:;rated  from 
it.  And  it  is  with  church  troubles  of 
this  kind,  somewhat  like  it  is  with  trou- 
bles between  persons  of  the  same  family. 
Ilostiliiy  is  more  bitter  when  it  cxi.^ts  be- 
tween persons  who  are  related  to  each 
other,  than  it  is  between  those  not  re- 
lated. So  it  is  when  a  division  takes 
plaje  in  a  church.  'I'hc  conteiiiion  be>- 
twecn  the  body  and  those  who  si'parated 
from  it,is  generally  greater,  than  between 
that  body  and  other  bodies  between 
which  and  itself  a  difrerence  of  principles 
exists.  And  its  opponents  are  multi- 
l)!ied,  while  its  own  number  is  diminished. 

If  we  look  at  churches  in  which  such 
divisions  have  taken  place,  we  shall  find 
that  they  generally  have  not  prospered. 
^\'e  have  several  such  cases  now  before 
our  mind,  and  the  i)icturc  is  painful  to 
contemplate.  The  division  that  took 
place  in  the  Jacob's  Creek  church,  in 
Fayette  county,  l*a.,  about  thirty-five 
years  ago,  is  a  sad  proof  of  our  position. 
Previous  to  the  separation  cf  Ueorge 
Shoemaker  from  the  Brethren,  and  the 
division  which  attended  his  sepmation, 
there  was  a  flouri.-hing  church  there. 
But  after  the  division  took  place  the 
cause  of  Christianity  lancjuished  and  the 
church  declined.  Neither  body  prosper- 
ed much.  'J'he  party  that  separated  la- 
bored hard.  Its  leader  was  zealous  and 
diligent,  and  made  commendable  saeri"- 
fices  to  promote  his  principles,  but  tailed 
to  establish    a   permanent    work  in   the 


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couiniuiiity.  lie  first  discontinued  the 
Cliristiiin  lovefc-ist,  t.lien  accepted  pcr- 
soiis  as  uicuilicrs  of  liis  order  who  hud 
been  baptized  by  bul  one  imiuer>ion,  and 
then  dropped  the  trine  iuimert'iun  uho- 
gether,  and  he  departed  step  by  step 
iVom  the  order  ol'the  Brethren  which  he 
had  luCt,  until  his  people  became  very 
much  like  some  other  denominations, 
and  a  inimber  of  tliem  hayc  united  with 
other  denominations,  and  in  the  commu- 
nity in  which  this  division  took  place 
there  is  now  no  organization,  and  we  be- 
lieve none  of  that  order.  There  is  a 
cliurch  of  the  Brethren  there  still,  but  it 
has  never  been  since  the  division  the 
prosperous  church  that  it  was  before. 
Other  localities  might  be  pointed  furnish- 
inj?  the  same  sad  picture  of  tlic  evil  Iruits 
of  divisions. 

And  when  we  look  at  the  unpleasant 
and  painful  conse(iuenccs  of  divisions, 
tlie  propriety  and  necessity  of  the  Sa- 
viour's earnest  and  lengtiiy  prayer  for  the 
union  of  his  people,  must  become  appar- 
ent to  every  lover  of  Christ  and  ids  cause. 
And  the  spirit  and  sentiment  of  that 
prayer  should  move  all  the  friends  of 
Christ  to  labor  against  divisions,  and  for 
union  like  unto  that  for  which  Christ 
])rayed.  And  we  do  most  sincerely  hope 
that  no  brethren  will  separate  themselves 
from  the  body  ot  the  church,  and  thus 
cause  divisions,  and  multiply  sects  in  the 
Christian  world.  Are  there  not  already 
far  too  many  ?  There  surely  are,  and  we 
should  labor  to  diminish,  rather  than  in- 
crease the  number.  Surely  the  respon- 
sibility that  those  assume  who  become 
the  leaders  of  new  sects,  is  one  of  no  or- 
dinary magnitude,  and  never  should  be 
assumed  without  the  most  serious  consid- 
erations, and  the  best  of  reasons.  Men 
have  left  tlie  Broiliren  that  we  cannot 
but  think  would  have  done  much  more 
good  had  tiiey  remained  in  the  body  from 
wiiich  they  became  separated.  The 
work  that  such  commenced,  if  it  did  not 
die  with  them,  in  many  instances  it  did 
not  long  survive  them.  Our  object 
should  be  to  do  good,  and  to  direct  our 
labors  in  that  course  that  will  make  the 
best  impression  upon  the  world,  and  that 
will  continue  our  infiuenee  after  our  la- 
bors close.  This  will  be  more  likely  to 
be  done  by  working  with,  and  through, 
a  body  that  has  a  permanent  existence, 
than  by  giving  our  influence  to  one  tiial 
will  be  likely  to  be  of  but  short  dura- 
tion. 

And  while  the  evil  consequences  of  di- 
visions, and  the  adiuonition  of  the  apos- 
tle to  the  brethren  to    avoid    those   who 


cause  divisions,  Horn.  IC:  17,  should  be 
a  warning  to  all  who  are  tempted  to 
"separate  themselves,"  those  evil  conse- 
quences and  troubles  resulting  from  divis- 
ions, sb.ould  also  impress  the  wliole  body, 
and  especially  the  ruling  members  of  the 
church,  with  the  propriety  and  necessity, 
of  laboring  with  all  diligence,  and  i)a- 
tieiice,  and  meekness,  to  prevent  divi- 
sions where  divisions  are  threatened. 
Let  forbearance  be  exercised  as  long  as  it 
can  be  without  endangering  the  welfare 
of  tlie  general  body,  and  thus  let  all  tiie 
responsibility  of  the  division  be  thrown 
on  liim  or  tiicm  who  cause  it.  But  let 
us  all  labor  as  we  are  admonished  by  the 
apostle  to  do,  "to  keep  the  unit\'  of  the 
spirit  in  the  bond  of  jieace."  ]Oph.  4:3, 
and  if  we  succeed  in  this,  as  we  surely 
■may,  there  will  be  no  divisions  among  us. 
. •  • 

Our  Late  Visit  to  Ohio. 

We  have  designed  making  some  allu 
sion  to  our  visit  to  Ohio  apart  from  its 
immediate  connection  with  our  Annual 
Meeting,  but  the  want  of  room  in  our 
editorial  space  has  prevented  us  from  do- 
ing so.  We  shall  now  briefly  notice  it. 
Our  wife's  friends  and  others  in  Ohio 
desiring  a  visit  from  us,  wishing  to  com- 
ply with  their  request,  and  also  to  attend 
tlie  Annual  Meeting,  which  was  to  be 
held  in  a  community  in  which  we  had 
lived  a  immber  of  years,  and  to  many  of 
the  inhabiiants  of  which  we  were  at" 
taehed,  to  some  by  the  chords  of  fiiend- 
ship,  and  to  others  by  the  ties  of  Chris- 
tian fellowship,  we  purposed,  the  Lord 
permitting  us  to  do  so,  to  make  a  visit  to 
Miami  county,  Ohio,  at  the  time  of  our 
Annual  fleeting.  And  being  furthered 
in  our  i)urpo-ies  by  a  gracious  providence, 
we  made  the  desired  visit  much  to  our 
satisfaction. 

Our  duty  and  regard  to  our  aged  moth 
er,  and  a  sister  living  in  the  same  com- 
munity, led  us  in  arranging  our  journey 
to  Ohio,  to  make  a  visit  to  them.  We 
accordingly  stopped  with  them  having 
reached  their  place  in  the  Sandy  Creek 
congregation,  Columbiana  county,  Ohio, 
on  Saturday, -the  8th  of  May,  the  day  af- 
ter we  left  Meyer.sdale,  and  remained 
with  them  until  Monday  morning.  The 
brethren  liaving  knoyn  of  our  coming, 
made  appointments  lor  meeting,  and  v.'o 
had  tinee  appointments.  We  were 
pleased  that  we  had  an  opportunity  of 
iningliMg  again  with  the  brethren  of  the 
Sandy  (!reik  church  in  the  worship  of 
God,  and  our  meetings  seemed  to  be  en- 
joyable to  them  and  to  us.  This  church 
has  had  some  trouble,  but  we  hope  tiiat 
its  progress  and  prosperity  will  not  be 
retarded. 

The  visit  of  our  faiuily  to  our  friends 
was  i)lea.sant  to  us  all.  Our  mother  had 
not  seen  our    family,    save    ourself,   for 


about  five  years.  And  our  youngest 
daughter,  little  Gracie,  she  had  never 
seen.  It  was  miite  a  gratification  to  Iser 
to  see  us  all.  To  ailord  her  such  a  prat 
ilication,  we  made  the  visit.  Thouj,':h 
our  mother  is  in  ordinary  health,  the  in- 
firmities of  age  £.re  multiplying  gradually 
upon  her,  she  having  pas.sed  considera- 
bly beyond  fourscore  years.  Her  pil- 
grimage will  ere  long  close,  and  we  hope 
it  will  bring  her  into  the  city  "which 
hath  foundations,  whose  maker  and 
builder  is  God,"  in  which  immortality 
will  renew  the  youth  of  the  aged  saint 
"like  the  eagles." 

Our  visit  in  Miami  county, Ohio  among 
the  brethren  was  not  as  satisfactory  Id 
ourself,  or  to  the  brethren  apparently  as 
we  wanted  it  to  be.  We  were  here  but 
a  few  days  before  the  Annual  IMeoting. 
And  having  promi.ied  the  brethren  in 
Ferry  county,  Ohio,  to  attend  their  com- 
munion ourself  or  get  some  other  brotlier 
to  attend,  and  being  unable  to  obtaiti 
the  help  of  any  one  else  for  them,  we 
had  to  go  ourself,  and  in  order  to  reach 
their  meeting,  wliich  was  on  the  22nd  of 
May,  we  were  compelled  to  leave  Coving- 
ton, Ohio  immediately  after  the  Annual 
Meeting.  So  we  had  but  little  time  with 
our  brethren  in  the  congregation  of  our 
former  home.  This  we  regretted  as  we 
desired  to  spend  some  little  time  with 
them.  It  is  true,  our  meeting  each  oth- 
er as  we  were  permitted  to  do,  seemed 
mutually  pleasant,  but  it  did  not  alford 
us  the  satisfaction  we  desired  it  should. 
Our  leaving  the  Covington  congregation 
was  upon  leave  of  absence,  for  a 
time,  rather  than  upon  consent  for  a  per- 
manent  separation.  Therefore  the  breth- 
ren there  seem  to  claim  a  return  at  somo 
future  time.  To  many  of  our  brethrciii 
in  Ohio  our  attachment  was  strong  ;  tn 
many  here,  it  is  not  weak.  When  Chi is- 
tian  love  unites  us  together,  a  separation 
is  painful,  but  somclmes  it  is  for  awhile 
necessary. 

jjeaving  our  family  in  Miami  county, 
we  look  the  train  at  Covington  on  the 
morning  of  the  21st  of  May,  and  that  ev- 
ening we  reached  the  Jonathan's  Creek 
congregation  in  which  a  communion 
meeting  was  appointed  to  commence  the 
next  day.  Wc  had  a  pleasant  meeting. 
The  congregation  on  Saturday  evening 
Was  large,  but  the  order  was  very  good. 
On  Sunday  wc  had  two  meeting-,  both 
well-attended,  and  good  attention  was 
given  to  the  word  preached.  Our  lirst 
visit  to  this  church  was  made  about  thir- 
ty years  ago.  Since  that  time  we  liavo 
revisited  it  often,  and  have  had  the 
pleasure  of  seeing  many  added  to  it. 
There  were  two  added  at  the  communioti 
meeting.  There  were  also  two  deacons 
chosen.  After  meeting  on  Sunday  af- 
ternoon we  were  taken  to  Somerset, 
where  we  spent  the  night  itleas.uitiy  with 
brother  Arnold  and  his  family,  and  on 
Monday  morning  we  took  the  train  at 
Somer.set  for  home,  which  we  safely 
reached- 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

Deal,  Dumb,  and  Blind. 


A  little  deaf  and  dumb  girl  was 
taken  to  the  instituliou  for  mutes  at 
F .  She  was  at  first  very  self- 
willed ;  but  it  pleased  God  to  give 
her  a  new  heart,  and  the  love  of  Je- 
sus was  a  transforming  power.  She 
became  amiable  and  sweet-tempered, 
and  was  much  beloved.  But  she  was 
stricken  down  by  disease  and  became 
blind.  Thus  she  could  neither  ppeak, 
nor  hear,  nor  see. 

One  day  the  superintendent  went 
in  to  see  her.  She  knew  he  had 
«ome  by  the  jarring  caused  by  his 
foot.steps  ;  for  the  other  senses  of  the 
deaf  grow  very  acute  as  they  are  re- 
quired to  supplement  the  want  of 
hearing. 

How  was  the  superintendent  to 
speak  to  her?  lie  made  signs  with 
his  hands,  and  she  felt  them  with 
hers.  Thus  the  deaf  converse  in  the 
dark.  He  said  to  her  in  this  mute 
■way: 

"Are  you  afraid  to  die  ?" 

"No,  I  am  not  afraid." 

"Po  you  wish  that  you  could  still 
continue  to  live?" 

Why  should  I  desire  to  live?  I 
cannot  hear ;  I  cannot  speak ;  I  am 
blind.  But  up  yonder  I  shall  have 
my  sight  again.  I  shall  see  the 
beautiful  city.  And  then  I  shall  hear. 
I  shall  know  what  sweet  music  is." 
Then  raising  her  emaciated  arm,  she 
spelt  with  her  slender  fingers  these 
words: 

"Come,  Lord  Jesus;  come  quickly." 

What  a  dear  Savior  we  have  in 
Jesus!  When  he  lays  his  chasten- 
ing hand  upon  us,  he  does  it  in  love. 
He  sustains  us  in  the  darkest  hour. 
He  never,  no,  never  forgets  us. 

Ood  glorifies  himself  even  by  the 
tribulations  of  bis  children.  He  man- 
ifests his  power  to  comfort,  to  bless, 
and  10  save. — American  Messenger. 

Our  Words. 


"Talk  is  cheap,"  is  the  old  truism. 
There  isnjore  of  preaching  than  prac- 
tice. It  is  ea.sier  to  ninko  profession 
of  righteou.'^ness  than  to  work  it.  It 
is  a  very  conimon  thing  to  hear  men 
talk  of  the  things  that  are  true,  hon- 
est, just,  pure,  lovely,  and  of  good 
report,  but  not  so  common  to  see  these 
virtues  illustrated  in  daily  walk  and 
couversttliou. 


Words  cost  but  little,  and  they  too 
often  mean  but  little  and  amount  to 
little.  But  this  is  not  the  worst  of  it. 
If  words  do  little  good,  they  may  do 
much  harm.  The  lasting,  blighting, 
cursing  influence  of  words  hastily  or 
unadvisedly  spoken,  has  been  toooften 
illustrated  to  need  more  than  a  pass- 
ing notice,  but  the  thought  cannot  be 
too  deeply  impressed  that  our  words 
may  be  falling  like  healing  leaves  or 
rays  of  light  upon  those  about  us, 
carrying  peace  and  blessing  with 
them,  or  they  may  be  as  poisoned 
arrows,  whose  festering  wounds  shall 
work  misery  and  death  long  after  the 
lips  that  sent  them  forth  shall  have 
ceased  their  utterances. 

As  a  Christian  woman  was  once 
leaving  a  church  with  an  unconvert- 
ed husband,  she  made  some  critical 
remark  on  the  peculiarities  of  the  min- 
ister, and  then  as  she  looked  into  her 
husband's  eyes  she  saw  them  filled 
with  tears.  The  minister's  message 
had  reached  her  husband's  heart,  and 
she  who  would  have  laid  down  her 
life  to  win  him  to  Christ,  had  broken 
the  power  of  God's  message  to  his 
soul.  The  Master  has  said,  "Every 
idle  word  that  men  shall  speak,  they 
shall  give  account  thereof  in  the  day 
of  judgment ;  for  by  thy  words  thou 
shalt  be  condemned."  Matth.  13:  36- 
37.  We  not  only  must  meet  our 
words  ourselves,  but  they  may  also 
be  shaping  the  eternal  destiny  of 
others,  the  blood  of  whose  souls  may 
be  found  on  our  skirts  at  that  dread 
day. 

What  need,  then,  to  pray  with  the 
Psalmist,  "Set  a  watch,  0  Lord,  be- 
fore my  mouth  ;  keep  the  door  of  my 
lips ;"  and  to  determine  with  right- 
eous Job,  "My  lips  shall  not  speak 
wickedness  ;"  and  with  the  wise  man, 
"The  opening  of  my  lips  shall  be  right 
things." — Selected. 


Tbe  King  and  tli«  Ant. 


According  to  Jewish  and  Moham- 
medan tradition.  King  Solomon,  who 
was  wise  beyond  all  other  men,  knew 
the  language  of  animals,  and  could 
talk  with  the  beasts  of  the  field  and 
the  birds  of  the  air,  A  rabbinical 
story  is  told  of  him  which  is  in  this 
wise : 

"One  day  the  king  rode  out  of  Jeru- 
salem with  a  great  relinuo.  An  ant- 
hill lay  directly  in  bis  path,  and  Solo- 
mon heard  its  little  people  talking." 

" 'Here  comes  the  great   king,'   he 


heard  one  of  them  say.  'His  flatter- 
ers call  him  wise  and  just  and  merci- 
ful, but  he  is  about  to  ride  over  ua, 
and  crush  us  without  heeding  our 
sufferings.' 

"And  Solomon  told  tbe  queen  of 
Sheba,  who  rode  with  him,  what  the 
ant  said. 

"And  the  queen  made  answer:  'He 
is  an  insolent  creature,  0  king  !  It 
is  a  better  fate  than  he  deserves,  to  be 
trodden  nnder  our  feet.' 

"But  Solomon  said  :  'It  is  the  part 
of  wisdom  to  iearn  of  tbe  lowest  and 
weakest.'  And  he  commanded  his 
train  to  turn  aside  and  spare  the  ant- 
hill. 

"Then  all  the  courtiers  marveled 
greatly,  and  the  queen  of  Sheba  bow- 
ed her  head  and  made  obeisance  to 
Solomon. 

"Now  know  I  the  secret  of  thy 
wisdom.  Thou  listenest  as  patiently 
to  the  reproaches  of  the  humble  as  to 
the  flatteries  of  the  great. — John  Q. 
WhiUier. 


Strong  lu  Body. 


Be  strong  in  body  ?  No,  but  in 
soul  and  spirit.  Like  every  good 
gift,  t-piritual  strength  comes  from 
God.  How  can  we  get  it?  By  com- 
plying with  the  conditions,  one  of 
which  is  exercise.  Spiritual  exercise 
gives  spiritual  strength.  Tiik^  exer- 
cise. What  kind  ?  Walking — not 
feet-walking,  but  faith  walking.  Faith 
is  to  the  soul  what  feet  are  to  the 
body.  We  walk  by  faith.  Enoch 
was  fond  of  this  exercise.  He  walked 
daily  with  God.  David,  too,  walked 
in  the  truth,  and  in  the  light  of  God's 
countenance.  So  strong  did  he  be- 
come that  he  did  not  fear  to  walk  in 
the  midst  of  trouble.  Yea,  "though 
I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil," 
Such  strength  did  Moses  acquire  by 
this  kind  of  exercise  that,  as  the 
lender  of  the  Lord's  host,  he  and  "they 
passed  thiougb  the  Red  Sea  as  on 
the  dry  laud  ;  which  the  Egyptians 
attempting,  were  swallowed  up." 


I  would  rather  confess  to  Him  than 
to  the  best  friend  I  ever  had,  I  am  so 
sure  that  ho  will  make  every  excuse 
for  me;  aud  a  friend  can't  always  do 
that.  He  can't  know  all  about  it, 
and  you  can't  tell  him  all,  because 
you  don't  know  all  yourself.  lie 
does. 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Corretpondtnce  of  church  new*  solicited  front 
all  partt  of  the  Brotherho»d.  Writer' »  name 
*ud  address  required  on  every  communication 
*s  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  con\mrtni- 
ctttions  or  manuscript  iissd,  net  returned.  All 
c  mimunicationi  for  publication  should  be  writ 
Unuponono  »iHe  of  the  *f>e'A  only. 

AckMOWledKineat. 

May  29th,  1875. , 

Jirother  James  Quint er  : — 

Please  acknowl- 
edge the  following  amounts  received  for 
the  destitute  in  our  church  and  vicinity. 
Amount  previously  acknowledged  321.00 
Isaac  Hoke,  Elkhart  Dis.,  Ind.,  34.25 
B.  Bowuian,  Milmine  ohurcU,  III.,  43  00 
Thonia«  Wenviok,  Union  City,  111.  23.35 
Jacob  Camp,  Wheeling,  Iowa,  5.00 

Nancy  Rram,  Indiana,  2.00 

A  Brother,  Harleynville,  Pa.,  2  50 

G.  S.  Bicrly,  Lima,  Ohio,  12  00 

Jacob  Stchman,  Jjancaster,  Pa.,  47.00 
David  Bowman,  Ilagcrstown,  Ind.,  30  00 
Samuel  Murry,  Covington,  Ohio,  2.00 
Chippewa  church,  Wayne  Co.,  0.,  24.40 
Harleysviile,   Pa.,  1.50 

I.srael  Koop,  Atica,  Ohio,  11.00 

Logan  church,  Ohio,  15  00 

Sister  A  Ownby,De!aware  City.Ia.,  3.00 
A  Sister,  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  5.00 

Harley-=ville,  Pa.,  5.00 

Mary  lliippcrt.  Pleasant  Hill,  O  ,  7.00 
Chris.  Hcrr,  Ilarrisburg,  Ohio,  5.00 


Total,  $599.00 

We  feel  to  thank  the  brethren  for  their 
assistance.  As  we  think  we  can  get 
through,  we  would  thank  the  brethren 
to  inform  us  of  any  mistakes  that  may 
have'occurrcd,  and  we  will  be  glad  to  cor- 
rect.    Yours  in  gospel  love, 

Jessk  Studebaker, 

Receiver. 
S.  P.  Lilly,  Clerk. 

Gamett,  Kansas. 

^.^^ 

From  the  Duncausville   Cbnrcb, 
Penu'a, 

Brother  Quinter : — 

Inasmuch  as  church 
news  seems  to  be  of  general  interest  to 
the  many  readers  of  the  Companion.,  I 
will  give  a  sketch  of  our  arm,  namely  the 
Duncansville  branch. 

Our  lovefeast  came  off  at  the  appoint- 
ed time,  the  29th  and  30th  of  May.  The 
meeting  was  appointed  at  four  o'clock. 
Before  services  commenced,  to  the  joy  of 
our  souls,  four  persons  became  willing  to 
enlist  in  the  services  of  our  ble.ssed  Mas- 
ter, to  fight  the  battles  of  the  Lord.  The 
candidates  were  then  taken  to  the  river 
where  the  holy  rite  of  baptism  v/as  per- 
formed. The  subjects  were  all  young  in 
years.  May  the  good  Lord  give  them 
grace,  and  strengthen  them  for  their  day 
and  trials,  is  our  prayer. 

After  this  ordinance  was  attended  to, 
we  again  repaired  to  the  house,  at  which 
time  there  were  two  brethren  to  be 
called  to  serve  as  deacons.     The  result  of 


the  labor  was  brothr'r  Samuel  Brubaker 
and  brother  Simon  Sell  elected  as  dea- 
cons. Many  tears  of  sympathy  were 
shed  for  those  brethren.  The  latter  is  a 
brother  to  the  writer,  young  in  years, 
and  only  belonged  to  the  church  a  short 
time.  Our  fervent  pr.iyer  and  desire  is, 
that  the   Lord    may    fully    prepare   and 

aualify  those  brethren  for  the  important 
uties  now  devolving  upon  them. 
The  ministering  brethren  present  from 
adjoining  congregations  were,  John  W. 
Brumbaugh,  Grabill  Myers,  Samuel  Cox 
and  Emmanuel  Blough.  There  were 
about  eighty  communicants,  who  partook 
of  the  emblems  of  Christ's  broken  body 
and  shed  blood.  There  was  also  a  large 
body  of  si)cetators  present  to  witness  the 
imj/ressivc  scene.  Our  mind  was  carried 
down  into  the  distant  future, when,  if  we 
prove  faithful,  we  can  all  meet  again  as 
one  common  family  in  the  kingdom  of 
God.  Brethren  and  sisters,  is  this  not 
enough  to  arouse  ms  all  to  a  vigilant  and 
vigorous  discharge  of  our  duties  ? 

Now  we  have  enjoyed  another  feast, 
though  not  aa  on  former  occasions.  Some 
that  met  and  worshiped  with  us  have 
gone  the  way  of  all  the  earth.  Before 
another  communion  season  comes  around 
many  more  of  us  may  be  called  to  pass 
through  the  dark  valley  and  shadow  of 
death.  Oh,  then,  let  us  be  up  and  do- 
ing, so  that,  if  we  should  not  be  per- 
mitted to  enjoy  another  feast  here,  we 
may  be  prepared  to  enter  in  to  the  great 
marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

The  brethren  labored  faithfully  in 
holding  forth  the  word  or  eternal  truth. 
We  feel  satisfied  that  lasting  impressions 
were  left  behind  ;  and  think  that  some 
were,  as  Felix  of  old,  almost  persuaded 
to  become  Christians.  Our  church  is  in 
a  prosperous  condition  at  present.  We 
received  seven  tliis  spring,  by  baptism  ; 
and  more,  we  have  reason  to  think,  will 
come  soon.  We  have  only  two  ministers 
in  our  branch.  Brother  J.  A.  Sell  is  our 
elder.  Brethren  pray  for  us,  that  the 
borders  of  Zion  may  still  be  enlarged  ; 
that  souls  may  be  won  to  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  From  your  weak  but  well-wish- 
ing brother, 

David  D.  Sell. 

Nemry,  Pa. 


arrived  at  friend,  (now  brother)  Eli 
Frank's  At  night  we  had  meeting  at 
the  Lyon  school  house,  where  we  met 
brother  Jacob  Buck.  We  remained  and 
had  five  meetings  at  this  place.  The  in- 
terest was  very  good.  On  Sunday,  1 6th, 
after  meeting,  we  went  down  to  the  Ver- 
digris River,  where  four  willing  souKh 
were  buried  in  bapti.sm,  one  being  about 
seventy  years  old  ;  two,  brother  and  sis- 
ter Franks,  about  sixty;  and  one  young 
sister.  We  think  that  there  were  im- 
pressions made  that  will  not  soon  be  re- 
moved. On  Mondav  we  started  for 
home  where  we  arrived  on  Tuesday. 
Found  all  well,  for  which  we  thank  tho 
good  Lord. 

J.  P.  Lilly. 


Cedar  C'rerk   Cbnrcb,  Anderson 
County,  Kansas. 

May  30th,  1875. 

Brother  James : — 

I  will  try  to  give  you  a 
short  sketch  of  a  visit  of  love  that  broth- 
er Jesse  Siudebaker,  myself  and  wife 
made  to  the  Brethren  and  friends  in  Ly> 
on  county,  Kansas.  Brother  Jesse  came 
to  the  writer's  house  on  the  evening  of 
the  12th  and  on  the  13th  we  started  in 
a  wagon  lor  the  above  jilace.  We  ar- 
rived at  brother  \V'^eavcr's,  in  Burlington. 
Stayed  over  night  and  enjoyed  the  hospi^ 
tality  of  our  brother  and  sister.  On  the 
next  morning,  started  on    our  way  and 


A  PropuHition  for  All. 

"If  I  had  a  thousand  dollars  worth  of  suit- 
able tracts  for  gratuitous  distiibution,  I 
could  arouse  the  Baptist  masses  of  America 
to  thinking,  and  if  the  brethren  will  fu'-uish 
me  with  one  thousand  dollars  worth  of 
Moore's  "Trine  Immersion  Traced  to  tho 
Apostles"  and  postage  for  distribution,  I 
will  fee  to  it  that  every  Baptist  preacher  ia 
the  United  States  has  something  to  reject  or 
accept  for  a  bi'ginniug.  Who  will  respond  ? 
J.  W.  Stein." 

The  above  proposition  was  sent  me  by 
brother  Stein,  with  the  rerpiest  that  it 
should  be  published  and  put  to    tho  test. 

The  subject  of 'I'line  Immersion  is  what 
first  shook  the  Baptist  foundation,  on 
which  brother  Stein  was  standing,  from 
centre  to  circumference,  and  as  he  could 
no  longer  stand  the  volley  of  truth,  that 
was  being  poured  upon  his  frail  bark, — 
single  immersion, — he  was  by  his  own 
candid  convictions  driven  from  his  posi- 
tion, took  his  stand  beneath  the  banner 
of  truth  and  is  now  fully  determined  to 
earnestly  contend  for  the  faith  once  de- 
livered to  the  saints. 

Having,  as  he  should  have,  a  warm 
feeling  for  the  thousands  of  precious  souls 
that  fill  the  Bai)tist  ranks,  he  desires  to 
do  all  in  his  power  to  instruct  them  in 
the  way  of  the  Lord  more  perfectly.  And 
as  it  is  for  the  soul  he  is  laborinff,  every 
lover  of  the  truth  should  sympathize  with 
the  movement  and  icnd  a  helping  hand 
to  forward  the  good  cause  along. 

I  have  now  a  letter  of  some  twenty- 
four  pages  from  brother  Stein  relating  to 
some  things  in  our  favor  that  would  sur- 
prise many  of  our  readers.  He  is  of  the 
impression  that  if  he  could  get  a  copy  of 
my  "Trine  Immersion"  into  the  hands 
of  every  Baptist  minister  in  America,  it 
would  arouse  them  to  such  an  extent, 
that  hundreds  of  them  would  see  the 
error  of  their  way  and  at  once  refirm  in 
their  practice. 

In  this  matter  I  will  agree  to  do  as 
much  as  any  one  could  ask  of  me.  I  will 
furnish  the  pamphlets,  postage  paid,  for 
ten  cents  per  co|)y  ;  hence  one  tiiou-^and 
dollars  worth  of  tJiese  paii))>hlet-i  will 
supply  ten  thousand  Baptist  mitii.sters 
with  a  copy,  and  eternity  alone  will  tell 
the  amount  of  good  that  may  be    acooui- 


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plishcd.  We  do  not  aim  to  make  any- 
tliinf^  on  tlieui  liiiL  to  simply  cover  cxjicn- 
scs.  IJrothcr  Stein  lias  in  hi.s  possession 
(lie  addresses  ol"  about  tliiilten  lliousand 
IJajitist  preacho.rs,  and  if  the  money  can 
be  laiscd,  he  wishes  lo  tiipply  each  one 
with  a  copy. 

By  having  so  iaij;e  a  number  printed, 
they  could  be  l)ad  at  jrroatly  reduced 
rates,  iience  I  am  enabled  to  f'urnisih 
thoui  at  ten  cents  per  copy. 

To  carry  on  any  kind  of  work,  a  .system 
is  generally  needed.  Our  sy.stem  i.s  sim- 
ply a.i  follows  : 

Let  every  member,  who  feels  interest- 
ed in  the  go.od  work,  send  to  my  address 
what  he  is  willing  to  spare  for  the  carry- 
ing out  of  this  project.  ^Ve  have  thous- 
ands of  liberal  brethren,  and  sisters,  too, 
among  us  who  arc  anxiously  awaiting  an 
opportunity  to  use  (heir  uieans  in  propa- 
gating the  truth.  Here  now  is  a  good 
opuortunitv  for  each  and  every  one,  who 
]i:i.s  money  lo  use  in  the  Lord's  work. 

All  money  sent  me,  will  be  used  in 
supplying  brother  Stein  with  my  pami)h- 
lets  at  the  rates  rucniioned  above,  and  he 
will  sec  that  they  get  into  the  hands  of 
the  Baptist  ministers. 

A  full  report  of  all  money  donated  and 
pamphlets  sent  oul  will  be  publi.shcd  in 
our  papers. 

Money  may  be  sent  cither  by  posl- 
oilice  money  order,  registered  letter, 
drafi'or  express. 

Address  : 

J.   n.   ]\[()ORE. 

Urbana,  Champaign  Co.,  111. 


X  !$a<I  </Riie. 

Jifothcr  Qiu'ntcr : — 

It  is  kuown  to  many  ministering 
brethren,  aud  other  brelhreu  and  sis- 
ters who  have  visited  this  arm  of  the 
church,  that  we  have  a  bliud  si.»ter 
here,  (Lydia  Gish,)  who  has  on  ac- 
count of  her  misfortune  in  losing  her 
sight  engaged  the  sympathies  of  all 
who  know  her  ;  and  on  account  of  her 
great  zeal  for  the  cause  of  Jcpus,  and 
love  for  the  church,  has  von  for  her 
the  esteem  of  all  who  havo  mot  with 
her.  She  was  blessed  with  a  strong 
and  retentive  mind,  and  having  been 
educated  to  read,  (thougl)  blind), 
she  was  enabled  to  discourse 
upon  the  scriptures  with  such  force 
aud  freedom  of  which  few  oi  her 
Bex  are  able.  We  regret  much 
to  have  to  say,  for  some  cause, 
variously  conjectured,  the  reason  of 
her  mind  has  become  dethroned, 
which  has  caused  great  distres-s  lo 
the  lan.ily  aud  church.  We  here  ask 
all  l)rethren  and  sisters  who  know 
her,  to  offer  prayer  for  her  and  her 
relations.  Yonr  brother, 

J.  C.  MooMAW. 

Cloverdale,  Va., 


',  June  3rd  1875. 

linitlur  Javicg : — 

Having  received  sev- 
eral letters  of  inquiry  lately  con- 
cerning the  present  condition  and 
future  prospects  of  this  part  of  the 
grasshopper  post,  we  pen  a  few  lines 
relating  to  it.  The  frequent  showers  of 
rain  aud  fine  growing  weather  fur  the 
past  mouth  have  been  remarkably 
favorble.  Wheat,  oats,  and  grass 
are  uniHually  heavy  where  the  grass- 
hoppers have  left  them  alone;  but 
they  have  eaten  up  all  the  wheat,  oats 
and  gardeuB  that  were  near  the  wa- 
ter-courses :  only  uow  and  then  a 
field  escaped.  The  greater  por- 
tion of  Neosho  county,  and  about  half 
of  Labette  are  badly  damaged  ;  adjoin- 
ing cuunties  are  more  or  less  dam- 
aged. We  have  an  abundance  of 
grass  this  season.  Wheat  is  also  un- 
usually promising  in  the  southern 
part  of  Labette  county  ;  also  in  some 
of  the  counties  west  of  us.  But  what 
will  the  poor  farmers  do  who  have 
been  on  the  beg  for  several  mouths 
already  and  now  have  had  all  their 
grain  and  gardens  destroyed  ?  Many 
will  be  obliged  to  suffer,  unless  they 
can  still  get  relief  The  charity  fund 
placed  in  our  hands  is  about  exhaust- 
ed, and  as  our  beloved  brethren  and 
friends  had  been  so  liberal  in  send- 
ing us  relief,  we  don't  feel  like  renew- 
ing the  call  for  help,  if  we  can  avoid 
it.  All  the  people  on  the  alternate 
sections  of  land,  in  Neosho  and  La- 
bette counties,  have  no  titles  to  their 
lands,  it  being  in  dispute  between  the 
goveruraent  and  the  railroad  com- 
panies ;  and  by  leaving  their  land  they 
would  probably  lose  land  and  im- 
provements. The  most  of  those  peo- 
ple have  considerable  corn  planted. 
Although  there  are  a  good  many  chinch 
bugs,  if  the  season  continues  wet  for 
a  while  jet,  the  rapid  growth  of  veg- 
etation will  be  beyond  their  reach  for 
much  damage.  The  prospect  bi- 
ding fair  for  a  bountiful  summer  crop, 
seemingly  only  leaves  our  citizens 
suffcriug  a  few  mouths  longer  for 
bread.  Yours  fraternally. 

Joseph  Gakuer. 
J'arifoDn,  Ka)ii<as. 

ApiuL  20th,  1875. 

Di.ir  Itnillhr  Quinier '. — 

W'e  were  old 
sub.scrihcrs  for  the  Companion,  but 
havo  not  hnd  the  pleasure  of  reading 
your  valuable  ])apor  for  some  (ime. 
1  will  oncloso  $1,50  aud  have  it  take 


its  place  again.  The  reason  why  we 
did  not  take  it  was  that  wo  did  not 
feel  settled.  We  left  our  home  in 
Indiana  the  first  of  last  October,  and 
came  to  Los  Angelos  county,  Califor- 
nia. This  is  a  very  nice  country, aud 
e.xcellent  climate.  We  came  fur  our 
health,  and  find  hundreds  seeking  tho 
?ame.  I  may  at  some  future  time 
write  articles  fur  publication,  descrip- 
tive of  thecountrj  and  climate.  We 
do  not  feci  satisfied,  because  there  are 
no  brethren  in  this  valley.  I  do  not 
know  why.  We  have  a  fine  'ilimate, 
fertile  soil,  and  good  roads.  Flour 
$.3.00  per  hundred,  butter  20ceuts, 
corn  -SI  per  barrel,  hay  $12  per  ton. 
Fruit  raising :  lemons,  oranges,  figs, 
and  all  kind  of  tropical  fruits. 

L.  11.  IvlIiEV. 

OraiKje^  Cat. 


May  30th,  1875. 
Diar  Biollicr  Quintcr  : 

I  will  try  and 
give  you  a  small  sketch  of  the  graSvS- 
hoppers  in  this  country.  They  have 
eaten  up  everything  we  have  got — 
wheat,  corn,  garden  stuff.  We  have 
nothing  left.  What  we  arc  to  eat, 
the  Lord  only  knows.  All  the  grass 
is  oaten  up,  so  the  stock  can  get 
uotbiug.  We  have  to  feed  them.  I 
want  you  to  say  lo  the  brethren  iu 
Ohio  aud  Indiana,  that  I  want  to 
come  back  some  where  there  this  fall, 
if  I  can.  If  any  of  them  knows  of 
any  good  chance  for  me  to  get  a 
homo  amongst  the  brethren,  and  near 
to  a  church,  I  would  be  glad  if  they 
would  write  to  me,  and  1  will  try  to 
get  there.  I  left  Bedford  county, 
A^irginia,  five  years  ago  last  fall,  and 
I  want  to  try  aud  get  back  that  way 
again,  if  I  can.  May  the  Lord  help 
us  all,  aiidtfuido  us  in  iho  right  way, 
is  the  prayer  of  your  unworthy 
brother, 

S.  TL  IIaruis. 
Blue  Eagle,  Mo. 


May  23d,  1875. 

Dear  Editor  : — 

As  an  item  of  uew^ 
from  Colorado  I  will  say,  "Tho  grass- 
hoppers have  been  very  dostructivo 
to  tho  young  crops,  early  gardens,  itc, 
in  the  sections  neai-  the  mountains. 
Hero,  in  the  valley  of  the  IMatte,  there 
are  as  yet  but  very  few,  and  have 
done  no  damage  that  I  have  heard  of. 
I  louru  that  iu    tho    soctiouts    whore 


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they  bavo  been  so  bad  tbey  are   leav-    the  money  with  me   to   pay    for    the 


lu  the  Jonathan's    Creek    branch    of  thu 

.-,.,,,.  .-,    .,  1        .     'j-    ^  »i,„»  i,„     church,  .luiio   \^i,    of    I'neiitnoui.T,    hrotbor 

mg,  80  that  hopes  are  cutertaiued  that    paper,  with  the  uuderstauding  that  ho    samuei.  Sniu disk,  aged  72  years,   8  months 

a  crop  may  yet  be  raised.  We  hove  would  write  and  scud  me  hia  address  aud  U)  days.  He  w«r  one  of  our  ijuiet., 
had  a  favorable  spriuj?-  Grass  came  [  as  soon  as  they  became  settled,  theu  peaceable'  brethren,  who  minded  his  own 
out  early  and    looks    liuo.      Stock   is  ;  I  should  order  the  paper    to  be    sent 

to  them.     I  am  anxiously  waiting   to 

be  enabled  to  fullill  my  promise. 

Jacob  Baur. 


doing  well. 
Buffalo,  Cul. 


J.  S.  Floky. 


A  Change. 

The  Chippewa  church,  Wayne  Co., 
Ohio,  has  changed  thoir  place  of  love- 
feast  from  George  Irvin's  to  Peter 
Ebj's,  on  the  old  Peter  Hoff  farm,  on 
the  15th  of  June.  This  change  is 
made  on  account  of  brother  G.  Irvin's 
barn  being  struck  by  lighting,  June 
Ist,  and  being  burned  to  ashes  with 
about  all  its  contents:  about  250 
bushels  wheat,  125  oats,  about  15 
tons  of  hay,  a  very  good  horse,  and 
some  other  live  stock.  Loss  very 
heavy. 

J.  B.  Shoemaker. 


From  tJie  Washiugton  Creek 
Church  Kausas. 

We  will  try  and  get  through  with- 
out any  farther  assistance.  We  feel 
very  thankful  to  the  brethren  sisters 
and  friends  for  their  liberality,  and 
we  hope  the  Lord  will  bless  tbeni  lor 
their  charitable  acts.  We  will  make 
out  a  full  list  of  all  monies  received 
in  a  few  days  and  send  the  same  for 
publication. 

J.  C.  Metsker. 

Clinton,  Kansas. 


Inioruiatlou  Wnute<l. 

The  relatives  of  one  Valentine 
Mishler  are  desirous  to  hear  of  his 
whereabouts.  He  moved  to  Colerado 
some  three  years  ago,  from  Iowa. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  Mishler,  who 
resided  at  North  Liberty,  Indiana,  at 
the  time  of  his  departure,  and  is  now 
dead.  If  any  one  could  give  us  some 
information  of  his  whereabouts, 
through  the  Companion,  or  by  pri- 
vate letter,  it  would  be  thankfully 
received.  Address  William  Alwine, 
or  the  writer,  at  Goshen,  Indiana. 
J,  C.  Lehman. 

May  28th,  1875. 
Where  is  James  McBndaffer?  He 
emigrated  from  Illinois  to  Nebraska, 
during  January  last.  We  became 
acquainted  with  him  and  his  family 
as  they  passed  this  way.  I  solicited 
him  to  subscribe  for  the  Companion 
AND  Visitor  j  which  bo  did,  and  left 


Moidlon,  Iowa. 


Brothi 


Ackuowlotlgiuont. 

M.\Y  30th,  1875.      I 
Qiiiinler: —  \ 

Please  acknowledge 
in  the  Companion,  thirty    dollars   re- 
ceived   from    Falls    City,    Nebraska,  ] 
by  order  of  the  brethren,  to  distribute  j 
to  the  needy  in  this  place.     We  have 
done  the  best  with  it    we  knew   how  | 
to  relieve  the  needy  ones  as  far   as    it ! 
went.     We  are  very  thankful   to    the  | 
brotherhood    for    their  kindness    to 
wards  us  in  time  of  need. 

J.  P.  Faidlky. 
James  Crossing,  Kan. 


bu'incfcS  and  Ut  everybody  else  ah)ne.  His 
scat  wag  seldom  vicant  at  cliurch — ncTcr, 
only  when  he  wh-;  »way  from  homo  at  a  dis- 
tance, and  thai  wan  very  seldom.  lie  leaves 
behind  six  cliildrcu,  thirty  grandeliildreu, 
six  great  grandctiildrt-n,  four  l)rothers,  be- 
sides many  fi lends,  to  mourn  his  unexpect- 
ed demise.     We    did    not    tliink    when   wc 

]  made  this  remark  on    Sunday  that  we  never 

I  would  be  togclhfM-  atcaln  in  this  world  as  we 
were  then,  that  the  above  named  wonld  not- 
meet  with  us  again  at  that  place.     But  so  it 

'  is;  the  next  lime  he  was  thrre  he  did  uoU 
know  that  he  was  there.  We  fondly  hojie- 
that  we  will  mo-t  again  where  parting  is  not- 
known.     Funeral   services  by  the  writer. — 

j  His  remains  were  laid  uway  in  the  presence 

;  of  a  large  concourse  of  piople. 

W.  Aknolu. 


Chaiisi-8  ot  Address. 

Brother  AVilliam  A.  Murry  has 
changed  his  address  from  Shaler'a 
Mills,  Ohio,  to  Butler,  Richland  Co., 
Ohio. 

Brother  M.  Sislor  has  changed  his 
address  from  Lathrop,  California,  to 
Dallas  Centre,  Dallas  Co.,  Iowa. 


Aunonucemonts. 


Love-Feast3. 

We  the  members  in  the  Sandy 
Church,  Stark  and  Columbiana  coun- 
ties, Ohio,  intend  holding  a  commu- 
nion meeting  on  the  22nd  of  June,  the 
Lord  willing,  at  brother  David 
Shively's.  Those  coming  by  railroad 
will  stop  off  at  Homeworlh. 

Lewi.s  Gi-ass. 


MARRIED. 


In  the  S.indy  Church,  May  3.5th,  Gri.BEiiT 
McL.^l'UiLiN,  son  of  Levi  McLaughlin,  aged 
9  months  and  11  day.s.  This  is  the  third 
child  tbey  have  followed  to  the  s:rave.  Fu- 
neral occasion  unproved  by  the  writer. 

Lkwis  Glass. 

May  33rd,  in  Lagrange  Co.,  Indiana,  Levi, 
son  of  frlcndr,  Pf  ter  and  Mary  Mishler,  aged 
15  years,  11  months  and  18  days.  Disease 
unknown.  Funeral  occasion  by  Christian 
Plank,  Henry  M  llcr,  and  Christian  Miller, 
to  a  large  audience  of  people. 

AbNEK    BOMdAllDNEU. 

(_l\l(jrim  please  copy.) 

Near  Middlebury,  Clay  co'inty,  Indi.ina, 
on  the  37t,li  of  April,  Mary  El{zabeth, 
daughter  of  David  D  and  Martha  Summer- 
lot,  8f,ed  3  years,  1  month  and  ',(  days.  Fu- 
neral occasion  improved  t-y  the  writer,  frora 
St.  Mark  X.  13-16  to  a,  sympathizing  congre- 
gation. 

Ananias  Henset.. 


T  ISTOFMONKYS  RECEIVED  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

N  Butterbaagh,  1  7.5;  A  B  Fletcher,  1  50; 
George  Albrieht,  3  60;  Henrv  Shively,  75; 
J  B  Mishler,  50;  G.o  Ricy,  1  6J;  J  S  Flory, 
10;  A  H  Fike,  75;  .I'lo  T  Mohler,  3  6J;  J  8 
Stutsmen,  1  50;  C  Blocher,30;  J  :\I  .Mohler, 
.50;  Jesse  Studebsksr.  10;  S  J  Vromam,  1  00; 
Dorinda  DawjOK,  1  02;  Samuel  Hulford.  10; 
E  C  Packer,  1  00;  J  S  Snyder,  75;  Ella  Wil- 
liams, 30;  .1  L  .Toms.  1  60;  Susannah  Florv, 
50;  Thos  G  Sny.ier.  35;  G  W  Biickcr,  50;  M 
Meyers,  1  60;  Jacob  Wine,  1  00;  Enoch 
Beery,    1  60;    Wra    Gish,    30;  Enoch    Beery, 


......„,   I  50;  H  W  Slrickler.  1  7";  John    Brillhart,  75; 

By  the  editor,  June   9th,  at   the   residence  i  M  Cosner,  35;  M  S'sler,  10;  M  Ilohf,  10;  Su- 


of  the  bride's  parents,  Mr.  Clauenuen 
Masters,  of  Everett,  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  and 
sister  El:za  Z.  Beaculy,  daughter  of  Dr. 
U.  M.  Beachly,  of  this  borough. 

I  '  

UIKO. 

We  admit  no  jjoelry  under  any  circumslan 
CCS  in  connection  willi  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
wish  to  use  all  alike,  and  we  conUi  not  insert 
verses  wilh  nil. 

In  the    Elklick    congregation,    Somerset 
county,  Pa  ,  of  consumption,  brother  Peteh 
Hochstetleu,  aged  4:1  years,  9  mouths  and 
4  days.    Occasiou  Improved  by  the  writer. 
0.  Breklbil'. 


sannah   Sidls  1  00;   \Vm  Pircbes,  1  50; 
P  Wolf,  3  63;  J  C  Metsker,  4  45. 


Jno 


WATUK  WHEKL.! 

THE      "BEERS"      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  iinprovcd  and  will    use   one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel    in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  belter. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Bebus  ife  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Beius,  Ganulek  &  CooiiR. 
Bekii's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa, 


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CoaHnuii>tIou, 

the  scourge  of  the  liutuan  family,  may  in 
its  early  stages  be  promptly  arrested  and 
permanently  cured. 

Uavenswood,  W.  Va. 
Dr.  R.  V.  PiERCK,  Buftitlo.  N.  Y.  : 

Sir  .—For  the  labt  vear  I  have  been 
using  your  Golden  Aledical  Discovery. 
I  owe  my  life  to  it,  liaviuif  been  afllictcd 
for  years.  Did  not  unc  it  but  a  short 
time  before  I  was  benefited  ;  at  that 
time  I  was  very  bad,  not  able  to  sit  up 
much,  was  suffering  greatly  with  my 
tiiroat,  was  getting  blind,  had  a  dry 
cough,  and  much  pain  in  my  lungH.  1 
liave  used  twelve  bottles  of  the  Discov- 
ciy  and  am  almost  well. 

KATE  T.  WAKDiNER. 

A  son  of  Mr.  J.  H.  Meseck,  of  Cliathi 
nm  Four  Corners,  N.  Y.,  has  been  cured 
of  Consumption  by  Dr.  J'icroe's  Golden 
Medical  Di»^covery, — so  says  Mr-  C.  B. 
Canfield,  editor  of  the  Chatham  Courier. 

S.  11.  I'jglar,  druggist,  of  West  Union, 
O.,  writes  to  state  that  Dr.  Pierce's 
Golden  Medical  Discovery  has  effected  a 
wonderful  cure  of  Consumption  in  his 
neighborhood. 


"A  righteous   man   regarUolb  tho  life  of  his 
beast." — Pkov.  xli.  10. 

SAFETY    COLIiAU  FAUN. 

Hsving  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Fad,  which  wc  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  Unilfd  Slates, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  91.50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  borce.  They  are  easily  lilted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  froiii  becoo)- 
ing  sore  frOTi  use  to  Limber  Folo  Wagous, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Corn  flows ,  KoMers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oats  to  each  horse.  The  Urst  com- 
plaint to  hear  from  yet.  Send  soon  ;  the 
hot  scasou  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  Bkavek, 
Montandon, 

18tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  I'a. 


Pure-Bre<l  lA\/i\\t  Itruliiuns. 

Pen  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
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Oh!   tbc  blessed  promise,  given  on  the  hills 

of  Galilee 
To  the  weary,  heavy  laden,  still  is  made  to 
you  and  me. 
Many  a  heart  has  thrilled  to  hear  it, 

Many  a  tear  been  wiped  away, 
Many  a  load  of  sin  been  lifted, 
Many  a  midnight  turned  to  day. 

Many   a  broken,  contrite  spirit,  lonely,  sor- 
rowing and  sad. 
Fell   the    mighty    coupolalion — heard    the 
heavenly  tidings  glad. 
And  the  dying  gaisnd  with  rapture. 

Trusting  In  the  Savior's  name. 
On  the  land   of  rest  and  refuge, 
When  the  Burden-Bearer  came. 

Lasarus  lies  unfed  and  fainting,  Peter  sinks 

beneath  the  wave, 
Loving  Mary  lingers  sa.lly,  near  the  Savior's 
guarded  grave. 
Blind  Bartimeus,  near  the  wayside, 

Begs  his  bread  disconsolate: 
For  the  moving  of  the  waters, 
At  the  pool  the  eutlering  wait. 

Iq  the  wilderness  the  lepers  wander  outcast 

in  their  pain; 
Paul  and  Silas  in  tlio  prison,  bear  the  fetter 
and  the  chain. 
Mary  Magdalene  is  weeping, 

Friendless  in  her  sin  and  shame — 
But  their  burdens  all  were  lifted 
When  the  Burden-Bearer  came. 

Ertsry  phase  of  human  sorrow  fills  the  path 

we  tread  to-ilay; 
Harps  are  hanging  on  the  willows,  souls  are 
fainting  by  the  way 
But  there  still  is  balm  in  Gilead, 

And  though  here  on  earth  we  weep, 
God  within  the  many  mansions, 
Giveth  his  beloved  sleep. 
On  the  cloud  his  rainbow  glitters,  sliines  the 

star  of  faith  above; 
God  will   not  forsake  or  leave    us— let  us 
trust  hiB  truth  aud  love. 


And  beyond  the  shining  river 
We  shall  bless  bi»  holy  name, 

That  to  bear  our  sins  and  sorrows, 
Christ,  the  Burden-Bearei  came. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
I'reachiug. 


To    Brothrr    Samud  liecd,    of  (he  Big 
Swalara  Church,  Pn. 

C.   H.    BALSBAUQII. 

Tlic  gift  of  preaching  and  the  grace  of 
preaching  are  wi(lci3'  dissiniihir.  We  call 
to  reuieuibrnnce  instances  where  the 
preacher  possessed  the  power  of  over- 
whelming the  congregation  with  a  perfect 
avalanche  of  words,  while  he  was  as  des- 
titute of  grace  as  the  "son  of  perdition." 
On  the  other  hand,  how  often  de  we  meet 
with  thos^e  who  are  "rude  in  speech"  and 
"slow  of  tongue,"  whose  every  syllable 
seetus  fragrant  with  the  life  of  Jesus. — 
Facility  of  expression  is  the  result  of 
natural  constitution  ;  but  to  "preach 
Chriiit,"  is  to  have  Illm  deeper  in  than 
the  expression,  as  the  special  gift  of  God 
— a  new  personality,  speaking  as  God  in 
human  tongue  and  through  human  vehi- 
cle. To  be  an  "ambassador  for  Christ" 
means  more  than  simply  to  negotiate  be- 
tween dissenting  parties.  This  can  be 
done  by  one  who  is  at  heart  a  rebel. — 
"Filthy  lucre,"  an  ambitious  spirit,  love 
of  popularity,  a  domineering  tempera- 
ment, may  be  the  reigning  motive  in  the 
assumption  of  the  sacred  oiSce-  "Veri- 
ly I  say  unto  you,  they  have  their  re- 
ward." Must  of  these  self- worshipping 
evangelists  are  a  foul  ulcer  on  the  body  of 
Christ.  A  few  are  crafty  enough  to 
conceal  themselves  in  the  cloak  of  hypoc- 
risy so  effectually  as  to  escape  detection 
save  from  the  most  expert  reader  of  hu- 
man nature.  But  the  mask  itself  will 
gradually  assume  the  lineaments  of  the 
wearer. 

No  one  can  be  a  true  ambassador  for 
Christ  who  is  not  himself  a»  incarnation 
of  Chri.st.  Nob  only  for  Christ,  but  of 
Christ.  Not  only  (Christ  t))^  substance  of 


the  message,  but  the  life  of  the  messen- 
ger; and  the  former  only  out  of  the  latter. 
If  you  "speak  with  the  tongues  of  men 
and  of  angels"  and  have  not  Christ  a.s 
you  have  yourself,  you  are  no  more  than 
"sounding  brass,  or  a  tinkling  cymbal," 
cyen  if  your  preaching  turns  the  flint  on 
the  turnpike  into  "children  of  Abraham." 
God  wants  good,  reliable  finger-boards, 
but  his  own  finger  must  be  in.  He  wants 
trumpets  that  give  no  uncertain  sound, 
but  he  wants  to  fill  them  with  his  own 
breath,  and  utter  his  own  voice.  Better 
few  words  under  Divine  inspiration  iJian 
ten  thousand  self  born,  self  pleasing, 
fancy-tickling  utterances.  It  is  not  easy 
to  get  self  out  of  the  way,  and  it  is  to  be 
feared  that  a  great  many  of  us,  ministers 
and  laymen,  are  not  quite  ready  to  make 
the  sacrifice.  We  are  often  so  well  pleas- 
ed with  our  own  efforts  that  we  are  loth 
to  deny  ourselves  the  luxury  of  self  grat- 
ulation.  This  is  the  bane  of  the  pulpit, 
the  altar,  and,  alas,  the  closet.  _  This  eats 
out  the  vigor  of  piety,  and  "dries  up  the 
fig-tree  by  the  roots."  Cast  out  this 
devil,  even  if  you  must  "pray  and  fast" 
till  you  can  "tell  all  your  bones."  Ps. 
xxii.  17.  '"'' By  manifestation  of  the  truth, 
commend  yourself  to  every  man' s  conscience 
in  the  sight  of  God."  II  Cor.  iv.  2. 
Make  it  your  first  and  highest  duty  to 
know  Chri><t.  Acquaint  yourself  thor- 
oughly with  his  word.  Fill  every  syllable 
with  the  emphasis  of  the  Logos  that 
"liveth  and  abideth  forever."  Let  all 
you  say  be  an  echo  from  the  Great  ^Vhite 
Throne.  With  holy  hands  lift  up  God's 
stereoscopes  of  the  Upper  Paradise.  Let 
the  words  sin  and  hell  and  damnation 
come  crashing  into  the  hearts  of  .sinners 
like  a  red-hot  thunderbolt.  Make  the 
name  of  Jesus  glorious  and  precious  and 
fragrant.  Put  the  lightnings  and  thun- 
ders of  the  Almighty  into  those  awful 
words,  "the  wrath  of  the  Lamb."  Do 
not  shame  the  cross,  shock  the  angels,^ 
and  dishonor  God  by  tlie  relicarsal  of 
impertinent  incidents  and  silly  stories. 
Keep  your  Testa luunt  always  at  hand, 
and  spend  your  spare  minutes  in  practic- 
ing iu  the  dialect  of  redemption.     In  the 


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OnRlSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


fu;!us,  in  tlie    shop,  in    the   barn,  spread 
open  "tlic  Voiuujo   of  the   Dock"  amiu 
God's  .«3'iubols,  and  stock  j"our  luind  with 
the  furDituie  of  Heaven.     Do  not  siojply 
Jduh   at   the  flowers,  or  inhale  their  fra- 
grance, but  ''^conaldi'r  the  lilies,  hoir  thej' 
grow."     You  cannot  dissect  a  flower,  or 
a   leaf,  or   a   seed,  but  you   will    find   it 
written   within   and   without   with  "the 
patterns  of  thing's  in  the  Heavens."  The 
hand  that  was   nailed   to   the  Cross  lias 
written  his  name    on    earth   and  sky  and 
on   everything  our    "hands   handle  and 
our  eyes  look    upon.     In   sun  and  inoon 
and  stars  the  Name  above  every  name  is 
written  in   beams  of  light.     It    breathes 
in  every  zepljyr,  speaks  in  terror  in  the 
tempest,  is  frescoed  in  clouds  on  the  con- 
cave of  Heaven,  warbles  in  the  songs  of 
birds  and  brooks,   smiles    out  of  every 
fountain  and  goblet  of  water  like  an  an- 
i-wcriiig  face,  preaches  the  fulness  of  (Jod 
above  us,  beneath   us,  aroutid  us,  within 
us,  so  that  the  man  of  God  may  be  thor- 
oughly furnished   unto   all  good  works." 
"Meditite  upon  these   things;  give  thy- 
self wholly  to   them;  that   thy    profiting 
may  appear  to   all."     While   you   shove 
the  plane  and  the  saw,  or  swing  the  axe 
or  mallet,  let  your  trade  be  a  schoolmas- 
ter to  biing  you  to  the  Nazarene  Carpen- 
ter.    From  every   object,  event  and  cir- 
cumstance  gather  some  mann;i  for  your 
omer,  or  an  arrow   for  your   quiver.     If 
you  cannot  gather  much,  let   it  be  little. 
If  you  have  but  one  arrow,  fix  it  well  on 
your  string,  bend   your   bow  with  a  reso- 
lute hand,  take  steady  aim,  send  it  whiz- 
zing as  the  arrow  of  the  Lord,  and  then 
take  your  seat.     Do  not  continue  manip- 
ulut-iig  your   bow   after  your   quiver   is 
empty. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Report  of  ttaeDiscnssioa. 


BAPTISM— CONTINUED. 

Affirmative.— Fourth  speech.  In 
order  to  condense  as  much  as  possible, 
wc  will  change  our  style,  and  pass  over 
impertinent  criticisms.  After  some  rc'- 
niarks  on  his  opponent's  speech,  the 
speaker,  (Mannvillc,)  introduced  an  ex- 
pression used  by  Mosheim,  who  says,  in 
the  second  century  they  baptized  "by  an 
immersion."  The  argument  was  ba.sed 
on  the  article  an-  "An  immersion"  was 
assumed  to  mean  one.  immersion,  and  not 
trine  immersion.  He  next  introduced 
an  illustration.  If  a  firm  of  three  mem- 
bers owes  brother  M.  three  dollars,  he 
will  not  collect  that  tuiouiit  I'roui  each 
member.  Let  A,  J3,  and  (]  be  the  firm  ; 
he  will  collect  once  from  A,  13  and  C — 
from  the  firm  ;  but  not  from  A,  then 
from  13,  then  from  C.  i^o  we  bajitizc 
once  "in  the  iianje  of  tlie  F^jther  and  of 
the  Son  and  of  the  Holy  (JbosI," — not  in 
the  name  of  the  Father,  t)ic|i  in  the 
name  of  tlic  Son,  &c.  He  r-fcrred  to 
Summerbell.  Luther,  and  Melancthon, 
jtljt  wc  caught  no   arj^nment.       Jle    also 


gave  a  passing  notice  to  coming  from  the 
east  and  from  the  west,  &c.,but  attemj)!.- 
ed    no    new    argument    on  it.     Then  he 
again  spake  of  John's    baptism,  claiming 
that  John  baptized  by  single  immersion, 
— not  trine.     If  it  was  trine,  did    he  use 
the  formula  ?     This  was  ciainiod    as    an 
overwhelming    argument,    and   that   his 
opponent   had  not  power  to  draw  out  liis 
sinking  ship.     He  again  referred  to  bap- 
tism   as  a    burial,  claiming  that  that  set 
forth    the    burial    and    resurrection     of 
Christ.       Christ  was    buried    once    and 
raised  once.     Hence  single   iiwiiiersion  is 
Christian  baptism.     Col.  2:  12.      Again 
referred  to  the  baptism  of  Jesus,  Matth. 
3:15,  asking,  "How  oft  did  he  come    up 
out  of  the  water  ?"     He    then  said  that, 
if  ihrec  immersions    were   necessary    the 
German  Baptists  did  not   have  Christian 
baptism  ;  for  they  only  immersed  a  small 
part  of  the  body — the  head  and  shoulders 
—three  times.     They  reminded    him    of 
an  anecdote  he  h.ad  heard  of  an  old  Meth- 
odist minister.     The  minister's  old  goose 
died,  and  he  told  his  little  boy  to   taUe  it 
out  to  the  orchard  and  bury  it.     The  lit- 
tle boy  took  the  goose,  went  to  the  orch- 
ard, dug  a  small    hole,  laid    the   goose's 
head  into  it,  and  covered  only  the    head. 
Some    time    after,  the  minister  and    his 
little  son  were   walking    in    the   orchard 
and  came  across  the  old  goose  in  this  con 
dition.     He  said,  "Sonny,  did  I  not    tell 
you  to  bur/  the  goose  ?  why  then  did  you 
only  bury  its  head?"     Sonny  said,  "We 
read  'buried  in  baptism,'  and  when    you 
baptize  you  only  put  a  little  water  on  the 
head."     The  minister    of  course    could 
make   his    own    application.       This,    of 
course,  was  told  for  eff'ect  ;     but    only   a 
few   laughed.     In     conclusion    he  again 
referred  to  the  baptism  of  Christ,  saying 
if  Christ  was  baptized   by    trine    immer- 
sion,   then    trine  immersion  is  the  way  ; 
but  he  claimed  that  he  was  not  thus  bap- 
tized.    He  also  claimed  that  the  baptism 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  was  single,  not  trine. 
(Time   expired.) 
Negative.— Fourth  speech.     Replies 
to  some  remarks.     In    reference    to   the 
argument    from    Mosheim,  he  said  that 
Mosheiiu  lived  IGOU  years  too  late  to  be  a 
conclusive  witness.     He  wanted    the  tes- 
timony of  the  Fathers— of  men  who  lived 
in  the    second    century.     Mosheim    was 
dependent  on  others  for  his  infbnuation. 
By  referring    to    JMosheim's    foot   notes 
and  references,  and   following  these,    he 
would  find   JMosheim's  "a«    immersion" 
to  be  a  trine  immersion.     His   opponent 
had  referred  to  Suiumcrbcll,  Luther,&.e., 
but  he  would  go  to    the  fourth    century, 
and  hear  those  who  liyed  then.     Here  he 
challenged    his    oj)poiicnt  to  find  one   in 
the  fourth  century  who    practiced   as  he 
did.     He  quoted  from  Augustine,  Chrys- 
ostom,  Ambrose,  Basil  and  Cyril    of  Je- 
rusalem, all  III  wliiim  Ic.ililicd  in  f'lvov  of 
trine  immersion.     Ho  wont    to  t'.ie  third 
century,  past  Kunomius  the    fourrdor   of 
singlcjuimeraion,  and  quoted  from  Monn 


immersion.     He  went  back  to  the  second 
century  and    nuoted    from    Clement  of 
Alixandria  and  Justin  the  Martyr.  These 
testified  to  trine  immersion   and   to   the 
trinity.     This  was  long   before   the   time 
given  by  his  brother  for  the   rise   of  the 
di'C- rine  of  the  trinity.     Clement  was  no 
small  man.     He    was  at  the  head  of  the 
scliool  at  Alexandria — a  school  .supposeiJ 
to  have  been  established    by    St.    Mark, 
But  Clement  says   they   were    immerse? 
three  times.     Here  he  passed  over  seyc^- 
ral  remarks  of  liis  opponent,  but  to»che<]» 
on  his  anecdote    of   the    old    Metbodist' 
minister  and  his  goose  ;    suggesting  t?yat 
he  had  better  let  the    Methodists   alonr.' 
till  he  was  done  with  him.     He  also  sug- 
gested that  if  his  argument  proves   that 
German  Baptists  do  not  have     trine    im- 
mersion, it  proves  thut  his   opponent  has 
no  entire  immersion  at  all  in  his  baptism  ; 
lor  he  takes  the  candidate  down  into  the 
water  before  he  says,  "I  baptize    thee." 
When  he    says  "I  baptize"  &e.,    he  only 
immerses  the  upper  partof  the  body,  the 
balance  having  been  in  the  water  before. 
His  opponent   had    said    that    he    must 
jirove  that  Jesus  was  immersed    by  trine 
immersion  ;  but  he  would  throw  the  bur- 
den on  bis  opponent.      He    must    prove 
that  Jesus  was  baptized  by  single  immer- 
sion.    But  he  must  also  prove  that  .John 
baptized  by    single    immersion    and    by 
the  commission  too.     If  this  can  Iw  dono 
he  will  give  it  up. 

(Time  expired.) 
AFi'iu.MATlVE.— Fifth  speech.     CalleiJ 
attention  to  some  remarks  of  liis  brother, 
made  the  day  before  in  reference    to  be- 
ing born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit.    The 
baptism  of  the   Spirit    was   God's  work, 
but  water  baptism  is  man's    work.     The 
baptism  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit  is  the 
same  but  has  two  agents. — If  his  brother 
affirmed  that  John  baptized  by  trine  im- 
mersion he  denied,  and  would  throw  the 
burthen  of  proof  on  his  brother's  should- 
ers.    Where  did  his  brother   go   for    his 
historical  proof?     He  went    to    Catholi- 
cisiu.  Every  man  and  woman  knows  that 
corruption  commenced  back  there.     His 
brother  went  back  to  the  tail  of   the   old 
red  dragon  for    his    proof.     His  brother 
also  read  from  Moore  who  is  living.     He 
objected  to    Mosheim    but    quotes  from 
Moore.     Why  docs  he  not  go  to  the    13i-  - 
ble?     ICvery    mother    has  children,   and 
the     children     patronize    the    parents ; 
therefore  his  opponent  went    back  to  the 
corru(>t  Catholic   fathers  for    his    proof. 
He  denies  the    former    doctrine    of  tho 
Trinity.     Why  docs  he  pracrticc  trine  im- 
nKM-iion  and  feet-wasliing ?    l.s  that  the 
way  the  Son  was  buried  ?      He    elaiiued 
that,  to  liavc  trine  iiumcrsion,  bis  broth-^ 
er  must  go  into  the  water  and    immcrsCv 
then  go  out ;  then  he  must  go  in  again, 
&c.       Ho    also    reail  the  doctrine  of  the 
trinity  IVom  the  \tliai);isi:in  Creed.      But 
hi-i  brother  says  he  will  only  believe  such 
men  as  are  cognizant  of  what  they  write. 
Then  he  reads  Moore.     Was  Moore  cov- 


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(ho  first  centuries?  Christ  wan  buried. 
Wjih  llie  lir.st  portion  in  tfio  trinity  buried. 
Wis  brother  must  believe  in  trithci.sni. 
Baptizing  into  a  name  is  not  b.Tptizing 
into  a  person.  The  fathers  were  bap- 
tized into  Moses,  not  flirice  but  once. 
Christ  was  buried,  not  thrive  but  once. 
John  the  Baptist  iuimcrsed  once,  not 
thrice.  Baptized  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 
not  three  times,  but  once.  Noah  and 
his  family  entered  once  into  the  ark  and 
were  saved,  and  this  is  a  figure  of  bap" 
tism.  Christ  was  once  baptized  with  the 
bapl.istn  of  suffering.  All  these  figures 
favor  single  immersion.  Another  argu- 
ment. When  an  action  is  repeated,  nu- 
merals are  always  used.  I;i  the  commis- 
sion there  is  no  numeral,  and  hence  the 
action  is  not  to  be  repeated. 

(Time  expired.)  * 

N?:aATrVE.— Fifth  speech.  Not  much 
to  reply  to  that  is  real  solid.  In  John's 
baptism  he  tlirows  tlie  burthen  off  on 
lue  ;  but  he  has  only  assumed  that  John's 
baptism  was  single  immersion.  Did 
John  use  the  words  in  the  formula  which 
Christ  eii,ioined  to  be  used  ?  If  he  did,  I 
hold  i!)3 1  lie  baptized  by  trine  immersion  ; 
if  he  did  not  use  them,  he  did  not  bap- 
tize as  Christ  commanded  his  disciples  to 
baptize.  I  quoted  from  Moore,  but 
Moore  ((uoted  from  the  Fathers  ",  and  so 
I  quoted  tlic  language  of  the  Fathers  ; 
but  my  brother  quoted  from  Mosheim, 
and  Mosheim's  own  language  ',  hence  I 
quoted  the  language  of  those  who  lived 
in  the  first  centuries,  and  they  were  cog- 
nizant of  the  facts  ;  but  he  quoted  from 
one  who  was  as  dependent  on  others  for 
hi><  information  as  I  or  brother  Moore. 
Not  only  so,  but  those  to  whom  Mosheim 
refers  as  his  authority  testify  to  trine 
immersion.  He  .said,  "I  wouldn't  go 
back  there."  Who  went  bad^  there 
(irst?  He  did  the  first  day.  Why  not 
now?  Don't  suit  him  now  ?  Tail  of  the 
dragon  now.  These  Fathers,  he  would 
have  you  believe,  were  very  corrupt. 
Let  us  hear  what  my  opponent's  brother, 
the  great  and  learned  Suuimcrbcll,says  of 
these  same  Fathers.  Quoted  from  N. 
Bummerbell's  History  of  Christianity, 
Page  58,  as  follows  :  "The  Christian  min- 
isters who  succeeded  the  apostles  were 
men  of  heavenly  virtue  ;  without  secta- 
rian bigotry.  They  had  courage  without 
indiscretion,  and  carefulness  without 
fear.  They  guarded  their  flocks  as  good 
.shepherds,  and  led  them  in  every  virtue. 
They  were  'Marshals'  greater  than  Na- 
poleon's ;  of  an  army  greater  than  the 
'_Guard.'  No  stain  tarnished  their  fair 
fame.  Their  garments  of  righteousness 
,are  whiter  than  the  falling  snow.  Some 
of  them  were  celebrated  alone  for  the 
greatness  of  goodness  ;  and  some  added 
the  charms  of  intellectual  endowments  ; 
but  all  were  noble,  heavenlv-minded, 
bold,  fearlcis,  and  pure  ;  adorning  every 
truth  of  virtue  or  faith  with  the  unbbm- 
ished  luster  of  their  heavenly  chanwter. 
Tliey  instructed  their  flock  faithfujjy,  I'cr- 
feiitly    and   affectionately;     ev^^^•    more 


careful  to  promote  faith  than  to  please 
the  fancy,  to  i)ropare  for  sacrifice  than 
encourage  earthly  hope  ;  ready  to  'de- 
part on  the  morrow,'  by  any  road  that 
would  lead  soonest  to  glory." 

This  is  what  Summerbell  says  of  tlieso 
Fathers  to  whom  my  brother  would  not 
go. — lie  referred  to  different  figures  of 
baptism  ;  such  as  the  children  of  Lsrael 
baptized  into  Moses,  burial,  born  again, 
baptism  of  Holy  Spirit,  the  ark,  baptism 
of  suft'ering,  &c.  The  same  argument 
seven  times  over.  He  assumed  that  tlie 
figures  are  single,  and  therefore  Christian 
baptism  must  be  single  too  ;  that  is,  the 
figure  and  that  of  which  it  is  a  figure 
must  agree  in  number  :  if  one  is  single 
the  other  must  be,  and  vice  versa.  Let 
us  examine.  The  kingdom  of  heaven 
like  leaven  hid  in  three  measures  of  meal; 
like  a  man  traveling  into  a  far  country  ; 
the  great  supper  in  which  there  are 
three  acts  ;  the  kingdom  of  heaven  lik- 
ened unto  ten  virgins,  &c.  These  figures 
were  introduced  to  show  that  a  figure 
and  the  thing  signified  need  not  agree  in 
number  nor  in  the  number  of  their  ac- 
tions. He  also  referred  to  the  figures 
under  the  law,  which  were  repeated  ev- 
ery year  ;  but  all  the  figures,  however 
much  they  differed  in  some  respects,  and 
though  they  were  oft  repeated,  met  in 
the  same  sacrifice.  Read  from  9th  chap- 
ter of  Heb.  22—26-  The  speaker  claimed 
that  Paul  was  on  his  side  ;  that  his  op- 
ponent's position  was  without  founda- 
tion ;  and  hence  there  was  nothing  in  his 
oft  repeated  argument.  He  then  intro- 
duced the  practice  of  the  Greek  church, 
which  has  always  been  Trine  immersion. 
(Time  expired.) 


For  the  Companion  aud  Visitor. 
How    I  Look  at  Tblngs. 


BY  M.    IIOKE. 


There  is  much  being  said  concerning 
a  free  ministry,  or  the  Gospel  being  de- 
livered free  of  compensation.  I  believe 
the  Gospel  is  as  free  as  water.  Although 
water  is  free,  it  costs  something  to  apply 
it  to  our  benefit.  For  instance,  we  have 
a  man  employed  in  the  city  of  Hunting- 
ton to  spiinkie  the  streets.  The  water 
costs  him  nothing  but  his  time,  which  is 
money,  or  its  equivalent.  So  with  the 
Gospel,  it  costs  us  nothing  when  deliv- 
ered, but  the  cost  of  delivering  it, 
which  is  money,  or  its  equivalent.  The 
grand  reason  thai  some  men  claim  that  the 
Gospel  can  be  delivered  without  charge, 
is,  that  these  preachers  only  preach  one 
day  out  of  seven,  and  that  on  the  Sab- 
bath, and  lay  up  treasure  as  faraiers  six 
days  for  their  living.  It  looks  as  if  such 
men  shouUl  be  called  farmers  instead  of 
preacheis;  inasmuch  as  they  put  in  six- 
sevenths  pf  their  time  at  farming  and 
one-sevoqt'ji  zA,  preaching.  Tiiey  do  not 
make  their ')iy|jig  by.  or  "live  of,  the 
Gospel  ;"    nor    put  li\    nsore    time    at 


preaching  than  the   laity  ought  in  going 
to  church. 

Lot  those  that  contend  tliat  the  Gospel , 
can  be  delivered  to  all  nations  free  of 
charge  iireaeh  six  days  and  farm  one, 
and  they  will  then  learn  what  the  Apostle 
means  when  ho  says,  "They  that  preach 
the  Gospel  shall  live  of  the  Gospel." — ■ 
This  cheap  religion  must  be  "played  out." 
A  religion  that  does  not  cost  anything  is 
not  worth  anything.  Anybody  can  have 
a  religion  that  don't  cost  anything.  I 
claim  that  a  great  many  of  us  are  not 
raised  properly.  We  should  be  taught 
to  honor  God  with  our  substance;  and 
this  cannot  be  brought  about  without 
system,  or  order.  What  God  has  lent  us, 
or  given  into  our  hands,  should  be  got  at 
just  as  easily  as  the  county  gets  its  dues 
when  needed.  So  when  tlie  Lord  needs 
means  to  send  the  Gospel  to  all  nations, 
it  can  be  got  at  just  as  easily  and  with  as 
much  order.  It  almost  makes  me  shudder 
to  think  how  much  wealth  the  Church 
has,  and  how  little  of  it  is  used  to  honor 
our  God,  the  giver  of  all  good.  In  place 
of  the  church  numbering  one  hundred 
thousand,  it  might  number  two,  if  its 
wealth  was  properly  applied.  I  wind  up 
by  saying  that  we  need  Orphan  Asylums 
in  many  States. 

Huntingdon.,  Ind.,  May  24. 


Oecliue  of  False  Religions. 

Throughout  the  heathen  world,  a 
general  feeling  prevails  that  heathen- 
ism, in  its  present  forms,  is  fast  going 
to  decay.  A  Brahmin  said  recently  : 
"Nine  parts  in  ten  of  the  whole  Hin- 
doo population  have  abaudo?ied  all 
conscientious  regard  for  the  forms  of 
religion."  Many  of  the  Hindoo  na- 
tives have  been  heard  to  say  :  "We 
believe  the  country  will  be  English, 
and  that  the  religion  of  the  country 
will  be  Christian."  A  Hindoo  mer- 
chant said  :  "Give  us  money  enough 
and  we  will  convert  the  Hindoos 
without  missionaries,  without  mon- 
ey," so  little  do  they  care  for  their 
ancient  faith.  "The  whole  system  of 
Brahminism  is  honey-combed,"  says 
Bishop  Tbompson — a  remark  very 
suggestive,  aud  shows  what  must 
soon  be  the  fate  of  this  form  of  heath- 
enism. Buddhism  and  Mohammed- 
ism  are  rapidly  declining,  and  must 
soon  give  place  to  infidelity  or  Chris- 
tianity— which    shall   it     be  ?      The 

Church  must  decide. 

. ♦  ^  » 

CnRiSTtANiTY  "offers  a  Redeemer  to 
the  sinful  ;  a  Saviour  to  the  suffering  ;  a 
Deliverer  to  the  en.xlaved  ;  whicii  inspires 
life  with  the  present  sense  of  eternity, 
and  the  future  hope  of  heaven  ;  wiiich 
opens  to  guilt  aud  peril  the  vision  ol  safe- 
ty, to  despair  and  suffering  the  gates  of 
hope," 


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Keportolthe  Proceetliiiffs  o(  A. 
9*.  1K75,  Held  ou  tlie  Frcuiisrs 
ol  Bro.  Joliu  l^asHei,  ueur  Vov- 
lii{{tou,  Ohio,  9lay  IS,  I»,  20. 


(Continued  from  p»?e  377.) 


I  think    the  brethren    at   the 

District  Meeting  understood  the  cir- 
cumstances and  they  said  that  they 
were  too  far  off. 

We  had  better  pass  their  answer. 

Passed. 

Q.  Whereas  Annual  Meeting  of  1874,  a» 
per  query  Sih,  fjavc  the  charges  as  given  to 
ministers  in  the  llret  aud  second  degree, 
will  not  this  District  Meeting  ask  Annual 
Meeting  to  give  also  the  charges  and  duties 
as  given  to  ordaioed  elders  and  deacons, and 
have  the  charges  of  1874  reprinted  with 
these,  so  that  all  the  olllcers  may  have  their 
duties  set  forth  by  Annual  Meeting,  as  un- 
derstood by  tlie  church  from  the  Scriptures  ? 

A.  Annual  Meeting  shall  grant  this  re- 
quest. 

We  are  not  ready  to  pass  that 

now.  In  the  Minutes  a  year  or  two 
back  there  was  somethin*?  stated  rel- 
ative to  their  duties.  Now,  then, 
pass  it  and  what  liave  you  got  ?  Have 
you  got  their  duties  set  forth  here  ? 

Does  this  meeting  state  what  their 
duties  are?  It  has  got  to  be  stated 
pefore  it  is  passed. 

I  would  like  to  know  wheth- 
er there  ever  was  a  minister  ordained 
who  was  not  conversant  with  his  du- 
ties. 

I  move  that  we  pass  this, and 

that  the  Standing  Committee  draw 
up  a  form  of  the  charge  at  its  leisure 
during  this  meeting. 

That  is  not  in  the  query.     If 

we  do  anything  before  the  meeting, 
we  can  do  what  is  atked  in  the 
query. 

We  can    make    a    record    of 

what  we  do,  that  is  the  motion  and 
has  been  seconded.  If  wo  grant  the 
question,  we  ought  to  make  provision 
to  fulfill  it.  The  delegates  from  that 
district  might  be  instructed  that  they 
have  not  brought  it  up  in  the  right 
form,  and  that  they  ought  to  propose 
it  in  another  way. 

I  think  the    delegates    might 

be  instructed  to  take  it  back  again, 
as  it  is  not  full  enough,  and  bring  it 
in  next  year.  Would  you  be  willing 
now  to  take  it  buck  and  bring  it  hero 
fully  next  year  ? 

We  propose  to  the  brethren  to 

take  it  back  upon  their  own  respon- 
sibility and  they  are  willing  to  do  so, 

We  ask  the  Annual    Meeting 

to  give  us  a  form. 

Hero  is  the  difference  between 


this  and  last  year  ;  the  answer  must 
come  from  the  Standing  Commiilee. 
It  is  a  question  whether  we  will  re- 
lieve you  of  it  now  before  this  meet- 
ing. 

This  and  any  District  Meeting 
might  be  able  to  draw  up  a  form  of 
charge  for  ministers  and  doacons  in 
the  hrst  and  second  degree,  but  ought 
we  not  to  have  those  who  are  most 
conversant  with  the  form  of  ordain- 
ing deacons  and  bishops  to  help  ?  It 
seems  to  mo  it  ought  to  come  from 
the   Standing  Committee. 

I  am  very  much    in   favor    of 

the  ideas  and  sentiments  expressed 
in  that  query,  for  to  my  certain 
knowledge  it  has  not  been  done  as  it 
ought  to  be  done.  I  thought  it  was 
rather  premature  to  pass  it  without 
we  had  the  form  here. 

The  clerk  reads  the  following  an- 
swer : 

Deferred  until  next  Annual  Meet- 
ing. 

That  don't  answer  the  expres- 
sion that  you  gave.  If  it  is  to  be  de- 
ferred for  our  district,  the  form  of  an 
answer  to  it  ought  to  be  so  named  in 
the  answer. 

But  wo  want  it  done. 

Passed. 

Q.  This  meeting  petitions  Annual  Meet- 
ing for  the  privil'ge  of  having  published  a 
full  report  of  the  discussions  in  connection 
With  the  queries  aud  answers  of  said  mect- 
inir,  wiih  the  names  of  the  speakers,  but  in- 
stead of  having  it  published  in  our  periodi- 
cals, let  it  be  issued  in  pamphlet  form,  and 
sent  only  to  such  as  wish  it. 
A.  Pasted  and  sent  to  Annual    Meeting. 

■  Another  question  of  the  same 

import  came  from  ihe  Northern  Dis- 
trict of  Indiana,  another  petition  from 
Southern  Illinois  ;  another  one  from 
Michigan  of  the  same  import;  anoth- 
er similar  one  from  Western  Penn- 
sylvania. 

I  propose  that  all  questions  rela- 
tive to  the  same  subjf^ct  be  brought 
here,  all  read  at  the  pame  time,  and 
by  the  sanction  of  the  delegates  of 
those  districts,  if  they  can  be  consol- 
idated into  one  question,  let  it  be 
done. 

1  never  liked  this  plan  of  mixing 

things  up.  When  we  have  one  thing 
before  us,  let  us  consider  that  and  af- 
ter that  be  decided  and  finished,  let 
others  be  brought  in  and  answered. 
For  wo  have  nearly  a  similar  cjues- 
tion  from  Western  Pennsylvanin,  but 
wo  could  not  have  it  consolidated 
with  this,  for  we  simply  ai^k  fur  the 
publication  of  a  full  report.  It  seems 
to  me  wc  might  consider    this   upon 


its  own  merits,  and  if  this  cannot  bo 
passed,  it  can  be  answered,  for  it  i&- 
to  be  brought  up  again. 

I  think    there    are   questions 

here  in  opposition  to  the  one  that  has 
just  been  read. 

1  am  willing  to  give  my  indi- 
vidual views,  and  when  we  present  a 
query  aud  give  it  as  the  judgment  of 
the  several  thousand  members  that 
these  delegates  came  here  to  repre- 
sent, with  the  exception,  I  believe,  of 
some  thirty-three  congregations,  that 
is  the  only  reason  why  I  wish  the 
queries  brought  together  to  show  the 
feelings  of  the  Brotherhood  at  home, 
that  they  want  to  get  it  through  their 
periodicals  or  some  other  way,  aud 
they  want  to  know  whether  the  breth- 
ren we  sent  reprenent  the  sentiments 
of  the  district  or  not. 

I  do  not  know    that    I    shall 

say  very  much  about  it;  you  may 
mix  them  up  if  you  think  you  can 
keep  them  distinct. 

By  getting  them  together  we 

show  the  feelings  of  the  church. 

— —  Whenever  you  speak  it  is  for 
your  district. 

Exactly,  but  we  want  to    let 

the  congregations  know  that. 

The  names  are    all    here,  and 

if  you  call  for  each  query  we  will 
have  them  read. 

It  will  bo  as  the  brother  has 

stated.  After  those  that  are  in  favor 
are  ncted  upon, we  want  those  that  dif- 
fer from  them. 

Yes,  they  will  be    attended 

to,  and  will  come  in  their  proper  or- 
der. 

I  would    favor    that    idea, 

brethren,  those  that  are  here  against, 
let  them  come  forward  and  bo  consid- 
ered together. 

The  first  question  of  the  series  was 
then  read  as  follows  : 

Q.  Will  the  Annual  Meeting  of  187.')  grant 
the  puhliestion  of  a  full  report  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Annual  Meeting  in  paraplet 
form,  with  the  speakers'  names  to  their 
speeches  ? 

A.  Yes,  with  Ihe  understanding  tint  any 
person  can  get  it  who  wishes  it  by  paying 
for  il. 

I'HOM     MICIIIII.VN. 

t).  This  District  Meeting  petitions  Annual 
Meeting  to  have  a  full  report  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  Annual  .VIeeting  with  the  speak- 
ers' names,  to  be  published  separately  from 
the  other  reading  matter. 

From  Northern  Indiana.  Q.— Inasmuch 
as  there  is  much  dissulisfactiou  on  account  of 
gelling  a  full  report  from  our  Annual  Meet- 
ing of  1874,  will  this  District  Meeting  ask 
Annual  Meeting  for  a  full  report  with  each 
speaker's  name  to  his  speech  / 

A.  We  unanimously  a'k  for  a  full  report. 

Krom  Northern  Iowa.      Q.  The  brethren 


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of  t'lis  distiSct  request  the  Anuual  Meeting 
of  1875  to  grant  the  piibllc.ition  of  a  full  re- 
port of  the  pi-oceeiliiig'  of  the  Anuual  Mce.t- 
i'  g  in  pamphlet  form  with  the  gpoakcrs' 
uuineB  aitached. 

Western  I'euasylvania,  also  sent  a  peti- 
tion unanimously  asking  Annual  M-ciiug 
to  nllow  a  full  report  of  its  proccediugs  to 
be  published. 

The  re^>ortcr  also  heard  vhe  following 
query  read,  but  did  not  hear  from  whence 
it  originated. 

As  there  is  a  desiic  txtcnsiv«ly  prevailin* 
among  llie  brethren  to  have  a  full  report  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Annual  Meeting  with 
the  names  of  l''e  speakers  publislied,  we  re- 
spectfully petition  Annual  .Meeting  to  grant 
Buih  n  report. 

A.  Ordeied  to  be  s^nt  to  Annual  Meeting. 
Northeru  MisBOUii  sends  the  following  re- 
quest :  Wc  favor  a  full  report  of  thfl  pro- 
ceedings of  Annual  Meeting,  wl'h  speakers' 
names  to  be  published  through  our  periodi- 
cals, wilh  a  number  of  'Ignatures. 

The  papeis  on  the  other  side  of  the  ques- 
tion were  called  for  and  granted. 

From  Northeru  District  of  Illinois. — 
Whereas  the  Annual  Meeting  of  1873,  Art. 
0,  aud  1874,  query  1,  granted  a  synopsis  of 
tlie  reasons  given  to  be  published,  we  pray 
for  a  reeonsiderttion  of  the  matter,  and  that 
noth  ng  be  published  but  the  queries  and 
aniiweis  with  their  scriptural  references. 

From  Southern  Ohio. — As  Annual  Meeting 
has  formerly  allowed  reporters  at  Annunl 
Meeting,  we  ask  Annual  Meeting  not  to  al- 
low any  reporters,  or  the  publishing  of  any- 
ttijng  more  than  the  Minutes.  There  were 
four  more  remonstrances  of  the  same  char- 
acter brought  from  this  district,  but  as  they 
we  e  not  in  order  they  were  rejeitcd. 

From  Southern  Missouri. — The  Southern 
Distiict  of  Missouri  petitions  Annual  Meet- 
ing for  a  return,  as  tar  as  possible,  to  the 
foimer  or  ancient  order  and  eimplciiy  of 
holding  our  Annual  Meeliugs,  especially 
tluit  of  having  no  reporter,  either  for  the 
Brethren's  papers  or  the  papers  of  the  world, 
as  publishing  anything  more  than  the  quer- 
ies aud  answers  ha-!  a  tendency  to  cause  di- 
visions In  the  brothel  hood  and  expose  the 
brethren  to  the  ui  just  aud  cruel  ciitieisiu  of 
those  who  do  BOt  appro'se  of  our  distinc- 
tive principles. 

The  following  was  also  read,  brother  Davy 
explaining  that  it  came  with  a  bundle  Of 
papers  from  brother  Garver,  and  it  was  not 
known  from  whence  it  came.— Q.  Is  it  ac- 
cording to  the  15th  cbap'er  of  Acts  that  is 
read  at  the  Annual  Meeting,  or  any  other 
part  of  the  Scripture,  to  have  reporters  at 
the  Anuual  Meeting  and  to  have  the  ([uery 
and  subjects  that  are  discussed  there,  put  In 
print,  or  is  it  the  way  the  brethren  have  for- 
merly done  ?  and  if  it  is  the  way  the  breth- 
ren have  douc  in  former  years,  we  want  this 
<iuery  sustained  by  Scripture  or  the  order  of 
the  Biethieu.  It  is  rfcpiested  thatthisquery 
should  be  presented  to  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee in  their  organization. 

They    are    all    right    that 

came  here  by  authority.  We  do  not 
want  to  object  to  any  papers  that 
have  come  here  by  authority,  but  tvi'o, 
three  or  four  papers  from  oae  district, 
we  are  uot  willing  to  receive  on  the 
same  question.  We  might  have 
brought  up  uineteen  congregations 
representing  every  one  of  them  as 
unanimous  on  this  question,  but  we 
did  Qot  think  that  was  necessary. 


I  am  prepared  to   say   that 

these  queries  were  sent  by  our  dis- 
trict,—the  Southern  District  of  Ohio. 
Wo  have  brethren  in  our  district  who 
would  not  send  up  queries  that  were 
uot  ordered  in  our  district. 

r  suppose   reading  all    the 

queries  will  not  settle  the  matter; 
we  will  stop  the  reading  now. 

When     we    heard  the  15th 

chapter  of  the  Acts  of  the  apostles 
read  here,  every  true,  honest  mind 
will  say  at  once  that  we  want  to  fol- 
low the  gospel.  We  read  that  there 
was  much  disputing  and  contention 
about  the  questions  that  were  brought 
up  there  to  Jerusalem,  aud  there  is 
not  one  word  recorded  to  show  that 
there  were  any  reporters  there.  We 
are  not  on  very  safe  grounds,  breth- 
ren ;  let  me  tell  you,  that,  if  we  enter 
upon  this  thing,  the  result  will  be 
serious. 

— — We  are  all  aware  who  came 
from  the  Southren  District  of  Ohio 
that  there  were  five  queries  there. 
A  good  many  declared  that  we  want- 
ed to  have  only  one,  and  a  good  many 
said  "let  the  whole  five  go,"  and  that 
is  the  way  they  all  came  up  here. 

We  have  observed  the  number 

of  districts  that  have  called  for  the 
report,  and  the  number  who  have  uot 
called  for  it  or  oppose  it,  and  in  that 
way  we  can  see  how  the  matter 
stands  before  the  meeting. 

1    think    that    that    certainly 

would  be  the  right  way.  Why  not 
give  the  number  who  is  for,  and  who 
against,  the  report  ?  In  sumaiing  it 
up  we  find  that  seven  districts  are 
called  and  that  in  a  general  way  have 
expressed  themselves  unanimously 
requesting  this  report,  while  only 
three  districts  have  sent  up  a  voice 
opposing  it  and  none  of  these  have 
expressed  themselves  as  unanimous  ; 
and  we  know  that  they  were  not 
unanimous,  because  we  have  heard 
the  brethren  say  so  here,  and  we 
know. 

I  only  want  to  present  this  idea 
that  seven  districts  have  appealed  for 
the  report,  while  only  three  have  op- 
posed it. 

There    was     consultation     in 

regard  to  this  matter  of  having  a  re- 
port of  that  character,  while  there  has 
uot  been  a  consultation  upon  the 
other  feature  of  the  case.  We  know 
that  there  is  a  number  of  districts 
that  have  not  answered  to  this  re- 
porting matter.  If  there  had  been  a 
general  consultatioD,  then   we  might 


have  ascertained  the  wishes  of  the 
brethren  by  a  consultation  of  this 
kind.  I  did  not  say  that  such  was 
the  case. 

Upon    all    questions    upon 

which  the  district  cannot  agre-3  it  is 
always  understood  that  it  be  sent  up 
to  the  Annual  Meeting. 

From  what  we  can  distinct- 
ly remember  of  last  Annual  Meeting 
we  found  that  this  question  of  hav- 
ing a  full  report  was  a  very  perplex- 
ingthing.and  a  very  disagreeable  thing 
to  contend  about  in  public,  and  hence 
I  feel,  from  the  element  that  seems 
to  pervade  this  congregation,  that  the 
same  thing  perhaps  may  occur  here 
to  day,  and  hence  I  want  to  make  a 
proposition  which  I  hope  will  have 
some  weight,  and  that  is  that  the 
several  representatives  and  delegates 
present  from  their  diEfereut  district 
meetings  meet  somewhere  here  upon 
the  ground,  and  decide  this  matter  by 
ballot  and  save  perplexing  arguments 
and  the  agitation  of  this  matter  in 
public  ;  we  do  not  want  to  get  into 
the  muss  we  had  last  year  in  arguing 
this  point. 

1  for  one  would  not   feel  at 

liberty  to  trust  this  weighty  matter 
in  the  hands  of  five  or  six  brethren. 

If  brother  Long  insists  up- 
on his  suggestion,  I  have  nothing 
further  tooft'erjust  now,  but  if  ho 
will  withdraw,  I  have  something  to 
otfer  la  this  matter. 

You    may  propose,    but    I 

will  uot  withdraw  mine. 

1  propose  if  this   matter  is 

to  be  deferred  for  a  vote,  that  we 
agree  to  carry  it  home  to  our  churches, 
aud  report  it  at  the  next  Anuual 
Meeting. 

We   con  never  tell  how  a 

thing  will  work  until  we  try  it.  I 
would  propose  that  we  publish  the 
proceedings  of  this  meeting  just  as 
called  for  by  the  seven  queries,  in 
pamphlet  form  with  the  names  of  the 
speakers  in  connection,  and  let  it  go 
out  to  all  those  who  want  it,  and  let 
this  Annual  Meeting  inform  their  dis- 
tricts that  they  must  take  the  expres- 
sion of  their  congregations  aud  come 
next  year  to  decide  this  matter  as 
th«y  may  deem  proper.  If  they  are 
satisfied  with  it  we  cau  adopt  it,  and 
if  not  we  can  reject  it. 

That    would     involve    the 

adopting  of  these  petitions. 
It  would   only    be 


time. 


for   the 
To  defer  the   matter  might 


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pQvc  time  and  sutc  fceliuga  before 
we  get  tbrough. 

Let  us  take  the  couusel  of  the  dis- 
trict mee'iiugti  and  have  them  see  how 
tbe  matter  stands. 

1  will  agree  to    brother    Moh- 

ler's  proposition  with  this  promise 
that  this  present  report  goes  out  with 
the  full  report  for  trial  as  brother 
Moore  stated. 

Let  us  pass  that.  I  am  will- 
ing that  this  report  shall  go  out  as  it 
did  last  year.  I  do  not  want  this 
question  to  go  out  before  its  discus- 
sion. That  would  be  taking  an  ad- 
vantage. I  am  willing  to  let  the 
churches  decide  it  at  home,  and  you 
may  do  that. 

— — Let  each  brother  take  it  home 
and  each  housekeeper  bring  it  up  here 
to  next  meeting. 

Yes,  that   is    the   proposition, 

and  that  is  a  very  good  one  ;  I  do  not 
think  we  will  get  another  better  than 
that. 

If  we  defer  it  for  another  year, 

what  shall  be  done  with  the  proceed- 
ings of  this  day  ? 

— — Let  the  report  go  on  as  it  did 
last  year,  and  let  last  yeat'a  decision 
Btaud. 

A  more  speedy  way  would  bo 

to  settle  it  according  to  brother  Long's 
original  suggestion. 

What  has  been  put  down  here 

to-day  ? 

1  am  willing  that  it  should    be 

put  just  as  it  was  last  year,  and  let 
every  housi^kcepcr  take  it  home,  and 
let  the  unanimous  vote  be  brought 
up  next  year  to  the  Annual  Meeting, 
and  stop  this  discussion.  I  think  the 
brethren  here  in  southern  Ohio  will 
agree  to  tbat,  and  let  the  old  stand 
till  next  year ;  that  is  the  way  to  do 
business. 

1  do  not  want  any  such  com- 
promise. I  am  standing  up  for  my 
consiitucuta  and  for  the  nineteen  con- 
gregations that  I  represent,  who  have 
proceeded  in  the  regular  order  of  the 
church,  and  for  a  number  «f  other 
congregations  who  are  represented  in 
the  seventy-one  districts  that  came 
from  other  places  who  have  brought 
it  before  the  congregatiou.s,  and  why 
has  not  the  brother  brought  it  before 
this  congregation  ? 

Y'ou  know  it  has  been  here  from 
year  to  year,  and  why  is  it  that  you 
have  not  consulted  your  congrega- 
tionsB?  It  is  very  often  the  case  be- 
cau;-io  lh«!y  know  that  the  cougroga- 
lion  would  go  very  largely  in  favor  of  it. 


Let  us  be  honest  in  this  matter.  I 
repicseut  the  congregations  and  the 
districts  that  didn't  consult.  At 
our  Di.strict  Meetings  we  said  to  the 
brethren,  "Y'^ou  who  did  not  have  it 
before  the  congregations,  do  you  know 
the  sentiment  of  your  memberiship  ?" 
They  say,  "Yes  I  do."  We  have  con- 
sulted with  them  and  wo  know  that 
they  are  almost  to  a  man  in  favor  of 
the  report ;  there  was  no  opposition 
to  this  report. 

I  do  not  know  why  you  elders,  who 
know  that  this  matter  was  agitaticg 
the  church  from  year  to  year,  have 
not  consulted  and  do  not  know  the 
sentiments  of  your  congregations 
unless  you  know  that  they  are  largely 
in  favor  of  it. 

Now  we  know  that  these  districts 
have  proceeded  in  the.  right  manner, 
and  we  must  hear  with  you  from 
year  to  year — we  must  insist  upon  it 
that  you  hear  the  churches  tbat  we 
represent  to  you  to-day  and  do  not 
accuse  us, — we  accuse  you  for  neg- 
lecting your  duty  in  the  matter. 

We  want  this  report  in  order  that 
we  may  show  properly  to  our  constit- 
uents, the  course  that  we  take,  the 
reasons  for  the  transaction  of  business 
and  the  manner  in  which  it  has  been 
transacted.  One  brother  got  up  to- 
day in  defence  of  this  query  or  peti- 
tion that  nobody  wanted  to  father, 
and  he  thought  he  would  father  it, 
thatitwas  not  consistent  with  the  15th 
chapter  of  the  Acts  of  the  apostles, 
but  when  we  opened  that  very  same 
chapter  and  we  read  that  one  stood 
up  and  said,  "Let  me  be  heard."  That 
is  exactly  the  manner  in  which  they 
proceeded  in  that  day,  in  that  coun- 
cil, and  the  speech  of  St.  James  is 
written  down  here  in  order  that  we 
may  know  the  reasons  for  the  pro- 
ceedings and  the  manner  in  which 
they  did.  Now  in  the  face  of  this  an 
aged  brother  will  stand  up  here  and 
say  that  it  is  not  in  accordance  with 
the  15th  chapter  of  the  Acts  of  the 
apostles.  This  is  directly  in  the  man- 
ner they  proceeded  there. 

1  did  not  know  that  you   were 

an  apostle. 

1  am  not  an   apostle   nor   the 

son  of  an  apostle. 

The  moderator  ruled  brother  IIol- 
singer  out  of  order,  and  directed  him 
to  argue  the  proposition  that  had  been 
made  and  which  was  properly  before 
the  meeting,  that  the  question  be  de- 
cided by  the  delegates  present. 


— — I  am  in  favor  of  Bro.  Ijoug's 
motion. 

Brother    Holsinger    says     he 

took  the  counsel  for  his  church. 

I    call    brother    Ebersole    to 

order. 

Understand  me,  what  I    want 

to  say  :  you  have  taken  the  couu.sel 
of  your  church.  Understand  wo 
ought  to  have  the  privilege  of  taking 
it  home  and  there  giving  all  churches 
a  chance  to  vote  on  that.  He  says 
he  has  done  it  and  we  have  neglected 
it ;  now  we  want  to  defer  it  so  as  to 
have  a  chance  to  do  tbat  and  then  we 
will  meet  him  another  year.  Give 
us  a  chance  to  give  our  churches  a 
chance. 

The  question  before  the  con- 
ference now  is  as  to  the  delegates 
here  deciding  this  question  wiihout 
discussion ;  is  that  the  question  be- 
fore us  ? 

Tbat     was     one     proposition 

made,  and  brother  Mohler  made  a 
proposition  to  carry  the  matter  home 
to  the  churches. 

1  do  not  know  which   I    ought 

to  talk  about.  I  opposed,  very  point- 
edly, the  motion  for  these  delegates 
to  decide  upon  this  matter  without 
any  discussion  1  opposed  it  becau:;e 
it  is  the  very  thing  I  opposed  :  it 
will  give  tbe  delegates  power  to  rule 
our  brotherhood,  and  if  it  is  to  be 
brought  up  a^aiu  I  am  goiug  to  op- 
pose it. 

Brother  Long  made  the  prop- 
osition and  would  not  withdraw  it, 
but  said  brother  Mohler  might  make 
one.  Now,  if  you  want  to  agree,  take 
brother  Long's  first  and  brother 
Mohler's   afterwards. 

As  brother  Long's  proposition  is 
made  first,  let  that  be  the  first  busi- 
ness in  the  morning,  and  if  that  can- 
not be  decided,  then  we  will  try 
brother  Mohler'a, 

Adjourned  after  singing  the  Ullh 
hymn  and  prayer  by  brother  (^uinter. 

.'SECOND  1).\Y    WEDNE.SD.VY    MOK.XJNU. 

Conference  opened  by  singing  the 
GOch  hymn,  followed  with  prayer. 
Brother  Qarver  leading. 

The  first  business  this  morn- 
ing in  order  is  brother  Long's  propo- 
sition, and  suppose  ho  is  prepared  to 
give  it  to  you  again,  and  thou  start 
out  on  that  point,  and  I  will  try  to 
kerp  you  as  close  to  it  as  I  can. 

I  avail  myself  of  an  opportu- 
nity of  making  a  little  explanation. 
Yesterday  after  brother  John  Kninely 
had  quoted  the  text   of   Scripture    iu 


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which  the  Savior  said  that  no  man 
having  draok  old  wine  straightway 
desired  the  new,  because  the  old 
was  better,  f  said  that  it  was  better 
lor  urunkardi'.  I  spoke  it  in  a  way 
lliat  it  was  thought  by  some,  I  in- 
tended to  throw  retli^clion  upon  those 
■who  advocated  the  use  of  fermented 
\viue,  aud  as  the  feelings  of  some  few 
were  hurt  I  uuderfetand,  I  aai  very 
Horry  fur  that.  Jt  was  not  intended 
at  ail  for  them  for  1  myself  Ude  that 
wine.  I  am  sorry  that  I  made  any 
remarks  that  hurt  any  of  the  breth- 
ren's feelings.  I  saw  immediately 
jifi«r  having  said  it,  that  it  was  a 
little  har.s!). 

1  presume  you   all    remember 

my  proposition  made  yesterday  in 
regard  to  the  query  before  the  ntcet- 
ing.  I  will  this  morning  withdraw 
my  proposition  with  this  proviso  that 
))rother  Mohler's  proposition  in  this 
matter  be  taken  home  to  our  re>;pect- 
ive  churches,  and  there  get  the  ex- 
pression of  each  church  and  bring 
that  to  the  next  Annual  Meeting. 
Tiiis  proviso,  I  now  make  by  accept- 
ing brother  Mohler's  proposition  that 
this  matter  be  the  lir.Ht  thing  in  cou- 
Bideration,  before  the  next  Annual 
Aleeting,  and  decided  upon,  so  thai 
if  the  decision  is  favorable  to  a  full 
report  we  can  get  it  from  the  next 
Annual  Meeting.  With  that  proviso, 
1  withdraw  my  proposition. 

1     stated    last    evening    that 

brother  Long's  proposition  would 
be  first  this  morning.  Now  he  with- 
draws his  proposition  with  the  pro- 
viso that  brother  Mohler's  proposi- 
tion will  be  in  order  if  ho  accepts 
that  proviso. 

And  with  the  further   proviso 

that  we  enjoy  the  present  liberty  as 
far  as  the  Annual  Meeting  has  al- 
ready accorded  the  privilege  to  print 
these  proceedings  here  as  last  year. 

1  am  at  a  loss  to  know  what  the 
brother  wants  as  it  stands  before  the 
brethren  as  a  proposition.  The  prop- 
osition was  to  liike  this  matter 
home  and  ask  the  sentiment  of  the 
churches  on  this  subject  and  to  bring 
to  next  Annual  Meeting.  I  am  sat- 
isfied with  the  proviso. 

— — I  am  sorry,  brethren,  that  I 
have  to  differ  with  you  in  regard  to 
this  proposition.  It  is  certainly  un- 
derstood by  this  meeting  that  this  re- 
port is  to  be  published  in  our  period- 
icals, and  that  it  is  gotten  up  by  us 
and  therefore  properly  belongs  to  us. 
We  got  up  this    report    in    order    to 


meet  the  approbation  of  our  readers  ; 
that  is  our  design  in  all  the  matter 
that  we  publish,  in  order  that  it  may 
be  a  beuifit  to  our  readers,  and  un- 
less ive  can  get  something  that  meets 
that  want  we  would  rather  not  pub- 
lish it  at  all.  We  have  learned  by 
past  experience  that  the  report  which 
we  have  had  so  far,  does  not  meet  the 
wants  of  the  brotherhood,  or  rather 
the  wants  of  our  readers,  therefore 
we  feel  to  object  to  this  proposition, 
as  we  have  said  that  unless  we  can 
have  a  full  report  we  would  prefer  to 
have  none  at  all  because  it  does  not 
give  satisfaction. 

We  would  be  perfectly  willing  for 
the  proposition  that  has  been  pre- 
sented to  pass  if  this  meeting  will 
allow  us,  on  this  occasion,  to  give  a 
full  report,  and  then  let  it  be  decided 
by  the  church  as  proposed  ;  but  if 
brother  Quinter  will  agree  with  us, 
we  will  say,  no  report  published  at 
all  unless  we  have  a  full  one.  This 
has  been  the  general  sentiment  of  nil 
our  readers  and  many  of  them  have 
written  us  that  they  did  not  read 
them  at  all  from  the  fact  tJiat  they 
did  not  know  who  made  the  speeches. 
It  must  be  admitted,  brethren,  that 
this  is  what  gives  force  aud  strength 
to  the  sp.';eches  or  arguments  that  are 
made.  Unless  wo  know  who  made 
them  we  know  not  the  prominence  to 
give  them.  Therefore  in  order  that 
they  may  give  full  satisfaction,  they 
wish  to  know  who  made  them,  and 
the  idea  of  withholding  the  name  from 
the  report  is  certainly  a  very  strange 
one  from  this  very  fact,  that  two- 
thirds  of  all  the  speeches  that  are 
made  at  this  meeting  are  known, 
whether  we  give  the  names  or  not. 
Now  this  we  submit  to  thcjudgraent 
of  all  who  attend  these  meetings.  I 
was  told  this  morning  by  a  brother 
that  has  been  attending  the  meetings 
that  he  could  go  homo  aud  take  up 
the  report  and  point  out  two-thirds  of 
all  the  speakers  who  made  speeches 
during  that  meeting. 

It  occurs  to  me  that  we  should  have 
this  privilege  because  we  pay  for  this 
report ;  we  get  it  as  matter  for  our 
paper,  und  this  meeting  has  no  right 
whatever  to  demand  of  us  a  report ; 
it  has  no  power  to  say  that  we  shall 
publish  it  from  the  fact  that  it  belongs 
to  us  ;  from  the  fact  that  the  publish- 
ing of  our  periodicals  are  private  en- 
terprises, and  not  church  organs.  Our 
papers  cave  never  been  accepted  by 
the  church  as  church  organs,  but  as 


private  enterprises,  and  therefore  we 
have  never  been  brought  directly 
under  the  power  of  this  meeting,  but 
are  subject  to  our  church  at  homo. 
Therefore  I  claim,  on  this  basis,  that 
we  should  have  the  privilege,  if  wo 
have  the  report  at  all,  of  having  u 
full  one,  and  I  will  prefer,  if  we  can- 
not have  this  to  have  none  at  all. 

— — Brethren  in  the  Lord. — In 
doing  business  in  the  house  of  God, 
we  must  either  drop  a  query  or  we 
must  dispose  of  it  by  compromise. 
The  proposition  that  is  offered  seems 
very  reasonable  and  if  we  confine  our- 
selves to  that,  I  think  we  can  dis- 
pose of  it.  We  are  perfectly  satis- 
fied with  the  proposition  before  the 
meeting,  without  any  further  argu- 
ment or  discussion  ;  it  seems  reason- 
able and  right,  but  to  getting  the 
privilege  asked  for  this  year,  I  am 
satisfiud  it  cannot  be  done  satisfacto- 
rily, aud  if  it  cannot  be  done  satisfai!- 
toriiy,  it  ought  not  to  be  done  at  all. 
Remember  our  brethren's  choice  is  as 
dear  to  them  as  ours  is  to  us ;  wo 
should  give  a  little  as  well  as  to  take, 
but  if  this  meeting  is  to  bo  detained 
by  repeated  urgency  of  some  individ- 
uals, when  will  we  get  through  ? 
When  a  brother  expresses,  in  few 
words,  his  feelings  aud  seuiimeuts, 
they  will  have  due  regard  by  all  the 
brethren,  aud  why  come  and  be  so 
tenacious  before  the  Annual  Meeting  ? 
I  hope  and  ti'ust  that  no  such  spirit 
will  manifest  itself  agaiu.  I  want  to 
regard  the  feelings  of  all  the  brethren 
as  much  as  my  own.  If  the  brethren 
do  not  accept  my  light,  I  take  it  for 
granted  it  is  not  as  much  light  as  1 
thought  it  was.  If  we  yield  to  each 
other,  I  think  we  will  pass  this  prop- 
osition without  much  more  argument. 
I  wish  it  to  pu'^s.  1  believe  it  will 
meet  with  the  approval  of  this  confer- 
ence meeting  better  than  anything 
else  that  we  can  bring. 

(  To  be  Cordinued  ) 


F«ar    Nut. 

We  recently  read  :  "i^latij'  arc  lament- 
ing tlic'ir  mistbrluues,  and  wishing  iliuc 
their  place  was  changed,  that  they  might 
more  easily  live  Christianity."  Chris- 
tianity is  de.si.uncd  for  dark  plucos. 
There  the  light  is  to  shine.  Don't  l)c 
eager  to  get  away  when  the  darkness  i.s 
dense.  Grapple  with  it  lieroically.  iStanJ 
up  straight  for  Jesus.  Young  man  in  the 
woik-shop,  surrounded  by  ridiculing  and 
swearing  associates,  stand  up  straigiit  Ibr 
Jesus !  Young  and  old,  stand  in  your  lot 
oourageou.sly,  and  aluac. 


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Jclected  hy  C.  >r.  Armbiut^t. 
Wliat  Tli«^u  ? 


After  the  Christian's  tears, 
After  his  fights  and  fears, 
After  his  weary  cross, 
"All  things  below  but  loss" — 
What  then  ? 

Oh.  then,  a  holy  calra.r 
Kesting  on  Jesus'  arm  ; 
Oh  then,  a  deeper  love 
For  the  pure  home  al'oye. 

After  this  holy  calm, 
This  rest  on  Jesus'  arm, 
After  this  deepened  love 
For  the  pure  home  above — 
What  then  ? 

Oh,  then,  hard  woric  for  Ilim, 
Immortal  souls  to  win  ; 
Then  Jesus'  presence  near, 
Death's  darkest  hour  to  che<ir. 

And  when  the  work  is  done, 
When  the  last  soul  is  won, 
When  Jesus'  love  and  power 
Have  cheered  the  dying  hour — 
What  then  '{ 

Oh,  then,  the  crown  is  given  ! 
Oh,  then,  the  rest  in  heaven  ! 
Then  endless  life  in  endless  day, 
While  sin  and  death  liave  pass'daway. 


Tbe  Daukard  Moveiueut- 


Wlint  Then  ? 


After  the  joys  of  earth, 
After  its  songs  of  mirth, 
Alter  its  hours  of  light, 
After  its  dreams  so  bright — 
What  then  ? 

Only  au  empty  name, 
Only  a  weary  frame, 
Only  a  conscious  smart, 
Only  an  aching  heart. 

After  this  empty  name, 
After  this  weary  frame. 
After  this  conscious  smart, 
After  this  aching  heart — 

What  then  ! 

Only  a  Bad  farewell 
To  a  world  loved  too  well. 
Only  a  silent  bed 
With  the  forgotten  dead- 
After  this  sad  farewell 
To  a  world  loved  too  well, 
After  thij  silent  bed 
With  the  forgotten  dead— 

What  then  I 
Oh,  then,  the  judgment  throne  ! 
Oh,  then,  the  last  hope  gone  ! 
Then,  all  the  woes  that  dwell 
In  au  eternal  hell. 

— ^^^«- •♦■^ — 

— Tho  tongue  is  the  worst  part  of 
a  bail  gervaut. 


"i?j/  their  works  yf  shall  know  them.^' 

Now,  in  these  hard  times  that  try 
men's  souls,  we  are  t'urnislied  with  the 
opi)ortunity  of  provin;?  a  Christian's  faitii 
by  his  works.  Our  people  are  heavy  on 
theory,  hut  touch  lightly  on  practice,  es-; 
pecially  where  it  requires  either  labor  or 
money  to  accomi)lish  an  end,  however 
worthy.  Money  is  frequently  spent  free- 
ly by  our  professed  Christians  in  what 
they  call  missionary  work,  or  to  cause 
men  to  profess  to  hold  to  or  believe 
certain  principles  or  doctrines.  Entire 
discourses  are  generally  delivered  on  doc- 
trine, and  not  a  hint  to  the  transgressor 
on  practice. 

According  to  the  best  statistical  table 
I  have  been  able  to  ju-ocurc,  I  find,  in 
Johnson  county  during  the  year  1874, 
there  were  spent  for  tlie  benefit  of  the 
various  religious  denominations  lor 
houses  of  worship  and  hire  of  ministers 
and,  in  short,  to  perpetuate  and  spread 
the  faith  of  the  donors,  the  sum  of 
$53,478,  but  while  this  sacrifice  was 
being  made  to  spread  what  the  donor  is 
pleased  to  call  our/aith,  how  small  the 
amount  spent  for  our  j^toplc  who  arc  in 
want  1 

Now,  while  our  county  is  the  abiding 
place  of  eighteen  or  more  denotniuations, 
most  of  whom  place  more  stress  on  theory, 
we  have  a  very  quiet  but  excellent  people 
among  us  who  look   to   the   practice  and 
prove  their  faith  by  their  works.     These 
people,  because  they  make  no  great  noise 
and  parade,  never  get  the  credit  they  are 
entitled    to,    but   they    are  a   charitable 
people,  full  of  good  works.     And  one  of 
their  acts  that  we    have  just   witnessed 
in  our  county  will  perpetuate  their  name 
as  a  Ciu'istian  brotherhood,  in  the  hearts 
and  minds   of  many    poor   men   in  our 
midst,  and  their  posterity  to  unborn  gen- 
erations.    So   soon   as   they  discovered, 
last  fall,  that  Providence  was   not  lavish 
in  his  gifts  of  food   for   man   and  beast, 
as  though  moved   by   their  ever  present 
and  unbounded  love  and  sympathy  for 
their  fellow- beings,  they  at  once  began  to 
look  about  for  a   remedy   for   the  great 
calamity  that  befell  our  people  on  account 
of  drouth  and    insects.     JJeing   but  few 
in  numbers  here,  and  feeling  their  inabil-< 
ity  to  meet   the  emergency  within  their 
own  home  circle,  tliey   sought   aid   from 
other  of  their  brethren   who  had  a  more 
bountiful  supply,  and  soon  had  negotiated 
loans  from  the  Dunkard  brotherhood  of 
the  Kastern  churches,  the  particulars  of 
which  I  may  not  be  able  to  delineate  to 
the    letter    of    correctness;   but    1    atu 
informed  that  in  tiieir  magnanimity  they 
did  not  confine  themselves   to  the  wants 
of  their  brotherhood,  but  to  tiie  wants  of 
the   human  race   of  every  creed  or  pro- 
fession, and  made  made  a  general  call  for 
money  to  buy  food   for   the  destitute. — 
The  Dunkards,  upon   whom  the  call  was 
made,     feeling     that     .so      onerous      a 
duty    should    not    be    borne    by  them 


alone,  while  their  neighbors  of  every 
creed  and  kindred  were  as  able  to  aid  in 
re>ponsc  to  a  general  call  for  bread  for 
the  needj',  sought  aid  from  otlier 
churches,  and  actually  succeeded  in 
borrowing  money  from  the  churches  east, 
to  be  expended  in  buying  corn  for  feed 
and  seed  lor  the  farmers  while  making  a 
crop. 

I  am  told  they  solicited  receivers  from 
the  various  churches  h'>re  to  receive  and 
distribute  the  funds  raised  by  their 
respective  churches  east,  that  each  church 
might  know  what  disposition  bad  been 
made  of  the  funds  raised  by  tlieir  broth- 
erhood. I  am  also  informed  (hat  they 
sold  the  corn  bouglit  in  Iowa  and  shipped 
here,  at  actual  cost  and  carriage,  on 
twelve  months  time,  without  interest  to 
ail  who  are  needy  for  seed  or  feed,  and 
that  they  required,  in  justice  to  the - 
churches  east  who  loaned  them  the  mon- 
ey, that  every  man  receiving  corn  should 
give  the  best  security  he  could  that  he 
would  pay  for  it  within  a  year,  but  refus- 
ed no  man  for  want  of  security.  1  aui 
further  informed  that  if  crops  fail  this 
coming  season,  from  causes  beyond  tlic 
control  of  the  farmer,  the  time  of 
payment  shall  be  extended. 

Whether  the  above  is  correct,  we  aic 
not  positive,  but  we  do  know  that  on 
two  separate  days  during  the  past  ten 
days,  we  have  noticed  our  streets  throng- 
ed with  farmers  receiving  from  the 
Dunkards  such  (luantities  of  corn  as  was 
possible  for  each  to  receive  when  wc 
consider  the  great  demand  and  limited 
supply,  and  they  deemed  to  get  it  on 
some  satisfactory  terms,  for  I  could  s(e 
by  the  bland  expression  of  countenance 
that  many  departed  for  home  with  hearts 
more  joyous  than  when  they  caiuc. 

I  observed  two  classes  of  i)erson3  who 
came  for  corn,  who,  I  thought,  had  not 
paused  to  reflect  on  the  subject  before 
starting  from  home.  One  class  were  men 
who  owned  good  farms  and  who  had  it 
within  their  power  to  borrow  money  or 
to  buy  corn  on  credit,  or  in  some  way 
were  able  to  hc!i>  themselves,  and  let  tiie 
more  needy  take  what  the  Dunkards  were 
able  to  provide.  Tl.e  other  class  were  of 
that  selfisli  and  unthankful  cast  of  uiind 
that  could  appreciate  nobody's  wants  but 
their  own,  and  upon  two  occasions  I 
heard  such  persons  remark  that  if  they 
could  not  get  more  they  would  take  none. 
I  thought  that  if  they  could  do  without 
they  were  the  proper  persons  to  take 
none.  But  we  may  expect  to  find  a  few 
such  people  in  a  world  like  this.  But  I 
can  speak  for  the  mas-ses  generally,  and 
assure  our  Dunkard  brethren  that  this 
conduct  has  gained  for  them  feelings  of 
warmth  and  gratitude  in  the  bosom  of 
every  reflecting  jierson,  and  will  do  more 
to  give  them  prominence  as  a  church  than 
all  the  oratory  that  may  fall  from  the 
pulpit  during  the  next  year.  And  iu 
conclusion,  we  hope  that  other  denomin- 
ations may  pattern  after  this  noble  and 
charitable  conduct  of  tho.sc  people,  aqd 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


898 


do  more  lelision  and  teach  less  sectarian- 
ism. It  matters  very  little  about  alstruse 
questions!  of  tlicology  ami  f'orius  ot"  wiiv- 
sliiji.  Kelijjioii  was  for  man  and  niul  not 
man  for  reli<:ion.  1  am  told  tliat  the 
Dunkards  always  reinstate  tlieir  bretlrreii 
who  (ail  in  pccutiiary  circunjstances ;  if 
so,  it  is  strictly  in  keeping  witii  their 
other  noble  deeds,  (or  which,  I  believe, 
they  will  be  abundantly  rewarded  in  that 
great  day  of  retribution  when  it  will 
matter  very  little  whether  a  man  believed 
on  earth  that  tliere  were  three  God  heads 
in  one  or  one  in  three,  but  when  tho! 
great  question  shall  be,  "What  have  ye 
done?     Were  you  charitable?" 

OUSERVER. 
—  W(i7Tenslnirg  [Mo-]  Standard. 

For  the  Concpanion  and  VisiTon. 
BKoucouf  or  unity. 


BY  JOSEPH   HOLDER. 


«'As  obedient  children,  not  fashioning  your- 
Bclvus  BccofdiQu  to  the  lormer  lusts  iu 
yoni  ignorance. — PuTEn. 

We  have  couio  to  an  age  in  which  the 
above  admonition  of  the  Apostle  Peter  is 
no  longer  kept  in  view;  and  it  is  t©  be 
feared  that  the  true  church  is  yielding, 
in  part,  to  the  desires  of  the  flesh  and  of 
the  mind. 

Shice  so  many  young  brethren  and 
sisters  are  coming  to  the  fold  of  Christ, 
we  already  hear  some  say  it  is  not  so 
particular  about  how  we  dress.  But 
whea  we  look  at  the  above  declaration  we 
learn  that  the  Apostle  Peter  says  that  we 
should  not  fashion  ourselves  as  we  used 
to  do  when  we  were  yet  in  ignorance,  or 
in  our  sinful  or  unconverted  state.  The 
Apostle  would  have  us  to  understand, 
that  after  we  are  "born  again,  not  of 
corruptible  seed,  but  of  incorruptible,  by 
the  VVord  of  God  which  liveth  and 
abideth  forever,"  we  are  then  no  more  to 
follow  the  fashions  of  our  former  lusts, 
and  the  pride  of  life,  which  all  are  to 
pass  away;  but  that  we  should  be  trans- 
formed by  the  renewing  of  our  minds, 
that  we  may  prove  what  is  that  good  and 
perfect  will  of  God.  The  cry  is,  "It  the 
heart  iv  right,  all  is  right."  Then  when 
we  look  for  the  fruits  of  this  supposicd 
right  heart,  we  find  them  fashioning 
themselves  according  to  their  former 
lusts  in  their  ignorance.  The  Apostle 
would  have  followers  of  Christ  to  know 
that  the  adorning  of  the  body  has  a  great 
deal  to  do  in  manifesting  the  fruits  of  a 
right  heart.  lie  says,  "Whose  adorning, 
let  it  not  be  that  outward  adorning  of 
plaiting  the  hair,  and  of  wearing  gold,  or 
of  puttinar  on  of  apparel."  VVe  also 
learn  that  the  holy  women  in  old  times, 
who  trusted  in  God  adorned  themselves 
in  this  humble  way.  Therefore  let  us 
not  be  found  among  those  which  have 
forsaUen  the  right  way  and  are  gone 
astray;  for  if,  after  they  have  escaped  the 
pollutions  of  the  world  through  the 
kaowledgc  of  the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus 


Christ,  they  are  again  entangled  therein, 
and  overcome,  the  latter  end  is  worse 
with  them  than  the  beginning. 

In  retard  to  uniformity  in  dress,  I 
think  the  true  church  should  have  some- 
thing to  distinguish  them  from  the  world, 
or,  in  other  words  from  the  po|»ular 
Christianity.  Popular  ChriMianity  says, 
"It  is  not  so  particular  what  you  wear, 
or  how  you  dress,  if  the  heart  is  right;" 
and  the  world  says  so,  too.  The  two  run 
in  one  channel;  while  the  true  church 
says,  (with  the  Word  of  God  for  its  au- 
thority), "We  must  be  translbrmed,  and 
the  lust  of  the  eye,  the  lust  of  the  flesh, 
and  the  pride  of  life,  are  not  of  the 
Father."  If  not  from  the  Father  they 
must  be  from  some  other  source,  and 
therefore  not  approved  by  the  liible,  and, 
finally,  when  done  with  the  turmoils  of^ 
this   inconstant    life,    will    be   cast   into 

"  where   their   worm  dieth    not, 

and  the  fire  is  not  quenched." 

For  the  Companion  and  Visrrou. 
Hiud  Words  audUeeds. 


BY  J.   W.    CLICK. 


It  is  said  that  the  sweetest  word  in 
our  language  is  "love. "  Now  wheiever 
there  is  love,  there  is  kindness.  While 
this  is  the  case,  we  can  plainly  see  by 
kindness  the  bitterest  word  can  be  made 
sweet. 

Every  morning  when  we  go  forth,  we 
lay  the  moulding  hand  on  our  destiny  ; 
and  every  evening  when  we  have  done, 
we  have  left  a  lasting  imi)ressioii  upon 
our  character.  We  touch  not  a  thread 
but  vibrates  in  eternity — a  voice  but  re- 
ports  at  the  throne  of  God. 

The  benevolent,  well-meaning,  kind, 
accommodating,  and  good-  natured 
"words  and  deeds"  are  those  which  are 
received  with  pleasure  and  gratification. 
It  is  by  these  that  good  is  returned. 
When  little  "Ellie"  saw  the  thirsty  flow- 
er by  the  side  of  her  path,  drooping  for 
the  want  of  moisture,  she  went  with  a 
pitcher  of  water  and  poured  a  little 
stream  gently  upon  it.  It  was  a  little 
thing  to  do,  and  yet  it  was  a  very  good 
thing.  If  the  flower  had  not  received 
moisture,  it  would  have  died.  But  when 
the  water  fell  upon  it,  it  revived  and 
grew,  and  all  summer  long  it  sent  out 
sweet  perfume  and  showed  bright  blos- 
soms which  pleased  everybody  that 
looked  upon  it. 

On  the  other  hand,  malevolent,  ma- 
licious, ill-disposed,  ill-intended  and  ill- 
natured  "words  and  deeds,"  when  ra- 
ceived,  give  pain  and  suflering ;  and 
they  cause  to  be  given  in  return,  an  "eye 
for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth,"  so 
used  according  to  the  Levitical  law  and 
rights.  This  is  like  the  farmer  who 
killed  his  neighbor's  ox.  His  neighbor 
to  satisfy  his  malignant  desires,  and  to 
return  the  act,  burnt  the  transgressor's 
barn.  So  we  can  see  how  natural  it  is 
to  return  "evil  for  evil."    Consider  for  a 


moment  whether  it  is  kindness  or  unkind- 
ness  which  reaps  the  bountiful  reward  ; 
whether  the  mother  with  actsof  kindness 
or  by  cruelty  wins  the  true  feelings  of  her 
ciiildren  ;  or  whether  the  teacher  with 
his  good  treatment  or  his  brutality  gains 
the  true  cotifidencc  of  his  scholars. 

There  are  a  great  many  good  deeds, 
though  simple,  which,  if  properly  offer- 
ed, will  prove  to  be  worth  more  than 
great  rqieeches  or  rich  gifl.s.  It  is  the 
kind  words  and  bright  smiles  that  make 
[leople  happy,  and  great  or  small  can 
give  tjitm.  Good  and  friendly  conduct 
may  meet  with  an  unworthj' — with  an 
ungrateful — return,  but  the  absence  of 
gratitude  on  the  part  of  the  receiver  can- 
not destroy  the  self  approbation  which 
recompenses  the  giver.  And  we  may 
scatter  the  seeds  of  courtesy  and  kindness 
around  us  at  so  little  expense.  Some 
will  inevitably  fall  on  good  ground,  and 
grow  up  in  benevolence  in  tne  minds  of 
others,  and  all  of  them  will  bear  fruit  of 
happiness  in  the  bosom  whence  they 
spring.  It  is  .said,  "Once  blest  are  all 
the  virtues  alv/ays  ;  twice  blest  some- 
times." 

Well  has  Samuel  Smiles  said,  "The 
cheapest  of  all  things  is  kindness,  its  ex- 
ercise requiring  the  least  possible  trou- 
ble and  self-sacrifice."  "Win  hearts," 
said  Burlugh  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  "and 
you  have  all  men's  hearts  and  purses." 
And  Herder  has  said,  "Violence  and 
harshness  make  men  disgusted  and  close 
up  their  hearts.  Where  there  is  long 
opposition,  a  kind  word  easily  finds  en- 
trance." Kindness,  then,  is  the  golden 
chain  by  which  society  is  bound  togeth- 
er, and  the  human  race  made  happy. 

Bn'dgcwater,   Va. 


Home. 

'"Mid    pleasures    and   palaces    though   we 

may  roara, 
Be  it  ever  so  humble  there's    no    place   like 

home." 

Thus  .said  Payne,  and  so  it  is.  The 
love  of  kindred  and  home  is  the  lust  pas- 
sion which  grows  cold  in  the  human 
bieast.  If  home  is  not  a  cherished  spot, 
then  we  are  untrue  to  all  the  higher  and 
nobler  instincts  of  our  nature,  for  God 
designed  it  to  be  such.  Cowper  says, 
"Domestic  happiness!  thou  only  bliss  of 
Paradise  that  ha.s  survived  the  fall  1" 
Home  as  it  should  be,  is  surely  the  most 
like  paradise  of  any  place  on  earth. 

''The  light  of  home,  how  still  and  sweet, 
It  Iveeps  from  yond-r  cottage  door. 

The  weary  laborci-  to  greet, 

When  the  rough  toils  of  day  are  o'er  ; 

Sad  is  the  eoul  that  does  not  know, 
The  blessings  that  the  beams  impart ; 

And  cheerful  hopes  and  joys  that  How, 
And  lighten  up  the  heaviest  heart, 

Around  the  light  ai  home." 

And  with  what  unspeakable  joy  does 
the  Christian  look  forward  to  a  home  of 
eternal  rest,  when  all  life's  storm  shall 
be  over !  Well  may  we  exclaim,  "Home, 
sweet  home  !" 

N.  D.  Ho\YE. 


894 


OilRliSTlAH  FAMlLi:  (JOMPAI^lOlS  AND  GOSPEL  VlBlTOll. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MKYERSDALK,  Pa.,  June  22,  1875. 

How  waM  tlio  Kepnrdiig  <(iie8liou 
Uuder8too«I. 

The  position  that  we  liave  occupied, 
and  that  wiiich  we  s'ill  occupy,  in  refiard 
to  giving  a  full  report  of  the  proceedings 
of  our  late  Annual  Meeting,  is  this : 
AVhen  the  meeting  clo.-icd,  the  j^eneral, 
and  almost,  if  not  quite,  universal  senti- 
ment of  the  brethren  was,  that  the  sub- 
ject was  left  as  it  was  last  year,  and  con 
sctjuently  the  names  of  the  speakers  were 
not  to  be  given  with  their  speeches.  It 
is  true,  there  was  something  said  about 
"restrictions,"  but  this  should  not  have 
confused  the  minds  of  any,  or  prevented 
any  from  receiving  what  was  evidently 
the  compromising  sentiment  of  the  meet- 
ing, though  it  seems  it  did.  We  say 
compromising  sentimenf,,  Ibr  there  were 
three  districts  against  any  report,  and 
seven  for  a  full  report.  And  the  meet 
ing  deferred  the  subject,  making  no 
change  upon  last  year's  decision.  Tiiis 
we  say  was  the  general  imprcFsion 
among  the  brethren  when  the  meeting 
closed.  And  tiiis  seems  to  have  been  the 
impression  of  brother  lirumbaugh  him- 
self; or,  at  least,  his  mind  seems  not  to 
have  been  clear  when  he  left  tlie  meet- 
ing, that  the  restrictions  of  last  year  were 
removed,  for  he  says  in  his  editorial  of 
June  15t,h,  "After  reading  brother 
(^uinter's  explanation  our  doubts  in  re- 
gard to  the  propriety  of  the  course  we 
had  taken  were  somewhat  strengthened 
and  we  began  to  fear  ailcr  all  we  were 
mistaken  as  to  what  we  hcaid,  notwith- 
standing the  report  of  the  StiUwaUr  Ga- 
zvlle  corroborated  our  view.'^,  but  this 
UJorning  we  received  the  copy  of  the 
report  containing  the  proceedings  to  the 
close  of  the  second  day.  In  this  we  have 
the  diseu>-.sion  of  (he  rejiorting  question 
in  full,  which  we  are  quite  willing  shall 
.speak  for  itself."  In  the  above  language 
brother  Brumbaugh  gives  us  plainly  to 
understand  that  lie  had  "doubts  in  re- 
gard to  the  propriety  of  the  course  he 
had  taken"  in  publishing  a  full  report, 
tind  that  those  doubts  were  sirenglhened 
u|)()n  reading  our  ex|)lanation.  Now 
why  is  it  that  brother  IJrumbaugh  had 
doubts  in  regard  to  the  propriety  of  pub- 


lishing a  full  report  ?  It  must  have  been 
from  the  course  the  dLscussion  of  the 
subject  took  in  !the  council.  He  was 
present  all  the  time,  occupied  a  favorable 
jiosition  for  hearing  ail  that  was  said, 
heard  all  that  was  said  about  the  "re- 
strictions," and  left  the  meeting  appar- 
ently with  "doubts  in  regard  to  the  pro 
priety"  of  publishing  a  full  report.  Now 
upon  hearing  the  discussion  of  the  sub- 
ject before  the  council,  we  too  had  doubts 
in  regard  to  the  propriety  of  publishing 
a  full  report.  So  we  both  had  our  doubts 
in  regard  to  the  propriety  of  publishing 
a  full  report.  In  this  we  did  not  differ. 
And  we  say  again,  that  we  are  sorry  that 
there  has  been  any  difference  between 
us.  I5ut  in  the  following  resi)ect  we 
have  differed  in  the  course  we  have  pur- 
sued :  lie  had  doubts  in  regard  to  the 
proi)riety  of  publishing  a  full  report,  but 
published  such  a  report ;  we  had  .similar 
doubts,  and  because  of  those  doubts,  we 
published  no  more  than  was  published 
last  year,  believing  the  subject  was  sim- 
ply "deferred." 

Brother  Brumbaugh  in  referring  to  us, 
and  to  a  remark  that  we  had  made,  fur- 
thor  ob.seryes :  "\Vc  do  not  think  iliat 
he  was  more  surprised  at  the  |)osition  we 
took  than  we  were  at  the  one  ho  took." 
Could  our  brother  be  suipiised  at  our 
doubts  with  regard  to  tiie  i)ropriety  ot 
publishing  a  full  report,  when  he  him.self 
had  similar  doubts?  If  his  own  mind 
was  not  clear  at  ilrst  with  regard  to  the 
propriety  of  publishir)g  a  full  report, 
should  he  be  surprised  that  ours  was  not 
clear?  We  think  not.  There  are  other 
points  in  his  editorial  to  which  we  take 
exception,  but  we  have  no  disposition  to 
offer  criticisms  upon  tlicm.  We  have 
felt  to  say  what  we  have  said,  and  have 
said  it.  And  as  we  have  said,  our  im- 
pression is  that  the  general  feeling  among 
the  brethren  at  the  close  of  our  late  An- 
nual Meeting  was,  that  the  meeting  de- 
cided against  a  full  report.  And  this 
impression  is  much  confirmed  by  brother 
Brumbaugh's  doubts  which  he  tells  us 
he  had  in  regard  to  the  propriety  of  the 
course  he  took  in  publishing  a  full  re- 
port. 

And  we  assure  our  brother,  as  far  as 
our  I'celings  go  and  are  understood  by  us, 
there  is  no  estrangement  wiiatever  be- 
tween us,  and  we  trust  there  never  shall 
be. 


Old  Miuuies. 

As  we  are  making  preparation  to  pub- 
lish the  Minutes,  we  shall  be  glad  to 
have  the  Minutes  of  any  Annual  Meet- 
ing before  1842.  We  have  them  from 
that  date  to  the  present  time.  We  shall 
be  glad  to  get  them  in  cither  the  English 
or  German  language.  If  the  copies  are 
in  manuscrii)t,  we  should  like  to  bave 
the  manuscript,  though  a  translation 
should  be  made,  unless  the  translation 
can  be  relied  upon  as  correct.  If  the 
persons  sending  copies,  wish  the  copies 
returned, we  will  return  them,  and  be  at 
all  the  expense  of  the  postage,  botli  for 
sending  them  to  us  and  for  returning 
them.  Minutes  may  be  sent  to  us  here 
at  Meyersdale,  Somerset  county,  Pa.,  or 
to  11.  D.  Davy,  Casstown,  Miami  county, 
Ohio.  Brethren  that  cati  furnish  us  with 
any,  will  please  do  so. 

The  I>iscu&siou  iu   Vir«;iul«. 

Brother  D.  II.  Plaine  .sends  us  the 
following  notice  of  the  Discussion  between 
brother  II  II.  Miller  and  a  Mothodi.^t 
minister,  taken  from  the  Viiijhiin  Mon" 
iCor.  We  expect  to  give  our  readers  a 
more  lull  account  of  the  discussion  here- 
after. Brother  I'laine  says,  "Tiie  di.scus- 
sion  was  very  pleasant  and  instructive." 
After  writing  the  above  wo  received  a 
letter,  but  probably  dosii;nud  only  as  a 
private  one,  from  brother  J{.  F.  JMoomaw, 
an  extract  from  which  we  shall  elsewhero 
give,  giving  some  further  no'.icj  of  the 
di.seussion.  Brother  Moomaw  kindly 
offers  to  give  us  some  notes,  and  so  we 
expect  to  give  our  readers  something 
of  the  discussion,  perhaps  a  pretty  full 
notice  of  it. 

THE  UELIOIOi;S  I)ISnU.SSION  AT  (iOOdlNS- 
Vll>f-K,  VA. 

The  long  talUed  of  rerminns  discussion 
between  Uev.  D.  F.  llodges,  of  the 
Methodist  l'jpisco|)al  ehurcli.  South,  and 
some  representative  of  the  German  Bap- 
tist church,  eomnienced  on  Tuesday,  at 
Gogginsville,  Uev.  11.  II.  Miller,  of 
Montgomery  county,  Indiana,  rupresunt- 
ing  the  latter  denomination.  According 
to  agreement,  the  di.seussion  will  cuniiriuc 
till  12  o'clock  to-day,  and  perhaps  long- 
er. 

It.  Dickin.son,  E.sq.,  was  called  to  pre- 
side over  the  deliberations  of  the  meet- 
ing; 

Thus  fur,  the  discussion  has  been  con- 
ducted in  the  most  iViendly  and  courte- 
ous manner,  nothing  having  occurred  to 
disturb  the  peace  and  harmony  of  the 
occiision.     Both  parlies  seem   studiously 


CHKISTIAN  FAMILY  OOMPAJSIIOW  AHX>  GOSPEL  VIBITOK. 


to  avoid  evcrytliin;?  that  would    tend    to 
produce  ill-lueling. 

Laiye  congregfitious  (pcrliajig  a  thous- 
and or  more  persons,)  liave  been  in  at- 
tendance each  (lay,  and  to  their  praise  be 
it  said,  tiic  very  best  of  order  has  pre- 
vailed :iH  Llie  time.  Aiuong  those  in  at- 
tendance  uj;iy  be  noted  some  twenty  (ive 
l)rcachers  oi'tiic  (jernian  Baptist  churcli 
and  (juite  a  number  oK  persons  of  that 
denomination  from  adjoining  counties. 

Tiu!  Rev.  Mr.  'Hiiler  is  about  49  years 
of  age,  is  of  medium  size,  and  has  a 
plea.'-ant  and  intelligent  countenance.  He 
IS  a  clear  reasoner  and  evidently  a  prac 
ticed  debater,  llev.  Mr.  Hodges,  his  op 
ponent,  is  too  well  known  to  our  readers 
to  require  any  description. 

We  commenced  taking  notes  of  the  dis- 
cussion, but  seeing  that  it  would  be  im-> 
possible,  in  the  short  space  of  a  newspa- 
per article,  to  give  anything  like  a  clear 
idea  of  the  arguments  presented,  we 
abandoned  it. 

^^►-♦-  -»  m 

A  Cieraiau  i'uper. 

We  have  received  the  first  number  of 
Do-  Bniedetlote,{the  Brethren's  Messen- 
ger) a  German  paper  published  in  Lan- 
caster, Pa.  It  is  a  monthly  paper,  and 
designed  for  the  advocacy  of  the  doctrine 
of  the  Brethren.  AVe  hope  it  will  prove 
satisfactory  and  useful  to  our  German 
brethren.  We  wish  it  success.  For  a 
specimen  number,  address  Ludwig  A. 
Plate,   Lancaster  City,  Pa.     Terms  :  7o 

cents  a  year. 

. «.« 

Hymn  Books. 

We  are  out  of  some  kinds  of  Hymn 
Books,  and  orders  for  such,  we  cannot 
lill  immediately,  but  will  soon  be  able  to 
do  so. 

Gcriuau  Mluutes. 

To  accommodate  our  German  brethren 
with  German  Minutes,  we  are  getting 
Rome  published,  but  as  there  arc  but  few 
wanting  they  will  scarcely  pay.  We  hope 
that  wherever  they  can  be  used  to  advan 
tage,  tlie  brethren  will  order  them,  and 
encourage  their  circulation.  The  will  bo 
ready  in  a  few  days.  Price  75  cents  per 
dozen — ten  cents  single. 

Wanted. 

A  few  hundred  more  subscribers 
to  begin  with  No.  22.  Only  one  dollar 
from  that  No.  to  the  end  of  the  year. 
Who  will  volunteer  to  solicit  subscribers  ? 
We  will  also  add,  that  subsci-iptions  may 
begin  with  any  number,  and  continue 
for  any  length  of  time  desired,  at  the 
rate  of  $1.00  per  year.      Fifty  numbers 


arc  counted  one  year,  hence  the  paper 
costs  three  and  one-tifth  cents  per  num- 
ber. If  our  agents  will  remember  tliis, 
they  can  make  their  own  calculations  for 
the  cost  of  the  paper  for  any  desired 
length  of  lime.  B. 

Editor  Abseut- 

On  Wednesday,  the  16th  inst. ,  the  ed- 
itor left  on  a  mission  of  love  and  labor. 
He  is  visiting  the  fold  of  Christ  in  the 
Piumcreek  and  llcdbank  churches,  Arm- 
strong county.  Pa.  We  hope  he  may 
enjoy  his  visit,  and  that  his  labors  may 
be  attended  by  the  blessing  of  heaven. 
Wc  feel  quite  confident  that  his  labors 
will  be  much  appreciated.  He  expects 
to  be  absent  about  ten  days.  B. 


To  Correspoutleuts. 

The  season  of  spring  lovefeasts  is  at 
hand.  In  many  places  our  brethren  and 
sisters  are  enjoying  blessed  seasons  of 
grace.  May  the  good  Lord  be  present 
everywhere  at  all  our  feasts  of  charity, 
and  bless  the  solemnities  to  the  strength- 
ening of  his  people,  and  the  labors  of  his 
faithful  servants  to  tlie  sulvafion  of  many 
precious  souls.  We  hope,  too,  that  our 
correspondents  will  remember  tis  while 
they  enjoy  themselves,  and  that  they  will 
crowd  our  Correspondence  Department 
with  good  tidings.  B. 

Do  you  VVaut  to  Work  ? 

Wc  would  like  to  ask  a  favor  from  our 
readers  everywhere.  We  still  have  a 
largo  number  of  books — Jewish  Pass- 
over and  Loiid's  Supper — which  we 
wish  to  dispose  of  as  soon  as  possible. 
Will  not  our  members  everywhere  take 
an  interest  in  helping  us  to  dispose  of 
them?  We  are  certain  that  they  might 
all  be  sold  in  a  i'ew  days  if  our  brethren 
would  only  interest  themselves.  Here  is 
an  open  field  for  our  young  members  as 
well  as  for  the  old.  Who  will  respond  ? 
Address  :     J.  'W.  Beer, 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Brother  S.  S.  Mohler,  of  Johnson  Co., 
Mo.,  Writes  : 

"There  is  still  much  destitution  here, 
and  the  locusts  continue  their  ravages. 
The  crops  are  not  yet  all  destroyed  in  this 
vicinity  ;  but  the  number  of  locusts  is  as- 
tonishing. The  next  eight  or  ten  days 
will  show  the  result  here,  while  north 
and  west  of  us  there  is  an  almost  un- 
broken Held  of  desolation." 


From  a  letter  from  sister  Catharine 
McCormick,  Delta,  Kansas,  we  learn 
that,  on  account  of  the  continued  ill- 
health  of  brother  J.  L.  Sweitzer,  lie,  ac< 
com]>anicd  by  his  wife  iOHzabetli,  has 
left  Kan&as  in  ((uest  of  health.  We  arc 
not  told  whither  they  have  gone,  but 
hope  we  may  soon  hear  from  them,  and 
hear  that  he  is  improving. 

Brother  J.  P.  Hctric,  of  Philadelphia, 
says  : 

"Wo  are  now  in  pretty  pood  health. 
Our  little  daughter  has  just  recovered 
from  !i  severe  attack  of  illness.  Wc 
have  one  young  brother  who  is  a  con- 
sumptive with  no  hope  of  recovery,  but 
his  faith  in  the  dear  Saviour  is  strong, 
and  when  called  to  go,  he  goes  in  hope  in 
Christ.  " 

Brother  lOlias  Troxel,  of  Vinton,  Ben- 
ton county,  Iowa,  sends  us  a  lengthy  no- 
tice of  a  man  who  gave  his  name  as  Max- 
well, and  claimed  to  be  a  brother,  but 
his  conduct,  while  among  the  brethren 
in  that  vicinity  did  not  comport  with  liis 
profession.  He  is  described  as  being 
about  fifty  years  of  ago  ;  five  feet  ten 
inches  high  ;  weighs  about  200  pounds  ; 
wears  no  beard  ;  ha,^  darkish  eyes — very 
sharp  and  full  ;  bushy,  gray  hair,  shing- 
led and  parted  on  one  side,  standing  up 
in  front ;  dressed  in  farmer  style.  He 
claims  to  be  a  brother,  and  to  have  bceu 
a  deacon  for  eleven  years.  Claimed  to 
be  wealthy.  Said  he  had  sold  a  Iialf  sec- 
tion of  land  in  Ohio  for  §18,500  cash  ; 
and  that  he  had  about  $10,000  worth  of 
personal  property.  Claimed  to  be  very 
charitable  to  the  poor.  Said  the  minis- 
ter's name,  where  he  has  his  member- 
sliip,  is  Charles  AVolf.  He  also  said  that 
he  was  born  in  Morrison's  Cove,  Pa. 
The  brethren  ask  for  information  concern- 
ing him.  We  omit  publishing  the  mis- 
conduct with  which  he  stands  charged. 
Brother  Troxel  further  says  : 

"In  consideration  of  the  foregoing 
facts,  as  the  church  has  an  order  that  any 
member  traveling  should  have  a  traveling 
letter,  I  ask,  would  it  not  be  best  lor  the 
welfare  of  the  church,  for  every  elder  to 
see  that  none  of  the  members  under  his 
care  travel  without  such  a  letter  ?  And 
if  any  person  comes  into  our  midst  with- 
out a  certificate,  claiming  to  be  a  mem- 
ber, would  it  not  be  best  to  reject  all  th(! 
claims  that  may  be  insisted  upon  by  such 
persons,  unless  they  are  known  by  soni;> 
of  the  members  to  be  all  right?  I  feel 
that  something  ought  to  be  done  in  this 
matter  to  prevent  imposition." 


8d6 


CIlillSTlAN  FAMlLi:  COMPAWIOi^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Not  Fit  to  bs  Ki»i»eU. 


BY  ANNA  T.INREN. 


"What  ails  papa's  uioul  ("  said  a  sweet  lit- 
tle girl, 

Her  bright  laugh  revealing  her  teelh  white 
as  pearl  ; 

•'1  love  him,  aud  kiss  hiui,  and  sit  on  his 
knee, 

But  the  kisses  dou't  smell  good,  as  kisses 
should  be. 

«'Bnt  mamma" — her  eyes  open  wide  as  she 

spoke — 
•'Do   you   like   nasty    kisses  of  'bacco  aud 

smoke  1 
They  might  do  for  boys,  liut   for   ladies   and 

girls 
1  don't  ihiuk  them  nice,"  suid  she  shaking 

her  curls. 

''Don't  nobody's  papa  have  luoufs  nice   aud 

clean  ? 
With  kisses  like  yours,  mamma,  ;hafs  what 

I  mcau  ; 
I  want  to  kii^s  papa,   I    love  him   so  well, — 
But  kisses  dou't  taste  good  that  have  such  a 

BuicU. 
<'lt6  nasty  to   smoke,  aud   cat    'bacco,   aud 

spit, 
And  the  kisses  ain't  good,  and   ain't  sweet, 

not  a  bit  !" 
And  her  blossom-liko  face   wore    »   look   of 

diFgust, 
As  she  gave  out  her  verdict  so  earnest  aud 

just. 

Yes.  yes,  little   darling  !    yonr  wisdom    has 

seen, 
That  kisses  for  daughters  and  wives    should 

be  cl-iftu  ; 
For    kisses   lose    something  of  nectar  aud 

bliss, 
From  mouths  that  are  stained  and    unlit  for 

a  kiss. 

—  Ifernld  of  Health. 
He's  gone,  poor  photograplier.  — A  photo- 
grapher "out  west,'.'  who  has  b(!eu  an  iuvct- 
erale  i<moker  for  twenty  years  has  suddenly 
and  i)ei  iiianently  givr.n  ui>  the  practice.  He 
knocked  the  athes  oil'  his  pipe  into  a  keg  of 
blasiiog  poTider. 


(jiolden  Rule  lor  Uoys. 


Charlie's  usually  laughing  fac«  was 
vory  sober  as  he  sat  on  the  piazza, 
the  bottom  of  iiis  pauls  turned  up 
and  his  umbrella  in  his  hand.  Was 
Le  waiting  for  the  raiu  to  stop  ? 
Surely  he  was  too  big  a  boy  to  mind 
a  little  rain  like  that.  It  was  Satur- 
day afit-ruoon  and  he  had  his  moth- 
er's porniiHsiou  to  spend  it  wiih  his 
friend  Harry.  Harry  had  a  new  box 
of  tools,  and,  of  course,  Charlie  was 
auxiuus  to  see  them.     Ilia    Saturday 


duties  were  all  attended  to,  his  Sun- 
day-school lesson  learned,  aud  he  was 
free  to  enjoy  the  afternoon  as  he 
pleased. 

But  it  was  not  the  rain  that  kept 
Charlie  from  starting  off  or  that 
clouded  his  face.  Ta'O  voices  were 
whispering  to  him  ;  one  said,  ''You 
have  done  your  work  well;  now  you 
are  fully  entitled  to  play,  and  Satur- 
day afternoon  don't  come  but  once 
a  week."  The  other  whispered,  "It's 
a  doleful  Saturday  for  the  two  little 
brothers  shut  up  in  the  boose  by 
the  rain  ;''  and  the  remembrance  of 
their  disconsolate  faces  aud  their  earn- 
est entreaties,  when  they  found  he 
was  going  away  for  the  afternoon, 
made  him  dig  his  umbrella  at  the 
knot-hole  in  the  piazza  floor  and  look 
very  thoughtful. 

"Whatsoever  ye  would  that  men 
should  do  to  you,  do  you  even  so  to 
them,"  whispered  the  second  voice 
again.  "Ye8,I  will  !"  exclaimed  Char- 
lie, as  he  tossed  his  cap  on  the  hat- 
stand.  "Hurrah  !  boys,  what  shall 
we  play?  I'll  stay  with  you." 

"Will  you,  though  !  isn't  that  jol- 
ly I"  aud  Ned  and  Jimmy,  who  had 
been  wearily  watching  the  falling 
rain,  capered  about  the  room,  for 
'just  the  best  fun  going"  was  to  have 
Charlie  help  them  play. 

It  was  hard  work  at  (irst  for  Char- 
lie to  give  up  his  own  pleasure  and 
play  children's  games,  but  he  did  it 
cheerfully  and  heartily.  Ned  and 
Jimmy,  little  knew  how  hard  it  was 
for  their  brother  to  stay  at  home,  for 
Charlie  seemed  to  enjoy  himself  as 
much  as  they  did. 

The  true  way  to  be  happy  is  to  for- 
get self,  and  so,  when  the  tea-bell 
rang,  the  lightest  heart  and  happiest 
face  of  the  three  was  Charlie's,  as 
they  camo  down  to  supper.  "I  did 
not  think  it  was  tea  time,"  ho  said,  as 
he  met  his  mother  ;  "it  has  been  such 
a  short  afternoon." 

"Such  a  good  time  as  wo  have 
had,"  chimed  in  Ned  and  Jimmy. 
"Charlie  is  the  best  fellow  in  the 
world,"  and  the  little  boys  cluDg  lov- 
ingly to  him. 

Their  mother  did  not  speak,  but 
there  were  happy  tears  in  her  eyes, 
as,  with  an  approving  smile,  she 
kissed  Charlie.  He  knew  his  mother 
understood  and  appreciated  the  effort 
it  had  cost  him  ;  and  after  he  had 
gone  to  bed,  and  she  came  to  kiss 
liim  good-night,  and  talk  over  the 
day's   cveutif,    as    she    always    did. 


Charlie  told  her  all  about  it,  and 
very  earnest  was  her  prayer  that 
night,  that  her  boy  might  always 
remember  his  Savior's  precepts,  and 
find  his  happiness  in  doing  as  he 
would  be  doue  by. — II.,  in  New  York 
Obseroer. 


A  Inciter. 


To  the  younger  readers  of  (he    Com- 
panion and  Visitor. 
Deak  Children  : — 

I  am  glad  that  brother 
Quinter  gives  every  week  a  page  of 
good  reading  for  the  young;  and  I 
hope  that  you  may  enjoy  reading  it 
as  well  as  I  used  to  enjoy  reading  the 
Youth's  Department  of  the  Gospel 
Visitor,  years  ago,  when  kind  old 
brother  Kurtz  published  it. 

And  I  hope  that  you  may  not  only 
enjoy  reading  these  good  pieces,  but 
that  they  may  do  you  good.  We  are 
told  in  the  Bible  that  we  are  to  be 
doers  of  the  word,  aud  not  hearers 
only.  So  we  should  be  doern  of  good, 
aud  not  readers  only.  To  read  what 
is  good  and  then  not  do  good,  is  as  if 
one  would  chew  his  food  and  then 
spit  it  out.  You  know  he  would 
never  grow  strong  in  that    way. 

Then  try  to  be  benefited  by  what 
you  read.  Don't  read  a  good  piece 
carelessly  and  then  think  no  more 
about  it,  but  let  your  reading  make 
you  more  patient,  more  loviug,  more 
noble  aud  more  holy. 

May  the  good  Lord  bless  you,  and 
may  you  grow  up  to  be  useful  men 
and  women,  live  right-ous  lives,  die 
happy,  and  finally  go  to  heaven  where 
you  can  enjoy  greater  happiness  than 
you  have  ever  even  thought  of  here. 
Your  friend  and  well-wisher, 
Cyrus  Wallick. 

Breedsville,  Mich. 


A|»i>earniiees  are  Ueceitliil. 

"What  a  beautiful  light  that  lamp 
gives  !"  said  a  moth,  as  hn  stood 
brushing  his  wiugs  on  the  sideboard. 

"Yes,  it  does,"  said  a  fly,  who  flut- 
tered with  great  diQicully  towards 
the  moth  ;  "but  you  had  not  better  go 
near  it,  for  it's  anything  but  safe." 

"Surely  there  can  be  no  danger 
there,"  said  the  moth ;  "the  flame 
looks  so  chcerfn!  and  bright." 

"Yes,  but  it  liums,^'  said  the  fly. 
"I'ra  suffering  from  it  now.  I  ventur- 
ed too  near,  aud  it  so  injured  my  wing 
that  it  is  almost  useless. 


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"I  really  think  you  must  be  mia- 
taken,"  answered  the  moth  ;  "I  don't 
eee  bow  that  beautiful  light  could  in- 
jure anybody.     I  shall  fly  and  soe." 

"Tako  care,"  jbuzzed  the  fly,  "for 
appearances  are  sometimes  deceitful." 

"All  right,"  Baid  the  moth.  And 
be  flew  off  to  see  the  fllarao  and  going 
too  near,  fell  fluttering  ud  the  table, 
severely  burnt,  and  nearly  dead 

There's  folly  now,"  said  the  fly. 
"Some  people  will  trust  appearances 
rather  than  heed  the  kind  warnings  of 
those  who  have  sufi'ered  through  their 

deceitfulness. 

^ 

Brave  and  Noble. 

Perhaps  the  finest  of  these  modern  in- 
stances occurred  two  weeks  ago  on  board 
an  English  steamer.  A  little  ragged  boy 
aged  about  nine  years,  was  discovered  on 
the  fourth  day  of  the  outward  voyage 
I'rom  Liverpool  to  New  York,  and  c-jlv> 
ried  before  the  first  mate,  whose  duty  it 
was  to  deal  with  such  cases.  When 
questioned  as  to  the  object  of  his  being 
stowed  away,  and  who  brought  him  on 
board,  the  boy,  who  had  a  beautiful  sun- 
ny face,  and  eyes  that  looked  like  the 
very  mirrors  of  truth,  replied  that  his 
step-father  did  it,  because  he  could  not 
afford  to  keep  him,  nor  to  pay  his  i^as- 
sage  out  to  Halifax,  where  he  had  an  aunt 
who  was  well  off,  and  to  whose  house  he 
was  going.  The  mate  did  not  buliove 
the  story,  in  spite  of  the  winning  face 
and  trutiiful  accents  of  the  boy.  lie  had 
seen  too  much  of  stow  aways  to  be  easily 
deceived  by  them,  he  said  ;  and  it  was 
his  firm  conviction  that  the  bo v  had  been 
brought  on  board  and  provided  with  food 
by  the  sailors.  The  little  fellow  was 
very  roughly  handled  in  consequence. 
Day  by  day  he  was  questioned  and  re- 
questioned,  but  always  with  the  same  re- 
sult. He  did  not  know  a  sailor  on  board, 
and  his  step-father  alone  had  secreted 
him  and  given  him  the  food  which  he  ate. 

At  last  the  mate,  wearied  by  the  boy's 
persistence  in  the  same  story,  and  per- 
haps a  little  anxious  to  inculpate  the 
sailors,  siezed  him  one  day  by  the  collar, 
and  dragged  him  to  the  fore,  told  him 
that  unless  he  confessed  the  truth  in  ten 
minutes  from  that  time  he  would  hang 
him  on  the  yard  arm.  He  then  made 
him  sit  down  under  it  on  the  deck.  All 
around  him  were  the  passengers  and  sail 
ors  of  the  mid-day  watch,  and  in  front  of 
him  stood  the  inexorable  mate,  with  his 
chronometer  in  his  hand,  and  the  other 
officers  of  the  ship  by  his  side.  It  wa» 
the  finest  sight,  said  our  informant,  he 
ever  beheld,  to  see  the  pale,  proud,  sor^ 
rowful  face  of  that  noble  boy — his  head 
erect,  his  beautiful  eyes  bright  through 
the  tears  that  suffused  them.  When 
eight  minutes  had  fled,  the  mate  told 
him  he  had  but  two  minutes  to  live,  and 
advised  him  to  speak  the  truth  and  save 
his  life,  but    he  replied,  with  the  utmost 


simplicity    and   sincerity,  by  asking   the 
mate    if  he  might  pray. 

The  mate  said  nothing,  but  nodded  his 
bead,  and  turned  as  pale  as  a  ghost,  and 
shook  with  trrmblirg  like  a  reed  with  the 
wind.  And  there,  all  eyes  turned  on 
him,  this  brave  and  noble  little  fellow,— 
this  poor  waif  whom  society  owned  not, 
and  who.«e  step-father  could  not  care  for 
— there  he  knelt,  with  clasped  hands  and 
eyes  uplifted  to  heaven,  while  he  repeat- 
ed audibly  the  Lord's  Prayer,  and  pray'd 
the  dear  Lord  Jesus  to  take  him  to 
heaven. 

Our  informant  adds  that  there  then 
occurred  a  scene  as  of  Pentecost.  Sobs 
broke  from  strong,  hard  hearts,  as  the 
mate  sprang  forward  to  the  bov  and 
clasped  him  to  his  bosom,  and  kissed  him 
and  blessed  him,  and  told  him  how  sin 
cerely  he  believed  his  story,  and  how 
glad  he  was  that  he  had  been  brave 
enough  to  face  death  and  be  willing  to 
sacrifice  his  own  life  for  the  truth  of  his 
own  word. —  Gohltn  Censer. 

C  O  R  R  E  S  PO  N  D  E  N  C^. 


Oorrespotiditice  of  church  newi  solicited  front 
all  partf  of  the  Brotherhoed.  Writer^s  name 
and  address  required  ott  every  eommunication 
^s  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
CAtiom  or  maiiimcript  nsed,  fiot  retitmed.  All 
c  imm^ifAcatiom  for  pithlication  thould  he  virit 
ttuuponOUO  aUle  of  the  fhe;t  only. 

AiisiBtanoe  Needed. 

Dear  Brother  Quiiifer: 

Wisiung  to  write  you  under  the 
above  heading  (though  feeling  my  ina- 
bility to  do  so  on  so  important  a  subject) 
believing  thnt  justice  demands  that  some 
one  should  do  so.  and  fearing  that  it  has 
already  been  neglected  too  long,  I  there- 
fore write  now,  trusting  that  you  will 
pass  by  the  imperfections  of  my  letter, 
and  look  only  upon  the  merits  of  the 
subject  it  is  intended  to  lay  before  you. 

Our  very  worthy  and  much  beloved 
brother,  Jacob  D.  Yoder,  of  this  county, 
is  in  very  straitened  circumstances,  and 
very  much  in  need  of  assistance.  He 
has  been  very  unlbrtunate  since  he  came 
to  this  county.  Two  years  ago  he  sold 
two  horses  for  which  he  has  not  been  able 
to  get  the  money  yet;  and  also  lost  his 
crop  by  the  chinch  bug.-..  One  year  ago 
this  summer  two  more  of  his  horses  died 
and  the  bugs  took  his  crop  again.  This 
spring  while  he  was  gone  to  the  Annual 
District  Council  Mcetmg,  another  of  his 
horses  died  and  also  his  best  cow;  and 
now  he  is  lefl  with  only  one  horse.  What 
is  still  worse,  the  grasshoppiTs,  I  pre- 
sume, have  taken  everything  off  his 
place  before  now.  I  was  at  his  house  a 
week  ago,  and  they  had  commenced  on 
his  clover  patch  the  day  before,  and  in 
two  days  had  taken  it  clean,  and  then 
went  into  his  his  wheat.  He  had  seven 
teen  acres  of  the  finest  wlieat  in  the 
country,  and  they  were  taking  it  clean  as 
they  went;  and  I'rom  the  number  that 
was  there,  and   still  coming,    I   do   not 


think  he  will  have  a  vestige  of  anything 
left.  He  had  a  very  nice  lot  of  sweet 
potato  plants,  which  he  had  to  keej) 
covered  up  lor  fear  of  the  grasshoppers 
until  they  were  at)out  spoiled  for  want  of 
light;  and  the  peo|)le  are  afraid  to  buy 
them  ibr  fear  they  will  be  eaten  by  the 
grasshoppers.  They  were  his  main  de- 
pendence for  subsistence  until  after 
harvest.  Now  all  is  gone,  and  what  is 
he  to  do?  The  Brethren  here  would 
gladly  assist  him,  but  herein  lies  the  dif- 
ficulty ;  they  all  have  more  than  they 
can  do  to  help  themselves. 

I  live  about  eight  miles  north  of  Bro. 
Yoder's  and  close  to  the  Bates  county 
line.  One  week  ago  I  thought  I  had  a 
fine  prospect  lor  a  corn  crop.  I  had 
planted  sixty  acres  of  corn,  and  the  first 
planting,  twenty-five  acres,  came  ut)  nice- 
ly and  was  growing  finely,  when  the 
grasshoppers  came  into  it  and  are  cutting 
it  off.  The  last  planting,  thirty- five 
acres,  they  take  as  fast  as  it  comes  out 
of  the  ground.  Some  of  them  are  begin- 
ning to  fly  a  little,  and  if  they  leave,  we 
may  yet  be  able  to  raise  a  part  of  a  crop  ; 
but  if  thoy  remain,  they  will  take  everys 
thing,  and  our  hubsistence  will  then  be 
gone.  There  are  a  great  many  in  the 
same  condition.  Brother  Yoder  thinks 
he  will  have  to  leave.  Now,  would  it  he 
right  to  let  so  able  a  laborer  leave  a  large 
field  that  is  already  white  to  harvest, 
and  where  the  laborers  are  so  few?  That 
you  may  form  some  idea  of  the  interest 
taken  in  his  prcacliing  in  this  part  of  the 
country  where  I  live,  1  wih  repeat  some 
of  the  questions  that  are  frequently  i)ut 
to  mc  ;  such  as,  "VVeller,  when  is  that 
man  Yoder  coming  up  here  Co  preach 
again?"  "VVeller,  can't  yon  get  Y'^oder 
to  come  over  here  to  preach  again  ?  we 
want  to  hear  him."  I  have  heard  that 
one  man  has  said  that  his  heart  was  nev-. 
er  touched  bv  prayer  until,  at  the  bap- 
tism of  old  orother  Cephas,  prayer  was 
made  bybrother  Yoder.  Another  has  been 
heard  to  say  th:it  Yoder  would  never  get 
the  chance  to  dip  him  three  times,  if  he 
knew  he  would  have  to  go  to  hell  ;  and 
yet  since  that  he  has  been  seen  to  shed 
tears  while  under  the  sound   of    Y'oder's 

E reaching.  Brother  S.  Click,  his  co-la- 
orer,  lives  about  sixteen  miles  south  of 
this,  and  has  calls  in  the  opposite  direc- 
tion- So  you  see  that  the  harvest  truly 
is  great,  but  the  laborers  sre  few.  Now 
in  view  of  these  facts,  would  it  be  pru- 
dent to  let  so  able  and  worthy  a  laborer 
leave  so  large  a  field  that  is  already 
white  to  harvest,  for  want  of  assistance  ? 
is  a  question  I  leuve  for  your  considera- 
tion. That  this  may  meet  the  approba- 
tion of  the  brethren,  and  bring  assistance 
to  the  needy,  is  the  prayer  of  your  broth- 
er in  the  Lord. 

Keuben  Welleu. 
Metz,   Veruon  Co.,  Mo. 
V.  S.  Brother  J.  D.    Y'oder's   address 
is  Nevada,  Vernon  ctunty.  Mo.,  and  not 
Unioiicillc,  Appanoose  county,   Towa,  as 
the  almanac  has  it.  11.  W. 


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Why  I  lielt  the  Baptist  Tliurch. 

Is  a  well  printed  tract  of  twelve 
pages,  by  J.  \V.  Sleia  of  Missouri  ; 
being  tbe  same  letter  that  was  pub- 
lished in  tho  Companion  some  months 
ago,  under  the  above  uaiiiO,  but  is 
now,  by  the  request  of  many,  publish- 
ed in  good  ?ub<ianliai  tract  form  to 
better  facilitate  the  extensive 
circulation  that  it  demands.  It  is 
sincerely  hoped  that  the  brethren  and 
friends  will  purchase  and  distribute 
this  tract  by  the  thousands,  especially 
among  the  Baptist  people.  It  has 
already  done  much  good,  aud  there 
is  yet  a  wider  field  opened  for  its  use- 
fulness, if  the  faithlul  will  take  an 
active  part  in  forwarding  it  on  in  its 
mission  of  usefulness. 

Sent  postage  paid  on  the  following 
terms:  3  copies,  10  cents;  10  copies, 
25  cents;  100  copies,  $2.00;  500 
copies,  ^9  00. 

Address, 

J.  H.  Moore. 

Urbana,  Champaign  Co  ,  111. 

AcknoiTleUxuieiits. 

Money  received  from  January  1st, 
up  to  the  present,  June  10t,h,  1875. 
From  Mexico  aud  Pipe  Creek 

Churches,  Ind.,  $145  00 

Lamotte  Church,  Crawford 

county,  III.,  15  00 
Free  Spring  Church,  Pa.,  23  00 
Indian  Greek  Church,  Mont- 
gomery county.  Pa.,  20  00 
Moulton,  Iowa,  12  00 
Swinger   aud    Stoner,   Ilut- 

Bonville,  III.,  20  00 

Macoupin  county,  111.,  30  00 
Dry    Run     Church,     Bond 

county,  111.,  G  00 
■ Creek  Church,  Wa- 
bash county,  Ind.,  70  00 
Macoupin  county,  111.,  3()  00 
Preston  county,  West  Ya.,  2(5  00 
Latbrop,  San  Joaquiu  Co.,Cal.,  08  00 
Owl    Creek    Church,    Knox 

couuty,  Ohio,  20  00 
Chippewa  Congregation, 

Wayne  county,  Ohio,  28  00 

J.  Arnold,  Carroll  Co.,  111.,  5  00 
Mi.sBouri  Valley  Congroga- 

tiou,  Henry  county,  lo^a,  13  00 
Boot    Kiver    Congregation, 

Fillmore  county,  Minn..  32  00 
A.    (J.    Black,    McDonough 

county,  ill.,  S  25 

Mac<;U{in  county.  III.,  32  00 

Wo  have  rec<Mved  $13  25,  private; 

one  envelope  containing  a  livo  dollar 
bill,  aud  a  blank  card,  qotbiug  writ-< 


ten  on  it  except  "A  Sister."  Sure- 
ly many  blessings  will  await  the  sub- 
jects of  his  kingdom,  especially  those 
who  don't  wish  to  blow  a  trumpet, 
but  would  rather  not  lot  their  left 
hand  know  what  tho  right  hand  does. 

Wo  hope  tbe  above  acknowledge- 
ments will  be  satisfactory  .  If  there 
is  any  mistake  made  in  any  way,  we 
hope  it  will  be  reported  to  ns,  so  we 
can  make  satisfaction.  We  feel  truly 
thankful  to  our  heavenly  Father  that 
through  his  people  we  have  been 
provided  for,  and  have  this  far  got 
along  without  so  much  suffering. 
Yours  fraternally. 

Joseph  Garher 

Parson,  Kansas. 


Kavagrs  olthe  liOcnsts— Perilons 
Times). 

Centre  Yiew,  Johnson  Co.,  Mo.  ) 
Junk  11th,  1875.      J 

Last  season  we  had  tho  hardest 
drouth  that  has  visited  this  country 
since  1854,  on  account  of  vvhich,  with 
chinch  bugs,  the  corn  and  hay  crops 
were  almost  a  failure  in  parts  of  ten 
counties,  on  the  south  sido  of  the 
Missouri  River.  Tbe  grass  was  all 
dry  by  tho  middle  of  August,  at  which 
time  we  had  to  commence  feeding 
stock.  On  the  4th  of  September  the 
grasshoppers  came  in  clouds,  taking 
eve.-ything  found  left  that  was  green, 
aud  literally  filling  tbe  earth  with 
their  eggs.  Tiie  eggs  were  deposited 
in  a  sack,  and  from  twenty  to  thirty 
in  a  sack.  The  eggs  are  about  one 
fourth  of  an  inch  long.  They  com- 
menced to  hatch  about  the  first  of 
April,  and  continued  to  hatch  as  late 
as  June  tenth.  At  this  lime  they 
appear  to  be  about  half- winged,  aud 
many  are  flying.  They  commenced 
eating  garden  fruits  on  the  16th  of 
April,  and  have  eaten  nearly  all  the 
gardens,  wheat,  oats,  fbvx,  grass, 
weeds,  and  are  commencing  on  tbe 
corn.  Many  farmers  have  stopped 
the  cultivation  of  their  corn.  I  have 
not  seen  as  many  sad  faces  since  the 
late  war.  Our  State  Entomologist, 
Profop.uor  Riley,  told  ua  the  grass- 
hoppers would  do  us  no  harm  this 
spring  ;  aud  the  scarcity  of  food  made 
us  all  strive  to  get  early  gardens  and 
corn.  Now  most  of  our  seed  is  gone, 
and  we  are  lefo  almost  hopeless. 
Maoy  havf  mortgaged  their  farms  to 
get  just  nioncy  enough  to  buy  feed 
aud  Hupplifs  to  raistJ  crops;  some 
haye  borrowetj  ^11  thoy  yould,  to  help 


their  neighbors.  What  the  people 
are  to  do,  the  Lord  only  knows. 
Mr.ay  of  our  good-meaning  people 
think  the  grasshoppers  mutit  come  to 
Missouri,  as  a  matter  of  course,  it  be- 
ing so  near  the  plains.  I  do  not 
think  tl'.e  plains  have  as  much  to  do 
with  them  as  pride,  fastiion,  extrava- 
gance, and  high-mindedness  iu  gen- 
er»! :  they  arc  sent  as  a  scourge  on 
proud,  rebellious  man.  I  believe  tho 
great  Ruler  of  all  things  has  stretched 
fortli  his  baud  to  bumble  our  naliou. 
D.   W.    ROWLAN. 

Ackuowlf  (iK(u«ut. 

June  lOth,  1875. 
Brother  Qnliitrr  : — 

Acknowledge  in  the 
Companion  and  Yisitor  that  we 
have  again  received  tbe  following 
amounts  of  relief  money.  From  A. 
K.  Brown,  Bridgewatcr, Williams  Co., 
Ohio,  $21.75;  John  Iletrick,  Arm- 
strong Co.,  Pa.,  $5.00;  Jacob  Arnold, 
Carroll  Co.,  111.  $5  00.  We  thank 
tho  donors  for  their  kindness  toward 
the  needy,  that  they  iiave  so  favored 
us  with  relief  in  a  time  that  wo  could 
not  help  ourselves.  Wo  still  need 
aid.  We  get  a  great  many  calls  of 
people  claiming  if  thoy  can't  get  a  lit- 
tle help,  they  will  be  obliged  to  leave 
th«ir  crops  and  seek  for  a  livelihood 
from  some  other  source,  and  lose  all 
their  litbor;  and  prospects  .ire  prom- 
ising for  a  fair  crop  iu  our  district. 
We  will  notify  through  the  paper 
when  our  wants  are  supplied.  By  re- 
quest. 

L.  H.  Flack,  Scc'y. 
Hartford,  Lyon  Co.,  Kan. 


(3hnrcli   News. 

June,  14th,  1875. 

Brother  Qnutt'.r: — 

As  cbnrch  news  is 
generally  interesting  to  the  readers  of 
your  worthy  paper,  and  as  there  has 
nothing  appeared  of  late  from  our 
church,  namely,  Yellow  Creek.  Pa.,  I 
thought  it  would  not  be  out  of  place 
to  give  you  a  little  .<<ketch  of  how  we 
are  getting  along.  We  have  had 
several  additions  to  tho  church  this 
spring.  Ou  the  11th  inst,  we  held  our 
lovefeast,  and  that  day  five  souls 
were  baptized,  but  only  two  of  our 
branch.  We  had  a  good  f«t»8i,  and 
good  order  was  ob.aerved  by  the  spec- 
tators. Grftbill  Myerf^.  James  A.  Sell 
and  J.  W  and  U.  W.  Brumbaugh, 
with  several  other    speakers    of    the 


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neighboring  branchcB,  were  with  us, 
and  labored  faithfully  with  and  for 
us;  and  we  hope  the  Lord  will  re- 
ward them  for  their  labors  in  due 
time  ;  for  I  do  think  that  there  was 
at  least  some  goed  seed  sown,  that 
will  find  well  cultivated  soil  and  will 
finally  spring  up  and  bear  a  copious 
fruit  in  the  future. 

Now  brethren  and  sisters  pray  for 
U8,  for  we  are  commanded  to  pray 
one  for  another  ;  and  may  the  Lord 
enable  us  all  to  live  more  to  his  ser- 
vice, and  to  hold  out  faithful  to  our 
end,  so  that  when  we  are  done  feast- 
ing here  below,  we  may  all  be  found 
worthy  guests  to  feast  with  our  Lord 
in  paradise,  where  he  baspronuBed  to 
gird  himself  and  serve.  This  is  the 
prayer  of  your  unworthy  brother  in 
the  Lord. 

Noah  B.  Blough. 

NfAtf  Enterprise,  Pa 

The  OisciiSMloii  lu  Virginia. 

June  12th,  1815. 

Dear  Jirother  Quincer  '■ — 

I  have  just 
returned  home  from  the  debate  which 
took  place  in    Franklin    county,    Vir- 
ginia, between  brother  R.  H.    Miller, 
of  Indiana,  and  D.  F.  Hodges,  of  the 
Methodist  church  in  Virginia,  on  the 
action  of  Baptism.     The    proposition 
reads  thus,  "We  are  willing  to  affirm 
that  immersion  is  taught  and    jvovon 
in  the  Scriptures  as  the   only    Chris- 
tian Baptism.     Miller  affirms,  Hodges 
denies."      I  think  all  impartial  bearers 
were  of  opinion    that   brother   Miller 
performed  well  his  part,  and  sustain- 
ed his  position.     His    opponent    was 
not  their   strongest    man,    of  course, 
but  with  the  presence  of  one   of  his 
ministering  brethren,  the  Rev.  Tuck- 
er, who  faithfully   proinpted    and   as- 
sisted him,  he  made  a  tolerable  defence 
considering  the  cause  he   represented. 
The  discussion    occupied    part    of 
four  days,  commencing,  after    arrang- 
ing  the   preliminaries,    at    noon     on 
Tuesday,  the  8tb,  and  closed  at  noon 
on  Friday,  the  11th    inst.     Each    de- 
livered twelve  half  hour  speeches, and 
a  closing   speech  of  fifteen   minutes. 
The    debate    was     conducted      with 
(^urtesy  between  the  contestants,  and 
there  was  the  best  of  order  and  atten- 
tion in  the  large  congregation  present. 
There  was  not   much    emotion    mani- 
fested on  either  side  by   the    hearers  ; 
and  in  taking  leave  from   each   other 
the  contestants  expressed  the  kinfiest 
feelings  toward  each  other. 


I  was  with  brother  Miller  all  the 
time,  and  took  notes  as  fully  and 
carefully  as  I  conld,  Rud  think  that  by 
a  careful  revision  and  correction  lean 
give  you  a  pretty  satisfactory  report. 
I  will  send  you  the  first  speeches 
shortly,  for  inspection;  and  if  you 
then  advise,  1  will  give  you  the  rest 
as  you  may  wish  to  publish  it. 
Fraternally  yours, 

B.  F.  MooMAW. 

Bonmck,  Va. 

Auuoauvemeut. 

The  brethren  in  Monroe  county, 
Iowa,  intend  to  hold  a  communion 
meeting  on  the  10th  and  11th  of  July, 
to  commence  at  3  o'clock,  p.  m.,  at 
the  house  of  Peter  Miller,  two  miles 
south  of  Frederic  Station. 

Daniel  Miller. 

MARRIED. 


left  a  bright  evidence  of  a  homn  in  heaven — 
"a  house  not  made  with  han<'.«('"  Funeral 
occafion  imp' overt  by  Elder  Hcil  HainiUon, 
from  Psalms  37  :  37. 

A.    RiNEnAKT. 

[Pilijrim  pl'ase  copj'.] 

On  the  Olh  day  of  May  last  in  the  Berlin 
dislriet  Soraerst^t  county  Pa-,  Hrhthk  M. 
KiMMUL,  wife  of  broOier  Jacob  Q.  iCimmel, 
a^cd  28  years  9  months  and  20  days.  The 
departed  was  not  a  member  of  our  church, 
but  a  raumher  of  the  Rcformrd  church,  with 
high  regards  for  Ibo  hrelhr'n.  Sho  was  a 
beloved  wife,  held  in  ligh  dsteem  by  thoso 
who  knew  her.  She  left  twD  children  and 
an  affectionate  hu"liar.d  hrhiud,  with  many 
friends,  to  mnurn  '.huir  loss.  She  was  bu- 
ried in  the  graveyard  in  Schellsburg,  Bed- 
foid  county  Pa.,  being  born  and  raised  in 
said  county.  Disease,  dropsy.  Peace  be  to 
her  ashes. 

E.  J.  Meters. 

In  the  Mohican  church,  Wayne  county 
Ohio,  May  23-d,  Sister  N.vncy  Satltz,  aecd 
77  years  4  moiitliB  and  2!(  days.  Mother 
Shnltz  was  a  faithful  member  of  the  church 
for  many  yfars,  and  died  in  peace.  Funeral 
services  by  the  brethren.  Difcourse  found- 
ed on  Phil.  1  :  21. 

P.  .1.  BuowN. 


On  the  Cih  of  June,  Mr.  John  D.  Stonek 
and  Miss  Sahah  Millek,  both  of  Upper 
Couawaga,  Adams  county.  Pa. 

Petek  B.  Kaoffman. 

Near  Woostcr,  Ohio,  June  10th,  by  the 
undersided-  Brother  David  M.  Ihvin  to 
sister  RE])RCC4,daughtcriof  brother  Jonathan 
Kurtz.  May  the  blessing  of  the  Lord  attend 
the  happy  pair,  with  the  good  wishes  of 
many  friends  ;  esp"cially  is  this  needed  be- 
cause our  brothf  r  iio  a  fellow-laborer  in  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

p.  J.  Bhown. 


Dieu. 


We  admit  no  poctiy  under  any  civcumstan 
cos  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  te  use  all  alike,  and  wo  could  not  inserl 
verses  with  all. 

In  Madison  county,  Ind.,  Dec.  4th,  1874, 
sister  Sarah  Jones,  wife  of  friend  John  L. 
Jones,  aged  34  years  and  iJS  days.  She 
leaves  a  husband  and  five  children  to  mourn 
over  their  loss.  She  was  a  faithful  member 
for  thirteen  years  ;  and  was  a  constant,  lov- 
ing wife,  a  good  mother,  and  faithful  Chris- 
tian. Funeral  services  by  brother  George 
Hoover,  February  I4th,  from  Rev.  13:12,  i3, 
to  a  large  and  appreciative  congregation. 

In  the  Poplar  Ridge  congregation,  Defi- 
ancecounty,  Ohio,  on  the  I6ih  of  April, 
brother  Jacob  Noffsinger,  aged  63  years, 
1  month  and  two  days.  Brother  Jacob  had 
been  a  deacon  in  the  church  for  a  number  of 
years.  We  hope  our  loss  is  his  great  gain. 
Funeral  occasion  Improved  by  the  Brethren 
to  a  large  assembly  of  friends  and  neighbors 
who  mourn  their  loss. 

Jacob  Leuman. 

In  the  Upper  Deer  Creek  church,  June 
3rd,  our  beloved  brothrr  Jacob  Smith,  aged 
63  yearS;  3  months  and  one  day.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  German  Baptist  church 
about  35  yvars,  and  served  as  a  deacon  over 
twciity  yeais.  He  was  the  father  of  eight 
children,  four  of  whom  are  gone  before,  fie 
leaves  a  young  wife  and  faur  children  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  a  kind  husband  and  fath- 
er ;  and  the  church  a  faithful  member.  But 
we  believe  our  j  ss  is  his  great  srain,   as   he 


T  ISTOFlMONKYS  RKC1*]IVED  for 
Jj    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS.ctc, 

Jonas  Hetzel,  2,^;  J.  L.  Deardo'-ff,  1.50; 
Henry  Jones,  50;  J.  C.  Moomaw,  1.60; 
Jacob  L.  Wineland,  1  00  ;  Nonh  B.  Blough, 
75;J.  S.  Miller,  3.00;  Geo.  W,  Stude'iaker, 
75;  Jos.  tlaishey,  160;  Jos  Garber,  I.?."); 
John  Webber.  20;  J.  E.  Bowser,  5  55;  J.  P. 
Uetric,  1.10;  Theo.  H.  Stevenson,  3  40 
Henry  Swadley,  10;  M.  T.  Besr,  5  50.  I. 
Moser,  10;  David  Brown,  1.00;  John  D.  Wi- 
mfr,  3.00;  Adam  Phcil,  40;  David  Stoner, 
1.60;  P.  Winebrenner,  50;  P.  Heifer,  30 
Eld.  Jacob  Waiigoner,  2.00;  Johnson  Miller; 
50;  John  Shriver,  '.>  97;  Daniol  Zook,  I.IO, 
Jacob  Lehman,  1  60;  Cath.  Longnecker,  10; 
Jos.  Holaopplr,  10;  John  Shellaberger  1  00; 
Samuel  Weybiivrht,  8..50;  D.  N  Yolhers,  80; 
Daniel  Wolf,  75:  J»g.  H.  Hutchison,  75; 
G.  Dclp,  1.00;  H  H.  Troup,  10;  T.  D.  Lyon, 
75;  A.  C.  Numer,  2.30;  J.  C.  Lehman,  2.50; 
L.  H.  Flack,  3.00;  D.  M.  Miller,  50;  A.  B. 
Wallick,  10;  Sol.  G.  Arnold,  3.75;  Joseph 
Ogg.  8.10.  

FARM  FOIC  »iAI.E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Sttphcnson  county,  Illinois,  5 
nsiles  from  Arnold's  Grove  raecting-house, 
i  and  8  miles  fiOni  the  Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  I'lO  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  larire 
Stone  House  ;  good  Well  and  Spring  Hourc  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing    Fruit   Trees, 

:  &c. ,  &c. 

1      Tekms  :  $4,000  ;  Ono-fonrth  in    hand  and 
the    bslaueo    in     three    equal  annual    pay- 
]  menis.  Address, 

23lf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

1  Beatrice,  Nebraska, 

Tlie  "Oiae     FniCIt"  Vindicated; 

and  The  "Faith-alone"' Theory  Weighed  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Sand  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
caj.  1  copy  15  ceutt;  2  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  ?1.10.  Addre^8  : 

M-  M.  ESIIELMAN, 

Lanauk 
I      'J5-5fi.  Carroll  county  111, 


400 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


lietr  tlie  People  Npenk. 

]\lANH.\rrAN,  Kan. 
11.  V.  Pierce.  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  : 

Dear  Sir — Your  F;»vnritc  Prescription 
hcs  done  my  wife  a  worlJ  ol'  good.  She 
iui?  taken  uearly  two  bottles  and  has  felt 
better  the  past  two  weeks  than  at  any 
time  in  the  piwt  two  years.  No  more 
periodical  painu  ;  none  of  that  achin;? 
back  or  dragging  sensation  in  her  stom- 
ach as  she  had  been  accustomed  to  for 
.several  years.  I  have  so  much  confidence 
in  it  that  I  would  be  perfocfly  willing  to 
warrant  to  certain  cuslomors  of  ours  who 
would  be  Rlad  to  got  hold  of  relief  at  any 
expense.  1  have  tried  many  Patent 
3Iedieines,  but  never  had  any  oocat^ion 
to  extol  one  before. 

Very  truly  yours, 
GKO.  n.  WHITING. 
Mrs.  E.  11  Daly,    Metropolis,   Illinois, 
writes  : 

"Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce— My  sister  is  us- 
ing the  Favorite  Prescription  with  great 
benefit." 

Maiiy  Ann  Fuisbie,   Lehman,  Penn'a., 
writes  : 

"Dr.  R.  V.  Pierce— What  i  have  tak- 
en of  your  medicine  has  been  of  more 
benefit  to  me  than  all  others  and  hun- 
dreds of  doctors'  bills. 

Dr.  Pierce's  Favorite  Prescription  is 
sold  by  dealers  in  medicines  generally^ 

WATRK  WliEEI.I 

T  II  E      "  B  E  E  k's  "      W  11  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  Ihaii  the  ovci- 
sbol.     It  is  just  improved  and  will   use  oue- 
tliird  leFR  waler  than  any  Iron  wheel    iu  use 
and  is  Phe»per  and   better. 
8cud  Jor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Bbeks  &  Sons. 
Cocolaiuas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Be«ii8.  GAK(ii,i!ii  ife  Cooke. 
Beleu's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

I'lire-Bred  L.iglit   Krahiiiai*. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  Wo  will  ship  by  ex- 
presis  to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

8.  Beakd, 

3.5.  Polo,  Ills. 

"A  righteous   man   regarOcth  the  life  of  bis 

boast." — Pkov.  xii.   10. 

SAFKTY    C;OL,L>Alt  PAD.S. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  I'OStage  to  any  part  of  the  United  Stntes, 
upon  the  recfint  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
eir.gle  one,  or  ^1  .50  a  pair.  They  are 
ll(;ht,  handsome,  dur»ble,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  TUey  aro  easily  titled  to  al- 
luORt  sny  diauglit  collar.  \Yo  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  noc'ks  from  becom- 
ii\K  soro  frota  use  to  Limbi  r  Pole  Waj^ous, 
Reapers.  Mowers,  Corn  Plowr-,  Hollers  or 
Beed  UrlUe.  Kenieniber  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pouud  of  cure,  and 
Hint  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  inek  ol  oath  to  each  horse.  Tbr;  llrst  com- 
plaint to  bear  from  yet.  tjend  suou  ;  the 
hot  Ruasju  is  at  hand. 

P.  II.  IJl'.AVl-.U, 

Montandoii, 
1«  tf.  Ncrthuiuberland  Co.,  Pa. 


I*as80Ter  nuti  Lord'M  Niipper. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Beer. 
It  contniu.s  a  consideration  of  Time  as  used 
by  the  iii^iiied  writers  ;  the  typicrl  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  fulfillment 
in  Christ ;  the  institution,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Snpper. 

The  work  contains  3.58  pages,  and 
it  neatly  bound  in  flue  English  cloth. 
Price,  smgle  copy,  by  mail,  $1.00;  per 
dozen,  by  exjjress,  $8-00. 

Address:  J.  \V.  Beer, 
Meyersdale, 

85.  Someiset  Co.,  Pa. 


A  V4I.UABL.E  COMMENTAKY. 

There  has  been  a  long  felt  need  of  a  Cora- 
raentary  ou  the  Bible  adapted  to  the  use  of 
our  families  and  Sunday-schools.  Tiiis  want 
is  met  in  the  Commentary  by  Kev'ds.  Jr.Mi- 
SON,  Faiilset  and  Buown,  D.  D's.,  of  Eng- 
land, pnblished  in  four  volumes,  but  by  a 
publishing  house  in  this  co'.intry  the  four 
volumes  are  compressed  into  one,  which 
furnishes  us  a  Commentary  upon  the 

Old  aud  New  Testainnuts 
for  the  incredibly  low  sum  of  !^7.50.  The 
comments  are  concise,  clear  and  easily  un- 
derstood by  the  children,  and  so  far  as  we 
are  able  to  judge,  eminently  devout  and 
spiritual.  \Vc  are  canvassing  8  mersct 
County,  and  hope  to  obtain  a  large  number 
of  subscribers  to  the  work  we  aro  introduc- 
ing. 
23.f-  W.  M.  BR00K3,  Agent. 


nO.lIE  WOOLiEN  FAt'TOBY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  wooleu  goods  which  wc  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  salibfaclion.  And  wc  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  waut  jfood  goods,  by  Express,  aud  pay 
ch«rgc3  on  goods,  if  the  amount  it  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  iu  the  l)Ufiues8 
o»er  forty  years,  I  think  I  know  just  what 
farmers  wunt,  and  think  they  will  Gnd  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STUUEBAKKK, 
Home  Wojlen  Kactoky, 

18-lf.  Troy,  Ohio. 


Italiau  <tneeus  For  Sale.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  sta'Dp  for  price 
list.  Salififaeiion  guaranteed  iu  all  cases. 
Addres*  SAMUEL  GREENAWALT,  Cear- 
fops  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

19-6m. 


Yalnable  Farm  For  Kale. 

A  farm  conlaiuiug  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  oa  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  good  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  also  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  slory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
■wit!;  all  necpssaiy  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  bouse  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  pai  tioulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning Die  laru)  rnll  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  K.pliraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  nic  ou  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Meveus. 

81-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


THE   ECL,ia'SE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
rORTABLE   FARn   EK<JINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mill",  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frick  A  Vo„ 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 

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<^O.m»ANY, 

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CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 

With  the  new  patent  BeparatinK  and 

E.VD  ELEVATOR  ATTACHME>fT. 

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Also,  Mor'TEn  and  Down  Poweus,  with 
Patent  Leveu  Akkawobmisnts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JARIES  4|L'INTKU. 


*^If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandmeiiU." — Jesus. 


At  fil.OO  Per  Auuniu. 


New  Series.        MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JUNE  29,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  26. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlicr  thnt  Hear  KhHll  lilve— John 
5:  25. 


BY  ELMIKA  8.  UAKLEY. 


Fai'i'wcll  my  gay  companious, 

Wilh  you  I  cannot  jjo  ; 
I've  set  out  on  my  jouiuey> 

My  home  is  not  below. 
My  home  is  high  up  yonder, 

And  there  ray  journey  ends. 
Join  with  nic  in  my  travels, 

For  there  you'll  meet  your  frieuds- 
Friende  that  have  long  departed, 

And  could  they  us  address 
They'd  tell  the  woiidrous  i>toiy 

Which  lips  cinnot  express. 
The  sinner  knows  no  pleasure, 

Compared  with  heavenly  blisB : 
The  Christian  does  his  duty, 

And  this  is  happiness. 
My  yonntc  and  gny  companious, 

Who  live  in  mirth  and  sin, 
Kem ember  your  arreat  duty  : 

List  to  that  voice  within. 
If  you  refuse  its  warnings 

Until  it  Is  too  late, 
I  pity  you,  poor  sinner, 

For  sad  will  be  your  fate. 
I  should  be  lost  as  sadly, 

Should  I  not  mend  my  ways. 
And  render  to  him  gladly 

God's  everlasting  praise. 
My  Saviour  called  me  early, 

And  partly  I  obeyed  ; 
But  now  1  see  my  danger 

Aud  wonder  where  1  stayed. 
•Jesus,  I  humbly  pray  thee, 

That  thou  wouldst  dwell  within, 
To  sanctify  my  nature, 

Aud  set  roe  free  from  sin. 
Be  this  my  greatest  pleasure, 

Thy  holy  will  to  keep  ; 
Then,  dying  on  thy  bosom 

I'll  rest,  and  sweetly  sleep. 
ffcftleysville.  Fa. 


For  the  CoMrANiON  and  Visitor. 
The  Sinner's  Lanientatiou. 

I  aiYi  w.'iirj,  I  am  woary  of  tlii-i 
]}t'e  of  sin.  1  have  waudered  rouud 
}}.nd  rouud  in  t(neHt  of  resi,  bitt  found 
ft  U9t.  lii  tbti  buweru  of  carnal  pleas- 
ures I  so»gl>t   1,0  be  conifortetl,  but 


soon  learned  that  peace  was  a  strang- 
er there.  While  cast  down  in  the  so- 
licitude of  my  thoughts,  the  whisper- 
ings of  ambition  bade  me  mount  the 
hill  of  science.  Up,  up,  I  dragged 
my  tired  feet,  hoping  to  find  the  re- 
ward for  my  labors  when  the  wreath 
of  fame  should  encircle  by  burning 
brow.  From  the  eminence  to  which 
I  had  attained,  I  could  look  down  and 
see  uplifted  eyes  doing  me  homage, 
and  hear  the  din  and  noise  of  a  mar- 
shalliog  throng,  crying,  "Great  and 
worthy  art  thou,  O  man  1  we  will 
learu  of  thee  the  mysteries  of  the 
starry  heavens,  bo  content  to  receive 
the  computations  thou  art  making  of 
the  marvelous  di.'^tances  between  us 
and  the  sun,  moon  and  stars.  We 
will  follow  thee  through  the  hitherto 
dark  ways  of  geological  research,  and 
profit  by  thy  light  and  wisdom." 

For  a  time  I  imagined  I  had  found 
the  fountain  and  source  of  happiness. 
My  head  grew  dizzy  ;  momentaryonly 
was  my  joy.  Revelation  after  reve- 
lation loomed  up  before  my  admiring 
eyes,  and  in  the  expanse  of  my  mind 
I  soon,  very  soon,  felt  I  was  but  a 
worm,  aa  atom  in  the  universe  of  the 
world,  and  all  the  praise  of  men  was 
but  so  much  hollow  mockery.  The 
power,  presence,  aud  all-abounding 
handiwork  of  nature's  God  eclipsed 
everything  else  and  I  could  only 
lay  my  mouth  and  aspirations  in  the 
dust  and  acknowledge  God  only  is 
worthy  of  honor  and  praise.  My 
convictions  were  irresistible  ;  I  was 
humbled  and  driven  to  seek  supplies 
from  other  sources.  I 

Maiiimoii  hiuic,  iius  try  her  sliiniiif^-  ! 
stairway — the  way,  she  clflvmod,  that  | 
leads  to  plea^^iiro  and  to  th{.;  palace  of] 
ease  and  comfort..  I  was  otiticcd  by  i 
her  gffiilefi  to  gropo  after    frold,    Hwh  ' 


as  the  deep  mines  bring.  I  sought 
not  in  vain ;  success  bade  me  lust 
for  gain  to  be  satisfied  ;  but  nay,  the 
more  I  drank  the  more  I  became  in- 
toxicated, and  hotter  burned  the  fires 
within  ;  my  conscience  became  scar- 
ed ;  sorrows  multiplied,  and  I  soon 
found  that  the  shining  stairway  led 
down  lower  and  lower  toward  the 
"enchanted"  ground. 

Being  deluded  as  to  the  reward 
which  possessions  bring,  I  was  in- 
duced to  try  the  ways  of  fashion.  I 
soon  found  that  in  the  mart  of  fashion 
Money  was  king.  Having  this,  I 
was  a  welcome  guest  at  the  banquets 
of  Pride  aud  Folly.  I  drank  deep 
and  slept  long,  having  nought  else  to 
do ;  but  like  all  other  earthly  pleas- 
ures, or  offers  of  peace  and  joy,  I 
found  them  illusory, — fleeting  as  the 
morning  frost.  Thus  I  have  grown 
weary  hunting  for  peace  that  will  en- 
dure, pleasure  that  has  no  alloy,  and 
happiness  that  might  never  end. 
Where,  oh  !  where,  shall  I  find  the 
precious  boon  ?  I  have  sought  in  the 
wide  world,  but  found  it  not. 
"It  cannot  in  Eden  te  found. 
Nor  yet  in  a  Paradise  lo-t." 

Hark !  a  voice  from  heaven  pro- 
claims it  can  be  found,  not  in  earth, 
not  in  Eden,  or  in  a  Paradise  lost, 
but 

"It  grows  on  Immanucl's  ground. 
And  Jesus'  life's  blood  it  has  cost." 

Religion,  "pure  and  undefiled," 
alone  can  give  the  comforting  assur- 
ance of  a  peace  that  will  stand  the 
test  of  time — pleasure,  pure  as  the 
gushing  water.=!  of  divine  grace,  and 
iiiippiucs.s  without  cud.  All,  all, 
thank  God  !  to  be  secured  through 
the  meritfci  of  a  criicilied  but  now  ria- 
yi)  sti'l  exalted  SftV'ovir 

J   S,  Floby, 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOU. 


A  Prnyer  in   Darkuess. 


Father  !  to  thee  I  cry 

With  burning  brow, 
The  prayer,  the  tear,  the  sigh 

Must  move  thee  now. 
Around,  what  mountaine  rise  ! 

What  clouds  appenr  ! 
Wild  tempests  sweep  my  slsics, 

And  'walie  my  fear. 
Ob  I  bid  these  rocks  divide — 

These  billows  cease  '. 
Oh  !  make  these  storms  subside, 

And  whisper  peace  ! 
Lo  !  Jesus  clears  my  way  ; 

Bhincs  through  tiiy  nitrht, 
His  smile  turns  f^loom  to  day  ; 

Briups  peace  and  lii;ht. 
Hail  ,  Jesus,  Brother,  God  ! 

Through  tbec  this  grace  ! 
I  kiss  thy  Father's  rod, 
And  eee  his  face. 

— Stlcctcd. 


Anuual  Meetiug  and  count  the  votes  \  may  be  to  my  church  and  fire  tbem 
witl.'out  the  Annual  fleeting  discuss-  '•  up, — we  don't  want  it  iu  our  church, 
ing  the  subject.  Now,  this  offer  of ;  We  waut  to  have  it  setfled  right  here, 
the  brother's  is  before  you  !  let  us  I  It  was  remarked  yesterday,  that  you 
pass  that.  If  you  do  not  pass  it  then  !  suid  we  must  not  have  electioneering 
pass  others  here,  but  I  want  you  to  }  here  ;  look  at  the  broad  field  you 
think  what  yon  are  doing.  Are  you  j  biive  opened  and  shall  I  tell  mv  breth- 
guing  to  make  a  precedent  for  the  •  ren,  you  shall  not  electioneer  ?  Wont 
next  matter  that  comes  before  you,  io  1  you  go  home  and  electioneer  on  both 
go  the  same  way  ?  Now  I  want  you  j  sides,  and  use  your  ioflaence?  I  am 
to  look  at  that,  and  thick  of  what  I  sure  you  will  do  that,  you  are  going 
you  are  asking.     Then  we  read  iu  the  '  to  use  the  very  power   that    yoa    are 


K<  port  <>C  tlic  Proceeilliigs  of  A. 
Bi.  1H75,  Ilf^Iil  oil  «he  I'mnLsFH 
oi  Ufa.  JoIiii  Cnnsel,  iioiir  Uov- 
lutjtou,  OUlo,  Mity  IS,  19,  30. 


(Continued  from  page  o'.ll.) 


The  Southren  District  of  Illi- 
nois having  requested  us  to  that  ef- 
fect, we  can  be  satisfied  with  the 
proposition  before  us.  I  think  1  am 
safe  in  expressing  myself  in  that  way. 
Our  churches  were  consulted  before 
the  query  came  up  here,  and  it  came 
through  the  proper  authority,  but 
notwithstanding  we  are  still  willing 
to  compromise  the  matter  and  take 
it  back  to  ihe  churches  again  and 
have  them  look  at  it  and  get  the  ex- 
pre.ssioQ  of  the  different  congrega- 
tions and  present  it  to  next  Yearly 
Meeting  so  as  to  get  the  thing  settled 
and  quieted  down. 

If  the  members  of  the  different 

districts  do  not  want  it  here,  we  will 
drop  it. 

Yes,  sir,  I  do  not  wish   to    use 

much  time  to-day.  W'hen  the  broth- 
er talked  about  time,  I  felt  that  he 
meant  me.  I  do  not  think  that  broth- 
er Sturgis  meant  that  I  was  one  that 
wanted  to  have;  my  own  way.  I  do 
not  feel  like  the  brother  in  regard  to 
what  we  are  just  now  giMug  to  do.  I 
want  to  pxpres.s  my  feeling^-,  and  then 
if  you  pass  it,  do  so;  I  am  not  going 
to  contend.  Let  un  notice  what  wo 
have  got  before  up.  It  is  a  proposi- 
tion  to  send  this  (jueHiion  of  a  full  re- 
port to  the  churches,  then  vote  on  it, 
ixnd  next  year    it  comes  bitck   to  the 


l.^lh  chapter  of  Acts,  that  when  the 
l)rethren  had  the  differeat  (juestions 
bctv,  een  Jews  and  Gentiles,  did  broth- 
er J»mes  say  "Brethren  we  have  got 
a  diflieult  question  ;  we  will  send  it 
to  the  different  churches  to  decide 
and  have  a  vote  on  it?"  Not  quite. 
Think  what  we  are  doing  and  think 
what  is  going  to  be  the  result  of  our 
action.  My  fear  is,  that  before  this 
meeting  adjourns,  there  will  be  seri- 
ous questions  sent  to  the  churches.  I 
fear  that  this  will  be  the  result  of  this 
easy  way  of  getting  rid  of  diflieult 
questions.  Our  churchf  s  get  up  these 
questions  at  home,  and  they  send 
them  here,  and  we  send  them  back. 
The  point  I  waut  to  bring    be- 


fore your  minds  is  this,  sending  those 
great  and  difficult  questions  of  the 
brotherhood  back  to  the  churches  to 
be  decided  where  they  originated, 
while  we  did  not  think  that  that  was 
the  proper  place  to  decide  them  at 
first.  Now  the  proposition  is  to  de- 
cide the  question  by  a  vote  of  all  the 
churches  in  the  brotherhood.  I  am 
afraid  of  the  principle,  because  it  loses 
the  counsel  of  the  old,  experienced 
bishops  in  our  brotherhood.  It  sots 
aside  their  counsel  and  iuflueuco  in 
this  assembly,  because  it  comes  here 
a  settled  question.  It  comes  here  a 
fixed  fact;  fixed  at  home  without 
their  counsel  ;  I  am  afraid  of  it  breth- 
ren. Now,  I  would  rather  the  An- 
nual Meeting  should  defer  this  matter 
till  next  year  without  sending  it  there, 
let  it  be  before  our  minds  and  hearts 
without  sending  it  there. 

Over  in  Indiana  we  have  got  a 
yonng  and  feeble  church.  This  mat- 
ter never  excited  them  there,  we  have 
got  to  take  your  trouble  and  put  it 
ujjou  my  bretlireu  and  si.sters  at 
home  and  they  don't  waut  it  to  dis- 
turb them,  and  they  are  not  «ble  to 
decide,  and  they  will    say    what    do 


using  here  ;  you  will  set  the  members 
of  your  church  at  home  one  agjaiust 
augther  ;  you  will  set  neighboring 
churches  against  each  other.  Wo 
are  getting  away  to  the  political 
niachinery  of  our  government.  It 
sends  out  difficult  questions  like  the 
adoption  of  coustitutious,  female  suf- 
frage, &c.,  to  the  people  to  be  voted 
on.  Now  I  am  not  in  favor  of  doing 
that  way;  let  us  consult  over  this 
matter  like  brethren  and  it  we  cannot 
decide  it  now,  let  us  put  it  off  till  an- 
other year,  and  come  back  again  and 
try  it  again  and  a-jaiu,  as  near  the  or- 
der of  the  I5lh  chapter  of  Acts  us 
we  can. 

We  wiil  stay  at  home   if  you 

will  give  a  report ;    we  want   it   sat- 
isfactory ;  when  we  get  a  partial    re- 


port it  is  not  satisfactory. 
1  confes.s,   brethren. 


that    ac- 


cording to  brother  Mdler's  argument 
yesterday  and  this  morning,  we  have 
got  into  very  difficult  times  to  decide 
questians  before  our  fraternity.     Yes- 
terday there  was    a  decided  stand  ta- 
ken against  delegated  power.  A  decid- 
ed etaud  was  taken  that  no  delegated 
power  should    decide    questions   per- 
taining to  our   fraternity.     To-day   it 
\6  objected   to   decide    by    the   whole 
fi-aterniry.      The  piau    proposed    be- 
fore us  certainly  combines  the    whole 
fraternity  in  this  matter.     Now  how 
are  we  going  to    decide    matters? — 
This  thing  of  electioneering   and   all 
these  schemes  come  up  this    morning 
to  overturn  our  minds  in  these  things, 
hence  the  brother     was    referred    to. 
Iu  withdrawing  my  propo.sition,  that 
proviso  has  nothing  at  all  to  do    wi!h 
advocating  the  second  proposition    of 
brother  Mohler,  from    the    fact    that 
j  the  proviso  was  for  the  consideratiou 
j  of  uexi  Annual    Meeting  whether   it 
'  carries  or  not.     I  want  it  uuder.stood 


that  according  to  brother  Mohler's 
you  think  about  this ;  and  I  have  got  j  proposition,  the  whole  fraternity  has 
to  tell  them.  Just  ace  how  you  place  a  vgice  iu  this  matter,  and  when  it 
me,  and  this  gives  you  a  chance  to  ,  comes  up  next  Annual  Meeting,  who- 
Hcnd  a  more  difficult  trouble  homo,  it '  ever  livea  to  sec  that,  if  it  will  be    by 


CHllISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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the  voice  of  the  whole  fraternity,  but^ 
if  it  don't  carry  then,  we  will  have 
no  more  report.  Let  us  put  the  prop- 
osition before  the  houpo  this 
morning  whether  or  not  it  will 
carry. 

(A  brother  objected  to  carrying 

thia  matter  home,  in  a  speech  of  sev- 
eral minutes,  but  which  owing  to  the 
distance  could  not  be  heard  at  the 
reporters  table.) 

What  would  we  gain  by  taking 

it  home  with  us  and  carrying  it  be- 
fore our  districts  and  churches  at 
home  ?  So  its  understood  then,  that 
the  majority  shall  carry  without  any 
further  discussion  next  year  ?  If  so, 
thea  those  opposed  to  the  report,  wili 
have  to  submit,  and  each  church  ia 
the  fraternity  will  have  to  lay  it  be- 
fore their  members  and  there  decide. 
Will  that  decide  the  question  more 
satisfactorily  than  it  would  to  do  it 
here,  to  have  a  report  or  no  report? 

-= — I  would  move  that  the  propo- 
sition of  brother  Mohler  to  defer  it  to 
next  Annual  Meeting  be  adopted  for 
this  reason  :  When  a  matter  is  defer- 
red, it  comes  up  as  a  matter  of  conse- 
quence at  the  next  meeting,  in  the 
first  place,  as  unfinished  business, 
consequently,  when  a  matter  is  defer- 
red from  Annual  Meeting  we  gener- 
ally look  at  it  at  home  with  interest, 
whether  you  tell  us  or  not,  we  take 
that  into  cuir-~id?raiian  at  the  next 
council  meeting,  knowing  that  it  is 
coming  before  the  next  Annual  Meet- 
jug  for  acoeptaajoo  or  rejection.  Just 
eay  that  it  will  como  up  at  the  next 
Annual  Meeting  and  1  will  warrant 
you  that  the  expression  of  Northern 
Illinois  will  come  up  for  approval  or 
rejection. 

You  now  pereieve   that   when 

this  query  was  presented  yesterday 
the  feeling  in  this  meeting  was,  it 
was  not  (liue  for  us  to  discuss  the 
matter.  When  followed,  as  a  natural 
cooeequence,  that  proposition  we 
niade  you  to  dispose  of  it  for  this  time, 
and  it  seems  we  cannot  agree  on  this 
proposition, 

Now  shall  we  carry  it  back  to  our 
churches  and  give  a  precedent  that 
never  was  given  to  the  brethren  ?  I 
Bay  no  ;  don't  carry  it  back.  When 
tijo  fathers  in  tho  cimrch  had  didicult 
matltu's  and  could  uoi  ii.lju8t  ihein  at 
that  time  they  deferred  tbem  till  the 
next  year,  then  let  it  come  up  before 
the  Coiifcroiics)  and  there  let  it  bo 
decided.  Now,  1  hat  is  the  only  way 
we  cm  djspoae  of  the  matter.     Our 


brethren  that  print  these  periodicals 
have  a  right  to  a  report  as  last  yearly 
meeting  gave  them  privilege  to  do. 
Now  let  us  defer  it  till  next  year  and 
try  again  and  the  reporters  will  com- 
mence at  the  beginning  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  meeting  and  if  the  meet- 
ing says  no,  then  there  will  be  no 
report  given.  Let  us  follow  the 
course  which  we  have  always  pursut^d 
in  alrjostall  points  between  us. 

— — In  the  year  1848,  you  will 
recollect  a  question  came  up  in  regard 
to  the  laying  on  of  hands  and  there 
was  agrpatdeal  of  discussion  on  it  for 
a  long  time,  finally  thoy  juHt  concluded 
to  defer  it  for  a  future  time  and  in- 
vestigate the  Scripture  and  study  on 
it.  In  the  year  '52  it  came  up  agaiii, 
of  course  the  brethren  got  a  little 
more  light  on  it  and  disposed  of  it  at 
that  time. 

I  think  ten  years  ago  it  came  up 
again  and  it  was  settled  then  and  sup- 
pose v/ill   forever  be  settled. 

I  believe  the  brethren  are  honest 
and  no  not  want  to  do  anything  but 
what  they  think  is  right,  but  wo  dif- 
fer a  little  in  opinion,  and  if  we  can- 
not come  together,  brethren,  let  us 
dispose  of  it  for  the  present,  till  we 
get  more  light  on  it,  and  let  it  come 
up  again,  we  will  be  better  prepared 
next  year  to  answer  this  question. 
At  the  present  time  my  mind  is,  that 
W2  might  dispose  of  it  for  the  present ; 
it  is  the  best  we  can  do  under  the 
present  circumstances.  Let  us  be 
satisfied  for  the  present  time. 

Let  it   be   deferred   till   next 

yearly  meeting. 

•- — The  reason  I  favored  the  idea 
of  adopting  either  brother  Mohler's 
proposition  or  the  one  I  made,  on 
yesterday  was  to  curtail  these  long 
debates  at  our  Annual  Meeting. 
Novvf  suppose  this  is  deferred  to 
another  Annual  Meeting,  in  all  prob- 
ability when  it  comes  up  again,  it  may 
be  discussed  another  half  day,  or  day, 
before  the  meeting,  and  that  way  it 
will  be  from  time  to  time.  None  of 
us  can  help  coming  to  the  con- 
clusion that  it  would  be  a  fair  way 
to  decide  the  most  critical  questions 
by  the  voice  of  the  fraternity,  taking 
the  laity  with  the  official  part  of  the 
fraternity.  liast  evening  w^hen  I 
was  ai^knl  to  wave  isiy  prop'\~,ition,  I 
made  this  remrak :  I  do  not  like  the 
idea  that  is  sometimes  adi'unced,  of 
the  want  of  coufideiice  in  my  breih- 
rt'U.  I  do  i:.iit  like  the  idea.  1  imi'lo 
tjie   remaik    that    the    most    ditticult 


questions  and  queries  that  come  bo- 
fore  the  Annual  Meeting,  I  am  will- 
ing to  trust  to  the  judgment  of  '20  or 
23  of  the  delegates  to  this  meeting 
and  leave  me  entirely  out  of  the  ring, 
I  have  that  confidence  in  my  brethren 
that  they  will  do  right  according  to 
their  judgment ;  and  hence  this  thing 
of  being  so  very  careful  not  to  put 
anything  into  the  hands  of  a  certain 
few.  I  do  not  like  the  idea  of,  breth- 
ren, I  want  more  confidence  in  my 
brethren  than  that. 

Now,  let  this  thing  be  taken  homo, 
or  we  will  get  into  a  dilemma  in  this 
matter.  If  I  am  to  get  the  expres- 
sion of  the  church  at  home,  I  will  do 
right ;  I  will  merely  ask  the  mem- 
ber.s,  "Arc  you  in  favor  of  a  full  re- 
port ?"  I  merely  want  to  get  before 
the  minds  of  the  people  that  want  of 
confidence,  and  there  has  boen  too 
little  of  that  confidence  for  a  number 
of  years,  every  year  that  it  is  taken 
out  of  the  hands  of  a  few  to  deciiio 
matters  and  things,  we  want  to  hold 
it  in  a  smaller  compass.  I  believe 
the  proposition  made  by  brother  Moh- 
ler, on  this  subject,  would  be  the  best 
way  to  decide  this  matter. 

It  does  not  seem  right   to  me 

to  make  three  or  four  questions  out 
of  this  one.  The  question  whether 
we  want  a  report  or  not,  I  think  ia 
before  the  meeting.  I  favored  the 
idea  presented  by  brother  Mohler. 
I  was  in  favor  of  it  yesterday  and 
have  thought  it  over  this  morning  ; 
and  if  I  had  to  do  it,  I  would  have 
tried  to  say  the  same  thing.  Thia 
thing  of  taking  questions  home  to  the 
churches  is  a  new  way. 

1  move   that   this    matter    be 

deferred. 

If  it  can  be,  defer  it  till  anoth- 
er year.  We  think  the  15th  chapter 
of  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles  can  de- 
cide the  matter  here.  We  would 
either  prefer  it  decided  by  that  chap- 
ter, or  else  defer  it  till  another  year. 

I  v/ould  say,   brethren,    decide 

it  if  it  is  of  as  much  importance  as 
that  which  was  carried  to  Jerusalem. 
— If  this  case  is  decided  accord- 
ing to  that  case,  I  do  not  think  you 
will  see  a  full  report. 

— — What  shape  is  it  in  ? 

We  have  the  proposition  made 

vpstrrday  oveniiig.  Now  wo  pro- 
"poHO  to  defer  it  till  next  year,  and 
then  the  reporter  will  have  the  priv- 
ilege of  making  a    report   or    not   the 


privih.'ge.     TLh  (pi.slinu    is    now 
defer  the  decision  till  next  year. 


to 


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Tbftt  means  they  can  publish  as 

iiacb  of  the  proceedings  as  thoj  wish 
to.  What  we  hear  uow,  brelhrcu,  i-i 
thai  seven  districts,  averugiuff  about 
twmty  congregations  to  each  dis- 
trict, making  140  congregations  ask 
for  the  full  report.  Now,  if  you  are 
going  to  defer  it  and  it  be  understood 
that  for  the  present,  those  HO  con- 
gregations which  have  appealed  shall 
have  their  request  and  if  you  will  re- 
verse that  decision, let  it  be  done  ;  but 
that  now  jou  should  refuse  to  hear 
those  140  congregations  who  ask  for 
Bomethintr — thai  you  should  reject 
thera  at  this  time,  I  think  it  altogeth- 
er unfair.  Let  them  now  be  heard, 
let  their  earnest  appeals  be  received, 
and  after  this  if  there  are  more  congre- 
gations that  appeal  for  a  reversal  of 
this  decision  let  it  be  done  but  not 
now. 

— — I  am  pretty  near  as  old  a 
brother,  as  any  here,  and  have  at- 
tended about  as  many  Yearly  Meet- 
ings, and  when  we  could  not  decide 
a  thing,  it  has  been  the  practice  to 
defer  it.  Now,  the  old  brethren  know 
that  I  am  right,  that  has  been  the 
case  always. 

We  have  not  all  been    heard  ; 

brother  Holsinger  has  been  heard 
time  and  again. 

1  want  to  say  something  I  never 

said  before.  Here  is  the  idea : — 
the  proposition  was  made  for  the  del- 
egates who  are  sent  here  by  the  con- 
gregations to  decide  this  matter  ;  that 
certainly  appears  to  be  a  very  reason- 
able proposition.  If  they  are  not  to 
decide  it,  then  the  next  question  is, 
who  shall  decide  it  ?  Now,  we  are 
willing  that  the  delegates  shall  de- 
cide it  and  if  you  are  not  willing  to 
do  that,  then  let  brother  Mohler's 
proposition  come  up  here,  and  let 
this  vast  assembly  decide  it. 

1  am  in  favor  of  letting  this  be  de- 
cided by  the  authorized  delegates  of 
this  meeting,  and  if  you  wont  do  that, 
let  it  be  decided  by  the  popular  voice 
of  this  assembly.  If  yon  will  not  do 
ihi.-i,  I  wotild  like  lo  know  who  is  to 
decide  it.  You  who  are  in  the  minor- 
ity want  to  decide  against  the  popu- 
lar voice  of  this  congregation.  Why 
is  it  that  you  are  hanging  on  so  tena- 
ciously in  this  matter '/  You  are  all 
aware  that  at  former  meetings  it  was 
reciuested  by  other  delegates  who  are 
not  here  tbiu  year.  We  are  willing 
that  other  delegates  should  speak  for 
their  districts,  and  you  know  that  tho 
popular  voice  is  ugaiust  jou,  and  you 


can  no  more  decide  it  next  year  than 
you  can  now.  It  is  self-evident  that 
the  popular  voice  is  against  you,  and 
why  not  decide  it  now. 

You  know  very  well,    brother 

Holsinger,  it  cannot  be  decided  at 
this  meeting. 

Leave  it  to    the   voice   of  the 

multitude  then.  If  you  are  going  to 
stand  up  for  the  popular  voice  leave 
it  to  this  congregation,  and  if  not 
leave  it  to  the  delegated  authorities. 
Leave  it  to  the  Spirit  of  God  and 
where  the  spirit  of  Christ  is,  there  is 
liberty. 

1  would  suggest  when  this  is 

taken  home  and  submitted  to  the 
popular  voice  of  the  church,  that  we 
see  that  uo  congregation  have  the 
privilege  of  voting  by  couplets  or 
triplets  or  oftener. 

As  a  delegate,    I    represent  a 

district  comprising  nineteen  churches, 
and  in  our  district  meeting  there  was 
uo  voice  against  a  full  report,  and  I 
feel  it  as  a  duty  to  that  district  to  say 
something  on  that  subject. 

Our  brethren  wish  for  a  full  report, 
and  some  of  the  friends  say  to  me, 
"Try  to  get  for  us  a  full  report ;  we 
must  have  it.''  Our  meetings  are 
held  publicly,  and  if  a  reporter  from 
some  of  our  secular  papers  should 
come  on  this  ground  to  make  a  re- 
port, and  if  he,  out  of  courtesy  to 
to  this  assembly,  would  aek  the  breth- 
ren to  give  him  a  seat  in  the  audience 
that  be  might  make  a  report,  would 
we,  in  our  decided  opposition  to 
secrecy  and  claiming  to  have  reason 
and  Bible  for  all  we  do;  would  we 
say.  "No  sir,'  you  must  go  home  ;  we 
do  not  want  the  proceedings  of  our 
meeting  to  go  out  every  where  ?"  And 
if  he  should  press  the  question,  there 
might  be  a  delicacy  then  on  our  part 
in  persisting  to  refuse  a  report.  Then 
if  we  would  not  refuse  the  reporter  of 
a  secular  paper  this  report  to  go  to 
the  world,  and  the  reporter  to  get  the 
names  of  the  most  if  not  all  the  speak- 
ers, then  why  not  let  our  brethren 
make  a  full  report,  why  not  gratify 
the  wants  of  the  brotherhood,  have  a 
reporter,  and  make  a  report  and  give 
it  to  them  '{  That  is  the  way  tho  mat- 
ter is  looked  at,  and  I  think  there  is 
some  reason  for  looking  at  it  in  that 
way.  There  is  a  desire  to  have  these 
reports.  A  brother  suggested  that  it 
is  wicked  to  have  the  report.  That 
is  taking  high  ground ;  that  is  the 
point  to  be  decided,  we  do  not  think 
It  13  wjcl^cd.      We  think  it  may  bo  en- 


tertaining and  edifying  to  Lave  the 
reusous  given:  We  are  in  a  reading 
age  and  the  old  brethren  now  read 
more  than  the  brethren  did  fifty  years 
ago.  There  is  my  brother  Peter 
Nead  and  he  is  a  man  of  reading,  and 
be  is  an  author  who  has  written  and 
edified  us  and  done  good  to  the  church. 

Brother  Nead  is  a  man  of  reading, 
and  if  ho  had  the  opportunity,  of 
reading  the  report  of  a  Roman  Cath- 
olic convention,  in  the  discussion  we 
hold  in  maintaining  different  views  of 
the  Bible.  I  believe  brother  Nead's 
desire  for  knowledge  would  lead  him 
to  read,  and  then  he  would  hold  on  to 
what  is  good  and  reject  what  is  evil. 
Just  so  in  our  proceedings  ;  let  the 
world  have  something  about  our 
proceedings  ;  let  our  reasons  go  to  the 
four  winds  of  the  earth  ;  I  am  not 
ashamed  of  them  ;  I  am  not  ashamed 
to  let  the  world  know  the  grounds  on 
which  we  maintain  our  decisions.  I 
am  giving  you  a  reason  why  we  urge 
for  a  full  report,  as  far  as  we  can  iu 
Christian  courtesy. 

Brother  Brumbaugh,  for  you  I  have 
a  brotherly  love.  I  differ  with  you 
iu  thisreamrk  "we  had  better  have  no 
report  than  not  a  full  one."  I  believe 
he  suggested  what  I  believe  to  be  the 
feelings  of  some.  I  want  to  tell  such, 
vou  don't  feel  exactly  right.  1  want 
argument  and  do  not  care  whether  it 
comes  from  the  most  venerable  mem- 
bers of  our  brotherhood  or  from  tho 
youngest  member  of  the  church.  L';t 
it  stand  on  its  merits,  audnotonit^ 
advocues  and  those  who  maintain  it; 
and  though  I  would  rather  have  a 
full  report,  I  would  a  great  deal 
rather  have  one  without  names  than 
none  at  all. 

One  thought  more  and  I  am  done. 
I  represent  a  district  that  wants  a  full 
report,  a  district  that  is  iu  love,  and 
harmony  >viih  the  brotherhood,  and  I 
am  ready  to  day,  and  I  hope  my 
brother  Holsinger  is  too — we  are 
ready  to  adjust  this  matter  in  broth- 
erly hive,  and  I  know  my  district 
wants  love  and  peace  and  to  promolo 
a  good  feeling,  and  if  I  go  home  to 
bear  the  rcpjrt  to  my  brethren  I  have 
gained  my  end  and  this  report  would 
go  homo  showing  that  brother  (|uinlur 
at  the  Yearly  Meeting  iu  a  tyruunicul 
and  improper  spirit  urged  his  case 
and  the  brethren  could  not  do  any- 
thing better  than  gratify  him,  al- 
though they  were  very  reluctant  to 
do  so;  I  would  gain  my  end  at  the 
lowering  of  the  stanijurii  of  loyo  am] 


CilRIBTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


405 


meekness  with  tuy  brethren  at  home, 
iiud  I  canuot  do  that.therefore  while  I 
niaiutaia  my  request  for  a  full  repjrt, 
1  mv  ready  to  niaiie  au  amicable  ad- 
justment of  the  matter  for  the  love 
of  (lod,  aud  as  the  cause  of  Christ  on 
e;irth  seems  to  recjuire. 

Brethren  1  will  try  to  occupy 

my  time  in  the  fear  of  God.  I  have 
heaid  a  good  deal  said,  aud  in  the 
first  place,  I  will  try  to  state  that  I 
did  not  feel  so  well  in  the  contrast 
that  was  trade  respecting  this  query 
and  some  of  the  things  that  were  re- 
ferred to,  for  instance  the  one  that 
went  up  to  Jerusalem  about  circumci- 
sion. That  was  a  doctrine  aud  this 
is  not  a  doctrine  ;  that  was  a  matter 
of  importance  and  fidelity  to  the 
Christian  faith,  but  this  io  a  matter 
of  propriety  merely — a  matter  of  lib- 
erty, aud  consequently  wc  want  it 
viewed  in  a  proper  form  and  manner, 
and  then  we  will  contrast  with  things 
that  have  been  done  in  the  church  of 
a  comparatively  like  nature.  It  has 
beeu  said  that  when  the  proposition 
was  made  to  carry  this  matter  homo 
to  the  several  churches,  it  was  ob- 
jected to  because  it  would  afford  elec- 
tioneering at  home.  Why,  very 
probably  it  would  if  that  is  the  spirit 
in  which  we  will  do  auything  in  the 
church,  but  if  we  have  aright  spirit, 
we  will  all  keep  that  down  at  home. 
In  like  manner  if  a  mighty  man 
should  come  here  to  speak  in  this 
meeting  and  be  hns  a  mighty  influ- 
ence, he  will  also  electioneer,  and  he 
will  carry  that  influence,  and  conse- 
quently it  would  bo  just  as  likely  to 
be  wrong  here  as  there,  without  be- 
ing met  fairly  aud  sincerely  for  the 
wiint  that  is  called  for. 

Now  as  1  said,  this  is  uot  a  matter 
of  doctrine,  it  is  not  a  matter  to  be 
compared  to  the  laying  on  of  bauds, 
wluch  was  put  ofi'  from  year  to  year. 
It  is  no  matter  of  that  kind.  Our  ar- 
gument is  fair,  our  logic  is  good  in 
that  respect.  We  have  no  right  iu  a 
private  enterprise  of  this  sort  to  ii;- 
terfere  with  private  business  at  our 
homes. 

We  have  seen  that  our  brotherhood 
has  wanted  liberty  in  days  that  are 
passed  and  have  undertaken  to  write 
some  books.  Did  they  ask  the  church 
whether  they  might  write  a  book  aud 
put  it  out  ?  No,  when  they  began  to 
write  what  was  the  result?  Why, 
our  dear  brethren  wanted  to  see  what 
was  written,  and  when  they  read  the 
book,  it  delighted  their  souls  and   ed- 


ified them,  and  drew  many  souls  to 
God.  Then  after  awhile  when  we 
have  read  the  book,  what  do  we  Iiud  ? 
The  brother's  uaaie  there.  Did  the 
church  object  to  that? 

We  are  going  to  compare  one  rij!:ht 
with  tlie  other.     We  had  to  plead  for 
the  principles    of  justice    aud  equity 
yesterday,  we  want  the  same  to-day; 
and  it  it  i.s  a  matter    of  doctrine  defer 
it  from  year  to   year,  but    why    defer 
to  adopt  the  discussion  when  it  asks  a 
full  privilege  and  gives  equal    gratifi- 
cation to  the    brotherhood    with    that 
other  thing  which  was  written  by  the 
brother  and  gave  edification  and  pro- 
duced no  harm    but    good.     We    do 
uot  undertake  to  say  that  this   would 
do  as  much  good  as  the  writing  of  a 
good  book  ;    but  we    speak    of  equal 
rights,  of  a  thing  that  can  do  no  harm 
aud  then  we  claim  that   equal    rights 
can  be  obtaiued  by  a  discussion  now. 
If  it  is  wrong  that  the  speakers  names 
should  be  attached  to  what  has   beeu 
said  here,  it  may  be  said  it  would    be 
wrong  to  have  the  name  added  to  any 
book  or  article  printed  in  our    period- 
icals.     We  want  to    know    at    home 
whether  the  delegates  have   defended 
the  principles  that  were  sent   here    to 
defend,  or  whether  they. have  express- 
ed their  own  minds    in    the    matter. 
Then  we  can  know  whether  they  have 
done  fairly  or  not,  and    in    so    doing 
there  is  no  harm  but  good  iu  it. 

Now  1  think  I  have  made  fair  pre- 
sentations to  you  and  I  will  give 
them  for  what  they  are  worth.  We 
are  a  unit  almost  in  the  matter,  and 
every  dissenting  voice,  I  think,  that 
was  in  our  district  was  heard  here, 
aud  that  was  but  one  church  out  of 
24  congregations. 

1  wish  to   call  your    attention 

to  the  question  before  the  meeting. 
I  am  glad  that,  in  one  feature,  the 
brethren  seem  to  be  pretty  generally 
united,  and  that  is  to  defer  the  con- 
sideration of  this  question  to  the  next 
Aunual  Meeting.  There  are  but  two 
features  iu  that  proposition  that  may 
be  debated  upon,  and  that  is  whether 
in  deferring  it  we  should  defer  it  for 
the  individual  consideration  and  vote 
for  the  churches  to  which  the  ques- 
tion is  submitted,  or  whether  we  will 
agree  simply  to  defer  it  without  hav- 
ing that  action.  Now,  brethren,  that 
is  the  question  before  us,  and  in  re- 
gard to  submitting  all  questions  of 
importance  for  the  churches  to  adopt, 
we  should  distinguish  in  this  partic- 
ular ;  this  is  simply    a    questiou    of 


privilege,  it  is  uot  a  questiou  of  duty 
or  of  church  practice,  aud  all  ques- 
tions of  order  or  church  practice. 

Will  tlie  brother  tell    us    what 

is  the  need  of  sending  it  homo  and 
uot  sending  it  back  again  ? 

1  simply  want  to  call  your  at- 
tention to  the  question. 

We  told  you  what  the  propo- 
sitions were  this  morning  and  we 
proposed  to  defer  aud  we  could  not 
agree  to  that,  and  went  into  an  argu- 
ment on  the  question. 

If  the  question  is  to  be  discuss- 
ed, let  us  confine  ourselves  to  the 
question ;  there  are  some  brethren 
ready  to  discuss  it,  if  it  is  to  be  dis- 
cussed. The  proposition  1  present  is 
to  defer  it. 

1  take  the  negative  of  that.  We 
ask  that  we  be  heard,  but  one  pjint 
has  presented  itself  to  my  miud  since 
the  brethren  were  debating,  and  I 
will  ask  for  information.  I  would 
like  to  have  read  the  discussion  of  last 
Annual  Meeting  on  that  subject. 

If  there  is  no  other  alternative, 

1  suggest  that  this  matter  cannot  bo 
decided  by  this  meeting.  It  must  ho 
deferred. 

If  you  say  that  you    will    di.s- 

cuss  the  question,  let  us  all  have  a 
chance  to  be  heard. 

1   have    not    said    so  yet,   but 

they  have  done  so  without  my  leave. 

The  reading  clerk  here  read  the 
decision  of  last  year  and  art.  six  of 
1873. 

We  brought  a  query    here  as 

the  representatives  of  about  twenty- 
two  coagregatious  asking  for  a  full 
report  of  the  proceediugd  of  this  meet- 
ing. The  queries  were  handed  in, 
each  district  having  a  right  to  hand  in 
one  query  on  each  subject  that  comes 
before  them.  We  have  brought  but 
the  one  query  to  this  meeting  and 
submitted  it  to  the  committee  yester- 
day. There  were  some  seveu  que- 
ries, or  more,  all  asking  the  same 
thing.  We  supposed  those  proposi- 
tions might  satisfy  this  meeting  with- 
out entering  into  a  discussion  of  thoeo 
queries.  One  motion  made  by  brother 
Long  was  that  the  decision  of  this 
matter  should  be  left  to  the  delegates 
who  brought  these  queries  here. 
Another  motion  was  made  by  broth- 
er Mohler  that  the  matter  should  be 
taken  back  to  each  congrcgiition  to 
the  membership  to  decide.  This 
morning  brother  Long  withdrew  his 
motion  upon  the  supposition  that 
brother  Mohler's  oiotiou  would  carry. 


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We  were  satisfied  with  that,  we  were 
willing  that  it  should  be  decided  iu 
that  way — that  the  membership 
should  decide  this  question,  for  the 
members  were  all  interested  iu  it,  aud 
there  is  considerable  time  consumed 
in  it,  aud  it  seems  that  neither  of  these 
propositions  is  to  be  accepted.  Now 
it  Beems  that  it  must  be  referred  back 
to  next  meeting  without  any  discus- 
sion of  this  question  at  all.  Now  I 
object  to  it  upon  this  ground,  if  tlie 
motive  be  rejected,  then  let  it  stand 
or  full  upon  its  own  merits.  If  the 
congregation  assembled  at  Aunual 
Meeeting  can  decide  it,  we  can  decide 
it  now  ;  if  they  cannot  decide  it,  I  am 
willing  to  submit  it  to  the  delegate.?  ; 
if  they  cannot  decide  it,  I  nm  willing 
that  it  should  go  back  aud  the  con- 
gregations decide  it.  Now  what  are 
wc  going  to  do  ?  If  we  cannot  decide 
it  now,  we  cannot  next  year.  Let  us 
test  the  matter  in  a  discussion  upon 
the  query  itself. 

As  delegates  have   expressed 

their  conscience  in  regard  to  discharg- 
ing their  duty  before  this  meeting:  I 
am  one  among  those  who  feel  that 
this  meeting  is  protracted  a  great 
deal  too  long  upon  this  question. 
Therefore  I  would  have  the  right  and 
authority  as  well  as  they  to  bring  be- 
fore this  meeting  the  feelings  and  ex- 
pressions from  the  district  at  home. 
If  it  16  not  a  doctrinal  point,  why  is 
it  that  so  many  brethren  have  refer- 
red to  the  15th  chapter  of  Acts. 
There  is  the  origin  of  the  matter ; 
and  I  ai:i  satisfied  if  we  would  care- 
fully aud  prayerfully  read  that  chap- 
ter, God  will  give  us  light  on  -the 
Bubject;  if  not  next  year,  perhaps 
anotlior  year  ho  will  give  us  light  that 
we  can  decide  this  question  satisfac- 
torily. I  have  the  confidence  in  my 
(iiod  as  in  year.'?  gone  by.  VVe  have 
the  same  God  and  if  we  are  faithful, 
brethren,  God  will  do  us  well  to  us 
as  he  has  done.  If  wc  cannot  agree 
now  let  UB  defer  the  matter  till  next 
yeJT. 

1  feel  better  than   I   did    a  bit 

ago  when  I  listened  to  one  man's 
speech.  I  have  great  respect  for  the 
brotherhood  and  if  we  keep  more 
united  aud  not  get  to  cutting  each 
other  off,  we  will  feel  more  of  the 
Spirit  of  God  in  our  hearts.  I  see  no 
hotter  way  than  to  defer  this  till  next 
year.  Let  us  not  be  too  hasty.  Time 
lias  brought  al)out  things  that  wo 
have  said  could  not  be  done.  Let  us 
hii  sober  on  the  subject. 


Brethren  I  have  said   nothing, 

but  have  listened  to  the  subject  now  a 
good  while  and  I  see  that  «ve  have 
got  to  defer  it,  as  we  cannot  decide  it 
satisfactorily  if  we  argue  till  night. 
We  can  easily  see,  brethren,  that  wo 
cannot  argue  the  case  much  longer. 
When  the  brethren  disagree  as  much 
as  they  do,  why  not  defer  it  and  get 
to  something  else  ? 

1  am  willing  to  defer    without 

restriction,  aud  I  am  willing  that   the 
large  number  of  my  district  should  be 
included.     We  are  fully    prepared    to 
speak    for    our    congregations.      We 
were  with  brother  Davy   as  to  equal 
representation  here,    but    he    i.=;    not 
prepared  to  represent  his  district  upon 
the  subject,  he  is  not   able    to    speak 
for  his  congregation   in   the   decision 
upon  the  matter.     There  are   a    num- 
ber of  congregations    in    his    districi 
which  he  cannot  represent  at  all,  and 
we  kuow  that  there  arc  congregations 
in  brother  Davy's  own  district  which 
are  in  favor  of  the  report  and    he  op- 
poses their  seutimeuts  here.     We  are 
here  authorized  to  say    what  we    do 
say,  and  our  district  has  passed  a  res- 
olution that  it  is  our    duty    to   speak 
the  sentiments  of  the  district  and  not 
our  own,  and    they    have    sent    men 
here  with  us   engaged    iu  this   work 
who  now   speak    against    their    own 
consciences.     You  may  drop  it  or  you 
may  defer  it  without  any    restrictions 
at  ail,  aud  we  are  willing  that  it  shall 
be  deferred,  but  you  cannot  throw  the 
prestige  of  ihis  meeting  against  those 
who    were    making    the    appeal.      I 
know  that  there  should  be  no   report 
more  than  that  which  was    published 
at  previous  years,    and    if    previous 
years  is  a  precedent  we    had    all    the 
names  we  could   possibly  get.     The 
last  report  that  I    published    of    the 
proceedings  of  this    meeting  was  as 
full  as  we  could  get  it,  every  speaker's 
name  th!),t  we  could  get  was  put  along 
side  of  his  speech.     If  you  arc  willing 
to  take  that  as   a  precedent,   wc    arc 
willing  that  you  should  defer  it   and 
to  publish  all  the  names  that   the  re- 
porter is  able  to  obtain.     We  want  to 
reason  this  matter  in  love,  but  where 
is  the  love  that  the  minority  want    to 
squelch  the  majority  ?     We  want   to 
follow  after,  aud  you  stand  up  for  the 
minority   all    the  time.     It   becomes 
you  better  to  submit  than  for  us. 

— — I  think  the  best  thing  brethren, 
that  wc  can  do  is  to  defer  it  without 
any  restrictions  until  next  year.  The 
other  proposition    that    I    agreed    to 


was  this,  that  wc  would  carry  it  back 
to  the  churches,  still  we  will  be  saved 
that  trouble  because  we  have  done 
that  already.  Our  district  of  south- 
ern Illinois  is  willing  to  defer  it  till 
next  year. 

— — 1  arise  for  the  purpose  of  call- 
ing your  attention  to  a  very  important 
point.  There  are  two  restrictions 
here,  one  is  no  report  at  all  and  the 
other  is  a  full  report.  Now  neither 
party  gets  their  wishes,  and  that  is  a 
fair  compromise  between  the  two  re- 
strictions. 

It  may  be  a  wonder  to   myself 

inasmuch  as  I  have  been  sent  hero 
wiih  a  charge  that  I  remain  so  en- 
tirely silent.  If  I  had  thougiit  that 
there  had  not  been  spr-aking  enough, 
I  should  have  said  .something  before 
now,  but  it  does  seem  that  there  is 
more  talk  than  is  called  lor.  There 
are  reasons  aud  arguments  presented 
here  on  both  sides.  I  am  willing  for 
my  part  to  say,  I  believe  I  will  take 
the  responsibility  to  say,  that  the 
southern  district  of  Indiana  will  be 
satisfied  just  to  defer  this  matter  till 
next  year. 

— —I  represent  the  Middle  district 
of  Indiana  and  would  have  said  some- 
thing before  this,  but  I  really  thought 
as  brother  Hamilton  said,  that  tliero 
was  too  much  time  wasted,  and  I 
will  say  nothing  about  it  only  that 
my  desire  is  to  defer  the  matter. 

Here  is  something  that  broth- 
er James  has  written  touching  the 
deferring  of  the  matter  aud  we  will 
^ifer  no  further  argument  at   present. 

Inasmuch  as  there  are   queries 

before  the  meeting  both  in  favor  of 
and  against  a  full  report  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  this  meeting,  and  as  there 
seems  to  be  a  difficulty  in  answering 
those  queries  with  that  unanimity 
desired,  we  think  it  best  tc  defer 
the  subject  until  next  Annual  Meet- 
ing. 

. Do  wc  understand  that  it  is  to 

be  deferred  without  any  restrictions? 

Yes,  without  any   restrictions. 

— — Well  then  let  it  pass. 
Passed. 

The  question  is,  brethren,  what 

is  to  decide  this  matter?  What 
are  the  sentiments  of  this  meethig  ? 
Do  those  who  have  spoken  upon  the 
subject  represent  the  sentiments  of 
this  meeting?  How  do  yon  know 
they  do  ?  What  are  the  sentiments 
of  this  meeting  to-day  ?  Our  breth- 
ren are  asking  for  light  upon  the  sub- 
ject.    That  convinces  us  we  have  to 


OnUISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


407 


iiit'.et  tbeae  dilllciillies  (isthuy  do,  Vaay 
ufo  ai-kiQjj;  for  lifi;bt,  aud  if  you  have 
receivud  tho  ligbt  from  the  gospel  of 
UiB  Son  of  God,  give  it  to  them. 

(iuory.— Should  iiot  the  delegates  iiccom- 
paiiyiniT  tlic  meiii'ior  of  thu  St,aii!liii.{  (Joiu- 
iipUtei",  IVoiii  L'rteli  tlUliiot,  b^'  ailui'l.U-d  in 
with  the-  Statiilinv;  (Jouunittoi!  of  the  Antuial 
Mutliii;;  liuriiiK  tht;  cxiimiiiation  of'lhc  bu.^i- 
rii'ss  from  llu  disLiil  whieli  he  rprcse^ts  ? 
Auswi;r. — Uu  should. 

rt  is  the  last  qiierj  from    oar 

district ;  the  idea  is  this,  that  horiv 
tofore  business  bna  gonG  to  tlisi  Stand- 
ing Conimitttie  luid  tbo  delegate  not 
undorsiiiuding  it  all,  aud  the  tnem- 
hers  of  the  Standing  Committee  not 
urider.standi ng  it  all,  as  well  as 
they  might  have  done,  were  not  able 
and  did  not  give  patisfaclion  to  the 
district  at  home  as  will  as  he  might 
have  done  if  tha  delegate  had  bei;u 
h:  during  the  time  that  the  business 
was  ex^innuyd,  and  assisted  in  show- 
ing the  nature  of  the  business.  For 
instance,  a  query  is  sent  to  the  An- 
nual Meeting  for  an  answer,  we  think 
that  the  delegate  ought  to  be  in  the 
room  while  the  Standing  Committee 
would  frame  an  answer  to  it.  Then 
if  there  is  a  peliLion  sent  to  the  Stand- 
ing Cominitteo  to  which  there  should 
be  an  answer  made,  that  delegate 
should  be  in  along  with  the  member 
of  the  Standing  Committee. 

I  think  the  query  is    fair   and 

the  answer  is  correct.  I  would  just 
say  if  I  understood  the  query  right 
it  says  the  delegate  should  be  admit- 
ted along  with  the  member  of  ibe 
Standing  Committee  while  the  busi- 
ness of  that  district  is  in,  and  then  he 
would  withdraw  ;  that  would  swell 
the  number  one  and  that  would  not 
disturb  the  size  of  the  company  very 
much. 

When  business   is    transacted 

in  the  district  giving  an  equal  repre- 
sentation why  not  leave  it  as  it  is, 
that  would  give  a  tendency  to  an 
unequal  representation,  if  you  abmit 
one  from  each  district  why  not  admit 
them  all  ?  The  churches  all  over  are 
e(iually  interested  in  all  busiueas 
transacted. 

If  in  a  district  we    cannot    au- 

Rvvor  a  query  it  is  referred  to  the 
Standing  Committee  and  if  the  dele- 
gates of  that  district  come  to  the  An- 
u\iul  Meeting  must  they  be  admitted 
in  then  and  help  decide  when  it  is 
only  asked  of  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee to  frame  an  answer?  Is  that 
right  ?  If  wo  cannot  frame  an  answer 
in  our  district  and  send  a  niembsr  as 


one  on  thu  Standing  Committee  and 
a  delegate  with  him,  shall  be  have 
the  privilege  of  a  member  on  the 
Standing  Conuuittee  to  help  frame 
answers?  We  think  not.  We  think 
when  we  send  a  member  of  the  Stand- 
ing Com  iuittoo  from  the  district  it  is 
in  their  power  to  frame  an  answer 
aud  then  bring  it  up  before  the 
mosting. 

I  would  just  say  that   I  think 

I  have  the  mind  of  our  brethren  on 
this  subject,  from  the  fact  that  we 
hiid  a  similar  query  up  at  our  District 
Meeting  this  Spring,  and  in  speaking 
of  that  I  am  able  to  give  the  mind  of 
our  brethren.  We  are  opposed  to 
making  that  change  from  the  very 
fact  that  we  think  it  would  swell  the 
party  engaged  on  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee aud  it  would  throw  the  matter 
into  the  hands  of  certain  members 
who  v/ould  not  have  the  experience 
that  the  old  practical  elders  have  to 
settle  the  business. 

We  are  aware  of  the  fact  that  there 
must  be  a  similarity  in  the  manner  of 
holding  our  Annual  Meetings  and 
our  District  Meetings,  aud  if  we  ad- 
mit delegates  to  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee, we  must  also  admit  delegates 
to  the  council  of  the  elders  who  are 
to  decide  matters  for  the  district 
meetings. 

I  would  not  admit  that  dole- 
gates  have  anything  to  do  with 
framing  the  answer,  but  simply  to  be 
there  in  the  character  of  a  v;it- 
ness,  the  Standing  Committee  may 
want  to  ask  some  questions.  We 
bad  a  point  last  night  where  it  be- 
came necessary  to  know  soit'cthiug 
about  the  reasons  why  that  question 
was  not  framed  and  the  parties  there 
could  not  give  any  answer  &z  to  the 
framing  of  the  question  and  how  it  was 
brought  up.  1  would  by  no  means 
have  them  .say  anything  in  the  fram- 
ing of  an  ansv/er,  but  simply  in  the 
character  of  a  witness. 

We  have    ever  pursued    that 

course  so  far  that  when  the  matter  i.s 
laid  before  us  that  none  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Committee  seems  to  un- 
derstand, then  we  inquire  of  the  mem- 
ber from  whence  this  has  come  wheth- 
er he  knows  the  brother  on  the  ground 
or  the  delegate,  whether  he  has  the 
a  knowledge  in  relation  to  the  matter 
that  would  help  us,  hence  we  fre- 
quently call  them  in  on  such  occa- 
sions, and  get  the  iniormation  that  is 
desired ;  but  here  in  the  query 
there  is  tho  business.     Now  that    bu- 


siness comes  up  iu  two  forms  aud  a 
good  deal  of  business  from  District 
Meetings  never  comes  in  our  bands 
at  all  till  it  comes  before  the  public 
couucil.  Other  business  comes  up 
from  the  same  district, queries  without 
an  answer  that  fall  into  our  hands. 
Now  if  delegates  are  to  be  admitted 
and  be  present  when  the  answer  is 
framed  to  that  portion  of  their  busi- 
ness, I  object  from  this  fact,  that  tho 
query  and  the  answer  may  concern 
the  whole  brotherhood,  and  if  you  al- 
low that  delegate  there,  that  district 
has  two  voices,  while  other  districts 
have  but  one.  Now  we  object  to  that. 
I  have  no  objection  at  all  if  the  matter 
is  confined  to_the  nature  of  the  business, 
that  we  understand  what  kind  of  busi- 
ness to  ask  of  the  delegates  any  infor- 
mation when  we  need  it.  That  we 
have  always  done  when  we  needed 
it.  Bat  take  care  that  you  do  not  go 
too  fast.  Don't  you  add  another 
member  of  that  district  in  that  body 
without  the  consent  of  the  meeting, 
aud  when  you  give  consent  to  this 
you  may  be  doing  the  very  thing 
that  you  will  not  think  jou  are  doing 
and  for  that  reason  we  lay  the  matter 
before  you.  Explain  what  you  mean 
by  the  word  "business,"  define  the 
matter  and  when  it  goes  on  the  Min- 
utes your  remarks  do  not  go  there. 
ITeuce  your  query  will  all  be  govern- 
ed by  the  words  of  tho  Minutes. 

Could  not  we  just  as  well  say, 

make  no  change  la  the  matter  for  tho 
present  ? 

If  you  will  do   that  brethren, 

I  have  not  anything  to  say. 

We  have  never  sent  two  dole- 
gates,  tor  when  we  inquired  what  it 
was  for,  no  answer  could  bo  given, 
and  then  we  asked  what  did  he  go 
there  for,  and  the  answer  was  that  he 
was  not  admitted,  and  hence  we  de- 
cided never  to  send  him,  being  of  no 
use.  That  has  been  our  practice  not 
to  send  any  extra  delegate  with  the 
member  of  the  Standing  Committee 
from  Maryland,  not  being  admitted, 
we  could  not  see  what,  it  was  for. 
We  understand  that  he  is  to  relieve 
the  memb?r  of  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee from  the  responsibility.  The 
Scripture  requires  that  there  bo  two 
witnesses, — not  loss  than  two.  Hence 
he  will  relieve  the  member  of  the  re- 
spousibiiity  by  going  on  bo.'ore  tho 
Standing  Committee  aud  being  ques- 
tioned as  wilu«ris. 

(To  lie  Cofdi'xued  ) 


408 


CimiSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPfiL  VISITOB. 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTOU. 
Tbe    (jireat  Dl^ieovery. 


A  letter  to  brother    Levi  HawL,    of 
the  Biij  Swatara  Church,  Pa. 


BY  0.   H.    BALSBAUOH. 


"We  Lave  found  ibe  Mepsias.  which  is, 
beiJig  inleipreted,  the  Christ-"    John  1:  41. 

This  is  the  only  expression  on  re- 
cord of  the  apostle  Andrew,  but  it  is 
BQ  epitome  of  both  Testaments. 
Christ  is  the  Alpha  and  0:uega — the 
full,  fathomless  Alphabet  of  God.  In 
Ilim  are  all  the  letters  with  which 
are  written  the  biography  of  Jeho- 
vah ; — with  which  men  and  angels 
spell  the  wonders  and  mysteries  of 
llevelation.  "In  him  dweileth  all 
the  fullness  of  the  Godhead  bodily" 
— the  great,  exhaustless  Reservoir 
which  supplies  all  the  rivers  and  rills 
of  the  moral  domain  of  the  Everlast- 
ing Father.  Oh,  what  a  Quding  is 
that  which  finds  llim  I  No  wonder 
that  Andrew  hastened  to  unbosom 
to  his  brother  Simon  the  heavenfull 
of  joy  and  satisfaction  he  found  in 
this  strange  Being  traversing  the  sa- 
cred acres  of  Palestine  ! 

He  is  "the  same  yesterday,  and 
to-day,  and  forever."  What  has  been 
found  in  llim  may  be  found  again. 
"Salvation,"  Eternal  Life,"  "Joy  un- 
speakable and  full  of  glory," 
'fLove  which  passeth  knowledge," 
"I'eace  which  passeth  all  understand- 
ing," the  unvailing  of  God's  mind, 
the  unfolding  of  God's  heart,  the  rev- 
elation of  God's  power — these  and 
ten  thousand  other  marvels  "which 
it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to  utter," 
are  found  in  Him  who  is  the  "bright- 
ness  of  the  Father's  glory,  and  the 
express  image  of  His  person."  In 
llim  breast-smiling  penitence  finds 
hope  •,  crushing,  soul-branding  guilt 
loses  its  tormenting  sting  and  finds 
peace;  fear  lifts  its  tear-dimned  eye 
and  finds  a  ray  of  light;  faith  looks 
into  the  face  of  the  Messiah  and  finds 
God.  The  gates  of  Eden  were  left 
ajar,  and  through  the  promise  which 
wedged  the  crevice  the  Messiah  has 
ever  been  showing  his  face,  "stand- 
ing behind  our  wall,  looking  forth  at 
the  windows,  showing  himself 
through  the  lattice."  That  promise 
was  the  Christ  in  word  form.  "Abra- 
ham saw  his  day  and  was  glad." 
The  prophets  saw  His  glory,  spelled 
His  name,  and  sunned  their  souls  in 
His  Hmiica,  and  went  to  His  orabraco 


from  the  peaks    of   Iloaven-ilUimiued 
Pisgahs,  and  in  chariots  of  fire. 

In  the  Messiah  we    find    a    cross. 
This  is  tbe  glory  of  the  Christian    re- 
ligion.    The  all  of  redemption    is    to 
"know  Christ,    and    Him    crucified." 
Once  dead,  burial  is  easy,  and  resur- 
rection a  matter  of  course.     Who  has 
known  the  mind  of  the  Lord,  or  who 
has  sounded  His  feeling,  or  fathomed 
His  abhorrence  of  sin,    as   expressed 
in  the  Cross  ?     Who  finds   the   cross 
will  find  tbe  crown.     No  Messiah    is 
found,  no  victory  won,  no  heaven  en- 
tered, no  inheritance  of   thrones   and 
crowns  and  palms  and  beautiful  vis- 
ions and  angelic  fellowships  are    en- 
joyed, where  there  is  no  Getbsemane, 
no  Golgotha,  no  plucking  out  o(  right 
eyes  and  excision  of  right  hands   and 
feet.  Appalling,  soul-blasting  miscon- 
ceptions prevail,  even  in  the  Brother- 
hood, of  "God  manifest  in  the    flesh." 
Christ  left  not  ihe    throne    of  glory 
and  humbled  himself  to  "tbe  death  of 
the  cross"  to    humor    a    half-hearted 
consecration,  or  coddle  a  supine,  self- 
indulgent    church.       Woe    to    tbem 
"whose  god  is  their  belly,"  who  mind 
earthly  things,"  who  "walk   after  the 
flesh,"  who  "please  themselves,"  who 
burn  incense    to    "Mammon."     The 
cross  hallows  the  most  secret   Divine 
Instituiion,  and    infuses  the    Life    of 
the    Holy   One  into  every  recess  and 
fibre  of  body  and  soul.     It    gives  sa- 
credness  to  the  origin  of  life,  calling 
in    the    Holy  Ghost  to  preside    over 
human  generation,  fashioning    germs 
in  human  mould  for  the  population  of 
the  Upper  Paradise.     The  power    of 
the    cross    is   co-extensive    with   the 
Divine  Incarnation,   and    this  began 
at  the  primordial  germ  of    human  na- 
ture.    How  few,  even   of    saints,  set 
up  the  cross  in    their   bed-chambera. 
IIow  often  is  it  the    theatre    of   lust, 
the    scene    of    the  wildest,  widest  li- 
cense of  passion,  where  all  the   great 
and  glorious  ends  of  God  in  the   gen- 
eration of  immortal  beings  are  forgot- 
ten.    Oh,  what  multitudes  have  been 
engulfed  in  the    vortex    of  carnality 
inside  the  provisions  of  the  civil  code  ! 
lit!  that  finds  the    Messiah,   finds    in 
Him  a  rein  and  a  bit    strong   enough 
to  restrain  from    all   flesh-pampering 
indulgences. 

To  those  who  have  made  the  great 
discovery  of  Infinite  Holiness,  the 
sanctuary  is  the  vestibule  of  Heaven, 
and  they  enter  with  heart  and  lip 
and  tongue  attuned  to  the  diapason 
of    tho    cross,    and    not  with   iheir 


mouths  filled    with   artificially-gener- 
ated drivel  with  which  to  befoul   the 
house  of  God.     When  we  "found  the 
Messias,"  we    found    Him  neither    a 
"glutton  nor  a  wine-bihber,"    neither 
a  smoker  or    a    chewer,    but    "holy, 
harmless,      undefiied,     and    separate 
from  sinners."     O  ye  devotees  of  this 
cross-shaming  indulgence,  when  you 
bend  your  knees  at  the    family    altar, 
when  you  closet  yourself    with    God 
in    secret   devotion,  think  of  your  to- 
bacco ;  and  then  think    of    Calvary. 
Wheu   you    sit    at   the  Lor<l's  table, 
and  take  into  your    mouth    the    em- 
blems   of  that  most  astounding  and 
significant   event    in    tbe   universe — 
tbe  vicarious  sufferings  and    death  of 
the  Sou  of  God — think  ol    your   pipe 
and  quid  ;  and  then  think  of  tho  ago- 
ny and  crucifixion.     O  what  shocking, 
soul-saddening  incongruities  !    1  com- 
mend to  you  no  extra-Christian  sanc- 
tity, no  ultra  goodness  not  embodied 
in  the  life  and  enforced  by  the   exam- 
ple of  Him  who  is  the  "Way,  and  the 
Truth,  and  the    Life."     God  Incau- 
N.\TE.     What  greater,  more    persua- 
sive argument  do  we    want    for  the 
thorough    purgation  of   all  "filthiness 
of  the  fiesh  and  spirit,  perfecting  holi- 
ness in  the  fear  of    God."      "Blessed 
is  he,  whosoever  shall  not  be  oU'endcd 
in  Me."     "Thy  will  be  done  on  earth 
as  it  is  in  heaven,"  every  member    of 
the  body,  and  every    faculty    of    the 
soul  "an  instrument  of  righteousness 
unto    holiness."     This    is   salvation, 
this  is  Chri8t-like,thisi8  tobea  temple 
of  the  Holy  Ghost.     "And  every  man 
that  hath  this  hope  in  Him    purijle.lh 
himself  even  as    He    in  pure -.^^ — his 
heart  from    covetousness,    his    hand 
from  bribes  and    filthy  lucre,  his    feet 
from  the    pollutions    of    the   "i)r<)ad 
way,"    his    tongue    from    guile,     his 
mouth    from     tilth,    "presenting    his 
body" — every    part  of  it — "a   living 
sacrifice,    holy,    acceptable    to    God, 
which  is  your  reasonable  service." 

He  is  the  door  opened  in  Heaven. 
Rev.  4:L  He  is  the  door  opened  ou 
earth.  John  10:  9,  Matth.  27:  51. 
Through  this  door  "there  shall  iii  no 
wise  enter  anything  that  defileth, 
neither  anything  whatsoever  worketh 
abomination,  or  maketh  a  lie."  Rev. 
21:27.  Here  stand  the  guardians  of 
the  Divine  honor  with  swords  of 
flame,  forbidding  entrance  to  ail  that 
bear  the  taint  of  sin.  Hero  no  pas.s- 
port  will  be  recognized  save  that 
which  is  signed  with  "the  l)lood  of 
tho  Lamb."     None  will  find  theMo.s- 


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sias  inside  the  jasper  walls  who  have 
uot  found  Plim  "without  the  gate," 
sharing  His  cross  and  "bearing  His 
reproach."  "Flesh  and  blood  cannot 
inherit  the  kingdom  of  God."  It  is 
only  the  crucified  and  risen  who  can 
find  and  eternally  possess  the  ex- 
haustless  treasures  and  wonders  and 
glories  and  beatitudes  of  which  the 
Messias  is  the  Repository.  Heaven 
will  forever  reverberate  with  the  ev- 
er-deepening exultation,  "we  have 
found  the  Messias."  Will  toe  help  to 
swell  that  great  anthem  ? 


For  the  Coiwpanion  and  Visitok. 
A  Report  of  (lie  Discussiou. 


BAPTISM— CONTINUED. 

Affirmative. — Sixth  speech.  Only 
a  pa.ssing  remark  to  luukc.  Who  were 
tho.^o  Greek  father.-!  rei'erredto?  They 
were  Catholic-;.  If  it  were  not  for  lii-s 
shrewdness  he  would  have  swumped  be- 
fore now.  My  liiotlier  denies  that  the 
burial  of  the  lloman.s  is  a  figure  of  bap- 
tism ;  but  his  brother  Qiiinter  says  in  ref- 
erence to  Rom.  6:  3,  4,  and  Col.  2:  12, 
Baptism  is  here  compared  to  a  burial." 
Debate  Qu'mtcr  and  Snyder,  Page  110. 
Does  he  bury  his  dead  three  times? 
Moore,  in  his  Perfect  Plan  of  Salvation, 
in  speaking  of  the  backward  action,  "It 
was  then  (after  the  commencement  of 
the  reformation)  introduced  by  a  class  of 
people  who  imagined  that  our  Saviour 
was  buried  on  his  back,  lience  in  the 
likeness  of  that  imaginary  burial  they 
commenced  laying  the  body  ba^ikwards 
in  the  water."  Moore  and  Quinter  dif 
fer. — ^Ile  says  my  arguments  all  mean 
the  same  thing.  But  did  he  reply  ? — 
He  concedes  that  one  dip  is  baptism.  He 
requests  me  to  let  him  alone.  I  can't 
do  it.  I  want  to  get  him  converted. 
But  he  .says  he  will  not  yield  even  if  I  do 
convince  him.  (The  reporter  must  say 
that  brother  Miller  did  not  say  that.) — 
He  refers  to  Matth.  13:33  :  "The  king- 
dom of  heaven  is  like  unto  leaven,  which 
a  woman  took,  and  hid  in  three  measures 
of  meal."  I  throw  this  back.  What 
does  Jesus  mean  ?  Again,  the  paiable 
of  the  mustard  seed  :  Is  there  no  like- 
ness there?  My  brother  says  not. — 
Again,  kingdom  compared  to  a  net.  No 
likeness  there.  He  learns  from  the 
Greeks,  I  from  the  word  of  God. — When 
there  is  a  repetition  of  action  the  numer- 
al is  always  used.  Case  of  Naaman,  who 
was  to  wash  seven  times  ;  and  he  dipped 
liimself.sfrc)i  times.  If  I  want  ten  dol- 
lars, I  say  so.  It  the  commission  to  bap- 
tize required  three  actions,  the  numeral 
three  would  be  used. — "Send  Liizarus 
that  he  may  (7*2)."  How  often?  If  more 
than  one  dip  the  numeral  would  have 
been  used.  John  13:20,  "He  it  is  to 
whom  I  shall  give  a  sop  when  I  have 
dipped  it."     How  many    times    did  he 


dip  the  sop?  But  my  brother  says  bapto 
means  to  dip  ;  and  in  conceding  this  he 
yielded  the  whole  ground :  one  dip  is 
baptism.  Why  don't  my  brother  come 
up  and  meet  the  issue  ?  I  have  proven 
that  one  dip  is  baptism  ;  let  him  prove 
that  it  requires  three.  He  concedes  the 
argument  that  John  gave  one  dip  ;  let 
iiim  prove  that  he  gave  three.  (Here 
the  speaker  quoted  1  Cliron.  29:2(J,  "The 
Lord  and  the  King" — do  they  mean  the 
same?  Arc  the  Father,  Son  and  Holy 
Ghost  the  same  ?  Are  Cincinnati,  Indi- 
anapolis and  Chicago  the  same?  This, 
of  course,  was  intended  to  be  a  thrust  at 
trinitarianism.) 

(Time  expired.)  • 
Negative. — Sixth  speech.  Risen  to 
proceed  with  my  arguments.  But  the 
brother  made  a  point  before  he  sat  down 
that  I  must  '  notice.  He  says  where 
there  is  repetition  of  action  there  is  al- 
ways a  numeral  to  show  it.  The  rule  is 
not  true.  The  accusation  written  by  Pi- 
late, "THIS  IS  THE  KING  OF  THE 
JEWS,"  was  "in  letters  of  Greek,  and 
Latin,  and  Hebrew. '■  Here  there  is  no 
numeral  used  to  tell  how  often  this  accu- 
sation was  written,  yet  we  know  it  was 
written  three  times— once  in  each  of  the 
languages  named.  His  rule  is  true 
sometimes ",  but  when  there  are  other 
words  used  which  express  a  repetition  or 
plurality  of  action,  it  is  not  true. — He 
reads  from  brother  Quinter  and  says  we 
differ.  We  do  njt.  I  only  conyeyed  the 
idea  that  the  Romans  would  not  gather 
the  idea  of  single  backward  baptism  from 
the  term  buried,  as  they  did  not  bury 
their  dead  in  that  way. — He  .says  that  I 
admit  that  bapto  is  dip  ;  and  that  in  this 
I  vave  up  the  whole  ground.  Great 
logic,  that.  I  said  that  bapto  means  to 
dip  and  that  it  is  so  translated  in  the  Scrip- 
tures ;  but  I  distinctly  said  that  bapto 
was  never  used  in  the  Scriptures  to  des- 
ignate the  ordinance  of  Christian  Bap 
tism.  Now  what  did  I  yield  ?  He  is  to 
prove  that  Christian  Jiapitis^n  is  single 
immersion  ;  and  it  must  be  backward. — 
Now  we  come  to  another  point — ^the  ori- 
gin of  single  immersion.  Quoted  :  "He 
(Eunomius)  subverted  the  law  of  holy 
baptism,  which  had  been  handed  down 
from  tlie  beginning  from  the  Lord  and 
from  the  apostles,  and  made  a  contrary 
law,  asserting  that  it  was  not  necessary 
to  injmerse  the  candidate  for  baptism 
thrice,  nor  to  mention  the  names  of  the 
Trinity,  but  to  immerse  once  only  into 
the  death  of  Christ.  "—6Vir//s?((/'.s  Jlisto- 
ry  of  the  Modes  of  Baptism,  p.  78.  Pe- 
ter rei'ers  to  the  ark  and  calls  that  (a  fig- 
ure of)  baptism.  Did  they  enter  the  ark 
backward  or  forward?  Another:  Rom. 
6  :3— 5,  "Planted  in  the  likeness  of  his 
death."  This  was  forward,  for  "he 
bowed  his  head,"  &c.  All  the  acts  of 
worship  were  forward  and  not  backward. 
For  examples  of  backward  action  we  re- 
fer to  Eli  who  fell  backward  from  off  his 
seat,  "and  his  neck  brake,  sind  he  died." 


1  Sam.  4:18.     Those  also  who  came  with 

Judas  fell  backward. 

(Time  expired.) 

Affikmative. — 

Seventh  speech.  Recapitulation.  Only 
a  ])a,ssitig  remark  to  make.  Who  were; 
those  Greeks  referred  to?  They  were 
Catholic-'.  We  have  eyes  to  see  and  ears 
to  hear.  I  read  what  Mosheim  says  of 
the  first  century.  Is  there  any  one  to 
dispute  Mosheim  ?  The  accusation  was 
written  in  Hebrew.  Greek  and  Latin  ; 
but  it  was  all  the  same.  The  brother 
conceded  that  one  dip  is  baptism.  1 
leave  it  to  your  intelligence. — Brother 
didn't  go  back  to  the  first  century  ;  but 
I  went  bacU  to  the  apostles. — The  fath>- 
ers,  how  many  times  did  they  go  through 
the  red  sea  ? — Noah  and  his  family  went 
into  the  ark  but  once.  (A  few  more 
scattered  remarks.) 

(Time  expired.) 

Negative. — Seventh  speech — Recap- 
itulation. Not  really  necessary  to  reply 
to  anything  in  the  last  speech.  Have 
only  a  few  minutes,  and  will  recapitulate. 
1.  Grammatical  argument.  Showed^ 
that  the  formula  requires  three  actions. 
I  examined  difl'erent  figures  and  showed 
that  they  are  at  least  not  against  us.  I 
proposed  to  my  brother  that  if  he  would 
find  a  sentence  parallel  in  construction 
with  the  commission  that  did  not  require 
repetition  of  action,  I  would  give  it  up. 
He  tried  it,  but  failed.  I  referred  to  the 
Greek  fathers  and  ancient  historians  and 
found  that  they  taught  trine  immersion. 
I  found  the  origin  of  single  immersion 
with  Eunomius  in  the  fourth  century, 
but  it  was  not  by  a  backward  action,  nor 
into  the  name  of  the  Father,&c. — Speak- 
er here  turned  his  attention  to  the  con- 
cession which  his  brother  asserted  that 
he  had  made.  He  had  said  that  bapto- 
means  to  dip,  and  one  dip  would  satisfy 
the  meaning  of  this  term.  But  he  had 
emphatically  said  that  this  word  waa 
never  used  in  the  Scriptures  to  designate 
Christian  baptism.  Now  his  brother 
says,  because  he  admitted  that  bapto 
means  to  dip,  and  is  so  translated,  there- 
fore one  immersion  is  Christian  baptism. 
If /)rr/)/o  means  Christian  baptism,  then 
dipping  the  hand  into  the  dish  is  Chris- 
tian baptism  ",  and  if  this  be  Christian 
bai»tism,  according  to  his  position  he 
would  say — "no,  it  is  too  funny."  Alods 
erator  on  the  Christian  side  suggested 
that  he  might  as  well  say  it  as  to  think 
it.  "Well,"  said  the  speaker,  "I  was 
just  about  saying,  if  dipping  the  finger 
into  water,  or  dipping  the  hand  into  the 
dish,  is  Christian  baptism,  brother  Mann- 
viUe  had  better  take  in  his  old  goose." 
(This  was  too  much  for  the  congregation 
and  also  for  the  gravity  of  the  speaker. 
There  was  a  general  burst  of  good  feeling 
that  under  other  circumstances  would  be 
called  laughter.  The  speaker  had  about 
six  minutes  time  left,  but  he  was  willing 
to  stop  there  and  would  say  no  more.) 


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CIUIISTIAN  FAMILY  COiMPAl>l]0r^  ANP  GOSI'KL  VISITOR. 


Christian  familv  Companion 

ANP 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MIOYEKSDALJO,  Pa.,  June  20,  1875. 

t'hrlstiau'!^,— the    I^onrid    Adver- 
(Iseiueiits. 

The  importance  of  advcrtisitii/  is  pretty 
rcidily  conceded  by  all  classes  who  arc 
anxious  to  dispose  of  their  couiuuoditics. 
Hence  the  extensive  business  of  advertis- 
ing that  ih  now  done.  And  whether  or 
not  there  is  merit  or  value  in  what  is 
offered  to  the  i)ublic  to  recommend  it, 
con^iderable  is  done  to  introduce  it  to 
;public  favor  when  it  is  presented  in  the 
•auloKistic  lan^'uage  of  its  author,  friend, 
€»r  admirer,  in  whioli  it  is  often  done. 

The  propriety  of  making  things  known 
that  are  useful,  is  apparent,  ftlany  per- 
sons are  foregoing'  the  advantages  of 
many  useful  things,  simply  because  they 
do  not  know  that  such  thin.i^'s  can  be  ob- 
tained or  because  they  do  not  know 
where  they  can  be  obtained.  Advertising 
then,  when  the  things  advertised  are 
really  useful  to  the  public,  may  be  un 
advantage  both  to  the  venders  of  the 
articles  and  also  to  the  public. 

The  principle  then  of  advertising, 
however  that  principle  has  been  abused, 
is  founded  on  a  desire  to  make  tliat 
which  is  good  known  to  the  public,  pre- 
suming that  they  will  if  they  possess  the 
means,  procure  that  which  will  promote 
their  enjoyment  or  interest.  Acting  on 
a  similar  iirinciple,  heaven  has  endeavor- 
ed to  publish  the  preciousncss  of  the 
Tighteousness  of  Christ,  and  tijc  excel- 
lency of  the  Christian  life  and  character. 
And  this  id  done  in  the  preaching 
of  the  gospel,  and  that  in  a  nianner  so 
public,  that  it  is  said  by  St.  John,  "And 
1  saw  another  angel  fly  in  the  midst  of 
heaven,  having  the  everlasting  gospel  to 
preach  unto  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth,  and  to  every  nation,  and  kindred, 
and  tongue  and  i)eo|»le,"  llcv.  14:0.  But 
wliile  this  advertising  or  publi.shing  of 
C'hri.stianity  is  done  by  the  i)reaching  of  the 
/?0'pel,  the  desire  announcing  of  Heaven 
(o  iiave  it  well  and  univer.'ially  known, 
other  methods  liavc  been  obtained  to  ad- 
vertize it.  And  one  of  these  methods  is 
through  the  live.'<,  or  daily  walk  and  con- 
duct of  the  saints  oi"  the  Lord.  We 
tiierr(V)ro  liave  such  Scriptures  as  the  fol- 
lowing, implying  the  duticNofChristianH 


to  show  forth  the  praise  of  the  Lord,  and 
the  power  of  Christianity  to  reform  .ind 
sanctify  human  character  in  all  its  rela- 
tions. "Let  your  light  so  shine  before 
men,  that  they  may  see  your  good  works, 
and  glorify  your  Father  which  in  i.s  heav- 
en," Matth.  5:10;  '-That  ye  may  be 
blameless  and  harmless,  the  sons  oi'God, 
without  rebuke,  in  themid.st  of  a  crooked 
and  i)crversc  nation, among  whom  ye  shine 
aslights  in  the  world  ;  holding  forth  the 
word  of  life,"  Philip.  2:15, IG;  "Having 
your  conversation  honest  among  the  Gen- 
tilc.-5  :  that,  whereas  they  speak  against 
you  as  evil  doers,  they  may  by  your 
good  works,  which  they  ,>hall  behold, 
glorify  God  in  the  day  of  visitation,"  1 
Peter  2  :  12.  "Likewise,  ye  wives,  be 
in  subjection  to  your  own  husbands ; 
that,  if  any  obey  not  the  word,  they  also 
may  without  the  word  be  won  by  the 
conver.sation  of  the  wives  ;  while  they 
behold  your  chaste  conversation  coupled 
with  fear,"  1  Peter  3:  1 — 2.  "iVnd  ye 
shall  be  witnesses  unto  me  both  in  Jeru- 
salem, and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria, 
and  unto  the  utteruiosc  part  of  the  earth," 
Acts  1:8.  • 

In  the  case  of  the  demoniac  in  the 
country  of  the  Gadarenes,  who  was  dia- 
poses.sed  of  the  unclean  spirit,  we  have  a 
striking  instance  of  the  importance  our 
Lord  attached  to  individual  and  private 
labor  to  publish  iiower.  In  the  sacred 
narrative  of  the  case  it  is  said,  "Now  the 
man  out  of  whom  the  dcvii.s  were  de- 
parted, besought  him  that  he  might  be 
with  him  :  but  Jesus  sent  him  away,  say- 
ing, return  to  thine  own  liouse,  and  show 
how  great  things  God  hath  done  unto 
thee.  And  he  went  his  way,  and  pub- 
lished throughout  the  whole  city  how 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  unto  him." 
Luke  8:.'j8,3'J.  This  man  who  had  been 
restored  to  his  right  mind  by  our  Lord, 
desired  to  remain  with  his  friend  and 
benefactor.  This  desire  was  perfectly 
natural.  And  at  first  it  miglit  almost 
seem  unkind  in  our  Lord  to  refuse  him 
his  reciuest.  But  he  has  done  all  things 
well.  He  always  knew  i)erfectly  well 
what  he  was  doing,  and  always  acted  on 
his  own  divine  i)riiiciples.  And  he  in 
commanding  the  restored  Gadarenc  to  go 
home  and  show  what  God  had  done  for 
him,  rather  than  permit  him  to  remain 
with  him,  has  taught  with  clearness  and 
force,  a  grand  iirinciple  in  the  practical 
life  which  the  gospel  of  Christ  inculcates, 


and  that  is  this  ;  enjoyment  is  not  the 
first  object  that  is  to  be  souglit,  but  duty 
and  usefulness.  Had  the  Saviour  looked 
only  at  the  comfort  of  the  restored  man, 
he  would  have  permitted  him  to  follow 
him.  But  he  liad  rcg.ird  to  the  welfare 
of  tlic  inhabitants  of  the  country,  and  he 
sent  the  man  whom  he  had  no  graciously 
blessed,  to  be  a  blessing  to  others,  by 
I)ublishing  to  them  the  healing  and  sub- 
duing power  of  the  Son  of  God.  The 
Saviour  would  have  his  benevolent  mis- 
.sion  advertized  among  the  Gadarenes, 
for  they  evidently  were  very  ignorant  of 
Christ,  as  they  desired  him  to  depart  out 
of  their  country. 

The  gospel  that  i.s  to  e;iIighton  men 
upon  the  importance,  beauty,  and  excel- 
lency of  Christian  doctrine  and  life,  is 
not  only  the  gospel  that  i.-;  preached  by 
the  regularly  authorized  ministry, but  it  is 
the  go-ii)el  as  it  is  |ireached  by  the  hum" 
hie,  sincere,  faithful, and  con.«istent  Chris- 
tian, in  his  daily  conversation,  conduct 
and  life.  These  constitute  the  epistle 
"known  and  read  of  all  men,"  among 
whom  they  live,*\nd  are  the  best  advertise- 
ments of  the  holy  and  hajipy  iiuits  of  a 
Christian  life. 

And  it  is  much  easier  to  i  cud  and  study 
the  practical  workings  of  Christianity  in 
the  lives  of  its  uprigiit  professors,  and  in 
the  incarnation  of  its  lioly  actions,  than 
it  is  to  study  it  in  its  literature,  though 
we  could  read  the  Scriptures  in  the  orig- 
nal  Hebrew  and  Greek  languages. 

Dear  Ciuisiian  brethren,  our  iioly  pro- 
fession calls  us  to  be  lighl-^beaiers,  and 
living  advertisements  to  publish  to  the 
world  the  great  salvation  that  saves  men 
from  sin,  and  makes  them  holy,  and  tlius 
prepares  them  for  happiness  and  useful- 
ness on  earth,  and  for  the  glory  of  heav- 
en. The  world  wants  to  know  the  divine 
power  of  Chri>tianity.  And  every  Chris- 
tian should  be  a  living  exemplicatioii  of  it.s 
power,  and  if  he  was,  an  influence  would 
be  exerted  that  would  make  the  convic- 
tion that  Christianity  is  real,  and  a  bless- 
ing to  society.  The  fiuit  of  tlie  Holy 
Si)irit  should  be  seen  ujion  each  branch 
of  the  Christian  vine,  as  the  rich  clusters 
of  grapes  hang  upon  the  viiu  that  bears 
them.  Then  would  wo  glorify  our  Fath- 
er in  heaven  and  prove  that  we  are  in- 
deed the  disciples  of  (^hiisl,  for  he  has 
said,  "Herein  is  my  Father  glorified, tliat 
ye  bear  much  fruit  ;  so  ,>hull  yc  be  my 
disci ple.s,"  John  li>>. 


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As  the  advertisement  shows  where  the 
article  advertised  is  to  be  obtained,  as 
well  as  it  describes  and  recommends  it, 
so  Ciuistiaus  must  not  only  let  (liei:'  li^lit 
shine,  and  their  good  works  and  Ohiis- 
ti;!ri  n-i-aoe-i  be  .-eei),  but  they  umst  t;ike 
110  honor  lo  ihcmselves,  l)\it  give  uny 
that  would  have  t.lie  sami!  blessinj<  ro  un- 
derstand, that  "iie  shall  receive  the 
blessing  from  the  Lord,  and  righteous- 
ness from  the  God  of  Lis  salvation,"  Fs. 
21:5.  When  Peter  and  John  cured  the 
cripple  at  the  Beautiful  gate  of  the  lcm>- 
pie,  and  the  people  looked  with  wonder 
upon  them  because  of  the  great  work 
that  they  had  done,  the  humble  and 
faithful  disciples,  disclaimed  any  honor 
ibr  themselves,  and  gave  all  to  their 
Lord,  and  declared  that  "iiis  name  and 
faitli  in  his  name"  had  made  the  lame 
man  whole.  Acts  2:12—19.  "By  the 
grace  of  God."  said  Paul,  "I  am  what  I 
am,"  1  Cor.  15:10.  "1  will  place  salva- 
tion in  Zion  ibr  Israel  my  glory,"  Isaiah 
4(5:13.  So  to  the  Lord,  and  his  church 
we  are  to  look  for  the  obtaining  and  for 
the  perfecting  of  salvation.  "If  any  man 
thirst,  let  him  come  unto  me  and  drink," 
said  Jesus,  John  7:37.  Let  Christians 
by  the  prominence  they  give  to  Christ  in 
their  conversation,  principles,  and  live.-., 
as  the  source  of  all  that  is  pure,  and 
good,  and  lovely  in  them,  say  with  John 
the  Baptist,  "Behold  the  Luub  of  God, 
which  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world." 
John  1:29. 


Our  Lovcteast. 

Our  feast  in  the  Elklick  congregation, 
was  held  at  the  time  announced,  Satur- 
day evening,  19th  inst.  We  had  a  plea^- 
unt  meeting,  and  wc  trust  that  our 
brethren  and  sisters  in  general  were  much 
icvived.  The  ministers  from  a  distance 
were  Elder  D.  P.  Sayler  and  brother  E. 
S.  Miller,  both  from  the  State  of  Mary-< 
Itnd.  There  was  also  a  number  in  at- 
tendance I'rom  adjoining  churches.  The 
attendance  was  large  and  the  attention 
and  order  were  good. 

On  Sunday  forenoon  we  had  meeting 
"again  in  the  same  house  near  Mechanics- 
burg.  Brother  Sayler  preached  an  in- 
teresting and  effective  sermon  from  1 
Cor.  1:9,  "God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye 
were  called  unto  the  fellowship  of  his 
Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord."  His  lead- 
ing themes  were  fellowship  with  God's 
Son,  and  God's  faithfulness  in  calling  us 
to  this  fellowship.  We  would  like  to 
publish  the  entire  discourse,  but  for 
want  of  room  we  cannot  give  even  a  syn- 
opsis. 


On  Sunday  evening  brother  Sayler 
preached  in  the  Brethren's  meeting- 
house in  this  borough.  His  text,  "Bless- 
ed are  they  that  do  his  commandments, 
that  they  may  have  right  to  the  tree  of 
life,  and  may  enter  in  throuirh  the  gMcs 
into  the  city."     Rev.  22:14. 

His  princij'al  divisions  were,  The  com- 
mandments of  God ;  the  tree  of  life, 
which  is  Jesus  Christ ;  and  the  city — 
heaven  itself  After  suitable  prelimina- 
ry remarks,  he  assumed  and  proved  that 
it  is  necessary  to  o1>eij  the  commandments 
H!  order  to  give  us  right  to  the  tree  of" 
life  :  merely  to  know  them,  or  to  believe 
in  them,  will  not  give  us  such  right.  We 
must  l<now — we  must  believe — but  we 
must  aUo  do.  To  have  right  to  the  tree 
of  life  is  to  have  a  saving  interest  in  .Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord.  Having  this  right 
we  feel  secure  and  fearless,  and  nothing 
can  hinder  us  I'rom  entering  in  through 
the  gates. 

On  Monday  night  he  was  to  preach  in 
the  Brethren's  meeting-house  at  West 
Salisbury,  but  on  account  of  some  mis- 
management on  the  part  of  those  who 
were  to  take  him  there,  he  did  not  reach 
the  appointment.  The  large  congrega- 
tion assembled  to  hear  brother  Sayler 
did  not  hear  him  ;  but  we  learn  that  Bro. 
Merrill,  of  Salisbury  served  acceptably. 

On  Tue^day  night  brother  Sayler 
preached  in  Salisbury.  We  were  sorry 
that  we  could  not  be  present,  and  wc 
have  had  no  report. 

On  Wednesday  night  he  preached 
aiT'iin  at  our  place.  His  text  was  Ps. 
119;59 — 61.  He  noticed  that  David  was 
a  man  after  God's  own  heart,  not  because 
of  his  sinless  character,  but  because  of 
his  humility  and  meekness ;  because 
when  he  did  wrong,  and  discovered  his 
error,  he  confessed,  condemned  and  aban- 
doned his  wrong  doing.  This  made  him 
a  man  after  God's  own  heart  or  liking. 
In  this  sense  we  may  and  should  aHbe 
men  or  women  after  God's  own  heart. 
David  is  worthy  of  imitation.  He  thought 
upon  his  ways  ;  and  no  doubt  his  sins 
loomed  up  before  him  ;  then  he  turned 
his  feet  unto  the  testimonies  of  the  Lord: 
he  made  haste  to  keep  Ilis  command- 
uients.  Why  did  David  do  wrong  ?  Be 
cause  the  baiids  of  the  wicked  robbed 
him.  This  he  discovered,  and  he  left 
the  bands  of  robbers  and  turned  to  the 
Lord's  testimonies.  Sinners  now  are 
robbed  by  the  bands  of  the  wicked  :  rob- 
bed of  tlieir  integrity  ;  of  the  benefits  of 
their  religious  training  and  teaching  ;  of 
their  good  resolutions,  &c.  They  should 
turn  their  feet  to  the  Lord's  testimonies, 
and  make  haste  to  keep  his  conunaud- 
mcnts.     He  saw  that  many  had  good  im- 


pressions and  he  earnestly  admotiished 
them  not  to  allow  the  bands  of  the  wick- 
ed to  rob  them. 

To  night  ('fhursday)  he  is  to  preach 
again  in  the  same  place.  Wc  are  happy 
to  note  that  a  lew  have  been  added  to 
our  number  this  sjiring,  and  we  liave  a. 
low  more  ai)plicants  now.  May  the  good 
work  go  on,  and  may  we  all  improve  in 
personal  holiness.  B. 


Another  Fire. 

At  about  3  o'clock,  a.  m.,  Friday  tlu? 
25th  inst.,  our  borough,  (Meyersdale, 
Pa.,)  was  visited  by  another  conflagra- 
tion. The  fire  was  first  noticed  in  the 
north  end  of  Messrs.  Hartley  &  John's 
store,  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Centre 
streets.  The  alarm  was  given  and  our 
citizens  rushed  to  the  scene  with  buoketi-; 
but  it  was  too  late  to  save  the  building. 
In  the  west  wing  of  this  building  on 
Main  street,  was  the  National  Bank. 
This  too  was  doomed.  As  the  anxious 
and  excited  crowd  looked  on  the  contin- 
uous line  of  frame  buildings  on  Main  St., 
running  cast  and  west,  despair  seemed  to 
seize  on  nearly  all. 

It  was  soon  discovered  that    the  large 
hardware  store  of   Messrs.    Collins  and 
Shipley  must  also  be  consumed.      From 
this  it  passed  to  the  residence,  and   tlieiv 
on  to  the  residence  of  Mr.  Gillian  Miller.. 
The  residence  of  Mr.  W.  C.    Hicks,    uui- 
accommodating  postmaster,  was  also  con- 
sumed, and  it  was  'oy  great  exertisn    anK 
good  management    that    tlie   Post  offic-^^. 
building  was  saved.      The    residence    uT' 
brother  Martin  Sayler   was  consiiierably,- 
damaged  as  a  neccs.sary  measure   iii'  bat-- 
tling  with  the  raging  element.     Tlie  Ic-na 
in  the  aggregate  is  probably   1*35,000    or 
more.     Perhaps  onchalf  was  covered  by 
insurance. 

Want  of  space  forbids  us  to  give  smth 
a  notice  as  we  would  like  to  give.  Wc 
will  only  say  that  our  citiucns  of  all  class- 
es and  professions  did  their  best,  and  did 
well.  VV'e  were  also  favored  with  a  calm 
atmosphere,  which  afforded  an  opportu- 
nity to  work  to  advantage. 

We  wonder,  yes,  greatly  wonder,  liow 
many  more  fires  we  must  have  to  arouse 
our  citizens  to  feel  the  necessity  of  mak- 
ing some  preparations  to  meet    such  exi- 


gencies 


B. 


Several  of  our  subscribers  have  been 
receiving  two  copies  of  the  Companion 
for  a  few  weeks  past,  and  probably  will 
for  a  few  weeks  longer.  They  need  not 
give  themselves  any  uneasiness  about  it, 
as  tlie  postage  is  paid  and  the  extras  cosi, 
them  nothing.  These  extra  paper* 
might  be  disiributed  with  a  view  to  get 
others  to  subscribe. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 


>>Abtaor  tbnt  wbtcb  is  Evil." 


"Lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver 
us  from  evil."  Matthew  C  :  V.i. 

Do  not  simply  shun  it  oeyou  would 
the  ruuddj  pool,  but  hato  it  as  you  do 
a  venomous  reptile  Let  your  whole 
nature  rise  up  in  detestation  of  it. 
This  abhorrence  should  begin  with 
sin,  conceived  in  thought,  and  deepen 
with  every  stage  as  it  advances  to- 
ward completion.  "1  hate  vain 
thoughts,''  "I  hato  the  works  of  them 
that  turn  aside,"  are  developments  of 
a  Christly  state.  Do  this,  and  you 
will  not  be  likely  to  dally  with  temp- 
tation, nor  palliate  or  excuse  your 
sins,  nor  will  you  fail  to  characterize 
sin  in  appropriate  terms  when  you 
behold  it.  You  will  be  also  likely  to 
"cleave  to  that  which  is  good,"  for 
our  moral  nature  knows  uo  vacuum, 
and  you  will  feel  the  need  of  holiness 
as  an  antidote  to  sin.  Lastly,  you 
will  be  likely  to  hide  yourself  with 
Christ  often  in  meditation  and  sweet- 
est prayer.  God  scarcely  blamed  the 
indignation  of  Moses,  excited  as  it 
was  by  the  idolatrous  shout  from  the 
plain.  Christ  himself  scourged  and 
drove  from  the  holy  place  that  which 
was  venal  and  profane.  Words  there 
are  that  fairly  burned  as  they  fell 
from  prophetic  lips  in  earnest  remon- 
strances against  sin.  I'ne  commis- 
sion of  God  to  his  servants  of  old  was 
to  say  to  the  people,  "Oh,  do  not  this 
abominable  thing  which  I  hate."  Sin 
is  spoken  of  as  corruption,  filth,  lep- 
rosy, shame  whoredom,  idolatry, 
death,  and  such  like.  Surely  only  a 
fool  can  "make  a  mock  at  sin."  It,  is 
no  small  thing  that  we  are  thus  com- 
manded to  intensify  our  conceptions 
of  the  exceeding  vileness  uf  sin,  for 
the  faintness  of  these  conceptions  in- 
creases our  peril  and  weakens  our 
zeal.  It  would  be  well  if  our  ears 
perpetually  rang  with  this  divine 
injunction;  "Abhor  that  which  is 
evil." 

"Quick  as  tlie  apple  of  an  eye, 
Tlie  first  approaeli  of  sin  to  feel." 

— Norlhwe.Hle.rn  Aduocale. 

lllutMto  Voiiut;  Converts. 


\.  Consecrate  yourself  to  Christ 
completely.  Time,  talenia,  opporlu- 
nities.  powers  of  body  and  mind,  are 
all  to  be  given  to  him. 

2.  The  grand  daily  qiieBtion  of  life 


is  to  be,  "Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have 
me  to  do  ?"  The  smallest  as  well  as 
the  greatest  matters  are  to  be  settled 
by  it. 

3.  Never  pick  and  choose  among 
the  commandments  of  (iod. 

4.  To  learn  duty,  road  the  precepts 
of  the  Bible  in  the  light  of  an  earnest 
piety. 

5.  Never  let  mere  want  of  feeling 
hinder  from  following  out  a  plain 
path  of  duty.  Jf  duty  calls,  follow, 
and  let  feeling  alone. 

(*).  Never  be  afraid  or  ashamed  to 
say  "No." 

7.  Hold  up  your  light  bravely 
though  it  be  but  a  rushlight. 

8  Let  nothing  hinder  daily  reading 
of  the  Bible  with  prayer. 

9.  Do  not  examine  too  closely  your 
own  heart  and  motives.  It  is  like  a 
child,  pulling  up  a  plant  by  the  roots, 
in  order  to  see  whether  it  is  growing. 
Rather  place  your  soul  where  the 
beams  of  the  Sun  of  Ilighteousness, 
and  the  dews  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  may 
fall  upon  it  daily,  and  you  will  grow 
in  grace  inevitably. 

10.  Speak  to  the  impenitent  of 
Christ  and  his  salvation.  Remember 
the  care,  the  prayers,  and  the  effort 
bestowed  upon  you.  But  remember, 
too,  that  the  life  is  more  powerful 
than  mere  words,  '"This  ought  ye  to 
have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other 
undone."  Let  the  two — words  and 
life — agree;  so  shall  your  influence 
be  great. —  The  Bible  Sludenl. 


♦'Do  Yonr  Best." 


"When  I  wa.s  a  little  boy,  "  .said  a  gen 
tleman  one  eveniii/?,  "I  paid  a  visit  to  my 
>;raudt'alhcr,  a  venerable  old  man,  whose 
black  velvet  cap  and  tassel,  blue  lireeclies, 
and  huge  silver  ktiee-buckles,  filled  me 
with  great  awe.  When  I  went  to  bid  hitn 
good  bye  he  drew  me  between  his  knees, 
and  placing  his  hand  on  my  head,  .said, 
'(irandchild,  1  have  one  thing  to  say  to 
you;  will  you  remember  it?'  I  stared 
into  his  face,  and  nodded  ;  for  I  was 
afraid  to  promise  aloud.  '^Vc■ll,'hc  con- 
tinued, 'whatever  you  do,  do  tin:  bi'st  you 
am.' 

"This,  in  fact,  was  my  grandfathcr'.s 
legacy  to  me,  and  it  has  jtrovcd  better 
than  gohl.  I  never  forgot  his  words  ; 
and  1  believe  I  have  tried  to  act  upon 
iheui.  After  reaching  home,  my  uncle 
gave  Marcus  and  mc  some  wooding  to  do 
in  the  garden.  It  was  NVedni.^sday  after- 
noon ;  and  we  had  laid  our  jilans  for 
something  else.  Marcus,  fretted  and  ill- 
hiimorcd  at  hi>:  disappointment,  did  not 
more  than  half  do  his  work  ;  and  1  began 
pretty  much  like  him  until  grandfather's 
advice  came  into  niy  uiiiid    and    I  deter- 


mined to  follow  it.  In  a  word.  1  'did  my 
best'  And  when  my  uncle  cmie  out,  [ 
shall  never  forget  his  look  of  approbation 
as  his  eyes  glanced  over  my  beds,  or  the 
f'ourpcnce  he  slipped  into  my  hands  after- 
ward as  he  said  my  work  was  well  done. 
Ah !  poor  Marcus  was  left  to  drudge 
over  his  beds  all  the  afternoon. 

"At  fifteen  1  was  sent  to  the  academy, 
where  1  had  partly  to  earn  my  own  way 
through  the  course.  The  lessons  came 
hard  at  first,  for  1  was  not  fond  of  study, 
but  grandfather's  advice  was  my  motto, 
and  I  tried  to  do  my  best.  As  a  conse- 
quence of  this,  though  I  was  small  of  my 
age,  and  not  very  strong,  my  mother  liad 
three  offers  for  me  before  the  year  was 
out ;  and  one  from  the  best  merchant  of 
the  village,  'a  place'  in  whose  store  was 
coii.iidered  very  desirable.  When  I  join- 
ed the  church  I  tried  to  do  the  fjord's 
work  as  well  as  I  did  my  own  :  and  often, 
when  1  have  been  tempted  to  leave  Sab- 
bath school,  or  let  a  hinderaiiee  Itecfx  me 
from  prayer-meeting,  or  get  discouraged 
in  any  good  thing,  my  graiidlather's  last 
words,  'Do  the  best  you  can,'  have  given 
me  fresh  courage,  and  I  would  again  try." 
Here,  then,  was  the  key  to  this  u)an's 
character.  He  is  regarded  one  of  the  best 
business  men,  one  of  the  be<t  citizens, 
one  of  the  best  officers  in  the  church,  one 
of  the  best  fiiciids  of  the  poor,  one  of 
the  best  neighbors,  fathers,  hu.-bands, 
friends ;  in  a  word,  lie  is  universally  be- 
loved and  respected.  And  what  is  the  se- 
cret of  it  all?  He  always  tried  to  do  the 
best  fn'  coiibl.  Let  every  boy  nnd  girl 
take  this  for  their  motto.  Acttil  iijioii, 
it  will  do  wonders  for  you.  It  will  bring 
out  powers  and  cai)abilities  wliieh  v>'\.[ 
surprise  and  delight  yourselves  Hiid 
friends.  'Do  your  best,"  or,  as  the  Bi- 
ble has  it,  "Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth 
to  d  ),  do  it  with  thy  might  ;  or,  in  other 
words,  '■  Whatsoever  you  do,  do  it  hairt- 
ili/  as  to  the  Jjord. — Mesxenyer. 

Two  Youug  !»i«ii. 


The  road  up  hill  may  be  hard,  but 
at  any  rate  it  is  open,  and  they  who 
set  stout  hearts  against  a  stiff  hill 
shall  climb  it  yet.  What  was  hard  to 
bear  will  be  sweet  to  remember.  If 
young  men  would  deny  themselves, 
work  hard,  live  hard,  and  save  in 
their  early  days,  they  need  uo«  keep 
their  noses  to  the  grindstone  all  their 
lives,  as  so  many  do. 

Let  thetu  be  teetotalers  for  econo- 
my's  sake.  Water  is  the  strongest 
drink  of  lions  and  horses,  and  Samson 
never  drank  anything  else.  The  beer, 
wine  and  tobacco  money  will 'soon 
build  a  house  and  niakc  their  fortune. 

Too  many  persons  are  far  less 
ashamed  of  having  done  wrong  thau 
of  being  found  out. 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Uorresfondence  of  chitrch  tiews  solicited  fr on, 
all  partf  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer''^  name 
otitf  address  required  on  every  commuriication 
••s  i/narantee  of  good  faith.  licjected  cornmuni- 
<atioiis  or  ntannscript  used,  ttot  returned.  All 
c  'tnmni'.icatioiii  for  publication  thonld  be  lorit 
t'Hnponoue  altleofthe>he,(  onlv. 

Krollaer  Beer's  Book. 

I  want,  to  say,  after  reading  this  excel- 
lent book,  that  I  feel  the  author  has  ac- 
couiplit^lied  a  most  important  work, wliicli 
should  commend  itself  to  every  lover  of 
truth  as  worthy  of  carefu!  i)erusal  and 
wide  circulation.  Brethren  and  sister.*, 
have  it  in  your  houses.  Give  it  to  your 
children  and  neighbors  to  read,  and  keep 
a  copy  circulating  as  a  kind  of  picket 
missionary,  through  which  you  may  serve 
as  an  instrument  in  extending  truth. 
Fraternally, 

J.  VV.  Stein. 

Washiugtou  Creek  Church,  Kan. 

Dear  Bi  other  Qninter  : 

Please  acknowledge 
the  following    receipts    of   money   from 
brethren,  sisters  and  friends   for  the   re- 
lief of  the  needy  in  this  district : 
n.  G.,  Ohio,  $1.00 

A  Friend,  Md.,  100 

S.  D.  Bowman,  Spring  Creek,  Ind., 2.3.38 
S.  H.  Hanger,  Stoney  Creek,  Ind.,  10.00 

Elarlcv.-sviro,  Pa.,  2. .50 

Jno.  B.  Kline,  Green  Mount,  Va.,  29.  .50 
Dan'l.  Weyhrisrht,  Salem,  Ohio,  JSl.50 
H.  M.  Ilu-shbcrger,  Ladoga,  Ind.,  ll.OO 
Samuel  Kinsey,  Stillwater,  Ind.,  100.00 
eJacob  Camp,  Wheeling,  Iowa,  5.00 

Jjoon.  Stephen,  Shoals,  Ind.  2.00 

Geo.  Biunjbaugh,  Palestine,  O.,  100  00 
Jno  Weybright,  Double  I^ipe  Creek, 

Md.,  5.00 
T.  B.  Wenrick,  Union  City,  Ind.,  20.00 
Samuel  M.  Loos,Green  Spring,  O.,  32.00 
Jno.  R.  Marquis,  Wabash,  Ind.,  96.20 
S  H.  Caylor,  Stoney  Creek,  Ind-,  16.35 
1).  L.  Bowman,  Loighton,  Iowa,  5.00 
A.  S.  Owensiy,  Decatur  City,  Iowa,  3.00 
Jac.  K,  Reiner,  Line  Lexington, 

Pa  ,  55.00 
Mary  A.  Moomaw,  Bonsacks,  Va.,  15.00 
Chris.  Myer.-^,  Perry  church.  Pa.,  31.75 
John  Shock,  Tippecanoe,  Ind.,  31.00 
Geo.  Brumbaugh,  Birrjvillc,  0.,  5  00 
W.  Arnold,  Jonathan'.s  Creek,  O.,  23.ti0 
Jac.  Swinger,  Hutsonville,  111.,  21  00 
Jacob  Stoner,  Mt.  Vernon,  Va.,  20  00 
Jno.  L5.  Kline,  Green  Mount,  Va.,  30.50 
David  Bowman,  Nettle  Creek, Ind. ,30.00 
J.  A.  Miller,  State  Centre,  Iowa,  26  00 
A  Brother,  Harleysville,  Pa.,  1.00 

J.  F.  Neher,  Salem,  111.,  2.00 

Jno.  Ilollinger,  Naperville,  111.,  29  50 
Josiah  Keim,  Canton,  Ohio,  32.00 

Jacob  Swinger,  Hutsonville,  111.,  20  00 
Mich.  Zsigler,  Broadway,  Va.,  12.00 
Isaac  Miller,  W.  Nimisshillen,  0.,  53.50 
Francis  Cotterman,Farmersville,0.,84  00 
David  Bowman,  Nettle  Creek, Ind., 20.00 
t\  Friend,  Spring  liun,  .75 


Jacob  Karn,  N.  Manchester,  Ind.,213.15 
Benj.  Longanecker,  ]*otsdam,  0.,  62  OO 
S.  Kinsy,   Dayton,  Ohio,  50.00 

Harrison  Rule,  Yellow  Creek,  Ind. ,29.00 
Ezra  Zumbrum,  Columbia  City, 

Ind.,  224  00 

S.  D.  Bowman,  Callamcr,Ind.,  one  box 
of  clothing. 

Ezra  Zumbrum,  Columbia  City,  Ind., 
one  box  of  clothing  and  one  keg  of  ap- 
ple butter. 

W^c  feel  to  thank  the  dear  brethren 
and  sisters  and  friends  for  the  liberality 
you  have  shown  to  us  in  responding  to 
the  different  calls  we  made  for  help  for 
the  needy.  We  cannot  express  our  grat- 
itude to  you  in  words  as  we   would   wish. 

We  hope  the  above  report  will  be  sat- 
isfactory. If  any  see  that  their  donations 
are  not  in  the  list,  you  will  please  let  us 
know  and  we  will  make  it  right. 

The  above  has  been  very  judiciously 
distributed  to  the  most  needy,  for  which 
it  was  intended  by  the  donors.  May 
God  add  his  blessings  to  the  above,  and 
in  the  end  own  us  as  his  faithful  children, 
is  my  prayer. 

Fraternally  yours, 

J.  C.  MET.SKER, 

Treasurer. 


Freiu  Nortbwesteru  Illinois. 

June  14th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Qninter  : 

Again  I  take  my 
pen  in  hand  to  inform  the  readers  of  the 
Companion,  and  especially  my  brethren 
and  friends  in  the  Last,  that  I  still  enjoy 
myself  in  the  society  of  the  brethren  in 
the  State  of  Illinois. 

I  have  just  been  attending  a  lovefeast 
in  the  Yellow  Creek  church,  where  we 
had  a  feast  of  love  ;  truly  a  season  of  re- 
joicing. This  church  is  under  the  care 
of  Elder  Daniel  Fry,  who  is  known  by 
the  brethren  in  the  East.  The  church 
is  in  a  prosperous  condition.  There  was 
one  candidate  initiated  into  the  church 
by  being  buried  by  baptism  into  the  death 
of  Christ,  on  the  day  of  the  feast,  and 
we  are  informed  that  four  more  were  ad- 
mitted into  the  church  by  the  same  cere- 
mony two  weeks  before  ;  and  it  appeared 
to  us  that  there  were  some  standing  otit- 
side  of  the  church  who  were  almost  per- 
suaded to  yield— yea,  to  surrender  the 
yoke  of  bondage  and  embrace  the  free- 
dom we  enjoy  in  Christ  Jesus.  But  wo 
hear  there  are  also  backsliders,  not  only 
here,  but  elsewhere  also.  Who  of  us 
could  believe  that  a  person  who  has  been 
born  by  the  will  of  God,  and  not  by  the 
will  of  any  man,  could  fall  back  and  turn 
in  with  the  Thurmanitcs,  after  being  so 
sadly  disappointed,  now  for  the  second 
time,on  the  nineteenth  day  of  last  April  ? 
It  is  really  a  wonder  to  me  beyond  my 
comprehension.  I  will  yet  say  i'ar  the 
credit  of  those  young  people  who  were 
present  at  the  aforesaid  lovefeast,  that 
the  order  outside  of  the  meeting->houso, 
consideriug  the  groat  number  tho,t  were 


present,  wa.s  quite  good,  and  better  than 
we  often  have  it  in  the  East. 

On  the  occasion  the  church  found  it 
necessary  that  a  brother  should  be  called 
to  labor  in  the  word  and  doctrine,  and  in 
consequence  of  the  necessity,  proceeded 
to  hold  an  election,  when  the  choice  fell 
on  brother  Jacob  Delp.  Brother  Geo. 
Studebaker  was  at  the  same  time  ad- 
vanced to  the  second  degree  in  the  min^ 
istry. 

1  intimated  in  my  last  that  there  would 
be  a  lovefeast  at.  Hickory  Grove,  which 
is  now  among  tlie  things  of  the  past,  and 
which,  on  account  of  the  rain,  was  not 
very  largely  attended.  There  were  seves 
ral  accessions  to  the  church  by  baptism 
before  the  feast.  The  Brethren  at  this 
place  are  still  gatheiing  in  those  Danes. 
They  appear  zealous  for  the  truth  and 
for  the  good  of  their  countrymen.  We 
were  greatly  amused  in  hearing  them 
sing  a  number  of  the  Brethren's  hymns 
which  they  have  learned,  translated  in 
the  old  Scandinavian  dialect.  We  also 
had  quite  a  conversation  with  them  on 
the  variation  of  the  Danish,  Swedish  and 
Norwegian  tongues,  by  which  it  appears 
their  language  originally  was  one. 

To  my  brethren  in  the  East  I  will  say, 
my  heart  was  made  to  rejoice  greatly 
when  I  heard  that  there  were  five  young 
souls  made  willing  to  turn  in  with  the 
overtures  of  mercy,  and  to  be  received 
into  the  church  at  Indian  Cieek,  by  be- 
ing baptized  into  the  death  of  Ciirist. 
Surely  "the  winter  is  over  and  gone  and 
the  song  of  the  turtle  is  heard  in  the 
land."  Oh,  what  a  joyful  season  it  is, 
when  that  which  appeared  to  be  dead 
again  revives  !  It  is  then  that  the  fires 
of  love  enkindle  the  cold  and  dying  enit 
bers  on  the  altars  in  the  house  of  God. 
More  anon, 

Ja.s.  Y.  Heckler. 
Shannon,  ]ll. 

*  m  • 

What  Brother  C  G  Liint  >*$»yH. 

Dear  Brethren  :— 

Having  finished  read- 
ing brother  J.  W.  Beer's  work  on  the 
PA.ssovEa  AND  Lord's  Supper,  I  am 
constrained  to  say  that  on  the  above  sub- 
ject, it  was  among  our  fraternity  a  much 
needed  and  long  looked  for  work.  There 
is  perhaps  no  i)art  of  our  so  called  "pe- 
culiar service  in  the  bouse  of  God"  more 
mj'stified  and  darkened  by  the  sowers  of 
discjrd  ;  and  hence  the  much  lamented 
mist  and  gloom  that  is  hanging  over  the 
minds  of  many  of  our  own  fraternity, 
confounding  the  Passover  of  the  old  dis-« 
pcnsation  with  the  meal,  or  supper,  of 
the  new  dispcn.sation.  Brother  Beer's 
work  however  separates  the  two  in  such 
a  clear,  plain,  yet  unmistakable  manner 
that  the  most  uncompromi.sing  cannot 
help  but  see  the  corrccness  of  his  posi- 
tion and  the  force  of  his  logic.  Beside 
this,  he  has  also  settled  another  much 
disputed  point,  namely,  that  the  time 
when  the  Passover  by  the  Jews  was  cat-« 
en  wus  jiQt  the  aauio  time  wlien   the  S.a> 


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■viour  ate  hissuppor  with  the  apostles. 
Upon  the  whole,  I  think  it  is  just  what 
our  church  needed.  M3'  own  experience 
and  observation  as  a  wini't  t,  convince 
mc  of  tlic  fact  th:Ulhe  work  is  inueli 
needed  ;  for  in  almost  all  idealities  of 
luembers  there  is  a  strong  npjical  made 
to  dear  up  tliis  subiocl.  'J'liis,  all  who 
have  jiivcn  the  subject  thoui;iit  know, 
cannot  be  done  in  one  sermon  of  an  hour 
or  so  ',  hence  I  recomn;cnd  that  our  mciu« 
bcrs  secure  brother  Beer's  work  on  this 
subject,  take  time  to  study  it.  and  cireu- 
li'C  it  among  your  friends  and  nciglibors. 
IMay  (iod  bless  this  liuiuble  effort,  is  the 
l)raycr  of  your  brother  in  (Christ. 

Elder  0.  G.  Lint. 


A  C'orrecllosi— sun    Kee«ly. 

J)a(r  Jyrvthcv  QnLr.:ir  :— 

In  noticing  your 
remarks  on  pages  346  and  .147,  current 
volume  of  Companion,  under  the  head- 
ing "Grasshoppers,"  second  paragraph, 
you  state,  "The  brethren  from  the  West 
who  spoke,  expressed  the  thanks  of  the 
western  suiFerers  who  had  been  relieved 
by  donations  from  the  cast,  hut  mcide  no 
request  /or/i(ithf>r  heJji."  We  felt  this 
was  a  misunderstanding  on  your  part  ; 
and  such  we  believe  it  to  fully  have  been 
— simi>Iy  a  misutidersfandinc.  In  con- 
nection with  my  remarks  bejnre  the  An- 
nual Meeting  on  the  condition  of  the 
western  destitution,  I  slated  "that  I  do 
not  want  any  more  handed  to  me,"  but 
added,  "Brethren,  go  to  your  homes  and 
give  us  one  more  lift,  and  send  it  acoord- 
ins  to  our  arrangement,  i.  0.,  to  brother 
John  llar.-hey,  of  Warrcnsburg,  John~ 
Bon  county,  l\Io."  Now  since  contribu- 
tions have  been  quite  limited  siiice  our 
Annual  Meeting, [  feci  that  itisquite  ne- 
cessary to  call  attention  to  the  error  in 
your  remarks,  as  perhaps  being  to  some 
extent  the  cause  of  no  aid  rc;.cluiig  us  ; 
foritisasyou  in  connection  with  the  above 
remarks  say,  "further  liclp  is  greatly 
needed."  Now  please,  brother  J;; nics, 
don't  feel  that  1  write  tliis  in  any  way  as 
a  cetistire  of  you.  I  would  I'eel  sorry  to 
learn  that  the  foregoing  should  iinpre.'-.s 
your  mind  that  wav. 

Fraternal'y, 

S.    S.  MoiILEll. 

JJcur  /'rclhren  :  — 

We,  the  relief  commit- 
tee of  the  lircthren,  wish  to  add  in  con- 
ncct,ii)n  with  the  above  that  fiirlber  help 
is  very  ncces>'ary  ;  and  wj  will  call  atten- 
tion to  this  in  behalf  ol  the  brethren 
only,  since  we  are  in  a  great  measure  rc- 
liev(!d  from  llu!  iiressnre  for  help  from 
(iio'-e  out.'-i  ie  the  I'bureb,  ilirouf;li  llu.' 
jiubiic  Ciiu'ribution.-i  ll!al:i.rc  bfin:,'  made 
up  in  llie  Siaie;  but,  the  demand  for 
provi>ion-',  feed  and  seed,  is  so  urgi'ni, 
and  general,  that  it  cannot  be  hoped 
that  a  Kuflicient  amount  to  meet  (his  de- 
mand will  b"  .  uppli'il  ihrou'di  ibiM 
eourcc.     Tiie  destiuclion  of  the  crops  by 


the  locust  is  general,  (wc  speak  of  this 
county  and  westward.)  Meadows  arc 
utterly  ruined  :  many  of  them  as  bare 
and  black  as  in  mid^winter.  Oats  and 
fla.x,  with  but  few  exceptions, arc  all  gone, 
with  locusts  in  such  (luautitic.s  as  to 
threaten  »  total  destruction  of  the  entire 
croiis. 

Farmers  are  at  a  dead  lock  waiting  for 
the  flight  of  the  locusts,  to  resow  and  re- 
lilant,  which  it  is  thousht  can  be  entered 
upon  within  ten  days;  and  now  men  are 
straining  every  nerve  to  get  seed,  and 
tha  grass  being  destroyed,  grain  for  feed 
is  as  nece.'^sury  to  get  the  crop  in  as  is  the 
seed  ;  the  peojile  in  towns  and  country 
are  thoroughly  aroused  to  do  all  that  men 
enti  do  to  avert  a  threatened,  wide  spread 
famine,  by  putting  in  all  the  crop  of  corn, 
buckwheat,  potatoes,  turnips,  itc. ,  possi- 
ble. And  dear  brethren,  it  is  in  view  of 
the  necessities  surrounding  us  that  we 
address  ourselves  to  you  for  our  breth- 
ren's sake  to  give  us  one  more  little  lift, 
and  wc  think  that  a  sum  not  exceeding 
five  hundred  dollars  will  sui)ply  the 
brethren  with  the  ncces.sary  help  to  en- 
able them  to  become  self-supporting. 
Gould  we  have  anticipated  two  months 
ago  such  a  general  destruction  of  crops  as 
is  upon  us.  we  should  have  retained 
enough  of  the  aid  heretofore  sent  us  to 
have  met  the  present  demands  of  the 
brethren  ;  but  failing  to  unfold  the  fu- 
ture, we  reserved  but  a  limited  amount 
to  ourselves,  and  distributed  much  to 
our  needy  neighbors. 

Wc  now,  in  view  of  the  unlooked  for 
turn  of  crop  prospects,  find  ourselves  in 
a  situation  that  urges  us  to  this  (wo 
tru>t)  our  last  appeal  for  help. 

Dear  brethren  you  have  in  our  i)revious 
calls  exceeded  our  expectations  in  your 
liberality,  iMay  we  ask  of  you,  another 
time  to  come  to  our  help?  We  still  sug- 
gest to  send  your  aid  as  a  loan,  but,  will 
leave  the  form  of  your  aid  to  us  entirely 
to  your  wishes  ;  but  we  think  wc  ought 
to  say,  that,  sent  as  a  loan,  the  time  of 
repaying  it  should  bo  extended  out  sevc-< 
ral  years  ,  and  on  wliat  was  heretofore 
sent  us,  we  may  be  obliged  to  solicit  an 
extension  of  time  to  repay,  on  account  of 
tlie  present  loss  of  crops.  We  can  buy 
seed  and  provision  on  time  for  a  little 
while,  which  wo  will  be  obliged  to  do  ; 
but  hope  that,  where  aid  will  be  sent  us  it 
will  be  done  at  once.  Direct  all  contri- 
butions for  us  to  John  llar.shey,  War- 
rcnsburg, Johnson  county.  Mo.,  and  we 
Avill  receipt  according  to  the  fbrui  in 
which  aid  is  sent,  i.  e.  by  loan  or  other- 
wise. By  order  of  the  oommittec. 
John  II.\k,siiev,  S.  S.  iMoin.EU. 

V.  (hii,i>,  D.VNiKi,  Nr.iiK;!. 

No.Mi  15i(iir..\i<Kii,     John  .M.  .Moiii.ku. 

y.V.MlJEL  FUI.KKII,  J).   M.   31olll,KU. 

Wilson  Wyait. 

''■l%'«'iKU*'4l  !>■   (I><^  Italnuvc' 

Believing  that  precious  sonis  may  he 
reai.hed  fr<:«piiiilly  by  the  p(  11,  I  hive, 
through  the  ubuudaiit  graco  given  me  by 


God,  prepared  a  pamphlet  entitled,  the 
"One  Faith  Vindicrted  ;  and  the 
"Fai  h  a'ono  Theory  \Veighed  in  the 
Balances  and  Found  Wan:in,',''ln  which 
the  faith  of  the  g.)-p;l  is  .-iliown  10  be  a 
three  fold  chaiacier.  It  is  shown  that 
the  first  and  second  decrees  of  the  "One 
Faith"  are  more  or  less  taught  by  the 
so-called  Christian  world  while  the  third 
is  eitb.or  entirely  ignored  or  greatly  per- 
verted. 

[f  is  ;[]<()  shown  th:it  human  "creeds" 
and  "disciplines''  weigh  nothini:  when 
placed  in  the  gost>cl  b.dancs.  This  idea 
is  illustrated  on  the  cover  bv  a  [)air  of 
biilanees,  on  one  arm  of  which  is  a  num- 
ber of  human,  soul  saving  (?)  inventions 
and  on  the  other  tiie  Bible  which,  though 
but  one  outweighs  all. 

The  work  has  been  examined  by  com- 
petent brethren,  as  I  do  not  wish  to  pub- 
lish anything  detrimental  to  the  cause  of 
vital  Christianity.  It  is  submitted  to  llie 
candid  judgment  of  the  brethren,  with 
the  hope  that,  if  any  erroneous  ideas 
have  crept  in,  the  brethren  will  kindly 
notify  me. 

They  will  be  sent,  out  at  the  following 
rales  to  i)ay  postage  and  ])ublicalion,  as 
1  do  not  feel  like  takiiiij  money  for  spir- 
itual labor:  1  copy,  la  cents;  2  copies, 
lio  cents  ;  5  cojiies,  OO  cents  ;  ID  copies, 
1.00.  Write  plainly  your  address.  In 
gosp"!  f  nil, 

.^l     M.    KssIIlil-.'MAN. 
Jylii.tik,    (Airroll  Co..    III. 

\  Voice  Ironi  <'alit<>riiiH° 

.fi;NK  j.ith,  I>i75. 
Doir  llrciJimt :  — 

li'i^t  niirbt  wc  had  quite 
a  little  sliower  of  rain.  One  of  tlio  br(;!li- 
ron  stoppjd  here  who  has  been  a  resident 
of  the  Facific  coast  since  ISoO.  lie  says 
he  never  before  saw  sunli  a  rain  in  this 
country,  at  this  time  of  the  year  ;  and 
that  he  never  heard  of  it.  d  ops,  al- 
though very  light  this  year,  are  beginning 
to  show  that  the  good  li ord  has  still  re- 
membered us  ;  and  by  thcniidd'e  of  next 
wcelc,  the  L)rd  willinsr,  harvest  will  coui- 
raenee  in  e-trncst.  The  late  frost  last 
spring  injured  the  grain  and  fruit  very 
much,  but  not  so  mucli  ai  was  at  first, 
supposed.  I  think  we  will  have  cnou'.ih 
and  10  .-pare.  Some  of  the  f'wmers  for 
awhile  had  a  notion  to  turn  tlieir  stoiik 
on  their  grain  and  let  them  get  what 
they  could  ;  but  no.v  I  hey  find  they  arc 
going  to  have  some  grain  after  all.  Far- 
mers arc  about  done  making  hay  in  this 
part  of  the  country. 

John  J.  ICm.yson. 
Jiijion,  iSitiiJo'Kjitiii  Co  ,    Cal. 

Aiiii>»iiui'«'iiiciit. 

Our  lovt.'foa-t  iu  the  Fiea-iiut  ViUey 
ai  m  of  the  ehu'.cb.  wdl  Im;  en  Siturdy, 
14th  ot'  August,  eomujeneing  at  one 
o'clock,  p.  m.,  and  will  continue  over 
[ii>rd's  d:iv,  three  miles  and  a  half  soulh- 
wi-i  of  Cin<'imiati,  .Vppanooso  county, 
Iowa,  near  brother  Linder's. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


415 


MARRIED. 

At  the  i-fisideuce  of  Wilkic  and  Wall,  on 
tbe  17lh,  of  Juno,  by  the  underetKnecl,  Mr. 
L\RKiN  KiciiKSON,  and  Miss  Lydia  Fikh, 
bo.h  of  Marbhal  county,  lowa. 

1).  E.    BUI'BAKEII. 


UIKU. 


We  admit  no  iioelry  under  any  ciicuuistan 
ces  in  connection  Willi  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
veises  with  all. 

In  the  Upper  Cninheiland  district  Cuin- 
1  e  latjd  county  Fa  ,  April  the  I9th,  Frances 
Line,  »i;cd  61  years  2  months  and  18  deys. 
Well  nii^lit  be  said  of  her,  she  was  for  us 
but  not  with  us.  Funeral  oocasiou  improved 
by  the  wri  er,  from  the  first  part  of  ihe  14lh 
chapter  of   St  Jobu. 

Also  iu  the  same  dislriet,  on  the  !iOth  of 
May,  Geok(.e  W.  Miller,  sou  of  our  be- 
loved biolhtr  Samuel  Miller  (Deacon,)  ag^-d 
28  years  0  months  and  9  da^s.  Diseass, 
amonii.  The  subject  of  this  notice  was 
much  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him.  It  was 
the  most  solemn  funeral  procession  I  ever 
witnessed.  It  has  created  a  great  revival 
in  the  neighborhood  since  Vis  death.  The 
Oi'a^ion  was  improved  by  the  brethren 
from  the  21th  chapter  of  Matth.  44th  verse, 
to  a  largf  and  solemu  couK''e!<ation. 

Also  in  the  same  congregation,  June  lit  h, 
DuLLA  Maui>  Shenk,  aged  10  months  30 
days.  Sh'!  was  the  only  child  of  our  inu:h 
esteenic  I  friends  Samuel  and  Jane  Shouk, 
and  grandcliild  of  brother  Martiu  Shenk 
(Deacon,)  Disease,  croup.  She  was  sick  on- 
ly twelve  Lours.  Funeral  occasion  inpioveJ 
by  the  writer  from  11th  chapter  of  st  John, 
part  of  the  28th  ve:63.  "The  Master  is 
come,  and  calleth  for  theo." 

Jacob  Hollinger- 
[Pihjrim  please  copy.] 

Iu  the    Iowa  liivor    church,     April    2.5th, 
Wm.  Uakvy  Dkcteu,  aged  12  years  4  months 
and  U  days     Funeral  service  by  the  breihreu. 
A.  F.  D:jbteu 

In  the  Terry  church,  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
January  27th,  brother  Jacou  Stono,  aged 
80  years. 

Also,  May  20lh.  the  above  brother's  wife, 
sister  Tolly  Stong,  aged  80  years.  These 
were  grand  parents  to  the  writer.  Funeral 
eervicts  by  the  Brethren. 

S.    W.  BOLLINOER. 

May  2:ird,  187+,  sistRr  Elizabetu  Bkower, 
wife  of  bioUier  Jacob  Brewer,  jr.,  aj;cd  37 
years  and  12  days.  She  loives  a  kind  hus- 
band am!  .si.K  children  to  mourn  their  loss. 
Funeral  services  by  Isaac  Fisher,  from  Rev. 
14:13. 

S.  AUTUUK. 

In  the  Clarion  congregation,  Pa.,  June 
]Oth,  our  much  rstecmed  brother  Henry 
Klinb,  aged  47  years,  11  months  and  10 
days.  Disease,  inllammation  of  the  lungs. 
He  kaves  a  sorrowing  widow  and  eleven 
children  (three  sons  and  eight  daughters) 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  kind  parent  r.nd  hus- 
band. The  church  has  lost  an  aitivo  dea- 
con and  a  strong  support,  and  the  commu- 
liiiy  at  large  moarns  their  loss.  Funeral 
services  from  Matth.  24:44,  to  a  very  large 
concourse  of  people,  by  brother  George 
Shively;  friend  G.  Kope  and  the  wri'er. 

George  Wood. 

In  the  Astoria  congregation,  Fulton  coun- 
ty, 111 ,  June  9th,    brother   Bowsbk,    agel 


78  years  and  7  months.  Funeral  occasion 
improved  by  brethren  Solomon  Hamm  and 
Jesse  Danner. 

James  Heltzel. 

In  the  Wabash  church,  Wabash  county, 
Ind.,  May  22nd,  sister  Polly  Uleuy,  aged 
68  years,  8  mouths  and  28  days.  She  was 
heard  to  make  a  noise  and  they  went  to  her 
bed.  She  lived  but  a  few  moments.  She 
was  a  zealous  sister  and  faithful  for  38  years 
She  was  a  widow  35  years  ;  her  maiden 
name  was Crumrlue.  She  left  one  daughter 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  good  mother.  Fune- 
ral services  by  brother  John  P.  Wolf. 

J.  R.  M. 

In  the  Pine  Creek  congregation,  St.  Jo". 
county,  Ind,  June  9th,  James  Anderson 
Long,  son  of  George  and  Nancy  Long,  aged 
I  year,  (i  months  and  15  days.  Funeral  ser- 
vices by  Daniel  Whitraer  and  the  writer, 
from  Matth.  18:2  3,  selected  by  the  parents 
Jacou  Hildeukanu. 
[  Pilijrim  please  copy.] 

In  the  Yellow  Creek  congregation,  Bed- 
ford county,  Pa.,  Jun;  20th,  our  aired  sister 
Nancy  Repl  igi,e,  wife  of  Daniel  Hiplogle, 
aged  73  years,  6  months  and  21  days.  Dis- 
ease, dropsy.  She  leaves  behind  her  ten 
children  and  eighty-three  grandchildren 
and  twenty  great-grandchildren.  She  was 
the  mother  of  fourteen  childi en  :  all,  but 
one,  of  those  yet  living  are  members  of  the 
church.  Funeral  services  by  brother  Gra- 
bill  Myers,  Jac  )b  Miller  and  others,  from 
Rev.  14:13,13,  to  a  Irirg'.  concourse  of  friends. 
Truly  v/e  feel  the  loss  of  our  grandmother  ; 
but  we  hope  our  loss  i''  her  great  gain.  May 
we  all  prepare  ourselves  to  meet  her  in  the 
mansions  of  bliss,  where  parting  is  known 
no  more. 

Daniels.  Reploglb. 

Near  Nankin,  Ohio,  June  17th,  sister 
Amanda  Caton,  daughter  of  Samu  jl  Catou, 
aged  17  yeais,  2  m-ulhs  a-Jd  11  days.  At 
her  request  she  was  anointed-,  and  wo  had  a 
little  lovefeast  with  her  ;  she  was  resigned 
to  the  Lord's  will.  The  occasion  was  im- 
proved by  the  writer  and  A.  M.  Dickey, 
from  Matth.  24:44. 

Wm.  Sadler. 

In  the  Lower  Cumberland  church.  Pa-, 
June  8th,  sister  Catiiahine  Coover,  wife  of 
friend  Geo;  ge  Coover,  aged  73  years.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  brother  Jacob  Kisser, 
dee'd.,  and  a  sister  of  Elder  Joseph  Risser, 
of  Ohio.    Funeriil  services  from  John  14:2. 

Also,  in  Mechanicsburg,  CuraberUnd  Co., 
Pa.,  on  the  17ih  of  June,  Mat,  widow  of 
Peter  Barnhart,  deceased,  and  a  daughter  of 
Solomon  Gorgas,  '^ec'd.  She  was  a  member 
of  the  Seveuth-jay  Baptist  fraternity  for 
many  yea:8.  Her  age  was  77  years, 11  months 
and  10  days.  Funeral  services  from  2  Tim. 
4:6—8. 

MosES  Miller. 

T  IST()FMONi<]YS  RKCEIVKD  for 
Li     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

J.  L.  Winelttud,  15  00;  J.  M.  Hutchison, 
4.30;  I  Hollinger,  2  00;  D  CroUbrd,  .10; 
Wm  B  llart-hberger,  75;  13  Mohler,  3  25;  J 
N  Shick  8  00;  D  Trump,  1  .GO;  J  Loiignueck- 
er,  2.25;  J  J  Blickensi.-ilf,  75 ;  J  S  Stutsman 
3  35;  PSGarnian,  5  00;  P  N  Gish,  2.25; 
Daniel  Flora  3  20;  J  W  Steio,  SO;  B  F  Paul 
40;  Wm.  Myers,  20;  B  F  Darst,  25;  J  W 
Gripe,  25;  J  Ohmert,  50;  J  Bumbaugh,  2.00; 
h  W  Teeter,  2.2');  D  15  Price,  25;  K  IC  Buech- 
ly,  20. 


Ttaauks  "From  tbe  Oeptlis  ol  tbe 
Heart." 

Wellington,  Lorain  Co.,  0.,  Aug.,  '74. 
Dr.  K.  V.  PiEucE,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  : 

Dear  Sir: — Your   njedicines,   Golden 
Medical  Discovery,  Dr.    Sa^'e'.s    Catarrh 
Ileuicdy,  have  proved  of  the  greatest  ser- 
vice to  nie.      Six    nionth«    ago    no    one 
thought  that  I  could  possibly    live   long, 
I  had  a  complication  of  di.seases, — .scrof- 
ula, manifesting  itself  in    eruptions   and 
great  blotches  on    my    head    that    made 
such  sores  that  I  could  not  have  my  hair 
combed  without  cau-iiig  me  much  suffer- 
ing ;  also  cauving  swollen  glands,    tonsils 
enlarged,  enlarged  or  "thick    neck,"  and 
large  and  numerous  boils.     I  also  suffer- 
ed from  a  terrible    Chronic  Cr.tarrh,  and 
in  fact  I  was  so  diseased  that    life  was   a; 
burden  to  me.     I  had  tried  many  doctors- 
with  no  benefit.     I  finally  procured    one- 
half  dozen  bottles  of  your  Golden    Medi- 
cal Discovery  and  one  dozen   Sage's    Ca- 
tarrh Remedy  and  commenced  their  use. 
At  lirst  I  was  badly  di.^couraged,  but  af- 
ter taking  four  bottles  of  the  Discovery  I 
began  to  improve,  and  wlien  I  had  taken 
the  remaining  I  was  ?«■//.     In  addition  to 
the  UK'.'  of  Discovery  I  applied  a  solution 
of  lo.linc  to  the  Gaitro  or  thick    neck,  as 
you  advise  in  jiamphiet  wrapping,  and  it 
entirely  disappeared.     Your  Discovery  is 
certainly  the  most  wonderful  blood  medi- 
cine ever  invented.     I    thank    God   and 
you,  from  the  depths  of   my    heart,    for 
the  great  good  it  has  done  me. 

Very  gratefully, 
Mit.s.  h.  CI1AF1*'EE. 

Most  medicines  which  are  advertised 
as  blood  purifiers  and  liver  medicines  con- 
tain cither  mercury,  iu  some  form,  or  po- 
tassium and  iodine  variously  combined. 
All  of  these  agents  have  a  strong  tenden- 
cy to  break  down  the  blood  corpuscles, 
and  debilitate  and  otherwi.se  permanent- 
ly injure  the  human  system,  and  .should 
theretbre  be  di;-earded.  Dr.  Pierce's 
Golden  Medical  Discovery,  on  the  oth.r 
liand,  being  conipo-sed  of  the  fluid  ex- 
tracts of  native  plants,  barks  and  roots, 
will  in  no  ca,<e  produce  ir'jury^.  its  effects 
being  .strengthening  and  curiitivc  only. 
Sarsaparilla,  wliicli  u.-;ed  to  crijoy  quite  a 
reputation  as  a  blood  iiurifier,  is  a  reme- 
dy of  thirty  years  ago,  and  may  well  give 
place  as  it  is  doing,  to  the  more  i)o.'itivo 
and  valuable  vegetable  alteratives  which 
later  medical  investigation  and  discovery 
has  brought  to  light.  In  Scrofula  or 
King's  Evil,  White  Swellings,  Ulcers, 
Erysipelas,  Swelled  Nrcl^,  Goitre,  Scrol- 
ulous  Itdlammriiions,  Indolent  Itilluntma- 
tion,  31eieuri;\l  niioctioiis,  Old  Soros, 
Eruptions  of  the  Skin  and  Sore  "  Kyes  as 
in  :ill  other  blood  diseases  Dr.  Pierce's 
Golden  Medical  Discovery  has  shown  its 
great  remedi:il  jiowcrs,  curing  the  most 
obstinate  and  inli;ictalile  ciuea.  Sold  by 
all  dealeia  in  medieiuef. 


4ld 


OHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MTOVEK     AlTOn^rii;       WIND 

For  pnrapiug  water,  Giindiug  grain,  <kc. 
Three  years  in  successful  operation,  and 
over  3,000  fu  ns«*.  Took  Frem'uin  at 
the  Illinois  Slate  Fair  over  ly  compplitors, 
for  regulaliug  best  in  a  etorm,  and  runn'ng 
in  the  lightest  breeze.  Is  ]iarlieult\'-ly  adapt- 
ed to  the  Eastern  and  Sonlhern  Slates,  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  breeze  rtquired  to  operate 
it. 

It  Is  »ielt-resiilMtliig. 
Will  no*  blow  down  or  fretze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  and  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pnm;).  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  p-ice  list,  address  manufacturers  of 
Stovek  vViNn  En<;ineC().,  Qreencasllc,  Pa., 
or,  II.  WoOD.MAVSE,  Freeporl,  Rl. 

*^*  A   live  agent  wanted  in  every   county 
cast  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains. 


FARM  FOK  SALiE. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Stiphenson  county,  Illinois,  .5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  30  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  lartrc 
Stone  House  ;  good  Well  and  Sprini:  House  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  itc. 

Tekms  :  f  4,000  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  G!KL 

Beatri'-e,  Nebraska, 

Tile  •'One     Faitii"   Viu«licate<l; 

and  The  ''Kailli-aloue"' Theory  Weiirhcd  in 
the  UaUuce  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wlierever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  cents ;  2  copies,  35  cents;  10 
copies  ¥110.  Adi'.'c?8  : 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN. 

La N A UK 

35-JC.  Carroll  county  111. 


WAl'EK  WHEEL! 

THE      "BEERS"      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   nee   one- 
third  lei^R  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  Li.  Beeks  &  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Behks,  Gangli'.k  &  Cooici? 
Selcn's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

I'lire-Ured  lA^Ut   itriiliuia.s. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  bize,  etc.  We  will  sliip  by  ex- 
press lo  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  Uve  ($5.00)  dollar.'..    Addrers, 

8.  Bkari), 

:«.  I'olo,  Ills. 

THE  CHILDREN 'SPAl'm 


The  Cuii.duen's  Pafeu  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  llit-  young  folks.  The  only 
pai)cr  for  children  publiphed  among  the 
Brothel ho'id  and  tlic  ])ionecr  of  its  class. 
Only  35  cents  jier  y<  ar.  A  licauliliil  .Mai-  of 
I'ALK.iT.NB  to  agenls  for  cliil)s.  Specimen 
copies  on  receipt  of  staTiip.  AddrcbS, 
11.  J.  Ki  itiz, 

i  tf.  2'vluHd,  JJulwui'i;/  C'li,,  0. 


"A  righteous   man  regardeth  the  life  of  his 

beast." — Prov.  xii.   10. 

.SAFETY   tOEE.AU  PADS. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  wc  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  Stales, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  91-50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  frofn  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers.  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Hollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oats  to  each  horse.  The  lirst  com- 
plaint to  bear  from  yet.  Send  soou  ;  the 
hot  season  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  Beaveu, 
Montaudon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


HOItlE  UOOL.EN  FACTORY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chnrges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  bu-sincss 
over  forty  yearf,  I  think  1  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  8TUDEBAKER, 
Ho.MB  Wojlen  Factokv, 

18-lf  Tioy,  Ohio. 


iinliaii  <iueeus  For  iiiitle.  Bred 
from  i)ure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  scut 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  SatiFfaclioii  guaranletHl  in  all  cases. 
Ad.lrcss  SAMITRL  GHEENAWALT,  Ccar- 
foss  I'.  O.,  Washiugtou  Co.,  Md. 

l'J-6m. 


Valnable  Farm  For  Kale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  i.  iod  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  alsc  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  &  ory  dwelling 
houte  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wiLh  all  ncci  Rsary  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  houst  ;  chnrch  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  coc- 
V'.nient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  cou- 
cernin};-  the  farm  call  on  Tol)ias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Meteus. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 

I'asiiover  au<l  I.ior<l's  Kii|>i»or. 

Is  the  title  of  a  new  book,  by  J.  W.  Bi'.r.u. 
It  contain.s  a  consideration  of  Time  as  Ufcd 
by  Ihe  iiispied  wiiters  ;  the  typici  1  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  fullillmcnt 
in  Christ ;  the  institution,  observance,  and 
defign  o(  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  work  contains  358  pattes,  and 
ie  neatly  hound  in  fine  English  cl  )lh. 
Price,  single  copy,  by  mail,  $1.(0;  per 
dozen,  by  express,  fS-OO. 

AdUryss  :  J.  W.  Breii, 
,\l"yerRdale, 

S5.  Bomciavt  Cg.;  Pa. 


THE    E<'L.II>SE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
PORTABLE   FARira    EN<>INE. 

Also,  STATIONAllY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mill?,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 
Frick  «V  Co., 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

TIIEGEI.SEKMAlVUFACTllRINli 
CO  ill  I' A  NY, 

Sul.E    PrOPKIETORS    and  MAKVFACTlREltS  of 


THEGKlSEll 
SELF-REGULATING  GRAINf  SE''ARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACILMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mcf  TEn  and  Down  Poweus,  with 
Patent  1-Evi:n  Aurasobments. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Geisku  Makeii.  Co.j 
l(5-lf.         Waynesl)oro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

A  WLUAKLE  COiVIMENTAKY. 

There  has  bei'n  a  long  felt  need  of  a  (Com- 
mentary oil  l!ie  Bible  adapted  to  the  use  of 
our  families  and  Sunday-schools.  This  want 
18  met  in  the  Commentary  hy  Rev'ds.  Jii.Mi- 
SON,  FAtn.sET  and  Brown.  D.  D's.,  of  Eng- 
land, published  in  four  voliim:s,  but  by  a 
publishing  house  in  this  country  the  four 
volumes  arc  campre.'sed  into  one,  which 
furnishes  us  a  Commentary  upon  the 

Old  aiKi  N*iw   TeMtainniilM 

for  the  iiicredililv  low  sum  of  !i^7  5«>.  The 
comments  arc  c  ■'Dcise,  clear  and  easily  un- 
deisiood  by  the  children,  and  so  far  a*  we 
aro  able  to  JKige,  eminently  devout  and 
lipiriUial.  Wc  are  canvis.-iing  S  mi-rscl 
Countv,  and  hope  to  obtain  a  large  number 
of  subscribers  to  the  work  wc  are  inlroduc- 
ini:. 
ia.f  W   M.  BUOOKS,  Agonl. 


C,  F.  C.     Vol   XL 


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G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMES  <il)SKTER. 


'•/('  ye  love  rue,  keep  mf  ccnitnandmertU.'^ — .Tssus. 


At  91.60  fi^er  Annnni. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JULY  (>,  1875.       Vol.  11.  No.  .27. 


Wntckiuan,  What  ol  the  Night  ? 

Chiistiane,  wall;  Iho  nations  irutTibio, 

8hak;>n  to  tholr  r.tinost  bound; 
KVnxa  tboli  terror  ill  dlsBemble; 

Orcal  and  pank  spread  arouud; 
There's  no  prophet  now  to  call  ne, 

To  T)Ohold,  in  vision  true, 
What  events  will  soon  befall  us;— 

Wait  and  jee  what  Ood  will  do  ! 
Christian,  wait;  the  muttering  thniidcr, 

Gathering  on  tha  sky  af*r, 
Need  not  bring  dismay  or  wonder. 

Doubt,  cr  fright,  or  pallid  fear, 
Stay  your  eonl  on  His  protection: 

He  v/!ll  guide  you  safely  through. 
iJaniiili  every  sad  dejectlou; 

Wait  and  see  what  God  will  do. 
Cbristisu,  wail;  Jehovah  relgneth 

On  his  throne  of  mercy  stlU, 
And  the  wrath  of  man  .'e strain eth 

When  It  wcrkelh  not  hlo  will; 
Ho  assured,  the  future  story, 

Of  the  days  now  dark  tc  you 
Will  record  hlB  work  of  glo.y; 

Walt  Olid  ace  wliat  God  wll'l  do. 
— Sdcctid. 

—  •**■    

For  the  CoMi-ANicTt  a»d  Visitoh. 

Fsttk. 


BY   .J.  8.    PIX)BY, 


Faith  adiuita  of  no  ifs,  takes  evcry- 
tluDg  in  the  .sense  it  w  so.  Siupic,  truo 
and  coafidi.ng  I'aith  is  c!iiid!iko  in  its  na- 
ture, layinj:  firmly  }io!d  of  tho  prom- 
ises of  God  as  a  coniidiug  child  does  on 
the  word.s  of  its  father.  He  that  hath 
fiiith  in  his  heart  hath  not  room  for 
douots  ;  no  inclinations  to  pry  into  the 
fogs  of  scientific  HUjjpo.sitions,  or  iiounder 
in  the  ujires  of  liuiiiaH  thcolo-jy.  Con- 
viction fii].s  the  soul  with  horror,  and  tho 
boart  is  cast  down  witii  ovvir  sorrow,  llo- 
pcntance  may  have  a  hand  in  tlio  groat 
oommi-^.sion  goiu^  on  within,  and  truly 
has  where  faith  in  God  reigns  supremo. 

Faith  shows  to  tho  mind  what  a  terri^ 
ble  thinjif  sin  is,  and  portrays  tlic  awliil 
consoqtjfMiccs  of  living  and  dying  in  sin. 
The  man  or  woman  sees  now  how  poor, 
luiscrable  and  wroiciicd  they  are,  and 
how  heinous  a  sin  rehoHion  is.  To  rebel 
against  suoh  a  God,  such  love,  sueli  mer- 
cy !      Self-condemnation,  tlic    result    of 


faith,  will  bring  persons  to  acknowl- 
cdi^e  that  had  God  cut  them  off  in  their 
iinirniiful  state,  His  wrath  would  have 
been  Just, 

"AaJ  if  ray  Boul  wore  sent  to  hell, 
Thy  righteous  iaw  approvee  It  wuU." 
K-iith  leaves  not  the  penitent  to  mourn 
and  .-iorrow  in  tho  valo  of '>elf>aba.^cmont. 
wJicre  the  waters  of  contrition  are  indood 
bitter.  Faitli  bids  the  condemned  look 
up  and  see  the  li.eht  beyond  the  dark 
cloud— God's  love.  In  tho  "law  of  prom- 
i.se"  faiih  shows  in  glowing  colors  there 
is  mercy  for  the  sinner.  Christ  looms  up 
in  tho  mind  as  the  star  of  hope.  Faith 
lays  hold, trusts  in  liira, looks  iipon  him  in 
his  humiliation — in  his  8:)crificial  oiferinK 
and  in  his  glory.  To  bolicije  ia  Christ 
is  to  believe  him  as  the  Scriptures  testify 
of  him. 

Theology  of  the  present  day,  in  a  great 
measure,  ignore?  faitli  in  God,  other  than 
ho  is  manifest  in  his  Son  Jesus  Chrisit, 
This  is  not  (ho  case  professedly  hut  it  is 
nevertheless  virtually  true.  He  that 
comes  to  God,  must  believe  that  he  is 
and  that  he  is  a  rev/nrdf^r  of  them 
that  diligently  seek  him.  This  implies 
that  we  must  believe  in  God  our  Fa- 
ther, our  Creator,  our  All  in  allj  in 
whom  we  live  and  have  our  being  ; 
must  L'ok  upon  him  as  holy,  and 
to  commit  .sin  wo  must  know  that  w.3  en 
kindle  his  wrath  and  pass  under  oo.idem- 
nation,  so  that  we  must  believe  that  he 
hassaid,  "'The  soul  that  sinneth  must 
die."  Faitli  in  God — his  love  and  mer- 
cy— is  all  right.  But  in  tho  proper  ac 
ceptation  of  tho  term,  failh  in  God  also 
implies  our  faith  in  his  justice,  anger  and 
wrath,  and  that  sinners  stand  condemned 
in  his  sight  and  are  doomed  to  suffer  his 
vengeance  unless  there  is  a  reprieve,  and 
to  that  end  we  are  to  believe  in  Christ, 
who  has  made  peace  with  God  for  sin- 
ners, or  rather  God  was  in  Christ  recon- 
ciling tlic  world  unto  himsoll,  so  that  we 
have  peace  tluouiiji  Jesus  Ciirist. 
^  Faith  based  upoti  Bible  truths  grasps  j 
God  ill  the  nature  of  all  !iis  divine  attii-  ) 
butcs.  Saving  iiiith  takes  God  at  his  ■ 
word,  ami  Vflioi!  i.nbibod,  brings  the  siu-  I 


ner  to  see  liis  state  and  standing  in  t.l»o 
sight  of  such  a  God,  and  as  a  result,  con-. 
victioD,  self-abasement  and  repentance 
follow.  Godly  sorrow  uproots  the  de- 
sires to  continue  in  sin.  i>3ve  for  _  tlie 
world  and  all  its  allurements  are  m  a 
great  measure  banished.  This  conscious- 
ness of  living  exposed  every  moment 
to  death  and  hell, as  a  natural  iwnsequerit, 
will  induce  the  penitent  to  cry  out, 
"What  shall  I  do  to  be  saved  ?"  Now 
it  is  that  faith  in  Christ  is  enjoined  : 
"Believe  on  tlie  l/ird  Jesus  Christ  and 
thou  shalt  be  saved." 

Tbui  we  see  faith  is  the  great,  grand 
moving  power  around  which  all  else  runs 
in  its  legitimate  place.  Without  faith 
ail  other  parts  or  principles  beloiiging  to 
salvation  would  be  as".soniany  diticonnect- 
ed  parts,  utterly  incapable  of  accomplish- 
ing any  other  than  a  confusion  of 
"sounds." 

Repentance  is  the  result  of  faith  in 
God,  so  is  Godly  sorrow,  ao  is  works. 
Obcdionoo  is  tho  outgrowthi  of  faith ; 
humility,  patience,  love,  long-suff  ring, 
forbearance,  spiiitual-mindedness  with 
all  the  characteristics  of  a  being  born  of 
God,  are  the  fruits  of  a  living  faith  in 
God.  Then  we  may  well  sayj  "By  grace 
are  you  saved  through  faith.'  It  is  by 
the  favor  ot  God  that  we  may  bo  saved 
through  faith.  Though  such  faith  that 
embraces  the  nil  thiinjn  of  (jlod_ ;  such 
faith  that  hath  proof  of  its  gcnuincnc.is 
by  the  results  of  entire  obedience  to  God 
in  all  his  requirements.  We  are  ju-<tified 
by  faith — such  faith  that  precedes  works 
that  are  in  harmony  with  God's  word. 
'J'hus  we  may  know  .-aving  faith  from 
faith  that  saveth  not.  That  faith  ihat 
trusts  in  God's  love  and  mercy,  and  boars 
not  fruits  ot  obedience,  wc  may  know_  is 
not  saving.  He  that  confesscth  with 
his  mouth  failh  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
and  doeth  not  the  thing.s  ho  commanded 
hath  not  saving  faith.  But  lie  that  by 
word  and  deed,  te.stities  that  ho  i/orx  he 
h'eve  in  tho  Lird  and  Savi  >ur  Josus 
Christ  hath  th''  promi.io,  and  'htt  prom- 
Iljc  is  "eternal  life." 

Biqfdlo,  (JoJ, 


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0HRI8TIAN  FAMILY  OOMFARiOW  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOH. 


lAfiUt  III  l>arkueKS. 

I. 
O  (iod  !  our  way  throue;li  dcikacss  Icadti, 

But  Hiiuc  is  living  litiibl; 
Ttnch  us  to  feci  that  day  snccccds 

To  each  slow-v/c»ting   slight : 
Maku  ufc  to  knoiv,  though  jmiu  and  woe 

Beset  our  mortal  lives, 
That  ill  at  last  iu  death  Ilea  low, 
And  only  God  survives. 
11. 
Too  louf;  Ih'  oppressor's  iron  heel 

The  saiully  brow  has  prrs.-.ed  ; 
Too  olt  Ihcj  tyraut'B  raurti'rous  steel 
lias  piereert  the  guiltlets  breast  ; 
Yet  in  our  souls  the  seed  shall  lie, 

Till  thou  Shalt  bid  It  thrive, 
Of  steadfast  faith  that  Wroug  shall  die, 
And  ouly  Rif;hl  survive. 
III. 
We  walk  in  shadow  ;  thicliesl  walls 

Uo  inau  from  man  divide  ; 
Out  brothers  spurn  our  tecderest  calls, 

Onr  holiest  aims  deride  : 
Yet  thoutrh  fell  Craft,  wi'h  liondith   thought 

Its  subtile  web  contrive-, 
Still  Falsehood's  texture  shriuks   to  naught, 
Ai:d  only  Truth  survives. 
IV. 
Wrath  clouds  onr  sky  ;  Wr.r  lifts  on  hi!.!;h 

His  lias?  of  erim.=  on  staii:  ; 
Each  niOQBtrous  birth  o'erspreadt   the   earth 

In  Battle's  gory  train  : 
Yet  siill  we  trust  in  God  the  Ju:^t, 

Still  keep  our  faith  aiive. 
That  Mieath  Thine  eye,  al'.  Hate  shall  die, 
And  only  Love  survive. 

— Jloravf  Orcdey. 


love  the  order  of  the  bretbrea  to  take 
crtie  of  the  poor,    but    1   love    to    see 


Report  «>Sth«  ProeeetIlng<*  ol  A. 
Wfc.  1S75,  IIeI<l  ou  iJjc  i*rt*m!8cs 
ol  ISro.  John  <  usseS,  nca»r  Cov- 
iugtou,  Ohio,  M.»y  IS,  19,  30. 


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No  mftttor  how  much  the  del- 

e{;ate  nmy  waut  to  go  iu,  he  could 
uot  uudcr  the  pro>»cnt  arrangemont. 

The      Standiug      Committoc, 

whou  a  matter  Ih  proacutod  aud  we 
wciu  to  be  at  a  loss  to  understaud, 
tutu,  of  course,  wc  call  for  a  delegate, 
but  if  the  Standing  Coniniittee  under- 
Blaud  the  matter,  then  they  are  not 
<;alji'd  for.  It  is  left  to  the  Standing 
Committee  whether  they  arc  needed 
or  i>ot,  and  for  that  reason  wo  want 
thorn  there  and  on  the  ground  that 
their  pre.sence  can  be  bad  and  their 
tcHtimouy  obtained. 

— — 1  would  make  a  motion,  broth- 
rou;  I  do  uot  think  this  is  just  the 
very  thing  that  in  wanted.     This  ^ayn 


that  the  delegate  is  to  be  admitted  ia 
with  the  Standing  Committee  during 

the  consideration  of  the  business  from  them  in  the  families  of  the  brethren 
that  district.  That  makes  him  a 
member  of  the  Standing  Committee 
during  that  time.  That  ia  the  moan- 
ing of  the  language  as  I  understand 
it.  The  wording  ought  to  be  just 
admitted  before  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee, and  that  would  be  jast  the 
very  Uiiug.  Wo  have  the  t'liug  now 
what  they  want,  if  a  brother  is  want- 
ed he  is  sent  for. 

1  claim  that  the  petitiou   does 

set  forth  our  ideas  fairly.  The  mem- 
ber of  the  Standing  Committee,  or  the 
Standing  Committee,  we  understand 
to  be  one  thing,  whiie  the  delegate 
being  admitted  in  with  the  Standing 
Committee  is  another  thing,  he  is  a 
delegate  still  and  that  is  just  what  it 
says.  He  is  admitted  iu  with  the 
Standiug  Committee  but  does  not 
form  part  of  it.  Those  v/ho  are  elect- 
ed to  the  standiug  committee  compose 
that  committee,  and  a  delegate  id  a 
delegate  still  if  he  is  admitted. 

1  am  willing  to  defer  it,  it  is    a 

small  matter  anyhow. 

No  change  for  the  present. 

The  (foreman)  here  annonnced 

that  as  some  of  the  brethren  thought 
the  business  was  not  proceeding  fast 
enough,  too  much  time  being  consum- 
ed in  discussion,  hereafter  uo  brother 
may  be  allowed  to  speak  more  than 
once  on  any  subject,  without  the  con- 
sent of  the  brethren,  and  not  more 
than  tea  minutes  at  one  time. 

UNFINISHED    MATTER    FROM    MAHY- 
LAND. 

Q.  Is  it  right  for  a  brother  to  hold  the 
Glllee  of  poslmastci'f 

A.  We  know  of  uo  reason  why  he  should 
uot. 

Passed. 
WKSTEKN  UlSTUICT    OF  PENNSYLVA- 
NIA. 

Q.  Are  the  delegatus  sent  by  the  District 
Annual  .Meeting  to  the  Annual  .Vleetin*!:  to 
represent  the  sentiment  of  the  district  which 
f.eut  them,  or  have  they  the  privilege  to 
represent  their  owu  ecntimcnl*  f 

A.  They  should  represent  the  sentlmeutu 
of  tboir  district. 

Passed. 

CJ.  Whereas  it  is  not  considered  to  he 
according  to  Scripture  to  keep  oui-  i)oor  in 
the  county  poor-house,  is  the  church  uot 
under  obligations  to  build  a  house  to  keep 
our  poor  in,  providing  the  brethren  p;tiliou 
the  legislature  to  he  exempt  from  paying 
our  poor  tax  Into  the  county  treasury  ( 

A.  It  is  not  obligatory  upon  the  church; 
hut  this  meeting  would  recommend  such  an 
enterprise  as  highly  cliaritaldc  and  iu  accor- 
dance wi  h  the  spirit  of  tlic  (iospcl. 

There  is  a  feature  in  that  that 

I  do  not  iae]  (juite  satisfied   with.     I 


and  not  put  off  in  a  house  by  them- 
selves. I  do  not  want  the  poor  and 
lame  and  halt  of  our  own  families  to 
be  put  ofif  in  a  house  by  themselves. 
We  don't  want  them  put  off  yonder 
for  some  one  to  take  care  of;  we  want 
the  brethren  to  ncatter  them  around 
among  thorn,  and  to  be  treated  as  a 
member  of  the  family.  Wo  don't 
want,  if  we  become  poor  and  an  ob- 
ject of  charity,  to  be  put  off  yonder 
with  B  few  others  and  hire  some  one 
to  look  after  us.  Let  us  do  as  the 
Scriptures  say,  do  to  all  as  you  would  • 
they  Hhould  do  to  you.  I  don't  waut 
you  to  send  me  off  yonder  with  a  few 
other  unfortunates,  but  I  want  you  to 
take  me  into  the  house  and  treat  mo 
as  a  child  of  God.  I  would  say;  let 
us  take  our  poor  and  treat  tiiom  as  a 
member  of  our  family,  and  let  those 
who  do  not  want  to  do  that,  help  them 
a  little. 

That  ifl  the  very  object  we  had 

in  view  to  get  an  institution  whore 
they  can  have  all  the  advantages  of 
a  Christian  family.  You  don't  get 
the  thought  and  that  is  just  what  we 
are  getting  at.  Wo  say  it  ia  a  grand 
idea — a  sublime  idea,  in  perfect  har- 
mony with  the  spirit  of  the  g03pol, 
and  that  is  to  build  a  house  and  have 
a  family  there,  and  have  preaching 
and  praying  and  ali  the  services  of  u 
family. 

1  think  I  (ludorstaud  the    idea 

now,  and  I  am  willing  to  taSo  back 
all  I  said. 

1  want  to  make  a  little  further 

explanation  of  the  query.  I  like 
somethiug  practicable  and  v/hat  l)rolh- 
cr  Siurgis  said  is  al!  right  ho  far  as 
it  goes,  and  brother  Sturgis  ndght 
oveu  bo  able  to  carry  it  a  little  farth- 
er than  the  most  of  us.  Ho  is  a  phy- 
sician and  it  might  bo  quite  in  order 
to  have  an  invalid  brought  to  his 
house  where  they  could  receive  med- 
ical treatment  from  his  hands,  but  I 
tell  you  what  originates  this  question; 
It  comes  from  our  county  and  from 
our  district,  and  in  our  county  and 
district  there  are  places  in  which  tho 
citizens  are  almost  entirely  made  up 
of  brethren.  Now  it  happens  occa- 
sionally that  some  of  our  poor  are 
also  insane,  and  in  visiting  our  poor- 
house  in  Somerset  Co.,  not  very  long- 
ago,  we  found  a  sister  there  who  had 
been  a  member  of  our  church  and  is 
now,  so  far  as    anybody   knows,   bat 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPAl^ON  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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sliG  ia  insauo,  »nd  sbo  has  got  to  be 
looked  up,  and  can  Dr.  ttturgis  take 
her  iuto  his  house  and  take  care  of 
her  ?  There  are  not  ouly  the  iusaue, 
but  there  are  other  cases  that  cauuot 
be  managed  in  private  faaiilies,  and 
there  are  others  who  are  members  of 
the  church  and  on  account  of  their 
weak  miudedness,  they  are  carried 
along  and  cared  for  when  perfectly 
eano  persons  *eould  not  be  tolerated. 
There  are  circumstancos  of  this  nature 
that  ought  to  be  brought  to  bear  on 
this  question. 

Now,  Y/hile  we  do  not  hold  it  as 
on  obligation  resting  upon  the  church 
to  make  provision  of  this  kind,  we 
still  think  it  would  bo  highly  charita- 
ble in  Iho  church  and  the  brethren  in 
rearing  up  sa  institution  of  this  kind 
where  our  insane  may  be  provided 
for  in  the  care  of  the  memberu  of  the 
church. 

We  have  in  Berlin,  to-day,  aa  old 
sister  and  wo  pay  for  her  keeping,  but 
we  would  scarcely  fiud  a  member  in 
our  church  who  would  be  v/illiug  to 
keep  her.  It  is  so  also  in  Morrison's 
Cove.  I,  for  one,  would  be  a  great 
deal  more  willing  to  help  to  build  up 
an  institutic'j  of  this  kind  than  to  keep 
them  in  my  own  family  and  then  go 
away  from  home  several  months  in 
succession  and  leave  them  for  my 
wife  and  children  to  take  caro  of. 
Now,  then  would  it  not  be  highly 
charitable  to  build  up  an  institution 
to  tako  caro  of  such  persons  as  those  ? 
It  curtuiuly  would. 

It  has  been  asserted  that  members 
of  the  legislature  said  that  all  you 
need  to  do  is  to  send  in  your  petition 
to  the  legislature  certify  iug  that  you 
keep  your  own  poor  and  we  will  re- 
lieve you  from  the  county  poor  tax. 
It  would  be  right  andiquitable  to  do 
80.  But  suppose  the  legislature  does 
not  do  80,  we  will  still  pay  our  coun- 
ty poor  tax  and  pay  for  building  up 
an  institution  of  this  kind  and  then  it 
will  bo  atill  more  charitable.  Now  I 
think  you  might  pass  this  resolution 
just  as  it  is  here,  and  there  vvould  be 
no  objection  to  it.  We  cartaiuly  con- 
sider it  highly  charitabio  to  build  up 
an  institution  of  this  kind  and  have 
some  brother  to  look  after  the  neces- 
sities of  these  people,  not  only  for  the 
poor,  but  for  the  poor  children.  There 
are  many  who  have  no  homes  and 
no  parents  ;  would  it  not  be  charita- 
ble if  we  would  build  a  house  to  bring 
these  children  together  under  the  i 
Jnfluonce   of    the     members    of    eur  I 


church,  perhaps  poor  brethren's  child- 
ren ?  1  hope  therefore,  brethren, that 
you  will  not  say  that  it  will  be  un- 
charitable; you  cannot  cocsifstontly 
say  it.  If  it  is  charitabio,  please  pass 
this  answer  which  says  that  it  will 
be  highly  charitable  in  us  in  doing  so. 

1  presume  that  it  is  right  and 

good  that  we  should  keep  our  poor. 
I  have  been  acquainted  with  brethren 
who,  for  sixty  years,  have  kept  their 
own  poor.  I  have  no  objection  to  the 
people  building  their  own  poor-houses 
and  I  think  it  would  be  right  for  the 
body  of  church  to  do  that  now. 

There  might  be  trouble  in    the 

church.  Some  might  be  for  it  some 
against  it ;  wo  ought  not  to  go  on  un- 
less the  church  is  unanimously  agreed. 

The  church  could    not    oppose 

a  question  of  thai  kind  unless  it  would 
be  unjust.  If  we  care  for  our  poor, 
brethren,  so  it  is  done  by  the  church 
and  in  the  church,  I  cannot  see  any- 
thing wrong  about  it. 

For  my  own  part,  brethren,  I 

think  it  well  enough.  I  think  it  will 
be  right  and  just  for  every  church  to 
have  a  house  for  the  poor.  We  have 
got  a  little  house  in  our  church — we 
call  it  the  poor-houso.  I  do  not  know 
whether  that  is  the  proper  name  or 
not ;  it  goes  by  that  name.  I  think 
it  is  right  and  just  and  if  any  church 
having  poor,  would  agree  among 
themselves  to  build  such  an  institu- 
tion aa  that  and  take  good  care  of 
them  and  treat  them  right,  I  would 
be  porfecily  satisfied  for  my  part,  to 
provide  for  the  poor  in  that  way.  I 
do  not  think  the  Annual  Meeting  would 
interfura.  i  would  not ;  and  I  think 
it  ought  to  be  optional  with  the 
church.  We  had  a  little  trial  in  our 
church  in  Indiana  and  also  in  Illinois, 
and  tried  to  provide  for  the  poor  and 
did  not  let  th«ai  suffer.  If  the  breth- 
ren of  Pennsylvania  agree  to  build 
such  an  institution  as  that  and  take 
good  care  of  the  poor,  as  they  ought 
to,  I  have  nothing  to  f^,a,y  to  that ;  I 
do  not  think  the  Annual  Meeting  will 
interfere  with  them. 

The  Savior  says  the  poor  are 

with  you  always,  and  brethren,  I 
think  the  poor  are  too  much  neglect- 
ed, I  think  it  is  a  local  question  and 
that  it  should  stay  at  home  and  let 
each  church  take  care  of  the.  poor, 
and  if  they  are  not  able  to  do  so,  call 
on  the  churches  and  if  they  cannot, 
go  throughout  the  brotherhood.  Let 
each  church  do  as  they  see  proper. 
-^7?77  Thfxt  matter  h»*H  heya   up   iu 


the  Middio  District  of  Indiana  for 
the  last  three  years.  I  think  tivo 
years  ago  we  sent  the  (juory  to  tho 
District  Meeting  to  see  how  they  de- 
cided it  there.  We  left  it  optional 
with  the  churches  to  build  hou.sea  if 
they  see  proper,  but  not  making  it 
obligatory  upon  the  churches  ;  that 
is  tho  best  you  can  do    with    it  now. 

I  do  not  like    the    thought    of 

the  brethren  taking  care  of  the  poor 
to  be  under  the  necessity  of  going  to 
the  legislature  to  get  a  charter  for 
this  institution.  Now  that  is  not 
what  we  are  asking  for,  but  they  are 
asking  for  a  law,  and  I  would  hsvo  a 
fear  that  thoy  might  possiijly  uso  the 
law  in  the  matter  in  a  sense  not  in 
harmony  with  our  views.  Let  each 
church,  as  they  see  lit,  tako  care  of 
thi'ir  own  poor;  if  you  see  fit  to  build 
a  house,  take  care  of  them  that  way, 
and  if  they  are  satisfied,  wc  will  not 
interfere  ;  and  as  for  the  State  libera- 
ting us  from  paying  taxes  to  support 
the  poor  of  the  county,  I  hardly  think 
they  would  grant  that  to  us  as  a  body. 
I  do  know,  however,  that  they  have 
said  to  us  inas'nuch  as  we  take  care  of 
our  ov/n  poor,  if  we  would  come  up 
and  agk  and  have  our  share  of  the 
treasury,  they  perhaps  would  be 
willing  to  deal  so  to  us.  So  far  they 
have  said  on  that  subject.  Now  my 
mind  is  that  a  query  of  this  kind  had 
better  be  left  at  home  and  not  pass 
this  meeting  with  that  feature  in  it. 
I  am  opposed  to  its  passage.  Let  us 
lay  it  down,  and  leave  it  optional 
with  the  churches  to  take  care  of 
their  poor  in  the  way  that  seems  best 
to  them. 

— — If  any  districts  are  not  able  to 
keep  their  own  poor  they  can  apply  to 
an  aijoining  church  for  assistance. 

It  asks  too  much  to  be  relieved 

of  paying  the  county  tax.  How 
many  poor  are  there  in  our  county 
that  belong  to  the  church  ?  If  we 
ask  to  have  the  taxes  that  are  laid  oa 
the  county  taken  from  us,  we  do  not 
help  to  support  those  who  are  not 
members  of  any  church.  We  ask  too 
much  ;  we  ask  more  than  our  share, 
from  the  fact  that  it  excludes  us  from 
the  whole  poor  tax  when  it  may  not 
be  in  proportion  to  the  poor  that  we 
have  in  our  church  as  members. 

1  propose  an  answer  which    I 

wish  to  have  read. 

Clerk  read  the  answer  as  follows  : 
Referred  back  as  a  matter  puryly  of  a 
local  character. 

Passed. 


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OEEISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB, 


VIRGINIA. 


Q.  Cf»n  B  in?mber,  who  has  boon  improp- 
erly deelt  with  by  the  contvicatatiou,  appeal 
fO!  rclii;!  to  District  Meciiug  i 

A.  Consiilsred  by  this  meetiug  that  8C- 
coiv^in:;  to  the  priuciples  contaiui'd  iu  tho 
the  (lijcisiaub  of  A.  M.,  IS'jO,  that  they  may 
peiitiou  district  Meeting,  wLich  will  dlsposo 
of  the  cafc  accordiua;  to  its  jud«:uieiu,  based 
upou  its  meritp.  Eocyciopcdia,  paires  S'J 
aud  80. 

Wbat  I  ha^e  boen  contend- 
ing for  a  Quiuber  of  years  ia,  tbat  wo 
have  no  right  to  appoa!  to  our  Dis- 
trict Meeting.  According  to  a  regu- 
lolion  adopted  iu  ISOfi  we  have  uo 
8uoh  Tif^ht  now  to  appeal  to  tlo  An- 
nual Meeting.  If  it  is  pructicablo  or 
proper,  I  would  bo  for  giving  them  a 
riptit  to  appeal  to  Distri';t  or  Annual 
Meeting. 

The  Minutes  of  18t;6  wore  read  in 
response  tu  n  call  from  Brother 
Hertzier. 

I  do  not  like  aucb'  a   query  iis 

that  to  go  on  tho  Minutes,     it  ij  tot 


bscl;  to  the  lower  court  and  there 
have  the  matter  adjusted.  Somotiraea 
it  goes  to  the  Yearly  Moetiiig  and 
tbfit  meeting  says  that  the  decision 
shall  bo  final.  If  you  grant  this  an- 
swer, he  will  have  the  privilege  of  go- 
ing from  the  Anunril  Meetiug  to  the 
District  Meeting,  then  you  go  from 
the  higher  court  to  the  lower  one. 

Now  the  church  has  luid  dov;n  a 
rulo  by  which  to  deal  v/ith  other 
members  ;  Sr-gt,  the  church,  and  if  ho 
cannot  get  satisfaction  there,  then  ho 
will  go  to  tho  Annual  Meeting  with  a 
petition,  and  if  bo  cannot  get  hie  mat- 
tor  corrected,  then  come  up  individu- 
ally and  present  tho  matter  and  have 
a  hearing 

Members  are  hardly  ever  sat- 
isfied.    Tbey  will   try  every    way  to 
I  get  justified.     Now  wo  think  we  have 
I  a  good  rule.     1  think    that  if  a  mem- 
I  ber  ha3  been  expelled  frt)m  tho  church, 
j  the  church    did    him    injustice  proba- 
stated  right.     If  the  query  would  say    biy,  when  he  claims  that  ho  bad  not 
that  they  claim  that  tbey  arc  wrongly  i  justice  done  him,    let  him  call    on  tho 
dealt  with,  that  will  do.     That  query  j  elders  of  that    District,     if  they   do 
I  would  say,  should  be   tabled  ;  that    not  do  him  Justice,  thou  let   him  ap- 
is my  impression.     It  is  not   written  !  pea! 
right  ,  "claim    to   bs  wrongly   dealt        Tabled 
with''  will  do  ;  but  you  cannot    alter 
it  because  it  is  gotten  up  eo. 

Tho  brethren,  long    ago,  have 

opened  a  way  by  which  all  s;]ch  can 
have  access  to  the  District  Meeting 
if  tbey  adopt  the  proper  cour.se,  aud 
why  not  leave  it  stand  as  it  is  ? 

1  think  u  little   information  is 

wanted  by  our  brethren  ;  tbey  do  not 
have  exactly  the  privilege  of  running 
a  request  into  District  Meetir;g.  The 
object  of  this  is  to  make  tho  first  ap- 
plication to  the  District  Meeting  iu 
order  to  settle  the  matter  there  and 
it  was  considered  justifiable  to  con- 
sider it  iu  District  Meetiug. 

i  believe  that  the  proper  course  for 
U3  to  pursue  is,  for  all  of  Ud  to  press  i  1  would  be  yoked  with  it,  I  sun  not 
forward  when  we  see  we  are  right,  [sure  but  what  it  migijt  lead  me  like 
It  is  not  be.'R  for  us  to  go  hack  when  I  oxen  yoked  together  somctiuies.  I 
we  liavo  once  Rtarfcd  forward.  Mow  i  don't  want  to  be  yoked  with  it  for 
we  deal  with  membertj  in  different  I  God  has  not  pointed  h  out;  thcre- 
waye.  First,  by  the  church  council  j  foic  1  am  uijt  willing  to  pass  that, 
— the  iadividual  church  Then,  if  i  though  it  may  be  a  good  association, 
satisfaction  Is  uot  obtained,  the  Year- 1  I'ouco  is  a  good  thiug,  and  wo  have 
ly  Meeting  directs  that  v/c  iihall  hand  f  all  the  good  there  ia  iu  peace  in  the 
111     mo  leuorB,    and  if  it    cauuot    be    gospel. 

properly  adjusted  then,  and  if  the  We  have  all  the  peace  there  is  in 
member  still  claims  that  he  is  wrong-  i  Qod's  word,  and  all  tho  good  there 
ly  dealt  with,  their  privilege  is  to  go  (  can  bo  in  it,  wo  have  hero, 
to  Annual  Meeting  and  there  be  dealt  I  — —  I  want  this  suliject  treated 
with  again.  Now  suppose  he  is  dealt  |  with  reverence  aud  with  very  high 
v/itb  by  tho  Auuuul  Meeting  and  is  |  respect  to  tho  Friendo  named  in  the 
BtiU  Uot  Haiitilied      Then   lot   him  go  '  article.     I  do  uot  like    that    Idea   of 


Q  Will  this  District  Meeting  aol:  the  Au- 
uual  Mealing  to  adopt  suitable  ineasures  to 
enable  the  cliurcli  to  co-operate  uciually 
v/ilh  the  fea'ie  Acsofiation  of  Ameilca  { 

A.  This  District  Meetiug  advises  the  Au- 
cuqI  Mueiinij  to  appoint  a  comialtte;  to  V.iU 
the  dt>aon)ination  o<  Friends  what  way  be 
necessary  to  enable  us  to  co-operate  with 
them  iu  their  noble  efrorts  to  i'st:ibiish  uni- 
versal peace  among  the  nations  of  the 
earth. 

We    shall    uot    be  unequally 

yoked  together  with  unbelievers  ;  wo 
want  nothing  to  do  with  them. 

If  God  had  pointed  out  in  tho 

gospel  tho  peace   association    that   is 

spoken  of,  1  would  be  for  goiug    into 

jit.     If  God  has  not   {)oiate<i    it   out  1 

do  not  want  to  be  yoked    with  it.     If 


throwing  that  under  tho   table.     The 
Friends  are  very  much  engaged  in  the 
promotion  of  the  cause    ot  poace.     It 
is  one  of  the  charactcrisiics    of  our 
brotherhood,  and  I    would   like   that 
the  Friends  and  we  should    carry    it 
out,  not  only  in  our  opposition  to  the 
bloody  wars    between    nations,    but 
bringing  it  down  in  all   our   relations 
and  intcrcourso    with    one    another. 
As  the  friends  are  particularly    inter- 
ested in  it,  they  have   made   proponi- 
tioas  through  their  peace   pcrodicaln. 
These  periodicals  have    come    before 
tho  brethren  and  some  of  tho   breth- 
ren have  adopted  this  and  brought  it 
hero  that  we   might  co-operate   with 
the  Friends.     Now,  I    want  to   esy 
this     is     one    of    tho      peculiarties 
of  our  brotherhood  and    I    rejoice    to 
think  of  the  noble  record  our  brother- 
hood has  fiiada  iu  regard    to  the  re- 
bellion, how    nobly  and  consistently 
wo  sustained  our  grouadson  that  oc- 
cafiion  ;  but  we    should    remind    the 
Friends  that  ^e  are  peculiar  in  those 
principles  of  peaco, — peculiar   to   us 
as  a  principle  of  the  gospel  aud  it    is 
a  principle  of  our  church  and    we   do 
uot  approve  of  going  out  of    the    or- 
ganization of  the     christian    church, 
or   of    dividing    our   influence.     We 
want  all  our  influence   confined   and 
brought    to    bear    upon    the    vi'orld 
through  the  church  of  Christ,     Heav- 
en's own  organization;    hence    those 
in.o.titutions  and  organizations  of  men 
that  are  often    held  up    as  they  are, 
and  we  can  say    that    we    have   all 
those  priuciples    in    the    church    of 
Christ,  and  we  want   to   concentrate 
our  moral  power  there   and   through 
the  church  bring  the   influence   upon 
the  v/orld:  that  is  the  manner  wc  pro- 
ceed, and  the  Friends  when  they  un- 
derritaud  that  wo    do  uot   accept    of 
the  p»'opo>3ilion,  will  undorstaad  it   Is 
because  it  ia  not  our  way   of  promo- 
tirg  the  cause    of    peace,    but   it    is 
through  the  church. 

The  got^pel  of  the  Lord  Jesus 


Christ  teacbc.=<  poace  ;  wo  are  preach- 
ing peucfi  aud  as  a  churi-'h  wc  hold 
the  doctriue  I  do  not  fco  any  u>-e 
in  uuiiiug  with  others  on  tho  subjv;ct. 
Lei  us  attend  to  ihe  ufi'airs  of  the 
church  aud  do  our  duty  faithfully  in 
carrying  out  tho  doctriue  of  peace, 
and  stand  as  wo  have  ever  stood. 

1  do  not  suppose  brethren,  that 

we  will  bo  able  as  a  body  to  take  any 
action  In  this  matter,  but  inasmuch 
aa  I  have  beec  In  the  habit  of  preach- 
ing the  peace  doctrine  very  strongly, 


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aud  coDBider  it  is  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  clenieuta  in  the  eliristiaii  re- 
iii^icn  ;  it  is  one  of  the  peculiaritios 
of  our  cLorch  tbat  haa  held  us  up  as 
a  !i.->ht  in  the  woiid,  aud  i  glory  in 
the  as^uraaco  that  1  have  in  luy  soul, 
that  llie  itiiluonco  of  pc^ce  now  being 
exerted  over  tho  world  !;as  had  a 
Btiuitiluft  through  tho  doctrine  that 
has  been  preached  by  our  dear  breth- 
nu)  from  the  very  beginning  of  cur 
exislcuee  in  the  country.  It  bas 
reached  almost  every  nerve  of  the 
juihiic  mind,  and  political  powers 
have  been  compelled  to  stoop  down 
to  this  great  doctrine  of  peacv) 

Ab  it  appears  to  l>o  that  we  as  a 
body  can  gel  a  hold  of  any  of  these 
groat  nerves  of  the  public  inflno'ice,  I 
I'.avo  the  hope  that  os  an  organization 
and  as  a  cimroh  that  we  will  be  able 
ro  lake  hold  of  these  great  measures. 
Pn'.i  thank  God,  we  do  have  tho  priv- 
ilcgo  as  individual  memberfi  to  tnke 
hold  of  them  every  where  and  push 
along  the  great  caupo  of  our  blessed 
Master.  Now  if  yon  wont  do  it  as 
a  !>ody  wo  pray  you  as  individuals  to 
fif.'lp  the  great  cause  along-  therefore, 
I  would  pr(<])0f=e  something  of  this  j 
kind  :  Our  church  iisclf  being  a  peace  j 
association,  we  need  not  co-operate 
with  the  Friends  as  a  body,  but  may 
as  individuals  give  our  influence  in 
favor  of  peace. 

Now  I  ask  that  something  of  that 
kind  be  received  instead  of  tabling  it, 
and  it  should  bo  thrown  out  that  we 
are  not  living  up  to  the  peace  princi- 
ples we  have  been  preaching. 

— — I  think  the  brethren  ail  know 
well  we  hold   the   doctrine   of 


iclratjt  Uic  «anic  and  make  (»&ti:ifftctory  nc- 
knowledgnicr.Ls  to  tliem. 

A,  We  thiuU  biothor  Baylor  has  erred  In 
Ilia  i-epioachful  lemarko  about  tho  sulfcriiij,' 
raombera  cfllK!  west  and  thisk  ,he  should 
malce  a  iH'.bli;;  retraction  of  tbo  some  wilh 
an  apology 

1  think  ho  has  gricveouuly  of- 
fended and  that  he  has  in  an  article 
ho  wroto  made  an  acknowledgment 
that  ha  did  wrong ;  tbat  bo  acted 
from  improper  iaformatiou. 

1  am    the   v.'estern    man    who 

helped  to  reply  to  the  article  and  at 
that  tjnio,  I  believe  he  referred  to 
that  article  and  he  said  that  ho  did 
not  blame  the  brethren  taking  the 
view  of  it  they  did  and  asked  them 
to  forgive  tho  wrong  ho  had  done 
them  and  the  District  Meeting  was 
perfectly  satisfied  to  take  what  he 
gave  as  if  it  was  done  in  a  church 
capacity.  Wo  replied  to  the  article 
and  forgave  him  and  he  wrote  again 
aud  said  that  be  bad  meant  it  all  well 
and  that  the  western  brethren  rather 
niisuuderstood  his  design  and  inten- 
tion in  taking  the  view  of  it  they  did, 
he  did  not  blame  them  for  takiu'.^  itno 
hard  and  askod  them  to  iorgive  him 
the  Vv-Toug  he  had  done  them,  and  we 
all  agreed  to  do  that. 

1  think  that  as  brother  Saylyr 

io  not  hero  himself  it   might  be   well 


eu<jugh  to  table  this,  for  tho  brother 
says  that  he  has  paid  the  money  over. 
if  he  has  made  a  proper  retraction  he 
should  be  exonerated,  but  1  do  not 
think  a  man  should  be  able  to  buy 
himself  clear. 

Actions    speak     louder     than 

words,  and  he  is  now  convinced  that 
they   wore   needy   and   ho  has   sent 
psuce.  i  them  help  and  why  not  drop  it. 

-1  am  here  to  represent  half  of 


Wo  should  let  our  light  shine    before 

the  world.  (The  brother  was  called  I  Kansas  and  half  of  Nebraska;  ws 
to  order,  having  spoken  once  before  had  a  query  up  at  the  church  meeting 
on  that  qucfjtiou.)  to  have  brother  Sayler  make   his  ac- 

-There   was   something   before    knowiedgments  for  what  he  has  done, 

but  when  we,  in  the  west,  saw  his 
reply  in  the  Ccmpanion,  wo  were 
satisfied  with  it  and  asked  no  n)ore  of 
him.  I  do  not  know  where  he  sent 
his  money,  but  hope  be  3eut  it  to  Bome 
one  in  need  of  it. 

It  occurs  to  mo   that  brother 


us  last  year  Bimilar  to  this  ;  I  cannot 
tell  whether  it  went  on  the  table  or 
on  the  minutes, 

The  question  and  answer  were  read 
by  the  cierk  as  follows  ; 

Will  tbia    District    Meeting    ask    Annual 
Mccliii}:;  to  adopt  suitable  measures  to   ena- 
ble tbe  church  to  oo-opcrato  actively  with  j  Sayler  has  been  punished  enouL'h  and 
the  Peace  Asfociation  of  America  ?  i        •'  ^ 


A.  Our  eiiurch  itself  beit!i<  a  peace  asso- 
cialion,  we  need  not  co-operate  with  others 
as  ft  body,  but  may  aa  individuals  tjive  our 
luflntnco  id  favor  of  peace. 

PasEcd- 

Q.  Aii  brother  D.  P.  Sayler,  of  Ma;-ylar.d, 
haa  very  t^iavely  oirended  the  church  by  h;.3 
i'harg(c-  a^airiEt  llie  br'itb.ren  of  the  west 
who  are  fiuplicating  ths  church  for  aid,  we 
asic  that  tho  Ar.uual  Meeting  require  Uim  to 


entirely  too  much,  and  if  there  is  any 
acknowlcdgmeut  to  bo  made,  there 
are  other  parties  ought  to  make  it 
too ;  we  have  letters  in  our  posses- 
sion that  would  require  an  apology, 
60  that  tho  best  thing  we  could  do, 
after  the  ackuowledgaient  which  he 
baa  Kiade,  weuid  be  to  table  it. 


Tabled. 

Q.  Whereas,  there  are  many  committees 
called  for  every  year,  woulil  it  not  be  advis- 
able for  the  Staudiug  Committee  of  the  An- 
nual Meeting  to  be  careful  aiiri  not  to  select 
too  many  from  their  own  body  as  it  may  ap- 
pear to  some  an  thoui^h  they  would  like  to 
do  III!  the  business  ? 

A.  We  tho  Comrailtce  advise  br  fan! 
snyf,  not  prcfcrrinc;  one  before  another,  do- 
ing nothing  by  paitisiily. 

What  gave  rise  to   tbo   query 

is  that  the  brethren  decided  that  a 
few  brethren  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee do  all  the  business,  it  should 
road  District  Meeting  iustoad  of  Com- 
mittee. 

Do  you   take  on    yoiirholf  the 

responsibility  of  correcting  that  l 

1  do. 

1  would  like  to  know  when    it 

says,  "not  to  send  too  many."  how 
you  arc  to  find  out,  or  v/ho  is  tojudge 
of  what  is  too  many ;  there  is  aomc- 
thing  so  indefinite  there.  Now  if  it 
should  say  to  send  none  of  their  own 
body,  or  not  nend  half  of  them,  but 
it  says  not  too  many  ;  now  1  would 
like  to  know  what  that  means. 

— — It  was  not  to  appoint  0.11  the 
commiitecs  out  of  the  Standing  Uom- 
miuee. 

— — Yes  we  often  talk  about  that 
and  try  to  have  as  many  outside  us 
poBsiblc  on  that  aeccunt. 

. That  one  question  that  is  ask- 
ed, the  brethren  would  understaad  on 
tho  reading  of  the  query.  Wo  in 
Virginia  have  a  special  committee  as 
you  u&cd  to  have  at  Annua!  M'3etin:,% 
and  tbat  special  committee  fcrmod 
tbat  answer  and  wc  left  it  so. 

Passed. 

Eiias  Auyii,  ircm  VVeslern  \'irginia  pre- 
sentcd  the  followinij  :  The  church  of  Liii- 
ville  Uroek  askod  of  our  district  to  p^'tition 
the  Annual  Meclin^r  to  change  tho  niinc  of 
ourdislricf,  from  th'.^  3rd  district  of  Virgiuia 
to  the  district  of  West  Virginia  that  tho 
publicaiiou  of  business  matter?  may  be  un- 
derstood without  mistake. 

■\.     (-)  anted  by  the  District  .Meeting. 

Sanctioned. 

il.  Will  not  this  District  Meeting  rclltion 
AuLual  Meeting  to  modify  orehangoa  small 
portion  of  the  arewers  to  iiuery  8  of  tiio 
Annual  Meeting  of  1874  where  it  says,  you 
have  no  authority  to  go  into  ad  acknowledg- 
ed territory  of  any  organized  church  to 
make  appointments  for  preaching  unlesr. 
called  by  the  elders  or  council  of  said 
church  i 

A.  It  is  an  asHumpiiou  of  authority  for 
an  ordained  elder  to  do  so,  and  liuiit  them 
for  the  fSavior  says,  "Uo  ye  into  all  tho 
v/orld  and  preach  the  gospel  to  cv  jry  creat- 
ure." Mark  VA  :  15. 

Wc  want  to  inquire  tho  cause 

oi-thia  petition  coming  here,  whether 
trouble  has  grown  out  of  tho  answer 
or  statecients  oa    the    miuutea  ?  Wo 


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would  iiko  for  au  explanutiou  of  tbis 
mailer.  1  do  not  kuow  bo-.v  you  will 
properly  call  it;  has  tlie  Ibiug,  as  it 
Btauds  done  barm,  that  there  should 
be  a  change  made  at  this  meeting? 
That  is  what  I  ask  for  now,  lias  any 
barm  grown  out  of  the  way  it  Rtauds 
on  the  minutes,  that  has  caused  con- 
fusion and  disorder  in  any  of  the 
churches  ?  Does  any  broiber  know 
that  the  working  of  it  has  been  to 
produce  anythini?  bad  ?  If  they  do 
wo  hope  they  will  say  so,  but  if  noth- 
ing hart,  I  propose  we  lot  it  Htand  as 
it  is  until  souiothing  does  grow  out 
of  it  that  does  harm. 

1  think  the  way  that  it  passed 

the  meeting,  the  charge  to  ministers 
in  the  second  degree  was  not  read  to- 
day as  it  pansed.  It  was  not  brought 
here  on  accoaut  of  any  harm  or  inju- 
ry that  it  has  done,  but  it  looked  as 
though  it  might  do  sonm. 

— —I  know  something,  brethren, 
that  has  a  chance  of  making  some 
confusion.  I  know  something  of  that 
nature  where  the  Gospel  has  been 
preached  by  tho  brethren  for  two 
weeks  or  for  four  week3  and  I  Gi'e  no 
propriety  for  bishops  of  adjoining  dis- 
tricts to  coa;o  in  and  make  appoint- 
ments. If  ihey  go  out  in  a  territory 
whore  the  brethren  do  not  preach  I 
do  not  think  they  will  have  any  ob- 
jections. 


-Our  rule  is,  ask  God.  If  I 
was  going  to  another  arm  of  the 
church  I  would  send  word  and  would 
want  the  brothrou  to  know  it. 

called  for  the    reading   of  the 

minutes. 

Clerk  reads  from  the  charge  given 
to  the  brethren  in  tho  second  degree 
*  *  *  "you  have  no  authority  to 
to  go  into  au  organized  territory  and 
make  appointments  for  preaching;  it 
is  an  a.'^sumptiou  of  authority  for  au 
ordained  elder  to  do  so;  but  let  it  be 
understood  that  while  the  church  in- 
vestH  you  with  those  rights  and  priv- 
ileges, she  still  holds  you  to  the  apos- 
tolic injunction, — ye  younger  Bubmint 
yourselves  unto  the  elder. 

Since  I  understand  the   (juery 

I  am  entirely  in  favor  of  it. 

Answer.  We  know  of  no  rcnson  why  we 
AliouIJ  make  any  cha:it,'e,  cud  therefore 
make  none. 

I'aBsed. 

N.  E.  DISTRICT  OF  OHIO. 

Q.  Why  is  it  the  custom  of  tlie  brethren 
to  liolfl  their  chureli  eouncil  mtetinj^  pri- 
vately, wliile  they  h(  Id  llieir  Distrlet  nud 
Annual  Meetings  puhliely? 

A.  IJeeause  the  home  conn  oils  are  of  a 
pilvate   character,   nceordluf^    to    Maltliew 


sviii.  15,  while  the  business  of  the  Ui^triet 
and  Annual  Meetings  arc  of  a  qjeaeral  char- 
actor. 

Some  of  the  brethren  thought 

that  our  brethren  were  acting  incon- 
sistently having  a  council  meeting  r.t 
home,  in  private,  and  then  the  weigh- 
tier matters  were  transacted  in  public; 
that  is  the  reason  that  this  query 
cau'.e  up,  and  the  answer  you  have 
heard,  now  that  is  all  I  have  to  say 
for  the  present. 

1  would  ask  another  quef<tio« 

for  information.  In  our  District 
meeting  wo  hold  it  as  our  private 
meeting  at  homo;  we  do  not  allow 
others  tiiau  members  to  Ijo  present. 
I  have  often  wondered  why  wo  were 
so  p.'irticular.  I  remember  of  one 
case  when  we  gave  way  to  a  funeral, 
when  there  came  up  a  rain,  and  we 
allowed  the  persons  to  take  a  shelter 
in  the  building  with  us,  but  stopped 
our  business  while  they  were  present. 

What  is  meant  by  private  and 

general  character  ;  what  is  embraced 
in  that  ?  The  idea  is  iudeliuito  to 
mo. 

When    a    member   trespasses 

againfct  another  we  know  what  is  the 
rule,  Matthew  viii.,  and  ought  to  set- 
tle it  between  each  other,  and  if  they 
cannot  succeed,  they  have  to  take  one 
or  two  with  them  and  try  it  aguin, 
and  then  if  they  cannot  succeed 
to  tell  it  to  the  church,  then  tho 
church  investigates  the  matter  iM-d 
invites  the  parties  to  appear  and  they 
are  investigated  there,  and  they  are 
decided  according  to  the  word  of  God. 
Now  hero  is  the  difference:  no  one 
is  exposed  here  at  all;  there  is  no 
name  given  that  I  have  heard  yet; 
therefore  it  is  a  difl'erence  between  our 
business  transacted  at  home  and  the 
business  of  this  meeting;  there  is  no 
one  exposed  here,  and  no  names  men- 
tioned, except  the  speakers  them- 
selves. 

What  I   have  reference  to  is 

this:  we  hold  our  council  meeting  at 
home  privately,  that  is,  the  brethren 
of  a  certain  church  or  churches  have 
their  councils;  the.se  are  held  private- 
ly; no  wordly  persons  are  admitted. 
Here  wo  have  a  meetii3g  of  a  gener- 
al character.  Now  if  wo  disallow 
those  of  the  world  to  attend  in  those 
council  meetings  at  home,  why  should 
we  allow  them  to  attend  here? 

You    know     wo   do    not   try 

members  hero  for  their  conduct ;  we 
como  hero  for  advice  on  mattora  re- 
lating to  the  church,  but   when  we 


come  to  try  mcmbor.s  for  disobedience, 
there  is  an  opportunity  for  that.    We 
only     come    here    fur     advice    aud 
counsel. 
Passed. 

N.  W.  Ohio  reported  through  Bro. 
Browcr  that  thoy  have  done  all  their 
own  businetS  and  there  was  no  (jiio- 
ry  from  that  district. 

S.   W.  Ohio. 

(J.  Inssniueh  h»  Annual  Meotini^  lia.s  de- 
cided that  it  in  ineousisteiil  for  brethren  to 
preach  tliBt  W;ll  notcouforin  to  the  orderof 
the  church,  ar.;  uo'  llic  elders  netjleciinir  a 
duly  id  '^ulfL'riiip  such  to  go  on  »r,d  tlroui^h 
their  inllu'-ncc  people  tret  churches  out  of 
order  7  And  vrUilo  Annual  Mectiiig  has  eli-o 
detidcd  that  it  ii<  the  duly  of  adjoining  old- 
erB  to  set  such  churches  »iid  miulelors  in 
Ordet:  will  not  this  District  Mcetiu^'•  and 
Annual  Meetlna;  arg;e  the  brethren  lo  eee, 
that  the  jf^hcral  order  of  the  brethren  ifl 
more  fully  carried  out? 

A.  Ths  Southern  District  of  Ohio  u'lrca 
the  elders  to  do  eo,  aud  the  Annual  MeeliUij 
does  the  suuie. 

l'Rl^ed. 

Q  How  1r  It  considered  for  District  Meot- 
iuj;s  to  put)lifili  their  proceedings,  when  tho 
Aii'iual  MeelluK  •"  "^'''^  ha»  distiuctly  de- 
cided that  it  shiU  not  Ije  done  ? 

A.  The  Di-itricl  MoetiugSiihai;  notpublifh 
th*ir  piocecdiuj;8. 

Does  it  imply  the  idea  that  wo 

are  not  to  print  them  for  ourselves  or 
for  our  periodicals  ? 

You  have   the   right   to   print 

them  for  your  own  use  ;  not  to  pub- 
lish them  to  send  them  abroad. 

Tlie  clerk  reads  the  minutes  us 
follows : 

We  recommend  that  each  state  form 
itself  into  convunient  District  Meet- 
ings ;  thoao  tneotings  may  be  forntcd 
by  one  or  two  representatives  fiom 
each  organized  church,  and  wo  recom- 
mend that  each  church  be  represented 
in  the  District  Meeting,  either  by 
reprcsentalives  or  by  letter.  We 
think  it  best  to  hold  these  ivoetings 
in  simplicity  and  as  much  like  the 
common  council  meeting  as  po3si!)le; 
the  record  of  the  District  Meeting 
may  be  k(-pt  but  not  published. 

The  following  answer  was  read  by 
the  clerk. 

The  District  Meetings  shall  not  puhlisli 
their  proceedings. 

1  have   a   little  something   to 

say  on  tliat  subject  to  give  a  little  ac- 
count of  our  proceedings  iu  Southern 
Illinois.  When  I  first  moved  into 
that  district,  the  first  meeting  that  I 
was  at,  we  kept  minutes  of  the  pro- 
ceedings, and  made  a  record  of  it,  but 
there  were  many  churches,  lind  e:ich 
one  wanted  a  copy  of  that  record  to 
refer  to,  and  as  I  wa.s  appointed  clerk 
that  year,  it  was   quite   'in  arduous 


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task  to  write  so  maay  copies  as  the 
ditlerent  house-keepors  seemed  to 
want.  Then  it  was  a  qaestion  of  Iho 
District  Meeting  whether  we  could 
not  bftve  a  printed  copy  of  the  pro- 
ccodinps  for  our  own  use  that  each 
eldor  and  housekeeper  couki  liave  a 
copy  for  reference  whenever  he  saw 
proper.  That  is  the  way  we  proceed- 
ed last  year  ;  there  \va3  a  proposiliou 
made  that  a  copy  should  bo  printiid 
for  every  family  of  the  brotherhood  ; 
BO  wo  have  proceeded,  but  there  was 
advantage  tukoa  of  that.  While  we 
have  sent  copies  to  the  churches,  they 
have  distributed  them  out  openly. 
Tlicy  were  intended  for  the  brother- 
hood and  nothing  else.  It  was  for 
the  purpose  of  koeping  the  record  so 
tiiat  each  one  could  keep  that  record 
in  his  house. 

There  is  no    use  brethren    for 

ns  to  try  to  perform  irapossibilities 
hero;  certain  things  we  can  do  and 
certain  things  we  cannot  do.  Now, 
we  used  to  haveonr  proceedings  pub- 
lished, printed  in  tract  form  ;  it  did 
for  several  years  in  the  Western 
District  of  Pennsylvania,  but  since 
we  have  had  one  of  our  poriodic'ils  in 
our  district  and  ss  nearly  everybody 
takes  ihe  priper,  we  decidr-d  in  our 
District  Meeting  for  ourselves,  that 
the  proceedings  of  the  meeting  pub- 
lished iu  the  Conpanion  would  an- 
swer our  purpose.  That  was  papsed 
by  the  District  Meeting,  and  I  would 
like  to  know  how  you  can  interfere 
with  it.  We  did  it  for  ourselves,  it 
is  purely  a  local  matter  ;  it  concerus 
us  alone  as  a  district;  therefore  I 
propose  that  we  refer  it  back  as  a 
matter  to  be  decided  by  each  district 
for  itself. 

The    same    proposition      v,'a3 

made  at  our  District  Meeting  to  have 
ours  published  and  we  refused  to  do 
it  because  wo  thought  it  was  a  viola- 
tion of  the  Annual  Meeting. 

If  I  understand  correctly,  this 

thing  of  publishing  the  proceedings 
of  our  District  Meetings  is  due  to  the 
fact  that  it  was  done  at  home  and  not 
r)y  authority  of  the  Annual  Meeting, 
and  hence  it  conflicts  with  the  decision 
made  by  Annual  Meeting. 

Why  do   we    spend   so    much 

money  and  time  when  wo  print  the 
minutes  of  our  Annua!  Meeting  for 
the  «.«e  of  the  brethren,  and  why  not 
print  minutes  of  the  District  Meetiug 
fur  the  use  of  the  district  ? 

I  would    like   it   very    well    if    we 
would  make  a  slight  auiendmeut   for 


one  district,  if  they  think  proper  to 
p.'-int  it  for  their  own  convenience  ; 
we  print  ours  to  save  money  and  time 
and  that  is  the  reason  w^hy  we  can 
print  them  for  about  one-fourth  of  v,ihat 
v/e  can  write  them  for. 

i  would  like  to  know,  brethren 

if  we  have  an  order  amongst  us,  and 
why  the  cause  that  it  is  not  regarded, 
why  there  are  different  forms  and 
vvays  of  holding  our  District  Meeting, 
and  Annua!  Meetings. 

The  reason  why    we    claim    it 

better  to  have  them  printed  in  our 
district,  we  can  see  here  that  the 
throng  is  too  great,  and  when  the 
members  at  home  can  have  the  privi- 
lege of  having  them  in  their  houses 
and  having  them  printed,  they  can 
read  them  ;  it  leaves  the  throng  at 
home ;  it  don't  interfere  with  the 
Southern  District  ot  Illinois,  they  do 
not  send  here  to  Ohio,  and  Pennsyl- 
vania, if  it  is  done  it  is  done  outside 
of  our  intention 

This  is  not  the  proper  way    to 

do  business.  There  stand  the  min- 
utes of  Annual  Meeting.  If  you  wish 
to  have  it  done  away,  come  up  and 
ask  for  the  whole  to  be  set  aside,  then 
get  a  grant  for  it,  then  you  can  have 
it  in  order. 

Wo  have    always    understood 

that  in  keeping  a  record  the  districts 
were  allowed  each  to  have  a  record 
of  the  minutes  of  the  District  Meeting. 
If  we  have  misunderstood  that,  we 
would  like  to  have  it  better.  Weli 
then,  if  the  churches  are  allowed  to 
have  a  copy  written  we  cannot  see  the 
dilTerence,  or  where  it  is  more  objec- 
tionable when  printed  than  when 
written.  They  publish  our  common 
matters  simply  verbally ;  we  may 
publish  them  by  writing  or  printing. 
I  cannot  appreciate  the  difference. 

Brethren,  it  is  our  understand- 
ing that  we  have  a  right  to  keep  a 
record  of  our  meetings.  Now  where 
is  the  difference,  to  write  out  the 
record,  or  to  print  it,  if  there  is  a  dif- 
ference, brethren  show  it  and  we  will 
do  lietter. 

— —  It  seems  to  rac  the  question  of 
printing  is  not  before  the  meeting, 
now  it  is  the  publishing  of  it. 

Our  district,  eajoined  upon  me 

as  their  secretary,  aud  passed  a  min- 
ute  to    write    each    one   of  thoni   a 

sit 
I 

would  say  annul  that  part  of  the 
gener.'i,!  principle,  and  give  tbsm 
liberty. 


copy.     Why  it  is  a   big   task    to 
down  and  write  to    all    of    them. 


Was  it  the    understanding   of 

the  meeting  when  that  decision  was 
passed  that  the  record  should  simply 
bo  copied  and  the  churches  not  have 
it,  was  that  the  understanding? 

My  understanding    was    that 

the  record  should  be  kept  within  th.o 
hounds  of  the  church,  and  if  any  one 
wished  information  they  could  go  to 
that  and  get  the  inform aiiou  that 
they  desire. 

It  is  an  arduous  task  to  write 

all  these.  I  have  furnisb-od  a  num- 
ber of  brethren  copies  of  them. 

1   remember    very    distinctly 

the  discussion  when  that  was  passed, 
and  the  argument  was,  keep  it  in 
your  own  districts,  and  it  was  under- 
stood that  the  publishing  of  it  was 
to  send  it  out  into  other  districts.  I 
always  understood  it  so. 

The  answer  was  called  for,  aud  it 
was  read  as  follows  ; 

Q.  How  is  it  conniciered  for  District 
Meeting.s  to  publisti  ttioir  procecdiiipr'i,  when 
the  Anuii.'jl  Mecliue:  in  180C  lias  distinctly 
decided  that  it  sliali  not  be  done? 

A.  The  District  shall  not  publish  their 
procoediugs. 

The  answer    is    in  harmony 

with  the  deei.?!ou  made  by  the  An- 
nual Meeting,  so  that  it  is  correct 
and  [  say  pass  it. 

I  rise  in  favor   of    tai)ling    it 

from  the  fact,  that  wo  have  some- 
thing in  that  already  in  the  plan  of 
the  Annual  Meeting  and  iu  the  Dis- 
trict Meeting,  hut  that  being  inopera- 
tive, a  failure  and  inetl'ectnal,  and 
contrary  to  the  wishes  of  the  districts 
as  you  see  that  we  have  about  all 
done  it.  I  would  therefore  allow  it 
to  be  tabled. 

How  can  wo  pos.Bibly  pass  that  an- 
swer contrary  to  our  practice  ?  It 
has  been  very  correctly  said  that  a 
record  is  one  copy.  Now  then  if  you 
go  directly  to  the  minutes,  and  you 
get  only  one  copy,  and  the  publishing 
ofitisa  repetition  of  copies.  Now 
you  have  all  violated  the  spirit  of  this 
meeting  when  you  take  a  transcript. 
Therefore,  it  being  inoperative,  I 
move  to  table  this  question. 

— — While  the  answer  stands,  why 
shall  we  make  another  answer  just 
like  it?  Now  iu  order  to  do  this  busi- 
ness right,  it  must  be  repealed.  If 
you  repeal  that  decision,  then  this 
would  seem  to  come  iu  place.  We 
havo  got  au  answer  and  while  it 
stands,  why  put  another  there  just 
like  it? 

( To  be  Continued  ) 


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OimiSTlAlS   FAMILl'  COMi'ANlOI^  A^'D  GO!>r£L  VlSiTOE. 


SticctcJ  by  PUOBBB  Zooii. 
WUeu  ? 

Ur  arSAR  COOLIDGB. 


If  1  wore  told  ihal  I  must  did  to-morrow, 

That  the  null  8un  [  nnd  soriow 

Which  eiukc  lihon'.d  hoar  me.  paet  all  foar 
For  M)y  one,  L'lirough. 

All  the  tl^ht  (ouKhi,  all  tho  ebon  Jourucy 
Wbal  should  I  do  7 

I  do  nu'.  thiuk  that  I  should  ehrink  or  falter* 

But  just  go  ou, 
Dolug  lay  work.iior  chaug*)  nor  «cck  to  alter 

AugUt  thai  is  gouo  ; 
Bat  rise  and  luove  uud  love   aud    smile   aud 
pray 

Kor  ono  more  day. 

And, lying  down  at  night  for  «  la?t  hlo-opln?, 
Say  in  that  ear  [ingr 

Which  hcarkODs  uvor,  "Lord,  with  thy  kcup- 
How  should  I  fear  I  [ailll 

And,  when  to-morrow  briups  thcc  nearer 
Do  thou  thy  will !" 

I  might  not  Blesp    for    a^vu  ;    but   pcaccfal, 
tender. 
My  Boal  would  lie 
All  the  nljfhl  long  ;  and  whou    tho  morning 
splendor 
Fluehed  o*or  the  »ky, 
I  think  I  could  smile— could  calmly  sny, 
"It  Is  file  day." 

But,  if  a    wondrous    hand,    from    tho   hluo 
yonder, 

field  out  this  Bcroll,  [dor 

On  which  my  life  was  writ,  aud  I  with  won- 

iJuheld  unroll 
To  a  long  century's  end  its  myetic  clew, 

What  should  I  do  1 

What  could  I  do,   oh  !     bleflsed    Guide    r.nd 
Master 

Other  than  this. 
Still  to  go  on  as  now,  not  slower,  fHsler, 

Nor  fear  to  raise 
The  road,  allhou^'h  so  very  long  it  be, 

While  ltd  by  Thao  I 

Stop  after  step,  fcollni;  thee  close  beside  me, 

Althongh  unseen, 
Thioug-h  tliorni,    thioush   Ilowcre,    whi-thc.- 
lheteinix;fit  hidi  thee 

Or  he«v«u'6  *orcDe, 
Asaurcd  thy  falthfulucai'  csnuoi  betray, 

Thy  love  decay. 

X  may  not  know,  my  God,  no    li.ii.d    rcvciil- 
clh 
Thy  counaels  wise  ; 
Alone  tiie  path  a  deepening  &h&dow  sttalfcthj 

No  voice  replies 
To  all  my  'luestioniug   ihoughtp,  tho    time 
to  tell, 
And  It  is  well. 

Let  m'l  keep  on,  abiding  and  unfenrlng 
Thy  will  alwayp, 


Throagh  a  long  century's  ripening  frailion 

Or  a  cho.-t  day's, 
Thou  Ciini>t  not  come  loo  soon  ;    and  I    can 
wal; 

If  thou  come  late. 

IBI    »      <     B"    ■ — - 

For  tbO  COMPAKIOI  AJfl)  ViSiTOB. 

Hodges. 


Tho  discnsBfou  bctweoa  brother  R. 
II.  Miller,  of  Ladoga,  Ind.,  uud  i).  F. 
Hodges,  of  Virginia,  a  minister  ot  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  South 
according  to  arraugeoient,  commeuc- 
ed  on  the  Sth  of  June. 

At  tho  recjueat  of  brother  Miller  to 
accompany  him,  aud  at  the  request  of 
brother  Quinter  to  be  preeent  and  to 
givo  for  publication  somo  account  of 
the  debate,  I  was  ou  hand,  aud  will 
give  tho  readera  of  the  Compajiion 
AND  VisiTOU  such  88  I  havc. 

The  congregation  gathered  In  niaas 
early  ou  the  day  uaruod.  Our  party 
wna  there  in  due  time.  Mr.  Ilodgea 
aud  bis  friends  were  a  little  late  put- 
ting in  their  appearance.  Uo  is  a 
fine  looking  man,  over  medium  sizo, 
of  quit«  dignified  appearr.nco,  and,  by 
a  littl?  effort  of  tho  Jniaginntion, 
would  remind  one  of  Goliath  of  Qath 
bunting  little  David  tho  son  of  Jesse. 
Tho  parties  wore  pretty  bood  intro- 
duced, and  than  commonced  the  ar- 
ranging of  the  preliminaries,  by 
agreeing  on  the  rules  that  should 
govern  discussions,  which  were  tho 
first  six  rules  of  Hodge's  logic.  The 
debate  to  continue  about  three  con- 
SvCutivo  days,  four  half  hour  speeches 
each  day  by  each  of  tho  contestants, 
and  a  closiug  speech  of  fliteea  min- 
utes, and  by  each  choosing  one  Judge 
aud  these  Judges  to  choose  a  Presi- 
dent Moderator,  to  preside  over,  and 
see  that  the  rules  were  reppocted  and 
observed. 

This  work  conaumed  the  fore- 
noon. 

After  a  recess,  the  meeting  was 
called  to  order  at  one  o'clock  P.  M., 
wiiGu,  at  tho  request  ot  tho  Proeidont, 
the  occasion  v^as  improved  by  sing- 
ing, exhortation  and  prayer  by  the 
Brethren,  after  which  we  delivered  a 
short  address,  explaining  the  relation 
between  the  Moderatora.  aud  the  de- 
baters aud  the  congregation,  aud  in- 
troducing brother  Miller  as  tho  aflirm- 
aut  of  the  proposition,  who  then  ad- 
drcswd  the  people  as  follows  : 


Mr.  President,  Jadyea,  brethren, 
b-ibters  and  /riendit  : 

i  am  thankful  for  the  privilege  of 
meeting  with  you  bora  to-day,  and 
for  the  apparent  intereot  maaifoat<jd 
on  your  part. 

The  subject  for  dlBcuseion  is  u  vtry 
ii'iport.-iut  one  ;  so  Jsiuch  so.  \hnt  it 
has  agitated  the  Christian  world  for 
centuries  gone  by. 

The  proposiiion  is,  "Wc  am  willing 
to  aflirm,  and  prove,  thai,  Immnrsiori 
ie  taught  and  proved  in  tho  Scrip- 
tures as  the  only  Christian  bnptiuiu." 
I  nffirm  this  to  bo  true. 

The  important  point  In  this  dis- 
cussion is  the  position  e&ch  of  us  oc- 
cupies. My  brother  aud  myself  ur« 
opponents  upon  tho  qu.isLiou  at  insur; 
not  opponents  in  the  offeuaivo  houho, 
but  as  occupying  opposite  eidea  of  tho 
(lucptiou  at  issue  boiwecn  us. 

iij  friend  will  not  deny  that  im- 
mersion is  Christian  baptism  I  watit 
tho  people  to  nuderritand  that. 

The  issue  is  not  that  imnierRiou  is 
Christian  baptism,  but  thnt  ihero  in 
uo  other  mode.  I  undertake  to  prove 
that  imtncrsiou  is  the  only  uiodo.  If 
he  says  that  there  is  a  plurtiliiy  of 
modss,  then  I  proceed  to  deny,  t 
wish  my  opponent  to   see  tho    ienue. 

Our  first  argument  to  prove  i«i- 
mernion  to  bo  the  only  Christian  bap' 
tiam  taught  ia  the  Gospel,  is  drawu 
from  tho  places  where  it  was  aduiiu- 
Igtercd.  The  argument  ou  this  point 
is  that  It  was  always  admiuisicred 
where  there  was  much  v.ater — an 
abundanct)  of  water  ;  as  iu  Math  3:5,6 
"Then  went  out  to  him  Joiusiiloui 
and  all  Judoa,  aud  all  tho  region 
rouud  about  Jordan,  aud  were  bap- 
tised ot  him  In  Jordan  conft-SKiiig 
their  sins  ;"  aud  Mark  1  5,  "And 
then  went  out  to  him  all  tho  land  of 
Judea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  aud 
wore  all  baptized  of  him  iu  tho  river 
of  Jordan,  confessing  their  sins." 

John  3:23,  "John  also  was  baptiz- 
ing iu  Enon,  near  to  Saliin,  because 
there  was  much  water  there  ;  and  they 
camo  and  were  baptized." 

Ivobinson,  in  his  history  of  baptism 
pagi»&  26,  27,  has  the  following  rc- 
Diurka  upon  tho  passage  in  which  the 
phrase  rmich  irrUer  occurs.  "It  is 
observable  thai  the  Euphrates  at 
Babylon,  Tiber  at  Home,  and  Jordau 
in  Pttlostine,  are  all  described  by  jwl- 
la  hudata ;  Jeremiah  speaks  of  the 
first,  and  addressing  Ijabylou  Baj's, 
"O  thou  that  dwolleth  upon  many 
ivaters  tbineend  is  corao  "  Fc-  Baby- 


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ion  waa  situfttcd  on  vahrd  Jesus  oallorl 
the  river  ;  the  grr-ai  rlvnr  ICiiphnitoa 
— (jeQ.  2f):l«  :  Dcsii.  1:7  ;  Josh  1.4. 
The  Evangpliot  Johu  dcKcribea  li:m\o 
which  wue  built  on  the  Tiber  by  cay- 
iug,  "Tho  ^'toiit  hnrlot,  the  prcit  city 
which  reiguath  over  thp  kiucB  of  Uio 
earth,  siiltt'th  upon  m}^ny  waters.'' — 
Rev,  17,  1:18  E«- kiol  dpscrilxju  Ju- 
dea   and  Jordan    by  sayiug    to    the 

fjriucea  of  Israel,  "Your  mother  ia  a 
iono83  ;  her  whelps  devour  men.  Sho 
was  fruitful  by  reason  of  many  wa- 
ters; an  evident  allusion  to  the  lioua 
that  lay  in  the  thickets  of  JcrdBn. — 
Ezekiol  19.  The  thunder  which  agi- 
tates clouds,  charged  with  flooda  is 
called  the  voice  of  the  Lord  npon 
many  waters,  and  the  attaehrtiont 
which  no  mortilication  can  annihilate, 
ia  a  love  which  many  waters  cannot 
quench,  neither  cua  the  Hoods  drown. 
— i'salm  29:3.  IIov/  it  comes  to  pass 
that  a  mode  uf  speaking  which  on 
every  other  occft.3iou  signifies  much 
should  in  the  case  of  baptism  signify 
littio,  ia  a  question  easy  to  answer. 
The  meaning  of  doubtful  words  is 
best  fixed  by  ascertaining  the  facta 
which  they  were  intended  to  repre- 
sent,"—  Campbell  on  Baptism,  page 
150. 

Oar  second  ergnment  to  prove  im- 
meraion,  is  drawn  from  the  fact  that 
persons  went  into  tlio  water  to  be 
baptized.  ''And  Jesus,  when  he  was 
baptized,  went  straight-way  ap  oat 
of  the  water."— Math,  3:16. 

"And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days 
that  Jesus  came  from  Nazareth  of 
Galilee,  and  was  baptized  of  John  in 
Jordan." — Math,  1:9.  "And  he  com- 
manded the  chariot  to  stand  still,  and 
they  went  down  into  the  water,  both 
Philip  and  the  Euuuob  ;  and  he  bap- 
tized him."— Acts  8:38,  "And  when 
thoy  were  come  up  out  of  the  water, 
the  Spirit  caught  away  Philip,  that 
the  Eanuch  sav/  him  no  more,  aadjhe 
went  on  his  way  rejoicing.'' 

Tho  argument  ia  this  point  is,  that 
thoy  went  down  into,  and  came  up 
out  of,  the  water,  in  order  to  baptize, 
as  proven  by  the  Greek  language  in 
this  connection.  See  Ballion's  Greek 
Grammar.  '-En — in,  with  tho  idea  of 
being  at  rest  and  bsing  contained 
within.  But  ei6  means  into,  motion 
from  without  to  within  ;"  as,  eis  Ital- 
ian, into  Italy.  Katebeaan  eis  to  hu- 
dor,  they  went  down  into  the  water  ; 
and,  anabcsan  ek  to-u  kudaius,  they 
came  up  out  of  tho  water.  Katabaino 
occurs  IVeqnentlj   in  tho  Now  Teatu- 


lueut,  and  means  to  descend,  to  go 
down.  Auabain(j  also  occurs  a  num- 
ber of  times,  and  mean.'*  to  asc?oud,  or 
go  up,  as  in  Matth.  17:27,  "The  first 
fish  that  comcth  up  out  of  the  water." 
ilov.  13:1,  "I  saw  a  boast  riso  up 
out  of  the  sea." 

(Time   expired.) 


FiusT  Repi//. 
My  worthy  brother  takes  tho  ailir- 
m»tive  side  of  this  question,  and  pro- 
poses to  prove  that  the  mode  of  bap- 
tism is  immeruion,  and  nothing  but 
immersion.  I  do  not  admit  that  the 
mode  ifl  depcribod  in  any  way  by  the 
circumataHces  occurring  in  the  Biblo. 
There  is  a  great  differouco  between 
going  down  into,  and  coming  up  out 
of  the  water,  and  dipping  into  tho 
water.  Let  me  iliustrato  ;  A  man 
oaceia  coming  up  frona  a  certain  wa- 
ter on  horseback,  met  another  who 
inquired  where  ho  had  been.  Ho 
answered,  "I  have  been  dov/u  in  the 
river."  "Kow  is  it,"  inquired  the 
other,  ''that  your  horse  is  not  wftt, 
only  his  feet  ?"  He  replies,  '"I  only 
went  into  the  water,  did  not  go  under 
It  ;  there  is  a  difference  betwooii  go- 
ing into  tho  water,  and  going  under 
the  water."  Another  :  A  little  boy 
coming  froni  the  creek  met  a  man 
r.'ho  asked  him  whore  he  bid  i)oen. 
He  replied,  "I  have  been  down  in 
the  creek  fishing."  "You  in  the  creek- 
aad  nothing  wet  but  your  feet !  sure- 
ly yon  were  not  in  the  creek  or  you 
wonld  bo  wet  all  over."  Tho  little 
fellow  replied,  "See  here,  old  coon, 
don't  you  know  tho  difference  between 
going  into  the  water  and  going  un- 
der the  water  ?  I  said    I    was  in  the 


beyond  Jordan,  and  John  waa  bap- 
ti/iiug  there  ;  and  there  ia  no  proof 
that  thero  is  much  water  there.  Much 
v.'fitcr  at  Eqou  .means  many  walern. 
Tho  term  much  water  does  not  prove 
that  much  water  is  necessary  to  bap- 
tism. They  went  out,  all  Jerusalem, 
and  Jndea,  and  tho  regions  round 
about  Jordan,  wharo  John  lived,  to 
see  this  distinguished  man  ;  and  it 
certainly  required  much  water  to  sup- 
ply  the  wants  of  the  multitude  of  men 
and  beasts.  It  is  said  thjit  iie  bap- 
tiaod  in  the  wilderness,  and  iu  Betha- 
bara,  and  that  these  people  were  dip- 
ped in  Enon  ;  but  it  has  not  iHion 
proved  that  there  was  any  dipping. 
The  proposition  has  different  mean- 
ings. Ho  cannot  prove  anything  by 
the  preposition.  Thoy  may  have  bop- 
tizt^d  with  the  Jordan. 

His  second  argument  is  that  men 
went  into  the  water.  He  has  come 
to  his  strongest  argument  at  onco,  and 
1  cannot  object  to  that  ;  lot  mo  ask, 
was  there  much  water  in  the  v/ildor- 
derness  necessary  to  immersion  ?  Th& 
circumstance  attending  the  case  is 
against  ray  opponent.  Let  us  see  ; 
the  Spirit  commanded  Philip  to  go 
and  join  himself  to  the  chariot,  and  ho 
went  as  directed  unto  the  way  that 
goeth  down  from  Jerusalem  unto  Ga- 
za, which  is  desert,  and  raeot  the  Eu- 
nuch in  the  desert.  How  is  this  ;  la 
water  found  ia  abundance  in  a  des- 
ert ?  Dogs  It  not  signify  a  scarcity  of 
water  ?  "Game  nuto  a  certain  water;" 
(there  the  sppaker  read  the  text,  and 
then  proceeded  to  say,)  into  does  not 
express  nor  imply  the  action.  What 
is  the  action  ?  take  all  the  facts  into 
consideration.     "He  oame  unto  a  cor- 


water,  not  under  it,"     The  burden  of  {  tain  water."     It    does  not    say    bow 


proof  rests  apoa  my  opponent  to 
show  that  immersion  is  tho  oniy  mode 
of  baptisB),  and  I  intend  to  keep  it 
thero.  I  want  this  understood.  I 
ask  this  intelligent  people,  and  I 
v.'ant  my  opponent  to  show,  where  or 
whoa  any  Inspired  man  ever  did  tp.ke 
any  ono  from  the  place  vi^hore  he  was 
converted  to  baptize  hira.  Oau't  do 
it.  No,  but  they  went  out  to  him,  all 
Judea,  and  all  Jerusalem,  a,nd  wore 
baptized  of  John  in  Jordan.  We 
will  have  something  to  say  hereafter 
about  the  proposition  in,  Matth.  3.  It 
is  not  proven  by  the  argument  that 
immerBion  only  is  Christian  baptism  ; 
nor  io  it  proven  that  thero  waa  much 
water  ia  the  wilderness  where  John 
was  baptizing  ;  nor  in  Bethabara  be- 
yond Jordaii     Betbabavo   ia   a  tov^'u  i 


much  water,  but  "to  a  certain  water." 
Let  me  illustrate.  There  ia  no  wa- 
ter between  here  and  Retreat — not 
enough  to  baptize  by  immersion — but 
having  a  subject  who  wishea  to  bo 
baptized,  I  might  find  onough  to  bap- 
tize by  affusion.  So  ia  the  oasa  oi 
Philip  and  the  Eunuch  ;  thoy  not  hav- 
ing with  them  anything  with  which 
to  dip  up  tho  water,  it  waa  aecesstiry 
for  both  of  them  to  go  down  to  get 
the  little  water  in  the  mud  puddle. 
Tho  burden  of  proof  resto  upon  my 
brother  to  sliow  that  there  was  water 
suiiicient  for  immersion. 

(Hero  tho  Speaker  cloaod  his  speech 
at  the  end  of  twenty  minutes  ;  he 
appeared  to  me  considerably  cnbar- 
rapsed. 

I\:5?CIlTiSB. 


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CilUISTlAN  FAMILY  COMFANIOIS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  CoMPXKiON  '.nd  Vi.-^itor. 

AuIuiadTcrKiouM  o;t  f  lie  I'rocced- 

lugs  ot  A.  9S. 

3fy  Dtnr  Broth r  Qiiintcr  : 

I  was  not  jicrsonally  present  at  last 
A.  M.;  but  if  it  be  true  that  we  may 
te  |)ieseiit  in  spirit  (and  wlio  will  t-ay  we 
cannot),  tbon  1  was  j)rcscnt  iti  spirit  aiore 
tlian  I  ever  was  so  present  anywhere. — 
Foelin.i?  intensely  intcroftted,  my  nsiiid 
dwelt  among  tlie  brethren  in  ."adness  un- 
til 5  p.  ui.,  on  Thursday,  May  L'Otii.  wlion 
the  K'.ooni  wa.s  lifted  oil  uiy  Houl,and  I  bles- 
sed (Jod  and  tooit  courage.  You  may  feel 
tiiat  I  read  a  full  report  oi  thi;  i)roceedin;rs 
with  much  interrtst.  But  a.s  1  never 
read  anonymous  "articles  in  our  papers, 
of  ofiiirsc  I  read  the  report  puhlihliod  iu 
{.he  Pilijnm.  At  A.  M.  iu  1S74  I  cou- 
tonded  ti:at,  if  a  report  u  pnblisiied,  the 
speaker's  iiauic  P(>ould  be  published  with 
lii.s  ;jj)eeeh,  ho  inat  all  sneakers  at  A.  ^^. 
ehould  !)e  iicld  respotssiblc  for  what  Llicv 
say.  This  position  1  Hlili  bold  ;  and  I 
have  yet  aiuonr  the  brethren  vith  whom 
I  ai^sociate  to  find  one  who  has  any  other 
view  ()!'  the  matter.  It  is  a  notorious 
tact  th.at  Elders  have  boon  srnt  to  the 
Standing  Committee  and  there  advocated 
their  private  view.-;  on  subjects  without 
any  regard  to  the  cxpresbcd  sentiuient  of 
the  District  they  were  i-eiit  to  repre- 
sent; and  if  my  information  is  correct,  it 
i.s  so  of  (;ome  this  year.  Tlien  jiuoliyli 
tlie  name  of  the  speaker  witli  his.tpecch, 
and  h.is  fidelity  to  his  eon^tituentu  will 
appear.  The  brstbrcn  who  regnlaily 
attended  A.  M.  know  tliat  from  iST'J 
dowc  to  1873  1  wa;i  the  uncomiiromisin.f; 
opponent  to  publiahing  a  full  report,  a;i 
well  as  to  holding  A.  M.  publicly;  but 
when,  in  1874,  the  Eastern  District  of 
Maryland,  without  a  dis-cntin;;  vjiee,  de- 
manded A  full  reitort,  and  sent  a  dclefrate 
to  A.  M.,  I  had  !)0  voice  on  t!:c  hubject 
but  tlie  voice  of  my  constituents,  and 
hence  I,  at  that  meeting,  demanded  tliat 
the  name  of  JCl.Jor  .John  Wise  should 
uceouipany  the  strong  speech  he-  made 
acainst  the  report,  lest  1  mieht  be  ous- 
pectcd  r'or  making  it. 

The  only  reason  I  have  lieard  for  not 
jjublishinjf  the  Ht)eaker's  name  is,  that 
It  would  sulijccf.  tfic  brethren  to  eritici.sm 
and  ridieuio.  1  uuder.ftand  tho  brethren 
to  menu  that  the  form  o,'*  spoeeli  would 
HO  fuljcet  the  brethren.  I  then,  and  in 
a  subscqueiit  article,  argued  that  that 
need  not,  and  should  not  be,  as  the  re- 
porter writing  out  the  report  Hhwuld  give 
t!ie  proper  words,  etc  ,  and  .«o  far  tho  re- 
])ort  makc!)  all  the  apeai^crs  readable; 
none  need  bo  a.shamcd  of  (he  form  ^i 
Hpeech  a."3  reported.  But  ol' their  incon- 
sistencinfi,  some  of  tho  speech  make;. s 
would  do  well  to  be  a  litUe  ashamed. — 
TliO  report  gives  presumptive  evidence 
at  leaht,  that  it  i^  true  now,  as  it  was  in 
the  days  of  Job,  tliat  "great  men  arc 
not  always  wise";  for  great  brethren 
said  soL'.c  Btrange  things ;  wliilc  .some 
who  had  the  floor  time   and  again  on  cv- 


cry  subject  must  certainly  conclude  that 
tltc  calm  and  impartial  reader  sees  more 
wind  than  argument  in  their  lotig  and 
oft-repeated  harangues.  These,  with 
those  who  have  .so  flatly  coutrjidicted 
themselves  in  their  anxieties  to  speak  on 
every  suljjcct  wiihout  observing  thht  tlie 
same  piiuciples  were  involved,  will,  I 
liopc,  i)onder  well  whether  the  A.  M. 
could  not  be  held,  and  bn.siness  transacted 
better  if  thoy  would  cease  to  blow  their 
trumpets  so  long  and  loud  on  every  sub- 
ject. Jjrothren,  imbii.-ih  the  name  with 
the  speech,  and  I  hope  all  will  -trive  to 
do  better  next,  time  ;  while  some  who 
have  nothing  to  .-'ay  will  heed  the  good 
old  adage,  a  kdll  toiiijwi  nuilces  a  wi.sf. 
he/id.  I  even  believe  our  worthy  mod- 
e.-ator  will  learn  to  improve  wlieu  Lesces 
some  of  his  rulings  in  print. 

The  diseufsion  on  fermented  or  unfor- 
n;cDted  wine  in  tho  communion  .«ervice 
suggested  some  thoughts  to  my  mind. — 
Webster  says  "Wine  is  tho  fermented 
juice  of  the  grai'C."  If,  then,  the  Sav- 
ior u.'iod  wvV.c  at  tlie  time  he  instituted 
the  ordinanno,  ho  used  tlic  fcimcnted 
juiee  of  the  grape.  Without  fermcnta^- } 
tion  it  is  not  icin<:.  If  the  Savior  had  I 
not  said,  ''I  will  not  drink  her.eeforth  of 
this  fruit  of  tlie  vine,"  wo  would  be  at  a 
loss  to  know  what  he  did  use,  as  it  is 
uondiere  in  connection  with  t!\e  ordinance 
called  loine.  The  word  cuji  is  used,  but 
tlie  same  word  is  oujploved  to  express  his 
suflering  and  death,  iinl  tlio  fruit  of 
the  vi'iie,  in  connection  with  the  w;!! 
known  and  dceliued  fact,  tliat  w'nc  entered 
largely  into  tlie  olierings  of  the  Mosaic 
service,  as  well  as  common,  end  on  festi- 
val occasions,  is  conclusive  evidence  that 
tlie  contents  of  the  cnp  of  which  th.e 
Savior  said  he  would  no  more  drink  was 
iciitf,  the  fermented  juice  of  the  grape, 
i'or  not  until  fermentation  is  it  viuc.  'i'hc 
unfermcnted  juice  of  the  grape  is  called 
•must,  and  it  is  said  as  a  beverage,  or 
drink,  it  is  very  unhealthy.  All  wlio  j 
have  made  uJinc  know  what  an  amount  of 
impure  matter  is  throwti  off  the  inuft  in 
the  process  of  fermentation;  and  nil  wine 
makers  know  that  it  is  fermentation  that 
purifies  the  juice  and  converts  it  into 
wine.  Those  who  skim  off  the  impure 
matter  as  it  tines  to  the  surface  when 
fermentaiion  first  sot.'v  in,  will  never  uickc 
good  and  jmre  wine.  Alter  certain  chem- 
ical changes,  this  matter  sctllos  to  t)ie 
bottom  of  tho  vessel,  and  is  called  Ice*:, 
and  on  these  wiue  becomes  wcil  refined. 
In  the  Scripture.-s  wc  read  of  now  in'nc. 
of  old  ivliic,  of  good,  and  best  u-i'/ic,  ana 
of  "(//(R  wcil  refined  on  the  lees."  I 
suppose  t)ie  .Jews  always  used  a  good  ar- 
ticle of  ivine  in  iheir  offerings  and  festi- 
vals, and  »<uch,  no  doubt,  the  disciples 
procured  when  they  made  ready  the  Sup- 
per tho  liOrd  ate  with  them  before  he 
supped,  aiid  that  they  had  wine  is  cor 
tain,  for  the  fruit  of  the  vine  w.ns  in  the 
cup.  IJclieving  that  the  .Jews  u.sed  none 
but  pure  wine  in  ihcir  ofu-rings,  and  that 
iples  procured  buch  oa  the  occa- 


sion the  Lord  used  it  to  represent  bis 
blood,  I  will  not  willingly  u«c  any  other 
tlian  the  purest  fermented  and  purified 
juice  of  the  grape  we  can  make  or  procure. 
I,  however,  have  been  at  communions 
where,  when  tlie  contents  of  ihc  cup 
came  in  contact  witii  my  palate,  1  knew 
that  there  was  not  one  drop  of  tho  juiee 
of  tiie  grape  in  it.  Such  stuff  sJiould 
not  bo  used  for  anything,  and  umo.li  less 
for  the  purpose  of  representiug  ti-.c  blood 
of  Christ.  At  one  such  meeting  tho 
resident  ICldcr  let  one  of  the  bottles  fall 
to  tlic  floor  after  service.  Of  course  the 
bottle  was  broken  and  the  conuints  spilled. 
I  said  1  am  i'lad  it  happcne({  you,  and 
that  the  siuft"  would  not  again  pollute 
th.e  lips  of  any  member. 

1).    P.   S.WLER. 

Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


cut  pure 
the  ui^;ci 


ME  VERS  DALE,  Pa.,  July  0,  1S75. 

ifuv  Visit  to  ArumlroHp;  <'ojiuty. 

There  are  in  .\rmstrong  county.  Pa., 
including  in  the  territory  occui)ied  by 
them  a  small  part  of  tho  adjacent  coun- 
ties, lour  congregations  of  tlic  Brethren. 
These  forincrly,  wc  believe,  all  constitu- 
ted one  congiegation  under  t]<c  eldership 
of  broi.her  (Icorge  llairigh,  deceased,  and 
father  of  elder  Sam;iel  llairigh  now  of 
Dark  Co.,  Ohio.  These  four  congrega- 
tions are  known  by  tlie  following  names : 
Plum  CiOck,  Cowanshannock,  lied  Bank, 
and  Glade  llun,  taking  tlieir  names  from 
the  water  streams  on  whicli  they  lie.  In 
our  late  vi.sit  to  that  part  of  cur  State, 
we  spent  some  little  time  in  all  tliese 
congregations  but  Glade  Run.  This  lies 
on  the  west  side  of  tho  Alleghany  river, 
and  we  did  not  cross  the  river.  Wc 
should  liavc  been  pleased  to  visit  tliat 
congregation  with  the  others,  bat  our 
time  would  not  permit  us  to  do  so. 

Our  first  meeting  was  in  tiie  Plum 
(JreeK;  congregation.  This  was  on  Friday, 
tho  18th  inst.  On  the  evening  of  that 
day  there  was  a  love- feast  here,  the  ser- 
vices closing  on  Sunday  morning.  The 
meeting  a  very  pleai-ant  one.  Neither 
the  number  of  members  present,  nor  the 
number  of  those  not  members,  was  in- 
conveniently large  as  it  sometimes  i.s 
on  such  oocasion.-<,  and  yet  there  wore 
enough  persons  present  to  add  interest  to 
the  meeting  so  far  as  numbers  can  do  so. 
Love  (jceuicd  to  prevail  .'»moiig  tho 
brethren  and  they  are  not  idle.  We  at- 
tended tboir  Sabbath  school  on  Sabbath 


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morning  before  the  luceting  for  worship 
comiiiericetl,  and  uii-.de  riome  rcumrl^s 
desi^'nod  to  encourage  tlie  sehool.  Wo 
witnessed  the  exercises  of  the  school  witli 
pleasure.  To  hco  a  number  of  children 
and  youth  ayseiubled  lo  reud  and  ."tudy 
the  Holy  Scriptures,  with  brethren  and 
sisLer.s  hiboring  to  teacli  ti)ciu  the  way.s  uf 
the  Lord,  and  to  eucourago  iheui  to  walk 
therein,  to  us  is  a  pleasant  sight,  aud  we 
think  it  must  be  to  God  and  angels. 

In  tlie  Plum  Creek  congregation  is  the 
Normal  School,  eommencod  by  and  under 
the  charge  of  brother  Lewis  Kimiuel. — 
The  school  has  not  long  been  in  opera- 
tion, and  seems  to  be  prospering;,  aud 
the  labors  of  the  teachers  giving  very  good 
satisfaction.  Wo  witnessed  some  of  the 
recitations,  and  were  plecsed  with  the 
performances,  and  the  apparent  thorough- 
ness of  the  knowledge  of  the  i-cicncca 
communicated.  Brother  Kimmel  is  as- 
sisted by  Professor  H.  Miller,  a  graduate 
of  the  Lewisburgh  University,  a  JJaptiat 
institution  in  P».  Our  short  acquaint- 
ance with  Professor  Miller  impressed  us 
favorably  with  him  as  a  gentleman  and  a 
teacher.  His  acquaintance  with  our  fra- 
ternity has  given  him  a  very  favorable 
idea  of  our  Christian  principles  and 
practices,  and  ho  very  freely  expressed 
hia  admiration  of  them.  lie  was  an  iu- 
terested  observer  of  all  our  services 
connected  with  our  love-feast.  We  have 
long  been  acquainted  with  a  number  of  the 
Plum  Creek  brethren  and  sisters,  and  our 
reunion  in  the  service  of  the  Lord  was 
pleasant,  and  our  parting  tender. 

Prom  Plum  Creek  we  went  to  Cowan- 
shannock,  and  spent  two  days  with  the 
brethren.  The  brethren  of  this  congre- 
gation Lad  made  arrangements  for 
holding  an  election  which  they  accord- 
ingly held,  and  two  brethren,  namely,  Jo- 
seph and  Samuel  Will,  were  called  to  the 
ministry.  These  brethren,  though  not 
bid,  have  both  served  in  the  office  of 
deacon,  and  we  hope  will  make  useful 
men  in  the  holy  calling  to  which  they 
were  last  called.  Brother  John  Wamp- 
ler,  a  promising  young  minister  of  the 
first  degree,  was  forwarded  to  the  second 
degree  of  the  ministry.  Our  meetings 
in  this  congregation  were  tolerably  well 
attended,  considering  the  busy  season  of 
the  year  in  which  they  were  held.  We 
wore  pleased  to  enjoy  the  opportunity  of 
mooting  and  worshipping  with  the  Cow 
anshannook   brethren  again,  and  the  oq- 


casioD  seemed  to  be  one  of  mutual  inter 
est.  Hero  we  had  a  candidate  for  bap 
tism. 

From  tlie  Cowanshannock  congregation 
we  were  taken  by  brother  Crissman  to 
the  Jled  Iknk  congregation.  The  servi» 
ces  commenced  here  on  Wednesday  even- 
ing and  closed  on  Sunday  evening.  On 
Friday  evening  the  communion  and  its 
attendant  rites  were  observed.  Here  we 
met  brother  J.  I.  Cover,  of  Fayette  Co., 
his  wife,  brother  Kphraim  Walters  and 
wife,  sister  II.  Hibbs  and  bro.  J.  Dcbolt. 
It  was  very  pleasant  to  meet  these  dear 
Christian  friends.  The  meeting  was  one 
of  interest  aad  solemnity  apparently  to 
the  attendants  generally,  and  eupecially 
lo  the  brethren  and  sister.'?.  It  seemed 
to  be  a  time  of  rejoicing  to  these.  At 
our  meeting  on  Friday  evening  when  the 
communion  and  other,  ordinances  were 
observed,  there  was  not.  only  excellent 
order,  but  there  was  a  marked  interest 
and  solemnity  manifested. 

The  liistory  of  this  church  shows  that 
it«  path  has  not  been  the  most  pleasant  or 
smooth.     The  division  which  took  place 
in  Fayette  county,  in  the  Jacob's  Creek 
congregation,  aud  to  which  we  referred  a 
for?  weeks  ago  in  an  article  on '  'The  Causes 
!  and  Evils  of  Pivisiona,"  affected  seriously 
I  the  prosperity  of  this  church.     The  re- 
j  moval  of  Jesse  P.  lietric  from  thischuich 
I  was  also  much  against  it.   Notwithstand- 
I  ing  all  the   difficulties  it  ha;<  met  with,  it 
has  struggled   along    through   its   trials, 
and  it  still  lives,  and  we  trust  for  usel'ul- 
noss.      There    is   here   a  little    band   of 
brethren    and   sisters   endeavoring  to  be 
faithful  aud   we   hope   that  nothing  will 
deter  them   from   persevering  "in   well- 
doing."    Here  we  also  had   a  candidate 
for  bapti.sm. 

Since  brother  Iletric's  removal  the 
bretlircn  have  had  iio  regular  preaching 
here,  there  being  no  minister  in  the  con- 
gregation. Wo  made  arrangcmonts 
while  with  the  brethren,  or  rather  the 
brethren  themselves  made  the  arrange- 
ment at  our  suggestion,  tor  preaching 
every  four  weeks  by  ministering  brethren 
of  the  adjoining  churches.  Tiiis  will 
continue  until  they  obtain  a  resident 
minister,  which  they  are  anxious  to  do, 
and  which  we  liopc  they  will  do,  eith.cr 
by  calling  some  one  from  their  own  num- 
ber to  the  office,  or  by  having  some  min- 
ister to  move  into  the  church  from  an- 
other congregation.  It  is  very  desirable 
that  there  should  be  a  minister  in  the 
congregation. 
The    uioetiog    at    Red    Bank  closed 


with  a  very  good  ieeling  among  the 
biethren,  and  in  some  others  too  we 
think.  And  at  our  separation  brotherly 
love  seemed  to  draw  kindred  hearts  to- 
gether. Aiicr  our  meeting  on  Sunday 
evening,  the  Christian  friends  from  Fay- 
ette county  aud  ourself  went  to  brother 
I'hili^j  Shoemaker's,  where  we  all  hud 
the  kind  attention  of  that  Christian  fam- 
ily for  the  tiight,  as  we  had  previously 
enjoyed  it,  and  euily  next,  nioitiingj  we 
were  taken  to  the  Alleghany  11.  II.,  wnerc 
we  took  the  train  for  Pittsburgh.  Hero 
we  separated  from  the  Fayette  friends, 
they  taking  the  steamboat  up  the  Mov 
nongahela  river,  and  wc  the  cars  on  tlie 
Pittsburgh  &  ConneliDviile  Iv.  R.  We 
arrived  at  home  in  safety  and  we  trust 
the  others  did  likewiife.  The  Lord  bo 
praised  for  his  goodne.s.s. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Brother  J.  8.  Royer  has  changed  hit5 
address  from  Buruettsville,  White  Co., 
Indiana,  tn  Monticcllo,  White  county,  In- 
diana.    He  says  ; 

We  had  a  communion  meeting  on  the 
15th  of  May  ;  and  altliough  it  was  at  a 
time  when  farmers  v/ere  very  busy  plant- 
ing, the  meeting  was  well  attended,  and 
considerable  iutoresfc  manifested.  Bretii- 
1  ren  Moore  and  Kindig  from  Illinois,  and 
'  brethren  from  a'tjoiuing  districts  aided 
materially  in  making  the  meeting  inter- 
esting aud  prolitabio.  It  h  true  we  had 
no  luiditioiis  during  the  meeting,  yet  a 
very  good  feeling  prevailed,  and  we  think 
maiiy  souls  were  made  glad.  I  tor  one 
feel  encouraged  with  the  prospects  be- 
fore us,  and  by  the  aid  and  blessinj;  of 
God,  we  lock  forward  with  a  hope  of  an 
abundant  harvest  time  drawing  nigh." 

We  are  happy  to  notice  that  in  some 
parts  of  the  Grasshopper  States  there 
are  prospects  for  a  good  crop.  A  corres- 
pondent writing  from  White  Rock,  Re- 
public county,  Kan.,  under  date  of  Jutie 
12th,  says,  "Up  to  the  present  the  hop- 
pers have  not  done  any  damage,  ciops 
look  well."  Same  in  Gage  county,  Nos 
bra.ika. 

A  brother  from  Greene  county,  Ohio, 
sayj* : 

"We  are  sorry  that  we  could  not  liavo 
a  full  report  of  the  proceedings  of  tho 
Annual  Meeting  ;  but  we  do  not  cast  any 
reflections  on  you  or  on  your  paper.  Wo 
are  ut  present  satisfii'd  with  the  report  as 
you  publish  it,  and  believe  you  publish 
(licre  our  paper  was  spoken  of  in  such 
flattering  terms,  that  our  delicacy  forbids 
as  to  insert  it, )  and  we  hope  nest  year 
you  will  be  permitted  to  publi.sh  a  full 
report.     Then  it  will  come  with    autlwii- 

This  fits  us  exactly,  and  wc  hope  our 
readers  generally  will  look  at  it  in  tho 
same  light. 


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OHKlBTiAN  FAMiLi  COMPAJ^iOi^  AlsD  GOSPEL  VlSlTOIi. 


FOK    THE    YOUNG. 


"I  am  real  iv.bd  with  Jenny  Iltirris. 
I  won't  speak  to  ber  again  as  long  as 
I  live,  you  see  if  I  do!" 

Qraudpa  laid  h'\>i  nawppapor  down 
on  his  lap,  and  peeping  at  the  little, 
llusbud,  angry  girl  over  tlio  top  of  his 
spectacles  raid,  "So  you  aro  going  to  | 
6it  up  all  uightl  You'll  bo  protty 
eleopy  before  uioraiag." 

"What  doG8  grandpa  nisaa?"  said 
Mary,  as  she  followed  hor  mother 
iuto  "the  pantry  for  a  slice  of  good 
liomomadc  broad  and  butter  ;  for  her 
quarrul  with  Jenny  Ilarric  had  not 
diminiched  her  fichooi-{<irl  appetite. 

"What  do  you  think  he  meaas, 
Mary  ?  What  do  you  do  just,  before 
you  go  to  bod  V 

"Undress  and  fold  my  clothes 
away." 

"What  else  ?" 

"Say  my  prayers." 

"Would  you  bo  willing  to  go  to  bod 
to-night  without  bondiug  your  knees 
ia  prayer?" 

"Wiiy,  ninmr-ia,  how  c.in  yon  ask 
mc  if.i.ch  a  (jccsiion  '/  1  wouidu't  fur 
anything,  i  could  DOtalcop  a  wink 
if  1  did." 

"Then  I  em  ai'raid  grandpa  Is  right, 
and  you    will    Lave    to    ait     up  all  j 
night." 

The  big,  wonderiug  eyed  began  to 
grow  anxious  and  tearful,  as  mamma 
•went  on,  in  reply  to  tho  iuquiriug 
look  bent  upon  hor  ; 

"If  you  can't  goto  sleep  without 
Bayiug  your  prayers,  you  will  have  to 
cniit  the  prayer  f;r  forgiveness.  Can 
you  pay,  'Forgive  us  our  debts  as  we 
forgive  our  debtors?'  or  in  other 
•words  wouid  you  daro  to  ask  our 
Heavenly  father  to  feel  towards  you 
as  you  do  towards  Jennie  ?" 

Mary  colored  and  opened  her  blue 
eyeij  in  afiVight,  as  the  meaning  of 
grandpa's  remark  began  to  dawu  upon 
her. 

"Should  this  prayer  be  answered, 
you  could  never  live  in  heavou  with 
Christ  and  tho  angels,  novsr  see  your 
dear  father  who  haB  been  in  giory 
since  you  were  a  baby,  for  your  soul's 
safety  dependa  upon  your  being  for- 
given I>y  the  dear  Savior.  What 
■waH  your  verse  yosterday  morning  ?" 

"lie  yo  kind  one  to  another,  tender 
Loartcd,  forgiving  ouo  another,  oven 
08  God  for  Christ's  sake  hath  forgiven 
you,"  wab  faintly  ropHBled    by  Mary, 


in  a  tone  quite  unlike  her  usual  ring- 
ing voice,  and  with  hor  curly  Lead 
bowed  in  shame. 

"'Why,  mamma,  I  never  knew  what 
that  meant  before.  I  will  have  to 
make  up  with  Jenny.  I  did  toll  her 
that  I  never  would  speak  to  her  again 
as  long  as  1  lived  and  brnathed,  but  1 
won't  dare  to  go  to  bed  mad,  and  I 
don't  wan't  to  make  up,  for  she  was 
real  mc^n  at  recess  when  wo  played 
'1  spy,'  and  told  v/hore  I  was  hid- 
ing." 

"Lot  not  the  sun  go  down  upon 
your  wrath,"  said  Mary's  mother,  at 
tho    conclusion  of  this  long    sentence. 

"Mamma,  I  wonder  if  'rod  said 
that  80  folks  could  get  over  being 
n-.ad  before  they  said  the  Lord's 
Prayer." 

Mrs.  Davis  .smiled,  while  Mary 
looked  as  caro-worn  and  troubled  as 
her  round,  rosy  face  would  permit. 
Swallowing  ber  last  mouthful  of 
bread  and  batter,  she  looked  out  of 
the  window,  and  exclaimed,  "There 
I  see  Jenny's  pink  sun-bonoot  i  They 
are  playing  tag  1  I'll  go  and  make  up 
righi  awny,  because  1  can't  go  to  bed 
without  saying  my  prnyors,  and  be- 
sides, mamma,  its  so  lonesome  to  be 
mad." 

In  about  five  minutes  Mary's  white 
sun-bonnet  could  be  scan  moving 
about  Jenny's  pink  one,  as  their  mer- 
ry shouts  resounded  through  the  still 
summer  air.  As  grandpa  pushed 
back  the  sofc  brown  curls  from  little 
Mary's  face  to  give  her  a  good-night 
kiss,  he  said,  with  a  slight  twinkle  in 
his  eye,  "I  hope  my  little  grand- 
daughter will  never  again  run  tho 
risk  of  boing  obiiged  to  sit  up  all 
night,  becauso  she  cannot  say  her 
prayers." — Advocate  and  Guardi- 
an. 

To  Youn^  C2irl»tlau8. 


"You  aro  narrowly  watched  by  tho 
world  with  which  you  have  iccontly  Inp- 
iccn.  Many  of  your  former  companions  in 
sin, instigated  by  tho  advorKiiry  ofail^'oou, 
would  ^hidly  seduce  you  from  your  fidel- 
ity, and  then  glory  in  your  shame.  Many 
who  have  ahcribr-d  your  profcs-siou  of" faith 
to  a  tcmporiiry  cut.hu.si:ism,  and  sneering- 
ly  predicted  for  ycu  a  short  lived  experi- 
ence, will  exult  in  any  hope  your  conduct 
n::iy  furnish  of  the  fuillllmcnt  of  their  evil 
|)roi)hocics.  The  habits  of  your  nreviouH 
life  will  not  lose  their  power  in  a  Jay  ;  the 
tempt jr  will  not  fail,  with  con-ummate 
Kubtility.  to  solicit  yon  to  sin  ;  tho  ix'wh 
of  your  fuiih  will  Ixi  frequent  and  ycvoro; 
>\:A  you  will  hnvo  need  of  the  utmost  cir- 


caui.=pection  if  you  shun  tho  .snares  iuid 
ibv  your  feet  ruid  honor  Jcsu>'  in  all  your 
walk  before  men.  We  would  not  sound 
a  word  of  dibcourajjeinent  in  your  ear,  and 
only  indicate  borac  of  the  perils  which  be- 
,«ot  your  path,  that  you  may  realize  the 
vital  necessity  of  being  'forever  on  the 
guard.'  No  peculiar  danger*  environ  you, 
Imt  only  .such  as  .ire  common  to  at!  Chris- 
tians of  t,he  sauic  immaturity  oi'  experi- 
ence ia  spiiii-ual  life.  Tiie  |iath  of  trial 
and  pcrii  which  you  arc  trcadnig  has  been 
pressed  by  the  feet  of  every  pilgrim  who 
has  travclf^d  the  straight  and  narrow  way 
uniii  it  introduced  him  to  the  home  of 
the  rodceuicd  i'.i  heaven.  I5y  nondcrins; 
the  patli  cfihcir  foot,  and  .'ciyiiig  con- 
stantly and  implicity  ui>on  llimwhois 
mighty  to  cave,  thr.y  vanquished  alike 
the  aiiurccitjiif>;  and  .nsRauitti  of  the  foo, 
witnessed  a  j::ood  eordl-.-hion  before  men, 
and  then  passed  to  llicir  rewiirJ.  Innu- 
merable i;iigrims  are  boioroyou,  who  iiavc 
passed  safely  the  same  perils  to  which  you 
are  now  exposc^d.  U,  tlicii,  ynu  would 
maintain  your  Chri.stian  inieifiity,  keo(i 
yourself  un.^pottcd  from  tlie  world, 
st'rcngthon  (he  cause  oi'C'iri-t  by  tho  ])r>- 
tent  iiifluoiice  ofa^pure  and  l:lumi.'lcs.s  life, 
and  in  the  end  win  tl:e  'well  dono'of  tho 
Master.  While  you  keep  your  li<iart  wit.ii 
all  diliiienco,  i;  wii!  be  neccTvar}'  for  you 
to  guard  your  Y\\'i  with  kIcjiL'.'js  ciromu- 
spcction." — Si'iitheni  Advjotlc. 
-      .».4»^.^  .. — 

'ifako  l&ccfl  kiow  loii  laear. 

A  heathen  Indian  woman  ouco  said 
to  a  Ghrifitiau  Indian  named  Esior, 
"I  otton  go  to  your  moeiings  and 
ahvaytj  hear  Bomolhiag.  One  Sun- 
day lately  the  minister  exacily  des- 
cribed the  stale  of  my  heart,  indeed 
I  fully  thought  ho  would  rood  say, 
'thero  si'i/S  a  woman  who  iy  just  what 
i  have  been  saying.'  Do  tel!  mo  how 
tho  minister  knows,  aud  who  it  is  that 
tells  him  ?" 

'  O,  yes,'"  eaid  Ester,  "I  will  toll 
you.  The  minister  preached  the  puro 
word  of  (Jod,  and  that  word  speaks 
to  our  hearts.  If  wo  are  willing  to 
listen  to  it,  Hod  works  in  our  hearts 
by  his  Spirit,  and  shows  ue  thr.t  it  is 
fjpoken  to  us.  Then  wo  see  and  bear 
what  is  our  real  state  ;  and  ovory  ono 
thinks  "that  was  sookea  to  mo  !" 


Ul». 


The  o«k-troc'6   t>oughs   oucc    tonchod.the 
graRS  ; 

I5ui  every  year  they  grow 
A  litllo  farther  froui  tbu  Krouud, 

And  noaror  towards  tho  blue. 

8o  Hvo  that  you  each  year  ;iinv  l)r, 

While  liuK!  glides  swiftly  l:y, 
A  littlo  farther  frora  iLo  earth, 

And  ucarcr  to  the  -s'sy. 


OUmSTIAH  FAMILY  OOMFANlOiS  AJJD  GOSPEL  \aBITOR. 


JOf) 


CORRSSPOf^DEHCE. 


Oorrenpuiuliucs  of  chiirch  rxew*  ioiiciiedfrorri 
all  partf  of  the  Bro'Mrhoixi.  ^^'riler's  name 
and  address  rcqiiire(}  or.  every  commnnicatiou 
ts  fj»arauiee  of  (,'ood  faith .  llekctcd  commtini- 
caiiouR  or  manuscripi  itsed,  not  niurned.  All 
V  >intnnt:i:'c.(ions  fay  pHblicaiion  should  5e  vrji 
Uuupou  oue  filAe  of  i}i«  thevt  only. 


MO. 


I 


you  a  report 
Brethren  in    Cniwrord 


Mart/.,  Clay  Co,  I 

June  13th.,  1875.  * 

BllOTUER  Jame.s  :— 

1  here  Pond 
of"  a  visit  to  the 
Co,,  lil. 

On  the  4th  of  June  in  company  with 
brother  Dunic!  Shidicr,  I  started  to  vis- 
it and  as.-irit  the  brctlircn  oi'  Luiuotc 
cliuveh,  Crawford  Co.,  111.,  in  liplding  a 
onuimiui.n  Uioofcing.  We  arrived  at 
ilutHOuviHe  ubout  sun.set.  Iloro  wo  r^mt 
a-iujc  of  tl;e  brethren,  who  had  been 
tlicrc  waiting  for  oome  brethren  to  corns 
in  by  railway,  (and  to  attend  to  some 
other  business. )  From  tliis  place  we  had 
yet  about  four  miles  to  go  to  the  place  of 
rueetins.  As  hooij  as  wc  foriaed  some 
Iricndly  acquaii'.taneoy  we  started  south 
with  brother  Juhii  Ilarriinjc,  &  speaker  in 
the  second  degree,  who  piloted  us  to  his 
house  where  we  were  kindly  rcccis-ed  and 
cared  for  by  his  family.  Had  a  (^ood 
night's  rest. 

On  Saturday  moriiiag  the  6th,  we 
started  ibr  the  j'laco  of  meeting,  wliic'i 
waa  hold  at  brother  Jacob  Swirjger'ij.  We 
got  there  i'.i  good  tiino,  aa  the  uicetitig 
was  Dot  to  couiiuerice  til!  2  P.  Bi.  Here 
wc  had  a  good  oiuuice  to  form  many  ao 
quairitances  with  the  brethren  and  sisters 
who  reside  here,  and  also  mauy  otners 
from  a  di.-:tauco.  Amoug  them  wat;  El- 
der Michael  lorucy,  from  Bich'.and  Co., 
111.,  and  brother  Jacob  Gerhard,  from 
YiiicciineR,  who  is  yet  young  in  the  min- 
istry, but  liaa  the  appeuranoo  of  a  faith- 
ful brother  in  his  caliiug.  May  the  Lord 
lile^a  him,  and  we  ask  the  pruyerd  of  the 
Brethren  iu  hh  behalf,  as  he  is  the  only 
speaker  in  the  church  whore  he  re- 
sides. 

After  some  conver.saiion  with  tiie  breth- 
ren we  came  to.i^ethor  at  the  appointed 
time  lor  worship.  We  tried  to  cxpouiid 
the  wordri  of  eternal  truth;  loan  ^tieutive 
asidcmbly,  and  wo;-o  foDowed  by  Brethrcu 
L'orney  and  Geriiard.  Arter  meeting  one 
precious  soul  was  led  into  tlic  V/abush 
river,  whore  he  was  bapriaod  for  the  ro- 
U'ission  of  sins.  According  to  arrange 
ments  we  mot  in  the  evening  for  com^ 
munion. 

Brother  Gerhard  read  tho  Scripture 
for  examination,  which  waa  spoken 
from  by  the  brethren,  after  which  all 
united  in  prayer.  M,  Forney  was  set 
forth  to  officiate.  All  things  were  then 
set  for  them  in  rotation  as  tlie  iirctlacn 
practice  and  hold  forth  in  the  House  of 
God.  Wiuie  the  exercises  were  going 
oa,  wo  think  that  tho  word  held  forth  to 
the  spectators  impressed  some  thoughts 


upon  their  minds  that  will  not  soon  ho 
forgotten.  We  think  thrit  some  wore  al- 
most persuaded  to  come  out  on  the  Lord's 
side.  We  had  good  order,  as  much  so  as 
could  be  expected  from  such  a  large  crowd 
of  spectators.  Tiie  meeting  closed  in 
good  order,  and  v/o  rested  tlio  balance  of 
!  the  night  v/ith  brother  Swinger  and  his 
I'amily.     Wc  were  well  oared  ior. 

Sunday  morning  the  Cth  we  again  '.iiet 
at  10  A.  M.  for  worship.  Brother  For- 
ney expounded  the  words  of  truth  to  an 
interesting  assembly,  tliough  not  so  large 
on  account  of  the  morning  rain,  followed 
by  others.  We  think  that  some  deep 
impressions  were  again  made  upon  tho 
minds  of  tho  people.  Afrer  jwecting  many 
took  leave    for    their 


f>o  pcopl 
)  c;n:oi) 


of    the 

homes  ;  and  us  we  still  intended  to  stay 
with  the  brethren,  they  announced  anoth- 
er meeting  at  3:30  P.  M.,  at  the  Union 
Meeting  llousu.  We  again  met  and 
cried  to  expound  tiic  words  of  Truth  to 
an  attentive  asjimbly,  assisted  by  Brotli- 
or  Forney.  Here  wo  new  took  the  part- 
ing hand  with  masiv  of  the  dear 
brethren  and  siaterF.  \Vent  homo  with 
brother  A.  Hire,  and  stayed  witii  him  till 
Monday  morning. 

On  Monday  morning  wo  started  for 
homo,  whore  we  arrived  tho  same  day  ; 
found  all  v;cll,  thanking  the  good  Lord 
for  his  kind  earo. 

We  think  this  meeting  was  truly  a 
love-feast.  The  brethren  here  seem  to 
bo  very  zealous  in  the  good  cause.  They 
number  some  thirty  or  thiity-five  mem- 
bers, with  ihrcs  fipeakers.  Brother  Ab- 
salom Kiie  is  their  Elder.  He  is  getting 
up  in  years.  Brother  Horning  is  in  the 
second  degree,  and  brother  Jacob  Swing- 
er is  in  the  lirst  degree.  Bretiiren  Dtiiiiel 
Stouner  and  Henry  Stouuer  arc  the  dea- 
cons. They  all  seem  to  be  very  much  in- 
terested in  thoir  calling. 

I  would  yet  say  to  traveling  ministers, 
here  on  tho  L^motte  prairie  is  a  large 
field  for  labor,  and  the  church  there  much 
desires  the  ministering  brethren  to  come 
and  help  Ihem.  If  any  should  want  to 
move  on  a  prairie,  there  is  a  good  chance 
at  present,  Tiiis  prairie  is  not  large. 
Timber  can  be  had  very  handy.  Timber 
laud  rates  from  fifteen  to  twenty  dollars 
per  acre.  This  prairie  is  well  adapted 
for  wheat  raising.  Corn  does  well  too, 
but  net  as  well  as  wheat.  As  far  as  wc 
were  around  we  found  good  water.  To 
the  Brethren  of  the  L".mo:te  cliuroh,  wc 
return  our  thanks,  and  much  ap.prcciate 
your  kindness  and  care  ".vhich  you  had 
for  us  while  we  were  with  you- 

A.   [ISNSEL. 

Brother  Quiiiter  : 

I  will  attempt  to  write  a  few  lines 
for  the  {>Oj-\iPANioN  and  Visitor  ftr  the 
purpo.se  of  informing  our  dear  brethren 
and  sisters  in  the  East,  of  the  prosperity 
of  tlio  li:  thel  Church  in  Filmoro  county, 
Neb.  This  church  was  organized  in 
April  last",  and,  I  thhik,  during  such  a 


short  time,  i;.<?  numbers  have  increased 
rapidly.  At  tho  time  of  the  organization 
there  were  t^venty  baptized,  and.  five 
joined  "oy  letter.  About  sis  weeks  after 
that,  brother  Beed,  from  Beileville. 
Kansas,  came  and  iiekl  a  number  of 
evening  meetings,  and  stayed  over  Sab-- 
bath  We  listened  to  touio  very  inter- 
esting discourses  frouj  him.  He  scema 
to  be  earnestly  engaged  in  his  Jlaster'b 
cau?e.  May  ho  press  forward  In  iho 
good  work,  and  ever  bo  encouraged  by 
the  promise  wliich  has  been  given  in 
that  Book  oj  Ixtdhi  to  tlte  good  and 
faithful  servants  He  also  baptized  four 
precious  souls. 

On  the  ]2t.hof  this  month  (June)  wo 
held  om- first  avnni union  in  this  congre- 
gation; and  I  think  it  will  long  be  re- 
membered by  myself,  &nd  also  by  all  of 
the  nc^w  members  wlio  i^ever  before  had 
the  l)lessed  i>rivilcgo  of  cnjoyiug  such  Vk 
happy  season  of  communing  together  in 
the  pracise  way  that  is  commanded  by 
our  dear  Savior,  wliO  also  gave  us  the 
osamt)le.  It  had  been  three  years  in 
this  mouth  since  I  htid  communed  with 
my  dear  brethren  and  sisters,  and  I  had 
long  desired  the  privilege;  r.nd  oil,  how 
m'uch  I  enjoyed  the  meeting  on  Satur- 
day, and  especially  in  the  evening  at  the 
supper  and  lioiy  communion  I  Oh,  my 
dear  sisters  and  brethren,  did  not  cur 
dear  dying  Savior  seem  very  near  to  us  at 
that  time!  Could  wo  not' rctlize  his 
precious  presence  and  never  dyins  lovo 
luore  fully  than  at  any  other  time  in  our 
lives?     Yes,  uicthiiiks  it  seemed  like  tho 


very  gates  of  heaven  to  our  waiting  souls. 
I,  for  one,  can  truly  say  that  I  would  not 
give  one  hour  of  such  sweet  siiiritua! 
enjoyment  for  all  the  pleasures  or  wealth 
which  this  world  can  afford.  How  very 
true  are  tho  lines  of  the  poet,  who  says: 

"Tho  wp.ys  of  religion  true  ploasurca  afford; 
No  pleasures  can  equal  tho  Joys  of  tbe  Lord.'» 

If  it  had  not  been  for  a  "watx;  of  tronhh" 
which  caused  a  discord  in  my  spiritual 
enjoyment  on  Sabbath  morning,  I  should 
call  this  the  luosl  pr;:cii)us  coinuiiiiiion 
meeting  that  I  ever  h.ad  the  pleasure  of 
participating  in.  But  thus  it  will  ever 
be,  my  friends;  with  our  happiest  iiours 
ia  this  life  there  v/ill  always  be  something 
to  interfere  and  mar  our  happiness. — 
Such  interventions,  however,  aivyay;) 
make  me  the  more  desirous  f^r  that  glo- 
rious home— that  perfect  rest  of  the  i^oul, 
I      "There  I  s'uail  balho  my  ■".vearlud  soul 

Iu  seas  of  heaver: ly  rest, 
And  uo's,  a  wav  of  tronbly  ro!! 

Across  my  peaceful  breest." 

Our  old  and  much-esteemed  Elder 
Johu  Forney,  Sr.,  from  Falls  City,  ^leb., 
was  here,  and  all  who  arc  acquainted 
with  him  well  know  what  an  earnest 
worker  ho  is  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Ijord, 
and  how  well  versed  he  is  iu  tlie  Script- 
ures. Ho  was  with  us  twice  before. — 
May  tiie  Lord  reward  him  according  to 
his  faithfuhicta  as  an  evangelist.     Elder 


430 


OHKISTiAK  FAMILY  GOMPAKIOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


9.  C.  Stump,  from  Falls  City,  wn'i  al.'jo 
here.  I  should  juJl'o  liiiu  to  be  one  of 
our  "wide  awake''  ministers.  lie  13 
possessed  with  very  plea-iing  luanuers 
and  uddress,  and  has  an  uncomujoii  f'wc- 
u!ty  ot  making  liii  points  <'/<vi/-,  or,  ah  ho 
IH  /generally  jOeased  to  eipresb  it,  ho  'u 
fond  of  "treeing  foios"  aud  keeping 
them  ris;ht  there;  nnd  as  W9  have  no 
trees  liere,  lie  was  obliged  to  pursue 
thcni  across  the  wide  j»r»iriea.  lie  and 
brother  Forney  fiecn)od  to  have  uooi 
suocens,  for  they  bapiiX'MJ  six  u)orc  dear, 
blood  bought  so>i\i.  .'lay  both  of  these 
beloved  liider-s  bo  int-U'uuicntal,  in  the 
hands  of  the  Lord,  in  the  salvation  of 
many  souls,  is  luy  prayer. 

Our  much  loved  brother,  K'der  Allen 
Ive.H,  waH  also  ?;itk  as.  He  al.so  had 
been  with  us  several  tiuaes  before,  lie 
seems  still  pos.sesscd  of  that  same  spirit 
of  kindness  and  gcntlenes'j  whieli  ^Iway;; 
characterized  hiiu.  Brother  Keed,  of 
wjiou;  I  have  yfoken,  with  brother 
Keith,  botli  Irom  Kansa.^,  and  brethren 
I'rico  and  Shicic,  froin  Beatrice,  Neb., 
all  of  them  mini.-terii,  were  ali-.o  with  us. 
Here  we  met  many  more  dear  brethren 
and  bisters  from  KGn'..'i:i  and  Beatrieo, 
Neb.,^nd  if  v?c  are  never  m^ro  permitted 
to  meet  them  in  thiu  world,  may  we  bo 
so  unspeakably  happy  as  to  meet  with 
them  trouud  our  I'siher's  (brone  in 
heaven;  for  we  have  the  precioua  promiae 
that  when  this  life  ia  ended — 

'■Then  ho'U  call  ur  hoiaa  lo  UeavoQ, 

At  his  t?.ble  we'll  sit  down; 
Christ  will  gird  hlmsulf  ami  serve  ue, 

With  sweet  mauEs  all  arouud." 

I  almost  fori?ot  to  mention  that  we 
held  an  election,  as  we  had  no  speakers 
hero,  and  the  lot  fell  upon  brethren 
Benjamin  Stump  and  ThouiU'i  \'ai)  Buren, 
to  the  ministry,  and  brother  Abraham 
Horner  to  the  office  of  deacon.  'J'h(;rie 
are  alt  worthy  brethren,  and  my  earnest 
prayer  i.s  that  they  may  perform 
their  duties  faithfully  in  their  different 
ofilecH,  in  the  fear  of  God,  and  linally 
reap  a  rich  reward.  With  an  earnest 
prayer  for  ti)e  pro-Sjierity  oftheGo.spe! 
everywhere,  I  close  for  this  tune. 

Your  unworthy  .■^i.-'.ter  in  t''i;rist, 

CaKUIK  iloi^INGKlt. 

CorletoH,  Neb. 

K.\STON,  Mu.,  June  22,  1875. 
BitOTMKU  Qi;iNTEU,  GrootinK  : 

1  wi.->!i  to  ^'ive  a  «liort  sketclt  of 
our  vi.sit  to  tho  E;istern  Shore  of  Mary- 
land. Fourteen  of  us,  menlly  J>rethren, 
Htarlod  I'rom  Oliio  for  thi»  place  Ju'ic 
7th.  ^Vc  reached  this  ]*ei)incula  on 
the  morning  of  tho  '.Ith,  and  were  con- 
veyed to  the  Paraxon  House, in  the  town 
of  Kj.ston,  Talbott  county.  Here  we 
took  breakfa.st,  and  also  formed  our  first 
acqiiainlatice  with  Mr.  M.mclia,  the  land 
ugeiit,  whose  pleasure  and  businc.-is  it  is 
to  inke  us  out  to  view  the  cjuniry. 

Tiio  necessary  arrangements  being 
nittdo  U)  convey  us  out,  wc  started,  twen- 


ty in  number.  After  a  drive  of  about 
25  or  ?,0  miles,  we  returned  to  Easton. 
Very  much  di.scouraged  with  what  wc 
.saw  tliat  d^y,  three  of  our  brethren 
started  home  t.'iat  same  evening'.  The 
next  day  wc  who  then  reiinined  with 
Mr.  Mancha,  started  on  another  route. 
We  went  ulong  Miller  River  to  St.  Mi- 
chael, and  returned  in  the  ereninu;  much 
bettor  pleased,  having  seen  some  beauti- 
ful country.  On  the  next  morninj;, 
being  the  third  day,  the  brethren  started 
out  again.  I  remained  on  account  of  my 
ill  health.  In  the  cvonin.ij  they  returned 
and  reported  favorably.  Tliey  had  foun<l 
a  good  country,  beautiful  loealiiie.«, 
excellent  in  qualities,  everything  necessary 
to  fertiliy.e  the  land,  abundance  of  m.irl 
on  the  farms,  and  any  amount  of  lime 
and  oyster  shells  on  the  shore  for  the 
same  purpose*  and  at  very  low  prices. — 
Thih  eoun-.ry  is  also  well  watered  with 
both  fre;-h  and  salt  water.  Salt  water 
luxuries  are  abutidant,  such  as  oysters, 
fish,  cr;ib8,  clams,  terrapins,  wild  ducks, 
swans,  A.O.  There  is  fruit  of  every  kind, 
apples  and  peaches  in  abundance,  and  a 
good  ^ale  for  everything  you  may  huve 
to  spare.  Wheat  cropi  are  very  good, 
corn  good,  potatoes  very  good  (new  in 
market.)  oats  very  poor,  clover  good, 
nearly  ail  out,  wheat  harvest  ju.^t  com- 
menced. 

SocieJy  is  very  good  amoni;  both  whites 
and  colored.  I  have  heard  but  one  uian 
UfC  profane  language,  since  I  .nm  here, 
and  that  was  a  white  man.  A  gn^at 
many  prof  .as  rciigion,  but  they  arc  not 
active  in  llij  work.  The  doctrine  of  the 
Bretlircn  i.-<  not.  known  here.  J  prcat-hed 
a  few  sermons  for  the  colored  people. — 
They  seem  to  take  it  all.  They  are 
zea  OUK  of  good  works  as  far  as  they 
know,  b\it  have  had  no  chance  to 
learn  the  way  of  true  holiness. 

May  this  nufHce  for  the  present.  I  fuel 
niy.'^elf  under  many  obligations  to  liod, 
our  heavenly  Fat  her,  for  his  many  mercies 
bestowed  upon  us,  and  for  the  improve- 
ment of  my  health  since  I  am  here,  as  I 
have  greatly  improved.  I  now  think  of 
returning  home  by  the  first  of  July,  if 
the  good  Lord  will,  hojiing  that  I  \v.;\y 
eiijijy  my  family  circle  with  better  health 
than  1  have  in  days  pa.ssed  by. 
More  anon, 

J.   B.    SllOEM.\KEa. 


K.\STON   MAUKCT. 

Corn,  p->r  bushol, 

Moal,    "         " 

Veal,  'iS  111 

Beef,  luck  aud  Bbin.  '^\  It). 

"     chucljs,  rounds  and  ilbs 

"    coni!-i\  "p  It), 
Mutton,  'l;,^  11), 
Lainl),  ^  (juarter, 
Pork,  FrChU.  "^  lb, 
Sausa^ce,  'i^.  lb, 
Liver  Pudding,  1;}  lb, 
Lnrd,  t>  lb, 
liultur,  '{>,  !b 
ChlckcuB,  "[i  doz., 

"        Spring,  xi  do/,.. 
Honey,  V  tb,     ' 


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1  ottoyi  ao 

l.")C(()'30c. 

O^iOc. 

1.5C(i»'i-1c. 

13!.;((iil.V. 

ia('i")ioo. 

II  25(.))1   50 

15'C'0l8c. 

15(aj20e. 

15o. 

18(ri)30c. 

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300, 


Hominy,  '^r*  liuart, 
Oiiioi)-^.  W  Peck, 
Fish,  ''^  I'liiicli, 
Oys'-ers,    p'  bushel. 
Oysters,  "Xf  jjalloii. 
Soil  Crab*, 

Irif.li  PolatOfS,  'l',*  p-<k  , 
C»bb«g«<,  p.T  lit.iid, 
Af.par»!4iis,  "f^  biiiich, 
Oiilono,  per  nil    cli, 
Leiluci-,  per  l!c«d, 
lt»ill'l;f!«,  per  bunch, 
G."i.'.flH  Vr.p.i.  per  p-),rk, 

ApjiUl,  per  J)r:ck, 

Slrawborij-j.s,  ].hr  iiu.i;t 
Clierrl--8,  pur  quiirt, 
Wliilc  Hn.itiis    pur  ((u.iil, 
1V:«",  l)lack-c-yed,  por  tjn.'jrt, 
i<>CK*.  por  ilo7,mi, 
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V\'ool,  washed,  " 


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0U(«i70c. 

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2(1)  lie. 
H(^f'!,t()L-. 
10(«,,.")(ic. 

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Oultlo. 

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S.I  10c. 
18  (I  30c. 
31  <i  o:>c. 
4;i<fl5c. 


llrcK  Itr.ANl),  Jefferson  Co.,  Kan.  \ 
March  26,  LS75.  j 

Brother  Qniiitcr  : — 

Please  publish  the  following  state- 
ment of  moneys  received  by  me  for  relief: 
Jan.    II— C.  L.  Kcim,  Falis  City, 

Nebraska,  _  ^70  ()0 

Feb.    I.") — Joseph  Faith,  Lcighton, 

Iowa,  '  5  IM) 

Feb.   !o— A.  Kinzy,  Hoover,  Tnd.    1')  UO 
Feb.  ]G— J.  (iuinler,  i"Meyerr,dale, 

VrU'v.  .  2'.)   (X) 

F'«b.  ;■. -.M  .Nehrr,  Lipbioe,  fllf.iU  (Kl 
•■  S-(".  Forney.  FalU  City,  No.  50  00 
"     14— IL    Smith,     .Mi:ar.i;aiile, 

Mieh,.  32  ^.-i 

Fob.  I.s  — .M.Ncher,  LMib>"J>  111-'.,  ^^'Mk) 
"     !7 — C.    H  iovcr.    SiuiUiviili'. 

Ohio  ■    3',')  01) 

Feb.  26— M.  Nehor.  Laplace,  libs.,    lo  (X> 
March    (3 — Mary    Moomaw,  Bon- 
sack,  Va.,  35  00 
March  11  — D.   Frantz,  Ccro  Gor- 
do, Ills.,                                       25  00 
March  13— J.  B.  Shirley,   Pettit, 

ind.,  71   00 

Total,  ijiTllTiJE 

W.M.  Gisii, 

Treas.  lleiicf. 


Dl^&rlitute  Your  EVriotiicHls. 


By  using  tliO  above  langmi^e,  [  hope 
to  impress  some  of  our  brethren  with  the 
idea  of  having  as  many  of  G.id's  crcaure.s 
rea<l  the  Bretlireirs  v/riiings  as  i)Ossil.<le, 
without  great  extra  cxpen.'^c  to  any  one. 

There  are  many  pcop.lc  who  woul<l 
gladly  re.".d  religioUH  writings,  but  are  not 
able  to  ohiiiiii  iheui;  and  tliousiiids  c:in 
be  supplied  by  the  brethren  who  have 
not  the  privilege  of  hearing  the  brethren 
preach,  neither  of  reading  what  tho 
brethren  write  on  the  sueject  of  sal- 
vation. 

it  appears  to  uiR  that  good  may  result 
by  a  moro  extensive  circulation  of  our 
pajiers.  I.  therefore  suggest  the  follov/- 
ing  plan  to  those  who  are  not.9aviijg  their 
liapcis  for   biudinp.     I  also  think  there 


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would  uiorc  Kood  result  from  distribufion 
than  from  binding  ;i  wbolo  volume  into  a 
book,  for  future  reference. 

Mauy  of  ua  are  acquainted  with  some 
ministers  who  trftvol  some,  and  arc  aiv 
qnainted  in  different  localities,  amocR 
some  who  arc  not  reading  our  periodicals 
from  various  reasons  ",  now  after  you  have 
read  your  papers,  as  fast  as  convenient, 
place  them  into  the  hand;;  cf  such  minis- 
ters for  gratuitous  distribution,  whevover 
they  may  think  th&y  will  do  most  good; 
and  let  such  ministers,  when  travelling 
among  the  world,  carry  with  them  those 
papers,  and  distribute  accordingly. 

Further,  those  who  cannot  in  this  way 
distribute,  can  send  by  mail  at  a  suiull 
expense  to  those  calling  for  preachitig  in 
the  various  parts  and  cannot  obtain  it. — 
In  this  way  not  only  the  poor  will  be 
supplied  with  i-eading  njattcr,  but  those 
who  arc  able  to  subscribe  will  do  so,  and 
enhance  the  increase  of  the  various  sub- 
scription lists. 

Hoping  the  reader  may  clearly  see  my 
plan  and  be  encouraged  to  try  it,  I  re- 
main your  brother  in  (JhriHr., 

M.    Llf'IJTY. 
Elmore,  Neb. 


Junk  12th,  1S75. 
To  my  dear  brethren  and  sisters  in  the 
Lord,  and  kind  iVieiids,  I  would  just,  say 
that  [  .'■■aw  a  statement  in  the  (Compan- 
ion, No.  21,  of  a  sister  living  in  Sedg- 
wick county,  Kansas,  that  needed  help. 
I  took  it  upon  myself  to  go  and  sec  for 
myself  I  think  (lie  sister  told  me  one 
of  her  brothers  sent  money  to  buy  them 
a  team  of  oxen,  and  one  of  them  died  a 
short  time  ago,  which  throws  them  out  of 
a  team.  Brctl'.ren  ,1  think  there  ought  to 
be  somethin;;  done  for  them,  for  they  are 
very  needy.  We  arc  told  that  the  Lord 
loves  a  cheerful  giver,  if  1  had  anything 
that  I  could  spare,  I  would  love  to  divide 
with  I'riend  Deal  and  the  sister.  They 
appeared  t'lad  to  see  me.  The  sister  told 
mo  that  slie  liad  not  seen  a  brother  for 
three  years.  I  have  seen  but  one  broth- 
er in  nearly  four  years.  If  I  had  known 
friend  Deal  1  would  have  paid  them  a 
visit  before  I  did. 

Yours  truly, 

Wm.    MoilUAN, 

ScJijwick,  Koii. 


love,  and  with   rlim   she   is  now  at  rest; 
and  this  thought  comforts  us  in  our  sad- 
ness and  sorrow.     Oh,  that  all  would  re-  ' 
member  their  (Jrcator  in  their  youtli,  so  i 
that  if  we  do  die  young  we  can  go  to  rest  j 
and  that  our  friends    can   comfort  them- 
selves   with    that    hope.     May    wc,    as  i 
brothers  and   sisters,  be   more  in  earnest  ■ 
to  gain  heaven  and  meet  her  there.  May  ] 
her  husband,  our  broUier,  be  enabled  to  | 
lean  on  .Tesus  in  his  sad  hours  of  bereave- 
ment, our  axod  mother  be  sustained  by 
the  widow's  God,  and   the   brothers  and 
si&tcrsin  law,  thai  have  not  yet  done  so, 
accept   of  offered  mercy,  obey  the  heav- 
enly call,  and  come  to  .Jesus,  who  can  all 
thoir  sorrows  heal.     We  feel  to  say  with 
the  poet, 
"Slsttir,  thou  wast  mild  anU  !ove!y,"  etc. 
E.  W.  StoNEU. 


lu  Mcnaoriaia. 

Thi>sc  lines  are  in  memory  of  my  dear 
tiister,  iSarah  Dotterer,  who  died  on  the 
15lh  of  June,  at  the  age  of  31  years,  8 
months  and  8  days.  She  was  the  young- 
est daughter  of  David  (now  deceased)  and 
Esther  Stoner.  In  her  youth,  perhaps 
]  4  years  ago,  she  went  into  the  service 
of  her  Master  with  her  whole  heart. — 
She  was  kind,  gentle  and  courteous  to  all; 
dutiful  as  a  child,  affectionate  as  a  sister, 
and  faithful  as  a  wife.  She  loved  her 
Savior  with    a   pure,  a  high,  and  a  holy 


There  will  be  a  love-feast  in  the  Berlin 
congregation,  Somerset  county,  Pa.,  on 
Sunday,  .Tuly  4th,  commencing  at  3 
o'clock,  p.  m. 

Jacob  Bi-ouaii. 

The  m.cmbers  of  the  Union  City  church 
of  Ohio  and  Indiana  intend  to  held  a 
communion  meeting  on  the  H'h  day  of 
October.  Those  coming  by  railroad  will 
stop  off  at  Union  City. 

T.  B.  Wenriok. 


Wo  admit  no  pootry  under  any  clicnmslan 
ces  In  coiinertlon  wiUi  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
y^iah  to  uao  all  alike,  anci  we  could  not  Insert 
veises  v.'lili  all. 

In  tlic  Backcreek  Church.  Franklin  coun- 
ty, Pa  ,June  8th,  brother  ilAurin  Mummiskt, 
aged  77  years,  C  months  and  8  days.  The 
subject  of  our  notice  v/as  going  away  with  s 
two-horse  wagon,  sitting  on  the  hounds, 
when  the  horses  took  fright  and  rau  olT, 
throwing  the  old  brother  off,  the  wheel  pas- 
sing over  the  upper  p.iit  of  his  head,  crush- 
ing his  Bknll,  and  causing  instantaneous 
death.  On  the  9th  he  was  Ijuried  at  tho  Au- 
triin  meelisg  house. 

Dear  friends,  lbl«  should  be  a  warning  to 
yon  to  prepare  to  meet  your  God,  for  you 
know  neithor  the  day  nor  the  hour  when  the 
summons  of  death  may  visit  you. 

Funeral   di.'scourse    by    tho  writer,  John 
Shauk,and  John  Lehncr,  from  Rev.  xxli.  13, 
Adam  Phbil. 
fPt'i^rJm  please  copy.] 

In  the  Falling  Spring  church,  Franklin 
county.  Pa.,  (date  not  given)  wl'e  of  Peter 
Kncpper,  aged  34  years,  3  months  and  12 
days.  She  and  her  babe,  three  days  old, 
wore  buried  in  one  coflin.  She  was  a  perfect 
model  of  morality,  but  she  h.ad  t:ot  made 
that  prep.irat:(  n  for  tho  hour  of  death  and 
for  eternity  which  she  should  have  made  and 
which  se  might  have  made  with  proper  en- 
conragoruent.  A  solemn  warning!  Funeral 
services  by  Elders  Gipe,  David  Bonebrake 
and  the  wiiter,  from  Deut.  xsxii.  19. 

J.   F.    Ol^'.EU. 
[Pilyiim  please  copy.] 

In  the  Coal  Creek  aim  of  tho  church,  Ful- 
ton county,  Ills.,  June   loth,  brother  


Dnwirr,  at  the  ago  of  83  year."!,  2  mantha 
and  1(5  dayr,.  His  v/lfu  (a  sieler)  died  coniii 
years  ago.  He  loaves  three  daughters  in  fhia 
county,  and  one  son  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  to 
tnonru  their  loss.  Funeral  text,  Amos  iv.  12. 

In  the  same  cn.a  of  the  church,  on  th(i  UOth 
of  Juno,  of  apovlflxy,  brother  Cuuistian 
KiNGBiiY,  «(red  8t)  years,  2  months  and  SI! 
davR.  He  leaves  an  ag«d  v.'idov?  .-"nd  7  liviug 
ehildren — four  sonn  and  three  daughters — 
and  a  largo  ronnfctioa  of  relatives.  Funer- 
al test,  II  Tim.  iv.  7,  3. 

,.  Jacob  Nbua". 

On  the  18th  of  Juno,  In  the  Cook's  Crock 
congregation,  Rockintrham  coHuty,  Ve., 
ulster  Sallv  Mkeus.  wife  of  t^ro.  Kaphael 
Myers,  In  the  iiOlh  year  of  her  agi'.  She  was 
a  i'fcithful  member  of  the  church;  left  a  hus- 
band and  three  chlMreu — two  sous  and  oue 
daughlur — to  mouta  thtir  loss. 

In  the  same  congregation,  on  the  33a d  of 
June,  brolher  Aukauam  Youno,  aged  81 
years,  4  months  and  38  days.  He  was  a  cou- 
slsicut  Uieraber  of  the  ehurch  for  many 
years,  lie  i:ad  a  desire  to  be  absent  from 
tho  body  and  present  with  the  Lord,  and  v/as 
wailing  for  the  Lord  to  call  him  home. 

SoLouoN   Gaubku. 

In  the  city  of  Baltimore.  May  aSlh,  David 
Enoel,  in  the  55ih  year  of  his  age.  He  -was 
Btiictly  moral  and  honest  In  all  his  br.siuesa 
transactions.  He  was  brought  up  in  the 
faith  of  the  Brethren,  but  joined  the  Christ- 
ian church  in  the  latter  years  of  his  life. 

Also,  in  th<*  Pipe  creek  church,  June  Ist, 
JouN  E>"r.i.AK;  youngest  con  of  Elizabeth 
Euglar,  aged  14  years.  He  was  klUel  by 
the  running  away  of  his  l-.orse.  Mr.y  hia 
sudden  death  imprc&s  us  all  with  the  impor- 
tance of  being  prepared  when  death  comes. 
E.  W.  Stones. 


T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  RECEIVED  for 
Jj    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOK8,etc., 


Henry  Dierdoiff,  5  50;  David  Henrlcks  20; 

Geo  Girl,  10;  Jno  Frliz,  50;  Henry  Jones, 
i  75:  D  B  Sfjdcbuker,  1  00;  J  E  Bowser,  50; 
'  U  P  Sulcklor,  1  10;  U  L  Millar,  25;  B  F 
j  Stump,    1  70;    Levi    Kaufman,   7  10;    D  D 

Wine,   10;   F    Coltorman,  1  00;    A    Honeel, 

50;  J  W  Charity,  1  55;  J  R  Denllugor.  10  00; 

G  8  BaiBbaugh.  1  80;  S  Kiiieev.  JG  G'6;  A 
]  Hensei,  75;  P    D-'triek,  rS;  Sol    Elkcr berry, 

5  95;  EU  Stontr.l   15;  J  J  Workman  (Be-r), 

1  00. 


art's -o5gS. 


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«TttVEK     A1'T055ATS<;       WIHK> 

For  pumping  waier,  Giiudln^  K:"aJn,  ivc. 
Throo  ytsrs  In  succesolul  oporntlon,  aud 
over  S.OOO  iH  laee.  Tcxik  rromiutn  ai 
Ihf.  Uliuois  Slate  Fftlr  over  13  coiaptlilore, 
:for  rciijalatluf^  beat  in  n  »lora),  8!;d  ninnlriK 
•iu  llio  ]i«:ljleBt  breaze.  !»  parik-'.ilariy  ivlspt- 
tjcl  to  iho  E«8iorr.  eiij  iJo-jvboi!i  Sutcn,  ow- 
4nx  to  tbe  sllgbt^  breeev  rn)i;Si-«<l  Ut  oi>oiato 
it. 

Will  not  blow  dovrc  or  rrerz'j  u^  id  wlrter. 
Has  but  three  joints  acd  two  places  to  oi). 
Can  t)(;  ftttachedJM  any  puuip.  Kvory  niili 
fuiiy  VT«rr»ntuit.  For  descriptlvo  i  IrcuUr 
fti'd  price  list,  addrcBiJ  iiiauufnctnrui*  "f 
STOvcit  WisD  Ek[uinis(,'o.,  Groincaslle,  Pa., 
fy-,  n.  WoonMAUdu,  Frecport,  X\\. 

»)f'  A   livo  agout  wanted  lu  every    county 
ea-it  of  the  Alleghany  Mountalne. 


A  good  Farm  on  Fluui  Ki?or,  Freedom 
town^liip,  St«pli(!;!roii  county,  Il'lnoln,  .T 
iailea  fro:a  Ainoid's  Grove  innclhig-house, 
«nd  8  miles  from  Iha  CHiai  ry  iJrovc  mceling- 
houso.  It  coutaias  ISO  »Cie»,  all,  except 
about  tJO  acres,  uader  cuUlvatlon  ;  a  larj^e 
StoiiO  Tlousa  ;  good  VV,;!'.  aad  Spring  House  i 
8evt;ral  t;o<id  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
Ac,  itc. 

Tekms  :  14,000  ;  Onc-fonrth  la  band  and 
the  bslanoe  in  three  o<iual  aunual  pay- 
Oients.  AddrtG3, 

23tf.  GSOUOE  GIUL 

lit-atri' fe,  Nebraska. 

TSie  "One     FsiitU"   l'iu«l{cr»{.e*f: 

at;<!  The  "FaUii-aljiie"' Tiicory  WutU'iI  in 
the  Ivaltncc  and  Found  Wai.LJny;.  bend  for 
tliuin,  and  pullliym  to  wo:!-;  wlurt^vr  you 
can.  1  coi)y  16  cent*)  i!  coi'iep,  20  centP;  10 
copies  ?1.10.  Adrfru;  =,  : 

M.  M.  KSllELilAM, 

25-SO.  Carroll  couuly  111. 


THE      "  B  K  p]  il  S  "      W  II  E  E  L 

1«  grindluj!;  ■wilh  less  wi\tor  than  Uic  over- 
shot."  Itlsjust  improvcil  ami  will   hpc   one- 
third  IcKB  water  ihau  any  Jrou  wh'^t-l   iu  uec 
and  is  cheaper  aud  beller. 
Bond  Jor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  BnERB  A  Sons. 
(Jocoii'nBS,  Jnniaia,  Co.,  I'a. 
Ubitus,  (iANai.im  <Sr.  Uooks. 
Bclen'*  Grove,  Bnyder  Co.,  Pa. 

l*urp-!3irr(l  ii. 1^1:1   ]t$E-n!iuia»i< 

Pea  comb,  true  to  fe«ther,  and  (  annot  be 
fX'.'.dU'd  for  Rizo,  ele.  We  will  ship  by  cx- 
prcBf  to  any  one  a  C'lcl'.crel  a:;d  tv/o  pullcl^, 
for  Cve  ($5.00)  dollars.    Addie-^R, 

8.  llr.Afti>, 

sr,.  ______  ''"'"'  *"*• 

THE  CHTLTmEIS'S  PAl'KlI 


Tim  CniLDKEs'H  Papku  is  aneavly  lUns- 
IraliKl  paper  for  the  youni;  folkp.  T!:^  only 
pajifr  fO"  chltdifn  pnl.li<<lK'd  amontj  llie 
Urolliorhood  and  the  pioneer  of  itf  class. 
<Ju!y  «5  ctiite  pciy  ur.  A  beautiful  Mai>  of 
PAi.HhT  J<K  to  6fr';uie  for  ciuhf .  ISi>e(.diaeU 
cople:-  on  rucidpt  of  liti.iup.     Addrotii', 

11.  J.  KlJUTZ, 

5J  tf.  i'l'indi  Mahofii'i!/  Co.,  O 


"A  rlifhtwis  man   ragardelh  the  life  of  hi'^ 

hcaot."— Pkov.  xii.   )C. 

S^FiiiTY   COI..I..4iil  r.^DS. 

H.ivli:g  palrnted,  wo  now  u'-anuf^rture  a 
new  Uorou  CoJlar  Pad.  which  ws  niali  free 
of  ^03tt>;j'.<  lo  ar.y  part  of  the  Utiilc<I  8t^te6, 
npou  !he  r.\!i'lpi  by  letter  of  75c.  (or  a 
sluf^lc  one,  or  §1 .50  a  ;»e'.!.  Tliej  are 
liifbl,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horao.  Thoy  are  cosily  Bttcd  to  a!- 
nioel  9uy  dranijht  collar.  We  jjuarankC'e 
thoiu  to  proyent  horges"  necks  from  becom- 
ing frore  from  uw  to  Llmbur  Polo  Waifons, 
Keapera,  Mower*,  Corn  Plows,  Hollers  or 
8eed  Drills.  Romember  that  an  oanco  of 
I>rovei]iiou  is  v^ortli  a  pound  of  cnru.  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfarl,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oatR  to  each  horee.  The  lirst  com- 
plaint to  hear  from  yet.  Send  soon  ;  !.he 
hot  seaaoD  is  at  baud. 

P.  H.  B?AVBn, 
Moutandon, 

IS  tf.  Northnmborlsud  Co.,  Pa. 

HOSfE  WOOLKN  FAiTttWY. 

We  are  inannfacturin'^  a  Buperlor  article 
of  wooleu  goodfi  which  wo  wUl  guar.intee  to 
give  perfect  Esllcfartiou.  And  we  wiH  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  Rcybody  ll!E.t 
may  want  j^ood  >cood8,  by  Kxpress,  and  pay 
Ch«rgc5  on  fOOis,  if  tho  amouut  is  ton  dol- 
lais  or  more.  IlnYlni;  bi;eu  iu  the  bu?ino98 
ovei  forty  yi'.'irr,  1  think  1  Itnow  jnsl  what 
farraoie  vraut,  and  think  they  will  ilud  i!  to 
tbeSr  advantage  to  correspond  with  inc. 

AddrefS  : 

.JOHN  STUUEBAKEU, 
IIoMB  Wo-ji,u;<  Factohy, 

IS-lf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 

ZtHlSau  <|noeus  Fov  ^»Ie.  Bred 
from  pure,  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  Pent 
by  mall  or  exj'rcES.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list,  tiatisfiction  guaranloed  In  all  CfiSos. 
Address  SAMU2L  GUfiENAWiLT,  Cear- 
fof>B  C.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

lU-Gm. 

VRlaublo  Farm  Foy  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acre.s  in  Wefttraoro- 
land  county,  Peun'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  DoJiefral  on  county  lino  ryad.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  n  )od  timber. 
Ilao  a  jjood  orchard  and  alsc  .^.tone  coal. 
The  ijuildings  are  a  good  two  siory  dwelling 
houBo  with  cellar  under  It,  a  Urge  bau.k  barn 
with  all  necessary  outbuildings  i  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  houat  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
vonient  ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mincv;»l  Point,  EpKraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  ino  on  tho  farm.  j 

John  K.  MTsinita.         I 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa.      ! 

S*s4ssovex  and  liOrt!'.*)  S«3|»3»er. 

Ifi  the  title  of  0  new  book,  by  J.  W.  iiniMi. 
It  contains  a  ooTitii'orstioii  of  Time  ftf?  UHcd 
by  the  inspired  writcra  j  the  typice  1  charac- 
ter of  the  Jewish  Passover  and  its  falflUmcnt 
inChiiet;  the  ins-liiution,  observance,  and 
design  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  work  contains  2.58  pagon,  nnd 
is  neatly  bound  iu  Uno  Enj;li^h  cl.ith. 
Price,  Kingle  copy,  by  mail,  51.00  j  per 
dozen,  by  express,  18.00. 

Addresn:  J.  \V.  Itnrii,  .  | 

Moyersdulu, 
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There  hn".  been  a  long  felt  nce<!  of  a  Com- 
mentary on  the  Bibb;  adapted  to  tho  use  of 
our  fHinilies  and  Sunriay->ehoo)8.  Tills  want 
is  mot  In  the  Conin.'-ntaiy  by  Rev'ds.  Jkmi- 
SON.  Fat  i.srt  and  Uuown,  D.  !)'«.,  of  Eug- 
la'.;d,  pibiisbj;  in  f  ,ur  vr.luiaon,  h'lt  by  a 
publlsbiiig  house  Lo  this  country  tho  four 
volumes  are  co:npie?.=ed  into  one,  which 
furnitihes  uf  a  C.-m'.-ienta'y  upon  tlie 

0!(t  ana  New  T4r.<!ilau>ents 
for  the  incredibly  low  sum  of  ^7.50.  The 
commenta  arc  concise,  clear  and  t  aidly  un- 
derstood by  tho  cliildren,  and  so  far  ni  wc 
arc  able  to  judge,  cmiaenlly  devout  mid 
spiritual.  We  aro  cauvacsing  S  mcraet 
L'ountv,  and  hope  to  o^italu  a  largo  number 
of  Kubscrlbers  to  the  work  vi^.  are   iutioduc- 

iWtr  W.  .M.  UU00K.8,  Agent. 


0.  F.  C.     Vol.  XI. 


0.  V.     Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAUEN  quimter. 


*'If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  conimandmenis." — Jesus. 


At  $tl.60  I'er  Annnm. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JULY  13,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  28. 


«>L.ost  I  for  Want  of  a  Word !" 


*  JjOsI  for  want  of  a  word!'' 

Fallen  among  tliioves  and  dylnfr; 
Pru8  s  end  L-jvites  passing 

The  place  where  ho  is  lying; 
Ho  ie  loo  faint  to  call, 

Too  far  olT  to  be  beaid; 
Thtrc  aro  those  beside  life's  highway, 

Lost  for  want  of  a  word  ! 

"Jjost  for  wp.iit  of  a  word  !" 

All  in  the  black  night  straying 
Ainong  th,'  maBcs  of  thought; 

False  lights  ever  botraying  ! 
Oh,  that  a  human  voice 

The  muiky  darkness  had  stirred  ! 
Lost  and  benighted  forever  ! 

Lost  for  want  of  a  word  ! 

"Lo*t  for  want  of  a  vvord  !" 

Too  high  it  may  be,  and  uoblo, 
To  be  ever  checked  in  his  sin, 

Or  bo  led  to  Christ  iu  his  trouble. 
Ko  one  boldly  and  truly 

To  show  him  whore  he  has  erred — 
Poor  handful  of  dust  and  eehcs  ! 

Lost  for  want  of  a  word  I 

"Lost  for  want  of  a  word  I" 

A  word  that  you  might  hafe  spoken; 
Who  knows  what  eyes  may  be  dim, 

"What  hearts  may  be  aching  or  broken? 
Go,  scatter  beeidc  all  waters, 

Nor  sicken  r.t  hope  deferred; 
Let  never  a  soul  by  thy  dumness, 

Be  lost  for  want  of  a  word  ! 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 

Great     Discnssiou— lulunt    Bap- 

Aisiu  au<l  Infant  Salvation  In 

*l»e  I'ali'inlslic  System. 

All  elaborate  di.'^cus.sion  i.s  now  vigor- 
ously engaged  in,  by  two  of  tiio  most  em- 
inent and  leerncd  (bvincs  in  America, 
upon  the  above  subject,    The  contest  i,s 


like  the  bravery  of  mighty  warriors. — 
Each  one  ha'^  hi,-^  sword  nnslieatlied  to 
strike  tlie  hardest  blow.  Of  tlie  the  gen- 
eral fullness  and  logical  order  of  this  dis- 
cussion there  can  bono  fault  found.  The 
language  is  a  model  of  clearness  all 
through,  while  every  expression  involves 
an  element  of  profoundcst  thought.^ 
When  men  of  profundiiy  and  research 
in  the  various  departments  of  scientific 
knowledge  once  begin  to  hurl  their  darts 
at  each  other,  until  all  the  notes  of  faith 
would  seem  lo  ring  for  preservation,  we 
begin  to  to  tliink  that  it  is  high  time  for 
the  cliurch  to  wake  up. 

We  know  of  no  two  men  more  comp- 
tent  than  Hodge  and  Krauth  to  rebuke, 
with  fact  and  logic,  the  insane  preteiirics 
of  the  rampant  pseudoecclesiast.icism  of 
our  age,  and  the  3'et  insaner  adjuncts  of 
extreme  radicalism.  While  Hodge  is 
one  of  the  main  conservators  of  Presby- 
terianisin,  Kiauth  stands  no  less  related 
to  Luthcrism.  Both  these  men  hold 
high  positions  in  the  literary  world.  But 
what  astonishes  us  the  most  is  that  men, 
possessed  with  all  the  elements  of  erudi- 
tion and  higher  learning,  should  discuss 
the  facts  of  radical  Calvinism  with  a  view 
of  giving  still  greater  impetus  to  the  Ro- 
manistic  theory.  Tbat  these  men  have 
been  theorizing  upon  the  subject  of  in- 
fant salvation  until  their  minds  have  un- 
dergone a  kind  of  philosophical  dcmcnta- 
tion  is  quite  evident,  or  they  would  not 
discuss  the  subject  as  they  do.  How  the 
poor  Bible  has  to  suffer !  Philosophy 
may  do  well  enough  to  talk  about,  but  it 
will  not  do  to  die  by.  People  get  to  hear 
too  much   philosophy  nowadays,  and  not 

auite  enough  Bible.     Oh,  for  more  Holy 
host  preachers  I 

In  a  review  of  Rev.  Hodge's  System- 
atic Theology  with  special  reference  to 
infant  salvation,  Dr.  Krauth  quotes  over 
one  hundred  Oalvinistic  writers,  all  of 
whom  urge  the  Uf^eo-sity  of  infhnt  bap-- 
tisMi,  wiiile  lie  duos  not  qnoU;  a  sIii.'^Il! 
thing  from  the  Bible  to  sustain  such  a 
procedure.  But  note  what  the  Br. 
saya;  "Lu(herans  prove  that  .ill  ini'anls 
arp  regenerated  iu  the  aet  of  Baptism." 


How  do  thev  prove  it?  Not  from  the 
Scriptures,  but  simply  from  the  hypoth- 
esis of  a  hypothetical  condition. 

But  the  worst  feature  that  we  obwervo 
about  this  discussion  is,  that  the  salvation 
of  infants  is  almost  entirely  ignored  where 
the  regenerative  qualities  arc  not  brought 
into  contact  with  the  souls  of  these  little 
infants  ;  and  although  these  divines  do 
not  regard  Baptism  in  the  least  essential 
to  .salvation,  they  nevertheless  claim  that 
Baptism  is  the  medium  tlirough  which 
the  divine  life  becomes  imputed  to  the 
soul.  Can  anything  become  a  medium 
through  which  the  Divine  is  brought  in- 
to contact  with  the  human  and  not  be 
essential?  We  might  just  as  well  claim 
that  there  might  be  effects  without  a 
cause.  It  is  really  a  pity,  and  a  painful 
pity,  that  people  will  allow  themselves  to 
be  influenced  by  such  ridiculous  iiuperti 
nenccs.  Such  interpretations  have  & 
strong  Romanistic  tendency.  Judging 
from  the  totality  of  things  now  tolerated 
by  many  of  our  popular  churches,  there 
will  be  a  general  hand-shaking  with  Ro- 
manism before  so  very  long.  We  only 
hope  the  Pope  will  require  all  his  adlie- 
rcnts  to  pronounce  the  shibb.)leth,  and. 
liave  all  sibboleths  put  to  everlasting 
silence  by  not  fellowshiping  I  hem. 

To  maintain  that  a  negative  damnation 
awaits  all  unbaptized  infants  is  the  hi;<h-_ 
est  mockery  imaginable  in  the  sight  of 
God.  My  brethren,  these  things  should 
give  us  greater  impulse  and  activity  in 
sending  out  missionaries  and  rescuing  the 
Bible  from  the  slaughter  of  philosophy. 
Let  it  no  longer  be  said  of  our  church 
that  we  are  a  non-evangelical  people,  but 
let  us  wheel  the  cliariots  of  salvation 
with  greater  might  and  power  until  every 
arm  of  rebellion  is  brought  low  to  the 
feet  of  Omnipotence,  and  the  shouts  of 
joy  go  forth,  — Victory  at  last !  Trumpet 
to  trumpet!  Organ  to  orgrm  !  Harp  to 
b;:rp!  Tlnllelnj^ih  to  the  Lor!  !  Until 
then  nijiy  our  hearts  V^^"'  fi'iiii.  ■  <'■  '■»]>■ 
tion  of  tills  world  like  a  10.^  rr  young 
hart  upon  the  mountains  of  Be  1  her. 
J.  T.  Me Y Jilts. 
Fhiladdphia, 


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Oiuuipoteuce  ol  UoU. 


Enrobed  in  majt-sly  and  mii^bt, 
Jfhovah  reigns  in  worlds  of  lif^ht. 
Tlic  world  through  ages  past  has  alood, 
Uy  the  omnipotence  of  God. 

Th-oughout  the  paf>t  eternities, 

Tliy  throne  has  stood  abovo  the  skies  ; 
The  universe  is  Ihiac  abode — 
Kiom  overlasling,  Thou  art  God. 

The  ocean,  lashed  fmai  shore  to  shore 
lly  foarful  storms,  lifts  up  its  roar  ; 
Whiltt  nionntniu  waves  go  thundering  on, 
To  break  beneath  th'  eternal  throne. 

The  Lord  on  high  controls  thctn  all  ; 
At  his  behest  ihey  rise  or  fall — 
He  bids  ihe  wiuda  and  waves  be  still ; 
The  winds  and  waves  obey  his  will. 

Thy  testimonies.  Lord,  arc  pure  ; 
Thy  promises)  forever  sure  : 
And  he  that  would  thy  glory  see, 
Must  righteous,  pure  and  lioly  be. 

K«''port  o!  Ih«  I'roeeertlnRS  ol  A. 
IfB.  1S75,  lleliS  «>«i  llie  Prrmfisos 
Ol  Bro.  JoUn  CnsHel,  near  IJot* 
iugloa,  Oliio,  iTI.ty  IS,  10,  30. 


(Continued  from  page  423.) 


It  may  be  possible    that    the 

remarks  made  on  the  subject  will 
cause  those  who  have  been  publishinj^ 
the  minutes  in  their  diatricts  will  look 
at  the  matter  and  see  that  they  are 
violating  decisious  of  the  Annual 
Meeting,  and  they  will  not  do  so  any 
more.  But  if  they  want  the  minutes 
published  they  may  come  up  hero  and 
have  the  minutes  repealed  and  they 
can  publish  the  matter  as  much  as 
they  please. 

It  seems  to   me  there   is  too 

much  strife  entirely;  what  does  Paul 
mean  when  he  says.  "Strive  not 
about  words  to  no  profit?" 

How  can  we  ask  our    minutes 

to  be  published,  when  they  are  print- 
ed only  for  the  members  ? 

1  am  willing  that    wo   should 

change  the  answer. 

1  would  like  to  propose  some- 
thing. Suppose  wo  withdraw  that 
(juery,  as  wo  have  a  definite  answer 
on  the  minutes,  because  the  minutes 
allow  us  to  have  a  record  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  our  Annual  Meeting,  and 
that  is  an  allusion  to  publishing  them. 
I  see  no  other  remedy  at  present  than 
to  withdraw  it  or  table  it. 

There  is   a  good  opportunity 

for  us  to  learn  a  lesson  in  our  church 
in    its    form    of  government.     There 


are  two  powers,  the  District  MeeLina: 
is  a  power  and  the  Annual  Meeting 
is  a  power.  There  is  great  danger  of 
these  two  powers  in  our  church  com- 
ing in  conflict  with  each  other  and 
they  have  done  that  in  this  case.  The 
great  danger  is  that  the  District  Meet- 
ing will  assume  too  much  authority. 
I  have  made  that  observation  ire- 
queutly  to  our  brethren,  and  I  want 
to  make  it  hero.  There  is  danger 
that  the  general  brotherhood  will  do 
what  is  here  exactly. 

Let  us  learn  the  lesson  that  the 
District  Meeting  be  subject  to  the  de- 
cision of  the  Annual  Meeting  and  be 
controled  by  it  just  the  same  as  the 
humble  'members.  If  the  District 
Meeting  can  disregard  one  decision  of 
the  Annual  Meeting,  can  they  not 
disregard  another?  There  is  some- 
thing important  in  this  query,  and 
there  is  a  good  lesson, — enough  to 
make  us  think  and  look  when  it  is  pre- 
sented to  us,  therefore  do  not  pass 
over  it  lightly.  I  think  that  wo  ought 
to  tell  the  District  Meetings  every- 
where, for  the  time  baa  come  when 
you  will  act  contrary  to  that  decision 
of  the  Annual  Meeting.  Go  to  work 
at  that  matter  in  a  proper  manner 
and  have  the  thing  arranged ;  your 
Annual  Meeting  and  its  decision  may 
be  honored  by  you  and  if  you  want  to 
act  in  that  matter  have  the  minutes 
of  the  Annual  Meeting  changed,  and 
have  the  District  Meeting  and  the 
Annual  Meeting  in  harmony.  Ifyou 
don't  pass  that,  don't  table  it,  don't 
pass  over  it  as  something  of  no  im- 
portance, for  I  look  upon  it  as  involv- 
ing an. important  principle  in  church 
government.  I  would  prefer  just  to 
pass  it  in  order  that  the  districts  in 
our  brotherhood  may  learn  that  the 
Annual  Meeting  want  you  to  be  care- 
ful to  do  nothing  in  conflict  with  the 
ministers.  I  would  warn  you  not  to 
act  contrary  to  the  decision  of  the 
Annual  Meeting. 

1  rise  to  make  a  little  inquiry. 

Is  it  considered  an  infringement  of 
the  decision  of  the  Annual  Meeting  to 
take  written  notes  of  the  record  ? 

— — According  to  the  strict   defini- 
tion of  it,  it  would  be. 

The  reason  why   I   asked   is 

that  we  have  had  some  thought  upon 
the  matter.  We  know  that  it  is 
sometimes  the  case  that  our  clerk  re- 
sides in  the  southeastern  part  of  our 
district,  which  is  considerably  over 
a  hundred  miles  from  the  northern 
part,  and  to  go  away  thcro   to   exam- 


ine the  record  would  be  considerable 
of  a  task,  and  we  have  frequently 
asked  our  clerk  to  give  us  a  copy 
that  we  could  toke  it  home  and  read 
it  to  our  churches  and  our  members 
are  very  desirous  of  knowing  what  is 
done  at  District  Meeting ;  conse- 
quently we  have  taken  this  course, 
if  it  is  an  infringement,  wo  have  done 
it  very  ignorantly. 
Passed. 

Q  Inasmuch  as  the  church  is  mani fee- 
tin;^  a  little  of  lli'j  missionary  spirit  during 
last  year  in  sending  brethren  to  the  state  of 
Kentucky,  we  respectfully  iictitior.  that 
brethren  be  seiit  to  the  northern  part  of 
Alabama  and  Tennessee  adjoining  to  build 
up  and  comfort  the  body  of  brethreu  galb- 
eriiig  togt-lhyr  a  lew  years  since  under  the 
Ubor  of  brother  A-  J.  Ilickson,  and  in  his 
charge  the  number  of  members  Is  about  2.5. 

On  the  back  of  the  paper  the  following 
is  written  in  pencil:— To  the  Annual  Meet-, 
inif,  the  church  in  Alabama  still  renews  the 
call  for  some  brother  to  be  sent  there  to 
administer  the  gospel. 

I  am  of  the    impression   that 

it  is  not  yet  in  a  right  condition  to 
pass,  but  I  must  state  that  I  am  in 
favor  of  that  noble  enterprise  of  build- 
ing up  the  cause  of  Christ  in  diiTerent 
parts  of  our  country,  sending  breth- 
ren to  build  up  churches,  establi.«h 
the  cause  of  our  Master  where  it  is 
not  yet  established.  There  is  work 
for  us  and  it  ought  to  be  done,  and  1 
would  advise  that  we  give  them  the 
power  to  appoint  some  good  brother 
to  go  and  preach  to  them. 

I  harvo  a    knowledgo    of    the 

matter.  You  will  recollect,  some  of 
you  brethren,  several  years  ago  thoro 
was  a  cull  at  an  Annual  Meeting  to 
send  some  brethren  down  there  iu 
order  that  the  gospel  might  bo  preach- 
ed to  them  and  a  church  organized. 
That  call  was  answered  by  sending 
some  brethren  down  there.  Now  as 
they  still  have  a  desire  and  brother 
Ilickson  has  been  there  a  while,  they 
make  a  call  through  him  to  our  Dis- 
trict Meeting.  I  said  to  the  brethren 
there,  it  is  out  of  our  hands,  because 
the  call  was  first  made  to  the  Annual 
Meeting;  it  is  out  of  our  hands,  and  in 
the  hands  of  the  Annual  Meeting,  as 
they  had  sent  the  committee;  hence 
let  us  forward  it  on  to  Annual  Jilcet- 
ing  and  let  them  know  that  the  breth- 
ren there  still  renew  their  call  to  the 
Annual  Meeting,  that  they  have  a 
supply  in  the  ministry.  That  is  the 
way  it  came  before  this  meeting  from 
their  District  Meeting.  Now  if  this 
meeting  says  to  us  that  we  shall  take 
charge  of  it  and  send  brethren  down 
thcro  to  answer  tho  call,  that  will   bo 


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a  definite  anflwer  to  this,  and 
po3o  will  meet  their  wishes. 

— — I  would  propose  aa  answer  to 
push  it  right  along.  We  feol  like 
Bboutiug  for  joy  to  bear  a  tbiug  of  this 
kind  coMiiug  from  Southern  Ohio  and 
that  is  right  brethren,  wake  up.  I 
am  glad  you  have  caughtthe  misaion- 
ary  spirit  and  I  would  propose  some- 
thing of  this  kind:  That  the  Annual 
Meeting  sustains  the  movements  of 
the  Snuthorn  District  of  Ohio  and 
bids  it  God  speed  in  the  good  work. 

Now  since  you  have  caught  the 
spirit  in  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio, 
prove  your  actions  by  your  works. 
The  matter  ia  too  large  for  the  whole 
brotherhood  to  take  charge  of  it,  but 
we  want  that  this  Annual  Meeting 
should  bid  you  God  speed.  Wo  v/ant 
to  back  you  up  in  extending  the  gos- 
pel, but  you  can  manage  your  own 
afl'aira  now,  and  the  enterprise  now  in 
your  country  will  afford  you  the 
means;  you  have  everything  now, 
since  you  have  the  strength,  and  we 
want  to  back  you  up  with  it. 

■ — —-This  is  a  query  that  has  been 
presented  to  the  Annual  Meeting 
heretofore,  and  it  scorns  to  come  in 
the  same  way  again,  shall  the  South- 
ern District  of  Ohio  bear  the  expense 
of  sending  brethren  to  Alabama,  or 
will  the  Annual  Meeting  do  that? 

It  ia  in  the  hands  of  the  An- 
nual Meeting;  we  want  it  answered 
right  here.  They  come  up  here  with 
this  idea  of  renewing  their  call  to  us  ; 
we  for  v."  ard  it  on  hcuo  where  it  be- 
longs. Now  teli  us  how  that  call 
shall  bo  answered. 

1  move  that  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee take  that  call.  I  think  it  is  too 
much  for  the  Southern  District  of 
Ohio  to  take  this  in  addition  to  other 
work  which  thoy  have. 

The  call  is  nearer   some  other 

States  where  there  are  brethren  and 
ministers  than  the  Southern  District 
of  Ohio,  but  we  thought  to  save  ex- 
pense that  you  should  have  the  pre- 
cedence at  least,  to  maka  arrange- 
ments so  that  their  wauts  may  be 
supplied  without  so  much  expense, 
and  for  us  to  take  the  matter  from  the 
Southern  District  of  Ohio,  would  be 
assuming  authority.  We  would  rath- 
er not  have  it  thrown  upon  us. 

Inasmuch  as  there  is  an  in- 
creasing interest  among  the  brother- 
hood that  our  follow  beings  should 
boar  the  gospel,  we  in  Southern  llli- 
Doifl  have  organized  u  littlo  mission, 
aud  we  have  been    atteudiug    withiu 


our  bounds  to  the  missionary  spirit 
aud  wo  see  that  the  Southern  District 
has  done  the  same.  1  would  propose 
now,  inasmuch  as  wo  feel  an  interest 
in  the  matter,  that  it  be  brought  be- 
fore the  Yearly  Meeting,  and  that  this 
mcelin;^:  appoint  a  committee  to  go 
aud  attend  to  that  matter  in  Alabama, 
and  visit  Kentucky  and  Teunesseo 
and  the  Annual  Meeting  defray  the 
expenses. 

1  have  to  say  that  a  call    v/as 

made  some  years  ago  on  the  Eastern 
District  of  Pennsylvania,  from  the 
State  of  Maine,  and  being  advised  to 
apply  to  the  Annual  Mooting  how  to 
do  in  the  case,  it  returned  the  matter 
back  to  the  Eastern  District  of  Penn- 
sylvania, for  US  to  attend  to.  Now 
we  do  not  like  to  lay  the  whole  mat- 
ter upon  the  Annual  Meeting.  If  the 
cal!  has  been  made,  there  is  the  Dis- 
trict;  let  them  .do  as  the  Annual 
Meeting  left  us  to  do  in  the  former 
case. 

1  am  under  the  impression  that 

Tennessee  joins  Alabama,  aud  hence 
I  think  that  we  should  give  this  mat- 
ter over  into  the  hands  of  the  churches 
in  Tennessee. 

— — I  will  just  remark  that  if  the 
Southern  District  of  Ohio  will  attend 
to  the  calls  that  are  made  in  Kentucky 
just  adjoining  them  they  will  have 
their  share.  If  they  will  do  that  well, 
they  v/iil  do  all  that,  under  the  cir- 
cumstaoces,  ought  to  be  asked  of  them 
to  do.  We  in  Indiana  have  a  field  of 
labor  souih  of  us,  and  the  southern 
part  of  Indiana  is  a  missionary  field, 
and  we  sometimes  have  sent  over 
into  Kentucky,  but  if  you  put  upon  us 
in  addition  to  that  a  field  of  labor  in 
Alabama,  it  is  too  much.  We  have 
one  field.  Southern  Illinois  has  a  field 
of  labor,  Southern  Ohio  has  a  field  of 
labor  already,  aud  I  would  think,  it 
being  so  far  away,  that  it  would  be 
proper  and  reasonable  to  not  put  it  oa 
any  district  that  has  already  a  larger 
field  of  labor  than  they  can  well  sup- 
ply. If  you  have  hoard  the  calls 
from  Kentucky  that  have  beeea  made 
upon  us,  your  hearts  would  havebeen 
stirred  with  interest  to  hear  their 
calls  answered,  and  I  would  insist 
upon  Ohio  answering  them.  This 
don't  come  from  the  Southern  District 
of  Ohio,  it  came  through  them,  and 
the  call  was  made  on  account  of  the 
labor  of  brethren  sent  by  the  Annual 
Meeting,  nad  the  call  was  made  again 
to  the  Auiiua!  Moctin/.,'-  through  tho 
brethveu  who  h^vu    byuu    there    and 


who  have  done  that  labor.  I  think 
that  the  field  of  labor  for  aa  Annual 
Meeting  is  not  too  much,  and  there- 
fore I  would  insist  that  the  request  is 
reason  able  ;  it  is  not  a  burden,  it  is 
easy  to  be  complied  with.  If  we  have 
the  will,  let  the  Annual  Mooting  have 
the  matter  in  charge,  and  the  Stand- 
ing Committee,  a.s  it  has  been  moved, 
take  the  matter  of  appointing  a  broth- 
er to  send, land  the  general  brotherhood 
can  easily |raise  the  money  to  pay  the 
expenses. 

Why  not  put  it  upon  its  pas- 
sage ;  the  Committee  can  frame  an 
answer  much  sooner  than  this  large 
body  ;  let  the  Committee  frame  the 
answer  and  submit  to  the  church. 

1  am  pleased   with  the    idea; 

it  meets  my  approbation  very  much. 
There  is  a  little  missionary  spirit 
about  me,  I  confess  that,  but  a  little 
different  from  what  I  hear  a  good 
many  of  our  brethren  talk  about,  I 
am  pleased  that  the  brethren  made 
the  arrangements  in  Ohio  for  breth- 
ren to  go  to  Kentucky  and  preach 
there.  We  in  Illinois  have  our  hands 
pretty  full,  but  in  regard  to  Alabama, 
there  is  a  call  from  there.  I  do  not 
know  what  part  of  Alabama  it  is,  but 
brethren  from  Bast  Tennessee,  and 
even  from  Virginia,  have  not  so  far 
to  go  into  Alabama.  Alabama  comes 
with  East  Tennessee,  near  Chatta- 
nooga, and  it  ia  not  very  far  across 
there.  I  have  travelled  that  road 
several  times  ;  it  is  not  so  very  far. 
I  think  that  the  brethren  in  East 
Tennessee,  or  from  Virginia,  could 
go  into  Alabama  and  preach  there. 

■  I  would  be  in  favor    with   all 

my  heart  to  have  a  general  mission- 
ary plan  adopted  by  the  Annual 
Meeting,  but  it  looks  to  me  to  be  in- 
significant for  this  meeting  to  send 
missionaries  to  a  few  spots  iu  the 
country  when  wo  have  hundreds  of 
calls.  Vv'^e  have  calls  from  West 
Virginia  aud  the  Eastern  borders  of 
Ohio,  and  we  have  done  the  work 
among  our  members.  Now  if  that 
can  be  done  by  this  local  organization, 
is  seems  to  me  that  this  District  Meet- 
ing could  also  do  something  in  the 
way  of  local  enterprise.  •  But  I  am 
willing  thatthia  Committee  shall  con- 
trive a  plan  for  our  missionary  work. 

If  the  Committee  goes  to  work 

and  coulrivo.=(  n.  missionary  plan,  not 
for  a  praticular  spot,  but  to  send 
them  over  the  world,  then  [  iv'n  will- 
ing Himjtly  to  mako  it  1ul.iI,  I  am 
not  willing  to  do  that 


436 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


Tliis  is  no  uew  spirit  iu  Ohio 

or  auy  wbero  else  ;  it  was  proiten  up 
from  ;.  ear  to  year,  uiid  in  '59  iu  t>oiu- 
ersol  Co  ,  reuna.,  there  was  a  Coni- 
uiiltee  appointed  by  the  Annua!  Meet- 
ing atid  they  drafted  a  plan  of  action, 
but  there  being  so  few  of  the  north- 
ern brethren  there,  it  was  never  fin- 
ished up  until  '67.  That  is  the  plan 
of  the  whole  brotherhood  adopted  by 
the  Annual  Meeting  iu  its  report,  and 
there  is  no  necessity  of  a  new  one. 
Go  to  work  and  carry  out  that  plan  ; 
it  is  everything  that  can  bo  desired; 
the  Minutes  of '07  have  it  down  there 
in  full.  There  is  no  need  of  the  Com- 
mittee drafting  a  uew  plan. 

Motion  to  refer  to  the  Standing 
Committee  passed. 

Conference  then  sung  the  fitfit 
verse  of  the  346th  hymn,  and  after 
prayer  by  brother  Rturgis  adjourned. 

TUIHD  DAY.  TUESDAY,    MAY  20Tn. 

Conference  opened  with  prayer  by 
brother  Joseph  Ilauawalt. 

Unfinished  business  from  Virginia 
was  first  called  up  in  the  following 
shape  : 

(J.  Mill  Creek,  Rockingham  Co  .  Va. — A 
query  brouj;bt  to  the  Diuiict  Meeting  ask- 
ing wlu'ther  It  was  right,  according  to  the 
Kospel,  for  brethren  to  have  their  property 
insured,  and  as  it  was  considered  a  f;cnernl 
thing  among  the  brethren,  It  was.  thought 
l)tbl  to  bring  it  to  the  general  council. 

A.  We  cannot  see  that  it  is  wrong  to  do 
so.  if  done  in  a  mntual  way.  See  Art.  3, 
Minutes  of  1864. 

Minutes  read  by  the  Clerk:  Is  it  right  ac- 
ceding to  the  tenor  of  ihe  gospel,  for  the 
brctlire  i  to  erect  lightning  rods  upon  their 
buildings,  and  to  have  their  property  and 
livi'S  insured  J 

\.  As  to  lightcing  rods,  we  are  satisfied 
with  the  answer  giveu  in  1S.51.  Considered, 
that  we  would  not  advise  brolh'cn  to  do  fo, 
nor  would  we  say  to  tliem  to  take  them  down, 
but  we  advise  all  our  dear  brethren  to 
hear  with  each  other  and  to  put  Iheir  t'ust 
in  Godj  and  as  to  getting  their  lives  iusurcd, 
we  advise  the  brethren  to  make  use  of  no 
eucli  thing. 

Passed. 

tj  We  request  this  District  and  Annual 
Meeting  to  give  us  a  more  definits  decision 
on  tiie  stand  question,  60  that  the  brethren 
ui«y  lie  more  united  in  this  long  agitated 
c|iM6tion.  The  way  matters  are  now  Ilcaven 
cannot  be  pleased,  while  some  go  up  and 
others  stay  down.  If  God's  law  teaches  us 
to  uo  on  stands  and  i)reach,  wliy  not  all  go 
Oil  till  ro?  and  if  it  teache?  us  to  stay  down, 
why  not  all  stay  down  ?  Why  not  leave  the 
gospel  ?ay  in  this  as  well  as  in  all  Other 
inatt'rs?  Let  God's  law  be  the  man  of  our 
counsel  in  all  matters. 

A.  We  think  we  can  give  no  more  satis- 
faelory  answer  upon  this  subject  than  what 
we  already  have  in  the  .Vlinuios  of  our  An- 
nual Meeting,  especially  in  that  of  Art,  23, 
IstiO. 

Minutes  read  by  the  Clerk  :— Wo  rccom- 
liicnd  tlie  brethren  to  bear  with  one  another, 
pillowing  ever)- )}rptbor  to  keep  lli^i  conncjoDCo 


clear,  as  we  have  no  "thus  saith   the  Lord" 
for  it. 


la  regard  to  the    matter   now 

before  us  I  would  just   say,    there   is 
nothing  lost  by    kotping    down    and 
nothing  gained  by  going  up.     Christ 
and  his  apostles  nowhere  commanded 
the  ministers  of  this   di-iiensation   to 
go    up    on    stands.      Nowhere    has 
Christ  and  the    apostles    commanded 
the  brotherhood  to  go  up,    but    they 
have  commanded  us  to    come    down. 
It  was  Christ  who  said,    "Zaccheus, 
come  down."     I  tell  you  brethren,   I 
have  boon  tried  considerably  upon  this 
very  matter  that  is  now  before  us.     I 
at  one  time  did  go  up  and,    my   dear 
hearers.I  am  under  the  impression  that 
when  I  did  go  up   I    was   stimulated 
by  a  proper  motive,  iu  the  belief  that 
I  could  be  seen  and  heard,  and    that 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  hearers,  but 
mark  you,  there  was  a  contention    in 
the  brotherhood,  and  I   decided   con- 
ceroicg  this  very  matter  and   it    was 
sent  up  at  our  District  Meeting  and  I 
was  uuder  the  impression    that   they 
had  peculiar  views  and  I  did,  at  that 
meeting,      promise       the     brethren 
that  I,  for  one,    would    keep    down, 
aud  over  since  I  made   that   proiriise 
I  have  kept  off  those  stacds  and  have 
not  occupied  them.     But  if  I   believe 
I  could  better  the  cause  of  the  divine 
Master  by   going    up,    or    occupying 
stands,  I  would,  notwithstanding  the 
promise  that  I  gave,  go  up,   but,    my 
dear  hearers,  I  could  hold   forth    the 
words  of  truth  and  soberness,  preach 
Christ  and  him  crucified,    and    stand 
on  u  level  with  my  hearers,  and  more 
to  the  edification  of  the    hearers  than 
by  going  up  on  thono  stands.     Breth- 
ren, let  us  keep  down  :     and    as    re- 
gards being  governed  oy    conscience, 
let  me  tell  you  this  matter  is    not    to 
be  the  guide  of  the  church  of  the    liv- 
ing God.     I  understand  the   Spirit  in 
conjunction  with  the  gospel  to  be  our 
guide  and  support,  and  not  our    con- 
science.    The  Testament  gives  us  to 
understand  that  there  is    a    pure    as 
well  as  a  defiled  conscience,  and    we 
all  have  our  besetments  ;  and  controll- 
ed by  our  conscience,    what    will    be 
the  state  and  condition    of    our    gov- 
ernment? 

Now  I  have  done  what  I  believe 
is  my  duty,  and  if  you  pass  this  mat- 
ter over  my  head  I  feel  clear.  I  am 
sorry  that  brethren  have  now,  in 
many  places,  stands  in  their  meeting- 
bouses.  There  was  a  time  when 
this  thing  of   erecting   buildings   for 


the  express  purpo.'ie  of  preaching  the 
gospel  caused  a  great  deal  of  confu- 
sion in  our  church,  but  finally  the 
brethren  gave  way,  and  I  do  not  see 
anything  wrong  in  erecting  a  build- 
ing for  public  worship.  The  next 
thiug  we  hear  there  must  bo  a  stand, 
aud  1  recollect  the  announcement  of 
having  stands  iu  our  meeting-houses. 
It  caused  considerable  excitement 
and  I  believe  that  the  brethren  ought 
not  be  troubled  much  on  this  subject. 

We    are    talking    about    the 

stand  (juestion,  and  yet  our  meeting- 
houses are  probably  a  little  more 
finely  decorated  than  meeting-bouses 
ought  to  be ;  and  if  they  are  decora- 
ted outside  they  will  be  inside.  It  is 
woU  I  think  to  have  brother  Nead's 
plan  and  not  tolerate  stands  if  it  caa 
be  avoided  in  our  own  meeting-houses. 

According  to   the  philosophy 

of  sound  we  can  derive  no  posciblo 
good  from  their  use  ;  and  every  public 
speaker  understands  that  it  is  easier 
to  occupy  a  level  with  his  audience 
than  to  go  above  the  audieaco,  or 
bettor  still  if  possible  to  have  the  au- 
dience above  him,  and  we  can  tiud  no 
good  sense,  to  say  the  least,  for  our 
brethren  erecting  stands  upon  which 
to  place  ministers  in  our  congrega- 
tions ;  and  then  wo  should  remember 
that  it  is  only  an  additional  expen.so. 
We  ought  to  be  persuaded  to  occupy 
the  same  ground  occupied  by  cur  old 
beloved  brethren.  There  can  bo  no 
evil  growing  out  of  the  unanimity  of 
spirit  aud  design  and  effect  on  the 
part  of  the  brethren  to  avoid  the  pop- 
ular stands  and  pulpits  in  our  church- 
es. I  only  want  to  speak  as  my 
conscience  might  dictate  in  this 
matter. 

Concerning  the  philosophy   of 

sound,  I  will  agree  with  my  brother 
that  it  is  in  harmony  with  the  princi- 
ples of  philosophy,  that  sound,  as  it 
proceeds  frosii  the  speaker  will  gradu- 
ally rise ;  this  is  a  settled  matter  in 
har;iiony  with  science ;  a  course  of 
study  that  is  very  much  condemned 
by  many,  and  yet  frequently  resorted 
to,  to  carry  our  points. 

Now  whilo  it  is  true  that  sound 
will  rise  as  it  advances,  it  is  also  true 
that  the  law  of  the  Lord  has  laid 
down  no  rule  to  govern  and  to  control 
us. 

In  regard  to  this  matter  there  are 
things  that  are  determined  by  the 
philosophy  of  nature  aud  other  tbiuga 
that  are  settled  by  the  law  of  the 
Lord;  anything  that   has    not    beca 


OrmiSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


437 


BclUed  aud  determined  bj  ihc  law  of 
the  Lord,  we  cannot  Fettle,  aud  often 
if  we  do  we  cuuuot  toll  whether  we 
are  right  or  not. 

Now  this  query  is  in  regard  to   our 
ministers  going  upon  other  stands    in 
other  meeting-houses,  it  does  not  have 
any  reference  to  stands    in    our    own 
houses  at  all.     It  is  only  in  regard  to 
the  propriety  of  going  on    the    stands 
when  wo  are  engaged    in    service    in 
other  houses,  and  that    is    a    matter 
which  we  we  cannot  settle  by  the  law 
of  the  Lord,  or  by  philosopbj.      Now 
while  I  am  aware  of  the  fact  that  it  is 
fur  more  definite  and  far  better   for    a 
cMugregaUon  as  well  as  for  a  speaker 
to  ba  down  and  the  congregation   ele- 
vated on  all  sides  of  him,    I    am    also 
convinced  that  ihe  law  of    the    L.'rd 
Bajs  nothing  about  it  and  lays    down 
no  rule  regarding  it ;    hence    we    are 
left  according  to  circumstances.     It  is 
better  for  the  speaker,  it  is  belter   for 
the  congregation,     but    we    are    not 
bound  to  do  it,  and  though  philosophy 
and  science  would  teacli  us  that  it   is 
the  better  way,  the  law  of    the   Lord 
lays  down  no  such  rule    as   that.      If 
we  want  to  do  so  we  can  do  like    our 
Savior ;  we  can  sit  down  on  the   side 
of  the  mountain  and  address  the  con- 
gregation, v.'e  can  stand  on  the    deck 
of  a  vessel  and  preach  unto   the  peo- 
ple, or  like  the  Indians  in  the  far  west, 
where  they  get  down  aud    have    the 
people  on  all  sides  of  them,  or  we  can 
stand  on  a  pulpit  like    Solomon    did. 
Now  brethren  make  no    law    on   the 
subject.     We  dare  not  make    a    law, 
we  dare  not  make  it  binding    because 
it  is  not  in  our  power  to  make  a    law. 
It  the  Lord  is  silent  on    the    subject, 
let  us  be  equally  silent.     If  the    law 
of  the  Lord  says  nothing  about  it,  let 
us  bo  as  wise  as  the    apostle    in    the 
matter.     If  my  brother  wants    to    go 
on  the    pulpit,    I    can    say    nothing 
against  it;  if  my     brother    does    not 
want  to  go  on  the  pulpit,  I    will    say 
nothing  against  it.     As  there    ia    no 
\xw,  we  must  be  governed  by    princi- 
ple and  not  by  specified  rale. 

This  is  a  matter  that  you  have 

been  talking  about  for  the  last  fifteen 
years,  and  you  have  an  answer  on  the 
minutes  which  I  suppose,  is  about  as 
satisfactory  as  we  can  ask  for. 

Now  the  brethren  have  been  argu- 
ing the  question  on  both  sides  ;  for 
aud  against,  and  they  have  made  a 
very  nice  thing  of  it;  but  it  shows  a 
difTiculty.  Now  let  us  not  argue  the 
Ctiso  here  uatil  we  have  a  proper  right 


to  do  so.  Let  that  appeal  ho  consid- 
ered and  then  gel  at  arguing  the 
question.  Let  us  not  hold  this  meet- 
ing in  suspense  because  there  are  oth- 
er important  things  that  we  want  to 
liateu  to  ;  let  us  try  to  get  right  with 
this  thing,  and  let  us  settle  it  by  tak- 
ing the  answer  that  is  on  the  minutes, 
a.^  it  will  do  us  all. 

The  brethren  seem  to  bo  get- 
ting away  from  the  point ;  I  will  call 
your  attention  to  it.  The  point  is 
that  there  seems  to  be  no  unanimity 
of  practice  on  this  point. 

That    is    the    main    question. 

There  is  a  f5ue  question  hero,  and  let 
U3  take  God's  law  for  it,  such  author- 
ity as  wo  can  gather  from  that.  We 
are  all  united,  no  doubt,  but  there  is 
no  law  that  forbids  that  within  the 
lids  of  the  Book  ;  but  if  wo  examine 
from  the  earliest  church  of  which  we 
have  any  account  down  to  the  Sa- 
vior's time,  it  does  appear  to  mo  that 
we  see  a  great  many  things  in  oppo- 
sition to  this. 

This  is  from  our    district    and    we 
have  had  trouble  uot  only  in   the  dis- 
trict, but  we  see  it  wherever  we   go; 
sometimes  brethren    prefer    to    stay 
down,  while  others  prefer   to   go    up 
and  I  have  seen  it  again  that  th?re  is 
a  spirit  among  the    brotherhood    that 
prefers    going    up,    and     sometimes 
brethren  meeting  together  upon  funer- 
al occasions  when  there  is    no    oppor- 
tunity   to    converse    together    when 
they  get  into   the    house    likely    one 
brother  would  prefer  to   stay    down, 
wbilo  the  other  brother  goes  up,    and 
wounds  the  feelings    of  the    brother  ; 
now  you  will  agree  that  it  don't   look 
right  for  the  other  one  to  stay  down  ; 
consequently  to  avoid  confusion,   will 
go  up  with  him.     When  we  study  the 
Bible  and  the  New    Testament    there 
ia  authority  sufficient  to  teach    every 
brother  that  wo  are  on  safe   grounds 
to  stay  down.     The    first    stand    of 
which  wo  have  any  account  was  plac- 
ed in  the  house  of  God  in  Jerusalem  ; 
but  we    do   object  to     having     them 
in  the  church  of  God.     This  is    going 
to  grow  in  the    brotherhood    jusc    as 
sure  as  it  is  tolerated.     After  a  little 
wo  will  have  stands,  and   have  them 
decorated     equal    with    the    world. 
Now  the  Savior   says,    "every   plant 
which  my    Father  hath    not    planted 
shall  be  rooted  out."     Has  God  plant- 
ed them  in   the  church  ?     There   are 
many  testimonies  we  might  bring  up, 
but  I  say  again  brethren,  the  answer 
to  the  queijtiou  that  we  have  had  for 


a  few  years  ha.s  never  given  j'ati.sfac- 
tiou  to  tho  conscience  of  the  brother- 
hood. W^e  know  the  conseienc  is  not 
a  sure  guide  ;  we  would  like  to  have 
something  more  sure  to  govern  our 
brotherhood.  I  want  to  tell  you  to- 
day that  after  a  little  while  we  will 
be  out  in  the  world  with  our  meet- 
ing-houses and  with  our  finely  deco- 
rated stands  that  are  growing  among 
us. 

In  the  state    of    Maryland    I 

know  of  but  one  stand  in  any  of  our 
churches' and  that  was  put  there  con- 
trary to  the  majority  of  the  church, 
but  it  was  yieled  to  one  or  two  fam- 
ilies who  wished  it  there,  aud  after 
tt  while  the  church  became  rec  )nciled 
to  it,  but  could  not  see  the  advantage 
of  it,  and  those  who  favored  it,  were 
the  fir.at  to  assist  in  taking  it  out. 
My  brethren  conscience  should  be  no 
tribunal  to  try  such'questioas  as  this; 
bu:  we  think  they  are  deferred  in  our 
church.  I  believe  we  have  got  it 
arranged  about  as  well  as  we  can  get 
it  and  we  do  not  expect  unanimity. 

We  are  informed  by  the  apos- 
tles that  we  shall  be  perfectly  joined 
together  in  the  same  mind  and  speak 
the  same  thing.  There  is  a  differ- 
ence here  it  appears  about  tticse 
stand.'^.  For  my  part,  I  think  we  are 
on  safe  ground  if  we  occupy  a  level 
with  oar  hearers  ;  that  has  always 
been  my  mind,  and  I  remember  tho 
time  very  well  that  I  never  heard  any 
such  thing,  and  I  am  fully  of  the  opin- 
ion that  our  meting- houses  never 
would  have  them  if  they  had  not  been 
learned  from  some  other  source. 
Now,  in  these  things  it  seems  to  mo 
there  ought  to  be  no  difference 
among  us  at  all.  Let  us  do  these 
things  that  we  have  seen,  which  we 
have  heard  aud  which  we  have  learn- 
ed, and  the  God  of  love  and  peace 
shall  be  with  you. 

— —  Brethren  I  have  been  almost 
wounded  to  my  heart  in  our  meeting- 
house ;  there  was  a  stand  erected 
aud  it  was  against  my  will.  When 
we  have  a  communion  meeting  onr 
old  brethren  all  f-tay  at  homo.  I 
never  have  the  satisfactioii  of  seeing 
my  old  brethren  with  us,  and  I  am 
aware  that  is  the  main  cau.s'v  I  ac- 
knowledge, brethren,  I  went  home 
on  that  account.  Now  let  us  consid- 
er whether  it  ia  not  directly  against 
our  profession  and  indirectly  against 
the  Scriptures. 

— — It  is  a  very  nice  point,  for  we 
know  that  tbe  Scripture  says,  "Qivq 


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no  olfense,  ceithcr  to  the  Jew  nor  to 
the  Greek,  nor  to  the  ohutch  of  Uod." 
"We  have  to  be  on  our  guard,  breth- 
rcu.  This  oneuefes  I  am  just  as  fond 
of  as  any  one,  but  the  question  that 
couita  up  now  is  outside  of  the  que- 
ry ;  it  is  merely  to  occupy  a  place 
with  the  churches  that  honorably  and 
friendly  invited  us,  and  how  to  get 
this  onenesa  and  pay  a  regard  to  that 
Scripture  I  refer  to  is  the  query  with 
me,  and  1  have  fears  that  those  con- 
gregations will  try  to  use  a  greater 
power  than  is  in  the  church,  and  carry 
out  this  charge. 

1  do  not  see,  brethren,  how  we 

can  get  a  better  answer  for  that  que- 
ry than  what  we  have  got  there,  for 
it  is  certainly  known  with  all  if  we 
want  to  pass  a  new  decision  here,  old 
orders  have  got  to  be  repealed.  Now 
we  may  work  here  till  noon  with 
this  question  and  we  will  got  no  near- 
er the  end,  bnt  if  our  brethren  wish  a 
new  answer,  let  them  petition  for  the 
repeal  of  the  old  answers  and  then 
come  up  with  something  specilic  and 
argue  the  point. 

We  should  remember  that  "we  ere 
not  through  with  Ohio,  and  that 
there  is  a  largo  territory  west  that 
would  like  to  have  their  buaiuess 
transacted,  but  if  you  take  up  all  the 
forenoon  with  one  district  of  Ohio, 
when  will  we  have  the  business  that  is 
west  of  this  ? 

Brotl-.er  Long's  suggestion    is 

a  proper  one  ;  according  to  the  rules 
of  our  church  we  must  have  the  old 
one  repealed,  because  the  world  will 
read  them  and  they  will  say,  we  do 
not  act  consistently  in  the  transaction 
of  our  business.  Let  this  matter  be 
passed  as  it  is  and  give  room  then  to 
bring  it  to  the  point  where  it  should 
be  brought. 
Passed. 

Q.  Ab  Cbriel  uevcr  published  himself, 
would  it  uot  be  better  for  the  brethren  Iravel- 
iiiff  and  preaching  not  to  publish  thinnselTCS 
In  Btalin^j  how  many  sermons  Ihoy  preached 
and  how  many  they  baptized,  as  much  as  to 
say,  "see  what  1  have  done  ?" 

A.     Not  adTiseblc  to  do  eo. 

It  starts  out  with  a  wrong  idea 

that  Christ  never  published  himself. 
When  Christ  stood  and  cried,  "If  any 
roan  thirst  let  him  come  unto  mo  and 
drink,"  he  certainly  made  himself 
known  as  the  source  from  which  pro- 
ceeds the  water  of  life.  It  .shirts  out 
with  a  wrong  idea  and  wo  hud  better 
give  the  bubjcct  at  least  a  little 
thought. 

The  writer  of  the  Acts  of  tbo  apos- 


tles has  informed  us  of  the  success  of ,  suant  to  appointment  agreed  upon  by 


the  early  missions  sent  out,  and  the 
very  chapter  that  wo  read  on  the 
morning  that  wo  opened  our  meeting 
had  reference  to  the  return  of  the 
apostles  after  missions  had  been  sent 
out,  and  the  report  of  their  success 
called  forth  the  joy  of  the  brethren. 
The  simple  fact  of  a  brother  traveling 
and  letting  ns  hear  how  the  work  of 
the  Lord  is  prospering  is  exceedingly 
gratifying  unto  us,  and  surely  I  would 
not  have  this  privilege,  cut  oEf,  unless 
there  are  some  apparent  evils  grow- 
ing out  of  it,  but  if  so  then  I  am  ready 
to  give  it  np. 

It  must  be    born    in    memory 

that  the  Acts  of  the  apostles  was 
written  by  the  apostle  Peter,  that 
successful  pieachor  on  the  day  of 
Pentecost. 

1     have     almost     invariably 

found  that  the  wrong  comes  from  tbo 
abuHe  of  a  thing  and  not  the  use  of  it, 
and  I  suppose,  then,  what  has  called 
the  question  before  this  meeting  was 
the  abuse  of  the  privilege.  I  delight 
in  reading  the  travels  of  the  brethren 
and  their  success  too,  but  we  lately 
find  some  things  in  those  reports  that 
are  not  very  edifying.  We  should 
carefully  guard  against  giving  iu  too 
much.  I  think  the  answer  i.s  very 
proper,  and  I  move  that  it  bo  passed. 

Very    many    brethren    when 

they  travel  and  give  a  report  to  our 
periodicals  of  the  travel,  they  partic- 
uralize  in  so  many  things  that  it  is 
unpleasant  to  the  reader  ;  where  they 
lodged  and  where  they  took  dinner, 
and  who  conveyed  them  &c.  This  is 
what  wearies  tbo  mind.  This  is  the 
abuse. 
Passed. 

Q.  Beloved  brethren,  wc  requeet  this  meet 
iug  and  Annual  Meeting  to  airrcc  to  grant. 
the  powers  of  the  established  district  of  the 
state  to  choose  their  committees  to  setUe 
diOieulties  instead  of  Annual  Meeting  there- 
by save  expcn*es  and  so  much  labor  for  a 
few  !)rethrcu  to  travel  from  east  to  v.'cst  and 
someiimes  matters  have  to  Ho  over  for  six 
or  eight  mouths  before  they  can  get  around. 

A.  We  cannot  consistently  grant  the 
power  asked  for  without  the  repealing  of  the 
former  decisions  ol  Annual  Meeting. 

Passed. 

The  report  from  the  committee  on 
afl'airs  in  California  being  announced, 
brother  Quiutcr  read  the  main  portion 
of  the  report,  as  follows : 

Nov.  2nd,  1874. 

We  the  undersigned  committee, 
sent  by  Annual  Meeting  to  set  in  or- 
der things  that  aro  wanting  among 
tbo  brethren  in  California,  met,   pur- 


ine elders  and  brethren  residing  hero, 
at  the  house  of  brother  Michael 
(Sissler)  and  after  a  season  of  devotion 
and  consultation  us  to  the  legality  of 
the  proceeding,  brother  George  Woif 
with  a  number  of  the  brethren  retired 
for  private  consultation.  They  re- 
turned, when  a  voice  was  taken  to 
dt'cide  whether  or  not  the  committee 
is  received  to  investigate  the  difficul- 
ties existing  and  they  were  accepted 
by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  members 
present.  We  then  proceeded  as  fol- 
lows :  first  to  examine  the  reapoiis  why 
certain  members  did  not  band  in  their 
letters  to  the  church. 

Reuson  1.  When  a  committee  of 
four  brethren  waited  ou  elder  Vv'olf  to 
try  to  efi'ect.  a.  union,  and  requested 
him  to  appoint  a  church  meeting  for 
4iiat  purpose,  ho  refused  to  do  so,  but 
said  that  if  they  would  agree  to  hand 
iu  their  letters,  he  would  call  a  church 
meeting  tor  that  purpose,  but  no  oth- 
er, if  they  would  agree  to  subject  to 
the  e.gtablished  order  of  the  church 
in  Califoinia,  and  say  nothing  about 
settled  matters.  It  being  proven  to 
our  satisfaction  that  there  was  disor- 
der iu  the  church,  and  elder  Wolf  re- 
fusing to  call  the  church  together  to 
investigate  matters,  we  decided  that 
he  erred  in  this  and  that  there  was  a 
sufficient  reason  for  withholding  their 
letters. 

Reason  2.  That  there  were  two 
cases  of  adultery  in  the  church  and 
that  elder  Wolfjustifiod  them.  It  was 
proven  that  a  certain  man  named 
Whelock  left  his  wife  and  that  she 
was  afterwards  married  to  another 
man  by  elder  Wolf,  her  first  hu.sbaud, 
so  far  as  known,  still  living,  and  the 
parties  were  held  as  members  but  not 
allowed  to  occupy  the  office  of  deacons. 
Elder  Woif  also  with  the  counsel  of 
eight  members,  baptized  a  woman 
by  the  name  of  Cheatersty  while 
living  with  a  man  who  bad  another 
wife. 

A.  We  decide  that  both  cases  were  abso- 
lulely  adulterous,  and  that  elder  Wolf  did 
wrong  In  baptising  in  the  one  case,  and  in 
celebrating  the  marriage  in  the  other,  and 
wc  rcnuire  an  acknowledgment  of  hira,  and 
of  the  eight  meraof  rs  also,  that  gave  coun- 
Bt'l  in  the  case,  nod  exhort  hliu  and  Ihoai  to 
be  more  careful  la  the  future. 

Reason  3.  Elder  Woif  also  claims 
the  Annual  Meeting  to  be  legislative 
and  refuses  to  be  subject  to  its  coun- 
sel. 

For  the  answer  see  article  No.  7. 
Reason  4.     Being  asked  if  he  would 


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commune  with  brethren  wbeu  tliey 
wash  feet  iu  the  double  mode,  said  Le 
could  not  eonscieutiously  do  so. 

A.  lu  view  of  the  positiou  that  elder  Wi'lf 
and  liis  adherints  occupy  na  set  foith  in  tlie 
ftUcfr'.lion.  That  tliey  will  not  wash  fuct  in 
llie  double  nioil(i,  wc,  therefoie.  iu  oidor  to 
j^ive  Ihoae  who  differ  from  thein  an  oppor- 
tunity to  practice  as  th'ir  juJi:'incut  and  con- 
B-iencrt  dictate,  are  compelled  to  organize  a 
church  in  California  in  the  odor  of  the  t'cn- 
eral  brotherhood  uudor  the  care  and  ovei- 
eiuht  of  elder  Isaac  Ilcrsliy  and  Michael 
S'ssler,  and  ordsin  that  the  churi-h'-s  es'.ah- 
lish  a  line  and  divide  the'cselves  as  seems 
best  to  them,  as  we  arc  not  acquainted  with 
the  gi^ography  of  the  country  as  respects 
their  several  localities. 

Reason  5.  They  do  not  practice 
the  kiss  between  the  snppor  and  the 
communion,  nor  read  Ibe  Scriptures, 
nor  speak  of  the  sulTerings  of  Christ 
at  that  time,  neither  do  they  close 
with  prayer  at  the  close  of  the  servi- 
ces on  such  occasions. 

A.  We  decide  and  exhort  that  they  from 
heneefoith  adopt  the  practice  of  the  general 
brotherhood  in  those  things  on  such  occa- 
Bions. 

Reason  6.  E.  L.  Prather,  a  minis- 
ter, said  the  cause  of  the  trouble  here 
Is,  there  aro  two  parties  of  us.  We 
are  the  Congregational  party,  the 
other  the  Annual  Meeting  party. 
We  are  governed  by  the  word  of  God, 
the  other  by  the  oldcra  of  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

He  admits  the  charge  and  makes 
the  following  acknowledgment  by  his 
signature  : 

Required  that  he  acknowledge 
that  his  language  as  used  in  charge, 
roflccts  seriously  upon  the  Annua! 
Meeting,  but  as  explained  to  mean 
Congregational  in  a  limited  sense, 
which  ia  accepted,  provided  he  now 
acknowledges  the  supremacy  of  the 
Annual  Meeting,  and  agrees  to  res- 
pect its  counsel  and  co-operate  with 
the  general  brotherhood  giving  and 
taking  counsel.     [Signed] 

E.    L.  rRATHER. 

Reason  7.  Elders  Wolf  and  Mey- 
ers stand  charged  for  writing  hard 
expressions  in  the  Gospel  Trumpet. 
Charge  sustained  by  the  articles  over 
their  nan-es. — And  we,  the  commit- 
tee, decide  that  the  language  in  eaid 
article  when  viewed  literally  is  very 
distasteful  and  rellectn  seriously  upon 
the  dignity  of  the  Annual  Meeting, 
and  demands  an  acknowledgment  at 
the  hands  of  the  authors.  But  as  in- 
teipreted  to  mean  Congregational  iu 
a  limited  sense,  which  is  accepted, 
provided  they  now  acknowledge  the 
eaj-.remacy  of  the   Annual   Meeting, 


and  agree  to  respect  its  counsels  and 
to  co-operate  with  the  general  broth- 
erhood in  giving  and  in  taking  coun- 
sel, and  also  to  withdraw  their  names 
and  influence  from  said  Gospel 
Trumpet. 

Reason  8.  They  will  not  endorse 
the  action  of  the  committee  sent  by 
Annual  Meeting,  to  Missouri  in  1872, 
but  hold  those  denounced  members  iu 
full  fellowship. 

This  charge  not  sustained  by  the 
evidence. 

Reason  9.  That  the  church  in 
California  is  in  a  bad  state,  pride  is 
tolerated  too  much,  even  elder  Wolf 
has  departed  from  the  order  of  the 
brotherhood  in  simplicity  of  dress, 
and  some  sisters  wearing  hats,  rib- 
bons, veils  and  other  superduities. 

A.  That  here  is  a  departure  from  the  or- 
der of  the  church  in  fashioa  and  dress,  is 
fully  bustaiued  by  tUa  evidence,  and  that 
elder  Wolf  has  not  fully  discharged  his  duty 
iu  suT'pressing  and  restraining  pride  is  also 
manifest.  We  therefore  admonish  and  ex- 
hort, him  to  e.xei  cise  the  functions  jof  his 
oflJce  with  the  church  in  k-eepiug  order  iu 
this  as  well  ns  in  other  things. 

Reason  10.  That  elder  Wolf  re- 
ceived and  fellowshiped  expelled 
members  as  brethren  and  officers  in 
the  church  after  being  informed  that 
tbsy  were  expelled,  by  letter  from 
the  church  from  whence  they  came, 
disregarding  the  letter,  and  re- 
ceived them  because  of  their  appear- 
ance &c.  Elder  Wolf  explained  that 
the  complaint  is  true  iu  part  and  that 
be  was  deceived  by  those  men  (Flory 
and  Gibson)  iu  part,  and  that  be 
received  tueiu  as  a  matter  of  courtesy 
and  not  as  brethren. 

A.  Considered  by  us  that  as  those  circuni- 
Btances  have  transpired  a  long  time  since 
and  have  been  before  the  church  time  and 
again,  that  we  dismiss  theiu  with  a  brother- 
ly admonition,  thai  brother  Wolf  eried  in 
associating  with  tiicse  persons  as  ho  did,  and 
exhort  him  in  the  future  to  adiicre  to  the 
8cr  ipture  inj  unction  to  hvld  such  as  a  heathen 
man  and  a  publican  and  in  all  cases  respect 
the  a?iicu  of  sister  churches  regarding  the 
validity  of  tbeir  letters  &c..  rather  than  tiio 
person  of  expelldd  members. 

Reason  11.  That  a  deacon  baptiz- 
ed in  the  presence  of  elder  Wolf. 
This  allegation  was  sustained  by  the 
evidence,  but  explained  by  brother 
Broadherst,  the  deacon  who  officiated, 
that  the  duty  of  baptizing  and  cele- 
brating marriage  was  voted  upon 
him  by  the  church,  and  given  him  ia 
charge  when  installed  in  office,  to 
perform  these  duties  when  necessary 
&c. 

A.  With  tho  above  iu  formation  before  us 
W3  tUougbt  b'JBt  10  dismiss  the  case. 


Charges  preferred  by  the  brethren 
claiming  to  be  the  church  of  Califor- 
nia against  certain  persons  among 
those  refusing  to  hand  in  tbeir 
letters  &c. 

Charge  1.  Against  elder  Hershey, 
Peter  Garman  and  others  for  organ- 
izing a  church  and  doing  church  bus- 
iness within  the  limits  on  an  organ- 
ized branch. 

A.     Not  sustained  by  the  evidence. 

Charge  2.  Against  Uenry  Haines 
for  saying  he  would  not  be  satisfied 
until  elder  Wolf's  office  was  taken 
from  him,  and  that  the  church  would 
never  prosper  until  it  wa.g  done. 
HainoH  denies.  And  it  is  dismissed 
for  want  of  evidence. 

Charge  3.  Against  Peter  Garman 
for  attempting  to  read  in  public  his 
letter  and  those  of  several  others 
thereby  caused  hard  feelings  among 
the  brethren  and  much  talk  among 
the  outside  world.  This  was  done 
after  having  an  opportunity  to  read 
them  the  day  before  at  church  council. 
Confessed  and  explained. 

A.  Considered  that  it  was  out  of  order  to 
read  those  letters  before  the  public,  but  in- 
asmuch as  he  was  subject  to  the  call  to  or- 
der by  e'd'T  Wolf  that  we  lay  no  futher  pen- 
alty upon  him. 

Charge  4.  Against  Henry  Haines 
for  visiting  public  saloons  and  drink- 
ing therein. 

Considered,  that  upon  hearing  his 
explanation  we  lay  no  .''.artber  burden 
upon  him  than  an  admonition  to  him 
and  ail  others  to  abstain  from  such 
appearance  of  evil,  and  that  we  show 
a  better  light  in  the  world. 

Chr.rgo  5.  Against  brother  Hoxin 
for  holding  the  idea  of  not  praying  at 
all  iu  public,  and  other  hereticnl  doc- 
trines, and  preaching  them  p\ibliciy 
and  privately.  Ho  admits  the  charge 
but  says  and  also  proved  that  ho  has 
and  did  very  soon  recant  those  doc- 
trines, and  acknowledges  his    wrong. 

A.  We  coi.sider  that  tiic  proecHuli.iii^ 
against  hiin  were  iuforinnl,  but  as  he  wa."; 
much  out  of  order  wc  now  lequire  ft  frank, 
acknowledgment  of  him 

( To  he  Continued.) 

A  pious  cottager  residing-  in  the  miust. 
of  a  long  and  dreary  lieaiii  iviiw  a.sked  iiy  :'• 
vi.sitor,  "Are  you  not  Homclini(;s  iifVaid  in 
your  lonoly  situation,  e.>ipcci:i!!y  in  the 
winter?"  Ho  replied,  "0!i,  no!  for 
Faith  shuts  the  door  at  night  and  Mercy 
opens  it  in  the  morning." 

He  who  reforms  himself,  has  dono 
more  towards  reforming  the  public 
thiia  a  crowd  of  noisy,  impotent  pa- 
triots.— Lavattr. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visltok. 


Seeing  that  it  is  time  to  remedy  a  great 
incoI)si^teIlcy  that  has  crept  into  the 
church,  1  hope  to  find  a  cure  by  holding 
the  evil  up  to  the  li^ht,  that  tlie  breth- 
ren may  see  just  wliat  it  is.  There  should 
l)e  great  caution  used  in  treating  this 
disoave,  lost  f-trifc  might  be  stirred  up. 
But  I  believe  that  my  brethren  are  rcad- 
y  lo  tram])lc  under  foot  everything  that 
is  contrary  lo  tlie  liible.  I,  therefore, 
call  their  attention  to  the  usury  nuestion. 

At  the  national  council,  it  has  long  ago 
been  decided  that  no  member  shall  take 
illegal  interest.  Yet  despite  this  decision 
there  are  those  who  have  taken  it.  Of 
course  it  is  wrong  to  do  fo.  But  the 
chief  trouble  is  this:  in  some  districts 
this  practice  is  tolerated,  while  in  others 
it  is  not.  In  the  districts  that  have  not 
tolerated  it,  members  have  been  excom- 
municated. In  those  districts  that  have 
tolerated  it,  there  are  uieuibcrs  guilty, 
and  yet  in  full  fellowship.  When  the 
latter  visit  districts  where  the  practice 
is  looked  upon  as  an  evil  too  gross  to  be 
allowed,  they  cannot  be  deprived  of  the 
privilege  of  communion,  though  the  per- 
Bons  cut  oif  froii!  the  church  are  thereby 
mistreaied.  Now  what  I  want  is  for 
sotiie  of  the  the  brctliren  to  give  some 
plan  to  enforce  the  decision  of  the  Coun- 
cil. At  our  anmijil  district  meeting  a 
f|uery  was  sent  to  tlic  National  Council; 
but  it  came  to  naught. 

When  wc  wish  to  convince  the  guilty 
members,  we  tell  tbcm  of  the  inconsist- 
ency; but  they  ))lead  custom,  saying  they 
liave  nisver  been  censured  in  Pennsylva- 
nia, where  they  were  received  and  where 
they  united  wiih  the  church.  Now, 
brclhreii,  lend  a  helping  hand,  and  erad- 
icate this  growing  evil,  which  may  in  the 
future  serve  lo  create  great  disorder  in 
the  churcii-     Let  it  be  nipped  in  the  bud. 

A    BllOTlIEll. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  Beatitudes   ol    tbe  Mount- 
No.  1. 


BY  JOHN  CALVIN   BRIGHT. 


"Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit;  for  theirs  is 
the  kingdom  of  heaven."— MATxn.  v-  3. 

"Blesecd  be  ye  poor;  for  yours  is  the  king- 
dom of  heaven."— 1-UKH  vi.  20. 

The  fame  of  Christ'.'-;  successful  minis- 
try spread  throughout  all  Syria  ;  and 
great  multitudes  of  people  "from  Galilee 
and  from  Decapolis  and  from  Jcru>alem 
and  from  Judoa  and  from  beyond  Jor- 
dan" were  atti acted  to  him.  Seeing 
them,  he  ascended  Mount  llarrut,  and 
when  they  and  his  disciples  were  gather- 
ed around  him,  he  seated  himself,  open- 
ed his  mouth,  and  taught  thciu  as  one 
having  authority. 

Wc  notice  the  desire  of  all  rational  bc- 
ing.s, — blessedness  and  happiness, — in 
the  very  thrcsbold  of  the  immortal  Scr- 


nu.n  on  the  Mount,  lo  lliat  iVuitfu!  vitie 
of  divine  truth,  blessing  after  blessing  is 
uni'oKled  in  rapid  and  due  order,  until 
there  is  a  delightful  cluster  formed,  that 
is  beautiful  to  the  eye,  palatable  to  the 
mind,  and  invigorating  to  the  whole  sy.s- 
tem  of  the  true  disciple  of  Jesus;  and  a 
magnetic  force  of  .such  wonderful  and 
powerful  properties  is  produced  that  it 
should  attract  and  cause  tho<c  ''who  are 
in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and  in  the  bonds 
of  iniquity"  to  acknowledge  its  beauty, 
be  made  the  recipients  of  its  power,  and 
Hying  epistles  of  its  intrinsic  value. 

Wc  admire  the  pathos,  beauty,  sublim- 
ity, simplicity  and  system  of  the  wonder- 
ful sermon-  "Everything  in  its  own  or- 
der." First  the  class  that  is  blessed  is 
specified;  then  its  blessing  described. — 
Our  wish  in  writing  a  few  of  our  thoughts 
on  the  15eatitudes  is,  that  we  may  pursue 
the  same  simple  and  instructive  jilan,  and 
not  complicate  that  wliicli  has  not  the 
least  taint  of  complication. 

Blessed.  Some  translations  have  it 
"happy."  Though  no  linguist,  I  i)refer 
blessed.  Happy  is  generally  used  when 
we  have  reference  to  the  lower  class  of 
enjoyments;  blessed,  when  the  higher 
and  mere  spiritual  enjoyments  are  refer- 
red to;  as  the  joys  of  heaven  and  heav- 
cnly-mindedncss.  And  here  we  observe, 
that  under  the  former  dispensations 
blessings  were  more  of  a  temjjoral  than 
a  spiritual  nature,  but  under  the  Eeono- 
omy  of  (irace,  they  have  more  of  a  spir- 
itual imi^ort — more  of  the  unseen  and 
eteriial  and  less  of  the  seen  and  temporal, 
/j/t.vvc'?.  The  desire  for  happiness  and 
felicity  is  universal.  Health,  weaUh, 
fame  and  all  the  passions  arc  worshipped, 
and  yet  the  goal  is  not  reached.  Many 
of  the  ancient  pliilosophors  taught  that 
the  gratification  of  tb.e  passions  was  the 
highest  aim  of  man;  and  the  number  of 
their  follov.'ers  to  day  is  legion;  but  Christ 
taught  "the  more  excellent  way."  He 
unraveled  the  vain  and  sophistical  hope 
of  the  boasting  I^harisee,  the  haughty 
Scribe,  and  the  self-worshiper  of  all  ages, 
by  pronouncing  the  poor,  meek,  penitent, 
merciful,  pure,  peaceful  and  self-denying 
to  be  the  blessed  characters.  True,  real, 
genuine  blessedness,  then,  is  only  found 
in  the  quiet  and  secluded  walks  of  pover- 
ty, humility,  penitence,  compassion,  pu- 
rity, peace  and  self-denial.  And  these 
only  can  expect  the  blessed  invitation, 
"Come  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit 
the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world." 

Bltsscd  arc  the  i)onr  in  spirit.  They 
who  are  deeply  and  feelingly  sensible  of 
their  wretched  spiritual  poverty  apd  con- 
dition; they  who  are  destitute  of  the 
true  riches  of  the  Gospel  and  tremblingly 
alive  to  the  wants  of  the  higher  and  spir- 
itual life  of  man,  and  who  desire  to  make 
their  peace,  calling,  and  election  sure 
while  it  is  called  today;  they  who  desire 
to  know  the  truth,  the  whole  truth  and 
nothing  but  the  truth,  and  its  sanctifying 
power;  they  who  loathe  their  own  way» 


wardness  and  prodigality;  they  who  arc 
willing  to  choose  the  "good  part"  and 
sit  at  the  feet  of  the  Maater  and  listen  to 
his  life  giving  words;  they  who  hate  sin 
for  its  deceitfulncss — pride,  for  its  haugli- 
tiness — riches,  for  their  extreme  vanity, 
and  popularity,  for  its  hydra  headed 
monster,  envy  and  its  conconiiiant>; 
they  who,  with  one  of  old,  smite  upon 
their  breasts  and  pray,  "God,  be  merci- 
ful lo  me  a  sinner",  they  who  scorn  tho 
spirit  of  that  other  character  tliat  boast- 
ed of  his  righteousness,  but  who  went  as 
he  came,  with  the  curse  of  God  resting 
upon  hiiu. 

Pride  of  life — qmoT  in  ftpirit.  Tlie.io 
two  phrases  are  antithetical.  The  vota- 
ries of  the  one  revel  in  the  gratification 
of  the  carnal  mind,  pride  of  ancestry, 
riches,  and  honors  of  the  world,  etc.;  the 
other  class  bemoan  their  own  uncleannoss 
and  littleness,  and  glory  in  the  cross  of 
Christ.  The  one  leads  downward  and 
lays  hold  on  hell;  the  other  leads  heaven- 
ward— is  the  grand  pivot  on  which  those 
wh  )  urc  "aliens  from  God  and  strangers 
to  the  commonwealth  of  Israel,"  turn 
and  are  made  "meet  for  the  inheritance 
of  the  saints  in  ligb.t." 

Though  riches  were  con.sidcred  tho 
agent  and  iirocurcr  o!'  happiness  by  the 
tradit ionizing  Scribe  and  Pharisee,  and 
the  sensual  philosopher  of  ancient  limes, 
as  well  as  it  is  tlie  popular  creed  of  this 
enlightened  age,  yet  Christ  in  tl;o  very 
onset  of  this  noted  >crmon  most  emphat- 
ically gave  this  doctrine  the  lie.  The 
Scriptures  heading  this  article  demon- 
strate this,  and  the  following  language 
from  Luke  is  additional  proof:  "Woo 
unto  you  that  are  rich  !  for  )ou  have  re- 
ceived your  con.solation."  vi.  24. 

This  naturally  leads  mc  to  the  modest 
reply  of  Jesus  to  the  interrogative  of 
John's  disciples,  which  ho  concluded  by 
saying,  "The  poor  have  the  Gospel 
preached  unto  them."  This  is  a  stub- 
born fact;  not  that  the  Gospel  in  its 
plenitude  is  not  adapted  to  tho  various 
classes  of  humanity,  but  "not  many 
wise,  not  many  noble,"  and  not  ma* 
ny  lich  "are  called,"  because  "they 
love  the  praise  of  men  more  than  the 
praise  of  God."  "But  they  that  will  be 
rich,  fall  into  temptation  and  a  snare, 
and  into  many  foolish  and  hurtful  lust« 
which  drown  men  in  destruction  and  per- 
dition. For  the  love  of  money  is  tho 
root  of  all  evil."  "It  is  easier  for  a  cam- 
el to  go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle  than 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  heaven."  And  as  they  have  their  af- 
fections riveted  and  wrapped  up  in  their 
"great  posses.sions"  and  proud  titles, 
they  lament  the  stern  policy  that  sug- 
gests that  they  sell  and  give  to  tho  poor 
and  dispense  with  their  assuming  appel- 
lations. All  classes  can  have  the  gospel 
lireached  to  them,  but  it  is  generally  tho 
"poor,"  the  "commou  people,  "those  in 
the  humbler  walks  of  life,  who  lend  a 
listening  car  and  arc  "oiado  wise  unto 
salvation. " 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOP, 


441 


Lc,?t  I  be  uiisundcrstood,  I  explain 
that  \>y  a  rich  man  1  ui;;!i  rstand  one  wli;i 
has  his  afft  e;io!is  pl-acotl  "ii  his  jji-opcvly, 
ami  is  c!o-o-fi^ted;  (^ne  who  invents  atid 
pn  jccts  i)laus  to  heap  up  money  to  his 
own  bentlit,  honor  ana  griitifioation,  and 
is  ]>ii_[/'t (I  lip  with  his  iiard^^tinie,  linginir 
inci^nie.  \Vit!i  men  it  is  an  inii)ossi- 
bility  hir  such  a  one  to  enter  the  kin^duni 
of  heaven;  lor  God  alone  can  takeaway 
hia  whole  soulcd  love  of"  tlie  world.  But. 
a  man  may  have  his  millions  and  be  an 
humh'le  and  sincere  disciple  of  Jesus, 
if  he  has  bowels  of  compassion  to  the 
poor,  and  is  willing  to  give  his  quota  to 
the  cause  of  Christ  with  child-like  sim- 
plicity; if  he  is  aju?t  and  wise  steward 
of  the  goods  entrusted  to  his  care,  ma 
king  friends  with  the  mammon  of  unrigt- 
eousncss,  and  uses  his  seeds  as  though 
he  possessed  not.  Such  an  one  can  be 
a  valiant  soldier  of  Christ  Jesus  and  do 
much  good  in  his  holy  name. 

For  theirs  is  the  ki.ngJom  of  heaven. — 
All  the  joys  and  blessedness  of  "sitting 
in  heavenly  places  in  Christ  Jesus"  in 
the  Church  iNJilitant,  and  tl.e  inconceiva- 
ble glory  and  bliss  of  tho  Church  Trium- 
phant. But  as  this  expression  occurs 
again  in  tho  last  beatitude  we  defer  fur-^ 
thcr  remarks  until  the  conclusion  of 
number  eight. 


For  the  Cotjpanion  and  Visitor. 


DY  J.    1!.  (lARVER. 


Preachin.g  the  Gospel  is  said  to  be  the 
living  force  of  living  men  upon  each 
other  morally.  "Hearing  oometh  by  the 
word  of  God,"  which  means  simply  that 
God  created  the  sense  of  hearing  by  his 
word.  "But  how  shall  they  hear  without 
a  preacher."  That  is,  how  shall  the  soul 
be  reached  through  the  sense  ef  hearing 
without  a  corresponding  necessary  force 
applied  to  it?  How  should  any  one  be- 
come conscious  of  the  natural  sense  of 
hearing,  if  there  was  no  such  thing  as 
natural  sound. 

Natural  sound  is  jarred  air  jarring  the 
tympanum  of  the  ear,  which  is  hearing. 
As  waves  on  the  .'-urfacc  of  the  water  ate 
to  the  eye,  so  is  the  sense  of  hearing 
naturally  to  the  soul.  But  as  the  imag- 
ination of  waves  caused  by  a  disturbance 
of  the  center  of  the  ocean  are  to  those 
on  the  surface,  so  is  hearing  spiritually 
to  the  natural  hearing. 

If  we  are  able   to  conceive  of  a   trans- 

Carent  ocean  surrounded  by  millions  of 
lind  people ;  of  the  explosion  of  a 
ton  of  powder  at  its  center",  of  the  in- 
numerable succession  of  rings  in  rings, 
or  spherical  waves  in  each  other,  and  of 
the  impressions  which  they  would  make 
or  not  make  on  those  blind  people,  then 
we  can  also  have  clear  ideas  of  sound  where 
there  is  no  sense  of  hearing,  of  the 
sense  of  hearing  when  there  is  nothing 
to  heai',  and  of  ncaring  without  preach- 
ing. 


"But  how  shall  tliey  preach  except 
they  be  sent?"  Tiio  question  is  not, 
liow  shall  they  have  force?  but  how 
shall  th.ey  preach  the  Gospel  when  they 
do  not  undcrbtand  it?  that  is,  when  they 
do  not  know  the  difference  between  the 
Gospel  of  Christ  and  other  gosi)els?  A 
sense  of  the  love  of  Christ  is  the  trans-> 
cending  qualification  of  tlie  preacher  of  the 
the  Gospel  of  Christ.  Not  merely  a 
sense  of  how  much  ho  loves  Jesus,  but 
more  particularly  how  much  lie  is  loved 
by  Jesus.  Such  a  blessed  state  of  mind 
that  shall  prompt  him  to  lie  down  and 
make  a  way  of  himself  upon  which  men 
may  set  their  feet  and  walk  up  to  heaven; 
such  a  syiflpathy  for  men,  though  they  be 
but  little  above  brutes,  though  they  be 
crude,  that  shall  induce  him  to  "become 
all  things  to  all  men  that  he  might  save 
some;  th.at  is,  to  the  educated  as  educa- 
ted— to  the  ignorant  as  ignorant — using 
every  liberty  not  "for  an  occasion  to  tfie 
ilesh,"  but  for  the  furtherance  of  the 
Go>pel  of  Christ. 

Every  person  preaches.  Every  person 
has  iorce.  "He  that  gathercth  not  with 
me  scatlcreth  abroad."  The  degree  of 
force  which  every  one  has  is  regulated 
largely  by  education,  or  "nurture  and  ad- 
monition of  the  Lord."  Education  alone 
is  like  "nurture  and  admonition'  alone. 
Both  arc  like  pig  metal.  I  have  seen 
pieces  of  it  that  were  gradually  and  use- 
lessly rusting  away  into  the  dust  from 
which  they  were  taken.  But  I  have  (and 
who  has  not?)  seen  pieces  of  it  that  were 
forged  and  converted  into  very  powerful 
and  useful  machines;  also  some  that 
were  tortured  into  instruments  to  serve 
wicked  purposes.  So  it  is  with  oduca- 
tidii,  considered  directlj'  with  reference 
to  preaching.  The  object  of  preaching 
is  the  salvation  of  the  soul,  which  is  the 
object  of  tiie  life.  If,  or  when,  the  ab- 
stinence or  avoidance  or  acceptance  of 
knowledge  or  ignorance  is  best  for  that 
purpose,  use  it  in  that  way,  '  Preach  the 
word."  "It  is  the  power  of  God  unto 
salvation."  Therefore  preach  it.  "Study 
to  show  thyself  approved."  By  what? 
Why  by  the  word,  and  not  by  those  who 
always  adhere  to  ignorance  or  eduoation. 

Ml    Union,  Pa. 


A  Sensible  "Charge.' 


Friend  and  Brother :  You  have  re- 
quested of  me  what  is  technically  known 
ill  our  denomination  as  the  charge.  I 
have  acceded  to  your  request,  though  I 
am  conscious  that  it  seems  with  some  in- 
consistency. I  am  convinced,  after  forty 
years  in  the  ministry,  that  experience,  so 
far  as  it  should  influence  others,  is  not 
worth  much.  The  most  valuable  expe- 
rience is  our  own.  Each  generation 
must  Icarn  its  own  work  over.  The  min- 
ister would  fail  who  should  adopt  the 
experience  of  others.  In  no  position,  I 
am  convinced,  is  individuality  needed 
more  than  in  the  ministry. 

1  charge  you,  first,   therefore,  to  be 


true  to  your  own  ideas.  Be  no  second 
edition  of  i^ny  man  on  the  earth  or  under 
the  earth.  You  have  in  your  own  mind 
an  idea  of  what  you  desire.  It  may  not 
coincide  wiih  the  ideas  and  opinions  of 
others;  but  it  is  your  conviction,  and  by 
it  you  are  to  stand  or  fall.  The  minister  is 
to  be  the  medium  of  Christianity;  the 
method  must  be  left  to  himself,  governed 
by  the  circumstances  of  his  people. 

I  charge  you,  give  heed  to  your  j)reach- 
ing.  Let  nothing  be  careless  or  slovenly. 
Be  evangelical — in  the  broad  sense,  of 
course.  Choose  your  topic,  then  think 
closely,  brood  over  it,  turn  all  its  parts  to 
the  light,|and  so  give  it  an  adequate  pre 
scntation.  As  to  methods  of  study,  there 
are  two  operations,  quite  contrary,  whicli 
the  minister  must  cumbine.  For  inlbrv 
mation,  open  yourself  to  all  the  channel* 
about  you.  But  for  opinion  close  every 
avenue  to  tlie  world  without  and  seek, 
yourself  It  is  in  solitary  communion,  ir> 
lonely  walk^,  that  the  Spirit  will  visit 
you. 

The  preacher's  success  must  depend; 
upon  the  aims  he  proposes  for  himself. 
I  charge  you  beware  of  the  ambition 
whicli  courts  popularity.  It  is  too  dear 
a  purchase  when  purchased  at  all.  Wo 
know  the  qualities  wliioh  go  to  make  the 
popular  preacher.  Sermons  of  which 
morality  is  the  basis  and  a  certain  mixt- 
ure of  anecdote  and  fancy,  a  flow  of 
speech  and  oratorical  display — these  at- 
tract the  crowd  and  seem  to  succeed 
where  piety  fail".  But  I  object  to  a 
success  which  u  simply  statistical— a  full 
house,  a  long  retinue  of  followers.  The 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  not  to  be  measured 
by  polls.  The  preacher  who  gives  up 
the  gospel  and  preaches  morality  simply, 
spicily  and  with  display,  will  attract 
others.  But  it  is  the  man  which  attracts, 
it  is  not  a  regenerating  power. 

Some  trouble  themselves  more  about 
the  effect  of  their  words  than  about  the 
truth.  They  thing  more  of  entertaining 
than  the  whispers  of  the  gospel.  Let, 
your  preachidg  be  serious  in  purpose, 
earnest  ;in  tone,  and  weighty  with  tho 
weight  of  truth.  Avoid  noisy  declama- 
tion. Lot  your  sermon  be  powerful  only 
with  the  firo  of  truth  it  embodies. — 
Preach  to  the  deeper  feelings  of  the  soul. 
Beware  of  fancying  that  the  compliments 
you  receive  are  any  te.'^t  of  the  goad  you 
are  doing.  Be  assured  that  what  come.-j 
from  your  own  profoundest  experience 
will  come  to  some  thir-ity  s  ml  with 
fcweetness  and  power.  —  Selected. 


Moral    Defiuitious. 

Fame. — A  meteor  dazzling  with  its 
distant  glare. 

Wealth. — A  source  of  troubles  and 
consuming  care. 

Pi.ESAURE. — A  gleam  of  sunshine  pass- 
ing soon  away. 

Love. — A  morning  beam  whose  mem- 
ory gilds  the  day. 

Faith, — An  anchor  dropped  beyond 
the  vale  of  death. 


412 


OHlllSTlAN  i^'AMlLY  COMFA^IOIS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYEKSDALE,  Pa.,  July  13,  1875. 

IVhac    Properly  €oiust!tntes  th« 
OpeutDg  S?rTlco  of  onr  Meet- 
ings lor  Pnbllo   ^torsliip? 

''VN'o  have  thought  there  has  sometimes 
been  a  hesitation  or  delay  in  enjraging  in 
prayer  at  tlie  opening  of  our  public  meet- 
ings for  worship,  whicli  is  not  commcnd- 
ftblo  or  edifying.  We  shaii  therefore  of- 
fer a  few  thouglits  upon  the  question, 
What  properly  constilutcs  the  opening 
service  of  our  meetings  for  public  wor- 
ship? Asa  general  rule  in  conducting 
euch  meetings  the  brother  who  preaches 
the  main  discourse,  does  not  ojten  the 
meeting,  especially  if  there  are  several 
preachers  present.  To  this  as  a  general 
rule,  perhaps  there  will  be  no  objections 
offered.  In  regard  to  our  own  experience, 
wlien  we  make  the  opening  or  closing 
prayer  in  addition  to  preaching,  we  prefer 
for  different  reasons  to  make  the  former. 

It  is  desirable,  and  indeed  necessary, 
to  guard  against  mere  formality  in  our 
devotional  exercises.  But  it  is  no  less 
important  to  guard  against  everything 
that  interferes  with  the  edification  of  our 
meetings.  And  where  there  is  hesitation 
or  delay  in  entering  ujibn  any  part  of  tlie 
service  when  the  time  has  arrived,  it  is 
not  edifying. 

When  we  come  together  for  public 
worship  the  exercises  arc  usually  com- 
menced by  singing  a  hymn.  The  broth- 
er proposing  the  hymn  generally  makes 
a  few  remarks  introductoiy  to  prayer,  and 
then  proposes  prayer,  and  gives  liberty 
Ao  exercise  in  prayer.  It  then  sometimes 
■happens  tliat  the  brother  who  proposed 
"the  opening  hymn,  docs  not  seem  to  feci 
to  lead  in  j-rayer,  and  looks  to  .some  otbor 
One  to  engage.  l>ut  it  may  happen,  and  it 
does  Bonietimes  liappon,  that  none  ol'  the 
others  feel  any  special  promptings  to 
j)rayer,  and  then  there  is  hesitaiion,  and 
perhaps  something  said  to  urge  the 
brethren  to  the  performance  of  the  part 
of  the  exercise  before  thciij.  Is  it  not 
desirable  to  avoid  this?  And  should  not 
tlic  brother  who  arises  and  proposes  the 
opening  hymn,  after  giving  liberty  to  en- 
gage in  prayer,  and  tiiat  liberty  is  not  at 
once  taken,  ]»roceed  tlien  to  jiray  him- 
beif,  and  not  wait  for  some  one  else  to  en- 
gage?   U  seems  to    us  that    propriety 


and  order  would  dictate  to  him  to  do  so. 
In  other  words,  is  not  tlic  first  prayer  a 
part  of  the  opening  exercise*,  and  should 
not  he  who  opens  the  meeting  so  under-, 
stand  it,  although  he  may  give  liberty  to 
another?  And  when  that  liberty  is  not 
immediately  taken,  should  lie  not  proceed 
himself  to  make  the  opening  prayer? 
We  think  it  would  be  well  for  him  to  do 
so.  And  should  not  a  similar  view  be  ta- 
ken of  the  closing  exercises  ?  We  think 
it  should.  "Let  all  things  be  done  de- 
cently and  in  order."  1  Cor.  xiv.  40. 
"Let  all  things  be  done  unto  edifying." 
V.  26. 

The  Couiuiuuloii   ]}I<?etlug  at 
Uerlin. 

Our  brethren  of  the  adjoining  church 
of  Berlin  had  their  communion  meeting 
on  last  Lord's  day  afternoon  and. evening, 
the  exercises  commencing  at  4  o'clock. — 
They  had  not  thought  of  having  one  be- 
fore harvest,  but  finally  concluded  to  do 
as  they  had  been  doing  in  years  past,  and 
have  a  communion  in  the  early  part  of 
the  summer.  The  meeting  was  largo, 
solemn  and  pleasant.  Wc  think  that 
those  who  enjoy  the  presence  of  God  in 
his  house,  word  and  ordinances,  felt  some 
of  his  presence  on  the  occasion  alluded 
to.  But  we  are  fearful  that  many  who 
wait  upon  God  in  his  liouse  and  in  the 
use  of  his  ordinances,  do  not  look  and 
expect  to  find  God  there,  but  are  satisfied 
witH  the  mere  observance  of  his  ordin- 
ances though  God  is  not  in  them.  This 
should  not  be.  "It  is  the  Sjiirit  that 
quickeneth,"  says  Jesus,  "the  ficsh  prof- 
iteth  nothing:  the  words  that  I  speak 
unto  you,  they  are  Spirit,  and  they  are 
life."  John  vi.  63.  And  it  is  Christ  in 
his  word  and  ordinances  that  makes  them 
quickening.  Therefore  Christ  should  bo 
sought  in  all  our  religious  observances, 
and  a  religious  meeting  that  wc  do  not 
find  the  Lord  in,  is  not  all  to  us  that  such 
a  meeting  should  be;  it  lacks  that  which 
gives  ii  its  highest  value  and  greatest  at> 
traction  to  the  enlightened  .>-oul. 

Considering  the  warmth  of  the  evening, 
the  number  of  pcrsans  present,  and  the 
lateness  of  the  hour  to  which  the  services 
lasted,  the  order  was  most  excellent — all 
that  could  be  asked.  It  is  very  desirable 
that  such  meetings  should  not  continue 
to  too  late  an  hour  at  night.  And  that 
they  do  not,  the  services  should  he  com- 
luonccd  at  an  early  hour  in  tiio  evening, 


and  continued  without  tediou.?ne.ss  or  de- 
lay. 

Our  brethren  in  the  churches  in  this 
country  are  introducing  the  practice  of 
commencing  our  communion  meetings  in 
the  aficrnoon.  This  practice  has  .louio 
things  to  coiumeud  it.  It  saves  a  great 
deal  of  labor  that  must  bo  pcrforuied 
when  the  meeting  oomuieno^s  in  tho 
morning,  and  where  the  brethren  givo 
dinner  to  the  general  congregation,  while 
it  gives  the  same  amount  of  meeting. — 
Where  the  congregations  that  a.ssomblo 
on  such  occasions  are  very  large,  the  af^ 
ternoon  is  taken  up  in  feeding  the  great 
concourse  of  people  assembled,  and  gen- 
erally no  time  is  left  for  an  afternoon  ser- 
vice. So  there  is  but  one  service  tliough 
wc  commence  meeting  in  the  morning. 
And  there  is  time  for  one  service  when  it 
commences  in  the  al'terno<^n.  The  meet- 
ing should  commence  at  3  o'clock — not 
too  early  nor  too  late.  (Jur  Berlin  breth- 
ren closed  their  meeting  at  night — tho 
night  of  the  day  on  which  it  commenced. 

Wc  think  it  would  be  well  to  continue 
such  meetings  the  day  after  that  on  which 
they  commence.  Commencing  in  the  af- 
ternoon, and  closing  the  same  night,  does 
not  seem  to  give  quite  as  much  time  for 
the  brethren  to  be  together  as  is  dcsira* 
ble.  The  spiritual  improvement  and  ed- 
ification of  the  church,  and  the  reforma- 
tion of  aliens,  and  the  glory  of  God,  are 
the  objects  we  should  have  in  view  in  all 
our  religious  meetings,  and  it  f-liould  bo 
our  object  to  ascertain  the  best  way  to 
accomplish  these,  and  then  carefully  and 
diligently  pursue  that  way.  Much  is 
left  to  the  discretion  of  the  church  in 
arranging  for  the  worship  of  God,  and  in 
applying  the  word,  that  these  may 
have  their  dc^-ired  effect  upon  the  church 
and  upon  the  world.  The  church  should 
appreciate  its  position  and  rcspon.sibility, 
and  act  wisely  and  judiciously.  There 
was  not  the  number  of  ministering  brctli- 
ren  from  a  distance  at  Berlin  that  there 
usually  is  at  their  communion  nicotings. 
Brother  Jctcph  Bcrkey,  of  liic  Shade 
congregation,  and  oursclf,  were,  wc  be- 
lieve, the  only  ministers  present  from  any 
other  on^jrcg-ition. 

To  Contributors  hu«1  I'orroNpou- 
deutit. 

We  hope  our  contributors  will  not  con- 
clude that  their  articles  will  not  appear 
at  all  because  they  do  not  appcur  immC" 


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diatcly  after  tlicy  are  sent  to  our  office—  |  Juct  their  paper  with  "ability  and  spiiit," 

and  the  num'oer  before  us  sliows  both, 
evincing  tlie  sincerity  of  their  {.rofessiou. 

Term?,  one  dollar  per  annum,  postage 
prepaid. 

Address,  National  Protestant,  07  Lib- 
erty Street,  New  York. 


There  are  various  reasons  why  articles 
Bouietiiues  do  not  appear  imiaediutciy 
after  tliry  are  written.  Articles  that  arc 
somewhat  alike  in  their  character  we  try 
to  di.stributo  in  different  numbers  that  we 
may  give  our  readers  in  each  number,  as 
great  u  variety  of  reading  matter  as  pos- 
sible. Some  articles  require  more  labor 
to  prepare  tbem  for  tho  press  than  oth- 
ers do,  and  when  we  have  not  much  time 
to  give  to  the  preparation  of  articles,  wc 
Bometiuiofl  take  such  as  require  lesslubor. 
And  some  articles  from  the  nature  of  the 
subjects  upon  which  they  arc  written,  re- 
quire an  early  publication,  if  they  appear 
at  all,  while  others  can  be  kept  some  time, 
and  will  bo  as  readable  and  timely,  as  if 
published  immediately  after  they  are 
written.  We  now  have  a  number  of  ar- 
ticles on  hand  that  we  have  had  on  hand 
for  some  time,  but  design  to  give  them  to 
our  readers  from  time  to  time  as  our 
space  and  opportunity  will  permit.  We 
make  these  remarks  that  our  contributors 
do  not  become  impatient  or  discouraged 
lit  our  delay  sometimes  in  publisliing 
their  articles. 

Our  contributors  and  correspondents 
have  done  well  for  us,  and  we  appreciate 
their  labors  and  are  thankful  for  them . — 
And  as  it  is  very  desirable  that  we  have 
always  on  hand  a  good  supply  of  articles 
from  which  to  supply  our  pages,  we  hope 
that  all  our  friends  who  desire  to  see  our 
paper  prosper  and  do  good,  and  who  fee] 
liko  improving  their  talents  in  helping  to 
do  good  in  vnriting  for  it,  v?ill  still  con- 
tribute articles  from  time  to  time  as  they 
may  be  able  to  do.  We  shall  be  pleased 
to  receive  anything  from  our  friends  in 
the  form  of  correspondence,  church  new?, 
essays  on  anything  in  harmony  with  the 
Christian  character  of  our  paper,  or  the 
object  we  have  in  view,  which  is  the  edi- 
fication and  moral  improvement  of  our 
readers,  After  we  are  done  publishing 
the  proceedings  of  our  late  Annual  Meet- 
ing, we  can  give  our  readers  a  greater 
variety  of  reading  matter,  and  we  hope 
to  be  well  supplied  with  articles  enabling 
us  to  do  so. 


Our  Home  Friend,  is  the  title  of  a  new 
monthly  paper  designed  for  the  Sunday 
School,  day  school  and  home  circle.  It 
is  published  at  Milford  Square,  Bucks 
county,  Pa.  The  number  before  us  is  a 
fair  specimen  of  a  juvenile  paper,  the 
class  of  papers  to  which  our  candidate  for 
public  patronage  belongs.  Terms:  50cts. 
per  year,     Address, 

Peter  High  Stauffer, 
Milford  Square,  Bucks  (Jo.,  Pa. 


carefully  read  over  tho  list  in  the  Alman- 
ac   for    1875,    mark    all    deaths,  errors; 
changes  of  address;  then  copy  the.se  and 
add   omissions  and   new    elections,   and 
then  send   the   result  to   us  by  the  next 
mail.     Do  not  depend  on   others   to  do 
this;  but  attend  to  it  yourself,  and  then 
you  will  be  certain  that  it  will  not  be  neg- 
lected.    We  would  rather  have  the  same 
information  from  a  dozen  different  parties 
than  not  to  have  it  at  all.     Of  course  tho 
only  remuneration  wo  can  offer  you  is  an 
improvement  in    our  Almanac   for  next 
year.  B. 


Wc  have  received  the  first  number  of 
The  National  Protestant,  a  monthlv  pe- 
riodical designed  to  enlighten  the  people 
of  the  United  States  upon  the  doctrine 
and  tendency  of  Roman  Catholicism. — 
The  publishers  say  they  will  aim  to  con- 


Almanao  for  1S70. 

The  time  has  come  when  we  must  bo- 
gin  to  collect  and  arrange  matter  for  our 
Almanac  for  187G.  Wc  are  anxious  to 
publish  a  good  almanac;  and,  no  doubt, 
our  brethren  and  sisters  arc  just  as  anx- 
ious to  have  a  good  Almanac.  As  usual, 
wc  now  come  with  our  call  for  help,  and 
we  hope  our  call  will  meet  with  a  hearty 
response. 

1.  We  want  a  number  of  short  articles 
suited  to  the  columns  of  a  religious  Al- 
manac Among  these  may  be  some  old- 
time  relics  in  history  and  biogrcphy. 

2.  We  wish  to  have  the  announcements 
for  the  different  District  Meetings  for 
the  Spring  of  1876,  so  far  as  they  can  be 
collected. 

3.  We  want  to  make  a  complete  revis- 
ion of  the  list  of  names  and  addresses  of 
ministers.  To  do  this  we  must  have  ear- 
ly and  extensive  help  from  abroad. 

We  scarcely  know  how  to  set  this  forth 
so  as  to  gain  the  desired  end;  but  we 
want  full  reports  of  the  names  of  all  our 
ministers  who  have  died  since  the  publica- 
tion of  the  list  for  1875;  tho  names  of  such 
as  may  have  been  silenced;  the  names 
and  addresses  of  all  who  have  since  been 
elected,  as  well  as  of  all  who  were  before 
omitted.  In  addition  to  the  foregoing 
wo  wish  to  have  all  errors  in  the  names 
and  addresses,  as  they  appear  in  our  Al- 
manac for  1875,  faithfully  corrected. 

Now  our  call  is  before  you,  luA  we 
earnestly  wish  that  it  may  bo  heeded  and 
responded  to  without  delay.  We  suggest 
that  all  who  oan  find  tiiue  to  do  so,  will 


Erratum. 

In  No.  2.5,  in  the  obituary  of  brother 
Jacob  Smith,  deceased,  eightii  line,  read 
h>viii<j  instead  of  "young." 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 


Under  date  of  July  1st,  brother  Jacob 
Mishler,  of  Mogadore,  Summit  county, 
Ohio,  says  :  "We  have  good  growing 
weather.  Crops  look  very  favorable. — 
There  will  be  no  fruit  of  any  account.  — 
There  is  no  hay  made  yet,  as  there  aro 
no  clover  fields — all  timothy." 

On  Thursday,  the  8th  inst.,  brother  II. 
R.  Holsinger,  called  with  us  on  his  way 
homeward.  Ho  had  been  figuring 
in  the  West,  mostly  about  Chicago,  Elgin 
and  Dundee,  Ills.  He  was  prospecting 
for  a  business  and  home  in  those  parts, 
lie  has  not  yet  fully  decided,  but  tho 
probability  is  that  he  will  locate  at  Dun- 
dee, Kane  county,  111.  Ho  looks  well  and 
seems  to  be  cheerful. 

From  a  letter  from  brother  D.  P.  Say- 
ler  written  after  his  return  home, and  da- 
ted the  28th  instant,  we  make  the  follow- 
ing extracts:  "I  was  much  pleased  with 
my  visit  among  your  people.  I  found 
much  love  and  unusual  kind  treatment. 
At  meetings  I  felt  some  little  freedom, 
but  did  not  feel  tho  weight  of  souls  laid 
upon  me  as  I  sometimes  do.  ♦  *  *  I 
am  in  my  usual  health,  and  tho  brethren 
as  far  as  I  know  are  all  well.  The  sexson 
with  us  at  this  time  is  favorable,  and 
wheat  harvest  commenced  with  D.  R. 
Sayter  and  others  on  Saturday.  My 
wheat,  however,  is  .so  terribly  lodged, 
more,  I  think,  than  any  I  ever  saw,  that 
it  will  not  be  fit  to  cut  before  the  last  of 
this  wccK'j  if  then." 


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CH1118TIAN  FAMlLif  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 

Tbe  CliUd'M  Slisisioa. 


You've  a  mission,  little  ouc; 
Though  your  life  is  just  begun; 
For  there's  ^vork  for  all  to  do 
In  tbe  world  we're  passing  through. 

Many  a  child  has  weary  grown, 
Siruggliiig  on  through  life  alone; 
Give  to  sueh  a  heljiing  hand, 
Guide  them  to  the  better  laud. 

Many  a  one  has  gone  astray 
In  the  dark  aud  sinful  way; 
Lead  the  erring,  lest  he  fall, 
And  show  mercy  unto  all. 

Many  a  heart  is  crushed  with  grief; 
<icntle  words  will  give  relief; 
Wipe  away  the  falling  tear, 
Prove  a  loving  friend  is  near. 

You  may  be  like  angels  here, 
Making  sorrow  disappear; 
Winning  crowns  that  shall  be  given 
To  the  faithful  ones  in  heaven. 

From  the  cradle  to  tbe  giave 
Every  precious  moment  save; 
Fill  your  life  with  deeds  of  love — 
Treasures  bright  for  you  above. 

—  Childh  World. 


The  Two  Net.-*. 


BY  D.  B.  MENTZER. 


I  once  heard  ofiigardouor  who  had 
Bonio  very  luscious  berries  in  his 
garden — gooseberries,  I  think.  lie 
discovered  some  hungry  blackbirds 
that  kept  near  his  grounds,  ujw  and 
then  taking  the  ripening  berries.  Be- 
ing anxious  to  save  the  berries,  he 
covered  them  with  a  net.  The  old 
birds  kept  from  the  net,  for  they  were 
too  cunning  and  wary  to  be  caught. 
But  one  morning  a  smart  young  black- 
bird flew  down  to  pick  a  berry  for  his 
breakfast  and  rushed  right  into  the 
net.  Poor  bird  !  Do  you  not  think 
he  had  more  feaihern  than  wit,  and 
more  appetite  than  caution  ?  lie 
struggled  hard  to  get  loose,  but  he 
fouiid  himself  fast.  The  net  was  strong- 
er than  he.  The  man  of  the  garden 
soon  came  along  and  took  the  bird  to 
bis  home  to  make  a  broil  for  bin  little 
daughter's  meal.  That  ended  his  ca- 
reer. But  was  not  that  bird  foolish 
not  to  8i(!  the  net  and  keep  out  of  it  ? 
"Very  foolinh,"  methiuks  you  say. 
You  are  right. 

There  \s  a  net  set  for  yon,  my  dear 
young  friends.  It  ia  Satan's  net  ! 
Satan's  net!  Yea,  Satan's  net  I     And 


with  as  much  folly  as   the  blackbird, 

you  rush  into  Satan's  net!  "Where 
iij  it?"  you  ask.  Satan's  net  is  wher- 
ever sin  is  commiltad,  or  where  there 
is  a  temptation  to  sin,  for  Satan's  net 
is  sin.  Oh,  beware  I  Do  be  careful 
and  avoid  it. 

Yonder,  for  example,  is  a  boy  learn- 
ing to  smoke,  and  thus  he  is  putting 
his  head  into  one  mesh  of  Satan's  net. 
Another  is  commencing  to  chew  to- 
bacco ;  he  is  putting  his  Load  into  the 
net,  and  after  a  while  ho  will  become 
80  addicted  to  the  habit,  the  filthy 
habit,  that  he  cannot  get  out  of  the 
net,  and  will  be  willing  to  die  there! 
Boys,  ye  who  havo  clean  mouths,  can 
you  not  help  to  pull  your  comrades 
out  of  Satan's  net? 

That  boy  who  isjust  commencing 
to  swear  is  putting  his  head  into  an- 
other mesh  of  Satan'.-3  net. 

So,  too,  lying,  proud,  envious,  bad- 
tempered,  disobedient  children,  are  in 
other  meshes  of  that  dangerous  nat. 
Remember,  every  sinful  r.ct  is  a  mesh 
or  opening  to  admit  us  into  Satan's 
net. 

Are  you  in  his  net,  my  dear  boy  or 
girl?  If  so,  I  advise  you  to  get  out 
as  quickly  as  poss-ible.  All  Satan 
finds  in  his  not  ho  drags  down,  down 
into  the  great  whirlpool  of  hell. 
Dreadful  thought !  0,  get  out  of  it! 
CJctoutofit!  Breakdown  all  your 
bad  and  pernicious  habits  and  you  will 
get  out  of  it.  But  not  altogether  of 
your  own  strength.  Jesus  came  to 
our  world,  and  died  to  give  liberty  to 
every  captive  in  Satan's  net;  but  you 
must  ask  him  for  it.  "Atk  and  yc 
.--hall  receive,"  By  his  grace  and  di- 
vine love  you  can  be  free.  Liberty  ! 
Who  would  not  enjoy  it?  Sinners 
are  slaves  and  captives.  Lotus  love 
Jesus  and  keep  his  words,  and  we 
shall  be  "free  indeed." — Fiona  Youth. 

The  Divine  Krcf>ze8, 


The  advantage  of  Christianity  over 
a  religion  which  consists  of  morality 
only,  is  that  it  recognizes  and  invokes 
a  power  transcj-nding  mero  huuian 
will — the  power  of  a  personal  and 
sympathizing  God.  Wo  have  see:<  n 
sail-boat  almost  becalmed  drift  ou  a 
shoal  where  she  just  caught  and 
hung.  The  crew  strove  to  push  her 
oil'  with  poles  ;  they  got  out  oars, 
and  tried  to  give  her  headway  with 
those  ,  and  all  their  strength  could 
hardly  move  her.  Then  a  breeze 
came  up  and    the  sails    swelled    and 


drew,  and  in  an  instant  the  boat 
swept  into  the  deep  water  and  floated 
free.  So  when  man  has  struggled 
almost  helplessly  against  his  own  de- 
fects he  may  find  in  God's  grace  a 
power  that  will  lift  him  out  of 
them. 

A  ship  toils  down  a  laTd-locked 
harbor;  Uie  wind  just  suffices  to 
keep  her  moving  ;  she  tacks  c  instant- 
ly between  narrow  bank.^^,  ai;d  trims 
her  sails  to  catch  each  shifting  breath 
of  air;  yet  how  slowly  she  gains  I 
But  beyond  the  headlands  the  whito 
caps  are  flushing,  the  great  winds  of 
ocean  are  blowing;  sho  creeps  at  last 
out  of  the  harbor,  and  now  ^iho  rush- 
es like  a  strong,  free  bird  out  into  the 
boundless  sea  !  So  wo  toil  along, 
sometimes  despondent,  yet  finding 
grace  sufficient  for  the  hour  ;  and 
just  before  us  lies  the  freed>)m  and 
glory  of  eternity. — Christian    Union. 


t 


The  Wor<I.>!i  of  a  Uyiug  Mlothcr. 


Not  long  since  1  was  called  to  stand 
by  the  bed  of  a  dying  mother.  When 
her  end  was  drawing  nigh,  she  said, 
"Where  is  Charley?"  Charley  was 
the  eldest  of  si.^  children— a  lad  of 
about  seventeen. 

This  dying  mother  was  concerned 
about  the  welfare  of  Charley.  Slio 
said  to  him,  "Charley,  promi.se  me  that 
you  will  not  go  into  bad  coinpany, 
and  thut  you  will  drink  no  more 
liquor — not  even  wine.  And  kill  no 
nioro  partridges.  Poor  little  birds! 
don't  shoot  any  more  of  the;!)." 

Next  she  ppuke  to  little  Alice,  say- 
ing, "Come  up  close,  I  want  to  speak 
to  you  a  little  while  I  can  speak.  I 
want  you  to  be  a  good  girl  when  I 
am  gone;  and  mind  Auui  Katie,  and 
you  will  have  a  good  home." 

Dear  young  frit^nde,  this  dying 
mother  expressed  the  desire  of  every 
mother  who  is  called  away  from  her 
children  whom  she  lovts  dearly  as 
her  own  life.  Go  into  good  company, 
be  good,  do  right;  and  although  you 
may  have  no  mother,  you  will  havo 
good  homes  among  kind  friendi,  and 
finally  meet  with  your  aictbor  in  the 
better  home,  wboro  no  parting  advice 
is  given  ou  the  dying  bod. 

ElIZ.V  BflANDT. 

— A  firm  faith  is  the  best  theology  ; 
a  good  life  the  best  philo.sophy  ;  a 
clear  conscieaco  the  best  law  ;  honesty 
the  best  policy  ;  and  temperance  the 
best  physic. 


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CORRESPONDEN  CE. 

Uorrespoudeucc  of  church  newt  solicited  froifk 
all  parU  of  the  Srotherhood.  Writer's  name 
aud  adilresx  required  on  every  comnvmication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Hejecied  comnvmi- 
cedion!:  or  manuf.cript  ■used,  not  returned.  All 
c  tmmur.ications  for  publication  should  he  writ 
tmupon  one  side  of  the  «?'e.t  only. 

Mttuor  CEinroli,  Indlaua  Co.,  Pa, 

Dear  JBiethroi  : 

Our  love  feast  ia  now  one  of  the 
thin.es  of  the  past.  June  18th  we  con- 
vened to  celebrate  the  Lord's  Supper, 
and  to  renew  our  covenant  with  God.— 
The  brethren  who  caiue  to  our  ass.-'istauce 
were  Eld.  Joseph  Berkey,  Jacob  llolsop- 
ple,  John  Spicher,  Mark  Minser  and 
others.  The  prevailing  order  was  about 
as  usual;  at  lea.-^t  wo  were  not  molested 
in  the  house.  There  was  some  disorder 
out  in  the  i'ard;  but  our  mind  wns  so  en- 
gaged in  the  exercises  that  we  knew 
nothing  of  it  till  the  exercises  of  the 
evening  were  over.  We  were  not  moles- 
ted in  the  least,  and  we  think  few  were 
who  had  their  tlioughts  centered  on  the 
import  of  the  occa^^ion.  There  was  one 
added  to  us  by  baptism  and  others  are 
almost  persuaded.  The  dear  brethren 
who  were  with  us  from  abroad  have  our 
best  thanks.  We  think  the  church  is 
still  prospering,  and  hope  it  may  contin- 
ue. Brevity  is  a  virtue,  so  I  close  ab- 
ruptly. 

G.  W.  BURKIIAUT. 

Mh,  Pa. 


Ack»oivIe<Bgiueut. 

The  following  is  a  report  of  tlic  amounts 
received  of  individmds  and  of  different 
branches  of  the  cliuroh  and  their  fellow 
citizens,  by  the  Treasurer  ot  the  Relief  So- 
ciety of  the  brethren  of  Mineral  county, 
Mo.,  from  March  23rd,  to  Juno  25th, 
1875: 
George    Brumbaugh,  Palestine, 

Ohio,  (donated),  $  91  75 

S  Mohler,  Sr.,  Covington,  Ohio,  50  00 
Jonathan  Kesler,  Ills.,(donuted)  3  00 
B  Kepler,  Joe  Davics  Co.,  Ill«., 

(donated),  _  18  00 

S  Mohler,  or.,  Covington,  Ohio, 

(loaned),    _  86  00 

John  3  Martin  and  D  G  Bashorc 

Darke  Co.,  Oliio,  (donated)  48  65 
S  Kinjey,  Dayton,  0.,  donated,  150  00 
D  P  Sayler,  Double  Pipe  Creek, 

Md.,  loaned,  100  00 

Morgan  Co.,  Mo,,  12  00 

John  Slohler,  Sr.,  Harris  Creek, 

Darke  Co.,  0.,  loaned,  100  00 

JPEbersole,  $19  donat'd,  $122 

loaned,  Ml  00 

I  R  Gish,   Roanoke,    Ills.,  $30 

donat'd,  $300  loaned,  330  00 

E   Konichmacher,  Epbrata,  Pa., 

loam^d.  235  00 

Jacob  L  Wincland,  Clover  Creek, 

Blair  Co.,  Pa.,  donated  39  15 

Aaron  Diebl,  Defiance  Co.,  Ohio, 

donated,  20  00 


David  Garlach,  Mt.  Joy,  Pa.,  do- 
nated, ^  103  00 
G  W  Ciissnon,    donated,  $3  40, 

loaned,  $100,  108  40 

John  Me'-zkcr,  Cero  Gorda,  III, 

donated,  100  00 

J  C  VVhitmore,  Wood  Co.,  Ohio, 

donated,  41  OO 

James  Quintcr,  loaned,  100  50 

A  sister  who  does  not  want  her 

name  published,  10  00 

Isaac  Pfouiz.  Beaverdam,  Mary- 
land, loaned,  10  50 
A  Whitmore,  Shelby  Co.,  Ohio, 

donated,  23  00 

W  H  Kurtz,  Juniata  Co..  Pa.,        56  50 
S  M  Smith,  Barry  Co.,  Mich,  do- 
nated, 20  00 
Isaac  Dell,  Harrison  Co.,  Ia.,  do- 
nated,                      _.  7  00 
S  Giirber,  Dayton,  Ohio,  donated, 

$49  80,  loaned,  $400,  449  80 

.Joseph    Wampler,    Kiiobnostcr, 

Mo.,  donated,  15  00 

John   Mohler.  Harris  Creek,  0., 

donated  $15  68,  loaned, 270  82,  286  50 
C  B  Spigler,  Polo,  111.,  loaned,  100  00 
DE  Price,  Ogle  Co.,  111.,  "  60  00 

Jno  Fitz.  Fulton  Co.,  "      "  75  00 

D  Brower,  Lima,  Ohio,      "  175  00 

Isaac  Rowlard,  111.,  donated,  $25, 

loaned,  $200,  225  00 

David  Culp,  Logan   Cb.,  0.,  do- 
nated, 18  00 
J  D  Trostle,  Jjinganore,  Md.,  do- 
nated,                      _  29  25 
J  R  Foglcsanger,   Shippensburg, 

Pa.,  donated,  7  85 

L  H  Dickey,  Hancock  Co. ,  Ohio, 

donated  $3,  loaned  $43,  43  0<) 

Jno  Harley,  Pottst'n  ,Pa.,loan'd,     56  20 
A  H  Senseny,  Carroll   Co.,  Md., 

loaned,  _  125  00 

John  [{  Stager,   Iroquoise    Co., 

111.,  denoted  13  00 

Samuel  F  Frame,  Green  Co.,  Mo.       2  00 
D  P  Sayler,  Double  Pipe  Creek, 

Md.,  loaned.  141  00 

A  H  Cassell,  Harlevville,  loaned,     40  00 
J  H  Garman,  Highland  Co.,  O., 

donated,  5  00 

J  M  Mohler,  for  Pampletto,  don.,     15  00 
W  and  Christianna  Malhany,Va., 

(of  their  living),  "  1  00 

G  A  Moore,  Grundy  Co.,  Iowa,         5  00 
James  Qiiinter,  loaned,  71  00 

Willson  Eby,  W.  Alexander,  0., 

loaned,  100  00 

Christian   Bucher,  Lebanon  Co., 

lo:^ncd,  200  00 

John  Wampler,  Jasper  Co.,  Mo., 

loaned,  25  00 

Ber.j  Overholtzer,  Darke  Co.,  0., 

donated,  5  6t) 

Joshua  Slifer,  Ogle  Co.,  Ill  ,loan,     40  00 
Wm    Hertzlcr,    Lancaster    Co., 

loaned,  247  00 

John  Wise,  Scenery  Hill,  loaned, 

$100,  donated,  $50,  150  00 

Joel  Flory,  Rockingham  Co.,  Va., 

Mill  Creek  &  Cook's  Ch'ch, don.     76  50 
Savah  L  Bail  in  East,  of  M  Mc- 
Kiustry,  $5;  I  E  McKinstry, 


$5;  D  Nicodomu'',  50c.;  Mary 
Nicodemus,  75c.;  Mary  How, 
$2;  Mis  L  Fowiilo.  25e.;  I  C 
Bailc,  $5;  A  H  Angler.  $2  50; 
D  A  Baile.  50c.;  S  McKinstry, 
$1;  N  C  Baile,  $2  50;  herself, 
$10.  35  00 

Susan  B  Gitt,  Pa.,  donated,  10  00 

A  sister,  Wadsworth,  0.,  donat'd  1  OO 
S  S  Mohler  (collected  nt,  A.  M.),  120  00 
W  H  Kurtz.  Juniata,  Pa.,  loan.  33  00 
D  Brower.  Lima,  Ohio,  donated,  60  50 
Danville  Chineh,  bv  E  Rosf,  don.  32  00 
J  Mohler,  Mifflin  Co.,  Pa.,  don.  29  00 
N  A  and  Mary  West,  Polk  Co., 

Oregon,  donated,  6  00 

A  sister  in  Ohio,  50  00 

Nartin  Witter,  Butler  Co.,  Ohio,  6  00 
D  N  Workman,    Ashland,  Ohio, 

donated,  38  60 

A  J  Myer.";,  Maple  Grove,  Ohio, 

Donated,  .30  50 

A  H  Price,  3Iont'y  Co.  Pa.,  loan,  400  (JO 
D  Vaniman,  Yirden.  111.,  "  230  50 
Jos.  Hendricks,  Cerro  Gordo,  111., 

donated,  19  25 

A  Crumpacker,  Montgomery  Co., 

Va.,  loaned,  103  00 

R  Arnold,  Ashland,  0.,  donated,  10  00 
C  Hoover,  Wayne  Co.,  0.,  loan,  50  00 
B  Bowman.  Cerro  Gordo,  111.,  "  13  52 
W  H  Kurtz,  Juniata  Co.,  Pa.,  24  80 
Sol  Stoner,  Uniontown,  Md.,  20  00 

J  Garber,  Wayne  Co.,  0.,  loan,  163  05 
A  Mohler,  (Hinton  Co.,  Ind.,  "  70  00 
L  Berkley,  Waterloo,  la.,  donat.  6  00 
Mary  Noffsingor,  loaned,  100  00 

M.'ises     Miller     (contributed    at 

Lower  Cumberland  Love  feast),     51  00 
Jeremiah  Calherman,  Darke  Co., 

donated,  15  65 

We  now  say  to  all  kind  contributors 
that  if  the  acknowledgments  of  recep- 
tions are  noL  satisfactory,  address  us  by 
private  letter,  u.^ing  great  freedom  to 
explain  to  us  what  is  wanting  or  has  been 
overlooked  or  neglected  in  our  report, 
and  we  will  exert  ouvfselvcs  to  give  to  all 
that  which  may  be  thought  prudent  in  the 
matter  of  report  or  failure  ui  obligations, 
etc.  We  return  to  you  all  again  our 
most  sincere  and  hearty  thanks  for  all 
donations  and  loans  to  the  needy  in  these 
parts,  we  hear  almost  daily  seme  expres- 
sions of  gratitude  from  tho.se  whose 
wants  have  been  ministered  unto  by 
your  kind  liberality.  To  the  All-wise  God 
be  given  praise  i'or  moving  the  hearts  of 
his  people  to  such  acti  ot  kindness  and 
mercy. 

Joi;n  PiARSHEY,  Trea.surcr. 
S.  S.  Mohler, 

Assist' t  Purchasing  Ag'fc. 


Brother  Quint ei  : 

I  still   have   a  few   more  lines  to 

communiiiato  in  regard  to  several  lovo- 
j  feasts  that  -were   held   under   njy  o'ostr- 

vation.  The  first  of  tiiese  was  iu  !d 
1  near  Milledgovillo,  in  Carroll  ciunty,  Id. 
I  It  is  generally  known  as  the  Dutch  town 
I  congregatiou.     The   services  wore  com- 


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nienccd  at  10  o'clock,  a.  m.,  on  tho  17th 
of  Juno,  aod  continued  until  noon  of  the 
fallowing  day.  On  tliis  occasion  twoyounj; 
souls  were  led  into  Otter  creek  and  wore 
buried  by  baptism  into  the  death  of 
Ciirist.  One  of  them  was  a  young  siat^r 
apparently  not  over  cloven  years  of  age 
and  yet  in  innocence.  Wlien  she  was 
asked  why  she  wanted  to  bo  bapllKcd, 
she  answered,  "I  want  to  go  to  iioavcn 
vfiiere  pnpaand  mamuia  want  to  go."  Oh! 
I  thought  of  the  Brethren's  children  in 
the  East,  where  thoy  have  pone  out  on 
the  broad  r«ad  of  sin  and  folly;  how  well 
it  would  be  if  one  and  all  of  them  would 
intitale  the  example  of  this  guod  child. 
Oh,  what  rejoicing  there  would  be  among 
the  saints  on  earth,  and  what  joy  in 
heaven  among  tho  angels,  if  the  young 
sinners  would  repent  and  turn  in  with  the 
overtures  of  mercy ! 

•"Ti8  e»8ler  woik  if  wo  begin 
To  serve  the  Lord  beUmes: 

Wbilo  sinners  who  giow  oM  in  siu, 
Arc  hardened  In  their  crimes. 

"'Twill  save  us  from  a  thousand  onarcj, 

To  mind  religion  young; 
Grace  will  preserve  our  following  years, 

Aud  make  our  virtue  strong." 

These  lines,  though  old,  are  still  as  true 
as  when  they  were  first  written;  and  it 
apjicars  as  if  the  young  people  at  the 
above  named  place  appreciated  the  value 
of  "minding  religion  young."  JOspecial- 
ly  are  there  many  young  sisters  in  this 
arm  of  the  church.  If  our  memory  serves 
us  rightly,  there  have  been  thirty  addi- 
tions by  baptism  since  last  New  Year.  I 
am  inibrmcd  that  (juite  an  awakening 
had  been  mado  by  the  assistant  labors  of 
Eld.  Jacob  Trostlc  in  the  early  part  of 
last  winter,  that  caused  many  to  inquir<; 
what  to  do  to  be  saved.  This  arm  of  the 
church  is  under  the  care  of  Elder  Martin 
Meyers,  who  is  a  zealous  and  successful 
housekeeper.  On  this  occasion  it  was 
found  necessary  to  elect  a  deacon,  and 
the  lot  fell  on  brother  John  Springer. — 
At  this  place  wo  made  the  acquainianco 
of  old  brother  Hauger,  who  \»  a  physician 
for  both  body  and  soul;  besides  him  we 
made  many  pleasant  awjuaintances. 

On  the  day  following,  in  company  with 
brother  Daniel  iMiller  and  others,  we  at- 
tended a  lovefea^t  at  AVest  Branch,  in 
Ogle  county.  Ilcie  also,  there  were  two 
young  souls  received  into  the  church  by 
baptism.  It  was  also  found  necessary 
to  elect  a  deacon  and  tlie  lot  fell  on 
brother  John  Hake.  This  arm  of  the 
chuich  is  under  the  care  of  brother  ]Mi*- 
chacl  Einmeit,  ar^sisted  by  Eld.  Daniel 
J?'iy.  'j'liough  tho  brethren  aL  this  i)lace 
have  had  a  gloomy  season,  we  hope  that 
on  the  strcnglli  of  litis  lovefeustthcy  will 
:i.>;aiii  rrcoivc  a  season  of  njoiciiig,  and 
my  prayer   is   tliat   ilie    1,'retlircii  at  liiis 

Iilace  might  strive  to  labor  together  in 
ovc  and  union  for  tho  ono  I'.iilh,  once 
delivered  to  tiic  .'■airit.'.  The  atletidaneo 
wai)  HO  largo  tliutthu  brethren  could  liurd- 


ly  bo  nccommodatcd  with  seats,  although 
their  meeting  house  is  large.  Elder 
Emanuui  Siifer,  from  Maryland,  was 
in  attendance  on  a  mi.=;sion  of  lore,  and 
we  hope  his  labor,  in  connection  with 
that  of  others,  may  bring  forth  fruits  un- 
to the  Salvation  of  souls. 

The  attendence  of  outsiders  was  very 
large  and  the  order  was  good.  It  ap- 
peared >o  us  that  there  were  many  young 
people  present  on  this  occasion,  who 
ought  to  bo  aroused  to  a  .s.jnse  ot  their 
duty  to  piopayo  to  meet  their  God.  We 
think  we  are  safe  in  saying  this  arm  of 
the  cl.urch  in  located  io  tho  most  beauti- 
ful part  of  Illinois  that  we  have  yet  seen. 
Jas.  Y.  IIecklbk. 

Mowtl  Carroll,  111, 


From  Bnruett  Ntatiou,  Johuaon 
Conntj,  Mo. 

D&ir  Jirefhreu  and  Sisters: 

Having  received  a  number  of  let- 
tors  of  inquiry  as  to  our  welfare,  how 
our  spiritual  prospects  arc,  how  oi:r  sea- 
son is,  and  how  the  grat'shoppers  iiavc 
served  us,  »o  answer  all  these  questions 
to  all  in  one  letter  I  now  write  to  the 
COMPANIO.N  AND  VISITOR.  I  will  answer 
the  most  important  question  firs'.  Our 
sniritual  prospects  are  encouraging  aud 
pleasant.  Our  meetings  aro  well  attended 
and  much  interest  manifested.  We  had 
the  pleasure  of  accompanying  new  con- 
verts to  the  water  side  and  there  witness- 
ed them  embrace  a  new  iilo  in  Christ. 
Oh,  how  happy  those  sacred  hours  I 
How  well  wo  remember  the  good  hour 
when  we  C!ije>'od  this  happine.-a  for  the 
first  time!  Ilow  sweet  the  memory  I — 
Sinful  pleasures  can  nevor  give  such  last 
iug  comfort — a  foretaste  of  the  joys  of 
the  world  to  come. 

As  to  tl)e  judgments  of  last  season  and 
the  early  part  of  this,  I  feel  that  we  are 
richly  repayed  for  all  we  have  .'■uffered. 
Tiue,  wc  have  seen  our  crops  wilt  and  al- 
most burn  iu  the  extreme  drouth,  aud  the 
in.iects  devour  a  growing  and  prosperous 
croj),  ret  what  is  all  this  compared  with 
the  loss  of  souls?  The  Divine  Father 
sees  and  knows  what  is  for  our  eternal 
good.  How  merciful  and  how  kind  thus 
to  warn  us  while  wc  yet  have  the  privi- 
lege of  making  our  calling  sure  !  Had 
wo  been  dealt  with  according  to  our  deeds, 
instead  of  our  crops  and  stock  being  ta- 
ken away,  wo  might  to-day  bo  where 
mercy  could  not  reach  us.  Until  wo 
learn  to  submit  to  all  the  Lord's  judg- 
ments and  laws  with  reverence  and  godly 
fear,  wc  are  not  entirely  his.  Let  us 
then  learn  to  serve  him  iu  deed  and  sin- 
ceiiiy.  Oh,  let  ns  call  to  sinners  around 
us, "and  tell  to  tiiem  what  a  dear  Savior 
we  have  found.  Let  not  the  great  Judg- 
niiint  find  us  unprepared  ;  nor  let  it.  I)c 
said  of  us  ill  that  day  that  we  have  failed 
to  warn  and  invite  our  friends  to  come  to 
th(!  liiglit  of  the  go8pol. 

1  have  boon  made  glad  to  hoar  ofsnnio 
of  my  youii^;  brclhrcii  in  my  native  Slate 


being  called  to  tho  ministry.  Dear 
brethren,  fail  not  to  declare  the  whole 
gosp(d  to  a  dying  world.  Pray  for  us 
that  our  hopes  b?  not  in  vain. 

The  general  health  of  our  vicinity  is 
good.  The  sea,<ion  is  fine,  with  abundant 
rain.  Vegetation  that  has  escaped  tho 
"hoppers"  is  growing  rapidly.  Some 
farms  have  not  been  injured  much  while 
others  have  been  badly  damaged.  They 
b.ave  now  left  Farmers  arc  replanting 
fields  »nd  gardens,  cheri.>-hing  the  hope 
tliRt  we  can  yet  raise  a  sufficiency  to  sup- 
ply our  wants.  It  would  perhaps  interest 
somp  of  our  readers  to  know  how  rhey 
porformed  their  work.  Just  before  they 
got  wings  they  would  gather  together  in 
.irmies  in  great  numbers,  tlicn  march 
and  sweep  everything  in  their  course,  un- 
until  they  were  ready  to  leave;  then  they 
would  rise  and  all  go  one  way.  How 
wonderful  are  the  works  of  the  Lord  I 
His  was  the  power  to  send  and  to  take 
away. 

Susan  OauMPACKKti. 


AckuowletlKUient  toau  Unknowu 
Member. 

I  was  in  town  yesterday,  and  got  a  let- 
ter from  Cass  Co.,  Mich.  Its  contents 
in  part  were  $1.00  in  money  and  refer- 
ence to  an  article  in  the  Companion  and 
Visitor.  Having  found  the  dollar,  we 
now  anxiously  looked  for  the  name  of  our 
sympathizing  brother  or  si-iter,  but  only 
found  it  signed,  From  a  Mcmlp.r.  Wo 
paused  a  moment,  then  got  the  Co.vpan- 
lO.N  AM)  Visitor,  searched  and  found 
an  ariiclc  \c.  No.  2.5,  pa{;c  397,  headed, 
''Assis'ance  Needed,"  written  by  brother 
Reuben  ^Velier,  whose  sympathy  for  us 
seems  to  have  prompted  him  to  make 
known  tlirough  our  periodicals  our  strait- 
ened circumstances.  The  article  referred 
to  was  written  without  our  kiiowledto, 
notwiti^standing  it  is  only  too  true  in 
referoiioe  to  our  losses  and  ;?ad  disappoi'it- 
ments,  that  bare  crosstd  our  patliway, 
tempomlly,  biuco  wo  migrated  to  this 
famine  xtricken  neighborhood. 

We  have  not  only  to  contend  with  tho 
grasshoppers.  We  replanted  our  corn, 
together  with  a  variety  of  vegetables,  but 
as  yet  wo  have  a  very  dim  prospect  of 
anytliing  to  subsist  on.  The  cnbhage  bug, 
potato  oug,  and  the  well  known  chinch 
bug,  are  at  present  our  destroying  posts. 
Our  last  planting  of  corn  since  the  14th 
of  June  was  doing  fine;  but  alas  !  our 
hopes  lor  corn  aro  again  blasted.  During 
the  pa.it  week  the  chinch  bugs  have  been 
making  their  destructive  march  into  it, 
and  all  will  be  gone  in  a  short  time;  con- 
sequently there  will  be  no  corn  for  our 
families  and  crcaturfes  to  subsist  on  lor 
another  year. 

Wo  now  aim  to  buy  navy  btinns  with 
our  al)ovc  aeknowledged  dollar  and  piaiu, 
our  corn  ground  with  them  as  far  as  they 
will  go.  Perhaps  the  good  Lord  will  add 
an  increase  to  our  last  effort  for  .mhik!- 
tliin:;  to  yubsi.it  un.     If  tho  beans  should 


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be  a  iUiliire  also,  then  we  will  bo  obliiE;ed 
to  resort  to  the  Distributing  A(?ent  of' our 
township  for  the  St.  Louis  Aid  Society. 
IIow  would  the  brethren  look  at  tliat  ? 
We  have  been  solicited  by  said  a^ent  to 
come  and  ^et  aid,  but  as  yet  wc  have  felt 
a  delicacy  so  to  do,  from  tlie  fact  that  the 
brethren  have  alwaysc'aiiacd  to  have  char- 
ity sufficient  to  supply  the  wants  of  their 
own  household.     Or  nhall  we  leave  our 

f»lea«ant  and  hard  earned  home,  and  a 
ittle  flock  of  lovinjr  members,  and  go  to 
parts  yet  not  decided  on?  Wg  would 
much  like  to  have  some  advice  Irom  the 
brethren  as  to  a  place  to  flee  toforrefiise. 
We  think  we  are  far  enough  south  and 
west  now,  unless  we  should  cro.ss  the 
plains. 

Fearing  that  our  charitable  brethren 
and  sistors  of  the  East  are  cretting  weari- 
ed of  rcadinj?  complaints  and  cails  from 
the  begging  Western  brethren  (although 
there  were  no  calls  licretofore  from  our 
arm  of  the  church,)  I  will  let  this  suffice 
for  the  present,  and  give  you  a  few  items 
of  church  news.  Three  years  ago,  when 
we  came  to  this  country,  this  arm  of  the 
church  numbered  12  member.'',  with  one 
speaker  and  two  deacons.  At  present 
wo  number  26,  with  two  speakers  and 
two  deacons,  and  two  more  have  made 
application  for  membership.  Three  of 
our  number  have  died;  two  made  ship- 
wreck and  joined  the  Seventh  day  Ad- 
ventists  ;  and  nine  removed  to  other 
parts. 

J.   D.    YODER. 

Nevada,  Vernon  Co.,  Mo. 


Iowa  Ceistre,  la.,  June  18,  1S75. 
Dear  Brother  James  : — 

As  an  item  of  encouragement,  I 
would  state  that,  so  I'ar  as  I  have  found 
by  considerable  inquiry  among  the  breth- 
ren in  this  part  of  the  brotherhood,  they 
unanimously  sustain  you  in  withholding 
the  names  of  the  speakers  in  giving  your 
report  of  the  proceedings  of  Annual 
Meeting.  There  are  some  that  would 
rather  have  had  the  report  with  the 
speakers'  names,  but  say  that  it  would 
have  been  an  assumption  of  authority 
had  you  given  the  names,  under  the  re- 
strictions of  Annual  Council.  There  was 
a  good  deal  of  disapproval  by  the  breth- 
ren hero  on  the  course  taken  by  the 
brethren  of  the  Pihjrhn,  last  year,  in 
publishing  a  key  to  the  speeches  made  at 
the  Annual  Meeting  of  1 874.  We  feel 
unlike  an  expression  appearing  in  the 
Companion  and  Visitor,  since  the  last 
Annual  Meeting,  that  of  being  ^\liscour- 
aged  to  solicit  subscriptions  for  the  Com- 
panion AND  Visitor,"  on  the  grounds 
that  your  report  did  not  contain  the 
speakers'  names  with  their  speeches. — 
We  feel  only  tlie  more  anxious  to  sustain 
the  Brother  that  sustains  and  carries  out 
the  wishes  and  judgment  of  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

Fraternally, 

D.  is.  BUUBAICEU. 


Berrien,  Mien.,  June  28,  1875. 
Brother  Quir.ter : — 

1  have  received  several  of  your 
invaluable  papers, and  have  read  them  with 
much  iuterest;  and  after  having  glean- 
ed much  valuable  information  from  them, 
I  distributed  them  among  the  brethren, 
hoping  that  by  so  doing,  and  earnestly 
persuading  our  brethren  to  sub.scribo,  I 
will  be  able  in  my  next  to  send  you  names 
aud  money  for  several  copies  of  the  Com- 
panion and  Visitor. 

Our  communion  meeting  was  held  at 
brother  Jacob  Weaver's  on  tlie  2Gth  of 
this  month.  Before  services  commenced 
we  baptized  into  the  fold  a  promising 
young  man;  after  which  wc  made  choice 
of  Eld.  James  Miller  of  Portage, Indiana, 
to  serve  us-  All  appeared  to  enjoy  the 
blessed  privilege  of  once  more  couiuiem- 
orating  the  death  and  sufferings  of  Jesus, 
our  Savior.  Brother  John  Stretch,  of 
Pccagon,  Mich.,  labored  elBcicntly  for  us. 
We  had  services  the  next  day  and  there 
was  quite  a  largo  assembly  of  people 
present.  Thurstou  Miller  of  rortage,Ind., 
spoke  for  us.  James  Miller  closed  the 
services.  All  went  home  thinking,  we 
presume,  of  the  rich  counsel  they  had 
heard.  Had  you  been  a  witness  of  the 
manner  in  which  they  moved  off,  with 
steady  step  and  head  lowered,  you  would 
probably  have  thought  that  something 
weighty  affected  them.  There  were  some 
of  our  own  brethren  absent  whom  I  would 
have  been  glad  to  have  seen  present.  I 
am  as  over  your  brother  and  well-wisher, 
A.  J.  Inuleriout. 


should  be  signed  by  as  many  of  the  min- 
isters and  deacons  as  possible,  lleafec 
observe  this,  and  address  all  commmu.- 
cutions  to 

M,  M.  EsnELMAN,  Cor.  Sec., 
Lanark,  Illinois. 

MARRIED. 


ViRDEN,  Ills.,  July  2,  1S75. 
By  way  of  news  I  will  say  that  it  has 
been  extremely  wet  for  some  time;  to 
much  so  that  people  cannot  cultivate 
their  corn  as  it  should  be  cultivated. — 
There  are  thousands  of  acres  in  Macoupin 
and  Montgomery  counties  that  have  had 
no  attendance   since   planting;      and   at 

E resent  many  acres  arc  under  water. — 
last  night  wc  had  the  heaviest  rain  for 
this  season.  Wheat  is  light  and  late, 
none  cut  yet.  Oats  and  grass  heavy. — 
Fruit  will  be  scarce,  as  last  winter  was 
the  severest  for  many  years.  Chinch 
bugs  are  doing  little  damage,  if  any,  as 
they  do  no  damage  in  a  wet  time.  The 
cause  of  our  Master  is  progressing  slowly. 
Several  have  been  added  by  baptism  du- 
ring the  spring.  May  the  good  Lord 
continue  his  good  work  here  and  else- 
where to  the  saving  of  many  souls. 

J.  H.  Crist. 


To  the  Needy. 

The  Brethren  of  the  Northern  District 
of  Illinois  are  willing  to  contribute  to  the 
I  necessities  of  the  needy  in  districts  visited 
j  by  the  gr<a^}shoppers,  but  in  order  to  avoid 
being  imposed  upon,  will  recognize  only 
those  soliciatations  coming  from  church- 
es. Individuals  must  seek  relief  through 
their    congregations,     lieciucsts  for    aid 


At  the  rceitlencc  of  Francis  Ilay,  on  thC' 
17t,h  of  June,  bj-  Ihn  ^judorsigncd,  Mr  .John 
Wbistlbi'.  an;l  Ml^s  Matilda  Switzuu,  belli 
of  .Jasper  Co  ,  Iowa. 

n.  E.  BUUBAKHK. 


Wo  admit  no  pooti-y  unOor  any  clrcunistan 
oea  l!i  coimcctloi)  with  Obituary  Noticos.  We 
wi^li  IG  use  all  ulike,  and  we  coulil  not  insert 
verses  with  ail. 


Lena,  111.,  M«yOili,  elster  Lovina,  wife  of 
brother  Heury  Wales,  8g»,d  57  years,  9  mos. 
and  19  days.  Occasion  Improved  by  tUo 
Brethren  from  fhil.  1:21. 

Allbn  Bovnn. 

Id  the  Washington  Church,  Kosciusko 
Co.,  Indiana,  Oct.  '20.  I8(V),  of  dipthcria, 
Vm.osco,  son  of  brother  Georgu  aud  alsttr 
Elizabeth  Worluuan ,  aged  three  years  and  1 
mocth. 

Also,  of  the  same  parents,  Nov.  1800,  in- 
fant (laughter,  aged  3  weelis. 

Also,  in  Adams  Co.  congregation  ,  Iowa, of 
same  parents.  May  I9lh,  1875,  of  scarlet 
fever,  Levi  Alvin  aged  2  years,  10  months 
and  1  day.  Thus  we  see  three  lovely  inuo- 
cent  little  children  fall  victims  to  thy  power 
O  cruel  Death!  On  th'!  Ist  Sabbath  in  .Juno 
a  large,  aiid  syrapatbizing  congrfgallou  of 
people  met  together  lo  pay  the  last  rcfpects 
due  to  these  dear  children  and  to  hear  au 
address  delivered  suitable  to  the  occasion  by 
our  beloved  brother,  Eld.  C.  flaradtir,  f.-om 
John  xi.  33-85.  '        N.  C.  Woukman. 


T  ISTOFMONIiiYS  RPJCEIVED  for 

Jj    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

a  B  Shaver,  16  .'(5;  S  K  Robrer,  1  60;  B 
C  Moom»w,  1  CO;  H  Sehisler.  2.5;  8  Longa- 
necker,  10;  Lonlsa  Burk,  1  00;  Laura  M 
Ebersola,  I  20;  Juo  Brubat«r,  S  85;  J  B 
Keller,  1  75;  M  K  Storm,  1  00;  R  K  Biulilcy, 
50;  D  B  Slittly,  75;  H  0  Mr-Blers,  10;  G  W 
Bowser,  20,  Jesse  Wogamon,  1  00;  David 
Gerlach,  8  0<i;  T  B  Wen  rick,  75;  J  8  Flory, 
15;  L  Glass,  1  00;  Juo  Klmmel,  75;  L  Kit- 
tinger,  50;  A  G  Black,  OJ;  Jno  Shriver,  6  63; 
A  Gibler,  7.5;  Wm  Bradt,  45;  H  Gibble,  90; 
C  Fitz,  10;  S  M  Loos,  30;  S  M  Shtlioe,  00; 
D  F  LongauccUer,  80;  C  U  Spigier,  1  00;  8 
P  Miller,  5  00;  J  Bshi,  5  00;  D  Garber,  1  00; 
J  Goodyear,  10;  D  B  Stiusman,  2  00;  J 
L^ophold,  60;  P  Yates,  3  00;  J  fl  Ilocken- 
berry,  1  00;  E  J  Biough,  20;  IJ  Nefl',  75;  D. 
Wolfe,  85;  John  Lesb,  75;  A  J  Hixon,  20  00; 
Emma  A  Gross,  10;  Wm  Roberts,  1  00;  D 
Gulp,  3  00;  Saiah  B»ker,  80;  J  Zlmmermau, 
IS;  C  Bomberger,  1  50. 

Tl«e  "»»«     Faith"   Viudlcat^-4l| 

and  The  "Faith-aloue"' Tlieory  Weiirhcd   in 

the  Balance  and  Found    Wanting.     Send  for 

j  them,  and  put  thsm  to    woik    wherever   you 

i  can.     1  copy  15  eentfc;  2  fOi>ies,  25    cents:  10 

copies  $1.10.  Address  : 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN, 

I.ANAIUC 

25-'J0.  Carroll  county  lU. 


448 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


I'assoTer  i»u<l  I-oriS's  Kupiiur. 

Eld.  John  Wiae  Fays:  "Havio^  cxaniiiieil 
the  work  erlltled  The  Pass  "er  ami  Lord'n 
Supper,  wriitt'ii  by  J.  W.  Bbek,  I  nnliesi'a- 
tiuj-ly  express  lay  aj  probalioti  of  tlio  work, 
and  lliiuk  it  worthy  Of  public  pairorja^o;  and 
especially  cor.siiler  t'lal  i!  should  be  in  ircry 
family  of  tht  lirotherh"'  <l  " 

TUc  work  containa  258  pajos.  Price, 
single  copy  by  mall.tl.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad.iress, 

J.  W.  Bkbr, 

Meyersdale, 
85  Somerset  Co  ,  Fa. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


Tns  Chii.t>re!j's  Papeu  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotberhood  and  Iho  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  8.5  ceats  per  ycer.  A  beautiful  .Map  of 
Palestnk  to  agenls  fur  clubi.  Si>ccimcn 
copies  on  receipt  ot  Btanip.  Address, 
H.  J.  KUKTZ, 

2  tf.  Poland,  Mahoning  Co.,  0. 

"A  righteous   man   regarJclh  the  life  of  his 
beest." — Pkov.  xii.  10. 

Valnable  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Wrolmore- 
land  county,  Penn'a,  two  and  ouc-half  luiles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  Abont 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  t  jod  limber. 
Uas  a  good  orcl.ard  and  alsc  stone  coai. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  a  ory  dwelllug 
house  with  ct-llar  under  It,  a  Uige  bank  barn 
•wiih  all  ncctssary  outbuiliiir.gs  ;  good  6])r)ug 
and  al.so  a  wtli  near  the  honat  ;  eburch  not 
a  (juartcr  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  cou- 
cerning  the  larm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  EpUraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  mo  on  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  MnrERS. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


WATKIt  WflEULI 

THE      "BEERS"      WHEEL 

1;;  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    Ills  jnst  Improved  and  will   use  one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel  in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Uebrs  a  Sows. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 

BRJRS:  QA>-GLI!R  &  OOOKB- 

Selen's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


liHliaii  <tueiit«i  For  Kiilt^.  Bred 
friiMi  i^ure  nuil  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  i)riee 
list.  Bc.tihfiii'tioi.  guaranle-d  in  all  eases. 
Ad.lr.-6<  8AMUEI.  (iUEENA  WALT,  Cear- 
fofis  ;'•  O.,  Washlngloa  Co.,  Md, 

IW-Gin. 

I'ure-ISrcd  iAaUt  KralitiBaH. 

Pea  comb,  t'ue  to  fenlliii ,  and  cnlinot  be 
txeellcd  for  size,  etc.  Wc  will  ship  by  ex- 
pre.'?<  10  any  on'."  n  eoekerel  a:;d  two  pullets, 
for  live  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address. 

S.  Bkai-.o, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 

a  tiny  rxnsrr.ntooil  uslnp  our  Woil 
Au^er  A   Drills.     $IOO  .i  inonlli 

pulil   to    K"<"1    A(<illl«.        AMi.rl    biic.li. 

lre«.    JIU  Auiivr  Cu.,  til-  l>oui«,  Mu. 


$25 


stover    Aiittvmatio 
Wlu<l   Fngiue. 


THE    ECL.IPME. 


For  pumping  water, 
p.rlnding  giain  etc.  Three 
years  in  sncccssfnl  oper- 
ation, flud  over  3  000 
in  use.  Took  Premum 
at  the  Illinois  Stale  Kair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  e'om 
and  running  !n  n  light 
breeze.  Is  psriicularly 
adapted  lo  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  States,  ow- 
ing lo  the  flight  breeze 
required  to  operate  it. 

Ii  i»  SelNreKUlatlits. 

Will  no*  blow  down  or  fretzo  up  in  wiDtcr< 
Has  bat  three  joints  and  two  places  to  oil- 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pump.  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  ciicular 
and  p  ice  list,  address  mariufiicturers  of 
Stovi'.k  Wind  EnginkCo-,  Groencaslle,  Pa., 
0",  H.  Wooi'MAt'SB,  Freepo-t,  III. 

*,*An  Rciive  agent  wanted  in  every  county 
easi  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains. 
26—418. 

FAK5I  FOK  J«AL,E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
tovnsbip,  Stt;)henson  county,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  mil'^a  from  the  (Jhorry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  anres,  under  cnlliv.itton  ;  a  larirc 
Stone  House  :  gool  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
stverfl  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
ifcc,  Ac. 

Term?  :  $4,000  ;  One-fourth  In  hand  end 
tha  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatri-e,  Nebraska, 


SAFETY   C'OEI.AK  FAi>.^. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  wo  mall  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  if*!  .50  a  pair.  Tiiey  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  Ttiey  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  Wc  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sory  from  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  nn  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peck  of  oats  to  each  horse.  The  first  com- 
plaint (o  bear  from  yet.  Send  soou  ;  the 
hot  season  ie  at  hand. 

P.  n.  Beaver, 
Moutandon, 

18  If.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


nOME  WOOEEN  FAtTOUY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  wbich  v/e  will  guarantee  lo 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
Ibem  to  the  brethren,  or  lo  anybody  tiiat 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Exprei.s,  and  pay 
chnrges  on  goodp,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  mon'.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  yearr,  I  think  I  know  just  wliat 
favmi  ;r  wa:i!,  an  '.  tliiuk  they  will  liud  it  to 
their  advantage  to  forrespond  with  m;. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STU  )KBAKER, 
lloMU  WojLEN  Factohv, 

IStf.  Troy,  Ohio. 


NKW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
I'OKTABEE   FAKIf   EXtilNE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 
Friok  *  Co., 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

THE  tiEISEU  MANIJFACTUKINO 
€031  5' ANY, 

Sole  Proprietors  and  Mani-fac  ruRE):s  of 


THE  UEIrfEK 

SELF-REGULATING  GRAI^^  8E''ARAT0R 

CLEANER  AND  RAQGER, 

With  the  new  patent  separating  and 
END  ELEVATOR  ATTACn.MENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  <fc  WINDLASS. 

Also,  .MotT'TBD  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Patent  Lever  Arra^gbmbnts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Geiseu  Manfu.  Co., 
16-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


A  VAMIABLE  C^OMMEN TAKY. 

There  has  been  a  long  felt  need  of  a  Com- 
mentary ou  the  Bible  adc.pted  to  the  use  of 
our  families  and  Sunday-schools.  Tills  want 
is  met  in  «he  (vorameai.iry  f>y  Rev'ds.  Jemi- 
SON,  FAtn.sivT  and  Buown,  D.  D"s.,  of  Eng- 
land, published  lu  fjiir  volumes,  but  by  a 
publisb.ing  house  in  this  country  the  four 
volumee  are  comprcisscd  into  one,  which 
furnishes  ut  a  Commeuls.-y  ui)o:)  the 

Old  aittl  IVi^w  ToNtuiut-iils 
for  the  inciodil)ly  low  sum  of  .^7  50.  The 
coismenls  are  c-'Dclse,  clear  and  easily  un- 
derstood by  tbrt  children,  and  so  I'nr  as  wo 
a  ■;>  able  lo  jidge.  eminently  devout  and 
si)iritUHl.  VVe  arii  I'anvj-^sing  S  nirrsel 
Countv,  and  hope  to  obtain  a  large  num  )er 
of  Hubscribers  to  the  work  wo  aro  introduc- 
ing. 
a3if-  W.  M.  BROOKS,  Agon  t. 


C.  F.  C.     Vol-  XI. 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


i      t 


BY  JA9IKJS  UUINTKR. 


"7/"  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commmtehnents." — Jesus. 


At  ^1.00  Fer  Annnm. 


New  Series.         MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JULY  20,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  29. 


Ilyiun  at  TwUigbt. 


BY   M.  W.  HACKLETON. 


Daylight  is  dyiug, 

Out  of  the  west; 
White  doves  are  llyiug 

Home  to  the  uest, 
Beaiiug  from  heaven 

Incense  of  love. 
Come  thou,  at  even, 

Christ's  Holy  Uove. 

Ge'itly  and  lowly 

Brood  o'er  the  h'artj 
Each  thought  uuholy 

Bid  thou  depart; 
(jl.id  hj  inns  of  hiavuu, 

Vespers   of  love, 
Siug  thou  at  even, 

Christ's  Holy  Dove. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Oh  tliH  Itorder. 
To  a  Mister  ou   Hor  Ueatli-bed. 


UY  C.    H.    BALSBAUGU, 


Although  I  have  spent  my  past  night 
in  Gethseuiaiie,  and  am  exhausted  from 
excruciating  physical  agony  and  mental 
conflict,  I  vpiii  endeavor  to  pen  you  a  few 
lines.  My  heart  yearns  for  you,  my  whole 
soul  goes  out  in  sympathy  and  pity,  and 
it  would  bo  a  real  solace  to  my  own  spirit 
if  I  could  say  anything  to  lighten  your 
cross  or  sweeten  j'our  bitter  cup.  As  a 
dew-drop  to  a  withering  flower,  so  would 
I  fain  be  to  your  depariitig  soul.  There 
is  but  one  heart  in  (he  vast  universe  that 
can  sound  the  depth  of  your  want,  and 
meet  the  yearnings  of  your  immortality — 
the  Divine-human  heart  of  Emmanuel. 
"He  was  a  man  of  sorrows  and  acquaint- 
ed with  grief,"  born  and  cradled  in  hu- 
miliation, schooled  in  trial  and  suffering, 
and  baptized  in  the  Marah  of  the  world's 
agony.  He  knows  how  to  press  you  to 
his  heart  of  hearts,  and  thrill  you,  even 
in  death  with  his  on'u  divine  rapture. 

You  are  eiishrinod  in  tlie  iiearts  of  a 
large  cicrle  of  friends,  and  many  )irayers 
are  continually  going  up  to  the  mercy- 
seat  for  you-  So  often  is  your  name 
mentioned    before  the  Lord    that    the 


very  angels  are  familiar  with  it. — 
But  nothing  can  prevail  and  give 
efficacy  to  all  subordinate  means,  but 
the  intc.c^ssions  of  the  death-slaying, 
grave  hallowing,  life-dispensing  Advo 
cute.  Jesus  occupies  the  Throne  for  i/oh, 
presenting  His  claims  as  the  ground  of 
your  hoi)e  and  source  of  your  sanctilica- 
tinn.  One  hand  is  in  His  Father's  and 
the  other  in  yours.  When  your  sky 
grows  dark,  and  your  sun  seems  to  set,  and 
your  sins  come  surging  up  through  the 
past  like  bl;ick,  threatening  billoivs,  then 
throw  yourself  as  a  poor,  self  loathing 
sinner  on  this  immutable  Rock — Jcsns 
^'loctd  inc  and  gaoc  Ilinisclffor  me."  Is 
it  possible  for  even  Omnipotent  compas- 
sion to  do  more? 

Your  frir'nds  can  do  much,  but  they 
cannot  bring  the  "peace  of  God"  into 
your  soul.  They  can  minister  to  your 
wants,  can  soothe  you  with  loving  words, 
can  stand  at  your  bedside  and  silently  dis- 
solve their  breaking  hearts  in  tears.  13ut 
Jesus  alone,  by  His  Spirit,  can  enter  the 
inner  sanctuary  of  your  being,  and  fill  it 
with  the  unspeakable  "comfort  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,"  and  a  sweet  prelibation  of 
the  bliss  of  heaven.  There  is  none  like 
Jesus;  no  lieart  so  full  of  love;  no  name 
so  mighty  and  ready  to  save,  no  tones  so 
sweet  and  heavenly.  Tliis  great  world, 
with  all  its  progress,  its  boasted  wisdom, 
its  sumptuous  banquetings,  hilarities  and 
pretensions,  cannot  soothe  a  single  death- 
pang,  or  administer  a  single  balm  to 
your  solemn  exodus.  Christ  alone  must 
be  your  life,  your  light,  your  righteous- 
ness, your  peace,  your  Joj',  your  hope, 
your  confidence,  your  strength  and  your 

Sortion  forever."  Oh,  what  a  Savior  is 
esus  !  His  "Name  is  called  Wonder- 
ful," a  "Name  above  every  name." — 
"Lord,  even  the  devils  are  subject  to  us 
through  thy  name."  The  shadows  of 
death  turn  into  the  brightness  of  morning 
when  .JesU'  shows  his  fiice.  When  you 
go  down  into  the  dark,  cold,  boistercus 
"swellinj's  of  Jordan,"  like  the  <lisciples 
you  will  be  amazed  at  hi^  power  and  lovo, 
and  your  departing  soul  will  joyfully 
chjiijc  with  the  death  anthei^  oi'   fchc 


saints  in  all  ages— "What  manner  of  man 
is  this  that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea 
obey  him;"  "Oh  death,  where  is  thy 
sting  ?  Oh  grave,  wliere  is  thy  victory?" 
The  Author  of  life,  the  Abolishcr  of 
death,  the  Vanquislier  of  Satan,  the 
Destroyer  of  sin,  the  Spoiler  of  the 
grave — Oh,  who  would  not  comtuit  body, 
soul  and  spirit  into  the  hands  of  Jesus! 
One  glimp.^e  of  Emmanual,  one  word 
from  his  lips,  one  smile  from  his  dear  eyes, 
one  touch  of  the  hem  of  his  garment,  will 
put  the  hosts  of  Iiell  to  flight,  and-iliu- 
mini>  the  valley  of  death  with  the  light  df 
the  Upper  World. 

Keep  Him  always  in  your  mind  and 
lieart,  for  He  always  keeps  you  in  His. 
Your  name  is  engraven  on  His  Breast- 
plate and  on  the  palms  of  his  hands.  Ho 
cherishes  you  "as  the  apple  of  his  eye," 
and  your  "death  is  precious  in  his  sight." 
"He  has  loved  thee  with  an  everlasting 
love."  His  blood  is  the  exponent  of  his 
divine  tenderness.  All  the  purest,  most 
intense  aflfections  of  the  dearest  earthly 
relationships  are  but  dim  types  of  the 
love  of  the  Divine  human  bosom.  His 
love  is  deep  and  high  and  enduring  as 
eternity.  It  is  wonderful  beyond  concep- 
tion. Nor  saint  nor  angel  can  look  to  the 
bottom  of  "the  well  of  salvation."  Is.  xii. 
3;  John  iv.  14.  It  is  the  eternally  up- 
gushing  well  of  Infinite  Love.  It  is 
sweeter  than  all  the  joys  the  world  has 
ever  tasted.  Myriads  of  angels  have 
been  drinking  of  it  for  unnumbered  years, 
and  yet  the  Fountain  has  not  sunk  one 
hair-breadth.  Oh,  beloved  sister,  this 
is  the  love  that  bled  on  the  Gross  lor  thee, 
which  is  at  this  moment  throbbing  on  the 
Throne  for  thee,  and  which  is  to  till  your 
soul  with  inconceivable  ecstacies  forever 
and  ever.  Give  love  for  love.  Give 
yourself  to  this  exalted,  soul- embracing 
Bridegroom  in  the  bonds  of  everlasting 
marriage.  Great  and  glorious  things  are 
waiting  lor  you.  The  fellowship  of  Josus, 
angels  •■lud  saints,  on  iIk- sap;.liin'  pave- 
ment of  heaven,  and  by  tiie  l;i\ cr  ol'Life, 
is  to  be  your  eternal  inheritance.  Until 
you  go,  put  "much  incense  into  tlie  gol- 
den ccn.ser"  for  your  suU'eriiig  brother. 


460 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


U«'l»«r»  Ml  tho  I»roeoccliiiKS  Ot  A. 
»«.  I!S75,  tieia  ou  J  he  I'remisses 
ol  liro.  Joliu  Cassel,  u«»ar  Ccv- 
iuslou,  Ohio,  nny  i  S,  1»,  2«. 


(Continued  from  pnge  439.) 


let- 

of 
M. 


The  report  as  above  recorded  was 
read,  and  re-read  and  explained,  then 
pubiuilted,  and  was  unanimously  ac- 
cepted, by  all  the  meinbers  present 
and  the  requisitions  complied  with, 
imd  we  having  discharged  the  duty 
assigned  us  in  the  feur  cf  God  accord- 
ding  to  our  humble  ability  submit  all 
into  tlie  bands  of  that  body  from 
'.vhom  we  received  our  authority,  for 
its  approval  or  rejection  and  into  the 
hands  of  God  the  Supreme  Ruler  of 
events,  prajing  that  he  may  and  will 
overrule  all  for  the  advancement  of 
bis  cause,  for  the  good  of  his  chil- 
dren, and  for  the  glory  of  his  name. 

Resppcifully    submitted    by    your 
committee. 

H.  D.  Davy. 
B.  F.  Moo.MAw. 
San  Joaquia  Co.,  Cal.  ) 
Nov.  2ad,  1874.         j 
The  above  report  was  accepted. 
The  clerk    read  the   following 
ter  from  the  same  piuco. 

For  the    Standing    Committee 
the  general  brotherhood    at    A. 
for  the    year    of    our    Lord   1875. 

The  brethren  of  San  Jonquin  Co., 
California  desire  to  express  to  you 
our  feelings  and  desire  toward  the 
general  brotherhood.  Whereas  the 
great  distance  that  separates  us  and 
cost  of  travel  prohibits  us  from  being 
with  you  in  person,  we  therefore  try 
communication.  Our  feeliugs  dear 
brethren,  are  the  same  as  tbey  have 
ever  been  since  we  covenanted  with 
God  and  the  church  to  work  in  hum- 
ble obedience  to  the  divine  law  and 
love  of  one  another.  Our  desires  re- 
main unchanged  and  we  wish  to  be 
recognized  as  a  part  of  a  body  giving 
and  taking  counsel  together  according 
to  the  direction  the  great  head  of  the 
church  has  given  in  the  18th  chapter 
of  Matthew,  and  whatsoever  the 
Scriptures  teach  we  are  willing  to 
obey,  and  if  shown  to  be  in  error 
willing  to  retract.  We  ask  no  more 
rights  and  privileges  as  a  branch  in 
llie  vine  Christ  ilian  his  v/ord  grants 
us.  Having  no  (|ueries  to  present  to 
this  Annual  Meeting,  we  pray  for  tiio 
Hpirit  of  Christ  to  lead  ns  in  all  our 
actions  toward  one  another. 

Uouc  by  U8  aud    in    behalf  of  tbo 


brethren  in  Saa  Joaquin,  Yalo,  Soio- 
na  and  Merced  counties  California. 

Elder  George  Wolf,  Jacob  Wolf, 
Henry  Ebv,  P.  F.  Lane,  George  G. 
White,  J.  "p.  Wolf 

In  reading  that  report  we    find 

it  was  submitted.     To  whom  ? 

• It  was  submitted  to  the  church. 

Both  churches  were  present  on  the 
occasion, — a  number  of  members  from 
each  church.     The   church    that    we 


organized  was  in  one  county,  and  the 
church  that  was  in  California  before 
was  in  another  county,  and  that  is  in 
the  report,  but  it  was  omitted  here 
this  morning. 

. It  was  charged  that  one  of  the 

brethren  had  gone  into  a  saloon  and 
drank  ;  we  would  like  to  know  what 
be  drank,  whether  water  or  whiskey  ? 

We  investigated    that  matter 

when  we  were  there;  we  would  rath- 
er not  relate  what  it  was.  That 
which  relates  to  the  organization  of 
the  church  was  not  read. 

We  understand  you  to  say  that 

brother  Wolf  accepted  your  decision. 

They  did  without  a  dis.senting 

voice,  and  the  last  letter  read  was 
from  that  party.  We  have  private 
letters  from  the  other  side  to  harmo- 
nize with  the  letter  they  wrote. 
Brother  Hershey  is  in  one  county 
and  brother  Wolf  in  the  other,  and 
the  county  lines  are  the  lines  of  the 
churches.  They  all  agreed  to  the 
lines,  and  they  all  agreed  to  the  gen- 
eral order  of  the  brotherhood. 

— — We  would  like  to  know  if  it 
was  on  account  of  concessions  that 
were  granted  them  that  they  consent- 
ed to  divide  the  church.  Now  if  they 
ail  agreed  to  divide  the  brotherhood, 
why  was  the  church  divided  ? 

Because  they  could  not   agree 

upon  one  point  in  relation  to  washing 
feet  in  the  general  order  of  the  broth- 
erhood. 

Then  one  congregation  practic- 
es the  one  mode,  and  the  other  the  oth- 
er mode  in  feet-washing,  and  in  every- 
thing else  they  are  under  the  general 
order  of  the  brotherhood. 

Yes,    and    they    accepted    the 

report  and  said  they  would  try  to 
carry  it  out. 

That  ifl  just  whiit  I  wanted  to 

know. 

This  says   they    accepted    the 

report  when  wo  said  that.  Of  cour.se 
thoy  agreed  to  accept  and  practically 
carry  out  what  is  stated  hero  and 
havo  bai(l  to  us  sjuce   that   there   aro 


some  things  that  they  have  not  at- 
tended to  that  we  required  of  tuem, 
and  they  said  they  would  soon  at- 
tend to  it.  We  have  private  letters 
from  both  sides,  which  say  that  thoy 
have  not  atttended  to  all  the  require- 
ments, but  they  would  soon  do  so  ;  it 
will  take  some  iitilc  time  for  they 
live  far  apart. 

1  would  move  that  our   clerks 

draw  up   a    statement    setting    forth 


that  the  report  of  the  committee  sent 
to  California  had  been  read  and  ex- 
plained, and  if  this  meeting  will 
adopt  it,  it  need  not  be  inserted  in  the 
miuuteb  of  the  Annual  Meeting,  so 
that  we  need  not  burden  them  and 
enlarge  them  to  such  a  bulk  but 
simply  say  that  such  a  report  was 
accepted. 

Everything  that   passes    thiti 

meeting  must  go  as  the  minutes. 

We  submit  the  report  and  [»ass 

it;  they  do  not  know  what  it  is;  it 
will  be  no  harm  for  them  to  hear 
what  we  do  with  it.  Let  thorn  know 
what  the  report  is. 

Brother  (^uiuter,  then  submitted  to 
Annual  Meeting  the  report  of  brethren 
Davy  and  Moomaw,  and  it  was. 
Accepted. 
Northern  District  of  Iowa 
The  delegates  answered  that  the  only 
qnoi'y   was   already  in. 

MiUDiiK  District  of  Iowa. 

(J  Is  it  consistent  with  the  gospel  ami 
tlie  order  of  the  cburcti  for  brethren  lo  l:iUi; 
part  in  the  so  culled  lyceum,  del)atiii;;  or  dc- 
claimiiii,'  society,  even  miuisleri.iu'  tirt'ihrtti 
acting;  aft  president,  and  thereby  cnticinj; 
other  nieuibers  into  an  evil  1 

A.  We  think  it  is  unbecouiing  a  follower 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  to  do  fo,  and  ••u 
would  therefore  most  earnestly  ndmonlRh 
our  brethren  to  abstain  from  it  ;  but  should 
any  of  our  brethren  persist  iu  fakia;;  part  lu 
sueh  society,  they  should  bo  dealt  with  a'^ 
other  otfences,  according  to  Matthew  iSih 
&c.     See  decision  of  Annual  Meeliug. 

— As  I  represent  the  Middle  District 
of  lo'.va,  I  simply  want  the  privilege 
to  say  that  it  should  be  passed  with 
its  answer  annexed,  as  we  understand 
the  case  that  it  is  necessary  there. 

Passed. 

Q.  Suppose  that  one  arm  of  the  churcii 
believe  it  to  be  wrong  for  raerabcrs  lo  have 
musical  instruments  in  their  houses,  such  as 
organs,  pianos,  niclodeons,  violins  &,(•„,  the 
Annual  .Meeting  having  decided  that  mem- 
liiMS  aro  not  to  have  ih'Mn  in  their  houses, 
but  put  the.ni  away  therefore  is  such  church 
bon^id  in  the  full  i-cnse  of  the  gospel  to  fel- 
l(,\V'>l.ip  elders  and  their  churches  that  will 
have  ihem  and  advocate  the  right  to  have 
them  ? 

A.  This  District  Meeting  cousldurs  that 
such  cUurcU  or  cUmchos  arc   ugt    bouud    lu 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


451 


tho  Tnll  sense  of  the  gospal  to  fellowsnip 
such  churches. 

The  following  minutes  ol  1870  were  called 
for  and  read  : 

Is  it  right  for  brethren  or  sisters  to  have 
musical  itislrumcntR  in  their  houses,  ouch  as 
melodeous  and  orgaus  ! 

A.  Wc  thinU  it  not  expedient  to  have 
them  in  our  houses  when  they  cause  oH-jnse, 
and  we  think  that  under  such  circumstances 
brethren  and  sisters  ought  to  be  admonished 
in  love  to  put  them  away. 

It  will  opea    a    large    field    of 

discussion.  Wo  do  not  want  that; 
but  as  I  said  before,  we  think 
we  know  what  gave  rise  to  the  query 
now  before  this  Meeting,  and  it  has 
just  been  read  in  our  hearing  from  the 
minutes  of  the  Yearly  Meeting  of  18T0 
Ibattlat  Annual  Meeting  advised  the 
brethren  to  put  musical  instruments 
out  of  their  houses,  and  to  put  them 
away  ;  and  there  is  also  a  ciuuse  in 
one  of  the  minutes  that  the  minutes  of 
the  Annual  Meeting  should  be  read  by 
the  elder  or  the  one  having  the  charge 
of  the  church  :  when  these  minutes 
come  into  their  presence  they  should 
be  read  befortt  their  charge,  and  that 
their  charge  should  be  admonished  to 
live  up  to  those  minutes.  There  is  a 
clause  in  one  of  the  minutes,  that 
when  elders  in  certain  charges  do  not 
attend  to  their  duty  in  that  respect 
that  the  surrounding  elders  aro  to 
take  the  case  in  their  hands,  and  see 
that  they  come  up  to  that  order. 
Now.thcn,  the  case  is  simply  this,  in  the 
Middle  District  of  Iowa  there  is  an 
organized  church  with  an  elder 
who  paid  no  attention  to  the  decisions 
of  Annual  Me.-ting,  and  was  care- 
less about  reading  the  minutes  of  An- 
liual  Meeting  and  in  the  face  of  all 
this  the  elder  has  in  his  house  a  musi- 
cal instrument,  and  not  only  one,  but 
several,  and  hence  has  thrown  his 
inlluence  to  bis  charge  that  has  led 
others  to  have  musical  instruments 
in  their  houses  ;  now  these  surround- 
ing churches  hardly  know  what  to  do 
under  such  circumstances,  as  there  are 
some  in  the  Middle  District  of  Iowa 
who  are  opposed  to  those  things,  and 
besides  who  are  very  careful  to  read 
the  minutes  A.  M.  every  year  when 
thoy  come  to  hand  and  try  to  prevail 
on  our  members  to  submit  to  the  de- 
cision of  A.  M.  and  raise  no  disturb- 
auce  whatever. 

Now  then  here  is  an  organization 
right  along  side  of  the  one  we  are 
representing,  and  they  seem  to  be  in- 
clined to  violate  tho  order  and  advice 
of  the  A  uuual  ALoetiug  aud  hence  we 
say  to  that  member  "you  should   uoi 


do  80  ;  it  is  a  violation  of  the  order 
as  set  forth  by  the  Annual  Meeting, 
which  you  have  heard  and  we  have 
tried  to  impress  that  upon  your  mind, 
until  it  can  be  reconsidered;"  that  is 
the  way  we  proci^cd.  They  just  refer 
to  the  neighboring  churches  and  say, 
why  then  do  you  tolerate  that  elder 
with  his  church  to  do  just  a.'^  they 
please  ?  This  now  is  the  condition  in 
which  some  of  us  are  placed,  and  all 
we  ask  in  that  query  is  for  this  Annu- 
al Meeting  to  give  those  who  desire 
to  keep  house  according  to  the  decis- 
ions of  the  Annual  Meeting  to  grant 
the  privilege  for  the  other  elders  of 
that  Middle  District  of  Iowa  to  try 
and  set  those  things  in  order  which 
areoutof  order  ;  that  is  all  we  claim 
and  we  do  not  want  a  general  discus- 
sion in  the  matter. 

In  conclusion,  1  do  trast  and  hope 
that  every  elder  will  try  to  prevail 
upon  the  mombera  in  his  church  to 
submit  to  the  decisions  of  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

When  we  spend  our  money  and 
time  and  labor  as  we  have  done,  upon 
this  very  case,  and  when  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  meeting  come  to  the  elders 
of  the  different  churches  there  is  a 
disrespect  shown  toward  the  Annual 
Meeting.  Why  do  we  hold  Annual 
Meetings  ?  Wc  only  want  the  privi- 
lege, so  far  as  our  Middle  District  of 
Iowa  is  concerned  to  try  to  set  in 
order  right  at  home,  and  if  every  elder 
will  do  that  I  think  the  business  of 
our  Annual  Meeting  will  be  greatly 
lessoned  in  the  future. 

(The  other   delegate's   speech    was 

couhimatory  and  is  here  omitted. — B.) 

Tho  reading  of  the  query  was  here 

called  for,  and  it  was  again    road   by 

the  clerk. 

The  point  in    that    matter    is 

this  ;  they  want  the  privilege  of  not 
fellowshipping  members  of  our  church. 
They  want  the  privilege  of  not  fully 
fellowshipping  the  members  and  those 
who  are  in  our  church.  If  they  differ 
in  this  matter,  they  want  to  hold  them 
not  in  full  fellowship  on  your  author- 
ity, brethren.  They  want  the  author- 
ity of  this  Annual  Meeting  to  hold 
them  only  in  partial  fellowship.  That 
is  a  great  principle,  and  tho  reason 
why  I  want  yon  to  notice  it  Lore  is 
that  it  is  coming  up  before  you  again. 
You  have  no  authority  as  au  Annual 
Meeting  to  authorizes  that. 

Again  if  l)ruther  Long  finds  a  mem- 
ber in  the  SUito  of  luwa  that  ho  don't 
vvftut  t()  bold  iu    full    fellowahip,    let 


him  do  that  work  on  his  own  author- 
ity and  not  on  ours.  If  ho  wants  to 
hold  them  in  that  way,  let  him  run 
the  risk  and  not  we.  If  there  is  any 
wrong  in  holding  members  only  in 
partial  fellowship,  don't  let  the  An- 
nual Meeting  shoulder  that  wrong.  I 
don't  think  the  principle  should  be 
passed  over  carelessly.  Tho  business 
of  the  Annual  Meeting  is  to  try  and 
hold  the  brethren  throughout  tho 
length  and  breadth  of  our  coun- 
try, from  New  York  to  San  Francis- 
co in  full  fellowship  of  love  and  union 
in  the  love  of  the  gospel.  If  that  is 
not  held  up  everywhere,  let  tho  re- 
sponsibility fall  upon  brother  Long 
and  the  district  of  Iowa,  and  not  up- 
on the  Annual  Meeting.  If  you  want 
to  do  that  I  want  you  to  take  tho  re- 
sponsibility and  answer  to  God  and 
not  to  make  us  stand  as  security  for 
you,  and  do  so  upon  our  authority. 

Brother  Miller    was  right    to 

the  point,  more  especially  when  he 
says  that  these  Annual  Meetings  are 
calculated  to  bind  the  brotherhood 
together.  That  is  just  what  we  want 
in  our  query,  and  hence  I  referred  to 
different  decisions  made  by  the  body 
of  the  Annual  Meeting,  and  from' 
them  I  have  drawn  my  inference  that 
we  have  a  right  to  go  into  the  sur- 
rounding districts  of  a  church  and  set 
things  right  that  are  out  of  order ; 
that  implies  that  we  do  not  fully  fel- 
lowship them  in  the  sense  of  the  gos- 
pel, but  when  there  are  things  out  of 
order,  we  certainly  cannot  fellowship 
others  as  we  do  members.  We  do 
not  understand  the  term  properly, and 
if  there  can  be  an  amendment  made 
to  the  whole  sum  and  substance  of  our 
que  y,so  that  we  bo  not  perplexed  with 
the  idea  that  you  allow  tho  members 
of  a  neighboring  church  to  do  just  as 
they  please,  and  you  want  to  restrict 
us  right  alongside  of  them.  How 
can  we  keep  house  in  that  way? 

As  soon  as  they  come  iu  or- 
der we  are  willing  to  bring  things  to 
order  and  hold  them  in  good  fellow- 
ship.    That  is  all  we  want. 

Neither  in  full  nor  in  part  are 

brethren  unfellowshipped  until  tho 
charges  are  brought  against  them 
and  they  refuse  to  obey,  and  in  what- 
ever degree  tho  church  or  churches 
hold  them,  we  cannot  fellowship  with 
their  sins  until  their  acta  are  inves- 
tigated and  they  are  required  to  re- 
move the  bvothor  who  hai-  c  uujt'd  tho 
trouble  ;  if  thty  refuse  to  do  that, 
tlHJli  thoy  aie  unfellowshi'jped 


452 


OHRiSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


I  do  not  think   we    can    puss 

the  answer  that  is  there. 

— — That   is  not  the  point. 

Well,   that    answer   propoaos 

not  to  fellowship  with  them.  I  would 
like  to  ask  brother  Long  what  they 
understand  by  the  word  full  fellow- 
ship there.  Docs  it  mean  that  follow- 
8hip  that  would  admit  us  to  the  com- 
munion table? 

_ Suppose  wc  have  a  commun- 
ion and  we  do  not  know  anything  at 
all  about  this  not  accepting  the  de- 
cisions of  the  Annual  Meeting,  and 
we  invite  that  church  to  come  and 
commune  with  us  we  are  bidding 
them  God-speed  in  their  doings. 

— —  Then  I  understand  that  full 
fellowship  there  would  exclude  those 
who  have  musical  instruments  from 
communion  with  you.  If  that  an- 
swer were  passed  and  placed  upon 
the  minutes,  it  would  not  only  touch 
the  Middle  District  of  Iowa,  but  the 
whole  brotherhood. 

That   is    what    we    want    it 

to  do. 

That  would  at  once  make   us 

congregational,  would  it  not?  As 
brother  Miller  said  there  is  a  point 
underlying  this  question.  It  would 
at  ouce  make  ua  congregational.  To 
have  no  musical  instruments  would 
excommunicate  the  adjoining  congre- 
gation which  has  them,  and  therefore 
we  of  Penn'a.  having  musical  instru- 
ments when  we  come  to  Iowa  would 
be  refused  the  communion  table,  and 
that  by  authority  of  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing. We  therefore  cannot  pass  the 
answer,  and  1  would  move  therefore 
to  make  no  change  in  this  matter. 

Brother  Ijong  should  never  ask  the 
power  he  does  unless  he  is  in  favor 
of  a  congregational  form  of  govern- 
ment and  that  I  know  be  is  not,  and 
I  am  also  aware  that  .  this  meeting 
cannot  adopt  a  resolution  of  that  kind. 
1  would  move  therefore  that  we  an- 
swer thftt  query  by  saying  that  wo 
make  no  change  from  the  decisions 
of  the  previous  Annual  Meeting. 

This    strikes     at    the    whole 

church ;  because  when  we  have  a 
congregation  there  may  be  members 
in  the  congregation  who  will  be  good 
and  acceptable  to  the  entire  church  ; 
therefore  lot  ua  not  strike  at  the  con- 
gregation or  church,  but  at  the  iudi- 
viduala  who  are  in  fault,  and  I  think 
it  is  not  necessary  for  us  to  act  upon 
that  principle. 

1  am    under    the    impreBsion 

thai,  tliiu  moutiu^  iu    (;o;j6ucuiug    ou- 


tireiy  too  much  time  on  the  question 
that  is  now  before  it.  We  should 
understand  matters  well  before  we 
open  our  mouths  to  say  anything 
about  what  is  up.  As  long  as  we 
area  little  in  the  dark  wo  should  keep 
our  seats  and  not  be  occupying  time 
in  talking.  I  say  the  sooner  we  can 
dispense  with  this  matter  the  better. 
There  is  nothing  to  be  gained  by  keep- 
ing up  this  argument. 

There    is    an     order    in    the 

church  that  where  neighboring 
churches  are  out  of  order  elders  can 
go  and  set  them  in  order,  and  those 
elders  there  have  a  right  to  go  there 
and  if  those  instruments  of  music 
make  trouble,  they  can  take  these 
elders  in  hand  and  make  order,  nnd 
thoy  can  moke  them  put  tho.so  instru- 
ments away  ;  they  have  the  right  now 
to  do  so,  and  if  that  causes  trouble 
they  must  put  them  awciy  or  they 
can  bring  them  before  the  church  ac- 
cording to  the  word  of  God. 

The  sooner  you    pass    it    the 

better  it  will  be. 

The  idea  is  not  fellowshipping 

a  member  or  members  because  they 
have  these  articles  in  their  houses. 
The  article  itself  does  not  do  the 
harm,  it  is  the  use  or  abuse  of  it,  in 
other  words.  Now  supposing,  as  it 
often  happens,  here  are  the  people  of 
the  world,  fashionable  people,  wealth}' 
people,  and  they  get  these  instruments 
in  their  houses  and  the  husband  or 
father  of  the  house  becomes  converted 
and  he  joins  the  church  ;  his  wife  and 
all  the  girls  and  boys,  &c.,  do  not 
belong  to  the  church.  That  wife 
says,  "husband,  if  you  take  that 
thing  from  this  house  we  will  have  to 
separate,  and  the  children,  say  if  you 
take  that  thing  out  I  will  go  too." 
Now  here  you  discover  that  this 
brother  cannot  put  that  article  away, 
and  you  say,  "don't  fellowship  him 
because  he  cannot  put  it  away  when 
his  family  says  he  dare  not  do  it. 

Now,  turn  the  matter  over,  and 
suppose  the  wife  becomes  converted, 
having  been  a  woman  of  the  world, 
and  she  is  under  his  control  only  so 
far  as  the  Bible  requires,  and  because 
she  don't  put  that  away  from  that 
house  you  will  not  fellowship  her. 

Now  where  is  the  danger  ?  If  she 
is  not  willing  to  put  it  away  or  stop 
using  it,  then  she  lives  ia  open  vio- 
lation of  the|deci8ion  of  Annual  Meet- 
ing. You  refuse  to  fellowship  with 
her,  but  don't  go  to  fast ;  see  the 
rcftHoiis  why  ahy  don't  put   it   away. 


I  want  to  show  you  the  danger  of 
passing  a  resolution  here  not  to  fellow- 
ship per.sous  for  having  instruments 
in  their  houses  unless  you  know  why 
it  is  there.  If  it  is  an  elder  or  an 
elder's  wife,  why  not  look  into  the 
matter  before  you  unfellowship  with 
them.  You  dare  not  even  refuse  to 
salute  a  brother  that  has  been  guilty 
of  a  crime  until  the  matter  has  been 
investigated.  Is  not  all  this  a  fact, 
brethren?  Most  assuredly  so.  Now 
this  answer  must  be  changed,  or  lay 
the  matter  down,  in  my  view  of  the 
matter. 

With  due  respect  for  the  mat- 
ter, if  brother  Long  can  be  satisfied 
to  have  it  tabled,  he  has  preferred  the 
suggestion  that  brother  Holsinger 
made;  if  that  will  not  satisfy  him,  I 
move  to  make  no  change  for  the  pres- 
ent. 

My  motion  was   to    make    no 

change  from  previous  decisions  on 
this  subject. 

That  is  not  the  question  ;  it  is 

a  question  of  not  fellowshipping  with 
a  brother. 

With  due    deference    to    this 

large  body;  I  will  say  that  we  will 
withdraw  that,  and  lay  it  on  the  ta- 
ble. 

Tabled. 

SOUTnUEN    IOWA 
had  no  business    papers  to    present; 
nothing  but  love  an  greeting    to    the 
brethren. 

NORXnERN INDIANA 

had  no  papers  this  morning. 

MIDDLE  DISTRICT    OF    INDIANA. 

Q,  luRsmuch  as  the  present  plau  of  ai>- 
poiuUug  committees  by  tho  Annual  Meeting 
docs  not  give  satisfaction,  and  in  n:any 
cases  is  very  expensive,  will  not  this  Dis- 
trict Meeting  petition  the  Annual  Meeting 
to  grant  the  privilege  to  District  Meetings  to 
appoint  cotnmittfcB  to  pc.ss  decisions  on 
cases  that  may  come  up  in  their  church 
districts  ? 

A.  Yes;  where  it  does  not  involve  tho 
faith  of  the  brethren. 

I  presentedjthis  in  1806, before 

the  committee  that  had  been  appoint- 
ed one  year,  before  when  they  framed 
the  general  plan  under  which  wo 
are  now  acting.  That  is  one  feature  of 
the  plau  which  I  admire  most  of 
all ;  but  wo  sometimes,  in  our  Dis- 
trict Meetings,  tried  matters  by  mu- 
tual consent,  and  always  recognized 
that  the  District  Meeting  has  not 
now  the  authority  to  try  cases  when 
appealed  to,  but  this  is  a  feature  that 
is  lacking  in  our  present  arrangement, 
and  I  really  think  that  it  is  desirable 
that  wo  should  buve  it. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  OOSrEL  VISITOR. 


453 


You  must  ask  for  a  repeal  be- 
fore you  come  up  with  this  kind  of 
petition.  Another  meeting  bus  pass- 
ed this  in  relation  to  that  matter  and 
we  cannot  change  it  unless  you  ask 
for  a  repeal,  and  then  present  the  mat- 
ter in  its  proper  form. 

There  is  nothing  to  ask   to   be 

repealed  because  there  is  nothing  on 
the  subject  in  the  general  arrange- 
ment ;  it  is  descriptive  entirely  ; 
there  is  no  privilege  or  allusion  giv- 
en ;  hence  we  could  ask  for  no  repeal. 

This  is  asking  for    coniuiittoes 

from  District  Meeting.  Now  has  not 
the  Annual  Meeting  decided  that  it 
shall  appoint  committees? 

Tliat  feature  I  object  to. 

— — After  looking  into  the  record, 
I  see  that  we  arc  conflicting  with  the 
doings  and  rules  of  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing in  the  matter.  You  are  afraid, 
brethren  that  it  will  take  the  whole 
authority  out  of  the  hands  of  the 
Annual  Meeting:  I  am  in  favor  of 
withdrawing  the  query. 

Do  you  rule  that  we  can  never 

pass  a  resolution  or  an  order  that 
conflicts  with  a  former  decision  with- 
out first  repealing  the  former  ; — is  that 
your  ruling  ? 

Yes. 

Well,  it  is  not  repeal,  we    sub- 

niit  to  your  ruling  but  it  is  not  accord- 
ing to  the  rules. 
Withdrawn. 

How  are  we  to  get  a  repeal  in 

Indiana? 

Ask  for  it,  and  when  you  get  the 
repeal  then  ask  for  what  you  do 
want. 

Q.  Since  the  Annual  Meeting  has  left  it 
optional  with  the  brethreu  whether  to  salute 
eoloied  biethren  with  the  holy  kise,  desit^u- 
iuir  men  are  making  capital  of  it  against  us. 
To  obviate  this,  will  the  Annual  Meeting  ru- 
consider  that  decision  and  say  that  we  make 
no  difl'erence  on  account  of  race  or  color  .' 

A.  This  District  Meeting  asks  the  Annual 
Meeting  to  make  no  difference  on  account  of 
race  or  color. 

You    will   recollect   that    this 

query  was  before  us  last  year,  and  it 
was  answered  last  year,  and  the 
answer  is  on  the  minutes.  Now  if 
you  want  this  answer  changed,  you 
partially  say  so  in  your  query  but  you 
don't  say  so  in  your  answer. 

Minutes  on  the  subject  read  by  the 
clerk  as  follows : 

Query  2lBt  of  last  Annual  Meeting. — As 
thfve  is  not  a  uniform  practice  among  the 
brethren  in  reference  to  saluting  our  colored 
members,  will  not  tlie  Annual  Council  give 
us  a  decision  ihat  will  enable  us  to  be  united 
in  practice  and  not  to  be  a  respecter  of 
person  1 


to  make  to  change  in 


A.     Wc  tliink  it  best 
this  matlo;-. 

(Note  : — The  report  of  the  discus- 
sion of  this  question  is  very  imper- 
fect. One  speech,  at  least,  is  omit- 
ted altogether  ;  and  some  of  those  we 
have  are  not  full.  This  is  a  synopsis; 
but  we  follow  the  copy  as  we  have 
received  it  from  the  Pilgrim  office, 
and  we  presume  it  is  according  to 
the  reporter's  copy.     — Beer.) 

— — Our  conference  has  the  author- 
ity to  say  to  the  brotherhood  how  aud 
in  what  manner  the  salution  of  the 
kiss  shall  be  observed.  Now,  we 
know  very  well  that  the  order  of  the 
church  is  for  brethren  not  to  salute 
sisters  neither  sisters  to  salute  breth- 
ren. Now  you  know  that  it  is  the 
order  of  the  church,  and  I  suppose 
none  of  us  are  opposed  to  this  order. 
The  apostle  tells  us  that  there  is 
neither  male  nor  female  in  Christ  Je- 
sus ;  notwithstanding  I  believe  that 
ibis  order  of  the  church  is  a  good  or- 
der. Let  us  abide  by  the  decision 
that  was  made  on  this  head  in  the  An- 
nual Meeting  which  came  ofl"  in  Vir- 
ginia; I  cannot  say  the  year. 

It  was  in  the  year  1845    when 

this  query  came  before  the  meeting, 
and  it  seemed  in  the  first  consultation 
to  give  cosiderable  dissatisfaction.  It 
became  a  general  conversation  until 
the  brethren  adopted  an  answer  which 
to  the  best  of  my  knowledge,  for  30 
years  has  given  us  trouble  in  Virginia 
and  Tennessee  where  we  arc  a  mixed 
multitude  and  I  would  say,  brethren, 
if  you  send  your  missionaries  down 
to  Alabama  and  Georgia  where  that 
population  has  the  ascendancy  this 
answer  will  give  them  the  privilege 
of  getting  along  without  difiicully. 
The  answer  was  that  the  brethren 
should  be  advised  to  make  no  distinc- 
tion, and  with  that  advice,  brother 
Samuel  Garver  of  Tennessee  made 
mention  of  circumstances  that  had  oc- 
curred and  stated  the  good  effects 
that  it  had  in  the  state  of  Tennessee 
to  make  no  distinction.  Hence  it  was 
that  after  they  were  advised  to  make 
no  distinction,  if  any  brother  or  sidter 
could  not,  consistent  with  their  feel- 
ings, full  fellowship  a  brother  of  that 
race,  they  were  to  be  borne  with  and 
they  acted  upon  their  own  respon- 
sibility. (I  think  that  was  the  way 
it  was  ) 

— —  I  think  thejre  was    a   mistake 
in  regard  to   that   decision.     In    the 


church  of  Franklin  A^irginia,  there 
were  several  colored  members.  Some 
of  the  church  would  salute  their 
white  brethren  as  we  termed  them, 
and  they  would  salute  their  colored 
brethren  and  extend  to  them  the  right 
hand  of  fellowship  but  mark  you,  this 
course  of  procedure  caused  a  jealousy 
to  ari.se  in  the  breast  of  the  colored 
and  white  brethren,  and  hence  it 
came  up  at  the  Annual  Meeting  re- 
ferred to  by  brother  Hilton  and  was 
there  decided  according  to  ihe  best 
of  my  recollection  for  brethren  to  sa- 
lute their  colored  brethren  by  simply 
giving  them  tlie  right  hand  of  fellow- 
ship, aud  as  regards  the  brethren 
saluting  the  colored  sisters  they  were 
not  to  give  them  their  hand,  but  mere- 
ly bow  to  them.  I  want  to  be  under- 
stood, brethren  ;  I  am  not  prejudiced 
by  any  means, 

Brethren  this  is  a  point  touch- 
ing our  salvation,  and  when  it  comes 
to  that,  I  always  feel  very  solemn. 
Brethren  have  been  talking  how  the 
practice  has  been.  The  best  thing 
we  have  is  a  revelation  that  has 
come  to  us  from  heaven,  and  what  do 
we  find  in  that  revelation.  We  hud 
these  words  of  the  apostle  Paul,  '"Sa- 
lute all  the  brethreu  with  a  holy  kiss  ;" 
— without  any  reference  to  color  or 
person. 

Where  do  we  find  any  authority 
for  withholding  ths  salutation  of  the 
holy  kirfs  from  our  colored  brethreu  ? 
If  it  can  be  sustained  by  the  gospel, 
that  revelation  that  has  come  down 
from  heaven,  then  withhold  the    kiss. 

Head  that  Scripture. 

The    apostle    says   salute    all 

the  brethren  with  a  holy  kiss. 

''Salute  one  another," 

lie  admits  the  correction. 

1  am  like  brother  Miller  if  any 

one  refuses  to  salute  his  brother  be 
does  it  upon  his  own  responsibility, 
aud  let  the  Yearly  Meeting  keep 
their  shirts  clear  from  making  a  de- 
cision contrary  to  the  gospel. 

If  I    recollect    right    brother 

Hilton  did  not  read  it  exactly,  that 
what  brother  Miller  has  said  of  An- 
nual Meeting  in  1815  put  the  respon- 
sibility upon  every  individual  brother 
aud  sister  leaving  them  the  privilege 
in  their  feelings  and  conscience  to  sa- 
lute them,  but  if  they  refuse  they 
should  be  borne  with. 

If  there  is  no  such  decision,  there 
is  certainly  one  that  has  been  used  to 
this  efiect,  that  instead  of  individual 
members  deciding  this  for  themselves 


454 


Cimit^TlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


it  has  been  asserted  in  Marjinnd  and 
carriod  out  io  church  couucil  tiuit 
the  Annual  Meeting  has  privileged 
tho  churches  to  decide  thid  matter, 
uiid  there  are  brethren  uud  sisters 
HOW  in  Maryland  who  are  standing 
ill  jeopardy  if  they  carry  out  what 
they  consider  to  bo  their  gospRJ 
duty  ;  tliey  conio  in  eoiiflict  with 
church  judgment.  The  churclioa 
have  taken  counsel  and  have  decided 
that  the  aalutaliou  of  the  kiss  shall 
not  be  practiced  by  the  members; 
the  weak  ones  have  decided  tliat  the 
strong  ones  shall  not  do  what  they 
feel  themselves  able  to  do.  They 
have  decided  that  the  salutation 
shall  not  be  practiced  by  the  colored 
brethren. 

Churches  in  Maryland  have  claim- 
ed the  right  under  Annual  Meeting  to 
tuuke  such  decisions,  deciding  that 
the  members  of  that  arm  of  the  church 
shall  not  salute  the  colo:ed  members 
claiming  the  authority  under  Annual 
Meeting.  Now  we  are  saiislied  when 
Annual  Meeting  throws  the  responsi- 
bility upon  us,  if  wo  wish  to  decide 
for  ourselves,  but  we  do  not  feel  good 
if  Annual  Meeting  has  given  authority 
for  the  churches  to  decide  for  the 
members. 

Then  this  is  the    matter    come 

up,  asking  your  opinion  ? 

This  is  a  petition  to  change. 

If  you  have  a  proposition  be- 
fore you,  I  will  waive  my  right  to 
(ipeak  for  the  present,  if  you  hnve  an 
answer  to  make,  but  I  recommend 
brother  Mohler's  criticism  as  very 
much  in  place. 

Yes  we  we  have  an  answer  to 

make. 

The  clerk  reads  the  following  an- 
swer : 

"We  grant  the  rc'<iuest  of  the  District 
Meeting." 

Jf the  query  is   in    order,    and 

the  answer  is  not  right,  this  congre- 
gation is  here  according  to  the  order 
of  the  Annual  Meeting  to  form  an  an- 
swer to  it. 

The  query  is  in  order, 

— — I  believe  brethren,  I  can  give 
something  that  will  give  satisfaction. 
In  regard  to  race  or  color,  that  the 
gospel  makes  no  distinction  is  a  set- 
tled, unciuestioned  fact.  When  any 
command  is  given  in  the  gospel  of 
Jesus  Christ  it  is  for  all  nations,  all 
races  and  for  all  colors.  The  decis- 
ion that  we  make  does  make  a  dis- 
tinction in  color  which  the  gospel  does 


not.  1  now  propose  that  our  decision 
be  in  harmony  with  the  gospel  ;  what 
the  gospel  says  we  will  say,  and  if  we 
are  going  to  make  a  distinction,  let  us 
do  it  upon  our  own  responsibility  and 
not  upon  the  responsibility  of  this 
council.  If  I  meet  my  colored  broth- 
er and  I  am  not  going  to  salute  him, 
let  the  responsibility  rest  upon  nic 
and  not  upon  the  church.  If  our 
brethren  in  A'irginia  do  not  wish  to 
salute  the  colored  brethren,  let  the 
re.^ponsibility  rest  upon  them  and  not 
upon  the  council.  Wc  allow  men  to 
make  a  distinction,  and  not  to  siduie 
certain  brethren,  and  we  have  no 
right  to  do  it.  Let  us  do  what  God 
has  said,  salute  all  the  brt^threu  with 
a  holy  kiss. 

— — If  we  cannot  get  this  passed  at 
present,  let  us  do  with  it  as  we  have 
done  with  other  queries  ;  let  us  con- 
sider this  matter  until  our  next  An- 
nual Meeting;  there  is  something  in 
this  which  we  would  like  sincerely 
and  candidly.  If  we  are  to  receive 
colored  people  in  the  church,  why 
make  a  distinction,  if  they  are  worthy 
to  be  in  the  church  let  us  receive  them 
in  full  fellowship  or  not  at  all, 

1  think  brethren  that  I  have  a 

little  knowledge  of  this  matter  as  re- 
gards the  privilege  that  the  Annual 
Meeting  has  granted.  I  am  satialied 
that  we  can  make  no  change  that  will 
better  the  condition  of  things  between 
the  colored  and  white  people.  Once 
you  pass  a  resolution  tioat  the  white 
and  colored  members  salute  each  oth- 
er, you  drive  away  the  very  best  peo- 
ple in  the  south  ;  they  will  not  do  it. 
The  apostle  says  that  all  things  are 
lawful  to  you,  but  all  things  are  not 
expedient.  It  would  be  perfectly 
lawful,  but  at  the  same  time,  I  assure 
you,  it  is  not  expedient,  while  I  be- 
lieve you  will  do  more  barm  than 
good  to  the  white  people  of  the  south. 
I  am  glad  to  knoM'  that  the  prejudice 
in  the  south  is  wearing  out,  perhaps 
in  time  will  wear  out  entirely,  but  if 
you  try  to  force  men  it  will  bring 
trouble  in  the  church.  I  say  it  is 
lawful  but  not  expedient,  therefore  I 
believe  that  the  Annual  Meeting  has 
wi-sely  left  it  to  the  members  in  refer- 
ence to  the  matter,  and  I  don't  believe 
that  we  can  better  it  at  all.  There- 
fore I  would  move  that  we  make  no 
change. 

Brethren  let  the  responsibility 

rest  upon  those  who  refuse   to    salute 
the  colored  brethren.     Uod   almighty 


accepts  the  color,  and  shall  I  not  re- 
ceive him  as  my  brother? 

In  the  l.Sth  chapter  of  Thessa- 

louiaus,  the  apostle  says,  "Greet  all 
the  brethren  with  a  holy  kiss."  We 
know  the  decioion  of  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing that  is  resting  upon  me  and  upon 
every  brother.  I  want  that  taken  olf 
the  shoulders  of  the  Annual  Meeting, 
and  if  brethren  will  take  the  re.-^ponsi- 
biiity  upon  themselves  and  not  salute 
the  brethren  I  have  nothing  to  say. 

1  cannot  see  quite  a.-i  f.^r  ahead 

as  some  men.  I  have  a  great  many 
yoang  brethren  around  me  here  whom 
I  love  very  much,  and  we  muy  in 
passing  some  answers  view  tl.'em  now 
as  to  cause  trouble  hereafter.  I  keep 
an  eye  in  that  direction  all  the  timo 
and  love  my  young  brethren  and  the 
old  ones  too.  Now  to  give  an  answer 
in  harmony  with  the  Scriptures  is  all 
right,  but  dou'i  make  it  so  strong  that 
thuy  who  get  the  favor  will  apply  to 
it  the  ISth  chapter  of  Matthew  and 
cut  ofi'  all  who  cannot  do  it.  I  know 
a  good  many  brethren  in  the  state  oi 
Ohio,  and  in  other  states,  whenever 
you  make  it  so  strong  that  they  can- 
not be  feilowshipped,  they  will  leave 
the  church.  I  at  one  time  myself 
could  not  have  done  it ;  now  I  can  do 
it  and  have  done  it,  and  can  do  it 
again.  Let  us  make  the  idea  in  har- 
mony with  Scripture  but  don't  make 
it  so  strong  as  to  give  the  ISth  chapt- 
er of  Matthew  to  it  and  do  harm. 

Our  love  should    be    without 

dissimulation  or  sect.  Should  a  broth- 
er refuse  to  have  his  feet  washed, 
should  we  lellowship  with  him  ?  By 
no  means  ;  we  cannot  make  that  al- 
lowance, because  the  word  of  God  is 
sharper  than  any  two  edged  sword, 
and  I  say  let  as  make  no  difierence  in 
color. 

1  fell  very  well  satisGed    with 

the  decision  of  the  Annual  Meeting. 
Brethren  this  was  not  as  strong  aa 
some  brethren  thought,  and  I  think  we 
can  fully  understand  that  wo  should 
bear  with  those  who  may  be  weak  and 
cannot  do  so. 

— — We  object  to  the  word  "weak.'' 

— — Well,  it  is  in  there. 

1   believe    that    the    brethren 

present  have  united  upon  the  point 
that  the  decision  of  last  Yearly  Meet- 
ing is  out  of  order  and  contrary  to  the 
Scriptures  that  have  just  been  read. 
I  believe  we  were  united  upon  that 
north  and  south.  Now,  I  propose  to 
repeal     last     year's    decision.     That 


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will  relieve  this  meeting  aud  the 
brotherhood,  because  she  stands  with- 
out a  decision.  The  heeond  pro!)Osi- 
tion  I  make  is  for  the  deferment  of  it, 
beciiase  our  brethren  hero  from  tho 
south  aud  a  large  portion  of  onr  breth- 
ren are  opposed  to  the  decision  to  a 
man.  Now  then  will  we  pass  that 
over  their  heads  ?  I  stand  opposed 
to  that  but  suggest  that  it  bo  deferred 
until  we  get  more  light.  What  can 
the  world  say  ?     Noc  a  word. 

The   apostle  Paul     says    that 

the  carnal  mind  cannot  comprehend 
tho  things  that  belong  to  the  spirit  of 
tiod,  and  we  are  not  bound  to  give 
the  carnal  minded  the  satisfaction  that 
they  require. 

1  will  finish  my  remarks  if  no- 
body is  up.  I  agree  with  tiio  brother 
who  proposed  to  defer  the  mailer,  and 
wish  to  say  I  am  very  sorry  that 
some  of  tho  brethren  should  moko  so 
much  out  of  it.  One  brother  thought 
that  it  concerns  the  salvation  of  cur 
Rouls.  Now  that  is  impossible.  It 
is  not  necessary  that  we  must  salute 
a  colored  brother  in  order  to  save  our 
souls.  Why  very  many  of  us  never 
come  in  contact  with  them  at  all.  I 
have  saluted  the  colored  brelhreu  aud 
could  do  it  with  a  good  conscience 
because  they  were  healthy  aud  clean. 
15ut  we  would  not  like  to  make  a  rule 
which  might  not  be  in  good  taste. 
What  the  world  can  say  iu  regard  to 
refusing  to  salute  the  colored  bretii- 
rcu  the  world  can  also  say  in  regard 
to  onr  refusing  to  salute  the  sisters. 
Will  we  say  that  when  we  go  to  sa- 
lute a  sister  with  simply  the  right 
hand  that  wo  do  not  hold  her  in  full 
fellowship?  Not  at  ail.  When  I 
meet  a  brother  in  the  markot  place,  or 
other  places,  I  give  him  merely  tho 
right  hand,  aud  do  not  salute  him 
with  the  kiss  of  charity.  Wo  would 
like  to  have  a  better  understanding 
upon  this  matter  of  saluting  with  the 
kiss.  Wo  believe  it  has  been  made 
entirely  too  common  and  vulgar  a 
kiss.  I  have  even  seen  brethren  sa- 
lute each  other  iu  public  and  with 
hats  on.  It  is  made  too  common; 
they  do  it  out  in  the  public  thorough- 
fare, as  it  were  casting  their  pearls  be- 
fk^re  swine.  ~  I  think  we  ought  to  hold 
it  a  more  sacred  matter.  And  breth- 
ren might  be  prepared  to  salute  the 
colored  members  at  the  proper  time 
and  in  the  proper  place  for  it — at  the 
communion  table  when  they  have 
been  especially  prepared  for  the  occa- 
i-iou.     I  would   not   force   this  upon 


the  entire  brotherhood  when  they 
come  in  contact  with  those  brethren 
ill  any  place,  on  the  street  or  when 
thoy  come  out  of  a  harvest  field. 

Let  us  go  on  with  the  farmer  de- 
cision and  not  force  the  matter  The 
Ijord  himself  has  put  these  distinc- 
tions between  us  ,  he  has  made  ua  of 
diff'dreut  sexes  and  different  colors. 

The  following  answer  wa?  read  : 
—We  grant  the  request  bnt  have  re- 
gard to  the  former  decisions  of  An- 
nual Meeting  upon  the  subject  aiid 
advise  the  brethren  to  bear  with  one 
another. 

Passed, 

SOUTHERN  DISTRICT     OP  INDIANA. 

Q.  Wbat  is  the  difTerence  between  a  miu- 
isicr  whose  oHi'.-e  is  lakuu  from  him  and  one 
tliat  is  silenced,  and  where  shall  sueh  take 
ih'-ir  scats  / 

A.  Inasmuch  as  we  fail  to  conip'-ehend 
auy  mate' la!  dilleienco  between  the  phrases 
'■hi.T  ollice  taken  form  him,"  or  "one  that 
is  siioiioed,"  we  therefore  make  uodiir;rcnce. 
Iu  either  case  they  shall  take  their  seats 
with  the  laiiy. 

Recollect  we  passed    a  query 

since  this  meeting  commenced  that 
the  Standiug  Committee  had  no  right 
to  change  a  query.  Now  there  are 
brethren  here  from  that  district  who 
will  notice  that  this  query  don't  read 
as  the  original  read.  We  would  not 
touch  it  but  the  representatives  from 
that  district  took  the  entire  responsi- 
bility upon  himself  to  change  the 
wordiiig  of  it.  The  sense  of  the  que- 
ry was  not  changed,  only  the  wording 
of  it.  Is' ow  the  query  with  its  an- 
swer is  before  you — what  have  you 
to  say  ? 

i'as.sed. 

(>.  Chrivtian  Family  Companinn  and  Cox- 
}),'l  Visitor.  We  feel  that  it  is  not  profilalde 
iiuLsmueii  as  it  is  takinj;-  sides,  for  iust»nce 
for  the  ficrangers  and  ai2;ainst,  and  for  the 
Itaiikiii;;  b\iniiiess  and  aeainPt,  and  for  the 
stand  ijiiestion  and  a,i;iiiiist,  and  for  ic- 
portinic  &p.,  also  the  hi^'h  school  is  agitated 
very  stronirly,  hoth  sides  are  ai^ilalod 
veiy  bharply.  The  Savior  prayed  for  one- 
ness in  John  17.  riee  Horn.  15:  10,  17.  First 
Uor.  1  :  ly.     First  Cor.  Vi  :  25,  26 

A.  Inasmuch  as  the  above  complaints 
havvi  been  bi ought  before  the  District  Meet- 
ing uigiug  that  souiething  be  done,  and  it 
seemed  jioo  ■,  we  referred  them  to  the  An- 
nual Meeting  for  disposition  and  we  would 
decide  that  the  other  periodicals  are  about 
as  far  into  the  diflieuUy  or  fault  as  the  Uum- 
/;n(ioM  aud  that  they  ail  be  more  restricted 
by  the  Annual  Meeting. 

1  move  it  be  tabled. 

— — Our  District  Meetiug  was 
held  last  October.  Previous  to  that, 
1  did  not  read  the  Gomjjanion  for 
some  time,  and  did  not  really  know 
»vhat  had  been  said.  After  hearing 
tho  remarks  of  our   churches   at  the 


close  of  last  election,  I  thought  this 
was  a  little  too  hard  aud  I  would 
have  opposed  it  a  little  more  strong- 
ly, but  it  is  here  and  I  think  our 
church  ought  to  be  a  little  more  care- 
ful of  what  is  of  a  controversial  na- 
ture ;  that  is  the  t-cntimont  of  tho 
churches  in  Southern  Indiana, 

Those  churches  prabably  have 

a  wrong  view  of  this  matter.  They 
aupposo  that  if  ibis  matter  be  agita- 
ted here  it  will  go  dov/n.  I  am  tak- 
ing one  of  the  periodicals  aud  would 
like  to  continue  taking  it,  but  sinco 
coming  to  this  meeting  aud  hearing 
the  conflicting  reports  concerning 
them,  I  will  not  take  the  paper  auy 
more. 

Now,  we  believe  the  responsibility 
rests  upon  the  churches  in  this  mat- 
ter. If  they  want  the  papers  read, 
these  conflicting  reports  must  be  kept 
out  of  theui.  During  tho  last  year, 
I  did  not  like  my  neighbors  to  read 
the  paper,  I  want  my  family  to  read 
it. 

(To  be  Gordinued.) 


For  tho  Companion  and   VisrT.in. 
OiMCJi.ssioii  — ITIiller  aik4i  [rlaiivlllft. 


REMISSION  OF  SINS. 
Question  :  Do  the  Scriptures  teach 
th;it  ))crsotis  niiisst  bulieye,  rcpcwit,  and 
have  pardon  of  their  siii.s,  lo  ninkc  iheia 
fit  subjects  fur  baptism  ?  Pdiiiivillo  af- 
firms. 

AFFniMATIVK — FIRST   SPEECH. 

I  wish  to  stale  tliat  both  i.idcs  arc  to  bo 
presented.  Tlieve  were  two  propo.iitions, 
but  with  the  understamlin;;-  limt  both 
side.s  were  to  bo  prosoniCMi  th(:y  wtu-e 
tlu'own  to,<i;ether.  (To  this  Milli  r  aurecd, 
and  alter  .some  remaik.s  by  llic  ('hri.sliau 
Moderator  and  l.iie  I'rosideiit,  (ho  .speak- 
er proceeded.)  I  take  (he  allirinalivc, 
and  hold  that  before  hapli-m  a  pi'r:-.iui 
.sjionld  he  dead  to  sin.  I  am  here  (o  rep- 
resent my  own  eh\irch  and  all  wiio  are 
opposed  to  biother  .Miller.  As  a  starting 
point  I  will  call  attention  to  Acts  ii.  ;5S. 
"Repent  and  be  bapfize<l  eveiy  one  of 
you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  (ylirist  for  the 
remission  of  sins,"  &e.  \Vlio  wa.s  bap- 
tized? Was  it  Satan's  childien,  or  Christ'.s 
ditcii)les?  The  latter.  Sec  Rom.  vi.  2:i, 
23,  '"Being  made  free  from  .sin  and  be- 
come servants  of  God,"  etc.  No  one 
can  become  a  servant  of  God  '.ill  he  is 
free  from  sin.  Acts  ii.  41,  'Then  they 
that  gladly  received  his  word  were  Lapri- 
zed."  Received  it  how?  "Into  good  and 
honest  hearts."  Next  I  will  notice  the 
the  prepo.sition  Jhr  iu  the  phiase  '\/(>r 
tiie  remission  of  sins,"  MStli  verse.  Mere 
will  be  the  issue.     We  take  the  position 


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thut  thdl  fiji-  ill  this  i)l:icc  uieaiiH  into, 
nml  not  in  order  to.  A>  a  coiies|)OiidiiiK 
possajrc  1  will  iclbr  to  M:iUh.  iii.  11,  "I 
indeed  baptize  you  with  water  unto  (m 
— !iilo)  rei)entanee."  Here  arc  two  sim- 
ilar passages.  Pid  John  baptize  in  order 
to  rtpentaiice  ?  Surely  not;  lie  required 
repentance  before  baptism.  But  in  the 
original  the  s^auie  word  vis  occuns",  and 
hence  Peter's  language  imijlies  that  their 
sins  were  remitted  before  baptism.  (Here 
tlie  speaker  quoted  from  tlie  "Millennial 
IIarbin!>er,"  vol.  8,  pp.  301,  302.)  Gal. 
iii.  20,  27,  "For  ye  are  the  children  of 
God  by  laitli  in  Ohri.st  Jesus.  For  as 
many  as  were  baptized  inlo  Jesus  Christ 
were  baptized  into  his  death."  1  Cor. 
i.  13.  "Were  ye  baptized  in—f/.s — the 
name  of  Paul?''  In  the.^c  Scrip!  ures,  et 
al.,  ('is  uH-aiis  into.  Or  it  means  to  ac- 
knowledge some  one  as  our  ruler;  Matth. 
xxviii.  1'.);  also  Acts  viii.  1.5,  "Thev  were 
baptized  into  [fix)  the  Lord  Jesus;"  Acts 
xix.  .0,  "When  they  heard  this,  they  were 
baptized  into  (m)  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus."  A  person  may  be  baptized  into 
a  ihini.-;  as  in  Matih.  iii.  11,  where  John 
baptized  unto,  or  into  repentance.  So  in 
Acts  ii.  38  But  1  remark  briefly  that  it 
is  impossible  to  baptize  into  a  thm^  when 

it  does  not  exist. House  of  Cornelius. 

^VhcIl  Peter  preached  to  them  he  said, 
' Tlirnush  hi.s  name  whosoever  believeth 
in  him  sliall  receive  remission  of  sitis;" 
Acts  X.  43.  "While  Peter  yet  spake 
these  words,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell  on  them 
which  iieurd  the  word;"  44th  verse. — 
When  Peter  explained  this  it  saiisticf/ 
tlie  |)rejudices  of  the  Jews;  but  it  wilt 
n>it  sa(i.-fy  the  Giirnian  Baptists.  l*etcr 
said,  "And  (iod,  whoknoweth  the  hearts, 
bare  them  witne.ss,  giving  them  the  Holy 
Gliost.  even  as  he  did  unto  us  :  and  put 
no  difference  between  us  and  them,  puri- 
fying their  hearts  by  faith."  Acts  xv. 
8y.  Purilying  their  hearts,  not  by  bap- 
tism, but  by  faith.  The  Savior  said, 
"The  pure  in  heart  shall  see  God." — 
Where  is  the  water?  It  is  by  faith  that 
the  heart  is  purified.     An  alien  does  not 

Eosscss  the  mind  of  God;  his  heart  must 
e  changed,  which  is  done  by  faith.  Jno. 
xiv.  15,  "If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  oom- 
mandment.s. "  "And  1  will  pray  the 
Father,  and  he  will  give  you  another 
Comforter,  *  *  *  even  the  Spirit  of 
truth,  whom  the  world  cannot  receive," 
etc.  1  ask,  did  Cornelius  and  his  house- 
hold receive  the  Comforter,  the  Sp/irit  of 
truth  '(  They  did.  But  the  Savior  says 
the  world  cannot  receive  the  Comforter; 
hence  tiiey  were  no  luore  of  the  world. 
My  brotl)er  can't  reconcile  this  with  liis 
theory-  JOvery  argument  that  the  broth- 
er brings  to  jjrove  that  Cornelius  and  his 
liouschold  did  not  receive  the  remission 
of  their  sin.s  before  baptism  contradicts 
Jesus  Christ.  H'  he  assumes  that  this 
household  did  not  receive  remission  of 
sins  before  ba|)tism,  he  makes  (Jod  bear 
fiilse  witness;  for  "(Jod  bare  them  wit- 
ness, giving  them  the  Holy  Ghost,"  and 
that  before  they   were  baptized.     2  Cor. 


ii.  15,  "He  that  is  spiritual  judgeth  all 
things,  but  he  himself  is  judged  of  no 
man."  Paul  says,  "Mot  by  works  of 
righteousness,  but  according  to  his  mercy 
he  saved  us,"  Titus  iii.  5;  and  Kph.  i. 
13,  "In  whom  also  ye  trusted,  after  that 
ye  heard  the  word  of  truth,  the  gospel  of 
your  salvation;  in  whom  also,  after  that 
ye  believed,  ye  were  sealed  with  the  Holy 
Spirit  by  promise."  My  brother  will 
find  trouble  to  find  faith,  repentance  and 
baptism  inseparably  connected  in  order 
to  the  remission  of  sin.s. 


NF.O.VTIVE— FIRST  SPEECH. 

Thankful  to  have  the  privilege  to  appear 
again,  on  a  new  proiiosition,  I  will  enter 
at  once  on  an  examination  of  the  subject. 
Our  worthy  opponent  took  tlie  stand  be- 
fore you  to  rejiresent  his  church.  I  was 
glad  to  hear  him  say  that.  But  he  rc])- 
rescnts  all  that  differ  with  me;  anything, 
so  that  it  is  oppo.scd  to  Miller.  I  will 
read  from  the  Minutes  of  the  Eel  River 
Christian  Conference,  on  recciition  of 
members:  "1st.  iMem'oers  should  be  re- 
ceived into  the  church  on  professing,  or 
having  professed,  Christ  Jesus.  2nd.  No 
member  should  be  received  from  any 
other  church  that  is  under  charge  of  im- 
moral conduct,  until  the  charge  is  remov- 
ed, or  satisfactory  evidence  is  given  of 
reformation."  He  is  here  to  rejiresent  a 
church  which  holds  that.  We  utter  our 
protest.  Another  idea:  "Report  on 
Chistian  Union:  JirxohrJ,  That  we  fav..r 
the  union  of  all  Christians  upon  the  Bi- 
ble, and  that  we  believe  the  true  test  of 
fellowship  to  be  Christian  character,  or  a 
correct  and  upright  life;  rather  than  the 
subscribing  of  articles  of  faith  or  religious 
dogmas."  lie  is  here  to  defend  that. — 
We  too  favor  the  union  of  all  Christians 
on  the  Bible,  but  differ  on  the  true  test 
of  fellowship.  I  will  now  bring  my  po.si- 
tion.  Kom.  v.  1,  "Therefore  being  jus- 
tified by  faith  we  have  peace  with  God 
through  our  Lord  Jesus  Ciirist."  Here 
we  have  salvation  connected  with  tlie 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  justification  by 
faith.  James  ii.  24,  "Ye  see  then  how 
that  by  works  a  man  is  justified  and  not 
by  faith  only."  James  asserts  justifica- 
tion by  works — not  by  faith  only.  Rom. 
xi.  14,  "If  by  any  means  I  may  provoke 
to  emulation  them  which  are  my  flesh, 
and  might  save  some  of  them."  llere 
Paul  is  represented  as  saving.  James  v. 
15,  "And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save 
the  sick."  Jiast  but  not  least,  Eph.  ii. 
8,  "By  grace  arc  ye  .saved."  Ilerearedif- 
ercnttbingswith  which  salvation  is  connec- 
ted; and  let  me  add  another,  1  Pet.  iii.  21, 
"The  like  figure  whereunto  even  bap- 
tism doth  al.so  now  save  us."  Here 
Christ  Jesus,  faitli,  works,  the  ministry, 
grace,  and  baptism  are  connected  with 
salvation."  If  brother  Manville  puts  his 
hand  on  one  of  these  I  will  take  hold.  He 
takes  faith,  and  then  (juits;  he  stops  with 
a  part,  and  1  object.  I  am  willing  to 
unite  on  the  gospel  but  lie  takes  onl 
part;  he  takes  piofe.s.sion,  and  I  say 


You  now  have  the  issue. — What  I  want 
first  to  present  is  Mark  i.  4,  John's  "bap-- 
ti-m  of  repentance  for  the  remission  of 
sins."  The  word  translated  y'o/- is  m — 
into.  "Baptism  of  repentance;"  and  thi.s 
baptism  was  "for,  (or  info,)  tlie  remission 
of  sins."  There  is  a  state  of  pardon,  and 
by  this  baptism  they  were  brought  into 
tliis  i-iati.-;  they  did  not  receive  it  because 
ihcy  were  in  this  state.  So  Luke  iii.  .3. 
So  also  in  Acts  ii.  3S,  "Repent  and  be 
baptized  every  one  oi'  you  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Christ  for  the  remission  of  sins." 
He  did  not  comnnnd  them  to  repent  be^ 
cause  they  were  in  a  pardoned  state,  but 
that  they  might  come  into  this  .^tate;  so 
also  of  baptism;  for  they  are  inseperably 
connected.  We  will  now  look  at  his  fiist 
aigument  and  see  it  as  it  is.  On  the 
day  of  ]*eiiteco.st  they  were  indued  with 
the  Holy  Ghost.  When  the  gospel  was 
preached  the  Jews  felt  their  sins,  and 
they  .said,  "Men  and  brethren, what  shall 
wc  do?"  Brother  Manville  says,  "Just 
come  in  and  confess  your  sins."  Peter 
does  not  say  so.  I  j.m  told  that  they 
have  old  preachers  in  their  church  who 
never  were  baptized.  Peter  would  not 
have  suffered  tliat.  He  says,  "Be  bap- 
tized every  one  of  you  in  the  name  of 
Jesus  Chiist."  (Here  the  speaker  show- 
ed by  different  readings  of  Acts  ii.  3S, 
that  "for  the  remission  of  sins."  means 
in  order  to,  and  not  because  of  He  al>o 
read  from  McGarvey's  Notes  on  Acts. 
And  then,  after  a  few  remarks,  showing 
thai  the  saving  power  is  not  in  faith  nor 
in  baptism,  but  in  God,  and  these  arc  to 
be  observed  as  conditions,  his  lime 
expired.) 

(To  he,  covtinned.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Discussion   Between  Miller    nucl 
Hodges. 


nly  a 
,  No. 


BROTHER  miller's  SECOND  S1>EECIL 

I  don't  want  to  misrepresent  my  friend. 
I  understood  him  to  say  that  dipping  is 
not  mode,  nor  is  the  mode  of  baptism 
taught  in  the  Bible.  (Mr-  Hodges  cor- 
rects the  speaker  by  saying  that  he  had 
said  that  the  mode  was  not  definitely 
taught).  Very  well,  he  says,  "Not  def- 
initely taught."  I  want  him  to  show  mc 
how  he  will  baiitize  indefinitely.  I  want 
to  know  where  he  stands.  I  want  to  get 
the  truth  before  this  people.  My  broth- 
er challenges  me  to  show  where  an  inspi- 
red man  ever  took  the  subjeots  from  the 
place  where  they  were  convertbdto  bap- 
tize them.  I  may  have  said  ths^thcv 
took  them,  but  he  said  they  went;  I  now 
say  that  I  will  prove  by  tfae  Scriptures 
that  they  took  them,  tliat  they  went,  and 
that  they  came.  Then  went  out  to  him 
all  Jerusalem  and  Judea  and  the  regions 
round  about  Jordan  and  were  baptized  in 
Jordan — in  the  river  of  Jordan.  The 
jailor  took  his  prisoners  after  having 
brought  them  out  of  the  prison  and  they 
bad  spoken  the  word  of  the  Lord  to  him 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  COSrEL  YISITOB. 


457 


and  to  all  that  were  i?i  his  house,  to  some 
place  wlicrc  there  was  water,  ana  washed 
tlifir  stripes,  and  was  baptized,  he  and 
all  his,  ,«truii;i[tway;  and  when  he  liad 
biou/;ht  tlicui  into  his  house,  lui  set  moat 
before  tlietn  and  n-joiced,  bclioviii^  in 
God  with  all  liis  liouse.  iMy  opponent 
liad  a  f!;ood  deal  to  say  about  the  .-carcity 
of  water  in  the  desert.  Have  I  not 
siiowii  clearly  that  in  the  i)!aces  v/here 
inspired  men  administered  the  ordiiiance 
it  was  where  tliere  was  much  water,  an 
abundance  of  watei?  Suppose  I  say  I 
baptize;  the  idea  is  tiiat  there  is  much 
water,  a  suffioienoy  of  water  to  perform 
(he  ordinance  as  inspired  men  performed 
it.  Let  him  prove  that,  in  those 
places  where  the  quantity  of  water 
is  not  signified,  there  was  water 
enough  to  sprinkle.  He  cannot  do  it. — 
lie  gets  out,  therefore,  at  the  same  gap 
lie  has  laid  down  i'or  me.  We  both  get 
out  at  exactly  the  same  place.  No  use 
talking  about  places  where  there  was  no 
water,  when  wo  have  three  inspired  men 
baptizing  where  there  is  an  abundance  of 
water.  He  says  they  camped  at  ^"Enon 
because  they  needed  much  water  for  nec- 
essary uses,  for  the  men  and  animals  that 
were  there.  But  John  says  they  hapti* 
zed  because  there  was  much  water;  which 
clearly  implies  that  much  water  is  neces- 
sary for  the  right  performance  of  the  or- 
dinance, and  because  there  was  much 
water  at  ^TRnon,  he  was  there  baptizing. 

My  friend  further  says  that  the  prepo- 
sition in,  does  not  prove  anything.  I 
proved  by  Bullion's  Greek  Grammar  that 
it  did  mean  in,  to  put  into;  as,  c/.s  Italian 
— into  Italy.  See  further  examples: 
Katahdino  m — into,  fifteen  times  in  the 
New  Testament,  descended — hatnbaiiio 
eh,  into  the  lower  parts  of  tlie  earth. 
Cast  your  hook  into  the  water-  kutabaiiio, 
cis.  It  proves  that  they  went  into  and 
came  oi(t  of  the  water.  He  says  there 
was  no  water  in  the  desert  but  a  muddy 
puddle.  But  the  word  of  God  briaes 
them  into  and  out  of  the  water.  I  would 
rather  believe  inspired  men  than  my 
brother.  I  do  not  question  his  truthful- 
ness in  matters  that  he  knows  anything 
about;  but  he  will  pardon  me  if  in  tliis 
case  I  give  inspired  men  the  preference. 

My  friend  took  a  great  deal  of  pains  to 
enlighten  our  minds  upon  the  difference 
between  going  into  and  going  under  the 
water.  He  might  have  used  his  time  to 
better  advantage,  because  my  brethren 
and  myself  agree  that  going  into  the  wa- 
ter is  not  going  under  the  water;  all  in- 
telligent persons  understand  this.  So 
his  labor  on  that  point  is  lost. 

Our  third  argument  to  prove  immer- 
sion is  drawn  from  the  fact  that  baptized 
persons  are  said  to  have  their  bodies 
washed  with  pure  water;  as  in  Hebrews 
X.  22,  "Let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart,  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having 
our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  con- 
science, and  our  bodies  washed  in  pure 
water."  The  argument  is,  that  when  we 
speak  of  washing  anythiug,and  especially 


the  body,  the  idea  is  that  it  is  put  into 
the  water.  This  is  the  usual  mode  of 
washing,  and  fully  meets  the  case,  while 
sprinkling  or  i)ouring  a  little  water  on 
the  head  does  not.  If  we  were  told  that 
a  person  had  a  little  water  sprinkled  or 
poured  upon  liis  forehead  for  the  jiur- 
pose  of  washing  the  body,  we  would 
question  the  propriety  of  the  expression. 
In  I  Peter  iii.  21,  wo  read,  'The  like 
figure  whercunto  even  baptism  doth  also 
now  save  us,  not  the  putting  away  of  the 
filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  answer  of  a 
good  conscience  toward  God,  by  the  res- 
urrection of  Jesus  Christ."  The  point 
we  call  your  attention  to  is  this:  reter 
evidently  felt  tliere  was  danger  of  having 
the  holy  rite  of  Bai)tism  confounded  with 
tho  ablutions  of  the  Jews  and  Gentiles, 
for  they  both  bathed  much  in  tho  water 
to  promote  the  cleanliness  of  their  bodies, 
and  hence,  wli'iri  alluding  to  the  saving 
power  of  baptism,  he  throws  in  an  ex- 
planatory clause  in  a  parenthesis,  and 
declares  it  was  not  to  put  away  the  tilthi 
ness  of  the  flesh,  but  to  have  a  moral  ef- 
fect upon  the  conscience.  Now  had  tliere 
been  nothing  in  the  manner  of  perform 
ing  baptism  that  was  calculated  to  convey 
that  idea,  such  an  explanation  would  not 
have  been  made.  Then  as  there  is  noth- 
ing in  the  action  of  a  man  who  lays  his 
wet  fingers  on  the  forehead  of  a  eandi- 
date  to  lead  any  one  to  think  it  was  done 
to  put  away  the  filthiness  ot  the  flesh, 
that  was  not  the  way  it  was  done.  You 
might  see  my  opponent  lay  his  hand  thus 
upon  a  tliousand  persons  and  you  would 
never  conceive  the  idea  that  it  was  done 
to  wa.sh  the  body. 

[Time  expired.) 

MR.  IIODGE's  second  REPLY. 
Mr.  President,  Judges,  Gentlemen  and 
Ladies  : — I  am  again  before  you  to  reply 
to  the  argument  of  my  opponent.  My 
brother  contends  that  there  was  an  abun- 
dance of  water  in  the  desert  where  Phil 
ip  baptized  the  Eunuch,  but  fails  to  prove 
it.  He  cannot  do  it.  I  assert  that  the 
inference  is,  that  there  was  not  enough 
water  to  immerse,  but  the  inference  is 
that  there  was  enough  for  afl"usion.  And 
John,  the  liarbinger  of  Christ,  well  knew 
what  was  necessary  to  baptism;  and  Jolin 
says,  Matth.  iii.  11,  "I  indeed  baptize 
you  with  water  unto  rcpeiitanee,  but  he 
that  eometh  after  me,  whose  shoes  I  am 
not  worthy  to  bear,  he  shall  baptize  you 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire.  '  — 
Does  that  imply  immersion?  Would  not 
the  idea  involve  an  absurdity?  To  im- 
merse in  water  would  be  practicable,  but 
to  immerse  in  fire  would  be  impossible. 
Here  is  a  serious  difficulty  in  the  theory 
of  my  friend.  Do  any  inspired  men  say 
they  baptized  in  water?  No,  but  they 
say  they  baptized  with  water.  The  in- 
ference then  is,  that  the  water  was  ap- 
plied to  the  subject,  and  not  that  the 
subject  was  immersed  in  water.  Can  you, 
mv  friends,  immerse  with  Jordan,  or  with 
a  lake,  or  with  the  sea?    What  is  the 


inference  when  persona  are  said  to  be 
baptized  in  the  house  ?  Is  it  that  there 
was  much  water?  Was  there  much  wa 
ter  in  the  house  of  the  jailor?  or  in  tlic' 
house  of  C!ornelius  ?  (The  speaker  hero 
nuotcsthe  passages  in  part,  and  says). 
There  ie  no  proof  that  they  ever  left  the 
place  to  go  any  where  to  be  baptized.  I 
do  not  propose  to  prove  that  they  were 
baptized  by  pouring,  or  by  sprinkling,  nor 
that  they  were  not  baptized  by  immer- 
sion. It  does  not  devolve  upon  me  to< 
prove  any  mode, nor  to  disprove  any  mode, 
but  the  burden  of  proof  rests  on  my 
brother,  to  prove  that  immersion  is  the; 
only  mode  of  Christian  baptism.  The 
Sciiptures  do  not  teach  that  they  dipped 
or  plunged  the  candidates  in  the  water, 
when  they  baptized  tliem.  My  friend's 
third  argument  is  that  they  had  their 
bodies  washed  in  nure  water.  We  do 
not  believe  this  washing  refers  to  ritual 
bajitism.  It  is  only  a  figurative  expres- 
sion, alluding  to  the  cleansing  influences 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  the  application  of  the 
blood  of  Christ,  which  cleanses  from  all 
sin.  Nor  does  my  brother  always  baptize 
in  pure  water  when  he  places  his  subjects 
into  muddy  water  over  head  and  ears.  I 
don't  expect  to  take  the  position  that  the 
Scriptures  require  any  special  mode,  but 
that  tlie  mode  is  not  particular.  But  the 
Spirit  is  poured,  and  hence  the  water, 
purifying  water  should  be  poured,  as  tes- 
tified by  the  Apostle  Peter,  saying,  "But 
this  is  that  which  was  spoken  by  tlic 
prophet  Joel,  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
is  the  last  days  suith  God,  I  will  pour  out 
of  my  Spirit  upon  all  flesh,  and  i'our  sons 
and  your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  and 
j'our  young  men  shall  see  visions,  and 
your  old  men  shall  dream  dream-; 
and  on  my  servants  and  on  my  hand- 
maidens I  will  pour  out  in  those  days  ot" 
my  Spirit  and  they  sliall  prophesy." — 
These  Pentecostians  were  baptized  with 
the  Holy  Spirit.  This  the  baptism  of 
water  is  to  represent,  and  therefore  the 
Water  should  be  poured;  there  should  be 
an  agreement  between  the  sign  and  the 
thing  signified.  The  Apostle  John  say.s, 
''There  are  three  that  bear  witness  on  the 
earth,  the  Spirit,  the  water,  and  the 
blood,  and  these  three  agree  in  one."  Is 
there  not  an  agreement  when  the  Spirit 
is  poured  out,  as  in  the  case  of  these 
Pentecostians,  and  the  water  in  baptism 
is  poured  upon  them,  and  the  blood  of 
Christ  applied,  which  cleanses  from  all 
sin;  corresponding  with  what  John,  the 
harbinger,  says,  "I  indeed  baptize  you 
witli  water,  but  he  that  eometh  after  mo 
will  baptize  you  witli  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  fire."  Let  my  opponent  prove  that 
they  were  dipped  into  the  Holy  Ghost, 
then  hi>i  dipping  in  water  will  be  consist- 
ent. (Here  the  speaker  closed  his  sec- 
ond reply  at  the  end  of  twenty  minutes, 
still,  ap[)arently,  somewhat  confused). 

Close  of  the  first  day.  Meeting  closed 
by  devotional  exercises  conducted  by  tho 
Brethren. 

[To  he  Continued.) 


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OHUISTIAN  FAMiLi:  UOMFANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSTEL  VISITOR. 

MKYKilSDAl.K,  Pa.,  July  20,  lR7r). 


A  Noble  !$entliuout. 

The  following  language  was  used  by 
the  Euiiwircr  Napoleon  I  :  "There  is  no 
Haeiifiee  too  ^reat  Cor  my  courage  when 
it  is  proved  to  be  ibr  the  interests  of 
Franco."  There  is  a  nohle  sentiment 
expressed  in  this  language,  which  is  wor- 
thy of  the  attention  of  the  ('hristian.— 
The  associations  connected  with  the  sen» 
tiuient,  and  the  occasion  which  gave  rise 
to  it,  are  painful  to  contemplate,  though 
the  Bcnlimcnt  itself  is  an  excellent  one. 
It  was  uttered  by  the  ambitious  Kinpcror 
of  France  when  he  was  taking  the  pre- 
paratory steps  for  a  divorce  from  the 
JOmpress  Josephine,  for  whom  he  seems 
to  have  entertained  a  very  strong  affec- 
tion. But  conceiving  the  idea  that  the 
interests  of  France  required  his  alliance 
witli  .some  of  tlie  royal  lanjilies  ol  Eu- 
rope, he  resolved  to  sunder  the  tender 
ties  that  united  him  to  his  devoted  wife, 
Josephine,  which  he  accardini!;!y  did, 
tliough  the  occurrence  produced  in  both 
of  them  deep  and  overwhelming  ^rief — 
The  noble  but  unfortunate  I'^m press, 
made  probably  a  much  greater  sacrifice 
than  the  Emperor,  and  showed  no  le.-s 
fortitude  than  he  he  did.  "We  both 
glory,"  said  she,  "in  the  sacritices  we 
make  for  the  good  of  the  country." 

"There  is  no  saciilice  too  great  fur  my 
courage  when  it  is  proved  to  be  tor  inter- 
ests of  France."  We  thou;Oit  when  we 
read  this  sentiment,  as  we  often  think 
when  reading  of  great  men,  and  men  of 
great  minds,  and  men  occupying  positions 
in  life  giving  them  opportunities  for  do- 
ing much  good,  what  a  pity  that  all  such 
talents  are  not  consecrated  to  (jod  in  the 
promotion  of  Christian  truth.  Had  Na- 
poleon Bonaparte  felt  the  zeal  in  promo- 
ting the  interests  of  Christ's  kingdom 
that  he  felt  in  jfromoting  the  interesLs  of 
France,  liis  labors  and  their  results  might 
have  compared  favorably  with  those  of 
the  Apostle  Paul. 

While  tl>e  warlike  Emperor  said, 
"There  is  no  sacrifice  too  great  for  my 
courage  when  it  is  proved  to  be  for  tiio 
interests  of  France,"  the  noble  and 
Belfdenying  Apostle  Paul  .said  by  the 
plain  exprcs>ion  of  liis  conduct,  "  'There 


is  no  fc-acrificc  too  great  for  my  courage 
when  it  is  proved  to  be  for  the  interests' 
of  the  Christian  church,  and  the  spiritu- 
al intei-ests  of  a  perisiiing  world."  We 
are  often  pained  to  see  men  of  the  world 
showing  a  greater  zeal  and  a  more  self- 
denying  spirit  in  i)ushing  forward  some 
worldly  enterprise  or  business,  than  ma- 
ny Christians  show  in  iiromotiiig  enter- 
prises or  institutions  of  a  religious  char- 
acter, liaving  for  their  object  the  ad- 
vancement of  Christ's  kingdom  and  the 
spiritual  welfare  of  their  i'ellow  beings. — 
And  what  is  still  more  grievous  lo  those 
whose  hearts  arc  in  .symjiathy  in  any 
considerable  degree  with  Christ  in  liis 
benevolent  purposes  to  reform  sinners, 
and  to  extend  the  ble.^sed  infiuenccs  of 
Christianity  to  j)romote  the  happiness  of 
mankind  botli  in  this  life  and  in  the  life 
to  come,  is  to  see  persons  professing  to 
be  members  of  Christ's  church,  and  pro- 
fessing to  believe  the  Scriptures,  and 
consequently  professing  to  believe  that 
"without  holiness  no  man  shall  see  the 
Lord;  '  that  it  is  the  duty  of  all  men  to 
"seek  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  his 
righteousness;"  that  having  been  bought 
with  the  precious  blood  of  Christ,  and 
having  covenanted  to  serve  him,  we  are 
not  our  own  but  the  Lord'.^-;  that  we  arc 
"strangers  and  i)ilgrims  on  earth;"  that 
the  things  now  surrounding  us  and  which 
we  see  "arc  temporal"  while  the  unseen 
things  that  will  open  upon  our  viev/s 
shortly  in  the  future  world  "are  eternal;" 
that  God  will  "judge  the  world  in  right-  j 
eousiiess,"  and  "render  to  every  man  ac- 
cording to  his  deeds;"  that  we  arc  stew- 
ards of  God,  and  that  we  must  render  an 
account  to  him  of  o\ir  stewardship,  and 
for  the  improvement  of  our  talents, — we 
say,  to  see  men  with  the  solemn  obliga- 
tions upon  them  that  the  profession  of 
such  holy  principles  imples,  showing 
more  interest  in  thing  of  a  worldly  char- 
acter than  in  tilings  pertaining  to  the 
holy  cause  of  Christ,  and  more  anxious 
to  increase  in  wealth  than  in  holiness,  in 
taking  pleasure  in  worldly  enjoyments 
and  amusements  than  in  the  higher  en- 
joyments of  Christian  devotion,  is  a  pain 
ful  spectacle  to  behold  by  all  whose  minds 
are  properly  impressed  with  the  imi)ort- 
ance  of  holiness  and  who  have  attained 
to  anything  like  a  maturity  in  Christian 
experience.  But  alas  !  how  many  such 
cases  do  we  see  !  Wiint  palpable  incon- 
sistencies are  many  professing  Christians 


guilty  of!  Tf  Christ  is  precious  to  u.«, 
will  not  iiis  cause  be  so  too  ?  And  if  his 
oause  is  not  precious  to  us,  can  Christ 
himself  be  precious  to  us?  And  if 
Christ  is  not  precious  to  us  we  do  not  sa- 
vingly believe,  for  the  Apostle  Peter 
.says,  "Unto  you  therefore  which  believo 
he  is  precious."  And  if  we  i)roperly  ap- 
preciate the  prcciousne.ss  of  the  cau.se 
of  Christ,  will  we  not  say,  and  say  it  sin- 
ccreiy,  "There  is  no  sacrifice  too  great  for 
my  courage  when  it  is  proved  to  be  for 
the  interests"  of  Christ's  kingdom.  But 
perhaps  the  courage  is  lacking.  Very 
likely,  and  probably  here  lies  the  difficul- 
ty. But  will  the  want  of  courage  justify 
us  in  withiiolding  the  sacrifices  that  fidel- 
ity to  the  cause  of  Christ  requires?  It 
will  not.  So  the  only  safe  course  for  us 
to  pursue  is  to  seek  them,  if  we  have 
them  not  already,  the  courage, 
love  and  self-denying  spirit  th.it  will 
enable  m  to  do  our  duty  in  making  what- 
ever sacrifice  the  interests  of  the  cause  ot 
our  blessed  iMaster  may  re<iuirc.  What- 
ever is  lost  for  Christ's  sake,  or  .sacrificed 
to  his  cause,  if  done  sincerely,  will  in  duo 
time,  be  restored  a  hutidred  fold. 


A   Call  Iroiu  Enropo- 

It  seems  there  is  a  brother,  at  least  a 
brother  in  our  faith,  in  Norway,  hiUropc, 
who  has  called  tor  help  in  promoting  in 
his  own  cour.try  whatTio  and  we  regard 
as  the  true  Christian  faith.  His  letter 
which  we  publish,  we  hope  will  be  read 
with  interist.  It  ap|)Oars  there  are  per- 
sons known  to  him  who  probably  would 
be  prepared  to  embrace  the  truth  in  il.s 
aj)ostolic  character,  if  it  were  I'.rcsentod 
to  them,  and  an  opportunity  offered  of 
publicly  and  jirofes.-ionally  accepting  it. 
This  call  is  worthy  of  the  prayerful  ccui- 
sideration  of  our  broihorhood,  and  wo 
hope  it  will  receive  such  con-iderai  ion. 

We  also  publi.sh  in  tlie  present  number 
of  our  paper  brother  Eshelman's  proj>osi- 
tion  in  regard  to  raising  funds  for  sprend- 
ing  gospel  truth  in  the  country  from 
which  the  above  call  comes,  iict  this 
means  of  collecting  funds  be  coiisidorod, 
as  well  a.s  the  objects  for  which  the  funds 
are  designed.  If  any  other  way  should 
present  itself  to  any  of  our  brethren  let 
us  hear  from  them.  Brethren,  let  us  not 
fail  to  respond  to  this  call  as  becomes  our 
profession  and  princijiles. 

As  many  of  the  brethren  have  corro- 
spiindence  and  liusinoss  with  our  oflico, 


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wc  propose  to  receive  any  funds  sent  for 
the  iitiovc  purpose,  and  wc  will  acknowl 
edge  them  in  our  paper  under  the  liead 
of  thr  Ihiiu'sh  Fintd,   as   brother   lOshel- 
tuan  proposes. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Frederick  Douglass,  the  colored  orator, 

and  friend  and  repres(!ntative  of  his  race, 

in  a  Fourtli  of  July  speech    made  near 

Washin^^ton,  D.  C,  took  the  opportunity 

of  urging  upon  his  colored  brethren  the 

practice  of  self-dependence.     n<i  showed 

by  a  number  of  familiar  illustrations  that 

tlie  colored  people  had  been  defrauded  in 

various  ways  by  persons  professinf;  to  be 

their  friends.     Mr.  Douglass  would  liave 

the  colored  people  help  them.oelves  as  the 

wliitc  people  do.     He  remarked,  "If  we 

need  a  Moses,  we  will  find  him  in  our  own 

tribes."     He  alluded  to  the  Freedman's 

Bank  as  follows  : 

"We  have  had  a  Freedmau's  Savings  lu- 
Btilute;  but  we  dou't  want,  any  mure  Our 
white  fiieuds  told  us  that  if  we  had  cents  to 
bring  them  to  them  and  they  would  take 
caie  of  them,  and  if  we  had  djUais,  or  hun- 
dreds, or  thousands,  also  to  bring  the.m.— 
They  told  us  they  had  a  goose  and  a  golden 
egg-  Yes,  we  put  our  millions  there  but 
where  are  they  nowf  The  men  who  went 
iulo  that  baull  a  few  years  ago,  poor  men, 
are  now  domiciled  in  beautiful  homes,  ami 
drive  their  fine  turnouts.  It  makes  me  feel 
badly  to  think  how  we  have  been  robbed.  0  ust 
enough  honest  men  have  been  put  in  the 
bank  to  insure  its  succes!.  But  while  they 
put  in  two  sound  apples,  they  slipped  in  five 
or  six  speckled  ones,  and  were  snio  to  turn 
the  specks  down. 

Mr.  Douglass's  speech  is  thought  to 
have  been  well  timed,  and  many  of  his 
remarks  judicious. 

Father  Boehm,  the  oldest  living  minis- 
ter of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
having  reached  his  one  hundredth  year 
on  June  8th,  preached  his  centennial 
sermon  on  that  day.  It  was  preached  in 
the  oldest  house  of  worship,  or  on  the 
ground  where  one  of  the  oldest  houses  of 
the  M.  E.  Church  stood,  in  the  John 
Street  church,  N.  Y.  Upon  introducing 
the  aged  minister.  Bishop  Janes  said  that 
his  physician  prohibited  any  person  sha- 
king hands  with  Father  B(chm  at  the 
close  of  the  service.  But  at  the  suggcs 
tion  of  the  Bishop,  the  whole  congrega- 
tion showed  their  respect  for  the  aged 
preacher  by  rising  as  he  came  forward  to 
commence  his  sermon.  His  text  was, 
■'Behold  I  stand  at  the  door  and  knock: 
if  any  man  hear  my  voice,  and  open  tlie 


door,  I  will  come  in  to  him,  and  sup  with 
him  and  he  with  me."  llev.  iii.  20.— 
The  sermon  was  short  but  practical. 

According  to  the  statistics  aft'orded  by 
the  State  Librarian  of  Connecticut,  there 
were  in  1874,  4,G94  marriages  in  that 
State,  while  there  were  in  the  same  year 
VJ'l  divorces,  making  1  divorce  for  a  frac- 
tion more  than  9  marriages.  This  is  not 
&  very  honorable  showing  for  one  of  tlic 
Puritan  New  England  States.  Indiana 
has  obtained  notoriety  for  the  number  of 
its  divorce  cases  and  the  ease  with  which 
they  are  obtained,  but  it  appears  that 
Connecticut  does  not  come  much  behind 
Indiana  in  this  respect,  and  perhaps  none. 
Such  facts  show  that  tiie  marriage  obli- 
gations are  not  considered  very  binding, 
and  afllbrd  reason  for  believing  there  is 
mtich  unhappiness  resulting  from  im- 
proper marriages. 

The  flood  caused  by  the  overflow  of  the 
Garonne  river  in  France,  has  done  great 
damage  to  property  and  lias  also  destroy- 
ed a  great  many  lives.  The  amount  of 
property  destroyed  is  estimated  at  300,- 
000,000  of  francs,  ($57,000,000),  and  the 
loss  of  life  is  said  to  exceed  3,000  persons. 
Such  a  calamity  would  at  all  times  be  a 
terrible  occurrence,  but  at  this  time  it 
ap])cars  to  be  more  so  as  France  is  en- 
deavoring to  recover  i'rom  the  eff'ects  of 
the  German  war.  A  sympathy  should  be 
felf.  for  the  French  people,  and  aid  ren- 
dered them  in  their  affliction. 

At  a  largely-attended  and  enthusiastic 
meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Plymouth 
church,-called  to  consider  the  propriety 
of  increasing  Mr.  Beecher's  salary,  a  res- 
olution was  ofl'cred  to  give  him  $100,000 
instead  of  $20,000,  which  lias  heretofore 
been  his  salary.  The  resolution  was  pas- 
sed unanimously.  It  was  understood  by 
the  congregation  that  this  large  salary 
was  only  for  the  present  year,  and  is  in- 
tended to  help  defray  the  expenses  of 
Mr.  Beecher's  trial. 

Robert  Dale  Owen,  the  well-known 
infidel  that  had  a  public  discussion  with 
Alexander  Campbell  many  years  ago  up- 
on the  truth  of  the  Bible  and  Christiani- 
ty, has  become  insane,  and  is  in  charge 
of  his  son  at  New  Harmony,  Ind.  He 
had  become  a  spiritualist,  and  it  is 
thought. that  the  exposure  of  some  of  the 
humbugs  of  spiritualism  had  considerable 
to  do  with  liis  iiisanity. 


It  is  thougnt  that  208  Menonite  fami- 
lies will  come  to  America  from  liussia 
the  present  season.  It  is  also  said  that  a 
colony  of  40,000  Menonites  liave  cunclu. 
ded  to  emigrate  to  America  from  liussia, 
the  efforts  of  the  Russian  government  to 
retain  them  as  its  subjects  having  failed. 
The  settlement  made  in  Manitoba  Terri- 
tory is  reported  i)rosperous. 

The  American  Palestine  Exploration 
Society  has  sent  out  another  expedition, 
the  object  of  which  is  to  explore  the 
region  of  the  Jordan.  A  similar  Society 
exists  in  England.  The  labors  of  these 
Societies  will,  no  doubt,  throw  much 
light  upon  the  land  of  miracles  and  of 
wonders,  endeared  to  the  readers  of  the 
Bible. 

It  is  said  that  250,000  Polish  Catholics 
have  united  with  the  Greek  church. — 
They  could  not  accept  the  dogma  of  the 
Pope's  infallibility,  and  hence  left  the 
Catholic  church. 

Brother  A.  J.  Ilixon,  of  Higliland  Co., 
Ohio,  say.-5,  "We  are  as  well  as  usual, 
though  my  wife  has  very  poor  health  at 
best.  Church  matters  arc  rather  clouded 
in  Southern  Ohio." 

Brother  Martin  Nehcr,  of  Piatt  coun- 
ty, Ills.,  says:  "We  have  lately  had  a 
great  deal  of  rain.  It  is  too  wet  for  corn, 
or  to  make  hay,  or  to  cut  wheat.  The 
wheat  crop  is  very  short  here.  It  was 
badly  winterkilled.  Grass  is  good.  Po- 
tatoes, and  garden  vegetables  in  general, 
are  very  good.  Fruit  is  a  failure. — 
Health  is  good. 

"'Church  news  is  tolerably  good.  Sever- 
al have  been  addtd  to  the  church  this 
summer,  and  we  think  there  is  a  good 
prospect  for  more  to  come  soon.  We  ex- 
pect to  build  a  meeting  house  after  har- 
vest, forty  by  sixty  feet,  two  stories  high; 
the  lower  story  brick,  the  upper  frame. 
The  name  of  the  church  is  Okaw." 

Brother  Boyer,  of  Lena,  Illinois,  says: 
"We  had  a  very  late  spring,  yet  every- 
thing is  very  promising  for  an  abundant 
harvest.  The  chinch  bug  threr.tcned  to 
do  us  much  damage,  and  in  some  locali- 
ties it  did  destroy  wheat  and  barley,  but 
the  abundant  rains  have  checked  them, 
so  that  at  present  our  prospect  is  unusu- 
ally good. 

"The  church  here  at  Waddam's  Grovo 
seems  to  be  in  a  prosperous  condition. — 
There  was  a  woman  baptized  at  our 
lovefeast  that  came  from  England  a  little 
over  a  year  ago,  and  others  seem  to 
be  counting  the  cost.  The  healtii  here, 
in  general,  is  good",  tho  members  arc  well 
as  far  as  known." 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Tlie  Ejfyptian  Water-Carrier. 


"The  gift  of  God  !  the  gift  of  God  ! 

Who  will  buy  the  gift  of  God  ?" 

Such  is  the  cry  of  the  pictureesque- 
lookinsf  water-carrier,  as  hef,'oes  about 
the  streets  of  Kgypt  with  his  water- 
siiiQ  tbrowu  over  his  shoulder,  during 
the  season  of  drought,  when  the  wa- 
ter, from  its  preciousuess,  may  well  be 
called,  as  it  is,  the  gift  of  God  ;  for,  in 
their  language,  the  two  terms  are 
used  interchaugeably  to  express  the 
one  thing,  the  gift  of  God  n^eauiug 
water,  and  water  being  the  gift  of  God. 
Diylng  the  heat,  and  before  the  Nile 
has  overfiiiwed  its  bauks,  the  poor 
especially  would  realize  how  valuable 
a  thing  it  was  when  given  in  abund- 
ance, and  recognize  it  emphatically  as 
the  "good  gift"  which  "cometh  down 
from  above." 

As  the  water-carrier  goes  along  his 
way — now  coming  into  a  wealthy 
part  of  the  town — a  rich  man  thinking 
of  the  need  of  the  poor,  and  wishing 
to  bestow  a  kindness  on  them,  steps 
out  of  his  mansion,  and  pays  the  man 
for  all  the  water  he  has,  desiring  him 
to  go  into  the  poorest  quarter  and  give 
it  away. 

The  man  gladly  hastens  ofi',  and 
reaches  a  lane  where  the  poorest  have 
their  dwellings,  and  now  alters  his 
cry,  and  instead  of  saving  : 

"Who  will  buy  the  gift  of  God  ?"  he 
cries  out : 

"The  gift  of  God,  the  gift  of  Goa  ! 
Who  will  take  the  gift  of  God  ?" 

We  can  imagine  how  eagerly  and 
gladly  the  poor,  thirsty  ones  gathered 
around  him,  and  that  there  would  not 
be  much  delay  before  the  empty  ves- 
sels were  brought  out  of  their  houses 
to  be  filled.  "Give  me  a  drop!  •'Re- 
member me  !''  "Fill  up  my  pitcher  I" 
''Lot  me  have  a  draught?"  and  such 
like  eager  appeals,  in  beseeching  tones, 
would  make  the  water-carrier  think 
how  best  he  could  dispone  of  the  pre- 
cious liquid  ;  and,  while  gladdening 
him  to  be  the  bearer  of  so  free  and 
prized  a  gift,  it  would  go  to  his  very 
heart  that  he  had  not  enough  for   all. 

What  a  grand  picture  we  have  here 
of  "the  water  of  life,"  which  is  ofl'crod 
"without  money  and  without  pricti," 
to  every  one  that  tliirsteth.  "The 
gift  of  God  is  eternal  lif(!  through  .Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord."  "For  God  so 
loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  liis  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  bcliev- 


etb  iu  Him  shall  not  perish,  bat  have 
everlasting  life:"  John  3  :  16.  Je- 
sus, "our  rich  man,"  has  paid  for  the 
water  for  which  our  souls  were  dying 
for  thirst ;  and  as  we  have  "no  mon- 
ey," it  would  be  a  hopeless  caee,  in- 
deed, for  us,  if  Jesus,  in  his  love  and 
in  his  pity,  had  not  thought  of  our 
need,  and  stepped  out  of  his  glorious 
mansion  above,  not  only  to  purchase 
it  for  us,  but  actually  to  bring  it 
with  his  own  hands  to  our  parclied 
lips. 

But  with  Jesus  there  is  enough  and 
to  spare.  The  fountain  of  his  grace 
never  fails — the  stream  of  bis  grace  is 
never  dried  up — no  one  need  be  afraid 
of  being  sent  empty  away,  for  "every 
one"  is  invited  ;  and  it  will  never  be 
exhausted  till  the  last  poor,  thirsty 
sinner,  who  has  felt  his  need,  has 
come  for  an  unfailing  supply  of  the 
gift  of  God.  "If  thou  kaeweet  the 
gift  of  God,  and  who  it  is  that  saith 
to  thee,  "Give  me  to  drink,  thou 
wouldst  have  asked  of  him,  and  he 
would  have  given  thee  living  water  : 
John  4  :  10.  "But  whosoever  drink- 
eth  of  the  water  that  I  shall  give  him, 
shall  never  thirst,  but  the  water  that 
I  shall  give  him,  shall  be  in  him  a 
well  of  water  springing  up  into  ever- 
lasting life  :"  John  4  :  14. 
I  heord  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

Behold,  I  freely  give 
The  living  water — thirsty  one, 

Stoop  down,  and  drink,  and  live. 
I  came  to  Jesus,  atid  I  drauk 

Of  that  life-giving  stream  ; 
My  thirst  was  quenched,  my  soul   revived' 

Aud  DOW  I  live  in  Him. 

Tht  Truth. 

— •  * 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  IVaruiiiK  to  the  Y'ouue. 


About  two  months  since,  a  young 
lady  residing  about  six  miles  from 
this  city,  through  a  little  simple  van- 
ity, quite  destroyed  her  eyesight. 
She  was  arranging  her  toilet  for  the 
purpose  of  attending  Sabbath-achooi  ; 
and  to  complete  it,  she  painted  her 
already  rosy  cheeks  with  the  pink 
coloring  matter  on  tht  candy,  known 
as  Cinnamon  Drops.  She  then  walk- 
ed to  Sabbath-school,  a  distance  of  a 
mile  or  mote.  When  she  returned 
home,  about  12  o'clock,  her  face  was 
intensely  red,  and  her  eyes  were  much 
swollen.  By  sunset  of  the  same  day 
her  eyes  wore  so  inflamed  that  the 
lashes  were  hid.  Medical  aid  was 
procured  ;  aud  the  physician  immedi- 
ately pronounced  her  eyes   poiseQcd. 


All  was  done  that  could  be  doue  to 
try  to  alleviate  her  sufferings.  She 
had  to  be  kept  under  the  influence  of 
narcotics  all  the  time.  On  Thursday 
of  the  same  week  bjth  eye  balls  burst- 
ed  They  then  consulted  the  best 
Oculists  in  this  city,  who  pronounced 
her  out  of  the  reach  of  medicine,  hut 
thought  that  perhaps  a  surgical  oper- 
ation might  save  her  sight  if  there 
was  any  there.  Accordingly  she 
was  brought  to  the  house  of  the  wri- 
ter, and  placed  in  a  dark  room,  and 
two  doctors  came  iu  to  do  what  they 
could,  but  would  not  promise  to  do 
her  any  good.  They  gave  her  chlor- 
oform, aud  opened  the  eyelids  enough 
to  see  the  balls,  which  looked  like 
pieces  of  proud  flesh,  and  their  words 
were,  "They  are  gone,  gone — sight 
entirely  gone !"  All  they  could  do 
was  to  try  to  take  out  the  infljimma- 
tiou  and  heal  them.  At  pre.sent  they 
are  getting  better  slowly,  that  is,  the 
swelling  is  going  out  of  them;  but 
aias,  alas!  the  light  of  day,  and  the 
faces  of  ones  near  and  dear  to  her,  are 
forever  hidden.  No  more  can  the 
lovely  Alice  Hatlcy  enjoy  the  pleas- 
ures of  life  as  she  once  could  ;  only 
fourteen  years  of  age,  and  obliged  to 
grope  her  way  iu  darkne.'-'S.  No 
tongue  can  tell,  nor  pen  describe,  the 
agony,  the  woe,  of  the  widowed  moth- 
er when  hearing  the  piercing  cries 
and  piteous  moans  of  her  daughter 
while  taking  the  chloroform. 

Dear  young  readers,  who  may 
chance  to  read  these  lines,  let  the  sad 
case  of  this  girl  be  a  lesson  to  you  to 
be  content  with  such  charms  as  na- 
ture may  bestow.  Although  you 
may  not  be  as  rosy  cheeked  as  some 
of  your  acquaintances,  let  your  con- 
duct be  such  that  no  one  will  notice 
the  outward  appearance. 

Sarah  M.  Saundbrs. 

Indianapolin,  liid. 


It  it  Is  Trne. 


An  infidel  said,  "There  is  one  thing 
that  mars  all  the  pleasures  of  my 
life." 

"Indeed  !"  replied  his  friend,  "what 
is  that?" 

lie  answered:  "I  am  afraid  the  Bi- 
ble is  true.  If  1  could  know  for  cer- 
tain that  death  is  an  eternal  sleep  I 
should  be  happy  I  My  joy  would  be 
complete  !  But  here  is  the  thorn  that 
stings  mo ;  this  is  the  sword  that 
pierces  my  soul :  It  the  Bible  is  true, 
I  am  lost  forever." 


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461 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


Uorrespoudfuce  of  church  news  solicited  frorr* 
all  partf  of  the  Brotherhosd.  Writer's  name 
and  address  required  on  every  communication 
tn  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  commnni- 
caiions  or  mauniicript  used,  not  returned.  AU 
c  immnrAcaiiOHS  for  pnblicction  i<Jwnld  be  writ 
tin  upon  OUO  »£«ie  of  the  thc^t  only. 

An  Vreent  Appewl. 

The  undersigned,  being  at  a  great  ex- 
pense in  publishing  the  " Bmederhote," 
(a  German  monthly  devoted  to  the  inter- 
ests of  the  church  of  the  Brethren),  de- 
sires the  aid  of  every  brother  and  sister 
in  circulating  the  same,  so  the  expenses, 
at  lea^it,  may  be  paid.  Tbp  ministering 
brethren  are  especially  solicited  to  inform 
the  German  reading  members  of  their  re- 
spective congregations  of  the  establish- 
ment of  the  above  paper;  and  tho.^c  wish- 
ing to  act  as  agents  may  address  as 
below. 

The  aid  of  all  is  requested  so  much  the 
move  as  a  great  many  (about  50)  copies  of 
the  paper  go  to  Germany  free,  so  as  to 
introduce  the  doctrine  in  the  land  of  our 
forefathers,  where  the  church  of  the 
Brethren  was  first  organized.  The  post- 
age on  those  alone  is  three  cents  a  niece, 
and  to  cover  that  expense,  the  circulation 
ought  to  bo  large  enough  to  do  it. 

I  am,  dear  brethren  and  sisters,  yours 
fraternally, 

LuDAViG  A.  Platr, 
Box  35,  Lancaster,  Pa. 


Parsons,  Labette  Co.,  Kan.,  \ 
July  7th,  1875.  j 

Jirother  Qiiiiiter  : 

Please  announce  through  the  Com- 
panion AND  A^isiTOU,  that,  after  coun- 
Bcling  with  some  of  the  brethren,  we 
have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  we  need 
no  more  help  here  at  present.  The 
bountiful  crops  here  whore  the  grasshop- 
pers did  not  molest  us  will  be  amply  suf- 
ficient to  supply  our  wants  if  nothing  be- 
falls the  crops  yet.  We  would  further 
say  to  our  brethren  and  friends  who  have 
so  liberally  responded  to  our  calls,  that 
they  have  not  only  helped  furnish  food 
for  this  mortal  body,  but  through  its  in- 
fluence they  are  feeding  souls  with  the 
bread  of  eternal  life.  There  are  some  re- 
ceived into  the  church  by  baptism  at  al- 
most every  meeting  we  have  in  our 
neighborhood. 

May  the  God  of  Heaven  help  us,  and 
preserve  us,  is  our  prayer. 

Joseph  Garber. 


Dear 


Ckaig,  Holt  Co. ,  Mo. ,  \ 
June  15,  1875.  j 

Brother  : 

I  thought  I  would  give  you  some 
information  about  the  way  the  gvasshop- 

Eers  have  served  us  here  in  this  part  of 
[olt  county.  They  have  eaten  uu  all 
our  garden  truck;  nearly  all  our  wheat, 
oats,  and  rye;  all  our  potatoes;  our  corn 
they  ate    oif  twice.     We    will  try  and 


plant  the  third  time  this  week  and  for 
the  last  time  this  season,  as  there  will  bo 
rather  a  poor  chance  for  corn  so  late  in 
the  season,  unless  we  have  a  late  fall.  I 
do  not  see  how  some  of  us  are  to  live  un- 
til the  corn  gets  into  roasting  ears,  for  I 
am  eating  on  the  last  fifty  pounds  of  flour 
I  have  in  the  world,  and  I  have  no  corn 
and  no  money  to  buy  any  with.  And 
I  know  others  that  arc  as  bad  off"  as  my- 
self. I  must  try  and  get  away  from  here 
as  soon  as  I  possibly  can,  for  I  cannot 
live  here  long  without  suff'oring;  and  liow 
to  get  cast  of  the  Mississippi  river  is  to 
be  planned  out  yet.  It  will  cost  more  to 
stay  here  than  to  move  away.  1  do  not 
think  I  can  live  through  another  winter 
here,  such  as  we  have  here.  I  have  had 
poor  health  for  the  last  8  months.  This 
is  not  the  country  for  a  person  whose 
lungs  are  aff'ected.  If  I  can  get  south* 
east  1000  miles  from  here,  I  believe  I 
will  regain  my  health;  or,  at  least,  I  will 
be  able  to  work  more  and  stand  it  better. 
I  cannot  stand  either  the  extreme  of  cold 
or  hot  weather.  We  have  both  here; — 
it  is  very  hot  to  day. 

The  best  news  to  relate  is,  the  grass* 
hoppers  have  been  leaving  in  a  north- 
westerly direction  for  the  last  five  days. 
1  will  try  to  give  a  faint  idea  of  their 
numbers.  I  went  to  meeting  last  Sab- 
bath ten  miles  east  of  me.  They  were 
flying  in  a  nearly  solid  ma.ss.  Allow  two 
inches  space  for  each  grasshopper,  for  ten 
miles  wide,  100  miles  in  length,  and  2 
miles  in  depth,  and  you  will  have  only 
a  fractional  number  of  the  grasshoppers 
that  were  hatched  in  Missouri.  Our  late 
war  was  outlandish,  and  many  of  us  com- 
plained of  rebels;  but  give  mo  the  tender 
mercies  of  rebel  soldiers  in  preference  to 
grasshoppers.  I  know  how  both  are,  for 
I  have  had  a  trial  of  both;  and  I  hope 
and  pray  God  to  keep  me  from  passing 
through  either  trial  again;  if  it  is  holy 
will;  the  will  of  God  be  done  not  mine. 

We  will  hold  our  first  meeting  in  our 
new  meeting  house  on  the  I7th  and  18th 
of  July,  no  providential  hindrance.  It  is 
about  completed,  but  not  quite  paid  for 
yet.  I  pray  for  God's  mercies  to  contin- 
ue over  us  all.  Brethren  and  sisters  in 
Christ,  pray  our  God  to  provide  a  way  for 
our  escape,  who  see  starvation  staring  us 
injjthe  face,  now  unable  to  ward  it  off 
without  his  aid. 

June  17th.  The  grasshoppers  lit  down 
on  our  barren  fields  yesterday  again  by 
the  thousands.  God  only  knows  when 
we  will  see  the  last  of  them.  They  are 
just  as  numerous  in  the  air  as  they  were 
six  days  ago.  What  will  become  of  us 
we  know  not,  but  we  will  put  our  trust 
in  God  and  murmur  not  at  our  fate.  All 
things  work  together  for  good  to  them 
that  love  God.  It  is  true  we  would  rath- 
er not  pass  through  such  hard  trials,  but 
the  will  of  God  be  done.  But  we  pray 
God  that  our  faith  fail  not;  and  I  hope 
and  trust  that  God  will  help  us  to  endure 
hardness  as  good  soldiers  of  the  Cross. — 
But  if  I  had  it  in  my  power  I  would  try 


and  get  away;  but  we  are  liere  cither  to 
suffer  and  die,  or  get  away  by  some  un- 
seen way.  The  West,  it  appears,  is  about 
being  visited  with  the  seven  last  plagues, 
and  we  hear  another  voice  from  heaven, 
saying,  "Come  out  of  her  my  people, 
that  ye  be  not  partakers  of  her  sins,  and 
that  ye  receive  not  of  her  plagues;  for 
her  sins  have  reached  unto  heaven,  and 
God  hath  remembered  her  ini<)aities." — 
God  isi  rewarding  sin  as  it  deserves,  and 
it  is  all  riffht  that  God  does  send  these 
plagues  among  rebellions  people ;  and 
when  his  people  live  among  such  people, 
God  will  call  to  his  poeple  to  come  out 
from  them  that  they  be  not  partakers  of 
their  sins,  and  that  they  receive  not  of 
those  plagues;  and  I  intend  to  obey  God 
and  come  out  of  the  West,  if  there  isany 
way  possible  to  do  it. 

June  I8th.  Grasshoppers  are  yet  here 
— still  coming  from  the  c«unties  south- 
east of  us.  May  God  grant  that  we  may 
all  profit  by  those  things  that  are  sent 
among  us  to  make  us  humble.  Love  to 
all  the  household  of  faith. 

A.  J.  CORRELL. 


Indiana,  Pa.,  June  28,  1875. 

Dear  Editors  : 

The  lovefeasts  so  far  as  they  have 
been  announced  in  yoiu-  paper,  we  believe, 
are  among  the  things  of  the  past,  but 
their  influence  for  good,  we  hope,  will  go 
on  while  time  shall  last. 

Ours  at  the  Manor  was  a  good  meeting. 
The  ministerial  department  was  ably  till- 
ed by  Elds.  Joseph  Berkey  and  Jacob 
Hoisopple,  from  the  Shade  Brancli,  and 
J.  W.  Spicher  and  Mark  Minser,  from 
Montgomery.  There  was  one  sister  re- 
cieved  into  the  fold  by  baptism  and  three 
more  applicants,  whose  cases  will  be  ats 
tended  to  shortly,  and  we  trust  more  will 
soon  make  up  their  minds  to  set  out  on 
their  journey  Zionward;  and  why  should 
they  not  cause  rejoicing  among  the  saints 
since  angels  do  rejoice  over  one  sinner 
that  repents? 

Order  at  our  meetings  is  sometimes 
not  what  it  should  be,  but  we  feel  a  little 
like  Page's  teacher  of  a  disorderly  school, 
'There  is  a  manfestsign  of  improvement,' 
and,  therefore,  we  will  not  complain,  but 
take  courage. 

The  following,  from  the  pen  of  "Sere  p- 
tor,"  the  Greenville  correspondent  of  the 
Indiana  Messenger,  is  as  good  a  descrip- 
tion of  our  meeting  as  I  could  give." 

"On  last  Friday  and  Saturday  the 
members  of  the  Tunker  denomination, 
who,  by  the  way,  form  a  quiet  and  re- 
spectable portion  of  our  community,  held 
their  annual  meeting  at  their  church 
about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  town.  So 
far  as  we  can  a'-certain,  the  meeting  was 
quiet  and  orderly  at  all  times  inside  the 
bi!;!ding;  but  we  are  sorry  to  say  the 
place  has  become  a  noted  resort  for  a  lot 
of  roughs  who  never  show  themselves  in- 
side, but  exert  themselves  to  annoy  the 
meeting  by  boisterous  conduct  about  the 


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promises,  especially  at  tlie  night  ineet- 
inp.s.  Their  spirits  on  (liis  occasion  wore 
made  unusually  liilarious  by  tlic  absorp-- 
tion  of  a  large  quantity  a  'fire-water,' 
whi'ih  liad  the  usual  effect  of  luakiiitt 
(hem  show  'much  fi.«;ht,'  especially  of 
that  wordy  n-ituro  which  jronerally  |)re 
cedes  the  resort  to  blows.  But  tneir 
quarrels  were  not  all  of  this  gaseous  sort, 
as  sundry  black  eyes  which  were  beinif 
spor'ed  around  on  Shturday  testified.'  " 

Then  "Scriptor"  kocs  on  to  congratu- 
late the  people  of  Greenville  that  these 
character.^  aie  not  a  home  production, 
but  imported  stock,  and  hopes  tliat.  just- 
ice may  be  moled  out  to  them;  but  we 
had  a  great  dual  rather  that  they  might 
obtain  mercy,  but  in  order  to  Rccuro  this 
it  is  necessary  that  tiioy  first  be  merciful 
to  themselves. 

Jos.   IIOL.SOl'1'LE. 


A  Visit  to  Our  Foriuvr  Home. 

Brother  Quintcr : — 

The  Berlin  congregation  having 
been  my  home  for  about  ten  years,  and 
the  home  of  my  wife  about  eighteen 
years,  no  wonder  we  love  her  members 
as  we  should  love  bretluon  and  sisters  in 
the  Lord;  and  when  we  love  them  we 
love  their  society.  For  this  reason  only, 
wc  started  from  iMcycr.^dale  on  the  after- 
noon of 'JMiursday,  July  1st. 

Our  first  stopping  place  was  at  brother 
George  Schrock's  three  miles  nortli  of 
the  town  of  lierlin.  Brother  S.  is  a 
minister  in  tlie  church,  preaches  in  the 
German  language,  and  from  what  I  could 
Icain  10  know  about  him,  may  be  called 
a  brotiier  in  the  full  sense  of  tlie  term. 

It  is  certainly  remarkable  that,  with  a 
few  excei)tions,  (I  say  few,  and  I  mean 
what  I  say),  traveling  from  Berlin,  and 
through  nearly  all  the  country  around  it, 
wlicre  you  come  to  a  good  farui,  you  may 
be  sure  to  find  a  brother  lliere.  The 
Amis!),  some  years  airo,  were  pretty 
strong  in  numbers  here;  l:>ut  at  present 
every  home   I'ormcrly  occuj/icd  by  these 

Sjeoplc  is  in  possession  of  the.  Brethren. 
L  often  wondered  why  tlic  brctliren,  in 
general,  are  such  good  husbandmen;  but 
1  need  not  wonder  any  longer,  alter  I 
liave  become  acquainted  with  them  as 
much  as  1  am  now.  '('hey  neverhave  any 
thing  to  spend  in  taverns,  but  expend  a 
gr)oci  deal  in  making  their  good  homes 
C  )mfortab!e.  This,  with  their  habits  ol' 
industry  and  the  blessing  of  (iod  on  their 
wc'rk,  enables  thcni  to  live  eomfortaiily. 
On  Haiurday  night  wc  lodged  '.vith 
brother  S.  F.  Bciman.  Bioth.er  B.  is 
yet  young  in  years,  and  last  summer  was 
eli'cl(;d  a  deacon.  If  tiie  results  of  all 
our  church  ekel ions  would  prijve  to  be 
as  in  his  case,  (hen  we  would  be  ltd  to 
believe  that  God's  hand  was  in  them. 

(Jn  Sunday,  with  brother  and  sister 
Beimaii,  we  visited  ilieir  Sat-bath  school 
at  th<;  Schroek  mceiing  house.  Brollier 
Jj.  Kuepper,  ft  deacon,  is  ihcir  Suikuiu- 
tcndcnl,  and  brother  W.  G.  Schroek  his 


assistant.  Here  we  noticed  the  beauty 
of  brethren  working  togerher;  for  wc 
could  see  nothing  of  that  jealousy  which 
ought  not  to  be  among  Christians.  The 
two  brethren  work  together  a«  brethren 
should  do.  I  have  often  wished,  if  only 
brethren  would  come  this  far,  tiiat  they 
would  ii'^t  only  show  their  love  to  each 
other  in  hand-shaking  and  saluting,  hut 
in  all  our  actions,  so  that  the  world  might 
truly  see  that  we  are  disciples  of  Christ. 

This  S.  S.  was  started  about  two 
months  ago,  and  at  present  they  number, 
teachers  and  scholars,  about  one  hundred. 
Alt hougli  the  .'■ciiool  is  young  and  ojicii 
for  improvotnent,  yet  with  such  brethren 
at  the  head  of  it,  and  the  blessing  of 
God  ou  it,  suiely  it  must  prove  to  be  a 
success. 

After  Sabbath  school  brother  Josepli 
Berkey  preached  on  the  theme  of  God's 
love-  Brother  B.  is  a  right  good  speak- 
er, but  it  seems  to  me  bretiiren  should  be 
governed  more  by  circumstances  around 
them  in  shaping  their  sermons.  The 
meeting  house  is  entirely  too  small  to 
be  comfortable  in  hot  weather,  t(j  keep 
up  a  meeting  for  two  liours  amf  over. 

From  here  wc  went  home,  wishing  and 
praying  for  the  welfare  of  the  Ikrlin 
congregation.  M.   Hady. 

To  the  Trine  Immersion  (Jiiurcli 
at  Liuuitrk. 


"And  Jesus  came  and  spake  uuto  tboni 
saying.  Go  ye  tbercfore  and  teach  all  iin- 
tions,  baptizimj  them  in  the  iinme  of  the 
Futlier,  and  of  tho  Bon,  and  of  the  Holy 
(Jhost.  Teaching  Ihem  to  observe  all  tbiugs 
whatsoever  I  have  commanded  yon  and  lo  ! 
I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world."— Mattu-  xxviii.  IS,  ID. 

Brethren  and  sisters  in  the  Lord,  who 
have  found  grace  to  do  God's  command- 
uients  of  love  to  iiim  because  he  loved  us 
first,  and  who  arc  a  church  according  to 
the  Holy  Scripture,  and  keep  his  law?, 
Ills  institutions  in  faith  and  love,  I  salute 
you  all,  brethren  and  sisters  in  Christ 
Jesus,  as  a  fellow  worker  in  spreading 
the  kingdom  of  God  in  truth,  tliough  1 
am  alone  in  Scandinavia,  (Denmark, 
Norway  and  Sweden)  as  a  worker  for 
Trine  Immersion  and  the  true  gospel. 
Matt,  xxviii.  I'J.  Tlie  harvest  is  great 
but  the  laliorers  i'cw,  therefore  have  I 
prayed  the  Jjord  of  the  harvest  to  send 
more  laborers  also  hero  to  these  king 
doms.  As  God  has  let  me  know  of  you 
and  favored  me  to  sec  your  testimony  of 
the  truth  in  Christ  Je.sus  through  your 
papers  (J5ro.  J.  H.  Moore's  pamphlets), 
I  cannot  refrain  lo  i)ray  you  as  the  true 
Church  for  whom  C'hrist  is  head,  to  come 
over  and  he.lp  me  in  the  gospel  service. 
If  you  have  any  in  \'our  miilsi  who  ha^< 
power  in  our  language  and  wiU  be  wil- 
ling to  ofTei-  himselM'or  the  faith  of  your 
church,  and  has  spiritual  gifts  to  work 
according  to  the  Bible,  I  wish  that  such 
an  one  by  (Joil  through  vou  miKht  be 
sent  to  these  naiions,  -to  that  the  true 
church  could  be  known   and   built  up. — 


Many  stand  here  as  sheep  without  a 
shepherd,  not  knowing  where  to  go  and 
find  the  true  Church,  dissatisfied  with 
the  erroneous  teachings  of  the  English 
Baptitits  on  war,  oaths  and  mauy  other 
things. 

May  the  grace  of  God,  the  love  of 
Christ,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy 
Ghoit  abide  with  you  all.     Amen. 

ClIllISTIAN   HAt;sEN. 

Address,  A.  Anderson,  Toddhodgaden, 
No.  14,  Cliri.stiana,  Norway,  lOuropo. 


Ouly  Ou»  (J«ut. 


A    PROI'OSITION. 

Our  beloved  servants,  the  ministers  of 
Cluiht,  fre(iuently  exclaim.  "0  that  all 
would  come  to  their  dear  Redeemer  and 
be  saved  I"  And  the  sentiment  meets  u 
hearty  "amen !"  from  every  devoted 
brother  and  sister.  Js  not  this  our  every 
wish  dear  brethren?  Methinks  I  hear 
you  all  say,  "yes!"  Well,  are  we  all  Jo- 
/'»/i7  what  we  can  to  l)iui</  sinners  to  Je- 
sus ?  "No,"  we  all  exclaim;  for  "no 
dilFerence  how  much  we  may  have  done 
we  can  still  do  a  little  more."  And  now 
to  our  "one  cent"  i)roposilion. 

Our  beloved  brother.  Christian  Hope, 
being  j)ersua<led  that  brother  J.  11. 
Jloore's  "yV/?ie  Immersion^'  could  be 
advantugoously  used  in  our  Master's  cause 
in  SA'cvicn  and  Denm.Trl<,  has  concluded 
lo  tr;in.>l-it<;  it  into  the  Danish  lanuuace. 
He  also  desires  to  translate  Bro.  iMoore's 
"J'i/((l  /'/(III  of  S"lv'ifi<)ii."  and  our 
^' (Jiic.  Ftiith  Viiidiaifal,''  I'oT  the  same 
purpose. 

Now  to  pay  for  printing  and  distribu- 
ting 100, out)  copies  of  the  above  named 
works,  we  earnestly  request  tliat  each 
brollier  and  sister  give  one  cent  for  the 
purpose  ;  and  to  make  a  beginning,  I 
herewith  send  twenty  five  cents — two  for 
myself  and  wife,  and  twenty-three  for 
twenty  three  brethren  and  sisters  in  Mo., 
who  arc  prevented  from  contributing  by 
the  gra.-slioppers.  I  also  send  twenty  five 
cents  received  from  brother  Hope — two 
for  himself  and  wife,  and  the  balance  for 
so  many  unfortunate  brethren  in  Kansas. 

Let  the  overseers  of  each  church  lay 
this  matter  before  their  members,  and 
wlmievcr  is  contributed  let  it  be  sent  totlic 
('OMl'ANlON,<;Vi.siTORofhee  and  receipted 
fbrundcr  the  head  of  Tiik  Danish  Fund. 

Now  dear  brctliren,  otic  cent  from  each 
of  you  will  pay  for  )uilil:.ihing  these  pam- 
ohlcts -p,"»y  the  passage  of  the  person  to 
Denmark  and  nil  his  cxjienscs  in  distrib- 
uting them.  Already  a  call  has  been  re- 
ceived from  Denmark  for  brethrer)  to 
Cv)mc  and  teaeli  the  people  ill-;  "narrow 
w.>y"  to  heavn.  (^Iiristiui  H.uisen,  of 
Chri-^liana,  Di-nnisrlv,  writes  liiai  afier 
rcr.dintr  brotbcr  Moore's  Trine  Immersion 
he  is  convinced  that  the  di>cirine  as  licit} 
forth  by  the  Brethren,  is  true  anil  right. 

When  I  think  how  ea-ily  each  ol  us 
cmild  spall' one  cent  this  week  f'<r  the 
cause  in  Denuiaik.  and  one  cent  next  week 


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for  the  cause  in  England,  and  so  on  for 
52  weeks,  thus  reaching  52  nationsin  one 
year,  I  am  surprised  at  our  inactivity. 

Printing  in  Denmark  is  at  least  50  per  I 
cent  less  than  in  this  country;  atid    1  un-  « 
derstand  a  Danish  brother  is  about,  to  sail 
for  his  old  home  in  Denmark.     Perhaps 
he  would  agree  lo   distribute  the  pam-  | 
phlets.  .     ( 

Now  brethren,  here  is  an  opportunity 
to  scatter  some  good  seed;  will  you  scat- 
ter tlie  seed  or  keep  the  penny  ?  Head 
this  ])icce  again. 

In  gospel  failh, 

M.    M.    ESHELMAN. 


AckuuwledsEUieuts. 

Nevada  City,  Mo  ,  | 
July  5th,  1875,      j 
Dear  Brother  James : — 

Pleaao  nckuowl- 
edge  the  following.  Received, by  mon- 
ey order  from  the   brcthreu    at   Mor- 
risoDville,  Christiau  Co.,  111. : 
From  the  Church  $  4  40 

Frotu  frieud  Joseph  Stutzman.      1.50 

Total.  $5.90 
lu  concluoion  I  would  say  to  my 
christiau  friends  and  brethren  in  tbo 
Lord,  please  accept  of  our  humble 
aud  heartfelt  thanks  for  your  chritstiau 
liberality. 

Yours  in  the  bonds    of    love    and 
christiuti  fellowship. 

J,  D.  YODER. 


Biutes  Jesu  Christi"  I  hope  we  will 
all  be  able  to  nee  the  point,  that  the 
uufermented  juice  of  the  grape  is  in 
an  impure  state  till  it  has  gone 
through  a  proocps  of  fermentation ; 
then  it  is  "kelch,"  or  wine,  aud  before 
that  it  is  "must,"  or  the  uufermented 
juice  of  the  grape,  aud  not  ''kelch," 
or  wine.  I  hope  the  brethren  and 
sisters  will  all  take  the  above  in  con- 
nection with  brother  Sayler's  article 
into  serious  consideration  and  profit 
thereby.  Prove  all,  aud  the  good 
recieve.  Brother  Sayler's  article  is 
on  page  426,  present  Vol. 

Martin  Neher. 


L API-ACE,  III.,  | 
July  10th,  1S75,     j 
Dear  Brother  Quinicr  : — 

Brother,  I  notice 
an  article  from  the  pen  of  eider  D.  P. 
Sayler,  that  meets  my  mind  so  well 
that  I  would  like  to  let  brother  Sayler 
kuow  that  he  is  not  by  himself,  but 
that  we,  herein  Illiuois,  concur  with 
his  article,  (or  at  least  I  kuow  of  a 
good  many  here  ia  the  southern  dis- 
trict of  Illinois  that  do,)  and  more 
especially  on  the  wine  question,  be- 
cause ho  is  right  that  the  refiners  give 
their  definition  so.  See  Webster; 
also  see  Winebrenner's  Testament 
Dictionary.  We  notice  that  the  Sa- 
viour saith,  that  men  do  not  put 
"most,"  (German,)  new  wine,  (Eng- 
lish,) into  old  bottles  ;  and  when  we 
come  to  read  about  wine  in  connection 
with  the  communion  it  is  called 
"kelch,"  no  more  "must,"  but  "kelch." 
The  anfermented  juice  of  the  grape  is 
called  "must"  in  German,  and  the 
fermented  juice  of  the  grape  is  called 
"kelch."  "Den  kelch  des  neuen  Tes- 
taments   ist     die   Gemeinschaft   des 


Auuonucemeat* 


DlSTKICT  MESTiXCS. 


The  District  Meeting  of  the  South- 
ern District  of  Iowa,  will  be  held  at 
the  Brethren's  meeting-house  5  miles 
north-east  of  Leon,  Decatur  Co., 
Iowa,  commencing  October  8th  at 
9  o'clock.  Lovefeast  on  the  evening 
of  the  9th.  A  general  representtuiou 
ia  requested. 

S.  A,  Gakber, 


Love-Feasts. 


The    brethren    of   Neosho    county, 
Kansas,  have  sot  the    time    for    their 
love  feast  on  the  18th  day  of  Septoin- 
bor  uext.     By  order  of  the  church. 
Sidney  Hodgdf.n. 


DIISD, 

We  fttlmit  !io  poetry  iindei'  any  clT-cumstftn 
ces  in  coiiHticUon  with  Obituaiy  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  iililce,  ami  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

May  3r(l,  lS76,in  the  Beaver  Creek  Dis- 
trict, sister  Elizabbth,  daughter  of  John  0. 
and  eislcr  Rebecca  Miller,  aged  31  years,  3 
months  aud  20  da^e. 

She  lea  yes  a  father,  brothers,  sisters  and 
many  kind  frieuils  who  deeply  mourn  their 
loss.  She  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Church  until  the  Liord  kindly  relieved  hor 
by  death  aud  we  trust  that  her  happy  spirit 
now  rests  where  aflliclion  aud  disease  never 
come.  Funeral  services  improved  by  breth- 
ren Solomon  Garber  and  George  Wine. 

In  the  Yellow  Creek  District,  Bedford  Co., 
Pa.,  June  30th,  1875,  sister  Nancy  Rbtlo- 
GLE,  widow  of  the  late  brother  Daniel  Replo- 
gle,  deceased,  and  also  sister  of  Eld.  George 
Brumbaugh,  late  deconsed,  of  Clover  Creek, 
Pa.,  aged  73  years,  0  mouths  and  21  days. 
Occasion  improved  by  the  brethren  from 
Kcv.  xiv.  12,  13,  to  ft  Very  large  auoience. — 
She  was  a  benevolent,  humble  and  pious  sis- 
ter, a  mother  of  14  children.  10  living)  and 
many  grand-children  ,  and  some  great-grand- 
children to  mourn  their  loss. 

In  Highland  Co.,  Ohio,  June  10th,  Daniet, 
IIixSDN,  in  the  7<)lh  yo'ir  of  hir;  ago.  lie  died 
after  but  a  few   hours  illuees,  and  sullur- 


cd  intensely.  The  deceased  was  once  an  ac- 
tive and  useful  member  of  the  Cliurch  of  the 
Brethren  in  th>:  neitrhborhood  in  which  livi 
died.  The  mecling  house  of  the  Brethren 
bciu?  clo^e  to  the  residence  of  the  deceased, 
his  house  was  open  to  entertain  persons  who 
attended  meeting  on  love-feast  occasions,  ae 
well  as  at  ordinary  inoetinjrs,  and  many  sha- 
red in  the  hospitality  of  this  kind  family. 
Sister  Hixson  died  some  few  years  ago,  a 
very  worthy  sist?r.  But  diOlcuIties  occur- 
liiig  iu  the  church  the  deceased  became  scp- 
arattid  from  it.  And  we  were  extremely 
sorry  to  learn  that  he  had  not  been  restorcct 
to  the  church  befor-.  he  died.  lie  was  a  re- 
spectable aud  kind  citizen,  ever  ready  to 
respond  to  the  calls  for  helb  ii;  cases  of  af- 
Uiction,  or  in  whatever  way  his  help  was 
ueeded.  Being  acqusiuted  with  the  family 
of  the  deceased,  we  Si-mpathize  with  them 
in  their  aflliclion. 

Editou. 

Near  Shanesville,  Tuscarawas  county,  O., 
on  the  Sth  of  May,  Clara  Melissa,  dauj^h- 
ter  of  friend  Al'^xunder  and  sister  Mary 
Lance,  aged  3  years,  3  months  and  14  days. 
Disease,  putrid  sorr throat  and  croup.  Fu- 
neral occasion  improved  in  the  Centre  moot- 
ing house  in  Shsnes?!lle,  by  fri(;nd  A.  Maust 
and  the  writer,  from  Rom.  xiv.  7,  8. 

Same  place,  daughter  of  the  same  parents, 
Mary  Lovicia  Lance,  born  June  14lh, 
1809,  died  May  I6ih,  1875,  aged  6  yea-s,  11 
mouths  and  3  days.  Disease,  putrid  sore- 
throat  and  croup. 

Thus  are  lyin;>:  two  little  daughters,  side 
by  bide  iu  the  cold  earth,  vii  itiu^  th;;  trump 
of  their  Master, and  the  parents  still  mourn- 
ing the  loss  of  their  dear  little  daujrhterg. — 
May  they  be  comfortc'i  with  the  hope  that 
they  mav  meet  them  in  the  spirit  world 
above.  Funeral  oecasiou  improved  at  same 
place  as  before,  lo  a  large  concourse  of  peo- 
ple, by  A.  Maust  and  the  writer,  from  1  Pet. 
i.  23,  24.  MiCHAi^L  H.  Suutt. 

Iu  the  Codo'-us  Congrotration,  York,  Pa., 
June  34th,  1875  sister  ELrzAisETii.  wife  of 
brother  Georu'e  Nt-ss,  Deacon,  aged  00  years, 
0  months  and  8  days. 

Her  sickuefs  wus  consumptien.  She  was 
sick  about  13  W'eUs.  She  being  the  second 
wife  of  brother  Ness  she  left  three  children 
and  two  step-children  to  mourn  their  loss. 
Fuiierel  services  by  the  Bretlnen  from  3  Cor. 
V.  1.  Andrew  Meveks 


T  IST0Fi\10Ni<]YS  RKOiOLVED  for 
JU    BUB8C1UPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

Allen  Boyer,  77  30;  John  Earl,  SO;  John 
L  Myers,  6  75;  Jimalhan  tessler,  80;  J,;hu 
Weybright,  75;  Ephraim  Brumbaugh,  20  10; 
J  M  Miller,  10;  I  H  Crist,  40;  J  M  White, 
10;  G  W  Thomas,  1  10;  Mrs  Ssllic  Bullor, 
10;  Barbara  Jordan.  8  .50;  H  1)  D.-»vy,  .50;  J 
M  Mohler,  1  05  ;  John  Lonjr.  1  10;  .\  F 
Thomas,  30;  David  Wolfe,  1  50;  C  El>y, 
10  00;  S  Bock,  1  00;  Mis  E  Hardraan,  1  ,50; 
A  Cocanower,  10;  Sacauel  Zigler,  75;  Daniel 
Ziglor,  1  35;  H  J  BrubaUer,  o  30;  A  II  8en- 
Beuy,  75;  C  Wallick,  80;  G  Buehcr,  75;  L, 
Glass,  50;  J  8  Flory,  4  83;  8  M  f,006,  50;  J 
P  Faidly,  2  80;  Nelson  Kitely,  1  00. 

I       Piire-ltre<l  i.'gttt.  BrHlinias. 

I       Pe.i  comb,  true  to    fenthcr,  aud   cannot  be 
]  excelled  for  sizt;,  etc.     We  will    .=  hip   by  ex- 
I  press  to  any  otie  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  ave  (*5.00)  dollars.     AddrePf, 

S.  BnAKn, 
35,  Folo,  Ills, 


464 


CHRISTIAN  FAMiLY  OOMPANIOW  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


I'ttssover  uud  I^ord'H  Supper. 

Eld.  Jobu  Wise  Fays:  "Having  examined 
the  work  entitled  The  T'ass'i"cr  and  Lord'n 
Slipper,  wriltou  by  J.  W.  Ubbk,  I  unhesi'a- 
tiuKly  iixpress  my  ajl'robalion  of  tiie  woriv, 
and  tliiuk  it  v.-ortliy  of  public  patronage;  and 
especially  consider  f'at  it  sliould  be  in  crcnj 
fainUy  of  the  Brother/r^'^l  " 

Tee  work  contains  SJiS  pat'fB  Price, 
sinirle  coi>y  by  msil,*l.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad'^rrfiS, 

J.  W.  Bebr, 
Meytjrsdale, 
35  Somerset  Co.,  Pa. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


The  CniLt>UEN's  Papkh  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  llic  youug  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotlierhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  3.5  cents  per  year.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Pat.estine  to  aRenls  for  clubs.  Spceimea 
copies  ou  receipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KruTZ, 

2  tf.  Poland,  MahoHxny  Go.,  0, 

"A  righteous   man  regardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Puov.  xii.  10. 


Ktover    Antomntlc 
Wiutl   Kugiue. 


Valuable  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Pcnn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  ou  county  line  road.  About, 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  k  lod  timber. 
Hub  a  good  orchard  and  aloe  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  twos^ory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it.  a  Isrge  bank  barn 
wiih  all  necessary  outbuiUliniiS  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  ihe  houai  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  bchoul  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  inforinaliou  con- 
cerniug  the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephreim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  .VIbteus. 

ai-lf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


For  pumping  water, 
grinding  grain, eic-  Three 
years  in  succeseful  oper- 
ation, and  oyer  Jt  000 
iu  UUe.  Took  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  State  fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  beet  in  a  sto-in 
and  running  In  a  light 
breeze.  Is  panicnlarly 
adapted  to  the  E»slern 
and  Southern  States,  ow- 
ing to  the  flight  hrecze 
required  to  operate  it. 

fit  tw  :^cll-ree:nlatlua:. 

Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter- 
Has  but  three  joints  and  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  purup.  Every  mill 
folly  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  p  ice  list,  address  manufactarer*  of 
Stovbk  Wisii  Engine  Co.,  Greencastle,  Pa., 
or,  H.  Woor^MANsE,  Freeport.  111. 
***>n  active  agent  wanted  in  every  county 
east  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains. 
20—418. 

FAK.U  FOU  SALE. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Stephenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
iBlleR  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  mil'iS  from  the  Cherry  Orove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  uuder  cultivjitlon  ;  n  lar«-o 
Stone  IlouBe  ;  goo-1  IVell  and  Sjiring  House  ; 
sever,'!  good  Springs  ;  b-iaring  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  &e. 

TEiiMs  :  $4,000  ;  One-fourth  iu  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
nneiits.  Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrif-e,  Nebraska, 


T  UK       "BE  E  R  S  "      W  II  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will    use    one- 
third  lef-s  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  clieaper  and   better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  ii.  lir.Rus  &  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Bnsits,  Ganoi.i'.k  »fc  Cooke. 
Belen'.^  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

Italiau  (luctMiM   For  Sale.       Bred 

from  pure  and  choice  ?tocU,  and  will  bo  sent 
by  iiif.il  or  exi>ress.  Send  Rtamp  for  price 
list.  Sati.sfactioii  guarantcd  in  ail  cases. 
Addres.*  8AMURI.  GRKKNA  WALT,  Cear- 
fo.ss  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 
l!l.«m. 


The  "One     Fnitli"   Vin«iicate«l; 

and  The  "Failh-alore' Theory  Weighed  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  VVa.'tiitg.  Send  for 
th'iu,  mill  put  thorn  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  l."*  cenlF;  2  ( opics,  2.5  cuts;  10 
copies  $1.10.  Address  : 

M.  M.  ESIIELMAN, 

La N AUK 

35-3G.  Carroll  couuly  111. 


SAFKTY   COM.AK  I'AOS. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  wo  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  nceipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1.50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  hav.dsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  from  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peek  of  oats  to  each  horse.  The  llrst  com- 
plaint to  htar  from  yet.  Send  soon  ;  the 
hot  season  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  Beavbu, 
Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


HOME  iVOOIiEN  FAl^TUUY. 

We  are  in-inufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
charges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  ytars,  I  think  1  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  aii.l  think  they  will  find  it  to 
their  advanlagi'  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STUDEliAKER, 
Uo.MU  WoJLUN  Factokv, 

18-tf.  Troy,  Ohio. 


THE    ECMPNK. 


NBW  AND  LATK6T  IMPROVED 
I'OKTAUEE   FAItn    EKGINE. 

At,so,  stationary  ENGINES, 

Boilers,  Saw-Millf,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalognes,  address 

Frick  &  C'o„ 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 

TIIE  GEISEB  KlANUFACrUUIIVt! 
COMPANY, 

Sole  Pkoprietors  and  Manvfacturkusof 


THE  GEISER 
SELF-REGULATING  GRAI^  SEi'ARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

E.NM)  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOI-DING  STACKER  ,t  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Moi'-TEJ)  and  Down  Poweks,  with 
Patent  I.nvEit  Ahua«<ibments. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Gkisbh  MANFCi.  Co., 
IC-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


A  VAEIJAUEE  «;OmnENTAKY. 

There  has  been  a  long  felt  need  of  a  Cora- 
mentary  on  the  Bible  adapted  to  the  use  of 
our  families  and  Suuday-schools.  This  w.int 
is  met  in  the  (Aitnmentary  hy  liev'ds.  Jemi- 
soN,  Faim.set  and  Bkown,  D.  D's.,  of  Eng- 
land, piiblifiho'i  iu  four  volumes,  but  by  a 
publishing  house  in  this  country  the  four 
voluiucB  are  compressed  into  one,  which 
furnishes  us  a  (/Diuaientary  upon  the 

OI«l  au<l  ficiw  Testanif>:i(s 

for  the  incredibly  low  sum  of  !ij7.50.  The 
comments  are  concise,  clear  and  easily  un- 
derstood by  thii  children,  and  so  far  as  wo 
arc  able  to  judge,  eminently  devout  and 
spiritu.'il.  \V\'  are  canvussing  S.  inerset 
County,  and  hope  to  obtain  a  large  number 
of  subscribers  to  the  work  we  are  introduc- 

2arf-  W.  M.  BROOKS,  Ageut. 


C.  h\  0.     Vol-  XL 


Vol.  XXV. 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMKS^L'IMTEK. 


"If  ye  love  me,  l:eep  my  commaricltr.enih.'' — jEsrs. 


At.  $1.60  Per  Auunni. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  JULY  27,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  30. 


Hope. 

Never  despair  !    The  darkest  clouJ 

Tliat  ever  loomed  will  pass  away, 
The  loDifcst  night  will  yitld  to  dawn — 

Thj  dawn  «iil  kiudle  iuto  day. 
M  hiit  if  aiouud  thy  louely  bark 

Dieslv  tierce  and  high  the  waves  of  sorrow, 
Stretch  every  on;-  !   there's  laud  ahead  ! 

Aud  thou  wilt  gain  the  port  to-morrow. 

Whou  fortune  froivns,  and  sunamer  friends. 

Like  biids  that  fear  a  slorm,  depart, 
8o!ac,  if  the  he'irt  hath  tropic  warmth, 

Will  ftay  Biid  ue-tle  voand  thy  heart. 
If  tbou  art  poor  uo  joy  is  won. 

No  good  is  gained  l;y  sa^l  repining; 
Gems,  t'n;i.,'d  iu  the  darkened  earth, 

May  yet  be  gathered  for  the  mining. 

There  is  uo  lot  however  sad, 

There  is  uo  root,  however  low, 
Bnt  has  some  joy  to  raake  it  glad. 

Some  latent  bli.^s  ro  soothe  the  woe. 
The  light  of  hope  will  liugor  near, 

W   en  wildcEt  !>eaU  the  hearts  emotion; 
A  talisman  when  breakers  ioar, 

A  star  upon  the  troubled  ocean. 

The-  farmer  kuow.5  not  if  his  field 

With  flood,  or  drouth  or  blight  must  cope; 
He  questions  not  she  fickle  skies, 

But  plows,  and  sows,  and  toils  in  hope. 
Then  up  !  and  strive,  and  dare,  and  do. 

No  doubt  a  harvest  you  will  gather; 
'Tis  time  to  labor  and  to  wait, 

And  trust  iu  God  for  genial  weather. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Bkctch  Ko.  4. 


BY   MUS.   J.    S.   THOMAS. 


Slowly  but  soleujTily  the  sun  sinks  to 
rest.  The  eas'ern  hoiizon,  in  resplend- 
ent beautj-,  reflects  its  declining  glory. 

The  lovely  little  songsters  sweetly  sing 
their  good-night  carol,  and  hitherward 
are  waited  the  aromatic  breezes  arising 
trom  flower  and  i;  li.ige.  Far  av.ay  in  the 
distatice,  the  massive  tree  tops,  apparent- 
ly kissing  the  sky,  ever  and  anon,  nod 
their  eourteou.s  rarewells  to  King  Sol,  as 
he  bids  adieu  to  their  lovely  society. — 
Yet  a  little  while  we  linger  in  silent  con- 


teiup.lation,  and  !o,  what  a  change  I  That 
which,  but  a  short  time  ago,  gave  to  our 
sketch  euch  a  luminous  background,  and 
as  the  shades  of  evening  deepen,  ^^o  do 
the  shadows  la!!.  Soon  night  will  liave 
thrown  her  sombre  mantle  around  us,  and 
weary  Nature,  glad  to  embrace  the  oiipor- 
tunity,  will  cease  from  the  busy  cares  and 
toils  of  life  and  seek  repose  in  slumber — 
"tired  Nature's  sweet  restorer." 
"Wrapt  in  the  arms  of  Morpheus  sweet, 
With  guardian  angels  our  visions  to  greet." 
This  portrays  to  our  mind  the  symbol  of 
death.  Oh,  how  ihis  little  monosyllable 
grates  upon  the  tendrils  of  our  hearts  I 
I  doubt  if  another  word  could  bo  found 
witliin  the  encj'clopedia  of  American  lit'- 
erature  thai  would  more  vividly  impress 
the  entire  human  famfiy.  And  why  ? — 
Because  it  is  appointed  unto  all  men  once 
to  die,  but  aiter  this  the  judgment. 

Not  like  the  glorious  luminary  of  the 
day,  will  the  sun  of  our  lives  go  down 
to  rise  SL'sin  on  the  morrow.  Oh,  no  I 
as  I  he  tree  falleth  so  it  lieth;  as  death 
overtakes  us,  .so  will  the  judgment  find 
us — gone,  forever  gone  I  With  tearful 
eyes  and  aching  hearts  we  hover  around 
the  cold,  inanimate  forms  of  our  loved 
ones.  Sadly,  sorrowfully,  we  implore 
them  just  once  more  to  speak  to  us;  but 
alas,  alas  !  the  voice  so  recently  redolent 
with  love  and  melody  ,  is  forever  hushed. 
Wistfully  we  gaze  into  those  loving  eyes, 
but  with  hearts  crushed  and  bleeding  turn 
fway  feeling  our  glance  non  reciprocated. 
Take  hold  of  the  cold,  icy  hand,  bear  it 
to  thy  trembling  lips,  kiss  it  o'er  and  o'er; 
but  no  return  of  love  and  sympathy; 
death  hath  laid  it  low.  Place  your  hand 
upon  the  heart — that  heart  so  loving  and 
true,  that  so  often  throbbed  in  unison 
with  thine — bitter  grief,  'tis  dormant  and 
still !  Yet,  how  we  love  that  form,  cold 
and  inanimate  as  it  is,  and  gladly  would 
our  hearts  rebound  at  the  idea  of  ever 
thus  retaining  it.  Hut  the  Scriptures 
must  be  fulfilled,  "Dust  thou  art,  and 
unto  dust  thou  shalt  return." 

Is  that  all  ?  Oil,  no  I  in  (.he  history  of 
the  creation  of  man  it  is  said  that  God 
breathed  into  aitiD  the  broutb  of  life  and 


he  became  a  living  soul.  Glorious  reve- 
lation I  Then  let  us  not  sorrow  over  the 
dormant  mortal.  'Tis  but  the  tenant 
house  of  the  soul.  And  what  is  tlie  soul 
but  the  spirit?  and  what  is  the  spirit  but 
that  living  principle  within,  that  God  in 
his  providence  hath  declared  shall 
not  die?  Then  as  we  mournfully  gaze 
into  the  casket  containing  the  last  re- 
mains of  our  lovely  little  children,  we 
can  look  away,  fur  beyond  this  gloomy 
vale  of  tears,  to  that  sweet  elj'sian  of 
rest,  where  Christ  hath  declared  that  he 
will  gather  the  lambs  to  his  bosom. 

When  the  reaper  death  with  his  im- 
partial sickle  shall  come  to  us  and  say, 
"Father,  mother,  thou,  too,  must  die  ; 
brother,  sister,  time  with  thee  is  nomore;" 
oh  !  how  shall  we  meet  the  summons  ? 
Happy  indeed  it  with  one  of  old  we  can 
say,  "I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have 
kept  the  faith,  henceforth  is  laid  up  for 
me  a  crown  of  glory  at  the  right  hand  of 
God."  Then  as  we  stand  around  the 
grave,  and  take  a  last  farewell  of  those 
lowered  into  its  narrow  limits,  we  can 
turn  away,  feeling  assured  that  it  is  only 
the  body,  and  the  soul,  glad  to  be  releas- 
ed from  the  mortal,  hath  put  on  immor- 
tality, and  in  lands  unseen  by  our  benrtrht- 
cd  vision,  basUs  in  the  sunlight  of  God. 
He  that  made  man  a  living  soul,  hath 
also  giyen  him  a  free  agency;  and  from 
his  throne  he  now  calleth,  "Hoi  every 
one  tliat  thirstelh,  come  ye  to  the  waters 
and  drink."  "Choo.se  ye  this  day  whom 
ye  will  serve."  'Knock  at  the  door 
of  mercy  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto 
you."  "Draw  nigh  unto  God  and  he 
will  draw  nigh  unto  thee."  "Seek  me 
while  I  may  be  found,  call  upon  me  while 
I  am  near."  "Come  ur.to  me  all  3'e  tliat 
are  weary  and  heavy  laden,  and  I  will 
give  you  rest,"  &c,  llomember,  oh,  re- 
member, the  consciousness  of  death  is 
within  us;  judgment  but  gives  return. — 
lly  an  acceptance  of  the  terms  of  salva- 
tion, the  soul  shall  live  Ibrcvir  in  the 
rcaln)s  of  l)a])piness;  by  wilfuliy  neglect- 
ing the  profl"cred  gilt  of  redemption,  the 
soul  shall  ibrever  dwell  in  the  regions 
of  despair. 


466 


OHRIBTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOiSPEL  VISITOK. 


Ouly  IVKiling. 


(A  very  agrd  mar  was  as^Ucc)  what  he  was 
doirg  uow.     He  leplii-d,  "Oi-ly  wailing.") 

Only  wailing  till  the  shadows 

Are  n  liitle  longer  grown  ; 
Only  wailing  till  the  glim'ner 

Of  the  (lay's  last  hrpslh  is  flown  ! 
Till  Ibe  uighl  of  earth  is  faded 

From  the  heart,  once  full  of  day  ; 
Till  the  slais  of  heaven  arc  breaking 

Through  the  twilight  soft  and  gray. 

Only  waiting  till  the  reapers 

Have  the  last  sheaf  gaihtred  home  ; 
For  the  Summer  time  is  faded 

And  (he  Autumn  winds  haye  ccmo, 
Quickly,  reapers  !  gather  quickly 

The  last  ripe  hou-s  of  my  heart, 
For  the  bloom  of  life  is  withered, 

And  1  hasten  to  depart. 

Only  waiting  till  the  angels 

Open  wide  the  mystic  gate, 
By  whose  side  L  long  have  lingered, 

Weary,  poor  and  desolate. 
Even  no'.'  I  see  their  footstep. 

And  their  voices  far  away  ; 
If  ihey  call  me,  I  am  wailing. 

Only  waiting  to  obey. 

Only  wailintc  till  the  ^bad':)W6 

Are  a  liitle  longer  grown  ; 
Only  wailing  till  the  clUnmer 

Of  the  day's  last  beam  i    llowu. 
Till  from  out  the  gathering  darkness 

Holy,  deathless  stars  shall  rise, 
Uy  whoso  liuht  aiy  soul  shall  gladly 

Tread  its  pathway  to  the  skies. 


If  we  close  our  paper  against   all    dif- 
ferences of  opinion   while   they   exist 
among  us  and  permit  no  coaiparing  of 
opinion,  compare  no    kind   of   logical 
reasoning  upon  subjects  upon    which 
we  differ,  close    our    papers    against 
anything  and    everything    that   does 
not  favor  a  particular  side  or  a  partic- 
ular view,  how    then    is    our  paper 
going  to   stand  r"     I    want   it   under- 
stood that  I  will  run  the  risk.     I  can- 
not, consistently  cioso    it   against   r.'.l 
ditr^rences  of  opinion,  but    aa   far    as 
our  paper  is  concerned,  I  will    try   to 
do  it  with  a  proper  sense  of  duty    be- 
fore mo  and  will  try  to   scatter   light 
upon  tho  brotherhood.     I  will  run  the 
risk  and  think  it  quite    as    likely    to 
.succeed  with  some  privileges  allowed 
as  if  all  the  privileges  were  cut  away. 
Brethren  don't  ack  us  in  this    age    of 
the  world  when  there  is    a   difiereuca 
of  opiiiiou  among  us  on   various    sub- 
ject.s  as  there  is — don't  ask    of  us    to 
suppress  all  fair  and    courteous    and 
careful    examination  in    our   periodi- 
cals. 

1  wish  to  have    it   understood 

that  if  this  present  review    is    to    be 


Bc>pnrtolttae  I>roc«e<liii(;s  of  A. 
Sa.  1875,  lleia  ou  the  l>rrui!N«s 
ol  Bro.  Joliu  CuKScI,  ucar  I'ov- 
liiSSton,  Ohio,  ifSi«y  18,  19,  20. 


(Conlinued  from  p«ge  455.) 


We  ought  not  tolerate  conflicts 
among  tho  brotherhood.  I  cannot 
do  very  well  without  this  church  pa- 
per and  want  it,  but  not  with  that 
in  it.  There  is  no  call  for  it,  and  if 
you  can  make  it  manifest  that  tho 
church  is  benefited  by  it,  I  will  sub- 
mit. There  is  too  much  of  that  ole- 
iiicut  in  our  church  to-day  and  we 
waul  it  out  of  it.  Lot  us  not  bur- 
den the  general  brotherhood  with 
this  conflicLiug  element. 

1  admit  that  there  has  been  too 


much  controversy  ;  more  at  least  than 
I  like.  I  admit  that  and  hope  that 
there  will  be  less  and  one  reason  fur 
hoping  for  less  is  this,  that  there  will 
be  loss  disposition  among  tho  breth- 
ren to  controvert  i)oinlH,  and  wo  on 
our  part  will  bo  a  Jitllo  more    careful. 


final  that  would  exclude  the  presenta- 
tion of  anything  on  the  subject  here- 
after, and  I  think  that  what  will  be 
presented  can  be  accepted  and  all  the 
brethren  will  see  the  propriety  of 
accepting  it. 

Tabled. 

Brother  Mohler,  here  being  given  a 
bearing  on  the  subject  of  the  destitu- 
tion in  tho  west,  made  a  statement  of 
the  facts  as  he  knows  them  in  his 
vicinity,  and  thankfully  acknowledged 
the  receipt  of  substantial  assistance 
bestowed  upon  them  by  the  brethren 
of  the  east.  He  also  gives  a  brief  bat 
affecting  account  of  tho  distribution 
of  these  supplies,  and  what  was  done 
for  the  relief  of  needy  and  siiffcring 
brethren  and  said:  Men  came  to  us 
representing  their  wants  and  the  diffi- 
culty in  which  they  would  be  placed 
in  the  absence  of  food  or  seed.  1  think 
we  succeeded  in  supplying  tho  breth- 
ren of  the  country  surrounding  us 
with  food  and  seed  so  that  there  may 
be  a  crop  for  another  year,  but  after 
having  done  so  wo  had  but  about  $20 
left.  In  the  issuing  of  supplies  we 
restricted  the  amount  to  the  number 
of  meuibers  in  a  family  and  also  to 
the  nuruber  of  stock  or  horses  to  be 
fed  at  ono  time  to  extend  over  a 
period  of  two  weeks.  The  last  issue 
will  bo  two  weeks  by    Friday.     That 


that  country ;  every  day  we  have 
aien  applying  to  us  for  supplies,  and 
we  were  obliged  to  limit  families  to 
half  a  tinful  of  corn  meal.  Many 
fanilies  we  have  been  compelled  to 
refuse,  being  unable  to  do  anything 
for  them.  The  reply  was  "if  we  must 
starve  wo  can." 

Brethren  I  will  not  undertake  to 
represent  the  fearful  condition  of  the 
ciliz.;ns  of  that  country  ;  we  can  cer- 
tainly not  press  any  furiher  claim  hero 
for  yonr  help  upon  the  consideratiou 
that  you  have  not  beeu  liberal,  but 
our  only  hope  is  that  the  brethren 
will  still  continue  to  furnish  us  somo 
supplies.  Brethren  I  do  not  want 
anything  now,  but  recommend  you  to 
act  through  the  channel  that  wo  des- . 
ignated  in  our  last  call. 

People  enquire  of  us  again  and 
again  respecting  the  prospect  for 
another  crop,  and  I  will  say  tb:it 
through  the  liberality  of  tho  brethren 
we  were  enabled  to  put  in  a  crop,  but 
we  v.ere  troubled  again  by  the  nj)pear- 
ance  of  vast  numbers  of  grasshoppers. 
So  great  is  the  excitement  that  it  ha.s 
almost  created  a  panic.  What  tho 
result  will  be  is  not  known.  Twenty 
mi'es  west  they  are  sweeping  tie 
country.  We  can  do  nothing  unle.is 
we  have  plenty  of  rain,  but  unices 
that  is  given  the  general  opinion  is 
that  we  must  leave  the  country.  lam 
from  Johnson  Co.,  Missour-. 

Southwestern  Ohio. — Uufinishod 
business. 

The  query  relating  to  the  missiou 
field  in  Alabama  and  Tennessee  was 
re.Td  with  the  following  answer  of  tho 
Standing  Committee:  In  regard  to 
the  petition  for  brethren  to  visit,  and 
preach  in  Alabama,  we  would  ray,  we 
favor  th*?  idea,  and  appoint  the  J'ol- 
lowirjg  brethren  as  a  committee:  B. 
F.  Moomaw,  S  Z.  Sharp,  and  A. 
Gfsrst. 

Agreed  to. 

Northern  Illinois. 


ill  now  the  condition  vf  the  citizens  of    tlJO  Annual  Meeting. 


Q.  If  a  member  is  disowned,  and  gels  a 
committee  to  iuvebllgulo  his  ca,»o,  and  that 
committic  juslllies  the  church  in  the  course 
it  has  taken,  has  that  committee  a  right  to 
rciustate  that  member  without  consulting  Ibo 
church  J 

A.     No. 
Passed. 

Q.  We  earnestly  protest  against  the  edi- 
toi'R  of  the  Vompauinn  and  I'xhjrbn  publish- 
ing a  full  report,  when  the  Annual  Mccling 
granted  only  a  synopsis  of  the  proceedings  ; 
also  11  key  as  published  by  broth.r  H.  B. 
Hruinlia\igh  to  open  to  the  mind  the  speak- 
er's (inmos,  when  such  wa»  uot  granted   by 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


467 


This   was   put   in    its   present 

form  as  a  protest.  What  have  you  to 
say  ? 

1  do  not  think  that   I    am    de- 

eerving  of  the  reproof  coataiaed  in 
that  protest. 

In  addition  to  that,  I  used  my 

effortfl  after  that  was  written.  I  was 
not  present  when  it  was  formed  and  I 
did  not  like  the  idea  of  it  coming  here 
in  the  torin  it  has,  especially  when 
the  first  part  that  is  brcnght  to  bear 
against  brother  James  Qiiinter,  par- 
ticularly when  I  was  present  at  the 
last  Annual  Meeting  and  by  their 
silence  I  concluded  gave  hira  leave  to 
mako  a  full  report  and  he  did  not  de- 
viate from  the  privilege  that  the  An- 
nual Meeting  granted  him  ;  I  did  not 
think  he  wa.s  deserving  of  reproof,  but 
the  Northern  District  of  Illinois 
thought  his  course  was  a  violation  of 
the  courtesy  that  he  should  have 
shown  to  the  Annual  Meeting.  That 
part  of  it  which  expresses  the  feelings 
of  the  difitrict  meeting  was  that  broth- 
er Brumbaugh  did  not  do  justly  and 
right  in  that  respect. 

1  suppose  that  the   burden   of 

this  objectioo  would  soem  to  fall  upon 
me.  It  is  said  it  is  always  pleasant 
to  have  company  in  those  things  ;  we 
think  we  have  it.  It  is  true,  that  in 
the  report  of  the  Companion  the 
names  aro  not  directly  given,  but  at 
the  same  time  we  thiuk  wg  have 
quite  a  number  of  names  in  that  re- 
port and  can  refer  to  them,  if  necessa- 
ry. Now  I  would  like  to  know  what 
is  the  difference  Vv'hether  we  have  the 
name  of  the  speaker  directly  at  the 
commencement  of  a  speech,  or  wheth- 
er the  next  one  tells  who  it  was.  I 
cannot  conceive  that  it  could  be  con- 
strued into  a  direct  disregard  of  the 
restrictions  which  were  placed  upon 
us,  from  the  fact  that  it  was  said  we 
were  not  allowed  to  have  the  names 
of  the  speakers  in  connection  with  the 
report.  This  wo  have  not ;  and  again, 
if  we  are  guilty  in  tbis  respect,  there 
are  a  great  many  of  our  brethren  guilty 
^with  us,  from  the  fact  that  we  sold 
quite  a  number,  and  among  those 
quite  a  number  to  our  leading  elders. 

Of  course  if  this  meeting  cau  show 
that  it  is  or  was  a  direct  transgres- 
sion or  digre.^sion  from  the  privileges 
deterpjineJ  among  us,  wo  will  have 
to  accept  the  consequences.  It  may 
bo,  but  we  did  not  do  it  with  the 
intention  of  making  a  direct  violataoa 
of  the  Annual  Meeting,  ucMlhcr  da  wo 
yet  thiuk  that  we  have  done  so. 


Again,  as  we  remarked,  I  think 
once  or  twice  before,  since  this  meet- 
ing commenced,  that  the  publication 
of  our  paper  is  a  private  enterprise, 
and  wo  werotold  that  wo  were  to  be 
subject  to  our  church  at  home,  and  if 
we  said  or  published  anything  that 
was  out  of  order,  anything  inconsist- 
ent with  our  profession,  it  was  the 
duty  of  that  church  to  take  ua  in 
charge.  Our  church  at  home  has  nev- 
er brought  any  objections  against  us 
for  this  act.  Now,  it  is  a  question  to 
me  how  this  meeting  can  take  this 
Diatter  out  of  the  church  at  home — 
my  church — and  place  it  here  without 
their  consent.  It  occurs  to  me  that 
this  is  an  irregular  way  of  doing  busi- 
ness; I  cannot  conceive  how  that 
question  can  get  up  here  in  a  regular 
form  without  fir.'^t  laying  a  complaint 
before  our  church  at  homo,  or  holding 
it  responsible  for  it,  from  the  fact  that 
our  work  is  considered  a  private 
enterprise,  and  we  are  under  their 
jurisdiction. 

1  would  propose  that  wo  have 

no  more  discussion  about  this  mutter, 
but  table  it,  the  whole  thing  coming 
up  next  vear  again. 

Tabled. 

SOUTHERN  ILLINOIS. 

Q.  Should  not  corarniltces  sent  by  Annual 
Mealinjir  to  settle  diflicullies  keop  a  correct 
record  and  make  a  true  report  of  ttieir  pro- 
ceedirg.s  to  Oie  next  Annual  Meeting  for 
adoption  or  rejection  ? 

A.    Yea. 

1  think  the  best  wo  can  do  with 

that  is  to  table  it. 

It  is  just  what  we  have  listen- 
ed to  to-day  exactly.  There  aro  com- 
mittees sent  out  by  Annual  Meeting 
to  do  business,  that  do  busiuess  and 
make  no  report ;  no  one  knows  what 
is  done-,  that  is  why  a  query  has  come 
up.  If  the  Annual  Meeting  sends 
out  servants  to  work,  they  want  to 
know  what  woik  they  do  when  thny 
go  out.  I  do  not  see  any  impropriety 
in  that  at  all.  It  is  burdening  the 
Annual  Mooting  it  is  true,  but  the 
Annual  Meeting  is  burdened  with 
things  of  far  less  importance  than 
that. 

Tabled. 

Q.  Will  not  the  Annual  Meeting  explsin 
■what  is  meant  liy  the  phrase,  ''unless  forc- 
ed to  do  so  b.y  stern  necessity,"  in  Art  3.  of 
185'3  ? 

1  move  that  we  tpJ)le  that,   for 

it  has  been  asked  for  at  several  differ- 
ent meetings  ninco  thai  titue. 

You  will  timi  that  in  the  Miu- 

yteH  ot  '()0  j  lliftt  WHS  before  the  meet- 


ing in  Stevenson  county,  Illinois,  in 
'5G  There  is  where  that  word  oc- 
curred ;  I  know  the  cause  and  all 
about  it. 

— — The  reason  wo  would  like  to 
know  something  about  it  is  that  it 
makes  a  great  deal  of  trouble  ;  this 
item  making  use  of  the  law  for  tho 
collection  of  debts  ;  for  when  an  indi- 
vidual cannot  collect  his  debts,  when 
he  uses  tho  law,  he  drops  right  back 
there  and  i^ays,  "J  cannot  do  it,"  and 
says  it  is  a  c?.so  of  stern  necessity. 
Now,  what  wo  want  is  to  know  what 
is  a  case  of  stern  necessity. 

1  recollect  the  time  wheu  that 

matter  passed  the  Annual  Council, 
and  the  thought  was  preeented  to  the 
meeting  something  like  this  :  that  tho 
church  would  be  best  qualified  to  de- 
cide whether  it  wa.*^  of  that  nature  or 
not,  and  for  that  reason  the  answer 
went  on  the  Minutes  that  we  could 
not  tell  ;  that  there  was  so-netimes 
cases  when  there  was  real  stern 
necessity,  it  might  be  right,  and  for 
the  church  to  decide  in  such  cases 
whether  it  was  of  that  character  or 
not. 

1  will  add  also  that  they  wero 

required  to  lay  the  cases  before  the 
church  and  the  church  granted  them 
the  privilege  if  it  was  of  that  uature  ; 
and  then  in  '56  in  Pa.,  it  was  brought 
up  again  and  decided  that  the  church 
would  not  be  a  party  to  any  law- 
suits. 

— — There  is  only  one  point  in  it 
that  I  suppose  makes  the  trouble ;  for 
instance,  a  brother  cannot  collect  an 
honest  debt  without  sueing  for  it, 
would  that  be  a  case  of  stern  neces- 
sity ? 

It  is  not  for  us  to  decide  ;  that 

was  left  for  the  churches  to  do. 

Well,  when  tho  church   is   left 

to  do  it,  they  do  not  know  what  to 
do.  Give  us  something  that  will  sat- 
isfy us. 

Where     an     individual     was 

abundantly  able  and  the  parties  need- 
ing could  not  do  without  it,  and  tno 
individual  would  not  pay  because  the 
rule  of  the  Brethren  was  not  to  sue, 
that  looked  like  a  case  of  stern  neces- 
sity to  do  that  which  was  very  un- 
pleasant for  the  brethren  to  do  ; — that 
wa.s  some  of  tho  ar^^umeut  used  there, 

— — That  siguilies  that  no  brother 
is  allowed  to  do  wrong  except  under 
storu  nvco.j.sity. 

— It  implies  tliat  it  is  no   wrong 
wheu  it  is  steru  uucessity. 


468 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


We,  as  a  church,  stand  in  op- 
position or  consider  it  wrong  for  breth- 
ren to  sue  one  another.  While  we 
do  80  we  want  to  use  the  law  ns  lit- 
tle as  possible,  even  to  the  outfiide 
world.  We  want  lore  and  forbear- 
ance and  kindness  to  be  the  great 
power  by  which  we  force  our  way 
from  the  present  to  a  better  world. 
To  ask  this  Annual  Meeting  to  defme 
where  there  is  a  case  of  necessity,  we 
cannot  although  you  bring  such  ques- 
tions hero  time  and  again.  You 
must  take  what  has  been  said  ;  toko 
the  question  home  aud  do  the  best 
you  can  with  them  in  your  individ- 
ual churches. 

Tabled. 

Q-  Would  it  not  be  best  for  the  Annual 
Meeting  to  graut  pcrmissio-.i  to  any  church 
of  the  brethien  wishing  to  practice  the  sin- 
gle mode  of  feetwashin;^  to  do  fo,  piovided 
it  can  be  done  without  IroU'le  iu  the  church 
where  the  change  is  made  1 

A.  Any  church  of  the  Brethren  wishing 
to  practice  the  or-linance  of  feetwashiug  by 
each  member  girding  liiu)self  with  a  lov.'ol 
aud  both  washing  and  wiping  the  feet  of 
aii'-'ther.  is  [)erinitt'id  to  do  so,  iirovidcd  it 
can  be  done  in  peace  and  harmony. 

— —  All  I  have  to  say  is  that  it  is 
parallel  with  two  or  three  that  were 
disposed  of  this  forenoon,  aud  I  sup- 
pose we  will  have  to  dispose  of  it 
the  same  way,  consistently. 

Has  there  ever  been  a  minute 

laid  down  that  they  must  wash  the 
way  called  ibe  double  mode  ? — is 
there  such  a  conclusion  on  the  min- 
utes that  it  must  be  so  ? 

I  believe  not  in    such  a  way, 

but  it  has  been  decided  not  to  make 
any  change  from  the  general  prac- 
tice of  the  brotherhood,  and  that  was 
the  general  pracLicc.  We  have  said 
before  this,  make  no  change  ;  hence 
you  must  repeal  the  past  before  you 
can  get  this. 

This  don't  ask  for  a  change. 

Yes  it   does;  it  fyaya    when  a 

change  is  made 

The  Middle  District  of  Peun'a. 

has  petitioned  again  and  again  for 
that  very  purpose. 

it  was  decided  that  the    sub- 

jucl  of  feot-washing,  having  a  direct 
reference  to  the  single  mode,  should 
not  be  agitated,  and  hence  I  agree 
with  the  brother  that  that  decision 
must  be  repealed  before  any  ques- 
tion of  that  nature  can  be  considered 
by  this  meeting. 

This  is  asking   permission    to 

do  that  which  the  church  itself  hon- 
estly and  uniformly  believed  to  be 
right  ;  it  is  not  asking  you    to    make 


any  alteration  whatever;  it  does 
not  cail  for  the  change  of  any  rule  or 
rcgnlntion  laid  down,  but  simply  call- 
ing for  permispion  to  do  that  v.'hieh 
they  believe  and  see  to  be  within  the 
law.  We  make  these  remarks  as  be- 
ing simply  explanatory. 

1  would  like  to    hear  the   last 

decision  that  was  made  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  foetwashiag. 

Clerk  reads. — The  following  reso- 
lution contains  the  deci.siou  of  the 
meeting  upon  the  subject  of  feetwash- 
iug :  Make  no  change  whatever  in 
the  mode  and  practice  of  feetwashing, 
and  stop  the  futher  agitation  of  the 
subject. 

1   do    not    wish    to   make    a 

speech,  but  1  simply  want  to  under- 
stand things.  Itis  said  that  accord- 
ing to  last  year's  decision,  or  year  be,- 
fore  last,  we  could  not,  agitate  the 
the  su'uj'jct.  Now  we  want  to  under- 
stand if  the  present  ruling  will  not 
permit  us  to  have  a  hearing  on  this, 
just  how  we  shall  {)roceed  to  get  hero 
with  this  query  in  order  to  be  heard 
promptly. 

Just  repeal  the  past  and  then 

ask  for  what  you  want.  This  came 
up,  as  a  good  many  queries  come 
here,  and  we  nave  ruled  them  all 
out. 

lias  your  church  ever  prac- 
ticed the  single  mode  ? 

No. 

Then  why    do    you    want   to 

change  from  the  double  to  the  single 
mode  ? 

1  would  like    very    much    to 

have  permission  to  give  the  reasons 
why— 

(Ruled  out  of  order.) 

I  did  not  answer  brother  Nead  cor- 
rectly. He  asked  mo  if  our  church 
ever  practiced  the  single  mode.  It 
was  practiced  in  our  church  before  I 
moved  there,  I  forget  when — 

With  all    due   respect   to    the 

decisions  of  our  foreman,  which  every 
prudent  meraVier  of  this  meeting 
should  respect,  wo  must  a.sk  for 
light  upon  this  subject.  Sometimes  I 
get  like  my  old  brother  Peter  (Nead), 
some  things  are  a  little  hard  to  un- 
derstand. Our  brother  Drvy  is  tak- 
ing a  new  course  with  us  this  year, 
80  1  have  got  to  fall  back  on  the  old 
order  unless  it  can  be  explained  a  lit- 
tle better.  This  thing  of  recjuiring 
an  appeal  before  bringing  up  a  mat- 
er before  this  Annual  Meeting  is  en- 
tirely new  ;  thia  is  the  first  thing  of 
the  kind.     Now  we    want    to    know 


whether  this  matter  is  not  here  in  duo 
form,  rightly  and  justly  claiming  the 
attention  of  this  meeting.  If  he.  afier 
hnaring  our  remarks  on  the  matter  of 
order,  will  so  rule,  we  will  table  it  at 
once.  But,  as  he  says  ho  wants  to  re- 
epect  the  rule  and  order,  and  I  believe 
he  does.  But  I  am  of  the  opinion 
that  he  and  brother  Eby  are  running 
this  thing  a  little  too  straight  and  we 
thitik  that  this  question  is  here  just 
as  every  other  question  is  here.  And 
now  to  rule  a  certain  kind  of  queries 
out  of  order,  I  am  afraid  you  are  run- 
ning the  thing  too  straight.  I  would 
rather  not  have  this  question  discui^s- 
ed  at  this  meeting,  but  still  I  would 
not  have  it  ruled  out  iu  an  unfair 
manner. 

Brother  Steel  has  made  a  good  point 
here,  certainly  it  is  nowhere  upon  rec- 
ord in  the  minutes  of  the  Annual 
Meeting.  I  do  not  think  that  there 
is  anywhere  upon  the  record  of  the 
minutes  of  the  Annual  Meeting,  that 
our  church  has  adopted  the  double 
mode  of  feet-wawhing.  Therefore 
brother  Steel  makes  a  good  point ;  we 
no  not  need  to  repeal  it,  there  is  noth- 
ing there  to  repeal.  But  our  uiodera- 
tor  refers  to  this  one  point,  and  that 
is,  that  several  years  ago  we  said 
make  no  change.  Well  now  several 
years  ago  we  made  a  mistake  for  it 
is  not  upon  the  record  that  we  have 
adopted  the  double  mode.  Tliere  is 
no  record  in  all  our  church  history 
what  time  we  changed  from  the  sin- 
gle mode  to  the  double.  Therefore  I 
appeal  with  all  due  respect  to  the  de- 
cision of  our  oflieers  whether  they 
are  not  going  a  little  to  fast.  But  I 
am  willing  that  it  shall  be  put  off  at 
this  time,  unless  it  bo  ruled  that  it  is 
upon  the  records  of  our  church,  aud 
must  therefore  ask  for  a  repeal,  and  if 
we  cannot  find  it  upon  the  records  1 
think  that  our  moderator  will  take 
buck  his  ruling.  We  are  only  trying 
to  show  that  wu  are  cousislent  with 
the  word  of  God,  aud  nowhere  con- 
trary to  our  church  history. 

In  the  Supreme  court  of  Indi- 
ana they  have  got  a  quostiou  of  or- 
der and  of  lav.',  aud  the  court  has 
decided  a  (|uestiou  that  involves  this 
matter.  Suppose  the  legislature  of 
Indiana  pass  a  law  that  is  exactly 
contrary  to  the  law  as  it  stands  oa 
the  statute  books  of  Indiana ;  the 
question  comes  up  before  the  court, 
which  of  these  two  laws  are  valid  ? 
The  court  of  Indiana  decided  that  the 
old  one  is  valid  aud  the  last    one    is 


OimiSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


4G0 


hull  and  void,  that  no  law  cau  pass 
onr  legielature  and  be  valid  wberi 
violating  an  original  act  on  the  stat- 
ute book  ;  it  cannot  be  valid  unless 
it  points  and  includes  its  repeal  in 
the  enactments,  it  muct  point  on  tbe 
very  law  and  good  sense.  If  it  was 
not  true  Ave  would  have  two  laws, 
one  in  direct  conflict  with  the  other, 
both  enactments  of  the  authority  of 
the  legislature.  Another  point ;  v.-e 
pass  a  resolution,  a  decision  or 
enactment  of  any  matter,  if  we  after- 
wards bring  up  that  same  point  in- 
volved in  another  resolution  and  want 
to  pass  them  too,  we  cannot  do  that 
until  we  co.ne  up  with  the  point  and 
reconsidrr  the  decision  that  we  have 
already  made  for  we  are  going  to  de- 
cide the  very  same  thing  over  again 
We  must  do  that  ia  a  motion  to  re- 
consider. These  are  our  principles 
laid  down  not  only  in  parlameutary 
practice,  but  in  law,  consequently 
though  these  brethren  may  be  able 
to  show  a  precedent  for  this,  yet  this 
might  be  a  violation  of  the  old  order 
and  might  be  something  new. 

These    resolutions  are    on     a 

point  of  order  and  as  touching  it  now, 
llif!  first  point  of  brethren  have  now 
and  I  know  that  tlie  Annual  Meeting 
has  been  made  to  grant  the  p.'-iviloge 
for  the  breihreu  to  wash  feet  in  tne 
single  mode,  but  the  answer  on  the 
miiiutcs  for  tbe  last  30  years,  when 
it  come  to  us  says  make  no  change. 
Now  if  tbe  double  of  feet  washing 
Lad  not  been  practiced  by  the  brcili- 
ren  almost  universally,  why  would 
they  come  up  and  ask  for  liberty  to 
do  so  in  tbe  single  mode?  Don't  you 
know  that  this  is  asking  for  a  change 
from  the  general  practice  of  the  broth- 
erhood ?  iMost  assuredly. 

Now,  as  to  the  idea  of  making 
rulings  in  this  meeting  different  from 
former  rulings.  In  how  many  ques- 
tions will  you  find  where  they  ask 
for  a  repeal,  and  then  they  ask  for 
what  they  want,  and  it  is  granted 
and  it  stands  here  in  black  and  white, 
years  and  years  ago,  and  they  say, 
that  I  am  trying  to  impose  upon  these 
brethren  something  that  is  new.  How 
does  this  look  when  it  stands  hereup- 
on the  miuotes  that  you  can  all  read, 
when  our  ancient  fathers  did  the  very 
same  things  that-  I  am  doing  to-day  ? 
Haven't  you  been  doing  so  in  almost 
every  case  we  had  last  year  ?  Don't 
pay,  that  we  are  following  the  exa-n- 
ple  of  legislature,  but  consider  tbe 
aciual  fact  as  brother  Miller   said.     I 


am  not  (piito  as  much  of  a  lawyer  as 
he  is,  but  I  have  read  law  books  con- 
siderably, and  not  only  that,but  other 
documents  partainiug  to  law  and  law 
matters  and  I  have  never  examined 
one  single  cpiestion  of  law,  but  that 
when  any  legislative  body  passes  a 
law,  and  there  is  one  in  force  that  the 
new  one  is  made  to  come  in  contact 
with  but  what  it  is  first  reperled, 
and  don't  the  member^  show  the  in- 
justice of  passing  a  law  when  we  have 
a  law  on  the  sasue  point,  one  conflict- 
ing with  the  other  ?  Tbey  say  repeal 
the  former,  then  come  up  and  we  will 
hear  you  for  what  you  want.  Now 
when  it  comes  to  this  point,  then  they 
want  to  raise  an  objection  to  what  we 
have  been  carrying  out  heretofore.  Is 
that  fair?  You  can  perceive  clearly 
that  1  am  just  stepping  along  after  tbe 
steps  of  our  fathers  in  tbe  church  iu 
this  matter, — am  I  or  am  I  not? 
When  you  read  these  aiinutes  and 
see  that  ihey  have  done  the  very 
same  thing  that  I  am  doing  to-day, 
most  assuredly  you  will  see  tbey  will 
repeal  or  reconsider  and  then  go  on 
and  ask  for  what  tbey  want.  Am  I 
inconsistent  or  out  of  place,  or  acting 
wrong  in  the  matter?  I  think  you 
Vv'ill  all  see  that  I  am  not  acting  in- 
consistent or  unreasonable.  Why 
did  you  not  oppose  this  idea  if  it  was 
wrong  and  have  it  decided  right? 

Tlie  same  rule  we  have  refer- 
red to  was  the  rule  of  the  Savior. 
The  apostle  says,  be  took  away  the 
first  that  be  might  establish  the 
second. 

— —  ]  am<deeply  interested  in  this 
matter  as  I  believe  all  this  meeting  is. 
We  come  here  as  brethren  with  our 
hearts  full  of  love  to  you;  we  want  noth- 
ing that  is  unusual  in  our  course  of  pro- 
ceedings. Perhaps  we  have  mani- 
fested a  little  weakness  in  tbe  pre- 
sentation of  this  matter.  I  have  an 
apology  to  make  and  I  will  offer  it.  I 
rose  and  addressed  myself  to  brother 
Henry  Davy,  as  to  what  will  be  done 
with  the  church  that  will,  or  can,  or 
does  change  where  there  is  no  harm 
done.  We  think  if  tbey  make  none 
there  will  be  none.  I  presume  that 
that  matter  was  unformally 
granted  and  believe  all  of  you  think 
that  it  was  informal  for  tbe  brethren 
to  so  practice.  This  being  the  case 
we  suppose  that  if  we  come  up  here 
and  as^k  tbe  privilege  ia  tbe  manner 
in  which  we  have  asked  it  our  breth- 
ren would  consider  it,  and  if  they  did 
not  see  fit  to  consider  it  we    will   for- 


bear, and  we  hope  you  will  forbear 
with  us  and  our  prayers  will  ascend 
to  the  throne  of  grace  for  consolation, 
that  we  may  concentrate  our  hopes 
and  acts  and  that  our  Father  will 
bring  us  where  we  can  sea  eye  to  eye 
in  the  same  thing  and  ia  hope  of  the 
blessings  of  our  Father. 

We  have  tbe  privilege  and  we  have 
practiced  it  in  love  in  forbearance  to 
our  brethren,  and  we  expect  you  to 
exercise  that  privilege,  but  my  breth- 
ren your  meeting  does  not  seem  to 
enjoy  that  privilege. 

VVe  have  come  asking  this  privilege, 
and  we  hope  you  will  entertain  it  with 
charity. 

We  have  not    the    knowledge 

nor  the  understanding  how  to  present 
that  thing.  If  we  had  known  how  to 
bring  it  up  we  would  have  brought  it 
long  ago,  and  we  hope  it  will  ail  come 
right  after  a  while. 

We  hope  it  will.  Now  breth- 
ren you  all  sec  the  position  I  occupy. 
If  I  have  ruled  down  one  paper,  I 
must  rule  down  all  others  just  like    it. 

We  come  here  a  little  ignorant. 

Now  I  want  to  ask  a  few  questions 
for  information.  I  have  not  got  up 
here  to  make  a  speech  or  to  contend 
in  any  sense  whatever,  but  I  come 
bore  in  good  faith  believing  we  weri! 
in  order.  Tiie  claim  has  been  made 
here  and  I  believe  that  it  is  justly 
made,  under  the  circumstances  iu 
which  you  have  ruled  out  queries  that 
you  had  a  right  to  do  it.  Now  here 
is  a  poirit  which  I  consider  quite  dif- 
ferent froa\  these  points  that  stand  on 
the  minutes  for  which  we  claim  tbe 
right  of  deferring  these  minutes  is  on 
account  of  the  age  of  these  decision.;. 
But  now,  remember,  that  we  had  the 
single  mode  of  feet  washing  forty 
years  ago.  We  continued  to  do  that 
until  we  saw  clearly  there  bad  to  be 
something  done  or  there  would  be  a 
division  and  some  churches  stuck  to 
their  positions  and  up  to  this  day 
practice  that  mode  while  we  were 
looking  forward  to  tbe  time  when  we 
hope  and  trust  we  could  agree  about 
this  thing.  Now  the  question  with 
me  is — was  that  order  repealed?  I 
insist  that  tbe  single  mode  is  the  old- 
est and  it  needed  no  repeal  or  it  did 
need  a  repeal  before  you  would  re- 
quest this  that  you  do  of  us  to-day. 
We  feel  that  by  this  time  you  should 
step  over  and  practice  the  single 
mode  with  us  or  let  us  do  as  we  want 
to. 

It  was  manifest  before    us    a 


470 


CHRI8T1AN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  (JOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Utile  while  sgo  that  there  was  soiwe 
uupiepsant  fc-eliags  hero,  thi-re  has 
beeu  a  cause  for  it.  Brother  Henry 
eaid  something  since  he  has  been 
here  that  bore  against  some  of  the 
brethren.  You  know  nie  and  know 
that  I  can  bear  these  things,  and  don't 
ever  expect  to  manifest  a  spirit  of 
retaliation,  but  younger  brethren 
thought  I  was  bearing  too  much. 
Now  brethren,  I  want  to  stop ;  I 
hojje  I  will  hear  no  more  from  broth- 
er Henry,  and  I  want  to  hear  no 
more  from  the  younger  lircthrcn.  I 
did  not  give  you  an  example  of  re- 
taliation. I  will  bear  a  great  denl 
before  you  will  see  a  mark  of  that 
kind  before  me,  I  can  bear  it  vvith  all 
the  patience  iu  the  world. 

I  rise  to  an  explanation.     The 

question  that  we  were  talking  about 
is  the  point  of  order  as  brother  Davy 
aduiitfi.  I  have  been  perfectly  calm 
to-day,  I  think.  .  I  did  not  know  that 
it  was  such  a  great  thing  to  call  in 
question  any  of  the  honorable  oliicers 
of  this  meeting. 

Now,  I  am  very  sorry  tliat  brother 
Henry  got  so  excited  on  the  subject  ; 
I  think  he  was  very  much  excited 
and  niiule  it  a  personal  iraLter.  I  did 
not  wi.«h  to  do  thai.  Hero  iri  a  point 
of  order,  and  if  I  naid  anything  dis- 
respectful to  you  hrotiier  Henry  J 
Whut  to  tako  it  back,  because  I  do  not 
think  1  did  it.  Hero  is  the  point 
that  I  made  ;  I  do  not  think  that  you 
touched  it.  You  may  be  correct  in 
ruling  this  matter,  and  if  wo 
have  upon  our  statute  a  minute  adopt- 
ing the  double  mode  then  your  rul- 
ing is  certainly  in  order,  but  I  meant 
to  say  that  if  wo  had  not  a  decision 
of  that  kind  upon  the  miuutec^,  then 
your  ?uling  would  be  inconsietcnt ; 
that  is  the  point  I  made  and  you  never 
touched  that  point.  I  am  conversant 
■with  the  minutes  of  the  last  30  years, 
and  the  minutes  very  frequently  ask 
to  reconsider  the  query,  they  ask 
to  repeal  it  and  they  repeal  a  certain 
part  of  it  and  then  ask  for  an  expla- 
nation. I  am  perfectly  calm  and  I 
do  not  want  to  get  excited,  and  I  do 
think  nay  brother  is  one  of  the  best 
moderators  this  meeting  ever  had, 
but  it  does  seem  to  me,  it  may  be 
possible  that  brother  Henry  would 
make  a  mistake  ;  I  think  he  is  a  good 
oflicor  and  I  think  he  simply  misun- 
derBtanda  mo,  but  I  submit  to  his 
ruling. 

— —  I  would  just   say  the  brother 
bas  told  us  what  the  brethren   in    the 


west  desire  to  have.  If  this  query 
don't  come  op  according  to  the  order 
that  the  brethren  can  consistently  act 
upon  it,  we  don't  want  it  to  come  up, 
we  would  not  be  inccnsiatent ;  that 
is  my  mind,  and  I  believe  it  is  the 
mind  of  these  brethren.  What  is 
done  we  want  done  legally  and  ac- 
cording to  order.  I  am  iu  (avor  of 
stopping  the  debating  about  it  and 
the  quicker  the  better. 

■ Thrown    into    circumstances, 

as  I  have  been  from  time  to  time 
among  the  far  western  brethren  who 
have  practiced  the  singlu  mode  hitler- 
to,  laboring  among  them  I  have  been 
counselled  and  advised  and  inquired  of 
v/hat  to  do  where  churches  want  to 
unite  and  practice  the  single  mode, 
but  then  the  record  and  the  decisions 
of  the  Annual  Council  have  always 
advised  that  they  nifike  no  change 
until  wo  get  the  counsel  or  advise  to 
that  eifect  from  the  Annual  Meeting  or 
permission,  and  not  knowing  and  nev- 
er informed  ourselves  upou  that  point, 
I  was  one  among  the  rest  willing 
that  this  question  should  come  up 
and  was  willing  so  to  do  provided  it 
could  be  done  in  peace  and  harmony, 
expecting  thereby  to  learn  something, 
— I  am  a  learner  and  learn  every 
day.  I  expect  to  labor  and  unite 
with  them,  and  would  say  try  it  for 
one  year  at  least,  and  then  have  it 
brought  up  in  its  proper  order  and 
have  the  subject  again  investigated, 
the  brethren  here  can  testify  we  have 
been  counselled  in  violation  to  the 
mater,  make  no  change  until  wo  got 
the  mind  of  the  Yearly  Meeting.  I 
know  the  impression  has  gone  out 
that  wo  have  united  the  matter  and 
advised  a  change.  This  we  have 
not  done  and  do  not  expect  to  do  as 
long  as  the  Annual  Meeting  gives  us 
advice  us  it  bas  given  it  to  us. 

Withdrawn. 

Northern  Missouri  sends  only 
letter  of  greeting. 

Southern   Missouri. 

Q.  Inhsiuucli  as  there  exists  a  stronp; 
deiuand  for  tracts  advocatini;  tlie  faith  aud 
practice  of  the  Ijrethrcn,  we  earnestly  rcc- 
oininciuled  a  more  uuiled  ellort  to  cirry  lorn 
ward  this  word  and  facilitate  IU'*  publicatior 
aHd  circulation  of  woiics  of  this  cliaracttd- 
Buhject  before  publication,  to  be  examine, 
and  approved  by  competent  and  well  estab- 
lished brethren;  therefore  we  earmstly  rec- 
ommend that  the  brethren  give  this  matter 
an  earnest  aud  prayerful  consideration.  Ap- 
proved by  order  of  District  Meeting. 

I  wish  to  say  in  the  first  place, 

that  we  are  all  aware    that    there   is 
no  plan  defined  in  that  paper    as    to 


how  to  carry  into  execution  what   is 
there  recommended  ;     that    was   not 
our  object.     I  wish  to  say  in  the  sec- 
ond place  that  we  have  had  some  ex- 
perience ;  we  have    some    knowledge 
of  the  extent  of  the  demand    that  ex- 
ists for  tracts  of  this  character.  There 
are  many  articles    published    in    our 
periodicals  which  if  we  had    in    tract 
form  we  could  roach  those  whom    we 
cannot  reach    by  a    living    ministry. 
We  have    done    something    of    this 
character,  but  we  want   more    tracts. 
We  have  litid  some  fruit  of  our    little 
effort.     On  hist    Sunday    there    were 
four    persons    baplized    who     never 
heard     brethren    preach,     who     had 
some  of  these  tracts!  and  we  have   ii.- 
qiiiriea  from    every    direction,    from 
parlies   we  cannot  reach  by  any  other 
means.     Hence   we    urge    upon    the 
brethren  some   systematic   efforts    to 
circulate    tracts    of    this    charcct^ir. 
Tlicre  are  tracts  that  are  proposed  to 
be  published,  but  brethren  are  not    in 
such  ciroumslance«f  that  they  can  pub- 
lish   them    aud  wherever    there    are 
opportunities  to  obtain  tracts   of   thi{< 
character,    the    brethren  should    em- 
brace such  opportunity  and  carry  them 
into  off..ct. 

— — Wo  heartily  approve  of  the 
project  proposed  because  if  we  believe 
that  we  cannot  with  our  miniMlry 
reach  all  the  masses  we  will  do  it  in 
any  way  we  can;  but  generally  we 
depend  upou  the  word  of  God.  There 
is  one  instance  to  the  point  in  our 
country.  A  lady  from  Canada  had 
never  heard  of  such  a  people  as  ours 
until  she  came  among  us.  She  is  now 
a  sister,  and  desires  that  her  people 
shall  know  something  of  our  brother- 
hood, and  they  have  asked  also  from 
the  fact  that  they  never  heard  of  them  ; 
they  do  not  know  what  we  preach  or 
what  we  practice  ;  consequently  there 
is  a  call  from  Canada  now  hero,  and 
wo  have  asked  brother  Quiuter  if  he 
has  received  our  letter  to  forward  a 
proper  person  iu  order  that  they  may 
become  acquainted  with  our  brethren. 
Another  question  ;  What  is  meant 
by  the  word  or  phrase  "well  estab- 
lished brethren  ?"  Explain  that,  and 
we  are  satisfied. 

We  thought  there  should  be  a 

guard  thrown  arouud  this  proposition 
fur  circulation.  We  do  not  want  any- 
thing published  and  circulated  that 
might  in  any  wise  interfere  with  the 
old  established  doctrine  of  the  church. 

The  motive  in  this  no  doubt  is 

a  very  good  one,  aud  ought  to   result 


CrilUSTlAN  PAMILY  COMPANION  AND  (JOSPEL  VISITOR. 


471 


iu  good.     It  can    do    it.     We    have 

Bonie  liUlo  i'cais  for  iLe  printitg  press  ; 
tijiit  which  is  uot  iiiuk-r  the  coulrol  of 
oiu' Uieeling ;  it  rules  with  a  great 
deal  of  power  and  never  spares  what- 
ever may  come  np  against  it.  We 
know  from  what  has  come  up  to-dav, 
what  it  has  done,  and  you  know  it 
will  bo  a  very  good  way  to  put  it  to 
the  world. 

I  have  always  highly  approved  of 
it;  I  have  urged  it  upon  every  hand. 
Yvry  many  ineu  there  are  who  have 
engaged  in  it  as  a  maitcr  of  duty,  I 
received  letters  from  all  parts  of  the 
"Uuiled  States  and  from  the  various 
parts  of  Cnuada  showing  what  work 
may  be  done  by  ciiculaling  the.'-e 
tracts.  1  received  a  letter  before  I 
left  home  giving  an  account  of  forty 
persons  who  have  been  changed  with- 
in the  last  six  months  from  all  parts 
of  the  country,  i  approve  of  that 
plan  of  having  the  thing  governed 
and  controlled  by  men  who  are  true 
to  the  standard. 

Let  brethren  attend  to  it  who  are 
fthio  to  do  it,  and  v/ho  know  how  to 
do  it,  and  approve  of  it,  and  I  know  it 
will  do  gri'atgood. 

raa.«ed. 

Q.  Does  not  llio  18th  chapter  of  \TaUliew 
and  the  jjeiieial  word  and  spiiit  of  tUo  gos- 
pel require  that  our  Annual  Coniorence  be 
held  more  privately,  and  not  in  pr'^sen  -e  of 
a  large  congregation  of  thd  world,  aud  if 
so.  will  not  Annual  Conference  strive  to  re- 
turn to  this  way  of  holding  Annual  Meeting? 

A,  Considered  and  approved  by  iliis  Di.?- 
trict  Meeting. 

Tabled. 

Q  A  m<?mber  obtainiDg  a  letter  of  mem- 
beitbip  niovoB  into  anothstr  church,  said 
cliiirch  knowing  that  raid  nieniber  had  a 
certilicate  of  meranursliip,  therefore  fellow- 
Bhips  said  member  for  nliout  one  year,  said 
member  neglecting  to  hand  in  his  or  her 
letter  of  membership  to  the  church,  and  dur- 
ing his  or  hvr  stay  in  said  church  becomes 
di.-^obedient,  causing  raticU  troulilej  and  mov- 
ing away  in  this  condition  forfeiting  his  or 
her  word,  disregarding  the  advice  »nd  good 
counsel  of  AuDU-il  Meeting  and  .he  judg- 
iiieat  of  said  church.  Now  has  the  church 
from  which  said  member  moved  away  last, 
got  the  authority  to  disown  or  distellowship 
s*id  member,  if  he  or  she  continues  disobe- 
dient or  stubborn  in  not  hearing  said  church? 
Bee  art.  i.    180G. 

A.  The  church  from  which  she  obtained 
her  letter  should  deal  with  her. 

Now,  I    ask    you    what    other 

church  in  the  United  States  has  any 
jurisdiction  over  her,  but  the  one  that 
gives  her,  her  letter  ;  and  if  she  trav- 
eled all  over  the  United  States  and 
went  into  any  other  church,  no  other 
church  can  have  jurisdiction  over  her 
only  the  church  ihat  issued  the  letter. 
1  have  been  asked  what   to   do    with 


them  and  have  answered  cut  them  oil' 
aud  their  letters  too.     Mo^it  assuredly 
tiiey  are  not  members  anywhere    else 
until  ihey  hand  over  their  letters. 
Passed. 

Q.  The  Southern  District  of  Missouri 
petitions  and  entreats  jVnnual  Conference 
t.i»  restrict  our  editors  in  the  iiublioation  of 
matters  derogatory  to,  or  uiilitafing 
against  the  advice,  counsel  and  decision 
as  given  by  our  beloved  brethren  at  our 
Annual  Meeting  from  time  to  time,  such 
as  advocating  high  schools,  salaried 
preachers,  musical  instruments,  &c. 

A.  Wo  caution  our  editors  and  all  the 
brethren  from  writing  or  publishing  any- 
thing against  the  acknowledged  doctrine 
of  the  church. 

There  is    one,    I    think,  that 


passed  this  meeting  of  a  similar 
kind. 

I  do  not  feel   that   our  editors 

want  this  Annual  Meeting  to  look 
upon  them  as  being  clear  above  any 
admonition  or  counsel  from  the  broth- 
erhood, they  don't  feel  so.  I  do  not 
think  our  editors  looking  at  that  mat- 
ter would  feel  that  that  was  any  in- 
justice to  them  ;  they  are  willing  to 
hear  from  the  brethren  ;  it  is  a  cau- 
tion to  them.  I  think  they  feel  that 
they  are  willing  to  receive  an  ad- 
monition or  caution,  and  the  writers 
too.  I  do  not  want  our  editors,  I  do 
uot  want  cur  papers,  and  our  writers 
to  think  that  they  get  above  accepl- 
iug  the  caution  aud  adminition  of 
our  Annual  Meeting.  I  do  not  want 
to  get  them  to  think  that  everything 
concerning  our  papers  and  writers  is 
to  be  tabled  :  do  not  get  to  feel  so. 
Tlicre  is  uuthing  unreasonable  and 
unfair  in  this,  but  what  is  for  the 
good  of  the  brotherhood  and  editors 
aud  writers. 

Passed. 

t^.  Is  the  decision  of  Annual  Meeting, 
as  heretofore  given,  against,  brethren  serv- 
ing as  jurors  in  the  court  of  our  country, 
to  apply  to  serving  as  a  grand  juror  whose 
duty  is  only  to  find  a  bill  against  the  par- 
ty to  be  tried  in  law  or  is  it  to  apply  only 
against  .serving  as  a  petit  juror  whose 
duty  is  to  find  a  verdict? 

A.  Con.-'idcred  to  apply  (o  both  juries. 
See  Encyclopedia  pagu  122  and  123. 

We  have  the  question  directly 

iu  relatiun  to  serving  as  grand  juror 
and  for  that  reason,  we  cannot  be  ex- 
cused from  serving,  but  if  we  have 
the  question  from  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing against  serving  as  grand  juror 
we  can  be  excused  ;  that  is  the  mean- 
ing of  this  question. 

Passed. 


NoRTUEltN     KaN.SAS     AND     SoUTHEaN 
IS'KIiRASKA. 

Q.  How  is  it  looked  at  by  our  frater- 
nity fur  a  minister  of  ours  to  ))rnacls  and 
debute  publicly  in  favor  of  a  final  restora- 
tion of  all  men? 

A.     A  brother  should  not  do  so. 

Passed. 

A  query  was  here  read  and  tabled, 
relating  to  illegal  rates  of  interest  but 
which  was  not  all  heard  by  the  repor- 
ter, owing  to  some  confusion  which 
thou  excited  the  table  of  the  com- 
mittee. 

Q  Whereas  the  want  of  ministerial 
aid  the  urgent  and  frequent  rcciuest  and 
calls  for  spiritual  food  from  the  western 
members  being  more  importunate  at  this 
time  than  ever  before;  and  whereas  the 
members  residing  in  the  older  settlements 
of  the  states  of  iMissouri,  Kansas  and  Ne- 
bia.-ka  upon  whom  a  uonlinuously  heavy 
duty  devolves  to  send  evangelists  to  the 
pcrisiiing  and  the  brotherhood  over  hund- 
reds of  miles  to  i^rcach  the  everlasting 
go.-pel  to  a  people  famishing  for  the  bread 
of  life,  whereas  at  the  time  on  account  of 
the  stringency  of  money  matters,  even 
where  mini.stors  are  financially  able  to 
supply  this  growing  want  at  their  own  ex- 
pense, and  the  membois  do  violence  lo 
their  own  churches  and  for  their  own 
poor  and  their  own  families  by  taxing 
ihumselves  to  defray  expenses  in  the  field 
of  those  missionaries,  and  whereas  the 
saving  of  a  poor  isolated  inJividu  il  in  the 
far  westorn  portion  over  whom  angels  re- 
joice is  u  ihcnio  of  as  much  joy  and  hap- 
piness lo  the  brethren  in  the  Allanticand 
jMiddie  Stat,es  as  to  those  immcdiululy 
present,  tliercfore  be  it 

Kc--olvcd  by  the  District  Meeting  to  re- 
quest tho  Annual  iMocting  to  establish  a 
general  missionary  fund  to  be  supported 
by  volutitary  contribution-:,  the  Antmal 
Meeting  to  apjioint  a  receiver  or  treasurer 
who  is  to  make  monthly  reports  through 
oui-  periodicals,  of  all  money  received  for 
that  jH-rpose  before  liamed,  and  at  every 
Annual  Meeting  the  (rcasurcr  to  make  a 
full  report  for  the  year,  and  this  fund  or 
as  much  of  that  as  the  Annual  Sleeting 
may  think  proper,  shall  be  appropriated 
by  defraying  exi)onses  of  evangelist  ap- 
pointed by  Annual  Meetitig,  their  course, 
time  and  jurisdic  ion  maile  known  at  tiic 
same  time,  and  all  requests  tor  lui-siona- 
ries  to  come  through  and  by  the  sanc- 
tion of  our  Distiict  Meeting,  and  the 
motion  to  apply  to  the  east  as  vpcll  as  lo 
the  west? 

A.  This  District  jMceting  endorses  the 
above  plan. 

(To  be  Cordinued.) 


He  who  serves   well  need  not  be 
afraid  to  ask  his  wages. 

A  good  cause  makes  a  stout  boart 
and  strong  arm. 


472 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  aud  Visitok. 
Extract  from  a  l<erter. 


BY  C.  n.  HALSHAUOri. 


T  am  alone  and  lonely.  It  reqtiires  a 
truij'  Godlike  beinar  to  endure  i>roiracted 
solitude.  God  has  been  alone  throujih  a 
nieasurolcss  by-past  eternity, and  none  Imt 
God  could  ))0ssibly  e.-cape  utter  mental 
wrecU  by.sueh  isolation.  There  is  neither 
man  nor  angel  so  equipped  witli  mental 
lurnilnre  a.s  to  be  able  to  bear  ionj:  eon- 
linued  ^;ell'  communion  and  introspection. 
This  is  e.speeialiy  true  of  (alien  b^-ings. — 
God  has  no  greater  satisfaction  than  self- 
contemplation.  His  infinite  perfections 
afford  him  infinite  delight.  But  ivc  can- 
not bear  to  turn  our  ^aze  inward  and  lake 
a  truthful  view  of  ourselves  for  a  single 
hour.  Few  persons  know  what  self- 
inspection  means,  and  not  a  soul  but 
would  sink  into  the  dust  if  every  veil  of 
seU'-dece))tion  and  self  liidine  were  torn 
away.  The  very  ess 'nee  of  hell  is  a 
thorough  self  discovery  in  sin.  Whoever 
]iAH  xcrii  himself  h-d^  looked  into  the  jiit, 
I'elt  himself  wrap))ed  in  the  flames  of  per- 
dition, has  learned  to  prize  the  Cross,  and 
lias  gained  such  an  overwhelming  appre- 
hension and  liorror  of  sin,  that  he  wil- 
lingly p;irts  with  eyes  and  hands  and  foet, 
liou^es  and  lands,  and  all  artificial  habits 
and  low  indulgences  to  escajjc  the  "wrath 
to  come."  Conversion  is  a  great  matter. 
It  scourges  out  of  the  temple  all  unholy 
trafHckers,  upsets  every  money  table,  and 
leaves  not  so  much  as  a  corner  to  store 
the  means  of  some  darling  gratification. 
\Vhat  fearful  delusions  thousands  accept 
instead  of  this  wholesaler  i)urgatism. — 
VVliat  hypocrisies  in  profession,  what 
iuoc!<eries  in  devoiion,  what  pitiful, 
revolting  distortions  in  the  life!  Sound- 
ing bras<,  tinkling  cymbals,  whitewashed 
sepuichers,  tiiis  is  the  din  and  glare  that 
(ills  tiic  world.  "Be  not  deceived;  God 
is  not  mocked."     "Watch  and  pray.'" 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
DIscasslon   Between  Miller    and 
Hodges. 


Second  morning,  10  o'clock,  the  people 
a.ssombled.  and  the  meeting  was  called  to 
order  by  Rev.  'J'ucker,  of  the  Methodist 
church. 

nilOTIIER  MII.r.ER'.S   TinUP    SPEKCII. 

jl/r.  IWsuleiit,  Modrratnrs,  Jhrthrrn, 
Si-^trrs  Olid  Friends  : — I  am  glad  to  meet 
you  licrc  again  tliis  morning,  and  I  will, 
without  preliminaries,  reply  to  the  argu- 
ment of  my  opi)onent.  The  first  point 
I  want  to  notice  is,  that  he  says  the  bur- 
den of  proof  restH  ujion  me  as  the  ailirm- 
anl  of  the  proposition  before  us.  'i'hatis 
a  point  well  unihratood  by  debaters;  and 
wherein  1  alhrin  I  exiiect  to  ))rovc  wliat 
I  do  aflirm,  and  when  my  opi)oncnt  af- 
firms anything  lie  will  uIho  be  cxpeolcd  to 
jtrove  his  aflirmation. 

lie   says   that    I  infer  tliat  there  was 


much  water,  an  abundance  of  water,  in 
those   places   where    inspired   men  were 
baptizing.       He    inferred,    {he    says  he 
he   infers)  that   there     was   not   a  snffi 
ciency  of  water  for   immersion   in   th.ose 
places,  but  infers  that  there  was  enough 
tor  affusion.     I   do   not   infer  anything 
about   it.     I    have   proved    clearly   that 
there  was  much  water — an  abundance  of 
water — quite  enough    for  immersion.     I 
don't  infer;  I  hnow   what   inspired  men 
have  said.     No   use    of  inference    wliere 
we  have  the   word   of  God.     IMy  friend 
says  .John  did   not  baptize  in  water,  hut 
he  bapiizcd    with    water.     I   want   this 
people  to  know,  and  my  friend  ought  lo 
know,  that  John  spoke  in  the  Greek  lan- 
giuige,  and  the  words  used  arc  en  hiuhitn. 
fhe    ICnglish    language    always  says,  in 
Jordan.     En  hitJata  is  Greek,  and  is  in 
the  dative    singular.     Lei;  us  try  with. — 
Our  clothes   were   washed   with   water. 
lOvery  woman  here  knows  the  process  of 
washing  clothes,  that   it    is   always   done 
by  dipping  them  into  the  water.     So  also 
our  clothes  were   colored  with    dye.     In 
the  English,  as   also   in    the   Greek,  /;(, 
because  they  were  dijiped  into  the  color- 
ing fluid  in  order  to  dye   them.     Lot  us 
try  with  in  connection    with    the  circum- 
stances where  baptism  is  spoken  of  in  the 
Scriptures.     Why   did   not   the  insjiired 
writers  say,  "He  baptized  them  with  the 
River  of  .lordan  ?"     Simply  because  they 
could  not  take  uii  the  whole  Jordan  and 
baptize  with   it ;    nor   cotild   they   pour 
them    into   Jordan,    neither   could    they 
sprinkle  them  into  Jordan.     To  do  this 
it  would  be  necessary  to  divide  them  info 
particles.     You  canncfc   sprinkle   a   solid 
body  into  anything.     They  went  not  from 
the  water  when    they  were  baptized,  but 
went  straightway  out  of  the  water.  Jesus 
went  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee  unto  Jor- 
dan where  .Tohn  was    baptizing,  and  was 
baptized  of  John  in  Jordan — in  the  river 
of  Jordan — not  ivith  the  river  of  Jordan. 
As  to  the  case  of  the  jailor,  I  know  he 
took   them    somewhere.     Do   not   know 
just  where,  but  somewhere   where  there 
was  water,  for   he   washed   their  stripes 
and  was  baptized,  and  (hen  brought  them 
into  his  house.     I  want  to  be  a  little  par- 
ticular on    this  point,  and  will  therefore 
carefully  examine  the  passage  of  Script- 
ure.    The  jailor,  having  received  a  strict 
charge   to   keep   them   safely,  put  them 
into  the  inner  prison.     And  at  the  mid- 
night hour  when   the   prison  was  shaken 
and   the  doors  flew  open,  and  he  in  his 
confusion  found  that  the    prisoners  were 
.safe,  he  took  a  light   and   sprang  in  and 
came'irembling  and  fell  down  before  the 
Apostles;  "and  brought  them  out" — out 
of  the  inner  prison,     l^he  next    place  we 
find  them  was  in  the  jailor's  house,  which 
was  a  part  of  the  same  building,  w!u'r>, 
in  answer  to  his  inquiry,  "they  spake  the 
word  of  the  Jjord  to   him    and  to  all  that 
were  ia  /li.s  /louse'     And    then  he   took 
them  the  same  hour  of  the  night, to  some 
place  where  tliere  was  water  suflieient  to 
wtish  their  strii)es,  and   was   baptized  of 


them.  They  v/erc  now,  take  notice,  out 
of  the  house,  for  in  the  nestvcr.se,  (Acts' 
viii.  34,)  it  is  said,  "And  whe:!  he  had 
brought  them  into  Iiis  house,  lie  set  meat 
before  them,  and  rejoiced,  believing  in 
God  with  all  his  house.  Nothing  in  this 
whatever  to  justify  even  the  slighte.-^t 
itiferencc  (hat  they  were  baptized  in  the 
house.  They  baptized  him,  and  I  assert, 
and  propose  to  prove  before  we  are 
through  with  tliis  discussion,  that  every 
woid  in  the  whole  Bible  alluding  to  the 
ordinance,  or  rat  her  the  action  of  baptism, 
means  immersion. 

My  friend  says  wo  claim  that  baptism 
must  be  performed  in  pure  water.  You 
will  remember  that  the  Apostle  wa.s 
.'peaking  to  the  Hebrews  who  were  in  fhe 
habit,  according  to  their  lav/,  of  u.-ing 
water  mixed  witli  blood  or  ashes  in  :hcir 
a!)luiions  for  purifying  i)uri)nses,  which 
has  its  analogy  in  the  sprinkling  of  tiie 
heart  from  an  evil  conscience;  but  that 
he  would  have  them  have  their  bodies 
washed  with  puic  water — unmixed,  un- 
cuDpaunded.  Immersion  is  the  only 
mode  th.at  washes.  His  mode  does  not 
wa^h.  No  man  was  ever  commanded  to 
sprinkle  native  water  on  any  one  for  the 
purpose  of  i)urifying. 

The  baptism  of  the  Spirit,  ns  John 
says,  was  the  fulfillment  of  the  proi>hecy 
of  Joel.  John  conipared  Joel's  prophe- 
cy with  this  i)0uring  out  of  the  Spirit 
upon  all  flesh.  John  says  they  shall  be 
baptized  with  the  Holy  Spirit.  W..-ley 
says  of  this  baptism  that. "they  were  filled 
within,  and  it  covered  them  without."  I 
live  in  Indiana,  and  have  often  baptized 
in  the  water  alter  it  had  been  poured 
down  out  of  the  clouds.  My  oppojient 
says  there  is  no  specified  mode  of  water 
baptism,  but  that  they  have  a  mode  of 
spiritual  baptism,  hut  tliat  we  cannot 
prove  the  mode  of  baptism  to  be  immer- 
sion. I  now  proceed  to  tiiy  fourth  ar- 
gument. 

Our  fourth  argument  to  prove  immer- 
sion,is  drawn  from  the  fact  that  common 
water,  for  any  legal  or  moral  cleansing  or 
purificHtion,  never  was  commanded  to  be 
sprinkled  or  jtoured  upon  any  man,  wo- 
man or  child,  in  cither  the  Old  or  the 
New  Testament  Scriptures. 

The  argument  upon  this  point  is,  that 
when  water  was  used  for  these  jmrpo.scs 
it  was  compounded  with  ashes  of  an  heifer, 
the  blood  of  bulls  and  goats,  and  the 
like,  and  then  spiinkled  by  a  clean  per- 
son upon  an  unclean,  and  tlien,  in  order 
to  complete  the  cleansing,  they  were  com- 
manded to  wash  their  clothes  and  bathe 
themselves  in  water.  So  should  they  be 
clean  at  even  See  Num.  xix.  17-Ml,  and 
Levit.  xiv.  If),  IG,  "And  the  Lord  said 
unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  Take  to  you 
bandsful  of  aslies  of  the  furnace  and  let 
Moses  sprinkle  it  toward  the  heaven  in 
the  sight  of  I'haroah.''  Kx.  ix.  8.  The 
blood  of  the  goat  of  the  sin  olVering  that 
is  for  the  people,  was  to  be  brought  wi;.h- 
in  the  vail,  and,  as  the  blood  of  the 
bullock,  was  to   be   sprinkled   upon    the 


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mercy  ficat  and  bofovc  tlio  itiorcy  seat  ; 
Lev.  xviii.  14,  15.  See  also  J'^xocliis  xxiv. 
8,  aii'i  ill  the  New  'lV'!-iaiii(;iir,  Ileb.  ix. 
13,  19.  21;  xi.  -JS,  xii.  21-,  I  Pet.  i.  2.— 
In  all  tliis  ,'<i)rirklii)K  thero  is  no  inoniion 
of  spiinklinK  unniixod  water.  Farther 
puiilioations  arc  spoken  of  in  the  OM 
T(siaiucnt,  by  pouiinj;  oi!,  etc.;  as  in 
Ex.  xxix.  7.  "Then  slialt  thou  take  tl\n 
anointing  oil  and  pour  it  upon  bi.s  head 
and  anoint  liini."  Soo  also  Lcvit.  xiv. 
lH;  2  Kings  ix.  6;  Lev.  viii.  U).  Ncitli- 
er  in  tiie.'^e  pourings  was  any  pure  water 
us'^d. 

The  next  point  that  we  propose  to 
make  is,  that  in  tlie  waslnng  of  iicrsons 
or  vessels,  !br  cleansing  or  purifying  ]n\r 
poses,  it  was  with  water  unmixed.  And 
Moses  paid  unto  the  congri'gatinn,  "This 
is  the  thing  whic!>  tlie  ]jOrd  couiujandud 
to  be  done.  And  Closes  brought,  Aaron 
and  liis  sons  and  washed  tlseio  with  wa- 
ter." See  Lev.  viii.  5,  C;  xiv.  8;  xvi.  24; 
2  Kings  V.  10.  12,  13,  14.  The  bathings 
also  of  the  Old  Testament  imii!y  an  im- 
mersion of  the  whole  body  in  jiuro  water. 
"Then  the  Prie.-^t  s'.iall  wash  his 
clothes  and  he  shall  batlie  his  fL'sh  in 
water."  "And  lie  that  burnetii  her  shall 
wash  his  clothes  in  watci  and  bathe  lii.s 
flesli  in  water;"  Num.  xix.  7,  8.  "But 
if  he  wash  them  not,  nor  bathe  b.is  fie.-ili, 
then  he  shall  bear  his  iniquity;"  Lev. 
xvii.  16,  and  xvi.  26-28.  In  Leviticus 
15th  chapter,  the  ciiildien  of  Israel  arc 
ten  times  commanded  to  bathe  tliemsclvcs 
in  water;  and  in  all  these  cloansings  and 
purifications  there  was  no  sprinkling  or 
pouring  of  the  pure  element  whatever. — 
And  farther,  in  the  washing  of  vessels, 
such  as  cups  and  pots,  for  the  purpose  of 
cleansing,  they  were  commanded  to  be 
put  into,  to  be  scoured  and  rinsed  in, 
water.  See  Lev.  vi.  28;  xv.  12.  "And. 
upon  whatsoever  any  of  tliem,wlien  they 
are  dead,-  doth  fall,  it  shall  be  unclean; 
whether  it  be  an  vessel  of  wood,  or  rai-- 
ment  or  skin,  or  sack,  whatsoever  vessel  it 
be,  wherein  any  work  is  done,  it  must  be 
put  into  water,  and  it  shall  be  unclean 
until  even.  So  it  shall  be  cleansed." — 
Lev.  xi.  32. 

[Time  (Kcpired.) 

MR.    IIODGE'S   THIUD    REPLY, 

Mr.  Prex'idcnt.,  GcntJemfn  and  Ladies  : 
— I  can  say  with  my  brother  that  I  am 
glad  to  meet  with  you  this  morning  to 
resume  my  part  of  the  argument  bearing 
on  this  discussion. 

I  was  surprised  to  hear  my  opponent 
say  that  he  did  not  infer  anything — that 
he  has  positive  facts  to  support  liis  posi- 
tion upon  the  question  at  issue.  Has  he 
sustained  Ids  premises?  Has  he  proved, 
by  the  Scriptures,  that  immersion  is  the 
only  mode  of  Christian  bajitism  ?  To  my 
mind  he  has  failed  to  «]o  it  and  I  chal- 
lenge him  to  tiie  proof.  I  insist  that  the 
burden  of  proof  rests  upon  him,  and  he 
has  not  proved  anything  as  to  that  bap^ 
tism  is  confined  to  one  mode.  It  is  true 
he  refers  to  John  Wesley,  and  says  that 


Wesley  says  the  Holy  Ghost  on  the  day 
of  Pentecost  filled  the  people  within  and 
covered  them  without,  lie  appears  to 
confide  much  in  Wesley.  He  is  getting 
to  be  a  pretty  good  Methodist. 

Is  diiiping  ever  found  in  connection 
with  bai)tisin  ?  John  the  baptist  is  nev- 
er called  John  the  dipper,  it  is  not 
said  tliat  they  were  dipped  into  the  Jor- 
dan, nor,  into  what  dijiping  wore  you 
dii)pcd?  Nor  do  the  Sciii)turcs  say  tliey 
were  immersed  in  Jordan,  nor  in  fire. — 
How  do  you  like  the  idea  of  dippitig  or 
immer.-:ing  in  lire?  Christ  says,  "I  have 
a  baptism  (not  a  dipjnng)  to  be  baptized 
(notdijiped)  with,  and  bow  am  Is'rait- 
ened  until  it  be  accouiplislied."  This  he 
said  after  he  was  baptized,  wirii  reference 
enoe  to  his  sufferings,  and  he  was  cer- 
tainly not  dipped  into  his  sufferings. 

Dr.  Conant  ha.-?  ten  lueaTiings  of  the 
word  baptize,  and  Alexander  Campbell 
fifteen  meanings.  If  the  advocates  of 
the  theory  have  to  give  so  many  modes, 
how  can  my  ojiponent  prove  one  mode 
only?  It  is  said  that  the  sea  baptized 
the  shore,  flowing  over  the  shore.  There 
is  quite  adiiference  between  flowing  over 
the  shore  and  dijiping  the  shore  into  the 
sea.  Men  are  said  to  be  baptized  in 
wine,  but  never  said  to  be  dipped  in 
wine.  Tiic  sua  is  said  to  be  baitized 
in  the  sea,  but  never  dipped  in  tlie  sea. 
So  also  the  sinking  of  ships  in  the  sea, 
never  to  be  rai.-ed  till  the  day  of  judgment, 
is  called  baptizing  them  in  the  sea. — 
Triese  examples  from  the  classics  ought 
to  settle  tiiis  question  of  sijeeific  mode. 
They  give  the  meaning  to  dip,  to  sink,  to 
soak,  to  wash,  to  wet,  to  dye,  to  color, 
&e.,  &c.  Among  the  many  meanings  we 
have  one, — take  him  in  and  leave  him 
there  never  to  rise;  another,  I  soak  liim; 
bring  water  and  wet  him;  bring  simie 
spirits  to  intoxicate  him;  some  drugs 
to  stupefy  hini;  a  knife,  that  I  may 
plunge  it  into  him;  let  me  be  a  rock  to 
him,  and  sink  him  never  to  rise.  Such 
are  the  many  meanings  attached  to  the 
word  baptize  by  tlie  classics.  How  then 
will  my  opponent  restrict  it  to  immersion, 
and  immersion  oidy?  He  cannot  do  it. 
My  brotb.er  misrepresents  me  when  he 
says  I  said  they  did  not  go  to  where  there 
was  much  water.  I  do  not  think  he  did 
it  intentionally.  I  said  that  they  did  not 
take  them  from  the  place  where  they 
I  were  converted,  but  baptized  where  they 
were,  as  in  the  house  of  Cornelius  and 
the  jailor.  lie  says  men  baptized  in  the 
days  of  .John  where  there  was  much  wa- 
ter, poJl'i  livddtii,  many  waters;  but  no 
matter,  he  says  that  going  to  where  there 
was  much  water  don't  mean  immersioii. 
No,'  lie  won't  say  so  when  he  is  on  his 
guard;  he  has  too  much  intelligence,  but 
some  of  the  friends  of  his  theory  do  say 
it.  I  repeat  that  there  is  no  proof  tliat 
the  jailor  went  out  of  his  house  to  be 
baptized.  The  officers  had  laid  many 
stripes  upon  them,  and  the  jailor  took 
them  and  washed  their  stripes  and 
brought  them  into  his  house.     No  infer- 


ence here  that  they  went  and  wore  im- 
mersed; but  the  inference  is  that  they 
were  baptized  in  the  house,  seeing  that 
they  refused  to  go  out  of  the  prison  wlicn 
they  were  desired  to  do  so,  but  rc(iuired 
them  to  come,  according  to  law,  and 
fetch  them  out.  It  is  not  probable  that 
Paul,  who  would  not  go  out  contrary  to 
law,  would  go  rambling  about  at  midnight 
to  hunt  a  niill  pond  or  creek  to  l)aptizo 
the  jailor.  Wlicre  is  the  immersion  here? 
The  burden  of  proof  rests  on  my  brother 
to  show  that  these  converts  were  baptized 
liy  immersion.  He  cannot  do  it;  tlie  in- 
ference is  against  him. 

■  In  the  case  of  the  baptism  of  Moses  in 
the  cloud  and  in  the  sea,  the  idea  that 
they  were  immersed  i,s  absurd.  The  sea 
became  a  wall  on  either  side,  perhap.s 
frozen  into  a  ma.-s,  and  the  cloud  pa.sscd 
over  them,  wliich  |)robably  sprinkled 
water  upon  tiiem.  This  I  do  not  assert 
as  a  fact,  but  say  it  is  })robable;  moreover 
they  pa.ssed  over  dry  shod.  Then  where 
is  your  dipping — wliore  is  your  immer- 
sion in  this  case?  Positively  no  immer- 
sion is  this  ba()tism.  We  have  the  three 
tiiousand  and  the  five  thousand,  making: 
eight  thou.-^and,  who  were  ss.^embled  in 
the  large  upper  room  where  the  Holy 
Gitost  was  poured  upon  them,  three 
thousand  of  whom  were  baptized  the 
same  day,  and  no  iistimation  of  them  go- 
ing anywhere  to  be  baptized.  There  is 
no  immersion  here.  The  inference  i.s 
against  the  theory  of  my  friend,  but  is  in 
favor  oi  baptism  by  affusion.  In  his 
trouble  he  has  fled  from  this  place  to  the 
desert,  and  to  .t'Euon,  atid  finally  took 
sltelter  under  his  gunboats  in  the  Jordan. 

[To  he  Continued.) 
.«.«.«. 

The  river  that  run-^  slow  and  creeps  by 
the  banks,  and  begs  leave  of  every  turf  to 
let  it  ])ass,  is  drawn  into  little  hollowuess- 
es,  and  spends  itself  in  smaller  portions, 
and  dies  with  diversion;  1  ut  when  it 
runs  with  a  full  stream,  and  breaks  down 
every  obstacle,  itstaj's  not  to  be  tempted 
by  little  avocations,  and  to  creep  into 
holes,  but  runs  into  the  sea  through  full 
and  useful  channels.  So  is  a  man's  pray- 
er; if  it  moves  upon  the  feet  of  an  abated 
appetite, "it  wanders  into  the  society  of 
every  trifling  accident,  and  stays  at  the 
corners  of  fancy,  and  talks  with  every 
object  it  meets,  and  cannot  arrive  at 
heaven;  but  when  it  is  carried  on  the 
wings  of  passion  and  strong  desires,  a 
swift  motion  and  a  hungry  appetite,  it 
passes  on  through  all  the  intermedial  re- 
gions of  clouds,  and  stays  not  till  it 
dwells  at  the  foot  of  tlie  throne,  where 
mercy  sits,  and  thence  sends  holy  show- 
ers  of  refreshment. — Jeremi/  Taylor. 

Whoever  can  earnestly  from  the  heart 
humble  himself  before  God,  and  acquiesce 
in  his  chastening,  has  already  won  the 
victory. — Luther. 

David,  for  instance,  was  a  wonderfully 
gifted  man,  and  he  had  to  be  ploughed 
and  crus'ied.  Put  such  a  man  is  dear  to 
God.-iA/(/. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AN'O 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYERSDAI.E,  Pa.,. July  27,  1875. 

The  Aggr«R8lve   Character  ot 
Christianity. 

Wo  nic&n  by  the  ap>ircN5ivc  character 
of  Christianity,  tliat  element  in  it  wliicii 
l)rou)ptcd  its  early  adherents,  and  which 
fitill  prompts  ihoac  in  whom  it  reigns  with 
the  power  that  it  should,  to  carry  on  a 
holy  conquest  to  destroy  the  stronKholds 
of  sin,  and  thus  enable  sinners  to  "recover 
themselves  out  of  the  snare  of  the  devil, 
who  are  taken  captive  by  him  at  his  will." 
1  Tim.  ii.  2.5.  When  Abraham  heard 
that  Lot,  his  brother's  son,  had  been  ta- 
ken captive  in  a  certain  battle  fought  by 
a  number  of  kings,  he  immediately  armed 
Lis  servants  and  pur.«ucd  the  coi;quorors 
and  delivered  Lot,  his  i'amily  and  jroods. 
So  Christians,  knowing  that  their  fellow 
men  are  taken  c;tptive  by  the  prince  of 
darkness,  arm  themselves  for  battle,  and 
attack  the  camp  of  tlie  wicked  tJ  deliver 
the  capiives.  There  is  in  Ciirislianity  a 
ppirit  of  active  labor  tliat  tiros  at  no  work 
however  arduous,  and  a  spirit  of  holy 
boldness  that  fears  no  enemy  however 
formidable. 

When  Christ  came  and  established  his 
church,  and  gathered  around  him  a  num- 
ber of  devoted  friends  to  whom  he  was 
warmly  attached,  and  who  were  warmly 
ati ached  to  him,  he  and  they  were  not 
satisfied  to  .sit  down  at  ca.'<e  and  enjoy  the 
fruits  of  the  conqucsls  already  ninde,  and 
hay,  by  doing  mo,  to  the  wicked  world, — 
"If  you  let  us  clone,  we  will  let  you 
alone."  This  spirit  of  case  which  lets 
men,  and  communities,  and  nations  alone 
in  their  sina  to  perish,  is  not  in  accordance 
with  the  spirit  of  Christianity. 

By  attributing;  to  Christianity  an  ag- 
gressive character  we  do  not  mean  that 
its  dlscii)les  or  adherents  in  their  con- 
(jucstH  and  confiicts  arc  prompted  by  any 
of  the  selfish,  revengeful,  avaricious  or 
ambitiou.s  feelings  which  oflcn  dinractcr- 
ize  the  aggrensive  movements  of  worldly 
men  and  military  leaders.  They  are  ac^ 
tualcd  by  a  uiolive  of  benevolence  which 
seeks  not  tlicir  own  good  but  that  of 
others.  Their  conciuests  are  carried  on, 
not  to  destroy  men,  but  to  save  ihcm. — 
It  is  not  against  men  themselves  that 
they  wage  war,  but  against  error,  corrup- 


tion, and  wrong  in  all  its  diversified  forms. 
Neither  is  the  means  used  by  Christians 
to  accomplish  their  object  sucli  as  is  used 
by  worldly  men  in  their  uidioly  strifes. — 
These  often  resort  to  civil  law,  wordly 
policy,  and  priestly  craft.  Moral  suasion, 
founded  on  Christian  truth,  accompanied 
by  Christian  love  and  a  godly  examiile, 
is  the  moRns  used  by  Cliristian*  in  their 
aggres-sive  movements  u|)on  the  domin- 
ions of  sin  to  deliver  sinners. 

And  while  we  would  look  at  Christian" 
ity  in  its  aggressive  character,  we  would 
not  overlook  what  are  called  its  pasiivc 
virtues,  neither  would  we  undervalue 
these  important  elements  of  Christian 
chaiactcr.  But  wliile  ws  give  to  these 
pa.ssive  virtues  all  the  prouiinence  they 
are  entitled  to  in  tlie  Christian  system, 
they  will  not  at  all  conflict  with  the  ag 
grcssivc  character  of  Christianity  we  are 
noticing.  On  the  contrary,  they  may,  and 
should  be  made  subservient  to  the  accom- 
plishing of  the  subduing  of  the  enemies 
of  God.  It  does  not  follow  tljat  because 
when  we  arc  smitten  on  the  one  cheek, 
wc  arc  to  turn  the  other,  that  we  are  to 
do  nothing  to  convert  him  that  smites,  or 
to  show  liim  tlic  wickedrie.--:s  of  his  conduct. 
When  Ananias  gave  commandment  to 
smite  tlie  Apostle  Paul  on  the  mouth, 
and  which  perhaps  was  done,  and  if  it 
was,  though  the  Apostle  did  not  return 
the  blow,  nevertheless,  he  administered 
to  the  high  priest  a  severe  reproof,  saying, 
"God  shall  smite  thee,  thou  whited  wail: 
for  sittest  thou  to  judge  me  after  the  law, 
and  commandest  me  to  be  »mittcn  con- 
trary to  the  law?"  Acts  xxiii.  3.  So 
whatever  may  be  the  Christian  doctrine 
of  non-resistance,  nonconformity  to  the 
world,  and  self-denial,  Chri.-jiians  are  not 
to  retire  from  the  world  and  shut  them- 
•seivos  up  in  cloister.'^.  Neither  are  they 
to  make  settlements  of  their  own  breth- 
ren alone,  and  live  together  for  their  own 
enjoyment  only,  assuming  a  defensive  po- 
sition merely,  and  only  defending  their 
doctrine  when  it  is  assailed.  They  are  to 
put  their  light  on  a  candlesticl^,  and  not 
to  cover  it  under  a  bushel,  and  unfurl 
their  banner  with  the  inscription,  the 
KVERI.ASTINO  oosPEi,,  upou  it,  going 
forth  "coiKiuering  and  to  contiucr,"  thus 
meeting  tlie  symbolic  character  of  the 
Cliurch  as  given  to  it  in  Solomon's  Song, 
vi.  10:  "who  is  she  that  looUeth  forth  in 
t!ic  morning,  fair  as  the  moon,  clear  as 
the  sun,    and     terrible    as     uu     army 


I  with  banners. "  This  is  what  wc  mean 
I  by  the  aggressive  character  of  Chri»-tian- 
ity.  There  is  in  the  genuine  spirit  of 
Christianity  an  ardent  desire  to  have  the 
world  converted  to  Christ,  and  a  restless 
activity  to  labor  for  the  accompUsbment 
of  the  work. 

It  is  worthy  of  remark  that  the  spirit 
of  aggression  has  never  been  so  striking- 
ly manifested  in  any  system  of  religion 
as  it  has  been  in  Christianity.  While  it 
is  true  that  a  great  deal  of  zeal  charac- 
terized the  laborj  of  a  few  Jcw..>  in  pros- 
clyiing  heathen  to  their  religion,  an  ag- 
gres.'-ive  spirit,  to  convert  the  world  to 
Judaisui,  was  not  cbaracteri.v!ic  of  the 
Jewish  people.  And  why  should  it  be 
since  Judaism  was  never  designed  to  be  a 
universal  religion,  but  in  its  ciiaracter  it 
was  local  and  temporary.  Neither  has 
Mohammedanism  nor  any  of  the  religious 
systems  of  idolatry  ever  been  remarkable 
for  their  aggressive  muvemonis  to  con- 
vert all  nations  to  their  respective  doc- 
trines. It  is  true,  when  one  nation  con- 
quered another,  tlic  strotiger  usually 
imposed  its  religion  u-pon  the  weaker, 
but  it  was  policy  that  suggested  this  fre- 
quently rather  than  a  zeal  to  piopagate 
its  religion.  Tlie  adherents  of  no  system 
of  religion,  or  the  disciples  of  no  religious 
leader,  have  ever  endured  tlie  laboni,  or 
made  the  sacrifices  to  spread  their  relig- 
ion, that  Christians  have  to  spread  theirs. 

The  «ggre.>-,sivc  character  of  Christian- 
ity was  plainly  seen  in  its  fouiuhT.  Ilia 
travels  were  exten.sive,  and  his  labors 
great  for  the  length  of  time  he  was  en- 
gaged in  his  imblic  ministry.  When  the 
people  of  Capernaum  sought  to  detain 
him  among  them,  he  rejilied,  "I  must 
preach  the  kingdom  of  God  to  other 
cities  also;  for  therefore  am  I  sent."  Luke 
iv.  43. 

He  api)arcntly  sought  to  infuse  the 
same  spirit  of"  aggression  and  lively  activ- 
ity under  which  he  himself  acted,  into 
his  disciples.  Having  called  his  twelve 
Apostles,  he  .sent  them  out  to  convert 
their  Jcwi.sb  brethren  to  the  faith  of 
Christianity.  But  lie  did  not  send  them 
away  until  he  had  given  them  much  in- 
struction and  encouragement.  And  in 
the  instruction  he  gave  them,  tliey  were 
informed  that  the  nature  of"  their  work 
was  such  that  ihey  would  necessarily  en- 
counter opposition  and  meet  with  troub- 
le, lie  said  to  them,  "Ve  .shall  be 
brought  before  governors  and  kings  for 


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my  sakn,  for  a  testimony  against  tlicrn  } 
and  tlicGenuIcK."  Muitli.  x.  IS.  Ilore 
there  is  evidently  an  allusion  to  the  aj;- 
grcssivc  character  of  their  wovlc.  They 
were  to  bear  testimony  against  kin<{s, 
governors,  and  Gentiles,  as  far  as  these 
characters  wore  guilty.  The  I'ear  of  men 
occujiyiiig  piaees  of  high  authority  was 
not  to  deter  them  from  cxi)0sing  sin. 

Our  Lord's  commission  to  his  disciples 
after  his  rcsurrectioii  also  plainly  shows 
the  aggressive  character  of  their  work. — 
Tliey  were  to  remain  at  Jerut^alcm  until 
they  received  from  heaven  liie  qualilica- 
tioiis  necessary  to  fit  tlicm  for  tiie  work 
they  were  to  do.  This  work  was  a  great 
work,  and  attended  with  many  dilficulties. 
The  world  was  in  a  state  of  hostility 
against  God.  The  sinners  that  they  were 
to  convert  were  "enemies  to  God  by 
wicked  works."  The  sins  that  they  were 
to  expose  and  attiick,  were  shielded  by 
autiiority,  popularity,  and  age.  But 
nevertheless,  they  were  to  "cry  aloud  and 
spare  not."  In  the  name  of  tiie  Lord 
they  went  forth  in  due  time,  clothed 
with  the  armor  of  heaven. 

"Thus  armed,  be  sent  the  champloriR  forth 
From  east  to  west,  from  boiiUi  to  north; 
Go,  and  assert  your  Ssvioi  's  cause, 
Gk>,  spread  tiie  mystery  of  his  cross. 

''Nations,  the  learued  and  the  rude, 
Are  by  these  heav'nly  rmbs  subduei'.; 
While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss. 
And  hates  the  doctrines  of  the  cross." 

The  Apostles  were  directed  to  begin  at 
Jerusalem,  and  they  did  so,  for  they 
i'aithfully  carried  out  their  commission. 
Their  first  attack  upon  the  Jews  was  em- 
inently successful,  and  tliree  thousand 
souls  as  trophies  to  the  power  of  truth, 
were  delivered  from  the  power  of  dark- 
ness, and  translated  into  the  kingdom  of 
Christ.  From  Jerusalem  the  word  of 
the  Lord  was  to  go  forth.  Isa.  ii.  2.— 
And  it  did  go  forth  from  this  central 
poiut  rapidly  and  triumphantly.  The 
heralds  of  the  cross  went  from  city  to 
city,  and  from  country  to  country,  ma- 
king their  aggressive  movements  upon 
the  strongholds  of  sin.  They  assailed 
pagan  idolatry  in  its  ceremonies  and 
practices,  showing  the  absurdity  ot  its 
rites  and  the  evil  tendency  of  its  doctrine. 
Its  altars  were  forsaken  and  its  gods 
abandoned,  and  its  worshippers  freed 
from  the  bondage  of  its  superstition,  and 
introduced  into  the  liberty  of  the  sons  of 
God.     And    by    the    pcrseveranoe    and 


boldness  of  these  faithful  soldiers  of  the 
cross,  disciples  and  churclies  were  great- 
ly multiplied,  and  multitudes  of  sinners 
ners  were  conquered  and  brought  to  yield 
to  Christ.  There  was  joy  in  heaven,  and 
the  earth  resounded  with  the  praises  of 
God  sung  by  the  redeemed,  happy  in 
the  possession  of  the  pardon  of  their 
sii^',  and  the  hope  of  eternal  life. 

This  holy  principle  of  aggression  and 
labor  so  characteristic  of  the  faithful  dis- 
ciples of  Christ,  did  not  permit  them  to 
wait  for  tlie  lost  and  guilty  tr>  come  to 
them,  but,  like  their  Master,  they  went 
to  seek  the  lost.  They  did  not  wait  for 
opportunity  to  do  good,  they  sought  op" 
portunity.  They  did  not  distrust  God 
and  icar  want  and  [loverty,  but  accepting 
this  truth  taught  by  Christ,  with  all 
others,  n;ime!y,  "The  laborer  is  worthy 
of  his  hire,"  (Luke  x.  7,)  they  labored 
in  hope,  feeling  assured  that  they  would 
not  lose  their  reward. 

The  aggressive  movements  wiiich  char- 
acterized the  apostolic  ch.urch,  and  which 
were  ,',o  successful  in  extending  the  king- 
dom of  Christ,  did  not  cease  with  the 
Apostles.  The  same  spirit  was  commu- 
uicaled  to  their  successors,  and  they, 
loo,  carried  on  their  aggressive  operations 
with  great  success,  as  the  rapid  spread  of 
the  gospel  in  the  primitive  ages  of  Chris- 
tianity shows.  And  a  similar  spirit  and 
similar  efi'orts  should  still  characterize  the 
Church  of  Christ.  For  what  is  there  in 
the  Kcal  and  self  denying  labors  of  the 
first  Christians  that  is  not  obligatory  up- 
on the  cliurches  of  the  present  time? — 
What  had  the  Savior  done  for  the  early 
believers  that  he  has  not  done  for  us? 
The  spirit  of  Paul  was  stirred  in  him 
when  he  haw  the  city  of  Athens  "given 
to  idolatry."  Should  not  our  spirits  be 
stiired  when  we  see  the  world  around 
us  given  to  the  accumulation  of  wealth, 
to  the  love  of  fashion  and  carnal  pleas- 
ure, and  to  a  godless  life  ?  Heaven  is  as 
desirable  now  as  it  then  was.  Hell  is  as 
terrible  now  as  it  then  was.  The  soul  is 
as  precious  today  as  it  was  whcti  the 
Savior  gave  his  biood  as  the  price  of  its 
redemption. 

Christian  brethren,  let  the  aggressive 
and  working  spirit  which  characterized 
the  apostolic  and  early  cliurch,  appeal  to 
us,  and  let  it  not  appeal  in  vain,  for  our 
imitation.  If  their  lledcemer  is  ours,  and 
their  boldness,  zeal,  self-deuial  und  holi- 
ness are  ours,  we  may  expect  their  success, 
their  joy,  and  their  final  reward  will  be 
ours. 


Orders  lor  Hymn-Boohs. 

There  has  been  a  little  more  delay  in 
filling  orders  for  Hymn  Books  tiiaii  wc 
exii5cted.  We  could  not  get  the  books. 
We  now  hope  to  bo  ready  to  fill  orders  in 
a  very  short  time. 


Minutes  of  A.  91.  tor  1875. 

Our  first  edition  of  minutes  is  exhaast- 
ed;  and  hence  we  must  ask  those  whoic 
orders  have  not  been  filled  yet,  to  wait  a 
few  days  till  we  can  publish  another  edi- 
tion. Let  all  who  wish  to  have  the  minutes 
order  them  immediately.  Single  copy, 
lU  cts  ;  6  copies,  JO  ;  12  copies  75   ceutg. 

B. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Brother  M.  Lichty,  Elmore,  Neb., 
July  4th,  says  : 

•"We  arc  still  somewhat  molested  by 
the  "hoppers,"  as  a  lew  are  feeding  on 
the  late  corn  recently  planted  ;  but  the 
excessive  rains  we  have  been  receiving 
for  a  week  or  more,  we  hope  will  cause 
the  corn  such  a  rapid  growth  that  what 
lew  "hoppers"  we  have  will  not  be  able 
to  do  any  more  dauuige.  The  present 
rains  have  soaked  the  ground  deeper 
than  it  lias  been  lor  years." 

Brother  Knooh  Beery,  Miami  Co., 
Ohio,  writes  : 

"Weatlier  very  warm  and  frequent 
heavy  rains.  River  ani  creeks  very  high 
and  muddy.  Wheat  nearly  all  cut — per" 
haps  an  average  crop.  Corn,  oats,  and 
potatoes  remarkably  good.  Oats  very 
badly    lodged. 

Don't  forget  the  Almanac  for  187C. 

From  Bro.  S.  S.  Mohlcr,  Johnson  Co., 
Mo.,  we  have  the  following  : 

"The  cause  of  truth  is  advancing 
amoug  us  hopefully.  We  liave  baptized, 
this  season,  nine  persons,  and  have  sever- 
al applications  awaiting  baptism,  to  be 
attended  to  within  a  week.  The  Lord 
works  when  his  children  work  ;  and 
could  there  be  a  greater  effort  made  in 
the  circulation  of  the  Brethren's  writings, 
coupled  with  consistency  of  life,  we 
might  expect  a  greater  increase  to  the 
church,  und  hope  the  day  is  fully  at  hand 
vfhcrt  the  circulation  of  the  literature  of 
the  Brethren  will  be  appreciated  as  a 
means  to  promote  the  truth  in  places 
where  a  living  ministry  cannot  penetrate. 

Accept  our  Christian  regards." 

Brother  M.  practices  what  he  advo- 
cates, lie  sent  for  the  ''''Jewish  Passover 
and  the  Lord's  Supper, "  to  be  used  as  a 
circulating    missionary. 

Remember  the  Almanac  for  1876. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  COMFAMION  AND  GOSrEL  VISITOR. 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Good  Coinpauy. 


Where  shall  I  rind  it?  among  the 
tboughtluss.lhe  foolish, or  the  vicious  ? 
No,  it  is  uot  to  be  found  there ;  but 
let  nie  seekit  anioug  thope  who  love 
the  Lord,  for  there  will  I  find  the  best 
of  company — company  that  will  en- 
courage, comfort,  refine  and  elevate. 
Or,  I  may  find  good  company  by 
reading  ;  for  in  that  way  I  can  get 
the  best  thoughts  of  the  best  men, 
not  ouly  of  our  own,  but  of  ancient 
times. 

But  belter  than  all  this  is  the  priv- 
ilege of  comuiuuiug-  in  prayer  with 
the  great  God  himself,  who  has  per- 
mitted us  to  cull  him  "our  Father." 
Blessed  company  !  to  have  him  dwell 
in  our  heart.?,  giving  ua  joy  and 
peace — to  walk  with  him,  as  did 
Enoch  of  old. 
<'Give  me  that  sweet  conirauaion,  Lord, 

Thy  people  have  with  thee  ; 
Thy  spirit  daily  talks  wilh  them, 
Oh  !  let  it  talk  with  ma." 

And  if,  while  in  this  world,  we  are 
faithful  to  our  duties,  wo  may  expect 
to  fully  enjoy  the  best  of  company 
after  death,  when  we  shall  see  our 
heavenly  Father  face  to  face;  when 
■we  shall  enjoy  the  company  of  our 
dear  Saviour,  who  gave  his  life  for  us  ; 
of  the  brif,'ht  angels,  and  of  all  the 
good  who  have  gone  before — righteous 
Noah,  faithful  Abraham,  the  sweet 
Psalmi.'*t  ol  Israel,  the  holy  apostles, 
the  early  martyrs,  brethren  with 
whom  we  have  enjoyed  sweet  inter- 
cour;.e  here,  and  an  innumerable  com- 
pany whose  names  are  not  written  in 
the  world's  history,  but  are  written 
in  the  Lamb's  book  of  life.  There  we 
shall  enjoy  pleasant  company — pure 
company — (jood  compavy. 

Cyuus  VVallick. 

J'rcedifville,  Mich. 

'^How  liOiig  to  Wait." 


Dr.  Nettloton  bad  come  from  the 
evening  service  in  some  country  town, 
to  his  home,  for  the  night.  The  good 
lady  of  the  house,  rather  an  elderly 
person,  after  bustling  about  to  pro- 
vide her  guest  with  refreshment,  said, 
directly  before  her  daughter,  who  was 
in  the  room  : 

"Doctor  Ncttleton,  1  do  wish  you 
would   talk    to   Caroline ;    she    don't 


care  nothing  about  going  to  meeting, 
nor  about  the  8alvatii:n  of  her  soul. 
I've  talked  and  talked,  and  go  to  our 
minister  to  talk,  but  it  don't  seem  to 
do  good.  I  wish  you  would  talk  to 
her.  Dr.  Nettleton." 

Saying  which,  she  soon  went  out  of 
the  room. 

Doctor  Nettleton  continued  quietly 
taking  his  repast,  when  he  turned 
round  to  the  young  girl,  and  said  : 

"Now,  just  tell  me.  Miss  Caroline, 
don't  they  bother  you  amazingly 
about  this  thing?" 

She,  taken  by  surp-.iso  at  an  ad- 
dress eo  unexpected,  answered  at 
once  : 

"Yes,  sir,  they  do  ;  they  keep  talk- 
ing to  me  all  the  time,  till  I'm  sick  of 
it." 

"So  I  thought,"  said  Dr.  N.  "Let's 
see;  how  old  are  you?" 

"Eighteen,  sir." 

"Good  health?" 

"Yes,  sir." 

"The  fact  is,"  said  Dr.  N  ,  "religion 
is  a  good  thing  in  itself;  but  the  idea 
of  all  the  lime  troubling  a  young  creat- 
ure like  you  with  it!  and  you're  in 
good  health,  you  say.  Religion  is  a 
good  thing.  It  will  hardly  do  to  die 
wit,hout  it.  I  wonder  how  long  it 
would  do  for  you  to  wait  ?" 

"That's  just  what  1  have  been 
thinking  myself,"  said  Caroline. 

Well,"  said  Dr.  N.,  suppose  you  say 
till  you  are  fifty  ?  No,  that  won't  do  ; 
I  attended  the  funeral  of  a  ladv  fifreen 
years  younger  than  that.  Thirtv  ? 
IIow  viill  that  do?" 

"I'm  not  sure  it  would  do  to  wait 
quite  so  long,"  said  Caroline. 

"No,  I  don't  think  so  either  ;  some- 
thing might  happen.  Say,  now, 
twenty-five?  or  even  twenty,  if  we 
could  be  sure  that  you  would  live  so 
long.  A  year  from  now  ;  how  would 
that  do?" 

"I  don't  know,  sir." 

"Neither  do  I.  The  fact  is,  my 
dear  young  lady,  the  more  1  think  of 
it,  and  of  how  many  young  people  as 
well,  apparently,  as  you  are,  do  die 
suddenly,  I  am  afraid  to  have  you 
put  it  olf  a  moment  longer.  Besides, 
the  Bible  says,  yioto  ia  the  accepted 
time.  We  must  take  the  time.  What 
shall  wo  do  ?  Had  we  uot  better 
kneel  down  here,  and  ask  God  for 
mercy,  throutrh  his  Son  Jesus 
Christ?" 

The  young  lady,  perfectly  overcome 
by  h(r  feeliiigp,  kneeled  on    the   spot. 


In  a  day  or  two,  she,  by  grace,  came 
out  rejoicing  in  hope,  finding  she  had 
far  from  lost  all  enjoyment  in  this  life. 
—  Church  Advocate, 


Iliivlug  Conrage. 


"What's  the  reason  you  are  not  a 
Christian,  Henry  ?" 

"I  hardly  know." 

"Do  you  wish  to  bs  ?" 

"Yes;  I  would  give  anything  if  I 
were  a  real  Christian,  such  as  Mr. 
K is." 

"You  know  the  way;  it  is  simple." 

"I  know  it,  but 

"But  what?" 

"To  be  honest,  Mr. ,   the   real 

rea.«on  is,  I  am  afraid." 

"Afraid  of  what?" 

"Of  the  hoys — those  I  know  and 
meet  with  every  day." 

"And  what  of  them  ?  What  will 
they  do  or  say  ?" 

"They  will  not  do  anything,  but 
they  will  laugh  at  und  plague  me, and 
call  nie  pious  or  something  of  the 
kind." 

"Would  that  hurt  yon  ?" 

"It  would  hurt  my  feelings.  I  can't 
bear  to  be  laughed  at." 

"Not  for  Christ's  sake?  Not  for 
His  love?" 

"It  would  be  hard." 

"Perhaps  so,  but  if  you  are  ever  to 
bo  a  Chii.siian  you  mast  be  willing  to 
bear  a.s  much  as  tijia.  Ijet  us  see 
what  your  friend  here  thinks  of  it. 
James  you  love  the  Saviour,  do  you 
uot  ?" 

"I  do." 

"And  do  the  boys  trouble  you  very 
much  ?" 

"Not  at  all.  I  made  up  my  mind 
to  take  the  laugh  as  it  came.  I  ex- 
pected the  boys  would  begin  on  me 
when  I  went  to  school,  but  they  never 
have." 

"And  if  they  should  ?" 

"I  should  be  more  sorry  for  thein 
thau  for  myself  It  is  so  sweet  loving 
Jesus  that  I  can  afford  being  laughed 
at  a  little,  or  oven  more  than  that." 

"Henry,  porhapa  it  would  be  the 
same  with  you,  but  have  you  not  tho 
courage  to  do  what  you  know  you 
ought  ?  Are  vou  willing  to  be  a  cow- 
ard Btill  ?"— S.  S.    Times. 


— Value  tho  friendship  of  him  who 
stand.s  by  you  in  the  storm  ;  awarma 
of  insects  will  surround  you  in  tho 
sunshine. 


CJUBIISTIAN  family  UOMPAISION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


477 


Corrcspofiiuitce  of  diT.rch  aevis  solicit -'(i/rotr, 
all  part;- of  the  Brotherhood.  ''A''riter''s  name 
aud  addreas  required  on  every  commi:nicaiiou 
IS  guarantee  of  f/ood  faith.  Jiejectcd  commiitii- 
cmiioiis  or  manuscript  iised,  nat  returned.  All 
c  >mmnr,iccUious  for  pi'.blieaticn  shortld  be  writ 
tennpon  one   &iide  of  the  fheA  only. 

Orr,  Coos  Co.,  Oregon,    ) 
June  28,  1875.  j 

James  Quinter— Z^mr  Brother  : 

By  j'our  permission,  we  will  .=ay 
throuch  the  columns  ot  your  worthy 
paper,  to  the  brethren  and  friends  else- 
where, that  the  cause  ef  Ciirist  in  this 
secluded  but  pleasant  valley,  is  still 
tending  onward  and  upward;  and 
we  have  reason  to  believe  that  the  .'-jiirif- 
ual  heallh  of  our  dear  meniJicr.s  liere  is 
good  at  this  time,  and  we  hope  may  con 
tinue  so  with  us  and  all  tl-.c  Israel  of  God 
everywhere.  I  believe  the  bodily  health 
of  the  bretiiren  and  sisters  here  is  very 
good,  with  some  three  or  four  exceptions, 
and  tliey,  iiicludinsr  myself,  are  improv- 
ing some.  I  would  say  in  this  conmction 
that  it  is  just  as  necessary  for  people  to 
take  care  of  themselves  here  as  in  any 
place  in  which  I  b.ave  ever  been. 

In  a  former  report  by  Ero.  D.  Barklow, 
you  learned  that  we  numbered  some  40 
members  Since  that  time  some  valua- 
ble additions  have  been  made  to  the 
church  by  baptism,  and  some  have  luov- 
od  here  IVom  different  parts  of  the  U.  S., 
intending  to  make  their  home  with  us,  so 
we  now  number  49  members. 

Among  the  late  arrivals  of  bretbren  we 
might  mention  the  family  of  brother 
Lewellyn,  from  Iowa.  And  right  here 
I  would  drop  a  remark  for  the  considera- 
tion of  those  interested,  and  it  is  this  : 
The  bretluen  and  sisters  here  delight  in 
having  such  orderly  looking  members 
come  among  us.  We  wish  the  l.retliren 
elsewhere  to  know  this,  that  the  little 
band  of  Brethren  who  have  cast  their 
lots  together  on  this  coast,  are  not  setting 
up  for  themselves,  indei)cndent  of  the 
established  order  of  the  brotherhood; 
and,  if  the  expression  is  pardonable,  we 
would  further  say,  that  neither  are  they 
possessed  of  that  spirit  of  amalgamation 
that  begets 'milk  and  water  Ohristinns." 
Of  course  I  refer  to  the  so-called  'union' 
movement.  Tliese  I'acts  are  stated  in 
order  that  brethren  coming  in  liere  may 
have  no  fears  of  meeting  what  we  would 
term  half  Brethren.  No,  brethren,  you 
that  conten)plafc  coming  here,  need  not 
fear  that  when  you  get  away  from  tlie  old 
settled  States,  you  leave  that  "peculiar" 
people,  for  3'cu  will  lind  them  in  more 
than  one  newly  settled  place.  God's 
people  are  God's  people  wherever  you 
find  them;  and  if  change  of  associations, 
place,  time,  or  climate,  will  make  any- 
thing else  of  a  professing  man  or  woman, 
it  only  argues  tiiis  to  my  mind,  that  they 
might  have  been  labeled  properly,  but 
not  "put  up"  squarely  on  gospel  rules. — 
The  great  distance  that  separates  relatives 


in  the  flesli  often  causes  both  parties  to 
rejoice  when  thc-y  meet  each  other.  So 
it  was  witli  tlio  brethren  here  when  our 
beloved  brother.  Kid.  Djiiicl  Brower  and 
companion  arrived  liere  among  us.  on  the 
8th  of  this  month,  from  the  Willamette 
Valley,  on  a  mission  of  love;  and  indeed 
it  proved  to  be  such  to  the  brethren  and 
sisters  here.  The  Lord  will,  certainly, 
suitably  reward  those  brethren  and  sisters 
who  forego  for  a  season  the  comforts  and 
joys  that  cluster  around  a  well  ordered 
home,  and  travel  over  mountains,  across 
rivers  and  valleys,  thi-ough  mud  and  wa- 
ter, for  a  distance  of  near  200  miles,  to 
cheer  the  hearts  of  otlier  brethren 
and  sisters,  and  to  leash  siimers  llieir 
duty.  We  fondly  trust  that  the  visit  was 
duly  appreciated  by  all.  We  love  just 
such  visits  as  was  made  by  brother  and 
sister  Brower.  They  went  from  house  to 
house,  visiting  nearly  all  the  brethren  in 
such  a  way  that  we  will  not  soon  forget. 
Their  health  remained  very  good  while 
among  us. 

Seasons  of  "refreshing"  are  indispens- 
able to  tlic  weary  traveler  on  a  long  jour- 
ney. So  I  believe  we  all  felt  during  our 
communion  season  which  came  off  on  the 
19th  and  20th  of  this  montii.  We  truly 
had  a  good  meeting  together;  so  several 
ot  our  members  were  heard  to  say,  and 
we  believe  it  with  all  our  heart.  Oth- 
ers outside  tiie  church  have  said  to  me 
since,  that  the  order  was  beautiful  a."! 
carried  out  by  the  Brethren;  and  we 
must  say  that  a  more  beautii'ul  scene  has 
not  yet  met  our  vision  on  earth  than  we 
beheld  on  this  and  other  like  occasions. 
How  beautiful  and  yet  how  soloan  the 
the  sight  I  from  the  gray-headed  brother 
down  to  the  young  sister  of  1,5,  all  seated 
around  tiie  sacramental  board  in  per'cct 
love  and  gospel  order.  We  are  taught 
that  '"by  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye 
are  my  di.-ciples,  if  ye  have  love  one 
toward  another."  We  believe  that  the 
impression  on  the  outsider  in  this  direc- 
tion, was  good.  Wc  are  astounded  that 
any  should  object  to  such  a  beautiful  or- 
der that  makes  us  look  so  much  alike. — 
AVe  all  know  that  we  are  pretty  likely  not 
to  object  to  looking  like  one  that  we  re- 
spect and  love;  therefore,  if  we  love  one 
another  as  we  should,  we  will  not  object 
so  much  to  looking  alike.  "Birds  of  a 
feather  flock  together." 

The  preaching  on  this  occasion  was 
good,  (we  did  not  ao  any  of  it.)  The 
members  wore  built  up  in  the  faith  of 
the  gospel,  no  doubt  enjoying  the  hap 
piness  promised  to  those  that  obey  the 
gospel  in  all  things  commanded  us.  Es- 
pecially ori  oei'a.sions  like  this,  where  we 
partake  of  that  Supper  of  the  Lord  which 
is  to  receive  its  fulfillment  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven,  and  of  the  body  aird 
blood  of  our  blessed  Master  bringing  to 
our  mind  the  things  he  suffered  for  our 
sakes,  and  of  showing  our  love  ior  our 
Lord  and  one  another  by  washing  feet, 
thereby  teaching  us  a  practical  lesson  of 
of  humility  and  an  after  cleansing  iiom 


sin,  the  expressions  of  joy,  witii  gleams 
of  happiness,  crop  out  from  many  a  coun- 
tenance. Yes,  dear  members,  we  know 
some  of  you  felt  happy;  and  why  should 
we  not,  when  God  has  ])romised  (o  be 
with  usifwci  faithfully  follow  his  counsels; 
and  if  the  Lord  is  present,  his  love  will 
be  "  shed  abroad  in  our  lioarts,"  and  then 
we  will  feel  happy  indeed.  And,  no 
doubt,  the  prosenee  of  the  Lord  was  felt; 
on  this  occasion  by  sinners;  and  on,  how 
it  would  have  made  our  poor  hearts  re- 
joice to  have  seen  them  come  entirely  out 
on  the  side  of  the  liord  !  We  hope  and 
pray  that  }'ou,  dear  sinner,  will  yet  be 
persuaded  to  be  a  (christian.  As  a  little 
family  on  earth,  brethreti.  let  us  unite  ir> 
our  iirayers  for  the  downfall  of  the  ene- 
my's battlements  of  sin  and  the  deliver- 
ance of  the  chaiticd  captives  thereof 

Now  we  will  soon  close  by  saying  to 
our  brethren  to  try  and  bear  in  mind  the 
feast  of  good  things  we  had  together, 
and  to  ever  remciriber  that  there  is  plen- 
ty and  to  sjiare  in  "our  Father's  House," 
without  going  where  we  may  get  the 
"husks"  (doctrines  and  commandments 
of  men)  to  eat.  AVe  were  loth  to  sejia- 
arate  from  brother  lind  sister  Brower,  but 
on  earth  wc  must  part.  We  hope  that 
the  blessing  of  frod  luay  attend  them  all 
along  through  the  journey  of  life.  Wo 
would  suggest,  as  brother  David  Baiklow 
aeoompaiiicd  broiher  Brower  out  to  the 
Willamette,  that  !ie  let  his  brethren  know 
how  they  do  out  there. 

Faitlifully  yours. 

J.  H.  Roberts. 


Fruiu  Iowa. 

July  8lh,  1875. 
Brother  Quintcr  : 

A  few  lines  from  Iowa  may  not  bo 
out  of  place  at  this  time.  Scarcely  did  I 
think  when  I  left  my  home  iii  Penn.syl- 
vania,  that  I  should  have  a  steamboat 
ride  on  the  "Father  of  waters"  in  my 
travels  in  vi.-^iting  my  friend.s  in  the  West. 
But  really  this  delightful  privilege  lias 
fallen  to  my  lot.  As  the  brethren  in 
Northern  Illinois  i\ad  been  invited  to  a 
lovefeast  to  be  held  at  Lost  Nation,  Clin- 
ton county,  Iowa,  on  the  2Gth  and  27th 
of.lune,  they  (bought  it  expedient  to 
raise  an  excursion.  Accordingly  on  the 
morning  of  the  26rh  of  June  the  excur> 
sionists  collected  themselves  at  Savaima, 
a  small  town  on  the  Illinois  side  of  the 
Siivsissippi  river.  At  liic  hour  appoint- 
ed, the  steamboat,  was  ready  to  sad  down 
the  river  to  Sabula  on  the  Iowa  side, 
where  the  iron  hoiso  was  soon  hilched  to 
liis  car  and  away  went  the  train  down  the 
great  river,  turning  into  Sugar  creek 
valley  and  up  the  same  forty  five  miles 
from  Sabula  to  Lost  Nation.  Among 
the  excursionists,  seventy-seven  in  num- 
ber, were  ministering  brethren  Elders 
Enoch  Eby,  John  Euimert  and  others. — 
Arriving  at  the  place  of  destination  at 
noon,  after  some  refreshments  the  exer- 
cises were  commenced  in  the  new  meeting 


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house  at  Lot-t  Nation,  an  arm  of  the  Ma- 
quoUeta  con^reeation  uiuirr  the  care  of 
Eider  Joshua  Shiiltz.  The  brelhroi)  in 
Illinois  have  confributcJ  quito  frocly  to 
tlie  building  of  thia  now  moctintr  hoiiso, 
in  whicli  was  held  quite  a  rofre.shinK  sea- 
Fon.  It  is  not  considered  too  u;;ich  to  go 
fifty  miles  to  a  lovcfeast  out  here.  1"liore 
was  good  order  outside  of  tin-  njcotinx 
house,  and    to    the   credit  of  the  young 

i)coi)Ie  of  Illinoisand  Iowa,  I  can  nay  that 
.  liave  not  seen  nor  heard  of  any  bad  con- 
duct at  any  lovefust  ouf  licrc. 

At  the  closo  of  tlic  uieotin.ii;  two  souls 
came  forward  voluntarily  to  boar  the 
cross  of  Christ.  They  were  then  baptized 
in  the  Wapsitouico  river  to  rise  in  new- 
ness of  life  in  (/hrist  Jesus. 

After  the  close  of  the  raeeting,  I  wont 
along  with  brother  Saojuel  Jlus^ichuan 
thirty  three  miles  to  liis  home  near  Tij)- 
ton,  the  county  seat  of  Cedar  county.  A 
grcut  want  of  more  speakers  is  felt  in  tliis 
arm  of  the  church.  Lot  soaiO  of  tlioso 
speakers  living  East  having  the  cause  of 
Christ  at  heart,  consider  ihi>i  matter. — 
Leaving  the  aforesaid  family,  I  took  the 
train  wcMward  for  Tama  City,  Tama  Co., 
Iowa,  in  search  of  a  relative.  Arriving 
at  the  Iowa  river  bottom,  wo  fouud  the 
whale  bottom  under  water.  The  railroad 
lead.s  up  throu_;'!i  this  bottom  over  ten 
miles  to  Tama,  and  the  cars  apparently 
were  running  through  a  great  ilood  about 
ten  miles. 

Near  Tama  City  is  an  Indian  town  of 
about  3U()  inhabitants,  of  the  Meshquaw- 
kee  tribe,  ^\'e  saw  a  sqund  of  grea.«y, 
dirty  looking  Efjuaws  whose  vrigwam  had 
been  taken  away  by  the  flood.  In  search 
of  my  friend,  I  had  considerable  diflicul- 
to  find  him,  i>ul  finally  Ibuiid  him  near 
Dysavt,  in  'i'anja  coutuy,  on  tb.c  line  of 
Benton  county.  'J'he  Brethren  appear  to 
be  strange  in  tliis  vieiiiity.  though  we 
learn  there  arc  River  Bretlnen  not  far 
from  Dysart,  who  are  well  .'poken  of. — 
Seine  people  E.re  comiiielely  di.sgusted 
with  the  money  cxtorling  i)reaclicrs  of 
various  sects  in  these  i;arts,  who  are  im- 
posing on  the  neople  in  various  ways  by 
their  fashionanle  gambling  parties,  the 
income  of  which  is  sure  to  slide  into  their 
hireling  preachers'  pockets. 

Jas.  Y.  IIecicleu. 

Mteiu's    Propositiou— Mouey   Re- 
]>ftrt. 

For  supplying  Baptist  ministers  with 
copies  of  the  "Trine  hnmcrsion,"  as 
proposed  by  brother  Stoin,  of  Missouri, 
the  following  amounts  have  been  receiv- 
ed up  to  the  present  time  : 

Andrew  Spanogle, 
G.  W.  Siler, 
Daniel  Vaniuian, 
Eld.  Samuel  Murray, 
jM.  Crou.se, 
]'\)ur  Sisters, 
Jacob  Clapper, 
Keb<  cea  Morgan, 
E.  Birihup, 


!?2  no 


I   2.') 

00 
■2(t 
!)0 


1 


Samuel  I  lawyer, 

75 

J.  R.  G-h, 

1  00 

11.  H.  M.ners, 

5  00 

John  B;irnhart, 

1  00 

Abncr  liowcrs, 

1  00 

Christian  Co.,  Ills., 

1   ]0 

Jacob  B.  Landis,  (special) 

.s  2r> 

Eliza  Niiiin2er, 

1  ou 

Christian  Hope, 

30 

Lewis  Young, 

80 

Margaret  DeardorlT, 

1  00 

Leonsrd  S'ephcn, 

1  00 

Jacob  I).  KiL-cnbergcr, 

1  00 

John   I5eliiiia. 

25 

Sar,-:h  B:rk!ey, 

1  00 

Susan  Sidle, 

50 

J.  A.  CoiFman, 

70 

A  Sister, 

2  00 

A  Brother, 

90 

]'].  Carroll, 

75 

Wm.  B.  Woodward, 

1  00 

Total,  $33  00 

We  hope  the  readers  of  tlic  Co.mp.vnion 
will  push  this  work  along,  and  let  us  have 
a  hearty  response  from  all  who  wish  to 
supply  every  Baptist  minister  with  a 
copy  of  t!ie  "'Trine  Immersion  Traced  to 
the  ApOKtles."  Brother  Stein  was  for- 
merly one  of  them,  and  having  become 
convinced  of  his  error  in  baptism,  as  well 
as  liiany  other  thini^s  held  by  the  Bnp- 
tihts,  ai;d  having  now  united  with  the 
Brethren,  he  earnestly  deires  the  salva- 
tion of  his  furnicr  asHociatci,  and  appeals 
to  the  generosity  of  liic  Brotherhood  to 
help  him  reaoli  them  through  the  press. 
To  do  sri,  it  will  take  but  little  i'lom  each 
one.  \Ve  will  now  offer  a  proposition 
which  if  fully  carried  out  will  make  short 
work  of  it,  and  all  the  D'onoy  noeUcd  can 
be  easily  rai.ie<i,  and  not  one  feel  the 
worse  ibr  it.  The  next  Sunday,  after 
reading  this,  take  out  ten  cents,  a  dollar 
or  whatever  you  can  give  and  send  it 
riglit  along,  to  either  my  address,  or  to 
brother  Quintcr,  who  will  take  care  of  it 
till  called  for.  If  you  do  not  wish  to 
write  yourself,  hand  the  money  to  some 
brother  whose  heart  is  in  the  work 
and  tell  him  to  send  it.  Tu  this  proj)o 
si'ioM  we  hope  a  hearty  response  will  be 
given,  and  t^hat  even/  one  will,  without 
failure,  send  in  his  or  her  mite.  A  cer- 
tain sister  in  the  west  made  up  Iier  and 
her  liusijand's  quota  (10  cents  each)  by 
selling  eggs.  Think  of  this,  sisters,  and 
many  can  do  likewise. 

Addresi^,      J.  II.  MooRE, 

Urbana,  Champaign  Co.,  111. 

Jii^i/  7th,  1875. 


I  things  whatsoever  Christ  has  coui- 
'  maaded.  He  baptizjd  twelve  wrhiis 
with  us,  which  makes  thirty-six  in 
number  ainco  last  April.  I  feel  as  if 
the  cause  of  truth  was  hoin^  spread, 
as  there  were  but  three  of  the  Breth- 
ren here  when  our  good  ministering 
brethren  carue  hero  and  began  to 
preach  the  gospel  uud  to  explain  it  in 
nil  its  beauty.  Ho^y  soon  the  poopio 
began  to  bo  convinced,  and  to  firKako 
the  teachings  of  .men,  and  to  flee  to 
Christ  r^r  rpfage  and  salvation,  and 
to  do  his  teaching  — my.self  wi:h  the 
rest.  How  thankful  I  am  to  God,  for 
putting  it  into  the  minds  of  the  good 
ministering  brethren  to  visit  us,  and 
to  teach  us  the  way  of  the  Lord  more 
plainly.  May  God  reward  tbcra  for 
their  labors,  and  may  their  labors 
here  and  ehse whore  not  be  in  vain. 
That  abundant  success  may  attend 
tboni,  is  my  prayer. 
Your  sister  in  the  Lord, 

Eliza  A.  Meek. 


From  Jn«tkNOii  Co.,  Kmushs. 

Dear  bretbrcu  and  sisters  iu  the 
Lord,  I  will  pen  a  few  lines  to  let 
you  know  how  wo  prosper  ia  the  good 
and  glorious  cause  of  Christ.  Broth- 
er Stump  has  just  left  us  after  labor- 
ing with  UH  a  week,  day  and  night, 
preaching  tiio  gonpid,  and  baptizing, 
and  teaching    tbeiu    to    obsoivo    all 


Naldu  Collfj£e  Coiuiulttce. 

As  the  Annual  Meetitig  grunted 
as  a  committeo  in  the  Nortliorn  Dis- 
trict of  ludiica,  lo  settle  dilficullios 
relative  to  Bourbon  C'-il'-ge,  ft'o  v.-ill 
meet  in  the  Yellow  lUver  district, 
Marshall  Co.,  lud.,  five  miles  north- 
west of  Bourbou,  at  b.'other  Jacob 
Shivuloy's,  on  the  12th  d-iy  of  August. 
We  request  all  the  delegates  f>f  North- 
ern Ind.,  to  bo  svith  us — th<i  delegates 
for  the  years    1870  and  1872. 

I) A u LIN  Hale. 

Auuoiiucpuiontr.s. 

LOVE-Fr.ASTS. 


Onr  coinujunion  meeting  is  ap- 
pointed ia  tbe  Stone  church,  4  miles 
north-east  of  Marshalltown,  Marshall 
county,  Iowa,  to  commence  nt 
10  o'clock,  on  Saturday  the  I8th  of 
September,  next,  and  close  on  Sun- 
day the  10i:h  at  noon. 

John  Murrey. 

The  dedicatory  and  communion 
services  of  the  new  mcetiug-house, 
in  the  Montgomery  congregation, 
Montgomery  Co.,  Va.,  will  be  per- 
formed ou  the  Mth  and  15lh  of  Au- 
gust, beuinuiag  at  ton  o'clock  of  the 
Uth. 

I).   C     MOO.MAW. 

Tho  brethren  of  the  Nettle  creek 
congrpgniion,  have  appointed  a  com- 
munion meeting  to  bo  held  at  (ho 
brick  uioctluu-houso  wboiit   oiio    mile 


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west    of     Hagersiown,     Ind.,     com- 
menciug  on  the  8th  of  Oct.,  at  10    A 
M.     Those  coming  by   railroad    wiil 
stop  off  at  Ilagerstown. 

Lewis  W.  Tester. 

The  brethren  in  the  Beaver  Dam 
congregation,  Ind ,  have  appointed 
the  time  for  their  communion  meet- 
ing, on  the  15th  of  September  next, 
to  be  held  at  br'otber  Moses  Sagor's, 
6  miles  east  of  Rochester,  Fulton  Co., 
Ind.,  Those  coming  by  rail  will 
stop  off  at  Rochester. 

[Filffrim  please  copy.) 

D.  Bechtelheimeb. 

We  expect  if  it  is  the  Lord's  will, 
to  hold  our  commuuiou  iu  the  Yellow 
Paint  Church,  on  the  11th  of  Sept  , 
at  A.  C.  Numor's,  coramoncing  at 
1  o'clock      Meeting  uext  dny. 

A.    C.  NUMER. 


MARRIED. 

On  the  4th  day  of  July,  1875,  at  the  Ma- 
nor Church,  by  the.  undersigned,  brother 
Valentine  SnArriSR  aud  sister  Delilah 
Wish,  all  of  Indiana  (Jo..  Pa. 

Joseph  Holsopplb. 

At  the  residence  of  Joseph  Fike,  on  the 
4th  of  July,  1875,  by  the  undeisi.i^nod,  Mr. 
Albxanduk  Fadely  aud  Miss  Annib  Sni- 
der, both  of  Upper  Turkeyfool,  Somerset 
county,  Pa.  Jonas  Licuty. 


UIBSS). 


We  admit  no  poetry  nnrler  any  clvcumstni) 
ces  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
■wish  te  nse  all  alike,  ami  we  couirt  not  insert 
verses  with  alj. 

In  the  Springfield  District,  Noble  Co.,  Ind  , 
Sarah  8.  widow  of  Jacob  Spangle,  aged  77 
years,  3  months  and  3  days. 

Thus  the  mother  has  pissed  over  the  cold 
Jordan  of  death  to  meet  a  husband  and  tvvo 
of  her  dsughters  aud  rueuy  granMchlldieu, 
and  leaves  nine  children  to  mourn  their  lof.s. 
She  was  a  consistent  m-'mber  »f  the  Church 
of  the  15retliren  over  40  years.  She  was  af- 
flicted over  three  years  with  the  palfy.  and 
on  the  5th  of  June  she  had  a  fit  of  apoplexy, 
after  which  she  never  spoUe  Funeral  servi- 
ces by  the  Brethren  from  liev.  xiv.  13,  13. 

Mary  Ann  (7onlet  was  born  October  14, 
1872,  and  died  Vlay  10th.  1875,  aged  2  years, 
6  months  and  26  days.  She  was  the  daught- 
er of  Jacob  and  Mahala  Conley,  and  greal- 
pranddaughter  of  our  old  brother  Abraham 
Kinsej,  who  died  a  few  years  ago.  Her  fu- 
neral was  preached  by  Eld.  Daniel  Bowman 
and  Lewis  Kinsey. 

To  the  dear  parents  and  grandparents 
■w«  would  say,  Christ  while  upon  the  earth 
said,  "Suffer  little  children,  and  forbid  them 
not,  to  coma  unto  me;  for  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven."  Then,  oh,  prepare  to 
meet  this  little  angel  in  heaven.  Her  little 
lifeless  body  is  in  the  narrow  cjnliues  of  the 
cold  and  silent  tomb,  but  her  spirit  is  bask- 
ing iu  the  paradise  of  God  with  the  holy  an- 
gels, aud  with  those  who  have  washed  and 
made  their  robes  white  iu  the  l)lood  ot  the 
Lamb.  C.  F-  Koons. 


In  Clearfield  county,  I'a,  July  2ad,1875, 
s-isl-er  Kliza  Jank,  wife  of  brother  James 
Bowman,  agi'd  5i  yeai-s,  9  months  and  8 
d.'»ys.  Eliza  J^ne  was  truly  a  lovely  sister  in 
the  church,  aud  so  to  all  who  knew  her. — 
Her  last  days  were  truly  hei  be.'it  days.  She 
bore  her  affliction  well,  in  patience, hope  and 
true  resignation  to  the  will  of  Heaven.  Few, 
perhaps,  will  leuve  belter  evidences  to  make 
lasting  impressions  upon  the  community 
and  the  church  of  her  especial  choice-  We 
can  deeply  condole  with  brother  Bowman 
and  his  family,  who  have  sustained  a  heavy 
shock  and  a  painful  loss;  but  her  loss  is 
Christ's  gain,  and  our  loss  is  her  gain;  so 
we  need  not  mouin  a*  those  haviug  no  hope. 
She  was  a  faithful  nif  rabor  of  the  church  for 
twenty-four  years.  She  was  anointed  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  as  the  last  act  of  obedi- 
ence. Funeral  dinconrse  was  preached  by 
the  writer,  from  2  Tim.  iv.  6-8,  to  a  large 
congregation  of  friends.  8.  M.  Cox. 

In  the  Free  Spring  church,  Juniata  Co., 
Pa-,  Jnly  15,  1S75,  brother  John  BESnoRn, 
son  of  brother  John  aud  sifter  Mary  Beshore. 
Funeral  services  by  brother  Ezra  Smith  »ud 
Andrew  Beshore.  Brother  John  And  sister 
Mary  Beshore  have  had  a  sore  trial  in  the 
last  nine  months.  On  the  lOth  of  last  De- 
cember the  I.QTA  called  away  their  Emma, 
m»rried  to  brother  Henry  Smith;  now,  their 
oldest  Bon,  John,  aged  18  years,  9  months 
aud  11  dayf ;  hut  they  can  rrjcice.  He  died 
in  the  glorious  hope  of  having  a  part  in  the 
flrst  resurrection,  on  which  the  stcond  death 
hath  no  power.  He  advised  all  his  Iricnds 
to  turn  In  with  the  followers  of  Christ. — 
May  thosi  out  of  Christ  heed  the  sol'inn 
warning,  and  prepare  to  meet  their  God. 
W.  H.  Kurtz. 

[  Pilgrim  please  copy.] 

In  the  Tu8car«was  congregation,  near 
Bolivar,  Tu'<rarawas  Co.,  Ohio,  M:iy  31';t, 
1875,  Hekcbrt  FKaBERTCK,  son  of  Franklin 
A.  and  Nancy  C.  Lebold.  aged  1  year  and  5 
days.  Funeral  services  by  Conrad  Knhler, 
and  the  wriLor.  Nancy  C.  is  a  duugUler  of 
brother  Henry  and  sister  Sarah  Bender. 
Noah  LoNGiNKCKSR. 

Near  Tipton,  Cedar  county,  Iowa,  July 
2,  1875,  brother  Joseph  Dblaplane,  aged  90 
years,  4  months  and  S  days  He  was  for- 
merly from  Maryland  and  Virginia,  whore 
he  commanded  s  great  wordly  bu^inc68,  be- 
ing a  man  of  high  standing  in  the  world,  be- 
longing to  th-i  order  of  Freemasonry  iu  high 
dogrees.  In  after  years  he  moved  to  Tipton, 
Iowa,  where,  about  four  years  ago,  he  felt 
the  great  need  of  a  Savior,  saying,  with  a 
true  heart,  "My  time  is  spent  in  vain;  my 
days  on  earth  are  numbered,  aud  I  have 
made  no  preparations  for  et'-rnity."  In  the 
gospel  order  he  made  application  and  was 
was  baptised,  lived  a  devoted  life  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days,  and  died  in  the  strong- 
est hope  of  immortality. 

S.  MUSSELMAN. 

Near  Middlebury,  Ind.,  July  5th,  1875, 
Juliana,  wife  of  brother  Frederick  Sink, 
aged  46  years,  6  months  and  16  days.  She 
leaves  a  bnsband  and  ten  children  to  mourn 
thfir  loss;  but  we  hope  their  loss  is  her  eter- 
nal gain.  She  was  the  mother  of  fifteen 
children  of  whom  five  are  dead.  She  be- 
came a  member  of  the  church  in  1S59.  Her 
disease  was  consumption.  She  was  not  well 
for  some  years,  aud  for  some  months  before 
her  d",3th  she  suUcred  much;  but  she  bore 
her  aflilciiou  fuithfuUy  to  the  cud, and  above 
all  things  she  renicmlicrcd  her  dut,y.  She 
called    for  the  elders    aud  was    anointed. 


which  otrengtheued  her  mnch  in  the  faith. 
Ou  the  6lh  she  was  followed  by  many 
friends,  and  a  large  concourse  of  people,  to 
the  gravo-yard;  there  she  was  returned  ID 
her  mother  earth.  Fuueral  services  by 
brethren  David  Culler,  Divld  Summer,  and 
the  writer,  from  il  Tim- iv.  7,  8,  to  a  large, 
attentive,  and  sympathizing  congregation. 
Ananias  Hbnsbl. 

In  the  CoquoUe   River  arm  of  the  church, 
Coos   Co.,  Oregon,  ou   the   21st  day  of  May, 
1875,    brother   Danibl    Evans     aged    about 
38    years.     Disease,   consumption.     He  boro 
his  allliction  wilh  the  calmness  and  resigna- 
tion that  are  rhareclerlstic   only  of  the  true 
followers  of  our  blessed  Master.     The  writer 
of  this  has  been  with  hlra  much,  both  in  bis 
days  of  hfalth  anil  sickness,  and  can  testify 
to  ihe  evenness   of  his    Christian  walk  and 
demeanor  to  both  saint  and  sinner.     He  was 
one  of  the  orderly  brethren   that  generally 
prove  a  bleising  to  both  the  church  and  the 
world.    Integrity,  uprightness,  sobriety,  and 
truth,  with  all  the  Christian  graces,  seemed 
to  clutter   around  tbe  "fruit  of  the  Spirit," 
which  he  gcnlly  bore.     He  Isft  a  companion 
— a  sister  iu  the  Lord — with   many   brethren 
aud  friends  to  rrgret  his  ab^vnce  among  ue; 
but  may  we  not  hope  that   it  is  for  his  more 
perfect  erjoymRat  that  God  has   called  him 
hence?     Yes,  we    believe    it    was;  for  them 
who  fail  asleep  in  Christ  will  God  bring  with 
him  when  he  comes  to  gather   his  sons  and 
daughters    home.        How    comforting    the 
thought,  that  ther«  is  a  rest  prepared  for  us 
that  is  free  from  sH  that   produces  alliiction 
aud  de»th.     Brother  D<\uiel   was  ia  th'i  sec- 
ond degree  of  the  ministry;  and  relative  to 
this  we  would  say  he  did  what  he  could.     A 
few   days  belo-c  he  died    he  called    for  the 
elders  of  the  church  and  wns  annointed  ac- 
cording to   the   instructions  of  the  Apostle 
Jamos  saying  lie  was    resigned  to  the  will  of 
the  Lord.    Some  minutes  before  he  died  he 
said  he  was  gUd  he  would  soon  be    at  rest. 
How  comiortinif  iho  religion   of  Jesus  is  to 
a  dyiug  man  !     Funeral  discourse  by  brother 
David  Brower    and  others,   froui   2  Samuel, 
xiv.  14.  to  an  .svprcciiitivo  congregation. 
(nigrim  nud  Vindicator  please  copy.) 

Alto,  iu  the  same  church,  sister  Anna 
Barklow,  on  .15 ay  36th,  1875.  She  was  in 
her  80th  jear.  A"0'.her  faitbfi;l  member  of 
our  family  on  esrth  has  gone  lo  join  the  fam- 
ily in  heaven.  Hi  r  triaU  are  all  ov-.r;  her 
warfare  with  sin  ended.  No  more  is  she  to 
feel  the  sting  of  piiu  aud  death,  but  wr  have 
reason  to  believe  ibat  she,  having  fought  the 
good  light  of  failb,  n'M  we*r  the  cr^wn  pre- 
pared for  all  the  flna'ly  fniihful.  She  was 
one  of  the  eight  bretbrtn  and  sisters  that 
first  came  to  this  va!U-y,  and  the  firgt  to  lead 
the  way  to  the  'bttier  Isnd."  She  leaves 
three  sons  and  their  families  here,  two  of 
whom  are  in  Ihc  mluisi-y.  Miy  we  by  the 
help  of  God  prove  fslthiul  to  our  blessed 
Master,  as  wo  believe  she  did;  then,  when 
the  struggles  of  life  are  o'er,  wo  may  m-et 
to  part  uo  more.  funeral  dlscurec  by 
brother  Peter  Overhalzer  and  the  writer, 
I  from  Rev.  xiv.  13,  to  a  sympathising  con- 
gregation of  brethren  and  friends. 

J.  II.  Roberts. 
{Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  please  copy.) 


Piire-Bred  L/ight  Brahuias. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  bo 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  aud  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  Bearu, 

35.  Polo,  ills. 


480 


OHKiSTlAJJi  FAMILY  0OM.VAK1ON  Ai\D  GOSPEL  Vlt^lTOll. 


Fassover  and  l.or<rs  ^(upper. 

Eld.  Jolin  Wife  savF:  "Haviiifj  cxaraincd 
tlie  work  entitled  The  T'axs-fier  and  Lord's 
JSi<pi>er,  wriltcu  by  J.  W.  Heek,  I  unhefciia- 
tinfrly  express  my  approbation  of  the  worls, 
and  think  it  wortliy  of  public  patronage;  and 
especially  coni=idev  that  it  sliouUl  be  iu  every 
Jamibj  of  the  lirotUerh  »  d  " 

The  work  contains  25S  paees  Price, 
«inele  copy  by  mail,  $1.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. AdHrt-ss, 

J.  W.  Bekr, 
Meyi  rsdale, 
35  Soniiivset  Co  ,  Pa. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


The  CHii.r^KEN's  Papeii  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  tor  the  young  folks.  Tlic  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  Ihu  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  2.5  cents  per  yi-ar.  A  baautifnl  .Map  of 
Palest  ne  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  receipt  of  stamp.  Addiess, 
H.  J-  Ki'Hxa, 

a  tf.  Poland,  3lahouing  Co.,  0, 

"A  righteous   man   reg&rdclh  the  life  of  his 
beast."— Prov.  xii.  10. 


Valuable  Fai-ni  For  Nsile. 

A  farm  containing  lOS  acres  iu  Westmore- 
land county,  Pemi'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
60uth  of  Donegal  on  couniy  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  bslance  t  )0d  timber. 
IlaE  a  good  orcl/ard  and  alsc  ftone  coal. 
The  buildings  arc.  a  sood  two  s  ory  dwclliiig 
hou.=e  with  cellar  under  it,  a  iirge  hauk  burn 
■wiih  all  Dccessniy  oulbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  «eli  mar  ihe  houst  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  miie  and  i^chccl  lu>i:se  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-hulf 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  cou- 
cerui!ig  the  farm  call  ou  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Epl'raiia  Cover  near  Dcrlin, 
or  with  me  ou  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Mbyehs. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


WAFEIC  WHEKIi! 

T  II  E      "  B  E  E  K  S  "      W  11  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  ovcr- 
sliol.     Itis  just  inipioved  and  v.'ill   nee  one- 
third  ler-s  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  for  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Kebus  &  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Be«U3,  Ganoi,eu  <fc  Cooke- 
Selcli's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

Kuliuti  <|uemi4  For  K»l«.  Bred 
from  i)ure  and  choice  tlcck,  and  will  be  sent 
by  ma  1  or  cxpieso.  Send  blam^.  for  price 
list.  Kiitisfattion  gunranuvd  in  a'l  cases. 
Adi^rcKs  SA.MUKl..  GUKKNA '.VALT,  Ccar- 
fops  H.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

196m. 


Thu  "Otie     Fnltli"   ViiMllcntod; 

and  The  ''Kailh-alone' Theory  Weiizh'-d  in 
the  Kalanee  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  1.0  centt;  2  lOiiits,  2.5  cents;  10 
copies  f  I.IO.  Addre-R  : 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN, 
Lanai'.k 
25-30.  Carroll  county  111. 


Stover    AiitoiuMttc 
Win«l   Kugiue. 


For  pumping  water, 
■.•rindiug  grain  etc.  Three 
years  in  gnecessfnl  oper- 
ation, and  over  3  000 
iu  use..  Took  Prem  uni 
at  ihe  Illinois  State  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating,  best  in  a  s'o  m 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  I?  pariieiilarly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  States,  ow- 
iog  to  the  slight  breeze 
rctiuired  to  oj'erate  it. 


li  1.-^  .'x-ll-reKulaifiit;. 

Will  no*  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  wioter* 
Has  but  three  joints  and  tv.o  places  to  oil- 
Can  be  aitaehed  to  any  pump.  Every  mil^ 
fully  warranted.  For  descvijitive  circular 
and  p  iee  list,  address  raanufact-irers  of 
Stoveh  Winj)  EnoineCo-,  Greencaslle,  Pa., 
or,  H.  Woor.MAN'SK,  Frceport.  111. 

*j(.*An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  county 
east  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains. 
26— 4. s. 

FAUn  FOK  l>«AI>E. 

A  good  Farm  ou  Plum  River,  Freedom 
to«-iisliip,  Stipliensou  couniy,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acies,  under  cultivation  ;  a  lar^e 
Stone  House  ;  gool  VVell  and  Spring  House  ; 
seve.riO  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&e..  &<■ 

Teum.s  :  $4,000  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 

SAFETY    «OM.A«  E'AW.S. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horp.'=  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  j:ostag  :  to  Tiny  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  tlvi  receipt  by  letter  of  75e.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^i  .50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  hniidsonie,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  di aught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  hor-ses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  from  use,  to  Limlxr  Pole  Waerons, 
Reapers.  Mower,?,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  on  ounce  of 
prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure,  and 
that  every  day's  labor  in  comfort,  saves  you 
a  peek  of  oats  to  c-ach  horse.  The  first  com- 
plaint to  hear  from  yet.  Send  socu  ;  the 
hot  seas.m  is  at  hand. 

P.  H.  Beavek, 
Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 

HOME  WOOLEN   F.ACTOKY. 

Wc  are  inanulactr.ring  a  superior  aiticle 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  pel  feet  sati^fa  -tion.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  v/ant  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
charges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  years,  1  think  I  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  an  I  itjiiik  they  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

.JOHN  STUDEBAKKR, 
Hume  Wojlun  Factouy, 

18-lf.  Troy,  Ohio. 


THE    EtXIFME. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPBOVED 
FOICTABEE    F.lICn    EKGINE. 

Ai,so,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 
Frick  &  Vo,t 

If.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 


TIIE4;iEI.'«Eii  .1IAM1FA(  TLUING 
t'OMFANY, 

Sole  Pkopkietors  and  Manukacti;keksof 


-^ 


SEI.F-REGULATING  GRAIN  SE"ARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RASGER, 
With  the  new  patt.nt  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  ct  WINDLASS. 

Also,  MoUTEn  ind  Down  Power*,  with 
Patent  I.evek  Arra-^gbments. 

Send  fo!  circular.     Address, 

Geiser  Manfo.  Co., 
10-tf.        W.'.yncsboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


A  VAMIAKIiE  (O.YIME\T.AKY. 

There  has  been  a  long  felt  need  of  a  (Jom- 
raentary  on  the  Bil)le  adapted  to  the  use  of 
our  families  and  Sundny-i^chools.  This  want 
is  met  iii  liie  t;oinm-!nt«:  y  t>y  Rev'ds.  Jkmi- 
soN,  FAri..-<KT  aud  Brown.  D.  D'j.,  of  Eng- 
land, piihlishfvi  in  four  volumes,  but  by  a 
publisliiiig  house  in  this  country  the  four 
volumes  aie  eompre*scd  into  oue,  which 
furnishes  us  a  ('.•■m:ncnlaiy  upon  the 

OI<l  and  IVi^w  TvMtaiunats 

for  the.incrcdibly  low  sum  of  ^7..50.  The 
comment!:  arc  c^Dcific,  clear  aud  (  asily  u;i- 
dei stood  by  the  eliildreu,  and  so  far  a<  we 
arc  al)U;  lo  j>nlge,  eminently  d(  voul  and 
spiritual.  We  are  cauv-jssiog  S  merset 
County,  and  hop  ;  lo  obtain  a  larg'j  num  ler 
of  subscribers  to  the  work  we  are  iutroduc- 
ing. 
23lf-  W-  M.  BROOKS,  Ageul. 


0.  F.  G.     Vol.  XI. 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


AND- 


^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAini:($  QIJINTEK. 


"Jf  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commati(}meiiis."—Jv:svs. 


At.  i||i1.60  Fer  Aiiunni. 


New  Series.  MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  AUG.  3,  1875.       Vol.  11.  No.  31. 


Gains- 


Wilhin  an  arbor  preen, 

Round  whose  (lower  woven  screen 
The  bMihcsome   Autumn    woiUl    in    beauty 
shone, 

Sat  a  fair  company, 

In  softfu!  reverie 
Telling  the  ajrass  that  each  in  life  bad  Icnown 

Some  spake  with  sparkling  eyea 

Of  dccdri  of  high  enterprise, 
By  victoiy  crownM  in  spite  of  bal'.ful    odds  ; 

Some  boasted,  in  their  glee, 

How  sweet  it  was  lo  be 
Fame-shiined  forever  in    the    g'^eat    world's 
thoughts. 

And  some  in  raptured  mood 

Spake  of  the  golden  fiuit 
Which  Fort'iiie  ev'/r  ou  her  favorites  showers; 

And  some  said  :  "Pleasure's  still 

Slave  to  our  wayward  wili, 
And  wreathes  the  wiue-cup  of  our  life   with 
flowers." 

Some  spake  of  hoarded  gold, 
Of  mansions  bought  and  sold, 

Or  treasures  vast,   bequeathed    from   sire   to 
son  ; 
Some,  from  all  care  removed, 
Had  lived,  and  laughed,  and  loved  ; 

And  one  the  Poet's,  beauteous  bays  had  won. 

Then  rose  a  man,  to  whom 
L'ght  from  beyond  the  tomb 

Diviner  wisdom  to  the  soul  had  given, 
And  spoke  with  solemn  mien  : 
"Your  gains  but  lost  have  been, 

And  transient  are,  as  dews  distilled  at  even  ; 

Earth's  empty  glories  fade, 

And  with  ''ut  dust  are  laid 
Deep  in  the  sunless  ciiambers  of  decay  ;  — 

Oh,  cease  the  idle  chase, 

And  go,  with  reverent  pace, 
Where  Christ,  the  Lonl,  aud    Wibdom     lead 

the  way." 

ClIAULEb    W.    HUBNBR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
I'anl'iii  I'ower  in  the  Gospel. 


BY    E.   K.   BUECIILY. 


"That  I  abuse  not  my  power  iu    the    gos- 
pel."—! Cor.  9  :  18. 

Paul,    in    addressing  himself  unto 
his  brethren  at    Corinth,    makes    use 
of  the  above  expression.     It    appears 
that  Paul  was  particular,    so   as    not 
to  abuse  his    power    iu    the    go.'spel. 
Wo  have  abundant   reason    to   kuow 
that  there  is  unlimited  power   invest- 
ed in    the    gospel     of   Christ.     Paul 
faioh,  "It  is  the  power    of    God"     I 
presume  we  all   uudcrstand    what    is 
meant  by  the  term    power.     Its   pri- 
mary   meaning    is,    ability    to    act; 
streijglb  ;  forca  or  euergy  in    action  ; 
the  cxercisa  of  a  faculty  ;  the  employ- 
ment of  strength  ;  applied   force,   &c. 
There  are  several  species  of  power 
existing    in    the    world ;     elemental 
power,  such  as  air,    water,    and    fire. 
Again  there  are    mechanical    powers, 
such  as  steam,  screw  and  lever    pow- 
ers ;  all  of  which  are  of  great  utility 
in  their  proper  place   and    time  ;  but 
misapply,  or  abuse,  any  of  these   sev- 
eral powers,  and  instead  of  becoming 
a     blessing  unto    us    they      become 
a  curse.     Look  for  a  rao:tient,  if  you 
please,  at  the  power  contained  in  gun- 
powder, aud  the  indispensable  use  of 
it,  if  properly  and   judiciously  applied 
or  used ;  but  misapply,  or  abuse,  the 
proper    aud  legitimate  use  of  it,   and 
it  becomes  the  most  destructive  agent 
in    the  world,  destroying  whole  cities  j 
at  one  stroke  in  a  nionient.     Thus  we  j 
see  that  there  is  a  use,    and  an  abuse 
iu   almost    everything.     It   therefore 
becomes  us,  as  wise  men,    to  make  a 
proper,   legitimate,  uso    of    all  these 
things,   and,    as    a    uuturuai    conse- 


quence, wo  will  receive  the  benefit  to 
be  derived  therefrom  ;  but  to  the  con- 
trary, if  we  misapply,  or  abuse  then?. 

Now,  my  dear  brethren,  we  believe, 
and  are  confident,  that  there  is  vastly 
more  power  contained  in  the  gospel 
of  Christ,  than  in  all  these  earthly 
powers  combined.  In  writing  to  the 
Hebrew  brethren,  Paul  saith,  that  the 
word  of  God  "is  quick  and  powerful, 
and  sharper  than  any  two-edged 
sword,  piercing  even  to  the  (lividing 
assunder,  of  soul  aud  spirit,"  ttc  To 
the  Ephesians  he  terms  it  the  "sword 
of  the  Spirit ;"  to  the  brethren  at 
Rome,  "the  power  God." 

We  see  the  power  of  the  gospel 
manifested  in  the  days  of  Christ  up- 
on earth.  The  sick  were  healed,  the 
eyes  of  the  blind  were  opened,  the 
deaf  were  made  to  hear,  lepers  were 
cleansed,  the  dead  were  raised. 
Paul's  power  was  manifested  in 
healing  the  cripple  at  Lystra.  Again, 
when  Piiul  and  Silas  prayed  in  pris- 
on, when  the  earth  began  to  quake, 
the  foundations  of  the  prison  were 
shaken,  the  bands  and  shackles  fell 
off  the  prisoners,  so  that  the  jailor 
was  tremblingly  astonished  at  the 
wonderful  power  of  God.  Paul's 
power  in  the  gospel  wa.s  manifested 
when  he  brought  to  life  the  young 
man,  who  had  fallen  dead  from  the 
third  loft  window.  Behold  the  pow- 
er in  the  gospel  when  Peter  preached 
to  the  Pentecostiaus,  when  three 
thousand  sinners  were  converted  in 
one  day.  The  power  in  the  gospel 
is  also  seen  when  Peter  spake 
to  the  lame  nsari  at,  the  bc^autifal  gate 
of  the  temple.  Still  auotiier  power- 
ful manifestation  of  the  go,ip<l  is  scon 
iu  the  miraculous  coovero.iiiou  of 
Suul  of  Tarsus  whilst  ou  his   way    to 


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PamaBcus  there  to  arrest  the  poor 
followers  of  Jesus,  aail  to  briag  thera 
bound  to  Jerusalem,  iu  order  to  puii- 
ieh  and  distroy  them  ;  but  in-itead  of 
ihia  Saul  came  back  to  Jerusalem  a 
couvorted  mau,  preachin;?  Christ  and 
him  crucified.  Oh,  what  wonderful 
power  in  the  gospel  !  IIow  unsearch- 
able are  the  riches  of  Christ!  Numer- 
ous other  instances  of  the  power  in 
the  gospel  could  be  adduced,  were  it 
necessary  to  do  so. 

Some  one  might,  by  this  time,  in- 
tjuire,  how  may  this  power  in  the 
irospcl  be  abused  ?  hi'  Paul  answer 
the  inquiry.  Paul  asks,  "What  is 
my  reward  then?  Veiily  that,  wheu 
I  jireach  the  gospel,  I  may  make  the 
gospel  of  Christ  without  charge." 
And  why  make  it  without  charge? 
Let  Paul  answer,  "Thet  I  abuse 
not  my  power  in  the  gosspel."  Here 
is  the  answer,  a  very  deliaite  answer 
indeed.  Could  auythiug  under  the 
sun  be  plainer  thau  this  answer?  Is 
it  possible  that  auy  one  coulii  fail  to 
under.stand  such  positive,  plaiu  lan- 
guage! Is  there  auy  brother  in  the 
ministry  so  bliuded  with  the  love  of 
filthy  lucre,  that  he  «aanot  under- 
stand the  por,itive,  plain  declaration 
of  the  apostle  ?  If  so,  I  for  one,  would 
advise  that  brother  to  quit  preaching, 
until  be  learns  to  uuderstaud  plaiu 
language;  for  how  could  he  preach 
tho  word,  Dot  understanding  ii? 

Dear  brethren,  have  we  any  exam- 
ple in  holy  writ  that  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  over  received  auy  wages,  hire 
or  reward,  pecuniarily,  for  his  preach- 
ing or  services  here  on  earth  ?  If 
there  is  any  scripture  favoring  it,  I 
certair)ly  know  it  not.  Christ  tells 
us,  "Preach,  saying,  the  Kingdom  of 
heaven  is  at  baud — freely  ye  have 
received  freely  give."  Jesus  tells  us 
that  hirelings  are  not  good  shepherds  ; 
they  flee  when  they  see  the  wolf  com- 
ing. 

Have  WG  any  example  that  the 
apostles  ever  preached  for  hire,  or 
wages?  No,  no,  Ihej'  were  no  hire- 
lings ;  they  wrought  with  their  own 
hands  for  their  support.  "These 
bauds  have  ministered  unto  my  ne- 
cessities, and  to  them  that  were  with 
mo."  Acts,  20  :  .']4. 

Neither  have  we  any  example  from 
our  worthy  old  iirelhr(n,  (now  dead,; 
who  labored,  and  traveled,  and  preach- 
ed, probably  for  more  thau  our  mod- 
ern salaried  preachers,  who  must 
have  ccflftip  stipulated  wages  or 
salary 


rJrethren,  have  we  any  eacourage- 
meul  from  our  Annua!  Council  for 
receiving  wages  for  our  preaching? 
No  encouragement  from  all  those 
various  sources. 

Auother  thought  impresses  me 
very  forcibly,  Can  wo  do  justice  to 
the  cause  of  Christ,  if  hired  for  a  cer- 
tain sti|)ulaled  salary  ?  May  it  not  be 
the  case  that  these  hirelings  will  per- 
vert judgment  ?  Must  not  a  hireling 
of  necessity  serve  those  under  whose 
employ  he  is,  or,  rather,    those    who 


pay    him    the    most    money 


The 


sons  of  Samuel  turned  aside  after 
lucre,  and  took  bribes,  and  perverted 
judgment."  1.  Sanuiel  8:  3.  See  al- 
so Ps.  G  :  10,  Amos.  5:  10.  "Every 
one  lovoth  gifts,  and  followeth  after 
reward.-^;"  Is.  1:  23.  Another 
thought,  if  we  receive  our  rewards 
here  iu  this  life  for  our  services,  is  it 
reasonable  to  suppose  that  we  should 
be  rewarded  iu  the  world  to  come  ? 
If  we  hire  or  employ  a  servant,  liter- 
ally speaking,  for  a  certain  stipulated 
amount,  we  pay  him  that  certain 
amount  when  his  service  is  out,  and 
there  is  no  more  of  it?  lie  don't  look 
ft  second  time.  When  good  old  Paul 
was  retiring  from  his  labors,  when 
doue  serving  his  Master,  being 
under  sentence  of  death  at  the 
same  time,  he  could  say,  "I  have 
fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished 
my  course,  I  have  kept  the  faith, 
heuceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a 
crown  o(  righteousness,  which  the 
Lord,  the  righteous  Judge,  shall  give 
me.  &c."  Paul  looked  forward  be- 
yond this  vale  of  tears  and  sorrow, 
for  his  crown  for  his  reward.  Dear 
brethren,  this  crown,  this  incorrupti- 
ble crown, is  what  Paul  had  in  view  ? 
He  saith,  "I  press  toward  the  mark 
of  the  prize,"  &c.  May  we  all  be 
like-minded  with  Paul,  so  as  not  to 
abuse  our  power  in  the  gospel. 
There  is  a  day  of  reckoning  coming, 
whore  all  the  filthy  lucre  in  the  world 
can  do  us  no  good.  We  must  all 
give  an  account  of  our  using,  or  abus- 
ing, our  power  in  the  gospel.  Breth- 
ren, beware.     Farewell. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wastaiue  aiKl  Dressing. 


15Y   WM.      FMCKINOKU. 


When  we  wish  to  appear  in  socie- 
ty, it  is  both  desirable  and  necessary 
for  us  to  wash  and  dre.^s  ourselves,  if 
wo   would    appear    to    advantage    or 


credit.  It  is  also  necessary  for  edi- 
tors to  wash  and  dress  the  contents 
of  their  manuscript  boxes  ;  not,  how- 
ever, wash  with  water.  When  there 
is  a  lack  of  manuscript  in  the  box  the 
editor  is  in  a  similar  condition  to  the 
person  who  lacks  in  clothing  suitsiblo 
to  the  occasion  ;  and  henco  he  mu.st  upo 
what  he  has. 

In  conversation  with  different  por- 
Rous  we  discover  that  there  is  occa- 
sionally a  little  die.satitifaction  about 
the  publishing  of  some  arlicle  that  is 
not  particularly  edifying.  To  such 
I  would  say,  commence  to  write  fur 
the  periodical  and  hrip  lo  keep  Iho 
mauu8crii)t  box  full  of  edifying  ma't'  r 
and  that  objection  will  very  soon  vau- 
i.-h  in  to  the  shade.  If  you  foci  that 
you  have  only  one  talent,  improve 
that  talent,  and  you  will  not  be  bk'^ly 
to  ruu  into  thai  element  and  fo-m 
such  a  rash  conclusion,  nor  retaliate 
by  saying  "I  will  withdraw  ray  sub- 
scription." Ileflict  a  moment,  and 
1  hope  you  will  help  to  bear  each 
other's  burdens,  "and  so  fulfil  the  law 
of  Christ." 

No  doubt  our  worthy  editor  has  a 
many  a  cross  to  bear  that  his  many 
readers  are  not  aware  of.  Sometiiiies 
articles  want  dressing.  This  the  ed- 
itor will  cheerfully  do  ;  if  the  body  is 
of  the  right  kind,  it  will  bo  sure  lo 
have  rt  suitable  dress  given  it,  and  it 
will  appear  iu  due  time  and  iu  prop-r 
order.  There  is  certainly  talent 
enough  iu  the  ciiurch  to  keep  our 
editors  well  supplied  ;  but  wc  fear 
there  i^  too  much  talent  buried. 
Arise,  cultivate  your  talents,  use  the 
means  of  grace,  and  labor  earnestly 
in  the  service  of  jour  Master.  You 
can  find  plenty  employment  for  your 
leisure  hours.  If  you  feel  a  delicacy 
in  writing  for  the  press  because  you 
think  you  cannot  throw  bomb-shells, 
remember  that  small  bullets  frequent- 
ly do  great  execution.  Do  not  bo 
discouraged  when  your  article  does 
not  appear  ;  but  continue  to  write. 
Your  articles  will  appear  souietiiue  ; 
but  if  it  should  not,  be  content  with 
the  improvement  you  have  derived 
from  it,  and  do  not  charge  the  editor 
with  partiality. 

We  believe  the  right  man  is  in  the 
right  place.  We  also  feel  that  tho 
wholesome  instruction  contained  in 
our  paper,  far  outweighs  that  which 
is  defective;  and  therefore  wo  hope 
it  will  have  the  support  and  encour- 
agement it  merits. 

Keadora,  when  we  think  of  our  own 


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household  duties,  they  seem  weighty  ; 
but  here  we  have  ouly  our  own  fuiu- 
ily,  perhaps  all  of  the  same  blood, and 
yet  when  we  arc  to  exercise  iu  our 
duties  the  burden  almost  breaks  us 
down.  But  our  trials  vanish  into  the 
shade  when  compared  with  those  of 
the  editor.  His  readers  are  not  all  of 
one  blood,  (or  faith,  if  you  prefer  it,) 
but  unbelievers  as  well  as  Cbristiatis 
are  found  in  his  family  of  readers,  and 
all  he  does  is  viewed  with  a  critic's 
oyo.  Let  ui  then  stand  by  him,  ex- 
tend our  help,  give  our  little  mite  an- 
nually, aud  do  whatever  we  can  to 
enlarge  the  circulation  aud  to  extend 
the  good  work  the  Companion  and 
VisiToK  is  accomplishing. 


For  the  Companion  ami  Visftok. 
Tli«  Ucatituiles  ol  tbe  Slouut. 
^  No.  IS. 


BY  JOHN  CALVIN  BRIGHT. 

''BlaBsud  are  they  that  luouru  :  for  Ihcy 
Bhall  be  comforted."  Mattb.  i  :  -1. — '"Klcssed 
are  yc  that  wool)  now,  for  yc  sliall  laugh." 
LukeG::31. 

"Blefned  are  they  that  mourn." 
" Bieni<ed  are  ye  that  weep."  There 
may  be  different  kinds  of  sorrow,  or, 
rather,  sorrow  may  have  dilferent 
tendencies,  or  bo  produced  by  dill'or- 
ont  circumslaMces.  Thus  one  may 
mourn,  because  he  has  not  been  suc- 
cessful in  buyiug  or  selling  aud  get- 
ting gain.  'l'h(y,  who  trust  in  riches, 
exhibii  much  mental  distress  when 
they  lose  the  mighty  dollar.  The 
reader  will  recollect  the  character  in- 
troduced iu  the  preceding  "Beatitude," 
who  went  a"\vuy  sorrowful  because  he 
was  commanded  to  make  a  charitable 
dispoaitiou  of  his  goods.  This  class 
is  largely  represented  at  the  present 
time. 

Defeated  hopes  of  ambition,  or  foiled 
plans  of  pleasure,  cause  their  devotees 
to  "mourn  and  howl."  The  reflecting 
historian  will  remember  an  Alexan- 
der, a  Cicser,  a  Napoleon,  a"  Hanni- 
bal, and  the  pleasure  seekers  of  every 
age.  The  raving  mourning  of  the 
maniac  is  terrible,  and  the  melan- 
choly mourning  of  the  fad,  dejected, 
faded,  and  jaded  forms  of  the  baccha- 
iiuliau  aud  debauchee  is  pitiable  in- 
deed. 

Then  we  remember,  with  more 
pleasure,  the  sorrow  for  the  dead.  It 
is  the  only  sorrow  from  which  we  re- 
luao  to  be  di  vol  cod.  When  frieuds, 
near  and  deal  by  the  ties   of   mutual 


love  and  affection,  leave  time  for  the 
stern  realities  of  eternity,  the  mourner 
i.^  seen  with  streaming  eyes  and  agi- 
tated voice,  lamenting  the  irrevocable 
law  that  separates  him  from  his 
friends — his  relatives — perchance  his 
beloved.  Thus  Samuel  mourned  for 
Daniel,  David,  for  Absalom,  and  Abra- 
ham for  Sarah.  "There  is  a  time  to 
mourn"  under  such  circumstances 
It  is  natural  and  right.  We  should 
however  not  be  overcome  with  "over- 
much sorrow." 

But  the  mourning  upon  which  the 
blessing  of  our  text  is  promised  i:!  of 
a  higher  order,  a  nobler  type,  aud  a 
more  spiritual  kind.  It  is  the  mourn- 
ing for  transgressions,  a  mourning  for 
iniquity,  a  mourning  for  sin,  a  mourn- 
ing for  the  deceiifulness  and  power, 
and  poison,  and  deleteriousuess  of 
sin,  a  mouruing  for  one's  proneness  to 
sin.  "When  I  would  do  good  evil 
i3  present  with  me."  This  is  the 
godly  sorrow  that  worketh  a  repent- 
ance not  to  be  repented  of.  This  is 
the  sorrow  that  causes  one  to  hate 
sin  and  iniquity  iu  all  their  ramilica- 
tions,  and  to  yearn  after  that  purity 
of  heart  and  peace  of  mind  that  pass- 
oih  all  undorstaudiug.  It  is  the  oppo- 
site of  worldly  sorrow,  which  Paul  says, 
worketh  death  ;  and  of  which  we  made 
several  specifications  iu  the  flrt't  part 
of  this  article.  That  blights  the 
character  and  leads  downward  ;  this 
leads  upward  aud  heavenward  and 
God  ward.  That  class  lie  under  the 
woes  of  an  angry  God  ;  this  class  are 
the  recipients  of  the  choicest  bless- 
ings of  a  Benevolent  Parent,  for  says 
our  text,  "They  shall  be  comforted  /" 
"They  ah  at  I  laugh." 

it  is  said  ia  reference  to  the  fulfill- 
ment of  Jeremiah's  prophecy,  respect- 
ing the  slain  innocents,  that  Rachel 
would  not  bo  comforted.  Aud  when 
the  aged  patriarch  inferred  that  his 
favorite  sod  was  destroyed  by  the 
wild  beasts,  he  refused  to  be  comfort- 
ed. I  understand  the  poignancy  of 
grief  was  so  great,  that  it  left  an  ach- 
ing void  in  their  hearts  that  the  world 
could  never  fill. 

But  our  text  says  positively  that 
the  mourner  shall  be  comforted  aud 
made  to  rejoice.  Wheu  the  reutecos- 
tians  were  pricked  to  their  hearts  by 
the  powerful  roasoinng  of  the  apostles, 
and  eviuced  a  godly  sorrow  for  their 
sins,  they  readily  obeyed  the  requisi- 
tions of  liigii  heaven  And  the  sacred 
hirttoriau  adda  \hn\,  "willi  gladuPrio 
aijrd    singlenes.''.      ot     hfrftit"      'they 


continued  steadfastly  in  the  apostles' 
doctrine  and  fellowship,"  "praising 
God  and  having  favor  with  all  the  peo- 
ple." Wo  refer  to  the  several  ordeals 
through  which  Paul  pasf;ed.  Wheu 
arrested  on  his  mad  career  toward 
Damascus,  he  spent  three  days  and 
three  nights  in  fasting  and  praying. 
Aud  wheu  his  sins  were  washed  away, 
he  gloried  in  the  cross  of  Christ,  aud 
with  a  commendable  zeal  he  spread 
the  glad  tidings  of  salvation  to  a  sin- 
ruined  world.  The  blessings  of  heav- 
en have  been  showered  on  the  mourn- 
er for  sin,  and  seeker  after  righteous- 
ness in  all  ages.  And  the  blessings 
and  comforts  of  this  class,  in  tho 
eventful  future,  referred  to  in  Holy 
writ,  are  innumerable  and  indiscriba. 
bio. 

And  the  comforting  assurances  of 
the  life  to  come  to  tho  mourners  !  No 
sorrow  pain  or  death.  All  tears 
wiped  from  his  eyes.  No  taint  of  sin, 
no  trace  of  care,  no  vestige  of  sorrow, 
but  "Joy  unspeakable  and  full  of 
glory"  is  his  happy  portion  forver. 
"Woe  unto  you  that  laugh  now!  for 
vc  shall  mourn  and  weep."  Luko 
6  :25. 

Iepressions: — The  gospel  leaveu 
works  farther  than  it  is  carried.  Tho 
influouce  of  Christianity  is  not  meas- 
ured by  the  number  of  communi- 
cants in  our  churches.  The  stone 
that  is  thrown  into  the  wide  lake  agi- 
tates its  surface  much  farther  thau 
tho  eye  perceives,  owing  to  the  mia- 
uteness  of  tbe  distant  undulations. 
Tbe  preacher's  words  ripple  the  wa- 
ters of  many  hearts  unperceived  and 
unconfessed,  yet  not  without  good 
results — good  impressions,  we  call 
them.  And  the  world  is  better  for 
good  impressions,  even  though  they 
be  hidden  from    mortal  eyes. 

J.  M.  Z. 


Christians  should  live  so  as  to  he  "liv- 
ing epistles,  known  and  read  of  all  men." 
Now,  an  cpi.stlc  which  can  only  be  read 
here  and  there  i.s  not  valuable.  We  must 
be  able  to  read  line  after  line,  .sentence 
after  sentence  consecutively,  in  order  to 
be  satisfied  ami  profited.  And  a  Cliris- 
tian  life  needs  to  he  thus  comjdcte,  if  it 
afford  tho  iiloasure  and  profit  to  the  world 
it  is  intended  to  ftive.  To  ho  orthodox 
yet  penurious  sober  hut  unsoci  il,  rcver- 
int  yi^l  uihIi  iri(.dili',  i>r'',i(:n'.  .i  -'iiuarifr 
whii-li  is,  as.m  i  |ii>lle,  without  (.'jnlinuity. 
—  f /lilted  Fteshytiviioi 


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Keportoiihe  rro'.teeaings  ol  A. 
9m.  1.S75,  lleia  ou  llie  Frt-nilses 
ol  Bro.  JoliM  <'as(*el,  in  «r  Cov- 
luglOD,  Ohio,  I»I«j  18,  1»,  20. 


(Continued  fiom  page  471.) 


There  hfts  been   a   great    denl 

before  our  Annual  Meeting  prior 
to  this  time.  Bretbreri  have  been 
working  at  the  matter  carefully  and 
cautiously  ;  still  they  have  been  act- 
ive so  far  as  they  could  see  light  be- 
fore them.  It  seems  to  me  that  we 
have  enough  on  the  minutes  now, 
without  putting  this  on.  Our  min- 
utes are  pretty  long  this  year,  and 
would  make  them  a  great  deal  long- 
er. If  it  would  be  agreeable  to  the 
brethren  aud  say  not  to  put  it  ou  the 
minutes,  but  lay  it  down. 

With  all  due  ret^pect    to    the 

brethren  and  to  the  great  cause  of 
missionary  work,  let  us  allow  the 
delegates  to  withdraw  this  query, and 
not  throw  the  stigma  upon  the  great 
work  which  it  advocates. 

Tabling  a  question  throws  no 

stigma  at  all  on  anybody. 

Tabled. 

A  California  matter  was  here  call- 
ed up  and  disposed  of  as  follows. 

Q.  Is  it  according  to  the  (josprl  for  breth- 
ren to  encoura^rc  the  Ovspcl  Trmnpet  by 
lakinj;  the  paper  t 

A.     Confidcred  wrong  to  do  so. 

Tabled. 

Brother  Davy  here  called  attention 
to  a  matter  which  was  before  the 
ii'ceting  last  year,  and  in  which  he 
was  interested.     He  said  : 

You  will  recollect  that  there  was  a 
query  before  last  Annual  Meeting 
asking  for  the  minutes  to  be  published 
in  book  form  from  where  brother 
Kurtz  ceased  publishing  them  in  the 
Encyclopedia.  Brother  Quinter  and 
myself  were  appointed  committee  for 
that  purpose.  In  passing  through 
the  dilferent  states  last  fall  convers- 
ing with  the  brethren,  they  asked  me 
Low  we  were  getting  along  with  the 
work.  1  said  very  slowly.  They 
wanted  to  know  why.  Because  there 
is  a  difficulty  here  which  1  cannot 
reconcile  in  my  mind  and  brother 
James  and  I  have  not  had  an  oppor- 
tunity to  consult  together.  And  what 
difficulty  is  this?  We  always  res- 
pect brother  Kurtz  who  is  dead  aud 
gone,  but  fads  are  facts  ;  he  was  once 
ordered  by  Annual  Meeting  to  pub- 
lish the  minutes  and  he  commenced 
the  work  and  went  through  with  it 
and  wheu  he  gave  us  the    Kncyclopo- 


dia,  it  was  not  the  minutes  but  a 
Kelectiou  from  then).  I  ascertained 
that  by  examining  them  myself  and  I 
found  at  some  points  as  many  as  ten 
or  twelve  queries  and  answers,  and  in 
the  Encyclopedia  we  would  not  fiud 
iDore  than  five  of  them.  Now  the 
brethren  said  to  me  "if  you  go  on  aud 
publish  them  from  where  he  stopped 
you  want  pay  for  it."  Of  course  we 
do.  "And  then  wo  pay  you  for  your 
book?"  Now  we  have  paid  for  both 
books  and  we  have  not  got  what  we 
want.  This  calls  us  to  pause  until 
we  can  have  an  interview.  To-day 
they  came  to  my  house  and  talked 
the  matter  over  ;  I  made  known  what 
I  had  learned,  aud  we  came  to  the 
conclusion  to  postpone  the  matter  un- 
til this  Annual  Meeting,  aud  ask  the 
brethren  what  you  want  ue  to  do  If 
you  want  the  minutes  just  as  they 
are,  tell  us  so  and  we  will  try  to  do 
it,  and  fix  an  index  to  it  so  that  we 
can  get  at  what  we  want  more  read- 
ily ;  that  is  the  point  under  considera- 
tion. We  are  just  waiting  for  this 
meeting  to  tell  us  what  to  do  so  it  will 
be  satisfactory  to  you. 

Brother  James  has  prepared  some- 
thing now  that  he  will  read  before 
this  meeting  on  that  point. 

We  have  been  so  much  engag- 
ed since  we  have  been  together  that 
the  matter  was  postponed  until  half 
an  hour  ago.  it  is  now  before  the 
meeting  to  dispose  of  just  as  they 
think  proper. 

The  committee  appointed  by  Annu- 
al Meeting  of  1874  to  collect  the  min- 
utes of  former  meetings  held  since  the 
Brethren's  Encyclopedia  was  pub- 
lished, finding  a  wish  amongst  the 
brethren  to  have  the  minutes  omitted 
in  the  I']ncycIopedia  published,  as  well 
as  those  passed  by  Annual  Meeting 
since  the  ?]ncyclopedia  was  published 
have  delayed  publishing  the  minutes 
until  the  Annual  Meeting  gives  us 
further  instructions.  Shall  we  then 
publish  all  the  minutes  of  Annual 
Meeting  that  can  be  collected,  or  only 
those  passed  by  Annual  Meeting 
since  the  publication  of  the  Encyclo- 
pedia ? 

That  exactly  meets  the  feel- 
ings that  I  have  felt  ever  since  I  have 
read  anything  in  it.  I  want  them  all 
just  as  they  passed  the  meeeting  with- 
out any  interpolations  ;  just  as  they 
passed  the  meeting  and  I  hope  this 
meeting  will  .sanction  their  publica- 
tion without  any  interpolations  about 
it. 


1  had  an  opportunity  of  exam- 
ining one  of  the  Encyclopedia's  and 
found  that  it  was  just  as  the  brother 
stated  it.  I  have  the  minutes  of  the 
Annual  Meeting  back  to  the  year 
1841  with  a  little  exception,  and  I 
would  much  favor  having  it  in  bock 
form,  because  I  have  looked  over  my 
leaves  and  it  amounts  to  a  book  al- 
most and  they  are  getting  considera- 
bly marred,  and  if  it  was  in  book 
form  we  could  handle  it  to  ranch  bet- 
ter advantage,  with  an  index. 

That  is  just  ray  mind  brethren, 

I  found  they  were  very  imperfect  the 
way  they  were  printed,  but  now  if  we 
can  get  it  in  full  with  an  index,  we 
want  all  of  it  and  I  am  in  favor  of  it. 
The  following  answer  was  ofT'^red. 
— Let  all  be  published. 

— — I  have  a  proposition  to  make, 
that  is,  that  the  name  be  chantred,  call 
it  what  it  purports  to  be  The  Minutes 
of  Annual  Meeting. 

It  is  rather  an  important   step 

it  seems  to  me,  brethren.      We  might 
say  for  how  long, — how  far  back  shall 
the  minutes  be  published  ? 
As  far  as  they  can  be  got. 

Now  I  want  to  make  a  remark 

here.  It  seems  to  me  that  there  is 
something  imperfect  in  our  record. 
In  our  District  Meeting  wo  have  a 
book  in  which  all  things  are  entfred 
relating  to  the  District  Meetings  ; 
thus  we  have  a  record  to  which  we 
can  refer  for  the  decisions  of  churches. 
Now  would  it  not  be  well  for  this 
Annual  Meeting  to  have  a  book  of 
record  to  which  we  can  refer  so  that 
we  would  only  need  to  refer  to  these 
bonks  of  record  and  get  just  what 
passed  the  meeting. 

If  it  is  of  80  vast  importance,  I 

think  that  from  this  on  we  ought  to 
have  a  book  of  record  to  which  we 
could  refer.  For  my  part  I  am  not 
favorable  to  publishing  them  ;  I  think 
we  had  better  leave  them  where  they 
are.  They  would  do  more  harm  thau 
good,  it  seems  to  me. 
Passed. 

Brother  Brumbaugh  called  my 

attention  to  the  proposition  that  the 
name  be  changed  from  Encyclopedia 
to  just  what  it  is,  The  Minutes  of 
Annual  Meeting.  Shall  that  be  the 
name  ? 
I'assed. 
Place  op  Holding  Next  A.  M. 

We  are  here  in  our  usu.il  form 

of  holding  our  Anuual    Meeting,    and 
we  hoar  no  call  from  any  source  for  it 


OlilllSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


485 


ucxt  year,  none  at  this  meeting.  We 
tiioiigiit  last  year  tlicro  was  a  call 
frum  ludiaaa  for  1876  and  th«u  we 
proposed  to  take  it  in  1875.  Itseeuia 
that  call  has  not  been  renewed.  If 
not  we  have  nothing  to  read  on  this 
Riilijoct,  uulesa  some  part  of  the  broth- 
erhood concludes  that  they  are  ready 
to  take  it.  It  was  understood  la^^t 
year  that  Indiana  propo.sed  to  take  it 
iu  187(),  we  proposed  lo  take  it  in  1875. 
We  hear  no  call  renewed  from  ludi- 
aaa ;  therefore  no  call  for  it  until 
some  part  of  the  brotherhood  makes 
it  mauiiestthat  they  want  it. 

1  wish  to  remark  to  this  meet- 
ing that  according  to  the  rulings  of 
the  Annual  Meeting  it  should  meet 
alternately,  once  east  and  ouce  west 
of  the  Ohio  River,  and  inasniuch  a.s 
the  west  has  now  had  it  twice  we 
supposed  that  the  east  side  of  the 
Oiiio  would  call  for  it  next  year.  We 
had  no  instructions  from  our  District 
Meeting  this  year  to  renew  that  re- 
quest for  next  year,  and  supposed 
therefore  that  there  was  time  enough 
in  next  District  Meeting  if  Southern 
or  Middle  Indiana  did  not  call  for  it, 
and  hence  we  are  here  without  any 
instructions  from  our  district  and  not 
authorized  to  call  for  it. 

It  would  be  the  time,  we  be- 
lieve for  it  to  go  to  the  east  of  the 
Ohio  lliver,  but  we  had  understood 
that  there  was  a  place  pending  and 
expecting  it  next  year,  and  therefore 
we  had  uo  consultation  whatever  in 
reference  to  it.  We  did  not  think  of 
it  and  at  all  events  we  had  conte.n- 
plated  trying  to  have  it  sometime,  and 
this  was  one  rea^ou  why  we  would 
like  to  have  condensed  it,but  we  were 
defeated  Consequently  if  we  could 
kce[)  it  within  bounds  as  it  should  be, 
we  would  still  think  more  about  it, 
but  iu  our  eastern  parts  we  have  not 
tlie  broad  laud  that  you  have.  Why 
some  of  our  valleys  would  hardly 
hold  the  multitudes  without  stretch- 
ing them  up  and  down  a  great  way, 
notwithstanding  our  willingness,  and 
therefore  we  see  that  the  bulk  is  be- 
coming so  great  that  we  are  becom- 
ing afraid  of  it,  and  we  do  not  know 
how  to  entertain,  it  is  not  the  want  of 
love.  We  hope  there  will  be  a  way 
made  but  there  has  been  discourage- 
ment to  us,  but  if  our  brethren  in  the 
ca.'^t  of  the  Ohio  seem  to  think  of  it, 
and  are  willing  or  will  be  willing  to 
try  our  ways  iu  the  country,  we  will 
prepare  for  them.  We  like  the  Year- 
ly Meetings  just  as  well  aa  any    cue. 


We  can  bear  with  the  expression  of 
opiiiion,  we  think,  through  our  peri- 
odicals, and  then  if  the  brethren  on 
the  east  side  of  the  Ohio  will  take  it, 
you  will  be  likely  to  hear  before  a 
great  while.  We  had  not  thought 
that  it  was  not  provided  for  next 
year. 

I  regard  to  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing matter,  some  of  us  have  been  talk- 
i!ig  about  it,  it  might  do  to  hold  it  iu 
the  city  of  Philadelphia  next  year,  be- 
cause of  the  centennial.  People  will 
be  there  from  all  parts  of  the  habita- 
ble globe,  from  all  nations  and  tongues 
and  if  it  can  be  held  there,  it  would 
certainly  be  a  good  place  for  it.  We 
could  get  an  invitation  from  the  city 
of  Philadelphia  in  1876. 

The  clerk  here  announced  the  fol- 
lowing committees  for  the  present 
year. 

1. — Committee  to  settle  dilficulties 
relating  to  Salem  College.  H.  Ham- 
ilton, Robert  Miller,  John  Metzgar, 
II.  D.  Davy,  J.  P.  Ebersole.  The 
same  committee  will  go  to  the  Tip- 
pecanoe church,  Indiana. 

2, — A  committee  to  the  Philadel- 
phia church,  11.  D.  Davy,  J.  Quinter, 
Moses  Miller,  Christian  Bucher  -Jos. 
R.   Ilanawalt. 

o — A  committee  to  go  to  Eagle 
county  (Pine  Creek  church  )  Daniel 
Fry,  Enoch  Eby,  David  Price,  Dan- 
iel Deardorii',  James  R.  Gish. 

You  have  all  heard  the  names 

of  these  committees.     Are  you   satis- 
fied with  theui  ? 
Sanctioned. 

Resolution  on   Thanks. 
Brother  Quinter  offered  the  follow- 
ing resolution : 

In  view  of  the  kindness  shown  by 
the  members  of  this  community  to- 
ward the  brethren  by  entertaining 
them  very  freely,  as  far  as  necessary, 
we  acknowledge  their  kindness  and 
return  them  our  thanks. 

Collection  for  the   Needy   in 

Missouri. 
Brother  Holaiuger  offered    the    fol- 
lowing. 

Whereas  it  has  been  shown  to  this 
meeting  that  great  destitution  is  ex- 
isting in  parts  of  Missouri,  therefore 
resolved  that  collections  be  taken  up 
at  the  tables  of  this  meeting  and  that 
brother  John  Mikesel  be  appointed  , 
treasurer  of  the  fund  collected,  which  ' 
fund  shall  be  sent  by  brother  Mohler, 
as  carrier  and  be  handed  over  to  the 
proper  persons  for  distribution. 


Now  my  feelings  wero  touch- 
ed by  the  appeal  brother  Mohler  bus 
presented  of  the  true  state  of  affairs, 
and  I  have  learned  that  a  proposition 
of  that  kind  was  made,  but  the  broth- 
er rather  declined.  There  are  many 
of  us  here  who  can  afford  to  give  a 
donation  say  5  or  8  or  something  of 
that  kind,  this  little  will  help  to  meet 
the  immediate  wants  of  the  people 
for  their  part.  So  I  hope  that  a  col- 
lection will  be  taken  up  at  the  tables 
and  it  can  be  done  very  decently  and 
orderly,  and  that  it  will  be  sent  by 
brother  Mohler. 

— — We  are  talking  about  the  suf- 
ferers iu  the  west,  but  only  a  part  of 
them  iu  a  certain  locality.  Now,  I 
want  a  change  in  our  view  of  that 
matter  a  little. 

Let  us  not  include  brother  Mohler 
and  a  part  of  his  district  and  leave 
out  Kansas  and  Nebraska.  I  do  not 
say  this  to  detract  anything  from 
the  effort  to  increase  it  and  I  feel  that 
we  can  give  a  little  and  that  it  ought 
to  be  divided  among  the  brethren 
that  are  in  the  west.  Brethren,  wo 
feel  that  it  is  our  duty  because  we 
felt  like  shedding  tears  and  I  noticed 
brethren  who  did  so,  and  I  do  not  see 
hoiv  we  could  well  help  it. 

Our  attention  is  only  called  to 

these  immediate  wants. 

Brethren  and  sisters,  I  do    not 

want  to  get  up  lo  speak,  but  many  of 
the  brethren  know  my  address  at 
Falls  City,  Nebraska,  and  many  of 
you  know  that  the  Northern  District 
of  Illinois  has  appointed  three  of  us 
there  to  distribute  among  the  poor, 
and  I  am  one  of  ihsm,  so  that  when 
you  want  to  send,  direct  to  Fails  City 
toC.  L.  Keim,  or  send  it  to  rne  as 
you  see  proper.  As  tlie  brother  said 
to-day  about  the  grasshoppers,  you 
have  heard  what  has  passed  the  last 
year  there.  There  are  plenty  of  them 
and  they  are  cutting  the  grain  as 
they  go  along.  Our  sufferers  are  not 
just  there  where  I  live  but  it  is  farth- 
er west,  and  we  have  been  sending  all 
this  relief  west  to  the  sufferers. 

Brother  Forney  and  1  have  a  trip 
under  contemplation  on  which  we  ex- 
pect to  be  gone  nearly  a  month 
through  the  grasshopper  district.  I 
have  time  and  again  given  something 
more  than  I  have  to  spare  to  the  poor. 
If  you  want  to  send  it  right  now  and 
there  send  it  along,  and  we  will  dis- 
tribute as  we  go  along, 
llosoluliou  passed. 


4s0 


OilillSTlAW  FAMILY  COMPANION  AMD  (iOSl'KL  VIISITOU. 


We  cxpoct  to  receipt  for  all  the 

nioiicj  we  receive. 

— — It  is  ft  free  douation,  give  it  to 
ibf  poor.  All  the  brethren  a:-kisjust 
to  divide  it  out  as  it  is  needed. 

The  followiug  was  then  read. 

Iimsiiuich  as  there  has  been  no  re- 
quest for  the  Annual  Meeting  for 
187(>,  and  us  the  meeting  properly 
would  go  ea.slof  the  Ohio  River,  we 
reconiaieud  the  matter  to  the  brother- 
bond  in  the  east  aud  trust  they  will 
consider  the  subji^ct  and  announce  the 
result  to  the  brotherhood  as  soon  as 
possible. 

— — I  want  to  come  to  some  un- 
derstanding about  holding  the  An- 
nuMl  Meeting  and  that  was  objected 
to  by  the  western  bre-threti.  Now  if 
wo  are  going  on  in  this  way,  would 
there  be  any  objection  to  us  uniting 
together  ?  We  do  not  feel  ai)le  as  we 
are  now  to  hold  a  meeting  without 
unitingour  delegates  together.  Would 
it  be  wrong  or  out  of  order  ? 

A.     No.  by  no  means. 

Passed. 

Conclusion. 

The  concluding  exercises  begun  by 
singing  the  (;04th  hymn  after  which 
K.  II.  Miller  said  : 

B.'-cthren  and  sisters,  we  have  had 
Ibo  privilege  of  meeting  once  more  as 
the  counsellors  of  our  beloved  broth- 
erhood ;  once  more  to  assemble  in 
the  place  of  our  fathers  who  have 
gone  before  us,  ta  transact  the  busi- 
ness of  our  church  in  its  Annual  Con- 
ference and  we  have  met  under  the 
ble.Msings  of  a  kind  Providence;  we 
have  niet  and  been  together  under  cir- 
ciiMiHtances  that  make  us  now  to  feel 
ill  our  separation  that  wc  are  under 
obligation  to  thank  Ood  for  his  good- 
ness and  mercy  toward  us.  We  have 
met  here  to  discuss  points  about 
which  we  differ  ;  we  have  mot  here 
to  present  our  different  views  and 
feelings  upon  subjects  that  we  could 
not  see  alike  for  the  purpose  of  com- 
ing together  in  a  oneness  of  mind,  of 
heart  and  of  action.  We  have  talked 
it  over,  w«  hove  consulted  about 
them  and  through  our  meetings, 
though  our  discussions  sometimes 
Lave  been  with  zeal  and  earnestness, 
yet  we  feel  that  when  it  is  over,  and 
in  our  conclusion  we  rejoice  to  think 
our  love  aud  affectiou  is  greater,  if 
possible  than  it  was  when  we  met 
together  ;  that  Ood  has  blessed  our 
labors  aud  our  efforts  in  disposing  of 
that  business    that  has   come  before 


us.  But  now  we  have  done  the  work 
with  the  design  that  it  should  be  for 
the  good  of  our  great  brotherhood 
throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of 
this  country. 

But  since  we  have  done  that,  we 
commit  our  labor  to  God.  We  do 
not  feel  that  our  glory  is  of  ourselves, 
but  we  would  conimit  it  to  him  and 
ourselves  into  his  liands. 

Before  we  separate,  let  us  ask  him 
to  take  our  work  and  cur  feeble  efforts 
and  crown  them  with  his  blessings 
and  overrule  all,  if  anything  contrary 
to  his  law,  and  let  it  be  in  harmony 
with  his  righteous  and  holy  law  that 
blessings  may  arise  from  our  labors 
hero. 

Now  when  wo  come  to  separate,  no 
doubt  there  are  some  of  us  heie  never 
to  meet  again.  This  is  the  last  An- 
nual Meeting  for  some  of  us  here  to- 
day until  we  meet  over  yonder  in  the 
other  world.  Let  us,  then  in  this 
separation  from  a  solemn  meeting  of 
such  boundless  interest,  coniinend 
ourselves  to  God  aud  come  before 
him  in  prayer,  praises  and  thanksgiv- 
ing ;  and  before  we  separate  then,  let 
us  once  more  unite  in  prayer. 

Great  God  our  Father,  who  art  in 
heaven,  as  thy  children  we  would 
come  before  thee  this  evening  at  the 
conclusion  of  this  Annual  Conference, 
at  the  conclusion  of  our  arduous  la- 
bors when  our  work  is  done.  Oh, 
Lord,  we  would  come  before  thee  to 
commit  ourselves  and  all  we  have 
and  all  we  have  done  into  thy  hands 
aud  ask  thy  blessings  upon  our  la- 
bors. Oh,  Lord  wo  acknowledge  that 
since  we  havo  been  together  some  of 
us  may  have  said  and  done  things  we 
should  not,  some  of  us  may  have 
erred  toward  our  brethren,  some  of 
us  may  havo  uttered  unholy  things 
either  in  word  or  action.  Oh  Lord, 
we  pray  thee  to  look  upon  us  in  thy 
mercy.  If  tbero  has  been  any  ex- 
pression or  feeling,  or  if  there  be  any 
now  in  our  heart  inconsistent  with 
thy  holy  will  and  thy  Spirit, Oh  Lord, 
wilt  thou  please  to  pardon  all  contra- 
ry to  thy  word  and  grant  us  thy 
Spirit  that  wc,  as  thy  children,  in  cur 
separation  may  forgive  each  other  of 
all  that  may  have  been  said  or  done. 
Now,  Oh  Lord,  take  charge  of  our 
labors  ;  may  it  he  a  blessing  to  our 
brotherhood.  May  our  counsels,  the 
counsels  of  our  Annual  Meeting,  bo 
accepted,  and  Oh  God  may  it  bo  car- 
ried forth  to  our  brotherhood  with  this 
power  aud  influence  surrounded  by  thy 


Spirit  to  help  unite  us  more  and  morn 
and  k'.'.ep  us  as  thy  church  and  king- 
dom on  earth  united  together. 

We  thank  the  Oh,  Lord  that  there 
has  nothing  come  up  here  to  divide 
our  brotherhood,  and  Oh  may  that 
spirit  pervade  our  hoarta  that  nothing 
may  ever  come  to  divide  or  separate 
us.  Now  heavenly  Father  in  our 
separation  bless  us  all,  go  with  us  as 
we  return  to  our  fapjilies  and  homes, 
bless  our  land  and  country  ;  be  with 
us  to  help  proclaim  the  great  princi- 
ples of  the  christian  religion  and  carry 
out  the  order  and  simplicity  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ  throughout  our  broth- 
erhood. We  ask  thee,  our  Father, 
to  go  with  us  through  the  journey  of 
life  and  after  its  labors,  .stand  by  us 
in  the  trial  of  death  aud  in  the  morn- 
ing of  the  resurrection,  do  thou  'ac- 
cept of  us  iu  thy  kingdom  above  and 
there  we  shall  ascribe  all  the  prai:-es 
to  Father  Sou  aud  Holy  Spirit  in  a 
world  without  end.     Ameu. 

The  Lord's  Prayer  was  recited    liy 

brother after  which  conference 

adjourned. 


Kor  the  Companion  and  Viaixou. 
Tlic  Grasshopper  Sermon. 


BYC.  a.  U.VLSUALOII. 


jf'o  a  Family  in  7I/t.s,soMri ; — 

"Who  hath  believed  our  re- 
port? aud  to  whom  hath  the  arm  of 
the  Lord  been  revealed  V  If  not  a 
sparrow  falls  to  the  ground  without  a 
Divine  decree,  and  not  a  hair  misses 
its  jilaco  in  the  account  of  tho  .Most 
Iligli,  what  atheism  in  voting  the 
countless  army  of  grasshojijiers  out  of 
the  Almighty  Hand  that  fashioned 
them,  and  Kent  them  on  their  mis- 
sion y  Nature  can  no  moro  produce 
a  grasshopper,  a  jiotato  bug,  or  Colo- 
rado beetle,  apart  from  direct  Divino 
agency,  than  my  hand  can  write  this 
letter  apart  from  the  direct  influence 
of  my  .spirit.  Without,  the  inbeing 
and  inworking  of  the  Infinite,  nature 
is  no  more  than  a  gigantic  corpse. 
"  The  Lord  reiijneOi.^'  There  is  no 
first  cause  in  nature.  Thunder  can- 
not thunder  of  itself,  neither  can  a 
drop  of  rain  bo  foruied,  or  a  grasshop- 
per be  hatched  without  laws  which 
are  no  laws  apart  from  the  Lawgiver. 
When  our  fondly-cherished  gourds 
wither  over  our  heads,  and  our  dear- 
est hopes  are  strewed  like  blasted 
flowers  around  us,  reason  and  science 
must  retire  aud   allow   faith   to  give 


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equipoise  to  our  immortality  in  tba 
assurance  that  "the  Lord  prepared 
the  worin.^'  When  you  gfize  iu 
ariiazenient  after  the  retreating  host  of 
God-sent  plunderers,  and  jour  very 
flouls  ache  in  contenipltiting  tba  de- 
vastations they  leave  in  their  walc'i, 
look  up  to  Iliiii  at  whose  behest 
locusts,  (lies,  fr(;gs,  lice,  hugs  and 
beetles  come  and  go,  and  say,  "  I  will 
he  dond),  I  iv ill  not  open  my  'mouth, 
hecauae  'ITtou  did';<tit." 

God  will  choose  ills  own  texts  and 
preach  His  own  sermons,  "lie  that 
bath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear  "  For 
some  time  the  west  has  been  His  pul- 
pit, insect  infestations  His  text,  hu- 
iiiilily  and  filial  trust  His  topics,  and 
desolation  and  destitution  His  lo;.'ic 
"These  thinga  are  not  done  in  a  cor- 
ner." These  lessons  are  not  whisper- 
ed into  the  ears  of  a  few,  but  in  tones 
of  terror  and    rebuke    thev    thuud  r 


Vvisdoni  and  Love — "the  Lord  hath 
tahen  awa;/."  You  who  suffer  and 
we  who  sympathize  with  and  sacri- 
fice fur  yoa  are  "a  spectacle  to  the 
world,  and  to  angels,  and  to  men." 
Falling  in  with  God's  intent,  this 
grasshopper  scourge  is  not  among  the 
least  tilings  to  "make  known  unto 
j)ri;icipalities  and  powers  in  heavenly 
pinecs  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God." 
When  we  consider  what  the  grass- 
hopper can  do,  when  in  line  with  the 
Divine  purpose,  it  should  give  us 
significance  to  ourselves.  If  the  Al- 
mighty were  to  call  an  east  wind,  and 
loss  them  all  into  the  Pacific,  and 
send  an  army  of  lice  or  gnats  in  their 
place,  the  calamity  would  be  oquaily 
great.  God  can  humble  a  nation  with 
Itie  louse  as  well  as  with  the  earth- 
quake. If  we  die  from  the  bite  of  a 
spider,  we  arc  just  as  dead  as  if  torn 
by  a  lion.     Let  our    self  consequence 


from  the  Pacific  to  the  Atlantic,    "Be  \  be  brought  down  by  the  consideration 

that  even  grasshoppers  and  bugs  are 
our  masters,  and  march  over  our 
homos,  lay  waste  our  toil,  reap  our 
fields,  empty  our  granaries,  and  make 
biiro  our  tables  without  asking  leave. 
And  let  us  at  the  tame  time  bo  raised 
in  consequence  to  ourselves  by  the 
thought  that  if  these  insects  are  so 
mighty  to  subdue  the  world  v/hen  co- 
operating with  God,  wha',  might  roe 
do  in  reclaiming  the  world  to  Jesus, 
aad  filling  it  with  "the  beauty  of  holi- 
ness" and  the  beatitudes    of   heaven, 


atill,  and /enow  thai  I  am  God  ;' 

AVll-l,  BE  KXALTED  IN  THE  EAIITII." 

"Suppose  ye  that  these"  western 
people  "were  sinners  above  all  the" 
Americans  "because  they  suffered 
such  things?"  "I  tell  you  nay." 
Tiie  scapegoat  is  not  the  worst  of  the 
li'jck.  When  "judgment  begins  at 
the  house  of  God,"  it  is  "that  otheis 
also  may  fear."  When  "afire  is  kin- 
dled in  Zion,  and  a  furnace  set  up  in 
Jerusalem,"  it  is  that  Samaria  may 
take  warning.  When  God  lots  His 
tempest  loose  and  "shakes    earth   not  I  if  we  were  "the   epistles    of    Christ, 


only  but  also  heaven,"  it  "signifieth 
the  removing  of  those  things  that  are 
shaken  that  those  things  which  cannot 
be  shaken  vmij  remain.^'  What  more 
beiieficent  arrangement  than  that 
which  shakes  us  out  of  all  confidence 
in  temporal  securities,  and  throws  us, 
as  with  holy  violence,  into  the  strong- 
liolds  of  the  "kiugd(!m  which  cannot 
be  moved  ?"  ''Think  it  not  strange 
concerning  the  fi-.-ry  trial  which  i3 
trying  you,  as  though  some  strange 
thing  happened  unto  you."  It  the 
form  is  strange,  the  discipline  is  not. 
Job  still  testifies  to  the  Divine  faith- 
fulness when  the  Omnipotent  Giver 
hurled  him  from  the  pinnacle  of  tem- 
poral prosperity,  and  made  him  as 
nude  as  wheu  he  "came    out    of    his 


written  "with  the  Spirit  of  the  living 
God,"  "known  and  read  of  all  men." 
If  a  gourd  can  eo  eloquently  preach 
beforehaud  the  grace  of  Christ,  why 
should  not  the  grasshopper  bo  au  ex- 
pounder of  the  wisdoui,  power,  and 
goodness  of  God?  Iftlie  hornet  can 
be  the  vanguard  of  Israel,  why  may 
not  the  grasshopper  be  the  rearguard 
of  the  Apostolic  laud  ?  Ex.  23  :  28 

Blessed  are  they  who  have  laith  to 
give  birth  to  an  Isaac  when  the  "body 
is  dead"  and  nature  has  lost  its  viril- 
ity. These  grasshoppers  reveal  the 
true  "seed  cf  Abraham."  Habakkuk 
has  indited  a  song  for  the  children  of 
desolation  which  may  be  hummed 
even  in  Babylon;  "Although  the  fig- 
tree  shall  not  blossom,    neither    shall 


mother's    womb."       What 


blank  i  fruit  be  in  the  vines  ;  the  labor  of  the 


there  would  bo  iu  the  Bible  if  the  his- 
tory of  the  patriarch  of  Uz    were    ex- 


olive  shall  fail,  and  the     fields    shall 
yield  no  meat ;  the  flock  shall  be    cut 


purgaied.     Sabeans,  — Fire —  Whirl- i  olf  from  the  fold,  and  there    shall    lie 
wind — Sword— all  these  forgotten    or  ;  no  herd  in  the  stalls  ;    Yet  will    ]   re-  I 
o.  erboked  in  the    trusting,    childlike  juice  in  the  Lord ;  I  loiil  joy  in  the. 
nC'.iguiiioa  of  the    band    of    Intiuite    God  of  my  isalvation."     The    great 


apostle  to  the  Gentiles  takes  up  the 
sublime  strain  and  puts  heaven  and 
earth  ringing  with  the  triumph  of 
faith  ;  see  Rom.  8:  35 — 39.  Where 
are  the  Pauls  and  Habakkuks  of  the 
brotherhood  ?  Dearly  beloved,  "take 
joyfully  the  spoiling  of  your  ynods, 
KN0WIN(}  IN  YouitsELVEs  </(«<  ye  have 

IN  HEAVEN  A  BETTER  AND  AN  ENUUU- 
INU  SUBSTANCE  "   Heb.  10  :  34 

Let  not  the  grasshoppers  invade 
the  territory  of  the  soul.  Sulfer  them 
not  to  eat  out  the  pith  of  your  better 
life,  suck  the  savor  of  Christ  out  of 
your  hearts,  and  make  your  religious 
expoiience  more  dry,  barren,  aad 
desolate  than  the  fields  and  gardens 
whose  nakedness  you  bemoan.  The 
Divine  purpose  is  in  the  opposite  di- 
rection :  to  make  Christ  more  pre- 
cious, the  path  of  righteousness  more 
luminous,  the  pursuit  of  holiness 
more  dear,  the  cross  more  attractive, 
"the  fellowship  of  Christ's  sufferings" 
more  sweet,  the  world  more  sterile, 
empty  and  unsavory,  and  heaven 
more  alluring,  glorious,  and  satisfy- 
ing. Nottiiugis  more  certain  of  bring- 
ing the  blessing  cf  God  upon  us  than 
sincere  and  constant  thankfulness  in 
times  of  adversity.  Wheu  the  Pro- 
prietor of  heaven  and  earth  strips  us 
of  our  luxuries,  comforts,  and  even 
necessities.  He  does  not  infringe  upon 
our  rights.  "Is  it  not  lawful  lor  mo 
to  do  what  I  will  with  mine  own?" 
Jjet  every  knee  bow  and  every  "heart 
bo  poured  out  like  water,"  and  the 
whole  church  unite  in  beseeching  God 
to  interpret  this  "sign"  to  His  glory 
and  our  saactificatiou. 

Forget  not  the  grasshopper  sermon. 
R  vise  a  tablet  to  his  memory  along 
side  of  your  grateful  ebeuezer  that 
testifies  to  the  Divine  Providence  in 
your  chastening.  When  the  last  of 
the  spwilers  shall  have  been  turned 
into  manure  for  the  soil  he  has  rav- 
aged, let  this   be    hi.s    epitaph  : — "he 

BEING  DEAD,  YET  SPEAKETlI."        Ovcr 

against  his  obituary  in  the  Book  of 
God  may  there  be  found  this  resultant 
record  cf  the  church  of  Christ — 
"HOLINESS  TO  THE  LORD." 


— First  impressions  arc  often  the 
deepest.  Therefore,  we  should  bo 
open  and  frank  v/ith  our  children.  A 
word  niay  determine  a  life-course. 


— Most  people  are  like  eggs  ;  too 
full  of  themselves  to  hold  anything 
else. 


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For  the  Companion  and  Visitoh. 
Discusslou   Itt'iweou   sillier    uu«l 


HROTHEU   MILLER  S    FOURTH    SPEKCH. 

Mr.  l\i'sideitt,  Mixl/ni/ors,  Br/(lucn, 
Sisters  (ind  Fiicnds  : — lii  replying  to  uiy 
trioiid's  liist  spcccli,  I  am  a  little  bollier- 
0(1.  I  did  not.  note  what  lie  said  nbout 
tlio  circumstance  of  the  jailor.  lie  seem- 
ed to  labor  hard  to  keep  tlicm  in  the 
house,  but  in  his  ((uotation  he  had  it  so 
(!OnfiiH(!d  that  [  could  luU  sec  his  jioint. 
I  could  not  understand  hi-;  ar^uiucnt  and 
thercl'ore  will  let  it  pass  tor  tlie  present. 

My  o|iponent  says  tliat  cis  does  not  put 
them  into  the  water.  I  aprree  with  him. 
I  never  said  it  ilid,  and  no  one  wlio  knows 
wliat  he  is  talking  about  will  say  it  does, 
but  I  affirm  that  bajitho,  the  word  used 
to  represent  the  ordinance,  primarily, 
i)uis  them  into  the  water.  ]']vcrv  word 
has  a  primary  meaning,  and  without  good 
reasons  wc  must  not  depart  from  it.  jMy 
IViend  says  I  am  becomipg  a  i>retty  good 
Meliiodist.  He  is  a  little  mistaketi;  I 
am  not  coming  any  nearer  being  a  Meth 
odist,  but  I  have  proved  pretty  clearly 
that  Wesley  was  a  jiretty  good  B>iptist. 
The  (Jerman  language  as  translalcd  by 
Martin  Luther  favors  the  idea  of  immer 
sion;  John  the  baptist,  in  l*]i)glish,  is 
John  the  dipper  in  the  (jerma.n  lan- 
guage. 

We  may  u,-c  a  word  in  a  tro])ical  or 
flgurjktivc  sense,  to  exjircss  the  efTect 
l>iudu(!ed  by  its  use  in  (lie  primary  sense; 
but.  we  must  taki-  the  i)rim:u'v  sense  to  de- 
ItM'inine  the  action  iiseli'.  My  friend  asks 
why  I  do  not  take  Impto,  which  means  to 
imuierse  and  noihing  but  immerse-;  but 
s.ays  that  will  not  answer  my  jsnrpose, 
because  it  puts  tliem  under  and  keeps 
them  tlierc.  That  is  tlie  very  reason  I 
do  not,  because  that  is  not  baptism — tiot 
('hristian  baptisuj;  and  lor  the  further 
reusoii  that  bnjili::<),  and  not  Lajito,  is 
usud  in  tlic  Scriptures  when  the  ordi 
nance  of  baptism  is  intended,  the  termi- 
nation of  the  verb,  adding  sonjcthing  to 
its  meaning.  Swme  say  it  means  the  ra^ 
jiidity  with  which  the  action  should  be 
peiTormcd;  others,  the  repetitioti  of",  or 
tlie  fretjuency  of,  the  action.  Jloptizo 
therefore  puts  them  into  the  water  and 
takes  them  out  again.  So  does  the  verb 
(]i]>. 

My  friend  t-ays  tlic  Ai)ostles  were  not 
taken  out  of  the  jailor's  lioitse,  nor  did 
they  go  out  in  the  dark  to  hunt  for  a  mill 
jiond  to  baptize  the  jailor  in.  I  do  not 
•suppose!  it  Would  re(]uire  mucli  hunting, 
a>  be  had  baptized  just  tlu^  day  before 
Ijydia  and  her  household,  after  having 
liad  their  devotions  on  the  water.^ide. 
whither  tliey  had  resorted  for  tiiat  pur- 
jMise.  I  Jo  says  tliat  I  do  not  like  those 
high,  dry-land  ba|)lisms,  but  when  I  find 
a  .-iibject  for  baptism,  go  right  olf  to  the 
water.  Well,  all  right,  Jolin,  .Jesus,  and 
.fcrusaiem,  .Judi^a,  and  t  Ik;  region  'round 
about  Jordan  went  to  the  water,  i  there- 


fore tliink  I  am  in  good  company,  and 
conclude  that  it  is  exactly  the  right  place 
to  go  to  baptize. 

Otir  fifth  argument  is  founded  on  the 
language  of  the  Apostle  to  the  Roman.*, 
(vi.  3,  4,  5),  and  Gal.  ii.  12,  "Know  ye 
not  that  as  many  of  us  ;is  have  been  bap- 
tized into  Jesus  Christ  were  baptized 
into  his  death  ?  Therefore  wo  are  buri- 
ed with  him  by  baptism  into  death,  that 
like  Christ  was  raised  up  froiu  t!ie  dead 
by  the  glory  of  the  father,  even  so  we 
also  sl'.ould  walk  in  newness  of  life;  for 
if  we  have  been  planted  logetlier  in  the 
likeness  of  his  death,  we  shall  be  also  in 
the  likeno-s  of  his  resurrection."  Gala 
tians,  "Buried  with  liim  by  baptism, 
wherein  yc  are  risen  witli  liim  througli 
the  faith  of  the  operation  of  God,  who 
hath  raised  him  from  the  dead."  Camp- 
bell on  Baptism,  p.  162;  Goodwin  on 
Baptism,  p.  2S4.  It  rci)rescnts  a  burial 
and  resurrection — a  planting  and  grow- 
ing up — a  deatli  and  a  new  life.  Buried 
by  baptism  and  buried  in  bai>iism,  be- 
cause we  are  resurrected  with  Christ. — 
The  burial  is  with  Christ,  and  we  are 
risen  with  him,  which  uiakes  tlie  ordi- 
nance of  baptism — an  immersion,  lor  no 
language  could  more  fully  i)rove  an  im- 
mersion than  a  burial  and  a  resuriTciion. 

Our  opponents  apply  this  to  the  bap- 
tism of  the  Spirit,  and  if  wc  adujit  it, 
that  does  not  help  them  any,  tor  tlie  bu- 
rial is  in  the  bajitism,  and  it  proves  im- 
mersion whether  it  be  in  the  water  or  in 
tlie  Spirit.  But  we  deny  that  it  alludes 
to  the  baptism  of  the  Spirit,  for  the 
reasoti  that  in  it  is  a  burial  and  resurrec- 
t.ioii — a  death  and  a  new  life — whiidi  is 
fully  re|)resented  in  the  baptism  of  water, 
but  not  in  the  baptism  of  the  Sjiirit.- 

The  children  of  Israel  being  under  the 
cloud  and  passing  through  the  sea  is  by 
the  Apostle  called  a  baptism,  and  that 
baptism  was  .-urcly  a  burial. 

The  suffering  of  Christ  was  called  a 
baptism,  and  his  .sulTering  was  more  like 
a  burial,  for  he  was  overwhelmed  in  suf- 
iering.  Certainly  it  was  not  just  a  little 
sufl'ering  sprinkled  on  bis  head.  No  idea 
could  express  his  suffering  except  tliat  of 
covering  all  over.  The  bajitism  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  was  a  burial,  for  it  filled  the 
whole  house  where  they  were,  and  it 
must  have  covered  them  all  over.  It 
could  not  have  filled  the  wliolc  hou.sc 
without  covering,  as  a  burial,  all  that 
were  in  it.  Baptism  is  compared  to 
a  burial,  but  don't  leave  in,  as  my  friend 
said,  of  the  sinking  of  ships;  but  puts 
him  in  and  takes  him  out  a;:ain— takes 
a  man  into  the  water,  like  the  little  boy 
of  whom  be  speaks,  and  takes  him  out. 
lie  calls  for  an  insjiircd  man  to  tell  him 
how  baptisui  is  performed,  and  Paul  tells 
him  to  uury  him  and  raise  him  up.  No 
inference  here,  but  a  well  marked  and  un- 
mistakable fact. 

My  sixth  argument  is  drawn  from  the 
fact  that  a  man  must  be  born  of  water 
and  <jf  the  Spirit  belore  he  can  enter  the 
kingdom    of  God;  Johu  iii.  0,      lieing 


horn  of  water  is  a  figure  of  bapti.sm  wliicli 
cannot  ajiply  in  any  other  sense  than  of 
immersion.  ^Vhcn  baptism  is  said  to  be 
a  burial  and  a  resurrection,  coming  outof 
the  water  of  baptism  to  walk  in  newness 
of  life,  it  is  fitly  compared  to  being  born 
into  the  world  to  walk  in  a  new  life. 

Sprinkling  is  in  no  .sense  of  the  word 
a  figuie  or  likeness  of  a  birth;  it  is  never, 
neither  can  it  be  in  the  bounds  ol  reason, 
api)lied  to  being  born.  No  two  things 
can  be  more  unlike  than  sprinkling  and  a 
birth;  and  it  would  be  difficult  togvt  two 
things  to  resemble  more  than  a  resurrcc- 
from  the  water  of  baiUi.sm  and  a  biith. 

IMy  seventh  argument  is  drawn  from 
the  fact  that  when  other  words  besides 
baptism  are  used  to  designate  the  ordi- 
nance their  meaning  is  the  application  of 
water  to  the  whole  body  as  iti  bathing  i.r 
dipping  the  person  in  water,  as  in  Kph. 
y,  20,  that  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse 
it  with  the  washing  of  water  by  the  word, 
llrre  the  Greek  is  loutro  for  our  washipg. 
I  '"Not  by  works  of  righteousness  which  wc 
,  have  done,  but  according  to  his  mercy  he 
.saved  us  by  the  washing  of  regeneration 
and  the  renewing  of  the  Holy  (Jho.-t;"' 
here  the  Greek  word  is  Ion troa.  Tit  iii.  5. 
Hcl).  X.  22,  we  read,  "Let  us  draw  near 
with  a  true  heart  in  full  assurance  of 
faith  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  fiom  an 
evil  conscience  and  our  bodies  washed 
with  pure  water."  Here  the  Greek  is 
hhiiniuuui. 

When  they  spoke  of  washing  clothes 
they  used  the  word  pJimo;  when  the 
the  body  was  to  be  wa.hed,  /««'»,  .and 
when  only  )>arl  of  the  body,  the  f;ic(\  or 
eyes,  or  hands,  they  used  iiiplo.  That 
jieculiarity  obtains  in  the  (ireek  language. 
Now  we  have  Idiid  in  John  xiii.  It),  where 
the  Savior  said,  "He  that  is  washed  need- 
eth  not  save  to  wasli  his  feet."  He  that 
was  washed  (hnio)  only  needed  to  be 
waslied  as  to  his  feet,  (m'pto);  he  was 
clean  every  whit.  I'arkiiur.st  has  tlie  fol- 
lowing: The  grammarians  make  a  differ- 
ence between  loiirin,  nlptt!a  and  plnno. 

The  point  we  want  to  make  to  sustain 
our  position  and  show  tliat  baptism  is 
immersion  is  this:  In  all  those  passages 
in  which  bajitism  is  alluded  to  as  a  wa.sh- 
ing  loiio  in  some  of  its  variations  is  used 
and  not  xipto.  As  for  instance,  "Be 
baptized  and  wash  away  your  sins,"  (he 
language  addressed  to  Paul  by  Ananias 
in  Acts  xxii.  10.  So  in  1  Cor.  vi.  11, 
"Ye  are  waslied,"  (loito);  Heb.  x.  22, 
"Our  bodies  washed  in  pure  water, (/oi^o). 

Xipto  means  to  wash  a  part,  hmo  to 
wash  the  whole  body.  You  can't  find 
■iiijilo,  wash  or  sjirinkle,  to  apply  to  baji- 
tism,  but  loiio  does.  1  want  him  to  speak 
his  time  on  the  point  at  issue. 
(Time  expired.) 


MR.    IIODQE  S    FOURTH    RKI'I.Y. 

jVr.  J'lisiifi III,  (iriitlrmcii  iiiid  Liuh'is  '. 
—  1  again  appear  btd'ore  you  for  tlu;  pur- 
pose of  defending  my  side  of  the  jiroposi- 
lioii  before  us,  uud  iu  doing  so  i  dofiiro  to 


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keep  tlic  i.ssucs  before  you.  In  tlic  first 
place  I  wish  to  cuvrcct  my  wortliy  biotli- 
er  as  to  what  [  said  ;:b(Ait  c/.s.  I  said  tliat 
only  in  one  case  is  c/.s  connected  wiili 
baptism.  In  some  countiies  iuimorsion 
would  be  iuipiacticablo.  "JjCt  us,"  .say.s 
Wosli;y,  "leave  it  lice  for  every  one  to 
satisi'y  his  own  conscience  as  to  the  mode 
of  liaptism,  for  water  ajiitlicd  in  any  way 
is  valid." 

My  brother  reads  from  the  (Jth  chajifer 
of  Itouians  and  claims  a  strong  argument 
in  the  burial  and  resurrection  there  spoken 
of,  ill  favor  of  immersion.  This  Scrip 
ture  reads,  "Know  ye  not  that  so  many 
of  us  as  were  baptized  into  Jcsus  Christ 
were  baptized  into  his  death.  Therelbrc 
we  are  buried  witii  him  by  baptism  into 
deatii,  tiiat  as  Chiist  was  raised  up  by 
the  >rlory  of  the  Father,  even  so  we  also 
should  walk  in  iiewnoss  of  life.  Foi  if 
we  have  been  planted  together  in  the 
likeiie-ss  of  his  death,  we  .shall  be  also  in 
the  likeness  ol'  his  resurrection.  Know- 
ing this,  that  our  old  man  is  crucified 
wii,li  hiiii,  that  the  body  of  sin  might  bo 
destroyed,  that  hencelbrth  we  should  not 
serve  sin."  The  points  in  this  Scripture 
are  burial,  death,  baptism,  raising  up, 
walking  in  newness  of  life,  planting,  the 
crucifixion  of  the  old  man, the  de-truction 
of  the  body  of  sin,and  living  with  Christ. 
There  is  nothing  in  all  this  that  refers  to 
water  baptism;  the  object  was  to  toll 
them  not  to  contiime  in  sin,  but  to  show 
forth  good  worUs  as  the  fruit  of  the  new 
life  that  they  had  received,  having  be- 
come dead  unto  sin  and  alitiv  unto  God, 
by  the  aHusion,  the  baptism  of  the  Holy 
Spirit.  This  was  an  immersion  into 
death,  and  not  into  v/ater.  Do  you  notice 
liow  my  opponent  is  dodging  the  ques 
tion.  Yesterday  he  took  immersion, 
nothing  but  immersion.  To-day  he  has 
it  a  filling  inside  and  a  covering  without. 
There  is  a  great  difterence  between  dip- 
l)ing  and  burying.  Did  you  ever  see  a 
body  dipped  into  the  ground  ?  In  bury- 
ing do  you  lower  the  body  into  the  grave 
and  then  sprinkle  or  pour  the  earth  upon 
it?  The  Apostle  is  not  speaking  of  bury- 
ing in  water,  but  into  death.  Accord- 
ing to  my  brother's  argument  tiiese 
Christians  were  buried  twice,  once  befoie, 
and  again  after  death.  Does  my  good 
brother  from  Indiana  bury  people  alive  ? 
does  he  bury  them  before  death  ?  This 
would  be  according  to  his  theory 
drawn  from  the  passage  in  question.  To- 
day lie  has  found  another  meaning  for 
baptize.  It  now  also  means  a  resurree« 
tion.  Yesterday  it  meant  immersion — 
nothing  but  immerson;  but  now  a  resur- 
rection. This  burial  was  into  the  death 
of  Christ.  No  water  in  the  case  whatev- 
er. Shortly  before  the  death  of  Chri.st 
we  see  Mary  anointing  his  head  with  oil, 
and  washing  his  feet  with  her  tears,  and 
when  objectiion  was  raised,  he  said,  "Let 
her  alone,  for  she  hath  wrought  a  good 
work  on  me;  she  hath  done  what  she 
could,  .she  hath  come  afbrehand  to  anoint 
my  body  for  the  burying."    Here  wc  sec 


that  the  pouring  the  oil  on  his  head  rep- 
resents the  burial,  and  not  water  baptism. 
My  opponent  in  )iis  explanation  of  bap- 
tism, now  says  it  does  not  only  mean  to 
immerse,  but  to  dip,  wash,  wet,  a  resur- 
rection, planting  and  coming  up,  walking 
and  many  other  things.  JjCt  me  ask,  do 
wc  in  planting  dip  the  seed  into  tlie 
ground?  or  do  we  dip  trees  when  we 
plant  them  ?  Do  we  not  put  the  seed 
and  the  trees  down  and  then  cover  them 
u))?  does  tlie  idea  of  planting  therefore 
put  them  into  the  water?  He  has  not 
given  you  one  word  of  proof  that  it  does. 
I  will  give  you  some  examples  where  they 
took  them  (e/.s)  to  and  not  into.  "  Jo- 
seph took  his  mother  and  tlie  young  child 
and  went  into  Egypt."  "When  you  go 
into  a  city  and  they  do  not  receive  you, 
shake  off  the  dust  of  your  feet  as  a  wit- 
ness against  them."  Jb'i'.s,  "in  the  name 
of  a  disciple  shall  not  lose  his  reward, 
"When  they  came  to  Capernaum.''  Efs 
does  not  put  them  into.  Children  go 
into  the  water  and  are  not  baptized.  The 
boy  of  whom  I  spoke  yesterday  went  into 
the  water  but  he  did  not  go  under  it;  he 
got  his  feet  wet,  but  not  his  body;  we 
want  you  to  bear  in  mind  that  there  is  a 
diflferenoc  between  going  into  and  going 
under  the  water,  en  Jindata^  with  the 
water.  John  baptized  with  water.  (Time 
expired.) 

( 7'o  he  Continued. ) 


For  the  Uo.mpanion  and  Visitor. 
The  I>auiMb  Itlovemeut. 


T'eing  constrained  by  the  love  of  the 
cause  we  advocate  and  uphold,  I  cannot 
refrain  from  responding  to  the  call  of 
brother  Eshelman  in  No.  29  of  the  CoM- 
I'ANION.  We  have  heard  the  c:y  from 
Macedonia — the  earnest  prayer  of  our 
brother  across  the  briny  deep,  a  lone 
worker  for  the  true  faith  of  Jesus  in  the 
wilds  of  Scandinavia;  and  I  am  glad  that 
there  are  those  who,  awakenrd  by  a  zeal 
for  the  Lord's  cause,  will  step  to  the 
front  and  say,  "We  will  come.  We  will 
send  the  precious  seed  to  be  strewn  along 
the  sterile  heights  of  Norway;  and  more 
than  that,  we  will  not  be  selfish  in  this 
matter  but  give  all  a  chance  to  contribute 
their  mite."  All  that  is  asked  is  a  pen- 
ny—just one  penny — from  eacii  of  our 
brethren  and  sisters,  to  send  the  light  of 
the  true  principles  of  Christ's  doctrine 
to  thouKands  who  are  grovelling  in  dark- 
ness and  who  have  been  pampered  upon 
the  light  and  flimsy  traditions  of  men. — 
Will  this  project  fail  lor  lack  of  means? 
Must  this  tender  plant,  which  is  germin- 
ating now,  and  which  may,  in  time,  spread 
its  branches  far  and  wide,  the  blessing 
and  the  joy  of  nations,  blight  and  wither 
in  the  bud  because  the  fountain  of  love 
is  frozen  up  in  our  hearts,  and  the  nurtu- 
ring labor  of  our  hands  is  withheld  ?  The 
prayer  which  goes  up  from  many  an  altar, 
this  night,  is,  that  all  nations  may  hear 
the  joyful  sound  of  God's  redeeming 
lovQ.    Is  it  only  Ibrui,  or  is  it  true  faitU 


from  the  sincerity  of  a  heart  whose  bur- 
den is  Zion,  whose  borders  we  long  to 
.see  enlarf^ed  ?  If  it  is  the  latter,  then 
let  us  hear  the  admonition  of  James  and 
sluiw  our  faith  by  our  works. 

Let  us  not  only  pray  that  'Hhe  witJow 
may  luivrpofatixs,"  hut  currij  tJunttohrr 
otirschctt.  It  is  a  principle  of  Christianity 
to  feed  the  hungry,  even  if  they  do  not 
a.sk.  But  how  devoid  of  the  spirit  of 
Christ  is  it  to  turn  a  deaf  c£.r  to  their  cry 
when  they  ask  so  pitifully  as  our  brother 
in  Scandinavia  The  object  is  to  send 
what  we  believe  to  be  the  true  doctrine 
of  (Christ.  Another  principle  of  that 
doctrine  is  self  denial,  and  while  we  de- 
sire to  have  it  unfurled  to  the  distant 
nations,  we  can  bring  it  into  lively  exer- 
cise here  before  it  starts. 

Let  that  brother  who  thinks  times  too 
hard,  and  the  risk  of  a  penny  too  danger- 
ous in  the  cause,  just  deny  him.ielf  of  his 
after  dinner  smoke  and  he  will  be  out  of 
debt  and  the  penny  will  be  saved,  for  the 
refusal  of  the  cigar  will  be  a  penny  made 
and  given  to  the  Lord.  I  know  there 
are  brethren  of  wealth  who,  sooner  than 
to  see  this  project  fail,  and  our  faces  to 
burn  witii  shame  because  we  freely  offer 
and  then  turn  from  those  who  ask,  that 
would  advance  the  requisite  amount. — 
But  tlie  feature  of  beauty  in  the  uresent 
plan  is,  we  all  have  a  chance  to  help. 

"Cast  thy  bread  upon  the  waters  and' 
after  many  days  it  .shall  be  gathered  up." 
But  let  us  not  be  over  anxious  to  gatlier 
it  up  ourselves.  Let  the  tender  seed 
alone  to  be  moistened  by  the  dew  ami 
waruicd  by  the  sunshine  of  heaven,  and 
it  will  soon  rear  its  head  above  the  clods; 
but  let  us  beware,  lest,  by  our  digging 
about  it  in  our  anxiety  to  reap  the  gold- 
en fruit  before  its  time,  we  blight  and 
destroy.  A  Brother. 


Punctuality.— A  committee  of  eight 
gentlemen  had  been  appointed  to  meet 
at  twelve  o'clock.  Seven  of  them  were 
punctual  ;  but  the  eighth  came  bustling 
in  with  apologies  for  being  a  quarter  of  an 
hour  behind  the  time.  "The  time,"  said 
he,  "passed  away  without  my  being  aware 
of  it.  I  had  no  idea  of  it  being  so  lale." 
A  Quaker  present  said,  "Friend,  I  am 
not  sure  that  we  should  admit  thy  apology. 
It  were  a  matter  of  regret  that  thou 
should'st  have  wasted  thine  own  quarter 
of  an  hour,  but  there  are  seven  besides 
thyself  whose  time  thou  hast  also  con- 
sumed, amounting  in  the  whole  to  two 
hours,  and  one-eighth  of  it  only  was  thine 
own  property." 

-^-^ 

Some  suppose  that  every  word  we 
speak  goes  floating  on  and  on  in  the  ether 
that  surrounds  us  and  that  fills  all  space  ! 
If  so,  may  not  their  sound  at  last  reach 
the  sensitive  ears  of  angels  and  of  our 
loved  ones  over  there?  We  know 
that  God  bear.s.  Silence,  then,  tongue, 
or  else  gently,  kindly,  truthfully 
speak.  J.  M.  Z. 


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OliiUBTlAN  FAMILY'  OOMFAWIOJS  AND  GOSl'EL  VISITOK. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  Y  1  iS  I T  0  R  . 
MEYEllSDAl.K,  Pa.,  August  3,  1875. 

Ttae  KiUKdoui  ol   <=o«l  in  Power. 

'*F»r  the  kin^ilom  of  (Joil  is  not  in  word 
but  iu  power." — 1  Con.  iv.  'M. 

Thoro  is  a  divins  or  Miijcrnatunil  pow- 
er in  the  kingdom  of  God.  This  is  to  be 
sought  for  by  every  ChiiMian.  Without 
it  our  Christian  life  vvili  be  a  fnihirc. — 
Some  of  the  Christian  brethren  at  Cor- 
inth, c.>i)eciai!y  some  of  the  preachers, 
had  fuiicn  into  the  dangerous  error  of 
looking?  uioro  at  fair  .-^iieccii  and  display 
than  at  the  divine  power  cf  Christianity. 
While  the  fata!  effects  of  this  error  were 
seen  especially  in  the  pveacher.s,  it  mo-st 
likely  extended  its  bad  influence  to  some 
at  least  of  the  private  meiubers  of  t!ie 
church.  And  with  a  supcilieial  knowl- 
edge of  thing!--,  and  an  elegance  of  lan- 
puacc,  tl;oy  were  "pufTcd  np."  Ilcnce 
the  Ai  0  lie  give;:  them  to  understand  that 
he  will  not  aiakc  the  elegance  of  speech 
the  criiLrion  Ly  which  lie  will  judge  of 
their  Christian  character,  and  ability  for 
usefulness,  and  says  to  them,  "1  will 
know,  not  tlie  speech  of  them  tliat  are 
puffed  up,  but  the  power."  Then  follow 
the  words,  '"For  the  kingdom  of  God  is 
not  in  word  but  in  power."  Oratory  be- 
ing highly  ]jrized  among  the  Corinthians 
and  Greeks,  the  culiivalion  of  language 
received  much  attention.  And  as  Clirist- 
ians  are  very  likely  to  be  influenced  by 
the  circumstances  surrounding  them,  and 
the  habits  of  those  with  whom  they  asso- 
ciate, they  souglit  to  imii.ate  the  world 
around  them  in  the  cultivation  of  their 
language,  ratl'or  than  to  improve  and  in- 
crease their  sj)iritual  power  that  their 
capacity  for  u.sefulnc.ss  might  aKso  be  in 
creased. 

•  We  have  intimated  that  tlie  error  among 
the  Christians  at  Corinth  which  the  Apo.s- 
tle  was  endeavoring  lo  correct,  was  not 
confined  lo  proachcrH  But  wliile  it  was 
not  confined  t«  them,  they  .suffered  the 
most  from  i:,  though  both  the  church  and 
(he  world  suffered,  too,  from  it,  if  not  so 
much  directly,  more  or  less  indirectly 
through  the  want  of  spiritual  i)ower  in 
the  ministry.  'J'he  nsie  of  divine  power 
can  never  be  dispen.sed  with  or  that  i)OW- 
cr  supersoded  by  anytliing  that  can  be  of 
fcrcd  ivs  u  .suostituto  for  it,  iii   the   great 


work  of  converting  and  saving  souls.  This  ! 
work  can  only  be  eftcctually  done  by  di- 
vine power.  And  as  both  the  ministry 
and  the  church  po.ssess  so  little  of  this 
divine  power,  it  is  no  wonder  that  they 
do  so  little  work  in  stopping  the  course  of 
sin,  and  in  reclaiming  sinners.  Neither 
is  it  any  wonder  that  the  character  of 
Christians  is  not  of  a  higher  and  of  a 
more  divine  type.  '"Wiliiout  me,"  .-^aid 
Jesus,  "ye  can  do  nothing."  He  no 
doubt  meant  they  could  do  nothing  a.s  it 
ought  to  be  done. 

As  we  have  already  intimated,  the 
Apostle  would  not  estimate  the  probable 
success  of  the  preacher  in  converting 
sinners,  nor  that  of  Christians  in  cultiva- 
ting a  higiier  Christian  life,  by  the  degree 
of  prolieiency  they  mudc  in  the  study  of 
language  or  any  other  brunch  of  educa- 
tion, but  by  the  amount  of  divine  power 
which  they  pos.sess,  and  for  the  extent 
to  which  the  kingdom  controls  ihem,  and 
to  which  they  possess  it.  These  are  not 
to  be  measured  by  the  smootlincss  and 
elegance  of  words,  or  l-y  groat  professions, 
but  by  the  amount  of  divine  power  which 
they  possess,  enabling  them  to  resist  evil 
and  do  good. 

The  Apostle  would  not  condemn  the 
use  of  correct  language,  or  of  any  other 
branch  of  science  that  can  be  made  to 
subserve  the  promotion  of  the  cause  of 
Christian  trudi.  He  admonishes  Titus 
to  use  sound  speech  as  well  as  sound  doc 
trine.  Titus  ii.  8.  And  sound  speech 
implies  correct  speech.  But  it  is  one  thing 
to  use  correct  language  or  even  sound- 
ness of  "spcccli,"  and  whatever  means 
a  liberal  or  even  a  superior  education  may 
afford  a  man  for  doing  good,  by  having 
those  means  sanctified  by  divine  grace 
and  used  merely  as  a  means  to  convoy 
the  Spirit's  jiower  through  the  medium 
of  the  truth  to  the  licarts  of  men,  and 
quite  another  thing  to  rely  altogether 
upon  the  culture  of  education  as  a  suffi- 
cienl  help  to  enable  us  either  to  preach 
the  gospel  effectually,  or  to  live  it  out 
l)rai!tically.  It  is  tlie  latter  course  that  is 
condemned  by  the  Apo.^tlo  and  that 
which  we  should  guard  carefully  against. 
The  kingdom  of  God  docs  not  accomplish 
its  work  of  reforming  sinners,  and  of 
sanctifying  and  fitting  them  for  heaven, 
by  their  simply  believing  and  professing 
the  word  or  law  of  that  kin;;dom,  but  it 
must  exert  a  transforming  power  upon 
them,  assimilating  them  to  its  own  divino 
ebaraoter  and  to  that  of  God. 


Tn  the  "kingdom  of  God"  or  the  gos- 
pel of  Christ,  there  is  contained  a  very 
remarkable  display  of  the  power  of  God. 
That  ))0wcr  is  clearly  seen  in  all  the  de- 
part luents  of  nature.  It  is  seen  in  the 
animal  kingdom.  By  the  laws  that  gov- 
ern this  kingdom,  animated  beings  arc 
brought  into  existence,  and  are  nourished 
and  reach  their  maturity.  So  it  is  in  the 
vegetable  kingdom.  Here  tiie  power  of 
God  is  seen  accomplishing  its  wonderp. — 
The  seed  committed  to  the  earth,  and  by 
the  mysterious  operation  of  the  laws  of 
God  that  govern  this  kingdom,  we  have 
"first  tlic  blade,  then  the  car,  after  that 
the  full  corn  in  iJie'ear. "     iMarl^  iv.  28. 

vSo  it  is  in  the  spiritual  world,  or  in 
God's  method  of  goverriing  sjiitits,  espe- 
cially tiie  spirits  of  men.  The  phrase, 
"the  kingdom  of  God,"  which  the  Apos- 
tle says  is  in  power  and  not  in  word,  has 
reference  to  the  cccnomy  of  grace,  for 
saving  sinners,  introduced  and  governed 
by  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  This  kingdom 
or  system  of  grace  of  which  our  Lord  i.i 
"the  author  and  finisher,"  does  not  con- 
sist "in  word,  but  in  power."  That  is, 
there  is  a  power  in  ii,  no  less  wonderful 
than  that  which  we  see  in  otlier  depart- 
ments of  God's  great  universe.  \Vc 
have  seen  that  in  the  vegetable  kingdom, 
the  seed  ftcing  committed  to  the  cartli, 
God's  laws  governing  that  departtuent  of 
of  his  work.",  are  accomi)anied  by  a  pow- 
er that  makes  the  seed  grow, and  that  ma- 
tures the  fruit.  In  the  kiiigdt>m  of  God, 
or  of  grace,  the  word  (jf  Ijrod,  whicli  is 
the  seed  of  that  kingdom,  being  gludiy 
received  by  those  who  want  to  bo  .^aved, 
and  sucii,  receiving  it  "in  au  honest  and 
good. heart,  having  heard  the  word,  keep 
it,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with  pitience." 
Luke,  viii.  lo.  In  other  word--,  tlio  gos- 
pel received  by  faith,  by  that,  evangelical 
faith  whicti  "works  by  lovo,"  becomes 
the  "power  of  God  unto  .-alvation." — 
Horn.  i.  10. 

Divine  power  then  is  an  attribute  of 
the  kmgdom  of  (Jod.  And  that,  power 
has  manifested  it.self  in  all  the  stages  and 
progress  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  or  ol 
the  Gospel  of  Christ.  It  was  not  estab- 
lished nor  jn'opagated  at  first  by  the 
plausible  reasoning,  or  the  wisdom  or 
l)Ower  of  men,  but  by  the  power  of  God. 
There  was  at  fir.-st  a  miraculous  pow- 
in  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  by  that  pow- 
er it  commended  it.self  to  the  belit;f  and 
ccceptancc  of  moii.    But  after  Chri&iian- 


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491 


ity,  or  the  kingdom  of  God,  becauic  es- 
tablished in  fclifi  world,  t!ic  saiue  necessi- 
ty for  liiiracuKms  j;ifLs  did  not  exist,  and 
tliey  were  discontinued.  The  siuje  pow- 
er, however,  continues  in  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  Ihough  we  do  not  see  it  in  its 
miraculous  gifts,  we  sec  it  in  its  reiormiiiK 
|)ower,  in  changing  tiic  hearts  and  dispo- 
sitions of  men,  n»aking  saints  out  of  sin- 
norn.  We  sec  tliat  power  in  the  experi- 
ence of  tlie  cliiidien  of  God.  Though  of 
like  passions  with  mankind  in  general, 
and  though  subject  to  the  same  inlirmi^ 
tie^.tliey  ha?e,hy  dirine  power,  ''i(Uinci~ 
ed  lire,  escaped  the  edge  of  the  sword, 
out  of  weakness  were  made  strong,  waxed 
valiant  in  fi,v;lit,  turned  to  flight  the  arm- 
ies of  t.iie  aliens."     Heb.  xi.  34. 

Friendly  alien,  the  great  work  of  life, 
a  jirejiaration  to  meet  (iod,  is  before  you, 
and  tliat  preparation  consists  in  holiness. 
Tlicrelore  "seek  first  t!ie  kingdom  of 
God  and  his  righteousness."  Matth.  vi. 
33.  And  if  you  seek  that  kingdom  ef- 
fectually, you  will  possess,  with  the  king- 
dom, a  divine  power  which  will  enable 
you  to  do  all  things. 

Bretliren,  have  you  the  kingdom  of 
God  in  jiower,  or  in  word  only?  Paul 
said,  "I  will  know  not  the  .si)eech  of  tiieni 
that  arc  puffed  up,  but  the  pow- 
er." So  not  tlie  speech  or  profes- 
sion, but  the  power,  the  power  to  resist 
(cmptation  and  to  do  the  will  of  God,  is 

tlie  test  of  our  Clirii-tian  character. 

■♦-^^ 

Ttie   DauiMli  Fiiu«i. 

Wc  give  below  a  statement  of  tlie 
amounts  sent  us  for  the  D.inish  fund  up 
to  July  2-lth.  We  have  received  some 
since,  which  will  bo  given  in  the  next  re- 
port. We  are  glad  to  soc  that  there 
seems  to  be  considerable  interest  manifes- 
ted. May  we  not  hope  tliat  this  move- 
ment may  be  a  success,  and  that  a  noble 
work  may  bo  accomplished  ? 

A  Brother,  Waynesboro,  Pa.,  i. 

J.  G.  Moomaw,  Cloverdale,  Va., 

M.  Forney,  Parkersburg,  Ills., 

Jno.  Mohler,  Bradlord  Junction,  O., 

Jacob  Reibcr,     "  "  '' 

J.  G.  Lahman,  Franklin  Grove,  111.,  1  (XJ 

J.  H.  Stager,  Buckley,  111.,  75 

TotaK $3  10 

Brotber  DarKl'ti  Dentb. 

An  obituary  of  brother  Darst  will  be 
found  in  our  present  number.  As  we 
have  received  nothing  written  especially 
for  our  paper,  we  make  an  abridgment  of 
a  long  at>d  botiorablc  sketch   of  his  life 


which  appeared  in  the  Dayton  Vni'h/ 
Jviirnal.  A  copy  of  this  paper  contain- 
ing a  memoir  of  hrouiier  Darst  was  sent 
us,  perhaps  by  some  of  the  IViends  of  the 
deceased,  for  our  use  in  preparing  an 
obituary. 

Brother  Darst  was  a  beloved  and  wor- 
thy brother,  and  came  to  his  end  "in  lull 
age,  like  as  a  shock  of  corn  couieth  in  liis 
season." 

"77(e  2'cmperance  Blissiixj"  is  the  title  j 
of  a  temperance  paper  i)ubli.shed  in 
Philadelphia,  sustaining  the  Prohibition  | 
Party.  This  paper  will  hereafter  be  issu' 
ed  weekly  instead  of  monthly.  The  cause 
of  temperance  to  which  it  is  devoted  is  a 
good  cause,  and  one  that  should  receive 
the  support  of  every  Ghristian.  It  should 
have  his  testimony  and  example.  And 
if  he  cannot  work  with  the  friends  of  the 
Piohibition  Party,  he  should  work  in 
that  way  which  he  honestly  thinks  will 
best  promote  the  cause. 

We  find  from  the  copy  of  the  above 
named  paper  now  before  us,  that  our  old 
friend  I'^lijub  F.  IVnnypacker,  of  Uhcstor 
county,  I'ennsylv.'vnia,  is  the  nominee  of 
t!ie  Prohibition  Party  in  Pennsylvania, 
for  State  Treasurer.  He  was  among  the 
first  advocates  and  friends  of  the  temper- 
ance cause,  and  he  has  been  a  faithful 
and  consistent  worker  to  promote  it.  In 
his  religious  principles  he  is  a  Friend.  He 
is  a  man  of  integrity  and  ability,  and  no 
doubt  would  make  a  good  State  Treasurer 
if  sleeted  to  that  office. 

Tlif.  TcmpcroHce  BUnxinc/  is  $1.50  a 
yi'fiV.  Address  Gharles  Heritage,  editor 
and  publisher,  37  and  3'J  N.  Seventh  St. 

I'hiladelphia,  IV 

-^^^.^ 

We  liavc  befbre  us  a  number  of  The 
Noithciii  Mesiciif/er,  a  semi  monthly 
piper  of  eight  pages,  devoted  to  Agri 
culture.  Temperance,  Science,  and  Edu- 
cation. It  is  published  in  Montreal,  at 
30  cents  per  year.  The  number  before 
us  is  filled  with  good  reading  matter  of  a 
moral  and  religious  tendency. 

Address,  JouN  DouGALL  &  SoN,  Pub- 
lishers, Montreal. 

Krratu. 

On  the  first  page  of  No.  30,  second 
column,  third  line  from  the  top,  after  the 
word  "background,"  supply  "has  entire- 
ly disappeared."  Also  lOth  line  from  the 
top,  read,  "Weary  Nature's  balmy  resto- 
rer," instead  of  "Tired  Nature's  sweet 
restorer."  We  arc  sorry  that  these  er- 
rors occur,  as  they  both  mar  the  style  and 
destroy  the  scutimcnt.  B. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Brothkk  S.  11.  IIor,.siN<iKR,  Garlcton, 
Neb.,  under  date  of  July  0th,  says  : 

"We  have  had  copious  rains  the  last 
week.  The  ground  is  thoroughly  satura- 
ted with  water,  so  as  to  hinder  in  har- 
vesting the  bariey,  which  is  ripe.  The 
I)rospect  for  wlieat  is  much  better  than 
it  was  two  weeks  sgo.  The  prospect  for 
a  corn  crop  was  never  belter.  The  grass- 
hoppers arc  still  on  the  wing.  Now  they 
are  passing  over  us,  going  in  a  western 
direction.  They  have  not  done  much 
damage  to  the  neighborhood  this  sea.sou 
yet.  It  the  peojilc  can  manage  to  live 
until  after  harvest,  they  will  do  witliout 
any  more  help." 

BiiOTHER  H>:AVEU,of  Montandon,  Pa  , 
informs  us  that  his  advertisement  of 
"Safely  Collar  Pad"  in  the  Brethren's 
papers,  brings  him  many  letters,  eon 
taining  750.,  .*l..'jO,  and  upward  eaeh,  for 
which  he  desires  to  tender  his  thanks- 
Brother  B.  has  abandoned  his  store- 
keeping  business  altogether,  and  nov;  do- 
votes  his  time  and  iiu.elsanieal  talent  to 
the  manufacture  of  collars,  collar  pad.'-, 
&o. ,  wholesale  and  i-etail.  He  seems  to 
be  doiiig  an  extensive  business.  See  his 
adTcriisement. 

BliOTllKii  M.  FouNFA",  Parkcrsburg, 
Ills.,  says  :  "After  reading  the  Compan- 
ion AND  Visitor,  I  am  convinced  that 
I  should  respond  to  the  earnest  yet  hum- 
ble Danish  call;  so  I  will  send  h;M'  oC 
wlist  I  have  earned  by  my  day's  labor, 
which  was  50  cents.  I  feel  like  doing  all 
I  can  in  the  good  cause  of  our  i^f aster, 
J(;sus  Christ.  May  the  blessing  of  (Ji»l 
rest  upon  every  faithful  brother  and  sis^ 
ter  in  Christ  Jesus,  is  the  prayer  of  your 
CO  laborer." 

Bro.  J.  C.  MonjtAW,  of  Cloverdale, 
Va.,  says  :  "lOnolosed  fnid  50  cents  for 
the  Danksii  Fund.  I  am  much  plea.scil 
with  the  idea  of  our  brotherhoiid  aedri^'; 
promptly  in  the  matter  of  sending  iicl)) 
to  those  people." 

Bro.  John  II.  Stager,  of  Buckley, 
111.,  says  :  "The  proji-et,  I  think,  is  a 
good  one.  Fnclosed  find  75  cents — four 
cents  for  four  of  our  family,  and  71  cents 
for  brethren  in  tiie  'grasshojiper  dis- 
tricts.' " 

Bro.  Dennis  Ci.artc,  of  Grant  county^ 
West  Vu.,  reports  i^eneral  good  health; 
wheat  tolerably  good;  and  some  interest- 
ing meetings  conducted  by  brother  Wm. 
Buckalcw. 

Brother  J.  Thomas,  Keota,  la.,  July 
20th,  says  :  "Harvest  has  ju.st  commen- 
ced with  us.  AVheat  and  oats  are  badly 
lodged,  and  the  ground  is  so  wet,  in  a 
great  many  jilaces,  tliat  reapers  cannot  he 
run.  Corn  promises  a  fair  crop  at  present. 


492 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  OOMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 

We  L.ay  V»  Dowu  to  Sleep. 

We  lay  us  down  to  eleep. 
And  leave  to  God  the  rest ; 

Wether  to  wake  and  weep. 
Or  wake  uo  more  be  best. 

Wliy  vox  our  soul  with  care? 

The  grave  is  cool  and  low  ; 
Have  we  found  life  so  fair 

That  we  should  dread  to  go  ? 

We've  kissed  love's  swoot,  red  lips, 
And  left  them  sweet  aud  red, 

Tbe  rose  the  wild  bee  sips 
Blooms  on  when  he  is  dead. 

Some  faithful  friends  we've  found, 
Uut  those  who  love  us  best, 

When  we  are  under  ground' 
Will  laugh  ou  with  the  rest. 

Nj  task  have  we  begun 
But  oilier  hands  can  take  ; 

No  work  beneath  the  sun 
For  which  we  need  to  wake. 

Then  hold  us  fast,  sweet  D^ath, 

If  !0  it  seenielh  best 
To  Him  who  gave  us  breath 

That  we  should  go  to  rest. 

We  lay  us  down  to  sleep, 
Our  weary  eyes  we  close  ; 

Whether  to  wake  and  weep, 
Or  wake  no  more,  he  knows. 

—  C/trixiian  Utiioa. 


I'reoioiisiicNJ^  of  tlie  ^icril>tul'es. 


The  following  abort  address  was 
delivered  to  an  association  of  Bible 
Btudents,  composed  of  young  men  and 
womeD,  near  Lexington,  llockbridge 
county,  A'irginia,  by  brother  B.  C. 
Moomaw,  and  is  now  submitted  for 
publication  in  our  columns. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  : — 

I  am  pleased  to  see 
such  a  degree  of  interest  manifested 
in  the  study  of  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
as  ia  evidenced  by  the  large  attend- 
ance here  to-day  ;  aud  I  sincerely 
hope  that  this  interest  is  prompted  by 
no  selfush  motive,  but  that  it  arises 
from  a  pure  desire  to  know  more 
about  those  precious  truth.s  which  are 
laden  with  eternal  life.  When  we 
consider  the  origin  and  import  of  these 
Bacred  words;  wheu  we  can,  with 
unclouded  eyes,  view  the  halo  of  glo- 
ry, which,  streaming  from  the  great 
■white  throne,  surrounds  this  precious 
book,  and  see  it  stampod  with  a  seal  of 
blood,  wo  are  led  to    think    that    no 


affection  is  too  great  to  bestow  upon 
it,  no  time  or  energy  better  spent 
than  in  reading  aud  meditating  with- 
in its  sacred  pages. 

But  there  are  certain  conditions  of 
mind  and  heart  which  are  necessary 
to  the  student  of  the  Scriptures,  in 
order  that  his  labors  may  be  pleasant 
and  profitable.  There  must  first  be  a 
desire,  pure  and  unselfish,  to  be 
profited.  Added  to  this  must  be  a 
disposition  of  the  heart,  directed  and 
governed  by  a  strong  aud  determined 
purpose,  to  accept,  embrace,  and 
store  away  in  the  chambers  of  the 
soul,  these  immortal  precepts  and 
heavenly  sentiments.  There  is  no 
other  such  furniture  for  the  soul  near- 
er than  Heaven.  There  is  no  such 
adorning  found  in  the  palaces  of  kings, 
as  the  adorning  of  a  meek  and  qniet 
spirit,  and  the  spotless  robe  of  right- 
eousness. There  glitter  in  the  crown 
of  no  earthly  monarch  such  gems  as 
radiate  from  every  page  of  this  book; 
aud  they  are  ours  for  the  keeping. 

There  is  a  disposition,  growing  out 
of  the  habit  of  criticizing  the  works 
of  men,  and  the  exercise  of  the  privi- 
lege to  accept  and  n  ject  a  pleasure, 
to  carry  this  principle  into  the  read- 
ing of  the  Bible.  This  is  not  only 
erroneous,  but  dangerous  ;  for  so  per- 
fect is  the  plan  of  salvation,  so  like  a 
complete  and  glorious  structure,  that, 
while  nothing  can  be  added  to  its 
beauty  and  symnietry,  nothing  can  be 
taken  away  ;  and  a  clear  understand- 
ing of  the  last  chapter  of  Revelations, 
18  aud  19  verses,  will  teach  that  we 
can  exercise  this  privilege  only  at  our 
imminent  peril.  If  we  fulfill  the 
divine  will,  we  must  unconditionally 
accept  it  all ;  for  standing  like  pillars 
under  this  divine  structure,  support- 
ing it,  is  God's  omniscient  wisdom, 
His  great,  unlimited  power ;  and 
crowning  it  is  the  sanction  of  His 
omnipotent  authority. 

I  would  faiu  describe  the  great  and 
glorious  value  of  these  sacred  princi- 
ples, but  this  cannot  be  better  sug- 
gested to  your  minds,  than  by  the 
fuct,  solemn  and  awful,  held  promi- 
nently before  you,  that  there  is  a  hell 
to  escape  and  a  heaven  to  gain,  and  a 
civilized  and  christianized  world  in- 
stead of  a  moral  chaos  on  earth  ;  aud 
the  hallelujah's  of  myriads  of  saiuts 
in  Heaveu  already  attest  its  sublime 
workings.  But  there  is  no  eulogium, 
though  graced  with  an  okxiuence  by 
men  called  glorious,  that  can  portray 
iu  living  colors  the  character   of  this 


book  ;  for  augels  have  exerted  in  vain 
their  lofty  powers,  to  reach  the  full 
measure  of  this  sublime  effort.  But 
let  us  ever  driuk  from  this  sweet 
fountain  ;  and  when  the  day  comes 
that  we  may  know  even  as  we  are 
known,  we  shall  see  that  the  hours 
spent  as  we  spend  them  here,  are  the 
hours  that  were  golden. 


Tbo  Girl  Who   WIus. 


The  time  has  passed  away  when 
woman  must  be  pale  and  delicate  to 
be  called  interesting  ;  when  she  must 
be  totally  ignorant  of  all  general 
knowledge  to  be  called  ri-fiued  and 
high-bred  ;  when  she  mu.<l  know  noth- 
ing of  the  current  political  news  of  the 
day, or  be  called  masculine  aud  strong- 
minded. 

It  is  not  a  sign  of  high  birth  or 
refinement  to  be  sickly  and  ignorant. 
Those  who  afft-ct  anything  of  the 
kind  are  behind  the  times,  and  must 
sliake  up  and  air  tiiemselves  mentally 
aud  physically,  or  drop  under  the 
firm  strides  of  common-sense  ideas, 
aud  be  crushed  into  utter  iusiguili- 
cauco. 

In  these  days  an  active,  rosy-faced 
girl,  with  brain  tjuick  and  clear,  a 
warm  light  heart,  a  temper  (piickly 
heated  at  intended  insult  or  inquiry, 
aud  just  as  quick  to  forgive;  wiiose 
feet  cau  run  as  fast  as  her  tongue, 
and  not  put  her  out  of  breath  ;  who  is 
not  afraid  of  freckles,  or  to  breathe 
tbe  pure  air  of  heaven,  unrestrained 
by  drawn  curtains  or  a  close  carriage  ; 
aud,  above  all,  who  can  speak  her 
miud  and  give  her  opinion  on  im- 
portant topics  that  interest  intelligent 
people,  is  the  true  girl  who  will  make 
a  good  woman. 

This  is  the  girl  who  wins  in  these 
days.  Even  fops  and  dandies  who 
strongly  oppose  woman's  rights,  like 
a  woman  who  cau  talk  well,  eveu  if 
she  is  not  hand.some.  They  weary  of 
the  most  beautiful  creature  if  she  is 
not  smart.  They  say,  "Ah,  yes,  she 
is  a  beauty,  and  no  mistake,  but  she 
won't  do  for  me — lacks  brains" — of 
which  commodity  it  would  seem  she 
cau  have  but  little  use  iu  her  associa- 
tion with  them  ;  however,  to  please 
even  an  empty-beaded  fop,  a  woman 
must  kuow  something. 


— Almsgiving  never  made  a  man 
poor ;  nor  robbery,  rich  ;  uor  pros- 
perity, wise. 


UriRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


493 


CORRESPONPEN  CE. 

UorrespoiictcHce  of  church  news  solicited  from 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhoed.  Writer's  Jtamc 
and  address  required  on  every  commntiicatioti 
•^.t  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Jiejectcd  communi- 
cations or  majntscript  used,  net  retitrned.  All 
ommur.ications  for  publication  should  be  writ 
ten  upon  oue  Hitie  of  the  fhe:t  on!j/. 

C  li.  Kelui,  Trcusnrer,  iu  Acc't 

Willi  tlie  Brethren'N  Reliet 

Fund. 

Nov.  ]2,  '74.  Falls  City  Church,  $44  00 
Dec.    5.  Evan«  &  Ferris'  drafY,        40  00 
"     17.  Okaw  Church  Jacob Rep- 

logle,  111.,  16  65 

"     19.  Cero  Gordo  Church,  Jno. 

Melzgar,  III.,  150  00 

"    22.         do  do  43  00 

"     "     Cherry  Grove  Church,  J. 

Rowland,  III.,  63S  34 

"  "  Waynesboro  church.  Pa.,  30  00 
"  26.  I'iiic  Creek  do  Iiid.,  45  10 
"     28.  Ok:iw  church,  III.,  5  00 

"     2'J.   W.  Salisbury  church,  Pa., 

S  C  Keim  29  10 

"     29.  Pine  Tree   church.   Pa., 

J  Fitz water  60  00 

"     30.  Martin  Wiltcr  tnd  20  00 

•'  .30.  Four  Mile  church,  Ind  4150 
"     31.  Monticello     do        do  9  00 

Jan.  2,  '75.  John  Gliclc,  Falls  City  2  00 
"    2.  Snake   Spring  church,    J 

Iler.^hberger,  Pa  40  00 

"     5.  Ashland  church,  Ohio  12  85 

"  7.  Green  Spring  church,  Ohio  40  (»0 
"  7.  Black  Swamp  do  do  15  00 
'■  12.   Cliiqucs  Crock    do      Lan- 

ca.stcr  CO  Pa  136  65 

"  12.  Swan  Creek  church  Ohio  27  50 
"  13.  Green  Tree       do     J  Filz 

water  Pa  30  00 

16.  Lower  Cumberl'd  ch'h  Pa  60  00 

lOo  00 
5  00 
33  50 
5  00 
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10  00 
74  00 
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16.  Welsh  Run  church  Md 
22.   Wni  Zink  Lindsey  Ohio 
19.  1)  Rhodes  Clarence  N  Y 
19.  I)  Gouglinour  I'a 
19.  W  Creek  church  Ohio 
J  II  Moore  Urbana  111 
Pipe  Creek  church  Md 
Four  Mile        do     Ind 
Panther  Creek  church   111 

Wm  Gish  107  00 

E  NinJi^hil!en  churdi  0  63  25 
Tulpahocen  church  Pa  50  00 

Autioch  church  Ind  21  50 

Bear  Crock  church  111  100  00 
Springfield  church  Suujmit 

and  Portage  co's  Ohio      60  00 
Chippawa  church  Wayne 

CO  Ohio  50  00 

27.  Burncltsville  church  White 

CO  Ind  I)  A  Mertz  12  60 

Maurertown  church  Pa  10  00 
Codorus  do       Pa        91  00 

Dry  Valley  do  Pa  25  00 
Black  Creek  do  Ind  50  00 
IMingo  church  Mont,  co  Pa  55  00 
Cherrv  Grove  church   Ind 

J  Rowland  50  00 

6.  Lincoln  Cr'k  church  Rock- 
ingham CO  Va  20  00 
0.  Welsh  Run  church  Md       15  00 


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David  Frantz  Cero  (Jorda  11  28 
J  R  Roihennel  Rcad'g  Pa  40 
U|)per  Miami  church  63 

J)  Rhodes  Erie  co  N  Y  40 
Hiigcrstown  church  Ind  D 

Bowman  50 

Blooniville  church  Ohio  26 
Virden  church  111  100 

S  >t  J  Garber  Dayton  Ohio  202 
Cherry  Grove  church  Ills    50 


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Canton  church  Ohio 
Ashland       do      do 
D  Miller  Eaton  Ohio 
Quemaiionine   church    Pa 

E  Blough 
Beaver  Creek  church  Min- 
eral CO  W  Va 
Middlecreek     T      Meyers 

Somerset  co  Pa 
Jacob  Neff  Ind 
Couk's  Creek  church  Va 
Highland    co  Ohio  church 

^Thomas  3Iajor 
Bear  Creek  church  Mont- 
gomery CO  Ohio  300 
Defiance  church  Ohio  62 
E'd.  Jas.  Qainter  Pa  31 
l*anther  &  Ludlow  ch'ches 

Darke  co  Ohio  400 

Black  River  church  Medi- 
na co  Ohio  127 
River  creek  church  Rock- 
ingham CO  Va 
Moscow  church  Va 
Clierry  Grove  church  111  J 

Rowland 
Shade  creek  clmrch  Pa  H. 
Miisschiian 
Willamette  Valley  church 
Oregon 
Cherry  Grove  church  III  J 

Rowland  100 

Peter  Forney  Benton  co  la  45 
Willamette  Valley  Or  79 

Mohegan    church    Wayne 

CO  Ohio 
Knob  Creek  church  Tenn 
('odorus  church  Pa 
Upper  Codorus  church  Pa   53 
Stillwater  church  Ohio  S 

Kinsey 
Wm  Maust  Lanark  111 
Morrison ville  church  III 
Nettlccreek  church  Ind 
Sarah  Scott  Pike  co  III 
S  Barts  Perry  co  Pa 
Mahoning  church  Ohio 
Ijoudonville  church  Ohio 
Cherry  Grove  church    111 

J  Rowland 
Green  Tree  church    Pa  J 

Fi'zwater 
J  Englar  Md 
Cero  Gordo  church  III 
Cherrv  Grove   Church  111 
^  J  Rowland  100 

Sugar  Ridge  church  Ohio    44 
Vinton  church  Iow:i  36 

Mansfield  church  Ohio  8 

Cherry   Grove    church  III 

J  Rowland  150 

Salamony     church    Hun- 
tingdon CO  Ind  35 


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35 

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40 

40 
75 

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30 

25 

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15 
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27 

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53 

42 

200 

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5 

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147 

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14 

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42 
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23 

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14  00 

130 

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100 

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19 

40 

47 

75 

100  00 

45 

50 

"  21.  Deer  (."reck  churcli  Tnd  39  20 
"  25.  Spring  creek  church  Ind  50  00 
"  26.  Elderfon    church     Pa     L 

Kimnicl 
"  27.  Yellow  Creek  church  Pa 
"  27.  Green    Tree     church     Pa 

•J  Fit  z water 
"  29.  II  A  Stephens 
"  29.  Mohcgan  church  Ohio, 
"  29.   Prairie  (Jreek  churcli  Ind 
"  30.  Emma  Miller  Bedford  Pa 
Apr.  2.  Upper  Dublin  Pa 
"     3.   Brier  Creek  Va 
"     3.  Canton  Va 
"     7.  Jesse     (/onncr     Rodger's 

Ford  Ind 
"     9.  Cherry   Grove   111  J  Row« 

land 
"     9.  Bear  Creek  111 
"  10.  Lower  Cumberland  Pa 
"  13.  Ashhind  Ohio 
"  16.  Monticello  Ind 
"  21.  Codorus  York  Pa 
"  22.  Clierry  Grove  111  J  Row- 
land 
"  24.  Greencastle  Pa 
"  26.  Green  Tree  Pa  J  Fitzwa- 

ter  20  00 

"  26.  Marsh  Creek  Pa  6  55 

May  6.  Concmaugh  Pa  6  00 

No  acc't  of  known  26  00 

"11.  Yellow  Creek  Pa  J  Furry  94  55 
"  12.  Spring  Creek  Va  17  00 

"  20.  Clierry  Grove  Ills  J  Row- 
land 17  00 
"  22.  Upper  Concwaco  Pa            19  00 
June  3.  Appanoose  Iowa  6  00 
"   18.  No  name  5  00 
"18.  Green  'free  Pa  J  Filzwater40  00 
Dec.  12,  '74.  Elderton  Pa  L  Kim- 

uiel  12  20 

Jan.  27,  '75.  Portage  church  O       35  00 

Feb.  24.  Ml  II  mine  Cero  Gordo  111  79  60 

"       9.  Mohegan  Ohio  35  00 

May    1.  J  Netr,  10  00 

The  above,  as  will  be  seen,  is  an  ac- 
count of  the  amounts  that  came  into  our 
hands  as  the  Committee  of  the  Relief 
Fund  of  the  Brethren  at  Falls  City,  Neb. 
In  order  to  give  full  satiifaetion  to  the 
donors  as  to  the  distribution  of  the  afore- 
said donations  pas.sed  through  our  hands, 
the  church  appointed  a  committee  of  in- 
vestigation for  the  purpose  of  making 
due  settlement  with  us,  the  Committee, 
and  hereafter  make  a  report  through  the 
CoMP.\NlON  as  to  whether  wc  have  made 
proper  distribution  of  the  same. 

C.   L.   Kei.m,  Treasurer. 

C.  FoiiNKY,  Secretary. 

JoriN   FOKNEY,   Sr., 
Soliciting  and  Distributing  Ag't. 

S.  C.  Stu.mp, 
Member  Distributing  Committee. 


P.  S.  If  any  church  or  individual 
should  not  have  received  credit  for  the 
amount  donated,  please  inform  us,  and 
the  correction  will  be  made. 

C.  L.  Kkim, 

Gen.  Trcas. 


494 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


KfliiniHrU. 

Jimthvr  Quintcr : — 

I  am  detaia- 
od  in  doors  this  iifUTuoou,  from  an 
occurreuce  to  luvsolf,  wliilo  mowing 
witL  a  reaper,  apuiu  taking  uiu  se- 
verely in  tbo  side.  I  wm  now  bettor, 
able  to  ait  up  and  rop.d.  My  eyo  full 
upon  tho  article  of  brother  Eshelman 
with  regard  to  aonding  tracts  to  the 
foreign  lands,  by  which,  at  least  in 
time,  a  groat  deal  of  good  might  bo 
done  ;  and  tho  liltlo  oacb  would  give 
would  not  bo  folt.  1  fool  like  sanc- 
tioning brother  Ei^helman's  proposi- 
tion, remembering  tho  value  of  tho 
boul  as  Ret  forth  ia  the  scriptures. 
One  Soul  saved  is  worth  worlds. 
And  tho  way  sugested  may  open  tho 
door  for  tho  proaol'.ed  word.  We 
Lave  often  thought  that  as  a  church 
wo  were  not  doing  what  -ne  could  or 
ought  to  do  to  spread  the  gospel,  and 
lieuce  this  plan,  or  some  better  one, 
Khonld  be  undertaken  at  ouce.  Re- 
cently a  young  brother,  who  had 
been  in  my  employ  two  years,  has 
returned  to  Denmark,  v.'hom  wo  could 
rc(!0inmeud  aa  a  faithful  man,  aud  wc 
believe,  a  sorvont  of  (lod,  (though 
not  long  in  the  church,)  who  might 
aid  in  tho  distrihutiim  of  the  papers. 
His  name  is  Ghri.stiun  M.  Chrislonsou 
llojrniosted  Sogn,  Sindal  Station, 
Denmark,  Europe.  Ilo'.v  many  will 
respond  to  this  private  call  wo  know. 
not,  but  hope  the  suggestion  may  bo 
received  favorably.  We  therefore 
eLiclofic  ono  dollar  for  this  or  another 
good  purjjose  in  case  there  is  not 
suliicieut  to  waiTuut  the  is.'<uing  of  the 
tracts.  Yours  in  thr3  Christian  bonds 
of  lovo. 

J.  C.   La H MAN. 


Jui-Y  2()th,  1875. 


Jirothcr  Qiiinter  : 
rain  for  tho  last 


I  T!ic  church  is  still  at  peace  as  far 
as  we  know.  A  few  have  been  ad- 
ded thiM  sisason,  and  others  are  search- 
ing af.er  the  truth.  jMay  tho  good 
Lord  give  grace  that  his  people  be 
in  deed  and  truth  the  light  of  the 
world;  that  others  may  see  thoir  good 
work>i  and  glorify  our  Father  which 
is  in  hoaven. 

John  S.  Snowberoer. 
Monl.icf.lln,  Ivd. 


Wo  have  had  much 
mouth,    and    some 
storm,  but   no    serious   damage    has 
been  done,  only  it  is  very   tedious    to 
got  our  harvest  cut   and    taken    care 
of.       Some    wheat     woa     souicwhat 
damaged  by  the  wet    weather,    very  j 
little  is  shocked  as  yet.      Wheat    was  | 
good  in  this  part  of  the  Cv)un!ry.    Oa's  i 
ail  lodged,  but  very    good,    and    will  j 
1k'  It  (!ii)us  to  gather  in.      Early   corii,  I 
good  prosprct  for  a    good    crop  ;     but  ] 
lute  planting  will  not  amount  to  much,  j 
as  it  could  not  be  attended    properly. 
The  health  as    yet    is    good,     but 
should  it  turn  in  dry,  we  liave  a  good 
jtroHpect  for  ague  this  fall. 


A  Correction. 

On  i>n({o  olovcn  of  "27i';  One  Faith 
Viitdiritii/,"  in  iioticinjr  the  obcrvaiion.s 
o^Cll^y.^tal,  we  said,  "That  trine  iniQicr- 
.sion  can  be  truced  to  the  Apo.stlcs  is  hero 
admitted  1)V  a  man  wlio,  in  prictico  op~ 
2>osiii  trine  immersion."  An  examination 
of  the  orifcinal  manuscriiU  shows  that  it 
should  rea<l,  that  trine  immcr.sion  can  bo 
traced  lo  the  Apo.stles  is  here  admitted 
by  ft  man  irluine  c/nnch,  in  practice,  07^- 
pof^es  trine  immersion. 

We  sny,  whose  church  in  practice  op- 
po.ics  trine  immersion,  from  the  fact  that 
.»aid  church  admits  xjtri'nkliiif/  and  pour 
ing  of  vtilitl  baptifim.  Any  church  which 
acknowlcd,a;es  that  trine  immerKiou  wu.s 
the  Anontoiic  mode,  and  then  deviates 
from  fhi.s  ibr  any  cause  whatever,  is  in 
nraciicc,  tippoaing  the  Apostolic  method. 
\Vhy  ?  S:mplv  irum  the  fuot  that,  dcvia- 
tioiw  .'rom  I'no  fixed  arrangements  of  God 
always  lend  to  push  aside  God's  plan, 
and  to  substitute,  in  time,  the  human  for 
the  divine.  .Sprinklins;  and  pourinj;  were 
lirst  defended  by  Cyprian,  'iiuutiously 
and  with  much  limitation,"  in  the  thuJ 
ceniury  ; — a  period  too  remote  from  tiio 
Apostles  10  be  accepted  by  the  Lord's 
people.  The  result  of  this  deviation  is 
too  apparent  to  need  observation.  The 
very  cliuich  that  favors  trine  imincr.sion 
in  liLT  il'.ibries  is  doins?  her  share  of  np- 
pO'iim?  trine  immersion  by  favorini; 
s])rinkliri>;aiid  t)ouring.  'J'he  easier  raetli- 
od — sprinklinjr — will  !»lways  be  preferred 
by  the  clergy,  though  the  church,  in 
council,  may  have  declared,  time  and 
ajjain,  in  iavor  of  immersion.  This  is 
wliat  we  wished  to  convey  to  the  reader 
in  "One  Faith  Vindicated,"  and  not  that 
Chrystal  is  opposed  to  trine  immersion, 
for  his  work  plainly  shows  that  he  is 
battling  nobly  for  its  restitution.  But 
would  it  not  be  a  stronger  cause  if  .Mr. 
Chrystal  would  drop  his  'compcnds" 
which  he  fails  to  trace  further  than  St. 
Cyiiriun  who  lived  in  the  third  century? 
All  the  "Fatliers"  fjuoted  before  Cyprian 
show  that  trine  immersion  was  the  mode 
and  hciirrem  the  subjects.  Infants  are 
not  even  menlione<l  by  Cyprian,  for  he 
says,  "you  have  iixpiired  also,  dearest 
son,  what  I  think  of  those  wh;>  in  sick- 
ness and  dchility  obtain  the  grace  of  G.jd, 
wliether  I  h(!y  are  to  be  accounted  legiti- 
mate Christians,  in  (hat  ihey  are  sprin- 
kled, not  washc'l,  with  thesavint^  v/atcr. " 
MiiiliX  (if  Jl'ijifi.on  p.  (i;j.  (lypii-in  in 
sayitig  "those  who  in  sickness  an(|   debil- 


ity obtain  the  grace  of  God"  coidd  have 
had  no  reference  to  infants,  for  tlicy  arc 
not  actual  sinner.-",  hence  have  obtained 
tho  Kraco  of  God  through  the  merits  of 
.1  csus. 

h'ad  Chrystal  discarded  this  liuinan  in- 
vention as  thorontddy  as  he  lia^  defended 
it  he  wouM  sfand  as  a  tower  in  the  cau.se 
of  truth.  But  his  "eompends"  do  clog 
his  works  and  labors  very  materially. 

AVe  hripo  soon  (0  show  the  oriu'in  of 
sprmkling  and  pouring  in  a  more  extend^ 
cd  notice. 

M.  M.  EsiiEr,M.*N. 

L'lnarJf,  III. 


AllUOII2ICt>iM(MltH. 


Lovb-Fbasts. 


Ttierc  will  bo  a  pnimnnnion  mcctinc  at 
Ih'i  ri'Bldcncc  of  brotlier  Win.  Jolinsloii,  S 
mllcR  soulli  of  8ali;in,  M.irioii  C'lunly,  Ore- 
gon, Goil  willinsr,  on  Ih".  '.tt.h  antl  lOtli  ofOc- 
lolier  nc.xi,  co;nniencing  at  1  o'clock,  p.  m., 
oil  Saturday  the  itlh. 

DWID    BUOWHU. 

T)iere  is  a  lovofcaPt  npooiulcd  in  the  cast 
meeting  lio'ise,  Pine  Orerk  con>rr<'iralion,  Ht. 
Jo^ei'h  Co.,  lud.,  on  the  l-'illi  of  Oilohrr 
next,  conimencinir  at  4  o'cloct,  p.  ni.,  and 
perbap^  lo  eonlinuo  over  Sunday. 

David  Kveni.. 


S>IKI>. 

Wo.  Rilmit  no  pooiry  nmler  ativelrcunialan 
co-i  In  coiuieo'.ion  will:  <.)liliiiary  Nolirc..^.  Wo 
?riM!i  l«  ii.se  all  rtlllrt;,  »»•!  we  ( ouIO  iiol  jHMert 
rMiKi'S  wiih  all. 

N"»r  MiddU-town,  Obio,  June  Itlh  IS".!, 
siswr  Wauy  a  SiNKCV,  wife  of  brother  J^s. 
Siiilccy,  In  the  5Sih  year  of  her  et^^t- 

In  the  Manor  confrrecBtlon,  Indiana  Co., 
Pa  .  on  the  10;h  day  of-.Ii'.ue,  187.")  Emza- 
BRTi!  Oeiut,  inolher  of  Eld.  Duvld  OIht,  and 
a  dauphti'i  of  David  tlo.iver.  Inie  of  .Morii- 
son's  Cove,  a  member  of  the  Kivor  Hrtthruu 
P'-rsnasioii,  aged  83  years,  2  month*  and  - 
days. 

She  had  heen  adllc'ed  for  neaily  two  years 
with  paT.ilTuls  of  the  orpnii'?  of  spc  -jh.  also 
ntf'-ctiiii;  )":r  rnind.  She  was  a  person  of  O'-- 
derly  httills  and  fjuict  disposilioa.  Fiineinl 
discoii'Be    by  the  writer,  from    Ileb.  xiii    M. 

JOSEI'K    IIOI-SOITLB. 

[ nigrUn p\iifi8c  copy.] 

lu  the  HUck  River  contjrcirntion,  Van  Uu" 
reu  Co  ,  Mich.,  on  the  aO'.li  day  of  Noveni- 
I'cr,  1S7},  sister  Lovina  TiK>MA»,  wife  of 
Elder  Jacob  Thomas,  ajjed  G5  ycifs,  It 
months  and  28  d.'xys.  Disoa-<e,  lyiihoid 
pneninoni%-  She  has  !."fl  to  moarn  a  sorrow- 
inp  husband  and  ciifht  children.  8I1!  was 
the  m-ilhcr  of  nine  children,  o-ie  of  whom 
Ins  pass' d  liefore  her.  8h?  was  a  !nenil)er 
of  the  chnrch  44  yuars.  She  was  a  kind 
mother,  and  a  sympathizini;  friend  10  every 
one,  ever  ready  to  hel[>  the  poor  and 
needy  as  far  as  lay  in  her  power  to  do  so. — 
Her  lips  were  nhv:iys  readv  to  ii\v>-  l\i:ul  .-'nd 
ijOod  advice  to  everv  one  that  «  keil  it  of  her. 

Funeral  occasion  improved  by  !iiolh<  r  K. 
1'.  l<oehr  and  the  I'.rethren. 

A.  IJamb. 

In  till,  bounds  o(  the  S^lidy  (Jreek  church, 
T'riKi.on  cunnly,  W.  Va.,  April  '.JItft,  1S7.'), 
l.Kvi  Thomas,  pqh   of  John  .1,    and    Lj.Ua, 


UriRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


405 


Thomas,  aged  14  years,  8  months  and    15 
days.     lie  was   born    a  criuplij   and  never 
could  walk  a  stop;  bul  be  had  a  good  raisd. 
He  also  IokL  ihe  use  of  !u8  eyesight  soiii« 
three  or  four   montha   before   he   died.     He 
comraeuced  ailini;  about  the  time  he  lost  his  ' 
sight.     About  a  week   before  his  death  iu  n 
loud  tone  he  comraeuced  singing  the  beauti-  ( 
ful  chorus,  "I  am  going  home  to  die  no  ( 
more."  | 

He  wanted  his  little  sister  to  ioin  him  In  I 
singini;.  She  did  so  and  they  sung  togt-ther  ' 
a  short  time,  when  he  said  he  would  like  to 
go  home  to  his  Savior,  for  there  he  could 
see  again.  He  was  Irpquently  told  that 
here  was  a  home  in  heaven  for  all  the  good 
people  of  God.  He  was  confined  to  his  bed 
for  about  two  days  before  his  death,  but 
apparently  sulf'-red  no  pain.  He  has  now 
passed  through  the  dark  valley  and  is  fne 
from  all  psiu  ;  and  we  hope,  ho  is  ii;  the 
society  ol  his  brotlier  and  sifter  who  had 
gone  before  him.  May  we  meet  our  d(^ar 
children  iu  heaven  where  there  shall  be  no 
more  parting. 

Jonx  J    Thomas. 

In  the  Solomon's  creek  congregation,  July 
17th,  1875,  of  consumption,  sister  Mauy 
Jane  Uuuckamilleu,  i"aughter  of  lirother 
John  and  sister  Ilauuah  AruoM,  «>ged  30 
years,  2  mouths  and  13  days.  The  funeral 
was  largely  attended,  Sei  vices  by  the  writer 
and  others.  Jks^e  Calvekt. 

On  Sunday  morning,  July  lllh,  the  sad  in- 
telligence was  brought  to  our  meet- 
ing house,  just  as  we  wore  in  the  act  of 
openiug  services,  that  John  Sciikauek  wus 
drowned  in  the  Iowa  liver.  It  caused  such 
excitement  and  confusion  that  it  v/as  some 
lime  before  we  could  proceed.  Ills  age  was 
17  years,  .5  mouths  and  11  days.  He  was 
working  for  N.  B.  Muiray,  four  miles  east  of 
Marshaillown.  His  parents  live  near  Slate 
Center.  He  was  not  found  until  Tuesday 
the  13:h,  (although  many  were  iu  search  of 
him)  when  he  was  buried  in  the  graveyard 
ai  the  Stone  Church.  Funeral  onihe  18th, 
near  State  Center,  in  the  neitchborhood  of 
his  parents. 

[Pih/rvm  please  copy.) 

On  July  15th,  1875,  the  funeral  of  old 
brother  Dunbar  wasalteodc;!  to  in  the  Stone 
Church,  Marshall  county,  Iowa.  His  age 
was  85  years.  6  months  and  4  days.  He 
leaves  a  widow — a  sister— who  has  beeu 
blind  for  several  years.  He  was  found  dead 
in  his  bed  on  the  moruiog  of  the  14th,  his 
wife  being  iu  bed  wiih  him  at  the  s»me 
time.  Elt>eu  John  Muuray 

[Pilgrim  phase  copy.] 

In  the  Stillwater  church,  near  Dayton,  O., 
March  ^Olh,  1875,  after  a  short  illuess,  Ma- 
i;iA  E.,  wife  of  brother  Moses  Miller,  aged 
31  years,  3  mouths  and  26  days.  Thus  aa 
affeftiouato  wife  and  mother  has  been  sepa- 
rated from  ft  kind  hus  .'and  and  six  small 
children,  who  mourn  the  loss  of  a  kind  com- 
panion and  mother.  But  they  sorrow  not  as 
those  who  have  no  hope,  for  their  loss  is  he,- 
eternal  gain.  She  was  a  consistent  member, 
always  cheerful  aud  happy.  She  was  much 
beloved  by  all  who  knew  her,  and  was  fully 
resiened  to  her  lot,  without  mauifcsting  any 
worldly  care  whatever.  A  little  while  before 
the  angel  of  death  was  dispatched  lo  call  tier 
home  to  Jesus,  she  summoned  her  children 
to  her  bedside,  one  after  another,  giving 
them  a  farewell  kiss  and  admonishing  them 
lo  be  good  children, and  to  obey  their  lather. 
Shu  admonished  them  to  abstain  from  all 
evil,  piciuring  before  their  young  minds  the 
great  evil  arising  from  pride,  &o.  The  day 
before  her  departure  she  requested  thebret''. 


ren  to  meet  with  her   in   prayer,  and  anoint 
her  witi;  oil  iu  iho  name  of  the  Loid. 

Funeral  occasion  improved  by  the  Breth- 
ren, from  Rev  xiv.  13,  to  a  large  and  sym- 
pathi'/iiig  congregation. 

William  Klepingek. 

In  the  Lost  Creek  congngation,  .Miimi 
county,  O.,  June  24,  1875,  Elder  JonN 
Dakst.  lie  was  born  in  Franklin  Co.,  Va., 
and  moved  to  Ohio  in  1813,  and  settled  near 
Dayton.  On  thi-  liOth  of  Apiil,  1815,  he  was 
mariicd  to  IvMchel  Williams  who  aUo  emi- 
grated from  Franklin  county,  Va.  On  the 
18th  of  January,  1818.  he  moved  on  the  farm 
on  which  he  died,  which  then  was  in  woods 
aud  heavily  timbered.  Ho  did  much  hard 
work  iu  cpcninc  the  farm. 

On  the  2lst  of  O'.tober,1830,  his  wife  died, 
having  borne  him  eh  ven  children.  On  the 
13th  of  May,  1832,  he  married  .^nna  Ilarsh- 
bargcr,  who  died  iu  about  one  year  after 
their  marriage.  On  the  8lh  of  May  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Strasburg,  who  survives 
him. 

He  had  a  pious  training  in  his  youth  aud 
an  early  iuc!inati()n  for  reading  religious 
books.  It  is  said  the  fiist  money  he  accu- 
mulated, whichwas  fifty  cents,  was  laid  out 
forjthe  purchase  of  a  new  Testament,  and 
the  second  amount  saved,  which  r.  as  seven 
dollars  an  'i  fifty  cunts,  was  spent  for  a  Bi- 
ble, that  which  eon  talus  the  family  record. 

In  the  year  1821,  brother  Darst  united  him- 
self lo  the  Lost  Creek  Baptist  church  of 
which  he  remained  a  coasistent  member  for 
two  years,  but  then  becoininK  impressed 
with  the  necfcPit.y  of  obeying  all  the  com- 
mandments of  Christ,  and  finding  that  the 
church  of  which  he  was  thcu  a  mcmbp.r  did 
not  afford  biro  an  opportunity  of  doing  so, 
•in  1834.  he  and  his  wife  united  themselves 
to  the  German  Bsptist  churcn,  thinking 
that  among  the  B't-thren  he  could  more 
fr.lly  carry  out  his  convictions  of  a  Christ- 
ian's duty. 

In  1827  he  was  chosen  to  the  tninistry,  and 
a  few  years  after  he  was  ordained  a  bishop. 
He  was  faithful  lo  the  duties  thus  impoS'd 
upon  him,  and  cheerfully  and  freely  gave 
his  time  aud  labor  to  his  holy  calling.  His 
whole  aim  seemed  to  be  to  try  to  do  good 
and  live  a  life  of  piety  and  holiness.  When 
his  friends  coUcd  to  see  him,  after  the  usual 
salutatious,  he  directed  the  conver=alion  to 
th'-'  subject  of  religion.  His  syrraons  h^d 
much  ol  the  love  of  (iod  in  them,  and  were 
the  effusions  of  a  heart  being  much  under 
the  influence  of  that  Christian  principle.  As 
a  neighbor,  a  Christian,  a  minister,  e  pastor, 
a  friend,  a  husband,  aud  a  fathei,he  was 
much  governed  by  ihis  Christian  gra.^e.  It 
is  true,  like  all  other  mon,  he  had  a  deprav- 
ed nature,  which  he  often  felt  aud  lamented. 

In  his  visits  to  ihe  sick,  he  was  sympa- 
thizius  aud  affiiCtionate,  and  his  teudtr 
manner  in  recommending  the  alllicted  to  a 
compassionate  Savior,  had  a  happy  elTcct 
upon  them.  Sueh  was  his  meek  and  gentle 
disposition  that  he  did  not  often  give  or  take 
offence. 

The  evening  before  he  died,  the  last  wor- 
ship held  by  him  around  the  family  altar, 
was  very  solemn.  He  spoke  at  some  length 
from  these  words:  ''Be  ye,  therefore,  ready, 
for  at  such  an  hour  as  ye  think  not,  the  Son 
of  Mau  cometh,"  anH  after  offering  a  fer- 
vent prayer  lo  God,  retired  for  the  night. — 
In  the  morning  Ik;  arose  about  three  o'cloek, 
and  complained  of  a  curious  sensation  in 
the  region  of  Ihe  heart,  followed  by  nausea 
and  yomitiug,  and  at  four  o'clock  his  s[)irit 
look  its  flight.  Thus  the  life  and  labors  of 
a  good  mau,  a  true  Christian,  a  benevolent 
and  kind  father  closed   lo  the  scenes  of  this 


earth,  and  he  hi?,  gone  to  receive  a  crown  of 
life  that  remains  for  all  the  faithliil. 

Brotlier  Darst  was  buried  in  tlie  Baptist 
Cemetery,  and  the  futieral  serviees  were 
conducted  by  brethren  H.  D.  Davy  and  f. 
Studebaker,  from  2  Tim.  iv.  7,  8.  A  beauti- 
ful application  of  the  text  was  made  to  Ibo 
life  of  the  deci-ased. 

[Abridged  from  the  Dayton  Journal  by  the 
editor  of  the  C.  F.  (;.  and  G.  V  ] 

In  the  DouclU  (;reek  church,  Clark  cotinty, 
O..  May  14,  187.'5,  sirtev  Ei.izabktii  Btidii- 
nAKEJt,  wife  of  b;  other  Samuel  Sludebaker; 
her  age  was  08  years,  4  months  aud  5  days. 

Thus  the  mother  and  the  .seven  childreu 
have  passed  over  the  cold  Jojdan  of  dealh, 
while  Hk:  father  and  two  cliiM-en,  a  son 
and  ft  (ianghter,  and  four  grandehildrca 
remain  to  mourn  the  loss  of  one  that  was 
near  lo  thein;  but  they  need  not  mourn  as 
those  who  have  no  hope-  A  couple  of  the 
l)relhreu  who  reside  in  the  distiict,  were 
called  upon  to  attend  at  the  funeral,  which 
they  did.  improving  the  occa-^ion  from  the 
latter  part  of  the  fourth  chapter  of  first 
The^salouians  commencing  at  the  13th 
verse.  The  preaching  was  at  the  house  ou 
the  morninif  of  Whitsuntide,  Sunday,  May 
16,  1875,  after  which  her  earthly  remains 
were  conveyed  to  the  family  burying-grouud 
on  the  farm,  followed  by  a  large  crowd  of 
people.  A  A  HON  Fkantz. 

T   IHTOFMON'KYS  llECEIVED  lor 

Jj     SUBSCKll'TION,  BOOKS, etc., 

W  A  Gaunt,  1  GO;  D  Arts,  20;  I  Morer, 
1  00;  J  dtehnian,  1  6C);  J  G  Wiuey,  5  64;  D 
He^kman.  4  95;  G  Ashcuhre.nni-r.  1  00;  8  R 
Zug,  0  00;  F  L'^opold,15;  E  lleysor,  3  00; 
B  !f  Kittinger,  3  95;  i'hil  Deirick,  Bell';font- 
aine,  40;  John  Sadler,  1  GO;  S  .VIus,-5elman,  80; 
J  L  Dcardorir,  1  00;  S  S  Mokler,  5  00;  G-o 
Gerlaeh,  1  00;  M  Hoke,  35;  I  Kulp,  1  85; 
tlyrus  Buchei-,  I  5);  Samu:;l  Kiehl,  1  .50; 
.Maig  Gaus,  75;  D  Urov.'er,  1  00;  J  P  Faidly, 
4  00;  S.inuu-l  I3ook,  75;  Samuel  R  Myer, 
I  3  10;  .Mary  J.  V/est,l  00;  Obed  Suowbi^rger, 
!  10;  U  Emmtrt,  35;  J  C  Moomaw,  50;  M 
Forney,  25;  Johu  .Mohler,  1  10;  O  Met/,  3  00; 
J  C  Lehman  1  00;  M  Shult,  1  00;  S  T  Boc- 
scvmcn,  75;  J  H  Singer,  75;  f  H  Kurtz,  1  00; 
Geo  K   Fundcrhiirg,  !   00. 


Will  be  sol  1  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  25Lh,  1875,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  70  acres  of  good  lanu,  a  large  four- 
story  Mill,  with  water  and  sle.-.m  power,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Barn,  aud  oth.-r  necessary  out- 
buildings, all  iu  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  pjoperly,  is  in  a  good 
country,  near  markets,  siiuale  one  mile  east 
of  Middletown,  U.\uphin  county.  Pa. 

The   Bsls    will   be  held   iu  Middletown,  at 
the  flour  and  feed  store,  near  the  depot.  For 
any  further  informatiou   call  ou  or  address, 
D.  M.  Snavf.  .Y,  Miller, 
or  M.  N.  Kaiff.vian. 
The  sale  will  begin  at  2  o'clock,  p.  m. 
Will   If:  s"ld  OK  ctinj  tfrnin. 


l*iire-ltre<l  liiglit  Itraltuiasi. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  caunot  bo 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (?5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

S.  Bkaiii), 

35.  I'ulo,  Ills. 


496 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


I'HHSOver  nutl  Ijor«r8  Kapper. 

Eld.  John  Wise  says:  "Having  examined 
Ibe  work  entitled  The  l'ass>)>'cr  and  Tjord'it 
SHf>])cr,  written  by  J.  \V.  lJr,i!it,  I  uuliesi'n- 
tiuKly  express  my  approbation  of  the  work, 
and  think  it  worthy  of  public  palrouaije;  and 
cRpocially  consider  tViat  itsbou'd  be  in  ettcry 
family  of  (he  Jlrothcrh'>-<I  " 

The  work  conlains  25S  iiages.  Price, 
6iui;le  copy  by  mail,*l.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Address, 

J.  W.  Beeu, 
Meyersdale, 
35  Somerset  Co  ,  Pa. 


THE  CHILDKEN'S  PAPER. 


The  Children's  Paper  ie  a  neatly  illus- 
tra'.ed  paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
pajier  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  25  Cents  per  year.  A  beautiful  Mai'  of 
Palestine  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  ou  receipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  Kurtz, 

2  tf.  Poland,  Mahoning  Co.,  0. 


WAl'EIC  WHEEL.! 

THE      "  B  E  E  il  S  "      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
ehol.     It  is  just  improved  and  will   use   onc- 
tliiril  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Ubbrs  &  SOMS. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co-,  Pa. 
Bebrs,  Gakoler  &  OooKR. 
Helen's  (JroTe,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

ValnHble  Farm  For  J*«le. 

A  fariii  containing  108  acres  in  W •^traore- 
land  county,  Penn'a,  two  anil  one-half  miles 
south  of  Doiiegnl  on  county  line  road,  .\hout 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  i  )0d  timber. 
Has  a  good  ore!  ard  and  alsc  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  si  ory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  lirge  bank  barn 
■wiih  all  uocessary  outbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  ihe  house  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  cou- 
Viiiienl ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Epl.raim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  ou  the  farm. 

John  K.  Mrters. 
ai-tf^ Donegal,  Pa. 

FAiera  FOR  KAI.E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  Jliver,  Freedom 
township,  8tj))henEou  county,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meetiiig-houec, 
and  H  miles  from  the  (Jherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  IfiO  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivnllon  ;  n  lar^e 
Stone  House;  gool  Weil  and  Biiring  House  ; 
Fcvernl  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  \-e. 

Tekv.h  :  $4,000  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

2.3if.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Bi'atrif-e    Nebraska, 

llnliau  4liieens  For  NHle.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  ^tock,  an  1  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  exiiress.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Address  SAMUEL  (IKEICNA  WALT,  Ccar- 
fosR  P.  O.,  Wasblngtou  Co.,  Md, 

I'JCm. 


Stover    Automatic 
Wiu<l  Eugtne. 


For  pumpiue  water, 
grinding  grain  ,\c.  Three 
years  in  successful  <  per- 
ation,  and  over  3,000 
In  use.  Took  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  S.ate  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  I«  particularly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  Stales  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  brfeze 
reqired  to  operate  it. 
li  la  .Scli-Regnlatiiig. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Ha<  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pumt).  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
VEii  Wind  Engine  Co.,  Greencasllc,  Pa,, 
or  H.  Wooi)Man»r,  Freeport.  III. 

»**  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Alleghany  mouitains.        [tf 

"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Prov.  xii.  10. 

S.IFETY   C'OEEAK  FA  IKS. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  bv  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1.50  a  pair.  They  are 
liglit,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  hors''.  They  are  easily  liued  to  al- 
most any  di  aught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing soro  fro'U  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
K",aper3,  Mowi-rs,  Corn  Plows,  Uollcrs  or 
Seed  Drills.  R'-'mcuiber  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

('ollars  :  '-Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  K  eanli  or  $8  a  pai".  Short  Straw 
Draft  Collars,  ?3  each  or  iO  a  pair.  Bolii 
kinds  finished  with  Safetv  Collar  Pads  aud 
delivered  at  Djpot  or  Express  office  ou  re- 
ceipt of  i)iice. 

WhoU-sal'j   orders  solifiited   from  dealers 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Beaver, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  .Co.,  Pa. 


HOiUE  WOOEEIW  FACTORY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  v/oolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  lo 
give  perfect  salisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  auybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chnrgco  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  ycart^,  i  think  I  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  And  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  rac. 

Address  : 

JOHNSTUDEBAKER, 
HoMB  Woolen  Factor v, 

18  If  Tioy,  Ohio. 


Tlie  <'Oiie     Faith"   Via«licate<l: 

and  The  "Kailh-alonc' Theory  Wcigh'd  iu 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  Ih  ceutt;  2  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  $1.10.  Adciress  : 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN. 
Lanark 
2.')-30.  Carroll  county  111. 


THE  ec;lii>ne. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVEP 
FORTAUEE    FARn    ENt^lNE. 

AL.SO,  STATIONARY  ENGINKS, 

Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frlch  A  C'o„ 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

THEGEI.SERmiA!KUFACrURINCi 
COM  FA  NY, 

Sole  Proprietors  and  Manitfaoturerkop 


TIIKGEISER 
SELF-KEGULATING  GRAI.N  SE"ARATOli 

(;LEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  th.e  now  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLinNO  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Moi'TED  and  Down  Poweus,  with 
Patent  Lever  Arra^obmbnts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Gbisek  Makfc.  Co., 
10-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


For  one  your  from  Iho4lhof  .Jii1t,1?7H,  I  will  soil 
Fuhi-iicy'a  Celeltrnted  niood  CIenii8- 
er  Of  I'.'iiiKcra,  ten  per  (cut.  Ic.-.s  tlun  Ihr  reft- 
uhir  vsholi's.K' price,  to  uj;ciit«  anrt  otliors  livinR 
In  ilick:r.i5.o|io(ipcr  illsirlct.*.  I  will  pell  to  Viirm- 
ITS  or  Moili.inics,  or  any  <iue  oIm'  ;it  v.  liolesftlc,  l>iit 
only  ti)  one  person  infiite  n  postotfice  district.  Po 
not  write  and  sav  Miere  srcfo  ni»r.y  liu-nl'iiOT  in 
tlie  world,  for  we  all  know  tliai  only  too  well,  br.t 
rntlicr  try  anil  dbcrlminftte  lietwcen  n  true  liiii-l- 
no.'B  nmri  mid  «  flinrixT.  I  aim  to  aeal  ns  honora- 
bly anil  as  proiiiplly  wllli  tlion-  In  a  Jorelcn  tomi- 
try  ns  wltli  my  nrxl-door  nfli;lil'orp  for  iiiMtnT, 
terntH  uikI  tnstriic4i<iiiN  Itn^v  to  Nfll, 
wi  ilr,  MI,  po-iMl  card,  to  Vr.  V.  FAUUNIiY, 
ClklcaKO,  111. 


C.  F.  C.     Vol-  XI. 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMESli  QVINTER. 


"i/"  ye  love  m«,  keep  my  conimanihnents."—J'ESVS. 


At  $11.60  B'er  Annum. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  AUG.  10,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  32. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
Hear,   O  Israul- 


BY  C.    II.   BALSBAUail. 


No.  29  is  exeplionally  interesting. 
It  coutaius  tbreo  contributions  which 
form  a  coucatcufttion  of  reasou.s  fur 
christian  activity  and  self-sacrifice  of 
Buiticioat  force  to  incite  to  afresh  con- 
secration in  the  service  of  holiness. 

"A  Noble  SeniimeM,"  "To  Ihe 
Trine  Immersion  Church  at  Lan- 
ark," and  "Only  One  Cent,"  consti- 
tute tm  appeal  and  a  motive  which 
should  touch  every  heart  that  has 
been  quickened  by  "the  love  of 
Christ."  That  three  articles  so  dove- 
tailed in  the  interests  of  evangelism 
should  appear  in  the  saaie  number, 
is  remarkable.  It  is  none  other  than 
the  voice  of  God.  They  are  all  in 
line  with  the  commission  of  the 
church.  Each  is  a  summons  to  that 
eeal  for  the  salvation  of  souls  which 
characterized  the  King  of  saints  and 
his  immediate  successors.  The  trip- 
le call  comes  with  the  solemn,  em- 
phatic Amen  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Who  that  sympathizes  with  the  great 
objects  of  Emmanuel  will  not  re- 
spond ?  Is  there  one  in  the  Brother- 
hood to  whom  the  Appeal  and  the 
Proposition  and  the  Motive  are 
known,  who  can  withhold  the  tribute 
due  to  the  King  of  kings?  I  would 
not  be  surprised  if  our  sorely-chast- 
eued  and  destitute  Brother  A.  J.  Cor- 
rell,  and  his  compeers  in  suffering, 
would  cast  each  his  mite  into  the 
treasury  of  the  Lord.  It  is  for  the 
accomplishment  of  the  sublime  ends 
of  the  incarnation,  it  is  the  voice  of 
the  dying  Godman  committing  the 
solemn  chargo  of  evau,i(olizatioii  tu 
his    elect.     Let    us    give    with    the 


promptness  of  those  who  have  looked 
into  the  very  heart  of  God  through 
the  spear-wound  of  Jesus.  Let  us 
exhibit  our  exalted  appreciation  of 
the  magniuide  and  glory  of  the  word 
of  Christ  in  his  recovery  of  the  lost 
to  the  allegiance  of  Ilighteouaness. 
May  the  Eternal  Spirit  inspire  the 
wliole  brotherhood  to  renewed  devo- 
tcdness  disserainating  "the  truth  a.s 
it  is  in  Jesus."  God  forbid  that 
Denmark  should  be  called  to  the 
witue.ss-staud  in  the  Court  of  Heaven 
to  testify  to  our  slothfulness,  not  to 
say  niggardliness,  in  withholding  the 
Bread  of  Life.  May  the  Spirit  of 
Jesus  lake  possession  of  us,  and  be 
Hiitisolf  the  leaven  ihat  is  to  work 
its  way  over  continents  and  oceans. 
A  penny  given  in  the  Name  of  .Jesus 
will  by  no  means  lose  its  reward. 
But  lot  us  take  head  how  we  give. 
By  prayer  and  unreserved  subjection 
to  the  Holy  Ghost,  let  every  cent  go 
on  its  mission  bearing  "the  imago 
and  superscription  of  Jesus  "  p]very 
penny  should  be  coined  anew  in  the 
mint  of  Calvary  and  receive  a  fresh 
imprint  under  our  knees.  We  may 
give  and  yet  not  give.  Bonner's 
one  hundred  thousand  dollar  gift  to 
help  build  Dr.  Hall's  million  dollar 
church,  may  not  be  found  equal  to 
one  penny  in  the  Ledger  of  Eternity. 
"The  Lord  loveth"  not  only  "a  cheer- 
ful" but  a  sanctified  "giver." 

I  believe  that  Brother  Eshelman's 
proposition  is  seconded  by  the  ear- 
nest longing  of  Christ  for  the  salva- 
tion of  tliose  imploring  Danes;  and 
what  begins  with  a  penny  ou  the  in- 
strumental side,  may  issue  in  a  glori- 
OU.S  harvest  of  redeemed  souls  through 
the  agency  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Not 
only  ill  Deuinurk,  but  in  <^ur  own 
country,    and    in     .jther   lauds,     let 


the  literature  of  the  church — meagre 
but  mighty — be  sown  broadcast  by 
the  hand  of  christian  fidelity,  as 
wheat  from  God's  Garner. 

I  enclose  ten  cents — one  for  myself, 
and  nine  for  the  sainted  dead  who 
died  longing  for  the  reclamation  of 
the  world  to  God.  One  for  my 
Grandfather,  who  used  to  dandle  me 
on  his  knee  and  talk  to  me  of  Jesus 
and  Heaven.  One  for  my  Father, 
who  delighted  to  feel  Chrisfs  hand  iu 
his  pur.se.  One  for  my  Mother,  who 
was  a  polished  Mirror  of  Christ,  and 
who  has  tears  enough  in  God's  Bot- 
tle, and  incense  enough  in  his  Censer, 
to  make  a  latter-day  Pentecost. 
Three  for  a  Sister  and  two  Brothers 
who  went  up  iu  the  hope  that  some 
day  'fthe  earth  would  be  full  of  the 
knowledge  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters 
cover  the  sea."  And  for  three  other 
dear  ones  who  lived  and  died  in  the 
Spirit  of  self-sacrifice.  Let  the  Holy 
Dead  be  represented  at  Christ's 
Treasury.  "God  is  not  the  God  of 
the  dead,  but  of  the  living."  As 
Levi  paid  tithes  in  Abraham,  so  let 
the  departed  pay  tithes  in  their  sur- 
vivors. May  the  great  Proprietor 
speak  into  the  hearts  of  all  his  saints, 
and  reach  into  every  saint's  pocket, 
and  glorify  himself  in  the  penny 
contribution. 


"As  Satan  selects  his  disciples 
when  they  idle,  so  our  Saviour  chose 
his  while  they  were  busy  at  their 
trade  ;  cither  mending  tiieir  nets  op 
casting  them  into  the  sea.  Nay,  he 
himself  stooped  to  a  trade,  and  was 
a  carpenter." 

The  door  between  u.'?  and  heaven 
cannot  be  opened  if  that  between  us 
and  our  teUow  man  ba  closed. 


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0HRI8TIAN  FAMILY  OOMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
How  a«ucli  of  It  ? 


BY  M.  IIADY. 


In  one  of  tbe  queries  at  the  late 
Annual  Meeting  we  have  this  lan- 
guage, "Whereas  the  church  has  man- 
ifested a  little  of  the  missiouary 
spirit."  When  I  first  read  the  query, 
1  felt  astouisbed  to  read  such  lan- 
guage. A  little  !  why  not  much? 
The  church  which  in  the  nineteenth 
century  claims  to  be  Christ's  true 
church,  the  people  who  claim  to  be 
Christ's  true  followers,  tell  us  in  an- 
nual council,  "I  am  filled  a  little  with 
the  missionary  spirit."  Brother,  why 
could  not  you  have  said,  I  am  full  of 
it;  I  see  we  must  do  something; 
my  Master  has  commanded,  I  must 
obey.  Why  are  we  who  are  so  par- 
ticular in  our  form  of  worship,  so 
slothful  in  this  all-important  matter? 
But  is  it  only  a  little  ? 

We  Bee,  a  letter  in  the  Companion 
from  Europe.  Civilized  as  our  moth- 
er country  prefesses  to  be,  this  man 
writes  for  help — the  help  for  protest- 
Rut  and  Catholic  countries.  What! 
the  church  of.  Christ  here  in  the 
United  Slates,  and  only  by  chance  a 
stranger  in  a  strange  land  has  hap- 
pened to  hear  of  her  ?  Think,  breth- 
ren, you  who  have  made  all  those 
pretensions,  think  how  -  incons  istant 
v.eas  a  church  are,  cloiuiing  to  be 
Christ's  body  and  hardly  any  one 
across  the  ocean  knows  of  us  ?  Why 
they  knew  of  the  Christian  church  in 
the  first  century  in  Home.  And  now, 
ia  the  nineteenth  century,  one,  by 
chance,  has  heard  of  her,  when  ships 
cross  the  waters  in  a  few  days,  and 
when  the  church  is  wealthy.  The 
church  of  the  Brethren  possef'ses  prop- 
erty 10  the  amount  of  a  hundred  mill- 
ions or  more. 

Just  consider  for  a  moment.  When 
the  followers  of  Christ  had  almost 
nothing  which  they  could  call  their 
own,  they  went  forth  to  preach  the 
gospel.  But  some  one  may  say, 
"They  were  persecuted  from  one  place 
to  the  other."  Yes,  brethren,  and  I 
should  not  woudfr  if  God,  in  order  to 
accomplish  his  good  purposes,  might 
sulTer  another  persecution  to  come 
upon  us;  and  if  so,  would  it  indeed 
be  a  loss,  or  would  it  not  be  rather 
a  blessing  after  all  ?  Oh,  think  of  it  ! 
Look  around  you.  In  our  congrega- 
tions often  wo  have  from  eight  to 
twelve  preachers  I  and  then    think  of 


tbe  many  millions,  who  are  not  aware 
of  the  true  doctrine  of  Christ.  Does 
it  not  make  my  brethren  tremble  with 
fear  that  God  might  become  angry 
with  us  as  he  did  with  his  people  of 
old  ?  Why  are  we  called  his  people? 
Is  it  because  we  make  as  much  or  a 
little  more  money  than  others?  or 
that  we  arc  the  owners  of  the  best 
farms  in  the  country  ?"  No,  no,  God 
wants  his  people  to  do  good  in  this 
world.  With  all  our  professious,  we 
may  be  lost,  eternally  lost,  because 
we  are  not  doing  our  share  at  tbe 
work.  Our  money,  stock  and  farms 
will  not  save  one  soul  from  hell.  No, 
brethren,  let  us  not  be  deceived.  Let 
us  not  think  how  to  make  the  most 
money  all  the  days  of  our  living  here, 
but  how  to  do  the  most  good. 

To  my  brethren  who,  with  me,  are 
foreigners  in  this  country,  I  will  say, 
lot  us  do  our  share  in  stirring  up  the 
church  to  her  duty.  I  am  feeling  for 
my  old  fatherland.  I  have  friends 
there,  old  school  comrades,  whom 
1  would  like  to  meet  in  heaven.  Bis- 
marck has  done  a  good  deal.  Look 
at  this,  he,  (Bismarck,)  a  prolan^ 
man,  no  doubt,  seems  to  bo  an  instru- 
ment in  God's  hand  to  further  or 
open  a  way  to  have  the  gospel  cause 
extended.  Oh  !  I  feel  for  Germany, 
but  I  know  that  we  have  French 
brethren,  who  feel  as  much  for  Cath- 
olic Frauce,  as  I  do  for  Frotestaat 
Gcrmauy  ;  and  so  from  almost  all  the 
countries  of  Europe,  we  have  breth- 
ren. I  am  afraid  that  in  enjoying 
the  gospel  as  we  do,  we  forget  our 
old  friends  in  their  destitution;  but, 
rest  assured,  we  shall  be  held  ac- 
countable for  it.  The  rich  man  dare 
not  forget  the  poor  and  needy.  God 
remembered  his  people,  sent  his  son 
from  heaven  to  earth  to  make  his 
will  known,  and  established  his 
church.  Ilis  followers,  mast  be  the 
salt  of  the  earth.  Why  not  use  the 
salt?  why  not  scatter  the  light  into 
darkness  ? 

Brethren,  think  of  these  things. 
Send  your  missionaries  out  into  the 
world,  and  then  we  may  have  a  claim 
to  the  title,  Church  of  Christ.  Look 
at  Asia,  the  country  blessed  with  be- 
holding God's  Son  in  the  body,  to- 
day given  to  idolatry,  hardly  any 
marks  of  that  religion  which  we  pro- 
fess to  cherish.  Then  look  at  Europe, 
envelojjed  by  papal  dogmas  and  Prot- 
estant sectarianism.  Look  at  dark 
and  gloomy  Africa,  Then  come 
home  to  onlighteued  America,  and  oh, 


what   u    condition    of    Christianity  I 
Then  look  at  the  church  of  Christ,  as 
we    profess   to    be,    working   on   our 
farms,  in  our  shops  from  day  to   day, 
the  dollar,    ("the    almighty   dollar.") 
always  in  our   mind — always    before 
our  eyes.     We  come  together  on   the 
Lord's  day  (o  show  our  faces   in   the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord — to  carry    out 
the  doctrine  of    the    gospel  ?     Much 
more  because  it  is  respectable.     Why, 
brethren  and  sisters,  we    hardly    can 
go  to  a  brother's  house   in   tbe   after- 
noon on  the  Lord's  day  unless  we  talk 
money  matters.     This   shows    where 
our  heart    is.       No    wonder    we    are 
only  a  little  impressed  with   tbe    mis- 
sionary  cause.     Not    much   can   the 
church   manifest    of    the    missionary 
f-pirit,  as  long  as  we  who   profess   to 
be  members  of  Christ's   body,    build- 
ing the  church  ot  Jesus,  do  not  better 
cp.rry  out  the   principles    we   profess. 
Oh,  how  poor  building    material     wo 
are  for  such  a  structure!      We  would 
do  better  to  form    a   temple    for    the 
God  of  this  world, — Mammon.   Breth- 
ren, I  am  iiupreHsed     with     what    I 
state    here,    and    unless    wo    reform, 
God's  temple  we  cannot  be. 
Meyersdale,  Pa. 


For  the  C0.MPAN1011  and  Visito.h. 
Oitiicusslou   Kotweeu  Miller    aud 
Hod^eM. 


BROTHER  miller's  FIFTH  SPEECH. 

Mister  President,  Brethren,  Sis- 
ters and  Friends  : — I  am  agaiu  before 
you  to  resume  my  part  of  the  argu- 
ment in  this  discussion.  My  oppo- 
nent tells  you  that  eis  only  occurs 
once  in  connection  with  the  ordinance 
of  baptism.  lie  says  further  that  the 
burden  of  proof  re.sts  upon  me  to  show 
thai  imuiersion  only  ia  Christian  bap- 
tism. This  1  admit.  This  is  what 
I  have  proposed  to  do,  as  indicated 
in  the  proposition  that  we  are  discuss- 
ing. He  tries  to  prove  that  there  are 
ottier  modes,  as  sprinkling  aud  pour- 
iug  :  indeed  he  tries  hard  to  defeat 
me  in  my  effort  to  sustain  immersion. 
1  want  you,  my  friends,  to  take  no- 
tice that  when  he  does  this,  he  defeats 
one  third  of  his  own  practice.  I  ap- 
peal to  you,  the  honest  members  of 
his  church,  are  you  satisfied  when  he 
thus  opposes  the  mode  he  practices, 
and  refuses  to  prove  any  particular 
mode.  I  did  hope  to  meet  a  man  who 
would  try  at  least  to  sustain  bis  prac- 
tice. In  Romans  (Uh  chapter  Faul 
says,  know  ye  not  that  so  many  of  us 


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as  were  baptized  into  Christ  were 
baptized  into  his  death,  therefore  we 
are  buried  with  him  by  baptism  iuto 
death,  that  like  as  Christ  was  raised 
up  by  the  glory  of  the  Father,  eveu 
60  we  also  should  walk  in  newness  of 
life.  There  is  a  striking  analogy  be- 
tween a  burial  and  resurrection  of  the 
body,  and  an  immersion  iu  and  an 
emersion  from,  or  rising  up  out  of,  the 
water  in  baptism.  In  Matthew  28th 
chapter,  in  the  commission,  baptizing 
them,  (eis)  into  the  Father  and  into 
the  Sou  aud  iuto  the  Holy  Ghost. 
The  apostle  says  it  is  a  burial.  My 
proposition  is  that  baptism  is  an  im- 
mersion, whether  in  water  or  in  the 
Spirit,  it  is  a  burial  iu  either  case — a 
complete  submersion  an  overwhelm- 
ing. My  friend  says — 1  dodge  from 
immersion  to  dipping,  to  burying;  and 
to  overwhelming.  He  complains  of 
ine  that  I  started  out  to  prove  that 
baptism  meant  immersion,  and  now  I 
have  found  quite  a  number  of  defini- 
tions. The  difference  between  them 
and  us  is,  we  immerse  and  they  sprin- 
kle. We  arc  satisfied  with  any  word 
that  puts  us  under  the  water  and 
raises  us  up  out  of  the  water,  hence 
the  idea  of  a  burial  and  resurrection, 
as  spoken  of  by  the  apostle  Paul. 

The  apostle  also  compares  it  to  a 
planting.  In  planting  v/e  all  under- 
stand that  when  enough  earth  is  ap- 
plied the  seed  planted  is  buried,  cov- 
ered, overwhelmed.  My  brother  says 
there  is  no  water  baptism  in  the  6th 
of  Romans.  1  will  allow  him  to  set- 
tle that  point  with  the  founder  of  his 
church,  Mr.  Wesley,  and  others  of 
his  party  friends.  John  Wesley  says, 
"This  Scripture  alludes  to  the  prim- 
itive mode  of  baptism  by  immersion." 
Dodridge  says,  "Candor  requires  us 
to  admit  that  it  alludes  to  the  form  of 
baptism  by  immersion."  McNight 
Bays,  "Planting  into  water,  then  into 
the  earth,  all  alludes  to  the  act  of.im- 
mersion  as  practiced  by  the  ancient 
church. 

1  did  not  intend  to  say  that  my 
friend  denied  that  Philip  and  the 
Eunuch  went  iuto  the  water.  He 
says  there  was  a  little  water — a  mud 
puddle — aud  it  was  necessary  for 
both  to  come  down  to  get  enough  to 
sprinkle  as  they  had  no  vessel  where- 
with 10  dip  it  up.  The  Bible  does 
not  say  a  little  water — does  not  say  a 
mud  puddle — but  says  "a  certain  wa- 
ter," which,  I  think,  implies  more 
than  a  little  water.  This  my  friend 
virtually  admits  iu    bis    next    argu- 


ment. In  this  he  admits  that  they 
went  into  the  water,  but  says  that 
they  did  not  walk  to  where  the  water 
was  deep.  The  fair  inference  here  is 
that  my  friend  here  sees,  in  this  "cer- 
tain water,"  a  stream  of  water,  shal- 
low at  the  bank  and  deepening  as  you 
would  advance  toward  the  middle  of 
the  stream.  But  while  this  is  goner- 
ally  the  case  it  is  not  always  so  ;  for 
I  have  aeon  streams  frequently  where 
you  cau  get  deep  enough  at  the  first 
step.  I  have  proved  that  iu  the  mind 
of  the  inspired  apostle,  it  represented 
a  burial.  This  being  the  case,  if  my 
friend  excepts,  it  devolves  upon  him 
to  prove  that  baptism  can  be  per- 
formed acceptably  without  a  sufficien- 
cy to  bury,  to  cover,  to  hide,  to  over- 
whelm, to  immerse.  When  he  af- 
firms a  proposition  the  proof  is 
demanded  at  his  bands, 

2vly  friend  says,  that  in  our  practice 
we  do  not  wash  more  than  one  balfof 
the  body.  He  refers  you  to  what  I 
said  about  loiio,  to  wash  the  whole 
body.  He  says  that  loiio  does  not 
always  mean  to  wash  the  whole  body 
and  refers  as  proof  to  Rev.  1:5.  I 
proved  that  louo  means,  ^^rimarily  ; 
to  wash  the  whole  body.  It  may,  in 
a  secondary,  or  tropical  sense,  mean 
something  else,  as  baptism  means, 
primarily,  to  dip,  plunge,  or  immerse, 
but  in  the  secondary,  or  tropical  sense, 
to  v/ash,  to  cleanse  or  purify,  tbe  pri- 
mary meaning  denoting  the  action, 
the  tropical  meaning  indicating  the 
effect  produced. 

(Time  expired.) 


MR,    IIODGE  S  FIFTH  REPLY. 

3L:  PrcsuJcnt,  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  : 
— You  will  perceive  that  my  brother  ha.s 
retreated  from  land  to  water,  and  has 
taken  shelter  under  his  gunboats.  He 
was  burying,  planting,  resurrecting,  &c., 
but  now  comes  again  to  the  water.  He 
says  lono  means  to  wash  the  whole  body. 
In  llev.  i.  5  we  read,  he  "washed  us 
from  our  sins  in  his  own  blood."  There 
certainly  is  no  washing  the  body  in  this 
case.  This  blood  is  called,  by  the  Apos" 
tie,  the  blood  of  sprinkling.  Heb,  xii. 
24.  Washing  a  body,  or  cups,  or  pots, 
&c.,  would  make  the  water  unclean,  and 
therefore,  according  to  the  word  of  the 
Lord,  as  in  Lev.  v.  2,  if  any  man  would 
touch  it  he  would  be  unclean.  The  mode 
of  purifying  was  the  prepared  water 
sprinkled  upon  them.  This  was  the 
method  employed  by  Jloses,  as  an  insi)i- 
rcd  man.  The  Apostles  by  the  blood  of 
sprinkling. 

Docs  water,  applied  in  any  way,  i)urify, 
whether  t;|>rii)l<le(i,  poured,  or  by  inniicr- 
sion,  once,  or  thret?,  or  a  hundred  timcn  ? 


It  is  not   the   quantity  of  water,  or  the 
model  action  in  applying  it,  that  consti- 
tutes Christian  baptism,  but  the  elemen- 
tary  water    applied    in   any   way.     1'ho 
Greek  word   dclpnon    means  a   whole,  a 
full  mtal,  yet  ail   Christondom    regards 
the  bread  and  cup  sufficient  for  commun- 
ion  purposes.      Why    then   contend  for 
much  water— -an  abundance  of  water — in 
baptism?    To  be  baptized  into  the  life  of 
Christ,  or   baptized  (r/'.s)  into    JIoscs,  re- 
ferred to  a  spi:itual    baptism,  the    being 
initiated  into  the  spirit,  or  life,  of  Moses 
and   of  Christ.     My  brother  says  that  I 
tried  to  prove  the  scarcity   of  water,     i 
infer,  lie  says,  thf.t   there   was  a  scarcity 
of  water  where  Philip   baptized  the  1'jU- 
nuch,  but  says  he  proves   that  there  was 
much  water.     How   has  he  proved  it? — 
There  i.s  not  one  word  about  much  water 
being   found    there.     Nor   is   there   one 
word  about  a  burial  in  Scripture  in  con- 
nection with  baptism.     When  they  were 
all  with  one  accord  in  one  place,  in  that 
large    upper    room    in    Jerusalem,    the 
sound  filled  the  house;  the  cloven  tongues 
sat  upon  them.     Now  comes  the  baptism 
— t-hc  baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Here 
is  the  place  we  ought  to  have  started,  but 
my  brother,  instead  of  starting  here,  went 
right  straight  to   the   water.     The  bap- 
tism of  the  Spirit,this  is  the  real  baptism 
that  John   talked   about,  saying,  "I  in- 
deed baptize  you  with  water,  but  he  that 
Cometh  after  me,  whose  shoe  latchet  I  am 
not  worthy  to   unloose,  shall  baptize  you 
with  the  Holy   Ghost   and   with  fire." — 
"John  truly  baptized  with  water,  hut  ye 
shall  be  baptized   with   the   Holy  Ghost 
not  many  days  hence."     Acts  i.  5.     This 
baptism  means  to   pour  ;  it  was  done  by 
pouring  out  the  Spirit.     Here  is  one  case 
of  baptism,  at   least,  by   pouring.     Now 
let  my  I'riend  produce  one   case  where  it 
is  proved  that  it  wa*  performed  by  bury- 
ing, plunging,  or  imncersion. 

1  have  admitted  that  immersion  was 
valid  baptism.  Wesley  and  Clark  sa.y 
the  same,  but  they  do  not  admit 
that  immersion  only  is  Christian  baptism. 
There  is  no  word  to  prove  that  immersion 
only  is  Christian  baptism.  Nor  that  a 
burial  is  consistent  with  baptism. 

I  have  said  that  nothing  could  bo  prov- 
ed by  the  Greek  preoposition  en,  because 
it  differs  from  the  English  /«,  as  in  Matt, 
i,  23,  "A  virgin  shall  be  {en)  with  child, 
and  shall  bring  forth  a  son." 

Let  us  go  again  to  the  day  of  Pentecost. 
How  were  those  three  thousand  baptized? 
\Vas  there  water  in  that  upper  room  suf- 
ficient to  immerse  them  ?  Let  him  prove 
that  they  were  buried  by  baptism  in  that 
upper  room.  Let  him  show  Low  they 
got  them  to  the  water,  and  he  will  have 
accomplished  something  toward  sustain- 
ing his  proposition. 

(Time  expired.) 
[To  be  Continued.) 


Ho  who  knows  right   principles   is 
not  equal  to  him  that  loves  them. 


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The  Deacon's  I'lHyer. 

)>y    WILLIAM    O.    :~TODDAUI). 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Fruit  ol  tke  Spirit.— Faith. 


In  the  regular  evcuini;  meeting 
That  the  church  holds  every  week, 

One  night  a  listeuiug  angel  sat 
To  hear  them  pray  and  speak. 

It  jiuzzled  the  soul  of  the  angel 
Why  some  to  that  galberinir  came: 

But  sick  and  sinful  hearts  he  saw, 
With  grief  and  guilt  allame. 

They  were  silent,  but  said  to  the  angel, 

''Our  lives  have  need  of  him!" 
With   doubt,  with    dull,   vague,     throbbing 
pain, 

Stirred  through  their  spirits  dim. 

You  could  see  'twas  the  regular  meeting, 
And  the  ragular  seals  v?crc  lilled, 

And  all  knew  who  would  pray  and  talk. 
Though  any  one  might  that  willed. 

From  his  place  in  front,  near  the  pulpit, 

In  his  long  accustomed  way. 
When  the  Book  was  read,  and  the  hymn  was 
sung, 

The  Deacon  arose  to  pray. 

First  came  the  long  preamble — 

If  Feter  had  opened  so, 
He  had  been,  ere   the  Lord    his  prayer  had 
heard, 

Full  fifty  fathoms  below. 

Then  a  volume  of  information 

Poured  forth,  as  if  to  the  Lord, 
Concerning  his  ways  and  attributes, 
And  the  things  by  him  abhorred. 
But  not  in  the  list  of  the  latter 

Was  meulioued  the  mocking  breath 
Of  the  hypocrite  piayer   that    is  not  prayer, 

And  the  make-believe  life  in  death. 
Then  he  prayed  for  the  church;  for  the  pas- 
tor; 
And  that  "souls  might  be  his  hire" — 
Whatever  his  stipend  otherwise — 

And  the  Sunday-school;  and  the  choir; 
And  the  swarming  hordes  of  India; 

And  the  perishing,  vile  Chinese; 
And  the  millions  who  bow  to  the  Pope  of 
Koiut; 
And  the  pagan  churches  of  Greece; 
And  the  outcast  remnant*  of  Judah, 

Of  whose  guilt  he  had  much  to  tell; 
He  prayed,  or  he  told  the  Lord  ho  prayed. 

For  everything  out  of  Ilell. 
Now,  if  all  that  burden  had  really 

Been  weighing  upon  his  soul, 
'Twould  have  sunk  him  througii  to  the  China 
Bide, 
And  raised  a  hill  over  the  hole. 

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15V  J.  M.  ZUCK. 


,Twa8  the  regular  evening  meeting. 
And  the  regular  prayers  were  made, 

But  the  listening  angel  told  the  Lord 
That  only  tl.c  silent  prayed- 


The  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  faith.— Gal  5  :  22. 
Webster's  third  defiuitiou  of  faith 
is  this  :  "(&)  The  belief  in  the  histo- 
ric trulhfuiuess  of  the  Scripture  nar- 
rative, aud  the  superuatural  origin  of 
its  teachings,  sometimes  called  /a'.s- 
iorical  and  speculative  faith,  (b) 
The  belief  in  the  facts  aud  truths  of 
the  Scriptures,  with  a  practical  love 
of  them ;  especially  that  couQdiug 
and  affectionate  belief  in  the  person 
and  works  of  Christ  which  affects 
the  character  and  life,  and  makes  a 
man  a  true  Christian,  called  &  practi- 
cal evangelical  or  saving  faith." 

We     must    discriminate     between 
faith    and   superstition.      Faith    has 
its  origin  in  conviction,  and  this     im- 
plies knowledge ;     superstition    is  an 
outgrowth    of    fear    aud    ignorance. 
Faith  speaks  of  the  joys    set    before 
the    righteous    and    constrains     tbe 
soul  to  seek  the    same  through  love  ; 
superstition  rather   dwells    upon    the 
picture's  darker  side,  and  would  urge 
the  soul   heavenward    by    filling    it 
with  fears  of  purgatory  and  the    pen- 
ance    which    departed   shades    must 
needs  do  there  for  the  sins  committed 
here,  toiling  slowly    up  the  mountain 
side  aud    toward    the    celestial    gate, 
longing    for    freedom    aud    unending 
bli.S8.     A  few  more    priestly    prayers 
bought  with  the  money  of   mourning 
friends,  and    then    the    mount    will 
quake  and    thrill    with  joy,   because 
one  soul  more  has    entered    paradise, 
purged  and  purified  from  every   taint 
of     sin.       Thus     superstition     lays 
other  foundation  than  that  which  has 
been  laid  in  the  word    of    God;    but 
faith    does    not.      Faith    gilds     the 
Christian's   tomb  with    the    glorious 
brightness  of  Christ's  second  coming, 
and  even  while  our  hearts  are  bowed 
with    grief    our    lips    exclaim,    "Oh, 
that  my  latter  end  might  be  like  his," 
for  then  most  surely  wo   would    meet 
again  in  joy,  aud  together  learn  what 
meaneth  life,  and  that  great  mystery 
—  godliness. 

IJut  while  faith  is  based  upon 
knowledge,  it  yet  implies  ignorance, 
and  that,  too,  of  the  profoundest  kind 
in  many  cases.  We  see  by  faith,  not 
as  eye  to  eye,  but  rather  as  through 
a  glass  darkly.  While  passing  on 
from  faith  to  faith,  we  know  in  part, 
but  when  the  glorious  things  are  ho«u 


of  which  our  faith  is  but  the  evidence, 
theu  shall  we  know  even  as  we    now 
are  known.     Some  of    the   sublimest 
doctrines  of  our  creed     are  truths  too 
high    for    finite    understanding,     and 
can  be  seen  and  therefore  known   but 
by  the  eye  of  faith.     They    are  to   be 
believed  rather  than  known  aud    ful- 
ly understood.     Such    are    the    doc- 
trines of  the  resurrection,  of  miracles, 
of  the   triune    God.     These    we   can 
believe    but    otherwise    we  can    not 
comprehend.     And  then,  again,    who 
can  reconcile  the  story  of  the  Fall,  of 
sin,  its  origin  and  snd  results,  as  seen 
around  us  aud  as  shadowed    forth    in 
Holy  Writ, — who  can  reconcile  these 
with  the  character  of  our  God,  a  God 
all-wise,  all-powerful  and  wholly  good, 
and  full  of  love,  yea  even  Love  itself? 
"We  believe  all  will  be  for    the    best 
eventually" — this  we    can    say    and 
little    else.     Without   this   faith    our 
intellect  would  be  a  desperate    foe    to 
Christian  truth,    which    foe    we    find 
open  or  in  ambush  in  every    skeptic's 
mind.     And  cau    we    censure    what 
may  seem  to  him  but   God-like    Rea- 
son's voice,  unless  we  do  it    more   in 
sorrow  than  in  wrath,  and  with    our  . 
trembling  lips     aud    tearful    eyes   let 
him  know    that  love  and  pity  fill  our 
heart  as  they   do    God's — that   God's 
"who  doeth  all  things    well,"  as    our 
dear  faith  doth  leach    us?     Methiriks 
some  doubts  are  more  piucere  than  the 
faith  of  some — some    too    who    staiid 
upon  good  Zion's  walls,  crying  aloud 
aud  sparing  not,    as    well    becometh 
them,  yet  heretics    at    heart,  and     in 
private  talk    upholding    that    which 
say  they,  "  'twill  do  to  think  but    not 
to  preach  !"     Among  these    are  men 
who  cry  aloud,  as    well    they    may, 
"Do  as  I    do    and   practice    what    I 
preach  and  as   I   preach  it,  aud   have 
your  heart  most  deeply  in  the    work, 
or  else  be  well    convinced  that  there 
is  neither  hope  nor    promise   for   you 
in   all    the    Holy     Book'' — and    yet, 
most  strange,  in  a  coruer  we  are  told 
that    all     will    sometime     in    God's 
providence  be  restored  to  bliss,  even 
the  wickedest !  Is  this  faith    or   is  it 
hypocrisy  and  the  deceit  of  men  who 
are  not  called  of   God,    but    will   not 
own  it,  but  tell  it    oft    they    are    his 
faithful  watchmen  ?  God  wants  whole 
hearts  in  matters  plainly  taught    and 
so  important  ;  at  least  he  wants  clear- 
grained  integrity  and  faith  so  sincere 
and  pure  and  strong  that    none  need 
(juestion  its  being  indeed     the    fruit 
of  the  Spirit's. 


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"How  cau  thej  believe  unless  they 
hear?"     implies    that    knowledge    is 
essential  to  that  saving   faiih    wljit^h 
"cllects    the   character    and    life    and 
makes  a  man  a  true  Chri.stiau."     Uut 
knowledge    in  and    by  itself    can  not 
produce  Ibis  faith,    although    it    may 
give  rise    to    that    called   "historic," 
and  of  which  even  the  devils  are  not 
devoid.     "They  believe  and  tremble" 
the    Savior    tells     us.     How    many 
men  and  women  believe    yet    do    not 
tremble,  as  well  they  might,  learning 
even    this    much    from    the    devils! 
Tiiey  are  forgetful  hearers,  not    doer."i 
of  the  work.     Their  intellect  is    well- 
informed,  but  their    hearts    are    hard 
and    their    wills    stubborn.       There 
must  be    conciclion,    the    melting    of 
tiic  heart ;  and  what  power  can  efl'oct 
this  more  readily  than  the  words  and 
tones  of  one  who    preaches,    not    so 
much  with  excellency  of   speech,    not 
with  the  blandishments  of  style   and 
abstruse  niceties  of    logic,    losing  his 
hearers  in  the  by-paths    of  metaphys- 
ic  mists,  not  so  much  "with  the  words 
which  man's  wisdom    teacheth,"    not 
BO  much  this,  as  he  who  preaches  "in 
demonstration  of  the    Spirit    and    of 
power."     When  God   pours   out    his 
Spirit  upon  his    servant    Peter,    then 
thousands  cry  out,    "Men  and    breth- 
ren, what  shall    we   do?"      Here   is 
conviction    based    upon     knowledge 
which  men  could  not  gainsay  ;    it    is 
saving  faith  laying    bold    on    hearts 
deeply  stirred.     That  it  is   the  fruit 
of  the  Spirit  is  easily  seen    and    com- 
prehended.    But  conviction  does  not 
end  the    chapter;     obedience   follows 
next,  for  by  works  is  faith  made   per- 
fect.    The  intellect  had  been    inform- 
ed, the  sensibilities    were   awakened, 
and  now  the   will    must  do   its    part 
and  the  work  will  be  complete.     And 
thus  we  see  that  saving  faith  implies 
the  exercise  of  the    whole    mind — the 
faculties  of  thinking,  feeling,    willing. 
Intellect  may    prepare    the    soil    and 
even  plant  the  seed  ;  love    and    tears 
are  warmth  and    moisture    from   the 
heart,  and  with  these  there  is  growth, 
leaves,  fragrant    flowers,    yea    even 
fruit,  but  there    it    hangs    upon    the 
Spirit  vine  until  the  obedient  will  says, 
"Go  forth,  pluck,  taste,  eat   and   live 
forever,   for    this    is    the    boundless 
grace  of  God,  vouchsafed  to    all,   but 
living  faith  alone  can  make  it   mine." 
"For  by  grace  are  ye  saved    through 
faith  ;  and  that  not  of  yourselves  :  it 
is  the  gift   of  God."     Knowledge   is 
important  and   essential.     But    with- 


out the  convicting  power  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  Peter  might  have  related 
the  same  facts  that  he  did,  and  yet 
none  would  have  been  pricked  to  the 
heart;  the  throe  thousand  might  have 
dozed  as  complacently  as  they  do 
nowadays  under  the  soothing  sound  of 
the  gospel !  And  again,  unless  those 
convicted  had  given  heed  to  Peter's 
words,  "Repent,  and  be  baptized 
every  one  of  you,"  wha,t  would  have 
availed  their  knoinng  or  their  feel- 
ing ?  Nothing  ;  perhaps  worse.  The 
mind  is  weukm*  for  not  applying  its 
knowledge;  the  heart  is  poorer  for 
crushing  out  good  feelings;  and, 
perhaps  saddest  of  all,  the  Spirit 
does  not  always  strive  with  man. 
Many  realize  all  this  to  their  unspeak- 
ble  sorrow.  They  will  not  advance 
beyond  the  first  or  second  stage  of 
faith — knowing  and  feeling — when 
they  might  and  then  can  not  when 
they  would.  "Oh,  that  I  could  feel 
as  I  once  felt"  is  their  bitter  moan. 
But  true  it  may  be  that  "once  felt  is 
so  felt  nevermore." 

Faith  in    its    broadest    sense    has 
many  phases  and  is  a   great   sustain- 
ing, cheering,  energizing  agent  in    all 
the  walks  of  life.     The  farmer  plows 
and  sows  in  hope  ;  which  is  only    an- 
other way  of  saying  that  he  has  faith 
in  the  laws  and  processes    of    nature. 
He    believes  that  the    sunbeam    and 
the  rain-drop  will   give    warmth    and 
moisture    to    the    little    seed     while 
Mother  Earth  nurses   it   and    infuses 
into  it    a    little    of    that   indefinable 
something  which  we    call     life,    thus 
bringing  about  the  miracle  of  growth. 
He  believes  that  the  clouds  will  give 
forth  the  early  and   latter    rains   that 
the  seasons  will  come  and  go  accord- 
ing to  the  promise.      We    believe    in 
natural  laws ;  are  God's  moral    laws 
any    less    deserving    of     our    confi- 
dence.     Who  willingly   steps  over  a 
precipice   of  50    feet    as    though    it 
were  but  five  inches?  No  one   unless 
he  be  blind  or  crazy  or  wants  to    end 
a  life  of  which  he  has  become  weary. 
And  even  the  latter,    "mentally    de- 
ranged" though  he    may    be,    showrf 
that  he  has  faith    in    gravitation — he 
believes  that  the  fatal    step     will    be 
followed  by  a  fatal  fall,  and  it  is  that 
which  he    seeks.     And  may   we   not 
fall  morally  as   well    as    physically  ? 
Yea,  from  greater  bights  into  greater 
depths.     To  ca.st  one's  self   from   the 
pinnacle  of  the  temple  is    to    fall    but 
a  little    distance    compared    to    the 
horrid  depths  into    which    men   and 


women  are  falling  every  day — from 
Christian  manhood  and  virtuous 
womanhood  down,  down,  down  to 
mere  brutes,  and  then  down,  down, 
down  to  something  lower  yet — from 
an  angel  or  at  least  an  angel's  herit- 
age and  destiny  down  to  a  demon 
and  a  demon's  doom — from  heaven 
down  to  hell  I 

And  whst  is  it  that  is   to   preserve 
men  and  women    from    these    horrid 
falls  except  faith  in  God's  moral  laws 
— an  ever  present,  calm,   undisturbed 
faith  which  surrounds  the  soul  like  a 
quiet  atmosphere,  and  by  the    aid    of 
which  the  soul    wings    its    way    up- 
ward, despite  the  lust    and    appetites 
that  would  drag  it  down.     There  are 
many  deep  ditches  and   dark   chasms 
into  which  men    are    liable    to    full. 
Faith  saves  them — a  firm  and   firmly 
held  belief  that  every  dangerous   step 
will  meet  its  just  recompense    of   re- 
ward, and  that,  too,  because  God  has 
said  so — that  God  who  cannot  lie  and 
is  without  shadow    of    turning,   the 
same  yesterday,  to-day  and    forever. 
Bat  Faith's  sweeter  mission  is  not  to 
point  with  one  hand    to    the    fearful 
threatenings    of    Sinai,     but    rather 
to     direct    us     with     the    other    to 
Jesus  on  the  cross,  telling  us  in   gen- 
tle tones  and    with    beseeching   eyes 
of  the  wondrous  love    which   brought 
Him  there,  of  the    rich    blessings    in 
store  for  all  who  are  drawn  unto  Him 
through  kindred  love,  as  is  his    wish, 
and  that  of  the    Father,    and    of  the 
holy  angels,  all   of   whom    rejoice   in 
heaven  when  one  poor  prodigal  comes 
to  his  right  mind  and  returns  penitent 
and  weary  unto  God,  even  unto  Him 
whose  arm  is  mighty    to    save,    who 
hears  the  raven's  cry,   and    in    whom 
even  the  lilies  and  the  sparrows  have 
a  friend  to  clothe,  protect    and    feed 
them.     This  is    that   pracUcal    faith 
which  is    "affectionate"    and    "confi- 
ding," which  looks  unto  Jesus  as    its 
Author    and    Finisher,    and     which 
most  surely  afTecls  our  characters   for 
good,  putting  strength    and     well-di- 
rected vigor  into  life,  urging    us    on- 
ward and    ever    upward     with   such 
sacred  hopes  and  holy  aims    as    ani- 
mate the  souls  of    those    alone    who 
look  beyond  the  stars  for  nmu's    true 
and  highest  destiny,  and  hence    little 
care  to    tread    those    paths    of   glory 
which  lead  but  to  the  grave. 

But  faith  does  not  njuko  life  all 
joy  and  sweetness,  all  sunshine  and 
fair  sailing.  Ah,  no!  Our  lips  must 
still  drain  sorrow's  cup  ;     faith    only 


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takes  some  of  the  bitterness  away. 
Clouds,  storms,  fiery  trials  must 
needs  find  all  who  are  born  into  a 
world  where  siu  abounds. 

"Into  each  lifeBome  rain  iniist  fall, 
Some  days  must  be  dark  and  dreary." 

Faith  only  gives  us  strength  and 
fortitude  to  suft'er,  aud  to  do  it  in  that 
spirit  which  adds  sublimity  to  our 
sulVerinp,  which  makes  us  strong  in 
■weakness,  which  turns  our  infirmi- 
ties into  blessings  and  decorates  our 
crosses  with  glorious  crowns.  Such 
a  faith  we  all  need,  though  perhaps 
some  more  than  others.  Fate  aud 
Fortune  seem  partial,  bringing  unask- 
ed to  the  hearts  and  homes  of  some, 
all  the  treasures  earth  att'ords  her 
favorites,  exempting  them  from  toil, 
from  pain  and  the  many  ills  that  flesh 
is  heir  to,  aud  instead  oficring  them 
the  wine  of  joy  served  in  a  thousand 
cups,  each  carved  with  superior  skill 
and  with  exquisite  art  engraved. 
Others  these  sisters  quite  neglect, 
and  pa?s  them  by  in  scorn,  no  mat- 
ter how  much  needing  or  how  much 
deserving  kinder  treatment.  But 
Faith,  deur,  good,  loving  Faith  has 
a  smile  on  her  countenance,  a  kind, 
cheering  word  on  her  lips  for  every 
one,  and  especially  for  those  who  are 
weary  and  heavy  laden,  sin-sick  and 
sad  at  heart,  and  in  her  hand  there 
is  a  blessing  for  all  who  will  accept  it, 
each  getting  that  which  most  he 
needs,  and  when  most  be  feels  that 
need.  Blessed  bo  that  Faith — many 
sons  and  daughters  will  rise  up  in 
the  resurrection  and  say  so;  for  of 
whom  in  that  throng  of  the  redeemed 
might  it  not  be  said,  "Thy  faith  hath 
saved  thee" ? 

(Jlay  Lick.    Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 


To  the  Alfliotetl. 


BY  I.  Q.  IIAULEY. 


Dearly  beloved,  some  time  has  past 
since  I  last  addressed  the  readers  of 
the  Companion.  Business  and  vari- 
ous other  engagements,  induced  me 
to  wish  rather  to  be  a  reader  than  a 
writer ;  but  I  now,  however,  once 
more  feel  a  desire  to  improve  the  little 
talent  committed  to  my  trust,  for  the 
comfort  of  the  afUictod,  and  especially 
for  my  young  and  much  loved  "Wil- 
lie," who  now  lies  on  his  bed  of  sick- 
ness, and  we  fear  his  days  are  num- 
bered. 

What  changoB  can  take  place   in  a 


few  months  !  When  we  look  back  to 
the  commencement  of  this  year,  how 
many,  who  were  then  in  health,  full 
of  life  aud  activity,  have  now  passed 
away  !  or,  if  not  gone  to  the  place 
whence  none  return,  are  upon  beds 
of  sickness.  Our  young  brother,  just 
entering  upon  manhood,  seven  months 
ago  was  in  health,  and  to  the  eyes  of 
all,  seemed  likely  to  enjoy  many  suc- 
cessive years  of  the  same  blessing, 
Ten  months  ago,  while  in  health,  he 
gave  his  heart,  (and,  we  believe,  his 
whole  heart,)  to  the  Lord,  who  has 
said  "Son,  (or  daughter,)  give  mo  thy 
heart ;"  and  now,  like  David,  we 
hear  him  say,  "I  am  glad  ;  'Lord,  I 
have  loved  the  habitations  of  thy 
house.' " 

Let  mo  say  to  iheafHicted  one,  God, 
has  chosen  you,  dear  brother,  in  the 
furnace  of  aflliction.  For  six  months 
your  scat  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 
has  been  vacant.  However  hard  this 
may  have  been  to  you,  I  wish,  in 
the  first  place,  to  impre.^s  upon  your 
mind  that  sickness,  in  whatever  form 
it  comes  to  the  children  of  God,  comes 
from  the  Lord.  It  is  he  who  gives 
the  commission  to  the  cousumption, 
and  the  fever. 

In  general  when  we  are  taken  ill, 
we  are  anxious  to  trace  our  illness  to 
some  known  cause.  "We  were 
caught,"  we  say,  "in  a  shower  of  rain; 
we  slept  in  a  draught  of  air  ;  we 
slept  in  a  damp  bed,"  or  in  some  way 
we  point  to  the  time  in  which  we  took 
our  cold,  or  imbibed  our  sickness  ; 
and  thus,  when  we  have  at  length 
decided  ichcre  and  rvhen,  and  hmv 
the  disorder  took  its  rise,  we  seldom 
hear  it  said.  The  hand  of  the  Lord 
IS  upon  me ;  this  visitation  is  from 
Him  who  is  too  wise  to  err  aud  too 
good  to  be  unkind.  He  is  only  pre- 
paring me  for  a  better  and  a  brighter 
world,  beyond  this  vale  of  tears.  In 
mercy  to  my  soul  he  has  sent  this 
sickness — this  allliction,  all  the  cir- 
cumstances of  it  were  ordered  by 
Him  ;  the  damp  bed,  the  showers  of 
rain,  the  draught  of  air,  only  perform- 
ed his  bidding."  When  he  v/ills  it, 
wo  escape,  unhurt  from  the  pestilence 
that  walketh  in  darkne8s,and  from  the 
sickness  that  dostroyeth  in  the  noon- 
day. Let  us  then  in  patience,  bear 
the  rod.  Let  us  humble  ourselves 
under  the  mighty  hand  of  God,  as- 
sured that  Ho  who  has  manifested 
his  love  to  us  in  Christ,  only  chasten.s 
us  for  our  profit,  that  wo  may  be  par- 
takers of  his  holiness. 


I  cannot  help  but  believe  that,  as 
sickness  comes,  so  h  departs,  only  at 
God's  command.  We  do  well,  in 
calling  iu  the  aid  of  the  physician,  in 
following  his  adviec,  and  taking  the 
medicines  he  prescribes.  Wo  would 
act  disobediently  to  God,  and  be  crim- 
inally negligent  to  ourselves,  if  wc 
did  not  employ  all  the  means  God 
has  put  in  our  power  to  mitigate  dis- 
ease and  to  restore  health  ;  but  hav- 
ing dou^  all  that  prudence  and  ekill 
can  suggest,  we  are  to  look  up  for 
the  blessing,  and  put  our  case  in  his 
hands  who  has  healing  iu  his  wings. 
He  can  assuage  the  fever's  buruing 
heat,  and  calm  the  throbbing  pulse, 
and  soothe  the  aching  head,  aud  res- 
tore to  the  weary  eyelids  that  rest 
which  has  gone  from  them.  If  Ho 
speaks  the  word,  his  servant  shall  bu 
healed.  Not  that  we  are  to  expr-ct 
in  the  present  day  to  be  cured  by 
miracle,  but,  in  the  use  of  means,  we 
are  to  look  in  faith  to  Him  who  is 
the  great  Physician  :  our  eyes,  our 
hopes,  aud  our  hearts  are  to  be  di- 
rected to  Him  who  can  alone  say  with 
power  to  the  disease,  when  it  has 
fuifilled  its  mission,  "Go,"  and  it  go- 
eth,  praying  iu  our  hearts,  "Not  my 
will,  but  thine  be  done." 

But  it  is,  no  doubt,  good  for  us  to 
be  aHlicted.  The  Psalmist  must  have 
thought  80  wheu  he  wrote  the  UDih 
Psalm,  in  which  he  said,  "Before  I 
was  atllicted  I  went  astray,  but  now 
have  I  kept  thy  word."  Again  wo 
hear  the  apostle  Paul  in  his  epistle  to 
the  Hebrews,! 2th  chapt.  say,  "Whom 
the  Lord  loveth  he  chasteneth,  and 
scourgelh  every  son  whom  he  rc- 
ceiveth.  If  ye  endure  chastening, 
God  dealeth  with  you  as  with  sons, 
for  what  son  is  he  whom  the  Father 
chasteneth  not  ?  But  if  ye  be  with- 
out chastisement,  whereof  all  are  par- 
takers, then  are  ye  bastards,  and  not 
sons." 

Prosperity  tempts  the  soul  to  love 
the  world,  while  sickness  and  trials 
bring  us  low  at  the  feet  of  Jesus. 
Shall  wo  then,  dear  brother,  murmur 
or  repine  at  being  compelled  to  pass 
through  the  waters  of  afflictions  ? 
Truly  can  we  say  with  Paul,  that  "No 
affliction  is,  for  the  present,  joyous," 
but,  frequently,  very  grievous,  but  wo 
have  the  authority  of  an  inspired 
apostle  for  asserting  that  aniiclions 
produce  tho  "peaceable  fruits  of  right- 
eousness to  them  that  are  exercised 
thereby."  Let  not,  then,  the  weak 
and  alllictcd  child    of   God   despair, 


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503 


however  deep,  however  painful  his 
preseut  sufferiugs  muy  be,  let  him  be 
assured  that  the  rod  is  in  akiud  Fath- 
er's hand,  and  that  not  one  stroice 
more  than  is  necessary  shall  bo  iu- 
llictcd.  Hope  then  iu  God,  for  thou 
sliait  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the  liyht 
of  thy  couatenancc,  and  thy  ever  lov- 
ing God. 

Are  you  iu  health,  my  brother  or 
sister,  and  a  stranger  to  paiu  and 
sickness?  If  you  are,  humbly  bless 
(Jod  for  the  enjoyment  of  this  precious 
boon,  this  great  blessing,  which  is 
above  all  other  blessings  ;  for  what 
can  we  enjoy  in  this  life  (outside  of 
the  love  of  God  in  the  heart)  without 
hodlth  -'. 

And  to  you,  dear  reader,  yet  un- 
.«aved,  >vhom  God  has  blessed  with 
^  health,  do  not,  J  beg  of  you,  waste 
,•')  that  great  blessing  which  God  has 
?;"'  bestowed  upon  you,  (as  so  many  do,) 
'.  ill  sin  and  folly.  Choose  this  season 
of  health  especially,  when  you  can  be 
sure  of  your  mo'.ives  to  love  and 
serve  God,  to  give  yourself  in  solemn 
dedication  to  Him  who  claims  you  by 
the  right  of  creation,  and  still  more 
by  the  right  of  redemption.  .Go  at 
ouce  and  cheerfully  surrender  to  God 
that  heart  which  he  demands.  Gc 
and  lodge  it  in  the  hands  of  your 
couipassionate  Redeemer,  to  be  cleans- 
ed in  his  atoning  blood,  and  enlighten- 
ed and  sanctilied  by  his  Holy  Spirit. 
"Behold,  now  is  the'  accepted  time; 
now  is  the  day  of  salvation."  -  Con- 
sider, if  you  are  only  driven  to  God 
by  the  rod  of  affliction  or  by  tlio 
dread  of  death,  it  will  be  the  effect  of 
fear  rather  than  of  tree  will,  and  then 
will  come  the  awful  quesiion,  wheth- 
er God,  who  loves  a  cheerful  giver, 
will  accept  an  offering  thus  constraiu- 
ed.  Oh,  stop,  while  in  health,  give 
cue  thought  I  What  is  this  world, 
with  all  its  show,  its  worldly  pleas- 
ures and  its  pursuits,  its  cares  and 
its  sorrows,  when  compared  with 
eternity  ?  Ask  the  dying  Christian, 
and  he  will  tell  you  that  it  sinks  low 
indeed.  "One  thing  is  needful."  Oh, 
that  we  all  would,  like  Mary  of  old, 
and  like  my  young,  afflicted  brother, 
choose  while  in  health  that  bettor 
part,  which  cannot  be  taken  from  us. 
It  will  then  be  well  for  us,both  for  time 
and  for  eternity. 

There  is  no  solid  happiness  to  be 
febtained  in  this  world,  yet  so  much 
sought  after.  Health  is  precious ; 
riches  oft  times  take  to  themselvch 
wings  and  fly  away.     The   world   ia 


deceitful  aud  can  afford  us  but  little 
yati.-^faction,  and  none  in  a  dying  hour. 
Where  then  shall  we  look,  but  to 
God,  to  our  blessed  Saviour,  and  to 
his  word,  which  assures  the  humble, 
obedient,  aud  oftimes  afflicted  Chris- 
tian of  a  state,  a  home  of  unchanging 
happiness,  where  sin  aud  sorrow, 
trials  and  afflictions  shall  never  exist ; 
where  every  tear  shall  be  wiped 
from  the  eye,  aud  the  child  of  God 
shall  spend  an  eternity  of  praise,  and 
thanksgiving  to  his  Heavenly  Fath- 
er ;  where  he  shall  see  as  he  is  seen, 
and  know  as  he  is  known.  Oh  I  that 
all  who  read  these  lines  may  be  of 
that  happy  number,  is  my  prayer. 
Philadelphia,  Fa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
"t'liristlan    Enii>loyiueut." 


BY    JAMES  WIRT. 


Hov/  beautiful  to  contemplate  the 
plcatsant  associations  arrisiug  from 
the  various  duties  enjoined  upon  the 
obedient  followers  of  the  Son  of  God. 
The  blessed  .Savior  lefo  the  courts  of 
heaven,  with  all  its  glories,  aud  came 
to  this  lost  world  of  ours  to  open  up 
a  new  aud  living  way,  that  we  might 
gain  a  permanent  kingdom,  to  which 
he  refers  when  he  says,  "Fear  not 
little  flock,  for  it  is  your  Father's 
good  pleasure  to  give  you  the  king- 
dom." Our  holy  calling  is  intended 
-to  prepare  us  for  this  kingdom,  and 
in  the  Scriptures  are  found  many 
good  instructions,  showing  how  to 
serve  God  acceptably. 

It  is  our  privilege  to  obtain  infor- 
mation from  the  srcred  pages.  To 
study  the  word  of  God  is  one  favored 
employment  the  christian  loves  to  be 
engaged  in  ;  for  by  this  means  spirit- 
ual strength  is  attained,  and  blessings 
are  promised  to  those  who  read  and 
understand  it  aright.  The  devout 
mind  will  revert  to  the  truths  con- 
tained in  the  Bible  ;  aud  the  promise 
of  eternal  life  to  the  righteous  is  a 
powerful  incentive  to  live  a  life  of 
virtue  and  true  piety. 

Singing  is  an  exercise  of  spiritual 
devotion.  It  is  that  part  of  religious 
worship  iu  which  all  can  engage  at 
once,  and  be  employed  in  the  use  of 
this  gift.  "Is  any  merry  among 
you,  let  him  sing  psalms,  or  spiritual 
songs,  singing  with  melody  iu  your 
hearts."  When  singing,  the  mind 
ought  to  be  iutent  upou  the  words 
used,  for,  we  should  "sing    with    the 


spirit  and  with  the  understaudicg," 
as  all  acts  of  worship  should  be  done 
in  spirit  and  in  truth. 

Prayer  ia  an  employment  that 
believers  in  Christ  are  reciuired  to  per- 
form. Saints  in  all  ages  have  been 
particularly  noted  for  their  strict  ad- 
herence to  the  obligations  they  were 
under  to  engage  in  this  holy  work, 
from  which  so  much  beneUt  will  be 
derived  ;  for  "the  prayer  of  a  right- 
eous man  availeth  much."  The  Sav- 
iour is  also  our  example  in  this  re- 
spect, as  he  so  frequently  prayed  to 
his  Father.  He  taught  his  disciple.'i 
how  to  pray,  aud  placed  great  stress 
on  its  importance  and  also  promi^-tcd 
rewards  to  be  giveu  openly  to  those 
who  engage  in  private  prayer.  On 
many  occasion.^  he  prayed  in  pub- 
lic. 

The  three  employments  which  wo 
have  noticed  are  the  more  prominent 
among  the  many  duties  of  the  chri><t- 
ian,  and  may  bo  used  as  mcau.s  of  grace 
whereby  we  may  grow  in  grace  aud 
iu  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

Ileligious  conversation  is  another 
instructive  method  to  profitably  em- 
ploy our  time  while  together  in  social 
capacity.  Our  visits  by  directing 
our  attention  to  proper  channels  of 
thought  will  not  pass  away  without 
adding  to  our  .stores  of  divine  knowl- 
edge. 

Consoling  thought  that  the  Chri.^t- 
ian  is  entitled  to  such  holy  aud  de- 
vout dispositious  aud  heavenly  exer- 
cises as  the  redeemed  on  earth  can 
enjoy  ;  and  the  hope  of  a  glorious 
fruition  in  the  spirit  land  fills  the 
the  ^*oul  with  transport  aud  delight. 

Virden  111. 


Unconscious  Influences. — It  is 
related  that  when'  Thorwaldsen  re- 
turned to  his  native  laud  with  those 
wonderful  marbles  which  have  made 
his  name  immortal,  chiseled  with 
patient  toil  and  glowing  aspiration 
during  his  studies  iu  Italy,  the  ser- 
vants who  cpeued  them  scattered 
upou  the  ground  the  straw  in  which 
the)''  were  packed.  The  next  sum- 
mer, flowers  from  the  gardens  of 
Home  were  blossoming  in  the  streets 
of  Copcuhagen  from  the  seeds  thus 
accidentally  planted.  The  genius 
that  wrought  grandly  in  marble  had 
unconsciously  planted  beauty  by  the 
way -side.  What  think  you?  Do 
weeds  or  rare  (lowers  blossom  from 
accidental  sowiug  ? 


504 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 


(^Iinrlie's  4liiarr«l. 


It  was  a  bright  afternoon  in  early 
May.  The  trees  were  clothed  with 
their  fresh  young  leaves,  and  every- 
thing in  nature  seemed  to  rejoice  in  the 
glad  sunshine.  Ought  wo  not  all  to  be 
happy  on  such  a  day,  when  we  are  re- 
minded by  all  the  brightness  around 
us  that  "(lOd  is  love,''  and  hath  made 
everything  beautiful. 

School  had  just  closed,  and  the 
scholars  rushed  joyfully  into  the  open 
air,  glad  to  be  free  from  the  restraint 
of  their  studies  and  eager  to  begin 
their  sports. 

One  boy  separated  himself  from  his 
companious,  and  turned  off  into  a  lit- 
tle lane  near  the  school-house.  Slow- 
ly he  went  on,  not  heeding  the  calls 
of  his  schoolmates  : 

"Charlie,  Charlie,  come  and  play 
ball." 

lie  walked  along  thus  for  some  dis- 
tance, then  sat  down  upon  a  log  under 
a  largo  tree,  and  rested  his  bead  upon 
bis  hand. 

"What  a  disagreeable  day  this  has 
been  !"  he  exclaimed  :  "everything 
has  gone  wrong,  and  I  do  believe  it 
is  all  my  own  fault.  I  was  so  cross 
to  llairie  Torter  this  morning,  and 
then  got  angry  at  myself  and  every- 
body el.se,  and  upset  everything.  I 
think  I  will  ask  his  pardon  to-morrow, 
and  that  will  make  all  right." 

"Never  put  oil'  until  to-morrow, 
what  can  be  done  to-day."  This 
proverb  came  into  his  mind,  and 
Charlie  was  just  thinking  of  going  in 
search  of  Harry,  when  he  hoard  a  rus- 
tle near  him,  and  looking  up  he  saw 
Ids  friend  passing  by. 

"Now  is  the  time,"  whispered  con- 
Rciencc,  and  Charlie,  heeding  the 
voice,  called  out: 

"Harry,  wait  a  minute,  I  want  to 
speak  to  you." 

llarrie  turned  and  came  back,  and 
Charlie,  throwing  his  arm  over  his 
friend's  shoulder,  said  : 

"Will  you  forgive  mo,  Harry,  for 
being  so  cross  to  you  this  morning? 
I  have  been  sorry  for  it  ever  since, 
and  want  to  be  friends  with  you  again 
before  I  go  home." 

Harry  readily  forgave  Charlie,  and 
the  two  walked  home  together,  happy 
in  having  the  cloud  which  had  come 
between  them  dispelled  ;  and  as  the 
shadow  passing  over  the  bright  sun, 
BeemH  to  leave  it  brighter  than  before, 


so  the  friendship  between  Harry  and 
Charlie  was  made  stronger  than  ever 
by  the  reconciliation  of  that  day.  It 
put  Charlie  more  upon  his  guard 
against  yielding  to  his  temper,  and 
more  ready  to  give  up  Lis  own  wishes 
to  those  of  his  friend. 


Goo«l  JVIuuuers  and  Houesty. 


I  was  once  visiting  a  friend,  who 
had  around  him  a  large  family — so 
large  that  every  seat  at  his  commodi- 
ous table  was  occupied  at  meal  time. 
When  dinner  was  served  the  day  I 
was  there,  two  little  boys  went  back 
seemingly  in  a  good  humor,  to  "wail" 
and  give  their  place  to  others.  After 
we  who  had  set  down,  had  satisfied 
our  appetites  and  retired  from  the  ta- 
ble, one  of  the  little  boys  was  not 
present,  and  the  other  sat  down  and 
began  to  "help  himself,"  as  was  the 
custom  of  the  family,  to  such  things 
as  were  kept  back  for  them.  When 
he  had  taken,  as  he  thought,  his  share 
of  the  contents  of  one  dish,  he  referred 
the  matter  to  his  sister  to  see  if  he 
had  taken  more  than  his  share.  No 
one  of  the  family  seemed  to  pay  any 
attention  to  it.  I  suppose  it  was  com- 
mon to  them.  But  it  did  make  a  last- 
ing impression  upon  my  mind.  And 
the  longer  I  think  about  it,  the  mere 
I  admire  this  feature  in  that  manly 
boy's  character. — He  had  the  proper 
feeling  for  his  little  brother.  He  did 
not  want  more  than  his  own  right 
aud  lawful  share,  and  ha  was  not 
ashamed  to  carry  that  principle  with 
him  into  the  dining  room.  He  had 
good  manners — more  than  good  man- 
ners,— it  was  honesty.  He  would  not 
take  more  than  his  own  though  he 
might  have  done  so,  and  no  doubt  his 
appetite  craved  it.  But  he  put  down 
all  selfish  codeiderations,  and  acted 
toward  his  brother  just  as  he  no  doubt 
would  wish  others  to  act  toward  him. 
If  he  carries  that  principle  with  him 
through  his  riper  years,  he  will  be  a 
man  worthy  the  name —  and  one  too 
that  can  be  looked  up  to.  Such  men 
wo  need  in  this  sinful  world  for  the 
preservation  and  well-being  of  socie- 
ty. The  way  to  get  such  men  is  for 
us,  boys,  to  establish  a  principle  just 
now  in  our  young  aud  tender  years, 
that  will  recognize  the  rights  of  all 
men  with  whom  we  have  anything 
to  do,  irrespective  of  rank  or  color. 
When  you  have  it  in  your  power, 
young  man,  to  take  the  best  part  of 
anything  another  has  as  much  right  to 


as  you  have,  do  not  do  it. — That  i.s 
a  mean  act.  Consider  yourself  too 
much  ol  a  mau  to  do  such  things. 
Persons  who  do  so  have  to  tell  lies  to 
cover  their  actions,  and  when  they 
tell  one  lie,  they  often  have  to  tell 
more,  aud  in  this  way  they  are  led  on 
until  they  become  very  wicked,  and 
often  miserable  outcasts  from  all 
respectable  society. — 

We  should  bo  honest  in  all  things, 
both  small  and  great.  It  will  cost 
self  denial,  but  it  will  pay  in  the  end, 
you  may  depend  upon  it.  We  must 
govern  our  passions ;  if  we  do  not 
they  will  govern  us.  The  lack  of  hon- 
esty disqualifies  us  for  Heaven — that 
blessed  home  of  the  pure. 

Honesty,  frankness,  generosity,  vir- 
tue, blessed  traits  !  Be  those  yours, 
my  boys,  and  I  shall  have  no  fear  fur 
your  future.  You  are  watched  by 
your  elders.  Men  who  are  looking 
for  clerks  and  apprentices  have  their 
eyes  upon  you.  If  you  are  honest, 
steady  and  industrious,  before  long 
you  will  find  good  places,  kind  mas- 
ters, aud  the  prospects  of  a  useful  life 
before  you. 

A  dishonest,  wicked  maa  does  not 
care  much  what  kind  of  a  boy  he  gets 
for  an  apprentice,  neither  does  he  care 
much  how  he  uses  him ;  while  an 
honest,  well-to-do  man,  looks  around 
for  an  honest  and  well-behaved  l)oy, 
and  when  he  gets  such  a  one,  ho  will 
treat  him  with  kindness. — .1.  A.  Siill, 
in  Pious  Youlh. 


liiTing  to  God. 


Besolve  to  know  much  of  the  in- 
ward life  of  religion.  Cultivate  in 
every  possible  way  a  spirit  of  private 
devotion.  Determine  to  know  the 
power  of  prayer,  as  distinct  from  its 
form.  Practice  more  and  more  in  all 
companies,  under  all  circumstances, 
the  thought  of  the  presence  of  Qod. 
Seek  more  and  more  to  throw  spirit- 
ual meaning  aud  significance  into 
your  pursuits,  to  do  it  more  simply 
and  exclusively  from  the  motive  of 
pleasing  God,  and  less  from  all  other 
motives. 


— We  never  detect  how  much  of  our 
social  demeanor  is  mado  up  of  artifi- 
cial airs  until  wo  see  a  person  who  is 
at  once  beautiful  and  simple.  Without 
the  beauty  we  are  apt  to  call  the  sim- 
plicity awkwardaesD. 


OHlllSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOBPEL  VIBITOB. 


t,06 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
WEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  August  10,  1875. 

A  Correotiou    uud    £.Yi>lauatiou. 

There  was  a  statement  in  the  Coving- 
ton GdZftte  to  the  effect  tliat  wo  were  ex- 
pected to  remove  our  office  to  Covington 
tliis  fall.  We  do  not  know  on  what  au- 
thority the  statement  was  made.  We 
have  received  a  number  of  letters  this 
summer  from  brethren  in  Ohio  upon  the 
subject,  and  those  letters  were  answered, 
but  we  gave  no  encouragement  to  them 
to  expect  our  removal  this  fall  to  Coving- 
ton. If  seems  that  the  editor  of  the 
Gazette  X  infonunnt  spoke  of  .the  circum- 
stance with  more  positivencss  than  the 
circumstances  warranted. 

Brother  Brumbaugh,  of  the  Pilgum, 
quoted  the  notice  in  the  Gar.cttc,  and  ad- 
ded some  remarks  of  liis  own,  indicating 
his  belief  in  the  statement  of  the  Gazette. 
As  such  a  statement  has  been  made,  and 
made  public,  too,  it  seems  necessary  that 
we  make  some  explanation  of  the  matter. 

When  we  first  thought  of  purchasing 
tho  Companion,  we  consulted  the  church 
at  Covington  in  regard  to  our  leaving  it, 
in  case  we  would  think  it  best  to  let  the 
office  remain  at  3Icyersdale.  The  bretli- 
rcn  expressed  their  regret  at  the  thought 
of  our  removal,  but  submitted  the  case  to 
our  own  judgment  to  do  as  we  thought 
would  be  for  the  best.  We  then  purcha- 
sed the  Companion,  and  it  became  a 
matter  of  much  concern  to  us  to  know 
whether  we  should  let  the  office  remain 
at  Meyersdale,  or  removed  it  to  Coving- 
ton. As  the  time  approached  for  us  to 
take  possession  of  the  business,  the 
brethren  at  Covington  became  more  re- 
luctant to  see  us  leave  them,  and  we  hes- 
tated  the  more  to  do  so.  The  time  arri- 
ving at  which  it  was  necessary  to  come  to 
some  conclusion,  we  went  to  Meyersdale, 
expecting  to  make  some  arrangements 
in  regard  to  the  matter,  but  were  still 
undecided  what  we  would  do.  When  we 
went  to  Meyersdale  and  became  somewhat 
ac(iuainted  with  the  circumstances  of  the 
brethren  there,  and  expecting  that  broth- 
er Beer  would  leave  them  if  the  office 
was  removed,  and  finding  a  strong  desire 
in  some  of  the  brethren  for  the  office  to 
remain,  and  brother  Lint,  the  elder  of 
the  church  was  among  these,  we  did  not 


feci  like  removing  the  office  at  that  time. 
And  in  an  interview  we  had  witli  brother 
Lint,  in  which  the  affairs  of  the  church 
and  dili'crent  things  pertaining  to  our  bu- 
siness were  talked  over,  ho  expressed  his 
desire  that  we  should  not  remove  the  of- 
fice immediately,  but  come  ourself  to  this 
place.  In  tliat  interview  we  came  to  the 
conclusion  that  under  existing  circum- 
stanecs,  wc  had  better  let  tho  office  re- 
main whore  it  then  was  lor  a  time. — 
Thinking  that  in  time  we  might,  if  it 
seemed  necessary  for  us  to  do  so.  re- 
move the  office  with  more  propriety,  and 
with  less  regret  to  the  brethren  here. — 
Wc  also  thought  that  the  brethren  of 
the  Covington  church  might  got  along 
without  our  humble  labors  better  than 
they  anticipated,  and  in  that  event,  should 
we  feel  like  remaining  in  Meyersdale  we 
would  do  so.  The  arrangement  that  was 
then  made  was  understood  to  be  temro- 
rary  rather  than  permanent.  So  it  was 
presented  to  brother  Lint  in  the  inter- 
view referred  to,  and  afterward  to  other 
brethren  here.  Upon  our  return  to  Cov- 
ington we  gave  the  brethren  there  to  un- 
derstand tliat  we  thought  it  best  not  to 
remove  the  office  at  that  time,  but  if, 
after  some  time,  they  still  would  desire  our 
presence  and  assistance,  and  if  it  seemed 
dftsirable  and  proper  that  we  should  do  so, 
we  thought  it  probable  that  we  should 
return  to  Covington.  This  arrangement 
seemed  to  give  pretty  good  satisfaction 
both  to  the  brethren  at  Covington  and  at 
Meyersdale. 

Under  such  circumstances  and  with 
such  feelings  we  came  to  this  place  and 
have  been  living  here.  Not,  it  is  true, 
under  the  most  desirable  circumstances, 
as  we  have  not  felt  as  much  settled  as  we 
Could  have  wished  to  be,  but  still  we  have 
felt  much  at  home,  and  our  family  alto- 
gether has  been  comfortable  and  happy. 
We  have  been  reasonably  prosperous  in 
our  business,  and  have  been  pursuing  it 
with  considerable  satisfaction,  abating 
some  little  annoyances  and  drawbacks 
from  which  few  persons  and  perhaps 
none  are  altogether  exempt. 

We  have  been  watching  with  consider- 
able interest,  and  some  anxiety  of  mind, 
the  events  around  us,  and  our  relations 
to  our  brethren  in  Ohio,  hoping  to  ascer- 
tain by  the  good  providence  of  our  heav- 
enly Father  what  is  his  will.  For  we 
have  confidence  in  the  directing  hand  of 
God.     His  will  wc  desire  to  do,  and  by 


him  wo  desire  to  be  directed.  For  wc 
can  say  with  Samuel,  "Hitherto  hath  the 
Jjord  holi)ed  us."  And  we  hope  ho  will 
s'ill  do  so.  In  the  changes  we  have  made 
in  the  past  in  regard  to  our  labors,  and 
the  field  of  our  labors,  we  have  tried  to 
consult  tho  Lord,  and  to  act  in  reference 
to  his  will  and  glory.  And  we  do  not 
know  that  we  at  this  time  can  regret 
having  made  any  of  those  changes.  Wo 
have  accepted  the  results  and  acquiesced 
in  them,  remembering  that  one  of  tlie 
precious  promises  of  the  gospel  is,  "that 
all  things  work  together  for  good  to  them 
that  love  God." 

Then,  while  wc  have  entertained  the 
thought,  that  as  wc  do  not  feel  that  wo 
are  permanently  settled  here,  wc  shall 
probably  return  to  Covington  or  romovo 
to  some  other  place,  wc  have  not  yet  felt 
that  the  time  has  come  to  make  tho 
change.  We  liave  no  special  time  in 
view.  Wc  have  not  decided  to  remove 
in  the  fall.  ^V^o  are  therefore  sorry  that 
the  report  which  has  given  rise  to  this 
explanation  has  gone  out  as  it  has.  Not 
that  any  body  will  be  injured  by  it,  but 
it  will  lead  to  queries,  and  make  explana- 
tions necessary  for  which  we  would  rath- 
er there  had  bean  no  occasion.  Wo 
would  say  to  our  I'riendswho  are  interest- 
ed in  this  matter,  that  we  shall  not  fail 
to  give  them  information  in  due  time,  of 
any  change  that  wc  may  make  effecting 
the  relation  between  us.  And  until  wc 
ourself  shall  give  such  information,  no 
change  of  the  kind  alluded  to,  should  bo 
expected. 

As  but  comparatively  few  of  our  read- 
ers feel  any  interest  in  the  subject  of  these 
remarks,  those  that  do  not,  will,  we  hojio, 
excuse  us  for  having  expressed  our  views 
and  feelings  as  freely  as  we  have  done. 


Tho  Hymu  Book  Business— An 
Apology- 

It  appears  from  a  notice  in  the  Pilgrtm 
that  there  has  boon  some  complaint  to 
brother  Brumbaugh  in  regard  to  tho  de- 
lay in  filling  orders  for  Hymn  Books. — 
We  have  had  no  such  complaints  made 
to  us  recently,  but  we  know  that  orders 
have  not  been  filled  as  promptly  as  wo 
could  have  wished. 

We  would  say  again,  as  wc  have  liere- 
tefore  said,  that  we  send  out  books  on 
time,  and  some  on  commission,  in  order 
to  accommodate  the  brctliren  and  church- 
es.    In  this  way  we  liave  a  considerable 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOPv. 


amount  of  money  for  Hymu  Books  stan- 
ding out.  Wc  have  at.  this  time  several 
■hundred  dollars  out.  We  ^et  our  books 
Irom  our  publishers  on  sixty  or  ninety 
day.*.  We  have  not  hud  them  on  lonj;er 
time  for  the  last  few  year*.  In  not  hav- 
ing a  large  capital  to  go  on,  and  wi.shing 
to  keep  square  with  our  publishers,  and 
having  to  wait  some  time  for  the  money 
on  some  of  our  books  sold,  we  do  not  get 
a  very  large  edition  put  up  at  one  time, 
and  hence  arc  more  likely  to  get  out  of 
books  more  frequently  than  we  want  to, 
and  that  to  the  annoyance  of  ourselves 
and  of  our  customers. 

W«  arc  trying  to  get  our  Ilymii  ]>ook 
Lusine.-^s  in  a  shape  that  will  not  be  so 
liable  to  produce  the  difficulty  complain- 
ed of.  W^o  know  that  it  is  not  pleasant 
for  the  brethren  to  have  to  wait  a  consid- 
erable time  when  they  need  the  books 
and  have  the  money  to  pay  for  them.— 
We  hope  our  brethren  will  exercise  for- 
bearance, and  u'C,  in  the  meantime,  will 
endeavor  to  be  more  prompt.  We  thank 
the  brethren  for  their  patience  and  their 
patronage  in  encouraging  the  Hymn 
Book  bu-siness,  and  we  still  solicit  their 
orders. 

To  Oar  Bretbron  aud  Fi'leuds 
iu  Arrears. 

Having  a  considerable  amount  of  mon- 
ey standing  out  yet  on  subscriptions  for 
both  the  present  year  and  the  past,  and 
being  now  in  the  latter  part  of  the  pres- 
ent year,  and  needing  funds  to  pay  our 
expenses,  we  hope  that  those  for  whom 
this  notice  is  intended,  will  not  consider 
it  amiss  that  wc  give  it,  and  that  we  ac- 
company it  with  a  request  to  all  who  are 
owing  us,  to  do  their  best  to  settle  their 
accounts  at  as  early  a  day  as  possible. — 
Our  business  is  attended  with  considera- 
ble pcri)lexity  and  a  good  many  annoy- 
ances under  the  oiost  favorable  circum- 
stances that  wc  can  expect  to  be  placed 
under,  as  the  most  of  our  friends  will 
readily  admit.  We  are  therefore  very 
desirous  of  avoiding  all  pecuniary  annoy- 
ances, and  to  be  able  to  i)ay  for  our  labor 
and  material,  as  wc  arc  expected  to  do, 
and  as  we  must  do  to  sustain  a  commen- 
dable business  as  well  as  Christian  char- 
acter. We  liopc  our  friends  for  whom 
these  remarks  are  intended,  will  appreci- 
ate our  i)Osition,  and  endeavor  to  assist 
us  in  tlie  way  desired— by  sending  the 
amount  duo  us  as  soon  as  they  possibly 
can. 


The  Wet  U'enther. 

We  have  had  the  past  two  weeks  con- 
siderable wet  weather.  But  the  amount 
of  rain  that  fell  until  the  last  few  days 
was  not  very  great;  enough,  however,  to 
greatly  retard  the  work  of  harvesting. — 
But  for  the  past  few  days  a  great  deal  of 
rain  has  fallen.  The  waters  have  been 
high.  It  is  said  the  Castleman  river, 
running  near  our  town,  has  been  higher 
than  it  has  been  ibr  fifteen  years.  But 
little  wheat  has  been  taken  in,  and  it  is 
much  damaged,  and  a  considerable  amount 
of  it  is  probably  unfit  for  bread.  Hay  is 
likewise  damaged.  It  appears  that  the 
grain  in  dill'erent  parts  of  the  country, 
especially  in  the  west,  has  been  much 
damaged  by  the  continued  wet  weather. 

W^e  hope  the  farmers  and  all  others 
will  submit  without  murmuring  to  the 
providence  of  God  though  it  may  not 
be  such  as  we  desired;  it  may  be  such  as 
we  need.  Brother  Brown  in  an  article  in 
another  place,  tries  to  draw  comfort  from 
our  uncommon  wet  season.  It  is  well  if 
we  can  so  look  at  all  the  providences  of 
God. 

QUERISTS'  DEPAllTMENT 

Query  1st. — Do  wc  observe  the  ordi- 
nances of  Feet- washing,  the  Lord's  Sup- 
per, the  Communion,  and  the  salutation 
of  the  Holy  Kiss,  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  because  wc  arc  Christians?  or 
do  we  keep  the  ordinances  to  vuike  us 
Christians  ? 

Query  2nd.— Did  the  witch  of  Endor 
raise  Samuel?  B.  F.  Koons. 

Nettle  Creek,  Lid. 


Answer  to  Query  1st.— Wc  observe 
those  ordinances  botli  because  we  are 
Christians  and  also  to  make  us  better 
Christians.  As  Christians,  we  desire  to 
honor  the  Jjord,  and  wc  honor  liim  by 
obeying  him.  And  by  making  a  proper 
use  of  the  grace  the  Lord  gives  us  at  the 
beginning  of  our  Christian  life,  we  shall 
obtain  more. 

As  the  disciples  of  Christ,  we  wash 
one  another's  feet,  to  imitate  our  Master, 
for  lie  gave  us  an  example  that  wc  should 
do  as  he  did  to  us.  And  the  more  we 
imitate  Christ,  if  it  is  done  from  a  proper 
motive  and  in  the  proper  spirit,  the  more 
Christ-like  we  become,  or  the  more 
Cliristianized-  So  in  regard  to  the  Lord's 
Supper.  As  members  of  the  liord's  fam- 
ily, wc  sit  down  at  his  table.  And  by 
eating  in  love  together  our  Christian  love 


is  increased.  And  so  in  the  communion 
service.  Our  Lord  said  to  his  disciple;, 
'  This  do  in  remembrance  of  me. "  Luke 
xxii.  19.  As  Christians  we  desire  to  re- 
member our  Redeemer,  and  we  will  glad- 
ly make  use  of  the  means  designed  to 
help  us  to  do  so.  And  in  remembering 
the  Savior,  and  in  having  him  bcl'ore  our 
minds,  we  cannot  well  fail  to  grow  more 
like  him.  So  in  other  ordinances.  As 
those  ordinances  are  in  the  church,  we  do 
not  observe  them  to  bring  us  in,  but  be- 
cause we  are  in,  and  because  wc  desire  to 
become  more  like  our  Lord. 

Answer  to  Query  2nd.— This  subject 
is  beset  with  some  difficulties.  The 
question  of  apparitions  or  the  visible  ap- 
))carancc  of  the  spirits  of  the  dead  seems 
to  be  involved  in  the  su'oject,  and  as  there 
is  nothing  in  this  contrary  to  the  teach- 
ings of  the  Biljle,  we  may  suppose  that 
wiiat  was  seen  was  really  an  appariton 
of  Samuel.  But  wc  do  nor.  think  that 
the  witch  of  lOndor  raised  him  up.  It 
was  most  probable  that  it  was  God,  and 
that  it  was  contrary  to  the  woman's  ex- 
peefatious,  for  she  was  seized  with  fear 
when  Samuel  appeared.  It  was  done 
perliaps  that  the  doom  of  Saul  might  be 
declared  as  it  was  by  Samuel.  Had  the 
work  been  a  contrivance  between  the 
woman  and  Saul,  it  is  most  likely  that 
the  spirit  used  on  the  occasion  would 
have  spoken  more  favorably  to  Saul,  or 
perhaps  given  an  ambiguous  answer  .as 
the  hcatiiCn  oracles  usually  did.  Saul 
l>robably  hoped  to  receive  souie  comfort. 
But  the  message  from  Samuel  was  any- 
thing but  comfort  to  him.  The  next  day 
the  fearful  prediction  of  Samuel  was 
fulfilled.  The  art  which  the  woman  pro- 
fessed was  HccroiHdiiq/,  or  surccri/,  but 
the  supernatural  terror,  and  other  cir- 
cumstances connected  with  the  event,  go 
to  show  that  it  was  not  produced  ly 
that  art,  but  rather  by  the  power  of  God. 
The  eircuum.-tance  is  recorded  in  1  Sam. 
xxviii. 


Query  ord.— A  deacon  brother  wishes 
to  know  the  queries  that  are  proposed  to 
our  brethren  and  sisters  upon  the  gener- 
al visit  made  to  them  by  the  deacons  cr 
visiting  brethren.  They  are  tiic  fbllow>» 
ing  : 

1.  Are  you  still  in  the  faith  of  the 
Gospel,  as  you  declared  in  your  bap- 
tism ? 

2.  Are  you,  as  far  as  you  know,  in 
peace  and  in  union  with  the  church? 


CHRIiSTlAK  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VIBITOB. 


507 


3.  Will  you  still  labor  with  the  Breth- 
ren for  an  increase  of  holiness,  both  in 
yourself  and  others? 

4.  Liberty  should  be  given  to  members 
to  bring  anythitjg  that  they  may  desire  to, 
and  that  they  may  think  the  good  of  the 
church  requires,  before  the  visiting 
brethren. 

1         ! 

GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 


Report  ot  Funds 

The  following  report  seta  fort! 
amount  of  moneys  received  at  this 
for  the  purposes  named  : 

DANISH  FUND. 

Amount  reported  in  No.  'M),  i 

A  Friend,  Spring  llun.  Pa., 
Mary  IKlser,  Hilliurd.s.  Oiiio, 
I)  llupel,  North  Liberty  Indiana, 
S  Workman  ,^  witc,  Fatiiiington,  Pa. 
E  Thomas 

Catharine  Ilugar,  "  " 

Samuel  Ilagar,  "  " 

Eva  il;igar,  "  " 

Emily  Ilagar,  "  " 

N  JJ  IJlough,  Now  Enterprise,  Pa., 
Brother  and   Sister  Straycr,    New 

Enterprise,  Pa., 
J  Meyers,   Bainbridgc,  Ohio, 
Jacob  Wertz,  Johnstown,  Pa., 
DCrofford, 

Members  in  Elk  Liclc  church.  Pa., 
S  Henrieks,  Anknoytown,  Ohio, 
Missionary, 


1    the 
office 


;3  10 
lU 
25 
1  00 
,  30 
25 
10 
25 
O.J 
05 
15 

10 
10 
25 
25 

5  85 

1   t)0 

50 


Total, 


$13  65 


STEIN   FUND. 
Jacob  Wertz,  Johnstown,  l^a.,         $1  0() 
M  VV  Keim,  "  "  1  00 

S  Leckrone,  N.  Manchester,  Ind.,     1  40 
S  llenricks    and   others,   Aukuey- 

town,  Ohio  I  00 

Missionary,  50 


Total,  $4  90 

We  feel  encouraged  to  believe  that 
there  will  be  a  prompt  and  liberal  re- 
sponse to  these  calls.  The  reader's  at- 
tention is  called  to  the  amount  paid  by 
several  members  of  our  Elk  Lick  churcli. 
Because  we  felt  concerned  in  this  work, 
we  took  the  liberty  to  make  public  men- 
tion of  it  at  the  close  of  one  of  our  meet- 
ings,and  the  result  is  before  you.  We  ex- 
pect to  receive  still  more.  The  penny  con- 
tribution is  good,  as  it  gives  the  poorest 
an  opportunity  to  contribute  his  mite; 
but  while  this  is  going  on,  would  it  not 
be  well  also  to  try  our  plan.  It  is  easy 
and  pleasant  when  we  consider  it  as  a 
duty.  B. 

Brother  Missionary  sends  one  dollar 


to  be  divided  equally  between  the  Danish 
Fund  and  the  Stein  Fund.     He  adds: 

"While  I  feel  interested  in  these 
movements,  I  also  wish  to  see  a  more  ex- 
tensive circulation  of  onr  literature  among 
ourselves.  To  encourage  all  at  the  same 
time,  I  now  make  the  following  proposi- 
tion: 1  will  pay  into  the  Stein  and  Danish 
Funds  an  amount  equal  to  five  per  cent, 
of  all  the  money  that  is  sent  to  brotiier 
Beer  ibr  his  work,  entitled  "The  Jewish 
Passover  and  the  Lord's  Supper,'  be- 
tween this  and  the  first  day  of  Sejitcm- 
ber  next.  If  a  certain  amount,  (fixed 
in  my  own  mind)  be  sent,  I  will  extend 
the  proposition;  but  if  not  so  much  be 
sent,  the  proposition  closes  at  that  time." 

Wc  call  attention  to  tlie  foregoing  of- 
fer, and  suggest  that  our  brethren  and 
sisters,  as  well  as  our  readers  in  general; 
can  in  this  way  swell  the  tract  funds,  by 
purchasing  a  book  for  their  own  use  at 
the  regular  price.  We  know  the  amount 
fixed  on  by  brotiier  Missionary,  and  al- 
though we  wish  it  might  be  sent,  yet  we 
scarcely  expect  (juite  so  much.  The 
time  will  tell.  B. 

BiiOTiiER  Ananias  llensel,  of  Martz, 
Clay  county,  Ind.,  says: 

"I  would  suggest,  that,  in  order  to  get 
a  correct  list  of  the  names  and  addret-ses 
of  ministers  for  next  year's  Almanac, 
every  elder  should  give  a  full  and  correct 
report  of  all  the  names  and  addresses  of 
ministers  in  the  church  or  churches  un- 
der his  charge." 

This  would  certainly  be  the  better 
jilan,  if  all  our  elders  would  do  so  without 
delay;  but  there  are,  no  doubt,  some  wiio 
will  not  see  this  suggestion  at  all,  and 
others,  perhaps,  will  think  that  they  have 
enough  to  do  without  devoting  their  time 
to  making  almanacs.  We  will  feel  thank- 
ful for  any  help  we  may  receive  in  this 
way,  but  we  still  feel  that  wc  must  rely 
principally  on  our  agents  and  contributors. 
The  time  is  passing,  and  so.  far  we  have 
received  comparatively  few  corrections. 

B. 

Brother  Juhn  Knislcy,  of  Plymouth, 
Ind.,  informs  us  that  he  and  sister  Knis-> 
ley  are  again  at  home,  but  that  they  in- 
tend soon  to  start  on  a  tour  through 
north-eastern  Indiana  and  Michigan. — 
After  spending  some  time  in  those  parts, 
they  think  ot  returning  home,  and  then 
making  a  visit  to  Pennsylvania.  He 
writes  that  health  is  good  in  Northern 
Indiana,  that  wheat  is  tolerably  good, 
and  everything  looks  prosperous.  He 
also  states  that  they  have  had  very  wet 
weather.  We  would  have  been  pleased 
to  have  had  some  notice  of  their  visit  to 


the  churches  wliich   they   visited,  and  of 
the  success  of  their  labors  in  the  Lord. 

B. 

p.  J.  Brown,  Congress,  Wayne  county, 
Aug.  1st,  says  : 

"This  is  a  very  wet  Sunday;  so  much 
so,  that  I  stayed  at  home  from  where 
meeting  was  to  be,  hut  it  is  doubtful 
whelher  there  is  any.  This  is  a  very  wet 
summer  here,  and,  I  believe,  generally 
over  the  United  States.  It  is  very  diffi- 
cult saving  grain  and  hay.  The  wheat 
crop  is  good  in  our  part  of  the  countrj', 
but  a  large  portion  of  it  is  in  the  field  yet, 
and  there  is  considerable  complaint  about 
the  wet  weather.  For  my  part  I  look 
upon  the  wet  season  as  a  great  blessing 
that  a  kind  Providence  has  sent  upon  us, 
one  for  which  we  can  well  afford  to  lose, 
if  necessary,  every  bushel  of  wheat  in  the 
United  States;  ibr  it  is  my  candid  opin- 
ion that  about  two  more  dry  seasons  would 
have  brought  one  of  the  most  distressing 
famines  upon  us  that  the  world  ever 
saw.  Experince  has  demonstrated  that 
the  grasshopper  devastation  is  not  confi- 
ned to  the  country  lying  adjacent  to  the 
Plains,  but  by  the  aid  of  dry  seasons, 
they  were  making  rapid  progress  east- 
ward; and  1  repeat  my  opinion  that  this: 
wet  season  is,  under  God,  our  salvation 
from  a  national  famine,  and  we  could 
well  afford  to  lose  every  bushel  of  the 
new  crop  of  wheat  in  America,  if  neces- 
sary, to  inherit  the  blessing  of  the  rain; 
tor  in  the  continued  rain,  they,  with  some 
other  insects,  mu.st  perish.  The  prospect 
now  is  for  an  unprecedented  crop  of  corn. 
Let  us  cease  our  grumblings,  and  thank 
God  for  his  mercies." 

Brother  Enoch  Beery,  Covington, 
Ohio,  Aug.  1st,  writes  : 

"We  are  having  extreme  wet  weather; 
not  more  than  one  or  two  fair  days  in  a 
week,  and  from  three  to  five  or  six  days 
rain  in  a  week  for  several  weeks,  so  that 
the  flat  part  of  our  country  is  perhaps 
one-half  under  water.  Our  heavy  oats 
crop  is  badly  down,  and  the  grains  drop- 
ping off,  that  it  will  scarcely  be  wortii 
cutting.  Potatoes  in  the  flat  land  are 
under  water  and  beginning  to  rot.  Corn 
on  flit  land,  in  the  water  for  nearly  a 
week,  and  not  doing  well;  on  high  ground 
corn  is  doing  well  yet.  Wheat  nearly  all 
out  on  shock  yet,  and  being  badly  dama- 
ged by  sprouting  and  rotting;  and  on  low 
bottom  lands  the  shocks  are  floating  dowQ 
stream,  and  the  water  still  on  the  rise." 

Bro.  E.  W.  Flory,  Willow  Springs, 
Kansas,  under  date  of  July  30,  says  : 

"The  crops  promise  to  be  as  good  as 
we  ever  had  here;  that  is,  corn  and  pota- 
toes, and  all  spring  crops.  We  have  the 
finest  growing  weather  w£  ever  had. — 
Bless  the  Lord  for  it  I  The  church  is  in  a 
good  condition.  Health  is  very  good. — 
We  will  soon  recover  from  the  shock  we 
had  from  the  'hoppers,'  if  nothing  moro 
befalls  us." 


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CORRESPONDEN  CE. 


Correspondence  of  church  news  solicited  frotr, 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhofid.  Writtr^i  •.tame 
and  address  rcqidred  on  every  commttnication 
<js  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  conimnni- 
cations  or  manuscript  used,  fiot  returned.  All 
commuv.ications  for  publication  should  be  writ 
ten  upon  one  sIAg  of  the  that  onlv- 

«<KeIch"  not  \Vlne  but  Cap. 

Brothci-  Quinter: — 

In  No.  29.  of  "Compan- 
ion find  Vuilor,"  brother  M.  Neher 
says  tbat  the  German  word  "kelcli" 
means  "fermented  wine."  I  have  al- 
wavsbeen  under  the  iojpression  that 
"kelch"  was  the  German  name  ot  cup, 
or  drinking  vessel,  without  regard  to 
the  contents.  Will  brother  Neher 
please  reconcile  his  definition.  With 
Jer.  51:7;  also  Rev.  14  :  10,  IG  :  19, 
and  18:6?  I  have  before  me  Fos- 
dick's  German  and  English  Diction- 
ary, lie  says  "kelch"  means  in  Eng- 
lish "cup"  or  "chalioe."  Webster 
(Unabridged)  says,  chalice,  means 
cup,  especially  a  communion  cnp. 
Jacob  Misiiler. 
Mogadore,  0. 


The  Dnuish  fWork. 

Brother  Christian  Hopo  has  almost 
com])leted  the  translation  of  "The 
rerfecl  Plan  of  SahationV  He  in- 
forms me  that,  before  commencing 
the  work  he  had  some  doubts  about 
the  apiril  and  strength  ol  the  reason- 
ing being  maintained  in  the  Danish  ns 
in  the  English  ;  but  is  now  happy  to 
say  that  the  arguments  are  the  same 
in  force  in  the  Danish  as  in  the  orig- 
inal. 

Wo  are  glad,  and  feel  to  thank  the 
Lord,  that  it  is  so.  Be  assured,  be- 
loved brethren,  that  the  work  will  be 
well  done,  for  the  task  has  fallen  into 
competent  hands.  All  day  long  our 
dear  brother  Hope  labors  with  his 
Lauds  at  his  trade — hnrncss-making — 
that  he  may  not  be  chargeable  to 
any,  and  at  night  wields  the  pen  that 
hia  countrymen  may  be  awakened 
from  their  spiritual  ."-lumber.  Here  ia 
an  example  worthy  of  imitation. 
Here  is  failh  practically  illustrated. 
Were  we  all  likewise  concerned  for 
the  salvation  of  precious  souls,  oh  1 
■what  grand  results  might  be  witness- 
ed I  I  confess  I  was,  until  recently, 
doubtful  as  to  the  propriety  of  doing 
anything  for  the  erring  in  foreign 
landn  ;  but  on  seeing  tuy  dear  broth- 
er's zeal,  and  Lis  unflagging  interest 
in  the  welfare  of  his  countrymen,  and 
learning  tbat  thousands  of  thorn  were 


seeking  the  truth,  I  freely  and  most 
gladly  gave  up  my  prejudices  and  by 
the  help  of  God  shall  do  my  mite 
to  enlarge  the  borders  of  Zion,  which 
enlargement  means  the  saving  of  sin- 
ners. 

We  are  receiving  encouraging  re- 
ports in  reference  to  contributions 
asked  for  to  defray  expenses  of  publi- 
cation. We  hopo  to  soon  lay  before 
the  brotherhood  the  plans  adopted  to 
distribute  the  work  among  the  Dan- 
ish people.  Yours,  concerned  for  "all 
nations." 

Lanark,  III. 


M.  M.  ESUELMAN. 


To  Brethren  Moviii;;  Westward. 

July  20th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  :— 

Permit  me  to 
say  to  brethren  who  have  determined 
to    emigrate    westward,    that    south- 
west Missouii  is  blessed  this  fall  with 
abundant  crops  of  every  kind  (at  least 
we    speak    for    Newton,    Jasper    and 
other  counties  adjacent.)     We  believe 
that  south-west  Missouii,    all    things 
considered,  contains  perhaps,  as    rich 
a  variety  of  interests    and    resources 
as  any  country  west,   and  that    all   it 
needs  to  equal    in    beauty    the   lofty 
hills,  extensive  plains,  and  fertile  val- 
leys of  the  east,    is  tiio  same   amount 
of  talents,  means  and  industry.     Un- 
excelled as  a  stock  growing   section, 
interspersed     with     fine    agricultural 
districts,  watered  by  bountiful  streams 
and  crystal  fountains,  abounding  with 
a  rich  variety  of   fine    fruits,    rich    in 
mineral    resources,     affording    many 
cheap  homes  on  easy  terms    at   pres- 
ent,   well  supplied     with     railroads, 
mechanical  and  manufacturing    inter- 
ests and  facilities,  with  good   schools 
and    society,    and    already    teeming 
with  population  and    energy,    it  con- 
tains one  of  the  most   inviting    fields 
for  emigration  the  west  affords.  Many 
beautiful  farms  in  Newton    and    Jas- 
per will  exchange  hands  soon,  at    re- 
duced prices,  (owing  to  the    financial 
pressure  of  the    country    during    the 
few  past  years,)  which  wc  think  in   a 
few  years  will  be  beyond  the  reach  of 
any    but  the    wealthy.     We    would 
love  to  see  these  settled  by   Brethren. 
Neosho,  the  county-seat  of  Newton  is 
an  Indian  name  which  means  "much 
water"  and  is  significant    of  a   good 
supply  of  that  element  which  wo  love 
in  the  administration  of  Divine   bap- 
tism.    Our  little  church  in  this  coun- 


ty is  numbering  over   fifty    members, 
(and  precious  ones  they  are)  who  feel 
in  earnest  about  occupying  the    land, 
and  we  feel  that  soon   under    the    di- 
vine   blessings    very    many   precious 
sheaves  will  be  gathered  to  Jesus.    In 
Jasper   county,    the    brethren    have 
about  twenty  members, and  need  miu- 
isterial  assistance   very    much.     Bro. 
Christian  Ilarader  from  Iowa  expects 
to  settle  in  our  county  this  fall,  who, 
being  an  elder  and    eflicient   minister 
will  be  quite  a    blessing  to    ua.     We 
are  not  writing    this    to    allure    from 
eastern  homes  any   of    our    brethren 
who  feel  that  duty    and    interest    bid 
them  remain,  but  to  say  to  those  who 
are  determined  to  move    to   consider 
onr  country  in  connection  with  other 
sections.     Finally  dear  b.'-ctbren   and 
sisters,  "pray  for  us  that  the  word  of 
God  may  have  free    course    and    be 
glorified,"  that  our  little    body    may 
be  thoroughly    established    in    every 
good  word  and  work"  and  be    "stead- 
fast, unmovable,    always    abounding 
in  the  work  of  the  Lord."     We    will 
v/hen  at  home    promptly    respond   to 
brethren's  letters,  asking  theiu   when 
writing  for  information,  to  be  a.s  brief 
and  pointed  as  possible.     Grace,  mer- 
cy and  peace  be  with  all   thai   are  in 
Christ. 

J.  W.  Stein. 
Neosho,  Mo. 


\  Visit  to  Wi>»itt    Vlr::liiln. 

On  my  return  from  a  trip  to  West 
Virginia,  during  the  vacation  of  the 
Plum  Creek  Normal  School,  I  found 
a  number  of  Companiuns  awaiting 
perusal,  and  in  the  aide  and  interesting 
editorial  correspondence  I  observed  a 
mistake  which  I  hasten  to  correct. 
It  is  stated  that  Professor  H.Miller 
is  a  graduate  of  the  University  at 
Lewisburg,  or  words  to  that  effect, 
and  a  false  impression  has  thus  unin- 
tentionally gained  currency.  During 
a  talk  with  Bro.  (Quinter,  Lewisburg 
and  the  university  located  there  were 
subjects,  of  conversation,  and  1  re- 
marked that  1  had  pursued  a  course 
of  study  there,  meaning  thereby  a 
course  at  Lewisburg  ;  but  it  was  not 
at  the  college.  Brother  Ciuinter  very 
naturally  inferred  that  the  University 
was  meant,  and  hence  the  unknown 
and  unintentional  error. 

Then  follows  a  remark  in  regard 
to  my  respect  for  the  characteristic 
principles  of  the  church,  and  there  is 
no  mistake  about  that.    It  were  bardly^ 


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possible  for  any  person  to  be  thrown 
in  contact  with  representative  breth- 
ren and  sisters  of  the  church,  as  I 
have  been  for  the  last  two  years  dur- 
ing my  connection  with  the  man- 
agement of  the  Plum  Creek  Normal, 
and  not  entertain  a  very  high  regard 
for  the  integrity  and  exalted  charac- 
ter of  those  with  whom  I  have  been 
brought  into  association.  I  trust  that 
feeling  may  suiTer  no  diminution  iu 
time. 

During  my  trip  a  very  large  round 
of  friends,  professional  and  otherwise, 
made  incjuiry  in  regard  to  the  "Dunk- 
ards,"  and  it  gives  me  great  pleasure 
to  say  that  the  Brethren  builded  bet- 
ter than  they  knew  when  honesty 
and  simplicity  were  taken  as  guide 
boards  in  the  denomination. 

I  fear  that  at  times  some  of  my 
young  friends  are  tempted  to  think 
indifferently  of  the  customs  of  the 
church,  and  long  for  the  flash  and  free- 
dom of  the  outside  world.  To  such 
I  would  say  that  they  can  never  be 
held  in  the  same  estimation  out  of  the 
church  as  iu  it.  The  very  company 
they  wish  for  will  cease  to  respect 
them,  and  it  will  prove  the  light  that 
will  singe  their  wings.  The  opiuion 
of  people  who  estimate  a  man  by  the 
cut  and  i|uality  of  his  clothes  is  not 
worth  much. 

I  am  under  the  impression  that  a 
well  directed  etYort  iu  the  way  of 
church  extension  would  result  very 
favorably  in  tlie  parts  I  visited.  There 
is  now  sweeping  over  the  country  a 
very  storm  of  atheism  that  one  unac- 
quainted with  the  situation  can  hardly 
conceive  of.  A  great  deal  of  what 
we  regard  as  speculative  philosophy 
and  progressive  science  is  only  the 
old  story  revamped  and  put  in  a  less 
apparent  light  than  were  the  coarse 
thefts  of  Paine  and  A^oltaire.  People, 
whom  they  run  to  seed,  in  the  way  of 
ritualism  and  show,  are  ready  after 
a  trial  of  their  unsatisfactory  results 
to  attach  themselves  to  a  church  like 
the  Dunkard  whore  primitive  and 
practical  Christianity  obtains. 

1  have  observed  from  time  to  time 
an  occasional  protest  against  the  des- 
tinctive  word  "Dunkard."  I  believe 
that,  instead  of  endeavoring  to  pre- 
vent the  use  of  the  word,  a  wholesale 
adoption  would  be  productive  of  good 
results. 

Not  one  of  my  friends  whom  I  saw 
when  I  was  away  ever  heard  of  the 
German  Baptists,  but  every  one  knew 
of  the  Dunkard  chu  rch,  invariably  as- 


sociating broad  brim  hats,  honesty, 
plainness,  and  swallow-tailed  coats, 
iu  one  confused  idea.  Hence  I  be- 
lieve that  a  fair  presentation  of  the 
principles  and  characteristics  of  the 
church  would  result  very  advantage- 
ously in  communities  where  people 
are  disposed  to  think  well  of  the 
Brethren  and  anxious  to  know  more 
of  them. 

To  meet  the  growth  of  the  country 
some  system  of  missionary  service  ad- 
equate to  the  emergency  ought  to  be 
devised.  If  a  missionary  organiza- 
tion exists  it  has  failed  to  resich  the 
field  under  my  observation  during 
this  season.  A  thorough  dissemina- 
tion of  information  in  the  way  of 
tracts,  ifcc,  would  do  much  toward 
removing  the  ignorance  of  the  world 
in  regard  to  the  Brothreu  and  their 
tenets, 

Howard  Miller. 

Elder  ton,  Pa. 

Buffalo,  Weld  Co.,  Col  ) 
July  l^Oth,  1875.      ] 
Brother  Qitti'iitcr : — 

We  resume  our  pen  to 
give  you  a  few  notes.  On  the  20th  of 
June  wo  were  favored  with  a  visit  by 
rider  G.  11.  Gish  and  companion,  from 
Woodford  county,  Illinois,  and  Bro. 
Daniel  Yount,  companion  and  son, 
from  Augusta  county,  Virginia.  Tboy 
came  to  ua  rather  unedspectedlj,  nev- 
ertheless we  were  glad  to  see  them 
and  have  them  to  preach  the  word  to 
us.  We  accompanied  them  on  their 
return  to  Greely,  and  to  Boulder  Co., 
and  had  a  series  of  meeting  in  Boul- 
der county.  As  many  as  believed 
were  baptized.  The  afternoon  of  the 
1th  inst.  we  all  took  the  train  at 
Longmont  for  a  visit  to  the  moun- 
tains and  mines  ;  went  up  Clear  Creek 
canyon,  which,  in  the  grandeur  of  the 
scenery  probably  equals,  of  its  nature, 
any  other  iu  the  world.  The  narrow 
gauge  railroad  winds  like  a  serpent 
up  the  deep  chasm  ;  touring  cliffs, 
hundreds  of  feet  high,  overhang  the 
road ;  a  mad  and  rushing  stream 
comes  tumbling  down  over  the  rocky 
bed, and  foaming  on  its  way  adds^  en- 
chantment to  the  view. 

Some  idea  of  the  grade  of  the  road 
may  be  had  when  it  is  known  that  in 
going  twenty  miles  we  went  up  about 
two  thousand  feet ;  that  is  the  dis- 
tance from  the  mouth  of  the  canyon  to 
Black  Hawk  and  Central  City.  After 
a  good  night's  rest  at  a  hotel  in  Black 
Hawk,  wo  all  tuok  a    walk    through 


Central  City,  (which  is  quite  a  large 
mining  town,)  and  to  some  of  the 
mountain  topa  beyond,  where  we  bad 
a  grand  view  of  the  snowy  range  and 
surrounding  country.  We  were  with- 
in three  or  four  miles  of  snow  banks 
said  to  be  twenty  foot  deep.  Central 
is  8,300  feet  above  the  level  of  the 
sea.  Long's  Peak,  not  far  off,  is  over 
14,000  feet  high.  Our  party  visited 
some  of  the  gold  mines,  as  well  as  the 
mills  whore  the  rock  is  pounded  and 
ground  up  that  the  gold  may  be  sep- 
arated. 

In  the  p.  m.  of  the  8th,  we  descended 
from  the  "hill  country"  to  the  plain 
arriving  at  the  City  of  Denver  before 
night.  We  spent  the  next  day  in 
looking  at  the  City  ;  visited  the  mint 
whore  we  saw  melted  gold  run  into 
blocks,  and  ujany  objects  of  interest. 
Ancient  coins,  used  before  the  time  of 
Christ,  and  at  tho  time  he  was  ou 
earth,  wore  objects  of  interest,  as  also 
coins  of  tho  various  natious  of  the 
earth. 

We  intended  to  leave  on  the   morn- 
ing of  the  lOih,  l)ut  were  diaappointed, 
owing   to    the    hoavy    rains    having 
washed  av/ay  a    bridge    on    tbe  rail- 
road ;  hence  we  had  to  lie  over    until 
next  day.     However  brother  Gish  and 
wife    returned    to    Boulder    county, 
where  they  expect  to  tarry  a  time   as 
laborers  in  tbe  cause    of    our    blessed 
prayer   is    that    the 
their   labors    most 
that    their    reward 


Ma.ster,  and  our 
Lord    may    bleaa 
abundantly,  and 
may  bo  great. 

/laving  returned  to  Greeley,  Bro. 
Yount  and  family  lefo  for  the  oast  oa 
the  12th  inst. 

We  had  indeed  a  pleasant  time 
with  the  brethren,  and  were  exceed- 
ingly glad  to  hear  them  so  zealously 
contending  for  the  faith  once  deliver- 
ed to  the  saints.  They  taught  as  hav- 
ing been  with  Jesus  and  having  learn- 
ed of  Him  ;  preaching  "Jesus  and  Him 
crucified,"  and  not  themselves.  We 
were  sad  when  the  parting  hour  came. 
Duty  bade  us  separate,  yet  with  a  fond 
hope  that  wo  should  meet  agitin ;  if 
not  in  this  vale  of  sorrow,  in  a  bright- 
er clime  we  hope  to  have  a  blessed 
reunion. 

For  the  last  two  or  three  weeks  we 
have  had  heavy  and  continued  rains. 
In  the  various  farming  districts  we 
passed  through,  we  found  the  grass- 
hoppers had  about  all  left,  and  late 
crops  were  coming  ou  remarkably 
fast,  and  promise  a  good  crop.  Not- 
wilhstaudiug  some  time  agoprospecta 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


were  indeed  gjooiuy,  so  far  aa  raising 
a  crop  was  considered,  now  many  are 
hopeful,  and  if  all  is  {uvorablo  from 
this  on,  a  considerable  crop  will  be 
raised.  Stock  is  doing  remarkably 
well.  The  late  raius  will  cause  an 
abundance  of  grass  to  grow  for  fall 
and  winter  range.  Tiikiug  all  iuto 
consideration  we  have  ninch  to  thank 
our  Heavenly  Father  for,  and  nourish 
the  hope  that  the  eastern  statea  every- 
where may  reap  aa  abundant  crop. 
When  we  say  eastern,  wo  mean  all 
east  of  lis.  We  hope  also  the  boun- 
ties of  God's  providence  may  be  given 
to  all  west  of  us,  and  that  men  every- 
where may  thank  Sod  for  Hia  abuud- 
unt  mercies. 

Truly  yours, 

J.  S.  Flory. 


Thornton,  West  Virginia.  ) 
August  2nd,  1875.      ) 
Jirothcr  Quiiiter : — 

As  1  have  not  seen 
any  church  news  from  this  part  of  the 
country,  published  in  the  columns  of 
the  Companion,  I  thought  I  would 
give  some  news  to  my  dear  brethren 
and  sisters  in  Christ. 

We  Lad  meeting  yesterday  at  the 
Westerman  school-house  We  were 
ably  addressed  by  brother  Z.  Aunon, 
from  these  words,  "See  that  ye  fall 
not  out  by  the  way  ;  Genesis  45ih 
chapter  latter  clause  of  the  24  ih  verse. 
Our  brother's  remarks  were  plain  and 
pointed,  and  .seemed  to  be  to  the  pur- 
pose. He  dwelt  principally  upon 
Joseph  and  his  brethren  ;  and  showed 
how  brethren  in  this  our  day  ought 
to  be  careful  that  they  fall  not  out  by 
the  way  ;  and  what  love  we  should 
bave  lor  one  another;  that  we  must 
bear  one  with  the  other  if  we  would 
be  Christ-like. 

We  have  public  preaching  every 
two  weeks  ;  the  first  Sunday  in  each 
month  at  the  Westerman  school- 
house,  the  third  Sunday  at  Maple 
]{un  school-house;  at  each  place  at 
the  hour  of  ten  o'clock. 

Brother  Anuou's  labors  are  heavy. 
Laving  a  niouutainows  country  to 
travel  through.  The  district  is  about 
forty  miles  long,  and  the  labors  rest 
principally  upon  him. 

We  are  furroucded  by  different  de- 
nominations ,  such  as,  ^Methodist, 
IJaptist,  United  Jkethren,  Catholics, 
and  Presbyteriauc;  but  our  little 
Hock  is  still  slowly  increasing.  When 
we  conjujcnced    at    the    Worsterman 


school-house,  the  Methodists  had  a 
consid»Tftble  cla8S,but  long  since  they 
have  disbanded  and  given  the  place 
over  to  Dunkardism. 

I  have  now  given  a  short  sketch 
as  to  how  we  are  getting  along  spir- 
itually, and  perhaps  our  brethren 
would  love  to  hear  how  our  crops 
are.  Our  wheat  was  not  half  a  crop; 
and  we  have  had  so  much  rain  in 
the  last  month  that  the  wheat  is  al- 
most rotton  in  the  shocks.  It  has 
been  raining  almost  every  day  since 
the  fourth  of  July.  Our  oala  crop 
is  good,  if  it  can  be  saved.  Corn 
looks  only  moderate  ;  and  I  don't 
think  there  will  be  an  average  crop, 
from  the  fact  that  we  could  not  at- 
tend to  it  on  account  of  the  wet  weath- 
er. Wo  got  our  corn  worked 
once,  and  some  commenced  the  sec- 
ond time,  and  got  it  partly  worked 
again.  It  is  still  raining  to-day,  and 
has  no  appearance  of  fairing  up,  as 
we  can  see.  But  we  are  taught  in 
Divine  Writ  that  the  Lord  does  ev- 
erything for  the  better  to  those  who 
love  and  fear  him  ;  and  our  Father 
in  heaven  knows  we  have  need  of 
these  things.  The  health  of  the 
country  is  tolerably  good. 

George  W.  Annon. 


A  Letter  from  the  Soutli. 

Madison,  Georui.i. 


DisoN,  Georui.i,     1 
July  15th,  J  875.      J 


Brother  Quinicr  : 

In  looking  over  letters 
and  correspondence  oi'  brethren  and 
others  i'rom  different  parts  of  the  north 
;ujd  west,  I  find  that  many  are  not  well 
suited  with  their  present  homes.  V'ari- 
ous  causes  have  tended  to  disappoint  and 
discourage,  and  many  think  ol'  seel^ing 
homes  elsewhere.  While  the  tide  of 
emigration  was  flowing  westward,  I  did 
not  leel  like  uttering  a  word  to  hinder  or 
delay  the  settlement  of  tlie  western 
country  ;  and,  indeed,  had  not  a  sense  of 
duty  prompted  me  to  remain  in  Georgia, 
I,  too,  poihaps,  would  have  been  carried 
towards  the  setting  sun  with  the  almost 
resistless  tide.  But  quietly  and  alone  I 
have  been  studying  tlie  resouiccs  of 
Georgia,  her  soil  and  productions,  and 
seeking  to  become  accjuainted  with  her 
people,  and  as  opportunity  offered,  pre- 
j)are  tlie  way  lor  spiritual  work,  by 
sneaking  for  the  Master's  cause  and  pro- 
claiming the  principles  of  our  church.  A 
thankless  and  burdensome  task,  truly. 

iS'ow  there  arc  brethren  and  oihcrs 
loukiug  in  tliis  direction  from  the  noitii, 
cast,  and  west.  The  search  lor  informa- 
tion is  being  jiro.secutcd  by  a  muUilude 
oi'  (|uestions  as  to  soil,  climate,  pruduc- 
tion.s,    society,    etc.       The    earneatncsa 


manifested  in  these  inquiries,  encourages 
(he  hope  that,  at  last,  we  may  reaJizo 
the  ciu^ri.<hcd  desire  to  see  a  church  of 
the  Brotherhood  established  in  Georgia. 
Long  and  anxiously  liavc  wo  w  liicd  for 
the  society  und  cliuroh  fcilow-hip  of 
brethren  in  this  our  ad<>pto(i  honi'^  V/c 
gladly  embrace  tlio  opportunity  ol'  hold- 
ing out  an  indiioeiueut  l)y  auKWoring 
questions  of  interest  to  those  seeking 
home-'  in  a  mild,  heaUliiul  cliinalc. 

My  fir.'^t  impressions  of  Georgia,  its 
soil,  productions,  people,  and  everyihing 
hut  the  climate  were  unfavorable.  Then, 
however,  tlie  results  of  war  had  left  an 
unfavorable  impression  upon  cveryboily 
ami  everything,  except  the  climate  which 
I  have  enjoyed  with  delight  from  the 
day  I  first  set  foot  upon  Georgi;;  soil. 
Eiifht  year.s  and  a  half  have  brought 
many  changes,  and  now  I  feel  justified  in 
rocotnmending  this  as  a  desirable  place 
to  live  and  labjr  for  the  support  of  tlie 
body  or  the  salvation  of  the  soul.  This 
part  of  Georgia  is  healthy  to  an  unusual 
degree-  Cholera  and  yellow  fever  never 
had  a  victim  in  our  locality  ;  [  have  never 
known  a  fatal  case  of  sunstroke  in  the 
oounty  ;  and  lung  diseases  arc  seldom 
known.  We  have,  in  our  county,  many 
people  driven  from  the  rigorous  northern 
eliiuaic,  wiio  enjoy  good  hoalth  here. 
For  two  winters  wo  have  had  no  snow, 
and  not  io  eiiough  to  bear  the  vreiglit  ot" 
a  man.  Our  Stimoirr*  mt,  long,  hut  no 
holler  than  nortlior?)  poopio  .ire  U'lcus- 
toiiiod  to. 

n.'bides  cotton,  wo  osu  raise  .ihout  all 
the  j.'^raiiis,  jira-ses,  fVuith-,  etc.,  rai'<!d  in 
the  noitii.  We  iVeqiienily  lui-e  corn, 
sweet  potatoes,  noS'-.  etc.,  after  gather- 
ing wheat  and  cats.  L:md  is  not  as  pro- 
ductive as  the  fertile  soil  of  the  western 
prairies,  hut  it  responds  more  i>rompt!y 
to  kind  treatment  and  manure  than  any 
land  I  ever  saw.  And  we  have  markets 
at  home  for  all  we  raise,  whether  it  be 
cotton,  grain,  or  stock  of  every  kind. 
We  have  railroad  interooiirsc  with  all 
the  country,  and  churches,  schools,  and 
other  fuciliiies  not  enjoyed  by  settlers  in 
a  new  couirtry.  Especial  inducements 
are  now  offered  to  mechanics,  manufact- 
urers, faruiers,  stock  raisers,  and,  in  fact, 
no  honest,  industrious  man  need  go 
amiss  in  IMorgan  county,  (icorgia. 

]j»nd  is  cheap,  and  ]>leasant  homes  can 
be  purclias(!d  at  low  rates.  As  an  in- 
stance I  would  mention  one  plan'ation  of 
thirty-six  hundred  acres  (oOOO).  now 
offered  at  ten  dollars  per  acre,  lying  on 
both  sides  of  the  railroad  ;  has  a  depot, 
plenty  of  timber,  abund-ince  of  water, 
houses  and  other  buildings,  and,  in  fact, 
about  everything  necessary  to  success- 
fully conduct  farming.  Twenty  or  thirty 
families  could  settle  it  up  tiud  have  a  lit- 
tle comtiiunii.v  ol'  their  own.  Other 
places  of  every  size  can  be  had  at  prices 
ranging  from  five  to  twenty  dollars  per 
acre,  as  to  location  and  fertility,  and  im- 
juovemenls  ;  or,  if  desirable,  any  amount 
of    land   cau   be   rented   or   farmed    on 


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shares  ;  but  not  if  delayed  till  Christmas 
as  larmcrs  should  be  ready  to  plow  and 
prepare  for  crops  before  that  tiiuc. 
September  or  October,  perhaps,  would 
be  the  best  time  to  seek  iiomes  or  make  J 
ontracts  for  next  year.  Crops  are  iook- 
ing  unusually  well  in  thia  country.  Fine 
growinjf  showers  have  continued  up  to  the 
present.  The  grain  has  been  by  far  the 
largest  crop  raised  since  the  war.  There 
wilT.be  an  average  crop  of  fruits,  though 
late  frosts  injured  some  kinds.  We  now 
have  ripe  apples,  peas,  peaclies,  figs, 
melons,  etc.  Hartford  grapes  are  turn- 
ing, and  will  come  in  before  long. 

E.  Heyser. 


Tli«   Duutfih  Fuud— A  Goutl 

Proposition— Ou«Cent 

uot  KiiouKh- 

Dear  Brother  James : — 

In  present  Vol., 
No.  29,  page  462,  we  find  the  one  cent 
proposition  of  brother  Eshelman.  The 
proposed  effort  we  heartily  endorse  as 
being  the  most  consistent  with  tlie  gos- 
pel we  preach  of  anything  we  liave  heard 
for  a  long  while. 

But  the  brother  is  oversigbted  in  the 
amount  which  hu  thinks  each  one  should 
pay  ;  ibr  one  cent  to  each  member  is  not 
enough,  and  will  not,  when  brought 
together,  afford  the  means  for  all  that  he 
a>k.s.  He  says,  "one  cent  from  cacli  of 
you,  dear  brethren,  will  pay  for  publish- 
ing these  pamphlets,  {one  hiuiJred  thoiis- 
sand  of  til  cm) — pay  the  passage  of  the 
person  to  Denmark,  and  all  his  expenses 
in  distributing  them."  'I'his  is  most  cer- 
tainly a  mistake,  as  we  shall  aiui  to  show. 
The  largest  estiaiatc  we  remember  to 
have  seen  as  to  the  number  of  our  people 
is  150,000.  This  may  be  true,  as  we  have 
no  iHeans  of  knowing,  but  we  ihink  it  too 
large.  But  allowing  that  tliere  are  so 
many,  one  cent  from  eacli  will  only  give 
us  lifteen  hundred  dollars,  or  one  cent 
and  a  half  for  publishing  and  distributing 
each  one  of  the  one  hundred  thousand 
copies,  find  allow  nothing  ibr  expenses. 
If  the  broilier  is  not  greatly  mistaken  in 
his  calculation,  the  publishers  of  books  in 
this  country  charge  most  extravagent  pri- 
ces for  their  labor;  and  as  a  result  of  such 
prices,  we  suggest  that  we  have  all  our 
printing  done  in  Denmark.  If  one  cent 
is  not  enough,  let  us  give  ton,  and  the 
surplus,  if  any,  can  be  used  in  sending 
the  Gospel  into  some  other  country. 
Landon  West. 


Oakland, 

130  00 

Covington, 

l.-iO  00 

Frice's  Creek, 

110  00 

Falesliue. 

110  00 

Tpper  Twin, 

10)  00 

Lower  Twiu, 

120  00 

Bear  Cre-k, 

100  00 

Lower  Miami, 

75  CO 

Beaver, 

.^)  OJ 

Lower  Stillwater, 

180  00 

Wolf  Creek, 

160  00 

Salem. 

100  00 

Ludlow  and  Panther 

100  00 

Lost  Creek, 

.30  00 

Unioe, 

40  00 

Upper  Miami, 

T.'J  00 

Clermont, 

30  00 

Newton, 

iJO  00 

Fall  Creek, 

2.5  00 

Kairview, 

10  00 

While  Oak, 

0  50 

Lumber  and  other  articles 

sold  after  the  meeting 

738  71 

Anuiial  Neetlug;— Expenses. 

The  following  report  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee of  the  Annual  Meeting  of  187.5,  held 
on  the  farm  of  John  Cassel,  near  Covington, 
Miami  county,  Ohio,  was  clipped  from  the 
Vindicator: 

RECEirTS. 

Amount  received   from    the   several  sub-dis- 
tricts of  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio — 
Donald's  Creek  $150  00 

Upper  Stillwater,  140  00 


on  the  10th  day  of  October  next,  com- 
mencing at  4  o'clock. 

Our  communion  is  appointed  in  the 
Middle  Creek  church,  4  miles  north  of 
Mineral  I'oint,  Somerset  Co.,  Pa.,  on 
Saturday  Sept.  18th,  commencing  at  3 
o'clock  P.  M.  Tobias  Meyers. 


$3,939  30 


EXrBNDITURBS. 

Lumber,  $133  Si 

130  gallons  apple  butter  104  00 

Cream  mugs  &  cofTue-pots,  71  "0 

Coflee,  80  00 
N»il8,  hinges,  lock«,  brick, 

poles,  labor  As  sundries,  181  31 
Bread,  hot;f,  coflcc,  at  put- 
ting up  shed,   dish  and 

other  washing,  1)0  80 

Three  tons  of  hay.  CO  00 

Use  of  bro.  Cn8'.el>  farm,  187  00 
7,708  lbs.  bread  at  4.;.  per 

lb.  308  33 
16,85.5  lbs.  beef  at  5)<  cts. 

per  lb.  gross,              "  937  02 

Sugar,  salt  aud  tea,  33  35 

Butchering,  33  00 


2,504  04 


Suiplus,  $434  72 

This  leaves  $434  Ti  in  my  bands,  which  is 
ready  to  be  forwarded  to  the  Bevcral  die 
tncts  :iti  soon  as  1  am  informed  to  whom  I 
shall  send  it.  The  dividend  is  struck,  and  1 
would  like  especially  to  know  to  whom  to 
send  for  the  Clermont,  Fall  Creek,  Fairview, 
and  White  O.ik  churches. 

David  Wenrich,  Henry  Reiber,  Enoch 
Beery,  and  Kmanuel  Hoover,  Finauce  Com- 
mittee.    Two  only  attended. 

Samuel,  MoHLEn, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


(inletu  College  Couinilttee  4galn. 

The  brethren  composing  the  commitee 
on  the  Salem  College,  will  wait  until 
they  get  word  from  me,  as  I  find  that 
there  is  not  a  proper  understanding  with 
those  who  are  interested,  as  to  time  and 
place,  when  and  where,  the  meeting  will 
be  held.  IIiEL  HaiMILTon. 

Erwin,  hid. 


Anuonuceiueuts. 


Love-Feasts. 


I>IEI>. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  elrcumstan 
cea  in  connection  wilh  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
wiali  te  use  all  silike,  and  we  could  not  iuBcrt 
vorsog  with  al). 

Near  Wi'.'t  Liberty,  Logan  county,  Ohio, 
.Inly  9,  1875,  friend  John  Byler,  member  of 
the  Amish  church,  agfd  C5  years,  8  months 
and  10  days.  Diiteaso,  lingeiing  consumption. 
Funeral  preached  by  friend  John  V-irio, 
Amish  minisier,  in  the  G».rnian.and  the  wri- 
ter in  English,  from  Rev.  xlv.  13. 

J.  L.  Fuantz. 

December  28t,h,  1874,  in  the  Upper  Miami 
or  Grove  District,  Miami  county,  O.,  brother 
Isaac  Kern,  of  lung  fwver  and  pleurisy, aged 
45  years,  8  mouths  and  8  days.  He  left  a 
wife  and  3  children  to  mourn  their  loss — a 
fourth  one  beiu|{  born  after  his  d-iath.  The 
oidest  one  is  a  member  of  the  church.  Fu- 
neral services  by  brethren  H.  D.  Davy,  and 
Isaac  Studebaker. 

Also,  nt  the  same  place,  Juno  lOlh,  1875, 
Cakuib  Alwii.pa,  da\i5;htBr  of  brother  Da- 
vid and  sister  Ella  Filhrun,  aged  1  year,  8 
months  and  31  days.  Disease,  bone  erysip- 
elas. Fnneral  services  by  brother  H.  D.Da- 
vy from  2  Kings,  vi.  36, 

4  J.  Arnold. 

In  the  Sandy  Greek  church,  Columbiana 
county,  Ohio,  Jiine  27th,  1875,  sister  Eme- 
LiNK  IL  Clbment,  wlf'i  of  brother  A.  Clem- 
ent, and  dau;ihier  of  George  M.  aud  Catha- 
rine Bowman,  deceased.  Sister  Cl<-mentwa8 
siroiig  in  the  faitli.  She  desired  to  do  all  the 
Lord  had  requi'od  of  her.  Sometime  before 
Bho  died,  she  called  for  the  elders,  and  was 
annointcd  in  Hie  name  of  the  Lord.  She 
leaves  a  kind  husband  and  5  children  to 
mou'u  their  loss,  which,  we  hope,  is  her 
great  gain  Aged  30  jears,  11  mouths,  and 
32  days.  Funeral  discourse  by  brother  Aa- 
ron Shively  aud  iht  writer. 

Lbwis  Glass. 


There  will  be  a  lovcfeast  in  the  Cow- 
enshannoc  congregation,  Armstrong  Co., 
Pa., in  the  Cowenshannoc  meeting-house, 
on  the  17th  of  September  next,  commen- 
cing at  2  o'clock  r.  m. 

There  will  be  a  lovcfeast  in  the  Indian 
Creek  coiigregatioii,   Fayette   Co.,   I'a., 


T  ISTOFMONIOYS  ilKCJElVED  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

Samuel  Grcenawalt,  1  50;  Elias  Auvil. 
1  60;  Samuel  H  Cassel,  43;  A  Friend,  10; 
Mary  Helser,  35;  Divid  Rupel  1  00;  E  D 
Haven,  15;  D  A  Boob  10;  S  Workman,  1  00; 
John  Thomas,  5  li';  J  S  S.iowberger,  ,5'J;  N 
B  Blough,  25;  I  Meyers,  10;  Ella  Willams, 
1  45;  J  L  Frautz,3  00;  D  Garber,  50;  Jacob 
Wertz,  3  50;  H  G  Pobsl,  10;  S  Heurlcks,  $3. 

^VAl'EK  WHEEI..I 

THE      "BEERS"      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  iniproved  and  will  use  one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel  in  use 
and  is  cheaper  aud  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Bbbrs  &  Sons. 
Cocolaraas,  Juniata,  Co.,  i'a. 
Bebrs,  Ganoleu  &  CooKE. 
Seleu's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  i'a, 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


I'assiover  nud  Lord's  Supper. 

Eld.  John  Wise  sayt-:  "Having  examined 
the  work  entitled  Thf  I'ufewer  and  Lord'it 
Supper,  wriltou  by  J.  W.  BnoK,  I  unhosita- 
tiiitjly  express  ray  approbation  of  the  work, 
and  think  it  worthy  of  luib'.ic  p&tronage;  and 
especially  consider  that  it  should  be  in  ei:(nry 
family  of  the  Brolherlio'd  " 

The  work  contains  25S  pasos.  Price, 
sincle  copy  by  mail,«il.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Address, 

J.  \V.  Bkbu, 
Meyersdale, 
85  Somerset  Co  ,  Pa. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


Tub  Childkbn'8  PAfKn  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  thn  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  35  cents  per  year.  A  beaulihil  Map  of 
Pai.estinb  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  ou  receipt  of  stamp.  Addrcss> 
H.  J.  KnuTZ, 

U  tf.  I'oland,  Mahouing  Co.,  O. 

I'ure-ltred  lA'£ht  i;rHliiuaN. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  eize,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  ono  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    Addrei«P, 

8.  Bbakd, 

•J5.  Polo,  ills. 

ValuHblo  Fariu  For  Nule. 

A  farm  contninlni^  108  acres  in  Ws^tmora- 
land  county,  Pcnu'a,  two  ani\  one-hnlf  miles 
Boutli  of  Donegal  on  county  line  roa'l.  Abont 
85  acres  cleared  and  b»Uuce  «)od*  timber. 
Has  a  fiood  orchard  and  »lsc  stone  coal. 
Th'j  buildings  are  «  jrood  Iwof^-. ory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  Urge  bank  barn 
wiih  all  necessary  oull)uiIdi-j«s  ;  good  Kpring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  hou.H  i  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  oue-Ualf 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  mo  ou  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Metbus. 

81-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 


FAKN  FOK  MAL.E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  Hiver,  Freedom 
township,  Stephenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  (Jherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  100  acres,  ail,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  larvre 
Blone  IJouse  ;  good  Well  and  Spring  House; 
pcveral  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
•fee,  itc. 

Teiim.s:  f4,000  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pny- 
meutfi.  Address, 

23tf.  GKORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 

Italian  <|nerni«  For  Nalw.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  Htainp  for  jirico 
list.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Addres"*  8AMUKL.  GKKENAWALT,  Cear- 
foBB  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  .Md. 

I'J-Cm. 


$25 


n  day  P'l.iinnlfi-'l  UKin^;  our  Well 
AuKer  &.  Drills.    SIOO  n  in'niih 

ii.il.l  III  K'"i'l    Ak'hI".      Aii:.r  1 It 

nee.    JIU  Augt;!  C\>„  bt.  l.uula,  Mu, 


Stover    Automatic 
Wlud  Ivugiue. 


For  pumpin?  water, 
grinding  grain,  iVc.  Three 
years  in  snccessfol  "per- 
ation,  and  over  8,<)00 
in  nee.  Tcok  Preminui 
at  the  Illinois  S.at*  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  I«  particularly 
adaptdd  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  States  ow- 
iug  to  the  slight  breeze 
reqired  to  operate  it. 
li  i«  iSell-Reealutius. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
na»  bnt  three  joints  dnd  two  plicos  to  oil. 
Can  ba  attached  to  any  pumn.  Every  m)ll 
fully  wanautetj.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
vau  Wind  E>-f;iNB  Co.,  Gr'en^aslle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WooDMANiB,  Freeport.  111. 

j(.*j(.  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Allegh»ny  mountains.        [tf 

"A  righteous   man   rogardelh  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Prov.  xli.  10. 

SAFETY   COLLAK  l>Ai>S. 

Having  pitiMiteu,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  wc  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  pert  of  the  United  Sl»te6, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75<;.  for  a 
single  one,  or  i|*1.50  a  pair.  They  are 
liglil,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing soro  fro'ia  use  to  Limber  Polo  Wagons, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
provantion  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

CoiJ.AKS  :  "Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  $4  ea''h  or  ?8  a  pair.  Short  Siraw 
Draft  ('ollarS;  $3  each  oi-  $G  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  linifhed  with  Safety  Collar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  oliicc  ou  re- 
ceipt of  jirice. 

Wholrsale  orders  solloited  from  dealers. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Bbavbr, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


HOiflE  WOOLEN  FACTORY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  seud 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
charges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  mora.  Having  been  in  th(!  tinsincs.« 
over  forty  years,  I  think  1  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  lind  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  8TUDEBAKER. 
HoMB  Woolen  Factouy, 

18-tf.  Troy,  Ohio. 


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can.  1  cojiy  15  centt;  'i  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  fl.lO.  Address  : 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN, 
Lanauk 
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Will  be  sol  1  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  2.")lh,  1875,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  7(i  acres  of  nooi)  l,i\i),  a  large  four- 
story  Mill,  with  water  and  steam  power,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Ba'n,  and  othrr  necessajy  out- 
buildings, all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  property,  is  in  n  good 
country,  near  markets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Middletown.  D.iuphin  county.  Pa. 

The   shIu    will  be  held  in  Middletown,  at 
the  liouu  and  feed  store,  near  the  depjt.   For 
any  further  information   call  on  or  address, 
D.  M.  Snavk  .y,  Miller, 
or  M.  N.  Kaitfman. 

The  sale  will  begin  at  3  o'clock, .p.  m, 

)\\U  he  tiuU(  oil  cii'/  hrina. 


C.  F.  C.     Vol-  XL 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


^      GOSPEL  VISITOR.      ^ 


BY  JAMKS  QUINTEK. 


"i/"  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commatidmeuts." — Jesus. 


At  $1.00  I'er  Anunm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  AUG.  17,  18T5.      Vol.  II.  No.  33. 


'Ity  thiue  Uuknown  iSaflerlugs, 
O  (;itrist  !" 


(gueek  litany.) 
Uuknown,  blest  Jesus  I     Thinkest  thou,   O 
liuman  soul, 
To  comprehend   the  pangs  thy  Lord   en- 
dured 
To  save  not  thae  alone  from  doom  so  well 
deserved, 
Nor  yet  a  race  apostate,  sin  allured, 
But  a  whole  world  to  Satan  given  o'er  ? 

An«!   did'st   thou,  Prince   of    life,  from   thy 
hifih  throne, 
Leaving    the    glory    which    thou    had'st 
above, 
Co-tqual  with  the  Father, — deign  to  become 
A   sorrowing,    suftering   man  ?      O  won- 
drous love  ! 
Well    may    the    angels    cry,   "Worthy  the 
L\rab!' 

Would  that  the  rocks  on  sacred  Olivet, 
Whither  he  oft  resorted  to  commune  with 
God 
Might  but  reveal  the  anguished  pleadings  of 
that  burdened  soul  ! 
And  thou,   sweet  Cedrou, — ever   musical 
amid 
Those    hallcw.'d    erounds, — Ob,    wherefore 
art  thou  rauie  ? 

Who  can  depict  the  awful  grandeur  of  that 
scene 
In  lone  Gethsemane,  which  only  eyes  in 
heaven  beheld  f 
The  midnight  solitude — most  fitting  hour 

For  direet  agony  unpareil'  led  ! 
Save  that   which  overshadowed  all  on  Cal- 
vary ! 

But  why  yot   linger  by  that   blood-stained 
cross  ? 
No  longer  pierced  by  crown  of  thorns  His 
brow, — 
«<  'Tis  finished  !"    80  he  cried  with   bowed 
head, — 
Once  crucified,  our  risen  Savior  now, 
We  praise,  we  bless*,  we  worship  and  adore  ! 

Yes,  all  unknown  thy  ''sutferings.O  Christ!" 
Enough  thou  kuowest  ours,  e'en   to   the 
grave, 
And   having  drank,  thyself,  life's  bitterest 
cup, 
Art  able  both  to  euecor  and  to  save  ! 
Oh,  then,  iu  thought  of  this,  with  joy  we'll 
follow  on, 
Saying,  with  thee,  ''Father,  thy  will,  not 
ours,  be  done  !" 

—  Watchman  and  Beflector. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie  BeatltnUes  ol  the  IMouut. 
No.  3. 


BY  JOHN  CALVIN  BRIGHT. 


"Blessed  are  the  meek  ;  for  they  shall  in- 
herit the  earth." 

"Blessed  are  the  meek." —  Meek, 
"Milduesa  of  temper ;  soft ;  gentle  ; 
not  easily  provoked  or  irritated : 
yielding  ;  giving  to  forbearance  under 
injuries;  humble;  submissive  to  the 
divine  will  ;  not  proud,  self-sufficient, 
and  refractory  ;  not  peevish  and  apt 
to  complain  of  divine  dispensations." 
Meekness,  "Softness  of  temper  ;  mild- 
ness ;  gentleness ;  forbearance  under 
injuries  and  provocations  ;  in  an  evan- 
gelical sense,  humility;  resignation; 
submissiveuess  to  the  divine  will 
without  murmuring  ;  opposed  to  pride, 
arrogance  or  refractoriness." — Web- 
ster. 

Mild  and  gentle  are  synonymous 
with  meek.  They  however  only  refer 
to  a  natural  disposition  and  temper  ; 
but  meek  implies  a  mildness  of  temper 
and  gentleness  of  disposition  school- 
ed in  discipline  and  suffering.  An  ob- 
solete meaning  of  the  word  is,  an 
equal,  a  companion ;  because  they 
who  have  a  quiet,  meek,  and  gentle 
disposition  associate  with  all  who  fear 
God,  treating  each  other  as  brethren 
of  the  same  family,  and  fellow-heirs  of 
the  same  glorious  heritage.  They  are 
walking-commentators  of  that  sub- 
lime language  of  Paul,  "Be  kindly 
affectioned  one  to  another  with  broth- 
erly love;  in  honor  preferring  one 
another.  Be  of  the  same  mind  on^^ 
toward  another.  Mind  not  high 
things,  but  condescend  to  men  of  low 
estate.  Be  not  wise  \n  yoi^r  own  coQ' 
ceits." 


"The  man  Moses  was  meek,  above 
all  men  which  were  on  the  face  of  the 
earth."  This  trait  was  very  useful  to 
him  in  the  trying  leadership  of  con- 
ducting the  wayward  and  rebellions 
Israelites  out  of  Egypt,  through  the 
wilderness  to  the  Promised  Land ; 
and  blessings,  temporal  and  spiritual, 
were  promised  to  the  meek  under  the 
old  dispensation. 

Christ  says,  "Come  unto  me  all  ye 
that  labor  and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I 
will  give  you  rest.  Take  my  yoke 
upon  you,  and  learn  of  me  ;  for  I  am 
meek  and  lowly  of  heart :  and  ye  shall 
find  rest  unto  your  souls."  And 
those  who  go  to  school  to  this  Divine 
Teacher,  and  learn  the  lessons  of  hu- 
mility and  meekness  taught  in  his 
school  will  manifest  a  smooth,  even, 
humble,  and  peaceable  disposition — a 
meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is  the 
proper  adorning  of  the  hidden  man  of 
the  heart;  and  which  is  in  the  sight 
of  God  of  great  price. 

Meekness  is  one  of  the  fruits  of  the 
spirit.  Gal.  5  :  23.  Paul  besought  his 
Corinthian  brethren  "by  the  meekness 
and  gentleness  of  Christ."  He  ex- 
horted Titus  "to  speak  evil  of  no  man, 
to  bo  no  brawler,  but  gentle,  showing 
all  meekness  to  all  men."  And  he 
coa>manded  Timothy  and  the  church 
at  Galatia,  to  instruct  and  restore 
those  who  opposed  themselves  and 
were  overtaken  in  a  fault,  in  the  spirit 
of  meekness. 

Here  we  notice  the  fact  that  each 
succeeding  Beatitude  is  an  outgrowth 
of  the  preceding.  Each  one  rises 
higher  and  higher  in  the  divine  clus- 
ter of  precious  truths  and  precious 
blessings.  In  the  (irat  we  have  a 
class  iu  spiritual  poverty  ;  in  the  sec- 
ond, mourning  and  (distress  on  account 


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of  this  impoverished  stiita  and  condi- 
tion, to  which  consolalion  is  promis- 
ed ;  and  iu  the  third  we  discover 
meekness  as  a  consequence  of  this 
consolation,  and  an  additional  bless- 
ing. And  then  each  of  the  following 
rist  B  higher,  and  higher.and  higher. 

"Furlheij  shall  inheril  the  earth  .^^ 
— Similar  expressions  occur  in  the 
Psalms.  At  dili'erent  places  the 
Tsaluiist  says,  "]lc  that  fears  the 
Lord,"  "he  that  waits  upon  the 
Lord,"  and  "the  meek,  shall  inherit 
the  earth  "  Perhaps  his  expressions 
savor  more  oftempsral  blessings  than 
our  text ;  but  it  tends  to  elucidate  it 
nevertheless.  Those  who  are  meek 
and  holy,  as  a  natural  consequence, 
are  of  a  frugal,  industrial,  and  con- 
tented disposition,  and  consequently 
never  suffer  beggary  or  extreme  pov- 
erty. For  David  gays,  "I  have  never 
seen  the  righteous  forsaken  or  his 
seed  begging  bread  ;"  and  the  Son  of 
David  said  that  every  disciple  of  his 
should  receive  "a  hundred  fold  in 
this  life,"  but  the  blessings  we  are 
considering  are  more  of  a  spiritual 
character. 

It  ha.s  been  translated  "inherit  the 
land."  The  expression  "iuhorit  the 
laud"  occurs  frecjuontly  in  Moses  and 
the  prophets,  and  it  generally  refers 
to  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  but,  as  inti- 
mated above,  Christ's  expression  has 
more  of  a  spiritual  signification. 
While  the  expressions  in  the  law  refer 
to  the  land  of  Judea  and  temporal 
good,  chiefly,  Christ's  refers  to  the 
abundance  of  spiritual  blessings  pro- 
vided for  man  by  the  everlasting  gos- 
pel. The  land  of  Canaan  was  typical 
of  the  kingdom  of  God.  The  jews 
inherited  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  and 
they  who  exhibit  the  meekness, 
gentleness,  and  humility  of  the  Sa- 
viour, shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
eternal  glory.  God  shall  create  new 
heavens  and  earth  and  therein  shall 
they  dwell  forever. 

I  uudLM'stand  the  expression,  "in- 
herit the  earth"  to  be  tantamount  to 
other  expressions  found  in  the  Scrip- 
tures ;  as,  "inherit  glory,"  "inherit 
everlasting  life,"  ''inherit  the  kingdom 
prepared  (or  you  from  the  foundation 
of  the  world,"  and  inherit  all  things." 

For  the  CoMTANiON  and  Visitor. 
'■'lie  MiMHiou  I'urMCfl. 

MaUhew  2s  :  11),  'Go  yu,  therefore,  and 
teach  ail  nalloii.^  ;  hapli/.iu^^  them  in  the 
iinnie  of  the  Kathei',  and  of  the  Son,  aud  of 
the  Holy  (Jlioflt." 

This  ia  a  cotupound  sentence,  bttv. 


iug  one  subject,  two  predicates,  and 
one  object,  having  a  number  of  word 
adjuncts,  and  one  compound  phrase 
adjunct. 

Parsed. 
Go,  Fir.st  predicate,  an  irregular, 
active,  intransitive  verb,  imperative 
mood,  present  tense,  .second  person, 
plural  number,  to  agree  with  its  nom- 
inative ye. 

Ye,  Subject  of  the  sentence,  a  per- 
sonal pronoun,  representing  its  ante- 
cedent, the  names  of  the  npostlcs,  sec- 
ond person,  plural  number,  masculine 
gender,  and  nouiinativo  case,  subject 
of  rjo  and  teach. 

Therefore,  A  conjunction — intro- 
ducingthe  8entence,8ignifying  because 
of  this. 

And,  A  copulative  conjunction — 
uniting  the  predicates. 

Teach,  Second  predicate,  an  irreg- 
ular, active,  transitive  verb,  impera- 
tive mood,  present  tense,  second  per- 
son, plural  number,  to  agree  with  its 
nominative  ye. 

All,  A  word  adjunct,  a  limiting 
adjective,  belonging  to  nation.^. 

Nations,  The  object  of  the  transi- 
tive verb  teach.  A  collective  noun; 
third  person,  plural  number,  common 
gender,  and  objective  case,  governed 
by  the  verb  teach. 

Baptizing,  The  leader  ot  the  com- 
pound phrase  "baptizing  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,"  a  present 
participle  from  the  verb  baptize  ;  indi- 
cates present  action,  (but  not  con- 
tinued action,  otherwise  the  action 
never  would  be  compleied,)  present 
tense  is  "iug,"  post  tense  is  "ed," 

Them,  A  per.sonal  pronoun  repre- 
senting nations,  third  person,  plural 
number,  common  gender,  to  agree 
with  its  antecedent  nations,  and  in  the 
objective  case,  governed  by  the  active 
transitive  participle  baptizing. 

In,  A  preposition  showing  relation 
between  its  antecedent  baptizing  and 
its  subsequent  name. 

The,  Word  adjunct  of  name,  a  lim- 
itingadjective,  definite  article,  belongs 
to  name. 

Name,  A  common  noun,  third  per- 
son, singular  number,  neuter  gender, 
and  objective  case,  governed  by  the 
preposition  in. 

Of,  A  preposition,  showing  relation 
between  name  and  Father. 

The,  Word  adjunct,  liniiling  adjec- 
tive, definite  article,  l)elonga  to  Father. 
Father,    A     common    noun,     third 
porsou,  singular    numi)er,    uuisculiuo 


gender,  and  objective  case,    governed 
by  the  proposition  of. 

And,  A  copulative  conjunction, 
connecting  Father  and  Son..  (Note  : 
like  coupling  together,  like  the  bingo 
upon  which  the  door  turns,  also  fast- 
ens, so  in  language,  it  couples  togeth- 
er, turns  upon.) 

Of,  A  preposition,  showing  relation 
between  nav\e  and  .Son. 

The,  A  word  adjunct,  limiting  ad- 
jective, definite  article,  and  belongs  to 
Sun. 

Son,  A  common  noun,  third  per- 
son, singular  number,  masculine  gen- 
der, and  objective  case,  governed  by 
the  preposition  of 

And,  A  copulative  conjunction, 
uniting  Son  and  Jloly  Ghoat. 

Of,  A  preposition,  its  antecedent 
term,  name,  i*,s  subsequent  term,  lIoUj 
Ghost. 

The,  A  word  adjunct  of  TIolv 
Ghost,  a  limiting  adjective,  defiiito 
article. 

Jlohj  Ghoat,  A  proper  noun, — to  bo 
understood  a  colleciive  noun,  as  in 
Acts  2:  2-4, — third  (person)  or  name; 
in  name,  singular  number,  (Haroey\-i 
Grammer,  Page  26,  No.  7,  "A  collcc- 
live  noun  is  a  name  singular  in  form, 
though  denoting  more  than  one  ;  as, 
herd,  jury,  swarm,  school,  assembly.") 
masculine  gender,  and  objective  case, 
governed  by  tlie  preposition  of. 

Note  1st. — The  phrase  "baptizing 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost," 
is  a  compound  phrase,  participial  iu 
form,  and  adverbial  in  one,  and  is  used 
to  modify  the  first  predicate  go.  The 
leader  is  baptizing  ;  the  subsequent  of 
the  primary  phrase  is  them.  "In  the 
name"  is  a  secondary  phrase,  modify- 
ing the  leader  of  the  primary  phrase  ; 
the  leader  is  in,  the  subsequent  ia 
name.  "Of  the  Father,"  a  secondary 
phrase,  modifying  the  subsequent  of 
the  first  secondary  phrase.  '  Of  the 
Son,"  a  secondary  pbra.so,  also  modi- 
fying ?mm«.  'Of  the  Holy  Ghost," 
a  secoudary  phrase,  also  modifying 
name.  The  leaders  of  these  last  threo 
secoudary  phrases  is  the  preposition 
of;  the  Bubspciuonts  ^re,  of  the  first 
Father;  ofche  second,  Son;  of  the 
third, is  lIohjGhost. 

Note  2nd. — The  copulative  con- 
junction and  is  used  only  to  uuito  tho 
the  subsequents  of  tho  secondary 
phrases,  (Father,  and  Son,  and  Holy 
Ghost,)  and  in  no  numncr  relate  to.or 
limit,  or  modify,  the  action  oxprcssed 


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by  baptism  ;  hence  does  not  argue   in 
favor  of  ooutiaued  action. 

Note  3rd. — I  have  classed  the  nouns 
Father  and  Son,  a(5cording  to  their  usual 
significations.  Whilst  I  admit  that,  log- 
icaly,  their  significance  is  undisputed,  they 
are  proper  noun.?. 

Note  4th. — "I  baptize  yDu"  &c.:  the 
i  is  a  pronoun,  singular  number,  is  the 
agent,  or  nominative  ;  baptize,  the  verb, 
or  action;  the?/o(tis  a  pronoun,  objec- 
tive case,  or  object  of  the  action-  The 
verb  must  answer  in  nnmber  to  the  nom- 
inative, as  the  nominative  governs. 
(H'tn'ri/'s  Grammar,  Page  8.3,  No.  .5,  "A 
verb  must  agree  with  its  subject  in  person 
and  number.")  The  nominative  govern- 
ing the  verb,  and  being  in  the  singular, 
cuts  off  the  doctrine  of  three  ac'.ions  in 
baptism,  or  Trine  Immersion,  triple  bap- 
tism, &c. 

Note  .5. — Triple  immcrsionists,  claim 
that,  the  formula  of  baptism,  as  recorded 
by  Matthew,  is  very  elliptical,  and  claim 
the  following  as  correct  : — Moore  s  Pam^ 
j}hlei,  page  19.  reads, — "Baptizing  them 
into  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  haptlz- 
ivg  them  into  the  name  of  the  Son,  and 
haptiznif/  them  into  the  name  of  the  Holy 
Ghost."  To  the  seventeen  words  com- 
posing tlie  formula  of  baptism,  they  add 
ten  words,  and  change  one  ;  for  in  they 
change  to  into,  claiming  that  they  do  this 
agreeably  to  the  laws  of  language.  But 
I  ask  what  rule  allows  an  addition  of  ten 
words,  and  the  changing  of  one,  to  every 
seventeen  words?  when  every  word  is 
parsed  fu'l  and  complete  without  all  that. 
Sec  Ilanej/'s  G'ccnnjHcn-, page  161. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
How,  and  how  not,  Salvatiou  is 
Universal. 


BV  J.  S.  FLORY. 


Universal  salvation  is  a  doctrine  of 
the  Bible.  To  rightly  understand  its 
nature,  we  must  consider  it  in  a  qual- 
ified sense ;  otherwise  we  will  fall 
into  gross  errors.  According  to  God's 
will  and  design  salvation  is  universal. 
The  Soriptnres  testify  that  God  "will 
have  all  men  to  be  saved  and  come 
unto  the  knowledge  of  the  truth." 
"The  grace  of  God  that  bringeth  sal- 
vation hath 'appeared  to  all  men  ;"  or, 
as  another  translation  has  it,  "The 
grace  of  God  that  bringeth  salvation 
to  all  men  hath  appeared."  God's 
grace,  through  a  Mediator — Christ 
Jesus — did  effect  a  universal  salvation 
to  the  world.  "God  was  in  Christ 
reconciling  the  world  unto  himself." 
Origiual  sin  brought  about   universal 


alienation  from  God  ;  in  Christ  uni- 
versal reconciliation  was  effected. 
"In  Adam  all  die."  Christ  was  "the 
Lamb  of  God,  which  taketh  away  the 
sin  of  the  world."  The  Scriptures, 
indeed  abound  in  testimonies  showing 
that  God's  grace  was  manifested  in 
bringing  about  a  universal  salvation 
to  all  from  original  sin  ;  and  it  is  a 
glorious  fact,  full  of  comfort,  to  know 
that  God's  will  is  that  all  should  be 
saved,  that  his  grace  is  free,  and,  in 
•design,  salvation  through  His  free 
grace  is  universal. 

Salvation  in  the  sense  above  allud- 
ed to  being  so  abundantly  verified,  it 
is  no  marvel  that  many  persons  may 
be  influenced,  by  a  cunningly  devised 
theology,  to  believe  salvation  is  uni- 
versal in  every  sense,  aad  under  any 
and  every  circumstance.  While  we 
admit  that  the  Bible  does  teach  uni- 
versal salvation  of  the  world  from 
original  sin  ;  and  eternal  salvation, 
according  to  God's  will  of  desire,  is 
universal,  yet  in  application  eternal 
salvation  is  not  universal.  Theprom- 
ise  of  eternal  salvation  by  grace, 
hangs  most  conclusively  upon  condi- 
tions. Indeed  primary  salvation — 
salvation  from  personal  sins — is  only 
attainable  upon  certain  conditions. 

It  may  be  asked,  if  salvation,  ac- 
cording to  God's  will  of  desire  is 
universal,  will  not  Ilis  will  in  this 
respect  be  absolutely  accomplished. 
In  answer  wo  will  say,  God's  will  of 
desire  is  not  always  effected.  It  is 
God's  will  of  desire  that  men  should 
not  steal,  murder,  lie,  cheat,  or  hate 
one  another,  yet  these  things  are 
done,  and  that,  too,  to  a  wonderful 
extent. 

God's  grace  or  favor  to  Israel  was 
universal  in  its  nature.  Salvation 
from  Egyptian  bondage  and  deliver- 
ance through  the  Red  Sea,  was  uni- 
versal. The  promise  of  an  entrance 
into  the  coveted  land  was  universal, 
or  to  all.  God's  will  of  desire  was 
that  all  "Israel  might  be  saved,"  and 
that  all  should  inherit  the  goodly 
land.  But  they  did  not:  thousands 
fell  through  the  anger  ofGod.  Why 
so  ?  Because  a  triumphal  entrance 
across  Jordon  depended  upon  condi- 
tions. The  conditions  were  right- 
eousness according  to  the  law,  or,  we 
might  say,  obedience  to  the  commands 
of  God.  God  is  the  same  yesterday 
to-day  and  forever. 

To-day  we  glory  in  a  covenant  dis- 
pensation of  grace,  according  to  God's 
mercy,  in    Bftlvatjon    through    Christ 


from  the  dire  calamity  of  original 
bondage.  And  as  the  children  of  Is- 
rael were  in  a  universal  manner  bap- 
tized unto  Moses  in  the  sea  and  cloud, 
— Moses  being  their  leader, —  we  have 
been  brought  into  a  universal  cove- 
nant relation  with  Christ  our  Savior, 
so  far  that  we  are  all  his  through 
redemption,  or  deliverance  from  "ihb 
sin  of  the  world,"  and  have  become 
"heirs,"  according  to  promise,  of  heav- 
en and  eternal  joys.  Bat  our  entrance 
to  tho  land  of  rest,  or. possessions  of 
an  heavenly  inheritance,  depends  upon 
certain  conditions.  And  those  con- 
ditions may  be  summed  up  in  love  to 
God  and  love  to  your  neighbor.  The 
love  of  God  is  to  keep  his  command- 
ments ;  and  the  promise  is  to  them 
that  "do  His  will."  The  theory  of 
the  universal  salvation  of  all  in  eter- 
nity, when  weighed  in  the  balances 
of  gospel  law  and  testimony,  will  be 
found  lighter  than  feathery  down  I 
"It  the  righteous  scarcely  be  saved, 
where  shall  the  sinner  and  the  un- 
godly appear  ?"  Strive  to  enter  in  at 
strait  gate,  for  many  shall  seek  to 
enter  aad  shall  not  be  able."  "Da- 
part  from  me  ye  workers  of  iniquity, 
I  never  knew  you."  "Not  all  that 
say  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  the  king- 
dom." All  these  with  hundreds  more, 
taken  separately,  are  enough  to  strip 
"univcrsalism"  of  all  its  hopes,  and 
cast  all  its  absolute  views  into  the 
muddy  waters  of  the  vague  and  un- 
certain "isms"  of  the  day. 

It  is  evident  that  if  "orthodox 
universalism"  is  true  in  its  surmises, 
those  that  believe  in  walking  in  all 
the  commandments  of  God,  and  that 
salvation  depends  upon  certain  condi- 
tions, cannot  go  amiss  in  gaining 
heaven.  But  on  the  other  hand, 
should  "Universalism"  be  found  want- 
ing, the  believer  in  conditional  salva- 
tion has  yet  another  chance,  provided 
he  has  proven  his  faith  by  his  works. 
Two  chances  always  preferable  to 
one  I  The  question  of  doubt  is  not 
on  the  side  of  those  that  walk  in  all 
the  commands  of  Christ  blameless, 
but  on  the  side  of  those  that  made 
thorn  void  through  unbelief  "Uni- 
versalism" is  unsafe — decidedly  so. 
The  safe  ground  is  to  believe  that  the 
gospel  is  the  power  of  God  unto  sal- 
vation to  them  that  believe,  and  then 
practice  the  precepts  of  the  gospel 
through  an  abiding,  living  faith  in 
Christ,  who  is  the  central  luminary 
of  the  New  Testameut  Scriptures. 

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For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
L.or<l  I  L.ove  Tb«e. 

BY    CAltltlE   nOLSINOEK. 


I  lovu  Tbee,  blrssud  Lord, 
By  heavenly  liosls  adored 
For  oh  !  how  hast  Thou  shown, 
.By  Thy  dear,  dying  Son, 
Thy  love  for  inc  ! 
Me  !  a  poor  worthless  worm  of  earth. 
Of  Eiu  and  insignificance, 
Compared  lo  Thy  superior  worth. 
All  praise  t(f  Thee  ! 

I  love  Thee,  blessed  Lord, 
For  lo  !  in  Thy  precious  word, 
Which  Thou  to  man  hast  given 
To  guide  his  way  to  heaven, 

From  sin  and  wo, 
'Tis  there  we  learn  Thy  richest  love, 
And  of  Thy  truth  aiid  rij^hteousncss, 
Thy  matchless  power  in  heaven  utiove, 

And  here  below. 

I  love  Thee,  bleseed  Lord, 
For  Thou  hast  ever  showed 
Thy  richest  love,  forsooth, 
To  me,  e'en  from  my  youth. 

And  kept  from  harm, 
While  dangers  thickly  stood  around, 
And  death  and  dire  calamilies. 
And  dark  taiuptations  did  abound. 

Of  every  form. 

I  love  Thee,  blessed  Lord, 
By  heaven  and  earth  adored, 
.\nd  this  my  prayer  to  Thee  : 
"Wilt  Thou  keep  and  guide  me — 
To  heav'u  above." 
Oh  !  there  I  hope  to  join  that  throng. 
So  spotless  pure,  so  reau'.eous  fdir — 
Sing  through  eternity  ihe  song 

Of  Thy  best  love  ! 
CarlelOHy  Xeb. 


For  the  CoMrANion  anij  Visitok. 
Tko  Deutli    ol    the   fVicUetl  <Jou- 
Iritsted   wHli    tbe   Ueatlt 
ot  the  €<oo«l 


BY  D.    r.    SAYLOR. 


Alexander,  Ilannilial,  Ctcsar,  and  Bo- 
nai)arto,  were  the  four  most  noted  and 
conspicuous  conquerors  in  tlic  world's 
history.     ^Vhat  was  their  end  ? 

Alexander,  after  cliuiljing  the  dizzy 
heights  of  his  ambition,  had  his  temples 
b  'Und  with  cbai)lets  dipped  in  the  blood 
of  millions  whom  his  unholy  ambition 
had  caused  to  be  slain;  he  looked  down 
upon  a  conquered  world,  and  wept  that 
there  were  no  more  worlds  I'or  him  to  con- 
<iuer,  set  a  city  on  fire,  and  died  in  a  scene 
of  drunken   revelry   and    debauch.     80 

1)1  KS   Al,KXANI)ER. 

Hannibal,  after  having,  to  the  aston- 
ishment and  consternation  of  Kome, 
j)assed  the  Alps,  and  having  put  all  her 


armies  to  flight,  stripped  three  bushels  of 
gold  rings  from  the  finpers  of  her  slaugh- 
tered Unigh'i,  and  made  her  very  foun- 
dations quake,  (led  from  his  own  country, 
hated  by  those  who  had  once  esultingly 
uiiiied  his  name  with  that,  of  their  God, 
calling  him  Ilani  bal,  and  died  at  last  by 
poison  administered  by  his  own  hand, 
unwept  and  nnhonored,  in  a  foreign  land. 
Thus  dies  Hannibal. 

Cajsar,  after  conquering  eight  hundred 
cities,  dyeing  his  garments  in  the  blood  of 
millions  of  his  foes,  and  pursuing  to  death 
the  only  rival  he  ever  had  on  earth,  was 
at  last  miserably  assassinated  by  those 
whom  he  considered  his  nearest  friends, 
and  in  the  very  place  which  it  had  been 
his  highest  ambition  to  reach.  So  died 
CVesar. 

Bonaparte,  whose  mandates  kings  and 
pojies  for  a  time,  obeyed,  after  sprca'ling 
everywhere  the  terror  of  his  name, — nftcr 
deluging  Europe  with  blood,  and  clothing 
its  nations  in  sackcloth,  closed  his  days  in 
banishment,  on  a  lonely  island,  almost 
literally  exiled  from  the  world.  And  so 
DIED  Bonaparte. 

What  a  commentary  on  human  great- 
ness is  this !  Those  men  all  stood  for  a 
time  on  the  pinnacle  of  what  the  world 
calls  greatness,  and  each,  in  his  turn, 
made  the  earth  tremble  with  his  heavy 
tread,  and  word  of  command;  yet  what 
was  their  end  ?  They  all  died  miserable 
deaths;  one  by  intoxication,  or  by  jioison 
mioiiled  with  his  wine;  another,  by  his 
own  hand,  a  suicide;  a  third,  murdered 
by  his  I'l lends;  and  the  fourth,  a  lonely 
exile  I  My  dear  readers,  what  think  you 
of  such  greatness? 

The  end  of  the  wicked  is  similar  in 
many  particulars.  We  read  in  the  Bible 
of  a  certain  man  named  Ahiihophel,  who 
was  one  of  the  chief  conspirators  with 
Absalom  in  his  rebellion  against  his  fath- 
er David,  king  of  Israel.  In  his  wicked- 
ness he  counseled  Absalom  l-.ow  to  take 
his  father  David  so  that  all  the  people 
might  flee,  and  '*i  ivifl  smifc  (lie.  kiiu/ 
ojilij."  How  wicked  was  the  counsel  of 
this  bad  man,  to  smite  the  king,  the 
Lord's  anointed,  in  the  wicked  son's  re- 
bellion. But  when  the  counsel  of  Ilushai 
defeated  this  wicked  counsel,  "And  when 
Ahithoiihei  saw  that  his  counsel  was  not 
followed,  he  saddled  his  ass,  and  arose, 
and  got  home  to  his  house,  to  his  city, 
and  put  his  household  in  order,  and  hang 
ed  himself,  and  died."  This  self  murder 
could  not  be  called  lutuicy,  as  every  step 
to  it  was  deliberate.  He  foresaw  Absa- 
lom's ruin;  and  he  did  not  choose  to  wit- 
ness it,  and  share  in  the  disgrace.  He 
was  a  very  bad  man,  and  died  an  unpre- 
pared and  accunsed  death. 

Judas  Iscariot,  another  bad  man,  a  very 
devil,  though  liaving  the  advantage  of 
the  instructions,  ))rayers  and  admonitions 
of  our  blessed  Lord,  yet,  being  filled  with 
all  manner  of  wickedness  and  covctous- 
ncss,  conspired  against  his  Lord  and 
Master,  and  deliberately  bargained  with 
the  enemies  of  Uod  and  Christ  10  betray 


his  Mnster  into  the  hands  of  a  riotous 
mob  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver.  And  af- 
ter seeing  tlie  results  of  his  wickedness, 
(it  appears  there  was  with  him  an  un- 
qitenehed  spark  of  conscience  which  took 
alarm),  the  fires  of  hell  began  to  burn 
within  his  guilty  .soul,  and  he  sought  re- 
lief by  confessing  his  crime  to  his  co- 
conspirators, c:ioting  the  thirty  peices  of 
silver  at.  their  feet;  ana  then  he  went  and 
kitiitjed  himself.  But  that  he  might  be 
a  spectacle  for  men  and  angels  to  abhor, 
he  fell  lieadlong  and  bur.'st  a  sunder,  and 
all  liis  bowels  gushed  out.  What  a  lior- 
rid  end  is  the  end  ot  the  wicked  I  I 
might  follow  this  line  of  thought  further, 
and  bring  similar  cases  before  the  reader; 
but  as  the  end  of  the  wicked  is  only  bad, 
let  thissuiiice. 

But  while  the  end  of  the  wicked  is 
uniformly  similar,  even  so  is  the  end  of 
the  righteous  and  good  similar — their  end 
in  many  respects  is  similar.  I  will  bring 
a  few  before  the  reader,  and  he  wil'  con- 
trast them  with  the  end  of  the  ungodly 
and  the  wicked. 

Abraham  was  a  good  man.  He  be- 
lieved God,  and  it  was  counted  righteous- 
ness for  him  so  to  believe,  and  hence  lie 
is  .said  to  be  the  father  of  all  that  believe. 
He  was  called  the  friend  of  (i«d;  and 
God  blessed  him  abundantly.  At  last  lie 
died;  but  how  calm,  how  easy  I  "And 
these  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  Abra- 
ham's life  which  he  lived,  a  hundred, 
threescore  and  fifteen  years.  Then  Abra- 
iiame  gave  up  the  jghost,  and  died  in  a 
good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and  full  of 
i/ciiis\  and  was  gathered  to  his  people. — 
And  liis  sons  Isaac  and  IsbmacI  buried 
iiim  in  the  cave  of  Machpelali.  The  field 
which  Abraham  purchased;  *  *  *  there 
Abraham  was  buried,  and  Sarali  his  wife." 
Isaac,  Abraham's  son,  like  his  father, 
was  a  good  man,  and  the  Lord  loved  him 
and  blessed  him.  He,  too,  died.  "And 
the  days  of  Isaac  were  a  hundred  and 
fourscore  years.  And  Isaac  gave  up  the 
ghost,  and  died,  and  was  gathered  unto 
his  people,  hciiig  old  and  full  of  days; 
and  his  sons  Esau  and  Jacob  buried 
him." 

Jacob,  the  .son  of  Isaac  and  grandson 
of  Abraham,  was  a  good  man,  though  of 
his  goodness  and  wrr-stlings  with  God 
I  cannot  here  speak.  He,  too,  must  die; 
but  how  calmly  he  meets  his  end.  Alter 
having  blessed  hi.«  children,  "He  charged 
thijm,  and  said  unto  them,  I  am  to  I'O 
gathered  unto  my  people;  bury  me  with 
my  fathers  m  the  cave  that  is  in  the  field 
ol  Machpelah,  which  Abraham  bought. 
There  they  buried  Abraham  and  Sarah 
his  wife;  there  they  buried  Isaac  and 
Kebekah  his  wife;  and  there  I  buried 
Leah.  "And  when  Jacob  had  made  an 
end  of  commanding  his  sons,  he  gathered 
up  his  feet  into  the  bed,  and  yielded  up 
the  ghost,  and  was  gathered  unto  his 
fathers."  "And  Jo.seph,  Jacob's  son, 
went  up  to  bury  his  father;  and  with 
him  went  up  all  the  servants  of  IMiaroaii, 
the  elders  of  his  house,  and  all  the  ciders 


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of  (lie  land  of  Egypt;  and  all  the  Iiou.=e 
of  Joseph  and  liis  brethren,  and  liis 
lather's  house.  *  *  *  And  there  went  up 
with  him  both  chariots  and  liorseiiien; 
ami  there  was  a  very  great  cotni»any. 

Josetdi,  tlie  son  of  Jacob  and  tjreat,- 
grandson  of  Abraham,  was  a  good  and 
also  a  great  man.  Of  his  goodness  and 
greatness  I  cannot  liere  speak.  He,  too, 
must  die.  "So  Josejdi  died,  being  a 
hundred  and  ten  years,"  etc.,  "and  thcv 
embalmed  him,  and  he  was  put  in  a  c<d'- 
liii  in  K^ypt."  Cnflins  were  not  tiien 
usually  u.sed  in  Kk'ytii;  they  were  only 
iised  for  jiersons  of  eminence  and  distinc- 
tion. 

If  the  space  would  admit  T  could  fol- 
low up  this  line  of  thought  through  all 
Holy  Writ,  and  show  the  same  similariiy 
and  peacea!)le  calmness  characteristic  of 
all  the  holy  and  good.  No  grief,  no 
murmur,  no  fear,  no  dread,  no  compunc- 
lions  of  conscience,  no  hanging. 

Dear  reader,  which  of  these  lives  will 
you  choose  to  live?  and  which  of  these 
deaths  will  you  wish  to  die  ?  I'ou  are  a 
moral,  or  free  agent;  you  can  choose  and 
have  either.  But  if  you  choose  the  good 
you  must  cliooso  it  now, 'and  go  on  to 
serve  tlic  Lord,  doing  good.  It  you  pre- 
fi-r  to  choose  the  life  and  death  of  the 
sinner,  you  need  do  notiiing  more  than 
you  are  doing  now;  for  in  disobedience 
you  will  worii  out  your  own  ruin  and  dc- 
.si ruction,  both  for  soul  and  body.  Tiien 
turn  ye,  oh  !  tui'n  ye,  for  why  will  yc  die 
ill  your  sins  and  be  forever  miserable  ? 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Ikisciisstou  Itetween  Miller    aii<l 


BROTHER  miller's  SIXTH  SPEECH. 

M'Mer  President,  BreLhren,  His- 
tern  and  Frienda  : — In  reviewine  the 
argumeut  of  my  opponent,  you  will 
notice  that  he  affirms  that  the  Scrip- 
ture.s  do  not  teach  model  action  in 
baptism  ;  but  that  baptism  means  to 
wa.sh  in  the  blood  of  Christ.  He  is, 
indeed,  very  ingenious  in  trying  to 
divert  your  minds  from  the  true  is- 
sues of  this  discussion.  You  all  know 
thiit  we  are  not  arguing  about  the 
application  of  the  blood  of  Christ. 
We  are  not  ou  that  subject:  we  are 
discussing  the  Scriptural  mode  of 
baptism;  that  i.s  what  we  are  talking 
about.  We  affirm  that  immersion  in 
water  is  the  only  Christian  baptism. 
He  has  much  to  say  about  the  water 
of  puri6cation,  that  the  water  of  puri- 
fication was  sprinkled  upon  tbcm, 
and  that  they  bathed  in  the  water. 
This  is  true,  the  water,  the  prepared 
water  of  purification,  was  sprinkled, 
and  their  bodies  were  washed  in  pure 
water  in   order    to    their    cleansing. 


I  Will  he  be  kind  enough  to  tell  us 
how  he  can  wash  by  the  application 
of  a  few  drops  of  water.  Ho  cannot 
do  it.  15ut  he  says  that  water  cannot 
purify  the  soul.  That  is  so.  He 
never  told  a  better  truth.  The  blood 
of  Christ  purifies  ;  nothing  else  can  ; 
but  water  is  the  element  used  in 
Christian  baptism,  and  the  question 
at  issue  is,  what  is  the  Scriptural 
mode  of  applying  it  ? 

But  my  friend  tells  us  that  there 
is  no  water  found  in  the  sixth  of 
Romans;  but  baptism  is  there,  and 
burying  is  there,  and  that,  therefore, 
it  alludes  to  being  baptized,  buried, 
in  the  Spirit,  Admitting,  for  the 
sake  of  argument,  that  he  is  correct, 
then  still  I  have  my  argument.  Bap- 
tism, if  in  water,  is  an  immersion,  if 
in  Spirit,  it  is  an  immersion  in  the 
Spirit;  all  baptisms  are  immersions 
whether  in  the  water  or  in  the  Spirit. 
But  while  noticing  this  point,  [  want 
you  to  look  at  his  dodging  yesterday. 
He  said  the  water  must  be  poured 
because  the  Spirit  is  poured.  To-day 
he  contends  that  they  are  buried 
and  that  it  is  the  baptism  of  the 
Spirit.  Ho  says  upon  his  honor 
there  is  no  water  baptism  in  this 
case.  I  do  not  call  in  question  the 
honor  of  my  brother,  but  I  propose 
to  produce  the  opinion  of  learned 
men  against  his  honor;  learned  men 
who  give  immersion,  baptism,  dip, 
and  plunge,  as  the  definition  of  this 
Scripture. 

I  shall  notice  what  my  opponent 
says  of  the  three  thousand  that  were 
added  on  the  day  of  pentecost.  He 
says  that,  there  being  a  scarcity  of 
water  in  Jerusalem,  they  would  have 
so  polluted  the  water  which  was  to 
be  used  for  necessary  purposes,  that 
they  would  not  have  been  allowed  to 
baptize  them  in  the  cisterns  where 
the  water  was  contained.  Suppose 
we  admit  that  such  are  the  facts  in 
the  case,  now,  that  would  not  prove 
that  it  was  so  at  the  timo  in  question. 
The  proof  is  that  it  was  not  so  at  the 
time  ;  for  the  evidence,  seethe  report 
of  the  excavation  society,  who  are 
digging,  and  exploring  the  situation 
of  Jerusalem.  Among  other  interest- 
ing and  important  discoveries,  they 
have  found  a  reservoir  of  immense 
proportions,  holding  water  enough  to 
supply  all  the  necessary  uses  of  the 
teii;ple,  it  being  six  hundred  feet  long, 
two  hundred  feet  broad,  and  of  con- 
siderable depth.  But  waiving  this 
argument,!  want  it  distinctly    under- 


stood that  my  cause  does  not  demand 
that  I  should  prove  that  there  was 
much  water  at  all  places  where  bap- 
tism is  administered.  When  I  prove 
that  in  all  places  where  this  matter  is 
definitely  spoken  of,  there  was  much 
water,  such  as  rivers,  the  Jordan, 
&c.,  I  have  my  point,  until  he 
proves  that  it  was  actually  performed 
when  immersion  was  not  possible. 
If  he  affirms  that  there  is  such  a  case, 
the  burden  of  proof  rests  upon  him 
to  support  his  affirmation.  This  he 
must  and  will  fail  to  do.  He  can- 
not do  it. 

Our  eighth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  sprinkle  and  pour 
are  always  constructed  with  epi, 
•'on,"  or  "upon,"  when  spoken  of 
persons,  while  baptize  is  always  con- 
structed with  en  and  e.is  "in"  or 
"into." 

First  take  the  word  upon,  and  go 
to  Exodus,  29  .  7.  "Then  ahalt  thou 
take  the  anointing  oil  aud  pour  it  on 
his  head,  and    anoint    him. 

Go  to  Leviticus  2  :  1,  "vVnd  when 
any  will  offer  a  meat  offering  unto 
the  Lord,  his  offoriDg  shall  bo  of  lino 
dour;  aud  he  shall  pour  oil  upon  it, 
and  put  frankincense  thereon. 

First  Kings,  18  :  33.  This  is  the 
favorite  subject  for  my  friend.  "And 
he  put  the  wood  in  order,  and  cut  the 
bullock  in  pieces,  and  laid  him  ou  the 
wood,  and  said.  Fill  your  barrels 
with  water,  and  pour  it  on  the  burnt 
sacrifice,  and  on  the  wood." 

Leviticus  14  :  7,  "And  he  si  all 
sprinkle  upon  him  that  is  to  be  cleans- 
ed from  the  leprosy  seven  times,  and 
shall  pronounce  him  clean." 

Numbers  8 :  7,  "And  thus  shalt 
thou  do  unto  them,  to  cleans  them  : 
Sprinkle  water  of  purifying  upon 
them."  19th  chapter,  ISth  verse, 
"And  a  clean  person  shall  take  hyssop 
and  dip  it  into  the  water  and  sprinkle 
it  upon  the  tent,"  &c. 

Matth.  3 :  11,  "I  indeed  baptize 
you  with  water  unto  repentance,  but 
he  that  cometh  after  me  is  mightier 
than  I,  whose  shoes  I  am  not  worthy 
to  bear.  He  shall  baptize  you  with 
the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  fire."  John 
1  :  31,  "And  I  knew  him  not,  but 
that  he  should  be  made  manifest  to 
Israel,  therefore  am  I  come  baptizing 
with  water."  Mark  1  :  9,  "Jesus 
was  baptized  of  .John  in  Jordan." 

Here  it  is  clear  that  the  proposi- 
tion epi  which  means,  "ou"  or  "up- 
on," is  used  in  construction  with 
Bhaino  and  Ekcheo  to  "^Sprinkle"  and 


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"pour,"  while  the  propositions  en  and 
eis,  are  used  in  construction  with 
baplizo,  "to  baptize." 

We  never  baptize  water  upon  a 
pereon,  but  we  niaj  Rprinkie  or  pour 
water  upon  him.  We  may  baptize  a 
person  or  immerse  him  in  the  river 
of  Jordan, but  we  cannot  sprinkle  him 
on  or  in  river  the  of  Jordan.  Neither 
can  we  epriukio  or  pour  the  river 
upon  him.  We  may  sprinkle  or 
pour  oil,  water,  or  blood,  but  we  can- 
not ppriukle  or  pour  a  person  unless 
he  were  severed  into  pieces, like  water 
or  sand  ;  then  we  might  sprinkle  him. 
We  may  sprinkle  something  upon  a 
man,  but  we  cannot  sprinkle  the  man 
himself. 

In  one  case  we  immerse  a  man  in 
water,  in  the  other  case  we  sprinkle 
or  pour  water  on  a  man.  These  two 
prepositions  are  very  different  and 
they  form  a  class  so  distinct  that  they 
are  never  intcrchauged.  So  dill'ercut 
are  these  two  forms  of  expression, 
that  the  object  baptized,  dipped,  or 
immersed,  is  never  governed  by  a 
prepuiiilion,  but  always  by  the  verb. 
But  with  sprinkle  or  pour,  the  object 
is  ahcai/ti  governed  by  the  pre-pui^i- 
tion,  and  never  by  the  verb.  The 
verb  governs  that  which  is  used  in 
sprinkling  or  pouring,  and  ejn  "on" 
or  "upon,"  always  governs  the  ob- 
ject on  which  the  sprinkling  or 
pouring  is  done. 

We  baptize  an  object  in  water. 
The  verb  baptize  governs  the  object, 
the  preposition  in  governs  the  thing 
in  which  we  baptize. 

The  radical  difference  between  e« 
and  epi,  "in"  and  "on,"  and  their  pri- 
mary and  literal  meanings  is  the  strong- 
est kind  of  evidence  that  to  baptize 
persons  is  to  put  them  "under"  or 
"into"  the  water,  while  to  sprinkle 
is  to  put  a  little  water  on  them. 
John  baptized  the  people  in  Jordan. 
They  were  not  baptized  upon  the 
Jordan,  not  with  the  Jordan  ;  neith- 
er was  the  Jordan  baptized  on  them, 
but  they  were  baptized  in  it. 

Our  9th  argument  is  drawn  from 
the  fact  that  when  bapiizu  is  used 
in  the  New  Testament  in  regard  to 
other  washings  beside  the  ordinance 
of  baptism,  it  means  a  complete  and 
entire  immersion. 

We  call  the  attention  to  Mark  7  :  4, 
"And  when  they  came  from  the  mar- 
ket, except  they  wunh,  they  eat  not. 
And  many  other  things  there  be, 
which  they  have  received  to  hold,  as 
the  washing  of  cups,  and  pots,  Lruzen 


vessels,  and  of  tables."  8th  verse, 
"For  laying  aside  the  commandment 
of  God,  ye  hold  the  tradition' of  men, 
as  the  washing  (BaplizonUiai)  of 
pots,  and  cups:  and  many  other 
such  like  things  ye  do." 

Luke  11  :  38,  "And  when  the 
Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marvelled  that 
he  had  not  first  washed  (Baplismos) 
before  dinner." 

Hebrews  S) :  10,  "Which  only  stood 
in  meats  and  drinks,  and  divers  wasK- 
ings,  and  carnal  ordinances,  im[)osed 
on  th^i  until  the  time  of  reformation." 

A'atablus,  a  distinguished  professor 
of  Hebrew,  at  Paris,  says  on  Mark  7  : 
4,  "They  bathed  their  whole  person." 
This  was  his  idea,  and  ho  was  a  man 
not  in  the  leasi  prejudiced  in  favor  ot 
immersion.  The  strong  probibility 
is,  that,  if  ever  he  had  submitted  to 
the  ordinance  of  baptism,  it  was  to 
sprinkling  and  pouring,  yet  such  is 
the  testimony  he  gives  here. 

Grotius  says  on  the  same  pasage, 
"They  cleansed  themselves  more 
carefully  from  the  defilement  con- 
tracted at  the  market,  by  immersion." 

Moimonides,  has  the  following: 
"If  a  Pharisee  touched  the  garment 
of  one  of  the  comragn  people,  he  was 
defiled, and  needed  immersion.  Mark 
the  language,  whereever  in  their 
law  washing  the  body  is  mentioned, 
it  means  nothing  but  the  washing  of 
the  whole  body.  If  a  man  should 
wash  himself  all  over  except  the  tip 
of  his  little  finger,  he  is  unclean."  "If 
a  Pharisee,"  says  Maimonides, 
"touched  but  thegarment  of  oneof  the 
common  people,  he  was  defiled,  and 
needed  immersion," — needed  immer- 
sion, or  washing  of  the  whole  body. 

Fry,  a  converted  Jew,  makes  this 
declaration.  "Every  Jew  knows  that 
whatever  is  to  be  purified  by  water, 
cups,  pots,  etc.,  it  must  be  immersed." 
Campbell  on  bapti8m,page  lGG,/?fly;- 
tismos  and  baplizo  are  used  to  indi- 
cate something  beside  the  ordinance 
of  baptism. 

Bajdizontai  and  Baplislhai  are 
used  in  reference  to  persons,  Bap- 
tizmos,  in  reference  to  cups  and  pots, 
&c. 

Leviticus  11  :  32,  "Whatever  ves- 
sel that  is  unclean,  it  must  be  put 
into  water  until  even ;  so  that  it 
shall  be  cleansed."  15:  27,  and  17  : 
15 — 10,  prove  that  they  bathed  in 
water.  Then  baplizonlai  as  ebap)- 
iitilha  means  to  bathe,  or  immerse, 
or  wash  the  whole  body. 
(Time  expired.) 


Mil.    IIODQES   SIXTH   REPLY. 
Mr.  Pi-c.^idciit,  Gcnihmeti  and  Ladw.'<  : 
— In  resuming  my  part    of    the    dis- 
cussion. I  will  notice  the  argument  of 
my  opponent. 

I  showed  that  the  purification  of 
the  .lews  was  performed  by  sprink- 
ling, by  sprinkling  the  water  of  puri- 
fication upon  them.  Did  he  prove 
that  they  that  returned  from  the  mar- 
ket immersed  themselves  in  water? 
Was  the  washing  spoken  of  there  au 
immersion  ?  Failing  to  prove  that  it 
was,  by  the  Scriptures,  he  appeals  to 
the  Fathers.  And  suppose  the 
Fathers  sustain  him,  what  has  ho 
gained?  What  is  it  worth?  To  my 
mind  it  is  worth  very  little,  because 
you  may  prove  anything  you  plea.so 
by  tliciii  ;  you  can  prove  every  here- 
sy of  Romanism  :  they  will  refer  you 
to  the  Fathers  for  the  validity  of 
their  practices,  as  well  as  my  worthy 
friend.  By  the  Fathers  you  can 
prove  that  they  did  not  only  immerse 
their  suiyects,  but  that  they  anointed 
them  with  oil  and  spittle,  and  re- 
quired them  to  taste  a  little  honey, 
and  to  be  baptized  in  a  state  of  nudity. 
Does  my  brother,  the  champion  from 
Indiana,  take  all  the  testimony  of  the 
Fathers,  and  observe  all  these  trilling 
rites?  If  he  relies  upon  part  of  their 
testimony,  he  should  take  it  all.  Do 
you  not  see  how  he  dodges  the 
issues — how  he  dodged  the  bap- 
tism of  the  three  thousand  in  that 
large  upper  room  in  Jerusalem  on 
ihe  day  ot  Pentecost?  and  the  five 
thousand  on  the  following  day?  Mo 
says  it  is  not  his  business  to  provo 
that  there  was  much  water  in  every 
case  when  baptism  was  administered. 
Thus  when  it  is  convenient  for  him 
to  prove  this,  he  is  willing  to  do  so  ; 
but  when  otherwise,  as  in  the  upper 
room,  he  dodges  the  issue,  and  says 
it  is  not  his  business  to  prove  an 
abundance  of  water  in  every  case.  I 
have  admitted  that  immersion  is  val- 
id Christian  baptism,  but  I  deny  that 
it  is  the  only  mode,  and  maintain  that 
the  mode  is  unimportant ;  for  water 
applied  in  any  way  cannot  purify, 
whether  sprinkled,  poured,  or  bv  im- 
mersion, once,  or  three,  or  one  hun- 
dred times.  The  application  of  water 
symbolizes  the  purifying  reference  of 
the  Holy  Spirit,  without  influence  to 
modal  actiou,  or  the  quantity  employ- 
ed, the  word  baplizo,  primarily  signi- 
fying inmersion,  notwithstanding;  as, 
for  instance,  the  Greek  word  deipnon 
means  a  full  meal,  yet  the  bread   and 


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cup  is  sufficient  for  the  Lard's  sup- 
par,  or  coQiinuuiou  service ;  for  iu 
eating  the  elements  are  the  san)e 
without  respect  to  quantity.  We  are 
baptized  into  the  life  of  Christ,  being 
baptized  (eis)  into  Moses  referod  to 
a  t^piritual  baptism,  baptized  into  the 
ISpirit  of  Moses. 

My  brother  says  that  I  tried  to 
prove  a  scarcity  of  water.  I  said 
that  I  inter  from  the  circumstances 
attending  certain  places  when  bap- 
tism was  performed  that  there  was 
a  scarcity  of  water, aad  challenge  him 
to  prove  that  there  was  much  water. 
Iln  says  that  he  proves  that  much 
water  is  necessary  for  the  right  per- 
formance of  the  ordinance,  but  when 
coming  to  such  places  as  the  upper 
room,  he  then  says  that  it  is  not 
nocef^sary  to  prove  that  there  is  much 
water  in  every  place. 

This  intelligent  audience  will  not 
fail  to  see  how  he  dodges  the  question, 
and  there  are  a  number  of  places 
where  baptism  was  performed,  as 
si)ukeu  of  iu  the  Scriptures,  where 
there  is  not  one  word  said  about  there 
being  much  water. 

Nor  is  there  one  word  said  about 
a  burial  in  the  Scripture  in  connec- 
tion with    baptism. 

On  the  pentecostian  occasion  it  is 
said  that  the  sound  filled  the  house, the 
cloven  tongues  sat  upon  them.  Hero 
is  the  true  baptism.  Here  is  the 
place  we  ought  to  have  started,  but 
my  friend  went  right  to  the  water, 
saying  loiio,  louo.  I  have  not  much 
to  do  with  louo  ;  but  the  baptism  of 
the  Spirit,  this  is  the  real  baptism 
that  John  talked  about,  saying,  "1 
indeed  baptize  you  with  water,  but 
he  that  cometh  after  me,  whose  shoes 
I  arn  not  worthy  to  bear,  he  shall 
baptize  you  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
with  fire."  Here,  in  this  place,  bap- 
tism means  to  pour  :  "I  will  pour  out 
my  Spirit  upon  you."  And  this  was 
fulltiiled  on  the  day  of  Pentecost,  as 
declared  by  the  apostle  Peter.  Now  let 
him  prove  iu  one  case  that  baptism 
means  to  immerse.  I  have  proved 
by  strong  inference  that  it  was  im- 
possible to  have  baptized  that  Hum- 
ber  by  immersion  in  the  time  they 
had  to  baptize  them.  The  apostles 
probably  spoke  until  twelve  o'clock, 
for  the  inference  is  that  they  all 
spoke  ;  for  we  read  that  Peter  stood 
up  with  the  eleven.  This  done,  they 
must  change  clothes,  then  they  must 
lake  tbem  some    where  in    order    to 


have  much  water.  I  hope  he  did 
not  take  them  to  the  reservoir  of 
which  my  brother  spoke  and  show- 
ed us  that  pretty  picture.  I  would 
like  to  get  a  copy  of  that  picture,  for 
I  am  very  fond  of  pictures.  lie  says 
it  is  two  hundred  feet  deep.  Of 
course  that  would  be  too  much  wa- 
ter ;  but  by  the  time  they  found  wa- 
ter for  immersion  the  day  would  have 
been  mostly  consumed.  The  time 
would  therefore  have  been  too  short 
to  have  immersed  them  once,  much 
less  three  times.  (Here  the  speaker 
made  some  calculation  of  the  number 
that  each  administrator  would  have 
to  baptize  in  a  given  time.  I  failed 
to  get  his  idea  properly  noted  ;  but 
he  would  make  it  appear  actually 
impossible  to  have  baptized  them  by 
immersion,  or  any  other  mode  single, 
but  suppose  that  it  was  done  eii 
masse  by  the  use  of  the  hyssop 
sprinkler.  "They  may  have,"  says 
he,  "taken  a  bunch  of  hyssop  and 
scarlet  wool,  and  sprinkled  clean 
water  upon  tbeuij^as  prophesied  by 
Isaiah.")  What  were  those  pools, 
of  which  he  spoke,  for  ?  They  were 
for  domestic  purposes.  That  being 
the  case,  do  you  suppose  they  would 
have  allowed  theiu  to  immerse  three 
thousand  persons  in  them  ?  By  no 
means  would  they  have  allowed  it. 

The  difficulties  are  all  against  im- 
mersion, and  not  against  affusion. 
My  opponent  has  not  brought  one 
particle  of  proof  that  John  immersed, 
or  dipped,  or  plunged  any  one.  And 
even  admitting  that  he  did,  would 
not  help  his  case,  for  John's  baptism 
is  not  Christian  baptism  :  it  is  alto- 
gether different.  '  Do  you  want  the 
proof?  See  Mark  1:  4.  John  preach- 
ed "the  baptism  of  repentance  for  the 
remission  of  sins,"  that  Christ  might 
be  made  manifest  to  the  Jews.  I 
want  to  divert  the  mind  of  this  audi- 
ence froiu  ritual  baptism  to  the  great 
Spiritual  baptism,  to  the  blood  of 
Christ.  The  blood  of  Christ  cleanses 
from  all  sin.  John  did  not  baptize 
in  the  name  of  the  Holy  Ghost? 
See  Acts  19th  chapter.  Here  we  see 
that  Paul  interviewed  twelve  of  John's 
disciples, who  declaired  that  they  had 
not  so  much  as  heard  that  there  be 
any  Holy  Ghost,  and  said  that  they 
v.'ere  baptized  into  John's  baptism. 
Of  course,  therefore,  John  did  not 
baptize  into  the  Holy  Ghost.  Cou- 
se(iueutly  this  is  not  Christian  bap- 
tism, as  my  brother  would  have  you 
believe,  seeing   that    Christian    bap- 


tism is  in  the  name    of    the    Father, 
and  of  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

The  apostle  .^ays  iu  the  Ephesiaus 
4th  chapter,  "For  by  one  Spirit  are 
you  baptized  into  one  body,"  &c. 
This  is  the  great  baptism, and  water  is 
to  symbolize  it.  This  ought  then  to 
correspond  ;  the  Spirit  being  poured 
the  water  also  ought  to  be  poured. 
"There  are  three  that  bear  witness 
on  earth,"  sajs  the  apostle  John, 
"The  water,  the  Spirit,  and  the  blood  ; 
and  these  three  agree  in  one."  Then 
if  the  Spirit  is  poured  and  the  water 
is  poured,  and  blood  sprinkled,  does 
not  this  agree  iu  one  ?  Is  there  not  a 
striking  corrcypondence,  while  in  im- 
mersion there  would  be  no  agree- 
ment— no  correspondence. 

In  the  case  of  the  baptism  of  Moses 
the  children  of  Israel  went  over  dry 
shod.  The  sea  became  a  wall  on 
either  side  ;  and  the  cloud  was  placed 
over  them.  There  is  no  immersion 
here,  no  dipping,  no  plunging.  But 
I  have  a  right  to  presume  that  the 
cloud  sprinkled,  and  the  sea  poured 
out  upon  it,  and  so  we  have  an  affu- 
sion in  this  baptism  of  Moses  in  the 
cloud  and  in  the  sea. 

We  will  however  come  to  the  New 
Testament.  When  he  comes  into 
this  he  will  have  a  hard  road  to  trav- 
el ;  "for  Jordan  is  a  hard  road  to 
travel." 

(Time  expired.) 

Close  of  the  second  day  by  singing 
the  doxology  and  prayer  by  the  Ugv. 
Lucker  of  the  Methodist  church. 


The  religion  which  ungospels  itself  in- 
to policy — the  religion  which  is  patent 
ed  to  convert  men  without  humbling 
them — the  religion  which  is  christian 
in  name  and  pagan  in  practice — the 
religion  of  purple  and  fine  liuen  every 
day  for  Diveses  and  crumbs  and 
grudges  for  the  poor  Lazaruses  once 
a  year — tie  religion  for  belles,  beaux, 
for  beauty  worshipers  and  flirts  ou 
brussels  carpets,  aud  which  passes  by 
on  the  other  side  of  want  and  sull'er- 
iug  and  tears — such  is  not  the  re- 
ligion of  the  Bible. 


A  man's  true  wealth  hereafter,  is 
the  good  he  does  is  this  world  to  his 
fellow  men.  When  he  dies,  people 
will  say,  what  property  has  he  left 
behind  him  ?  But  the  angels  who 
examine  will  ask,  What  are  tiio  good 
deeds  thou  ha.-il  sent  before  tliee  ? 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 


For  Younc  Teachers. 


1.  Do  not  talk  too  much.  "In  the 
muhitude  Oi'  words  tlicre  wantelli  not 
sin  ;  hut  he  that  refraineth  his  lips  i.s 
wise." 

2.  Always  speak  kindly  toanan^ry 
pui>il.  "A  soft  answer  turneth  away 
wrath,  hut  grievous  words  stir  up  anger." 

o.  Never  be  sarcastic.  "There  is  that 
.^ipeaketli  like  tiie  piercins!;  of  a  sword, 
but    the    tongue  of  the    wise  is  licalth." 

4.  8())ue  i)upils  expect  you  to  scold 
them.  By  all  means  di.'jappoint  them. 
"Reprove  not  a  scorner  lest  he  hate 
thee." 

5.  Reprieve  and  punish  pupils  pri- 
vately, never  publicly.  "Debate  thy 
cause  with  thy  neighbor  himself,  and  dis- 
cover not  a  secret  to  another." 

6.  See  notliing,and  yet  see  everything. 
Take  inimcdiute  action  ujion  very  few 
iui.sdcmeanors.  'J'hey  are  not  half  so  bad 
as  your  imagination  makes  them. 

"The  discretion  of  a  man  dcCerrcth  liis 
anger,  and  it  is  his  glory  to  pass  over  a 
transgression." 

7.  At  the  same  time  do  not  hesitate 
to  act  promptly  when  necessary.  "A 
prudent  man  foroseeth  the  evil  and  hi- 
deth  himself,  but  the  simple  pass  on, 
and  arc  punished." 

tS.  Don't  worry.  Teach  under  "high 
pressure."  Govern  under  "low  pres- 
sure." "Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil 
men." 

U.  Never  become  discouraged,  espe- 
cially with  serious  difficulties.  "If  thou 
faint  in  the  day  of  adversities,  thy  strength 
is  small." 

10.  Withhold  not  good  from  them  to 
whom  it  is  due,  when  it  is  in  the  power 
of  man  to  do  .so  " 


Tlie  Rlcb  Nau  Hud  his  lireat 
House. 


the    strange    bight  of  liouse-building  by 
torch -light. 

When  the  place  was  done  it  was  called 
Fonthill  Abbey.  Then  he  built  a  wall 
around  it,  twenty  miles  in  extent,  and  no 
visitor  was  allowed  to  enter  it  without  a 
l>ass.  Leave  was  not  given  to  princes. 
Gold  and  silver  cups  and  dishes  dazzled 
the  eye;  jewels  and  precious  stones  were 
there  in  lichot  profusion;  the  most  costly 
furniture  adorned  it.  People  would  dis- 
guise themselves  as  servants  and  peddlers, 
in  the  hope  of  getting  a  glimpse  of  the 
wonders  within. 

And  here  licekford  lived  alone,  taking 
the  enjoyment  all  by  himself. 

He  had  almost  evrything  that  money 
could  buy.  But  money  cannot  buy  happi- 
ness, and  this  was  wanting  at  Fonthill 
Abbey. 

Then  there  came  what  business  men 
call  a  "crash,"  and  the  princely  fortune 
of  William  Becklbrd  melted  away  like 
snow  under  the  spring  sun.  ITe  was  in 
debt;  and  the  gate  that  would  not  opnii 
to  the  king  had  to  open  to  the  sheriff', 
who  came  and  seized  his  stores  of  costly 
things.  Fonthill  Abbey  was  sold,  but  it 
was  thought  to  be  too  large  and  expensive 
for  any  one  to  live  in;  the  great  tower  fell 
down,  and  the  rest  of  the  building  was 
taken  down. 

Becklbrd  saved  just  enough  to  keep 
himself  from  want,  and  he  spent  an  un- 
happy old  age  at  a  hotel,  withnobody  to 
pity  or  care  for  him. 

"Charge  them  that  are  rich  in  this 
world  that  they  be  not  highininded  nor 
trust  in  uncertain  riches,  but  in  the  liv- 
ing God,  who  givctli  us  richly  all  ihinirs 
to  enjoy"  (1  Tim.  vi.  17).  —  Jiil/lc  class 
Magazine. 


A  rich  West  India  merchant  died,  and 
left  one  little  boy.  His  name  was  Will- 
iam Beckford.  The  little  boy  was  very 
rich,  and  grew  richer  every  year  until  he 
was  twenty  one.  He  was  then  one  of 
the  richest  men  in  the  world. 

What  did  he  do  with  his  money  ?  He 
spent  it  nearly  all  on  iiimself.  When  he 
traveled,  he  traveled  like  a  king.  He 
sent  on  beforehand,  and  had  the  rooms  he 
was  to  use  fitted  up  in  the  grandest  style. 

'J'he  fine  house  which  his  father  built 
in  JOngland  did  not  suit  liim,  and  he  re- 
solved to  pull  it  down  and  build  one  that 
should  be  the  wonder  of  all  England. 
l"'our  or  five  hundred  men  were  kei)t  at 
work  on  it  night  and  day  until  it  was 
done.  The  night  workmen  used  large 
torcliCH,  which  lightened  un  the  scene  in 
a  most  brilliant  manner,  lieckfbrd  took 
great  delight  in  going  out  and  looking  at 
the  progress  of  the  work.  He  would  go 
out  at  night  to  some  high  part  of  the 
grouods,    and  Hpcnd    hours  in    watching 


BIcssiugs  o(  Snnllght. 


There  are  few  blessings  which  we 
enjoy  here  upon  this  earth — that  is, 
material  blessings — but  come  to  uh 
through  the  agency  of  sunlight. 
Throughout  your  whole  existence  you 
will  find,  by  following  the  same  reas- 
oning, that  your  most  trifling  act, 
your  most  thoughtless  movement,  has 
derived  its  origin  from  the  sun,  A 
blow  with  the  fist,  a  breath,  a  sigh, 
can  be  exactly  estimated  ia  rays  of 
sunshice.  Whether  you  trifle  or 
whether  you  work,  to  make  such  an 
effort,  you  have  been  obliged  to  ex- 
pend 80  much  strength  and  that 
strength  had  already  been  stored  in 
you  by  the  sun,  through  the  ageuoy 
of  a  series  of  transformations. 

Your  clothing  is  all  borrowed  from 
the  sun.  He  has  spun  every  thread 
of  your  linen,  and  fed  every  fiber  of 
your  cloth  and  flannel.  Ho  either 
bleaches  it  snowy  white,  or  dies  it 
purple  and  scarlet  with  indigo  or  mad- 


der, lie  furnishes  leather  for  useful 
service,  and  furs  and  feathers  for 
finery  and  parade.  He  gives  you 
bedding  ;  whether  you  repose  in  lux- 
ury between  eider-down  and  wool,  or 
stretch  your  weary  limbs  on  straw, 
chufl",  Indian  corn  husks,  sea  weed, 
or  on  even  a  unked  plank,  as  is  the  lot 
of  not  a  few,  it  ia  the  sun  who  gives 
both  one  and  the  other.  And  what  do 
we  receive  from  the  region  in  the  im- 
mediate neighborhood  of  either  pole 
where  the  sun  is  not?  We  receive 
just  nothing.  We  cannot  even  get  to 
them.  The  absence  of  the  sun  bars 
our  progress  with  an  impenetrable 
zone  of  ice  and  snow. 

In  like  manner  your  butter  and 
cheese  are  merely  solid  forms  of  sun- 
shine absorbed  by  the  pastures  of 
Holland  or  Cambridgeshire.  Your 
sugar  is  only  crystalized  sunshine 
from  Jamaica.  Your  tea,  quinine, 
cofiee  and  spices,  are  embodiments  of 
solar  influences  shed  on  the  surface  of 
China,  Peru  and  Indian  Archipelago. 
It  is  the  sun's  action  which  sends  you 
to  sleep  in  opium,  poisons  you  in 
strychnine  aud  cures  in  decoctions  of 
tonic  herbs.  You  taste  the  sua  in 
your  sauces,  eat  him  in  your  meats 
and  drink  him  eveu  in  your  simplest 
beverage,  water.  Without  the  sun 
no  blood  could  flow  in  your  veius ; 
your  whole  corporal  vitality,  your 
very  bodily  life  ia  the  result  of  the 
overflowings  of  his  bounty.  Nor  is 
that  all  we  owe  to  our  great  central 
luminary.  The  physical  forces  with 
which  we  are  acquainted — heat,  light, 
electricity,  magnetism,  chemical  i<lliu- 
ity  aud  motion — assuming  each  oth- 
er's form  aud  action — believed  in  all 
probability  to  be  one  in  their  common 
birth  aud  origin,  are  direct  emana- 
tions from  the  sun.  But  how  grand 
and  beautiful  is  the  theory  that  all 
material  blessings  here  below  come  to 
us  entirely  and  alone  from  the  sun! 
Its  simplicity  aud  unity  are  consistent 
with  the  attributes  of  the  Maker. — 
Journal  of  Chemislry . 

lie  only  is  advancing  in  life  who^e 
heart  is  getting  softer,  whoso  blood 
warmer,  whose  brain  quicker,  whose 
spirit  is  entering  into  living  peace. — 
Ituiikin. 

On  earth  wo  have  nothing  to  do 
with  success  or  with  its  results,  I)ut 
only  being  true  to  (3od  aud  for  God  ; 
for  it  is  sincerity  and  not  success 
which  is  the  sweot  savor  before  God. 
—  Robertson. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYKRSDALE,  Pa.,  August  17,  1875. 

<>JLook   to  YoiirselTes." 

A  thousand  fautis  in  our  neiglibor,  and 
large  ones,  too,  will  not  effect  us  as  uiuch 
as  one  siuul!  one  in  ourselves.  We  do 
not  mean  to  say  that  in  estimating  the 
intiuence  of"  wrong,  that  one  small  fault 
or  sin  is  more  dangerous  and  fatal  than  a 
thousand  large  ones."  But  we  mean,  as 
we  liope  the  reader  will  readily  understand, 
that  while  a  thousand  large  faults  in  our 
neighbor  will  demoralize  his  character 
and  ruin  his  soul,  those  faults  not  being 
ours,  we  are  not  accountable  for  them, 
neither  will  they  injure  us,  though  they 
will  destroy  our  neighbor  who  is  guilty  of 
them. 

If,  then,  according  to  the  foregoing 
remarks,  a  small  fault  of  our  own,  because 
it  will,  if  not  repented  of  and  corrected, 
ruin  us,  is  to  be  more  dreaded  and  hated 
and  striven  against  than  a  thousand  larger 
ones  in  our  neighber,  which  may  not  in- 
jure us  at  all  though  they  maydestroy  him, 
how  inconsistently  and  unwisely  people 
act  who  are  so  ready  to  discover,  criticise, 
and  condemn  a  great  fault  in  another 
while  a  less  one  which  they  themselves 
perhaps  may  be  guilty  of,  may  much 
more  concern  them  personally,  than  the 
many  and  great  ones  of  their  neighbor. 

When  the  Savior  reproves  those  who 
behold  the  mote  in  their  brother's  eye, 
while  they  do  not  consider  the  beam  that 
is  in  their  own,  it  is  not  simply  because 
his  own  fault  which  is  compared  to  a 
beam,  is  larger  than  his  brother's  which 
is  compared  to  a  mote,  but  it  is  likewise 
owing  to  the  fact  that  his  own  sin  though 
smaller  than  his  brother's,  more  concerns 
himself  than  his  brother's  does,  though 
it  may  be  larger. 

The  inference  we  draw,  and  the  lesson 
we  learn  from  the  plain  fact  that  many 
great  sins  in  our  neighbor  or  brother  wilj 
not  be  as  injurious  to  ourselves  as  a  small 
one  of  our  own  maybe,  is  that  we  should 
be  more  concerned  about  our  own  sins 
than  we  are  about  our  neighbors,  though 
ours  may  be  less  than  his. 

A  person  that  might  have  the  inclina- 
tion to  see  the  murderer  hanged,  and  an 
opportunity  of  gratifying  that  inclination, 
would  at  the  sight,and  the  thoughts  sug- 


gested by  the  occasion,  be  horrified  at  the 
idea  of  the  crime  which  the  murderer  liad 
committed,  and  for  which  he  must  die  a 
corporeal  death,  and  for  which  he  must, 
if  not  repentant  for  the  crime,  meet  the 
murderer's  doom  in  another  world. — 
Atid  yet  that  crime,  that  heinous  crime  of 
murder  which  brought  the  murderer  to 
the  gallows,  and  which  is  looked  upon  by 
the  spectator  with  so  much  horror,  does 
not  so  much  concern  that  spectator,  nor 
will  be  as  likely  to  injure  him,  as  the  sin 
of  lying,  or  of^  revenge,  or  of  covetousness, 
or  of  pride,  that  he  himself  is  guilty  of, 
and  which  will,  if  he  does  not  repent  of 
it  and  forsake  it,  bring  him  to  perdition. 
Then  even  the  crime  of  murder,  which 
brought  both  the  penalty  of  the  law  of 
God  and  that  of  man  upon  him,  does 
not  so  much  concern  him  who  is  not  guil- 
ty of  that  crime,  as  those  otlier  sins  do 
that  we  named  ab^ve,  if  he  is  guilty  of 
any  of  these. 

It  is  our  own  sins  and  not  our  neigh- 
bors' that  will  destroy  us;  and  therefore 
our  own  sins  and  not  his  should  be  seen 
and  condemned,  if  wc  have  a  jtroper  re- 
gard to  our  own  welfare.  And  while  we 
are  not  to  be  indifferent  to,  much  less 
encourage  sin  in  others,  but  rather  rebuke 
it,  with  our  own,  especially,  we  should 
deal  strictly  and  even  severely. 

QUERISTS'  DEPARTMENT 

Mk.  Editor  : — Before  I  can  consent  to 
join  your  church,  there  are  a  few  tilings 
ihat  I  desire  to  learn.  Hoping  that  you 
will  answer  through  your  spicy  paper,  I 
append  a  number. 

In  the  first  place,  does  the  Church  of 
the  Brethren  believe  that  their  preachers 
are  supplied  with  supernatural  light  and 
power  directly  from  heaven  to  enable 
them  to  clearly  understand,  and  profitably 
expound  (rod's  word?  And  believing 
this,  do  they  affirm  that  an  education  is 
not  necessary  for  a  preacher? 

If  they  do  believe  this,  don't  they  evi- 
dently say  {hiii  intipiratioiiH\\\\  continues? 
Can  they  jirove  that  it  survived  the  Apos- 
tolic age  ? 

"All  Scripture  is  given  by  inspiration," 
but  it  is  written  so  plainly  that  one  does 
not  have  to  be  inspired  to  understand  it. 
If  people  can't  understand  inspired 
Scripture,  how  are  they  going  to  under- 
stand interpreters  of  it? 

What  proof  do  your  preachers  give  (hat 
they  are  inspired'/  We  learn  that  the 
Apostles  proved  tJieir  inspiration  in  three 
ways  :  1st.  By  miracles.  2iid.  By  wis- 
dom. 3rd.  By  unrivaled  virtue.  Your 
preachers  fail  to  adduce  a«y  of  these. 

Men  of  your  church  (that  is,  men  who 


hold  that  they  are  justifiable  in  plying 
their  avocations  week  days,  and  depend^ 
ing  on  God  to  inspire  them  Sundays), 
in  the  language  of  another,  "fall  below 
most  other  pious  men  through  the  influ- 
ence of  characteristical  pride,  prejudice, 
enthusiasm,  censoriousness,  and  bigotry." 
Confute  that.  As  they  furnish  no  proof 
that  they  arc  inspired,  people  are  under 
no  obligations  to  think  they  are.  When 
God  inspires  a  man,  he  gives  abundant 
proof  of  it.  God  inspired  ignorant  men, 
but  when  tlius  in.»pired  they  ceased 
to  be  ignorant.  But  now  wc  see 
men  claiming  inspiration  that  make  the 
Scriptures  teach  what  it  is  clear  they 
never  meant.  They  suppose  that  to  be 
literal  which  was  to  be  taken  spiritual. 
— And  in  fact  every  utterance  shows 
that  they  are  sti/J  ignorant. 

You  are  so  fond  of  the  "old  paths," 
sup|)ose  you  adhere  to  the  rule  laid  down 
in  1  Cor.  xvi.  2. 

When  God  calls  a  man  to  preach,  don't 
he  still  say,  "Give  thyself  wholly  to  it 
that  thy  profiting  may  appear  to  all"? — 
or  has  lie  made  an  exception  in  favor  of 
the  Brethren  church?  and  if  so,  where 
is  the  exception  recorded?  Paul  says  to 
Timothy,  "'J'liese  things  commend  and 
teach."  Now  before  one  can  teach  it  is 
l)lain  that  he  must  learn.  Where  can  he 
best  learn?  on  his  farm,  or  at  his  berc'i, 
or  at  some  college  where  experienced  in- 
structors may  be  found?  We  have  just 
exploded  the  idea  that  God  by  inspiring 
him  will  render  further  learning  useless. 
God's  word  inspires  him.  When  a  man 
devotes  part  of  his  time  to  the  ministry, 
and  part  to  secular  pursuits,  don't  it  look 
like  serving  God  and  Mammon? 

Why  don't  your  church  do  more  for 
heathen  nations  and  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion ?  Do  you  hold  ignorance  to  be  a 
badge  of  piety,  and  contend  that  it  seals 
the  diploma  of  an  Apostle  ? 

I  hope  to  hear  from  you  on  these  points. 
I  think  you  owe  it  to  the  world  to  come 
out  and  define  your  position. 

A  careful  showing  up  of  these  things 
might  thin  your  membership,  but  what 
would  be  your  loss,  would  be  Truth's 
eternal  gain. 

Yours  for  the  right, 

R.  A.  J, 

Thacher  P.  0.,  Ills. 

REPLICATION. 

The  above  letter  is  one  of  the  many 
testimonies  we  meet  with  proving  that 
the  doctrine  of  the  Brethren  is  but  little 
understood  by  many  in  the  world.  And 
this  being  the  case,  it  becomes  our  duty 
as  a  church  to  labor  in  whatever  way  we 
can  to  accomplish  the  desired  end, to  dis- 
abuse the  public  mind  of  the  incorrect  view 
it  entertains  of  our  faith  and  practice. — 
Our  brethren  should  also  be  very  careful 
in  attempting  to  explain  the  views  of 
our  brotherhood  in  regard  to  any  Script- 


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ural  subject,  to  give  a  correct  explanation. 
It  is  to  be  feared  that  a  want  of  a  more 
correct  knowledge  of  the  subject  on  the 
part  of  our  brethren  whe  arc  interrogated 
in  regard  to  our  views  of  the  (Jospci,  by 
the  world,  may  sometimes  mislead  the 
inquirer  in  the  views  he  may  form  of  our 
doctrine. 

Then  as  we  desire  to  gratify  the  friend 
who  has  presented  a  number  of  questions 
which  he  desires  answered,  and  to  do 
what  little  we  can  to  inculcate  sound 
Christian  principles,  wc  shall  try  to  an- 
swer his  questions  if  we  understand  them. 
Hi.s  questions  are  not  very  di.'iti net,  but 
we  think  they  may  be  comprised  in  the 
following  series  : 

First.  The  first  cjueslion,  it  will  be  no- 
ticed, refers  to  supernatural  light  and 
inspiration.  And  in  reply  to  which  we 
would  say  that  our  brethren  do  not  be- 
lieve that  our  preachers  arc  supplied  with 
supernatural  liglit  and  power  directly 
from  heaven  to  enable  them  to  clearly  un- 
derstand and  profitably  expound  God's 
Word,  without  any  study  or  education.— 
And  they  do  not  alfirm  that  an  education 
is  not  nccessry  for  a  preacher.  And  we 
would  consider  it  fanaticism  in  a  man  to 
rely  on  supernatural  light  and  power  to 
enable  him  to  understand  and  expound 
the  Scriptures,  witliout  reading  and  stud- 
ying them,  and  without  using  the  ordina- 
ry helps  by  wliich  they  arc  to  be  under- 
stood. As  the  Spirit  of  God  has  convey- 
ed the  truth  to  us  in  human  language,  he 
that  would  understand  that  truth,  should 
study  the  language  in  wliicli  he  reads  that 
truth.  It  is  said  that  "the  Spirit  help- 
eth  our  infirmities,"  but  we  do  not  be- 
lieve that  it  encourages  our  idleness,  or 
supersedes  the  necessity  of  our  reading 
and  studying  to  understand  the  Scriptures. 
While  we  believe  that  some  education 
und  study  are  necessary  to  enable  us  to 
understand  and  expound  the  Scriptures, 
we  do  not  think  that  a  cla.ssical  education 
or  a  collegiate  course  of  study  is  necessary 
to  enable  us  to  do  so. 

Second.  The  second  (juestion  is  thi.>.: 
"When  God  calls  a  man  to  preach  don't 
he  still  .say,  'Give  thy.scif  wholly  to  them; 
that  thy  profiting  may  appear  to  all  ?'  " 

Answer.-Wc  think  the  foregoing 
language  of  the  Apostle  Paul  to  Timothy 
Btill  binding  upon  preachers,  as  is  his 
oommand  to  the  disciples  in  general, — 
"Greet  ye  one  another  with  an  lioly 
kisH."  1  Uor.  xvi.  20;  uud   as   the  com- 


mandments of  Christ,  "Ij')ve  your  ene- 
mies, do  good  to  them  which  hate  j'ou, 
bless  them  that  curse  you,  and  pray  for 
them  that  despitefully  use  you.  And 
unto  him  that  smiteth  thee  on  tlie  one 
check  ofi'er  also  the  other."  Luke  vi. 
27-29.  We  believe  the  Gospel  is  still  to 
be  our  rule  of  life  or  conduct.  But  what 
does  the  Apostle  mean  wJicn  he  says, 
"Give  thyself  wholly  to  them"?  He 
means  that  the  work  of  the  ministry  is 
to  be  his  chief  work  and  that  everything 
he  does  is  to  be  done  in  subserviency  to 
its  promotion.  It  cannot  mean  that  a 
preacher  must  not  give  any  attention  or 
time  whatever  to  any  secular  occupation, 
for  then  the  Apostle  himself  would 
have  violated  the  rule  lie  gave  to  Timo- 
thy, for  he  labored  some  at  his  occupa- 
tion of  tent-making,  as  did  also  Aquilla. 
See  Acts  xviii.  3,  and  llom.  xvi.  3. 

Third.  The  third  question  has  reter- 
ence  to  the  qualifications  of  a  preacher  for 
teaching.  And  our  I'riend  asks,  "Wiiere 
can  he  best  learn  ?  on  his  furm,  or  at  his 
bench,  or  at  some  college  wliure  exi)eri- 
enced  instructors  are  to  be  found?"  The 
answer  to  this  question  will  depend  on 
what  he  wants  to  learn.  If  he  wants  to 
learn  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  he  must 
learn  it  of  Christ  through  the  Gospel. — 
And  if  he  is  a  diligent  student,  he  may 
learn  on  his  farm  or  at  his  bench.  Many 
men  have  become  eminently  useful  with 
no  better  lacilities  lor  learning.  It  is  de- 
sirable to  have  helj)  if  it  is  of  the  right 
kind.  And  instructors,  if  they  are  hum- 
ble and  holy  men  of  God,  may  afford  such 
help.  Colleges  are  by  no  means  always 
the  best  places  to  learn  the  simple  and 
pure  Gospel  of  Christ. 

Fourth.  When  a  man  devotes  part  of 
his  time  to  the  ministry  and  the  rest  to 
secular  pursuits,  don't  it  look  like  serving 
God  and  Mammon? 

Answeu. — It  does  not  look  so  to  a  man 
who  looks  at  such  things  from  a  Gospel 
stand- point.  We  have  already  seen  that 
Paul  and  others  devoted  some  time  to 
secular  business.  He  said  in  his  address 
to  the  ciders  at  Ephesus,  "Yo  yourselves 
know,  that  these  hands  have  ministered 
unto  my  necessities,  and  to  them  that 
were  with  me."  Acts  xx.  34.  Lid  the 
faithful  Apostle  serve  God  and  Mammon? 
Surely  not.  It  is  to  be  feared  that  some 
of  those  preachers  who  do  not  work  at  all, 
and  who  are  |)aid  a  large  salary,  do  worsJ 
than  serve  God  and  Mammon:  if  they  can 
do  worse,  they  serve  Mammon  only. 


Fifth.     "Why    don't  your  church  do 
more  for   the    heathen   nations  and   the  ■ 
cause  of  education?" 

An.s\ver.  We  find  so  much  to  do  at 
home  that  our  labors  have  not  yet  exten- 
ded to  the  heathen  nations.  We  hope 
they  may  in  time. 

In  regard  to  the  cause  of  education,  wc 
would  say  that  we  as  a  people  are  doing 
considerable  to  promote  it.  We  have 
very  good  systems  in  many  of  the  States 
for  promoting  geiier.il  education,  and  our 
brethren  do  their  share  in  contributing  to 
the  support  of  these  system^,  and  they 
do  it  cheerfully.  The  propriety  of  other 
facilities  for  the  education  of  our  youth 
is  being  discussed  among  us,  and  in  ma- 
ny there  is  a  growing  appreciation  of  its 
value,  and  greater  efforts  made  to  acquire 
it,  but  we  think  it  best  to  pursue  the 
subject  with  caution,  and  never  lose  sight 
of  the  fact  that  holiness  is  of  paramount 
interest  to  us.  Education  is  good,  but 
piety  is  better.  It  seems  to  b.'  the  con- 
viction of  many  that  as  some  of  our  re- 
ligious denominations  have  advanced  in 
education,  there  lias  been  a  retrogression 
in  holiness.  We  are  desirous  that  it 
may  not  be  so  with  us. 

Sixth.  "Do  you  hold  ignorance  to  bo 
a  badge  of  piety,  and  contend  that  it  seals 
the  diploma  of  an  Apo.  tie?" 

Answer. — We  hold  that  neither  igno- 
rance nor  learning  seals  the  diploma  of 
an  apostle  or  preacher.  It  is  liie  Head 
of  the  Church  tiiat  seals  his  conimis-^ion, 
and  none  will  be  couimissioned  that  do  not 
ho'd  and  preach  the  true  Gospel. 

We  believe  we  have  given  due  atten- 
tion to  all  our  friend's  questions.  Hut  he 
wants  us  to  confute  the  char>:e  that  he 
has  heard  made  that  our  preachers  "fiill 
below  most  other  pious  men  through  the 
influence  of  characteri.siical  pride,  preju- 
dice, enthusiasm,  censoriousucss,  and 
bigotry."  As  our  own  testimony  would 
be  i.r  parte  evidence,  we  must  go  outside 
of  our  fraternity  for  testimony.  And  wc 
have  plenty  of  witnesses  of  thiv  kind  to 
refute  the  above  charge.  The  following 
is  from  the  Wtirrcnsburf/  {,Mo.)  iShni<fard. 
The  article  was  quoted  in  our  paper  of 
June  22nd.  "While  our  country  is  the 
abiding  i)lace  of  eighteen  or  more  denom- 
inations, most  of  whom  place  more  stress 
on  theory,  we  have  a  very  quiet  but  ex- 
cellent people  among  us  who  look  to  the 
l)ractice  and  prove  their  faith  by  thoir 
works.    These  peoiilc,  because  thoy  make 


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no  great  noise  and  parade,  never  get  the 
credit  they  arc  entitled  to,  but  they  are 
a  charitable  people,  full  of  good  works." 
Reference  is  here  made  to  our  fraternity. 

Our  friend  refers  to  1  Cor.  xvi.  2,  and 
says,  "You  are  so  fond  of  the  old  paths, 
suppose  you  adhere  to  the  rule  laid  down 
in  that  passage."  Wc  would  say  tliat 
we  apprDve  of  that  rule,  and  some  of  our 
brethren  have  reduced  it  to  practice. 

We  have  now,  according  to  our  friend's 
wish,  defined  our  position  in  regard  to 
the  points  presented  in  his  letter.  We 
have  done  it  to  subserve  the  cause  of 
misunderstood  and  abused  truth. 


*'iniSi««iou  Farsed." 

Under  the  above  heading,  in  another 
column  of  thi."  issue,  will  be  found  wliat  is 
ccrtiiied  by  Eld.  V.  Winebrenner,  of  the 
Christian  denomination,  as  being  a  com- 
plete copy  of  the  "Mission  Parsed,"  as 
read  by  friend  W.  S.  ManviHe,  in  the 
discussion  with  brotlier  R.  H.  Miller. — 
It  was  claimed  by  Eld.  W.  that  our  syn- 
opsis did  not  do  justice  to  friend  Man- 
viHe. As  we  do  not  want  to  do  anything 
unfair,  or  unjust,  we  now  publish  this 
"complete  copy."  Our  synopsis  will  be 
found  on  the  first  page  of  No.  18.  The 
following  is  Eld.  Winebrenner's  note  ac- 
companying the  "complete  copy,"  which 
we  intended  to  insert  in  connection  with 
"Mission  Parsed,"  but  could  not  for  want 
of  space  : 

Brothers  Qnintcr  and  Beer  : 

The  above  is  a  complete  copy  of 
the  original  copy  from  which  brother 
Manville  read  in  the  discussion.  You 
will  readily  perceive  that  your  publication 
in  the  Visitor,  did  not  present  the  true 
features  as  contained  in  this  analysis. — 
Please  publish  this  in  full,  as  you  have 
agreed  to  do,  in  the  Visitor.  What  we 
ask  of  the  discussion  in  print,  is  the  facts 
in  the  ease.  Hoping  that  this  analysis 
will  soon  appear  in  your  paper,  I  remain, 
X  ours  for  the  truth. 
Elder  Peter  Winebrenner. 

It  will  be  seen  that  there  is  some  dif- 
ference between  our  synopsis  and  this 
''complete  copy"  of  the  "Mission 
Parsed." 

1.  We  represent  friend  M.  as  giving 
•'ye,  undiritood,"  as  the  subject  of  go. 
This  was  an  unintentional  interpolation 
on  ouf  part.  "Ye"  is  expressed,  not 
"understood,"  and  we  stand  corrected. 

2.  We  also  represented  him  as  giving 
■"j/e,  understood"  as  the  subject  of  <euc/i; 
also  ''^name,  understood,"  as  the  anteec- 
jjent  term  of  the  preposition  "of"  in  the 


phrases  "of  the  Son"  and  "of  the  Holy 
Ghost."  If  the  complete  copy  be  correct, 
this,  too,  is  a  mistake;  but  we  so  under- 
stood our  friend;  and  brother  Miller  so 
understood  him.  In  his  reply  brother 
Miller  charged  friend  M.  with  supplying 
"ye"  and  "name,"  and  he  made  a  strong 
argument  on  this  very  point.  AH  this 
notwithstanding,  friend  M.  did  not  deny 
the  charge  nor  reply  to  the  argument. — 
Might  it  not  be  possible  that  friend  M. 
himself  so  understood  the  "original  copy 
from  which  he  read  "?  It  is  possible; 
and  it  is  our  conviction  that  he  interpola- 
ted "understood."  If  he  did  not,  we  are 
mistaken,  that's  all;  but  if  he  did  not  .say 
so,  why  did  he  not  deny  the  charge,  and 
call  brother  Miller  to  order?  We  are  not 
ready  yet  to  plead  ignorant  or  guilty  on 
this  point. 

But  is  the  "true  copy  of  the  original 
copy"  any  better  ?  Perhaps  it  would  not 
bo  in  order  now  to  criticise  this  anaiy.sis; 
but  we  are  sure  that  if  brother  M.  had 
understood  it  as  it  now  comes  forth,  lie 
would  have  dissected  it  most  beautifully. 
For  the  present  we  dismiss  the  subject, 
hoping  that  our  friends  will  be  satisfied. 

B. 

m  m  ■ 

Editor  Absout. 

On  Friday  morning,  Gth  inst.,  the  edi- 
tor left  on  the  westward  bound  train  for 
Ohio,  in  which  State  he  expects  to  spend 
some  days.  From  a  letter  from  him,  da- 
ted Aug,  9th,  at  North  Lima,  Columbi- 
ana county,  Ohio,  we  glean  the  following  : 
"My  journey  so  far  has  been  very  pleas- 
ant, and  uiy  business  successful,  Wc 
had  three  meetings  in  what  is  called  the 
Bethel  meeting-house,  in  Mahoning 
county;  and  this  evening  we  have  an  ap- 
pointment in  Zion's  Hill  meeting-house, 
in  Columbiana  county,  near  Columbiana. 
I  shall  probably  pursue  my  journey  fur- 
ther west,  as  I  thought  of  doing;  and  in 
case  I  do,  1  t>h&\\  not  return  to  Meyers- 
dale  before  the  beginning  of  next  week. 
I  shall  return  as  soon  as  possible. 

GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

A.  R.,  Lima,  Ohio,  Aug.  2nd,  says  •. 
"Dear  brethren  and  sisters  of  the  Lord 
Jesus, — for  Jesus  says,  'Whosoever  shall 
do  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in 
heaven,  the  same  is  my  brother,  and  sis- 
ter, and  mother,' — and  I  am  sure  there 
are  some  among  the  so  called  'Dunkards' 
who  are  trying  to  do  the  will  of  our  Fa- 
ther in  heaven  with  lionest  and  sincere 
hearts;  for  'ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth.' 
You  are  preserving  this  earth  from  be- 
ing destroyed.    If  it  were  not  for  the 


few  righteous  who  are  preserving  this 
earth, there  would  be  iro  chance  for  usdiso- 
bedient  sinirers  to  repent  and  reform  and 
be  saved-  The  prayers  of  the  righteous 
avail  much.  Now  I  honestly  and  sin- 
cerely desire  the  fervent  prayers  of  all 
the  true  servants  of  God;  for  1  feel  now, 
— arrd  have  been  feeling, — that  I  am  too 
weak  and  sinful  to  return  to  God  without 
the  prayers  of  his  servants  in  my  behalf, 
I  once  thought  I  was  one  among  the  fold 
of  God's  people,  but  the  devil  has  so 
many  ways  to  get  us  back  into  the  world; 
and  on  account  of  poverty,  I  um  what  1 
am  again,  but  I  still  have  hope  that  all 
will  be  well  with  me. 

"Brethren  and  sisters,  pray  for  me  and 
for  my  companion,  that  we  may  bring  up 
our  children  as  we  should.  Do  not  for- 
get to  pray  for  me." 

Brother  J.  G.  Royer,  Monticello, 
Ind.,  Aug.  5th,  says  : 

"To-day  we  had  our  quarterly  churcli 
meeting;  and  although  nearly  all  the 
wheat  and  oats  are  to  be  stacked  yet,  and 
the  weather  to-day  lair  for  stacking,  we 
had  a  reasorrably  fair  attendance,  and  a 
pleasant,  and,  we  hope,  profitable  meet- 
ing.^ 

"The  hearts  of  the  members  present 
were  made  glad  in  the  return  to  the  fold 
of  Christ  of  one  who  had  been  disowned, 
and  the  reception  of  four  by  letter. 

"The  church  also  decided  to  have  the 
fall  communion  on  Satuaday,  Oct.  IGth; 
services  to  commence  at  10  o'clock,  a.  m., 
and  tocontirrue  over  Sunday.  We  cordi- 
ally invite  the  brethren  and  sisters  frorw 
adjoining  districts  to  come  and  aid  in 
making  the  occasion  a  feast  of  love  and 
rejoicing.  Please  remember,  brethren 
and  sisters,  that  the  church  here  says, 
'Come.'  VVe  hope,  by  giving  this  timely 
invitation,  that  some  brethren  from  a 
distance  may  be  able  to  journey  by  this 
way  and  stop  with  us  at  that  time.  Stop 
off  at  Monticello,  on  the  Peoria  R.  R., 
which  is  three  miles  from  the  meeting- 
house." 

A.  E.  Troyer,  Buffalo,  Colorado,  Aug. 
2nd,  says : 

"We  are  thankful  for  the  present 
crops  that  we  arc  soon  to  reap.  Wheat, 
corn,  oats,  and  all  kinds  of  vegetables, 
look  well.  We  had  sufficient  rain  all 
through  July,  without  irrigating. 

"Noticing  the  proposition  that  has 
been  offered  for  the  printing  of  100,000 
copies  of  brother  Moore's  "Trine  Immer- 
sion," for  each  brother  and  sister  to  give 
one  cent  for  the  purpose  of  having  the 
above  named  work  printed  and  distribu- 
ted in  Denmark,  I  herewith  enclose  25 
cents;  two  for  myself  and  wife,  and 
twenty-three  for  twenty-three  brethren 
and  sisters  in  Kansas  who  are  prevented 
from  contributing  by  the  grasshoppers. — 
Who  would  not  give  the  small  amount 
for  .so  great  a  cause  ?  The  proposition 
is  a  good  one,  and  will,  no  doubt,  be  a 
success, ' ' 


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GHIUSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONPEN  CE. 

Correspondence  of  church  nexa  solicited  frorr, 
all  parts  of  the  Broiherhoeid.  Writcr''i  name 
and  addrem  required  on  every  commnnicalion 
ii  f/uarantee  of  pood  faith.  Rejected  coinmuni- 
tations  or  rnatinscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
c  Jrnmnt'.ications  for  piibiicalion  thould  be  writ 
Unupon  oue  side  of  the  fhe-.t  only. 

Brotlier  Qtunter: — 

The  thought  occiired  to 
me,  that  perhaps  I  might  do  a  little 
good  by  penuiuf^  a  few  Hues  for  the 
Companion  aud  riViVo?-,  inasmuch  as 
there  is  a  matter  before  the  Brethren 
now  that  I  feel  a  deep  interest  in, 
which  is  brother  Eshelman's  proposi- 
tion to  raise  means  to  translate  and 
distribute  some  of  the  Brethren's 
pamphlets  in  other  lands.  To  show 
our  faith  by  our  works,  we  herewith 
send  one  dollar  for  that  purpose. 

Brethren  and  sisters,  everywhere, 
this  is  something  that  we  ought  to 
all  feel  a  deep  interest  in.  It  is  true, 
it  is  something  new  iu  the  Brethren 
church  ;  but  notwithstanding,  that,  we 
must  confess  it  is  a  good  move.  Let 
us  not  be  content  to  let  the  enemy 
alone,  if  he  lets  us  alone,  but  let  us 
act  on  the  ag,?ressive.  I  thought  the 
editor's  article  in  last  Companion, 
(No.  .30)  was  just  to  the  point  and  in 
good  time. 

Only  one  cent  from  each  member, — 
Who  cannot  do  that  much  ? — yet  this 
may  accomplish  a  work  which  might 
cost  more  than  ten  times  that  much 
by  a  personal  ministry.  And  this  is 
Dot  all,  our  one  cent  may  be  the  means 
of  bringing  a  soul  from  Pagan  dark- 
ness to  the  glorious  light  of  the  Gos- 
pel of  Christ. 

Let  some  active  brother  in  every 
arm  of  the  church  take  the  matter  in 
hand  and  see  what  they  can  do  ?  We 
know  there  are  many  members  who 
would  feel  to  do  something,  but  some- 
how they  do  not  like  to  write  letters, 
or  they  have  not  the  material  for 
writing  just  at  hand,  and  so  the  mat- 
ter is  put  oQ"  from  time  to  time,  and, 
finally,  forgotten  and  nothing  done. 

Let  us  also  remember  Bro.  Stein's 
proposition  to  distribute  Bro.  Moore's 
"Trine  Immersion"  pamphlet  among 
the  niinisiers  of  the  Baptist  church. 
We  read  somewhere  in  the  gospel, 
that  one  soul  is  worth  more  than  all 
this  world  ;  and  it  would  be  remarka- 
bly Btrnuge  if  there  were  not  one  hon- 
est soul  among  ten  thousand  profess- 
ed ministers  of  the  gospel,  who  would 
give  those  pamphlets  a   candid  hear- 


ing, and    confe8.s   the    truth    by   em- 
bracing it. 

Brethren,  I  believe  the  Lord  has  a 
hand  in  this  move,  and  it  will  be  a 
good  way  for  us  to  prove  whether  we 
think  more  of  our  money  than  of  pre- 
cious souls  for  whom  Christ  died. 

J.    M.  MoiILER. 

Covington,  Ohio. 


A'^ALI.EY   FtJRNACR,  W.  Va.,     ] 
July  20,  1875.  J 

Brotlier  Jnme.t  : — 

I  will  give  a  little  church  news, 
by  request.  About  the  1st  of  June  I 
made  a  short  trip  to  Tljwhur  county,  W. 
Ya.  Had  one  appointment  at  the  ^'al- 
ley River  ehuich.  The  next  day  I  went 
(o  Indian  Camp,  accoiii])anie(l  by  brotlier 
John  Fitzgerald  and  wife.  Ou  Saturday 
we  had  two  meeiin.irs,  and  baptized  a 
young  man,  the  son  of  fVicnd  Stiuire  and 
sister  JMcChane.  On  Suiiduy  I  preached 
the  funeral  of  Matilda  T.  Siiunions,  who 
dei)art-ed  this  life  January  IStii,  1875, 
aged  21  years.  She  was  the  daugliier  of 
old  brother  and  .'•istcr  Fitzgerald.  Sho 
loft  a  husband  to  mourn  his  loss;  and  wo 
hope,  from  what  her  brother  told  us, that 
his  loss  i.s  her  eternal  gain,  and  that  .'-he, 
as  our  ?ila.ster  has  told  u.-,  if  we  over- 
come, shall  sit  down  in  his  kingdom,  to 
sing  redeeming  graf'o  throughout  the 
endless  agos  of  eternity;  for  those  who 
slec))  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  witii  hiui. 
Having  these,  and  many  more,  glorious 
promises,  let  us  hold  fast  our  profession 
of  faiUi  in  Christ  till  the  coming  of  Lord 
and  Savior  Jesus  Christ,  that  when  we 
fall  here,  one  by  one,  we  nil  may  unite 
around  our  Fatlier's  throne  with  those 
that  or  gone  before,  who,  no  doubt,  aie 
concerned  for  us.  Brethren,  let  us  labor 
for  the  cause  of  Christ.  I  wotild  just  saj' 
to  the  friends,  that  I  wish  to  he  excused 
for  not  writing  .sooner. 

Em.\s  Auvil. 


A  Petition  to    tlie  Eiders  of    tbe 
Northern  l>istrlct  of  Il- 
linois. 

By  a  reference  to  No.  29  of  the  C.  F. 
C.,  jircscnt  volume,  it  will  he  seen  tiiat 
Christian  Hansen,  of  Christiana,  lOurope, 
has  called  for  the  Church  of  the  Breth- 
ren in  America  to  send  ministers  to  teach 
him  and  tlie  people  of  his  country  "the 
way"  more  i)crfoctly. 

In  view  of  this  most  urgent  appeal  for 
the  Truth  in  its  primitive  simjilicity,  and 
as  a  moans  of  opening  up  the  way  for 
successful  niinistorial  labor,  the  transla- 
tion of  brother  .1.  II.  Moore's  works  was 
undertaken  by  brother  C.  Hope.  To  de- 
fray the  expctise  of  jinhlishing  and 
distributing  ilioso  pam]ililots  in  Scandi- 
navia, a  proposition  was  made  (see  No. 
2'J)  that  ea(!h  brother  and  sister  give  one 
a:uL  We  are  receiving  very  friendly  re- 
sponses to   the  same;  and  we  hope  the 


"leaven"  thus  begun  may  soon  leaven  the 
'whole  lump." 

The  transition  of  "nc  Prrf.-'ct  Plan 
of  SdJcatinn,"  is  completed,  and  that  of 
'"Trine  Jmmtrxlon  Traced  to  (he  .4j)0iS'' 
tle.s"  is  well  under  way. 

Believing  this  to  be  the  Lord's  work, 
and  not  feeling  either  capable  or  authori- 
zed to  undertake  a  work  of  such  magni- 
tude, we  do  here!)y  most  respectfully,  and 
in  the  fear  of  tlie  Lord,  j)etition  you,  the 
elders  of  the  various  arms  of  the  church 
in  Northern  Illinois,  to  ap|)oint  a  com- 
mittee to  superintend  the  publication  and 
prepare  a  ))lan  for  the  distribution  of  the 
afori!  U'cntioned  work'J. 

We  suggest  tliat  the  committee  consist 
of  five  or  seven  members  with  a  secreta- 
ry and  treasurer.  Should  3'ou  feel  the 
ncce.-^sify  of  consulting  the  members  under 
your  charge  before  acting,  well  and  good; 
tlic  more  counsel  the  hotter. 

CiiitisTiAN  Hope, 
M.  JM.  E.s[iEr,M.\N. 

Lanark,  III. 

-^.^^ 

Iu  Klemorjuui. 

In  the  Nettle  Crook  arm  of  the  church, 
AVayne  county,  Ind.,  our  beloved  oia 
brotlior  Samuel  Fdcr;  he  was  bom  March 
17,  17'.il,  and  died  June  the  12.  1S75,  at 
the  advanced  age  of  8-1  years,  2  months 
and  25  days. 

Ho  was  horn  in  Upper  ('anada,  ncur 
3Ioldau,  in  Colchester  township,  FiSfx 
county;  was  married  to  Susaiinali  Snider 
in  January,  ISl  I.  They  were  married  in 
conformity  to  the  customs  of  the  Church 
of  Kngland,  and  in  October  flillowing 
tiieir  maniiu'e  they  wore  both  l^aptizcd 
by  broihor  Martin  Garvor  of  Virginia; 
Elder  David  Miller  and  wife,  Aaron  Mil- 
ler and  wife,  John  Byorly,  and  wife  Geo. 
Bnttorbaugh,  and  a  brother  Horshberger 
won;  bapiized  at  the  same  time,  all  of 
whom  have  i)assed  over  the  Jordan  of 
death,  old  brother  Samuel  being  the  last 
to  take  his  departure.  Ho  was  afllictcd 
with  a  deadncss  in  his  limbs  tor  a  number 
of  years,  hut  notwithstanding  ho  perfor- 
med his  part  of  the  visit,  last  fall,  and  I 
was  informed  by  the  brother  who  went 
with  him  on  the  visit  that  he  frc(|ucntly 
toid  the  members  this  would  be  his  last 
visit,  and  ho  exhorted  tiio  members,  es- 
pecially the  younger  ones,  to  conform  to 
the  order  of  the  church,  and  to  he  .stead- 
fast to  their  jirofession.  He  was  very 
zealous  for  the  old  order  of  the  Brethren, 
and  in  his  death  the  church  has  lost  one 
of  her  most  faithful  and  exemplary  uiem- 
bers.  His  wife  was  iiis  senior  28  days, 
and  prccciicd  him  in  death  three  months 
and  four  days,  they  having  lived  together 
04  years,  1  month,  and  'J  days-,  and  were 
members  of  the  church  almost  (H  years. 
There  were  12  children  horn  to  them,  six 
boys  and  six  girls;  five  of  the  hoys  and 
four  of  the  girls  are  still  livine,  about 
eighty  grandchildren  and  the  same  num- 
ber of  great-grandchildren.  Two  of  the 
boys  and  two  of  the  girls  are  members  of 
the  church,  one  of  whom  is  Elder  Samu- 


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el  Eilcr,  living  in  Kosciusko  county,  In- 
diana. 

In  the  year  1R23  brother  Eilcr  moved 
with  his  family  upon  his  old  houi-'stead 
one  mile  west  of"  Hagevstown,  where  he 
continued  to  reside  up  to  the  um<i  of  his 
death.  The  country  at  that  time  was  an 
entire  wilderness.  His  privations  in  ear- 
ly life  were  considerable,  notwihstaiiding 
which  his  deeds  of  charity  wore  many. 

He  left  his  home  on  the  21st  of  May, 
to  visit  his  childicn  living  in  Hamilton 
and  Kosciusko  counties,  in  tliis  St.ate, 
which  he  said  would  be  the  last  visit  he 
would  ever  make  them.  During  his  visit 
he  retained  his  usual  health,  until  within 
a  few  hours  of  his  death,  which  took 
place  at  the  house  of  one  of  his  grand 
children  in  Kosciusko  county,  Ind.,  on 
Saturday,  June  12th.-  His  .son.  Elder 
Samuel  Eiler,  was  present  at  the  time  of 
his  death.  As  soon  as  possible  the  nee 
essary  arrangements  were  made  to  bring 
his  remains  back  to  his  old  homestead 
for  interment;  they  got  back  with  him 
the  next  day  about  two  o'clock,  and  on 
the  dav  following  his  I'uncral  vfas  preach- 
ed by  Eider  Daniel  and  Jacob  llowman 
and  Lewis  Kinscy  in  the  Brethren's  new 
brick  meeting  iiousc,  which  is  .li'uated  on 
the  iiremises  of  the  deceased,  to  a  large 
concourse  of  .'■ympulhizing  brethren  and 
sisters,  and  neighbors  and  friends.  Old 
brother  Sauiucl  attended  our  late  Annual 
Meeting,  and  many  of  the  menibors,  no 
doubt,  will  remember  of  meeting  hiiu 
there,  ns  he  was  known  pretty  generally 
throngliout  a  large  portion  of  the  brolli- 
erlioood  He  was  one  of  tlie  oldest  deacons 
in  office  in  our  church,  having  held  that 
office  for  more  than  forty  years. 

Though  the  bodies  of  our  dear  old 
brother  and  sister  are  moklcring  back  to 
their  mother  dust  within  the  narrow  con- 
fines of  the  cold  and  siletit  tomb,  yet  their 
uumy  acts  of  kindness  and  their  exam- 
ples live  on,  and  remain  indelibly  impres- 
sed upon  the  minds  of  those  with  whom 
they  were  associated  in  life,  and  no  doubt 
they  will  prove  to  be  as  bread  cast  unon 
the  waters  to  be  picked  up  many  uays 
hence,  and  may  prove  as  incentives  to 
drawing  many  precious  souls  into  the  fold 
of  Christ. 

I  was  made  to  love  and  reverence  our 
old  brother  and  sister  before  I  ever  saw 
them,  by  hearing  my  parents  recounting 
the  many  acts  of  kindness  they  had  re- 
ceived at  their  hands  in  the  times  of 
their  affliction, especially  at  one  time  when 
tlie  hand  of  affliction  was  sorely  oppres- 
sing them,  our  dear  old  brother  came  to 
their  assistance  like  the  Good  Samaritan 
and  administered  to  their  wants  and  com- 
forted them  in  their  affliction.  Notwith- 
standing this  was  long  before  I  had  an 
existence  in  this  world,  by  hearing  my 
parents  speak  of  them  while  1  was  yet  a 
little  boy,  a  reverential  love  grew  up  in 
my  afl'ections  for  our  dear  old  brother  and 
sister,  and  the  cause  they  espoused. 

And  to  the  dear  children,  so  sorely  be^ 
reft  of  your  kind  and  loving  father  and 


mother — prepare  to  meet  them  in  Heav- 
en. llemcQjber  tlieir  many  good  words 
of  cheer  and  counsel,  and  their  many 
acts  of  kindness  to  you  that  only  kind 
and  loving  parents  can  show  to  their  dear 
children,  llemember  the  many  jiraycrs 
that  they  have  oITerod  up  to  a  throne  of 
grace  in  your  behalf.  Remember  your 
kind  and  loving  parents. 

Brother  and  sister  Eiler  will  be  remem- 
bered by  many  of  the  brethren  and  sis- 
ters who  visited  the  Annual  Meeting  in 
1SC4.  They  lived  in  a  brick  house  some 
fifty  rods  north  of  where  the  meeting 
was  held,  and  their  hospitality  was  with^ 
out  limit.  B.  F.  KooNS. 

FoRDwrcir,  Ontauio, 
July  3,  1S7.). 
Dear  Brother  : 

I  have  often  thought  that  I  ought 
to  write  something  for  the  Cojii'ANlON 
AND  VisiTOii;  but  feeling  my  inability 
to  do  so  on  account  of  having  only  a  lim- 
ited education,  and  also  that  there  are  so 
many  that  are  well  qualified  to  write,  I 
have  deferred  it  until  now. 

I  will  relate  to  you  why  I  joined  the 
"Dnnkard"  church.  In  the  first  place 
I  might  say  that  the  most  of  my  friends 
belong  to  the  society  of  Friends,  common- 
ly called  Quakers  but  my  i)arents  be 
longed  to  the  society  called  Christians. — 
At  the  age  of  nineteen,  I  was  converted. 
In  the  month  of  July,  in  the  year  1864, 
I  joined  the  jieople  called  Christians,  was 
bai)tized  by  single  immersion,  and  went 
on  uiy  way  rejoicing.  On  the  lOt^h  of 
Noveiiiber  I  chose  a  companion  lor  life, 
and  about  a  year  after,  my  companion 
was  also  converted,  which  was  a  great 
consolation  to  me,  and  we  botji  lived  hap- 
py in  what  we  rcL'ardcd  as  the  service  of 
the  Lord. 

I  was  one  of  those  who  believed  that 
whatever  I  did  sliould  be  done  with 
all  my  might.  This  caused  me  to 
be  foremost  in  the  church,  in  prayer- 
meeting,  and  revival  meetings,  i  felt 
like  doing  all  I  could  to  advance  the 
cause  of  Jesus.  It  so  happened  that  I 
was  chosen,  with  two  others,  to  attend 
the  Annual  Conference  in  the  town  of 
New  Market,  in  the  county  of  York;  and 
while  attending  this  meeting,  there  were 
many  things  brought  forward  to  discuss. 
When  the  committees  brought  in  their 
reports,  I  feaw,  with  great  clearness,  ma- 
ny things  contrary  to  the  teachings 
of  my  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ, 
and  i  heard  many  expressions  made  that 
wounded  my  feelings. 

After  my  return  home,  I  prayed  earn- 
estly to  the  Lord  to  show  me  the  right 
way,  and  the  >nore  I  prayed,  ihe  more  I 
became  dissatisfied  with  the  church  I  be- 
longed to.  About  this  time  they  pur- 
posed having  a  tea-party,  and  wished  me 
to  take  an  active  part  in  it.  I  plainly 
told  them  that  I  believed  such  things 
were  wrong,  and  therefore  I  could  have 
nothing  to  do  with  it.  A  short  time  after 
I  attended  the  monthly  fellowship  meet- 


ing, when  the  minister  read  these  words, 
"Be  not  contbiuii.d  to  this  world,  but  bo 
ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of  the 
mind,  that  ye  may  prove  what  is  that 
good,  and  acceiitable,  and  perfect  will  of 
tJod."  He  spoke  at  some  length  from 
this,  and  also  said  that  he  was  once  so 
much  blinded  by  the  fog  of  ignorance,  as 
to  believe  that  tea-parties  were  wrong; 
but  he  was  glad  he  had  learned  better. 
I  felt  that  this  being  not  conformed  to 
the  world  had  something  to  do  with  dress; 
I  felt  I  couKl  not  follow  the  fashions  of 
the  world  any  more,  but  that  I  must  lay 
off  my  proud  dress  and  come  down  to 
plain  dress. 

1  also  felt  that  if  I  did  so,  I  could  not 
remain  in  tlie  church  to  which  I  belong- 
ed, and  where  to  go  I  did  not  know.  I 
thought  of  the  Quakers,  and  I  liked 
them  for  some  things,  but  the  ordinances 
of  the  church  of  Christ  thoy  do  not  kcct>, 
such  as  baptism,  the  communion,  feet- 
washing,  holy  kiss,  and  so  on;  so  I  could 
not  go  to  them;  hence  we  made  up  our 
mind  to  leave  the  church  and  not  belong 
to  anything. 

I  had  heard  of  the  "Dunkards"  and 
the  Mennonites  as  not  believing  in  war, 
and  that  they  were  plain  people,  but  that 
was  all  I  knew  about  them.  1  had  nev- 
er seen  any  of  them;  but  went  to  sec  one 
of  my  relatives  whom  I  had  never  seen 
before,  who  was  a  sister  in  the  "Dun- 
kard"  church;  however  I  did  not  ktiow 
it,  until  I  went  tliere  and  we  had  some 
conversation  together  about  heavenly 
things.  I  told  her  that  I  was  going  to 
leave  the  Christian  church,  and  told  her 
the  reason.  She  told  me  what  the  "J)un- 
kards"  believed,  and  I  felt  that  their  be- 
lief was  just  the  same  as  the  Lord  had 
shown  me  by  his  Spirit  and  word.  She 
told  me  that  they  would  have  preaching 
in  two  weeks.  When  the  time  came  I 
went  to  hear  for  myself;  and  I  must  say 
my  .soul  was  happy  wiiile  I  listened  to 
the  gracious  words  ;  for  I  felt  that  it 
was  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus.  The 
minister's  name  was  John  Eyer,  of  the 
township  of  Markham.  Four  weeks  af- 
ter this,  I  left  home  to  attend  a  lovefeast 
which  was  held  near  Victoria  Square,  in 
Markham,  at  brother  Christian  Ileise',''; 
and  while  there  I  heard  the  Gospel  set 
forth  in  all  its  beauty.  I  had  never  heard 
the  whole  gospel  preached  1  efore,  in  all 
its  essential  points;  and,  in  fact,  there  is 
nothing  requind  in  the  gospel  of  the 
Son  of  God  that  is  not  essential  to  our 
salvation.  Whilst  I  gazed  on  the  per« 
forming  of  feet-- washing,  and  the  way 
thoy  took  the  communion,  I  felt  as  though 
I  would  like  to  be  just  such  a  person  aa 
these  Brethren  appeared  to  be.  I  felt 
I  ought  to  dress  like  them,  and  come 
out  fi-om  the  fashions  and  vanities  of  the 
world,  and  be  a  iiumble  follower  of  my 
L(jrd  and  Savior  Jesus  CJhrist.  I  did  so, 
and  united  with  them.  I  was  then  living 
in  the  county  of  York,  whence  I  moved  to 
the  county  of  Wellington,  and  from  there 
to  the  county  of  Huron,  in  order  to  be 


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able  to  attend,  or  be  convenient  to,  a 
luectini?  of  the  Brethren.  Since  I  niov* 
ed  to  this  counl}',  nij'  companion  lias  uni- 
ted with  the  Brethren  also,  which  caused 
uio  to  be  very  happy  in  the  Lord.  I  can 
truly  say  that  I  am  more  and  more  con- 
fident that  thin  id  the  true  faith,  even 
that  "  faith  which  wa.s  once  delivered  to 
the  saints"  ■,  and  I  hope,  by  God's  grace, 
to  be  able  to  live  .such  a  life  as  to  show 
my  faith  by  my  works  and  actions.  We 
have  only  a  small  church  here,  but  I  hope 
to  .see  the  uiomber.ship  iucreased.  \\  c 
have  no  minister  among  u.s  as  yet.  Wo 
Lave  preaching  every  six  weeks  and 
prayer-meeting  every  two  weeks.  The 
ministering  brethren  who  visit  us  regu- 
larly are  N.  Holm,  P.  Holm,  W.  Hol- 
nian,  and  B.  Shoop.  Brother  Snider, 
from  Vaugn,  paid  us  a  visit  of  love;  and 
brother  Doner,  of  NotawasaKa.  We 
were  very  much  encouraged  to  live  closer 
to  Jesus. 

T  would  just  say  in  conclusion,  we  in- 
tend to  have  a  lovefeast  on  the  16lh  and 
nth  of  July.  My  prayer  is  that  some 
great  good  may  be  accomplished  in  tho 
name  of  the  holy  child  Jesus.  Amen. 
Nelson  Kitely. 

Fordioicht  Huron  Co.,  Out. 


In  lUcmorinm. 

On  the  27th  of  Julj,  1875,  tbero 
fell  aaleop  ia  Christ,  as  we  hope,  our 
beloved  young  friend  and  brother, 
John  Etter,  of  the  B'g  Swatara  church, 
Dauphin  county,  Peuusylvania.  He 
was  the  oldest  son  of  David  and  Sa- 
rah Eltor,  and  grandson  of  Lawrence 
Etter,  who,  as  many  readers  of  the 
Covipanion  will  remember,  was  a 
profound  aud  efficient  minister  of  the 
gospel  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago. 

The  departed  was  born  August  the 
2Gth,  1857,  and  was  "gathered  to  his 
fathers"  at  the  age  of  18  years,  less 
30  days.  He  was  a  young  man  of 
great  physical  vigor,  aud  excellent 
mental  endowments,  promising  the 
reproduction  of  the  qualities  that  dis- 
tinguished his  grandfather.  From 
childhood  he  was  meditative  and  re- 
eerved,  strongly  influenced  by  '"the 
powers  of  the  world  to  come,"  and 
yet  "halting  between  two  opinions" 
till  tho  "Rider  of  the  Pale  Horse" 
came  in  sight.  A  copious  draught  of 
ice  water,  while  laboring  in  a  neigh- 
bor's harvest-field,  led  to  violent  in- 
testinal inflammation,  resulting  in 
reversed  action  of  the  entire  alimen- 
tary structure,  causing  intense  suffer- 
ing, aud  an  iusupportably  offensive 
ejection  of  the  gastric  contents. 

For  several  days  hi.s  soul  was 
writhing  under  the  smitings  of  an  of- 
fended God,  and  tho  lashings  of  a 
guilty  couHciouco,  although,  su  far  as 


he  could  remember,  his  disobedience 
was  mainly  negative.  Many  tears, 
heartrending  prayers,  by  himself, 
and  bis  parents  and  friends,  and  the 
church,  and  an  unreserved  committal 
to  the  will  of  God,  brought  that  "peace 
which  paaseth  all  understanding." 
No  sooner  was  the  great  crisis  of  the 
soul  pa4t,  than  he  said  to  bis  father, 
who  is  a  minister  of  the  word,  "now 
I  waul  to  be  taken  to  the  water  and 
buried  wiibChrist  in  baptism."  Fear- 
ing hia  decision  might  be  premature, 
be  was  narrowly  questioned  as  to  bis 
viewii  of  tiiu  as  sin,  apart  from  its 
final  consequences  ;  and  giving  a 
gratifying  evidence  of  that  change 
which  the  Holy  Ghost  can  alone  ef- 
fect, he  was  placed  in  a  rocking-chair, 
and  conveyed  to  the  water.  The  love 
and  presence  of  Jesus  gave  him  fresh 
inspiration,  and  he  walked  into  the 
stream  with  the  alacrity  of  a  healthy 
person,  and  was  baptized  as  unresist- 
ingly as  a  corpse  is  lowered  into  the 
tomb.  Tho  ordinance  was  Sdminis- 
ter*d  by  e'der  John  Eltcr. 

The  few  days  that  intervened  be- 
tween his  baptism  and  death  were 
occupied  in  praise,  supplication,  and 
admonition  of  his  associates.  Many 
he  took  by  the  hand,  and  urged  the 
claims  of  Jesus,  and  the  folly  and 
wickedness  of  procrastination,  in  lan- 
guage aud  tones  that  might  have  made 
'•the  stones  cry  out."  He  longed  for 
release  from  "this  mortal  coil,"  and 
breathed  out  his  spirit  in  the  conC- 
deuco  of  an  unfailing  interest  in  "the 
great  salvation,"  through  the  atone- 
ment and  advccacy  of  Jesus. 

His  remains  were  deposited  at  the 
West  Hanover  meeting  house,  follow- 
ed by  an  unusually  large  concourse  of 
people.  Occasion  improved  by  Abra- 
ham Pfoulz,  Jacob  Keefer,  and  Wil- 
liam Hertzler,  from  Isaiah  38:17. 
May  his  death,  and  the  record  thereof, 
be  a  "sharp  arrov  in  the  hearts  of  the 
King's  enemies." 

C.  H.  Balsbaugii. 


A  Kemlnder. 

liroOwr  Qidnter : — 

I  hope  my  beloved 
brethren  will  not  forget  our  announce- 
ment in  No.  19,  that  we  e.icpcct  to 
hold  a  communion  meeting,  if  the  good 
Lord  is  willing,  on  the  10th  of  Sep- 
tember next.  There  are  nine  mem- 
bers of  ns  here.  For  the  comfort  of 
those  brethren,  whom  I  often  hear 
say  through  the  Companion  and 
Visitor,  that  tboy  have  not  hoard  any 


brethren  preach  for  a  year, — some  for 
two  years,  some  not  for  three  years,— 
I  will  say  that  my  wife  and  I  have 
been  battling  here  for  twenty-one 
years.  We  had  meeting  here  four 
times.  We  had  not  heard  the  breth- 
ren preach  for  eleven  years  till  last 
spring  a  year  ago,  at  Pentecost. 
Then  three  or  four  brethren  promised 
to  come  to  see  us,  but  it  seems  my 
beloved  brethren  have  forgotten  it. 
And  at  last  yearly  meeting  three  or 
four  more  promised  to  visit  us  this 
summer,  but  these,  too,  seem  to  have 
forgotten  it.  We  have  had  no  chance 
to  commune  for  eleven  years.  Dear 
brethren,  think  of  this,  and  forget  not 
the  10th  of  September  next  None  of 
the  members  here  have  seen  a  com- 
munion, but  my  wife  and  I ;  therefore 
we  invite  brethren  and  sisters  from 
abroad. 

Leonard  Stephen. 
Shoals,  Martin  Co  ,  Ind. 


Madisonbuuq,  Oino  ) 
Aug.  4th,  1875.     ) 
Brother  Quintcr: — 

Chippoway  con- 
gregation is  in  a  healthy  condition. 
We  fi'ol  to  say  that  the  Lord  is 
bli'rising  the  labors  in  his  vineyard, 
Yf.luahle  additions  have  been  made 
lately.  Tho  Sabbath  School  at  Beoc'i 
Grove  is  in  a  prosperous  condition, 
with  Bro.  B.  F,  B  )v\'ser  superintend- 
ent, and  Myron  Lichtenwalier  sec- 
retary. 

We  are  having  very  wot  weather; 
the  ground  is  so  soft  that  the  reaping 
machines  can  hardly  bo  used  to  cut 
the  heavy  and  lodged  oats,  and  there 
is  much  hay  to  make  yet,  and  per- 
haps one  third  of  tho  wheat  on  shock 
yet,  which,  if  the  wet  wea'hor  con- 
tinues, (and  there  is  not  much  pros- 
pect of  clearing  up  yet,)  is  in  danger 
of  spoiling  The  wheat  was  hurt 
with  rust,  and  the  army  worm  has 
attacked  some  oat  fif^lds. 

Fraternally 

E.  L.  YODKR. 


BOOK  NOTICE. 

True  Evanoeucai,  OuEDiENnE :  lis 
Nature  and  Necessity,  as  taugnt  and  Ad- 
vocated by  the  Brethren.  By  J.  W.  Stein. 
Being  one  of  bis  "Tueiitj/  licnsons"  lor 
a  change  in  Ohurcli  Bclations.  It  is  well 
comjiosed  and  arranged,  a  clear  and  ably 
prepared  treatise,  and  will  supply  a  long- 
i'elt  want  in  thcBrctlircn  s  litoratuio.  and, 
undoubtedly,  accompli.sh  much  toward 
defending  the  doctrine  that  has  been  ad- 
vocated by  the  church. 


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It.  should  bo  read  l>y  every  brother  and 
sister,  and  deserves  an  extensive  circula- 
tion outside,  amonjc  all  tliOHC  who  are 
seeking  tor  the  truth.  It  is  put  up  in 
neat,  substantial  pamplilct  form,  32  pa- 
ries, and  will  be  sent,  postpaid,  on  tlic 
following  tcrun : 

1  copy,  20cts. ;  7  copies,  $1  ;  15  cop- 
ies, ^2. 

Send  in  your  orders  witliout  delay,  and 
help  circulate  the  truth. 

Address,  J.  H.  Moore, 

Urbana,  Chnrnpalcjii  Co.,  111. 

Ackiiowle«lginent. 

Nevada  City,  Mo.,  July  30,  '75. 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

Please   acknowledge  the  following 
receipt :  From    two   sisters,   (names   not 

fiven),  at  Franklin  Grove,  Leo  county, 
II.,  $5.00,  rcquestieg  me  to  acknowledge 
the  reception  of  the  above  through  the 
Companion.  In  conclusion,  to  these  two 
sisters,  I  will  say,  accept  the  sincere 
thanks  of  your  unworthy  brother  in  the 
L)id.  J.  D.  YoDER. 

£rruta. 

In  No.  31,  page  4S1,  3rd  column,  2nd 
line  from  the  bottom,  road  convfraion,  in- 
stead of  '"conversation."  On  page  482, 
1st  column,  4t,h  line  from  bottom,  road 
far,  instead  of  "for;"  2nd  column,  SO'.h 
line  from  top,  supply /or  it  after  *'iiiiic." 

E.  K.  B. 

In  the  "Grasshopper  Sermon,"  No. 
31,  page  487,  2nd  column,  17th  line  from 
the  bottom,  for  "Apostolic  land,"  read 
Apostolic  band.  C.  H.  B. 

Auuonnceiuents. 


Love-Feasts. 


The  following  ai>pointments  for  love- 
feasts  by  the  brethren  : 

Near  Bryan,  Williams  county,  Ohio, 
October  9fh. 

In  the  Maumec  church,  Defiance  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  October  llth.      _ 

Poplar  Ridge  congregation,  Ohio,  Oc- 
tober 13th. 

Jacob  Lehman. 

CORRKCTrON. 

The  lovefoast  in  the  Beaver  Dam  con- 
gregation, Indiana,  will  be  on  the  16th  of 
September,  commencing  at  10  o'clock, 
a.  ni.,  instead  of  the  15th,  as  announced 
in  No.  30.     rUf/n'm  can  note. 

D.  Bechteliieimer. 

The  brethren  of  the  Smith  Fork  branch 
of  the  church,  Clinton  county,  jMo.,  will 
hold  a  communion  meeting  on  the  Uth 
of  September.  Plattsburg  is  the  railroad 
station.  The  wcoting-house  is  one  and  a 
half  miles   north   of  this   point. 

D.  D.  Sell. 


The  bretbreu  of  the  Cedar  Creek 
church,  the  Lord  williog,  intend  to 
hold  their  communion  meeting  oa  the 
8ih  and  9th  of  September  next,  at 
friend  Jacob  Eichholtz',  eight  miles 
north-west  of  Garnett,  Kansas. 

L.  P.  Lilly,  Clerk. 

There  will  be  a  communion  meeting 
at  the  Pleastiut  Hill  meeting  house, 
Macoupin  Co.,  111.,  on  the  Ist  of  Oct. 
next ,  and  meeting  to  continue  over 
Sunday. 

John  Neiier. 

Our  communion,  the  Lord  willing,  will 
take  place  on  the  11th,  and  12lh  of  Sept., 
at  the  residence  of  brother  H.  H.  Troup, 
two  miles  south  east  of  Peoria  City,  Iowa. 
Preaching  to  commence  on  the  11th  at 
10  o'clock.  D.  E.  Brubaker. 

The  brethren  in  the  Putnam  county 
congregation,  Ohio,  have  appointed  their 
communion  meeting  on  the  9th  of  Octo- 
ber next,  to  be  held  at  brother  Henry 
Prowant's,  15  miles  west  of  Ottawa,  Put- 
nam county,  Ohio.     Help  wanted. 

J.  PuowANT. 


MARRIED. 

By  ttie  undersigned,  at  the  residence  of  the 
bride's  parer.lr-,  -Joliastowu,  Pa..  June  Siv,, 
1875,  Mr.  Abraham  F.  Stutsman  and  Miss 
Makia  Fuazeu- 

Also,  by  the  same,  at  the  residence  of  the 
bride's  parent,'*.  Mr.  W-  S.  Heduick  and 
Miss  Isabella  Good,  all  of  Cambria  coun- 
ty, Pa. 

VVm.  Bteus. 

By  the  nndorsitrned,  on  the  1st  of  August, 
1875,  Mr.  John  Rowland  and  Miss  Helen 
Slifeu,  both  of  Johnson  county.  Mo. 

D.   VV.  Rowland. 


D1EI>. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  clrcnm.slan 
ces  in  connection  with  Olntuary  Notices.  We 
wisli  to  use  all  alike,  anil  we  could  not  insert 
versea  with  all. 

In  the  Queraahouing  congregation,  Som- 
erset county.  Pa.,  Aug.  5,  1875,  sister  Har- 
riet Shank  wife  of  tjrother  Joseph  iJhank, 
aged  85  years,  9  months  and  6  days.  Fu- 
neral services  t)y  the  writer,  assisted  by 
brother  Jacob  Speicher,  from  Rev.  xiv.  13. 

Sister  Shank  had  to  endure  a  great  deal  of 
bodily  suffering,  which  she  bore  patiently, 
and  gave  the  evidence  that  she  was  prepared 
to  die.  Shortly  before  the  spirit  left,  the 
body,  she  said  to  her  f»ther,  sbe  would  soon 
go  to  her  children,  all  of  whom  (three  in 
number,)  had  crossed  the  Jordan  of  death 
before  her.  Valentine  Blouou. 

In  Bango  district,  Elkhart  county  Indi- 
ana, June  Oih,  Fanny  Shirk,  aged  44  years, 
2  months  and  3  days.  Services  by  Jacob 
Butler  and  the  writer,  from  Matth.  xxiv.  44. 
Also,  July  81st,  sister  Barbara,  wifs  of 
brother  John  L  ^ucks,  aged  35  years,  11 
months  and  3  days.  She  left  behind  a  kind 
husbsnd  and  7  children,  the  youngest  5  days 
old.  The  occasion  was  improved  by  broth- 
er Gabriel  Frame  in  Erglish  from  Rev.  xiv. 
13,  and  the  writer  in  the  German,  from  1 
Samuel,  iii.  18. 

John  .Metzlku. 
[Pilgrim  please  coiiy.] 
'  In  the  Couemaugh  congregation,  Cambria 
county,  Fa.,  May  and,  1875,  Valentine,  son 
of  brother  Israel,  and   Sister   Rachel  Rager, 


aged  I  year,  C  months  and  7  days.  The  de- 
ceased was  drowned  by  falling  into  a  spring, 
while  l"ft  to  the  care  of  other  children,  the 
mother  being  engaged  in  household  duties. 
All  ffforts  to  res  ore  the  child  were  fruitless. 
Funeral  occasion  improved  by  brethren  and 
the  writer,  from  1  Pet.  i.  24,  25- 

Also,  in  the  same  congreeation.  May  lOth, 
1875,  LoviNA  RiiiiiiTT,  daugbt*r  of  brother 
Jacob  and  sister  Margaret  Rlhbitt,  aged  3 
years,  5  raonlhiJ  and  15  days.  Disease,  drop- 
sy. Occasion  improrcd  by  the  writer,  from 
Matth.  xviii.  3. 

Al»o,  in  the  same  congregation,  Simantha 
Ryan,  dauchter  of  friends  Jseob  and  Cath- 
arinii  Ripple,  aiced  7  years,  6  months 
and  20  day.s.  The  deceased  was  walking 
with  her  step-father  through  a  pasture  field; 
aod  in  rolling  a  l"g  which  he  feared  might 
sometime  roll  on  the  cattle  in  the  lifld,  the 
Utile  girl  was  caught  by  it  and  instantly 
killed.  Occasion  improved  by  brother  Sam- 
uel Brallier  and  the  writer. 

Wm.  Byers. 

In  Johnson  county.  Mo.,  July  29ih,  1875, 
Abraham  Wilson,  youngfst  son  of  Susan 
Stoner,  aged  five  mnnths  and  27  days.  Dis- 
ease, diarrhrea  and  fipasms.  Funeial  dis- 
course from  2  Sam.  xii.  23. 

D.  W.  Rowland. 

T  1ST  OF  MONEYS  KECEIVED  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

John  Bennett,  85;  S  Hemicks,  2  00;  Sam- 
uel Miller,  13  .=55;  A  Hensel,  1  25;  Two  sis- 
ters, 50;  J  P  Woir,  3  (!5;  H  Scbisler,  35;  E 
N  BaVb,  25;   Lydia   J    Baer,   08;  J  Matctjctt, 

3  00;  0  Forney,  20;  J  H  Erb,  1  00;  G  W  Ba- 
con, .50;  M  Enimert,  1  00;  S  Sprinkle,  1  85; 
1  H  Crist,  25;  E  L  Yoder,  75;  M  A  Mooraaw, 
1  25;  Keim  i*fc  Livengood,  2  00;  J  M  Mohb-r, 
1  00;  I  Dell,  3  10;  Chas  Kanlner,  3  00;  M 
Weaver,  75;  S  A   Garber,  35;  Lewis  M  Kob, 

4  10;  W  Mieh»el,  1  70;  J  C  Judr,  30;  Obed 
Suowberger,  1  60;  for  Danish  fund,  25;  E 
DeHaven,  1  00;  A  sister,  35;  A  E  Troyer, 
35. 


Italian  <tue«ns   For  Sale.      Bred 

from  pure  and  ehoice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  Satisfactiou  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Address  SAMUEL  GREENAWALT,  Cear- 
foss  p.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md, 
19-6m. 


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FOR    »\L.E-KE4D    IT. 

A  Valuable  Farm,  containing  ;J00  acres,  in 
Preston  county,  W.  Va.,  within  two  miles  of 
the  town  of  Clifton,  3  miles  from  the  town 
of  BrandonvlUe,  3  miles  from  Bruceton  and 
15  miles  south  of  Unlontown,  Pa.,  on  the 
line  of  the  late  tila'c  Suivry  of  "The  Iron 
Valley  and  Pennsylvania  Line  R.  R-,"  and 
at  the  junction  of  4  county  roads,  In  one  of 
the  best  neighborhoods  in  Preston  county. — 
Only  l4  of  a  mile  from  a  school  home  and 
two  churches.  The  "Brethren"  ha^c  a  large 
church  a  short  distance  from  the  town  of 
Clifton.  There  are  about  175  acres  claared 
and  under  fence,  balsnce  good  timber  land, 
with  a  4-foot  vein  of  stone  coal, and  a  10-foot 
vein  of  excellent  limestone.  Two  thirds  of 
the  land  is  coraparaiivly  level,  and  clear  of 
stone;  balance,  moderately  rolling.  Two 
Orchards,  Two  Dwelling  Houses,  Stables, 
and  other  buildings.  Will  be  sold  cheap  and 
on  accommodating  terms.  Possession  given 
on  the  1st  day  of  April,  1870.  For  further 
particulars  call  upon,  or  addrcj^s,  the  under- 
sigucd,  CHAS.  KANTNEK, 

Bruceton  Mills,  Prcstou  Co.,  W.  Va. 
Aug.  4,  1875.  [33-t(. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


I'assover  au«l  ]>or<l'8  Kui>i>er. 

Eld.  John  Wise  eays:  ''Havir.j;  cxamiued 
the  work  eutilled  The  I'uss'nier  auil  ImiiVs 
SupjKr,  writton  by  J.  W.  Beek,  I  unheeiia- 
tiucly  express  my  ai'i)rolialion  of  the  work, 
and  Ihiuk  it  worthy  of  I'uh'.ic  patronage;  and 
especially  consider  that  it  should  be  in  every 
family  of  the  Jirutherh'^cd  " 

The  work  contains  aSb  paefs.  Pi  ice, 
sintrle  copy  by  mail,*!.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad-^rcss, 

J.  W.  Bebk, 

Meyersdale, 
35  Somerset  Co  ,  Pa. 

THE  CHlLDKEN'Sl'APER. 


The  Childken's  Paper  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotheihood  and  thn  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  25  cents  per  year.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Palestine  to  agenls  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  rec«ipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  Kurtz, 

2  tf.  Poland,  Mahoning  Co.,  0. 


l*urc-Bre«l  l..iglit   Bruhmas. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  Wo  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    Addrefs, 

S.  Beard, 

35. Polo,  Ills. 

Valnable  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Penn'a,  two  nud  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  couuiy  Hue  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  k.>od  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  alsc  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  si  ory  dwelling 
bouse  with  cellar  under  it,  a  Inrge  bank  barn 
■wiih  all  necessary  oulbuildings  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  housi  j  church  not 
a  (juai  ter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  inforuialiou  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  ou  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

JouN  K.  Meters. 

21-tf.  Donegal,  Pa. 

FARM  FOR  SALE. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  Kiver,  Freedom 
township,  Stephenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  (Jherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation;  a  larjfe 
Stone  House  ;  good  VVell  and  Sjiring  House  ; 
eeverel  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  Ac. 

Terms:  |4,0U0  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
mcris.  Address, 

23lf.  GEORGE  GIKL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 

WAFER  WHEEL!         "^ 

T  II  E      "  B  P]  E  R  S  "      W  II  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
Bhot.     It  is  just  improved  and  will   use   one- 
third  lesB  water  than  any  Iron  wIkcI    in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and   belter. 
Send  (or  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beerb  cfe  Sons. 
Cocolainas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Bekrs,  Ganoi.er  .t  CooKi;. 
beleu'b  Gruvc,  tiuydur  Co.,  Pa. 


Stover    Automatic 
WiuU  Eugiue. 


THE    ECLIPSE. 


For  puraplu?  water, 
grinding  grain,  iVjc.  Three 
years  in  succespful  'per- 
atiou,  and  over  3.000 
in  U!4e.  T(  ok  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  Sate  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  I«  particularly 
adaptdd  to  thu  Eastern 
and  Southern  Stales  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  bncze 
re<iired  to  operate  it. 
li  i!«  Sell-Regulating. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  hut  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pump.  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  p'ice  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
ver Wind  Engine  Co.,  Grcenoastle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WooDMANSB,  Freeport.  111. 

♦*#  An  active  agent  wonted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Alleghany  mountains.        [tf 

"A  righteous   man   regardelh  the  life  of  his 
beast."— Pkov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY   COLLAR  FADS. 

Hsving  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  1^1.50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  IVou  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Riispors,  Mowcr^J,  Corn  Plows,  Hollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Collars  :  ''Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  14  eafli  or  $S  a  pai'-.  Short  Straw 
Draft  Collars,  $3  each  or  10  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  linirihed  with  Safety  Collar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  oUice  on  re- 
ceii>t  of  price. 

Wholesale   orders  solicited   from   dealers 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Beaver, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pn. 


HOME  WOOLEN   FACTORY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  saiisfa'"tiou.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chnrges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  In  the  business 
over  forty  years,  I  think  1  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  wiil  lind  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

.lOIIN  8TUUEBAKER, 
IloMK  Woolen  Factory, 

18-tf.  Tfoy,  Ohio. 


Tlie  "One     Fnitli"   VluUicatod; 

and  Thu  "Fnith-alone'' Theory  Wci:;hed  in 
the  lialance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put theni  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  I  copy  15  centf;  2  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  lil.lO.  Address  : 

M.  M.  ESIIELMAN. 
Lanaric 
23-30-  Carroll  couuiy  111. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVKD 
PORTABLE    FARM    E.\«JINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
Boilers,  Saw-Milli=,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  cataloarucs,  address 
Frick  A:  <;o„ 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


THE^iEISEBItlAIVUF.ACTLlRIA'Ci 
COMPANY, 

Sole  Proprietors  and  MANUFArTL-HEiisop 


iilE  (jlKLdKR 
SELF-REGULATING  GRAIN  SE  'ARATOli 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mou'ted  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Patent  Levku  Aruasob.mbnts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Gbiseu  Manfo.  Co.) 
10-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


PUBLIC    SALE. 


Will  he  soil  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  25. h,  1S75,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  7(i  acres  of  (Joon  land,  a  large  four- 
story  Mdl,  with  water  and  steam  power,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Ba'U,  and  other  uuccssary  out- 
buildings, all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  jnoperty,  is  iu  a  good 
country,  near  markets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Middletown.  Dauph'n  county.  Pa. 

The   P;ilc    will  he  held   in  Middletown.  at 
the  Hour  and  iVed  store,  near  iiie  dep  i;.  For 
any  further  information    call   on  or  address, 
1).   M.  Sna\i;  ,y,  .Miller, 
Or  M.  N.  Kaiki-man. 

The  sale  will  begin  nt  2  o'clock,  p.  m. 

)Vdl  be  stild  on  cmy  itrins. 


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New  Series. 


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Never  Give  Up. 


What  if  we  say  the  world  is  cold — 

That  hearts  are  turned  to  stone  ; 
That  we  arc  left  on  stormy  seas 

To  stem  the  tide  alone  ? 
What  cares  ilic  world  for  all  our  sighs  .' 

It  will  turn  to  those  who  lausrh — 
And  of  its  favors  they,  I'm  ture, 

Get  something  more  than  half. 

"Very  unjust"  says  Dismal  Glum, 

Reposing  in  the  shade  ; 
While  Brightface,  turning  to  the  sun, 

Shows  how  his  fortune's  made. 
Unjust  or  not,  such  is  the  fact, 

And  facts  are  stubborn  things — 
Of  all  the  birds  that  wait  for  crumbs, 

The  bird  gets  most  that  sings. 

A  homely  proverb  comes  to  mind — 

That  one  about  the  flies  ; 
You  know  the  rest — how  vinegar 

Can  seldom  catch  a  prize. 
But  still  the  little  insects  swarm 

Thick  round  a  sweetened  cup  ; 
'Tls  Well  to  think  of  this,  ray  fiiend, 

And  never  give  up. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Paul's  Kigbts  and  Privileges. 


BY  J.  M.  ZUCK. 


•'Because  thou  art  my  brother,  shouldst  thou 
therefore  serve  mo  for  nouijht  ?" — Gbn. 
Sxix.  15. 

The  subject  of  a  supported  ministry  is 
one  of  those  questions  upon  which  there 
is  not  and  perhaps  cannot  he  a  perfect 
unanimity  of  sentiment  in  the  brother- 
hood. One  reason  for  this  is  that  while 
the  preponderance  of  precept  seems  to 
sanction  one  view  of  the  matter,  the  pre- 
ceptor's example  seems  to  sanction  anoth- 
er, and  (be  wliob,  thin^,  in  ibo,  oiiinions  of 
some,  resolves  itself  into  a  question  of 
expediency  rather  than  of  absolute  right 
or  wrong.  It  is  not  always  easy  to  dis- 
pose  of  questions^  of  this   kind,  and  he 


who  undertakes  the  task  need  not  be 
surprised  if  he  should  discover,  after  all, 
he  has  not  settled  the  matter  finally  and 
forever.  In  view  of  this  fact  it  is  hoped 
that  brother  Bucchly  and  the  readers  of 
the  Companion  and  Visitor  will  view 
kindly  and  considerately  a  few  observa- 
tions suggested  by  a  careful  perusal  of 
"Paul's  Power  in  the  Go.^pel,"  found  in 
No.  31. 

The  central  thought  in  brother  B's  dis- 
cussion seems  to  be  the  idea  of  power,  in 
the  sense  of  abiliti/,  sfre:u/th.  force,  ener- 
oy,  c*cc.  Our  attention  is  called  to  the 
different  kinds  of  powers,  such  as  "ele- 
mental," "mechanical,"  and  the  results 
of  their  abuse  are  i)ointed  out.  Power 
is  further  exemplified  by  an  allusion  to 
the  healing  of  the  sick,  the  raising  of  the 
dead,  the  conversion  of  Saul  &c.  Ail 
this  seems  clear  enough,  but  when  it 
comes  to  expounding  the  text,  "That  1 
abuse  not  my  power  in  the  gospel,"  the 
subject,  as  brother  B.  treats  it,  seems  a 
little  obscure.  Yet  he  asks,  "Could  any- 
thing under  the  sun  be  plainer?"  It  is 
my  impression  that  it  could.  Does  the 
Apostle  mean  that  unless  he  performs 
manual  labor  he  will  get  weak  physically? 
or  mentally  ?  or  spiritually  ?  Does  he 
mean  that  unless  he  makes  the  Gospel 
without  charge  that  he  will  be  perverting 
that  power  by  which  he  heals  the  sick '! 
or  restores  the  dead  ?  or  makes  a  Felix 
tremble?  Something  like  this  might 
be  the  inference  from  brother  B. 's  defini- 
tions of  the  term  "power,"  and  his  intro- 
ductory remarks  to  illustrate  the  same. 

Let  us  go  back  from  Webster  to  the 
Greek  text.  Turning  to  the  9th  chapter 
of  1  Coi.,  we  find  that  the  word  which  is 
here  rendered  "power"  is  exousta  in  the 
original.  The  lexicon  says  this  means, 
license,  libertij,  leave,  permission,  scope, 
power,  riejht, privilege,  authority,  control, 
dignity,  honor,  &c.  Now  by  carefully 
pondering  these  various  renderings,  it 
will  be  seen  that  while  ])oioer  is  one  of 
them,  that  it,  defined  as  brother  B.  de^ 
fines  it  (force,  energy,  &c. )  does  not  ex- 
press the  leading  idea  correctly.  The 
word  liberty  comes  nearer,  perhaps.     In 


the  previous  chapter  (1  Cor.  viii.  9,)  Paul 
says,  "But  take  heed  lest  by  any  means 
this  liberty  of  yours  become  a  stumbling 
block  to  them  that  are  weak."  Here  wc 
have  the  same  word  [cxousia]  translated 
"liberty,"  that  in  the  next  chapter  and 
in  brother  B's  text  is  translated  "power." 
It  is  not  my  wish  to  object  to  the  word 
"power,"  but  rather,  if  possible,  to  get 
at  the  exact  shade  of  meaning  in  the  case 
under  consideration.  And  liow  can  wc 
do  that  better,  than  by  taking  into  ac- 
count the  other  renderings  of  the  word 
in  the  Greek  text?  Keeping  in  mind, 
then,  the  idea  of  liberty,  permission, 
right,  privilege,  &c. ,  let  us  notice  anoth- 
er of  the  above  definitions,  namely,  "au- 
thority." 

Tne  word  [exousia)  which  is  translated 
"power"  in  the  9th  of  1  Cor.  is  transla- 
ted "authority"  in  the  following  passa- 
ges :  "By  what  authority  doest  thou 
these  things?  and  who  gave  thee  this 
authority?"  "For  with  authority  com- 
mandeth  he  even  the  unclean  spirits  and 
they  do  obey  him."  Here,  then,  we 
have  the  same  word  [cxonsui\  translated 
"power"  in  one  instance,  "liberty"  in 
another,  and  "authority"  in  another,  and 
these  various  renderings  throw  some  light 
upon  Paul's  meaning,  but  do  not  harmo" 
nize  very  well  with  brother  B's  discussion 
on  'fire.'  'steam,'  'gunpowder,'  'earth- 
quakes,' and  miraculous  healings,  con- 
versions, &c.  The  word  'power'  perhaps 
involves  brother  B's  idea  in  the  following 
phrases  :  'Stephen,  full  of  faith  and  pow- 
er.' 'By  our  own  power  or  holiness. '_ — 
'His  eternal  power  and  Godhead. '  'Anoin- 
ted Jesus  of  Nazareth  with  power.'  'The 
exceeding  greatness  of  his  power  to  us<. 
ward,  who  believe.'  But  in  none  of]  these 
passages  is  the  Greek  word  which  is 
translated  'power'  the  same  as  that  in 
the  I  Cor.  ix,  and  in  brother  B's  text. — 
There  the  word  is  exousia;  in  these  pas" 
sages  it  \tirhn)a7nis,  which  moans — power, 
ability,  stiongtli,  force,  (iuiiiiiil'in,  author- 
ity, sway,  influence,  virtue,  elficiency,  en- 
ergy, &c.  So,  after  all,  there  may  be  a 
slight  misunderstanding  between  Paul 
and  brother  B.,  the  former  haying  written 


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(t,V 


(xousia,  while  the  latter  gives  him  credit 
for  vinUay;  chniinnis.  'Ls  it  jw^sihle  that 
an)'  one  could  fail  to  understand  such 
positive,  plain  language  ?' 

From  tiie  above  we  infer  that  when 
Paul  says,  'That  I  abuse  not  ujy  power 
in  the  gospel,'  we  should  use  the  word 
power  in  such  a  sense  as  to  involve  the 
idea  of  liberty,  jiriviiege,  ri,a;ht,  authority, 
etc.  'J'iiis  position  is  strengthened  by  a 
reference  to  the  German.  'J'hc  German 
ciiuivalent  of  'power'  in  this  text  is  'frey- 
heit,'  which  is  also  the  equivalent  ibr 
'liberty'  in  the  text,  'Take  heed  lest  by 
any  means  this  liberty  of  yours,'  etc.  It 
is  also  strengthened  by  the  context.  In 
the  next  verse  (1  Cor.  ix.  I'.),)  Paul  says, 
'For  though  I  be  free  from  all  men,'  etc., 
wliich  implies  that  he  is  talking  about 
his  freedom  or  liberty,  not  about  his  might 
or  ability. 

The  case  seems  to  be  about  this  :  I'aul 
had  a  right  to  a  temporal  reward,  the  au- 
thority to  demand  it,  and  the  liberty  to 
u.se  and  enjoy  it.  This  he  clearly  demon- 
strates in  the  first  part  of  the  chanter — 
1  Cor.  'J — both  by  reason  and  Scripture 
allusion.  But  while  he  had  these  rights 
and  jirivileges,  lie  also  had  the  right  and 
l)rivilegc  to  deny  himself  and  'to  use  none 
of  these  things,' and  in  the  case  of  the 
Corinthians,  (hut  not  in  all  cases)  he 
chose  to  pursue  the  latter  course,  setting 
forth  most  excellent  reasons  therefor — 
lest  he  'should  hinder  the  Gospel  of 
Christ,'  and  again,  'that  I  abuse  not  my 
power  in  the  Gospel.' 

Hence  the  question  was  one  of  expedi- 
ency, and  is  it  not  just  such  a  question  at 
the  present  day?  If  so,  however  we 
may  differ  in  opinion,  we  .should  not  for- 
get one  fact  or  principle,  namely,  that 
present  expedients  should  be  determin- 
ed by  present  circumstances,  and  not  by 
circumstances  which  existed  away  back 
in  Paul's  day,  and  then,  perhaps,  no- 
where except  in  the  Corinthian  church. 
Just  what  those  cireumstancos  were,  we 
>uay  not  be  able  to  tell,  but  Paul  gives  us 
a  hint,  when  he  says,  'But  what  I  do,  that 
will  I  do,  that  I  may  cut  off  occasion  from 
them  which  desire  occasion.'  2  Cor.  xi. 
12.  This  word  'occasion'  is  more  sugges- 
tive than  specific  in  its  application.  Per- 
hai)S  some  of  those  'deceitful  workers' 
were  trying  to  make  it  appear  that  Paul 
was  after  the  'fleece'  rather  than  the 
'flock,'  as  is  sometitiics  said  of  modern 
l>reachers.  To  carry  their  point  they 
may  have  worked  with  their  own  hands 
anci  then  boasted  of  their  self-denial. — 
'J'liis  thought  is  suggested  by  the  phrase, 
'that  wherein  they  glory  ihcy  may  be 
I'ound  even  as  we.'  Another  inference 
might  be  that  those  'false  ai)Ostlcs'  wan- 
ted to  make  merchandise  of  the  Corin- 
thians, making  I'uul  their  jirecedent  and 
authority  for  so  doing.  They  were  iu 
for  making  a  nice  thing  of  it,  and  that 
put  it  into  the  Apostle's  mind  to  cut  oft' 
their  opportunity — to  shut  the  door  on 
these  money  grabbers,  so  far  as  his  own 
f xamjjlc  of  self-denial  could  <lo  it.     And 


if  that  noble  example  were  followed 
whenever  there  is  an  'occa-^ion'  at  the 
present  day,  the  world  would  be  better, 
the  church  of  Christ  more  prosperous, 
purer,  stronger.  But  where  the  'occa- 
sion' does  not  exist  and  is  not  sought, 
there  need  he  no  great  efforts  made  to 
cut  it  off.  I'aul  very  well  knew  that  it 
was  no  great  thing  to  reap  carnal  things 
after  having  sown  spiritual  things,  but 
rather  than  permit  his  liberty  to  become 
a  stumbling  block  or  bring  a  reproach  up- 
on the  cause,  thus  hindering  the  Gospel 
ot  Christ,  he  was  willing  to  suffer  all 
tilings,  and  abase  himself  that  Christ  and 
the  cause  might  be  exalted.  Any  other 
course  seemed  selfish  to  him  under  the 
circumstances,  or,  as  he  expresses  it, 
like  abusing  his  power  or  liberty  in  the 
Gospel. 

'Is  there  any  brother  in  the  ministry  so 
blinded  with  the  love  of  filthy  lucre  that 
he  cannot  understand  the  positive,  \)h\n 
declarations   of  the    Apostle?'     Now    it 
must  not  be   inferred   that   those — even 
tiiough  in  the  ministry — who  differ  from 
brother  B.  on  this  question,  are  necssari- 
Iv  blinded  by  the   love   of  filthy  lucre. — 
That  would  be  a  harsh  conclusion.     Look 
at  the  facts  in  the  case.     Take  them  as  a 
c/iiss,  are  not  our  ministers  more  wealthy 
than  the  salaried  or   supported  ministers 
of    other    denominations?      And    these 
earthly,  perishable  goods  are  not  always 
an  inheritance,  neither  are  they  amassed 
in  a  day  or  a  year;  they  are  the  result  of 
good,  honest,  hard    work   which  extends 
through  the  greater  and  better  part  of  a 
life  time,  and,  as  a  rule, demands  and  gets 
six  days  out  of  every  seven.     Isn't  this  a 
fact?     If  so,  how  is   it   that  a   man  wiio 
spends  six  sevenths  of  his  time  and  ener- 
gies in  heajiiug  u))  tlie  fhing«  of  this  life 
is  less  a  lover  of  filthy  lucre  tlian  he  who 
gives,  in  a  manner,  all    his   time  and  tal 
c^lts  to  the  woik  of  the  ministry  and  gets 
a  mere  living  for  his  services?    This  is  a 
point  (and  there  are  many   others)  ni)on 
which  brother  B.  can  afford   to   throw  a 
little  more  light  before  advising  his  min- 
istering  brethren   to  'quit   preaching'  in 
the  event  of  their   not  understanding  a 
certain  passage  of  Scripture   as  he  does 
(or  doesn't). 

'Have  we  anv  example  in  Holy  Writ 
that  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ever  received 
any  wages,  hire,  or  rewerd,  peciiniarily, 
for  his  iireaching  or  services  here  on 
earth?'  ]'erhai)s  not;  on  the  other 
hand  he  once  refused  a  very  grand  offer. 
Would  it  not  1)0  a  blessed  thing  if  some 
of  the  grand  offers  nowadays  were  refus- 
ed !  But,  letting  that  pass,  what  does 
brother  B.  expect  to  prove  or  disprove 
by  the  above  allusion  to  the  Savior's  work 
and  ministry?  With  cciual  propriety  we 
may  ask  such  questions  as  these :  Did 
the  Savior  perform  manual  labor  after  be 
entered  upon  his  ministiy?  ])id  he 
spend  six  days  iti  the  carpenter  shop  and 
preach  the  seventli  ?  Did  lie  he  own  a 
farm  and  spend  (he  greater  part  of  his 
time  in  sowing  and  reaping  the  fields  ? — 


Can  our  mini.sters  make  five  loaves  and 
a  few  small  fishes  go  as  far  as  they  did 
in  the  wilderness?  Many  other  similar 
questions  might  be  asked,  but  these  are 
enough  to  suggest  that  the  Savior's  ex- 
amnle  has  more  than  one  side  to  it. 

'Have  we  any  example  that  the  Apo.s- 
tles  ever  preached  for  hire  or  wages?' — 
Well,  Paul  tells  the   Corinthians  that  he 
took  wages  from  other  churches  in  order 
that  he  might  serve  them.     He  don't  .say 
that  he  got  the  wages  for  preaching,  but 
that,  in  the  absence   of  anything  to  the 
contrar}',    would    be    the   inference.     It 
may  have  been  for  making  tents,  but  he 
don't   say  so.     Neither  does   he   say   in 
what  shape  the  'wages'  were,  whether  as 
food,   clothing,    or   money,  nor   does  he 
state  the  amount.    But  the  term  'robbed' 
suggests    a    pretty    snug    amonnt — not 
enough,  however,  to  supply  all  hh  wants, 
but  the  brethren  from  .Macedonia  kindly 
and  generously  came  to  his  relief.   Would 
it  not  ha  a  humane  act   if  the   breihrcn 
from  Macedonia  or  some   other  (piartcr 
would  come  to  the  relief  of  some  of  our 
poor,  struggling  ministering  brethren?  — 
E.-I>eeially   is   tliis   urged   in  the  case  of 
those  who  have  talent  and  manifest  a  de- 
sire to  improve  it,  but  who  are  so  burdened 
with  the  every  day    duties   of  providing 
for    a  family,  that   they   have  but  little 
time  to   read   and   meditate,    and  hence 
make  but  little  progress.     How  can  they 
'make    their    profiting    appear   unto  all 
men'  when  they  are   compelled   to  make 
life  a  scramble  for  the  things  of  this  life? 
Under  such  adverse   circumstances    they 
can  'make  a  living,'  and  that  is  about  all 
they  can  do,  or  that  we  have  a  right  to 
expect  them  to  do.     'Bear  ye  one  anoth- 
er's burdens'  don't   mean   liiat  one  is  to 
bear  the  burden    of  forty-seven,  yet  that 
seems  to  be  about  the  way  the  forty-seven 
are,  in  some  cases,  dispo.sed  to  'fulfill  the 
law  of  Christ.' 

I  make  no  special  plea  for  rich  minis- 
tering brethren  who  are  both  able  and 
willing  to  spend  and  be  spent  for  the 
cause  of  Christ.  Such  will  undoubtedly 
have  a  reward,  glorious  in  proportion  to 
the  good  they  accomplish.  But  for  a 
wealthy  congregation  to  place  the  burden 
of  the  ministry  upon  a  poor  brother,  per- 
haps against  bis  will  and  wish,  and  then, 
afier  having  placed  a  dispensation  of  the 
(iosjtel  in  his  hands,  expect  him  lo  make 
l-nc  Gosjicl  without  charge  of  any  kin'l, 
to  labor  for  them  week  after  W(:ek,  in 
season  and  out  of  season,  to  visit  the  sick 
and  preach  funerals  when  called,  neglect- 
ing his  own  temporal  affairs  to  minister 
to  the  spiritual  wants  of  others,  thus  in  a 
measure  rolibing  his  own  needy  household 
in  order  to  be  the  servant  of  men  and 
brethren  who  are  a  hundred  told  more  able 
to  help  him  than  he  is  to  do  without  that 
help — to  expect  all  this  and  a  thousatid 
times  more,  all  Ibr  nothing,  and  for  no 
other  reason  than  because  Paul  chose 
to  make  himself  the  'servant  of  all,' — 
well,  to  say  the  least,  it  does  not  seem  fair, 
and  is  not  a  very  bright  exatujilc  of  be- 


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ing  'kindly  iiffectioned  one  toward  anoth- 
er.' 'l^ecaiue  thou  art  my  brother, 
.shoulilst    ihou    therefore    serve    me  for 

IlOllL'llt?' 

ll  will  not  do  to  ask  the  average  preach- 
er to  follow  Paul's  example  of  self  denial, 
neither  does  he  nor  any  other  inspired 
authority  demand  it.  It  is  true  that 
Paul  labon  d  with  his  own  hands;  but  it 
is  liardly  tiue  that  he  had  a  wife  and  ten 
cliildren  for  whom  to  'provide  things 
honest  in  the  sight  of  all  men.'  Had  he 
had,  methinks  he  would  have  taken  'wa- 
ges' oftener  than  he  did,  and  would  have 
'robbed  other  churches'  oftener.  'Cir- 
cumstances alter  cases'  in  the  economy 
of  grace  as  well  as  elsewhere.  How  ma- 
ny Pauls  have  we  after  all  ?  Not  one, 
perhaps  The  brother  who  announced 
through  the  papers  that  he  had  broken 
up  housokeeipng  and  meant  to  devote 
his  whole  time  to  tlie  ministry,  came 
pretty  near  the  mark;  but  then  he  said 
too  much.  He  stated  that  he  would  go 
where  he  was  called,  that  he  would 
expect  .  ihe  brethren  to  convey 
bim  from  one  place  to  another  and 
tliat  his  wii'e  would  accompany  him. 
This  is  all  right,  of  course,  but  then  Paul 
didn't  wait  for  'calls;'  he.  wasn't  always 
among  the  brethren,  and  he  didn't  take 
his  wife  along.  Let  us  have  Pauls  that 
are  Pauls,  or  let  us  quit  citing  his  exam- 
ple, at  the  same  time  ignoring  existing 
circumstances  that  render  it  impossible 
to  follow  that  example. 

To  speak  of  the  'reward'  which  'never 
is  but  always  to  bo'  is  well  enough  in  its 
way,  but  in  .some  cases  it  is  about  like 
saying,  'go  in  peace,  be  ye  warmed  and 
filled,'  without  giving  tliat  which  clothes 
and  feeds.  The  minister  is  not  all  spirit 
and  hi.s  little  ones  cannot  live  entirely 
upon  tiie  manna  of  the  skeis.  Come 
down  to  flour  and  bacon;  there's  no  get- 
ting over  it.  Of  course  the  minister,  like 
any  other  honest  man,  can  get  the  flour 
and  bacon  if  lie  makes  that  his  mission 
from  sunrise  to  sunset  and  from  Monday 
morning  until  Saturday  evening;  but 
don't  that  look  a  good  deal  lil<e  seeking 
his  own,  not  the  things  which  are  Jesus 
Christ's?  It  is  spending  too  much  time 
in  his  own  garden  or  potato  patch  and 
not  enough  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord. 
Better  give  him  a  littc  help;  it  won't 
make  his  future  reward  any  less  and  may 
make  ours  greater.  'The  Lord  loveth  a 
cheerful  giver.' 

AVhat  does  Paul  say  about  going  'a 
warfare'?  about  planting  a  vineyard  ? 
about  reaping  carnal  thing  after  having 
sown  spiritual?  about  those  v;ho  minister 
in  holy  things?  What  does  he  say  the 
Lord  iiath  ordained?  None  of  these 
points  were  noticed  by  brother  B.,  but 
they  certainly  deserve  some  attention  in 
the  investigation  of  this  important  sub- 
ject. 

Clay  hide.  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visixok. 
I'rolanlty. 


BY  LANDON  WEST. 


Waste       nothing — neither 
paouej,  Dor  tajeot. 


time, 


"We  are  emphatically  in  the  age 
of  profanity,  and  it  seems  to  us  that 
we  are  on  the  topmost  current.  One 
cannot  go  on  the  street  anywhere 
withotit  having  his  ears  offended 
with  the  vilest  of  words,  and  his  rev- 
erence shocked  by  the  most  profane 
use  of  sacred  names.  Nor  does  it 
come  from  the  old  or  middle  aged 
alone,  for  it  is  a  fact  as  alarming  as 
true,  that  the  younger  portion  of  the 
community  are  most  proficient  in  the 
degrading  language.  Boys  have  an 
idea  that  it  is  smart  to  swear,  that 
it  makes  them  manly  ;  but  (here 
never  was  a  greater  mistake  in  the 
world.  Men,  even  those  who  swear 
themselves,  are  disgusted  with  pro- 
fanity in  a  young  man,  because  they 
know  bow,  of  all  bad  habits,  this 
clings  the  most  closely  and  increases 
with  years.  It  is  the  must  insidious 
of  habits,  growing  on  so  invisibly 
that  almost  before  one  is  aware,  he 
becomes  an  accomplished  curser." 
The  above  we  find  in  a  recent  No.  of 
the  Cincinnati  Orange  Bulletin,  and 
we  are  forced  to  admit  the  truth  of  its 
statements  by  the  facts  that  occur 
daily  all  around  us.  But  we  are 
surprised,  though  really  glad,  to  see 
such  an  article  come  trom  tiie  organ 
of  an  oath  bound  organization.  That 
profanity  is  alarmingly  on  the  increase 
will  be  admitted  by  every  one;  but 
why  need  we  wonder  at  it,  when 
every  officer,  witness,  and  citizen," 
except  the  few  who  choose  to  affirm, 
is  required  to  enter  into  his  office,  or 
give  in  his  testimony,  or  to  list 
his  property,  under  an  oath  ;  when 
the  country  is  filled  with  secret  orders 
all  of  which  are  bound  together  by 
oaths  of  the  most  awful  character. 
And  from  the  careless  manner  in 
which  oaths  are  administered  and 
taken,  we  conclude  that  there  is  little 
else  thought  of,  than  to  fill  a  mere 
form  which  the  law  requires  Nor  is 
this  all  :  Almost  everywhere  in  pub- 
lic, and  often  in  private,  do  we  hear 
profanity  to  be  the  general  rule  and 
its  absence  the  exception. 

We  may  term  the  unecessary  nse 
of  sacred  names  in  conversation 
profanity,  and, of  course,  wicked;  and 
no  doubt  it  is  this  that  the  writer  above 
refers  to ;  but  whether  the  Great 
Jehovah  wjU  mfjlje  the  same  distinc- 


tion that  we  do  in  the  kinds  of  oaths 
we  use,  is  a  matter  of  question. 

We  have  what  we  call  official  oaths, 
or  those  required  by  law,  and  are 
far  too  numerous  to  mention  even  if 
we  knew  them  ;  and  a  more  useless 
appendage  to  the  statute  could  not 
easily  have  been  framed,  for  it  may 
be  truly  said  that  the  man  who  will 
tell  a'fal.sehood  under  a  promise  to 
tell  the  truth,  will  also  swear  to  any 
statement  he  may  make. 

There  are  also  oaths  of  initiation, 
as  into  the  different  orders  that  are 
oath-bound,  which  are  far  from  in- 
spiring those  who  take  them  with  a 
very  high  regard,  or  reverence,  for 
that  Name  which  is  above  every 
name. 

It  is  the  frequent  use  of  the  names 
of  the  Deity,  and  when  there  can  be 
no  need  of  applying  such  names, 
that  causes  so  little  respect  for  the 
being  to  whom  those  names  only  be- 
long ;  for  no  man  can  make  such  a 
use  of  them  without  suffering  a  loss 
of  reverence  for  that  exalted  being. 
That  men  do  this,  none  will  deny. 
And  can  it  be,  that  the  young  who 
associate  with  such  company,  and, 
of  course,  breathe  that  kind  of  an  at- 
mosphere, can  do  so  without  injury  ? 
We  think  not.  Men  are  deceived  in 
their  ideas  of  an  oath.  They  seem  to 
think  that  their  statements,  promises, 
or  evidences  are  made  strong  by 
calling  in  as  a  witness  the  being  who 
knows  its  truth  or  its  falsity.  But  it 
is  weakened.  If  the  statement  be 
true,  Jehovah's  Name  joined  with 
it  will  not  make  it  more  so ;  if 
it  'oe  false,  his  name  with  it  will  not 
make  it  true  Most  men  know  that 
those  who  are  most  liberal  in  the  use 
of  oaths  are  not  always  noted  for  tell- 
ing the  truth. 

There  is  a  wrong  somewhere  in 
the  training  of  our  children.  That 
which  saves  our  daughters  from  pro- 
fanity and  intemperance,  will  also 
save  our  sons.  "Swear  not  at  all," 
not  by  any  oath,  is  the  only  safe 
ground,  and  then  our  children  cannot 
learn  it.  They  ahe  safe.  Try  to 
keep  them  so.  It  is  said  that  in  the 
Indian  tongue  they  have  no  oaths 
and  of  course  no  profanity.  How  wo 
could  wish  there  were  none  in    ours. 


On  the  Biuciiit  Side — "I  am  on 
the  bright  side  of  seventy,"  said  an 
aged  man  of  God  ;  "the  bright  side, 
because  nearer  to  everlasting  glory." 


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Kiuile  Wbeuev^^r  You  Tun. 

When  things  don't  go  to  suit  you, 

And  the  world  snenis  upside  down, 
Don't  waste  your  lime  in  fictling, 

But  drive  away  that  frown  ; 
Since  life  is  oft  perplexinir, 

'Tis  nuK'h  the  wisest  pUn 
To  bear  ali  trial  bravely, 

And  smile  when'er  you  can. 

Why  should  you  dread  to-morrow, 

And  thus  despoil  to-day? 
For  when  you  borrow  trouble. 

You  always  have  to  pay. 
ft  is  a  good  old  masiu, 

Which  should  hi  often  preached — 
Don't  cross  the  bridg'i  before  you, 

Until  the  bridge  is  reached. 

You  might  be  spared  much  sighing, 

If  you  would  keep  in  mind, 
The  thought  that  good  and  evil 

Arc  always  here  combined. 
There  must  be  something  wanting, 

And  though  you  roll  in  wealth, 
You  may  miss  from  your  casket 

That  precious  jewel — health. 

And  though  you're  strong  and  sturdy. 

You  may  have  an  empty  purse  ; 
(And  earih  has  many  trials 

Which  I  consider  worse  !) 
But  whether  joy  or  sorrow 

Fill  up  your  moital  span, 
'Twill  make  your  pathway  brighter 

To  eraile  when'er  you  can. 

— SckcUd. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
UlHCiiMMlou   Between   Miller    uu<l 
Hodges. 


Opening  exercises  by  the  brethren 

BROTHER  miller's  SEVENTH  SPEECH. 

Uliater  President,  Brethren,  Sis- 
ters and  Friends  : — By  the  kind  prov- 
idence and  mercy  of  God,  we  are  per- 
mitted to  assemble  this  morning  to 
resume  the  labors  of  the  occasion. 
In  doine  this  I  desire  to  roview  the 
arguments  of  my  opponent.  First 
he  repeats  his  often  repeated  declara- 
tion that  under  the  Jewish  dispensa- 
tion the  water  of  purification, — water 
mixed  with  blood, — was  sprinkled 
upon  them  in  order  to  their  being 
oleaused  from  their  spiritual  defile- 
ment. This  fact  we  have  never  de- 
nied, and  now  again  admit  it;  but 
we  have  challenged  him  to  produce  a 
single  case  from  the  liible  where  ever 
the  common  element, —  pure  water, 
uiicompounded, — was  ever  sprinkled 
upon  any  person  for  the  purpo.so  of 
purijjcjilion,    while    I    have    clearly 


shown  that  in  cases  where  such 
sprinkling  was  performed,  the  whole 
body  wa.s  to  be  washed  with  water, 
or  bathed  with  water;  which  finds 
its  analogy  under  the  New  Testa- 
ment digpensation  in  "having  the 
heart  sprinkled  from  an  evil  con- 
science, and  the  body  washed  with 
pure   water." 

My  friend  says    that    I    did    not 
prove  that  the  Jews    returning    from 
the    markets,    immersed    themselves 
in  water;  and  failing  to  prove    it    by 
the    Scriptures,    dodged    the    issue, 
and  appealed  to  the    Fathers.     I    am 
glnd  to  know   that   such    expressions 
have  no  weight  with  this    intelligent 
congregation.     lie    says     I    dod.ged 
the  issue.  I  did  not  do  it,if  I  know  it. 
He  charges  me    for  dodging,  because 
I  say  with  reference  to   the    baptism 
of  the  three  thousand  on   the    day    of 
Pentecost,  that,  it  does    not   devolve 
upon  me   to    prove    that    there    was 
much  water  in    every    place    where 
baptism   was    admini.stered.     I    take 
the  ground  that,    when    I   prove    by 
inspired  men  — prove   by    their    pre- 
cept and  example — that    the    law    of 
baptism,    requires    an    immersion    in 
water,  it  is  not  necessary  for    me    to 
prove  that    there   was    much   water, 
or  that  immersion  was   performed   in 
every  case;  but  if  my   opponent,    af- 
firms that  there  was  not  much  water, 
or  that  immersion  was  not  the  mode, 
he  must  bring  the  testimony  from   in- 
spired men  to  sustain  his  affirmation. 
This  he  has  not   yet    done,    and    he 
well  knows  that    he    cannot    do    it. 
It  would  indeed  be    a    curious  book 
to  repeat  the  whole  law  in  every  case 
where  reference  is  made  to    the    law. 
When  a  law  is  once    established,    we 
cannot  depart  from  it,  unless    by    as 
high  authority  as  that    by    which    it 
was  first  enacted  ;    hence    I,    having 
established  the  law    of    baptism     by 
divine    authority — by     inspiration — 
my  friend  cannot  overturn  or   change 
it,  unless  he  does  it  by  the    same    au- 
thority.    Let  him  then  find    a   single 
case  in  the  divine  record  where  it   is 
absolutely  certain  that  there  was  not 
a  sufficiency  of  water   for    immersion, 
or  that  it  was  performed  by  any   oth- 
er mode,  and  then  he  wiM  have  some- 
thing to  talk  about.     Let   him    come 
to  the  i.ssue.     When    the    legislature 
passes  a  law,  the  courts  cannot  over- 
turn it,  nor  can  it  be  changed  only  by 
equal  authority. 

We  have  the  law  of  baptism  in  the 
great  commission  iu    Matth.  21:^ ;  li). 


Here  we  have  the  formula,    "Baptiz- 
ing them  iu  the  name  of  the   Fa'oh«r, 
and  of  the    Son,    and    of    the     Holy 
Ghost."     All     other     places     where 
baptism  is    spoken    of    refer    to    a-id 
are  governed  by    the    law    as    here 
given.     There  has  no  other  law  ever 
been  given  by  inspired  men, — no  new 
law, — cousequently      it     cannot     be 
changed  until  a    now    law    is    given 
emanating  from  the  same    authoriiv. 
The  same  rule  holds    good    in    all 
cases.     As  in  the  communion  service, 
the  law    established    by    our    diviue 
Master,  whenever  or    wherever   cele- 
brated, must  be  ob3erved    in    accord- 
ance with  this  divine  law,  it  would  be 
presumption  in  any  being    to    under- 
take to  change  it    in    any   particular, 
and,  doubtless,  attended  with  serious 
consequences.       The     safe      ground, 
then,  and  the  only  safe  ground,  is    to 
adhere  to  the  divine  law  in  all  case.a. 
Then  go  to  the  law  of  heaven, — rgo  to 
the  book, —  go  there  and  then  stop. 

He  says  I  dodgen  the  Pentccostian 
case.     Let  us  see    who   is    dodging. 
We  will   examine   the    circumstances 
connected  with  that  case  once    more, 
since  he  seems  to  rely  so  much  upon 
it  to  maintain  his  sinking   cause.     It 
is  hardly   necessary,    I    suppose,    to 
repeat  the  language  of    scripture    or 
this    case.     (The    congregation    has 
not  forgotten    that    Paul    aud    Silas 
were  thrust  into  an  inner  department 
of  the    prison    and    that    the  jailor 
sprang  in  aud  brought  them    out    of 
that  inner  prison,  into  his  house,  and 
when  the  prisoners    spake    the    word 
of  the  Lord  to  him   and    to    all    that 
were  in  his    house,     he    took    them 
somewhere  outside  of  his  house,    aud 
washed  their  stripes,    and    was    bap- 
tiZ'.'d,he  and  all  his, straightway  ;  and 
when  he  had  brought   them    into    his 
house, — could      not     have      brought 
them  in  if  they  had  not  been    out    of 
his  house.)     Passing  this  part  of  the 
subject,  we  will  notice  for  a   moment 
his  mathematical    culculation    as    to 
the  possibility  of  baptizing  the    three 
thousand  in  the  time  that  they    could 
have  to  do  it.     If  I    remember    cor- 
rectly, he  .supposes  that  the    apostles 
all  took  part    in  the    speaking    exer- 
cises of    the    occasion,    and    further 
supposed  each    would  occupy    about 
half  an  hour,  the  eleven  would  there- 
fore have    occupied    between   five   or 
six  hours.     Commencing  at  the  third 
hour  of  the  day,  or  nine  o'clock,    the 
closing     would    therefore    be    about 
three  o'clock.     Now  aupposo   that  it 


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would  take  them  a  considerable    time 
to  change  clothes  Sec.     Thus  be  man- 
ages by  the  workings  of  the    iminn;^i- 
iialion  to  consume  so  much  of  the  day 
that  there  would  only  be  a  very  short 
time  to  immerse  the  three   thousand, 
to  be  administered  by  the    twelve    il 
would  have  been  impossible  to     have 
accomplished   it  by    immersion  ;    but 
by  employing  the    hysiop    sprinkler, 
and  a  bunch  of  scarlet  wool,  it   might 
have  been  done  in  a  sort  of  wholesale 
way.     This  is  his  mode    of    arriving 
at  his   conclusions.     My   calculation 
is  made  and  proved  by  actual  experi- 
ments.    I  made  the  figures  and  others 
have  made  them  ;  my    brethren    who 
are  present    have    tested    it    by    the 
waich.     There  is    no    proof,     nor    a 
reasonable  inference,  that   any    spoke 
except  Peter ;  nor   was   it   necessary 
to  have  consumed  more  than  an  hour, 
or  two,  at    farthest  ;  for  we  have   the 
sermon  recorded    which     would    not 
require  more  than  fifteen    minutes   to 
have  delivered  it;    and  as  to    chang- 
ing clothes,  &c.,  there  is  no  necessity 
lalking  about  that ;    because    in    the 
extreme  earnestness  of  their    desires 
it  is  not   probable    that   they    would 
be  much  concerned    about    that.     So 
in  ail  fairness  we    may    allow    them 
from  six  to  eight  hours  for  the  accom- 
plishing of  their  work,  which,  by  cal- 
culation, would  have   taken    between 
five  and  six  hours  there  being  twelve 
administrators. 

The  nest  argument  he  used  to 
convince  us  that  these  three  thousand 
were  not  immersed,  was  the  impres- 
sion that  there  was  not  water  enough 
in  Jerusalem  to  immerse  them.  Ad- 
mitting, says  he,  that  brother  Miller 
is  correct  as  to  the  number  of  cisterns 
in  the  city,  these  cisterns  were  used 
for  supplying  the  city  with  water  for 
necessary  uses,  and  that  it  is  not 
reasonable  to  suppose  that  the  citi- 
zens would  have  allowed  them  to 
have  immersed  three  thousand  persons 
/  in  them  to  have  defiled  or  polluted  the 
water. 

Did  I  not  read  from  the  report  of 
the  excavation  society  of  England,  of 
the  abandance  of  water  in  the  city  ? 
To  the  talk  about  the  scarcity  of 
water  in  the  city,  it  is  all  stulf  in  my 
ears.  The  thought  of  a  city  of  such 
immense  population,  and  not  enough 
water  to  baptize,  is  too  absurd  to 
talk  about ! 

Look  around,  if  you  please,  you 
who  have  been  about  the  cities  of 
America,  and  say    what   you   think 


about  the  idea  of  there  not  being  wa- 
tpr  enough  to  baptize  three  thousand 
pLMsons.  Su(!h  assertions  are  in- 
tended to  lead  the  minds  of  the  peo- 
ple from  the  issue  before  them.  I 
would  rather  he  would  not  say  such 
things  because  the  people  know, 
whether  I  have  dodged  the  issues 
or  not;  they  will  decide  who  of  us 
IS  dodging.  But  I  suppose  he  makes 
these  expressions  under  the  presure 
of  the  situation  :  under  other  circum- 
stances he  would  not  make  them. 
(Time  expired.) 


?rR.    IIODGE  S  SEVENTH    REPLY, 

3Ii\  Picxidcnt,  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  : 
— In  reply  to  the  closing  remarks 
of  my  opponent,  I  will  say  that  I  am 
entirely  calm.  I  am  not  excited  as 
he  would  have  you  believe. 

I  think  the  congregation  will  bear 
in  mind  what  I  said,  and  will  clear 
me  from  any  attempt  to  missrepre- 
sent  him  or  the  Scriptures.  I  said 
the  water  of  separation  was  sprinkled, 
and  that  an  immersion  in  the  water 
would  defile  it.  The  Scripture  reads, 
"If  any  thing  touch  any  thing  it 
makgs  it  unclean."  I  leave  it  to  the 
Congregation  whether  I  have  not 
presented  as  much  truth  in  this  dis- 
cussion as  my  brother.  They  will 
decide  that  question   for    themselves. 

(Here  the  speaker  referred  to 
Psalms  53rd;  but  my  uotei  fail  to 
enable  me  to  see  the  point,so  I  passed 
it  by.  He  refers  also  to  the  washing 
commanded  in  [saiah  1  :  16,  "Wash 
you,  make  you  clean,''  compared 
with  Heb.  9  :  9 — 13,  which  he  reads 
as  follows :  "Which  was  a-  figure 
for  the  time  then  present,  in  which 
were  offered  both  gifts  and  sacrifices 
that  could  not  make  him  that  did  the 
service  perfect  as  pertaining  to  the 
conscience  ;  which  stood  only  in  meats 
and  drinks,  and  divers  washings,  and 
carnal  ordinances,  imposed  on  them 
until  the  time  of  reformation. 

•'But  Christ  being  come  an  high 
priest  of  good  things  to  come,  by  a 
greater  and  more  perfect  tabernacle 
not  made  with  hands,  that  is,  to  say, 
not  of  this  building,  neither  by  the 
blood  of  goats  and  calves,  but  by  his 
own  blood,  he  entered  in  once  into 
the  holy  place,  having  obtained  eter- 
nal redemption  for  us.  For  if  the 
blood  of  bulls  and  goats,  and  the 
ashes  of  an  heifer,  sprinkling  the  un- 
clean, sanctifieth  to  the  purifying  of 
the  flesh.  How  much  more  shall 
the  blood  of  Christ  who  through    the 


eternal  Spirit  ofl'ercd  himself  without 
spot  to  God  purge  your  concieuce 
from  dead  works  to  serve  the  living 
God.") 

I  would  have  you,  my  dear  friends, 
dismiss  from  your  minds  so  much 
concern  about  external  riets  and 
ceremonies  pertaining  to  meats,  and 
drinks,  and  divers  washings,  which 
cannot  make  you  perfect  as  pertain- 
ing to  the  conscience,  and  look  to 
Christ,  who  has  obtained  eternal  re- 
demption for  U5,  and  seek  to  obtain 
and  rely  on  that  internal  washing.the 
baptism  of  that  eternal  Spirit,  by 
which  Christ  offered  himself  to  God, 
that  your  consciences  may  be  purged 
from  dead  works  to  serve  the  living 
God  ;  being  baptized  with  the  blood  of 
Christ  which  cleanses  from  all  sins. 
I  want  to  call  your  attention  to  what 
we  read  in  John  Brd  chapter  about 
purifying,  25th  verse,  "Then  there 
arose  a  question  between  some  of 
John's  diciples  and  the  Jews  about 
purifying." 

26th  verse,  "And  they  came  unto 
JohCjand  said  unto  him, Rabbi,  he  that 
was  with  thee  beyond  Jordan,  to 
whom  thou  barest  witness,  behold, 
the  same  baptizeth,  and  all  men  come 
to  him."  It  appears  that  these  Jews 
had  gotten  the  idea  that  purification 
was  in  some  way  connected  with  bap- 
tism. Now  then  let  us  inquire  how 
this  purifying  was  to  be  done.  This 
baptism  for  the  purpose  of  purifying, 
was  it  by  imniersion  ?  Please  turn 
to  John,  2  chapter,  and  see  what  we 
may  learn  there.  There  is  surely  a 
very  striking  similarity  between  this 
purifying  and  the  circumstances  at- 
tending this  first  miracle  of  Christ. 
We  are  told  that  there  were  there  six 
water  pols  of  stone,  after  the  manner 
of  the  purifying  of  the  Jews,  contain- 
ing two  or  three  firkins  apiece.  A 
firkin,  holds  about  seven  and  a  half 
gallons.  Could  the  Jews  immerse  iu 
those  water-pota  ?  All  say,  No.  The 
largest  calculation  is  that  they  hold 
twenty-two  gallons.  Could  they  im- 
merse in  these?  AH  will  say,  It  is 
impossible  to  immerse  in  a  vessel 
holding  twenty-two  gallons.  What 
becomes,  then,  of  my  friend's  Jewish 
bathings,  or  baptizings,  if  you  please. 
And  suppose  they  would  have  been 
large  enough,  it  would  not  help  his 
cause  ;  because  they  were  for  purifying 
purposes,  and  to  have  washed  in  them 
would  have  polluted  the  water  and 
rendered  it  unfit  for  the  purpose  ;•  but 
by  drawing  out,  it    would    have    re« 


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niaincd  pure.     Notice,    uothing   must 
touch  it,  or  it  would  be  dcGied. 

Had  I  time  I  wou!d  sbow  you  from 
Josepbus,  that  the  cisterns  io  Jerusa- 
lem were  too  high  up  for  nieu  or  wo- 
men to  get  into  them.  But  there  were 
pistons  attached  to  them  for  the  pur- 
pose of  drawing  out;  and  my  idea  is, 
they  drew  out  the  water  and  poured 
it  on  their  hands,  in  order  to  this 
washing  of  which  my  brother  speaks. 
He  says  the  Jews  before  eating  wash- 
ed the  whole  body — bathed  all  over. 

See  too,  how  he  passed  over  the 
baptism  of  the  three  thousand  on  the 
day  of  Pentecost,  and  the  five  thous- 
and on  the  next  day.  He  says  they 
■were  immersed,  and  has  {"ailod  to  pro- 
duce one  particle  of  proof  to  sustain 
the  assertion.  He  says  thoy  took 
them  to  some  place  where  there  was 
water,  to  where  there  was  much  wa- 
ter. I  proved  that  they  did  not  take 
them  from  the  upper  room  where  they 
were  converted.  Consequenll}'  there 
was  no  immersion  in  that  case. 
Neither  has  be  proved  that  John  ever 
dipped  any  one.  '  And  after  John's 
administration  ceased,  there  is  no  ac- 
count of  any  baptism  where  there  was 
much  water. 

Let  him  prove  that  any  one  did 
baptize  by  iiumcrsion.  He  may  tell 
of  baptizing  in  Jordan,  and  in  -F.uon 
near  to  Sniim,  and  Philip  and  the 
eunuch  goiug  do-vn  into  the  water, 
and  all  ihis;  but  be  has  not  proved 
immersion  in  any  case. 

John  made  his  liraL  appeavHnce  in 
his  ministerial  labors,  and  abode  iu 
the  wilderness ;  and  what  was  the 
theme  of  his  preaching?  8ec  Mark 
1  :  4,  He  "preached  the  baptism  of 
repentance  for  the  reniisuion  of  sins." 
This  is  the  baptism  that  wo  recom- 
mend to  your  consideration. 

I  believe  my  brother  is  getting  out 
of  temper,  talking  about  stud  As  to 
the  baptizing  in  the  Jordan,  Lieuten- 
ant Lynch,  in  his  Exploration  of  the 
Jordan,  says,  on  page  255,  The  shore 
seemed  to  hit  by  us.  The  iiii])etuous 
river  passed  along  so  rapidly,  we 
could  hardly  control  our  boats." 
You  see,  my  friends,  that,  according 
to  our  historian,  the  Jordan  was  too 
impetuous — flitted  along  too  rapidly 
to  admit  of  immersing  in  it.  That 
being  so,  the  brother  must  fail  to  prove 
that  immersion  only  is  Christian  bap- 
tism. 

(Time   expired.) 

Industry  in  its  own  rowarder 


For  the  Comp.\.nion  and  Visitor. 
L.lke  People  I^ike  Priests. 


1!Y  D.  P.  8AYLEB. 


"They  build  up  Xion  with  blood,  and  Jeru- 
snlcm  wiUi  ini(iuity.  The  beads  thereof 
judije  for  reward,  and  the  priests  thereof 
teach  for  hire,  and  the  prophets  thereof  di- 
vine for  money  :  yet  will  they  lean  upon  the 
LoKD,  and  say,  Ix  not  Ihc  Loun  amoni;  us  ? 
none  evil  can  come  upon  us."  Micah  3  : 
10,11. 

Dr.  Clarke  on  this  text  says,  "I  do 
not  know  a  text  more  applicable  to 
dave- dealers  than  this.  Those  who 
have  made  their  fortunes  by  such 
wrongs  as  aflect  the  life  of  man  ;  es- 
pecially the  former,  who  by  the  gains 
of  this  diabolical  traffic  have  built 
houses,  &c.;  for,  following  up  the 
prophet's  metaphor,  the  timbers  itc. 
are  the  bones  of  the  helpless  African, 
and  the  mortar  the  blood  of  the  de- 
fenceless progeny  of  Ham.  What  an 
account  must  ull  those  who  have  any 
hand  in,  or  profit  from,  this  detestable, 
degrading,  and  inhuman  traffic,  give 
to  Him  who  will  shortly  judge  the 
quick  and  dead." 

I  will  not  take  issue  with  the  Dr., 
for  it  is  even  so,  in  my  view.  But 
there  are  a  few  other  texts  I  wish  to 
refer  to  iu  support  of  another  view  I 
wish  to  take  of  the  whole  ground  cov- 
ered by  them. 

"They  eat  up  the  sin  of  my  people, 
and  they  set  their  heart  on  their 
iniquity.  And  there  shall  be,  like 
people,  like  priest."  Hosea  4  :  8,  9. 
"A.  wonderfal  and  horrible  thing  is 
conimiiied  iu  the  land  ;  The  prophets"' 
pri)phe«y  falsely,  and  the  priests  bear 
rule  by  their  meant',;  and  my  people 
love  to  have  it  so:  and  what  will  ye 
do  iu  !he  end  thereof?"  Jer.  5  :  30,  3L 
Henry  ou  thi.s  place  speaks  so  well 
that  I  quote  him  in  full.     He  says : 

"There  was  a  general  corruption  of 
all  orders  and  degrees  of  men  among 
thorn  ;  A  wonderful  and  horrible  thing 
is  committed  iu  the  land  1  The  degen- 
eracy of  such  a  people,  so  privileged 
and  advauced,  was  a  wonderful  thing  1 
How  could  they  ever  break  through 
80  many  obligations?  It  was  a  hor- 
rible thing,  and  to  be  detested,  and 
the  consequence  of  it  dreaded.  To 
firighten   ourselves   from   sin,    let   us 


than  under  color  and   pretence    of  di- 
vine revelation.      But    why    did    not 
the  priests,  who  had    power   in  their 
bauds  for  that  purpose,  restrain  these 
false  prophets  ?     Alas  1  instead  of  do- 
ing that,  they  made  use  of   them    as 
tools  of  their  ambition  and    tyranny  ; 
they  bear  rule  by  their    means;  they 
surfeited  themselves    in    their    gran- 
duer  and  wealth,   tlieir    laziness   and 
luxury,  their  impositions  and    oppres- 
sions, by  the  help  of  the    false  proph- 
ets, and  their  interests  in  the    people. 
Thus  they  were    in    a    combination 
against    everything   that    was   good, 
and  strengthened  one  another's  hand.=i 
in  evil.     (2)  The    people    were    well 
enough  pleased  to  be    misled  ;    They 
are  my  people,  says  God,  and    should 
have  stood  up  for  me,  and  borne  their 
testia^ony  against  the   wickedness   of 
their  priests  and  prophets;  but    they 
love  to  have  it  so.     If  the  priestsTind 
prophets  will  let  them  alone   in    their 
sins,  they  will  give  them  no    disturb- 
ance in  theirs.     They  love  to  be  ridden 
with  a  loose  rein,  and  like   those    ru- 
lers very  well,  that  will   not  restrain 
their  lusts,  and    those    teachers    that 
will  not  reprove  them." 

This  is,  to  a  certain  extent,  true  of 
all  hired  ministers  of  the  go.cpel.  Like 
people,  like  priests,  is  true  of  all  or- 
ganizations who  pay  their  ministers 
for  their  ministrations  to  them.  The 
hireling  pastor  must  study  the  sins 
and  habits  of  his  parishioners,  and 
carefully  avoid  denouncing  them,  or 
they  will  withhold  his  hire,  and  then 
his  bread  and  butter  is  iu  peril.  So 
Henry  has  well  said  :  If  the  priest 
and  prophet  will  let  them  (the  parish- 
ioners) alone  in  their  sins  they  will 
let  them  (the  priest  and  prophet) 
alone  in  theirs.  How  vividly  is  this 
truth  verified  in  the  Plymouth  church, 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  of  which  Henry 
Ward  Beecher  is  pastor.  Of  the  cor- 
ruption of  that  association  I  have  had 
no  doubt  for  some  years  past,  but  I 
now  believe  that  Brigham  Young 
and  his  adherents  are  no  more  im- 
pure. 

Reading  the  speeches  by  the  Ply- 
mouth Magnates  as  published  in  the 
papers  on  the  resolution  to  increase 
Beecber's  salary  to  $100,000,  for  this 


call  it  a  horrible   thing  !     What    was  ]  year,  in    connection    with    the  scenes 


the  matter?  In  short,  this  :  (I)  The 
leaders  misled  the  people  ;  The  proph- 
ets prophesy  falsely, counterfeit  a  com- 
mission from  heaven,  when  they 
were  factors  for  hell,  lleligion  is 
never    more     dangerously    attacked 


that  followed  the  reading  the  resolu- 
tion by  Mr.  Sage  :  "For  two  or  three 
minutes  there  was  such  a  din  of  ap- 
plause that  no  one's  voice  could  bo 
beard.  The  ladies  clapped  their 
bauds  with  amazing  strength,  and  the 


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gentlemen  hammered  the  (Ijor  with 
their  umbrellas  aud  caucs.  The  eu- 
Ihiisiasm  was  almost  unbounded." 
Why  all  this  joy?  Let  us  see.  In 
Beecher's  testimony  on  the  Loader 
aud  Pri'je's  so-called  conepiracy 
against  Beechercarae  up  in  the  Brook- 
lyn Police  Justice  Court  a  few  days 
ago,  where  Beecher  on  cross  examina- 
tion said  :  "That  it  was  not  uncom- 
mon for  him  to  visit  Tilton's  home  in 
ISfiSandfiO.  He  usually  called  in 
the  morning  ;  perhaps  be  had  called  in 
the  evening  three  or  four  times  during 
his  intercourse  with  the  family.  He 
was  then  on  terras  of  intimacy  with 
the  family  and  Mrs.  Tilton.  He  was 
Dot  unguarded  in  his  intercourse  with 
any  one,  aud  certainly  not  with  any 
lady.  His  nsscciation  with  Mrs.  Til- 
ton  was  that  of  a  gentleman  with  a 
lady.  It  was  not  bis  custom  to  salute 
lis  lady  friends  with  a  kiss.  He  had 
kissed  Mrs.  Tilton  wbeu  he  had  been 
away  for  some  time.  He  kissed  Til- 
ton's  family  all  around,  but  did  not  do 
80  when  he  was  in  the  habit  of  calling 
every  few  days  Tl!e  circumstance 
that  be  kissed  Mrs.  Tilton  at  a  partic- 
ular time  would  not  make  a  particu- 
lar impression  on  his  mind.  He  did 
not  kiss  her  in  the  front  hall  *  *  * 
He  thought  very  likely  there  was  a 
sofa  in  Mrs.  Tilton's  parlor,  and  that 
he  might  have  sat  upon  it  with  her. 
*  *  *  He  always  had  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  she  had  high  respect  for 
him." 

Can  there  be  anything  to^ustify  a 
professed  minister  of  Christ  to  visit 
the  house  of  one  of  his  parishioners 
and  in  the  man's  absence  kiss  his 
wife,  and  sit  with  her  on  the  sofa  in 
the  parlor  ?  Yet  this  hireling  is  paid 
$100,000  to  keep  him  as  the  pastor  of 
the  so-called  church,  for  which  the 
ladies  clap  their  hands,  and  the  gen- 
tlemeu  hammer  the  floor  ;  as  much  as 
to  say.  Now  ladies  and  gentlemen 
of  Plymouth  church,  we  can  kiss  one 
the  others'  wives  to  our  hearts  con- 
tent. Our  pastor  cannot — dare  not 
reprove  us  for  it,  he  himself  is  our  ex- 
ample, and  we  arericti,  will  pay  him 
$100,000  to  preach  fur  us  just  such 
doctrine  as  we  wish  to  have. 

Hauy  have  doubt  of  the  correctness 
of  this  view  let  him  hear  Mr  S.  V. 
White  the  Wall  street  broker.  lie 
said  :  "W^hen  this  attack  was  made 
on  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  your  wife 
and  my  wife  were  attacked,  aud  we 
were  compelled  to  boar  the  the  accu- 
sation that  we  were  trying  to   cover 


up  crime  in  the  person  of  our  pastor. 
*  *  *  Jjet  it  bo  understood  that  I'ly- 
mouth  church  stands  three  thousand 
strong  in  massed  columes,  double 
phalanx,  in  each  hand  a  spear,  pre- 
pared to  spend  millions  for  defense, 
but  not  one  cent  for  tribute  or  black- 
mail, aud  future  assailants  will  hesi- 
tate. (Great  applause.)"  How  sig- 
uilicantl  We  have,  aud  will  defend 
Henry  Ward  Beecher  in  kissing  an- 
other man's  wife,  aud  in  defending 
him  we  defend  our  wives,  as  the  at- 
tack on  him  was  on  our  wives  as  well. 
Isn't  that  rich  ? 

What  man  with  ordinary  sense  who 
does  know  that  a  minister  receiving 
a  salary  of$100,000  for  preaching 
for  one  church  ten  months,  can- 
not, yes  he  dare  not,  "reprove,  rebuke, 
exhort  with  all  long-suffaring  and 
doctrine."  It  follows  then  that  like 
people,  like  priest,  and  that  some  peo- 
ple love  to  have  it  so.  "For  the  time 
(with  them)  has  come  when  they  will 
not  endure  sound  doctrine  ;  but  after 
their  owu  lusts  have  they  heaped  to 
themselves  teachers,  having  itching 
ears." 

Of  the  guilt  or  innocence  of  the 
charges  brought  against  this  mon- 
strous salaried  preacher,  I  have  noth- 
ing to  say.  But  of  the  reason  given 
by  the  foreman  of  the  jury  that  tried 
him,  on  which  nine  of  the  twelve  men 
rested  their  verdict  of  acquittal, 
which  Mr.  Carpenter  says,  was  on 
the  ground  of  having  thrown  out  all 
the  testimony  of  Tilton,  Moulton,and 
Mrs.  Moulton  ;  receiving  and  believ- 
ing that  of  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  the 
accused's  evidence  in  self-defense  on- 
ly. If  this  be  so,  and  he  said  it  is  so, 
then  the  public  at  large  will  render  a 
different  verdict.  Moulton,  Beecher's 
owu  selected  friend,  whom  he  made 
his  conGdaut,  and  custodian  of  all  his 
correspondence  in  the  case,  embracing 
all  the  gushing  love  letters  from  ladies 
the  $100,000  Reverend  had  received, 
and  Mrs.  Moulton,  his  wife,  a  highly 
repected  member,  in  full  fellowship 
with  the  high  salaried  preacher's 
church,  not  to  be  believed 
under  oath  by  these  nine  sworn  jury- 
men, only  proves  the  absurdity  of  the 
average  jury  verdict.  I  have  long 
maintained  that  a  trial  by  jury  is  the 
veriest  humbug,  aud  here  is  proof 
certainly  to  sustain  this  view  of  the 
matter. 

I  close  with  this  editorial  extract 
from  the  Advocate  :  "Tilton  is  a  ruin- 
ed mau.    He  was    ruined  before  he 


went  into  court,  and  deserves  the 
contempt  of  the  pure  and  upright. — ■ 
Beecher's  position  is  scarcely  less  en- 
viable. He  has  a  fawning  and  obse- 
quious crew  around  him  within  the 
pale  of  that  moral  pest-house  known 
as  Plymouth  Church,  but  mildew  and 
blight  rest  upou  him,  and  bis  name 
hereafter  will  awaken  ungracious  and 
unsavory  memories,  in  the  judgment 
of  right-thinking  men." 


For  the  Co.mpanion  and  Visitor. 
Itemarks  ou  tbe  Resurrectiou- 


BY  JOHN  STUDEBAKER. 


We  claim  that  Christians  in  gener- 
al, from  the  earliest  times,  maintain 
a  resurrection.  Aud  the  first  intima- 
tion we  have  is  this  :  "And  he  came 
with  ten  thousands  of  saints." 
Dent.  33:  2.  "For  the  Son  of  maa 
shall  come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father, 
with  his  angels."  Matth.  K, :  27. 
"Behold,  the  Lord  cometh  with  tea 
thoui^auds  oL  eaiolB."  Jude  14th 
verse.  "And  the  Lord  my  God  shall 
come,  and  all  his  saints  with  thee." 
Zech.  14:  5.  "If  a  mau  die,  shall 
he  live  again  i"'  Job  14  :  14.  "For 
I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,|and 
that  he  shall  stand  at  the  latter  day 
upon  the  earth."  Job  1(5:25.  "la 
my  flesh  I  shall  see  God." 

Job  frequently  glances  at  a  future 
state  taught  in  the  Bible.  Job  so 
often  wishing  for  death  at  the  end  of 
all  his  troubles,  shows  that  he  had 
no  expectation  of  any  temporal  de- 
liverance. 

"Thy  dead  men  shall  live,  together 
with  my  dead  body  shall  they  arise." 
Isaiah  20  :  19.  "And  ye  shall  know 
the  Lord,  when  I  have  opened  your 
graves,  0  my  people,  and  brought 
you  up  out  of  your  graves." 

Men  of  God  maintain  a  happy  re.s- 
urrection  at  the  last  day  ;  and  this 
I  have  no  doubt  is  the  proper  con- 
struction. The  gospel  teaches  that 
the  resurrection  was  believed  before 
the  Christian  era.  "It  was  said  of 
some  that  John  was  risen  from  the 
dead,  aud  of  others  that  one  of  the 
old  prophets  was  risen  aguiu  "  "The 
Sadducees  say  there  is  no  resurroc- 
thoo,  neither  angel,  nor  spirit:  but 
the  Pharisees  confess  both."  Act.i, 
23  :  8.  The  above  all  prove  conclu- 
sively thai  the  resurrection  was  be- 
lieved and  taught  under  the  old  dia- 
peasatioD. 

Troy,  Ohio. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Tlie  Mysteries  ot  Prayer. 


I  ask'd  for  grace  to  lift  me  high 
Above  Ihe  world's  depressiiit:  care  ; 

God  sent  me  sorows,  with  a  sii^h 

1  Baid,  ''He  has  not  heard  my  prayer." 

I  asked  for  light  that  I  mij^ht  spc 
My  path  along  life's  thorny  road  , 

Hut  clouds  aud  darkccss  sbadow'd  me 
When  I  expected  light  from  Cod. 

I  ask'd  for  peace,  that  I  might  rest 
To  think  ray  sacred  duties  o'er  ; 

When  lo  !  such  horrors  fiU'd  my  breast 
As  I  had  never  lelt  before. 

"And  oh,"  I  cried,  "can  this  be  prayer, 
Whose  plaints  the  steadfast  mountains 
move  1 

Can  this  be  heaven's  prevailing  care — 
And,  O  ray  God,  is  this  thy  love  7" 

But  f  oon  1  found  that  f  orrow,  worn 
As  duty's  garment,  strength  supplies, 

And  out  of  darkness,  meekly  born, 
Unto  the  righteous  light  doth  rise. 

And  soon  I  found  that  fears,  which  stirr'd 
My  startled  sonl  God's  will  to  do, 

On  nio  more  real  peace  conforr'd 
Than  in  life's  calm  I  ever  knew. 

Then,  Lord,  in  thy  mysterious  way* 

i^cad  my  dependent  spirit  on, 
And,  whensoc'er  it  kneels  and  prays 

Teach  it  to  say,  "Thy  will  be  done." 

Let  Us  one  thought,  one  hope,  one  prayer. 
Thine  image  seek — Thy  glory  see  ; 

Let  every  other  wish  and  care 
Be  left  confidingly  to  Thee. 

— 31onsell. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Kxpository. 


BT   C     n.  BALSBAUGII. 


lieply  lo  an  Anonymous  Letter,  .sign- 
ed, "Many  ]h-ethrcn." 

"What  constitntes  the  Mammon  of 
Unrighteousness?"  "Who  are  the 
friends  we  are  to  pain  thereby  ?"  and 
"Where  arc  the  Everlasting  Habita- 
tions?" 

These  are  the  points  which  you 
present  for  my  consideration.  It  is 
not  probable  that  I  will  be  able  to 
give  you  the  satisfaction  you  seek,  as 
there  are  doubtless  special  reasons 
for  your  inquiry  of  which  I  am  ignor- 
ant, liutif  I  can  say  aught  that  will 
help  to  lead  investigation  in  the  right 
direction,    and     incite    to    profitable 


thought,  I  will  gladly  put  what  little 
strength  I  have  into  the  efifort.  There 
is  no  utterance  of  Christ  that  has  not 
hid  in  it  some  truth  which  the  soul 
needs  for  its  present  and  eternal  wel- 
fare, and  most  assiduously  should  we 
"search  the  Scriptures"  for  their  exact 
literal  signification,  and  implore  the 
Spirit  for  that  inward  teaching  which 
maketh  "wise  unto  salvation." 

Differences  of  opinion,  aud  even 
sharp  controversies,  not  unfrequently 
originate  in  points  outside  the  pur- 
pose of  the  parables  or  figures  which 
they  are  designed  to  elucidate.  This 
may  be  the  case  in  the  present  in- 
stance. Although  your  queries  may 
involve  truths  of  high  import,  they 
do  not,  I  think,  refer  to  the  specific 
object  of  the  parable.  The  point 
which  Christ  sought  to  impreps  lies  so 
evidently  on  the  surface  that  it  cannot 
easily  be  missed.  The  Jews  were  a 
covetous,  uarow-miuded,  low-charac- 
tered, envious,  vindictive  people,  and 
the  preceding  chapter  was  delivered 
to  endow  them  with  greater  catholic- 
ity, aud  to  elevate  their  low  concep- 
tions to  the  comprehensiveness  of  the 
gospel.  Hypocrisy,  avarice,  and  self- 
righteouaness,  was  the  triple-headed 
demon  against  which  Christ  hurled 
most  of  His  anathemas.  When 
money  becomes  mammon,  it  is  also 
an  "instrument  of  unrightousness," 
although  it  ia  neither  in  the  hands  of  a 
faithful  steward  of  Christ. 

The  parable  of  the  prodigal  stew- 
ard was  addressed  to  the  disciples. 
In  a  certain  sense  it  finds  fulfillment 
in  the  Jews.  They  had  "wasted  the 
goods"  entrusted  to  their  stewardship, 
had  become  bankrupt,  and  are  to  this 
day  living  in  the  houses  of  their 
Lord's  debtors.  But  this  is  only  an 
accommodated  application.  The  stew- 
ard whom  Christ  has  selected  as  the 
illustrator  of  His  subject,  had  made 
clandestine  arrangements  for  his  sup- 
port. It  is  his  providence  that  con- 
stitutes the  pith  of  the  parable,  and 
opens  a  door  into  every  avenue  of  the 
Christian  Life,  independent  of  a  spe- 
cial consideration  of  the  points  to 
which  you  call  attention.  His  fore- 
thoucihl,  his  eagerness  to  avert  indi- 
gent and  humiliating  circumstances, 
is  the  hinge  on  which  this  lesson  of 
the  Saviour  turns.  Although  his 
conduct  was  cunning,  base,  and  fraud- 
ulent, Christ  testifies  that  "he  had 
done  ivisely"  in  relation  to  the  pecu- 
liar circumstances  in  which  he  was 
placed.     Ilia  iha /act   only,  without 


its  spirit  or  manner,    that    is  pressed 
upon  us  as  the  great  sine  (pia  7ion    of 
salvation.     Unable  to  dig  and  asham- 
ed to  beg,  he  had  hit   upon    a   device 
that  promised  future  sustenance.   This 
ia  the  nucleus  from  which  to   radiate 
the  exposition  into    the    circumstan- 
lials  of  the   parable.     Let   the    mam- 
mon of  unrighteousness,  so   made   by 
unhallowed    desire,    represent   what- 
ever '^goods"  the  great  World-O^vner 
has  entrusted  to  us.     The    steward's 
infidelity  caused  him   to   "fail,"    and 
the  reparation   of   the    consequences 
was  his    wisdom.     Not    so   with    us. 
Fidelity  and  Wisdom    are   synonyms 
in  the  Christian's  lexicon.     "Faithful 
in  that  which  is  least,  faithful  also  in 
much."      "Faithful    in    the    unright- 
eous mammon,  faithful   also   in    "the 
true  riches"      "Here    is    the    mind 
which  hath  wisdom."     Let    us    dis- 
pense our  loan  in  such  a  way   as   to 
secure  the  approbation    of    the    All- 
Possessor.       No     steward    is      wily 
enough    to   overreach     Him.     By    a 
righteous  disposition  of   our   talents, 
temporal  and  spiritual,   we  "make   to 
ourselves  friend.s"  in  heaven    and  on 
earth.     God  and  His  angels  are  deep- 
ly interested  spectators  of  those    who 

"houor  Him  with  their    substance" 

who  feed  the  hungry,  clothe  the  naked, 
share  their  "goods"  with  the  sick  and 
destitute,  and  aid  struggling  souls  in 
reaching  the  "city  which  hath  foun- 
dations." "Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done 
it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my 
brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto  Jlle." 
Here  is  the  proffer  of  friendship  high 
and  lasting  enough  to  fire  the  dullest 
soul.  And  "when  we  fail,  they  will 
receive  us  unto  everlasting  habita- 
tions." They.  Wiio  ?  Not  neces- 
sarily those  we  befriended  on  earth, 
but  whoever  will  be  among  the  white- 
robed  throng  to  wolcooie  us. 

Where  the  "habitations"  are  I  can- 
not specifically  say.  Not  in  this  world, 
being  they  are  "everlasting."  Rath- 
er in  the  "new  earth  and  new  heav- 
ens; wherein  dwelleth  righteousness," 
as  this  figure  is  large  enough  to  com- 
prehend all  of  God's  future,  and  the 
whole  realm  of  grace.  The  parable 
indicates  a  Jinal  settlement  of  the 
affairs  of  time.  "Thou  niayest  bo  no 
longer  steivar-d."  The  deposal  is  for- 
ever. I  would  not  hesitate  to  identify 
the  "everlasting  habitations"  with  the 
"many  mansions  in  the  Father's 
House" — the  "building  of  God,  a 
house  not  made  with  hands,  eternal 
in   the   Heavens."     The    parable    is 


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spoken  tobelieverii,  the  failing  is  not 
of"  business  but  of  iifo,  and  the  hous- 
ing of  the  released  steward  is  the 
consnmmatiou  of  the  blessed  home- 
gathering  into  "the  kingdom  prepar- 
ed for  him  from  the  foundation  of  the 
world." 

If  we  begin  our  exposition  at  the 
concomilauts  of  the  parable,  bent  on 
the  establishment  of  some  pet  idea, 
much  may  be  made  of  the  "friends," 
and  the  manner  of  making  them,  and 
of  the  "habitations,"  and  the  recep- 
tion :  all  of  which  have  a  glorious 
meaning  in  accordance  with  the  rul- 
ing idea  of  the  parable  ; — but  the  only 
safe  way  is  to  get  into  the  drift  of 
Christ's  teaching  in  this  and  all  His 
illustrations,  and  clothe  the  skeleton 
from  the  heart,  and  not  convert  the 
heart  itself  into  bone.  There  is  noth- 
ing in  the  Word  of  God  to  gratify  a 
prurient  curiosity,  or  to  humor  a 
sickly  imagination.  The  parables  are 
the  repositories  of  the  Infinite  Mind, 
and  with  a  deeply  reverential  spirit 
should  we  approach  their  solution. 

Let  us  strive  to  be  stewards  who 
have  no  occasion  either  to  dig  or  to 
beg'  in  the  sense  of  the  parable,  and 
yet  dig  and  beg  all  the  time  ia  the 
high  and  noble  sense  which  our  rela- 
tion to  the  Unseen  World  implies. 
To  each  one  is  committed  a  portion 
of  the  Master's  "goods,"  and  woe  to 
him  that  wastes  it.  Soon  we  must  all 
"fail,"  and  if  we  have  made  no 
"friends"  by  the  holy  use  of  "things 
seen  and  temporal,"  cur  everlasting 
habitation  will  be,  not  in  the  Lamb- 
illumined  mansions  of  Emmanuel,  but 
the  Justice-bolted  dungeon  of  devils— 
the  far-off  realm  of  "outer  darkness" — 
where  the  "good  things"  of  our  "life- 
time" will  be  "remembered"  only  as 
an  aggravation  of  our  torment.  A 
cup  of  cold  water  is  not  too  insignif- 
icant for  registry  in  the  Chronicles  of 
Heaven  if  bestowed  "in  the  name  of 
a  disciple  ;"  neither  will  it  be  dropped 
out  of  the  account  of  our  damnation  if 
employed  only  for  self-gratification. 
We  are  only  stewards,  and  have  no 
more  right  to  pander  to  low  desires 
and  appetites  with  the  "goods"  which 
the  Lord  has  given  us  for  His  glory, 
than  we  have  to  appropriate  our 
neighbor's  property. 

So  let  us  employ  the  mammon  of 
unrighteousness,  that  when  we  must 
"give  an  account  of  our  stewardship," 
the  Proprietor  of  the  Everlasting 
Habitations  may  say  of  each  of  us, 
"HE  HAS  DONE  WISELY." 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  Y  I  S  I T  0  II . 


MEYERSDALK,  Pa.,  August  24,  1875. 

A   SuegesflTe   and   Practical 
Ttaoiiglit. 

In  a  letter  from  a  correspondent  and 
active  worker  for  our  paper  and  in  the 
cau.se  of  Christ,  and  who  has  contributed 
articles  to  our  paper,  but  who  now  feeLs 
disabled  through  infirmities  from  woi  king 
in  that  way,  and  yet  wants  to  be  doing 
something  in  the  vineyard  of  our  heaven- 
ly Master,  to  promote  his  glory  and  the 
spiritual  interests  of  our  race,  and  who 
inquires  to  know  whether  we  have  not 
some  other  work  beside  that  of  writing 
to  propose,  the  following  suggestive  lan- 
guage occurs  :  "I  feel  that  I  need  work, 
or  a  quickening  of  some  kind,  lest  I  fall 
spiritually  asleep."  The  practical  truth 
contained  in  the  above  language  is  well 
worthy  of  the  attention  of  all  Ciuistians, 
and  we  thought  it  might  be  well  to  biing 
out  some  of  that  truth,  and  make  some 
application  of  it. 

Though  bodily  exercise,  when  done  to 
secure  wordly  advantages,  as  that  was 
which  was  practiced  in  the  Olympic  and 
other  games  of  Grrecian  notoriety,  profitcth 
little  in  comparison  to  what  those  exer- 
cises of  a  Christian  character  which  have 
lor  their  object  immortal  honors  do,  ac- 
cording to  tlve  Apostle  Paul's  teaching, 
1  Tim.  iv.  8,  nevertheless,  bodily 
exercise  is  very  important  in  the 
use  of  hygienic  means  for  the  promo- 
tion of  both  bodily  health  and  comfort. 
Our  organization  requires  action  as  well 
as  rest  and  sleep.  And  if  that  want  in 
our  organization  is  not  met  in  some  de- 
gree, we  shall  not  be  likely  to  enjoy  either 
health  of  body  or  cheerfulness  of  mind. 
Labor  or  exercise,  then,  in  some  degree, 
is  necessary  for  the  promotion  of  physic- 
al health  and  enjoyment.  So  spiritual 
labor  and  exercise  are  necessary  for  the 
promotion  of  spiritual  health.  Hence 
the  admonition  of  the  Apostle,  "exercise 
thyself  rather  unto  godliness."  1  Tim. 
iv.  8.  That  is,  exercise  thyself  in  the 
ways  and  works  of  godlines.s.  "We  are 
his  workmanship,"  says  Paul,  "created  in 
Christ  Jesus  unto  good  works,  which 
God  hath  before  ordained  that  we  should 
walk  in  them."  Eph.  ii.  10.  We  per- 
ceive, then,  that  our  spiritual  organization 


in  our  regenerated  state,  is  designed  for 
action  and  exercise,  as  well  as  our  natural 
organization.  And  an  inactive  Christian, 
who  does  nothing  in  the  service  of  the 
Lord,  if  he  ever  was  made  spiritually 
alive,  cannot  maintain  a  spiritual  life 
witliout  exercising  "unto  godliness." 

There  seems  to  be  a  want  of  knowledge 
upon  this  point  in  Christian  experience 
in  many  of  our  brethren  and  sisters,  as 
well  as  in  others  who  bear  the  Christian 
name.  There  is  too  much  reluctance  of' 
ten  maifested  in  taking  any  active  part  in 
the  service  of  God.  AVith  some  there  is 
a  great  indifference  even  in  attending 
public  worship.  And  with  many  there 
is  too  much  backwardness  in  taking  any 
part  in  the  exercise  of  worhip,  whether 
in  the  imblie  sanctuary,  in  the  social  cir- 
cle of  liiend.5,  or  in  the  family.  And  in 
the  various  other  ways  in  which  import- 
ant service  may  be  rendered  in  furthering 
the  great  cause  of  Christian  truth,  the 
same  reluctance  to  take  an  active  part  is 
seen.  We  have  been  sorry  to  find  so 
mucli  backwardness  in  places  in  our 
brethren  and  sisters  to  engage  in  the 
work  of  the  Sabbath  School  where  it  has 
been  introduced. 

A  want  of  ability  is  often  plead  as  an 
excuse  for  declining  to  work,  especially 
for  declining  to  take  a  part  in  devotional 
exercises.  And  why  in  many  instances 
does  that  want  of  ability  exist  ?  Is  it 
not  for  want  of  exercise,  or  practice?  No 
doubt  this  is  often  the  cause.  Justly 
did  the  writer  from  whom  we  have  quo- 
ted remark,  "I  feel  that  I  need  work,  or 
a  quickening  of  some  kind,  lest  I  fall 
spiritually  asleep."  If  we  do  no  active 
service  in  the  church,  both  our  readiness 
and  our  capacity  to  do  anything  will  de- 
crease. The  less  we  do,  the  less  we  shall 
want  to  do,  and,  indeed,  the  less  we  shall 
be  able  to  do.  Suppose  a  person  to  have 
just  recovered  from  a  long  spell  of  the 
fever.  And  having  been  long  confined 
to  the  bed,  the  locomotive  power  is  great- 
ly diminished,  so  much  that  the  person 
can  scarcely  walk.  His  physician,  un- 
derstanding the  case,  recommends  exer- 
cise, as  a  very  important  means  to  im- 
part strength  and  ability  to  the  limbs. — 
But  the  person,  having  been  without  ex- 
ercise so  long,  is  reluctant  to  make  an 
effort,  and  pleads  his  inability  to  walk. — 
And  if  he  does  not  try  to  walk,  and  re- 
mains in  bed  or  on  a  chair,  he  will  finally 
lose  the  use  of  his  limbs  altogether.    The 


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importance  of  exercise  in  promoting  a 
healthy  state  of  the  physical  man  is  well 
known.  It  is  no  less  important  that  we 
exercise  the  members  of  our  spiritual 
body,  if  we  would  enjoy  f-piritual  health, 
life  and  strength. 

There  is  anotlier  thought  suggested  by 
the  subject  to  be  looked  at,  and  that  is 
this  :  subjects  of  some  kind  will  occupy 
our  thoughts,  and  labor  of  some  kind  our 
hands.  And  if  we  do  not  liabituatc  our- 
selves to  holy  thoughts,  holy  aspirations, 
and  to  active  Christian  labor  in  the 
church,  our  thoughts  and  labor  will  all 
be  given  to  secular  or  worldly  things,  to 
either  business  or  pleasure.  And  for 
Christian  professors  to  give  all  their 
thousrhts,  their  time,  their  labor, 
and  their  money,  or  even  a  large  share  of 
them,  to  worldly  things,  wiiile  a  mere 
Diite  of  them  is  given  to  the  promotion  of 
their  own  spiritual  interests  and  the 
cause  of  Christ,  is  not  to  "walk  worthy 
of  the  vocation  where witli  we  are  called," 
or  to  "let  our  light  shine."  Indeed  it  is 
proof  there  is  little  or  no  light  in  us. 

"Let  us,  then,  be  up  and  doing, 
With  a  heart  for  any  fate  ; 

Still  achieving,  still  pursuing, 
Learn  to  labor  and  to  wail." 


At  our  last  A.  M.,  brother  Jacob  Wine 
paid  over  to  brother  S.  C.  Siump  for  the 
needy  in  the  west  $43.00,  and  requested 
us  to  notice  it  in  our  paper.  We  took  a 
note  of  it,  but  overlooked  it,  and  failed  to 
notice  it  when  we  returned  home.  Our 
attention  was  recently  called  to  the  mat- 
ter by  brother  Wine,  and  hence  this 
notice. 

"The  Sciknce  of  1Ie.\lth"  for  Sep- 
tember abounds  in  excellent  suggestions 
on  tlie  prevention  of  Jisea.^e  and  the 
care  of  health.  Among  the  more  prom- 
inent articles  we  find  Laws— which  Gov- 
ern Life;  Prevention  of  Di.sease  in  Child- 
ren; Poi)ular  i'hysiology;  Cause  and  lOf- 
fcct;  iVlcoholic  Prescription.-;  (Colors  and 
Hues  in  Relation  to  llealih;  'J'obacco; 
Consumpti(jn;  Sunshine;  Intemperance 
Among  Lawyers;  Oatmeal,  with  various 
recipes  for  its  use;  an  excellent  Agricul- 
tural Department;  Teachers  and  Health 
Teachers  ;  Antipathies  to  Drugs  ;  The 
Trade  in  iMedicine.s;  with  a  great  amount 
ol"  information  in  small  jtaragraphs,  as  in 
Answers  to  Correspondents,  etc.  This 
magazine  should  have  <x  place  in  overy 


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GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Report  ot  Funds. 

The  following  report  shows  the  amount 
of  moneys  received  at  this  office  for  the 
purposes  named  : 

DANISH   FUND. 
Amount  reported  in  No.  32,         $ 
A  Hcnsel  and  wife 
Two  Sisters 
John  Bennett 
Jlenry  Schi.-lcr  and  wife 
Kliz:ibet!i  N  Harb  and  husband 
Ivydia  J  Raer 
J  P  Bucher  and  wife 
Catharine  Clark  and  Aimily 
Clara  Clark 
Eliza  Grove 
G  W  Bacon 
M  Kmmert 
S  S|)rinldc 
I  lie  list 
31  A  Moomaw 
Keim  &  Livongood 
]"]lizahctli  Jjivengood 
J  M  Mohler 
S  A  Garber 
L  iM  Kob  and  family 
J  C  Judy  (lor  self  and  1) 

,  New  Wind.sor,  Md., 

J  G  Royer 

JPHetric 

For  Dani.sh  Fund 

A  K  Troy  en- 

A  Sister,  Dayton,  Oliio 

J  H  Peck 

Cole  Creek  church,  III 

J  P  Wolf  ((or  self  and  others) 

Silver  Creek  church  III 

Hattie  R  Rusher 

S  T  Bosseruian  and  others 

A  Brother,  Galesburg,  III 

Three  Members,  Mont.  Co.,  Iowa 

Leonard  Stei>hens 

A  Sister,  Headvillc.  W  \ii 

Tulpehocken  church,  I'a 

D  M  Miller 

II II  Myers 

John  Neher 

Mis.sissirieon  church,  Ind 

tlohn  Berkley 

C  (;  Root 

E  II,  Roaring  Springs,  ]'a 

J  K  Smith 

Middle  Creek  churoh,  Pa 

JOik  Ijick  Church,  Pa 

G  W  Taylor 

Sarah  Taylor 

David  Kcini  . 

Onando  R  Beer 

,  Westminster,  Md 

Samuel  Brown 
1)  Wells  and  wife 
Sisters  of  Funhstown,  Md 
I  F  Raiiigh 


13 

Go 

-03 

50 

25 

25 

25 

25 

15 

01 

02 

50 

37 

15 

25 

1 

25 

1 

00 

1 

00 

] 

00 

25 

10 

20 

.50 

70 

25 

25 

25 

13 

25 

1 

90 

30 

3 

00 

1 

35 

2 

00 

25 

30 

50 

25 

2 

00 

50 

25 

50 

3 

20 

10 

25 

50 

2 

20 

1 

45 

25 

25 

50 

10 

25 

25 

50 

2 

50 

25 

A  Brother,  Louisvile,  Ohio 

,  Greenfield,  Kan 

I  W  Martin 

Total, 


10 
15 


$50  31 


STEIN   FUND. 

Amount  rejjorted  in  No.  32 

John  Bennett 

J  I^Iatchett 

GOit 

David  U  Teeter 

D  W  Teeter 

Susan  Maichctt 

M  Eiumert 

S  Sprinkle 

; — ,  New  Windsor,  Md 

A  Sister,  Dayton,  Ohio 
J  P  Wolf  (self  and  others) 
John  Berkley 
K  II,  Roaring  Springs,  Pa 
Elk  Lick  church,  P-i 

^^'estnlinster,  Md 


Two  Sisters,  Funkstown,  Md 

I  F  Rairigh 

A  Brother,  Louisville,  Oiiio 

Total, 


$4  pO 
10 

1  00 
25 
25 
10 
40 
3.S 
10 

1  00 
12 
25 
10 
25 

1  50 
25 
50 
25 
25 

$11  41J 

It  is  perhaps  due  to  those  who  have 
contributed  to  the  above  fund.s  to  state 
that  many  of  them  accompanied  their 
donations  with  words  of  hope  and  cheer. 
Several  said,  "So  much  for  the  poor,"  or 
"lor  those  in  the  grasshopper  district." 
To  save  space,  we  cannot  i)arlicularizc  in 
the  report.  We  would,  iti  thiscotmeetion, 
call  attention  to'  a  suggestion  by  sister 
Ella  Williams.  We  think  it  best  for 
every  one  to  give  cheerfully,  according  to 
his  prosperity  or  his  penury.  In  this 
way  the  poor  Widow's  mite  placed  in  the 
Lord's  balances  will  weigh  as  much  as 
the  pound  or  eagle  of  the  rich.  Give, 
then,  for  yourselves;  give  to  the  Lord; 
give,  in  the  love  of  souls  and  the  cause 
of  truth,  and  th.e  Lord  will  accept  of  your 
ofleriogs,  and  you  shall  not  fail  of  your 
reward. 

You  will  not,  of  course,  understand  us 
to  a.ssume  that  it  is  wrong  for  any  one  to 
wish  to  share  his  oll'ering  with  the  poor 
— with  those  who  have  nothing  to  give; 
it  is  only  intended  to  say  that  we  cannot 
find  room  to  report  ail  mi  that  way.  If 
broilier  W^olf  wants  to  represent  th.o.se 
"who  want  to  do  right,"  but  who  know 
nothing  of  these  movement.s,  and  if 
brother  Balsbaugh  feels  like  representing 
the  holy,  selfdenying,  and  charitable 
dead,  we  have  nothing  to  object;  but  we 
do  maintain  that  brethreti  VV.  and  B.  will 
have  the  credits  placed  opi)Osite  their 
own  names. 
We  will   also  call    yonr  attention  to 


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brother  Stein's  renewed  call,  which  will 
be  found  in  this  issue,  in  the  correspond 
encc  department.  It  13  gratifying  to  us, 
and,  no  doubt,  it  is  to  our  brethien  and 
sisters  everywhere,  to  see  that  brother  S. 
manifests  such  a  deep  interest  in  the  wel- 
fare of  his  former  brethren.  We  leel, 
too,  that  his  experience  in  the  Baptist 
Church,  and  his  acquaintance  with  tiie 
ministers  of  that  large  and  influential 
body,  are  such  as  to  recommend  his  judg- 
ment to  our  earnest  consideration.  It  is 
not  sui)po-ed  that  this  eft'ort  will  be  suffi- 
cient to  bring  every  Baptist  minister  to  a 
knowledge  of  the  truth,  and  to  an  accep- 
tance of  that  truth,  but  it  is  hoped  that 
at  least  a  few  may  be  won,  and  that  in- 
calculable good  may  result  therefrom. 

It  will  also  be  observed  that  several 
churches  have  contributed  ;  and  some 
promi.se  to  do  more  in  the  same  direction. 
This  course  we  most  earnestly  recommend. 
In  looking  over  the  foregoing  report  we 
notice  that  about  one  fifth  of  the  grand 
total  was  collected  from  members  in  one 
arm  of  the  church;  and  we  may  safely 
say  that  we  shall  have  more  from  the 
same  source.  We  shall  not  he  satisfied 
witli  less  than  twenty  or  twenty-five  dollars 
from  this  church  in  such  important  calls. 
Let  all  who  are  interested  in  the  spread- 
ing of  the  truth,  continue  to  send  in  their 
dimes  or  their  dollars;  but  while  this  is 
moving  along  the  matter  should  be  men- 
tioned and  urged  in  the  various  branches 
of  the  church  and  thus  give  every  one  a 
chance. 

Here  is  another  good  example  and  sug- 
gestion. Brother  J.  C.  Metsker,  of  Doug- 
las county,  Kansas,  says:  "As  the  Lord 
has  prospered  us  in  this  world's  good, 
and  has  given  us  a  bountiful  crop,  we  feel 
like  throwing  our  mite  into  the  Danish 
and  Stein  Funds;  so  I  will  enclose  SOets. , 
25  cents  for  each,  and  hope  to  do  the 
same  each  month  until  both  calls  are  filled. 
If  each  brother  and  sister  will  form  this 
resolution,  it  will  not  be  long  until  the 
calls  are  filled."  Truth,  brother  M.,  it 
would  not  take  more  than  one  month. — 
Ilow  happy  we  would  all  feel  if  such 
should  be  the  case  !  B. 

Bro.  John  Bennett,  Elbinsville,  Pa., 
after  contributing  his  mite,  says  : 

"I  am  glad  to  .^ee  the  proposition  for 
spreading  the  Gospel  in  Denmark;  and  I 
think  our  brethren,  ought  to  see  to  it  that 
the  Gospel  is  preached  in  its  purity  to  the 
people  of  Denmark,  and  that  without  do- 


lay.  It  seems  to  me  that  if  brother  Paul 
were  here  now,  he  would  go  over  into 
Denmark  and  preach  the  Gospel,  even 
tliough  he  should  be  persecuted,  impris- 
oned, beaten  with  stripes,  stoned,  mock- 
ed,&c.  Seeing  what  Paul  endured,!  thinlc, 
sometimes,  the  brethren  are  a  too  fear- 
ful of  persecution;  for  in  looking  over 
the  wide  world  and  seeing  much  of  it 
shrouded  in  darkness,  we  feel  like  ex- 
claiming, "The  harvest  truly  is  great,  but 
the  laborers  are  few." 

Bko.  David  Keim,  of  St.  Peter's,  Pa., 
August  1 0th,  says  : 

"Enclosed  you  will  find  fifty  cents  for 
the  Danish  l<\ind.  I  fear  that  the  prop 
osition  of  brother  Esbelman  for  every 
member  to  give  a  penny  will  not  be  suffi- 
ciently responded  to  to  make  it  a  success; 
but  I  hope  there  will  brethren  enough 
send  in  their  25cts. ,  50cts.  and  dollars,  to 
warrant  the  enterprise." 

Bro.  J.  P.  WoLP,  Peru,  Ind.,  says: 
"Here  I  enclose  25  cents,  15  cents  for  the 
D;uiish  Fund  and'  10  cents  for  the  Stein 
Fund.  And  here  I  send  25  cents  more 
to  be  applied  in  the  same  way.  This  I 
send  for  those  who  do  not  read  your  pa 
j)er,  and  are  not  aware  of  these  move- 
ments, but  still  have  a  desire  to  do 
right." 

Bro.  a.  J.  Blouoii,  Lanark,  Illinois, 

August  7th,  writes  : 

"Two  heavy  storms  passed  through 
this  county  this  week;  one  through  Mil- 
ledgeville,  the  other  at  same  time,  about 
G  miles  north  of  Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house, doing  great  damage  to  corn.  Small 
grain  about  all  in  shock.  The  prospect 
for  corn  was  never  better." 

Bro.  Samuel  Murray,  Majenica, 
Huntington  county-,  Indiana,  August  4th, 
says  : 

"We  are  having  so  much  rain  in  this 
country  that  farmers  are  losing  much  of 
their  wheat,  and  are  likely  to  lose  most 
of  their  oats  and  flax.  Corn  is  much  in- 
jured. Rivers  and  creeks  are  very  high, 
and  their  overflow  has  done  much  damage. 
A  good  many  people  are  getting  sick." 

Sister  Ella  Williams,  Funltstown, 
August  II th,  says  : 

"Enclosed  you  will  find  $3;  two  and 
a  half  of  which  is  for  the  'Danish  Fund.' 
Please  acknowledge  it  as  contributed  by 
the  sisters  of  E"unkstown,  Md.  Ten  cents 
of  it  was  given  by  a  little  girl,  who,  we 
hope,  will  be  a  sister  sometime.  The 
other  50  cents  two  sisters  wish  you  to  add 
to  the  fund  of  brother  Stein- 

"Is  it  well  to  .send  ten  cents,  saying, 
'one  cent  for  myself  and  nine  for  the  poor?' 
Would  it  not  be  better  to  encourage  the 
poor  to  give  each  one  his  penny  ?  Why 
should  we  rob  them  of  their  reward? — 
'He  that  watereth  shall  be  also  watered 
himself.'     Some    who    might  othevwi.so 


give,  but  are  a  little  negligent  in  these 
things,  will  be  apt  to  tiiink  that  thoir 
share  is  aleady  paid.  It  is  not  probable 
that  God  will  condemn  any  for  giving  10 
or  25  cents  for  themselves.  The  gos- 
pel rule  is,  'provokitig  one  another  unto 
good  works,'  not  doing  them /or  one  an- 
other. May  God's  blessing  accompany 
this  project,  not  only  to  the  salvation  of 
the  Danes,  but  to  the  good  of  all  that 
contiibute.  'While  by  the  experiment 
of  this  ministration  they  glorify  God  for 
your  professed  subjection  unto  the  Gospel 
of  Christ, and  for  your  liberal  distribution 
unto  them,  and  unto  all  men;  and  by 
their  prayer  for  you,  which  long  after  you 
for  the  exceeding  grace  of  God  in  you. — 
Thanks  be  unto  God  for  his  unspeakable 
gift.'  " 

Bro.  J.  P.  Hetrig,  Philadephia,  says  : 
"Please  find  enclosed  25  cents  for  the 
Danish  missiou,  for  myself  and  wife.  1 
think  this  is  a  move  in  the  right  direction. 
I  feel  sorry  that  the  brethren  began  at 
the  one  penny;  for  many  of  the  brethren 
could  spare  ror  it  $1(),  and  God  would 
blchs  them  a  liundrcd  fold.  Would  to 
God  we  could  send  them  a  man  to  preach 
for  them,  whose  whole  heart  and  soul 
were  in  the  work,  and  flaming  with  a 
love  for  souls  who  are  perishing.  Give 
the  brethren  more  to  engage  their  atten- 
tion, and  more  to  do  away  from  home, 
and  you  do  much  toward  stopping  the 
fault-finding  and  quarreling  at  home. — 
*  *  *  Nine~tenths  of  the  church  are 
idle,  and  they  find  it  almost  a  ne- 
cessity(?)  to  find  fault  and  breed  distur- 
bances to  engage  their  minds  and  attract 
attention.  Brother  J.,  I  look  forward  to 
a  day  when  the  church  will  come  up  her 
privi'ege  and  duty,  and  when  the  Lord 
will  shine  on  her.     Jcr  xvi.  16." 

Bro.  J.  C.  Metsker,  Douglas  county, 
Kan.,  favors  us  with  the  following,  show- 
ing admirably  how  uncertain  the  weath- 
er i>redictions  in  almanacs  must  be  : 

'As  I  see  so  much  about  the  weather 
in  the  C.  F.  C.  and  other  pai)ers  of  the 
East,  I  will  tell  how  the  weather  is  here, 
and  the  crops,  in  our  neighborhood.  We 
have  had  fine  harvest  weather  all  through, 
and  the  wheat  and  oats  have  all  been  put 
in  stack,  or  threshed  in  fine  order.  All 
the  corn  that  the  'hoppers'  left  from  the 
first  i)lanting  is  good,  and  will  be  heavy. 
The  late  planting  is  now  about  two 
months  old,  and  if  we  have  several  rains 
it  will  make  some  corn,  as  it  is  silking. 
The  Potato  crop  will  be  good,  both  early 
and  late.  One  of  the  largest  parts  of  the 
harvest  is  now  on  hand,  it  is  the  hay. — 
Our  prairie  grass  is  good,  and  now  ready 
for  the  mower;  machines  will  run  until 
frost  kills  the  grass.  Cattle  look  fine 
and  have  done  well.  Hogs  are  scarce  as 
there  was  no  feed  for  the  last  year.  The 
surpluss  corn  will  have  to  be  shipped, 
unless  there  is  stock  shipped  in  to  feed 
it." 


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OURISTIAN  FAMILY  UOMPAJ^ION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


FOK    THE    YOUNG 


One  Rule. 


"Alice,"  said  little  Bessie  Gray  to  her 
oldest  sister,,  "little  ('bristians  dou't 
have  to  be  like  big  oues,  do  tbey  ?" 

"In  some  things  they  do  not,  yet 
there  is  one  rule  for  old  or  young,  Bes- 
sie, and  that  is,  to  follow  Jesus.  But 
why  do  you  ask?" 

"O.  because  the  minister  preached 
to-day  about  self-denial,  and  I  thought 
he  must  mean  grown  people,  for  the 
children  can't  be  seUdenyiug,  you 
know.  And  besides,  the  text  says, 
"If  any  man  will  come  after  me,  let 
him  deny  himself,  and  take  up  his 
cross  daily,  and  follow  me.'  I  found 
the  verse  as  soon  as  I  came  home,  and 
learned  it." 

"It  is  a  good  thing  to  learn  the 
texts  you  hear  preached  from,  Bessie  ; : 
it  will  help  you  to  remember  the  ser- 
mons too.  But  you  are  wrong,  iiitle 
sister,  in  thinking  that  children  can- 
not or  need  not  practice  self-denial. 
It  is  just  as  truly  their  duty  as  it  is 
that  of  older  people.  The  word  maji 
in  the  verse  you  learned  means  all  of 
UB.  It  is  the  8ame  as  if  it  said,  'If 
avy  one  will  come  afttr  me,'  (fee.  So 
far  as  a  child  can  understand  or  prac- 
tice them,  the  directions  of  the  Bible 
are  binding  on  it  just  as  truly  as  on 
its  parents." 

'•But  how  can  children  bo  self-deny- 
ing, Alice  ?     How  could  I  ?" 

'Oh,  in  many  ways." 

"Tell  me  some,  sister." 

''Bt'ssie,  you  like  to  sleep  late  in 
the  morning,  do  you  not  ?  And  when 
auntie  calls  you  to  breakfa.st,  you 
would  like  to  lie  in  bed  instead  of 
getting  up  promptly." 

"Yes,  1  should." 

"Here,  then,  is  a  chance  for  self- 
denial  every  morning.  It  troubles 
our  kind  aunt  to  see  any  o(  us  late  at 
breakfast;  by  denying  yourself  the 
plea.Hure  of  sleeping  longer,  you  can 
please  her  and  obey  this  rule  of  Christ. 
Then  you  are  fond  of  a  good  deal  of 
gravy  with  your  food.  Papa  thinks 
it  is  not  good  (or  you.  You  can  deny 
yourself  of  that  also,  and  thus  follow 
JesuH.  You  like  to  enjoy  a  awing  in 
the  orchard  ;  but  sonielimes  brother 
Willie  wants  to  swing  at  the  same 
time.  There  is  auoilier  chance  for 
self-denial." 

"Oh,  Alice,  I  didn't  know — I  didn't 
think  it    meant    such    little    thingp. 


Does  the  Lord  care  about  my   eating, 
and  slot^ping,  and  playing?" 

"The  Lord  cares  for  all  you  do,  or 
think,  or  say,  my  dear  little  sister. 
When  you  gave  up  the  ride  which 
papa  had  promised  you  yesterday,  for 
the  sake  of  the  poor,  .'^ick  family  who 
needed  him,  if  you  did  it  in  obedience 
to  Christ's  command,  you  pleased  him 
as  truly,  and  showed  yourself  his 
child  as  really,  as  your  cousin  Laura 
did  when  she  left  home,  and  friends, 
and  country,  to  be  a  missionary. 


Do  Kitfht. 


Two  young  girls  were  walking 
leisurely  home  from  school,  one  pleas- 
ant day  in  early  autumn,  when  one 
thus  addressed  the  other: 

"Edith  Willis,  what  will  the  girls 
say,  when  they  hear  you  have  invit- 
ed Maggie  Kelly  to  your  parly  ?" 

Edith  was  silent  for  a  moment  and 
then,  raising  her  soft,  blue  eyes  to 
those  of  her  companion,  she  replied  : 

"Ella,  when  mamma  told  me  to  aak 
Maggie,  I  asked  her  the  same  ques- 
tion. She  told  me  that  it  made  no 
diffuronce  what  the  girls  said,  who 
thought  Maggie  quite  beneath  them, 
because  she  was  poor  and  her  Pchool- 
bill.s  were  paid  by  my  father  ;  and  she 
asktd  me  if  I  would  like  to  hear  what 
Jesus  would  say.  So  she  took  her 
Bible,  and  read  to  me  those  words: — 
'And  the  King  shall  answer  and  say 
unto  them,  Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done 
it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my 
brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto   me.'  " 

Ah,  little  readers,  never  ask  what 
this  or  that  one  will  say,  while  you 
are  doing  what  is  right ;  but  what 
Jesus,  your  King,  will  say  at  the 
glorious  resurrection  morning  that 
will  soon  dawn  upon  us. — From  llie 
Interior. 

How    I.<oii!;  it    TakoH  to    Make    a 
Nliveol  Itread. 


"Oh,  I'm  so  hungry!''  cried  Johnnie, 
running  in  iVom  pliiy.  "Oive  me  some 
bread  and  buttisr,  (luick,  mother." 

"The  broad  i.s  baking,  .so  you  must  be 
l>aficiU,  .said  uiolher. 

.Joliniiio  waited  two  nunutc.s,  and  then 
a.-kcii  if  it  was  not  done. 

"No,"  an.swercd  mother,  "not quite 
yet." 

"It  Hcem.s  to  take  a  lonir  while  to  make 
a  t-licc  of  bread,"  .said  Johnnie. 

"l^crhaiisyou  dontknow,  Johnnie,  how 
long  it  doL's  take,"  said  mother. 

"liow  long';'"  asked  tiie  liltlc  boy. 

"The    loaf  was    begun  in  the  8|)ring." 


Johnnie;  opened  his  pj'e.s  wide  —  "it  was 
doins;  all  .summer  ;  it  could  not  be  fini.shcd 
till  the  autumn." 

Johnnie  was  glad  it  wa.s  autumn,  if  it 
took  all  that  while  ;  for  so  long  a  time  to  a 
hunyry  litfle  boy  was  rather  di.scnuiaginsr. 

"Wiiy  ?''  he  cried,  drawing  a  long 
breath. 

"Because  God  is  never  in  a  hurry,"  said 
mother.  "The  farmer  dropped  his  seeds 
in  the  ground  in  April, ".she  went  on  to  say. 
partly  to  make  waiting  tune  shorter,  and 
more,  perhaps,  to  drop  a  gi)0'l  seed  by  the 
wayside  ;  "but  the  farmer  could  not  make 
them  grow.  Ail  the  men  in  tlic  world 
could  not  make  a  grain  of'wlieat.  much 
less  could  all  the  men  in  the  world  make 
a  stalk  of  wheat  grow.  An  ingenious 
man  could  make  .something  that  looked 
like  wheat.  Indoed,  you  often  see  ladies' 
bonnets  trimmed  with  spra'.'.s  of  wheat 
maih;  by  the  milliners,  and  at  fir.st  siglit 
you  can  hardly  tell  the  difference." 

'Put  them  in  the  gronnd  and  see,"  said 
Johnnie. 

"Tliat  would  certainly  decide.  The 
make  believe  wheat  would  lie  as  still  as 
bits  of  iron.  The  real  grain  would  soon 
make  a  start,  because  th*  roal  seeds  have 
life  within  them,  and  God  only  gives  life. 
The  farmer,  then,  neither  makes  the  corn 
nor  makes  the  corn  grow  ;  but  he  drops 
it  into  the  ground  and  covers  it  n\)  (that 
is  his  i)art, )  and  then  leaves  it  to  God. 
(jod  takes  care  of  it.  It  is  he  who  sets 
motiier  earth  nursing  it  with  her  w.inu 
juices.  He  sends  the  rain  ;  He  bids  the 
sun  to  shine  ;  He  makes  it  spiing  up,  first 
the  tender  shoot,  and  then  the  blade.s  ; 
and  it  takes  May,  and  .June,  and  July, 
and  Ausrust,  with  all  their  fair  and  wet 
weather,  to  set  up  the  stalks,  throw  out 
the  leaves  and  ripen  the  ear.  li'littlc 
boys  are  starving,  the  corn  grows  no  faster. 
God  does  not  hmry  his  work;  he  docs  all 
things  well. 

By  this'  time,  Johnnie  lost  aU  his  im- 
paticner.  He  was  thinking.  "Well,"  he 
said,  at  last,  "that's  why  we  pray  to  God, 
'Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.'  Be- 
fore now, I  thought  it  was  you,  mother, 
that  gave  us  our  daily  bread;  now  I  see  it 
is  God.  Wa  should  not  have  a  slice  if  it 
weren't  for  God,  should  we  mother?" 


M.\NV  boys  think,  "What's  the  harm 
in  looking?"  but  it  is  just  here  they  are 
made  ))risoners  by  Satan.  The  "eye- 
gate"  is  one  of  the  mo.st  important 
points  he  altacks.  If  he  can  i)in  your 
eye  very  intently  on  some  charming  hut 
tbrbiddiui  objeut,  he  gets  a  serpent'.s 
power  over  you.  7)(»  not  stop  even  to 
look  at  temptation,  but  turn  your  face 
like  a  flint  the  other  way.  Shut  the 
mind's  eye  tigli'  as  well  ;  <iod  will  heli) 
those  who  bravely  ilee  from  lempiaiion. 
^ 

To  a  humble  Christian  it  was  remark- 
ed, "I  fear  you  are  near  another  world." 
"Fear  it,  sir!"  ho  replied;  "I  know  I 
am  ;  but,  hles.«ed  he  the  Lord,  I  do  not 
fear  it,  I  hope  it." 


UJtlRISTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


641 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 

Correspofidence  of  chitreh  news  solicited /rot  ft 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writerh  name 
and  address  re'/uired  on  every  communication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  commii-ni- 
cations  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
e  )mmuv.ications  for  publication  .ihonld  be  writ 
tin  upon  one  side  of  the  she, t  onln. 

Wautetl— 1»,0(><>   Copies  ol   Trlut; 

Itumer^iou   Trac««l  to  lh» 

Apostles. 

Dearh/  Beloved  Brethren  and  Sisters  in 
C'/.rist : 

Bear  with  uuy  .second  appeal,  as  T 
ask  at  your  hand*  lor  the  sake  of  tlic  er- 
ring, but   beloved,    13,(100   copies  of  the 
above    work    for  graiuitous   di.stribution 
among  the  Bapti.st  ministry  of  Auieric;i. 
$1,300   will   aecompli,sh    the    work.     As 
f^uccessful  as  have  been  the  efforts  of  the 
Baptists  in  withstandii:g  the  errors  of  af- 
fu.sion,   aspersion,  infmt  baptism,  which 
they  have  met  in  a  manner  and  spirit  be- 
coming an  earnest,  courageous,  and  noble 
people,  it  i«  nevertheless  a  sad  tact  that 
through    fear,    or    souietliing    else,    the 
question  of  trine   iinincr.^ion    has    never 
been  generally  thought  of  in  the  Baptist 
ranks  of  America,  much  le.ss  agitated. — 
One  of  the   ablest   Baptist   mini>ters   in 
America,  living  in  one  of  our  larger  eas- 
tern cities,  who  has  been  pronounced  by  a 
very    distinguished    Baptist    edilor,    the 
"ablest  preacher  in  the  world,  spurgeon 
not  excepted,"  said  to  me  in  a  letter  da- 
ted  March    22ud,  1S74,  "the    matter    of 
trine  inimersio)!  1  hare  never  studied." — 
Another  very  able  editor  and  distinguish- 
ed minister,  and  I  might  furtiiersay, repre- 
sentative man  of  eastern  Baptists,  wrote 
April  '23rd,  1S74.  in  answer  to  some  que- 
ries on  this   suliject,  as   follows  :  "1  am 
quite  sure  that  'trine  immersion'  was  of 
post-Apostolic   origin;    but   when   or  by 
whom  it  was  introduced,  I  cannot  say. — 
It  dates  as  far  back  as  the  fifth  or  iburih 
century,    perhaps   earlier,  and  came  into 
use  along  with  a  multitude  of  unauthori- 
zed ceremonies  and  pernicious  errors.    It 
is  the  eastern  manner  of  baptizing,  prac- 
ticed not  only  by  the  Greek  church,  but 
by  all  the  sects  of  the  East.  As,  however, 
the  Montanists  and  Novatians  originated 
in  the  second  and   third  centuries,  it  is 
not  likely  that  they  practiced  trine  innncr- 
sion.     The   Paterines   rose   in    the    1 1  th 
century,  but  as  their  birth-place  was  Mi- 
lan, in    Italy,  where  trine  immersion  cer- 
tainly did  not   generally  prevail,  it  is  al- 
most certain  that  they  did  not  adopt  it. 
I  have  not  time  to  investigate  the  subject, 
and  I  am  sorry  that  I  cannot  refer  you  to 
any  satisfactory  source  of  informa.tioti." 

Now  all  persons  who  have  studied  tiic 
subject  to  any  extent,  know  that  in  the 
2nd  and  3rd  centuries  trine  immersion 
was  the  universal  custom  of  the  Catholic 
church,  as  the  the  testimonies  of  Canon 
50  of  the  Apostles,  Monulus,  Clement, 
Tertullian,  and  others,  will  show  ;  and 
further  that  the  Montanists,  Nova 
tiaus,  and  Donutists  were  perfectly  agreed 


with  the  Catholics  in  the  mode  of  admin- 
istration, (see  Tertuliian's  Keel.  Hist.,  pp. 
430,  437;  ('an.  7  of  Second  I']cumcnical 
Ch.  (Council.  Chrystal's  Ili'-t.  of  the 
Modes  of  Baptism,  p.  94.  liingham's 
Antiq.  of  the  Chr.  Ch.,  vol.  i.,  B.  x.,  c. 
iv. ;  H.  xi.,  c.  i. ;  B.  xiii.,  c.  v.  JMo- 
sheim's  Eccl.  Hist.,  Cen.  iii.,  1\  ii.,  c.  v., 
s.  xviii.  Orchard's  Hist,  of  Baptists, 
pp.  S.'),  59,  SG.  Kay's  B;ii)tist  Succes- 
sion, pp.  159-164,318.  Walsoti'sTheol. 
Diet.,  p.  70S.  Neander's  Ch.  Hist.,  vol. 
i.,  p.  142.  Wall's  Hist,  of  Inf.  Bapt., 
vol,  ii. ,  p.  IGl.  Doiiatist  Conlroversv, 
pp.  3-5,  7-10,  15.  170,  178,  251,  256,  300, 
301,  349,  354,  402-404.  Augustine  on 
the  Trinity,  pp.  422,  423  )  As  to  Jlilan, 
the  Catholics  there  having  never  availed 
themselves  of  the  benefits  of  the  Pope's 
indulgence  toward  the  church  in  Spain, 
have  always  held  to  the  ancient  and  prim 
itive  practice  of  trine  immersion,  and 
hence  practiced  it,  long,  long  before 
the  rise  of  the  Paterines. 

Another  distinguished  minister  and 
Professor,  of  Cl'.urch  History  in  a  Bap 
tist  Theological  Seminary,  when  asked  by 
me  for  references  to  works  that  would 
antagonize  Chrystal's  position  respecting 
the  primitive  character  of  trine  immer- 
sion and  the  post  apostolic  origin  ui'sin- 
gle  immersion  by  JOunomius,  &c.,  says, 
"I  have  not  time  to  investigate  the  sub- 
ject." A  distinguished  Baptist  editor  in 
the  west,  in  answer  to  some  queries  as  to 
a  discussion  of  the  subject  {l)oth  sides), 
through  his  jtaper,  objected,  saying,  "I 
very  much  doubt  whether  it  would  keep 
a  solitary  person  from  embracing  the 
doctrine  of  trine  baptism." 

Another  Baptist  editor  and  author  of 
con.-iiderable  notoriety,  when  asked  to 
publish  a  prospective  discus>^ion  on  this 
subject,  said,  "I  do  not  think  it,  necesary 
to  publish  the  discussion.  Dunkerism  is 
a  local  disease  and  ought  to  be  treated 
locally." 

Now  brethren  we  are  allowing  the 
truth  to  be  too  "local"  on  this  vast  wcs 
tern  continent.  We  want  to  make  it 
general.  Among  the  nearly  13,000  Bap- 
tist ministers  in  America  are  thousands 
of  noble  minds  and  honest  hearts.  Books 
like  this  will  force  upon  their  minds  a 
sense  of  the  necessity  of  investigating  the 
subject,  if  for  n.i  other  reason,  for  repel- 
ling the  attack,  (as  in  njy  own  case,  for  I 
was  led  to  investigate  it  with  the  design 
of  exposins  it),  but  being  foiled  after  a 
mature  eflFurt,  they  will  search  for  the 
truth,  and  being  men  who  exercise  a  kind 
of  central  influence  over  their  denomina- 
tion, thousands  can  be  thus  reached 
eventually.  I  am  satisfied  Baptists  will 
properly  appreciate  this  effort,  for  they 
are  not  afraid  of  reading,  usually,  unless 
it  be  when  a  mature  investigation  of  our 
distinctive  features  is  presented  and  they 
become  thus  a  little  confused.  One  Bap- 
tist is  usually  worth  ten  pedobaptists,  for 
if  you  convince  the  latter  that  your  doc- 
trine is  sound  and  theirs  deficient,  you 
generally  gain  nothing  since  they  usually 


believe  "anything  will  do,  if  a  man  is 
only  sincere."  But  Baptists  arc  usually 
trained  to  believe  that  there  is  only  one 
ritiht  way  to  sa!vaii'>n;  hence  when  they 
discover  that  their  fiiundation  is  unsound, 
they  are  generally  ready  to  abandon  it. 

Brethren,  shall    we    not   come    to    the 
work  in  the  strength  of  the  Jjord  ?  Truth 
is  languishing  and    souls  are  perishing. — 
The  cry  from   iiorih  and  south,  from  east 
and  west,  from    ]*]uri>pe  and  America,  is, 
"Come  over  and    help    us."     Where  we 
cannot  go  wiili  a    living    uiinistry,  let  U3 
send  them  written  truth.     The  press  is  a 
mighty  agent  in    our  day  for    the  pro|)a- 
gation  of  error  and  trash;  Ictus  make  ifc 
a  counteracting  agent  for  the  propagation 
of  truth.     The  only  way  a  thief  is  some- 
times caught   is    by  heading    him  with  a 
quick    dispatch.     The    only  way  to  coun- 
teract the  tides  and  njinistries  of  error  is 
souietimcs    to    iuteicept    their    progress 
with    printed    matter.     Let   us  "preach 
the  gospel  to  the  regions  beyond."     Let 
us  heed  (he    call    from    the    brethren    in 
Denmark  and  also  those  at  our  own  dorirs. 
How  much  better   to   appropriate  means 
thus  than  to  prostitute  them  to  the  vani- 
ties of  life  or  by  collect ing  patrimonies  for 
children  which  may  yet  fall  into  an  ene- 
my's hand   and    sub.''crve  the  purpose  of 
evil  institutions   and    itrstrumcnts  of  op^ 
pression  to  cru>h  tho.-e  for  whom  we  are 
now  providing.     The   churches  of  Peid- 
mont  liiy  for  centuries  in  the  quiet  enjoy- 
ment  of  their   religion,  amid  the  plenty 
and    luxuries    of  their  secluded  valleys, 
while  ll]urope   was   perishing    under  the 
rule  and    errors   of  priestcraft;  but  their 
persecutors    finally    spoiled    them  to  the 
salvation  of  thousands  of  souls  to  whom 
they  preached  as   they   wandered  as  ex- 
iles from  their  homes.     Brethren  you  are 
the  Piedmontcse  of  America.     The  rich 
and  fertile    vtillcys  from    the  Atlantic  to 
the    Pacific,    from    the   fertile    mountain 
vales  of  Virginia  and  Pennsylvania  to  the 
Willamette  of  Oregon,  are  becoming  the 
seats    of    vour    peaceful    and    plenteous 
homes.     Y6u  have  expended  your  thous- 
ands to  feed  the  starving  poor  of  the  west 
in  the  hour  of  their    misfortune;  expend 
your  tens  to  send  them  the  bread  of  life. 
If  we  reach  our  people  it  must  be  through 
other  than   a   living  ministry,    to   some 
extent,  until  God   hear  the   cries   of  his 
people  and    send    forth    laborers,  by  con- 
verting souls   to   preach    the  faith  which 
they  have  been  de.^troying. 

"  Our  country's  voice  is  pleadiiig, 

Ye  men  of  God  a  rise  ! 
Ilis  providence  is  leading, 

The  land  before  you  lies  ; 
Day-gleams  are  o'er  it  brightening, 

And  promise  clo  bes  the  6oil  ; 
Wide  fields  for  harvest  whitening, 

Invite  the  reaper's  toil. 

'  Go  where  the  wavej  are  breaking 
On  (Jallornia's  shore, 
Christ's  precious  Gospel  taking, 
Moic  rich  thau  golleu  ore  ; 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


On  Alleghany's  inouutains, 
Through  all  the  Western  vale, 

Beside  Missou'i's  fountains 
Kyhearse  the  wondrous  tale. 

*'  The  love  of  Christ  nnf  >lding, 

Speed  on  from  East  to  West, 
Till  all,  his  cross  beholding, 

In  him  are  fully  blest. 
Great  Author  of  Salvation, 

Haste,  haste  the  glorious  day, 
When  we,  a  ransomed  nation, 

Thy  sceplrc  shall  obey." 

In  .sending  money,  brethren,  forward 
it  to  one  of  our  editors,  wlio  will  accouHt 
ibr  the  fiauie  and  forward  it  to  brother  J. 
li.  Moore,  and  every  tiuje  you  lielp  tliis 
cause,  send  .soiuelhing  I'or  tiie  Danish 
Fund.  May  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  be  with  us  all. 

J.  W.  Stein. 

August  Sih,  1875. 

(Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  please  copy.) 


Dear  Brother  Quinter  : — 

Having  many  friends,  brethren  and 
sisters,  in  difi'crent  parts  of  the  East  and 
AVcst,  who  are  making  inijuiries  concern- 
ing thi";  coast,  I  thought  best  to  write 
again  through  the  Comi'.vnion.  I  have 
tried  to  answer  every  inquiry  heretofore; 
but  after  having  lived  here  nearly  two 
years,  and  getting  somewhat  more  ac- 
quainted with  the  country,  I  will  give 
more  of  the  particulars. 

In  the  first  place  I  will  say  we  have 
tolerably  good  health,  for  wliicli  we  i'eel 
to  thank  the  Lord,  whogiveth  us  liberal- 
ly all  things  to  enjoy.  We  liad  a  very 
severe  winter  here  last  winter;  the 
mercury  was  as  low  as  ,S2  degrees  below 
zero,  for  two  or  three  days.  It  killed  a 
great  many  fruit  trees,  and  plenty  of 
pine  timber  tliat  perhaps  was  over  lUU 
years  old.  It  is  not  usual  to  have  such 
very  cold  weather  here  in  tliis  country. 
I{ut  I  have  lieard  from  different  parts  of 
tiie  United  States,  and  it  seems  to  have 
been  cold  almost  everywhere- 

Crops  are  tolerably  good  here  in  the 
valleys,  and  on  the  foothills  of  the  moun- 
tains, but  back  on  the  highlands  the 
grain  is  burnt  considerably,  for  some 
cause  unknown.  The  spring  was  exceed 
in-'ly  cold  and  btickward  and  tlien  turned 
off  very  hot  all  at  once.  The  people  think 
that  is  wliat  made  tiic  grain  burn- 

I  will  say  to  the  lirctliren  and  friends, 
we  like  this  coutitry  exceedingly  well. 
We  think  it  would  be  a  good  place  for 
bretliren  to  come  to,  who  desire  homes 
in  the  west.  There  are  a  i'ew  membcr.s 
here  now  and  we  ho|>e  our  number  will 
81  ill  be  increased.  0  brethren  !  don't  for- 
get us.  "The  harvest  is  great  and  the 
labors  are  f(^w.  Vny  the  Jiord  of  the 
liurvest  that  he  may  send  forth  more 
laborers  into  the  harvest."  We  greatly 
need  some  laboring  brethren  in  here. 
There  is  plenty  of  work  here  for  a  num- 
ber   of  ministering    brethren.     Wc    are 


blessed  with  plenty  of  food  and  raiment 
here  for  the  body,  but  there  are  hun- 
dreds of  p.ior  souls  on  the  point  of  star- 
vation, starving  for  the  bread  and  water 
of  life.  The  question  may  be  asked, 
Have  you  no  preachin,-?  there?  The  an- 
swer is,  we  have  too  much  of  some  kinds, 
and  not  ennughof  the  right  kind.  There 
are  some  here  who  preach  away  the  or- 
dinances of  the  church  which  Christ  and 
the  apostles  commanded  to  be  observed. 
You  know,  brethren,  we  think  the  word 
of  Gcid  has  no  non  essentials,  and  we  get 
but  a  very  little  of  that  kind  of  preaching. 
We  have  but  one  ministering  brother, 
and  he  is  young  in  the  wor!^,  and  he 
greatly  needs  help.  Brother  Moses  Hunt 
is  laboring  here,  trying  to  preach  Jesus 
in  full  to  the  people;  but  our  doctrine, 
or  rather  the  doctrine  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment, as  we  understand  it,  saems  to  be 
strange  to  a  great  many. 

I  will  now  say,  brethren,  you,  whs 
want  a  home  in  the  W(ist,  you,  who  are 
desirous  of  seeing  the  cause  of  Zion  pros- 
per, you,  who  are  standing  upon  the 
walls  to  proclaim  the  glad  tidings  of  sal- 
vation, I  say  to  you,  "Come  over  into 
Macedonia  and  help  us."  There  have 
been  II  added  to  the  church  here  this 
spring.  Among  that  number  were  a 
United  Brethren  speaker,  and  his  wife. 
There  arc  others  seemingly  weighing  the 
matter  and  we  hope  searching  to  see 
whether  these  things  are  so  whereof 
we  affirm.  ^Ve  now  number  19  here,  we 
hope,  faithful  members  of  Christ.  We 
expect  to  figlit  on  the  good  fight  of  faith, 
going  on  from  victory  to  victory,  carry- 
ing with  us  the  sword  of  the  S'lrit,  back- 
ed up  by  the  word  of  Sod. 

Brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  not  be 
hearers  of  the  word  only,  but  doers,  for 
the  apostle  says  he  that  is  a  hearer  and 
not  a  uoer,  "is  like  a  man  beholding  his 
naturil  face  in  a  glass  ;  for  he  beholdeth 
himself,  and  gocth  liis  way  and  straight' 
way  forgettcth  what  manor  of  man  he 
was.  But  he  that  looketh  into  the  per- 
fect law  of  liberty,  and  coniinueth  there- 
in, he  being  not  a  faithful  hearer,  but  a 
doer  of  the  woik,  this  man  shall  be  bless- 
ed in  his  deed.  James  1  :  23,  24,  25. 
May  we  all  be  "steadfast,  unmovable, 
always  abounding  in  the  work  of  the 
Lord,"  forasmuch  as  we  know  that  our 
work  is  not  vain  in  the  Lord.  Auien. 
Wm.  II   WuKi--i,En- 

rataha  Prairie,  Walla   Walla  Co.,  \V.    Ter. 


Acknowledgment. 

Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

Please  nckoowl- 
edge  through  the  Companion  and 
A''isiTOR,  the  receipt  of  $180-50  which 
we  received  from  R  S.  Stover,  To- 
peka,  Kan.,  the  proceeds  of  one  car- 
load of  corn,  flour,  and  meal,  which 
was  made  up  in  Wabash  Co-,  lud., 
and  sent  to  our  addre.'^s  iu  care  of 
said  Stovor  for   the    needy    here,   by 


brother  S.  S.  Ulrey,  Liberty  Mills, 
lud.  The  corn  was  sold  at  Topeka  ; 
but  after  investigating  the  matter, 
the  parties  at  Topeka  were  made 
willing  to  send  us  the  money,  to  be 
applied  to  its  intended  use.  Hence 
we  have  received  overything  that  we 
have  had  notice  of  eitlier  in  money 
ur  goods,  for  the  relief  of  the  needy 
here.         Yours  in  love. 

Joseph  Garber. 
I'arsons,  Kan. 


Auunuiieeiuents. 


DiSTKICT  Me  JTiNU. 


The  Southern  District  of  Ills.,  will 
bold  their  Annual  Council  Meeting 
in  the  Brethren's  meeting-house  at 
Liberty  in  the  Mill  Creek  church, 
Adams  Co,,  Ilia.,  on  Monday  Oct. 
lltb.  1875.  It  ia  hoped  that  all  the 
churches  will  be  represented.  Love- 
feast  before, — time  not  fixed, — pos- 
sibly on  Saturday.  Those  coming 
by  rail  will  stop  at  Coatsburg  on  the 
Chicago  Burlington  and  (^uincy  road, 
and  give  timely  notice  to  the  under- 
signed when  they  will  be  there. 
Meeting  commences  on  Thursday 
eveing  before. 

David  Wolf. 


Love-Feasts. 


Out  communion  meeting  in  the 
Washington  Creek  church,  Douglas 
county,  Kansas,  will  be  on  the  16th 
and  17ih  of  October,  at  the  house  of 
brother  Henry  Brumbaugh. 

J.  C.  Met.-ker. 

We  the  brethren  of  the  Log  Creek 
congregation,  Caldwell  county,  Mo., 
intend,  the  Lord  willing,  to  h(,ld  our 
communiou  on  the  'Jih  and  lOch  of 
October,  commencing  at  2  o'clock 
p.  m. 

C.  C  Root. 

There  will  be  a  communion  meet- 
ing iu  the  Shilo  meeting  house,  iu 
Barbour  county,  West  Virginia,  on 
the  11th  and  12lh  of Septetuher.  An 
invitation  is  given  to  brethren  of  the 
surrounding  churches,  especially  to 
the  ministering  brethren. 

Elias  Advil. 

There  will  be  a  communion  in  Wa- 
bash church,  Wabash  county,  Indiana, 
on  the  7th  of  October,  commencing 
at  10  o'clock  a.  m. 

John  II.  Marquis. 

The  brethren  of  Caua  cburcb,  How- 


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me,  but  weep  for  yourselves    nnd    for    your  j 

children  ;''  latter  part  of  the  138  verse    of  the  i 

33  chapter  of  Luke.  ! 

O.  F.  YOUNT.       : 

At  MarklaiifijClay  county,  Indiua,  on  the  : 
9lh  day  of  Auf;ust,  HosY,  daughter  of  frieud 
Kudy  and  sister  Elisabeth  Miller  ;  aged  9 
months  and  4  days.  Disease  not  certainly 
known.  Fuueral  occasion  improved  on  the 
10th,  by  the  writer,  from  James  4  .  14-17,  to  ; 
an  attentive   audience.  i 

A.  Hensel. 
[Pi^i/rim  please  copy.] 

Near  Columbia  city,  Whitley  county,  Ind., 
sister  JuLiANN  \Vo"K>f AN.  wife  of  elder  Levi 
Workman,  and  daughter  of  Solomon  Secrist, 
ayed  23  yea'«,  10  months  and  7  days.  She 
leaves  a  husband  and  two  children — one  only 
three  days  old.  She  was  a  faithful  member 
of  the  church.  B'uneral  occasion  improved 
by  brother  Joseph  Zigler  and  others. 

JjS.  CONKELL. 

In  IlBgcrstown,  Md.,  August  7th,  1875, 
William  Leumax,  only  son  of  Ezra  Kow- 
land,  died  of  cholera  infantum,  aged  3mos, 
and  14  days.  He  soon  followed  after  his 
mother,  who  died  the  day  ho  was  born. 
That  charming  blue  eye  and  smilling  face 
will  be  Pcen  no  more  on  this  side  of  vast 
eternity.  He  is  absent  from  the  body,  but, 
we  fondly  hope,  i)resent  with  Ihe  Lord  in 
that  sweet  paradise.  The  funeral  services 
by  brother  Leonard  Emmert,  from  2  Samuel 
13  :  33. 

L.  B.  Rowland. 

Also  in  the  Beaver  Creek  church,  Wash- 
ington county,  Md.,  August  lOlh,  1875, sister 
jMaky  Crum,  of  old  age.  She  desired  to  do 
all  the  Lord  had  required  of  her.  The  day 
iicfore  she  died  she  called  for  the  elders,  and 
vfus  anuoiuted  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
She  lived  a  widow  for  many  years.  (The 
apostle  James  pats  a  high  estimate  upon 
the  visiting  of  the  fatherless  and  widows  in 
thtii  atllictiors.)  She  leaves  quUe  a  lartre 
number  of  children,  and  gre-t-giandehild- 
ren,  to  mourn  their  loss,  which,  we  hope,  is 
her  great  gain.  Age,  75  yea'S,  11  months 
and  6  days.  Funeral  services  by  brother 
Nicholas  Martin,  from  3  Tim.  4  :  6-8.  Her 
remains  were  interred  in  the  Rose  Hill  Cem- 
etery, at  Hagers'owu,  Md. 

L.  B.  Rowland. 

The  following  obituary  notice  was  clipped 
from  the  Whitley  County  {Indiana)  Com- 
mercial. 

At  the  residence  of  h's   s'on-in-law,    S.   B. 

Clevenger,  m  Larwill,  on  Tuesday  morning, 
June  39,  1875.  Jacob  Halderman,  of  lung 
disease,  aged  73  years  and  11  months. 

The  deceased  was  born  iu  Virginia  in  1801, 
and  in  1806  moved  to  Prebble  county.  Ohio, 
where  he  resided  until  18tJ3.  In  1836  hs 
commenced  his  business  visits  to  Indiana, 
which  were  regularly  kept  up  year  after 
year,  until  1863,  when  he  took  up  bis  abode 
in  Larwill,  where  his  coming  in  and  go'ng 
out,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  was  so 
marked  with  kindness  and  biotherly  love, 
that  all  had  learned  to  love  him,  and  recog- 
nize him  as  a  father  ;  at  all  times  ready  to 
lend  a  helping  hand  to  the  needy  and  unfor- 
i  tunate.     He  was  straightforward  in  his  deal- 

' : '  ings,  kind  and    alfeclionate,    always    doing 

April  37th,  in  the  Upper  Miami  District,  !  unto  oth-rs  as  he  would  have  others  do  unto 
Miami  county,  Ohio,  Samuel,  eon  of  brother  I  him.  Our  own  acquaintance  with  father 
Jacob  and  sister  Susan  Coppock,  aged  lU  '  Halderman  was  limited  ;  but  in  conversing 
months.  Disease,  scrofula.  Funeral  dis- I  with  reliable  men  who  have  known  him  for 
course,  by  brother  Isaac  Studebaker  and  the  ,  forty-three  years,  we  learn  that  he  was  as 
writer,  from  'he  Scripture,  ''Weep  not   for  |  near  without  a  fault  as  it   was  possible  tor 


ard  county,  Kaneap,  have  appointed 
their  iovcfea«t  for  September  2r)th,  to 
begin  at  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  at  the  house 
of  brother  Jeremiah  Hollinger,  nine 
miles  west  from  Eik  Falls.  Meeting 
next  day. 

J.  C.  Ul-REY. 

In  the  Clarion  congregation,  Cla- 
rion county,  Pa.,  at  the  meeting-house, 
on  the  18th  and  19lh  of  September, 
communion  services  will  be  attended 
to.  An  invitation  is  extended  to  all 
that  nuvy  de&ire  to  attend,  and  minis- 
tering brethren  are  heartily  invited. 
Geoiuje  Wood. 

The  members  of  the  Santa  Fe 
church,  Miami  county,  Indiana,  have 
agreed  to  hold  their  fall  lovefeast  on 
the  23d  day  of  September.  Those 
coming  by  railway  v,'ill  stop  ofif  at 
Bunkerbill,  two  miles  from  place  of 
meeting.  We  hope  the  laboring 
brethren  will  remen>ber  ua. 

John  V.  Wolf. 

The  Root  River  congregation,  Fill- 
more county,  Minnesota,  intend  hold- 
ing their  communion  meeting  on  the 
9lh  and  10th  of  October. 

Joseph  Oca. 

The  brethren  of  the  Long  Branch 
congregation,  Harri.son  county,  Mo,, 
will,  God  willing,  hold  their  lovefeast 
on  the  11th  and  12th  of  September 
next,  at  the  residence  of  brother  John 
Mady,  four  miles  north  of  Martin- 
ville. 

W.  B.  Sell. 

The  brethren  comprising  the  Mur- 
rean  Creek  church,  Morgan  county, 
Missouri,  will  hold  their  lovefeast  at 
my  house,  five  miles  north  of  Ver- 
sailles, and  twelve  miles  south  of 
Tipton,  on  the  Missouri  and  Pacific 
Rail  Road,  commencing  on  the  28lh 
of  August.  Those  coming  by  rail 
•  road  will  inform  me  at  St.  Martins, 
Morgan  county,  Missouri.  Brethren 
in  Missouri,  come  over  to  Mocedonia 
and  help  us.  Your  labors  are  needed. 
David  Bowman. 


man  to  be.  When  he  first  foramenced  visit- 
ing this  Slate  he  wis  extensively  engaged  in 
the  flaxseed  trade,  paying  out  some  yeais 
the  enormous  sum  of  $300,000  for  seed. 
During  his  long  and  nseful  life  he  accumu- 
lated, by  honesty,  industry  and  close  atten- 
tion to  business,  a  snug  little  fortune  and 
leaves,  at,  at  his  death,  those  dependent 
upon  him,  a  sufficient  sum  to  enable  them 
to  spend  the  reiuiiant  of  their  days  in  com- 
fort. He  was  twice  married.  Five  children 
survive  his  Ui St  marriage,  and  a  wife  and 
three  children  his  last  marriage.  For  about 
fifty  years  he  was  a  faithful  member  of  the 
German  Baptist  Church.  Hi.s  funeral  obse- 
quies took  place  at  Liierty  .Mills,  Wabash 
county,  on  Wednesday  of  lasi,  week.  Rev. 
Mr.  Kripe,  of  the  church  to  which  father 
Halderman  had  so  long  belonged,  preached 
the  funeral  discourse,  assisted  by  Rev.  J. 
Greer,  of  Larwill,  The  friends  and  rela- 
tives of  the  deceased  have  the  heartfelt  sym- 
pathies of  the  public.  Not  only  will  father 
Halderman  be  missed  by  his  relatives  and 
f^ieu'^s  in  the  circle  with  which  he  was  im- 
mediately surrounded,  but  the  entire  com- 
munity will  feel  that  they  have  sustained  a 
loss  that  cannot  easily  be  repaired.  In  his 
death  it  may  be  truthfully  said  that  a  good 
man  has  gone  to  his  reward. 


I>IKU. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circnmstan 
ces  in  connection  with  Oliituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 


T   iSTOFMONIOYS  lii<:(JKlVKD  for 
Li     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

J.  H.  Peck,  35;  D.  Zuck,3  00;  J.  P.  Wolf, 
50;  Joel  Click,  3  00;  U.  E.  Price,  3  00;  G. 
Holsopple,  10;  J.  Y.  Heckler;  40;  S.  Mur- 
ray, 10;  Hattie  K.  Rusher,  1  35;  S.  T  Bos- 
seinian,  3  00;  A  Brother,  35;  A.J.  Blough, 
5  00;  D.  S.  .VlcDsnnel,  30;  Polly  A.  Clark, 
35;  C.  Bucher,  3  00;  M.  M.  Eshelmau,  75; 
JohnNeher,  50;  J.  L.  Beers,  16  00;  W.  K. 
Deeter,  3  30;  W  Landis,  10;  II.  Kuauff,  30; 
L.  Woodward,  50;  D.  Weils  50;  El'a  Wil- 
liams, 3  00;  1  hebeZook,  1  CO;  I.  F.  Rarigh, 
50;  Philemon   Hoffert,  4  55. 


Italian  Jtuf;eii.««   For  Kitle.      Bred 

from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Address  SAMUEL  GREEN  A  WALT,  Cear- 
foss  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md, 
19-6m. 


FOR    iS4L.E-ReAD    IT. 

A  Valuable  Farm,  containing  300  acres,  in 
Preston  county,  W.  Va.,  within  two  miles  of 
the  town  of  Clifton,  3  miles  fiom  the  town 
of  Brandonville,  3  miles  from  Bruceton  and 
15  miles  south  of  Uniontown,  Pa,  on  the 
line  of  the  late  Sla'e  jSmci;?// of  "The  Iron 
Valley  and  Pennsylvania  Line  R,  H-,"  and 
at  the  junction  ot  4  county  roads,  in  one  of 
the  best  neighborhoods  iu  Preston  county. — 
Only  J<^  of  a  mile  from  a  school  hou^e  and 
ly/o  churches.  The  "Brethi 'n"  ha-re  a  large 
church  a  short  distance  from  the  town  of 
Clifton.  There  are  about  175  acres  chiared 
and  under  fence,  balance  good  timber  land, 
with  a  4-foot  vein  of  stone  coal, and  a  10-foot 
vein  of  excellent  limestone.  Two  thirds  of 
the  land  is  comparativly  level,  and  clear  of 
stone;  balance,  moderately  rolling.  Two 
Orchards,  Two  Dwelling  Houses,  Stables, 
and  other  buildings.  Will  be  sold  cheap  and 
on  accommodating  terms.  Possession  given 
on  the  1st  day  of  April,  1S76.  For  further 
particulars  call  upon,  or  address,  the  under- 
signed, CHAS.  KANTNER, 

Bruceton  Mills,  Preston  Co.,  W.  Va. 
Aug.  4,  1875.  [33-tf. 


5U 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


TIIK    Kl'L.irMil::. 


NEW  AND  LATE8T  IMPROVED 
PORTABLE    FAR3I    EKfJiNE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
iioilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  caialogues,  address 
Frick  4V  <Jo., 

If.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 

I'assoTer  aud  Lord's  Supper. 

Eld.  Jobn  Wise  eays:  "Having  examined 
the  worii  entitled  7%e  Pusso'ier  and  Lord'' 
Supper,  written  by  J.  W.  15eeu,  I  uiihcsila- 
tingly  express  my  approb.itioii  of  the  work, 
and  think  it  worthy  of  public  patrouag^e;  and 
especially  consider  that  it  should  be  in  ivcry 
famihj  of  the  Brotlicrh'><.d  " 

The  work  contains  358  paeos.  Prir-e, 
single  copy  by  mail,?l.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad<lress, 

J.  W.  Bebu, 
Meyersdale, 
35  Somerset  Co  ,  P*. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


TuE  Children's  Paper  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  Tlie  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  85  cents  per  year.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Palestine  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  receipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KuuTZ, 

3  tf.  Poland,  Mahoning  Co.,  O. 

The  "One     Fnitli"   Vindicated; 

and  The  "Faith-alone'' Theory  Weighed  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put tliem  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  ceutfc;  2  co;iies,  35  cents;  10 
copies  f  1.10.  Address  : 

M.  M.  E6HELMAN, 
Lanark 
2.5-3C.  Carroll  county  111. 


HOME  WOOI.EM    FAirrOKY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  lo 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Ex])re8S,  and  pay 
chnrges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  foriy  years,  I  think  I  know  juhl  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  iind  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STUDKUAKKR, 
Home  Wojlen  Kactouv, 

Ifi-tf,  Troy,  Ohio. 


Stover    .Automatic 
Wiud  Engine. 


For  purapine  water, 
grinding  grain,  &c.  Three 
years  in  successful  rper- 
ation,  and  over  Jt.OOO 
in  use.  Ti  ok  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  S^ate  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  Is  particularly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  Slates  ow- 
ing to  the  sliglit  breeze 
reqired  to  operate  it. 
It  1.S  Sell>Regulating. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  throe  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pump.  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
ver Wind  Engine  Co.,  Grieniastle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WoGHMANSB,  Freeport.  111. 

**x  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Alleghany  mountains.        [tf 


"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Puov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY   COEI^AK  l*Ai».<<. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  wi;  mail  free 
of  )iostage  to  any  part  of  the  UnitPd  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  iSll  .50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  tilted  lo  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  froii  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers.  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Collars:  "Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  14  eai^h  or  $8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Draft  Collars,  $3  each  or  tO  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  finished  with  Safety  Collar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  otlice  on  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

Wholesale   orders  80li<nted   from  dealers 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Beaver, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


Purc-Kred  liight   Itrakuias. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  sliip  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.    Address, 

8.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


FARM  FOR  SAL.E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Stiphenson  county,  niinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  mil;s  from  the  (Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  80  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  larije 
Stone  House  ;  good  tVcll  and  Spring  House  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
A:c. ,  4^ic. 

Terms  :  14,01,0  ;  Onc-fotirth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  Cf|ual  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23lf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 


THE  GEISER  MANUFACTLRIMO 
CO.MPANY, 

Sui.E  Pkoi'hietors  and  Manufacturers  of 


TllKGKlrfEll 

SELF-REGULATING  GRAIV  SEPARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 

With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mou^Tl:I)  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Patent  Lever  Arrangements. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Geiser  Manf^;.  Co., 
16-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


WATER  WflEEI.I 

THE       "BEE  r's  "      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  a!)d  will    n?e   one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beers  .t  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Be  K3,  Gajioi.er  it  Cooke 
Sil'-n'.^  (Jrove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

FUKI.IC     SAL.K. 


Will  be  sol  1  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  85;h,  1875,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  70  acres  of  (hIod  lanD;  a  large  four- 
story  Mil,  with  water  and  steam  power,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Bain,and  oth^  r  necessary  out- 
buildings; all  in  good  rej'air. 

This  is  a  valuable  propertvi  is  in  a  good 
counlry,  near  markets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Middletown.  D.mphin  county.  Pa. 

The   snle    will  be  held   in   Middletown,  at 
the  Hour  and  feed  store,  n»ar  the  depot.  For 
any  farther  information    call   on  or  address, 
D.  M.  Snave  .Y,  .Miller, 
or  M.  N.  Kaui'i-man. 

Th'-  s-jle  will  begin  at  2  o'clock,  p.  m. 

Will  be  K-ld  on  eify  Urms. 

Valnuble  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  farm  containing  108  acres  in  Wrstmoro- 
land  county,  Pcnn'a,  two  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  aud  balance  i  )od  timber. 
Has  a  good  ore;  ard  and  alsc  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  two  s  ory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  Urge  bunk  barn 
wiih  all  nveessary  outbnildinifs  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  I  he  houst  ,  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  fchool  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  Information  con- 
cerning the  larm  call  on  Tobias  .Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraim  Cover- near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm- 

John  K.  Meters. 

21-lf.  Donegal,   Pa. 


0.  F.  C.    Vol-  XI. 


■v#^ 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JANES  QUINTER. 


"i/'  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commandments."— J esvs. 


At  $>1.60  Fer  Aniinm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  AUG.  31,  1875.      Vol,  II.  No.  35. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
In  Memory  oi  Emmie  Holsfnger. 


BY  OAKRIB  HOLSINGER. 


[The  following  lines,  by  the  mother  of 
the  deceased  child,  should  have  appeared  iu 
No.  22,  iu  which  the  obituary  was  publish- 
ed ;  but  they  were  overlooked.  No  doubt 
Bister  Carrie  has  been  wondering  why  her 
poera  has  not  appeared.  We  are  sorry  for 
the  delay.    B] 

O  dailing  babe,  our  Emmie  dear  ! 

And  has  she  surely  gone, 
Foiever  from  our  foud  embiace, 

And  left  us  here   alone? 
'Twas  just  one  year  ago,  to-day, 
That  her  fair  form  was  given, 
As  then  we  thought,  to  light  our  way 

From  this  darli  world  to  heav'n. 
But  vain,  delusive  hope,  alas  ! 

How  can  we  trust  to  thee  ? 
For  death  bath  borne  our  precious  babe. 

Into  eternity. 
Our  little  one,  she  was  so  pure, 

So  delicate  and  fair, 
With  speaking  eyes  of  heav'nly  blue, 

With  soft  and  shining  hair. 
O  lovely  child  !  how  fain  would  we 

E'en  lay  life's  burden  down, 
If  only  we  as  sure  eould  be 

To  wear  that  glorious  crown. 
O  heavenly  Father  !  guide  and  lieep 

Our  souls  with  anguish  riven 
And  grant  that  we,  at  last  may  dwell 
With  out  dear  ones  in  heaven. 

Carlton,  iTift. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Disonssion  Between  Miller    au«I 
Hoflges. 


BROTHER  AIIIjIiER's  SEVENTH  SPEECH. 

Miater  Freaident,  Bretkren,  Sis- 
ters and  Friends: — If  I  remember 
whut  my  oppoucut  says  ubout  spriuk- 


ling,  he  contends  that  the  purification 
of  the  unclean,  under  the  law,  de- 
pended upon  the  sprinkling.  Let  us 
have  the  truth  as  revealed  in  the 
Scriptures  on  this  subject.  See  Num- 
bers 19  :  IT — 19,  "And  for  an  un- 
clean person  they  shall  take  of  the 
ashes  of  the  burnt  heifer  of  purifica- 
tion for  sin,  and  running  water  shall 
be  put  thereto  iu  the  vessel.  And  a 
clean  person  shall  take  hyssop  and 
dip  it  in  the  water,  and  sprinkle  it 
upon  the  tent,  and  upon  all  the  ves- 
sels, and  upon  the  persons  that  were 
there,  and  upon  him  that  touched  a 
bone,  or  one  slain,  or  one  dead,  or  a 
grave.  And  the  clean  person  shall 
sprinkle  upon  the  unclean  on  the 
third  day,  and  on  the  seventh  day  ; 
and  on  the  seventh  day  he  shall  puri- 


fv  k;» 


.ii  h 


bathe  himself  in  water,  and  shall  be 
clean  at  even."  You  see  that,in8tead 
of  the  purification  being  dependent 
on  the  sprinkling,  the  cleansing  was 
not  until  after  the  washing  and  the 
bathing  in  water,  in  the  commou 
element  of  water,  not  the  water  com- 
pounded with  the  ashes.  And  upon 
whom  any  thing  falleth  that  is  un- 
clean, they  shall  wash  themselves  iu 
water  that  they  may  be  clean. 

My  friend  refers  us  to  the  baptism 
of  Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea, 
and  presumes  that  it  sprinkled  upon 
them  from  the  cloud,  or  the  spray 
from  the  congealed  walls  of  water, 
on  either  side.  I  do  not  believe  that 
there  was  one  drop  of  water  fell  upon 
thera.  He  speaks  of  the  water  being 
congealed.  Does  he  mean  into  ice  ? 
I  never  saw  spray  pass  from  ice. 

We  have  a  word  in  the  Greek  lan- 
guage that  moans  to  sprinkle,  that 
word  is  rhanliio,{liiTivod  from  rhaino 


— rain,  and  means  to  sprinkle.  This 
word  rhantizo  is  never  used  to  denote 
baptism — has  no  reference  to  bap- 
tism. No  one  ever  baptized  in  the 
water  of  purification,  nor  did  they 
ever  sprinkle  the  pure  element  of 
water,  but  sprinkled  the  water  com- 
pounded and  washed  or  bathed  in 
pure  water.  How  can  we  proceed 
with  the  discussion  when  he  goes 
back  continually  to  the  arguments 
which  we  have  passed  over.  We 
cannot  get  along  in  this  way.  He 
says  those  cisterns  in  Jerusalem  were 
too  high  to  bathe  in.  I  do  not  know 
how  he  has  gotten  that  idea,  unless 
by  the  exercise  of  his  lively  imag- 
ination. 

"The  baptism  of  the  Jews  was  an 
immersion  in  the  pure  element  of 
water  and  not  the  sprinkling  of  the 
water  of  purification." — Clarke's  com- 
mentary. Baptism,  in  the  days  of 
Paul,  was  a  buriel  and  a  resurrec- 
tion. What  was  baptism  than,  is 
still  baptism  :  there  is  no  authority 
for  a  change  in  the  mode.  My  op- 
ponent tells  you  that  there  was  no 
going  down  into  the  water  after  the 
days  of  John  the  Baptist.  His  mem- 
ory seems  to  be  at  fault.  He  seems 
to  have  forgotten  that  the  baptism  of 
the  Eunuch  was  a  long  time  after  the 
days  of  John  the  Baptist.  At  his 
baptism  they  both  went  down  into 
the  water,  and  he  (Philip)  baptized 
him.  Thus  we  find  inspired  men 
going  into  the  water  ;  and  I  insist 
on  going  into  the  water.  If  inspired 
men  baptize  in  the  house,  I  will.  I 
am  with  them  ;  but  until  this  is  pro- 
ven, I  will  contend  for  going  into  the 
water  and  there  admiuistor  the.  ordi- 
nance. He  farther  says  that  John's 
baptism  was  not    (jhribtiau    baptism. 


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OHRiaTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VlSiTOK. 


This  fact  I  know  :  that  it  was  from 
Heaven,  and  that  Christ  was  bap- 
tized by  him,  and  that  is  good  enoueh 
for  me. 

Having  reviewed  the  arguments  of 
my  opponent,  we  will  now  proceed 
with  our  tenth  argument  to  sustain 
our  proposition.  Our  tenth  argu- 
ment is  drawn  from  the  fact  that  the 
words  sprinkle,  or  pour,  or  any  of 
these  actions,  are  never  used  to  ex- 
press the  ordinance  of  baptism. 

1.  Louo,  to  wash  the  body.  John 
13:  10. 

2.  Pluno,  to  wash  ;  properly,  as 
clothes,  by  purifying;  them  in  the 
water.  Rev.  7  :  14,  Ex.  19:  10, 
Num.  8:  7,    Lev.  11:   25. 

3.  Nrplo,  to  wash.  It  is  spoken 
of  some  part  of  the  body,  as  of  the 
bands.  Matth.  25:2,  Mask  7  :  3, 
the  feet,  John  13 :  5,  6,  the  face 
Matlh.  6  :   17,  the  oyea,  John  9  :  7. 

4.  Ekcheo,  to  pour  out,  as  the 
Holy  Spirit.  Acts  2  :  17,  18,  33. 

5.  Brecheo.  to  wet,  to  make  wet. 
Luke  7  :  38.  44. 

C.  Rhanlizo,  to  sprinkle,  Ileb.  9  : 
13   19.  21. 

7.  Baptizo,  to  dip,  to  plunge  in 
water.  2  Kings  5:14. 

8.  Bajdo,  to  dip,  plunge,  iiumerse. 
John  13  :  26. 

Take  these  :  Baptizo,  Rhantizo 
and  Ekvheo,  meaning  respectfully  to 
dip,  to  ifjjrivkle,  to  pour,  aud  you 
will  see  that  tbe  tern.s  rhantizo  and 
ekchto  arc  never  used  to  indicate  the 
ordin>uice  of  baptism  ;  but  always 
baptizo,  to  bury,  or  wash,  :"rj;;5  Ivit-j, 
which  indicates  an  entire  washing  of 
the  body  :  never  by  ni^do  which 
means  to  wash  p^rl  of  the  body. 
The  pouring  out  of  tbe  Spirit  is  not 
any  proof  against  this  argument,  for 
tbty  were  immersed  in  the  Spirit 
when  he  filled  the  whole  house  where 
they  were  sitting.  No  sprinkling  in 
any  word  used  to  indicate  iho  ordi- 
nance. Wash  is  understood  from 
Louo.  Bury  is  used  to  represent  to 
be  born  of  water. 

Our  eleventh  argument,  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that,  when  ba[)tiam  is 
used  in  the  New  Testament  in  a  fig- 
urative sense,  it  indicates  immersion, 
or  an  entire  overwhelming  in  some 
sense. 

In  Matth.  20  :  22,  we  have  the 
following  example  aud  illustration  of 
the  metaphorical  meauing  of  the  word 
baptize;  "Aud  Jesus  answered  and 
said,  Ye  k,now  not  what  ye  ask.  Arc 
ye  able  to  ciriuk  of  the    cup    that    I 


shall  drink  of,  and  to  be  baptized  with 
the  baptism  that  I  am  baplizi^d  with  ? 
They  say  unto  him,  We  are  able." 

Turn  to  Luke  12  :  50,  "But  I  have 
a  baptism  to  be  baptizpd  with,  au'i 
how  am  I  straightened  till  it  be  ac- 
complished." It  is  understood  by  all 
who  have  looked  into  these  parages, 
and  penetrated  their  real  meaning, 
that  in  both  pas,«ages  CLrist  has  ref- 
erence lo  his  suffjringa  and  death. 
Luke  3:  16,  "John  answered,  say- 
ing, unto  them  all,  I  indeed  baptize 
you  with  water,  but  one  mightier 
than  I  Cometh,  the  latchot  of  whose 
shoes  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose, 
he  shall  baptize  you  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  with  fire."  And  sudden- 
ly there  came  a  sound  from  Heivv-en 
as  of  a  rushing  mighty  wind,  and  it 
filled  all  the  house  where  they  were 
sitting."  Acts  2:2. 

remarks  in  paraphrasing  upon 

this  language,  "He  shall  baptize  you 
in  the  Holy  Spirit,  as  I  plunge  you 
in  water  ;  and  shall  plunge  you,  so' 
to  speak,  in  the  Holy  Spirit."  Here 
the  word  plunge  came  up  before  the 
mind  of  a  man  who  had  critically 
studied  the  Greek  language.  How 
naturally  did  immersion  as  the  literal 
meaning  of  the  term  baptizo  come  up 
before  his  mind. 

Grotius  says,  "To  be  baptiz'id  here 
is  not  to  be  slightly  sprinkled,  but  to 
have  the  Holy  Spirit  abundantly 
poured  upon  them. 

Archbishop  Tilloison  has  the  fol- 
lowing: "It  filled  the  house.  This 
i.i  whii!  our  Savior  rn.n."r5.  b.^.'^'izlLig 
the  apostles  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  so 
that  those  that  satin  the  house  were 
as  it  were  immersed  in  the  Holy 
Ghost. 

.  Our  twelfth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  Jews  who  lived 
about  the  time  of  Christ  understood 
the  term  baptism  to  mean  an  immer- 
sion of  the  whole  body,  from  the  use 
in  the  proselyte  baptism.  It  is  wor- 
ty  of  remarks,  that  neither  priest  nor 
Levite  dipped  the  persons  who  were 
baptized.  These  persons  stood  in 
the  water  with  them  to  instruct  them 
and  witness  the  fact.  When  the  in- 
struction was  ended,  the  person  him- 
self who  was  to  be  baptized  put  himself 
under  the  water  and  came  up.  If 
males,  they  were  circumcised  and 
then  baptized  with  water  by  plung- 
ing them  in  a  cistern.  See  Brown's 
Jjible  Dictionary,  article  I'ro-selyte. 

Dr.  Clarke  further  says,    'Baptism 
among  the  Jews,  aa  it  was  performed 


in  t!ie  coldest  weather  and    the    per- 
sons were  kept  under  the  water  some 
time,  was  used  not  only    to   express 
dca'.h,  but  the    most    cruel    kind    of 
death."     And  so  authority    after    au- 
thority might   be    produced    to    the 
same  effect,  but  I  forbear.     "As  soon 
as  he  grows  whole  of  the    wound    of 
circumcision,  they  bring  him  to    bap- 
tism ;  aud  being  placed  iu  the  water, 
tley    again    instruct    him     iu    some 
weightier    and    iu  some  lighter    com- 
mands of  the  l»w,  which  being  heard, 
ho  plu.igeth  him<?elf  and  comes  up,and, 
behold,  he  is  an  Israelite  in  all  thiugs. 
The  women  place  a  woman  in    the 
water  up  to  the  neck,  aud    twjD    dis- 
ciples of  the  wise  men,  standing  with- 
out, instruct  her  about   some    lighter 
precepts  of  the  law,  and  some  weigh- 
tier,while  she  iu  the  mean  time  stands 
in  the  water.     And  then  she  plungeth 
herself;     and    they,     turning    away 
tlicir  faces,  go  out,    while   she   comes 
up  out  of  the    water."     Ligbtfoot  as 
quoted  by  Chrystai,  pp.  31,  32. 
(Time  expired.) 


MR.  riODOE  S  KKiUTII  REPLY, 
Mr.  Frf!"'<lciit,  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  : 
— It  appears  to  me  that  it  is  altogelli- 
er  unnecessary  for  my  friend  to  have 
consumed  his  time  iu  reading  what  I 
read  yesterday  about  purifying  and 
bathing  the  unclean  persons  accord- 
ing lo  the  law. 

I  challenged  him  to  show  why 
baptizo  was  not  used  to  desiguuio 
th*^  '.'rdiuaaco  of  baptism,  that  word 
meauing  to  immerse,  to  dip,  aud  noth- 
ing else  ;  as,  to  dip  iu  blood,  in  wa- 
ter, as  the  blacksmith  dips  his  iron  lu 
water  to  cool  it.  But  Baptizo  is 
used  because  it  has  diiferenl  mean- 
ings ;  as,  prir.iarily,  to  immerse; 
secondarily,  to  wash,  to  cleanse,  to 
purify,  to  wet,  to  dye,  &c.  Baptizo 
is  not  expressive  of  specific  actiou  ; 
but  quite  a  number  of  words  having 
u,  nuuibor  of  meanings,  as  to  wash, 
to  dye,  to  tinge  ;  as,  a  lake  baptized 
in  the  blood  of  a  frog.  1  would  like 
tu  know  how  my  brother  would  im- 
merse, or  dip,  a  whole  lake  iu  tho 
blood  of  a  frog.  I  think  this  will 
present  a  difliculty  that  he  will  hard- 
ly be  able  to  overcome.  Baptism, 
Christian  baptism,  tak'.is  its  actiou 
from  tbe  secondary  meaning  of  the 
word.  The  first,  or  primary  mean- 
ing signifies  to  dip,  to  sink,  down,  <fec., 
the  secondary  meaning  signifies  to 
briyg  under  a    controlling    iufliiouco, 


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as  iindcr  the  iuflueuce  of  wiae  ;  to 
hi'iug  into  a  state  of  insensibility; 
\u  t!jo  Bci'iptural  sense,  to  briug  un- 
der the  influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
Bapiizo  is  not  dependant  upon  any 
moilcl  accion  :  it  is  not  dependant  up- 
on any  such  thing  whatever.  My 
friend  refers  to  Webiey  and  Clarke 
— turns  Methodist.  But  unfor- 
tunately fur  him,  the  practice  of 
Wesley  and  Clarke  shows  that  they 
considered  bapiizo  consistent  with 
sprinkling.  Baptism  in  its  true  sense 
is  as  dift'erent  from  baptize  as  the 
north  is  from  the  south  pole. 

1  have  not  said  that  rhantizo  is 
ever  translated  baptism,  nor  do  1 
intend  to  say  so.  No  Greek  scholar 
will  say  that  it  moa.ns  baptiam. 
Neither  has  he  proved  that  bapiizo 
means  immersion  only.  I  challacge 
bim  to  prove  that  baptize  means  to 
quietly  put  in  and  take  out. 

In  hia  eleventh  argument  he  says 
that  baptism  is  used  in  a  figurative 
sense,  and  indicates  immersion.  He 
said  yesterday,  that  he  did  not  be- 
lieve in  a  figurative  baptism;  lie 
now  says  that  the  baptism  of  Moses 
was  a  figurative  baptism,  represen- 
ting au  immersion  in  the  cloud  and  in 
the  sea. 

My  worthy  friend  refers  the  suf- 
fering of  Christ  to  tbe  baptism  that 
he  speaks  of,  the  bitter  cup  that  be 
must  drink.  Does  that  mean  immer- 
sion ?  Where  is  the  dipping  in  thid 
circumctnnco  ?  Does  it  indicate  cov- 
ering up  ?  Tbe  Savior  upon  the  cross 
exclaims,  "My  God,  why  bast  thou 
forsaken  me  ?"  Is  there  any  thing 
in  this  that  would  lead  tbe  mind  to 
conclude  that  there  was  an  immer- 
sion, a  going  down  into,  or  a  coming 
up  out  of?  He  is  to  prove  an  im- 
mersion, or  a  dipping.  He  says  it  is 
figuratively  an  immersion  :  says 
Christ's  sufferings  represents  an  im- 
mersion, an  overwhsliuiDg,  a  cover- 
ing all  over  in  sufferings ;  but  we 
would  ask,  where  is  the  dipping,  the 
going  down,  or  the  coming  up  ?  We 
will  beg  leave  to  call  your  attention 
again  to  the  baptism  of  Moses.  My 
friend  tells  you  the  water  v/as  con- 
gealed. He  tells  you  again  that  they 
were  overwhelmed  in  the  cloud  and 
in  the  sea.  There  is  in  this  baptism 
no  dipping, no  plunging  over  bead  and 
ears  in  the  red  sea;  but  I  will  show 
you  a  genuine  iiumorsiou,  au  abso- 
lute overwhelming,  such  as  my  friend 
claims  for  baptism.  Pharaoh  and 
bis  host  were  immersed  ijqoipletely— . 


overwhelmed,  sunk,  covered  over, 
and  destroyed  in  the  sea.  This  im- 
mersion is  consistent  with  the  idea  of 
baptism  according  to  his  view  of  the 
subject,  so  far  as  immersion  is  con- 
cerned ;  but  even  in  this  we  would 
bo  at  a  loss  to  know  how  ho  would 
find  even  in  thiy  circumstance  an  an- 
alogy for  three  immersions. 

The  converts  at  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost wore  in  the  house,  when  the  house 
was  filled  with  the  noise  as  the  rush- 
ing of  a  mighty  wind  ;  and  he  can- 
not prove  that  the  apostles  took  them 
any  where  to  a  pool  or  cistern.  This 
being  tbe  case  iu  tbe  history  of  the 
apostles  labors  he  fails  to  get  them 
to  much  water.  You  see  how  the 
high  and  dry  land  baptisms  trouble 
him  ;  and  iu  his  distress  he  makes 
haste  to  get  back  to  the  Jordan — 
goes  farther,  away  back  to  Naamau's 
seven  dips.  Three  times  is  a  little 
too  much  of  a  goT)d  thing;  seven 
times  is  still  worse. 

(Time  expired.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Usito  Ttaee. 


BY  M.  M.     ESHELMAN. 


"And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear 
them,  tell  it  unto  the  church  :  but  if 
he  neglect  to  hear  the  church,  let 
him  be  unto  thee  a.=(  an  heathen  man 
and  a  publican."     Matth.  18;  17. 

This  portion  of  Scripture  is  a  part 
of  the  divine  rule  that  is  to  govern 
the  Christian's  course  towards  an 
offender.  The  Savior  evidently 
spake  to  only  two  persons,  while  he 
spake  of  many.  The  two  were  "thee" 
and  "him,"  and  the  many  are  cocn- 
prised  in  the  term  "church."  The 
words  "thee  and  him"  vlvq  persoyial 
pronouns  in  the  singular  number, 
and  cannot  be  used  to  represent  any- 
thing else. 

The  query  arises,  shall  the  ,caurch 
hold  the  offender  as  "an  boatheu  mail 
and  publican,"  or  only  "Iheo  ?''  Were 
we  to  accept  this  Scripture  alone,  aud 
in  its  simplest  sense,  the  answer 
could  be  no  other  but  "thee"  only  ;  but 
when  we  look  iuto  the  "perfect  law 
of  liberty,"  we  find  aa  explanatory 
Scripture  which  permits  us  to  auswer 
the  query  :  "The  church  should  hold 
him  as  an  heathen  niau  and  publi- 
can." Paul's  first  letter  to  the  breth- ; 
ren  at  Corinth,  wherein  he  shows 
the  relationship  of  the  membora  of  j 
the  church  umier  the  sJDji.litude  of  the  i 


natural  body.  After  showing  the 
dependence  of  the  members  upon  each 
other,  he  says  :  "And  whether  one 
member  aalfer,  all  the  members  suf- 
fer with  it;  or  one  member  be  honor- 
ed, all  the  members  rejoice  with  it." 
1  Cor.  12  :  2C). 

Now  is  it  not  clear  that  if  "him," 
as  represented  in  Matth.  18th,  suf- 
fers, ail  the  "members  sull'ur  with 
him  ?"  Thus  we  see  how  grandly 
the  Scriptures  harmonize  and  explain 
themselves. 

It  may  be  that  Matth.  18th  so  ex- 
plains i7st;Z/ as  to  give  us  liberty  to 
say,  "let  him  be  unto  thee  and  the 
whole  church  as  an  heathen  man  aud 
u  publican,"  but  we  have  been  una- 
ble to  so  find  it;  but  when  we  bring 
other  sori})lures  to  bear  upon  the 
subject,  we  find  that  the  oflendor  is 
the  same  to  the  entire  body.  But  if 
Matth.  18th  alone  shows  this, I  would 
feel  very,  very  thankful  if  some  broth- 
er would  point  it  out. 

Now  when  a  minister  of  the  gospel 
will  insist  upon  the  application  of 
Matth.  18th  without  its  explanatory 
bearings  when  an  applicant  for  bap- 
tism presents  himself,  I  am  constrain- 
ed to  believe  that  that  minister  has 
some  knowledge  of  said  Scripture 
that  I  have  not ;  therefore  I  trust 
some  such  will  be  so  kind  as  to  en- 
tertain us  with  some  logical  reason- 
ings on  the  subject.  All  we  ask  is, 
that  you  allow  the  words  used  in 
Matth.  18th  to  have  their  simplest 
meaning. 

Lanark,  HI. 


True  CSsarity. 
What  Paul  calls  charity  is  to  edify 
your  neighbor,  to  esteem  all  men 
members  of  the  same  body,  to  think 
all  are  one  iu  Christ,  to  rejoice  in  the 
Lord  at  your  brother's  welfare  as  if 
it  v/ere  your  own,  to  remedy  his  mis- 
fortunes as  if  they  too  were  your  own  ; 
to  correct  the  erring  gently,  to  in- 
struct the  igiiorant,to  raise  the  fallen, 
to  comfort  the  cast-down,  to  assist 
them  that  are  iu  trouble,  to  succor 
them  that  are  in  want ;  in  fine,  to  di- 
rect all  your  powers,  all  your  zeal,  all 
your  care  to  this  end  ;  to  do  good  in 
Christ  to  all  to  whom  you  can  do 
good,  in  order  that,  as  He  was  neith- 
er born,  nor  lived,  nor  died  to  Him- 
self, but  gave  Himself  wholly  for  our 
advantage,  so  we  also  may  serve  our 
brother's  needs  tmd  not  eur  own. 


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For  the  (JO.Ml'AMON  niid    VlSlTOU- 


IIV  15    C.  MO  1MAW. 


Ob  '  uivc  lilt'  Ufallli.  tlia'-  I  may  feol 
Lifu'p  si)lendid  wealth  ai.d  ha])]))-  weal, 

To  (liiiik  with  joy  from  Pleasure's  cup, 
And  at  the  board  of  Virtue  suu- 

Oh  !  chape  away  with  heaveu's  light 
These  darkened  phantoms  of  the  night, 

Wh:ch  have  ao  loiii^  my  foul  oppressed  j 
And  let  me  be  by  mercy  bkss'd. 

Oh  !  takeaway  these  blackened  rails  ; 

And  break  '.hese  adamaytive  walls 
Of  hesvy  sorrow  and  of  sin. 

And  let  ll;e  light  of  heaven  in. 

Oh  !  give  me  strencth  to  wield  the  sword 

Of  war,  by  God's  eternal  word, 
Until,  from  all  this  evil  world, 

The  power  and  blight  of  sin  are  hurled. 

Oh  !  for  the  sweet  dove's  rapid  wing 
To  bear  my  soul  where  angels  sing  ; 

That  I  might  soar  far,  far  above, 
And  dwell  in  lands  of  boundless  love. 

Oh  !  sad  and  mournful  is  the  song 
Of  biids  oppi'ssed  in  cages  strong  ; 

But  joyous  notes  do  sweetly  rise, 
Soon  as  they  soar  through  freedom's  skies. 

Oil !  bitter  is  the  heavy  sigh 

Of  him  who  longs  wi.h  tearful  eye, — 
A  captive  far  away  from  home, — 

To  be  at  rest,  no  more  to  roam. 

But  falling  down  from  heav'n  afar, 

Ji.6  falls  the  glory  laden  star, 
Come  e'er  these  precious  words,  and  blest, 

"The  weary  soul  may  here  find  rnst" 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitoh. 
The  Couveriiiioia  ol  tt  Jewish 
Rabbi. 

BV  I.  J.   HOSKNBERCiliR. 


Sometime  since  a  Jewisli  llablii,  hav- 
ing ciiiigiatcd  to  the  West,  the  jioiiit  of 
))i.^  business  being  .sucli  tl);it.  lie  was  sur- 
rounded witli  the  iiitiueiices  ot"  Christian- 
ity, becaiue  converted  to  tlie  Clirislian 
faiiii.  So  dehghted  was  he,  willi  the 
glad  tidinp.s  of  good  news  that  ho  iiiiiue- 
(iiatc'y  resolveti  to  roinrn  and  visit  his 
brethren,  for  the  iiuriioso  (if  converting 
theui  to  Christianity.  The  picture  being 
SI)  clear  to  him,  jind  su  delighted  as  he 
was,  he  felt  assuicd  he  could  certainly 
convert  all  his  breiluL-n.  Vour  humble 
.servant  has  recently  utidcrgone  the  cxpe 
rience  of  the  above  Jewish  llabbi. 

In  attending  tlie  recent  Annual  Meet- 
ing, the  reporling  f(iiestion  came  up,  to 
which  we  gave  attention.  I'leviously, 
h'lwever,  our  mind  did  not  dwell  e.spe- 
<i:illy  on  the  subject,  and  our  ihoughis 
wi;re  not  clear.  We  went  to  the  meeting 
)vith  the  exjioctaiion   lliat   a  lull   report 


would  be  granted.  But,  happily,  while  ; 
at  themccting,  andon  thatsleejiless  nif.ht 
of  eur  return,  our  sky  ijciiam:!  clear,  and  I 
it  seemed  that  an  angel  drew  tlu?  dividing  | 
line  between  truth  and  error,  light  and 
darkness,  in  our  mind  relative  to  the 
suiijcc!.  Those  upon  the  right  were  fa- 
orcd  with  a  light,  a  consciousness  which, 
in  view  of  its  brilliant  sjilcndor,  we  knew 
was  not  shed  by  the  moon,  nor  by  the 
stars,  but  by  the  Sun  of  Righteousness,; 
whilst  the  more  progessive  ones  on  the 
opposite,  were  pressing  their  way  wi;li  a 
zeal  worthy  of  imitation,  led  by  deceptive 
flashes  of  light,  just  cinu!rh  to  throw 
them  into  sad  confusion.  We  were  thus 
led  to  emliracu  what  we  honestly  conceive 
to  be  the  Christian  faith,  in  thcrei>ortin:; 
question;  and,  like  the  Jewish  Rabbi,  so 
delighted  in  the  glad  tidings  of  good 
news,  that  we  immediately  resolved  to  re- 
turn and  visit  our  brethren,  with  a  view 
to  convert  them  to  a  like  faith;  the  pic 
ture  being  so  clear  to  us,  tliar.  we  arc  led 
to  believe  that  we  can  certainly,  at  least, 
convince  all  our  dear  brethren. 

In  our  mission  of  love  we  wish  to  visit 
all  our  kind  brethren  and  sisters  in  their 
quiet  homes.  To  effect  this,  dear  editors, 
we  appear  at  your  offices  for  admission 
into  your  columns.  Our  Savior  assures 
us  that  if  we  ask,  we  shall  receive;  if  we 
seek,  we  shall  find;  and  if  we  knock,  it 
shall  be  opened  unto  us.  Kind  editors, 
we  come  humbly  asking,  shall  we  not  re 
ceive  ?  we  come  diligently  seeking  our  be- 
loved brethren,  shall  we  not  find  them? 
we  come  gently  knoc!<ing  at  your  doors, 
will  you  not  open  unto  us  ? 

The  first  thought  to  which  we  invite  at- 
tention is,  that  the  great  object  of  all  our 
labors  in  the  church  is  to  encourage  the 
saint  and  convert  the  sinner.  The  effect 
of  a  report  stands  opiiosed  to  this  olyoct. 
It  is  a  fact  that  wc  have  learned  both  by 
experience  and  obseivalion  that  contro 
versies  between  our  breihrcn  and  other 
denominations  have  never  been  very  fruit 
ful  sources  of  good.  It  is  true  that  the 
interests  of  the  church, in  places, have  de 
manded  measures  of  the  kind,  at  times, 
to  sustain  lierstjlf;  but  we  presume  that 
the  reader  will  admit  that  the  same 
amount  of  labor,  aside  frt)iu  the  spiiio  of 
controversy,  wouhl  have  result^'d  in  more 
good.  If  the  above  is  the  effect  of  con- 
troveries  between  donominations,  bow 
much  more  sad,  yea,  often  disastp-'u-',  is 
the  cjTect  of  controver.sy  when  brought 
wit  bin  the  circle  of  our  dear  brotherhood  ! 
We  thus  conclude  that  the  controversies 
at  our  A.  M.  never  convert,  seldom 
strengthen,  but  not  unfreqtiently  weaken. 
How  many  melancholy  countenances  and 
sad  hearts  wended  their  way  to  our  recent 
A.M.!  Why  so?  Hecause  of  the  known 
controversial  spirit-;  and  hence  they  fear- 
ed disastrous  results  relative  to  certain 
subjects.  Could  they  have  been  assured 
that  tlie  busines.i  would  pass  off  without 
cjntrover.sy,  how  their  fears  would  have 
subsided. 

liut  wc  arc  asked,  Did  not  the  Apost|c3 


engage  in  controver.sy?  They  did.  Oi 
one  occasion  the  contention  between  P.iul 
and  iJarnabas  "was  so  sharp  that  they 
departed  asunder."  Hut  the  Apo-.tlcs 
wjrc  fljsli  and  blood,  men  of  like  passions 
as  we  are,  and  far  co  labircrs  to  thus  cn- 
gago  in  contention,  to  the  extent  that  it 
results  ill  .separaiion,  "rtO  cor'ainly  regard 
a^  bc-ing  unfor.unate,  yea,  sad. 

We  cannot  wiiolly  evade  controversy,  or, 
proi)er!y  among  brjthrcn,  a  "reasoning 
together,"  but  omit  the  publication  of 
the  report  of  the  A.  M  ,  and  we  virtually 
evade  long,  dark  columns  of  controver.sy; 
besides,  the  querist  simply  a^ks  for  the 
decision. 

Our  second  argument  is  based  upon  the 
consideration,  that  our  brotherhood  al- 
most universally  btand  opposed  to  filling 
up  the  columns  .if  our  periodicals  with 
controvesial  matter.  Some  brethren 
withdrew  their  support  beciuse  of  so 
much  controversy.  Our  editors  have,  at 
times,  bceti  annoyed,  and  mentally  di.s- 
tre-sed,  being  "in  a  strait  betwixt  two" 
because  of  controversies  between  breth- 
ren. How  brethren  can  oppose  the  pub- 
lication of  controversies,  and  then  favor 
the  reporting  measure  we  cannot  recon* 
cile  :  to  us  they  seem  directly  opposed  to 
each  other;  and  hence  cannot  consistent- 
ly exist  in  the  same  mind. 

Justice  to  the  subject,  at  this  point,  de- 
mands of  us  to  state  that  much  of  the 
matter  occurring  in  the  report,  we  dare 
not  term  controversy,  but  must  term  it 
"perverse  disputing,"  being  indications 
of  "men  of  corrupt  minds;"  so  perverse 
and  corrupt  are  portions  of  that  maiter, 
that  brethren's  feelings  have  been  hurt, 
and,  at  limes,  brethren  have  been  cilled 
ui^on  to  make  satisfaction  for  the  offeute 
given. 

Dear  brethren,  how  can  we  call  upon 
our  editors  to  fill  up  column  after  column 
with  such  a  mass  of  promiscuous  matter? 
Many  of  the  queries  beitig  unlearned 
questions,  which  the  Apostle  would  bid 
us  "avoid,  knowing  that  they  gender 
strife." 

As  a  third  argument,  we  call  attention 
to  the  fact  that  our  editor.s,  in  their  pro- 
cedure of  th.^  reporting  matter,  afford  a 
jireceJent,  which  we  think  they  would  be 
quite  unwilling  to  vicld  to  under  other 
cii'.'iimslances.  Wlien  c introveroial  mat- 
ter is  iiroposed  to  them,  we  know  them 
to  be  very  slow  in  receiving  such  niaili  r. 
Tiiey  want  to  know  what  the  subjoet  is, 
who  the  disputants  are,  and  not  uiifre- 
quently  prefer  seeing  the  matter  before 
consenting  to  its  publication.  Now  we 
endorse  the  above  proceed ing.-t.  But 
hov/  unlike  do  they  proceed  in  the  report- 
ing matter.  They  come  to  the  meeting 
with  their  reporter  and  everything  in 
readiness;  thus  virtually  agreeing  to  pub- 
lish controversial  matter,  before  they 
know  wiiat  the  subject  is,  or  who  the  dis« 
piitanta  are.  Is  the  above  course  wise? 
is  it  prudent?  is  it  safe? 

We  file  at  this  point  our  fourth  argu- 
ment, uti  being  drawn  from  uuturali.sm.— 


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Wo  no'ice  iti   nature   that   aniiualH   that 
cai)ture  their   own   food   are  ferocious  in 
their  habits;  so  al>so  anlLunls  that,  i-ul'iiist 
on  taine,  cultivated   food,  are   gentle   in 
their  dispositions.     The  above  jirincipls 
or  law,  governing:  thceniire  atiiiiial  kin;? 
doiu,  as  it  does,  uian   is  included;  and  h 
is  especially    tiae    in   a  ujcntal    point  of 
view.     The  mililary  soldier  being  fed  on 
ferocious  mental  diet,  so  is  his  dis|io*iiiou; 
tlie  Christian    soldier  being  fod  upon  the 
finely  cullivated  fruits  of  tlu;  Spirir,  love, 
joy,  peace,  long  suilering,  &c.,   his  spiiiL 
is  possessed   with   the   elements  of  love, 
joy,  peace,  &c. 

From  the  above,  dear  editors,  do  you 
not  fear  that  if  you  contiuue  to  feed  your 
readers  with  tlie  present  controversial 
matter,  you  will  beget  in  them  a  contro- 
versial spirit?  Does  not  like  beget  like? 
Tile  disease  being  contagious,  we  fear 
they  are  tainted  witii  it  now.  We  do 
not  want  to  be  understood  as  intimaiing 
that  tiicre  is  no  wholesome  matter  in  our 
reports.  Tlie  great  ocean  contains  pure 
articles  of  salt;  but  it  is  associated  wit.'i 
so  mudi  filth,  mire,  and  dirt,  tliat  to  u-', 
as  salt,  it  is  worthless;  so  likewise  do  our 
reports  of  A.  M.  contain  some  good  mat- 
ter, but  it  is  i-o  diluted  with  error,  that, 
as  a  production  to  sow  broadcast  througii- 
out  the  church  and  world,  it  is  very  objec 
tioiiable. 

We  gather  a  fifth  argument  in  coii^id-- 
cring  the  cjst  or  expense  of  the  nialter. 
Our  editors  (especially  our  Pilgrim  edi> 
tor),  call  the  attention  of  their  readers 
several  times,  totiie  "great  expense"  lliat 
tile  reporting  matter  lias  been.  We 
sometimes  think  tliat  our  editors  in  this 
manner  do  their  financial  interests  injus- 


Admitting  the  above,  do  we  call  it  ar- 
gument? Does  it  evidence  rigiit?  The 
people  i;i  Srimuel's  time  called  I'or  a  king; 
but  their  callinsr  for  a  king  did  not  render 
it  rigiit;  for  God  was  opoosed  to  the 
measure.  When  King  Saui  was  brought 
to  ii  test  for  sparing  king  Agag  and  the 
best  of  the  fatlings,  contra. -y  to  tlie  com- 
luatidinent  of  tlie  Lord,  his  only  reason 
was,  "I  feared  the  people  and  oboyt^d 
their  voice";  which  did  in  nowise  ac(iuit 
him.  Hence  the  above  is  simply  a  wish 
or  desire  and  no  argument. 

[h).  '"Tiiere  v/as  a  majority  of  districts 
who  petitioned  for  a  rei>ort,  over  those 
who  remonstrated  against  it;  and  this  is 
taken  as  evidence  that  a  majority  of  the 
brotherhood  arc  favorable  to  the  project, 
and  it  is  iheretbro  claimed,  that  a  report 
should  bo  issued;  for  a  majority  should 
rule." 

\Vc  remark,  first,  that  the  above  is  no 
evidence  that  a  majority  is  in  favor  of  a 
r./port,  for  several  oistncts  did  not  act  on 
the  matter.  Again,  the  Bible  is  full  of 
evidence  proving  that  a  majority  may  be 
in  error.  Our  brethren  in  council  have 
decided  tlrit  there  are  cases  in  which  a 
minority  may  rule.  How  is  that  poem 
that  we  sometimes  sing? 

'■But  numbers  are  uo  inarlc, 
That  men  will  right  be  fou'id." 

I'herc  was  a  proposition  before  the 
melting,  and  to  our  surprise  met  with 
prominent  advocates,  to  carry  the  Qiicry 
home  and  take  an  individual  vote  upon 
it  over  the  entire  blOtherh^)od,  as  though 
UK'jority  would  evidence  right,  flow  can 
we  give  decision  to  a  matter  of  the  ki::d, 
without  caref'.dly  considering  the  matter, 


(c).  "(jive  us  a  full  report,  and  we  v/ill 
stay  at  home;  if  not,  wc  will  attend  A. 
M.  as  long  as  our  means  will  admit." 

To  such  we  would  remark  that  Paul 
says,  "When  I  was  a  child,  I  sooke  as  a 
child;  I  understood  as  a  child;  i  thought 
as  a  child;  but  when  I  became  a  man,  I 
put  away  childish  things."  IIow  com- 
mon it  is  when  parents -leave,  for  the 
children  to  make  i)ropo.sitions  to  stay  at 
home,  provided  their  jiarents  will  secure 
them  certain  articles  to  meet  their  fiincy. 
Brethren,  we  having  become  men,  let  us 
put  away  childish  things. 

(,/').  The  right  of  a  report  is  claimed 
also,  because  jvo  would  not  likely  refuse  a 
reporter  of  a  secular  paper  a  scat  in  cur 
councils. 

If  1101  mission  would  be  given  in  our 
councils  to  a  reporter  of  a  secular  paper, 
is  that  ai.'ain  any  argumetit  of  right  in  the 
case?  We  think  not.  But  a  report  ot 
the  speeches  i'r/'/>'f</Hi,  and  the  names  of 
speakers,  is  the  measure  we  are  opposing, 
let  it  be  ill  whatever  paper  it  may. 

[g).  In  eonneciioi!  with  tlie  anxiety  of 
the  cull,  we  are  referred  to  the  eagcrnes,s 
with  whicli  the  report  is  read. 

We  presume  that  the  reader  is  aware 
that  there  exists,  almost  universally,  an 
apjietite  for  'nick  nacks  and  sweet  meats,' 
dainty  articles  of    food;  yet    we    al' 


tice.     Would  not  their  support  be  just  as    and  that  we  fuar  many  do  not  do.    We  ar 


M.  rei)ort  ?     Tliey 
hint  of  their  "big 


great  without  the  A. 
soiuetimcs  give  us  a 
expenses  and  small  profits,"  which  we 
doubt  not.  But  the  great  cost  and  ex- 
pense to  which  we  aliude,  is  the  cost  of 
love,  peace.  Christian  charity,  and  union 
in  the  church.  We  know  of  no  suhjrct 
that  has  cost  the  church  so  much  lime 
in  her  councils,  so  much  space  in  hor  pa- 
pers, so  much  Ojiposition  of  words,  as  tiiis 
reporting  matter;  so  muuh  cost  and  ex- 
Rcnse,  and  where  is  the  profit  ?  Where  ? 
xias  there  ever  been  one  sinner  converted 
or  one  saint  enconragcd  ? 

Our  sixth  and  last  argument  is  based 
upon  what  may  seem  to  the  reader  a 
strange  fact;  that  the  advocates  of  the 
reporting  tiieory  stand  unaided  by  a  sin- 
gle logical  argument.  "Katiier  a  bold 
stand,  indeed,"  remarks  the  reader;  yet 
Wt,  like  Gideon  and  his  waniors,  are  with- 
out fbars  in  the  matter.  Tiieir  support 
consists  simply  in  wishes,  desires,  and  ap- 
peals of  sympathy. 

Having  with  some  imiiis  traced  the 
leading  points  of  their  logic,  we  nov,'  pro- 
pose to  call  tlicm  up,  one  by  one,  and  an- 
alyze them  for  the  reaJer. 

((().'  'i'he  churches  want  a  report.  It 
was  summed  up  that  one  hundred  and 
forty  congregation.s  called  for  the  report. 


asked  what  is  to  constitute  the  ruling  el- 
ement in  the  churcli  ?  We  say  argument, 
strong  reason,  sound  speech  that  cannot 
be  eondemiU'd." 

(c).  "We  want  a  full  report,  so  that 
we  can  see  what  kind  of  brethren  we  arc 
sending  to  A.  M  ,  whether  they  arc  active 
and  faithful  or  not." 

For  me,  brethren,  to  get  to  know  our 
brethren,  I  would  not  go  to  our  A.  M.; 
but  I  would  go  to  their  neighborhood, 
their  churches,  and  their  f'amiiie-;  see 
whether  they  arc  cha-ite  keepers  at  home. 
They  haying  been  faithful  over  a  few 
things  may  be  safely  made  ruler  over  ma- 
ny things. 

((/).  "The  reporting  matter  embodies 
the  following  question  :  Shall  those  who 
remain  at  home  have  the  privilege  of 
knowing  as  much  as  those  who  attend 
conference  ?" 

A  strange  question,  and  not  to  the 
lioint.  Tiie  rejiort  does  not,  and  cannot 
att'erd  the  reader  the  information  that 
those  received  who  witnessed  the  exer- 
cise, saw  tiie  spirit  of  the  disputants,  i  embrace,  do  not  call  upon  the  charities  of 
&c.;  but  the  question  proper  in  the  mat-  j  our  brotlieriiood  for  a  thou.saod  dollars' 
ter  is,  VVill  a  report  constitute  healthy  |  worth  of  tracts,  bat  we  call  U!>on  the 
reading  matter?  will  it  strcngtlicn  the  !  charities  of  oar  editors,  for  ten  th.-.asand 
union  of  the  church  ?  will  it  beget  more  copies  of  our  article.  To  effect  this  wo 
life  and  love  iu  us?  I  shall  supply  each   editor   with   a   manu- 


cede  the  truthfulness  of' that  law  of  hyi-i- 
cne,  that  utterly  condemns  all  such  food. 
While  it  may  taste  pleasant,  the  future 
effect  on  iho  system  will  lie  mj  trious. — • 
So,  likewise,  we  say  there  may  and  ever 
docs  exist  a  longing  appetite  fo;'  the  ro- 
oort  of  the  A,  M  ;  yet  we  must  say  tliat, 
11!  the  light  of  Holy  Wrir,  it  is  contrary 
to  the  laws  of  hygiene — the  great  law  of 
God.  If  you  feed  the  mind  on  ;.ueh  un- 
healthy food,  the  spiritual  man  must  be- 
come dyspepicand  unhealthy. 

While  we  much  regret  to  send  our  ar- 
ticle out  against  such  a  vast  cloud  of  op- 
position, yet  we  feel  cncour.-ig.-d  to  know 
that  we  have  the  sympathy  of  at  least 
two  of  our  editors.  Oar  iielovcd  Pilgrim 
editor,  in  No.  1^4,  gives  us  his  con^'iciions 
in  tiie  following  words:  "Those  who  ob- 
ject to  the  names  also  object  to  the  rej)ort. 
For  this  wo  admit  they  havi;  .some  good 
reasans;  as  to  the  r^al  piopricty  of  the 
report  we  always  had  a  shade  of  doubf." 
Witii  the  above  convictions  we  wonder 
how  brother  Brumbaugh  can  exert  an 
influence  in  favor  of  the  report.  Wfc 
hope  he  will  soon  favor  us,  with  an  arti- 
cle of  his  convictions  alluded  to  above 
containing  those  "good  reasons." 

Brother  Stein  in  order  to  convert  his 
brethren  to  the  faith  that  he  now  embra- 
ces, called  upon  the  chari'ies  of  our 
brotherhood,  for  a  thousand  dollars'  worth 
of  tracts;  while  we,  in  order  to  convert 
our  lirethren  to  the  faith  which  we  now 


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SCI  ipt  of  our  article.  A^  the  uiiil'cr  was 
deferred  lor  uiorc  Hg'it,  furl'ier  coii.--i(ler- 
ation,  we  send  our  views,  briefly  written 
above,  abrond  to  liie  brotlicriiood,  as  be- 
ing more  li.clit;  liopini?  ihey  may  awaken 
a  flirt lier  prayerful  interest. 
Gilboa,  Ohio. 

For  the  Compahion  and  Visitor. 
Wouien'«i  Tfuiperauce  Crusade. 


i;y  d.  p.  sayler. 


Whetbcr  the  Women's  Temperance 
Crusade  is  or  was   of   God's    ora;ani- 
zing,  I  intend  not  to    discuss.     Be   it 
of  God  or    woman,    it   has   furnished 
much    nsateria!   for   spc-culatiou ;    ex- 
tended and  widely  varying  inferences 
as  to  its  consequences  have  been  made. 
It  has  furnished  matter  for  arp;umeut 
for  both  the  advocates  and  opponents 
of  temperance.     It  has  been  htiiled  by 
many  as  tho    event   of  a    new   social 
force  which  is  to  lead  to  magnificent 
results.     The  success,   however,  that 
apparently  attended  the  movement  at 
first,  seems  to  decrease  as  the  novelty 
of  the  thing  wears  off.     Tiiose  engag- 
ed in  the  nefarious  business  of  dram- 
selling,  at  first  accorded  to  the  women 
the  courtesies  ordinarily  shown  them; 
perhaps  more  for  tlie  reason  that  they 
did    not  know     how    to  attack   such 
wonporis  as    piayer    and  exhortation, 
than  for  the   respect    to   the   praying 
women.     But  as  soon  as  they  became 
somewhat  aecualomed  to  seeing  wo- 
men knediiig  before  llieir  shop  doors, 
and  realized  ihattlieir  busiueas  was  re- 
a.lly  injnrc  d.tlicy  were  notslow  in  using 
the  final  and  couclusivo  argument    in 
use  among  men  of  their   character, — 
namely,  brute    force.     Late    reports 
from  the  scene  of  the   crusade   show 
that  it  cannot  much     longer    sustain 
itself  as  a  moral  force  ;  and  if  the  wo- 
men intend  to   continue   their  ell'orts, 
they  must  be   protected    by    pliypical 
force:  in  this  the   essential    character 
of  the  pretended    movement    will    be 
lost;  as  the  state  can  only  deal   with 
the  licjuor  trnnic  as  a  matter  of  public 
policy,  and  must  base   all    its    action 
'jvith  regard    to    it    upon    utilitarian 
grounds.     IJut  the    church   is    bound 
by  no  such  restrictions,  and  may  con- 
sider it  as  a  matter  of  Christian   mor- 
ality.      Will    she     so    consider   it? 
Did  she  not    concoct    tho     Women's 
Temperance  Crusade  i" 

The  prohibitionists  consider  liquor 
selling  a  crime  against  morality,  and 
upon  this  princijjlc  an  entensive 
iroveiueDt  against  the  traffic  has  been 


church  in  Cincinnnti,  probably,  into 
which  whi.vkey.  in  the  shape  of  stone, 
brick  and  mortcr,  has  uot  entered. 
Polk  and  whiskey  have  been  the  two 
chief  sources  of  wealth  in  the  Ohio 
valley,  and  how  largely  the  whiisk^iy 
trade  affects  ail  interests  may  be  in- 
feried  from  the  general  complaint  of 
dull  times  among  business  men  since 
the  anli-sa!oon  agitation  commenced, 
and  the  consequent  depression  in  the 
traffic  in  alcoholic  liquors." — {Balti- 
more  Jmerican.) 

It  affords  the  Bible  Chriatian  pleas- 
ure to  know  that  the  church    of  God, 
which  is  built  upon  the  foundation  of 
the    apostles    and    prophets,     Jesus 
ClH-ist  being  the    chief  corner    stoue, 
never  had  any  problem   to    solve    in 
the  matters  of  her    members    holding 
right  iu  the  property  of  man,  or  to  be 
engaged  in  the    manufacture,    whole- 
sale    or    retail    liquor    truDic.     Aud. 
heiiC'j  the  church  of  the  German  Bap- 
tist Brethren  had  no  property  in  man 
to  defend  or  lose  iu  the    slavery    re- 
bellion ;  neither  had  she    any    liquor 
salt.ons  to  be  suppressed    by    a    Wo- 
men's P>-ayiug  Crusade.     She    never 
did,  and  never  v;ill    hold    Christian 
fellowship     with    slave-holders,    nor 
liquor    manufactures,      retailers,     or 
driiikers.     These  all  being    works  of 
darkness    the   apostles    comn;and    t) 
have  no  fellowship   v.'iiii,    aud    says, 
"Bo  je  not  unequally  yokod  together 
with  uubelievers :    for    wliat    fellow- 
ship hath  righteousness  v;iih  unright- 
eousness? and  what  comiHuniou  hath 
light  v/ith  darkness  ?     And  what  con- 
cord   hath     Christ  with     Belial  ?    or 
what  part  bath  bo  that  bclioveth  with 
an    infidel  ?     And    v/hat    agreement 
hath  the  temple  of  God   with    idols? 
for  ye  are    the   temple    of  the    living 
God  ;  as  God  hath  said,  I  will    dwell 


inaugurated,  in  which  tho  women  ap- 
pear to  be  the  sole  actors,  yet 
the  so-called  clergy  are  largely  con- 
cerned in  it,  aud  in  many  places  it  is 
identified  as  a  church  instrumentality. 
The  question  at  once  suggests  itself, 
can  a  man  be  a  church  member  and  at 
the  same  time  engage  in  an  immoral, 
or  criminal  pursuit?  The  earnest- 
ness with  which  the  crusade  is  car- 
ried on  demands  a  decision  upon  this 
point.  And  the  question  has  been 
definitely  raised  iu  at  least  one  in- 
stance, and  under  circumstances  that 
will  give  prominence  to  the  action 
upon  it. 

Mr.  Gamble,  a  member  of  the  whole- 
sale liquor  house  of  Gamble  aud  An- 
derson, Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  is  an  influen- 
tial member  of  the  third  Methodist 
Protestant  church.  The  members  of 
the  church  who  are  in  sympathy  with 
the  anti-liquor  crusade,  propose  to 
test  the  question  v/hether  to  be  a 
member  of  the  church,  and  of  a  whole- 
sale liquor  establishment  are  compat- 
ible with  one  another. 

To  state  the  issue  fairly:  Is  church 
fellowship  broad  enough  to  admit 
members  the  right  of  radical  differen- 
ces of  opinion  in  matters  of  principle. 
The  decision- will  carry  with  it  far 
reaching  consequences  as  regards 
this  temperance  movement.  For  if 
the  wholesale  manufacture  of  intoxi- 
cating liquor  can  consistently  make 
profession  of  a  Christian  life,  aud 
be  received  into  church  fellowship,  so 
can  the  man  who  retails  Gamble  and 
Andersons,  whiskey  across  his  coun- 
ter, there  being  no  difference  in  the 
morality  of  the  act.  But  the  retailer 
is  the  obj 'Ct  of  attack  by  the  crusa- 
ders who  are  lurgely  iudentified  with 
church  organizations. 

The  question  presents  itself  in  much 
the  shape  as  the  controversy  that    in  j  in  them,  and  walk    iu    them  ;    and    I 


slavery  days  was  carried  on  in  the 
church,  whether  it  was  compatible 
with  Christian  profession  and  church 
iijembership  to  own  property  in  man. 
The  dissensions  produced  by  tliis 
question  in  some  of  the  denomina- 
tions arc  not  forgotten  ;  aud  it  will 
albO  be  remembered  that  this  was 
Bubstantiiilly  tho  cause  of  division  in 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
What  will  be  tho  result  of  the  present 
agitation  remains  to  be  seen.  The 
Cincinnnli  Commercial  declares  that 
the  question,  if  pressed,  "will  raise  a 
storm  iu  the  churches  unparalleled  by 
that  which  was  created  by  the  anti- 
slavery  agitation.     There    is    not    a 


will  be  their  God,  aud  they  shall  be 
my  people.  Wherefore  come  out 
from  among  them,  and  be  ye  sepa- 
rate,saith  the  Lord,  and  touch  not  the 
unclean  thing  ;  aud  I  will  receive  you, 
aud  be  a  Father  unto  you,  and  yc 
shall  bo  my  sons  and  daughters  saith 
the  Lord  Almighty."  (2  Corinthian 
6:  14—18.) 

There  can  be  no  language  more 
couclusivo  and  comprehensive  than 
this.  Any  departure  from,  or  diso- 
bedience .to,  any  command  or  precept 
of  Christ  aud  his  apostles,  is  an  act 
of  infidelity  to  which  no  Christian 
can  bo  yoked  in  Christian  fellowship. 
In  this  infidelity    aro    embraced    all 


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llicse  who  conform  to  the  world  in 
the  wearing  of  gold  as  oraaaieots, 
iT.p'iy  and  theatrical  style  dregfie.^, 
}'lnitiug  the  huir,  &'! ,  as  well  as  the 
iitailpr,  mauufacturer,  or  driuker  of 
intoxicating  liquors;  all  being  forbid- 
den in  the  ScripturfcB,  and  a  disregard 
to  them  is  iufidelitj.  And  the  wo- 
niuu  decked  with  gold,  and  arrayed 
if!  gaudy  dress,  has  no  more  claim,  or 
right  to  pray  for  the  saluon  man, 
than  he  has  to  pray  for  her  ;  neither 
of  theni  heiiif?  in  the  kingdom  of  God, 
and  neither  will  stand  iu  the  congre- 
gation of  the  righteous 

The  thing  the  editor  of  the  Ameri- 
can calls  the  church  is  the  Babel,  call- 
ed in  Revelations  18  Babylon,  but 
liears  the  name  church.  In  this  Babel, 
called  church,  is  fou/id  all  the  truHiij 
of  the  world — even  slaves  and  souls 
of  men  are  found  in  her;  with  the 
bleed  of  prophets,  and  of  saints,  and 
of  all  that  were  slain  upon  the  ea.'th. 
But  she,  with  all  her  fine  linen,  purple 
and  scarlet,  and  gold,  &c.,  shall  be 
brought  down  like  a  great  mill  stone 
that  is  cast  into  the  sea.  Therefore 
the  voice  calls  from  heaven  saying  : 
"Come  out  of  her,  my  people,  that  ye 
be  not  partakers  of  her  sins,  and  that 
ye  receive  not  of  her  plagues.  Read 
the  chapter. 

The  editor  of  the  Cincinnati  Com- 
mercial  declares  "that  the  question, 
if  pressed,  will  raise  such  a  storm  in 
the  church  unparalleled  by  that  which 
was  created  by  the  anti-slavery  agita- 
tion." Yes:  the  time  will  come 
when  God  will  press  the  question  of  j 
every  departure  from  his  gospel,  and 
then  there  will  be  such  a  storm  in 
which  Babylon  will  fall,  and  great 
will  be  the  fall.  So  let  me  entreat 
rII  to  come  out  of  her.  Come  with 
the  people  of  God. 

In  the  German  Baptist  Brethren 
church  you  will  have  no  slavery  of 
men ;  no  liquor  manufacturers,  no 
I'quor  retailers,  and  no  world  con- 
formists to  fellowship.  la  her  you 
Deed  fear  no  overthrow  from  any  of 
these  sins.  Come  then  and  go  along 
with  us,  and  we  will  do  you  good  ; 
for  the  Lord  Lath  epokeu  good  con- 
cerning his  people. 


For  Ibe  Companion  and  VisrTOK. 
Slightly  Itli!3taken, 


BY  .1.  S    FLOllY. 


The  art  of  conversation  consists  in 
the  exercise  of  two  fine  qualities.  You 
na!.-t  originate,  and  you  mustsympa- 
Ib.zi';  you  must  possess,  at  tht?  same 
tiiije,  the  habits  of  communicating 
and  listening.  The  union  is  rare  but 
irresistible. — Frvude. 


Rev  J.  W.  Pratt,  Presbyterian,  of 
L^.uisville,  Kentucky,  in  a  sermon 
I  delivered  Sunday,  July  18th,  as  re- 
I  ported  in  the  Courier  Journal,  while 
'  spanking  upon  the  subject  of  election, 
;  or  predestination,  says  : 

"It  is  too  late  now  to  say  that  this 
doctrine  leads  to  licentiousness;  for 
wherever  it  has  been  enshrined  in  the 
heart  of  a  people's  piety,  there  you 
find  the  most  moral,  grave,  austere 
and  pious  people  on  earth.  Why, 
what  is  it  that  has  impressed  upon 
the  people  of  the  Valley  of  Virginia 
characteristics,  which  make  them,  in 
the  eyes  of  all  mankind,  a  "peculiar 
people" — peculiar  '  for  their  hardy 
virtues,  their  indomitable  courage, 
their  purity  of  morals,  their  integrity 
of  character?  How  are  we  to  ac- 
c 'unt  for  the  homogeneousnei<s  in 
viriue  which  serves  to  distinguish 
them  from  the  people  of  other  SGClions 
of  the  county?  Simply  by  the  fact 
that  this  valley  was  peopled  so  gen- 
erally by  a  race  of  men  who  hold  in 
its  entireness,  the  great  and  imJir.Gg- 
nable  system  of  doctrine,  for  which 
their  ancestors,  the  men  of  the  "Cov- 
enant" shed  their  blood  at  Bothwell 
Bridge.  Were  the  men  with  whom 
Jackson  prayed  before  going  into  bat- 
tle^  the  men  of  whom  Jackson  was 
the  typo  and  leader,  the  "patient  in- 
fantry,"behind  whom  Bee  commanded 
his  fleeing  battalions  to  rally — were 
they  men  of  dissolute  or  immoral 
lives  ?  "Men  do  not  gather  grapes  of 
thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles.''  My 
brethren,  when  these  great  doctrines 
shall  lose  their  hold  on  the  heart  of 
the  people  of  this  valley,  you  may 
write  "Ichabod"  on  their  banners,  for 
their  glory  will  have  departed." 

It  strikes  me  that  the  Reverend 
gentleman  is  slightly  mistaken  ia  his 
conclusion  relative  to  the  "peculiar 
pe'.ple"  of  the  Valley  of  Virginia. 
That  there  is  such  a  people  there,  so 
deuoniinated  throughout  the  length 
and  breadth  of  the  land,  we  well 
know.  Thousands  of  southern  sol- 
diers, who  served  a  campaign  iu  that 
noted  valley,  when  they  returned  to 
their  homes,  frequently  spoke  of  the 
"peculiar  people"  they  met  with  there. 
Also  many  soldiers  of  the  north,  east, 
and  west,  were  struck  with  the  pecu- 
liarities cf  this   same    people  ;  and   I 


have  heard  a  number  speak  of  these 
in  commendable  terms.  But  that 
their  "hardy  virtues"  and  "purity  of 
morals"  are  the  result  of  their  faith 
in  "predestination,"  we  cannot  so  see  : 
in  fact,  we  are  of  the  opinion  that  this 
class  of  people  iu  the  Valley  of  Vir- 
ginia, called  a  "peculiar  people,"  owe 
no  allegiance  to  "Calvinism."  Quo 
of  their  most  prominent  peculiarities 
so  noticeable  duriug  the  war  was 
their  non-re-^iiatant  failh  and  prac- 
tice. They  learned  Christ  from  the 
Bible;  hence  would  rather  die  than 
hold  or  practice  the  doctrine  of  blood- 
shed. Another  marked  peculiarity  is 
that  of  uon  conformity  to  the  world, 
I  with  many  others,  all  of  which  are  so 
I  pro.^lineut  in  their  lives  as  to  make 
them  truly  a  "peculiar  people"  in  the 
eyes  of  the  world,  as  well  as  iu  the 
sight  of  God. 

We  were  "born  and  bred"  iu  the 
Valley  of  Virginia,  and  ia  our  years 
of  intercourse  and  observation,  we 
cannot  say  that  we  noticed  any  mark- 
ed peculiarities  belonging  to  the  fol- 
lowers of  'Calvin"  differing  from  the 
majority  of  other  persuasions  ;  and  in 
many  respects  not  differing  from  the 
world,  that  we  could  see. 

If  the  doctrine  of  "foreordination" 
is  an  incentive  to  lead  men  to  have 
"purity  of  morals,"  it  is  singular  that 
its  adherents  will  rush  headlong  into 
theiramora!  and  sinful  ways  of  car- 
nage and  hlood:^hed  !  The  enori;iities 
of  human  wa:  fare  are  so  inconsistent 
with  the  character  and  doctrine  of 
Christ,  the  Prince  of  Piace,  that  to 
weave  "courage"  for  abrolhej-'^  blood 
into  the  doctrine  of  Christianity,  is 
absolutely  preposterous  aiid  deroga- 
tory to  the  high  and  holy  name  of 
Christ. 

That  people  whose  God  is  the  Lord, 
the  gospel  their  law,  and  the  charac- 
teiistics  of  Christ  their  model  of  up- 
rightness, being  led  by  the  prompt- 
ings of  the  Holy  Spirit,  will  be,  in- 
deed a  "peculiar  people  ;"  and  this 
peculiarity  is  not  the  ultimate  result 
of  a  zeal  for  the  doctrines  of  men,  but 
as  the  consequent  result  of  an  entire 
obedience  and  respect  to  the  counsels 
of  Christ,  through  a  living  faith  ia 
His  name. 
Biifalo,  Col. 


"My  work  is  done,"  said  the  coun- 
tess of  Huntingdo),  when  eighty- 
four  years  old  ;  "I  have  nothing  to 
do  but  to  go  to  my  Father." 


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For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
Take  Cure  of  tlie  LianibM. 


BY  S.  11.  SPROOLE. 


Though  it  is  more  than  eighteen 
hundred  years  since  our  Saviour  said 
to  Peter,  "Feed  my  lambs,"  that  ad- 
vice is  as  binding  to-day  as  it  was 
then  ;  and  perhaps  it  were  well  that 
our  modern  Peters  would  heed  it. 
I  was  recently  made  to  think  of  the 
great  necessity  of  taking  care  of  the 
lambs,  when  I  saw  a  very  young  and 
tender  lamb  baptized.  Well  do  I  re- 
member the  smile  on  her  countenance 
as  she  came  up  out  of  the  liquid 
grave,  and  I  had  to  think,  how  ott 
will  that  smile  be  changed  while  pass- 
ingtbrough  the  wilderness  !  We  must 
all  be  led  through  the  wilderness, 
and  how  dark  and  dismal  has  it  been 
for  some  of  us  !  Yet  it  it  essential 
that  we  be  tried. 

Jesus     says,    "Feed      my   lambs." 
Though  this  was  eaid  to  Peter,   it   is 
no  less  the  duty  of  every  gospel  min- 
ister, for  what  was  commanded   then 
is    still    so    to-day.     When    wo    look 
around  us  and  see  the  dreadful    trials 
and    temptations,    doubts   and    fears, 
the  trials  within  and  without,  is  it  any 
wonder  that  we  tremble?     And  if  it 
is  hard  for  those  who    have    had    the 
experience  of  the  trials  of  a  sin  cursed 
world  to  make  progress  in  the  divine 
life  without  the    advice    and   encour- 
agement of    Christian    friends,    how 
must  it  be  with  those    tender   lambs? 
We  know  that  we  must  look   to    God 
for  strength  and    help ;  yet    wo    also 
know  that  we  are  social    beings,    and 
that  the  circumstances   under    which 
we  are  placed  have  much  to  do   with 
life.     Plants,  ifthey  are  to  grow  and 
flourish,  require  adaptation  of  soil  and 
atmosphere.     So  it  is  with  the  plants 
of  grace,  the  lambs  of  ChriHt's    flock. 
If  they  are  to  prosper  they    must    be 
fed  with  milk,  yea,  "with  the    sincere 
ipiik  of  the  word."     So  we    a.'-k    that 
the  shepherds  of  the  church  take  spe- 
cial   interest  in    teaching,   encourag- 
ing, and  in  giving  advice  and  example 
to  the  young  lambs ;  not  forgetting  to 
cite  them  to  that  great  Shepherd    the 
"author    and  finisher    ot    our    faith," 
who  will    never    leave    nor    forsake 
while  we  put  our  trust  in  Him.     And 
while  it  is  the  ministers   duty,    more 
particularly,  to    see     to    the    young 
lambs,  it    does   not    need    debar    any 
one  from  taking    them    by    the    hand 
and  helping  them  on  their  way. 


Solitary  piety,  like  the  fire  of  a  sin- 
gle coal,  burns  but  feebly,  but  by 
coming  in  contact  with  other  coals  it 
is  easily  kept  alive  and  even  kindled 
to  a  flame.  We  have  the  example  of 
the  apostle  Paul  himself,  who,  when 
he  was  on  his  way  to  Rome,  felt  de- 
jected and  sad,  but  when  he  saw  the 
brethren  who  had  "come  to  meet  him 
as  far  as  Apii  Forum  and  the  Three 
Taverns,"  be  "thanked  God,  and  took 
courage."  Hence  we  see  the  neces- 
sity of  Christian  fellowship.  So 
let  us  all  try  to  help  each  other. 

And  to  you,  my  dear  young  breth- 
ren and  sisters,  let  me  say,  you  have 
enlisted  in  a  good  cause ;  and  al- 
though you  may  expect  to  meet  with 
trials  and  troubles,  do  not  become 
discouraged.  You  may  meet  with 
tho.se  who  will  look  down  on  you 
with  disdain,  and  even  point  the  fin- 
ger of  scorn  at  you,  heed  it  not.  Let 
us  hear  what  Paul  wrote  to  his  Cor- 
inthian brethren — "In  stripes  above 
measure,  in  prisons  more  irequent,  in 
death  oft.  Of  the  Jews  five  |tiraes 
received  I  forty  stripes  save  one. 
Thrice  was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once 
was  I  sloned.  Thrice  I  suffered  ship- 
wreck, a  night  and  a  day  I  have  been 
in  the  deep.  In  journeyings  often  in 
perils  of  waters,  in  perils  of 
robbers,  in  perils  by  my  own  country- 
men, in  perils  by  the  h<  ..then,  in  per- 
ils in  the  city,  in  perils  in  the  wilder- 
ness, in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils 
among  f.ilse  brethren  ;  in  weariness 
and  painfulne.ss,  in  watchings  often, 
in  hunger  and  thirst,  in  fastings 
often,  in  c^ld  and  nakedness."  These 
were  trials  indeed,  greater  ones  than 
we  have  Lad  to  go  through  ;  yet  he 
gloried  in  them  that  he  was  worthy  to 
suffer  for  Christ's  sake. 

We  should  recollect  that  where 
there  is  no  cross  there  will  be  no 
crown.  vVe  know  that  if  we  hold 
out  faithful,  we  shall  sometime  be 
permitted  to  join  those  that  the  Rev- 
elator  saw  "stand  before  the  throne 
and  before  the  lamb,  clothed  with 
whitorobes,  andpalms  in  their  hands." 
They  were  those  that  had  come  "out 
of  grent  tribulation,  and  washed  their 
robeH  and  made  them  white  and  clean 
in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb."  So  let  us 
not  be  discouraged,  for  soon  we  shall 
be  with  those  of  whom  it  is  said, 
"They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither 
thirst  any  more ;  neither  shall  the 
sun  light  on  them,  nor  any  heat.  For 
the  lamb  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
throne  shall  feed  them  and  shall  lead 


them  to  living  fountains  of  water ; 
and  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  their  eyes." 

Let  us  remember  that  "our  light 
affliction  which  is  but  for  a  moment 
worketh  for  us  a  far  more  exceeding 
and  eternal  weight  of  glory  ;  for  the 
things  which  are  not  seen  are  eter- 
nal." "Eye  has.  not  seen,  nor  hath 
ear  heard,  neither  have  entered  into 
the  heart  ot  man  the  things  which 
God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
Him."  Now  let  us  commit  our  souls 
and  all  our  interests  ts  Jesus  ;  let  us 
live  not  unto  ourselves,  but  unto  Him 
who  died  and  rose  again  for  ua. 
Knowing  that  whatever  trials  and 
troubles  may  await  us,  the  Scripture 
assures  us  "The  Lord  will    provide." 

Again  let  me  entreat  of  you  to  be 
"steadfast,  immoveable,  always 
abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord, 
fora.smuch  as  ye  know  that  your  la- 
bor is  not  in  vain  in  the  Lord."  Wc 
have  the  hope  through  which  we  can 
say, 

"My  Father'8  house  is  built  on  high, 
Far,  far  above  the  sarry  sl£y  ; 
Wheu  from  this  earihly  prison  free, 
Ttiat  heavenly  mansion  mine  shall  bo." 

So  let  US  press  onward  and  up- 
ward, and  soon  we  shall  realize  the 
truth  of  the  saying, 

"A  few  moie  storms  shall  beat 

On  this  wild  rocky  shore  ; 
And  we  shall  be  where  tempests  cease, 

And  surgjes  swell  no  more. 

A  few  more  slruglcs  here, 

A  few  more  partings  o'er, 
A  few  more  toils,  a  few  more  tears, 

.^ud  we  shall  weep  no  more." 

Shannon,  111. 


tipirit  ol  the  Liord'M  I'rayer. 

The  spirit  of  the  Lord's  prayer  is 
beautiful.  The  form  of  petition 
breathes  a  filial  spirit,  ''Father  ;"  a 
catholic  spirit,  "our  Father  ;"  a  rever- 
ential spirit,  "Hallowed  be  thy  name;" 
a  missionary  spirit,  "Thy  kingdom 
come  ;"  au  obedient  spirit,  "Thy  will 
be  done  on  earth  ;"  a  dependent  spirit, 
"Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread  ;" 
a  forgiving  spirit,  "And  forgive  us 
our  debts  as  we  forgive  our  debtors  ;" 
a  cautious  spirit,  "Lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil  ;" 
a  confidential  and  adoring  spirit, 
"For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the 
power,  and  the  glory  forever  and  ever. 
Amen." 


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ANl> 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYKllSDALE,  Pa.,  August  31,  1875. 

Our  L.ate  Trip  to  Witio. 

Having  some  business  with  tlie  admin- 
istrators of  the  estate  of  brother  Henry 
Kurtz,  deceased,  especially  with  brother 
H.  J.  Kurtz,  in  reference  to  our  purelia-<e 
of  the  GvRi>d  Visitor,  we  made  a  visit  (o 
Mahoning  county,  Ohio.  We  left  liome 
on  Friday,  Gth  insf.,  and  reached  Cruth- 
er's  Station  on  the  Youngstown  branch 
of  the  Pittsburgh  and  Erie  11.  R.,  the 
same  evening.  Wc  were  met  here  by 
brother  J.  H.  Kurtz,  v;ho  took  us  to  bis 
home,  about  five  miles  from  the  station. 
Brother  Jacob's  farm  joins  the  farm  on 
which  his  father  lived  wiien  he  started 
the  Gospel  Visitor.  Sister  Kurtz,  the 
widow  of  brotlier  Henry,  and  three  of 
his  sons  now  live  in  this  neighborhood. 
'The  other  one  lives  in  Indiana. 

We  were  glad  to  find  sister  Kurlz 
well  and  pleasantly  situated  among  her 
children,  contented  and  hapjiy.  It  was 
into  this  neighborhood  we  moved  when 
we  accepted  the  call  of  brother  Kurtz  to 
assist  him  in  publisliirig  the  Gospel  F/s- 
itor.  Here,  as  above  remarked,  the  Gos- 
pel Visitor  was  commenced.  The  first 
number  was  issued  in  April,  1851.  We 
looked  with  some  interest  at  the  building 
in  which  it  was  first  printed,  and  in  which 
we  performed  our  first  labor  upon  the 
Gospel  Visitor.  It  was  in  a  loft  over  a 
milk  house.  We  became  associated  with 
brother  Kurtz  in  the  publication  of  the 
Visitor  in  1856.  The  office  of  publication 
continued  but  one  year  in  Mahoning 
county,  after  we  became  connected  with 
it.  It  was  then  removed  to  the  town  of 
Columbiana,  in  Columbiana  county,  and 
from  this  place  to  Covington,  Ohio,  and 
then  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  at  which  place  the 
last  number  was  published  in  1873.  It 
was  then  consolidated  with  the  Christian 
Family   Comxxinion. 

While  we  were  in  Mahoning  county, 
among  (he  brethren,  we  visited  the  cem- 
etery in  which  lie  the  remains  of  our  be- 
loved brother  Kurtz.  It  is  on  the  farm 
on  which  he  formerly  lived,  and  which 
one  of  his  sons  now  owns.  Our  memory 
was  active  and  our  feelings  tender  while 
we  looked  upon  the  grave  of  our  depart- 
ed brother.    For  many  years  we  labored 


together,  and  in  different  way.s,  to  pro- 
uioie  the  cause  of  Gospel  Cliristianity, 
wliieh  was  near  the  hearts  of  both  of  us. 
\Ve  loved  brother  Kurtz,  and  when  we 
thought  of  his  kindness  to  us,  and  of  his 
concern  for  the  harmony  and  purity  of 
our  fraternity,  and  of  the  sacrifices  he  had 
made  in  leaving  the  Lutheran  church  and 
becoming  connected  with  the  brethren, 
and  of  the  trials  he  had  endured,  and  the 
labors  he  had  performed  after  he  became 
a  brother,  we  felt  like  renewing  our  vows 
of  consecration  to  the  holy  cause  of  Christ. 
We  felt  .'■orry  that  we  could  not  hold  sweet 
Christian  fi;llowsbip  together  as  we  had 
firmerly  done, but  regardinglhe  follo.ving 
lines  of  poetry  as  having  much  truth  in 
them,  the  sei)aiation  between  the  depar- 
ted and  living  saints  may  not  be  as  great 
as  it  is  sometimes  thought  to  be.  And 
the  idea  that  the  spirits  of  our  departed 
sainted  friends  may  sometimes  be  very 
near  to  us,  may  be  more  than  the  produc- 
tion of  a  vivid  imjigination. 
"They  wlio  are  If^st  to  outward  sense, 

Have  but  flung  off  their  robes  of  clay; 
Aad,  cloih'd  m  heavenly  radiauce, 

Attend  us  on  our  lowly  way. 
"And  oft  their  spirits  breathe  in  ours 

The  hope  and  strength  and  love  of  theis, 
Which  bloom  as  bloom  the  early  Uow'is 
la  breath  of  summer's  viewless  airs." 
The  Mahoning  church  is  an  old  one, 
and  once  contained  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  members.  But  it  has  become  re- 
duced by  emigration  and  death,  and  in 
numbers  it  is  not  as  strong  as  it  once  was. 
In  the  death  of  elder  Kurtz  it  sustained 
a  serious  loss.  He  long  labored  in  this 
part  of  the  Master's  vineyard.  His  son 
J.  11.  is  now  the  only  minister  in  this 
congregretion.  But  he  seems  to  be  la- 
boring faithfully  and  to  the  extent  of  his 
ability.  We  were  pleased  to  find  the  life 
and  love  and  zeal  in  this  church  that  we 
did.  One  part  of  the  congregation  lies 
in  Mahoning  county  and  the  other  in  Co- 
lumbiana county.  The  brethren  have 
within  the  last  two  or  three  years  built  a 
very  neat  meeting  house  in  each  part  of 
the  congregation,  the  two  costing  between 
four  and  five  thousand  dollars,  nearly  all 
of  which  has  been  paid.  Considering 
the  amount  of  wealth  and  number  of 
members  in  this  church,  we  thought  a 
commendable  si)irit  of  zeal  and  liberality 
had  been  manifested.  The  brethren  have 
a  Sabbath  school  in  each  meeting  house, 
and  services  every  Lord's  day  alternately 
in  the  two  houses.     We  hope  the  minis- 


tering bretliren  in  other  congregations 
will  visit  the  Jlahoning  church  as  often 
as  possible.  Their  visits  will  be  accepta- 
ble and  appreciated.  We  attended  four 
meetings  and  one  of  the  Sabbath  schools 
while  we  were  with  the  brethren  here, 
and  had  a  pleasant  visit,  the  pleasure 
•seeming  mutual  between  the  brethren 
and  ourself 

When  wc  were  in  the  Mahoning  church 
we  were  within  about  thirty  miles  of  our 
mother  and  sister.  Prompted  by  a  sense 
of  duty,  as  well  as  the  desire  to  enjoy  the 
privilege  of  seeing  them  again,  we  con- 
tinued our  journey  to  them.  We  found 
them  well  and  had  a  pleasant  little  visit 
with  them. 

Being  as  far  west  as  we  now  were,  wo 
continued  our  journey  to  the  Miami  Val- 
ley, some  secular  as  well  as  church  busi- 
ness making  it  desirable  for  us  to  do  so. 
All  along  our  route  we  saw  the  damaging 
effects  of  the  long  spell  of  wet  weather  in 
harvest.  But  while  the  wheat  and  oats 
were  considerably  injured,  the  corn  crop  is 
very  promising.  Upon  the  whole,  the 
secular  aspect  of  things  looked  hopefuj 
rather  than  despondent,  and  so  the  peo- 
ple generally  seemed  to  feel  encouraged. 

We  spent  a  Sabbath  very  agreeably 
with  our  Christian  friends  at  (Jovingtbn. 
On  Saturday  night  and  Sunday  nif;ht 
we  preached  in  Covington  to  large  and  at- 
tentive audiences.  On  Sunday  we  preach- 
ed to  the  Newton  church,  in  the  meeting 
house  in  Newton.  We  had  a  pleasant 
little  visit  among  our  friends  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Covington,  and  felt  at  home  among 
them,  but  regretted  that  circumstancea 
called  us  away  so  soon. 

We  were  sorry  to  find  the  affliction  had 
fallen  upon  brotlier  Shellaberger's  fami- 
ly, that  had,  in  the  death  of  their  daugh- 
ter Pamilla.  It  was,  however  not  unex- 
pected, as  she  had  been  afflicted  for  some 
time.  She  was  buried  but  a  few  days 
before  we  reached  Covington.  We  re- 
gretted that  we  did  not  reach  the  family 
in  time  to  see  our  sister  again,  and  the 
more  so,  as  she  bad  expressed  a  desire  to 
see  us.  We  were  rejoiced  to  hear  of  her 
peaceful  and  happy  death. 

We  spent  a  short  time  very  satisfacto- 
rily with  our  friends  about  Troy.  We 
also  visited  brother  Davy  and  had  a  little 
conference  with  him  in  regard  to  some 
church  affairs.  We  returned  liome  after 
an  absence  of  some  twelve  days,  and  did 
not  regrot  our  little  journey  west. 


554 


CnillSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPAJSJOI^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Brotlic-r  UosenberKe«*  «»«•  'l»o 
Krportlug  Quest  ion. 

An  article  fVoui  our  brother  I.  J.  llo- 
scnlcrger,  apainst  publisbing  a  report  of 
the  j)roceedin{,'.s  of  our  A.  M.,  will  be 
found  in  the  present  number  of  our  pa- 
per. It  has  been  on  hand  some  tiuie, 
but  vre  could  not  well  give  it  to  our  read- 
ers sooner.  We  have  bad  the  pleasure 
of  some  little  acquaintance  with  brother 
Kosenbergcr,  and  wc  have  known  him 
to  love  and  respect  him.  While  we  take 
the  occasion  afforded  us  by  the  imblica- 
tion  of  his  article  for  offering  a  few  re- 
marks and  suggestions  to  our  brethren, 
which  we  cannot  with  proprieij'  avoid  do- 
ing, we  do  not  design  by  any  means  to 
criticise  the  various  positions  our  brother 
has  assumed,  though  wc  are  sorry  to  say, 
we  cannot  agree  with  him  in  ail  his  posi- 
tions. 

Our  brother  deprecate.*  or  regrets  con* 
troversy,  and  seems  to  tiiink  it  product- 
ive of  more  evil  than  good,  and  he  writes 
an  article  to  discountenarice  it.  But  wliat 
will  be  the  effect  of  his  article  ?  Will  the 
large  number  of  brethren  and  readcr.-j  of 
our  papers  accept  at  once  of  his  positions 
and  become  converted  to  his  views,  or 
will  they,  too,  feel  that  they  have  obtain- 
ed bomfi  light  as  well  as  he,  and  fuel  like 
trying  to  convert  brother  lliscnbergcr 
and  those  who  sympathize  with  him,  to 
their  views?  Most  likely  the  latter. — 
Then  unless  there  are  some  restraints  ap- 
plied, we  may  have  a  controversy  in  our 
papers  upon  the  subject,  the  very  thing 
our  brother  regret.s.  He  can  .scarcely 
expect  that  his  article  of  eight  pages  of 
foolscap  in  matiusciipt  can  fail  to  provoke 
an  inclination  in  a  number  of  brethren  to 
reply.  Here  comes  in  one  of  the  many 
troubles  that  the  conductors  of  the  pre.?s 
meet  with.  Controver.sy  is  opposed  by 
many,  and  yet  some  of  those  most  oppo- 
sed to  controversy  will  do  that  which  is 
calculated  to  promote  eontrover.-'y.  We 
suppose  from  their  aversion  to  controver- 
sy they  do  not  want  to  encourage  it,  but 
they  evidently  are  doing  it,  though  they 
may  not  de.-fign  to  do  it.  If  any  brother 
writes  an  article  on  one  side  of  any  sub- 
ject upon  which  a  diirerenee  of  opitiion 
obtains,  some  one  on  the  other  side  will 
be  likely  to  want- to  reply.  And  if  we  do 
not  publish  somctliing  on  both  sides,  then 
we  will  be  charged  with  partiality  and 
with  being  o:ic-sidcd.  If  both  sides  are 
beard,  then  some   will   complain  of  con- 


troversy.    Verily,  an  editor's   path  is  a 
narrow  one. 

What,  then,  is  to  be  done  under  these 
circumstances?  After  all,  is  it  not  the 
abu.se  of  controversy  tliat  does  the  mis- 
chief? Is  it  not  the  unchri.-tian  spirit 
that  it  loo  ofien  engenders,  and  the  length 
to  wliich  they  are  extended,  each  party, 
too  often,  wishing  to  have  ihe  last  word? 
We  have  never  encouraged  controversy, 
either  between  our  own  brethren  and 
other  denomination.s,  or  between  brother 
and  brother.  We  have  engaged  some 
little  in  controver.sy  with  men  differing 
I'rom  ourselves  in  J'aitli  and  practice,  but 
have  always  done  it  reluctantly,  as  those 
of  our  brethren  know  who  have  solicited 
our  fccbie  efforts  to  maintain  the  truth. 
But  while  we  do  not  encourage  controver- 
.sy, we  admit  the  propriety  of  it  under 
some  circumstances,  as  a  mode  of  inves- 
tigation by  which  the  truth  may  be  ascer- 
tained. ^Ve  think  it  has  somtimes  done 
good.  The  Apostle  Paul  seews  to  have 
engaged  in  it  sometimes  in  his  zeal  and 
ai;xiety  to  advance  the  truih.  Acts  xix, 
S,  9. 

But  it  is  controversy  among  the  the 
brethren  that  is  so  unpleasant  to  some. — 
Surely  this  should  be  avoided  as  much  as 
possible.  But  can  we  avoid  it  altogether, 
since  a  difference  of  opinion  may  arise 
upon  subjects  upon  which  the  Scrii)tures 
arc  .silent?  AVe  may  keep  it  out  of  our 
papers,  but  we  cannot  keei)  it  out  of  our 
councils.  Fov  when  we  differ  in  opinion 
upon  subjects,  upon  which  it  is  desirable 
we  should  agree,  should  we  not  in  the 
spirit  of  love,  and  candor,  and  iiumiliiy, 
compare  our  ideas  and  the  grounds  of 
them,  and  thus  endeavor  to  aitain  to  a 
oneness  ? 

Wbat  our  brother  has  said  in  regard  to 
the  evils  of  a  published  report  of  tiie  pro- 
ceedings of  our  A.  M.,  will  also  apply  in  ! 
a  great  measure  to  the  verbal  controver.-y  | 
which  takes  place  on  such  occa>ions  when  I 
questions  are  to  be  settled.     And  can  we  | 
ex|;ect  all  controver.sy   to  be   avoided   at  j 
our  A.  M.?     We  think  not.      There  will 
be  likely  to  be  some.  Then  instead  of  hav- 
ing so  much  to  say    against   a    jjublished 
rejiort  because  of  the  controversial  char- 
acter of  the  re|)ort   and    becau.sc   of  tlie 
feared  tendency  to   evil   of  such  report, 
would  it  not  be  better   to   go  directly  to 
the  proceedings  of  the  A.  M.  themselves 
and  have    them   so   modilicd    that   both 
tho.sc   present   who    hear    the   speeches 


made,  and  those  who  read  them  in  a  pub- 
li-^hed  report,  may  be  more  in.-tructcd, 
edified  and  profited  ?  No  subject  should 
come  before  our  Annual  Council  but  such 
as  are  wonliy  of  the  consideration  of  that 
body.  And  the  subjects  that  do  come 
before  it.  and  are  di.scussed,  should  be  dis- 
cus.sed  with  the  dignity  that. becomes  the 
highest  council  of  the  church,  and  with 
the  spirit  of  love,  and  the  high  regard 
to  the  Scriptures,  which  become  our 
Cliris'.ian  profession.  If  our  public 
council  was  thus  conducted,  the  proceed- 
ings Would  be  witnessed  with  profit,  and 
if  published,  be  read  with  the  same  liap- 

py  ilFcct. 

— - — - — ^ 

Tlt«  AIiuuuBC— A<lvf  rliMC-uieiifs. 

Wc  shall  probably  publish  abnut  eight 
thousand  copies  of  our.^\Jmanae  for  1S76. 
We  insert  advertisements  on  the  cover, 
atid  the  number  wc  publish  being  largo, 
it  affords  a  very  good  advertising  medium. 
Wc  yet  have  som"e  space,  and  we  call  the 
attention  of  advertisers  to  the  circum- 
siancc.  We  will  in.=ert  unobjectionable  ad- 
vertisements at  the  following  rates  :  1 
column,  S^aO.OO;  *  column,  $10  00;  i  col- 
umn. $12  00;  \  column,  $10  00;  J  col- 
umn, $f)  01). 

ICtading   Mutter  for  the  Aliua- 

UtiC. 

It  will  be  necessary  for  us  to  have  be- 
fore long  whatever  articles  are  to  go  into 
the  Ahnanac,  as  it  will  soon  have  to  go 
into  the  hands  of  the  i>ul)!ishers.  We 
therefore  hope  our  friends  will  prepare 
and  forward  to  us  as  soon  as  possible 
whatever  they  design  for  publication  in 
the  Almanac.  We  are  as  anxious  as 
usual  to  hli  it  with  good  and  suiiablc 
rending  matter. 

We  hope  that  some  one  in  every  con- 
gregation will  see  that  the  list  of  minis- 
ters is  correct  and  complete  in  his  congre- 
gation. We  desire  a  full  and  complete 
li>t,  but  wc  must  depend  upon  our  breth- 
ren to  asssist  in  getting  up  such  a  list. — 
Let  there  be  no  delay  in  any  of  the 
churches  in  which  anything  is  wanting  in 
regard  to  this  matter. 


I*oNtiit;«— n    .^U|£Kei«t(4>ii. 

Brethren  who  have  not  an  exten.sive 
correspondence,  are  not  likely  to  form  a 
correct  idea  of  the  amount  of  postage 
paid  by  those  who  have.  Our  postal 
laws  require  all  letters  to  be  prepaid,  ;is  is 
well  kiio.vn.  A  large  correspondence, 
then,  will  amouut  to  considerable  postage. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILI  COMPANION  AND  GOSI'EL  VIBITOI^. 


6.' 6 


Different  brctJiren, — brethren,  too,  in  lim- 
ited circuiiistanoef, — have  intimated  to  us 
that  tlie  postnge  they  have  to  pay  on  let- 
ters in  answer  to  correspondents  amounts 
to  a  considerable  sum  in  the  course  of 
a  year.  Tlie  party,  then,  for  whose  ben- 
efit a  letter  is  written,  sliould  forward  a 
stamp  lo  pay  the  postage.  It  would  be 
well  for  all  who  request  answers  to  theii- 
letters  to  remember  this. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Rt*l>ort  ot  Fauds. 

DANISH    EUND. 

llepo'-tcd  in  No.  34,  $50  31 

J  0  Metsker,  25 

Sarah  A  Scott,  20 

Jacob  Tliomas,  05 

Vallov  lliver  consrreKation,  W  Va  1  35 

R  B  Shirkey,  25 

]):H!icl  Hcise,  50 

Ijliza  Fi:ick,  25 

Fiecnii'.n  Muir,  05 

IIS 'Jacobs  10 

D.!vi,l  Negley,  25 

J  11  Gi^h,  1  00 

CiHinelio  church,  Oregon,  50 
Shenandoah  church  ( Woods!  ock)Va  1  (JO 

Ilcnry  Kooulz,  !§ 

Muskingum  Co.  church,  Ohio,  1   05 

T  B  Wonrick,  10 

George  Schrcck,  50 

Wiu.  Pannobaker,  20 

Sister  Pannebakor,  12 

Sister  Smelker,  13 

I-^aac  Rook,  15 

Mary  Kolirer,  lO 

Ilcnry  Hersiibergcr,  1  Oij 

PJiebo  A  Iloltz,'  2o 
A  S  0  and  others,  Monticcllo,  lud. ,      42 

Maria  Stoner;  50 

Daniel  St  oner,  50 

Waterloo  church,  Iowa  (E  K  B)  1  00 

Bethel  church,  Fillmore  Co.,  Neb.  40 

M  F  Feebler,  30 

Several  brethren,  45 

Michael  Glotfehy,  50 

Sister  _Giotfelly,  50 

James         "  25 

For  the       "        fimily,  45 

For  three  breth)  en   ll)dabaugh,  50 

Arthur  IJrubaki  r,     _  50 

Several  members,  Libertv,  111.,  75 
Elds  J  Miller  and  P  IlWrightms- 
man  for  Portage   Prairie  ciiurch, 

Ind.,  2  30 

Sarah  Johnson,  50 

DAB  Laurolton,  Pa  15 

Nancy  Ilecd,  03 

Benedict  Gnagy,  1  00 

Joel  Gnagy,  50 

P  S  Newcomer,  25 

Sarah  Einmert,  03 

Lovina  llutzol,  03 

Daniel  Warvel,                     _  04 

Donncl's  Creek  church,  Ohio,  3  IT 

A  Brother,  Hudson,  111  10 

Rebecca  Snavely,  10 

J  Bowser  and  family,  25 


Joel  Ebert, 

1  00 

James  Leckrone, 

25 

Covington  church,  Ohio, 

8  75 

Newton  church,  Oliio, 

3  75 

Jacob  Bare, 

05 

HI, 

50 

Simon  Mikesell, 

30 

Jacob  Gerhart  and  wife, 

25 

Basil  Gerhart  and  wife. 

10 

J  II  Jellison   and  wife. 

25 

I'jliza  Brandt  and  family, 

10 

J  II  III  rich, 

50 

E  P  Peflyy, 

25 

L  Weaver, 

25 

Total, 

$y2  01 

STEIN   FUND. 

Reported  in  No.  34, 

$11  4G 

.)  C  Metsker, 

25 

Sarah  A  Soott, 

20 

Saaiuel  IMulsbee, 

30 

Shenandoah  ch'ch,  (Woodstock) 

Val   (•)5 

T  B  Wenrick, 

15 

Geo  SL'hrcck, 

50 

\Vm  Pannebakor, 

2t) 

Sister         " 

13 

Sister  Smelker, 

12 

Henry  [ler.-^hberger 

25 

Bethel  church.  Neb 

CO 

Michael  Glotfelty, 

50 

Sister          " 

50 

James         " 

25 

M  F  Feebler 

30 

Tlircc  Brethren  Rodabaugh, 

50 

Several  meu;bers,  Jjibcrty,  111. 

2  25 

D  A  B,  Laureltoii,   Pa 

10 

Dounel  s  Cieek  church,  Ohio, 

3  10 

Jonas  Leckrone, 

05 

Jacob  Bare, 

05 

H  I, 

:iO 

J  11  Uhich, 

50 

Total,  $24  21 

Elder  Sa.muei,  Muruay  has  changed 
his  address  from  Wabash,  Ind. ,  to  Lan- 
caster Box,  Huntington.  Ind. 

]]ro.  Samuel  Molsbee,  Hawkins  (Jo., 
Tenne.ssee,  says:  "We  have  had  a  great 
deal  of  rain;  and  some  refreshing  showers 
of  grace  divine." 

Sister  ElizabetiI  Long,  Walnut 
Hill,  Marshall  county,  Ind.,  Aug.  15th, 
writes  that  she  has  as  good  a  Stover 
Wind  F]t)gine  "as  the  Kalamazoo  boy 
ever  put  up"  which  she  wishes  to  sell, 
with  tanks  and  all  the  pipes.  A  great 
bargain  "is  offered — only  $100.00.  Her 
reason  for  wishing  to  sell  is,  in  her  own 
words,  "The  place  must  be  divided,  and 
I  will  not  keep  much  stock." 

Bro.  James  R.  Gisii,  who  has  been 
laboring  in  the  good  cau.se  in  Boulder 
county,  Col.,  for  a  few  weeks  past,  under 
date  of  10th  inst.,  gives  the  following, 
which  looks  rather  gloomy  for  at  least 
some  portions  of  that  State  : 


"For  some  time  past  the  grassliopper.s 
had  been  moving  northwest  in  great 
numbers.  People  were  in  hopes  that 
they  were  leaving  for  good",  but,  it  seems, 
in  that  they  are  about  to  be  disappointed. 
As  the  'hoppers'  had  destroyed  most  of 
the  early  sowed  and  planted  grain,  the 
people  sowed  a  second,  and  some  a  third 
time,  in  hojies  of  having  some  crops. — 
But  yesterday,  (the  15th)  and  to-day  the 
'hoppers'  are  coming  down,  covering  some 
fields  of  grain  until  they  look  red.  If 
they  remain  a  few  days,  all  the  late  crop 
will  be  gone;  and  for  some  jicople  this 
is  the  second  or  third  crop  that  tliey  have 
lost,  and  nothing  to  fall  back  on  for  a 
support." 

Bro.  a.  H.  Cassel,  Harley.sville,  Pa., 
our  antiquarian,  in  a  letter  dated  Aug. 
18th,  informs  us  th;it  lie  has  been  much 
cfHicted  with  weak  eyes,  for  several  years 
past,  so  that  he  could  not  read  nor  write 
as  he  wished  to  do.  Of  late  be  has  been 
suffering  more  than  usual,  and  sometimes 
feared  that  he  might  lose  his  eyesight 
altogether.  He  has  sought  the  best  op^ 
ticul  skill  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia, 
and  has  obtained  some  relief;  but  hia 
condition  is  such  that  he  promi.ses  no  help 
on  our  Aluianac  for  IS76.  We  are  sorry 
that  our  brother  is  thus  afflicted,  first 
through  sym|)athy  for  the  suffering,  and 
also  because  his  Biographical  Sketches  of 
our  forefathers  in  this  coutitry,  are  high- 
ly appreciated  by  us  and  by  many  of  our 
brethren  and  sisters.  We  hope  that  lio 
may  be  spared,  and  that  his  eyes  may  be 
restored  to  a  healthy  condition,  so  that  ho 
may  yet  give  to  the  brotherhood  at  least 
some  of  the  results  of  a  life  of  labor  in 
the  fields  of  antiquity.  B. 

Bro.  J.  H.  Ulricii,  Huntington,  In- 
diana, writes  :  "W^e  are  having  rather  dry 
weather,  for  awhile,  after  a  long  wet  time. 
Wo  had  very  heavy  rains.  Our  crops 
were  considerably  damaged  by  wet  weath- 
er, and  army  worms,  and  some  by  chinch 
bugs.  Along  the  water  courses  much 
has  been  destroyed  by  high  water.  You 
will  find  enclosed  $1.00  to  be  divided  be- 
tween the  Danish  and  Stein  Funds." 

Brother  J.  Gerhart,  Allison,  111., 
after  sending  some  contributions  to  the 
D.uiisli  and  Stein  Funds,  for  liimself  and 
others,  says  :  "The  brethren  here  feel 
like  doing  all  they  can  in  the  cause  of 
oar  Master,  Jesus  Christ."  This  is  a 
good  feeling,  surely.  IMay  we  all  have  it, 
and  have  it  always.  And  then  we  should 
remember  that  such  feelings,  like  know- 
ing to  do  good,  should  be  accompanied  by 
j  good  works,  as  in  the  case  of  these  breth- 
ren and  sisters. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLJf  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Tbe  Parlor  ClOHet. 

A  pious  young  lady,  speaking  one 
day  of  tbe  preciousness  of  secret 
prayer,  was  asked  by  her  pastor  how, 
as  a  member  of  a  large  family  of  irre- 
ligious people,  who  were,  seemingly 
always  about  her,  and  with  two  room- 
mates to  share  her  chamber,  she  man- 
aged to  find  cither  place  or  time  for 
private  devotion. 

"As  regards  time,"  was  the  answer, 
"I  secure  that  by  rising  an  hour  be- 
fore the  rest  of  the  family  ;  and  tbe 
large  drawing-room  is  my  closer." 

"The  large  drawing-room  I"  ex- 
claimed the  pastor,  in  surprise.  "I 
should  have  thought  that  such  a  the- 
atre for  worldly  amusements,  and 
Bonietiraes  for  profanity  as  well  asdis- 
gipatiou,  would  have  bi^en  the  last 
place  to  select  as  a  sanctuary  fi)r 
prayer." 


'[t  was  aelecled  at  first,"  said 
young  lady,   "with    considerable 


the 
re- 
luctance ;  and  noi  until  I  had  failed 
in  several  ether  attempts  to  secure 
quiet  and  privacy  for  prayer  and  med- 
itation ;  fur  I  feared  that  ttie  associa- 
tions connected  with  that  room  would 
hinder  my  devotions.  But  I  have  not 
found  it  so.  On  the  contrary,  the 
fact  of  my  having  there  erected  an 
altar  to  the  all-seeing  and  sin-hating 
God,  has  transfornaed  that  room  into 
a  very  Bethel  in  my  eyes  ;  while  the 
memory  of  the  prayers  I  have  offered 
there  in  the  early  n'oruing,  and  the 
sweet  seasons  of  commuo'on  enjoyed 
with  my  Saviour,  furnish  the  best 
antidote  to  the  temptations  that  beset 
my  path.  I  no  sooner  enter  that 
room  than  I  feel  conscious  of  the 
presence  of  Jesus,  and  know  him  to 
be  there.  I  dare  not  say  or  do  any- 
thing to  grieve  or  drive  him  from  me. 
If  enticed  by  any  of  the  gay  company 
my  aunt  assembles  in  that  room  to 
engage  in  sinful  pastimes,  I  hear  the 
pleading  voice  of  my  Saviour,  saying, 
'My  daughter,  consent  ihon  not.'  If 
for  a  moment  templed  to  walk  in  the 
broad  road  of  fashionable  folly,  there 
falls  on  my  ear,  in  gentlest  accents, 
the  timely  warning,  'Be  not  conform- 
ed to  tbe  world  ;'  and  redolent  as  is 
the  very  atmosphere  with  my  Savior's 
presence,  1  can  have  no  fellowship 
with  the  works  of  darkness." 

"A  blessed  experienc:)  is  yours,  my 
daughter,"  was  the  minister's  re- 
Bponse.     It   is   even    so.     Wherever 


we  seek  our  God,  be  is  found  ;  and 
every  place  may  become  hallowed 
ground.  Would  that  more  of  the 
fashionable  parlors  of  our  land  were 
used  for  Bethels. — Am.  Messenger. 

The  Clown's  Seruion. 


One  evening  when  a  circus  per- 
formance in  one  of  the  Southern 
States  was  about  to  close,  the  clown 
stepped  forward,  and  in  a  solemn  tone 
addressed  the  vast  assemblage  pres- 
ent, among  which  were  hundreds  of 
professing  Christians  of  the  different 
denominations,  Methodist,  Baptist, 
Episcopalian,  and  P.csbyterian,  in  the 
following  style  : — 

"My  friends,  we  have  taken  about 
six  hundred  dollars  here  to-day — 
more  money,  I  venture  to  say,  than 
auv  minister  of  the  gospel  in  this 
county  will  receive  for  a  whole  year's 
service.  A  large  portion  of  this  mon- 
ey was  given  by  church  members;  a 
large  portion  of  this  audience  is  made 
up  of  members  of  the  church.  And 
yei;,  when  your  preacher  ask.'^  you  for 
money  to  a'd  iu  supportirig  the  gos- 
pel, you  say  you  are  too  poor  to  give 
anything.  Yet  you  come  here  and 
pay  dollars  to  hear  me  talk  nonsense. 
I  a.n  a  fool  because  I  a'!!  paid  for  it; 
I  make  my  living  by  it.  You  pr^)- 
fess  to  be  wise,  and  yet  you  support 
me  in  my  folly.  But  perhaps  you 
say  you  did  not  come  to  see  the  cir- 
cus, but  the  animals.  Ah  I  now  this 
is  all  an  excuse.  If  you  come  simply 
to  see  the  animals,  why  did  you  not 
look  at  them  and  leave?  Why  did 
you  stay  to  hear  my  nonsense  ?  Now 
is  not  this  a  pretty  place  for  Chris- 
tians to  bo  in  ?  Do  you  not  feel 
ashamed  of  yourselves  ?  You  ought 
to  bl'^sb  in  such  a  place  as  this  !" 

An  earnest  discourse  was  preached 
soon  afterwards,  iu  the  neighborhood. 
A  stirring  ajjpeal  was  made  in  favor 
of  the  cause  of  missions.  The  collec- 
tion amounted  to  four  dollars  and 
thirty-eight  cents.  Only  think  of  it  ; 
six  hundred  dollars  for  the  circus,  and 
four  dollars  to  preach  the  gospel  in 
all  the  world  1 

Selected. 


'Wby  Do  They  Kver  B«r1u?" 


"Mamma,"  said  my  little  Harry, 
looking  out  of  the  window  as  a  drunk- 
en man  went  reeling  by,  "'why  do  men 
stagger  through  the  street  ?" 

"Because  they  are  drunk,"  I  said. 


"Bat  mamma  why  do  they  not  stop 
drinking  ?" 

"Because  they  either  cannot,  or 
think  they  cannot." 

"Well,  then,  mamma,"  said  Henry, 
lifting  his  little  earnest  face  to  mine, 
"why  do  they  ever  begin  ?" 

It  was  a  very  busy  morning,  and 
my  work  was  not  half  done.  But  I 
knew  what  I  ought  to  do  just  then  ; 
80  I  sat  down,  took  Harry  on  my 
knee,  and  we  talked  it  all  over.  I 
tiied  to  show  him  as  well  as  I  could, 
how,  lial(!  by  little,  the  result  came 
about.  Only  the  day  before,  a  neigb- 
bo  ,  at  whose  hou.se  we  were  calling, 
wauted  to  treat  us  to  cider  that  she 
said  was  "only  a  trifle  sharp — just 
enough  to  be  srood."  I  said,  "No'' 
for  myself,  and  fiiniiig  Hairy  wag 
taking  the  glass,  said  'fXo,"  (or  him 
also  ;  and  Harry  thought  it  very  hard, 
and  pleaded  that  he  might  have  "just 
a  little.'' 

"But  mamma,"  said  Harry,  that 
little  drink  of  cider  wouldn't  have 
made  me  drunk. 

"No,  Harry  ;  but  it  might  have  led 
little  by  little,  to  a  liking  for  such 
things  ;  and,  if  we  cannot  do  without 
cider  with  a  little  alcohol  in  it,  when 
it  is  handed  to  us,  how  shall  wo  do 
when  tbe  wine  is  offi-red  ?  Where 
shall  be  the  stopping  point?  A  little 
cider,  a  litile  wine,  a  little  rum  ;  a 
great  Ami  of  cider,  a  great  deal  of 
wine,  a  great  deal  of  rum.  We  can- 
not know.  It  may  be  all  down, 
down  to  the  wretched  state  we  saw 
just  now. 

"Oil,"  said  Harry  with  a  little  shud- 
der, "I  wouldii't  for  anything  grow 
up  to  be  like  that  man  ;  a'ld  it  that  is 
ttio  way  the  thing  begins,  don't  let 
n)e  have  any  more  cider,  mamma. 
Keep  it  all  a.vay." 

"That's  the  way  the  thing  begins 
my  boy  ;  and,  God  helping  me,  I 
will. " —  Reformed  Messenger. 


The  sun  is  full  of  heat  and  light, 
and  it  asks  no  questions  as  to  how  it 
shall  do  good,  but  is  perpetually  pour- 
ing out  its  golden  fl.)od.  The  spring 
that  sparkles  at  tiie  foot  of  the  hill  is 
full  ;  and  asking  leave  of  no  one,  is 
forever  welling  fjrth  its  sweet  wa- 
ters. So  the  Christian,  if  only  full  of 
love  of  God  and  man,  and  shedding 
around  him  benign  inflaonces,  as  a 
natural  result,  cannot  help  doing 
good. 


v;riRI8TlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


657 


CORRESPOiMDEN  CE. 

Correspondence  of  church  neios  solicited /roii\ 
all  parts  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer's  name 
and  address  required  on  every  commimication 
as  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  comtmmi- 
tations  or  matiiiscripl  used,  not  »vtw»'«ed.  All 
commw'Acations  for  publication  should  be  writ 
tin  upon  one  side  of  the  she  A  only, 

Th4)  Missionary  Canse. 

Dear  Brothers  and  Sisters  : — 

I  am  greatly  pleased 
with  the  efforts  made  by  some  of  our 
brethren  coucerning  the  missiooary 
cause.  I  think  the  bretbreo  are  mov- 
ing in  the  right  direction,  and  trust 
they  are  moved  by  the  right  spirit. 
The  move  made  by  brother  Esbclma'i 
has  been  creating  quite  a  sensation 
among  the  brethren  ,  but,  with  broth- 
er L.  West,  I  think  the  "One  cent'' 
fund  will  not  quite  be  sufficient  to 
accomplish  our  designs ;  yet  it  is  a 
noble  beginning.  Brother  Hady  has 
made  some  good  hits,  no  doubt,  from 
an  honedt  heart.  I  am  more  than 
pleased  with  the  remarks  of  brother 
Balsbangh  in  Companion  and  Visitor 
page  491,  current  Vol.  Brethren  let 
us  rejoice,  that  the  "little  of  the  mis- 
sionary spirit,"  as  remarked  by  the 
brethren  at  A  M  ,  is  still  growing 
and  developing  itself  in  the  brother- 
hood. It  ia  still  going  forward  and 
onward.  Let  us  keep  it  moving. 
May  it,  like  tha  small  grain  of  mus- 
tard seed,  vegetate  and  grow  and  be- 
come a  mighty  tree.  Brethren,  let  us 
not  despise  small  things.  The  earth 
is  made  up  of  little  grains  of  saad 
and  little  partic'e^  of  du.-t ;  the  mighty 
ocean  is  formed  by  little  drops  of  wa- 
ter; the  tall  and  niajostic  oak  came 
from  a  little  acorn  ;  tbe  little  "stone 
cut  out  of  the  mountain,  without 
bauds,  became  to  be  a  large  mountain, 
that  fills  the  whole  earth."  My  dear 
brethren,  our  nsissionary  movement 
may  seem  quite  small,  little  in  its  out- 
start — but  by  the  blessings  of  God,  it 
may  become  tbe  means  of  saving 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  sinners  from 
a  dreadful  doom.  Then,  dear  breth- 
ren, let  us  not  despair,  let  us  ever 
move  on  in  the  good  cause. 

1  will  now  proceed  tosuggest  a  plan, 
which,  if  carried  out,  will  give  us 
abundant  financial  aid  to  carry  out  the 
noble  work  of  the  Lord,  as  far  as 
money  is  concerned,  and  no  one  will 
feel  it  pscuniarily.  Let  each  individ- 
ual member,  brother  and  sister,  of  our 
brotherhood,  pay  one  cent  weekly, 
which  will  amount  to  52  cents  to 
each    one   annually,   and   at    brother 


Landon  West's  figures,  150  000  mem- 
bsrs,  (which  is  no  over  estimation) 
will  amount  in  the  aggregate,  annu- 
ally, to  seventy-eight  thousand  dol- 
lars. This  could  be  collected  with 
comparative  ease,  in  the  following 
manner:  Let  every  organized  church 
have  a  treasury,  and  let  each  member 
quarterly  pny  bis  13  cents  into  the 
treasury.  Every  sis  months  let  this 
treasury  empty  itself  into  the  district 
treasury,'  and  the  district  treasury 
into  the  general  treasury,  especially 
held  for  the  missionary  fund.  Then 
let  a  committee  be  appointed  by  A.  M 
(I  would  suggest,  let  the  standing 
committee  of  A.  M.  constitute  said 
committee,)  to  adopt  and  suggest 
plans  and  regulations,  how,  where, 
and  when  such  funds  should  be  ap- 
plied. Said  committee,  to  meet  at 
the  time  and  place  of  A.  M.  a  few 
days  prior  to  tbe  assembliugof  A.  M., 
and  then  report  their  plans  to  A.  M 
to  have  them  ratified,  amended,  or  re- 
jected, as  tbe  case  may   be. 

Something  of  this  kind  has  been 
asritating  my  mind  for  some  time  past. 
I  have  now  given  an  outline  of  my 
prayerful  deliberations,  and  I  shall 
gladly  yield  my  views  of  the  matter 
to  anything  better  ;  and  as  all  our 
former  missionary  plans  have  meas- 
urably failed,  may  we  not  then  try 
some  simple  plan,  something  like  the 
foregoing,  and  see  that  the  Lord  will 
prosper  it. 

There  will  be  some  few  poor  mem- 
bers, who  may  not  be  able  to  pay 
their  pitiance,  but  let  the  church  niake 
up  the  deficiency.  The  children  of 
brethren  and  others,  friendly  to  the 
good  cause,  will  help  to  contribute 
something  to  the  cause  of  Christ. 
Pear  brethren,  I  would  like  to  hear 
from  yon.  Let  us  compare  views, 
and  by  the  assisting  grace  of  God,  try 
and  adopt  tbe  most  phmsible  and  sim- 
ple plan.  I  remain  your  humble  ser- 
vant, and  weak  brother  in  Christ. 

E.   K.  BUECHLEY. 

Waterloo,   Iowa. 


Our  Trip  So  Kentucky. 

Dc(tr  Brethren  :  — 

I  left,  my  home  at  9  o'clock  a.  m., 
on  the  7t!i  of  June  last.  Took  the  train 
at  Troy,  Miami  county,  Ohio,  at  half  past 
eleven,  and  was  soon  on  my  way  for  Cin- 
cinnati. 

At  four  o'clock,  p.  m.,  I  met 
brother  Georj^e  Silur  who  was  to  and 
did  accompany  mo  to  Kentucky.  ^Vo 
wore  met  by  our  dear  young  brother 
George  FitzgcniUl  at  Frankfort,  Ky.,  on 


Tuesday,  8th,  at  9  o'clock,  a.  m.  We 
went  with  him  to  liis  home  and  found  his 
little  family  well,  wiio  also  rejoiced  to  see 
us  once  more.  We  had  a  meeting  or  two 
with  them  and  tjieii  passed  on  to  Scolfc 
county,  Ky.  There  wo  had  several 
meetings  and  baptized  two  persons — man 
and  wife.  The  people  seemed  to  mani- 
fest a  i^rcat  desire  to  hear  the  Brethren 
preach,  and  took  quite  an  interest  in  tbe 
meetings.  On  tbe  15th  we  started  home, 
where  we  landed  safe  at  8  o'clock  p.  m., 
and  found  all  \v<.ll.     Thank  God. 

As  t!io  Kouthern  District  of  Ohio 
thoutrht  it  advisal'le  to  send  some  breth- 
ren to  Kontuuky  for  a  while  every  four  or 
siic  weeks,  we  called  on  brother  John 
Fitzgerald  (a  l^rotber  to  George)  to  meet 
us  in  Kimt.ncky  on  tbe  2ord  of  July,  and 
he  resjiondcd  lo  our  call.  I  informed 
him  tliat  1  eould  not  be  there  on  the  23rd, 
but  would  bo  there  on  the  30th,  and  I 
was  blessed  to  meet  him  accon'mg  ar- 
rancoment. 

\Ve  had  several  meetings  in  Scott  and 
Owen  counties,  The  waters  being  very 
high,  and  raining  nearly  all  the  tiuie,  the 
people  could  not  get  to  meeting  as  they 
soeined  to  desire;  although  the  mecLing.s 
were  pretty  well  attended,  considering 
the  state  of  tbe  roads,  the  rain  and  the 
high  waters.  The  people  seemed  to  be 
very  anxious  to  have  us  stay  with  thorn 
longer:  but  business  at  home  called  for 
my  presence  and  accordingly  I  left  on 
the  4th  of  August,  after  baptizing  two 
young  persons.  Brother  John  concluded 
to  stay  and  give  them  a  few  more  meet- 
ings in  Scott  county,  and  I  hope  his  la- 
bor was  blessed  much. 

Now  brethren  and  sisters  in   the  Lord, 

we  ask  you  to  pray  for  the  little  flock  in 

Kentucl<y,  that  God   may   add   to   their 

numbers  such  as  shall  be  saved.     Amen. 

H.  D.  D.vvY. 

Ca.sstoKii,  Ohio. 

{Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


€ar«(ui(y  Distributees. 

Brother  Jii'nn"< : 

We,  of  the  Ei.^ht  Mile  congrega- 
tion, in  Franklin  county,  Kansas,  wish  to 
inform,  through  your  paper,  all  v;hom 
it  may  concern,  ih:\t  we  were  notified  by 
brethren  C.  Forney  and  C.  L.  Keim,  of 
Falls  City,  Nebraska,  to  investigate  tbe 
condition  of  our  brethren  and  friends  in 
consequence  of  the  fiiilure  of  crops,  which 
we  did  according  to  rcauest,  and  returned 
an  answer  to  brother  C.  Forney  concern- 
ing the  destitution  of  our  people  under 
our  notice  and  care  in  Franklin,  Osage, 
and  oart  of  Dou^das  counties,  Kansas. — 
On  Feb.  12r,h,  1875,  we  received  of 
brother  C.  L.  Keim,  one  hundred  dollars 
as  aid  funds.  April  2nd  we  received  of 
the  same  fifty  dollars  for  the  same  pur- 
po.e.  In  addition  to  the  above  sums  we 
received  on  the  ITtls  of  April,  of  brother 
.Jnlni  Beecbly,  of  Atiburn,  tliiiiois,  thi-fy 
dullar,-;  an<l  on  llse  Idtii  of  ;May,  we  re- 
ceived of  the  same  one   hundred  and  ton 


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dollars,  for  the  relief  of  our  suffering  peo- 
ple. We  have  supplied  the  wants  of  all 
who  called  on  us  lor  help  from  the  16ch 
of  February  up  to  J.uly  -nd,  so  that  no 
one  suffered  for  want  of  nourishment.  In 
our  final  report  of  our  di.slribuiions  to  the 
chureh,  we  found  a  siirpins  of  money  we 
received  of  brother  John  Beach ly,  of 
fifty-six  dollar.-!,  which  we  iiavo  returned 
to  him.  The  total  amount  disiribuled  is 
two  hundred  and  thirty  four  dolliir.<?. 

We  feel  thankful  to  God,  and  grateful 
to  our  biothren  who  liavc  been  willinjr  to 
as.sist  us  by  their  kind  donations.  Wo 
are  blessed  with  a  fair  crop  of  wheat,  oats, 
and  vegetables,  (^orn  promises  an  abun- 
dantcrop.  Church  matters  as  usual. 
Danikil  Haunhaht,  Treas. 

John  BAiiNiiAnx, 

Saslson  Haksuman,  )■  Assistants. 

Isaac  Flora, 
Ccntropolis,  Kansas. 


''Our  Home  Iflissiou." 

To  the  Western  District  of  Pennsylcania  '. 

The  Home  Mission  business  of 
Western  Pennsylvania,  is  now  in  exist- 
ence about  two  years.  J^urinc;  this  tinjc 
some  good,  we  are  pleased  to  know,  has 
been  done  by  our  missionary  bretjiren  ; 
but  much  more  might  have  been  done, 
liad  we  sufficient  means  to  carry  on  the 
work  as  it  should  be,  or  as  the  calls  would 
demand.  The  Board  was  to  meet  on  the 
23rd  of  the  present  month,  to  make  ar> 
rangements  for  the  fall  work;  but  Provi- 
dence seemed  so  to  rule  as  not  to  give  us 
a  meeting,  which  was  all  for  the  better, 
I  do  bolieve.  If  the  Board  had  met,  it 
could  have  organized,  but  could  not  have 
sent  any  missionary  out,  for  tho  simple 
fact  that  they  could  not  have  fiarnished 
them  any  money,  there  not  being  enough 
in  the  treasury  to  pay  last  year's  expens- 
es. We  yet  owe  brother  Beer  some 
money  for  his  mission  of  love  into  the 
south-western  part  of  our  district  and  to 
a  family  in  Ohio  bordering  close  on  the 
line,  whcrd  he  baptized  some  willing  sub- 
jects, among  the  number  the  son  and  his 
wife  of  one  of  ourelders  in  the  district- 
one  whom  the  father  had  pcsrhaps  partly 
given  up  of  ever  coming  over  to  us,  he  not 
living  among  any  brethren ;  yet  that  church 
lias  not  sent  in  a  mile  during  the  last 
year.  Eiders,  ministers,  deacons,  fathers 
and  moiiicrs,  let  me  appeal  to  you  that 
have  children  about  leaving  home,  be 
earnestly  engaged  in  the  work  of  evangel- 
izing, so  that  your  ofrsi)ring  u)ay  be  gath- 
ered into  the  I'old. 

But  three  churches  have  responded  for 
the  present  year,  viz  :  Montgomery, 
Qiien)ahonitig  (by  private  contribution), 
ami  KIk  ]jick.  1  wcmid  suggest  that  the 
Board  meets  not  until  the  treasury  has 
money  to  start  willi. 

0.  G.  liiNT,  Treas. 

Min/crHihilc,  Pa, 

[Note  : — The  above  announcement 
brings  to  our  remembrance  the  condition 


of  brother  and  sister  Snyder,  in  Belu)ont 
count  v,  Ohio.  It  is  now  fully  eight 
months  since  they  were  received  into  the 
church,  and,  by  last  news  from  them, 
they  were  battling  all  alone,  having  had 
no  brother  to  preach  for  them  since  we 
were  there  in  December  last.  Now  we 
would  s£.y  to  our  brethren  nearest  to  them, 
and  especially  to  those  in  Ohio,  to  whose 
charge  limy  properly  belong,  do  not  for- 
get nor  neglet  them.  There  should  be  an 
arrangement  made  similar  to  that  at 
Bristol  Centre,  or  that  for  Kentucky, 
both  of  which  appear  in  this  No.  of  the 
Comi'an.ion  and  Visitor. 

We  were  in  hopes  that  brother  Nich- 
olson would  vi.sit  them  sometimes.  Where 
are  you,  brother  John  ?  Will  you  look 
after  this  matter?  They  live  near  War- 
nock,  a  station  on  the  B.  k  0.  railroad, 
perhaps  15  mile  west  of  Bellaire.  As 
they  are  not  acquainted  with  the  breth- 
ren in  Ohio,  it  is  hoped  that  our  speak- 
ers who  can  visit  them  will  write  to  them 
soon.  Address  David  Snyder,  Warnock, 
Belmont  county,  Ohio. — B. ] 

Falls  City,  Neb.,     ) 
August  14th,  1875.  J 
Brother  Qniinter : — 

I  enclose  you  the  following, 
directed  to  me,  asking  credit  ;  which  up- 
on   examination,  I  find   correct,     i'iease 
publish  tlie  credit,  and  oblige. 
Your  brother, 

C.  L.  K15I.M. 

Waukek,  Iowa,        \ 
August  Gih,  1875.  j 
C.  L.  Keim, 

Dear  Brother : — 

I  sent  you  a  money 
order  for  $5.00,  last  winter,  (probably  in 
February),  for  the  Nebraska  sniTercrs.  I 
have  seen  no  credit  given  for  it  in  the 
Companion, i|as  yet.  Did  you  get  ii? 
Please  make  the  correction. 

Fraternally  yours, 

Michael  IIoijp. 


AppoinlniftutN  tor  Meelfiitff^  »t 
ISrii^tol  Centre  Ohio. 

Ileury     Brumbaugh,      September 
the  12th. 

P.  J.  Browu,  October  lOth. 
George  Irviu,  November  7ih. 
David  Workman,  December  5th. 
Lewis  Glass. 

Aiinoiiiiceineiits. 


J^OV1£-FkA8TS. 


Norborno,  Mo.,  Wnkendah  branch, 
Ray  Co.,  Mo.,  ou  tho  Kith    uud    17 lb 


of  October,  commencing  at  2  o'clock. 
Brethren  coming  bj  railroad  will  stop 
cffatHardiu,  about  six  miles  from 
the  Brethrcu's  meetiGg-hon.'ite. 

S.  B  Shirky. 

Pony  Creek  church,  Bro?;a  Co., 
KivQ.,  ou  the  promises  of  tho  uuder- 
signed,  on  Stiturdaj  and  Sunday  the 
11th  and  12th  ol  September  iie.\i,, 
commeuciug  ou  Saturday  at  2  o'clock 
p.  m. 

J.  J.   LlCHTY. 

Ill  the    Upper   Miami,    or    Grove 

District,  Miami  Co  ,  Ohio,  ou  the  13th 

of   October.     Those   coming   ou    the 

Broad  Guage  will  stop  oif  at   Osben. 

0.  F.  YOUNT. 

At  the  Brethren's  meeting-houae  in 

Chatham,  Black  River   congregation, 

Medina  Co.,  Ohio,  on  the  12th  of  Oct. 

next,  commencing  at  10  o'clock  a.  m. 

Joseph  Rittenhouse. 

George's  Creek,  Fayette    Co.,  Pa  , 

Grove     church,    four    and    one    half 

miles  south-west  of  Uuiontowu,  com- 

meucing  on  Saturday  the  9th  of   Oct. 

William  Moser  Clerk. 

Bu.?hncl  church,  McDonough  Co., 
Illinois,  on  the  ISth  and  19tb  of  Sep- 
tcaibor  next,  at  the  house  brother 
John  L.  .Myers,  six  miles  south-east 
from  Colchester,  Lho  nearest  railroad 
station  on  tho  C.  B.  Q.  R.  R. 

Joseph  Myeks. 

Grasshopper  Valley  church,  JelTer- 
sou  Co.,  Kau.,  on  the  9th  and  lOth  of 
October,  to  be  held  at  their  meeting- 
house in  the  town  of  Ozawkie. 

A.  Pearsoll. 

Big  Grove  church,  Benton  county, 
Iowa,  on  the  Dth  and  10th  of  October 
next,  at  the  church  one  half  mile 
from  Benton  station. 

Stephen  Johnson. 

I'rairio  Creek  church,  Wells  Co., 
Indiana,  at  the  house  of  brother  John 
Minnicb,  seven  miles  north-west  of 
Montpelier,  September  30ih. 

Salimoay  church,  Indiana,    on    the 

7lh  of  October    next.     Those   coming 

by  railroad  will  stop   at    llunliugtcm 

where  thoy  will  be  met  and  cared  for. 

Samuel  Murray. 

Cedar  Grove,  Hawkins  Co.,  Tenn., 
on  the  11th  and  12th  of  September, 
commencing  at  3  o'clock  ou  Saturdiiy 
evening, 

In  the  Coal  Creek  church,  Fulton 
Co.,  111.,  18th  and  19Lh  of  Suptociber, 


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to  commence  a  2  o'clock  p.  m.  There 
will  be  preparations  at  noon  at  the  i 
meetiug-hoiiae  six  miles  north  of  ^ 
Farmingtou  to  accommodate  those  ; 
from  a  distance.  Ministering  breth- 
ren coming  by  railroad  will  notify  the  ' 
writer  or  D.  Ziick,  Farmiugtcn,  111.,  ' 
and  they  "ill  be  met  either  at  Farm-  t 
ington  or  Norria. 

Jacob  Negley. 

In  Wes^rn  Kansas,  in  rototion,  as 
follows  : 

1.  On  Salt  Creek,  Republic  Co., 
two  miles  east  of  Bell  ville,  on  the  11th 
and  12ih  of  September. 

2.  In  Jewell  Co.,  White  Ilock  arm 
of  the  church,  Sep'L.  15th  and  16ih. 

3.  With  the  brethren  in  O.sborne 
county,  on  the  18th  and  19th  uf  Sep- 
tember. 

We  have  made  this  arrangement  to 
give  brethren  visiting  in  the  West  an 
opportunity  to  be  with  us:  and  minis- 
tering brethren  are  especially  invited. 
Allen  Ives. 

Burr  Oak,  Jewell  Co.,  Kan. 

Shade  congregation,  Somerset  Co., 
Pa.,  on  the  15th  of  September,  com- 
mencing at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

.    IIlRAM  MU.=  SELMAN. 

In  the  Beaver  Creek  church,  Rock- 
ingham Co.,  Va.-;'  i  the  9th  of  Oct. 
next,  commencing  ii'2  o'clock.  Meet- 
ing at  the  same  place  on  the  day 
following. 

Jacob  Thomas. 

At  Flat  Rock,  Shenandoah  Co., 
Va.,  on  the  18th  and  19ih  of  Septem- 
ber next,  commencing  at  2  o'clock 
p.  m. 

Jacob  Wine. 

Mahoning  church,  in  the  Bethel 
meeting-house.  8  miles  from  Colum- 
biana, Ohio  on  the  8ih  of  Oetobr. 
At  Bratol  Trumbull  Co.,  Ohio,  on 
the  lOtb  of  October.  We  invite  all 
the  members  that  can  to  be  with  u.s 
at  Bristol,  as  there  are  but  few  mem- 
bers there,  and  they  feel  glad  when 
the  members  come. 

Lewis  Glass. 


£>IKD. 


Wo  adniil  no  pootiy  under  any  civcumstan 
ces  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  U3e  all  alike,  anil  we  couUl  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

In  the  Covington  chucrh,  Miami  county, 
Ohio.  Aui5  9lh,  1875,  sistei-  Pamii.la  Siiel- 
LA.BEKQEK,  daughter  of  brother  Shellaberger, 
aged  4'J  years.  9  months  and  13  days.  Our 
eieter  was  afflictad  for    some  tinie,  her  dis- 


ease being  the  consumption.  Sh"^  had  a 
pleasant  home,  and  many  warm  fiieuds  to 
whom  she  was  warmly  attached,  and  in  the 
early  part  of  her  allliction  the  thought  of 
leaving  them  was  liOt  so  pleasant  to  h«i'.  As 
her  end  approached,  however,  she  Ijceame 
more  detached  from  earth  and  earthly  ob- 
jects, and  (jiiile  anxious  to  depart,  apparent- 
ly, reading  her  "title  clear  to  raantions  in 
the  tk  e.-:.'"  In  the  pro.--pcct  of  death  she 
realizi-d  the  importance  of  a  gospel  prepara- 
tion to  meet  her  end,  and  looi^ed  back  with 
much  satisfaction  to  the  lime  of  1  er  union 
with  t'hrist  and  the  church. 

The  Funeral  servicos  were  conducted  by 
brethien  H.  D.  Uavy  and  S.  Mohler. 

Editok- 
\^Pilgnm  pi'  ase  copy.] 

Iq  the  Uovir.gton  District,  Miami  county, 
Ohio,  Aug.  9,  1875,  Amki.i.^.,  daushler  of 
brother  .Muitiii  and  sister  Lizzie  Mohler. aged 
ten  months.     Funeral  by  the  brethren. 

S.    MOIILER. 

In  the  Union  City  church,  July  29th,  1875, 
sister  Mauy  Kunkle  ;  aged  77  yeais,  3mo5., 
and  4  dajs.  She  was  a  consistent  member 
in  the  chuich  someithing  like  fifty-five 
years,  t'unuial  occasion  improved  by  G.  V. 
tjiler  and  the  wi'.ter,  from  2  Cor.  5. 

Thomas  B    Wen"ICK. 

In  Logan  county,  OhiOjjJMay  13th.  near 
Bellefoutaiue,  infant  sou  of  f  lend  Benjimin 
K'.'plogle  and  Susannah  his  wife  ;  aged 
about  IS  mouths.  Funeral  sermon  preached 
from  Luke  18  :  IG,  by  the  writer. 

Also,  in  Logan  church,  Logan  county, 
Ohio,  June  29ih,  1875,  our  beloved  old 
brother  Joseph  Uulp  ;  aged  75  ycarf,  5 
ijjonths  and  1  day.  Disease,  palsy.  He  was 
a  deacon  iu  the  church  about  twenty-nine 
years,  leaves  a  wife — sister  in  the  church — 
six  children,  and  some  grandcliildreu  to 
mourn  their  loss.  Funeral  sr.rraou  preached 
by  Eldeis  Joseph  N  Kautfrnau,  and  John 
Frantz,  from  DouuelTs  Creek,  the/  being 
with  us  at  the  lime,  and  assisted  by  the 
writer,  from  Kcv  6  :  11,  and  7  :  13,  to  a 
large  concourse  of  people. 

Also,  in  Logan  church,  Logan  county, 
Ohio,  July  the  25th,  1875,  our  old  sister 
Pe«gy  Maeeks  )N  ;  aged  93  yeais  Disease, 
old  age  and  paralysis.  She  was  confined  to 
the  house  and  bed  nineteen  weeks  ;  suifered 
a  great  deal,  but  she  bore  her  sutl'eriug  with 
resignation.  Funerrtl  sermon  preachei  fiom 
1  Cor.  15  :  S3,  hy  Elder  Joseph  N.  KaulTinau, 
assisted  by  brother  .M.  Swonger,  and  the 
writer.  J.  L.  Frantz. 

In  the  Sandy  church,  Columbinna  county, 
Ohio,  June  S7th.  1875,  sister  Emelink  H., 
wife  of  biother  John  A.  Clement, and  daugh- 
ter of  brother  George  M.,  and  sister  Cath- 
arine Bowman  ;  ag' d  30  yeais,  11  months, 
and  23  days.  Funeral  services  by  brother 
Lewis  Glass,  and  the  wiiter,  from  Heb.  4  : 
9,  to  a  largo  concourse  of  people. 

Biother  Clement  has  indeed  been  bereft  of 
a  very  kind  companion,  and  the  church  of 
an  active  member.  She  leaves  five  children 
to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  dear  mother  ;  but  we 
trust  their  loss  is  her  great  gain.  Sister 
Clement  was  willing  to  do  all  the  Lord  com- 
manded her.  A  short  time  before  she  died, 
she  called  for  the  elders  and  was  anaoinled 
"with  oil  iu  the  name  of  the  Lord." 

Aakon  Shively. 

In  Flalrock  district,  Shenandoah  coupty, 
Va  ,  brother  John  Nbff,  a  faithful  minister 
in  the  second  degree  Tor  mauy  years,  lie 
and  the  writer  went  to  the  Annual  Meeting, 
in  Ohio,  last  May;  caiiie  home  on  the1i4th 


of  May  ;  took  sick  soon  afterward.^  with  the 
fast  cousumpli  ni,  and  died  on  the  27lh  of 
July  ;  nged  (iti  ycais,  and  II  days.  The 
Church  lias  lost  a  fine  member  ;  the  widow, 
a  kind  husband  ;  the  children,  a  loving  fa- 
ther ;  the  poor,  a  good  friend.  He  left  be- 
hind, a  wi'ow,  (a  loving  sis'er,)  two  sons, 
and  two  daughters,  all  members  of  the 
Church  ;  the  youngest  son  is  a  minister. 
Funeral  services  by  the  Brethren,  from  Kev. 
14  :   13,  to  a  very  large  assemblage. 

Jacob  Wine. 


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FOR    S4l,E-REAO    JT. 

A  Valuable  Farm,  containing  300  acres,  in 
Preston  county,  \V.  Va.,  within  two  miles  of 
the  town  of  Clifton.  3  miles  from  the  town 
of  Braudouvllle,  3  miles  from  Bruceton  and 
15  miles  south  of  Unionlown,  Pa  ,  on  the 
line  of  the  late  Sla'c  Siirvej/  of  "The  Iron 
Valley  and  Pennsylvania  Line  R.  R-,"  and 
at  the  junction  ol  4  county  roads,  in  one  of 
the  best  neighhovhuods  iu  Prestou  county. — 
Only  ;^  of  a  mile  from  a  school  houie  and 
two  churches.  The  '•Brethien"  have  a  laige 
church  a  short  distance  from  the  town  of 
Clifton.  There  are  about  175  acres  el«ared 
and  under  fence,  balance  good  timber  land, 
with  a  4-foot  vein  of  stone  coal, and  a  10-foot 
vein  of  excellent  limestone.  Two  thirds  of 
the  land  is  compiiativly  level,  and  clear  of 
stone;  balance,  moderately  rolling.  Two 
Orchards,  Tv/o  Dwelling  Houses,  Stables, 
and  other  buildings.  Will  be  sold  cheap  and 
ou  aecommodatiiig  terms.  Possession  given 
on  the  1st  day  of  Apiil,  1876.  For  further 
oarticulars  call  upon,  or  address,  the  under- 
signed, CHAS.  KANTNEH, 

Bruceton  Mills,  Prestou  Co.,  W.  Va. 
Aug.  4,  1875.  [33-t(. 


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thera,  and  put  them  to  work  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  ccntfc;  3  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  }il.lO.  Address  : 

M.  M.  ESUELMAN, 
Lanark 
2r,-?,r,.  Carroll  county  111. 

HOME  WOOLEN    FAt^TORY. 

We  are  iiiau'ifacturifig  a  superior  ai  ticlc 
of  woolen  good!"  which  we  will  gnarautee  to 
give  perfect  salihfaotion.  Aud  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
ch»rges  on  goods,  if  tUe  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  iu  the  business 
over  forty  years,  I  think  1  know  just  what 
fanners  want,  and  Ibiiik  they  wi;i  fiiul  it  lo 
their  advantage  to  correspond  wilh  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STUOEHAKEK, 

IJOMB  WooMiN  KaCTOUV, 

18-lf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


For  pumpine  water, 
grinding  grain,  &c.  Three 
years  in  successful  i  per- 
ation,  and  over  3,000 
lu  UM«.  T'  ok  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  S.ate  Fair 
over  13  competilois,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
aud  running  iu  a  light 
breeze.  Is  particularly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
aud  Southern  States  ow- 
ing lo  the  slight  breeze 
roqlred  to  operate  it. 
il  tH  M"ll-Regn]ittins. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  fieeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pumi>.  Every  null 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
ver Wind  Engine  Co.,  6rocn;astle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WooDMANsB,  Frccport.  111. 

**#  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Alleghany  mountains.        IK 


"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast."— Prov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY   COLLAR  I'AD.^. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  we  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1.50  a  pair.  Tliey  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  from  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound   of    cure. 

Collars:  ''Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  ;4  each  or  $8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Draft  Clollars.  §3  each  or  *6  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  finished  with  Safety  Collai-  Pads  aud 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  oflice  ou  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

Wholesale   orders  soliiited   from  dealers 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Beaver, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


I*ure-Rre<I  Light   Itrahmas. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  aud  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  (?5.00)  dollars.     Addre-^s, 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 

FARM  FOR  SALE. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  St'phenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation;  a  larte 
Stone  House  ;  good  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
itc,  Ac. 

Terms  ;  !fi4,0.0  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  aud 
the  balance  in  tlu((!  ciiual  annual  pay- 
ments. Addregs, 

a3lf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebiutiku, 


COMPANY, 

Sole  Proprietors  and  Manufactdefrs  of 


THE  GEISER 
SELF-REGULATING  GRAIN  SEPARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mounted  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Patent  Lever  Arrangembnts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

GEISER  MANFfi.  Co.j 

10-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 
WATER  «VHEEL! 

T  HE       "  B  E  E  R  S  "      W  HEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   use   one- 
third  less  water  ihan  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Bef.rs  &  Sons. 
Cccolanias,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
BE.;nsi,  Gai'Glek  ifc  Oookb. 
Seh'u's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 

PU8LK-    SALE. 
•X 

Will  be  soli  at  jputilic  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  25  h,  1875.  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  70  acres  of  good  lavd.  a  large  four- 
story  M.ll,  with  water  and  steam  power,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  HaMi,and  other  necessary  out- 
buildings, all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  property,  is  in  a  good 
country,  mar  majkets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Middli'town,  D.-iUiihin   county.  P.i. 

The   sule    will  be  held   in   Middletown,  at 
the  flour  and  feed  store,  near  the  depot.  For 
any  fnrtlier  information    call   on  or  address, 
D.  M    SsAVB'.T,  -Miller, 
or  M.  N.  Kaiffman. 

Th"^  sale  will  begin  at  2  o'clock,  p.  m. 

Will  be  s'dd  on  cisy  tenTis. 

Valuable  Fnrui  For  Halo. 

A  farm  coutaiuing  108  acres  in  Westmore- 
land county,  Pcnira,  two  ana  one-b.iif  miles 
south  of  Donegal  ot;  couniy  line  road.  About 
85  acres  cleared  and  balance  '.  rod  timber. 
Has  a  good  oici.ard  and  alsc  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  are  a  good  twos. ory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  large  bank  barn 
wiih  all  necessary  outbuildinsrs  ;  good  spring 
and  also  a  well  near  the  housi  ,  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  one-half 
mile. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  larm  call  on  Tobias  Mcy.^rs  near 
.Mineral  l'(.iiii,  Epiuuim  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

John  K.  Meveks. 

81-tf.  Donegal,  I'o. 


0.  F.  C.     Vol-  XI, 


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At  $1.«0  I'er  Aunum. 


New  Series. 


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For  ibu  Companion  and  Visitor. 
4Jouteuii»latiuu. 


1!Y  MKS..I.  ^3.  THOMAS. 


I  luvc  to  steal  awhile  away, 
111  sliaiusof  lboui;lil  subliiut!  ; 

And  in  ccslalic  visionary, 
The  hills  of  Zion  climb. 

By  faith  I  sec  the  rayriad  saints 
8u.  round  our  Father's  throne  ; 

By  faith  I  bear  his  lovintr  voice 
Proclaim,  ''Thyse  aie  my  own." 

Fioplicls  and  Kinsjs  and  priests  of  God 

Uui'e  in  one  f^lad  strain  — 
Olio  traud  Te  Daaa  of  delij^bt, 

Unto  the  Lamb  once  slaiu. 

Mid  jasper  walls  and  streets  of  gold, 

In  realms  of  pure  delij^bt, 
Where  never  enters  pain  or  death. 

And  never  cometh  night. 

O  Father  of  supernal  love  ! 

Keep  us  we  humbly  pray  ; 
Support  us  by  thy  j^race  divine, 

Lest  we  should  from  thee  stray. 

We  would  be  thine,  en'irely  thine, 

Protect  us  by  Thy  power  ; 
Guide  us  through  life,  and  leave  us  not 

In  death's  decisive  hour. 

FhHaciclphia,  Pa. 


For  the  CoMfANiON  and  Visitor. 
Ulscni^sioii   Itetwecu  Miller    aii«l 
Hodges. 


BROTHER    miller's  NINTH    SPEECH. 

Mii>ter  Prt^aident,  Brethren,  Sis- 
ters and  Friends  : — In  resumiug  the 
discussion,  a  few  thoughts  advanced 
by  my  worthy  opponent  deserve  our 
notice.  He  snys  that  he  knows  tbnt 
rhantizo  and  ekcheo  do  not  mean 
to  immerse.  I  said  that  all  these 
Greek  words  clearly  and  unmistaka- 
bly express  the  idea    that    they    are 


intended  to  convey.  Rhantizo  means 
to  sprinkle,  and  ekcheo  means  to 
pour;  loao  And  baplizo  couvey  the 
idea  of  immersion,  and  are  always 
used  to  denote  baptism.  lunpircd 
men  always  reject  ekcheo  aaA  rhan- 
tizo in  speaking  of  baptism,  and  use 
louu  and  baptizo  to  express  the  or- 
dinance of  Christian  baptism. 

lie  remarks  that  louo  is  not  used 
to  represent  baptism.  If  he  means 
Christian  baptism,  as  in  the  New  Tes- 
tament, let  him  turn  to  the  Acts  of 
the  apostles,  lie  asks  the  question 
why  we  do  not  use  bapto,  a  word 
that  signifies  to  immerse,  and  noth- 
ing else.  We  have  told  you  before 
that  there  is  a  very  wide  difference 
between  baptizo  and  bapto :  baptizo 
is  used  to  represent  the  ordinance 
and  the  action  in  performing  the  or- 
dinance, and  hence  it  is  always  used 
to  represent  baptism.  I  would  rath- 
er he  would  not  tell  me  that  he 
is  not  a  Greek  scholar — undertake 
to  tell  us  such  big  things,  and  fail  to 
prove  them.  (At  this  point  Mr. 
Hodges  and  Mr.  Tucker  rose  to  a 
point  of  order.  Case  referred  to  the 
Judges,  who  decided  that  Bro.  Miller 
was  in  order,  and  directed  him  to 
proceed.  Miller  proceeds  and  refers 
to  what  Hodges  had  said  about  his 
turning  Methodist.)  Says  I  am 
turning  Methodist,  because  I  quote 
Clarke.  I  will  quote  Clarke  again. 
I  quote  him  and  other  creditable  au- 
thors because  they  are  honest  in  their 
views  and  worthy  of  respect. 

My  opponent  is  continually  drag- 
ging in  trine  immersioii.  Why  does 
he  do  this?  Trine  immersion  is  not 
in  ths  proposition.  If  he  wants  to 
discuss  trine  immersion  let  him  bring 
the  biggest  man  of  his  church  in    Vir- 


ginia, and  though  I  am  a  little  man, 
I  will  meet  him.  In  every  speech 
he  talks  about  the  baptism  in  the 
large  upper  room.  Let  him  show 
from  the  reading  that  any  were  ever 
baptized  in  an  upper  room,  and  then 
he  may  be  saved  the  trouble  of  re- 
peating it  so  often.  When  be  does 
that,  we  will  give  it  full  credit. 

Resuming  my  last  regular  argu- 
ment, I  desire  to  consider  for  a 
moment  the  word  referring  to  Jewish 
proselyte  baptism.  They  understood 
what  the  word  used  meant.  What 
it  meant  then,  it  means  the  same 
still.  Lightfoot  says  that  the  bap- 
tism of  John  was  the  washing  the 
whole  body.  So  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment baptism  the  people  knew  what  it 
meant,  and  Christ  and  the  aponllea 
knew  what  idea  it  conveyed.  Their 
testimony  is  stronger  than  the 
Lexicons  or  Clarke  or  any  other 
uninspired  authors. 

Our  thirteenth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  baptizo  is  used  in 
the  Old  Testament  to  indicate  the 
idea  of  dip  and  immerse 

"Then  went  he  down  and  dipped 
himself  seven  times  in  .lordan  accord- 
ing to  the  saying  of  the  man  of  God." 
2  Kings  5:  14.  "My  heart  panted  ; 
fearfuluess  affrighten  me;  the  night 
of  my  pleasure  he  turned  into 
fear  unto  me."  Isaiah  21,4. 

Parkhurst  says  in  giving  the  mean- 
ing of  the  pa.ssage  in  the  original 
Greek.  "Iniquity  plungeth  me,  i.  e. 
into  terror  or  distress." 

Our  fourteenth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  the  clasrioal 
Greeks,  as  well  as  the  Je'vs  who 
used  the  Greek  language,  understood 
the  term  baptizo  to  mean,  first  and 
priroarily^,  to  (^ip,  imn^^rse,  to  plunge. 


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OHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Parkhurst,  author  of  a  Greek  and 
English  Lexicon  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment, says,  '^Baplizo,  to  dip,  iimiierse, 
to  plunge  in  water."  These  are  his 
first  definitions  of  the  word  ;  and  he 
then  goes  on  and  gives  the  metaphor- 
ical meanings  of  the  same  word. 
Those  I  have  read,  however,  are.  his 
first  or  principal  and  literal  meanings. 
GreenleaPs  Greek  and  English 
Lexicon  says,  bapiizo  is  "to  immerse, 
submerge,  siuk  ;  in  the  Xew  Testa- 
ment, to  wash,  to  preform  ablution, 
to  wash." 

Donnegan,  the  author  of  another 
Lexicon,  says,  "Baptizo  is  to  immerse 
repeatedly  into  a  liquid,  to  submerge, 
to  sink  ;  also,  to  plunge  ;  also,  to 
cleanse,  to  wash.  Stephanus :  "To 
dip,  immerse,  as  we  immerse  things 
for  the  purpose  of  coloring  or  wash- 
ing ;  to  merge,  submerge,  to  cover 
with  water,  to  cleanse,  to  wash." 

Here  we  have  given  you  a  large 
number  of  the  best  authors,  who 
give,  as  the  primary  meaning  ot  the 
word,  to  immerse,  dip,  plunge,  sub- 
merge, &c.  When  1  give  you  a  law 
of  God  in  a  primary  sense,  and  when 
you  say  that  other  words  primarily 
mean  the  same,  you  destroy  that  law. 
Our  fifteenth  argument  is  drawn 
from  the  fact  that  the  greatest  and 
most  intelligent  Theologians,  lie- 
formers,  and  Grammarians,  of  the 
Christian  era  give  dip  and  immerse, 
as  the  proper,  primary,  and  Scrip- 
tural meaning  of  the  term  bapiizo. 

1  first  introduce  Biza,  a  transla- 
tor. He  says  :  "The  word  for  bap- 
tizing, which,  indeed,  if  you  look  at 
the  term  itself,  corresponds  with  the 
Hebrew  Taval  (immerse,)  rather 
than  Rabhals  (wash,)  formerly  used 
by  the  sacred  writers  in  the  new 
mystery,  and  for  so  many  ages  after- 
wards, by  ihe  tacit  consent  of  all  the 
churches.  Nor.  indeed  does  6ap<uein 
signify  to  wash,  unless  by  conse- 
quence ;  for  it  properly  means  to  im- 
merse. 

Next  my  authority  to  the  same 
point  is  Dr.  iMartin  Luther.  He 
says:  "Taufen,  the  German  for  />«;)- 
lizo,  in  Greek  is  called  ba]dismas,  in 
Latin  mfjr.sio ;  that  is,  when  we  dip 
something  into  water,  and  it  closes 
over  it.  Although  in  many  places  it 
is  no  more  custoiiiary  to  dip  children 
entirely  in  the  water,  yet  it  would  bo 
proper,  according  to  the  meaning  of 
the  word  bopliama,  to  sink  the  child 
entirely  in  the  water.  Luther,  has 
quoted  by  Chrystal,  p.  .i'J. 


The  argument  is,  that  dicitinguish- 
ed  men  of  the  I'aedo  Baptist  school, 
such  ns  Beza  and  Martin  Luther,  and 
others  gave  immerse  as  the  propter 
meaning  of  baptizo  ;  and  I  think  it 
ought  to  have  some  weight  with  my 
friend.  He  may  oppose  the  views 
of  these  learned  men,  if  he  choose, 
but  I  have  no  doubt  but  that  they 
will  be  respected  by  this  congrega- 
tion. With  reference  to  Luther,  he 
says  ho  don't  know  much  about 
dutch;  that  the  Scriptures  are  not 
written  in  dutch  :  and  thanks  God 
that  they  are  not  written  in  dutch. 
I  thought  he  ought  to  have  spoken 
more  respectfully  about  such  men  as 
Luther,  and  men  that  have  done  so 
much  for  the  Christian  cause. 

We  refer  also  to  Calvin,  Augusta 
a  Lutheran  divine,  Brenner,  Dr. 
Chalmers,  and  Dr.  Geo.  Campbell. 
Professor  Schatf  affirms  that  baptizo 
in  the  classics  always  means  an  en- 
tire or  partial  immersion,  and  not 
every  mode  of  applying  water.  Dr. 
Kuapp,  one  of  the  standard  authors 
in  the  Lutheran  church,  who  wrote 
in  German,  says, :  "Baptism,  from 
baplizein,  which  properly  signifies  to 
immerse,  like  the  German  Taufen  to 
dip  in,  to  wash  by  immersion.  We 
have  a  number  of  testimonies,  all  to 
the  same  import,  which  wo  might 
present  if  it  were  necessary.  These 
are  all  eminent  men,  and  their  testi- 
mony ought  to  weigh  well  in  the 
scale  of  the  argument. 

(Time  expired.) 


MR.    IIODQE  .S   NINTH     REPLY, 
Mr.  President.,  Gentlemen  and  Ladies  : 

In  replying  to  my  brother  I  wish 
to  notice  what  he  said  about  what  I 
said.  He  says  that  I  said  that  1 
thanked  God  that  the  Scriptures  wore 
not  dutch.  I  said  I  was  glad  that 
they  were  not  written  in  dutch.  I 
am  glad  because  I  do  not  understand 
that  language. 

He  said  that  I  admit  that  rhantizo 
and  ekcheo  do  not  mean  baptism 
and  appeals  to  me  to  prove  that 
these  words  were  ever  used  to  rei)- 
reseut  the  ordinance.  I  have  not 
proposed  to  pro/e  any  particular 
mode.  He  undertakes  to  prove  I'lat 
immersion  in  wr  er  only  is  Christian 
baptism.  I  deny  that  it  is;  and 
challenge  him  to  the  proof.  This  is 
the  ([uestiou  at  issue  between  us. 

To  sustain  his  portion  he  appeals 
to  bojilo  and  l)a))lizo  ;    and  says  that 


there  is  a  difference  in  these  two 
words — that  baptizo  is  the  word 
used  to  signify  the  mode  of  baptism, 
a:id  means  primarily  to  immerse,  to 
dip,  to  plunge,  iScc,  but  admits  that 
Alexander  Campbell  says  that  trop- 
ically it  means  to  dye.  Now  I  ask 
this  intelligent  congregation,  may 
dying  be  accomplished  by  applying 
the  liquid  to  the  article  to  be  dyed  ? 
Bapiizo  means  to  sink  ;  bapiizo,  first, 
to  sink,  then  to  ruin,  to  destroy,  to 
be  brought  into  caia  nity,  ablution,  to 
wash,  to  cleanse,  to  inflaence. 

The  whole  of  John's  baptism  was 
under  a  former  dispensation,  and 
therefore  not  Christian  baptism  at 
all;  and  therefore  cannot  afford  any 
support  to  my  friend's  theory. 

The  position  I  took  with  reference 
to  bapiizo  was,  that  it  means  first, 
to  ."iuk,  to  keep  under  an  influence  , 
as,  I  immerse  him  into  wine,  as 
CiL'^ar  was  immer.secl  with  influence, 
immersed  by  the  inflaence  of  war,  as  a 
nobleman  immerses  himself  in  nobili- 
ty, to  immerse  in  pitch,  baptized  into 
evil,  baptized  into  anger,  under 
taxes,  fightings,  baptized  into  a  debt 
fifty  millions.  All  these  immersions 
and  baptiziugs  we  have  an  account 
of,  and  no  dipping  either  expressed 
or  implied. 

The  baptism  of  the  New  Testament 
means  to  be  brought  under  influence, 
without  any  modal  action  ;  bapt'z  id 
by  drinking  wine  ;  no  dipping  or  im- 
mersion in  these  cases,  but  drinking 
from  a  cup. 

I  challenge  him  to  show  one  case 
from  the  classics  of  immersing  and 
taking  out.  He  appeals  to  the  Jew- 
ish baptism,  to  Campbell,  to  Luther, 
itc  ,  but  these  do  not  help  him.  Bap- 
tizo, as  used  in  the  New  Testamont 
does  not  express  the  modal  action  of 
dipping  and  taking  out — of  plunging 
and  taking  out.  Then  for  relief  he 
flies  to  Jewish  proselyte  baptism,  and 
to  Adam  Clarke,  to  Martin  Luther, 
who  says  they  were  immersed  and 
taken  out.  1  think  Alexander  Cauip- 
bell  says  they  were  sprinkled  after 
they  were  washed. 

According  to  Josephus,  in  his  day 
these  cleansings  were  done  by  sprink- 
ling with  water  with  ashes  ;  and 
Moses  put  ashes  in  the  water,  and 
sprinkled  for  purification.  Have  1 
nut  met  his  argument  as  well  as  he 
has  mine  ?  Have  I  not  sustained  the 
position  I  took  as  to  the  sinking  of 
ships  one  thousand  years  ago  ?  Have 
I  ijot  established  the  qocoad  meaaiug 


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of  baplizo,  which  is  now  the  most 
proper  uieaniDg  ?  Baplo  lueaua  to 
sink,  to  drown ;  baptizo  means  to 
burj  them  into  an  !nflueuce,not  modal 
action. 

The  rule  as  regards  this  controver- 
sy is,  that  we  shall  put  ourselves  on 
equality  as  to  education,  whether  we 
are  equal  or  not.  I  do  not  put  my- 
self above  him,  though  he  has  criti- 
cised my  scholarship  in  Greek  and 
Mathematics. 

I  contend  for  that  baptism  of  the 
Holy  Spirit  which  all  must  have.  Ail 
mast  be  brought  under  its  inflaeuce  ; 
and  enjoying  this,  we  need  not  con- 
cern ourselves  about  the  outward 
baptism — about  modal  action  ;  the 
outward  application  only  signifying 
the  internal  influence  and  may  be  ac- 
ceptably performed  by  the  application 
of  water  in  any  way  and  properly 
repreoents  a  cleansing  from  all  sin  by 
the  blood  of  Christ. 

(Time  expired.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
"Misiiiou  Parsed"— Agaiu. 


BY  R.  H.  MILLER. 


1  see  in  the  last  number  (No.  33j 
of  the  Coynpanion  and  Visitor  rather 
a  street-car.  article  headed  "Mission 
Parsed."  It  is  freighted  with  quite 
a  number  of  dilTerent  things;  and  not 
the  least,  by  any  means,  is  its  own 
blundering.  Among  the  passengers 
is  more  than  one  "dummy"  dressed 
up  merely  for  a  show. 

If  this  had  come  from  Mr.  Man- 
Ville,  I  would  feel  myself  under  obli- 
gations to  give  it  a  more  special 
notice ;  but  as  it  is  a  matter  too  little 
tor  him  to  notice,  it  is  improper  for 
me  to  make  a  special  reply. 

Why  it  is  that  friend  Winebrenner 
takes  this  upon  him,  I  cannot  tell, 
unless  it  is  that  he  wrote  it  for  the 
use  of  his  brother  in  the  first  place. 
IfitwasMr.  Manville's  production, 
my  friend  W.  has  no  right  to  say  any- 
thing about  it  iu  the  way  he  does, 
but  should  let  friend  Mauville  attend 
to  his  own  work  as  he  was  in  the  dis- 
cussion. But  if  my  friend  W.  is  the 
author  of  it,  he  ought  to  come  out  and 
say  BO,  then  we  could  not  blame  him 
60  much  for  coming  out  to  bolster  up 
the  work  of  his  brother  (?).  If  elder 
Winebrenner  wrote  it,  he  is  blaming 
the  wrong  man  when  he  blames 
brother  Beer  :  he  ought  to  blame  his 
brother   Manville^   because    when    I 


made  an  argument  drawn  from  his 
supplying  ye  before  "baptizing,"  and 
name  before  "of  the  Sou,"  just  as 
brother  Beer  gave  it,  and  although  I 
repeated  the  argument  and  repeatedly 
called  for  a  reply,  Mr.  Mauville  neith- 
er denied  nor  replied.  And  if  you, 
Mr.  Winebrenner,  sat  by  and  saw 
Mr.  Mauville  treat  your  work  in  that 
way,  you  ought  to  correct  him  and 
not  to  blame  brother  Beer — that  is,  if 
you  wrote  it.  But  if  you  are  not  its 
author,  you  have  no  right  to  blame 
any  one,  or  to  say  onythiug  obout  it ; 
for  Mauville  would  not  reply  nor  cor- 
rect when  he  was  called  to  it  several 
tintes  by  me.  That  throws  all  blame 
on  him,  if  there  is  blame  anywhere. 
But  I  don't  think  you  ought  to  blame 
him  now:  you  ought  to  have  helped 
him  better  then. 

I  am  not  surprised  to  hear  "some- 
body hollow  when  somebody's  hurt," 
but  I  am  surprised  to  hear  one  hollow 
so  long  after  the  hurt.  That  proves 
that  it  is  not  well  yet;  aud  I  should 
not  wonder  if  it  should  be  a  long  time 
before  Mr.  M.  recovers.  I  think  the 
general  impression  was  that  he  was 
pretty  badly  beaten  on  trine  immer- 
sion ;  and  this  effort  to  help  out  their 
cause  is  pretty  good  evidence  of  it. 

If  this  "Mission  Parsed"  had  come 
from  Mr.  Mauville,  I  should  feel  it 
my  duty  to  show  that  it  is  far  worse 
thantheoae  reported  by  brother  Beer  ; 
for  it  has  more  defects  than  the  one  I 
understood  Mauville  to  read  on  the 
first  evening  of  the  discussion  of  that 
subject.  But  from  some  cause  he 
read  part  of  one  the  next  morning, 
but  I  could  not  understand  it  well,  for 
it  was  badly  read.  My  impression 
was  that  it  was  gotten  up  to  try  to 
cure  the  defects  of  the  first  one,  and 
it  nak  them  worse.  Part  of  it 
sounded  to  me  much  like  trying  to 
put  in  the  time  without  making  a 
point. 

This  matter,  brought  up  as  it  is  by 
friend  W.  looks  as  if  he  was  not  will- 
ing to  risk  the  contest  in  the  hands  of 
his  brother  Mauville  any  farther,  and 
ho  seems  disposed  to  shoulder  the 
work  himself,  and  yet  try  to  sustain 
the  cause.  I  presume  he  feels  that  it 
needs  more  than  his  brother  has  done 
or  can  do.  1  believe  he  is  right  in 
this  conclusion.  I  do  not  believe  that 
M.  or  any  mortal  man  can  sustain 
their  cause  against  the  plain  word  and 
teaching  of  tho  gospel. 

I  would  suggest  to  my  friend  Wine- 
brenner that  he  let  thi?  matter  rest — 


that  he  bury  it  with  Mr.  Manvillo'H 
goose,  and  that  he  never  bring  it  up 
again.  If  it  must  come  up  let  Mr. 
Mauville  briug  it;  and  if  you  are  not 
satisfied  with  his  work,  as  I  told  you 
in  the  discussion,  got  the  greatest 
man  you  iiave  in  your  'ihurch  to  take 
up  the  cause  for  him,  if  you  think  he 
can  better  it. 
Ladoga,  Ind. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
"Our  Ctaurcli." 


HY  J.  S.  FLORY. 


We  have  always  thought  the  expres- 
sion "our  church"  an  inappropriate 
term,  when  used  relative  to  <Ae  church. 
Christ  called  it  "my  church  ;"  and  he 
being  our  Lord  and  Master  and  we 
his  servants,  would  it  not  be  more 
consistent  to  drop  the  "our  ?"  When 
we  hear  of  a  servant  speaking  of  his 
Master's  house,  horses,  lauds,  &c.,  as 
our  house,  our  horses,  our  land,  &c  , 
it  strikes  me  his  language  is  not  put 
as  it  should  be.  In  speaking  of  the 
church,  it  seems  to  me  there  is  no 
necessity  to  hitch  on  the  personal  pro- 
noun "our.''  Christ  says,  "He  that 
speaketh  of  himself  seeketh  his  own 
glory,"  In  the  writings  of  the  apos- 
tles we  find  the  term  "church,"  or 
"the  church,"  over  sixty  times,  but 
nowhere  "our  church."  It  is  not  a 
Bible  expression.  "The  church" 
means  a  defiuite  church — the  church 
of  Christ,  or  church  of  God.  If  we 
want  to  be  more  explicit,  that  we  may 
be  understood,  the  saying,  "he  be- 
longs to  the  Brethren,"  or  the  "church 
of  the  Brethren,"  will  convey  the  idea 
to  any  one ;  and  "brethren"  is  a 
scriptural  term.  "Our  church"  al- 
ways has  a  painful  accent  to  our 
ears  :  it  sounds  so  much  like  some- 
thing gotten  up  by  a  class  of  men  ; 
and  iu  everything  we  should  render 
due  honor  to  God,  aud  say  nothing  to 
detract  from  the  dignity  that  should 
ever  characterize  his  word  and    work. 

Buffalo,  Col. 


There  is  nothing  in  the  world 
which  is  so  venerable  as  the  character 
of  parents,  nothing  so  intimate  and 
endearing  as  the  relation  of  husband 
and  wife,  nothing  so  tender  as  that  of 
children,  and  nothing  so  lovely  as 
that  of  brothers  aud  sisters.  The 
little  circle  is  made  one  by  a  single  in- 
terest and  a  single  i^nion  of  affections. 


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IJ^lit  in  l>a»rku«(sH. 


BY  UOKACE  CKEELliy. 


I. 


O  (ioil  !  our  way  lbroiif;li  I'.arkU'Bv  ka.ls, 

r<iil  lliiiic  is  living  li^lil  ; 
Tc.uli  U'i  to  feci  LUal  day  swTccds 
•    To  cacli  slow-wcariiii;  iii;,'lil : 
Mak-;  us  to  know,  (bough  pain  and  woe 

Uisi  t  our  niorlal  lives, 
TItal  ill  at  las',  in  deatli  lies  low, 

And  only  God  survives. 
II. 
Too  Ion;;  th'  oppresjor's  iron  liccl 

Tli(j  Faintly  Ijiow  has  pressed  ; 
Too  oil  the  tyraut'.s  niurd'rous  stcd 

lias  1  itrccd  the  guillkss  breast  ; 
Yet  in  our  souls  the  seed  shall  lie, 

Till  Thou  Shalt  bid  it  thrive, 
Of  steadfast  faith  that  Wrong  shall  die, 

And  only  Right  survive. 

III. 
We  walk  in  shadow  ;  thickest  walls 

Do  man  from  man  divide  ; 
Our  brothers  spurn  our  tendercst  calls, 

Ou  r  holiest  aims  deride  : 
Y<  t  though  fell  Craft,  with  fiendish  thought 

I  8  subtile  web  contrives. 
Still  Fali^ehood's  texture  shrinks  to  naught. 

And  only  Triith  survives. 
IV. 
Wrath  clouds  our  sky  ;  War  lifts  on  high 

His  flag  of  crimson  stain  ; 
Kach  monstrous  birth  o'erspreads  the  earth 

In  Battle's  gory  train  : 
Yet  still  we  trust  in  God  the  Just, 

Still  keep  our  faith  alive. 
That  'neaih  Thine  eye,  all  Hale  shall  die, 

And  only  Love  survive- 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Notes  ou  Infant  Itaptism— A 
Review. 


BY  B.  F.  MOOMAW. 


1.  "In  all  covenants  God  made  with 
man,  cl)iiJrcn  and  jiarcnts  were  included: 
no  exception,  cillicr  blessing  or  cursing. 
A  covenant,  as  defined  by  AVebster,  the- 
ologically, implies  the  promises  oi'  (iod 
as  revealed  in  the  Scrii)lures,  coni'ilioned 
on  certain  terms  on  the  part  of  luan  ;  as, 
obedience,  repentance,  f'ailli,  &c. 

"1  will,"  saith  »iod,  "establish  my 
covenant  between  mc  and  thee,  and  thy 
Heed  alter  thee,  in  their  generations,  to 
be  an  everlasting  covenant,  to  be  a  God 
to  I  lice  and  to  thy  seed  after  thcc." 
Genesis  17:7. 

We  readily  admit  that  children  are 
in  .some  way  interested  with  their 
pureutH  in  all  covenants.  Our  object 
in  the  investigation  of  this  subject 
will  bo  to  entiuiro  how  they  are  con- 
cerned ;  in  what  way   they   are  con- 


necttd  wiih  I  heir  patents  in  these 
cover  ants,  and  .what  is  required  of 
them. 

The  first  covenant  is  that  made 
with  Adam — made  with  Adam  per- 
sonally— conditioned  upon  his  fidelity. 
Gen.  2:  16,  17.  And  because  of  his 
unfaithfulness,  the  penalty  was  iufiicl- 
cd  upon  him,  and  the  consequences 
entailed  upon  his  posterity  without 
the  commission  of  any  act  on  their 
part:  the  p^rouud  was  cursed  for  his' 
sake.  Gen.  3  :  17-20.  Thus  is  the  whole 
human  family  concerned  in  this  first 
covenant. 

The  second  covenant  which  we 
will  notice  briefly  is  that  made  with 
Noah,  and  to  his  sons,  to  all  his  soed 
after  him,  with  every  living  creature, 
the  fowls,  the  cattle,  and  every  beast 
of  the  earth,  that  there  should  be  no 
more  flood  to  destroy  the  earLb,  of 
which  he  gave  a  token  that  should  be 
to  Noah  and  every  living  creature  for 
perpetual  generations:  lie  would  .set 
his  bow  in  the  cloud,  by  which  he 
would  remember  his  covenant  and  all 
the  creatures  of  the  earth  should  know 
that  there  should  be  no  more  a  flood 
to  destroy  the  earth  on  this  wise. 
Gen.  {) :  8-17.  So  we  see  how  the 
whole  race  of  mankind,  and  all  other 
creatures,  as  well,  are  included  and 
interested  in  this  covenant. 

The  covenants  which  God  made 
with  Abraham  come  next  in  order; 
and  are  so  implicitly  relied  on 
to  sustain  the  dogma  of  infant  bap- 
tism. We  propose,  then,  to  examine 
these  covenants  a  little  more  care- 
fully. The  first  of  these  covenants  is 
that  which  refers  to  the  inheritance, 
by  Abraham  and  his  seed,  of  the  land 
of  Canaan.  The  first  promise  the 
Lord  made  to  him,  as  recorded  in 
Gen.  12  :  7,  was,  "Unto  thy  seed  will 
I  give  this  land."  This  promise  is 
renewed,  in  Gen.  13:  14,  15.  Here 
the  Lord  required  Abraham  to  take 
a  survey  of  the  whole  country,  from 
north  to  south,  and  from  east  to  west, 
with  the  promise  that  he  would  give 
to  him  and  his  seed,  forever,  all  that 
he  saw,  with  the  farther  promise  that 
he  would  enlarge  his  family  as  the 
dust  of  the  earth,  itc.  Gen.  15:  \H, 
the  Lord  again  resumes  the  subject, 
saying,  "In  that  same  day  the  Lord 
made  a  covenant  with  Abraham,  say- 
ing. Unto  thy  seed  have  I  given 
this  land  from  the  river  of  Egypt  unto 
the  great  river  Euphrates"  The 
same  promise  is  repeated  in  Gen.  17  :. 
8,  As  to  the  enlargement  uf  his  family 


Again  in  chapter  IS:  18.  Ilefored  to 
again  Gen.  24  :  7,  after  the  making  of 
the  second  covenant,  which  we  will 
notice  hereafter.  The  careful  reader 
will  notice  that  in  the  relation  of  this 
subject,  as  found  in  the  four  quota- 
tions above,  it  has  reference  exclu- 
sively to  the  possession  of  the  land 
of  Canaan,  and  is  entirely  temporal  in 
its  designs  and  operations,  securin.^ 
to  Abram,  and  hh  lineal  descendants, 
(as  a  nation,)  the  perpetuity  of  their 
inheritance;  and  it  is  strictly  confin- 
ed to  that  particular  nation,  and  to 
that  age.  There  is  not  a  word,  so 
far,  applying  to  other  nations  of  the 
earth  :  no  blessing  pronounced  for 
the  world  at  large;  nothing  that 
would  lead  the  mind  to  think  that 
there  was  anything  connected  with  it 
of  a  spiritual  character.  But  God,  as 
in  other  covenants,  as  that  with  Noah 
and  the  bow  in  the  cloud,  in  this  also 
was  willing  to  indulge  his  servant 
with  some  assurance,  by  some  tok'U 
of  his  faithfulness  to  fjHil  his  part 
of  the  covenant,  Abram  having  en- 
quired of  God  whereby  he  shoulil 
know  that  he  should  inherit  it.  Gen. 
15:  8. 

Had  there  been  anything  in  this 
covenant  of  a  spiritual  nature,  the 
token  connected  with  it  would  have 
been  applied  to  the  females  as  well  as 
the  males  ;  but  as  it  was  sealed  to  the 
males,  that  is,  the  right  of  possession 
of  the  land,  of  course  the  females 
would  enjoy  it  with  them.  In  this 
way  husbands  and  wives,  parents 
and  children,  males  and  females,  were 
interested  in  this  covenant,  and  in- 
cluded in  it;  and  would  necessarily 
participate  in  its  blessings,  and  l)e 
subject  also  to  the  penalties,  or  curses, 
if  you  please,  denounced,  the  females 
not  being  subjected  to  the  rite  of 
circumcision  notwithstanding. 

The  second  covenant  that  (tod 
made  with  Abraham  is  found  recorded 
in  Gen.  22:  1(5-18,  which  is  more 
general,  or  universal,  and  spiritual  in 
its  character  ;  as  it  will  be  seen  that 
it  does  not  only  guarantee  to  Abra- 
ham and  his  seed  the  inheritaacc  of 
the  land  in  which  he  sojourned,  but 
added  this,  that  he  should  possess  iho 
gate  of  his  enemies,  and  that  in  his 
.scHfi  all  the  families  of  the  eartii 
.slwuld  he  blessed,  because  he  had 
obeyed  his  voice.  Now  what  was 
the  token  or  seal  of  this  covenant  ? 
Certainly  not  circumcision.  Thi.s 
event  transpired,  according  to  the 
chronology  of  our  Bible,   twenty-six 


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Tears  after  the  command  for  that  or- 
(liuauoe  We  are  bowevcr  not  at  a 
loss  to  I'uid  the  confirmation  of  the 
Scripture  referred  to.  "And  the  ano^el 
of  the  Lord  called  to  Abraham  out  of 
Heaven  the  second  time,  and  Huid,  by 
myself  have  I  sworn,  saith  the  Lord, 
*  *  *  that  in  blessing  I  will  bless 
thee,  and  iu  multiplying  I  will  mnlli- 
j)ly  thy  seed  as  the  stars  of  Ilearcn, 
imd  as  the  sand  which  is  upon  the 
sea-shore,  and  thy  seed  shall  possess 
the  gate  of  thy  enemies.  And  in  thy 
seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
bo  blessed."  For  the  cousolalion  of 
those  wlio  have  (l^d  for  refuge  to  the 
L'lorious  ho[)e,  God  confirmed  his 
pronii.'-e  by  aa  oath,  not  by  circumcis- 
ion. See  Hob.  C,  :  13-20. 

This  covenant  is  renewed  in  the 
same  forin  of  speech  to  Isaac,  Gen. 
2(!  :  4  ;  and  again  to  Jacob,  Gen.  28  : 
11.  And  it  is  also  referred  to  in  the 
Nnw  Testament,  Acts  o  :  25,  Gal.  3  : 
10.  We  notice  that  iu  the  contirma- 
liou  of  mis  covenant  with  Jacob,  the 
language  is  somewhat  varied,  and 
reads,  "And  in  thee  and  thy  seed 
shall  all  ihe  families  of  the  earth  be 
blessed;"  and  in  Acts,  "'all  the  kin- 
dreds of  the  earth."  Thus  unlike  tho 
first  covenant,  which  was  contiued  to 
n  nation,  to  a  single  family,  it  em- 
braces in  i:s  maguilicent  designs  not 
only  all  nations,  but  all  the  families, 
yea,  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth. 
Thus  all  are  interested,  and  there  is 
no  greater  nor  more  glorious  truth 
than  that  all  are  included  in  this  cov- 
enant, and  that  all  may  participate  in 
the  blessings  and  benefits  of  it;  pro- 
vided, that  they  will  accept  and  com- 
ply with  the  conditions  prescribed  by 
.]((sns  Christ,  and,  like  faithful  Abra- 
hiim,  obey  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 
TliChO  conditions,  not  being  within 
the  province  of  Children,  it  is  not  re- 
quired at  their  hands;  we  having 
neither  precept  nor  example  iu  the 
new  covenant  authorizing  the  impo- 
sition of  any  of  the  sacraments  upon 
infants.  "Their  understandings  are 
C(Joped  in  narrow  bounds,  so  that 
ihey  never  look  abroad  into  other 
provinces  of  the  intellectual  world." 
—  Watts. 

That  infants  are,  in  some  way,  in- 
cluded, or  interested,  in  all  the  cove- 
nants that  God  made  with  man,  wo 
bave  admitted  ;  and  we  have  endeav- 
ored to  show  how  ihey  were  included, 
by  which,  we  think,  it  will  be  clearly 
seen  that,  while  the  premises  are  true, 
Ibo    conclusions   are  false;  i.e.   tie 


premises  and  couclusioas  set  forth  at 
the  head  of  this  article.  We  will  no- 
tice more  fully  the  Christian  cove- 
nant in  our  review  of  the  next  point. 

2.  "Iiifcint.'i  wcremembors  of  the  chureli 
in  tlie  OKI  Testament  dispensation, beyond 
(lantrovcr.sy.  Churches  the  same  ;  Paul 
i'Jcn'ifici  them." 

As  to  the  first  point  iu  this  propo- 
sition, that  infants  were  members  of 
the  church  kc  ,  having  noticed  at 
considerable  length  how  they  were 
connected  witli  that  dispensation,  it 
is  not  necessary  that  we  say  much 
on  that  subject  here.  If  the  author 
intends  to  say  that  the  covenant  with 
the  token  of  circumcision  annexed,  by 
which  the  right  of  inheritance  was 
guaranteed  to  that  nation,  was  the 
church,  then  we  agree  with  him  that 
they  were  members  of  the  church,  en- 
titled to  all  its  rights  and  immuni- 
ties;  and  if  he  intends  the  covenant 
of  promise,  confirmed  by  God's  oath, 
referring  to  Christ's  gracious  reign 
00  eartti,  the  analogy  of  which  is 
found  in  the  many  olFjrings  and  ob- 
lations under  that  covenant,  and  the 
Christian  dispensation,  we  admit  that 
ihey  are  included  as  members  of  the 
church,  and  interested  in  this  glori- 
ous promise  secured  to  all  the  fami- 
lies of  the  earth  through  Abraham 
and  his  seed.  But  as  there  was  no 
ordinance  imposed,  as  a  token  or  seal 
of  this  covenant,  except  the  promise 
aad  oath,  consequently  the  usage  of 
the  Christian  church  is  dependant 
entirely  upon  the  will  and  authority 
of  its  ilkistrous  Founder.  If,  however, 
he  assumes  that  the  covenant  of 
which  circumcision  is  the  token  and 
the  Christian  church  are  identically 
the  same,  then  we  are  at  issue. 

The  idea  of  identity,  we  suppose, 
is  founded  upon  the  expression  of 
Paul  to  the  Galalians,  3  :  H-lt,  when 
he  speaks  of  the  blessing  of  Abraham 
coming  on  the  Gentiles  through  Jesus 
Cbrist,  that  they  might  re'ieive  the 
promise,  &e.  "Now,"  says  the  apos- 
tle, "to  Abraham  and  his  seed  were 
the  promises  made.  lie  saith  not. 
and  to  seeds,  as  of  many  ;  but'  as  of 
one,  and  to  thy  seed,  which  is 
Christ.''  The  peculiar  phraseology 
will  be  remarked  as  expressed  above, 
in  the  confirming  of  the  covenant 
with  Isaac,  Gen.  2()  :  4.  And  I  will 
make  ihy  seed  to  multiply  as  the  stars 
of  Heaven;  and  will  give  unto  (Inj 
seed  all  these  countries,  and  in  lln/ 
seed  shall  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  ! 
be  blessed.     His  "seed,"  in  the  siugu- ' 


lar  number,  which  implies  that  Christ 
was  principally  meant. 

The  idea  of  identity  is  further  sup- 
posed to  he  sustained  by  Paul's  lan- 
guage, Rom.  1:9 — 15.  Here  the 
apostle  is  insisting  upon  faith  as  be- 
ing superior  to  the  law,  that  faith 
was  imputed  to  Abraham  for  right- 
eousness independent  of  circumcision, 
and  that  "he  received  the  sign  of  cir- 
cumcision, a  seal  of  the  righteousness 
of  the  faith  which  he  had,  yet  being 
uncircuiiicised."  The  promise  was 
not  secured  to  Abraham  through  the 
law,  "but  through  the  righteousness 
of  faith :  because  the  law  worketh 
wrath  ;  for  where  no  law  is  there  is 
no  transgression."  As  infants,  there- 
fore, are  not  cupahle  of  exercising 
faith,  they  are  not  subjects  for  bap- 
tism. As  Abraham's  faith  was  an 
antecedent,  and  necessary  to  his 
circumcision,  so  faith  is  necessary  to 
baptism  ;  therefore,  infants  are  not 
proper  subjects.  In  the  mean  ti'iie 
we  would  not  lose  sight  of  the  fact 
that  this  fiiith  upon  which  Abraham 
received  circumcision,  was  connected 
with  the  temporal  covenant,  and  con- 
sequently not  identical  with  the  Chris- 
tian dispensation. 

We  next  propose  to  show  that  Paul 
so  far  from  ideniifyiug  the  Abrahamic 
and  the  Christian  covenant,  positively 
declares  that  they  are  widely  differ- 
ent; and  that,  instead  of  being  idau- 
tical  with  the  Abrahauic,  aficr  the 
similitude  of  Malchisedek,  there  aris- 
eth  another  priest,  evidently  alludiii'.; 
to  Christ.  Tnis  Melchisedek  was 
eminently  the  superior  of  Abraham, 
seeing  that  he  paid  tithes  to  him; 
whereas  the  sons  of  Levi,  the  lineal 
dtscendaats  of  Abrabao',  who  receiv- 
ed the  oilice  of  the  priesthood,  and 
take  tithes  of  the  people  according  to 
law,  Levi  himself  also  who  receiveth 
tithes,  paid  tithes  in  a  Abraham  his 
father.  If  perfection  were  by  the 
Levitical  priesthood, 'here  would  have 
been  no  need  of  the  coming  of  Christ ; 
but  he  coming,  thus  changing  the 
priesthood,  the  law  must  also  neces- 
sarily be  changed.  Ileb.  7:  1-12. 
Christ  having  obtained  a  more  excel- 
lent ministry,  he  is  also  the  mediator 
of  a  better  covenant,  based  upon  bel- 
ter promises.  If  the  first  covenant 
had  been  faultless,  then  should  no 
place  have  been  sought  for  the  sec- 
ond. For  finding  fault,  it  waxing 
old,  ready  to  vanish  away,  the  new 
covenant  was  graciously  introduced. 
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naut  bad  also  ordiuauces  of  divine 
service.  Ileb.  '.) :  1.  These  it  was 
necessarj  to  observe  by  those  accord- 
ing to  their  appoiutoient;  and  so  also 
the  ordinances  under  the  Christian 
covenant,  according  to  their  appoint- 
ment. 

If  it  should  be  supposed  that  the 
apostle  in  this  argument  had  refer- 
ence to  the  Mosaic  dispensation,  let 
it  be  borne  in  mind  that  he  expressly 
informs  us,  that  the  priesthood  under 
the  Mosaic  and  the  Abrahamic  dis- 
pensations were  identical,  but  posi- 
tively different  from  the  Christian, 
and  therefore  the  necessity  of  a 
change  of  the  law.  This  point  alone 
ought  to  settle  the  question  of  the 
as!^umcd  identity  in  the  covenants. 
The  title  of  the  books  contaiDing  the 
different  covenants,  itself,  destroys 
the  idea  of  identity  ;  for  sooth  ail  that 
portion  of  the  Bible  contaiuing  all 
former  covenants,  is  entitled  the  Old 
Testament,  or  covenant,  and  justifies 
the  idea  of  identity  ;  that  containing 
the  Christian  Scriptures  is  entitled 
the  New  Testament,  or  covenant,  and 
contradicts  the  idea  of  identity. 
Identity,  as  used  in  this  proposition, 
signifies  the  state  or  quality  of  being 
identical,  or  the  same,  sameness. — 
Webster. 

We  have  admitted  and  do  admit 
that  there  is  some  similarity  between 
the  two  covenants,  but  that  they  are 
identical — that  they  are  the  same — 
wo  cannot  agree.  Two  goverumeula 
may  be  similar  in  many  respects,  and 
yet  far  from  being  identical.  The 
government  of  Great  Biicoii  is,  in 
many  respects,  the  model  of  the  Amer- 
ican government;  the  two  are  some- 
what similar;  but  they  are  by  no 
means  identical.  Indeed  this  illus- 
tration holds  good  when  applied  to 
most  governments  ;  though  they  may 
V)e  widely  different  in  many  respects. 
The  American  governments,  as  they 
appear  in  the  different  periods  of  its 
history,  are  similar,  but  not  identical. 
In  these  different  periods,  first,  as  a 
province  of  Great  Briton,  then  as  the 
independent  United  States  before  the 
late  rebellion,  and  under  the  altered 
constitution  since  that  time,  there  is 
R  striking  similarity  in  many  respects, 
yet  the  organic  law  very  dill'erent, 
hence  not  identical.  So  in  the  Abra- 
hamic and  Christian  covenants,  a  few 
of  the  discrepancies  ef  which  wo  wish 
to  no' ice. 

First,  as  noticed  above,  the  priest- 
hood was   radically   changed,    which 


Paul  says  made  it  necessary  to  change 
the  law.  Some  of  these  changes  we 
notice  as  follows:  Under  the  first 
covenant,  circumcision  was  adminis- 
tered to  males,  both  to  infants  and 
adults,  but  was  not  administered  to 
females  at  all.  Under  the  new  cove- 
nant, men  and  women  are  baptized, 
and  no  authority  for  baptizing  infants, 
either  by  precept  or  example.  If  cir- 
cumcision was  the  token  of  the  spirit- 
ual covenant,  and  the  antecedent  of 
baptism,  then  women  ought  not  to  be 
baptized  because  women  were  not 
circumcised. 

The  two  covenants  in  question  are 
not  identical;  as  proved  by  the  six 
fbllowing  facts : 

a.  CircuQicisiou  requires  no  faith  in 
its  subjects. 

b.  Circumcision  had  to  be  perform- 
ed ou  the  eight  day. 

e.  Circumcision  was  administered 
by  parents,  and  not  by  priests  or  min- 
isters. 

d.  Circumcision  was  administered 
to  all  of  a  man's  servants,  willing  or 
unwilling. 

e.  Circumcision  required  no  piety  in 
the  parent,  to  entitle  his  child  to  the 
ordiuiuce. 

/.  Circumcision  did  not  exempt  a 
believer  in  Christ  from  the  obligation 
of  being  baptized  ;  but  all  circumcised 
persons  who  embraced  Christianity, 
were  required  to  be  baptized  iu  order 
to  church  membership,  as  abundantly 
shown  by  the  Scriptures.  Theu  if 
the  theory  at  the  head  of  this  article 
is  true,  they  were  twica  sealed  : 
sealed  to  the  covenant  by  circumcis- 
ion, and  scaled  to  the  same  covenant 
by  bapiism.  With  thi.'^  array  of  evi- 
dence and  argument  against  the  idea 
of  identity,  showing  the  disparity  in 
so  many  points,  the  question  ought  to 
be  settled. 

3.  "This  covenant  which  God  made 
with  Atirahaui  and  his  seed  forever,  was 
not  repealed  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Cluist. 
Iiiliiiit  church  membership,  therelbre, 
still  exists." 

In  reviewing  this  proposition  we 
will  notice  that  the  law  as  ob.served 
by  Abraham  and  his  decendants  is 
now  obsolete  ;  their  land  and  country 
in  the  hand  of  others;  their  national- 
ity-destroyed ;  their  rights  and  eerie- 
monies,  their  ordinances,  abolished,  iu 
a  great  measure,  even  where  they 
have  an  organization  ;  and  as  to 
whether  or  not  Jesus  Christ  repealed 
the  ritual  of  that  covenant,  let  the 
Scriptures     speak     for     theuiaelves. 


"And  from  the  days  of  John  the  Bap- 
tist until  now  the  kingdom  of  Heaven 
sulfereth  violence,    and    the    violent 
take  it  by   force.     For    the   prophets 
and  the  law   prophesied    until   John. 
Matth.    11:12,    LS      "The    law   and 
the  prophets  were    until   John,  .si'/ioe 
UhU  timelh2  kingdom  of  God  is  preach- 
ed, and  every  man  presseth    into   it." 
Luke  16:  16.     Does  not   this  convey 
the  idea  that  that  covenant  of  which 
the  prophets  were  the  representatives 
and  advocates,    and    the   law    under 
that  covenant,  were  superceded,    and 
that  another  covenant  was   introduc- 
ed in  its  stead?     Doubtless  the  apos- 
tles so  understood  it,  when,  in  council 
at  Jerusalem,  where  they    were    call- 
ed upon  to  consider  this   question  of 
identity,  so  to  speak,  that  was  agitated 
a^.    Aaiioch.      And    when    Paul  and 
B  u-uabus  went  up  to  the  city  to  confer 
with  the  apostles    and    elders,    there 
were  some  of  this  sort  there,  contend- 
ing for  this  identity.     But  after  much 
disputation,  they  decided  in  tho    neg- 
ative ;  declaring   that  Moses    of  old 
time  had  in    every    city    them    that 
preach  him,  being  read  in    the  syna- 
gogue   every    Sabbath    day.       And 
when    the   report   of   these   delibera- 
tions was  read  to  the  brethren  at  An- 
tioch,  they  rejoiced    for    the    consola- 
tion.    I  suppose  that  was  the  last   of 
identity  with  them.     They    regarded 
the  covenant  which  Moses  represent- 
ed   as   being   repealed    with    all    its 
usages,  except    what  is   incorporated 
into,  and  recorded  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment.    Infants,  of  course,    are    inter- 
ested in  this  covenant,  and  those  who 
have  been  so  fortunate  as  to  bo    bred 
of  believing   and    pious  parents   are 
truly  blessed,  being   early    instructed 
in  the  principles  of  our   holy    Christi- 
anity ;  brought  up  in    the    fear,    nur- 
ture, and    admonition    of    tho    Lord, 
they  are  likely  at  an  early  day  in  the 
exercise  of  faith  to  enter  into  covenant 
with  Christ. 

I  will  here  say  that  tho  advocates 
of  infant  membership  arc,  as  it  ap- 
pears to  me,  inconsistent.  If  infanta 
are  members  of  tho  church  and  enti- 
tled to  the  sacrament  of  baptism, upon 
what  principle  are  they  denied  the 
benefit  of  the  euciarisl,  S)  much  more 
importance,  apparently,  being  attacli- 
ed  to  it  by  the  Master?  "Except 
you  eat  my  fiesh  and  drink  my  blood, 
you  have  no  life  in  you."  I  have 
sought  information  at  the  hands  of 
the  advocates  of  infant   membership, 


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for  maay  years,  but  have  failed  to  ob- 
tain it. 

4.  "The  same  rehitionsbip  exisfs  be 
tWLCn  parents  and  children  to  day  n-i  in  the 
days  of  Abrah-jm.  iluman  natn'-e  is 
still  the  same  ;  so  that  tiie  reasons  for 
the  ancient  law  for  including  cliildren 
with  tlicir  parents  in  the  church  remains 
in  all  its  power  ;  hence  we  cou'd  not  ex- 
jiccl  Christ  to  rei.eal  it." 

We  shall  have  but  little  to  say 
Hpou  this  article,  there  being  no  prin- 
ciple involved  iu  it.  There  is  uo 
doubt  but  that  the  affectioQ  is  uow  as 
great  as  over  froai  parents  toward 
their  children,  and  the  desire  as  ar- 
dent for  their  well  being  in  time  and 
iu  eternity  ;  and  had  our  divine  Mas- 
ter authorized  us  to  do  anything  for 
theiu,  or  whatever  he  has  required  of 
us  to  do,  will  we  most  certainly  do. 
And  if  we  could  believe  that  we 
could  do  anything,  though  not  com- 
manded, or  that  it  was  safe,  or  pleas- 
ing to  Grod  for  us  to  do,  most  assur- 
edly we  would  do  it  most  cheerfully  ; 
but  as  this  is  of  doubtful  propriety, 
we  prefer  just  going  so  far,  aud  uo 
farther  than  we  are  authoriz9d  by 
tbe  requirements  of  his  covenant.  lie 
was  wise  enough  to  have  devised  his 
own  means  for  the  accomplishment  of 
his  glorious  purposes.  We  are  will- 
ing, therefore,  aud  prefer  to  leave  tbe 
matter  in  the  Lord's  hands,  after 
Laving  discharged  the  duties  enjoiued 
upon  us  by  the  Master,  as  growing 
out  of  the  relation  we  bear  to  our 
Children. 

f).  "What  does  our  bles.sed  Saviour 
say  upon  this  subject?  'Suifer  little 
children  to  come  unto  me  and  forbid  them 
not,forof  suchis  the  kingdom  of  heaven.'" 

Yes:  our  Saviour  says  all  that, 
and  more.  He  says  in  Matth.  18  :  3, 
"Except  ye  be  converted,  and  become 
as  little  children,  ye  shall  not  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven."  And 
what  do  we  learn  from  this?  Surely 
not  that  they  shall  be  baptized  ;  for 
there  is  not  one  word,  or  the  slightest 
intimation,  that  these  children  were 
baptized, or  that  they  were  not  in  every 
way  fully  prepared, so  long  as  iu  infancy 
and  iuuoceucy,  for  the  kingdom  of 
Heaven — a  perfect  pattern  for  the 
imitation  of  those  of  riper  years,  as 
indicated  in  the  next  verse.  Mark 
10:  15,  "Verily  I  say  unto  you,  who- 
soever shall  not  receive  the  kip.gdom 
of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall  not 
enter  therein."  The  next  verse  fully 
explains  the  object  aud  makes  an  ap- 
plication   of   it — "And    Jeeua    took 


them  up  in  his  arm*,  put  his  bands 
ou  them,  and  blessed  them."  Jesus 
blessed  them,  but  baptized  them  not; 
therefore  little  children  ought  not  to 
be  baptizi'd.  We  are  surprised  that 
any  one  claiming  intelligence  should 
claim  this  Scripture  as  an  evidence 
favoring  infant  baptism,  when  it  only 
exposes  the  weakness  of  his  cause. 
It  only  shows  the  powerful  influence 
of  education,  and  the  fertility  of  the 
human  imagination  in  construing  the 
Scriptures  so  far  as  as  to  support  a 
favorite  theory. 

G.  "How  are  children  .suffered  to 
come  ?  Uy  baptism  upon  the  faith  of 
their  parents." 

This  solution  is  altogether  gratui- 
tous, aud  is  not  warranted  by  any- 
thing found  iu  the  word  of  God.  May 
we  not  conclude  that  a  more  ap- 
propriate solution  is  found  in  the  f>ict 
that  all  those  dying  in  infancy  are 
.«aved  in  heaven,  as  the  special  suh- 
j  cts  of  atonement  by  the  blood  of 
Christ  ?  And  hence  when  parents 
are  required  to  give  up  their  children 
in  death,  they  should  not  greatly  de- 
sire it  otherwise,  nor  "sorrow  as 
others  who  have  no  hope;"  because, 
according  to  the  Scriptures,  we  have 
the  most  satisfactory  .assurance  of 
the  salvation  of  all  infants  without 
anything  done  for  them  by  Pope  or 
priest,  parent  or  ministeu,  whether 
the  offspring  of  believers  or  unbeliev- 
ers. For  the  proof,  to  tbe  law  and 
the  testimony. 

a.  "In  the  seed  of  Abraham,  which 
is  Christ,  are  all  the  nations,  all  the 
families,  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
blessed."  Gen.  28  :  15,  Acts  3  :  25. 

b.  "Blessed  are  they  to  whom  the 
Lord  will  not  impute  sin,  whose  in- 
iquities are  forgiven,  and  whose  sins 
are  covered."  Rom.  4  :  7,  8. 

c.  "For  until  the  law  sin  was  iu 
the  world  :  but  sin  is  not  imputed 
where  there  is  no  law."  Rom.  5  :  1.3. 
"Where  no  law  is,  there  is  no  trans- 
gression." Rom.  4  :  15. 

d.  Though  death  reigned  from 
Adam  to  Moses  over  all,  indiscrimi- 
nately, as  a  consequent  upon  A.dam's 
traubgression,  "but  uot  as  the  offence 
so  also  is  the  free  gift  ;"  "Therefore 
as  by  the  offence  of  one,  judgment 
cane  upon  all  men  to  condemnation, 
even  so  by  the  righteousness  of  one 
the  free  gift  came  upon  all  men  unto 
justification  of  life."  There  may,  in- 
deed, therefore,  be  a  comfortable  hope 
that  aa  inlaats  die  in  Adam   without 


their  own  personal  transgression,  so 
they  will  be  saved  iu  Christ  without 
their  own  personal  faith  in  him,  as 
never  living  to  be  capable  of  it.  The 
number  of  infants  who  had  been  cut 
off  with  great  pain  and  agony  previous 
to  their  commission  of  actual  sin,  hen 
been  immensely  great.  They  were 
involved  in  the  destruction  of  the 
world  by  the  Deluge,  and  iu  that  of 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah.  According  to 
the  ordinary  course  of  things,  death 
reigned  over  them  before  they  were 
capable  of  wilful  transgression. 
These  and  all  other  infants  who  have 
died  in  all  ages,  now  coinpose  stars  in 
the  crown  of  their  Redeemer,  as  tro- 
phies of  that  victory  which  he  has 
obtained  by  the  cross. 

Then  for  the  consolation  of  all  the 
tender  mothers  bereft  of  their  darling 
infants,  we  say  in  the  language  of 
God  to  weeping  Rachel,  who  would 
not  be  comforted,  because  of  her 
children  slain,  "Refrain  thy  voice 
from  weeping  and  thine  eyes  from 
tears,  for  thy  work  shall  be  rewarded, 
saith  the  Lord  ;  and  they  shall  come 
again  from  the  land  of  the  enemy. 
And  there  is  hope  iu  thine  end,  saith 
the  Lord,  that  thy  children  shall 
come  again  to  their  own  border."  Jer. 
.31:15,16,  n.  No  need  of  being 
concerned  about  their  being  circum- 
cised or  baptized :  discharge  your 
duty  toward  God,  aud  toward  your 
children,  and  all  others,  aud  all  will 
be  well ;  and  like  David  you  can  say, 
"I  know  they  cannot  return  to  me, 
but  I  shall  go  to  them." 

Bonsacks,  Va. 


What  a  blessing  it  would  be  to  the 
world  if  its  people  would  be  content 
with  the  arrangements  which  God 
has  made  for  their  welfare,  instead  of 
devising  all  kinds  of  schemes  and 
organizing  all  kinds  of  societies  to  ac- 
complish the  end.  Tbe  various  hu- 
man organizations  designed  to  attain 
the  happiness  of  man  in  time  aud 
eternity,  undoubtedly  have  their  origin 
in  unbelief  respecting  the  adequacy 
of  divine  institutions  to  effect  the  end. 
Why  need  man  devise  meaus  or  estab- 
lish societies,  to  confess  that  for 
which  God  has  appointed  means  and 
instituted  the  church,  unless  he  sup- 
puses  that  the  appointments  of  God 
are  insufficient  ?  Aud  yet  we  find 
even  professing  Christians  aiding  and 
abetting  such  infidel  devices  ! — LU' 
theran  litandard> 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  OOSl'EL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Tbe  Cross  oi  Cliristt. 


MY  LLCINA  SHlfK. 


"Ami  lie  said  unto  Hum  all,  If  any  man 
will  come  after  nie.  let  liini  deny  liini^clf, 
aiKl  take  up  his  cross  daily,  nnil  follow 
lilt*." — Lrici:  xl.  33. 

Wc  are  rcuiimlcd  from  tliis reading  tliat 
we  are  required  to  take  up  our  cross  dai- 
ly and  follow  Je^^u^^  Then  liow  necessary 
it  is  liiat  we  should  love  Christ  lucre 
than  all  earthly  friends,  and  he.  willing  to 
follow  him  nolwithstandin!^  all  the  trials 
to  which  it  may  expose  us.  Christ,  says, 
"lie  that  taketh  not  his  cross  and  follow 
etii  after  me,  is  nol,  worthy  of  me." 

The  afllictions  and  trials  of  the  rit;ht- 
cous  are  many, — making  many  sacrifices, 
— hut  this  should  never  deter  us  froui 
emhracing  and  steadfastly  following,'  him. 
./Ml  the  losses  which  wc  mijiht  suffer,  even 
if  it.  should  he  that  of  life  itself,  would 
only  he  pi'oduetive  oi"  our  highest  and 
olerna!  1,'ood,  '"fbr,"  says  I'aul,  "the 
8UiTerin.i(s  of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthv  to  be  compared  with  the  ^'ory 
wliich  shall  he  revealed  in  us, for  our  light 
aflliction  which  is  but  for  a  moment, 
worketh  for  us  a  far  uiore  oxceedinj;:  and 
eternal  wei>!;ht  of  glory."  \\Mio,  then, 
is  h(!  that  eondcmn(!th  ?  who  can  j^rcvail 
aKainst  God,  so  as  to  destroy,  or  ultimate- 
ly injure  us'i*  None  but  Christ,  to  whom 
all  i)ower  is  given  in  heaven  and  in  earth; 
who,  fiom  love  toward  us,  died  in  our 
stead,  when  we  were  yet  his  enemies; 
yea,  who  is  risen  at;ain,  who  is  even  at 
the  rif^ht  li.nn.l  of  (lod,  who  also  makcth 
interei'ssions  for  us.  'IMicii,  dear  brethren 
and  sisters,  who  shall  separate  us  i'rom 
the  love  ol'  Christ — tliat  love  which  is 
stronger  than  death,  which  led  him  to  die 
lor  us,  to  ffive  u-;  of  his  Holy  Spirit  to 
reconcile  and  unite  us  to  hiui-clf,  and 
make  us  joint  heirs  with  biin  to  all  the 
blessings  of  his  ]<'atltf'r's  kingdom  ?  \Vho 
or  what  shall  separate  us  IVom  such  love? 
Shall  tribulation,  distress,  i)ersccution,  or 
anything  that  can  come  upon  us?  Nay, 
verily,  for  in  all  these  things  we  arc  more 
than  con((uerors  through  him  that  loved 
us;  and  they  should  not  only  lail  to  sep- 
arate us  from  the  love  of  (Christ,  or  to 
diminish  our  love  to  him,  or  do  us  any 
iiarm,  but  they  should  do  us  great  good, 
by  showing  us  the  evil  oi'  sin  and  the 
vanities  oi'  the  world;  they  should  al.:o 
()uicken  us  in  duty,  and  make  us  more 
holy  and  hapj)y  ;  i'or  ail  our  blessings 
come  through  Jesus  Christ.  'J'hey  are 
given  on  his  account,  and  arc  tbe  purcha-o 
oi'liis  precious  blood;  tliercforc,  it  should 
awaken  in  us,  who  enjoy  them,  unfeigned 
and  ever-increasing  gratitude.  It  demands 
that  wc  should  devote  ourselves  body  and 
soul  to  his  service.  1'hcn  let  us  walk  in 
love,  as  ('hrist  also  hath  loved  us,  and 
hath  given  himself  i'or  us  an  offering  and 
a  sacrifice  to  God  lor  a  .sweet  smelling 
savor.  Lot  us  mortii'y  the  deeds  of  the 
body,  resist  every  temptation,  overcome 


evil  with  good,  jiut  on  the  whole  armor 
of  God.  that  wc  may  be  able  to  stand 
against  the  wiles  of  the  evil  one,  and 
cease  to  gratiiy  sinful  inclinations,  and 
thus  we  will  cause  them  to  die.  ^Ve 
should  be  so  crucified  to  the  world,  and 
all  its  sinful  practices,  that  wc  would  not 
love  the  one,  nor  desire  the  other. 

Some  may  say,  If  my  heart  desires  the 
fashions  of  the  world,  then  I  might  as 
well  indulge  in  them."  God  i'orbid;  for 
it  is  our  duty  to  bring  those  evil  desires 
into  death;  and  haw  can  that  be  done 
while  wc  keep  them  alive  by  feeding 
them?  We  sliould  act  as  wisely  in  spir« 
itual  things  as  in  temporal  things.  Clirist 
says,  we  should  take  up  our  cross  daily 
and  follow  him.  Now  the  intention  of  the 
cross  is  to  i)ut  to  death  by  inflicting  pain.  So 
Christ  was  nailed  to,  and  hung  on,  the 
cross,  and  the  dreadful  )iains  that  his 
body  suffered  brought  it  into  a  state  of 
death,  and  when  dead  he  felt  no  more 
pain,  though  the  material  cross  remain- 
ed the  same.  Then,  sisters,  if  plain  ap 
parol  or  the  covering  of  the  head,  or 
brethren,  if  the  parting  of  the  hair,  be 
the  cross,  then  let  us  have  the  cro.ss  dai 
ly,  so  that  this  crucifixion  may  go  on 
from  day  to  day,  until  the  natural  man  is 
brought  into  death,  then  the  cross  will 
have  no  more  pain.  But  so  long  as  we 
have  a  desire;  for  tne  i'ashions  of  the 
world,  just  so  long  we  have  need  for  the 
cross.  Then  let  the  cross,  the  plain 
dress,  or  whatever  it  may  be,  go  with  us 
by  all  means.  I  have  used  the  apimrel 
as  an  illustration  of  every  other  ("hristiau 
duty.  So  if  baptism,  feet-wasliing,  tbe 
salutation  (}i'  the  kiss,  jirayer,  reading  the 
Scriptures,  going  to  meeting,  giving  alms 
to  the  jioor,  or  any  other  duty  be  a  cross, 
then  let  our  own  will  be  brought  into 
death  by  the  use  of  the  cross,  that  we 
may  do  our  beuvcnly  Father's  will,  that 
the  whole  man, body,  and  soul,  and  spirit, 
may  be  miide  an  off 'ling,  holy  and  accep- 
talile  unto  (lod,  which  is  our  reasonable 
service,  Wc  must  bear  our  cross  daily, 
so  long  as  we  are  in  this  body,  for  al- 
thoueh  we  might  think  we  were  entirely 
crucified  as  to  our  own  will,  yet  wc  must 
not  come  down  from  the  cross,  until,  like 
Christ,  we  can  commend  our  spirits  into 
our  Father's  hands.  Then  our  friends 
will  take  our  bodies  away  from  the  eros.s, 
and  lay  them  into  the  silent  tomb,  as  the 
i'riends  of  Jesus  did  his  body,  there  to 
rest  until  the  voice  of  the  Son  of  (jlod 
shall  raise  them  to  a  life  that  needs  no 
cross.  Then  let  us  die  daily  upon  the 
cro  s  of  crucifixion,  to  the  lusts  of  (he 
fle.Ji,  that  the  word  of  God  be  not  blas- 
pli('med,  or  that  the  Gospel  should  not 
be  re|)roaelicd  on  account  of  the  inconsist- 
encies of  its  i»rofessors.  Let  cur  exam- 
ples become  ctlcctual,  that  they  may  not 
be  inoperative,  in  the  way  of  ever  in- 
creasing knowledge  of  tliose  in  I'ellowship 
with  us,  in  every  good  thing  wrought  in 
us  by  God,  or  that  is  bestowed  on  us 
through  his  Gosi)cl,  all  which  must  be  in 
Christ  Jesus,  or  to  bis  glory  and  the  fur- 


therance of  his  cause.  'J'hen  as  wc  have 
lived  a  holy  and  blessed  life;  a  life  that 
shall  outlive,  and  be  perfected  in  a  world 
of  life,  light,  and  joy,  where,  as  long  as 
Christ  lives,  all  who  liave  the  spirit, 
shall  live  with  him  and  he  like  him. — 
"It  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  .'-hall 
be  :  but  wc  know,  that  when  he  shall 
ajtpeaf,  wc  shall  be  like  him,  for  wc  shall 
see  him  as  he  is.  And  every  one  that 
hath  this  hope"  of  being  like  Christ, 
and  seeing  him  as  he  is,  "purifieih  him- 
self even  as  he  is  pure."  Now,  dear 
brethren  and  sisters,  let  us  take  up  our 
cross  daily, and  ibilow  Jesus  in  all  the  prc- 
cept.s  and  examples  that  he  has  given 
us;  that  we  may  enjoy  that  hope  of  glo- 
ry and  eternal  happiness. 
Jjcalricc,  Gage  Co.,  Nch. 


Dealli. 

Dear  reader,  the  day  is  not  far  distant 
when  a  remorseless  foe  will  cinfionl  you. 
Vour  strengih_ol'arm,  and  luido  of  intel- 
lect, and  stoutness  of  iicart  will  not  avail. 
I'owerless  as  a  leaf  driven  bel'ore  the 
blast,,  you  must  yield.  The  rarest  skill 
and  the  wisdom  of  the  wisest  Uien  cannot 
save  you.  Though  hosts  of  devoted 
friends  surround  you,  yet  every  effort 
of  theirs  in  your  behalf  will  be  in  vain. 
Death  will  con(|Ucr  you.  Vour  ejes  will 
close  to  ail  earthly  sight.-;  your  ears  grow 
deaf,  even  to  the  tcnderest  whispers  of 
love;  your  lips  will  be  sealed  and  your 
throbbing  heart  will  cease  to  beat.  You 
will  be  laid  in  your  ciifin  and  borne  to 
the  grave,  and  weeping  frieiuis  will  turn 
away  and  leave  you  to  the  solitude  and 
silence  of  your  narrow  home. 

Deathless  spirit,  reading  these  brief 
lines,  remember  you  are  niading  your  own 
experience,  foryou  are  mortal,  and  it  w<ll 
becomes  you  to  stop,  if  only  for  a  moment, 
and  ask  yourself  the  solemn  rpiestion, 
■'Am  1  ready  to  endure  thi-i  momentous 
ordeal  'f  Am  I  ready  for  the  hour  of  dis- 
solocion,  and  the  darkness  of  the  grave  ?" 
Whether  prepared  or  not,  the  hour  is 
very  near  when  Death  will  claim  you  for 
bis  own.  Already  his  shadow  darkens 
your  pathway,  and  the  fatal  dart  is  poi.s- 
ed  with  unerring  aim  in  the  hands  ol'thc 
destroj'er.     There  is  then  — 

"No  room  for  mirth  or  trilling  here, 
For  worldly  hope  or  worldly  fear; 

If  life  so  soon  is  gone  ; 
Nothing  is  worth  a  thought  beneath. 
But  how  you  may  escape  the  death 

That  uev^r,  never  dies  ! 
How  make  your  own  election  sure  ; 
And  when  you  fail  on  earth,  seiuie 

A  mansion  iu  the  skies-" 

Vou  may  live,  with  God's  help,  so  that 
death  even  shall  not  be  ieared;  and 
though  you  i'all  before  the  King  of  Ter- 
rors, you  shall  conijucr,  and  go  shouting 
home  to  glory,  victin-ious  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.— Ziy/t's  JJciald, 


OllillSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AUD  GOiSl'EL  VlSlTOlU 


jC9 


F  O  U    T  H  E    YOUNG. 

"Kotteu  to  tb«  €ore." 


lu  a  plate,  on  my  breakfast-table, 
were  a  number  of  bc-aiitiful  pears. 
Tlioy  were  truly  "pleasant  to  the 
8i{?ht,"  and,  if  one  mij^Lt  have  formed 
a  judgment  thereby,  they  would  also 
prove  "fifood  for  food."'  Indeed, 
everything  about  them  seemed  to 
promise  well. 

I  took  one,  the  fiuest  and  the  larg- 
est, and  began  to  rub  off  its  skin,  that 
tltuu  I  might  enjoy  the  rich  and  lus- 
eioua  fruit  unalloyed  and  untainted. 
No  sooner,  however,  had  I  made  an 
incision,  with  the  keen  edge  of  my 
knife,  than  I  found  that  the  fruit  was 
rotten.  Still,  lioping  that  the  surface 
only  had  become  aff.cled,  I  sought  to 
cutoll'the  dij^eaptd  and  corrupted 
part.  Yet  deep  as  my  blade  pene- 
trated and  much  of  the  surface  as  it 
thus  rolled  cfl".  I  had  the  disappoint- 
ment to  liud  that  ihe  rottenness  lay 
deeper  still.  Once  more  the  knii'o 
was  thrust  in,  only  to  discover  the 
same  sorrowful  result.  At  last,  hope- 
less of  the  case,  I  plunged  it  into  the 
core.  And  what  was  the  result? 
Rotten  still ;  yes,  rotten  to  the  very 
core ! 

Ah!  methonght,  that  is  man  over 
again.  Man  is  rotten  to  the  core 
Nay,  the  core  is  the  most  rotten  part  ! 
For  it  is  out  of  the  heart  of  man  that 
"evil  thoughts,  adulteries,  fornica- 
tions, and  murders  proceed."  It  is 
"the  heart  that  is  deceiiful  above  all 
things  and  de.^^perately  wicked."  It 
is  tlie  heart,  therefore,  that  is  the 
seat  of  the  spiritiial  corruption  and 
rottenness  to  which  I  allude.  And 
may  1  say  it? — the  more  deeply  the 
knife  of  the  word  of  God  is  applied, 
the  more  palpable  does  the  inherent 
ajid  inborn  depravity  of  the  heart  ap- 
pear. 

How  solemn  is  the  truth  that  the 
"carnal  mind  is  enmity  against  God," 
and  that  therefore  "they  ihat  are  in 
the  flesh  cannot  please  God."  The 
will,  the  heart  of  the  unrenewed  man, 
"is  enmity  against  God,"  and  "is  not 
subject"  to  him. 

Hence,  when  we  read  the  history 
of  man,  from  the  fall  to  the  cross,  we 
find  this  truth  fearfully  verified.  Let 
us  think  of  Cain,  or  of  the  antedilu- 
vians, and  recall  the  plaintive  lamen- 
tation of  the  Spirit  of  God  as  he  de- 
clares that  "Every  imagination  of  the 
thoughts  of  hia    heart   is    only    evil 


continually."  And  theieupon  enters 
the  Flood,  and  rolls  its  deep,  dark 
wave  ot  judgment  over  the  wholo  hor- 
rid scene  A  righteous  seed,  yet  one 
that  sprang  from  the  loins  of  fallen 
Adam,  issues  from  the  ark.  And 
whai  of  it  ?  Rotten  still,  is  the  only 
confession.  Look  at  the  pride  of  Ba- 
bel and  the  token  of  God's  displeasure 
in  the  confusion  of  tongues.  And 
mark  likewise  the  idolatrous  abomi- 
nations of  those  days,  when  they 
changed  the  glory  of  God  into  an  im- 
age, when  they  worshipped  and  serv- 
ed the  creature,  and  when  they  did 
not  like  to  retain  God  in  their  knowl- 
edge, "And  God  gave  them  up." 
Romans  1. 

But  be  called  out  one,  Abram.whom 
he  loaded  with  promises.  Forth 
came  Abram,  obedient  to  the  call. 
From  him  sprang  a  nation  favored  as 
none  other  bad  been,  and  what  of  it  ? 
Rotten  still.  For  when  their  .Messiah 
appeared  as  the  son  of  Mary,  and 
spoke  of  his  divine  origin  in  a  way 
that  could  not  be  misunderstood,  they 
took  Him,  and  with  wicked  hands 
crucified  and  slew  Him.  "They  kill- 
ed the  Prince  of  Life."  And  with 
them  were  joined  the  Gentiles.  Herod 
and  Pontious  Pilate  combined  in  the 
njeclion  of  God  incarnate. 

Man  hated  Him,  because  in  faith- 
fulness He  testified  that  his  works 
were  evil.  And  man  could  not  bear 
the  truth.  The  knife  laid  bare  the 
moral  pollution  and  disease  of  the 
heart.  He  was  shown  to  be  rotten  at 
the  core. 

This  is  no  overdrawn  picture,  no 
stretch  of  the  imagination.  It  is  the 
plain  declaration  of  the  word  of  God 
that  the  nature  of  man  is  ^'cor7-upl  ac- 
cording to  the  deceitful  lusts."  It  is 
no  traduction  of  man's  moral  charac- 
ter— no  insult — no  false  witness. 
Pride  may  object,  but  the  truth  re- 
mains. Happy  the  man  who  adm.its 
it,  and  who,  by  divine  teaching,  in 
company  with  Job,  and  Isaiah,  and 
Peter,  and  Paul,  has  learned  to  say, 
"I  am  vile  ;"  ''1  am  undone  ;"  "I  am 
a  sinful  man ;"  "I  am  the  chief  of 
sinners." 

Happy  the  man,  who,  consciously 
vile,  and  undone,  and  sinful,  has  re- 
ceived that  other  truth,  "when  wo 
were  yet  without  strength  Christ  died 
for  the  ungodly,"  and  who  has  found 
in  Him  "wisdom  and  righteofist:e8s 
and  sauctification  and  redemption." 
He  can  then  afford  to  be  rotten  at  the 
core,  to  own  that  in  himself  dwelletb 


no  good  thing,  for  he  has  found  in 
another  a  com|)letene8S,  a  soundness, 
a  moral  perfection  that  gives  him  a 
standing  before  God.  Reader,  is 
Christ  your  righteousness  ? — Sound 
Word-i. 

Dress  in  diurcli. 


Is  it  of  any  use  to  protest  !ij:;aiii.st  the 
prevailiiii^  custom  of  making  our  cliurcli- 
cs  on  Sunday,  cxliibilioii  rooms  of  the 
latest  Ihshions  in  weariuL'  apparel  ?  AVo 
expect  to  sec  displays  of  the  fineries  and 
fooleries  of  dress  in  tliedrawin(L-.-ot,m,  tlic 
conceit -room,  and  places  of  amusement, 
or  entertainment,  lor  they  are  worn  for 
cxliibiiion,  and  even  in  the  street  some 
women  have  the  vuljiar  pride  of  wearing 
apparel  otily  suit-able  lor  indoors,  and  not 
always  there ;  but  when  the  house  of 
prayer  is  made  thus  to  minister  to  the 
weakest  of  vanities,  weakest  because  a 
rich  dress  is  merely  a  matter  of  jjurse, 
and  depends  on  neither  culture,  nor 
brains,  nor  rank,  it  is  time  to  protest. 

\'anity,  snobbery  and  silly  rivalries  are 
despicable  anywhere;  but  in  church  llicy 
are  disgusting,  and  should  be  intolerable; 
nay,  more,  tliey  are  contrary  to  .every  ra- 
tional idea  of  religious  propriety.  In  the 
world  people  may  look  at  the  dress;  but 
but  in  the  church  (iod  has  to  do  with  the 
heart ;  there  is  no  distinction  there.  J>nt 
where  is  the  true  idea  of  worship,  when 
more  attention  is  given  to  the  adornment 
of  the  body  than  to  the  needs  of  the 
soul  ? 

W^e  have  seen  young  ladies  "join  the 
the  church,"  and  in  soft  voice  "renounce 
the  world,"  clothed  as  for  the  ball  room 
rather  than  as  followers  of  "the  meek  and 
lowly  Jesus,"  and  pray  tor  God  to  "bo 
merciful  to  us  miserable  sinners"  in  toilets 
prepared  at  great  cost  of  time  and  money 
for  that  very  purpose.  The  glaring  in- 
consistency of  (his  course,  pursued  to  a 
greater  or  less  extent  in  all  our  chui'ches 
on  the  Sabbath,  is  a  mockery,  and  also  a 
sorrowful  reality,  sind  we  only  wish  tliat 
some  of  our  leading  women  of  position 
and  wealth,  true  Christian  women,  would, 
after  considering  the  matter  seriously  in 
its  relations  to  God,  their  own  hearts  and 
their  follow   mortals,    institute  a  reform. 

— Sdecicil. 


The  Kcii.son. 


"Herbert,"  said  a  perplexed  mother 
to  her  five  year-old  boy,  "why  is  it  that 
you're  not  a  better  boy  V  "Well," 
said  the  little  fellow,  soberly,  looking 
into  her  face  with  his  honest  blue 
eyes,  "I  suppose  the  real  reasgn  is 
that  1  don't  want  to  be  !"  We  think 
the  child  gave  the  real  reason  why  all 
of  us,  big  people  as  well  as  the  little 
people,  are  not  better  than  wo  arc — be- 
cause we  do  not  really  want  to  be  better. 


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ClilllSTlAN  FAMILI^   COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AN'P 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
iMEYKUSDALK,  Pa.,  Sept.  7,  1875. 

9lii(iia«l  Nyuipatliy  Hud    Service. 

"IJy  love  serve  one  anoUicr.-' — Gal.  v.  13. 
"I,  in  tiiucs  tliat  are  past,  considered 
uiysclf  very  rsponsible.  But  year  after 
year  I  get  poorer  in  this  world's  goods. — 
And  witli  all  the  encr.cy  and  economy  I 
can  command,  I  cannot  reverse  it.  It 
KOUictimes  occurs  to  me  tiiat  llio.se  of  us 
who  labor  here  on  the  frontier  have  it 
pretty  hard.  I  have  .«!ix  children  ;  the 
oldest  is  13  years  old,  and  the  youngest 
peven  months,  and  I  have  from  one  to 
two  meetings  every  Lord's  day, and  I  have 
many  calls  that  I  cannot  fill.  Tlieveis  no 
minister  nearer  than  fii'iy  miles.  I  still 
liope  for  the  best.  jMay  God's  will  and 
not  mine  be  done." 

The  above  language  describes  the  con- 
dition of  one  of  our  ministering  brethren 
in  the  W6st.  And  his  case  is  not  a  solita- 
ry one.  'J'here  are  many  such.  And  as 
the  brother  justly  remarks,  such  "haye  it 
pretty  hard."  Ministering  brethren  who 
have  families,  and  sometimes  large  fami- 
lies depending  upon  them  for  support, 
and  have  also  the  rcsponsiljilities  of  the 
ministry,  and  much  ministerial  labor  to 
perform,  and  are  in  limited  circumstances, 
in  regard  to  pecuniary  matters,  surely 
have  it  "pretty  hard."  Could  not,  and 
ought  not  such  brethren  to  be  relieved  in 
part,  if  not  entiicly,  of  the  pecuniary  bur- 
den they  are  bearing,  and  which  is  often 
the  means  of  diminishing  their  usefulness 
as  ministers  of  the  Oospel  1  Tiiere  arc 
many  brethren  of  wealth  who  are  abund- 
antly able  to  do  considerable  in  relieving 
such  ministering  brethren  as  we  have  the 
picture  drawn  of,  in  the  foregoing  extract 
And  would  it  not  be  well  lor  those  who 
are  able  to  do  so,  to  lend  a  helping  hand 
to  lighten  the  burdens  that  some  of  our 
brethren,  and  ministering  brethren,  too, 
have  to  bear?  "IScar  ye  one  anotiier's 
burdens,  and  so  fulfill  the  law  of  Christ," 
commands  the  Apostle  Paul.  An  effort 
was  made  in  the  apostolic  church  to  bring 
about  an  equality  in  the  possessions  of 
Hccular  goods  among  the  brethren.  IJut 
it  did  not  succeed.  And  most  likely,  no 
Buch  effort  will  succeed  to  any  considera- 
ble extent  under  the  present  arrangement 
of  tilings.     Such  a  «tute  of  tbingy  auong 


the  disciples  does  not  seem  to  be  in  har- 
mony with  the  present  plans  of  the  Kc- 
deemer  for  conducting  the  affairs  of  his 
church. 

And  though  there  is  no  divine  warrant 
for  an  effort  to  bring  about  such  an  tqua'- 
ity  of  goods  among  Christians  as  has  been 
alluded  to,  and  though  it  be  inexpedient 
to  make  such  efforts,  nevertheless,  mght 
there  not,  and  should  there  not  be  more 
of  an  equality  than  we  often  find '?  Would 
not  some  of  our  wealthy  brethren  find  it 
much  to  their  spiritual  advantage,  to 
have  less  of  this  world's  goods  or  wealth, 
if  the  diminishing  of  their  stock  is  pro- 
duced by  contributions  made  for  Christ's 
sake  and  the  Gospel's?  Such  a  liberali- 
ty might  endear  them  more  to  our  heav- 
enly Master,  and  prepare  the  way  for  the 
reception  of  a  larger  share  of  the  gift  of 
the  Holy  Spirit.  And  while  the  wealthy 
would  thus  find  it  to  their  advantage  thus 
to  give,  the  needy  that  would  receive 
would  likewise  be  greatly  benefited  by  the 
transaction. 

Vt'e  have  copied  the  foregoing  extract, 
and  made  the  remarks  we  have  upon  it, 
in  order  to  awaken  thought  in  the  minds 
of  our  brethren,  and  to  call  out  their 
.sympathies  for  a  worthy  class  of  our 
brethren,  who  'ire  laboring  under  many 
dis:id vantages  for  the  good  of  both  the 
church  and  the  world. 

To  such  brethren  as  the  one  whose 
case  is  above  described,  we  would  Aay, 
bear  up  under  your  discouragements.  Do 
what  you  can — all  yourelieumstanccs  will 
permit  you  to  do,  and  do  it  sincerely,  as 
unto  the  Lord,  and  not  as  unto  men  and 
unto  self  The  Savior  of  sinners  is  in 
sympathy  with  you  in  your  labors  of  love 
to  save  souls.  Petition  tlie  throne  of 
heavenly  grace  for  grace  to  help  in  time 
of  need.  Things  may  change,  and  a 
brighter  day,  bringing  increased  facilities 
for  u.sefulness,  may  yet  d£.wn  upon  you. 
But  should  you  have  to  bear  your  burdens 
still,  and  continue  to  labor  under  many 
disadvantages,  if  you  are  persevering  and 
faithful,  your  reward  in  another  world 
may  be  the  richer. 

Wc  would  say  it  was  not  the  intention 
of  the  brother  I'rom  whose  letter  we  have 
made  the  extract,  to  have  any  of  his  let- 
ter published.  Wc  liave  done  it  from  our 
sense  qf  propriety,  and  we  withhold  thu 
name.  But  if  any  of  our  brethren  and 
sisters  feel  like  assisting  such  ministering 
brethren  wo  will  givo  thcui  the  nauioa  and 


addresses  of  some,  or  we  will  receive  and 
forward  to  them  any  contributions  that 
may  be  sent  us  for  that  purpose. 


QUERISTS'  DEPARTMENT 

Hroiher  James  :— Please  give  an  expla- 
nation of  the  following  Scripture  :  "And 
tlie.se  signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe  : 
h\  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils; 
they  siiall  speak  with  new  tongue.-;  they 
shall  take  up  serpents;  and  if  they  drink 
any  do:idly  thing,  it  shall  not  hurt  them; 
they  .-hall  lay  hands  on  the  sick  and  they 
shall  re  over."— Mauic  xvi.  17,  IS. 

.).  J.  Bl,AUCII. 

Jialin,  Fit. 

All  that  was  promised  by  the  Savior  to 
his  di.-^ciples  in  the  foregoing  was  fulfilled. 
Mark  says,  "And  they  went  forth  and 
preached  everywhere,  the  Jjird  working 
witji  them,  and  confirming  the  work  witli 
signs  following."  v.  20.  The  history  of 
the  Apostles'  preaching  and  labors 
proves  this.  In  Aet-s  viii.  5-7,  wc  find 
the  following  :  "Then  I'liiiip  went  down 
to  the  city  of  Samaria,  and  preached 
Christ  unto  them.  And  the  people  with 
one  accord  gave  heed  to  those  things 
which  Philip  spake,  hearing  and  seeing 
the  miracles  which  he  did.  For  unclean 
spirits,  crying  with  loud  voice  came  out 
of  many  that  were  possessed  with  them: 
and  many  taken  with  palsies,  and  that 
were  lame,  were  healed."  We  see  here 
that  according  to  the  Savior's  promise, 
signs  lollowed  the  preaching  of  the  Gos- 
pel by  the  Apostles.  This  miraculous 
power  communicated  to  the  Apostles, 
and  by  which  they  performed  the  signs 
described,  was  withdrawn  from  the 
preachers  of  the  Gospel  after  the  divine 
Jluthority  of  the  Gospel  or  Christianity 
was  established.  The  promise  was  not 
given  apparently  for  the  perpetuation  of 
the  miraculous  power,  although  some 
have  so  understood  it.  But  they  who 
claim  to  possess  the  power  to  work  mira- 
aeles,  should  give  some  demonstrative 
proof  of  the  fact.  But  many  who  have 
claimed  such  power,  have  failed  to  give 
the  proof. 

As  we  have  already  remarked,  after 
the  great  object  for  which  miraculous 
power  was  given,  namely,  the  establish- 
ment of  Christianity,  that  power  gradu- 
ally ceased  in  the  church.  This  will  ap- 
pear from  the  following  con.-iderations : 
First— If  miracles  had  been  pei  formed  by 
every  believer,  and  perpetuated  and  mul- 
tiplied in  the  church,  their  freciucnt  oo" 


OHRISTIAN  FAM1L\   COWPANlOl^  A^JD  GOSPEL  V1IS1T015. 


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currence  would  have  rendered  tliem  so 
comwon,  tbat  their  effect  in  convincing 
unbelievers  would  have  diuiini.shed,  and 
perhaps,  finally,  alto/retlier  ceased.  Al- 
though our  lledecmor  poribnued  so  ma- 
ny miracles, yet  comparatively  but  few  that 
witnessed  his  miracles  believed  on  him. 
So  if  preachers  still  possessed  miraculous 
power,  it  is  not  certain  that  they  would 
convert  any  more  than  they  now  do.  Mir 
acles  were  performed  to  show  that  Chris- 
tianity, in  vindication  of  which  they 
were  done,  was  of  divine  origin — of  God, 
and  not  of  man.  This  has  been  done 
and  men  now  in  countries  in  which  the 
Gospel  is  preached,  generally  believe  that 
it  is  of  divine  origin.  And  those  who  do 
not  believe  this  now,  would  not  be  likely 
to  believe  if  they  should  witness  the  per 
foruiance  of  miracles.  Then  there  seems 
to  be  no  necessity  whatever  for  the  pres- 
ence of  miraculous  power  in  the  church 
to  enable  believers  to  perform   miracles. 

But  not  only  does  it  seem  to  be  unnec- 
es.sary  to  perform  miracles,  since  men 
generally  believe  in  the  divine  origin  of 
Christianity,  but  the  Apostle  Paul's  lan- 
guage indicates  the  discontinuance  of 
them  in  the  church.  "Charity  never 
failetli:  but  whether  there  bo  prophecies, 
they  shall  fail;  whether  there  be  tongues, 
they  shall  cease;  whether  there  be  knowl 
edge,  it  shall  vanish  away."  1  Cor.  xiii, 
8.  Dr.  Maenight  translates  the  part  of 
the  above  passage  referring  to  knowledge, 
thus  :  "Or  knowledge,  it  shall  be  abol 
ished."  And  he  has  the  following 
note  upon  it :  "As  the  Apostle  is  speali- 
ing  of  the  spiritual  gifts,  and  of  their  ab- 
olition in  the  church  both  in  heaven  and 
on  earth,  l-noiclcdge  here  cannot  be  taken 
in  the  ordinary  sense  of  the  word;  for  in 
that  sense,  knowledge  will  exist  in  heaven 
in  the  greatest  perfection,  ver.  12.  But 
it  must  .signify  the  spiritual  gifts  called, 
chap.  xii.  8,  'the  word  of  knowledge,' 
and  chap.  xiii.  2,  'all  knowledge.'  Far- 
ther, though  the  Apostle  hath  mentioned 
none  of  the  spiritual  gifts  but  jvophecij, 
toiiijticsaud  knoich'ihjt^  what  he  hath  said 
of  these  is  applicable  to  the  rest.  They 
shall  be  abolished  in  the  church  on  earth, 
after  it  hatii  attained  sufficient  internal 
strength  to  support  and  edify  itself.  See 
Eph.  iv.  11-14.  They  shall  be  abolished 
likewise  in  heaven,  being  of  no  use  there, 
as  the  Apostle  observes  in  the  following 
verse." 

The  following  remarks  of  Dr.  Stier  in 


regard  to  the  passage  referring  to  signs, 
and  which  we  arc  examining,  have  much 
truth  in  them  and  make  an  api)lication 
of  llie  passage  that  we  think  is  just  and 
api)ropriate»:  "We  admit  that  the  J^ord 
named  the  external  miracles,  of  which  he 
literally  speaks,  as  miracles  in  external 
nature  which  should  actually  take  place, 
and  continue  to  recur  according  to  the 
need  of  the  kingdom  of  God — for  liow 
can  we  .\uppose  him  to  have  made  an  un- 
real thing  the  type  of  a  reality?  But  a 
deeper  understanding  of  his  words,  and 
that  which  alone  is  correct,  must  regard 
hipi  as  having  meant  and  promised,  under 
this  figure,  tlwuc  mighty  wflacitces  of  the 
Spirit  cspcciaUi/  which  correspond  to  these 
signs,  znd  should  ever  abide  in  the  church 
as  being  much  more  important  and  es- 
sential than  tlicy.  Or,  can  we  sui)i)ose 
that  the  lack  of  miracles  would  be  an  es 
i>ential  deficiency?  Were  his  ielirurs  to 
look  for  such  miracles  as  were  i)erformed 
in  the  beginning,  as  being  essential  to 
their  preachiisg  and  extending  everywhere 
the  Gospel  of  grace  ?  Would  such  mir- 
acles have  absolutely  helped  on  that  Gos- 
pel in  such  times  and  circumstances  as 
ours  ?  Is  it  not,  rather,  true — as  it  has 
been  discerned  by  many  from  the  begin- 
ning— that  the  withdrawal  of  the  exter- 
nal working  of  miracles  has  been  connec- 
ted with  a  progcc<sio)i.  of  the  church  and 
her  missions  into  the  domain  of  the 
Spirit  alone." 

We  fiirher  remaik  in  this  connection, 
th:'.t  the  Apostle  did  not  attribute  as  great 
a  degree  of  importance  to  signs  and  mir- 
aculous gifts  as  he  did  to  other  means  for 
promoting  Christian  edification  and  use- 
fulness, as  the  following  language  used 
by  him  will  show  :  Follow  after  chanty  and 
desire  spiritual  gifts,  but  rather  that  ye 
may  projihesy.  For  he  that  speakcth  in 
an  unknown  tongue  speaketh  not  unto 
men,  but  unto  God  :  for  no  man  under 
standeth  him;  howbcit  in  the  Spirit  he 
speaketh  my^^teries.  But  he  that  proph- 
esieth  speaketh  unto  man  to  edification, 
and  exhortation,  and  comfort.  He  that 
speaketh  in  an  unknown  tongue  edifieth 
himself;  but  he  that  prophesieth  edifieth 
the  church.  I  would  that  ye  all  spake 
with  tongues,  but  rather  that  ye  prophe- 
sied :  for  greater  is  he  that  prophesieth 
than  he  that  speaketh  with  tongues,  ex- 
cept he  interpret  that  the  church  may 
receive  edifying."  From  this  language  it 
is  evident  that  the  Apostle  did  not  put 


the  highest  stress  upon  miraculous 
gifts;  and  hence  they  were  not  deemed 
essential  to  the  church's  existence,  though 
they  were  to  its  cstabllfthment. 

We  find  a  confirmation  in  the  the  la.'-t 
ideas  suggested,  in  the  following  ex|)res.s- 
ive  pa.ssage  in  our  Lord's  sayings  as  re- 
corded in  the  Gospel  accoiiding  to  John  : 
"Verily,  verily,  1  say  unto  you,  he  that 
belicvcth  on  me,  the  works  that  I  do 
shall  he  do  also;  and  greater  works  than 
these  shall  he  do;  because  I  go  unto  my 
Father."  John  xiv.  13.  Now  the  Sav- 
ior performed  miracles,  and  so  did  the 
Apostles.  But  tiiey  were  to  do  greater 
works  than  he  did.  The  most  consistent 
explanation  of  the  Savior's  words  is  that 
which  refers  the  word  greater  to  the  re- 
sults of  their  respective  labors.  'Tiie 
Aposthes'  preaching  "in  demonstration 
of  the  -Spirit  and  of  power,"  1  Cor.  ii.  4, 
was  attended  by  more  glorious  results 
than  was  the  preaching  of  the  Savior  and 
his  perfoimatice  of  miracles.  The  con- 
version of  the  three  thousand  Jews  at  the 
feast  of  Pentecost,  the  conversion  of 
Saul  of  Tarsus,  and  the  effects  the  Gospel 
exerted  upon  paganism,  and  in  transform- 
ing the  wickedest  men  into  saints,  as  it 
appears  it  did  from  such  Scriptures  as 
that  in  1  Cor.  vi.  'J -11,  consiituted  evi- 
dence in  proof  of  the  divine  origin  of  the 
Gospel  as  efteetual  as  the  miracles  that 
were  performed  by  the  apostles.  There 
are  signs  then  which  still  fallow  the 
the  preaching  of  the  Gospel,  as  remark- 
able, and  as  demonstrative  of  the  divine 
power  of  the  Gospel,  as  miracles,  though 
miracles  have  ceased. 


The  brethren  at  Lanark,  Carroll  Co., 
lUs.,  have  appointed  brother  Isaac  Row- 
land Treasurer  of  the  7)f«iM7t  Fund,  and 
they  have  wished  us  to  make  an  announce- 
ment of  the  appointment,  that  those  ma- 
king remittances  may  know  whereto  make 
them.     They  say  remit  by  P.  O.  Orders. 


Our  Gleanings  and  Jottings  for  the 
week  are  crowded  out.  Neither  could 
we  find  room  for  the  report  of  the  Dan- 
ish and  Stein  Funds.  Our  list  of  Mon- 
eys Ileceived  also  shared  a  like  fate.  In 
the  next  No.  we  hope  to  publish  these, 
and  a  few  of  the  many  interesting  article.^ 
now  on  hand.  Our  manuscript  box  was 
never  so  full  of  instructive  matter  aa 
it  is  now.    Thanks  to  our  contributors. 

B. 


672 


GIllllSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

Uorreipondence  of  church  nctoj  solicited  from 
all  jiartf  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writcr^t  name 
ati J  addrefx  required  oti  every  comniiniication 
tx  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Jiejected  commiiui- 
catioux  or  manufcrifl  used,  uot  rclurued.  All 
t:onimuv.iealiouK  for  publication  should  be  writ 
t^unpon  oue  side  of  the  y'leA  only. 

Clauence  Centuk,  Eric  (.'o.,  N.  Y. ) 
August  19th,  1S75.  j 

Dear  Brethren :  — 

My  attention  bas  been  drawn  to 
Rovcral  notices  in  the  Companion  and 
Visitor  of  the  "Danish  Movement,"  and 
as  I  am  desirous  for  the  uilvancemcnt  of 
the  cause  of  (,'lnisf,  and  tlie  '.rutli  as  it 
is  in  Jesus,  I  will  also  contrilmte  my  mite 
toward  sending  the  light  that  is  apparent- 
ly  si)ringirig  from  tlie  pens  of  brothers 
Moore  and  K-;helman  across  the  briny 
deep,  to  jtoint  out  tlie  way  more  perfect- 
ly to  those  inquiring  for  the  truth,  ac- 
cording to  the  I'aiih  of  God's  elect,  and 
hope  that  tlie  work  may  go  fortli  accom- 
]i:inicd  with  the  prayers  of  all  God's  peo- 
))le.  tliat  those  anxious  inr)uirers  after 
truth  may  be  brought  to  a  true  knowl- 
edge and  obedience  of  the  Gosijcl,  and  go 
on  their  way  rejoicing  in  the  God  of  their 
salvation.  I  herewith  enclose  fifty  cents 
to  be  appropriated  to  the  Danish  Fund; 
and  may  the  cause  of  (Mirist  prosper,  and 
Denmurk  become  filled  with  knowledge 
of  the  Lord  as  the  waters  cncr  the  sea. 
Daniki.  II else. 


AuiuTUN,  Ills.,  Aug.  21,  l87o. 
To  Whorn  it  mai/  Concern  : 

Wo  would  respectfully  f^ay  to  the 
IJrotliren  and  others  interested,  that 
$5.')  SI)  of  the  money  sent  by  us  to  (Jen- 
tropolis,  ]''r;iiiklin  county,  Kansas,  I'or  the 
suliering  jjcoplc  in  that  county,  has  been 
returned  to  us  as  not  being  needed  there. 
We  will  say  the  money  remains  in  our 
liands  to  be  distributed  where  most  need- 
ed. If  informed  by  committees  of  the 
need  oi'the  money  wc  will  send  it.  But 
we  reserve  the  right  to  send  the  same 
to  where  we  think  it  most  needed. 
John  JJioEciii.v, 
Isaac  .m.  Giiiiii.B, 

Committee. 


H 


Jimthrr  Quhiter : — 

insert  the  aecomiianving  report  in 

your    columns  as  sooti    as  convenient. — 

Accejit  thanks  for  ibis  as  well  as  liirmer 

in.serlioi'.s.      Vours  fealernally, 

C.  L.   Kki.m, 
John  Founey,  Sr. 


We,  the  coniniitlcc  appointed  by  the 
F'alls  City  ehureli  to  investigate  flic  ac- 
count of  tlu!  Central  lulicf  Conmiitlee 
of  the  Mrelbren,  find  that  tbeeommitlec 
liad  received  by  (binations  IVom  different 
cinirchcs  and  friends  the  amount  of  iJT,- 
;>iit)  ;')  J,  and  di.-tributed  to  the  needy  in 
Kansas  and  Nebraska  in  cash,  $0,178  81, 


showing  a  balance  in  the  hands  of  the 
committee  yet  to  be  distributed  if  needed 
of  *2, 127  73.  Also,  boxes  of  clothing, 
barrels  and  sacks  of  beans  and  corn,  which 
liad  been  received  from  different  points 
for  distribution,  which  we  find,  upon  ex- 
amination of  vouchers,  were  properly 
distributed  to  the  needy. 

Jonathan    Liciity, 
Jacou  Wicks, 
Ki.iAS  Peck, 
Ki'H.  Peck,  Clerk. 


The  Prethrenof  the  Miami  Valley,  ()., 
having  made  arrangements  to  visit  Ken- 
tucky, to  preach  the  Gospel  to  the  peo- 
ple there,  the  following  brethren  will  go 
at  the  times  specified  : 

On  the  1st  of  September,  Samuel  Gar- 
ber  and  George  Garber. 

In  the  middle  of  October,  Isaac  Studc- 
baker,  of  Chariest  own,  and  Abraham 
V  ounce. 

On  the  1st  of  December,  Wm.  Casscl 
and  Samuel  Murray. 

Middle  of  January,  Abram  Detrick  and 
Aaron  Fraiitz. 

First  of  March,  Jesse  Stutsman  and 
Jacob  Garber. 

Jionte..— At  the  Little  Miami  Depot, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  obtain  tickets  for  Frank- 
fort, ii<i  L;i  Grange. 

Address,  G.  \V.  Fitzceiialp, 
Farmdale, 

Franklin  Co.,  Ky. 


Roi.LA,  Mo..  August  19,  1S75. 
Ihother  Qniinter : — 

Having  a  little  time  to  day  I  thought 
1  would  send  in  a  short  report  from  this 
part  of  Missouri.  All  kinds  of  garden 
truck  is  plenty,  potatoes  good;  wheat, 
oats,  and  corti  badly  damaged  by  wet  and 
overflows;  but  enough  saved  for  iiome 
consumption,  and  some  to  spare.  Corn, 
on  upland,  is  the  best  it  has  been  for 
a  number  of  years.  The  church  lierc 
seems  to  be  at  i)eace,  with  a  little  excoj)- 
tion.  The  sjiirit  of  investigation  is  at 
work  with  some.  To  the  brethren  and 
sisters  who  have  helped  us  in  our  great 
need,  wc  tender  many  thanks  for  their 
favor.s.  At  itresent  we  can  help  ourselves; 
and  as  wc  have  received  freely  in  our 
need,  so  may  wc  freely  give  as  we  have 
opportunity. 

1  liavc  received  $22.25  from  John 
Shriver,  Collainer,  \Vliitley  county,  Ind., 
which  report  1  had  sent  in  but  it  has  not 
ai)pearcd.     So  let  it  appear  liere. 

SOI.O.MON  Stikmi'. 

. ^^^^      — 

Great    I><>m1  ruction    by    iliu;ii 
Water. 

IIahuisvim.k,  Kitehie  Co.,  W.\'a.  | 
August  l.'tth,  1S7;'».  j 

As  wc,  the  followers  of  (.^lirist,  arc 
spiritually  related,  and  as  relatives  arc 
concerned  about  each  otliei's  welfare,  and 
the  larther  separated,  the  more  desire  wc 
entertain  to  hear  Iroiu  each  other,  1  will 


take  this  method  to  inform  the  bretliren 
and  sisters  throughout  the  broUierhood 
that  on  the  first  day  of  August  a  very 
iieavy  rain  fell  about  the  liea.f  of  (ho 
north  fork  of  Ileuses  river  ai  d  aroui.d 
that  country,  which  made  the  :;l)Ovc 
stream  extremely  high  about  njidnight. 
and  swept  tiway  a  great  many  fences,  and 
grain  stacks,  destroye<l  much  corn,  injui- 
ed  every  mill  on  the  river,  six  in  number, 
swept  away  a  new  bridge  which  cost  $2,- 
OOO.UO;  but  the  greatest  less  of  a'l  w.as, 
it  took  with  it  the  mill  nf  brother  Martin 
Cochran,  which  be  bought  three  or  four 
years  a:<o  under  very  limited  circumstan- 
ces. The  mill  contained  two  pairs  of 
burrs,  and  a  carding  machine, lor  which  he 
Was  to  p.iy  four  thousand  dollarv.  He 
al.so  liad  to  pay  heavy  doctor  bills  in  the 
time  to  pay,  and  added  an  engine  with 
other  uacbinery.  I'lie  whole  works  cost, 
him  six  thousand  dollars.  N:)W  all  is 
gone,  and  notiiing  left  forliim,  only  what 
he  has  in  his  house;  and  there  are  five  or 
six  hundred  dollars  yet  unpaid  tor  the 
lo.st  propeity.  Now  he  should  commence 
building  again,  but  has  nothing  in  his 
hands  wherewith  to  build.  Could  not 
the  breihrcn  help  brother  Coeliran  t)ear 
bis  be;u'y  burden,  and  throw  in  soiiielhing 
to  relieve  bim  in  bis  great  io,->?  Now, 
Lretbren  and  .sisters,  if  yen  feel  like  doing 
anything  for  brother  Cochran,  do  it  as 
soon  as  possible,  as  he  is  about  to  ri'build. 
When  the  sad  news  first  came  to  me, 
1  could  not  refrain  from  weeiiinir.  1  am 
told  that  some  of  his  ncighbois  were 
going  the  road  weeping.  But  all  our 
weeping  will  do  liim  no  good.  Let  us 
try  and  assist  liim. 
Much  wheat  is  spoiled  in  the  shock. 
John  Fiuedi.y. 


I*I<^asure  and  Sorrow. 

Pleasure  and  sorrow  wc  must  experi- 
ence in  this  world,  wiieiher  wc  are  pre- 
pared or  not  to  pass  through.  On  Mitn- 
day,  2.Srd,  my  wife  and  I  left  home  and 
reached  the  house  of  our  i-ld  biother 
Jacob  Blough,  one  mile  north  of  Berlin, 
where  it  was  expected,  at  one  lime,  that 
the  Brethren's  College  would  be  local(!(l. 
Brother  Blough  is  one  of  the  good  old 
brethren,  Icl't  us  younger  ones  as  a  sample 
of  what  the  Bretliren  once  were.  He  is 
the  bishop  of  the  cmgregaiion.  The 
Berlin  congregation  is  large,  boili  in  num- 
bers and  in  te:ritory,  and  tlie  eburcli  lias 
decided  to  select  an  additional  F'der  (o 
help  brother  Blough.  Here  it  strikf.snie, 
would  it  not  be  a  ^nci\\  idea  in  such  ca.'OH 
to  apiwint  days  of  fasting  and  prayer,  to 
invoke  the  wisdom  of  the  iiord,  so  tliat 
his  will  noight  be  aeeomplislud  '!  1  am 
afraid,  brethren,  thes<!  eledions  are  pas- 
sed over  too  lightly  and  too  earelcs,-;ly. — 
\\\\  have  luir  own  d(vsires  and  pi' judiccs, 
and  ihese,  in  the  majorily  of  siieii  cases, 
govern  us,  and  not  ii)e  we'fare  of  the 
cause  which  we  wiih  our  life  )>rofcss  (o 
have  espoused.  My  de.-ire  and  wish  is 
that  God's  will  may  be  done. 


UriRISTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


573 


On  our  way  from  brother  Blough's  to 
the  iilacc  we  had  dcsif^neJ  to  go  to,  we 
learned  that  our  old  sister,  Sarah  Trent, 
{un  aunt  to  uiy  wife)  had  died  and  was  to 
be  buried  in  the  town  of  Shanksville  that 
very  day  (24lh);  so  thitlier  we  went  and 
found  a  hir^c  number  of  old  friends  and 
acquaintances  waiting  for  the  funeral  to 
arrive.  Deceased  had  lived  about  (bur 
miles  east  of  town.  At  about  1 1  o'clock 
they  made  their  appearance,  wlien  she 
was  buried  in  the  Reformed  and  jjuthcr- 
an  grave-yard  in  the  presence  of  a  vast 
multitude  of  a  mixed  neople.  Brothers 
George  Schrock  and  Daniel  1'.  Walker 
othciatcd,  brother  S.  in  the  German,  and 
brother  Walker  in  the  Knglish  language. 
The  preaching  was  done  in  the  mceting- 
liouse  of  the  two  denominations  named. 
]jittle  did  we  expect,  when  we  kfi  home, 
to  stand  at  the  grave  of  one  who  had 
been  near  and  dear  to  us.  Sister  Trent 
was  not  satisfied  only  to  have  her  name 
given  in  as  a  member  of  the  church,  but 
she  was  a  lively  member  of  the  church. — 
Had  we  all  such  ."isters,  every  house  in  the 
hrotherhood  would  be  a  house  of  prayer. 
This  much  I  learned  to  know  of  her  when 
visiting  at  her  house;  for  she  was  an 
earnest,  praying  Christian,  such  as  we 
like  to  meet. 

Shank,sville  is  a  village  of  about  three  or 
lour  hundred  inhabitants.  Tlie  town  is 
only  2-1  miles  i'rom  the  Brethren's  meet- 
ing houf,e;  yet  brelliren  are  timid  to  go 
and  preaeli  in  this  town.  ^Vhy  it  is,  they 
must  know.  This  is  true, — when  they 
do  preach  there,  they  have  always 
large  congregations.  The  people  of  the 
town  and  vicinity  would  pass  for  pretty 
good  Methodists,  (I  mean  the  good  part 
of  them,)  but  they  call  themselves  by 
other  name?; 

From  Shanksville,  on  our  way  home- 
ward, wo  stopped  at  the  house  of  brother 
Jacob  lleiman  ;  and  here  we  not  only  find 
members  of  the  church,  but  Christians  in 
the  full  sense  of  the  word.  It  seems  to 
me,  if  we  had  all  such  workers,  the  cause 
of  the  Lord  would  be  triumphant  wherev- 
er Satan  would  be  foolish  enough  to  give 
battle.  When  we  are  in  the  presence  of 
such  people  we  have  no  trouble  to  be 
good. 

We  this  night  lodged  with  brother 
Wm.  G.  Schrock.  Brother  William  is 
yet  young  in  years,  is  a  deacon  in  the 
church,  and  with  such  a  helpmate  as  sis- 
ter llebecea,  must  find  it  an  easy  matter 
to  live  out  the  Christian  doctrine.  They 
possess  a  beautiful  home;  and  if  I  can 
judge  from  what  I  can  see  and  hear,  and 
from  what  I  can  read  in  God's  word, then 
their  title  to  one  still  more  pleasant  is 
pretty  clear.  They  are  not  satisiied  if  they 
only  comply  with  the  outward  form  of 
religion,  but  the  shell  i.s  full  with  a  good 
sound  kernel, 

I  understand  the  brethren  in  this 
neighborhood  will  again  start  una  pray- 
er meeting.  This  is  an  easy  point  to  gain, 
when  nine  out  of  every  ten  are  praying 
persons.     Go  on,  brethren,  in  the  good 


work.  When  I  look  back  through  the 
years  I  lived  among  you,  there  is  no  jieri- 
od  of  time  which  comes  back  to  me  with 
such  pleasant  recollections  as  the  time 
when  we  met,  from  house  to  house,  in 
prayer  meeting.  Even  some  sisters,  who 
have  been  dead  now  for  years — it  seems 
the  very  sound  of  their  prayers  is  in  my 
ears  while  I  write.  It  is  an  easy  matter 
for  you  10  keep  up  the  prayer-meeting 
when  almost  every  deaeou,  old  or  young, 
c:in  and  will  exhort,  and  lead  you  on,  and 
encourage  you.  The  very  idea  of  the 
brethren  having  iirayer meeting  makes 
me  feel  good.  A  sister  once  .said,  "One 
prayer- meeting  does  me  more  good  than 
three  other  meeiings. "  Sisters,  you  can 
do  your  part.  Encourage  the  brethren 
to  do  their  duty.  VVHule  I  like  to  see 
the  sisters  living  up  to  all  the  instructions 
of  the  church,  I  like,  also,  when  they 
mingle  their  voices  with  those  of  the 
brethren  at  the  family  altar  and  in  our 
prayer-meetings.  We  can  have  a  heaven 
below,  ii'  we  are  heavenly  minded.  There 
is  one  thing  :  where  you,  brethren,  see  a 
neighborhood  that  encourages  prayer- 
meeting,  there  you  see  prayer  in  tne  fam- 
ilies. 

From  brother  Schrock's  on  our  way 
home,  we  Ht()p|>ed  in  with  brother  Hol- 
singer.  The  hi.-tory  of  brother  Henry  is 
known  to  almost  every  reader  of  the  Co.M- 
PANION.  He  is  one  of  those  who  has 
made  and  gained  warm  friends,  and  also 
some  enemies;  yet,  consideiing  all,  he 
has  accomplished  a  good  deal  of  good  in 
and  out  of  I  he  church.  May  the  will  of 
the  Lord  be  his  delight;  and  may  he  al- 
ways be  found  among  the  faithful,  and 
use  the  talents  the  Lord  has  given  him 
for  a  good  purpose.  Brethren  and  sisters, 
although  we  can  meet  and  enjoy  each 
others'  company  to  some  extent,  yet  we 
part  again;  but  if  faithful,  we  can  say 
with  the  poet  : 

"Here  we  suffer  grief  and  pain, 
Here  we  meet  to  part  again, 
In  licav'n  wo  part  no  more. 
Oh,  that  will  be  joyful, 
Joyful,  joyful,  joyful ! 
Oh,  that  will  be  joyful! 
When  we  meet  to  part  no  more." 

M.  Hady. 


The  €too(l  Work  lu  Keutncky. 

Dear  Brother  Quintcr  : 

I  liave  been  requested  to  prepare 
a  piece  for  your  excellent  paper;  there- 
fore, if  you  think  the  following  worthy  of 
a  place  in  it,  you  can  place  it  there. 

I  have  been  many  years  trying  to  serve 
my  God  in  my  humble  way.  There  has 
always  been  a  beauty  and  a  purity  about 
the  Christian  character  that  I  aspired  to, 
but  could  not  attain.  There  seemed  to  be 
too  much  of  the  world  mixed  with  our 
devotions  in  the  branch  of  the  Baptist 
church  to  which  I  belonged.  Pride,  fash- 
ion, and  love  of  money  seemed  to  claim 
the  atFectjons  and  attention  of  most  of  our 


church  members.  Our  poor  could  not 
attend  church,  for  fear  their  plain  cloth- 
ing might  cause  un))leasant  remarks,  thus 
depriving  one  third  of  our  best  citizens 
of  the  advantages  of  Sunday-schools  and 
preaching.  I  considered  all  of  these 
things,  reasoning  in  this  way:  Surely  wo 
are  not  following  the  commands  and  cx- 
aui|iles  of  our  blessed  Sivior,  who  re- 
(piires  the  whole  heart,  and  say.s  we  can- 
not serve  God  and  and  Mammon;  and 
again,  we  must  leave  father,  molher, 
house  and  lands  for  his  sake,  laying  up 
our  treasure  in  hearen,  not  on  earth. — 
All  of  tlie  churches,  and  most  of  the 
church  members  seemed  not  only  to  givo 
encouragement  but  to  join  in  this  i-our;^u 
of  folly  and  wickedness.  I  desired  to 
love  my  brothers  and  sisters  in  the  church, 
but  some  of  them  were  so  high-minded 
that  my  love  was  of  too  lowly  an  origin  to 
reach  them. 

1  could  occasionally  hear  of  a  church 
that  existed  in  Nicholas  county  some 
years  ago,  whose  members  dressed  i)lain- 
ly  and  were  charitable  to  their  poor  :  in 
short,  abounded  in  good  works.  This 
church  was  called  the  "Dunkard  Church." 
From  what  I  could  learn  they  were  prac- 
ticing my  views  of  a  truly  Christian 
faith,  and  I  was  very  anxious  to  learn 
more  of  their  rules. 

About  this  time  brother  John  Fitzger- 
ald, (who  is  a  near  relative  of  mine,)  sent 
me  a  lew  numbers  of  the  Pihirim. — 
I  began  to  read.  The  mare  I  read  the 
more  I  was  pleased.  I  found  there  was 
really  a  church  that  was  trying  to  keep 
all  the  commandments  of  the  Lord. — 
Soon  after,  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  send 
some  of  the  brethren  to  Kentucky.  I 
say  the  Lord,  for  it.  seemed  to  me  the 
thing  I  was  wishing  and  praying  forcamo 
to  mc  into  the  very  house.  They  came, 
plain,  sociable,  loving  and  kind  to  all,  I 
must  say,  very  different  from  our  Doctors 
of  Divinity  that  never  enter  a  poor  man'.s 
house,  unless  e.-^pecially  called  in  case  of 
sickness  or  death.  Well,  the  brethren 
explained  the  matter  more  fully  to  me. 
I  became  fully  convinced  that  this  was 
the  religion  1  had  so  long  sought  for. — 
The  second  visit  of  the  brethren  my  hus- 
band and  myself  were  baptized.  The 
next,  two  more  of  our  family,  one  of  them 
my  only  son,  who  had  been  a  memlier  of 
the  Missionary  Baptists  to  which  I  had 
also  belonged.  I  received  word  a  few 
days  ago  that  I  am  to  receive  a  visit  from 
Dr.  Manly,  pastor  of  our  former  church, 
with  some  of  the  leading  members,  to 
inquire  why  i  left  them.  I  am  daily 
expecting  them,  and  am  ready  to  answer 
their  questions.  1  hope,  with  the  Lord'.s 
help,  to  be  able  to  present  some  things  to 
set  them  to  thinking,  if  no  more. 

And  now  I  would  sajitto  the  brethren, 
renders  of  your  i)aper,  the  good  work  has 
begun  in  Kentucky.  I  feel  very  much 
in  hopes  it  will  continue.  There  are 
many  |)oor  souls  that  would  do  good,  but 
evil  is  before  them,  and  we  want  help, 
all  we  can  get.     I  shall  do  all  I  can,  but 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  OOMPANIOH  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


it  will  not  iuiiount  to  umch  where  (liere 
is  HO  much  to  Ic  done.  Error  hi.s  been 
witli  u.s  f-o  KiiiK  th:it  it  has  as.^^uiijeil  the 
phice  of  rii;!ii  ;  b'.'si<lo.s  wo  have  talent 
and  a  good  deal  of  worldly  wisdom  to 
contend  with.  We  are  near  GoorKclown, 
where  i.s  located  a  large  'I'lirological  school, 
of  which  the  same  l)r.  Manly  is  J'rosi- 
dent.  IJiit  all  this  doi'^i  not  discourage 
uie;  for  I  know  that  truth  is  mighty  and 
will  prevail.  And  now,  dear  brethren, 
with  the  hope  that  you  will  not  forget  U'^^, 
and  will  lend  us  all  the  as-i.stancc  you 
can,  I  subscribe  myself  your  sioter, 

CiiAUi.OTrE  T.  Bond. 


CuAia,  Holt  Co.,  Mo.,  Aug.  4,  '75. 
JJear  Brother  Jioncs  : — 

I  will  acknowledge,  tlirough  your 
pcnuif-sion,  the  rccP[)lion  of  a  one  luiiul- 
red  dollar  dratt,  from  the  brethren  of  the 
Northern  District  of  Illinois,  for  the  ben- 
efit of  myself  and  church  here  in  Holt 
county,  Mo.,  and  the  brethren  wish  to 
know  how  I  have  disfiibuted  the  same. 
1  wish  to  inform  them  ihat  there  has  a 
great  change  taken  place  in  the  crops 
here  since  ll.e  18th  of  June,  the  time  1 
wrote  my  letter.  I  now  believe  there  will 
be  enough  corn  raised  to  supply  tho  wants 
of  the  people.  I  will  counsel  the  church 
next  Siturday  week  about  the  matter.  If 
the  church  allows  me  to  Ucep  the  one 
liundrcd  dolhif^,  I  think  it  will  enable  me 
to  get  south-east  of  this  nearly  as  far  as 
I  wish  to  go.  I  would  rather  stay  here, 
if  it  was  not  for  my  ill  health;  but  the 
climate  is  against  me  in  that  respect. 

I  wish  to  tell  the  brethren  in  general 
to  send  no  more  money  until  they  hear 
from  me  again.  As  for  the  bread  of  this 
life,  the  mo.^t  of  the  people  can  be  sup 
plied,  if  not  all,  here  in  this  county.  The 
irc(|uent  rains  and  the  disappearance  of 
the  grasshoppers  have  worked  greatly  in 
our  favor.  'J'lierc  will  be  no  danger  of 
any  suffering,  unless  soiuething  else  is 
sent  upon  us,  which  I  hope  and  pray  may 
not  be  the  case.  1  will  give  all  desirable 
information,  and  acknowledge  all  dona- 
tions that  may  be  sent  me  now;  and  the 
jiublication  of  this  notice,  as  I  had  made 
no  appeal  for  lielp,  directly;  only  stated 
my  own  case  and  one  or  two  others.  I 
did  not  expect  such  a  liberal  response  so 
soon,  before  I  could  get  tiic  church  to- 
geilier,  to  counsel  on  the  matter  to  as- 
certain how  much  we  would  need.  I  need 
all  of  $150.  to  go  where  I  nmst  needs  go. 
Of  course  I  cannot  sell  u^y  little  property 
at  any  price  for  money  here  now;  and  will 
have  to  leave  it  in  liie  brethren's  care 
here  unsold,  until  times  get  better,  to  sell 
it  for  mo  and  pay  my  creditors.  This  is 
the  best  I  can  do  at  present,  as  it  will  be 
important  for  mcto  be  at  my  destination 
early  in  September  next.  I  will  stait 
about  tlie  first  week  in  September.  It 
is  important  for  my  future  welfare  and 
family  to  be  there  as  (!arly  as  possible; 
that  is,  conctrning  this  life.  I  regret 
very  much  to  leave  the  church  here  ;  but 


circumstances  at  present  admonish  me  to 
I'jave  tiiis  lovely  little  band  of  brethren 
and  sisters  of  51  or  55  members. 

Feeling;  under  great  obligations  to  the 
kind  brethren  for  tlicir  kind  donations, 
my  (prayer  is  that  God  may  bless  them  for 
their  kind  gifts  to  mc.  I  hoi^e  they  mny 
receive  a  double  portion  of  God's  grace 
to  insure  their  souls'  eternal  salvaiion. 

Love  to  all  the  saints  in  Christ  Jesus. 
A.   J.    COIIUELL. 


Annual    Mectiu*(; 

[If'rom  ibc  nigrxm  by  re'iuest  ] 
Since  our  last  A.  M.  my  thoughts 
were  pretty  much  employed  io  re- 
gard to  this  subject,  aud  stirred  up 
ugaiu  by  the  suggestion  of  brother 
C.  Long.  1  must  say  I  love  the 
Brotherhood  ardently.  [  thiuk  it 
nece.ssary  to  have  au  Annual  Meet- 
ing for  the  purpose  of  order  and  t!:e 
welfare  of  the  fraternity  at  large ; 
but  when  I  coasider  all  I  saw  and 
heard  at  our  last  Conference,  and 
ponder  the  same  well,  as  it  becomes 
a  thinking  miud  to  do,  I  come  to 
the  conclusion  that  our  Master  is  not 
well  pleased  nor  magnified  by  many 
things  connected  with  our  A.  M.  The 
council,  as  a  geueial  thing,  was  not 
satisfactory  on  account  of  the  great 
multitude  ;  the  press  around  the  sil- 
ting of  tue  Standing  Comiiiittee  aud 
delegates,  often  crowded  out  repre- 
seutatives,  who  consequently  were 
not  able  to  take  part  in  the  deliber- 
atious,  and  so  discharge  their  duties, 
which  is  disagreeable.  Again  feeding 
a  mixed  multitude,  almost  without 
an  end,  luv-i  a  bearing  to  draw  the 
mind  away  from  business  aud  fix  it 
upon  feasting,  with  many,  who  are 
sorry  that  they  are  compelled  to  do 
so  on  such  an  occasion,  which  is  ap- 
pointed for  the  benefit  of  the  soul  ; 
but  circumstances  make  it  necssary  to 
give  the  attention  mostly  to  tenii)oral 
things  instead  of  the  more  important. 
Now,  brethren,  I  agree  with  broth- 
Long,  let  us  have  a  change  in  holding 
our  Annual  Council  to  such  au  ex- 
tent we  can  put  away  with  all  un- 
uecessray  things,  which  are  only  a 
hindrance  at  our  councils.  .Adopt 
either  brother  Long's  proposition  or 
that  which  was  presented  at  our  last 
A.  M.,  and  let  us  have  a  full  report 
of  the  Conference  yearly.  Then  the 
anxious  members  will  stay  at  home, 
and  by  said  report  will  have  more 
satisfaction  than  can  be  had  when 
attending  the  meciing  where  there 
is  such  an  immense  crowd.  As 
much  as  I  could  learn  from  the  breth- 


ren in  our  district,  Eastern  I'a.,  wo 
will  never  in  the  future  aid  in  hold- 
ing Annual  Council  on  the  same 
scale  as  it  was  held  this  year,  beli"v- 
ing  the  L  )rd  does  not  sanctioti  all 
that  i.s  connected  with  it  under  the' 
present  arrangement.  If  no  better 
plan  can  be  produced  than  the  abjve 
j)lai)S,  I  would  say  for  my  part,  let  us 
give  the  last  one  a  trial  for  some 
years  until  we  see  how  it  works 

Wm.  Hertzleu. 

Note. — Bro.  Long'.s  plan  is  this  : 
"I  thiuk  our  present  arrangement 
is  right  so  far  as  District  Meetings 
are  concerned.  Then  let  each  dis- 
trict have  the  privilege  of  sending  otic 
representative  out  of  each  church 
composing  that  district,  aud  let  those 
representatives  compose  the  Annual 
Meeting.  This  would  makj  the  body 
of  some  300  brethren.  Let  this  body 
whatever  number  it  may  be,  decide 
by  vote  as  we  do  at  our  common 
councils  at  home."  It  also  adds : 
"And  then  give  a  full  report  of  the 
proceedings,  in  pamphlet  form.  Such 
a  meeting  could  be  held  in  any  gojd 
sized  meeting-hou.se,  aud  I  thiuk 
business  done  with  satisfaction.',' 

The  I>aiii4h  Work  Mteailiiy  l*ro> 

'J'he  church  of  the  Brethren  at  Cherry 
Grov^,  Carroll  county,  Ill.s.,  met  in  coun- 
cil, Aug.  'ICi.  1875,  and  duly  considered 
the  ])  inish  call.  Preliminary  steps  tow- 
ard the  formation  of  a  committee  on 
pu'.)lication  and  liislribiition  were  taken, 
and  a  treasurer  aiii)ointed.  Brethren, 
sisters,  and  friends  who  contemplate 
sending  money  to  this  noble  cause  will 
make  a  note  of  this,  and  hereafier  send 
their  contributions  to  brother  Isaac  Row- 
land, Lanark,  Carroll  Co.,  Ills., 

The  works  so  far  undertaken  have  been 
carefully  translated,  and  naught  remains 
but  the  remainder  of  tiic  appointment  of 
the  comiuittee  who  shall  constitute  a 
board  of  matcigers. 

So  far  many  have  maiiifcstcd  a  com- 
mendable degree  of  interest  in  the  call 
from  Denmark  and  Norway.  Who  can 
say  that  the  Lord  has  not  opened  "an 
effcctu.d  door"  for  hi.s  people !  .\nd 
since  he  has  opened  such  a  great  and 
"effectual  door"  lotus  cither  pa.s.s  through 
it  or  cease  praying  him  to  open  door.s. 
O  let  us  j)raise  him  for  liis  loving  kind- 
ness! Surely  blessings  have    followed  all 

of  118. 

"Do  to  others  as  ye  would  that  they 
should  do  10  you"  can  be  obeyed  in  this 
matter.  Knowing  what  we  do,  would 
we  not  wish  others  to  shew  us  h<)W  to  be 
saved  if  we  were  in  darkness?  JIany 
thanks,  dear  brethren  and  sisters,  for 
your  liberality.     God  alone  can   reward. 


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and  will.  Information  will  be  given  from 
time  to  time  as  the  work  progressc--. 
Contributions  will  be  reported    montbly. 

M.  M.  P]SIIELMAN. 

Lanark,  Jlh. 

'»'^« 

Tribute  of  Respect. 

By  Mt'mJ)ers  of  the    Snlisbitn/   Normal 
ISchool '. 

Whereas,  It  has  pleased  a  kind  Prov- 
idence to  remove  from  our  midst  our 
worthy  friend  Kicbard  A.  Keim;  and 

Wheiieas,  He  has  been  a  faithful 
member  of  our  school;  therefore 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  express  our 
sorrow  for  his  removal  from  our  midst, 
and  tliat  we  extend  to  the  relatives  of  the 
deceased  our  heartfelt  sympathies. 

Resolved,  That  we  adjourn  school  on 
to-morrow  forenoon,  to  attend  the  funer- 
al of  the  decea.^ed. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolu- 
tions be  presented  to  the  bereaved  pa- 
rent^; filso  that  thov  be  published  in  the 
Companion  and  Visitor,  and  Valley 
lialependenl. 

Signed,  Aug.  31,  1875. 

C.  B.  Cook, 
J.  D.  Meese, 

Teachers. 
Mi.ss  Annie  Beaciiy, 
J.  M.  Cook, 

M.    ]j.   DlVELY, 

Committee  for  Students. 


Annonucemeuts. 


LOVE-fEASTS. 


At  my  residence,  2h  miles   south-east 
of  Frcdonia,  Wilson   county,  K:ui.sas,  on 
the  2Ist  and  2'2nd  of  September,  commen- 
cing at  2  o'clock,  p.  m.,  on  the  21.st. 
John  F.  PIess. 

Carroll  church,  Carroll  county,  Ills.; 
Sept.  8th  and  9th,  commencing  at  1 
o'clock,  p.  m.  John  J.  Eji.MEaT. 

A  <Jhaug;e. 

For  several  reasons  we  have  changed 
the  day  for  holding  our  lovefeast  in  the 
Coal  Creek  church,  Fulton  county,  Ills. 
Instead  of  18th  and  19th,  say  21st  of 
September.  Jacob  Negly. 

The  brethren  have  appointed  Friday 
the  17th  of  September,  for  holding  a 
loycfcast  in  the  new  meeting-house,  two 
miles  north  of  Hudson  Station,  McLean 
county.  III.  Dedication  in  the  forenoon, 
and  lovefeast  in  the  evening, 

T110MA.S  D.  Lyon. 

In  the  Solomon  Valley  church,  at  the 
Louse  of  brother  Henry  W.  Landis,  3 
miles  east,  and  1  mile  north  of  Osborn 
City,  Kansas,  on  the  18th  and  J  9th  of 
September. 

In  the  Fawn  River  congregation,  on 
the  8th  of  October,  at  the  Brethren's 
meeting-house,  7  miles  east  of  Sima, 
nearest  railroad  station,  La  Grange  Co., 
Ind.  J.  Horner. 

In  the  Upper  Fall  Creek  church,  Hen- 


ry county,  Ind.,  2  miles  ea^t  of  Middle- 
town,  on  the  13th  of  October. 

David  K.  Veeteu. 


OIICl). 

We  admit  110  poetry  umlev  any  circuuislivn 
cee  ill  connection  wiUi  Obituary  Noliccs.  Wo 
wish  to  use  alliiHke,  and  we  could  not  inscil 
7eraes  willi  all. 


At  the  residence  of  her  sou  DAVid,  Union 
City  church.  Kandolph  county,  lud.,  July 
39th,  187.5,  s'ster  Makt  Kvnkel  ;  aged  77 
years,  3  months,  and  4  days.  Sister  Runkel 
has  beeu  a  faithful  nierabir  of  the  Gciman 
Baptist  (Jhurcli  for  upwa  ds  of  fifty-live 
years.  Slie  atid  her  husband  eiuigraled  from 
Bedford  county.  Pa.,  in  the  year  '.818  ;  land- 
ed in  Daike  county,  Ohio,  June  4'.h,  1818. 
Jihe  was  baptized  liy  brother  Jacob  Gaiver, 
in  the  West  Brach  cieeU,  now  called  the 
Palest  ne  chu'Ch.  H'uueral  services  conduc- 
ted by  Thomas  B.  Wenrick,  and  George  Sl- 
ier. David  Kcnksl. 

In  Salisbury,  in  the  Elk  Lick  congru.;a- 
tion,  Somerset  county.  Pa.,  August  30ih, 
1875,  IticiiAUD  A.  8.  Keim,  son  of  brother 
Silas,  and  sister  Aunie  Keiiu  ;  aged  16  years, 
8  months,  an  1  6  days.  The  deceased  was  a 
promising  youth,  srid;  like  many  of  his  age, 
had  not  given  tlie  attention  to  his  spiiitnal 
and  eternal  iut'a-ests  that  he  found  in  the 
near  approach  of  death  he  should  have 
done.  He  felt  the  need  of  a  Savior,  and 
sought  and  found  him  precious,  which  was 
a  great  conifoi  t  to  1  is  parents  as  well  as  to 
himself.  There  was  preseut  at  the  funeral 
a  large  concourse  of  sympathizing  friends. 
The  services  were  performed  by  the  writer 
and  others.  Editok. 

In  the  Eagle  Greek  chu'cb,  Haccoclv  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  August  15th,  1875,  sister  Millie 
RioGLE  ;  ogo'^  25  yea.is,  1  month,  and  29 
days.  Sister  Higgle  was  confined  to  her  bed 
about  nine  weeks  ;  her  babe  dying  at  the 
age  of  a  weeks.  She  bo'e  her  affliction  with 
patience  and  Chiislian  foititnde  dying  with 
the  blessed  hope  of  immortality  bc\ond  the 
grave.  Funeral  services  iu  the  Brethren's 
meeting-house,  conducted  by  brothers  Jacob 
Wilmore,  and  Eleazar  Bosserman,  from 
Thess.  4  :  13-18.  \ 

Also,  in  same  church,  August  22ud,  1875,  ' 
LoDEMA,    wife     of     -Michael     Zchues,    and 
daughter  of  sister  Sarah  Bradford  ;   aged  26 
years,  4  months,  and  23  days.     Lodema  was 
one   whom   all   respected  ;    being    amiable,  ' 
quietly    disposed,  stiictly   attending  to   her 
own    bn^iuess,    yet  she    d  layed    the  "one 
thing  needful"  until  it  was   too  late.     Dis- 
ease caught  hold  of  her,  and  in  a  few  days 
reafon  was  eone,  and  soon  she  passed  away.  1 
We  know  that  she  is  in  the  hands  of  a  just 
God,  and    that   he   will   do   all  things  well.  ! 
We  hope  that  he  will  sanctify  this  dispensa-  | 
tion  of  his  providence  to  the  good  of  the  sur-  I 
viving  husband,    relatives,   and  our  entire  I 
community.       She    leaves    an    alleclionate  1 
husband,  three   children,  and    a  large  num- 
ber of  relatives   and    friends   to  mourn  her 
early    demise.        Funeral    services    in    the 
Brethren'b  mcctine-house,  conducted  by  the  i 
writer,  and  brother  Eleazar  Bosserman, from 
2  Samuel  14  :  14.  S.  T.  Bosserman.      I 


MOUNT   PLEASANT   INKTI. 
T  U  T  E  , 

WESTMORELAND   COUNTY,  PENN'a. 
A.  K.  BEL.I.,  D.   D.,  -       President. 

JONATIIAM  JOXE3,  A.  M.,  Principal. 
Z.  G.  RUSH,  A.  M.,  -  -  Assistant. 
L.  STEPHENS,  A.  M  ,       -  « 

Miss  E    (;.  WALTER,         -  " 

Miss  M.  L.  Pl.UVtMEli,     -  '< 

Miss  K.  IS  E  W M  YEK,  Music  Teacher. 
Mrs.  M.  LLOYD,         -         -  Matron. 

The   First  T«»rin   of  the   school  year, 
1875-76,  begins  8  iHeiul)er  3rjd,  1875. 

Departments-  ol  Eustriictiou. 

The  courses  of  study  pu'sued  in  the  Insti- 
tute are  live,  viz  : 

I.  A  Gollct^e  Preparatory  Gourse. 
II.  A  Scientific   Gourse   for   Lidies  and 

Gentlemen. 
IH.  A   Scientific    Course   with    Latin    or 

Modern  Languages. 
IV.  A  Normal  GouroC.     For  those  prepar- 
ing to  teach. 
V.  A  Prepai    COry  Course.     For  those  not 
iiudlitcd  for  the  above  courses. 


Italiau  <liieens  For  Sale.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
list.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  in  all  cases. 
Address  SAMUEL  GUEENAWALT,  Cear- 
foss  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

I9-Gm. 


Tuition. 

In  regular  course,  -  -  $12  per  term. 
Preparatory   course,  -  10         •' 

Hoard  and  furnished  room  $3  50  per  week. 

Send  for  a  Catalogue.  Address  Principal. 
35-3m.  Mt.  Pleasant,  Pa. 


FOR    f«»4]LE-KEAI>    IT. 

A  Valuable  Farm,  containing  .'iOO  acres,  in 
Preston  county,  W.  Va.,  within  two  miles  of 
the  town  of  Clifton,  3  miles  from  the  town 
of  Brandonvillc,  3  miles  from  Brucelon  and 
15  miles  south  of  Uuiontown,  Pa  ,  on  the 
line  of  the  If.to  Sla'e  Survey  of  "The  Iron 
Valley  and  Pennsylvania  Line  R.  R  ,"  and 
at  the  junction  ol  4  county  roads,  in  one  of 
the  best  neighborhoods  in  Preston  county. — 
Only  !i  of  a  mile  froin  a  school  houie  and 
two  churches  The  "Brethien"  have  a  larg*} 
church  a  short  distance  from  the  town  of 
Clifton.  There  are  about  175  acres  cK-ared 
and  under  fence,  balai;ce  good  timber  land, 
with  a  4-foot  vein  of  stone  coal. and  a  10-foot 
vein  of  excellent  liro'stone.  Two  thirds  of 
the  land  is  comparalivly  level,  and  clear  of 
stone;  balance,  moderately  rolling.  Two 
Orchards,  Two  Dwellii  g  Houses,  Stables, 
and  other  buildings.  Will  be  sold  cheap  and 
on  accoramodatiiix  terms.  Possession  given 
on  the  1st  day  of  April,  1876.  For  further 
particulars  call  upon,  or  address,  the  under- 
signed, ClIAS.   KANTNER, 

Bruceton  Mills,  Preston  Co.,  '.V.  Va. 
Aug.  4,  1875.  [So-tf. 


FAK:?I  for  »iAL.E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Stv-phenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
m;les  from  Arnold's  Grove  mettiug-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation;  a  larire 
Stone  House  ;  good  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  &c. 

Tekms  :  $4,0u0  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  in  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


>$toTer    Automatif 
Wluil  Kngiue. 


NEW  AND  LATKST  IMPROVED 
I'OieTAKLE   FAKN    KN4jIjWE. 

Also,  STATIONAHY  ENGINES, 
lioilors,  Saw-MillF,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  calaloRuos,  address 

Frick  cV  Co,, 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Oo-,  Pa. 

I'MHsover  »u<l  I^uril's  Kiipper. 

Kill.  John" Wise  says:  "Having  examined 
lln;  work  entitled  Tlie  I'asiO>icr  and  JyOrW- 
S'ljijicr,  written  by  J.  VV.  Ueeii,  I  unhesiia 
tiiitrly  express  my  ai'i)robatioii  of  the  work, 
andltUink  it  worthy  of  i)ub;ic  jiatronajje;  and 
especially  consider  that  it  should  be  iu  every 
fauiiUj  of  the  Brotlirrhind." 

The  work  contains  258  paei^s.  Price, 
sinirlc  copy  by  mail,  ^1.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TKD.  Ad'lress, 

J.  W.  BiSBii, 
Meycrsdale, 
S5  Somerset  Co.,  Pa. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAl'EK 


Tjii!  Cnn,DKEN's  Paphk  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The,  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  '.i!)  cents  per  year.  A  beautiful  Mai-  of 
Pai.kstine  to  agents  for  cltibs.  Specimen 
copies  ou  receipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KuiiTZ, 

2  tf.  Poland,  Mahoniug  Co.,  0. 


Tli«  "One     FaiCli"   Viu«licate<l; 

and  The  "Faith-alone'' Theory  Weitihed  in 
thi;  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
liieui,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  cents;  2  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  11.10.  Addrctps  : 

M.  M.  EtfllELMAN, 
Lanauk 
'i!)-'Mi.  Carroll  county  111. 

H<»iTIE  W«MH.KM    FA<  rOKY. 

We  arc  manufacturing  a  s\iperior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  wo  will  guaiautce  lo 
give  perfect  salihfa'aion.  And  we  will  send 
tin  rn  to  the  brethren,  or  lo  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Kxprcss,  and  jiay 
chnrgci  on  goodh,  if  the  Hiiiount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  iu  the  business 
over  forty  years,  1  thir.k  I  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  wiU  (ind  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STKDEIJAKEU, 

IIUMIS  WUJLUN  FaCTOKY, 

IS-tf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


For  jiumpiniT  watev, 
grinding  grain,  iVe,  Three 
years  in  successful  rper- 
ation,  and  over  !*,<>(><> 
fu  use.  Tiok  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  S^ate  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
egulatiug  best  in  a  storm 
and  ruuuing  in  a  light 
breeze.  Is  particularly 
ai'aptjd  lo  the  Eastern 
qud  Southern  Stales  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  breeze 
rtqired  to  operate  it. 
It  If*  .Nt^li.KegnlntiiiK. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  iu  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pump.  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  jjrice  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
vini  Wind  Entmne  Co.,  Grceniastlc,  Pa., 
or  II.  Wooi)MAN»n,  Freeport   111. 

#*»  Au  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Alleghiuy  mount.iins.        [tf 


"A  righteous    man    regardeth  the  life  of   his 
beast." — Pnov.  xii.  10. 

StFKTY   COL.I.A1C  l*AI>.S. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  wo  mail  free 
of  jiostage  to  auy  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  $1 .50  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  tilted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  from  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers.  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Hollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Heraember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Coi.i,AU,s  :  ''Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  14  eaeh  or  $8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Draft  Collars,  jSo  each  or  10  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  linished  with  Safety  Collar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  oflice  ou  re- 
ceipt of  ]ii  ice. 

Wholesale  orders  solioited  from  dealers. 
SatiBfacliou  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Bbavek, 

Monlandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


l*ure>ICre«l  Ltiglit   Itraliiuns. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press lo  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  live  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  Bbarr, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


For  one  your  from  thplfliof  .Itily.lKTr.,  I  will  aril 
Fitlirnry'N  Cclcbrntcd  niaod  Clcniis- 
cr  or  I'u  iinvea,  tl'U  per  <-i!iit.  less  than  the  rcR- 
iilar  whuK'Mlr  prico,  to  iiKcnia  niij  oiIhts  UvInK 
in  lln'crii.>.sli<)piii'r  illstrlclh.  I  will  sell  lo  l'";irin- 
ers  or  Mrrli:<iilra,  or.iny  one  else  nt  wliolcfiiile,  but 
only  Id  onr  jutrxon  inside  a  post -011100  (li.^lrlrt.  Ho 
iKji  write  and  say  ilieru  are  fo  many  liuinliups  in 
tlio  worlil,  lur  wo  all  know  that  only  too  well,  but 
rather  try  aij<l  (Itscrliiiinatc  liutwoen  a  true  l>nsl. 
ni'sa  hian  and  a  Khnrpor.  I  aim  to  deal  as  honom- 
l)ly  and  iw  promptly  with  lliosr  tii  a  lorcltrit  eoini- 
try  lu- Willi  my  iirxl-door  mlchliors— lor  |irof>r, 
trriiiH  anil  ins(riicti<>iiH  liow  t<>  sell, 
will,-,  on  po-tal  card,  lo  l>r.  1*.  FAIIUNEY, 
ChlcaKO,  I  111 


Tin:  (JKI.SKK  M  AXlFACTlTKINt; 
lO.HPANY, 

SOl.K    PKOnilETOUS   AND  MaNVFACTITBEUS  OF 


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and  also  a  well  near  Ihe  houBi  ;  church  not 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  and  school  house  con- 
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mile. 

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MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  SEPT.  14,  1875.     Vol.  II.  No.  37. 


Tbe  €brls^uu  lilfo. 


A   CKY   OF    THE  SPIRIT. 


I  Hin  SO  weary,  Lord  !    my  load  of  care 
Scirn*  still  more  heavy  with  each  opening 
day; 
I  cannot  lift  it.     Father,  hear  ray  prayer  ! 
And  give  rae  strength  to  keep  the  upward 
way. 
I  am  so  lonely,  Lord  !  the  gay  and  bright 
And  prospeioui  ones  tf  earth  all  pass  rae 
by; 
The  fi-ie'-.ds  of  happier  days  ignore  my  night; 

I  come  to  thee,  oh  Father,  hear  my  cry  ! 
I  am  so  hungry,  Lord  !   my  soul  is  faint 

For  heavenly  nourishment  amid  the  strife; 
I  starve;  oh  Father,  hear   thy   child's   com- 
plaint, 
And  feed  my  spiiit  with  the  bread  of  life. 
I  am  so  thirsty,  Lord  !  my  heart  would  sink 
Withered  and  parched   upon   earth's  and 
plain; 
Fill  thou  my  cud,  oh  Father,  let  rae  drink 
Of  'living  waters,'  ne'er  to  thirst  again. 
I  am  so  sad,   oh  Lord  !  the  cries  of  woe 
From  suITeiing   human    souls  afflict  mine 
ear; 
Oh  save  and  help  them.  Father !  and  I  know 
They  must  be   comforted   when   thou  art 
near. 
Weary  and  lonely,  >iungry,  thirsty,  sad, 

With  all  my  sorrows.  Lord,  to  thee  I  come; 
Safe  in  my  Father's  arms  I  will  be  glad. 
And   wait  in    faith,  till   he   shall   call  me 
home. 

— Boston  Transcript. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tbe  PblloHupby  ol  Form  lu 
KeliKiou. 


BY  S    Z.   SHARP. 


All  rtligiou  iiKtunieH  8onio  form. 
Ereu  lhnt  v\  Isich  denies  t.be  necbbsily 
of  form,  adopts  fur   itself  a   forai    by 


which  it  may  be  known  or  described. 
God  is  the  author  of  formal   religion. 
Whether    Cain    and    Abel    obtained 
their    ideas    of  an  altar    and    formal 
worship  more  directly  from  God  than 
simply  tlirough  the  feeliugs  he  placed 
in  their  hearts,    we    cannot    tell,  but 
none  will  question  the  fact  that    God 
is  the  author  of  the   Jewish    religion 
which  consisted  chiefly  of  forms    and 
ceremonies.     It  will  be  further  admit- 
ted that  the  religion  of  the  Jews    was 
specially  adapted  to    the    people    for 
whom  it  was  intended  and  the  age  in 
which  they  lired.     The  more    unedu- 
cated   the    people    the    greater    the 
necessity  of  something    formal.     The 
grand  truths  of  religion  like   those   of 
Miathemalics  must  be  reached  by  tan- 
gible objects  which  can    be    seen   and 
felt.     In  my  opinion    the    ceremonies 
instituted  by  God  or   by   Christ   bear 
the  same  relation  to  pure  religion    as 
the  numeral  frame  or  the  cubic  blocks 
do   to  pure  mathematics — they   are  a 
means  to   an  end — a  means  by  which 
we  reach  something  higher  and  beyond. 
The  necessity    of   some    form    by 
which  to  expre.*;s  our    religious   emo- 
tions or  to   receive  religious   impres- 
sions, was  understood    and    acted  on 
by  the  church  fathers  at  an  early  day. 
It  was    to    supply    this   want,    this 
craving  of  the  soul  that  so  many  cer- 
emonies    were    introduced    into    the 
Catholic  church.     To  impress  the  be- 
ing of  Christ  more    firmly   upon    the 
soul,  his  image  was  placad  before  the 
worahipper.     To  keep  the  grand  piiu- 
ciple  ot  redemption  through  the   croa.s 
couslautly  b«loro  the  mimi,  the  cruci- 
fix was  erected    at   every    cross-road, 
placed  on  the  lofty  church  steeple  and 
woru  arouud  the  ueck.     Tbe   roaary, 
the  altar,  the  burning  taper,  the  holy 


water,  <fec.,  are  means  by  which  the 
pious  Catholic's  soul  is  exercised  and 
himself  firmly  bound  to  the  church, 
that  develops  and  supplies  this  want 
within  him.  Every  other  church  has 
its  forms  and  its  votaries  to  them. 
The  pious  orthodox  (Quaker  who  pro- 
fesses to  discard  all  tonus  and  cere- 
monies is  as  much  governed  by  them 
as  the  most  devoted  Catholic  whom 
he  so  much  commiserates.  There  is 
no  difference  in  principle  only  in  the 
forms.  For  the  gaudy  show  of  the 
Catholic,  the  Quaker  substitutes  plain- 
ness in  attire,  iu  speech  and  in  church 
edifice,  and  adheres  to  them  with  the 
same  rigor.  Look  at  the  cut  of  the 
coat,  the  shape  and  color  of  the  bonnet. 
Liriten  to  the  "thee"  and  the  "thy" 
and  then  tell  rae  if  any  church  ad- 
heres more  strictly  to  external  forma 
than  the  one  that  professes  to  despise 
all  forms  ?  The  Presbyterian  devotes 
himself  to  keeping  the  Sabbath  holy 
and  the  grave  and  staid  manner  of 
his  deportment.  The  Methodist  finds 
ample  scope  for  the  vent  of  his  feel- 
ings in  the  anxious  bench,  it  is  as 
necessary  to  him  as  the  crucifix  is  to 
the  Catholic  and  serves  the  same 
purpose.  The  pious  Duukard  finds 
solace  for  his  soul  in  "keeping  the 
ordinances  as  delivered  unto  him," 
"to  obey  all  things  whatsoever  com- 
manded him." 

To  those  of  our  members  who  have 
not  received  a  liberal  education  and 
cannot  view  and  enjoy  religion  iu  its 
broader  souse,  we  must  grant  the 
privilege  of  exercising  it  iu  a  more 
formal  manner.  We  mu.st  not  deuy 
the  begiuuer  iu  matheiuaticii  tho  use 
of  the  numeral  frame  and  the  muili- 
plicatiou  table  lest  we  diacouragehim 
altogether,  so  we  muat    allow   a   cer- 


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lain,  portion  of  our  members  a  more 
strict  udherence  to  the  "first  princi- 
ples" of  religion,  "the  old  paths,"  and 
a  careful  observance  of  external 
forms  id  worship  and  appearance. 
Hob  them  of  these  and  they  have  little 
or  nothing  left,  grant  them  these  and 
they  may  reach  the  higher  Christian 
life. 

On  the  other  hand  those  of  few  at- 
tainments should  not  expect  those 
whose  minds  have  been  more  expand- 
ed to  adhere  to  the  (Irsl  principles  as 
closely  as  themselves.  Both  classes 
Lave  need  to  exercise  charity  toward 
each  other. 

There  is  anoiher  class  of  persons 
much  abused  and  greatly  misunder- 
stood, because  they  set  aside  all 
creeds  and  forms  of  worship  adopted 
by  the  various  churches.  In  their 
case  special  forms  arc  less  needed.  1 
refer  to  the  student  of  uatural  science. 
He  is  handling  God's  works  all  the 
time.  He  hears  sermons  in  the  mur- 
muring brooks,  reads  them  in  the 
strata  of  the  rock'^,  thinks  God's 
thoughts  after  him  and  from  nature 
looks  up  to  nature's  God.  It  is  a 
notable  fact  that  those  who  discard  all 
forms  of  religion  in  evertj  sense  invari- 
bly  drift  to  infidelity. 

In  conclusion  we  may  say  that, 
religion  to  be  practical  must  assume 
some  form  ;  that  the  more  cultivated 
and  expanded  the  mind  the  less  need 
of  form.  God  and  Jesus  Christ  hav- 
ii!g  instituted  forms  of  religion  and 
knowing  the  wants  uf  the  soul  bettor 
than  man,  the  safest  plan  i:3  to  adopt 
that  form  of  religion  introduced  by 
our  Saviour  and  to  adhere  to  it, 
strictly. 

Marysvilie,  2'enn. 


For  the  Oomi-anion  and  Visrrou. 
Wlio  Xve  ;  au<l  who  Are  uot  niter 
Uo4l'M  0>vii  lleHrt. 


BY  D.  1'.  KAYI.Ett. 


"I  have  found  David  ibc  eon  of  Jesse,  a 
mail  afior  my  own  li-ai  t  which  sliall  fullil 
all  my  will."'  (Acls  li;:  a;i). 

David  was  a  man  subject  to  like 
passions  like  as  we  are  ;  and  yet  God 
says  he  was  a  man  after  his  own 
heart,  who  should  fulfil  all  his  will. 
Tiiirt  implies  that  other  men  may  also 
be  iiieu  after  God's  heart,  and  fullil 
his  will. 

The  popular,  f)r  commonly  accept- 
ed, (ipinioii  of  being  after  God's  heart, 
i,'r  likiug,  JDiplicH  a    siulcHS    heart   or 


life  in  man;  and  as  all  men  sin,  and 
have  sinned  and  come  short  of  the 
glory  of  God,  it  cannot  now  be  attain- 
ed unto  ;  and  that  David  by  an  act  of 
predestination  of  God  was  made  so. 
This  is  by  no  means  a  correct  view  of 
the  subject.  It  is  a  fact  well  known 
to  ail  Bible  readers,  that  David's  life 
was,  by  no  means,  a  sinless  one,  for 
ho  more  than  once  sinned,  and  griev- 
ously sinned.  And  yet  ho  was  a  man 
afier  God's  heart.  If  a  sinless  lite 
were  required  to  make  men  after 
God's  heart,  we  might  well  despair  of 
attaining  to  that  exalted  position 
with  God.  In  that  none  would  at- 
tain it:  David  himself  not  excepted. 
He  says  that  he  was  conceived  in  sin, 
and  shapen  in  iniquity.  Then  we 
must  look  for  another  tnan  a  sinless 
heart  or  life  to  be  one  after  God's 
liking. 

Jt  was  the  humble  mind  and  meek 
spirit,  in  the  life  and  character  of 
David,  that  was  so  well  pleasing  with 
God.  Having  no  will  of  his  own,  he 
was  always  seeking  to  know  the  will 
of  God  and  do  it.  As  king,  he  was 
a  man  after  God's  own  heart,  because 
he  ruled  the  people  according  to  the 
divine  will.  lie  did  not  allow  of 
idolatry  ;  he  did  not  set  up  for  abso- 
lute power.  He  was  guided  in  the 
government  of  the  nation  by  the  law 
of  Moses,  as  the  standing  rule  of  gov- 
ernment, and  by  the  prophet,  or  the 
divine  oracle,  whereby  God  gave 
directions  upon  particular  emergen- 
cies. And  herein  lay  the  difference 
between  Saul  and  David  as  kings. 
VVbatever  Saul's  private  character 
was,  he  was  not  a  good  king  in  Israel. 
He  did  not  follow  the  law,  the  oracle, 
and  tiie  prophet ;  but  attempted  to  be 
absolute,  and  thereby  to  subvert  the 
constitution  of  the  kingdom. 

Asking,  David  was  after  God's  own 
heart,  because  he  will  uot  do  his,  but 
God's  will  as  revealed  in  the  law,  by 
the  oracles,  and  by  the  prophets.  So 
men,  as  officers  in  the  church,  elders, 
teachers,  and  deacons,  may  be  men 
after  God's  own  heart,  when  as  such 
they  are  not  self-willed  in  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  church,  but  rule  with 
charity ;  knowing  the  will  of  God 
only  as  revealed  in  the  gospel,  and 
believed,  understood,  and  practiced 
by  his  apostles.  And  as  David  suf- 
fered no  idolatry  in  the  kingdom,  so, 
as  rulers  in  the  church,  they  must 
allow  no  innovation,  or  departure 
from  the  order  and  service  of  the 
f;hurcli.     Thus  men  now  may  bo  men 


after  God's   own   heart,   fulfilling  all 
his  will. 

As  a  private  man,  or  citizen,  David 
was  a  man  after  God's  own  heart  in 
this  that  he  never  justified  himself  in 
a  wrong,  error,  or  sin,  which  ho  may 
have  fallen  into;  but  always  took  the 
whole  blame  upon  him.self,  confessed 
his  sin  to  God,    and   prayed    for    for- 
givenes.     In  the    case   of   Uriah,   be 
prays  :  "Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God, 
according    to   thy    loving    kindness; 
according  unto  the  multitude   of   thy 
tender  mercies  blot  out  my  transgress- 
ions.    Wash  me  thoroughly  from  my 
iniquity,  and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 
For    I    acknowledge    my   transgress- 
ions: and  my  sin  is  over  before    me. 
Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I    sin- 
ned, and  done  this  evil  in  thy    sight  : 
that  thou  mighlest  be  justified    when 
thou  ppeakest,  and  be  clear  when  thou 
judgest.     Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and 
and  I  shall  be  clean  :   wash  me,  and  I 
shall  be  whiter  than  snow.     Hide  thy 
face  from  my  eins,  and    blot    out    all 
mine    iniquities.       Create    in    me    a 
clean  heart  O  God;  and  renew  aright 
spirit  within  me.     Cast  me  not  away 
from  thy  presence;  and  take  not  thy 
Holy  Spirit  from    me,"     &c.,  prayed 
David,  in  the  Slst  Psalm,  on  the  sin  in 
the  Uriah  case.     Note,  ho  did  uotjus- 
tify  himself  by  putting  blame  ou  any 
one,  hai" Against  thee  have  I  sinned." 
And  in  the  sin  of  numbering  the  peo- 
ple, David  spake  unto  the  Lord  when 
be  saw  the    angci    that    smote    the 
|)oople,  and  said,  "Lo,  I  have  sinned, 
and  I  have  done  wickedly  :   but  these 
sheep,  what  have  they  done  ?  let  thine 
hand,  I  pray  thee,  be  against  me,  and 
against  my  father's  house."  2  Samuel 
24  :  n.     So  in  like  manner  may   men 
now  bj  after    God's    own    heart;  and 
all    v.tio  posFcss    such    humble    and 
meek,  penitent   spirits,   are   men   and 
women  after    God's   heart,   or   likiiig. 
For  God  has  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  him  that  dies,  but    wills    that    all 
men  should  turn  from  their  sine  and 
live. 

Who  are  not  after  God's  own 
heart  ?  All  who  have  an  opposite 
spirit  of  exaltation,  self-righteousness, 
ond  self-justification,  are  not  after 
(lod's  heart — Such  as  have  the  spirit 
of  Adam  and  Saul.  Wlien  Adaai  sin- 
ned, God  said  to  him,  "Hast  thou 
eaten  of  the  tree  whereof  I  command- 
ed thee  that  thou  shouldest  uot  eat  '/ 
Ami  the  man  said,  "The  woman 
whom  thou  gavesl  to  bo  with  me,  she 
gavo  me  uf  the  tree,  and  I    did   eat." 


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Here  Adam  put  the  blame  of  his  sin 
on  tbt!  woman  directbj,  but  on  God 
hiriiself  indirevlli/."  '"Tlje  woman 
whom  Ihuii  (javeat  to  be  with  me,' she 
is  the  one  who  gave  it  to  rae,  'and  I 
did  eat."  '  This  is  as  much  ag  to  say, 
"If  thou  hadat  not  given  her  to  be 
with  me,  I  had  not  eaten."  This 
is  not  a  heart  after  God's  own  liking. 

And  the  Lord  said  unto  the  woman, 
"What  is  thi.s  that  thou  hast  done  ? 
And  the  woman  said,  the  serpent  be- 
guiled me,  and  I  did  eat."  Here  the 
blame  for  sinning  is  put  on  an  ugly 
old  customer — the  serpent,  which  is 
Satan,  the  devil.  But  anythiug 
rather  than  to  comf*  up  squarely  with, 
"/  hare  .sinyicd  ;  I  unit/  have  done  it." 
So  this  woman  is  uot  like  unto  God's 
own  heart.     No,  not  by  any  means. 

When  the  Lord  by  Sauiuo!  .'^uid  to 
Saul,  "Go  and  sn>ite  Amalek,  and 
utterly  destroy  all  that  tiioy  have,'' 
<fec  ,  Saul  spioto  the  AmaU'kites  from 
Havilah  to  Shur.  But  he  took  Agag 
the  king  alive,  "and  the  best  of  the 
sheep,  and  of  the  oxen,  and  of  the 
fallings,  and  the  lambs,  and  all  that 
was  good,  aud  would  not  utterly  des- 
troy them."  "And  Samuel  came  to 
Saul  :  and  Saul  said  unto  him,  Bless- 
ed be  thou  of  the  Lord  :  I  have  per- 
formed the  commaudnjent  of  the 
Lord."  Note,  " I  have  done  (he  Lord's 
command  ;"  1,  yos,  /  have  done  it. 
But  Samuel  said,  "What  meaneth 
then  this  bleating  of  the  sheep  in  mine 
ears,  aud  the  lowing  of  the  oxen  which 
I  hear  ?"  And  Saul  said,  "Thoy  have 
brought  them  from  tho  Amalekites  : 
for  the  people  spared  the  best  of  the 
sheep  aud  of  the  oxen,  to  sacrifice 
unto  the  Lord  thy  God  ;  and  the  rest 
we  have  uttetiy  destroyed."  Yot, 
Bays  Saul,  /  have  performed  the  com- 
mandmeut  of  the  Lord  ;  but  the  jjeo- 
ple,  thoy  spared  these  which  you  see 
and  hear.  This  is  the  spirit  of  Adam, 
and  is  not  after  God's  own  heart,  or 
liking. 

Saul  being  king,  and  commander  of 
the  people,  the  command  was  given 
to  him,  he  being  clothed  with  author- 
ity to  have  the  command  executed  ; 
aud  failing  to  do  so,  he  only  was  ac- 
countable to  God  for  his  neglect  of 
duty  ;  hence  to  shift  his  siu  of  diso- 
bedience upon  the  necks  ef  the  people 
was  self-justification  which  is  not 
after  God's  heart,  or  liking  ;  and 
hence  the  sin  of  disobedience  is  charg- 
ed  upon  him  which  coat  him  his  king- 
dom, aud  life.  So  all  ineu,  and  wo- 
uieu,  too,  aie  fjivou  certain  couimuud- 


ments  with  full  authority  to  perform 
them  ;  and  failing  to  do  so  will  bo 
accountable  to  God,  and  cannot  shift 
their  neglect  upon  the  necks  of  others. 
The  very  attempt  to  do  so  betrays 
the  heart,  tho  miud,  the  spiritof  Adam 
aud  Saul,  which  is  not  after  God'.i 
liking. 

The  command,  first  of  all  to  seek 
the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his  right- 
eousness, is  given  to  all  ,  and  to  plead 
worldly  engageuionts  with  her  gay 
associations,  &c.,  as  au  excuse  for 
not  performing  it,  will  bo  no  valid 
reason  for  excuse  in  tho  day  of  trouble 
and  judgment.  The  command  to 
bring  up  our  ciiildron  in  the  nurture 
and  admonition  of  tho  Lord,  is  given 
to  all  fathers  aud  mothers,  who  are 
vested  with  anlhori'y  from  heaven  to 
enforce  tho  command;  aud  to  plead 
iu  justilicaliou  of  neglect  to  do  so  be- 
cause wo  ourselves  were  not  in  the 
Lord,  aud  that  our  children  would 
not  obey  us,  &o.,  will  be  no  more 
valid  excuse  than  was  tho  declaration 
of  Saul,  wheu  ho  said  the  people  did 
it  Tho  command  to  honor  our  father 
aud  mother,  aud  to  obey  our  parents 
in  tho  Lord,  is  given  to  all  children, 
with  power  to  perform  it  if  we  but 
will ;  and  hence  to  dishonor  our  father 
or  mother  iu  anything,  or  to  disobey 
a  parent,  that  is  iu  the  Lord,  is  a  sin 
for  which  no  valid  excuse  can  bo 
given  ;  and  to  plead  auything  in  jus- 
tification is  the  evidence  of  a  heart 
that  is  not  after  God's  liking. 

I  might  particularize,  bat  space 
forbids.  I  will  ouly  add  :  Let  all 
earnestly  seek  the  mind  which  was  in 
Christ;  "Who  when  he  was  reviled, 
reviled  not  again  ;  when  ho  suffered, 
he  threatened  not ;  but  committed 
himself  to  him  wbo  judgeth  right- 
eously." And  never,  no,  never  put 
the  blamo  of  the  neglect  of  our  duty 
upon  any  other  than  ourselves.  Do 
as  David  did,  who  said,  "I  only  have 
sinned,  and  done  this  great  evil  iu 
thy  sight,"  and  we  too  may  bo  men 
and  women  after  God's  own  heart, 
fulfilling  his  will. 

Double  Pipe  Creek,  Bid. 


For  the  Companion  ano  Visitor. 
Be  \e  Holy,  tor  I  aiu  Holy. 


I5Y  c.  n.  i5.\i,sr>AU(.;ii. 


To  Brother  Levi  ILint:!-. 

I  understand  that  there  in  a  wrong 
imjircssiou  ;iiiio;nl,  .sli.ucd  hy  youirioll',  in 
rcUlioii  to  th(^  letter  i  .'^ont  yon  tlirough 
tlie    (JoUH'ANION,   entitled,    '  The  ilreat 


Discoverjj."  I  did  not  write  a  .syllable  to 
reprove  you  for  any  improjjer  habit  or 
conduct,  not.  knowing  that  you  arc  addic- 
ted to  aiiythiiiK  carnal  or  ariifici;il.  It  wa.s 
addressed  to  you  as  an  expression  of  my 
rcRiivd  for  your  devotcdness  to  the  cause 
of  (Christ,  but  wa^  intended  for  general 
application.  The  li;!\diiig  idea  is  the  'ib" 
s()/i(t('.  nrrc.'ixifi/  of  ho/iitrxa  (is  <i  qii'ili'dcn- 
t ion  for  h'licenund  the  enjoyment  of  God. 
It  wa.s  written  n)ore  for  myself  than  for 
any  one  else.  We  are  not  half  awake  to 
the  awful  majesty  of  the  Divine  Charac- 
ter, and  the  deep,  tremendous,  far-reach- 
ing nioaninu'  of  the  Cross.  If  we  have 
been  crncificd  with  Clirist — our  hands 
and  feet,  heart  and  .soul  i)ierced  with  nail 
and  spear — tobacco  will  lose  its  ta.stc,  as 
will  every  luxury  that  originates  in  a  per- 
version of  the  divine  law.  I  have  not 
yet  mot  with  that  brother  or  sister  who 
resorts  to  the  pipe  with  that  feeling 
which  characlorizcs  an  acceptable  ap- 
proach to  (he  Jjjrd'.s  table.  That  broad 
and  that  eup  contain  the  (7// of  a  genu- 
inely Christian  life,  and  it  must  he  a  logic 
transcending  all  huuian  aud  angelic  coui- 
])rcheiision  to  demonstrate  the  congrui- 
ty  between  the  blood  that  taketh  away 
sin,  and  the  indulgence  that  caters  tr)  an 
artificial  ai)pctito.  Tiiere  is  a  i)riuGiplc 
of  infinite  importanci;  underlying  this 
matter,  aud  blessed  are  they  that  heed  it. 


Pockets  Picked — It  is  said  that  a 
certain  learned  Divine  of  Chicago  re- 
cently remarked  that  "it  would  not 
hurt  a  Christian  to  attend  the  circus, 
if  he  diden't  go  there  to  pick  somo 
body's  pocket."  By  way  of  comment 
upon  his  witticism,  1  v/ould  add,  that 
I  never  heard  of  a  Christiau  having 
his  pockets  picked  while  attending  tho 
circus.  At  tho  city  of  Des  Moines, 
last  week,  of  the  teu  or  twelve  thous- 
and said  to  be  in  attendence  at  Bar- 
num's  Great  Managerie  and  Circus,  it 
is  stated  that  quite  a  large  number  of 
persons  had  their  pockets  picked,  and 
otherwise  robbed  ;  but  I  am  quite  cer- 
tain that  not  a  single  Christiau  was 
victimized  at  that  circus,  from  the 
very  simple  reason  that  Christians 
do  not  attend  such  unhallowed  per- 
formauces.  A  Christian  "would 
rather  be  a  door  keeper  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord,  than  dwell  in  th^teats  of 
wickedness."  (Psalm  8i  :  10  ) 

D.  E.  Brubaker. 


Chalmers  says,  "The  mere  exis- 
tence of  the  prophecy,  'They  shall  learu 
war  no  more,'  is  a  sentence  of  coudenj- 
natiou  upon  war,  and  stamps  a  crimi- 
nality on  its  very  forehead  ;  so  soon 
as  ("Jliri.stianity  shall  i,'aiu  a  full  um- 
ceudcncy  in  tin;  world,  from  that  uto- 
meut  war  diHap))ears" 


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£li«u,  FiiuHi'^'M  i.Hbiiutur  Auui. 


tY   II      T     i  UDLBY. 


Alas,  the  flyetine:  years  glide  by, 

And  oue  by  one  the  sere  leaves  falli 
Spring's  fairest  blofsoras  droop  and  die 
As  Autumn  weaves  her  wintry  pall; 
The  golden  Eun  sinks  slowly  down  tie  gilded 

west, 
And  twilight  calm  bespeaks  the  woild  at  rest. 
But  Spiiug  will  call  each  llower  anew, 

To  beautify  earth's  dreary  plain, 
Fresh,  opening  buds  will  sip  the  dew, 
And  verdure  deck  the  trees  again; 
The  golden    sun   will  sticak  the  morn  with 

light. 
As  blushing  day  smiles  o'er  departing  night. 

And  stalwart  strength  and  beauty  rare, 
Each   tender    eye    whore    love-lights 
beam. 
All  those  we  deem  on  earth  nioft  fair, 
When    boruc    away   on    death's  dark 
stream; 
They  too  shall  bloom  afresh  with  springtide 

Uowers, 
And  gem  eeleslial  liekls  'mid  heavenly  bow- 
ers. 
Then,  spirit  frail,  cry  not — alas  ! 

Though  years  glide  by  of  joy  and  pain, 
But,  looking  upwarfi,  onward  pass, 
"To  die,  is  but  to  live  again;" 
To  live  again  when  springtide  flowers  shall 

bloom. 
In  everlaetin.;  light  beyond  the  tomb. 

—  ChrUtiati  .Standard. 


For  the  CoMi'iNioN  and  Visitok. 
Our  ScrH|>  Ituok. 


BY    M.    M.  ESIIELMAN. 


Some  curious,  as  well  ns  very  iu- 
Btruclive,  thingH  creep  iuto  our  pcraj) 
book.  We  hops  to  be  able,  from  time 
to  time,  to  lay  before  the  readers  oi 
the  Companion  sucb  items  of  iuterest 
and  edidcaliou  as  we  shall  lind  iu  our 
book  of  fragments. 

THOSE  "bomb-shells." 

We  had  the  pleasure  recently  of 
visiting  brother  J.  11.  Moore's  Book 
and  I'aniphlet  Emporium.  We  felt 
thankful  to  (Jod  that  he  is  so  gra- 
cioiiHly  bIf'S.sing  the  c  Uforts  to  reach 
poor  ninful  man  with  books  and  pam- 
phlets. (3 lad  were  wo  to  learn  that 
brrvhren  are  purcha:-ing  pamphlets  by 
linndrcds  to  send  "avivr  walls  whose 
gales  are  closed,"  as  well  as  to  put 
them  in  where  the  gates  are  open. 
Jii other  Moore  is  zealous  and  active 
in  liis  Ma.ster's  cause,  and  we  hope 
the  brotherhood  will  duly  apj)reeialc 
his  Inborn 


the  AVORK  AT  THIS  OFPICE. 

Almost  every  mail  brings  us  letters 
filled  with  cheerful  words,  and  in 
Christ-like  tones  telliug  the  result  of 
sending  out  good  reading  matter. 
"Having  no  minister,  we  sent  for 
pamphlets  and  put  them  to  preaching, 
and  the  result  is  people  are  anxiously 
inquiring.  What  shall  we  do?"  Send 
us  another  lot,  for  free  distribution." 
This  is  a  specimen  of  the  many  letters 
received. 

Only  ten  months  have  elapsed 
since  we  commenced  to  send  out 
printed  matter,  yet  within  that  time 
over  one  hundred  thouaand  pages  of 
reading  matter  have  been  sent  from 
this  office.  This  explains  itsolf,  and 
shows  an  interest  in  the  welfare  of 
others  well-pleasing,  we  trust,  in  ihe 
sight  of  God. 

RANDOM  PREACHING. 

There  is  a  good  deal  of  ear  tickling 
now-a-days  from  the  pulpit — a  liltie 
too  much  shooting  into  the  air.  But 
while  this  is  the  case  there  is  another 
class  who  are  just  as  careles  iu  their 
aiming.  The  following  is  a  specimen 
of  the  latter:  "As  it  was  in  the  days 
of  Noer  so  shall  the  coming  of  the 
Sou  of  man  be.  Yes,  my  brethren, 
the  heavens  of  the  windows  was 
opened — ah,  -ind  the  flood  of  the 
g  r-e-a-t  deep  kivered  the  waters — ah  ; 
and  there  Noer  and  his  sons  and  fam- 
ilies, and  all  the  beasts  of  the  field — 
ah,  went  into  the  ark — ah,  and  God 
shut  to  the  door — ah." 

Second  case :  "Yes,  ruy  beloved 
friends,  we  all  need  the  grace  of  God, 
my  beloved  friends,  lo'  k  to  Jesus,  ni}- 
beloved  friends,  who  is  able  to  lead 
us  into  all  truth.  We  should,  my 
beloved  friends,  draw  in  the  wander- 
ings of  our  minds,  and  center  them, 
my  beloved  friends,  on  God  and  heav- 
enly things." 

Now  would  it  not  be  well  for  such 
ministers  to  draw  in  their  "wander- 
ing minds"  a  little,  and  center  them 
upon  Jesus  wl;o  says  "learn  of   me?" 

Another  "disorderly"  course  is  to 
repeat  the  same  sermon  twenty  times 
coch  year  at  the  san.e  place.  This 
ravors  of  "vain  repetitions."  Some 
again  have  only  "one"  subject  when- 
ever and  wherever  they  preach.  The 
result  is  a  great  part  of  the  audience 
is  enabled  to  enjoy  a  comfortable  nap 
during  its  delivery. 

Why  not  have  si/Ktcm  in  preaching 
as  well  as  in  dress,  cLurch  govern- 
uiont,  &c  ?     "Hliidij  to  show  yourself 


approved  unto  God,"  not  write  it  out 
and  then  read  it,  but  think  over  the 
word  and  pursue  a  definite  cour^^e, 
and  then  good  may  be  done.  One 
subject  well  treated  is  of  more  valuu 
than  a  dozen  jumbled  togethor  in  such 
a  manner  as  to  be  incon)prcbensible. 

C  iNTRIliUTIONS. 

Cherry  Grove  church,  Carroll  Co., 
Illinois,  recently  contributed  %(S  85  to 
the  "Danish  Fund."  This  with  for- 
mer contributions  from  members, 
makes  about  $10.  Let  us  give  with 
the  view  of  glorifying  God  iu  the 
spread  of  the  gospel. 

DANISH  WORK. 

We  certainly  have  no  objection  if 
all  the  brethren  and  sisters  in  Amer- 
ica think  that  one  cent  from  each  of 
them  is  not  sufficient  to  sijnd  "fore- 
runners" into  foreign  lands.  So  far 
the  great  majority  ol  those  who  have 
contributed  have  not  stopped  any 
ways  near  one  cent,  but  have  multi- 
plied oue  by  five,  ten,  twenty-five, 
fifty  or  one  hundred — a  tfrade  of  zeals 
worthy  of  imitation.  Bi-ethreu  huvo 
never  given  too  much  of  their  surplus 
earnings  for  the  spread  of  the  gospel. 
Do  not  be  afraid  of  <oo  much  in  ihi^ 
direction. 

We  call  attention  to  brother  Landon 
West's  article  in  No.  82,  i)ago  511. 
Dear  brother,  you  say  our  estimaie  is 
too  low.  The  following  is  our  esti- 
mate, based  upon  the  prices  of  pub- 
lishing in  Deniiiark  five  years  ago  : 
One  cent  from  each  of  200,000 

members,       -         $2  000.00 
50  000    Trine    Immersum   at 

$12.  per  thousand,  -  $000  00 
50  000  Perfect  Plan,  d-f  ,  at 

$7  50  per  thousaud,      -  o75  00 


Total,  -  -         $<)75  00 

Or  in  round  numbers,  $1000.  Tljis 
would  leave  $1,000  to  dtliuy  expenses 
of  distribution.  But  conceding  that 
there  are  only  150,000. members,  ihero 
w(uild  still  remain  $5i)0.  to  defray 
additional  expenses. 

The  difference  iu  the  cost  of  print- 
ing books  in  this  country  and  in  Den- 
mark is  truly  great.  But  since  that 
difference  is  not  the  subject  under 
discussion,  we  do  not  feel  to  discuss 
it.  Suffice  it  to  say,  we  feel  glad  that 
the  cost  of  printing  is  so  low  iu 
Kurope.  However,  prices  luay  have 
advau'ied  consideral)ly  in  Europe 
within  the  past  five  years.  To  bo 
prepared  for  sucii  a  change  we    agree 


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with  our  dear  brother,  "let  ua  pive 
ten  ceuts"  iustead  of  one  cent.  I3ro. 
Hope  had  two  works  published  iu 
Deninark  before  leuving  there,  heucR 
kuows  whereof  he  speaks. 

We  are  corresponding  with  pub- 
lishing houses  iu  Europe,  aud  hope 
to  soon  be  iu  possesaion  of  infor  na- 
tion as  to  coat  of  publication,  Sic,  ttc. 
We  thought  this  much  uccossarj  by 
way  of  explanation.  May  God  bless 
you  all. 

Lanark,  III. 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiToa. 
(■(xt'M  I'eople  n    I'ccnllni*  I'eople. 


BY  LEWIS  W.  TEETER. 


''lint  ye  arc.  a  chosen  yjenoialion,  s  tov.'.l 
]ii ii  slliaoil,  a  holy  nation,  a  pccnliar  i)i:<>i)li', 
that  ye  should  .«how  forlh  the  pi'aiscs  ot'hiiu 
who  hath  called  you  out  of(l.'*rl<ness  unto  his 
marvelous  lisrht."  1  Peter  2  :  9. 

When  we  read  or  attempt  to  treat 
on  auy  portion  of  liie  Scriptures,  we 
should  always  bo  impressed  with  its 
authenticity.  It  is  true,  the  above 
was  spokeu  by  Peter;  but  he,  with 
the  rest  of  the  writers  of  the  New 
Tostameut,  spoke  as  he  was  moved 
by  the  Holy  Ghost.  Hence  it  must 
bo  accepted  as  authentic,  as  well  as 
any  other  portion  of  the  Bible. 

This  epistle  was  general  in  charac- 
ter, it  was  addressed  to  the  stran- 
gers scattered  throughout  Poutus 
Cuppadocia,  &c.  He  called  them 
straugers,  because  they  were  not  pre- 
viously Jews.  But  they  were  Gen- 
tiles. The  Jews  were  anciently  the 
people  of  God,  and  they  had  the  ad- 
vantage of  the  other  nations  every 
way,  chiefly  because  to  them  were 
committed  the  oracles  of  God.  The 
Gentiles  were  an  opposite  or  unchos- 
eu  nation ;  therefore  they  did  not 
eiijoy  the  favors  of  God  as  the  Jews, 
or  Israelites  did. 

In  the  above  text  allusion  is  made 
throughout  to  the  ancient  Jews. 
They  were  then  the  chosen  genera- 
tion, the  royal  priesthood,  the  holy 
nation,  the  peculiar  people.  But  now 
it  is  changed.  The  Gentiles  are  now 
admitted;  "which  in  time  past  were 
not  a  people,  but  are  now  the  people 
of  God,  which  had  uot  obtained  mer- 
cy, but  now  have  obtained  mercy." 
There  are  numerous  predictions  con- 
cerning their  admission.  We  will 
refer  to  a  few  only.  Isaiah,  speaking  of 
tlie  Saviour,  says,  "Behold  my  se,-- 
vant,  whom  I  uphold  ;  mine  elect,  in 
whom  my  soul  delighteth  ;  I  have  put 


my  .'spirit  upon  him,  he  shall  bring 
forth  judgment  to  the  Gentiles."  Is. 
42:1.  Also:  "It  is  a  light  thing 
that  thou  shouldost  be  servant  to 
rai.^e  up  the  tribes  of  Jacob  ,  -and  to 
re-sjlore  the  preserved  of  Israel.  I  will 
also  give  thee  for  a  light  to  the  Geu- 
tiles,  that  thou  mayest  be  my  salva- 
tion unto  the  end  oftbe  earth."  la.  49  : 
().  The  great  partition  wall  between 
.Jew  and  Gentile  is  now  thrown 
down  ;  as  was  shown  to  Peter  by  a 
vision.— See  Acts  10:  9-19).  Paul 
also  had  the  impression  that  he  was 
especially  sent  to  the  Gentiles.  He 
calls  himself  "the  apostle  of  the  Gen- 
tiles." 

"A  royal  priesthood."  The  word 
"priesthood"  means  priests  taken  col- 
lectively ;  the  order  of  men  set  apart 
for  sacred  oflice.'^  ;  the  order  compos- 
ed of  priests.  "Royal"  means  kingly; 
pertaining  to  the  crown  ;  regal. 
Formerly  priests  were  to  bo  desc^nd- 
cnts  of  Aaron,  and  all  others  were 
excluded  ;  but  now  the  royal  priest- 
hood is  extended  to  all  nations,  with- 
out exception  or  distinction.  The 
priests  only  were  permitted  to  enter 
into  the  holy  of  holies  iu  the  temple  of 
God.  But  when  the  Saviour  expired 
on  the  cro.ss,  the  vail  of  this  temple 
was  rent  from  the  top  to  the  bottom  : 
the  holiest  of  all  was  exposed  to  pub- 
lic view,  thus  plainly  signifying  that 
the  priesthood  is  changed  ;  and  the 
priesthood  being  changed,  it  became 
necessary  also  to  change  the  law. 
"Behold,  the  days  come,  saith  the 
Lord,  that  I  will  make-  a  new  cove- 
nant with  the  house  of  Israel  and 
with  the  house  of  Judah  ;"  Jer.  31  : 
31,  which  covenant  or  gospel  is  to  be 
proclaimed  to  all  the  world,  and  "he 
that  believeth  aud  is  baptized  shall 
be  saved:"  he  shall  have  access  to 
the  throne  of  grace,  and  God  will 
remit  his  sins.  In  this  sense  he  is  a 
piiest  of  God.  He  can  "enter  into 
the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by 
a  new  and  living  way,  which  he  hath 
consecrated  for  us  through  the  vail, 
that  is  to  say,  his  flesh."  Hebrew 
10:  20. 

"A  holy  nation."  The  Jews  were 
a  holy  nation,  because  they  were  set 
apart  to  the  service  or  worship  of  God. 
They  were  blessed,  hallowed,  made 
sucred.  To  them  were  committed 
the  oracles  of  God.  They  were  favor- 
ed by  God's  providence.  But  now 
all  nations  have  access  to  the  sacred 
rites  of  the  House  of  God. 

"A   peculiar    people."     The    term 


"peculiar"  means  belonging  solely  or 
espccally  to  an  individual;  uot  pos- 
sessed by  others  ;  of  private,  personal 
or  characteristic  po.^sesion  and  use  ; 
not  general  ,  appropriate.  When 
the  Savior  made  his  appearance  into 
the  world,  it  was  with  such  pecu- 
liarity that  the  people  wondered  that 
the  "King  of  the  Jews"  could  be  thus 
horn  ;  laid  in  a  manger,  born  at  the 
lowly  Bethlehem,  instead  of  at  the 
great  metropolis  Jerusalem  ;  sprang 
out  of  a  tribe  (.luda)  of  which  no 
man  gave  attendance  at  the  altar. 
Peculiarity  follows  him  to  his  death. 
He  was  peculiar  in  his  manner  of 
living.  One  of  the  chief  characteris- 
tics of  his  life  is  "humility."  He 
always  lodged  with  the  humble  in- 
stead of  with  the  great.  The  great 
would  uot  accept  him  because  of  the 
strangeness  of  his  manners.  It  was 
then  as  now,  the  humble  were  reject- 
ed. At  his  death  events  occurred  that 
never  attendt;d  a  death  since.  The  vail 
of  the  temple  was  rent  in  twain  from 
the  top  to  the  bottom  :  the  earth  did 
quake,  the  rocks  were  rent,  the  graves 
v/ere  opened,  and  many  bodies  of  the 
saints  which  slept  arose.  When 
those  who  watched  Jesus  saw  ail 
these  things,  they  feared  greatly, 
and  were  constrained  to  say  :  "Truly 
this  is  the  Son  of  God. 

Now  we  understand  that  Christ  is 
the  great  head  of  the  church  ;  and  if 
we  have  followed  him  in  the  regener- 
ation, we  should  be  his  followers  in 
life.  Then  we  compose  the  church 
of  which  he  is  the  chief  corner  stone. 
He  is  our  exa.nple,  our  justification, 
our  propitiation,  our  life,  our  media- 
tor, our  priest,  our  Savior,  our  broth- 
er. He  is  the  bread  and  water  of 
life,  the  head  of  the  body,  the  shep- 
herd of  the  sheep  ;  Aud  if  he  is  our 
example,  we  should  regulate  our 
works  and  conduct  iu  accordance 
with  the  model  he  left  us.  If  he  was 
peculiar,  we  should  be  peculiar  iu  the 
same  uianuer.  He  was  baptized  ; 
therefore  we  should  be  baptized  ;  he 
prayed,  therefore  we  should  pray  ; 
he  was  favorable  to  the  poor  in  every 
respect,  therefore-  we  should  be  so. 
The  world  hated  him,  therefore  it 
will  also  hate  us.  He  says:  "Mar- 
vel not  if  the  world  hate  you  ;  it 
hated  me  before  it  hated  you.,. 

Upon  the  whole,  we  must  conclude 
that  the  church  militant  must  be 
stamped  with  peculiarity.  This  pe^ 
culiarity  must  be  in  harmony  with 
that  of  the  Savior  and  hia   teachiugs. 


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If  we  would  take  tbo  broad  ground 
that  a  church  must  simply  b3  pecu- 
liar to  be  true,  wo  would  have  a 
great  many  true  churches.  The 
Mormon  church  would  fill  the  meas- 
ure. They  practice  polygamy,  which 
is  contrary  to  the  Bible.  This  is 
peculiar  to  thorn.  Other  peculi- 
artiea  we  mijjht  meutiou  ;  but  if  these 
are  not  founded  on  the  Bible,  where 
is  the  benefit  ?  The  Bible  is  the  graud 
and  only  rule  of  faith  and  practice  ; 
ft  church  may  accept  it  as  such,  (as 
some  do,)  and  practice  only  a  little 
of  it,  and  when  their  mode  of  worship 
18  called  in  question,  they  justify 
themselves  by  saying  :  "VVe  have 
Bible  for  it."  So  they  may  have; 
but  will  this  "little"  save  tbo  soul 
when  the  whole  of  it  was  given  for 
that  purpose?  Any  reasonable  man 
would  say  No. 

Ttie  greatest  of  all  pecullarties  is 
that  strict  obedience  to  the  whole 
will  of  God,  in  spirit  and  truth,  and 
the  only  one  that  .nueta  the  appro- 
bation of  heaven,  and  the  only  one 
))y  v^hich  we  may  show  forth  the 
praises  of  him  who  hath  called  us 
out  of  darkness  into  his  marvelous 
light. 

Ilnxjerstown,  Ind. 

^ 

Kor  the  Oomi'Anion  and  Visitor. 
The  fti'atitiKlcs  ol  Mio  JTIoimt. 
i\a.  1. 


BY  .ToriN  C.M.VIN   tlHTOIIT. 

'  l'l(5.'-r.o,)  arr  tlicv  wliicli  '!o  liuiiu'ii'  ni"t 
lliifHl  aCU-r  iii;hlt'()\i-;ii('ss  ;  lor  tluy  slull  Im; 
lillid-"— MHllh   ry.  ■-.%. 

"]5l(RRi'(l  arc.  j'c  that  i.uii'.'.cr  now:  lor  ye 
Rhall  l»c  lil!c4."— LuUi-  (>:  !il. 

All  created  beings  aro  dependent. 
Food  and  exercise  aro  ncce.^sary  for 
their  life  and  well  being.  For  these 
they  depend  upon  God,  the  great, 
almighty,  independent,  omniscient 
First  Cause. 

The  nature  of  the  creature  deter- 
mines the  nature  of  its  food.  Thus 
some  live  on  flesh,  some  on  vegeta- 
bles some  on  both. 

The  sensations  of  hunger  aud  thiisi 
are  desires  and  appetites  of  the  body 
for  nourishment ;  and  when  the  body 
is  in  its  normal  and  healthy  state, 
they  express  the  real  wants  and 
needs  of  it  for  sustenance.  These 
sensations  were  implanted  in  man  by 
God,  and  they  subserve  a  useful  pur- 
pose. And  he  has  given  him  the 
gustatory  organ  or  organ  of  tasto, 
to  distinguish  proper   from    improper 


food  ;  and  that  in  the  partaking  of 
food,  ho  u'.My  e.vperieuce  pleasure,  as 
well  as  profit. 

Though  hunger  and  thirst  prima- 
rily denote  lue  desire  of  the  physical 
man  tor  food  and  drinks,  they  may 
also  imply  a  vehement  or  strong  de- 
sire for  anything  ;  as,  the  insatiable 
thirst  of  ambition,  the  cursed  hunger 
for  gold,  and,  in  the  sublime  lan- 
guage of  our  text,  the  "hunger  aud 
thirst  after  righteousness. 

Man  is  a  compound  being,  com- 
posed of  soul  and  body;  and  hence 
he  needs  two  kinds  of  food,  earthly 
and  heavenly.  The  body  depends 
upon  the  earth  for  nourishment, 
vigor,  health  aud  life  ;  the  soul,  upon 
heaven.  Heavenly  things  do  not 
satisfy  the  body  ;  earthly  things  can- 
not satisfy  the  wauls  of  the  "inner 
man." 

"Blessed  are  they    which    do   ]iun- 
ger  aud  thirst    after    righteousness." 
Hunger  aud  thirst  are  recognized    in 
the    scriptures    as    instincts    of    the 
mind,  while  richcs'of  the    gospel    are 
referred  by  words  expressive  of  food  ; 
and  is  presented  to  us  under  the  beau- 
tiful figure  of  a  "feast  of  fat    thiags." 
Tbat  there  may  be  a  harmonious    de- 
velopment of  all  tho    various    bones, 
muscles,  nerves  and    organs    of  the 
body,  food,  containing   all    tho    mate- 
rial, must  be  partaken  of  in    sufiicient 
quantities  and  at    regular    intervals. 
And  if  we  would  grow  "unto   a   per- 
fect man,  unto   the    measure    of    the 
stature  of  the  fulness  of    Christ,    aud 
bo  no  more  children,''  we   should    see 
that  all    the    ckMUouts    of    Christian 
cliaracter  are  in  liiu  spiritual  food  wo 
cat,  or  in   the    system     of    Christian 
docirine  \vc  practice.     For  Jesus,  the 
author    and     finisher    of    our    faith, 
"knew  what  was  in  luan,"  and    what 
was  wanting    to    perfect    his    moral 
character,  and  accordingly  he    adapt- 
ed his  gospel  to  man's  spiritual  wants. 
And  if  we  would  effect    "holiness   in 
the  ("ear    of    tho    Lord,"    and    grow 
stronger  and  stronger  in    the    "inner 
man,"  we  should    regularly    take    a 
full  supply  of  the  "true  riches"  of  the 
gonpel  ;  tbat  we  may    "walk    worthy 
of  the  Lord  unto   all    pleasure,    being 
fuilhful  in  every  good  work,    and    iu- 
crca.sing  in  the    knowledge    of    God; 
strengthened  with  all   might,   accord- 
ing to  his  glorious  power,    unto    all 
patience  and  long-suffering  with   joy- 
fulness." 

"Blessed  are  they   which    do   hun- 
ger and  thirst   after    righteousness." 


Here  is  a  thought  we  should  not  fail 
to  uotice  and  improve.  '^Jfler 
righteousness"  implies  a  continuity 
of  diligent  aud  delightful  labor.  It 
upsets  the  theory  of  sitting  on  tho 
do-nothing  stool.  It  urges  its  ad- 
herents to  continually  seek  the  right- 
eousness of  God's  kingdom,  "fight 
the  good  fight  of  faith,"  "press  for- 
ward," and  "search  the  Scriptures  ;" 
that  they  may  "grow  in  graco  and  in 
the  knowledge  of  tho  truth." 

For  our  natural  food  we  must 
labor.  "In  the  sweat  of  thy  face 
shalt  thou  eat  bread  until  thou  return 
unto  the  ground."  And  to  obtain 
the  necessary  spiritual  food  we  must 
work  while  it  is  day,  for  the  nigiit 
Cometh  wherein  no  man  can  work. 
Those  servants  who  exercised  their 
talents,  gained  "other  talents,"  aud 
reaped  a  rich  reward  ;  while  he  who 
wrapped  his  in  a  napkin  and  buried 
it  in  the  earth,  reaped,  "swift  destruc- 
tion." God  want.s  no  drones  in  tho 
church  ;  the  working-bees  should 
sting  them  out  of  the  hive  ;  for  tho 
do-uothing  doctrine  is  a  concoction 
of  the  devil  to  lure  souls  to  ever- 
lasting woe. 

"Blessed  are  they  which  do  hun- 
ger and  thirst  after  ru/lUconsaesii." 
— llighteousness  implies  holy  prin- 
ciples and  affections  of  tho  heart ; 
conformity  of  life  to  the  divine  law  ; 
justice,  honesty,  virtue,  &c.  lliglit- 
couB  should  be  our  being's  end  and 
aim — our  life  work.  One  of  tho 
appellations  of  our  Savior  is  "Tho 
Sun  of  righteousness  ,"  again,  "The 
Lord  our  righteousness.''  And  the 
sweet  singer  of  Israel  throe  timen 
declares  "His  righteousness  cndurelh 
forever."  To  obtain  thii^  righteous- 
ness we  should,  (I.)  Pray  for  it; 
"Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteous- 
ness ;  (2  )  Follow  after  it,  (Prov.  21  : 


21,1  Tim.  (•) 


11. 


Tit 


:     22;) 

(3.)  Obey  tho  commandmentt'.  "All 
thy  commandments  are  righteous- 
ness. "  Thus  our  experience  will  run 
parallel  with  the  beloved  diciple's ; 
"  He  that  doeth  righteousness  is 
righteous  even  as  ho  is  righteouo.'' 
We  should  be  "Filled  with  fruits  of 
righteousness,"  armed  with  "the 
breastplate  of  righteousness,"  work 
the  "works  of  righteousness,"  be 
clothed  with  "tho  robe  of  righteous- 
ness," and  yieled  our  "members  aa 
instruments  of  righteousness  unto 
God,"  that  we  "might  be  called 
trees  of  righteousness,"  and  that  men 
may  see  our  good  works  and  glorify 


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our  Father  in  beiiven.  "For  ihov 
that  turn  many  to  rifi-hteousaeaa  shall 
shine  as  the  sturs  forever  and  ever." 
Fur  them  is  laid  up  "a  crown  of 
rip;hteou8iicB8 ;"  and  they  fthall  hv. 
clothed  in  "liue  linen  cliuu  and 
white,  lor  the  fine  linen  is  the  right- 
eousuess  of  saints." 

"Blessed  are  they  that  hnnj^er 
now." — "Noiv  \s  the  accepted  time; 
liehold  ?!o/r  is  the  day  of  salvation." 
"Come  for  all  things  are  7low  ready." 
We  should  not  defer  this  important 
matter.  Seek  this  first.  Death  is 
near,  eternity  is  lonpr,  time  is  short, 
bell  aud  justice  threaten,  heaven  and 
mercy  entreat,  and  whosoever  will, 
let  him  come  and  partake  of  the  wa- 
ter of  life  iioia  while  salvation  is 
free. 

"DoiutC  i'ii;ht  to-dsy, 
Is  the  very  best  way  ; 
Putting  it  oil"  till  to-inonow, 
Will  bi'iug  us  to  sorrow." 

"For  they  shall  he  filled.— FiUed 
with  fruits  of  righteousness,  as  we 
have  already  intimated ;  filled  with 
the  precious  truths  of  the  gospel  ; 
Idled  with  "joy  unspeakable  and  full 
of  glory."  By  being  filled  I  under- 
stand satisfied:  our  hunger  is  appeas- 
ed. God  gives  us  our  appetites  and 
hJpRses  us  with  food  to  satisfy  them. 
Naturally  we  hunger  and  thirst 
again  ;  but  if  we  drink  the  w  aler  of 
life  aud  eat  the  true  bread  that  comes 
down  from  heaven,  we  shall  "never 
hunger."  We  shall  be  completely 
tilled — entirely  satisfied.  Again,  nat- 
ural food  only  satisfies  them  that 
partlike  of  it ;  but  spiritual  food  sati.-^- 
iios  the  partakers  and  is  still  capal)lc 
to  supply  untold  generations  with  the 
same  imperishable  nutriment ;  "For 
he  that  believeth  on  him,  out  of  his 
belly  shall  flow  rivers  of  living  wa- 
ter." "Aud  did  all  drink  of  the  same 
spiritual  rock."  ''IIo,  every  one  that 
tliirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters,  aud 
he  that  hath  no  money  ;  come  ye, 
buy  aud  eat ;  yea,  come,  buy  wine 
and  milk  without  money  aud  without 
price.  Wherefore  do  ye  speud  money 
for  that  which  is  not  bread  ?  and  your 
labor  for  that  which  satistieth  not? 
hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat 
that  which  is  good,  and  let  your  soul 
delight  in  fatness."  "With  J03'  draw 
nigh  to  the  wells  of  salvation."  "'Woe 
mito  you  that  are  full;  for  ye  shall 
hunger' — full  of  your  self-righteous- 
ness ;  'For  I  say  unto  you  that  except 
your  righteousness  shall   exceed   the 


righteousness  of  the  S  'ribes  and  Phar- 
isees ye  shall  in    no    ca-ie   enter    into 
the  kiiigdoin  of  heaven."' 
Dayton,  Ohio. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitoh. 
Faith. 


BY  .7  n.  gaiiver; 


'Now  f'uith  is  the  substance  of  thinps 
liojicd  for,  the  evidence  of  things  not  seen." 
Hebrews  11  :  1. 

Truth  explains  itself.  The  Bible  is 
truth,  and  it  gives  a  perfect  definition 
of  every  particle  of  itself,  to  all  iis 
volaries.  The  apostle  gives  the  best 
definition  that  can  be  given,  not  oulv 
of  the  word  "faith,"  and  not  only  of 
the  general  power  of  faith,  but  more 
e.-^pecially  of  that  particular  faith  the 
end  of  which  is  the  salvation  of  the 
soul.  The  most  sublime  and  valuable 
truths  are  the  most  mipunderstood 
and  misrepresented  by  an  ignorant, 
striving,  struggling  world,  such  as 
every  pilgrim  to  the  celestial  city 
mu.^t  pass  through. 

Christ,  when  he  was  personally 
aith  his  disciples,  told  theui  what 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  was;  and  ia 
doing  so  it  was  not  suflicient  to  tell 
them  that  it  was  "like  a  grain  of  mu.->- 
tard  seed,"  neiliier  was  it  euflicientto 
tell  them  that  it  did  not  eo-me  by  ob- 
servation, but  every  varied  descrip- 
tion he  gave  of  it  was  required  to 
complete  the  definition  :  aud  after  all, 
man  can,  by  the  most  thorough  in- 
vestigation, only  know  it  in  sjjots, 
here  aud  there,  only  seeing  through  a 
glass  darkly.  Likewise  when  tell- 
ing what  faith  is,  both  Jesus  and  bis 
di.-^L'iples  gave  numerous  and  various 
dilinitions  of  it.  Holding  up  before 
the  people  the  same  thing  in  different 
lig!)ts  aud  under  various  ciscutnstan- 
c>^s,  was  the  only  method  of  instruc- 
tion that  could  ever  result  in  such  a 
recitation  as  Paul  gave  when  he  de- 
clared so  boldly  that  he  had  "kept  the 
faith."  The  New  Testament  is  the 
most  condensed  hypothesis  that  will 
exhaust  every  possible  explanation  of 
faith.  There  are  many  dift'ereut 
kinds  of  faith  in  existence  ;  and  only 
one  kind  is  genuine.  For  instance,  a 
dead  faith  differs  from  a  living  faith  ; 
because  it  is  without  works.  Inhere 
is  also  that  faith  which  stands  in  the 
wisdom  of  men,  and  that  which  stands 
in  the  power  of  God.  There  is  that 
faith  whose  end  is  to  remove  moun- 
tains, to  pluck  up  trees  by  the  roots, 
to  demolish  walls,  to  stop  the  mouths 


o{  lions,  to  heal  diseases,  and  to  work 
many  other  miracles;  but  there  is 
that  most  important  faith  the  end  of 
which  is  the  salvation  of  the  soul. 
It  originates  in  the  sense  of  hear- 
ing ;  and  heariuir  has  its  origin  in  the 
word  of  God.  The  word  came  from 
heaven,  through  the  person  of  Jesus 
Chrint.  Faith  is  a  consciousness 
of  the  existence  of  things  beyond  the 
comprehension  of  those  who  are  faith- 
less. It  is  the  belief  in  the  existence 
of  things  that  are  above  human  rea- 
so.n.  It  is  an  implicit  confidence  in 
ti'uths  which  human  reason  rtvsolves 
into  absurditiep.  It  discover.-!  that 
whi(!h  i,-!  hid  from  the  wiso  and  the 
prudent.  It  works  by  love  and  not 
reason.  Love  is  the  great  center 
around  which  it  revolves.  And  God 
is  love.  Thus  it  is  that  faith  is  the 
substance,  yea,  the  essence  and  quint- 
essence of  things  hoped  for,  "and  the 
evidence  of  things  not  seen." 
Allen,  Pa. 


Among  the  forms  of  insect  lif\^, 
there  is  a  little  creature  known  to  nat- 
uralists which  can  gather  around 
itself  a  sufficiency  of  atmospheric  air, 
and  so  clothed  upon,  it  descends'  into 
the  bottom  of  the  pool,  aud  you  may 
see  the  little  diver  moving  about  dry, 
at  its  ease,  protected  by  its  crystal 
vesture,  and  though  the  water  ail 
around  and  above  be  stagnant  and 
bitter.  Prayer  is  such  a  protector; 
a  transparent  vesture — the  world 
sees  it  not  :  a  renl  defence — it  keeps 
us  out  of  the  v/orld.  By  means  of  it 
the  believer  can  gather  so  much  of 
heavenly  atmosphere  around  him, 
aud  with  it  descend  into  the  pnu-id 
depths  of  this  contaminating  world, 
that  for  a  season  no  evil  will  touch 
him  ;  and  he  knows  when  to  ascend 
for  a  new  supply. — Hamilton. 

The  great  man  is  he  who  choo-ca 
the  right  with  invincifjle  resolution  ; 
who  resists  the  sorest  temptations 
from  without  and  within  ;  who  bears 
the  heaviest  burdens  cheerfully  ;  who 
is  calmest  in  storms  and  most  fear- 
less under  menaces  and  frowns  ;  and 
whose  reliance  on  truth,  on  virtue, 
on  God,  is  most  unfaltering. 

The  Fathers  called  fasting,  the 
"nourisher  of  prayer,  the  restraint  of 
lust,  the  wings  of  the  soul,  the  diet  of 
angels,  the  instrument  of  humanity 
and  self-denial,  the  purifier  of  the 
spirit." 


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For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
DlNciission    Iteiween   Miller    >*ii«l 
IIo<l;;e!4. 


BROTHER    MILLKU'S  TENTH  SPEECH. 

Mr.  Prcsulent,  Brethren,  Sisters  and 
IVteiids : — Appearing  before  you  again, 
I  desire  to  allude  briefly  to  the  closing 
remarks  of  my  opponent.  He  appears  to 
insist  on  taking  the  secondary  or  tropical 
meaning  of  Imptizo;  and  contends  that  it 
is  not  a  specilic,  but  a  generic  word,  and 
justifies  the  application  of  water  in  any 
way  in  the  celebration  of  bapti.sm.  He 
goes  to  tliis  to  get  all  the  dilferent  ways 
in  which  water  may  be  applied,  and  in 
this  way  brings  everything  into  uncer- 
tainly. There  is  nothing  certain;  as, 
dipping,  the  dews  of  heaven  dipping 
him  all  over;  to  be  dipped  in  pollution; 
immersed  in  debt;  to  d\\)  into  a  fluid  and 
take  out  again.  lie  says  you  cannot  dip 
into  debt  and  take  out,  &c. 

Here  is  the  difl'erence  between  my 
friend  and  myself.  1  take  the  primary 
meaning,  which  conveys  the  idea  of  spe- 
cific action;  he  takes  the  tropical,  which 
may  mean  anything  that  comes  into  the 
brain.  1  take  the  ground  that  baptism 
is  a  specific  action,  because  Christ  was 
baptized  by  a  sijcciiic  action.  He  was 
baptized  by  one  mode,  not  by  three  or 
four  difl'crcnt  modes.  My  friend 
contends  fur,  and,  perhai'S,  practices 
three  different  modes,  two  of  which  are 
difl'erent  from  Christ's  baptism;  therefore 
I  must  reject  them  as  being  invalid. 

In  returning  to  my  argument,  as  drawn 
from  the  writings  of  learned  men,  who 
bring  before  us  tiie  views  and  ijraeticc  of 
tlie  church  in  jturer  ages,  butore  this  sub- 
ject became  .-^o  much  confused  and  so  dif- 
ferently construed.  It  is  Iiltc  that  we  get 
information  that  gives  relief  to  the  sincere 
and  inquiring  mind. 

Our  sixteenth  argument  is  drawn  from 
the  fact  that  the  Christian  Fathers,  living 
immediately  after  the  Apostles,  who  used 
the  Greek  language  as  their  native  tongue, 
understood  the  rite  of  bapiism  to  be  im- 
mersion. My  first  ((uotation  is  from  the 
epistle  of  Barnabas.  We  have  some  an- 
cient writings  under  tlie  name  of  liarna- 
bas,  thought  by  some  to  be  the  JJarnabas 
referred  to  on  several  occasioin  by  I'aul 
in  his  epistles.  He  says:  "IJlessed  are 
they,  who,  putting  their  trust  in  (Jliiist, 
descend  into  the  water.  We  go  down  in 
to  the  water  lull  al'  sins  ana  pollutions, 
but  come  uj)  again  bringing  forih  iiuit, 
having  in  our  hearts  the  lear  and  hope 
which  is  in  Jesus,  by  the  Spirit." — Apos- 
tolic Fathers,  pj).  172,  173. 

Another  (|Uotation  that  1  shall  |)resent 
is  from  Hernias:  "I  have  even  now 
heard,  from  certain  teachers,  that  there 
is  no  otlier  repentance  besides  that  of 
baptisiu,  when  we  go  down  into  the  water 
and  receive  ibrgiveness  of  our  sins;  and 
lliat  after  that  wo  must  sin  no  more,  but 
live  in  purity."  He  .says  again  :  'Now 
llmt  Heal  is  the   water    ol  baptism,  into 


whieli  men  go  down  under  the  obligation 
unto  death,  but  come  up  appointed  unto 
Hfc." 

"1  will  al.so  relate  the  manner  in  which 
we  dedicate  ourselves  to  God,  when  we 
have  been  made  new  through  Christ;  lest 
if  we  omit  thi.s,  we  seem  to  be  unfair  in 
the  exi)lanation  we  arc  making.  As  ma- 
ny as  arc  persuaded  and  believe  that  what 
we  teaeh  is  true,  and  undertake  to  be 
able  to  live  accordingly,  are  instructed  to 
pray  and  entreat  God,  with  fasting,  for 
the  remission  of  their  sins  that  are  past, 
we  praying  and  fasting  with  them.  Then 
they  are  brought  by  us  where  there  is 
water,  and  arc  regenerated  in  the  same 
manner  in    which   we    ourselves  were  re- 

!;euerated.  For  in  the  name  of  God,  the 
<\ither  of  the  univer.se,  and  of  our  Savior 
Jesu.s  C'lrist,  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
they  receive  the  washing  with  water." — 
Justin's  First  Apulugy,  Ciiap.  Ixi. 

Now  I  am  going  to  give  you  the  lan- 
guage of  Profc'S.-or  Stuart, a  Presbyterian: 
"i  am  persuaded  that  as  a  whole  this  pas- 
sage most  naturally  refers  to  immersion; 
(or  why,  on  any  otlier  grounds,  should 
the  convert  who  was  initialed,  go  out  to 
the  place  where  there  is  water?  There 
could  be  no  need  of  this  if  mere  sprinking 
or  partial  affusion  only  was  necessary  in 
the  time  of  Justin." — Chrystal,  j).  00. 

"These  early  Fathers  generally  under- 
slood  their  own  language  better  than  it 
is  possible  for  men  of  our  times  to  under- 
stand it." — Dr.  Clarke  on  Ephcsians. 

AH  the  Greek  Fathers,  said  that  Baj) 
tizi)  meant  to  dip,  to  immerse  ;  they,  in 
the  third  century,  admitted  sjjrinkling  to 
sick  persons. 

Some  of  these  early  Fathers  were 
cotemi)orary  with  the  Apostles.  And 
some  very  noted  men,  like  Clement,  of  Al- 
exandria, lived  within  fifty  years  of  the 
Aposile>;  and  the  Greek  being  their  na- 
tive language,  they  must  have  known  the 
lucaniiig  ol'  ljit[ili::().  They  knew  the 
piiiciiec  of  tlie  Apostles  as  well  as  we  can 
know  the  practice  "f  the  llevolutionary 
fathers,  lor  they  lived  nearer  to  them 
than  we  do  to  the  Revolution. 

Monulus,  in  a  council  of  eighty-scyen 
Bishops,  said,  that  "this  trine  immersion 
has  always  been  with  the  church." 

Alexander  Campbell  says,  "The  whole 
world  immersed  for  the  first  three  hund- 
red years;  and  the  Greek  Church,  which 
numbers  its  millions,  and  has  the  commis- 
sion in  its  own  native  tongue,  practices 
immersion  still."  This  is  not  only  the 
voice  of  millions  of  men,  but  the  voice 
of  millions  of  Greeks.  Seventy-five  or  a 
hundred  inillioiis  of  Greeks  have  more 
weight  than  all  the  aiinotators  and  sclio- 
lai-ls.  'i'hcso  vouchers  outweigh  the 
world. 

(Time  expired.) 


Mil.    nODGE's  TENTH    RBPI^V, 
Mr.  J'nsidi'iit,  Gcntlc7npn  and  Lddivs  : 
—  My  friend  insists  on  taking  the  prima- 
ry meaning  oilMi2>lixo,  and  claims  specific 


action,  as  immersion  or  dipping.  Dipping 
docs  not  always  mean  immersion.  Milton 
.say,%  "They  wore  dipped  with  the  dew 
of  heaven."  How  could  they  be  imuier- 
sed  in  the  dew  of  heaven  ?  Is  there  not 
rather  in  this  the  idea  of  affusion?  He 
says  that  I  cannot  prove — that  I  cannot 
find  an  instance  where  any  one  was  sprin- 
kled or  poured  in  baptism.  I  have  not 
said  that  I  could  I  have  said  that  it  put 
them  under  an  influence  without  reference 
to  modal  action;  but  in  his  distress  he 
flies  to  the  classics,  and  then  says,  "Come 
to  the  Go.-pel."  To  this  I  say,  Amen. 
Won't  yon  ail  say.  Amen?  He  says  in 
the  Gospel  biptism  is  spoken  of  as  a  bu- 
rial. Then  he  has  lost  the  question;  for 
he  did  not  start  out  to  prove  that  it  wa.s 
a  burial,  but  that  immersion  only  was 
Christian  baptism.  Was  Christ  buried 
twice  ?  If  so,  was  he  burled  alive  ?  Docs 
my  friend  from  Indiana  bury  people  alive 
in  liis  country?  Docs  the  dipping  repre- 
sent a  burial  and  resurrection?  Djes  it 
resemble  burying  when  an  excavation  is 
made  and  the  body  covered  up?  Next 
he  flies  to  the  Fathers,  and  leaves  the 
cla.-sics.  The  Fathers  baptized  in  a  state 
of  nudity.  Does  my  friend  practice  the 
baptism  of  the  Fathers  ?  The  Fathers 
thought  the  Spirit  put  something  into 
the  water,  hence  the  Popish  heresy  of 
baptismal  regeneration. 

A  certain  author  says,  "I  have  studied 
the  subject  of  baptism,"  and  says  that 
there  is  so  much  superstition  in  it  that  he 
had  determined  never  to  witness  another 
instance  of  immersion.  I  want  no  author- 
ity from  the  classics,  nor  from  the  Fath- 
ers. Let  us  come  to  the  Scriptures. — 
How  about  the  three  thousand,  and  the 
six  thousand?  He  has  not  shown  you 
that  one  of  them  went  into  the  water  or 
rose  up  out  of  the  water;  that  they  wee 
planted  or  that  they  grew  up.  Wq  call 
your  attention  to  Saul  of  Tarsus.  Ho 
was  baptized  in  the  house.  There  is  no 
proof  that  he  was  taken  out  of  the  house. 
Ananias  was  commanded  to  go  into  the 
house  of  Judas,  where  he  found  Saul 
praying.  He  put  his  hands  on  him. — 
Saul  receiving  his  sight  forthwith,  aro.se 
and  was  baptized.  It  would  be  very  hard 
for  my  brother  to  prove  an  immersion  in 
this  case.  I  do  not  suppose  that  ho  will 
attempt  it.     (Time  expired.) 

Closing  exercises  by  the  Brethren. 
(To  be  Continued.) 

Whoever  well  con.slders  the  state  of 
the  world  and  human  experience  cannot 
but  conclude  that  God  is  more  concerned 
to  make  man  holy  than  happy;  lor  many 
are  able  to  rest  in  their  sorrows,  for  the 
sake  of  their  use  and  end,  but  no  one 
finds  rest  in  unholy  delights.  In  sinful 
pleasures  God  follows  man  with  a  scourge; 
in  sorrow  with  balm. 

Manv  cannot  endure  the  excitement  of 
prayer  who  arc  fond  of  the  excitement  of 
ourousal. 


CHiUSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VIBPrOR. 


585 


FOR    THE    YOUNG, 


A  Sermon  lor  the  Lilttle  Folks. 


I.  "These  things  ;"  that  is,  your 
duties.  You  have  duties,  wherever 
yon  are : 

1.  At  home,  obedience  and  respect 
to  parents,  and  kindness  to  brothers, 
sisters  and  servants. 

2.  At  school,  respect  to  teacher, 
faithfulness  in  study,  and  fairness  in 
play. 

3.  At  church,  be  quiet,  listen, 
worship  and  give  your  hearts  to  the 
Saviour. 

4.  On  the  street,  good  manners, 
modesty,  kindness,  minding  your  own 
business. 

II.  How  should  you  do  your  duty? 

1.  Not  for  pay.  That  is  a  low  mo- 
tive. Some  always  a^k,  "What  will 
you  give  me  ?" 

2.  But  from  love.  So  the  Saviour 
did  when  a  boy  at  Nazareth.     So  the 

.angels  do  God's  will  (which  is  only 
another  name  for  duty).  This  will 
make  you  do  it  cheerfully. 

3.  Better  every  day.  By  trying  to 
do  your  duties,  you  will  become  more 
skillful.  So  you  improve  in  reading, 
writing  and  music.  Peter  says, 
"Grow  in  grace." 

III.  Doing  duty  makes  you  happy. 
Sin  cannot  make  you  happy.  Sin  did 
not  make  Eve  happy,  nor  Cain,  uor 
Judas.  Disobedience  at  home  does 
not  make  you  happy  ;  idleness,  unkind- 
ness,  bad  mauuers,  no  kind  of  sin  can 
make  you  happy. 

But  happiness  comes  of  doing  your 
duty.  That  is  God's  reward.  Think 
of  this  every  day  for  just  one  week, 
and  see  how  true  it  is. 

Try  then  to  know  your  duty.  Be 
faithful  in  duty  iu  doing  it,  for  love  to 
God  and  man  ;  then  you  will  be  hap- 
py every  day  on  earth,  and  forever 
happy  in  heaven. —  The  Myrtle. 


Miss  Rachel's  Bouuet. 


"I  wonder  if  Miss  Rachel  means  to 
wear  that  old  bonnet  again  this  win- 
ter," said  one  youthtul  teacher  to 
another,  as  a  lady,  plainly  attired, 
walked  in  and  took  her  seat  before  her 
Bible  class. 

"She  is  really  growing  miserly!" 
said  her  friend.  "With  her  ample 
means,  to  appear  as  she  does,  is  ab- 
surd ;  that  old  satin  dress  has  been  iu 
use  as  long  as  I  can  remember,  and 
as  for  the  bonnet,  it  has   been  altered 


and  trimmed  half  a  dozen  times.  I 
really  would  like  to  know  what  she 
does  with  her  money." 

Just  then  a  little  hand  pulled  the 
teacher's  shawl,  and  a  little  face  all 
aflush  with  enruestness  and  reproof, 
looked  into  those  of  the  young  ladins. 

"Please  don't  speak  so  about  Miss 
Rachel,  teacher.  She  sent  us  a  ton 
of  coal  this  week,  and  she  bought  my 
sick  brother  a  chair  with  wheels  and 
she  helps  lots  of  folks  besides  us." 

The  bell  rang,  and  the  opening  ex- 
ercises began.  Miss  Rachel  in  her 
plain  bonnet,  joined  heartily  in  them 
all  ;  the  blessing  was  on  her,  that 
comes  to  those  who  let  not  their  left 
hand  know  what  their  right  hand 
doeth  The  teachers  who  had  called 
her  miserly  felt  some  pricks  of  con- 
science.— S.  S.  Times. 

Abont  Banauas. 


Few  people  who  see  bananas  hang- 
ing iu  fruit  stores  think  of  them  a.s 
more  than  a  tropical  lu.xury.  In  fact 
they  are  a  staple  ai  tide  of  food  in  souie 
parts  of  the  world,  and,  according  to 
Humboldt,  an  acre  in  bananas  will 
produce  as  much  food  for  man  as  twen- 
ty-five acres  of  wheat.  It  is  the  ease 
with  which  bananas  are  grown  which 
is  the  great  obstacle  to  civilization  in 
some  tropical  countries.  It  is  so  easy 
to  get  a  living  without  work  that  no 
effort  v/ill  ever  be  made,  aud  the  men 
become  Inzy  and  intolerably  shiftless. 
All  that  is  needed  is  to  stick  a  cut- 
ting in  the  ground.  It  will  ripen  its 
fruit  in  twelve  to  thirteen  months, 
without  further  care,  each  plant  hav- 
ing 75  to  125  bananas  and  when  that 
dies  down  alter  fruiting,  new  shoots 
spring  up  to  take  its  place.  In  re- 
gions where  no  frost  ever  reaches,  ba- 
nauas arefoundin  ail  stages  of  growth, 
ripening  their  fruit  every  moiuh  and 
every  day  in  the  year.  Col.  Wliitner, 
near  Silver  Lake,  Florida,  has  proba- 
bly the  largest  banana  plantation  in 
the  United  States,  containing  fully 
ten  thousand  plants  in  bearing.  Some 
of  these  are  large  trees,  which  do  not 
die  after  bearing  their  fruit,  but  the 
majority  are  of  the  dwarf  species, 
which  are  renewed  every  year.  Slips 
are  planted  about  eight  feet  apart  aud 
rapidly  push  up  leaves  disclosing  six 
or  eight  small  bananas  behind  this 
protection.  Some  plants  will  have 
sixteen  or  twenty  leaves  and  branches 
of  fruit,  bending  over  as  it  ripens, 
forming  a  most  beautiful  sight.    Tho 


culture  of  bananas  is  very  profitable, 
and  with  the  unlimited  capacity  of 
Florida  and  the  West  India  islands 
for  producing  it,  there  should  always 
be  a  supply  equal  to  any  possible  do- 
maud. 

— Selected. 


I  Canuot  I'ray  for  Father  any 

More. 


She  knelt  at  the  accustomed  hour, 
10  thank  God  for  his  mercies  of  the 
day,  aud  pray  for  care  through  the 
coming  night;  then,  as  usual,  camo 
the  earnest,  "God  bless  dear  mother 
and" — but  the  prayer  was  stilled  I 
the  little  hands  unclasped,  a  look  of 
agony  and  wonder  met  the  mother's 
eye,  aa  tho  words  uf  hopeless  sorrow 
burst  from  the  lips  of  the  kneeling 
child.  "I  cap.not  pray  for /a//iP7- a»// 
mo}'e  !"  Since  her  little  lips  had  been 
able  to  form  the  dear  name,  she  had 
prayed  for  a  blessing  upon  it;  it  had 
followed  close  after  mother's  name, 
for  he  had  said  that  must  comeytrs^  ; 
and  now  to  say  the  familiar  prayer, 
and  leave  her  father  out !  No  won- 
der that  the  new  thought  seemed 
too  much  for  the  childish  mind  to 
receive. 

1  waited  for  some  moments,  that 
she  might  conquer  her  emotion,  and 
then  urged  her  to  go  on.  Her  plead- 
ing eyes  met  mine,  aud  with  a  voice 
that  faltered  too  much,  almost,  for  ut- 
terance, she  said,  "Oh,  mother,  I  can- 
not leave  him  all  out !  Let  me  say 
'thank  God  that  I  hud  a  dear  father 
once  !'  so  I  cau  still  go  on,  and  keep 
him  in  my  prayers."  And  so  she 
always  does,  and  my  stricken  heart 
learned  a  lesson  from  the  loving  inge- 
nuity of  my  child.  Remember  to 
thank  God  for  the  mercies  past  as  well 
as  to  ask  blessings  for  the  future. — 
Presbyterian. 


To  do  good  to  men  is  the  great 
work  of  life  ;  to  make  them  true 
Christians  is  the  greatest  good  we 
can  do  them.  Every  investigation 
brings  us  around  to  this  point.  Begia 
here  and  you  are  like  one  who  strikes 
water  from  a  rock  ou  the  summits  of 
the  mountains;  it  flows  down  all  the 
intervening  tracts  to  the  very  base. 
If  we  could  make  each  man  love  his 
neighbor,  we  should  make  a  happy 
world.  The  true  method  is  to  begin 
with  ourselves  and  so  extend  the  circle 
around  us.  It  should  be  perpetually 
in  our  minds. 


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OHlllSTlAN  family:  C0M?AW10W  and  GOiSPEL  VISITOK. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AN'I> 

(i  0  S  P  E  L  VISITOR. 
MEYEllSDALE,  Pa.,  Sept.  14,  1875. 

C^atbollc— Us    KleHiilne* 

The  word  cidiolic  is  thus  defined  by 
Webster  :  1.  Universal  or  general;  as, 
the  catholic  church.  OriKinally  this  ep- 
ithet was  given  to  the  Christian  church 
in  general,  bui  is  now  claimed  by  the  Ro- 
man Catholic  church,  and  in  strictness 
there  is  no  visible  Catholic  church,  or 
universal  Christian  communion.  The 
epithet  is  sometimes  set  in  opposition  to 
heretic,  sedan/,  or  schismntic.  2.  Liberal; 
not  narrow-minded,  partial,  or  bigoted; 
as,  a  aitholic  man.  8ui;h  is  Webster's 
explanation  of  the  word  catholic. 

And  as  the  Christian  church  was  de- 
signed to  be  univer.<al  and  general,  as  is 
evident  from  the  universality  of  the  com- 
mission of  our  Lord  to  the  Apostles, 
which  authoiizeJ  theui  to  go  "into  all 
the  world"  and  to  "teach  all  nations," 
the  term  catholic  was  early  applied  to  the 
di.scii)les  of  Christ.  Bingham,  in  speak- 
ing of  the  name  Christian  as  applied  to 
believers,  remarks,  "The  importunity  of 
heretics  made  them  add  another  name  to 
this,  viz.:  tliat  of  Ca'.holic;  which  was 
as  it  were  their  surname,  or  uharaci  eristic, 
to  distinguish  them  from  all  sects,  who, 
though  they  had  parly  names,  yet  some- 
times they  sheltered  themselves  under 
the  common  name  of  Christians.  This 
we  learn  i'rom  I'acian's  epistle  to  Som- 
j)rcnian,  the  Novatian  hcrciie,  who,  de- 
manding of  him  tiin  reason  why  Christ- 
ian.s  were  called  catholic-',  he  answers, 
that  it  was  to  diiscern  them  from  lieretics, 
who  went  by  the  name  of  Christians. — 
Christian  is  my  name,  say.s  he,  and  Cath- 
olic my  surname;  the  otie  is  my  title,  the 
other  my  character  or  mark  of  distinction. 
Heretics  commonly  confined  religion  either 
to  a  jiarticular  region,  or  some  select  par- 
ty ol  men,  and  thereibre  had  no  i)retcnce 
to  style  themselves  catholics;  but  the 
church  of  Christ  had  a  just  title  to  this 
name,  being  called  catholic  (as  Uptatns 
ob.servcs)  because  it  was  universally  dif- 
fused over  all  the  world.  And  in  this 
Bcnse  the  name  is  as  ancient  almost  as  the 
church  itself.''  —  IHikjIuiiiih  Antl(iiilt!ix, 
]}.  I.,  eh.  i.,  sec.  7. 

The  true  church  of  Chri.st  alone  is  the 
catholic  church.     It  was  designed   to  be 


universal,  as  wo  have  already  noticed, 
and  as  is  evident  from  the  universal  lan- 
guage of  the  commission.  But  the 
prophecies  and  parables  most  clearly  con- 
vey the  idea  that  the  church  of  Christ  is 
to  become  universal.  Tiiis  universal 
character  of  the  Christian  church  is 
taught  us  in  the  dream  of  Nebuchadnez- 
zar, and  in  the  interpretation  of  the 
dream  of  Daniel.  The  following  is  part 
of  the  dream  :  "Thou  sawest  till  that  a 
stone  was  cut  without  hands,  which 
smote  the  image  upon  his  feet  that  were 
of  iron  and  clay,  and  brake  them  to  piec- 
es. Then  was  the  iron,  the  clay,  the 
brass,  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  broken  to 
pieces  together,  and  became  like  the  chaff 
of  the  Kuajmer  threshing  floors;  and  the 
wind  carried  them  away,  that  no  place 
was  found  for  them:  and  the  stone  that 
smote  the  image  became  a  great  moun>- 
tain  and  filled  the  whole  earth.  Dan.  ii. 
34,  35.  The  stone  cut  without  hands  ev- 
idently represents  the  kingdom  of  Christ. 
And  lliat  kingdom  is  to  fill  the  whole 
earth  or  to  become  univcr,<al.  A  similar 
idea  is  presented  in  the  parable  of  the 
mustard  seed.  Another  parable  put  he 
forth  unto  them,  saying,  The  kingdom 
of  heaven  is  like  to  a  grain  of  mustard 
.«ecd  which  a  man  took,  and  sowed  in  liis 
field  :  which  indeed  is  the  least  of  all 
seeds:  but  when  it  is  grown  it  is  the 
greatest  among  herbs,  and  beeometh  a 
tree,  so  that  the  birds  of  the  air  come 
and  lodge  in  the  branches  thereof. "-- 
Matth.  xii.  31,  32.  Such  is  the  glorious 
future  of  the  catholic   church  of  Christ. 

The  church  of  Christ  in  its  catholic 
character  may  well  claim  universal  author 
ity,  since  it  is  eminently  adapted  to  the 
wants  of  humanity  under  the  diversified 
aspect  under  which  we  find  it  in  the 
world.  No  other  .system,  whether  social, 
jiolitical,  or  religious,  that  has  ever  exis- 
ted, was  so  well  designed  for  universal 
application  as  the  church  of  Christ.  And 
no  system  of  truth  could  ever  claim  the 
universal  allegiance  of  humanity,  with 
C(iual  proprietv,  for  none  was  so  well  cal- 
culated to  meet  .so  fully  the  numerous 
and  deep  wants  of  a  lost  and  perishing 
world. 

The  church  of  Home  claims  to  bo  the 
catholic  church,  and  has  ai)|>lied  to  itself 
the  name  Roman  Catholic  Church.  But 
she  has  been  as  unfortuate  in  the  union 
of  the  words  she  has  adopted  to  express 
her  name,  us  tiliu  has  been  unjust  to  hor- 


self  in  flattering  hor.scif  with  the  dehLsion 

that  she  is  the  true  church  of  Christ. — 
The  adding  of  the  word  Jittinau  to  cath- 
olic, makes  the  ideas  conveyed  conflict. 
For  while  the  word  cathoUc  means  uni- 
versal, the  word  liomnn  conveys  the  idea 
of  something  local  and  jiarticular.  Tiicre- 
fore  the  phrase  Roman  catholic.is  a  sole- 
cism or  imjnopriety. 

The  term  wthoh'c  then,  as  used  by  the 
early  believers,  conveys  a  difFerent  mean- 
ing from  what  the  ph.rase  Unman  catho- 
lic docs,  and  the  two  should  not  bo  con- 
founded. The  term  cathoh'c  meaning 
universal  or  general,  may  very  justly  be 
used  to  designate  the  true  church  of 
Christ  with  its  enduring  and  eternal  prin- 
ciples, wiiich  is  to  last  forever,  and  fill 
the  whole  earth. 

And  with  the  idea  of  universal  and 
general,  which  we  apply  to  the  word 
catholic,  and  then  apply  this  last  word 
as  characteristic  of  the  church  of  Christ 
should  agree  the  catholic  spirit  of  every 
membor  of  the  church.  Wc  should  not 
be  narrow-minded  and  partial.  Tiike  the 
exemplary  Apostle  we  siiould  be  able  to 
say,  "Our  heart  is  enlarged."  2  Cor.  vi. 
11.  And  the  affections  of  our  enlarged 
hearts  should  embrace  the  common  broth- 
orh.iod  of  man.  A  catholic  spirit  will 
lead  us  beyond  the  limits  of  our  own  fam- 
ily and  community,  and  in-spire  an  inter- 
est within  us  for  the  welfare  of  all  men, 
and  prompt  us  to  labor  for  their  good, 
and  especially  for  their  salvation. 

As  the  word  catholic  is  .sometimes  con- 
fuuiided  with  the  phrase  Roman  catholic, 
and  thought  to  mean  the  same  thing,  we 
have  written  this  to  show  there  is  a  dif- 
ference. 

The  word  catholic  is  also  .sometimes  ap- 
)ilied  to  the  epistles  of  James,  .John,  }*e- 
ler  and  Jude,  seven  in  all.  as  they  are  ad- 
(ires.'-cd  to  Christian.%  in  general,  and  to 
no  i>ariicul:ir  cl.urchos. 


QUERISTS'  DEPAUIMENT 

lirotlicr  Qninter  : — 

We  wish  an  explanation  on  Matth. 
xxiv.  2H.  Who  is  represented  by  the 
carcass,  and  who  by  the  eagles?  Will 
some  brother  give  an  explanation  without 
fail?  Yours  in  love, 

A.  D.  TiioMA.s, 

JjliANDKK    HaUADER. 

Mt.  Etna,  Iowa. 

An.swkii. — The  passage  referred  to  in 
the  ((uery  reads  as  follows :  "l'\»r  where- 
.socver  the  carcass  is,  there  will  the  eagles 
bo  gathered  together." 


OHillSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  Al^D  GOSPEL  VlSITOll. 


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By  tlio  oaslcs  avo  to  be  understood  car- 
rion vultures  which  the  ancientn  tiunihor 
ed  witli  ihc  eagles,  as  appears  from  Job 
xxxix.  27,  where  in  referring  to  the  eagle 
it  is  said,  "llcr  young  ones  suck  up 
blood:  and  wliere  the  slain  are,  there  is 
Bhe."  By  carcass  we  are  to  understand 
the  dead  body  of  an  animal,  whether  of 
man  or  of  beast.  The  language  is  figura- 
tive, but  the  practical  meaning  seems  to 
bo  api)arent.  By  the  eagles  are  to  be 
understood  the  judgments  of  God,  and 
l)y  the  carcass,  the  morally  dead  Jewish 
nation,  directly,  and  all  sinners,  more  re- 
motely. 

The  Savior  in  the  passage,  states  a  uni- 
versal law  in  the  administration  of  God's 
moral  government,  namely,  whenever 
tiiere  is  in  nations  or  in  individuals,  spir- 
itual or  moral  death,  and  if  they  are  not 
(juiekened  into  spiritual  life  by  reforma- 
tion, ruin  must  inevitably  follow.  The 
princii>le  we  are  taught  in  the  provorbi;d 
text  we  are  examining,  is  the  same  as 
the  one  taught  in  the  following  text: 
"lie  tliat  soweth  to  his  flesh  shall  of  the 
flesh  reap  corruption."     Gal.  v.  8. 

The  prophecies  of  which  the  words  un- 
der consideration  arc  a  part,  are  of  a 
mixed  character;  first,  referring  to  the 
destruction  of  Joiusalem  by  the  Roman 
army,  which  had  the  eagle  for  its  ensign, 
and  this  perhaps  suggested  the  general 
))rineiplc  stated,  and  secondly  to  the  more 
general  judgments  which  will  take  place 
at  the  second  coming  of  Christ,  and  tlie 


his  address  from  Tolo,  Ogle  Co.,  Ills.,  to 
Marshalltown,  Iowa.  In  writing  from 
the  former  place,  Aug.  23rd,  he  says  : 

"Considerable  frost  last  night  and  night 
before.  No  damiigc  done,  except  to  vines 
on  the  creek  bottoms.  Crops,  a  fair  av- 
erage. Corn  ([uitc  backward  but  of  rap- 
id growth." 

Bro.  S.  W.  BoLUNfiER,  of  the  Spring 
Run  congregation,  Mifllin  county,  Pa., 
says  : 

"The  holding  of  the  next  A.  M,,  was 
spoken  of  at  our  council;  but  as  the  An- 
nual ^Meeting  is  conducted  so  unsatisfac- 
torily, it  was  voted  not  to  take  U  under 
the  present  form.  We  want  a  better 
method  of  repiesentation. " 

Sister  Rebecca  Snavely,  Hudson, 
Illinois,  says  : 

"The  church  hero  is  in  a  prosperous 
condition.  Two  were  added  to  us  by  l)ap- 
lism  this  summer.  Our  meeting-house 
will  soon  be  completed.  We  here  enclose 
10  cents  for  tlie  Danish  Fund,  1  penny 
each,  for  self,  husband,  our  little  girl, 
fathei',  mother,  two  brothers,  two  sisters, 
and  one  for  old  grandfather.  What  little 
we  send,  we  send  with  love  and  good  will, 
wishing  our  Father's  blessing  to  accom- 
pany." 

Kvport  of  Fiiuds. 


DANISH   EUND. 
Reported  in  No.  35, 
J  C  Neilson 
Geo  D  Zollars, 
J  T  Meyers 
Wm  G  Lint 
Peter  Maust 
A  Sister 


$92 


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rill  „     ,     i.    .    :     •    i„  ■  .    ]    I  I  German  Sett  enicnt  ch  W  Va 

.1  he  great   principle    enunciated    by  our    \\  ,    ,v[  , 

Lord  is  a  suggestive    and    alarming  one,  j  i,'i..(„lj;  Hoisinger 


and  should  startle  sinners  that  are  dead  in 
trespas,ses  and  sins.  God's  judgments  as 
the  keen,  piercing  eagles,  will  find  them 
out. 

GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Eld.  C.  Harader  has  changed  his  ad- 
dress from  Mt.  Etna,  Iowa,  to  Nowtonia, 
Newton  county  Mo.  We  wish  our  broth- 
er abundant  success  in  his  new  field  of 
labor. 

Our  Father  knows  who  that  sister  is 
who  contributed  to  the  Danish  Fund  say- 
ing, "I  fed  like  doing  something  in  the 
cause  of  our  blessed  Master,  whom  I  am 
trying  to  serve  the  best  I  can  under  the 
present  circumstances."  He  saw  her  se- 
cret alms-doing  and  will  give  an  open  re- 
ward. 

Bro.  a.  M.  T.  Miller  has  changed 


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David  Ariz 

Elizabeth  Kerr 

D  B  Arnold  and  otlicrs 

Andrew  Shopbell 

A  brother  Huntington  Ind 

Sister  M  B  Illinois 

S  Morton  and  wife 

A  young  Brother,  Wallace  Iowa 

Jacob  Barrick 

Aaron  lIufTord 

Denmark,  Waynesboro  Pa 

JMelvina  Boggs 

A  II,  Lima  Ohio 

Sisters  in  Wisconsin 

J  M  Harshberger 

K  Heck  man 

Muskingum  county  church  Ohio 

Woodstock,  Shenandoah  church  Va  1  00 

E  C  Packer  30 

Benjamin  Hoover  10 

J  II  Caylor  and  others  C5 

M  W,  Oak  Point  Illinois  2.'} 

S  E  Yundt  and  wife  .00 

D  F  Jjonganecker  lo 

Josephine  Longaneckcr  10 


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30 
25 
10 
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2.5 
25 
10 
75 
25 
.50 
25 
50 
50 
05 
40 
25 
15 
1  50 


Rachel  Longaneckcr 

10 

10  Rorschach  wife  and  8  children 

10 

Oakland  church  Ohio 

2  75 

Vi  K  Zumbrum 

25 

Daniel  Brower  and  others 

2  4fi 

R  Hurwell  Beard 

25 

Joel  Foster 

25 

.James  II  Hood 

25 

Jane  Beard 

25 

Robt  B  Beard 

25 

Sarah  J  Beard 

10 

David  Longanecl<er 

1   00 

Ten  IMile  congregation  Pa 

3  25 

Noah  Longanecl<er 

25 

Limestone  church  Teiin 

1   80 

Israel  Hardman  and  wife 

22 

Henry  B  Wike 

10 

Su-an  Wike 

05 

South  Waterloo  church  la,  I'^  K  B    3  25 

.Tames  L  Swcitzer 

05 

-J  C  Judy 

25 

Plum  Creek  chnrch  Pa 

1   75 

An  Outsider,  W  Va 

25 

Leah  Miller 

50 

Is-.;ic  IIun-;bcrger 

25 

A  Sister,  New  Philadelphia  0 

15 

Bushncll  church,  Illinois 

.50 

A  (x  Black  and  family 

.50 

J  S  Kulp 

10 

Indian  Creek  church  Pa 
Total  to  date 

1   25 

$130  52 

STEIN    FUND. 

Reported  in  No.  35  $24  21 

Wm  G  Lint  25 

Andrew  Shopbell  25 

A  Brother,  Huntington  Ind  .50 

.Jacob  Barrick  50 

Aaron  IIutFord  25 . 

Melvina  Boggs  (>() 

A  R,  Jima,"  Ohio  ^  05 

J  M  Harshberger  1  Oo 

R  Ileckman  10 
Muskingum  county  church  Ohio  1  5ti 
\\'^oodstock,  Shenandoah  church  Va      ,5t) 

Vi  C  ] 'acker  25 

B  Hoover  05 

J  H  Caylor  and  ot'iors  (15 

M  W,  Oak  V'oint  111  lo 

S  E  Yundt  and  wife  50 

D  F  Longanccker  lo 

Josephine  Longaneckcr  lo 

Oakland  church  Ohio  1  25 

S  K  Zumbrnm  25 
Dan'l  Brower  and  others,  Lima  O     2  34 

Eld  Joseph  vVrnold  25 

'J'en  Mile  church  Pa  2  Ot) 

Noah  Longaneckcr  25 

Israel  Hardman  and  wife  25 

H  B  Wike  10 

Susan  Wike                         •  05 

James  L  Sweitzer  05 

J  C  Judy  25 

Plumcreek  church  Pa  1  75 

M  A  Moomaw  50 

Leah  JMiller  25 

Isaac  Hun-berger  55 

A  Sister,  New  Philadelphia  O  10 

Bushnell  church  1  50 

Unworthy,  Hudsson  Illinois  10 


Total  to  date 


$42  58 


688 


CHlllSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPAWIOW  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


OorresvondtHcc  of  ch>irch  ruics  solicittdfrorr, 
all  partf  of  the  Broiherhood.  WriicrU  tiame 
and  addreii  re'^ttired  ou  every  commtmicatioH 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith .  Rejected  cotnmttui- 
talionn  or  mannsi-ript  used,  not  returned.  All 
eomnxur.icationi  for  publication  rhould  be  writ 
tiuupoH  oue  Side  o/tA«  fhe-.t  onlv. 

1>.  91.  of  tSoiilbern  Iowa. 

Leon,  Iowa,  Aug.  30,  1875. 
To  those  wishing  to  attend  the  District 
Meeting  of" the  Southern  District  of  Iowa, 
to  be  held  at  the  IJicthvcn's  meeting 
house  Smiles  north-cast  of  Leon,  Decatur 
county,  Iowa,  on  the  8tli  and  9tli  of  Oc- 
tober, ]S75,  I  would  say,  Tl)ereis  but  one 
train  a  day  on  the  Chariton  branch  of 
the  B.  &  M.  Railroad.  It  leaves  Chari- 
ton !it  9  in  the  morning.  Get  a  ticket  to 
Garden  Grove;  and  let  the  conductor 
know  that  you  want  to  sloi>  off  at  the 
Tank,  west  of  Garden  Grovi;,  where  tliero 
will  be  conveyances  on  the  7th.  If  any 
should  come  at  any  otlier  time,  give  time- 
ly notice.  The  ])laco  of  meeting  is  three 
n)iles  from  the  Tank.  \Vc  expect  preach- 
ing on  the  evening  of  the  7ih. 

H.  A.  Gahder. 
..^^^ 

A  .llelauchoiy  AccUIeiit. 

A  sad  accident  occurred  on  the  farm  of 
Mv.  Gordon,  on  the  Eikliart  &  Bristol 
railroad,  on  the  St.  Joseph  Iliver,  Elk- 
hart county,  Indiana,  on  the  14th  day  of 
August,  187.5.  AVIiile  threshing  wheat, 
!Mr.  Anthony  Ruif-nider  residing  near 
Middlebury,  was  engaged  in  feeding  the 
luachinc ;  and  when  finisliing  u]),  in 
cleaning  off  the  top  of  the  machine,  he 
slipped  into  the  cylinder  with  his  right 
foot,  and  had  his  leg  toin  oil"  up  near  tlie 
body,  and  portions  of  his  let'  were  carried 
out  on  the  stack.  He  only  lived  >ix 
hours  after  the  accident  occurred.  He 
leaves  a  wife  and  eight  children  to  mourn 
his  untimely  death.  He  was  a  man  re- 
spected by  all  who  knew  iiim;  but  sad  to 
say,  he  made  no  profession  of  religion. — 
But  he  now  is  in  the  hands  of  a  merciful 
God,  who  will  do  right.  Now  let  this  be 
a  warning  to  all  to  prepare  to  meet  their 
God  in  peace,  if  they  should  be  carried 
away  as  this  man  was,  almo.st  witiiout  a 
moment's  warning. 

J.  C.  Lkiiman. 

Goshen,  liul. 

lulorniMtioii  Wautetl. 

Dear  Coinpaiiiou  : — I  would  inquire 
through  you  if  any  of  your  readers  know 
of  a  man  by  the  name  of  h'noch  Reaiuc. 
When  last  heard  fronj  he  lived  near  Bur- 
lington, luwa.  If  so,  give  his  address 
through  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 

The  reason  of  the  above  is  as  follows  : 
There  is  an  old  sister  of  the  church  in 
the  poor  liouse  of  L(  Sueur  county,  who 
hu',  been  there  about  seven  years,  l)y  tiie 
name  of  Catharine  Reame,  who  says  she 
ha.s  a  son  by  the  name  of  Knocli  Reame, 
au  ubovo  named,  who  lived  near  Burling- 


ton. Iowa,  at  la.st  accounts.  The  old  sis" 
for  is  blind  nnd  (|uite  infirm,  being  about 
80  years  old.  None  of  the  niembers  of 
Lake  branch  church  knew  of  her  being 
there  till  last  spring.  As  soon  as  we 
heard  she  was  there  we  visited  her,  but 
found  her  too  feeble  to  remove,  it  being 
some  distance  from  the  membership. — 
The  old  sister  is  quite  anxious  to  hear  of 
her  son's  wliereabouts. 

Yours,        Samhef.  Orunoer, 
Morristown, 

Rice  Co.,  Minn. 


A  Proposition. 

Mauysville,  Tenn.,  Aug.  27,  '75. 

As  no  call  has  yet  been  made  for  the 
Annual  Meeting,  and  our  District  (Ten- 
nessee) has  perhaps  a  claim  before  any 
other,  I  would  propose  to  the  elders  of 
this  district  to  consult  each  other  atid 
their  respective  churches  in  regard  to  the 
following  iilan  for  holding  A.  IM.: 

1.  That  we  obligate  ourselves  to  make 
no  provision  lor  any  but  elders  and  dele- 
gates. 

2.  That  the  discus,sions  be  printed  in 
full,  with  speakers'  names,  in  pauitthlet 
form. 

J  That  said  discussions  be  read  and 
approved  by  the  meeting  litjfore  the  close 
of  its  sessions. 

4.  That  no  report  be  given  in  any  of 
the  papers. 

Our  reasons  for  the  above  propositions 
are  : 

1.  Because  since  the  war  we  arc  too 
poor  to  entertain  a  largo  multitude. 

2.  One  of  the  causes  of  the  large  mul- 
tiluife  is  to  get  the  entire  transaction, 
which  we  i)ropose  to  fuini^h  each  one  at 
liis  home  at  less  than  one  huiidrcih  part 
of  the  expense  incurred  heretofore.  The 
money  saved  might  helj)  the  Danish 
Fund  or  some  other  good  work. 

3.  The  sentiment  of  the  church  is  in 
favor  of  a  full  repwrt. 

4.  We  advise  to  have  no  report  in  the 
papers  out  of  respect  for  the  feelings  of 
those  brethren  who  opposed  it  last  A.  M. 

S.  Z.  Sharp. 


James'  Crossinq,  Jack.son  Co. ,  Ka.  | 
August  7th,   187.").  j 

Dear  Brother  Quinler  : — 

I  wish  to  introduce  a  communica- 
tion through  your  paper  by  giving  a  few 
sketches  of  the  jirosperity  of  our  country 
in  regard  to  s|)iritual  matters.  I  can  say 
that  the  Lord  has  imparted  great  bles^ 
sings  to  the  hearts  of  the  people  since 
last  winter,  owing  to  the  call  of  brother 
Stump  to  preach  to  the  people  here,  by 
request  of  brother  Faidly,  as  he  was  the 
only  member  of  the  Brethren's  Church 
in  this  vicinity.  It  seems  that  they  do 
not  mean  to  let  any  of  God's  sheep  go 
astray,  for  want  of  the  Gospel  being 
preached  in  its  purity  to  them.  The 
brother  delivered  eleven  most  noble  and 
f.\i)licit  seruious  in  this  place,  and  unrav- 


eled some  of  those  great  invsteric<?  which 
are  preached  so  exlen.--iv(.ly  by  some  of 
our  other  denominations,  which  are  laid 
down  ill  that  divine  volume  of  inspira- 
tion; and  he  produced  Scripture  to  amply 
.satisfy  any  ratic.nal  man  that  tho«e  things 
were  errors;  and  he  proved  these  facts  in 
such  general  terms,  and  made  them  so 
plain  that  we  were  iinde  to  see  the  incon- 
sistency of  our  prior  teachinsr.  So  we 
were  all  ready  to  say,  as  those  Jews  said 
to  looter  and  the  other  Apostles,  "Men 
and  brethren,  what  shall  we  do  to  be  sav- 
ed?' Brother  Stump  paid  us  another 
vi.sit  on  the  17th  of  July,  and  remained 
with  us  one  week,  and  baptized  sixteen 
more  snuls  into  the  service  of  God,  ma^ 
kintr  our  number  thirty-seven  at  present. 
We  feel  that  God  has  showered  great 
blessings  upon  the  people  in  this  neigh- 
borhood, and  we  are  very  anxious  to  have 
a  minister  in  our  midst.  The  member-< 
are  seemingly  going  forth  in  the  ilischargc 
of  their  duties,  with  the  love  of  (Jod  in 
their  hearts.  I,  for  one,  aui  resolved  to 
jiiess  forwanl  in  the  cau.se  of  Christ, 
(jiod  being  my  helper.  The  arrangement 
is  (bat  we  hold  a  lovcfeast  at  thi-  place 
0!i  tlip  2.5th  of  this  month.  iM;iy  (Jod  in 
his  infinite  mercy  bless  u.ss  all,  now  and 
fbreviu-. 

Your  brother  in  Christ, 

ChaS.  W.  AaMSTRONG. 


Thornton,  Taylor  Co.,  W.  Ya., ) 
August  28th,  1875.  ) 

Dear  Brother  Qiunter  '. 

Brother  J.  Aiinon  and  I  started 
to  Nuzum's  Mills,  Marion  county,  W.  Va., 
August  21st,  and  had  a  meeting  in  the 
evening.  We  were  addressed  by  brother 
Annon  from  these  words  :  ''But  I  have 
prayed  for  thee  that  thy  faith  fail  not; 
and  when  thou  art  converted,  strengthen 
thy  brethren."  Luke  xsii.  32.  The 
brcthron  :ind  friends  paid  good  attention 
to  the  word  pic  »c!icd.  Tt.e.e  was  a  good 
congregation  con.sidering  its  being  a  week 
day.  We  also  liad  jireaching  on  Sunday 
at  the  same  pla  c  at  the  hour  of  ten 
o'clock.  Wo  were  again  addressed  by 
brother  Annon,  from  these  words  :  "Who 
was  disobedient  unto  the  word  of  the 
Ijord."  1  Kings  xiii.  2t).  The  broth- 
er's remarks  were  very  pointed,  and 
seemed  to  be  so  plain  that  all  might  un- 
derstand; bringing  up  many  illustrations 
showing  the  necessity  of  being  obedient 
unto  the  Lord,  and  showing  the  difference 
between  the  righteous  and  unrighteous. 
The  congregation  was  so  large  that  he 
could  not  preach  in  the  house.  The 
brethren  and  friends  seemed  to  enjoy 
themselves  very  well.  It  had  been  jirc- 
viou>ly  announced  that  there  would  be 
nublic  preacliing  about  four  miles  from 
Nuzum's,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Tygart's 
A'allcy  River,  at  a  place  called  Sarietta, 
at  the  hour  of  three  o'clock.  When  wo 
assembled,  it  was  found  that  it  was  neces- 
sary to  preach  again  outside  of  the  hou.se, 
as  the  congrcgatiou  could  not  be  uccoiu- 


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uiodated  in  the  house.  Brother  Annon 
preached  again,  fVora  the  words,  "It  is 
written,  Man  sliall  not  live  by  bread  alone, 
but  by  every  word  that  proceedeth  out  of 
the  uiouth  of  God."  Here  the  brother 
brouglu  many  strikin>;  illustrations,  show- 
ing that  man's  body  was  ol'the  dust,  and 
wai  ea-thy,  atid  it  had  to  derive  its  nour- 
ishment Irom  the  earth;  also  showing 
that  tlie  soul  was  from  God,  and  that 
it  must  receive  it's  food  from  God,  other- 
wise it  must  perish.  There  was  good  at- 
tention paid  to  the  word  preaclied,  and 
tlie  peuplc  seemed  eager  to  learn  the 
ways  of  God  niorii  perfectly. 

Now  let  me  say  a  word  to  the  dear 
brethren  and  .listers  :  You  have  made  a 
good  start  for  the  kingdom  of  eternal 
glory.  But  remember  that  the  crown  is 
not  at  the  beginning,  nor  the  midiiie,  but 
at  the  end  of  the  race.  Be  careful,  for 
many  beset menis  are  thrown  across  our 
paihway,  to  turn  us  back  again  into  the 
world;  but  put  your  trust  in  God,  who  is 
able  to  save  us. 

Geo.  W.  Annon. 


love  and  kindness,  in  our  periodicals;  and 
then  bring  it  up  at  our  next  Annual 
Meeting,  and  have  the  desired  change 
made. 

P].    K.    BUECIILEY. 
Watn-Ioo,  la.,  Aug.  1875. 


The  AuuHuI  Sleetlnv. 

I  Iiave  for  some  time  been  forcibly  im- 
pressed with  the  fact  that  a  change  in 
li'jlding  or  conducting  our  annual  confer- 
ence shoulJ  certainly  be  made.  The  ex- 
penses are  becomirn;  enormou-ly  heavy. 
Vast  sums  of  money  are  annually  spent 
in  a'tending  these  meetings.  I  am  cred- 
itably informed  that  5>  10,000  were  spent 
in  going  to  a.nd  fro;n  our  late  A.  JM. — 
AV^hal  an  enormous  waste  of  money  !  Our 
Annual  conference  meetings  are  generally 
so  crowded  that  it  is  simply  iuipossiblo 
to  do  business  in  good  order,  as  there  are 
i'rom  two  to  three  th'-usand  brethren,  be- 
Hides  the  outside  prcs.sure,  attending 
these  meetings,  and  as  all  brethren  pres- 
ent have  an  equal  right  to  i-peak  and  give 
their  opinions,  &c. 

Those  brethren  that  were  attending  the 
A.  M.  are  fully  aware  of  the  fact  that 
justice  could  not  be  done  to  the  queries 
before  the  meeting.  Why  do  we  not 
adopt  a  more  consistent  and  systematic 
}ilan?  Brother  C  Long's  plan  is  gocd. 
iiit  every  Di'^trict  (as  at  preseni)  send  a 
brother,  as  member  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee; and  let  every  organized  church 
in  the  bruthcrhood  have  the  privilege  to 
send  one  brother  as  delegate;  these  dele- 
gates siiall  constitute  the  conference.  No 
one  should  have  anytliing  to  say  in  coun- 
cil but  delegates,  lilvery  query  should  be 
decided  by  a  majority  vote  ot  the  dole- 
gates.  All  queries  formerly  decided 
should  not  be  repealed  without  a  two- 
thirds  vote.  In  this  way  matters  could 
be  decided  in  a  judicious  manner.  The 
council  could  then  prolong  their  sessions, 
as  long  as  necessary,  without  becoming 
burdensome. 

Bear  brethren,  something  of  this  kind 
should  be  adopted,  and  the  sooner  the 
better.  Let  brethren  exchange  views  on 
this  subject  in  moderation,  and  brotherly 


Foetry  lor  Sale. 

Being  a  stranger  to  the  readers  of  this 
paper  generally,  I  deem  it  proper  to  say, 
that  I  was  born  in  Montgomery  county, 
Ohio,  and  am  in  the  forty  fourtii  year  of 
my  age. 

When  one  year  and  a  half  old,  my  pa- 
rents moved  to  Elkhart  county,  Indiana, 
on  a  tract  of  unimproved  land  they  had 
bought  near  the  Yellow  creek. 

At  the  age  of  thirteen  I  was  one  day 
taken  with  chills,  which  was  followed  by 
great  pain  in  my  eyes.  In  about  twenty- 
four  hours  my  siglit  was  all  gone.  After 
my  recovery  from  sickness,  some  little 
sight  returned,  but  in  a  few  years  it  again 
all  disappfared. 

I  left  Elkhart  county,  Indiana,  on  the 
30th  of  December,  1873,  and  reached  the 
neighborhood  where  I  am  now  staying  on 
the  1st  of  January  following,  having 
traveled  a  distance  of  over  six  hundred 
miles  without  being  accompanied  by  any 
one. 

I  am  now  keeping  house  for  myself, 
and  am  much  of  my  tiiue  alone;  I  do  my 
washiiig,  make  fire  in  my  stove,  do  most 
of  my  housework,  and  at  times  am  enga- 
ged in  kuittinj;  and  m-iking  bead  kaskcts. 

Arrangements  have  been  nrade  to  sup- 
ply me  with  any  amount  of  poetry,  wliich 
I  might  be  able  to  sell,  and  should  be 
glad  to  find  sale  for  some  twelve  pages 
which  I  have  on  hand  at  this  time.  The 
poetry  is  in  small  pica  type. 

The  following  are  the  first  lines  of  each 
piece  of  poetry  : 

"The  day  was  declining,  fue  breeze  in  its 
glee." — 3(1  vcrsts. 

— Ilecollections  of  early  life. 

'•Tlje  epacious  drmament  ou  high."— 6  ver- 
ses. 

"Are  we  almost  there,  are  we  almost  there." 

—  6  verses. 
—This  is  not  the  hymn  beginning  in  the 
same  way. 
"Shtd  not  n  tear  when  ye  stand  round  my 

t~ier." — 3  verses. 
"O  ye  young,  ye  gay,  ye  proud."— 3  verses. 
—  (Revised  version.) 
''Mid  sorrows  and  sadness   I'm  destined  to 

roam."  -0  verses. 
-(The  Blind  Lady.) 
''Wearied  and  worn  with   earthly  cares." — 

24  verses. 
—(The  Starless  Crown. ) 
"Come  let    us  join  our  cheerful  songs." — 

5  vers-  s. 

It  is  intended  to  sell  the  twelve  pages 
at  about  10  cents;  yet  persons  who  have 
but  little  money  to  .'pare,  can  buy  for  less. 
Hannah  M.  Burket, 
Quincy, 

Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


A  Few  Tliouichtfi. 

First,  on  the  missionary  cause,  which 
seems  to  prevail  among  the  brethren  to 
some  extent.  Oh,  that  the  work  may  go 
forward  and  onward,  until  all  may  hear 
the  gospel  in  its  purity.  It  scein.s  that  the 
Scriptures  are  but  little  understood  or 
appreciated  at  this  time;  man's  time  is 
all  taken  up  in  making  monev,  and  wo- 
man's in  making  the  best  show.  I  think 
if  our  Savior  was  to  go  into  some  of  the 
house*  of  worship  in  our  country,  he 
would  have  to  cast  out  a  good  many,  for 
when  they  wish  to  raise  a  sum  of  money 
to  defray  expenses,  religiously,  they  will 
have  a  banquet,  a  concert,  an  oyster  sup- 

fcr,  or  gambling  ill  some  way  or  other. — 
I  makes  me  feel  sad  when  I  |)en  these 
things;  nevertheless  it  is  so,  and  in  the 
very  houses  that  they  call  the  temples  of 
God. 

Brethren,  I  think,  as  we  have  taken 
passage  on  the  old  ship  Zion  for  the  oth- 
er shore,  that  we  should  touch  at  every 
port,  and  go  out  into  every  street,  lane, 
and  highway,  and  beg,  entreat,  and  per- 
suade them  to  come  and  take  passage  on 
a  sure  vessel  that,  is  never  wrecked,  but 
always  lands  sale  in  the  harbor  on  the 
eternal  shore. 

Our  Savior  commanded  his  disciples  or 
followers  to  go  and  preach  the  Gospel 
to  every  creature.  Brethren,  keep  the 
cause  moving.  See  how  liberally  the 
brethren  responded  to  the  the  calls  of  our 
suffering  brethren  in  the  west,  temporal- 
ly, i  trust  wc  shall  be  more  zealous  in 
the  cause  s;iiritiially;  for  of  how  much 
more  value  is  the  soul  of  man  than  the 
body — this  poor  worm  of  the  dust  that  we 
are  so  cart-ful  a!)0ul  !  I  think  the  time 
has  come  when  the  lovers  of  Jesus  and 
bis  cause  should  put  forth  all  their  ener- 
gy to  the  word  and  work;  seeing  that  ma- 
ny do  not  endure  sound  doctrine.  There- 
fore let  us  send  out  our  tmcts  and  pam- 
phlets all  over  the  land.  Perhaps  some 
that  read  may  understand  and  come  to 
a  knowledge  of  the  truth  as  it  is  in 
Jesus. 

Dear  brethren,  in  my  humble  opinion, 
it  would  be  good  for  more  brethren  to 
start  out  like  brother  Knisley,  and  travel 
and  preach  all  the  time;  not  only  in  those 
large  churches,  where  there  are  so  many 
preachers,  but  go  where  tlie  people  know 
nothing  about  our  people.  Go  and  sow 
gospel  seed  that  it  may  bring  forth  fruit 
for  the  blaster's  use.  Why,  here  in  the 
State  of  Illinois,  onelialf  of  the  people 
know  nothing  about  the  "Dunkard" 
church,  much  less  what  wc  preach  and 
practice. 

Enclosed  you  will  find  twenty  cents  for 
the  Danish  Fund,  one  for  myself,  one  for 
my  husband,  eighteen  for  my  poor  breth- 
ren in  Missouri,  and  twenty  cents  for  the 
Stein  Fund. 

Sarah  A.  Scott. 

Time,  Pike  Co.,  111. 


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From  the  Caiia  <'liiircli. 

OuKENFlKLl),  Howani  (\i.,  Kan.  ) 
July  -JOfh,  1875.  j 

Brother  Jomis   Quintrr  : 

A.-i  I  have  .sucn  notliiiig  of  late 
from  our  liitic  but  pro.sporou.-'  aiui  of  the 
church,  I  will  try  to  >{ive  to  the  rca-lcrs 
of  our  valuable  paper  a  .skotch  of  our 
condition,  both  temporally  and  spiritually. 

As  church  news  is  >fenera!!y  the  most 
interesting,  I  will  give  that  first.  Tlie 
lioalth,  as  a  jcenoral  thinj;,  has  been  ox- 
ci'llont  in  this  part  so  far  il'.is  s\iuimcr. — 
The  brethren  and  sisters  are  all  in  union, 
with  a  little  exception.  Since  otir  bsst 
lovefoast  which  was  on  the  21st  and  22nd 
of  October  last,  47  have  been  made  v/il- 
ling  to  take  on  them  the  yoke  of  Christ, 
and  follow  him  in  all  things  whatsoever 
he  lias  commanded  us  to  do,  It  makes 
us  rejoice  to  sec  them  come;  especialiy 
to  come  in  or<ler,  which  is  truly  the  case 
here.  At  our  last  council  nicoting,  the 
lUth  inst.,  3  were  baptized.  One  of 
theic  was  a  young  sister;  and  the  other 
two  were  a  man  and  his  wife,  who  became 
convinced  of  the  truth  by  reading  brother 
P.  Nead's  work. 

We  number  at  present  thirty  six  mem- 
ber-i,  in  Howard  and  Cowley  counties, 
with  two  speakers  and  three  deacons. — 
We  will  also  have  another  .'speaker  here 
from  Montgomery  county,  by  the  name 
of  Clingenpeel.  lie  has  boon  licrc  and 
secured  a  claim.  We  intend  having  a 
communion  meeting  sometime  this  fall, 
which  will  be  published  in  our  periodicals 
in  due  time. 

At  present  God  has  favored  us  with 
a  prospect  of  good  crops.  We  are  hav- 
ing very  wet  weather.  It  will  be  dama- 
ging to  the  flax  crop,  and  there  is  a  great 
deal  of  it  raised  here.  It  In.s  all  been 
Irarvcsted  around  here  with  (he  expee>» 
talion  of  threshing  it  out  of  the  field,  and 
it  ha^5  turned  out  to  be  too  wet.  The  av- 
craj;c  yield  of  wheat  will  be  .'^ome  belter 
than  last  year.  Jjast  week  we  threshed 
one  piece  of  sod  wheat  tliat  averaged  23 
bushels  per  acre.  The  grasshoppers  did 
us  no  damage  here,  but  thev  p;isscd  over 
us.  J.  A.  Stuukk.^kku. 

Quarry,  Marshall  Co.,  Iowa.  \ 
July  21st,  1875.  j 

Ah  iny  wife  and  I  made  a  visit  to  our 
friends  in  Indiana  and  Ohio,  by  your  per- 
luission,  I  wish  to  .say  to  iIkmu  lliat  we 
landed  .'^afely  at  liome  on  the  last  day  of 
May.  \Vc  enjoyed  our  visit  ujucli,  and 
we  truly  feel  thankful  to  our  heavenly 
Father  for  his  mercies  and  cure  over  us; 
and  also^tliank  our  friends  for  their  kind- 
ness and  favors  to  usvvard. 

On  the  5th  and  Gth  of  June  wo  attend- 
ed a  communion  meeting  i)')  iniies  wo-t 
(if  us,  in  Wm.  'I'lioma.s's  district.  He 
liid  been  the  only  I'tficer  in  that  arm  of 
thcchurch  for  several  nionihs.  Tiie  oth- 
er preaclicrs  and  deatmns  b;td  all  moved 
away.  IJrollicr  'I'hunia.s  was<|uit<:  sick  at 
the  time.     Meilher  lie  nor  hi;.-  wife  were 


at  the  meeting.  Notwithstanding  we  had 
a  good  meeting  *and  held  an  election. — 
IJrother  Basket  was  chosen  to  the  minis- 
try, and  brother  Reitz  to  the  office  of 
deacon.  May  the  Lord  enable  them  to 
be  faithful  servants.  One  was  received 
hv  bapiism.  The  ministers  prescnf  were 
K.  Hadger,  from  Dallas  county,  D.  E. 
Brubaker,  from  Story  county,  Joseph 
Lehman,  from  Lee  county,  lil.s.,  S. 
Coughenower,  from  Polk  county,  and  D. 
B.  Man  in,  Jos.  Trostle,  and  the  writer 
from  .'darshall  county. 

On  liie  Kiili  and  17th  of  June,  we  at- 
tended a  ennniunion  meeting  in  the  State 
Cunier  Di.-'trici.  An  election  was  held 
for  one  minister.  The  lot  fell  on  brother 
John  Sinert.  May  God  grant  him  grace 
and  ability  to  fill  the  office  manfully.  At 
this  meeting  two  were  baptized.  Tiie 
ministers  were  brother  Voder,  from  Wash- 
ington county,  1).  E.  Brubaker,  of  Story 
county,  A.  Deeter,  J.  Ilillery  and  the 
writer,  of  Marshall  county;  I).  B.  Martin 
and  .J.  Trostle  reside  here. 

On  (he  l',)th  and  2()th  of  June  I  atten 
ded  liic  conuuunion  near  Jjiscoinh.  Two 
were  baptized  at  this  meeting.  The  min- 
isters present  were  brothers  Yudcr,  E. 
K.  Bucchly,  Elder  Messer,  Martin, 
Trostle,  Sibert,  Ilillery,  Hall,  and  tlie 
writer;  also  Martin  Buechly,  of  the  North 
Waterloo  church. 

I  was  also  present  at  the  State  Center 
and  Li.scoiub  meetings.     H.  Strickler,  D. 

Bucchly,  J.  Butcrl)augh,  and ,  arc 

the  ministers   in  the  district  of  tiiis  last 
meeting.  John  Muiuiay. 


Dear  Jiruthcr  Jnmcs  : — 

I  was  once  more  permitted  to  nji- 
preach  the  Lord's  table  with  tlic  dear 
members  of  his  body,  in  memory  of  his 
death  and  sufferings,  which  are  thus  to 
be  coiuinemor;.t.cd  till  ho  come. 

On  the  lUih  of  June,  at  3  o'clock,  p. 
m.,  we  met  at  the  residence  of  brother 
I'eter  Miller,  in  Monroe  coutily,  Iowa; 
had  preaehing  and  in  the  evening  attended 
to  the  ordinances  of  tiic  Lord's  house. 

The  niinisters  present  from  other  coun- 
ties wese  S.  P.  Miller,  (iom  Waterloo, 
David  Link,  Wm.  Palmer,  and  B.  F. 
Flory,  (brother  to  J.  S.  Flory,  of  Color- 
ado. ) 

We  had  a  meeting  on  Sunday  both  in 
the  forenoon  and  afternoon.  The  brclh 
ren  were  lilled  with  the  Spirit  and  deep 
impressions  were  made;  as  much,  so  as  I 
ever  witnessed  in  so  largo  a  congregation. 
I  hope  the  /^ood  in)pres.>ions  will  not  be 
be  lost;  but  I  feel  as  though  the  breth- 
re.n  were  not  instant  in  season,  by  not 
giving  an  invitation  at  the  close.  1  had 
talked  v.'itli  some  that  were  dear  to  me, 
belore  the  meeting  bey;an,  and  had  evi- 
dence that  they  were  on  the  eve  of  com- 
ing out  oti  (he  Lord's  side;  and  I  regret 
very  much  (hat  an  urgent  api>eal  wa.s  not 
not  made,  scitling  foith  to  day  as  liio 
time.  I  have  my  ('■■ar.s  of  llieir  /^nnvim; 
cold.     Je.sus  says,  "Go  into  the  highwayis 


and  hedges  and  compel  them  to  come  in, 
tliat  my  house  may  be    filled."     So  I  he-, 
licve  it  is  our  (buy  to   use  all  the  gospel 
means  in  our  power  to  bring  souls  to  .Je- 
sus, to  be  ,<aveii  from  sin. 

E!<lrr  Divid  Miller  who  lias  ilie carcof 
the  churcli,  .says  liic  church  is  on  the 
I)rogrcssive.  Several  have  joined  ihi.s 
.summer,  who  are  ornaments  in  the 
church.  I  have  i'nrKOtten  theexac  num- 
ber, or  I  would  give  it;  for  when  1  read 
ourehurch  eoire-pondenc'',  I  always  want 
to  know  how  many  come;  for  one  soul  i.s 
of  great  value.  Paul  gave  the  number 
he  baptiz'^d.  as  near  as  he  could  relate  it; 
and  when  .John  and  the  Apo.-tles  were 
baptizing  (U//A/,  the  exact  number  could 
not  easily  be  given. 

Hannah  Knoifk. 

Otdtmwa,  Iowa. 


Auuouucpuieuts. 


Love-Feasts. 


Iri  the  Jjiek  (Jreek  (iliurch,  Onen  (Jo., 
Ind.,  on  the  15th  of  October  next;  meet- 
ing to  commence  at  ^  o'clock,  p.  ui. 
Those  coming  from  the  west,  north,  and 
cast,  will  come  to  Terrc  Haute,  Indiana, 
and  there  take  the  Cincinnati  and  Terre 
Haute  railrnad  to  the  Y,  the  end  of  .said 
road,  where  they  will  1,'c  met  by  brethren 
the  d;iy  belore  the  meeting.  This  point 
ifi  ahout  four  miiCs  from  the  nuvting 
house.  Martin  Kow. 

Prairie  Cicek  church,  ^V'elis  county, 
Ind.,  at  the  residence  of  biolherJohn 
Minnich,  Sept.  3t)tii.  M..ntpeiier  is  the 
railroad  -station.  (J.  \V.  Sai-.V. 

Buifalo  Valley,  Union  county.  Pa.,  Oct. 
Oth,  commencing  at  I  o'clock,  ]>.  m. 
Meeting  next  day. 

Isaac  Meyers. 

Stony   Creek,  Hamilton   county,  Ind., 
Oct.  7th.  commencing    at    10   o'clock,  a. 
m.     Noblesvillo  i.s  the  railroad  station. 
I.  II.  Cavi.ok. 

Conemaugh,  Cambria  county,  Pa., 
Oct.  Ikh  and  15th,  commencing  at  4 
o'clock,  p.  m. 

Stephen  Hu.deuband. 

In  the  Brethren's  meeting  house  at 
Tearoat,  Hampshire  Co.,  \V.  V'a.,  Oct. 
13lh  and  14th,  and  anotlicr  at  Beaver 
ilnn.  Mineral  county,  W.  \'a.,  Oct.  KV.h 
and  17th.  We  extend  an  invitation. 
Daniel  B.  Arnold. 

In  the  Bear  Creek  congregation,  Gar- 
rett county,  Md.,  Oct.  lUili,  at  4  p.  m. 
Preaching  next  d.w. 

Ji;kk.\ii.\ii  Bekoiily. 

In  the  Coxeniry  chu'eh,  Chester  Co., 
Pa.,  Nov.  (lih,  IS75.  Biilroad  Malion, 
Pottsiown.  J     V.   El.SENllEUtl. 

Ill  the  Howard  ehureh,  Howard  Co., 
Ind.,  on  the   14tli  and  15lh  of  Ueluber. 


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coiuuienciiig  at  '1  o'clock  P.  M.  Those 
cominj;  by  railroud  will  otop  oil'  at  Koko- 
uio.  Conveyance  the  day  b';t'orc  the 
mectiug.  Geo.  BauiiAKER. 

In  tlic  BuHhncll  church,   McDoiough 
county,  HI.,  yepteuibcr  ISth  anil  I'.Uh. 
A.  G.  Black. 

In  the  Springfield  church,  G  milcH  east 
of  Akron,  Suuiuiit  county,  Ohio,  on 
iSaturUiiy  October  the  IGtli.  Also  ureaeh- 
iuK  next  day.  Conveyance  will  be  at 
Akron  by  due  notice  being  given. 

Jacob  Moiiler. 

Moffadore,  Ohio, 


(V3ARFSIED. 


On  the  2nd  day   of  September,  by  the  un- 
dcislgned,  at  the  house  of  tl  o  brido't  father, 
Mr.   Samlibl  R.  Gaubbh  aud  Miss  Mahy  M. 
CuoYL,  all  of  Washiuglou   couuly,  Teuu. 
8.  G.  AUNOLD. 


We  ariiiiil  )io  poetry  uiidcr  any  chcunistan 
Ces  ill  connection  with  Uhitimiy  Noliccs.  We 
wish  t©  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  uot  insert 
verses  with  all. 


In  the  Ohtrry  Grove  congregation,  Aug. 
24,  1S75,  of  djbtnleiy,  iVlAUXUA  E-,  daughter 
ol  brother  Lemuel  aud  sifter  Mary  Hiilcy, 
aged  5  years,  '6  mouths,  aud  5  days. 

E.  H.  Spuoolb. 

Atlcocium,  Appanoooe  county,  Iowa,  Ju- 
ly 4,  lS7o,  sister  Mauy  Stkkept,  wife  of 
Iriciid  GtO.  VV.  St.ei-py,  aud  daughter  of 
Kider  Abraham  and  fcisler  Barbara  K^^plogle; 
aged  41  yeais,  9  mouths  aud  28  days.  She 
C.'wd  in  the  hope  of  immortal  glory;  haviug 
served  the  Lord  a  goodly  poitiou  of  her  life. 
She  leaves  a  husbaud  and  one  child — a 
uiinghter.  Funeral  services  by  l).  Zook, 
from  John  xiv.  8. 

G.  B.  Rdploglu. 

In  the  Berlin  eougrcgation,  ou  Sunday, 
Aug.  2^,  1875,  s.sier  Sauau  Tkent,  aged  71 
years,  7  mouths,  aud  y  days.  Fuueral  text, 
Rev.  14  :  13.  Scrmou  by  brothers  Gtorge 
behrock  aud  D.  P.  Walker,  in  the  Reformed 
aud  Lutheran  church,  in  Shauksviile,  to  a 
large  coucoursc  of  people.  Our  deceased 
sister  was  a  lively  member  of  the  Church 
for  3o  years,  and  survived  her  husband  (a 
biothtr)  uearly  15  years.  Five  children — 
two  sous  and  three  daughters — mourn  the 
death  of  Iheir  mother.  Two  of  these  only — 
one  son  and  one  daughter — have  followed 
their  mother  iu  the  way  of  the  Lord,  and 
may  expect  to  meet  their  mother  again,  who 
earnestly  wished  to  see  all  her  children 
within  theciicle  ol  God's  people,  and  may 
now,  with  angel  spirits,  pray  for  their  re- 
turn to  the  God  who  is  love. 

M.  Hady. 
[niyrim  please  copy.] 

In  the  Eel  River  church,  Kosciusko  coun- 
ty, Ind.,  June  ltHh,iy75,  sister  Eliza  Elsa- 
NOii  W'BiiBEit,  wife  of  P.  L.  Webber,  aud 
daughter  of  John  aud  Mary  Shriver,  former- 
ly fiom  Carroll  county,  Ohio;  at,-ed  o2  years, 
0  mouths  and  2  days.  Disease,  puerperal 
lever,  She  leaves  4  small  children,  the  old- 
est aged  7  years,  and  the  youngest  5  days.— 
bhe  bore  her   allUctlon  with  Chiistian  resig- 


nation to  the  will  of  the  Lord.  A  few  rain- 
uies  before  her  death,  being  told  by  the  at- 
tending physician  there  wa^  no  hope  for  her 
ricovery,she  engaged  in  a  fervent  aud  fed-  ; 
ing  prajer,  aud  so  passed  fiom  time  to  lier  , 
eternal  home  beyo-jd  this  vale  of  sorrow. 
Fuueial  occasion  improved  by  Jacob  Melz- 
ger  and  others,  from  Rev.  xiv.  13. 

J.S. 

f.i  the  Ludlow  and  Painter  Creek  church, 
Miami  county,  Ohio,  May  2(Jth,  1875,  biolh- 
er  Abraham  Uilmei,  aged  50  years.  U  mouths 
and  1  day.  hi  the  n.orinug,  as  usual,  he 
went  to  the  woods  to  work,  aud  in  a  short 
time  was  takru  home  sicK;  and  beinic  at 
home  but  two  hours,  was  numbered  with  the 
dead.  He  leaves  a  dear  widow  and  five  chil- 
dren to  mouin  their  loss,  which,  we  hope,  is 
his  eternal  tain.  Funeral  discourse  by 
b'others  J' ssc  Stutsman,  Wm  Cassell,  and 
Tobias  Krcidcr,  to  a  large  concourse  of  peo- 
ple. 

In  Ihe  Salem  church,  Miami  county,  Ohio, 
Aug.  IGth,  1875,  brother  Fuedbuick  His- 
soNc;;  aged  77  years  2  mouths,  and  8  days 
He  lesves  an  aired  widow  aud  six  childreu. 
Funeral  occasion  improved  by  brothers 
Abrahain  Deitrick  and  Abraham  Flory. 

Also,  in  the  same  church,  Atig.  26th,  1875, 
lister  Sauaii  Aunett,  aged  81  jears,  7  raos., 
aud  21  days.  Discourses  by  T.  Kreidor,  J. 
Stutsman,  and  A.  Deitrick,  from  Matth. 
xxiv.  44,  "In  the  hour  ye  think  uot,  the  Sun 
of  Man  comeih." 

In  the  Ludlow  and  Painter  Creek  church, 
Miami  county,  Ohio,  Aug.  30lh,  1875,  Anne 
Mauy,  daughter  of  Levi  and  Mrs.  Warner, 
aged  13  years  aud  4  months.  Funeral  servi- 
ces by  brother  Jesse  Stutsman. 

Susanna  Longaneckbu. 

In  Richville,  Starke  county,  Ohio,  .\ng. 
20th,  Isaiah  P.,  sou  of  brother  Solomon  and 
sister  N.voini  Butler  and  grandson  of  Eldi'r 
John  K.  L.  Swiharl;  atred  1  year,  4  months, 
and  24  days.  Funeral  occasion  improved  hy 
the  Brethren.  The  Lord  is  the  Father  of 
spirit?;  but  while  he  gives  those  infant  ood- 
les their  spirits,  he  very  often  takes  them  to. 
himself  in  their  purity,  aud  thus  preserves 
them  from  the  dungers  of  a  sinful  world  to 
die  no  more.  Why  should  not  all  of  us  who 
have  happy  little  angels  with  Jesus  say,  with 
the  faithful  fairiarch,  "The  Lord  gave,  and 
the  Lord  both  taken  away,  blessed  be  the 
name  of  the  Lorl."  Could  we  but  behold 
them  (ar.d  we  can  by  faith)  in  their  glory, 
we  would  talje  rourage  and  thank  the  good 
Lord  that  they"weie  redeemed  from  the 
earth. 

NOAU    LoN'iANECKEIt. 


AdlverttHinK  Rates. 

A  limited  nrmhcr  of  unobjectionable  ad- 
Terlisemenls  will  be  admitted  at  the  follow- 
ing rates 

Ten  lines  or  less  constitute  a  s<iu^ro. 
Oncfquare  1  week,  $  1   00 

"         ■'        1  montn,  3  00 

*'        "       2  months,  5  00 

"         "       3         "  7  hO 

()         "  12  50 

"         "      12         "  20  00 

DISCOUNT   FJW    SPACI!. 

On  2  squares,  -  -        5  per  cent. 

'•   3      "  -  -  10        " 

"   4      "  -  -  1.5        " 

!'   8      "  -  -  20         " 


FAItn  FOK  .S/VLE. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Sttplienfou  county,  Illinois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  miles  from  the  (!herry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  lavire 
Stone  House  ;  goo'l  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
several  good  Springs  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  Ac. 

Teums  :  f  4,0  0  ;  Ouc-fourth  in  haud  and 
the  balance  in  three  e<[ual  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska. 
MOlJlJT   pTIe^S  ant   I  N  »TI- 
T  U  T  E  , 

WEST.MORKLVND    COUNTV,  PENN'A. 
A.  K.   BEL!,,  D    I).,  -       Pret-ident. 

JONATHAN  JONES,  A.  M.,  Prineipal. 
Z.  C.  RUSH,  A.  M.,  -  -  Assistant. 
L.  STEPHENS,   A.  M.,       -  " 

Mits  E.  (!.  WALTER,         -  " 

Miss  M.  L.  PLL'MMER,     -  " 

Miss  K.  NEWMYER,  Music  Teacher. 
Mrs.  M.  LLOYD,         -         -  Matron. 

The  Fir»sl.  Term  of  the  school  year, 
187.5-76,  begins  S-pterahcr  2ud,  1875. 


Bepttrtsueutw  ol  lustructiou. 

The  cours*  s  of  study  pursued  in  the  Insti- 
tute are  five,  viz  : 

I.  A  College  Preparatory  Course. 
II.  A   Scientitic    Course    for    L'.dies   and 
Gentlemen. 

III.  A   Scientitic    Course   with    Latin    or 

Modern  Languages. 

IV.  A  Normal  Course.     For  those  prepar- 

ing to  teach. 
V.  A  Preparatory  Course.     For  those  not 
qualified  (or  the  above  courses. 


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Ll    SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

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II  Claik  1  00;  A  H  Putorbaugh  1  60;  DCiof- 
ford  1  60;  John  Reiser  3  30:  J  L  Shueey 
1  75;  SBShirkeyl  25;  Snml  Molsbee  1  00; 
H  S  Jacobs  50;  J  H  Grow  2  00;  8  Stump  00; 
A  Peai-call  10;  D  Negley  1  70;  J  P,Mooma\7 
5  00;  D  Gingrich  SO;  A  S  Chamber'laiii  2  25; 
J  H  Moore  1  00;  E  G  Smeltzer  4  35;  Jonas 
Kike  05;  B  Htmhy  1  liO;  .Mary  E  .Miller  75; 
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Martha  Bratt  1  60;  E  P  Pellley  1  85;  DKuu- 
kel  10;  Jacob  Bare  60;  Dr  P  Fahruey  10  00; 
Abraham  M  Frautz  10  00. 


Tuition. 

i  In  regular  course,       -        -        $12  per  term. 
Preparat^ory   course,  -  10         •' 

Board  and  furnished  room  $3.50  per  wok. 
Send  for  a  Catalogue.     Address  Principal. 
35-3m.  Mt.  Pleasant,  Pa. 

THE  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

Comploto  voliiincs  of  tlie  (Jospol  Visitor  of  various 
ypiirs,  inchuliiw  s'tiiio  of  tlio  earliest  voliimee,  Ucr- 
iiHiii  and  ICnglisli.    For  particiilni's  adclress, 

H    J.  KuuTZ,  Poland.  Ulno 

Brethren's  Encyclopedia 

Minutes,  folloctcd  nnd  rirrnii^eit  in  nlplmtiotirnl 
Older  liy  Elder  Henry  Knrt/..  I'rico,  Iwiiud  in  mus- 
lin, with  .Meximder  Jl.tck'.s  writiiiK.'i,  J1..W.  In 
jmniphlet     form,    without    Mack's   writings,   V>•^^• 

Address, 

1  ti.  J.  Ki'UTZ,  P.iland.  Ohin 

,  THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

I  The  Chlldreii's  Paper  is  r»  iieativ  illnstr.ited  paper, 
devoted  to  tlic  instrnction  of  tlie  cliildren.  Only 
fwenty-tive  cents  a  year.  I'reniiiinis  to  ai'entp  iret- 
ting  up  clubs.  Seud  !>taiii]>  for  specimen  copy.  AddrenB, 

H.  J.   KUKTZ, 

J'vlajuly  Miilioninj  Co.,  O. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


THE   ECXIFSE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
1'OKTARL.E    FARn    ENKINE. 

Ar,so,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
Boilers,  Saw-MilU,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frick  Jk  Vo„ 
If.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 

I'ussover  au«l  Lord's  Clipper. 

Eld.  John  Wise  says:  "Havins;  examined 
the  work  entitled  The  Passo-ier  atul  LoriV- 
Sii-ppcr,  written  hy  J.  W.  Ueek,  I  unlicsi'.a 
liiitrly  express  my  apprt)i)ali)ii  of  the  work, 
and'thiuk  it  worlliy  of  pub'.ic  patronaijc;  ai:d 
c.-<pecially  consider  that  it  should  be  in  every 
faniibj  of  the  Brothcrk  "-(l  " 

Tiie  work  eor.lains  25S  pagos.  Pri'ie, 
siiiiile  copy  by  mail,  81.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Adrirtss, 

J.  W.  Bekh, 

.Mej'i-isdal'?, 
3")  Somcieet  Co.,  Pa. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER 


The  Cnii,ni!EN's  Paier  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  8.5  cents  per  year.  A  beautiful  Mai- of 
rAi.KST.NB  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  receipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KiiUTZ, 

2  tf.  I'tila'id.  iMti/iofiUii/  Co.,  0. 


Tli«  "One     FHilh"    Viit<licate«l; 

and  The  "Faith-alone"' Theory  VVeiKhcd  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Syiid  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  cents;  3  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  fl.lO.  Adfiress  : 

M.  M.  E6IIELMAN, 
Lanauk 
2.">-:iC.  Carroll  county  III. 

HOME  WOOLEN    FACTOICY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  aiticle 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  (guarantee  lo 
give  perfect  sat isr-iL'tion.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Kxprer-.'^,  and  pay 
clii\rguR  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  lUr  busituvK 
over  foriy  yearp,  1  think  1  know  jii.-it  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  tlnd  it  to 
their  advantage  to  correspond  with  me. 

AddrcBB  : 

JOIINSTUDEHAKRH, 

HOMB  WOULEN  KACTOltV, 

18-lf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


Stover    Antomatic 
Wlud  Engine. 


For  pumpinz  water, 
grinding  gr^in  ,i\:c.  Three 
years  in  saccessful  rper- 
ation,  and  over  3,000 
lu  nB*^.  Tiok  Premium 
at  the  Dliuois  S.ato  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  I<  particularly 
acfapted  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  States  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  breeze 
rcfjired  to  operate  it. 
i«.  In  S'-II-KegnlKtiEsg. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  puinp.  Every  mill 
fully  warrantee.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
vr.u  Wind  ENr.inE  Co.,  Grfeniastle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WoonMAN»B,  Frceport.  III. 

^*.jj.  All  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Allegh%uy  mountains.        [tf 


"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 
beast." — Phov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY   CH>L.IiAlt  P.\I»». 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad,  which  w,  mail  free 
of  jiostage  to  any  part  of  the  Unitfd  Slc.tes, 
uiiou  the  reci  ipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1 .50  a  pair.  They  are 
ligiit,  h?ndsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  hor.-io.  Tlicy  arc  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  d;aught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  froiu  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wairons, 
Uoapcrs.  MowiMv,  Coin  Plov/s,  Hollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  nn  ounce  of 
prevention  is    woith  a  pound    of    cure. 

CoLLAUS  :  ''Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  N  ea'li  or  ^8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Diafl  Collars,  $3  each  or  $6  a  pair,  liolh 
kinds  finished  with  Safetv  Collar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  oflice  on  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

Wholisale  orders  solicited  from  dealers. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Beavek, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


I'iir4>-Bre<l  Light   Kraliiua.s. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  live  ($5.00)  dollars.     Addre^8, 

S.  BEAnn, 

35.  Polo,  Ills. 


Ilallau  Qiiceus  For  Sale.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  iDiiil  or  cxj'ress.  Send  stamp  for  price 
Ijtit.  t^nliifiu'lion  giiHvanlcid  in  all  cases, 
A.idrefi  SA.MUKI,  (i liKKN  A  W  A l-T,  Cear- 
I'osK  I'.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

I'J  Oia. 


^M^^n.Hn  n  dny  (rnarnnUi-d  iihIiic;  our  Wr>ll 
ViZ:  V9li^  Au^cr  &.  Drills.  8100  i  ni.'mli 
■  T™^^»  ■  p  ilTlii  f.D'l  Af(<-nl9.  AiiK<-r  l.'"<'k 
^ffmrn^m^  Utu.    Jllz  Auger  Co.,  at.  LouIk,  Mo. 


THE  GEISEB  n  ANUFACTURINCt 
COWPAMY, 

Bole  Fropuietous  and  Manufacti:hersof 


TUE  (jlEl^EU 
8ELF-KEGULATINGGRAIS  SE"ARATOK 

CLEANER  AND  KAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACIBIENT. 

FOLDING  STACKKH  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  MouiTEi)  and  Dow.v  Powers,  with 
Patent  Lever  Arranobmknts. 

Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Gbiser  Manfo.  Co.j 
10-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


WATEie  WHEEIxI 

THE       "  B  E  E  R  S  "      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  with  less  v/aler  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   ufe   one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel    in  use 
and  is  chciper  and   better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  1.1.  Beers  &  Sons. 
(Jocolsnins,  .JuniHta,  (Jo.,  Pa. 
BRriRS,  Gaiglkr  &  Cooke. 
Bilen's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  P». 

I'UBMi;    NAI.K. 


Will  be  sol.!  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
Sej  tembcr  25ih,  1875,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  76  acres  of  good  land,  a  large  four- 
story  .Mill,  with  water  and  steam  power,  a 
large  Slone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
laige  Bank  Ban,  and  othi-r  uecessaiy  out- 
buildings, all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  property,  is  in  a  good 
country,  near  markets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  .Midrtletown.  Dauphin  county.  Pa. 

The    s.'xle    will  be  held   in   MiddUtown.  at 
the  llour  and  feed  store,  near  the  dep.)i.  For 
any  fnrlher  informniiou    call   on  or  aitdress, 
D.  M.  SvAvn.v,  .Miller, 

or  M.   N.   IS  AIFl'MAN. 

The  sale  will  begin  at  'i  o'clock,  p.  m. 
Will   be  S' 1(1  on  eisy  terms. 

Valuable  Farm  For  Sale. 

A  ffum  containing  108  acres  in  W'  stmore- 
land  county,  Penn'a,  two  and  one-half  iiiileB 
south  of  Donegal  on  county  line  road.  About 
85  acies  cleared  and  balance  i  )od  timber. 
Has  a  good  orchard  and  alsc  stone  coal. 
The  buildings  arc  n  good  two  siory  dwelling 
house  with  cellar  under  it,  a  Urge  bank  barn 
wibh  all  n<  ccssary  outbuildings  ;  good  spiing 
and  also  a  well  near  the  honsi  ;  church  not 
u  (|uarler  of  a  mile  and  echool  honuc  con- 
venient ;  grist  and  saw  mills  within  unc-hnlf 
uiilc. 

For  particulars  or  any  information  con- 
cerning the  farm  call  on  Tobias  Meyers  near 
Mineral  Point,  Ephraiin  Cover  near  Berlin, 
or  with  me  on  the  farm. 

JOUN   K.   MeV  F.HS. 

ai-tL  Donegal,   P«. 


C.  F.  C.     Vol.  XI. 


f^/// 


0.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


-AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR.      ^^ 


p- 


BY  JANUS  Ql'INTER. 


"i/'  ye  love  me,  keep  nty  coniniau(hnetUii."—J¥.svs. 


At  Ji^l.OO  I'er  Aniinm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  SEPT.  21,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  38. 


Velore  Mi«  Iahtcs. 


I  wonder  if  o^k  and  iiitiple, 

VViIluw  and  flru  and  all, 
Arc  sirred  at  heart  by  the  cominf; 

Of  llie   day  their  leaves  nniFt  fall. 
Do  ihiy  tliink  of  tbe  yellow  whirlwind. 

Or  of  the  crimson  spray, 
Tbat  shall  be  when  chill  November 

Bea'6  a'l  the  leaves  away  ! 

*'If  die  we  must,"  tho  lestlots 

Seem  one  by  one  to  say. 
''We  will  wear  the  colors  of  gladness 

Until  we  p»S3  away. 
No  eye  shall  see  us  falter; 

And  before  we  lay  it  down, 
We  will  wear,  in  figbt  of  all  the  eaitb, 

The  year's  most  kingly  crown. 

8o,  trees  of  the  stately  fo'est, 

And  trees  by  tlie  tiodden  way, 
Ye  are  Uindlintt  into  glory 

This  soft  autumnal  day, 
And  wcwfo  gaKO  remember 

That  more  than  all  they  lost, 
To  bearls  and  Uocs  (ogether. 

May  come  tl. rough  the  lipeuiug  frost. 

—  Udectcd. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
l>lNCU8Hiou   Itelweru   lUlller    liutl 
IIu«lge8. 


Opening  services  by  the  Methodist 
friends. 

BROTHER  miller's  FLEVENTH  SPEECH. 

3Ir.  Pie-u'dcnt,  Brctlircii,  Si'xtcrs  and 
Frk'iuh:— Oldening  anew  our  discussion 
th  s  morning',  we  want  to  keep  tiie  mind 
of  our  hearers  to  the  issue  between  Bap> 
tists  and  Pt\>dobapti.'its.  The  proposi- 
i ion  is,  "We  are  willing  to  affirm  and 
prove  from  the  Scriptures  that  immer- 
sion in  water  is  the  only  Chri.stian  bap- 
lism." 

We  have  gotten  tiloiig  very  slowly,  Ijut, 
I  (hiiik,  on  our  part,  pretty  surely.  Wo 
have  proved  by  inspired  men  that  in  the 


administration  of  the  ordinance  they 
went  down  into  the  water  and  were  h:ip- 
tizcd,  and  then  came  up  out  of  the  water. 
We  liavc  tnljen  the  primary  moaning  of 
the  word  /jujilizo,  wliich  is  to  immerse.— 
To  sustain  his  pract'ce,  my  opponent 
takes  the  secondary  meaning,  fie  is 
c-uidid  enough  to  admit  that  tl;o  primary 
meaning  is  immersion,  but  says  that  the 
troi)ical  meaning  favors  otiier  modes; 
whatever  the  imagination  n)ay  suggest. — 
I  take  tlie  position  that  the  jtrimary 
meaning  only  is  to  be  relied  on  as  a  rule 
of  action.  I  have  shown  that  this  mean- 
ing tykes  the  subject  down  into  tiie  wa- 
ter and  tliat  in  Bible  usage  they  are  bu- 
ried and  raised  up,  and,  as  cxinossed  by 
/o)io,  it  conveys  the  idea  of  washing  all 
over. 

I  deny  that  any   of  the  tropical  mean- 
ings are  applied  to  the  action  in  l)aptism. 
1  deny  lliat  tropical  meanings  are  u-^ed  in 
tlie  Bible,  while  I  admit  tliat  they  are  in 
the  classics.     My  opponent  does  not  say 
it  is  in  the  Bible,  but  in   the  classics  :  he 
does  not  say  he  finds  it   in   the  Bible;  if 
lie  did,  I  would  rr(]uire  him  to  jirovc  it. 
Paul  says  he    was    buried    in  baptism, 
and  I  suppose  he  was   also    buried  when 
he  died.     So  we  in  Iiidiana,  and  also   in 
Virginia,  bury  isi    bai>Lism    and  also  bury 
persons  when   they   die;  but  we   do   not 
bury  people  in  the  ground  while  alive. — 
Thus  his  question  on  this  point  is  answer 
ed.     This   intelligent    people   will   know 
how  aauch  weight  to  attach  to  such  talk. 
He  farther  says   that  we  can  prove  any 
Popish  heresy   by  the  Fathers.     The  Fa- 
thers were  before  there  was  a  Pope;  they 
were  Greeks  and  not  llomans.     He  refer- 
red us  again  to  the  jailor  and  household, 
but  he  was  so   co'if'uscd   in   his  remarks 
that  I  could  not  see  his  point,  and  there- 
fore  take   no   farther    notice   of  it,  only 
what  he  said  about  hunting    in  the  dark 
for  a  mil!  ponJ,&c.   We  would  not  suppose 
that    there    was    any    difficulty    on  that 
point,  as  he  only  the  day  before  baptized 
Lydia  and  her  houseliold.     He  says  that 
Saul  was  in  the  house,  and  that  there  is 
no  ititimalion  thai  he  went  any  where  to 
bo  baptized,     But,  my  friunds,  yoii  \yill 


remember  that  according  to  the  reading, 
"he  arose,"  which  was  necessary  to  im- 
mersion, but  not  necessary  to  sprinkling 
or  |)ouring. 

Suppose  we  go  to  Greece  in  order  to 
acquire  a  correct  knowledge  of  the  word 
expressive  of  the  ordinance.  The  Fath- 
ers were  ah  Greeks, and  all  immersionists. 
Here  we  see  seventy  five  or  a  liundred 
millions  of  Greeks,  all  defining  the  word 
"to  immerse,"  and  certainly  they  under- 
stand their  own  native  lauguage  better 
that  foreigners.  T  read  from  -Justin  tli.it 
they  went  into  the  river  to  baptize,  and 
women  biptized  women,  hence  the  hapti- 
z'ng  in  a  state  of  nudity,  according  to  the 
Jewish  custom  of  baptizing. 

Our  seventeenth  argument   is    drawn 
irom  the  fact  that  sprinkling  was  not  in- 
troduced into  the  church  until  the  third 
century  and  then    only    to  sick  persons^ 
the  Christian  Era   about  A.  D.,  22ri.     It 
was  not  long  after  the  age  of  .Justin  Mar- 
tyi'-  Cyprian  was  Archbishop  of  Carthage 
!ind  a  distinguished  man  in  many  respect .1. 
Magnus    asks   Cyprian    whether   persons 
s|)rinkled    are   properly  to   be   esteemed 
Ciiristians.     Cyprian  replies  thus,  "You 
liave    morcovor,    my   dearest    son,  asked 
my   ojunion   of   those   who  receive   the 
grace  of  God  in  a  time  of  sickness,  wheth- 
er they  are   properly  to   be   esteemed  as 
Christians,  because  they  are  not  washed 
but  only  spritikled  with  the  saving  water, 
in  vvliich  particular  I  would  by  no  means 
be  understood  as   taking  it  upon  me  to 
judge  tor  others,  or  to  restrain  them  from 
the  free  use  of  their   own  judgment,  or 
from  acting  according  to  it.    But,  indeed, 
as  far  as  my  slender  abilities  enable  me  to 
conceive  of  this  opinion,  I  cannot  appre- 
hend how  the  blessing  of  heaven  should 
descend  upon  any   maimed  or  imncrfcct, 
nor  how  they   sliould    sufter  any  diminu- 
tion or  abatement,  when,  in  the  ro^eption 
of  tl;em,  neither  giver  nor  receiver  are  at 
all  deficient  in  their  faith.     Or  if  any  one 
is  persuaded  that  men  in  such  circumstan-  . 
cas  have   really    nothing   conferred  upon 
tliem,  because    they    are    only    sprinkled 
with  baptismal  water,  and  that  all  that  u 
done  for  thoiy  in  ihat  vya^'  is  without  cf- 


591 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


ffct,  let  llicni  run  no  farther  risk  ;  and 
tl:crcl'ore  if  ilioy  recover  l<^t,  (hem  even 
be  baptized."  —  Ci/pii'in's  Works,  ji.  2lS. 
The  point  in  tliis  arsnuient  is  lliat 
fjprinklinc  was  not  valid  un^il  the  conn- 
eil  of  Hishops  made  it  so.  The  fact  that 
it  had  to  come  before  the  Bishops  is  cvi 
dcnce  that  it  was  not  the  original  practice. 
If  a  case  of  bajitism  h)-  immersion  had 
been  so  doubted  that  it  had  to  be  brought 
before  a  council  of  IJi-hops,  then  it 
would  prove  it  not  the  original  piactice; 
but  Mich  was  not  the  case. 

Ilermas,  ('Icuicnt  of  Alexandraia,  Jtia 
tin  Mnrtyr,  and  TertuUian  take  iTiamer- 
sion  hack  to  the  days  of  the  Apostles. 

Our    ciKlilcenth    argument    is   drawn 
from  the  fact    that  all    the  learned    and 
great  men  of  former  ages,  and  all  denom- 
inations of  any  note,  admit  immersion  to 
be  valid  baptism;  while  there  have  been 
many  learned  and  great    men,  and  many 
churches  fiom  the  Apostles  down  till  the 
present  time,  who  deny  the   validity  of 
sprinkling    or     pouring.         The    <>rcek 
church,  tbe  llomisb  church,  the  Kpisco 
palian  church,  and  the  Methodist  church, 
all  agree  that  immersion  is  valid  baptism. 
All  tlie  groat   historians  adii)it  immer- 
sion— John   1j.   Mosheim,    Neandcr   and 
Wall.      There  is  no  fact  better  establish- 
ed in  history  than  liie  validity  and  antiq 
uity  of  immersion.    Luther,  Calvin,  Mac- 
night,  Chalmers,  and    Stuart,  with    hun- 
dreds of  others,  great   reforuicrs,  critics, 
commentators,  historians,  and  translators, 
all  agree  that    immersion    is   valid.     The 
validity  and  safety  of  iicmcr-ion  have  al 
ways  stood  unrpicstioned  and  utuiuostion 
able.     In  regard    to   it  there    never   has 
been  a   doubt  expressed    by  any  man  of 
note    or  authority.        IJiit    not    so    with 
sprinkling  :   it  has  always  been  in  doubt. 
Many  of  the  best  and  greatest  men  of  an- 
cient and  modern  times  have  doubted  its 
validity,  as  well  as   many  large  churelic.s. 
many  that   have   been   si)rinkl''d    live  in 
doubt   when  they  read    that   .Jesus    was 
baptiz'-cd    in     Jordan,     that    he    came 
Htraightway  up  ou!  of  the  water,  and  that 
bo'y  men  went-  down    into  the  water  and 
came  up, and  that  they  were  hnricil  in  baji 
lism.     It  is  enough   to  disttuh  their  con- 
science when  they  see  all  th.csc  holy  men 
going  to  the    river   Jordan — going  wIkmc 
there  is  much  water — going    to   a  certain 
water,  and  being   burie<l    in  baptism;  al- 
ways going  to  the  Water  to  be  baptized. 
Tlwsc  facts  arc   enough   to   unsettle  the 
minds  of  those  who  have  been  baptized 
in  the  house,  and  had  the  water  brought 
to  them  instead  of  following    the    iSavior 
and  going  to  the  water;  and    when  they 
read  that  the  ancient  Christians  bad  their 
bodies  washed  iti    pure    water,  and  think 
of  the  few  drops  that   were  sprinkled  on 
their   heads,    and    tlien,  when    ihey  look 
into  the  Bible,  not  one  man  of  (<od,  from 
(Jencsis  to  llevelations,  ever  sprinkled  or 
poured    the    common    clement   ol  wator 
up(m  any  man  for  any  j)Uri>ose. 

Again,  when  he  sees   that  for  the  first 
(Jiirtccn  hundred  ycar.s   lljeiQ  were  none 


but  sic'c  i)er-ons,  and  for  the  first  25(1 
years  none,  that  were  S|)rinkled,  and  tiiat 
it  glido.^  into  tlic  church  on  the  auiiiority 
of  Popes  and  Bishops,  not  a  wotider  that 
they  are  doubting  when  they  come  to 
change  worlds. 

The  truth  of  the  argument  may  be 
rei>resented  by  a  sick  man  callinsr  a  coun- 
cil of  physicians.  They  olbr  him  two 
remedies,  one  certain,  the  other  doubt 
fill,  which  would  he  be  likely  to  accept? 
O;'  a  man  about  to  purchase  a  fsrni;  to 
one  the  title  is  uiHiuestionnble,  the  other 
doubtful,  wliich  would  he  be  likely  to 
purchase?  0", suppose  a  man  owed  you 
fifty  dollars,  and  presented  to  you  one 
note  which  all  admitted  to  be  genuine, 
and  another  said  by  some  to  be  counter- 
feit, which  would  you  take  ?  All  answer, 
"The  certain  remedy;  the  unquestion-ible 
title;  the  genuine  note.''  So  as  respects 
immersion  and  affusion.  If  you  are  so 
careful  about  worldly  matters,  why  so  in- 
different about  spiritual  matters? 
(Time  cxjured.) 


MR.  IIODQE  S  EI,T:VENTFI  REPLY. 

Mr.  Prexident,  Gentlemen  and  Ludies  : 
— My  brother  says    that    I    delivered  on 
yesterday  evening  an  exhortation.     I  am 
not  ready  for  an|exhortationyet,but  I  will 
try  Id  come  to  that  after  a  while.  He  also 
told  you  that  I  admitted  that  the    ))rima- 
ry  nii^aning  of /^'v''-^"   is   to  dip.     I   did 
not  admit  it,  but  you  will  remember  that 
I  have  challenged  him   agiiin   and   again 
to    show  a  single  ease  where  it  did   mean 
to  immerse  and  to  raise  up.     Did  he    not 
admit  that  h(i]>to  was  never  used  to    rep- 
resent baptism  ?  IIow  can  he   say,    then, 
or  has  he  proved  that  it  resembles  a  jdan- 
ting.  There  was  a  time  when  the  friends 
of  immersion   used  Impto   until    it  made 
havoc  with    their    theory.     Dr.    ('arson 
says  that  Jnij^to  has  a  second  meaniiu',   as 
dying.     It  would  he  a  monstrous  perver- 
sion of  taste  to  say  that    an    entire  hdvc 
sliotild  be  dipped  into  tlie  blood  of  a  frog. 
But  my  brother  will  not  adujit  of  a    sec 
0!id  moaning,  if   the    world    wcu'd    fall. 
Think  of  a  lake  dipped  in   the    blood    of 
a  frog,  or  a  mountain  into   a    wine    cnp. 
The  advocate  of  immersion,    who   stands 
here,  is  more  bold  than  the  greatest  luen 
who    have    written    upon    this    subject 
He  H5>oke  of  the  ba|)tism  on    the    day    of 
I'entecosf.      Where    is    the    dipping    in 
this  case?     I    supj^ose    he    would    have 
them  dipped  into   the    sound,     lleinem- 
her  that  the  primary    meaning   of  h'ljito 
puts  under  never  to  be  taken   out.     Th.e 
secondary  meaning  brings    them    out    of 
o!ie  condition  and  puts  them  into   anoth 
er,  as  baptize  into  wine,    to    bring    under 
the  influence  of  wine  ;  and    baptize   into 
sleep,  to  put  in?o  a  state   of  unconcious 
ncss.     In  which  sense  did  Christ  use  the 
word?  Did  be    use    it    in    the    primary 
sense,  to  put  in,  to  sink  under    never   to 
be  taken  out,  or  in  the  second   meaning, 
which  re|iresenls    a    changed    condition 
without  putting    into     by    any    agency? 


John  baptized  in  the  wilderness  and 
preached  the  baptism  of  repentance  lor 
tho  remission  of  sins  ;  not  a  baptism 
with  water  for  the  remission  of  sins,  but 
the  repentance,  to  change  them  from 
impenitency  to  a  state  of  penitency. 

I  challangc  my  opponent  to  show  when 
L'lpd)  was  ever  used  in  connection  with 
baptism  ,  don't  forget  tliat.  They  con- 
tend for  the  primary  moaning,  which 
signifies  one  definite  act,  while  they  have 
a  d(v,en — I  mean  a  drz"n  different  words 
to  impress  the  idea  of  immersion.  If  it 
is  true  then  that  fxiptizo  means  to  dip, 
why  then  have  a  second  meaning?  Tlui 
lexicons  will  not  answer  his  purpose  ;  nor 
does  the  Bible  ;  nor  do  the  Fathers.  I 
referred  to  the  Fathers,  and  showed  that 
tlie.y  gave  at  least  twenty  meanings.  If 
the  Eathers  are  good  authority  for  him, 
they  are  justias  good  authority  for  me. 
Ireneas  has  it  dcternmnon  translated 
sprinkle.  See  Isa.  4 :  20;  as,  sprinkle 
with  blood.  The  Eathers  have  gone 
farther  than  my  friend  has  gone,  and 
translated  the  word  to  sprinkle. 

Let  me  show  you  a  picture.  He  show- 
ed you  a  picture  yesterday.  I  am  fond 
of  i)ictures,  and  would  like  to  have  th; 
pretty  one  he  showed  you.  Here  is  a 
picture  of  Christ  being  in  the  water  with 
John,  John  having  a  shell  in  his  hand 
with  which  he  pours  water  on  Christ's 
head.  The  Fathers  practiced  immersion, 
and  they  practiced  sprinkling  Another 
picture  represents  them  kneeling  in  a 
luke,  and  the  administrator  pouring  wa- 
ter upon  him.  I  can  nrove  anything  by 
I  lie  Fathers.  The  eanuidatc  being  dress- 
ed in  white,  tasting  honey,  baptized  in  a 
stale  of  nuditv,  and  many  other  such  su- 
p.rstiiions.  1  can  prove  anything  by 
them.  With  them  immersion  commen- 
ced, and  many  other  heresies.  (Time 
c.Kpircd.) 

(7b  ?>e  Condmml.) 

For  the  ConrANioN  and  Visitoh. 
€brit»t  Our  Head. 


BY  CIIARLO'lTE  T.  IJONI). 


Christ  is  bend  over  all  things.  The 
best  and  iiobclest  use  wc  can  make  of  our 
faculties  and  possessions  is,  to  consoeratii 
thorn  to  his  service.  He  luus  a  light  to 
expect  that  nothing  shall  come  beiwei'ii 
our  hearts  and  him.  Strength,  guidaiiee, 
and  consolation  will  be  given  us  in  cvciy 
time  of  need,  if  we  truly  believe  in  him 
as  our  S.ivior — believe  in  Lim  as  our 
portion  and  liopc  forever. 

Tlie  earth  has  been  trodden  by  the 
blessed  feet  of  Jesus  ;  his  voice  of  pray- 
er has  been  lifted  up  in  its  solitudes  ;  ho 
drank  of  its  gushing  springs  ;  he  rested 
beneath  the  shade  of  its  trees  and  beside 
its  wells  of  water.  The  homes  of  earth 
have  been  comforted  by  his  sympathizing 
tears,  and  he  still  knows  our  sorrows. 
Our  daily  prayers  go  up  and  the  daily 
answer  of  blessing  comes  down.  Mes- 
sengers of  mercy  arc  constantly  coming, 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


595 


and  tlin  intelligence  thc-y  carry  back 
caused  j">y  in  the  piesencc  of  angels. 
With  wliiit  licaits  of  g^ratitudo  ^;llOul(l  we 
receive  those  ble!=sini;s,  and.ah.ive  all, the 
Divine  Spirit  that  comes  to  the  hunihle 
nnd  i)onitent  as  a  niesscnsrcr  of  pca<!e, 
and  ^ivcs  rest  to  the  weary  soul !  Christ, 
na  our  head,  gives  us  this  blessed  C)om- 
t'orter  to  direct  us  and  make  us  obedient 
to  his  holy  will.  Oh  !  that  we  inay  be 
able  to  render  him  the  service  due  him  ; 
that  we  may  stand  in  the  glorious  com- 
pany of  his  children  ;  that  we  may  be 
jiirt  with  ri.^hteousiiess  ond  purity  as 
with  a  garment ;  that  we  may  be  clothed 
in  robes  that  have  been  made  white  in 
tbo  redeeming  blood  of  tlie  Lamb. 

A\^e  must  not  shrink  from  conflicts  and 
sorrows  through  which  ('hrist  himself 
has  passed.  It  is  a  deci-ive  lest  of  a 
good  man  and  true  Christian  to  be  calm 
in  the  midst  of  public  agitation  ;  to  bo 
fearless  in  the  face  of  danger ;  to  be 
prompt  in  the  discharge  of  every  duty  ; 
to  live  every  day  above  all  of  the  doubls 
and  fears,  cavils  and  reproaches  of  the 
world.  Such  a  man  preaches  righteous- 
ness by  the  purity  of.his  own  life,  proves 
to  the  world  that,  Christ  is  head  of  all 
his  actions,  and  is  leading  and  directing 
hioi  by  his  Di\ine  Spirit.  He  cheers  the 
sorrowing  by  the  serenity  of  his  counten 
ance ;  and,  when  the  day  of  peculiar 
trial  comes,  and  great,  temptations  as-ail 
him,  and  alllietions  beat  upon  him,  like 
a  strong  wind,  to  beat  him  down,  then 
he  stands  a  dofcncj  to  others  arid  secure 
himself,  proving  that  his  trust  is  in  God 
alone. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
TIiA  Closet. 


BY  J    S.  FLORY, 


The  closet  is  the  refuge  for  the 
tempest-tossed  soul — sure  retreat  from 
all  adverse  winds.  While  fij^hting 
the  "fight  of  faith,"  often  the  soul  is 
besieged  bj  the  marshalling  hosts  of 
Satan  ;  oft  cast  down,  readj, almost  to 
despair.  In  such  an  hour  the  closet 
is  the  victory  ground.  We  meet  the 
Lord  there ;  the  God  "of  battles" 
yields  the  sceptre  and  by  its  supreme 
power  we  conquer  our  foes — "captiv- 
ity is  led  captive."  The  emblazoned 
sign  that  floats  upon  the  heavenly 
breeze  sheds  its  halo  of  glory  all 
around.  Yea,  the  cross — the  crimson 
cross — appears  to  view  in  more  vivid 
colors,  the  sight  of  which  fills  the 
Boul  with  renewed  courage.  In  the 
closet  where  we  meet  in  solemn,  silent 
reverence  with  God,  we  feel  'tis  "holy 
ground."  The  highest  aspirations  of 
a  soul  swelling  with  gratitude  is  to 
build  there  a  "tabernacle'' — a  holy 
altar  at  the  shriue  of  which    we   feel 


to  olf'T  incetjpe  to  our  God,  our  Sa- 
viour, our  all  in  all.  Where  else  on 
earth  can  such  a  "Holy  of  holies"  be 
found  ?  Shall  priests  only  bo  allow- 
ed access  to  this  "inner  court?" 
Thank  God,  No  I  The  strong,  the 
weak,  the  high,  the  low,  tho  rich,  the 
poor, — all,  all  can  enter — are  bid  to 
culer  and  meet  the  great  High  Priest 
— to  bask  in  the  glorious  light  from 
above  and  whisper  in  the  ear  of  the 
most  high.  No  earthly  cares  or  busi- 
ness toils  to  mar  tho  silent  joys. 
Away  from  the  busy  world,  alone  and 
not  alone,  for  "ministering  ppirits" 
hover  near,  so  near  we  may  feel  their 
presence  in  the  sacred  stillness,  or, 
perchance,  in  the  stirring  air.  How 
readily  the  words,  sighs,  or  groans  of 
an  "humble  contrite"  heart  at  such  a 
time  and  in  such  a  place  are  carried 
aloft  in  presentations  before  tho  throne 
of. Jehovah,  as  a  "sweet  smelling 
savor" — a  "savor  of  life  unto  life." 
The  Divine  Spirit  is  ever  ready  to 
soothe  and  heal  the  "broken  heart." 
The  grace  of  God  brings  peace  to  the 
troubled  waters,  and  there  is  a  bliss- 
ful "calm  "  Thou^'h  at  times  about 
ready  to  sink  because  of  fear,  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  saying,  "Be  not 
afraid,  it  is  I,"  giveth  courage.  So 
"walk  by  faith''  upon  the  waters,  and 
reach  the  "ship"  in  safety. 

No  other  place  on  earth  so  dear,  to 
a  heaven-bound  pilgrim,  or  so  free 
from  templaiiou's  whisperings,  as  the 
closet.  "Shut  to  the  door,''  and  Sa- 
tan's without  and  God  within  I  Yea: 
God  within,  where,  in  the  "cool  of  the 
eve"  we  may  commune  with  him, 
gain  sweet  fellowship  with  him,  and 
so  partake  of  the  divine  image  and 
likeness  of  our  Lord,  that,  coming 
out  with  "shioiug  countenance," 
devils  will  flee  from  us,  and  others 
seeing  our  "godly  walk"  will  glorify 
God's  name.  Thousands  that  have 
marched  on  triumphantly  to  victory, 
having  ov-rcome  every  weight  and 
the  sin  that  so  easily  beset  them,  owe 
their  success  in  many  instances  to 
grace  obtained  through  private  pray- 
er. Their  greatest  conflicts  were 
fought  hard  by  the  closet.  There 
they  found  "help  iu  time  of  need." 
By/asiing  and  prayer  devils  were 
cast  out  that  otherwise  could  not  be 
got  rid  of. 

How  many,  oh,  bow  many  battles 
have  been  lost  which  were  fought 
ow^sirfe  the  closet !  Goliath-like  they 
were  fought  in  tho  stieugth,  or,  rath- 
er, weftkiiess,  of  self.     Such  armor  la 


not  proof  against  Satan's  weapons  of 
warfare.  The  "whole  armor  of  God,'' 
and  that  only,  can  successfully  resist 
the  devil's  wily  ways.  "Within  tho 
vail"  God  helpeth  to  clothe  the  "sol- 
diers of  tho  cross"  with  his  own 
tried  armor  ;  sucii  armor  that  will  re- 
sist the  whole  artillery  of  hell,  used, 
as  it  is,  by  tho  combined  powers  of 
the  world.  The  closet  is  in  the  front 
ranks,  not  in  the  rear.  Jesus  has 
sanctilied  it  with  sweat  like  unto 
blood.  Ho,  our  captain,  is  in  the  front 
and  calls  to  us  to  follow  him.  Too 
many  got  far  back  amid  the  smoke  and 
din  of  the  world,  where  Babylon  is 
at  war  one  with  another  over  power, 
n)ammon,  isms,  and  theological  buf- 
foonery. Would  you  win,  dear  soul, 
come  to  the  front,  where  you  can 
hear  the  commands  of  Jesus  and  see 
the  banner  that  always  leads  to  vic- 
tory. Enter  into  the  closet,  that  the 
Lord  may  "temper  the  steel"  and 
give  power  to  your  arm,  that,  in  the 
"fight  of  faith,''  victory  may  crown 
your  efforts,  glorious  victory,  through 
the  merits  of  Christ  our  Saviour. 

''Go  when  tho  uiorning  Bhinoth, 
Go  whnn  the  noon  is  bright, 

Go  when  the  eve  declineth, 
Go  in  the  hush  of  uight  ; 

Go  with  pure  luiud  and  feeling, 
Fling  earthly  thoughts  away, 

And,  in  thy  closet  kneeling. 
Do  thou  in  sjcret  pray." 

Buffalo,  Col. 

-^.^-^ •— 

Dou'tTeli  All  Yon  Know. 

It  is  a  bad  plan  to  place  unreserved 
confidence  in  man  or  woman.  Never 
tell  anyone  all  about  yourself — let 
there  be  a  little  mystery  and  reserve 
your  friends  will  like  you  all  the  better 
fur  it.  A  book  that  you  "know  by 
heart"  must  inevitably  be  cast  aside 
for  ft  fresh  volume ;  so  will  you  be 
served  if  you  allow  yourself  to  be 
thoroughly  read.  But  be  prepared, 
in  any  emergency,  to  look  your  own 
life  and  acts  squarely  in  the  face  with- 
out even  flinching,  or  make  yourself  a 
coward.  It  is  not  necessary  to  pub- 
lish to  the  world  all  that  is  strictly 
personal,  unless  ridicule  and  fritter- 
ing of  power  are  desired  ;  but  if  gos- 
sip makes  itself  busy  with  your  name 
do  not  be  aggrieved  it  a  grain  of  truth 
j  is  spread  over  a  dozen  lies.  Pass 
I  them  by  in  silence,  and  do  not  even 
then  forget  your  habftiial  reverence. 
Justice  will  be  done  you  iu  time, 
I  never  fear,  and  the  le:.a  you  clamor  for 
'  it  the  better.     Don't  talk  too  much 


596 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  Ibc  Companion  bucI  Visitok- 
The  Wor«l. 


In  Use  l.ej;ioiiiu'j;,  wlicu  Ibe  miiility  God 
Created  UcRvcn  and  catlh,  aud  all  Ibat  is 
In  Ihcni,  bis  tver-durini;  Word,  jiii*l  like 
Hiniscir,  was  Ihc  Icpiniiiinr  of  all  tbiugs, 
Au'l  wiUi  bill!  dwell  in  h11  eleriiiiy; 
Far  back  iu  Ibe  inlinitude  of  space, 
B<-rore  Time  its  lugiiiuinjj  look,  or  e'ur 
The  icvohiliors  of  Ibc  earlb  be:^an; 
llufoie   Ibe    nionulaius    were  brou;;Ul  fortli, 

the  vales 
Were  spread  belwccu,  or  e'er  Ibe  bills  were 

iiiadi'. 
Jn  Ibc  loiii;  periods  of  tlernily 
IJefore  Ibe  world  began,  bis  l\carl  couceived 
His  will,  wbieh  is  bis  law  iiiiDnUable; 
He  Fi)ake,  aud  being  came  :  "Lei   Iberc  be 

LiKbt." 
Aud  ll.erc  was  Light.  The  Word  bceamclbe 

Lij,'bt, 
Firstborn   of    Heaven's  sons :    and    iu    Ibe 

Word 
Was   life,  so   by   Ibc    Worl    all  tilings  were 

made 
Iu  heaven  above,  and  on  Ibc  enrlb  beneath. 
The  thrones,  dominions,  principalities 
And   powers,  the   regencies  of  heaven  and 

earlb — 
Spi  ilual  regencies  arid  bierarchs 
Celestial,  ang';!s  and  archangels,  all 
T  0  heavenly  hosts,  iubahitan'-s  of  heaven. 

As  earth  her  two-fold  revolutions  took, 
Her  dai'y  and  her  annual  courses  run 
Successive,  causing  days  and  years  of  time. 
The  Light  became  the  L  fe  of  racn  :  that  was 
The    true    Light,  which  enlighteucth   every 

man 
That  eometh  into  the  world.     Elfulgently 
The   Light  in    darkness  shone,  and  strange 

to  tell, 
Thedaiknoss   knew   il  not.     Tliis  was  that 

Word 
Wbicli  in  the  prime  beginning  was  with  (Jod, 
Ere  be  said  :  'Let  us  make  man  in  our  own 
Image,  and  after  our  similitude." 
Observe;  he  did  not  say,  I  will  in»ke  man, 
Let  me  make   man,  but   said,  "Let  ns  make 

man-" 
fio  man  was  made  with  bcaven-crccted  face, 
Not  in  my  image,  but  in  our  image; 
After  the  likeness  and  piiniltudc 
Of  (iod,  and  of  bis  coctcrnal   Word. 
The  same  Word  which  in  tlic  beginning  was 
Wilh  God,  is  tliat  unchanging   Word  which 

he 
Who  raw  the  Apocalypse,  beheld  in  heaven, 
Tlic  armies  following;  wbo'.c  rainiRut  was 
A  vesture  dipped  in   t)lood,  whose  eyes  were 

like 
A    flniHc  of  fire,   whose    voice    was   as  the 

sound 
Of  many  waters,  and  u?">n  bis  head 
Were  many  crowne;  who  bad  a  wriilcn  name 


Whicb  no  man  knew,  but  be  himself;  whose 

name 
Is   called   the   Word  of  God;  the  Firbt  and 

Lai-t, 
The  primary  Beginning  and  the  Eud. 
Ml.   Carru'.l,   (Jarrvll  Co.,  Illx. 


For  the  Comtanios  and  Visitok. 
The  Uelifvrr's  TriailM  Hud 
KewHr«l. 


UY    WARGAUET  DEARDOilFl'. 


"And  Jesus  answered  and  sa'il,  Veiily 
say  unto  you,  there  is  no  wan  that  halh  let 
hou'e,  or  1)  elbrcn,  or  sisters,  or  falber,  or 
mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  lands,  for 
my  sake  aud  the  gospi  Is,  be',  he  shall  re- 
ceive a  hundred  fold  now  in  this  priS'iit 
world,  and  in  the  wo. Id  to  come  eternal 
life." 

These  are  great  aud  precious  prom- 
ises. The  Saviour  docs  not  mi-au 
that  we  shall  leave  those  dear  rela- 
tions personally ;  bnt  if  there  is  any- 
thing about  them  that  would  hinder 
us  from  serving  our  Lord,  or  that 
would  hinder  the  cause  of  Christ,  this 
we  should  leave  rather  than  let  them 
hinder  us  from  obejing  our  Master's 
conimauds.  Reraeniber,  thisforsakiug 
must  be  done  for  the  sake  of  Chri.st, 
or  fv>r  the  furtherance  of  the  gospel. 
To  forsake  them  for  anything  else,  we 
certainly  could  not  expect  to  be  enti- 
tled to  the  promises. 

There  are  many  poor  souls    who    if 
they  had  their  father,  or    mother,    or 
wife,  in  their  favor,  and  especially  the 
latter,  or  side    companion,    might    be 
easily  induced  to  take  hold  of  the  gos- 
pel plow  ;  but  when  all  these    family 
ties  are  against  us,    then    it   becomes 
us  to  forsake  them    rather    than    let 
them  keep  us  from  following  our    Sa- 
viour.    When  we  have  all  these  dear 
relations  in  our  favor,  it  is  a  compara 
lively  easy  matter  to  be  a  Christian  ; 
that  is,  as  far  as  concerns  our  outward 
foes,  except   that    lurking    enemy  of 
which  I  shall  say  a  few  worda  after  a 
little.     But  those  who  have  to    work 
their  way  against  wind  and   tide,    be- 
come more  expert  by  experience,   and 
often  make  the  most  valiant    soldiers 
of  the  cross.     I  have  known  such    to 
become  the  most  prominent   member 
of  the  church.     To  these  the  promises 
are  sure.     ]5ut  those  who  have  every- 
thing iu  their  lavor  are  not    excludrd 
from  the  promises  ;  they  also  can  ol) 


that  evt-r  existed  ;     and     have   such 
blessed  opportunities  of  hearing    and 
pr;  c'icing  the    truth    of  the    gospel. 
When  wo  take  this  all  into  considi^-ra- 
'ion,  how  natural  it  is   for   those  who 
have  family  obstacles  in  their  way  to 
think  that  we  can  travel   toward    our 
ccleatiiil  home  with    ease    and    pleas- 
antness; and,  in  fact,  it  would  be  so, 
were  it  uot  for  that  inward  foe.     Il  n 
true,  the   enemy   does    uot   approach 
a.s  a  roaring  lion  :  he  knows  his  busi- 
ness better  than  that,     i  do  not  mean 
those  little  anuoyancis  which  persons 
can  know  for    themselves   what   they 
are.     It  is  true,  ihey    are  somelimes 
provoking;  but  they  are  mere   tridijs 
when  coiiipared  to  the  enemy'u   c  lin- 
ing "as  an  ange!  of  light,'' with  hismix- 
lure  of  truth     and    error.     It    tak'-s 
heavenly  wisdom  to   distinguish    the 
the  one  from  the  other;  and  for    fear 
we  might  fail  to  find  the  truth  a'uong 
so  much  worthless  trash,  we  had  bet- 
ter refuse  the  whole  oiixlure  ,  we  can 
get  the  truth  from  a  belter  source  ibaa 
i"rom  the  enemy. 

But  our  dear  young  disciples,   who 
have    not    had    much    expi:rien"-e,    I 
hope  God  will  not  suDfer   them    to  bo 
led   astray.     The   enemy    makes    hia 
mixture  appear  so  plausible   ihai   the 
inexperienced  very  often  swallow  tho 
whole  contents,  and    unless    tho   true 
Physician  is  applied  to  in  time,  it  will 
prove    a   deadly    pjisou.     The   devil 
has  a  host  of  agents  at  work.      When 
they  do  uot  succeed  in  one  plan,  they 
n-port  to    headquarters  for    aMulner. 
But  when  the  enemy  creeps    iu    una- 
wares, this  is   very    troublesome  ;  so 
that  it  is  very  important    to    be   coa- 
stauily  on  our  guard.      Bui  the   most 
sickening  of  all   temptatiuns  is,    when 
things  present  themselves  to  the  mind 
that  we  really  have  to  wonder  wheth- 
er ever  any  one  else  was  tempted  iu  a 
like  manner.      But  thanks   be    to   our 
all-wise  Preserver,  they  can    bui  pre- 
sent themselves,  they  can  do  no  more. 
When  such  a  thing  occurs,  itconlirms 
us  the  more  that  we  are  traveling  on 
the  narrow  road  that  leads  to  eternal 
life. 

Not  long  ago,  I  he&rd  a  bcdoved 
sister  (and  one,  too,  that  1  know  is 
trying  to  live  up  to  the  leaching  of  tho 
Holy  Spirit)  say,  that  sotiietiiU'.is 
toings  come  to  her  mind  that  really 
muke  her  feel  sick.      I    told    her    that 


tain  a  right   to    the   tree    of   life    and 

enter  in  through  the  gates    into   the  she  was  not  the  only  one  that  had  to 

city.  light  her  way    through     fiery    trials. 

Wo  have    more    religious    freedom  Uod  has   his    fires   in   Ziou,    aud    hid 

and  privileges  than  any  other   nation  furnaces  in  Jerusalem,  so  that  he  cut) 


CIIUISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VlSPrOll. 


597 


purge  ihe  brass  from  the  gold,  that 
tbe  trial  of  our  fniib,  though  it  b« 
tried  with  fire,  might  be  f<)uad  unto 
praise  and  glory  and  honor  at  the 
appearing  of  Jesus  Christ. 

When  the  enemy  has  tried    ail    his 
plans  without  success,  then  he  is  sure 
to  preseut  that   sin   that   the    apostle 
Paul  tell  us  to    lay    aside,     which    la 
U'ibeiief;  thiukiug    if   he    msot    with 
success  at  this   point    he    has    gained 
the  whole  ground.     This  OQcmy  docs 
not  often  trouble  unbelievers,   for    he 
is  sure  of  Iheui.     To  deny  the  words 
of  Jesus,    or    call     his    rKiuircmeuts 
non-essential,  is  th'3  same  as  to  deny 
Christ  himself      Neither  does  he    at- 
tack the  believer  at  any  time,    but   is 
always  watciiicg  for  au    oppo'tutiity. 
Let  the  believer  enter  into  deep    med- 
itation, then  is  the    time   for   him    to 
shoot  his  fiery  darts;  but  thank    God 
ho  does  not  often  meet  with   success. 
lie  always  misses  his  mark,  for   it    is 
too  natural  for  u  true  believer  to    cull 
on  the  very  Being  for    help    that  the 
enemy  is  trying  to  get  them  to  disbe- 
lieve in.     This  settles  the  quesliou  at 
once,  and  he  leaves,  but  not   discour- 
aged,    lie  is  impudent  enough  to  try 
it,  again.     Bat  there  is  no  use    in   the 
enemy's  trying  to  get   a   foot  hold   at 
this  point,  for  we  know  that    he    that 
Cometh  to  God  must  believe  that  he  is, 
and  that  he  is  a    rcwarder    of    them 
that  diligently  seek  him.     But,  breth- 
ren and  sisters,    let    us   always   keep 
the  sword  of  the  Spirit  at  our  side,  so 
that  we  can  quench  all  the  lijry  darts 
of  the  wicked  one  ;  for  we  wrestle  not 
with  IL'sh  and  blood,  but  against    the 
power  of  darkness,    against  spiritual 
wickedness.     Finally,    my    brethr*  n, 
let  us  'bo  strong  in  the  liOrd    and    in 
the  power  of  his    might,''  seeing    we 
"are  compassed  about  with  so  great  a 
cloud  of  wiluesses,"  (in  the    elevenih 
chapter  of  Hebrews,)  these  having  all 
died  in  the  faith  wilLout  receiving  the 
promises,  "God  having  provided  some 
better  things  for  us,  that    they    willi- 
out  us  should  not  be    made    perfect;" 
80  "let  us  lay  aside  every  weight,  and 
the  siu  that  doelh  so  easily  beset    us, 
and  let  us  run  with  patieuco  the    race 
that  is  set    before    us ,    looking   unto 
Jesus  the  author  and  liuisher    of   our 
faith."     Let  us  not  become    weak    in 
the    faith    concerning    the   promises ; 
for,  at  the  last,     we     most    assuredly 
will  receive  the    promises    that    are 
made    to    ail    the   faithful    in    Ourist 
Jesus. 
Mow  I  have  aot  writtea  this  article 


to  discourage  the  young  disciple,  but 
rather  for  their  encouragement,  that 
tliev  may  be  the  better  prepared  to 
resist  the  enemy  ;  and  I  would  be 
very  much  pleased  if  someexperionced 
brother  or  sister  would  come  up  to 
the  stand,  and  write  a  few  lines  as  a 
witness  to  the  truth  (if  there  is  any 
truth  in  it)  of  what  I  have  written. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visrrou. 
(jirace. 


ijy   Mattie  a.  Lear. 


"That  as  siu  lia'li  reigned  unto  death, 
even  so  niifjht  ijrace  lei^u  lliroiij^h  rii^ht- 
eousness  unto  eternal  lil'o  by  .Icsus  CUi'ist 
our  Lord."     Kom.ius  .5:  21. 

Grace  is  defined  as  the  divine  in- 
fliience  upon  the  soul,  whereby  we 
are  induced  to  take  pleasure  in  that 
which  God  comma.'ids,  to  desire,  and 
to  love  it.  Without  this  influence, 
man  is  unable  to  do  the  least  thing 
that  is  good.  He  stands  in  need  of 
this  grace  to  begin,  continue,  and 
finish  his  Christian  life.  And  it  is 
the  design  of  God  that  this  grace, 
this  divine  influence,  be  as  extensive 
in  ils  operation  upon  the  human 
soul  as  sin  has  been.  Formerly  we 
were  under  the  complete  dominion  of 
Satan.  We  were  led  captive  by  him 
at  his  will;  all  the  faculties  and  pow- 
ers of  the  soul  were  under  his  iulln- 
euce.  But  now,  since  a  new  power 
has  begun  to  operate  upon  our  hearts 
siu  must  yield  to  its  superior  power, 
while  it  advances,  step  by  step,  un- 
til sill  is  rooted  out  and  grace  is 
seated  upon  the  throne,  pervading, 
purifying,  and  refining  the  whole 
soul.  This  glorious  cunsummaiori, 
how  devotly  to  be  desired  !  To  b_! 
wholly  under  the  divine  iullnence,  to 
have  all  our  thoughts,  our  words, 
and  actions,  controlled  by  the  sweet 
po -ver  of  love  ;  to  be  constantly  in 
union,  and  communion  with  God — 
such  a  rich  experience  is  au  antepa-it 
of  heaven. 

15ut  how  does  grace  reign,  "through 
righteousness?''  This  is  the  me- 
dium through  which  it  o[)erates. 
What  is  righteousness  ?  The  scrip- 
tures tell  us  that  Abraham  believed 
G  .d  and  it  was  accounted  to  him  for 
righteousness;"  and,  continues  the 
apostle,  'they  which  are  of  faith,  the 
same  are  the  children  of  Abrahau). 
So  then,  they  which  be  of  fuith  are 
blessed  with  i'aithful  Abraham." 
Now  Abraham  was  not  justified  by 
thy  work*  of  the    law,    for    he    was 


called  long  before  the  law  was  given. 
Abraham  received  the  promise  while 
in  an  unregeuerate  state:  he  believed 
(Jod  and  it  was  ac(!Ouuted  to  him  for 
righteousness.  "Therefore"  says  the 
apostle,  "it  is  of  faith,  that  it  might 
be  by  grace,  to  the  end  the  promise 
might  be  sure  to  all  the  seed  ;"  not 
to  those  only  who  afterwards  recived 
the  law,  but  to  the  whole  human 
race.  Thus  the  promise  is  mercifully 
grounded,  not  on  the  works  of  the 
law  but  on  the  infinite  goodness  of 
God.  But  Abraham  bad  a  living 
faith,  a  faith  that  woiked  by  love. 

It  was  the  faith  of  Abraham  that 
was  accounted  to  him  for  righteous- 
ness, and  he  being,  "the  father  of  u.h 
all,"  or  the  father  of  the  faithful,  the 
great  exemplar  of  all  believers  in 
every  age  and  every  clin\e,  it  is  nec- 
essary to  know  how  faith  operated 
upon  him,  or  ho  at  it  manifested  itself 
in  Abraham.  The  apo-itle  says 
"He  staggard  not  at  the  promise  of 
God  through  unbelief;  but  was 
strong  in  faith,  giving  glory  to  God  ; 
and  being  fully  persuaded  that  what 
he  had  promised  he  was  able  also  to 
perform."  Abraham  believed  th(» 
promise  of  God,  that  he  should  bo 
the  father  of  many  nations  ;  a'though 
to  human  reason  it  seamed  iinpos- 
sible  for  this  promise  to  be  fulfilled. 
Yet  Abraham  believed  G>d,  in  spite 
of  improbabilities.  God  had  told  hi  u 
that  his  po.sterity  should  be  like  the 
stars  of  heaven  for  multitude,  and 
like  the  dust  of  the  earth.  This 
promise  was  su"icient  for  Abraham. 
He  did  !iot  stop  to  consider  his  OA'n 
weakness;  he  thought  not  of  tlwf 
many  ob.-<tacles  that  were  in  the  way 
of  its  fulfillment;  he  at  once  fixed  his 
eye  sttaiily  upon  tl  e  promi.-ie  ;  he 
reposed  jierfect  trust,  peifict  confi- 
dence in  Goi;  he  firmly  believed 
that  God  was  able  to  make  his  word 
good,  and  it  d'd  not  concern  how  he 
-would  accomplish  his  purpose.  It 
was  for  God  to  promise,  for  Abraluim 
to  believe.  '•Withou'.  faith  it  is  im- 
possible to  please  God  ,  for  he  that 
cometh  to  him  must  believe  that  he 
is,  and  that  he  is  a  rewarder  of  them 
that  diligently  s.;ek  him."  IL)  must 
believe  that  he  is  infinite  in  vvisdvim, 
almighty  in  power,  eternity,  un- 
changeble,  full  of  mercy  and  truth. 
A  being  possessing  such  attiibutes, 
is  certain V  a  most  proper  objtc,  Oi 
trust  tn  I  depent  a  ce.  When  wo 
murmer  at  tbe  dispensations  of  his 
providence,  do  wo  yet  batray  a  waut 


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of  faith  ?  Jf  we  firmly  believed  that 
God  cannot  err,  would  we  ever  re- 
piue  at  our  lot,  no  matter  how  hum- 
ble, how  uneuviable,  in  the  eyes  of 
the  world  ?  We  would  saj  :  "Here  ia 
where  God  has  placed  me,  and  it  is 
juBt  where  I  out^ht  to  be.  Here  I 
can  best  woik  out  my  salvation. 
Here  1  can  best  labor."  And  when 
he  lays  his  hand  of  alHietion  upon  us 
we  feel  assured  that  it  is  the  hand  of 
love  that  plies  the  rod  ,  uud  when 
he  takes  a  friend  from  us  we  bow  in 
humble  submission,  and  say  with  the 
pious  David,  "The  Lord  gave  aud 
the  Lord  laketb  away,  blessed  be  his 
name." 

But  Abraham's  faith  not  only 
manifi-sted  itself  by  an  implicit  confi- 
dence in  God's  word,  but  also  by  a 
ready  obedience  to  his  commands. 
When  God  commands  liini  to  take 
his  beloved  Isaac  and  oiler  hini  as  a 
sacrifice,  he  ho.sitates  not.  He  knows 
that  in  Isaac  all  the  promises  are 
centered  ;  but  now  he  is  commanded 
to  otter  him  as  a  burnt-cfferinjf.  How 
seemingly  contradictory  !  He  might 
have  reasoned  thus :  "If  I  obey  in 
the  letter,  how  can  God  fulfiil  his 
promise  ?  Some  other  meaning  must 
be  sought  for  ;  sooioihing  consistent 
with  reason,  and  good  pcuse.  Cer- 
tainly (jjud  doen  not  demand  of  mo 
such  a  barbarous  act,  and  then  the 
frricf  that  it  will  bring  ni.ou  his  aged 
mother.  Perhaps  he  only  wants  me 
to  dedicate  my  boy  to  him  by  teach- 
ing him  his  laws  and  precepts." 

But  Abrubam  had  not  learned  to 
reason  thus.  He  took  God  at  his 
word,  and  in  the  siinpliciiy  of  his 
heart,  this  proto-beliover  i)elieved  just 
what  God  promised,  and  did  just 
what  God  told  him  to  do.  If  noiv 
there  is  a  people  just  simple  enough 
to  understand  God's  word  in  its  lit- 
eral and  obvious  sense — to  believe 
the  promises  and  obey  the  corumauds 
just  as  the  stand — they  certainly 
very  much  imitate  the  father  o(  the 
faithful,  whoso  sous  and  daughters 
they  are.  All  those  who  havo  the 
faith  of  Abraham,  a  faith  which 
worketh  by  love,  all  those  who  walk 
in  the  steps  of  that  faith  of  our  fath- 
er Abraham,  shall,  with  him,  bo  ac- 
counted righteous  before  God.  James 
tells  us  that  "Abraham  our  father 
wasjustiGed  by  works,  when  ho  had 
ottered  Isaac  bis  son  upon  the  alter. 
Seest  thou  how  faith  wrought  with 
bis  works,  and  by  works  was  faith 
made  perfect."     liere  is  a   more  full 


ex|)laiiation  :  We  may  profess  our 
faith  in  God  and  in  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  but  we  can  only  manifest  our 
faith  by  our  works.  If  we  are  not 
willing  to  render  unto  God  a  full, 
consplete,  and  perfect  obedience,  our 
faith  must  bo  defective.  Here  is  the 
grand  detecter — a  full  and  complete 
obedience.  If,  in  searching  our 
hearts,  we  discover  an  unwillingness 
to  obey  the  law  of  God,  just  so  far 
as  that  unwillingness  extends  i.s  our 
faith  imperfect.  Our  salvation  de- 
pends wholly  upon  the  merits  of 
Jesus,  and  the  surrendering  of  our- 
selves into  his  hands  ;  but  as  our 
hearts  are  so  apt  to  deceive  us,  and 
we  cannot  depend  upon  our  feelings, 
God  has  mercifully  given  us  a  sure 
rule  by  which  we  niay  prove  our- 
selves and  know  with  certainty  what 
our  standing  is.  That  rule  ia  implic- 
it obedience  to  his  word. 

"Even  so  might  grace  reign 
through  righteousuesj.'' — We  have 
tried  in  our  great  weakness  to  show 
what  rigbleoueness  iu  a  Scriptural 
sense  is  ;  namely,  faith  in  God,  and 
obedience  to  his  word.  Grace,  then, 
reiy;ns,  exerts  its  controlling  influ- 
ence over  the  heart  through  this 
medium.  Though  this  grace  is 
equally  free  to  all,  equally  accessible 
to  all,  yet,  as  faith  aud  obedience  are 
the  only  channels  through  which  it 
operates,  it  thence  follows  that  we 
too,  have  our  part  to  perform  iu  the 
grand  and  glorious  work  of  our  sal- 
I  vation.  And  llii.s  partis  that  which 
I  is  in  our  reaeli.  We  can  believe,  we 
j  can  obey,  and  tlii.s  is  all  we  can  do  to 
I  divine  aecejjtai.ce.  All  that  is  rc- 
I  quired  of  us  is  simply  to  take  God  at 
his  word.  We  need  give  ourselves 
no  concern  as  to  how  he  will  accom- 
plish his  purposes ;  all  our  concern 
should  bo  to  do  our  part  well.  If  we 
do  this,  all  will  be  well  with  us,  for 
God  will  do  his  part  in  a  manner 
that  will  most  promote  his  own  glo- 
ry and  our  eternal  good.  Let  us 
then  walk  by  faith  and  not  by  sight ; 
trusting,  ever  trusting  in  God,  though 
his  peculiar  providence  toward  us 
may  apptuir  dark  aud  unfathomable. 
One  thought  should  sweeten  every 
bitter  cup,  the  certainty  that  God 
cannot  err.  The  apostle  speaks  with 
confidence  when  he  says  "'And  we 
know.'  We  do  uot  merely  thiuk,  or 
suppose,  or  guess,  but  'we  know' 
that  all  things  work  together  for 
good  to  tboo)  that  love  God  ;  to  thorn 


who  are  the  called     according    to  his 
purpose.' " 

Now  who  are  those,  according 
to  the  gospel  rule,  who  love  God  ? 
Says  Jesus,  'He  that  hath  my  com- 
mandments, and  keepeth  them,  he  it 
is  that  loveth  me."  Then  those  per- 
sons iu  whose  behalf  all  things  work 
for  good,  are  those  who  love  God,  or 
those  who  keep  his  commandments. 
What  a  pr»cious  promise!  how  full 
of  comfort!  While  we  live  faithfully 
and  obedieuily,  Gud's  providencj  is 
working  for  us,  his  Spirit  is  working 
with  us  ;  whatever  troubles,  or  nttl  c- 
tions,  or  persecutions  may  arise,  G"d 
pres.ses  them  into  our  service.  No 
real  evil  can  possibly  happen  to  the 
good.  What  an  enviable  position,  to 
be  a  child  of  God,  the  object  of  his 
love  and  his  constant,  watchful  care. 
The  apostle  says  to  his  Corinthian 
brethren,  "All  things  are  yours." 
Oh,  yes !  if  we  have  God  for  our 
portion,  then  we  possess  every  thing 
that  can  make  us  happy  in  life,  hap- 
py in  death,  and  happy  in  eternity. 

While  we  cleave  to  God,  love  and 
obey  him,  every  thing  will  promote 
our  interest.  Says  Paul,  "Whether 
Paul,  or  Apollos,  or  Cephas,  or  the 
world,  or  life,  or  death,  or  things 
present,  or  things  to  come  ;  all  arc 
yours."  Life  ia  ours  just  as  it  ia, 
with  its  trials,  its,  sorrow,  every  day 
as  it  comes  and  goes  ;  whether  it  ba 
a  day  of  pleasure  or  pain,  of  sicknen.s 
or  health,  it  is  ours  to  profit,  by. 
Every  diurnal  revolution  will  bring  to 
us  some  golden  lesson.  Things  pres- 
ent,or  things  to  come  are  ours.  Pres- 
ent trials  we  can  endure, and  we  need 
not  tear  future  ills.  Though  dark 
clouds  seem  to  bo  rising,  yet  when 
they  come,  they  will  burst  in  blet-8- 
ing  on  our  head. 

"Unto  eternal  life."  This  is  iho 
grand  and  uliimate  design  of  grace, 
to  give  unto  us  et^-rual  life.  Tiiis 
is  the  graud  object  of  an  immortal 
spirit's  hope,  eternal  life,  u  glorious 
immortality,  a  home  in  heaven.  The 
conditions  of  this  life  arj,  peace  in 
Christ,  but  tribulation  iu  the  world  ; 
but  we  long  to  be  where  we  can  havo 
peace  within  and  peace  without. 
"Now  we  see  through  a  glass  dark- 
ly," or  as  the  Bible  Union  has  it. 
"We  see  now  in  a  mirror, obccurely  ;" 
thati^,  iu  this  life  wo  s<  e  by  means 
of  a  mirror  rt fhctiog  the  images  of 
heavenly  or  spiritual  things,  in  an 
enigmatical  manner  :  Spiritual  things 
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eternal,  by  temporal.  This  givei  us 
a  mere  glimpse  of  heaveulj  tbiiig.^. 
but  enough  to  cause  us  to  desire  a 
more  perfect  enjoyment  of  them.  lu 
the  eternal  state,  we  shall  seo  "faci' 
to  face ;"  we  shall  then  see  every 
thiug  iu  itself,  and  not  by  means  oi' 
representatives  or  similitudes.  "Now 
we  know  in  part."  We  have  com 
paratively,  in  this  life,  but  very  lii- 
tle  knowledge  of  heavenly  thirjg.-i. 
What  we  now  oujov  is  but  an  auie- 
past  of  those  joys  that  are  iu  reserve 
for  those  who  love  God.  This  bless- 
ed foretaste  gives  us  a  constant  desire 
to  have  a  more  full  and  perfect  knowl- 
edge of  God  and  heaven.  "Thou  we 
shall  know  even  as  also  we  are 
k'lown." 

"\if  Jcaus  Christ  our  Lord."  All 
that  we  enjoy  iu  this  life,  and  all  thai 
we  hope  for  iu  the  life  which  is  to 
come,  is  through  Jesus  Christ  the 
great  cause  of  our  salvation.  He  is 
the  author  and  liuisher  of  the  faith. 
In  him  the  great  scheme  of  salvation 
cooimeucod  and  in  biai  it  will  termi- 
nate. The  apostle  exhorts  us  to  look 
away  to  Jesus,  to  look  from  ourselves, 
from  ihe  world,  from  all  secular  con- 
cerns, to  Jesus  ;  Qx  the  eye  of  our 
faith  wholly  upon  him  ;  never  louk  at 
our  own  weakness  nor  at  the  world 
wilb  all  its  false,  and  vain  attrac- 
tions. There  is,  perhaps,  an  allusion 
here  to  the  Greciau  games,  those 
who  ran  were  to  keep  their  eyes 
fixi-d  upon  the  mark  of  the  priz-i ; 
they  must  keep  the  goal  in  view. — 
The  Apostle  would  have  the  Chris- 
tian contenders,  iu  the  race  for  eter- 
nal life,  to  place  all  their  hope  and 
contjdence  in  Christ,  as  their  sole 
helper. 

We  are  told  that  "wages  of  sin  is 
death  ;  but  the  gift  of  God  is  eternal 
life  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord." 
Sin,  indeed,  merits  death.  Every 
sinner  earns  this  terrible  wages  by 
his  long  and  galling  service.  But  it 
is  not  said  that  eternal  life  is  the 
wages  of  righteousness.  We  may 
merit  hell,  but  we  cannot  merit  heav- 
en. No:  but  this  eternal  life  is  the 
gracious  gift  of  Gid  ;  and  this  pre- 
cious gift  comes  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.  He  alone  has  procured  it ; 
and  it  is  given  to  all  those  who  find 
redemption  in  his  blood.  To  him, 
then,  and  to  him  alone,  belongs  all  ihe 
glory.  Our  Saviour  in  Luke  17  :  10 
has  taught  us  a  lesson  of  deep  humil- 
ity. After  having  done  all  that  we 
are  couimanded  to  do,  we  are   taught 


to  say,  'We  are  unprofitable  servants  : 
we  have  done  that  which  was  our 
dn'.y  to  do."  God  is  infinitely  per- 
fect and  glorious  in  himself  Those 
perfections  cannot  be  diminished  by 
'ho  transgressions  of  his  creatures, 
neither  can  they  be  lucre. ised  by  their 
continued  obedience,  llo'vever  ex- 
cellent iu  themselves,  and  profitable 
to  us,  may  be  our  work 4  of  righteous- 
ne.is,  they  cannot  possibly  profit 
Jehovah.  They  can  add  nothing  to 
the  absolute  excellencies  and  glories 
(jfQod.  The  glorious  pean  of  the 
redeemed  will  be  "Unto  hi.m  that 
loved  ns,  and  washed  us  from  our 
ains  in  his  own  blood,  and  hath  made 
u.s  king.';  and  priests  unto  Q)d  and  his 
Father ;  to  him  be  glory  and  dom.in- 
ion  forever  and  ever.  Amen." 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitoh. 
Noii-couloriuily. 


BY   J.  K    SIIULTZ. 


"lie  not  confounded  to  this  world,  but  hu 
ye  liausforniod  I  y  the  renewing  of  your 
minds."     Horn.  Vi:  2. 

It  seems  that  the  inspired  writer, 
when  he  uttered  these  words,  was  im- 
pressed with  the  fact  that  man  is  a 
frtiiible  being,  liable  to  err,  liable  to 
fall  away  ,  and  it  was  with  impor- 
luiiity  that  he  admonished  his  breth- 
ren not  to  conform  to  ibis  world,  but 
to  be  transformed  by  the  renewing  of 
their  mind.  And  I  believe  the  same 
spirit  prevails  to-day.  How  is  it, 
brethren,  do  we  heed  the  admonition, 
or  do  we  go  on  in  our  own  concait, 
conforming  to  the  ways  of  the  world  ? 
It  seems  to  me  we  are  all  more  or  lesi 
guilty,  when  we  go  to  the  home  of 
God  to  learn  of  him  the  story  of  the 
cross,  to  drink  of  salvation's  well, 
and  satisfy  our  hungry  souls  upon 
hiiavenly  manna  which  was  purchas- 
ed for  U3  by  the  shedding  of  the 
precious  blood  of  the  Sou  of  God; 
and  we  who  profess  to  love,  serve 
and  obey  the  very  same  Jesus,  are 
still  heedless  of  the  admonition,  'Be 
not  conformed  to  this  world.  "  Let 
us  reason  together.  How  is  it,  when 
we  go  to  the  house  of  God  there  to 
hear  the  word,  there  to  be  filled  with 
spiritual  food,  there  tolenrn  the  meek 
and  humble  lessons  of  our  dear  Sav- 
iour for  one  short  hour,  and  the  re- 
maining part  of  the  day  let  the  trans- 
itory things  of  time   and   sense   take 


full  possession  of  our  mindri,  instead 
of  meditating  upou  the  good  word  to 
which  wo  listened,  from  the  sacred 
desk?  Brethren,  I  a-n  fearful  We  will 
have  to  answer  for  the  time  wo  spend 
around  the  church  door  inquiring 
after  health,  crops,  and  the  aflairs  of 
this  world  on  the  Lord's  day  ;  for 
that  day  is  set  apart  for  his  service. 
And  I  admonish  my  brethren  and 
sisters  to  serve  him  with  an  undi- 
vided heart.  When  we  serve  him 
thus,  and  only  then,  will  we  ace  the 
ark  of  the  covonant  moving,  and 
souls  saved.  May  God  give  us  grace 
to  live  up  to  the  standard  of  the 
gospel,  unfurl  the  blood-stained  ban- 
ner of  King  Immanuel,  and  light  the 
host  of  sin  until  there  is  not  one  left 
to  conform  to  the  things  of  thi."? 
world;  but  that  all  may  be  renewed 
in  .spirit  and  in  truth. 
AsJUoiii  Ills. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 

I'liblisSi  Whnt  dlr^^sit  Tliiu:.';)  God 
bns  l>oii<;  lor  You. 


BY  D    r    SAYLER. 


''And  he  went  liis  way,  and  published 
thvoni^hout  the  whole  cily  h  iw  ^^eal  things 
Jesus  had  done  for  him."  Luke  S  :  3'.). 

The  Evangelists  say  that  this  da- 
moniac  wa?  exci. eding  fierce  so  that 
no  man  might  pa.'js  that  way,  and 
that  he  dwelt  among  the  tombs  and 
on  the  mountains ;  that  be  wore  no 
clothes,  and  could  neither  be  bound 
with  chain.s  or  fetters;  neither  could 
be  tamed  ;  but  was  in  the  tombs  and 
on  the  inountains  day  and  night,  cry- 
ing, and  cutting  himself  with  stones. 
This  man  met  Jesus,  and  whrui 
asked,  ''What  is  your  name  ?"  ho  said, 
"Ijegion  ;"  because  many  devils  had 
entered  into  him. 

This  I  consider  the  mof^t  extraordi- 
nary case  recorded  in  the  Scriptures  ; 
and  a  power  that  is  suflicieut  to  re- 
lievo this  demoniac  from  the  hold  the 
devil  had  on  him,  and  to  restore  him 
to  his  right  mind,  is  suliicieutly  strong 
to  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil 
wherever  found  ;  a  power  on  earth  to 
forgive  sins,  and  to  save  unto  the  ut- 
termoat  all  them  that  come  unto  God 
by  him,  a  power  in  which  all  can  con- 
fide, that  he  will  iu  the  last  day  raise 
from  the  dead  all  Adam's  posterity, 
and  give  eternal  life  to  all  who  BervQ 
and  obey  bim. 


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There  are  features  in    tLis   case    of 
henliujj  sugf^et^tivc  of  spt-ciul  thought. 
Tlie  man  out  of  whom  Ibe  devils   de- 
parted besought  Jesus  that  he    uiight 
be  with  him.     And  when  the    transi- 
tion in  the  case    is    considered,    it  is 
natural   to    suppose     that    the    man 
would  desire  to    remain     with    him. 
One  hour  ago  the  man  is  a  fierce   de- 
moniac, night  and  day   in   the   tombs 
und  on   the    mountains,    crying  and 
cutting  him&elf  with    stones;   now    is 
sitting  by  Jesus,   clothed    and   in   hia 
ritrht  tiiind.     Why  should  he  not    de- 
sire to  bo  with    Jesus?     But    Jesus 
would  not  sulfer  him.     There  are  but 
a  few  cases  recorded  where  Jesus   de- 
clined to  grant   the  petitioner   bis  re- 
quest, and  this  in  one  ot  the  few  ;  and 
this  is  only  decliticd     because    Jesus 
Lad  a  special  work    for     him    to    do. 
"JpRus  seut  hiu)  away.  Faying.  Return 
to  thine  own  house,    and    shew    how 
great  things    God    hath    done    unto 
thee."     His  own  home  means  hU  fam- 
ily and  kinfolks.      It  is  better  that  the 
man  should  go  among  his    family    re- 
lations, who  had  known    him    in    his 
demoniac  state,  aud    tell    theiu    what 
Glod  had  done  for  him,  than  to  remain 
with  Jesus    and    his    disciples    going 
froQi  place  to  place  where    the    man's 
previous  condition  was  unknown,  and 
in  a  measure,  at  least,  put  this    great 
work  under  a  bushel.     The  case  must 
be  published  for  the  glory  of  God,  and 
for  the  comfort  and  encouragement  of 
BID  diseased  souls  who  may    be    held 
captive  by  the  devil  ;  and  there    was 
none  so  competent  to  publish  it  as  the 
man  himself.      Special    messages    arc 
delivered  in   special    place.^,    and   the 
choosing  is  the  Lord's.     So  In  re  .the 
family  is  the  place  to  where  tJiis  mes- 
senger must  go    to    deliver   hia    mes- 
sage. 

"And  be  went  his  way,  and  pub- 
lished throughout  the  whole  city  how 
great  things  Jesus  had  done  unto 
bim."  The  tombs  in  which  he  for- 
uierly  dwelt  may  have  been  in  the 
city  ;  for  it  is  sftid,  "there  met  him 
out  of  the  city  a  certain  man,  which 
bad  devils  long  time." 

None  could  tell  the  story  of  this 
man's  deliverance  from  the  bondnge 
iu  which  ho  was  held  by  the  Legiou 
of  devils  who  had  entered  into  him 
than  he  himself,  even  so  none  can  de- 
liver the  message  of  saving  grace  iu 
tbo  soul  80  well  as  he  who  has  exper- 
imental knowledge  of  it.  Witness 
Bunjan.     It  is  of  fre<juent  occurrence 


that  the  vilest  sinner  after  conver.sion  'Christ  to  save  even  the  vileat  a.iionn' 


becomes  the  most  faithful  witness  to 
the  truth,  and  can  best  tell  the  deceit- 
fulness  of  bin,  and  the  power  iu  Jesus 
to  save.  The  Saviour  said  to  whom 
much  is  forgiven  he  will  love  much, 
while  those  to  whom  little  is  forgiven 
will  love  less.  There  are  some  like 
the  elder  of  the  two  sons  of  the  man 
in  the  Scriptures,  who  can  say  :  ''Lo, 
these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee, 
neither  at  any  ti  ue  transgressed  thy 
commandment;"  to  whom  the  father 
says,  "Sou  thou  art  ever  with  me, 
and  all  that  I  have  is  thine."  Always 
morally  good,  they  cannot  feel  as  the 
one  who  has  wallowed  in  the  m!re 
and  dirt  of  sin  feels  when  saved  from 
it.  Tiiese  cannot  appreciate  an  e.xlra 
effort  bi  iug  made  to  bring  sinners  to 
Christ  for  salvation  ;  but  rather,  like 
the  elder  son,  would  not  go  into  the 
house  of  Iho  Father  at  the  time  of 
feasting  and  rejoicing  over  the  return 
of  the  lost  brother;  will  not  go  to 
meeting  when  a  protracted  effort  to 
preach  (he  loord  is  made. 

None  can  tell  the  perils  of  a  hard 
fought  battle  so  well  as  the  soldier 
who  fought  it.  None  can  toll  thu  evil 
of  intemperance  as  the  one  who  has 
been  saved  out  of  it ;  so  none  can  toll 
the  story  of  this  demoniac's  great 
deliverance  from  the  bondage  of  the 
devil  as  the  man  himself.  Hence  it  is 
better  for  all  that  he  should  go  to  his 
home  and  publish  it  than  to  abide 
with  Jesus  in  his  travels  through  the 
country  ;  therefore,  "Jesus  sent  him 
away,  saying,  lleturn  to  thine  own 
house,  aud  fchevv  how  great  things 
God  hath  done  unto  thee.  And  he 
went  his  way,  luid  published  through- 
out the  v^bcle  city  how  great  things 
Jesus  had  done  unto  him." 

The  Scriptures  arc  silentconcerning 
the  success  of  his  preaching,  but  there 
can  be  no  doubt  that  many  believed 
when  they  saw  the  former  fierce  de- 
moniac in  his  right  mind,  and  in  his 
own  simple  and  unafTecled  way,  heard 
him  tell  his  own  people  and  friends  of 
the  power  that  subdued  the  devils 
and  cast  them  out.  Eternity  will 
tell  the  number  saved  through  his 
ministry. 

In  thus  commisiiioning  this  man  to 
return  to  his  house  and  there  publish 
what  great  things  God  bad  done  for 
bim,  1  hold  that  all  converted  men 
and  women  have  the  same  charge  to 
publish  in  their  households,  and 
among  their  relatives  and  neighbors, 
both  by  word  aud  deed,  tbo  power  iu 


the  vile. 

When  \\ic  firU  love  of  God  is  burn- 
ing in  the  heart,  i.s  the  time   to   intro- 
duce into  the  family  all  the  service  of 
God.     Many  are  the  witnesses  to  tes- 
tify that   they    had    neither   struggle 
nor  cross  to  establish  family   worship 
iu  the  family  on  the  day  of  their  bap- 
tism and  public    dedication    to    Qcd  ; 
while  equally  numerous  are    the   wit- 
nesses to  testify  to  the   strugijlo    and 
cross  they  ha  I  to  break  through  after 
Itaving  neglected  it  iu   the   beginning 
of  tleir    Cbridtian    pilgrimage.     Tno 
first  of    almost   everything    is    be.^t. 
There    are   yet   persons    living    wiio 
were  present  on  the  evening  of  August 
2Ulh,  1S37,  (the    day   of   the  writers 
baptism.)  who  will  testify  lh.it  a^   ho 
thi  u  1  r  vyed  he  has  never  prayed  since; 
while  others   of  that   company,    w!;o 
have  gone  to  t!ie  Father,  dated    their 
conversion  to   God   on   that  eveniu'^. 
I  write  this  to  encourage  all  co.iverti 
to  Christ  at  once  to  set  up  the   whole 
service  of  God,  and  to  begin  right   in 
their  homes  to  which  Christ  bids  them 
go  and  publish  the  good  news   to   all 
the  members  of  their  household. 

There  are  many  youug,    unmarritMl 
members  in  the  church,  ibey  can  and 
ought  to    be    a    power    for  good.     If 
they  will  heed  the   words   of  the  S;i- 
viour,  "Return  to  thy  h.iuse  and  pub- 
lish what  great  things  G)d  has    done 
for  thee,"  they    will    return    to    their 
unconverted  brothers  aud  sisters,    as- 
sociates aud  friends,  aud  even   to  un- 
converted parents,  with    the  messacjo 
of  salvation  through   Christ   free   f»r 
all.     They  will  not  be   admiring,   nor 
longing  after,  the  sinful    feshiona    and 
vain  styles  iu    dress;    but   with    the 
love  of   God    shed    abroad    in    Iboir 
souls,  will  exhort  and  admonish   with 
an  heart  earnestness  that  will  bo  both 
seen    and    felt    by   all.     Come,    then, 
dear  youug  brethren    and  sisters,    let 
me  urge  you  to  be  laithful  in  the  per- 
fonnance  of  this  your  Christian  duty  ; 
and  souls  won  to  God    will    be   your 
hire,  aud    with   n:auy    stars   in    your 
crown  you  will  shiue  in  your  Father's 
kingdom  forever  aud  ever.     Do  it,  do 
it  speedily  ;  the  time  i.9  short. 
"Sjviftly  sec  each  moiUKiU  llioi*, 
See  and  Icaru,  be  timely  wi.^c. 
Kvery  inoinent  slioilens  day, 
Every  pulse  beats  tunc;  away; 
Thus  thy  every  heaving  brealh, 
Walls  Ihce  on  to  certain  death. 
Soizi!  ilie  inoin.jnts  »s  they  lly, 
Know  10  live,  and  learu  to  die." 


GHilliSTlAK  FAMILY  COMPAWIOK  AUD  GOSl'EL  VliSlTOlU 


601 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 


'1  wo  N'cJtililiuiN  iiiid  ibe  Keu8. 


A  mau  in  New  Jersey  told  me  the 
following  circunistaoces  respecling 
himself  and  one  of  bis  neij^hbors  : 

"I  ouce  owned  a  large  flocii  of  li'^us. 
I  generally  kept  tbeni  shut  up  But, 
one  spring,  I  coucludcd  to  let  tbeni 
run  iu  my  yard,  after  I  bad  clipped 
their  wings,  so  they  could  not  (ly. 
One  day,  when  I  came  homo  to  diu- 
ner,  I  learned  that  one  of  my  neigh- 
bors bad  been  there  full  of  wrath,  to 
let  me  know  ray  bens  had  been  in  his 
garden,  and  that  be  had  killed  several 
of  them,  and  thrown  them  over  iu  my 
yard.  I  was  greatly  enraged  because 
be  bad  killed  my  beautiful  bens,  that 
I  Valued  so  much.  I  determined,  at 
once,  to  be  revenged,  to  sue  him,  or 
in  some  way  get  rt-drcss.  I  sat  down 
and  ale  my  dinner  as  calmly  as  I 
could.  By  the  liiDC  1  had  liuished 
my  meal,  I  became  more  cool,  and 
thought  that  perhaps  it  was  not  best 
to  light  wiib  my  neighbor  about 
hens,  and  thereby  maUo  bim  my  bit- 
ter, lasting  enemy.  1  concluded  to 
try  another  way,  being  sure  that  it 
would  bo  better." 

"After  dinner  I,  went  to  my  neigh- 
bor's. He  was  in  bis  garden.  I  went 
out,  and  found  bim  iu  pursuit  of  one 
of  my  hens  with  a  club,  trying  to  kill 
it.  I  accosted  bim.  lie  turned  upon 
me,  bis  face  inflamed  with  wrath,  and 
broke  out  iu  great  fury  :  — 

"  '  Vou  have  abused  me.  I  will  kill 
all  your  hens,  if  I  can  get  at  them.  I 
never  was  so  abused.  My  garden  is 
ruined.' 

"'I  am  very  sorry  for  it,'  said  I.  'I 
did  not  wish  to  injure  you  and  now 
see  I  made  a  great  mistake  iu  letting 
out  my  hens;  I  atk  your  forgive- 
ness, and  will  pay  you  six  times  the 
damage.' 

"The  man  seemed  confounded.  He 
did  not  know  what  to  make  of  it.  lie 
looked  up  at  the  sky — then  down  at 
the  earth — then  at  bis  neighbor — then 
at  his  club — and  thtu  at  the  poor 
hen  he  had  been  pursuing,  and  said 
nothing." 

"  'Tell  me,  now,'  said  I,  'what  is 
the  damage,  and  1  will  pay  you  si.\- 
fold  ;  and  my  hens  shall  trouble  you 
no  more.  1  leave  it  entirely  to  you 
to  say  what  1  shall  do.  I  cannot  af- 
ford to  lose  the  love  and  good  will  of 
my  neighbors,  and  quarrel  with  them, 
for  heus  or  anything  else.' 


"  '/  am  a  great  fuul,^  said  be.  'The 
damage  is  not  worth  talking  about ; 
and  1  have  more  need  to  compensate 
you  than  you  me,  and  to  a^ik  your 
forgiveness  than  you  mine.'  " — A  Kiss 
for  a  Bloiv. 


Love  lor  I<ove. 


"Wc  lovo  him  because  he  tirst  loved   u.s." 
— JoUu  iv.  19. 

In  the  Qrst  ages  of  the  church  of 
Christ,  iu  the  city  of  Autioch,  a  be- 
liever was  carried  forth  to  die  as  a 
martyr.  "Ask  any  little  child,"  said 
he,  "wbetbiT  it  were  better  to  wor- 
ship one  God,  the  Maker  of  heaven 
and  earth,  and  one  Saviour,  who  is 
able  to  save  ub,  or  to  wor.nliip  the 
many  false  gods  whom  the  heathen 
serve  ?" 

Now  it  was  so  that  a  Ciiristian 
mother  bad  come  to  the  f^pot,  holding 
iu  her  baud  a  little  son,  of  Qbi)ut  nine 
or  ten  years  old,  named  Cyril.  The 
heathen  judge  no  sooner  heard  the 
martyr's  words  than  his  eyes  rested 
on  the  child,  and  b»  desired  the  ques- 
tion to  be  put  to  him. 

The  question  was  asked,  and,  to  the 
surprise  of  those  who  beard  it,  the  boy 
replied,  "God  is  oue,  and  Jesus  Christ 
is  one  with  the  Father." 

The  judge  was  filled  with  rage. 
"Ob,  base  Christian  !"  be  cried,  "thou 
bast  taught  the  child  to  answer  thus." 
Then  turning  to  the  boy  he  said,  more 
mildly,  "Tell  me,  child,  bow  did  you 
learn  this  faith  ?" 

The  boy  looked  lovingly  iu  his 
mother's  face,  and  replied,  'It  was 
God's  grace  that  taught  it  to  my  dear 
mother,  and  she  taught  it  to  me." 

"Let  us  now  see  what  the  I'jve  of 
Christ  can  do  for  you,"  cried  the  cruel 
judge;  and,  at  a  sign  from  bim  the 
oUieers,  who  stood  ready  with  their 
wooden  rods,  after  the  fashion  of  the 
llomaus,  instantly  seized  the  boy. 
Gladly  would  the  mother  have  saved 
her  timid  dove,  even  at  the  cost  of 
her  own  life,  but  sbe  could  not  do  so ; 
yet  she  did  whisper  to  him  to  trust 
iu  the  lovo  of  Christ,  and  to  speak 
the  truth. 

"What  can  the  love  of  Christ  do  for 
you?"  atked  the  judge. 

"It  enables  him  to  endure  what  bis 
Master  endured  for  him  and  for  us  all," 
was  the  reply.  And  again  they  smote 
the  child. 

''What  can  the  love  of  Christ  do 
for  him  ?"  And  tears  fell  even  from 
the  eyes  of  the  heathen,  as  that  moth- 


er, as  much  tortured  as  her  son,  an- 
swered, "It  teaches  him  to  forgive  hia 
persecutors" 

The  boy  watched  his  mother's  eyes 
as  they  rose  to  heaven  for  him  ;  and, 
when  bis  tormentors  as<ked  him  if  bo 
would  not  acknowledge  the  gods  they 
served,  and  deny  Christ  be  still  cried, 
"No  there  ia  no  other  God  but  one; 
and  Jesus  Christ  is  the  redeemer  of 
the  world.  He  loved  me,  and  1  lovo 
bim  for  bis  love." 

The  poor  boy  now  fainted  between 
the  repeated  stroke.';,  aud  they  cast  the 
bruised  body  into  the  mother's  arms, 
crying  "See  what  the  love  of  your 
Christ  can  do  for  bim  now." 

As  the  mother  pressed  her  child 
gently  to  her  own  Crushed  heart,  she 
answered,  "That  lovo  will  take  him 
from  the  wrath,  of  mau  to  tbo  rest  if 
heaven.'' 

'Mother  !"  cried  the  dying  boy, 
"ttrive  me  a  drop  of  water  from  our 
cool  well  upon  my  tongue." 

The  mother  said,  "Already  dear- 
est, bast  thou  ta.-ted  of  the  well  that 
springeth  up  to  everlasting  life — the 
grace  which  Christ  gives  to  his  littlo 
ones.  Thou  ha.st  spoken  the  truth  iu 
love;  arise  now,  for  thy  Saviour  call- 
eth  thee.  May  be  grant  thy  poor 
mother  grace  to  follow  in  the  bright 
path." 

The  little  martyr  faintly  raised  hia 
eyes,  aud  said  again,  "  'There  is  but 
one  God,  and  Jesus  Christ  whom  ho 
has  sent ;' ''  and  so  saying  he  gave  up 
his  life. —  Old  Joaathan. 


The  Three  "Teutious." 


1.  Intention. — If  a  boy  has  a  sum 
to  woik  out,  or  a  lesson  to  learn  by 
heart,  he  will  not  be  apt  to  succeed  un- 
less he  goes  at  it  with  a  will,  or  unless 
he  'intends"'  to  do  it. 

2.  Attention. — If  he  is  to  succeed, 
a  boy  must  withdraw  Lis  thoughts 
from  tops,  balls,  kites,  and  such  like  ; 
he  must  not  chatter  with  his  school- 
fellows, but  must  for  the  time  give  his 
whole  mind,  or  "attend"  to  the  lessons 
before  him. 

3.  Rktention. — It  is  of  littlo  use  to 
learn  anything  unless  we  remember 
it,  or  "retain"  it  in  the  mind. 


— The  chains  of  habit  are  generally 
too  small  to  be  felt  till  they  are  too 
strong  to  be  broken. 

— While  the  world  lasts,  the  sua 
will  gild  the  mountain  tops  boforo  it 
ebiucs  upon  the  plain. 


602 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MKVKHSDALE,   Pa.,  Sept.  21,  1875. 

Oar  Trip  to  Wfst  Vlreiula. 

Wo  left  our  place  on  tlic  niglit  train  at 
12  o'clock  on  Wednesday,  Sth  insf. ,  to 
lill  an  enf^agciucnt  wc  liad  made  to  attend 
a  communion  meeting  in  Barbour  count}', 
W.  ^'tt.  Wc  had  labored  considerably 
licre  ycard  ago  when  wc  resided  in  Fay- 
ette county.  Pa.,  and  bad  helped  to  plant 
the  doctrine  of  tlie  Gospel  as  held  by  the 
brethren,  in  tiiat  part  of"  W.  Va.  And 
since  our  removal  to  to  this  jilace,  we  re- 
ceived repealed  invitations  to  visit  and 
preach  again  to  those  between  whom  and 
ourscli' a  ))lcasant  acquaintance  of  many 
years'  standing  stilt  existed. 

We  went  from  JMeyersdale  to  Cumber- 
land, and  then  took  the  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  railroad  to  Thornton  station,  nine- 
ty-six miles  west  of  Cumberland  and  six 
miles  east  of  Grafton.  From  Cumber- 
land the  B.  &  0.  11.  11  runs  through  the 
counties  of  Allegany  and  Garrett,  Md., 
and  Preston  and  Taylor  in  W.  \d.,  be- 
fore it  reaches  Barbour  county.  Much 
of  the  country  lying  along  the  route  over 
which  we  pas.sed  is  not  very  good,  and 
the  growing  crops  of  corn  and  buckwheat 
arc  not  very  piomi.'iing.  Since  the  wet 
weather  in  harvest  it  has  been  very  dry  in 
West  V^irgiiiia.  It  was  also  dry  belbre 
harvest,  and  hence  the  season  upon  the 
whole  has  not  been  favorable  to  the 
growth  of  the  corn  crop.  But  to  make 
up  for  what  may  be  wanting  to  make  the 
corn  crop  in  this  country  an  average  one, 
there  will  be  an  uimsually  large  mast;  by 
this  is  meant  the  fruit  of  the  oak,  beech, 
and  otlier  forest  trees.  We  were  inform- 
ed by  old  men  who  have  lived  many  years 
in  the  country  that  tliey  never  saw  so 
much  mast  in  one  year  as  there  is  this 
fall.  This  praduction  of  the  forest  is  ve- 
ry valuable  to  the  people  when  there  is  a 
licavy  crop,  since  it  affords  tiiem  food  for 
fattening  their  hogs,  and  also  answers  in- 
Htead  of  grain  to  keep  the  animals  through 
the  winter. 

In  i)aHsing  over  the  route  we  traveled, 
wc  went  through  considerable  country  in 
which  wc  formeily  traveled  and  jireaehed, 
and  were  forcibly  reminded  of  many  oc~ 
currcnoca  that  then  bai  pened.  Oakland 
{tod  Cranberry  Summit  stations  on  the 


B.  &  O.  R.  R.  are  in   localities  in  which 
we  formerly  preached. 

At  Thornton  station  we  were  met  by 
several  brethren,  and  accompanied  broth 
er  Z.  Annon  to  his  home  where  wc  took 
dinner.  At  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon 
there  was  an  Bpi)oiutuient  for  preaching 
not  very  far  from  the  .station.  This  was 
in  Taylor  county.  Here  the  Brethren 
have  organized  a  church,  and  brother  Z. 
Annon  has  charge  of  if.  Brother  George 
Annon,  a  brother  to  Z-ehariali,  is  also  a 
minister  here.  The  church  here  is  in- 
creasing. 

From  Thornton  to  thu  Shiloh  meeting 
house  in  Barbour  county,  where  the 
communion  meeting  was  to  be  held,  it  is 
twelve  miles.  This  distance  wc  rode  on 
horseback.  And  not  being  accustomed  of 
late  years  to  travel  in  this  way,  and  much 
of  the  road  being  rough,  we  felt  very 
much  fatigued  when  we  arrived  at  the 
hou.sc  of  brother  John  Wilson,  near  the 
place  of  lueeting.  Pope  says, 
"Some   place  the  bliss   iu   aciioii,  sjrae  in 

ease; 
Thoje  call    it    pleasure,    and    couluutmeut 

these" 

But  the  bliss  that  we  enjoyed  was  neither 
in  action  iu;r  in  case.  Wo  moralized  on 
our  condition,  and  felt  gla  1  that  we 
liad  so  little  of  our  traveling  to  do  ou 
horseback  since  we  have  got  out  of  prac- 
tice in  riding,  and  thought  tiiat  our  little 
experience  in  this,  brings  u*  into  more 
sympathy  with  many  of  our  dear  breth- 
ren who  have  much  of  their  traveling  to 
do  in  this  way  and  in  all  kind.'s  of  weather, 
sacrificing  much  of  ca.sc,  though  not  con- 
tentment, since,  like  Paul,  they  have 
learned  the  lesson  of  contentment,  and 
are  resigned  to  the  lot  thai  duty  assigns 
them,  whatever  that  lot  may  be.  Paul 
directed  Timothy  to  "endnrc  hardness,  as 
a  good  soldier  of  Jesus  Ciirist,"  and  wc 
prCKUUic  the  implied  duty  is  obligatory 
upon  all  Christians  a.s  well  as  upon  Tim- 
othy. 

The  firit  meeting  at  the  Shiloh  meeting 
house  was  on  Friday  evening.  Here  we 
met  a  good  congregation  and  a  number  of 
Christian  friends  whom  we  had  not  seen 
for  twenty  years.  Our  pleasure  upon 
meeting  wns  mutual.  At  the  close  of 
the  services  on  Saturday  Hfiernoon  there 
were  three  persons  immersed.  In  the 
evening  there  was  a  very  large  congrega- 
tion present,  and  excellent  order  and  at- 


night.     It  seemed  to  be  a  time  of  general 
j  jy  and  refrc.>-hing. 

Tiiirty-four  years  ago  wc  immersed  the 
first  per.«on  that  wa.s  ever  immersed  ac- 
cording to  the  order  of  the  Brethren  in 
this  part  of  Virginia.  This  was  brother 
Henry  Wilson.  lie  became  a  minister 
and  an  elder.  In  the  early  part  of  tlie 
rebellion  he  fell  a  victim  to  the  war  spir- 
it. He  was  shot  a  short  di.-tance  from 
his  house  and  died  immediately  from  the 
fatal  wound.  The  occurrence  was  a  pain- 
ful one  to  hi.s  family,  to  the  church,  and 
to  the  community.  Another  very  .-ad  oc- 
currence happened  in  thi.s  congregation 
recently.  A  very  promising  young  broth- 
er in  the  ministry  wa-^  killed  by  a  thresh- 
ing machine.  He  was  gi-catly  beloved  and 
held  in  high  estimation  by  the  church. — 
His  death  was  felt  to  be  a  great  nlllietion 
to  the  church. 

On  Sunday  night  after  the  services, 
we  went  with  brother  Auvil,  who  is  the 
elder  of  this  congrrgation,  and  after  cn« 
j  lying  a  couifbrtable  night's  rest,  and  a 
pleasant  interview  with  the  family  and 
other  Christian  friends,  we  were  taken  by 
brother  Auvil  to  Thornton  station,  at 
which  place  we  touk  the  cars  on  Monday 
afternoon,  and  arrived  at  home  on  Tues- 
day morning,  after  remaining  in  Cumber- 
land the  previous  night.  Having  taken 
a  cold  on  our  little  journey,  we  were  quite 
unwell  upon  our  arrival  af  home,  and  arc 
not  well  at  the  lime  of  writing  this, 
though  some  better. 

Wo  enjoyed  our  visit,  and  interview 
with  many  dear  Christian  friends,  and 
were  tlad  to  find  the  church  prospering 
and  enlarging  her  borders.  Wc  formed  a 
pleasant  ac()U:iiiitancc  with  a  numl>er  of 
mitiistcring  brethren,  and  ol  the  number 
John  Fitzgerald  of  the  \'alley  River  con- 
gregation. He  is  a  brother  to  brother 
George  Fitz<erald,  of  Kcntut^ky,  and  ex- 
pcots  to  go  to  Kentucky  this  fall  and 
si>end  some  time  there  in  preaching. — 
From  the  impressions  received  on  our 
recent  visit,  if  the  brethren  are  humblo 
and  faithful,  we  hope  to  hear  of  the  fur- 
ther progress  of  the  ancient  Gospel 
among  them. 

C'loNe  I'niiiinniilou. 

Wc  have  received  a  number  of  sister 
Julia  A.  Wood's  tracts  on  Close  (/om- 
munion.     Though  there  is  some  digres- 


sion in  the  work  from  the  special  sub- 
lion.    The    meeting   closed  on    Sunday  '  j^ct  designed  to  be    treutcd    upon,  the 


CililiSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOH  AND  GOSPEL  VIBITOIi. 


608 


wliolc  bears  (lie  mark  of  Go.' pel  truth, and 
is  written  in  a  Christian  spirit.  Wo  hope 
it  will  do  good,  and  witli  that  liope,  we 
trust  it  will  be  purchased  and  read  by  tlic 
brethren,  and  ali^o  by  others.  It  is  a  tract 
of  sixteen  pages,  and  sells  for  ten  cenls 
including  postage.  To  be  had  at  this 
offiec. 


The  Sunday  School  Times.— TW\a  well- 
known  and  widely  circuialed  Sunday- 
schoo!  paper  has  elmnged  editors.  It  is 
uow  edited  by  Mr.  II.  Clay  Trumbull. — 
Under  the  new  oditjr,  ii  comes  out  in  a 
new  dress  and  wiili  marks  of  improve- 
ment. It  is  a  weekly,  siitcen-page  pa- 
per, and  i.s  is  designed  to  help  the  work- 
ers in  all  the  departments  of  the  Sab- 
bath school  work.  It  claims  to  be  evan- 
gelical, unsectarian,  and  outspoken. — 
Price,  $2.00  per  year. 

Adilress,  The  Sundny  School  Times, 
GlU  Chestnut  S.reet,  Piiiladelphia. 


■\Vk  are  in  receipt  of  a  copy  of  the 
regular  semi  annual  extra  edition  of  the 
American  Grocer,  a  32  page  journal,  pub- 
lished at.  141  Chambers  street,  New  York, 
for  $4  00  a  yoar.  The  American  Grocer 
has  won  n  deservedly  high  place  among 
comujcreial  papers  by  the  fulnesH  and  ac- 
curacy of  its  market  reports  and  prices 
current,  embracing  all  kind.s  of  mer- 
chandise and  country  produce,  as  well  as 
for  its  bold  and  successful  advocacy  of 
trade  reforms  in  the  interest  of  honesty 
and  fairdeuling  among  merchants.  It  is 
proving  an  invaluable  assistant  to  deal- 
ers throughout  the  country  in  giving 
(hem  information  concerning  qualities 
and  prices  of  goods. 

GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Kvport  of  Funds. 


DANISH   EUND. 
Reported  in  No.  37 
Minerva  Chaney  and  family 
J  11  Deppen 
W  A  Leitz 

Poplar  Ilidge  church,  Ohio 
Coventry  church.  Pa 
A  B  Wallick  and  lamily 
Stanislaus  church,  Calilbrnia 
State  Centre  church,  Iowa 
Maria  Hart 
Nancy  E  swihart 
Yellew  Creek  church. 
North  Manchester  church,  Ind 
S  Longanecker  and  his  two  sisters 
Ellic  Schoonovor 


$130 


] 


10 

00 

50 

2  50 

10  00 


Sarah  AVilson 
Zachariah  Arnold 

Hurlington,  W  Va 

David  C  Ilardman 

N  Studebaker 

.1  Kelso 

Cov;enshannoek  churcli,  Pa 

Indian  Creek  church,  Iowa 

Big  Giove  church,  Iowa 

Hudson  church,  Ills 

Jas  A  Byer 

David  Hendricks 

Two  little  twin  sisters  without  fatl 

er  and  mother 
Jas  McFadden 
Flenry  Trimmer 
Samuel  Ilovn^r 
Mis  Sarah  Snydor 
A  J  Corrcll 

Prairie  Creek  church,  Ind 
C  M  Armbrust 
D  B  Wolf 
L 'vi  Miller 
1  J  Thomas 
Cjnemaugli  cliunjh.  Pa 
Coll  on  wood  church,  Kan 
Jacob  Camp 


10 
25 
25 
15 
25 
50 

1  (;o 


1  00 
3  15 

2  00 

OS 
05 

04 


25 

10 

05 

10 

1 

00 

10 

1 

00 

45 

1 

00 

()5 

5 

00 

Total  to  date 


$175  42 


U 


STKIN     FUND. 

'ported  in  No.  37 


;42  58 

1  00 
50 
25 

2  00 
1  00 


.1  11  Deppen 

W  A  Lvvi 

David  Keim 

Coventry  church,  Pa 

A  B  Wallick  and  family 

Maria  Hart 

Nancy  10  Swihart 

North  Manchester  churclt,  Ind 

S  Loiiganacker  and  his  two  sihters 

Ellie  fecboonover 

Sarah  WiLson 

Zuchriah  Arnold 

,  Burlington,  W  Va 

D.ivid  C  Hardman 

Sister  Hardman 

N  Studebaker 

Friend  J  F,  Omaha,  Mo 

Indian  Chreek  church,  Iowa 

Big  Grove  church, 

J  A  Byer 

Several  brethren,   lOrvin,  Ind 

Prairie  Creek  church,  Ind 

C  M  Armbrust 

Levi  Miller 

I  J  Thomas 

Cottonwood  church,  Kan 

Jacob  Camp 


Total  to  date,  $03  09 

The  Plum  Creek  Normal  School,  near 
Elderton,  Armstrong  county.  Pa.,  under 
the  supervision  of  Elder  Lewis  Kimmel, 
will  open  its  winter  term  on  the  ISth  of 
October  next.  Tuition  for  5  months  : 
Primary  Class,  $8.00;  Teachers'  Class, 
$10.00;  Higher  Classes,  $12.00.  Board- 
ing, from  $2.00  to  $2.50  per  week.  This 
school  is  in  a  healthy,  rural  place.  Broth- 


•Zf) 

25 

1  70 

75 

10 

J  •) 

25 

25 

10 

10 

25 

25 

50 

2  00 

08 

J  50 

50 

13 

1  00 

05 

GO 

5  t)0 

er  Kimmel  is  a  graduate  of  Alleghany 
College,  Meadville,  Pa.,  and  is  a  j)ractical 
and  successful  teacher.  He  has al.so com- 
petent help.  For  further  particulars  ad- 
dress Lewi.s  KiMMKr,,  A.  M.,  Prir.cipal, 
Elderton,  Armstrong  Co.,  Pa.  B. 

In  No.  .35,  page  558,  we  called  atten- 
tion to  tlic  condition  and  wants  of  broth- 
er and  sister  Snyder,  in  Belmont  couniy, 
Ohio.  They  should  not  be  forgotten  and 
hence  the  following  cxteact  from  a  pii- 
vate  letter,  received  from  sister  Snyder, 
is  here  inserted : 

'We  are  very  lonesome  here  by  our- 
selves— no  brethren  or  sisters  of  our 
church  with  whom  we  can  meet  and 
have  a  season  of  prayer  together;  but 
wo  s>till  put  our  trust  in  the  Lord  our  Sa- 
vior, and  he  will  care  for  us.  *  *  * 
A  good  many  of  the  people  want  to  hear 
more  of  the  doctrine  of  the  "Dunkards," 
as  they  say.  Some  of  the  people  arc 
still  asking  when  you  are  commg  back  to 
preach  again  :  they  say  they  never  heard 
such  sound  doctrine.  One  old  friend 
told  David  when  some  of  the  Brethren 
would  come  to  preach  he  should  let  him 
know  as  he  wanted  to  hear  more  ot  the 
doclrine.  Now,  brother  B  ,  come  if 
you  can.  I  think  there  would  be  good 
done.  If  you  cannot  come,  send  some 
one,  or  two." 

Now,  brethren,  we  arc  so  stuated  that 
we  cannot  attend  to  this  call;  and  this 
is  the  best  if  not  the  only  way  in  which 
we  can  bring  this  matter  to  the  notice 
of  those  who  can  go.  Address,  David 
Snjder,  Warnock,  Belmont  county,  0. 

B. 

Bro.  IlERSHBERaEa,  Mogadore,  Ohio, 
July  10th  says  : 

"One  dollar  for  the  'Danish  Fund'  and 
twenty  five  cents  for  the  'Stein  Fund.' — 
I  think  every  member  of  the  brotherhood 
should  be  interested  in  the  above  works,- 
and  assist  in  spreading  the  doclrine  of  the 
Brethren  and  the  true  principles  of  the 
religion  of  Christ,  not  only  among  tho 
Brethren,  but  throughout  all  the  world, 
wherever  an  opportunity  presents  itself. 
Yesterday  we  had  meeting  in  our  meeting 
house.  Brethren  S.  Sprankle  and  B.  B. 
Bolinger,  from  adjoining  churches,  and 
Elder  Jacob  Karns,  I'rom  Indiana,  were 
with  us,  and  preached  the  Gospel  with 
zeal  and  in  its  primitive  purity. 

"The  health  of  the  brethren  is  good. — 
We  have  plenty  of  rain.  Crops  general- 
ly secured  in  good  condition.  We  have 
abundant  reasons  to  bo  thankful  to  the 
Lord  for  the  many  favors  and  blessings 
bestowed  upon  us  iroin  time  to  time," 


604 


CHIUSTIAN  FAMILJ^  (JUMPAJSIOJS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 


Corretpondince  of  chitrch  fiews  folieUedfrotr, 
all  parlt  of  the  Brotherhoed.  Writer'.^  name 
atij  address  required  on  every  corninntiicatioH 
IS  (fjiarantec  of  yoodfailh.  Hejected  cotnm^mi- 
{tttionK  or  miiimterijit  imed,  nut  rettirued.  All 
c  )mmnt:ications  for  pnblicdtion  thonld  be  larit 
tenupon  oue  Hide  ofOie  tJ-e-A  uuli/. 

Tribute  ot  Respect. 

At  a  regular  Uiect'uiK  of  the  Union 
Siindaj"  Soliool  ol'tlie  Hoilin  congregation 
licid  September  5:h,  KS75,  llie  t'ollowing 
jtrcaiuble  and  resolution:!  were  unani- 
luou-!y  adopted  : 

]\'/i(i<ti.t,  Through  tJie  dispensation  of 
an  All  wise  Providence,  the  death  mes- 
senger has  entered  the  I'auiily  of  our 
woitliy  sister  Annie  lOldor,  and  rouiovcd 
from  our  midst  her  beloved  daUj^htcr, 
Ad;i  Klder;  and 

]y/itiriis,  Ada  was  a  impil  in  our  Sun 
day  school  I'rom  its  bcginiiiri^, beloved  and 
respceted  l)y  all  who  kni-w  lier,  (the  seat 
now  vacated  by  little  Ada  is  filled  by 
others,  but  God  Only  knows  how  long;) 
tlurel'ore 

Jusohcd,  That  we  bow  with  humble 
submission  to  him  who  has  so  suddenly 
smitten  the  family  of  our  sistei;  and 

Jicsuhfil,  That,  we,  as  members  of  the 
Union  Sunday  school,  hereby  express  our 
heartfelt  sorrow  in  our  sister's  sudden  be- 
reavement ;  and 

Jic.sohi'd,  Tiiat  we  deeply  sympathize 
with  sister  I'^lder,  upon  whom  tliis  sad 
afllielion  has  fallen,  and  though  iuiiiian 
Hympathy  can  avail  lu'r  i)ut  little  in  this 
hour  of  deep  distress,  we  admonish  her 
to  rely  upon  the  promises  oi"  him  who 
clia.steneth  but  through  love;  and 

JiC>cfce(l,  That  a  copy  of  this  preamble 
and  -resolutions  be  transmitted  to  the 
mother  of  the  deceased,  and  the  same  be 
published  in  liii!  C.  F.  0.  and  G.  V.;  and 
that  the  original  be  preserved  with  the 
rest  of  the  documents  belonging  to  the 
SuiKJay  school. 

One  sweet  llower  has  drooped  aud  faded; 

Oue  sweet  iufant  voice  has  Hud; 
On*;  fair  liio'.v  the  grave  has  shaded; 

Oue  dear  Schoolma'.e  now  io  dead. 

Mauv  S.  Mi'.sseu,       ) 

Li/.zikS.  Knki'I'KR,    >  Committee. 

Annie  Pornev,         j 


(^'onsolUliktioit  — K«t!renie:it. 

On  account  of  ill  health,  produecJ  by 
excessive  mentnl  labor,  we  deemeil  it  pru- 
dent to  make  some  anangement  whereby 
the  bu.-iiiea«,  (or  the  most  of  it  at  least), 
at  this  oificc,  could  be  removed  to  some 
other,  and  thereby  relieve  us,  in  a  great 
Uicasure,  of  mueii  arduous  labor.  To 
this  end,  and  to  become  more  fully  ac- 
quainted with  our  beloved  brother  at  the 
liead  of  the  "'J'ract  llepository,"  we  vis- 
ited him  recently.  Hroiher  Moore  agreed 
to  relieve  us  according;  to  our  desire; 
Iicnee  all  who  dc&ire  any  of  tlie  works  ad- 
vertised for  Bale  ut  tills  office  will  please 


make  a  note  of  this  and  be  sure  to  order 
from  him.  ["This  ofli'.'c,"  as  used  in 
this  article,  means  brother  Eshelman's 
cffl>-c  at  Linark,  Ills.— B.j 

Our  desire  is,  first,  to  rest  and  recupcr 
ate  our  impaired  constitution  as  far  as 
this  can  be  done  in  eonnectioi!  with  school- 
room duties.  Second:  if  the  Jj)rd  will 
bless  us  in  this  dinction,  then  to  give 
more  attention  to  study  and  doctrine. 

"What  have  you  made  ?"  is  the  iiKjuiiy 
from  many  directions.  We  did  not  ex- 
pect to  make  anything  pecuniarily.  God's 
pay  is  good  enough  for  us  and  oh,  thit 
the  good  seed  sown  by  our  feeble  rftbrts 
may  grow  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  God  ! 
Our  books  show  us  $15  ahead  of  the 
starting  point,  (and  we  think  we  are  for- 
tunate in  getting  (jiT  that  well,)  but  all 
tills,  and  perhaps  more,  will  be  required 
to  meet  a  lew  outstanding  bills.  This 
much  to  show  that  there  is  nc  morey  in 
th(^  book  trade. 

Over  o/tc  hiuiJrcd  ihuiisand  i)agcs  of 
reading  matter  h^vc  been  .'■cut  from  this 
olhcc  within  ten  months.  This  certainly 
shows  a  commendable  degree  of  activity 
and  interest  on  the  part  of  these  who  fa- 
vor the  di.ssemination  of'Gosjx'l  literati'.rc 
to  combat  the  mountain  ol'  fiction  that 
is  being  spiead  under  the  names  "Chris- 
tian" and  "iijfidel." 

About  20  months  have  elapsed  since  we 
fir.-5t  undertook  tiie  duties  and  labors  of 
an  aulh.or,  and  in  that  time  we  have 
written  4.2ltO  pages  of  "letter  paper,"  or 
about  07(1,001)  words,  not  counting  letters 
to  friends,  all  without  the  aid  of  any  one. 
If  any  one  should  think  this  'cind  of  work 
amusement,  let  him  try  it  a  year  or  two 
in  connection  with  his  oilier  daily  work. 
We  hereby  tender  our  heartfelt  thanks 
to  the  many  dear  brethren  and  sisters  who 
have  asked  God  to  bless  us,  and  now  be- 
seech them  to  remember  us  in  our  further 
duties.  Your  kind,  ehqeiing  words  were 
as  sujiports  in  our  wearisome  tasks.  Oh 
how  often  did  some  kind  word  enliven 
my  mind,  and  cause  my  pen  to  note  with 
rai)idily  the  tlioughts  and  .-eiitiments  that 
flow  from  that  noble,  God-given  rceci)ta- 
cle.  iSIay  God  bless  you  all  richly  with 
all  meekness  and  lowliness  of  mind.  Wc 
hope  the  patronage  so  liberally  accorded 
us  will  be  given  brother  Moore,  that  he 
may  succe.sslully  issue  such  works  in  de- 
fense of  primitive  Christianity  as  will  add 
to  the  glory  of  our  heavenly  Father,  and 
the  ingaiheiing  of  those  who  walk  in 
darkness.  Hrother  M  is  an  active  work- 
er, a  close  student,  and  a  diligent  seaich- 
er  of  ".voi'/«r' doctrine,  lie  is  doing  a  | 
good  work  in  successfully  meeting  those 
who  preach  much  on  keeping  tlie  com- 
mandments of  the  Jjord,  but  practice  on- 
ly three  or  four  of  them.  He  simply 
slays  them  with  the  word  of  God — a 
sword  that  cuts  keen  and  clear. 

We  shall  be  glad  to  receive  letters  from 
all  our  old  correspendents  and  as  maity 
new  ones  as  may  feel  to  drop  us  a  line. 
Queiius  will  be  answered  under  the  head 
of  "  Ottr  <b't/('7'  Book,"  uiilcsj  their  char- 


acter shoild  d  ;n.a  .d  a  prlvae  reply. — 
Such  as  wc  caniot  answer  we  will  i  lainly 
tell  you. 

Grace,  and    the  love  ol  God  Lc  with 
you  all. 

iM.    M.   ESHELMAN. 


Kansas  Cn  v,  Mo.,  July  3:8t,  1875. 
Dear  Biotlur  Quuttir  : 

A  long  time  has  elapsed  since  I 
have  written  anything  for  the  C.  F.  C, 
and  1  should  forbear  now,  but  for  the  fact 
of  wishing  to  send  you  an  article  taken 
froui  the  "Weekly  N.  V.  Tribune"  upon 
the  'I'unkcrs, — as  extraordinaiy  a  produe- 
duction  as  1  ever  saw  upon  our  sect.  Is 
it  not  to  be  hoped  that  when  our  broth- 
erhood shall  be  intelligently  reported  to 
the  world  that  inveciives  and  innu- 
enaocs  shall  cease  to  be  hurled  at  us,  and 
we  no  longer  considered  the  unintel!ig.;nt 
people  they  give  us  credit  lor.  I  have  no 
doubt  but  that  the  article  (c  iiisidering  its 
high  emanation)  would  be  in;e:estiiig 
reading  for  the  brotlierhool  and  hope 
for  it  a  iilace  in  our  papor.  [  It  w.ll  i-rol  - 
ably  appear  soon,  as  it  has  ujeu  si  ut  us 
by  several  brethien.  — H.  | 

As  to  the  pro>|)eet.'j  f,r  crojis,  to  say 
thej  are  good  would  not  convey  a  pro|ii.r 
idea  of  the  present  situatiui;.  That  lliey 
are  eijual  to  anything  Kansas  ever  saw  is 
true,  and  when  we  consider,  that  where 
six  weeks  ago  was  not  a  blade  of  vegeta- 
tion ol  aiiy  kind,  now  the  cornsiauds 
0  to  tj  feet  in  hci.^hi,  of  the  richest  color 
and  promising  the  largesi  yield  possible; 
and  unless  some  u;iio>va.-d  circum.^lanco 
should  arise,  the  corn  crop  of  the  pres- 
ent year  wid  be  exiraoidiiiary — beyond  all 
human  culculatioii.  Also  potatoes,  mil- 
let, .M|uashes,  turnips,  etc.  Of  buck- 
wlieac  and  navy  beans  it  is  too  early  to 
predict,  but  tlie  acreage  sown  or  pLinted 
is  immense,  with  everything  "in  their 
favor. 

As  for  our  coutity  we  made  pretty  good 
crops  last  year,  iiotivitlistanding  the 
drouth,  and  as  the  locusts  were  late  in 
reaching  us  (lOili  Sept.,)  the  corn  was 
partially  cured  and  the  i)oiatoes  sprouted 
out  and  made  a  good  crop  after  they  left 
us.  Much  oi'ilie  burden  of  our  brethren 
further  west  fell  upon  us  in  conse(iueiiee. 
This  spring  the  locusts  in  hatching  (the 
deposit  of  eggs  being  excessive)  sat 
heavily  upon  our  county,  drained  as  it 
was  of  any  surplus  by  the  needy  farther 
west,  and  our  people  refusing  to  profit  by 
any  aid  contributed,  or  assistance  lioni 
private,  State,  er  national  sources ;  the 
result  Was  thai  tiiere  was  some  sulle-riiig, 
more  especially  Ij  beast,  as  for  montiis 
there  was  not  a  blade  of  grass  or  any 
green  thing  to  feed  the  stock.  All  our 
cattle  were  :cnt  to  the  prairie  and  our 
overworked  horses  put  upon  short  allow- 
ance. Tlie  expense  of  planting,  upon  an 
impoverished  people,  was  severe,  as  we 
had  to  plant  three  times  before  securing 
a  stunil,  the  locusts  taking  it  as  it  came. 
I  would  here  state  that  had  we  known 
the  bubits  of  tbu  post,  we  could  havuuvor'* 


UriRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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ted  much  of  the  devastation  attending 
their  visit.  I  captured  and  deslrojed  le 
tween  4U  and  ;J0  bushels  of  tiic  himi  in 
four  days'  operating,  and  '^lot  inuMj  than 
three  hours  caeli  day  engaj;ed.  Had  there 
been  any  or^'anized  effort  ai  tiieir  de 
structiou  tlie  injury  resulting  therefrom 
would  have  been  meager.  Wiicn  winged 
they  eould  not  be  controlk'd.  Effort*: 
will  be  made  to  j>rovide  for  anotlier  such 
crisis  by  liaving  upon  the  statutes  of  the 
several  States  effecive  laws  offering  p'e- 
miums  for  the  destruction  of  both  eggs 
and  insects.  In  this  way  emuloyiueiit 
and  assistance  can  be  affordca  to  those 
who  might  ri(iuire  aid,  and  the  destruc- 
tion prevented.  The  proco-s  of  i  he  de- 
struction of  the  larv;o  of  the  locusts  is  in 
ditching  a  drain  say  J  5  inches  wide  and 
deep  with  pitfalls  at  intervals  of 'JO  ieei 
liiled  wiih  water.  Into  the->e  thuy 
wash  and  are  drowned  or  suffocated  Out 
of  one  pitfall  aluiie  1  took  in  twenty  tour 
hours  14  wooden  paillulls  of  the  larv;\j, 
about,  one  sixth  of  the  natural  size  of  the 
locusts  when  !'ully  grown.  Inthiscondi 
tiou  they  travt^l  in  budicsarid  can  be  driven 
like  sheep.  Yet  tlicy  follow  a  lead  and 
are  in  such  bodies  that  they  are  days  in 
pas.->ing  a  given  point.  So  you  see  the 
possibiliiy  of  a  capture  by  ditching  in 
their  front. 

This  mcihod  has  long  been  in  vogue 
against  the  'army  worm.''  As  I  have 
not  noticed  any  article  on  the  .-u'J'Ct,  I 
have  ll-.onghlit  worthy  of  consideiarioii- 

We  have  been  having  almost  inee.-'sant 

rains  for    two    weeks.     'J'hc  rainfall    this 

Kummer  has  had  no  ))arailel.      Oals  is  now 

rotting  in  the  fields.     It-  cannot  get  dry. 

Affectionately,  &c., 

F.  H. 


Froui    tku  IVilluuielte  Vullcy 
Cburcli  Or«-g<»u. 

Dear  Brother  Quiiiter  : 

Thinking  a  few  words  from  the  far 
west  might  be  of  interest  to  some  of  your 
readers,  I  will  inform  them  that  the 
heahh  is  generally  good  ;  crops  of  all 
kinds  are  very  promising  ;  atid  we  are 
and  ha\e  been  abundantly  blessed  with 
the  comforts  of  life,  for  which  we  try 
to  be  truly  thankful  to  the  Lord. 

Our  communion  meeting,  held  the 
3rd  and  4th  of  this  month,  passed  off  very 
pleasantly  :  indeed,  we  had  a  feast  of  fat 
things.  The  following  ministering  breth- 
ren were  with  us,  viz.:  Eld.  David  li:\\k 
low,  of  (}oos  county,  Oregon,  and  John 
llidenou'',  of  Benton  county,  Iowh,  who 
labored  earnestly  for  the  cause  of  our  di 
vine  Master.  At  said  meet  ing  there  were 
two  brethren  reclaimed,  and  thirteen  ad 
ded  by  letter.  A  month  previous  there 
were  two  added  by  letter,  making  in  nil, 
seventeen;  and  we  think  a  few  outsiders 
are  counting  the  cost.  We  think  the 
feeling  and  interest  among  tlie  brethren 
here,  generally,  is  getting  better  and 
hcttcT.  Our  foreign  brethren  at  our 
feast  labored  with  us  for  union  and  the 


general  order  of  the  Brctlircn.  We  had 
very  pleasant  weather  and  good  order  and 
attention  at,  our  feast.  The  above  nam 
ed  laboring  bret.hren  expect,  to  remain 
with  us  in  Marion  county,  over  Sunday, 
and  to  have  four  meetings  yet  before 
they  start.  May  thc-goo<i  Lord  bless  and 
reward  them  for  their  kind  labors  and 
cxhortatiuns  given  unto  us  while  with 
U-;  and  we  niueh  desire  for  some  of  our 
dear  lab'irinj^  brethren  in  the  ]0*st,  who 
are  sound  in  the  faith,  (o  emigrate  to 
ourA'^alliy  and  help  us  in  the  great  work 
of  the  Lord;  and  not  only  laboring  breth 
ron,  but  let  as  many  of  our  lay-members 
come  as  c«n.  All  can  help  and  be  use- 
ful. 

Yours  fraternally, 

Da\  11)   fiuowEU. 
Jiilij  'Mh,  1S75. 


Fau.s  City,  Nub.,  July  U,  187.5. 
Brother  Qitiinter  :— 

Please  publish  my  acknowledge- 
ment of  the  receipt  of  one  hundred  dol- 
lars  of  the    money  collected  at  the  Inst 
supper  of  tlio  Annual    jMccting. 
Per  S.S.  Mohler,  from  Eld.  John 

Ilershey,  _  $100  00 

John  Woif,  Peru,  Indiana,  7  50 

A   Brother,  5  DO 

A  Sister,  1   00 

Another  Sister,  2.5 

Total,  $113  75 

I  handed  it  all  to  the  jioor  .'■ufferers  in 
luy  travels;  and  could  have  handed  liun- 
dreds  more,  if  I  had  had  it,  to  good  pur- 
pose. 

Y'ours  truly, 

Samuel  C.  Stump. 

From  Southern  Calilorntu. 

Dear  Brother  Qi(ui:er  : — 

Beii.g  solicited  by  many  of  the 
brethren  and  friends  to  give  a  sketch  of 
Los  AngeU  c  )U;it/,  I  will  therefore  ask 
you  to  publi.'-h  the  following. 

This  valley  is  the  largest  in  Southern 
California,  it  is  smooth  and  level,  and 
the  soil  is  unsurpassed  for  productiveness. 
I'rices  of  lands  vary  from  tweiny-five  to 
one  hundred  dollars  per  acre,  with  some 
slight  improvement.  What  is  termed 
"damp  land"  does  not  require  irriga- 
tion, and  it  will  support  vegetation; 
but  the  uplands  require  irrigation. 
The  latter  lands  arc  best  adapted  for 
f;uits.  Both  the  intertropical  and  north 
em  fruits  do  well;  also- barley,  rye,  oats, 
potatoes,  and  ail  kinds  of  grain  except 
wheat,  which  is  not  a  snccial  crop  here. 
AVater  is  easily  obtained,  but  not  as  cold 
as  in  the  States.  This  portion  of  the 
countiy  is  thiekly  populated.  From  ten 
to  twenty  acres  is  a  common  sized  fruit 
farm. 

Wages  are  good.  Farmers  pay  per  day 
:i;1.50;  per  month,  if  30  00.  Carpenters 
get  from^  $2  50  (o  ^4  00  per  day.  School 
teuchers'  salaries  are  good. 


A  man  sliould  have  soir.e  means  after 
he  is  here,  if  he  has  a  family  to  support. 
I  thinU  all  can  do  well  here.  I  do  not 
advise  particularly;  judire  ye  from  these 
lines.  If  any  of  i  he  brethren  want  to 
mfvke  a  prospect  trip,  I  say,  come  to  ]jos 
Angeles  couaty  and  see.  Wc  .sliould  bo 
glad  to  have  you  come. 

Industry  and  economy  are  needed  hero 
as  elsewb.ere. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  to  rent  at  reas- 
onable rates. 

Judging  froiu  the  past  and  present,  the 
future  prospects  of  this  country  arc 
bright.  Thrift  and  enterprise  teem  to  bo 
the  watchwords  of  the  people.  Beth  in 
city  and  country  they  arc  building  up 
rapidly;  railroads  and  good  schools  not 
left  behind. 

To  day  (July  13tli|  the  heat  is  Sl°,  at 
12  o'clock  at  night  about  7tr.  This  wan 
the  average  for  the  last  three  days. 

Our  object  in  coming  here  was  to  seek 
health,  and  to  escajjc  the  cold  and  stormy 
winters;  but  how  long  we  will  remain 
hero,  depends  ii^on  the  Brethnm's  com- 
ing in,  so  as  to  form  a  church.  \V'^ithout; 
that  we  will  not  remain  more  than  two 
or  three  years. 

Concerning  a  full  report  of  our  Annu- 
al Meeting,  we  certainly  are  in  favor  of 
it;  being  isolated  hs  wc  are  at  present,  we 
see  the  need  of  it.  All  we  have  from  the 
Brethren  is  through  the  C.  F.  C.  It 
comes  to  hand  every  week. 

L.    W.    KlLEV. 

Ora))f/e,   C'aL 


III  JTIduorlam. 

Sister  Susannah  Eiler,  consort  of  Eld. 
Samuel  Eilcr,  of  Beaver  Dam  congrega- 
tion, Kosciii-ko  county,  Indiana,  was  born 
near  Franklin  C.  M  ,  Franklin  county, 
Virginia,  on  the  5th  day  of  May,  A.'D., 
1820,  and  departed  this  life  on  the  31st 
day  of  May,  A.  J),,  1875',  aged  55  years 
and  2li  days  Sister  Filer's  maiden  name 
was  Crook.  Her  parents  moved  from 
A^irginia  in  either  J 83 1  or  J 832,  and  set- 
tled near  Centerville,  Wayne  county,  Ind. 
On  the  IGth  day  of  April,  1840,  she  was 
joined  in  matrimony  with  Samuel  Eilcr, 
by  Oliver  P.  Jones,  E>q.  She  had  ciglit. 
children,  five  of  whom  are  living;  anel 
twenty  grandchildren,  seventeen  of  wliom 
are  living. 

in  the  summer  of  1844  she  lay  very 
sick  for  about  five  months,  nart  of  tho 
time  not  expected  to  live;  ana  when  she 
recovered  sufheiently  to  be  about,  she  was 
baptized  by  Elder  David  H.irduiaii,  near 
Lancaster,  Huntington  county,  Intliana, 
and  ever  lived  faithful  to  her  calling.  She 
was  afilicied  much  of  her  time  through 
life  with  lung  di'-case.  One  year  ago  she 
had  a  very  hard  spell  of  hickness,  t)ut  re- 
covered again.  About  five  weeks  before 
her  death  she  took  sick  again.  Her  dis- 
ease was  congestion  of  tlie  stomach  and 
bowels;  her  luniks  were  also  very  mujli 
affected.  She  suffered  more  than  tongue 
can  express;  but  bore  all  with  Christian 
rosiguation,  unto  the  last,   when,  as  we; 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


truly  believe,  she  exchansred  hor  suffTr- 
invj  for  eternal  rest,  our  loss  being  her 
endless  Rain. 

l^ear  brolhcr  SaiDucl,  hbe  has  left  von 
lonely  and  deioluie.  to  batilo  awhile  fon- 
der wilb  bin  and  llio  cares  of  this  life. — 
lie  faithful  awhile  louKer  aud  you  will 
meet  her  in  (h;U  belter  land  where  you 
will  never  part  again. 

On  the  first  day  of  June  uister  Kilcr 
was  followed  by  a  laige  ooncoursc  of  rela- 
tives and  friends  to  ibo  uieeiing  house, 
where  brotlier  Noah  ll»-eier  delivered  a 
i'uneral  dif-course,  from  I  'JMiess.  iv.  14- IS, 
the  writer  following  with  a  few  remark'; 
her  luortal  remains  were  boeouiingly  and 
interred. 

Daniel  Beoutelheimeh. 


"Kelck"  Wlue  and  not  Cap. 

I  saw  aD  article  in  No.  29,  by 
brother  D.  P.  Sajlor,  on  the  wine 
question,  and  was  well  pleased  wilb 
it.  Again,  brother  Neher  made  it 
Btill  plainer.  But  in  No.  32,  brother 
Mishler  tries  to  overpower  both  by 
claiming  that  "kelch"  means  the  cup, 
chalice,  or  drinking  vensel,  and  not 
the  contents  ;  ahd  hence  I  cannot  for- 
bear writing.  Paul  said:  '  Dessel- 
bigen  gloichon  auch  don  kelch,  oach 
dem  Abeudmahle,  und  Rprach  :  Dieser 
kelch  ist  das  none  Iv.slaaiont  in 
nieinem  Blute ;  sulchos  that,  so  oft 
Ihr  es  trinket,  zu  meiuem  Gediecht- 
uiese." 

Now,  brother  Mishler,  if  ouTiSavior 
meant  cup,  or  chalice,  aud  not  the 
contents,  when  ho  said  "kelch,''  then 
we  need  nothing  iu  the  cup,  for  he 
positively  says,  "The  '  kelch"  is  the 
new  testament  in  my  blood.'' 

Davii)  FlKE. 

Oakland,  Aid. 


The  LamerMVllle  S«bliatli- 
scliool. 

Brother  James  Quintcr  : 

Having  had  the  pleasure 
of  attending  the  Jjamersviilc  Sabbath- 
Bchool  several  times,  and  being  well 
pleaded  to  .'>ce  it  in  such  a  flourishing 
condition,  I  will,  by  your  permissioti,  say 
something   about  it   through    the   Co.m- 

I'ANION. 

I/ist  spring  the  brethren  in  the  Dun- 
caiihville  eongregaliou  met,  and  organized 
a  Kabbuth  school  in  the  chureh  at  La- 
nicr.ivilic.  Since  tluit  time  they  have  Sab 
b  ith-Hchool  every  Sabbath  afternoon  at  3 
o'clock.  ]!rother  James  A.  Sell  is  the 
superintendent  ;  Dayid  I).  Sell,  a.ssist 
ant  ;  and  Simon  Sell,  secretary  ;  and  the 
leaehi'i'sare  all,  1  think,  niembiis  of  the 
church,  and  such  member.-^,  too,  that  are 
active  in  good  works  and  laboring  for  the 
welfare  oi"  the  school.  Sister  .Ie.';si(!  Co- 
gan,  a   pleuHuut  young   lady,  who  but  a 


few  uiontiis  ago  enlisted  under  the  ban- 
ner of  King  Jesus,  is  laboring  as  a  teaeh- 
cr,  and  is  apparently  enjoying  herself 
very  well  in  the  service  of  the  Lord. 
Mny  her  scholars  bo  won  by  her  chaste 
walk  to  iujitatc  the  .step  which  she,  their 
vounu  teacher,  has  taken,  by  seeking 
hiiu  wijo  lull)  said,  "They  that  seek  me 
early  shall  Ijnd  me." 

Tlio  Ciuldrcn's  Paper  is  distributed 
among  the  Keiiool.  No  library  t)o<>k>i  are 
used  ;  bui  the  Bible  is  the  only  reading 
book.  Queotions  are  ui-ked  from  the 
same  by  the  suDerinlendeni,  and  explain- 
ed very  satisfae-orily  to  the  school.  On 
this  aucount  ii  is  the  most  interesting 
one  I  ever  visited.  I  think  if  we  had 
such  a  bchool  in  every  church  of  our  fra- 
ternity, a  great  deal  of  good  might  he 
accomplished. 

How  encouraging  to  us  who  arc  young, 
when  the  older  members  meet  with  us,  to 
instruct  aud  teach  us  tlic  ways  of  the 
Lord  more  perfectly.  'Tis  then  we  feel 
that  they  are  interested  iu  our  welfwe, 
and  sympathize  with  us  in  our  trials  and 
tcrupraiious.  iNIay  we  all,  as  valiant 
soldiers,  disehurge  our  duties  laitlifully, 
consecrating  ourselves  to  him  that  loved 
us  und  gave  himself  lor  us. 

J.  A.   ClUIFFORD. 

I^unainiiville,  I'l. 


Nulrui  €oll«se  ('omuili>lee. 

The  committee  appointed  by  the 
last  Annual  Meeting,  on  Salem  Col- 
lego  affairs,  will  meet  Spptouibor  2Sth, 
1875,  iu  the  Solomon's  Creek  raeeiiug- 
houso,  one  mile  from  Arnold's  Sta- 
tion, or  three  miles  south  of  New 
Paris,  Elkhart  county,  lud.  Then 
the  committee  is  to  go  to  the  Tippe- 
canoe church,  Kosciusko  county  lii- 
diua. 

HiBL  Hamilton. 


Acknowlettnuieut. 

Brother  Quinter : — 

Please  publish  in  jour 
periodicals  the  following  letter  sent 
to  me  witljout  a  full  naiijo,  merely 
signed  P.  S.: 

Covington,  Miami  Co.,  Ohio,      ) 
July  5lh,  1875.  ) 
From  a  Friend  : 

Please  aonounce  through 
the  Companion  the  amount  enclosed, 
$4.00.  P   S. 

My  friend  P.  S.,  will  please  accept 
of  our  sincfro  thanks  for  his  liberal 
donation,  which  met  ns  in  our  press- 
ing want.  May  the  Lord  bless  our 
friend,  not  only  temporally,  but  also 
Hpiritually.  And  whilst  the  Sjiirit 
aud  the  bride  say.  Come, we  all  j  'in  iu 
and  say,  Come.  Come  in,  thou  blessed 
of  the  iiord,  wherefore  staudest   thou 


without?  and  suffer  thyself  no  longer 
to  be  called  a  friend  only,  but    also    a 
brother  or  sister  as  the  case  may    be. 
Yours  Truly 

J   D.  YoPKu. 

Also  $2  00  from  a  hisler  at  Nora, 
Illinois,  signed  S  !•]  K.,  an  entire 
stranger  iu  pers.)ii ;  but  bi-lirtviny^  her 
to  stand  in  c<iVHuaiiL  rHlutionship  --vith 
our  iddnr  brother,  we  claim  octjnaiut- 
anco  with  each  other  tlirough  the  ad- 
vocating spirit  of  our  Master.  Thariks 
to  her  for  her  sympiuhetic  foeliugs 
towards  the  needy,  manifested  io  her 
deed. 

Fraternally, 

J.  D.  YoDER 


AnuouuoeineuCs. 


Lovb-Ff.asts. 


In  the  Clover  Creek  congregation, 
Pa.,  on  the  lllh  of  October,  com- 
mencing at  4  o'clock.  Meeting  next 
day. 

J.   W.  BUUMBAUOII. 

In  the  Lost  Creek  church,  Juniata 
Cv).,  P.i  ,  at  the  Free  Spring  meeting- 
liouwe,  on  the  8lh  and  i)h  of  October, 
coninieiiciug  at  1  o'clock. 

M.  Basiiou. 

Iu  the  Union  Center  church,  I<]'k- 
hait  Co.,  Ind.,  ou  the  1.3'h  of  October, 
comuienclng  at  4  o'clock,  p.  m.  at 
their  brick  meeliug-hou.so  about  eight 
miles  west  of  New  Paris. 

Cyrus  Lentz. 

Cherry  Grove  church,  Carroll  Co., 
Ills.,  October  13ih  aud  14ih,  com- 
mencing ai  1  o'clock  p.  m. 

Plum  Creek,  Armstrong  Cl,  Pa., 
on  the  2 Ist  day  of  Stptemb«  r. 

Lewis  Kimmel 

In  the  Cicero  church,  near  Arcadia, 
Hamiltcm  Co.,  Ind  ,  on  the  13ih  of 
October,  to  commence  at  10  o'clock 
a  m.  D.\niel  Aciienbacu. 

In  the  Jacob's  Creek  congregation, 
at  the  Fayette  meeting-house,  Fayette 
Co.,  Pa.,  September  35ih,  to  com- 
mence at  2  o'clock  p.  m. 

AlJRAIIAM  SUMMY. 

In  the  Boar  Creek  church,  Morris- 
onville,  Cliristian  Co.,  Ills.,  beginning 
at  4  o'clock  on  the  evening  of  the  28ih 
of  September,  at  the  house  of  brother 
John  S.   Slutsmaii. 

A.  S.  Leer. 

Allison  Prairie  church,  Lnwronco 
Co.,  Ills.,  ou  the  25tb  of  September, 


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1875.     Those  coming  by  railway  will 
stop  off  at  Yiacennea.     We  hope   the 
laboriog  bretbrea  will  remember  us. 
Jacob  Gerhaiit. 

In  Donnings  Creek  church,  Bed- 
ford Co.,  Pa.,  Friday  October  8th 
commenciDg  at  4  o'clock  p.  ni.  Meet- 
ing over  Sunday,  if  we  get  strange 
speakers  that  will  stay. 

ThoiMas  S.  Holsihger. 

On  the  25th  and  2Gih  of  September, 
to  commence  at  2  o'clock  p.  m.  on 
Saturday,  at  the  house  of  James 
McBride,  in  the  Cumberland  church, 
Cumberland  Co.,  Ills.  We  will  lueet 
at  Casey  station,  on  the  Vandalia 
railroad,  brethren  comiog  from  the 
East  or  West  on  the  evening  of  24lb. 
J.  McBride 

In  the  South  Waterloo  church, 
Blijck  Hawk  Co.,  Iowa,  at  the  meot- 
iug-house,  4  miles  south  of  the  city 
of  Waterloo,  on  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day, the  16lh  and  IT^h  of  Oct.  next. 
Elias  K.  Buechley. 


District  Mbiting. 


The  District  Meeting  fo-the  Sontl- 
ern  District  of  ladiana  will  bo  htld  in 
the  Haccoon  Creek  church,  one  and 
a-half  miles  north-west  of  Ladoija,  on 
Thursday  the  28th  of  October. 

Wo  have  have  also  appointed  our 
commuDion  to  to  be  held  at  the  same 
plsce,  on  the  evening  of  the  27tb, 
commencing  at  2  o'clock  p.  m. 

11.  H.  Miller. 

We  ailunll  no  poetry  mn'ci"  any  clrciinistn.n 
c«^8  in  connection  with  Ot)ituniy  NoticP8.  Wa 
wish  to  use  Jill  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

la  the  Sprinfj  Run  conirrecatioD,  Mifflin 
county,  Pa.,  July  38i.li,  1875,  Ella,  daughter 
of  Mr.  Samufl  3.  and  sister  Margaret  \- 
R-plogl'',  anj  grauddaugliter  of  Bid.  Joseph 
K  Haiiawult,  aged  tin  years,  seven  uionths 
and  twenty-live  days. 

She  became  blind  when  about  three  years 
old,  ihiough  sickness;  and  was  su  ject  to 
« jiilepsy. 

She  was  religiously  inclined,  and  had  been 
taught  the  bymu,  'We  seek  the  Golden  City,' 
and  spoke  on  her  death-bed  of  seeing  its  glo- 
rifs  when  she  would  get  there.  The  once 
poor  liille  t)liiid  girl  now  both  sees  and  en- 
joys the  glory  she  spoke  about,  and  is  now 
rich  in  Paradise.  'Peace  to  her  dug..'  Fu- 
neral services  by  the  Brethren. 

8.     W.    BOLLINGBR. 

Near  Laporte  City,  Black  Hawk  county. 
Iowa,  of  heart  disease,  brother  Geo.  'I'aylok, 
aged  6S  years,  and  a  months.  Funeral  occa 
sion  improved  by  the  writer  assisted  by  Eld. 
Jackson,  of  the  Disciple  church,  from  the 
words,  The  lost  enemy  that  shall  bo  de- 
stroyed is  death;'  'Dust  thou  art  and   tiuto 


dust  thou  Shalt  return,'  to  a  large  and  atten- 
tive audience.  He  leaves  a  wife  (a  sister) 
end  7  ehil  Ircn  — 5  boys  and  2  gii  Is,  all  grown 
— 10  nioui  n  the  Ids?  of  a  depsrted  hurba'id 
and  falliT  The  hand  of  allliclion  has  fall- 
on  heavily  upon  the  family;  hut  if  they  look 
to  God  for  Rmce,  this  sore  afllietion  will  b« 
ssnclillKd  by  him  to  the  salvation  of  all  thus 
afflicted.  Truly  God  does  all  Ihiui-s  well, 
for  ho  pa8S''d  over  those  of  the  family  who 
are  ye'  unprepared,  and  rcmovid  the  one 
that  had  nmde  peace  with  God.  Thns  Uv 
I'repa-cd  one  passes  from  care  and  t^outjl- 
hete,  to  joys  beyond  this  life,  while  the  un- 
prepared mes  are  spared,  giving  thfm  an- 
other opi'ortunily  to  pr-.-ptru  for  the  change 
that  wi;l  soon  take  place.  O  Lord  !  vcive 
them  grace  that  they  may  Improve  this  op- 
portunly.  Elus  Troxbl. 

November  10th,  1874  in  the  Four  Mile 
church,  Union  county,  Indiana,  sister  Lydia 
McCoy;  ag-d  21  years  and  l2  days.  Disease, 
consumption.  Slie  was  baptized  August,  9, 
1874,  and  seemed  to  enjoy  the  Christian's 
hope  of  a  belter  ho'ne  above.  In  her  last 
affliction  she  called  for  the  Elders  of  the 
church  and  was  anointed.  Funeral  services 
by  brother  Alfred  Moore,  from  Isaiah 
xxxviii.  1,  to  a  large  concourse  of  people- 
In  the  same  church,  April  13th,  1875,  old 
sister  CiiAitLOTTE  Perdbav;  aged  93  years, 
and  1  month.  Text.  Isaiah  xixviii.  1.  Ser- 
vices by  the  Brethren. 

In  the  same  church,  April  15th,  1875,  old 
brother  Georob  Pbrbeau  husband  of  the 
above  8i«ter,  aged  94  years,  6  months,  and  5 
d»ys.  This  was  a  remarkable  old  couple. — 
They  were  born  in  the'  State  of  Maryland; 
left  iheie  when  he  was  about  6  years  old, and 
moved  to  Guilford  county,  North  Carolina. 
There  they  wer"-  married  on  the  9th  dny  of 
November,  1798.  They  lived  tliere  44  years, 
then  moved  lo  Uuloa  county,  Indiana,  aui 
lived  there  4.4  years. 

They  married  very  young,  and  lived  to- 
gether 76  years  last  November,  and  died  on- 
ly 3  days  apart.  Tliey  never  were  acquaint- 
ed with  the  Brethren  t.U  they  came  to  Union 
county,  Indiana.  I'ho  old  biother  told  me 
he  never  saw  a  man  with  a  long  beard  till 
he  settled  hero  among  the  Brethren.  The 
first  Brethren  ho  he»rd  preach  were  our  old 
brethren  John  Mye.s  and  Benjamin  Bow- 
man. They  lived  members  of  the  church 
35  or  40  year»  of  lh«ir  last  dayu.  They  could 
not  go  to  meelitg  in  their  last  years,  but 
said  they  could  nil  in  their  hous«  and  hear 
the  brethren  "ing  and  pray  :  their  spirit  was 
with  thein.  They  were  always  thankful  to 
the  Lord  that  their  lot  was  cast  among  the 
Brethren.  Wo  hope  ih»y  are  at  res'.  Fun- 
eral aervicis  by  the  Brethren. 

Martin  Wittbr. 

In  the  Coventry  church,  Chester  Co.,  Pa., 
ou  the  k9Lh  of  August,  1875,  our  sister  Liz- 
ziB  Umstbd;  aged  24  years,  8  months,  and 
10  days.     Sister   Li/.zie  suffered    about  one 

1  year  from  serofulous  affection.    She  bore  her 

i  sickness  with  great  patience,  desiring  lo  de- 
part and  be  with  Christ,  whiah  is  far  better. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  chu'ch  about  two 
and  a-half  years,  having  b:en  baptised 
Mach  1st,  1873.     May  we   all    meet  her   in 

!  glory. 

I  Funeral  services  by  brethren  J.  R.  Price, J. 
Harley,  1).  Reim,  and  J.  Conner.  She  was 
interred  in  the  St.  Peter's  burying  ground, 
Chester  count/.  Pa. 

John  Y.  Eissnrero. 
In  the    YeliOW    Creek   congregation,  Bed- 
ford   county.    Pa.,  Aug.  31st,   1875,   Effie, 
daughter  of  brother  Matthew  and  sister  Nan- 


cy McDaniel,  and  granddaughter  of  the 
writer;  aged  10  months  and  9  days.  The 
f'.eceaS"d  was  a  very  robust  child,  and  very 
pleasant  in  her  manner;  and  her  tender 
smiles  and  ple-isant  countenance  seemed  to 
produce  such  an  attachment  to  her  on  the 
)  art  of  her  p«renl8  and  all  those  around  her 
th»t  It  was  almost  heart-rendlug  to  part 
with  her.  But  wo  can  console  ourselves 
-with  the  blpBucd  thought  that  it  was  the 
Lord's  doing*. and  what  he  doe*  is  well  done. 
We  mny  verj  readily  conclude  that  Ihe  Lo'd 
loved  her  as  much  a»  w«  did  if  uot  more; 
and  hence  has  taken  bar  lo  blmself,  whera 
she  is  better  ca'-ed  for  than  she  wonid  be  if 
she  was  in  tho  care  of  her  •arlhlr  parents. 
Occasion  Improved  by  Eld.  J.  W  Brum- 
baugh and  others,  from  Fleb.  xiii   14. 

Gbo  BKUMnAnoH. 

In  the  Bach'ilor  Run  church,  Carroll  Co., 
Indiana,  Aug.  19  1S75,  Elizarktu,  wife  of 
friend  Daniel  Landia;  aged  38  years,  11 
mo.iths  and  18  days.  She  leaves  a  kind  hus- 
band and  eight  children.  Shu  left  an  in- 
fant only  a  few  hours  old.  May  the  kind 
husband  take  warning  as  we  know  not  the 
hour  when  death  may  come. 

Funeral  services  by  the  Brtthron. 

Geo.  Brudakeb. 


Advoj'tlMluK  RatvB. 

A  limited  nnuiber  of  unobjectionable  ad- 
Teitisementg  will  be  admitted  at  the  follow- 
ing rates 

Ten  lilies  or  less  constitute  a  tqunrc. 
One  fquare  1  week,  $  1  00 

"         "        1  month,  3  00 

"        "       2  months,  5  00 

"         "        3         "  7  50 

'         "       0         "  13  .50 

"         "      13         "  30  00 

DISCODNT   FJR   81'ACB. 

On2.«quaiC6,  -  -        5  per  cent. 

"   3      •'  -  -  10        " 

"   4      "  -  -  15         '< 

i<   8      "  -  -  20         " 

FAim  FOR  $«4L,E. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Sl-phenson  county,  Iliiiiois,  5 
miles  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  milus  frum  two  (,!herry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  30  acres,  under  cultivation;  a  large 
Stone  House  ;  gooJ  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
several  good  Spiings  ;  bearing  Fruit  Trees, 
&c. ,  ifec. 

Tbrms  :  |4,0  0  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
tho  balance  In  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address. 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beatri.^e,  Nebraska. 

WAFEIC  WHEEL.! 

THE       "BEE  11 8  "      W  II  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will    ni»e   one- 
third  less  water  ihan  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and   butter. 
Send  (or  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Bbbrs  &  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
Bb'RS,  Gauglbr  a  Cookr. 
Selen's  Grove,  Suyder  Co.,  Pa. 


Ilnlian  4liieeii8  For  Sale.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  expie.'is.  S'jud  stamp  for  price 
list.  Satisfaclion  guarante'td  in  all  cases. 
Aldres.*  SAMUEL  GREENAWALT,  Cear. 
foss  t'   O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 

rJtJm. 


608 


0HUI8TIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


THE    ECLIPNE. 


NIW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
l'OKTAni.E   FAKtl    E.\U1NE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 

Boil'TS,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 

For  uew  descriptive  ealalogues,  addreBB 
Frick  «V'  Co., 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franldin  Co.,  Pa. 

I*uii80ver  UiKi  I^ortl'M  Niippcr. 

Eld.  John  Wise  envs:  "Having  examined 
tin;  work  enl'lled  The  Vani'ioer  and  Lo'd'- 
Sapper^  written  by  .J.  W.  IJi'/.'.ii,  I  unliesiL» 
liimly  exp'fss  my  aii>robatio;i  of  tliu  work, 
and'thiiik  it  worthy  of  imblic  patronage;  and 
CHpi'i'ially  coiisid'.;r  t'lai  it  should  bu  in  every 
family  af  the  JlfoUierh  >-(l  " 

Tue  work  contains  'iWi  pacs.  Pi  icn, 
eintle  copy  by  mail,*!.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED, Adhvss, 

J.  W.  Beeu, 

Meycrsdalc, 
35  Somerset  Co.,  Pa. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


Tub  Ciin.TiKEN's  Patek  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated vai'cr  for  the  youn;;  folks.  The  only 
imi)er  for  chiUlren  published  anionj;;  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  2.5  cents  per  y  ar.  A  beaulidil  Map  of 
Pai.kst  NE  to  aeenlB  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  ou  receipt  of  stamp.     Address, 

H.  J.  KUKTZ, 

2  tf.  Polandy  Mnhoniug  Co.,  0. 

Tli«  «'Oiie     FHitb"   VitMlicttted; 

and  The  "Kailh-alone"  Theory  WciKtud  in 
the  Halance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wlierever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  centt;  2  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  ft. 10.  Address  : 

M.  M.  ErtHEI.MAN, 

LiANAUK 

25-^0.  Carroll  county  111. 


HOME  WOOI.E.\   FAl^TOKY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  aiticlo 
of  woolen  (joods  which  we  will  (junrantce  to 
t^ive  perfect  sal isfa  tion.  And  we  will  fiend 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  jjood  goods,  by  Express,  and  j)«y 
chnrges  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  iu  the  business 
over  foriy  yearf,  i  lliink  1  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  aiiJ  thiiik  they  will  liiid  it  lo 
tlieir  advantage  to  coi  respond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STU.iEllAKKi:, 

IIOMB  VVOjLliN  Ka<-|(HIV, 

JH  If.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


Stover    Antomatic 
WiuU  Eugiue. 


For  pump'nz  water, 
griudin; grain, i^c.  Three 
years  in  successf'Jl  oper- 
ation, and  over  S.OUO 
In  n**-:  T<-ok  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  Sate  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  light 
breeze.  [»  particularly 
ai'aptdd  to  th«  Eastern 
and  Southern  Stales  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  breeze 
ri  qired  to  operate  it. 

II   iM  Sioll-KeKnlHtiue. 

Will  col  t)low  down  or  freez";  up  iu  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  bea'tached  to  any  pumT>.  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circuKr 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Bto- 
VEU  Wind  Ent.tne  Co.,  Gr'-en:;a8tle,  Pa., 
or  H.  Wooi>MAN»ii,  Freeporl.  III. 

^*^  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Allegh«ny  mountains.        [tf 


n  O  U  N  T   l>  I.  E  A  .S  V  N  T   IN  NTI. 
•r  U  T  E  . 

WKSTMORKLAND   COUNTV,  PBNN'A. 
A.  K.   BEL,I,,  D.   1).,  -       President. 

JONATHAN  JONES,  A.  X.,  Principal. 
Z.  <!.  nUSlI,  A.  M.,  -  -  Asjistant. 
U.  STKPUEN8,   A.  M  ,       -  " 

Miss  E    C.  WALTER,         -  " 

Miss  M    L.  PLUMMER,     -  «' 

MiKS  K.  NEWMYEK,  Music  Teacher. 
Mrs.  M.  LLOYD,         -         -  Matron. 

The   First  Term   of  the   school    year, 
1875-76,  begins  Spteinbcr  3ud,  1875. 


I>«-pBrtairiit,a  ot  lustriicllon. 

The  courses  of  study  pu'sued  iu  the  Insti- 
tute are  live,  v'.z  : 

I.  A  College  Preparatory  Oou-se. 
II.  A   Scientific   Course    for   Lidies   and 
(ie,i)il.;mcn, 

III.  A   Scitiilllic    Course  with    Latin    or 

Modi-rn  Languages. 

IV.  A  Normal  Course.     For  those  jiiep«r- 

ing  to  teach. 
V.  A  Preparatory  Course.     For  those  not 
iiualified  tor  the  above  courses. 


Tuitlou. 

In  regular  course,  -  -  fI2  per  term. 
Preparatory   course,  -  10 

Hoard  and  furnished  room  (."  .50  per  wek. 

Send  for  a  Catalogue.  Addrts«  Principal. 
3.5-3in.  Mt.  Pi.i!A8»nt,  Pa- 


rUUMC    S(AI..K. 


Will  ho  sol  1  at  puMic  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  25.h,  1875,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  76  acres  of  oooi)  t,.vni),  a  large  four- 
story  Mill,  with  water  and  steam  jtowcr,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  fiame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Ha'n,  and  other  necoBsary  out- 
buildings   all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  n  valualde  property,  is  in  a  good 
counliy,  near  markets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Midrilelowu.  D-.uphlu  county.  Pa. 

The   Sdle    will  he  held   in   Middletown,  at 
the  Hour  and  feed  store,  near  ihe  dep  ii.  For 
any  fnilhi  r  inlormution    call   on  or  a''il<ess, 
I).    M.  SvAvi-   Y,  .Miller, 
or  M    N.  h Ain'MAN. 

The  sale  will  begin  at  'i  o'clock,  \i.  ui. 

Will   be  Ii  Id  i/ii  cmy  lirmn. 


TIIEVEIKEK  iflANUFACTlIKINU 
•  OtlPANY, 

Sole  Proi'rietous  and  MAwrFArtLRERs  or 


TUKGKISER 

SELF-KEGL'LATING  GRAIN  SEPARATOR 

CLEANER  AND  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT.      ■ 

FOI-DING  STACKER  ct  WINDJ.ASS. 

Also,  Mou'TEi)  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Pateul  I.BVEu  AuitA-'OBMiJNrs. 
Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Gbisek  Marfo.  Co  , 
]fl-lf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

THE  GOSPEL  VISITOrT 

('■■mplc'tn  vnliini»>i  «(  Hie  t!i.»pol  Visitor  nf  v:irii>ii<) 
yrir^.  iiiilniliiiir  smnc  nT  tin-  i-iiilirst  v.iliinies,  Oer- 
iMJiu  iinil  ICii^li^li.     I-'i>r  particulars  addrcsn. 

ii.  .1.  KllllTZ,  Pola.Kl.  O'lij 

Brethren's  Encyclopedia 

I^tilmli'S.  C(ill<x'tr'»l  .-ilul  nrrftUffoil  in  alidialx'tiral 
oril'T  Iiv  KIii'T  Hcni)-  Knit/.  I*rir<',  honn'l  in  niim- 
liir..  nitli  Alexander  Macli'H  writinKH,  i\.M.  In 
paiiiplilct  form,  without  Slacli's  writiiiss,  to.7.'). 
Ad'lresii, 

Ii.  J.    ivi  RT/,    I'.N.il.  Ohio. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

Till"  Cliildieii'H  Parer  i^  .i  ueallv  illuflrated  puiwr, 
di'voli-d  I"  I  lie  in..<trnrii.,n  cif  the  rliiMiiMi.  Only 
t  vvt-rit  \'.(iv«'  rt.iit.H  :i  ^  far.  Pn-ininuM  to  .'tltt'iit*  jirt  • 
tiii«  ui'clnliK.  .Si'nd stamp  for  ►pociunii  copy.  .\ddieKw, 

U.  J.  KiJiir/. 

Pohiiid.  Mihntnif)  Co.,  O. 

"A  righteous    man    regsrdelh  the  life  of   his 
beast." — Pkov.  xii.   10. 

NIFETY   (<<»M.AK  l»AI>««. 

Hnviiig  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
now  Horse  Coilar  Pad.  which  w-  niail  fiee 
of  po.sLrtge  lo  any  part  of  the  UiJlul  Stiiles, 
upon  li.e  receipt  by  letter  of  7,5r.  fo:  n 
single  one,  or  81 .5(>  a  jialr.  They  aro 
light,  handsome,  duraltlc,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  lilted  lo  al- 
most any  dinnght  collar.  We  gunrnnteo 
them  lo  prevent  horses'  neeks  from  becom- 
ing sore  from  use  to  Linibir  Pole  WiiKons, 
Reapers.  Mower«,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Oiills.  Kcnienibcr  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Coi.i.AKS  :  "Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Colla-s,  f4  ea'^h  or  J8  a  pai-.  S^ioa  S'raw 
Drafi  Collars,  $3  each  or  $0  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  lliiiihct!  with  Safelv  (Jollar  Pads  and 
driivercd  at  Depot  or  Express  ofllco  on  re- 
ceipt of  pi  ice. 

WhclcK.ile  orders  solicited  from  dealers. 
Sallsfacliou  guaranteed. 

P.   H.  Hi'.AVER, 

MoiiLmdon, 
18  tf.  Northuinbeiland  Co.,  Pa. 


I*iire-ltr<>«l  I.i(;lit   llrtilininN. 

Pen  comb,  Ivue  to  feather,  ami  c.iMiiot  be 
excelled  for  si/.c,  etc.  We  will  sliip  by  ex- 
press to  anv  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pulletSi 
for  live  (<!.5.00)  dollar.s.     Addrop.--, 

!}.  Bkaki>, 

35.  Pulu,  lUb, 


0.  F.  G.     Vol.  XL 


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G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


c 


BY  JAMKS  QIJINT£K. 


"If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  commaiidrneuis." — Jesds. 


At  fl.60  Per  Annum. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  SEPT.  28,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  39. 


Come,  I»Ilgl«ty  Spirit. 


Come  mighty  Spirit,  Pt-netrat^ 
This  he'irt  and  soul  of  miue  : 

And  my  whole  being,  with  thy  grace, 
Pervade,  O  Life  Divine  ! 

As  lliis  clear  air  surrounds  the  earth, 

Thy  grace  around  me  roll; 
As  the  fresh  liithi  peivades  the  air, 

So  pierce  and  fill  my  soul. 

As,  from  these  clouds,  let  down  in  love 

The  precious  summer  rain, 
So,  from  thyself  pour  down  the  flood 

That  freshens  all  again. 

As  these  fair  floweis  exhale  their  scent 

In  gladness  at  our  feet., 
S3  from  thyself  let  fragrance  breathe. 

More  heavenly  and  sweet. 

Thus  life  within  our  lifeless  hearts 

Shall  make  its  glad  abode; 
And  we  shall  shine  in  beauteous  light, 

Filled  with  the  li^ht  of  God. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Hope  aud  Failli. 


BY  GEORGE  K    SAPi'INGTON. 


''Faith  i»  the  substance  of  things  hoped 
for;  the  evidence  of  things  not  seen." — 
Paul. 

God,  in  his  infinite  mercy,  has  given 
man  many  qualities  of  mind,  but  none 
60  striking  as  hope.  lu  all  the  trials, 
struggles,  and  afflictions  of  this  life, 
there  is  something  which  still  cheers 
the  heart  and  bids  us  struggle  on.  Its 
tenacity  of  purpose  is  never  equaled 
by  any  other  feeHng.  It  is  always 
the  last  to  give  up.  This  strength  of 
purpose  Laa  been  very  ahiiply,  though 
ably,  expressed  by  the  adage,  "Where  j 
there  is  life  there  is  Hope."  It  is  | 
like  a  little    dove,  the   messenger    of: 


peace ;  it  comes  creeping  into  the 
heart  when  every  other  feeling  but 
despair  has  long  since  been  driven 
out  by  some  unexpected  calamity. 
Aud  oh!  how  it  strengthens  your 
purpose  when  all  your  friends  have 
dtsrrted  you,  enemies  sneer  at  you, 
strangers  laugh,  and  charitable  ones 
pity  you  ;  whan  every  one  in  the 
world  is  arrayed  against  you,  and 
your  opinions  and  purposes  are  thwart- 
ed. 

Look  at  the  merchant  in  his  count- 
ing room.  Business  accumulates, 
his  financial  affnirs  become  intricate 
aud  embarrassing;  bills  to  a  large 
amount  come  pouring  in  with  such 
rapidity  that  he  is  ready  to  give  up 
in  despair,  yet  he  strives  on.  Why? 
Because  something  away  down  in  his 
heart  says:  "Business  is  dull  now, 
times  hard,  money  scarce,  this  is  just 
one  of  the  storms  of  life  ;  but  after  a 
while  busineBS  will  become  better, 
money  more  plentiful,  and  the  sky 
which  is  now  dark  with  lowering, 
angry  looking  clouds  will  become 
bright  and  clear,  and  the  beautiful 
bow  of  promise  will  form  its  arch  in 
the  heavens,  denoting  the  triumph  of 
hope  over  the  many  difficulties  which 
now  surround  me."  Yes,  this  some- 
thing (I  cannot  describe  it)  which  en- 
ters the  heart  when  all  outward  iuflii- 
encos  seem  impossible  to  be  overcome, 
is  Hope. 

Why  is  it,  that  persons  have  been 
known  to  struggle  for  years  ag'ainst  a 
tide  of  difficulty  which  it  would  seem 
impossible  to  overcome  ?  It  is  because 
Hope  smooths  the  rough  and  stony 
way,  making  yen  look  continually 
into  the  future,  and  there  always  i 
showing  you  success  pictured  in  ity 
brightest  colors. 


The  prisoner  in  his  cell,  serving  out 
a  term  of  many  years,  looks   forward 
with  eagerness  to  the  time  of   his   re- 
lease ;  and  Hope  rises   in    his   breast 
as  it  displays   the    happiness   yet   in 
store  for  him.     Oh,  what  great   reso- 
lutions are    formed  !     How    he    will 
then  become  a  good  man,    and    work, 
aud  strive  to  raise  his  family    out   of 
the  dipg  ace  and  poverty    int  >    which 
he  has  voluntarily  hurled  them  !  Now 
there  is  nothing  around  him   but    the 
bare  walls    of   his   cell :    no    wife   to 
cheer  aud  comfort  him  in  his  woe,   or 
to  minister  to  him  in  his  sickness  ;  no 
children  "to  climb  his   knees   the  en- 
vied kiss  to  share,"  or  by  their   inno- 
cent prattle  and  play  to   while    away 
the  long,  gloomy,  lonely  hours — hours 
which  hang  over  him  like  some  black 
thunder  cloud,  seeming  to   crush    out 
every  feeling  in  his  breast  but  that  of 
sullen    despair ;    no    friends    around 
him  with  whom  he  can    converse,    or 
pass  the    time    with    some    innocent 
amusement;   but,   all    alone,   he  sits, 
while  the  glorious  sun   slowly    sinks 
in  the  west,  throwing  its   last  beams 
on  the  contented  farmer  wending   his 
way  homeward  from    his    plow,    the 
workman  from  his  shop,  and  the  mer- 
chant from    his    counter,    all     weary 
from  mental  and  physical  labor,  there 
to  meet  smiling    wives    and    happy 
children,  sooa  forgetting   their   cares 
and  troubles,  around  the   social   do- 
mestic hearth ;  upon   the    little    birds 
as  they  seek  their  nests  in    the   trees, 
singing  their  evening  carols,  and  even 
upon  the  venomous  snake  as  it  crawls 
in  search  of  victims    for    its    evening 
meal.     All  these  enjoy  freedom.    Not 
!tO  with  him.     There  he  sits,  all  alone, 
in  the  corner  of   his    cell,    where    the 
evening  shadows  are  gathering  thick 


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CHHISTIAN  FAMILT  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


and  fast,  with  hid  elbows  on  lus  knees  tend  to  mystify  rather  than  expitiin 
and  bis  face  bowed  down  bftACcu  his 
hands.  Let  ns  see  what  he  is  think- 
iug  about.  Bright  memories  of  child- 
hood are  etoaliug  across  hia  mind. 
He  is  ouco  more    roaming   over     the 


Ocean,  although   you     never  saw  it; 
therefore  you  have    faith    in    geogra- 
phers.    You  believe  there  is   a    God, 
bills  chasing  the   gaudy  'butteifly  or  j  though  you  never  saw  him  ;  but  you 


In  the  first  place,  we  propose  to 
It  is  simply  believing  in  things  not  I  pay  our  respscts,  by  noticing  briifly 
seen.     You  believe  there  iu  an  Indian  |  ihe  proposition,  or    the    quettion    of 


plucking  the  wild  flowers  by  the  leap- 
ing, sparkling  brook  ;  or  once  n\ore  he 
is  trc-adicg  the  shady    path    with    bis 
books  under  hie  arm  on    his    way    to 
the  old  stone    Fchool-house  ;  or    hand 
in  hand  he   skips    along    beside    hi=^ 
mother,  on  the  quiet  S-tbbath  morning, 
to  the  o'd-fasliioued  church,  there    to 
leceive  his    lirst    impressions    of  the 
loving  and  bies-ied  Jesus.     IIow    the 
tc-ar.J     course      down     his    furrowed 
cheeks  as  these  memories   crowd    his 
mind.     IIow  ho  trembles  with  agony 
as  he  thinks  of  his  parting  with   that 
mother  upon  his  going  to  the  city    to 
learn  his  trade  !     How  his  brow   con- 
tracts   and  darkens   as    he  recollects 
how  be  was  led,  step   by    step,    into 
lempialion,  step    by    step,    from    one 
crime  to  another,  u!>til  now  he  sufl'ers 
the  penalty  for   his   misdeeds.     And 
oh,  how  dark  is   the   future!     Long, 
long  years  of  imprit?onmeut  are  before 
him !       Yet,     as     these     despair'ng 
thoughts    are   coursing   through    his 
brain,  there  in  a    tiny     ray    of    Hope 
lighting  up  the  daik,  thickly-gatliored 
shadows  of  the  soul,  poiuti.'Jg  out   the 
time  of  bis  release,  the   brigiit,    glori- 
ous future  he  will    then    have    before 
him, and  telling  him  "to  hope  on,  hope 
ever."      This     Hope     iu     prisoners 
has  been  strongly  illustrated  by  Davis, 
hung  iu  Westminster,  Marytand.     It 
is  said  that  he  had  hopes  of  his  release 
up  to  v^ilhin  a  day  of  his  death. 

80  the    soldier,   -iu    the    hospiial, 
thinks  of  Lis   homo,  and    forgets    his 


have  faith  and  believe  in  the  Script- 
ures written  thousands  ot  years  ago, 
and  in  men  that  were  then  his  minis- 
ters and  prophets. 

While  Hope  is  ever  transitory  and 
flattering,  liitting  her3  and  there   like 
the  little  bird,F^ith  is  as  steady  as  the 
lofly  soar  of  the  eagle.      Faith,    when 
OLce  firmly  and  deeply    implanted    in 
the  heart,  can  never  be  shaken.     The 
persecutions    of    the     early      Chris- 
tian martyrs  is  abundant  proof  of  this 
fact;  neither  death  by  the    slow    lire, 
or  by  wild  beasts,  nor  by  rack,  griud- 
ing  the  flesh  inch  by  inch,    has   ever, 
for  a  moment,  been  sufficient   to    dis- 
turb the  triumphant  cour.=;e    of  Faith. 
Despite  all  the    distracting   religious 
wars  and  persecutions,  Faith  in    that 
lowly  Jesus,  the  young    carpenter   of 
Nazareth,    has    stood    the    test    for 
nearly  nineteen  hundred  years,  and  is 
each  day,  slowly  but    surely,    spread- 
ing ;  and  the  time  is   not   far    distant 
when  a   new   era    will    dawn     upon 
Christianity,     extending    it    through 
heathen  lands  to  the  uttermost    parts 
of  the  earth. 
Frederick,  Md 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
More  Expensive  than  ICocuuiier- 
afiva. 


BY    P.   S    NEAVCOMEU. 


As  I  have  said  before,  even  so    say 
I  now,  that,  in  glancing  over  the  pro- 
present  pain  iu  anticipating  the  happy  I  coediugs  of  our  A.  M.,  as  they  appeared 


uu'eting  of  friend.^  and  relatives  upon 
his  return.  Ah  !  but  how  delusive 
is  hope!  How  often  it  pictures  fu- 
ture happiness  to  poor,  sick  or  wouud- 
k1  soldiers,  and  is  then  scattered  to 
the  wiuds  i)y  the  cold,  clammy  hand 
ol  death.  It  is  truly  as  the  poet 
^n\ii.  "Hope  is  a  bait  that  covers  any 
Look." 

i>ui  in  the  contemplation  of  Hope, 
1  have  almost  forgotten  my  other  sub- 
ject— Faith.  First  I  wish  to  show 
what  faith  is,  and  what  connection  it 
has  wiih  Hope.  The  Bible  defines 
Faith  as  "the  substance  of  things 
hoped  for,  the  evidei;c;i  of  things  not 
seen."  I  have  heard  hundreds  of  ser- 
jnoUB  prea^cht.i)  •?»  Faith,  but  they  all 


in  our  welcome  VisitvU  with  its 
nameless  speakers  attached,  I  have 
felt  deeply  impressed  with  this  self- 
evident  fact,  that  the  character  of  the 
business  brought  before  this  body  is 
not  worthy  the  attention  bestowed 
upon  it,  nor  virtually  beneficial ;  or, 
to  use  a  vulgar  phrase,  "the  game  is 
not  worth  the  amunition  expended," 
and  the  conclusions  frequently  attain- 
ed are  far  from  satisfactory  as  a  whole. 
Rising,  as  I  do,  almost  out  of  obscur- 
ity, and  not  being  personally  ncciuaint- 
ed  with  a  largo  majority  of  the  breth- 
ren who  represent  our  conference,  I 
trust  I  may  be  pardoned  for  my  pre- 
sumption in  thus  entering  my  feeble 
protest, 


great  magnitude,  broaght  up  for    di.s- 
cussion,    the    expediency     of     using 
uufermeuted  wine  at  our  communion. 
This  I  truly  conceive    does    not    bear 
upon  its  face  the  imprint  of  vital   sig- 
nificance, as  from  tlie  existence  of  the 
fraternity  of  the  Brethren    there    has 
no  perceptible  deleterious  effect  come 
under  our  observation  from  the  use  of 
it;  and  as  God,  in    the    infinitude    of 
hi.s  wisdom,  in  arranging  the  laws  of 
naturo  did  not  deem  it  expedient  thut 
the  grape  should  blossom,  blooui,  and 
ripen  the  year  round,  we    accept    the 
law  of  preservation  by    fermentation, 
iu  order  to  possess  the  extract    when 
needed  in  the  etirly  spring,  as  well  ss 
auiuniu  the  only  lime  it    can    bo   ob- 
taiualile    in    its    unlermented    state. 
The  question  resolves  itself  into  this  : 
In  either    condition   it    is   used  a^    a 
representitive  of  the  shed  blood  of  our 
blessed  Redeemer,  commemorative  of 
his  death.     Used  legitimately  in    this 
sense  is  the  crowning  virtue,  and    for- 
ever     discards     controversy     as    to 
quality. 

Next  the  momeutous    question,    so 
thoroughly  mangled  in  its  dissec  ion, 
the    expediency    or    inexpediency    of 
withholding  the  names  of  spenk-^rs  ia 
publishing  the  u-portcf  A.  -M.     This 
question  of  such  great  magnitude  i,as 
engaged  the  attention  of  our    confer- 
ence in  body  for  the  past  three  or  four 
years;  disposing  of  it    from    ti/ne    to 
lime  by    refering    to   next  A.  M.  (fee, 
and    thus    depriving    perhaps    nine- 
tenths  of  the  brotherhood  of  an  enjoy- 
ment long  sought  after !     It  is   pass- 
ing strange  that  its  opponents  cannot 
arrive  ut  this  co  iceplion  of  the  matter, 
and  gracefully  reiinquish  ungrounded 
prtjudice,  and  s.".ti!-"fy  the  demands  i-^o 
continually  made  for  prompt  and    de- 
cisive action.     It  is  painfully  obvious 
that  the  component  elements    of   our 
conference  generally  lack  this  i'iq)0!t- 
ant  attribute,  decision  of  character,  so 
very  essential  in  a  deliiierative    bi;dy 
for  the  prompt   dispatciiing   of   busi- 
ness.    It  is  the  legitimate  business  of 
the  editors  of  our  periodicals  to  give 
their  readers  interesting  matter,  and  I 
believe  they  are  using  every  effort  to 
promote  the  best  interests  of  the  great 
cause  they  advocate;  but  when   h»dd 
iu  subjection  by  the  few  to  the    detri- 
ment of  the  many,  curbed  by  defaced 
taid  ancient  prejudice    with    no   sub- 
stantial basis  uud  full  of  unfounded 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Gil 


aasumpUoD,  I  truly  think   it   is   time 

for  the  mnjority  to  assert  its  rightR 
boldly  hy  facing  the  untonod  and 
discordant  music  until  its  raonoto- 
uous  strains  are  lost  to  the  ear  of 
progression,  and  this  "No  thus  tmilh 
the  Lord,^' \s  swallowed  up  in  victory, 
and  then  we  will  have  no  more  broth- 
er Blank-'s  saying  so  and  so,  but  the 
signatures  boldhy  attached,  assuming 
the  manly  position,  "lam  responsible 
for  what  I  uitor  from  honest  convic- 
tions ;''  and  if  in  error,  we  will  have 
magnanimity  enough  to  attribute  it 
to  an  error  of  the  head  and  not  of  the 
heart. 

I  thinl£  I  can  honestly  assume  the 
position  v.'ithcut  fear  of  successful 
contradiction,  that  entirely  too  heavy 
an  expense  is  incurred  in  the  holding 
of  our  general  conference,  and  that 
the  character  ot  the  business  brought 
before  it  does  not  justify  it.  The 
money  used  for  conducting  it  had  far 
better  be  disseminated  for  christiani- 
zing and  evangelizing  the  thousands 
and  tens  of  thousands  of  poor,  de- 
pravt'd,  fallen  humanity,  who  are  suf- 
fering in  hunger  for  the  bread  of  life. 
The  three  or  four  thousand  dollars 
annually  expended  over  questions  of 
no  earthly  vital  significance,  judi- 
ciously employed  for  the  dispensation 
of  the  gospel  in  its  purity,  would  be 
more  remuuerative  in  helping  swell 
the  blood  washed  thro'Jg  to  such  pro- 
portions that  angels  in  heaven  would 
make  their  high  and  holy  resting 
place  ring  wilh  rtjoicing,  and  the  God 
of  our  father  J  and  of  our  salvation 
will  catch  up  the  strain,  and  the  wel- 
come plaudit  will  reverberate  through- 
out his  blist-ful  paradise,  "Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant ;  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will 
make  thee  ruler  over  many  things.'' 

Ob,  how  I  long  for  the  time  when 
discussion  upon  minor  topics  will 
cease,  and  unwarranted  restrictions 
are  known  no  more  forever.  Instead 
of  discussing  the  ungodly  organ,  the 
shape  and  cut  of  the  coat,  the  size  and 
breadth  of  the  hat  brim,  with  the 
thousand  and  one  outside  appliances 
and  restrictions,  let  us  discuss  true 
vital  piety  and  the  best  means  to  pro- 
mote the  cause  of  salvation.  Let 
such  propositions  be  entered  upon  our 
annual  docket,  the  very  essence  of 
which  may  be  life-giving  in  their 
character,  as  will  infuse  deep,  solemn, 
pungent,  spiritual  energy  into  every 
heart,  and  bring  peace,  gladness,  joy 
unspeakable  and  full  of  glory  to  eyery 


ardent  aspirer  after  holiness,  and  re- 
pentance reformation,  transformation 
from  the  power  of  darkness,  sin,  polu- 
tion,  and  eternal  death,  to  to  multi- 
tudes yet  wallowing  in  the  mire  of 
sin  and  iniquity,  aliens  and  strangers 
to  the  common  wealth  of  Israel,  living 
without  God  and  v^ithout  hope  in  the 
world.  This  my  dear  brethren  and 
sisters  should  be  the  happy  issue. 
The  great,  vital  question  that  should 
absorb  our  best  energies,  is  true,  vital, 
practical,  experimental  Christiauity, 
the  best  means  for  its  promulgation 
and  growth.  Let  these  issues  be  the 
man  of  oar  counsel,  and  we  willhave 
no  more  humdrum  episodes  upon 
questions  of  doubtful  aasurance  and 
ineifective  character.  I  trust  I  will 
be  pardoned  for  my  outspoken  senti- 
ments. 

Boonsboro,  Md, 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou- 
Hisrvesl  — liaborers. 


BY  HENRY  P    BRINKWORTH. 


the 


"Tbo  harv'^st  truly  is   plenteous  ;  but 
labortrs  are  few." 

While  we  look  around  us,  and  see 
the  fields  already  white  to  harvest, 
we  are  brought  to  remember  the 
words  of  our  Saviour  to  his  disciples, 
"The  harvest  truly  is  plenteous  ;  but 
the  laborers  are  few."  But  the  har- 
vest to  which  we  allade,  and  to  which 
our  attention  is  demanded,  is  that 
great  harvest,  which  must  determine 
our  lives  and  actuate  us  to  go  for- 
ward to  the  help  of  the  Lord  against 
the  mighty.  Truly  we  can  say,  "The 
harvest  is  plenteous."  "Pray  ye 
therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest" 
that  he  would  send  forth  more  labor- 
ers into  his  vineyard.  In  the  West 
the  calls  for  preaching  are  becoming 
more  numerous  ;  and  as,  from  time  to 
time,  we  see  those  calls  made  mani- 
fest through  the  periodicals,  we  are 
brought  to  reflect,  and  to  ask  our- 
selves the  question.  Are  we  doing  all 
we  can  to  send  the  gospel  to  those 
who  are  hungering  and  thirsting  for 
righteousness  ? 

Whilst  the  calls  for  bread  to  satisfy 
the  western  people  were  being  made, 
during  the  past  winter,  the  brethren 
and  others  willingly  contributed  to 
their  relief;  and  thousands  were 
spared  from  what  appeared  inevita- 
ble starvation.  i5ut  now  another  call 
has  gone  forth.  The  Macedonian  cr}' 
has  been  uttered  ;  and  manj  a,re  call- 


ing for  the  '-bread  of  bfe."  Oh  !  let 
us  see  to  it  that  the  call  does  not  pass 
by  unheeded.  When  I  see  from  four 
to  five  and  six  gathered  around  the 
ministerial  table  in  the  R.ist,  I  am 
often  made  to  think:  "Oh,  if  only 
some  of  them  were  in  the  West,  there 
would  be  plenty  for  them  to  do." 
Yes,  the  harvest  truly  is  plenteous, 
the  laborers  are  few  ;  and  when  I 
think  of  our  Saviour's  command  to 
his  chosen  followers,  "Go  ye  into  all 
the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to 
every  creature,"  the  question  arises, 
Are  we,  as  a  Christian  people,  pro- 
fessing to  know  the  way  to  eternal 
Ufe,  are  ive  doirig  our  duty?  Have 
we  done  all  we  can  do  ?  Could  we 
not  in  some  way  further  the  cause  of 
our  divine  Master  ?  or  is  there  nothing 
left  for  us  to  do  ? 

The  command  is  "Go."  Have  we 
obeyed  the  command  ?  Thousands 
there  are  who  from  week  to  week  do 
not  get  to  hear  the  gospel.  They 
have  not  the  Christian  privliges  that 
some  of  you  are  enjoying.  They  are 
calling  to  you,  "Oh  !  come  and  preach 
to  us."  Are  there  not  some  who  are 
willing  to  bear  the  cross  for  Christ 
even  in  the  West,  who  are  saying, 
"Here  am  1,  send  m'?."  Oh  !  let  us 
"be  up  and  doing  ;"  "for  the  night  of 
death  cometh  when  no  man  can 
work,"  and  then  we  may  expect  to 
hear  the  welcome  plaudit,  "Well  done, 
good  and  faithful  servant,  thou  hast 
been  faithful  over  a  few  things,  I  will 
make  thee  ruler  over  many  things, 
Enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy 
Lord." 

Burr  Oak,  Kansas. 


Don't  go  to  Law. — A  very  learn- 
ed judge  was  asked  what  he  would  do 
if  a  man  owed  him  ten  pounds  and  re- 
fused to  pay.  His  reply  was  worth 
remembering  by  those  who  are  quick 
to  take  oifi'nse  and  begin  a  quarrel. 
He  said  :  'Rather  than  bring  an  ac- 
tion against  him,  with  its  costs  and 
uncertainty,  I  would  give  him  a  re- 
ceipt in  full  of  all  demands  ;  yes,  and 
I  would  give  five  pounds  over  to  cov- 
er all  possible  expenses.' 

— Respectability  is  all  very  well  for 
folks  who  can  have  it  for  ready  money, 
but  to  be  obliged  to  run  in  debt  far  it 
is  enough  to  break  the  heart  of  an 
angel. 

— Virtue  is  the  beauty,  and  vice  the 
deformity  of  the  soul. 


612 


OHRISTIAN  FAMILX  OOMP ANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOIU 


I^ove  will  l>o  It- 

I  was  pitliDET  alone  in  the  Iwili'^lit, 
With  ray  spirit  trout  Ud  and  voxcil, — 

With     tliooKbts     tlial     were      morbid     and 
jrlooiny, 
Aud  faith  that  was  sorely  perplexed. 

Some  homely  work  I  was  doii\a: 

For  the  child  of  my  love  and  care, 

Some  blHches  wearily  setting 
I;i  the  cndkss  world  of  repair. 

Hut  my  ihoiighis  were  abo'it  the  building, 

The  woiU  one  day  to  be  tried; 
And  lliat  only  the  gold  and  silver 

And  the  preeious  stones  abide. 

Then  remembering  my  own  poor  dlorts, 
The  wretched  worli  I  had  done. 

And  even  when  trying  most  truly 
The  meager  success  I  had  won, 

"It  is  nothing  but  wood,  hay.  and  stubble," 

I  said.     '  It  will  all  be  burned, 
The  useful  fruit  of  the  talents 

One  day  to  be  returned." 

Just  then,  when  I  turned  the  garm  nt, 
That  no  rent  should  be  left  behind, 

My  eye  caught  an  odd  little  bunj^le 

Of  mending  and  patch-work  combined. 

My  heart  grew  suddenly  tender, 

And  something  blinded  my  ejes 
With  one  of  those  sweet  intuitions 

Which  sometimes  make  us  so  wise- 
Dear  child  !  she  wanted  to  help  me, 

I  know  'twas  the  best  she  could; 
But  oh  !  what  a  patch  she  had  made  i'. — 

The  grty  missraatching  the  blue  ! 

And  yet — can  you  understand  me  ? 

With  a  tender  smile  and  a  tear 
And  a  half  compassionate  yoainiiig 

I  felt  her  grow  more  dear. 

Then  a  voice  seemed  to  break  the  silence, - 
'Twas  the  voice  of  the  Lord  to  me, — 

"Alt  thou  tenderer  for  the  little  child 
Than  I  am  tender  for  thee  ?" 

And  straightway  I  knew  his  meaning, 
80  full  of  compassion  and  love; 

And  my  faith  came  back  to  the  refuge, 
Like  the  glad  returning  dove- 

80  I  thought  when  the  Master  Builder 

Cometh  our  service  to  view, 
To  SCO  what  rent  must  bo  mended, 

And  what  must  be  made  all  am  w, 
"/erhapSi  as  he  looks  at  the  labor, 

My  work  he  will  bring  to  the  light. 
And  seeing  the  marring  and  bungling, 

And  how  far  it  all  is  from  right, — 
''He  may  feel  as  I  felt  for  my  darling, 

And  will  say  as  I  said  for  her  : 
'Dear  child  !  she  wanted  to  help  me, 

And  love  for  mc  was  the  spur.' 
"And  for  the  real  love  thai  wae,  in  it 

He  >yill  value  the  poor  worij  of  mine; 


And  because  it  was  nuto  him  only. 
Will  crown  it  with  plaudit  divine  !" 

And  lh''n  in  Ike  deepening  twilight 
I  sceineJ  to  be  claspiuga  hand, 

And  to  feel  a  great  love  constraining — 
Stronger  than  any  command 

—  St  ected  by  G.  Hope. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
l*ray  Inr  all  illvu. 


BY  J.   U.  GAKVER 


That  this    is    a    divine   injunction, 
no  believer  of  the    Bible     will    deny. 
But  how  very  many  professors  of  the 
religion  of   Christ    fail    to    obey    it. 
Uowr  many  there  are  who  thiuk.it    is 
sufficient  to  say  formally,  "Lord  help 
all  men,"  not  kno^ving  the  real  wants 
of  a  single  individual  outside  of  self. 
Think  or  imagine  of  a  line    of    per- 
sons   touching    each    other     twenty 
miles  in  length.     Add    to    this    litie 
after  line  until  there  is   a   solid   body 
twenty  miles  square.     This  gives  an 
approximate  idea  of  number  and  bulk. 
Divide  thorn  into  two  unrqual    parts, 
so  as  the  greater  part    shall    be    six 
times  as  large  as  the  less,  or,    in    re- 
gard to  number,  about    twelve    hun- 
dred millions  in  the  larger,  and  about 
two  hundred  millions  in  the    smaller 
body.     Conceive  of  the   larger    num- 
ber as  being  unbelievers,    and    of    a 
large  proportion  of  them  as  being,  not 
only  dead  in  tresspasses  and    in  sins, 
but   immoral,   wretched,     wicked     in 
the  extreme,    and   miserable.     Think 
of  this  mighty  host  of  huiuan    beings, 
of  their    condition,    of    their    wants 
temporal  and  spiritual,  and  of  the  im- 
possibility of  tbeir  being  supplied    by 
man.     Divide  the  smaller   body    into 
hundreds  of  different  st  c's.     Imagine 
a  large  portion  of  them  to  belong   to 
the   Catholic    church.     Observe    the 
antipathies  that    exist    between    the 
different  sects,    the    bickorings,    evil 
surmising,  suspicions,  misrepresenta- 
tions, ect.     Notice  the  wide  range   of 
the  scale    of    intelligence,    and    their 
barrenness  in  good  works    generally. 
Examine    the  members  of  each    indi- 
vidually, judging  righteously  of  their 
strength  and  weakness,  of    their     cir- 
cumstances, and  their  iucliuations    to 
obey  or  disobey  Ood  ;    and    think  of 
the    pains,    disappointments,    priva- 
tions, misfortunes,    wearineBses    ect., 
under  which  the  whole  creation   toils 
and  groans    continually.     The  apos- 
tle's exhortation  to  all   men    to    make 
prayers  for  all    men    covers    all    the 


ground  referred  to  and  a   great   deal 
more. 

Think  cf  having  an  honest,  sincere 
emotion  of  the  mind,    which    consi-s's 
of  a  pure,    ardent    desire    that    God 
would  bless  a  bitter  enemy — one  who 
has  cheated,  slandered, and  borne  fwlse 
witness  against  you — one    who    lias 
thiough  deceit  deprived  you  ol  every 
moinont  of  unalloyt'd  happiness  which 
you  might  have  olhtrvviso  enjoyed    iu 
tho  world,  and    say     in    your     heart, 
'Father  forgive  them  for   they    know 
not  what  they    do."     A    prayer    for 
all  men  is  a  desire  fur  the   welfare    of 
all  men.     When  no  such  desire  exists 
there  can  be  no  such  prayer.     God  is 
a  searcher  of  the    heart,   and    he  will 
absorve  the    slightest   appearance    of 
deceit    that  may  lurk  in  it. 

There  are  mauy  who  do  not  pray 
at  all.  Of  these  there  are  many  who 
do  not  pray  because  they  know  that 
God  ib  strict,  aud  will  hold  them  ac- 
countable for  tho  mistakes  they  migiit 
m'jke.  Surely  tbey  will  be  numbered 
with  those  who  hide  their  talent. 
Of  those  who  pray  there  aro  too 
many  who  pray  for  their  families, 
and  the  members  of  the  church,  and, 
perhaps,  for  an  enemy  ;  and  tbea 
they  say,  "Sae  how  well  we  have 
porformod  our  duty."  They  think 
th»y  have  prayed  for  all  men.  As 
long  as  they  are  not  told  that  there 
aro  no  more  men  in  the  world,  they 
are  excusable,  but  no  longer. 

If  the  commandment  had  been  giv- 
en to  pray  lor  a  pro  rata  share  of  all 
the  wealth  iu  the  world,  there  would 
be  many  more  who  would  know  how 
much  to  pray  for  than  there  are  who 
know  how  many  men  to  pray  for. 
All^.n,  Fa. 


For  the  Comi'anioji  and  Visitor. 
DiiiousMlon   Betwecu   Miller   au«l 
Hodges. 


BROTHER  MILLKR  S  TWBLFTH  SPEECH. 

J/;\  IW'suhiity  Brdhrcn,  Sisters  and 
Friends  :  — It  is  true  that  the  clas-ics 
confound  Ixiplo  and  haptizo.  Wo  read 
I'roiu  the  classic.^,  "Oh  bladder,  thou 
uiaycit  be  bai)uz'vj.  but  art  not  fated  to 
aiiiL"  [The  speaker  here  read  several 
authors  showing  that  if  anything  rau  Se 
jirovcD,  it  is  proven  that  haplo  and  Inip- 
tizo  mean  ^oing  into.  |  My  IViciiJ  tolU 
utj  that  lMij>ti)  means  dipping.  lie  is 
very  much  mistaken.  It  cannot  be  ko 
translated.  It  can  be  translated  dip,  but 
luit  dipping. 

I  have  told  you  what.  -lohn.  the  Apos- 
tles and  the  Fathors  did  when  they  prac- 
ticed the  act  of  baitiL-^m,  as  indicated  hy 


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613 


the  word  of  God,  that  fhoy  went  to  whore 
there  was  niucli  water,  as  in  ^Kioii,  the 
river  Jordan,  a  certain  water,  etc.,  as  set. 
forth  in  uiy  fir^^t  argument.  Our  second 
argument  proved  that  baptism  when  per 
formed  by  inspired  men,  was  performed 
by  troing  into  the  water  and  the  coinin;; 
straightway  out  of  the  water,  as  Je.>u-i, 
who  came  i'rom  NMzaietli  of  Galilee '///</ 
ivns  li(tpthc.d  of  Joint  in  Jonl'tu.  Pliilip 
o-titl  the  Eunuch  both  Wilt  (town  into  tlic, 
tarlci'y  ami  when  thcij  ciiiiw  iiji  out  of  the 
tenter  the  Spirit  caiu/ht  awii/  Philip. 

Je-xus  a>ked  the  Pharisees,  paying. 
"The  baptism  of  John,  wliencc  is  it  ? 
from  heaven  or  of  men?"  .•(liowing  clear- 
ly tiiat  it  was  from  lieaven,  f<>r  John  f>ay^, 
that  he  that  sent  him  to  baptize  gave  liim 
a  sign,  and  that  sign  was  given  in  tlic  de- 
scent of  tlie  Holy  Ghost  a(.  the  bai)iisiu 
of  Jesus,  thus  confirming  the  divitic  au- 
thenticity of  the  Work.  My  opponent 
has  labored  liard  for  tliree  dsys  to  find  a 
case  of  pouring  or  sprinkling,  and  ha^ 
at  last  succeeded  in  finding  ii ;  and  where 
has  he  found  it?  In  an  old  piedo-hapiif^t 
work,  or,  rather,  in  an  old  ptodohapiisi 
picture.  I  did  not  think  he  could  find  it 
at  all,  but  he  did  find  it  iu  this  picture. 
He  says  that  the  ditciples  of  Jonn  were 
not  baptized  into  the  Christian  church; 
that  his  was  not  Christian  baptism.  If 
he  could  succeed  in  getting  Jolin,  Jc-us, 
and  Philip  and  the  eunuch  out  of  the 
way,  he  could  do  pretty  well, — at  lea.vt 
he  could  do  better;  but  that  would  not 
do  yet-  For  if  my  fiiend  with  his  hyssop 
sprinkler  were  to  sprinkle  a  iitlle  water 
«)n  a  group  of  person.-;  he  could  not  .«ay, 
You  have  your  bodies  wnshed  with  ptitc 
water.  Here  would  still  he  a  difTienhy; 
he  could  not  say  what  Paul  siid,  that 
in  baptism  they  had  their  bodies 
washed  with  pure  water. 

Our  fourth  argument,  you  will  remem- 
ber, was  drawn  from  this  fact :  'J'iiat  their 
bodies  were  washed  in  pure  water,  and 
that  the  common  element  of  water  for 
any  legal  or  moral  cleansing  or  purifica- 
tion never  was  commanded  to  be  sprink- 
led or  poured  on  any  man,  woman  or 
child,  in  either  the  Old  or  the  New  Tes- 
tament, but  that  water  compounded  with 
blood  or  ashes  was  sininkled  or  i)Oured 
and  then  the  body^tlie  wliolc  body — was 
washed  or  bathed. 

Our  fifth  argument  repre,«ent,s  tliat 
ba[)tism  according  to  Paul,  in  llomans 
iii.  4,  5,  and  CoL  ii.  12,  is  a  burial  and 
resurrection,  a  planting  and  growing  up, 
u  death  and  a  new  life.  Buried  by  bap- 
tism and  buried  in  baptism  because  wo 
are  resurrected  with  Chn.«t.  Tlie  burinl 
i,"!  with  Chri.st,  and  wc  are  ri.^en  with  liim, 
which  makes  the  ordinance  of  baptism 
an  iujmension  for  no  language  could  more 
fully  jn-ove  an  immcr.<!iou  than  a  burial 
and  a  resurrection.  Our  opponents  ap 
ply  tills  to  the  baptism  of  the  Spirit ;  and 
if  we  aduiit  it,  that  does  not  help  them 
any;  I'or  the  burial  and  resurrection  was 
in  the  baptism,  whether  in  water  or  Spir- 
it.    But  we  deny  tliat  it  alludes  to  the 


baptism  of  the  Spirit,  for  the  reason  that 
in  it  is  a  burial  and  a  resurrection,  a  death 
and  a  new  life,  which  is  fully  rejiresented 
in  tlie  baptism  of  water,  but  not  in  the 
baptism  of  the  Spirit. 

The  children  of  Israel  passing  through 
the  .'^ea  is  called  a  baptism,  and  it  surely 
was  a  burial. 

'i'lie  suffering  of  Christ  is  called  a  bap- 
tism, and  it  was  a  btirial,  an  overwhelm- 
ing in  .<(uffering;  certainly  not  a  little 
.«i)iiiiklinK  of  .'^ufl'ering  on  his  head.  No 
idea  could  express  his  sufl'ering  except 
that  of  covering  all  over.  The  bajiti.sm 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  was  a  burial;  for  it 
filled  the  whole  house  where  the  Apos- 
tle? were,  and  mu-t  have  covered  them 
all  over,  and  thus  buried  all  that  were  in 
the  house. 

Our  sixth  argument  represents  ttiat  a 
man  must  be  born  of  water  and  of  the 
the  Spirit  before  he  can  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God.  Being  born  of  water 
is  a  figure  of  bajitisiu,  which  cannot  apply 
in  any  other  sense  than  that  of  immer- 
sion. 

Wlien  baptism  is  said  to  be  a  burial  and 
a  resurrection,  coming  out  of  the  water 
of  baptism  to  walk  in  newness  of  life,  it 
is  fitly  compared  to  being  born  into  the 
world  to  walk  in  a  new  life. 

Sprinkling  is  in  no  sense  a  figure  of  a 
birth,  and  cannot  be  applied  to  being 
born.  No  two  things  can  bo  more  unlike 
than  sjirinkling  and  a  birth,  and  it  would 
be  difBcult  to  get  two  things  to  rcHemblc 
e:icli  other  more  than  a  resurrection  from 
the  water  and  a  birth. 

(Time  expired.) 


MR.  HODGE'S  TWELFTH  REPLY. 

Mr.  President,  Gentlemen  nnd  Jjadiex  : 
—  You  will  notice  that  my  brother  admits 
that  the  Lexicons  are  against  him.  Dr. 
Carson,  a  distinguished  author,  who  is  an 
uiicompromi.sing  inimersioni*;t,  acknowl- 
edges that  the  lexicons  are  against  his 
theory.  ]My  brother  .speaks  of  the  blad- 
der as  iiaptized  but  not  fated  to  ,-iiik,  to 
represent  his  going  into  and  coming  out 
of  tlie  water.  Have  1  not  told  you  all 
the  lime  that  there  is  a  difierctice  between 
going  into  the  water  and  going  under  the 
water?  He  charges  me  with  ignoraneo 
of  the  Greek,  and  even  of  the  English 
language,  which  is  a  manifest  depart- 
ure from  the  rules  agreed  upon 
for  the  governing  of  this  discus.sioi), 
wliich  requires  the  recognition  of  equal- 
ity in  each  other  in  all  respects.  But  I 
waive  this  point  and  proceed  with  my  ar- 
gument. 

I  have  accu.sed  him,  and  showed  you, 
that  he  u.-ies  at  lca^t  a  dozen  different 
Words  to  express  his  ides.  I  ask  again, 
Poes  immersion  and  |)lunge  mean  the 
oame  thing  as  dip  and  overwhelm?  He 
knows,  and  you  all  know,  that  they  can- 
not mean  the  ^ame  thing — cannot  till 
mean  the  panic  thing  and  sustain  his  iron- 
clad position.  He  told  you  of  the  di.^- 
coveries  made  in  Jerusalem  by  the  lOng- 
lish  Excavation  Society.    I  am  informed 


fhat  the  I'^xcavalion  Society  have  found 
anotlicr  picture  which  he  was  careful  to 
tell  you  notliinar  of:  they  found  a  picture 
representing  John  the  Bajitist  pouring 
water  on  Jesus. 

Wlien  John  Ijajitized,  could  he  have 
baptized  by|iiiimcrsion?  It  is  not  at  all 
probable;  for  it  could  not  be  done  con- 
sistently with  safety  or  decency,  and  in 
cold  climates  it  could  not  be  done  with- 
out much  inconvenience  and  danger.  Dr. 
Clarke  says  that  immersion  and  sprink- 
ling are  both  valid,  and  a  rebaptism  of 
either  of  them  would  be  profane. 

In  an,>^wer  to  my  friend's  first  argument 
I  showed  that  they  did  not  take  them  to 
the  water  in  order  to  baptize,  but  bapti- 
zed them  at  the  place  where  they  were 
converted.  He  lias  not  even  shown  you 
that  John  ever  did  dip  anv  one,  man  or 
woman,  in  the  Jordan.  lit;  has  a  great 
deal  to  say  about  (he  people  going  into 
tlic  water  and  coming  up  out  of  the  water. 
Have  I  not  shown  you  that  the  word  eii 
docs  not  take  them  into  the  water?  lie 
says  tliat  Christ  came  up  out  of  the  wa- 
ter. If  he  is  a  Greek  scholar,  he  knows 
that  tipo  docs  not  mean  out  of,  but  up 
from,  as  in  Matt.  iii.  He  relies  very  con- 
fidently to  support  his  dogma  upon  the 
case  of  Pliilip  and  the  eunuch.  You  will 
remember  that  that  ciicumstance  is  said 
to  have  transpired  in  the  desert,  which 
implies  the  idea  of  a  scarcity  of  water. 
In  reply  to  tiie  idea  of  not  using  clean 
water,  please  refer  to  Ezck.  xxxvi.  'Ih, 
''I  will  sprinkle  clean  water  upon  you  and 
yc  shall  be  clean."  And  more  than  all 
tiiis,  he  cannot  find  dip,  immerse,  jilunge, 
or  bury  in  the  IJiblc  in  connection  with 
baptism.  Ii>  Isuiah,  Iii  chaiiter,  we  have 
sprinkle  again  in  the  same  cotincxion — 
"will  S[>riiikle  many  nations."  With 
these  faei.s  before  the  minds  of  Philip 
and  the  eunuch,  the  thought,  of  immer- 
sion would  never  have  occurred  to  them. 
When  my  friend  fiiils  to  maintain  his 
propositions  by  the  New  Testament  bap- 
tisms, he  flies  back  to  tlic  ca.se  of  Naa- 
man,  and  finds  seven  dips — heaves  ins 
three  immersions  and  takes  N.iamasrs 
seven  dip*^^. 

In  speak'ng  of  the  twelve  disciples 
whom  Paul  found  at  J<]phesus,  and  bap- 
tized in  the  name  of  the  ijord  .)esu^,  who 
said  they  had  been  baptiztul  by  John's 
baptism.  He  says  they  ha.'  iiat  seen 
John.  If  they  had  not  seen  iiim  they 
lied.  If  he  charges  them  with  lyitig,  the 
responsibility  must  rest  upon  him.  John's 
baptism  ceased  when  Clirist  eaiuc;  and 
tliC  distinction  has  been  kept  up  ever 
since.  Christ  was  baptized  to  consecrate 
him  a  priest;  if  not,  when  was  he  induct- 
ed into  the  priest-office.  John's  baptism 
was  a  Jewish  ordinance,  and  wc  do  not 
keep  the  Jewish  ordinances.  IMy  friend 
has  the  baptism  into  the  Holy  Ghost  an 
immer.-ion.  Wiil  he  be  kind  enough  to 
tell  us  how  he  can  dip  into  the  Holy 
Ghost.  The  Apostle  tells  us  that  tiiis  is 
that  that  was  spoken  by  the  jirophet  Jo- 
el, Aots  ii,  and  Joel  says,  "In  the  last 


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daj's,  saiih  God,  1  will  pour  out  of  uiy 
Spirit  upon  all  flesh,  and  your  son-^  and 
your  daughters  shall  proiihesyj^nd  on 
my  servants  and  on  my  hand  maidens  I 
will  pour  out  of  u»y  Spirit  and  tliey  shall 
proidicsy."  3Iy  brother  will  have  to  jro 
back  to  Indiana  as  he  came,  having  failed 
to  prove  immersion  as  the  only  (jhristiau 
baptism.  He  has  failed  to  K*-t  the  Pen 
tecostians  out   of  the   upper   room.     All 

f)rc:!chcd  on  tiiut  occa.siou,  each  about,  a 
lalfiinhour,  winch  brings  them  to  five 
o'clcck  in  the  evening— too  little  time 
tf)  immerse  three  thoui^and.  lie  criticis- 
ed u  y  knowledge  of  arithmetic,  but  per- 
liaps  you  will  sec  that  it  is  about  as  good 
a.s  hi.-.     (Time  expired.) 

[To  be  Conliiiual.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
lufiaellly. 


BY  J.  M.    STOLTZFUS, 


Through  the  annals  of  history  we 
find  many  instances  of  infidelity. 
Even  Solomon  speaks  of  those  wLeu 
he  Bays,  "The  fool  hath  said  in  his 
ovpn  heart,  There  is  no  God." 

Thomas  Paine  was  a  noted  infidel, 
who  published  a  work  denouncing 
the  existence  of  a  God,  or  his  holy 
word.  His  last  hour  Beemed  one  of 
darkness,  while  he  filled  a  drunkard's 
grave. 

Sir  Isaac  Newton  startod  out  iu 
life  a  clamerous  infidel  ;  but  by  a 
careful  study  of  the  Scriptures  and 
nature  be  became  a  converted  Chris- 
tian. 

Another  striking  instance  was 
Elhau  Allen,  a  brave  and  fearless 
officer  of  the  revolutionary  war,  who 
was  also  an  infidel,  while  his  wife 
was  a  Christian  striving  to  teach  her 
children  the  truths  of  Christianity. 
Yet  one  daughter  clung  to  the  strange 
doctrine  of  her  futbtr.  IJut  finally 
she  sickened,  when  she  Bent  for  him 
and  he  soon  returned  to  her  bedside. 
She  then  asked  him,  "Shall  I  believe 
in  the  doctrine  you  taught  me,  or 
that  of  my  mother?"  Allen  was 
kaown  to  be  self-possessed,  even 
amidst  the  roar  of  cannonry,  but  now 
his  cheeks  (|uivered,  his  whole  frame 
shock.  After  waiting  a  few  moments 
he  replied,  "Believe  the  principles 
your  mother  has  taught  you."  Allen 
died  suddenly  in  1789,  but  history 
does  not  tell  us  that  he  became  con- 
verted. 

Even  in  this  enlighten«!d  age,  there 
are  yet  many  infidel.s.  We  would 
eay,  exaoiiuo   creation    more  closely, 


look  unto  the  mountain,  whose    lofty 
peaks  almost  reach  the  clouds.     Look 
upon  the    mighty    ocean,    sometimes 
calm  and  tranquil  as   if    in    slumber, 
again    we    see  its    waters  disturbed, 
its  waves  with  its  dashing  spray   arc 
hurled  to  and    fro    as    if    in    auger. 
Listen  to  the  roar  of  the  cataract,    an 
its   v/aters    are    hurryng  oxer    their 
rocky  beds  toward    the    sea.     Listen 
to  the  sweet  notes    of    the    warbler, 
and  the  gentle    breeze    aa    it    rulles 
among  the  branches.     All  nature  pro- 
claims ill  its  various  ways    the    exis- 
tence of  a    First  Cause.     WLeu    the 
evening  shades  have  passed    and    the 
heavens  are  illuminated   with    count- 
less twinkling  stars,  enter  the    dwell- 
ing place  of    the    dead,     where    you 
must  lie  and  be   forgotten.     Examine 
yourself  more  closely — how    fearfully 
and  wonderfully  you  are  made.     Cou- 
sider  v/eil  the  changes    of  life.     Y'^ou 
wiil  find  your    soul    filled     with    re- 
morse and  disbouor  toward  him   who 
created  you.     The  words  of  the    poot 
now  enter  our  mind,  when  he    says  : 
"Has  mau  I  be  power  with  his  pride  and  will 

To  mouse  all  nature  with  stonua  at  will  ? 
Hath  he  power  to  color  the  Summer  cloud — 

To  allay  th j  tempust  wUi;n  hills  are  bowe'if 
Gaa  the  sun  grow  dim  with  h  s  latest  brealli? 

Who  then  dare  tnurmer,  'There  is  no  God?"' 
Wl'.en  we  look  upon  the  past,  it 
tells  us  we  are  fleeting.  Aa  ages 
after  ages  roll  along,  so  generation 
after  generation  passes  away.  For 
a  time  a  stone  may  tell  a  wanderer 
that  wc  once  lived:  but  Timci's  effac- 
ing fiugora  will  even  remove  our 
names,  and  v.  e  arc  forgotten.  Future 
geueraiioijs  will  then  inhabit  the 
eiulh,  wiiO  also  will  pass  through  tie 
variouti  chanices  of  life,  until  time  is 
no  more. 


the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or 
ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth, 
aud  the  world,  even  fro-u  everlasting 
to  everlasting.  Thou  art  God.  Of 
old  thou  hast  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  earth  and  the  heavens  arc  the 
works  of  thy  hands.  They  shall 
perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure  ;  yea, 
all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  gar- 
ment :  as  a  vesture  shalt  tliou  chauge 
them,  and  they  shall  be  changed,  but 
thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years 
have  no  end." 
Concord,  Tenn. 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTOn. 
"Feert  my  Sheep." 


BY  C.    II.  UALSBAUdU. 


To  Brother  Hope. 

"Grace  bo  with  you,  from  God  the 
Father,  aud  from  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ."  your  very  uame  is  reso- 
nant with  the  inspirations  which  au- 
gur aiiccGss  in  the  noble  work  you 
liave  ia  baud.  "Aud  now  abideth 
Hope" — "hope  thou  iu  God"  May 
he  who  "holdoth  the  seven  stars  iu 
his  right  hand,''  and  '^valketh  iu  the 
midst  of  the  seven  golden  candle- 
sticks," mark  out  your  orbit  aud  your 
light,  so  that  your  workj,  and  your 
labors,  and  your  patience,  and  your 
love  and  self-i-acrifice,  may  be  a 
sweet-Smelling  savor  unto  God,  aud 
a  heaven-lifting  lever  to  many    souls. 

I 


"My  Father  worketh  hitherto,  and 
work." 

That  the  dissemination  of  the  'good 

tidings  of  great  joy"   is    a   matter   of 

gralulation  with  "the    elect    angels," 

who  can    doubt?     If    there    is    joy 

History  tells  us  of  ancient    among  the  celestial  citizens  over  one 


cities,  with  magnificent  temples  aud 
palaces,  whose  inhabitants  lived  in 
wealth  aud  splendor.  But  alas!  the 
sands  of  time  have  steadily  been  run- 
ning, and  the  traveler  now  tells  us 
all  is  desolate ;  the  streets  are  de- 
serted ;  they  are  no  more,  but.  have 
gone  to  their  long  home  beyond  the 
river,  whence  the  traveler  does  not 
return  ;  while  the  serpent  hisses  and 
crawls,  the  wild  birtl  screams,  and 
the  fux  liiids  a  lit,  hiding  place  among 
the  deserted  walls,  thert  by  showing 
plainly  that,  uot    man    whose    life    ia 


sinner  that  repeuteth,  why  uot  a 
clapping  of  hands,  a  fresh  outburst  of 
hosaunas,  and  a  new-strung  sym- 
phony of  the  harps  of  glory,  when 
tiio  bride  of  the  Lamb  travail.sto  give 
the  gospel  of  Jesus  to  a  nation  that 
"sits  iu  the  region  and  shadow  of 
death  ?"  The  "breasts  like  towers"  of 
the  mystical  Virgin  Mother  are  about 
to  bo  offered  to  the  "little  sister  who 
bath  no  breasts,"  beyond  the  Atlan- 
tic, that  she  n.ay  be  nourished  by 
"the  sincere  milk  of  the  word,  aud 
grow  thereby.''  Sol.  Song  8  ;  1  Pet. 
fleeting,  but  God,  is  the  only  object!  2  :  '2.  "Then  was  I  in  his  eyes  as 
of  confidence.  To  this  Being  we  can  I  one  xhvA  found  favor." 
lift  up  our  souls,  and  on  him  we  may  Bo  of  good  cheer,  brother,  the 
rest  them,  exclaiming  in  the  language  work  has  the  Cross  and  the  crucified 
of  the    monarch    of  Israel,     "13efore  '  iu  it,  aud  will  redound  to   the    praise 


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of  Ilia  glory,  unless  we  hiuder  it. 
Some,  perhaps  much,  of  the  seed 
BOWQ  will  fall  by  the  wayside,  aud 
upon  stouy  places,  amonjj;  thor:js  ; 
hut  ihero  ia  also  "good  ground''  in 
Deiiaia  k,  ou  which  the  Lord  has 
poured  the  early  rain  and  will  not 
withhold  the  latter,  which  only  needs 
skillful  husbandry  to  bring  forth  fruit 
Bonie  thirty  fold,  somo  sixty  fold. 
some  a  hundred  fold.  All  will  not 
receive  him,  "but  aamainj  na  receive 
him,  to  them  will  he  give  power  to 
become  the  sons  of  God.  SONS  OF 
GOD!  Amazing  thought !  Stupen- 
dous truth  !  Can  it  be  possible  that 
80  mighty  a  result  is  to  be  the  isr'.ne 
of  those  plain,  simple  sheets  you  are 
preparing  for  their  hcaveu-author- 
iz"d  inissioc  amofigyonr  countrymon? 
"Even  so  hath  the  Lord  ordained." 
Who  would  not  contribute  his 
ponny,  or  his  dime,  or  his  dollttr,  to 
build  a  temple  in  our  midst,  or  ou 
foreign  soil,  in  which  the  eternal  Gud 
should  verily  dwell?  And  jet  more 
than  this  is  aimed  at,  and  with  di- 
vine approval,  in  the  enterprise  to 
which  the  Lord  has  opened  the  hearts 
and  hands  of  his  people.  Nut  a  tem- 
ple made  with  hands,  not  a  shrine  of 
gi.'ld  and  silver  and  precious  stones, 
but  iiviug,  loving,  throbbing,  Cijrist- 
glorifying  temples  of  iLe  Iloly  Ghost, 
built  ou  the  Hook  of  Eternity,  for- 
ever radiant  with  the  elfulgence  aud 
tbrilHug  with  the  beatitude  of  the 
Triune  God. 

If  a  work  so  glorious,  an  aim  so 
exalted,  an  object  so  transcendent, 
cannot  engage  our  affections,  aud 
enlist  all  our  sympathies  and  powers 
of  soul  and  body,  "how  dwelleth  the 
love  of  God  in  us  ?"  "Behold  ivhnl 
manner  of  love  the  Futher  hath  be- 
stowed upon  u'j" — a  Savior  fur  the 
'wJivle  world,  a  ransom  lor  every  sin- 
fettered  soul,  a  golden  Z')ne  of  holy 
brotherhood  to  girdle  "the  ends  of 
the  earth."  This  is  the  work  cf 
love — the  work  of  God — taking  hold 
of  "the  everlasting  arms,"  and  cf  the 
great  yearning  heart  of  infinite  mercy, 
proceeding  to  conquest  in  the  strength 
and  favor  of  him  unto  whom  i.s  "giv- 
eu  all  power  in  Heaven  and  earth," 
determiued  to  carry  the  Ark  of 
the  New  Testament  into  the  very  bul- 
warks of  the  foe,  aud  not  cease 
blowing  "the  seven  trumpets  of 
ram's  horns  till  the  walls  of 
Jericho  are  a  heap  of  ruins. 
Let  us  push  the  work  with  energy 
and  yet  with  cauti  jq,  etitrcatiug  God 


with  earnest  prayer  and  many  tears, 
that  the  O-nnipotent,  All-gracious 
Spirit  may  precede,  accompany,  and 
follow,  "testifying  of  Jesus"  in  us 
and  through  us,  so  that  the  Lamb 
thatsitteth  in  the  midst  of  the  throne 
may  be  the  Alpha  aud  Omega  of  all 
we  do.  "Therefore,  my  beloved 
brethren,  be  ye  steadfast,  uumovable, 
ahvajs  abounding  in  the  work  of  the 
L  )rd,  fjrasnmch  as  ye  know  that 
vour  labor  is  not  in  vain  in  the 
Lord." 


For  tbe  Comp-vnion  and  Visitor. 
Auuuai  9leetlu|j; — Work  at  the 
Proper  Tiiiug. 


BY  S.iMUEL  AVEIMER. 


I  is  my  opinion  that,  if  the  Annual 
Meeting  was  held  with  more  fasting 
instead  of  so  much  feasting,  it  would 
get  along  better  with  business.  In 
the  District  of  West  A'irginia,  we  do 
business  all  day  and  have  no  dinner. 
Now  if  the  Standing  Committee 
would  meet  two  days  before  the  A.  M. 
commences,  aud  the  delegates  appear 
at  tlie  same  time,  aud  present  their 
papers  to  the  Standing  Committee, 
and  lot  the  committee  arrange  all  hus- 
itiess  for  the  meeting  ;  and  when  the 
meeting  is  in  session,  have  no  dinner, 
but  continue  business  ail  day,  and 
have  preaching  neither  day  or  night, — 
for  there  are  some  that  encumber  the 
meeting  for  the  express  purpose  cf 
iifaritig  preaching, — if  the  meeting 
were  held  in  this  way,  the  business 
done  under  the  present  form  in  three 
days  could  be  done  in  two  days  ;  aud 
if  brethren  spend  their  money  to  go 
there  to  learn,  it  is  spent  tor  a  good 
cause.  Those  that  go  there  for  the 
sake  of  preaching  will  then  stay 
awav. 

Grant  C.  H ,  Weal  Va. 


KcaisUal. 


It  is  a  curious  reflection  to  make, 
but  probably  a  just  one,  that  scandal 
flourishes  al!  the  more  because  scan- 
dal-mongers receive  no  gain  from  their 
proceedings.  Many  other  crimes  are 
attended  by  personal  gain  ;  and  what 
is  gained  often  furnishes  the  means  of 
detection  aud  punishment.  If,  by  a 
merciful  provision  of  nature,  it  was 
arranged  that  a  portion  of  the  charac- 


ter taken  away  by  scandal  should  at- 
tach itself  to  those  who  invent  or 
propagate  the  scandal,  the  world,  like 
the  birds  in  the  fable,  would  be  very 
ready  to  fly  upon  the  scandal-mongera 
aud  deprive  those  daws  of  the  plumes 
thus  gained.  But  in  the  present  stale 
of  affairs,  these  lovers  and  propaga- 
tors of  scandal  do  not  gain  the  small- 
eat  shred  of  honor  or  reputation  by 
Iheir  scandal-mongering,  and  conse- 
quently they  feel  much  leas  shame 
and  meet  with  much  less  reproof,  as 
their  evil  sayings  are  attended  by  no 
personal  advantage.  It  is  only  very 
nice  and  sensitive  consciences  that 
enaijle  their  owners  to  suffer  remorse 
when  they  have  heedlessly  invented 
or  furthered  scandal. —  Good  Words, 


Vfaitiisg  lor  Home. 


I  do  not  know  a  more  beautiful  sight 
on  earth,  than  a  man  who  has  served 
his  Lord  for  many  years,  aud  who, 
having  groA'u  gray  in  servici,  feels 
that  in  the  order  of  nature  he  must 
soon  be  called  home.  He  is  rejoicing 
in  the  first  fruits  of  the  Spirit  wliich 
he  has  obtained,  but  he  is  panting 
after  the  full  harvest  of  the  Sj)irit 
which  is  gtiaiatiteod  to  him.  I  think 
I  see  him  sitting  on  ajutling  crag  by 
the  edge  of  Jordan,  liKteninj*  to  the 
harpers  on  th.e  oti.erside,  and  waiting 
till  the  pitcher  shall  be  brokim  at  the 
fountain,  and  the  wheel  at  the  cistern, 
aud  tiie  spirit  siiall  di^[)art  to  God 
who  jjavi.'  it.  A  wife  waiting  for  tho 
husband's  footsteps,  a  child  wailiiig' 
in  the  darkness  of  the  night  till  iis 
mother  comes  to  give  it  nn  evening 
kiss,  are  portraits  of  our  wailing.  It; 
is  a  pleasant  aud  a  precious  thing  so 
to  wait  and  so  to  hope. 


For  the  Companion  and  Vihitok. 
Our  S«i'j»|»  ISooIi. 


EY     M.  M.   ESHELMAN. 


God's  foueknowledoe  and  poWkh. 

1.  "When  God  made  man  \n-ua 
he  not  well-aware  of  the  proneness  of 
man  to  wickedness,  as  he  kuew  all 
things? 

2.  (a.)  "Knowing  this,  v  ou'd  ho 
maka  him  for  everlasting  p..;!:smoui: 
(ia  which  he  is  said  to  have  uo  de- 
light) wheu  bo  could    as    well    have 


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been  made  otherwise?  {b  )0r  is  man 
to  receive  punishment  in  accordance 
with  the  misdeeds  he  commits?" 

J.   w.  B n. 

These  queries  have  been  in  our 
"Scrap  Book"  for  some  weeks,  and 
we  shall  now  answer  them  in  that 
order. 

1.  Y«8 :  for  God  is  omniscient  ; 
but  foreknovrledge  does  not  invaribly 
imply  entire  responsibility.  God 
made  man  inan.  Tie  did  not  make 
an  an{>el  nor  a  brute  when  he  tuade 
man.  but  man.  Gen.  8  :  22.  "And 
the  Lord  God  commanded  the  man" 
(Gen.  2  :  10)  means  that  man  was 
created  a  free  moral  agent.  He  could 
obey  or  not  obey  ;  he  could  receive 
or  refuse.  He  chose  to  disobey,  and 
then  he  became  "as  one  of  ?/.s,"  says 
the  Lord,  "to  know  good  and  evil." 
The  free  moral  agent  did  this,  not 
God;  therefore  God,  in  a  limited 
sense,  is  not  responsible  for  the  sin- 
ning. That  he  was  concorncd  for 
man  is  shown  by  the  gift  of  his  Son. 
111!  never  yet  left  man  wholly  wither 
Satan's  power. 

2  (a  )  He  did  not  make  man  for 
"everlasting  punishment."  Punish- 
ment is  the  result  of  discbedieuce. 
If  we  eat  food  adapted  to  our  bodies, 
in  harmony  with  the  body,  the  body 
will  receive  strength  and  continued 
life.  If  we  eat  food  that  jxjisonous 
to  the  body,  the  body  will  eull'er.  So 
with  the  falvalion  of  man.  If  man 
will  take  the  word  he  shall  live  ;  if 
not,  he  must  euil'er,  for  the  poison 
has  got  in. 

There  is  not  one  word  in  the  Bil)le 
about  (iod's  making  man  ior  ''ever- 
lasting punishment."  He  never  de- 
signed him  for  punishment,  Itut  for 
glory. 

(b.)  Yes:  see  Rom.  2  :  fi. 
(To  be  Continued.) 
"Joined  touetiier," — Tabs  on 
Look  at  the  streets  of  a  great  city  ! 
What  crowds  of  people  are  passing 
to  and  fro  continually.  It  seeuis  im- 
possible for  them  to  get  through  ;  yet 
all  pass  on  their  way  without  con- 
fusion. Were  each  man  to  proceed 
in  a  direct  line  in  which  he  set  out, 
he  could  not  go  far  without  coming 
into  contact  with  another.  They 
woald  strike  against  each  other,  re- 
cede, go  forward  again,  block  up  the 
way  lor  themselves  and  ail  that  come 
after  them,  and  thus  throw  the  whole 
street  into  confusion.  But  all  this  is 
avoided  by  every  man's  yielding  a 
little.     Instead  of  pushing    forward, 


stiff  and  unyielding,  every  one  glides    ove,  but  to  all.     The  only   way   then 


along  with  a  gentle  winding  track. 
Each  leaves  a  few  inches  on  this  side, 
now  on  that,  to  pass  and  be  passed 
without  injury  to  others.  Should 
any  one  wish  to  go  a  little  faster  or 
a  little  slower  than  others,  who  are 
going  in  the  same  direction,  he  trios 
to  accommodate  himself  to  their  con- 
venience, and  passes  them  without 
raolestadon.  If  a  carriage  crosses 
the  track,  or  a  cask  is  rolled  in  the 
way,  he  does  not  increase  the  confu- 
sion by  rushing  head-long  into  it,  but 
slackens  bis  pace  and  patiently  waits 
until  the  obstruction  is  removed,  or, 
he  passes  around  it. 

The  Christian's  march  is  like  this. 
In  our  journey  over  the  narrow  way, 
thousands  of  things  present  them- 
selves for  our  dipposition.  Some  of 
these  we  readily  dispose  of  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  others  must  be 
disposed  of  by  the  Spirit  of  the  gos- 
pel, and  this  spirit  gives  shape  to  our 
judgment.  As  members  of  the 
same  body  "we  walk  by  the 
same  rule," — the  principles  of  the 
doctrine  of  Christ.  These  principles 
are  the  same  to  all,  or  should  be  at 
least.  Ou  these  principles,  we  must 
all  stand.  Those  written  principles 
are  heaven's.  Things  that  are  not 
written,  but  which  require  the  exer- 
cise of  our  judgment,  should  be  dealt 
with  a  little  after  our  manner  of 
walking  on  the  street.  If  we  are 
stiflin  our  "opinions,"  before  we  are 
awake  to  the  result,  we  run  against 
another  opinion  equally  as  stiff,  and 
there  is  confusion. 

The  h'.  st  thing  is  for  each  to  yield 
a  little.  We  must  give  way  a  little 
to  this  one's  prejudices  and  that  one's 
desire,  and  ^;a.s-.s  on.  If  this  one 
rolls  a  cask  ol  ''doubts"  in  the  way, 
or  that  one  a  bundle  of  "unlearned 
questions"  or  a  box  of  prejudices,  the 
better  way  is  to  genily  pass  around 
them,  (by  keeping  silent,)  and  move 
on.  To  stop  and  try  to  break  the 
"vask"  or  scatter  the  'questions"  on- 
ly creates  confusion.  The  better  way 
is  to  pa.Hs  on  and  thus  set  a  good  ex- 
ample. Hero  forbearance  comes  in. 
And  this  seems  to  be  one  of  the 
means  to  try  our  faith  ,  for  if  the 
Lord  had  given  us  a  specific  for  every 
ill,  there  would  have  been  use  for  the 
doctrine  of  forbearance. 

The    unwritten     things  are   those 

that  give  rise  to  so  much    confusion. 

To  dispose  of  these,  God  has  given 

us  judgment,  and    not    only    this    to 


to  be  "joined  together  in  the  same 
mind"  is  for  each  to  yield  a  little, 
having  forbearance  and  "love  as 
brethren." 


A  GROWING  EVIL. 

"The  elder  used  to    come 


ufl,  and  sing  and  pray    with 


to    visit 
us,    but 
in  those  days  be  don't  come,"  said   a 
kind  sister    to    ns    recently.     Theie 
are  hundreds  that  can   say    the    same 
thing.        Have    the     elders    got    so 
"wordly  minded"    ih&t    they    cannot 
spend  a  little  time    looking    after,    at 
least,  the  "lambs?"  "A    body    might 
spend  all  his  time  visiting  and  do    no 
good,"  replies  an  overseer    the    flock. 
With  that  kind  of  a  faith  it  is  useless 
to  start  out,  for  the  word  fail  will    be 
seen  all  along   the  route.      But   it   i-« 
not  wisdom  to  reap  before  you    sow. 
With  such  overseers,  time  is  of  more 
value  than  souls      But  I   must   work 
to  support  my    family."     The    Lord 
has  called  thee  to  support    his  cause, 
and  promised    thee    bread  ;     and    if 
thou  lackest   anything    that   is    g'~0'l 
for  thee  or   thine,    then    the    church 
must  supply :  only    "feed    the   lambs 
and  the  sheep." 

Much  trouble  would  be  avoided  if 
the  elders  would  visit  their  members 
more.  They  would  understand  each 
other  better.  Besides,  see  what  an 
I  excellent  opportunity  to  exhort  aud 
persuade  those  who  are  inclined  to 
follow  the  fasl'.ions  of  the  ivorld  !  May 
the  Lord,  through  bis  Spirit,  cause 
us  to  be  more  concerned  for  each  oth- 
er's welfare,  aud  to  seek  less  rest, 
that  the  evil  of  getting  'gain"  in  this 
life  mas  receive  its  just  recompense. 


BAPTISM. — FAITH. 

1.  "Is  baptism  as  much  essential 
to  salvation  as  faith  ?" 

Ans.  "Just  the  same.  Just  as 
essential.  "The  like  figure  where- 
uuto  even  baptism  doth  also  now 
save  us"  means  what  it  says. 

2.  Can  a  man  be  saved  in  this 
country  without  being    baptized  ?" 

Ans.  No:  the  Lord  said,  "Except 
a  man  bo  born  of  water  and  of 
the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  the  king- 
dom of  God.  " 

Many  a  mftn  ha.s  lived  in  poverty  and 
want,  compelled  by  force  of  circumstances 
to  do  suiuil  aclion.s  which  he  loathed, 
who  had  the  soul  of  a  jaincc  ;  many  a 
prince  hits  lived  whose  .soul  was  unworthy 
the  body  of  a  peasant. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok 
Mnlrliuoninl. 


Dear  young  reader,  will  you  allow 
me  to  address  you  a  few  words  upon 
this  importaot  subject?  To  one  thai 
bas  made  it  a  natter  of  close  obser- 
vation, it  is  seen  that  many  sad  errors 
are  committed  by  those  just  merging 
into  mauhood  and  womanhood,  (al- 
lowing, of  course,  that  we  older  ones 
are  not  entirely  free  from  errors.) 

The  first  grand  ohj^-ct  of  our  aims 
in  the  morning  of  this  life  should  be 
heaven  and  immortal  glory  ;  or,  in 
other  words,  to  "sck  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  bis  righteousness."  All 
temporal  things  should  be  held  in  our 
estimation  as  of  secondary  importance 
to  those  great  and  good  objects.  This 
is  unquestionably  the  safest  and  best 
starting  point  to  attain   happiness. 

I  don't  hold  you  guilty  for  having 
thought  of  the  subject  of  matrimony. 
It  is  natural.  God  is  the  author  of 
the  inslitutioo.  Christ  gave  it  his 
sanction.  But  God  is  not  respon.sible 
for  our  sorrow  and  trouble,  when  we 
misuse  or  abuse  the  God-given  insti- 
tution. Through  ignorance  and  lui^t 
the  institution  may  almost  be  said  to 
have  passed  into  a  by  word  and  a 
reproach,  in  some  communities.  To 
point  out  a  few  rules,  that  are  well 
known  to  be  safe  in  this  important 
matter,  is  the  object  of  this  friendly 
talk. 

1.  Don't  think  of  matrimony  while 
in  your  teens,  except  for  the  purpose 
of  preparing  yourself  for  the  responsi- 
bilities it  places  you  in.  You  need 
all  that  period  of  your  time  to  fit  you 
for  it.  The  young  lady  needs  to  be- 
come well  acquainted  with  the  duties 
of  the  household  afl'airs,  the  culinary 
art,  (fee.  She  needs  at  least  a  good 
common  education,  a  part  of  which 
should,  by  all  means,  be  a  proper 
knowledge  of  the  laws  of  life  and 
health.  Do  not  be  afraid  of  a  good 
work  on  physiology.  Now,  if  you 
have  started  right,  as  already  recom- 
mended, and  applied  your  time  and 
talents  properly  ;  by  the  time  you 
arrive  at  20  to  22  years  old,  you  will 
have  wisdom  and  discretion  enough 
to  know  that  you  do  not  need  yards 
and  yards  of  ribbons,  rufHes,  and  lace, 
nor  need  to  convert  yourself  into  a 
milliner's  shop  or  jewelry  store  to  add 
to  your  real  beauty  or  merit.  At  that 
age  you  will  also  be  likely  to  discov- 


er (bat  those  gay,  butterfly  things, 
attract  only  the  i^liallow  brained  dan- 
dies, who,  perhaps,  would  be  the 
first  to  rob  you  of  your  virgin  peace 
and  happiness,  while  that  "pearl  of 
great  price,"  the  "inward  adorning  of 
a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,"  would  be  a 
magnet  to  attract  the  really  worthy 
and  desirable  young  man. 

2.  Never  make  up  your  mind  that 
you  must  and  will  get  married,  re- 
gardless of  consequences,  simply  be- 
cause you  have  not  met  with  as  much 
favor  and  success  as  you  think  you 
deserve.  Have  patience,  and  wait, 
and  keep  up  your  character  to  the 
proper  standard  of  perfection  ;  the 
best  and  right  one  may  come 
along  jfx  ;  and  be  assured  that  there 
are  worse  things  than  living  a  single 
life  at  borne  with  your  friends. 

3    If  you  have  the  atteulious    of  a 
young  man,  study  closely  his    habits 
and  character.     Do  not  allow  the  eyes 
of  your  judgment  to   become    blinded 
by  an  undue   love,    or    aficctiou,    and 
thus  overlook  his  bad  quulities,  should 
he  have  any.     Should  he  have    noth- 
ing belter    to    commend     himself    to 
your  fidelity  than  a  "fine    physiogno- 
my," a  splendid  suit,  a  witty    tongue, 
a  melodious  voice,  or  a  handsome   in- 
come, or  if  he  has  not  a    manly  char- 
acter that  is  above  u^ing  profanity,  or 
smutty  words  ;  or  if  he  cannot  say    a 
positive  no    when    the    intoxicating 
glass    is    tenipiiugly    offered;  (and  I 
can   hardly    keep    from    placing    the 
filthy  habit  of  tobacco    using  in    the 
catalouge ;     for    what    really    noble 
young  lady  can    pleasingly    comtem- 
plale  having  her  prospective,  neat  lit- 
tle house  all  be-spattered  and  polluted 
with  the  juice  of   the    weed,    to    say 
nothing  of  the  stray  drops  and  streaks 
adhering  to  the  lips    that   she    would 
claim  a  right  to  kiss  ?)     Or  should  he 
show  symptoms   of  dishonoring    his 
parents,    or   be    ashamed   to  talk   of 
spiritual  things,  ah  I    then   make    up 
mind,  young  woman,   that   it    would 
be   making    an   extremely   uncertain, 
not  to  say  hazardous,  venture,  should 
you  enter  with  such  a    one   into   the 
matrimonial  relation.     My  article  has 
assumed  too  large  proportion    to    say 
anything  at    present    to    the    young 
man,  more  than  that  true  and  genuine 
worth  and  virtue  is  sure  to  bring  "its 
own  reward." 

D.  E.  Brubaker. 


A  Bcanflinl  Incident. 


Rev.  Dr.  Adams,  in  his  beautiful 
book  of  "Thanksgiving  Memories," 
gives  the  following  incident: 

"lu  the  cathedral  of  Limerick  there 
hangs  a  chime  of  bells     which     were 
cast  in  Italy  by  an  enthusiast   in    his 
trade,  who  fixed    his    home    near   the 
monastery  where  they  were  first  hung 
that  he  might  daily  enjoy  their  sweet 
and  solemn  music.     In  some  political 
revolution  the  bells  were  token  away 
to  some  distant  land,  and  their   maker 
himself  became  a    refugee   and   exile. 
His  wanderings    brought    him    after 
many  years  to  Ireland.     On    a   calm 
and  beautiful  evening,    as   the   vessel 
which  bore  him  floated  on  the  placid 
bosom  of  the  Shannon,  suddenly   the 
evening  chimes  pealed  from  the  cathe- 
dral towers.    His  practiced  ear  caught 
the  sweet  sound,  and    he    knew    that 
his  lost  treasures    were    found.     His 
early   home,    his   old   friends,    his   be 
loved  native  land,  all  the  best    associ- 
ations of  his  life,  were  in  those  sounds. 
He  laid    himself    back   in    the    boat, 
crossed  bis  arms,  and  listened  to    the 
music.     The  boat  reached  the   wharf, 
but  still  he  lay  there,  silent   and    mo- 
tionless.    They  spoke  to  him,  bat  he 
did  not  answer.     They  went  to   him, 
but  his  spirit  bad  fled.     The    tide   of 
memories  that  came  vibrating  through 
bis  heart  at    that    well-known    chime 
had  snapped  its  strings." 

It  was  this  incident  that  suggested 
to  Moore  his  song  of  "The  Evening 
Bells."  As  Moore  is  not  so  much 
read  as  he  used  to  be  a  quarter  of  a 
century  ago,  we  reprint  the  lines,  as 
they  may  not  be  familiar  to  some  of 
oar  younger  readers  : 

Tliose  evening  hells  !  Those  evening  bells! 
How  many  a  tale  their  nsusic  tells, 
Of  youth,  and  home,  and  that  sweet  time 
When  last  I  heard  their  sooihing  chime. 

Those  joyous  hours  have  passed  away, 
And  many  a  heart  that  then  wa^  gay 
Within  the  tomb  now  darkly  dwells, 
And  hears  no  more  those  evening  bells. 

And  thus't  shall  tie  when  I  am  gone, 
That  tuuefal  peal  shall  still  ring  on, 
And  other  bards  shall  walk  these  dells, 
.Knd  sing  your  piaise,  sweet  evening  bells  ! 


— There  is  not  a  string   attuned  to 
mirth  but  bas  its  chord  of  melaccboly. 


— It  is  a  high,  solemn,  almost  awful 
thought  of  every  individual  that  his 
earthly  influence,  which  has  had  a 
commencement  here,  will  never, 
through  all  ages,   were  he  the    very 

'  meanest  of  us  all,  have  an  end, 

■1 


618. 


ClUllBTlAN  iAMlLY  COMPAWIOW  AND  GOSPEL  VIBlTOlv. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 


AND 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYKRSUAl.E,  Pa.,  Sept.  28,  1875. 

The  SecularlzHlion  ©I  S»cre»l 
Thiiigs. 

A  number  of  tlie  religious  journals  in 
the  oast  .secui  to  be  alarmed  at  tlic  threat- 
ened desecration  of  the  Sabbalh.  The 
occision  of  the  alarm  seems  to  be  the 
ruiHiiiig  of  cxciir.sion  trains  by  the  Peiin- 
8ylvania  Railroad  Company  between  New 
York  City  and  the  Centennial  Fair 
grounds  at  Philadelphia.  And  it,  is  iear- 
ed  that  the  running  of  .-uch  trains  will  be 
kept  up  throughout  the  period  of  the 
great  Exhibition  next  year,  and  that  the 
E.xhibition  itself  will  disrcirard  the  sancti 
ty  of  the  Sabbath.  The  CItn'sthin  Intel 
ligeacer  puts  (he  following  questions  to 
the  chairman  of  the  Centennial  Cam  mis 
isiou  :  "I^  it  the  intention  of  the  Commis- 
jsio!!  to  run  the  Centennial  Exhibition  in 
all  its  brandies  in  full  blast  on  Sabbaths, 
during  the  term  of  its  continuance  ?  Ls 
it  their  purpose  to  have  the  Inhibition 
grounds,  and  the  various  liliiiibtiou  buiid- 
ings  open  to  sight  seers  and  the  public 
generally  on  that  holy  d;iy  and  to  invite 
their  attendance  ?  I;  it  one  of  their  fi- 
nancial expedients  to  receive  money  f.r 
the  adtuission  of  visitors  to  the  Centenni- 
al grounds  and  buildings  on  the  Lord's 
day?" 

Another  occasion  fur  the  desecration 
of  the  Sabbath  is  said  to  be  the  holding 
of  camp  meetings  and  open  air  services 
at  the  .lea-side,  (is  these  offer  great  in- 
•ducoments  for  Sunday  excursions.  In 
ofTerlng  such  opportunities  to  pleasure- 
seekers  to  gratify  themselves  by  aacrifii- 
-cing  the  sanctity  of  the  Sabbath,  it  is 
paid  by  those  whose  fears  are  awakened, 
that  we  are  making  rapid  strides  toward 
the  loose  and  irreverent  manner  in 
which  the  Sabbath  is  kept  in  the  old 
countries. 

Now  that  there  i.s  just  caurse  of  alarm 
at  the  desecration  of  the  Sabbath,  and  at 
the  threatened  danger  of  having  this  be- 
nevolent institution  of  heaven  turned 
from  one  of  its  original  purposes,  which 
was  the  jjromotion  of  a  devotional  spirit, 
and  of  having  it  used  by  the  pleasure^ 
ficekor  to  sub.:crvo  the  gratiliealion  of  hij 
carnal  wind,  must  be  very  apparent  to 
reflecting  and  observing  pcojile.  But  how 


is  tills  tendency  to  secularize  the  Sabbath 
to  be  remedied  ?    The  disease  in  the  re- 
ligious body  is  not   iocal  but  continental. 
And  in  treating  the    case  effectually,  at- 
tention must  be  directed   to  the  general 
state  of  Christian   society  around    us. — 
AVhy  so  much  alarmed  at  the   danger  of 
having  the  holy  Sabbath  seculnrized? — 
Can   we   expect  anything   else  tVoiu  the 
course  things  are  taking  among  profess- 
ing  Christians?    Is  the  danger  so  much 
more   alarming   and  the  sin  so  much  the 
greater,  in   secularizing   the   Ljrd's  day, 
than  in    secnlarizing  what    is   considered 
and  called    the    Lord's  bouse,  and  many 
sacred  seasons  and  services  ?    The  church 
fairs  and   oyster  suppers    that   have   be- 
come somewhat  couimon  and  popular  in 
many  of  our  churches   are   held   in   the 
buildings  that  have  been  Ibrmally  dedica- 
ted to  God  and  sacred  purpo.ses.     Do  not 
such  things  secularize  the   JiOrd's  house 
as  much    as    excursions    secularize    the 
Lord's   day?    The  exci^cises  atourSib- 
barh  scliool   annivcrsarie-',  and   most  of  | 
the  exercises  designed  by  Chrihtian  bed-  | 
ies  to  be  uioie  or  less  of  a  Clirisiiati  char-  I 
acler,  have  usually  a  large  secular  element  j 
in  them.  The  leaders  seek  to  make  them 
popular,  and    thus    they    must  sacrifice 
mucli  of  the  sanctity  that  should  charac 
terize  ail  exercises  that  arc  designed  to 
promote  tjo.-pel    Christianity,  and    they 
admit  into  them    the    secular    and    even  | 
ludicrous.     And    in   this  way  we  have  a  i 
heterogeneous  mixture  of  the  sacred  and  . 
the  secular   together;  and  that,    too.  by  I 
those  bearing  the  Christiaij  name,  and  in  j 
the    house    of   God.     The    ludicrous    or 
laughable  song   is   set    off   by  the  sacred  | 
hymn,  and  fun  and  Christianity  are  thus 
mixed  together,  and  often    much  to  the 
dishonor  and  damage  of  pure  Christiani- 
ty.      Christians,    to   obtain   tbe   world's 
money  and   favor,  have   often   sacrificed 
their  independence    and   influence,   and 
instead   of  occupying    the    high    ground 
their  holy   principles  demand,  they  have 
compromised    those  principles   with  the 
world. 

It  is  indeed  to  be  regretted  that  the 
Lord's  day  should  be  perverted  from  its 
sacred  purposes  to  the  occasion  of  evil. 
And  Christians  sliould  use  their  influence 
to  prevent  this  by  maintaining  the  sanctity 
of  everything  bearing  the  Christian  name, 
inehuling  their  own  lives  and  conduct. — 
To  depart  in  any  degree  from  Christian 
propriety  and    principle  is  to  encourage 


evil.  And  to  preserve  properly  the  sanc- 
tity of  the  Lord's  day,  or  of  any  of  the 
in.stiiutions  of  the  divine  government, 
we  should  preserve  the  sanctity  of  the 
whole.  There  is  a  sympathy  between  the 
difterent  parts  and  if  one  part  suffers, 
others  will  be  likely  to  suffer  too. 

Mouey  R<'C«tv4^(l  lor  tlie  West. 

Among   the  donations  sent  us  for  dis- 
tribution in  the  west,  wrre  the  following, 
wliicli  we  failed  to   acknowledge   at  the 
projicr  lime,  and  therefore  do  it  now  : 
Fr'MU  the  brethren  and  friends  at 

Biueoton    Mills,    W.    Va.,    by 

Emunuel  Beoghiy,  $55  00 

From    the     German    Settlcnn  nt 

church,  W.  Va.,by  Aaron  Fikc,    10  75 

No  I»rtpvr  N«xt  We«k. 
We  find  it  necessary  to  have  our  boiler 
repaired,  and  it  will  require  a  few  days  to 
get  it  done.  We  shall  therefore  have  to 
stop  a  short  time,  and  will  not  i.s.'-ue  any 
paper  nc  xt  week.  We  are  sorry  to  misjs 
even  one  weekly  visit  to  our  many  readers, 
but  as  we  caniiot  avoid  it,  we  liopo  they 
will  cxcn^e  us.  We  exiicot  to  be  oi» 
time  after  next  weel<  and  will  make  our 
full  comiiU  ment  ef  papers  for  the  year. 


We  liope  our  friends  v/ho  are  in  arrears 
will  do  their  best  to  settle  their  accounts, 
as  we  are  now  needing  money  very  much 
to  meet  our  obligations  and  i)ay  our  ex- 
penses. Please  remcuiber  that  the  paper 
we  are  furni.shing  you,  and  which  you  no 
doubt  read  witli  interest  and  profit,  costs 
a  good  de-.d  of  moiiey  and  labor. 

GLEANINGS  &  JOLTINGS. 

BuoTiiEK  Jacob  Camp,  Wheding,  la., 

sends  $10  1-0  be  ecpially  divi<led  between 
the  Danish  and  Stein  Fund.",  lie  .says 
nothing  farther  about  it.  He  knows 
what  is  wanted  in  the  cakC— more  money 
and  fewer  words;  more  work  and  less 
scheming.  Of  course,  the  widow's  mile 
and  the  poor  man's  farthing,  given  cheer- 
fully and  from  proper  motives,  arc  al- 
wa.\s  acceiitabie.  Tbe  Lord,  who  nt:mbeis 
the  hairs  of  our  heads  and  noiiccK  the 
falling  sparrow,  will  not  overlook  the 
humble  offering  of  the  poor.  But  there 
are  very  many  brethren,  and  sisters,  too, 
who  crnld  give  five,  ten,  twenty,  etc., 
dollars  in  .such  causes.  We  will  not  say 
that  tliey  could,  but  that  they  SHOULD; 


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iibd  it  is  vny  do.'irable  lliat  luany  of 
these  sliouici  follow  tlie  example  of  our 
Iowa  brother.  15. 

So.MK  of  our  contributors  arc  wotuJcr- 
ing  why  tlieir  articles  have  not  yet  ap- 
peared. Well,  we  scarcely  know  what 
reason  to  ansigii;  but  it  would  be  safe  to 
say  that  some  have  been  dtlaycd  for  one 
cause  and  sonic  for  another.  The 
fact  is,  I  he  paper  is  too  small  to  accou)- 
moda'.e  all  promptly.  We  fill  the  paper 
every  week,  and  continually  have  to  lay 
by  matter  that  should  be  inserted.  Un- 
der the  circumstances  wc  must  continue 
to  beg  for  patience,  and  will  try  to  exer- 
cise [lie  same.  AVe  liRve  but  few  articles 
on  hand  that  are  rejected.  B. 

Sevkual  obituary  and  marriage  noiic 
es  are  crowded  out  fur  want  of  space. — 
We  can  aceouuD  for  this  very  readily,  and 
do  not  i'eel  inclined  to  oiler  niucli  a|)ology. 
Many  of  the  obituary  notices  sent  to  this 
office  are  entirely  too  lengthy.  There  are 
but  few  deaths  that  are  not  attciideJ  iiy 
circumstances  thnt  migl-.t  be  intcrestii)!: 
and  edifying  to  somr;  but  we  doubt  the 
propriety  of  burdening  t!ie  coiunuis  of 
our  periodicals  with  sucli  prolix  narrations. 
Announcements  of  meetings  and  love- 
feasts  we  boil  down  to  suit  our  taste,  but 
we  do  not  like  to  u.se  the  same  liht-r^y 
with  death  notices.  In  publishing  .such 
notices,  many  pub!i.-,hers  clia.'-gc  advert  is 
ing  rates  for  whatever  exceeds  a  certain 
specified  space.  This  we  have  not  done, 
and  do  not  wish  to  do",  but  we  may  be  al- 
lowed to  say  that  it  has  the  desired  effect. 
This  is  not  done  to  make  money  by  pub- 
lishing .such  notices,  but  to  pi  event  their 
•  useless  length.  AVe  have  several  times 
called  attention  to  tliis  matter,  and  are 
pleased  to  notice  that,  with  some,  there 
is  a  manifest  improvement",  and  others, 
perliaps,  liad  not  noticed  what  was  said. 
More  as  it  is  needed.  B. 

We  have  on  hand  an  article  on  Trine 
Immersion,  from  the  pen  of  brother 
Balsbaugh,  in  reference  to  which  he  says, 
in  a  private  note  :  ''I  have  dealt  lalher 
more  salt  to  tlie  enclosed  than  has  been 
my  wont  for  some  years  ;  but  sometime* 
a  SDiart  slap  on  the  head  will  effect  more 
than  stroking  the  cheek.  Knocks,  iiow- 
ever,  should  never  be  a  matterof  disposi- 
tion, but  of  nece.s.'ity."  As  an  item  of 
news  )ic  adds  :  "We  have  a  largo  nieui- 
bership,  earnest  preaching,  crowded 
meetings   and    many    accessions.       May 


God  houf^e  himself  thoroughly  in  us  nil, 
so  that  self  Uiay  be  wholly  dominated  by 
tl'.o  glorious  Other  of  the  life  everlast- 
ing."    We  say,  amen.  J?. 

CoaiiECTiON.— In  No  37,  page  o'Jl, 
1st  column,  after  the  last  love  feast  an- 
nouncement, the  name  should  be  Jacob 
Mishler  instead  of  Jacob  Mohler. 
BuOTllEli  Noali  Longanecker  says  : 
''lirothcr  James: — Please  fird  eticlosed 
iif'ty  cents  (SOcls)  to  be  equally  divided 
among  the  Danish  and  Stein  fut:.]s. 
May  die  aood  J/'id  add  his  blessing  to 
the  noble  move.  But  wlsy  iiotsciid  Iwo 
elders  to  te.ich  the  way  of  the  Ijord  more 
perfectly  '/  ' 

BuOTiiCU  D.  B.  Arnold,  Burlington, 
W.  A'a  ,  ray."  :  "The  good  cause  is  pros- 
pering here'  We  have  had  twelve  ac-  I 
cessions  within  the  last  two  months." 

Elder  Henry  Koontz,  Waynesboro', 
Pa.,  in  reference  to  the  Dani-h  cause 
says  :  "A  heaven-born  enterprise.  A  \ 
voice  fiom  Dmmaik  says:  'Oouie  over 
and  help  us  V'  Ij^t  tlie  brotherhood  re-  | 
spond  with  a  hearty  ^Amcii.  Thus,  thus 
will  we  do.'  Let  the  whole  cliuroh 
throughout  the  United  States  ji'iii  in  this 
criicrprise  by  subscribing  one  cent  for  the 
heads  of  each  family,  and  one  cent  for 
e.neh  child  whic!i  they  have  had  born  to 
tliom,  wheiher  living  or  dead.  1  had 
twelve  children,  seven  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing. Five  arc  in  heaven,  and  thev  enter- 
ed by  the  blood  of  Ghri.st  Thf.  Inthicn 
shuuhf  give  uccordiiig  (is  the  Lord  Imth 
prospeitil,  that  tltcrc  may  he  equality. 

BuOTiiKK  E  Borsibach,  Parson's, 
Kansas,  says  : 

■please  find  enclosed  10  cents  fur  the 
Danish  Fund  for  my  wife,  myself  and 
ciglit  children. 

"In  No.  32,  page  498,  current  volume, 
brother  llady  expresses  my  sentiments. 
May  his  words  find  and  awaken  sn  eclio 
in  every  heart,  especially  amongst  the 
Brethren.  'Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread,'  we  are  taught  to  pray  by  our 
Master.  Too  much  energy  is  wasted  in 
getting  more",  and  the  laying  uji  of  treas- 
ures that  will  not  decay,  that  will  be 
booked  in  heaven,  is,  alas  I  sadly  neglec- 
ted." 

Report  ol  Funds. 


G.  Wilson,  10, 8  90 


Total, $18-1  32 


$03  09 


8TEIN    FUND. 

Reported  in  No.  38 

Michael  Ilohf,  50;  lUioda  A. 
Brown,  25;  ]<jlizaboth  Brown,  25; 
Daniel  Trump,  50;  Jonathan's 
Creek  «huich.  Ohio,  TO;  Flat- 
rock  church,  Va.,  3  00;  Iloek 
Creek  church,  111,  75 5  95. 


Total $09  04: 

Love-teaMts. 

In   the   Middle   Fork  district  of  Wild 
Cat,  Indiana,  October  9(,h  and  iOth. 

A.  Mohler 

III  the  Eagle  Creek  church,  Hancock 
cotinty,  Ohio,  on    Saturday    the  23rd  of 


DANISH   EUND. 

Ilopoited  in  No.  37  $175 

Michael  Hohf.  50;  Rhoda  A. 
Brown,  25;  Eliz  ibeth  Brown,  25; 
J.  D.  Wimer  and  wife,  25;  J.  K. 
Wellington,  10;  D.  A.  lierkey- 
bile,  25;  Daniel  Trump,  50;  Jon- 
athan's Creek  church,  O.,  2  10; 
FlatRock  church,  Va.,  3  00;  W. 
A.  Maust,  35;  Rock  Creek  church 
Ills.,  75;  Thomas  Chestle,  20; 
Sister    C.    Wiggins,   05;   Friend 


October  ;    services  beginning  at  2  o'clock 

p.  m.  S.  T.   BOSSKR.MAN. 

In  the   church   at  Cerro  Gordo,  Piatt 
county,  Illinois,  on  the  lOth  of  October. 
'  Joseph  Henuicks. 

In  the  Eight  Mile  church,  Franklin 
county,  Kansas,  at  the  house  of  brother 
Daniel  Kiosev,  one  mile  east  of  Ccn- 
trolopis,  on  the  13th  and  14th  of  Octo- 
ber ;  meeting  to  commence  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m. 

In  the  Black  Swamp  church,  Sandu^T^y 
county,  Ohio,  October  9th,  commencing 
at  10  o'clock  a.  m.  Meeting  next  day  at 
10  o'clock.  Tiiose  coming  fiom  the  east 
or  soutii  stop  off  at  Freemont,  and  those 
from  the  west  at  Lindsey,  on  the  8th  con- 
veyance will  be  at  those  points.  Meeting 
to  be  held  in  the  Brethren's  meeting- 
house. S.  FiNic. 

In  the  English  River  church  district; 
Keokuk  county,  Iowa,  at  the  meeting- 
house two  miles  and  a  half  east  of  South 
Englisli,  and  six  miles  and  a  half  north 
of  Harper  Station,  on  Wednesday  and 
Thursday  October  20th  and  21st. 

B.  F.  Flory. 

In  the  Bethel  church,  in  Holt  county, 
Missouri,  on  the  9th  of  October.  Preach- 
ing to  commence  at  4  o'clock  p.  m.  Also 
preaching  next  day.  JoEL  Glick. 

In  the  Cottonwood  church,  Kansas, 
on  the  2nd  and  3rd  of  October,  commen- 
cing at  1  o'clock  p.  m.      Jacob  Buck. 

In  the  Woodland  church,  Barry  Co., 
Michigan,  on  the  IGth  of  October,  com- 
mencing at  10  o'clock  a,  m.,  at  their  new 
meeting-liouse,  six  and  a  half  miles  north- 
4^    west  of  Nashville.  I.  N.  Miller. 

A  change. 
Our  love-feast  in  the  Cumberland 
church,  Cumberland  county,  Illinois,  will 
be  on  the  3rd  and  4th  of  October,  in- 
stead of  on  the  25th  and  2eth  of  Septem- 
ber, as  announced  in  No.  38.  Cause  : 
there  is  a  feast  in  a  neighboring  church, 
(Allison  Prairie,)  at  that  time. 

James  McBbide. 


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CHRISTIAN  FA  MIL  i:  UOMPAWION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

Oorretponiltnce  0/  church  neitit  tolicUed/rom 
mil  part*  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer't  name 
afid  addretf  required  on  every  commuuication 
"»»  Quarautee  oj  good  faith.  Jiejected  communi- 
cad'ortu  or  matmscripl  uied,  usi  relumed.  All 
c  'mmftfiicatiotii  for  piMicalioH  should  be  writ 
(in  upon  oue  Side  of  the  *>'e-.t  only. 

Ill  ra^morlaiu. 

Mary  E.  Warcliam,  dau;?litcr'of  Elder 
Samuel  and  sister  Susannah  Erallicr,  wife 
of  brother  John  Warcham,  deparlcd  this 
life  September  4"h,  in  the  bounds  ot  the 
ConeinauKli  branch,  Cambria  countj',  Pa., 
aged  21  years,  3  months,  and  17  days. 

It  seemed  true  in  tliis  cise  that  death 
loved  a  shining  mark.  Sister  Mary  pos- 
sessed a  pious  and  reserved  di.spopition 
from  infancy.  She  entered  the  church 
wliile  (juite  young  and  continued  faithful 
until  the  last.  Her  delight  was  in  the 
law  of  tiie  Lord,  and  in  Biblical  lore  she 
was  above  the  ordinary  standard,  and  this, 
added  to  her  natural  modest  and  .sympa- 

5)athetic  heart, made  her  a  model  sister. — 
lei  deaiii  drew  together  a  large  number 
of  mourning  friends  and  sympathizing 
neighbors  to  pay  the  last  tribute  of  re- 
spect—the .'^ad  rites  of  burial  ot  one  that 
■was  near  and  dear  both  by  the  ties  of  na- 
ture and  of  Christian  love, and  fellowship. 
Siie  will  be  uii.s,-ed  in  the  neiiihborhood, 
and  in  thechtirch,  an  J  among  hor  friends, 
but  most  of  all  by  her  bereaved  liusbanJ, 
whose  home  is  now  desokte,  and  his  lit- 
tle child  robbed  of  a  fond  mother's  care, 
which  it  80  much  needs  in  this  sinful 
world.  But  when  we  remember  that 
death  is  only  a  sleep,  and  that  it  comes 
to  imi)resa  lesifons  of  tenderness  on  the 
human  heart,  and  touch  it  witli  .sympa- 
thy and  sorrow,  we  feel  like  bowing  to 
the  irrever&ibic  decree  oi'  God'.s  provi- 
dence. 

The  Ibllowing  lines  were  written  by 
sister  Mary  and  her  parents  desire  to  have 
them  published  in  conneetiim  with  this 
notice.  Thay  are  unpretending,  but  we 
could  wisii  no  better  evidence  of  a  tender 
heart.  J  as.  A.  Sell. 

LINES    ON    TUB     DEATH    OT    A    SISTEU. 

Dearest  Matlic,  you  have  left  us, 
He:  e  your  loBg  we  deeply  feci; 

But  'lis  God  who  hath  bercfi  ns, 
He  can  all  our  sorrow  heal. 

Altbough,  my  sister,  tliou  wast  dear 

To  US  thy  fiiends  helow, 
Our  Savior  sent  and  took  from  here 

The  bud,  that  did  .so  freshly  blow. 

We  flood  around  the  dying  bed 

Thy      fiieuds,  and    teacher,    echcol- 
inale«  dear, 

And  when  the  spark  of  life  had  flod, 
We  shed  for  thee  a  psrling  tear. 

But  Oh  !  we've  one  great  consolation, 
For  we  know  that  ihon  arl  blest; 

Thy  spirit  lauded  safe  heaven, 
Thy  body  lies  iu  silout  rest. 


80,  then,  farewell,  a  short  farewell, 
Until  we  mcctihee  on  that  shore 

Where  we  will  with  our  Savior  dwell, 
And  part  again  no  more. 


LINES   ON   THE    DEATH    OF    THHBE    BROTUBRS 
AND    A    SISTEU. 

We  now  have  four  loved  ones  In  heaven, 

We  know  they  are  wiih  God; 
For  they  were  called  while  very  young, — 

Sin's  paths  they  never  trod. 

The  first  that  died  was  Kuble  dear. 

An  infant  meek  and  mild; 
He  was  but  one  year  old,  Ihey  say, 

A  gentle,  loving  child. 

The  second  called  was  Joey  dear, 

His  age  was  not  yet  four, 
Tet  he  was  taken  home  to  heav«a 

His  Mcker  to  adore. 

The  third  that  went  waft  Johnnie  dear, 

He  saw  but  six  short  years. 
Then  he  was  called  from  earth  away 

Beyond  all  human  fears.  - 

The  fourth  that  died  was  Mattic  dear, 

In  bed  she  moaning  lay. 
Till  God  released  Ler  from  her  pain, 

And  Iheu  she  weut  nway. 


IN    MEMOUY    or    MV    DEAH    SISTBU- 

D.ar  Mallie,  thongli  ihy  boly  lies 

Ueuealh  the  silent  boii, 
Thy  spirit  lives  above  the  skic?. 

Forever  with  its  God. 

The  following  was  written  after  she  was 
married  and  about  to  leave  home  : 

Alas  !  the  dismal  day  has  come 
When  I  must  leave  my  pleasant  home; 

0  Hear  onis,  it,  most  melts  my  heart 
To  think  that  we  mu6t  live  apart. 

Now  I  must  leave  my  parents  dear, 
And  brothers,  sisters,  all  fo  near; 
Oh,  let  us  strive  to  live  in  love. 
That  we  may  one  day  meet  above. 

()1\  father,  mother,  bless  your  child; 
Foigive  me  where  I  have  been  wild; 
Oh,  let  us  pray  to  God  ahovc 
To  fill  our  ev'ry  heart  with  lovo. 

Yes,  it  is  hard  to  part,  'lis  true, 
But  each  one  must  his  way  ])ursne; 
And  now,  since  parting  is  our  lot, 

1  pray  you  all— forget  mo  not. 


IIamu.ton  CoirMT.  Ind.,  "I 
August  SUih,  1875.        J 
Dear  Brother  Quintrr  : 

Please  find  enclosed  $1  30,  which 
divide  equally  between  the  Utinish  and 
Stein  funds.  I  presented  this  to  the 
churcli  witli  a  great  deal  of  delicacy,  for 
fear  some  of  tiie  dear  brctliron  or  sisters 
would  think  it  a  new  thing  again  to  be 
introduced  into  itiic  church.     We  were 


waitinc  until  some  one  would  suggest  it 
t(y>e  the  duty  of  the  elders  to  present 
it  to  the  churches.  Now  as  that  was 
done  1  felt  it  my  duty  also  to  present 
it  to  the  church  here  in  Hamilton  county, 
which  is  culled  the  Stony  Creek  district; 
and  we  feel  sorely  grieved  when  we  have 
to  hear  such  expressions  as  these  :  "No, 
I  won't  do  anything;;  fortius  is  something 
new  again— there  is  a  speculation  in  it." 
Hear  it?  Yes;  and  that,  loo,  of  breth- 
ren who  are  able,  and  are  officials  in  the 
church. 

But  while  we  believe  it  to  be  the  duty 
of  the  minister  and  of  the  church  to 
preach  the  Gospel  to  all  the  world  as  we 
arc  commanded  to  do,  we  must  i»ake  our 
calculations  to  meet  with  opposition  in 
and  out  of  the  church.  The  amount  we 
send  is  small,  but  those  who  did  give  gave 
willingly.  Now  I  hope  that,  a.i  the  calls 
that  have  been  made  from  both  Denmark 
and  brother  Stein  sre  so  very  important, 
the  church  will  use  every  effort  to  respond 
to  them. 

The  cause  here  in  thi.i  part  of  the 
vineyard  is  moving  along  slowly,  with  an 
occasional  addition.  Health  is  tolerably 
good.  John  H.  Cayloe. 


L0N1..MONT,  Colorado,  Aug.  16,  1875. 
Dear  Brother  Quinier  : — 

Feeling  an  interest  in  the  cau.se  of 
our  blessed  Muster,  especially  in  the 
mi-ssiouary  work,  and  while  we  arc  giving 
our  time,  talents,  and  means  for  that  pur- 
pose, we  feci  some  encouragement  from 
the  articles  "ritten  by  some  of  our  dear 
brethren  and  sisters.  We  feel,  at  least, 
that  we  have  their  good  wi^ihes,  and  hope 
that  we  shall  have  an  interest  in  their 
prayers.  In  response  to  a  call  made  by 
brother  J.  S-  Flory,  we  came  to  Colorado, 
rather  on  a  prospecting  tour.  Afcer  con- 
sulting brother  Mory,anu  looking  around  a 
little,  wc  concluded  to  spend  our  lime  in 
Boulder  county.  And  ^illce  we  had  a 
number  of  meetings  at  different  ulaccs, 
we  feel  confident  iliat  if  wu  could  have 
faitlilul,  earnest.  Gospel  preaching  rogu> 
larly  here,  there  would  soon  be  a  church 
cstabli.shed  that  might  prove  a  blessing 
to  many  precious  souls.  From  these  con- 
siderations we  feel  sorry  tiiat  our  lime  or 
stay  here  is  limited  as  it  is.  We  bought 
round  tiip  tickets  from  DesMjines  City, 
Iowa,  which  limits  our  time  10  90  day,". 
Unless  we  can  in  some  way  get  an  cxten- 
.•iion  of  time,  we  will  have  to  leave  about 
the  15th  of  September,  which  wc  regret, 
as  calls  for  meetings  are  increasing,  and 
many  doors  arc  already  open. 

Now,  brethren,  who  will  come  and 
spend  the  winter  here,  and  uiove  on  the 
work  of  the  Irndf  lVrhap>  aiany  will 
sav  "I  would,  but  I  have  not  the  means." 
We  will  admit  that;  but  are  there  not 
some  who  have  the  means  and  can  come? 
Are  there  not  some  musical  instruments 
amongour  ministering  brethren  t  liLt  might 
be  spared,  and  the  money  t)etter  spent,  in 
ilie  missionary  work?  Are  there  not 
Uiauy  other  uucdlcss  oxpeiiyes  that  wu  uro 


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paying?     If  so,  do   not  say    "can't." — 
What  is  tlie  worth  of  one  soul  ? 

And  you,  brethren  and  sisters,  who  are 
not  ministers,  is  there  any  responsibility 
resting  upon  you?  I  mean,  vou  that 
have  plenty,  and  to  spare  for  the  or/;an, 
for  decorating  your  parlors,  and  your 
your  children  in  the  extravagance  of  ihc 
world.  If  you  are  respausiblc,  if  Jesus 
died  for  yuu,  if  he  has  gone  to  prepare 
you  a  mansion  in  licaven, could  you  not  u-e 
your  meand  in  a  better  way  ?  Could  you 
not  help  some  poor  ministcrinjc  brotlier 
to  go  and  preacli  Christ  crucilied  ?  iM;tiiy 
could  give  $100  a  year;  others,  $50;  oth- 
ers, $25,  and  so  down,  if  they  wuul.J,  and 
never  miss  it,  by  u.-.ing  the  means  that  is 
spent  in  a  way  that  is  worse  tluu  useless. 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  awake  to 
rijjhteousness,  and  sin  nof.  ^^^nk  while 
it  IS  day.  Night  is  comiiig.  llnste,  lay 
up  your  treasure  where  no  thiet  oan  steal. 
Can  you  feel  sati^iied  to  go  to  the  sjiiiit- 
land,  having  done  nuthing  for  Jesus — 
having  no  sheaves  to  take  with  you — to 
reap  what  you  have  sown,  when  you  have 
sown  nothing?  Awake,  thou  that  sleep- 
esi;  be  ready  to  every  good  work.  Send 
some  of  your  cents — no,  dollars — to  the 
Danisli  fund;  some  to  the  IStein  I'und. — 
llae  proper  economy  at  home  and  send 
the  glad  tidings  abroad.  Gather  some 
precious  sheaves  for  the  harvest,  and 
then  Cod  will  say  to  you,  ''Weil  done, 
faithful  servant,  come  in  and  take  your 
rest."  Jlay  the  I^ord  grant  us  grace  to 
do  our  whole  duiy,  that  we  may  all  be 
saved.    Amen. 

James  11.  Gish. 


good  works  are  made  apparent,  which 
constrains  many  to  glorify  tlieir  Fatiier 
which  is  in  heaven.  If  such  were  tlie 
case  everywhere,  there  would  be  no  such 
thing  as  a  church  lying  in  a  dormant  state. 
This  church  was  organized  .six  years  ago, 
and  at  present  we  number  nearly  forty 
members.  I  hope  before  long  I  may 
have  occasion  to  report  the  number  much 
larger. 

VVe  need  more  ministerial  aid.  Our 
father,  Eld.  Daniel  Neher,  wlio  is  above 
three  score  years,  in  generally  expected  to 
do  the  preaching.  So  I  would  say  as  an 
inducement  to  "^ministering  brethren  of 
the  east  who  wish  to  work  for  their  Mas- 
ter, here  is  a  good  chance;  or  any  other 
brethren  who  wish  to  locate  west,  here 
you  can  get  homes  clieap.  We  have  a 
beautiful  rolling  prairie,  also  plenty  of 
timber  and  good  water. 

Our  soil,  which  is  productive,  is  adap- 
ted to  corn,  wheat,  oats,  flax,  castor  beans, 
e'c. ;  also  all  kinds  of  fruit  and  vegetables 
do  well  liftre.  Tho  "chinch  bug,"  the 
great  draw  back  to  this  country,  is 
nearly  entirely  exterminated  by  the  ex- 
ceeding wet  weather.  Any  other  infor- 
mation can  be  freely  had  by  addressing 
the  undersigned. 

J.  F.  NEiiEa. 

Salem,  Morion  Co.,  Ills 


Cliurch  uud  Geueral  Kews. 

Brother  Quiviter : — 

You  acknowledge  your  agents  as 
correspondents,  so  1  will  give  a  few  items 
of  news,  which,  I  hope,  will  be  read 
witli  interest. 

Tliat  which  ia  prevailing  in  the  minds 
of  many  in  this  country  at  present  (Aug- 
ust 10th)  is  the  great  damage  done  to 
crops  by  the  recent  heavv  rains.  Accor- 
ding to  my  diary  it  rained  twenty  days  in 
the  month  of  July.  The  rainfall  in  said 
month  is  supposed  to  have  exceeded  three 
feet.  Creeks  have  been  from  one  to  three 
feet  higher  thaj^ever  known  before.  The 
wheat  crop,  which  was  good,  is  not  all 
cut  yet,  and  never  will  be.  That  in  shock 
is  so  badly  sprouted  that  a  person  can 
hardly  pull  the  sheaves  apart.  The  oats 
and  flax  crops  also  were  good,  but  scarce- 
ly any  oan  be  saved.  The  corn  on  the 
roUing  ground  is  good.  Fruit  and  pota- 
toes are  plenty. 

As  for  church  news  I  feel  sorry  that  I 
cannot  give  such  encouraging  news  as  we 
hear  from  many  other  places.  Oh,  how 
we  rejoice  to  hear  of  so  many  that  are 
willing  to  yield  to  the  requirements  of  our 
Savior  1  This  is  an  evidence  that  in  such 
places  the  spirit  which  should  character- 
ize a  Clirislian  is  manifested;  and 
that  light  is  allowed   to   shine,  and  the 


Prom   €iage  (Jouuty,  Nebrasknl 

Brother  Qniiiter: — 

By  request  of  the  brethren  and 
friends  here  we  will  endeavor  to  give  a 
brief  account  of  our  condition,  and  of  the 
state  of  affnirs  in  this  State;  or  at  least 
here  at  Beatrice,  Gage  county,  as  there 
has  a  great  change  taken  place  since  this 
time  last  year.  Grasshoppers  are  all 
gone,  and  all  things  have  returned  to 
their  old  sundnrd  again,  and  we  stand  to- 
day blessed  with  great  abundance  of  all 
the  necessaries  of  life.  Since  this  is  the 
fact,  we  wish  to  say  a  few  words  to  those 
who  are  desirous  of  seeking  homes  for 
themselves  in  this  fertile  western  State, 
Nebraska:  to  such  we  wish  to  give  en- 
couragement. 

Having  resided  here  for  some  length  of 
time,  we  can  say  we  are  favorably  im- 
pressed with  this  part  of  the  west,  and  do 
not  hesitate  to  advise  others  also  to  come. 
By  personal  observation  we  can  give  as- 
surance that  the  soil  of  Nebraska  cannot 
be  surpassed  by  any  other  State  in  the 
Union  lor  productiveness,  depth,  and  its 
beauty  and  pliableness  in  culture.  The 
winter  sea.sons  are  from  four  to  six  weeks 
shorter  than  in  northern  Illinois.  The 
face  of  the  country  ijs  beautiful;  so  have 
said  a  number  of  recent  Illinois  visitors. 
Th«y  say  they  have  never  seen  a  prettier. 
A  few  of  the  great  natural  resources  are 
these  : 

1.  The  Big  Blue  River,  with  its  im- 
mense amount  of  water  power. 

2.  The  exhaustless  quarries  of  the 
finest  building  rock.  The  rock  of  which 
the  State  houses  were  built  at  Lincoln 
were  drawn  from  these  quarries, 


3.  Its  being  so  well  adapted  to  stock 
raising,  especially  lor  sheep,  which  arc 
not  troubled  with  foot- rot;  tiie  soil  being 
porous  and  light,  water  never  stands  on 
the  surface;  ^loni;hs  and  boggy  places  aro 
nowhere  to  be  iound,  yet  the  country  i.s 
well  watered.  Nearly  ail  kinds  of  tiuit 
do  excellently  well,  and  this  is  destined 
to  be  one  of  the  first  fruit-growing  States. 
Osage  hedge  does  lemarkably  well. 

For  health  it   cannot    be  excelled;  it  is 
especially  noted  lor  thi^.     The  air  is  light 
and   invigorating.     Consumptives  derive 
great    benefit    here.        The     nights    du- 
ring the  summer  season  are  always  pleas- 
antly cool.     Timber  we   have  plenty  and 
very  cheap.     Water  is  pure  and  good. — 
lloads  are  always  good;  mud  is  out  of  the 
question    here.     Half,    or   more,   of   the 
settlers  are  from    Illinois.     School  privi- 
leges are   very  good;  and  taxes  are  very 
light.    The  morals  of  the  people  are  good, 
and  many  are  taking  heed  to  their  ways; 
they  are  flocking  into  the   church  of  tho 
Brethren    by    dozens   and    by   scores,  all 
over  the  West.     We  find  brethren  living 
here  and  there,  throughout  all   the  west- 
ern States.     Mujh  good  has  been  done 
by  the  liberality   of  the   brethren  in  the 
east  durinir  Che  grasshopper  plague.     Tho 
people  seeing,  and  also  feeling  quite  sen- 
sibly to  their  comfort,    that   which  has 
been  done  for  the  destitute,  give  a  listen- 
ing ear  to  the  doctrine,  and  it  has  caused 
many    to    come    in.     Blessed    be    those 
brethren  for    their    kindness;  and   they 
may  be  assured  that  their  promptness  in 
responding  to  the  wants  of  these  people 
has  not  gone  out  without  a  blessing,  and 
in  more  ways  than  one.     Church   facili- 
ties with   us,  the  Brethren,  here  at  Bea- 
trice, Gage  county,  are  no  more  question- 
able.    One  year   or   less   ago,  we   could 
number  but   six   members;  now  we  have 
organized  and  number  33  members,  with 
3  speakers  and  2   deacons,  and   are   in  a 
flourishing  condition.     The  oS"er  of  friend 
Crothers  has  at  last  been  taken  by  a  wor- 
thy brother  from  Illinois,  Henry  Bruba- 
ker,  whose  influence   we  have   reason  to 
believe  will  cause    many    more   to  come 
west.     Then  to  this  rich,  beautiful,  and 
now  happy  land  we   invite  you  all,  where 
pleasant  homes  are   awaiting  those  who 
will  have  them. 

Wm.    B.   PttlCE. 


To  D.  1».  ISnylor. 

You  and  I  were  not  at  the  late  Annual 
Meeting,  but  our  old  fathers  have  fixed 
the  fruit  of  the  vine  question  just  right. 
The  Savior  said  that  he  would  "no  more 
drink  of  the  fruit  of  the  vine,"  which  is 
the  grape.  But  as  he  says  that  he  will 
drink'  no  more  of  it,  we  must  come  to 
the  conclusion  that  he  used  the  juice  of 
the  grape.  To  say  that  he  used  the 
fruit  of  the  vine,  v/e  have  Bible  authori- 
ty .  but  to  say  that  he  used  the  fruit  in 
the  .'■liape  of  fermontod  wine,  is  mare 
than  the  Bible  teaches.  And  as  to  the 
f:''it  of  the  vine  being  impure  in  its  i;u-« 


C:2 


0HUI8TIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


fermented  state,  it  isdoub'ful.  It  would 
ba  us  rc-xsoMuble  to  say  that  corn  jind  rye 
•were  isupure  ani  iuilie:ilLliy  till  in  tlie 
shape  of  wbi^ky,  or  the  apple  till  it  was 
in  bruiidy.  There  is  loj  uiucli  of  thi.s 
^aid — pure,  ^ot:l  destroy inj;  htuff — witli- 
out  any  of  u-j  v.lio  citiim  to  be  temperate 
frivinjj  it  such  a  nice  name  !is  to  c:ili  it 
pure,  and  thereby  cause  others  to  take 
irecly  of  ilio  .-o-called  pure  wine.  We 
had  a  brother  that  used  more  of  the  ^o- 
called  pure  drink  than  lie  oui;ht  to  have 
used.  We  broufjht  liiiu  bci'nre  the 
churcli  to  acflouni  for  it.  lie  then 
promised  to  abstain  from  it-  lie  did,  till 
at  a  communion  he  Kot  the  taste  of  the 
so  called  pure  wine.  But  it  did  not 
prove  10  be  pure  to  him.  Me  afterwards 
drank  too  much  again.  He  was  then 
questioned  as  to  what  tempted  him  to 
Uriiik  again.  He  an.swered  that  the 
wine  that  he  tested  at  tiie  communion 
gave  him  a  craving  for  more  strong 
drink.  Now  the  Lord,  tiirougii  our  dear 
old  father.'^,  has  said  that  we  need  not. 
throw  any  .such  temptation  before  our 
weak  brethren,  unless  we  want  to.  They 
t^ay  we  may  u.se  the  fruit  ol  the  vine  in  a 
state  so  as  not  to  intoxicate.  Persons 
that  arc  used  to  strong  drink,  have  no 
more  craving  for  atiyliiini;  tiiat  is  weak. 
We  must  bear  with  each  other  till  we 
can  .see  the  safest  wav  to  use  the  fruit  of 
the  vine.  We  know  that  to  the  pure  all 
things  are  pure,  but  we  touch  not,  taste 
not,  handle  not,  so  that  the  impure  can 
have  light,  and  by  the  light  learn  to  be 
Cjnie  more  perfect. 

M.  Hoke. 

Ihuitiiiffton,  Jiid. 


Written  on  tUe    Df»t(t  oi    Nettie 
LieatiierinHu, 

On  the  morning  of  Aug.  20th,  1875, 
the  .spirit  of  Nettie  fled  to  the  realms  of 
b'i-s,  alter  puffering  without  a  murnier 
for  nine  weeks.  She  complained  for 
ejme  time.  T!ic  physicians  advised  her 
parents  to  take  her  from  home.  They 
took  her  to  her  grandl'ather,  Nuthan 
Brown,  K-q.,  near  Chew.svillc.  Shortly 
i.fier  arriving  she  was  taken  with  a  severe 
hemorrhage  from  the  lungs,  and  from 
that  time  until  she  died  suffL-red  greatly. 
Her  grandparents  did  all  they  po.ssibly 
could  to  alleviate  her  suffering  and  have 
her  restored  to  health;  yet  with  all  their 
kindness  and  care,  death  was  gri dually 
approaching  to  claim  her  as  his  viutim. 
After  being  with  iicr  grandparents  eight 
weeks  they  decided  to  take  her  houje,  a 
distance  of  about  fourteen  miles.  She 
was  hardly  able  to  endure  the  journey, 
and,  at  times,  would  get  very  faint.  The 
day  after  arriving  home  she  appeared  ve 
ry  cheerful,  and  remarked  to  her  sorrow- 
Ktrickcn  mother,  "Now,  mother,  I  sup- 
pose yoti  are  salislied."  l)rop-y  began 
(()  niiinifest  itscli,  and  the  following  Sun- 
Oay  she  was  attacked  severely,  when  it 
was  thought  she  could  not  survive  until 
the  clo.ic  of  the  day.     She   fully  realized 


her  condition,  and  expressed  her  wiiling- 
]  nes.s  to  go.  Slie  calltHl  her  faiher  to  her 
j  side  and  said,  "i'apa,  I  want  you  io  do 
]  better,  ;tnd  prepare  to  meet  me  in  heav- 
en. Wii|y<iu?"  The  answer  was, "Ves." 
"Now,  papa,  seal  that  promise  with  n 
kiss,  and  1  want  Mrs.  Wolf  to  be  wit- 
ness." Oij  !  was  not  this  an  earnast  ap- 
peal— suiiieient  to  cause  the  stoutest  heart 
to  melt  and  tremble  before  God?  She 
lingercil  ou  until  Friday  morning,  20ih, 
and  tlien  fled  to  her  far  away  home.  Her 
age  was  1 4  years,  1 1  months.and  13  days. 
She  iiad  an  earnest  tiesire  ibr  some  time 
to  unite  with  the  church;  but  her  parents 
thought  she  was  too  young — a  thought 
tliai  should  never  be  allowed  to  enter  the 
miiid,  for  we  believe  Jesus  loves  such 
amiable  and  lovely  children  as  Nettie  was, 
and  will  call  them  into  the  flock  early.  We 
(irmly  believe  Nettie  is  in  heaven;  for 
all  wlio  knew  her  would  willingly  testify 
to  her  pure  life,  and  .she  expressed  herself 
when  interrogated  on  the  subject  of 
death,  "I  feel  reconcii-jid  to  my  God.  bo- 
cause  I  cannot  remember  of  willingly 
committing  any  sins  again.-t  him."  In 
all  her  surroundings  sh«  possc-^sed  a  meek 
and  quiet  spirit.  Her  body  was  consign- 
ed to  the  grave-yard  at  Manor  church, 
adjoining  the  farm  belonging  to  her  lath 
er,  where  a  very  large  number  had  come 
to  take  the  last  look  at  Nettie.  The  oc- 
casion was  improved  by  brother  Daniel 
Wolf  and  the  writer,  from  Job  xiv.  20, 
'Thou  changest  his  countenance  and 
scndest  him  away-"  Oh,  how  hard  it 
seemed  to  the  mother  to  part  with  N'stiie! 
and  we  heard  her  .say,  "F;ircwo!l,  Nettie, 
for  a  .short  time."  We  fondly  Impe  this 
will  be  llie  means  of  bringing  t):e  father 
and  mother  to  a  sense  of  iheir  duly  to 
God,  and  that  they  will  make  haste  ami 
delay  not  lo  i  repare  to  meet  God  in  a 
reconciled  state,  and  again  join  Nettie 
as  one  of  the  pure  angels  of  light,  there 
to  mingle  with  the  innumerable  ho^t, 
singing  this  beautiful  anthem,  "Unto 
him  that  hath  loved  us  and  wasiied  us 
from  our  sins,  be  honor  and  dominion 
forever  and  ever.     Amen." 

D.  F.  Stouffer. 
Bciicvula,  Md.,  Any,  24,  l<S7ii. 


Aiinouucenieuts. 


Love-Fea.sts. 


Til  the  Sugar  Creek  church,  S:uigamon 
county,  III.,  2  luiles  east  of  Auburn,  (mi 
on  the  23rd  and  24th  of  October,  com- 
mencing at  10  o'clock  A.  .M. 

J.\c()H  0.  Brub.akeb. 

In  (he  German  Settlement  congrega- 
tion, Preston  county,  W.  Va.,  on  the 
10;h  of  October.  S.  A.  FiKE. 

( ( ^ihitiinidl  on  jinr/r  (U'.t. ) 

MARRIED. 

By  thu  uu<ler»i(i;nB<i ,  at  his  rcBidence  in 
MilTord  towiibbip,  tiomer.set  Co.,  I'a.  August 


8  h,  1875,  Mr.  Petkr  M.  Gaby  and  Misi 
lUiiKiKT  PiiiLLiris,  botli  of  Somer&ci  couu- 
ty,   Pa. 

Also,  by  the  u!id?rsi<ned,  at  his  residtsoce, 
Augii.<t  12ih,  1S75-  .Mr.  W-  A  Hakvan  .uid 
Ali^s  Emma  C  Iloitsiiit,  l)Oih  of  WV^inio'e- 
laiid  couuiy,  P«. 

Josi-n  F-EiiKi/i:''. 

B>-  K14«r  Jrssc  S^ndcb  lUt-.r,  ai  ih-;  rti.-i- 
dcdCo  Ol  ilie  li.i.l-"R  fvihcr.  S-.-p'..  1-,  187.'i, 
bi  other  Kii-'i  s  G  Gis;i,  of  Wv>o.lfr>r:  -ou  - 
ly.  111.,  and  sister  .MahV  J.  Nl'MB.;,-  <..f 
Bom  bon   eoiinty,  Kansas. 

The  hai'iiy  cuuplu  iiitend  to  leave  be  e 
&ooijf.*r  Ih-!  Noimal  College,  in  McLeau  Co., 
ill  ,  whiiic  thtrj  expect  lo  rjin-iin  oac  ye-ir. 
Members  slopping  over  at  that  pUcH  are  iii- 
vittd  to  call  ou  tliem,  and  Ihcy  will  be  kind- 
ly rc-ccivod  aud  cared   for. 

A.O.  NVMER. 


int:i>. 

We  admit  no  poetry  iimler  any  clrcnirstnn 
cea  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  Wo 
wi3h  le  iibc  iill  alike,  and  wo  coulit  not  insert 
verses  witli  all. 

Ill  the  Elk  Lick  coogregslion,  Somnrset 
county,  Pa-,  Emma  Be.cuy,  daughter  of 
brolhe.r  Samuel  and  fslsier  .Mary  IJeachy; 
aged  7  months.     Disease,  dyscnleiy. 

Fuueral  services  by  brothiir  J.  B- Ssll  aud 
the  writer.  J.  Kblso. 

lu  Meycrsdil*,  Somerset  county.  Pa.,  Sept. 
13  h,  1875.  FiuNKi.iN  Ai.iiKUT,  son  ol  fii'j:id6 
Henry  niid  Maiga^ct  biaub;  ai;  d  U  rnoj  , 
and    2^   d»ys.     D^se-xse.   cholera    iiil'un'unj. 

ITi,  iL.t-M)     /I  i.imii  !-,£..     hv  tliM    iw    it.-.-     frmn    ltpl)_ 


ii-rnl   discourse   bv  the  w.ile:,  froin  Heb. 
ix.  'J7.  38.  '  J.  W^.  Keiu 


Fail- 


In  the  itaccoon  Creo'c  church.  Monie'im- 
ery  county,  Iiid.,  3-pl.  3d,  .siller  Mauv 
Maxohs;  »  'it  7.5  yea;s,  aii^l  4  inoiilhs,  Uck- 
ing  1  'iiy  The  deceased  was  born  in  B'He" 
touil  county,  V'.reiuia.  Sh>^  wa-«  a  m'lnhjr 
of  tlie  church  about  4"i  years,. and  lived  a 
widow  aboui,  21  yars  She  leaves  three 
children,  ail  of  ihom  being  luembers  of  the 
chu'Ch.  Funeral  services  m  our  .i-iw  meet- 
ing house  by  the  writer,  from  Ps  vii  9, 
iu  presence  of  a  lari;e  concourse  of  fiends. 
She  was  Durittd  in  the  Brethren's  gav-yard 
near  b».  R.  H  Mili-ir 

In  the  Milledgcv'llc  church,  Carroll  coun- 
ty, Ms.,  Sci-t.  3i-.l  1S7.'5,  e'AnuiR  Sisan 
FiKE.dauirh'.er  of  brother  WiHiani  and  sister 
Mary  Fike;  aged  1  ycir,  5  niontbs  and  9 
days.  Kinieral  occasion  imi'iovfd  by  breth- 
ren M-  Kimmel  and  U.  Miller,  from  .Matth. 
xxiv.  44. 

Iu  the  T.idi;e  district.  Fraiik'Iu  county  Pa., 
July  'i,  S7.5,  brother  Wenoel  FoosrsANOKn; 
aged  73  yeais,  4  nuulhs,  and  38  days. 

Ali'o,  iu  the  sam-*  district,  broth-r  .lous 
MoNN;  aged  4U  years,  5  month-:,  and  31 
diys. 

The  deceased  was  a  minister  for  about  18 
months.  The  llrst  year  he  wa«,  a'  raa->y 
olh*i8  arc,  tiini.i,  bin  for  th-;  l\stsix  months 
he  felt  th>!  weight  of  precious  S(;ul3.  and 
B'.ood  up  boldly  in  defense  of  the  Qosijcl 

The  last  tixt  I  heard  him  rt-ad  was,  II«b. 
iv.  9,  '"There  remaineth  therefore  a  rest  to 
the  peoi-le  of  Go'l  "  Ha  op'^ka  e.iriieillv.  Wo 
ho]);  h"  is  now  .-r.j  \v  i  g  l"nt  u-s'.  t)  i  th.T 
14  ii  of  .Miieli  while  on  his  wiiy  to  me.-iinj:, 
he  had  a  light  stroke  of  pnialysis.  Uu  tk»'i 
aflerr.oou  of  the  30lh  he  went  away  on  husi- 
nei-6,  and  ou  his  way  home,  \\i  slopped  with 


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a  Dcigbbor  and  was  engaged  ia  bis  Maetes's- 

business,  coiive:'si;;ijo;i.JUp  Scripnires.  Ru 
relu-ncd  liomi;  ali  nit  8  o'clofl>,  ate  suDpur 
as  usuhI,  Rnl  wbei  about  to  rl-tirc,  ha  sank 
to  ris;'  no  more.  Well  mii^lit  thu  Savi'jr 
B«y,  "Waich,  for  you  linow  not  thu  day  iioi- 
the  liour,  =  '  I  tc. 

He  li  arcs  a  foriowiug  wife  and  large  fam- 
ily of  clrldiin  to  mourn  their  loss  which  is, 
no  douhl.  bis  eternal  gaiu  Occasion  im- 
proV' d  by  the  Hrethren,  fiora  2  Cor.  v.  1. 

D.  M-  FOORI.SANGEH. 

In  the  Middlocreek  congregation,  Septem- 
ber 10Ui,1875  of  consuiui'lioii,  brot'i".e.- John 
Bl.EOiF.K,  (vi-itiiig  from  Grtu'.ie  Cwuiity, 
Pa  );  ased  57  years.  Funeral  sttrviccs  by 
brother  Josiah  iJoik'.ey  from  Job  xiv.  1. 

In  the  Jacob's  Creek  congregatiop.,  Fay- 
etv;  county,  Pa  ,  August  lOib,  1S7.5,  of  dys- 
entery, our  much  beioved  brother  Jacob 
Freed;  aged  66  years. 

He  leavfi.s  a  dtar  widow, a  consistinit  mem- 
ber of  the  church,  and  four  children  to 
mourn  their  loss.  While  sister  Fieed  b-.s 
lost  a  liind  iiiisband  and  tlic  childruii  a  kiud 
father,  the  church  baa  lost  a  faithful  de'con. 
He  di-fd  in  tlie  hope  of  immortal  glory,  hav- 
ing served  the  Lord  a  goodly  po  tiou  of  lii.-5 
time.  The  funeral  occasion  was  improved 
from  1  Thcss.:  latter  part  of  tiie  4th  chapter, 
to  a  large  concourse  of  people,  bv  ttie  wii. 
ter.  F.  B.  VVeimek. 


In  the  Eel  River  congregation,  May  22nd, 
187,5,  brother  Jac  jB  Landis;  aged  60  years. 
IL'  was  born  iu  P'^nnsyifania;  was  mark- 
ed to  Polly  Johu  on  the  2:3ud  of  M;iy,  1845. 
Fourteen  children  were  born  to  Iheui,  eleven 
of  whom  are  at  present  living:;  also,  thirteen 
grandcliiidren,  all  of  whom  are  left  !o  mourn 
his  loss.  He  had  been  in  the  mini-tiy  for 
seventeen  yea  g,  all  cf  wliich  time  lie  wis  a 
faithful  memlior,  a  good  fiijzeu  and  a  kind 
father.  On  the  4th  d.iy  of  November,  ;874, 
he  was  \iol.-ntly  struck  with  the  palRy.  Af- 
ter lingering  fur  some  time  the  hope  of  his 
recovery  which  his  friends  cherii^h^d  began 
to  fade. 

As  spring  approached  and  the  season  ad- 
vanced he  seemed  to  be  sadly  on  the  decline, 
and  the  work  of  the  dest'oyer  could  be  seen 
in  lines  too  plain  to  bo  mistaken.  He  seem- 
ed to  be  in  constant  paiu  from  bis  firgt  iU- 
ness,  and,  on  the  32ad  tlay  of  May,  1875,  he 
passed  from  earth  to  tteruity. 

Brother  Landis  had  been  au  exemplary 
member  of  thf^  church  for  a  great  many 
years.  Conscious  that  the  sanus  of  life 
were  nearly  run,  yet  uekher  hope  nor  faith, 
for  an  iustarjt  even,  seemed  to  desert  him. 
Mucli  of  the  time  during  liis  sicUuess  he  was 
engaged  in  meditation  with  his  S«vior,  and 
his  hopes  rose  liigher  and  higher  as  ).e  near- 
ed  the  portal;)  for  which  his  who's  life  was 
but  onff  unbroken  prepa:at^on.  He  was  a 
conataut  fiieud  to  every  one. 

Between  the  dnie  of  his  fust  iilnsEs  and 
his  death,  several  meetings  were  luld  at  his 
house,  all  of  wiiieb  he  seemed  to  enjoy  with 
the  delight  of  a  firm  Christian.  The  church 
ha^  not  only  lost  an  exemplary  pillar,  bnt  his 
wife  a  faithful  husband,  his  children  a  be- 
loved parent,  and  (he  neighborhood  one  of 
her  main  citizens.  The  funeral  services, 
which  took  pace  at  11  a.  ra.,  were  conduct- 
ed by  t^^e  Bretliren  from  Rev.  xiii.  14.  Broth- 
er Liandis  will  long  be  remembered. 

BEN.JAMIN  Neff. 

On  Saturdey,  Aug.  21st,  at  about  4  o'clock 


their  loss,  aud  a  large  coacoursc  of  rclatlv  8 
and  f:iends.  He  united  himself  with  the 
church  in  the  year  1871.     For  four    years  he 

was  a  consisteut  and  ex-mplary  ineLnber 

About    two  years    since  he  wk*  adinitte(.  to 
the    ministry.       He  was  a  minis'er    of  the    ! 
first  d-gree.     The  manner  of  !.i«  death  wc-s  I 
one  of  those  extraordinary  dispiays  of  p.-ov-  ' 
id"n*iaMn-.eri'ositioii.      ile  was  accidentally 
C'^ught  on    a    l)«r!)od    pinion    attached  to  the 
tumbling  sbsftofa  threshing  inachiuc,  one 
arm  torn  fjom    its   S'leket,  and    his    body  so 
terril)ly  inanirled  a*  to  preclude  all  liopeof  liis 
recoveiy;  bi;t    tlirouifh   a   niir.^culous  display 
ot  an    all-wise    and    mercilnl    rrovidence  be 
Was  perniilted  to    breatiie    again  and  to  eo,«- 
verec  with  friends  with    his    mental  faculties 
unimpaired. 

He  lingered  two  days  after  theaccident, 
Rulferiug  the  mO'^t  excruciating  ptin,  durinir 
i  which  time  and  until  the  momeiit  he  expired, 
he  reiaintd  his  niiiul  unimpaired.  Uaring 
his  sutfering  he  bore  ;ill  with  gieat  Christian 
fortitude,  adinonisliiui;  sinners  to  repentance 
and  exhorting  his  Christian  friends  to  endure 
faithful  to  the  end.  His  only  regret  in  dying 
wiis  that  lie  leaves  a  kind  and  loving  ct>ra- 
panion  with  the  care  of  his  three  dear  little 
children.  In  dyintr  he  lefc  tht  m  in  the  bauds 
ot  a  kind  heavenly  FaLhcr,  exhortiiiir  them 
to  meet  him  in  heaven.  It  is  truly  afl'-eting 
to  See  such  loving  and  tender  ties  so  suddenly 
seve'ed.  Hisloving  wife  couM  scarcely  r^  aliz'^ 
tlie  chxnge,  and  at  the  gr^ve  was  so  over- 
whelmed witli  eri'if  that  her  mind  seemed  on 
the  verge  of  distraetion.  He  was  followed 
to  the  Kriive  at  Shiloh  church,  S'inday',22id, 
by  the  largest  concourse  of  friends  and  rela- 
tives ever  witnessed  iu  this  community. 
EuiAS  Auvii,. 


I      A    I>ESIKABK.E     FAKin    FOR 
I  S.*I.K. 

•  A  small  farm  of  3!  acies  cf  tood  laud  214 
i  acres  in  timbei,  improved  by  a  two-story 
;  brick  house,  a  small  bank  f~arn.  30x.50  with 
j  wagon  shed  and  corn  cril)  attacli-d,  a  t)rick 
wash  house. hcg  pen   wood-house, hen-house. 

■  and  bake  oveu  all  new  and  su'istantially 
;  built  Also,  a  well  of  good  water  and  cIb- 
I  tern,  with    i>uni|)S    near    the   door;  near  100 

■  cVo'ce  fruit  trei  s  iu    bearing — applo,  peach, 
:  pear,  che.rry,  aj/rico' ;  also  grape    and    other 
1  small  fruit. 
I      'I'his  farm  lies  3'.j  milfS  north  of  Hagers- 

town,  Washington  county,  Maryland,  along 
a  good  lumijike,  leading  to  Hagerstown. — 
Mills,  saw-niilis,  and  school  bou.'^c  very  con- 
venient. Qu  te  near  the  Longmeadotv  meet- 
ing house,  in  t!ie  iJeaver  Creek  church. 

Price — ^S,0<><>  In   payments. 

Address,  ANN  ROWL.^ND, 

U'gerstown, 
38-4!]  Washington  Co.,  Md. 


T   ISTOK:vli>MiOyS  ilKUKIViOl)  for 
Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc.. 


S  T  Bosscrman  75;  Ez  om  Slifer  1  00;  E 
C  Pacs-r  2  'JO;  Smiuel  Oblinxer  75;  J  U 
Slinglnff.  1  35;  Ujnjamiu  Hoover  75;  Noali 
Home  3  00;  Sauiuel  A  :^havc.r  1  .50;  Joel 
Olick  3  50;  Elc<ny  Ozley  1  75;  James  L 
I  Daniel  S'otier  1  00;  William  H  IJ'Own  I  00; 
Thoma'*  Mnjor  10;  Mary  Crou-e2  00;  Alle- 
via  A  Jones  4  00;  Dauirl  Kiusey  2  .50;  J  S 
McFadden  1  50;  S  W  Bolincer  20;  Geo  B.u- 
b*k-r  1  50;  S  11  Hoisinger  2  0';  SZ  Sharp 
5  80;  A  W  Martin  1  60;  D  A  Borkeybilc  5  00; 
CKbriel  Kiitei'iiouse  6  50;  Minerva  Cbsney 
a  t.>0;  D  B  Maniii  3  75;  Jas  A  Byer  1  60;  (i 
W(;riPsm*nl  60;  D  E  Brubaker  1  .50;  Mi- 
chael Hohf  1  00;  Rliods  A  Brown  1  50;  Win 
A  Arms' rong  2  00;  Johu  D  VVinier  .50; 
Thomas  Omy  S  20;  W  A  Maust  .50;  J  J.  My- 
ers 17  CO;  C  Newcomer  10  00;  Geo  Bueher 
25,  John  K.  Wellingt.iu  10;  Thomas  Chestle 
1  40;  J  8  Kitiiuger  1  60. 


Ai£v«rtii4iuj;  States. 

A  limited  nnmbor  of  unobjectionable  ad- 
Tertiseinents  will  ho  admitted  at  the  follow- 
ing rales 

Ten  lines  or  iess  constitute  a  square. 


p.  ni 


bio'.her  Gi-DFUKY  H.  Siiaffek,  iu  the 


29th  year  of  his  age.     Brother  Shrffer  leaves 
a  wile  and  three  small  children  to  mcum 


One  square  1  week, 

|1  1  00 

li                .i 

1  inontn. 

3  00 

'(           u 

2  months, 

5  00 

3        " 

6 

7  50 
12  £0 

(,           11 

12         « 

20  00 

niSCOUNT  F  )K 

PV 

ACR. 

On  2  ? 

quaris. 

- 

5 

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r  cent. 

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10 

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15 

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A  GO<ftl»  FAItn   FOR  KAI>E. 

Two  miles  south-west  of  Bruccton,  aud 
three  miles  from  Bra'idouviile,  W.  Vs.,  con- 
taining 720  acres,  about  300  of  which  are 
cleared,  v,'ith  1-<>'U  dwelling  hou.se3,  two  iMge 
barns,  stables,  and  other  necessary  outbuild- 
iugi=;  also  two  good  orchards.  The  farm 
M*T  BS  DiviuKO;  and  is  in  one  of  the  best 
settlements  iu  thi:»  county.  The  country  is 
healthy,  the  land  productive,  and  lime  aud 
coal  in  abundance.  Possession  given  to  suit 
th-^  purchaser. 

For  further   information,  cn'l  upon  or  ad- 
dress, W.VI.  C  ARM.STRONG, 
B-uoetou's  Mills, 

Preston  Co.,  W.  V«. 


FARlfl  FOR  NAIiE. 

A  good  Farm  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
township,  Si'phenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
mdes  from  Arnold's  Grove  meeting-house, 
and  8  railis  from  ti.e  (Cherry  Grove  meeting- 
house. It  contains  160  acres,  all,  except 
about  20  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  larue 
Stone  House  ;  good  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
several  good  SpriHgB  ;  bearing   Fruit   Trees, 

(fcC,   &c. 

Terms  :  14.0  0  ;  One-fourth  in  hand  and 
the  balance  iu  three  equal  annual  pay- 
ments. Address, 

23tf.  GEORGE  GIRL 

Beat;  ice,  Nebraska, 


WAS'SCai  WHEELr! 

TIIE       "  B  K  E  11  S  "      W  II  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  v/ater  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  aud  will    use    one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  clieaper  and   better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  h.  Beeks  &  Sons. 
C^ocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
BB<n3,  Gauoleu  &  Cooke. 
Belcn's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


IlnEiaii  fjiiftens   For  Kitle.       Bred 

fr„in  ]!iire  and  choice  ttock,  anil  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  expie^^s.  S"iid  stinip  for  p^lco 
list.  S.-'.tisf'iciion  guaranteed  in  a!!  cases, 
Adi'.rcs-i  SAMUKl-  (JRIiKNA  WALT,  Gear- 
foss  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md, 
19-6m. 


621 


OHUiSTlAN  FAMILY  OOMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VliSITOR. 


TilK    El^LIPNE. 


NHW  AND  I,ATK6T  IMPROVBD 
PORTABLE    FAUVI    KNUINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
Boilers,  8aw-Mill»,  etc. 

For  new  deecriptivc  catalogues,  address 
Frick  4k  Co., 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 


I'aMSOver  aud  l.<cr(I'w  Mupper. 

Eld.  John  Wise  says:  "Having?  oxarained 
tlic  work  entitled  The  Paatoi'tr  and  Lo'd'- 
tiupper,  written  liy  J.  VV.  Bebk,  I  iiulie^iia 
linicly  express  my  aiprobatioii  of  the  worlt, 
aud'thinl(  it  worthy  of  public  patronage;  and 
especially  consider  ihal  it  should  be  in  every 
family  of  the  Brotherlnrd  " 

The  work  contains  25S  pas's.  Prire, 
Bincle  copy  by  m«il,$l.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad'iresB, 

J.  W.  Beeh, 

Meyeisdale, 
35  Somerset  Co  ,  Pa. 


THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 


The  CniLintEN's  Paj-eu  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  Tbe  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  2!)  Cents  per  yf^ar.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Palestine  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  on  reci-ipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KiaiTZ, 

2  tf.  Poland,  JlaUouvig  Co.,  0. 

Tliu  <'Uue     Faitb"   Vitidicatud; 

and  The  "Faiih-aloue"' Theory  Wei^'htd  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wantin;^.  Send  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  cents;  'Z  co;iie8,  'Z!>  cents;  10 
copies  JL.IO.  AdrtrcsB  : 

M.  M.  ESHEIiMAN, 
Lanakk 
2.5-C6.  Carroll  county  111. 


HO.nE  WOOLEN    FAITOICY. 

We  are  nianufaeturiiig  a  supeiior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  jiuarantce  lo 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
Ihtm  to  the  brethren,  or  to  any'^ody  that 
may  want  t;ood  goods,  by  Kxpri-fs,  a'nd  pay 
cbnrgcs  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  huhlness 
over  forty  years,  1  think  1  know  just  what 
farmers  want,  an-l  think  they  will  find  it  to 
tli'rir  advantaire  t  >  coi  respond  with  mv. 
A.!(!rcs>  : 

JOHN  KTL'JEBAKiill, 
lloMU  WoJl^iiN  Kactouv, 
Ibtf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


Stover    Automatic 
Wlud  Engine. 


For  punipin?  water, 
grinding  grjiin  ,»tc.  Three 
years  In  successful  oper- 
ation, and  OTcr  3,000 
In  UKe.  Trolt  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  S'Ste  Fair 
over  13  comptititors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  runjiinj;  In  a  light 
breeza.  I*  particularly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
aud  Southern  Stales  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  brreze 
roqired  to  operate  it. 
It  In  »i»Ii-Kesiila(ius. 
Will  cot  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  Ihreo  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  bo  attached  to  any  puniti.  Every  mill 
fully  warrantea.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list.,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
VBii  WiNn  Enoinb  Co.,  Grreniasllw,  Pa., 
or  H.  VVooi)MAN»a,  Freeport.  III. 

^^*^^  An  active  agent  wanted  In  every  coun- 
ty east  of  tb3  Alleghany  mountains.        [tf 

PUBLIC    $iALE. 


THEGElMKR!»IANlJFACrURINO 
COM  P  AMY, 

Sole  Proprietors  and  Mani-facturehsop 


Will  be  soU  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
September  2.5'h,  1875.  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTy, 
with  70  acres  of  oood  land,  a  large  four- 
story  M'U,  with  water  and  steam  i)Ovver,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Barn,  and  other  necessary  out- 
buildings   all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  property,  is  iu  a  good 
country,  near  maikets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Middletown,  Dauphin  county.  Pa. 

The   sale    will  be  held   iu   Middlutown.  at 
the  flour  and  feed  store,  n*ar  the  drpot.  For 
any  further  information    call   on  or  aiidress, 
D.   M.  Skavb'.y,  Miller, 
or  M.  N.  Kauffman. 

The  sale  will  begin  at  3  o'clock,  p.  m. 

Wtll   be  s--ld  on  e  tsy  ttrms. 


TllKtjKl.^KK 
SELF-KE(iCLATINO  GRAIl  SE"ARATOK 

CLEANER  AND  RA(1GER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  k  WLNDLASS. 

Also,  Mou'TBi)  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Patent  Lkveu  Arka'Obmbnts. 
Send  for  circular.     Address, 

Gkiseu  Manfo.  Co., 
10-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


MOUNT   PLEASANT   INSTI- 
TUTE, 

WK,ST.MnREL\ND   COUNTr,  PENN'a. 
A.  K.  BELL,  D.   D.,  -       Pre«ideot. 

JONATHAN  JONES,  A.  M.,  Principal. 
Z.  C.  KUSH,  A.  M.,  -  -  ASfistaut. 
L.  STEPHENS,   A.  M  ,       -  '« 

Miss  E    C.  WALTER,         -  «' 

Miss  M.  L.  PLUMMEt{,    -  «' 

Miss  K.  NEWMYER,       Music  Teacher. 
Mrs.  M.  LLOYD,        -        -         Matron. 
The    Fimt  Term   of  the   school    year, 
1875-76,  begius  S-ptember  2nd,  1875. 


THE  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

Complotu  V'»liii;n"j  i»f  tlic  (><<spoI  Vi-ilor  of  vnrii>ii4 
r^ir..  iiiihi.liiii;  «..im'  of  tliw  I'urnuil  vltiiiii-s,  U<'r- 
lii^ii  (VII*!  Kn;."Ii»i«       Tui-  ;»;irtiriil:4ra  .iiltltcBfc, 

II.  J.  Kuurz,  Pobud,  O'lio 

Brethren's  Encyclopedia 

Miiintr'H,  roIliTliMl  r,inl  inTutijroil  in  nli'lcl.tf  a  at 
ni-'lor  lo-  ICM-r  Ilfinr  Kml/..  I'rlr...  Ihoih.I  in  iiin'.- 
lin.  Willi  AW'XiiiiiIiM  M:irk'«  wiitini»«,  $|.:Vi.  In 
p:uiiphU'i     luiiii,    triiliuut     ^[»ck's    \vritiui:n,   ^li.y.V 

'  "il.  J.  Kuiir/-,  Polund,  Ohio, 
THE  CHiLDKSN'S  PAPER. 

Tli-J  riiil(]ro:i\  Pur'*!'  i^  -i  in'ntlv  iiliut ratfil  piuMT, 
iliToi.'d  Iu  ilio  iDHtriK-iioii  i.f  llio  oliil'irfii.  llnlr 
|\r.'rirr-fiTf  i-.*!!!-*  :t  \  .'lir.  Pn'iiiiniiu  I«»  H.'ntii.  ycr- 
tiu;T  ur  ci>il'-.  S^-ii  !  sts!!iv  for  ^jMviiii-:i  c  «pv.  A<Mr.--j., 

II.  J.  Kuf.T/. 

Piil'ind,  AluJioiiiiifj  (Jo.,  O. 


I>ei>artiueuts  ol  Instriiclluu- 

The  cours<s  of  study  pu'sucd  in  the  Insti- 
tute are  five,  viz  : 

I.  A  College  Preparatory  Course. 
II.  A  Scientific   Course   for   Ladies   aud 
Gciilleraen. 

III.  A   Scientific    Course   with    Latin    or 

Modern  Lan^fuages. 

IV.  A  Normal  Course.    For  those  prepar- 

ing to  teach. 
V.  A  Preparatory  Course.     For  those  not 
qualified  for  the  above  courses. 


Tuition. 

In  regular  course,  -  -  $12  per  term. 
Prcjiaialory   course,  -  10 

Board  and  fun.ished  room  $3  50  per  W'Ck. 

Bend  for  u  Catalogue.  Address  Principal. 
35^iu.  Mt-  Pleasant,  Pa. 


"A  righteous   man   regaruelh  the  life  of  his 

beast."— Pro V.  xil.  10. 

SAFKrV    COLLAIC  PA».<«. 

Having  patented,  wc  now  raaiiufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad.  wbich.  w*-  mail  free 
of  postage  lo  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  fot  a 
singlo  one,  or  ^1  .{iU  a  pair.  They  arc 
lijjht,  handsome,  durable,  aud  ooiufortablo 
to  the  liorsv'.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  lo  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  frO'O  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wauons, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Coru  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  au  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Collars:  "Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collais,  14  each  or  $8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Draft  Collars,  $3  each  or  $0  a  pair.  Botli 
kinds  finished  with  Safety  Collar  Padi  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  fcxpreSi  ofUco  on  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

Wholesale  order*  solioitod  from  dealers. 
Satisfactioj  guaranteed. 

P.  U.  Bravrr, 

Montandoa, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 

Piirc-llred  Lieht   BraliniaM. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  fcHther,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  iinv  Di'.o  ti  coi.'Ueicl  and  two  pallets, 
for  live  (if-luo)  dollars.    Addicts, 

8.  Biiaro, 

a5.  Polo,  Ills. 


C.  F.  0.     Vol.  XI. 


"n^ 


;\^ 


vt.t^  ^ 


(i.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


—AND— 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


9 


BY  JAMKS  QUlNTEie. 


"jy  j/e  love  me,  keep  my  commmuiments." — Jesus. 


At.  !|ill.60  Per  Annnm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  OCT.  5,  1875.       Vol.  II.  No.  40. 


Tlie  (Christ  K<Jccte<l. 


BY    THE    REV.    J.    B.    ATCUINSON. 


Whou  JcBus  came  lo  suU'or, 

And  biiuf;  to  ua  relief, 
He  was  tlospibcd,  itjecU-d, 

Acquaintc  ',  too,  with  griuf  ! 
He  cuiicd  all  our  sorrows, 

Ho  all  our  griefs  hath  borne  ! 
For  us  lie  came  to  sull'er, 

And  yet  I'lom  hiia  we  tarn  ! 
n. 
Wc  hid  our  faces  from  him, 

And  wo  esteemed  him  not; 
Y(-,t  ho  hath  borne  our  burdenf5, 

And  full  redemption  bought  ! 
For  our  transgrpssions  wounded, 

Our  sins  on  him  were  laid  : 
It  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him 

Who  all  our  debts  hath  paid. 
III. 
Like  sheep  we  all  had  waudered 

Far  from  his  fold  astray; 
He  came  to  seek  and  save  us, 

And  show  us  all  the  Way  : 
Led  like  a  lamb  to  slaughter  ! 

We  by  his  stripes  are  hesled, 
And  by  his  blood  still  flowing, 

We  arc  to  glory  sealed. 

17. 

With  vile  transgressors  numbered, 

Afflicted  and  oppressed. 
His  death  makes  intercession 

For  all  who  have  transgressed  : 
And  shall  we  still  reject  him  1 

From  Jesus  turn  away  ? 
Oh  !  let  us  all  receive  him 

While  mercy  calls — to-day. 

— Sunday  School  Times. 


Bewakk     lest     earthly     cooiforts 
prove  ni)iiitUH!  letiij)latiou8. 

—  If  I  be  stalfbe  crooked,  the  shadow 
eauuot  be  straight. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
DIscussiou   Itetweeu   lUiller    au«l 
Ilotlges. 


miOTIIER  miller's  CLOSING  SPEECH. 

Mr.  /'resident,  Brethren,  Sisters  and 
Friends  : — 1  Wxi^h  to  riolicc  a  low  things 
that  uiy  opi)oiicnt  naid  in  liis  last  wpecch, 
and  then  proceed  with  a  brief  recapitula- 
tion of  my  arguLuents.  [  notice  he  accu 
!ses  nic  of  charging  Aqiiila  and  Piisciila 
willi  lying  when  tliey  said  they  were  bap- 
tized by  Job.n.  I  said  they  did  not  .say 
that  John  baptized  them,  but  that  they 
were  baptized  unto  John's  baptism,  and 
that  this  language  docs  not  necessarily 
convey  the  idea  that  John  did  baptize 
thein,  and  that  I  did  not  think  John  did 
baptize  them.  This  docs  not  charge  them 
witli  lying. 

My  friend  reads  to  us  what  the  Proph- 
et .=ay.s  abou'  sprinkling  many  nation.s. — 
Thi.s  does  not  say  that  he  shall  sprinkle 
them  with  wai.er.  You  will  remember 
that  I  have  shown  you  conclusively  that 
pure  uncompounded  water  never  was 
sprinkled  or  poured  upon  any  person  for 
any  purpose,  but  as  shown  by  our  seventh 
argument;  that  wlien  other  words  besides 
baptism  are  used  to  designate  the  ordi- 
nance, their  meaning  is  the  application 
of  water  to  the  whole  body  as  in  bathing 
or  dipping  the  whole  person  in  water. — 
That  ho  might  sanctify  and  cleanse  them 
witii  the  washing  of  water  by  the  Word. 
Hence  the  Greek  lontro  for  our  washing 
as  in  Hebrews  x.  22,  "Having  our  hearts 
sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and 
our  bodies  washed  with  pure  water,"  as 
expressed  by  louo. 

In  our  ninth  argument  we  showed  that 
when  haptizo  is  used  in  the  New  Testa- 
ment in  regard  to  other  washings  besides 
the  ordinance  of  baptism,  it  means  a 
complete  and  entire  immersion,  as  the 
washing  boj'orc  eatii^g,  the  washing  of  the 
oil)).-;  and  pol.s  and  brazen  vt's~els  and  ra- 
bies,(lie  ilivers  washin.TS  imposed  on  th'  ni 
until  tiiG  limes  of  relbrmation,  &c.  All 
tlicse  baptisms  or  washings  jmt  them 
into  till!  water  for  that  imrpii.sc. 

Our  tenth   argument  showo   that  the 


words  sprinkle,  or  pour,  or  the  Greek 
riuintizo,  or  any  other  word  indicating 
either  of  tliese  actions  are  never  used  to 
express  the  ordinance  of  baptism.  That 
rlunitizo  or  eccheo  are  never  u&ed  to  rcpre» 
sent  the  ordinance  of  baptism,  but  alway.s 
Ixipdzo,  to  bury,  or  wash,  from  low),^nn 
entire  washing  of  the  whole  body.  The 
pouring  out  of  the  Spirit  is  no  pi;oof 
against  this  argument,  for  they  were  im- 
mersed in  the  Spirit  ween  it  filled  the 
whole  house  where  they  were  sitting. 

In  the  bapti.-,m  of  Moses  in  the  cloud 
and  in  the  sea,  no  water,  but  they  were 
immersed,  overwhelmed  in  the  surround- 
ings, as  all  other  Jewish  baptisms  were 
by  immension,  as  also  shown  by  our 
twelfth  argument  that  the  .Jews  who  lived 
abotit  the  time  of  Christ  understood  the 
term  baptism  to  mean  an  immersion  of 
the  whole  body  from  its  use  in  proselyte 
baptism. 

My  thirteenth  argument  shows  that 
htrptizo  is  used  in  the  Old  Testament  to 
indicate  the  idea  of  dip  or  immerse,  ns 
the  dipping  or  immersion  of  Naaman  in 
the  Jordan,  by  which  ho  complied  with 
the  directions  of  the  man  ol  God  to  wash 
in  the  Jordan.  It  would  not  do  to  sprin- 
kle a  lititle  of  the  water  ot  the  Jordan 
upon  him.  Can  my  friend  sprinkle  a 
little  water  upon  a  person  and  say  he  had 
his  body  washed  in  pure  water?  He 
cannot  do  it,  nor  can  he  say  what  Paul 
said,  that  they  were  buried  in  baptism.— 
My  dear  friends,  look  at  this  fact  in  con- 
nection with  that  other  fact,  as  stated  in 
my  fourth  argument,  that  common  water 
never  was  sprinkled  or  poured  for  any 
legal,  moral,  purifying  or  clean.sing  pur- 
pose on  any  person,  nor  was  it  so  com- 
manded in  the  Old  or  New  Testament 
Scriptures,  and  then  decide  whether  or 
not  I  have  sustained  my  proposition,  That 
immersion  in  water  is  the  only  Christian 
biiptisui. 

In  this  v.ay  we  underf;<kc  to  sliow  the 
analogy  between  (he  action  in  haptism 
and  the  birth  ol'  water  of  which  Christ 
lipeaks,  as  being  neecssary  to  an  enlranco 
into  the  kingdom  of  (Jod,  itecaii.^e  being 
bora   of  water    is    a    figuic  ot  bupti.sm. 


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OiiiUSTlAN  ijAMiLY  OOMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


which  cannot  apply  in  any  other  sense 
than  that  of  immersion,  as  shown  in  our 
tixth  iirt-'ument. 

(Time  expired.) 


MR.  IIODGE  S  CLOSING  KEPLY. 

J//'.  President,  Gentlemen,  axd  Jj/nlies  '. 
— Wo  have  hiid  on()U};li  of  loito,  luntro, 
loii/ron,  ol'  l>(iptkr>j  rhdiitho,  eec/ico,  nijifj), 
&.V.  I  li:xvc  abundantly  shown  you  tlial 
goit)!t  into  the  water  was  not  innncrsion, 
nor  a  proof  that  immer.-ion  was  |)cr('orui-^ 
cd;  tliat  there  was  a  decided  diiTerehue" 
l)Ct\vecn  K^'OK  i'lto  thi;  water  and  i^oini: 
under  tlie  water,  as  iiiiisi.raled  Liy  the 
eiicuU!S!.ai!CO  of'the  little  iioy  sayinfr,  We 
may  go  into  liie  waicr,  hut  tlsat  i.s  liot 
goin,:^  umlcr  the  water.  So  in  ridini;  into 
the  water  our  iiorses  ^et  their  I'eet  wet 
but  are  not  wet  all  over. 

The  baptism  of  the  children  of  Israel 
in  the  lied  iSea,  iwy  opponent  says,  is 
iij;iirativo.  1  appeal  to  this  intelligent 
conKio;;ation  to  say,  Was  that  baptism 
an  immersion?  Mo,  my  friend  says  it  is 
a  I'igurativa  baptism.  Is  this  the  kind  of 
bajjlism  that  the  champion  from  Indiana 
came  here  to  ))rove  'i*  iMy  idea  was  t  hat 
1)0  came  to  prove  by  the  Scriptures  that 
immersion  in  water  is  the  only  Christian 
baptism.  iJut  failinj,'  to  do  tiiat,  he  says 
wc  will  come  to  the  leathers,  and  says  we 
now  come  to  our  stronsicst  argument. — 
Afier  presenting  his  Olteenth  argument 
lie  comes  to  the  Father:;  an;'  says,  "'this 
is  the  strongest  argument,  of  all."  This 
is  the  triune  immersion  of  the  champion 
from  Indiana,  and  this  done  in  a  state  of 
nudity,  supposing  that  somethir:g  of  val 
ue  was  put  into  the  water,  imparting  vir- 
tue to  it. 

There  is  no  proof  in  the  Scriptures  of 
putting  them  into  and  taking  them  out 
of  the  water,  or  leaving  tliem  in,  if  he 
])rcfers  it.  As  to  his  argument  of  bury- 
ing, I  think  I  have  buried  that,  and  if  I 
iiad  not  buried  it  ho  wo\ild  liave  buried 
it  by  hid  fretiuent  .'illii.>iion-'. 

Tiie  secondary  meaning  of  the  word 
Jjdptizn  indicates  the  true  meaning  of  the 
word, to  bring  out  of  one  state  into  anotli- 
or.  This  is  the  one  true  and  important 
baptism,  and  is  siirnified  by  the  applica- 
tion of  water  in  any  mode.  It  brings  the 
believer  out  of  a  state  of  condemnation 
into  a  st:\te  of  justification,  secures  the 
blood  of  Ciirist,  and  I  he  influence  of  the 
Holy  Spirit.  As  to  his  immersion  in 
water,  if  you  will  indulge  mi;  in  the  re- 
lation of  an  anecdote  I  will  illustrate  the 
absurdity  of  the  idea  of  immersing.  Of 
b<  ing  baptized  with  water  and  with  fire, 
k--,  as  you  remember,  John  says,  "T 
indeed  baptize  you  with  water,  but  he 
fliat  comcth  after  nic,  wlii>se  shoe  latchet 
I  au)  not  worthy  to  unloose,  he  sb.all  bap- 
tize you  with  the  Holy  (iliost  and  with 
lire."  I  am  not  in  the  habit,  of  (,ellin,i>; 
aiKcdotcs,  nor  do  I  apjirove  of  i(,  but  1 
think  the  circnni-;lanees  at  present  will 
juHiifv  this  ill  ill'  de|(iirlnre  The  aneo- 
dole  is  'A»  follows  : 


There  was  on  a  certain  occasion  an  old 
negro  v.'lu  made  a  profe.^sion  of  religion 
and  asked  admission  into  thechureli,  and 
those  having  charge  of  the  church  thought 
projicr  to  question  idni  concerning  his 
iaitli  in  the  Bible  and  its  doctrines,  and 
thus  catccliiscd  him  : 

''Do  you  believe  that  there  ever  was  u 
flood  that  deluged  ihe  woild,  and  destroy- 
ed all  living  beini^s  as  declared  by  the  Bi- 
ble?" 

"Oh,  yes;  I  reckon  dat  it  is  true,  dat 
de  fi'iod  did  'stroy  do  worl'." 

'"IJo  you  believe  the  story  of  Daniel  be- 
ing cast  in  ti.e  lions'  den  and  that  the 
lions  did  not  dare  to  hurt  him  ?  ' 

"I  reckoi!  I  mus'  believe  dat;  dc  Bible 
says  so." 

"And  do  you  believe  that,  donah  was 
HW.dlowed  by  a  whale  and  after  living  in 
tii<!  wh:ile's  belly  throe  days  was  thrown 
out  on  dry  land  and  was  alive." 

"Well,  I  don'  know;  dat  is  a  mity  big 
ting,  an'  I  can't  see  how  it  is  dat,  de  fish 
eat  liiui  an'  was  in  de  water  so  long  an' 
den  was  alive;  but  I  spec  I  mus'  b'lieve 
it  anyhow." 

"\Vell,  do  you  believe  that  the  three 
Hebrew  children,  Shadraeh,  JL^shack  and 
Abcdncgo,  wore  tlirown  by  Ncbueliad- 
ntzzar  into  a  fiery  furnace  and  after  being 
there  a  considerable  time  came  out  alive, 
and  that  not  a  hair  ol"  their  head  was 
singed,  nor  were  they  at  all  affected  by 
the  lire  ?  ' 

'"No — dat  is  onpossiblc;  I  know  ifdis 
nigger  was  put  in  dar  he  would  burn  up 
mity  quick,  an'  so  would  de  Hebrew 
chiTn.     No,  I  can't  b'lieve  dat  no  how." 

"Well,"  say  "his  inquisitors,  "You  arc 
not  a  full  believer,  and  therefore  we  can't 
receive  you  into  the  church." 

The  old  man  becoming  somewhat  exci- 
ted with  some  indignation  leplied  : 
'"Well,  1  don't  pare  if  you  don't,  for  I 
isn't  gwine  to  b'lieve  dat  tale  about  him 
in  do  firc--can't  b'lieve  dat  r.o  how;  an'  1 
ain't  a  gwine  to  b'lieve  your  big  fish  story 
neither,  dat  I  ain't." 

So  my  brother  wants  us  to  be  baptized, 
in:mersed  in  iirc,  and  as  tliat  won't  do.  it 
being  an  absurdity,  wo  will  not  believe 
his  big  tales  about  baptizing,  immersing 
in  wi'ter  being  the  only  Christian  baptism. 
He  has  failed  to  prove  his  proposition 
and  will  go  back  to  Indiana  as  ho  came, 
anabl(!  to  sustain  it  by  the  Scriptures  or 
in  any  other  Wiiy.  My  object  in  this  dis- 
cussion has  been  to  lead  your  minds  away 
from  ritual  bajjiism  to  the  one  true  and 
essential  baptism, wliicli  is  not  represented 
by  modal  action,  and  to  get  you  to  seek 
that,  the  baptism  of  the  Spirit,  and  the 
application  of  the  blood  of  Ciirist,  which 
will  clcan.sc  you  Irom  all  sin,  and  (hen  as 
iespect,s  water  baptism,  let  that  be  per- 
formed as  you  may  prefer,  as  the  mode  is 
the  less  important. 

I  Time  expired,  and  the  exercises  closed 
by  singing  and  prayer  comluclcd  by  tlio 
Mrihodist  biethren|. 

(ConvlndiiJ.) 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
'*Kuowlede«  is  i'ower." 


BY  D.  E.  BRtJBAKER. 


"And  this  iscleinal  life,  that  they  might 
know  ihcc  llie  only  true  God,  and  Jeeus 
Christ  whom  ihoii  hatt  sent" 

A  desire  for  knowledge  seems  to  bo 
natural  to  all  minds  ;  and  nothing  more 
readily  reveals  the  true  qualities  and  dis- 
po.-iiion  of  a  man's  inirid,  than  to  o!)- 
serve  closely  the  particular  kind  of 
knowledge  he  hungers  and  rliir.t.s  after. 
Thus  we  di.-cover  ihc  low,  litde  mind-', 
by  their  engaging  and  delighting  in  tri- 
lling amusements,  such  as  interest  and 
ueliglit  ehddren. 

The  worldly  mind  crops  out  by  display- 
ing a  knowledge  of  the  things  of  this 
world,  and  a  manifest  dislike  to  converse 
freely  about  "spiritual  things.'.' 

The  greedy  mind  displays  a  knoT.lcdgc 
of  how  it  may  obtain  tlio  object  of  its 
de,4re  ;  how  one  dollar  may  be  mado 
two,  and  hov/  to  man:'.ge  to  add  anotlier 
larm,  and  liow  the  profits  of  business 
may  be  increased  to  double  by  next  year, 
eet.,  and  ho-v  to  get  up  a  plausible  ex- 
cuse for  giving  a  few  cems  to  promote 
the  kingdom  and  glory  of  Gjd,  wiiile  la- 
vi-^liing  dollars  upon  worldly  enterprises. 

The  vain,  proud  mind,  uoHko  the 
otiiers,  shows  a  proficiency  in  the  knowl- 
edge of  how  ta  promote  outward  person- 
al attractions,  accmding  to  its  own 
ideal,  and  never  feels  satisfied  unless  as 
surcd  that  those  same  attractions  are  ad- 
mired and  well  spoken  of.  It  frets  and 
worries  about  a  speck  of  dust  that  may 
chnnee  to  soil  ilic  outward  adoiniiii.', 
wiiile  the  spots  adhering  to  the  '"inward 
adortiing  of  the  hidden  man  of  the 
heart"  are  but  little  regarded. 

Vv^;  might  go  on  to  etmmerate  the  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  knowledge  sought  after, 
but  none  lays  such  iiigli  claims  to  our 
attention  as  that  knowledge  that  prom^ 
ises  eternal  life.  However  other  knowl- 
edge may  interest,  or  "puff  up,"  the 
minds  of  men,  none  other  than  a  true 
knowledge  of  God  and  Jesus  whom  lie 
has  sent  can,  in  the  end,  vouchsafe,  eter- 
nal life.  It  is  a  plain,  .simple  fact,  that 
before  we  learn  to  knov;  per.sons,  we  must 
form  an  acfjuaintancc  with.  them.  'J'ho 
chief  medium  through  which  we  become 
tuqu;iinted  with  God  and  Jesus  whom  he 
has  sent  is  through  his  word.  ^V!lile  we 
may  behold  his  glorious  handiwork  in  the 
stirry  iicavens,  and  discern  his  cieative 
nowiT  and  goodness  on  every  j)age  of  the 
(•ook  of  nature,  yet  it  is  through  the 
Word  that  was  clothed  in  flesh  that  we 
derive  our  chief  knowledge  of  God. 
Hence  the  apostle  says,  "So  then,  faith 
conieth  by  hearing,  and  hearing  by  the 
word  of  God." 

It  is  our  constant  companionship  with 
pers(>ns  that  gives  us  a  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  thcni.  And  it  is  u  pleas- 
ing thougiit  tlhit  God's  word  not  only 
tells   how   we   may    liavo    an    hisiori;al 


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6  27 


knowledso  of"  Go  J  and  the  Lord  Jcsuy, 
but  it  tclis  us  also  how  to  ohtnin  a  Hvin^ 
l)rai^!i(!al  kiiowloJfre  of  llietDsclvcs.  "If  a 
iiiati  love  luc  lie  will  keep  luy  words  ;  and 
uuy  FiUlicr  will  love  hiiu  ;  and  we  wii! 
come  unto  him  and  make  our  abode  with 
hiui."  John  14  :  23. 

A  prdi)er  knowledge  of  God  and  Jesus 
wlioiu  he  has  ^icnt  will  convince  any  one 
of  his  own  iti>.ufiicicncy  io  save  hiui.sclf. 
It  is  the  knowledge  of  Jesus,  that  gives 
comfort  and  support  under  every  trial 
and  vicissitude.  Are  we  poor?  Jesus 
"had  nowhere  to  lay  liis  head,'  Do  we 
weep  over  liardeneu  sinners?  "tJesus 
wept  over  Jerusalem."  Are  we  sick  and 
afflicted?  "Jesus  took  ui)on  him  our  in- 
firmities." Do  we  foe!  forsaken  and 
sad?  "Jesus  once  said,  "My  God,  my 
God,  why  has  thou  forsaken  nic. "  Do 
we  sometimes  have  the  finger  of  scorn 
pointed  at  us  for  our  fidelity  to  our  Mas- 
ter? Jesus  had  his  loving,  tender  hands 
pierced  with  rugged  nails.  Who  that 
has  a  proper  knowledge  of  God  and  Je- 
sus wliorjj  he  ijas  sent,  but  will  testify 
that  no  otiior  knowledge  has  that  power 
for  good  ? 

*  <*■  -^ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 

Coutroversy. 


BY     J.    S,  MCFADDFN: 


That  controveray  is  right  no  one 
will  deuy  ;  neither  will  any  oue  say 
but  what  it  should  be  carried  on  iu  a 
friendly  spirit.  The  object  iu  all 
cases  should  be  to  make  truth  ap- 
pear more  apparent  ;  not  that  it 
iieeds  Ijol.steriog,  but  6o  that  miads 
that  are  given  to  such  food  luay  tho 
more  readily  grasp  the  idea.  JS'o 
sound  reasoning  uiau  need  much,  if 
any,  of  the  appendages  of  a  long, 
prosy,  and  windy  argument  in  order 
to  convince,  but  the  mere  statensent 
of  the  fact  is  generally  enough. 
According  to  Ryan,  "all  disputes, 
coutortio'is  of  a  subject,  and  malig- 
nity of  the  disputants,  oonie  from  a 
disordered  stoiiiacu,  for  no  man  with 
a  perfect  digestion,  requires  anything 
but  a  plaiu  and  simple  statement  of 
facts."  if  this  is  a  general  fact, 
which  I  have  my  good  reasons  to 
tliink  is  the  ce.se,  laany  of  the 
writers  of  the  0,  F.  C.  &  G.  V.  have 
very  bad  siomachs  ;  for  the  Spirit  of 
many  things  written  therein  is  like 
that  qf  the  old  lady  who  would  not 
go  to  church  at  all,  unless  she  could 
"rid;i  old  i;>ill."  For  proof  of  this  I 
would  just  call  your  attention  to  the 
controversy  about  the  full  report  of 
tho  Yuarly  jMeoting ;  Borne  wishing 
the  whole    proceedings,    names,    bit- 


tings  and  all ;  some,  all  except  the 
names;  and  then,  some  that  wish 
only  the  queries  and  answers.  I 
woiild  here  remark  to  those  havi.'ig 
so  much  controversy,  that  tho  churcli 
has  lived  and  prospered  for  many 
years  and  was  held  in  high  repute 
by  many  outside  ;  but  would  a  full 
report  of  all  the  proceedings  of  the 
last  A.  M.,  be  held  iu  very  high  re- 
pute ?  I  think  not,  if  what  little  I 
read  is  a  fair  sample. 

"Behold,  how  these  brethren  love 
one  another,"  was  said  of  the  mar- 
tyrs, Vi'heu  brought  forth  to  execu- 
tion, by  their  persecutros.  Behold, 
how  these  brethren  bile  one  anothei-, 
might  often  be  said  about  council  meet- 
ings, by  the  lookers  on. 

I  know  a  church  of  brethren, — 
have  known  them  for  some  years, — 
but  I  have  never  known  them  to 
have  peace  with  one  another,  and 
all  on  account  of  the  spirit  of  contro- 
versy ;  and  that  generally  led  by  bat 
oue  person,  a  brother  (?)  whose  bump 
of  controversy  covers  his  whole 
head  ,  always  saying  the  old  breth- 
ren did  this  and  that,  and  how  they 
understood  this  matter,  and  bow  be 
understands  it,  and  confi:leutially, 
he  is  the  last  one  to  do   right. 

Let  us  apply  this  to  the  general 
brotherhood.  Send  only  one  such  a 
man  aiuong  the  three  hundred,  or 
more,  delegates,  aud  is  be  withal 
voluble,  ha  v/iil  have  his  say  in  the 
matcnr  or  a  contention  in  some  way 
or  other.  Ho  is  like  a  bushel  of 
smutty  v.'heatina  300  bushel  bin, 
he  will  cause  it  all  to  have  rather  an 
unsavory  emoll. 

I  wish  to  be  understood  that  only 
among  brethren  do  I  ignore  this 
controversy,  not  with  brethren  and 
those  differing  with  us  in  doctrine 
&c.  I  think  much  good  has  come  of 
this  kiud,  but  of  the  other  1  have 
never  seen  a  good  result,  and  who 
has  ?  What  called  my  attention  to 
this  subject  was  what  a  writer  in  No. 
35  said,  that  "many  wended  their 
way  to  the  A.  M.  with  menalcholy 
countenances  and  sad  hoartc,  and 
why  ?  Because  of  the  kuowu  spirit 
of  controversy." 

I  hope,  brethren,  that  the  day  is 
not  far  distant  when  all  our  council 
meetings  may  be  held  with  nothing 
but  lov<^  pervading  the  wh'dc  busi- 
ness that  may  uomo  before  them. 
Let  ail  strive  for  this,  aud  let  all 
praclice  it  at  homo,  and  tln.:u,  whin 
they  do  como  together,  there   will    bo 


mutual  regard  for  each  other,  that 
they  may  come  together  "for  tho  bet- 
ter and  not  for  tlie  worse,''  that  they 
may  truly  say  "Lord  it  is  good  for 
us  to  bo  itere.''  Then  winm  charity 
has  its  perfect  v/ork,  will  they  couio 
together  with  hearta  filled  with  love 
toward  oue  another  ,  aud  then  can 
the  home  circle  join  with  the  circle 
abroad,  and  sing  that  beautiful  song. 
'•Kindly  heaven  smiles  above, 

When  there's  love  at  home 
All  the  earth  is  tilled  with  love 
When  there's  love  at  home; 
Sweeter  sings  the  brooklet  by, 

Brighter  beams  the  azurt  sky. 

Oh  there's  oue  who  smiles  on  high 

VVheu  there's  love  at  homo." 

Jacksonville,  Oregon. 


Christiaus    l*arenJ,8'   (Joutoruiity 
to  tbe  World. 


Rev.  Dr.  James  W.  Alexander 
wrote  to  a  friend  : 

"As  I  grow  older  as  a  parent,  my 
views  are  changing  fast  as  to  the  de- 
gree of  conformity  lo  the  world  which 
we  should  allow  to  our  children.  I 
am  horror-struck  to  count  up  the 
profligate  children  of  pious  persons, 
and  even  ministers.  The  door  at 
which  these  influences  enter,  which 
countervail  parental  instruction  and 
example,  I  am  persuaded,  is  yielding 
to  the  ways  of  good  society.  By 
dress,  books,  and  amusements,  an  at- 
mosphere is  formtd  which  is  not  that 
of  Christianity.  More  than  ever  do 
1  feel  that  our  fauulies  must  stand  in 
a  kind  but  determined  opposition  to 
the  fashions  of  the  world,  breasting 
the  waves  like  the  Eddystone  light- 
house. And  I  have  found  nothing 
ytt  which  requires  more  courage  and 
independence  than  to  rise  even  a  lit- 
tle, but  decidedly,  above  the  jjar  of 
tho  religious  world  around  us.  Sure- 
ly, the  way  in  which  we  commonly 
go  on  is  not  the  v,'uy  of  self-denial 
aud  sacrifice  aud  cross-bearing  which 
the  New  Testament  talks  of  Then 
is  the  offense  of  the  cross  ceased. 
Our  slender  influence  on  the  circle  of 
our  friends  is  often  to  be  traced  to 
our  leaving  so  little  difference  be- 
tween us." 


Poverty  is,  except  where  there  is 
an  actual  want  of  food  and  raiment  a 
thing  iiiuch  more  imaginary  than 
real.  The  shame  of  poverty — the 
slianie  of  being  thought  poor — is  a 
great  and  fatal  wgakuess. 


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Tlie  First  at  the  Sepulchre. 


Before  the  earliest  dawn 
They  came  with  hearts  bereft  and  lone; 
While  Nature  sad  in  sympathy, 
Had  hushed,  the  while,  each  joyous  tone, 

Each  voice  of  melody. 

The  silent  watchful  stars, 
Fast  fading  in  the  distant  blue, 
Looked  down, it  seemed,  with  mournful  eyes,  ■ 
As  dawn  came  softly  meUint;  throui^h 

Those  mild  Judcan  skies. 

But  to  those  sorrowing  hearts 
No  dawning;  glory  pierced  the  jjloom; 
They  sa\v  but  darkening  clouds  that  pressed 
In  densest  folds  around  the  tomb 

Where  He  was  laid  to  rest ! 

Oft  had  he  told  them  all; 
Yet  had  they  hoped,  scarce  knowing  why, 
As  they  were  near  him  day  by  duy, 
That  from  such  power  and  majesty 

E'en  death  would  shrink  away  ! 

But  nowcf  hope  bereft, 
They  sought  that  rocky  grave  again, 
Their  last  sad  gifts  of  sorrov  bringing  : 
Nor  heard  the  angels  even  then 

Their  songs  of  rapture  singing. 

But  lo  !   what  sudden  change  J 
The  toiub  once  sealed,  is  open  wide; 
The  stone  which  at  its  po- tal  lay 
By  unseen  hands  is  rolled  aside. 

While  angels  guard  the  way. 

Now  thrilled  with  sudden  fear, 
They  wonder  where  their  Lord  is  laid, 
'Oh,  tell  us  where  !'  they  weepiugciied; 
'Why  seek  the  living  with  the  duad  V 

An  angel's  voice  replied. 

Hope  sought  their  hearts  again  : 
And  through  the  heavy  cloud  there  came 
A  ray  of  heaven's  ell'ulgenee  si  reaming; 
And  down  the  cheeks  which  grief  had  paled 

Swift  tears  of  joy  were  streaming. 

'But  where — oh,  tell  us  where  ? 
Is  he  a  spirit,  unrevealed 
To  human  eyes  ?    Or  can  we  kaow 
The  voice,  the  look,  the  toue  thai  healed 

Our  turbulence  of  woe  I' 

'Your  Jesus,  still  the  same, — 
Behold  his  emi>ty    resting  place  ! 
He  lives  who  once  was  crucitled, 
And  ye  shall  see  him  face  lo  face  '.' 

Again  the  voice  replied. 

Then  as  they  ewiftly  ran 
'I'd  nr»;<e  the  wondrous  tidings  known, 
lii;hold,  he  met  them,  slill  the  same  ! 
Ilia  blessed  voice,  and  he  alone, 

l^pake  each  familiar  name  ! 

Dear  .Icsub,  when,  like  them, 
With  breoking  hearts  wo  seek  thy  tomb. 
And  faith  is  weak,  and  hopes  are  blighted, 
May  thy  dear  voice  dispel  the  gloom— 

Sl^eak  peace  lo  nouls  bcnigUlul. 


And  may  that  hallowed  grave 
Be  still  to  us  a  pledge  of  life; 
Au4  while  we  linger  by  its  portal. 
Us  rocky  walls  with  hopos  be  rife — 

Sweet  hopes  of  joys  immortal. 

— Udected. 


For  the  Companion  aud  Visitor. 
Trine  Iiuiuer!«iou. 


BY  C.    n     BALSBAUGII. 


A  Loiter  to  Brother  Charles  D.  Fort- 

ner,  of  Wet^l  Vir(jinia. 

The  Ptiilistines  beset  jou,  and  per- 
plex you  with  "fables  and  endleps 
genealogies,  which  minister  qucstioop, 
rather  thau  godly  edifying  which  is 
in  faith."  This  prompts  you  to  pre- 
sent certain  points  the  elucidation  of 
which  you  deem  essential  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  claims  of  the  church. 
You  require  no  vindication  for  the 
confirmation  of  your  own  faith,  but  a 
logical  presentation  "of  those  things 
which  are  most  surely  believed  among 
us,"  for  tho  conviction  aod  recovery 
of  those  who  are  led  captive  by  "the 
traditions  of  men."  It  is  not  logic 
that  these  cavilers  need,  but  libera- 
tion from  an  "evil  heart  of  unbelitf." 
It  does  not  more  certainly  require 
three  persons,  each  engaging  in  a 
separate  action,  to  bring  this  letter 
before  the  reader,  than  it  requires 
three  persons  and  three  actions  to 
constitute  baptism.  But  to  your  que- 
ries in  their  order. 

1.  The  omisHion  of  trine  immersion, 
for  any  period,  and  its  ret^umption  by 
by  the  Brethren,  cannot  possibly  in- 
validate the  ordinance,  as  its  validity 
rests  in  the  authority  of  Christ,  and 
not  in  historical  continuity,  so  far  as 
it  can  be  objectively  traced.  Only 
one  side  of  history  is  addressed  to  the 
senses,  and  its  most  vital  constituent 
may  be  continuous  where  there  is 
neither  written  nor  traditional  record. 
The  baptism  of  Christ  and  ijour  bap- 
tism are  brought  into  organic  connec- 
tion by  the  Holy  Ghost,  oven  if  not  a 
single  soul  had  been  immersed  in  tho 
interval.  The  history  of  the  church 
and  the  individual  is  in  Christ  before 
it  is  in  form,  so  that  He  is  the  link 
that  connects  the  convert  of  to-day 
with  the  Apostolic  Band.  We  must 
not  confoiiiRl  nn  organic  witli  a  ma- 
terial connection.  If  you  insert  a 
dead  graft  into  a  living  tree,  the  con- 
nection is  not  organic  because  of  the 
absence  of  reciprocity  in  thn  conjunc- 
tion. 


3.  Baptism,  as  administered  by  the 
Brethren,  is  entitled  to  the  appella- 
tion GhrUtian,  no  matter  how  many 
external  historical  "links"  are  want- 
ing, because  its  name,  significance, 
and  benefit  are  derived  from  Christ, 
who  is  "the  same  yesterday,  and  to- 
day, and  forever."  The  yesterday  of 
Eternity,  and  the  Forever  of  the 
same,  is  in  the  Baptism  of  to-day,  if  it 
represents  in  form  and  spirit  the 
Trinity  of  persons  aud  Functions 
which  make  it  Christian.  I  do  not 
say  that  any  links  are  missing,  only 
that  the  validity  cf  the  sacred  rite  is 
not  dependent  on  an  unbroken  mater- 
ial connection.  If  your  assailants  can 
triumphantly  point  to  a  millennial 
chasm  in  tho  outward  history 
of  the  church,  they  do  not  touch  a 
single  stone,  from  Foundation  to 
Dome,  in  that  superstructure  which 
the  Triune  God  is  building  for  tho 
glory,  of  His  name,  and  the  wonder  of 
the  universe. 

3    If  we  are  vitally  united  to  Christ, 
we    need    not    apprehend   an    "over- 
throw,"   simply    because    wo  ca-inot 
trace  the   brotherhood,  as  a   distinct 
body,  in  every  historical    link   to   the 
Great  Staple  fastened  in  the   floor    of 
Jordan.     If  the    word    of  command- 
ment has  lost  none  of  its  energy,    1  o- 
ing  as  imperative  to-day    as  eighleeu 
centuries  ago,  the  word  of  ProHu'sg  is 
equally  immutable,   and    retains    all 
its  pristine  elements   of   support   and 
vic'ory.     No  bombardment  of  heiesy, 
though  it   combine    all    the    infernal 
agencies  of  earth,  and  employ  all  the 
engines  of  IIoll,  can  sack  the    Citadel 
o(  Eternity,  which  is  TllUTII.     G)d 
will  remain  God,  and  baptism  will  be 
baptism.  Three  in    one,   though    "tho 
!  heathen  rage,  and  the  people  imagine 
}  a  vain  thing,"  and  Beelzebub  open  all 
(^  the  sluices  of  the    Pit   to    overwhelm 
I  "the  woman   with    the    Man-Child." 
I  "lie  that  sitteth  iu  the  Heavens  shall 
I  laugh:   the  Lord  shall  have  them    in 
derision." 

4.  In  speaking  of  Christ's  burial, 
Paul  had  no  occasion  to  refer  to  its 
mode,  but  to  the  fact  itself  Nob'xly 
was  concerned  whether  the  dead 
Christ  was  on  His  feet  or  on  His 
head  in  the  sepulcher.  All  that  His 
eneniies  wanted  was  the  assurance 
that  Ho  was  buried;  and  what  His 
friends  yearned  for  was  the  certainty 
of  His  resurrection  He  found  His 
way  up  into  the  light,  wlietheron  His 
back  or  His  (acn,  as  inevitably  us  a 
grain  of  wheal  sprouts  up,  uo  niatlur 


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how  it  lies.  Tliat  lie  was  buried  on 
Ilis  back  I  have  no  doubt ;  but  where 
tbey'ar^  is  the  ruling  feature  of  a 
fissure,  it  is  nonsense,  not  to  use  a 
stronger  term,  to  press  all  the  cir- 
cumHlance.a  of  the  fact  as  equally  ei;.;- 
nificaut  with  the  fact  itself.  Because 
Christ  washed  His  disciples,  feet, 
coupled  with  the  injunction,  "that  je 
should  do  as  I  have  done  unlo  you," 
must  therefore  the  bishop  wa.sh  and 
wipe  the  feet  of  the  entire  congrega- 
tion ?  Through  that  little  word  as 
many  souls  drop  into  perdition.  It 
requires  no  more  than  a  superficial 
investigation  to  find  that  the  princi- 
ple vvhich  underlies  the  argument  in 
support  of  backward  baptism,  converts 
the  Bible  iiito  the  most  contradictory, 
puerile  book  ever  written.  The  prne- 
tice  has  no  more  claim  to  the  author- 
ity and  sanctity  of  a  Divine  Institu- 
tion, than  has  Christmas  pie  or 
Thanksgiving  turkey.  All  the  figures 
of  single  action  which  are  so  pom- 
pously flaunted  in  favor  of  the  tri-ab- 
olition  doctrine,  are  made  to  render 
fraudulent  service  by  conferring  the 
significance  of  the  central  idea  to  the 
incidental  and  unimportant. 

5.  As  a  matter  of  fact  there  mu.-^t 
be  agreement  between  our  burial  and 
resurrection  in  baptism,  and  the  burial 
and  resurrection  of  Christ.  Bat  to 
argue  that  because  Christ  lay  on  His 
back  in  the  grave,  we  must  be  put 
backward  into  the  water,  demon- 
strates with  equal  force  that  because 
He  was  three  days  in  the  grave,  v/e 
must  be  three  days  in  the  water,  unless 
it  can  be  shown  that  the  position  of 
His  body  is  the  ruling  idea  of  the 
Apostles  figure,  which  no  honest,  in- 
telligent person  will  attempt.  V/hen 
once  the  legitimate  bounds  of  inter- 
preting figurative  language  are  passed, 
consistency  requires  us  to  push  the 
(iorrespondence  into  all  its  details. 
Let  us  at  least  be  honest,  and  allow 
our  principles  the  scope  to  which  they 
are  entitled. 

6.  The  geometry  of  theology  is  not 
the  seme  as  the  geometry  of  numbers 
and  angles.  It  is  not  true  in  relation 
to  symbols  and  figures,  that  things 
•which  are  equal  in  relation  to  the 
same  object,  are  equal  to  each  other. 
The  passage  through  the  Red  Sea-, 
salvation  by  the  Ark,  and  the  natural 
birti),  while  they  represeut  the  sanie 
thing,  are  not  homogeneous,  and  can 
be  employed  for  spiritual  uses  only  at 
a  single  point  as  regards  the  matter 
cf  baptism,  leaving  the  type  of  regen- 


eration in  the  concluding  dispensation 
to  be  rounded  out/;//  the   accomplish- 
t'd  fact   of   Redemption.     "In    these 
last  days,"    Father,    Son,   and    Holy 
(jhost,  is  a   most   fitting    formula   for 
the    sacrament    of  initiation  ;  and    a 
triple  action,  correspondent    to    these 
names  and  their  relation  to  the  meth- 
od of  grace,  a   fit   mode   of  induction 
into    the    visible    church.      Whatever 
propriety  might    have   attached   to   a 
single  immersion  in  the   Adamic    dis- 
pensation,    when    neither    Son    nor 
Spirit  had  appeared  personally  in  the 
mundane  sphere  of  redemption,    it   is 
palpably  out  of  place  in  the   economy 
of  grace.     Swine's  flesh  was  not  more 
obnoxious    to   the    old    dispensation, 
than  is  single  immersion  to  the   new. 
When  God  gives  a  plenary    represen- 
tation of  Himself  in  symbol,    in    har- 
mony with  the  stage  of  His    redemp- 
tive work,  let  us  not  mock  Him    with 
a  caricature.     "I  am  a  jealous    God." 
7.  Filling   out   the  ellipsis   of  the 
commission  is  not  "making  grammar 
our  authority  instead   of   Scripture," 
as  your  adversaries  assert.     Without 
grammar  there  is  no  gospel,  no   com- 
munication    in     word-form     between 
God  and  man,  or    between    man   and 
his  fellows.     Grammar  has  reference 
to  the  conslruclion  of  language,    and 
not  toits  ornateness.     Grammar   and 
rhetoric  are  not  identical.     The  gram- 
mar of  God  is  perfect  as  to   its  sense, 
and  needs  no  ellipsis  save  as  an  econ- 
omy of  words.      When  we  say,  "Give 
me  a   drink,"   no    one    can   miss   the 
sense,  or  pretend    that    the    elliptical 
form  gives  obscurity    to   the    request. 
"Give  (thou  to)    me    a   drink"   adds 
nothing  to  the    sense   although    it  is 
perfect      grammar.       The    doctrinal 
grammar  of  the  commission    is    with- 
out a  flaw,  and  necessitates  a    trinity 
of  actions  as  clearly  as   it    announces 
a  Trinity    of  Persons.     We   can   no 
f.iore  have  Christian  Baptism  by  one 
action,  than  Redemption  by  One  Per- 
son.    One  God  in  Trinity  :  One  Bap- 
tism   in    trine    action.       Tkiis    is    the 
idiom  of  Heaven  :  this  is  the  grammar 
cf  the  great  world-commission,  a    liv- 
ing analysis  of  which  is  salvation. 

8.    We  need  no    "other   authority" 
than  the  commission    to   prove   trine 
immersion.     It  includes  "every  creat- 
ure" under    heaven,    and    extends    to 
every    inch  of  this    vast    globe.       It' 
comprises  the  all  of  God  and    the    all  ' 
of  man.     A  single  presentation  of  the 
formula  is  sullieienfc.     Deity  is  author-  ; 
itj  enough  for  baptism,    and  the    tri- 


personality  of  Deity  is  no  less   urgent 
a  reason   for  a  correspondent  repeti- 
tion   of   the    act.       Every    reference 
throughout   the  New    Testament  to 
plurality  in    the    godhead,    assigning 
a  specific  agency  to  each  in  the   work 
of  Redemption,  is  an  illustration   and 
confirmation  of  the  commission.     Sin- 
gle immersion  is  a  symbolical    lump- 
ing of    the    godhead,    annulling    the 
personalities  specified  in  the   formula. 
It  is    but    once    formally    stated  that 
baptism  is  to  be  administered  "in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and    of   the    Son, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,"  and   yet    no 
one  complains  that   the   authority    of 
this  single   injunction    is   inadequate. 
That   those    twelve   Ephesiaus   were 
immersed  by    single    action,   because 
"the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus"  only  is 
mentioned  in  the  narrative,  is   as    un- 
reasonable a  conclusion  as  tiiat   they 
were  baptized  in  violation  of  the  orig- 
inal   formula.       That    the  one   name 
only  is  mentioned  is  clearly  accounted 
for  by  the  error  in  relation  to  baptism 
and  the  Trinity  in  which  Paul    found 
them.     A  restriction  of  the  ordinance 
to  a  single  action  would  be  a  glaring 
self  stultification  of  the  Apostle.    The 
neci  ssity  of  re-baptism    lay    in    their 
ignorance  of  the  existence  of  the  Holy 
Ghost;  and  to   administer   the   ordi- 
nance without   express   reference    to 
this  neglected   Divine    Person,    in    a 
distinct  action,  so  as  to  be  baptized  in 
His  Name  as  truly  as  they    were    be- 
fore baptized  in  tiie  Name  of  God,    is 
the  climax  of  absurdity.     Baptism    is 
an  action  ;  and  to  be  baptized   in   the 
Name  of  a  Person  without  an    action 
is  simply  impossible.     This  is  a  point 
which    no    candid,    unbiased    single- 
immersionist  can  thoroughly  consider 
without  perceiving  the   rottenness    of 
his  doctrine.     If  being  immersed   "in 
the  Name  of  the  Lord  Jesus"   consti- 
tutes  a    complete    single    action,    it 
surely  recjuires  no  more  than  the  logic 
of  faith  and  common  sense    to    prove 
that  baptism  in    either   of   the   other 
Names  necessitates  the  satue    action. 
No  baptism  is  valid  or  Christian  that 
has    not    the    endorsement    of    these 
three  Names ;  and    no  action  ia    the 
baptism  is    accordant   with   the   com- 
mission which  is  not  consummated  in 
the   Name    to    which  it   is   attached. 
Baptism  in  the  Name  of   the    Father 
must  be  an  action  in  that  name,  or  it 
is  an  acted    falsehood.     Not    that    it 
must  bo   precisely    synchronous,    but 
the  action  must  stand  for  tha:  Person- 
ality and  what   it    represents    ia   tho 


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KCiieiise  (if  salvnlioD.  Soot'  the  Sou 
and  tlio  Holy  GhoHt.  Ariythinp  less 
is  H  perversion  of  the  D'vinp  arrange- 
liieut,  nnd  n  symbolical  mutilation  of 
Deity. 

1)    You  uffro  me  to  do  my  best,  and 
make  my  argumeut  strong,   so    as   to 
ebut  the  nioutha   of   the    gaiiiscyers. 
I  can  add    nothing   to    the    Omnipo- 
tcneo  of  Truth.     " /?a;)^i-i»H/ thsra  iu 
the  NAME  of  the  FATHKIl.  and  of 
the  SUN,  and  ot  the  HOLY  GHOST," 
ia  a  TRIANGULAR  Tyuamid  Ijuitres.'^ed 
with  the  authority  and  majesty  of  the 
Elveilasling  God,  against  which   "the 
gates  of  Hell  ?hail  not  prevail."     He 
that  is    not    willing    to    accept    the 
words  of  the  Lord  Jesus    as    a   sufh- 
cient  ground  for  aa  many    aclious    iu 
Baptism  as  there  are  Persons   in    the 
Godhead,     will    "not    be    persuaded 
though    one    rose    from    the    dead." 
Salvation  comes  to  us  in  triple    form, 
and  in  like  manner  it  must  bo  return- 
ed to  its   Source — perfect    llighteoue- 
ness,  perfect  Love,  and  perfect   Holi- 
ness ;  and  what  more  fit  representation 
could  be  giveu  than  a    three-fold    im- 
mersion into  the   element   that    sym- 
bolizes the  "pure    river    of  Water   of 
Life,  clear  as  ciys'al,  proceediug   out 
cf  the    Throne    of  God    and    of   the 
Lamb." 


that  but  a  few  moments  before  beamed 
forth  in  ludicerous  ecstacy,  now  aa- 
Bumofi  an  imploring  expression,  and 
gladi}'  would  return  to  le7-ra  firma. 
This  is  a  very  striking  proof  that 
the  mortal  limit  is  earth.  To  ascend 
into  the  clouds  is  beyond  man's  sphere. 
Do  you  ft^k  why  ?  We  are  told,  "the 
nearer  we  are  the  earth,  the  greater 
quantity  of  air  we  have  pressing  upon 
us  from  above.  The  higher  we  go, 
the  less  is  the  atmospheric  pressure, 
and  the  rarer  the  air.  Persons  who 
have  reached  a  very  high  degree  of 
elcvaiion,  state  that  the  sky  above 
them  began  to  assume  the  appearance 
of  darkness;  and  it  has  been  said 
that  upon  the  summit  of  Mont  Blanc 
the  report  of  a  pistol  can  scarcely  be 
beard."  The  rarity  of  air  is  very 
painfully  felt  to  those  who  attain  to 
great  heights.  The  pressure  of  exter- 
nal air  being  dinMni.shod,  that  within 


But  the  proper  theory  is,  thunder 
arise.?  from  the  concussion  of  the  air, 
closing  immediately  after  being  sepa- 
rtited  by  lightning. 

Rapidly  the  storm  clouds  pass  over, 
and  brighter  vapors  of  air  are  seen 
fl.jating  in  the  atmosphere.  Naturally 
we  feel  disappointed  at  having  no  rain. 

But  a  change  has  taken  place  in  the 
earth's  temperature;  air  baa  been  put 
in  motion,  and  we  are  having  a  pleas- 
ant breez",  cau?fid  by  those  portions 
cf  the  atmosphere  thct  rest  on  the 
hotter  regions  of  the  earth,  becoming 
heated  and  rarified,  rising  and  leaving 
a  vacuum,  which  is  immediately  filled 
by  cooler  air  rushing  in  from  sur- 
rounding parts.  These  we  welcome 
as  embassadors  of  glad  tidings;  for 
during  the  day  we  seemed  to  have 
regular  simooms  direct  from  the  Afri- 
can and  Arabian  deserts.  Now  again 
are  visible  a  few  twinkling  stars    Oh, 


tlie  body  expands,  causing  the  delicate  I  that  I  possessed    a   thorough    ktiowl- 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
KUetCii  Ko.  2. 


r.Y  MRS.  J.  S    THOMAS. 


This  has  been  a  day  of  intense  heat. 
Since  king  Sol,  has  come  this  side  the 
equator,  he  has  giveu  us  self-evident 
proof  of  the  power  of  his  vertical 
rays  ;  and  for  a  series  of  days  we 
have  been  respirating  under  beams 
not  altogether  genial. 

We  are  told  that  this  mighty  lumi- 
nary is  95,000,OUO  miles  from  the 
earth;  yet  in  days  like  these,  when 
the  thermometer  stands  08  degrees  in 
the  shade,  it  makes  poor  mortals  feel 
like  ascending  to  some  lofty  peak 
where  the  atmospheric  pressure  would 
be  something  less  than  30, OUO  pounds 
to  each  ordinary  sized  man. 

Now  suppese  we,  like  aeronauts, 
take  balloon  passage  and  ascend  into 
the  aerial  realms.  At  first  wo  are 
likely  to  exclaim.  Beautifully  grand,  to 
thus  fioat  so  apparently  safe  far  above 
our  fellow  creatures,  whom  we  left 
sweltering  low  down  on  earth  I  But, 
by  and  by,  a  change  comes  over  the 
entire  body,  and    that   physiognomy, 


blood  vessels  to  burst,  the  skin  to 
crack,  and  the  blood  to  issue  Irom  the 
nose  and  ears.  M.  Jay  LuRsac,  who 
ascended  in  a  balloon  from  Paris, 
states  that  when  ho  attained  a  height 
of  about  four  and  a  half  miles,  he 
breathed  with  great  pain  and  dilfi- 
euity,  and  felt  a.3  though  his  ears 
would  burst;  and  upon  the  high  table 
land  of  Peru,  the  lips  of  Dr.  lechudi 
cracked,  and  blood  flowed  from  his 
eyelids.  Herein  do  we  find  beauti- 
fully demonstrated  the  power  of  God 
and  the  subordinacy  of  man. 

But  while  I  sit  and  ponder,  the 
shades  of  twilight  deepen,  and  the 
shadows  of  night  come  stealing  on, 
reminding  us  tliat  "time  and  tide  wait 
lor  no  man."  FroiU  my  boudoir  win- 
dow I  goze  listlessly  into  the  sky. 
The  stars  that  in  early  evening  illu- 
minated the  licmament,  have,  one  by 
one,  withdrawn  their  lovliness,  leav- 
ing the  vast  conopy  of  the  vaulted 
heavens  almost  in  darkness.  Away 
from  the  eastern  horizon  comes  the 
lightning's  flash,  and  we  ask.  What  is 
this  mighty  demonstration  of  unseen 
power  7  Meterology  teaches  that  it 
is  the  8])proaching  of  two  clouds,  the 
one  being  overcharged  and  the  other 
undercharged  with  electricity,  the 
Ihiid  rusliea  from  the  former  into  the 
latter,  until  each  contains  a  like  quan- 
tity. Then  comes  the  sound  of  distant 
thunder,  and  again  we  interrogate. 
What  is  it?  The  author  of  Horeb's 
Rock  defines  it  thus: 
"'I'iH  l)iU  Ibe  loUirK  of  God"p  car 
The  trampling  of  hie  Blocde  from  far." 


edge  of  these  celestial  bodies  !  If 
Kotius  and  Janseu  considered  them 
sublimely  grand  when  viewed  through 
their  telescope,  (the  first  invented  in 
A.  D.,  1590)  what  would  their  accla- 
mations now  be  could  they  but  bo 
permitted  to  observe  one  of  our  mod- 
ern mammoth  telescopes,  weighing 
nine  tons,  and  yet  so  minutely  con- 
structed that  a  mere  touch  would 
move  it  according  to  the  operator's 
fancy. 

I     suppose    all    have   read    of   the 
transit  of  Venus  last  December.     The 
planet  of  that  name  pa-«sed  iu  front  of 
the  sun.     Such  an  incident    had    not 
occured  for  more    than    one    hundred 
years.     They  tell  us   in    eight  years 
it  will  again  transjjirc,  then  not  again 
until  one  hundred  years  have  elapsed. 
Astronomers  took  telescopes  to   Sibe- 
ria, and  islands    iu    the    South    Seas, 
and  other  points,  to    watch    the   tvon- 
derful  phenomena,    and    when    they 
have  concluded  their  calculations,  wo 
shall  kuow   more   exactly    than    now 
the  distance  of  the  earth  from  the  sun 
and  from  the  difle  i  nt  htars.  According 
to  the  present  computation.    Mercury 
is    36,000,000    miles   from   the     sun, 
Venus      08,000,000     and    tbc    earth 
95,000,000  miles  from  the  euu.    Mars, 
whose  orbit  is  outside    the   earth,   is 
145,000.000  miles  from  the  sun.    Tho 
distances  of  Ceres  Pallas,    Juno   and 
Jupiter,  Saturn  aud    the    Georgiuni- 
Sidus,  I  do  not  at  present   remember. 
A'^enus    is    my    favorite    star.       Tho 
heathen   mythology    styles   her   "the 
goddess  of  love  aud  beauty.''     She  ia 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR, 


f,3l 


usually  represented  with  bcr  son 
Cupid  seated  by  ber  side,  in  a  chariot 
driiwn  by  doves  or  the  white  swan. 

Rut  Venus  'round  Ihc  Christian  mind, 
Hath  hei'  celestial  glory  twined. 

When  west  of  the  sun,  she  rises  be- 
fore that  luminary  and  becomes  Luci- 
fer, our  lovely  morning  star.  When 
east  of  the  suu,  fihe  rises  after  ho  s-^ts, 
and  becomes  Vesper,  our  beautiful 
evening  star.  Thus  "the  heavens  de- 
clare the  gl(;ry  of  God  and  the  firnia- 
nient  showeth  his  handiwork." 

How  mighty  ar?  tliy  works  oh  God, 
How  wondrous  are  thy  wys  ; 

All  things  declare  thy  iov",  and   power, 
And  advocate  tby  waise. 

rhiladiljiJria,  Fa 

<)5o!<!c-n  Wor<i.s. 


Believer,  art  thou  solitary  and  des- 
olate ?       lias     bereavment     sevcrtd. 
earthly  ties  ?     Has    the    grave   made 
forced   estrangements,    sundered    the 
closest  links  of  earthly  aflection  ?     In 
Jesus  thou    hast    filial    and   fraternal 
l.)ve  combined  ;   lie   is   the  (rieud    of 
friends,  v,-hose  presence  aud  fellowship 
couiuensate  for  all  losses,  and  supply 
all    blank,^.      If  thou    art   orphaned, 
friendless,  comfortless  here,  remembtr 
tiiore  is,  in  the  Elder  Brother  on    the 
Throne,  a  love  deep  as  the  unfathotu- 
ed  ocean,  boundless  as   eternity.     Je- 
sus seems  to   have    an    especial    love 
and  affection   for    His   orphaned    and 
comfortless  people.     He  seems  to   de- 
light to  lavish  lli.s  deepest  syoipalhy 
on  "hir.i  that  hath  no  helper."      !t    i.n 
in  the  hour  of  sorrow  His  have  found 
hiuj  most  prtcious ;  it  is   in   the    vvi!- 
deruess  He  speaks  most  comforiingly 
unto    them.     He    gives    them    'aheir 
viueyards"    from     thence.        In     the 
places  they  least  expect,  wells  o!  heav- 
enly consolation  break  forth    at   their 
feet;  as  Jonathan  of  old,  when    faint 
a-id  weary,  had  his  strength  revived 
by  the  honey  he  found  dropping  in  the 
tangled  thicket,  so  the  faint  and   woe- 
worn  children  of  God  find  '"honey    in 
the    wood" — everlasting   conaolatiou 
droppir.g  from  the  tree  of  life    in    the 
n>idst  of  the  thorniest  thickets  of  afflic- 
tion.    Be  comforted,  atllicted,  sorrow- 
ing Christinn,  Jesus  has  said,    "your 
sorrow     shall    be    turned    into  joy." 
'•The  morning  cometh" — that   bright 
n-ioi  ning  when  the  dew-drops  collected 
during  earth's  night  of  weeping  shall 
sparkle  in  its   beams — wh;n,    in    one 
blessed  moment,  a  life-long  experioace 


of  trial  will  be  effaced  and  forgotten, 
or  remembered  only  by  contrast,  to 
culiauce  the  fullness  of  the  joys  of  im- 
mortality. What  a  revelation  of  glad- 
ness! The  map  of  time  disclosed, 
and  every  little  rill  of  sorrow,  every 
river  will  be  seen  to  have  been  fl  iw- 
mg  heavenward,  every  rough  blast 
to  have  been  sending  the  vessel  near- 
er tiie  haven.  Blessed  and  comforting 
thought  I 

—  Selected. 


Fear  Not. 


We  recently  read  :  "Many  are  la- 
menting their  misfortunes,  and  wish- 
ing that  their  place  was  changed,  that 
they  might  more  easily  live  Christi- 
anity." Christianity  is  designed  for 
d  irk  places.  There  the  light  is  to 
^hine.  Don't  be  eager  to  get  away 
wiien  the  darkness  is  dense.  Grap- 
ple with  it  heroically.  Stand  up 
straight  for  Jesus.  Young  man  in 
the  work-shop,  surrounded  by  ridicul- 
ing and  swearing  associates,  stand 
up  straight  for  Jesus!  Young  and 
Old,  stand  in  your  lot  courageously, 
and  fihine. 

For  the  Companion  aud  Visitoh. 
iinv  St;rap-i5ool£. 


BY     M.  M.  ESHELMAN. 


"WITH  ALL  MY  HEARtI" 

So  exclaimed  a  dear  young   person 
last  Sunday  (Sept.  12th,)   when    ask- 
ed "Dost    thou    believe    that    Jesus 
Christ  is  the  Son  of  God,  etc  ?"  Such 
a  noble   heart-response   from    one    so 
young,  while  in  the  water,    could    do 
uulhiug  less  than  reach  the  hearts    of 
old  aud    young    saints    and    sinners 
present.     ItselTect  might   have   been 
seen  and  heard  by  the  weeping  of  the 
multitude.      Well    might    her   former 
associates    in    the    world    look    upon 
the  scene  as    being     like     a    fur;eral  ; 
for    sister    Helen     was    Ijuried,    and 
rose  in  "newness  of  life."     And   may 
the    ''With     all    my     heart  !"     echo 
and     reecho      in       the      heait-i      of 
those  who  have  not  yet    made    their 
peace,  calling  and  election  sure,  until 
they  are    "boru    again.''  '  Aud    you,  j 
dear  sister  Helen,  n\av  your   answers  i 
to  God     be,  always    "With    ail    my  | 
heart !"  May  God   abundantly  bicss  \ 
you,  aud  keep  you  from  the  su!.res  of' 
the  eucmy. 


THOSE  THOUGHTS  EXAMINED. 

If  the  reader  will  refer  to  the  Sept. 
No  ,  of  the  Viiidicalor,  page  137, 
aud  read  "Thoughts  on  the  Lord's 
Supper,"  etc.,  he  will  better  under- 
stand the  following  correspondence. 
We  thought  the  article  referred  to 
contained  so  many  misrepresentations 
that  we  kindly  wrote  brother  Kinsey 
concerning  it,  when  ho  replied,  "If 
you  will  examine  the  Encyclopedia 
you  can  easily  infer  which  is  the 
most  primitive  practice  of  our  church, 
— the  Supper  off  or  on  the  table  at 
the  time  of  feetwashing."  To  this 
wc  kindly  reply,  hoping  the  truths 
set  forth  in  this  article  may  bo  bene- 
ficial, if  not  to  all,  then  to  those  at 
lerist.who  are  willing  to  have  their 
"opinions"  e.\a;niued. 

Bro  Samuel: — You  say  if  I  will 
"examine  the  E'lcvclopedia"  I  "can 
easily  infer  which  is  the  most  prim.- 
itivo  prftctice  of  our  church, — the 
Supper  o&'  or  on  the  table  at  the  tii'.io 
of  feet-washing." 

I.  The  expression  "oui-  chiu-ch" 
is  cut  of  place  ;  for  neither  we  nor 
any  other  man,  or  set  of  men,  own 
"the  church."  "We  are  bought 
with  a  pric>%  even  the  precious  blood 
of  Jusus,  who  alone  owns  the  chuich. 
Christ  "gave  himself  for  us,  that  he 
niight  purify  unto  liimself  a  peculiar 
people,  Z'jalous  of  good  works ;" 
therefore  let  us  give  all  the  praise, 
honor,  aud  glory  to  our  ll'>dtemer. 
A  men. 

2  Why  say  ''most  primitive  prac- 
tice?" Friiiiiiive  in  primitive,  ti.".d 
cannot  e:ict'ed  itself. 

3.  Why  refer  to  the  "Encyclo- 
pedia" to  get  an  iriferencn,  when  tJie 
liihle  alone,  can  determine  the  mat- 
ter ?  Why  say,  "the  Encyclo[<odia," 
and  not  the  Bible  ?  The  Bible  is  nev- 
er called  "Encyclopedia,"  but  the 
Bible,.  The  Bible  is  not  only  as  good 
as  the  "Eucyclopedia,"  b\it  it  i.s  b-d- 
te.r  than  all  the  Encyclopedias.  No 
book  is  (qial  to  the  Bible  ;  therefore, 
we  appeal  to  the  Bible;  and  until 
you  bring  out  God's  power  unto  sal- 
vation on  this  sulject,  we  shall  be 
obliged  to  lay  your  suggestions  on 
the  table.  The  Bibh;  caii  decide  the 
practice  of  the  primitive  church,  but 
it  cannot  d.  cido  "the  mcst  priniiiiv>i 
practice  of  our  church  ;"  for  kv;  have 
no  church. 

4.  The  question  is  not  what 
man  did,  but  what  Jesus  did.  Y).A 
Jqsus  rise  from  a  supper  whea    thera 


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was  no  supper  ?  This  is  the  irupor- 
taut  query,  not  what  somebody  else 
did  ;  aii'l  God's  uudyiup,  imperisha- 
ble word  aloue  can  decide  the  issue. 
Upon  this  1  desired  to  build  an  arti- 
cle on  the  subject  of  the  supper  off  or 
on  the  table  during  feet-washing,  for 
the  readers  of  the  Vindivalor — not 
for  controversy,  for  I  deprecate  that 
as  much  as  any  one  ;  but  real,  loving 
exchanges  of  thought  I  do  not  depre- 
cate. But  it  seemed  good  to  thee  to 
publish  an  article  on  the  above 
named  subject,  though  it  meant 
"anything,  and  everything,  and,  at 
last  nothing,"  simply  because  it  was 
in  harmony  with  (Inj  opinions. 

The  defenders  of  popular  Chris- 
tianity say  that  "baptism"  means  im- 
mersion, sprinkling,  and  pouring, 
and  even  nothing.  Just  so  with 
Bro  Diehl's  "ended,"  and  "riseth 
from   supper."     "The    word    ended," 

says  Bro  D ,  (and  you  endorse  it,) 

"is  a  compound  word,  and  has  three 
sentences  or  meanings, — the  supper 
is  preparing,  or  the  supper  is  com- 
ing, or  supper  has  come,"  By  the 
same  process  of  reasoning  the  word 
"ended"  might  be  made  to  mean, 
"supper  is  going,  or  went,  or  supper 
has  gone."  In  fa(;t,  that  word  may, 
in  that  manner,  be  made  to  mean 
anything  at  nil,  and  nothing  at  last. 

Again,  Bro.  1). —  says,  (and  you 
endorse  it,)  "The  words  'ririeth  from 
supp.T,  is  also  a  compound  sen- 
tence- We  can  rise  from  the  table 
before  supper  is  on,  or  any  time  dur- 
ing eating,  or  when  we  are  done 
eating,  and  no  supper  is  on  the 
table;  nil  is  rising  from  siijjpcr  "  The 
meaning  of  that  is  :  We  i;;tn  rise  from 
the  table  he/ore  supper  is  on,  and 
ri.se  from  supper.  (Is  the  lahle,  the 
supper?)  We  can  rise  from  the  table 
"duriny  eating,^'  "he/ore  aupper  is 
on,'"  and  rise  from  supper.  VVo  can 
rise  from  the  table  when  we  are  done 
eating,  "before  the  supper  was  on 
the  table."  We  can  do  all  this  and 
it  will  bo  "rising  from  supper."  Sure- 
ly such  reasoning  is  complex,  and  to 
one  so  unlearned  as  I,  Bro.  Sanuiel, 
it  is  quite  diflictilt  to  understand. 
Could  you  not  give  us  a  ray  of  light 
upon  it  ? 

Bro.  I)  says,  (and  you  endorsed 
it,)  "Nature  itself  does  teach  us  that 
we  should,  at  all  times,  wash  before 
wo  Hit  to  the  table  with  the  food 
placed  on  it."  Oh,  I  have  been  won- 
dering how  nature  teaches  us  to 
wash  before  we  sit  to   a   table    with 


the  food  placed  on  it,  when  we  sit  to 
a  table  that  has  no  food  on  it !  I 
know  alijle  teaches,  or  tries  to  teach 
us,  to  wash  then  to  sit  to  a  table  and 
have  some  one  to  bring  us  the  food. 
I  know  stylish  hotels  pursue  such  a 
course  ;  but  then  how  they  follow 
nature,  in  this  respect,  I  cannot  see, 
unless  it  be  the  corrupted  part  of 
the  human  nature. 

Bro.  D.  says,  (and  you  endorse 
it,)  "In  Matth  27  .  1,  the  same  word 
(ended)  is  translated  'when  the 
morning  was  come.^  not  ended.  And 
in  John  18:   28  "And  it  icas   earh)." 

Again  I  have  been  made  to  won- 
der why  the  word  "ended''  is  not 
translated  "ended."  "Ended,"  says 
he,  "means  was  come"  or  was  early." 
Just  how  this  can  be,  do  please  tell 
Is  it  really  so,  that  Matthew  and 
John  used  the  word  "ended"  to  con- 
vey the  idea  of  beginning  ? 

To  see  all  this  of  kind  teaching  cer- 
tainly requires  more  than  an  ordinary 
mind;  it  requires  an  inspired  mind. 
With  God  ail  things  are  possible  ;  but 
I  never  before  know  that  any  one  had 
"already  attained"  to  the  time  "then 
shall  we  know  oven  as  also  we  are 
known,"  —  God-knowledge,  unlimi- 
ted, unrestrainod !  I  know  and  am 
persuaded  that  thou  art  a  much  bet- 
ter thinker  than  I  am  :  and  for  this 
reason  desire  thoc  to  clear  up  those 
mysterious  meanings.  But  perhaps 
the  reason  I  am  so  blind  is,  because 
I  have  not  practiced  the  Lord's  Sup- 
per as  somebody  else  did  lot)  years 
a^o.  Oil,  how  sad  to  think  that 
tince  th.MC  is  only  one  way  to  obey 
a  com  maud  of  the  Lord,  and  since 
wo  have  not  obeyed  the  command 
that  wa;/.  we  hiivo  not  obeyed  the 
command  at  all  !  Yes,  this  i^  a  sad 
thought ;  and  wilt  thou  do  a  little  to 
help  us  out  of  the  ditliculty  ?  But  in 
doing  so,  do  please  remember  that  we 
cannot  be  saved  by  doing  that  which  is 
taught  outside  of  the  Bible,  and  since 
the  "Encyclopedia"  is  not  the  Bible, 
nor  is  it  in  the  Bible,  do  not  refer  us 
to  the  "Encyclopedia"  either  for  in- 
j  ferenc.e  or  gospel  facts.  Gospel  facts 
I  can  be  gotten  out  of  the  Bil)le,  with- 
out going  round  so  far.  Upon  the 
Bible  we  must  predicate  our  hope 
of  olornal  happiness.  Upon  that 
I  Book  we  must  build,  whether  men 
are  pleased  or  not. 

I  doubt  not  Bro.  D's.  article  will 
please  the  popular  Christian.s.for  they 
see  in  it  their  theory  will  sustained, 
viz :  That    words    mean    "anything 


and  everything,  and  at  last  nothing." 
And  dear  brother,  since  I,  in  my 
great  ignorance  and  blindness,  can 
not  bring  forth  anything  that  would 
be  edifying  to  those  who  arc  able  to 
understand  how  "ended"  is  "a  com- 
pound  word"  and  has  '  three  sen- 
tences" in  it ;  and  since  the  many, 
(to  us,)  unsolvable  mysteries  in  the 
article  penned  by  brother  I),  de- 
press our  spirits,  I  do  most  respect- 
fully beg  to  bo  excused  from  send- 
ing any  more  copy  for  the  Vindica- 
tor. It  flourished  before  I  contribu- 
ted to  its  columns,  and,  no  doubt,  it 
will  flourish  after  I  cease.  This 
gives  me  much  consolation. 

In  conclusion  :  Permit  me  to  say, 
that,  if  the  Lord  will  continue  his 
mercy  and  goodness  to  me,  I  shall 
go  on  to  combat  pride,  error,  selfish- 
ness, whether  found  in  uivsolf  or 
others.  Though  my  confid<'nco  in 
men  may  be  shaken,  ray  faith  in  G  xl 
remains.  iMay  the  Lord  deal  kindly 
with  us,  and  make  us,  his  dutiful 
chifdrou,  even  "to  the  pulling  down 
of  imaginations  and  every  high  thing" 
in  us.       Your.a,  seeking  after  (ruth. 

M.  M.  E. 

COUNCIL    DFCISIONS. 

Before  wo  were  a   member    of  the 
church,  we  entertained  the    idea   that 
all  difliculties   and    diifjrencjs     were 
settled  by    the    word    of    the    Lord. 
Great  indeed  was  our  disappointment 
when  we  learned  that  in  the  majority 
of  cases  not  a    word    of   Scripture    is 
produced  to  settle    the    dilficnlty.     I 
admire  the   course     of    the    Swedish 
(Baptist)  church  in  Chicago.     About 
two  years  ago,  a  learned  man   in    the 
Scripture  might  have  been    seen    sit- 
ting in  a  neat  liitle    building   in    Chi- 
cago,   surrounded    by    an    attentive 
audience.     This  man    by    the    aid    of 
his  brethren,  was    adjusting,    all    the 
dilUculties  that  came  before  the  body. 
And  how  ?   Why,  by    quoting   script- 
ures that  bore  upon  the    questions  n'\ 
issue.      Such  a  course    is   commeudiv 
ble,  and  we  believe  the  o;ily  true  one. 
Why  are  many  of  our    ministers    un- 
able to  pursue   such    a    course  ?    Do 
they  not  study  the    Scriptures    sufli- 
ciently  ?  Is  there   too    much   dvji/iny 
in  the  earth,  and  not  enough   digging 
in  the  Bible  ?     Could  we  not  have   a 
little  more  Bible   in    our     decisions  1 
Would  it  do   any     harm,    even    if   it 
were   a   "new    thing?"     Let    us   get 
back  to  the    old   landmarks    iu   this 
matter . 


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688 


FOR    THE    YOUNG 


Wliut  Becnuie  of  an  Ov^rworketl 
Boy. 

Last  week  we  pave  a  short  paragraph 
in  the  news  department  of  the  Censer 
of  the  attributed  success  of  the  Harpers. 
For  the  bcnciit  of  the  Censer  boys  and 
girls,  we  will  speak  a  little  further  upon 
energy.  We  love  that  word.  The  boys 
of  our  time  are  too  U'ucli  afraid  of  work. 
They  act  as  if  the  honest  sweat  of  the 
brow  was  something  to  be  ashamed  of. 
Would  that  they  were  all  equally  afraid 
of  a  staggering  gait,  and  bloated  face! 
This  spirit  builds  the  gambling  houses, 
fills  the  jails,  supplies  the  saloons  and 
gaming-places  with  loiterers,  and  keeps 
the  alms  houses  and  charitable  iustitutioiis 
doing  a  brislv  business. 

It  does  not  build  mammoth  stores  and 
factories,  nor  buildings  like  the  Astor 
Library  and  Cooper  Institute.  The  men 
who  build  such  monuments  of  their  indus- 
try and  benevolence  were  not  afraid  of 
work. 

All  the  boys  who  read  the  Censer  have 
beard  of  the  great  publishing  house  of 
the  Harpers.  They  know  of  their 
Moitth/j/,  Weekli/,  the  Bazaar,  and  iiiter- 
esting  books  oi'  all  kinds,  and,  perhaps, 
bavc  seen  their  groat  publishing  house 
in  New  Yoik  city.  If  1  should  ask  them 
bow  the  oldest  of  the  brothers  came  to 
i'ound  such  an  illustrious  Iiousc,  I  would, 
perhaps,  be  told  he  was  a  "wonderfully 
lucky  man." 

He  was  lucky,  an  old  friend  and  fellow- 
workman,  a  leading  editor,  recently  let 
out  the  secret  of  his  luck.  He  and  the 
elder  Harper  learned  their  trades  togeth- 
er fifty  years  ago,  in  John  street.  New 
York.  They  began  life  with  no  fortune 
but  willing  hands  and  active  brains — 
fortune  etiough  for  any  young  man  in 
this  free  country.  "Sometimes  after  he 
bad  done  a  good  day's  work,  James  Har 

Ccr  would  say,  'Thurlow,  let's  break  the 
ack  of  another  token — just  break  its 
back.'  1  would  generally  reluctantly 
consent  just  to  break  the  back  of  the 
token  ;  but  James  would  beguile  rar,  or 
laugh  at  my  complaints  and  never  let  me 
off  until  the  token  was  completed  fair 
and  square  !  It  was  our  custom  in  sum- 
mer to  do  a  fair  half  day's  work  before 
the  other  boys  and  men  got  their  break- 
fast. We  would  meet  by  appointment  in 
the  gray  of  the  morning,  and  go  down 
to  John  street.  We  got  the  key  of  the 
office  by  tapping  on  the  window,  and  Mr. 
Seymour  would  take  it  from  under  his 
pillow,  and  hand  it  to  one  of  us  through 
an  opening  in  the  blind. 

"It  kept  us  out  of  mischief,  and  put 
money  in  our  pockets." 

No  wonder  that  the  venerable  man  in 
relating  this  foundation  story  of  his  life 
of  success,  could  say,  "'Our  employer 
was  the  best  man  God  ever  made." 

That  key  handed  through  that  window 
tells  the  secret  of  the  luck  that  enabled 


these  two  men  to  rise  to  eminence,  while 
so  many  hoys  that  lay  soundly  sleeping  in 
those  busy  morning  hours,  arc  unknown. 
No  wonder  that  he  became  mayor  of  the 
city,  and  head  of  one  of  the  largest  pub 
Hilling  houses  in  the  world.  When  his 
great  printing  house  burned  down,  the 
giant  perseverance  learned  in  those  hours 
of  overwork,  enabled  him  to  raise,  like 
magic  from  the  ashes,  a  larger  and  finer 
one. 

Instead  of  watching  till  bis  emnloyer's 
back  was  turned,  and  saying,  "Come 
boys,  let's  go  home  ;  we've  done  enough 
for  one  day,"  and  sauntering  oft'  with  a 
cigar  in  his  mouth  ;  or,  "I  think  it's 
time  we  had  a  holiday,  to  go  a  Calling  ; 
his  cry  was,  "Let's  do  a  little  overwork." 

That  overwork  that  frightens  b^iys 
now  a  days  out  of  good  places,  and  sends 
them  out  west,  on  ship- board,  anywhere, 
eating  husks,  in  search  of  a  spot  where 
money  can  be  had  without  work,  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  apprentice  boy's  future 
greatness. 

Such  bu.sy  boys  were  only  too  glad  to 
go  to  bed,  and  sleep  soundly.  They  had  no 
time,  nor. spare  strength,  for  dissipation, 
and  idle  thoughts,  and  vulgar  conversa- 
tion.—  Gulden  Censer. 


Selected  by  Ei.iza  Slifbu. 
A  ForgetSnl  Child. 


Working  foi*  Jesus. 


"I  wish  I  could  do  something  for  my 
Savior  besides  loving  him  ;  not  in  order 
to  show  my  love  for  him,  since  he  can 
see  my  heart,  but  I  want  to  do  some- 
thing for  him  because  I  love  him." 

So  talked  a  young  disciple  to  himself 
a  lew  weeks  since.  Soon  a  friend,  his 
Sunday-school  teacher,  came  to  him, 
saying  : 

"Henry,  would  you  like  to  work  in  the 
vinevard  to  day  ?" 

"Yes,  sir,"  was  the  eager  reply  ;  "I 
was  just  asking  for  work — anything  that 
I  can  do,  with  Jesus'  help,  I  will." 

"Well,  Henry,  I  want  the  Christians 
in  our  class,  each  to  take  a  member  who 
is  not  a  Christian,  and  pray  and  labor 
with  him.  I  have  given  you  Fred 
Haines." 

"Fred  Haines  ;  oh,  let  some  one  else 
take  him,  I  can't  I" 

"No,  you  can't,  but  Jesus  can.  Good 
morning." 

Thus  urged,  this  young  disciple  trem 
bling  sought  his  wild  classmate.  He  was 
laughingly  received  ;  his  earnest  words 
and  tearful  appeals  seemed  unheeded ; 
yet  he  left  with  a  glad  heart,  for  Jesus 
had  paid  him  for  his  work  by  his  own 
loving  presence.  Jesus  gave  him  cour- 
age to  go  again  and  again,  to  pray  and 
never  fiiint,  until  his  thoughtless  friend 
learned  to  love  the  Savior. 

"0  Mr.   B ,"    said    Henry    to   his 

teacher,  a  few  weeks  after  their  first  con- 
versation, "working  for  Jesus  pays.  We 
deserve  no  reward  for  such  little  services, 
but  Jesus  gives  it  all  the  way  long ;  it  is 
now  my  daily  prayer,  'Lord,  what  wilt 
thou  have  mo  to  do?'  "— »S',  <S.  Times. 


"Fanny,  pick  up  those  peiccs  of  glass, 
and  put  them  out  of  the  way,"  said  a 
mother  to  her  little  girl. 

A  bottle  had  been  broken  on  the 
ground  in  the  back  yard,  and  knowing 
peices  of  glass  to  be  dangerous  things  to 
be  about,  Fanny's  mother  directed  her  to 
remove  them. 

The  little  girl  was  heedless  and  forget- 
ful. She  said,  "Yes,  in  a  minute."  But 
her  attention  was  drawn  off  by  other 
things,  and  she  thought  no  more  about 
the  broken  bottle,  till  an  hour  after, 
when  a  scream  from  her  mother  brought 
her  to  the  back  yard.  What  was  her  alarm 
to  see  that  her  mother,  going  out  in 
haste  to  carry  a  kettle  of  hot  water,  the 
steam  from  which' was  burning  her  hand, 
trod  on  the  glass,  which  cut  through  her 
siioe,  making  a  deep  and  dangerous  gash 
in  her  foot ! 

"Oh!  I  forgot,"  uttered  Fanny,  in  the 
terror  and  grief  of  the  accident. 

"Yes,"  replied  her  mother,  "my  care- 
less girl  forgot,  as  she  is  in  the  habit  of 
doing,  and  her  fault  may  cost  her  moth- 
er's life." 

It  did  come  very  near  costing  that 
mother  her  life,  and  making  Fanny 
motherless. 


l>ou't  4;irls. 


Don't  think  that  yards  and  yards  of 
ribbons,  ruflles  qnd  lace,  will  add  one 
particle  to  your  real  value.  Don't  make 
a  walking  milliner's  shop,  or  jeweler's 
store  of  yourselves,  covering  all  that  is 
of  true  meiit  within  you,  with  that 
which  will  attract  only  the  shallow  brain- 
ed. Don't  think  .sensible  people  are  to  bo 
deceived  by  vain  show,  they  look  for 
lieauty  of  heart  and  mind.  Don't  give 
the  subject  of  matrimony  a  thought 
while  in  your  teens  except  to  qualify 
yourselves  for  the  responsible  position  in 
which  it  places  you  ;  you  need  all  that 
lime  of  your  life  to  fit  yourselves  for  it. 
Don't  give  your  time  and  talents  to  the 
world,  or  to  seeking  the  things  of  time 
and  sense  that  jyerish  with  their  using. 
God  has  created  you  for  a  nobler  pur- 
pose, and  made  you  accountable  for  what 
he  has  given  you.  Don't  sell  your  birth- 
right for  a  mess  of  pottage. — Selected. 


— All  men  who  do  anything  must  en- 
dure a  depreciation  of  their  efforts.  It 
is  the  dirt  which  their  chariot  wheels 
throw  up. 

— Deal  in  a  manly  way  with  the  trials 
of  the  present,  and  the  future  willl  nob 
fail  to  be  generous  to  you. 

— Habit  is  a  cable  ;  we  weave  a  thread 
of  it  every  day,  and  at  last  we  cannot 
break  it. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

G  0  S  r  E  L  V  I  S  IT  0  R  . 
MEYEK8DA1.E,  Pa.,  Oct.  5,  1S75. 


A  F«w  Words  wilh  onr  iinbscrl- 
brrs. 

Appvoacliir.g,  as  ,wc  arc,  tlic  close  of 
the  present  volume,  .iml  wishint^  to 
coruruencc  in  good  lime  to  prepare  for 
the  next,  we  hare  a  few  words  to  sny 
to  our  kind  subscribers  and  readers.  Wn 
feel  that  it  becomes  us  in  regard  to  the 
puccoss  that  has  crowned  our  enterprise — 
the  publication  of  tlio  Ciuhstian  Fami 
LY  Companion  and  Gosi'KL  Visitou— 
as  it  does  in  ail  our  labors,  to  acknowledge 
the  blessi.'ig  of  the  Lord  upon  our  work. 
This  we  would  gratefully  do.  We  can 
truly  say,  "Hitherto  hath  the  Lord  help- 
ed ns."  And  to  hiui  we  de-^ire  the 
l^lury  to  bo  given  f  n-  wliatever  good  may 
have  been  done  through  the  huuibloinslrii- 
mcntality  of  our  paper.  That  the  Chris- 
tian journal  we  are  publishing,  the  work 
of  much  anxious  thought  and  perplexing 
labor,  has  done  some  good,  we  have  am- 
ple testimony.  "\Vlicn  we  speak  ot  anx- 
ious tbouglit  and  perplexing  labor,  we  do 
not  only  mean  tlie  thought  and  labor  tliat 
those  of  us  upon  whom  tlio  greater  part 
of  tlie  labor  and  responsibility  devolve, 
give  our  enterprise,  but  we  include  all 
who  are  laboring  anxiousl5'  and  prayerful 
ly  to  make  our  pcriodical.-i  auxiliaries  to 
the  ministry  in  sjireading  the  Gospel  and 
in  enlarging  the  lledccmer's  kingdom. — 
We  arc  glad  to  believe  that  many  of  our 
brethren  appreciate  the  inflnence  of  pe- 
riodical literature,  and  are  anxious  to 
have  our  i)apcr.s  exert  their  entire  iufiu- 
enofi  for  the  promotion  of  Gosi)el  Cliiist- 
ianity.  This  is  a.i  it  should  be.  We  ap- 
preciate the  interest  that  ova-  friends  feci 
in  the  Buccesa  of  the  CimisTiAN  Family 

CoMI'ANION  AND  Gosl'EL  VISITOR,  and 
the  a.-^.MSiancc  they  arc  giving  us  by  their 
patronage,  ccmtribulion.',  and  efforts  to 
l)rocure  s^ub-eribers  for  u?.  And  we  feci 
under  oblig.-itiotis  to  them  fur  what  they 
liavedone  in  making  our  pajier  what  it  is. 
In  viciw,  then,  of  the  hope  that  we  in- 
dulge,that  our  labors  upon  our  paper  have 
not  been  altogether  in  vain,  but  have  oi- 
ten  cheered  the  believer  on  his  way,  and 
also  have  helped  to  bring  aliens  into  the 
oomnionwealtli  of  I'-rael,  we  feel  like  con- 
tinuing our  work,  and  bringing  to  it  our 


humble  abilities  consecrated  afresh,  be- 
lieving it  to  be  a  good  work.  And  we 
hope  to  have  tl)e  hearty  co-operation  of 
all  our  present  patrons  and  readers.  And 
not  only  so,  but  we  desire  to  enlarge  our 
sphere  of  usefulness,  and  to  iucrea.se  our 
chances  for  doing  good  by  increasing 
our  subscription  list.  This  we  feel  confi- 
dent can  very  readily  be  done,  by  a  little 
judicious  and  timely  effort  on  the  part 
of  our  friends.  Wc  hope  such  eff<)rts 
will  be  made  with  a  zeal  becoming  so 
good  a  cause.  We  request  it,  and  shall 
feel  under  further  obligations  to  our 
friends  by  complying  with  our  recjucst. — 
We  often  feel  stimulated  and  encouraged 
in  our  labors  to  make  a  readable  and  use- 
ful paper,  upon  thinking  what  a  large 
number  of  jjcrsons  read  our  paper  week>- 
ly.  An  increase  of  the  number  will 
prompt  us  to  greater  cxortion?. 

VVe  contemplate  enlarging  our  paper 
some.  We  ('.esi;;n  adding  some  to  the 
length  of  our  pages,  wliicli  will  inipnve 
the  appeaianee  of  our  paper  and  give 
about  two  pages  more  of  reading  matter. 
We  expect  to  make  other  improvements. 
We  shall  spare  no  pains  or  labor  to  make 
our  jiapcr  worth  the  price  and  v.-orlhy  the 
patronage  we  ask  for  it. 

We  are  sending  out  our  prosjjcctus 
somewhat  earlier  than  u,--n;!l,  that  our 
friends  and  agents  may  have  a  little  lon- 
ger time  to  worlv  before  the  commence- 
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sirable to  have  as  many  oi"  our  subscriber!* 
in  as  possible  by  the  lime  tlie  new  volume 
conjmences.  Mistakes  are  Ic.'-s  liable  to 
occur  when  this  is  done.  Wc  are  very 
anxious  to  avoid  mistakes.  Wc  know 
they  are  unplea.sant  to  our  patrons,  and 
they  are  so  to  us.  Owing  to  the  cireum- 
stnnoe  that  there  were  diHerent.  clerks  at 
our  books  in  the  early  part  of  the  present 
volume,  there  were  more  mistakes  made 
than  should  have  been.  Brother  Beer 
now  has  c'largc  of  our  books  and  he  will 
confiuue  to  have,  and  if  our  friends  and 
agents  arc  carcl'ul  to  express  their  wants 
plainly,  we  trust  that  but  few  mistakes 
will  occur. 

Thanking  our  friends  and  agents  for  the 
patronage  and  assistance  they  hive  al- 
ready given  us,  wc  solicit  a  continuation 
of  the  .vamc.  We  hope  that  every  friend 
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Gospel  Visitor  will  continue  his  own  pat- 
ronage, and  make  some  effort  to  obtain 
that  of  others. 


Our  A^enes  will  Pleawe  Notice. 

But  little  can  be  done  iii  our  world  in 
iti  present  condition  without  labor.  And 
every  enterprise  to  succeed,  should  have 
faithful  laborers.  The  foregoing  remarks 
will  apply  more  or  less  to  enterprises  both 
of  a  secular  and  a  religious  nature,  ^\'e 
design  them  to  be  apjilicd  to  our  work  in 
publishing  the  Christina  Fiimili/  Com- 
panion niid  Gospel  Visitor,  and  more 
especially  to  the  work  done  by  our  agents. 
Wc  desire  to  have  a  good  number  of 
faiilifu!  agents.  V.'e  haye  had  a  good 
number  of  this  class,  and  request  such  to 
continue  their  agencies.  Wc  arc  aware 
that  it,  i."?  not  profitable  in  a  pecuniary 
point  of  view.  Neverlhelei-,s,  it'  our  work 
is  good,  liicsc  who  are  heli)ing  to  pro- 
mote it  will  have  the  satisfaction  of  feel- 
ing that  they  are  laboring  to  promote  a 
good  cuuse.  And  we  trust  they  will  re- 
ceive a  greater  reward.  We  tliorcforc 
hope  that  those  who  have  liithcrto  given 
us  their  services,  will  take  hold  of  the 
work  of  obtaining  subr.cribcrs  for  our  nest 
volume,  with  becoming  z>ial,  and  prose- 
cute it  with  diligence.  Wo  know  that 
succe.-'S  in  obtaiiiiiig  subscribers  depends 
very  muc'i  upon  the  energy  and  faitliful- 
uess  of  our  agents.  Knowing  this,  we 
are  anxious  to  secure  suitable  persons  to 
act  as  such.  While  we  retiucst  all  our 
old  agents  lo  continue  their  laborp,  should 
there  be  any  that  wish  to  discontinue 
their  agency,  they  will  pleai^e  lo  see  that 
their  places  are  filled  by  other.-i.  AVe  are 
also  desirous  of  increasing  the  number  of 
our  agents.  Will  iho.-e  who  feel  like  act- 
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to  us?  And  will  all  our  friends  plesusc 
give  us  tl;c  nattrcs  of  such  as  thoy  think 
will  act  as  agents  for  u-*? 

In  our  present  i.ssuc  we  .send  cut.  our 
Prospectus  for  Volume  l[[,of  ISTl)  Wo 
think  it  best  to  send  it  out  in  good  time, 
that  our  agents  will  have  sufRcient  time 
to  canvass  their  respective  fields  well  and 
report  to  us  before  we  commence  the  new 
volume.  This  is  very  desirable.  It  is 
more  3atisla.<Jtory  to  our  subscribers  to 
get  the  paper  from  the  beginning  of  the 
the  volume  and  read  it  each  wcvk,  than 
to  commence  sometime  alter  the  volume 
has  commenced,  thnugh  tliey  may  get  the 
bae-k  nuiiibcr.--.  And  we  would  recom- 
mend subscribers  to  begin  widi  the  first 
number  of  the  volume  if  liny  can  possi- 
bly do  so. 

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work  at  once,  ami  as  they  have  opportu- 
nity, Koek  tliC  renewal  of  old  t;ub,scribers 
ami  tlie  aililition  of  now  ones.  Please  do 
not  fail  to  obtain  a  hnbstitute  when  you 
have  reasons  for  wishing  to  be  relieved 
yourself. 


Our  New    Nauie— Tlie    Prliuitive 
I'liristlun. 

Upon    uialuro  consider:ition   we  have 
come    to    the   conclusion  to   change  the 
name  of  our   paper.     B.Mng  desirous  ol' 
improvins?  the  ap|)earance  of  it  as  well  as 
the  contents,  and  our  prenent  name  and 
heading  being  lon;r  and  cumbersome,  we 
arc  in\!)resscd  with  the  propriety  of  lun- 
king  a  ehanf^e.     We  thought  of  doing  so 
when    we    united    the  two    papers,  the 
Christinn    Fumili/    Coinp<in!oii    and   the 
Gospel  Visitor.     But  as  both  names  were 
suggestive  and  impressive,  and  their  his- 
toric associations   being    what  they  were^ 
we  felt  reluctant    to  make  any  change  in 
the  name  and  did  not  do  so,  but  retained 
both  names.     But  finding  the  use  of  both 
names  attended  r.ith  some  inconvenience, 
and  not  suited  to  the  present  form  of  our 
paper,  we  have  come  to  the  conclusion  to 
adopt   a  shorter,  and,  we  tliink,  no  le^s 
expressive  nnd  sugge-^live    name,  ttiat  of 
T/ii'   Primitive    Christian,     Some  of  our 
friends  have  called  our   attention   to  the 
inconvenience  of  the  length  of  the  nRuic 
of  our  paper,   and  have   suggested    the 
propriety  of  shortening  it.     But  we  cculJ 
not  to  our  satisfaction  sliorten   our  pres 
cnt  lieading,  and  therefore  upon  consulta 
tion  with  our  assistant  editor,  we  conclu- 
ded to  change   the  present  name  of  our 
paper  to  that  of  The  Friviitive  Christiav. 
We  have  a  large  number  of  religious 
papers' with  which  Christian  as  a  part 
of  the  name  is  associftted,  such    as    The 
Christian,    The    Worhing  Christian,    The 
A'ariiest  Christian,    &c. ,  but    we  believe 
we  have  none  of  the  name  ofTilE  Pklm- 
ITIVE  CnRiSTi.\N,  and  we  adopt  this  as  a 
suitable  name  for  our  paper,  whose  mis- 
sion is  to  defend  and  promulgate  the  doc 
trine  and  practice  of  primitive  Christian- 
ity.    And  as  it  is  the  profession  and  glo- 
ry of  ouf  brotherhood  to  maintain,  prac- 
tice, and  promulgate,  the  Christianity  of 
the   primitive   Christians,  the   name  we 
propose  to  give  our  paper  will  beautiful- 
ly and  fully  harmonize  with  the  prpfession 
and  principles  of  our  fraternity,  of  which 
our  jiaper  is  the  oldest  organ  among  the 
periodicals  now  published  by  us. 


While  we  propose  to  change  the  name 
of  our  paper,  we  design  no  change  in  its 
spirit,  character  and  princij)lcs, unless  it  be 
a  greater  aiTiliation  with,  and  assimilation 
tn  tlie  s)>irit,  character,  and  principles  of 
the  primitive  disciples  of  our  Lord. 

An  Explauatiou— No  Issue  Next 
Week. 

In  our  last  issue  we  said  there  would 
be  no  paper  sent  out  this  week  as  we  ex- 
pected to  get  our  boiler  repaired,  some 
repairs  being  needed.  But  the  niaiOiinist 
not  beirsg  ready  to  do  the  work  as  we  ex- 
pected hu  would  1)0  when  we  made  the 
announccineiit,  we  find  we  must  defer  our 
work  of  rrpairing  until  next  week.  So 
our  paper  of  lliis  week  will  i>e  issued,  but 
we  do  not  expect  to  issue  any  ncxii  week, 
for  the  renson  already  given.  The  next 
issue  will  be  dated  October  19ch. 


Our  Prospt'Ctns  for  1870. 

Our  Prospectus  for  1876  wiil  be  sent 
out  with  the  present  number.  As  our 
duly  will  require  our  absence  from  the 
oflice  moi"e  or  le^s  for  some  time,  and 
wisliing  to  get  our  Prospectus  out  before 
we  leave  hoiiic,  wc  have  made  arrange- 
ments to  send  it  out  at  this  time.  We 
are  also  desirous  of  giving  our  agents  and 
friends  more  time  to  work  than  wc  usu- 
ally do  bct.Trecn  the  time  of  sending  out 
our  Prospectus  and  the  close  of  the  vol- 
ume. We  hope  that  our  friends  will  now 
improve  the  ti-dic  f.nd  work  as  opportuni- 
ty oflers  in  obtainiisg  subscribers. 


county.  Ills.,  who  exi)cct3  to  move  soon. 
Friend  C.    means   business;    but  as  his 
lands  are  located  in    the  best  portions  of 
Gage  county,  brethren  who   think  of  go- 
ing west  should  consider  liis  proposition. 

Brother  David  Brower,  of  Salem, 
Marion  county,  Oregon,  September  14tli, 
writes  : 

"Our  crotis  here  in  the  Willamette 
Valley  are  generally  very  good.  We  arc 
still  anxious,  very  anxiuus,  for  mnro 
brethren  to  come  to  our  good  country, 
both  ministers  ami  lay- members,  to  help 
us  carry  on  the  great  work  lA'  the  Lord. 
We  need  help  so  very  much." 

Brother  Samuel  Weimer,  of  Grant 
county,  W.  Va.,  says  : 

"Brethren  solomon  Harber,  Jacob  iMil- 
ler'  and  Jacob  Thomas,  from  tlie  Valley 
of  Virginia,  were  with  us  two  weeks  ago. 
They  had  some  meetings  with  us,  and  a 
council  meeting.  Wc  were  refreshed  and 
built  up  by  the  brethren.  iMay  the  L^ird 
reward  them  for  their  labors  amongst  us, 
is  my  prayer." 

ReportoE  FuuUs. 


The  (;cn]Uiitte«  to  l'lttin«ielpliln. 

The  Committee  appointed  by  the  A. 
JL  10  visit  the  Philadelphia  church,  will 
meet  in  tlie  city  of  brotherly  love  on 
Wednesday  morning,  the  27th  ol  Octo- 
ber. 

GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

We  are  requested  to  state  that  there 
will  be  dedicatory  services  at  the  Cherry 
Grove  meeting  house,  in  the  Shade 
Mills  congregation,  Garrett  county,  Md., 
on  Sunday,  October  24th,  at  half  past  lO 
o'clock,  a.  m.  There  will  be  preaching 
at  the  same  place  on  Saturday  evening 
previous. 

We  are  informed  by  brother  George 
Girl,  of  Beatrice,  Gage  county,  Nebras- 
ka, that  our  friend  Crothers  offers  40 
acres  of  land  to  a  ministering  brother 
who  will  agree  to  locate  on  it  soon.  The 
laiid  is  situated  8  miles  north  west  of  Be- 
atrice. His  former  oiTir  was  accepted  by 
brother    Henry   Brubakcr,  of   Christian 


DANISH  FUND. 

Reported  in  No.  39 $184  32 

iVIahoning  church,  O. ,  2  GO; 
Moses  Murray,  10;  P.  Kollar,  for 
self  and  others,  92;  Samuel  Wei- 
mer, lO;  Jacob  W^eimer,  10;  D. 
Weimer,  lO;  Israel  Weimer,  10; 
B.  F.  iMoomaw,  for  self  and  olii~ 
ers,  2  50;  a  Sister.  Clearsiirrng, 
Md.,  10;  Geo.  Fishbaucher,  25; 
Geo.  W.Taylor,  15;  P.  C.  Ullery, 
25;  Levi  Kiiulmfln,  50;  Sarah  J. 
Miller,  25;  JacobSilvu.se,  25;  M. 
S.  Moomaw,  (uieuibers  &  friends), 
1  25;  Wilson  Eby  and  wife,  1  00, 
Eman'i  Beeghly  and  others,  65; 
Sprit!t;field  church,  Ind..  1  13; 
A.  Shellaberger,  15;  J.  B.  Neff", 
25;  Rome  church,  0.,  2  66;  M. 
R.  Charles  and  her  little  boy,  35... 


86 


Total  to  date,  . 


....$210  18 


6TEIN    FUND. 

Reported  in  No.  39 $69  34 

jMahoning  church,  Ohio,  2  15; 
Moses  Murray,  20;  P.  Kollar,  (by 
himself  and  others,)  92;  Jacob 
Friday,  1  50;  a  Sister,  Clear- 
spriuL',  Md.,  10;  Geo.  Fishbauch- 
er. 25;  Geo.  W.  Taylor,  10;  D. 
(J.  Ullery,  25,  Levi  Kaufman, 
50;  Sarah  J.  Miller,  25;  Wilson 
Eby  and  wife,  1  00;  Emanuel 
Beeghly  and  others,  65;  Spring- 
field church,  Ind.,  1  12;  A.  Shel- 
laberger,  10;  J.  B.  Ncff.  25; 
Rome  church,  Ohio,  2  66;  M.  R. 
Charles,  10 10  10 


Total  to  date $79  U 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Correspondence  of  church  newi  solicited  frot/t 
all  part*  of  the  Brolherhoed.  Writer's  name 
and  address  reijuired  on  every  communication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
caiions  or  niamiscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
commui'.ications  for  publication  sfiould  be  writ 
ttuupou  oue  side  of  the  ohe-.t  onltj. 

Brother  Qitintcr : — 

Please  insert  in  tlic  Companion 
tliat  those  breLlircn  goinj;  to  pieacli  in 
Kentucky,  either  on  their  return  or  goins; 
to  KentucUy  are  also  to  preach  to  (he 
brethren  in  the  White  Oak  church,  High- 
land county,  Ohio.  The  under.-^igned 
brethren  have  made  the  arrangeiucnts 
they  having  hecii  appointed  u  c'lMuiittec 
at  the  last  district  meeting  of  Southern 
Oliio,  to  attend  to  this  matter. 

H.  I).  Davy, 
(i.  V.  SKi[>Ka, 

S.    MOIILEK. 


To  nil/  dear   Brethren  and   Sisters  who 

h'lve  nn  vndn-staiiditig  of  the  German 

Lan(/)tage : 

Quite  a  number  of  you  have  been  ask- 
ing for  the  j)ublication  of  a  tierman  paper 
in  the  lirothoihood.  Now,  dear  uieiubers, 
you  have  an  opportunity  affarded  you; 
you  can  have  your  wish  gratified,  provi- 
ding jou  don't  neglect  to  improve  this 
oi)portunity.  Our  energetic  young  broth- 
er. Jj.  A.  I'late,  of  La;  caster  City,  Pa., 
lias  undertaken  the  publication  of  a  very 
neat  little  German  monthly  periodical, 
Der  Bnicderholeii,  (The  Brethren's  Mes- 
senger), and  so  far  as  1  can  judge,  it  is  a 
paper  worthy  and  well-desrving  its  name, 
advocating  the  doctrine  of  the  unadulter- 
ated Gospel  of  Christ 

Brethren,  it  is  well  deserving  our  undi- 
vided patronage.  Let  us  encourage  our 
young  brother,  by  giving  liiiu  our  sujijxjrt 
in  the  undertaking  of  the  enterprise.  Let 
us  all  lend  a  helping  hand.  Our  German 
brethren  greatly  need  a  paper  of  the  kind. 
L;t  us  all  take  an  interest  in  the  matter. 
Tiie  brother  that  subscr'bes  (or  the  paper 
and  cannot  read  it,  can  hand  it  to  some 
neighbor  who  can  read  it,  in  this  way  a 
great  <Jeal  of  good  may  be  accomplished. 
Yours  Iraternally. 

K.    K.    BUKOHLEY. 


Jamics'  CliossiNOS,  Jarkson  Uo.,  Kan.,  ) 
Seplenibor  20,  1875.  S 

Dear  Brother  Quinier  :  — 

VVe  held  our  lovefeast  here  on  tlie 
28th  and  ^'Jih  of  last  month.  We  had 
an  outpouring  of  the  love  of  (jlod  in  our 
liearts.  Our  meeting  was  conducted  in 
the  be^to^  order,  (^nite  a  number  of  the 
brethren  came  down  from  Brown  county, 
Kansas,  wlio  gave  us  their  a>si,^tance,  to 
instruct  us  in  the  proper  way,  knowing 
that  we  are  new  beginners  in  the  woik, 
for  which  we  owe  tlieni  great  gratitude. 
^Vc  had  a  considerable  number  ol' minis- 
tering biethren  with  us  on  that  occasion, 
who  gave  us  Uiucli  information  in  rcluiiou 


to  the  word  of  God.  Brother  J.  Forney 
baptized  three  more  souls  into  the  church 
of  Christ,  making  our  number  forty.  I 
and  several  other  brethren  arrived  home 
a  few  days  since  from  Brown  county,  Kan- 
sas, where  we  had  the  j)leasure  of  meet- 
ing the  brethren  in  their  lovefeast,  at 
brother  John  Lichty's-  The  meeting 
was  conducted  in  the  best  of  order  and 
a  large  number  of  brethren  participated 
in  tiie  feast,  and  a  large  multitude  of 
spectators,  who  were  very  satisfactorily 
entertained,  as  tliere  was  ample  provis 
ion  to  feed  all,  and  more,  too.  Slay  God 
in  his  infinite  mercy  bless  us  all,  now  and 
forever. 

Your  brother  in  Christ, 

CiiAS.  W.  Armstrono. 


Ruriied  Up. 

Tn  Shoal  Creek  church,  Missouri,  a  few 
weeks  ago,  while  all  the  l;imiiy  were 
at  meeting,  brother  \Vm.  11.  llulibard 
had  kitchen,  smokehouse,  and  looui" 
house  with  contents  burned  to  the  ground. 
With  tlie  assistance  of  the  brethren  at 
home,  brother  Hubbard  can  have  the  loss 
of  the  houses  restored,  but  the  loss  of 
kitchen  furniture,  beds,  bed-clothing, 
wearing  app:uel,  and  other  tilings,  with 
provisions,  &c.,  is  considerable.  Their 
situation  is  at  present  enili:irrassing,  and 
after  consultation  with  the  bretiiren  of 
said  church  we  feel  it  our  du.'y  to  make 
this  statement,  and  ask  brethren  who 
have  this  world's  goods  and  feel  like  thus 
communicating  to  our  beloved  brotlier's 
necessities,  to  do  so.  One  liundied  and 
fifty  or  two  hundred  dollars  w()uld  greatly 
relieve  brother  H.,  and  somewhat  restore 
his  loss.  He  and  sister  Hubbard  are  both 
advanced  in  years  and  he  is  one  of  our 
deacons. 

In    addition  (o   all    tliis    we  want    the 
brethren  to  remember  that  we  are  living 
where  all  eyes   arc    turned    ni»on  us,  and 
scrupulously  interiireting   everything  we 
do.     ]jct  us   give   a   good    example,  and 
show  that  the  church  of  Cliiist  needs  no 
institutions   of  human    benevolence,    but 
that   brethren    will  "bear   one   another's 
burdens  and  so  fullill  the  law  of  Christ." 
All  moneys  may  be  sent  cither  to  my- 
self or  brother  John  Wampler   at   Car- 
thage, Jasper   county,  Mo.,  and    we  will 
promiitly    receijit  for    the   same    in  the 
Brethren's  ])apcrs,  or  privately,  if  desired. 
Addison  W.  Bakicr. 
'J'he  above  statement  confiimed  by 
Ki.i).  C.  Haradkr,  ] 
Danikl  Hauadku,  I   Min- 
Jajies  Hakuis,        I  istcrs. 
John  Wampler,    J 

To  S.  Z.  Sliurp. 

Mij  Dear  Brother  : 

In  Co.Ml'ANioN  No.  37,  in  your  ar- 
ticle headed  ''I'lie  I'liilosophy  of  h'orm  in 
Religion,"  you  have  made  expressions  on 
which  I  iisk  your  kind  mdulgenoe  whilst 
reminding  you  of  your  digression  from 
Gospel  order. 


After  stating  that  "the  pious  Dunkard 
finds  solace  for  his  soul  in  'keeping  the 
ordinances  as  delivered  unto  him,'  to 
obey  all  things  whatsoever  commanded 
him,"  you  say,  "To  those  of  our  members 
who  have  not  received  a  liberal 
education,  and  cannot  view  and 
enjoy  religion  in  its  broader  sense, 
we  must  grant  the  liberty  io  exercise  it 
in  a  more  formal  manner.  We  must  not 
deny  the  beginner  in  mathcmilics  the  use 
of  the  numeral  frame  and  the  multiplica- 
tion table,  lest  we  discourage  him  alto- 
gether; so  we  must  allow  a  certain  por- 
tion a  more  strict  adherence  to  the  'first 
principles' _  of  religion,  the  'old  paths,' 
and  a  careful  observance  of  external  form.s 
in  worship  and  appearance,  llcb  them 
of  these,  and  they  have  little  or  nothing 
left;  grant  tlieiu  these,  and  they  may 
reach  the  higher  Christian  life.  On  the 
other  Iiand  those  of  few  atlainmenls 
should  not  expect  those  wlioi-e  miiuls  have 
been  more  expanded  to  adhere  to  the  first 
ininciples  as  clo.sely  as  they  do." 

Now,  my  dear  brotlser,  what  do 
you  mean  by  the  terms,  "first  prin- 
ciples" and  "old  paths'"?  If  you  have 
reference  to  the  "keeping  of  the  ordi- 
nances," which  you  state  at  the  close  "f 
j'our  anielc  i-^  "the  safest  p'an  to  adopt," 
then  your  criticism  is  a  slur  on  the  uned- 
ucated iiart  o!  the  membership,  which 
grieves  my  poor  heart  to  the  uttermost. 
Is  there  a  different  way  for  the  educated 
(orcci^ive  the  merits  of  Jesus  than  for  the 
uneducated?  If  not,  why  make  such 
abasing  remarks?  Are  the  educated  of 
to  day  better  than  old  Paul  and  young 
Timothy  were  when  Paul  thus  admonish- 
ed him,  "Hold  fast  the  form  of  xouml 
wordx.  which  thou  hast  heard  from  mc, 
in  faith  and  love  which  is  in  Christ  Je- 
sus"? or  than  he  and  the  Bonians  when 
he  wrote,  "But  God  be  thanked  tliatyo 
were  the  servants  of  sin;  but  ye  have 
obeyed  from  the  heart  \h-M  formo/doc- 
triiie  which  was  delivers  d  you''? 

What  shall  we  understand  by  not  ex- 
pecting "those  whose  minds  have  been 
more  expanded  to  adhere  to  the  first 
princiiiles  as  closely"  as  'iliosc  of  few 
attainments"?  Does  not  the  Apostle 
say,  "Therefore  leaving  the  first  princi- 
ples of  the  doctrine  of  Christ  "7  And 
to  whom  did  he  say  it  ?  Did  he  say  it 
any  more  to  those  of  unexjiandi'd  minds 
than  he  did  to  those  ot'expanded  minds? 
If  you  say  he  did,  then  allow  mc  as  a 
lover  of  your  soul,  to  say  that  you  are  on 
slippery  ground;  and  I  would  not  like  to 
have  an  argument  on  that  broad  platform. 
Such  an  allowance  wou'd  vcri'y  bring  m 
into  tiie  sphere  of  those  who  are  "ever 
learning  and  never  able  to  come  to  a 
knowledge  of  the  truth." 

I^ly  dear  brother,  whatever  may  be  the 
advantages  of  a  "liixral  education,"  or 
"an  expanded  mind,"  the  same  terms 
of  salvation  are  given  to  sneli  as  lu  the 
most  iitiiiuant  Hottentot.  Have  we  not 
many  noble  brethren  (and  sister.«,  too,) 
with    a    liberal   cduoalion,  or  exp.indod 


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minds,  who  stick  as  closely  to  "first  prin- 
ciples" or  "old  paths",  in  the  sense  in 
which  you  use  these  terms  as  any  unex- 
pandod  mind  can  do?  And  do  not  the 
uneducated  part  of  the  tuenibership 
^'leave  the  first  principles,"  as  used  by 
the  Apostle,  to  as  great  a  degree  as  he  of 
the  most  liberal  education  can  do? 

I  have  wiitten  the  above  in  resi>ect  for 
the  many  brethren  and  sisters  who  "earn- 
estly contend  for  the  faith  once  delivered 
to  the  saints."  May  the  "giace  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  Inve  of  God, 
and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
be  with  us  all." 

Geo.  Buciier. 

Cornicall,  Pa. 


Froiu  Rocktugbam  Conut.y,  Va- 

Dcar  Brother : 

1  have  just  returned  from  a  com- 
munion- in  Bedford  county,  held  at  the 
liouse  of  our  esteemed  biotlier  Abraham 
Brubaker,  of  which  I  will  give  a  brief 
sketch.  The  members  of  this  infant 
church  with  those  who  visited  them  on 
this  occasion,  as.-cmbled  at  2  o'clock,  Fri- 
day, 17th  instant.  Public  preaching  com- 
menced at  that  hom-,  adjourned  at  four 
and  reassembled  at  five  o'clock  for  exam- 
ination and  the  celebration  of  the  ordi- 
nances. Durinff  the  entire  services  the 
n)Ost  perfect  order  prevailed,  so  still  that 
tlie  speakers  could  at  all  times  be  beard 
by  the  whole  congregation.  In  a  word, 
it  was  one  of  ti;e  most  beautiful  meetings 
that  it  has  ever  been  my  pK-asure  to  at- 
tend. E:irly  next  morning  all  met  in  the 
barn  for  devotion.  At  tlie  close  of  the 
St-rvice  brother  Andrew  FLigarf,  a  native 
of  Sweden,  who  says  he  can  speak  the 
Swedisli,  Danish  and  Norwegian  langua- 
ges, asked  leave  to  address  the  congrega- 
tion, which  was  granted,  v;hen  he  spoke 
substantially  as  follows: 

Dear  Bretiiuen  and  Sisters  :— You 
wlio  have  read  (he  Companion  and  '^^is- 
ITOR  have  noticed  that  a  movement  is  on 
foot  to  send  the  Brethren's  literature, the 
"Perfect  Plan  of  Salvation,"  and  "Trine 
Immersion  Traced  to  the  Apostles"  trans- 
lated into  their  language,  to  the  people  of 
Denmaik.  I  am  glad  to  sec  aneffoit.  in 
that  direction,  in  hopes  that  it  may  also 
be  extended  to  my  people,  for  whom  I 
feel  deeply  interested,  because  they  are 
to  my  knowledge  greatly  oppressed  rc~ 
ligiously,  and  panting  for  the  bread  and 
water  of  life.  Before  1  left  my  native 
country  and  people,  I  was  united  with 
that  body  called  Separatists,  witii  whom 
I  labored  eleven  years  in  tlie  ministry. — 
Our  object  was  to  cut  ourselves  loose  from 
the  oppression  and  formal  usages  of  the 
established  Lutheran  church,  and  to  wor- 
ship God  in  spirit  and  truth  according  to 
our  best  understanding  of  the  Scriptures, 
still  praying  for  some  one  to  teach  us  the 
way  of  the  Lord  more  perfectly. 

Our  peojile  are  a  plain,  humble  and 
Jioncst  pcejtle,  and  if  an  opportunity  were 


aflforded,  would  readily  accept  the  truth 
as  it  is  in  Jesus. 

It  may  be,  dear  brethren,  that  to  send 
our  literature  among  them  would  do  some 
good,  but  my  idea  is  that  much  more 
would  be  accomplished  by  sending  a  liv- 
ing messenger  there  also  to  tell  them 
these  things  by  the  word  of  mouth,  and 
to  give  them  a  living  example, and  admin- 
ister the  ordinances.  My  plan  would  be 
to  send  a  well  established  Elder,  accompa- 
nied by  an  interpreter  who  could  tell 
them  what  he  said  and  interpret  their 
language  to  him.  To  accomplish  this 
would,  of  course,  require  pecuniary 
means.  This  we  have  in  this  land  of 
freedom  and  Bibles,  and  no  doubt  would 
be  the  best  investment  we  could  make, 
and  will  afford  rich  returns  in  this  world 
and  in  the  world  to  come.  Will  we  not, 
then,  contribute  liberally  to  a  cause  so 
noble  and  so  remunerative?  I  believe 
wo  will.  Seeing  that  the  brotherhood 
gave  so  liberally  to  the  suffering  of  the 
West,  wh(jse  living  was  destroyed  by  the 
gi  assliopi>crs,  surely  tbey  will  compassion- 
ate those  who  are  suffering  a  famine  for 
the  word  of  God,  and  hear  this  Macedo- 
nian call,  "Come  over  and  help  us-' 

You  arc  aware  that  tlieic  is  a  medium 
opened  through  which  your  charity  may 
be  applied,  known  as  the  Danish  Fund,  as 
proposed  by  brother  Eshelman.  This  is 
a  beginning,  but  it  is  too  limited  for  such 
an  important  and  urgent  enterprise.  1 
cannot  ilierclore  fully  endorse  this  one 
cent  |)roposiiion,  but  would  rather  say, 
Put  your  hand  deci')  into  your  pocket  and 
give  all  you  can  spare,  and  the  Lord  will 
bless  the  uiieerf'ul  giver. 

At  the  close  of  this  address  an  oppor- 
tunity WE.S  given  to  contribute,  and  as  a 
beginning  the  amount  enclosed  was  paid 
in.  There  will  bo  more  forthcoming  before 
long.  B.  F.  IMooMAW. 


Dear  Brother  James : — 

In  order  to  disabuse  the  minds  of 
the  brethren  in  regard  to  the  costof  ourlast 
Yearly  Meeting  please  publish  the  follow- 
ing statement.  There  was  paid  in  for  the 
use  of  the  meeting  .$2200  85,  and  there 
was  a  surjdus  of  .$488  86.  Now  subtract 
the  last  named  amount  from  the  former 
and  it  will  leave  $1712  79,  which  is  all 
that  the  meeting  cost  us  in  money.  Some 
have  added  what  the  sale  bill  amounted  to 
to  the  first  named  amount,  or  the  $2200.- 
85,  and  then  subtracted  the  surplus  from 
that  amount  which  would  swell  the 
amount  to  upward  of  $2500  00,  which  is 
wrong,  as  the  lumber  and  some  other 
things  sold  after  the  meeting  had  been 
bought  and  paid  for  out  of  the  $2200  85, 
consequently,  it  would  be  counting  the 
money  from  the  lumber,  &c.,  twice.  I 
will  here  give  you  the  amounts  returned 
to  the  several  districts  : 
Donald's  Creek,  .SI  42 

Oakland,  2C  7:5 

Covington,  33  42 

Prico-'s  Creek  24  50 


Palestine, 

Upper  Twin, 

Lower  Twin, 

Bear  Creek, 

Lower  Miami, 

Beaver, 

Lower  Stillwater, 

Wolf  Creek, 

Salem, 

Ludlow  and  Pacther, 

Lost  Creek, 

Union, 

Upper  Miami, 

Clermont, 

Newton, 

Fall  Creek, 

Fairvicw, 

White  Oak, 


Total,  $488  86 

Samuel  Moiiler, 

Scc'y  and  Trcas. 


24  50 

35 

35 

20 

73 

35 

35 

10 

m 

11 

12 

40 

11 

35 

35 

35 

35 

22 

27 

0 

GO 

8 

89 

JO 

09 

4  43 

11 

12 

5 

59 

•) 

22 

1 

22 

luloruiatiou   Wauted. 

Elder  J.    Quintcr : 

In  No.  37,  brother  S.  Z.  Sharp  has 
an  article  on  the  "Philosophy  of  Form  in 
lleligion,"  in  which  he  proves  that  all 
religion  assumes  some  form,  and  that  it 
is  indeed  necessary  to  have  "some  form 
by  which  to  fx press  our  religious  emo- 
tions or  to  receive  reliKious  impression.s." 
He  proves  that  all  religionists,  of  whatev- 
er creed  or  denomination,  have  tlieir  set 
forms  and  ceremonies;  and  even  those 
who  theoretically  discard  all  forms  in  re- 
ligion, as  the  Quakers,  for  instance,  are 
the  ones  who  adhere  the  most  strictly  and 
tenaeeously  to  form.  From  this  it  would 
seem  that  the  brother  wishes  to  be  un- 
derstood as  arguing  in  favor  of  keeping 
up  the  forms,  not  of  the  Catholics  or 
Quakers,  but  those  laid  down  by  Christ. 
But  from  what  follows  it  seems  that  ho 
holds  this  to  be  necessary  only  so  long  as 
we  have  not  received  a  sufiScieney  of  ed- 
ucation, or  so  long  only  as  our  minds  have 
not  been  sufficiently  "expanded"  to  re- 
ceive our  religious  impres.s.sions  without 
the  intervention  of  forms  and  ceremonie.-; 
but  until  this  has  taken  place — the  expan- 
sion of  our  minds — we  mu.-5t  adhere  to 
the  first  principles  of  religion,  and  the 
old  paths;  for,  says  the  brother,  "To  those 
of  our  members  who  have  not  received  a 
liberal  education,  and  cannot  view  and 
enjoy  religion  in  its  broadest  sense,  we 
must  grant  the  privilege  of  exercising  it 
in  a  more  formal  manner;  *  *  *  wc 
must  allow  a  certain  portion  of  our  mem- 
bers a  more  strict  adherence  to  the  'first 

principles'  of  religion and    a   careful 

observance  of  external  forms  in    worship 

and    appearance On  the  other  hand, 

those  of  few  attainments  should  not  ex- 
pect those  whose  minds  have  been  more 
expanded  to  adhere  as  closely  to  first 
principles  as  themselves." 

Now,  does  the  brother  mean  to  be  un- 
derstood in  this  as  saying  that  form  in  re- 
ligion is  necessary  fo  long  only  an  our 
minds  arc   ignorant   of  the    principles  of 


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OHillSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


science  or  pliilosoplis',  and,  that  as  our 
minds  are  stored  with  tlio  treasures  which 
we  may  f;:»thor  in  ths  invosiif^ation  of  tiie 
hidden  )uyKierics  of  nature,  we  may  more 
and  more  dispense  with  liiu  first,  princi- 
ples, such  as  bapt-isui,  the  coniinuuion, 
&c. ;  that  we  may,  iii'lecd,  alter  our  iiiiiid.s 
are  suflicieiitiy  expanded,  (M.-c^ard  (i/'I'oruis 
of  reh^ion,  liear  all  our  "sermons  in  the 
bahhling  hrook,  road  tiiem  in  the  strata 
of  liic  roeks,"  and  tiius  look  up  tiirouijh 
nature  t')  nature's  God,  and  thus  receive 
ail  our  religious  impressions,  and  draw 
grace  frou)  on  high  ?  And  if  this  is  his 
moaning,  does  ho  also  mean  to  say  that 
the  infidel  is  the  hii{!icst  lyjie  of  {'hrist- 
ian  perfec;ion?  for  he  appends  this  con- 
clusion to  his  ptiilosophic  argument  :  "It 
is  a  notieablc  fact  thia  thoso  who  discard  all 
forms  of  religion  in  cvorv  sense,  invaria- 
bly drift  to  infidelity."  I  must  confess  I 
do  not  uiidcrstaiid  tha  brother's  philoso- 
phy.    How  is  it,  brothers.? 

D.  J.  Spiciier. 
Lester  Center,  Imca. 

September  12ih,  1815. 

Dt(tr  Brntlwr  Qaiuter  : 

The  brethren  and 
Bisters  of  Springfield  church,  Noble 
county,  Indiana,  met  in  church  coun- 
cil on  the  lith  of  Septomber.  This 
church  has  been  divided,  and  part  of 
it  has  been  attaciiod  to  tho  Haw 
Patch  church,  which  loavas-  but  fev/ 
of  u8  in  number  ;  and  allHough  wo 
have  not  nuicii  to  encourago  U3  at 
present,  yet  we  hope  and  pray  for 
better  times.  We  remember  the 
promise  to  the  few,  and  that  uearly 
always  the  darkest  cloud  has  a  hilver 
lining. 

We  are  glad  to  hear  there  is  a  move 
made  towards  carrying  tho  truth  to 
foreign  lands.  Although  there  were 
but  few  of  us  the  matter  was  laid  be- 
fore us,  and  $2  25  w&s  contributed  to 
tho  causo  ;  half  of  it  for  the  Danish 
fund,  and  half  for  the  St.ein  fund, 
which  v,'ith  the  25  cents  I  had  already 
Bout  will  maku  $2.50  irom  a  small 
church  of  about  forty- live  .members, 
and  not  more  than  half  of  those 
present.  May  (iod  prosper  the  cause. 
LuciNDA  Weaver. 

Hudson,  Illinois  ) 
September  2()ih,  1875       j 
Brotlicr  Quduter : — 

As  church  news  are 
generally  interesting,  and  nothing  bus 
fippeared  lately  from  this  arm  of  the 
church,  (namely,  tl'e  Hudson  church,) 
]  will  give  a  sLoit  hkelcl;,  uiid  Irll 
you  how  we  are  prorpcring  in  tlio 
good  cttUHO.  Wo  iiave  had  three  ad- 
ditions to  tho  church  titi.s  H'.iuiui<r. 
On  the  I7lh  of   Se|)tcmber    vvo    (l»  Ui- 


cated  our  new  meeting-house,  and 
had  our  lovefeast  in  the  evening. 
Surely  we  hud  a  feast  of  lovo  ;  and 
splendid  order  was  observed  by  tho 
spectators.  Brethren  Philip  Moore 
and  Gnorgo  Gish  frotu  Woodford  Co., 
and  Jolm  Uivruhart,  and  others,  were 
with  us,  and  labored  faithfully  and 
earneatly  with  us  ;  we  hope  tho  Lord 
will  roward  them  for  their  labor  while 
here  with  us.  We  ihiuk  sorae  good 
seed  v.'aa  sown  by  the  waj-side  which 
will  finally  spring  up  and  boar  fruit 
io  some  future  time,  Soine,  I  have 
no  doubt,  are  almost  persuaded  to  be 
Christiaus,  but  still  stand  back.  May 
tha  Lord  still  have  mercy  and  .^pare 
then,  a  while  longer,  that  tbgy  may 
see  the  error  of  their  way  before  it  ia 
too  late.  May  they  lay  off  the  vani- 
ties of  this  world  and  v.alk  in  his 
way,  despising  not  his  coramand- 
nionls,  bill  iiccepting  hi.s  offHred  luorcy 
while  it  is  called  to-day,  is  the  prayer 
of  your  unworthy  sister  iu  Christ.' 
Maggie  Lyon. 


Bunker  Hill,  Ind.  > 
September  24lh,  1815.      | 
Brother  Ju.mea  :  — 

I  will  inform  ycu, 
and  the  readers  of  our  periodical,  that 
our  feast  of  charity  was  held  in  the 
church  of  tho  Sauta  Pee  congregaiiou, 
of  Miau;i  county,  Indiana,  Septeiuber 
23rd  and  24lh.  Wc  had  indeed  a 
ft'Uiit  of  love.  We  were  admonished 
to  our  several  duties  by  a  largo  ropre- 
seatation  of  able  ruinisters.  VVe  hope 
the  wordspokou  may  root  deep,  spring 
uj),  and  bring  forth  fruit  to  the  glory 
and  honor  of  God.  Dear  brethren 
and  sisters,  how  many  we  beheld  who 
were  watching  our  every  motion, 
while  we  were  keeping  tho  word  iu 
obeying  the  precepts  of  King  Ituniau- 
uel,  as  if  to  say,  "Do  you  believe 
what  you  practice  ?"  Oh,  let  us  con- 
firm what  wo  do  by  our  daily  walk 
and  couveisation.  How  luuch  every 
member  of  the  body  of  Christ  could 
do,  by  living  the  gospel,  can  only  he 
known  by  putting  the  same  in  prac- 
tice. There  is  a  power  in  your  life, 
brother  and  sister,  either  for  good  or 
evil  ;  and  do  you  not  know  that  God 
expects  your  life  to  speak  the  thiuga 
you  profess,  ilelrain  from  the  ap- 
pearance of  evil;  bring  forth  fruits 
unio  (ii»d  lie  I'p  mid  doing,  \\>\'  liie 
end  draweth  uigh  ;  and  remember 
your  young  iuollioi'. 

D.  A.  Baii.ey. 


North  Manchkstbr  Ind.) 
September  25th,  1875.      j 
Brother  Qtiiii  trr :  — 

In  roffard  to  money  p(-nt 
for  Danish  ain,!  Siuin,  i'  sloiild  read 
Ojjtiij'."  Creek  t'bnrch,  irisiuod  "f  N-irth 
Maneboster  ciiurch.  !  wirii>  liiis  cv)r- 
rpclion  Miftdu  Ix^caus"  I  d<>n"t  liiiuk 
the  i\Ianc'iest--<r  cl.urirli  dimati.d  uiiy- 
iLinif.  Danish  and  Stein  fuiid  each 
$1.70.  Yours, 

Perry  A.  Early. 


An  ucnu  cements. 


Lovh-Feasts. 


In  tho  East  Nimisbillen  congrega- 
tion. Stark  county,  Ohio,  on  the  18th 
of  October.  , 

Henry  Brumbaugh. 

In  tho  English  River  District,  Keo- 
kuk county,  Iowa,  ou  the  20th  and 
21'it  of  October. 

Jacob  Bro\ver. 

In  the  Covington  church,  JJiaml 
Co.,  Ohio,  October  iSih. 

Samuel  Mohler 

At  (,'liorry  Grovo,  Carroll  county,  III., 
OeiolK-r  i^int  and  'J:'2'>'h 

M.   M.    KsilULMAN. 

A;  bmihcr  George  Girl»,  2  ini'.os  west 
of  IJ.ja'ri'jo.  G:x<;e  c-v.n^y,  N-.b.,  on  ih- 
IGiii  and  ITih  of  Oo'oiier,  cruimsiieing 
on  (he  H)th  at  1  o'cbic-k  i).  in. 


Uy  tl\«  nndnrBiKDOd,  at  bis  r'sirtcr.ce,  July 
4Hi.  187.5,  M.-.  Wii.MAM  Jackson  and  sister 

LUCINUA  SniVBLY. 

Also.  Autfust  8ih,  1S7.5,  Mr.  WiNFiiir.n 
SuBATZi-iY  and  Miss  Sauah  A    Kimes 

Also,  Soptembcr  Sih,  1S7.5,  Mr.  Ub-njamin 
Uinitv  atiJ  Mis*  Lx-sbtta  Suivkly. 

Also,  StplfUibtr  loth,  1S75,  Mr.  Pwu.ip 
W.  Co>si'.!;  nu<\  Miss  Amanda  HiJMrnuBY, 
all  of  Columbiana  cou:uy,  0!iio. 

J    A.  Clbme'^t. 

8>'pt('mbur  lit  h,  1S75,  by  the  writer,  aitho 
residence  of  llie  l)r.de's  hiolhor,  Danibl 
WiSB  and  .M.88  Oi.tviA  Mii.i.ek,  both  of 
Washiiigt')!.'  county,  Pa. 

A.  J.  Stkulino. 

On  Thursday,  SeiHemhcr  ICUi,  187-),  at  the 
resid'Hcu  of  the  biU.cs  father;  by  Eld.  Sara- 
iitd  .Murray,  .Mr.  Auuam  i!.  YmNo  aiid  Mii-s 
.MiNiiKVA  I.1ANDIS,  b-ilb  of  (Joviugion,  Miaaii 
county,  (.)).io. 

John  F.  BiconMAKEu. 
-''■     .     ■'  ■■' 


W'- mliiiii  iKi  iiiiciry  iiikIc  r  iMiy  olrcnuiHtiin 
ci.-  iiicoiiiKoluMi  Willi  oniiHiTy  Nolic»»).  \V<J 
wIkIi  i>i  iihi  ;tl!ulil>i',  unit  we  c.oiilil  tidl  iii8t'i't 
vcl-.'^uii  will!  all. 


Im  (iettyr.'Miig,  I'd.,  Amici.ia.wiL  of  brolb- 
tr  Michaul  Bu»liiuau,  iu  her  80tli  year.     She 


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leaves  n  kind  liusband,  but  no  children  to 
iQOum  over  I'.er  demipe.  Brother  Michael 
shall  h«vc  the  eympathy  of  the  brethren. 

B.    V.    KiTTINCBU. 

In  the  Ii)(ii»ii  Creek  congregation,  Wesl- 
niorcland  county,'  I'a.,  brother  David  Hok- 
NEi{,  at  the  residence  of  his  eon  Duvid,  in 
DonefTftl  township,  departed  this  life  Ausrust 
7l!i,  1!S75,  having  lived  87  years,  5  nT->nlhs 
aud  13  day?.  Brother  Homer  lived  a  faith- 
ful member  of  the  German  Bnpli-t  ehuroh 
for  a  nunihsr  of  ye:irs,  and  no  dount  hi  has 
met  with  that  God-loving  eompaniou  wlio 
but  a  few  years  ago  pjissed  over  -'The  ehil- 
liiig  rivf.r  to  the  heavenly  world;  Their  they 
have  met  to  part  no  more." 

Funeral  Services  by        J.  M.  BriiNiycT. 

Iti  the  Elk  Lick  conijresrntion,  Somi-rsrt 
county,  Pa.,  Aiignst  Ulli,  1873,  Sau'.vh  S.\.v- 
Lou.  daughter  of  iv.other  I*.  M.  and  sister 
&ay!or;  ag-d  4  years,  3  months  and  35  days. 
Funeral  discourse  on  the  5i.h  of  Sept.,  by 
the  editor. 

Near  Wadt's  Branch,  jMiarai  county,  Kan- 
sas, Sep'.  8th,  1875,  after  an  illn.ess  of  eight 
days.  H.  H.,  son  of  friends  Jacob  and  Maiy 
Wingt:t;  ajied  17  years.  8  months  and  16 
d.iys.  The  sutij-c'.  of  this  n';(ice  took  a  vio- 
lent attack  of  typhoid  fever,  and  was  uni'on- 
seiouR  for  at  least  4S  I'Ourj,  seemingly  anll'er- 
iutr  mnch.  He  v/as  hurri^'d  into  eterniiy  in 
the  bloom  of  life.  Truly  iu  the  midst  of 
life  wc  are  death.  The  deceased  like  many 
oth.ers,  put  olT  the  one  thing  needlul.  May 
tills  ciri.um.'-lauce  be  a  warning  to  iiis 
fi leads  and  relatives,  and  esi)','cialiy  lo  his 
paients,  'o  iirt-pari!  for  a  better  world. 

Occasion  improved  by  the  writer. 

Geo.  Mteus. 

lu  Lexington,  Highland  county,  Ohio,  ofa 
disease  id'  tlie  sioniaeh,  after  lirotracu-d  pain 
and  sulferlng,  sister  KiioDi  Fijancis;  aged 
'i'i  yeaig,  8  nv^'nths  and  30  days.  Our  de- 
ceased sislor  w^s  a  faitlifil  and  cx:mphry 
TOf^mher  of  tlie  church,  with  which  she  h!»d 
been  connect.' d  since  her  17Lh  year,  having 
euli.-tcd  early  under  the  Nanner  of  Clhrist. — 
She  ever  labored  to  prove  herself  wo'thy  of 
her  MasU•.r'.^  cause,  as  well  as  of  the  daily 
avocation  of  Instructing  the  youth,  iu  which 
she  had  ga.ned  for  herself  a  rcput'iiion  ex- 
cvllfcd  by  none  of  her  f'd!oiv  teachers.  She 
leaves  a  widowed  n;otlu-r  and  three  sisters 
to  mourn  their  loss,  wh'ch,  we  trust,  is  her 
eternal  gain. 

Fnntral  discourse  by  sister  S»rah  Major, 
to  a  larue  concourse  of  sympathiiing  fi  lends, 
from  Kev.  xxii.  17.         -  J.  E.  O. 

Peacefully  and  calmly,  on  the  night  of  the 
17th  of  S'.-pt.,  187-'),  expired  our  bflovi'd  sis- 
ter, Racuei,  I'lxiUTZ.  In  her  evcnUnl  life 
she  won  many  warm  friends  and  acqua  ut- 
ances.  Our  trnvelin.";  brethren,  too,  will  re- 
member the  kind  hospitality  received  at  the 
hands  of  the  dcpai'ed  one.  More  than 
twenty  years  of  pain  and  much  sulfoilng, 
did  she  endure  wiih  the  utmost  palience  and 
resignation  C!ould  her  survivors  hut  imitate 
lirr  in  ih;Ee  Christi.in  graces,  as  well  as  in 
many  olh"r  virtues  which  it  was  her  haptiy 
privilege  to  possees.  She  attained  the  age 
cf  09  years,  4  months  and  3U  days.  When 
young  and  vigorous  she  attached  herself  to 
t.becbuicii  at  Marsh  Creek,  Adams  county. 
Pa.,  in  which  she  lived  and  died  an  exempla- 
ry and  devoted  Chiistian.  She  was  the 
mother  of  IVJ  children,  U  of  whom  are  turvi- 
ving  ai'd  uumheis  of  the  ehureli,  the  eldest 
hon  liUing  the  responsible  olli.ie  of  deacon. 
Another  lias  heen  called  to  minister  in  the 
word  ,-uul  durtiiiic.  Slie  his  31  living  f.nand- 
childicii.     Nine  of    thtBe  have  enltred   the 


foUl  of  Jt'suR,  and  seem  to  take  an  interest 
'u  Zion'sgood,  and  in  promoting  their  own 
spiiitual  iirorcsls.  The  aged  and  infirm 
husband  willdeeply  feel  the  loss  he  lias  sus- 
tained in  tlie  aOBi-uce  of  his  companion,  an 
invalid  for  at  least  a  scoie  of  yars;  yet  with 
the  tlad  consolation  of  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
the  i)rayers  and  sympathies  of  his  people, 
will  he  bow  submissively  to  the  Providence 
of  God- 

Funeral  on  Sunday,  19th.  Occasion  im- 
proved foil)  Luke  X.  43,  to  an  attentive  au- 
dience, h\  aider  I).  P.  Sayler  aud  JoQ.  cJher- 
fey.     ''Peace  lo  her  ashes." 

».    F.    KlTTIJJOBR. 

In  the  Knob  Creek  church,  SV»shington 
county,  Tennessee,  .\ugust  lOth,  187.5,  our 
aged  and  much  beloved  sister,  EL,iz\3!ETn 
Byekly,  widow  of  brother  John  Byerly. 
Her  maidisi  name  was  Bowman.  She  was 
born  iu  Koekingharo  county,  Virginis, 
where  she  livo'l  nnlil  about  thirty-five  years 
ago,  when  she  mi)ved  to  said  church,  where 
she  lived  till  the  lime  of  her  deaih,  with  her 
oldest  daunhler,  her  hn.sband  being  dead  44 
years.  She  was  the  motncrof  10  children, 
tiv'!  of  whom  aie  living  ;  08  grandchildren, 
113  great-grandchildren,  aud  7  great-great- 
graiidehil''ren.  She  was  a  pious  aud  faith- 
ful sister  iu  the  church  for  78  rears.  By  her 
reiiUcsl  her  'emaius  were  brought  to  Lime- 
stoue  church  iu  said  county,  where  the  fu- 
neral discourse  was  attended  by  brethren 
S.  G.  Arnold  and  J.  B.  Pence,  ('.he  last 
named  a  i;randson  of  the  deceased.)  from 
Rev.  14:  13  ;  al'ier  which  she  was  buried  in 
the  graveyard  near  by,  to  await  the  resuriec- 
tiou  of  the  just.  Peter  D.  Kehu, 

A  limited  niimb'.r  of  unobjectionable  ad- 
vertiseiuents  will  i'C  admitted  at  the  I'ollow- 
iiig  rates 

Ten  li'jes  or  less  constitute  a  square. 
Oue  square  1  week,  $  I  00 

"         •'        1  mont::,  3  00 

"         "        3  months,  5  00 

':         <'        3         "  7  50 

'         '<        6         "  13  fO 

"         "      13         "  30  00 

DISOOUNT   roa    81».\CI5. 

On  8  pquures,  -  -         -i  per  cent. 

"   3      •'  -  -  10         " 

"   4      "  -  -  15         " 

i'   8      "  -  -  20         " 

T  .     S  .     DOM  K  , 
PRODlItir:  i  O.WM  JSSION  liOlJSE 

Butter,    Fggs,     Poultry,    Dried     Fruits, 
Calves,  Sheer).  Pork,  Lard.  &c. 

iTo.  343  iV.  Water  Sueet. 


A    »ESiKABI.K     F.\KM    FOR 
SAL,E. 

A  small  farm  of  31  acres  of  sood  land  23^ 
acics  in  tinibei,  im])roved  by  a  two-story 
brick  house,  a  sair.!!  bank  barn.  30x50  with 
wagon  shed  and  corn  crib  attached,  a  brick 
wash  house, hog  pen,  wood-house, hen-house, 
and  bake  oven  all  new  aud  substantially 
built  Also,  a  well  of  good  water  and  cis- 
tern, with  pnmps  near  the  door;  near  100 
ckoice  fr'jit  trees  in  bearing — apple,  peach, 
pear,  cherry,  apricot;  also  grape  aud  other 
small  fruit. 

This  farm  lico  3><;  miles  north  of  Hagers- 
tov?n,  Washington  county,  Mai ylaud,  along 
a  good  turn|;ike,  leading  to  Hageretown. — 
Mills,  saw-mills,  and  school  house  very  cou- 
veuient.  Qu'ta  near  the  Longmondow  meet- 
ing house,  in  the  Beaver  Creek  church. 

Price — ^SjOOO  Wi   paTinenls. 

Address,  ANN  UOV/L.'^ND,     ' 

llr.gerstov.'n, 
38-4t]  Washington  Co.,  Md. 


A  €iO<>l»  FAKM  FOK  M  VLE. 

Two  miles  south-wst  of  Bruceton,  and 
three  miles  fiom  Brandouville.  \V.  Va.,  cou- 
taiuing  730  acres,  about  300  of  which  are 
cleared,  with  two  dwelling  houses,  two  Urge 
barns,  stables,  and  other  necessary  outbuild- 
ings; also  two  good  orchards.  The  farm 
MAY  i!B  Divit'jsi);  and  is  iu  one  of  the  best 
settlements  ii;  tliis  county.  The  country  is 
healthy,  the  land  productive,  aud  lime  and 
coal  in  abund.-.nce.  Possession  given  to  suit 
til",  purchaser. 

For  further    information,  call  upon  or  ad- 
dress, vVM.  C.  AHMSl'KONG, 
Biueitoa's  Mills, 

Preston  Co.,  W.  Va. 


Consignments  solicited.    Returns  prompt- 
ly ma'^e.  40-8t. 


1 


For  one  year  from  the 4th  of  July,  1875, 1  will  sell 
Fahrney's  Celcbi-titcd  Blood  Cleans- 
er orPuiiaceii,  ten  per  reut.  less  tlinn  the  reg- 
ular wlioles^ile  price,  to  agents  and  otlicre  living 
m  the  tjr:is8liopi>er  districts.  I  will  sell  to  Fnvin- 
crs  or  Mechanics,  or  any  one  else  at  wholesale,  but 
only  to  one  person  Inside  a  post-ollice  district.  Do 
not  write  and  .*iay  I  here  ore  so  many  hnmlnurs  lu 
the  world,  I'ur  wi'  all  know  fh.il  oiily  too  well,  hut 
rather  try  aiui  disci  iininaie  hetwopu  a  true  Inisi- 
ne.ss  man  and  ;i  :-:;iari)rr.  I  aim  to  <ioal  as  hgiiora- 
hly  anil  as  promptly  with  those  in  a  foreign  coun- 
try as  with  my  next-door  nei^Jihors— t()r  proof, 
teriUii  aiid  inj,«i>ic'l«»ils  liotv  t«»  scl!, 
wrile.  oT)  |.o  l;.l  eatd,  lo  lis'.  V.  l''A!lKJVli;V, 
Chlcogu,  1X1. 


A  good  Fariri  on  Plum  River,  Freedom 
i  township,  S'..'pbenson  county,  Illinois,  5 
I  miles  froai  Arnold's  Grove  nrcetiiig-housc, 
:  and  8  !uilv-s  from  '„>ie  ('heiry  Grove  mccting- 
I  house.  U  contains  1(50  acres,  all,  except, 
I  about  30  acres,  under  cultivation  ;  a  large 
j  Stone  House  ;  good  Well  and  Spring  House  ; 
Bever.ll  good  Springs  ;  braring  Fruit  Trees, 
&c.,  &c 

TEioia  :  $4:0  0  ;  Ono-fourth  in    hand  and 
the   balance    iu     three    equal  annual    pay- 
ments. Address, 
23lf.  GKOKGE  G(HL 

Beatrice,  Nebraska, 


W.^fi"'E!t  WHEEBil 
T  H  E       "  B  E  E  k  S ''      W  II  E  E  L 

Is  grinding  v,  ilh  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   use   one- 
third  less  water  ihan  -any  Iron  wheel   iu  use 
and  is  cheaper  aud   butter. 
Bend  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Beeks  &  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
BsHBS,  GAt;aLEii  &  Cooke. 
Helen's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


Italian  <li!e<»ns    F«r  Sale.       Bred 

frjiii  pure  aud  choice  -lock,  aud  will  be  sent 
by  lUtUl  or  csi>rcsB.  Send  st.-.m,'  Ur-  price 
list.  Satisfaeliou  gUHianlet-d  iu  a'l  cases. 
Ahlresi  SA.MUSL  GKEiSNA  VV.\LT,  Cer.r- 
fo-s  I'.  O  ,  VVashiu^ton'Co.,  Md. 
ll»-Gra. 


GIO 


CHiUSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


THE    ECXII'SE. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
l>OKTABI.E    FAien    ENfJINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
Boilers,  Saw-Mills,  etc. 

For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 
Frick  tV  Co,, 

tf.  Waynesboro',  Fianklln  Co-,  Pa. 


I'aHMover  au«l  Ijortl'i^  Clipper. 

Eld.  John  Wise  says:  "Having  oxainiiied 
the  work  entitled  The  Passoxfr  and  Lord'- 
Snpper,  written  by.].  W.  Bkuk,  I  unliORiia 
tintrly  express  my  aiiprnbation  of  the  work, 
and^thiuk  it  worthy  of  public  patronage;  and 
especially  consider  t'lat  it  should  be  in  every 
family  of  the  JJrothi^r/i'yd  " 

Tl'.e  work  contains  258  pagps.  Pri'^e, 
single  copy  by  mail,?l.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad'lrcsR, 

J.  W.  Berk, 

Meyersdale, 
35  Somerset  Co  ,  Pa. 

THE  CHILDREN^  PAPER^ 


Tub  Chii,duen's  Paper  is  a  neatly  illus- 
trated paper  for  the  young  folks.  The  only 
paper  for  children  published  among  the 
Brotherhood  and  the  pioneer  of  its  class. 
Only  2.5  cents  per  yiar.  A  beautiful  Map  of 
Fairest. NE  to  agents  for  clubs.  Specimen 
copies  ou  receipt  of  stamp.  Address, 
H.  J.  KiiiiTZ, 

2  tf.  Polafid,  Mahoni"!/  do.,  0. 


TiiH  "One     Fnitli"   Viii<ltc»tc<:; 

and  The  "Faith-alone"' Theory  Weighed  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
thcra,  and  put  thera  to  woik  wherever  you 
con.  1  copy  15  cents;  2  co;>ies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  $1.10.  Address  : 

M.  M.  E8HELMAN, 

L.ANAKK 

25-^6. Carroll  county  III. 

noiVIE  WOOI.EN   FACTOICY. 

We  are  manufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  goods  which  we  will  guarantee  lo 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chiirges  on  goods,  if  tlie  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  moru.  Having  been  in  tlie  busincKS 
over  foriy  yearf,  I  tliiiik  I  know  jii.'-l  what 
farmers  want,  au  1  think  they  will  (liid  it  to 
their  advantage  to  coi  respond  with  nie. 

Address  : 

JOHN  8Tl)IJKI{A KICK, 
lIoMB  Wooi.BN  Ka< muv, 

18  tf.  Tioy,  Ohio. 


Stover    AntomaUc 
Wlud  Euglue. 


For  punipiufir  water, 
grinding  grain  ,itc.  Three 
years  in  successful  fper- 
ation,  and  over  3,000 
ill  nse.  Took  Premium 
at  the  Illincie  S.ate  Fair 
over  13  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  In  a  light 
breeze.  !■;  particularly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  States  ow- 
ing to  the  slight  breeze 
reqired  to  operate  it. 
It  in  »»ll-RegulHtius. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  be  attached  to  any  pump.  Every  mill 
fully  warranted.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  price  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
VEit  Wind  Engine  Co.,  Grcen^astle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WooDMANfB,  Freeport.  III. 

^*^  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty east  of  the  Allegheny  mountains.        [tf 

PUBL.IC    NAEE. 


ci;^ 


Will  be  sold  at  public  sale  on  Saturday, 
Septembei  25ih,  1S75,  a 

VALUABLE  MILL  PROPERTY, 
with  70  acres  of  fiooi)  i,a\i>,  a  large  four- 
story  Mill,  with  water  and  steam  power,  a 
large  Stone  House,  a  frame  Tenant  House, 
large  Bank  Bain,  and  other  necessary  out- 
buildings, all  in  good  repair. 

This  is  a  valuable  property,  is  in  a  good 
country,  near  mnikets,  situate  one  mile  east 
of  Middletowu,  Oanphin  county.  P». 

The    sole    will  be  held   in   Middletown.  at 
the  Hour  and  feed  store,  near  the  dtp>t.  For 
any  further  information    call   on  or  ac'dress, 
D.   M.  Snavicy,  Miller, 
or  M.  N.  iiAr:FFMAN. 

The  sale  will  begin  at  2  o'clock,  p.  m. 

^Vdl   be  s-ld  ou  eisy  terms- 

MOUNT   PI.  EASANT   IN^iTI■ 
T  U  T  E  , 

WRST.MOItEL/VND   COU.NTV",  PENN'a. 
A.  K.   HELL,  D.  D-,  -       President. 

JONATHAN  JONES,  A.  M.,  Principal. 
Z.  C.  RUSH,  A.  M.,  -  -  Assistant. 
L.  STEPHENS,   A.  M  ,       -  " 

Miss  E    C.  WALTER,         -  " 

Miss  M.  L.  PLUMMEK,     -  " 

Miss  K.  NEWMYER,  Music  Teacher. 
Mrs.  M.  LLOYD,         -        -  Matron. 

The  FirHt.  'rorin  of  the  school  year, 
1875-70,  begins  8-pterahcr  2nd,  1875. 


ItepartmeutH  ol  lusi ruction. 

The  courses  of  study  pursued  in  the  Insti- 
tute are  five,  viz  : 

I.  A  College  Preparatory  Course. 
II.  A  Scientilic   Course   for   Lidies   and 
(jenUemen. 

III.  A   Scientilie    Course   with    Latin    or 

Modern  jjanguages. 

IV.  A  Normal  Course.     For  those  prepar- 

ing to  teach. 
V.  A  Preparatory  Course.     For  those  not 
iinalilii'.d  (or  the  above  courses. 


Tuitlou. 

In  regular  course,  -  -  $12  per  term. 
Prejiaratory   course,  -  10 

Board  and  lurni-.hed  room  |:{  50  per  w'ck. 

St'ud  for  a  Ctttalo^ue.  Address  Piincii'al. 
ilO-ihu.  Mt.  PtKAbANT,  Pa. 


THE«EINERIIIANUFACTVKIN« 
COMPANY, 

Sole  Proprietors  and  Manufacturers  of 


THE  GEIiEli 
8KLF-REGULATING  GRAIN  SE''ARATOK 

CLEANER  ANU  RAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  aud 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  &  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mou.'STED  and  Down  Powers,  with 
Pateut  Leveu  ARUA>OBMBNrs. 
Send  forcircular.     Address, 

Gbiseu  VlANFr:.  Co., 
lO-tf.        Waynesboro,  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 


THE  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

r.»niii!i»t('  voliini''*^  of  t)i«  (InKpcl  Visiinr  of  v:iri'»ns 
w.ii-.  irnln-lim;  h<-rnt'  of  tlio  carlicKt  voIniiK's,  Gcr- 

niiin  itixl  lOnjrIisli.     i'ov  pHrtiotiliiiti  mMit-ss, 

FI.  J.  Kurtz.  Polaiui,  Oluo. 

Brethren's  Encyclopedia 

]\IiTiiit("*.  rullfctrtl  nnd  nrrnnt:«'il  in  :UpluilM-tiriil 
nnlir  liv  Khli'i-  llinrv  Kuitz.  I'riri',  liuiincl  in  nnm- 
lin.  wilh  Mcx:iiiili'r  .Mink's  wiitlnaa,  ?l..'in.  In 
jianipliUt  form,  without  Muck's  wiltiugs,  t*1.75. 
A.Mro^s, 

II.  J.  KtlKTZ,  Po!.-^n'i.  Ohi-) 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

'I'lio  <'iiiliirpn's  Pnpcr  is  ;i  no:»tIy  illtiKtrnttMl  pnptT, 
(l(>v.i(ril  to  till'  instriirlion  of  tlio  cliilrtrcn.  Duly 
twcnty-fivo  ri-nlft  n  vein-.  rr<>iiiinni'<  to  ittrontK  tfct- 
tiny  up  ciull^.  Sfuil  gtiiinit  for  specinu'U  copy.  .\tldresH, 

H.  J.    KUHTZ, 

Poland,  Mdlioiiiiig  Co.,   0. 


"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  his 

beast."— Puov.  \ii.  10. 

.SAFETY   C'Olil.AK  PAi>S. 

Having  pattuted,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pa  1,  wliich  we  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  llie  United  States, 
upon  Iho  receipt  by  letter  of  7I5c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1 .50  a  pair.  They  are 
ligiit,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horsu.  They  are  easily  lilted  lo  al- 
most any  d'aught  collar.  We  guarantee 
theru  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  fro-n  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reapers,  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Collars  ;  "Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  %i  each  or  $8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Draft  ('oUars,  $3  each  or  ?8  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  linished  with  Safetv  (.'ollar  Pads  and 
dclivcri'd  at  Depot  or  Express  olllee  on  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

Wholesale  orders  soli'dtcd  from  dealers. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Braver, 

Montandon, 

18  If.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 

I*ur«>-itre<l  lii);lit    l{riiliniiiM. 

Pea  comi),  true  to  feather,  ami  caiinolbe 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press lo  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.   lillAKI), 

35.  polo,  11)8, 


0.  :^^ .  c.    Vol.  XI. 


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^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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BY  JAMES  <|IIINT£R. 


"Tjf  ye  love  me,  keep  my  cornman(hncuU."—JESVS. 


At  Ij^l.eo  Per  Annam. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  OCT.  19,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  41. 


The  Weary  IMIgrlm. 


Blow,  8t.p  by  step,  day  after  day, 
I  j  luneyjon  my  homewaid  way; 
And  darkly  dream  the  land  of  light 
Is  drawing  near,  nio;lU  after  night, 
Where  I  shall  reach  my  rest  at  last, 
Aod  smile  at  all  the  perils  past. 

Bomutlmes  I  sing,  soraelimes  I  sigh, 
Bomellmes  I  lifi  the  longing  eye, 
Bometiracs  ray  heart  laughs  'neath  its  load, 
To  think  of  that  august  abode, 
Where  I  shall  reach  my  rest  at  last, 
And  smlie  at  all  the  peiils  past. 

This  poor  mortality  of  mine 
Shall  soon  put  on  its  dress  divine, 
To  meet  Him  with  tUo  blest  above. 
Who  gave  his  life  to  gain  our  love; 
And  rich  will  be  ray  rest  at  last 
When  all  the  poverty  is  past. 

He  will  be  nenr — my  life,  my  hope — 
When  at  the  gloomy  gate  I  grope — 
And  tike  ray  band'aud  reach  for  me, 
The  fruit  of  immovtality; 
And  I  shall  know  my  rest  at  last, 
And  triumph  in  the  trials  past. 

Just  one  more  thorn  razed  from  his  c.-own 
Of  sorrow?,  I  will  ca'>t  me  down; 
And  my  last  teais  shall  run  to  meet 
Him  !  pour  my  full  heart  at  his  feet. 
And  I  shall  reach  my  rest  at  last 
To  smile  at  all  the  troubles  past. 

— Selected, 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
"Charity." 


BY  JAMES   WIRT. 


The  term  charity  properly  defined  is 
love.  It  is  tiius  translated  in  the  New 
TeslauienL  by  the  American  liible  Uiiion 
Society. 

Live  stands  the  liighcst  among^the 
Christian  graces,  and  i'oruis  the  true  ba- 


sis of  moral  order;  it  also  comes  first  as 
a  command,  and  by  the  Savior  is  called 
the  greatest  one  given  in  the  Decalogue. 
When  this  principle  governs  intelligence, 
it  is  the  promotion  of  peace  and  happiness; 
and  in  the  absence  ot  this,  principles  dia- 
metrically opposite  to  lovecau.se  anarchy 
and  confusion  to  appear;  but  love  diffu- 
ses an  influence  for  good.  When  this 
element  prevails,  society  experiences  the 
virtue  of  this  heavenly  princii)le. 

The  principle  of  love  is  fully  illustrated 
in  the  history  and  character  of  the  Son  of 
God,  and  one  of  the  grandest  exhibitions 
of  its  benign  influenco.  An  exposition  of 
thi'i  is  so  amply  unfolded  by  liim  whom 
Jesus  loved.  A  celebrated  writer  has 
said  that  "this  principle  is  the  cause 
of  physical,  moral,  and  spiritual  order 
throughout  the  realms  of  creation."  Thus 
we  see  that  those  actuated  by  an  impulse 
of  love  are  fulfilling  the  design  of  their 
creation. 

There  has  been  con.siderable  thought 
upon  this  .subject.  It  has  been  the  theme 
of  men  and  angels.  Good  results  follow 
by  instilling  tins  into  the  mind.  It  is 
even  displayed  among  the  lower  orders  of 
creation,  as  in  the  feathered  tribes,  as 
the  singing,  mating,  and  rearing  ot  their 
young  would  indicate. 

In  a  higher  sense  moral  beings  are  the 
recipients  of  this  divine  principle;  and 
in  all  their  proceedings  they  try  to  en- 
hance the  joys  and  pleasures  of  others, 
they  being  assured  of  this  fact,  that  wish- 
ing to  become  residents  of  heaven,  they 
must  cultivate  principles  preparatory  to 
enter  those  beautiful  mansions. 

Sentient  beings  are  animated  with  vari- 
ous faculties  or  powers,  and  the  power  of 
love  appears  to  have  been  given  with  spe- 
cial reference  to  promote  the  design  of 
the  Creator.  The  Gospel  contains  this 
love  in  its  persuasive  form.  No  physical 
force  is  required  for  its  promulgation  in 
the  world,  but  whosoever  will  may  partake 
of  the  waters  of  life  freely.  Tlie  term 
implies  good  news,  "Peace  on  earth  and 
good  will  toward  man;"  and  this  good 
will  is  the  love  of  God  for  his  erring 
children,  which  was  hO  forcibly  demon- 


strated by  the  Son  of  God.  The  story 
of  the  cross  exhibits  to  mortal  man  the 
infinite  love  manifested  toward  the  human 
race. 

Benevolence  is  an  attribute  of  the  Deity; 
and  in  all  his  dealings  with  his  creatures 
love  is  a  distinguishing  feature.  Our 
regard  and  admiration  of  his  law  is  raised 
by  a  devout  study  of  the  works  and  ways 
of  God.  In  contemplating  the  kind 
providence  of  the  Supreme  Being,  the 
conceptions  we  are  able  to  form  of  his 
majesty,  show  the  divine  love  toward  man, 
and  make  us  conscious  of  the  humble 
sphere  we  at  present  occupy. 

Love  has  for  its  object  the  cementing 
and  binding  together  beings  of  similar 
dispositions.  This  similarity  of  manners 
and  actions  is  the  effect  of  love.  Be« 
lievers  in  Christ  are  instructed  to  be  of 
the  same  mind,  to  dwell  togetlier  in  love, 
and  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  spirit  in  the 
bond  of  love.  "How  pleasant  it  is  when 
brethren  all  agree."  To  bring  about  this 
oneness  it  is  required  that  love  be  the 
predominant  element.  There  is  but  one 
WILL  in  heaven,  and  the  greatest  degree 
of  spirituality  attainable  is  when  the  2cill 
of  man  is  brought  into  subjection  to  the 
WILL  of  heaven;  and  being  thus  in  sub- 
jection is  in  accordance  with  the  requisi- 
tions of  Holy  Writ.  The  Savior  saith, 
"He  that  loveth  me,  keepth  my  com- 
mandments." It  is  love  that  constrains 
the  true  disciple  of  Jesus  to  walk  in  the 
path  of  humility  and  obedience,  to  deny 
himself,  and  tal^e  up  the  cross  and  fol- 
low the  Lamb  whithersoever  he  goeth. 

Love  is  an  essential  element  in  luorali- 
tj',  and  a  fundamental  principle  in 
Christianity.  There  can  be  morality 
without  spirituality;  but  in  the  absence 
of  morality  there  can  be  no  advancement 
in  the  divine  life.  The  highest  aim  ^of 
man  should  be  to  attain  to  perfection.  To 
be  perfect  is  to  be  in  such  a  state  of  ad- 
vancement of  which  the  nature  of  fallen 
man  is  susceptible,  and  by  being  regener- 
ated we  will  be  enabled  to  i-.eo  the  utility 
of  complying  with  the  injunctions  of  love 
to  God  and  love  to  n)an,  for  upon  these 
two  hang  all  the  Law  and  the  I'rophets. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VI8IT0B. 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTpR. 
M  Hicblug  Hud  Prayer. 


BY  D.  W.  GEORGE. 


Tbero  is  a  tribuual  before  which  we 
must  all  appear,  ia  order  to  give  au 
account  of  our  deeds  performed  while 
Bojourniog  iu  this  world.  If  perform- 
ed in  harmony  with  the  spirit  of  the 
gospel,  all  is  well ;  if  not,  eternal 
misery  ia  awaiting  us  as  our  doom. 
Since  this  is  the  case,  how  important 
the  above  subject.  We  are  command- 
ed to  watch  and  pray,  lest  we  enter 
into  temptation.  I  think  there  is  a 
great  deal  of  praying  done  without 
watching.  When  1  see  a  person 
making  a  loud  profession,  conQrming 
it  with  much  praying  without  adher- 
ing to  all  the  injunctions  of  high 
Heaven,  I  must  most  certainly  ex- 
claim, if  I  speak  the  truth,  "He  is  not 
watching." 

Watching  comes  before  prayer. 
There  are  evil  bcsetments  at  every 
period  of  life  to  draw  us  away  from 
the  path  of  duty,  if  we  do  but  adhere 
to  them.  We  are  all  differently  con- 
stituted,— no  two  constituted  alike, — 
hence  different  failings.  I  consider 
this  a  wibe  provision  of  Providence. 
If  we  were  constituted  alike,  we  would 
probably  all  have  the  same  failing  ; 
but  as  it  is,  we  can  see  each  other's 
mistakes.  Since  we  can  see  them, 
we  have  great  opportunity  of  helping 
each  other  along.  Let  me  tell  you, 
since  we  are  constituted  so  as  to  be 
liable  to  fail,  we  often  come  short  of 
our  duty  through  carelessness.  There- 
fore we  are  not  watching. 

I  believe,  as  I  have  reason  to,  that 
we  are  often  guilty  of  some  particular 
offense  through  carelessness,  or  not 
giving  proper  heed  to  our  ways  ;  such 
as  jesting,  levity,  foolish  talking,  &c. 
Again  I  repeat  it,  we  are  not  watch- 
ing. Remember  watching  comes  be- 
fore prayer.  "Watch  and  pray,  lest 
ye  enter  into  temptation."  I  care 
not  if  we  pray  often,  give  alms  to  the 
poor,  and  fast  twice  a  week,  it  will 
beneCt  us  nothing  unless  we  are 
watching  our  conduct,  walk  and  con- 
versation, all  the  time.  The  devil  is 
alwajs  on  the  lurk.  We  dare  not 
suffer  ourselves  to  be  the  least  expos- 
ed ;  for  if  wo  do,  he  is  sure  to  leave 
some  impression  of   his   character   iu 

UB. 

The  Scriptares  inform  us  that  we 
are  tempted  when  drawn  away 
through  lust  and  enticed.     It   is   not 


God  that  tempts  us,  tor  we  read  that 
he  can  not  tempt  any  one.  We  can 
see  where  we  have  got  to  when  we 
are  tempted  and  drawn  away.  Does 
it  not  cause  us  to  feel  like  saying  to 
our  Father,  "Lead  us  not  into  temp- 
tation." I  believe  if  we  would  earn- 
estly entreat  the  Lord,  and  give  strict 
attention  to  all  the  precepts  and  pre- 
cedents of  the  Scriptures,  with  dili- 
gence look  to  our  general  deportment 
as  professed  followers  of  him  who 
died  for  us,  wo  would  tfot  be  drawn 
away. 

When  wo  look  around,  wo  can  see, 
to  our  sorrow  and  regret,  the  church 
mingling  too  much  with  the  world  iu 
regard  lo  apparel.  Have  we  not  been 
led  into  this  place  by  not  watching? 
It  certainly  cannot  be  for  want  of  sa- 
cred testimony.  See  1  Peter  3  :  3, 
Tim.  2:  9,  10,  and  mauy  others.  Do 
you  not  think  we  have  been  overcome 
through  lust?  Nol  xoatchiy\(j\  How 
dare  we  conform  to  the  world  in 
dress,  when  the  Scripture  denounces 
it  in  such  strong  terms.  The  same 
God  that  said  "repent"  also  said 
"Adornyoureelvesin  modest  apparel." 
1  will  further  state  that  He  who  for- 
bade conformity  to  the  world  in  dres-s, 
also  said  we  shall  not  wear  costly 
array;  1  Tim.  8:  9.  Now  brethren, 
since  the  Scriptures  make  this  declar- 
ation, I  consider  it  is  no  more  harm 
to  dress  fashionably  than  it  is  to  at- 
tire our  bodies  in  costly  array.  Why 
is  it  that  fashions  are  so  opposed,  and 
there  is  not  one  word  said  about 
costly  array.  Brethren,  you  who  are 
placed  as  watchman  on  the  walls  of 
Zion,  in  warning  the  people,  neglect 
not  to  warn  them  in  regard  to  this 
danger  which  has  been  so  much  over- 
looked. 

I  tell  you,  brethren,  this  thing  of  dress 
is  growing  on  us.  1  can  see  a  vast  differ- 
ence in  things  since  my  recollection,  and 
I  am  only  some  over  one  score  and  five. 
We  all  must  admit  that  conformity  to  the 
world  is  a  grand  stepping  stone  to  costly 
array  ;  hut  at  the  same  lime  we  see 
brethren's  clothes  made  plain,  hut  costly. 
This  brings  to  mind  and  old  saying — must 
I  say  among  the  Brethren  ?  certainly  I 
will,  to  my  regret — that  it  doe.s  not  make 
any  difference  what  we  wear,  just  so  it  is 
made  plain.  But  remember  "if  we  offend 
in  one  point  we  are  guilty  of  the  whole 
law" — James.  1  cannot  attribute  this  to 
anything  else  than  carelessness  ;  that  is, 
we  are  not  watching  projjerly.  The  more 
we  conform  to  the  customs  and  maxims 
of  the  world,  the  greater  will  he  the  in- 
crease of  the  church.     We  love  to  see  the 


would  be  much  pleased  to  see  them  come 
from  a  motive  that  will  prompt  them  to 
oltey  "that  form  of  doctrine  once  deliver- 
ed to  the  saints."  Goto  some  arms  of 
(he  church  and  call  on  them  to  conform 
to  the  order  in  drees,  and  they  will  in 
many  instances  relinquish  their  member- 
ship. Whose  fault  is  it  ?  Is  it  the  fault 
of  the  member,  or  preacher?  I  answer, 
it  is  the  fault  of  the  preacher?  What 
else  c:in  you  expoct  if  they  are  not  any 
better  taught?  Remember  what  is  re- 
quirod  at  the  watchman's  hands.  Ezok. 
17  :  21.  May  Zion's  good  be  kept  in 
vicv  by  watching  unto  prayer. 
Witluimsport,  West    Va. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitob. 
To  btt  llu|»py  be  Hoiuble. 


BY  CHARLOTTE  T.  BOND. 


While  humility  seems    to    be    tho 
most  difficult  thing    for    our    human 
nature  to  submit  to,  it  appears   to    be 
one  of  the    noblest    graces    that  can 
adorn  a  Christian.     If    we   could   bo 
content  to  make  the    most    of    what- 
ever position  in  life  should  be   assign- 
ed us  ;  content  to  take    the    lowliest 
place  and  strive  to  make  it  the  high- 
est by  filling  it  well,  bow  much   bap- 
pier  we  would  be.     Ttiere   are   many 
who  might   be    cheerful,  happy,   and 
conteut,  all  the    day    long,    if    they 
eould  think  less    of   themi^elves,    and 
more  ot  making  others  happy.     Gud, 
in  mercy,  very  often  sends    nfflictious 
and  trouble  to  give  us    simplicity    of 
character  and  lowliness  of  heart,  that 
we    may    learn    to    speak    the    little 
words  of  truth,  and  to    do   the   little 
deeds  of  kindness,  to   scatter  the    lit- 
tle gifts  of  love   along  the   pathway 
of  life.     We  are  told   that  it   is    more 
blessed    to    give     than     to    receive. 
How  important  that  we    should    be- 
stow our  gifts  unto  the    needy.     The 
things  that   make    us    great    in    the 
sight  of  God  are  those   that    are  the 
lowliest — a   patient    continuance    in 
well  doing    under    little    encourage- 
ment;  a  careful   watch    against  little 
sins  ;  to  be  willing  to   give    such    as 
we  have,  be  it  ever    so    little,    and    a 
willingness  to  submit  to  every    duty 
that  presents  itself.     If  we  would  set 
up  a  kingdom  of  righteousness  in    all 
nations,    we    must    first    make    one 
province  of  the  kingdom  in    our  own 
hearts.     He  who  is  faithful    in   siiiall 
and  lowly  things,  will  be  first  to  meet 
the  demands  of  duty   when    the  trial 
is   great.     They    who    are    first    lo 
speak  a  kind  word    to    a    fricudleKM 
ranks  of  the  Redeemer  enlarge,   but  we    child,  or  to  carry  a   look  of  Buoshiuq 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Gi3 


intn  au  afflicted  and  desolate  home, 
will  be  first  to  make  great  sacrifices 
of  duty  when  the  Master  calls.  It  is 
the  minute  and  conscientious  atten- 
tion to  what  the  world  calls 
lowly  things  that  makes  the  great 
success  and  beauty  of  life. 

These  common,  little  acts  of  kind- 
ness are  such  as  any  of  us  can  do 
any  day  of  our  lives.  If  we  would 
compass  the  earth  upon  missions  of 
charity,  wa  must  begin  at  our  own 
door — must  show  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
to  those  of  our  own  household — must 
show,  by  a  meek  and  lowly  walk,  that 
we  are  taught  of  him  to  humble 
ourselves  that  he  may  exalt  us  in 
due  time,  and  show  us  the  divine 
simplicity  and  perfect  beauty  of  his 
teachings  and  his  life.  We  foar  that 
many  in  our  day  pi^rform  the  solemn 
ordinances  of  religion  as  a  mere  mat- 
ter of  taste.  They  would  have  the 
singing,  the  preaching,  the  prayer 
and  the  sermon,  the  minister  and  the 
people,  simply  an  exhibition  of  tl  e  fine 
arts — so  elegant,  so  polished,  that  the 
de?vs  of  divine  grace  can  not  touch 
them  :  the  homely  and  humble  story 
of  the  cross  is  entirely  too  old  fashion- 
ed and  common  to  be  rehearsed  and 
listened  to.  But  we  would  do  well 
to  remember  that  God  is  no  respecter 
of  persons,  and  he  sends  rain  upon 
the  just  and  the  unjust;  and  the 
heavenly  grace  often  takes  effect  upon 
the  rade  and  uncultivated,  while  the 
tasteful,  refined,  and  critical  are    left. 

Great  Crossing,  Kenluckey. 


For  tho  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Lite  %Vork. 


BY  MRS    SARAH  J    MILLER. 


Paul  teaches  us  to  present  our  "bod- 
ies a  living  sacrifice,  holy  and  accept- 
able to  the  Lord,  for  this  is  our  reas- 
onable service."  We  are  not  to  be 
conformed  to  the  world,  but  to  be 
transformed  by  the  renewing  of  our 
our  minds.  I  do  not  think  that  any 
one  that  gives  this  scripture  text  a 
careful  investigation,  will  understand 
it  to  mean  dress  only.  I  understand 
it  to  m^an  the  whole  life  work  in  the 
Christian  religion  ;  the  life  consecra- 
ted to  God — naught  in  reserve  for 
self;  time  talents,  health,  wealth — 
flil  ;  naught  is  our  own.  These  are 
G  id's  gifts,  in  Ilim  we  live,  and 
liiove,  and  have  our  being.  l}y  Ilim 
are  aU  things  ;  without  Ilim  we  could 
;iot  tvxifct  fur  a   moment ,-  no   matter 


how  wicked  and  godless  men  live,  we 
cannot  extricate  ourselves  from  that 
mighty  hold.  The  time  will  come 
when  these  rebels  must  come  under 
Ilis  control  ;  for  every  knee  shall 
bow,  and  every  tongue  confess  that 
Jesus  is  Christ  to  the  glory  of  the 
Father.  Those  who  now  live  in  olTor- 
iug  themselves  a  sacrifice  unto  Satan, 
to  whom  talents  are  given  angel 
bright,  and  instead  of  using  them  to 
the  glory  of  God  and  the  saving  of 
souls,  use  them  to  pervert  the  truth 
until  light  is  taken  for  darkness  and 
darkness  for  light.  Ob,  the  deceitful- 
upss  of  the  human  heart!  Who  can 
fathom  the  depth  of  that  treachery  ? 
God  has  wisely  hidden  from  all  men 
a  sight  so  black,  so  hideous.  What 
numbers  will  go  astray  because  of 
false  teachers. 

Beware,  ye,  who  are  seeking  for 
truth,  how  you  hear.  Seek  in  the 
word  of  God  for  the  good  old  path. 
Let  the  holy  Scriptures  which  are 
able  to  make  you  wise  unto  salvation 
be  your  counterfeit  detector.  The 
Bible  teaches  no  vain  life.  It  will 
allow  no  altar  of  vanity,  no  money 
spent  for  that  which  is  not  bread,  no 
labor  for  that  which  satiefieth  not.  If 
to  do  our  Master's  will  is  our  meat 
and  drink,  then  will  we  be  consecrated 
to  God.  Then  will  we  no  longer 
grieve  God  and  his  people  with  the 
trappings  of  sin  ;  external  pride  will 
not  corrupt  the  church,  neither  that 
other  pride,  which  becomes  so  conspic- 
uous at  times  and  which  is  so  hurtful 
to  the  cause  of  Ghrist,  that  spirit  of 
envy,  which  is  said  to  be  the  blackest 
passion  of  the  soul.  Pride,  in  all  its 
forms,  defaces  our  holy  religion.  We 
are  to  be  a  city  set  upon  a  hill,  that 
cannot  be  hid.  The  time  has  come 
when  we,  as  a  church,  have  an  im- 
portant part  to  act.  A  great  work  is 
before  us,  and  I  believe  that  we  almost 
all  feel  that  it  is  time  to  be  up  and 
doing.  1  have  felt  to  rejoice  some- 
what. Through  the  gloom  a  light  of 
hope  is  dawning,  a  great  and  effectual 
door  is  opening.  Are  we  going  to 
avail  ourselves  of  the  opportunities? 
Oh  that  it  may  be  our  life  work  to 
work  out  our  own  salvation,  and  to 
seek  out  those  who  are  willing  and 
honest  hearted ;  believing  there  are 
some  in  almost  every  locality.  Our 
time  may  be  short:  it  may  be  that 
the  great,  final  gathering  is  near.  The 
field  is  large,  the  laborers  are  few,  the 
harvest  is  ripening.  It  will  re(|uire 
jiothiug  less  thli'i  tilife    consecration 


to  do  the  work  the  Lord  has  given  us 
to  GO.  Tho  least  of  us  must  act  our 
own  part,  if  wo  would  share  in  the 
rich  reward.  But  to  the  faithful  min- 
ister there  is  a  glorious  hereafter ; 
"For  they  that  turn  many  unto  right- 
eousness shall  shine  as  the  stars  for- 
ever and  ever." 

"Ho,  reapers  of  llfcs  harvest. 

Why  stand  with  rusted  b'ade, 
Until  the  night  draws  round  theo, 

And  day  bcKlns  to  fade  ? 
Why  stand  ye  idle,  waiting 

For  reapers  more  to  come  ? 
The  golden  morn  is  passing, 

Why  sit  ye  idle — dumb  1 
The  Master  calls  for  reapers  ; 

And  shall  He  call  in  vain  t 
Shall  sheaves  lie  there  unfathered, 

And  waste  upon  the  plain  7" 


Prayers  aud  Siermons. 


Prayers  and  sermons  should  be  no 
longer  than  there  is  something  impor- 
tant to  say.  Mere  filling  up,  or  vain 
repetitions,  or  common-places  spoken 
against  time,  are  not  only  trifling 
with  a  congregation,  and  placing  a 
stumbling  block  in  their  way,  but 
trifling  with  the  Gospel  itself 

We  have  often  thought  that  the 
best  preparation  for  pulp't  terseness 
and  efficiency  would  bj  a  year  or  two 
in  the  editorial  department  of  a  daily 
paper,  Articles  which  have  to  be 
written  on  the  news  received  by  tele- 
graph an  hour  or  two  before  the  paper 
goes  t©  press,  would  be  as  condensed 
and  pithy  as  the  writer  could  make 
them,  and  he  would  stop  as  soon  as 
ho  got  out  his  most  importantthoughta 
This  apprenticeship  should,  however, 
precede  that  gone  through  by  the 
preachers,  or  the  press  would  suffer. 
Leading  articles  on  the  usual  plan  of 
a  sermon  would  overweigh  the  most 
lively  daily  in  the  world. 

It  is,  however,  to  be  remarked  that 
the  most  popular  preachers  are  not 
remarkable  for  short  sermons,  nor  do 
the  hearers  desire  them  to  be  so.  The 
attention  of  the  largest  audience  is 
often  riveted  for  forty  minutes  or  more, 
but  in  all  such  cases  there  is  some- 
thing'important  to  say  all  the  time, 
and  it  is  earnestly  and  well  said. 


— The  true  wealth  of  a  community 
lies  in  the  integrity  of  it3  citizens,  and 
its  chief  honor  arises,  not  from  the 
possession  of  great  riches,  but  the  pos- 
session of  true  uiou, 


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L'i>  in  the  C'lontls. 


IIY    DANIEI,   CONN.ILI.T. 


My  frieod,  your  fancy  Hies  too  far, 

The  world  of  man  lies  round  our  feet, 
Here  its  unceasing  conflicts  are 

And  here  its  varying  forces  meet. 
Pray,  curb  the  thoughts  that  vaguely  rise 

Above  life's  real  and  stubborn  fac'.s, 
Givao'i^r  wild  flights  to  distant  slties, 

And  do  some  good  by  human  acts.; 

Utopian  dreams  are  pleasant  things 

No  doubt;  but  dream*  are  poor  at  best; 
We  live  not  by  imaginings, 

Nor  thrive  on  vague  and  vain  unrest. 
Wri  must  behold  with  eyes  of  sense, 

Oar  feet  must  tread  in  actual  ways, 
And  ere  we  gain  the  recompense 

'Tie  ours  to  number  toilsome  days. 

Grand  theories  of  what  might  be, 

Prodigious  Echcmeo  fjr  changing  all, 
Heaven's  order  here  can  never  free 

Maulvind  from  Nature's  bond  and  thrall. 
^yhat  is,  howe'cr  or  whunce  it  came, 

Is  that  which  all  must  recognizf; 
Wha>-  m  <jh'.  be  wears  a  winsome  name, 

But  brings  no  joy  to  tearful  eyes. 

Bo,  friend,  give  o'er  your  fancy  lligLts, 

Below  the  clouds  you'll  daily  liiid 
Much   strifj  'twixt   struggling  wrongs  and 
rights, 

Much  good  to  do  to  aid  your  kind. 
Pray  curb  the  dreamy  thoughts  that  rise 

Above  life's  real  and  svubborn  facts; 
Forpake  void  realms  and  vacant  skies, 

And  do  some  good  by  human  acts. 

^  — N.  Y.  Independ-.nt. 


For  the  Compa'nion  and  Visitor. 
Blasphciuy  as^aiuBt  tli^    Holy 
CiliOHt.    Matth.  i:*:  SI,  33; 
iVlark  »  :  '£H,  S9. 


Uy   NOAII   LONUANECKEll. 


A  great  amoiiut  has  been  written 
and  spoken  on  the  above  subject ; 
and,  no  doubt,  all  true  Christians 
have  carefully  and  solemnly  medi- 
tated upon  it  to  their  profit.  An  im- 
proper understanding  of  it  Las  led 
many  to  believe  that  they  had  com- 
niitted  the  unpardonable  sin,  and 
thereby  were  led  unnecessarily  to 
grievous  troubles.  For  my  own 
good,  as  well  as  for  the  good  of  the 
readers  of  the  Companion  and  A'is- 
TOH,  I  will  give  it  a  brief  notice. 

The  first  (piery  that  presents  itself 
to  my  mind  is.  What  is  the  differ- 
ence between  sin  and  blasphemy  ? 
Sin  is  the  tranpgrossion  of  the  law. 
JJIaspheniy  is  to  revile ;  or  to  speak 
jjDpioubly,  irreverently,  reprottcbfullv, 


indignantly,  or  maliciously,  of  God 
the  Father,  God  the  Son,  or  God  the 
Holy  Ghost,  [t  is  to  attribute  to 
God  that  which  is  contrary  to  his 
nature,  and  does  not  belong  to  him, 
and  to  deny  what  does." — Wehsfer. 
One  may  transgress  the  law,  whether 
enforced  by  the  Father,  Son,  or  Holy 
Ghost,  and  not  blaspheme;  but  no 
one  can  revile,  or  speak  maliciously 
against  God  the  Father,  God  the 
Son,  or  God  the  Holy  Ghost, — which 
is  blasphemy, — without  sinning.  To 
get  a  p  oper  understanding  of  the 
subject,  let  the  reader  bear  this  in 
mind. 

From  the  above  we  learn  that  we 
may  sin  against  the  Holy  Ghost,  and 
not  blaspheme  against  him.  When 
I  make  use  of  the  term  "unpardona- 
ble si}i,'^  1  have  no  reference  to  a 
common  sin  against  the  Father,  Son, 
or  Holy  Ghost ;  nor  to  blasphemy 
against  the  Father  or  Son  ;  but  alone 
to  the  "blaaphemy  against  the  Iluly 
GhosL" 

Here  a  second  query  presents  itself 
to  my  mind,  namely.  Why  may  one 
blaspheme,  or  speak  against,  the 
Fa'.her  o"^Son,aud  receive  forgiveness, 
and  not  when  he  blaephenies,  or 
speaks  against  the  Holy  Ghost  ?  1 
take  the  position — as  all  Bible  readers 
must — that  "these  three  are  one." 
"Why,  then,  the  difference  in  the  sin 
referred  to?  In  order  to  understand 
this  more  fully,  I  will  call  the  atten- 
tion of  the  readers  to  the  Divine  God- 
head,— which  consists  of  a  plurality, 
as  well  as  a  unity, — and  the  different 
olfices  performed  by  each  of  them. 
"It  is  true,  as  far  as  unity  of  design 
and  concurrence  of  action  are  con- 
templated, they  co-operate  in  every 
work  of  creation,  providence,  and  re- 
dompiion."  But  "the  Father  origin- 
ates all,  the  Son  executes  all,  the 
Spirit  consummates  all.  Eternal  vo- 
lition, design,  and  mission,  belong  to 
the  Father ;  reconciliation,  to  the 
Son  ;  sanclifieation,  to  the  Spirit." — 
(Jamphdl.  Thus  it  icas  in  his  cre- 
ation ;  is  in  his  providence  ;  and  loill 
be\a  the  redemption. 

Let  us  notice  the  work  of  redemp- 
tion briefly.  The  Father  prepared 
the  body  and  soul  ;  the  Son  ollcred 
them,  and  thus  executed  the  work  of 
atonement;  and  lastly,  but  not  least- 
ly,  the  Spirit  applies  the  blood  of 
atonement,  and  thereby  consummates 
the  great  work  of  redemption.  As  in 
the  great  commission,  so  here.  Father  ! 
first,    theu     Son,    and    lastly    Holy  ' 


Ghost.  It  is  true  the  Father  pre 
pared  the  sin-offering,  and  revealed, 
to  a  great  extent,  the  necessity  of 
that  offering,  as  well  as  the  manner 
of  Its  offering  ;  and  that  finally  the 
Son  executed  that  offering  and  gave 
new  evidence  of  the  same,  and  that 
those  who  would  see  and  hear,  and 
still  reject,  would  see  and  hate  the 
Father  and  Son  ;  but  it  remained  yet 
for  the  Holy  Spirit  to  come,  and  "re- 
prove the  world  of  sin,  and  of  right- 
eousness, and  of  judgment."  It  is 
one  of  the  offices  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
to  thus  reprove  the  world  by  guiding 
into  all  truth  that  the  world  nnghtsee 
its  great  sinfulness,  and  be  prepared 
to  believe  on,  and  accept  of,  Je8u.s  as 
"the  Lamb  of  God,  which  taketb  away 
the  sin  of  the  world."  And  as  "there 
is  none  other  name  under  heaven 
given  among  men,  whereby  we  must 
be  saved,"  it  follows  that  if  we  speak 
against  him,  and  grieve  him  by  oppos- 
ing his  convictions  that  he  would  en- 
force upon  us,  and  rtjeet  Christ  as  our 
Savior,  we  can  never  obtain  forgive- 
ness. 

I  know  that  "God  in  times  past 
suffered  ail  nations  to  walk  in  their 
own  ways."  "And  the  times  of  this 
ignorance  God  v^fiuked  at;  but  now 
commandeth  all  men  everywhere  to 
repent:  because  he  hath  appointed  a 
day,  in  the  which  he  will  judge  the 
world  in  righteousness,  by  that  man 
whom  he  hath  ordained;  whereof  Le 
hath  given  assurance  unto  all  men, 
in  that  he  bath  raised  him  from  the 
dead,"  and  this  was  accomplished  by 
the  Spirit.  It  now  remains  for  the 
Spirit  to  plead  Christ's  cause  before  a 
guilty  world;  and  if  the  world  receives 
his  pleadings,  and  accepts  of  Jesus  as 
the  innocent  and  righteous  One,  it 
shall  be  well  with  it;  but  if  it,  like 
Pilate,  crucifies  bim  by  condemning 
him  as  having  been  an  impostor,  and 
as  having  suffered  justly,  woe  to  it. 
But  like  Pilate,  so  with  us,  it  is  not 
when  the  first  opportunity  is  present- 
ed to  us  ol  letting  the  innocent  One 
go  free,  that  we  deliver  bim  over  to 
be  crucified.  A  hint  to  the  wise  is 
sufficient. 

The  great  work  of  redemption  be- 
gins with  the  Father,  and  is  finished 
by  the  Spirit.  W^e  can  only  have  our 
souls  purified  "in  obeying  the  truth 
through  the  Spirit."  It  is  not,  then, 
because  the  Spirit  is  greater  than  the 
Father  or  the  Son,  that  blasphemy 
against  him  is  without  forgiveness, but 
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demption.  Well  oiaj  the  Apostle 
say,  "Qrievo  not  the  Hoij  Spirit  of 
God,  whereby  ye  are  sealed  unto  the 
day  of  redeoiption."  But  to  our  sub- 
ject. 

Christ    was    performiug    a    gnat 
work;    so    great    that  "Nicodemua,  a 
ruler    of    the    Jews,"  declared,  "We 
kuow  that  thou    art   a  teacher   come 
from  God;  for  no    man    cau   do  these 
riiiracles  that  thou  doest,  except  God 
be  with  him."     Well  might  they  say, 
"How  can  a  man  that  is  a  sinner  do 
such    miracles  ?''     Christ  needed  not 
to  send  word  to  John   to  inform  him 
who  he  was.     It  was  suQicient  to  in- 
form him  that  "the  blind  receive  their 
sight,  and  the   lame  walk,  thy  lepers 
are    cleansed,  and   the  deaf  h^ar,  the 
dead  are  raised  up,  and  the  poor  have 
the  Gospel  preached  to  them."     And 
wheu  all  the  people    saw  these  nota- 
ble miracles   that    Christ   performed, 
they  "were  amazed,  and    said,  is  not 
this   the   son    of  David  ?"     But  the 
self-righteous  Pharisees  hated  Christ, 
and   went  from   one  degree  of  sin  to 
another,  until,  finally,  they  not    only 
reviled  Christ,  and  spoke  maliciously 
of  him,    but   also   spoke    maliciously 
and  impiously  of  the  Spirit,  by  which 
alone  Christ  could  perform  his  mira- 
cles.    They   attributed   to  the  Spirit 
tbiit  which  was  contrary  to  his  nature, 
and  did  not  belong  to  him.     In  their 
great  malice  ''they  said,  This    fellow 
doth  not  cast  out  devils,  but  by  Beel- 
zebub,  the  prince    of  devils."     Mark 
informs  us  that  they  said,  'lie  hath 
Beelzebub,  and   by  the  prince  of  the 
devils  casteth    he    out   devils."     He 
also   informs    us     that    Christ   said, 
•  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  ail  sins  shall 
be  forgiven  unto  the  sons  of  men,  and 
blasphemies    wherewithsoever     they 
shall    blaspheme;   but    he   that   shall 
blaspheme   against   the  Holy    Ghost 
hath  never  forgiveness,  but  is  in  dan- 
ger of  eternal  damnation;  BECAUSE 
THEY     SAID,    HE     HATH    AN 
UNCLEAN    SPIRIT." 

I  take  the  privilege  of  writing  the 
above  in  capitals,  from  the  fact  that 
the  words  are  a  sure  key  to  the 
preceding  words.  Christ  cast  out 
devils  by  the  Spirit  of  God.  The 
Jews  held  idolatry  as  the  chief  of  all 
wickedness,  and  applied  the'  name 
Beelzebub,  or  Beelzebul,  to  the  idol, 
or  god,  that  ruled  over  all  the  rest, 
as  chief  of  all  idols;  or,  as  Luke  re- 
curds  their  words,  "the  chief  of  the 
devils."  They,  in  their  ignorance, 
believed   that  Beelzebub,  the  chief  of 


the  devils,  had  power  to  perfor;n  mir- 
acles; therefore  they  maliciously  said 
that  "lie  hath  an  unclean  spirit,"  and 
by  Beelzebub,  that  unclean  spirit,  the 
chief  of  devils,  ho  casteth  out  devils. 
Shocking,  indeed,  it  must  be,  to  all 
lovers  of  God,  to  hear  any  one  speak 
8o  impiously,  irreverently,  reproach- 
fully, indignantly,  and  maliciously  of 
the  Holy  Spirit!  No  wonder  that 
Christ  declared  that  "whosoever 
speaketh  against  the  Holy  Ghost,  it 
shall  not  bo  forgiven  him,  neither  in 
this  world,  neither  in  the  world  to 
como."  What  do  the  words  "this 
world,"  and  "the  world  to  come," 
mean  ? 

From  what  I  can  gather  from   the 
Bible,  as  well  as  from   various   other 
wrilingQ,  I   infer  that  the  meaning  of 
the  words  is,  "neither  in  this  dispen- 
sation, (the  Jewish),  nor  in  that  which 
is    to   come,     (the    Christian).     The 
world  to  come   is    a  constant  phrase 
for  the  times  of  the    Messiah,  in   the 
Jewish  writers;  the  Gospel   dispensa- 
tion being  the    world    to  come  in  the 
Jewish  phraseology." — Clarke..    The 
Jewish  dispensation  was  natural,  and 
was  first.     The    Christian  was  to  be 
afterwards,  and  was  to   be   spiritual. 
'That    was    not  the    fir.sfc   which    is 
spiritual,  but  that    which  Is   natural; 
and  afterward  that  which  is  spiritual." 
For  the  presumptuous  sins  for  which 
there  was  no  forgiveness    under    the 
Jewish  disponsation,  see  Num.  xv.  30, 
31;  XXXV.  31,   32;     1    Sam.  ii.  28-25; 
tur    those  of    this,    or  the   Chri.stian 
dispensation,   see    Matt.    xii.   31,  32, 
Mark  iii.  28,  29;  Ileb.  vi.  4-G;  x   26- 
29.     More  might  be  said  about  these 
expresbious,  but  I  deem  it  uunecssary. 
None  but  those  who    believe  in  the 
doctrine  of  purgatory  can  con.sisteut- 
ly   draw   any    other    inference    from 
them.     Those  who  believe  the  phrase 
"the  world    to    come,"  to  mean  after 
death  must  admit  that  there  are  sins 
and  blasphemies  that  will  be  forgiven 
after   death,  yea,  all  of  them  except 
the  blashemy  against  the  Holy  Ghost. 
This  would  be  purgatory  in    its  true 
colors,  and  Antichrist,  in  his    deceit- 
ful workings. 

The  question  has  often  been  asked, 
Can  the  sin  of  blasphemy  against 
the  Holy  Ghost  be  committed  now? 
The  niGJority  of  the  theologians  of  the 
present  age  contend  that  it  cannot.  I 
take  the  privilege  of  differing  with 
them,  and  shall  briefly  give  some  of 
my  reasons,  to  which  I  desire  the 
reader  to  give  a  close  ezamioatioa. 


It  is  one  work  of  the  Spirit,  to  lead 
into  truth.     He  pleads  Christ's  cause 
on  earth.     It  is  true,    Christ    is    not 
now  here  in  person,  or  body,   but    his 
"words  are  spirit,  and  thoy  are  life;" 
and  in  that  sense  he  is  here  now,  and 
will  be  even    unto    the    cud    of    the 
world  ;  and  to  preach  Christ  and  him 
crucified,  we  need    but    "preach    the 
word."     Christ  says,  "the    Spirit    of 
truth,     which     proceedeth    from    the 
Feather,  be  shall  testify  ot  me."    First 
he  would  reprove    the    world   of   sin, 
and  then  the  righteou3ne3S  of  Christ, 
and  then  of  the  necessity  of  believingoa 
him  to  bo  saved  from   sin,    to   escape 
judgmorst.      In  doing  this,    he    would 
testify  of  the  Law  and  Prophets;  for 
the  Law  is  our  schoolmaster  to   bring 
us  to  Christ,  and  the   Scriptures  tes- 
tify of    him.     He    will    testify    that 
the  One  who  was  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary,  was  "  the  Son  of  t!io   Highest, 
the  Son  of  God  ;''  that  the   One    who 
healed  the  sick,  created  food    for    the 
hungry,    cleansed     the    lepers,    gave 
sight  to  the  blind,   created   limbs    for 
the  maimed,   and    gave    life    to    the 
dead,  did  it  all  by  the  Spirit  of  God  ; 
that  the  One  who  ^&h  mocked,  reviled, 
scourged,  and  crucified,  was  "the  Ho- 
ly Oije  of  Israel."     "Truly   this  was 
the  Son  of  God."     And  anyone  who 
knowingly — f.)r  the   Fiiarisees  had  a 
knowledge  of  the  Scriptures,  and  the 
Spirit  can  do  none  other  than  lead  in- 
to the  Truth — and  maliciously  speaks 
against  Christ  Jesus,  as  having  beec 
the  bastard  of  a  prostitute,  and  that 
he  was  a  deceiver,  and  performed  his 
miracles  through   Beelzebul;  that  he 
was  an  impostor,  and  was  justly  made 
a  public  example  by  being  crucified, 
having    been    worthy    of    the   death 
which  he  suffered;  and  that  he  expects 
no    more    benefit  from    the    blood  of 
Jesus  Christ  than  from  that  of  a  cow 
or  sheep,  most  assuredly    does   even 
now  "blaspheme    against   the   Holy 
Ghost,"  and  hath  no  more  forgivenes. 
la  connection  with  what  has  already 
been  said,  I   will    adduce  Paul's  lan- 
guage to  the  Hebrews  on  this  part  of 
my    subject.     "It    is    impossible    for 
those  who  were  once  enlightened,  and 
have  tasted  of  the  heavenly  gift,  and 
were   made   partakers    of    the    Holy 
Ghost,   and  have  tasted    of   the  good 
word  of  God,  and  the  powers    of  the 
world  to  come,  if  they    fall    away,    to 
renew  them  again    unto    repentance; 
seeing  they  crucify  to  themselves  the 
Son  of  God  afresh,    and    put    him    to 
an  open  shame."    That   there   is   a 


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possibility  of  falling  away  from  the 
grace  of  God,  ia  plaia  from  the  above 
and  many  otbcr  passages  of  Script- 
ure. And  if  one  thus  aposlatizes 
from  the  faith,  it  will  be  impossible 
to  renew  Lim  again  unto  righteous- 
ness;  for,  "if  we  sin  wilfully  after 
that  we  have  received  the  Icuowl- 
edge  of  the  truth,  there  remaineth  no 
more  sacriGco  for  sins,  but  a  fearful 
looking  for  of  judgment  and  fiery 
indignation,  which  shall  devour  the 
adversaries."  Such  a  sin  is  unto 
death,  and  we  are  not  authorized  to 
pray  for  it;  for  "he  bath  trodden  un- 
der foot  the  Sou  of  God,  and  hath 
counted  the  blood  of  the  covenant, 
wherewith  he  was  sanctified,  an  un- 
holy thing,  and  hath  done  despite 
unto  the  Spirit  of  grace."  They 
crucify  to  themselves  the  Sou  afresh, 
by  denouncing  him  to  have  been 
justly  put  to  death  as  an  impostor; 
and  put  him  to  an  opeu  shame,  by 
declaring  openly  that  he  was  worthy 
of  the  death  he  suffered.  Such  tread 
the  Sou  under  foot,  and  count  the 
blood  of  atonement  au  unholy  thing, 
by  declaring  that  they  expect  no  more 
benefit  of  Christ,  and  his  shed  blood, 
than  of  any  other  animal  and  its 
blood.  Such  do  despite  unto  the 
Spirit  of  grace,  by  maliciously — for 
denpile  means  malice,  defiance — op- 
posing him  in  all  his  influence. 
Shocking  I  But  as  the  child  of  God 
has  to  take  many  a  step  of  faith,  be- 
fore he  comes  to  a  full  stature  in 
Christ,  so  the  sinner  has  to  commit 
many  a  sin  before  he  will  be  given 
over  to  that  hardness  of  heart  that  he 
will  commit  this  unpardouable  gin. 
But  God  declares,  "My  Spirit  shall 
not  always  strive  with  man  ;"  there- 
fore "quench  not  the  Spirit,"  and 
"grieve  not  the  Holy  Spirit  of  God, 
whereby  ye  are  sealed  unto  the  day 
of  redemption.  God  is  not  mocked." 
My  fellow  readers,  let  us  all  beware 
lest  that  come  upon  us  spoken  of  in 
Rora.l:  28,  2  Thess.  2  :  10-12  O 
God,  "cast  me  not  away  from  thy 
presence ;    and  take    not    thy     Holy 

Spirit  from  me.''     Psalm  51  :  11. 

•  » 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Lite  and  Death. 


BV  C.   U.    BALSBAUail. 


To  Valentine  and  Mary   Bahbauyh, 
on  the  death  of  their  Daiujhter. 
Dear  Brother  and  Sister: — You 

have  enterlained  Jesus  often   enough 


to  understand  that  if  lie  retires  "be- 
yond Jordan"  when  the  one  "whom 
lie  loveth  is  sick,"  it  is  "for  the  glory 
of  God,  that  the  Son  of  God  might  be 
glorified  thereby."  God  canuot  set 
His  bow  of  promise  unless  there  be  a 
cloud  ;  and  the  darker  the  cloud  the 
brighter  the  bow.  If  Melchisedec  is 
to  "bless  with  bread  and  wiue,''  there 
must  first  be  a  "slaughter  of  the 
kings."  If  the  Divine  Healer  is  to 
pour  in  oil  and  wine,  there  must  first 
be  a  wounding.  If  there  is  to  be  au 
exaltatiou  to  "the  Third  Heavens," 
and  a  hearing  and  beholding  of  things 
unutterable,  there  must  first  be  a  fell- 
ing to  the  earth,  and  a  three  days 
rayless  imprisonment  in  "the  street 
which  Js  called  Straight."  If  we  are 
to  have  an  Apocalypae  of  a  sunless, 
sinless,  sorrowless  Heaven,  with  its 
Lamb-illumined  Temple,  Golden 
Streets,  Jasper  Walls,  Pearly  Gates, 
and  all  the  Glorious  Et  Cetera  of  the 
Infinite  Wonderful,  we  must  also  have 
our  Patmos.  If  we  are  to  have  life — 
Everlasting  Life — we  must  have 
Death. 

There  is  nothing  easier  than  to  mis- 
construe the  dealings  of  God.  He 
seems  so  far  off,  and  works  so  silently, 
and  so  intangibly,  and  so  intermedi- 
ately, that  we  do  not  see  His  foot- 
prints, or  mark  the  operations  of  His 
band,  although  He  is  visible  iu  every 
atom  of  dust,  in  all  the  forms  of  or- 
ganic life,  and  tangible  in  every  sun- 
beam and  Zephyr.  Nature  comes  in 
between  God  and  us,  as  the  medium 
through  which  He  works,  and  we  are 
apt  to  lose  ourselves  iu  second  causes, 
forgetting  that  iht-m  could  be  no  second 
if  there  were  no  First  cause  from 
which  they  spring.  This  subtle  form 
of  atheism  is  a  kind  of  native  leaven 
to  fallen  mind,  blurring  its  capacity 
clearly  to  apprehend  "the  invisible 
things  of  God  by  the  things  that  are 
made,  even  His  Kternal  Power  and 
Godhead."  Horn.  1 :  20.  To  find  the 
way  back,  out  of  the  darkness  and 
mistrust  of  sin,  into  the  filial,  glad- 
some recognition  of  the  Divine  pres- 
ence in  the  falling  leaf  and  the  falling 
raindrop,  equally  with  the  descent  of 
the  body  into  the  grave,  or  the  con- 
sumption of  the  world  in  the  final 
conflagration,  is  the  fruit  of  that  faith 
which  sees  in  Christ  the  First  and  the 
Last,  the  Beginning  and  the  Ending, 
in  whose  forewrittcn  roll  of  Provi- 
dence no  hair  is  omitted,  and  no  spar- 
row forgotten. 

Our  loved  ones  are  emitteu  down 


with  disease,  waste  away  and  die, 
and  we  bear  them  to  the  tomb,  saying 
to  ourselves,  it  is  natural  and  inevita- 
ble that  we  all  die.  Yes,  it  is  natural, 
but  nature  does  only  what  God  bids 
or  ordains.  There  are  no  self-ordina- 
tions in  nature.  Without  God  nature 
is  cot  only  inert  but  a  nonenity. 
Cause  can  exist  without  effect,  but 
not  effect  without  Cause.  As  life 
proceeds  directly  from  God,  so  death 
is  ordained  by  Him  as  a  penalty  of 
transgression  and  a  remedy  for  the 
penalty.  "Death  is  the  wages  of  sin," 
and  at  the  same  time  its  atonement; 
and  both  by  appointnient.  The  wages 
are  dealt  out  by  the  hand  of  the 
Almighty,  both  as  wages  and  deliver- 
ance. Man  would  have  no  power  to 
die,  if  "the  law  of  sin  and  death" 
were  not  equivalent,  in  the  deepest 
sense,  to  "the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  Life 
iu  Christ  Jesus."  Rom.  8:2.  if  siu 
had  been  permitted  to  enter  the  world 
v.iihoul  death,  all  p'.'s-'ibility  of  re- 
demption would  have  been  forever 
blotted  out.  if  God  had  come  in  the 
flesh,  aud  there  bad  been  no  death 
here  as  the  fruit  of  sin,  He  would 
have  to  leave  the  world  again  without 
redeeming  us,  because  Ho  could  not 
die  for  our  sins.  "The  blood  thereof 
is  the  life  thereof,"  and  "without 
shedding  of  blood" — or  sacrifice  of 
life — "there  is  uo  remission."  O  the 
goodness  of  God  in  making  the  law  of 
sin  also  the  law  of  death,  so  that  He 
could  "condemn  sin  iu  the  flesh,"  and 
"through  death  destroy  him  that  had 
the  power  of  death,  that  is,  the  devil; 
and  deliver  them  who  through  fear  of 
death  were  all  their  lifetime  subject  to 
bondage."  Rom.  8:3.  Ileb.  2:14. 
No  wonder  that  Paul  includes  death 
in  his  inventory  of  the  believer's  in- 
heritance. "Whether  Paul,  or  Apol- 
los,  or  Cephas,  or  the  world,  or  life, 
or  death,  or  things  present,  or  things 
to  come  ;  all  are  yours  ;  aud  ye  are 
Christ's  ;  aud  Christ  is  God's.""  1  Cor. 
3  :  22,  23.  This  throws  light  on  two 
other  passages,  which  are  often  quoted 
with  only  half  their  meaning.  "We 
know  that  all  things  work  together  for 
good  to  them  that  love  Qod  ;  to  them 
who  are  called  according  to  Hi» 
purj)ose "  Rom.  8:28.  Now  recall 
the  words  already  cited,  '^'for  all 
things  are  yours,''  and  put  an  empha- 
sis on  the  word  "for^^  strong  enough 
to  press  in  tho  whole  "purpose/'  of 
God.  "Ye  are  Christ's  and  Christ  is 
God's,''  aud  this  makes  "for'"  a  pivot 
on  which  swiugs  a  ^'purpose"   which 


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reaches  over  the  Eternity  past  and  to 
come,  taking  in  the  facts  of  sin  and 
death  and  redemption.  The  other 
passage  is  in  Col.  I  :  17,  and  is  even 
more  explicit  in  relation  to  Christ  and 
the  Universe  than  those  already  re- 
ferred to.  "He  is  before  all  things, 
and  by  Ilim  all  things  co^isisi." 
Again,  He  is  "Head  o\)e.r  all  thinqs 
to  the  Church."  Eph.  1  :  22  Hereis 
no  room  for  Satau  to  gain  an  advan- 
tage over  God,  as  all  the  results  of 
perverted  moral  agency  are  in  the 
providence  and  at  the  disposal  of  Him 
who  "came  to  destroy  the  works  of 
the  devil." 

The  "law  of  death"  is   the   law  of 
God,  and  He  must   necessarily    have 
all  its  issues  under   control,  or   leave 
man  to  the    eternal   consequences   of 
its  infringement.     "The  law  is   holy, 
and  the  commandment  holy,  and  just 
and  good  ;"   but  "sin   worketh    duath 
in  us  by  that   which    is   good.     It    is 
"ordained  unto  life,"  but  is  "found  to 
be  unto  death  ;"  not  that   the   "com- 
mandment'' w&s  inherenthj  inefficient, 
but  was    "weak   through   the    flesh." 
And  this  very  weakness,  coupled  with 
Deity  in    the    Person    of  Emmanuel, 
becomes  the  means  to  re-establish  us 
in  the  Life  Eternal,    which   the   Lasv 
was  abundantly  able  to  minister  in  the 
first  instance  if  we  had  made  a  legiti- 
mate use  of  it.     Death  is  just  as  much 
the  fruit  of  Divine  Love,  after  the  ex- 
istence of  sin,  as  is  Life  in  the  absence 
of  sin.     Every  falling  leaf  and   every 
opening  bud,  every  grain  and  seed  that 
decays  in  the  earth  and  reappears  on 
the  top  of  the    stalk,    is    a    standing 
commentary   of  sin,    death,    redemp- 
tion, and   resurrection.     "Do   thyaelf 
00  h&tm,"  Had  death    will    not    harm 
thoe.     Live  in  the  constant  fulfillment 
of  the  curse,  transferred  to    the    aton- 
ing Lamb,  and  you  will  Qnd  it  a  right 
good  curse,  full  of  the  Life  and    Love 
and  Peace  and  Joy  of  God.     "Cursed 
is  every  one  that  hangeth  on  a  tree." 
"I  am  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life." 
Curse  and  Blessing,  Death   and   Life 
in  One.     If  we  be  crucified  with  Him, 
risen  with    Him,    we  shall    also    live 
with  Him,  mounting  up  into    highest 
life  through  d^eatb,  to  die  no  more.    "  I 
am  He  that  liveth,    and    was    dead; 
and,  behold,  I  am  alive    forevermore. 
Amen  ;  and  have  the  keys  of  hell  and 
of  death."     "THERE    SHALL    BE 
NO  MORE  DEATH."     No  shrouds, 
nor  coffins,  nor  cemeteries  in  the    Up- 
per Eden.     The  tree  of  Life,  the  Wa- 
ter of  Life,   the  Bread    of   Life,    the 


Uncreated  Fountain  of  Life,  and  the 
ever-deepening  Bliss  of  Life.  O, 
God  !  "make  us  meet  to  be  partakers 
of  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in 
light." 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Coutessloii. 

By  reading  the  Companion  (No.  39), 
I  was  both  comforted  and  made  sorrj-. — 
Coaifbrted  by  my  dear  brethren;  and  I 
tried  to  give  myself  altogctlier  into  the 
hands  of  the  Lord  as  the  potter's  clay  to 
be  formed  by  him.  God  bless  you  you 
all,  dearly  beloved,  who  pray  for  me  and 
my  native  country's  people.  God  bless 
you  for  your  liberality  in  order  to  open  up 
I  lie  door  of  knowlecffte  to  those  people. — 
Do  ever  remember  them  and  me  when 
you  go  to  offer  daily  sacrifice  upon  your 
altar. 

i  was  made  sorry  by  reading  on  page 
020,  column  3:  "No,  I  won't  do  any- 
thing; for  this  is  something  new  again — 
tiieru  is  a  speculation  it  it."  I  am  not 
sorry  that  the  brother  said  "there  is  a 
.-peculation  in  it,"  for  this  I  conies-;  hut 
1  am  sorry  that  some  think  "it  is  some- 
ihing  new."  for  it  is  not  "new,"  but  ve- 
ry of<l.  You  are  right.  "Tlicre  is  spec- 
ulation in  it."  This  I  freely  and  frankly 
confess.  "Well,  what  will  the  f/aiu  be  ?' ' 
The  gain  ?  Why  souls,  souls,  Sfiui,.s, 
80ULS  !  Yes,  this  is  the  gufu  that  is 
to  come  out  of  this  great  speculation  !  O 
what  wonderful  gain  !  It  will  be  so  great, 
so  grand,  that  we  cannot  use  it  to  build 
fine  houses  and  barns,  buy  fine  horses, 
carriages,  and  cattle  !  Nor  can  we  use  it, 
to  enrich  our  children;  hut  it  will  all  go 
into  thu  JjDid  a  treasury. 

When  1  joined  the  church  of  the  living 
Gud,  and  heard  the  now  thing  set  forili 
that  God  had  lelt  the  old  world  in  dark- 
ness, and  that  they  had  tio  chance  of  be- 
ing saved,  I  wcjjt  night  and  day;  because 
if  this  is  tiue,  thought  I,  then  I  too  am 
cut  off  from  grace,  for  I  was  one  of  them. 
I  finally  (bund  out  that  that  this  "new" 
thing  was  not  tiuc;  and  since  tlicn  I  have 
given  myself  up  into  the  hands  of  the 
Jjord,  to  be  used  or  not  used  at  his  will 
or  pleasure.  With  fear  and  trembling  1 
wrote  some  on  tlic  commission  in  the 
Pilfjrim,  not  knowing  any  brother  or  sis- 
ter who  favored  sending  the  truth  to  Den- 
mark. However  many  of  the  dear  breth- 
ren and  sisters  had  come  out  on  the  Lord's 
side  in  this  matter  by  the  time  the  letter 
from  Denmark  came  to  "the  Trine  Im- 
mersion church  at  Lanark,  Ills.;"  and 
now  their  cheering  words  cause  us  to 
weep  for  joy.  We  then  concluded  that 
brother  Moore's  works,  translated,  would 
do  good  to  send  over  with  this  "specula- 
tion," and  hence  undertook  the  task  of 
translating. 

With  that  "speculation"  still  in  view, 
the  "One  Cent  Proposition"  was  made. 
That  done,  our  part  in  the  active  work  of 
the  grand  speculation  came  to  a  close  by 
our  calling  for  a  committee  to  be  compo- 


sed of  one  member  from  each  congrega- 
tion in  Northern  Illinois,  unless  it  should 
see  fit  to  muke  further  use  of  us. 

Now,  dear  brethren,  we  have  told  you 
the  truth,  and  we  love  the  brother  none 
the  less  who  imagined  that  this  is  "some- 
thing new."  We  that  if  you  feel  your 
duty  as  you  should,  you  would  soon  be 
found  with  us  on  the  "old"  platform, 
"Go  ye  therefore  and  tench  all  nations," 
etc.  [f  you  can  find  a  heller  speculation 
than  to  gain  sinners  for  Christ,  well  and 
good;  just  so  you  reach  ail  nations,  and 
you  will  not  find  us  unconcerned,  wheth- 
er for  Danes,  Swedes,  German«,  French, 
English,  or  any  other  tongue  or  govern- 
ment. Do  you  suppose  that  a  committee 
composed  of  brethren  selected  from  dif- 
ferent congregations  would  think  of  spec- 
ulating other  than  for  the  glory  of  God? 
Do  you  suppose  that  those  churches 
would  appoint  brethren  to  come  together 
to  devise  a  plan  to  gain  dollars  and  cents 
from  the  Brethren's  contributions  ?  And 
it  is  not  to  bo  supposed  that  those  tracts 
cannot  be  printed  and  sent  out  without 
losing  a  single  cent.  We,  whom'  the 
Lord  has  used  to  start  this  matter,  are 
out  of  the  way,  having  given  the  money 
and  translated  matter  into  the  hands  of 
ithe  committee;  and  fhey  need  not  use  us 
further  unless  they  see  (it. 

God  be  thanked  for  the  printing  press  ! 
It  is  a  means  in  the  hands  of  God's  chil- 
dren for  the  spread  of  eternal  truth. — 
"Yes,  but  Satan  u.-cs  the  printing  press," 
says  one.  Well,  why  does  Satan  use  it? 
Simply  because  we  leave  him  use  it.  If 
God's  children  would  use  the  whole  of 
the  press  there  would  be  none  for  Satan 
to  use.  The  less  V7c  use,  the  more  Satau 
uses.  If  we  wouldn't  use  any,  of  course 
Satan  would  have  all.  Bat  that,  part 
which  has  been  u.sed  to  print  the  Bib!.:, 
so  that  all  may  read  it  daily  if  they  will, 
was  not  used  by  Satan.  You  know  what 
I  mean.  I  mean  Satan  didn't  print  the 
Bible;  that  much  printing,  at  least,  is  on 
the  Lord's  scries.  And  if  that  much  is 
good,  why  not  a  little  more  which  is  built 
upon  that  Word. 

IMay  God,  our  Father,  unite  us  in  love 
for  "all  nations;"  and  make  us  wise  unto 
salvation.  I  know  there  are  fiery  trials 
to  try  me;  and  hence  1  remain  firmer 
in  the  faith  of  the  Gospel- 

Chuistian  Hope. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Few   Thouglits    IJpau  (he    La- 
bors of  our  Late  AuuuhI 
JMeetiag. 


BY  B.   F.    MOOMAW. 


Not  with  the  intention  of  criticising  or 
fault  finding.  I  suppose  my  sentiments 
as  to  the  propriety  and  utility  of  such 
meetings  are  too  well  understood  by  my 
labors  in  connection  with  them,  to  need 
any  expression  from  me  to  satisfy  the 
brethren  of  my  cordial  concurrence  in 
them.     Yet  we  are  not  so  fanatical  as  to 


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repard  lliese  meetings  as  being  infallible, 
or  tbat  everything  (hat  is  done  is  llie  wi- 
sest and  best  that  luigbt  be  done.  When 
we  have  been  present  and  taken  an  hum- 
ble part  in  its  deliberations  these  have 
been  our  impressions,  and  when  not  pres- 
ent and  reading  the  minutes,  they  are  the 
same.  At  our  church  meeting  a  few  days 
since  the  minutes  of  our  Inst  Annual 
Meeting  were  read  and  very  generally 
approved,  or  at  least  no  objection  raised 
in  the  main;  yet  on  a  few  points 
some  objections  were  raised.  Jjooking 
at  the  general  feature  of  the  decisions,  it 
appeared  that  there  was  a  little  too  much 
tendency  toward  a  centralization  of  pow- 
er in  the  Annual  Meeting,  an  assumption 
of  prerogatives,  tbat  properly  belong  to 
the  churches  and  districts,  being  purely 
local  in  their  character,  and  not  in  any 
way  involving  any  doctrinal  point,  or  of  a 
general  cliaracter.  This  point,  we  think, 
should  be  carefully  guarded.  That  is, 
the  churches  and  districts  not  to  encroach 
upon  tlie  authority  of  the  Annual  Meet- 
ing, and  the  Annual  Meeting  not  to  in- 
vade the  lights  and  prerogatives  of  the 
churches  or  districts,  otherwise  it  will  be 
the  fruitful  source  of  jealousies  and  dis- 
satisf-c  ion. 

The  first  case  in  point  is  with  reference 
to  publishing  the  proceedings  of  District 
Meetings,  as  set  forth  in  the  nineteenth 
article  of  the  Minutes,  where  it  is  asked. 
How  is  it  considered  for  District  Meetings 
to  publisli  their  proceedings  when  the  A- 
M.  of  JS6G,  has  decided  that  it  shall  not 
be  done?  The  answer  is  that  it  should 
not  be  done. 

Now  in  the  first  place,  the  question 
arises,  what  was  the  meaning  of  A.  M. 
when  it  said  in  18G6,  (the  latest  action  up- 
on this  subject  and  now  operative),  "A 
record  of  the  District  Meeting  may  be 
kept  but  notpublished"?  Does  it  mean  to 
pay  tliat  thert  shall  be  no  copies  circula 
ted  among  the  churches  ccmjiosing  the 
district?  does  it  mean  tbat  these  proceed- 
ings shall  not  be  published  beyond  the 
limits  of  the  district  in  which  they  orig- 
inate? Or  docs  it  nicau  that  there  may 
be  written  copies  distributed  among  the 
chuicbcs  composing  the  district,  but,  that 
they  shall  not  be  printed  for  such  distri- 
bution? Wc  understand  the  A.  M.  to 
say  that  they  shall  not  be  published,  not 
that  they  shall  not  Lc  printed.  It  is  rea- 
sonable and  right  that  eacli  church  should 
liavc  a  copy  at  least  of  the  ijroeeedings 
of  their  District  Meeting,  and  if  not  al- 
lowed to  be  printed,  would  require  the 
writing  of  some  twenty,  or  perhaps  thirty 
copies,  which  would  be  a  Herculean  task, 
and  if  every  member  would  desire  to 
liave  a  copy  for  reference  we  can  see  no 
impropriety  in  their  having  them.  Why 
not  i)rint  them  then  for  the  gratification 
of  members  of  the  respective  districts? 
If  it  should  be  that  the  A.  M.  means  tliat 
they  should  not  be  published  at  all  beyond 
n  single  copy,  what  can  be  the  object  of  the 
restriction?  Is  she  afraid  tbat  it  will 
originate  a  rival  power  to  invade  its  prem- 


ises? I  hope  that  such  is  not  the  case. 
Nor  do  I  apprehend  any  danger  under- 
lying such  a  privilege,  because'its  prerog- 
atives arc  clearly  defined,  and  limited  to 
questions  of  a  purely  local  character,  and 
most  assuredly  the  writing  or  printing  of 
a  number  of  copies  of  the  minutes  of  the 
District  Meeting  is  purely  local  and  with- 
in the  legitimate  province  of  the  districts 
themselves,  and  ought  not  to  be  interfer- 
ed with  by  A.  M.  Let  the  districts  at- 
tend to  their  own  business, and  the  A.  M. 
to  that  which  belongs  to  it,  and  all  will  be 
harmony,  while  the  more  the  districts  at- 
tempt to  encroach  upon  the  A.  M.,  and 
the  more  the  A.  M.  attempts  to  circum- 
scribe the  legitimate  rights  of  the  dist- 
ricts, the  more  arbitrary  will  both  be  like- 
ly to  become,  and  the  more  danger  of  the 
spirit  of  rivalry. 

Another  jioint  which  we  wish  to  notice 
is  that  involved  in  the  twenty-fiftli  arti- 
cle; in  the  language  of  the  district  from 
whence  it  came,  we  have  the  following  : 

"  We  request  this  meeting  and  A.  M. 
to  agree  to  grant  the  established  districts 
of  the  States  to  choose  their  committees 
to  settle  the  difficulties  instead  of  the  A. 
M.,  thereby  saving  expense,  and  much 
labor  in  brethren  traveling  east  and  west. 
Sometimes  business  must  also  lie  over  for 
six  or  eight  months  until  brethren  get 
around." 

The  answer  is,  "We  cannot  consistent- 
ly grant  the  power  asked,  without  re- 
pealing former  decisions  of  A.  M." 

We  do  most  heartily  concur  in  the  sen- 
timent expressed  in  this  request,  because 
we  consider  it  wise,  prudent,  economical, 
and  legitimate,  and,  if  granted,  would 
be  attended  with  the  best  of  consequences; 
because,  aside  from  the  saving  of  the 
enormous  expense  of  sending  committees 
from  the  vrest  to  the  east,  and  from  the 
east  to  the  west,  while  there  is  just  as 
much  wisdom  ntid  ability  in  the  brethren 
within  the  limits  of  the  district  where 
the  difficulty  exists,  as  can  be  found  else- 
where, they  bcirig  in  possession  of  some 
knowledge  of  the  attendant  circumstan- 
ces, are  belter  prepared  to  guard  against 
deception  that  might  otlicrwise  be  iirac- 
ticed  successfully  upon  strange  brethren, 
by  ingenious  and  malignant  persons,  in  a 
hurried  investigation,  and  thereby  causing 
injury  and  injustice  to  be  done.  And  we 
ajtprove  of  this  resolution  for  the  further 
reason,  that  we  know  of  no  decision  by 
A.  M.  that  would  be  violated  by  its 
adoption. 

VVe  know  of  no  act  of  council  of  A.  M. 
tbat  says  we  may  not  as  individuals  or  as 
churches  a])peal  to  the  District  meeting, 
and  that  the  District  Meeting  may  not 
apjioint  committees  to  settle  difficulties 
of'  a  local  character.  While  it  is  not  said 
in  so  many  words  that  they  may  do  so, 
it  is  certainly  implied  in  the  expression, 
"They  should  endeavor  to  settle  all  mat- 
ters of  a  local  character."  This  is  the 
language  of  A.  M.  in  ISOG,  the  acknowl- 
edged rule  for  the  government  of  the  af- 
fairs of  the  church.     This  to  my  knowl- 


edge was  the  usage  of  the  church  before 
tbat  time,  for  the  churches  to  call  upon 
adjoining  Elders.  &c.,  to  settle  matters, 
if  they  chose  to  do  so  in  preference  to  ap- 
pealing to  A.  M.,  and  I  have  no  idea  that 
it  ever  entered  into  the  mind  of  i  he  A  M. 
of  ISGtJ  to  interfere  with  this  principle. — 
This  idea, too,  is  virtually  confirmed  by  the 
action  of  the  late  A.  M.  in  its  decision  of 
the  twelfth  article  of  the  Minutes — refer- 
ring to  building  a  Brethren's  poor  bouse ; 
the  answer  is,  "We  refer  this  back  as  a 
matter  of  purely  local  interest."  This  i.s 
the  principle  underlying  the  intention  of 
the  A.  M.,  and  wc  hope  that  the  next 
Yearly  Meeting  will  reconsider  this 
twenty-fifth  article  and  give  their  decision 
accordingly. 

I  opine  the  A.  M.  had  before  its  mind 
what  is  said  in  the  conclusion  of  the  ar- 
ticle on  District  Meetings  of  186G.  Se; 
Encyclopedia,  pp.  88,  89,  when;  it  says, 
"Nothing  in  this  arrangement  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  prevent  any  member  from 
presenting  himself  before  the  Standing 
Committee  of  A.  M,  to  offer  anything 
that  cannot  be  brought  before  it  in  the 
manner  prescribed,  and  the  committee 
shall  hear  his  case  and  dispose  of  it  accor- 
ding to  its  judgment. 

What  is  the  "manner  i)rescribed"? 
Let  us  see,  "The  States  shall  divide 
themselves  into  District  Meeting!-;  these 
meetings  shall  be  formed  by  representa- 
tives from  the  churches.  These  repre- 
sentatives bring  the  business  of  their 
churches  respectively;  the  district  should 
'endeavor  to  settle  all  qncxtioiix  of  a  local 
chdnntcr  ,  but  if  it  cannot  succeed  it 
should  be  taken  to  the  A.  M.,  and  nothing 
shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  anj- 
thing  to  be  brought  to  A.  M.  that  cannot 
be  brought  in  the  wuy  prescribed." 

The  plain  meaning  and  principle  invol- 
ved in  the  whole  arrangement  is,  thatllie 
churches  should  exhaust  every  means  to 
settle  matters  at  home;  if  not  successful, 
then  bring  ihem  to  the  District  Meeting, 
and  it  sliall  endeavor  by  all  proper  means 
as  it  may,  in  its  judgment,  think  wisest 
and  best  to  settle  them,  and  if  not  suc- 
cessful, then  let  them  come  to  the  A.  M., 
the  highest  court,  where  the  matter  must, 
end.  The  idea  is,  if  it  cannot  be  settled 
in  the  church,  the  lower,  it  must  go  to 
the  higher,  and  in  case  of  a  failure,  then 
it  must,  as  a  last  effort,  be  taken  to  the. 
highest  court.  And  in  each  of  these  de- 
partments of  church  government,  wc 
think  it  perfectly  riglit  and  proper  to  em- 
\\\oy  the  same  means  to  the  accomplisi  - 
ment  of  the  desired  end,  if  it  is  thought 
best  to  eui|)loy  committees  through  whom 
to  accomplish  it,  and  nothing  so  construe 
ed  as  to  prevent  an  appeal  to  the  Annual 
Meeting,  if  not  disposed  of  in  the  lower 
courts. 

We  therefore  do  not  think  that  there 
is  any  repeal  necessary  in  order  to  tlie 
exercise  of  the  privilege  asked  for  in  the 
query,  but  that  it  is  a  right  inherent  iu 
the  districts  themselves,  and  ought  not 
to  be  interfered  with  by  A.  M. 


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f'OR    THE    YOUNG 

A  €hil«l'8  ItartlKlay  llj'mu. 


What  isliall  I  ask  f.  c  lu  heaven, 

On  this  memorial  day, 
When  oue  more  year  o(  childhood  life 

Ha6j:;8t  now  passed  away  t 

I'll  ask  the  Lord  i.i  prayer, 

To  pardon  all  the  past  ; 
To  bless  the  faluro  with  His  grace, 

So  long  a3  life  shall  last. 

I'll  ask  th3  Spirit,  too, 

To  come  as  genth;  dove. 
To  teach  the  Saviour's  precious  name, 

And  nil  my  heart  with  love  ! 

I'll  ask  the  Father's  hand. 

To  guide  my  steps  aright. 
And  lead  me  safe  through  ev'ry  snare. 

To  His  own  Home  of  Light ! 


II I  Had  I^eisure. 


'If  I  bad  leisure  I  would  repair  that 
weak  place  in  mj  fence,  said  afui'mer. 
lie  bad  noue,  bowever,  aud  wbile 
drinkiug  cider  with  a  neigbbor  tbe 
cows  broke  ia  and  injured  a  prime 
piece  of  corn.  He  bad  leisure  then  to 
repair  bis  fence,  but  it  did  not  bring 
back  his  corn. 

'if  I  bad  leisure,'  said  a  wheel- 
wright last  winter,  'I  would  alter  my 
stove-pipe,  for  I  know  it  is  not  safe.' 
But  be  did  cot  find  time,  and  when 
the  shop  caught  fire  aud  burnt  down 
he  found  leisure  to  buiid  another. 

"If  I  had  leisure,'  said  a  mechanic, 
'I  should  have  my  work  doue  in  sea- 
Bon.'  The  man  thinks  his  time  has 
been  all  occupied,  but  he  was  not  at 
work  till  after  sunrise  ;  be  quit  work 
at  live  o'clock,  smoked  a  cigar  after 
dinner,  and  spent  two  hours  on  tbe 
street  talking  nonsense  with  an  idler. 

'If  I  had  leisure,'  said  a  merchant, 
'I  would  pay  attention  to  my  accounts 
and  try  and  collect  my  bills  more 
promptly.'  The  chance  is,  my  friend, 
if  you  had  leisure  you  would  probably 
pay  less  attention  to  the  matter  than 
you  do  now.  The  thing  lacking  with 
hundreds  of  farmers  who  till  the  soil 
is  not  more  leisure,  but  more  resolu- 
tion—  tbe  spirit  to  do  it  now.  If  the 
farmer  who  sees  his  fence  in  poor  con- 
dition would  only  ace  at  once,  how 
much  might  be  saved  ?  It  would  pre- 
vent breechy  cattle  from  creating 
quarrels  among  neighbors  that  in 
many  cases  terminate  in  lawsuits, 
which  take  nearly  all  they  are  both 
worth  to  pay  the  lawyers. 


The  fact  is,  farmers  and  mechanics 
have  more  leisure  than  they  are  aware 
of  fur  study  and  improvement  of  their 
minds.  They  have  the  long  evening 
of  winter  in  which  they  can  post  them- 
selves upon  all  improvement  of  the 
day,  if  tliey  will  only  take  ably  con- 
ducted journals  and  read  tbeiu  with 
care.  The  farmer  who  fails  to  study 
his  business,  and  then  gets  shaved, 
has  nobody  but  himself  to  blame. 

A  liessou  to  Teach. 


It  is  a  sad  thing  that  we  find 
among  children  so  much  bardhearted- 
uess  aud  indilToreuce  to  the  f^-elings 
of  others.  But  it  can  hardly  be  a 
matter  of  surprise  when  we  recall  the 
training  in  this  direction  which  so 
many  cf  them  receive.  Too  often 
they  hear  matters  made  the  subject  of 
u>irth  or  ridicule  which  should  call 
forth  a  sigh  or  a  tear  for  other's  mis- 
fortunes. The  unseasonable  garment 
which  poverty  has  compelled  some 
poor  child  to  wear  ;  tbe  sad  sight  of  a 
downcast  drunkard's  child  steadying 
tbe  homeward  steps  of  her  father; 
the  privations  and  even  the  sufieriugs 
of  others  are  spoken  of  lightly,  if  not 
mirthfully.  Oar  poor  dumb  friends 
had  sore  need  of  the  eloquent  apostle 
who  has  opened  his  mouth  so  effec- 
tively in  their  behalf  of  late  years, 
and  it  has  not  been  the  least  of  his 
labors  to  protect  them  from  cruelty  at 
the  bands  of  the  children. 

If  parents  will  not  teach  these  bless- 
ed lessons  of  sympathy  and  tender- 
ness, it  becomes  doubly  the  tcacLer's 
duty  to  supply  as  far  as  be  can  the 
omission.  He  should  instruct  them 
to  "respect  the  burden"  wherever  it  is 
met  iu  this  burdened  world.  There 
is  nothing  more  lovely,  in  young  or 
old,  than  this  delicate  regard  for  tbe 
feelings  of  others  ;  yet,  is  it  not  rather 
tbe  exception  than  the  rule?  It  is 
not  every  class  of  young  ladies  who 
would  have  done  as  did  a  class  in 
Chicago,  whea  a  young  colored  girl 
entered  the  room  and  stood  for  some 
time  in  a  diffident  way  beside  the 
door.  They  sent  a  note  to  the  super- 
intendent requesting  to  have  her  put 
iu  their  class,  aud  they  made  room 
for  her  politely  and  cordially. 

Endeavor  to  establish  a  moral  sen- 
timent among  those  who  gather  weekly 
about  you  that  shall  incite  them  to 
just  such  little  acts  of  Christian  court- 
esy. Teach  them  that  "God  is  no 
respecter  of  persona"  in  the  sense  that 


men  discriminate.  "A  gold  ring  and 
goodly  apparel"  are  nothing  beside 
the  dress  of  the  heart.  If  they  would 
be  Christ-like  they  must  be  pitiful  and 
tender-hearted  toward  all  who  need 
their  sympathy. 

You  will  need  to  bring  home  the 
leasoD  by  abundant  and  close  illustra- 
tions. They  will  be  plenty  and  ready- 
made  to  your  hand  if  you  will  only 
appropriate  them.  Correct  errors  iu 
this  direction  with  all  loving  kindness 
and  you  will  run  small  risk  of  giving 
offence.  If  you  can  make  a  careless 
heart  feel,  yon  have  gained  quite  aa 
important  point. 

Mncli  More. 


Wonderfully  does  the  Lord  multi- 
ply his  mercies,  piling  mountain  on 
mountain.  "Much  more"  is  his  chos- 
en rule.  lie  gives  life,  then  adds 
"more  abundantly."  Five  times  in  a 
single  chapter,  (the  5th  of  Romans), 
he  asserts  this  towering  order  of  love. 
The  argument  runs  :  Christ  died  for 
sinners,  for  the  bad,  the  vile,  and 
hateful  ;  "much  more"  does  he  impart 
life,  protection,  salvation.  He  recon- 
ciles enemies  to  God  by  dying  ;  "much 
more"  he  sanctifies,  purifies,  glorifies, 
by  living.  The  curse  following  Adam's 
sin  was  terrible ;  "much  more  the 
grace  of  God  and  the  gift  by  grace" 
abounds;  not  only  is  the  evil  cured, 
for  the  saved  are  joint  heirs  with 
Christ  the  Lord.  Death  reigned  by 
sin  ;  "much  more"  shall  the  saved 
"reign  in  life,"  be  clothed  with  regal 
glory,  vestedwith  royal  power.  Sin 
is  prolific,  abounds,  multiplies  like 
locusts  iu  Egypt;  grace  abounds 
"much  more,"  is  still  more  prolific, 
grows  like  trees  by  tbe  water  courses. 
To  him  that  hath  is  given,  and  he  hath 
"more  abundance,"  his  virtues  grow 
in  number,  strength,  beauty,  and 
fruitfulness  "much  more"  than  sin 
ever  multiplied.  The  more  we  appro- 
priate of  the  riches  of  grace,  "much 
more"  will  clouds  of  mercy  empty 
their  treasures  on  our  souls  ;  tbe  bet- 
ter we  are  made  by  faith  in  Christ, 
"much  more"  rapid  will  be  our  growth, 
"much  more"  vigorous  our  spiritual 
health,  "mucli  more"  sweet  our  rest 
in  Jesus,  "much  more"  unspeakable 
our  joy.  Praise  the  Lord  for  "much 
more." 


— Most  of  the  shadows  that  cross 
our  path  through  life  are  caused  by 
our  standing  in  our  own  light. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYERSDALE,  Pa.^ct.  19Ji^"5. 

Fellowsblp  wUh  the  Exalted 
Society  of  lleaveu. 

Among  the  elements  which  constitute 
the  "lively  hope"  of  the  Christian,  is 
the  prospect  of  enjoying  the  society  of  all 
the  holy  characters  of  whom  we  read  in 
the  Bible,  and  with  these,  the  society  of 
angels,  and  the  Trinity  of  the  Divine 
Persons  who  constitute  the  source  of  all 
that  is  pure,  aod  good  and  great  in  the 
universe. 

Tiie  thought  of  mingling  with  such  so- 
ciety as  will  be  formed  by  the  assembling 
together  of  all  the  holy  beings  in  the  uni- 
verse, forming  a  gradation  from  the  low- 
est auiong  the  class  of  blood-washed  and 
saved  sinners,  and  ascending  upward  un- 
til God  himself  is  reached,  is  a  grand  one, 
and  opens  the  sublime  future  of  the 
saints  in  a  way  that  makes  it  most  at- 
tractive to  the  appreciating  mind.  It  is 
said  by  our  Lord,  "They  shall  come  from 
the  east,  and  from  the  west,  and  from 
the  north,  and  from  the  south,  and  shall 
sit  down  in  the  kingdom  of  God.''  And 
Abrjham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  all  the 
prophets,  according  to  the  same  author- 
ity, will  be  in  this  kingdom.  Christians 
are  also  represented  as  joining  an  "innu- 
merable company  of  angels,  and  the  gen- 
eral assembly  and  church  of  the  first  born, 
which  arc  written  in  heaven,  and  God  the 
Judge  of  all,  and  the  spirits  of  just  men 
made  perfect,  and  Jesus  the  mediator  of 
the  new  covenant. 

The  holiness  and  purity  of  the  heaven- 
ly society  is  a  consideration  that  must 
make  it  very  at  tract  ive  and  desirable  to 
all  who  can  estimate  with  any  considera- 
ble degree  of  correctness  the  enjoyments 
oi  exalted  society.  And  holiness  and 
freedom  from  sin,  are  prominent  features 
in  the  Society  of  lieaven.  "The  spirits 
of  just  men  made  perl'ect,"  "they  arc 
without  fault  before  the  throne  of  God," 
"in  their  mouth  was  found  no  guile," 
and  they  have  "washed  their  robes  and 
made  them  white  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb,"  are  allusions  to  the  saints  in 
heaven  which  plainly  and  forcibly  convey 
the  idea  of  great  holiness.  And  while 
the  saints  in  the  society  of  heaven  will 
be  holy,  all  the  other  orders  of  intelligen- 


ces will  be  none  the  less  sc.  Angelic  be- 
ings with  their  angelic  natures  undefiled 
by  sin,  constitute  a  very  high  and  holy 
order  of  intelligences.  Their  number 
must  be  very  great  as  they  are  alluded  to 
as  "an  innumerable  company  of  angels." 
And  with  the  greatness  of  their  number 
and  the  excellency  of  their  characters, 
the  influence  which  they  will  exert  upon 
the  society  in  heaven  will  be  correspond- 
inly  great. 

But  the  "Holy  One  of  God"  is  present 
in  the  society  of  heaven.  And  what  a 
prominent  ulace  he  will  fill  and  what  an 
influence  he  will  exert  !  He  occupied 
a  place  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  when 
John  saw  him.  "And  I  beheld,  and  lo 
in  the  midst  of  the  throne  and  of  the 
four  beasts,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  elders, 
stood  the  Lamb  as  it  had  becnsiuin,  hay- 
ing seven  horns  and  seven  eyes,  which 
are  the  seven  spirits  of  God  sent  i'orth 
into  all  the  earth."  The  thought  of  be 
ing  in  holy  and  pcrs oual  fLllowship  with 
.Jesus,  was  a  jirecious  thought  to  Paul. — 
And  he,  knowing  that  it  would  bo  also 
precious  to  his  brethren,  when  adiuinis- 
tering  comfort  to  them,  presented  the 
same  thought  to  them.  And  in  alluding 
to  the  second  advent  of  our  Redeemer,  he 
■said  :  "Then  we  which  are  alive  and  re- 
main shall  be  eauirht  uj)  to^jether  with 
them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  lIu;  Ljrd  in 
the  air  :  and  so  shall  we  ever  be  with  the 
Lord." 

And  the  saints  in  glory  are  to  see  the 
"face  of  God,"  and  dwell  in  his  presence 
where  "there  is  fulness  of  joy,"  and  at 
his  right  hand  where  "there  are  pleasures 
forevermore."  "This  honor  have  all  the 
saints." 

When  we  contempkte  the  holiness  of 
the  society  of  heaven,  and  in  addition  to 
this  the  high  attainments  of  knowledge 
that  will  characterize  the  redeemed  in 
their  glorified  state,  for  there  "they  shall 
know  even  as  also  they  are  known,"  and 
all  the  holy  beings  that  will  constitute 
the  society  of  heaven,  what  a  grand  pic- 
ture of  the  exalted  state  of  heavenly  so- 
ciety have  we  presented  to  us  I  And 
what  a  high  and  blessed  fellowship  is 
that  which  brings  us  into  close  commun- 
ion with  such  society  I  Oh,  who  can  ful- 
ly anticipate  the  richness  of  that  bliss 
which  will  arise  from  that  fellowship  I  If 
Jesus  and  but  two  of  his  saints  constitu- 
ted a  little  society  which  possessed  such 
attractions  that  Peter  was  loth  to  depart 


from  it,  what  will  it  be  to  enjoy  the  fel- 
lowship of  that  society  made  up  of  the 
"multitude,  which  no  man  could  number, 
of  all  nations,  and  kindred,  and  people, 
and  tongues,  which  stood  before  the 
throne  and  before  the  Lamb,  clothed  with 
white  robes,  and  palms  in  their  hands," 
and  of  all  the  higher  orders  of  holy  be- 
ings, including  God  himself?  Surely 
this  will  be  "glorj',  honor,  and  immortal- 
ity." "Brethren,  press  forward  to  the 
mark  of  the  prize  of  the  high  calling  of 
God  in  Christ  Jesus."  Friendly  alien, 
let  the  aspirations  of  your  spirit  for  fel- 
lowship with  the  highest  society  in  the 
universe,  lead  you  to  seek  fellowship  with 
Ciirisfians  on  earth,  and  then  you  will, 
one  day,  enjoy  fellowship  with  the  axalt- 
ed  society  of  heaven. 


QUERISTS'  DEPARTMENT 

Ladooa,  lud  ,  July  28,  1875. 
Mu.  QuiNTKii : 

Dav  Sir, — There  is  a  request  I 
would  like  to  make  of  you,  and  if  it  i.i 
consistent  with  your  feelinc':,  you  will 
p'easo  answer  it.  It  is  this  :  It  has  been 
said  tliat  the  Dunkards  are  not  prospering 
and  that  they  are  dc-clinins.  Now  if  it 
is  not  too  much  trouble  to  you  to  do  so, 
1  would  like  for  yuu  to  x've  throu^'h  your 
valuable  paper  the  number  of  your  church- 
es atid  meeting  houses,  and  of  your  min- 
isters and  members. 

JOKL   HaUSHBAUGEB. 


Answer.— We  always  feel  willing  to 
gratify  our  fricnd.s  in  answering  all  ques- 
tions put  to  us  that  we  can  answer,  when 
by  doing  so  we  can  in  any  way  subserve 
the  jiromotion  of  the  cause  of  truth. — 
Whut  led  the  person  or  persons  referred 
to  in  the  query,  to  say  our  Fraternity  is 
decling  in  numbers,  we  cannot  teil.  It 
may  have  been  from  a  want  of  informa- 
tion in  regard  to  the  number  and  extent 
of  our  brotherhood,  or  it  may  have  been 
from  a  prejudice  against  us,  as  the  idea 
that  we  are  not  prospering,  but  rather 
declining  is  more  a  reproach  than  an  hon- 
or to  us.  We  will  hope  it  was  from  a 
want  of  information,  and  we  shall  try  to 
give  some  information  upon  the  subject, 
and  trust  that  it  will  be  conveyed  through 
the  querist  to  the  person  or  persons  who 
need  it,  in  order  that  they  may  have  a  more 
correct  knowledge  of  the  condition  of  our 
brotherhood. 

As  the  query  refers  to  the  decline  of 
our  brotherhood  in  numbers,  we  shall 
look  at  it  under  this  aspect.    The  frieud 


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who  sonds  us  I  he  query  desires  some  sta- 
tistics of  the  church.  We  shall  give  him 
something  of  this  kind,  though  the  sta 
tistics  of  the  churcli  at  this  time  will  not 
decide  the  question  in  regard  to  its  in- 
crease or  decline.  To  settle  this,  we 
must  have  the  numerical  strength  of  the 
church  at  some  former  period,  and  tliat 
of  it  at  the  present  time,  and  by  compar- 
ing these,  it  would  be  ascertained  wheth- 
er it  is  prospering  or  declining. 

We  have  no  official  record  of  the  statis 
tics  of  our  Fraternity.  We  have  not 
been  keeping  such  a  record.  Some  of  us 
have  some  knowledge  of  the  extent  of 
our  Christian  body,  and  we  give  the  fol- 
lowing approximate  estimate  of  our  nu 
mericHi  strength  :  Number  of  churches, 
about  four  hundred;  number  of  minister.*, 
about  sixteen  hundred;  number  of  mem- 
bers, about  eighty  thousand.  In  the 
most  of  our  congregations  there  are 
meeting  houses,  but  we  shall  offer  no  es- 
timate of  the  number  in  the  Fraternity, 
as  suoh  an  estimate  would  have  to  be 
made  witliout^any  satisfactory  data. 

Though  we  as  a  body  do  not  keep  any 
oiBcial  record  of  the  number  of  persons 
added  to  or  expoUed  I'rom  the  churcli 
yearly,  it  is  very  ajiparent  to  any  person 
that  is  observant  of  the  course'  of  events 
in  our  Fraternity,  that  it  is  increasing  in 
number  and  enlarging  its  territory  consid- 
erably every  year.  Our  position  as  edi- 
tor gives  us  a  very  good  opportunity  to 
know  sometliing  of  the  state  of  the 
church  in  regard  to  its  increase  and  ex- 
tension. Our  correspondents  in  reporting 
to  us  the  condition  of  the  branches  of  the 
churches  in  which  they  live,  very  fre- 
quently report  additions  to  the  churches, 
and  also  the  organization  of  new  ones. — 
Our  brotherhood  is  divided  into  districts, 
and  being  in  the  district  of  West  Virgin- 
ia recently,  and  in  conversing  with  one  of 
our  elders,  we  asked  him  of  the  state  of 
the  church  in  regard  to  the  progress  of 
the  doctrine  of  the  Gospel  as  held  and 
preaciied  by  the  Brethren  in  his  district. 
He  replied,  after  some  reflection,  that 
there  had  been  five  or  six  churches  organ- 
ized in  that  district  in  the  last  ten  years. 
There  has  been  quite  a  number  of  church- 
es of  our  Fraternity  organized  in  the 
Western  States  in  the  last  few  years,  and 
there  has  been  a  considerable  number  of 
accessions  to  the  churches  throughout  the 
brotherhood,  in  the  same  time. 

And  we  think  we  can  with  propriety 


adopt  the  language  used  by  St.  Luke  in 
describing  the  progress  of  Christian  truth 
in  the  primitive  church,  as  expressive  of 
the  condition  of  our  own  fraternity,  es- 
pecially in  regard  to  our  increase,  when 
he  says,  ''Then  had  the  churches  rest 
throughout  all  Judea  and  Galilee  and 
Samaria,  and  were  edified;  and  walking 
in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  com- 
fort of  the  Holy  Ghost,  were  multiplied." 


OLE  A  NrnG^^^  JOTTINGS. 

Editor  Absent. 

On  the  5th  inst.  the  editor  and  his 
wife,  and  Gracio,  their  younpest  daugh- 
ter, left  home  on  a  visit  of  love  to  the 
brethren  in  the  State  of  Marylai.d.  By 
last  news  from  them  they  were  at  Union 
Bridge  in  Carroll  county.  Their  letter 
was  dated  on  the  ]  1th,  and  states  that 
they  were  all  enjoying  themselves  very 
well.  On  the  12th  they  expected  to  go 
to  brother  D.  P'.  Sayler's.  We  wi-h 
them  a  pleasant  visit.  B. 

Business    Retarded. 

Our  machinist  having  failed  in  coming 
up  to  time  in  repairing  our  boiler,  we  had 
to  turn  out  machinist  in  daytime,  and  re- 
serve the  night  fur  business  and  rest. — 
We  secured  an  old-time  threshing- 
machine  horse-power,  and  part  of  a 
machine-shop,  and  succeeded  in  attaching 
them  to  the  press  so  as  to  run  it  pretty 
nicely.  We  are  mentally  worried  and 
physically  wearied,  and  beg  for  time  and 
patience.  B. 

Almanacs  for  1S70. 

Some  of  our  agents  are  sending  orders 
for  almanacs  for  1876.  It  is  all  right,  but 
they  must  wait  awhile  before  their  orders 
can  be  filled.  When  the  Almanac  is 
ready  due  notice  will  be  given.  B. 

Report  ot  A.  M.  lor  1876. 

1.  We  favor  a  full  report,  including  the 
names  of  speakers. 

2.  We  advocate  the  publishing  of  the 
report  in  pamphlet  form. 

3.  If  not  published  in  pamphlet  form, 
we  will  publish  a  report  as  FULL  AS  THE 
A.  M.  WILL  ALLOW. 

This  statement  is  made  to  enable  our 
agents  to  answer  inquiries  on  this  subject. 
The  probability  is  that  the  report  will  be 
published  in  pamphlet  form  and  prohib- 
ited in  the  papers.  B. 


A  Welcome  Visitor.— We  take 
pleasure  in  recording  a  visit  from  brother 
II.  E.  Holsinger,  the  former  editor,  pub- 
lisher, and  proprietor  of  the  Christian 
Family  Compttnion.  He  spent  part  of 
two  days  with  us,  coming  on  the  5th  inst., 
and  leaving  on  the  day  following.  He 
seems  to  enjoy  good  health,  and  manifes- 
ted his  usual  zeal  in  the  good  cause. 

Brother  Holsinger  is  now  engaged  in 
teaching  music.  He  is  also  actively  at 
work  in  revising  the  Brethren's  Tune  and 
Hymn  Book.  It  will  yet  require  some 
time  to  complete  the  work,  and  we  be- 
speak for  him  patience  on  the  part  of 
those  who  are  anxiously  waiting  for  it, 
and  feel  safe  in  encouraging  them  to  ex- 
pect imperlant  improvements  in  the  new 
edition.  When  the  book  is  ready  for 
distribution  we  will  give  notice  of  it. 

B. 

With  No.  40  our  Prospectus  for  1876 
was  sent  out.  If  any  of  our  agents  were 
missed,  we  should  be  pleased  to  hear 
from  them,  and  we  will  cheerfully  send 
an  outfit.  We  have  but  little  room  to 
say  anything  to  agents  in  this  issue;  but 
we  hope  that  all  our  agents  and  all  our 
friendly  readers,  will  exert  themselves 
to  secure  subscribers  for  the  Phimitive 
Christian.  The  paper  is  to  be  enlarged, 
and  in  other  respects  improved;  and  we 
believe  that  these  improvements  will  be 
appreciated,  and  hope  that  there  will  bo 
a  strong  and  united  effort  made  to  ex- 
tend the  circulation.  We  ought  to  have 
ten  thousand  subscribers;  and,  if  a  united 
effort  is  made,  we  can  have  them.  More 
in  next  issue.  B. 

Plain  Millinery.— Our  young  sisters 
Annie  Holsinger  and  Amanda  Mussel- 
man  have  associated  in  business  at  Ber- 
lin, Pa.,  and  would  respectfully  solicit  all 
kinds  of  plain  millinery  work,  such  as 
bonnets,  caps,  hoods,  dresses,  cloaks, 
knitted  and  crocheted  work,  and  ladies' 
wear  of  any  pattern,  on  shortest  notice, 
and  satisfaction  guaranteed.  Material 
furnished  at  fair  prices. 

Sister  Mary  R.  Charles,  Wrightsville, 
Pa.,  September  27th,  1875,  says  : 
"Inclosed  you  will  find  25  cents  for  the 
Danish  fund,  and  10  cents  for  the  ^•tein 
fund.  I  feel  like  doing  something  for 
the  good  cause.  And  now.  as  1  am 
writing,  my  little  boy,  (George  M.,)  says : 
"Put  10  cents  in  for  me,  mamma,  for  the 
Danish  fund."     Now  it  will  bo  45  cents," 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Corrrajinitdettce  of  church  ttiws  tolicited/ro:r< 
all  parti  of  Ihe  Brctherhoed.  Wriier^s  name 
and  addreti required  on  every  eommunxcation 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith,  liejecied  cotitmutU- 
latioiis  or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
ommui'.ieatiom  fcr  jmblicaticn  yliould  be  lorit 
tsKupouone  aitieofthex)ie^t  only. 

Report  of   Treasnrer  of  Dituish 
FnniE. 

Lanark  Cauroll  Co.,  III.    1 
October  1st,  1875      ) 
Brother  Qiiiinter : — 

I  send  you  a  list 
of  all  the  moneys  that  have  been 
sent  and  handed  to  lue  by  the  church- 
es, and  bj  individuals,  up  to  this 
date. 

W.  IL  Hopkins,  $  0.  10 

Mineral  Creek  church,  Mo.  75 

A  Sister,  50 

Sarah  li.  Mayer,  25 

Ilickery  Grove  church.  Ills.  75 

Maquoketa  church.  Iov.'a.  45 

Keplogle,  Unionvillo,  Iowa.  80 

J.  Qiiinter,  Meyersjale,  Pa.       50  00 
Nettle  Creek   church,    VVavne 

Co.,  Ind.  '         5  55 

Pudge  church,  1  50 

Ashland,  Ashland  Co.,  Ohio.       1  50 
Avie  Hoover,  Marlberry, Stark 

Co.,  Ohio.  50 

A  young  sister,  25 

Nancy  I.  Miller,  Shelby,  Iowa.         20 
Jacob  J.  Miller,      "         "  25 

Newhope  church,  August  Co., 

Virginia.  3  35 

David  Snyder,  Warnock,  Ohio.     1  00 

Total  $67  70 

The  above  is  a  correct   account   of 

all  the  moneys  that  I    have    received 

to  October  1st,  1875,  belonging  to  the 

Dauib-h  Fund. 

Isaac  Rowland,     Treasurer, 


Dnuisli  Foud— Give  that  Yoa 
Fvel  It. 

JBrolher  Quiiiter : — 

lOriclosed  find  one  dollar  for  the 
Dani.'-h  Fund.  I  send  twenty  five  cents 
for  fatlicr,  Iwentyfive  cents  for  mother, 
twonty  five  ccni.s  for  brother,  —  who  nil 
died  sovcrai  ycar.s  npo,  and  who,  I  fcol 
sure,  if  they  were  livinjr,  would  send  if, — 
and  twtint.y  five  cents  more  for  myself. 

I  .%nt,  fifty  cents  sonie  time  ngo,  when 
our  church  made  up  money  for  chat  ])ur- 
pose.  I  am  not  willinp  to  offer  my  Lord 
a  penny,  tjut  1  wi.sh  liini  tc  have  some  of 
the  larger  pieces.  Ilo  hiin  done  .w  much 
for  mc,  and  nivcii  mc  llir  IIt,ili:  T  have. — 
We,  as  brethren  and  (-i.sitrs,  when  we 
give  to  the  Lord,  should  ><ive  enough  to 
j'td  it.     With  8uch  sacrifiooa  God  is  well 


pleased.  I  have  long  talked  and  i)reach 
ed  up  the  neccs.sity  of  more  fully  spread- 
ing the  Gospel;  and  have  prayed  for  such 
a  movement.  Now,  dear  members,  here 
is  an  opportunity  to  lay  up  treasures  in 
heaven.  Sliall  I  sati-fy  my.<-elf  with  a 
r.euiiy  at  a  time?  God  forbid;  let  us,  as 
God's  children,  be  in  earnc.'^t,  and  send 
the  bread  of  life  to  tho.«e  for  whom  Christ 
died,  in  Denmark  as  well  as  for  the  Amer- 
i'.;an  people. 

Since  the  world  has  taken  such  a  hold 
upon  the  the  American  people,  and  the 
love  of  many  professed  Chri.«tians  waxed 
cold,  let  us  turn  to  oilier  nations;  and  es- 
pecially since  such  a  door  is  opened  in  a 
part  of  the  old  world.  Yet,  let  us  not 
slack  our  efforts  at  home.  Let  us  cry 
aloud  and  spare  not;  and  spread  the  Gos- 
pel, which  lo  the  only  means  of  salvation. 

Now,  dear  brethren  and  si.->ters,  these 
of  you  who  have  given  a  few  pennies 
for  the  {ilorious  cause,  send  up 
another  installment  of  a  few  dimes  or 
dollars.  Let  us  make  deposits  in  the 
bank  above;  and  when  we  got  sick,  we 
will  feel  good  over  it,  and  when  dying, 
feel  better  still  to  know  that  we  have  giv- 
en some  big  pieces  to  the  Lord. 
Yours  in  Gospel  bonds, 

A  Pilgrim. 

St.  Joe  County,  Ind. 


Jacksonville,  Oregon.) 
September  25;h,  1875.      j" 

Dear  BreUtren : 

Having  had  nuruerous 
letters  and  enquiries  alioul  my  where- 
abouts, and  why  I  did  not  write  for 
the  paper,  I  am  induced  this  morn- 
ing to  write  a  few  lines  in  response  to 
all. 

By  the  beading  of  this  you  cau  see 
that  I  am  on  the  Pacific  Slope,  near 
the  western  cstretuity  of  Oregon,  iu 
the  renowned  Rogue  River  Valley — 
renowned  not  only  for  its  rich  soil, 
products,  and  beautiful  scenery,  but 
for  its  fine  climate,  which  is  not  ex- 
celled in  any  country  under  the  sun, 
the  temperature  averaging  about  58° 
during  the  whole  year,  neither  hot 
nor  cold,  but  almost  even,  summer 
and  winter.  This  summer  was  some- 
what of  an  exception  ;  for  it  was  very 
hot,  at  times  as  high  as  100°.  But 
eveu  theu  it  did  not  seem  excessive, 
for  the  air  is  so  pure  and  bracing  that 
the  heat  is  not  felt  like  in  the  Missis- 
sippi Valley.  At  this  time  of  year  it 
is  most  disagreeable  on  account  of  the 
dust  and  smoke.  The  stuoke  comes 
from  the  fires  iu  the  mountains,  and 
settles  down  on  the  valley,  which  j 
miikes  it  loc^k  (juite  gloomy.  But  we 
will  soon  have  rain,  when  everything  < 
will  be  clear  as  8  whistle,   and   the ' 


grass  will  begin  to  grow  again,  and 
farmers  put  in  tleir  uext  year's  crops  ; 
for  all  the  crops,  except  corn,  are  put 
in  during  the  rainy  season.  1  would 
hero  remark  that  the  rainy  seasoa 
here  is  not  the  great  pcare-crow  that 
many  in  the  East  believe  it  to  be;  for 
really  the  weather  in  the  western 
states  along  the  Mississippi  in  the 
mouth  of  April,  is  more  disagreeable 
than  are  the  winters  here.  There 
does  not  such  a  wonderful  amount  of 
rain  fall  here  either,  but  enough  for  all 
practical  purposes. 

Besides  agriculture  and  stock  rais- 
ing, this  is  a  mining  country  ;  but  of 
late  years  not  much  has  been  done  on 
account  of  scarcity  of  TV'aler.  An  in- 
dustrious person  can  do  well  here, 
but  it  is  verily  a  laud  of  complaints, 
for  money  is  rather  a  scarce  article, 
owing  to  no  communication  with  the 
rest  of  creation,  except  by  wagons 
and  stage,  which  mok'S  travel  high 
and  money  ccarca.  But  1  have  never 
beeu  iu  a  place  where  people  had  a 
bvJtter  and  more  abundant  supply  of 
the  necessaries  of  life,  the  grain  and 
fiuit  crops  being  immense;  yet,  with 
all  this,  1  know  of  bit  one  individual 
that  does  not  complain,  that  being 
myself;  and  why  i^hould  I  complain — 
or  any  one  else  if  lh«y  have  plenty  to 
live  on  ? 

Sickness  here  is  as  mere  nothing; 
for  what  few  are  siek  make  themselves 
so  by  some  indiscretion  ;  yet  some 
die  here,  but  more  fro.ii  cccideut  than 
any  other  way  ;  also  occa-jiouly  some 
contagious  diseases,  like  diptberia  and 
small  pox,  carry  off  many,  iu  the 
last  six  months,  only  three  funerals 
have  taken  place  iu  this  cemetery  :  one 
child,  from  sickness ;  one  man,  from 
a  wound  ;  and  another  had  his  neck 
broken  by  a  fall  ;  and  all  this  out  of  a 
very  mixed  population  of  about  1,500 
— very  mixed  meaning  many  nation- 
alities, but  will  tell  you  about  them 
and  the  cemetery  some  other  lime, 
*  *  *  We  have  all  the  religious  de- 
nominations here  iu  America,  besides 
many  from  Asia  and  Eun  pe,  each 
working  for  his  creeds  with  might 
and  main,  and  many  uf  them  also  take 
all  the  secret  organizations  with  tbe:u 
they  can  pay  for, — things  that  are 
almost  imperatively  necessary  for  the 
existanco  of  many  of  the  churches,  for 
they  have  so  mixed  the  church  and 
world  by  affairs  together,! hat  tbey  io 
hardly  know  which  is  the  greater, 
but  my  acquaintance  with  many 
shows,  that  the  church  comes   in   on 


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the  second  line,  and  that  their  grange 
&c.  is  of  the  first  importauce — tha 
two,  to  my  mind,  are  as  opposite  as 
the  poles,  for  what  concord  has  light 
with  da7-kness. 

I  have  not  been  to  a  meeting  of  the 
Brethren  for  almost  four  years,  but 
have  met  a  few  of  them  in  the  valley, 
several  living  here  but  much  scatter- 
ed, all  are  just  as  zealous  as  though 
there  was  uotbing  to  oppose,  and  I 
have  not  beard  of  any  that  joined  in 
with  other  churches  or  the  devil,  but 
all  live  in  hopes  of  some  day  or  other 
having  a  church  in  this  valley. 

Emigration  from  the  East  has  been 
lively,  but  little  of  it  has  como  to  this 
valley,  owing  to  its  isolated  condi- 
tion ;  besides  many  that  come  here 
go  away  disappointed,  for  they  expect 
to  find  perfection,  which,  by  the  way, 
is  not  here.  If  a  person  wishes  to 
enjoy  this  country,  he  must  como  and 
make  his  home  here  awhile.  Invalids 
come  here,  got  well  and  fat,  and  then 
sigh  for  their  old  homes,  and  are  not 
content  to  "let  well  enough  alone." 
Since  on  the  coast  my  health  has  been 
very  good  ;  have  enjoyed  myself  well, 
have  hunted  much  and  been  quite  suc- 
cessful ;  besides  I  teach  school,  and 
could  be  employed  at  it  all  the  time 
if  I  wished  to  do  so.  Hoping  there 
is  peace  and  prosperity  throughout 
the  brotherhood,  I  subscribe  myself 
yours,  &c. 

J.  S.  McFadden. 


Our  Scrap-Book. 

THE  MISSIONARY    MOVEMENT  IN 
NOKTHERN    ILLINOIS 

At  the  District  Meeting  last  Spring, 
a  proposition  was  presented  to  send 
ministers  to  preach  the  gospel  in  the 
territory  lying  between  the  southern 
line  of  Lee  and  Whiteside  counties, 
and  the  northern  line  of  the  south- 
ern Illinois  District;  but  it  failed  to 
assume  a  definite  shape.  Many 
brethren,  feeling  that  so  large  a  field 
should  not  remain  ignorant  of  the 
great  and  undying  principles  of  the 
gospel,  took  measures  to  send  evan- 
gelists to  the  region  named. 

Should  any  one  wish  to  know  our 
plan  of  reaching  those  who  know 
nothing  of  the  doctrine  as  preached 
and  practiced  by  the  brethren,  they 
can  receive  full  particulars  by  ad- 
dressing Bro.  S.  n.  Sprogle,  Shan- 
non, Ills.,  who  has  been  untiring  in 
his  efl'urt  to  raske  the  mission  suc- 
cessful ;  at  least  the  preliminaries 
thereof 


Brother  David  Rittonhouse  and 
David  M.  Miller,  will  pass  through 
Henry  and  McDonough  counties  ; 
and  Bro.  Enoch  Eby  and  Lemuel 
Hillery  will  take  a  route  east  of  those 
counties.  Should  there  be  any  breth- 
ren or  sisters  living  in  the  counties 
named,  or  east  of  those  counties,  they 
can  address  Enoch  Eby,  Orange- 
ville,  Stephenson  Co.,  Ills,,  or  D.  M. 
Miller,  Lanark,  Carroll  Co.,  111.,  if 
they  desire  the  brethren  to  stop  and 
preach  to  the  people 

May  our  prayers  ascend  to  God 
for  the  SUCC3S8  of  the  missions.  Paul 
went  into  the  very  depths  of  heathen- 
ism to  tell  the  story  of  the  cross  ; 
and  we  feel  glad  that  there  are  even 
some  in  the  present  day  who  are  not 
afraid  or  ashamed  to  venture  among 
the  perverters  of  gospel  truth.  It  is  a 
responsible  undertaking, — not  strewn 
very  thickly  with  flowers  and  "ease- 
beds,"  but  rather  filled  with  thorns 
and  hedges,  for  this  reason  the 
prayers  of  those  who  have  received 
"like  precious  faith"  should  ascend 
daily  in  behalf  of  those  dear  breth- 
ren who  have  been  sent. 

DANISH  PUBLICATIONS. 

The  majority  of  the  churches  in 
the  northern  Ills,  district  have  al- 
ready acted  in  response  to  our  re- 
quest for  a  committee,  and  the  com- 
mittee will  meet  at  Cherry  Grove, 
Oct.  21st. 

To  disabuso  the  minds  of  those 
who  have  mixed  together  the  publi- 
cation of  paFiiphlets  and  the  sending 
of  ministers  to  Denmark,  we  wish  to 
say  that  the  committee  called  for, 
do  not  intend  to  pass  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  sending  ministers.  We  call- 
ed for  a  committee  in  accordance  with 
Art,  29  of  the  minutes  of  1875.  We 
want  good  counsel  how  to  proceed, 
and  we  know  no  better  way  to  get  it 
than  to  call  on  each  church  to  send 
us  one  who  could  give  us  the  desired 
advice.  Thoir  advice  will  extend  so 
far  as  the  endorsement  of  a  plan  of 
getting  the  pamphlets  printed  and 
distributed.  They  will  also  listen  to 
the  reading  in  English  of  the  Danish 
works,  i,  e.  Bro.  Hope  will  read  in 
English  his  Danish  manuscript.  In 
this  way  the  committee  will  be  able  to 
determine  whether  the  spirit  and  style 
of  argument  has  been  successfully 
transferred  from  the  English  into  the 
Danish. 

In  thus  coming  together,  the 
churches  will    bo    enable    to   become 


pretty  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  Danish  matter.  The  members 
of  the  committee  can  give  the  breth- 
ren and  sisters  at  home  an  account  of 
the  work,  and  then,  when  the  good 
work  comes  up  to  the  District  Meet- 
ing, all  can  work  upon  fads,  and 
thus  do  the  v/ork  more  successfully. 
How  often  are  things  neglected  or 
defeated  for  the  want  of  knowledge 
on  our  part !  To  know,  is  to  act  right. 
It  is  pretty  difficult  to  act  right  with- 
out first  knowing.  Nor  is  it  wisdom 
to  try  to  cross  a  bridge  before  wo 
get  to  it.  Whf^n  when  we  get  to  the 
bridge  and  it  is  a  good  safe  structure, 
then  is  the  time  to  cross  it, — not  be- 
fore. 

QUERIES  AND  THEIR  ANSWERS 

(Continued.) 
3     "Does  it  soem    remarkable  that 
man  made  so  prone    to    evil    should 
receive  everlasting    condemna'.ioa    or 
punishment  ?" 

4.  (a)  God  has  imparted,  in  some 
degree,  to  man,  his  Spirit,  which  at 
death  returns  to  the  Giver,  (b)  Will 
he  receive  this  Spirit  again  for  pun- 
ishment? (c)  If  not,  will  be  be  sen- 
sible of  his  wrong  for  which  he  is 
suiiering  ?  {d)  Would  he  not  be  simi- 
lar to  the  brute  ? 

5.  On  the  other  hand,  would  not 
the  Maker  receive  punishment  also 
in  punishing  that  which  he  has 
made  ? — J.  W.  B n,  of  Virginia. 

2.  Ans. — God  did  not  make  man 
2jrone  to  evil.  He  made  man  good; 
but  man  waa  deceived,  and  that  de- 
ception made  him  prone  to  evil. 
Since  man  is  not  the  author  of  sin, 
but  was  led  into  it  by  Satan,  it  was 
not  the  righteousness  of  God  to  pun- 
ish man  ;  but  'it  pleased  the  Lord 
to  bruise  him  (Christ.)  And  the 
Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity 
of  us  all.  "  Isa.  53.  If  God  laid  up- 
on Christ  "the  iniquity  of  us  all," 
then  mayi.  cannot  suffer  for  that  iniq- 
uity. God  does  not  ask  a  debt  to  be 
paid  twice.  The  debt  being  paid, 
salvation  is  free  to  all.  But  the  one 
who  rejects  this  salvation  is  not  de- 
ceived ,  (the  fuct  is,  man  has  great- 
er offers  than  has  been  offered  to  the 
devil ;)  but  is  the  author  of  reject- 
ing eternal  life,  and  chooses  eternal 
punishment.  In  other  words,  the 
(;^«c<  of  rejecting  eternal  life  is  eter- 
nal punishment. 

4.  (a)  This  admitted.     See    Ecd. 

2.  (b)  If  by  "  this  Spirit"  ia 
meant  the  "breath  of  life,"    (Gen.  2  : 


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7,)  then  we  say,  Yes.  This  "breath 
of  life"  was  good  ;  and  since  "God 
is  a  Spirit,"  this  "breath  of  life"  was 
oy"  Him, — not  Him.  At  death,  God 
receives  this  "breath  of  lifd,"  aud  at 
the  resurrection  gives  it  back  to  man. 

(c)  Siuca  man  receives  at  the  res- 
urrection, his  former  consciousness, 
he  will  be  sensible  of  his  wrongs. 
(See  Luke  16  :  25).     (d)  No. 

5.  No.  The  Doity  cannot  suffer. 
If  the  Deity  could  be  disturbed  in  the 
punishment  of  man,  then  would  he 
also  have  been  disiurbed  in  the  tiiue 
of  the  flood.  If  God  could  Buffer  in 
the  punishment  of  man,  then  with 
the  same  propriety  we  might  say 
that  God  was  punished  by  the  death  of 
his  Son,  who  was  divine.  Does  the 
parent  feel  the  child's  pain  ?  If  not, 
is  it  not  possible  that  God  will  not 
feel  the  pain  which  man  brought 
upon  himself  by  rejecting  the  gospel  ? 

Let  us  act  the  part  of  wisdom  by 
using  the  means  of  grace,  and  there- 
by avoid  the  punishment  that  must 
follow  their  rejection.  Let  us  be  more 
concerned  about  ^'Ihe.  free  gift,'^  than 
about  tho  vain  speculations  and 
theories  of  man.  Let  us  all  "watch 
and  pray." 

Was  God  angry  with  his  Son 
when  he  poured  out  on  Jesus  his 
wralh    for    sin  ? 

Christian  hope 

No.  God  ever  loved  his  Son,  and 
ever  will ;  hence  never  was  and  nev- 
er will  be  augvy  with  his  Son. 

A  great  mountain  of  sin  bad  grown 
up  before  God  from  the  fall  of  Adam 
to  the  time  of  Christ,  as  well  as  all 
the  sins  in  the  future,  (except  the  one 
unto  death,)  therefore  God  had  to 
get  rid  of  them  ;  and  the  only  Being 
able  to  bear  them  was  his  "beloved 
Son."  Neither  men  nor  angels  were 
able  to  receive  such  a  weight;  but 
Christ  cou/d  aud  dt(Z.  Christ  "being 
the  brightness  of  bis  (God's)  glory, 
and  the  express  image  of  his  person," 
(Heb.  1  ;  3,)  was  able  lo  suffer. 
Jesus  A'as  not  only  tho  "image"  of 
his  (God's)  person,  but  the  "expre.^s 
image  of  his  person."  Men  aud  an- 
gels are  not  the  express  image  of 
God,  but  Jesus  alone.  The  sins  of 
the  world  killed  Jcbuh — not  God. 
IJy  "the  sins  of  the  world''  are  meant 
all  sins,  past  and  future,  except  the 
uiipurdoiiuble  hin,  or  "ilio  sin  unto 
death,"  which  is  not  believing  "the 
record  that  (Jod  gave  of  bis  Sou." 
J  John  T)  :  10.  I 


TO   A    REFORMER. 

Will  you  please  write  me  more 
explicitly  what  you  mean  by  "the 
idea  is  too  ignorant  and  inconsistent 
to  go  bnnd  in  hand  with  immersion 
in  all  places,  aud  at  all  times,  and  in 
all  kind*  of  circumstances  ?"  We 
failed  to  get  your  idea,  and  shall  be 
pleased  if  you  will  give  your  views 
more  clearly. 

M.  M.  ESIIELMAN. 


Lima.  Ouro,  1 
Oct.  7tli,  1875.      J 
Brother  Quinter: — 

By  these  lines  I  will 
inform  you  that  we  are  enjoying  common 
licaltli,  for  which,  in  our  way,  we  are 
trying  to  feol  thankful  to  the  giver  of  all 
good.  However  the  health  in  our  parts 
is  not  very  good,  in  a  general  \Tay  ;  but 
since  the  cool  weather,  the  health  is  im- 
proving. The  season  is  verv  good,  and 
the  growing  crop  ii*  now  promising  a 
good  .stand  for  winter- 

llf-li.^iously  we  are  prospering  slowly; 
a  few  arc  added  oceasionly. 

A  disposition  among  some  of  us  for 
holding  next  A.  M.  in  Ohio  is  being 
agitated.  We  hope  it  may  result  favor- 
ably. The  ohjection  among  us  to  hold- 
ding  the  A.  M.  is  not  on  account  of  cx- 
l)en>ics,  or  feeding  a  multitude,  but  it  is 
more  on  account  of  the  long  and  tedious 
iiryuments  offered  by  some  of  our  breth- 
ren, harasing  the  minds  of  many  a  good 
brother  at  whose  expense  they  are  offer- 
ing some  new  ideas. 

D.  Brower. 


Ei.DEUTON,  Pa.,  Oct.  2,  1875. 
Dear  Editors  : 

A>f  our  communion  meeting  is  over, 
I  am  glad  to  say  we  had  a  very  quiet, 
well-behavod  audience  ;  good  meetings, 
although  brief.  Brother  John  Wise  was 
with  us,  and  discussed  the  greatness  o 
the  Lord  as  our  Savior,  after  hi.s  u^ua 
able  manner. 

At  the  clo.sing  sermon  of  our  meeting, 
three  youths  came  out  from  the  world, 
asking  to  bo  taken  into  the  church. — 
^Vhde  angels,  fathers,  mothers,  and  the 
good  rejoiced,  1,  too,  felt  so,  not  only  to 
see  such  come  in  tender  age,  thus  to  obey 
the  Lord's  word,  hut  because  one  of  our 
pupils  was  of  the  number. 

l\Iay  they  lean  on  the  kind  shepherd's 
arm,  follow  his  bidding,  always  6ndii)g 
plcntit'ul  pasture  and  living  waters  in  the 
fold,  aud  not  have  any  desire  to  go  out 
into  the  elements,  or  excess  of  the  world, 
from  which  they  came,  or  ever  look  back 
witii  a  desire  to  be  there.  Let  the  pray~ 
ers  of  the  faithful  be  for  the  old  and 
young,  that  we  all  may  be  kept  from  fall- 
ing, and  (lod's  name  be  glorified  in  us, 
and  wc  in  liitn.  \Vc  have  Inngod  for 
I'aul,  so  to  speak,  that  m:iny  of  our  stu- 
denls   may  belijvo   and   glorify   God    by 


obedience  in  faith.  Our  health  is  as  usu- 
al. The  summer  seems  to  have  been 
short.  Prospects  ahead,  1  think,  are 
brighter.  We  are  thinking  of  meeting 
the  scLohrs  on  tho  10' li  lost. 
Yours  fraternally, 

Lewis  Kimmel. 


Dear  Brother  Qiiimer  :  — 

In  answer  to  brother  F.ke  in  No. 
38  of  C.  F.  C.  aud  G.  v.,  on  the  'kelch" 
([Uestion,  I  wish  to  say  that  brother  Say- 
lor,  brother  Noher,  and  myself  do  not 
differ  on  the  '■wluo"  question.  Brother 
Neher  says  in  No.  29,  that  the  German 
Word  "kclch''  moatiH  fermented  vi'ine,  and 
that  is  the  only  thing  to  which  I  took  ex- 
ception. That  the  Savior,  had  refurence 
to  the  contents  of  the  cup,  and  that  the 
contents  was  wine,  I  do  not  deny;  but  in 
order  to  prove  that  it  wa^f  wine,  we  refer 
to  Matthew  xxvi.  29.  Mi»rk  aud  Luke 
also  rjcord  tho  same.  The  term  kcJch  is 
used  in  Matth.  xx»i.  39,  where  it  certain- 
ly does  not  mean  fermented  wine.  In 
ilev.  xiv.  10,  we  read  of  wine  being  pour- 
ed vilo  the  "kelch." 

Brother  Neher  says,  "Prove  all;"  and 
that  was  what  I  was  trying  to  do,  and 
merely  asked  him  for  assistsincc.  But  as 
brother  Fikc  has  kindly  volunteered  his 
services,  and  thereby  relieved  brother  N., 
I  hoi)e,  theri-f'orc,  lia  will  gi»e  u.i  the 
pro(f  i\mi  kelch  iwyaus  ff  rote  it  tr.d  wine. — 
By  referring  to  Nos.  23  and  2-1,  present 
volume,  we  see  that  iliere  wa.s  quite  an 
animated  discussiou  at  the  lu.--t  A.  ]^I. 
about  tliis  wine  quos'ion.  Was  it  not 
very  unfortunate  that  there  wa.s  tio  one 
in  thct  large  and  intelligent  a.ssouibiage  of 
brethren  that  knew  that  /alch  meant/i"/-- 
mtnted  wine,  to  settle  the  matter  and  stop 
further  agitation  of  the  subject  ? 
Yours  in  lovo, 

Jacob  Misiiler. 

Mogadore,  0. 


Willow  Springs,  Kan.  | 
September  26th,  1875.      j 
Dear  Brother  Quinter  : 

I  drop  a  few  lines 
from  the  west.  Crops  are  good.  Corn  is 
very  licavy.  l*otatocs  are  remaikably 
good.  The  peoi>le  are  getting  up  feed  to 
winter  stock  well,  by  all  appearance. 
Prairie  grass  is  good.  Health  is  good, 
generally.  We  arc  putting  in  a  good  deal 
of  wheat.  The  weather  is  quite  dry  ; 
wheat  does  not  come  up  very  readily. 
Water  is  getting  quite  scarce.  The  [iros- 
pect  for  tlie  winter  is  umch  more  favora- 
ble than  it  was  Inst  fail.  Vi'e  liad  one 
frost  September  18th,  but  it  did  not  much 
damage  ;  corn  was  mostly  ripe. 

a.  W.  FiA)UY. 


Dear    Vixitor : — 

Tiio  Brethren  at  Jacob's 
Orcek  lield  a  communion  meoiing  on  the 
25th  of'Sei)leinber,  at  the  l''ayelto  mceli- 


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ing-liouse.  It  was  well  attended.  There 
was  pood  attention  and  excellent  order  ; 
j.nd  there  was  one  added  by  baptism 
They  also  held  an  election  for  two  deacons. 
The  choice  made  called  brethren  William 
Stahl  and  Joseph  Freed  to  said  office. 

The  church  here  appears  to  be  in  en- 
ergy for  pu.'-hing  on  tlic  cause.  ^lay  the 
Lord  preside  over  their  deliberations ', 
and  may  they  be  humble  and  pious  in 
their  daily  walk  ;  and  we  pray  that  they 
may  all  be  kept  from  the  snares  of  the 
evil  one,  and  in  the  end  saved  by  the 
word  of  the  Lord. 

J.  I.  Cover. 


Beatrice,  Nei.  | 
October  1st,  1875.      j 
Brother  James  : — 

Enclosed  you  will  find 
50  cents  for  the  Danish  fund.  Please  ac- 
knowledge it  as  contributed  by  the  sisters 
of  the  Beatrice  church.  We  are  all  poor 
in  this  world's  goods,  yet  we  feel  like 
giving  our  mite  to  aid  in  the  Danish  call 
for  the  true  principles  of  the  doctrine  of 
Christ,  and  hope  to  do  so  each  montli 
until  no  more  is  needed.  Our  church  is 
in  a  prosperous  condition.  We  organi- 
zed on  the  Tth  of  last  June  with  13  mem- 
bers, 2  ministers  and  2  deacons.  Since 
then  6  have  been  received  by  letter,  and 
12  by  baptism. 

Brother  Hcnr?  Brubaker  of  Morrison- 
ville.  Christian  Co.,  III.,  has  taken  tlie 
offer  of  friend  Crothers.  Wo  expect  him 
here  wilii  his  family  sometime  this  mcn'li. 
In  conclusion  1  will  inform  those  brethren 
that  contemplate  coming  west,  that  we 
would  like  to  have  them  visit  us  and  lake 
a  look  at  out  country  ;  for  we  think  we 
have  as  good  and  beautiful  land  as  can  be 
found  anywhere  in  this  western  country. 
M.  L.  SiiicK. 


MARRiED. 

By  the  uuderslgned,  at  tbe  residence  of 
the  biide'e  pareniB  in  Sallsbry.  Pa.,  on  the 
evening  of  the  30th  ©f  Sept.  Brother  Uil- 
TON  C.  Horner  of  Sunitnit,  and  sister  Mart 
LiTBNGOOO,  all  of  SoDderset  Co.,  Fa. 

Silas  C.  Keim. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  cUcumstan 
CCS  in  connection  wllu  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wisli  I©  use  all  alilie,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

Within  the  limits  of  the  Sandy  district,  of 
Columbiana  and  Stark  counties.  O,  August 
19i.h,  1875,  infant  daughter  of  C.  W.  and 
Elizabeth  Biery;  aged  29  days. 

Funeral  services  at  the  Qerman  Reformed 
church,  by  the  undersigned. 

J.  A.  Clement. 

Near  LaPlace,  Piatt  Co.,  111.,  Sept.  22nd, 
1875,  our  much  loved  sister  Catdakine 
KoNS  ;  aged  65  years  7  months  and  5  days. 
On  the  23rd,  she  was  followed  to  her  earthly 
resting  place  by  a  large  concourse  of  people. 
She  was  a  member  of  Ihd  church  for  about 
47  years    She  had  lived  with  her    first   hus. 


band.  Christian  Sbively,  SO  years  7  months 
and  28  days  ;  and  with  her  second,  John 
KuDS,  4  years  4  months  and  some  days  ;  and 
since  she  lived  a  widow.  She  leaves  one 
daughter,  grand  children,  and  the  church 
and  neighbors  to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  kind 
mother  and  sister.  We  can  truly  say  that 
our  loss  is  her  gain  ;  and  though  she  is  dead 
her  kindness  a  ud  simplicity  will  be  lo'g 
remembered.  Funeral  discourse  by  the 
Brethren,  from  2  Cor.  2  :  5. 

{Pilgrim  and  Vindicator  please  copy.) 

At  the  rteidt-nce  of  her  son  In  Moultrie 
Co.,  111.,  on  the  ]5lh  day  of  September,  1875, 
old  gr»ndmother  Hook  ;  ated  about  83  years. 
She  was  a  mt  mber  of  l^e  Lutheran  church, 
p-.rhaps;  End  was  a  good  neighbor  and  kind 
mother.  She  leaves  sons  and  daughters, 
grandchildren  and  others  to  mourn  her  loss. 
Funeral   sermon  by  the  Brethren. 

On  the  5t.h  day  of  September,  1875,  sister 
Ann  BiFFESMKTBR  ;  aged  .59  years  8  nios. 
and  10  daj-s.  ?he  was  a  widow,  formerly 
f  ora  Lancaster  Co.,  Fa.  She  wis  interred 
on  the  6th.  Funeral  sermon  by  the  breth- 
ren. 

Martin  Neher. 
{Pilgrvii  and  Vindicator  please  copy.) 

At  Lancaster,  Huntington  Co.,  Ind.,  in 
the  Salaraony  arm  of  the  church,  Sept.  18th, 
sister  Mukuay,  wife  of  elder  Samuel  Murray. 
For  the  last  nine  months  her  sutTerings  were 
truly  very  great, but  she  bore  all  with  Christ- 
ian resignation.  On  the  day  before  her 
death  the  deacons,  being  on  their  annual 
visit,  called  lo  see  the  family.  She  being 
very  weak,  thev  Ihougtit  they  would  not 
disturb  her.  Biolher  .Murray  told  them 
that  they  could  talk  with  her.  She  then 
saiJ  to  them  :  -'Do  JOl  be  afraid  lo  talk, 
brethren.  Do  not  be  cold.  B^  warm  in  the 
cause  of  Christ.  B«  a  light  to  the  world. 
Let  yonr  light  shine.  I  hope  you  will  have 
a  good  time  at  your  communion  ;  but  I  will 
have  a  better  one.  I  am  going  to  commune 
wit-b  tbe  angels."  She  dird  in  the  triumph 
of  failh;  sayiiig  that  her  way  waselearto  a  rest 
in  heaven  which  she  so  much  prayed  for. 
The  tereaved  need  not  sorrow  without  hope, 
as  their  loss  is  bf^rgain. 

In  Maumee  congregation,  Aug.  2l6t,  Levi 
WiLi.iAM  KI^T^ER,  eon  of  brother  Andrew 
and  sister  Kiutner;  aged  three  months.  Fu- 
neral occasion  improved  by  the  writer,  from 
Matth.  xviii.  1,  2.  The  above  parents  have 
buried  ten  children,  the  oldest  being  but  18 
months  of  age. 

Jacob  Brown. 

In  South  Bend,  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Ind.,  on 
Sunday,  Sept.  26i.h,  1875,  sister  Anna  Salm- 
on, daughter  of  Bro.  John  Witter,  8r.;  aged 
51  years  1  monih  and  21  days.  Funeral 
discourse  by  elder  C.  Weiiger.  Text  Kev. 
14  :  13.  Our  deceased  sister  was  a  very 
worthy  member  of  the  church  for  many 
years.  She  leaves  a  husband,  brothers  and 
sisters, and  a  large  circle  of  friends, to  mourn 
their  loss.  Her  afflictions  were  of  many 
years  standing,  (dropsy,)  which  she  bore 
with  great  patience  and  Christian  fortitude  ; 
never  murmuiing  or  complaining  ;  but  with 
uncomou  calmness  she  spoke  of  the  near 
approach  of  death,  and  her  undying  faith  in 
the  Savior,  and  of  a  blessed  immorrality 
beyond  the  grave.  She  ha^  fought  a  good 
fight,  she  has  kept  the  faith;  and  yielded  up 
her  life  to  inherit  a  crown  of  righteousnes. 
Oh  may  we  al^o  be  ready,  like  our  dear  sis- 
ter, lo  meet  death,  and  say,  "All  is  well  ;  1 
Will  gladly  go  with  thee." 

Aakon  Miller. 


In  the  Yellow  Creek  district,  Elkhart  Co., 
Ind.,  April  lOih,  1875,  little  Norman,  son  of 
brother  Joseph  and  sister  Elizabeth  Kulp  ; 
aged  2  years,  2  months,  and  25  days.  Fu- 
neral discourse  pr«ached  by  brother  Moses 
Hess  and  the  wilter,  from  Matt.  8  :  2,  3. 

In  the  same  church,  September  8th,  1875, 
youngest  daughter  of  brother  Henry  and  sis- 
ter Susan  Jcuos.  Funeral  sermon  by  brother 
John  Mctzl^r  and  the  writer,  from  James  4  : 
14.     Aged  6  mouths,  less  2  days. 

Also  in  the  same  church  Joun  Franklin, 
son  of  brother  Uosesand  sinter  Domer  ;  aged 
2  years,  3  months,  and  14  days.  Funeral 
service  by  older  D»vid  Y.  Miller  and  the 
writer,  from  Vlalt.  18:  1  and  6,  to  a  laige 
and  attentive  congregation. 

In  the  Elkhart  district,  Elkhart  county, 
Ind.,  Sept.  10  1875,  Marvin  Elton,  son  of 
brother  Henry  and  sister  Matilda  Wise,  and 
grandson  of  brother  David  Ilelman,  aged 
one  ytar  four  months  and  sixteen  days. — 
Funeral  sermon  by  brother  D.  Shively  and 
the  writer,  from  tbe  words,  "The  people  is 
grass." — Isaiah  xl.  7. 

Gabriel  Frame. 


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!  !  FARM    FOR   SALE  !  ! 

WHERE  SEEDTIME  AND  HARVEST  NEVER  FAIL. 

I  offer  ior  the  small  sum  of  $25  per  acre, 
180  acres  of  land,   within   2)4   miles    of 
two  nf  w  thriving  ra  Iroad  stations. 
Terms  easy.    Inquire  of 

A.  F.  THOMAS. 

Ml.  Etna,  Iowa. 

T.    S  .    DOME, 
PRODVCB  10IU9IISSI0N  IIOLSE 

Butter,    Eggs,     Poultry,    Dried    Fruits, 
Calves,  Sheep,  Pork,  Lard,  <fcc. 

iVo.  842  N.  Water  Street, 

Phtladelphia,  Pa. 


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ly  made. 


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Tbo  «'Oiie     FaiCb"  Viudicated; 

and  The  "Failh-alone"' Theory  Weighed  in 
the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting.  Send  for 
them,  and  put  them  to  woik  wherever  you 
can.  1  copy  15  ceutii  2  copies,  25  cents;  10 
copies  11.10.  Address  : 

M.  M.  EjJHEL.MAN, 
Lanark 
25-36.  Carroll  county  111. 

Italiau  <(iieen8  For  Sale.  Bred 
from  pure  and  choice  stock,  and  will  be  sent 
by  mail  or  express.  Send  stamp  for  price 
libl.  Satisfucliou  guaranteed  in  all  eases. 
Address  SAMUEL  tiUEENAWALT,  Ccar- 
foss  P.  O.,  Washington  Co.,  Md. 
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TI1£   eiXlPSK. 


NEW  AND  LATEST  IMPROVED 
FOKTABI.E    FAUXfl    ENGINE. 

Also,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
BoilerB,  Baw-MillP,  etc. 
For  new  descriptive  catalogues,  address 

Frich  <&:  Vo,, 
tf.  Waynesboro',  Franklin  Co-,  Pa. 


l*as!4over  aud  liortl't*  $iiiji>per. 

Eld.  John  Wise  says:  "Having;  pxamincd 
tlie  worlv  enl'tlcd  The  Pasi'j'ier  aud  Lo-cV- 
iiupper,  written  by  J.  W.  liEiiu,  1  uulicsila 
tiugly  express  my  ai'i)rol)alion  of  the  work, 
and  think  it  worthy  ol  public  patroaasje;  and 
eppccially  consider  t''at  it  should  be  in  tvery 
famihj  (if  the  Brotherh-)' d  " 

The  work  contains  258  pazps.  Prir'e, 
Bii'cle  copy  by  niail,$l.  AGENTS  WAN- 
TED. Ad'nSB, 

J.  VV.Hehk, 

Meyersdale, 
35  Somerset  Co  ,  Pa. 


WAI'EK  %¥HEl':e.  I 

T  IT  E      "BE  E  k's  "      W  H  e'e  L 

Is  grinding  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  jnst  improved  and  will  nse   one- 
third  Uss  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and'is  cheaper  and  better. 
Bend  ior  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Bebrs  a  Sons. 
Cocolamas,  Juniata,  Co.,  Pa. 
BEeus,  Gauglek  >fc  Cookr. 
Selen's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


A    1>£SIUABI.E     FARM    FOIt 
KAI.E. 

A  small  farm  of  31  acres  of  iood  land  2)4 
•cres  in  tinibci,  improved  by  a  two-story 
brick  bouse,  a  small  bank  tarn.  30x50  with 
wagon  shed  and  corn  crib  attached,  a  brick 
wash  houc'e.hogpen  wood-house, hen-house, 
aid  bake  oven  all  new  and  substantially 
built.  Also,  a  well  of  good  water  and  cis- 
lirn,  with  pumps  near  the  door;  near  100 
C4oice  fruit  trees  In  bearing— applii,  pcacli, 
p  ar,  clicrry,  apricoi;  also  grape  aud  other 
Btnall  fruit. 

This  farm  lies  3J/^  milts  north  of  Hagers- 
town,  Washington  county,  Maryland,  along 
■  t'ood  luri.pike,  leading  ti  llafferstown. — 
M  Us,  saw-mills,  and  t-chool  house  very  con- 
ve  lienl.  Quite  near  the  Longmendow  meet- 
ing liouRp.  in  the  IJi-aviT  Creek  church. 

Pi  ice — l<kW,0(M»  in  |ya>mnitP. 

Address,  ANN  KUWLANU, 

lUgerstown, 
88-41]  VVahhington  Co 


Md. 


.stover    Antomatic 
Wlud  Engine. 


For  pumpine  water, 
grinding  grain  ,itc.  Three 
years  in  successful  f  per- 
ation,  and  over  3,000 
111  UHe.  Tcok  Premium 
at  the  Illinois  S^ate  Fair 
over  18  competitors,  for 
regulating  best  in  a  storm 
and  running  in  a  li^bt 
breeze.  Is  particularly 
adapted  to  the  Eastern 
and  Southern  States  ow- 
._^.ix^  ;j^,^  ing  to  the  slight  brteze 
i^^!^2^iS;^3  r(  qired  to  operate  it. 
at  is  Si^ll-Regiilatlue. 
Will  not  blow  down  or  freeze  up  in  winter. 
Has  but  three  joints  dnd  two  places  to  oil. 
Can  tie  attached  to  any  pump.  Every  mill 
fully  warr.-jntefl.  For  descriptive  circular 
and  prioi  list,  address  manufacturers.  Sto- 
VEK  Wind  Engine  Co.,  Grceniastle,  Pa., 
or  H.  WooDM.VNSE,  Freeport.  111. 

jt*^  An  active  agent  wanted  in  every  coun- 
ty cast  of  the  Alleghsny  mountains.        [tf 


MOUNT   P  I^  E  .4  S  .^  M  T   1  Nf  STI- 
T  IJ  T  E  . 

W.^ST.MORKLANl)   COUNTi',  TENN'A. 
A.  K.   BEl.L,  D.  1)-,  -      President. 

JONATHAN  JONES,  A.  M.,  Principal. 
Z.  (;.  KU3H,  A.  M..  -  -  Assistant. 
L.  STRPIiENS,   A.  M  ,       -  " 

Mis8  E    C.  WALTER,         -  " 

Miss  M.  L.  PLQMMER,    -  " 

Miss  K.  NEWMYER,       Music  Teacher. 
Mrs.  M.LLOYD,        -        -         Matron. 
The    First  Term   of  the   school   year, 
1875-7(3,  begins  September  3ad,  1875. 

Depariiuents  ol  Instcuction. 

The  courses  of  study  pu'sued  iu  the  Insti- 
tute are  live,  viz  : 

1.  A  College  Preparatory  Conrse- 
II.  A  Scientific  Course   for   Lidies   aud 
Gentlemen. 

III.  A   Scientilic    Course  with    Latin    or 

Modern  Languages. 

IV.  A  Normal  Course.     For  those  prepar- 

ing to  teach. 
V.  A  Preparatory  Course.     For  those  not 
qualhled  lor  the  above  courses. 


Tiiitluu. 

In  regular  course,  -  -  $12  per  term. 
Preparatory    course,  -  10         " 

Board  aud  furnished  room  $3  50  per  week. 

Send  for  a  Catalogue.  Address  Principal. 
35-3m.  Mt-  Pi.EASiNT,  Pa. 


nWfflE  U'OUI.EN   FAirrOKY. 

We  are  iiiauufacturing  a  superior  article 
of  woolen  iroods  which  we  will  guarantee  to 
give  perfect  satisfaction.  And  we  will  send 
them  to  the  brethren,  or  to  anybody  that 
may  want  good  goods,  by  Express,  and  pay 
chnrgos  on  goods,  if  the  amount  is  ten  dol- 
lars or  more.  Having  been  in  the  business 
over  forty  years,  I  think  1  know  jnst  what 
farmers  want,  and  think  they  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  ta  correspond  with  me. 

Address  : 

JOHN  STUiiEBAKKR. 

HOMB  WOJLKN  KacTOHV, 

18  tf  Troy,  Ohio. 


a  clay  piMTiinlecd  iistuir  our  Wull 
Au).;er  A  Drills.  $iOO  n  moiiili 
li.ii'l  til  koihI  Ai;i  Mi3.  Aii/er  lir'"k 
Ireu.    Jlli^  Aujjut  (Ju.,  HI.  Luul»,  Mo. 


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CLEANER  AND  UAGGER, 
With  the  new  patent  separating  and 

END  ELEVATOR  ATTACHMENT. 

FOLDING  STACKER  k  WINDLASS. 

Also,  Mounted  and  Down  Poweus,  with 
Patent  Levbk  AKUANORMKNrs. 
Send  for  circular.     Address, 

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THE  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


('"injtleto  vnliiint 
mail  ullil  l^ri;:1is)t 


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»ini'  of  till'  c-;iilicst  vtilnniea,  Gur- 
V<.n-  i';irliciil:irs  adilrcitsi. 


II.  .1.  Kurtz,  Poland.  Oliio. 

Brethren's  Encyclopedia 

Miinttos.  collects*!  mul  arniii«i'(l  in  iilpliiilK'tical 
oiitor  liv  YM'-v  llfiMV  liiirf/..  rricc,  iHininl  in  niiia- 
liii  witli  AIi'xuii'Kt  BIiicii">i  MiitlngB,  $l..'iij.  In 
).nini.liUt     fi)im,    witliuut     JIuct'8    writings,   ^.75. 

A'llress, 

il.  J.  Kurt/,  Poland,  Ohio, 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

Tli»  Cliilriion'B  I'npcr  \t  a  niiutlv  illnslrnted  paper, 
iIoTotert  t"  llio  iiisiriKtion  of  itio  cliiliiron.  Onlr 
twi-nly-fivo  luiils  a  MMir.  Pri-niinnl«  to  HxenU  (let- 
ting up  cUibci.  .^t-Mil  stiaiip  for  «peciiiiun  copy.  AddresH, 

II.  J.  KiatTZ, 

Puldud.  Mnhonliig  Co.,  O. 


"A  righteous    man    regarcleth  the  life  of  hie 

beast." — Piiov.  xii.  10. 

N4FETY   (OM.AK  FAI»N. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pad  which  wc  mail  free 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  Uultcd  Slatee, 
upon  ll)8  receipt  by  letter  of  75c-  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1 .50  a  pair.  They  aro 
light,  handsorae,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  guarantee 
them  to  prrvent  horses'  necks  from  bocoin- 
ing  sore  fro-n  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reap'TS.  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  liemember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is   worth  a  pound    of    cure. 

Coi.i.ahs  :  '-Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
Collars,  ;4  ea.-li  orfSapai-.  Short  Straw 
Draft  Collars,  $3  each  or  10  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  finished  with  Safety  Collar  Padb  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  ExpreBs  oflice  on  re- 
ceipt of  pi  ice. 

Wholtsale  orders  8oliv;ited  from  dcakis. 
Satisfactiou  guarauteed. 

P.   11.  lilDAVRIt, 

Monlandon, 
18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 

l*iire-Bred  l<lglit   ItrnlimaN. 

Pea  comb,  t'ue  to  feather,  and  cannot  ho 
excelled  for  .sir.e,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
prcRs  to  any  om*  a  co;  Ue'cl  and  two  jullels, 
for  Uve  («;5.00)  dollars.     AddrcRK, 

8-  Heard, 

35.  Polo,  111? . 


0   F.  C.     Vol.  XI. 


G.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


AND— 


*^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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15Y  JAIHKS  QDBNTEK. 


'^If  ye  love  me,  keep  my  com»i«Jtrfr«cfi?«."— Jesus. 


At  S1.60  Per  Annnni' 


New  Series.  MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  OCT.  26,  1875.      Vol.  11.  No.  42. 


Tito  I'ettce  of  God. 


Wc  ask  for  Peace,  O  Lord  ! 

Thy  cbildicn  ask  thy  Peace; 
Not  what  the  woild  calls  rest, 

That  toil  and  care  (bonld  cease, 
That  lIiro"K''  blight,  sunny  houis 

Calm  lift:  el'.ould  flee  away. 
And  traiqnil  night  should  fade 
In  sniiiiiig  d;iy; — 
Jt  is  not  for  sach  Peace  that  we  would  pray. 

We  ask  for  Peace,  O  Lord  ! 

Yet  not  to  stand  s- cure, 
Girt  ronnd  with  iron  pride, 

Contented  to  endure  ;  • 
Crushing  the  gentle  strings 

That  human  hearts  should  know. 
Untouched  by  others'  joy 
Or  others'  woe ; — 
Thou,  O  dear  Lord,  wilt  never  teach  us  so. 

We  Bsk  thy  Peace,  O  Lord  ! 

Through  stoitn,  and  fear,  and  strife 
To  I'ght  and  guide  us  ou 

Through  a  long,  struggling  life. 
While  no  success  or  gain 

Shall  cheer  the  di'sperate  fight. 
Or  nerve,  what  the  woild  calls. 
Our  wasted  might; — 
Yet  prissing  through  the   darkness  to  the 
light. 

It  is  thine  own,  O  Lord, 

Who  toil  while  others  sleep; 
Who  sow  vvllh  lo\ing  ea;c 

What  other  hands  shall  reap  ; 
They  lean  on  thee  entranced. 
In  that  calm,  pcrfuct  rest  , 
Give  us  that  Peace,  O  Lord, 
Divine  anl  blest, 
Thou  keepest  for  those  hearts  who  love  the 
best.  , 


— We  are  no  accustomed  to  mas- 
querade ourselves  before  others  that 
we  are  often  cuught  deceiving  our- 
fcelves. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tbe  Kiscnssion  Between  Miller 
autl  SIod|i;es. 


BY  C.  n.    BALSBAUGir. 


In  reading  the  Bpeeches  of  these 
disputants,  1  was  frequenllj  reminded 
of  the  famous  debate  between  Lincoln 
and  Douglas.  Ou  one  si  ie,  the  sobri- 
ety and  conlideocs  of  truth  ;  on  the 
other,  the  adroitness,  evasions,  cir- 
cumlocutions, and  ipse  dixits  of  a 
sinking  cau.se.  The  Discussion  can- 
not fail  to  bring  into  contempt,  with 
many  ingenuous  inquirers  the  prac- 
tice of  pouring  and  sprinkling.  Broth- 
er Miller's  arguments  are  direct;  con- 
sistent, conclusive.  While  the  re- 
joinders of  Mr.  Hodges  are  so  evi- 
dently bent,  consciously  or  uncon- 
sciously, on  obscuring  the  true  issue, 
and  awakening  adverse  feeling  in  the 
audience  against  his  opponent,  that 
they  in  large  measure  carry  their  own 
refutation. 

The  closing  reply  is  a  reproach  to 
Christianity.  It  is  simply  au  appeai 
to  the  selfish  attributes  of  human 
nature.  So  to  caricature  and  misrep- 
resent is  utterly  beneath  a  noble  mind. 
He  says,  "We  have  enough  of  louo, 
loutro,  luulron,  of  baptizo,  rhautizo, 
ecvheo,  niplo  &c.,"  as  though  his  own 
side  were  not  as  rigidly  dependent  for 
success  (if  true)  ou  the  faithful  eluci- 
dation of  the.^e  terms,  as  that  of  his 
opponent.  This  is  putting  odium  on 
an  argument  for  the  sake  of  effect, 
when  it  would  gladly  be  made  availa- 
ble for  his  own  bent-fit  if  not  placed 
by  brother  Miller  beyond  bis  reach. 
Tliis  is  weak  and  di.sinj!:enu<)u><,  if  not 
decidedly  coar.se.  He  knew  that  tbcso 
words  were  a  power  in  the  di:  cuEsion, 
and    that   the  aeeuiacy    with    which 


they  wercf  employed  by  bis  opponent, 
and  the  persistency  with  which  he 
pressed  them,  could  not  but  make  a 
profound  impression  on  the  mind  of 
the  intelligent  candid  auditor. 

He  says  further,  "the  secondary 
meaning  of  the  word  baptizo  indicates 
the  trite  meaning  of  the  word."  This 
is  to  scandalize  every  honest,  compe- 
tent Greek  scholar,  and  is  a  forcible 
testimony  to  the  inadequacy  of  bis 
argument  in  favor  of  sprinkling,  or 
against  immersion.  The  meaning 
which  requires  so  much  twisting, 
frittering,  stretching,  and  prevarica- 
tion to  support  it,  has  no  more  claim 
to  Divine  authority  than  Peter-pence. 

He  closed  with  an  exceedingly  per- 
tinent anecdote,  only  it  applies  to 
himself,  and  not  to  brother  Miller.  It 
is  remarkable  that  bis  forensic  dexter- 
ity could  allow  him  to  perpetrate  a 
blunder  so  palpable  to  the  common 
mind.  All  the  interrogatories  put  to 
the  "old  negro"  were  Divinely  au- 
thenticated. But  the  sable  catechu- 
men was  mentally  related  to  his 
catechisers  as  Mr.  Hodges  is  to  Bro. 
Miller.  There  was  only  truth  on  one 
side,  and  incredulity  on  the  other. 
Here  is  the  pith  of  the  anecdote,  and 
it  is  a  fitting  summation  of  the  discus- 
sion. His  language  to  brother  Miller's 
arguments  is,  "No — dat  is  onpossible  ; 
I  can't  b'lieve  dat  no  bow  ;"  although 
it  is  just  as  true  as  the  "big  fish  story 
and  big  fire  story,"  which  proved 
too  much  for  the  faith  of  his  colored 
brother. 

Brother  Miller  has  made  an  able 
defence  of  "the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus," 
and  Mr.  Hodijos  has  clinched  it.  So 
may  the  great  "enemy  of  all  right- 
eousueaa"  ever  defeat  himself,  and 
uail  to  the  cross  the  tacritice  that  is  to 


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break  the  reign  otaiu,  and  eraancipate 
the  dupes  of  error. 

Ye  WILL  NOT  come  to  me  that 
ye  might  have  life.  John  5  :  40.  Ye 
BELIEVE  NOT  because  ye  are  not  of 
my  sheep.    John  10  :  26.       If   i   had 

NOT  COME     AND  "8P0KEN     UNTO    THEM, 

they  bad  not  hw^in  ;  but  now  they 
HAVE  NO  CLOAK  FOR  THEIR 
SIN.  John  15:22  THESE  SAY- 
INGS ARE  FAITHFUL  AND 
TRUE.  Rev.  22:  6. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Ntop  and  U'clgb  It. 


SELECTED   BY  H    K.  MINNICH. 


For  tub  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tbe  Fountain  ol  L.lfe. 


BY  D.  P.  SAYLER 


Oae  morning  an  enraged  country- 
man came  to  Mr.  M's  store  with  very 
angry  looks.  He  left  his  team  in  the 
Bireet,  and  had  a  good  stick  in  his 
band. 

"Mr.  M,"  said  the  angry  country- 
man, "I  bought  a  paper  of  nutmegs 
here  in  your  store,  and  when  I  got 
home  tiiey  were  more  than  half  wal- 
nuts; aud  that's  the  young  villian 
that  I  bought  'em  of,"  pointing  to 
John. 

"John,"  said  Mr.  M.,  "did  you  sell 
this  man  walnuts  for  nutmegs  ?" 

"No,  sir !''  was  the  ready  reply. 

'You  lie,  you  little  villian !"  said 
the  countryman,  still  more  enraged 
at  his  assurance. 

"Now,  look  here,"  said  John  ;  "if 
you  had  taken  the  trouble  to  weigh 
your  nutmegs,  you  would  have  found 
that  I  put  in  the  walnuts  gratis." 

"Oh,  you  gave  them  to  me,  did 
you  ?" 

"Yes,  sir;  1  threw  in  a  handful  for 
the  children  to  crack,"  said  John, 
laughing  at  the  sarne  time. 

"Well,  now,  if  that  ain't  a  young 
scamp!"  said  the  countryman,  his 
features  ralaxing  into  a  smile  as  he 
saw  through  the  matter. 

Much  hard  talk  and  bad  blood 
would  be  saved  if  people  would  slo]) 
to  weigh  before  they  blame  others. 

The  following  little  verse  is  sugges- 
tive of  our  duty,  and  is  worthy  of  be- 
ing committed  to  memory. 

'•It's  a  very  good  rule  in  all  things  of  life, 

When  judging  a  frleod  or  a  biolher, 
Not  to  look  at  the  (luestion  alone  ou  ODe  6lde> 

But  always  to  turn  to  the  other. 
"We  are  apt  to  be  eclflsh  In  our  ■views, 

Id  Ihe  Jostling,  headlong  race, 
And  80,  to  be  rltht,  ere  you  censure  a  man, 

Just  '/>«£  yonrtilf  Mo  hit  place.''  " 

Somerset,  Infl. 


"For  with  thee  i«  the  tountain  of  life  :  in 
thy  lieht  we  shall  see  light." — Psalms 
xxxvi-  9. 

Fountain,  signifies  self-supplying, 
self-existing;  also  original,  and  first 
principle  ;  cause,  or  source  of  any- 
thing. In  the  text,  fountain  is  ap- 
plied to  God  as  being  the  principle  of 
life  and  light;  beiug  self-exisling, 
his  being  does  not  depend  upon  any 
other  cause.  He  being  the  fountain 
of  life  and  light,  gives  life  to  all  his 
creation,  animal  as  well  as  vegeta- 
ble ;  all  life  springing  from  him,  the 
head  and  fountain  of  all  life  and  light. 
From  him  even  that  part  of  creation 
known  as  inanimate  has  the  life 
germ  in  it.  As  the  heart  in  man  by 
the  great  aorta  distributes  the  blood 
to  the  remote  parts  of  the  body  ;  so 
God,  the  great  fountain  of  life,  con- 
veys the  life-giving  streams  to  all 
the  worlds  aud  beings  he  has 
created. 

When  God  created  the  heaven  and 
the  earth,  he  said,  ''Let  the  waters 
bring  forth  abundantly  the  moving 
creature  that  hath  life,  and  fowl  that 
may  fly.  And  God  created  great 
whales,  and  every  living  creature 
that  moveth,  which  the  waters 
brought  forth ;  and  every  winged 
fowl.  And  God  said,  Let  the  earth 
bring  forth  the  living  creature  after 
his  kind,  cattle,  and  creeping  things, 
and  beasts  of  the  earth  after  his  kind; 
and  it  was  so.  And  God  said,  Let 
the  earth  bring  forth  grass,  and  herb 
yielding  seed,  and  the  fruit  tree 
yielding  fruit  after  his  kind,  whose 
seed  is  in  itself  upon  the  earth,  and 
it  was  so."  Thus  hath  God  the 
ly  fountain  of  life  impregnated 
water,  air,  and  the   earth    with 


which 


producing     properties, 
counts  for  the   continued 
of  new  species  of  insects, 
So  with  the  Lord  is   the 
all  life  and  light. 

Man  is  a  special  work  in  the 
work  of  creation.     "And    God 


on- 
tho 
life 
ac- 


appearance 
weeds  <fec. 
fountain  of 


great 
said 


the  breath  of  life,    and    man    became 
a  living    soul.     Thus    in    the   moat 
distinct  manner  does  God  show   that 
man  is  a  compound  being;  having   a 
body  and  a  soul,   distinctly   and    sep- 
arately created,  formed,    and    made  ; 
the  body  out  of   the    earth,   and    the 
soul  immediately  breathed  from    God 
himself     Does  not  this   work    in  the 
creation  of  man    strongly    mark   that 
the  soul  and  body    are    not   one  and 
the  same  thing.     The  body    being  of 
the  dust  of  the  earth,  is   earthy,    de- 
composable and  perishable  ;  the    soul 
being  of  God,   is    without    beginning 
or  end  of  days,  as    God    himself    is  ; 
hence  man  has  two  lives  to  live — the 
life  of  the  body,  and   the  life   of  the 
soul.     The  body  lives    and    has    its 
support  from  God    through    the   pro- 
ductions of  the  earth,  both    vegetable 
and    animal.     God    having    impreg- 
nated the  earth    with    life-producing 
properties,    the  use    of    its    produc- 
tions   supports     and    sustains    life  ; 
hence  in  the  sweat  of   the    face    man 
must  eat  bread  all  the  days  of  his  life 
ou  earth  ;  while  the  soul    derives    no 
bentfit,  no  support,  from  these  thingp. 
God  having  sent  his   word,    which 
is  life,  and  by  which  all  things    were 
made,  into  the  world  ;  and   God,    the 
fountian   of  life,    being    in    it,    it    is 
eternal  life,  for  it  liveth    and    abideth 
forever ;  and  the  soul    feeciing    on    it 
by  faith  aud  obedience,  will  have  eter- 
nal life.     Hence   it    is    written    that 
"Man  shall  not  live  by    bread  alone, 
but  by  every  word    that    proceedeth 
out  of  the  mouth  of  God."     Faith    in 
the  word  of  God  as  revealed    in    tho 
New     Testament     Scriptures,     with 
in.plicit  obedience  to  all  its    precept.-^, 
is  the  food  on  which    the    soul    lives 
and  feasts.     And  so  God    the    foun- 
tain of  life  is  the  life  of    the  soul    by 
aud  through  his  word. 

Even  as  God  is  the  fountain  of  life 
so  is  he  the  fountain  of  light :  "In 
thy  light  ice  shall  see  light.''  When 
God  said,  "Let  there  be  light:  and 
there  was  light,"  that  was  natural, 
or  physical  light,  and  by  it  the  eye 
sees  the  things  that  are. 
Clarke  says,  "Light  is  one  of 
most  astonishing  productions  of 


Let  us  make  man  in  our  image,  after  creative  skill  and  power  of  God 
our  likeness,  and  let  them  have  do- 
minion" &c.  In  creating  man  four 
words  are  used  to  express  the  work 
completed:  (1.)  "Let  us  nia^?e  man;" 
(2  )  "So  God  created  man  ;"  (3.) 
"And  the  Lord  God  formed  man  ; 
aud  (4.)  "breathed,  into    bis    nostrils 


Dr. 
the 
the 
it 
is  the  grand    medium  by    which    all 
his  other  works    are   discovered,    ex- 
amined, and    understood,    so   far    as 
they  can    be    known."     But    grand, 
excellent,  and  sublime    as    this    light 
is,  it  is  yet  too  dim  to  illuminate    the 
soul  which    sees    not    with    natural 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


659 


byes.  Bj  this  light  man  can  never 
see  the  kingdom  of  God,  though  it 
13  ihe  light  the  body  needs  to  enjoy 
the  things  of  God  so  far  as  this  nat- 
ural, or  the  life  of  the  body,  goes  ; 
but  the  soul  which  is  of  God  must 
have  another  light  in  which  to  work 
out  its  salvation  with  fear  and  trem- 
bling. The  word  which  at  the  first 
Baid,  "Let  there  be  light,"  was  made 
flesh  and  dwelt  among  men  in  the 
person  of  Jeeus  Christ.  In  him  was 
lifo,  and  that  life  was,  and  still  is, 
the  light  of  men.  That  was  the 
true  light,  which  lighteth  every  man 
that  Cometh  into  tlie  world.  In  this 
light,  thBlifc  and  wo7-d  of  the  Lord, 
by  which  life  and  immortality  is 
brought  to  light  through  the  gospel, 
we  see  light,  the  light  of  divine  truth, 
which  shines  and  penetrates  into  the 
dark  recesses  of  our  human,  carnal, 
and  benighted  minds.  In  reference 
to  the  natural  mind  of  man,  the  Script- 
ures abound  in  phrases  like  the  fol- 
lowing: "Thy  whole  body  shall  bo 
full  of  darkueas" — "How  great  is  that 
darkness" — 'Sitting  in  darkness,  and 
in  the  shadow  of  death" — "Men  love 
darkness" — "Chains  of  darkness" — 
"The  blaskness  of  darkness" — "Full 
of  darkness,"  &c.  &c.  How  needful 
that  God  the  fountain  of  light  should 
send  light  into  the  world,  so  that  in 
that  light  men  may  see  light. 

"In  thy  light  ive  shall  see  light." 
Christ,  the  true  light,  came  into  the 
world,  "to  give  light  to  them  that  sit 
in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of 
death,  to  guide  thoir  feet  into  the  way 
of  peace."  He  saith,  "I  am  the  light 
of  the  world  :  he  that  foUoweth  me 
shall  not  walk  in  darkness,  but  shall 
have  the  light  of  life.  To  open  their 
eyes,  and  to  turn  them  from  darkness 
to  light,  and  from  the  power  of  Satan 
nnto  God.  For  God,  who  command- 
eth  the  light  to  shine  out  of  darkness, 
hath  shined  in  our  hearts,  to  give  the 
light  of  the  knowledge  of  the  glory  of 
God  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ." 
And  so  "All  things  are  of  God,  who 
bath  reconciled  us  to  himself  by  Jesus 
Christ."  The  body  hath  its  life  from 
God  in  the  life-sustaining  productions 
of  the  earth.  The  soul  from  the  life 
and  virtue  in  his  word  ;  and  the  mind 
or  understanding  is  illuminated  by 
the  light  of  the  life  and  word  of  God 
by  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Then  let 
me  dear  reader  beseech  you  in  Christ's 
Btead  be  ye  reconciled  to  God  by  the 
word  of  reconciliation. 

Double  ripe  Creek,  Md, 


Bosns  Confession. 


The  ministers  tell  us  the  way  of  sal- 
vation is  very  easy  ;  we  have  only  to 
confess  our  sins,  and  Chri.st  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins  and  to 
cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. 
The  truth  is,  however,  that  nothing  is 
80  liard  as  to  confess  sin.  A  real, 
genuine,  6o>?a/irft;  confession  is  about 
the  rarest  utterance  one  ever  hoars. 
We  know  some  excellent  people  who 
never  in  their  lives,  never,  at  all 
events,  since  their  maturity,  have  gone 
frankly  to  the  public,  the  church,  or 
their  own  most  intimate  friend,  and 
said,  "I  was  wrong;  I  am  eorry  : 
forgive  me."  As  a  matter  of  curios- 
ity, we  wish  the  reader  would  stop 
right  here,  and  see  if  he  can  recall  one 
solitary  instance  in  which  he  has 
done  this. 

There  is  plenty  of  bogus  confes.sion  ; 
but  of  real,  honest  confession,  verj'  little. 

There  is  the  coiiffssion  conimnulato)-];. 
"I  tell  you,"  says  Mr.  A.,  "I  have  got 
an  awful  temper.  It  flames  up  iniglity 
quick  ;  don't  last  long  ;  but  it's  hot, 
while  it  burns.  There's  considerable  of 
tlie  lion  in  me,  and  I  suppo.se  there  al- 
ways will  be.  I  often  say  things  that  I 
am  sorry  for  afterwards.  But  I  cannot 
help  it.  It's  in  me,  and  it's  got  to  come 
out."  lie  thinks  he  has  made  a  confes- 
sion. Not  at  all.  He  has  been  patting 
himself  on  his  back,  and  pluming  him- 
self on  his  sin.  The  peacock  is  not 
prouder  of  his  tail  than  this  man  of  his 
pet  pavsion. 

There  is  the  confession  general.  The 
man  catches  up  the  general  confession  of 
public  prayer,  and  repeats  it  over  and 
over  in  prayer- meeting,  in  family  prayer, 
at  his  own  bedside  :  "I  have  done  the 
things  I  ought  not  to  have  done,  and  I 
have  left  undone  the  things  I  ought  to 
have  done,  and  there  is  no  health  in 
me."  Now  the  confession  of  a  congre- 
gation must  he  in  general  terms  j  hut  the 
confe.ssion  of  an  individual  to  his  own 
conscience  and  his  God  ought  to  be  par- 
ticular. If  Harry  were  to  come  to  me 
on  Monday  night  with,  "I  have  done  the 
things  I  ought  not  to  have  done,  and  left 
undone  the  things  I  ought  to  have  done, 
and  there  is  no  health  in  me,  good  night, 
father,"  and  again  on  Tuesday  night 
with,  "I  have  done  the  thii.gs,  &e. ,  good 
night,  father,"  by  Wednesday  night  I 
should  stop  him  and  say,  "Hold  here  a 
minute;  tell  me  some  of  the  things  you 
have  dona  that  you  ought  not  to  have 
done,  some  of  the  things  you  have  left 
undone  that  you  ought  to  have  done."  I 
should  ask  him,  in  the  language  of  law- 
yers, to  give  a  bill  of  particulars.  Confes 
sion  in  mere  general  terms  of  sinfulness 
is  no  confession  at  all. 

There  is  ihc  coi>fi;ssio7i  theological. 
This  is  tho  declaration  of  an  article  yf 


belief  It  is  in  effect  an  orthodox  syllo- 
gism, thus  :."AII  men  are  sinners  ;  I  am 
a  man  ;  tlierefore  I  am  a  sinner."  Some- 
times it  is  put  in  a  less  orthodox  way, 
thus  ;  "Oil  yes  I  I  suppose  I  am  a  sin- 
ner. All  men  are  sinners.  And  I  do  not 
pretend  to  he  any  better  than  my  neigh- 
bors. ' ' 

There  are  three  occasions  when  a  man 
has  nothing  to  do  with  his  neighbors  ; 
when  he  is  horn  ;  when  he  dies  ;  and 
when  he  stands  before  God's  judgment- 
scat.  And  there  is  a  fourth  occasion 
when  he  had  better  forget  his  neighbors, 
namelj',  when  he  stands  before  his  own 
conscience  to  be  judged.  Correct  views 
concerning  the  general  sinfulness  of  the 
race  are  important  ;  but  they  are  unim- 
portant compared  with  correct  views  con- 
cerning our  individual  selves.  We  have 
known  men  as  proud  as  Lucifer,  who 
were  unimpeachably  othodox  concerning 
Adam's  fall,  and  general  depravity  ;  and 
we  have  known  men  who  held  views  a 
great  deal  more  charitable  than  philo- 
sophical respecting  human  nature  in  gen- 
eral, who  keenly  felt  their  own  sins  and 
shortcomings,  and  thoir  own  need  of  a 
personal  Savior. 

It  is  very  easy  to  brag  of  our  sins,  or 
to  role  off  by  note  formal  confessions  of 
sins,  or  to  incorporate  in  our  creed  a  gen- 
eral recognition  of  the  general  sinfulness 
of  mankind.  But  those  are  only  bogus 
confe>sions.  To  go  to  God  and  say,  "In 
that  business  tansaction  I  was  mean,  in 
that  one  I  lied  ;  in  that  word  to  my  wife 
I  was  cruel  and  barbarous,  I  might  bet- 
ter have  struck  her  a  blow  with  my  hand 
than  with  my  tongue;  iu  that  punish- 
ment of  my  child  I  was  tyrannical  and  un- 
just; I  have  been  selfish,  proud,  vain, 
false,  mean" — that  may  be  a  simple  mat- 
ter, but  it  is  just  the  hardest  thing  any 
man  is  ever  called  on  to  do.  No  penance 
imposed  by  pope  or  priest,  no  pilgrimage 
by  Mohammedan  devotee  but  would  be 
easier  to  average  humanity.  And  it  is 
only  this  sort  of  confession  that  means 
anything. 

•-• 

Silauder. 

The  tongue  of  slander  is  never  tired. 
In  one  way  or  another  it  manages  to  keep 
itself  in  constant  employment.  Some- 
times it  drops  honey,  and  sometimes  gall. 
It  is  bitter  now,  and  then  sweet.  It  in- 
sinuates, or  assails  directly,  according  to 
circumstances.  It  will  hide  a  curse  under 
a  smooth  word,  and  administer  poison  in 
the  phrase  of  love.  Like  death  it  loves 
a  shilling  mark.  And  it  is  never  as  volu- 
ble and  eloquent  as  when  it  can  blight 
the  hopes  of  the  pure,  and  break  down 
the  character  of  the  brave  and  strong. 


Let  us  take  care  how  we  speak  of 
those  who  have  fallen  on  life's  field. 
Help  tbein  up — not  heap  scorn  upon 
them.  We  did  not  see  tho  conflict 
w©  do  not  know  tho  scare. 


660 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Oat  ol  l>urliiies;<i  luto  I>jght. 


"He  ba'ib  sent  nie  lo  \>\iu\  up  llie  biokan- 
hcartcd  ...  to  comfort  alUbat  uiourn  ...  to 
give  unto  them  beauty  for  asbes,  the  oil  of 
joy  for  mourning,  the  tjarnicnt  of  praise  for 
tbc  spiiit  of  heaviness. "—IsA.  Isi.  1-3. 
Darli  wa3  tbc  night  of  sorrow. 

Beuumbed  and  cold  I  lay, 
Konud  me  the  robe  of  heaviness, 

Eyes  c'osed  to  breaic  of  day; 
1  footsteps  heard,  but  could  uot  sec 

The  One  who  passed  that  way. 

I  heard  him  sloop  and  call  me, 
'  But  I  heeded  noi.     1  lay 
As  one  too  faiut  to  mark  or  care 

For  the  call  of  the  bright  aud  gay; 
1  knew  uot  the  "Man  of  Sorrows"'  though 
'Ttos  he  who  passed  that  way. 

He  spoke  ;  but  I  would  uot  not  answer— 

I  wished  him  away,  away. 
He  spoke  again,  but  1  deemed  him  one 

Who  had  robbed  me  of  sunshine's  ray — 
Who  had  stolen  my  treasures  and  left  me 
lone, 

Frenzied  with  wild  dismay. 

And  I  would  have  lain  in  ray  misery  ; 

1  begged  him  to  let  me  slay  ; 
But  he  genlly  came,  and  tenderly 

Lifted  me  as  1  lay  ; 
Aud  faint  and  weary   though  I  was, 

He  bore  me  thence  away. 

He  opened  my  eyes  to  the  sunshine 

Of  a  world  of  perfect  day  ; 
He  gave  me  treasure — oh  !  better  far 

Than  that  which  he  took  away  ! 
And  I  wear  the  gift  of  Jesus'  luvo. 

The  garment  of  praise  to-day. 

— London  Christian. 


KeTldvol  Brother  Roseuberger's 

Article  on  tlm  Keporllug 

<tii(^>>tlou. 


BY   LEWIS   0.    HUMMER. 


Having  carefully  read  brother  K.'s  ar- 
ticle, 1  .still  remain  unconverted.  And  if 
brotlicr  11.  will  grant  lue  the  same  j)rivi- 
Icge  lliat  he  takes  for  himself,  and  the 
weapons  he  rcconimends  in  his  article,  I 
will  commence  the  work  of  reviewing. 

He  say;--,  "argument,  strong  reason, 
sound  .speccli  that  cannot  he  condemned, 
is  to  lie  tlic  ruling  element  in  the  churcli." 
JJrotlier  Jl.  liaving  given  us  tlic  ruling 
clement  in  the  churcli,  we  will  proceed  to 
use  it.  I  will  not  attempt  to  sustain  all 
the  arguments  offered  at  our  late  Annual 
IMceting,  in  favor  of  a  full  report;  hut 
will  consent  to  risk  my  case  by  assigning 
one  reason  out  of  many. 

In  the  first  place,  we  must  know  the 
ohjeet  of  our  Annual  Meeting  before  we 
can  oomiirelKUid  the  ncccssiiy  of  n  full 
ii'port.  J'iii?  (»hj(Ht  i.i  lo  ohl:iin  all  tin! 
ii^ht  upon  .'.ubjects  on  which  there  existM 


a  difference  of  opinion  among  the  mem- 
bers; each  side    ofTens    their    views   and 
the  arguments  th  it  sustain  them;  and  if 
(he  arguments  are  self  evident,  or  of  suf- 
ficient force  to  command  universal  accep 
tance,  the  controversy  is  at  an  end,  a  un- 
ion of  sentiment  cstabli-shed  and  a  greater 
knowledge  of  the    Bible  obtained.     The 
olject  of  our  Annual   Meeting  is  a  good 
one, — one  that  eycry   one   shculd  feel  a 
deep  interest  in;  for   we    all  need  more 
lialit  and  knowledge  of  the   Holy  Bible. 
When  1  look  around  tue  and  see  such  a 
heterogeneous  mass  of  absuiditios  )iracli- 
cod  among  Christians,  and  then  look  into 
the  future  and  see  the  near  approach  of 
the  time  when    Chrisi-ianiiy  must  stand 
upon  its  own  merits  or  fall,  it  makes  me 
feel  like  my  brother  11,  that  I  ought  to 
try  and  convert  my  brethren,  and  1  must 
ask  for  admission  into  the  columns  of  our 
periodicals.     All  that  I  regret  is  that  our 
periodicals  are  not  appreciated    as  they 
should  be.     They  should  be  enlarged  to 
sufficient  size  to   admit   all   articles   that 
might  impart  more  knowledge.     Articles 
of  a  controversial  character  impart  more 
knowledge  than  others.     I  am  decidedly 
in  favor  of  more  controversy  in  our  church 
l)aper,-.     Let  Christians  of  other  persua- 
sions and  the  world  around  us  know  that 
we  are  b.oncst  in  our  jirolession,  that  we 
are  truly  disciples  in  the  sc'iool  of  Christ, 
that  we  spare   neither  time  nor  money  to 
advance  us  in  the  school.     I  do  not  think 
that  brother  11.  thinks  wc  are  done  learn 
ing   or    that  Christianity   is   thoroughly 
understood.     If  he  does,  there  are  some 
who  do  not,  ami  like  brother  11.,  wish  to 
convert  their  brethren  in  error.     And  in 
order  to  effect  their  conversion,  they  must 
do  just  as    brother    li.   has  done, — first 
point  out  the  truth  and  then  expose  the 
error.     So  brother  K.  luust  see  the  pro- 
priety of  controversy,  which    is   entirely 
unavoidable  in  the  Christian  school.     The 
object  of  our  Annual  meeting  is  to  actjuire 
knowledge.    For  this  we  leave  our  homes, 
spend  our  time  and    money    to  meet,  or 
unite  all  or  as  much  of  the  talents  of  the 
church  as  possible.     Then   we  have  the 
arguments  from  both  sides;  and  according 
to  the  arguments  our  decisions  are  form- 
ed.    The  arguments,  then,  are  what  wc 
want,  and  not  the   controversy;  but  con- 
troversy is  necessary  to   obtain  the  argu- 
ments.    If  somelimes  a  brotlicr  becomes 
discouraged  with  the  views  of  his  brc'.li- 
rcn  in  error,  aud  allows  himself  to  become 
jjcrsonal  in  his  remarks,  we  all  know  that 
he  docs   wrong;    but  if  he  at  the  same 
time  gives  us  good,  sound  arguments  to 
sustain  his  side  of  the   issue;  the  argu- 
ments should  not.  be  underrated  or  their 
merits  overlooked.     Neither  should  con- 
trover.sy  be   underrated   nor  its   benefits 
overlooked.     Brother  B.  has  well  said  and 
well    knows,  what  should  be    the    ruling 
element  in  the  church— sound  argument, 
i'ut  he  lah'Ms  hard  to  destroy  the  process 
by  wliicli  the  ari-'umonts  are  acquired. — 
iirothiir  B.'s    lipgie    in    this    is    lame  and 
necrls  a  surgical  operation,  and  if  I  per- 


form the  work  and  restore  him  sound  he 
will  only  he  the  more  u-scful,  and  for  such 
service  he  should  not  only  thank  me,  but 
love  me.  (if  1  do  the  work  free  of  charge), 
although  I  have  performed  the  cure  with 
an  instrument  he  very  much  dislikes,  viz  : 
controversy.       I   know  that  the  personal 
remarks  that  are  made  when  discu.ssion 
is  engaged  in  are  sometimes  very  distaste- 
ful to  many  of  our  well-meaning  and  be- 
loved   brethren;   and   their  feelings  yrc 
often  wounded  and  we  are  made  sorry  on 
their  account,  that  such  personalities  were 
used,  and  would  gladly  heal  their  wound.s. 
But  we  cannot  afford  to  sacrifice  a  process 
so  efiicicnt  in  the  acquirement  of  knowl- 
cUge   in  order   to   effect  a  cure.     And  I 
hoi)c  brother  R  and  those  like  him  will 
make   all    due    allowance    and    thereby 
heal  theraselve-!,  and  instead  of  entering 
their  protest  against  controversy,  enter  it 
against  personalities,  which  is  the  proper 
place.     The  object  of  our  Annual  Meet- 
ing being  the  acquirement  of  knowledge 
by  arguments  or  sound  reason,  all  those 
who  go  to  the  Annual   Meeting  got  the 
advantage  of  these  arguments,  but  those 
who  remain  at  home  are  entirely  ignorant 
of  these  arguments,  and  can  give  no  rea- 
son for  the  decisions  of  the  church.  They 
are  ignorant  themselves  aud  cannot  im- 
part  any    knowledge    to   others.     Ninc- 
tenlhs  of  the  whole    brotherhood  remain 
in  ignorance,  and  are  therefore  un.ihle  to 
give  an  answer  (to  those  who  ask)  of  the 
liopc  that   is   within    them.     Hnw  many 
even  among  the  brethren  are  able  to  give 
an  answer  of  the  hope  that  is  within  them? 
And  then  go  to  other  churches  who  are 
so  ignorant   that  they  know  but  little  or 
DOtliing  of  Christianity.     Oh,  what  igno- 
rance pervades  the  Christian  world  1    And 
foi'  this  reason  alone  a  full  report  is  not 
only  allowable  but  demanded,  not  only  by 
the  church  but   by    the   word   of  eternal 
truth.    Brother  Jude,  under  the  guidance 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,   in  his   epistle  to  all 
Christians,  says  it  was  needful  for  him  to 
write  and  exhort  them   that  they  should 
cctriicstli/  contend  for  the  truth  or  faith 
which  was  delivered  to  the  saints.    Here 
we  liave  an  express  command  by  the  au- 
thority of  the  Holy  Spirit  to  be  contro- 
versial.    But  brother  11.  seems  to  think 
an  angel  communicated  to  him  the  light 
he  obtained  at  our  late  Annual  Meeting, 
and  the  sleepless  night  at  home.     But  L 
am  inclined  to  think  it  was  only  a  creature 
manufactured  by  his  own  iniaginatioi>. — 
At  any  rate  I  will  prefer  the  l{ib!o  Kevc- 
lations  to  imaginary  angelic  ones.     Being 
commanded  to  be  contentious  about  the 
truth,  1  think  we  should  obey  orders. — 
This  is  just  what  we  do  at  our  Annual 
Meeting — contend  for   the  faith  or  truth 
as  delivered  to  the  saints.     And   we  arc 
also  commanded  to  manifest  a  courteous 
or  Christian  .spirit  in  our  controversies. 
This  cotumand  is  often    disobeyed.     Wc 
are  also  commanded  to  have  forbearance 
one    with    aiiotlun'.     'I'his,  loo,    is   often 
overlooked.     Now  iflhc  two  latter  i-om- 
mandds  wore  obeyed,  no   fault  could  •)« 


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found  against  contioversy.  Brother  11. 
should  have  filed  his  jirotcst  a^fainst  por- 
Bonalities  and  strictly  obj^erve  Chri.slian 
forbearance  and  liicn  lie  would  rot  have 
needed  that  light  that  ho  claims  to  liave 
obtained  at  our  late  Annual  Mcciing  and 
(hereby  engao:o  in  warfare  against  the 
Holy  Spirit.  L:!t  brother  l\.  and  all  who 
favor  liis  view  of  the  ca>o,  remeojbcr  that 
they,  loo,  are  coumninded  to  contend  for 
the  i'aith  of  the  Gospel.  And  how  can 
they  contend  foi-  a  thing  of  which  they 
.are  ignorant?  Ignorance  or  a  distaste 
f  )r  personalities  will  not  excuse  your  in- 
dolence in  the  dsy  nf  judgment.  I'rollier 
K.  may  reply  that  ho  is  doing  ju'-t  tiiat 
which  I  recommend — he  is  revealing  the 
truth  or  faiih  as  delivered  to  the  saint.s. 
IJut  is  he  not  using  the  same  means  that 
lie  is  t lying  to  destroy.  lie  uses  the 
fiword  of  controver.sy  to  establish  his  view 
of  the  cakC.  He  should  allow  his  breth- 
ren who  differ  with  liim  the  same  sword 
to  defend  them.*elves. 

lirothor  11.,  afier  all,  is  not  fii;liting 
against  controversy,  Ibr  he  JiimscH"  says 
it  is  unavoidable  ;  but  the  repoit  of  the 
jjjeeting  is  what  he  is  warring  ngainst, — 
and  instead  of  meeting  us  wiili  good, 
sound  arguments,  he  is  trying  to  bewilder 
U.-5  by  firing  his  shot  and  shell  at  consro- 
ver.>y.  Why  has  he  brought  cnntrover.-y 
into  the  battle?  Whiit  has  Mr.  Contro- 
ver.'-y  to  do  with  Mr.  lleport?  Jliist  he 
eliminate  Mr.  Controversy  in  ordrr  to 
convict  IMr.  lleport?  This  is  a  strange 
course  of  procedure  in  warfare,  to  criin- 
iriuLe  an  innocent  man  in  order  to  Cijnviot, 
the  guilty  one.  I  will  now  lay  aside  his 
manner  of  procedure  and  meet  him  fuiily 
on  the  issue — the   reporting  question. 

He  first  calis  attention  to  the  fact  that  a 
report  stands  opposed  to  the  encourage- 
ment of  the  saints  and  the  conversion  of 
the  sinner,  and  then  goes  on  to  prove  tiie 
fact  from  his  obt^ervations  of  the  evil.i  of 
controversy.  There  is  no  evil,  in  contro- 
versy itself,  but  it  may  be  the  means  of 
evil.  Just  so  with  Christianity  it-clf  An 
improper  use  of  anythitig  may  result  in 
evil.  Christianity  is  a  good  thing,  but 
look  at  the  evil  it,  has  done.  Whisky  is 
a  good  thing,  but  lock  at  the  evil  it  has 
done.  A  gun  is  a  very  good  thing,  but 
lock  at  the  evil  it  has  done.  A  rope  is  a 
vciy  good  thing  to  tie  a  calf,  but  put  it 
around  your  neck  and  hang  yourself  and 
evil  is  tiie  result.  Christianity  was  sent 
from  heaven  as  a  means  of  salvation,  but 
look  at  the  millioius  of  lives  it  destroyed. 
Aud  will  brother  11.  be  willing  to  give  up 
Christiauity  and  its  benefits  on  account 
ofiis  evil  use  or  abuse?  1  liojic  nof. — 
And  does  he  expect  us  to  give  up  a  full 
reiiort  of  ihe  Ani.ual  Meeting  on  account 
of  the  evil  resulting  from  the  abuse  of 
controversy  ?  And  now  I  will  engage  to 
show  that  both  controversy  and  -a  lull  re- 
port of  the  Annual  Meeting  are  no  barri- 
ers to  the  courage  ot  Christians  or  the 
conversion^of  sinners,  but  just  the  reverse. 
AVhat  did  the  Jewish  Eabbi  do,  or 
what  was  essealial  for  him  to  do  to  con- 


vert his  brethren  to  Christianity?  To 
convince  them  by  solid  arguments  that 
carried  conviction  to  the  heart.  Argu- 
ment that  mastered  their  knowled^'o  and 
cairied  the  truth  to  their  hearts  with  such 
force  that  they  could  not  resist,  buD  were 
compelled  to  submit  to  its  power.  This 
is  just  what  brother  K.  must  do  to  con- 
vert his  brethren  to  his  views.  Bat  un- 
til ho  has  something  more  formidable 
than  his  present  article  contains,  his  posi- 
tion is  easily  refuted,  and  conviction  or 
conversion  is  out  of  tlie  question.  And 
inasmuch  as  it  is  argument  upon  which 
the  Christian  bases  his  hopes  of  future 
felicity,  and  as  it  is  argument  that  convicts 
and  converts  the  sinner,  and  as  a  report 
of  Annual  iMeeting  is  a  source  and  the 
best  source  to  acquire  these  arguments, 
does  it  not  follow  that  the  report  would 
be  of  incalculable  benefit. 

What  would  brother  R  ,  take  in  ex- 
change for  his  knowledge  of  Jesus?  and 
what  would  he  take  if  his  knowledge 
were  tenfold  more  ?  The  greater  tlie 
knowledge  the  stronger  the  incentive. 
And  if  a  report  of  Annual  Meeting  is  a 
means  of  disseminating  knowledge  so 
much  desired,  liow  can  it  be  so  destruc 
tive  to  Christian  courage  and  the  conver- 
sion of  sinners  ?  I  shall  notice  but  one 
point  in  brother  R's.  argument  from  na- 
turalism, and  that  is  the  small  quantity  of 
salt  mi.Ked  with  so  much  mud  as  to  make 
it,  worthless  ;  but  I  ask,  is  the  small  par- 
ticle of  salt  not  as  good  when  extracted, 
or  soperated,  froni  the  filth,  or  mud,  as 
though  it  had  never  been  thus  mixed ? 
This  is  the  object  of  our  A.  31.,  to  gath- 
er the  truth  from  the  great  mass  of  error 
that  is  mixed  up  by  men  of  little  knowl- 
cdg-;  and  no  desire  to  learn.  Controversy 
being  the  lefining  process,  by  which 
truth  is  brought  out  from  error,  it  is  in- 
despensable. 

Brother  R.  goes  on  to  criticise  our  edi- 
tors for  hititing  about  the  great  addition- 
al expense  of  publishing  a  report.  Tins 
is  all  right  and  proper  ;  and  if  our  edi- 
tors are  at  additional  expense  to  sectire  a 
reporter,  they  should  be  lemembered  and 
remunerated  in  seme  way. 

Then  he  asks, "Has  there  ever  been  one 
sinner  converted  or  one  saint  encouraged 
from  the  agitation  of  the  reporting  ques- 
tion?" lam  not  able  to  say  about  the 
conversion  of  sinners,  as  but  few,  if  any, 
ever  heard  of  the  agitation  ;  but  many 
saints  are  encouraged  to  know  that  the 
UHijority  is  in  favor  of  a  full  report,  and 
that  we  will  have  one  by  another  year,  so 
that  we  who  are  poor  and  live  from  the 
place  of  A.  M.  can  have  the  benefit  of 
said  Meeting. 

Brother  ll's  sixth  and  last  argument  is 
based  upon  the  mere  assertion  that  the 
advocates  of  the  reporting  theory  liave 
not  one  single  logical  argument.  This 
assertion  1  will  allow  to  go  for  what  it  is 
werth. 

He  also  feels  very  safe  behind  his  en- 
trenchments ;  but  if  I  do  not  rout  him, it 
will  be  because  he  has  not  the  perspicacity 


to  di>^cover  the  force  of  my  arguments. 
I  have  shown  that    his   course    ol'  proce- 
dure   is    illogical ;   that  he  had  to  crimin- 
ate an    innocent  to  convict,  as  lie  thinks, 
the  guilty  one.     I    have   given   hut   one 
argument   to    answer,  and   if   he   meetrt 
that,  I  will  surrender  lik    a   man.     I  will 
never  undertake  to  defend  my  cause  hy 
criminating  the   innocent  to  convict  the 
guilty.     If  the  report  is  an  evil,  why  did 
brother  11.  not  point  it  out?     If  the  con- 
troversy is  the  evil,  why  did  he  not  open 
upon  A.  M.  ?     To  be  firing  at  a  report,  of 
A.  M.,  is  virtually  firing  at  A.  K.     If  a 
report   is   a   useless    expense,   and  of  no 
benefit  to  any  one,  A.   JM.    is    the    same. 
A  report  is  nothing  more  than  the  pro- 
ceedings of  A    M.  reduced  to  jnint  ;  tmd 
if  the  proceedings  are    so    distastcd'ul    to 
brother   11,  and    many  others,  whj' not 
fight  A.  iM.  ?    Th.e   proiier  (lue.stion   i", 
V  A.    M.    beneficial?     Let   brother   R. 
bring  Gideon  and  his  warriors  again.-t  A. 
31.,  and   1   think  some  little  fears  will  be 
apprehended.       He     is      now     engaged 
against  A.  M.,  but  appears  to  be  so  un- 
fortunate as  not  to  perceive  it.       lie  still 
keeiis  firing  away  at  the  evil  of  a  rejiort, 
but   haiipened   to   strike   A.   INI.  with    a 
shell,  at  last.      He  foresees  that  a  major- 
ity will   rule    A.  M.,  and   that   a   reiiort 
will  be  granted  by  A  M.     He,    with    hi.s 
men  of  war,  mu.sl  feel  a  little  alarmed, 
seeing  they  are  outnumbered,  and  must 
surrender  (^r  ignor'^  the  authority  of  the 
churcli.     Brotiier  11.  savs,  '  Tiin  m.ajorlty 
is  not  always  light. "     From  this  I   infer 
th:!t  he  v.'onld  not  submit  t,o  tlu;  docisioti 
of  A.  M.    He  ij^nores  the  right  of  the  ma- 
jority to  rrilc.  This  is  to  dcitroy  the  light 
of  the  ch'.irch  to  rule",  and  he  goes  on  and 
tells  us  what  the  leading  element  should 
be — not    tlie    m:ijority,    but   "argument, 
sound  reason."  &i".       'i'iiis  is  as  much  as 
to  say,  "I  will    not    surreiid'r  to  the  au- 
thority of  the  church,  but  to  argument, 
sound    reason,  i*cc."     This   is  coming  to 
the  jioint.     B-ing  your  baitsries  to  brnr 
upon  the  proceedings  of  A.  M.,  instead 
of  the  report ;  for,  as  I  have  already  said, 
the  report  is  nothing  more  than  the  pro- 
ceedings  reduced    to    print,  and  lo  light 
against  the  report  is  to  fight  against  the 
proceedings  of  A.  M. 

Were  I  in  favor  of  church  power,  I 
would  continue  to  review  broiher  11. 's  ar- 
gument?; but  iiitpuiuch  as  I  loath  and 
abhor  church  power,-  I  will  never  write 
against  the  dictation  of  my  own  c  m- 
scicnce.  Brother  11.  has  some  proper 
conceptions  of  church  government.  He 
is  correct  when  he  says,  "argument, 
sound  reason"  should  be  the  leading  de- 
ments in  the  church,  for  this  is  the  very 
essence  of  Christianity.  It  is  the  essence 
of  Popery  to  assume  any  autiiority  but 
that  of  argument. 

Having  already  said  more  than  I  start- 
ed out  to  say,  I  must  close,  hoping  my 
brother  11.  may  receive  some  lighr  from 
what  I  have  written,  with  that  of  broth- 
er Quinter.  We,  like  our  beloved  broth- 
er, feel  for  hia  conversion.     He  has  tal- 


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ents.  if  properly  cnltivafcd,  that  will 
qualify  him  for  usefulness  in  his  Master's 
cause;  and  alfhough  I  liave  been  soiue- 
what  critical  in  my  review.  I  hope  broth- 
er 11.  will  take  no  offence;  for  I  can  assure 
him  that  I  have  written  with  the  very 
best  of  feelings,  and  that  I  lay  no  claim 
to  his  judgment*.  If  I  convince  him  1 
do  him  service;  if  I  fail,  I  have  no  com 
plaints  to  make.  He  is  not  accountable 
to  me,  and  I  concede  to  him  the  same 
privilcKC  that  I  take  to  myself^to  be 
honest  with  his  own  convictions,  and 
judge  for  himself.  May  tliis  little  con- 
troversy bo  the  means  of  shedding  light 
on  this  perplexing  question,  is  my  desire. 
North  Topehi,  Kansas. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Time. 


BY  PETER  STUCKMAN. 

"And  the  angel  which  I  taw  stand  upon 
the  sea  and  upon  tlie  eanh.  lifted  up  his 
hand  'o  heaven  and  swore  by  him  that  liv- 
eth  forever  and  ever,  who  cieated  heaycn 
and  the  thinuR  that  Ihcrriii  aie,  and  the 
P4»rih,  and  ttie  tilings  tliat  Ihcicin  are  and 
ihu  sea  and  the  tljiiigs  whicli  are  Ibeiciu, 
thai.  Iheic  should  be  time  uo  longer." 

On  reading  a  subject  like  this,  the 
questiou  arises,  What  is  time  but 
the  measuring  of  duration,  as  days, 
moaths,  and  years  ?  In  other  words 
it  la  the  duration  of  the  application 
of  God's  remedial  means  of  mercy  to 
a  dying  aud  sinful  world.  Our  race 
has  been  permitted  to  live  for  nearly 
BIX  thousand  years  since  its  fall  from 
original  holiness  ;  but  as  it  had  its  bo- 
ginniug  it  will  Lave  its  end.  But 
God  in  his  long-suffering,  infiuite 
wisdom  and  mercy,  is  not  willing 
that  ono  soul  should  be  lost,  and  thus 
sent  a  heavenly  messenger  which 
took  his  position  with  one  foot  on  the 
land  and  the  other  on  the  sea,  indi- 
cating authority  over  all.  These 
words  seem  to  have  a  three-fold 
meaning,  the  first  referring  to  the 
dealings  of  God  with  us  as  individuals. 
As  the  angel  declared  in  relation  to 
time  in  general,  so  the  angel  of  death 
is  proclaiming  every  second  to  some 
of  our  race,  that  time  shall  be  no 
longer — the  time  in  which  we  have 
access  to  the  means  of  grace,  the 
tiaie  of  God's  forbearance  with  us, 
the  time  in  which  we  have  to  enjoy 
tiie  society  of  our  companions  aud 
friends. 

Secondly,  it  refers  to  the  general 
conflagration,  which  wo  are  led  to 
believe  will  lake  place  when  the 
whole  world  are  gathered  together 
for  battle,  when  the  sixth  vial  of 
•wrath  is  poured  out   upon   the  great 


river  of  Euphrates,  and  it  is  dried 
up ;  when  God's  sealed  elect  will 
come  riding  on  white  horses,  a  hun- 
dred hundred  thousand  ;  when  the 
wine  press  is  trodden  and  the  blood 
has  come  to  the  horses'  bridles  by 
the  space  of  a  thousand  and  six 
hundred  furlongs ;  when  the  world 
and  all  its  fine  towers  and  temples 
will  be  wrapped  into  flames  of  the 
last  and  general  conflagration  ;  when 
the  sun  has  gone  out  in  darkness,  and 
the  stars  have  fallen,  like  worlds  of 
fire,  from  their  courses  on  high  ; 
when  the  heavens  will  depart  as  a 
scroll,  and  Christ  will  come  riding 
upon  a  cloud  of  glory;  when  the 
righteous  from  their  long  resting 
places  are  startled  forth  to  life  and 
immortality,  and  are  caught  up  to 
meet  the  Lord  in  the  air,  and  the 
living  millions  of  the  wicked  are 
howling,  in  the  madness  of  dispair, 
for  the  rocka  and  mountains  to  fall 
on  them  aud  hide  them  from  the  rug- 
ged and  awlul  crisis  ;  when  voices  of 
much  people  in  heaven  are  sounding, 
"Alleluia,  salvation,  and  glory,  and 
honor,  and  power  unto  the  omnipo- 
tent Lord  God  almighty." 

Thirdly,  it  refers  to  the  final 
judgment  when  time  will  be  swal- 
lowed up  in  eternity,  and  the  dead 
will  stand  up,  both  small  aud  great, 
rich  and  poor.bond  and  free,to  be  judg- 
ed according  to  their  works.  Then 
will  parents  learn  for  the  first  time 
what  have  been  the  lives  of  their 
children  ,  then  will  children  see  bow 
many  etrors  clustered  around  the 
lives  of  parents,  then  will  wives  and 
husbands,  brothers  and  sisters,  learn 
of  each  other  what  they  never  dream- 
ed of  before,  and  the  secrets  of  all 
hearts  will  be  made  known. 

Miljord,  bid. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wkite  Kock.— War. 


BY  GEORGE  K.  SAPPINGTON. 


Seven  miles  north-west  of  Frederick, 
on  the  eastern  side  of  the  Catoctiu 
Mountains,  a  few  hundred  feet  from 
their  summit,  is  situated  White  Rock. 
Its  elevation  above  sea-level  is  about 
four  thousand  feet,  and  arising  per- 
pendicularly from  the  side  of  the 
mountain  to  a  height  of  seventy-five 
feet,  it  affords  a  fine  view  of  the  lovely 
valley  of  Frederick.  Far  to  the  north- 
east can  be  distinctly  seen  llouud 
Top    and    the   mountains  encircling 


Gettysburg.  In  the  valley  below,  by 
means  of  the  woods  and  other  familiar 
land-marks,  you  can  trace  the  course 
of  the  Mouocacy  along  the  base  of  the 
S  ugar  Loaf  mountain  to  its  confluence 
with  the  Potomac.  Walking  but  a 
few  rods  to  the  top  of  the  mountain, 
you  can  see  in  the  west  South  Moun- 
tain, farther  on,  the  mountains  around 
Antietam,  and  far  to  the  soath-west 
Harper's  Ferry  Gap,  Monooacy,  Har- 
per's Ferry,  South  Mountain,  Antie- 
tam, Gettysburg  !  What  sad  memo- 
ries cluster  around  those  old  battle- 
fields I  How  many  homes  made 
desolate,  hearts  broken  in  those  bloody 
conflicts  I 

All  is  peaceful  now,  and  those  fields 
are  as  smiling,  those  woods  as  sober, 
as  if  nothing  had  ever  disturbed  their 
quiet  repose.  Nothing  now  remains 
to  tell  of  the  desolation  and  horrors  of 
war,  but  the  numerous  graves  in  the 
national  cemeteries,  (proving  literally 
that  "they  that  take  the  sword  shall 
perish  by  the  sword,")  and  the  dark- 
ened homes  far  away. 

From  the  cold,  rugged  hills  of  the 
North,  from  the  sunny  South,  and  the 
far  West,  thousands  of  men  crowded 
together,  with  the  deadliest  weapons 
human  ingenuity  could  invent,  for  the 
purpose  of  ^n7/^ng'  each  other.  And 
for  what?  For  the  Union?  No. 
For  the  slaves?  No.  For  States' 
Rights?  No:  Massachussettp,  the 
deadliest  enemy  of  the  South,  had 
twice  attempted  to  secede  from  the 
Union  before  the  war ;  and  travel  in 
the  North  and  West  has  confirmed 
me  in  the  opinion  that  the  bitterest 
enemy  the  negro  has  is  the  Northern- 
er ;  and  the  simple  questiou  of  the 
right  of  a  state  to  secede  would  not 
call  men  from  their  homes  and  fire- 
sides to  risk  the  unequal  chances  of 
war.  These  were  but  empty  names 
to  smother  the  real  eause.  What 
then  was  the  cause  ?  Prejudice  and 
hate.  Few  of  the  wars  in  ancient  or 
modern  times  originated  from  any 
other  cause.  I  cannot  for  the  life  of 
me  see,  how  men,  who  read  the  Bible, 
can  throw  over  war,  which  is  the 
gratification  of  prejudice  aud  hate,  the 
garb  of  religion.  Never  in  a  single 
instance  do  the  teachings  aud  exam- 
ples of  Christ  or  the  Apostles  defend 
war.  But  the  whole  life  of  our  bless- 
ed Lord  is  one  continual  argument 
for  peace  and  against  war.  He  knew 
there  would  be  war  aud  took  every 
opportunity  he  could  to  speak  of  it ; 
aud  used  bis  influence  ia   bis   day  to 


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prevent  the  Jews  from  rebelling 
against  Civaar.  In  the  plainest  terms, 
he  encouraged  peace :  "Blessed  are 
the  peacemakers :  for  they  shall  be 
called  the  children  of  God  ;"  and  de- 
nounced war:  "They  that  take  the 
sword  shall  perish  by  the  sword." 

The  sword  of  the  Christian  is  the 
sword  of  the  Spirit,  not  that  which 
sheds  blood,  desolates  homes,  and 
breaks  hearts.  It  is  the  sword  that 
governs  stubborn  passions,  defends 
truth,  and  wars  continually  against 
Satan  wherever  he  can  be  found.  No 
higher  encomium  could  be  pronounc- 
ed upon  the  Christian  mode  of  war- 
fare than  these  words  of  Solomon : 
"He  that  is  slow  to  anger  is  better 
than  the  mighty  ;  and  he  that  ruleth 
his  spirit  than  he  that  taketh  a  city." 
Nothing  is  more  beautiful  than  to  see 
a  true  Christian,  quiet  and  unassum- 
ing, loving  and  cheerful,  with  a  smile 
for  every  one;  giving  freely  to  the 
poor  and  helping  them  in  a  dozen 
other  ways,  blessing  his  enemies  and 
doing  good  to  them  that  persecute 
him  ;  yet  at  the  same  time  waging  a 
fierce  and  unrelenting  war  against 
Satanic  adversaries  7t'rt/im  and  fight- 
ing a  battle  more  terrible,  more  grand, 
more  noble,  than  was  ever  fought 
upon  the  plains  of  any  country.  No 
sublinier  spectacle  was  ever  beheld 
than  that  of  the  young  Christian  just 
entering  the  great  battle  of  life.  Not 
only  has  he  to  bear  the  taunts  and 
jeers  of  worldly  companions,  but  near 
friends  and  even  relatives,  who  are 
dearer  to  hini  than  life,  are  often  the 
bitterest  enemies  of  the  faith.  For- 
saken by  all  these,  bis  wounded  spirit 
seems  to  find  no  balm  anywhere,  and 
he  is  almost  ready  to  reproach  his 
Maker,  and  exclaim  :  "My  God,  my 
God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me." 
But  he  is  not  forsaken.  He  receives 
a  deeper  faith,  a  firmer  purpose.  He 
has  breasted  the  first  volley  which  is 
the  severest ;  and,  catching  the  inspi- 
ration of  the  moment,  he  seizes  the 
blood-stained  banner  and  bearing  it 
aloft,  rushes  forward.  Up,  up,  he 
climbs,  now  disappearing  in  the  smoke, 
then  suddenly  reappearing  far  above. 
Higher  and  higher  he  mounts,  regard- 
less of  the  deadly  missiles  hurled  by 
Satan,  gains  the  summit  and  looking 
calmly,  forgivingly  down  upon  hia 
enemies  now  far  below,  plants  his 
banner  firmly  upon  the  top  of  Zion, 
where  it  shall  wave  eternally  in  the 
brefzes  of  heaven. 

Frederick,  Md. 


For  the  CoMrANiON  and  Visitor. 
I'Hnl's  t^onvfrslon. 


BY  OBED  SNOWBERQER. 


Some  two  or  more  years  ago,  the 
inquiry  was  made  through  the  Com- 
panion, how  the  difference  between 
the  following  two  verses  could  be  ac- 
couuted  lor. 

"And  the  men  that  journeyed  with 
him  stood  speechless,  hearing  a  voice, 
but  seeing  no  man."  Acts  9:  7. 

"And  they  that  were  with  me  saw 
indeed  the  light  and  were  afraid,  but 
they  heard  not  the  voice  that  spake  to 
me."  Acts  22  :  9. 

Lately  I  met  a  presbyterian  minis- 
ter who  was  quite  a  good  Greek 
reader ;  and  I  asked  him  what  his 
opinion  was  about  the  differeuce 
found  in  those  two  passages  of  Script- 
ure. He  understood  at  once  what 
language  I  had  reference  to,  and  said; 
there  was  no  difference  in  the  Greek, 
"The  men  all  heard  a  sound,  but  did 
not  hear  any  words  spoken." 

The  apparent  mistake  occurs  in  the 
translation  of  the  first  passage;  yet 
not  really  a  mistake  after  the  Greek 
manner  of  speaking.  It  is  to  be  ob- 
served, that  in  the  first  passage  it  is 
said,  "Hearing  a  voice,"  now  this  does 
not  say  that  they  heard  any  words 
spoken  ;  it  only  says  they  heard  a 
sound;  they  heard  something,  it  may 
have  been  a  noise  as  of  winds,  or  of 
thunder. 

In  the  second  passage  it  is  said, 
"But  they  heard  not  the  voice  of  him 
that  spake  to  me."  In  this  instance 
the  word  voice  is  qualified  ;  Paul 
heard  words  spoken  unto  him.  In 
the  first  passage,  the  words,  "But  see- 
ing no  man,"  have  some  tendency  to 
make  a  wrong  impression  upon  the 
mind.  The  language  only  amounts 
to  about  this,  that  they  did  not  see 
anything.  They  did  not  see  any 
men,  or  horses,  or  chariots,  or  any- 
thing else  through  which  such  a  sound 
could  have  been  produced,  consequent- 
ly according  to  the  account  given,  the 
cause  of  the  sound  must  have  come 
down  from  heaven. 

In  the  reading  of  the  revelations  of 
St.  John,  there  is  something  singular 
to  be  noticed  in  the  language  into 
which  it  is  translated.  This  appears 
to  be  owing  to  more  of  the  Greek  dia- 
lect being  retained,  than  in  most  of 
other  partsof  the  Scriptures.  It  seems 
probable  that  the  translators  much  of 
the  time,    tound    the   mysteries    80 


heavy  and  so  great,  that  they  wore  at 
a  loss  how  to  translate  otherwise, 
than  closely  to  follow  the  Greek  text. 

In  the  passage  of  Scripture  Rev.  1  : 
8,  where  it  is  said  "I  am  Alpha  and 
Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end- 
ing," these  are  Greek  words,  the  first 
and  the  last  letters  of  the  alphabet, 
and  in  Kuglish  would  simply  be,  I  am 
A  and  Z,  the  beginning  and  the  end- 
ing. In  the  German  we  have,  "I  am 
the  A  and  the  O. 

Quincy,  Pa. 


Iiitegrffy. 

It  becomes  the  Christian  never  to 
enter  upon  any  course  of  conduct,  how- 
ever trivial,  while  a  doubt  of  its  pro- 
priety continues  ou  his  mind — never 
to  tamper  under  any  circumstances 
v/ith  a  conscientious  doubt.  "He  that 
doubteth  is  damned  if  he  eat,  because 
he  eateth  not  of  faith  ;  for  whatsoever 
is  not  of  faith  is  sin."  Aim,  therefore 
in  all  things  to  act  as  "one  that  feareth 
always."  Walk  circumspectly  and 
cautiou'^ly  through  the  world,  seeking 
purity  in  the  midst  of  its  pollutions. 
Always  in  a  questionable  matter 
adopt  that  course  which  is  oiore  likely 
to  tend  to  the  glory  of  God,  than  to 
the  gratification  of  the  propensities  of 
your  own  deceitful  heart. 

Let  your  motives  be  the  love  of 
God — your  aim  the  glory  of  God — 
and  the  result  for  which  you  are  in 
search,  God's  blessing  and  favor. 
Let  it  be  your  endeavor,  as  far  as 
possible,  to  give  to  earth,  in  your  so- 
ciety, your  pursuits,  your  affections, 
and  unearthly  characters — to  breathe 
in  it  something  of  the  holy  atmosphere 
of  heaven  ;  to  spread  the  sacred  influ- 
ence of  Scriptural  principle  over  the 
sphere  in  which  you  move ;  to  wja 
others  round  you  to  join  in  the  same 
blessed  course  ;  and  endeavor  daily 
to  attain  a  nearer  resemblance  to  Him 
whom  you  adore,  and  a  more  intimate 
fellowship  with  him  whom  you  love. 
This  is  to  keep  yourself  "unspotted 
from  the  world.'' 


Gideon  destroyed  not  only  the  altars 
of  Baal,  but  cut  down  the  groves  in 
which  they  stood.  The  evil  and  th^ 
appearance  of  evil  were  to  be  taken 
away.  The  sin  and  its  resemblance 
to  be  cut  off,  and  all  temptation  to  fall 
back  on  idolatry  to  be  removed.  It 
does  not  do  to  compromise  with  sin, 
or  spare  that  which  God  commaada 
to  deatroy. 


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CUiaWTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANlOi^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOB, 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tbc  Body  lh«  Teiuple  ol  Uod. 


IJy  BARBARA  SNOEBERGEll. 


The  body  is  the  home  ol"  the  soul.  We 
read  that  in  the  befiinuing  luaii  was  crc*- 
ated  ill  the  inia^c  of  God,  pure  and  holy; 
and  that  in  his  (alien  state  l;c  has  bc- 
come  corrupt  and  iiupure  ;  yet  every- 
where in  the  ycriptuic  the  sacrcdness  of 
the  body  is  recognized.  Paul  says, 
"Know  ye  not  that  ye  are  the  temple  of 
God,  and  tliat  the  Spiiit  of  God  dweileth 
in  you?  If  any  man  defile  the  temple  of 
God,  hiiu  will  God  destroy  :  for  the  tcm 
pie  ot  God  is  lioly.  which  teuijile  ye 
are."  And  again,  "Know  ye  not  that 
your  body  is  the  teuji)!e  of  the  Holy 
(ji host  which  in  you,  which,  ye  have  of 
God.  Ve  are  not  your  own,  for  ye  are 
bought  with  a  price,  therefore  glorify 
God  in  your  body  and  your  spirit  which 
are  God's."  From  these  passages  of 
scripture,  and  many  otiiers,  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  body  is  the  temple  of  God, 
and  should  bo  kept  pure,  as  a  meet  in- 
dwelling of  the  Holy  Spirit.  We  will 
then  bi  icfly  consider  how  the  body  may 
be  defiled,  and  how  we  may  glorify  God 
in  the  body. 

The  body  bccjiuos  corrupt  and  impure 
bv  indulging  the  appetite.  Many  people 
desecrate  tiic  beautiful  home  of  the  im- 
mortal soul  iiy  the  use  of  tobacco,  by  ex- 
ces.s  in  eating,  and  in(emj>eranc<;  in  diiiik. 
It  IS  a  well  known  fact,  though  not  gen- 
erally heeded,  t)i:it  a  ninjarily  of  all  dis- 
eases  is  caused  by  indulging  in  harmful 
luxuries  ;  yet  we  indulge  in  those  lux- 
uries, and  our  poor,  dyspeptic  t)odies  are 
no  honor  to  the  God  who  created  us, 
whose  we  are,  and  whom  we  ouglit  to 
serve. 

The  tobacco  smoker  and  chewer  dis- 
honors God  in  the  use  of  his  vile  weed. 
This  disgusting  habit  is  an  offciice  against 
cleanliness,  especially  offensive  when  in- 
dulged in  the  sanctuary,  or,  as  we  some- 
times see,  by  the  ministers  at  the  sacred 
desk.  The  poisoned  air  of  the  smoker 
is  extremely  ofTensive  to  many  ;  and  those 
who  love  so  well  to  smoke  their  pipes 
would  do  well  to  heed  Paul's  admonition  to 
give  no  offence,  neither  to  Greek  or  Jew, 
nor  to  the  church  of  God. 

it  is  a  self-evident  fact  that  the  u>c  of 
strong  drink  is  a  sin  against  the  body, 
and  that  the  Spirit  of  God  will  not  deign 
to  dwell  in  the  bloated  body  of  a  drunkard. 
Many  good  people  seem  to  think  that 
they  can  drink  moderately  and  enjoy  the 
presence  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  liut  the 
Christian  should  abstain  from  every  aj)- 
pearancc  of  evil ;  and  moderate  drinking 
has,  ill  least,  the  ajq^carancc  of  evil. 
The  Bible  says,  "Look  not  thou  upon 
wine  when  it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  his 
color  to  the  cup."  Our  fi lends  say, 
"Take  a  little,  it  will  do  you  good."  The 
word  of  God  says,  "Jjook  not  upon  it." 
"Touch  not,  taste  not,  handle  i!ot."  My 
young  friends,  it   may   be   pleasant  now 


when  you  take  a  social  glass,  as  all  the 
nprnhuj  paths  of  vice  arc  pleasant ;  but 
it  will  not  be  i)!casant  long,  for,  at  last, 
''it  bitcth  like  a  serpent,  and  stingcth 
like  an  adder." 

If  we  sin  against  the  body,  the  body 
will  suffer.  Not  only  the  body  of  the 
drunkard  must  suffer,  but  the  soul  also 
must  go  down  to  eternal  ruin  ;  for  no 
drunkard  shall  inherit  the  kingdom  of 
heaven.  Dear  young  friends,  would  to 
(jrod  that  we  could  persuade  you  never  to 
taste  the  intoxicating  cup.  \W\\  men, 
for  their  own  profit,  will  offer  you  the 
temi)ting  draught.  Your  associates  will 
tell  you  it  is  manly  to  drink  and  smoke 
and  chew.  It  is  not  manly,  but  it  is 
dangerous.  You  cannot  realize  the  tcrri 
ble  danger  you  are  in,  if  you  have  com- 
menced taking  a  little.  If  some  prophet 
would  read  to  you  your  future,  you  would 
turn  away  in  horror  and  disgust.  But  it 
needs  no  prophet  to  tell  you  that  a  social 
glass  occ-jsionally,  leads  to  drunkcnne.-s, 
a  ruined  body,  a  drunkard's  death,  a  lost 
soul,  and  an  eternal  home  in  tlie  lake  of 
fire.  Then  take  one  serious  thought. 
Never  enter  places  of  evil  influence. 
Satan  is  there  to  lure  you  on  to  ruin, 
though  he  may  be  disguised  as  an  angel. 
He  is  in  all  places  where  intoxicating 
liquors  are  sold,  and  has  is  name  on  ev- 
ery petition  for  license  to  sell  this  deadly 
poison. 

In  our  dres-,  too,  wc  can  honor  God. 
'J'lic  prevalent  opinion  of  the  Ohristiun 
world  is,  that  dress  has  nothing  (o  do 
v/ith  religion,  and  that  one  c:ui  deform 
the  body  with  panniers  and  rallh's,  and 
be  an  humble  follower  of  the  lowly  Naz 
urine.  We  cannot  find  anywhere  in  our 
Bible  that  a  curtain  style  of  dress  is  es- 
sential, or  that  a  strict  uniformity  must 
be  observed,  but  a  plain  neat  dress  is 
more  becoming  to  a  Christian  woman 
than  the  foolish  fashions  of  the  day.  Let 
us  study  the  api)roi):iate  in  dress.  Some- 
times, in  looking  over  a  congregation  of 
worshipers  on  a  Sabbath  morning,  we 
see  such  an  airay  of  striped  shav;is  and 
bright  colored  cresses  as  would  be  more 
appropriate  for  the  squaw  in  the  western 
wilds,  but  are  not  appropriate  for  women 
professing  godliness. 
New  Enterprise,  Pa. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
Tlie  Stein  autl  Uaui»Ii  Fiiud- 


BY   C.  B    LOBE. 


At  last  there  is  an  interest  being 
nianifestod  in  the  church  in  regard  to 
the  misHioaary  cau.se.  This  we  have 
been  hoping  and  praying  for,  and  are 
surprised  that  it  was  not  agitated 
before  this  ;  and  since  wo  have  start- 
ed the  ball  rolling,  lot  us  keep  it 
going  ;  let  us  "put  our  shoulders  to 
the  wheel,  and  pray  to  God  for 
success." 


Brother  Eshelman's  one  cent  prop- 
osition is  a  very  good  one,  but  if  be 
had  made  it  ten  cents  instead,  it 
would  have  been  ten  times  belter. 
However,  we  hope  that  no  one  will 
be  so  absurd  as  to  send  one  cant  only, 
but  that  every  one  will  give  accordiutr 
to  his  means,  and  that  enough  will 
bo  received  in  due  time,  for  the  pur- 
poses for  which  the  calls  are  made. 

We  see  credited  in  the  Companion 
twenty-five  cents  aud  fifty  cents  to 
brethren  who  are  able  to  give  ten 
times  that  amount,  and  would  never 
know  they  pcsessed  it.  Aud  they 
are  persons  who  pretend  to  be  earnest 
workers  for  Christ,  too.  This  cer- 
tainly shows  little  love  for  Christ, 
and,  to  speak  plain,  looks  ridiculous. 
Such  giving  we  say,  is  a  hindrancj 
to,  rather  than  a  promotion  of,  the 
cause  Ol  Christ.  For  this  reason. 
Brother  A.  is  worth  five  thousand 
dollars,  and  brother  B.  is  worth  fivo 
hundred.  A  gives  one  dollar.  B. 
had  intended  to  give  the  same 
amount,  but  upou  seeing  a  credit  of 
only  one  dollar  to  JJ  ,  exclaims  :  "H 
brother  A.  caa  afford  to  give  one 
dollar  only,  surely  I  can  afford  to 
give  DO  more  than  ten  cents." 

We  can  purchase  fine  apparel,  fur- 
niture ;  travel,  and  speculate  in  fut- 
ure's, and  I0.S0  thousand.s  by  yankoe 
sharpers.  These  thingri  we  cm  do, 
and  we  can  scatter  brother  Moore's 
pamphlet  over  the  Continent  of 
Europe,  and  respond  to  brother 
Stein's  call,  too,  and  much  more.  It 
is  not  for  want  of  means,  but  of  will. 
I  am  very  limited  in  circumstances, 
but,  nevertheless,  will  send  tvveuly- 
five  cents  for  the  Danish  Fund.  If 
it  helps  to  save  one  soul  onhi,  I 
will  feel  that  I  have  received  more 
interest  than  those  brethren  who  have 
their  money  out  at  ten  per  cent. 

"From  Gieecland's  :cy  mountains, 

Fiom  India's  coral  strand; 
Where  Afric's  suufly  fountainB 

Koll  down  their  golden  sand; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  apaltny  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver, 

Their  land  from  error's  chain." 

Trusting  too  much  to  others  care 
is  the  ruin  of  many. 

We  have  more  indolence  in  the 
mind  than  in  the  body. 

I'atieuce  and  cheerfulness  adoru 
the  ruins  of  fortune,  as  ivy  does  those 
of  castles  and  temples. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 


«>Wliat  Fallicr  Takes." 


There  is  food  for  thotigbt  in  the 
story  that  is  told  of  ayoocg-  lad  wLo, 
for  the  first  time,  accompanied  his 
father  to  a  public  dinner.  The  waiter 
a^k(dhinl:  "What  will  you  take  to 
driik?"'  Hesitating  for  a  moment,  he 
replied  :  "I'll  take  what  father  takes.'' 
The  answer  reached  his  father's  ear, 
and  instantly  the  full  responsibility  of 
bis  position  llasbed  upon  biai.  (^nicker 
than  lighting  various  thoughts  pass- 
ed through  his  mind,  and  in  a  moment 
his  decision  v.as  made;  and  in  tones 
tremulous  with  emotion,  and  to  the 
astonishment  of  those  who  were  ac- 
quainted with  him,  he  said:  "Waiter, 
I'll  tfcke  water." 

There  is  a  sermon  in  this  paragraph. 
Boys  learn  to  do  what  their  fathers 
do.  Girls  iniitate  their  mothers;  and 
both  men  and  women  follow  the  lead 
of  their  superiors.  If  the  llev.  Mr. 
Gobdmau  takes  snuff,  his  faiihful  par- 
ishioners— some  of  them — will  follow 
bis  example,  and  the  custom  will  be- 
come fashionable  in  his  church,  as  it 
is  in  many  of  the  Old  Country  church- 
es, more  especially  in  staid  and  pious 
old  Scotland. 

So,  if  the  good  man  drinks  whis-ky, 
or  lakes  bitters,  or  cod-liver  oil,  or  any 
other  ''medicine,''  will  not  every  old 
gentleman  in  petticoats  have  the  very 
same  complaint,  and  take  the  very 
eauie  remedy  ?  Ot  course  he  will,  or 
he  is  not  a  good  "follower." 

If  a  physician  finds  tobacco  good 
for  his  complaint,  he  recommends  it 
to  his  patients — i.  e.,  a  little  of  it,  not 
too  much.  ''Never  in  excess,  you 
know.''  With  one,  "it  preserves  the 
teeth  ;"  with  another,  "it  helps  to  keep 
bis  victuals  down  ;"  with  still  anoth- 
er, "it  takes  the  place  of  alcohol  or  of 
beer  ;"  and  the  remark  may  be  heard, 
"Ifldidnot  use  tobacco,  I  should 
have  to  use  bourbon.  I  must  have 
one  or  the  other,  and  I've  chosen  the 
lesser  evil  ;" — and  these  things  come 
about  through  imitation.  "Like  fath- 
er, like  son."  Parents  must  be,  them- 
selves, what  they  wish  their  sons  to 
become.  This  health  reform  is  the 
open  door  through  which  all  may 
paFS,  and  leave  all  bad  habits  behind. 
We  may  drop  our  bitters,  our  pills, 
our  plasters,  and  all  pests  and  nuisan- 
ces, and  come  into  the  open  field  of 
right  living,  virtue,  purity,  health, 
bappiaess  and  peace. 


Then  let  us  be  very  careful  what 
wo  "take,"  not  only  for  our  children's 
sake,  but  for  the  sake  of  humanity 
and  for  the  hope  of  heaven. — Sel. 

— , —  _ — ^^^ 

A  Little  Hero. 

In  the  city  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  saya 
a  writer,  lives  the  hero  of  of  the  true 
story  I  am  about  to  relate — but  no 
longer  "little,"  as  the  perilous  advent- 
ure which  made  him  famous  in  his 
native  town  happened  several  years 
ago. 

Our  hero  was  then  a  bright  active 
boy  of  fourteen — the  son  of  a  mechanic. 
In  the  severe  winter  of  1835,  the  fath- 
er worked  in  a  factory  about  a  mile 
from  his  home,  and  every  day  the  boy 
carried  him  his  dinner  across  a  piece 
of  meadow  land. 

One  keen  frosty  day  he  found  the 
snow  on  this  meadow  nearly  two  feet 
deep,  and  no  traces  of  the  little  foot- 
path remaining.  Yet  he  ran  on  as 
fast  as  possible,  plunging  through 
drifts,  keeping  himself  Ti^arm  by  vig- 
orous exercise,  and  brave  cheerful 
thought. 

When  in  the  midst  of  the  meadow, 
fully  half  a  mile  from  the  house,  he 
suddenly  felt  himself  going  down, 
down  I 

He  had  fallen  into  a  well.  He  sank 
down,  down  into  the  dark,  icy  water, 
but  rose  immediately  to  the  surface. 
There  ho  grasped  bold  of  a  plank 
which  had  fallen  into  the  well  as  be 
went  down.  One  end  of  this  rested 
on  the  bottom  of  the  well-^the  other 
rose  about  four  feet  above  the  surface 
of  the  water. 

The  poor  lad  shouted  for  help  until 
he  was  hoarse  and  almost  speechless, 
but  all  in  vain,  as  it  was  impossible 
to  make  himself  heard  from  such  a 
depth,  and  at  such  a  distance  from 
any  house.  So  at  last  he  concluded 
that  if  he  was  saved  at  all  be  must 
save  himself,  and  began  at  once,  as 
he  was  getting  extremely  cold  in  the 
water.     So  he  went  to  work. 

First  he  drew  himself  up  the  plank, 
and  braced  himself  against  the  top  of 
it  and  the  wall  of  the  well,  which  was 
of  brick  and  quite  smooth.  Then  he 
pulled  off  bis  coat,  and  taking  out  his 
pocket  knife  he  cut  off  his  boots,  that 
he  might  go  to  work  to  greater  ad- 
vantage. Then,  with  his  feet  against 
one  side  of  the  well,  and  his  shoul- 
ders against  the  other,  he  worked  his 
way  up,  by  the  most  fearful  exertion, 
about  half  the  distance  to  the  top. 
Here  he  was  obliged  to  pause,  to  tako 


breath,  and  gather  up  hJs  energies, 
for  the  work  yet  before  bim.  Far 
harder  was  it  than  all  he  had  gone 
through,  fur  tho  side  being  from  that 
point  covered  with  ice,  he  must  cut 
with  bis  ktiife  grasping-places  for  his 
fiugors,  slowly  and  carefully,  all  the 
way  up. 

It  was  almost  a  hopeless  attempt, 
but  it  was  all  that  he  could  do.  And 
here  the  little  hero  lifted  up  his  heart 
to  God  and  prayed  fervently  for  help, 
fearing  that  be  could  never  get  out 
alone. 

Doubtless  the  Lord  heard  his  voice 
calling  from  the  deep,  and  pitied  him. 
He  wrought  no  miracle  to  save  him, 
but  He  breathed  into  his  heart  a  yet 
larger  measure  of  calmness  and  cour- 
age, strengthiog  him  to  work  out  his 
own  deliverance. 

After  this,  the  Mttle  hero  cut  his 
way  upward  inch  by  ioch.  His  wet 
stockings  froze  to  the  ice  and  kept  h'B 
feet  from  slipping,  but  his  shirt  was 
quite  worn  from  his  shoulders  ere  he 
reached  the  top. 

He  did  reach  it  at  last — crawled 
out  into  the  snow,  and  laid  down  a 
moment  to  rest — panting  out  his 
breath  in  little  white  clouds  on  the 
clear  frosty  air. 

He  had  baen  two  hours  and  a  half 
in  the  v/cll. 

His  clothes  soon  frcz o  to  his  body, 
but  he  no  longer  suli'ered  with  cold, 
as,  lull  of  joy  and  thankfulness  he  ran 
to  the  factory  where  his  father  was 
wailiog  and  wondering. 

The  poor  man  had  to  go  without 
his  dinner  that  day,  but  you  may  be 
sure  he  cared  little  about  that,  while 
listening  with  tears  in  his  eyes  to  the 
thrilling  story  his  son  had  to  relate  to 
him. 

He  must  have  been  proud  of  the 
boy  that  day,  as  he  wrapped  him  ia 
his  own  warm  overcoat  and  took  him 
home  to  "mother." 

And  how  that  mother  must  have 
wept  and  smiled  over  the  lad,  and 
kissed  him,  and  thanked  God  for  him  t 

I  have  not  heard  of  the  "hero"  for 
two  or  three  years,  bat  I  trust  he  is 
growing  up  into  a  brave,  heroic  man, 
and  I  hope  he  will  never  forget  thu 
Heavenly  Friend  who  did  not  forget, 
him  in  the  hour  of  his  great  need. 

There  is  an  old  saying,  that  truth 
lies  at  the  bottom  of  a  well. 

I  trust  that  this  brave  boy  found 
and  brought  up  from  there  this  truth  : 
"God  helps  those  who  help  them- 
selves."—  Golden  Censer, 


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OHlliSTlAN  FAMlLi:  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  Oct.  26,  1875. 

Oar  Visit  to  lllaryland. 

We  left  our  home  witli  our  wife  and 
little  daughter  accompanying  us  on  the 
5th  instant  to  visit  some  of  the  churches 
in  Maryland.  When  we  first  made  the 
arrangement  for  our  visit,  we  expected 
to  attend  the  the  communion  meeting  in 
the  two  congregations  of  which  D.  P. 
Sayler  has  the  oversight,  he  having  made 
a  request  of  us  so  to  do.  But  the  breth- 
ren of  other  congregations,  learning  our 
design  to  visit  Maryland,  recjuestcd  avi-iit 
to  their  congregations  likewise,  and  we 
extended  our  time  and  labors  beyond 
what  we  first  designed  to  do.  We  spent 
two  weeks  with  the  brethren  in  Maryland 
and  attended  six  communion  meetings, 
and  several  meetings  in  communities  in 
which  there  were  no  communion  meet- 
ings. We  had  invitations  to  visit  sever- 
al other  congregations,  but  our  circum- 
stances would  uot  permit  us  to  do  so,  and 
we  were- son  y  that  we  could  not. 

On  our  way  to  Maryland  we  stopped 
the  first  night  at  Martinsburg,  the  coun- 
ty seat  of  Berkley  county,  W.  Va.,  and 
preached  here  in  the  Baptist  church.  In 
this  place  live  brother  Samuel  Emmert, 
formerly  of  Washinglon  county,  Mary- 
land and  his  son,  who  is  son-in  law  to 
brotlier  D.  P.  Sayler,  brother  John  Brin- 
dle,  who  is  a  minister,  and  some  other 
members  of  the  church.  We  had  i, 
pleasant  time  here  with  our  Christian 
friends,  and  in  our  public  meeting  we  had 
a  fair  congregation  and  an  attentive  hear- 
ing of  the  word  preached. 

Our  first  meeting  in  Maryland  was  at 
Union  Bridge,  in  Carroll  county,  and  in 
the  Pipe  Creek  church.  At  Sam's  Creek, 
one  of  the  meeting  places  in  the  Pipe 
Creek  church,  was  held  the  first  com- 
munion we  attended  on  our  journey.  It 
was  a  very  pleasant  and  refreshing  season 
to  the  brethren,  and  apparently  not  with- 
out interc^•t  to  others.  There  were  three 
young  persons  baptized  at  this  meeting, 
two  young  sisters  in  the  fourteenth  year 
of  their  age,  and  a  young  brother  in  his 
twelfth  year.  It  wa.s  an  interesting  scene 
to  witness  persons  so  young  dedicating 
themselves  to  the  Lord.  The  brother  be 
iog  BO    young,   it  was  feared  by  aouxQ 


he  might  not  appreciate  sufficiently  the 
holy  and  responsible  character  of  a 
Christian  professor,  but  the  proper  offi- 
cers of  the  church,  upon  an  interview  and 
conversation  with  him,  felt  quite  free  to 
receive  him  into  the  church.  At  this 
meeting  we  met  brother  Adam  Brown,  of 
Adams  county,  Pa.,  and  some  minister- 
ing brethren  from  other  churches  in  llla- 
ryland. At  this  place  the  brethren  have 
been  at  times  very  much  annoyed  at  their 
communion  meetings  by  the  rude  conduct 
of  some  of  the  attendants.  There  were 
in  the  early  part  of  our  evening  services 
some  indications  of  the  same  trouble. — 
We  took  occasion  to  inform  those  from 
whom  the  trouble  was  likely  to  come, 
that  their  reputation  for  order  and  good 
conduct  had  suffered  abroad  as  well  as  at 
home,  as  the  report  had  gone  out  pretty 
extensively,  and  we  promised  them  that 
if  they  would  respect  the  brethren  and 
the  service  of  the  Lord  sufficiently  to  de- 
port themselves  as  became  the  occasion 
we  would  gladly  help  them  to  redeem 
their  reputation  from  whatever  impropri- 
eties it  had  suffered  in  the  way  above  al- 
luded to.  After  our  remarks  there  was 
the  best  of  order  observed.  And  we  are 
glad  to  know,  and  take  pleasure  in  giving 
publicity  to  the  fact,  that  the  young  folks 
assembling  at  the  Sam's  Creek  meeting 
house  can,  if  they  try,  deport  themselves 
as  it  becomes  them  to  do,  at  meetings  for 
the  worship  of  God. 

From  liie  Sam's  Creek  meeting  wc 
were  taken  to  New  Windsor,  at  which 
place  we  preached  on  Friday  evening,  the 
8th  inst.  We  had  a  good  congregation 
and  an  attentive  and  serious  hearing. 
The  brethren  have  built  a  very  neat  and 
comfortable  meeting  house  in  New  Wind- 
sor, and  hold  regular  meetings  in  it.  Our 
next  labors  were  in  the  Meadow  Branch 
meeting  house.  Here  there  was  a  com- 
munion meeting  which  commenced  on 
Saturday  afternoon,  the  9th  inst.,  and 
closed  with  public  service  on  jjord's  day 
morning.  This  is  within  the  bounds  of 
the  Pipe  Creek  congregation.  The  mect- 
at  Meadow  Branch  was  large  and  .serious. 
The  power  of  the  Lord  was  present.  Wc 
lodged  with  sister  Iloop,  who  lives  near 
the  meeting  house.  On  Sunday  morning 
among  those  who  lodged  here,  we  became 
acquainted  with  a  young  lady  wlio  resides 
in  Ohio,  but  who  has  for  some  time  been 
visiting  her  friends  in  Maryland.  She 
was  a  fashionablo  young  lady,  almost,  or 


perhaps  altogether,  as  much  so  as  any 
present  at  the  meeting.  She  was  brotight 
under  the  power  of  the  Lord,  and  became 
greatly  exercised  in  mind  on  the  subject 
of  her  salvation.  And  true  to  her  con- 
victions of  right,  she  honorably  yielded 
to  the  call  of  the  Lord,  and  confessed 
Christ,  and  was  numbered  among  the 
faithful.  We  were  glad  to  learn  from  the 
brethren  who  had  an  interview  with  her 
preparatory  to  her  reception  into  the 
church,  that  she  willingly  accepted  of  the 
Gospel  princii'Ie  of  nonconformity  to  the 
world,  and  took  up  her  cross  with  com- 
mendable boldness.  Her  case  suggests 
some  thoughts  that  may  be  profitably 
pondered.  Parents,  who  have  children 
that  have  yielded  to  the  worldly  influen^ 
ces  that  have  surrounded  them  rather 
than  to  those  of  a  Christian  character, 
and  have  thus  become  very  fashionable, 
sometimes  seem  almost  to  despair  of  the 
conversion  of  their  children,  thinking 
that  they  have  in  their  fashiona- 
ble habits,  put  obstacles  in  thcir^own 
way  which  it  is  almost  impossible  for 
them  to  overcome.  Such  despairing 
thoughts,  however,  should  have  no  place 
in  the  Christian  parent's  mind.  "Only 
believe,"  .said  Jesus  unto  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  who  applied  to  him  to  restore 
to  health  his  ''little  daughter"  wh)  was 
"at  the  point  of  death."  So,  parents 
should  "only  believe"  that  nothing  is 
"too  hard"  for  God,  and  that  the  Gospel 
is  the  "power  of  God  unto  salvation,  to 
every  one  that  believeth."  Ttie  word  of 
the  Lord  when  it  has  "free  course"  to  the 
heart  has  done  wonders.  Oh!  it  is  a  pre- 
cieus  thought  that  Jesus  "is  able  also  to 
save  them  to  the  uttermost  that  come  un- 
to God  by  him,  seeing  he  ever  liveth  to 
make  intercession  for  them." 

We  went  to  tlie  Manocacy  church  from 
Meadow  Branch.  Here  there  was  a 
communion.  We  stopped  with  brother 
Saylor  and  were  made  comfortable  by  his 
hosi)itality.  Those  that  visited  him  while 
his  wife  was  living,  and  visit  him  now 
when  she  is  no  more  there  to  make  their 
guests  comfortable,  will  perceive  a  change 
in  the  family.  She  was  a  very  kind  wo- 
man. But  there  is  no  want  of  kindness 
still.  Si.^tor  Hoop,  who  lias  long  lived  in 
brother  Sayler's  family,  is  a  very  kind 
sister,  as  are  the  brother  and  sister  who 
occupy  a  part  of  his  bouse.  We  all  en 
joyed  Lurselves  here  as  we  did  at  all  the 
places  at  which   wo  stopped.    The  com- 


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munion  meeting  was  on  Tuesday  the  ]2th 
inst.  The  congregation  was  large  and  tiie 
occasion  r'ne  of  interest.  The  services 
closed  on  Wednesday  morning,  and  on  the 
same  night  we  preached  in  Mechanics- 
town.  Here  we  had  a  large  and  serious 
meeting,  and  indications  of  considerable 
interest. 

The  next  meeting  was  in  Washington 
county,  in  the  Manor  congregation.  Here 
we  had  a  large  and  pleasant   meeting. — 
From  this    meeting   we   were   taken    to 
Middletown  V;iiley.      Here  is  a  congre- 
gation  of  which  brother  f^ayler  has  the 
oversight,  and  he  joined  us  at  Mechan- 
icstown  and    accompanied    us  hither. — 
The  meeting  was  commenced  on  the  16th. 
and  closed  on  the  following  Lord's  day 
morning.     There   was  some  rain  on  the 
first  day,  but  it  cleared  off  in  the  evening 
and  we  had  a    very   good  meeting.     We 
were    taken   from    Bellsvillc,    at  whicli 
place  we  preached  on  Sunday  evening  to 
a  large   and   attentive   congregation,    to 
Boaver  Creek,  in  W^ushington   county.^ 
Here  was  our  last  commutiion  meeting. 
This  was  on  Tuesday,  the  19th.     On  the 
night  of  the  18ih  we  preached  in  Boons 
boro'.     We    had    a  good   audience  and 
good   attention.     Here  we- lodged  with 
brother  P.  S.  Newcomer,  whose  son  is 
learning  the  printing  business  in  our  office. 
"We  were  very  kindly  entertained  by  this 
family.       Tlie    communion    meeting    at 
Beaver  Creek  was  very  large,  and  we  had 
a  comfortable  waiting  upon  the  Lord. — 
After  meeting  we  went  to  Funkstown  and 
lodged  with    brother   Scliindler,  and  the 
next  morning  brother  E   S-  Miller  con- 
veyed us  to  Hagerstown,  where   we  took 
the  cars  and  reached  home  tlie  same  day 
at  3J  o'clock,  p.  m. 

Our  visit  in  Maryland  was  a  very  pleas- 
ant one.  We  all  enjoyed  it  very  much. 
Our  own  labors  were  considerable,  having 
attended  six  communion  and  several  oth- 
er meetings,  but  as  our  health  was  good. 


in  Maryland  apparently  in  a  prosperous 
condition.  They  are  increasing  in  num- 
bers, and  in  peace  and  union.  Such 
should  be  the  condition  of  all  our  church- 
es. "Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleas- 
ant it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell  together  in 
unitj'." 


A  Talk  With  Oar  4geu(s. 

TIME  ENOUGH  YET. 
Not  long  since,  while  in  conversation 
with  an  aged   brother,  who   has  been  a 
faithful  agent  for  the  Companion  and  Vis 
itor,  we  inquired  of  him  what  he  thought 
he  could  do  for  the  Primitive  Chkist 
IAN.     He   very   appropriately  remarked 
that  he  did  not  know  what  he  could  do, 
but  that  he  would  do  all  he  could.     This 
encouraging   answer   was  followed  by  an 
intimation  that  it  is   rather  soon  to  com- 
mence the  canvass,  and-  that  ilicre  is  time 
enough  yet.     This  "time  enough  yet"  we 
do  not  like;  and  fearing  that  some  more 
of  our  agents  might  have  the  same  feel- 
ing, we  take  this  earliest  opportunity  of 
saying  to   all    that    the    time    is  short 
enough— there  is  no    time  to  be   lost. — 
"Time   enough   yet"   has   blasted   more 
hopes  and  frustrated  more  purposes,  and 
made  more  extensive  havoc  than  almost 
nny    other    thing    we    could    think   of. 
"Time  enough  yet"  is  only  another  name 
for  that  old  thief  called   Procrastination; 
that  has  for  ages  past  been  robbing  men 
of  fortune,  success,  happiness,  and  a  home 
in  heaven.     When  the  sinner  says  "there 
is  time  enough   yet,"  our  apprehensions 
of  his  danger  are  justly  aroused,  and  we 
at  once  warn  him  of  his  danger,  but  how 
easily  we  may   feel   and   say   and   act  in 
the  same  way  in  reference  to  many  duties 
and  noble  works !      King  Pharaoh  said, 
'To-morrow;"  and  Felix,  the  governor, 
said,  "Go  thy  way  for  this  time  :  when  I 
have   convenient   season,  I   will   call  for 
thee."     These    were  only  other  ways  of 
saying,  "Time  enough  yet."     We  want 
to  learn    wisdom   from   the   mistakes  of 


rected  for  the  next  volume  before  it  be- 
gins. If  fill  our  agents  and  subscribers 
could  see  tbe  vast  amount  of  labor  that 
this  would  f-ave  us  from,  we  feel  confident 
that  they  would  go  to  work  at  •nee  in 
order  to  relieve  us  from  an  unnecessary 
burden. 

2.  Early  returns  fiom  agents  will  in- 
sure the  prompt  delivery  of  the  paper. 
When  a  month's  business  is  thrown  upon 
our  hands,  in  the  first  week  in  January, 
many  papers  must  be  delayed.  We 
therefore  solicit  agents  to  work  now. 
Many  would  rather  pay  a  month  or  two 
earlier  than  to  wait  a  week  or  two  on  the 
paper.  If  they  cannot  pay  now,  let 
them  give  their  names  now,  and  pay  in 
thirty  or  sixty  days  ,  but  fix  on  the  time. 

3.  When  agents  meet  with  such  as 
have  not  the  means  at  hand  and  hesitate 
to  fix  on  a  time  to  pay,  they  can  say, 
"Brother  A.,  cannot  you  lend  brother  B. 
$1  60  to  pay  for  tlie  Primitive  Chris- 
tian ?  Or  perhaps  you  can  pay  for  hi-i 
paper,  and  let  him  work  for  you  to  that 
amount."  When  agents  are  confident 
that  a  member  is  too  poor  to  pay  full 
price,  and  where  none  will  pay  for  him, 
let  them  say  how  much  he  can  pay,  and 
the  poor  will  be  helped. 

4.  Let  agents  feel  that  they  are  work- 
ing for  the  Lord,  and  obtain  as  many 
sub^cribors  outside  of  the  brotherhood  as 
possible-  They  should  not  hesitate  to 
ask  their  friends,  neighbors,  merchants, 
physicians,  and  in  short,  all  with  whom 
they  meet,  to  subscribe. 

5.  When  agents  hav  e  a  number  of 
names,  they  should  send  them  in,  and 
then  work  right  on  to  get  up  another 
list.  Earnest,  persevering  efforts  will  be 
crowned  with  success. 


and  as  we  enjoyed  some  little  of  the  grace  ,    ^   ,     , 

of  God,  we  felt  very  well  at  the  close  of  |  ""^^'^^  *?^  ^r'^  ^^^   T^'Jt^  }^'''^' 
the  meetings,  both  in  body  and  sp'rit. — 
Our  companion  was  very   much   pleased 
with  her  visit.     We  shall  remember  with 


pleasure  our  social  enjoyments  with  many 
dear  Christian  friends,  and  for  their  kind- 
ness to  us  we  are  very  thankful.  We 
should  have  been  pleased  to  mention  ma- 
ny dear  friends  by  name,  but  we  have  not 
space  to  do  so. 
We  found  the  churches  that  we  visit«d 


and  sunk  their  vessels.  Will  all  our 
agents  and  readers  read  carefully  and  try 
to  remember,  the  following 

HINTS  AND  SUGGESTIONS. 
1.  Now  is  the  time  to  solicit  subscrib- 
ers for  the  Primitive  Christian.  It  is 
very  desirable  that  most  of  the  lists  be 
sent  in  before  the  present  volume  closes, 
so  that  the  names  of  subscribers  can  be 
entered  and  our  addressing  galleys  cor 


PRESnUMS. 

In  addition  to  the  usual  percentage, 
brother  Missionary  proposes  to  give  the 
following  premiums. 

1.  A  Valuable  Commentary  on  the  Old 
and  New  Testament.  By  Jamieson, 
Fausset,  and  Brown.  Price  $7.50.  This 
is  to  be  given  to  the  agent  who  sends  in 
the  largest  number  of  new  subscribers 
between  Nov.  Ist,  1875,  and  Feb.  1st, 
1876. 

2.  Webster's  Unabridged  Dictionary. 
Price  $12.00.  To  be  given  to  the  agent 
who  sends  in  the  greatest  number  of  sub- 
scribers between  Nov.  1st,  1875,  and 
Feb.  1st,  1876. 

In  both  cases  it  is  to  be  understood 
that  the  subscriptions  are  to  be  paid  be- 
fore the  expiration  of  the  time — Feb, 
1st,  1876.  B. 


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GIIKiSTlAN  i'AMlLi  COMPAi^IOiS  ABD  GOSrEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 

Corrc$pondc>ice  of  ehrirchnacs  solicited  frorTi 
all  part*  of  the  BroiUerkoed.  Writer's  iiame 
atid  address  required  on  every  commiiJi.ica(ion 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Hejected  communi- 
catiort^or  manuscript  used,  not  returned.  All 
eomm^if.ications.  for  ptiblication  should  be  writ 
ten  npoH  one  sideofthesht-A  only. 

Our  Scrap-Book. 

GOOD    BOOKS,   AND   WHAT  THEY  DO. 

They  lead  people  to  think  ;  and  think- 
ing  frequently  leads  the  mind  to  obey 
God.  A  scrap  or  a  leaf"  from  a  good  book 
may  plant  a  desire  that  will  ;^row  up  to 
ripeness  in  the  Lord.  Four  years  npo  by 
readiria;  a  historical  sketch  of  the  Breth- 
ren, brother  C.  Hope  was  induced  to  seek 
lor  them;  and  after  two  years  searching, 
found  them.  lie  then  got  brother  Moore's 
jiaujphletH,  and  they  set  forth  the  doc- 
ofthe  Brethren  in  such  plain  and  con- 
vincin^r  terms  that  ho  resolved  to  have 
Icllowsliip  with  the  peoi)lc  of  God.  He 
declares  that  those  pamulilcts  were  the 
chief  means  of  inducing  111'!)  ro  obey  (he 
v?ord  ol"  truth.  From  this  little  begin- 
ning, the  fruits  tiius  far  are  five  precious 
souls  in  the  vine,  and  prospects  for  u)ore. 
Besides,  the  "litile  beginning"  has  spread 
as  far  as  Dcniu;>rk,  and  no  telling  wh  it 
the  end  of  this  "grain  of  muslai-d  seed" 
will  be.  Plants  of  grace  may  spring  up 
in  all  the  earth  from  wliat,  to  many, 
might  liave  seemed  an  irisignificaur  be- 
ginning. There  is  no  use  cryii;g  down  factx 
Facts  are  facts;  and  connot  be  overturned 
by  men.  God  alone  can  disperse  facts. — 
It  remains  as  a  fact,  therefore,  that  (/0(mI 
books  and  pamphlets  do  effective  work. 


A   REQUEST. 

Will  all  those  wlio  have  been  led  to 
obey  God's  word  by  reading  Gospel  doc- 
trine in  f/i)(t(l  boolcs,  please  send  us  their 
names  and  the  circumstances  attcnditig 
their  conversion  ?  State  what  book,  and 
from  whom  received. 


DOOR  OF  FAITH  OPENED. 
It  might  have  been  a  (juery  with  some 
why  Cherry  Grove  scnd.s  so  little  church 
news.  We  might  have  sent  abroad  how 
many  sermons  were  preached,  how  kind- 
ly jour  sisters  entertained  their  guests, — 
tiie  Warm  beds  furnished  and  the  richly 
laden  tables, — or  how  deep  the  snow  was 
in  winter,  or  the  number  and  value  of 
such  and  .«uch  a  brother's  stock,  but 
that  would  only  have  been  as  stench  to 
the  faithful  in  Israel.  Jiut  uow  we  have 
some  "wonders"  to  ehioniele.  On  Sun- 
day September  2Gih,  five  persons  were 
added  to  the  church  by  ba))ti.,m.  These 
arc  the  kind  of  wonders  we  tliink  wortli 
chronicling.  A  door  of  faith  was  opened 
to  those  precious  souls.  Oh,  wliat  rejoio- 
iig  1  what  feelitigs  of  thankfulness  to 
GoJ  I  May  their  journey  tlirough  life  be 
siich  as  to  admit  liicm  into  the  celestial 
city  when  their  time  of  departure  coiucs. 


Can  we  not  have  more  of  such  "good 
news"  from  the  various  parts  of  the 
brotherhood,  and  less  about  "I,"  "1"? 


TELL   HIM   UIS   FAULT. 

This  ia  not  only  a  good  rule  for  two 
when  they  mecr  to  adjust  a  difficulty  be- 
tween themselves,  but  equally  as  good  in 
council  meeting.  A  member  falls  into 
the  hands  of  the  church,  is  heard,  and 
when  the  case  has  been  duly  considered 
in  his  presence  he  withdraws,  and  the 
church  passes  judgment.  When  the  of- 
fender comes  in  he  is  told  (if  the  ca?e  is 
such  as  to  demand  it.)  that  lie  is  "di.sown- 
cd."  This  is  about  the  sum  of  the  whole 
matt«r.  Now  why  not  '"tell  him  his 
fault?"  Why  not  proceed  souicthing 
like  this  :  "Dear  John, — Your  case,  we 
trust,  lias  been  duly  considered  in  the 
fear  of  tjic  Lord,  and  it  eecms  good  to 
reason  a  little  with  you,  that  you  may  be 
assured  that  we  love  you.  Is  it  right  to 
do  wrong?"  "No,"  .says  John.  '"You 
will  agree  that  if  a  child  becomes  disobe- 
dient, yea,  refractory,  if  the  parent  loves 
that  cb-ild  he  will  try  torcfoini  him,  even 
if  he  must  inflict  severe  punishment."  — 
"Yes."  "The  child,  then,  you  agree,  has 
br^iught  the  punishment  upon  itself" 
"Certainlj'."  "Then  ujmn  these  grounds 
and  for  your  good,  the  church  .says  you 
shall  not  enjoy  full  fellowship  with  th.c 
saints  in  the  matter  of  coumiunions,  the 
salutations  cf  the  holy  kiss,  the  Lord's 
Supper,  and  feet  washing  until  youmani 
lest  a  godly  sorrow  for  your  misdeeds.-  - 
In  the  meantime  the  church  must  look 
upon  thee  as  a  heathen  man  aiid  a  publi- 
can,— that  is,  just  as  much  as  tlie  church 
desires  the  conversion  of  a  heathen  man 
just  so  much  does  she  long  to  see  you  re- 
turn to  her  embrace." 

Would  not  such  a  course  tell  wonder- 
fully upon  the  heart  of  the  olfender? — 
Convince  him  of  his  error,  and  repentance 
will  follow  speedily. 

M.    M.    ESHELMAN. 


Lewistown,  Mifflin  Co.,  Pa.,  ) 
October  4,  1875.  j 

Bruther  Quinter : — 

I  have  been  a  reader 
of  the  C.  F.  C.  for  several  years,  and  I 
am  glad  to  say,  as  a  whole,  I  enjoy  its 
contents  very  much.  This  is  my  first  at- 
tempt to  write,  or  gain  information  in  any 
way  through  the  press.  In  consequence 
of  which  I  feel  my  timidity. 

I  notice  in  Volume  II,  No.  .^7.  1875,  an 
article  written  by  brother  S.  Z.  Sharp,  on 
■'The  Philo.sophy  of  Form  in  lleligion," 
concerniDg  which  X  desire  a  little  inlbrma- 
tion. 

L  The  difference  existing  between 
churches,  is  it  not  principle  as  well  as 
form  ? 

2.  What  disadvantage  is  accompanied 
by  wearing  the  coat  as  advised  by  the 
Brethren? 

3.  Would  it  not  be  accompanied  with 
much  diflioulty  to  decide  who  have  re- 


ceived such  a  liberal  education  as  to  enjoy 
religion  in  its  broader  sense,  and  on  ac- 
count of  which  no  necessity  e.^ists  to  ad- 
here to  the  "first  principles"  of  religion, 
the  "old  paths,"  and  a  careful  observance 
of  external  forms  in  worship  and  appear- 
ance ? 

Would  it  not  greatly  discourage  those 
who  use  the  higher  ruathematics,  if  you 
were  to  deny  them  the  use  of  the  funda- 
mental rules  of  Arithemetic? 

Rob  Ihem  of  thrse  and  they  h-we  noth- 
ing \ei\;  grant  them  these  and  they  can 
both  use  and  enjoy  the  higher  mathemat- 
ics. 

In  conclusion  I  ar  k.  To  what  extent,  or 
degree,  should  a  person  be  educated,  so 
that  it  would  be  safe  to  Uy  a.sidc  formality 
in  religion  in  any  way,  and  still  retain  an 
orthodox  faith,  itc.?  We  ought  to  be 
careful  how  we  exercise  charity  toward 
eitcli  other;  charily  may  crrinf  to  be  char- 
ity. This  information  1  have  asked  for 
in  love,  houine  to  have  a  reply  from 
brother  S.  Z.  Sharp  through  the  Co.M- 
I'ANION  at  his  earliest  convenience. 
Your  brother  in  the  Lord, 

John  M.  Moih.er. 


Ntoia  Propoiiltiou 
port. 

Previously  reported  by  us, 

Lewis  M  Kob 

Aim  Eby 

J  M  Hutchison 

Julia  A  Wood 

S  F  Bjsserman 

(Christopher  llardiuan 

Berijamin  Kesler 

John  Stager 

J  li  Marquis 

A  broth. r 

Isaiah  Horner 

C  Hoop 

T  A  Brown 

John  Y  Snavely 

Cyrus  Wallick 

S  S  Mohler 

I'jii-za  Brandt 

Mary  A  Hnppert 

Catharine  Bishop 

Barbara  Landi.i 

A  brother 

Silver  Creek  church,  Illinoi.s 

Sieplien  Sliivcly 

(.'atiiarine  Shively 

Susan  Shively 

Daniel  Bowman  (self  and  others) 

Colorado 

Newton  church,  Oliio 

Covington  cliuich,  Ohio 

Big  lliver  church,  Iowa 

FiUphrata  church,  Pa 

J  C  Horsh 

Noah    Kinsey 

Phebe  Holtz 

A  sister,  Lamount  Prairie  HI 

Brother  and  sister  Swarlz 

A  brother 

Catharine  Long 

M  1^1  Eshleman 

Eld  James  Quiutcr 


)lout>y  Re- 


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uriRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


€69 


Levi  Snoeberger 

25 

A  weak  sister 

50 

John   Ziuimeruian 

10 

A  family 

20 

Stanisl;\as  church,  Cal 

2  50 

IjCvI  Il'ifforJ 

15 

Jacob  Ely 

1  00 

Needy,  Stillwater,  Ohio, 

50 

Nettle  Creek  churcli,  liid 

3  50 

Amos  S  C'iiamberlain 

10 

Lambert  llyel 

10 

David  Ca^sel 

25 

Samuel  Cowl 

25 

Christina  Miller 

00 

Mary  Croti-c 

1   00 

A  M  Crouse 

1   00 

Total                                      $1 

52   lO 

DANISM   FUND. 

Catharine  Bishop 

10 

Strong  and  Snydeman 

20 

Phebe  IJavis 

25 

Ephrata  church,  Lancaster  co  Pa 

2  50 

J  C  Ilorsh 

1  00 

Thomas- boro  congregation 

48 

A  sister,  LaMonte  Prairie,  111 

50 

A  brother 

25 

Brother  and  sister  Swartz 

30 

Catharine  Kline 

05 

Catliarinc  Long 

05 

A  wcnk  lister 

50 

jicvi  HojTord 

J  5 

Two  little  girls,  6  and  8  years  old, 

10 

James  Hnydcuian 

05 

David  Casscl 

25 

Samuel  Knupp 

05 

raise  money  to  spread  the  Gospel.  Here 
now,  is  an  opportuiii'y  for  all  such  to  show 
their  faith  by  their  works.  Here  re  a 
a  plan — each  one  five  as  the  Lord  has 
prospered  him.  Here  is  a  field  of  labor 
— Dcnu'aik  calling  for  the  Bread  of  Life  : 
will  you  withhold  it  ?  Will  one  hundred 
thousand  professing  Christians  refuse  to 
raise  the  sum  of  $1,500  00  tor  so  noble 
a  cause?  J.  IL  MoouE. 


Total 


$6  78 


If  any  mistakes  are  found  in  the  above 
reports,  the  parties  will  please  notify  us 
at  once,  and  we  will  gladly  correct  them. 
J.  n.  MoouE,. 

Urbana,  Ills. 
October  13,  1875. 


8telu  Proposition  Witii«Irnwii. 

For  the  present  brother  Siein  and  I 
have  concluded  to  withdraw  the  Stein 
proposition  in  order  to  give  fuU  sway  to 
the  Danish  Fund  movement,  and  when 
this  is  once  completed  then  we  will  renew 
our  effort.  All  money  now,  or  hereafier 
donated  to  the  Stein  Proposition  will  be 
used  for  that  purpose  only.  The  with- 
drawal will  not  interfere  with  the  sending 
of  money  already  raised,  but  is  intended 
to  enable  all  the  brethren  and  sisters  to 
concentrate  their  energies  upon  the  one 
object,  and  thereby  be  sure  of  success  in 
the  Danish  cause.  Now,  then,  let  there 
be  one  steady  move  all  along  the  line, 
from  the  brethren  in  California  to  those 
in  Pennsylvania,  and  let  not  one  single 
overseer  fail  to  put  the  matter  before  his 
congregation;  and  if  this  is  attended  to, 
we  feel  certain  that  there  is  not  one  sin- 
gle congregation  in  the  Brotherhood  that 
will  neglect  her  duty  to  freely  respond  to 
the  urgent  calls  across  the  great  Atlantic. 
Many  of  our  members  have  been  urg- 
ing the  Brotherhood  to   adopt  plans  to 


WniTFSvir.LE,  Mo.,  Oct.  10,  1875 
Brother  Qiuintcr : — 

It  has  been  quite  a 
while  since  there  has  been  any  report 
from  this  part  of  the  west.  It\  the  first 
place,  we  number  42  members  in  all,  2 
ministers  in  the  second  degree,  and  3 
deacons.  There  is  no  elder.  The  mem- 
bers seem  to  be  alive  to  their  duty,  set- 
ting exa:nples  in  humility.  But  as  to 
the  old  order  in  every  particular.  I  can- 
not say  that  it  is  a  very  general  thing.  It 
sometimes  causes  feelings  of  regret  that 
we  cannot  all  be  of  tb.e  sameniind.  There 
are  two  extremes;  and  where  these  are 
found  stril'e  v/iil  be  engendered,  and  hence 
the  body  must  suffer.  For  one  extreme 
to  be  suliuiissive  to  the  other,  is  hardly 
to  be  expected. 

We  do  not  receive  visits  very  often 
from  strange  ministers.  Last  winter  broth- 
er riari)er,  from  Iliy  county,  jjaid  us  a 
visit  and  prcuehed  several  sermons,  and 
I  think  niucli  good  was  done.  Brother 
Harper  is  able  in  the  adu)inistration  of 
the  word,  his  address  being  siich  that  but 
few  are  not  convinced  of  tlie  truth  which 
he  presents. 

On  the  ISth  of  Septcruber  brother 
Stein,  of  Neosho,  Mo.,  made  his  vrelcome 
appearance  in  our  midst.  We  were  very 
happy  to  meet  with  brother  Stein,  he  be- 
ing the  very  man  we  needed  here.  On 
Sunday  he  commenced  his  labors.  His 
first  sermon  was  on  the  subject  of  non- 
conformity to  the  world,  and  to  spealv 
the  sentiment  of  all  unprejudiced  minds, 
it  is  an  impdssibility  to  follow  Christ  in 
the  simplicity  of  the  Gospel,  and  at  the 
same  time  follow  all  the  fashions  of  mod- 
ern religion.  There  were  none  who  heard 
brother  Stein  upon  this  question  who 
could  say  it  conflicted  with  the  Gospel. — 
Even  the  most  fashionable  said  it  was 
truth.  On  Thursday  and  Friday  evenings 
of  the  same  week  and  at  the  same  place 
(Baptist  church-hcuse)  brother  Stein 
preached  on  the  subject  of  liaptism. — 
These  were  also  telling  sermons.  It 
seemed  as  though  I  could  every  now  and 
then  see  the  Baptists  dodge  the  Gospel 
darts  that  were  liurled  at  them,  especial- 
ly when  that  foundation  upon  which  they 
stand  began  to  totter  before  the  holy 
ordinance  of  trine  immcrsio:).  Brother 
Stein  said  he  would  give  the  Baptists 
something  to  do  alter  he  went  away. — 
But  not  much.  No  doubt  they  thought 
much;  but  "never  so  m\\<-\\  as  a  word" 
have  we  hoard  from  thom.  'J'his  seems 
strange, too;  forsince  that  time  there  have 
been  in  attendance  at  the  Baptist  Associ- 


ation about  twenty   ministers,  or  at  least 
some  one   sa'd    they   saw  about   20   men 
with   keg   hats,  and   they  supposed  that 
they   were   preachers;     and   there    were 
some   big   guns,  but   the   truth   in  their 
range  is  too  shoit  to   reach    trine  immer- 
sion.    Brother  Siein   remained   with  us 
until  the  28ih.     He    preached   in   all   12 
sermons,  much  good  being  accomplished. 
There  were  two   added    to  tb.e  church. — 
One  of  this  number  is  the  companion  of 
your  unworthy  correspondent.     She  wa.'j 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  brought 
up  in  that  faith    and    order.     She  never 
heard  of  the  Brutbren  until  some  twelve 
months  ago  when  I    made    her  acquaint- 
ance.    She   thinks    it   very  strange  that 
she  never  believ(;d  the  Gospel  as  she  be- 
lieves it  now.     But   the   strangest  of  all, 
she  says,  is   to   lay   off  her  hat,  rufHes, 
jewelry,  collars,   and   ribbons   before  she 
can  be  like  Christ,  (a  Christian).     Wil- 
lingly she  laid  them  all  aside.     And   oh, 
what  a  change   there  is   when   one  goes 
through  the   refiner's  fire;  when  one  is 
born    again;  when   one   puts   off  the  old 
man  and  is  clothed  with  the  new.    When 
alone,  as  it  were,  in    this   little  village,  I 
often    felt    sad.     Many  discouragements 
loomed  up  before  me.     It  seemed  there 
was  none  to  succor  nor  to  encourage.  But 
thank   G«d,  the   one   so  very   near  my 
heart,  in    earthly  ties,  is   now    bound    to 
me  by  that  which  is  heavenly.     I  am  en- 
couryged  by  iiicndly  advice;  I  am  bidden 
to  cast  my  all  on  Jesus,  and  by  the  pray- 
ers of  the   dear   one  I  venture  into   the 
world   to   help   fight   the   battles  of  the 
Lord,  and  willingly  embrace  the  responsi- 
bility assigned  to  me  by  the  church. 

Hoping  that  all  may  work  to  the  glory 
of  God  and  the  upbuilding  of  his  cause, 
respectfully  your  brother, 

Sajiuel  C.  Basiior. 


la  JMemorlaiu. 

Brother  Godfrey  H.  Shafer,  who  de- 
parted this  life  on  Saturday,  the  21st  day 
of  August,  1875,  was  born  in  Barbour 
county,  W.  Va.  In  early  life  he  gave 
evidence  of  Christian  piety.  He  had  at 
the  date  of  hi.s  death  attained  to  about 
the  age  of  30  years.  He  had  been  a 
worthy  and  exemplary  member  of  the 
Brethren's  church  for  about  seven  years, 
and  an  earnest  and  worthy  minister  for 
about  three  years,  having  attained  ■  the 
second  degree  in  the  ministry.  Tiie  cause 
of  his  death  was  accidental,  having  been 
caught  by  his  clothing  on  an  extended 
bolt  of  the  tuuibling  siiaft  of  a  thresliing 
machine,  by  which  he  was  carried  by  the 
revolving  shaft,  it  is  supposed,  near  one 
hundred  times.  Stran.i;e  to  say,  life  was 
not  extinct  when  he  was  released  from  his 
l)erilous  condition,  and  he  retained  his 
intellectual  pnwers  and  tiie  lacnky  of 
speech.  U(  on  examination  it  was  found 
his  shoulder  was  di.sjoiuted  and  torn  from 
the  body  and  otherwise  mangled,  bruised 
and  torn,  leaving  the  body  almost  a  shajx!- 
l(!ss  mass  of  flesh.  He  lingered  for  thiee 
days  after  his  injuries,  when  Cod  mcrci- 


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fully  released  bim  from  his  sufferings. 
During  the  time  he  lingered  he  retained 
his  reason  jierfectlj ;  and  while  he  lay 
on  his  deaih-bed,  earnestly,  affectionate- 
ly, and  impressively  exhorted  his  friends, 
wife  and  children  to  prepare  for  death 
and  to  live  the  life  of  the  righteous, 
that  they  might  meet  him  in  the  skies. 

Brother  Shafer  was  yount,'  and  in  the 
vigor  of  life,  and  it  seems  almost  impos- 
aible  to  realize  tl.at  one  so  young,  so 
buoyant,  and  so  gifted  should  have  been 
called  from  our  midst.  'Truly  in  the 
midst  of  life  we  are  in  death."  The 
death  of  brother  Shafer  has  left  a  void 
impossible  to  fill,  and  many  an  aohing 
heart  will  long  remember  his  genial  smile 
and  cordial  greeting. 

A  FlUKND. 
Valley  Furnace,  West  Fa.,  "I 
October  5,  1875.  j 


North  0«orgetowu,  Ohio. 

October  14th,  1875. 
Dear  Brother : 

As  church  news  is    pleas- 
ant, I  will  give  you  some. 

I  started  on  the  7th  of  this  month 
to  the  Mahoning  church,  Mahoning 
Co  ,  Ohio,  and  had  meeting  the  same 
evening.  On  the  next  day  brethren 
C.  Kahler,  M.  Weaver,  and  D  Work- 
man had  meeting  at  10  A.  M.  ;  and 
in  the  evening  the  communion. 
There  was  good  order  and  attention. 
The  brethren  in  the  church  are  well 
fixed  to  hold  their  communion.  They 
had  a  choice,  and  the  choice 
fell  on  brother  Jonas  Hoke.  May 
the  Lord  enable  him  to  be  faithful  in 
bis  calling;  is  my  prayer. 

On  Saturday,  the  9lh,  we  started 
to  Bristol  Center,  Trumbull  Co.,  Ohio, 
had  meeting  the  same  evening.  We 
had  good  order.  Next  day,  Sunday, 
meeting;  and  in  the  evening  the 
communion.  We  had  a  crowded 
house ;  and  there  was  some  going  in 
and  out,  so  there  was  some  noise  ; 
but  the  greater  part  of  the  assenibly 
was  quiet.  We  also  had  an  election 
at  this  place  for  a  Deacon,  and  the 
lot  fell  on  brother  Henry  HofTman. 
May  the  good  Lord  enable  hira  and 
all  the  members,  to  bo  faithful,  and 
to  give  no  offence  to  any  one  ;  and 
may  we  all  let  our  light  shine,  that 
we  may  not  be  asban-.ed  of  our  pro- 
fession. We  expect  to  have  a  series 
of  meeting  at  Bristol  Center,  com- 
mencing in  December,  next,  the 
Lord  willing.  Brother  1).  Workmsn 
expects  to  be  there. 

Lewis  Qlass. 


COLLAMER,  WniTLEY  Co.,  InD.  "| 

October  18th,  1875.  ) 
"Sh^  propriety  of  conducting  a  Sab- 
bath school  having  been  duly  consid- 
ered, last  spring,  by  the  members  of 
this  (Spring  Creek)  church,  an  organ- 
ization waa  effected  May  2nd,  Ezekiel 
Miller,  buing chosen  assuperintendant; 
Mattiu  Couuell,  assistant  superintend- 
ant ;  Franklin  Wyman,  treasurer; 
David  Connell,  librarian,  and  Amos 
Bowman  secretary.  The  teachers 
were — with  one  exception — members 
of  the  church.  More  than  one  hund- 
red persons  were  enrolled  as  scholars, 
who  attended  ordinarily  well. 

The  Children's  Paper  was  distrib- 
uted monthly  ;  besides  "Glad  Ti- 
dings," (a  f«ur  page  tract,)  weekly. 
'"Biighlest  and  Best''  music  book 
was  used  in  addition  to  the  Brethren's 
Hymn  Book. 

The  sessions  were  interesting  and 
instructive;  and,  although  we  were 
unaccustomed  to  the  management  of  a 
Sabbath-school,  yet,  success  beyond 
our  expectation,  attended  our  efforts, 
and  we  feel  confident  that,  at  loa^t,  a 
little  good  has  been  done.  One  thing 
however  wo  very  much  regret;  that 
is,  that  a  few  of  the  brethren  did  not 
labor  with  us,  but  rather  against  us. 
But  we  sincerely  hope  that  when  the 
work  is  resumed  again  next  spring,  all 
prejudice  against  it  may  be  laid  aside, 
and  that  we  may  be  united  in  contin- 
uing the  good  work,  which,  if  properly 
pursued,  will  doubtless  result  in  much 
good.  The  school,  (although  in  a 
prosperous  condition,)  closed  Septem- 
ber 26th,  at  which  time  appropriate 
addresses  were  delivered  by  brother 
O.  W.  Miller,  of  Warsaw,  and  several 
members  of  the  school.  All  present 
seeming  to  enjoy  themselves  on  this 
occasion. 

Amos  W.  Bowman. 


AnnouncemeutrS. 


Love-Feasts. 


In  the  Big  Creek  congregation, 
Richland  Co.,  III.,  Saturday  and 
Sunday,  Nov.  6lh  and  7th,  commenc- 
ing at  2  o'clock  r.  M.  on  the  6th. 
OIney,  on  the  O.  &  M.  11.  R.  is  the 
railroad  station,  where  those  who 
wish  to  attend  the  meeting  will  be 
met  on  the  5th,  if  timely  notice  is 
given. 

In  the  Eight  Mile  church,  Wells 
county,  Ind.,  November  the  12th,  at 
the    brethren's    now    meeting-bouse, 


three  miles  south-west  of  Zanesvilie. 
Meeting  to  commence  at  tea  o'clock 
and  continue  over  Sunday. 

B.  F.  Paul 

In  the  Miss's^inawa  church,  Delaware 
county.  Ind.,  Niv.  .5th,  10a.  M. 

Auuiial  .llucttiii;  1876. 

De/ir  Brother  Jatnts  : — 

As  the  brethren 
are  slow  in  offering  a  place  to  hold 
our  next  Annual  Meeting.  We  are 
now  making  arrangements  to  hold 
it  somewhere  in  Ohio.  Written  by 
order  of  several  of  the  elders  in 
Southern  Ohio. 

Samuel  Mohler.  Sr. 
Covington,  Ohid. 
October  Ibth,  1875. 

■ — •  m 

Chans«ti  ot  Address. 

Brother  J.  S.  Flory  says,  'Until 
further  notice,  my  address,  individu- 
ally, will  be  Greeley,  Weld  county, 
Colorado,  instead  of  Buffalo.  I  go  to 
Greeley  for  some  months  that  I  may 
have  better  facilities  to  attend  to  the 
robe  business.  See  advertisement  in 
another  column." 

Brother  Henry  Brubaker  has 
changed  his  address  from  Morrison- 
ville,  Chriuiian  Co.,  III.,  to  Beatrice, 
Gige  Co.,  Neb. 


MARRIED. 

On  the  3iid  of  Sept..  Mr,  .Jacob  Z  Replo- 
OLE  and  Mis3  Elizadbth  Hoi.singer. 

Also,  Sept.  O^h,  Mr.  Levi  Roobrs  and  Miss 
Jennie  Smitu. 

Also,  S'lpt.  30th,  hrother  Noah  B.  Buouou 
and  Leankau  Z.  Burobu,  all  of  Bedford 
couDty,  Pa.  JouN  8.  Holsinoer. 

By  the  undersigned,  Sept.  5lh,  at  the  res'.- 
dencB  of  Mr.  E.  Logdson,  Mr.  VVm.  H. 
WuEELBB  «nd  Mi88  ANNA  Yowr.BR,  all  of 
Somerset  c.'uuty.  Pa.  Wsr.  Mbkrill. 

By  the  undersigned,  October  8rd,  Mr.  Ct- 
Ri'S  RoDBUMAN  aud  Bi^ter  Ltdia  Yodeu, 
both  of  Elk  Lick  towuship,  Someiset  coun- 
ty. Pa.  JoEi.  Qnaoby. 

■  "~ 

UIKU. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circnmstan 
ces  In  connection  wllu  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wibli  t«  use  nil  alike,  and  we  could  not  Insert 
verses  with  all. 

In  the  Sugar  Creek  church,  Allen  Co., 
Ohio  May  the  9tb,  1875,  SisUr  BarbahA 
consort  ol  Bro.  Samuel  Miller,  deceased, 
who  preceded  hor  over  thiitueu  years. 

Also  In  the  samo  chur-k,  VanWert  Co., 
Ohio,  June  33, d,  187.5.  Bro.  .Martin 
Bkown.  He  leaves  a  large  family  aud 
sorrowmp;  wife  to  morn  their  loss,  which 
\vc,  hope  is  liis  gain. 

Also  in  the  same  church,  Allen  Co  ,  Sept. 
22nd,  1875.  Sisti-r  Matii,t»a,  wife  of  Daniel 
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and  bIz  email  children  to  morn  the  loss  of 
an  affectionate  wife  and  tender  mother. 
A^e  89  years. 

Aleo  in  the  same,  Sept.  28th,  brother 
William  Meemauou.  who  leaves  a  sorrow- 
ing, aged  wife  and  many  children  to  mourn 
their  lose.    Ae;e  80  years. 

Funeral  services  of  all  the  above  by  the 
Brethren. 

D.  Broweu. 

In  the  Lost  Creek  church,  on  the  5th  of 
June,  1875,  brother  Geokck  Duksuea; 
•?ed  81  years,  5  mouths,  and  3  days  Kuuer- 
aI  service  by  the  writer. 

Also,  in  the  same  church,  sister  Lavina 
Weavkk,  on  the  25lh  of  Augu-t.  Her  age, 
as  supposed  by  her  frieuds,  was  97  or  100 
years,  as  no  definite  record    could  be  found 

Funeral  services  by  the  writer  and  J  S. 
Studebaker.  H.  D.  DAvr. 

Brother  William  Allen  Seitz  depaited 
this  life  September  30,  1875;  aged  36  years, 
an^  15  days.  His  disease  was  cousnmplion. 
He  passtd  in  peace,  and  we  beliove  is  resting 
from  his  labors,  and  Lis  works  will  follow 
him.  Levi  Trostlb. 

In  the  Woodstock  congregation,  Shenan- 
doah county,  Va.,  brother  John  Mapiiis  de- 
parted this  life  September  23i'd,  1875;  aged 
69  yeai-8,  6  months,  and  8  days.  Funeral 
services  by  the  Brethren,  from  2  Saui.  xiv. 
14.  Samuel  A.  Shaver. 

Near  Belle  Plain,  Kansas,  August  37th, 
1875,  Willis  W.  Maso?),  son  of  Thomas 
and  Elizabeth  Mason;  aged  1  year,  6  mouths 
and  3  days.  Disease,  cholera  infancum  — 
His  funeral  sermon  was  preached  from  the 
words,  "They  went  and  told  Jesus."  ■»!  ko 
to  prepare  a  place  for  you."  Maith.  xiv.  12; 
John  x.v.  3.  Sarah  Neiieh. 

In  the  Wabash  church,  Wabash  county, 
Ind-,  Oct.  3rd,  brother  John  W.  Adamj,  on- 
ly son  of  brother  Jonathan  and  sister  Sarah 
Adams;  aged  24  years,  3  months,  and  I  day. 
Disease,  consumption.  He  leaves  a  widow 
and  one  daughter  and  thre«  sisters  to  mourn 
his  early  death;  bui  they  have  the  full  assu- 
rance that  they  need  not  mourn  as  those 
that  have  no  hope.  I  hope  the  dear  sisters 
will  take  warning  and  prepare  to  meet  their 
dear  biother   for  their  loss  is  his  great  gain. 

The  funeral  services  were  conducted  by 
the  Brethren,  from  Rev.  xiv.  13,  to  a  large 
concourse  of  people.      N.  W.  Crumrine. 

Within  the  bounds  of  the  Mohican  church, 
Wayne  couaty,  Ohio,  Isaac  Hileman  de- 
parted this  life,  on  the  23  d  of  August,,  1875; 
aged  78  years,  6  months,  and  28  days.  The 
deceased  was  foimerly  fiom  Westmoreland 
county.  Pa.,  and  came  to  this  country  many 
years  ago.  He  was  a  good  citizen  and 
neighbor,  and  much  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him.  He  suffered  much  from  dropsy 
and  heart  disease.  He  was  buried  in  the 
Mobicau  gravejard.  His  funeral  was  very 
largely  attended.  The  services  were  held  in 
the  Brethren's  meeting  house.  The  occasion 
was  improved   from  Rev.  xiv.  13,  to  a  large 

and  attentive  audience,  by  Rev. Eddy 

(Presbyterian)  and  the  writer. 

C  HOLDEMAN. 

In  the  Howard  church,  Howard  county, 
Indiana,  October  16th,  1875,  of  typhoid  fever, 
Jacob,  son  of  brother  Samuel  and  sister 
Elizabeth  Bock;  aged  25  years,  1  month  and 
3  days.  He  was  much  respected  by  all  who 
Knew  him.  The  yi^ung  men  lost  a  bright 
example;  the  parents  a  kind  son.  Oh,  let 
the  young  men,  and  old,  too,  not  forget  the 


bright  example  h'l  has  left  for  them  to  copy 
after.     Funeral  address   delivered   by  Elder 
Hiel  Hamilton  and  others,  fiom  Pea.  xvii.  15. 
George  Brudakbh. 

John  Hivbly  was  born  in  York  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  died  Richland  county,  O., 
on  the  24th  day  of  October,  1855,  aged  07 
years,  1  month,  and  27  days.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Christina  Smith  was  born  In  Bedford 
county.  Pa.,  on  the  29Lh  day  of  Dec,  1897; 
died  on  the  24th  day  of  of  August,  1875. — 
She  was  18  years  oU  when  she  was  married 
10  John  Hivcly.  They  lived  together  in 
Starke  county,  O.,  20  years,  and  twenty 
years  in  Richland  county,  O.;  and  then  she 
lived  a  widow  19  years  and  10  months. 
She  had  had  six  sols  and  seven  daughters, 
and  raisel  three  sons  and  six  daughters  — 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  Herdi.scase  was  dropsy,  and  a  light 
stroke  of  the  pal<^y.  She  was  contented  in 
her  lafct  sickness,  and  resigned  to  the  Lord's 

win. 

CHRiSTOniEii  Stine  was  born  on  the  29th 
day  of  September,  1841;  was  married  to  La- 
vina Hively  on  the  ]2Lh  day  of  October, 
1361,  and  died,  After  a  few  days  illness,  on 
the  12th  day  of  May,  1873;  aged  32  years,  8 
months,  and  9  days.  He  belonged  to  the  Lu- 
theran church.  He  was  born  in  Ashland 
county,  Ohio,  and  died  in  the  same  place. 

October  2iid,  1875,  in  the  Lower  Cumber- 
land church.  Pa  ,  brother  Jacob  Mouler  ; 
aged  87  years,  9  months,  and  23  days.  Fu- 
neral services  from  Rev.  xiv.  13.  Brother 
Mohlerwas  born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa., 
on  the  9ih  of  December,  1787  ;  and  was  mar- 
ried at  Ephrata,  I'a..  to  Nancy  Stark,  on  the 
lOlh  of  Sepieiiiber,  1809  They  lived  togeth- 
er over  66  years;  raised  12  children — six  sons 
and  six  daughters — all  living;  have  11  sons 
and  daughters-in-law,  #8  grandchildren  and 
24  great-grandchildren,  making  104  alto- 
gether, besides  those  who  have  died.  Broth- 
er Mohler  lived  a  virruou'.  Christian  life, 
and  had  hope  in  his  death;  he  was  buried  on 
the  4lh  at    Mohler's    meeting-house 

Thus  another  of  our  dear  old  members 
passed  away.  Voses  Miller. 

In  the  Cherry  Grove  cHurch,  Carroll  Co., 
Ills.,  Aug.  7,  1875,   Susan,   wife   of  brother 
Daniel    Kingery;  aged   47   years,  8  months, 
and  20  days.     Many  brethren  and  sisters,  no 
doubt,  remember  sister  Kingery's  kindness 
and  hospitality  while   she  lived  near  the  Ar- 
nold's Grove  meeting-house.    She  took  great 
delight  in  making  all  aronnd  her  cemforta- 
ble.    She   possessed    patience   in  more  than 
an  ordinary  degree;  and  her  labois  through 
I  life,  declare  in  unmistakable  terms  that  her 
i  chief  delight  was  to  do  "that   good   and    ac- 
■  ceptable  and  perfect  will  of  the  Lord."    Ser- 
]  vices  by  the  Brethren. 

i  In  th«  same  church,  Aug.  26th,  1875,  Eliz- 
i  abeth,  daughter  of  brother  Daniel  and  the 
;  late  sister    Kingery;  aged    19    years    and  8 

months. 
I      Also,  in  the  same  church,  September  23rd 
I  1875,    Enoua   Cliyton    Kingery;    aged    8 
years,  6    months,  and    23   days.     The  above 
^  all  died  of  typhoid    fever.     Truly    the  hand 
I  of  aflliction  has  fallen  heavily  upon  brother 
!  Daniel's  family;  but  God    loves  t'  em  none 
the   less.     His   promises  are   as  precious  as 
ever;  aad  whether  in  prosperity  or  in  adver- 
sity, he  lov'  8  us  all  the   same.     May    these 
solemn  calls  deeply    impress   the   hearts    of 
those  outside  of  covenant  relationship  with 
Christ.  M.  M.  E. 

September  19th,  1875,  at  1942  Huber  St., 
Philadelphia,  of  consumption  of  the  lungs, 


Willie  J.,  only  and  well-beloved  son  of  An- 
nie and  the  late  William  J.  De  LaRue;  aged 
19  years  and  8  months. 

Our  dear  young  hi  other  so  recently  deceas- 
ed was  one  around  whom  were  entwinedthe 
loving,  good,  and  pure  essentials  of  Christ- 
ianity. No  eulogiuras  that  we  could  confer 
upon  his  sacred  uK-mory  could  fathom  the 
depth  of  sweetly  cheiished  sentiment  that 
to-day  is  chronicled  upon  the  hearts  of  his 
friends.  Patient  and  loving,  long-tnffering 
and  kind,  he  leaves  an  example  worthy  of 
the  imitation  of  his  numerous  associatcB, 
who  to-day.  with  aching  hearts,  remember 
they  once  had  a  dear  friend  Willie,  who 
now  is  sleeping.  Ye<,  we  say  sleeping;  for 
we  cannot  think  of  him  as  being  dead.  In 
yonder  cemetery  the  poor,  suffering  body 
lies  dorrhant  and  still;  while  far  away,  in 
lands  unseen  by  mortal  vision,  his  happy 
soul  basks  in  the  glorious  sunlight  of  heav- 
en. To  him  death  was  not  a  monster,  but  a 
welcome  messenger  of  peace  and  mercy  sent 
to  bear  his  gentle  spirit  home  to  the  land 
of  its  nativity.  There,  released  from  all 
sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death,  he 
awaits  the  comlni;  of  those  beloved  on  earth. 
Who  that  knelt  by  his  bed-side,  and  heard 
his  fervent  amen,  and  beheld  his  counten- 
ance lighted  up  with  the  Christian  hope  of 
glory,  that  would  not  like  to  possess  the 
same  tranquility  of  mind,aa  they,  too,  near 
the  cold  Jordan  of  death.  Then  let  us  prof- 
it by  his  loving  example,  heed  hi*!  earnest  en- 
treaties to  love  the  Savior;  knowintr  that  it 
is  appointed  unto  all  once  to  die,  but  after 
this  this  the  Judemeut. 

Fnneral  services  conducted  by  brother  J. 
P.  Hetric,  asslited  by  brother  J.  Spanoglo. 
Mrs.  J.  S.  Thomas. 

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Go  ge  Fishbaucher  3  50;  J  H  Frantz  3  00; 
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SlonertO;  Jos  Rittenhouso  4  00;  T  S  Dotne 
5  50;  A  B  umhaugh  25;  Sim'l  Gallatin  1  60; 
S  W  Blanch  80;  Nicholas  Martin  10  00;  Geo 
Lambert  5  40;  John  A  Snovvberger  7  25;  .1 
C  Lehman  2  50;  J  W  Kinsey  80;  H  H  Colt 
1  60;  T  Rudv  200  00;  J  B  Tauzer  2  15;  J  G 
Winey  1  90;  J  M  Suyder  25;  Rhoda  A  Brown 
50;  Jncob  Hildebrand  8  00;  C  A  Mason  1  50; 
Sarah  Taylor  20;  Joha  Herr  35;  M  M  Eshel- 
man  30;  H  J  Hauger  1  6(1;  Mrs  Catharine 
Imbler  1  60;  Nathan  Miller  35;  L  B  Hartmaa 
75;  A  W  Bowman  40;  Michael  Hohf  lO; 
Catharine  A  Gingrich  i  60;  Jas  A  Ridenour 
5  to. 

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THE  kci.ip?«e:. 


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Ar-so,  STATIONARY  ENGINES, 
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Eld.  John  Wise  Fays:  "Having  examined 
the  work  entitled  T/ie  I'aiisotier  and  LonV- 
Supjicr,  written  by  J.  W.  iinnit,  J  unbefita 
lin^ly  express  my  approbation  of  tliu  work, 
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especially  consider  tlial  it.  shou'd  be  in  every 
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Is  gjrindine;  with  less  water  than  the  over- 
Bhol.     It  is  just  improved  and  will   npe   one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel    in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
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A    I>ESIRAREE    FARM    FOR 
NAEE. 

A  small  farm  of  31  acres  of  ^ood  land  i)/i 
acres  in  timbci,  improved  by  a  two-story 
brick  house,  a  small  bank  tarn,  30x50  with 
wagon  shed  and  corn  c;jl)  attached,  a  biick 
WBBli  house, hoKP^n,  wood-house, hen-house, 
and  bake  oveu  all  new  and  substantially 
bailt.  Also,  a  well  of  goo.l  water  and  cis- 
tern, with  pumps  near  the  door;  near  100 
cUoice  fruit  trees  in  bi-arin{{ — apple,  peach, 
P'lar,  cherry,  aprico';  also  grapj  and  other 
email  fruit. 

This  farm  lies  3'._;  miles  north  of  Ilagers- 
town,  WaHbinttoii  county,  Maryland,  along 
a  UDod  luriiplkc,  lending  t  i  lla((';rstowu. — 
MillH,  eaw-uiills,  and  school  lioufe  very  con- 
venient. Quite  near  the  hoiifrmindow  meet- 
liij<  house,  in  the  licavri- Ck'lU  cliuich. 

Piice — |iilM,4M>0  in  paym.nts. 

Address,  ANN  UOW'LAND, 

Hagorstown, 
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MOUNT  PL,EASANT  INSTI- 
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Miss  K.  NEW.MYER,       Music  Teacher 
Mrs.  M.  LLOYD,        -        -         Matron, 
The    First  Term  of  the   school 
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year, 


Oopartcnents  ot  I:B8tritclioii. 

The  coursf  s  of  study  pu^-sued  in  the  Insti- 
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II.  A  Scieniilic   Course   for   L->dies   and 
Gentlemen. 

III.  A   Scientific    Course   with    Latin    or 

Modern  Languages. 

IV.  A  Normal  Course.     For  those  prepar- 

ing to  teach. 
V.  A  Preparatory  Courpe.     For  those  not 
q'lalificd  for  the  above  courses. 


Tuidosi. 

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I  I  FARM    FOR   KAI.E  !  ! 

WUBUR  SEKDTl.Mt;  AND  IIAKVEST  NEVKU  FAIL. 

I  off^r  f o  •  the  small  sura  of  $25  per  acre, 
ISO  a«reH  of  land,   within   2).;;    miles    of 
two  U'W  thriving  ra  Iroad  stations. 
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THE  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

('■••nplofn  vnliiiiio^  of  Ihft  CoRivrl  Visitor  of  vari'Uis 
.V(*;»i«.  inrliKliii'^  !*<»tm.'  of  tin*  iviilicst  vohiinos,  (jor- 
iii:iM  aihl  i:iii;li>li.     Tor  piirticnl;irs  ikIiIiosh, 

II.  .1.  KtlliTZ,  Poland,  Oliio. 

Eretliren's  Encyclopedia 

?Tiinit«w.  r(»ll<'rtP(l  jiimI  arrnnsfl  in  nlrlnilM-lirjiI 
orili'i  liv  ICIii'T  Henry  Knrlz.  I'ric  i,  IlhiihI  in  iims- 
liii.  Willi  Alcxaiiilri  JIikU's  \vritiiii:s,  .«I..hi.  lit 
V;imp!ilct  form,  williout  Jlack's  writiiiss,  ^."•■>. 
Aa!rc.->s, 

IT.  J.  Kup.t;',,  Poland,  Ohio, 

THE  CHILDIIEN'S  PAPER. 

Tho  (.'liiMreTrs  Pnpcr  i-^  a  ncinlv  illin^tiatod  paper, 
(liiTotcil  tM  llie  Instini'tion  I'X'  tin-  cliililien.  Only 
I witnty-fivo  cents  a  \ej»r.  rreitiinuis  !<»  :t'.;iMitR  cei- 
ti:i5  up  cliilj!*.  Seinl  sr;iiiip  fin-  f-pecinien  c'i.>py.  .\<l(lress, 

II.  J.   KUHT'/, 

Pnliiid,  Miilionhig  Co.,  0. 


"A  righteous   man   regardeth  the  life  of  bis 

beast." — Puov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY   C:OL.EAR  TAOS. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manufacture  a 
new  Horse  Collar  Pa.l.  which  we  mail  free 
of  iioslaj;e  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  by  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
single  one,  or  ^1  .5(>  a  pair.  They  are 
light,  handsome,  durable,  and  comfortable 
to  the  horse.  They  arc  easily  fitted  to  al- 
mosi,  any  diaught  collar.  We  gnaraatoo 
them  to  prevent  horses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  from  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Reipi-rs.  Mowers,  Corn  Plo'.vs,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Ujills.  Remember  that  nn  ounce  of 
prevention  is    worth  a  ])0UMd    of    cure. 

CoLi.AUS:  '"Scotch"  or  Hair  Faced  Draft 
CcUais,  }4  each  or  $8  a  pair.  Short  Straw 
Draft  (Jollars.  $3  each  or  $0  a  pair.  Both 
kinds  finished  with  Safelv  Collar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  olllce  on  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

WhoUs/vle  orders  soil  ;ilcd  from  dcalprs. 
Satia faction  guaranteed. 

P.  U.  Ui;avi;k, 

Motiinudon, 

18  If.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 


l*Hre-Kro«l  Ei|(li(   llraliinas. 

Pea  comb,  t'ue  to  fcuther,  and  cinnol  be 
excelled  fur  size,  etc.  We  will  !  hip  by  i-X- 
press  to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullets, 
for  nve  ($5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

S.  UnAKi), 

Sr>.  Polo,  nil,, 


C.  F.  G.     Vol.  XI. 


G.  V.     Vol.  XXV. 


GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAN  SCSI  UDINTKK. 


'■'■If  ye  love  me,  keep  n;y  conimaiidrncnU.^^ — Jesus. 


At  f1.60  Fer  Aunum. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  NOV.  2,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  43. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
1(9  RS^niory  el  Elii«  HIcDuuifl. 


BY  GEO.   BUUMBAUfiU. 


8-vciitcsi   IHUfi  Effl'!  dear, 
Thou  art  no  more  with  us  here; 
Jesus  did  thee  also  love, — 
Called  thee  to  sweet  climes  above. 

Thou  wast  pleasant  and  so  bright, 
And  thy  parents'  great  delight; 
Ani  thy  limping  voice  and  smiles 
Wore  RO  charming,  dearest  child. 

Darling  babe  !  our  Effle  dear, 
Thy  prattling  voice  We  no  more  hear; 
But  't  is  heard  in  jwee'osl  tours, 
Singing  praise  with  heav'nly  throngs. 

There,  an  angel,  shining  bright, 
Thon  art  robed  in  spotless  white  ; 
And  within  the  Lord's  embrace. 
Singing  sweetly  to  his  praise. 

May  we  all  prepare  to  meet 
Our  loved  ones  that  arc  over  there, 
And  have  gained  the  blissful  shore 
Where  parting  is  known  no  more, 
Waterside^  Fa, 

♦'■^■^ ~ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor 
Over-riglileous-Ovor-wiMe. 


BY  B.  F.  MOOMAW. 


"Be  not  i  ighteous  over-much, neither  make 
thyself  over-wise,  why  ehouldest  thou  des- 
troy thyself."— Solomon. 

This  sajing  of  the  wise  man  will 
be  very  likely  to  make  a  solemn  im- 
pression upon  every  truly  pious  mind  ; 
for  there  is  Dotbiug  so  much  desired, 
nothing  for  which  the  soul  so  much 
aspires,  as  a  higher,  yea,  the  highest, 
state  of  holiness  ;  uor  can  we  for  a 
monient  eulerlain  the  idea  that  this 
desire  is  not  proper — that  this  anpira- 
liou  13  not  legitimate,  aud  pleasing  to 


God,  who  commands  that  we  should 
bo  perfect  as  our  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  is  perfect.  WLed,  therefore, 
we  meet  with  .such  an  admonition  as 
the  one  in  question,  we  naturally  en- 
quire, What  is  the  idea  intended  to 
bo  conveyed'/  It  is  the  language  of 
inspiration;  What,  then,  is  the  inter- 
pretation? 

Different  opinions  have  obtained  in 
the  minds  of  men  upon  this  Scripture. 
Some  suppose  that  it  is  the  language 
of  an  ungodly  man,  who,  hearing  that 
sometimes  a  righteous  man  is  ruined 
by  his  righteousness,  gravely  exhorts 
men  not  to  be  too  diligent  or  exact 
about  either  the  practice  or  study  of 
religion,  as  it  would  be  a  disadvantage 
to,  and  would  eventually  ruin  them  ; 
and  that  the  following  verse  is  Solo- 
mon's answer,  in  which  he  warns  him 
against  his  presumptuous  and  foolish 
wickedness.  But  I  am  inclined  to  the 
opinion  that  he  intends  to  caution  us 
against  unauthorized  excesses,  such 
as  a  pretended  zoal,and  wisdom  above 
that  which  is  written;  the  introduc- 
tion of,  and  cooperation  with,  human 
inventions  ;  afi't  cling  to  have  superior 
wisdom  ;  presumptuously  intruding 
into  unrevealed  things;  arrogating 
to  themselves  more  wisdom  and  piety 
than  is  in  them.  That  the  affectation 
or  ostentation  of  extraordinary  right- 
eousness, while  in  their  walk  and 
conduct  they  manifestly  exhibited  the 
greatest  inconsistency,  if  not  palpable 
moral  deformity,  was  intended,  aud 
not  humble  purity  and  holiness,  seems 
evident,  from  the  caution  to  the  reader 
not  to  make  himself  over-wise  ;  that 
is,  "Be  not  wise  in  your  own  con- 
ceils."  Here  affectation  must  bo 
meant;  and  .so,  doubtiest;,  it  is  in  this 
language  of  Solomon.  It  is  certain 
that  we  cannot  lovo  aud   serve    God 


too  much,  or  bo  over-righteous  in  any- 
thing for  which  we  can  produce  the 
warrant  of  his  word ;  and  there  is 
much  more  danger  of  the  other  ex- 
treme of  being  over-much  wicked,  and 
thereby  bringing  upon  ovrselves  ruin 
and  despair. 

I  have  in  my  intercourse  with  the 
world  and  with  the  church,  in  my  ob- 
servations of  the  sayings,  writings, 
ond  doings  of  men,  often  been  forcibly 
reminded  of  this  Scripture;  seeing 
men  affect  a  superior  sanctity,  making 
themselves  over-wise,  expressing 
themselves  something  like  this,  "Oh, 
I  do  love  my  Saviour  so  much,  I 
would  be  willing  to  endure  anything 
rather  than  displease  him  1  I  don't 
care  anything  for  the  world  or  its  en- 
joyments. 1  was  in  the  Spirit  for 
such  a  length  of  time.  I  would  do 
nothing  but  for  the  good  of  the  church. 
I  love  the  brethren  so  sincerely.  I 
pray  so  much  in  public,  in  the  family, 
and  so  often  in  private.  God  has  an- 
swered my  prayers  on  some  occasions 
audibly,  so  that  I  distinctly  heard  his 
voice.  I  have  talked  Vv'ith  God  all 
night,"  &c.,  &c.  This  is  all  to  keep 
up  appearances,  and  to  cover  over  the 
deformity  of  an  unconverted  heart. 
Observation  has  brought  me  to  this 
conclusion.  I  have  also  conversed 
with  many  who  agree  with  me  that  it 
is  not  the  best  evidence  of  vital  Chris- 
tianity, when  persons  pretend  to  such 
a  high  degree  of  hoHuess,  and  that  the 
language  at  the  head  of  this  article  was 
especially  intended  for  such. 

A  circumstance  which  came  to  my 
notice  recently,  which  I  will  here  re- 
late, has,  in  the  main,  led  to  the  writ- 
ing of  this  article.  On  a  public  day, 
in  a  county  town  not  far  distant,  a 
gentleman  and  mjsoif  were  standing 
ou  the  sido  walk  of  tho  street  iu  con- 


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vereation.  A  certain  man  came  along 
and  claeped  the  hand  of  my  frieud 
with  both  hands,  and  then  embraced 
bim  in  his  arms,  with  the  exclama- 
tion, "Ob,  how  I  do  love  you  !  How 
I  love  all  God's  people  I  'l  have  got 
religion!  I  am  the  happiest  man  in 
the  world!"  Presently  he  passed  on. 
My  friend  then  said  to  me,  "I  am 
sorry  that  I  could  cot  embrace  ray 
friend  aa  cordially  as  he  did  me.  I 
knew  him  to  make  just  such  demon- 
strations once  before,  and  afterwards 
knew  him  to  perjure  himsell.  I  have 
no  confidence  in  him." 

Another  case  was,  a  member  of  oar 
own  church,  who  was  continually 
talking  about  his  devotion  to  the 
church  and  to  the  Master,  his  dead- 
ness  to  the  world,  &c.  ;  and  after  the 
church  was  worried  and  troubled  with 
him  for  years,  and  when  all  patience 
was  exhausted,  she  had  to  cut  him 
ofif.  Many  cases  I  have  seen  of  a 
similar  character,  where  loud  profes- 
sions were  made,  and  the  conduct  was 
such  as  to  destroy  all  coolidence.  *'Be 
not  righteous  over-much,  nor  make 
thyself  over-wise.'' 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Home  IJiIucatlon. 


BY   KEV.  W.  11.  LORD.  D.  D. 


rests 
It  is 
either 


True  Christian  civilization 
upon  the  basis  of  family  life, 
not  in  the  solitary  life  that 
manhood  or  womanhood  reaches  its 
best  estate.  The  children  are  the 
glory  of  the  parents,  and  God  is  the 
glory  of  them  all.  The  Church  and 
the  State  have  their  springs  in  the 
family  ;  and  such  as  the  family  is, 
such  are  they.  We  owe  tho  family 
10  the  Bible.  Heathenism  never  pro- 
duced it.  Theorists  have  tried  to 
overturn  it,  but  God  has  inscribed 
folly  upon  all  their  crazy  attempts. 
Public  education  has  been  substituted 
for  family  training,,  but  the  experi- 
ment has  terminated  in  a  cold-heart- 
ed and  selfish  nature.  Socialism  has 
])roposed  a  promiscuous,  for  a  fan\ily, 
life  ;  but  the  exchange  has  led  to 
caprice,  cruelty,  and  every  form  of 
vice.  The  family  is  the  oldest  and 
the  best  institution  in  the  world.  Tho 
first  generation  of  men  belonged  to 
a  family,  while  State  and  Church 
both  came  afterwards. 

Other  institutions  change.  This 
never  changes  in  its  organic  life.  It 
knows  ao  progress  and  uo   elevation. 


After  the  last  monarchy  has  passod 
away,  after  the  last  republic  has  fol- 
lowed the  last  monarchy,  the  family 
will  still  remain.  It  is  the  only  insti- 
tution that  belonged  to  the  Paradise 
that  was  lost ;  the  only  one  that  be- 
longs to  the  Paradise  regained. 

In  the  family,  according  to  its  idea, 
government  rests  upon  ail'ection    and 
sentiment,  rather  than  upon  rules  and 
penalties,  or  upon  the    machauism    of 
order.     All  other  institutions  of  gov- 
ernment or  education  rest  upon   law  ; 
this  rests  upon  love.  It  cultivates  the 
intellectual  faculties,    in    combination 
with    the    affections.     It    imparts    a 
healthy  and  genial  freshness    to    the 
exercise  of  the  reason.     It   brings    it 
into  happy   alliance   with   the    moral 
nature.     It  tends  to  reduce  the    force 
and  self-assertion  of  the  will,   and  to 
harmonize  all  the    faculties    by    the 
blending  of  parental    authority    with 
parental    confidence.     We    are    born 
into  the  finest  possible  school  in    the 
world,  if  the  family  reaches  its  ideal  ; 
a  school  which  combines  all  the  forces 
of  authority  and  moral    power,    with 
all  the  energies  of  wisdom   and   love. 
One  of  the  most  intelligent  women 
I  have  ever    known,    tho    Christian 
mother  of  a  large  family   of  children, 
used  to  say  that  the  education  of  chil- 
dren was  eminently  a  work    of  faith. 
She  never  heard  the  tramping  of   her 
boy's  feet  in  the  house,  or  listened  to 
their  noisy  shouting  in  their  play,    or 
watched  their   unconscious   slumbers 
without  an  inward  earnest  prayer  to 
God  for  wisdom  to  train    thern,    and 
for  the  Spirit  of  the  Highest  to  guide 
them.      She    mingled    prayer     with 
counsel  and  restraint,  and    the   coun- 
sel was  the  wiser,  and   the    restraint 
was  tho  stronger,  for  this  alliance    of 
the  human   and    divine    elements   in 
her  instruction  and    diHciplinc.     And 
at  length,  when  her  children  had    bo- 
come  men  and  women,  accustomed  to 
the  bard  strife  of  the  world,  her  name 
was  the  dearest  one  they  could  speak  ; 
and  she  who   "had    fed    their   bodies 
from  her  own  spirit's  life,"  who    had 
taught     their    ft^et    to    walk,     their 
tongues  to  speak  and  pray,    and   illu- 
minated their  consciences    with    the 
great       lights       of       righteousness 
and     duty     held      their      reverence 
and  love,    increased    a   thousand-fold 
by  the  remembrance  of  an    early    ed- 
ucation that  had    its    inspiration    iu 
faith  in  God. 

And  here  lies   the   excellence   and 


Unction  from  all  other,  [t  takes  the 
pupil  at  a  time  when  his  whole  life  is 
necessarily  a  perpetual  exercise  of 
trust.  In  infancy  and  childhood  all 
things  are  done  iu  faiih.  The  soul 
of  a  child  lies  in  a  nest  of  faith.  He 
is  so  dependent  on  others  for  tho 
supply  of  his  bodily  and  his  intellect- 
ual wauts,  that  he  is  compelled  to 
trust  them  ioiplicitly.  His  father 
and  mother  are  hia  providence  and 
his  teacher.  Ho  must  trust  them 
completely  ;  believe  in  them  perfect- 
ly. Not  to  do  so,  would  be  to  starve 
iu  body  and  in  mind.  Not  to  do  so 
would  be,  not  to  be  a  child,  but  a 
man.  For  doubt  belongs  to  age  and 
experience. 

It  ia  in  this  soil  that  home  influence 
and  instruction  plant  the  seed  ;  a  soil 
fresh  with    all    the    powers    of    the 
spring  time  ;  ready    to   kindle    every 
seed  into  life,  and  send    it  forth    into 
luxuriant  growth.     What    more    ra- 
sponeive  and    willing  soil    could    the 
teacher    ask  ?     Yet  this   is    the    soil 
which  God  gives  to   the    parent.     It 
catches  at  everything  that    can    ger- 
minate,   and      sends    its    life-giving 
forces  through  it.     In    its    blind    un- 
consciousness, every  seed  is  alike   to 
it.     It  knows  no  distinction  of  good 
or  evil,  of  healthful  or  noxious  grow-th, 
and  pours  into  all  seeds  the  life-forces 
which  are  stored  away    iu    itself.     If 
truth  be  the  only  seed  that    is   sown, 
if  that  be  watered    with    fidelity    and 
love,  and  every  plant  whose  seed    is 
borne  to|the  garden  by  the  young  soul 
on  the  wings  of  the  wind,  or  by  the 
fowls  of  the  air,  or    by    the    hand    of 
folly,  be  cut  up  by  the   roota    by    tho 
thorough  processes  of  home    culture  ; 
thou  the  child   of  the   home  becomes 
a  child  of  the  heavens,  and   the    heir 
of  time  an  hoir  of  eternity. 

And  the  beauty  of  this  process  is, 
that  it  is  not  arbitrai-y  and  nKCuaui- 
cal,  but  vital,  natural  and  constant. 
The  power  of  the  home  education 
rests  upon  the  reciprocal  confidence 
aud  a  ffoction  of  the  teacher  and  the 
taught,  iustead  of  falling  upon  rou- 
tine and  law.  It  is  full  of  genilo 
adaptations  to  individual  capacities 
to  tho  taste,  temperaments,  aud  gifts 
of  the  learner,  so  that  the  utmost  ad- 
vantage can  bo  secured  for  each 
scholar.  It  is  exempt  from  irratioual 
usages  and  oonventionalism.  There 
is  uo  life  80  free,  so  under  the  control 
of  common  sense,  so  flexible  and  elas- 
tic, so  ready  to  conform  to  every   exi- 


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improvement,  as  the  family  life.  It 
is  a  Bystem  of  true  development,  and 
not  of  rapid  accretions.  It  educates 
and  does  not  overlay. 

Here  the  first  principle  by  which 
man  reaches  his  ultimate  dominion 
over  all  things  is  learned  ;  namely, 
obedience.  This  most  precious  ele- 
ment of  character  is  never  learned 
elsewhere.  If  the  child  acquires  not 
its  self-aubduing  strength,  he  goes 
out  into  life  to  be  eaten  up  by  his 
own  vices,  as  Acteon  was  devoured 
by  his  own  dogs.  When  fathers  and 
mothers  throw  away  their  own  right- 
ful aulhorily  and  are  unable  to  im- 
plant uuque.stioning  obedience  in  the 
hearts  of  their  children,  they  make  it 
impossible  that  their  children  should 
wear  the  crown  of  true  loyalty.  And 
this  principle  is  not  learned  by  the 
early  development  of  the  reasoning 
faculties,  by  teaching  a  child  not  to 
believe  or  trust  in  any  higher  wis- 
dom than  his  own,  by  permitting  him 
to  demand  a  reason  before  submis- 
sion ;  nor  is  it  learned  by  coaxing 
and  fondling  a  child,  as  if  obedience 
be  a  matter  of  pleasure  rather  than 
of  dutj  ;  nor  by  purchasing  and  bri- 
bing compliance  with  authority,  but 
by  the  culture  of  that  reverential 
spirit  of  faith  or  trust  in  the  wisdom 
and  love  and  authority  of  the  parent, 
which  is  God's  peculiar  gift  to  a 
young  child.  If  the  parental  fond- 
ness and  foolishness  do  not  spoil  this 
native  sentiment,  then  God  ordaineth 
strength  out  of  the  mouth  of  babes 
and  suckiiuga.  Then,  of  such  will 
be  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

I  may  be  permitted  to  express  a 
doubt  whether  any  school  education 
can  meet  the  requirements  of  a  child's 
life,  whether  the  school  bo  the  "com- 
mon" or  the  'Sunday"  school.  And 
if  in  the  life  of  the  ctiild  the  principles 
of  faith  and  of  obedience  have  not 
been  implanted  by  the  cult;ire  of 
home,  by  all  the  reciprocities  of  wis- 
dom, authority,  helpfiilness  and  love, 
it  is  next  to  impossible  that  they  will 
be  learned  in  any  subst:qnent  or  sup- 
plemenlery  school  whose  processes 
are  mechanical  rather  than  natural, 
and  based  upon  rules  rather  than 
principles.  The  school,  the  academy, 
the  university,  are  only  useful  in  the 
highest  degree  when  the  home  has 
first  implanted,  deep  beyond  uproot- 
ing, the  sister  principles  of  Faith  and 
Obedience.  We  may  bribe  our  youth 
"with  honors,  and  make  them  drunk 
with  emulation,"  but  ooly  in  the    do- 


mestic sanctuary,  uninvaded  by  the 
demon  of  Envy,  unvoxed  by  the 
presence  of  competition,  full  of  mutu- 
al helps,  confidences  and  loves,  can 
we  train  those  who  will  achieve 
present  honor  and  power,  and  live 
for  thousands  of  years  after  they  are 
dead. 

Selected  by  L.  Kimmel. 
«-.^-* . 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 

Saugerons  KoHd. 


BY  ELIJAH  BERKEV. 


I  have  frequently  heard  the  above 
words  when  about  entering  the  cars. 
What  a  dangerous  road  to  travel ! 
But  how  pleasant  the  way  seems, 
when  we  are  nicely  seated,  side  by 
side,  and  the  train  moves  off  to  carry 
us  to  our  desired  destiny,  or  place  we 
wish  to  go.  Here  we  all  see  the  dan- 
ger of-  losing  our  lives,  perhaps  in 
the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  but  at  the 
same  time  do  not  comprehend  things 
as  they  are  in  reality.  Those  who 
love  God  and  have  enlisted  under  the 
banner  of  King  Jesus,  always  should, 
when  seated  in  the  car,  and  everything 
is  quiet  around  them,  offer  their  pray- 
ers in  secret  to  our  heavenly  Father, 
for  the  care  and  protection  of  those  on 
the  train.  Here  the  man  of  God  has 
the  pleasure  in  asking  God  for  one  of 
his  precious  promises  in  which  he  de- 
clared, "If  ye  believe  in  me,  ask  v/hat- 
soever  ye  will,  and  it  shall  be  done 
for  you  ;"  or,  in  other  words,  "ye 
shall  receive."  On  the  other  hand, 
those  who  are  not  concerned  about 
their  souls,salvation,  have  nothing  to 
enjoy  but  the  pleasure  of  this  world 
for  a  season. 

Dear  friend  whoever  you  are,  let 
me  admonish  you  that  you  are  trav- 
eling an  other  road  that  is  not  merely 
"chance"  as  you  may  term  it,but  des- 
truction is  sure,  and  that  to  your 
souls,  because  ye  cannot  serve  God 
and  mammon  ;  you  must  love  one 
and  hate  the  other.  Remember, 
dear  friends,  that  this  road,  which 
sinners  travel  on,  will  bring  you 
down,  and  down  to  the  foot  of  deg- 
radation in  society  in  this  life;  and 
unless  you  repent  of  your  sins,  eter- 
nal condemnation  and  punishment 
are  sure. 

"But,"  says  the  moralidt,  "I  deal 
honestly,  live  soberly,  and  keep  in 
good  society."  I  admit  it,  but  it  is 
only  worldly  society,  which  is  still, 
in  a  Scriptural  point    of    viertr,    run- 


ning in  the  same  channel,  as  all  oth- 
er worldings  are,  and  far  from  Christ- 
ian society. 

Young  friends,  I  must  say  some- 
thing yet  to  you.  It  has  often  pene- 
trated my  heart  and  troubled  my 
weak  spirit  v/hen  I  arrived  at  the 
place  of  any  Christian  institution,  to 
see  many  of  you  standing  without, 
and  your  seats  left  vacant  in  disre- 
spect to  your  parents  and  yourselves, 
regardless  of  your  own  souls.  How 
often  do  you  see  blooming  youth 
taken  from  your  midst  in  a  moment's 
warning,  and  then,  perhaps  meet  the 
omniscient  God  in  displeasure  I  You 
are  young,  but  as  you  live,80  you  die. 
Christ  says,  "If  in  ye  die  your  sins, 
where  I  am  ye  cannot  come." 

Scalplevel,  Pa. 


tScoldiug. 


Of  all  the  disagreeable  habits  the 
world  was  ever  tormented  with, 
scolding  is  the  most  annoying.  To 
hear  a  saw  filed,  to  hear  a  peacock 
scream,  or  an  Indian  yell,  is  music 
compared  with  it.  Since  we  were 
a  little  child  we  have  always  felt 
a  mortal  abhorrence  to  scolding. 
And  if  we  had  been  scolded  as 
some  children  are,  we  know  not  that 
we  should  ever  have  been  good  for 
anything.  It  is  uo  wander  so  many 
children  are  bad.  The  good  is  all 
scolded  out  of  them.  It  is  stunted  or 
killed  by  early  frosts  of  cold,  icy 
pcolding.  What  a  frost  is  to  the 
Spring  buds,  is  scolding  to  all  the 
child  hearts.  Scolding  folks  at  home! 
How  miserable  !  Lightning,  thunder, 
hail,  storms,  and  v/inds,  rather  thfto 
the  hurricane  of  scolding.  Let  ftU 
the  powers  that  be,  wage  a  war  of 
kindness  on  all  the  scolders,  that 
thoy  may  be  overcome  with  a  better 
spirit. —  Seievted. 

John  Quincy  Adams,  said :  "My 
own  deliberate  opinion  is  that  thf* 
more  of  pure  moral  principle  is  car- 
ried into  the  policy  and  conduct  of  a 
government,  the  wiser  and  aiore  pro- 
found will  that  policy  be.  If  it  is  not 
the  uniform  course  of  human  evonia 
that  virtue  should  be  crowned  with 
success,  it  is  at  least  the  uniform  will 
of  Heaven,  that  virtue  should  be  thq 
duly  of  man," 


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For  the  Companion  akd  Visitor. 
A  Lioveieust.- 


BY   JAMBS  Y.   HECKLER. 


Awp.y  on  the  Rock  Creek 

In  Illinois  Northern, 
Was  a  lovefeast  communion 

Of  late  by  the  Brethren. 
It  was  not  for  the  sake 

Of  the  loaves  and  the  fishes, 
Of  eating  and  drinking, 

A.nd  exchanging  good  wishes. 

But  the  eating  and  drinking 

Were  also  connected, 
With  exchanging  good  wishes, 

As  the  Lord  had  projected, 
When  he  gave  an  example 

Of  holding  a  supper, 
To  his  loving  disciples 

In  a  room  that  was  upper. 

Now,  this  feast  on  the  Rock  Creek 

Was  held  as  commanded, 
And,  we  think,  as  the  Author 

Thereof  had  intended. 
With  quite  a  good  feeling 

In  Christ,  the  Anointed, 
Obeying  his  precepts 

As  he  has  appointed. 

'Twas  a  season  refreshing  : 

To  all  that  were  present, 
Wlio  improved  the  occasion, 

The  remembrance  is  pleasant. 
And  may  it  replenish 

The  hearts  that  were  weary 
In  trav'ling  their  journey 

Through  this  wiMcmess  dreary. 

To  the  office  of  deacon 

A  brother  was  cbos'.n, 
One  Amos  the  burden 

Must  bear  :  while  a  dozen 
Or  more  of  duties  and  trials 

On  him  are  dependent. 
He  only  can  prosper 

With  God  his  defendant. 

By  baptism,  triune  immesion, 

Two  precious  souls  were  united 
In  covenant  relations 

With  Chri«t;   and  incited 
To  press  onward  and  upward 

In  what  is   commanded 
To  all  the  believers, 

Till  their  journey  is  ended. 
Mount  Carroll,  Jlls. 


For  the  Companion  nud  Visitor. 
I>i4l  Uitlaaiu  Fall  Iroui  tirace? 


UY  J.  S    FI.OUY. 


Ambrofe,  Augustine,  and  other 
writers,  allirm  that  lialunm  wus  a 
Iiiiiri  ()(  an  <  vil  heart,  who,  by  the 
jjclp  ui  kindred  oyi)    t^pirite    iiud    eii- 


cbanttuents,  was  able  to  truly  proph- 
ecy and  work  wonderful  things. 
Otbers.among  whom  are  Tertullian 
and  Jerome,  say  he  was  a  true  proph- 
et of  God,  and  a  holy  man,  but  fell 
through  the  deceilfulness  of  sin.  We 
are  inclined  to  believe  the  latter  view 
is  correct.  In  consideration  of  the 
life  an.d  character  of  this  man,  who 
figured  so  conspicuously  in  the  time 
of  the  wanderings  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  we  may  learn  some  very  im- 
portant lessons. 

Balaam  at  one  time  seemed  to  be 
conscientious  in  mind,  and  a  true 
prophet  through  whom  the  Lord 
delivsred  gracious  promises.  (See 
22nd,  23rd,  and  24th,  chapters  of 
Numbers  ) 

It  was  Balaam  that  said,  "If  Balak 
would  give  me  his  house   full    of  sil- 
ver and  gold,  I    can    not   go   beyond 
the  word  of  the  Lord  my  God    to   do 
less  or  more  ;"  also,  "Tho  word  which 
God  putteth  in  my    mouth    that    will 
I  speak."     It  was   by   the  mouth    of 
Balaam  that  God  said,   "How  goodly 
are  thy   tents,  O  Jacob,  and   thy  tab- 
ernacles,   O    Israel.     Blessed    is   he 
that  blesselh    thee  and  cursed   is   he 
that  curseth    thee;"    and  again,    '"I 
shall  see  him  but  not    now  ;    I    shall 
behold    him,    but    not    nigh ;     there 
shall  come  a  star  out  of  Jacob,  and  a 
scepter  shall  rise  out  of    Israel,    and 
shall  smite  the  corners  of  Moab    and 
destroy  all    the   children    of    Seth." 
From  the    above    we    may   conclude 
that  Balaam  was  a  special    object  of 
God's  love  as  a  prophet   and    a   man 
of  righteousness,  who,  in    the   depths 
of  his  soul  breathed  the  prayer,   "Let 
me  die  tho   death    of  the    righteous, 
and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his." 

We  now  come  to  consider  Balaam's 
fall.  When  the  children  of  Isiael 
pitched  their  tents  in  the  plains  of 
Moab,  the  king  of  the  Moabities  be- 
came alarmed,  and  he  sent  princes 
unto  Balaam  to  tell  him  to  come 
and  curse  the  people.  Balaam  found 
upon  inquiring  of  tho  Lord  that  it 
was  wrong  to  go,  because  the  peo- 
ple were  blessed.  So  he  told  the 
messengers,  "Tho  Lord  refused  to 
give  me  leave  to  go  with  you."  But 
he  failed  to  tell  tho  whole  truth ; 
he  did  not  tell  them  that  these  peo- 
ple wore  a  people  blessed  of  God. 
Tiiere  seemed  to  be  an  intimation  in 
his  words  that  if  ho  bad  leave  to  go 
ho  would  go;  consequently  his 
tempters  rcturnod  and  promised  to 
promote  him  to    honor,    &c.     Behold 


now,  the  sin  of  Balaam  ;  he  the    sec- 
ond time  inquired  of  the    Lord,    thus 
templing    God,    and    manifesting    a 
desire  to  go  notwithstanding  God  had 
told  him  not  to  go,    that   the   people 
were  blessed.     God's  anger  was  kind- 
led against  him  because  of    his    cov- 
etous desires,  and    his    will    to    go  ; 
60  tho  Lord  told  bim  to  go,  "but    the 
word  which  I  shall    say    unto    thee 
that  shalt  thou  do."     He    went,    and 
on  his  way  he  was  made   sensible   of 
his  great  sin  by    the    appearance    of 
an  angel  of  the  Lord  in  his  way  with 
drawn  sword.     He  repented,  but   not 
with  a    genuine    repentance,    so    he 
was  told  to    go    on.     By    following 
him  we  see  bow  willing   he    was    to 
do  as  king  Balak  desired,  other    than 
cursing  the   people.     From    place    to 
placa  he  went,  doubtless  with  a  hope 
that  tho  Lor^  would  change  his  mind, 
and  at  last    allow    him  to  do    as    his 
heart    desired,    that   he    might   gain 
the    honor,    wealth,    and    promotion 
promised.     But  nay,  he  had  to    "re- 
turn to  his    place."     Where    next  do 
we  see  Balaam?  Among  ihe  enemies 
of    God's    people    and    there     slain. 
"Balaam,  also,  the  son  of  Beor,   they 
slew  with  the  sword"     Also  in  Josh- 
ua 13  :  22  it  is  said,    "Balaam,  also 
the  son  of  Beor,  the    soothsayer,    did 
the  children  of  Israel  slay     with    tho 
sword,  among  them  that     were    slain 
by  them."     Wo    here    adduco    such 
testimony  that  we  readily    infer    Ba- 
laam fell  from  the  favor  of  God,  from 
the  fact  that  he  lusted  after  tho    hon- 
ors of  the  world,  and  finally   rc-turued 
to   the    Moabites,    identified  himself 
with  them,    and    tempted    them    to 
lead  the  children  of  Israel  into    wick- 
ed adulteries  or  idolatries    with    tho 
Moabites.     Hence    in    one    instance 
Moses  asks,   "Have  ye  saved  all    tho 
women  alive?    Behold   these   caused 
the  children  of  Israel  to  sin   throwjh 
the  counsel   of  Balaam,  to   commit 
tresspass  against  tho    Lord    in    tho 
matter  of  Peor ;    and    there    was    a 
plague    among    the    congregation    of 
the  Lord."     We    find    that    Balaam 
hired  himself  to  the  Moabites  ;    thus 
wo  see  the  lust  of  his  heart   led    him 
to  that  which  he  coveted,  and  the  re- 
sult was  his  destruction.  Having  the 
character  and  iniquity  of  Balaam  be- 
fore our  mind's  eye, we  need  not  won- 
der at  the  New  Testament  Scriptures 
making  mention  of  him.     Peter  says  : 
"Cursed  children,  which    hive  forsa- 
ken tho    ri'jJil  uuiy,    and    ao    going 
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the  son  of  Bo8or,who  loved  the  wages 
of  unrighteousness."  Jude  also  speaks 
of  "spots  in  your  feasts  of  charity," 
such  as  "have  gone  in  the  way  of 
Cain,  and  ran  greedily  after  the  er- 
ror of  Balaam  for  reward."  Jesus 
in  the  llevelalions  also  speak  of  some 
in  the  chutch  who  hold  the  dcclriue 
cf  Balaam. 

From  a  proper  consideration  of  our 
subject  we  may  learn  the  lespon  that 
men  may  seem  to  have  a  strict  right- 
eous principle,  and  yet  be  tempted 
to  love  the  ways  of  unrighteousness, 
as  id  said  of  13alaam.  On  the  first 
appearance  of  the  princes  of  Moab 
n;akiug  alluring  overtures  to  him,  ho 
I'lakes  an  answer  that  no  one  could 
doubt  his  integrity  or  conscientious- 
ness;  but  how  soon  do  we  find  him 
tempting  God.  Hence  we  conclude 
that  words  or  loud  2)7'oy'essio)iR,  are 
no  criterion  to  judge  by  in  matters  of 
religion. 

Again  w.e  learn  the  lesson  how 
fiw  can  stand  the  great  temptation 
of  honor  and  wealth,  and  how  ready 
the  human  heart  is  to  plan  some  way 
to  gain  the  favor  and  bounties  of  the 
sinful  world,  and  yet  ease  the  con- 
science in  the  belief  that  God  will  not 
be  strict  to  his  word. 

How  many, in  this  day,  like  Balaam, 
are  unwilling  to  submit  to    God's   re- 
fusal to  allow  them  this  or  that  desire 
of  the  heart.     They    know    wLnt  He 
has  said  in  the  Bible,  yet   the   desire 
cf  the  heart  is  so  great  to  make  friends 
with  the  world  that   the    question    is 
asked  over  and   over,    "Will  not  God 
alloiv  meiogo  ?"  Let  me  sayjust  here, 
that  to  harbor  and  nurse  sinful  desires 
in  ihe  heart  contrary  to  the  teachings 
of  God's  word,  you  will  most   assuj-- 
edly    get   the    liberty   "to  go'"  as  did 
Balaam  ;  but  in  getting  that   liberty, 
fhovghit  he  from  God,  you  will  kindle 
his  wrath  against  you,  and  destruction 
will  speedily  follow  as  in  the  case  of 
Balaam.       God    spoke    the   truth    to 
Balaam,   and    Balaam    knew   it   was 
God's  gracious  will    that    he   should 
not  go  ;  but  God  knowing    the   wick- 
edness of  his  heart,  granted    him    his 
wrathful  will  to  go.      So  with  every 
one  that  learns  what    God's    gracious 
will  is  as  touching  his  commandments 
and  from  selfish  motives  seeks  to  find 
a  way  to  shun  doing  them.     God  will 
comfort  them  with  his  wrathful  will. 
Because  they  love  not  the  truth,  "God 
will  send  them  strong  delusions  to  be- 
lieve a  lie,  that  they  may  be  damned." 
We  leara  that  wheo  mea  insult   God 


by  asking  him  to  approve  the  desire 
of  the  heart  rather  than  the  guidance 
of  his  Spirit,  ho  will  say,  "Go,  wrest 
the  Scriptures  to  your  own  destruc- 
tion." God  often,  in  bis  love  to  his 
obedient  children,  may  not  grant  their 
petitions,  he  knowing  what  is  best  to 
prepare  them  for  heaven;  so  in  his 
ivralh  he  may  grant  the  desires  of  the 
perverse  and  disobedient.  Israel 
would  not  hearken  to  God,  so  he  gave 
them  "up  to  their  own  liearts'  lust, 
and  they  walked  in  their  own  coun- 
sels." So  with  thousands  to-day, 
they  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
Jesus — will  not  obey  the  righteous 
rules  of  the  church — hence  they  are 
given  over  to  their  own  counsels  or 
views,  and  are  as  spots  in  our  feasis, 
"blemishes,  sporting  themselves  with 
their  own  deceivings,  while  they /east 
with  you,runninggreed!ly  after  the  er- 
ror of  Balaam  for  reward."  Oh, may  the 
Ijord  deliver  us  from  the  error  of 
Balaam,  or  the  love  of  unrighteous- 
ness I 

Buffalo,  Col. 


Fou  THE  Companion  and  Visitou. 


BY  ELLA  WILLIAMS. 


Our  natures  are  so  constituted  that 
when  under  affliction  one  can  draw 
comfort  from  the  thought  that  there 
are  others  more  severely  afflicted  than 
we  are.  Not  that  we  are  glad  that 
the  afflictions  cf  others  are  greater 
than  our  own;  but  their  sufferings 
prove  to  us  tlat  we  are  not  yet  as 
greatly  afflicted  as  it  is  possible  to  be, 
and  the  thought  awakens  feeliuers  of 
comfort,  and  of  gratitude  to  the  Giver 
of  all  good  that  our  condition  is  do 
worse.  The  deprivations  of  Laura 
Bridgman  are  calculated  to  awaken 
such  feelings  in  the  highest  degree. 
Her  case  is  widely  known,  but  doubt- 
less there  are  still  some  readers  of  the 
Companion  and  Visitor  that  have 
never  beard  of  her.  In  the  hope  that 
some  one  who  may  be  dissatisfied 
with  his  condition  and  murmuring  at 
his  afHictions  may  rather  give  thanks 
unto  God  for  bis  mercies — for  your 
benefit,  afflicted  one,  and  mine,  I  write 
these  lines.  My  information  concern- 
ing her  is  mainly  derived  from  a  little 
sketch  published  ten  years  ago,  and 
which  was  originally  taken  from  the 
reports  of  the  Perkins  Institution, 
Massachusetts,  where  she  waa  educa- 


ted, and  of  which  Dr.  Ilowe  was   the 

superintendent. 

"Laura  Bridgman  was  born  in  Han- 
over,   New    Hampshire,     December, 
1829.     She    is    described    as    having 
been  a    very    sprightly    infant,     with 
bright  blue  eyes."     She    was   subject 
to  fits  and  was  very  delicate  until  she 
was  a  year  and  a  half  old,  when  the 
dangerous  symptoms    subsided  ;  and, 
at  twenty  months   old,  she    was  per- 
fectly well.     Her  mental  powers  rap- 
idly developed  themselves  during  the 
four  months  of  health  which    she   en- 
joyed.    "But  suddenly    she    sickened 
again.     Her  disease  raged  with  great 
violence  for  five  weeks,  when  her  eyes 
suppurated,  and  their   contents    were 
discharged.      But    though  sight  and 
hearing  were  gone  forever,    the  poor 
child's    sufferings    were    not    ended. 
The  fever   raged   seven    weeks.     For 
five  months  she  was  kept  in  a  darken- 
ed room.     It  was  a  year    before   she 
could    walk    unsupported,    and  "  two 
years  before  she  could  sit  up  all  day." 
It  was  four  years    before    her    bodily 
health  seemed  restored.     But  how  sad 
her  condition  1     She  could  neither  see, 
hear,  nor  speak.     "The  darkness  and 
the  siietjce  of  the   tomb   were  around 
her.     No  mother's  smile  called   forth 
her    answering    smile.      No    father's 
voice  taught  her  to  imitate  his  sounds  ; 
they,  brothers  and  sisters,    were   but 
form    of    matter   which   resisted  her 
touch,  butdiflered  not  from  the  furni- 
ture cf  the  house,  save  in  warmth  and 
in  the    power    of    locouKtion."     But 
the  immortal  spirit  within   her   could 
not  die.     "As  soon  as  she  could  walk 
she  began  to  explore  the    room,    and 
tben    the    hcuse.     She   followed    her 
mother,  and  felt  her  hands,  and  arms, 
as  she  was  occupied  about  the  house, 
and  her  disposition  to  imitate,  led  her 
to    repeat   everything    herself.      She 
even  learned  to   sew  a    little    aud   to 
knit." 

"At  this  time,"  says  Dr.  Howe,  "I 
was  so  fortunate  as  to  bear  of  the 
child,  and  immediately  hastened  to 
Hanover  tosee  her.  1  found  her  with 
a  large,  beautifully  shaped  head,  and 
the  whole  system  in  healthy  action. 
The  parents  were  easily  induced  to 
consent  to  her  coming  to  Boston,  and 
on  the  fourth  of  October,  1837,  they 
brought  her  to  the  Institution.  F'or 
a  while  she  seemed  much  bewildered, 
and  after  waiting  about  two  weeks, 
until  she  became  acquainted  with  her 
locality,  and  somewbat  familiar  with 
the  inmates,  the   attempt   was  made 


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to  frive  her  a  know  ledge  of  arbitrary 
eipup,  bj  which  she  could  iiiterchnnge 
thoughts  with  others.     The  first   cx- 
periiaents  were  made  by  takinpf   arti- 
cles in  coiunion  use,  such    as    kuires, 
forks,  spoons,  keys,  itc,  aod  fasteniug 
upon  them    labels    with    their   names 
printed  in  raised  letters.     These    she 
felt  very  carelully,  and  soon,  of  course, 
distiuguif.hed  that    the  crooked    lines 
k-eii  differed  as  much  from  the   crook- 
ed lines  xpoons,    as    the   key   differed 
from  the  spoon  in  form.     Then   small 
detached  labels  with  the  same    words 
printed  upon  them,  were  put  into  her 
bands,  and  she    obt-erved    ttiat   they 
were  similar  to  the  ones  pasted  on  the 
articles.     She  showed  her  perception 
of  this  feimilarity  by  placing  the  label 
key  upon  the  key,  and  the  label  siMon 
4ipou   the   spooiK     She    was   encour- 
aged here  by  the  natural  sign  of  appro- 
bation, patting  on  the  head.     It    was 
evident,  however,  that  the  only  intel- 
lectual exercise  was  that  of   inutation 
and  memory.     After  a  while,  instead 
of  labels,  the  individual    letters    were 
given  to  her  on  detached  bits  of  paper  ; 
they  were  arrant;ed  side  by  side  so  as 
to  spell    book,    key,    &c. ;    then    they 
were  mixed  up  in  a  heap,  and  a   sign 
WAS  made  for  her    to    arrange    them 
herself,  so  as    to   express   the    words 
hook,  key,  <fcc  ;  and  she  did  so.    jN'ow 
the  truth  began  to  fldsh  upon  her  ;  her 
intellect  began  to  work  ;  she  perceived 
that  here  was  a   way   by    which  she 
could  herself  make  up  a  sign  of  any- 
thing that  was  in  her  own  mind,  and 
show  it  to  another  mind,  and  at   once 
her   countenance   lighted    up    with  a 
human    expression.     I   could    almost 
fix  upon  the  moment  when  this  truth 
dawned  upon  her  mind,    and    spread 
its  light  to   her   countenance."     The 
description  of  the    process  by    which 
she  was  advanced  in  her  education  is 
iuterealing  but  too  long  to  copy. 

Dr  Howo  thus  describes  the  meet- 
ing between  Laura  and  her  mother, 
afior  she  had  been  six  months  at  the 
Iiistitution.  "The  mother  stood 
some  time,  gazing  with  overflowing 
eyes  upon  her  unfortunate  child,  who, 
all  unconscious  of  her  presence,  was 
playing  about  the  room.  PreBenlly 
Laura  ran  against  her,  and  at  once 
b<^g«iu  feeling  her  hands,  and  examin- 
ing her  dress,  and  trying  to  find  out 
if  she  knew  her  ;  but  not  succeeding 
in  this,  she  turned  away  as  from  a 
stranger,  and  the  poor  woman  could 
not  conceal  the  pangs  she  felt  at  find- 
ing that  her  beloved  child  did  not  know 


her.     She  then  gave  Laura  a  siring  of 
beads  which  she    used    to    wear    at 
home,  which  were  recognized   by   the 
child  at  once,  who,  with  much  joy,  put 
then)  around  her  neck,  and  sought  me 
eagerly  to  say    she    understood    the 
string  was  from  home.     The    mother 
now  tried  to  caress  her,  but  poor  Lau- 
ra repelled  her,  preferring  to  be    with 
her   acquaintances.     Another    article 
from  homo  was  now    given,    and  she 
began  to  look  interested.     She  exam- 
ined the  stranger    much    closer,    and 
gave  me  to  understand  that  she  knew 
she  came    from    Hanover.     The   dis- 
tress of  the  mother  was  painful  to   be- 
hold ;  for   although  Bhe    feared    that 
she  could  not  be  recognized,  the  pain- 
ful reality  of  being  treated    with  cold 
indifference  by  a  darling    child,     was 
too  much  for  woman's  nature  to  bear. 
After  awhile,  oa  the    mother's  taking 
hold  of  her  again,  a  vague  idea  seem- 
ed to  flit  across    Laura's    mind    that 
this   could    not    be    a  stranger ;    she 
therefore  felt  her  hands  very  eagerly, 
while  her  countenance  assumed  an  ex- 
pression   of    intense    interest.      She 
became  very  pale,  then  suddenly  red. 
Hope  seemed  struggling    with    doubt 
and  anxiety,  and  never  were  contend- 
ing emotions  more    strongly  painted 
upon  the  human    face.     At  this    mo- 
ment of  painful  uncertainty,  the  moth- 
er drew  her  close    to    her    side    and 
kissed  her  fondly,  when   at    once    the 
truth  flashed  upon  the  child,    and  all 
mistrust     and      anxiety    disappeared 
from  her  face,  as  with  an    expression 
of  exceeding  joy,  she  eagerly    nestled 
to  the  bosom  of  ber  parent." 

In  a  western  paper,  of  recent  date, 
there  was  published  an  account  of  a 
visit  some  person  from  her  native 
state  paid  her.  I  will  make  a  few  ex- 
tracts to  show  what  she  has  learned 
and  how  happy  she  is. 

"I  any  one  supposes  that  by  reason 
of  her  deprivations  she  is  queer  or 
awkward  in  person  or  manners,  he  is 
altogether  in  error.  She  is  a  genteel, 
lady-like  person,  looking  about  thirty- 
five,  though  her  age  is  really  not  far 
from  forty-four.  As  soon  as  the  in- 
formation was  conveyed  to  her  that 
she  had  a  visitor  from  her  native  state 
v/herc  her  nearest  kindred  live,  she 
came  swiftly  across  the  room,  leaving 
her  work  (crocheting)  on  the  centre 
table  as  she  passed  it,  and  grasped 
my  hand,  laughing  with  the  eagerness 
of  a  child.  Then  she  sat  down  face 
to  face  with  the  lady  who  has  charge 
of  her,  and  commenced  an  animated 


cnnver.sation  by  the  mannal  alphabet. 
Partly  by  letters  and  partly  by  signs 
she  said  a  great    deal    to    me.     She 
seemed  brimming  over  with  things  to 
tell  me,  and  wanted  mc  to  know  about 
her  teaching  some  of  the  blind  girls  to 
sew,  which  is  pp.rt  of   ber    dnily    em- 
ployment in  the  school    near  by,  and 
she  takes  great  pride  in  threading  the 
needles,  and  making  her    pupils  pick 
out  their  work  it  it  is  not  done  nicely. 
She  is  a  good  seamstress  herself,  does 
fancy  work,  and  can    run    a   sewing- 
mr.chine.    Next  she  caught  hold  of  my 
hand  and  led  me    up    two    flights  of 
stairs  to  her  room    to   show    me   her 
things;  but  the  first    movement    was 
to  take  me  to  the  window,  where  she 
patted  on  the  glass  and  signified  that 
I  should  see  what  a  pleasant  prospect 
there  was  from   it.     And    there   she, 
who  had  never  seen  or  heard,    wailed 
by  my  side  in  great  content,    while  I 
looked  and  listened.     It  was  a  perfect 
April  day,  but  she  could  get  no   con- 
sciousness of  it  except  in  the  softness 
of  the  air.     Yet  her  face  was  radiant, 
and  she  stood  there    as    though    she 
both  saw  and  heard.     I  wish  I   could 
bring  before  those  who  are  discontent- 
ed with  their  lot,  or  repining  because 
God  has    withheld    something    from 
them,  or  tsken  something    away,    tho 
cheerful  face  of  this  girl    who   has  so 
little,  but  who  accepts  it  as  if  she  bad 
all;  who    has    never   seen   a    humau 
countenance,  or  heard  a  human  voice  ; 
who  in  the  infinite  glory    and    beauty 
of  this  outward  world    has    no    part', 
shut  in  by  herself  in  that  silent,  dark, 
unchanging,  awfnl  loneliness.   Finally 
she  took  out  a  sheet  of  paper,  pressed 
it  down  on  her  French  writing  hoard, 
examined  the  point  ot  her  pencil,  and 
wrote  her  autograph.     "'God    is  lovo 
and    truth,  L.  N.    Bridgman."     And 
then  from  her  needle-case   and    spool- 
box  she  produced  a    cambric    needle 
and  fine  cotton,  and  showed  me   how 
she  threaded    a    needle,     which    was 
done  by  holding  the  eye    against  the 
tip  of  her  tongue,  the  exquisite  nicety 
of  touch  in  her  tongue  guiding  her  to 
pass  the  thread    through    it.     It  was 
done  in  an  instant,  and  then  she   pre- 
sented me    the    threaded    needle   tri- 
umphantly, having  secured  it  byslip- 
ing  a  knot." 

The  writer  of  the  above  supposed 
that  she  was  horn  blind,  but  according 
to  Dr.  Howe  she  was  about  two  years 
old  when  she  lost  all  her  senses,  save 
two,  those  of  taste  and  touch.  She 
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6td 


eyes  to  the  starry  firm  anient, or  bebeld 
the  glories  of  midday,  or  tha  splen- 
dors of  the  rising  and  setting  sun; 
she  who  can  have  but  the  fainteBt 
conception  of  the  beauties  of  earth, 
who  ijaving  ilcivera  spread  all  around 
her  can  neither  behold  their  beauties 
nor  eujoy  their  fragrance;  she  who 
dwells  in  darkness  and  silence,  such 
as  we  can  have  no  conception  of,  tells 
lis  "God  is  love  and  truth."  Oh  I  be 
Btiii,  repining  heart,  or  let  thy  ruur- 
•tiurings  be  turned  to  praise.  May 
Laura  Bridgman  have  an  abundant 
entrance  into  the  ^orld  to  come,  and 
her  soul  be  ravished  with  the  beauties 
oi  the  heavenly  world. 
Funkfloivn,  Md. 


By  the  ^Vfty»i«ie. 


Two  aged  men  entered  a  street  car 
a  few  days  ago,  in  a  neighboring  city. 
One  of  them,  who  was  paraiyz>*d,  said, 
in  reply  to  a  question  oi  the  other  as 
to  his  welfare  :  '"1  have  a  very  large 
interest  in  the  next  world."  When 
ai-kod,  "How  are  you  off  for  this 
world  ?"  he  replied  pleasantly  that  he 
had  enough  to  meet  his  wants  while 
be  lived,  and  then  a^'ain  he  added, 
"But  I  have  a  very  large  interest  in 
the  next  world.''  The  conversation 
attracted  the  attention  of  other  pas- 
sengers, and  one  of  them  vv'ho  nar- 
rated it,  said  that  those  words  kept 
ringing  in  his  ears  all  the  rest  of  the 
day.  He  could  not  get  rid  of  the 
deep  impression  made  by  the  singular 
earnestness  and  happiness  of  the  old 
disciple. 

Surely  this  is  the  beauty  of  old  age, 
its  joy  and  blessedness,  the  calm  as- 
surance of  a  portion  beyond  this  life 
in  "the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in 
light." 

Little,  too,  did  the  veteran  think  of 
the  power  of  his  reiterated  sentence 
upon  the  hearts  of  fellow  travelers, 
who  did  not  even  know  his  name. 
Yet  these  wayside  utterances  of  warm- 
hearted Christians  are  often  the  most 
eloquent  lay-preacher,  both  to  uncon- 
verted people  and  to  believers  who 
happen  to  overhear  tbcai.  Our  uc- 
cOQScious  iufluenees  are  frequently  the 
best  or  the  worst  that  we  exert. 

But  the  best  of  all  is  when  the  pil- 
grim life  draws  near  its  close  and 
when  the  staff  and  sandals  are  so  soon 
to  be  laid  aside,  to  feel  that  our  beat 
and  largest  "intererts  are  in  the  next 
world."  That  treasure  grows  at 
more   than  compound  interest.      Its 


value  increases  as  the  vision  of  it  wid- 
ens like  the  firuiament.  These  riches 
cannot  "take  to  themselves  wings  and 
flyaway."  It  is  a  life  interest  for 
eternity,  and  faith  only  asserts  its 
own  divine  prerogative,  "v;hile  we 
look  not  at  the  things  which  are  seen, 
for  the  things  that  are  seen  are  tem- 
poral, but  the  things  that  are  not  seen 
are  eternal." 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Man  a  ^"liau^^ableltef  ug. 


BY  C.  HOPE 


A  dear  brother  being  charged  with 
changing, — for  he  changed  some  the 
last  year, — felt  sad  as  he  told  us  the 
circumstances.  It  brought  to  our 
mind  the  changeableness  of  man  ;  or 
his  being  transformed  from  the  world. 
It  is  sometimes  very  hard  for  friends, 
yea,  brethren,  who  have  seen  alike, 
being  as  one;  but  the  one  develops 
faster  than  the  other,  or  grows  more 
in  transformation,  and  consoqueatly 
the  two  seem  to  part,  and  sorrow 
takes  hold  of  both  parties  generally; 
for  the  one  who  transforms  slowly 
will  consider  the  other  out  of  the  true 
way,  while  the  other,  not  able  to  yield 
the  truth,  often  weeps  of  pure  love 
for  the  more  slow  one.  Sometimes 
the  best  friends  have  parted,  like  Paul 
and  Barnabas  of  old,  on  this  ground, 
not  to  travel  together  more  in  this 
life;  and  often  the  one  who  grows 
slowly,  when  his  friend  is  dead,  com- 
ing up  to  his  standpoint,  sees  as  he 
did,  and  has  time  to  lament  the  brok- 
en friendship.  When  we  look  at  Saul, 
how  his  transformation  went  so  fast, 
we  notice  also  he  got  less  and  less 
company  and  friends  ;  so  that  when 
his  course  was  nearly  finished,  he 
could  say  :  '-^ All  have,  left  me."  Oh, 
how  bitter  and  how  necessary  fur 
him  !  When  he  for  the  sake  of  the 
Jews,  circumcised  Timotheus,  he  had 
many  friends;  but  when  he  was 
transformed  so  far  that  he  said  on  the 
subjf  ct :  "if  any  man  is  circumcised 
Cbrist  will  avail  him  nothing,"  then 
he  was  soon  alone.  The  trouble  was 
he  did  not  care  for  traditions  of  man, 
and  he  bad  obeyed  the  Lord,  had  for- 
gotten the  old  law  and  its  shadows, 
being  swallowed  up  of  Christ.  And 
those  who  had  either  ceased  to  grow, 
or  were  not  transformed  so  fast,  con- 
sidered him  too  fast,  or  out  of  the 
way.  But  he,  knowing  he  was  run- 
ning for  a  crown,  left  all  behind,   did 


not  stop  until  he  had  gotten  the  vic- 
tory, and  lost  his  head.  Yo  who  are 
(developed  further  than  we,  press  on  ; 
do  not  stop  ;  follow  Paul  as  be  did 
Christ,  even  if  you  have  to  be  alone, 
forsaken  by  all,  like  him. 

True,  Paul  had  changed,  and  even 
so  far  that  he  denounced  his  own  ac- 
tion in  others  who  practiced  it  at  the 
time  he  wrote  to  the  Galatians;  and 
I  have  no  doubt  that  some  at  that 
time  were  smart  enough  to  point  to 
his  inconsistent  course  and  draw  even 
the  true  children  of  God  after  them. 
But  as  we  did  not  live  at  the  time,  we 
can  look  over  the  whole  matte?,  and 
even  go  so  far  as  to  not  see  any  change 
or  continual  transformation  whatever 
in  Paul,  the  groat  apostle.  But  if  it 
should  occur  in  our  own  time,  among 
our  brethren  now  living,  that  hesbould 
grow  away  from  his  forrjer  views 
which  he  had  set  forth  by  word?",  or 
what  is  worse,  written  them,  then  his 
inconsistency  would  be  clear  as  noon- 
day. Hence  so  much  contenti  )n 
among  our  ranks.  We  feel  like  weep- 
ing and  hiding  ourself  in  a  lonely 
cave,  many  a  time,  when  we  witness 
these  things.  Why,  brethren,  do  you 
expect  any  one,  or  yourself,  perfect 
when  you  receive  baptisru, so  you  can- 
not grow  in  grace,  or  develop  farther 
in  transformation  ?  Then  certainly 
you  are  ahead  of  Paul,  and  a!i  the 
sajnts.  But  if  yen  find  yourself  grow- 
ing, envy  not  your  brother  if  he  is  ia 
the  front  of  you  ;  but  strive  earnestly 
to  use  the  means  of  grace  so  that  you 
can  even  outi;row  bim.  And  you 
who  are  ahead,  grown  men  in  Christ,, 
please  feed  us  s-\\&\\  children  on  iv.ilk. 
Do  not  beat  us  if  we  can't  walk 
straight ;  but  take  us  under  your  arms 
gently,  and  leach  ua  to  run  the  race. 
Do  you  not  suppose  the  growing  gen- 
eration will  be  but  a  contentious,  out- 
of-order  church,  if  you  show  us  such 
example,  being  contentious  and  outof- 
order  yourselves  ? 


The  real  Christian  never  reaches  the 
point  where  the  ardent  prayer  of  the 
apostles,  offered  in  behalfof  the  Ephe- 
sian  believers,  will  not  be  appropriate. 
He  may  know  the  love  of  God,  that 
passetb  knowledge;  he  may  be  filled 
with  God  ;  he  may  be  filled  with  the 
fullness  of  God  ;  and  still  his  constant, 
earnest  prayer  is  to  be  filled  with  all 
the  fullness  of  God.  Such  a  soul  may 
be  truly  said  to  be  panting  after  God, 


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For  the  Oompanio.n  and  Visitor. 
Th^aies. 


BY    C    II    BALSBAUGH. 


To  Siste7-  ]\[arcjaret  Deardorff : — 

Grace  be  with  you  from  God  and 
His  Cbriot,  that  your  alabaster  box 
may  be  ever  opeu,  and  the  whole 
house  filled  with  the  odor  of  the  oiot- 
ment. 

Yours  is  at  hand.  I  am  too  weak 
to  write.  My  suffering  ia  con.staat. 
I  intend,  if  the  Lord  permit,  to  pre- 
pare yet  two  brief  articles  for  the 
press,  and  then  lay  down  my  pen  : 
viz.,  "Rfigeneration,  and  its  relation 
to  Baptism  ;"  and  "Melchisedec.'' 

I  wish  you  would  write  more  for 
the  Companion.  Give  us  brief,  pithy, 
contributions,  full  of  the  savor  of 
Chrisi.  Sift  well,  and  give  only  the 
seed-thoughts.  Chaff  never  germi- 
nates. Everything  is  slocked  with 
themes  for  profitable  contemplation, 
and  with  beautiful  symbols  for  their 
illustration.  The  difficulty  is  not  in 
finding  a  subject,  but  in  selecting  from 
the  many  that  crowd  upon  us  from 
every  page  of  llevelation  and  Nature. 

Take,  for  instance,  the  Marriage 
Relation,  the  Family,  the  Lamb's 
Wife,  the  Eterual  Household  of  God, 
the  Pillars  in  the  Church,  the  Seven 
Golden  Candlesticks,  the  Seven  Stars, 
the  Seven  Spirits  of  God,  the  Seven 
Symbols  of  the  Holy  Ghost — Life, 
Light,  Fire,  Air,  Water,  Oil,  cud  the 
Dove — the  Tabernacle  in  the  Wilder- 
ness, Old  Bottles  and  New  Wine,  Old 
Garments  and  New  Palch(>s,  and 
many  others  which  are  replete  with 
holy  instruction. 

What  loftier  and  more  comprehen- 
sive Ruliject  can  be  thought  of  than 
"the  High  Calling  of  God  in  Christ 
Jesus."  This  comprises  the  whole 
periscope  of  Divine  Truth.  Hero  is 
another  like  unto  it.  What  more 
glorious,  inspiring,  transporting,  than 
"fellowship  with  the  Father,  and  with 
His  Son  Jesus  Christ."  Here  we 
touch  the  margin  of  the  Golden  Pave- 
ment, exchange  salutations  with  the 
Angels,  with  "open  face  behold  as  in 
a  glass  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  and  are 
changed  into  the  same  image  from 
glory  to  glory.''  This  is  the  true 
Mount  of  Transfiguration.  Who  will 
lay  himself  out  in  the  exposition  of 
these  sublime  themes  ?  Or  rather, 
who  will  not?  Here  is  matter  for 
heart  und  head  and  hand  to  do  their 
utmoBt,  and  yet  leave  countlees  won- 


ders untold.  Take  any  common  par- 
able of  field  or  forest — the  leaven  in 
the  meal,  the  bread  we  eat,  the  water 
wc  drink,  the  air  wo  breathe,  pray 
over  and  study  them  as  the  symbols 
of  Infinite  Wisdom,  and  find  in  them 
the  wonders  and  beautiesof  the  Divine 
Mind,  and  the  glory  and  gladness  of 
Redeeming  Love. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wlac  Ferni«^nte<l  or  Unier- 
uieuted. 

The  fbllowiiig  article  on  unfermented 
and  fermented  wine  was  clipped  fioui  ilic 
]Yitncss.  I  thought,  perhaps,  it  vrouM 
be  worth  the  space  it  would  require  in 
the  Companion  and  Visitor.  There 
has  been  considerable  interchange  of 
thought  on  tlie  above  subject  ;  now  have 
the  views  of  a  practical  man,  which  cer- 
tainly are  in  harmony  with  the  spirit  of 
Christianity,  and  the  tenor  of  tlie  gos- 
pel. C.  Myeks. 
Farmer's  Grove,  Pa. 


CHRIST  S   WINE   AT  THE   MARRIAOE   IN 
CANA— WHAT  WAS   ITS   CHARACTER? 


BT  DU.  WELCH,  or  VIKELAND. 


In  the  Bible  two  distinct  classes  of 
wine  are  referred  to — unfermented  and 
fermented — one  approved  because  harm- 
less; the  other  condemned  because  jicr- 
nicious.  One  is  made  the  emblem  of 
life;  the  other  of  death.  One  is  "the  cup 
of  blessing;"  the  other  "the  cup  of 
devils." 

Fermentation  is  putrefaction;  the  re- 
sult is  rotten  wine  and  the  process  gener- 
ates the  poison  called  alcohol.  Of  course 
this  rot  will  take  place  as  easily  and  us 
(piickly  in  the  liquor  as  in  the  fruit;  and 
were  not  our  tastes  perverted,  we  would 
no  more  diink  rotten  wine  than  eat 
rotten  grapes.  "Death  is  in  the  pot," 
tlioiigh  it  be  "nev;  wine,"  if  putrefaction 
has  taken  iilnce.  'J'his  is  the  reason  there 
is  so  much  drunkenness  and  vice  during 
the  vintage  in  some  countries.  While, 
therefore,  the  good  Book  says  of  the  un- 
feruiented,  "new  v!inc,fovu(l  in  the  clus- 
ter, destroy  it  not,  for  a  blessing  is  in  it," 
so,  when  it  is  fermented,  we  arc  admon- 
ished that  "whoredom  and  wine  and  new 
wine  take  away  the  heart."  Wherelore  we 
are  told,  "Jjook  not  upon  the  wine  when 
it  is  red  |l,o  which  color  it  changes  from 
purple  liy  fermentation,]  when  it  giveth 
his  [the  most  deadly  serpent's]  color  in 
the  cu]),  when  [by  the  peculiar  motion 
of  fermented  wine]  it  moveth  itself 
alight,  [like  the  serpent,  charming  but 
to  destroy.  ]  At  last  it  biteth  like  a  ser- 
pent and  Htingeth  like  an  adder."  Of 
such  it  is  truthfully  said,  "Wine  is  a 
mocker,  strong  drink  ia  raging,  and  who- 
.soever  is  deceived  thereby  is  not  wi.-e." 
Is  this  the  wine  made  by  our  Savior  at 
the  marriage-feast  ? 

The  approved  wine  of  the  Bible  was 


either  reduced  to  a  "honey,"  and  kept  in 
j'lrs,  (Gen.  iv.  3-11;  1  Kings  xiv.  3,  etc.), 
or  the  expres.sed  juice,  immediately  upon 
being  taken  from  the  grape  and  properly 
treated,  was  put  into  new  skin  bottles, 
which  had  been  previously  lined  with 
pitch  to  make  them  the  more  impervious 
to  the  air.  Such  wine,  whether  new  or 
old,  was  not  intoxicating,  l)ecause  not  fer- 
mented. In  fact,  the  older  it  was.  the 
better  its  qualities.  Thertifore  we  hear 
our  Savior  saying,  "No  man  having  drank 
x!d  wine  straightway  desireth  new;  for  he 
saiili,  the  old  is  better." 

How  foolish  some  people  are  to  take 
license  for  the  indulgence  of  their  de> 
nraved  ai)pctite  for  rotten  wine,  from 
PauFs  advice  to  Timothy,  to  "drink  no 
longer  water,  but  use  a  little  wine  for  the 
stomach's  sake  and  thine  often  infii mi- 
ties."  Fermentation  destroys  the  me- 
dicinal qualities  of  the  grape.  This  was 
not  Paul's  wine.  Ilis  was  the  wine  God 
hands  to  us  from  the  luscious  grape;  rich 
in  its  nourishment,  healing  in  its  virtues, 
and  invigorating  in  its  efl'ects  upon  diges- 
tion, heart  and  spirits.  It  is  a  pity  our 
translators  did  not  retain  the  distinction 
in  name  between  the  good  and  bad  wines 
spoken  of  in  the  Bible. 

Having  been  in  the  manufacture  of 
unfermented  wines  for  many  years,  and 
perh'Sjis  the  first  to  i>roduce  them  in 
modern  times,  1  have  necessarily  given 
muoh  time  to  research  and  experimenting. 
Tlie  most  deliciou.s  wine  1  ever  made 
was  |)roduced  by  allowing  the  juice  of  the 
j,'rapes  to  remain  together  till  the  liquor 
liad  abi-tracted  the  full  strength  and 
qualities  of  the  fruit,  and  become  "refin- 
ed." It  is  "strong  drink,"  indeed;  but 
it  it  is  not  exposed  to  the  air,  it  is  not 
intoxicating,  but  certainly  delicious,  'i'liis 
is  "the  wine  on  the  lees,"  spoken  of  by 
Isaiah,  when  he  prophesies  of  the  great 
feast  God  was  going  to  make  with  us 
through  his  Son,  and  of  which  t1iis  mar- 
riage in  Cana  wasatype.  "In  this  moun- 
tain," says  he,  "shall  the  Jjord  of  4iosts 
make  unto  all  people  a  feast  of  fat  thing.^i, 
a  feast  of  wines  on  the  lees,  of  fat  things 
full  of  marrow,  of  wines  on  the  lees  well 
refined." 

It  seems  almost  sacrilegious  to  ask 
which  of  the  two  wines  above  described 
was  made  by  Christ  at  the  marriage  in 
Cana.  How  could  he  have  made  any 
other  than  the  "good  wine"  the  gover- 
nor of  the  feast  pronounced  it?  How 
could  he.  at  a  marriage  typical  of  the 
feast  "the  Lord  of  hosts  was  about  to 
make  unto  all  people,"  with  tlie  Church 
for  "his  bride" — how  could  he,  for  such 
a  company,  have  made  what  his  Father 
had  condemned  as  "the  poison  of  dragons 
and  the  cruel  venom  of  asps?"  After 
making  it  pure  and  innocent,  it  would 
have  required  another  miracle  to  have  ad- 
ded the  alcoholic  poison  of  fermentation. 
And  why  sliould  he  have  done  this? — 
How  could  he  have  done  it?  Who  be^ 
lieveshe  did  but  the  "enemy  of  all  right- 
eousness?" 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Robert's  Advice. 


One  sunny  Saturday  morning,  not 
long  ago,  Robert  Somers  sat  on  llie 
bench  in  his  tool-house  busily  at  work. 
Presently  his  little  sister  Bessie  came: 
"I've  done  something  dreadful;  Rob, 
though  it  wasn't  my  fault,  either. 
You  won't  tell,  will  you  ?"  she  asked, 
locking  up  doubtfully. 

"No,  honest  I  won't,"  he  replied 
promptly,  interested  at  the  prospect 
of  sharing  a  secret. 

"Well"— and  Bessie  drew  a  long 
breath — "I  went  to  get  a  drink  of  wa- 
ter, and  there  was  one  of  those  thin 
fancy  tumblers,  you  know,  on  the 
table,  and  I  wented  to  drink  out  of  it 
awfully,  'cause  mother's  so  afraid  of 
them  she  never  lets  me,  and  I  was 
just  as  careful  as  anything  ;  but  when 
I  was  just  going  to  put  it  back  on  the 
table,  somebody  opened  the  door,  and 
I  never  noticed  where  it  went,  and  it 
dropped  on  the  floor,  end" — Bessie 
stopped  to  choke  back  a  sob. 

"Went  all  to  f^niaph,  did  it?"  in- 
quired Rob,  sympathetically.  Bessie 
nodded  ruefully. 

"Whew  I"  whistled  Rob.  "What 
did  mother  say  ?" 

"0  I  it  wasn't  mother  at  all.  It 
was  only  Bridget,  and  she  threw 
away  the  pieces,  and  said  the  blessed 
Virgin  would  forgive  me  since  it 
was  only  an  accident ;  and  I  told  her 
I  didn't  want  the  blesed  Virgin  to 
forgive  me,  and  then  she  got  mad, and 
said  I  should  stay  in  the  kitchen.  0, 
Rob  1  do  you  think  I'll  have  to  tell 
mother?  It  would  only  make  her 
feel  bad  if  she  knew  one  of  'em  was 
broken,  and  if  I  don't  tell  her,  p'raps 
she  won't  never  miss  it,  and  won't 
never  have  to  feel  bad  about  it.  I'm 
sure  I  don't  want  to  make  her  feel 
bad." 

This  was  quite  a  tempting  view  of 
the  matter,  and  Bessie  longed  to  have 
Robert  approve  of  it.  At  last  he 
said,  "Do  you  want  my  advice,  Bess  ?" 

"Yes.     What  would  you  do?" 

"Well,  if  I  was  in  your  place,  Bess, 
I'd  tell  her.  You  know  that's  the 
only  honest,  square  thing  to  do,  really. 
There  are  several  reasons  why  it  is 
better  to  be  honest  about  any  thing  of 
that  kind.  One  is,  p'raps  sbe'U  for- 
give you,  like  George  Washington's 
father  ;"  and  Robert  took  up  his  boat 
again,  feeling  that  the  minister  him- 
self couldn't  have  given  Bessie  better 


advice.  As  for  poor  Bessie,  she 
rather  resented  Robert's  tone  of  su- 
periority, and  said  quickly  :  "I  don't 
much  believe  you  would  tcH,  after  all, 
Rob.  It  ain't  half  as  easy  as  you 
think." 

"P'raps  it  ain't  easy.  Who  said  it 
was  ?  But  I  hope  I  should  bo  honest 
enough  for  that,''  and  self-righteous 
Rob  brought  down  the  hammar  with 
all  his  might  on  the  knife  with  which 
he  was  splitting  a  piece  of  wood. 
Alas  for  him  I  It  struck  on  an  un- 
seen nail,  snapping  off  the  slender 
point  in  a  trice.  He  quickly  drew 
out  the  pointless  blunted  blade,  and 
gazed  at  it  in  dismay,  while  Bessie, 
in  spite  of  her  trouble,  couldn't  -feelp 
laughing  a  little  at  the  sudden  change 
in  his  face. 

This  was  anything  but  soothing  to 
Robert's  feelings,  and  he  muttered 
that  he  didn't  see  what  business  that 
old  nail  had  there,  and  other  amiable 
remarks  to  the  same  effect. 

"Why,  Rob!"  exclaimed  Bessie 
suddenly,  "Isn't  that  father's  now 
knife — the  one  he  told  us  not  to 
tonch  ?" 

"He  meant  you,"  replied  Robert 
promptly,  "but  I  know  how  to  use  a 
knife.  I  never  hurt  a  knife  before  in 
my  life,  and  this  wasn't  my  fault.  It 
was  on  account  of  that  nail,  and  I 
don't  know  who  put  that  there — 1 
didn't."  Robert  was  about  as  unreas- 
onable as  unfortunate  people  are  apt 
to  be. 

"Well,  Robert,"  said  Bessie,  at 
length,  "we've  both  done  something 
now.     Let's  go  and  confess  together." 

"Confess,"  repeated  Robert  slowly, 
"why  I — I  guess — I  don't  believe — 
that  is" — and  without  finishing  bis 
sentence  he  carefully  shut  the  kuife, 
and  going  to  bis  father's  tool-cbest, 
put  it  away  exactly  where  he  had 
found  it.  Bessie's  blue  eyes  opened 
very  wide  at  the  proceeding,  and  Rob- 
ert could  not  meet  their  look  as  he  ex- 
plained :  "You  see,  Bess,  John's 
going  to  leave  next  week,  and  if  father 
don't  find  it  out  before  then,  why  he'll 
think  John  did  it.  You  see,  it  won't 
hurt  John,  cause  he  wont  be  here." 

As  soon  as  Bessie  could  say  any- 
thing for  amazement,  she  began,  "But, 
Rob,  I  thought  you  said  if  you  was  in 
my  place" — but  Robert  rushed  cfii'  to 
the  garden,  not  caring  to  hear  his  own 
words  repeated  just  then. 

Bessie  stood  still  on  the  barn  floor, 
looking  thoughtfully  toward  the  door 
where  Robert  had   disappeared.     A 


single  streak  of  sunlight  edged  its 
way  through  a  crack,  making  a  per- 
fect glory  of  her  wavy,  flaxen  hair,  so 
that  she  formed  quite  a  pretty  little 
picture,  as  she  did  nothing  but  think 
full  ten  minutes.  At  last  a  light 
flashed  into  her  eyes,  and  she  ran  out 
to  find  Robert.  She  came  upon  him, 
gloomily  pulling  up  weeds  in  the 
garden. 

"Rob,"  she  said,  "I've  just  this 
second  thouaiht  of  that  verse  I  learned 
for  prayers  this  morning,  and  I'm  go- 
ing to  do  it  I" 

"What  was  it?"  asked  Robert, 
without  looking  up. 

"I  don't  remember  exactly,  but  it's 
something  about  'confesseth  his  sins, 
and  he  shall  have  mercy  ;'  and  so  I'm 
going  to  confess  my  sins  to  mother, 
'cause  'mercy'  means  she  wont  care 
much.'' 

To  this  lucid  explanation  Robert 
only  replied,  "Tell  her,  then,"  still 
keeping  his  eyes  on  the  weeds. 

Robert  didn't  pee  Bessie  again  till 
dinner  time,  and  then  he  kaew  by  her 
lively  chatter  that  the  burdea  was  off 
her  mind  at  last.  IIow  he  envied 
her  1  If  he  could  only  have  the  same 
peace  of  mind  I  But  no,  he  hadn't 
the  courage  to  pay  the  price — confes- 
sion ;  BO  Robert  ate  his  dinner  silently 
enoDgh,  never  opening  bis  mouth,  ex- 
cept to  put  his  food  into  it. 

As  they  arose  from  the  table  Mrs. 
Somers  said  to  her  husband,  "I  wish 
you  would  fix  this  window,  so  that  it 
won't  rattle  at  night.'' 

"O,  yesi  !  will,"  ho  answered  "It 
needs  a  wedge,  doesn't  it?  Robert, 
run  to  the  barn  and  get  my  new  knife, 
which  you'll  find  iu  the  upper  drawer 
of  the  tool-chest." 

Poor,  conscience-stricken  Robert. 
He  did,  though,  and  when  .questioned 
Robert  had  to  tell  the  whole  story. 
When  he  had  finished,  hia  father  said 
sternly,  "Now  let  us  look  over  what 
you  have  done.  You  have  wilfully 
disobeyed  me,  and  besides  that,  you 
have  concealed  your  guilt  as  long  as 
possible,  in  the  hope  of  throwing  the 
blame  on  some  one  else.  You  may 
goto  your  room,  and  stay  till  I  give 
you  leave  to  come  down." 

All  the  afternoon  Robert  spent 
alone  in  his  room,  and  when  every 
now  and  then  ringing  peals  of  laughter 
reached  his  ears  from  the  room  below, 
where  Bessie  and  Laura  Mason  were 
having  a  good  time  together,  he 
thought  bitterly  that  Bessie  bad  for- 
gotten him  ia  his  trouble  and  disgrace, 


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But  he  WP.8  mistaken  ;  for  when  Laura 
bad  gone  borne,  and  it  began  to  prow 
diirk,  Hossie  went  to  her  father's 
studv,  and  pleaded  his  cause  in  the 
paternal  ear.  "Poor  Rob!  He'll  get 
BO  lonely,  I'm  afraid  he'll  throw  hira- 
eeU  out  of  the  window,  or  do  some- 
thing dreadful." 

Robert  w&a  sitting  l\r  ths  window 
in  )iis  room  whoa  BcFsio  scfVly  open- 
ed the  door  and  said,  "Are  you  here, 
Rob?     It'ft  so  dark,  I  can't  see." 

She  drew  a  breath  of  relief  at  his 
dismal  "Yes,  of  course." 

"I'm  so  glad.  Well,  father  says 
yon  can  come  down  now." 

R'  bert  jumped  up  eagerly,  "Did 
you  ask  hiai  to  let  me?'' 

"Yes." 

"Well,  you're  a  real  jolly  and  good 
girl,  yon  are,"  Raid  Rub,  chokioglv, 
fcud  after  a  pause  added,  "I'll  take  it 
all  back,  Be.^-s,  what  I  said  this  morn- 
ing.    You're  twice  as  honest  as  I.im." 

"O,  no,  Rob,  but  you  did  give  me 
Bome  real  good  advice,"  said  Bessie 
luiachievously. 

"Don't,  Bess,"  pleaded  Rob,  "I  am 
80  ashamed  of  myself." 

"Well,  I  won't  ever  say  a  word 
about  it,"  she  answered,  and  she  kept 
her  word  ;  but  Rob  never  forgot  that 
Saturday 's  lesson.- Co??  (7?-ega/to?m/i.s<. 

That's  the  kind. — A  spirited  Min- 
nesota girl  dismissed  her  lover  on 
learning  that  he  gave  her  father  a 
drink  of  whiskey.  That's  the  kind.  If 
all  the  girls  in  the  land  would  go  and 
do  likewise,  our  country  would  be 
cursed  with  fewer  yoiiug  men,  who, 
by  their  drinking  habits,  have  ruined 
themselves,  and  may  be  the  means  of 
breaking  many  fond  and  loving  hearts. 
It  is  wilhin  the  power  of  every  wo- 
man, paruculnrly  every  yonng  and 
unmarried  one,  to  wield  a  mighty  in- 
fluence on  Iho  side  of  right,  and  against 
the  demoralizing,  degrading  us^ages  of 
society,  if  she  only  so  wills  it;  and 
she  is  not  trne  to  her  own  and  the  best 
interests  of  her  sex  and  race,  if  she 
does  not  wield  that  intiuence,  It  is  a  i 
question  Involving  the  happiness  of 
ruiliions,  atsd  no  half-way  measures 
can  meet  tl;e  case.  Prompt,  decided , 
energelic  action  is  called  for.  We  rec- 
ommend the  action  vt  the  Miuncssotu 
gi"-!  to  onr  lady  friends.  Girl.^,  it  your 
lovers  luvo  whiskey  :;o  well  that  lliey 
will  not  give  it  up  for  love  of  you, 
then  love  yonrj^elves  ao  well  tliat  you 
will  not  have  thoss  who   lovo    whis- 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYimSDALE,  Pa.,  Nov.  2,  1875. 

PIcBHant  ITndcrtakius:. 

The  foilowing  is  sal  J  to  liave  been  found 
in  the  office  of  an  editor,  by  the  county 
Sheriflf: 

"Ediiiog  a  paper  is  conpidered  a  pleasr.nt 
bueincsE. 

"If  it  contains  too  mncli  political  matter 
people  won't  have  it.  If  it  tontaius  too 
little,  people  won't  !  ayn  it  at  all. 

"If  ttie  type  is  laige,  it  dor.'t  contain 
enoifj^h  reading  matter.  If  the  type  is  small, 
ptoplo  say  they  can't  read  it. 

'■If  we  publish  telegraphic  reports,  folks 
say  they  are  nothing  but  lies.  If  weoraii 
thera,  they  say  we  have  no  enterprise,  or  we 
suppreES  them  for  political  efTect. 

"if  we  have  m  a  few  jokes,  thiy  say  we 
arc  nothing  but  a  rattle  head.  If  we  omit 
Jokes,  they  say  we  are  an  old  fraud. 

"If  we  publish  original  matter,  they  blame 
us  for  not  giving  selcclioDS.  If  we  publish 
selections,  folks  say  we  aie  lazy  for  aot  wri- 
ting more,  anil  g.  ving  them  what  they  have 
not  read  jn  some  other  paper. 

''If  we  give  a  man  coniplioieutary  notices, 
we  are  censured  for  being  partial.  If  we  do 
not,  h\\  hai.ds  say  we  are  mtan. 

''If  we  insert  an  article  which  pleases  the 
ladies,  men  feel  jealous.  If  v/e  do  not  cater 
to  their  wishes,  the  paper  is  not  fit  to  have 
in  the  house. 

"If  we  attend  cliureh,  they  say  it  is  only 
for  effect.  If  we  do  not,  they  pronounce  ns 
deceitful  and  desperately  wicked. 

"If  we  remain  lu  our  office  and  attend  to 
our  business,  folks  say  we  are  too  prouJ  to 
mingle  with  our  fellows.  If  we  go  out,  ihcy 
say  we  never  aiiend  to  our  bnsinKSS. 

''If  we  do  not  pay  our  bills  promptly,  they 
say  we  are  not  to  be  trusted.  If  we  do  pay 
promptly,  they  say  we  stole  the  money." 

We  are  not  in  prcci.sely  the  same  cate- 
gory; but  to  some  extent  we  arc  in  a  simi- 
lar predicumcnt.  We  liavc  long  since 
discovered  that  a  public  man  can  not 
piea.sc  everyone.  This  lias  ever  been  the 
ca^•e;  and  it  will  be  as  long  as  person.s  do 
not,  see  all  things  exactly  alike.  Children 
diiTer,  young  men  and  maiden.-,  lathers 
and  mothers — persons  in  all  ages  and 
conditions  in  life  differ.  We  do  not  claim 
that  this  is  as  it  ought  to  be;  and  espe- 
cially in  religious  lututcrhj  but  it  is  so, 
and  we  uiust  deal  with  men,  whether 
good  or  bad,  wise  or  unwise,  just  as  they 
arc,  and  not  as  wc  Icel  they  ought  to  he. 
In  our  experience  we  have  Icaracd  that, 


if  wc  publish  articles  advocating  certain 
views  or  positions,  we  arc  called  old  fo- 
gie?;  and  if  we  do  not,  then  we  are  pro- 
nounced fast.  If  we  advocate  a  change 
in  the  method  of  holding  our  Annual 
conference,  we  are  departing  from  the  an- 
cient landmarks;  if  we  oppcsc  a  change, 
we  oppose  progress;  and  if  we  are  silent, 
we  are  timid,  fearful,  covrardly.  If  we 
do  not  insert  articles  intended  for  our  pa- 
per, we  are  partial;  if  we  do,  we  are  too 
liberal;  and  if  v.-c  should  pullioh  only 
what  harmonizes  with  our  views,  then  we 
are  narrow-minded,  bigoted.  In  short, 
if  we  publish  an  article,  somebody  is 
hurt;  and  if  we  do  not,  somebody  else 
is  sore.  If  we  state  these  facts  plainly, 
we  are  grumbler."*;  and  if  we  do  not,  we 
are  respnntible.  Upon  the  whole  we 
wonder  that  we  have  succeeded  as  well 
well  as  we  have.  We  conclude  that  ma- 
ny of  our  readers  appreciate  our  situa- 
ation,  and  extend  their  mantle  of  charity. 

■'•  CHAniTY  SL'FFERETII  LONC.  AND  IS 
KIND." 

Wc  try  to  be  guarded  so  as  not  '.o  ad- 
mit anytiiiiig  into  our  columns  that  con- 
f^licts  with  Primitive  Christianity;  and 
we  hope  our  contributors  will  bo  deeply 
concerned  (or  the  peace,  harmony  and 
prospcriiy  of  the  cb.urch,  and  will  guard 
apoitist  using  language  that  might  seem 
harsh,  or  conveying  ideas  that  might 
wound  without  profir.  Let  not  a  .•-eiitence 
be  written  that  is  not  in  harmony  with 
the  character  of  our  holy  profes.sion. — 
Let  all  bitterness  and  hitings  be  carefully 
avoided,  and  love,  and  interest  iu  the 
cause  of  Christ  beam  from  every  sen- 
tence. B. 
«..^«. 

Eflitor  in  riillaUt'Iphin. 

On  Vi'ednesday  last,  2Gth  uli.,  ihe  edi- 
tor Ifcfl  home  to  spend  a  few  weeks  in 
Philadelphia  and  eastern  Pa.  Ilu  arriv- 
ed safely  in  the  oify,  on  the  next  morn- 
ing. On  the  27th,  the  committee  ap- 
pointed by  the  last  Annual  Miicrng  was 
to  meet.  We  hope  they  had  a  jileasant 
and  .successful  meeting   with  tiie  church 

at  Philadelphia. 

*.^-« 

AluiaiiacH  for  1876. 

The  Alnnnac  for  1876  will  soon  be 
complclf:d.  Wo  are  now  reody  to  receivo 
orders,  which  will  be  citerod  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  received,  and  tlie 
Almanacs  vtIH  be  sent  out  in  thf  same 
order.  To  be  certain  that  all  may  be  ac- 
commodated, it  is  necessary  to  get  out  a 


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large  edition;  and  in  doing  this,  we  run 
a  ri.'-k  of  keeping  Eome  unsold.  Last 
year  several  hundred  copies  were  left  on 
our  hands  as  dead  Ktock.  In  considera- 
tion of  this  fact  it  is  concluded  to  sell  the 
Almanac  a  little  higher.  Wc  therefore 
call  attention  to  the  following 

TEllMr!. 

Single  copy,  10  ccnt-^-;  6  copies,  50ctu.; 
12  copies,  $1.00;  100  copies,  $8  00.  Wo 
hope  that  orders  will  be  sent  in  without 
delay. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 

Report  ol  Fuuds. 


DANIbll   FUND. 

Reported  in  No.  40 $2l0  18 

Win.  Sayler,  50cts. ;  J  Ashen- 
feher,  10;  Margaret  Stanton,  10; 
J  C  Metsker,  50;  Yours  Frater- 
nally, 50;  Gr  Frame,  05;  Jacob 
Barkley,,25;  Brethren's  S  S,  Con- 
niaugh,  Pa.,  1  06;  Mary  C  Sla- 
gle,  ^5;  E  W  T,  WiMow  Springs, 
Kansas,  10;  J  0  Lohman,  22; 
Sandy  Creek  church,  Pa.,  1  20; 
J  B  Grow,  07;  A  sister,  Cedar 
Falls,  Iowa,  30;  L  Glass  and  wife, 

EO; Weslmin>ter,    ]Md.,  25; 

Knob  Creek  church,  Tenn.,  ]  00; 
Margaret  Philips,  25;  A  brother, 
Salina,  Col.,  50;  J  W  Provancc, 
15;  Yellow  Painr.  Creek  church, 
Kansas,  45;  N  Miller  and  others, 
Iowa,  10;  J  W  Mcsier,  50;  Green 
Spring  district,  85;  C  B  Lobe, 
25;  A  W  Bowman,  I'o;  Clear 
Creek  church,  2  02;  E  Weitzcl, 
25;  Julia  Roop,  25;  David  Bow- 
man, 68;  Mary  A  Moomaw,  5  00; 
Susan  At  well,  10;  Brush  Creek 
church,  Ohio,  4  00;  T  S  Hoising- 
er,   1  00 24  80 


Total  to  date,.. 


.$234  98 


rept)rt  from  the  Treasurer  of  the  Danish 
Fund;  ai.d  we  take  occasion  to  remark 
that  it  would  be  advisable  hereafter  to 
send  money  for  the  Danish  Fund  direct 
to  brother  Isaac  Rowland,  Lanark,  Car- 
roll county.  Ills. 

Ihother  Jumen  Qni'ttter  : 

I  send  you  a  list  of  all  the 

contributions  that  I  have  received  to  this 
date,  Oct.  25th,  1875,  from  a  former  re- 
port of  the  Dani^ih  Fund  : 
Oiter   Creek   church,    Macoupin 

county  Ills  $     3  30 

Tliornanple  district,  Mich  1   90 

James  Quinter,  Meyersdale  Pa  100  00 

Wtu  Rrower,  Iowa  25 

GDZ)llers  10 

Upper  Conawago  church.  Pa  5  65 

J  II  Roberts,  Ot  t  Coos  Co  Oregon  20 

Clarion  county  church.  Pa  3  00 

LiberiyviliO  church,  Iowa  1  00 

Theo  II  Davis,  Kansas  1  00 

S^imuel  Siieller  .35 

Wadam's  Grove  church.  Ills  6  25 

John  Buterbaugh,  25 

Milledgeville  church,  ills  3  05 

George  Long  25 

George  Zollers  10 

William  Brown  25 

J  B  Shick  25 

Daniel  A  Baily  10 

Barbara  Shirk  50 

Levi  Shirk                              ^  75 
James  Quinter,   per  M  M  Eshel- 

man  50  00 

Unknown  10 

Green  Tree  church  Pa               •  10  75 


STEIN    POND. 

Beported  in  No.  40, $79  44 

Wm  Saylcr  25;  J  C  Metsker, 
50;  Yours  Fraternally,  50;  G 
Frame,  05;  J  Barkley,  10;  M  C 
Slagle,  25 ;  Thornapple  church, 
Mich.,  1  90;  Sandy  Creek  ch'ch. 
Pa.,  25;  J  B  Grow,  07;  A  sister. 
Cedar  Falls,  Iowa,  30; West- 
minster, Md.,  25;  Margaret  Phil- 
ips, 25;  Knob  Creek  ch'ch,  Tenn., 
8t);  Yellow  Paint  Creek  church, 
Kansas,  45;  J  W  Mo.-ier,  50;  A 
W  Bowman,  15;  Clear  Creek 
church,  ltid.,2  63;  Julia  Roop, 
25;  David  Bowman,  67;  Su;;an 
Atwell,  10;  Brush  Creek  church, 
1  00 11  22 


Total  to  date $88  66 

To  the  above  we  append  the  following 


Total  $180  05 

The  above  is  a  correct  account  up  to 
Oct.  25th,  I  believe. 

Yours  in  love, 

Isaac  Rowland. 
{Pilgrim 'please   copT) 

Agents— New  Subscribeks.— Agents 
who  have  not  received  the  Prospectus 
for  the  Primitive  Christian,  will  please 
give  notice  of  the  fact  and  receive  an 
outfit  at  once.  Some,  at  least,  of  our 
agents  are  actively  at  work  and  are  doing 
well.  Agents  arc  authorized  to  say  to  all 
new  subscribers  that  they  will  receive  the 
balance  of  this  volume  free,  from  the 
time  that  their  names  are  entered  on  our 
books. 

Fires. — From  exchanges  we  learn  that 
of  late  there  have  been  several  destruct- 
ive fires  in  different  parts  of  the  country. 
Tlie  most  destructive  was  in  Virginia 
City,  Nev.,  on  the  26th  ult.  The  greater 
portion  of  the  business  part  of  the  city 
was  destroyed.  The  loss  is  variously  es- 
timated atfrom  $7,500,000  to$10,000,000. 
Perhaps  10,000  persons  were  left  home- 
less. 


From  a  letter  from  brother  D.  G.  Var- 
ner,  of  Covington,  Ohio,  dated"  October 
22nd,  we  loarn  that  on  Monday  morning, 
October  18lh,  old  brother  Daniel  Wine- 
bright,  living  on  the  first  farm  below  Mil- 
ton, Ohio,  was  found,  not  lar  from  h\s 
house,  lying  in  (he  weeds,  having  both 
arms  and  his  throat  cut.  He  gives  no 
particulars.  Brother  Winebright  was  a 
mini.«ter,  and  we  are  sorry  to  hear  of  his 
unhappy  and  untimely  end.  B. 

We  acknovvledge  tlie  receipt  of  a  tract 
entitled  :  True  Evangelical  Obedience; 
its  Nature  and  Necessity,  as  Taught  and 
Practiced  among  the  Brethren,  or  German 
Baptists;  Being  one  of  Twenty  Roa.sons 
ibr  a  Change  in  my  Church  Relations. 
By  J.  W.  Stein.  This  is  is  an  cx-^ellent 
tract  of  ,32  pages,  large  .size;  and  we 
would  be  pleased  to  see  it  extensively 
read  and  circulated,  feeling  assured  that 
it  would  be  productive  of  much  good. — 
Price,  postpaid,  20  cents.  Address,  J. 
W.  Stein,  Neosho,  Newton  Co.,  Mo. 
Also  for  sale  at  the  cilice  of  the  Compan- 
ion AND  Visitor. 

We  farther  learn  from  brother  Stein's 
card,  that  he  expected  to  start  on  a  jour- 
ney eastward,  on  the  25th  of  Oct.;  and  wo 
are  happy  to  state  that  he  purposes  to 
give  ns  a  call  when  he  comes  this  way. — 
We  hope  this  notice  will  meet  him  on  his 
way,  and  that  he  will  not  fail  to  apprise 
us  of  the  time  when  he  expects  to  be  with 
us.  B. 

BrotueR  C.  E.  Glenn,  of  Oakland, 
Garrett  county,  Md.,  says  he  wants  to 
rent  a  farm  somewhere.  He  is  twenty- 
five  years  of  age,  an  able-bodied  man 
and  a  good  worker.  Has  a  wife  and  two 
children.  Would  like  to  get  a  farm  on 
shares,  where  team  and  seed  are  found. 
He  says  he  can  do  almost  any  kind  of 
work,  and  is  a  carpenter  by  trade.  Broth- 
er Glenn  is  a  minister.  Address  him  as 
above. 

Brother  J.  C.  Metsker,  Bond,  Doug- 
las county,  Kansas,  says,  under  date  of 
September  24th:  "In  my  last  I  promis- 
ed to  renew  my  contribution  to  the  Danish 
and  Stein  Funds  each  cionth;  and  as  the 
month  has  nearly  passed,  I  will  enclose 
$1  for  this  and  the  next  month,  to  be  di- 
vided equally. 

"We  do  hope  the  brethren  and  sisters 
will  wake  up  to  so  important  a  matter, 
and  try  to  have  our  church  better  repre- 
sented to  the  public,  and  for  the  saving 
of  precious  souls." 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 


CorrespondtHce  of  chitrch  news  solicited  frorr, 
all  parlf  of  the  Brothcrhoed.  Writer't  name 
and  cddrets  required  on  every  communication 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
cations or  manuscript  used,  net  returned.  All 
e  •mmuf.ications  for  publication  s?iould  be  writ 
(iu  ifpon  oue   aiiie  of  the  '>ie  A  onlv- 

Oar  Scrap-Book. 

QUERY  AND   ITS  ANSWER. 
What  is  your  mind  on  Annual  Meet- 
iug  ?  0.  F. 

3/^  mind  on  Annual  Mectin.??  That 
is  a  pretty  delicate  snbjecl  to  pass  an 
"opinion"  upon!  But  suppose  instead 
of  "opinion"  we  say,  What  says  the  Gos 
j)f?upon  the  subject?  This  will  be  the 
stifeat ;  for  no  one  will  dare  deny  the 
"mind"  of  the  Go>pel. 

In  the  first  place,  the  words  "Annual 
]\Ieeling"  are  not  found  in  the  Gospel. — 
And  if  not  found  in  the  Gospel  they  iiave 
been  found  out.-nde  of  it.  The  question 
then  arises,  Can  the  followers  of  Ciirist 
improve  the  Gospel  i  If  they  can,  then 
they  may  go  on  to  use  the  term  Annual 
Meeting.  But  as  the  name  is  not  gospel, 
is  the  thinq  itself  e;ospel  ?  What  says 
the  Gospel/    Lot  us  see  : 

First  Conference. — "And  in  those  da3's 
Peter  stood  up  in  the  midst  of  the  disci- 
ples, and  said,  (the  number  of  names  to 
gethcr  was  about  one  hundred  and  twenty) 
'Men  and  brethren,  this  Scripture  must 
needs  have  been  fulfilled,'  "  etc.  Acts  i. 
15,  16,  to  end  of  chapter. 

Thi.o  conference  was  called  to  choose  an 
Apostle  in  place  of  Judas.  The  number 
n  conference  was  about  one  hundred  and 
twenty, — not  all  the  brethren  and  sisters 
in  Jeru'^alem.  The  number  (120)  was  the 
same  as  that  which  constituted  a  Jewish 
council.  Could  we  not  learn  a  lesson 
from  this  Apostolic  example? 

S'cond  Conference. — "Then  the  twelve 
called  the  multitude  unto  them,  and  said. 
It  is  not  reason  that  we  should  leave  the 
word  of  God,  and  serve  tables.  Where- 
fore, brethren,  look  ye  out  seven  men  of 
honest  report,  full  of  the  IJoly  Ghost  and 
wisdom,  whom  we  may  appoint  over  this 
business."     Acts  vi.  2,  ?>. 

At  this  time  the  di>cip!cs  had  all 
things  common;  hence  t}i.e  vinltifude  was 
consulted.  It  was  a  matter  of  food  and 
clothing — the  wants  of  the  "outer  man" 
— that  was  to  be  considered.  Now  if  we 
have  all  thinps  common,  and  have  sub- 
jects pertaining  to  the  "outer  man"  to 
consider,  then  we  arc  justified  in  assem- 
bling in  a  multitude,  llave  we  all  Ihin.^s 
common?  Have  we  food,  clothing,  hous- 
es and  landri  in  common  ?  Anyone  can 
answer  thcRC.  ('an  we  not  learn  a  lesson 
froTM  this  apostolic  example? 

Third  Conference. —  "And  tlie  apostles 
and  eiders  came  together  for  to  consider 
of  thi"?  matter."     Acts  xv.  G. 

Was  thiH  the  »»«/;<  year?  The  gospel 
does  not  say  so-  It  wxs  about  21  years 
alter  the  second  coufcrcncc.     (Sec  Gala- 


tians,  first  and  second  chapters.)  Subject : 
Circumcision.  Doctrine  was  to  be  consid- 
ered. The  apostles  and  elders  considered 
the  matter.  "It  pleased  the  apostles, 
with  the  whole  church,  to  send  chosen 
men  of  their  own  company  to  Antioch 
with  Paul  and  Barnaba-."  Now  wlten 
doctrine  is  to  be  considered,  let  the  eldcis 
come  together  to  consider  the  matter,  and 
when  considered,  may  it  please  them 
"with  the  whole  church,  to  send  chosen 
men  of  their  own  company"  to  the  place 
of  "disputation"  with  those  who  brought 
up  the  query. 

"Ah  I"  says  one,  "then  we  would  nev- 
er have  a  conference-;  for  tlie  written 
word  fully  settles  all  doctrinal  matters." 
So  much  the  better;  for  it  is  agreed  that 
no  man,  or  set  of  men,  are  able  to  improve 
the  gospel. 

"But  we  must  have  an  Annual  Meeting 
to  keep  the  brotherhood  together,"  says 
one.  Cannot  the  word  of  God  keep  us 
together  ?  If  the  word  of  God  cannot 
keep  us  together,  can  man?  What  can 
men  do  to  keep  tiic  Brotherhood  togeth- 
er? Behold  each  others'  faces?  No; 
that  is  unnecessary.  Make  doctrine? 
No;  God  lias  done  that.  Settle  matters 
of  food,  clothing,  houses,  lands,  stock, 
etc.?  No;  the  church  in  which  the  diffi- 
culty arises,  can  best  do  that.  See  Matt, 
xviii  and  1  Cor.  vi.  Do  'unlearned 
questions,  which  gender  strifes,"  tend  to 
unite  us  as  followers  of  Christ?  Can  we 
not  learn  a  lesson  from  this  example  of 
the  Apostles  in  their  third  conference  ?  Is 
the  gospel  our  only  guide  ?  We  all  agree 
tliat  it  is.  Then  why  try  to  make  anoth- 
er ?  Think  of  these  things  which  the 
Apostles  have  left  for  us,  anl  then  sur- 
vey the  field,  and  see  how  near  we  come 
patterning  after  them.  May  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  guide  us  all  into  the  truth  and 
nothing  but  the  xvhole  truth. 


MY   LIBRARY. 

In  my  school  I  spend  my  days;  in  my 
library  I  spend  my  nights.  My  interests 
are  divided  between  my  pupils  and  my 
books.  With  my  pupils  I  am  in  the 
present;  with  my  books  I  am  in  ilie  past. 
In  my  library  all  history  unfolds  itself  to 
me.  The  records  of  the  slain  atid  of  the 
slayers  is  given.  The  account  of  the 
coming,  labor,  death,  resurrection  and 
ascension  of  the  King  of  Peace  is  full  of 
interest,  and  increases  as  we  grow  older. 
The  out-comings  and  in-going  of  the  pa- 
triarchs, Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
Rebekali  at  the  well,  Jacob'.s  guile,  Esau's 
face  reddened  by  the  sun  while  hunting 
the  kid,  Joseph's  sojourn  in  Kgyjit,  and 
his  reunion  with  his  father, — ail  these 
things  I  find  within  the  lids  of  my  pre- 
cious Bible 

What  a  silence  in  those  good  old  books, 
as  of  a  half-|)Copled  woild.  I  think  I  can 
hear  the  bleating  of  Abraham's  flocks, 
and  the  tinkling  of  the  bells  of  llebckah's 
cauiuls.  O  saints  of  God  !  so  widely  sep- 
arated, yet  so  near !  so  strange,  yet  so 
well  known, — by  what  power  do  I  know 


you  all !  Only  by  God's  v^ower.  God  be 
thanked  for  the  invention  of  Faust  I  No 
man  ever  before  or  since  put  up  such  a 
monument  for  himself  Almost  every 
family  in  the  civilized  world  has  more  or 
less  of  his  invention.  Good,  if  used  for 
the  glory  of  God;  evil,  if  used  for  self- 
gratification. 

When  Tamerlane,  in  the  fourteenth 
century,  had  completed  liis  pyramid  of 
seventy  thousand  human  .-kulls,  the  pale 
looker  on  might  have  fancied  that  Nature 
was  in  her  death  throes;  for  liavoc  and 
despair  had  possession  of  all  the  earth, 
and  a  sea  of  blood  seemed  to  cover  the 
whole  earth.  However,  a  new  era  began 
to  dawn  about  this  time;  for  it  was  at 
this  period  that  Goa  was  raising  up  one 
who  was  designed  to  revolutionize  the  or- 
der of  things  by  a  very  simjile  invention. 
This  was  no  other  than  Faust.  To  him 
are  we  indebted  for  the  blessine  of  having 
the  Bible  in  our  families.  Lioking  at 
tl:e  great  good  that  this  inven'.ion  has 
done  in  the  uiatter  of  produein-r  cheap 
iiiblcs,  can  we  not,  feel  to  praise  God  who 
has  thus  wonderfully  blessed  us?  Other 
books  are  good  or  bad  acording  to  the 
mind  of  their  authors.  A  good  book 
simply  reflLCtsagoodmind;  an  evil  book, 
an  evil  mind. 

We  have  learned  that  it  i.s  not  t.ho 
many  books  that  give  us  (he  useful 
knowledge  but  ihQ  kind.  Young  persons 
seleeiing  books,  or  making  up  a  library, 
should  remember  this.  Purchase  such 
books  only  as  arc  able  to  lead  your  mind 
to  an  exalted  conception  of  the  Deity. 

M.    M.    KSHKLMAN. 


BowNE,  Kent  Co.,  Mich.,  \ 
October  IS,  1875.  ) 

Brother  Quiinter : — 

The  brethren  of  the 
Woodland  district,  Michigan,  held  their 
lovefeast  according  to  appointment,  Sat- 
urday and  Sunday,  the  fOdi  and  17th  of 
October.  It  being  the  first  meeting  held 
in  their  new  meetinghouse,  a  dedicatory 
sermon  was  preached  by  brother  1).  M. 
Truby,  of  Indiana.  They  have  a  neat, 
convenient,  and  plain  house,  and,  I  un- 
derstand, free  from  debt.  Brethren  were 
present  from  far  and  near.  Brother  and 
sister  Albaugh  drove  some  sixiy-five  or 
seventy  miles  to  be  at  the  meeting. — 
Brotiier  Ross,  who  had  labored  in  the 
ministry  before  coming  to  the  Brethren, 
was  installed  into  the  first  degree  of  the 
mini-try;  and  brotiier  Fryfogle  was  ad- 
vanced to  the  second  degree.  The  uiinis- 
tering  brethren  from  abroad  woreTiuliy, 
Weaver,  Horner,  Ijong,  Wallick  and  Wi- 
ney.  Tlie  order,  so  far  as  I  observed, 
was  commendable. 

Cyrus  Wallick. 


RoYERTON,  Ind.,  Oct.  18,  1875. 
Dear  Visitor  and  Companion  : 

Say  to  our 
Father's  children  that,  on  the  15th  of 
last  September  we  went  to  Worthington, 


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Wells  county,  Ind.,  to  plant  and  water 
in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord.  We  held 
three  meetings.  The  Lord  gave  an  in- 
crease of  three  souls,  who  were  inaniersed 
by  elder  G.  W.  Studebaker,  one  week 
afterward. 

We  visited  them  again  on  the  lOih  of 
October.  Held  three  meetings,  and  bap- 
tized six  more  persons  in  the  \Vabash 
River,  near  filufftown.  This  is  au  isola- 
ted point  from  the  church  of  the  Breth- 
ren, there  having  been  only  two  sisters 
and  one  brother  at  this  point  when  we 
commenced  preaching  there.  The  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  seems  to  be  worlung  with 
good  efi'ect  there. 

Fraternally  yours, 

W.  E.  Deeter. 


it  will  doubtless  be  pleasant  for  them  to 
hear  that  a  little  over  three  months  has 
changed  the  ai)pearance  of  things  here  so 
much  that  its  correctness  will  almost  if 
not  altogether  be  doubted.  Families  who 
were  debating  in  their  minds  whether  to 
stay  in  Missouri  or  leave,  have  now  pret- 
ty good  crops  of  corn  and  potatoes.  The 
latter  sell  at  from  25  to  35cts  per  bushel; 
corn,  25  cents;  wheat  flour,  from  $3  to 
$3  50  per  cwt. 

JoH.v  Harshey,  Treasurer. 

S.    S.    M  OH  LEU, 

Asst.  Purchasing  Agent. 


Albany,  Oregon,  \ 
Oct.  13th,  1875.      j 
Brother  Quinter : — 

Our  communion  meet- 
ing in  Marion  county  was  held  on  the  9th 
and  10th  of  the  present  month,  with  a 
good  turnout  of  people  and  the  very  best 
of  order.  We  had  the  pleasure  of  re- 
receiving  back  into  our  number  one  who 
had  gone  astray,  and  another  made  ap- 
plication for  baptism,  which  will  be  ad- 
ministered in  a  few  days,  God  willing. 

Ail  I  found  to  complain  of  was,  that 
brother  David  Biower  had  to  do  the  work 
alone,  with  no  other  minister  to  help 
him.  We  expected  a  laboring  brother 
from  Iowa;  but  in  this  we  were  disap- 
pointed. No  wonder  Christ  sent  the 
Apostles  out  by  twos,  whilst  performing 
their  great  mission. 

I  am  truly  glad  to  have  the  privilege 
of  saying  that  nearly  every  brother  and 
sister  here  is  now  laboring  for  unity  and 
love,  and  for  that  oneness  our  divine 
Master  prayed  so  earnestly  for  in  the 
garden  of  Gethsemane. 

Laboring  brethren,  when  five  or  six  of 
you  meet  at  one  place,  will  you  cast  one 
thought  upon  us  ? 

A.  H.  Baltimore. 


25 


10  40 
16  G5 

18  00 
14  00 

19  25 


liist  ol  9Iouey    Received 

by  the  Treasurer  of  the   Mineral    Creek 
Aid  Society,  since  last  report,  given  June 
25th,  1875,  up  to  August  11th,  1875  : 
Samuel   Mohler,  (Covington  and 

Newton  churches) $49  20 

John  Rowland,  Lanark,  Ills., 75  00 

Jos.  R  Hanawalt,  McVeytown,Pa 
David  Bowman,  Nettle  Cr'k,  Ind. 
John  Mohler,  Harris  Creek,  Darke 

county,   Ohio, 

David  Culp,  Logan  church,  Logan 

county,  Oliio, 

Daniel     Vaniman,     Otter     Creek 

church,  Macoupin  county,  Ills... 
J.    B.    Whisler,    Donald's    Creek 

church,     Ohio 

J.  D.  Trestle,  Lingamore,  Md 3  00 

We  have  several  times  in  our  weak 
manner,  returned  our  hearty  thanks  to  all 
kind  donors,  and  givers,  and  loanors  of 
the  colributions  sent  to  the  needy.     And 


lu  Memoriam. 

Died,  September  25th,  1875,  in  the 
Cherry  Grove  congregation,  Carroll  Co., 
Ills.,  after  a  lingering  illness,  brother 
Abraham  Shelley,  aged  72  years,  10 
months,  and  23  days.  He  was  tlie  father 
of  12  children,  9  of  whom  survive  him; 
25  grandchildren  and  1  great  grandchild. 
He  was  a  faithful  member  of  (he  church 
for  nearly  forty  years,  and  a  deacon  for 
many  years.  AVe  doubt  not  he  had  his 
trials  and  troubles  as  well  as  others  have, 
while  passing  through  this  world,  but 
ever  found  that  God's  grace  is  suiScicnt 
for  those  who  put  their  trust  in  him.  He 
enjoyed  much,  as  all  true  Christians  will, 
in  the  church  relation.  He  had  the  sat- 
isfaction of  seeing  some  of  his  children 
come  out  on  the  Lord's  side  and  take  up 
the  cross  and  tr}'  to  follow  Jesus.  And 
you,  dear  children,  who  have  not  yet  re- 
turned to  the  Father's  house,  could  you 
now  hear,  see,  and  realize  tlie  yearnings 
of  his  heart,  as  poured  out  in  prayer  for 
you,  that  you  might  see  and  feel  what 
you  must  be  ere  you  can  lie  down  on  your 
death-bed  calm  and  reconciled  as  he  could 
and  say,  "I  am  passing  away,"  you  would, 
I  doubt  not,  have  a  hard  struggle  to 
quench  the  drawings  of  the  Spirit.  He 
has  given  his  last  admonition  on  earth, 
but  still  we  can  hear  him  say, — 

"Farewell,  farewell  to  all  below, 

My  Jesus  calls  »nd  I  must  go  ; 

I  launch  ray  boat  upon  the  sea — 

This  land  is  not  the  land  for  me. 

'■Farewell,  dear  friends,  I  may  not  stay, 
The  home  I  seek  is  far  away  ; 
Where  Christ  is  not  I  cannot  be, 
This  land  is  not  the  land  for  me." 
While  it  is  cheering  to  have  the  hope 
the  brother  has  left  us  of  his  change  from 
this  to  a  better   world,  we   are   made   to 
feel  sad  that  all  do   not   have  that  hope. 
My  heart  was  made  to  ache  a  short  time 
ago  to  hear,  as  well  as  see,  that  there  are 
so  many  stumbling  blocks  among  the  pro- 
fessors of  religion,  even   some   of  those 
that  are  known  by  the  endearing  name  of 
brethren,  do  sometitucs  come  so  far  short 
of  living  up   to   what   tliey  profess  and 
preach,  that  they  become  a  hindrance  to 
he   cause    of    Christ.     Oh,    how    sad  to 
think  of  those  that  should  be   a  light  to 
to  the  world,  having  become  so  thought- 
less and  careless  as   to  have  turued  light 


into  darkness.  My  dear,  dying  fellow 
mortals!  do  you  not  know  that  you  aro 
not  only  in  the  broad  road  to  hell  your- 
selves, but  that  you  arc  dragging  other 
precious  souls  with  you  to  perdition?  I 
beg  of  you,  for  Jesus'  sake,  to  stop  and 
think  before  it  is  forever  too  late.  There 
is  such  a  thing  as  deceiving  your  friends, 
yea,  deceiving  yourself;  but  you  cannot 
deceive  God.  Recollect  God  is  nob 
mocked.  As  we  sow  we  shall  reap.  May 
God  in  his  great  mercy  help  us  all  to  see 
our  true  condition,  and  give  us  grace  to 
live  a  Christian  lil'e. 

So  you,  my  dear  friends,  who  are  hid- 
ing behind  the   faults   of  others,  let  me 
say,  though  they  may  not   be  what  they 
should,  this   will  not  cxcu-ic  you, — you 
are  accountable  beings,  and  God  will  hold 
you  responsible   for  your  own  actions. — 
Some    of  you   have   lately  been   made  to 
feel   that  all  was   not  right,  and  to  him 
that  "knoweth  to  do  good,  and    doeth  it 
not,  it  is  sin."     You  feel  the  necessity  of 
coming  to  Christ;  you  know  that  outside 
of  Christ  you  are  lost,  forever  lost.     Oh, 
why  will   you  cot   come?  why  let  some 
little   thing   keep  you   away?     Though 
your  friends  should  oppose  you,  and  every 
thing  around   you  should   look  dark  and 
drear,    put    your    trust    in   Jesus.     He 
has    promised     to    save    you ;     he     is 
able     to    save    you,     and     he     is    wil- 
ling to  do   it.     He   is   now  inviting  you 
to  come;  atigels   are   waiting   to  see  you 
come;  your  Christian  friends  are  weeping 
and  praying  for  you;  will  you  not  come  ? 
I  beg  of  you  to  stop  and  think.     Death  is 
in  the  land;  our   friends   around  us  are 
passing  away, — the  Christian  (o  his  home 
of  joy,  peace,  happiness,   and   bliss;  the 
sinner,    where, ^ — a/i,    where  f    Tears    fill 
my  eyes.     We  can  but  weep  for  the  lost; 
that  is  all  we  can  do. 

''Weep  for  the  lost  ;  the  lost  will  weep 

In  that  long  night  of  woe, 
On  which  no  star  of  hope  will  rise, 

And  tears  in  vain  will  flow." 

Once  more  I  entreat   you   to   come  to 
Jesus. 
"Come  wretched,  come  starving,  come  just 

as  you  be, 
While  streams   of  salvaiion    are  flowing  so 

free." 

'If  sin  is  your   burden,   why  will  you  not 

come  1 
'Tis  you  he  bids  welcome  ;  he  bids  you  coma 
home." 

S.  H.  Sprogle. 
Shannon,  Ills. 


Addressed    (o  Sister  Mary  Bean> 
blcssom. 

Dearly  beloved  sister  in  tlie  Lord  :  My 
soul  rejoiced  indeed  when  1  heard  the 
glad  news  of  your  conversion.  When  I 
heard  that  you  had  turned  your  face 
Zioiiward,  I  felt  like  saying  (imcii  !  p.raise 
I  the  Lord  for  his  wonderful   ialvatiou  to 


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praise  to  our  dear  Savior,  and  dwell  in 
tlio  prnsciicc  of  our  great-  and  /glorious 
Kin>!  J'juimanucl  CorevCr  and  ever ! 

"There  we  all  shall   meet  ae^ain, 
Who  have  loved,  who  have  loved, 
There   we  all   shall    mcel  again, 

Who  havel  oved; 
Our  enibr».ces  phall  he  Rweet, 
At  the  dear  Redeemer's  feet, 
When  wc  uieel  to  i)art  no  riioro. 

Who  have  loveJ." 

From  your  unwoitliy   but  ever  loving 
Bitter  in  Christ, 

CaUUIE   IlOLSINUKR. 

CurktoH,  Neh, 


the  "cbildren   of   men."     And   now   by 
your  obedience  and  coujpliance   with  the 
word  of  God,  such   as   repentance,  faith, 
the  ordinance  of  Ciiristian  baptism,  (fee  , 
you  liave  plainly  shown  to  your  friends 
and  associates  th-it  ynu  liave  resolved  to 
for.-ake  the  world  with  all  its  sin  and  fol- 
ly,   and    that,  you    will    no    longer    fake 
pleasure  in  its  yain   amusements  or  uay 
fashions,  which  are  so  frivolou:K  .so  allu- 
ring, and  consequently  8o  ahominal)le  in 
The  sight  of  the  Lnrd.     Now,  dear  sister, 
I  would  commend   you   for  acting   thus 
wi.-^ely  in  ciioosiug    the   straight  and  nar- 
row way  which  leadeth  to  life  everlasting, 
instead  of  that  broad  and  downward  road 
that,  letds  to  endless  wo.     And  now,  sis- 
ter Mary,  as  y.va  have  "chostn  that  goo(J 
pai't"  (like  Mary  of  old)  "which    cannot 
be   taken'  away,"  I    beseech  you,  l)y  the 
grace  of  God,  to  prove  faithful;  and  nev- 
er, for  Jesus'  sake,  who  su.ffcred  on  Cal- 
vary, arid  gave  liimsoH  a  ransom  for  your 
soul,— for /m  sa^e.  I  say,  NEVKR  YiELD 

TO    TE.MPT.\'noN    IN     ANT    FORM,    for   nO 

doubt  you  will  meet  with  many  tetsipta- 
tions  and  trials.  I  .speak  from  experience; 
for  before  I  resolved  to  live  a  humble 
Ciiristian  life,  I  was  proud  (although,  like 
many  others,  I  would  not  confess  it)  and 
I  took  pleasiure  in  many  worldly  amuse- 
ments and  trifled  away  much  precious 
time  in  following  all  the  gay  fashions  and 
popular  customs  of  th.is  .sinful  world, 
which  is  fast_  "pas.sing  away,"  and  of 
course  it  is  often  a  great  cros.s  to  us  to 
abstain  from  many  of  these  things  when 
we  first  start  out  on  our  Christian  pil- 
grimage. But  oh,  how  foolish  in  us  when 
we  eon-iuer  that  the  Lord  has  said  that  he 
"hat  1th  oven  a  proud  look.'  Then  how 
careful  should  we  be  that  we  "abstain 
fiom  all  appearance  of  evil."  "For  what 
(shall  it  profit  a  man  if  he  gain  the  wliole 
world  and  lose  his  own  .soul." 

Dear  .sister,  I  have  written  t]>is  out  of 
love,  and  in  the  hope  of  giving  you  a 
word  of  encouragement,  as  you  have  late- 
Iv  enlisted  in  t,lie  cause  of  your  blessed 
Kedeemer.  And  now,  farewell.  If  we 
never  chatjce  (o  meet  again  this  side  of 
eternity,  let  us  botli  strive  so  to  live  that 
we  may  be  permitted  to  clasp  glad  bands 
upon  the  sunny  banks  of  sweet  deliver- 
ance, there   to  unite   in  joyful  songs  of 


Oor  Nuxt  Annual  Meeiine- 

Jo  the.  Churches  in  Ohio  : 

By  this  notice  we  inform  the  several 
districts  and  subdistriots  of  north-eastern, 
north  western  and  southern  Ohio,  that 
inasmuch  as  there  has  been  no  call  or  re- 
quest fur  Annual  Conference  for  1876, 
and  having  had  communication  with  ma 
ny  of  the  elders,  ministers,  and  lay  mem- 
bers of  Ohio  relative  to  holding  our  next 
A.  M.,  and  .so  far  as  we  have  learned  all 
say  we  can  hold  it  in  Ohio, — hence  to 
further  mature  our  suggestions  we  pro- 
pose meeting  by  delegates  at  Sugarcreek 
church,  throe  and  a  half  mile.^  north  of 
Liiua,  on  the  26th  of  November.  Let 
the  housekeepers  counsel  their  several 
churches  and  then  report  to  the  meeting 
by  representative  or  letter  whether  iu  fa 
vor  of  holding  said  meeting  in  Ohio  or 
not. 

Conveyances  will  be  met  at  Lima  and 
West  Cairo  on  the  2.51  h. 

Daniel  Brower, 
J.  P.  Ebeksole, 
John  Kkahill, 
Daniel  Rosenberqer. 
{Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


tinucs  to  improve,  insomuch  that,  we 
think,  by  tho  time  she  gets  to  re.ad  this 
narrative,  she  will  be  well.  The  world, 
when  it  heard  of  it,  denounced  it,  as  be- 
ing almo-it.  intolerable,  to  take  a  sick  per- 
son, so  sick  and  WL;:!k  as  she  was,  out  of 
bed  in  the  dead  of  nigbt  and  into  the 
cold  water  to  be  baptixi'd.  But  [  am 
glad  that  "the  wi.sdom  of  this  world  is 
foolishness  with  God,"  and  '"the  fonlish- 
&t4S  of  God  is  wiser  than  men."  'fhat 
this  baptism  was  in  accordance  with  the 
apostolic  practice  is  clearly  .seen  by  read- 
ing tke  ll'h  ckapfer  of  Acts,  where  you 
will  read  about  tke  baptism  of  the  Phil- 
ippian  j:iilor  also  about  the  same  hour  of 
the  niglit. 

Jas.  Y.  IIeckler. 

Mt.  Carroll.  Ills. 


ISni>tisiu  at  Jtlldufglit. 

The  following  circumstance,  to  which 
I  invite  the  attention  of  every  leader,  re 
certly  occurred  in  Northern  Illinois. 

There    was    a    certain   young   woman 
l)rostrated    by  the    typhoid   fever.     Day 
after  day  she  grew  worse,  and  being  very 
sick,  a  telegram  was  sent  to  her  pareuL-j, 
who  live  in  Iowa.     Her  parents  are  for 
eigners  and  strangers   in    this  land,  and 
aisi)  "strangers  to  the  covenant  of  prom 
ise;"  but  they  soon  came  to  their  sick 
daughter,  who  is   married    to  a  brother's 
son.  ^    They   knew     nothing   alK)ut    the 
Brethren,  neither  did  their  daughter,  un- 
til about  six  months  ago  when  she  came 
to  live   in   a   brother's    family.     It  whs 
known  before  she  was   sick  that  she  was 
"almost  persuaded  to  be  a  Christiau.'' — 
As  already  intimated,  her  sickness  grew 
worse,  day  after  day,  until  fears  were  en- 
tertained that  she  might  die  before  morn- 
ing.    But  oh  I  she  could  not— would  not 
—die  unbaptized.     She  was  in  a  terrible 
condition.     ^icl<  enough  to  die,  and  felt 
no  peace  with  God.    Oh,  mi.sery  I     What 
could  she  do?     You   may    wed   imagine 
her  sighs  and  groans  and   her   heari-feit 
expressions,    "Oh,    pray   for   mel"     "I 
cannot  die  so,  I  want  to   be  baptized." 
yhe  was  very  weak.     Slie  woidd  be  bap- 
tized imiuoilialely,  although  it  was  nigiit. 
The  ministering    brethren  were  sent  for, 
and  ja-eparations  were  made  for  ba[!tism. 
A  bed  was  made  on  a  wagon,  and  she  was 
taken  to  the  water,  and  about  midni.s'ht 
they  carried   her  into   the  Rock  Creek, 
Hcated  on   a   rocking  chair,  and  baotizod 
her  according   to    gospel   order.     \Vhat 
next?     Was  that  the  end  of  it?     No;  as 
Hoon  as  .she  was  baptized  she  thought  she 
felt  belter,  and   was  very  glad.     She  was 
taken  homo  rejoicing  and  tier  health  oon- 


CAHTu.^oa.  Missouri,    \ 
October  22,  1S75.         \ 
Dear  Brother  Quiuter  : 

I  notice  in  C.  F.  C. 
and  G.  V.  (No.  40)  that  my  name  ap- 
pears as  a  witness  to  the  fact  that  broth- 
er W^illiam  Hubbard  lost  certain  proper- 
ty by  fire,  and  that  it  there  appears  as  a 
minister.  It  should  have  been  a.s  a  lay- 
member.  This  was  not  my  mistake,  as 
my  same  was  (by  permission)  placed  to 
the  article  by  others.  Please  make  the 
correction. 

And  now,  that  mv  mind  is  on  the  sub- 
ject of  brother  Hubiiaid'sloss,  let  me  add 
the  faots  that  soon  after  the  m  tide  allu- 
ded to  was  written,  brother  Iluboard  lost 
by  u  flood  one  half  or  moio  of  all  his  lit- 
tle crop*,  at;d  a  great  portion  of  his  fenoo; 
and  following  all  tbe.s«  lossus  be  hiis  boeu 
called  to  the  ministry;  and  I  do  believe 
that  brotliron  and  sistrrs  wiio  will  assist 
brother  Hubbard  will  bo  doing  that  which 
will  be  a  temporal  and  spiritual  blo.sRing 
to  the  little  arm  of  tb.;  church  where 
brother  Hubbard  lives.  All  who  wi.sh  to 
aswi^t  are  referred  to  the  ariiWe  on  tkis 
subject  in  tho  C.  F.  (1,  No.  40,  October 
5ih,  1876.  Jt.H.N  Wamfleh. 

Uaalsb  I'ubMoatfous. 

review  or  u.ss. 

Agreeably  with,  the  call  for  a  committee 
to  examine  (he  Daiii-h  MSS.,  and  to  aid 
in  the  preparation  of  a  plan  to  get  them 
before  the  pcoi  le  of  Scandinavia,  ikc 
committee  consisting  of  nine  brethren  met 
at  Cherry  Grove,  Carroll  county,  lll.s.,  ou 
Thursday,  Oct.  2>.t,  at  2  p,  m.  Commit- 
tee organized  by  selecting  a  moderator 
and  a  clerk.  The  letter  from  C.  Han.seu 
was  then  read,  after  vshich  the  propriety 
of  calling  a  special  District  meeting  to 
consider  the  matter  of  sending'  minister- 
iiig  brethren  to  Scandinavia  was  carefully 
discussed.  The  committee,  with  the 
church  tit  this  nlace,  agreed  to  call  a  spe- 
cial D.  M.,  lobe  held  at  Cherry  Grove, 
November  l2ih,  9  a.  m. 

It  was  agreed  that  an  invitation  be  ex- 
tended to  the   brethren  in   the  Southern 
I  District  of  Illiuoia  to  \)o  present  and  a,!}- 


UriRISTIAl:^  FAMILY  COMPAWiON  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


687 


sist  us.  We  hope,  therefore,  that  the 
bretliren  south  of  uh  will  "coiue  ovei-aud 
help  us"  in  thid  noble  and  responsible 
work. 

Brother  Hope  then  proceeded  to  read 
"Trine  Immersion  Traced  to  the  Apos- 
tles. The  couiuiittec  followed  liiui  close- 
ly, and  carefully  noted  every  word.  Ad- 
journed to  meet  ;he  next  day  ai  7:30  a 
in.  At  6:30  n.  m.  the  brethren  and  sis- 
ters met  lor  divine  worship,  and  oujoyod 
a  refreshing  season  together.  Oct.  2'2ud 
coniuiittoe  met  and  resumed  labors  on 
"Trine  Immersion."  and  completed  tlie 
work  as  far  as  Monulus,  page  26,  by 
noon. 

In  the  afternoon  the  "Perfect  Plan  of 
Salratioii,  or  Safe  Ground,"  was  oxamin 
ed  as  far  as  chapter  9. 

The  committee  not  having  time  to  re- 
main longer,  appointed  a  comunttee  cf 
brethren  residing  at  Cherry  Grove  to 
complete  the  work.  This  commiltee  met 
on  Saturday  October  23rd,  9.  A.  iM.  and 
finished  the  work  by  noon. 

Both  coommitlees  approved  of  brother 
Hope's  3ISS.  and  made  but  few  changes. 
The  opinion  previiiied  that  brother  Hope 
had  done  the  work  very  successfully. 

The  matter  of  publication  was  defend- 
ed until  the  special  District  Mseting. 
May  God  direct  all  of  us  with  His  spirit, 
80  that  the  work  may  bo  done  to  His 
glory  and  honor. 

M.  M.  ESHELMAN. 
[Pilgrim  please  copy.) 


simplicity  and  purity ;  which  was 
well  received  by  the  people,  the  most 
of  whom  never  hoard  the  brethren 
preach.  One  soul  was  made  to  feel 
the  burdou  of  sin,  and  has  become  a 
follower  of  the  Lamb.  We  also  met 
in  council  and  selected  a  deacon  broth- 
er. D.  Cliue  was  the  choice.  Our 
organization  is  ouo  year  old,  and  we 
uumbor  twenty-three  members,  one 
spi^aker  and  two  deacons. 

I  would  say  to  brethren  who  are 
looking  tpr  homes  in  the  west,  to  look 
at  our  country.  T'he  grasshoppers 
have  never  been  here.  The  bugs 
seem  to  be  gone,  and  land  is  low. — 
The  prairie  is  nearly  all  fenced,  and 
the  old  settlers  want  to  get  away. — 
West  of  us  twanty-five  or  thirty  niiiea 
there  is  an  abuodauce  of  fine  prairie 
land,  that  can  be  bought  low  Any 
one  wantiujj  information  will  address 
me  at  St.  Martiur,,  Morgan  Co.,  Mo. 
David  Bowman. 


Warnock.  Station,  Ohio. 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  let  us 
stand,  therefore,  as  good  soldiers, 
shoulder  to  sboulder,  with  one  miud, 
speaking  the  same  thing  ;  holding  fast 
the  form  of  sound  words,  in  faith  and 
love,  M'hich  is  in  Cbrist  Jesus.  Put 
on  the  whole  armor,  the  conflict  is  not 
over;  but  it  asay  not  be  long; — the 
day  is  drawing  to  a  close.  That 
bright  morn  will  soon  appear  that 
shall  be  ushered  in  v,'ith  shouts  of 
victory.  May  we  so  fight,  that  we 
may  receive  a  crown.  Crowns  await 
the  victor,  and  a  throne  with  our  Lord 
and  Master.     Then 

Onwird,  (Jhristians,  ouwaid  go; 

Take  the  sword  and  face  the  foe; 

Fig-ht  the  fight,  maintain  the  strife, 

Aud  thus  secure  the  crown  of  life. 

S.  L.  Snyder. 


Brother  James  : — 

As  church  news  is  solicted,  I  will 
say,  we  had  quite  a  feast  of  love  on 
the  28th  and  29th  of  August.  Breth- 
ren S.  Mohler  and  F.  Gulp  from  John- 
sou  county,  aud  H.  Mohler  trom  Hen- 
ry county.  Mo.,  were  with  us,  and 
preached  the   word  in  its  primitive 


Brother  Qudntev  :— 

I  hereby  signify  my 
approval  of  the  changes  you  propose  to 
make  on  your  already  excellent  paper. — 
With  the  enlargement,  and  the  oetter 
quality  of  paper,  and  the  excellent  name 
of  Pkimitive  Chbistian,  I  think  your 
agents  will  be  able  to  do  a  good  work  for 
you.  To  my  fellow  agents  let  me  say,  let 
us  go  to  work  in  earnest,  and  procure,  at 
least,  ten  thousand  subscribers  for  the 
PRiuiTivii  Chbistian  for  1S7G. 
Fralcrnaliy, 

M.  S.  Bool. 


C'kauge  ot  Address. 

Brother  Quinter:  — 

Please  state  in  the 
Companion  and  Visitor  that  hereaf- 
ter my  address  will  be  Braadonville, 
Preston  Co.,  V/est  Va.,  instead  of 
Portland. 

Solomon  Buckleav. 

MARRIED. 

On  thfc  9ih  of  September,  at  the  residence 
of  the  bride's  parents,  by  Elder  Jacob  D. 
Trestle,  Dr.  W.  F.  Hollinoek,  and  Miss 
Annie  E.  Gitt,  eldest  dauijliler  of  Brother 
William  and  sister  Susan  Gitt,  both  of  Ab- 
bottslown,  Vs.. 


where  the    occasion   was  improved  from  3 
Cor.  v.  10,  by  the  lirethren. 

In  the  Lov/cr  Miami  church,  Montgomery 
county,  Ohio,  October  1.5lh,  1875,  brother 
Peter  Moyer,  aged  83  years,  1  month,  and  b 
d«j'«.  Funeral  sorvicos  by  the  Brethreti. — 
Brother  Moyev  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  church  for  many  vears,  aud  he  has  long 
since  wished  to  bu  "absent,  from  the  body 
aud  present  wilii  the  Lord."  Peace  to  his 
ashes.  Samuul   Bock. 

[nigrim  please  copy.] 

On  the  5;h  d«y  of  Octobai,  137.5,  In  the 
Oliaw  confjrigu'iou,  Piatt  aud  Macon  coun- 
lies,  Ills.,  of  typhoid  fuver,  afl'-r  an  illues-s 
of  thrue  weelcs,  sister  Eliz^^betii,  wife  of 
Peter  D.  Gripe;  aged  Sa  yfiars,  1  montl,  and 
28  days.  Sue  leaves  a  kind  husbaud  and 
four  children  to  mourn  ilieir  lost,  which  is 
her  elerual  gain  Th-y  lived  together  as 
man  aud  wile  13  years,  9  mo'JlUs  and  35 
days.  They  had  5  children,  3  boys  and  2 
girls.  One  of  the  girls  preceded  hor  mother 
about  eitjUt  years.  Our  deceased  sister  was 
a  faithful  membfr  of  tlie  church,  with  which 
she  had  been  conuected  since  her  17ih  or  18lh 
year  She  ever  lai>ored  to  prove  herself 
worthy   oi  her  Master's  eause. 

Funeral  services  by  M.  StoufTor  aud  oth- 
ers.   Text,  Luke  xii.  40. 

[FiUjiiiii  please  copy.] 

In  the  Beaver  Run  congregation.  Mineral 
county,  W.  Va.,  Oct.  a9ud,  187.0.  brother 
Petek  Arnold;  beicg  80  years,  1  momh, 
aud  3  days  ol<l.  lie  was  a  coiisistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Gonnau  Baptist  Brethren  for  a 
number  of  years;  and  wo  hope  that  our  loss 
is  his  great  gain  in  the  uierual  v/orld.  Funeral 
servic  s  by  Solomon  Biser  aud  others  from 
Job  xiv.  14,  to  a  Urge  congregation  of  sym- 
pithiziug  friends. 

J.  W.  Arnold. 
{Pilgrim  please  copy.) 

In  Taylor  county,  W.  Va.,  Jan.  ! 7th, 1875, 
of  consumptiLU.  sister  Eliza  E.  Ross,  wife 
of  brother  J.  F.  Ros<;  aged  29  years,  2 
months,  and  30  days.  She  left  a  fond  hus- 
band and  four  dear  children  to  mouru  their 
loss;  but  she  died  with  a  living  hope  of 
meeting  in  heaven  all  that  will  be  so  happy 
as  to  gel  there.  She  was  reeeivod  into  the 
church  of  the  BrethvcTi  by  baptism  on  the 
I  17th  day  of  March,  1867,  aud  lived  a  faithful 
j  and  consistent  raeiabe''  until  death,  and  left 
stroutj  evide;ice  tiiat  she  was  goiu^  to  rest 
I  with  her  God,  saying  that  if  she  had  this 
life  to  live  over  again  she  would  not  know 
how  to  serve  her  R-dRemer  any  belter.  She 
admonisr.ed  all  to  live  faithful  :infi  meet  her 
in  heaven.  There  was  no  funerKl  sermon 
preached  becauGC  none  of  the  Brethren 
could  be  got  at  the  time,  and  it  was  thou;,l>t 
best  then  to  ooiit  it  altogether.  May  the 
Lord  help  us  all  to  meet  her  in  the  happy 
spirit  lacd. 


We  admit  no  poetry  under  nnjr  circumstan 
ces  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  ill  alike,  aud  wo  could  not  insert 
verses  witli  all. 

In  the  Sugaroreek  church,  Allen  county, 
Ohio;  brother  E'jianuel  Millc! ;  .^iged  50  y'lS, 
6  raonthrt,  and  34  davs.  He  was  followed  to 
the  church  by  a  large  concourse  of  people, 


A<iveifti>»iuK  iiu8«». 

A  limited  nwmbor  of  unobjectionable  ad- 
vertisements will  be  admitted  at  the  follow- 
ing rates. 

Ten  lines  or  less  constitute  a  square. 
Oue  square  1  week,  f  1  00 

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discount  fou  space. 
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the  worli  entitled  T/ie  raxsmier  and  Lord'- 
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liufily  express  my  arprohatioii  of  the  work, 
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WAA'Ell  WflEEZ.! 

THE      "BEERS"      WHEEL 

Is  grinding  wilb  less  water  than  the  over- 
shot.    It  is  just  improved  and  will   use  one- 
third  less  water  than  any  Iron  wheel   in  use 
and  is  cheaper  and  better. 
Send  lor  a  circular. 

J.  L.  Hkeks  &  Sons. 
Cocolaraas,  Juniata,  (Jo.,  Pa. 
Bbkks,  Gaugler  &  Cooke. 
Selcn's  Grove,  Snyder  Co.,  Pa. 


A    DESIRABLE     FARM    FOR 
KAL,E. 

A  small  farm  of  31  acr'.s  of  jrood  land  2}^ 
acres  in  timbei,  imi)roved  by  a  two-slory 
brick  house,  a  small  bank  tarn.  30x50  with 
w.igon  shed  and  ooru  crib  attached,  a  brick 
wash  house, hog  pen,  wood-lioui^e, hen-house, 
and  bake  oven  all  new  and  substantially 
built.  Also,  a  well  of  good  water  and  cis- 
tern, with  pumps  near  the  door;  near  100 
ctioice  fruit  trei-s  in  bearing — applOi  peach, 
pear,  cherry,  aprico'.;  also  grape  and  other 
email  fruit. 

Thin  farm  lies  3)^  miles  north  of  Ilagers- 
town,  Washington  county,  Maryland,  along 
a  good  lnrii])ike,  leadini;  to  Hugcrstown. — 
Mills,  saw-mills,  and  school  hou;se  very  con- 
venient. Quite  near  tlie  hoiigrncadoHT  meet- 
ing house,  in  llic  |{i-avc,r  Creek  elinich. 

I'lice — SJjlMjOOO  in  i.avminl-*. 

AddiesK,  ANN   KOWLANU, 

Jlagerhtown, 
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Terms  easy,     inquire  of 

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GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


TRY  JXLIIIES  QIJINTER. 


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For  tbc  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Forgive. 


BY    CAliUlE    IIOLSINGKR. 


forgive,    forgive!  how  dear  the  word  is  to 

each  heart, 
When  our  poor  souls  by   deep,  dark  sia  are 

riven, 
And  we  are  weary  of  this  broad  highway  of 

death — 
Oh,  then,  what  j  jy  by  our  dear  Lord  to  be 

forgivun  ! 

Forgive  thy  brother  oft,  as  Jpsus  doth  for- 
give; 

And  if  thou  hast  him  wronged,  oh,  be  not 
loth  to  go 

And  very  humbly  ask  of  hira  to  be  forgivon, 

If  thou  wouldsl  save  thy  soul  from  endless 
wo. 

Forgive  thy  brother,  then,  it  matters  not 
how  oft, 

While  in  this  woild  of  dark  temptation  we 
must  live, 

For  wc  know  not  the  hour  we  may  be  called 
hence, — 

Ah!  then  loo  late  to  be  forgiven  or  to  for- 
give. 

Then,  when  we're  called  to  lay  life's  weary 

burden  down. 
And  pruy  the  Lord  to  take   our  souls  to  rest 

in  heaven, 
How  sweet  the  thought,  that  we  did  oft  for- 

giva, 
Just  as  we  hoped  by  God  to  be  forgiven. 
Carleton,  Neh. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
t'Am  I  JJSy  Brother's  Ket'per  ?' 


BY  NOAH  LONGANECKEU. 


The  term  brothei-  implies  one  related 
or  closely  united  to  another  by  some  com- 
mon tie  or  interest.  The  term  i.s  applied 
to  sons  of  one  iUtiior  and  motiicr,  or  of 
either  of  them;  and   it  wad  in  this  sense  j 


that  the  author  of  the  above  question 
Used  it.  It  is  also  applied  to  those  who 
have  a  community  ot  nature  or  habita- 
tion; and  this  is  its  general  use.  Tr.ere 
are  other  senses  in  v^hich  it  is  used;  but 
as  the  general  use  comprehends  all  others, 
1  will  notice  it  in  that  sense. 

All  the  members  of  the  human  family 
are  related  or  closely  united,  from  the 
fact  that  "God  giveth  to  all  life,  and 
breatli,  and  al!  things;  and  hath  made  of 
one  blood  all  nations  of  men  for  to  dwell 
on  all  the  face  of  the  earth;  and  hath  do 
termined  the  times  before  appointed,  and 
the  bounds  of  their  b.abitation;  that  they 
shrmld  seek  the  Lord,  if  haply  they  might 
feel  after  him,  though  he  be  not  far  from 
every  one  of  ns  :  for  in  him  we  live  and 
move,  and  have  our  being;  *  *  *  for 
wc  arc  also  his  ofr,=pring."  To  the  divis- 
ion of  the  inheritance,  and  the  separation 
of  the  sons  of  Adam,  and  to  the  settling 
of  their  bounds,  Moses  refers  in  the  fol- 
lowing language  :  ''The  Most  High  divi- 
ded to  the  nations  their  inheritance,  when 
he  separated  the  sons  of  Adam;  he  set 
the  bounds  of  the  people  according  to  the 
number  of  the  children  of  Israel." — 
Since  "God  hath  made  of  one  blood  all 
nations  of  men,"  and  "we  are  also  hi? 
offspring,"  they  most  assuredly  are  very 
closely  united  and  related  to  each  other. 
This  relation  is  not  confined  to  the  com 
mon  tie  ol' descent  or  origin,  but  extends 
to  the  common  interest  of  soul  and  body 
for  time  and  for  eternity. 

The  question,  "Am  I  my  brother's 
keeper  ?"  I  propose  to  answer  in  the  af- 
firmative ;  for  thus  I  firmly  believe  the  Bi- 
ble to  answer  it,  as  I  will  try  to  show. 
While  God  determined  the  bounds 
of  the  habitation  of  all  nations,  he  hath 
also  determined  the  times  of  this  bound. 
Sin  v.'as  the  cause  of  God's  determining 
this  separation.  Sin  is  the  work  of  the 
devil;  and  "the  Son  of  God  was  manifest- 
ed, that  he  might  destroy  the  works  of 
the  devil."  Oaiaplias,  the  high  priest, 
"prophesied  that  Jesus  should  die  for 
that  nation,  and  not  for  that  nation  only, 
but  that  he  sliculd  al.-o  gather  together 
in  one  tiie  ciiildreu  of  God  that  were  scat- 


tered abroad."  God  only  determined 
the  times  of  the  bounds  of  the  habitation 
of  all  nations,  "that  in  the  dispensatjion 
of  the  fulness  of  times  he  might  gather 
together  in  one  all  things  in  Christ,  both 
which  are  in  heaven,  and  which  arc  on 
earth  ;  even  in  him."  So  then,  when 
the  fulness  of  time  was  come,  God  sent 
forth  his  Son,  tlie  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ot 
whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and 
earth  is  named."  God  had  said  unto 
Abraham,  "in  thy  seed  (Christ)  f,*^''  »" 
the  nations  of  the  earth  be  blessed.  We 
read  in  Rev.,  "AH  nations  shal  come  and 
worship  before  thee;"  that  is,  before  the 
Lord.  God  delighteth  not  in  the  des- 
truction of  any  one,  but  "will  have  ail 
men  to  be  saved,  and  to  come  unto  tne 
knowledge  of  the  truth."  God  works 
tlirougli  means;  and  to  complete  tlie  groat 
work  of  gathering  together  all  natrons  in 
one  in  Christ,  he  saw  fit  to  establish  a 
church  upon  this  earth,  called  the  body, 
of  which  he  is  the  head;  and,  as  now,  so 
then,  "the  Lord  added  to  the  church 
daily  such  as  should  be  saved. 

When  Christ  establish.ed  his  church 
upon  this  earth,  he  gave  her  the  promise 
"I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end 
of  the  world."  The  above  promise  rests 
upon  the  condition  that  she  would  go, 
"and  teach  all  naticrs  baptizing  them 
in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost;  teaching 
them  to  observe  all  things  what.-^oever 
he  had  commanded  her.  Havirig /^lirist 
with  her,  working  with  her  at\d  in  her, 
she  is  a  means  through  which  the  J^ord 
would  carry  on  his  work  of  gathering  to- 
gether all  nations.  Each  individual  mem- 
ber of  the  church  of  Christ  has  his  wort 
to  perform;  "for  we  are  his  workmanship, 
created  in  Chri.^t  Jesus  uitto  good  works, 
which  God  hath  before  ordained  that  we 
should  walk  in  them."  ,, 

We  are  mutual  beings.  We  are  ail 
bound  together  in  Uic  great  bundle  ot 
life.  We  cannot  neglect  the  happiness 
and  interest  of  our  iellow-beings,  except 
at  the  sacrifice  of  our  own.  1  his  rule 
will  apply  to  us  all,  whether  w»;  belong  to 
the  church  militant  or  not-    iiul  as  the 


690 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


cliurch   is   the  salt  of  Oic   earth,  I  will 
more  csixcial'.y  clircct   iliose  lines  to  her- 
Millions  are  ytt  out  of  Christ.     Millions 
have  never  lieard  of  Christ.     They  arc  to 
be  saved.     They   are   related  to  us.     We 
are  all  hrelhren  of  one  fiiniily.     Wc  are 
all  (he  offspring  of  God.     If  we  ncplcct 
tlicir  lot  ei  est,  wc  neglect  our   own.     Wc 
are  our  "hroihcr's  kecpci ;"'  even  as  Paul 
writes,  'IjCt  no   man   seek  his  own,  but 
every  iitnn  another's  wealth.     Even  ns  I 
|il<;:)se  all  tuen  in  all  things,   not   seeking 
mine  own  profit,  bnt  the  profit  of  iDaiiy, 
(hat  lliey  uiight  be  saved."     Wc   should 
iiolrscck  "to  please  ourselves.     Let  every 
one  ol'us  please  his  neighbor  for  liis  good 
to  cdificaiion.     For  even    Christ    pleased 
not  himself "     I'hcre  is  a  great    deal    of 
meaning  contained  in  the  above  and    fol- 
lowing passages.     "Look  not  every    man 
on  his  own  things,  but  every  man  also  on 
the  things  of  others."     I  admit  that  the 
first  and  great   comniandn'cnt   is    "Thou 
shalt  love  the  J^ord  thy  (iod  wiih  all    thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with    all 
thy  mind,  and   with    all    thy   slrcn^'th  ;" 
but  "the  second  is  like  unto  it,"    and  is, 
"'I'houshaltlovc  thy  neighbor  as  thyself  " 
Where  is  the  mortal  ihat  can  see,  or  that 
knows  (,i\  his  fellow  mortals  war.ting    the 
r.ccessaries  of  life,  and  more  especially  the 
bread  of  life,  that  can  love   his  neighbors 
as  himsell',  and  at  the  same  time  (eel  un- 
concerned about  thoir   interest    for    tiuie 
and  eternity  ?     "AVhoso  hath  (his  world's 
goods,  and  secth  his  brother    have    need, 
and  shutlcdi  up  liis  bowels  of  comjiassion 
from  him,  how  dwelliuh  the  love  of  God 
in  him  ?"     Ifwc  have  not  charily,  wc  arc 
nothing,  and    "charily  scckclh    not   her 
own."     Ifwc  would    obtain    mcrey  from 
(jod,  v.c  must  be  uicrcil'ul  to   our  fellow 
beings.     If  we  would  receive  irom    God, 
we  must   give   ourselves.     If  charily   is 
"supreme  love  to  God,  and  universal  love 
to  man,"  bow  many  of  us  would  be  fouiid 
wanting,  should  we    be    weighed    in   the 
balances.     One  tiling  is  certain,  I  am  my 
brother's  keeper.     GcuJ  will  call  mc   into 
account  i(  I  do  not  look    to    his   interest. 
God  li8s  blessed  his  church  with   abund- 
ance.    All  the  means  that   arc  necessary 
to  si)rcad  the  gospel  aniong  all  nations, are 
wiliiin    her   reach.      God   lias  given  all 
iheftc  means  to  his  church  that  she  might 
fulfill  her  great  comujission  wliich  sho  has 
received  from  her  Lord.     The  Ijoid  Jc^us 
has  gone  to  his  Fa i her,  but  will  ere   long 
come  again,  and  then  will  he   require   bis 
own  witli  u.sury.     AV'hat  a  pity   it  would 
be,  if,  after  having  enjoyed  such  superior 
advantages,  we  should  fail    of  improving 
them,  and  thereby  fail   of  obtaining  the 
ciown  of  life. 

The  people  of  God  are  to  be  a  "peculiar 
jicopic,  zealous  of  good  works;"  and  it 
wc  have  a  "zeal  according  to  knowledge,'' 
can  wc  be  unmoved,  when  millions  of  our 
bi others  arc  perishing  for  want  of  the 
bread  of  life  y  Do  wc  lenlly  know  that  it 
is  our  duly,  and  therdbrc  li(e,  lo  "teach 
all  palions,"  to  "pnach  (Im;  g(isjiel  lo 
tvciy  crcaiurc"  as  mncli  as  lictli    within 


Ua  ?  Do  we  really  know  that  woe   is  unto 
us  if  preach  not  the  gospel  ?     W-itcliman, 
the  word  of  the  Lord  says,  "When  I   say 
unio  the  wicked.  Thou  shalt  surely   die  ; 
aiul  thou  givest  him    not   warning,    nor 
speakest  to  warn  the    wicked    from    his 
wicked  way,  to   save    bis   life  ;  the   same 
wiekcd  man  shall  die  in  liis  iniquity  ;  but 
his  blood  will  I  require  ♦at  I  by  hand.     Yet 
if  thou  warn  the  wicked,  and  he  turn  not 
iiom  his  wickedness,  nor  from  his  wicked 
way,  he  shall  die  in  i.is  iniqui'y;  l;ui  thou 
hast  delivered  thy  sou'."     Of  how    many 
of  us  can  it  truly  be  f-aid,    '*Thiy    walch 
(or  yoiir  souls,  as  ihcy  that  must  give  ac 
count,  that  they  may  do  it  with  joy,    and 
not     with    grief?"       Brethren,    judging 
from  our  works,  can  we  believe  that  God 
will  write  in  the  book  of  his  remcmbrarcc, 
that  wc  are  "pure  from  th.c   blood  of  all 
u)cn?'     I  know  that    there    is    a    vast 
amount  of  preaching  done  in  tliese  d;iyr; 
but  if  we  would  never  si)cak    of   it,    nor 
publish  it  abroad,  until    we,    like    Paul, 
could  Iruly  say,  "I  will  not  dare  to   speiik 
of  any  of  those  things  which  (Christ    lialh 
not  wrorght,  by  me;"  and,  "yca,sohave 
1  sirived  to  preach  the  gospel,  not  wlu'rc 
Christ  was  named,    lest    I    should    bui'd 
upon  another  man's  (bundalion;  but  as  it 
is  wriitcn,  to-reJiom  be  was  notspokcnof, 
they  shall  sec:  and  they    tliat    have    not 
heard    shall    understand  ;"     and,    "Not 
boastitig  of  things  wilhout  our  measure, 
that  is,  of  otlier  men's  matters."     I   will 
venture  to  say  that  (he    columns    of  our 
periodicals,  or  the  cars  of  public    asscm 
blics,  would  not,  be  burdened    very    nmch 
Vi'ith  "where  I  have  been,"  and  "what  I 
have    done."        'f'lie    pro|dut    declares, 
'Woe  to  them  tliat  are  at  ease   in  Zion, 
and  trust  in  the    njountain    of   Samari'i  ; 
that  chant  to  the  sound  of  Uie   viol,    and 
invent  to  themselves  instruments  of  mu 
sic,  like  David."     01),  that    there    were 
such  a  heart  in  us  all,  tliat  each  one  of  us 
could  truly  say,  "I  will  very  gladly  sncnd 
and  be  spent"  for  those  lor  whom    Clnist 
died,  who  are  to-day  fiiuiishing  from    the 
want  of  the  word  of  God  !     Oii,  tliat   the 
love  ol  Christ  would    arouse    the    whole 
church  to  a  proper  sense  of  ihe  great  nc 
ceshity  of  the  cvangalization  of  the  whole 
world!     How  pleasing   to   God  would  it 
be,  if  all  his  people  could  truly  say  to   all 
nations,  "Being  affectionately  desirous  of 
you,  we  were  willing    to    have    imparled 
unto  you,  not  the  gospel  of  God6nly,  but 
also  our  own  .souls,  because  ye  were    dear 
unto  us."     ICiiowing  tliat  the    whole  hu 
man  family  is  very  closely  united    by    the 
mutual  tie  of  common  interest,    and  that 
thus  we  are  all  brethren,  and    that   each 
one  of  us  is  his    brolher'.s    keeper,    liow 
careful  and  diligent  should  wc    all    be    to 
"keep  that  which   is   committed   to   our 
trust.'" 


In  uuion  there  ia  ptrength,  espe- 
cially where  the  union  ']»  fortified  by 
a  fixed  policy,  • 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 

7°tie  Nnre  FoiinelHtion. 

"For  o'.hcr  foundation  can  no  one  lay 
Ihan  that  is  laid,  which  is  Jeeus  Clirist." 
"But  let  every  man  take  heed  bow  he  biiild- 
eth  Ihereupou."  1  Cor.  3:  10,  11. 

Foundation  is  the  basis,  or  ground- 
work, OQ  which  anjthinp:  stands,  and 
on  which  it  is  Pupported.  Tie  foun- 
dation of  a  buildirer  or  structure  ia 
usually  a  wall  of  stone.  The  foundn- 
M  n  of  a  republican  government  is  its 
constitution  by  whicli  the  people  con- 
sent to  be  governed.  The  fotmdatioa 
of  the  church,  Christianity,  or  religion, 
either  name  expresses  the  idea,  ts 
Jesus  Christ. 

This  is  the  foundation  God  by    his 
prophet  a  long    while    ago    said    he 
would  lay  in  Zion,  that  is,  the  church, 
lie  there  says,  "Behold,  I  lay  iu  Z'cn 
fur  a    foundation,    a    stone,    a    tried 
stone,  a  precious  corner  stone,  a   pure 
foundation;"  which  the  apostle    hern 
says,  is  Jesus  ChriBt,  and  declares  that 
no  other  can  be  laid;  and  there   need 
be  no  other,  ror  Jesus  Christ  is  a  tried 
stone.     He  was  tried  from    his    birth 
into  the  world,    but    the    murderous 
edict   of   Herod    destroyed    him    net. 
His  81'journ  among  men  on  earth  was 
one  continued    series    of    trials    and 
temptations.     But  all  that  hell,    with 
the  malice  of  fallen,  depraved,  human 
nature  cduld  invent  and  hurl   agnioit 
him  could  not  prevail.     The  trial  ai.d 
tcDiplalion  b.y  the     arch     enemy,  the 
Devil,  after  his  baptism,    failed    even 
to  u;ove  him.     All  the  ciinuing  of  the 
Scribes,  Lawyers,  Pharisees,and  Sad- 
ducees  combined,  under  the  leadership 
of  their  father,    the    Devil,     failed  to 
overcome   him.     And   at    last,   when 
bis  hour  bad  come  that  he    should  be 
bung  upon  the   tree,    malice,    hatred, 
superstition,  and  tbe  love  of  darkne.«a 
apparently  prevailed  ;  but  here  their 
apparent  triumph     was    turned    into 
everlasting  shame  and    defeat    in  his 
glorious  resurrection   from    the    dead, 
by  which  he  is  become  a  most  precioiis 
vomer  stone,    "Which     none    of    tho 
princes  of  this  world   knew;    tor  had 
they  known  it,  they  would    Bot    have 
crucified  the  Lord  of  glory." 

Josus  Christ  is  the  tried,  and  sure 
foundation,  on  which  Christianity  is 
founded.  On  this  foundation  rests 
man's  only  hope  of  salvation,  and 
eternal  life  ;  "for  there  is  none  other 
name  under  heaven  given  among 
n-.en,  whereby  we  must  bo  saved." 
All  profes.sors  of  Cliristianity  profoss 
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build,  or  proiind  their  religion  on  hini. 
IJrigfjRai  Youttg  professes  liim  as  the 
rjuiidiitiou  of  his  religion,  so  does  II. 
W.  Boecher.  Even  Mahomet  admits 
hitu  to  be  a  great  prophet ;  jet  Christ 
has  plainly  told  us  that  all  will  not  be 
accepted  by  him  when  he  cornea  again. 
Some  will  claim  having  prophesied 
(preached)  in  his  name ;  cast  out 
devils,  and  done  wonderful  works  in 
bis  name  ;  others  as  having  been 
taught  by  him,  lay  members  who  had 
eaten  and  drunken  in  his  presence ; 
regular  attendents  upon  church  ordi- 
nances, (fee; — ail,  all  will  be  startled 
to  hear  the  words,  depart  from  me  ye 
workers  of  iniquity,  I  never  knew  you. 
AH  these  had  professed  Christ  as  their 
foundation. 

We  may,  and  can  learn  lessons  of 
profit  in  spiritual,  from  natural  things. 
To  illustrate  :  When  we  build  our 
houses  or  barns,  we  dig  to  the  solid 
bottom,  or  rock,  for  a  foundation  to 
build  upon.  This  sometimes  requires 
much  digging  and  shoveling  before 
the  sure  foundation  is  reached;  not 
because  there  was  no  solid  bottom, 
but  because  it  was  covered  over,  with 
d}'ift,  sand,  and  loose  dirt,  which 
would  render  the  building  uusecure  if 
the  Qrst  materials  were  laid  on  them. 
Even  so  Jrs'.iS  Christ,  who  was  laid 
by  God  himself  as  a  tried  stone  and  a 
sure  foundaiion,  is  so  thickly  covered 
over,  and  deeply  buried,  with  the 
many  inventions  of  men,  with  their 
creeds,  opinions,  disciqMnes,  cate- 
chism^s,  articles  of  faith ;  d-c.  d-c, 
that  the  unthinking  build  on  these  in 
the  vain  belief  that  they  are  building 
on  Jesus  Christ,  while  Christ  is  so 
thickly  covered  over  with  this  filthy 
drijt  that  his  doctrine  never  comes  to 
the  surface;  and  hundreds  of  thous- 
ands profess  to  preach  C'hrdsl,  believe 
«?i  Christ,  and  build  on  Christ,  who 
are  preaching,  believing,  and  building 
on  the  work.s  of  man  and  not  on 
Christ ;  hence  it  is  ih'kt  he  says  to 
them,  "I  never  knew  you."  All  this 
rubbish  must  be  removed  from  the 
foundation  ;  and  the  rock  Christ  Jesus 
brought  out,  no  matter  how  many 
^Simon's  may  have  been  given  out  as 
the  great  power  of  the  schools,  who 
by  fcchool  theology  have  bewitched 
the  people,  and  so  covered  over  Christ 
with  their  theology.  The  faithful 
minister  of  Christ  must  use  the  jnck 
and  shovel,  and  remove  this  rubbish, 
and  hold  up  Christ,  stripped  of  all  the 
philosophy  of  men,  so  that  the  seeker 
after  salvation  may  build  on  bim  with- 


out a  strata  of  human  invention    be- 
tween him  and  Christ. 

Not  only  must  the  preacher  bring 
Christ  prominently  before  the  people, 
but  the  people  themselves  must  search 
for  Christ,  and  dig  away  all  human 
creeds,  and  build  on  Christ  alone.  To 
illustrate  ;  The  writer  once  came  to  a 
gate  on  a  turnpike  road,  stopped  to 
pay  his  toll.  A  sisterly  looking  wo- 
man came  out  to  receive  it.  She  said, 
"Aint  you  brother  Sayler  ?" — "Yes." 
— "The  preacher?''  — "Yes." — "My 
God  !  why  you  helped  me  to  come  to 
Christ.  Do  you  remembar,"  said 
she,  "you  preached  at'"  (a  place  she 
named?) — 'Yea  I  remember  it." — 
"Well,  there  the  reading  of  your  text 
brought  me  to  Christ."  The  text 
was  Luke  5  :  5.  Thirty  years,  she 
said,  she  had  been  laboring  for  peace 
with  God  and  found  it  not ;  and  dur- 
ing that  time  she  united  herself  with 
four  diflsreut  professions  of  religion  ; 
but  upon  reading  this  text  the  truth 
flashed  upon  her  soul  that  all  this 
time  she  was  building  upon  nothing 
but  the  creeds  of  these  sects;  but 
now,  "at  thy  ivord'^  peace  came  to  her 
soul ;  and  she  there  lived,  and  has 
since  died,  a  sister.  In  this  case 
Christ  W&3  hijd  from  the  poor  seeker 
thirty  years  by  the  rubbish  of  man. 

And  after  the  rock  Jesus  Christ  is 
fully  uncovered  from  the  traditions  of 
men,  take  heed  how  you  build  upon 
him.  A  fiue  looking  house  may  be 
spoiled  by  using  rotten  and  defective 
materials  in  its  construction,  though 
the  foundation  may  be  good.  Even 
so  may  our  religion  be  spoiled  if  im- 
proper materials  are  used.  Therefore, 
"Let  every  man  lake  heed  how  he 
buildeth  thereupon."  Figuratively, 
six  different  kinds  of  materials  are 
here  named  that  may  enter  into  the 
religion  we  profess  to  build  upon  Je- 
sus Christ.  "Now  if  any  man  build 
upon  this  foundation  gold,  silver,  pre- 
cious stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble." 
The  first  three  are  incombustible,  the 
latter  three  are  perishable.  The  gold, 
silver,  precious  stones  ;  are  the  coir:- 
mands,  precepts,  and  ordinances  as 
taught  by  Christ  in  the  gospel.  Re- 
pentance, faith,  and  baptism,  are  the 
first  three  principles  taught  by  Christ. 
The  apostle  calls  these  "the  first  prin- 
ciples oi  the  doctrine  of  Christ:  1. 
"Repentance  from  dead  works;"  2. 
"Faith  toward  God,"  which  embraces 
faith  in  the  resurrection  of  the  dead, 
and  of  eternal  judgment;  o.  "The 
doctriiio  of  baptisma  and  of  laying  on 


of  hand.-^."  These  are  the  first  throe 
materials  to  be  used  by  the  sinner 
when  building  upon  Jesus  Christ. 
These  are  of  God  and  will  stand  when 
heaven  and  earth  pass  away. 

The  building  thus  begun,  the  build- 
er will  go  on  toward  perfection  ;  giv- 
ing all  diligence,  he  will  add  to  his 
"faith  virtue  ;  and  to  virtue,  knowl- 
edge ;  and  to  knowledge,  temperance  ; 
and  to  temperance,  patience  ;  and  to 
patience,  godliness;  and  to  godliness, 
brotherly  kindness;  and  to  brotherly 
kiudness,  charity."  And  if  these 
things  be  in  him,  and  abound,  thoy 
make  him  that  he  "shall  neither  be 
barren  or  unfruitful  in  the  knowledge 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ."  This  is 
building  with  gold,  silver,  and  pre- 
cious stones.  But  if  he  lack  these 
things,  he  is  blind,  and  cannot  see 
afar  off,  and  has  not  been  purged  from 
his  sins,     v 

"Wood,  hay,  stubble."  These  are 
all  and  everything  that  is  done  re- 
ligiously without  the  command  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  or  his  apostles  ; 
such  as,  itnage  worship,  praying  to 
the  virgin,  and  to  the  saints  in  gen- 
eral, works  of  supererogation,  auric- 
ular confession,  extreme  unction, 
transubEtantiatiou,  purgatory,  praying 
for  the  dead,  baptismal  regeneration, 
infant  baptism,  processions,  Sabbath 
School  festivals  and  pic  nice,  the 
mourner's  bench  excitement  for  re- 
pentance and  conversion,  with  all  their 
kindred  associates,  which  are  not  of 
God,  or  taught  in  the  Scriptures.  All 
these  will  be  burnt  as  wood,  hay, 
stubble,  when  "Our  God  shall  come, 
and  shall  not  keep  silence  :  a  fire  shall 
devour  before  him,  and  it  shall  be 
very  tempestuous  round  about  hira. 
He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  from 
above,  and  to  the  earth,  that  he  may 
judge  his  people.  Gather  my  saints 
together  unto  me ;  those  that  have 
made  a  covenant  with  me  by  sacri- 
fice." 

Dear  reader,  "Every  man's  work 
shall  be  made  manifest;  for  the  day 
shall  declare  it,  because  it  shall  be  re- 
vealed by  fire  ;  and  the  fire  shall  try 
every  man's  work  of  what  sort  it  is." 
Do  you  not  see  the  reasons  why  you 
should  employ  only  the  means  God 
has  provided  for  the  work  of  your  sal- 
vation ?  That  only  will  stand  the 
test  of  God  ;  while  all  the  works  of 
man  will  utterly  fail  and  perish  with- 
out any  re^mrd  to  his  good  nteaning, 
good  intentions,  or  even  gaud  feeliinj 
in  disobedience,         D.  P.  SayleR; 


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Over  tJi»  RlT^T- 

Over  the  river  luy  failh  Bball  ascund, 
There  I  ehall  meet  dear  J'.-sus,  my  friend; 

Over  the  river,  his  D(ce  will  I  ece, 
For  there  my  dear  Savior  is  wailing  for  me. 

Over  the  liver  he's  prepared  me  a  home, 
And  he  i»  iu  waiting,  and  bids  me  to  coaie; 

Over  the  river,  he"ll  take  all  my  care, 
And  I  will  go  over  for  Jcs-us  is  there. 

Over  the  river,  no  more  will  I  roam; 

His    arras   are  wide  open   to   welcome   me 

ho  I'e. 

'  Over  the  river  there's  music  so  sweet, 

With  the  saints  and  the  angels  we'll   kneel 

at  his  feet. 

Over  the  river,  my  Jesus  is  there. 
If  I   ask  him   aright   he    wiil    answer   my 
prayer; 
Over  the  river  is  the  city  of  gold, 
And  there  will  be  gathered  the  lambs  of  the 
fold. 

Over  the  river  our  joys  are  complete. 
In    bltssed   commuuion    our  fathers    we'll 
greet. 
Over  the  river  we'll  dc  nofiii'g  wrong, 
But  Tvith  angelic  spirits  we'll  sing  the  "new 
BOng." 

Over  the  river  in  the  realms  of  the  blest, 
Where  all  of  God's  children  will  toon  be  at 
rest, — 

Over  the  river  our  cross  we'll  lay  down, 
For  Jesus  will  take  it  and  give  us  a  c'own. 

Over  the  river  his  blessing  I'll  share, 
'Tis  the  home  of  my  Jesus,  my   heme  shall 
.be  there; 

Over  the  river  there's  nothing  but  love 
For  that  blessed  havpn  is  htaveu  above. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitok. 
A  Full  Ueport— Whnt  Ih  il  ? 


BY    JOHN  WAMPLER. 


Siuce  our  last  Auuual  Meeting,  I, 
as  a  weak  brother,  Lave  been  care- 
fully reading  vLat  brethren  on  both 
sides  have  paid  on  the  .subject  of  this 
(eocalied)  "Full  Report;"  and  it  has 
grieved  mo  to  see  some  things  so 
plainly  dirtcied  against  the  ancient 
land-marks.  Do  wo  want  a  full  re- 
port as  taught  in  the  gospel  school, 
or  a  lull  report  as  taught  by  the 
world  ?  If  we  take  the  gospel  and 
ancient  order  of  the  church,  then  the 
report  is  already  much  to  full ;  but 
if  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  to  be 
our  guide  and  teacher,  then  we  must 
go  much  farther  than  we  liuvc  gone, 
ai-'.  that  will  tell  us  to  give,  not  only 
Jill   the    ppct'chfcB    in    full    with    the 


names  of  speakers,  but  we  must  tell 
their  age,  their  general  appearance 
and  manner  ot  speaking,  and  many 
other  things.  But  let  us  repent  and 
turn  to  the  Lord,  seek  out  the  good 
old  gospel  way. 

And  what  does  the  gospel  pay    on 
this  subject?     Dear  brethren  and  sis- 
tors,  please  read  carefully  and  prayer- 
fully the  proceedings  of  the  apostles 
and  elders  and  brethren,  when  assem- 
bled at  Jerusalem,  as   we    find    it   in 
the  15lh  chapter  of  Act«.     Read  from 
the  beginning  of   the     7ih     verse    to 
33rd  verse.     Here  was  a  great    ques- 
tion,     that     concerned      the     whole 
church;  and  in    the    7th    verso     we 
read,  "Aud    when    there    had    been 
much    disputing,     Peter    rose    up." 
And  wo  have  it  recorded    what    con- 
clusions they  cam  3  to  ;  and  the  Script- 
ure reasons  for  their   couclusions    are 
also  recorded.     So    the    answer     to 
the  question  and  the  Scripture  reasons 
for  said  answer,   are  sent  to  the  place 
whore  the  difficulty  arose.     But,  God 
he  thanked,    that  not  one  word  is  up- 
on record  to  tell    who    it    was    that 
spoke,  or  v/hat  was   said,    iu    opposi- 
tion to  sound  doctrine.     Perhaps   the 
Antioch  brethren  who  were   in    error 
may  have  desired  to  know  who  spoke 
and  what  was  said  in  favor  of  error; 
but  it  seems  for    wise    reasons    this 
desire  was  not   gratified.     The    15th 
chapter  of  Acts,  we    think,    gives    a 
plain  gospel  pattern,  and,  if  adhered 
to,  will  forever  settle    this   reporting 
question.     After  carefully  and  prayer- 
fully examining  the  above    Scripture, 
ibcu  pitase  examine    the    practice    of 
our  ancient  brethren,  and    you    need 
go  no  farther  back  than  the    Annual 
Meetings  of  1848    and    1849,    article 
17th  in  1848,  and  article  0th  in  1849. 
(See   brethren's    Encpclopedia    page 
150.)     There  wo  are  taught  that   not 
only   the    disputing    and    na'ues    of 
disputants  are  to  be    withheld    from 
the  world,  but  even  the    minutes    are 
not  under  any    circunu-lanccs    to    bo 
sold  to  others  than    members    of  the 


church ; 


aud  when  seut  by  mail,  to 
be  sent  iu  sealed  envelopes.  From 
the  above  it  is  self-evident  that  our 
beloved  old  brethren  at  that  time 
considered  the  18th  chapter  of  Matth. 
as  binding  upon  the  whole  church 
as  upon  individual  members.  We 
do  believe  that  the  ancient  practice  of 
the  church  agrees  with  Matth.  ISih, 
aud  Acts  15th;  and  if  we  pattern 
after  Acts  15tb,  Malih.  18lh  and  the 
ancient  practice  of  the 


church,    then 


we  will  all  agree — all  l«e  of  one  niiud 
— all  speak  the  same  thing.   We  have 
for  sonae  time  been  looking   iato    the 
matter  of  a  full    report,  trusting    that 
so.rrie  of  the    fathers    ia    the    church 
w<^uld  in    some    way    enlighten    the 
church,  and  show  us  the    great    dan- 
ger of  following  the    world    in    this 
matter  ;  but  wo  have  been    protrptud 
to  write  at  this    tiaie,    After   reading 
an  article  in  No.  39,  present    volume, 
by    P.    S.    Newcommer.     While    we 
are  grieved   that    a    brother    should 
write  some  things  Icoutaiced    in    said 
article,    we    are    still    more    grieved 
that  the  article  has  been  admitted    in 
one  of  the    brethren's    papers,    as    a 
bouse    divided    against   itself  cannot 
stand.     Not  wishing  to  have  this    ar- 
ticle too  long,  I    will   only    notice    a 
few  things    in    brother    Newcomer's 
article. 

lie  thinks  it  is  time  for  the    major- 
ity to  assert  its    rights,    aud   that   to 
withhold    the    report    deprives    per- 
hap.s  nice-tenths  of   the   brotherhood 
of  an  enjoyment    long    sought   after. 
Now,  dear  brethren,  do    not   mistoke 
uoisa  for  numbers, nor  numbers  for  gcb* 
pel  power.      We  find  in  the  15  chapter 
of  Acts,  that  thosM  who  did  the  much 
disputing  spoke    before    Peter,    Bar- 
uabas,  aud  Paul  and  James;    and    it 
appears  to  be  so   nov/,   that  those    in 
favor  of  introducing  these  new  things 
into  the  church  love  to  bo    heard   be- 
fore the  old   fathers   in    the    church. 
Aud  since  so  many  have  ppokcn     and 
written  in  favor  cf  a    full    report,    we 
are  not  surprised  tht*t    brother    New- 
comer should    suppose   nine-tenths  of 
the  brethren  desire  such    report  ;  but 
so  far  as  we    have    had    opportunity 
to  converse  with    brethren    ou    this 
subject,  we  find    but  few    who  favor 
such  report,     iiut  even  if  nine-tenths 
desire  it,  that  does  not  prove  it  right. 
Remember  we   are    iu  a    very     dark 
and  gloomy  time.     Look  at    the    old 
church  of  Tarai'l,  with   Elijah   cu    one 
side  and  850  prophets  ou    the    other. 
Here  again,  all  those    in    error    were 
heard  fir.st,  and  they  surely   manifest- 
ed great  zeal. 

Brother  N.  objects  to  the  expense 
of  Annual  Meeting,  and  thinks  "the 
three  or  four  thousand  dollars  annual- 
ly expended  over  questions  of  no 
earthly  vital  significance  could  be 
spent  to  a  belter  purpose.  Let  ue 
all  do  our  duty,  and  God  will  take 
care  of  the  expenses.  We  think  if 
we  were  governed  more  by  the  Sav- 
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chapter  of  Matthew,  it  would  not 
only  lessen  greatly  the  expense  of 
Annual  Meetings,  but  very  much 
increase  our  love  one  for  another. 
15 ut  as  to  the  expenses  we  believe 
they  were  paid  last  spring  by  the 
brethren  in  a  small  portion  of  the 
oonntry,  and  a  large  surplus  was  left 
to  send  back  to  those  who  gave  so 
liberally  ;  and  if  these  new  ques- 
ticna  are  of  no  great  importance, 
why  are  they  brought  up,  and  such 
powerful  efforts  made  to  get  the 
church  to  accept  of  them.  The  long 
end  many  debates,  or  discussions,  on 
these  new  things,  are  a  very  fruit- 
ful source  of  expense. 

Brother  N.  says.  "Ob,  how  I  long 
for  the  time  when  discussion  upon 
minor  topics  will  cease,  and  unwar- 
ranted restrictions  are  known  no 
»ncre  forever.  Instead  of  discussing 
the  ungodly  organ,  shape  and  cut  of 
the  coat,  tljB  size  and  breadth  of  the 
hat  briuj,  with  the  thousand  and  one 
outside  appliunces  and  restrictions, 
let  us  discuss  true  vital  piety,  and 
the  best  means  to  promote  the  cause 
of  salvatico."  In  reading  and  re- 
reading the  above,  we  fee!  lo  ask, 
Is  it  possible  that  a  brother  bas  writ- 
ten these  things,  and  they  have  been 
admitted  into  the  Companion  and 
Visitor-  without  a  word  of  co.irment. 
Brethren,  let  me  ask  in  all  brotherly 
love,  if  it  is  safe  to  throw  such  weap- 
ons among  the  tender  lamb-i.  Sach 
things  forcibly  bring  to  our  mind  the 
bleeding  Saviour's  words  to  the 
daughters  of  Jerusalem — "Weep  for 
yourselves  and  for  your  children." 
Oh,  what  is  to  become  of  our  child- 
ren if  placed  under  the  induence  of 
such  teaching  ?  If  a  brother  can  show 
from  the  gospel  that  the  church  has 
been  in  an  error  in  not  granting  a 
full  report,  then  give  the  gospel  au- 
thority ;  or,  if  the  church  has  been  in 
error  in  contending  for  self-denial, 
and  non-conformity  to  the  world  in 
clothing  these  mortal  bodies,  then 
prove  it  by  the  gospel  ;  and  if  organs 
are  recommended  in  the  gospel, 
point  us  to  the  place  where  \i  mp,y  be 
found,  and  show  from  the  gospel  that 
we  can  worship  God  more  acci'plably 
by  following  the  fashions  of  the  fash- 
ions of  the  world.  J3ut  those  who 
oppose  the  ancient  order  do  not,  and 
cannot,  show  gospel  reasons  for  it ; 
but  must  and  do  appeal  to  the  teach- 
ings of  the  carnal  mind.  Oh,  that 
all  the  faithlul  uiuj  in  their  cloiict-S 
remeaiber,  before  a  meiciful  God   the 


lamentable  state  of  the    church,    and 
plead  that  a   Joseph  may  rise  up  and 
restore  the  ancient  gospel  order. 
Carthage,  Mo. 


tiou  IE  alia  Bt? 


SELECTED  BY  M.  EMMERT. 


"How  is  the  fine  gold  become  dim  '"' 
The  dust  has  so  long  gathered  and 
has  now  become  so  thick,  that  it  has 
encrusted  the  soul  and  shut  out  the 
light  of  heaven.  Scarcely  a  line  of 
the  King's  image  is  to  be  seen.  Can 
a  Christian  fall  so  low?  Look  around, 
and  behold  ten  thousand  evidences  of 
it. 

You  place  a  coin  on  your  chimney- 
piece  in  one  of  your  drawing-room^, 
and  leave  it  for  a  few  days.  When 
you  nest  take  it  up,  and  draw  your 
finger  across  it,  a  stain  of  dust  remains 
behind.  Millions  of  small  particles 
have  gathered  upon  and  obscured  the 
irrsago  of  the  King.  Yet  you  never 
saw  them  falling,  only,  perchance, 
Vi/hen  the  light  of  the  mid-day  sun 
tilled  the  room.  Then  you  saw  the 
iv.otes  datjciug  by  thousands.  By 
these  the  image  vvas  darkened.  Just 
so  is  it  spiritually.  The  soul  comes 
in  contact  every  moment  with  motes 
which  obscure  the  Saviour's  image 
in  us. 

liike  the  little  birds  hovering  over 
the  head  of  the  sower,  each  one  car- 
lies  away  a  little  seed,  till  none  that 
fall  are  left.  So  it  is  that  (he  little 
things  which  fly  past  us  each  hour  of 
the  day, — little  cares,  little  worries, 
little  thoughts,  little  words, — so  ob- 
scure the  Saviour's  image  that  it 
needs  God's  hand  to  be  put  forth  to 
sweep  the  soul.  We  do  not  see  thefce 
little  things  and  their  tremendous  in- 
fluence, but  ibere  they  are,  doing  their 
silent  work,  llow  shall  we  see  them  ? 
Let  in  more  of  the  sunlight  into  the 
soul.  In  that  light  we  shall  see  more 
clearly,  watch  more  constantly,  pray 
more  earnestly.  Oh,  there  is  many  a 
ttiing  that  seems  all  right,  which 
would  wear  a  very  different  character, 
if  only  the  rays  of  the  sun  of  right- 
eousness fell  upon  it.  Many  a  way 
of  ours,  many  a  wish,  many  a  plan, 
many  a  place  of  amusement — how  its 
true  character  would  be  seen  in  the 
I'glit  of  Gou's  holy  presence  I  The 
sunlight  would  give  everything  its 
true  character  and  make  everything 
fail  in  its  right  place. 


Christian  reader,  are  you  refl  cting 
Christ's  image?  or  is  it  thai,  iiaving, 
yourself  tasted  of  the  love  of  Christ 
you  are  loving  the  savor  of  it  in  your- 
self, and  the  earnest  desire  which 
once  characterized  you  to  impart  to 
others  ?  Oh,  bovirare  of  the  seductive 
iufl  lence  of  the  world  around,  the 
etTcct  of  which  is  to  chill  the  glowiiig 
warmth  of  the  Holy  Spirit  within 
you  I  You  cannot  come  in  contact 
with  it  without  injuring  your  soul. 
And  if  you  know  not  experimentally 
the  power  of  communion  with  God  ;  if 
your  spirit  be  not  in  the  constant  habit 
of  drawing  near  to  God,  yon  will 
posess  no  antidote  to  its  withering  in- 
fluence. Nothing  but  this  can  pre- 
serve you. 


For  tlie  CoMPA-NioN  and  Visitor. 


BY   J.  B.   G. 


Wo  should   regard  tliopo  who  arc  be- 
neui  h  UH  as  \vc  dc.'-irc  to  he  regarded  by 
those  wlio  arc  above  up. 
ir. 

The  person  vjho  nsukcs  his  ov;n  notions 
and  conduct  the  only  way  for  others,  is 
de:;titate  of  the  first  principles  of  the 
Christian  religion. 

ITI. 

Not   the   one  huiidredth  part  of  what 
passes  through  tlie  brain  is  wortii  writing, 
and  not  the  one-inindredth  part  of  what 
ii  written  is  worth  reading. 
IV. 

One  of  the  severest  liials  of  a  minister's 
life  is    to    he    subject  to  an  elder  who  as- 
sumes to  know,  to  do,  aiid    to   be   more 
than  any  body  el.-ie  whcti  it  it  not  so. 
V. 

The    mo'Jt    prominent    clement  in  the 
vveaknesH  of  humanity    is    its    liability  to 
fall  into  the  errors  it  condemns. 
VI, 

Ai  foxes,  when  they  are  pursued,  will 
not  expose  their  dens    by  entering  them, 
so  sinners  avoid  a  corifesslon  of  tiieir  sins. 
VII.  ^^,_ 

The    person   vcho   mistakes    another's 
reputation   for  his  real  cUaructer,  is  like 
one  who  mi;.takcs  chafr  for  v.heau 
VI  It. 

Pride  has  a  real  character  and  a  repu- 
tation, tiie  former  i.s  what  it  really  i.-^,  atid 
the  latter  is  what  many  persons  imagine 
it,  to  be. 


lu  all  good  things  give  the  eye  and 
ear  full  scope,  for  they  lead  into  the 
mind:  restrain  the  tongue,  for  it  is  a 
spender  ;  few  meu  huvo  repented  of 
eileuce. 


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CHRIISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
I'rayer. 

"M"U    ought    alwaj-B    to    pray." — Luke 
xviii,  1. 

We  will  endeavor  to  offer  a  few 
thoughts  ou  the  above  Scripture. 
Prayer,  if  rightly  exercised,  litis  the 
soul  from  earlli,  and  enables  it  to 
converse  with  the  Lord  of  hosts.  It 
is  the  only  means  we  have  of  making 
our  wants  known  to  God.  This 
evening  my  conipauiou  and  I  were 
Tjvatching  the  sun  as  it  withdrew  its 
beams,  but  it  cast  its  reflection  back. 
Such  a  beautiful  sight  I  Our  hearts 
were  lifted  heavenward  to  him  who 
rul^s  all  things,  and  makes  bis  child- 
ren to  rtjoice.  But  the  lesson  we 
wish  to  draw  more  particuiary  is 
that  that  sun  will  one  day  rise  to 
set  no  more  ;  and  as  rose  that  sun 
this  morning  to  afford  us  light  and 
comfort,  so  has  the  sun  of  righteous- 
ness arisen  to  secure  salvation  to  all 
who  accept  and  love  him  ;  and  as 
that  sun  withdraws  its  beams,  and 
we  are  veiled  in  darkness,  for  a  sea- 
son, so  will  the  Son  of  God  withdraw 
his  offers  of  mercy  from  all  who  will 
continue  to  neglect  him  in  prayer. 

It  is  impossible  to  please  God 
without  prayer.  The  Saviour,  who 
was  without  sin,  engaged  whole 
nights  in  prayer,  and  that  out  in  the 
mountaiup.  Dear  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, how  n)nch  more  do  we  need  it — 
poor,  sinful  worms  of  the  dust  !  Let 
us  then  pray  without  ceasing.  They 
who  expect  to  get  to  heaven  with- 
out prayer  will  miss  their  aim. 
Prayer  is  as  needful  for  the  soul,  as 
food  is  for  the  body.  Yes,  I  contend 
that  a  soul  that  neglects  this  com- 
mand will  never  see  heaven.  There 
are  difiereut  ways  of  obeying  this 
command.  I  interogated  a  brother 
as  to  why  he  did  not  pray  at  his  ta- 
ble, and  have  his  family  altar.  He 
replied  that  he  prayed  in  secret,  and 
it  was  not  necessary  for  him  to  exer- 
cise at  the  table  and  family  altar. 
How  is  this  ?  Let  us  look  at  it  for  a 
moment. 

God  holds  us  all  accountable  for  the 
character  of  our  children,  so  far  as 
fidelity  in  the  use  of  means  is  con- 
cerned. We  are  to  give  account  in 
the  day  of  judgment  for  what  wo  do, 
or  neglect  to  do,  for  the  right  forma- 
tion of  our  children's  characters.  We 
must  give  religious  instruction  early, 
and  raise  our  children  in  the  "nurture 
and  admonitioD  of  the  Lord."  And 
where  is  there  a   better   opportunity 


than  in  the  evening  and  morning 
when  all  the  family  are  in.  0  breth- 
ren, let  us  make  early  impressions  , 
they  will  last  through  life  ;  and  let 
us  desire  the  early  conversion  of  our 
children,  that  they  may  have  the 
longest  possible  time  in  this  world  to 
serve  Christ.  If  the  dew  of  their 
youth  be  devoted  to  God,  advancing 
years  aie  sure  to  be  marked  with  pro- 
portionate maturity  of  Christian  char- 
acter and  more  tUicient  labors  for 
Christ.  Then  do  not  neglect,  dear 
brethren,  this  great  duty  you  owe  to 
God  and  your  family.  I  am  inclined 
to  think,  if  we  are  faithful  in  the  clos- 
et, we  will  not  neglect  long  in  exercis- 
ing around  the  family  altar. 

Simon  Mikesell. 
Troy,  Ohio. 


thus   aiding   our- 
up    our    children 


Plnui  Oeek  Noriual  ilicliool 
Aruistroug  <Jo.,  I*a. 

Brethren,  friends  of  education,  we 
desire  your  consideration  of  the  fol- 
lowing thoughts.  This  school  is. 
still  one  of  the  things  of  the  present. 
We  have  a  school,  but  we  desire  to 
have  it  strengthed,  and  we  believe  in 
this  we  have  the  sympathy  of  many 
of  our  dear  members.  The  school 
has  been  patronized  locally  and  to 
some  extent  from  a  distance,  but  it 
has  been  managed  on  a  local  basis. 
Now,  believing  the  time  has  come, 
and -believing  that  the  membership 
are  ready  to  aid  the  school  by  help- 
ing to  endow  it,  we  come  to  you  and 
a^k  you  to  give  us,  not  only  your 
prayers  and  sympathies,  but  also 
give  to  the  trustees  some  of  the 
wealth  God  has  entrusted  us  with, 
that  with  it  we  may  do  some  good 
to  the  youth  who  desire  to  train  their 
minds  and  (jualify  themselves  to 
teach,  and  transact  the  daily  business 
ot  life 

We  have  hitherto  not  established 
a  school  under  the  direct  control  of 
the  church,  in  which  we  could  bring 
to  bear  the  simplicity  of  dress  and 
all  the  acknowledged  good  character- 
istics of  the  church;  and  we  have 
thus  deprived  the  world  of  the  good 
influence  that  young  men  and  women, 
as  teachers,  might  have  exerted  on  it. 
Shall  we  thus  continue  ? 

I  trust,  as  we  feel  a  lively  interest 
in  our  children,  some  will  rise  and 
put  our  school  on  a  permanent  basis, 
and  afford  opportunities  for  the  youth 
to  educate  themselves,  and,  at  the 
aanie  lime,  get  those  thus  qualified  to 


teach  eur  children, 
selves  in  bringing 

"in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  tbe 
Lord."     We  may    do    our    best    at 
home,  yet  if  our  day  school    teachers 
exert  an  influence  contrary    to  ours, 
it  is  a  drawback  to  just    that    extent 
on  our  labors.     Shall  we  have    this? 
Will  we  continue  on  thus  ?   We  ought 
to  see  how  the  case    truly    is.     Then 
what  shall  wo  do  ?   Why  do  the    best 
we  cap.     This  I  believe  is  to   endow 
this  school  with  250    scholarships    of 
$100  each.     It  is    true    other   places 
have  tried  to  raise  funds  for  a  school. 
It  is  also  true  that  we  have  none    we 
can  call  ours.     But  I  cannot  see  why 
we  cannot  now  do  this  work.     I   ver- 
ily   believe  that  $25,000,   in    scholar- 
ships will  enable  us  to  put  the  school 
on  that  basis  that  our    brethren,    our 
old  plain. brethren,  could  visit  us,  and 
on  going  from  us  could  say  it  is    well 
to  send  our  sons    and    daughters    to 
this  school.   Why  can  it  not  be  ?   Why 
not?  Dare  we  not  preach    the    truth 
because  some  do  it  not  ?  Dare  we  not 
establish  a  membership   into    a    con- 
gregation because  some  have    erred  ? 
Dare  we  not  fix  a  school  because   the 
good  there  ought  to  be  in  it  is    now 
abuii^ed  ?     Certainly    we    can.       Wo 
ought  to  aid  our  young  brethren    and 
sisters   and    our    children    to    avoid 
some  of  the  evils  of    this    world,    by 
securing  for  them  a  place    in    which 
their  immortal  ruinds  cau    be  trained 
without  being  brought    into    contact 
with  what  we   so    much    hate.     Wo 
ought  to  establish    a    fcchool    of  thi.4 
kind,  so  as  to  have    teachers    for  cur 
common  schools,  whose  training  was 
such  as  would  aid  us,  as   fathers   and 
mothers,  to  throw  about  our  children 
that  influence  they  so  much    need   in 
their  earlier  years,  to    keep    them    in 
the  path  of  rectitude.     We    ought   to 
have  a  school  of  this  kind,  that,  when 
our  children  have  been  to  school, they 
also  may  feel    themselves     bound    to 
the  church,  and    may    feel  to    devote 
their  earlier  and  latter  years    to    the 
Lord.     If  our   common    schools    are 
taught  by  those    who  have   only    the 
intellect  trained,  what  hope  have    we 
that  the  ministry  will  be  able  to    aid 
us  to  bring  them    into    the    church  ? 
If  the  church  does  not  get  them,  how 
can  it  do  them  good  ?  Truly  it  is  sore 
to  us,  as  parents,  to  send  our  children 
to  teachers  whose  training   has   been 
such  as  we  cannot  approve,  and   who 
will,  in  themselves  as  a  pattern,  place 
before  them  iutellectual    growth  and 


CtiiliSt'IAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSl'EL  VISITOU. 


G'j5 


not  that  "ornaineat  of    a    meek    and 
quiet  spirit." 

Must  all  this  still  continue  ?  Breth- 
ren and  sisters,  it  is  for  you  to  say. 
IIow  can  we  obtain  a  better  state  of 
things  ?  I  believe  the  most  (Ifectual 
way  is  to  place  Plum  Cretk  Nornial 
School,  if  not  under  this  name,  un- 
der some  other  name,  on  a  pertnaoent 
basis,  and  help  us  make  it  ju3t,  such 
a  school  as  we  so  very  much  now 
need  to  help  us  to  raise  our  families 
properly. 

We  hope  our  Trustees  v/ill  soon 
isme  a  circular  for  doing  this  much 
desired  work. 

Yours  in  hope  of  heaven, 

Lewis  Kimmel. 

Elderlon,  Pa. 


4u  Open  Liett^r. 

Dear  Dre.Oiren  in  lite  Lord  ; 

We  appeal 
to  you  in  behalf  of  what  is  now  known 
as  the  Plum  Creek  Normal  School,  in 
AFmstrong  Co.,  Penn'a.,  for  an  en- 
dowment fund  to  put  the  institution 
upon  a  permanent  basis. 

This  school,  last  year,  had  but  a 
few  students,  but  now  has  nearly  one 
hundred  enrolled  ;  and  it  is  now  pro- 
posed to  raise  $25  000  for  the  institu- 
tion, which  will  be  managed  as  fol- 
lows : 

1  This  money  shall  be  apprrpiia- 
ted  to  the  eslablishment  of  a  thorough 
school  in  the  elements,  advanced  Eng- 
lish, and  classics. 

2  This  school  is  to  be  controlled 
by  fifteen  trustees  elected  by  the  sliare- 
holders,  and  five  of  the  trustees  shall 
be  resident  and  constitute  a  qiioruin. 

8.  Members  of  the  Brethren  (I)unk- 
ard)  church  in  good  standing  are  eli- 
gible as  trustees. 

4.  The  present  teachers  shall  hold 
c  nice  during  aiental  and  moral  effi- 
ciency. 

5.  Nothing  inimical  to  Christianity, 
or  the  tenets  of  the  church,  shall  bo 
taua;ht  or  practised  about  the  school. 

6.  Plainness  of  dress,  good  manners 
and  morals,  are  to  be  required  of  every 
student. 

1  Notes  shall  be  given  to  the  trus- 
tees for  the  amount  subscribed,  and 
interest  at  six  per  c^iot  shall  be  paid  i 
for  one  year,  at  the  expiration  of  which 
the  principle  is  to  be  paid  and  put  on 
interest  for  the  maiutenaijce  cf  the 
school,  and  the  interest  only  shall  ba 
ccusumed  to  pay  teachers. 


8.  One  hundred  dollars  shall  con- 
si  itute  a  perpetual  and  transferable 
scholarship,  a  deed  for  which  shall  be 
made  out  by  the  trustees  on  the  pay- 
ment of  the  money. 

9  Each  scholarship  has  one  vote, 
and  voting  may  be  done  by  mail ; 
notification  of  election  to  be  given  by 
the  trustees  when  sufTuient  shall  be 
sul'Scribcd. 

10.  Donations,  legacies, or  bequests 
for  any  purpose,  special  or  general, 
not  inconsisteni  with  the  objects  and 
purpose  of  the  school, shall  be  accepted. 

No  institution  exists  under  the  au- 
spices of  the  church,  and  it  is  conced- 
ed on  all  sides  that  many  benefits 
would  accrue  from  the  permanent  es- 
tablishment of  a  school  in  which  the 
characteristic  features  of  the  church 
will  forin  a  prominent  feature  of  the 
discipline  and  training. 

To  this  end  the  active  cooperation 
and  material  aid  of  the  Brethren  and 
friends  of  education  everywhere  are 
asked  at  once. 

Individuals  can  take  one  or  many 
shares  of  stock  ;  congregations  can, 
as  individuals,  do  the  same,  either  for 
themselves  or  for  their  minister,  or  it 
may  be  subscribed  for  the  benefit  of 
the  orphan  and  widow.  Once  estab- 
lished, it  becomes  self-perpetuating 
and  a  power  for  good  such  as  the 
church  does  not  now  possess. 

it  has  been  said  by  those  not  favor- 
ably disposed  toward  the  church, that, 
while  the  "Dunkards"  have  the  ahilily 
they  have  not  the  urill  and  could  not 
be  made  to  give.  An  opportunity  is 
now  presented  for  the  refutation  <  f 
such  charges,  and  the  establishment 
of  a  school  in  v.'hich  the  old  landmarks 
of  plaiune.sa,  aad  the  other  character- 
i.'^tics,  will  be  practically  and  system- 
atically enforced  an)ong  all  connected 
with  the  school,  and  the  coming  gen- 
eration shown  that  old  ways  are  not 
forgotten. 

The  financial  asent  of  the  institu- 
tion, Eld  Lewis  Kimmel,  will  present 
the  claims  here  urged,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  his  reception  and  business  will 
meet  with  due  consideration,  aid  that 
the  coming  year  will  see  a  school  such 
as  we  wish  firmly  grounded  in  our 
midst.  Let  every  brother  whom  God 
has  prospered  remember  that  the 
Lord  lovelh  a  cheerful  giver,  and  that 
we  are  but  his  paymasters  of  what 
he  has  entrusted  to  our  care.  We 
are,  brethren,  yours  in  Christ. 

The  Temporary  Trustees. 


'i'Ue  ICicties  olChrlvSt. 


O  my  soul,  dignified  with  God's  im- 
age, redeemed  by  Christ's  blood,  be- 
trothed by  faith,  enriched  by  the 
Spirit,  adorned  with  grace,  ranked 
with  angels,  love  him  by  whom  thou 
art  so  much  beloved  1  Be  intent  oa 
hiin  who  is  intent  on  thee  ;  love  him 
who  loveth  thee,  whose  love  autici- 
ipates  thine,  and  is  its  causi-e  I  lie  has 
all  the  merit ;  he  is  thy  reward  !  lie 
is  the  origin  and  the  end  !  Be  earn- 
est with  the  earnest,  pure  with  the 
pure,  holy  with  the  holy  !  What  thou 
shouldst  appear  before  God, thatshould 
God  appear  to  thee.  lie  who  is  kind 
and  gentle  and  of  great  compassion 
requires  the  meek,  the  humble  and 
con  passionate.  Love  him  who  drew 
thee  from  the  lake  of  misery  and  from 
the  miry  clay.  Choose  him  for  thy 
friend  above  all  friends,  who,  when 
thou  art  bereft  of  all  things  can  alone 
remain  to  thee.  In  the  day  of  thy 
burial,  when  every  friend  is  gone,  he 
will  not  forsake  thee,  but  will  defend 
thee  from  devouring  foes,  lead  thee 
through  an  unknown  region,  bring 
thee  to  the  streets  of  the  heavenly 
Zion,  and  place  thee  with  angtls  in 
the  presence  ot  his  Maj  sty,  where 
thou  .shalt  hear  the  angelic  r.ielod}', 
Holy,  holy,  holy  1  There  is  the  chant 
of  gladness,  there  the  voice  of  exulta- 
tion and  salvation,  of  thafiksgiviug 
and  praise  and  perpetual  hallt  lujalis  ! 
There  is  accuniulatcd    bliss    and    su- 

percminent  glory  I — Aguslinn. 

-*...».♦• — 

S>is3i'u<:ti«aB  by  Wur. 


The  waste  of  property  by  war  is 
dreadful.  The  track  of  an  army  i« 
worse  than  the  track  uf  a  tornado.  Be- 
fore it  are  fruitful  fialds,  thriving  vil- 
lages, and  happy  hcnnes.  Behind  it 
are  devastated  farms,  forsaken  dwell- 
ings, and  smouldering  ruins.  Armies 
seize  not  only  what  is  necessary  for 
their  own  support,  but  destroy,  out  of 
mere  wantonness,  whivtever  may  be 
of  use  to  the  people  whose  country 
they  are  ravishing.  Splendid  mirrors 
and  costly  pianos  are  dashed  to  pieces 
with  the  ax,  and  the  brand  of  fire  ig- 
nites the  comfortable  farm-house  or 
the  costly  mansion,  and  leaves  noth- 
ing behind  but  a  heap  ot  ashis. 

— If  a  man  empties  his  pur^je  into 
his  head,  no  one  can  take  it  a.vay  from 
him. 

— An  acre  of  performance  is  worth 
a  whole  world  of  premise. 


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CHRiyTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  New  Creature. 


''If  any  roan  be  in  Christ,  he  is  a  new 
creature  ;  old  tbinpB  are  passed  away  ;  be- 
hold, all  ihiugs  are  become  new."  3  Cor.  5: 17. 

The  word  "new"  does  uot  uecessa- 
rily  imply  that  the  thiug  in  all  its 
parts  and  material?  is  something  else 
than  that  which  belonged  to  the  old. 
A  carpenter  may  take  an  old  box  and 
with  saw,  hammer,  plane,  and  nails 
make  a  new  box  of  it.  But  it  is  nec- 
essary there  bo  a  breaking  to  pieces, 
changing,  and  working  over,  before 
it  can  properly  be  called  a  new  box. 

As  in  the  illustration,  so  with  man, 
to  become  a  new  creature,  it  is  neces- 
sary that  the    "old    man"   of  sin    be 
broken,  changed,  worked  over.     Man 
in  his  nature  is  uot  made  according  to 
mechanical  laws,  hut   is    created    by 
God — is  born  into  the  world — into  ex- 
istence, to  live  and  move  in  the  sphere 
of  human    beings.       To    be    made    a 
"new  creature"  he  must  necessarily  be 
"born  again."     As  in  the  first  he  is  a 
creature  of  God's    workmanship   and 
not  of  man's,  so  in  the  work  of  being 
made  a  "new  man"  it  is  the  work    of 
God — a  new  creature  in  the    likeness 
andimage  of  God.     There  is  a  law — 
fixed  and  unalterable — in   the    propo- 
gating  of  the  human  species.     There 
are  first  principles  ;  and  causes  based 
upon  those  first  principles  will,  in   all 
cases,  produce  eCFecta  in  harmony  with 
nature's  laws.    So  it  is  in  the  primary 
■work  of  making  a  "new   man"   out  of 
the  old.     God's  law  is  fixed  and  abso- 
lute, so  that  every  heart  prepared  by 
faith  for  the  lodgment  of  the    seed — 
the  word  of  God — will   experituco  a 
change.     The  seed  being  pure,  and  of 
a  life  giving  property,  must  germinate 
under  the  genial,  quickening  influence 
of  the  divine  spirit.     N'egctation    un- 
der such  favorable  circuinstnucos  be- 
comes strong  and  profuse,  rooting  out 
all  the  old  propensities  heretofore  fed 
and  nourished  by  sin    and    Satan,  so 
things  pass    away"   and    "all    things 
become  new.''     An    almost   irresiKta- 
ble  impulse    impels  the  individual    to 
obey  the  law  of  heaven  in  the    matter 

of  salvation  so  that  being  born  of  wa- 
ter and  the  Spirit  is  the  final  consum- 
mation of  this  marvelous  work  of 
making  "a  new  creature"  in  Christ 
Jesus — a  creature  of  God's  workmau- 
ship,  "created  unto  good  work.s." 
"Old  things  are  passed  away."  The 

old  leaven  of  sin  loses    its    power    of 

preponderance, — is  kept  under, — from 


the  fact  that  other  influences  predom- 
inate. Evil  thoughts,  evil  desires, 
such  as  pride,  reelings,  and  such  like, 
pass  away  under  the  wonderful  and 
renovating  iuflueuce  of  the  ever  pres- 
ence of  Christ  in  the  soul. 

"Behold,  all  things  are  become  new." 
Wonder  of  wonders!     Well  should  it 
be  prefaced  with    "Behold," — see,  lis- 
ten, learn.     "All  things  become  new." 
The  work  is  not    a    partial    work. — a 
patchwork.     No,  no  ;  but  a  thorough, 
complete     change —  a   remodeling   of 
the  whole  being.     The  whole   man — 
body,  soul   and  spirit — was   contami- 
nated with  sin.     The  mind  was   sub- 
merged in  the  black  waters  of  sin  and 
evil  desires  ;  the  body  was  a  sacrifice 
to  morbid  lust ;  yet,  the    vvhole    soul 
was  a  fountain  of  corruption.     Hence, 
if  old  things  pass  away,   and   all    be- 
come new,  there    is    undoubtedly    an 
entire  work.     The    body    becomes  a 
"living  sacrifice"  ai  the  altar  of    holi- 
ness; the  mind  is  renewed  and  blend- 
ed with  Christ's  in  ties  of  blissful    af- 
finity ;  the  whole  soul  is    full    of  joy 
unspeakable.      The    "new    creature" 
feeds  upon  the  milk  of  the  gospel,  and 
learns  to  walk  in  "heavenly    places." 
"All  things"  leaves  out  nothing;  im- 
plies a    thorough    change  of    beart,a 
disposition  of  a  divine  and  super    hu- 
man nature.     Our    desires,    pursuits, 
hopes,  fears,  pleasures,  views,  tastes, 
and  all  things  else,  become  changed. 
Where  before  v/ere  evil    thoughts  of 
Providence,  now  the  creature  will  be 
brought  to  love    God   supremely    for 
his  justice,  mercy,  love  and    holiness. 
Where  before  there  was  no  delight  in 
the  worship  of  God.  now  there  is  joy 
in    the  last  service;     and    the    soul 
swells  in  tmo  Jons  of  praise,  when  the 
mind  is    made    to    contemplate    the 
transcendant  glory    of    God's    grace. 
Livid  perceptions    of  his    beauties  of 
holiness  cause  the  heart  to   love   him 
dearly  for  all  his  divine  excellencies. 

The  child  that  receives  its  daily 
nourishment  from  its  mother's  breast, 
grows  stronger  and  stronger  ;  espec- 
ially is  this  so  when  the  food  is  of  a 
healthy  nature.  So  with  the  "new 
creature"  in  Christ.  Being  born  of 
God,  God  is  our  parent.  Prom  him 
sustenance  for  the  need  of  the  being 
should  be  drawn.  And  so  long  &s 
the  "milk"  and  "meat"  of  the  gospel 
is  the  spiritual  food,  how  lovely  the 
child  grows  !  How  beautiful  the  man 
or  woman  that  thus  lives  in  Christ  1 
"How  beautiful  are  the  feet ;  how 
kind  and  charitable  the   hands  ;  how 


lovely  the  head  bows  in  hunble  sub- 
mission ;  how  warm  and  zealous,  lov- 
ing aud  sympathetic,  the  heart  that 
pulsates  iu  that  meek  bosom  I  How 
sv;eet  aud  consoling  is  the  music  of 
the  chaste  tongues  !  How  brightly 
shines  the  light  from  the  clay  temple 
of  the  Holy  Ghost  I  The  whole 
"TRbernacle"  garnished  and  adorned 
with  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  free  from 
fashion's  hellieh  glare,  or  Satan's 
abomniable  trappings! 

How  sad  the  thought  that  so  many 
are  not  content   "to    live    by    every 
word    that    proceedeth    out    of    the 
mouth  of  God  !"'  Gospel  food  and  the 
"waters  of  life"   are   not  enough    to 
satisfy    the    desires    of     thoui^ands. 
Even  professors  too   often  seek    else- 
where   for      fosd    aud   drink.     It  is 
because  their  desires  yet  are  iu  nif  as- 
ere  influenced  by  the  old  leaven.     S<<« 
the    would-be  child  of    God    sipping 
occasionally    at    the    carnal    cup     of 
pleasure;  nestling  in   the    bosom    of 
the  world  as  fondly  as  the    infant    to 
its  mother's    breast;     drawing    sus- 
tenance from  the  mart  of  the    world 
afl  presumptu  )utily  asih  •-  "man  of  sin." 
Where  there  is  such  a    willful    turn- 
ing from   Heaven's  store-house — such 
an  aversion  to  "holy  manna" — iind  a 
relish  for  the  poison  cup  at  the  world's 
banquet-table,    need    we     wonder     at 
confusions  in   the    Christian    world, 
yea,  in  the  church  ?  Did  we   all    feed 
upon  gospel  food,  as    cur    Lord    and 
Master  directs,  we  would  not  be  hun- 
gering after  the  "flesh  pots  of  Ej;ypt." 
Wore  we   content  to  slake  our  ibirst 
by  drinking  of  the  waters    of   which, 
if  we  drink,  we  "shall  never    thirst," 
we  would   never    be    seen    gobbling 
down,  as  though  it  were  honey    wa- 
ter— the     wines     of    abomination — 
found  at  the  devil's  "social  parties!" 

It  is  a  fact  worthy  of  note,  that  spirit- 
ual food  shapes  the  condnet  and  course 
of  the  individual.  If  we  live  "of  the 
gosiicl,"  our  desires,  conduct,  and  course 
will  be  gospel  life — Christ  life.  If  we 
live  of  the  world,  our  desires,  coiidui!t, 
and  course  will  be  worldly.  And  if  we 
have  a  mixture  of  food,  dut  actions  and 
desires  will  he  mixed,  tryinu;  to  serve 
(Jod  and  Mamuion  at  the  same  time. 
Oh,  that  with  us  all,  all  things  uiijelit  be- 
come new,  so  that  liuiuiliiy,  charity  and 
universal  love  might  predominate  in  the 
heart  of  each  one.  Then  it  will  he  the 
ruling  influence  in  the  church,  and 
Zion's  prosperity  will  be  onward  and  up- 
ward until  all  things  will  become  "new'' 
indeed  in  the  trau.^cendant  glory  of  the 
New  Jerusalem.  J.  S.  Flory. 

Buffalo,  Colo, 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VlSITOll. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

Comfort  aufi  Privations. 


A  philosophical  old  nonagenarian 
finds  these  comforts  in  growing  old. 
White-beaded  grumblers  should  take 
notice : 

I  have  become  very  deaf.  What  a 
blessing  I  There  is  such  a  lot  of  silly 
talk  I  cannot  bear  such  scandals,    &c. 

My  eyes  are  failing.  How  fortu- 
nate !  I  do  not  see  a  tithe  of  the  fol- 
ly and  wickeducsa  iliat  is  going  on 
around  me.  I  am  blind  to  faults  that 
would  provoke  me  to  censure. 

I  have  lost  my  teelh,  and  ray  voice 
is  not  very  audible.  Well,  I  find  it 
no  use  babbling  to  folk(4  who  v/on't 
listen,  so  I  save  my  breath  for  better 
purposes.  I  don't  show  my  teetb 
where  I  can't  bite.  1  venture  on  no 
tough  meat. 

My  taste  is  not  so  discriminating  as 
in  days  of  yore,  and  the  good  is  that 
I  am  more  easily  satisfied  ;  don't  keep 
finding  fault,  am  contented  and  thank- 
ful. A  nice  palate  is  a  plague  to  get 
rid  of. 

My  joints  are  rather  stiff.  Well,  if 
they  were  ever  so  supple.  I  do  not 
want  to  go  and  see  the  sights,  hear 
concerts,  make  speeches,  nor  carouse 
at  feasts. 

I  am  not  so  strong  as  I  was  ;  but 
for  what  do  I  need  to  be  stout  ?  I  am 
not  going  to  wrestle  or  fight  with 
anybody.  My  morals  are  generally 
improved. 

Henltli  Better  tliau  Wealtli. 


Little  Martin  was  a  poor  boy  who 
bad  no  father  or  mother.  He  earned 
his  bread  by  going  on  errands.  One 
day  on  his  way  home  he  sat  down  to 
rest,  and  to  eat  his  piece  of  dry  bread, 
near  the  door  of  an  inn.  As  he  sat 
there  a  fine  carriage  droVe  up,  and  the 
master  of  the  inn  came  out  to  serve 
two  gentlemen  who  were  in  it.  One 
of  them  was  very  young — not  much 
older  than  Martin-and  Martin  thought 
to  himself  that  he  should  like  to  be  in 
bis  place.  When  he  looked  at  his 
own  crust  of  bread  and  his  worn 
clothes,  and  then  at  their  fine  things, 
he  could  not  help  saying  aloud: 

"0  dear,  I  wish  I  had  that  young 
gentleman's  grand  coach.  I  wish  I 
could  change  places  with   him.'' 

The  other  gentleman,  who  was  the 
boy's  tutor,  heard  this,  and  told  it  to 
his  pupil,  who  made  signs  to  Martin 
to  come  to  him. 


"So,  little  boy,''  said  be,  "you 
would  like  to  change  places  with  me, 
would  you  ?'' 

"I  beg  pardon,  sir,"  said  Martin,  "I 
did  not  mean  any  harm  by  what  I 
said." 

"1  am  not  angry,"  said  the  young 
gentleman  :  "I  only  wish  to  know  if 
you  are  willing  to  change  places  with 
me?" 

'"Oh,  now  you  are  joking,"  oaid 
Martin  ;  "noone  would  wish  to  change 
places  with  me,  and  walk  so  many 
r.nles  each  day,  and  have  nothing  to 
eat  but  a  dry  crust.'' 

"Well,"  said  the  young  man,  "I 
will  give  yon  all  1  have,  if  you  will 
give  me  all  that  you  have  and  that  I 
have  not." 

Marliu  did  not  know  what  to  say, 
but  the  tutor  told  him  to  speak  freely. 

'•Oh,  yes,"  said  Martin,  then;  "I 
will  change  places  with  you." 

But  when  the  young  gentleman 
stepped  out,  Martin  saw  that  he  was 
very  lame.  His  legs  were  bent,  so 
that  he  bad  to  walk  with  crutches. 
His  tace  was  pale  and  thin  too,  like 
of  one  who  was  otten  ill.  Martin  then 
began  to  think  that  health  was  better 
than  a  fine  carriage. 

"Will  you  change  places  with  me 
now?"  asked  the  youth.  "I  will  give 
you  all  I  have  to  be  strong  like  you." 

Bat  Martin  said:  "Oh,  no;  not  for 
the  world." 

"I  would  gladly  be  poor,"  said  the 
young  man,  "if  I  could  run  like  you  ; 
but  as  it  is  God's  will  that  I  should 
be  lame  1  try  to  be  happy  and  thank- 
ful as  I  am.'' 


Not  Worse  tSiau  Others. 


"I  am  not  worse  than  others,'' says 
another  who  feels  that  he  must  have 
something  to  say  for  himself;  and  be- 
cause he  has  nothing  better,  says 
this. 

Granted,  my  friend,  with  all  my 
heart.  You  are  not  a  bit  worse  than 
a  great  many  people — hundreds  of 
thousands;  and  what  is  more,  you 
are  not  half  so  bad  as  a  great  many 
of  them.  You  never  thought  of  thai, 
did  you  ?  You  never  expected  a  help 
from  this  quarter  ;  but  we  believe  in 
the  old  saying,  that  "fair  play  is  a 
jewel,"  and  if  you  are  not  as  bad  as 
many,  why  should  any  one  say  you 
are? 

But  then,  what  about  these  others  ? 
What  is  going  to  become  of  them  ?  If 
they  are  on  the  way   to    ruin,    what 


that  in  this  work  of  regeneration  "old 
comfort  is  it  to  you  that  you  are  no 
worse  off  ?  The  point  is,  are  you  any 
better  oB?  If  you  say  '-you  are  no 
worse  off  than  they,"  you  are,  in  point 
of  fact,  casting  your  lot  with  them; 
and  what  is  that  lot,  that  you  should 
be  contented  with  ?  If  there  are  for- 
ty-nine men  to  bo  flogged,  it  won't 
make  you  feel  the  lash  the  less  be- 
cause you  are  the  fiftieth  ;  and  if  there 
are  three  men  to  be  hanged,  you'll  as 
certainly  die  if  yon  be  one  of  the 
three,  as  if  there  were  no  one  but 
yourself. 

And  even  if  you  are  not  half  so  bad 
as  others,  there's  only  cold  comfort 
there,  for  God  will  not  measure  you 
by  others  at  all,  but  by  a  standard  of 
his  own.  If  a  man  goes  to  be  meas- 
ured for  a  suit  of  clothes,  the  tailor 
does  not  take  a  general  survey  of  him, 
and  write  down  in  his  measuring  book 
that  he  thinks  be  is  three  inches  tall- 
er than  Mr.  A.,  and  an  inch  and  a 
quarter  shorter  than  Mr.  B. ;  but  he 
measures  the  man  himself,  even  to 
the  eighth  of  an  inch  ;  for  what  he 
has  to  do  with,  is  that  particular  man, 
and  not  Mr.  A.  or  B.,  or  any  one 
else. 

And  depend  upon  it,  you  will  be 
measured  without  reference  to  any 
one  else  ;  and  when  the  Saviour  comes 
you  will  not  trouble  yoursfclf  in  the 
least  about  what  anyone  else  is  ;  you 
will  know  that  God  is  going  to  ask 
you  about  yourself,  and  not  about 
them. 

If  you  were  coming  to  judgment 
to-morrow,  and  the  realities  of  etern- 
ity were  straight  before  you  ;  and  a 
minister  or  Christian  friend  came  in 
to  sec  you,  and  began  to  try  and  ap- 
pease the  craving  of  your  soul  by 
telling  you  what  a  bad  man  A.  was^ 
and  that  B.  was  no  better,  you  would 
say,  "I  doa't  want  to  hear  about  A. 
and  B  ,  but  about  myself  and  the 
things  that  concern  my  soul,  which 
will  soon  be  before  my  God."  Well  ! 
do  not  be  doing  now  to  yourself  what 
you  v/ould  not  let  another  do  to  you. 
It  is  bad  enough  to  listen  to  such 
talk  from  another,  but  it  is  far  worse 
to  listen  to  it  from  yourself. 
— B.  H  Power,  in  the  Christian. 


Boys,  how  does  it  happen  that 
some  men  are  too  poor  to  buy  a  good 
book,  or  pay  for  a  good  paper,  but 
have  money,  ten  times  more,  for  whis- 
ky or  tobacco  ? 


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CHIUSTIAN  FAMILI  COMFAKION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


MEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  Nov.  9,  1875. 


The  Couiuiittee  to  Philailelpliia 

Tlie  time  appointed  for  tlie  coiutiiittee 
sent  by  A.  M.,  lo  meet  in  Pliiladelpliia, 
was  tlie  27lh  of  October.  It  met  accord- 
ingly on  the  morning  of  the  day  named. 
As  -wc  bad  been  absent  some  time  in 
IMaryland,  and  our  business  at  liomc  re- 
quiring some  attention  before  wc  left  lor 
IMiiladelphia,  we  did  not  leave  bome  un- 
til the  afternoon  of  tlie  2Gth.  We  stop- 
ped a  few  hours  in  Huntingdon  on  Tues> 
day  night,  and  had  a  little  business  con- 
ference witli  brother  II.  13.  Brumbaugh, 
and  reached  the  city  on  Wednesday 
morning  but  a  little  while  before  the 
time  of  meeting.  The  rest  of  the  com- 
mittee arrived  the  previous  day,  and  at 
tended  a  meeting  for  worthip  on  Tuesday 
night. 

On  Wednesday  morning  the  commit- 
tee and  church  met  for  business,  and 
after  devotion;^!  exercises,  and  the  organi. 
zation  of  the  meeting,  the  business  be- 
jbre  the  meeting  was  taken  up,  and  the 
grievances  of  the  aggrieved  members 
pretty  fully  investigated  by  the  meeting. 
There  were  thiee  sessions  of  the  meeting 
held  llie  first  day,  the  last  continuing 
until  a  late  hour  at  night.  Within  these 
sesj-ions,  all  the  information  and  tcsti" 
mony  were  obtained  that  could  be,  in  re- 
gard to  the  difficulties  to  be  settled.  The 
meeting  adjourned  on  \V'^cdiiesday  night 
until  two  o'clock  on  Thur.-day  afiernoon. 

On  Thursday  forenoon  the  committee 
examined  the  testimony  and  its  bearing 
upon  the  i)oints  in  the  grievances,  with 
all  the  care  and  attc:nioii  w'licAi  a  sincere 
desire  to  di.schargc  it.i  duty  rc(|uircd,  and 
made  out  its  report  accordingly.  And 
while  we  have  reason  to  believe  that  a 
considerable  part  of  the  report  would 
liave  been  acceptable  to  flic  church,  as  a 
whole  it  was  not  accei)ted  by  the  cliurcli, 
a  large  majoiily  voting  against  it.  The 
jiame.s  of  these  voting  against  it  were 
recorded,  and  the  time  until  the  next  A. 
5L  given  them  for  changing  their  votes, 
if  upon  nerious  consideration  (hey  con- 
clude to  do  so.  And  tliey  were  informed 
that  tliey  could  have  their  votes  changed 
at  any  time  by  writing  to  brother  II.  D. 
Pttvy  as  foreuii.n  of  the  committee,  or  to 


ourself  as  clerk.  There  was  a  great  deal  of 
regret  felt  among  all  parties  when  it  was 
ascertained  that  a  reconciliation  was  not 
effected.  And  at  the  close  of  the  meet- 
ing for  worsliip  on  Thursday  evening,  a 
proposition  was  made  by  some  member 
or  members  of  the  church  to  have  a 
meeting  of  the  church  on  Wednesday 
evening  the  uid  of  Nov.  to  make  lurihcr 
efforts  to  settle  the  existing  troubles.  As 
we  designed  remaining  in  the  east  a  few 
days  to  visit  some  of  the  churches,  we 
were  requested  to  be  present  at  the 
meeting  on  the  3rd  instant,  and  we  con- 
sented to  do  so,  though  wc  had  not  design, 
ed  remaining  so  long  in  the  east. 

We  felt  as  many  of  the  brethren  di- 
rectly concerned  did,  a  strong  desire  to 
have  a  reconciliation  brought  about,  ana 
consequently  we  used  some  ol'  the  time 
We  would  have  preferred  using  in  some 
other  way,  in  visiting  the  brethren,  and 
in  encouraging  them  to  use  their  utmost 
endeavois  to  accomplish  what  tiiey  all 
seemed  so  axious  to  haVe  accomplished, 
namely,  the  removal  of  the  cause  of  their 
troubles.  And  the  conciliatory  spirit 
that  wc  dii-covered  in  brethren  represent- 
ing different  parts  of  the  chutch,  encour 
aged  us  to  entertain  some  hopes  that  the 
meeting  appointed  on  the  3.d  instant 
would  result  in  the  reconciliation  of  the 
disturbed  paits  of  th.e  church.  But  it 
did  not,  and  we  are  very  sorry  to  report 
the  difficulties  yet  unsettled.  But  we 
Jiave  not  abandoned  the  hope  that  they 
will  yet  be  settled.  Wo  trust  our  dear 
brethren  of  the  ancient  church  of  Piiila- 
delphia,  the  city  of  brotherly  love — the 
church  in  close  proximity,  in  regard  to 
locality,  to  the  first  church  of  our  frater- 
nity in  the  United  States,  will  upou  a 
serious  consideration  of  the  matter,  see 
and  feel  the  importance  of  a  sacrifice  of 
every  thing  that  can  coiibistently,  and 
with  propriety  be  sacrificed,  for  the  ."-ake 
of  peace  and  union.  It  is  veiy  desirable 
that  in  the  populous  city  of  Philadelphia, 
a  city  of  over  a  half  a  million  of  inhabi- 
tants, there  should  be  at  least  one 
healthy  and  working  organization  of  our 
ancient  and  apostolic  brotheriiood,  to  ex- 
enii)lify  in  life  and  doctrine  the  beautiful 
simplicity  of  I'rimitive  Christianity,  and 
to  labor  for  Christ  to  britig  the  fallen  and 
guilty  up  to  the  standard  of  apostolic 
holiness,  "vvitliout  which  no  man  sliall 
see  tlie  Lord." 

It  was  in  the  east   that  the  (glorious 


work  of  preaching  the  sim))le  and  an- 
cient gospel  of  Christ,  by  the  brethren 
in  the  United  States,  first  began.  And 
Philadelphia  and  its  vicinity  have  maty 
pleasant  and  historic  associations  con- 
nected witli  our  brotherhood.  Hence, 
there  is  no  ordinary  degree  of  interest 
felt  by  many  of  our  brethren  in  regard  to 
the  character,  position,  and  ii:tiu(iiceof 
tlic  Pliiladelpliia  church.  It  has  a  gloii- 
ous  opporluni'y  to  bear  a  noble  testimo- 
ny to  the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesu-:.  What 
a  pity  that  the  opportunity  should  be  lost ! 
How  much  Jesus  needs  faithful  witnesses 
in  tliat  great  city!  We  do  sincerely  hope 
that  our  brethren  will  be  faithful  to  the 
tru.-jt  committed  to  them.  It  was  said 
to  the  Philadelphia  church  in  Asia,  "For 
thou  hast  a  little  strength,  and  liast  kept 
my  word,  and  hast  not  denied  my  name. 
*  *  *  *  Because  thou  hast  the  word 
of  my  patience,  I  also  will  keep  thee  from 
the  hour  of  temptation,  which  shall  come 
upon  all  the  world,  to  try  them  that 
come  upon  the  earth. "'  May  our  breth- 
ren of  the  modern  Philadeli)hia  church 
by  their  steadfastness,  faithfulness,  and 
consistency,  recuive  the  same  couimcnda- 
tion  from  our  heavenly  Master. 

Having  received  an  invitation  to  attend 
the  communion  meeting  in  Noiristown, 
on  Saturday  evening  the  30. li  of  Oi'to- 
ber,  we  left  Philadelphia  in  the  morning 
of  the  30tli  for  Norristowr.  The  after- 
noon and  evening  being  very  wet  the 
meeting  was  not  very  large, but  we  had  a 
very  pleasant  waiting  upon  the  Lord. 
The  brethren  have  apparently  a  thriving 
congregation  and  a  pleasant  house  of 
Wur-hip  in  this  plicc.  Noiiistown  is  situ- 
ated on  the  Schuylkill  river,  sixteen  miles 
from  Philadelphia,  and  is  a  pleasant  and 
fl()urishing  city  with  about  thirteen 
thousand  inhabitants. 

On  Sunday  morning  we  went  from 
Norristown  to  the  Green  Tree  church, 
and  preached  there  in  the  morning  and 
evening.  This  was  our  former  home  and 
spiritual  birth-place.  It  afforded  us 
much  pleasure  to  meet  and  worship  with 
brethren  here  again.  But  few  who  en- 
tered into  the  service  of  the  J.ord  when 
we  did,  are  now  living.  Others,  liow- 
ever,  have  taken  the  place  of  the  depart- 
ed. 

From  the  Green  Tree  wc  returned  lo 
the  city  and  preached  on  Tue.day  eve- 
ning for  the  brethren,  and  on  Wednesday 
evening  uttcncd  the  council   meeting   as 


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before  stated,  and  about  midnight  left 
the  city  for  home  ;  but  not  with  as  pleas- 
ant feelings  as  could  have  been  desired, as 
our  labors,  apparently,  had  not  been  very 
successful. 


A  Word  to  Onr  Frlfiids  lu  Ar- 
rears Willi   ll4. 

We  find  it  necessary  to  remind  our  pa- 
trons and  friends  who  are  in  arrears  with 
us  for  bool<s  and  papers,  that  we  are 
needing  money  very  much  to  meet  our 
current  expenses.  We  have  been  under 
the  necessity  of  borrowing  money  of  the 
bank  at  ten  i)er  cent  interest  to  meet 
our  obligations.  It  would  be  very  desira- 
ble to  avoid  this,  and  it  could  be  done  if 
thoic  owing  our  cffice  would  pay  wh.at  is 
coming  to  us,  as  wc  have  a  considerable 
amount  standing  out.  ^Ve  are  now  ap- 
prcacliing  the  close  of  the  year,  and  we 
did  expect  by  this  time  what  is  due  us 
would  be  paid  in.  We  have  considerable 
sianding  yet  for  1874.  We  hope  that 
those  concerned  in  tliis  appejtl,  will  not 
fail  to  give  it  their  immediate  attention, 
and  do  their  best  to  lemit  u.s  what  is 
coming  to  us,  and  by  so  doing  they  will 
oblige  us  very  much. 


Oar  DIsappoltitm4>iut. 

The  repairing  of  our  boiler  has  been 
attended  with  much  delay  and  annoy- 
ance. It  has  been  five  weeks  since  we 
took  it  down  and  it  is  not  yet  completed. 
We  are  using  a  horse-power  to  run  our 
press,  much  to  our  disadvantage,  but  it 
is  the  best  we  could  do.  Our  machinist 
has  not  succeeded  wiih  the  job  as  well  as 
wc  expected  he  would,  and  hence  the 
disappointment.  Wc  are  now  behind 
time  with  our  paper,  but  hope  our  pa- 
trons will  have  forbearance  with  us.  Wo 
are  doing  the  best  we  can,  with  our  pa- 
tience much  tried  and  our  expenses  in- 
creased. 


Compeliliou. 

Brother  Brumbaugh  of  the  Filgrhn, 
in  No.  45  of  that  paper  says  : 

"We  disapprove  of  competition,  but 
will  here  say  that  we  will  do  as  much,  in 
every  respect,  as  any  of  the  other  pub- 
lishers of  the  Brethren.  Then,  go  to  work 
with  the  assurance  that  we  shall  lack  in 
no  inducements  that  anybody  else  can  give, 
even  if  it  should  be  a  'Free  Gift'  ad- 
vertising sheet." 

When  we  first  read  the  above  we 
thought  of  passing  it  in  silence,  jut  as 
wc  have  done  with  a  number  of  similar 


insinuations,  but  after  a  second  reading 
and  some  consideration  we  thought  best 
to  make  some  explanation,  by  way  of  re- 
ply. This  we  will  now  do  with  all  kind- 
ness and  Christian  courtesy. 

We  also  disapprove  of  unhealthy  com- 
pctiiion,  and  shall  have  no  part  nor  lot 
in  that  matter.  What  we  haye  done  to 
excite  the  above  we  are  at  a  loss  to 
know.  We  did  not  say  publicly  or  pri- 
vately that  the  Pi/c/rhn  is  not  a  reada- 
ble paper;  that  it  is  not  well  conducted  ; 
that  it  is  not  worth  $1.00  per  year.  We 
did  not  say  that  the  Piumitive  Chuis- 
TIAN  will  contain  one- fourth  or  one- third 
more  reading  matter  than  any  other  pa- 
per published  by  the  Brethren,  at  the 
same  or  any  other  price  ;  that  we  had 
engaged  the  best  taleut  in  the  brother- 
hood to  write  for  the  paper  ;  that  we 
had  the  widest  and  most  interesting  cor> 
rcspondence  ;  that  we  would  give  more 
attention  to  the  literary  character  of  our 
paper  than  others  ",  that  we  would  offer 
as  many  and  as  valuable  premiums  as 
others  ;  and  tliat  we  would  "do  as  much, 
in  every  respect,  as  any  of  the  other 
publishers  ■  of  the  Brethren."  If  we 
had  done  these  things,  we  might  justly 
be  charged  with  engaging  in  competition. 
But  we  plead  not  guilty. 

What  have  we  done?  Wc  have  atten- 
ded to  our  business  diligently.  Vv'^e 
have  proposed  to  enlarge  and  improve 
our  paper.  We  asked  our  agents  to  work 
for  us,  and  try  to  enlarge  our  list  of  sub 
scribers.  By  the  liberality  of  a  brother, 
we  oiler  two  premiums.  We  have  tried 
to  publish  a  good  paper,  and  will  still  try. 
All  this  has  been  done,  beeiiuse  we  are 
in  earnest — because  our  heart  is  in  our 
work,  and  without  reference  toai'iy  of  our 
brethren  or  their  papers.  We  wish  them 
all  abundant  success.  We  would  like  to 
poe  one  of  our  papers  in  every  family  of 
the  brotherhood,  if  any  are  not  satisfied 
wiih  our  paper,  let  tliem  tnke  the  7'V 
grim  or  the  Vindiattor.  (The  Free  Gijt 
will  take  care  of  itself)  Are  we  under- 
stood? We  mean  to  attend  to  our  du- 
ties— to  our  calling — without  interfering 
with  others.  B. 


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The  author  treats  of  Vital  Phenomena 
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GIJEANINGS  (S^JOTTINGS. 

Brother  Jacob  II.  Kurtz,  Middle- 
town,  Mahoning  county,  Ohio,  says  : 

'"We  are  all  reasonably  well.  Thank 
God  lor  his  goodness.  We  had  our  love- 
feast  on  the  8tii  of  October,  according  to 
previous  announcement.  The  hiboring 
brethren  present  wtre  ciders  C.  Kalilcr, 
M.  Warren,  L.  Glass,  and  David  Work- 
man. We  had  good  preaching,  good  at- 
tention, and  good  order  during  our  mect- 
ing-J.  We  also  liad  a  choice  for  the  min- 
istry, which  resulted  in  the  installment 
of  brother  Jonas  Iloke  to  that  important 
ofhee.     Remember  us  in  your  prayers. 

Brother  T.  D.  Lyon,  Hudson, 
McLean  county.  III.,  says  : 

"I  here  state  that  we  have  been  abund- 
antly blessed  in  our  fields  this  year. 
The  greatest  acreage  of  corn,  perhaps, 
for  many  years,  and  of  such  good  quali- 
ty ;  potatoes  in  abundance,  fair  oats,  but 
little  wheat,  and  almost  no  fruit.  The 
forepart  of  the  season  was  very  wet ',  so 
much  so,  that  many  peop  e  complained 
that  nothing  could  grow,  so  as  to  mature; 
but  now,  to  see  the  solid, heavy  corn  that 
has  filled  our  field.'^,  I  hope  we  all  will 
learn  to  trust  Providence  instead  nf  com> 
))laining  so  much.  Good  heuith  pre- 
vails in  our  family.     Farewell." 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 

Corresponditice  of  church  ucios  solicited  frorr, 
all  partf  of  the  Brotherhood.  Writer^t  name 
and  addresf  required  on  every  comniuuicalion 
IK  guaranUc  of  good  faith.  Rejected  communi- 
cations or  manusctipt  used,  net  returned.  All 
c  wimur.icatious  for  publication  fhould  be  writ 
t'.'iupon  oiae  side  of  the  f-^e-.t  only- 

Onr  Scrap-Book. 

"upon  this  uock." 

"What  is  meant  by  'upon  tliis  rock'?" 

"Upon  this  rock"  has  puzzled  not  a 
few  people.  Tlie  Roman  CallioHcs  say 
that  Clirist  buik  his  church  upon  Peter, 
tliat  is  to  say,  Peter  was  the  foundation. 
Protestants,  in  order  tc  be  different  from 
the  Roman  Catholics,  must  hunt  up  some 
other  meaning,  and  therefore  declare 
tliat  Christ  meant  by  "upon  this  rock" 
the  confession  of  Peter.  Now  what  is 
the  difference  between  Peter  as  the  foun- 
dation and  Peter's  confession  ?  Lot  us 
look  at  this  subject  from  a  scriptural 
stand-point,  and  then  we  need  not  stretch 
the  meaning  of  words. 

Paul  says,  "Now  ye  are  no  more  stran- 
gers and  foreigners,  but  fellow-citizens 
with  the  saints  and  of  the  household  of 
God;  and  are  built  upon  the  foundation 
of  the  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ 
himself  being  the  cliief  corner-stone." 
Eph.  ii.  20.  "The  foundation  of  the  apos- 
tles" is  Christ.  Upon  this  foundation, 
vie  all  agree,  everyone  must  build.  Now 
Peter  understood  this  very  well;  there- 
fore Christ  aays  unto  him,  'Thou  art  Pe-* 
ter,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my 
church."  Does  "this  rock"  mean  foun- 
dation ?  It  does  not.  Peter  says,  "Ye 
also  as  lively  stones,  are  built  up  a  spirit- 
ual house."  Are  not  all  the  faithful  as 
livdy  stones?  Then  all  are  stones  in 
God's  spiritual  hou^e.  Peter  was  the 
first  stone  ot  rock  laid  upon  the  founda- 
tion. 

The  new  Jerusalem  which  John  saw 
"descending  out  of  heaven  from  God," 
"had  iwclie  foundations,  and  in  them  the 
names  of  the  twelve  apostles  ot  the 
Lamb."     Rev  xxi. 

The  church  of  Christ  is  a  type  of  this 
"holy  Jerusalem."  The  type  has  twelve 
Apostles,  tppifying  the  twelve  Ibunda- 
tions  in  the  new  or  "holy  Jerusalem." 

Prom  this  and  other  Scriptures  we 
gatliei  the  idea  of  the  Savior  to  be,  tliat 
Peter  was  the  first  rock  or  lively  stone  in 
the  clrurcb.  The  remainder  of  i  he  Apos- 
tles wcie  next  in  order,  and  after  lliem  all 
Bainis  until  the  end.  Now  our  idea  of 
building  will  clear  up  ihu  matter  satisfac- 
torily, and  that,  too,  wi'tiiout  moving  the 
Scriptures  out  ol'  their  proper  channel. 
If  Peter  was  the  first  stone  on  the  foun- 
dation,or  next  10  the  "chief  corner  stone," 
are  not  the  other  lively  stones  be.'-ide  and 
above  this  oi:e?  Or  is  Peter  at  t  lie  top 
of  the  building?  Being  at  the  bottom, 
or  next  to  the  ibundaiion,  and  i  he  others 
bcsuie  and  above  him,  arc  not  the  re.-vt 
built  on  him  ?  Peter  was  no  more  like  a 
fock  than  the  rest  of  us,  if  wo  are  faith- 


ful ;  and  we  are  no  less  lively  stones  than 
he  a  rock  if  wo  hold  fast  to  our  profession 
of  faith  without  waverinp. 

Tins  seems  to  me  to  be  the  only  true 
and  safe  idea  to  advance.  And  it  is 
strengthened  by  the  declaration  of  Jesus 
to  Peter.  "And  I  will  give  unto  thee 
the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven." — 
"T/uc"  means  l*eler  and  no  one  else.  It 
does  not  mean  Peter,  James,  John,  Mat- 
thew, etc.,  but  Fftcr  alone.  He  used  the 
"keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven"  to  un- 
lock the  door  for  the  Gentilcr;  and  when 
that  door  was  unlocked,  it  reinnincd  un 
locked;  and  hence  useless  to  attempt  to 
unlock  it  again.  It  is  folly  to  try  to  un- 
lock a  door  that  is  not  locked,  and  that 
stands  wide  open.  And  the  gates  of  hell 
did  not  prevail  against  that  rock — Peter 
— any  more  than  they  prevailed  against 
Christ.  No;  the  gales  of  hell  never  did, 
and  never  will,  prevail  against  that  spirit- 
ual house.  It  cannot  prevail  against  a 
single  stone,  much  less  against  the  wliole 
building.  There  is  much  more  connected 
with  this  subject,  but.  want  of  space  for- 
bids our  pursuing  the  matter  further 
here. 


THE   ROOT   OP   ALL   EVIL. 

"There  arc  brethren  here  who  have 
from  seven  to  ten  thonsand  dollars  in 
bank;  yet  not  one  cent  to  give  towards 
spreading  the  gospel." 

Thus  writes  one  v;hois  much  concerned 
for  the  spread  ot  tlio  truth.  Jumes  says, 
(and  he  had  authority  from  God  to  say 
so,)  "But  tiiey  that  will  be  rich  fall  into 
temptation  and  a  snare,  and  into  many 
foolish  and  hurtful  lusts,  which  drown 
men  in  destruction  and  perdition."  Can 
any  one  deny  that  he  is  rich  when  he  has 
his  thousands  in  bank,  and  not  a  penny 
lor  sending  light  to  thot^e  who  sit  in  the 
regions  of  darkness? 

Is  the  hoarding  of  money  an  indication 
of  "will  be  rich  "?  If  not,  what  does  it 
indicate?  They  that  "kiII  be  ric!i,"may 
observey(;-.'?<,  that  they  fall  into  two  things, 
viz.:  temptation  and  a  snare;  second,  into 
many  foolish  and  hurtl'ul  lusts, — not  fool- 
ish and  hurtl'ul  lusts  only,  nor  a  few  fool- 
ish and  hurtful  lusts,  but  mainj  foolish 
and  hurtl'ul  lusts.  These  many  foolish 
and  hurtful  lusts  drown  men  in  destruc 
lion  and  perdition.  "It  is  easier,"  says 
Jesus,  "for  a  camel  to  go  through  the  eye 
of  a  needle,  than  for  a  rich  man  to  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  God."  This  saying 
"amazed"  the  disciples, and  they  queried, 
"Who  then  can  be  saved?"  "With 
men  this  is  impossible;  but  with  God  all 
things  are  possible,"  says  Jesus.  Yes,  it 
is  jiossible  for  God  to  mp.Ue  r  cdvui  go 
liirough  the  eye  of  a  needle.  And  if  a 
ricli  man  will'only  pet  mit  liie  Ijord  to  pass 
him  tlirough  /(V//c  places,  it  is  possible  for 
him  to  be  saved.  But  if  he,  instead  of 
contracting  himself  to  tlic  retiuired  size, 
by  doing  something  or  everything  for  the 
cause  of'  his  MaKter,  should  "swell"  liim^ 
belf  by  heaping  unto  hiuitjclf  riuhcs,  tho 


Lord  will  hardly  pass  hira  through  the 
"eye."  The  fact  still  remains  that  "The 
love  of  money  is  the  root  of  all  evil." 

M.    M.    ESHELMAN. 


Ill  ECetipouse  to  a   It^qut-st    by 

Brother  Nitthani^l   J}<attai- 

as,  ot   Oregon. 

Dear  Brother  : — Your  kind  letter  of 
the  2.5th  of  September  is  at  hand,  in 
which  you  say  you  have  been  reading  my 
review  of  Notes  on  Lifant  Baptism,  and 
and  that  you  had  a  desire  to  have  my 
views  on  the  3rd  chapter  of  1  Corinthi- 
ans, from  the  10th  to  the  15th  verses  in>- 
elusive. 

This  passage  of  Scripture  has  very  fre- 
quently, in  my  intercourse  with  the 
brethien  and  others,  been  the  subject  of 
an  interchange  of  opinion;  and,  like  all 
other  difficult  or  obscure  passages,  is  con- 
strued and  interpreted  according  to  the 
respective  systems  cf  theology.  Papists 
claim  it  as  a  testimony  favoring  their 
dogma  of  a  purgator\ ;  and,  as  you  in- 
form me,  it  is  claimed  by  the  Universal- 
ists  as  supporting  their  theory.  For  my- 
self, I  liave  concluded  not  to  be  arbitrary 
in  my  conclusions  upon  such  passages, 
hut  to  mode.'-tly  give  my  otiinion  in  har- 
mony with  the  general  [)hilosophy  of  tlsc 
Scriptures.  That  the  Dassage  iti  question 
is  of  this  ciiaracter,  is  obvious  from  the 
fiiet  that  it  is  so  frequently  the  subject  of 
intiiiry  as  to  its  true  inti'rpretation. 

iJponthe  first  proposition  in  this  text 
there  is  nocontrovei.sy  among  those  pn:f.j,-8 
ing  the  Christian  name;  all  agree  that  Jesus 
Clnist  is  the  only  foundation  for  the  hope 
of  salvation;  all  award  to  him,  i-rolession- 
ally,  Piviniiy  of  character;  all  profess  to 
build  by  faith  on  him;  all,  with  few  ex- 
ceptions, such  as  Papists,  Friends,  and 
Mormon.*,  profess  to  acknowledge  tlie 
wiitteu  word  as  a  sufficient  r.nd  the  only 
rule  of  faith  and  practice.  But  there  are 
many  who  profess  to  acknowledge  this 
fact,  tliat  are  strangely  inconsistent  in 
practice,  departing  from  it,  and  devising 
ways  and  means,  as  auxiliaries, 
for  which  there  is  no  divine  aiUhoriiy; 
and  this,  too,  while  they  ridioile  the  Pa- 
pists because  of  their  traditions,  the 
Friends,  for  their  pretended  light  within, 
or  word  of  God  communicated  by  direct 
inspiration.  If  we  were  closely  to  exam- 
ine our  own  modern  practice,  we  would 
be  compelled  to  acknowledge  that  wo  were 
about  hall'Catholic.or  a  little  more  than 
half  Quaker,  and  not  quite  as  fully  stricb 
constructionists  of  the  divine  consiiiution 
as  we  claim  iti  our  profession,  and  instead 
of  building  upon  the  assumed  foundation, 
exclusively,  of  pure  and  indestructible 
material,  gold,  silver,  precious  stones, 
which,  as  i  opine,  implies  the  word  of 
God — the  ordinances  Hnd  commandments 
of  our  IMasler — which  "liveth  and  abi- 
det.h  forever,"  which  will  abide  the  vio- 
lence of  the  wind,  wit  list  an  i  the  torrents 
of  tlie  rain,  and  defy  the  fury  of  tbo 
flood,  and  will  remain  unscathed  whcu 


vjheistian  family  companion  and  gospel  visitok. 


701 


lieavcii  and  earth  sliail  pass  awaj',  if  not 
carcCul,  wc  will  be  ibund  building  upon 
tliis  foundation,  wood,  liay,  stubble, 
which  implies  the  sub.-^litution  of  false 
doctrines,  human  inventions,  abrogated 
ceremonies,  and  philosophical  specula 
tion?,  or  ticduco  licentious  inferences  from 
tiie  doctrines  of  grace,  wiiich  will  never 
stand  the  trial  which  God  has  appointed. 
The  day  of  Judgment  will  declare  it; 
every  man's  work  will  be  tried  as  by  fire, 
during?  the  progress  of  that  solemn  seas- 
on. The  gold,  silver,  precious  stones  will 
s'anJ  the  fire,  and,  indeed,  be  purified  by 
it;  and  he  who  has  built  with  these  ap~ 
proved  materials,  will  receive  an  abundant 
reward;  but  he  who  has  built,  and  spent 
his  time  and  labor  in  building',  with  tliose 
woithless  materials,  wood,  hay,  and  stub- 
ble, will  suffer  great  loss,  even  in  respect 
to  the  degree  of  bis  future  glory;  yet, 
provided  he  is  indeed  hmcstly  fi.ccd  en 
the  good  foundation,  he  shall  be  finally 
saved.  I  believe  that,  there  are  degrees 
ill  happiness;  for  the  Jlaster  says,  "In  my 
Father's  house  are  many  mansions;  "  and 
the  Apostle  says,  "One  star  differetli  from 
another  star  in  glory." 

To  illustrate  my  idea:  In  the  science 
of  astronomy, »we  learn  that  the  sun 
is  the  grand  center  of  our  solar  system. 
Around  this  center  the  |)l;inets  revolve  in 
their  resj-ective  orltiis,  some  nearer  and 
some  more  remote;  yet  all  are  kept  in 
their  respective  place  by  the  attraction  of 
the  sun,  or,  in  other  word.s,  by  the  cen- 
trijietal  foice.  So  all  the  Christian  world 
in  their  various  combinations,  arc,  in 
their  respective  orbits,  revolving  around 
the  common  center,  the  Ibunda'ion  in 
que  tion,  some  nearer  and  some  further 
off.  A!i  professors  of  Christianity  are 
more  or  less  under  the  restraining  influ- 
ence of  the  piincii'lcs  of  its  teachings; 
and,  itideed,  we  uiay  perlmps  ve;iture 
even  farther  than  this,  and  admit  that 
those  who  make  no  foruud  piol'cssion  are 
revohing  arour:d  this  center,  a«d  are 
more  or  le.'S  restrained  and  benefired  by 
its  inUuenees,  and  may  ijc  said  to  build 
upon  this  Ibunda'ion,  building  upon  mor- 
ality or  depending  upon  his  mercy  and 
grace,  but  failirg  to  a}.j)r(ciate  his  just 
ice.  Such  are  those  who  have  conceiv- 
ed t!ie  idea  that  ihere  will  be  no  future 
piini-hmenl — those  whom  vou,  dear 
brother,  arc  phased  to  call  Universalists 
— who  are  claiming  this  Scripture  in 
support  of  their  theory.  I  fear  that  they 
will  fiiid  tiiemselves  fatally  nnsfaken, 
when  too  late,  and,  perhaps,  will  suffer 
the  greate.-st  loss,  and  have  to  endure 
a  large  sh.are  of  fire  before  they  are  sa- 
ved. 

What  is  meant  by  the  term  fire, 
in  the  test  I  will  not  venture  to 
say,  whether  literal  or  figurative,  l)ut 
it  certainly  impilics  the  \srath  and  dis- 
pleaMire  of  almiglity  God,  in  the  vindi- 
cation of  his  justice  and  the  execution  of 
his  judgments — the  thing,  at  least,  that 
we  are  taught  to  try  to  avoid  as  tlie  terri- 
ble consequence   of  unfaithfulness  in  the 


duties  assigned  us  by  otir  divine  ]\Iaster. 
In  additiiiU  to  this  terribb  suffering  we 
are  taught  by  the  text  that  we  will  su(L>r 
loss.  This  may  imply  that  wo  shall  lose 
the  thousand  years'  reign  with  (Jhrist, 
and  the  enjoyment  of  all  our  fond  antic- 
ipations of  hearing  the  sound  of  the  trump 
of  God,  and  our  part  in  the  first  resur- 
rection and  meeting  our  Savior  in  the 
air. 

It  may  be  Hiat  some  may  think  that  I 
am  rather  libeial  in  my  views.  To  such 
1  will  say,  read  the  passa'jc  under  consid 
oration,  1  Cor.  iii.  H)-15,  and  if  you  have 
anything  better,  I  will  cheorfully  accept 
it,  and  acknowledge  niy'-flf  your  humble 
servant.  B.  F.  Moomaw. 


Tllou.NTON,   West  Va., 
Sept.  30th,  1875.       j 

Dear  Brother  James : — 

I  now  undertake  to 
write,  to  let  the  readers  of  the  CoMP.VN- 
lON  hear  from  our   arm    of  the  church, 
Mountain  district.    Our  communion  meet- 
ing is  now  among  the  things  of  the  past. 
On  Saturday  last  our  little  family  started 
to  Nuzum's  Mill,  a  place  near  where  the 
meeting  was  to  be  held.     When  we  came 
to  Thornton  station,  the  place  where  we 
took  the  train,  wc  met  several  of  the  breth 
ren,  amoiig  thtni  Eld.  E.  Auvil  from  the 
Barbour  cliuvch.    We  landed  at  Nuzum's 
Mill  between  twelve  and  one  o'clock;  went 
a   short   distance    and    took    dinner  with 
brother   Kutheiford.       After   dinner    we 
went  to  the  place  of  meeting  on  brother 
A.  Saturfield's  place.     A  large  a-^sembly 
was    present.     Wc    were    addressed    by 
brother    J.    W.    Provance,    followed    by  ] 
brother   xVuvil.     The    ministers    present 
were   Eld.  E.  Auvil,  J.  M.  West,    Isaac 
Ball,   from  the  Barbour  chuveh;  J.  W. 
Provance,    fronj    or    near     Farmington, 
Marion  couiit_\ ;  G.  W.  Annon  and  myself 
from    Taylor   county.     We    found    every 
thing  in  readiness;  and  as  the  lime  drew 
on,  we  proceeded,  und   indeed  we   had  a 
feast  of  charily.     Good  order  prevailed, 
except  in    one    place,  where  some  misbe- 
haved   themselves,  as    the  meeting    was 
held  under  a  shed,  and   thev  liuddled  to 
gether  and  kej>t  up  considerable  disturb- 
ance.    Bar.  some  louked  on  with  interest, 
and  paid  good  attention  to  what  was  said 
and  done.     The  meeiing  continued  until 
Monday.     At  ten  o'clock  we  met  togeth- 
er and  iiad  services.     As  all  of  the  other 
ministering     brethren     were    gone,    the 
lot  fell    upon    ourself  to    preach.     There 
was  a  good  crowd  assembled.     After  ser- 
vices  there   W're    two   imnsersed   in  the 
Tiger  Valley  River,  who  had  made  appli 
cation    on    Sunday    evening.         Eleven 
months  prior  to  this  time,  the  first  person 
was  baptized  at  this  place.     At  this  time 
wc  number  twenty. 

Mow  brethnm,  you  that  live  at  this 
point,  (Nuzum's  Mill,)  I  must  .say  a  few 
words  to  you.  As  you  have  made  a  start 
for  l\eaven,  never  shrink  fr(jm  your  duly, 
for  Jesus  says,  "No  man,  having  put  his 


hand  to  the  plow  and  looking  back,  is  fit 
for  the  kingdom  of  God."  Live  m  peace. 
Lcf  your  light  so  shine,  that-  your  friend.s 
and  relatives  may  see  your  good  works, 
and  be  constrained  by  the  power  of  (iod, 
to  covenant  wirh  him  to  live  faithful  un- 
til deatli.  D.)  not  neglect  to  a.isenible 
yourselves  around  the  family  altar,  night 
and  morning,  with  your  children,  and  pe- 
tition God  to  assist  and  keep  you  faith- 
ful until  death,  that  when  you  arc  done 
with  the  turm'Ml'>  of  e-.irth,  yon  can  enter 
itito  the  holy  of  holies,  which  the  Ijord 
pitched  and  tiot  man. 

May  God  help  the  church,  that  the 
borders  of  Zion  may  been'aigcd,  and  that 
sinners  may  come  to  Jesus  to  dwell  in 
heaven.  3Iay  the  God  of  peace,  the 
communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  dwell 
with  the  brotherhood  throUL'hout.  Amen. 
Z.  Annon. 


Lietter    from    V..    H.    I{nl»ibaus;l* — 
Re8|>ous«  by  IC.  II.  iTIiller. 

Union  Deposit,  Diuiihin  Co  ,  Pa.,  > 
September  37,  1875  \ 

R.  11.  l\Itr.LEtt,— Oear  Brother  :— If 
the  act  is  reprehensible,  the  motive  is 
not.  Paul  was  all  right  in  this 
and  all  wrung  in  that,  when  he 
went  to  Diimarcus  to  crush  tlie  infant; 
church.  I  have  for  some  days  been 
pressed  with  a  sense  of  duty  to  write  to 
you, and  the  feeling  is  growing  upon  me. — 
Your  discussions  with  Manville  and  Flod- 
ges  indicate  excellent  capacity  fbruseful- 
ness  in  the  sphfre  of  polemics.  Your 
arguments  arc  forcible  and  conclusive; 
and  your  extern  poraneous  rejoinders  per- 
tinent, terse,  and  incitive.  1  found  two 
cxpres.sions,  identical  in  substance,  at 
which  my  sense  of  Christian  propriety 
revolted.  In  No.  36,  fst  page,  2nd  col- 
umn, eoncludirig  sentence,  you  say,  "if  he 
wants  to  discus-  trii:e  immersion,  let  him 
bring  the  b'ggf  st  man  of  b.is  chur.'-h  in 
Virginia,  and  thciugh  I  an;  a  little  njan, 
I  will  meet  him."  This  self  reference  to 
your  controversial  qua!ifie:itions,  some- 
what mars  the  1;<  auty  of  your  otherwise 
unsurpassed  defense  ofthetiuth.  Your 
argument  is  strong  enough  \  ithcut  any 
thing  that  can  be  construed  into  even  the 
sembknee  of  self-laudatioii.  Please,  dear* 
brothe-i,  take  n^y  criiieisni  in  Christian 
love,  and  impute  it  to  no  other  motive 
than  the  dcMre  to  keep  the  "dead  fly" 
out  of  your  well  assorted,  fragrant  "apoth- 
ecary."  Eecl.  X.  1.    ■ 

You  had  wily  oponents  to  deal  with, 
who  knew  how  to  |)ut  the  lliinnest  possi- 
ble edge  of  (ruth  to  a  ponderous  mass  of 
error,  and  drive  it  home  witli  all  the  lorce 
of  perverted  logic.  Tlieir  "cunning 
craftiness"  furnished  you  with  a  handle 
which  you  wielded  with  admirable  skill. 
PuLdic  discussions  are  dangerous  engage- 
ments. It  r' quires  a  champion  who  is 
Cbristed  through  and  throusth,  to  be  an 
honor  to  Christianity  in  such  an  eucouu- 


702 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


ter.     May  God  be  your   v?is(lom,  "your 
shield,  and  your  cxceedin,-!:  pioat  reward." 
C.  H.  Balshaugh. 


ANSWEK. 

Dear  lirotltr.r: — Your  words  of  warn- 
ing are  received  in  (lie  suujc  .-|.irit  of  love 
in  which  1  ltd  caiifideiit  iii'.-y  were  writ- 
ten. And  Ijelicviiig  iho  admonitions  of 
a  brother,  like  the  cha>tciiiiigs  of  the 
Lord,  may  make  the  ncrvaiit  of  God 
more  perfect,  1  can  but  fed  thankful  for 
the  intere.st  you  have  taken  in  my  own 
weliare  while  the  cause  ci  irulh  wan  com- 
mitted to  my  hatids  fur  its  defense.  And 
I  am  pleased  with  the  candid  manner  in 
which  you  .speak  of  .some  tliinjts  in  these 
discusbions  to  which  you  olj-ct.  Those 
who  point  out  our  faults  aw,  often  more 
profitable  to  u.s  than  those  who  speak  our 
praise.  As  piuning  the  tree  improves 
the  fiuit,  it  is  better  to  trim  off  its  .sur- 
))lus  branches  than  to  ))iaisc  its  beautiful 
foliage.  yVhcn  the  (-pear  is  beaten  into 
n  pruning  hook,  then  may  wc  look  tor 
better  I'ruit. 

I  admit  your  critici.Mn  to  be  correct 
that  without  doing  violence  to  the  lan- 
guage referred  to  it  may  be  construed  in- 
to self-laudation,  though  that  was  not 
my  object,  for  1  thii.k  liicri;  is  nothing  of 
that  in  my  feelings.  It  was  the  off- 
.shoot  of  my  cembali vc  iKiiuro  — the  out- 
cropjnng  of  that  rctaliat  vo  spirit  of  which 
1  have  a  little  too  mucii  to  i^ecp  always 
in  subjection  when  the  provocation  is  so 
often  repeated  a.s  was  done  by  jMr. 
Hodges.  During  the  (li'cussion  he  fre- 
quently alluded  to  trine  immersion  in  a 
sarcastic  manner,  while  it  had  no  con- 
nection with  the  proi)osiiion,  and  I  let 
loose  the  lion  ol' combativeiiess  to  retal- 
iate for  it,  and  lie  roand  a  little  to  Joud. 
I  should  have  used  the  snirit  of  the  im- 
maculate Lamb,  for  Gi.d  ^  own  word  is  a 
Bword  more  powerful  for  good  than  com- 
bative darts.  But  A\lieii  Mr.  Hodges 
made  the  state  of  Indiana,  tiine  immcr- 
gion,  and  myself  a  kind  of  outside  track 
on  which  to  play  wlicn  lie  was  out  of 
argument,  my  nature  wa"  not  quite 
smooth  enough  to  iLu-ct  him  without  an 
effort  to  give  him  a  sjiiey  retort  ;  aiid  it 
\?as  my  i'eeliiig  at  the  time,  to  let  it  be 
known  that  1  did  not  fear  to  meet  tiie 
greatest  man  he  enuld  bring  in  a  di.scus- 
sion  on  trine  imuureion.  I  admit  that  it 
savors  a  lifdc  more  of  boasting  than  was 
ju.--tiliiib!c,  even  under  the  circumstances; 
but  it  was  not  my  own  great iiess,  but  the 
xlrnif/lho/thcaniKc,  that  dispelled  my 
fea  rs. 

As  to  Mr.  Wincbrenner,  1  feel  a  little 
different.  He  was  not  a  i)arty  in  the 
IManvillc  discussion,  when  hr  gave  in  a 
written  challengr,  read  by  Mr.  IManville 
for  effect  upon  li.e  auilience  ;  and  i  gave 
liim  that  ri'ply  as  a  ictort,  although,  in 
tiuth,  1  do  not  want  (o  niett  any  man 
in  di>eussion  uiilcs-,  he  iv  endor.'-cd  and 
brought  forward  by  his  church.  Had  I 
rci)lied  to  Mr.  ^V.  with  a  mildne.-s  that 
Would  have  admitted  him  into  di^cuosion, 


it  w"u!d  have  been  a  fruitless  contest — a 
fruitlefs  victory,  if  gained — an  endless 
ditgracp,  if  lost,  as  you  can  sec  by  reler- 
ring  to  hi«  "mi.ssion  parsed."  Then 
think  of  such  a  man  making  a  public 
challenge  unasked  and  unendorsed,  and, 
if  you  can,  pardon  the  weakness  of  your 
brother,  whose  nature  rises  with  fearless 
boldness,  to  make  a  scathing  reply,  to 
prevent  an  assault  upon  a  truth  not  em- 
braced in  tile  discussion,  and  that,  too, 
by  a  man  who  had  no  right  to  speak. 

Now  brother,  that  is  about  all  I  can 
say  to  mitigate  an  unjustifiable  retalia- 
tion ,  ai:d  you  can  sec  that  it  does  not 
make  it  right  :  it  is  only  a  palliation,  and 
it  still  leaves  the  dead  fly  in  the  ointment. 
But  I  hope  it  will  be  like  Eliiha's  meal 
in  the  mess  of  pottage,  neutralizing  the 
poison  of  the  wild  gourds  that  there  be  no 
"death  in  the  pot."  2  King  4:  4U,  41. 

I  hope,  brother,  that  I,  too, can  see  the 
true  spirit  of  Christian  conduct  and  life 
that  should  govern  us  in  all  things  ;  yet 
I  feci  that  I  live  not  so  near,  nor  realize 
so  fully,  an  yourself,  the  richer  graces  as 
they  flow  freshly  from  the  fount  of  life  ; 
but  this  only  makes  more  free  to  ask 
your  pardon  for  one  whose  graces  are  more 
allayed,  and  that,  sometimes,  with  an 
im|)etuous  nature  that  cnnnot  always 
readily  be  kept  on  the  altar. 

Brother  J.  C,  Moomaw  spoke  tome  of 
this  same  matter,  and  probably  he  i'elt 
like  you  did  about  it.  If  so,  I  hope  he 
too  will  accept  this  letter  as  my  apology. 
Although  poor,  it  is  the  best  I  have,  be 
cau.se  it  is  true. 

If  not  out  of  place,  I  would  here  give 
my  thanks  to  brother  Moomaw  for  the 
very  saii-factory  manner  in  which  he  has 
givun  the  report.  I  think  t  may  say 
so  much,  because  it  is  the  feeling  of  many 
who  have  spoken  to  me  on  the  subject. 

As  i  now  have  another  discussion  on 
hand,  and,  with  you,  appvehond  its  dan- 
gers, I  hope  you  will  live  near  the  throne, 
with  me  in  your  remembrance,  and,  with 
fratikness  and  forgiving  love,  point  cut 
all  the  imperfections  and  dangers  that 
may  besot  your  brother.  And  if  your 
health  would  permit  I  would  be  glad  to 
have  your  correspondence,  free  and  fre- 
quent, for  there  are  other  matters  on 
which  I  would  be  pleased  to  have  your 
mind;  but  to  tax  your  spirit  and  energy, 
since  they  have  been  burdened  and  worn 
by  long  years  of  suffering,  would  be  wrong 
if  it  were  done  for  my  satisfaction  alone. 
Yet  it  is  justifiable  in  a  cause  lliat  in 
wortiiy  of  one  laying  down  his  life,  for  his 
brethren  ;  therefore  I  hope  your  iiiithful- 
ness  and  love  for  the  cause  of  truth  may 
nerve  you  to  write  while  the  spirit  ling- 
ers on  the  nearer  shore  of  the  river. 
\Vhen  you  have  passed  over,  those  who 
remain  will  no  more  look  for  you  here  as 
you  have  been  written  before  our  minds 
in  the  (^onijxuiion,  but  on  some  fair  page 
of  the  li'imb's  Bviok  we  hope  to  find  again 
the  familiar  name  of  G.  II.  Halsbaugh, 
whose  labors  wc  iippreciaie  here,  and  in 
who.so  lewaid  we  will  rejoioe  there.    May 


the  love  of  God,  the  grace  of  Chri.st,  and 
the  communion  of  the  S;)irit  be  the  font 
in  which  your  lifo  and  suffering.?  arc 
laved. 

E.  IT.  Miu.Kii. 

Ii'in()r/(i,  lull. 

lu  tinncry  oi  Jiicob  Alvin 

Tlie  following  lit'.es  wure  Sflucled  by  tlic 
niolburi  as  rxprtu'^ltig  ilia  fallings  of  bsr 
heart. 

One  lovsly  bud  adorued  our  bower. 

And  8hed  swu-t  fragrance  round; 
It  grew  lu  beauty,  hour  by  hour, 
Till,  oh!  the  fpoiler  came  in  power, 

Aud  crushed  it  to  the  grouud. 
Yet,  not  forever  in  the  dust, 

That  beauteous  bud  shall  lie; 
No,  iu  the  ga'den  of  the  just, 
Beneath  God's  glorious  eye,  I  trust, 

'Twill  bloom  again  on  high. 


Correction. 

Biolher  Quiintcr :— 

For  the  satisfaction 
of  the  Indian  Creek  Brethren,  say, 
tbaf,  ia  an  obituary  published  some 
time  ago,  it  should  read  friend  Jacob 
M  jers  iuBtcad  of  "Brother." 

D.   D.  HORNBB. 


AunoiiMCi-isinnt.. 


DiSTiucT  .\Ie-<ti>;';s 


The  District  Meeting  for  the  middle 
District  of  Indiana,  for  187G,  will  be 
held,  the  Lord  willing,  iu  the  Clear 
Creek  church,  Huntington  Co.,  on  the 
second  Wednesday  after  Easter.  No- 
tice of  further  arraiigomonts  will  be 
given  iu  duo  time. 

John  P.  Wolf. 

Fern,  Ind. 

The  District  Meeting  of  Northern 
Iowa  and  Minnesota  will  bo  held  in 
the  Grundy  church,  Gruudj  Co  ,  Iowa, 
eight  miles  cast  of  Eldora  station,  on 
the  lOtii  day  of  Deccmbir  next. 

H.   P.   SxRICKr.ER. 


MARRIED. 

On  Tiiursday,  Sopt.  80th,  1875,  al  the  rc- 
idencc  of  the  bride's  ])ar('nto,  by  E'der  Sam- 
uel Muiiay,  biother  Lkvi  Rahick,  from 
Delaware  county,  lud.,  and  sister  Amanita. 
Vaunkk,  of  Covington,  O  Mo. 

By  the  undersigned,  Sept.  15lh,  Mr.  Adka- 
llAM  HAKtiK  and  Miss  UaiiIiaha  l<()i  isa 
liiNO,  near  Maryland  J^lne,  Lult-rsliuig,  Md. 

Also,  l)y  the   un'^ersignod;  Sept.  30lh,  Mr. 

AbUAUAM     SlIOCKY    aud   Miss    StSAN    L)IT(  II, 

both    of    VVashinglon    township,    Franklin 
county,  Pa. 

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the  residence  of  Mr.  Geo.  ITcover,  Mr. 
Bbn.i.  T.  Bvehs  and  Miss  Luc?  I.  Sr.(;LER, 
both  of  Siiiithburg,  Md. 

J.    F.    Ol.LER. 

By  the  uni'ereigned,  Oct.  21st,  Neosho 
county, Keusas,  brother  William  A.  Guable 
and  AN^.\  Aidiss.  Brolliei-  William  was 
formerly  from  Washington  county,  Pa. 

Sidney  Hodgden. 


I»IE». 


We  admit  no  poetry  undei-  any  circiuii.stan 
ces  in  connection  with  01)ituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  nil  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  willi  nil. 

In  Ihe  15aibonr  chnrch,  Barbour  county, 
W.  Va  ,  hroihcr  Wm.  F.  Ball,  son  of  broth- 
er leaac  BUI.  Fie  was  bom  Au;;u?t  14th, 
1848,  and  ('eparted  this  life  March  23'd, 
1875,  aged  36  yais,  7  raonthfe  and  9  days. 
He  leaves  a  wife  and  four  children  to  mourn 
their  loss;  besides  an  aged  father,  and  sev- 
eral biothers  and  sisters.  His  disease  was 
brain  fever.  His  illness  was  short  but  severe. 
His  peace  was  made  and  be  was  reidy  to  go. 
He  said  he  would  love  to  raise  his  family, 
but  his  Master  hsd  cnlled  him  and  he  roust 
go  May  wc  all  lake  fresh  warning,  and  be 
ready  to  go  when  our  .Master  calls  us.  Fu- 
neral disci  uree  by  the  writer,  assisted  by 
brother  Digniau,  to  a  la'ge  concourse  of 
mournicg  and  sympathizing  friends,  from 
the  wor.s, ''If  a  man  die,  will  he  live 
ae»in  ?  All  the  days  of  ray  appointed  time 
will  I  wait,  till  my  change  come."  Job  xiv. 
14 

Also,  in  the  siraeconeregation,  Sahaii  L  , 
dau>ihter  of  brother  Augustus  and  sisli  r  Ma- 
ry Anne  Slandsbcrry ;  aged  4  years,  2  mos., 
and  17  days.  Weep  not  for  your.child,  dear 
jiarentP;  she  is  not  lost  but  gone  before. 
Prove  faithful  and  you  will  meet  your  Sarah. 
Funcriil  services  by  the  wi iter,  assist* d  by 
brother  Dijiman,  to  many  weeping  friends. 
Text,  2  Kings,  iv.  26. 

Also,  in  the  same  congregation,  Lydia. 
M.,  daughter  ot  brother  Godfrey  and  eisier 
Louisa  Poling;  aged  2  years,  2  mpnths  and 
20  days. 

.Mso,  Sahaii  Cathakine,  daughter  of  the 
same;  aged  7  days.  Weep  not  for  your  chil- 
dren, dear  parents.  Dry  your  tears;  God 
has  called  his  otu,  to  take  care 
of  the  now  li'tle  saints.  But  prove  true  to 
your  profession,  and  you  will  meet  them  by 
and  by.  Funeral  services  by  the  writer,  as- 
sisted by  brother  E.  Auvil,  fjora  the  words, 
"The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  taketh  away. 
Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord." 
^  Z.  Annon. 

In  Lower  Cumberland,  Oct.  10th,  brother 
Michael  Hoover;  aged  57  years  and  28 
days.  Our  loss,  we  have  reason  to  hope,  is 
his  eternal  gain.  Funeral  discourse  from 
Job  xiv.  14. 

J.  B.  GiRVER. 

In  the  Mineral  Creek  church,  Johnson  Co., 
Mo.,  August  13th,  18  5,  Nora  Sophia, 
daughter  of  brother  Joseph  and  sister  Anna 
Lightuer,  aged  3  years,  10  months,  and  18 
days.    Funeral  services  by  the  Brethren- 

8.    S.    MOIILER. 

In  the  Canton  church,  Starke  county,  O., 
Oct.  18Lh,  1875,  Elizabeth  Snyder,  wife  cf 
David  Snyder,  deceased;  ag-d'iS  years  and 
7  months.  Her  death  occurred  unexpectedly 
J'roiu  (suppos  cd)  palsy.    She  was  the  moth- 


er of  14  children,  12  of  whom  are  still  liv- 
ing to  inourn  the  loss  of  a  dear  mother.  Fu- 
neral services  by  Eld.  Moscs  Weaver  and  the 
writer  from  Phil.  i.  21. 

JosiAH  Kkim. 

In  Waynesboro',  Pa.,  at  the  residence  of 
brother  13  E.  Price,  on  the  20lh  inst.,  sister 
MiJKY  Sin'TZEu;  aged  27  years,  3  months  and 
8  days.  Deceas-d  died  of  typhoid  fever;  she 
sutt'eied  very  much  for  eight  weeks.  She 
bore  it  with  Christian  fortitude.  She  had 
the  kind  aUention  of  the  brethren  and  sis- 
tc'  s.  and  especially  of  brother  and  sister 
Price,  who  did  everything  for  her  that  could 
be  done,  for  which  they  have  much  praise. 
To  our  dear  sister  death  was  no  monster,  but 
she  welcomed  death.  TvV' Ive  hours  before 
her  death  she  sang  and  rejoiced  in  the  hope 
of  death,  and  said  that  at  2  o'clotfk  she 
would  Icav  ;  and  at  nearly  2  o'clock  she 
died  and  calmly  passed  awny.  ?he  was  bu- 
ried at  the  Auti".tara  graveyard.  Her  funer- 
al was  well  attended.  The  fervice  was  held 
in  thexVntielcm  meeting  house.  The  occa- 
sion was  impioved  from  1  Peter  I  :  3,  by  the 
writer. 

J.  F.  Oller. 

In  the  Mahoning  church,  near  Columbi- 
ana, Ohio  October  25lh,  1875,  sister  Esther 
Crumuakeu;  aged  83  years  and  25  days. 
Funeral  services  by  the  writer,  from  1  Cor. 
15:  13-20;  followeu  ly  R^v.  Bixlcr,  (Menno- 
nite,)  in  the  German,  from  fleb.  4:  9 

Jacob  H.  Kurtz. 

In  the  Manocacy  church,  Carroll  county, 
Md.,  Aucust  33rd,  1875,  Jacob  Alvin,  filth 
child  and  thiul  son  of  SarauUand  Mary  Wey- 
bright;  aged  3  years  at  d  2  days.  Disease, 
violent  cerebro  spinal  meningitis.  Ourmau- 
ly  little  boy  was  taken  from  his  play  and 
mirthfnlness  in  a  liitle  over  three  days.  He 
was  admired  by  all  who  knew  him;  and  his 
sudden  affliction  cast  a  gloom  over  the  hearts 
of  many  bebi.les  bis  parents  and  little  broth- 
ers and  sisters.  May  his  transplanting  from 
earth  to  the  blissful  eden  be  the  means  of 
drawing  us  nearer  to  God,  who  giveth  life 
and  hath  power  to  take  it  away. 

Parents. 

In  the  Welsh  Run  congregation,  Washing- 
ton Co.,  Md.,  AugUit  27lh,  1875,  near  the 
Broad  Fording  church,  in  the  05lh  year  of 
his  age,  our  esteemed  brother  Jacob  Funk, 
(of  John)  whose  illness  was  of  short  dura- 
lion.  While  in  seemingly  good  health,  he 
was  seizfd  I  y  an  attack  of  neuralgia  of  the 
heart,  whose  forerunner  was  an  unpleasant 
and  painful  sensation  in  his  anus,  wbieh  in 
the  short  period  of  about  two  days,  had  fully 
developed  itself  in  the  heart,  and  terminated 
in  death.  He  was  a  worthy  citizen,  a  firm 
and  pious  brother;  had  served   a   number  of 

I  years  in  the  office  of  deacon,  where  he  prov- 
ed faithful  to  his  trust.  He  was  of  reputa- 
ble character,  and  lived  in  close  proximity  to 
the  life  exemplified  by  that  Holy    Personage 

I  to  whom  he  looked  for  his  salvation.    Welsh 

j  Run  will  not  be  likely  to  find  his  station  iu 
life  as  ruaiUy  Jilted  as  it  was  suddenly  vacat- 

■  ed.  His  services  were  however  confinrd 
moie  particulsrly  to  the  Broad  Fording 
chu'ch,  wheie  the  greater  Io'56  will  be  sus- 
tained. It  is  hoped  that,  as  he  is  no  more 
there  toornaroeut  the  community,  his  came 
will  be  revered  ,  his  life  and  actions  be  pat- 
terned after  by  the  rising  generation  of  that 
viciui  y.  His  remains  were  followed  by  a 
large  concourse  of  persons  to  the  Brethren's 
burying  ground, wUero  it  was  int-rrcd  with  a 
scene  of  solemnity.  The  funeral  services 
wore  by  the  BrulLreu.  D,  L. 


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or-ler  bv  ICIder  Henry  Kurt/..  Price,  b'>n ml  in  nnis- 
lin.  Willi  Alex:iii'l<'r  M^irk's  writiiii."',  i\.M.  In 
p:iniplilet  form,  without  Muck's  writhig»,  (O.iS. 
Ail'.Uess, 

il.  J.  KuKTZ,  rt)lan(3,  Ohio, 
THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

The  <bil'!rpu"ri  I'ap'T  :«  a  ncntU  i'lnstralfd  paprr, 
devoted  to  the  i-isti  ml  ion  of  tlin  cbild!i"i.  Only 
tu"entv-f«vo  e'MitH  ti  >-e:ii'.  J^iemiiiins  to  iiiront.*  cel- 
ling u:»ciul».^.  !?i-n»l  St;: in] I  fL>r  {.peel men  copy.  Aildrcsa, 

II.  J.  Kuitx/, 

Politud,  JUiihoin'ug  Co.,  O. 

"A  ri!;iitcous    man    regar;!elh  the  life  of   his 

beast." — Pkov.  xii.   10. 

SAFETY   (OI.I.AR  l»AI>S. 

H.-ivint;  patented,  we  now  mannfaelurc  a 
new  Ilors:'  Collar  l':\  1  which  w  '  mail  free 
of  pcstajiCc  to  any  pait  of  the  Uniteii  States, 
upon  the  rcc<  ii't  hv  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
sinirle  one,  or  ^l  ,50  a  pair.  Tiiey  are 
lii;lit,  h.Trdsome,  (•.arable,  and  coinforlaide 
to  the  horse.  Tliey  are  easily  fitted  to  al- 
most, any  d'aught  collar.  We  puarautee 
thcin  to  pv.  vent  hor.ses'  necks  from  becom- 
ing sore  (roai  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
Ri.'Sp  r:!.  Mowers,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drill:?.  Ri;:neiiiber  tliat  an  ounce  of 
prcvenlion  is   worth  a  poniid    of    cure. 

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Collar,*.  14  ca'U  or  $8  a  paii-.  Sliort  Straw 
Draft  ('ollais,  $3  oai'h  or  *6  a  pair.  Bot'i 
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ceipt of  price. 

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l*arr-ISre«l  lii^^lit   liruliiuwH. 

Pea  coiiib,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
e.vcclled  for  nixe,  etc.  We  will  sliip  hy  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  eoekorcl  and  two  puUcte, 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Addrcps. 

S.  Beard, 

35.  Polo,  Ills, 


0.  F.  0.     Vol-  XI. 


0.  V.    Vol.  XXV. 


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GOSPEL  VISITOR.      ^ 


X 

V. 


BY  JAMES  QDINTER. 


"iy  ye  love  me,  keep  my  conimajidrnents." — Jesus. 


At  fil.60  Per  Anisnm. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  NOV.  16,  1875.     Vol.  II.  No.  45. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
My   Recompense. 


BY  GEO.  n.   SUIIK'E. 


The  Chiift  he  was.     And  I  had  held 
Sweet  couveise  with  the  waudeier 
Whom  chance  (nay,  God's  good  providence); 
Had  sent  to  sha'e  my  humble  fare, 
Nor  kne«v  'twas  He  that  once  had  dwelt 
In  quiet   Bethlehem — my  King. 
But  in  a  moment  I  had  seen 
The  print  upon  his  hiinds  and  feet 
And  knew  my  crucifl'-d  Lord  ! 
Prostrate  npou  the  earth,  I  kissed 
His  wonnded  feet,  and  eagerly 
I  begged  that  ere  he  might  depart 
His  peace  and  blcSoing  I  might  Itnow. 

Sweet  were  his  words  of  comfoit;  then 
Al  tenderly  he  qMostioned  me 
About  my  journey's  end,  my  hope, 
My  purpose  to  endure, — the  crown 
In  waiting,  and  the  mansion  now, 
E'en  now  prepared,  then  turned  as  if 
He  would  depart.    "Nay,  Lord  !"  I  cried, 
"Abide  a  brief  space  yet,  1  pray  ; 
One  blessing  more  1  fain  would  crave." 
"I  may  not  long  delay,"  he  said, 
**Yet  will  I  hear  thy  prayer— say  on." 
I  told  him  all  my  heart :  haw  weak, 
How  frail  I  am;  how  all  the  day 
I  tremble  'neath  the  heavy  load 
By  sin  Imposed;  how  my  poor  feet 
Are  stung  by  cruel  thorns;  and  how 
My  parched  lips  crave  one  sweet  draught 
Of  living  water  from  the  well 
Of  Life, — and  then  his  blessing  sought  : 
"I  crave  no  lighter  burden,  Lord, 
Than  that  thou  will'st;  nor  that  my  life 
Be  aught  than  one  of  toil;  I  crava 
Thy  gracious  strength.   To  thee,  O  Christ  ! 
I  raise  my  hands  for  present  help,— 
To  thee, — ihe  Infinite  in  strength. 
In  mercy,  and  surpassing  love  !" 

Gently  the  Ma.'.ter  laid  his  hand 
In  benison   upon  my  head,-- 
"Fcar  not,"  he  said,  "thy  burden  shall 


Be  'portioned  to  thy  strength."   Then  rose, 
But  ere  ho  went,  he  whispered  low, 
"When  others  flee,  I  will  be  near." 

All  day  tho  music  of  his  words 
Has  thrilled  me  with  a  blessed  joy. 
My  load  Is  lighter  grown;  my  ttrength 
Renewed.     So  will  I  labor  on. 
Kor  though  no  earthly  joy  be  mine, 
Nor  present  good,  nor  aught  thp.t  waalth 
Oan  give, — yet  my  reward  is  sure; 
When  death  shall  come, — (and  even  now 
lie  may  be  at  the  door,  and  I 
All  unaware  !)— when  death  shall  come, 
And  quiet  folfiing  of  tho  hands, 
And  blessed,  everlasting  rest, — 
R'-stall  untroubled  and  serene, — 
My  recompense  shall  be  complete. 
Ah,  tlien  ! — ray  buning,  bruised  feet, 
Kis'ed  by  the  cooling,  crystal  streams, 
Shall  tread  with  glad,  unwearied  step 
Ct<lei»tial  heights  !  my  famished  soul, — 
Which  feeble  sustenance  had  diawn 
Fiom  dry,  un»avory  hu^ks,  erewhile, — 
In  virgin  pastures  shall  be  fed. 
Nor  hunger  mo^e  !  all  vain  regret, 
All  cank'rous  care,  heart-breaking  griefs. 
And  enmities  forgot  l—thtn — joy, 
And  rapture,  and  unceasing  bliss, 
Will  more  than  recompense  my  pain  ! 

O  Christ !  still  pray  I  for  thy  strength 
To  hold  me  on  my  steadfast  way; 
For  I  am  weak;  still  let  me  know 
That  thou  art  near — my  guide  till  life 
Be  overpast.     And  when  my  f  ;et 
Shall  press  the  fai  ther  shore,  amid 
The  glad  Tc  Deums'  of  the  skies, 
A  sweeter  song  of  praise  I'll  bring 
To  thse,  my  Lord — my  Recompense  ! 

JJeyersclale,  Pa. 


Luxury  increases  the  luggage  of 
life,  aud  thereby  impedes  the     march. 

Politeness  is  like  an  atr-cushion — 
there  niay  be  nothing  in  it,  but  it  eas- 
es our  jolts  wonderfully  as  we  journ- 
ey along  the  rough  road  of  liio. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tbe  Beatitudes  ol  the  Mount. 

IVo.  5. 


BY  JOHN  CALVIN  BRIGHT. 


"Blessed  are  the  merciful  :  for  they  shall 
obtain  mercy."  Matth.  5  :  7. 

In  resuming  the  Beatitudes,  we 
first  will  give  Webster's  definitions  of 
the  terms  used  in  our  text.  The  only 
apology  we  offer  for  introducing  hiui 
thus  at  length  is  that  he  eays  what 
we  want  to  say  in  a  more  forcible  and 
intelligent  way  than  we  can. 

"Merciful.  Having  or  exercising 
mercy  ;  compassionate  ;  tender  ;  dis- 
posed to  pity  offenders  and  forgive 
their  offences  ;  unwillingness  to  punish 
for  injuries." 

"Mercy.  That  benevolence,  mild- 
ness, or  tenderness  of  heart  which 
disposes  a  person  to  overlook  injuries, 
or  to  treat  an  offender  better  than  he 
deserves  ;  the  disposition  that  temp- 
ers justice,  and  induces  an  injured 
person  to  forgive  tresspasses  and  in- 
juries aud  forbear  punishment,  or  in- 
flict less  than  law  or  justice  will 
warrant.  In  this  sense,  there  is  per- 
haps no  word  in  our  language  synon- 
ymous with  mercy.  That  which 
comes  nearest  to  it  is  grace.  It  im- 
plies benevolence,  tenderness,  mild- 
ness, pity  or  compassion,  and  clem- 
ency, but  exercised  only  toward 
oft'doders.  Mercy  is  a  distinguished 
attribute  of  the  Supreme  Being." 

The  original  term  which  Christ  used 
to  designate  this  class  implies,  those 
who  enter  into  the  missries  of  their 
fellow-men,  feel  for  them,  aud  "weep 
with  those  that  weep  ;"  and  in  its  full- 
est latitude,  in  which  Christ  undoubt- 
edly used  it,  it  means  1.  Alnss^giviug; 
2.  Tho  pardon  of  injurios.     As  great 


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promicetue  are  piven  to  both  of  Ihefe 
doctriree  in  the  New  Tesiamcnt 
Scriplurf  9,  we  will  examine  our  text 
under  these  two  head?. 

1.   Ahus-giving.     "For  ye  have  the 
poor  always    with    you  ;  but    nie   ye 
have  yot  always"  are  the  words  with 
which  the  Mas'cr  reproved  the   com- 
plaining disciples,    when    they    mur- 
mured, because  a  certain  woman  had 
anointed  his  hsad  with    an    alabaster 
box  of  precious  ointment;  intimating 
thereby,  that  she  was  guilty  of  no  im- 
propriety,    and    that    it    was    their 
bounden  duty  to   cheerfully    embrace 
every  opportunity    to    administer    to 
the  needy.     And  this  was    a    promi- 
nent   characteristic   of  the    apostolic 
church  ;  for  when  they  had  their  coir- 
nuiniiy  of  goods,  they    distributed  to 
every  m.au  as  he  had  need    and    none 
lacked.  Acts  iv.     And  Paul  in    Ilora. 
12,  connects  the  "distributing  to    the 
necessity     of    saints''    with    prayer. 
And  he  also  (aught  his  Hebrew  breth- 
ren, that  the  ministration  to  the  saints 
was  a  labor  of  love,    showed    toward 
0.)d's  great  name,   which     ho    would 
not  forget.  Ileb.  G  :  10.     And  the  be- 
loved disciple    gives   this   thought  a 
finishing  touch  in  the  following  words: 
"But  whoso  hath  this    world's   good, 
and  seeth  his  brother  have  need,   and 
shutteth  up  his  bowels  of  compassion 
from  him,  how  dwelleth    the    love  of 
God  in  him  ?     My  little  children,   let 
us  not  love  in  word,  neither  in  tongue; 
but  in  deed  and  truth."  1  John  8  :  1*1, 
18.     As  the  ministration  to  the    poor 
saints  had  been  faithfully    taught   by 
the  early  embassadors  of  the  church, 
and  as  it  is  one  of  the   peculiar   influ- 
ences which  the  Holy  Spirit    imparts 
to  every  believer,  the  apostle  Paul  in 
the  midst  of  his   great   argument  for 
liberality  in    the    eighth    and    ninth 
chapters  of  2  Cor.  says,  "For  as  touch- 
ing the  ministering  to  the  saints,  it  is 
superfluous  for  mo  to  write   to   you." 
The   primitive    Christians   supported 
their  own  poor,  and  we  are  glad  that 
we  cm  8 '.y,    that   the  church    of  the 
JJrcthren  has  this  important  character- 
istic of  the  apostolic  church  ;  for    she 
allows  none  of  her    members  to    live 
<  IT  the  public  charity. 

But  the  almsgiving  of  the  gospel 
goes  farther  than  this.  It  extends 
from  shore  to  shore,  from  the  rising 
to  the  setting  sun,  "from  the  rivers  to 
the  ends  of  the  earth."  It  reachs 
from  I'atagonia  to  Greenland,  from 
the  liot,  arid  plateaus  of  the  Hotten- 
tots to  the  cold  urctic   climes   o|   the 


Esquimaux  ;  and  la.«t,  but  not  least, 
to  the  truth-seeking  Dane  standing  on 
lip-toe  on  his  native  shore,  inviting 
the  heralds  of  the  cro?s  to  his  penin- 
sular kingdom.  It  embraces  in  its 
extended  reach  all  of  Adam's  large 
family,  without  regard  to  race,  color, 
sex,  caste,  condition,  or  position.  It 
is  a  universal  charity,  to  meet  the 
wants  of  the  body  and  the  greater 
wants  of  the  soul. 

These  thoughts  are  demonstrated 
by  the  following  arguments  : 

1.  "God  is  no  respecter  of  persons." 
"He  causeth  the  sun  to  rise  on  the 
evil  and  the  good,  and  sendeth  rain 
on  the  just  and  the  unjust.''  Child- 
ren partake  of  the  nature  of  their  par- 
ents ;  and  the  children  of  God  are 
partakers  of  the  divine  nature;  there- 
fore they  are  no  respecters  of  persons 
and  their  charity  reaches  all. 

2  "H  thine  enemy  hunger,  feed 
him  ;  if  he  thirst  give  him  drink:  for 
in  80  doing  thou  shalt  heap  coals  of 
(iroou  his  head."  Horn.  12 :  2l).  Prov. 
25  :  21.  It  is  the  design  of  the  war- 
rior to  starve  his  cnomy,  destroy  his 
stores,  cut  ofif  bis  supplies  ;  but  the 
faithful  Christian  warrior  will  treat 
him  as  bis  brother,  feel  his  care,  and 
supply  his  wants. 

3.  Christ  forcibly  illustrated,  eluci- 
dated, and  demonstrated  the  doctrine 
of  universal  benevolence  to  a  certain 
lawyer,  in  the  parable  of  the  good  Sa- 
maritan. When  a  certain  man  jour- 
neyed from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and 
fell  among  thieves,  a  priest  passed  by 
on  one  and  a  Levite  on  the  other 
side;  but  the  Samaritan  treated  him 
with  the  greatest  kindness.  And 
when  Ciirist  inquired,  who  was  neigh- 
bor to  him  that  fell  among  the  thieves, 
the  proud  Jewish  lawyer  was  com- 
pelled to  acknowledge  that  it  was  the 
Samaritan,  an  enemy  of  the  Jews, 
"For  the  Jews  have  no  dealings  with 
the  Samaritans."  Then  Christ  gave 
the  solemn  injunction,  "Go  and  do 
thou  likewise."  Hence  the  charity  of 
the  gospel  sees  a  neighbor,  an  object 
of  regard,  in  every  member  of  fallen 
hu.nan  ty. 

4  The  apostolic  church  heeded  the 
Macedonian  cry  and  furthered  the  em- 
bassadors on  their  way.  Why  should 
not  we  ?  The  first  word  of  the  com- 
mission is  still  the  imperative  rjo ! 
00  I  I  GOIll  And  who  has  author- 
ity to  say,  "Peace  be  still."  With 
the  one  hand  we  shoiild  distrilmto  to 
tho    wftutH    of  the    poor.     With    the 


other,  send  primitive   Christianity    to 
every  quarter  of  the  globe. 

We  should  also  remember  that  he 
that  sowcth  bountifully  shall  reap  a 
bountiful  harvest,  while  he  that  sow- 
eth  sparingly  may  only  expect  a  spare 
crop.  And  there  is  too  much  of  thi.^ 
spare  sowing  done.  When  appealed 
to  for  aid,  we  too  often  knot  our  purse 
strings,  seize  them  with  an  iron  grasp, 
and  then  placidly  say,  "Depart  in 
peace,  be  ye  warmed  and  filled."  "Bat 
when  thou  doest  thine  alms,  let  not 
ihy  It'fc  hand  know  what  thy  right 
hand  doeth."  If  we  do  alms  for  the 
praise  of  men  here,  we  shall  be;  re- 
warded by  the  curse  of  God  over 
there.  "He  that  bath  ears  to  hear  let 
him  hear.''  "God  loves  a  cheerful 
giver."     "Do  good  to  all  men." 

2.  The  pardon  of  injuries.  The 
heathen  philosophers  and  modern  iu- 
(idels  teach,  that  revenge  is  a  duty 
and  the  doctrine  of  forgiveness  to  be 
a  narrow-minded  weakness.  The 
rabbinical  law  was  that  three  offences 
were  to  be  remitted,  but  not  thef.mrth; 
but  when  the  bold  and  would  be  lib- 
eral Peter  inquired  of  the  Master, 
saying,  "Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  broth- 
er sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him  f 
till  seven  times?"  Jesus  answered, 
"I  say  not  unto  thee  until  seven 
times:  but,  until  seventy  limes  sev- 
en," thereby  inculcating  the  free,  full, 
and  perfect  forgiveness  of  ibe  glorious 
gospel  of  our  blessed  God. 

Tho  Levitical  law   was,    "An    eve 
for  an  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  breach  for 
breach  ;  and  this  is   the   fundamental 
law  of  all  nations,  especially   ia   time 
of  war.     But  the    prime   law   of  the 
kingdom  not  of  this  world,  is,    "Love 
your  enemies,"  "Overcome  evil    wiih 
good."     And  Jesus  was  a  living   cx- 
enipliir  of  this,  as  well  as  ail   la.vs  of 
his    spiritual    kingdom.      Though   ho 
was  despised  and  rcji'Cted  of  men,  es- 
teemed as  one  stricken  and  smitten  of 
God,  wounded  (or  our  transgression, 
bruised  for   our   iniquities,    oppressed 
and  alUicted,  yet    he    opened   not  his 
mouth  in  anger  or  revenge  ;  and  when 
brought  as  a  lamb    to    the   slaughter, 
and  reviled,  mocked,    spit   upon,  and 
finally  nailed  to  the    rugged    tree    to 
bear  the  sins  of  the  whole  world,  and 
when  the  taunts  of  the  mad  multitude, 
and  all  the  artillery  and  infernal    ma- 
chines of  hell  were    let   loose    on   his 
spotless  soul,  "Give  ear,  O    ye   heav- 
ens,   and   hear  O   earth,"  ho   prayed, 
"Father,  forgive  thorn,  for  they   know 
not  what   they    ^kO^     And    Stephen, 


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the  first  martyr,  breathed  the  same 
sublime  prayer  iu  bis  dyiug  moments 
— "Lay  not  tbis  sin  to  their  charge." 
Paul  enforces  the  same  merciful  sen- 
timents— "Be  ye  kind  one  to  another, 
tender-hearted,  forgiviuf?  one  another, 
even  as  God  tor  Christ's  hath  forgiven 
you."  Peter  exhorts  to  the  same 
duly — "Above  ail  things  have  fervent 
charity  among  yourselves;"  and  S^ 
John  caps  the  climax  in  the  following 
words,  "Whoso  bateth  his  brother  is 
a  murderer."  "He  that  loveth  not 
his  brother  abides  in  death."  "If  a 
man  say,  I  love  God,  and  hateth  his 
brother,  he  is  a  liar  ;  for  he  that  loveth 
not  his  brother  whom  be  hath  seen, 
how  can  lie  love  God  whom  he  hath 
not  seen  ?"  Lovo  and  forgiveiiesa, 
hatred  and  revenge  are  per.'"ect  antip- 
odes and  cannot  cx'st  together.  They 
"whose  lives  are  hid  wiifa  Christ  in 
0>'d"  do  not — oannol — hate  or  "curse 
luei!  that  are  made  afcer  the  similitude 
of  the  Father." 

]Jut  the  great  thought  of  this  beati- 
tude, is  that  mercy  is  only  purchased 
at  the  price  of  mercy  itself;  and,  at 
last,  it  is  only  a  gift  of  God's  amazing 
mercy.  Christ  demonstrated  this  in 
the  parable  of  the  unmerciful  servant. 
The  king  forgave  the  debt  of  the  ser- 
vant that  owed  him  upward  of  fifieen 
luillions  of  dollars.  But  as  he  would 
not  forgive  a  fellow-servant  the  paltry 
sum  of  some  fifteen  dollar.^,  bis  Lord 
Cvlled  him  back,  and  "delivered  him 
to  the  torraentorvS,  till  he  should  pay 
all  that  was  due  him."  "vUl  we  like 
.sheep  have  gone  astray."  The  whole 
human  family  lay  in  the  gall  of  bitter- 
ness, and  the  bonds  of  iniquity.  We 
had  broken  God's  law,  rebelled  against 
his  authority,  stoned  and  beat  the 
servants  sent  unto  us,  killed  the  heir  ; 
and  this  heir,  "though  he  was  rich, 
yet  for  our  sakos  he  became  poor," 
and  purchased  by  his  death  and  our 
acceptance  of  his  conditions,  a  man- 
sion and  title  in  the  new  Jerusalem — 
life  eternal  and  joy  unspeakable.  We 
had  an  enormous  debt  that  was  per- 
petually increasing,  and  had  nothing 
wherewith  to  cancel  it.  We  had  no 
claims  on  our  Maki'r.  We  were  with- 
out God,  without  Christ,  and  without 
hope  in  the  world.  Yet  he  gave  him- 
fislf  a  ransom  for  us  and  forgave  the 
whole  debt.  No  wonder,  I  frequently 
thiijk,  that  the  sweet  singer  of  Israel 
so  ofien  declares,  "His  mercy  endureth 
forever." 

In  view  of  these  facts,  will  we — can 
ive — harbor  a   vindictive   and    unfor- 


giving spirit  ?  Should  wo  not  rather 
forgive  as  we  are  forgiven,  and  man- 
ifest a  kind  and  conciliating  spirit  to 
all,  demonstrating  that  we  have  been 
with  Christ.?  We  answer  with  an 
emphatic  yea.  One  of  our  country's 
greatest  generals  in  his  memoirs  of 
the  late  war  boasts  how  cool  and  dis- 
respeclively  he  treated  a  superior  in 
rank,  on  a  public  occasion  in  Wa=;h- 
ingtou,  bf cause  he  hadcountermaiided 
some  of  his  order.s,  tto.  He  had  his 
revenge.  But  the  faithful  Christian 
soldier  overcomes  evil  with  good. 
"Give  and  forgive"  is  his  motto. 

One  of  the  petitions  of  the  daily 
prayer  that  Christ  taught  his  di.«ciple3 
is,  "Forgive  us  our  debts  as  we  for- 
give cur  debtors."  If  we  forgive 
others  wholly  we  pray  for  entire  for- 
giveness; if  we  forgive  partly,  we 
or.ly  ask  for  a  partial  forgiveness  ;  and 
if  we  do  not  lorgive,  we  v/iil  not  be 
forgiven.  Awful  thought  1  Will  we 
enter  our  closets,  get  on  our  knees, 
close  our  eyes,  fold  our  hands  and  ask 
God  never  to  lorgive  us  ?  This  we 
do  if  we  are  unforgiving.  Or  will  we 
be  satisfied  with  only  a  partial  for- 
giveness ?  God  forbid.  Let  us  recol- 
lect the  advice  and  command  of  Jesus 
when  we  pray,  '  Forgive  if  you  have 
aught  against  any."  "For  if  you  for- 
give not  men  their  tresspasses,  neither 
will  your  Father  iu  heaven  forgive 
your  tresspasses.'' 

Again,  the  remark  is  sometimes 
made,  "I  will  forgive  but  not  forget.'' 
ITow  ?  Do  we  want  God  to  forgive 
us  iu  that  way? — to  forgive  us  but 
not  have  any  friendship  with  us. 
And  there  is  too  much  of  this  spuri- 
ous reconciliation  going  on.  God  does 
not  forgive  in  thai  way.  Hear  his 
language.  "I  will  forgive  their  iniq- 
uity, and  I  will  remember  their  sin 
no  more."  If  ours  is  not  of  this 
stamp,  we  are  'bastards  and  not 
sons."  '  For  he  shall  have  judgment 
without  mercy,  that  showeth  no  mer- 
cy." "Be  ye  therefore  merciful  even 
as  your  Father  in  heaven  is  merciful.'' 

Daylon,  Ohio. 


bers.  Yet  how  easily  were  they  dia- 
troyed  by  the  people  of  higher  intel- 
ligence! Now  when  it  is  held  that 
railroads,  telegraphs  and  weatlior  re- 
ports constitute  a  beatific  state,  it 
seems  to  me  we  are  as  much  mis- 
taken as  the  Assyrians  were.  What 
connection  exists  between  railroads 
and  good  conduct?  or  between  tele- 
graphs and  national  probity  ?  I  hope 
I  do  not  seem  to  undervalue  great 
inventions;  but  I  would  suggest  that 
honesty  is  in  no  sense  superseded  by 
inventions,  nor  intelligence  by  the 
weather  reports.  The  inventors  have 
not  shown  us  yet  hov/  to  elevate 
character  by  means  of  a  steam  lift  ; 
nor  are  any  of  the  virtues,  I  believe, 
fostered  by  the  perforating  telegraph. 
Yet  people  rely  upon  these  things; 
thoy  put  aside  the  remark  that  they 
are  essentially  a  failure  as  yet,  so  far 
as  the  more  valuable  results  are  con- 
cerned, and  call  it  discontent  or  dil- 
letantism,  or  the  "anti-patriotic  re- 
action." It  is  neither;  it  is  a  much 
more  serious  thing;  it  is  a  warning 
not  to  neglect  the  spirit  of  civiliza- 
tion during  this  era, in  which  we  are 
so  takm  up  with  its  forms. — Galaxy. 


Getliseniane. 


The  Oasjger  o!  JUe  Age- 


I  suppose  that  if  we  could  get  at 
the  full  record  of  the  Assyrian  con- 
sciousness in  the  times  of  the  great- 
est material  splendor  of  the  nation, 
we  should  find  that  they  were  quite 
confident  that  they  were  the  greatest, 
people  in  the  world,  by  virtue  of 
their  riches,  their  luxury,  their    nuiii. 


In  the  experience  of  almost  every 
converted  soul  there  is  a  Gethsemane. 
There  the  gloom  of  rayless  night 
brooded  over  it,  the  spirits  of  doom 
taunted  it,  the  threatening  Law  terri- 
fied it,  and  in  its  utter  hopelessness 
it  cried  out — "Why  hast  Thou  for- 
saken me?"  Gradually — uncertainly 
— a  light  began  to  rise  far  back  be- 
hind the  cypress  of  Despair.  Could 
it  be  ?  Would  the  morning  of  Pcacs 
ever  arise  over  this  terrible  night  of 
Conviction  ?  It  comes  I  The  light 
draws  on  apace  !  Wrapped  in  a  word- 
less ecstacy  the  soul  stands  inwardly 
praising.  If  indeed  this  glory  re- 
main ; — if  in  my  darkness  I  may 
have  Thy  smile,  telling  my  sins  for- 
given ;  if  for  the  broken  Law  my 
pitying  Christ  shall  stand  for  me  ; 
"then  shall  I  teach  transgressors  Thy 
way  and  sinners  shall  be  converted 
to  Thee.''— Selected. 

God  does  not  make  his  eervanta  by 
the  score  as  men  run  iron  into  moulds. 
Tic  has  a  separate  work  for  each  man, 
and  lot  each  man  do  his  own  work  in 
bis  own  way,  and  may  God  bless 
him. — SiHirgeon 


708 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


The  i'oilowinj!;  was  handed  us,  a  tew 
dajs  ago,  b}'  tl>e  author,  who  st3-!es  him- 
sclt"  "'The- American  Poet."  We  give  it 
space,  hut  think  he  sliould  be  sati.-fied 
wiih  being  called  An  American  Poet. 

During  tlie  battle  of  Fort  Donelson,  in 
the   late   Civil    War,  as   tho   bombs  and 
faluU.s  were  flyiiii;  thick   and    Cast,  one  ol 
our  noble  soldier  boys  (the  color  bearer  ol 
his  ri'^iuient)  was   seen  to  press  forward 
with  the  Stnrs  and  Stripe>i  on  toward  the 
Fort,  with  tlic  determination  to  plant  his 
country's  starry  fl  .g   triumphantly  over 
the  enemy's  works,  when,  all  at  once,  he 
was  seen  to  stop,  ^lafcger,  and  fall  mortal 
ly    wounded.      Still    grasping    ti;5ht    his 
country's   flag,  and   as   the    boys  carr'cd 
liini  to  tiie  re;ir,  lie  k'lpt  crying,  'Almost 
Up  !   A'luost  Up  !'     One  of  his  comrades 
asked  him  wluit  he  meant  by  those  words 
'Almost  Up!'     lie  turned  back  his  coat, 
exhibiting  a   ghastly   hole    torn    into  his 
breast  by  the  enemy's  bullets.     Then  with 
liis  las;  dying   effort   he    pointed    to   tb.e 
Fttrt,  exclaiming,  'Almost  Up  !'  and  drop- 
j)ed  back  dead    in    the  arms  of  his  com- 
rades.    I  could   not   help  but  notice  the 
(similar  compari^:on   between    this   noble 
S  )ldier   boy  and  the  Soldier  ol'  the  Cross, 
bo  1  determined   to  give   to  world  a  new 
soul-stirrii.g  song,  under  the  title  of 

Almost  Ui». 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
The  Holy  Hiss. 


BY   .1.  C.  m'DONALD. 


Plant  your  b.'»tiner  on  the  fortress, 

O'er  the  foiman's  walls  so  liigli; 
Rally  round  with  joy  ani  gladness, 

Bear  your  flag  until  you  die- 
Jesus  ca;l.<  you,  coinrades  hasten, 

Onward  to  the  battle's  front  ! 
Bhout  aloud,  by  Christ's  salyatioa, 

We,  at  las*,  are  Almost  Up  ! 

Ciionrs  : 

Almost  Up  !     'Tls  Jcjus  calling. 

Echo  back  this  glad  reply  : 
Yes,  dear  Savior,  we  are  coming; 
Almost  Up  !  shall  be  our  cry. 

Almost  Up  !  how  sweet  that  music 

Of  the  angel  bands  on  high. 
Almost  Ui)  !  poor,  weary  soldier, 

Christ,  your  Captain,  now  is  nigh. 
Vo  not  for  s  moment  falter; 

Lift  your  banner  proudly  up. 
See  the  foes  of  Jesus  scatter 

Whcu  he  whispers.  '-Aloiost  Up  !"' 

Almost  Up  !     Forever  Christian, 

Lut  these  words  your  motto  be; 
You  will  And  the  worst  temptations 

StI.l  bfclore  these  words  will  flee. 
Cliristiau  soldier,  when  you're  dying, 

Drinking  the  last  bitter  cup, 
Aii(:el8  down  from  glory  coming, 

Xhen  will  wIilBi)cr,  ''Almost  Up  !" 


BY    M.   IIADY. 


kiis."— 


"Greet  O'le  another  with  an  holy 
2  Cor.  13  :  12. 

The  above  is  tbo  p.poslle'a  exor'a 
tion  to  his  Curi.st.ian  brethreiu.  Look 
ing  mil  in  the  way  some  people  do, 
we  as  a  church  are  obedi(!nt  iu  this, 
as  well  as  in  a  number  of  other  gospel 
f.irras  of  worship;  for  we  know,  a 
great  many  of  the  Chrisliaii  profosgors 
of  the  day  have  no  faith  whatever  iu 
it.  I  may  say  things  iu  this  a'-liele, 
which  may  at  first  sound  strango  to 
some;  but,  dear  brethren  and  hinters, 
I  am  impressed  with  the  truth  of  the 
sanie.  Weigh  everything  carefully, 
and,  uo  doubt,  the  honest,  portion  of 
the  church,  will  .say  yea  and  aniea  to 
it. 

That  the  salutation  or  the  holy  kiss 
is  a  command,   we    all    believe  ;  that 
the  practice  of  it  is  carried   too    far,  I 
feel  certain.     Mark  the    apostle's  lan- 
guage, "Greet  ye  one  another  with  an 
holy    kiss.''     "Ye"    has  reference   to 
the  Christian.     It  is  claimed,  and,  no 
doubt,  it  is  correct,   that  it    was  the 
custom  aaiong  the  people  of  that  day, 
whenever   they    met   anywhere    that 
they  saluted  each  other   with    a    kiss, 
the  same  as  the  shaking  of  hands    in 
our  day.     The  apostle  had  no   objec- 
tion to  this  practice,  for  we    read    fre- 
quently, that  the  brethren  fell  on   the 
neck  of  the  apostles  and  kissed  them. 
But  Paul  did    not    want    that    they 
should  only  follow  the  empty  fashion 
of  the    world,    neither    did   ho    want 
them  to  stop  this  custom  and   neither 
did  he  want  to  greet  all  and  every  one 
in  this  way.     One  another,  Christian 
the  Christian.     But  observe,  an    holy 
kiss.     'Whoever  practices  this,  let  hiiu 
be,  no,  he  must  be,  holy  ;  for  how  can 
an  unholy  person  salute  a   Christian, 
or  even    a   hypocrite,    with   an   holy 
kiss.     Brethren,  I  for  my  part    often 
have  refused  to  salute  my  brethren  in 
this  way.     I  feel  conscientious  in    it. 
I  have  uo  right  to  engage  in    it,    if   I 
am  not  holy.     "An  holy  kiss,"  remem- 
bor  it.     Do  we  not  carry  this  too  far? 
Whenever  we  greet  each  other  with  a 
kiss,  let  us  remember,  it  must    be    an 
holy  kiss ;  and  to  do    this,   our    lips 
must  be  holy  and  pure.     I  am  afraid, 
a  great  many  of  us  who  are   so    an.x- 


whon  we  salute  our  brethren  with  the 
kiss,      which    should    be    holy,    our 
thoughts    are    on    unholy    thiugs.     I 
have  known  cases    where    men    were 
strong-headed   to   comply    with     this 
injunctiou,  but  you  never  would    hear 
them  to  be  engaged  in  holy  thoughts. 
Not  long  ago,  a  brother  iu  the  church 
came  to  our  town.      I  wont    along   to 
ibo  Co.MP.\NioN  ofEce,  and  introduced 
him  as  a  brother,  and,    of  course,   he 
Bulutod  our  editors  v.'iih  what  is   call- 
ed cur  holy  kiss.     Not  thirty  minutes 
after,  this  same  man  was  engaged    in 
dirty  conversation,  forgetting   himself 
to  have  passed    off  as    a    holy    man. 
Wc  meet  at  our  love  feasts    from    far 
and  near;  often  we  go  for  a  pleasure 
ride  ;   we  do  not  talk  anything  holy  ou 
our  way  going  or  coming  ;  but    when 
we  get  there,    we    greet    each    other 
with    what   is    called    an    holy    kiss. 
Really,  brethren,  there  is  nothing  holy 
about  it.     The  form  may  be  here,  hut 
the  power   thereof  we   deny.      When 
we  want  to  engage  in  this   ChriKtiau 
praciice,  let  us  be  holy  men  and   holy 
women,  otherwise  it  will,  rest  ass^urcd, 
help  to  our  condemnation  and    not  to 
our  salvation.     We  may  deceive  men, 
but  not  CJod.     Oil,   bow    solemn    my 
feelings  are  when  J  think  of  the   juj^- 
tice  of  God,    who    is    no    respecter  of 
person.     All  the.se  forms  will  not  save 
us.     We  may  have  been  baptized   ac- 
cording to  the  direction  of  the  go.«pel; 
wo  may  go   to    the    communion  ;   we 
may  even  pass  ourselves   off  as  holy 
persons  in  saluting  each    other    with 
what  should  be  an  holy  kiss,  yet    un- 
less we  are  truly  converted,  have  the 
love  of  God  in    our    hearts,    we    will 
surely  go  to    Hell.     Oh,  to   think    of 
this  1     Can  it  bo  possible  that  even  we 
who   make    such    great    pretensions, 
could    be    in  danger    of  this?      Yes, 
such  may  be  the  case  with  us.    Should 
not  the  very  thought  give  us  cause  to 
pray  daily  to  God,  to  live  more  bolily, 
and  not  be    satisfied    with    tbo    mere 
form  of  religion,  by    which   so    many 
are   led   astray  ?      The   church    may 
patch,    ou    our  outward   appearance, 
yea,  she  may  coinpel  us  to  dress   liko 
Christians  ;  but  1  always  have  found 
fault  with  the  church,    in    not    seeing 
suflicieutly  to  the   spiritual    wants  of 
the  membership.     She   is    too    easily 
satisfied,    if    only   we    comply    with 
the  church  ordinances,   and  other  out- 
ward signs,  and  we,  cold,   unconvert- 
ed members  take    advantage  of   this, 


ioud  to  pass  off  as  holy  men  aud  holy 

women  in  this  way,  do    not    examine  1  and  only  are  careful  so  that  thoy  caii- 

oiir  hearts  closQly   enough.     Perhaps    not  bring  charges  against  us  iu  these. 


GIIRTSTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


709 


Nj  charjj;a  is  brought  against  us  to  be 
not  religious  euougn  ;  to  bo  loo  v/orld- 
Ij  minded ;  to  ace,  talk,  aud  iautjh 
with  the  world  ;  arid  we  are  at  psaco. 
Oh,  niaj  God  awaken  us,  and  every 
cue  make  up  his  mind  that  when  wo 
pass  ourselves  off  as  holy  persous, 
liiat  we  may  be  such  iu  reality.  When 
we  greet  cur  brelhreu,  as  the  church 
says  we  may  do,  always  think  of 
I'aul's  language,  "Au  holy  kiss." 
May  this  sound  in  our  ears — Holy, 
lloLY  !  and  no  doubt,  some  of  us  will 
rrtsoive  to  be  luore  holy.  We  certain- 
ly would  like  to  meet  brother  Paul; 
a'jd  when  we  meet  hifii,  and  see  bin, 
oh,  how  pleasant  the  recollection  that 
we  tried  to  profit,  by  his  instruction, 
and  were  holy  I  for  this  is  certain, 
only  those  who  here  have  tried  to  live 
holy  lives,  shall  be  io  the  company  of 
the  holy.  These  empty  forms,  will 
n  it  bring  us  there.  Let  us  not  be  de- 
ceived, we  have  M  )se8,  the  prophets, 
Cnriat  and  the  apostles,  and  they  all 
tell  us  that  God  wants  a  pure,  holy 
heart.  It  makes  aie  always  feel  sor- 
ry that  I  am  not  more  holy  than  I 
really  am.  God  knows  our  desires, 
atid  he  hears  our  prayers,  and  this 
alone  must  be  our  coasolatioa. 
Met/erschde,  Pa. 


Trutii  Triniiii»iiii.itt; 

on, 

NON-ESSENTIALISM    MEASUUKl)    AND 
FOUND  TOO  SHUKT. 


RY   M.    M.    KSIIELMAN. 


-TUUTII 


[R  ulI  me  ihiough,  for  I  am  tiue. 

TUIUMrilANT.] 

N^iin  -  Ensfiilidli.^t. — Good  niornin-T  ! 
fiiciid  N on  Professor.  Ave  you  well? 
and  have  j-ou  soiue  coed  news  i'ov  mc  ? 

A^oii  Professor. — uooJ  uioniing,  ni3' 
kind  .sir.  I  am  well,  thank  you.  You 
aNk  for  some  ROod  new.'^.  Well,  I  have 
here  a  pamphlet  culled ''The  Gospel  of 
Christ  the  Only  True  fdalcrial  with 
which  to    Build   a   Oliri.stian  Structure." 

I  f'uutid  it  in  the  station  houhc  at  B m; 

and  I  find  its   contents    very  interesling; 
tlierefore  shall  ask  you  many  questions. 
J^et  me  read  a  litde  to  you  : 
"CIIAPXER  FIRST. 

'^The  Origin  of  the  GoHpel  nttd  W/uit 
It  Is.  —  [.-t  the  gospel  IVom  heaven  ?  It  is. 
Py  whom  was  it  brought  to  man?  By 
Jesu.s  C'lrist,  the  Son  of  (iod.  Wa.s  it 
piven  by  inspiration?  It  was:  'All 
S;iii)'ar3  i-i  given  by  inspiration.'  By 
whom  was  it  vfrilt'^n?  Py  men  chosen 
by  Jesus  (Jbri.-t.  Were  those  men  inspi- 
red ?  They  were.  Did  they  writo  any- 
thing the  Lord  oil  not  want  wiilten? 
Not  anything.    Did  they  leave  out  any" 


thing  the  Lord  wanted  written?  They 
did  not.  Did  they  not  write  somelliinf/ 
else  in  jtlace  of  what  the  Jjord  wanted 
written?  No;  not  one  word.  Then  they 
wrote  just  what  the  Lord  wanted  written, 
did  I  hoy  ?  Just  what  the  Lord  wanted, 
— no  more,  no  les-^. 

''Was  the  gospel  written  for  us  to  be- 
lieve and  obey  ?  It  was.  ^V'as  there  not 
sonieihing  written  for  us  not  to  believe 
and  obey?  Not  anylliing.  Can  we  be- 
lioyi!  and  obey  Christ  by  believing  and 
obeying  only  a  ]mrt  of  the  gospel  ?  We 
cannot.  'Pelieve  the  gospel,'  means  be- 
lieve (ill,  not  <i  part,  of  the  gospel.  But 
can  wo  not  believe  and  obey  Christ  by 
believing  and  obeying  a  part  of  tlie  gos- 
pel and  by  believing  and  obeying  some- 
ihing  else?  We  cannot:  believing  a 
part  or  a  little  of  tlie  gospel  is  an  idea 
that  originated  outside  of  the  Bible. — 
Then  we  must  do  just  as  tlie  Apostles 
did  in  order  to  be  the  people  of  God, 
must  we?  We  must  do  just  what  they 
were  rccpiired  to  do, — no  more,  no  les.«." 

N.  E. — I  confess  that  sounds  like 
"sound  speech."  1  shall  be  glad  to  an 
swer  any  query  that  you  may  present;  for 
if  1  can  do  anything  to  cause  you  Io  come 
out  on  the  Lord's  side,  1  shall  indeed  be 
most  happv-     Speak  on. 

N.-P. — Is  an  "outward  ordinance"  es- 
seofial  to  salvation  ? 

K.  E — No.  We  cannot  obtain  salva- 
vation  by  any  act  on  our  jiart.  Paid 
says,  "By  grace  are  ye  saved,  through 
faiih;  andlhat  not  of  yourselves  :  it  is 
the  gift  of  ((.id  :  not  of  woiks,  lest  any 
man  should  boast." 

N.  P.--V,\\l  the  Savior  say,'^,  "Not  ev- 
ery one  that  sayeth  to  me,  Lord,  Ij'nd, 
shall  enter  into  the  kinudom  of  heaven; 
but  lie  (liat  (litetli  the  will  of  my  I*'ather 
whi'jh  is  in  heaven  ?" 

N.-E — He  did.  But  he  said  that  to 
bis  di-cii)!es  who  were  with  him, — not  ti 
us.  Paul  knew  what  he  was  saying  wh<  ii 
lie  said  '  Not  of  .vorks,lcst  any  man  should 
boa>1." 

N.  P. — Bat  James  says,  "Be  ye  doers 
of  I  he  word,  and  not  hearers  only,  do 
cciving  your  own  selves."  Does  this  ap- 
ply to  us  ? 

N.-E. — It  does  not;  for  James  wrote 
thiU  to  the  "dispersed  of  i  he  twelve  tribes 
of  Israel," — not  to  us.  To  us  I'aul  writes, 
"By  (7yv7cc  are  ye  saved  through  faith." 
Please  remember  this. 

AVi"*.  — Did  not  Christ  say,  "If  ye  love 
me.  keep  mv  commandments"? 

A^  £■— Yes.  But  he  said  that  to  tlie 
Apostles,  not  to  us.  I  fear  you  forget 
that  Paul  hays,  "Not  of  works,  lest  any 
m;ui  shoulil  boast." 

A^  P. — Paul  also  writes,  "The  things 
that  I  write  unto  you  are  the  command- 
ments of  the  Lord."  Can  we  keep  "the 
commandments  of  the  Lord"  without 
acting  ? 

A'  E. — Y'es,  Paul  wrote  about  "the 
oonimandments  of  Lord,"  but  he  wrote 
th-it  to  the  Corinthians,  not  to  us.  Do 
idmse  rtmember  that  I^aul  says  to  ue, 


"By  grace  are  ye   .«avcd   through    faith; 
not  of  works,  lest  any  nan  should  boast." 

A''  /* — But  Paul  al.'O  writes,  "For  we 
are  his"  (God's)  "workmanship  created 
in  Clirist  Jesus  unto  geo  1  works  which 
God  hath  before  ordainid  that  we  sliouid 
walk  in  them."     is  this  a  Idresscd  to  us? 

N.  Vi.  —  It  is  not.  Paul  addressed  thnt 
to  the  Kphesians,  not  Io  us.  I  hone  you 
will  bear  in  mind  that  Paul  say-;,  "Not of 
works,  lest  any  man  should  boast." 

N.  P.  — How  do  you  Icnow  lliat  Paul 
wrote  one  thing  lo  the  lOphesians  and  an- 
other to  us?  Why  a  ;)'/;■;  of  the  doctrine 
of  Christ  to  them,  and  (lunther  jiart  to 
us?     Why  not //if  .S'/nff;  (o  "all  nations"? 

N.  E.  — //o(odo  I  know?  Why  I.^eZ 
it  i;i  my  heart  that  Pan'  v.-rote  to  us,  "Not 
of  woik-;,  lest  any  man  should  boast," 
0,  do  try  to  remember  tliis  ! 

N.  P.— Christ  .says, 'if  I,  your  Lord 
and  Master,  have  washed  your  feet,  ye 
also  ought  to  wash  one  another's  feet." 
Should  not  this  p  ittern  of  humility  and 
love  be  observed  in  the  nineteenth  ccntu- 
ry? 

N.-E.— It  should  no(;  for  Christ  said 
that  to  the  Apostles,  iio^  to  nx 

N.-P. — But  Christ  says  m  the  commis- 
sion, "Teaehim;  tliom  to  observe  all 
things  whatsoever  I  have  cmiimandcd 
you";  and  since  lie  said  to  his  disci |)les, 
"I  have  given  you  an  example  that  ye 
should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you,"  should 
we  not,  therefore,  observe  f'ect-wasliing 
which  is  one  of  the  "things"  alluded  to 
in  tlie  coiunii.ssion  ? 

N.  E— I  think  not.  (Mirist  said,  "I 
have  given  you  an  (example"  to  the;  .\po.-(- 
tl('s,  nottou-i.  IX)  phrase  remember  that 
Paul  say.^-,  "N.it  of  works,  /rs/  airjj  man 
shoiiltt  lioast.'" 

N.P.— I),d  n(;t  Tanl  approve  of  IVet- 
washing  in  his  lir.^t  letter  to  Timothy ? 
(cli    v.  fU). 

N.  E  — He  did.  But  that  was  con- 
cerning widows  in  Paul's  lime,  hence  not 
for  us.  To  wasli  one  ano:her's  feet  would 
be  diiing  something^  and  a  very  low  snnie- 
ihingat  ihai;  and  "lest  any  tuBii  should 
boast  Paul  says,  "Not  of  works  "  Conir, 
now,  do  not  forget  these  words  of  the 
great  Apostle. 

N.-l'. — I  shall  cerlainly  not  forget  those 
excellent  words  of  j'aul.  But  see  here; 
Pail  sa3S,  "Greet  one  anoili'^r  with  a 
hoy  kiss;"  .should  that  comm;ind  be  ob- 
served ? 

N.-E. -No.  For  Paul  declares,  "By 
grace  are  ye  saved  ihrougli  faith;  not  of 
woik-;.  lest  any  man  slu^uld  I  oast." 

N.-P. —  I  learn  by  this  paniplilet  in  my 
hand  that  tliere  is  a  chuicli  that  ol  s  r\es 
the  "holy  kiss."  Henlly  do  you  not  think 
it  essential  to  salvation? 

N.-F].  — I  admit  that  Paul  wrote, 
"Greet  one  another  with  a  lioly  kiss;'' 
but  he  wrote  that  to  the  Horn ms,  and 
to  the  Corinthians,  and  to  tlic;  Thessalo- 
nians,  and  not  to  us.  How  glad  I  would 
be  if  you  would  only  rememb:^'  that 
Paul  says,  "Not  of  works,  lest  any  maq 
ahould  boast." 


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N.P. — I  only  si'cm  to  forpet  those 
trutbi'ul  woidi  of  Paul.  I  certainly  re- 
lucuilitr  tlioni.  Is  the  Jjord's  Supper 
cssf'ntial  to  salvation? 

N.E. — There  used  to  be  a  peoiile  in 
I'^nrojie  wlio  ate  a  full  evening  uiral  in 
tiii'ir  houses  of  worship,  and  eallod  it 
tlio  Lord's  Supper.  Such  certainly 
never  read  Paul's  words,  "Not  of  works, 
lest  any  man  siiould  boast." 

N-P. — Paul  wrote,  "Wherefore,  uiy 
Ireihrcn,  wlien  ye  couie  lo>rcther  tu  tut, 
tairy  one  for  another."  Now  why  say 
' Marry  one  for  anotiier  when  ye  couic  to- 
gether to  e<it'^  if  tlierc  is  iiotk'nig  to  vat  ' 

N.  E — 1  confess  tiiat  Paul   .'^o   wrote; 

hut  he  wrote  thut  to  the  Coii!ithians,-not 

to  us.     No  doubt  tlie  Uoriulhians    had    a 

i'uli   meal   on  communion   occasions   and 

^  called  it  the  Lord's  Supper.     But   to  us 

^Paul  so  beautifully  wiitcs  :  "Py  grace  are 

"ye    saved   through   faith."     Grand,    and 

glonous  doctrine  1     ]jct  us  believe  it  with 

our  whole  heart. 

N.J'. — Is  baptism  essential  to  salva 
tion  ? 

N.  10.  — No.  '  By  grace  arc  ye  saved 
through  faith  :  and  "the  blood  of  Jesus 
(MirisI  eleanseth  us  from  all  sin." 

N.  1'.— Peter  says,  "The  like  figure 
whereunto  even  'iiajjiism  doth  also  now 
save  us  :"  to  whom  does  tliis  atiply  ? 

N.  K. — To  the  apostles,  for  Peter  .^ays 
'"w.v,"  meaning  the  apostles.  This  is  cer- 
tainly what  it  means,  for  I'aul  says,  "Not 
of  works,  lest  any  man  .should  boast;" 
and  to  be  baptiz'.d  with  the  idea  of  iis  be- 
ing essential  to  salvation  would  be  work- 
iiig.  It  is  well  enough  to  sprinkle  infants 
for  thi-y  CHiMut  boast ;  but  men  and  wo- 
men sIk.iiI  i  remember  the  woid.s  ol  Paul, 
"Not  olwoiks"  &c. 

N-  J*.  — Did  not  the  Saviour  say,  "He 
that  believe'.li  and  i.s  baptized  shall  be 
saved  ?" 

N.  E.— lie  did.  But  be  said  that  to 
the  apostles, — not  to  us.  My  dear,  kiisd 
sir.  do  ))leasc  remember  tliat  Paul  says, 
"Not,  of  works,  lest  any  man  should 
boast." 

N  P. — Did  not  Peter  say,  "Repent  and 
be  baptized,  every  one  of  you  in  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  fur  the  remission  of  sin--, 
snl  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
Ghost?" 

N.E. -He  did.  But  Peter  said,  "Be 
bajjtized"  to  the  I'entecostians, — not  to 
u-i.  \Vill  you  p'ca-ic  to  remember  that 
Paul  says,  "Not  of  works,  lest  any  man 
sliould  boast?" 

N.  P. — Is  the  communion, — that  is  ilie 
bread  and  wine,  essential  to  salvation  ? 

N.  E. — Not  just  essential  to  salvation, 
for  Paul  says,  "By  grace  are  ye  .saved 
through  faiiii;  and  that  not  of  yourselves:  ' 
yet  it,  i.s  a  duty  we  owe  Christ  to  partake 
of  the  enehanst. 

N.P.  —  Vou  say  it  is  a  duty  we  owe 
(Jhrist  to  jiarlake  of  the  bread  and  wine. 
Docs  not  a  duty  imply  indebtednes.^i,  atid 
ought  not  an  indebtedness  be  i)aid?  'J'his 
being  a  fact  is  not  tlic  bread  and  wine 
cs.ienlial  to  balvation? 


N.  E  — Paul  .says,  "That  the  Lord  Je- 
sus, the  ."iame  night  in  which  he  was 
betrayed,  took  bread:  and  wb.en  he  h^id 
given  thanks,  he  brake  it,  and  said,  "Take 
eat;  this  is  my  body  wb.ich  is  broken  for 
yon;  do  this  in  remembrance  of  me." 

N.  P.— But  ah!  did  not  Christ  .say  "(?o 
tins  in  remembrance  of  me"  to  tlic  apos 
ties,  and  not  to  us  ? 

N.  E. — Come  now,  I  hope  you  do  not 
ii^ind  to  meet  my  arguments  in  that  kind 
era  si  vie  I 

N.  P.— For  the  truth's  sake,  I  shall 
deal  lionesdy  with  you.  But  if  I'aul 
wrote  "Cicet  one  another  with  a  holy 
kiss"  to  the  Corinthians  and  not  to  us, 
docs  it  not.  seem  reasonable  that  ke  wrote 
only  to  them  on  the  communion,  and  not 
to  us? 

N.  E. — I'll  be  honest  (for  the  soul's 
salvation  is  at  stake)  and  frankly  admit 
that  it  does  seem  reasonable  that  Paul 
wrote  to  us  as  well  as  to  them.  However 
I  think  a  man  cin  be  saved  without  ever 
pariaking  of  the  bread  and  wiiu  :  for  Paul 
says,  "By  grace  arc  ye  .'•aved:  not  of 
works."  \\'liatever  else  we  may  forge!, 
let  us  not  forget  these  words  of  the  inspir- 
ed apostle. 

N- P. — 1  sh;ill  truly  remember  litem: 
and  you  will  presently  liear  how  well  I 
have  memorized  tliem.  Is  repentance 
essential  to  salvation? 

N.  E. — Oh  my  I  I  never  thouglit  you 
would  ask  me  such  a  question  !  Surely 
repentance  is  essential  to  salvation,  for 
Christ  said,  "Bepent,  for  the  kingdom  ol' 
heaven  is  at  hand." 

N.  P.— Ah!  but  did  not  Christ, say  that, 
to  the  Jews, — not  to  us? 

N.  E. — I  perceive  that  you  arc  turning 
my  guns  against  me.     But  I  now  remem 
berihat  Paul  says,  "Godly  sorrow  worlc- 
clh  repentance  to    salvation    not    to    be 
repented  of." 

N.  P. — Paul  wrote  those  words;  but 
did  he  not  write  them  to  the  Corinthians, 
and  not  to  us  ? 

N.  E. — I  confess  that  it  looks  very 
reasonable,  hence  yield  that  point.  It 
scents  very  reasonable  that  it  Paul  wrote 
to  the  Corinthians  only,  and  not  to  us, 
the  necessity  of  observing  the  communion, 
the  lioly  kiss,  the  Lord's  supper,  then 
u()on  the  same  grounds  he  wrote  only  to 
them  on  repentance.  But  I  have  this 
consolation  Irom  that  eminent  ai)0stle, 
"By  grace  arc  ye  saved,  through  faith; 
and  that  not  ol'your.selves :  it  is  the  gift 
of  God:  not  of  works,  lest  any  man  should 
boast." 

N.  I*. — Is  faith  essential  to  salvation  ? 

N.  Vj. — Dear  mc!  my  good  sir  I  now 
what  put  it  into  your  head  to  ask  that 
(piestii)n?  (,'ertainly  faith  is  essential  to 
salvation.  You  know  it  is  written,  "With- 
out faith  it  is  im|)0.ssible  to  please  God." 

N.P. — True.  But  was  not  that  writ- 
ten to  the  Hebrews,— -and  not  to  us? 

N.  E. — It  is  also  written,  "Believe  on 
the  Ijord  Jesus  Christ  and  thou  shalt  be 
saved." 


N.  P. — It  is  so  written:  but  that  wa^ 
.'aiil  to  the. jailor, — not  to  us. 

N.  E. — John  writes,  "That  we  should 
believe  in  the  name  of  bis  Son  Jesus 
Christ  " 

N.  P.— He  did.  But  he  wrote  that  to 
his  brethren,  —  the  Jews — not  to  us. 

N.  Vj — But  Paul  says,  "I'^xaminc  your- 
selves whether  ye  be  in  the  liiith." 

N.  P. — Precisely.  But  according  to 
your  own  theory  Paul  wrote  that  l<i  ih.o 
Corinthians, --not  to  us.  And  you  have 
repeatedly  said,  "Not  of  works,  lest  asiy 
man  should  b"a-l;  and  if  a  man  examiiui 
h'mself  would  he  not  be  Uoingsomeihir.g  ? 
and  doing  .sometliing,  would  he  not  likely 
boa-^t  ? 

N.  10.  I  confess  I  see  a  ray  of  incon- 
sistency and  nnsnundness  peering  in  a!  my 
doo: ;  but  I  presume  that  is  because  I  :.u' 
hum;in.  I  still  bi-lieve  the  undyingwords 
of  P.iul,  "By  grace  are  ye  saved  throuL'h__ 
laith;  not  of  works  lest  any  man  should' 
lioa-t.  0  can  you  not  love  the  word  of 
God  sufhoiciiily  to  believe  these  noble 
words  of  the  great  a])  >slle  I'aul. 

N.  P.  I  do  remember  them  very  well. 
But  arcnding  to  your  own  iluo'y  I'aui 
wrote  that  to  the  Ki[)hesians, — not  to    us. 

If  one  was  wri  ten  to  tlie  Ephesian.s 
only,  and  anoth.er  tb  us  ;  or  all  lo  ilio 
lOpliesians,  Galatians,  Corinthian-,  Rj- 
mans,  'I'hessoionians,  Hebrews,  &,•'..  &,c., 
and  (J  little  ])iirt  to  us,  I  would  like  to 
know  it.  Surely  I  would  be  glad  to  know 
which  part  of  tlie  doctrine  is  for  us  and 
which  not.  If  the  gospel  according  to 
your  profession  is  iieifuct,  and  yet  not 
peifeet,  I  want  lo  know  it.  liuw  it  can 
be  a  "perfect  law  of  liberty,"  and  yet  ac- 
cording to  your  theory  so  imperfect  I 
cannot  see. 

N.  E.  Well  my  doctrine  does  scetu 
somewhat  inconsistent.  Bat  then  doymi 
not  know  that  John  says,  "The  blood  of 
Jesus  Ciiri.st  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin  ?" 

N.  P.  You  have  not  given  the  words 
of  John  correctly.  He  sayr,  "But  if  we 
walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,we 
have  feUowsiiip  one  with  another,  and  the 
blood  of  Jesus  (Jhrist  bis  Son  cleansetii 
us  from  all  sin."  You  see  the  promise 
of  the  cleansing  power  of  the  blood  of 
Christ  is  on  conditions  ;  and  the  condi- 
tions are,  "if  we  walk  in  the  light  as  he 
(God)  is  in  the  light."  And  then,  too, 
according  to  your  theory,  did  not  John 
write  that  to  bis  brethren, — the  Jews — 
and  not  to  us?  How  about  only  a  little 
of  the  gospel  being  essential  tosalvaiion? 

N.  E.  O  stupid  and  blind  fellow  that 
I  have  been  !  0  how  my  incon,-i>lency 
dothajipear!  Why  really  my  building 
is  not  on  a  sure  foundation  !  For  forty 
years  have  I  been  preaching  down  works, 
and  now  for  the  lirst  time  1  discover  that 
my  course  is  contrary  to  the  word  of  God. 
C)  bow  my  utter  ignorance  of  the  economy 
of  grace  comes  up  before  me  !  For  forty 
years  have  1  been  engaged  in  "teaching 
for  doctrine  the  commandments  of  men.' 
()  my  (jiod  wilt  thou  have  mercy  upon  me! 
How  often  have  1  raised  my  voice  against 


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thy  lioly  word,  th'nikin.u:  I  was  iloin.«  Tl.ee 
i-civiee!  What  hiindiiess !  O  I  see 
\ciy,  very  clearly  lh:it,  it  baiiUsin,  feet 
WJishiiip,  the  Lord's  Supper,  the  saliUa- 
lion  of  the  holy  kiss,  non  resistatiCC,  &e., 
&e,.  are  not  es;ential  to  salvation,  then 
1.1)011  piceisely  the  Haii:c  groui.ils  fai'li, 
n^pc!i(ai;ce,  i)raycr,  ai!<l  'he  couuiiunioii 
au:  also  rioiiessciilial.  O  sturid  I'cll'nv 
that  [  have  been  !  !  It  is  an  iiidisputahle 
fact  that  God  never  said  that  a  part  of 
his  word  sliuuld  he  obeyed,  and  a  part 
jiot.  Why  have  I  herotof)re  been  so  ij;- 
norant  and  unwise?  Uod  be  thanked  for 
ihisKO-iiei  ii<;ht  that  now  shines  in  my 
toul !  And,  old  as  I  aai,  if  the  Lord  will 
ppare  nie  a  little  while  longer  I  shall  set 
out  in  a  fi.-w  days  to  seek  a  people  who 
obey  all  the  couimandmei.ts  of  I  lie  Lord. 
l)o  you  know  whether  such  a  people  exisi? 

N.  P.  1  think  such  a  people  may  be 
found.  I  have  hciud  that  in  many  parts 
of  North  America  there  are  iteople  who 
diligently  observe  "all  things"  whatsoev- 
er Christ,  and  the  apostles  commanded. 
It  is  said  that  tin  y  arc  a  quiet  people, — 
do  not  uiake  any  vain  and  foolish  dis- 
jihiys,  and  are  ever  ready  to  distribute  to 
the  necessities  of  saints  and  sinners. 

Are  you  not  entitled  to  a  new  name? 
for  you  are  no  longer  a  non-essentialist, 
but  a  believer. 

N.  E.  The  fact  that  you  have  lieard 
that  a  people  wlio  obey  Christ,  exist 
gives  me  much  consolation.  And  fs  for 
a  new  name,  I  know  that  Paul  says  (and 
1  believe  it)  that,  '  If  any  ii'an  be  in 
Cbiist  lie  is  anew  creature;"  and  a  "new 
creature"  is  certainly  entitled  to  a  new 
name.  But  1  am  liOt  tniitled  to  that 
new  name  until  I  am  "in  Christ."  Neiili^ 
er  do  I  desire  to  taiy  a!oi  g  that  un- 
scriptural  name,  "non-essentialist," 
(which  name  used  to  be  my  delight,) 
tlierelbre  you  luay  liereafier  address  me 
as  "Seeker"  until  1  am  "I  ajitized  into 
Christ"  when  I  may  thenceforward  be 
known  as  iaithlul;  I'or  by  the  giacc  of  Ged 
1  shall  be  true  to  him  the  n-mainder  of 
uiy  life.  Can  you  not  persu:ide  yout^elf 
to  journey  with  me  in  search  of  the  peo- 
ple of  God  ? 

N.  P.  I  am  glad  to  hear  of  your  reso- 
luiion;  and  1  have  concluded  to  go  with 
you,  for  I  am  much  interested  in  tliisim- 
portant  matter,  still  remembering  the 
words  of  the  apostle  James,  "Be  ye  doers 
of  the  word,  and  not  hearers  only." 

^^  E.     Thank  God!     Let  us  be  off! 

[No.  2  will  eonlaiii  an  account  ofSeek> 
er  and  Non-professor's  journey  through 
Home, —what  they  heard  and  saw,  and 
their  defense  of  gospel  truth.] 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor 
I'ritle  HiKl  i'rnycr. 


BY  Z.  AN  NON. 


As  pride  is  tolerated,  and  kept  up, 
even  ill  the  church,  aud,.praver  nej;- 
Icctid  too  much,  I   thought   I    would 


write  a  short  article,  thiuklng  it  might 
be  of  fiome  beuifit  to  those  who  might 
ehftuco  to  read  it. 

Pride  ia  an  aboruinaliou  in  the 
sight  of  God,  aud  ho  does  not  look 
upon  it  with  the  least  of  allowance. 
It  is  of  the  devil,  whence  all  wicked- 
ucps  comes  ;  and  the  old  sermon  tliat 
ho  preaches  is  this,  "There  is  uo  harm 
in  it;  it  does  not  make  any  difference 
how  you  are  decorated."  His  ser- 
vants will  tell  you,  "If  the  heart  is 
right,  all  is  right."  True;  but  straws 
tell  whicli  way  the  wind  blows,  and 
when  pride  is  in  the  heart  it  develops 
itself  on  the  outside.  When  I  see  a 
member  decorated  with  gold,  or  jew- 
elry, or  costly  array,  I  at  ouce  begia 
to  think  that  pride  has  the  uppermost 
scat  in  the  heart,  instead  of  Chriut. 

I  heard  a  brother  say  not  long 
since,  that  he  saw  two  youug  sis- 
ters dressed  in  the  garb  of  the  world; 
aud  even  their  hair  hanging  in  full 
length  dovvu  their  backs.  No  light 
bore  ;  already  it  is  under  the  bushel. 
May  God  help  such  precious  oues  to 
lay  this  aside.  Let  their  adorning 
"be  the  hidden  man  of  the  heart,  iu 
that  which  is  not  corruptible;  even 
the  oroament  of  a  meek  and  quiet 
spirit."  1  Peter  3  :  4  ;  1  Tim.  2 :  9 
Even  some  of  our  c  fficial  members 
hear  not  the  voice  of  the  church.  It 
is  the  order  of  the  church  for  her  offi- 
cials to  be  in  uniformity  of  dress  ;  but, 
for  some  reasons,  they  fail  to  do  it, 
and  I  thiijk  pride  is  the  cause  to  a 
great  extent. 

But  I  mu.  t  treat  upon  prayer  before 
I  close  my  short  article.  If  the  hearts 
of  those  pcrsoas  were  melted  ia  pray- 
er to  God,  even  as  Daniel's,  they 
would  not  have  so  much  time  to  stu- 
dy about  pride,  and  on  the  Lord's  day 
morning,  when  they  stand  before  the 
glass  to  see  how  tliis  rufff'^  or  that 
breastpin  looks,  stuck  upou  their  per- 
son. If  they  would  take  a  walk  with 
Jesus  to  some  lonely  spot,  and  there 
pour  their  prayers  to  him,  how  sweet 
would  their  conversation  be  together, 
when  they  would  receive  the  Divine 
Spirit  to  lead  them  into  all  truth  ;  and 
itistoad  of  pride  reigning  in  the  heart, 
the  spirit  of  our  Jesus  would  be  there, 
and  a  heavenly  brightness  would  bo 
seen  on  their  smiling  faces. 

Dear  brethren  and  sisters,  try  this 
remedy,  and  see  if  it  will  not  do  good. 
Whenever  we  cease  to  pray,  we  cease 
to  light  for  our  captain's  noble  cause. 
O  slothful  man  that  thou  art,  that 
thou  wouldst  pretend  to  live  a  Chris- 


tian life  without  prayer.  Good  Lord, 
deliver  the  church  from  so  much  prid«, 
aud  may  she  ever  stand  by  tha  old 
landmarks;  our  houses  always  be 
houses  of  prayer  ;  our  hearts  li'led 
with  love. 

Thornton,  We.al.  Va. 


Pkayer.-Iu  the  very  moment  wheu 
thou  prayest,  a  treasure  is  laid  up  for 
thee  in  Heaven.  No  Christian's  pray- 
er falls  back  from  tha  closed  gates  of 
Heaven.  Each  enters  there  like  a 
messenger-dove.  Some  bring  back 
immediate  visible  answers.  But  all 
enrich  our  store  of  blessings  there, 
and  all  return  to  the  heart  v;ith  the 
fragrance  of  peace  on  them,  from  the 
holy  place  where  they  have  been.  The 
Christian,  even  when  he  is  walking 
for  recreation,  iu  his  converse  with 
others,  in  silence,  in  reading,  in  all 
rational  pursuits,  finds  tirue  for  prayer. 
And  although  he  is  only  thinking  ou 
God  in  the  little  chamber  of  his  soul, 
and  calling  on  his  Father  with  aileut 
aspiration,  God  is  near  him  and  with 
him. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitou. 
ii»A  Jit  Christ. 


BY    C.   H.   BALSB.VUGII 


To  a  young  minisr.er.  It  givt  a  me 
uo  pleasure  to  say  that  I  cannot  en- 
dorse your  views  respecting  the  deah 
of  Christ.  Tnat  you  s'nould  have 
heard  aged  and  able  iniuisters  of  the 
New  Testauient  explain  the  desertiou 
o'l  the  Cross  by  saying  "'that  God 
had  to  forsnke  his  Son  in  order  that 
He  might  die,"  is  to  me  a  matter  (  f 
astotiisiimeut.  The  reason  given  is, 
that  lie,  being  Essential  L'fe,  had  to 
withdraw,  so  as  to  make  death  pos- 
sible. It  is  contended  that  the  Divine 
exclusion  was  a  necessary  pre2}aralife 
to  the  death  of  Christ. 

All  life  is  in  this  respect  alik  •,  that 
i:  8  presence  prohibits  tbe  faci",  of  death. 
VVbether  it  be  the  death  of  Emmanuel, 
or  the  death  of  an  ox  or  a  toad,  the 
withdrawment  of  life  is  death,  ar:d 
not  a  preparative  to  it.  If  it  was 
necessary  for  the  Divine  Life  to  re- 
tire  I'/i  o?-(/(  r  that  Christ  might  die, 
the  same  is  equally  true  in  relation 
to  Ilia  hit mayi  life;  for  the  life  of 
man,  as  man,  ia  just  as  inextinguish- 
able as  the  life  of  God.  That  is,  it 
does  not  expire  by  the  essential  prop- 
erties of  its  nature,  but  can  bo   extiu- 


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guished  only  by  a  6at  of  Oniuipo- 
te.Dce.  So  long  as  life  remaiued 
Christ  could  not  die.  Neither  the 
abstraction  of  Deity  nor  of  human 
life  was  necessary  in  order  to  death, 
but  was  death  itself.  Men  can  as 
little  die  while  life  inheres,  as  Jesus 
could  die  while  Deity  remained.  And 
in  both  instances  the  exodus  is  a  ces- 
sation of  animated  being,  and  ?io<  a 
jjreparation  for  dying.  It  was  not 
any  more  necessary  for  God  todepert 
His  Son  to  make  death  possible, 
than  it  was  that  His  human  soul 
should  leave  the  body  iu  order  that 
be  might  die.  The  presence  of  the 
inferior  life  is  no  less  ineompalible 
with  death,  than  the  presence  of  the 
Superior. 

The  death-wail  of  Jesus  finds  its 
solution  in  a  fact  which  has  not  re- 
ference to  the  poiut  which  you  pre- 
sent. Tie  was  Mediator  between 
(Jod  and  man.  lie  was  the  substi- 
tute for  the  world's  sin,  the  victim 
of  violated  Law,  the  Lamb  slain  for 
the  satisfaction  of  God  and  the  atone- 
meut  of  man.  It  is  a  wonder  that 
such  a  Being,  sustaining  such  rela- 
tions, engaged  in  such  a  work,  and 
bearing  such  a  burden,  should  "yield 
up  his  Ghost''  with  a  groan  loud 
and  bitter  enough  to  be  heard  in 
Heaven  and  iu  Hell,  and  to  blacken 
the  sun,  fold  the  face  of  nature  in 
sackcloth,  rend  the  rocks*,  and  shake 
the  dead  out  of  their  graves  ? 

Although  He  v.-as  "God  manifest 
in  the  flesh,"  Jei»us  died  as  a  man, 
fell  as  a  man,  and  ppoke  as  He  felt. 
Sin  had  established  no  necessity  for 
such  a  desertion  on  the  Cross  as  in- 
volved a  divorce  between  Deity  and 
Deity,  or  the  prc-iucarnale  relatione 
of  Father  and  Son.  The  Tijalnast 
had  the  same  feelings  before  Him, 
and  expressed  them  in  the  same 
words.  So  far  as  his  assumed  na- 
ture was  concerned,  Christ  felt  as 
any  one  would  who  was  Buffering 
the  extreme  penalty  of  the  law:  aud 
he  quoted  that  passage  because  it 
was  prophetic  of  his  tragic  end,  and 
was  an  appropriate  vehicle  for  the 
expression  of  his  agony.  Here,  if 
ever,  we  must  keep  in  view  the  hu- 
manity of  Christ  as  the  instrument, 
and  his  Deity  as  the  primal  cause,  of 
redemption.  It  was  man  that  sinned 
and  it  must  be  man  that  makes  atone- 
ment lor  sin.  It  is  "the  man  Chritt 
Jefrus"  that  "made  his  soul  an  offer- 
ing for  sin."  It  was  the  God-man 
who  bled,  aud  not  tbo  Oodmau,   and 


yet  in    conjunction.     "Without    con- 
troversy great  is  the  mystery  of  God- 
liness." God  is  a  Spirit,  without  flesh 
and  blood,  and  yet  so  close    was   the 
amalgamation  of  the  two    natures    in 
Christ,  that  what  is  strictly  referable 
to  the   human,    is    not    unfrequently 
ascribed  to  the  Divine.  No  uuderived 
Nature  to  assume  a  body,   no  ground 
of  salvation  possible.     No  offering  up 
of  that  body,  the  assumption  had  been 
vain.     A  disjunction  of  the    two    na- 
tures at  any  point  in  the    history     of 
the  incarnation,  would  have   defeated 
the  Divine  purpose.     Not    more    cer- 
tainly would  a  stalk  of  wheat  be  frus- 
trated of  its  intent  by    being    severed 
at  any  stage  of  its   growth,  than    all 
the  gracious  arms  of  God  would  have 
come  to  naught  by  a  vital  rupture    of 
the  Divine-humau  bond  in  Emmanuel. 
Everything  depended  on    this   union. 
The  utmost   capacity   of   doing    and 
enduring  of  the    lower    nature    apart 
from  the    higher,    would    have    been 
without    efficacy.       Had   the    Father 
forsaken  the  Son   is    his    death    any 
further   than    the    human    conscious- 
ness goes,  and  the  vicarious  relations 
of  Mediatorship  required,   that  death 
had  been  as  inefficient  for    the   atone- 
ment of  sin,    and    the    redemption   cf 
sinners,  as  yours  or  mine.     "My  God, 
My  God,"  sbo'vs  one  side  of  his    Me- 
diatorial   relationship.       "Why    hast 
ihou  forsaken  me?''  reveals  the   oth- 
er.    "My,   My."     This   is   the    great 
pronoun  of  Faith,   and  denotes    oivn- 
ersJiip,    and    indicates    an    unbroken 
Dfific     connection    between     Father 
and  Son  while  the  latter    was    execu- 
ting the  will    of  the    former    on    the 
Cross.     Between  God  and  the  sinner 
such  a    desertion    exidted  ;     and    no 
reconciliation  had  been    possible    un- 
less some  one  stood    in    the    breach 
who  was  able  to  sustain  God's  wrath 
and    retain    his     friendship     at    the 
same    time.     This    was    Emmanuel, 
whose  "name  is  wonderful,"  to  whom 
the  humanly  impossible  is    the    eter- 
nal habit  of  being.     Deserted  in   feel- 
ing but  not  in  fact,  leaves  Jesus,  Jesus 
still.     Deserted    in    fact,  whether   in 
ft-eling  or  not,  leaves  nothing    but  "a 
certain    dreadful  looking  lor  of   judg- 
ment aud  fiery  indignation." 

Do  not  preach  such  doctrine  any 
more.  Nothing  can  be  more  fatal  to 
"the  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus"  than 
such  heresy.  It  makes  the  Bible  a 
blank  book,  of  no  more  value  than 
"iMolher  Goose's  Melodies,"  It 
reaches  back  over  all  the  Institutions 


of  redemption  ia  all  dispensations, 
ard  converts  all  the  sacrifices  and 
luftration  into  empty,  meaningless 
types.  Everv  altar  becomes  a  mock- 
ery, and  every  drop  of  blocd  a  cruel 
waste  of  life.  It  makes  the  life  of 
Christ  a  fable,  it  makes  his  death  a 
sham.  It  reduces  the  Crucifixion  to 
the  level  of  an  ordinary  execution, 
and  sends  Christ  back  to  Heaven 
with  no  more  claim  to  the  Throne  of 
Intercession  than  the  thief  who  died 
at  his  side.  "God  manifest  iu  the 
fl'^sh"  from  first  to  last  is  the  onlv 
fact  that  gives  meaning  to  the  words, 
"It  is  finished." 

To  all  iugenuous  minds,  capable  of 
appreciating  the  simplfist  deducti.  na 
of  logic,  the  matter  is  forever  settled 
by  the  express  declarations  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  "God  is  in  Christ  rec- 
onciling the  world  to  Himself."  2 
Cor.  5:19.  No  Emmanuel,  no  rec- 
onciliation. "We  were  reconciled  to 
God  by  the  death  of  His  Son,"  Rom. 
5  :  10.  If  God  ivithdrew  from  His 
Son  in  order  that  he  might  die,  there 
is  no  reconciliation,  and  "we  are  yet 
in  our  sins." 

However  defective  your  ministry 
may  be  in  the  matter  of  eloquence 
and  style,  keep  God  in  Christ  at  the 
very  miment  and  oii  the  very  act  in 
which  his  glory  as  Il<ideemer  cul- 
minate.*. 

"God  in  Christ,"  in  the  yielding  up 
of  the  Ghost,  ibe  only  possibility  of 
reconciliation  ;  and  God  in  Christ,  in 
the  fullness  of  his  glorified  Humani- 
ty; the  only  condition  of  making  the 
reconciliation  available,  Rom.  5  :  10, 
Mark  well  the  dependencies  of  ideas 
and  relations  of  (acts  in  the  words 
"■death"  and  'reconciled,"  ''life"  and 
'^saved."  A  jnirely  human  Cbiist 
nowhere.  "Believest  thou  not  that  I 
am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  ia 
Me?"  "Save  Me  from  this  hour;  but 
for  this  cause  came  I  utito  this  hour." 
"This  cause"  was  the  atonement,  and 
if  humility  could  make  satisfaction 
without  the  immanence  of  Deity,  the 
Romish  doctrine  of  supererogation 
finds  its  justification  in  the  superflu- 
ous work  of  Christ.  The  same  ne- 
cessity that  required  the  resurrection 
of  the  body  and  the  renewal  of  life 
'by  the  glory  of  the  Fatlier,'"  as  the 
condition  of  yl</cocaev,  also  required 
the  inbeing  of  the  Father  at  the  mo- 
ment of  death,  as  the  condition  ot 
reconciliation.  "The  Son  can  do 
nothing  of  Himself ,"  neither  as  an 
example,  nor  as  an  expiation. 


OHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


713 


FOR    THE    YOUNG. 

The  Two  Roads. 


SELECrED  BY  GEO.  K.  SAPPINQTON. 


It  WRs  New  Year's  night.  An  aged 
man  r/ac  standing  at  a  window.  He 
njournfiiUy  raised  his  eyes  toward  the 
deep  blue  skj,  where  the  stars  were 
floating  like  white  lilies  on  the  surface 
of  a  clear,  calm  lake.  Then  he  cast 
them  on  the  earth,  where  few  more 
helpless  being.s  than  himself  were 
moving  toward  their  inevitable  goal — 
the  torab.  Already  he  had  passed 
sixty  of  the  stages  which  lead  to  it, 
and  be  bad  brought  from  his  journey 
nothing  but  errors  and  remorse.  His 
health  was  destroyed,  his  mind  un- 
furnished, his  heart  sorrowful,  and 
his  old  age  devoid  of  comfort. 

The  days  of  hia  youth  rose  up  in  a 
vision  before  him,  and  he  recalled  the 
solemn  moment  when  his  father  had 
placed  him  at  the  entrance  of  two 
roads,  one  leading  into  a  peaceful, 
sunny  land,  covered  with  a  fertile 
harvest,  and  resounding  with  soft, 
sweet  songs ;  while  the  other  con- 
ducted the  wanderer  into  a  deep,  dark 
cave,  whence  there  was  no  issae, 
where  poison  flowed  instead  of  water, 
and  where  serpents  hissed  and  crawl- 
ed. 

He  looked  toward  the  sky,  and  cried 
out,  in  his  anguish  :  "0  youth,  return! 
O,  my  father,  place  me  once  more  at 
the  crossway  of  life,  that  I  may 
choose  the  better  road  I"  But  the 
days  of  his  youth  had  passed  away, 
and  his  parents  were  with  the  depart- 
ed. He  saw  wandering  lights  float 
over  dark  marshes,  and  then  disap- 
pear. "Such,"  he  said,  "were  the 
days  ot  my  wasted  life  1"  He  saw  a 
star  shoot  from  Heaven,  and  vanish 
in  darkness  athwart  the  cburchvard. 
"Behold  an  emblem  of  myself  f''  he 
exclaimed  ;  and  the  sharp  arrows  of 
unavailing  remorse  struck  him  to  the 
heart.  Then  he  remembered  his  early 
companions,  who  had  entered  life 
with  him,  but  who,  having  trod  the 
paths  of  virtue  and  industry,  w^ere 
now  happy  and  honored  on  this  New 
Tear's  night.  The  clock  in  the  high 
church  tower  struck,  and  the  sound, 
falling  on  his  ear,  recalled  the  many 
tokens  of  the  love  of  his  parents  for 
him,  their  erring  son  ;  the  lessons 
they  had  taught  him  ;  the  prayers 
they  had  ofiered  up  iu  his  behalf. 
Overwhelmed  with  shame  and  grief.he 


dared  no  longer  look  toward  that 
Heaven  where  they  dwelt.  Hia  dark- 
ened eyes  dropped  tears,  and,  with 
one  d(!spairing  effort,  he  cried  aloud, 
"Come  back,  my  early  days,  come 
back !"' 

And  his  youth  did  return  ;  for  all 
this  had  been  but  a  dream,  visiting 
his  elunibers  on  New  Year's  night. 
He  wan  still  young ;  his  errors  only 
were  no  dream.  He  tbauked  God 
fervently  that  time  was  still  his  own  ; 
that  he  had  not  yet  entered  the  deep, 
dttik  cavern,  but  that  he  was  free  to 
tread  the  road  leading  to  the  peaceful 
land  where  sunny  harvests  wave. 

Ye  who  still  linger  on  the  thresh- 
hold  of  life,  doubling  which  path  to 
choose,  remember  that  when  years 
shall  be  passed,  and  your  feet  shall 
stuir.ble  on  the  dark  mountain,  you 
will  cry  bitterly,  but  cry  in  vain,  "0, 
youth,  return  !  Oh,  give  me  back  my 
early  daysl" 


"ffSouest"  Frank. 


What  boy  would  not  like  to  merit 
such  a  title  as  that  ?  "Honest!" — you 
can  trust  him,  he  will  never  deceive 
you  ;  he  will  always  speak  and  act 
the  truth.  Such  was  Frank.  He  was 
honest;  he  loved  truth  so  much  he 
would  not  part  with  it  for  any  consid- 
eration. 

Frank  was  clerk  in  the  office  of  a 
rich  merchant  in  Nev/  York.  Cue 
day  this  merchant  received  from  a 
customer  in  another  city  an  order  tor 
a  large  and  valuable  lot  of  goods. 
The  nest  day  another  letter  came  from 
the  same  customer,  recalling  the  order, 
and  saying  they  need  not  send  the 
goods.  The  merchant  handed  the 
note  to  Frank,  with  a  pleasing  smile, 
saying: 

"Frank,  I  want'you  to  answer  this 
note.  Please  say  that  the  goods  were 
shipped  before  the  letter  recalling  the 
order  was  received." 

Frank  looked  into  hie  employer's 
face  with  a  sad  but  firm  glance,  and 
said : 

"I'm  very  sorry,  sir,  but  I  canH 
do  it." 

"Can't  do  it  1  And  pray  why  not  ?" 
asked  the  merchant,  angrily. 

"Because,  sir,  the  goods  are  in  the 
yard  now,  and  it  would  be  telling  a 
lie." 

"I  hope  you  may  always  be  so  par- 
ticular," said  the  merchant,  as  he  turn- 
ed on  his  heel  and  went  away.  Hon- 
est Frank  did  a  bold  but  a  right  thing 


when  he  took  that  stand.  And  what 
do  yon  think  was  the  result?  Did  he 
lose  his  place?  Not  at  all.  The 
merchant  ^vas  too  wise  to  turn  away 
a  clerk  who  was  so  honest  that  he 
wouldn't  write  a  lying  letter.  He 
knew  how  valuable  such  ayoung  maa 
was,  and  so,  instead  of  turning  him 
off,  ho  made  hira  his  confidential 
clerk 

Boys,  learn  to  say  "I  can't  do  it," 
when  one  would  tempt  you  to  tell  a 
lie.  Selected. 


CitcefliiliioKs  at  Hciue. 


Ob,  what  a  blessing  is  a  merry, 
cheerful  woman  in  a  household  !  one 
whose  spirits  are  not  affected  by  wet 
days,  or  little  diaappoiutments,  or 
whose  milk  of  human  kindness  does 
not  sour  in  the  sunshine  of  prosperity. 
Such  a  v.'oriiau  in  the  darkest  hours 
brightens  the  house  like  a  little  piece 
of  sunshiny  weather.  The  magnetism 
of  her  smile,  the  electrical  brightness 
of  her  loukrj  and  movements,  affdcts 
every  one.  The  children  go  to  school 
with  a  sense  of  something  great  to  bo 
achieved  ;  her  husband  goes  into  the 
world  in  a  conqueror's  spirit.  No 
matter  how  peopl*'  worry  and  annoy 
him  at  day,  far  ofl'ber  presence  shines, 
and  he  whispers  to  himself,  "At  home 
I  shall  find  rest."  So  day  by  day 
she  literally  renews  his  strength  and 
energy,  and  if  you  know  a  man  with 
a  beaming  face,  a  kind  heart,  and  a 
prosperous  business,  in  nine  cases  out 
often  you  will  find  he  has  a  wife  of 
this  kind.  For  nothing  is  more  cer- 
tain than  that  the  man  who  is  married 
must  ask  his  wife  for  permission  to  be 
happy  and  wealthy.  Blessed  is  he 
who  hath  a  cheerful  wife;  the  world 
may  be  a  "valley  of  strife"  to  him, 
but  his  home  is  a  land  of  Beulah,  a 
haven  of  rest  and  quiet ;  and  his  lite 
is  made  up  of  cheerful  yesterdays  and 
confident  to-morrows. 


One  ofthe  worst  forms  of  scepti- 
cism is  that  which  doubts  of  all  good- 
ness, and  cynically  scouts  at  the  real- 
ity of  Christian  purity.  We  are  bet- 
ter for  believing  that  there  are  clean 
hands  and  pure  hearts,  made  so  by 
the  blood  of  Jesus  and  by  the  work  of 
the  Holy  Spirit.  The  fact  not  only 
honors  God  and  proves  the  gospel 
divine,  but  it  lifts  up  to  u.-<  all  the  p.)s- 
iibility  and  the  privilege  of  a  like  ex. 
perieuce. 


714 


OillUSTlAK  FAMlLi"  UOMl'Al^lON  AND  GOSl'KL  VISlTOIv. 


Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEYKUSDALE,  Pa.,  Nov.  IG,  1875. 


Kssoullals  nuti  Non-E-^seutlals. 

The  divii^on  of  Script ural  doctrines  and 
ronuuanihiicnts  iiilo  cssciilials  and  non- 
essentials by  many  Cliii^tian  professors 
and  many  Ciiristian  teachers,  is  calcula- 
ted to  nii:^lead  many  in  regard  to  Chn.-;t- 
un  character,  and  to  dishonor  the  divine 
Lawt-iver.  What  are  termed  essential 
arc  looked  upon  as  of  great  importance, 
while  I  he  non-essential  are  looked  upon 
us  of  but  little  or  no  importance  at  ail. — 
Such  a  distinction  in  Christian  doctrines 
and  commandments  finds  no  warrant  in 
the  Scriptures.  And  those  who  make 
the  distinction  named,  shew  a  want  of 
knowledge  of  what  should  be  the  great 
aim  of  every  Christian,  namely, — the 
glory  of  his  L^)rd  and  Savior.  And  in 
observing  what  are  regarded  as  essential, 
and  in  regarding  the  other  class  as  not 
being  obligatory  upon  them,  they  seem 
to  be  taking  a  way  of  their  ov;n,  simply  re 
garding  tlieir  own  salvation,  and  h'sing 
gight  of  every  other  oljoct.  And  if 
tlieir  own  salvation  was  tiie  only  object 
they  have  in  view,  they  would  act  more 
wisely  by  observing  all  the  command 
ments,  than  by  doing  some  and  neglect- 
ing others — such  as  they  regard  as  non- 
essential, cs  tl'.e  distinction  they  make 
may  not  be  confirmed  in  the  day  when 
the  true  import  of  the  divine  law  is  fully 
explained- 

Our  Lord  recognized  a  di-tinction  in 
the  comuiandments  obligatory  u})on  mcii, 
in  the  following  passages:  "Whosoever 
therefore  tfhall  break  one  of  these  least 
commandments,  and  f^hail  teach  men  so, 
lie  shall  be  called  the  least  in  the  king- 
dom of  heaven  :  but  whosoever  .sliall  do 
and  leach  them,  i)ie  sanie  shall  be  called 
great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven."  3Iatl. 
V.  I'J;  'Woe  unto  you,  Scribes  and  Pilar' 
isees,  hypocrites  I  for  ye  pay  tithe  of 
mint  and  anise  and  cummin,  and  have 
omitted  the  weightier  matters  of  the 
law,  judgment,  mercy,  and  I'aith  :  these 
ought  ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave 
the  other  undone."  Matth.  xxiii.  23. — 
liut  while  he  recognizes  a  distinction  in 
the  commandmenis  to  be  observed,  it  is 
not  a  distinction  into  csential  and  non- 
essential C'JUiDiandmcnts.       In   the  first 


passage  quoted  ho  speaks  of  the  "least 
commandmenis,"  but  they  were  by  no 
means  non-essential,  since  the  breaking 
of  them  would  detract  IVom  the  moral 
character  of  those  who  would  break  them, 
for  he  says,  "they  shall  be  called  le«st  in 
the  kingdom  ol'  heaven."  S)  there  was 
something  essential  to  tin;  formal  ion  of 
rif^lit  characler,  even  in  the  "least  com- 
mandment." In  the  last  pas>age  quoted, 
there  is  no  ground  whatever  for  believing 
any  comuiandmeuts  aie  iion-esseniial. — 
^V"hile  he  says  of  the  weightier  matters 
of  the  law,  "These  ought  yc  to  have 
done,"  he  says,  when  referring  to  the 
tithe  of  mint,  anise,  and  cummin,  "and 
not  to  leave  the  other  undone."  They 
should  not  have  left  undone  even  the 
tithe  of  mint,  anise,  and  cummin,  which 
they  were  to  observe. 

Tiiere  seems  then  to  be  no  countenance 
whatever  given  in  the  Scriptures  for  re- 
garding any  of  the  divine  commandments, 
or  the  commandments  contained  in  the 
(Jospel,  as  non-essential.  They  are  all 
designed  to  have  an  efi'eet,  or  to  answer 
some  end,  and  the  observance  of  each  is 
essential  to  answer  that  end.  If  baptism 
is  a  commandment  oiijuined  in  the  gos|)el, 
the  observance  of  that  cummandment  is 
essential  to  obedience,  and  the  failure  of 
any  believer  to  observe  it,  makes  him  dis 
obedient.  The  same  may  be  said  of  ihe 
coujiuandment  of  the  salutation  of  the 
holy  kiss,  and  of  that  of  feet-washing, 
and  of  all  the  commandments  of  the  gos- 
pel.  The  strict  observance  of  the  laws  of 
any  lawgiver  is  essentia!  to  the  formal  ion 
of  an  obedient  charaC  er  in  the  subjects  of 
that  lawgiver.  And  the  strict  observance 
of  all  the  commandments  of  Christ,  the 
Curistian  lawgiver,  is  essential  in  his  sub 
jects  to  constitute  them  obedient  subjects. 

Obedience  to  the  commandments  of 
Christ— to  all  his  commandments  as  they 
are  contained  in  the  gospel,  is  to  be  look- 
ed at  from  a  different  slandpoint  to  what 
\l  is  looked  at  by  those  who  jjronounce 
certain  gsspel  commandments  non  essen- 
tial. To  say  that  certain  commandments 
are  not  essential  to  salvation,  is  an  idea 
that  will  be  readily  accejited  by  a  large 
class  of  persons  who  are  not  very  deep 
thinkers,  and  who  therefore  do  not  see 
all  that  is  involved  in  tlie  saying.  But 
to  look  at  the  importance  of  observing  all 
the  commandments  of  the  gospel  from 
the  Scriptural  standpoint  of  obedience, 
those  commandments  will  appear  under 


quite  another  aspect.  When  it  is  said 
that  certain  commandments  are  not  es- 
sential to  salvation,  will  those  wlio  take 
that  position  also  say  that  an  observance 
of  them  is  not  essential  to  an  obedient 
character?  We  presume  they  will  not. 
And  will  lliey  take  the  ground  that  obedi- 
ence \s,  not  essential  to  salvation?  This 
ihey  cannot  with  propiiety  do  when  the 
great  importance  and  prominence  tliat 
are  given  to  obedience  in  the  Scriptures 
are  properly  cunsideied.  TJie  following 
passages  are  examples  :  "And  S;;muel 
said,  Hath  the  Lord  as  great  delight  in 
burnt-ofTcrings  and  sacrifices,  as  in  obey- 
ing the  voice  of  the  Lord?  Behold,  to 
obey  is  better  than  sacrifice,  and  to  heark- 
en than  the  fat  of  rams."  1  Sam.  xv. 
22;  "O  that  thou  hadst  hearkened  to  my 
commandments  !  then  had  thy  (teace  been 
as  a  river,  and  tlry  righteousiuss  as  the 
waves  of  the  sea."  Is;i.  x'viii.  IS;  "He 
that  hath  my  commandmetit:",  and  kcep- 
tliem,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me."  John 
xiv.  21;  "Blessed  are  they  that  do  hi-s 
commandments,  that  they  may  have  ri^jht 
to  the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in 
through  the  gates  into  tlie  city."  Rev. 
xxii.  14.  FiOui  such  passages  as  the  fore- 
going, it  appears  plain  .that  obedience  is 
essential  to  iiappiness  and  salva  ion.  But 
we  have  also  seen  that  an  observance  of 
all  I  he  commandments  is  essential  to  obe- 
dience. Can  wo,  then,  with  propriety 
say,  that  any  of  the  commui.dmeiits  are 
not  essential?     We  think  we  cannot. 

Again;  there  is  another  aspect  under 
which  the  commandments  of  the  Lord 
bee  »me  essential.  We  are  to  sanctify  the 
Lord.  Hence  the  command,  "Sanctify 
the  Lord  of  hosts  himself,  and  let  him 
be  your  fear."  Isa.  viii.  i;j.  And  in 
the  Lord's  prayer  we  say,  "Hallowed  be 
thy  name."  JMatt.  vi.  9.  In  Num.  xx. 
1 2,  the  Lord  complains  that  ]\loses  and 
Aaron  did  not  sanctify  him  in  the  eyes  of 
the  children  of  Israel  :  and  how  did  thev 
fail  to  sanctify  him?  He  td's  them: 
"Because  ye  trespassed  against  mc  among 
the  children  of  Israel  at  the  waters  of 
Meribah  Kadesh,  in  tlie  wilderness  of 
Zin;  because  ye  sanctified  me  not  in  the 
midst  of  the  children  of  Israel."  Deut. 
xxxii.  51.  We  see,  then,  that  by  tres- 
passing  against  the  Lord,  or  by  disobey- 
ing him,  we  fail  to  sanctify  him.  Then 
obedience  to  the  eommaiidnients  of  tlie 
]jjrd  is  essential  to  his  sanctification  by 
us.     Tiicn  let  us  all  beware  how  we  pro- 


CHIIIJSTIAIS   FAMILY  COMPANION  AWD  GOSPEL  VllSrXOK. 


715 


nounce  any  of  tho  commandments  of 
God  non-essential,  since  tlicy  are  all  es- 
sential to  accomplish  the  end  he  designed 
thcui  to  accomplish,  and  that  end  is  im- 
port ant,  having  a  healing  upon  ouc  Chi is- 
tian  character  and  enjoyment,  and  upon 
the  honor  we  render  to  God. 


Our  4tinnal  lTI«-rtfiit;  lor  fS70. 

I'iurc  lifts  been  con.sidcrablo  iii((uiry 
among  our  bretliren  in  regard  to  the 
place  in  the  brolhuihood  at  which  our  A. 
M.  fui  KS7G  will  bo  held.  It  t^hould  be 
held  in  the  cast  according  to  course,  but 
as  the  brethren  in  the  east  hcve  taken  no 
preiiaratoiy  steps  for  holding  it,  the 
brethren  in  Ohioaie  considering  the  sub- 
ject, and  if.  is  probable  our  Annual  Coun- 
cil will  be  held  next  year  in  the  same 
State  that  it  was  ihis  year,  namely, — in 
Ohio.  We  publish  from  the  Viiidicator 
a  call  (or  a  meeting  in  the  North-western 
District  of  Ohio,  on  the  2Glh  instant,  to 
coii.-ider  the  ^uliji,'ct. 

We  are  L'lad  to  l<no\v  that  brethren  in 
Ohio  feel  willing  to  bear  the  expenses 
and  perform  the  labor  of  another  A.  M., 
should  circumstances  seem  to  require 
them  to  take  it.  Their  zeal  and  liberali^ 
ty  aie  commendable. 

We  learn  from  some  remarks  of  brother 
Kinsey  in  the  Viitdlcator,  that  the  breth 
ren  in  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio, 
met  in  council  in  the  Covington  congre- 
gation, to  consider  the  propriety  of  hold- 
ing the  A.  M.  again  in  Ohio,  and  that 
they  expressed  their  readiness  to  help  to 
hold  it,  and  also  a  desire  to  have  it  held 
under  certain  restrictions,  among  which 
was  the  Ibllowiiig  :  "that  no  persons  be 
brought  there  by  the  brethren  as  re- 
])orters,  and  that  no  seat  be  reserved 
at  the  tables  for  any  such  reporters 
outside  of  the  church."  This  was  the 
wish  of  the  brethren  in  Southern  Ohio 
in  regard  to  reporters.  This  wish  can 
only  be  regarded  by  A.  M.  It  will  be  re- 
membered that  there  was  a  strong  pressure 
upon  our  last  A.  M.  for  what  is  called  a 
lull  report.  And  now  to  forestall  the 
decision  of  A.  M.  and  put  restrictions 
upon  the  meeting  excluding  a  reporter, 
would  not  be  a  judicious  course.  There 
is  already  some  pn^judice  against  the  A. 
M.,  and  all  the  brethren  should  carefully 
avoid  doing  anything  to  increase  that 
prejudice.  The  brethren,  whether  acting 
in  A.  M.  or  in  any  other  capacity,  should 
pursue  a  fair  and  honorable  course  to  win 


the  confidence  of  those  for  whom  they  do 
buj'iness. 

We  hope  the  brethren  assembling  on 
the  2Gth  inst.  to  consult  whether  they  will 
take  the  A.  M.  will  appreciate  the  state 
of  the  church,  and  act  accordingly.  Many 
of  the  brethren  throughout  the  brother- 
hood will  be  pleased  to  meet  with  tho 
hretiircn  in  Oliio,  should  they  take  tlic 
meeting,  but  they  will  desire  the  A.  M. 
to  be  free  to  act  without  any  undue  re- 
strictions, upon  the  reporting  (picstion, 
and  all  other  questions  that  may  come  1  c- 
fore  it.  And  then  if  a  iiropcr  regard  is 
had  to  the  interests  and  prosperity  of  the 
brotherhood  at  large,  and  to  the  word 
and  spirit  of  the  Gosjiel,  the  meeting 
may  hope  its  decisions  will  be  respected. 


$»>Bbsc>ribars  Outside  ol  Our  Fru- 
leruify. 

We  suggest  to  our  agents  and  friends 
the  propriety  of  making  some  more  effort 
than  his  hitherto  been  made  to  obtain 
subscribers  outside  of  our  fraternity. — 
Oiie  of  the  objects  of  our  periodicals  is 
the  bringing  of  the  gospel  as  held  and 
practiced  by  the  Brethren,  before  persons 
not  belonging  to  our  fraternity,  and  not 
being  acquainted  with  our  principles. — 
They  have  already  accomplished  this  in 
some  degree.  And  it  is  very  desirable 
that  tlicy  should  do  more  in  this  respect. 
Wc  want  to  have  this  object  in  view  in 
preparing  the  Piu.MiTiVE  Christian  for 
its  weekly  mission.  And  we  hope  that 
the  character  of  its  messages,  and  the 
manner  and  spirit  in  which  they  shall 
be  presented,  will  be  such,  tliat  they  may 
with  propriety  asl<  a  respectful  hearing  of 
all  to  whom  they  come.  We  are  there- 
fore desirous  that  this  class  of  readers 
may  be  increased,  and  we  therefore  ask 
our  agents  and  friends  to  assist  in  increa- 
ing  it. 

The  PrfmitlTe  I'hristiauaud  l)er 
Itriietlerbote. 

We  will  furnish  the  PiuJiixiVE  Cuius- 
TIAN  and  Vcf  Biuederhote,  the  German 
uionthly  paper  published  by  brother 
Plate  for  $2  00  a  year.  The  price  of  the 
German  paper  is  75  cents. 


Tike  Aliuaunc   Now  Reiiidy. 

Wc  have  received  one  lot  of  Almanacs 
and  have  filled  the  orders  already  receiv- 
ed, and  solicit  further  orders.  We  are 
glad  to  believe  our  new  Almanac  will 
please  our  brethren.     It  is  neatly  put  up 


and  is  filled  with  useful  reading.     Every 
family  of  the  Brethren  should  have  one. 

IVice,  single  copy,  postpaid, ,     10c. 

Per  dozen,  "       $1  00. 

l*cr  hundred  "       8  00. 

By  express,  per  dozen 75. 

"         "         i>er  hundred 6  25. 

^ 

Altuniiacs  fur  IS75. 

We  have  snine  Almanacs  of  1875  on 
hand,  and  as  some  brcihren  who  have  not 
this  Almanac  may  wish  to  have  it  en 
account  of  the  information  it  contains, 
and  also  to  have  a  complete  set  of  our 
Almanacs,  wc  will  furnish  it  at  half  the 
price  we  sell  the  new  ones  at,  by  the  sin- 
g!e  copy  or  by  the  quantity. 

Agents  are  doing  well  and  promising 
to  do  better. 

Let  agents  try  to  put  the  Prlmitive 
CuKlSTlAN  into  every  family  of  the 
brotherhood;  and  also  to  obtain  aA  many 
subscribers  among  their  friends  and 
neigh bois  as  pos.siLle. 

Do  not  hesitate  to  ask  persons  to  sub- 
scribe. Consider  it  your  duty  (oaskpnd 
prove  to  them  that  it  is  tlieir  duty  to 
subscribe. 

The  success  of  agents  depends  mainly 
on  the  efforts  they  put  forth.  Work  witli 
a  will.  Approach  persons  with  cotifi- 
dence.  A  timid,  hesitating,  doubting 
person  seldom  succeeds  in  anything,  and 
certainly  not  as  an  agent.  An  agent  send  i 
a  good  list  from  where  we  had  but  few 
stibscribers,  and  adds,  "The  grand  reason 
why  so  few  of  the  brethren  subscribed  is 
that  we  did  not  take  hold  of  the  work 
earnestly.  We  will  try  and  do  better  in 
the  future."  Wight  not  some  others  s:iy 
the  same? 

If  agents  would  devote  a  few  days  ex^ 
clusively  to  this  work,  they  would  be  sur- 
prised at  the  rer-ult,and  wonder  that  they 
did  not  do  so  before.  There  is  no  mysie- 
ry  about  this  :  it  is  because  they  make  it 
their  bu.'^iness.     Who  will  try   it  and  re- 

pot?  B. 

■»-^«- 

We  are  pleased  to  state  that  brother 
.1.  P.  Iletric  and  friend  C.  G.  Masters 
have  formed  a  co-part  nership  as  Commis- 
sion Merchants  in  l^liiladelphia,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Hetric  &  Masters. — 
Being  personally  acquainted  with  theui 
we  can  recommend  them  to  our  brethren 
and  friends.  They  have  entered  upon 
the  business,  and  solicit  consignments  — 
Address,  341  North  Water  Street,  Pnii- 
adelphia,  Pa.  B. 


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GHIIISTIAN  FAMlLi:  UOMPAI^IOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

Corrrsvoudeuce  of  church  newt  folicitcd  from 
all  j.artt  of  tht  Brotherhood.  RViter's  name 
and  addresf  re-^uired  on  every  conimimication 
<»«  gnarantee-  of  good  faith.  Rejected  cotnmimi- 
tationf  or  inanii^cripl  itsed,  '.lat  relnrued.  All 
e  •ymtnnv.icationx  for  pnblicatioti  xhonld  be  virit 
ttnupon  one  side  of  the  »''e,i  only. 

Brother  Qninfer : — 

We  Uioufilit  it  uiitrlu  be 
a  luit  (er  of  interest  to  tlic  many  brctliren 
and  friendh  who  so  liljeiJilly  su|)plicd  us 
witii  tli'j  means  of  hup))ort,  during  llie 
destitution  and  grasshopper  ravages 
among  us,  to  learn  how  we  now  .stand  in 
rciaiian  to  tiie  necessaries  of  life. 

Tiue,  the  wheat  was  about  all  destroy 
ed,  as  also  the  oats  and  flux,  by  the  lo- 
custs and  extreme  wet  weather,  but  the 
crop  of  corn  was  unusually  heavy.  A 
grtat  part  of  the  late  planting  is  tolera- 
bly well  niaiured,  so  that  there  is  an 
abundance  of  corn  for  all  necessary  pur- 
poses. The  potato  crop  is  also  excellent ; 
turnips,  plenty",  buckwheat,  an  average 
crop.  Thus,  with  a  good  corn  crop  and 
jilenty  ol'  veget:ible^',  no  one  need  to  suf- 
fer for  something  to  eat.  Pork  will  bo 
very  scarce,  since  many  families  lost  all 
their  hogs  last  ■winter  for  want  of  feed. 
But  in  the  absence  of  this  there  is  plenty 
that  all  can  bj  comfortably  fed;  but  it  is 
seen  and  acknowledgfd  by  njany  that  buf- 
for  the  generosity  (<f  the  iJretliren  and 
friends  the  siiuation  here  would  not  be  as 
liopeful  as  it  is.  Besides,  it  also  has  been 
the  means  of  causing  many  to  inquire  af- 
ter the  Brethren  as  a  religious  people; 
and  we  are  happy  to  say  that  among  those 
are  persons  of  an  honest  heart,  who,  hav- 
ing compared  the  doctrine  and  practice  of 
the  Bretiiren  with  the  word  of  truth,  ac- 
cepted the  ground  we  orcii|)y  as  ''safe 
ground, "and  have  united  with  the  church, 
hO  that  during  this  sea'<on  twenty  three 
precious  souls  were  ailded  to  our  number, 
including  Biptists,  Methodists  and  IVes- 
byterians;  and  others  are  seriously  count- 
ing iho  cost.  And  here  I  wish  to  add, 
that  those  thus  uniting  with  us  at  once 
set  ab'iut  bringing  themselves  into  the 
order  of  the  church  in  the  matter  of  non- 
conformity, in  drc?s,  to  the  world.  'J'o  us 
this  is  an  encouraging  fact,  and  one  of  no 
small  importance,  when  considering  the 
fact  of  consi«tency  of  life  with  our  pro- 
fession, but  which,  sorry  to  say,  i.'s  in  ma- 
ny of  the  older  churches  sadly  overlooked, 
and  to  that  extent  ihat  the  churcli's  re- 
formatory power  is  weakened,  and  those 
unho'y  alliances  with  the  world  in  her 
cuft'juis  and  habits  is  spoiling  her 
strength  and  beauty. 

It  was  our  pleasure  to  have  wi;Ii  us, 
among  oilier  ministering  brethren  at  our 
lovefeast,  brother  8lrin;  and  we  fell  that 
through  the  faithful  ministralion  of  the 
word,  a  good  work  was  done.  It  was  also 
our  ]);ivilege.  in  company  '.vith  broiher 
Stein,  to  attend  the  iovefe.ist  in  Henry 
county;  and  from  there  to  V'einon  couii> 


ty;  thence  to  Jasper  county;  and  from 
there  to  Newton  county,  I  lie  home  of  our 
dear  brother,  and  to  mingle  with  the  so- 
ciety of  those  who,  with  Brother  Stein, 
left  the  Baptist  church,  and  who  made 
the  "Brethren's"  the  church  of  their 
choice.  And  to  thom  there  was  grace 
given  to  be  steadfast  in  the  Initb,  ranin- 
taining  with  finnix^ss  the  plain,  simple 
doctrine  of  the  Brethren  as  tAugiit  by  the 
word.  To  ns  this  was  indeed  a  source  of 
comfort.  Their  lovefeast  was  he  Id  at  the 
house  of  brother  C.  Fahrncy,  and  passed 
off  very  agreeably.  [I ere  a  choice  was 
held  for  a  minister  and  two  dcsc'in";  that 
of  I  he  ministry  fell  on  Lro'her  Wm.  Hub 
bard,  who  formerly  served  as  such  among 
the  Baptists,  'i'his  is  the  broiher  whose 
house,  coniaining  nearly  all  their  cloth 
ing,  bedding,  and  provision,  was  burned, 
and  in  behalf  of  whom  an  appeal  was 
made  by  brethren  A.  B^ker,  C.  and  1). 
Ilarader,  and  J.  Wampler  for  a  liitic 
help,  which  we  hope  will  be  lii)erally  re 
sponded  to  by  the  brethren.  The  breth- 
ren chosen  as  deacons  were  brethren  0. 
Fahrney  and  'J\  Mason.  Tiiis  church  is 
now  under  the  caie  of  brother  C  llara 
der,  lately  from  Iowa,  and  wc  liope  many 
precious  souls  may  be  added  to  ihem. — 
Taking  then  the  churches  at  Knobnoster 
and  with  us,  both  of  Johnson  Co  ,  —  Hen- 
ry county,  Vernon,  Jasper,  Newton, 
Morgan,  Suline,  Cass,  and  Bates, — 
through  all  this  vast  and  nromising  field 
there  exi.sts  a  lack  in  ministerial  force. — 
lOverywhere  the  appeals  are  for  nieeling-, 
and  many  jiroinising  fieUls  must  remain 
unoccupied.  True,  the  Danish  movement 
is  a  good  one;  but  ye  miuisieiing  breth- 
ren we  call  your  attention  to  the  western 
missionary  fields;  and  we  cannot  urge  up 
on  you  too  strongly  the  necessity  of  more 
ministers  locating  in  western  and  south- 
wcsiern  Missouri,  where  you  ran  locate 
among  breihren  and  enjoy  their  society. 
M^iy  we  not  hope  that  among  the  many 
ministers  cast  a  nunil.-er  will  heed  the 
oall  from  those  vrcstcrn  Gelds  for  addi 
tional  help  in  preaching  the  word.  We 
urge  this  from  a  solemn  conviction  of  du 
ly;  and  we  hope  it  will  not  be  in  vain. — 
Think  of  this,  dear  brethren,  and  may  the 
Lord  open  the  way  to  have  answered  the 
prnyers  of  his  people  for  more  laborers 
in  his  rineyard.  Any  broiher  dcsirinsr 
information  relative  to  locnliiy.  &c.,  will 
please  write  to  lOld.  John  Ilarshey  War 
rcnsburg.  Johnson  county,  or  to  my  ad 
dress  at  Cornelia,  Johnson  county.  Mo. 
S.  S.  ]M()lll,Ei(. 


Church  Nfurs— Council  JVIeetiugs 

Our  lovefeast  took  place  on  tlie  19th 
of  October.  We  had  no  knowledge  that 
brother  Quinlcr  would  bo  in  our  county, 
until  1  was  on  my  way  to  the  lovefeast  in 
Middletown  \'alley,  Md.  I  had  the  pleas- 
ure of  meeting  wilii  him  at  the  List  men- 
fion'-d  meeiing;  but  after  having  an  in- 
terview witii  him,  was  made  soiiy  that 
ho  could  not  bo  with  us;  especially  so,  a3 


he  liad  to  pass  near  our  meeting  house  on 
the  morning  after  our  meeting,  on  his 
way  home. 

\'et,  under  the  favor  of  God,  we  had  a 
meeting  in  every  way  desirable.  D.  Loi.g, 
1).  AVnlf,  and  Setii  Myers  were  our  strange 
brethren  present,  and  dispensed  the  word 
of  truth,  in  a  manner  acceptable,  and  I 
trust,  profitable  to  all  present.  We  had 
fine  weather,  large  congregations,  as  well 
as  a  manifest  derire  on  the  pnrt  of  all 
to  hear.  'J  hey  should  rememlier,  howev- 
er, that  only  doers  arc  justified  before 
God. 

COUNCIL    MEETIiNO.S. 

On  this  subject  1  have  made  two  un- 
successful efTorts  to  get  my  views  before 
the  church.  It  is  true,  I  left  it  to  the 
discretion  of  the  editors  to  j>uHish  or 
not,  as  seemed  good  to  th(Ui;  and  tlity 
have  done  the  latter.  Whet  hi  r  tliey  de- 
clined to  print  because  of  a  lack  of  merit 
in  my  production,  I  am  unable  to  say;  or 
whether  from  some  other  cause,  I  am 
equally  ignorant.  Perliaps  my  comn.u- 
nicatiuns  were  too  lci'g:liy.  as  I  entered 
somewhat  into  detail  upon  the  sulject, 
which  I  conceived  nccesaiy  to  a  piopcr 
underslatioitig  of  it.  1  have  ro  copy  of 
my  last  communicaiiun,  but  fiom  recol- 
lection I  wiil,  as  mar  as  I  can, give  a  fcum- 
miiry  of  what  I   ih.en  .^aid. 

1  spoke  of  our  church  meeting  as  being 
our  hwest  bod3 ;  the  Disiiici  Meeting 
being  2nd  in  order;  and  the  Annual 
Meeting  being  our  highest  body,  from 
whieii  there  should  lie  no  appeal. 

O-.ir  churches  .should  send  delegates  to 
the  District  Meeting,  As  now;  no  maiter 
how  many,  as  that  should  be  regulaied  by 
the  s'ze  cf  the  chuich,  fixing  a  certain 
number  of  members  as  oiititltd  to  one 
delegate. 

And  wTien  those  de-legates  arc  assem- 
bled at  the  D.  j\l.,  atid  orgunizid  in  a 
manner  suitable  to  themselves,  or  in  the 
manner  in  which  wc  now  organize,  .said 
District  Meeiing  shall  hear  and  deter- 
mine all  matters  sent  to  th.em  from  the 
churches  within  their  district,  except 
such  as  arc  unquesiionably  doctrinal. — 
When  I  say  all  questions,  I  mean  to  in- 
clude differences  between  member  and 
member,  which  cannot  be  settled  at  home 
to  the  full  vaiisfaction  of  ail.  Such  cases 
should  be  taken  up  on  petilioti  of  S''iue 
ten  members,  two  of  whom  ought  to  be 
official  members  of  the  church.  When 
considered  by  D.  M.,  its  decision  should 
be  final.  This  would  obviate  the  unpleas- 
ant occurrence  of  a  second  trial  at  home, 
which  should  never  be  had,  in  my  opin- 
ion. 

THE  ANNUAL  MEETING 
should  be  composed  of  delegates  sent  up 
from  the  L>istriet  Meetings,  upon  .'■ome 
cquiial)le  basis.  For  instance,  liike  a  small 
di-trici  by  way  of  a  stuit,  anel  say  it  shall 
be  entitled  to  one  delegate,  and,  of  conse- 
quence, I  he  larger  districts  would  have 
two,  or  more.  As  to  who  shall  be  eligi- 
ble, that  question   may  bo  safely  trubtc4 


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to  each  district  for  itself.  When  this 
c  ntemplated  body  meets,  (its  nutuber 
should  not  be  as  many  as  three  hui.dred, 
as  suggested  by  brother  Long,  nor  would 
it  be  if  gotlen  up  as  herein  suggested,) 
it  should  organize  in  a  manner  suitable 
to  its  members;  entertain  all  business 
sent  up  from  the  districts;  determine  the 
same,  first  by  submitting  all  similar  sub 
jects  to  the  same  Committee,  tkat  one 
report  might  cover  the  whole.  Tlie^e  com- 
mittees might  be  appointed  by  the  Mod- 
erator. The  number  of  such  committees 
experience  would  indicate.  Or  if  tiie 
Moderator  should  desire  to  decline  such 
responsibility,  let  him  appoint  a  commit- 
tee, say  of  five,  to  perform  such  duly. — 
When  these  committees  report  ujion  the 
business  assigned  tliem,  the  subject  will 
then  be  before  the  mass  of  niembcrs 
present,  who  ought  to  have  the  right  to 
discus.s,  as  iu-retoforc;  but  when  the 
(juestion  is  discussed  suiHciently,  then  the 
(ielegates  alone  shall  determine,  by  a  ma- 
jiiriiy  vote;  and  such  decision  shall  have 
the  effect  to  supersede  all  that  may  con- 
tiict  with  it,  which  had  been  done  in  i)re- 
vious  Annual  Meetings.  This  arrange- 
ment contemplalcs  no  Standing  Commit- 
tee; !uid,  in  my  iiumble  judgment,  we 
want  none. 

With  legard  to  reports,  let  the  debates 
be  published  in  i>amphlet  i'orm,  with 
names  of  speakers  aitachod.  Let  tlie  ex- 
j)enses  be  paid  by  the  entire  brotherhood, 
a •<  suggested  by  tiie  ^Veslern  District  of 
Maryland  at  last  A.  M.  Let  the  dele- 
gates' expenses  be  paid  by  their  District 
Meetings. 

With  regard  to  the  apportionment 
a:nong  the  various  District  Meetings, 
tliat  can  also  be  done  by  a  committee, 
and  I  apprehend  there  would  be  no  troub- 
le about  it,  for  surely  the  delegates  would, 
when  they  returned  home,  make  the  ef- 
fort to  collect  the  money.  And  as  to  the 
place  of  holding  tin;  next  meeting,  that 
can  also  be  determined  by  a  committee, 
for  I  apprehend  there  would  be  many  ap 
plications  for  it  then. 

Kmanukl  Slifkr. 

Trip  to  Virginia. 

Dear  Brethren  : — 

By  request  of  many  brethren, 
I  send  you  notes  of  a  trip  to  Virginia. 
Brother  Daniel  F.  Good  and  I  started  on 
the  10th  of  September,  from  Hagers- 
town,  Maryland.  In  the  evening  of  the 
same  day  we  preached  at  Ruber's  school- 
liouse.    Lodged  with  friend  John  Huber. 

On  the  Ilih,  met  at  Baker's  meeting- 
house. Here  there  was  a  communion 
meeting.  We  had  good  order  and  an 
attentive  congregation.  Meeting  next 
morning  (I2i.b)  at  the  same  place;  and 
in    the   evening   at   Locust  Grove.     We 

lodged  with  friend and  sister  Sadie 

Funk. 

On  the  LSth,  wc  had  an  evening  meet- 
ing at  Coi)!)'s  school- house.  Ijodged 
with  elder  .Joseph  Siiaycr,  who  is  enjoy- 
it)g  good  health  at  present. 


On  the  14th  we  took  the  train  for 
Mount  Jackson,  where  we  parted,  brother 
Good  going  with  brotlier  Joseph  Ma^ 
phis,  and  I  with  Benjamin  NofT.  In  the 
evening  brother  Good  preached  at 
Mount  Jackson,  and  I  at  Cedar  Grove, 
and  both  lodged  with  brother  Samuel 
Good. 

On  the  15th,  meeting  at  Plain's  mills, 
Flat  Rock  district.  Vi.-jited  Samuel 
Myers,  and  John  Diiver,  and  had  mcjt- 
ing  again  in  the  evening  at  Timberville. 
Lodged  v.ith  brother  Zigler's. 

On  the  lf)ili  we  had  meeting  at  Cir- 
cle's school-house.  Small  meeting. 
Went  to  brother  Samuel  llitller's,  and 
had  an  evening  meeting  at  New  Dale. 
Lodged  will)  Joseph  Wampler. 

On  the  17th  we  went  to  Lmville's 
Creek,  and  v;crc  again  ])artnd,  1  going 
with  elder  C.  Wine,  and  in  the  evening 
to  a  Bai)tis*.  meoiing-house  ;  brother 
Good  to  Plain's  Mills,  and  to  the  love 
fea-(t  at  Fiat  Rock  on  the  18th  and  19th. 
I  lodged  with  J'^lin  B.  Kline,  and  on  the 
18th  went  to  Green  Mount  communion 
meeting.  It  was  lainirig,  but  otherwise 
we  had  a  very  pleasant  uieeting.  Lodged 
with  elder  Jacob  Miller. 

On  the  19ih  we  had  meeting  again  at 
Green  Mount.  At  this  meeting  we  met 
brother  David  Early,  from  Oliio.  Visit 
ed  Benjamin  MHIlt,  and  lodged  with 
brother  Jackson  Sliowalter. 

Ootbe2t)ih  met  brother  Good  again 
at     Garber's     meeting  bouse.       Visited 

brother Curtin.       Evening    meeting 

at  Dayton.  Lodged  with  Dr.  Sager. 
21st,  meeting  at  Pleasant  Run  ;  visited 
elder  Solomon  Garber  ;  evening  meeting 
at  Bridge  water  ;  lodged  with  brother 
John  Hale.  22nd,  meeting  at  Beaver 
Creek,  morning  and  night  ;  visited  elder 
Jacob  Thomas ;  lodged  with  sister, 
widow  of  Daniyl  Thoma.s.  23rd,  meeting 
at  Sangerville,  district  of  Martin  Garber. 
In  the  evening  we  had  meeting  on  Mossy 
Crcuk.     Lodifed  with  David  Garber. 

On  the  24(11  we  returned  oy  train  to 
Copp's  school-house.  25th,  luneral  of 
brother  John  Maphis,  at  9  o'clock  ;  com- 
munion atO^k  Grove,  (Shaver's,)  at  2 
o'clock,  and  continuing  until  noon  next 
day.  In  the  evouiug  I  preached  at 
Copp's  school  house,  and  brother  Good 
at  Fairfield.  Next  day  I  took  the  train, 
reached  Baltimore,  at  11  o'clock  at 
night,  and  home  next  evening,  (28th,) 
and  found  all  well.  Thank  God  for  his 
mercies,  and  the  brethren  for  their  love. 

E.  W.  Stonkii. 
«»■  ^ 

PtTRPLE  Cain,  Neb.,     | 

Nov.,  8th,  1875.J 
Brother  Qainter: — 

As  we  sec  some  church 
news  nearly  every  week  from  almost  all 
parts  of  the  brotherhood,  which  we  like 
to  read,  thinking  some  would  be  glad 
to  know  of  our  welfare,  we  will  write  a 
few  lines.  We  number  about  50  mem- 
bers, 2  speakers,  and  G  deacons  ;  and  arc 
settled  over  eight  or  iiine  counties,  which 


makes  a  vast  field  of  labor,  and  is  impos- 
sible   to   be   reached  by  the  ministers  at 
present.    Wc  very  much  need  ministerial 
aid.     There   arc    many   calls  for  meeting 
that  we  can  not  fill.     Tiie  chuicii   is  pros- 
pering slowly.     We  had  four  additions  by 
baptism  tliis  summer,  and  some  by  letter. 
Brethren,    remeuiber  u«.     Any  of  the 
brethren   passing  arc    requested    to  stop 
and   preach    for    us.     We    live    50    miles 
west   of   Omaha,    on    the  Union  Pacific 
railroad,  and  4  miles  north  of  Roger's  sta- 
tion.  We  muitsay  wu  lave  a  fine  crop  tiiis 
year,    for   whiuli    we   f<el  vciy  thankful  ; 
and  we  retuin  ujany  thanks  to  those  dear 
bretliren  and  sisters  for  tijiir  aid,  lent  us 
last   spring    and  winter.     It    nj)read    the 
name  and  faith  of  the  Brethren  here, and 
made  many  inquiries  ;  and  some  of   tlie 
friends    have    csi)ressed   a   desire    to    be 
with  the  Brethren,  and  if  tliore   was  any 
aid   needed   tliis  year   they   would  lend  a 
helping    hand.       VVe  have  had  a  nice  fall 
so  tar  ;  but  little    cold,    and    the    peop.le 
are  gathering  tlicir   corn  and  vegetables, 
and  securing  them    better   than   ever  be- 
fore.    Iloahh  is  good.    Whe»t  was  much 
damaged  ly  wet  weather  ;    still  we  have 
plenty    and    to  spare,  and    wc   thank  the 
good  Lord  t!i:!t  he  has  opened  'lis  bounti- 
ful hand  to  us  again.     All  can  he  fed  and 
clothed  now,  and  many  old  debts  paid  ; 
and    many   a    home  made  liapjiy;  and  we 
hope  we  may  nevei    be  vi.-ited   again    by 
these  plagues.    But  God  knu>vs  best,  and 
we  should  not  murmur  when  lie  sc  u''ge,s 
us  ;  for,  no  doubt,  it  i:^  fur  our  spiritual 
interest.  Y(mrs  in  love, 

Jacob  P.  3Joomaw. 

Not  MO  n  uvh  Aboiil  1,1? 

Agreed  with  brother  Eslielman,  that 
so  much  of  "how  kindly  our  sisters  enter- 
tained us,  the  warm  bedi  furnished,  and 
the  richly  ladsn  tai>les,  or  how  deep  the 
snow  was  in  winter,  or  the  number  and 
value  of  such  and  such  a  brother's  stock." 
would  not  be  so  very  edilying,  "to  the 
faithful  Israel."  Bat  what  harm,  or 
whence  the  "stench,"  in  a  brother  giving 
a  report  of  when,  where,  and  how  often  I 
preached?  If  I  have  a  father  and  some 
brothers  in  the  ministry,  may  I  not  thus 
encourage  them  by  humbly  informing 
them  of  what  the  Lord  is  doing  ai  my 
hand?  and  if  they  have  been  a  littlo 
slack  in  the  work,  will  they  not  take  cour- 
age? If  Demuii  quits  Paul's  fellowship 
and  goes  to  Thessaloiiica,  because  he  loves 
the  things  of  this  present  world,  why  may 
not  Paul  go  on  with  his  I,  I,  as  indeed 
he  does  as  high  aij  twenty  times  in  a  sin- 
gle chapter,  and  six  times  in  a  single 
verse  and  about  seven  hundred  and  twen- 
ty-five times  in  all  his  epistles,  when  iie 
has  the  Lord's  example  of  doing  so  thirty 
times  in  one  chaiiter  ?  Lit  him  tell  it  to 
the  encouragement  otMohn,  and  of  Silas, 
and  Barnaba-i,  and  Peter  who  said,  "7 
was  in  the  city  of  Joppa,  praving,  and  in 
a  trance /saw  a  vision  *  *  *  upon  which 
when  J  iiad  faster.  ;d  niiiir.  eyes,  /  cOiisid- 
ei'cd,  *  *  *  J  heard  s.  wioc  saying  uato 


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me  slaj-  and  eat..     But.  1  sai:l  not  so  Lord, 

*  *  *  and  as  ibefTiUi  tospeak  *  *  *  then 
J  remcuiborcd    tho   word   of  the   Lord. 

*  *  *  wljat  was  ItUvA  /.-liotild  witbstand 
God."  But.  bretlin^!),  Iiuroiui-t  "stciicli," 
when  we  saj-  ice  wli>-ii  wc  luoan  /.  or  when 
we  .say  us  (or  me.  Never  'iid  Paul  or  the 
Lord  ?j)cak  cf  ihouKsrlves  in  ihc  plural 
sense,  but  said  /and  r.ie. 

C.  C.  Root. 


Dear  Ihotlier  Qin'nter  : 

Our  Comnanuion 
Meeting  at  Flat  Ro^'k  passed  off  pleas- 
antly. B'-otber  L)  F.  Good  of  Frank- 
lin Co,.  Pa.,  favored  us  with  bis 
presence,  and  served  with  the  "abili- 
ty which  God  givelb.''  Ministers 
prcsout  from  neighboring  districts 
were  elders  Solomcu  Gnrbar,  Samuel 
A.  Shaver,  Geo.  S  R.it.ker,  and  Fred- 
erick Cliue.  The  atiaudmice  of  niotn- 
bors  was  large,  lioiwiihfilauding  the 
communion  meeting  at  Greenraouut 
at  the  same  time. 

Being  solicited  by  Bro.  Garber,  to 
attend  tho  communion  meeting  in  his 
district,  I,  accordingly,  made  arrange- 
ments to  do  so  ;  and  ou  the  morn- 
ing of  the  13!.h  of  Oct.  iu  company 
vith  my  wife  and  liliie  Florence,  left 
home  for  the  place  of  moeting.  Took 
dinner  with  Bro.  Noah  Beery 's  near 
Edom  ;  and  stayed  over  night  with 
eister  Good's  above  Harrisonburg. 
In  the  morning  we  procucdod  to  the 
house  of  Bro.  John  Weager  within  a 
nule  of  the  Gr.rber  meeting-houae,  to 
which  place  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
P.  M.  we  repaired,  v>heu  alter  the 
opening  exercises  and  the  reading  of 
the  chapter  on  exati-iualion,  wo  were 
addressed  by  Bro.  Duvid  Early  of 
Allen  Co.,  Ohio,  from  1  Peter  2  :  1— 
2,  in  connection  wiih  the  chapter  on 
fxamination.  There  were  some 
points  in  the  brother's  discourse 
worthy  of  the  attention  of  all,  especial- 
ly of  parents.  IJuder  the  head  of  "evil 
speaki)u/s,^'  he  lefcrred  to  the  fact 
that  brethren  Bometimos  speak  evil 
of  members  in  the  presence  e>f  their 
children,  and  in  consfquenco  their 
children  become  dixaff<icted  to  the 
church  ;  and  in  conneciiou  with  the 
words  ol  the  apostle:  "As  new-born 
babes  desire  the  sincere  milk  of  the 
word,"  he  exp'ainrd  that  the  first 
desire  of  a  child  is  for  food,  and  to 
lefnse  it  was  an  evidence  of  sickliness 
ai  d  a  f^rief  to  the  fond  mother.  So  tho 
fir.-t  desire  of  a  truly  converted  child 
of  (iod  is  for  "the  sincere  milk  of  the 
word,"  and  to  refuse  it  by  neglecting 
to  read  the  Bible  and   to    aUei  d    the  I 


house  (Jfworship,  was  an  evidence 
of  a  sickly  state  and  a  grief  to  God's 
people.  The  brethren  that  followed 
enlarged  on  the  subject  of  envy,  Bro. 
Levi  Girbor  gave  an  instance  of  en- 
vy in  the  case  of  Saul  and  David, 
and  in  the  life  of  Daniel,  and  showed 
the  dilltirence  in  disposition  between 
David  and  Saul,  and  between  Daniel 
end  hia  enemies.  Bro.  Jacob  Miller 
called  attention  to  the  fact  that  envy 
first  arose  between  worshipers — Cain 
and  Abel.  So  through  the  examina- 
tion and  the  evening  exercises  we 
had  a  ploasaut  waiting  before  the 
Lord.  All  night  at  brother  Wenger's 
in  company  with  brother  Levi  Gar- 
bor  and  others,  with  who  «  we  spent 
a  plea.sant  season  socially.  Among 
other  things  equally  interesting,  Bro. 
Levi  Garber  stated  that  over  50 
years  ago,  iu  tho  upper  story  of  the 
house  of  Abraham  Garber,  first  elder 
in  Augusta  Co.,  Ya  ,  a  communion 
meeting  was  held  from  which  there 
were  from  9  to  15  communicants. 
This  was  in  the  time  of  elder  Samuel 
Arnold  of  Beaver  Run,  Hampshire 
Co.,  Ya.,  where  the  membership  v^as 
then  larger  than  in  Augusta  county. 
What  a  change  50  years  have 
wrought  under  the  blessing  of  God  ! 

Services  again  at  10  o'clock  A.  M. 
after  which  we  went  to  Greenmount 
where  Bro.  Baker  of  Frederick  was 
assisted  in  addressing  the  people  in 
the  evening,  from  Rev.  12  :  1.  All 
night  with  brother  Isaac  Myers. 

Next  morning  (Saturday  16th)  we 
proceeded  to  brother  Samuel  Kline's 
on  Linvill's  Creek,  and  at.  2  o'clock 
P.  M.  wont  to  the  meoling-houie 
wiicre  a  large  conc'jurso  mot  as  is  usu- 
al here  ou  communion  occasions. 
There  was  quite  a  number  of  speakers 
present  also,  among  whom  were 
brethren  David  Early,  Solomon  Gar- 
ber, Jacob  Thomas,  John  Harshbar- 
ger,  D  N.  Baker  and  Nathan  Spitler. 
This  being  a  central  point,  it  afforded 
the  brethren  an  opportunity  to  meet 
from  different  directions,  and  they 
embraced  it,  and  we  trust,  enjoyed  it 
as  a  feast  to  the  soul.  It  sometimes 
occurs  when  a  good  number  of  speak- 
ers meet  that  a  degree  of  tardiness 
manifests  it.self  among  them,  but  this 
was  au  exception, — speaking  moved 
along  with  ease  and  power  during 
the  evening  exercises  and  the  day 
following.  It  affords  me  pleasure  to  j 
note  some  of  the  points  made,  as  well 
as  some  fact.s  glea-ied  from  a  Cutiver-  i 
eatioii  uitli  brother   Solomun    (jaiber 


relative  to  the  "olden  times"  of  the 
church  in  the  Valley,  but  must  for- 
bear this  time.  Safe  homo  on  the 
evening  of  the  1  T-h. 

D.\.'<ii:ii  H.\YS. 
Moore's  Sfore.    ]''a. 

Alt  /Vi)]!*-**!. 

Di'ar  brethren  and  Hislemin  the  Lord: 
I  have  j'lsi  rat  uruod  from  Colo- 
rado, where  v/a  witnessed  the  destruc- 
tion of  some  C'f  their  crops  by  tho 
grasshoppers  in  Boulder  Co..  and  wa^ 
told  that  this  was  tho  third  year  that 
some  had  been  eat  out,  I  make  this 
appeal  to  you  in  behalf  of  the  needy. 
1  can  only  say  how  it  is  Boulder  Co. 
Those  that  live  on  the  creeks  can  get 
along  without  help,  tliose  on  the  di- 
vides between  the  creeks,  some  have 
nothing,  and  some  but  very  little. 
Some  of  our  members,  some  Sweed 
people  and  some  widows,  that  need 
some  help.  It  will  not  require  a  very 
large  amount  to  relieve  tiieui  at  lea«t 
for  the  present.  Bui  they  need, 
perhaps  four  or  five  hundred  dollars. 
This  (ti Tided  anongat  the  needy 
W'Hild   holp  them  through  the   winter. 

1  talked  with  b.-other  T.  A  Turner 
about  tills  matter  b-'f ore  I  lef;  Colora- 
do. 11?  said  whatever  was  sent  to 
him  fur  that  purpose,  he  would  divida 
amongst  them  that  needed  it  the  worst, 
to  tho  best  of  his  judgment,  and  Bro. 
Turner  is  an  honest  honerablo  man, 
one  that  will  do  what  is  right,  with 
what  is  entrusted  to  him,-aud  further 
he  has  plsnly  of  his  own  to  get  through. 
Some  of  the  brethren  at  our  district 
meeting  advised  nie  to  make  this 
known  to  tho  Brotherhood  throu^n 
our  neriodicftls.  I  have  noA- done  so, 
atjd  hope  that  the  brethren  and  sisters 
will  lend  a  helping  hand. 

Send  to  brother  T.  A.  Turner. 

Lnncpnont,  Boulder  Co  ,  Colorado. 

Sei'.O  by   Post-office    order  payable 
at  Lunifmout,  or  Registered  lett-  r. 
Yours  fraternally, 

James  R.  Gish. 

^VllUiiiurlto  V»IIoy  C'kurcli 

])ro(hcr  Jumeji   Quint 'r  : 

I  will  inform  you 
and  the  readers  of  tho  Companion  aud 
Visilur,  that  the  ark  of  too  Lord  is 
still  moving  slowly  here  iu  tho  far 
west.  We  had  two  communion  meet- 
ings iu  this  arm  of  tho  church  this 
season.  There  have  been  ab.)iit  twen- 
ty addilioiis  by  letter,  three  reclaimed, 


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uriRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMrANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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and  tbrec  added  by  baptism  ;   ruaking 
i'l    all    about   twenty-six.     We    now 
have  about  seventy  niembers  in    this 
arm  of  the  church,  scattered  over  four 
counties  :  four  in  Polk,  nine  in  Lane, 
the  rest  in  Marion  and  Linn  counties. 
The  feelin?  aaionj?  the  brethren  seems 
to  be  growing^  better  and  better— more 
union,  more  love,  more  unitormity  to 
the  gonernl   order    of  the    Brethren  ; 
and  iuivsn-.uch   as   the    harvest   ia    so 
very  great,  and  the  laborers  so    very 
few,  we,  the  members  of  this   arn)    of 
the  church,  thought  it  good  to  hold  a 
choice  for  a  niinister.     According   to 
previoa><  arrangements,  we   met    with 
the  Brethren  iu  Linn  Co,  onlastS-U- 
urday,  to  hold  said    choice,    and    the 
lot  fell  upon    brother    Daniel    Lerdj. 
May  the  good  Lord  enable  him  to  be 
true  and  faithful  to  his  calling.  There 
are  now  two  ministers  and  three  dea- 
cons in  this  arm   of   the    church,    and 
we  much  desire  tor  more    ministering 
brethren,  deacons,  and   lay   members, 
sound  in    the    fait'i,  to    emigrate    to 
this  country,  settle  down  in  our  large 
valley  somewhere,  and  help  us    carry 
on  the  great  work    of   the    Lord.     So 
far  we  are  still  well  satif  Tied  with  this 
country.  The  health  is  genorallv^good. 
We  much  desire    an    interest   ia    the 
prayers  of  our   dear   brethren   every- 
where.      Yours    in    brotherly    love. 
Amen. 

David  Bbower. 

Salem,  Oregon. 

♦  » — 

Change  ot  A<l<lr«'8S. 

Elder  Enoch  Eby  has  changed  his 
address  from  Orangeville,  111.,  to  Lena, 
Stephensan  Co.,  111. 


ion,  son  of  elder  Gemgo  Rsirigh.  deceased, 
of  Armslroiip  Co  ,  Fa.;  ai^i^d  W  ye.iis,  7 
months  and  20  days-  Funeral  services  at 
the  house,  fioni  3  (Jof.  15  :  19,  30,  by  the 
bietbreu. 

Mark  Minsbk. 

Iu  the  Jonathan's  Creek  arm  of  the  church, 
Ohio,  Awf-  I'.lh,  1S7.5,  of  typhoi  1  fevcr.SAM- 
UEi.  A.,  son  of  brother  horenzo  and  si«tei' 
Edith  Musstlmaii;  aged  It)  years,  6  months, 
and  10  days.  He  leaves  his  parents,  fo'u- 
sisters,  thrne  biolhers,  and  many  other 
fi lends  to  mourn  his  uuliraely  death.  Funer- 
al services  by  the  writer. 

Also  in  the  Sfimo  place,  of  hart  by  a  fall 
from  a  hose,  Oct.  17th,  1875,  Elias  Fun- 
DEKnruti;  "ged  .M  years, 6  months  «nd  3  days 
He  died,  as  he  had  lifed,  without  makins; 
the  necessary  prfptralion.  He  lenves  s  wife 
(a  sister,)  and  several  childr' n,  an  old  fa'h- 
er,  »ud  otlier  friends  to  mourn  their  lo?s. 
Funeral  se'victs  by  the  writer. 

W.  Aksold. 

In  Lick  Creek  chu'ch,  Clay  county,  near 
Mid'Mebury,  lud.,  Sept.  38th,  187%  Eliza- 
beth, dauifht-'.r  of  brother  UaniiU  and  sister 
.Maiy  Shidf-ler;  aged  3  1  years,  4  months  aid 
16  days.  Her  disease  was  consumption. 
She  died  in  hop-!  of  eternal  life  She  bade 
them  all  farewell  and  said  she  was  gning 
h-ime.  Funeral  services  by  brother  A.  H-n- 
sel,  from  3  Cor.  v.  8- 

Also,  in  the  same  church  iu  Middlebury, 
Oct.  16th,  187.5,  also  of  consumption,  broth- 
er Joan  HAU^iiMiN;  aged,  as  near  as  known, 
43  years.  Brother  John  w»3  ready  and  wil- 
ling to  die,  and  had  a  good  hope  of  eternal 
life  in  the  world  to  come.  Funernl  services 
liy  Brethren  A.  Heusel,  and  H.  11.  Goshorn, 
from  Rev.  xiv.  13. 

David  Culleu. 

In  the  Esglrt  Creek  church,  Hancock  Co., 
Ohio  on  tlie  7th,  inst  ,  Amelia  Sblusta, 
daughter  of  brotlier  Goll  tib  and  sister  Aman- 
da Neubert,  aged  3  years,  7  months,  and  3 
days.  Funernl  occabion  improved  by  the 
writer,  from  Ileb.  ix.  37. 

S     T.    BOSSWRMAN. 


euip'oy  then.  Is  it 
u.se  a  [prescription, 
which    is    tuikiiown 


By  the  tindersigned,  on  the  7th  inst.,  at 
the  house  of  the  the  brid^-,  Altoona,  Pa., 
Mr.  Wii-SON  Fleming  and  Miss  .Maggib 
Ross.  J.  W.  Brumbaugh 

By  the  undersigned,  in  Shady  Grove,  Pa., 
Oct.  38th,  1875  Mr.  George  D.  Snowdeu- 
GER,  of  Waynesboro",  Pa.,  and  sister  LuciN- 
T)A  E.  LONGANECKER,  of  New  Enterprise, 
Pa.  John  Zuck. 

1>IK1>. 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  circun-.stan 
ces  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices.  We 
wish  to  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  not  insert 
verses  with  all. 

In  Bedford  county.  Pa.,  Sept.  .30Lh,  1875, 
friend  Solomon  Steel  ;  aged  69  years,  9 
months  and  18  days.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  G'jrman  R -formed  church.  He  leaves  a 
widow — a  sister  in  the  church, — and  8  chil- 
dren to  mourn  their  loss. 

Eliza  Heushbekoek. 

In  the  .Montgomery  branch  Indiana,  Co., 
Pa.,  Nov.  1st,  1875,   brother    Gburgb  Raik- 


T   ISTOFiMONEVS  lUCOKlVKU  for 

Jj     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

J.    Henry    Shuraberger,  35;  Isaac  Cripe,  80; 

Jacob  Bahr,  13  00;   Isaac  Grater,  1.60;    J.  E. 

Bryant,  1  60;   VVm      Bucklew,    8  75;    Dauiel 

Clem,  4.-<5;  S    K.  Za?,  75;  Noah  Loiigane-  k- 

er,  1.00;  J.  S.  Mobler,  3  00;   Hannah  Stover, 

3..50;  0.  C.  llarlmann,  30;  Philip  Heil,  5.00; 
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Hannah  Koouff,  1  60;  D    A-  Berkebile,  15.00; 

John    Humbuiger   3  3  •;    Win    Sadler  10  00; 

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ComiuoM  Seuse  VS.   Pr«'ju«lic<^. 

By  R.  V.  Pierce,  M.  D.,  of  the  World's 
Di.spen-^ary,  BulKlo,  N.  Y.,  Author  of 
"The  People's  Common  Sense  JMedical 
Adviyer,"  etc.,  etc. 

I  am  aware  that  there  is  a  popular,  and 
not  altogetlier  unfounded,  prejudice 
agaiu.st  "patent  medicines."  owing  to  the 
small  amcunt  of  merit  which  many  of  f  hem 
P'j.s.sess-  Tlie  appellation  'Patent  Medi- 
cine," does  not,  api)ly  to  my  rcmedie.s,  as 
no  patent  has  ever  been  asked  for  or  ob- 
tained upon  lliPiu.  nor  have  they  l)ecn 
urged  upt^ii   the    public   a-,   "cure-all." 


They  are  simply  some   favori'e    pre.^crip- 
tions,  wliicli.  in  a  very  extensive  practicr-, 
have  proved  their  superior  rcnje<lial   vir- 
tues in  the  cure  of  tlu-  diseases  for  whioli 
they  are  rccomiueniied.     Every  jiracticing 
phy.sician  has  his  fuvorite  remedies,  which 
lie  oftcnest  rocoiiiuicnds  or  u>os,    because 
ho  ha.s  the    i.'rertc>t    confidoncc    in    their 
virtues.     The  patient  docs  not  know  their 
composition.        Vivcn     pro^criiltions    are 
usually  written  in  a  lantuape  unintelligi- 
ble  to   any    hut   the  druggist.    As  much 
secrecy  is  enii'loycd  a.s  in  thr>   pre|>aratioa 
of  proprietary  medicines.     Does  the    fact; 
that  an  article  is  prepared   by   a   process 
known  only  to  the   manuraen.ner    render 
that  article    less   valuable?     IIow    many 
physicians  know  the  elementary  coiuposi- 
tion  ol'tiic  reijiodies  which  tlu-y    eitiploy, 
some  of  which  have  never  been  analyzed  ? 
Few  prac^iiioncrs  know    how    Mornhine, 
Quinine,  P  idonhyllin,   Leptandrin,    Pc|)- 
sin,  or   Clilororoi  lii,    are    made,    or    how 
nauseous  druir^  are  tran-irormed  into  pil> 
atahlc  elixirs  ;  yet  they  do  not  hesitate  to 
lov  tlu^'.n      Ts  it  not   inoonsi~t(3nt   to 
the    composition   of 
to   us,    and    discard 
another  propar-ition  simply  b''cxu(r0    it   is 
accompanied  by  a  printed  statement  of  its 
properties  with  directions  fu-  its  use? 

S'mie  pcr-ons,  while  admitting  that  my 
medicines  are  good  pharmaceutical  com- 
pounds, olij'-ct  to  thorn  on  the  ground  that 
they  ate  too  ol'icn  used  witli  insuffi-jient; 
judgment.  I  propose  to  obviate  this  dif- 
ticulty  by  enliglitening  the  pe.ii)Ie  as  to 
the  structure  and  functions  of  liicir  bo- 
dies, the  causes,  character,  and  symp- 
toms, of  disease,  and  by  iiiuiciting  the 
proper  aiid  judicious  em|)lDyiiient  of  my 
medicines,  together  with  such  auxiliary 
treat luent  as  may  be  neces.sary.  Such  i.s 
one  of  tlie  dosiirns  of  the  People's  Medi- 
cal Adviser,  forty  thousand  copies  of 
whicii  have  already  been  published,  and 
are  sold  at  the  oxcoedingly  low  price  of 
$1.50,  and  sent  (post  jiaid)  to  any  address 
within  the  United  Siates  or  Cmada. 

If  you  would  patronize  medicines,  sci- 
eiuiQcally  prop'ii-ed.  u^io  my  Family  Med- 
icines. Golden  Medical  Discovery  is  ton- 
ic, alterative,  or  blood  cleansing,  and  an 
unequaled  cough  remedy  ;  Pleasant  Pur- 
gative Pellets,  scarcely  larger  than  must- 
ard seed,  constitute  an  agreeable  and 
reliable  physic  ;  Favorite  I'rescription,  a 
remedy  tor  debilitated  lem;iles;  my  Com- 
pound Extract,  of  Smart  Weed,  a  ungical 
remedy  for  pain,  bowrl  complaints,  and 
an  unequaled  Ijiniment  (or  both  human 
and  horse  flesh.  ;  while  Dr.  Sage's  Ca- 
tarrh Remedy  i-  kno-^'u  the  world  over 
as  the  greatest  specific  for  C.itarrh  and 
"Cold  in  the  Head,"  ever  given  to  the 
public. 

These  standard  remedies  have  been  bo- 
fore  the  public  for  many  years — a  period 
long  enougli  lo  fully  test  their  merits,  and 
the  best  arguuicnt  liiatcau  be  advanced 
in  their  favor  is  the  fact  tliat  their  sale 
was  never  so  great  as  during  the  past  six 
months. 


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THE  GOSPEL  VISITOR.  - 

(loniploto  viluiiif'^  of  tl)(i  (InKpcI  Visitor  of  variotiq 
yo^ir*.  iin-liiiliiii;  soiiiu  of  tlu'  i-iirlicst  viiliiiin."s,  Ger- 
man :in>l  ICiit:!!*)!.     I'ur  purticiilius  adihoss, 

II.  .1.  KntiTZ.  \U:r.d.  Oliin. 

Brethren's  Encyclopedia 

l^Iiniitos.  collnctt'ti  niifl  nrrnnccii  in  ntplmboticil 
onliT  liv  EliiiT  lli'iirj-  Kurtz.  I'ricc,  bouml  in  iiiiis- 
liii,  with  AloXiindiM-  I\lack'«  writinss,  $l..'iO.  In 
)»iiiM<liU't  funii,  without  JIuck'a  writiiigu,  ^.TS. 
Ad-.lress, 

11.  J.  KuitT/,  Polnnd.  Oliin. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

'flf  I  ),il,lr.>n's  fiipcr  i<  a  ii-illv  illiisl  i.'iti-il  paper, 
4>-viil>'(l  |.>  tlie  iiisli'iirliou  (-r  ti;L>  cliiliir>'ji.  (Inly 
mviilvUve  eelits  :l  )  ear.  I'reiiiilullN  t"  nsciitil  cet- 
liii;i  u;i  cl.i'i'-.  Seuil  St  imp  for  speciiiiuu  coj-y.  AiiUrubS, 

II.   J.   KUIiT/, 

I'lliiiid.  Mdlumuig  Co.,  0. 

"A  righteous   man   reganielh  the  life  of  his 

beast." — Prov.  xii.  10. 

SAFETY    (OI.LAIC  S'AS»4. 

Having  patented,  we  now  manuf«cture  a 
new  Ilorsr  Collar  Pud  which  w-  mail  fiec 
of  postage  to  any  part  of  the  Un:'.' d  Siitrs, 
upon  iba  receipt  by  letter  of  75r.  (o<  a 
single  o;;e,  or  ^)1.50  a  pair.  Tliej  are 
light,  hu'.idsume,  durablu,  aud  conifortable 
to  the  horse.  They  ar«  easily  fined  to  al- 
most any  diauglil  collar.  We  gnarsnt'-.e 
thei!)  to  prevent  horses'  uoeks  from  becom- 
ing so;*.'  fro  0  use  to  Limber  Pole  Vf»i:ons, 
Reepe:3.  Uowero,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Drills.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
prevention  is    v.orvii  a  pound    of    cure. 

(-'oi.T.iUS  :  'Scoteh"  or  Hair  Vaeed  Draft 
Colliie.  M  ta'"h  or  t8  ■  pair.  Short  Siraw 
Draft  ("oikts.  So  each  or  *6  a  pnir.  Both 
kinds  liuislied  with  Safely  Collar  I'nds  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Expres*  ollice  on  re- 
ceipt of  price. 

WhoUstlu  orders  soli  litcd  from  dealfiS. 
Sati6faclio:i  guaranteed. 

P.  H.  Bbavkr, 

Montandon, 

18  tf.  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa. 

I'lire-ltrofl  Bright    llriihiuas. 

"  Pea  comb,  tiuc  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press 10  any  one  a  cockerel  aud  two  ptiUets, 
for  live  ($.5.00)  dollars.     Address, 

8.  B  kari). 
35.  Polo,  IllB. 


0.  F.  0.     Vol.  XI. 


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BY  JAMES  nUINTER. 


"i/"  ye  love  me,  keep  my  coninian(hneitts."—J'ESVS. 


At  ^1.60  Per  Annnm 


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Tlic  Greater  LiigUt. 


Siuce  o'er  thy  footstool  here  below 
Such  radiant  gcmK  are  strewn, 

O  !  what  maguificence  must  glow, 
My  God,  about  thy  throne. 

So   brilliant  here  those  drops  of  light, 

There,  the  full  ocean  rolls  how  bright ! 

The  dazzling  sun  at  noon -tide  hour 

Forth  from  his  glittering  vase 
Flinging  on  earth  the  golden  shower 

Till  vale  and  mountain  blaze  ; 
But  show,  O  Lord,  one  beam  of  thine. 
What  then  the  day  when  thou  dost  shiue  ! 

If  night's  blue  curlRiu  of  the  sky, 
With  thousand  stars  inwrought, 

Hung,  lilse  a  royal  canopy 

With  glittering  diamonds  fraught, 

lie.  Lord,  thy  uemple's  outer  veil, 

What  splenjor  at  the  shrine  must  dwell ! 

Ah  !  how  shall  these  dim  eyes  endure 

That  noon  of  living  rays  ? 
Or  Uow  my  spirit  so  impure 

Upon  thy  glory  gazo  1 
Anoint,  OLord,  anoint  my  sight. 
And  robe  me  for  that  world  of  light. 


For  the  Comi>4Nion  and  Visitor. 
The  Ciintcsi  ol  l»earl. 


BY   C    H.  BALSI5AUGII. 


"And  the  twelve  gate6  were  twelve  pearls." 
Rev.  31  :  ai. 

Personalities  are  not  pleasant,  and 
should  never  be  indulged  in  unless 
some  good  end  is  subserved.  p]ven 
Incarnate  Love  found  it  necessary  to 
deal  out  such  blows  as  these:  "Uyp- 
ociites,"  "generation  cf  vipers,''  "ye 
are  of  your  father  the  devil.''  And 
Paul  did  not  hesitate  to  confront  the 
perverter  of  truth  with  the  withering 
rebuke,  "0  full  of  pU  subtility  and  all 
niicichief,  thou  child  of  the  dovil,  thou 


enemy  of  all  righteousness,  wilt  thou 
not  cease  to  pervert  the  right  ways  of 
the  Lord?" 

Some  men  mount  so  high  on  the 
pinnacle  of  fame  that  they  grow  giddy 
with  self-esteem,  and  get  drunk  with 
popular  applause,  so  as  to  forget  that 
they  are  but  men.  They  speak  not 
as  ambassadors  but  as  cradles.  Thc-y 
not  only  expound  the  mysteries  of 
grace,  but  act  as  legislators,  "making 
the  word  ef  God  of  none  effect  through 
their  traditions''  and  decrees.  They 
become  bold  and  impertinent,  and 
brand  the  meek,  cross-bearing,  self- 
sacrificing  followers  of  Christ  as  nar- 
row-souled  and  bigoted.  It  is  "not  out 
of  place  to  open  the  battery  of  truth 
upon  such  stilted  pbilistines,  and  send 
a  pebble  into  their  foreheads.  It  will 
help  David  to  his  throne. 

Who  has  not  heard  ot  De  Witt 
Talmage,  the  A  polios  of  the  Brook- 
lyn Tabernacle  ?  "The  tvorld  is  gone 
after  him,"  and  lauding  him  as  "the 
mighty  power  of  God."  Even  Henry 
Ward  Beecher,  in  the  zenith  or  his 
glory,  was  a  mere  shadow  in  compar- 
ison. His  sermons  are  prose-poems, 
BO  throbbing  and  gushing  with  beauty 
and  pathos,  as  if  he  had  been  conning 
the  vocabulary  of  the  Angels.  They 
are  almost  perfect  specimens  of  that 
style  of  sermons  which  thrill  the  emo- 
tions and  intoxicate  the  imagination, 
and  make  the  audience  feel  as  if  inhal- 
ing the  odors  of  the  Upper  Paradi.=e, 
or  hanging  on  the  edge  of  Hell.  No 
man  in  this  country  has  ever  played 
on  the  heartstrings  of  the  people  v/ben 
discoursing  on  Divino  themes  like 
Talmage.  No  man  has  ever  hurled 
such  tremendous  explosives  iuto  the 
theatres  and  operas  and  houses  of  ill 
fdiuti.      Hici   aiKiliiema.s    against   foul 


literature,  and  the  curse  of  the  liquor 
traffic,  are  like  flaming  firebrands  in 
the  hands  of  some  avenging  angel. 
His  terrific  denunciations  against  the 
"Abominations  of  Modern  Society," 
enthrall  the  soul  with  awe  as  if  the 
wrath  of  God  had  upheaved  the  moun- 
tains of  Eternity  and  rolled  them 
down  the  sky.  lie  is  doing  a  great 
work,  and  bis  influence  is  shaking 
two  continents  like  an  earthquake. 

And  yet  with  all  this  grand  outfit 
for  good,  he  is  exerting  a  prodigious 
power  in  the  wrong  direction.  He  that 
"walketh  in  the  midst  of  the  Seven 
Golden  Candlesticks"  saith,  "I  have  a 
few  things  against  thee,"  because 
thou  "sufferest  Balaam  and  Jezebel 
to  share  thy  pulpiL"  While  he  holds 
ten.s  of  thousands  by  the  ears,  and 
enravisbes  them  with  unsarthly  de- 
lineations of  celestial  scenery,  ho  in- 
stills deadly  poison  into  their  minds 
in  relation  to  the  terms  on  which  they 
may  secure  the  great  prize  of  Eternal 
Life.  How  silly  even  such  a  gifted 
man  can  talk  is  illustrated  in  a  recent 
sermon  on  the  Twelve  Gates  of  Pearl 
which  encircle  the  Holy  City.  That 
discourse  sparkles  and  flashes  and 
drips  with  the  glories  and  marvels  of 
a  sinless,  God-thrilled  Empire.  But 
along  with  the  "gold,  silver,  and  pre- 
cious stones,"  he  builds  in  the  "wood, 
hay,  and  stubble,"  which  creed-mon- 
gers have  been  manufacturing  through 
the  Christian  centuries.  Listen  to  the 
speculations  of  the  great  poet  preach- 
er, as  he  points  perishing  sinners  to 
the  pearly  gateway  of  salvation.  The 
first  gate  is  for  the  Moravians.  Sec- 
ond gate  for  the  Quakers.  Third  gate 
for  the  Lutherans.  Fourth  gate  for 
the  Roman  Catholics.  Fifth  gate  for 
tho  Gerui'^u    llelVriDcd,     Sixth    gate 


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for  the  Congregationalists.  Seventh 
gate  for  the  Baptists.  Eighth  gate 
Episcopalians.  Ninth  gate  for  the 
Sabbatarians.  Tenth  gate  for  the 
Methodists.  Eleventh  gate  for  the 
Dutch  Refarmed.  Twelfvh  gate  for 
the  P.'-esbvteriaos. 

Are  there  not  twelve  or  twenty 
more  gates  for  "the  great  host  of  other 
deuop.iinationB"  not  specified  in  this 
catalogue?  Tahnage  can  help  theiii 
out  of  their  dilemuia.  He  says, 
"where  is //iftzV  gate?  Will  all  this 
remaining  host  be  shut  out  of  the 
city  ?  No.  They  may  come  in  at  our 
gate,  llostsof  God,  ifyou  cannot  get 
admission  through  any  other  entrance, 
conic  iti  at  the  Iwelflh  gate." 

O  deluded,  deluding  man,  when  did 
God  make  you  porter  of  the  twelfth 
gate,  or  of  any  other  ?  There  is  an 
audacity  in  such  statements  that  bor- 
ders on  irreverence.  It  sounds  as  if 
God  were  a  second  rate  being,  and 
Talmage  were  mayor  of  the  New  Je- 
rusalem. He  even  offers /lis  gate  to 
the  "great  multitudes  who  connected 
themselves  with  no  visible  church,  but 
felt  the  power  of  godliness  in  their 
hearts,  and  showed  it  in  their  lives." 
So  says  Talmage,  but  not  so  says  the 
Son  of  God.  This  is  just  the  kind  of 
gospel  that  suits  the  itching  ears  of 
such  as  want  to  get  to  Heaven  with- 
out  being    Christians.     '-If  ye,    love 

me,         KEEP       MY       CvlMMANDMENTS." 

Where  did  the  Propriulor  of  the  many 
Mansions  ever  open  a  gate  of  pearl 
for  a  "great  multitude"  who  refuned 
to  enter  the  house  of  God  and  "loalk 
in  Jhs  ordinances  ?"  Christ  declares 
that  those  who  scorn  to  go  with  Him 
into  His  crystal  burial,  "reject  the 
couiisel  of  God  against  themselves." 
Ke  puts  such  emphasis  on  the  Divine 
appointments  as  to  exclude  from  par- 
ticipation in  the  glories  and  joys  of 
His  Kingdom  those  v;ho  refuse  to 
Lave  their  feet  washed.  "H  I  wash 
thee  not,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me," 
baa  the  same  authority  as  "except  ye 
repent,  ye  shall  all  likewise  perish." 
The  word  of  the  Lord  will  stand  when 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away. 
Ho  will  not  exact  the  least  tittle  in 
one  instance  and  compromise  in  anoth- 
er. Ail  the  poetry  and  rhetoric  and 
word-painting  and  gatemaking  of  De 
Witt  Talmage  cannot  bring  a  single 
Boul  into  the  city  of  (Jod  in  neglect  of 
the  Institutions  of  (kace.  After  he 
han  all  the  different  sects  huddled  to- 
gether inside  the  jasper  walls,  wheth- 
er or  not    they    followed     Christ    on 


earth,  he  bursts  out  in  a  strain  ofjubi- 
latiou  as  if  God  had  shouied  amen  to 
his  wild  assumptions.  "One  Lord. 
One  faith.  One  baptism.  Ouegla.ssy 
s?a.  One  doxology.  One  triumplt. 
Glory  to  God  I  One  Heaven,  but 
twelve  gates."  This  sounds  like  an 
echo  of  the  ineffable  harmonies  of  the 
"ten  thousand  tiriie;8  ten  thousand,  and 
thousands  of  thousands."  But  the 
gates  of  Talmage  are  all  of  human 
coiistrucliou,  and  have  no  pearl  about 
them.  They  are  sectarian  aveiuias, 
and  not  the  shining,  love-wrought, 
God-swung,  sin-debarriug  pearl-doors 
of  the  Holy  Trinity.  The  Immacu- 
late Gates  are  not  for  sectarians  to 
pass  through,  but  for  Christians — 
tijose  who  walk  in  the  tootstepa  of 
Emmanuel.  There  is  no  Presbyterian 
gate  there  for  Talmage.  He  will  have 
to  enter  in,  if  it  ail,  where  all  others 
must.  The  Triune  Jehovah  is  IHui- 
selt  the  Triple  Door  that  stands  open 
toward  the  four  points  of  the  compass, 
inviting  all  "peoples,  and  nations, and 
tongues"  to  enter.  The  Some  Three 
Gates  that  open  to  the  East,  also  open 
to  the  South,  West,  and  North,  "7 
am  the  Dour:  by  Me  if  any  man  en- 
ter in,  he  ahall  he  saved."  Through 
the  Holy  Throe  a  way  of  pearl  has 
been  opened  for  "ali  the  ends  of  the 
earth."  To  tear  thc-se  Gates  of  Pearl 
out  of  their  positions,  and  swing  them 
for  sectarian  uses,  is  worse  than  sac- 
rilege. They  stand  not  side  by  side, 
as  Talmage  places  them,  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  quarreling,  creed- 
worshiping  sects,  but  are  successive. 
He  that  approaches  from  the  East 
must  pass  through  Three  Gates — 
Father,  Sou,  and  Iloly  Ghost.  And 
so  from  all  other  directions.  God  has 
opened  Himself  out  in  the  fullness  of 
His  Tri-persona!ity  to  "ev>  ry  cieature 
which  is  under  Heaven,"  and  moat 
beautifully  and  aliuriugly  is  this  rep- 
resented in  the  figure  of  Three  Gates 
of  Pearl  swinging  open  tov/ard  every 
BOul  on  the  face  of  the  earth. 

O  the  fullness  and  frceness  and 
grandeur  of  our  high  calling!  Why 
should  any  miss  these  far-blazing, 
Heaven-rt fleeting  Pearl-doors  ofgrace? 
Why  turn  the  face  deliberately  to- 
ward the  fire-quivering  gates  of  Heli,  or 
attempt  to  tinker  the  architecture  of 
Divinity,  and  not  with  body,  soul, 
and  spirit  press  upward  and  onward 
to  the  coruscaut  Gates  of  Pearl  which 
Bo  invitingly  stand  open  for  our  re- 
ception ?  O  the  inconceivable  differ- 
enod  of  liigbt  and    depth    botweeu    u 


homo  inside  the  love-burnished, 
Heavon-ifuarding  Gates  of  Pearl,  and 
inside  the  frowiug.thundering,  wrath- 
glowing  Gates  of  Fire. 

"And  the  Twelve  Gates  were 
Twelve  Pearls."  They  stand  wide 
open  today.  The  Angel  porters  are 
beckoning  for  our  entrance.  O  may 
it  be  ours  to  join  in  the  sublime  dox- 
ology, "Aiielluia;  salvation,  and  glo- 
ry, and  honor,  and  power,  unto  the 
Lord  our  God.  Alleluia;  the  Lord 
God  omnipotent  roigneth.  Amen  : 
Alic'luiii."  The  Gates  of  Pearl 
AUE  closed  I 


For  the  Companion  and  VisiTOu. 
Forsiveaess. 


]5Y   JOSEPH  MYKRS. 


"Whoso  shall  offend  one  of  tlxse  little 
ones  which  bi-lieve  iu  me,  it  were  better  for 
Liiin  that  a  tuillsLone  were  hanged  about  his 
neck,  and  that  he  were  drowned  iu  tbudepili 
of  the  6ca."  Maith.   18  :  0. 

There  is  a  great  deal  said  and  writ- 
ten on  iho  subject  of  (orgivcnees, 
and,  pcM-haps,  i-o  other  ha.s  lees  jus- 
tice done  to  it  than  the  one  under 
consideration.  I  have  long  sinco 
tliougiit  of  giving  my  views  on  the 
subject,  and  then  let  it  pass;  and 
having  been  made  to  foci,  of  late, 
that  my  days  are  numbered,  1  must 
do  right  now  what  1  intend  to  do. 

in  a  common  way  we  hear  it  veiy 
urgently  insisted  upon  that  weshall 
forgive  our  brotliron  who  trespass 
again.st  us,  and  are  threatened  with 
the  judgment  of  God  if  wo  no  not, 
without  saying  a  word  to  the  offend- 
er, and  upon  what  conditions  we  arc 
tominandcd  by  the  head  of  the 
church  to  forgive  the  trespasses  of 
our  brethren.  Christ  says,  "Woe 
unto  I  ho  world  because  of  oti'etices; 
lor  it  must  needs  bo  that  olfences 
come;  but  woe  unto  that  man  by 
whom  tlio  offense  coiueth."  Hero 
the  Saviour  seems  to  manifost  such 
great  regard  and  high  esteem  for 
tiiose  wlio  believe  in  him,  that  ho 
will  oven  hold  the  world  guilty  bo- 
cause  of  offenses. 

Now  before  wo  can  forgive,  some 
one  musthaveooininitled  an  offense, 
and  offonded  one  of  these  little  ones 
wliicii  beliovo  in  Jesus.  Thrs  is  not 
all;  Jesus  claims,  ••Liasmuch  as  ye 
have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of 
these  my  bretliren,  ye  have  done  it 
unto  uie."  Now,  then,  it  appears 
•that  Jesus  has  a  claim  in  the  ca?e  ; 
I  and  ho  has  already  said,  tiiat  it  wcro 


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better  for  such  an  ono  "that  a  mill- 
stono  wore  banged  about  liis  neck, 
and  that  he  wore  drowned  in  the 
depth  of  the  sea  "  This  is  a  severe 
judgment,  pronounced  by  him  that 
has  all  power  in  heaven  and  on 
earth. 

But  is  there  then  no  remedy  ?  Yes, 
the  rcmody  is  at  hand.  So  long  as 
■vvo  are  little  in  oiirown  c^es  there 
is  a  cure.  Christ  says,  "The  son  of 
man  is  come  to  save  that  which  was 
lost;"  and  again,  "Even  so  it  is  not 
the  will  of  3'our  Father  which  is  in 
heaven  that  one  of  those  little  ones 
sliould  perish."  Well,  now  comes 
the  remedy.  The  Lord  Jesus,  the 
head  of  the  church,  who  is  equally 
offended,  begins  to  prescribe  the 
first  application,  and  has  appointed 
the  offended  member  to  administer 
theremed)';  and  if  I  am  the  one 
that  is  offended,  i  have  no  more 
right  to  exercise  mj'  own  judgment, 
or  consult  my  own  feelings  in  the 
case,  ihan  I  have  a  right  lo  add  to 
or  diminish  from  any  other  part  of 
Christ's  commandments.  The  Sa- 
viour's instruction  is,  "Go  and  tell 
him  his  fault  between  thee  and  him 
alone;"  or,  as  Luke  has  it,  "Eebuke 
him,  and  if  he  repent,  forgive  liim." 
Now  is  the  time  to  forgive  him,  if  he 
repent. 

But  if  he  will  not  hear  me  nor  re- 
pent, what  then  i*  forgive  him,  or 
dismi-'S  the  cuse  ?  No,  but  "take 
with  thee  ono  or  two  more,"  &c. 
This  is  the  second  application,  he  is 
handed  over  to  lliose  that  are  called 
in  to  assist.  If  he  will  hear  them, 
and  confess  and  repent,  all  right; 
but  "if  ho  shall  neglect  lo  hear 
them,  tell  it  unto  the  church;''  but 
"if  ho  neglect  to  hear  the  church,  let 
him  bo  unto  thee  as  u  heathen  man 
and  a  publican."  Now  this  is  the 
remedy  prescribed  by  Christ  him 
Belf,  who  all  this  while  is  offended 
as  well  as  the  individual.  Li  Luke 
17  :  4,  the  Saviour  says,  "And  if  he 
trespass  against  thee  seven  times  a 
day,  and  seven  times  in  a  day  turn 
agiiin  to  thee,  saying,  I  repent,  thou 
8h..lL  forgive  l;ini."  The  time  to  for- 
give him  is  when  ho  repents,  and 
not  before.  Now  wc  can  do  it  b}- 
the  authority  of  God's  word;  and 
the  offender  has  now  an  evidence 
1  hat  Christ  is  also  reconciled,  because 
he  has  now  complied  with  hia  own 
appointed  way. 

if  speakers  and  writers  would  turn 
thoscalC;  and  Bpeak  and  write  moi'o  I 


to  the  offender,  and  insist  upon  him 
to  biing  the  sacrifice  that  the  Lord 
requires,  teach  and  practice  the  doc- 
trine wherever  they  go,  I  think  we 
would  have  a  great  deal  less  trouble 
in  our  churches,  and  less  business 
for  our  traveling  committees,  but 
in.'itead  of  adherintj  to  the  foreirointr 
rule,  if  we  vcniure  to  apprize  our 
bi'other  of  a  fault,  wo  are  in  danger 
of  meeting  with  a  refuse;  perhaps 
ho  will  try  to  reverse  the  charge,  or 
justify  himself,  or  denj-  it  altogether, 
and  then  turn  around  and  try  to 
rake  up  something  against  us. 
Then,  very  often,  the  case  is  dismiss- 
ed, and  a  bad  feeling  is  left  on  both 
sides. 

But  if  the  complainant  proceeds 
according  to  the  rule  laid  down  by 
Clirist,  and  the  second  party  is  call- 
ed in,  then,  sometimes,  instead  of 
urging  the  offender  to  come  up  to 
the  rule,  wo  arc  often  told  something 
like  ihiS;  "You  would  better  settle  it 
between  yourselves,  or  dismiss  the 
case,"  and  are  told  to  forgive  one 
anoiher,  &c  ,  without  any  confession 
or  repentance  in  the  case.  But  if 
the  plaintiff  insists  upon  its  being 
brought  before  the  church,  then  the 
friends  of  the  offender  have  a  chance 
to  step  in,  and  both  the  offender  and 
the  offended  are  sent  out;  and  then 
some  will  try  hard  to  find  fault  on 
both  sides,  and  make  a  balance  of 
it,  and  let  each  party  bear  an  equal 
share,  and  still  insist  upon  them  to 
"forgive,"  without  taking  into  con 
sideration  that  Christ  is  offended  as 
well  as  tho  iiidividual.  In  this  way 
the  careless  and  wayward  are 
strengthened  and  encouraged,  and 
the  upright  is  discouraged  and  op 
pressed;  and  thus  the  creature  is 
honored  more  than  tho  Creator. 

Under  Moses,  tho  transgressor  had 
to  go  through  a  certain  process,  and 
tho  priest  would  pronounce  hiui 
clean.  \n  tho  days  of  Christ  on 
earth,  when  ho  said  to  some  one, 
"Siui,  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee," 
some  of  the  Jews  reasoned  in  their 
hearts,  "Wlij'  does  this  man  speak 
blasphemies?  who  can  forgive  sins 
but  God  only?"  But  when  Christ 
had  given  tliotn  an  evidence  of  his 
power,  they  woro  all  amazed  and 
glorified  God,  saying,  "Wo  never 
saw  it  on  this  fashion." — So  it  is 
now.  Christ  can  and  will  forgive 
sins,  and  not  man;  but  ho  will  em- 
ploy man  or  the  church  to  carry  out 
iiis  purposes  ;  but  for  either  uijiu  or-  i 


the  church  to  claim  tho  authority  to 
loose  and  bind,  if  it  is  not  done 
strictl}'  according  to  tiie  rule  laid 
down  by  Christ,  who  alone  haspow- 
er  to  forgive  or  retain  sins,  is  use- 
less, if  not  worse.  The  key  that 
some  brethren  lay  so  much  claim  to, 
must  not  be  filed  or  bent  lo  suit  their 
purpose.  Where  there  is  a  key, 
there  must  also  be  a  lock,  and  these 
must  fit  together.  Christmade  tiio 
lock  and  the  key,  namely,  his  word, 
and  handed  it  to  his  followers  to  use 
it  without  making  the  least  altera- 
tion in  it. 

I  iiave  been  trying  to  help  to  keep 
house  in  tho  church  nearly  thirty 
years,  and  I  remember  of  but  few 
cases,  ifany,  if  the  offender  faithfully 
and  willingly,  without  restraint, 
complied  with  tho  rule  laid  down  by 
Christ  the  lawgiver,  that  it  was  not 
willingly  and  checrfull}'  accepted  by 
the  complainant,  and  all  those  con- 
cerned in  the  case. 

Now,  then,  let  us  turn  the  scale, 
and  toll  the  offender  his  duly,  in- 
stead of  continually  calling  on  the 
suffering  part}'  to  forgive.  Wo 
ought  to  all  consider  ourselves  labor- 
ers in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord,  and 
try  to  help  to  cany  out  his  laws, 
laid  down  by  himself.  It  will  do 
the  offender  no  good  if  we  tamper 
or  compromise  with  him,  as  long  as 
it  is  said,  "Vengeance  is  mine,  1  will 
repay,  saith  the  Lord  ;"  and  again, 
"The  Lord  will  judge  his  people." 
Without  confession  and  repentance 
of  our  sins,  there  is  no  forgiveness. 
Fanden,  111. 


The  C'hristlau. 


Is  he  a  Ohristiau  ?  Then  he  is  be- 
nevolent. He  feedsthe  hungry,  clothes 
the  naked,  miuisters  to  thesick  Hu- 
man distresses  touch  his  heart  and 
open  his  hand.  The  spiritual  mala- 
dies of  mankind  excite  commiseration, 
and  to  relieve  aud  remove  them,  his 
iufluence  aud  property  will  be  cheer- 
fully contributed.  'Freely  ye  have 
received,  freely  give."  Whoso  hath 
this  world's  goods,  and  seeth  his 
brother  have  need,  aud  shutteth  up 
his  bowels  of  compas.sion  from  him, 
how  Qwelleth  the  love  of  God  in 
him  V 


— Our  duties  would  seldom  be  dis- 
agreeable if  we  did  not  perversely 
vcaolve  to  thiukso. 


72i 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


C'onie  III. 

Awaiting?  wal'.iiig;  still  for  nic  ? 

Uf-side  my  portal  KtandiiiK  there, 
Thou  mail  of  sad  G-.thft-mane, 

LiOW-brtalhini,'  thi*  thy  loving  prayer  : 
"If  any  man  uifold  liis  door 
I  will  come  in  forcvermorc.' 

"Forevermore  ?"     O  corac  thou  in  :  ' 
hoDK  has  this  broken  heart  bowed  down 

lieneath  its  Ijad  of  care  and  sin; 

Come  in  thou  Christ,  my  Star  and  Crowi), 

Uoine  in--I  need  thee  now  as  never 

Before — and  O,  I  need  thee  ever. 

Come  iu—  the  wild  daik  ni.^hl  is  cold; 

Come  in--lhe  heavy  dews  are  chill; 
And  O,  their  dampness  dolli  enfold 

Thee,  as  thou  waitest  sad  and  still. 
My  heart  is  breakinj;  now  for  thee — 
By  all  thy  sorrovfs   come  to  rae- 

I  would  not  see  t*iy  dear  head  bowed 
'Nealh  chilling  dews  iu  midnight  air; 

I  would  not  that  the  tempest's  shroud 
Should  fold  thee  round,  awaiting  there; 

Hast  thou  not  done  enough  for  me— 

Getbsemaue  and  Calvary  ? 

Come  in,  dear  Christ,  my  life  is  sad 
Because  thou  slandtst  there  so  lone; 

O  nevei  can  this  heart  be  glad 
Till  thou  Shalt  there  sit  ou  thy  throne. 

Come  in---the  wild  nitrht  wilder  grows, 

And  for  thee  still  increase  ray  woes. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
I'llgriiu  iu  tlie  Day  of  'i'riul. 


BY    .J,  S,  FLORY. 

"When  I  was  ia  Ihe  United  States 
of  America,"  says  a  foreign  writer, 
"I  beard  of  the  conversion  of  a  com- 
plete man  of  the  world  ;  which  as  far 
as  means  were  concerned,  owed  its 
existence  to  the  following  circum- 
stances : — God  laid  his  hand  ou  a 
lovely,  and,  I  think,  au  only  daught- 
er;  and  the  alUictions  ended  in  death. 
When  the  terrible  moment  arrived  in 
which  the  idol  of  his  affections  must 
die,  he  stood  at  the  head  of  her  bed, 
almost  frantic  with  grief ;  and,  having 
no  consolation  above  what  nature 
and  education  supplied,  as  is  frequent- 
ly the  case,  his  grief  terminated  iu 
rage;  he  was  almost  ready  to  curse 
the  God  who,  as  he  thought,  could 
he  so  cruel  as  to  deprive  him  of  so 
dear  a  child.  His  wife,  an  amiable 
and  sensible  woman,  at  the  same 
time  stood  at  the  foot  of  the  bed. 
Her  eyes  were  suffused  with  tears, 
her  hands  lifted  to  heaven ;  and, 
while  every  feature  spoke  the  feel- 
jiigH  of  her  Hoijl^  fihe  exclaimed,    'The 


will  of  the  Lord  be  done  !     The     will 
of  the  Lord  be  done  !  The  will  of    the 
Lord  be  done!'    These    exclamations 
very  naturally  called  the  attention    of 
her  frantic  husband  from    her    dying 
daughter  to  herself;  and  as  he    aficr- 
wards  confessed,  he  was  on  the  poiut 
of  wreaking  his  vengeance    on,    what 
he  then  cousidorod,  an  unfeeling  wife, 
and     an    unnatural    mother.       After 
awhile,  however,  the  storm  of  passion 
gave  place  to  reflection.      He    was    a 
man  of  eminence  at  the  bar,  a  colonel 
in  the  army  ;  he   prided    himself    on 
being  a  philosopher  ;  and  was    there- 
fore led  to  examine  how    his    counige 
and  philosophy     had     supported  him 
in  the  day  of  trial.  Here  he  saw  reas- 
ons to  reflect    on     his  conduct    with 
shame  ;  the  more  so,  as  he  contrasted 
it  with  the  conduct  of  his  pious   part- 
ner.    'How  is  this  ?'     He  could     not 
but  explain  ;  'I    am    a    man    and    a 
soldier.     1  boast  of  my    courage    and 
pride  myself  in    my    philosophy,    in 
which  I  am  versed,   a?    being    equal 
to  the  support  of  man  in  every    emer- 
gency.    But  iu  the  hour    of    trial     I 
acted  an  unworthy     part.     My    wife, 
a  delicate  female,  and,    notwithstand- 
ing my  suspicions    to    the    contrary, 
one  of  the  most  affectionate  of    moth- 
ers, was  alone  the  magnanimous   suf- 
ferer on  this  trying  occasion.      What, 
under  circumstances  so  directly  oppo- 
site, could  lead  to  such    contrary    re- 
sults ?'  'She  was  a  Christian,'  said    a 
still   small    voice;    'and  I    am     not: 
surely  the  secret  is  here  !'  This    train 
of  thought  led  to  the    most    pleasing 
consequences.       He     concluded    that 
there    must     be    a    reality     in    that 
religion  which    he  had     hitherto  de- 
spised ;  and,  if  so,  that  it   is    the  one 
thing  needful.     He  conferred  not  with 
flesh   and    blood  ;     but    immediately 
began  to  seek  the  cousoliition  of   true 
religion,    and,  we  long    found  "what 
nothing  earthly  gives,  or  can  destroy. 
The  soul's  calm    sunshines,   and    the 
heartfelt  joy.'  •' 

We  have  selected  the  above  as  an 
interesting  occurrance,  and,  as  an 
instance  to  show  that  lu  the  time  of 
real  trial  there  is  nothing  like  au 
abiding  trust  in  God  ;  and  also  that 
we  may  learn  the  importauae  of  let- 
ting our  light  shine  that  others  may 
bo  enlightened.  Li  the  above  exam- 
ple we  see  how  earthly  greatness  or 
worldly  philosophy  fails  to  supply 
the  needed  consolations  in  the  great 
day  of  trial.  In  every  case  of  the 
like,  or  in  every    advance    of    death. 


all  the  boasted  good  of  worldly  science, 
philosophy,  or  worldly  dependence 
must  sink  into  insignificance,  as 
of  no  consequence  iu  such  a 
trial ;  from  the  fact  that  such 
things  are  of  the  world — for  life 
here — and  not  for  death  or  life  to 
come.  Worldly  wisdom,  worldly 
honor,  courage  and  speculation  ara 
shapeu  to  suit  the  vanity  of  this 
world.  To  this  end  scientific  re- 
searches are  pushed  to  the  extreme 
of  mau'g  ability.  The  world  is  busy 
seeking  wealth  and  pleasures. — ambi- 
tions laurels, — and  means  to  fuilill 
the  lust  of  the  fleeh.  When  death 
Cometh,  the  offerings  of  the  whola 
world  fail  to  bring  one  ray  of  com- 
f)rt — one  hope  of  heaven — or  one 
drop  of  eternal  bliss. 

But  with  those  who  are  "not  of 
the  world" — have  drank  of  the  wa- 
ters of  life — have  trusted  in  the  cer- 
tain riches  of  Christ, — how  different, 
when  death  approaches !  As  iu  the 
narrative,  the  grace  of  God  gives  such 
serenity  to  the  soul,  that,  iu  the  very 
depth  of  holy  pathos,  the  heart  can 
say,  "Thy  will  be  done,  0  Lord  ! 
Thy  will  be  done,  0  Lord  I"  The  re- 
ligion of  Jesus  Christ  only  caa  give 
such  strength,  such  consolation,  such 
hope  and  peace  in  the  day  of  trial. 
Then  it  is  the  weak  are  made  strong, 
and  they  that  boast  in  strength  are 
weak,  foolish  and  powerlees  to  en- 
dure the  sight  of  death  or  feel  his 
touch. 

And  in  the  time  of  trial  is  the  time 
to  let  the  light  of  "Christ  within" 
Fhine  forth.  See  how  with  this  lady 
her  firmness,  faith  and  confiding  trust 
iu  God  in  the  hour  of  trial,  seat  the 
converting  ray  of  light  to  her  hus- 
bands benighted  soul.  Or  she  was 
an  instrument  iu  the  hands  of  God  to 
impress  his  mind  with  the  fact  that 
there  is  reality  in  such  religion,  and 
comfort  there  that  cannot  be  found 
elswhere  in  the  wide  world.  Hai 
she  when  the  trial  came,  (like  to ) 
mandy  do,)  umrmered  at  God's  prov- 
idence, or  the  heavy  stroke  of  his  chas- 
tening rod,  her  husband  uiight  have 
ever  despised  the  religion  she  profess- 
ed, and  only  in  eternity  awakened  to 
the  utter  fully  of  trusting  in  the  phil- 
osophy of  the  world. 

May  our  readers  learn  the  im- 
portant facts  brought  to  our  con- 
sideration ;  aud  having  learned  them, 
profit  thereby.  Know,  O  man,  there 
is  naught  in  all  the  wide  world  that 
can  prepare  us  for  a  peace  and    hope 


ClilUSTiAN  FAMILY  OOMI'ANIOIS  AMD  QOSrEL  VISITOR. 


ns 


ill  dealh,  but  a  firm,  corjfi'Uug  trust 
in  God — a  leauiug  upou  aud  trust  iu 
Jesus  Christ  as  our  Saviour,  our 
comforter,  our  All  ia  All. 

And  may  every  believer  so  learn 
Christ  that  ia  the  sorest  of  trials  he 
cun.wi'.h  perfect  resignation, say,  "The 
tiill  of  the  Lord  be  duney 

JhiJ/'alo  Col. 


Arraugonieiif  9  lor  the  <Jenteu- 
itiAl. 

The  Act  of  Congress  which  provi- 
ded for  "celebrating  tho  one  hundreth 
Anniversary  of  American  Indepen- 
dence,by  holding  an  Tnteruational  Ex- 
hibition of  Arts,  Manafactures,  aud 
Product.-^  of  the  Soil  and  Mine."  au- 
thoriz;d  the  creation  of  the  United 
Sates  Cenlennial  Commi?siou,  and 
entrusted  to  it  the  management  of 
the  Exhibition.  This  body  is  com- 
posed of  two  Coir.missioncrs  from 
each  State  and  Territory,  nominated 
by  the  respective  Governors,  and  com- 
missioned by  the  President  of  the 
United  States.  The  enterprise,,  there- 
fore, is  distinctly  a  national  one,  and 
not,  as  has  someti  ues  been  stated, 
the  work  of  a  private  corporation. 

The  Exhibition  will  be  opened  on 
May  20th,  \S1C>,  aud  remain  open 
every  day  except  Sunday,  until  No- 
vember 10th.  There  will  bo  a  fixed 
price  of  50  cents  for  admission  to  all 
the  buildings  and  grounds. 

The  Centennial  grounds  are  situa- 
ted on  the  western  bank  of  the  Schuyl- 
kill River,  aud  within  Fairmount 
Park,  the  largest  public  park  in  prox- 
imity to  a  great  city  iu  the  worfd, 
and  oue  of  the  most  beautiful  iu  the 
country.  The  Park  contains  31(50 
acres,  450  of  which  have  been  enclos- 
ed for  the  Exhibition.  Besides  this, 
there  will  be  large  yards  near  by  for 
the  Exhibition  of  stock,  and  a  farm 
of  42  acres  has  already  been  suitably 
planted  for  the  tests  of  ploughs,  mow- 
ers, reapers  and  other  agricultural 
machinery. 

The  Exhibition  buildings  are  ap- 
ptoached  by  eight  lines  of  street  cars, 
which  connect  with  all  the  other  lines 
in  the  city,  and  by  the  Pennsylvania 
and  Reading  railroads,  over  the  tracks 
of  wliieh  trains  will  also  run  from 
the  North  Penn.'^^lvania  and  Phila- 
delphia, Wilmington,  and  Biltimorn 
railroads.  Thus  the  Exhibition  is  in 
immediate  connection  with  the  entire 
railroad  system  of  the  ountry,  and 
any  one  within  90  miles  of  Philadel- 
pbiii  can  visit  it  at    no    greater    cost 


than  that  of  carriage  hire  at  the  Paris 
or  Vienna  Exhibition. 

The  articles  to  be  exhibited  have 
been  classified  in  seven  departments, 
which,  for  the  most  part,  will  be  loca- 
ted in  appropriate  buildings,  whose 
several  areas  are  as  follows  : 

1.  Mining  and  Metallurgy,  2.  Man- 
ufactures, 3.  Education  of  Science, 
in  Main  Building,  covers  21. 47  acres; 
4.  Art,  Art  Gallery,  15  acies  ;  5. 
Machinery,  Machinery  Building,  14 
acres  ;  (5.  Agriculture,  Agricultural 
Building,  10  acres;  7.  Horticulture, 
Horticultural  Building.   1.5,  acres. 

Total,     48.47,  acres. 

This  provides  nearly  ten  more 
acres  for  exhibiting  space  than  there 
were  at  Vienna,  the  largest  Interna- 
tional Exhibition  yet  held.  Yet  the 
applications  of  exhibitors  have  been 
so  numerous  as  to  exhaust  the  space, 
aud  many  important,  classes  of  objec'.s 
must  be  provided  for  ia  special  build- 
ings. 

An  important  special  exhibition 
will  be  made  by  the  United  States 
Government,  and  is  being  prepared 
under  the  supervision  of  a  Boaid  of 
Officers  representing  the  several 
Executive  Departments  of  the  Gov- 
ernment. A  fine  building  of  4:V  acres 
is  provided  for  the  purpose,  space  in 
which  will  be  occupied  by  the  War, 
Treasury,  Navy,  Interior,  Post  OHice, 
and  Agricultural  Departments  and 
Smithsonian  Institution. 

Tii8  Women's  Centennial  Ex^^cn- 
tive  Committee,  have  raised  §30  000 
for  the  erection  of  a  pavilion  iu  which 
to  exhibit  every  kind  of  women's 
wo;k.  To  this  collection,  women  of 
all  nations  are  expected  to  contri- 
bute. 

The  list  of  special  buildings  is  con- 
stantly   increasing,   and    present    in- 
dications are  that  their  total    number 
will  be  from  200    to    250      Most    of 
the  important  foreign    Da'ions  — Eng- 
latid,  Germany,  Austria,  France, Swe- 
den, Egypt,  Japan,    and    others — are 
putting  up  one    or    more     structures 
each,  tor  exhibiting  purposes,   or     for 
tho  use  of  the  commissioners,    exhibi- 
tors aud  vi.-i'ors.     Offices    and  head- 
quarters of  this  kind,  usually   of  con-  j 
sderable    architectural    beauty,     are 
provided  by  the  Stalos  of  Pennsylva- 
nia, Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Michigan,  | 
New  Jersey,  New    York,,     Conuecti-  j 
cut,  Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire,  | 
Missouri,    Kansas,     Virginia,     West 
Virginia,  Nevada,  Wisconsin,    Iowa, 


and  Delaware  ;  and  it  is    likely    that 
others  will  follow  the  example. 

A  number  of  Trade  and  Itidustrial 
Associaiiona,  which  require  large 
amounts  of  space,  will  be  provided 
for  in  special  buildings.  Among 
these  are  tho  photographers,  the  car- 
riage builders,  toe  glass  makers,  the 
cracker  bakers,  the  boot  and  shoe 
manufacturers,  besides,  quite  a  num- 
ber of  individual  exhibitors.  The 
great  demands  of  space  will  probably 
render  this  courue  necessary  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  especially  for  exhib- 
itors who  have  been  tardy  in  making 
their  applications.  In  the  Main 
Exhibition  Building,  for  example, 
333,300  square  feet  of  space  had  been 
applied  for  by  the  beginning  of  Octo- 
ber by  American  exhibitors  only; 
whereas,  the  aggregate  space  which 
it  has  been  possible  to  reserve  for  the 
United  Si.atcs  Department,  is  only 
1(50  000  rquare  feet,  about  one-third 
of  which  will  be  consumed  by  pass-" 
age  ways. 

The  Machinery  Building,  like  the 
others,  is  already  fully  covered 
by  applications.  There  are  about 
10000  American  exhibitors  in  this  de- 
partment, 150  English,  and  150  from 
other  European  countries — which  is 
about  250  nsore  than  entered  the 
VienFia  Michiuery  Exhibition.  l']xtra 
provision  is  being  made  fir  annexes 
to  accoiiiaiodate  the  hydraulic  machin- 
ery, the  steam  hammers,  forges,  hoist- 
ing engines,  bjilsrs,  plumb,M's,  carpan- 
ters,  etc. 

Power  in  the  Machinery  Hall  will 
be  chiefly  supplied  by  a  pair  of  mon- 
ster Corliss  Eagines.  Each  cylinder 
is  40  inches  in  diatjietor,  with  a 
stroke  of  ten  feet  ;  the  fly-wheel  i.s 
31  feet  iu  diameter,  aud  weighs  55 
tons:  the  horte-power  is  1400;  a'-d 
the  number  of  boilers  is  20.  The  En- 
gine drives  about  a  mile  of  shaft- 
ing. 

For  the  Art  Exhibition,  the  most 
eminent  American  artists  are  under- 
stood to  be  at  work,  and'  it  may  be 
confidently  stated  that  <  soecially  in 
the  det)arlment  of  laiidscupe  pai;)liug, 
the  United  States  will  present  a  finer 
display  than  the  public  ha.-s  bjen  led  to 
expect  Qiite  aside  trom  the  cjn- 
tributions  of  American  arlis's,  ap- 
plications fro'u  abroad  call  f  )r  more 
than  four  iin;es  the  extiibiting  spaca 
afi'orded  by  the  great  Memorial  Hall. 
Provision  for  the  surplus  will  be 
made  in  teuiporary  Qe-proof  build- 
ings, though    ail    exbibiiing    uatioua 


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will  be    represented    in    the    central 
Art  Gallery. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Xavy  bus 
arranged  that  the  United  Slates  war 
vesfiel  shall  call  next  Spring,  at  con- 
venient European  ports,  to  colject 
and  transport  hither  to  the  Exhibi- 
tion the  works  of  American  artists 
resident  in  Europe.  Among  the  ports 
thus  far  designated,  are  Soutiinmpton 
for  England,  Havre  for  France, 
Bremen  for  Germany,  and  Leghorn 
for  Italy,  to  which,  if  desirable,  oth- 
ers may  be  added. 

Mr.  Bell,  the  eminent  English 
Sculptor,  who  designed  the  groups 
for  the  plinth  for  the  great  Albert 
Memorial  in  Hyde  Park,  London,  is 
reproducing  in  terra  cotla,  at  the 
celebrated  works  in  Lambeth,  the 
one  which  symbolizL^s  America.  The 
figures  in  this  group  are  colossal, 
covering  a  ground  space  of  15  feet 
square.  It  will  probably  be  placed 
in  the  great  central  gallery,  opposite 
the  principal  entrance. 

The  Art  Exhibition  will  include,  in 
addition  to  the  workf*  of  contempora- 
ry artists — tho^e,  for  instance,  of 
Stuart,  Copley,  Trnrabull,  West, 
Alston,  Sully,  Neagie,  Elliot,  Kensett, 
Cole.  These,  as  well  as  the  works 
offered  by  living  artists,  will  be  pass- 
ed upon  by  the  Committee  of  Selec- 
tion, who  will  visit  for  the  purpose, 
New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  and  oth- 
er leading  cities,  in  order  to  prevent 
the  needless  transportation  to  Phila- 
delphia of  works  of  Art  not  up  to  the 
standard  of  admission. 

A  large  number  of  order,s  and  fra- 
ternities have  signified  their  intf^nlion 
to  hold  gatherings  at  Pliiladelpbia 
during  the  period  of  the  Exhibition. 
Among  those  which  may  now  be 
enumerated,  are  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Pennsylvania,  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows ;  the  Grand  Eecamp- 
ment.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lowi;  Grand  Lodge,  United  States, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  ; 
Grand  Commandery  Knights  Tem- 
plar; Grand  Array  of  the  Republic; 
Preebyterian  Synod  ;  Caledonia  Club; 
Portland  Mechanic  Blues ;  Welsh 
National  Eistedfodd  ;  Patriotic  Ordor 
Sons  of  America;  California  Zouaves 
of  San  Francisco  ;  an  International 
Regatta  ;  the  Life  Insurance  Com- 
panies ;  National  Board  of  Under- 
writers ;  State  Agricultural  Society , 
2rid  Infantry,  N.  Q.  California;  Phil- 
adelphia Conference,  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  ;    Cincinnati    Society  ; 


California  Pioneer  Society  ;  American 
Dental  Convention;  Catholic  Total 
Abstinence  Union  of  Ameriea  ;  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  B'uai  Berith  ;  Na- 
tional Alumni  Association  ;  Sales- 
men's Association  ;  5th  Maryland 
Regiment;  American  Pomological 
Society  ;  Malster'o  Association  of  the 
United  Stales  ;  Army  of  the  Cumber- 
land ;  Humboldt  Monument  Associa- 
tion; Christopher  Columbus  Monu- 
ment Association  ;  Board  of  Trade 
Convention  ;  InternalioBal  Typo- 
graphical Congress  ;  lliQe  Assccir.- 
tion  of  the  United  States;  Centennial 
Legion ;  Philadelphia  County  Medi- 
cal Society  ;  Internaiioual  Medical 
Congress;  Old  Volunteer  Fire  De- 
partment of  Philadelphia. 


with  their  artillery  and  make  a  charge 
ajrainst  them,  and  I  think  they  will  sur- 
render. 

I  wish  to  be  understood.  I  claim  that 
whatever  our  moderator  and  .'-tat.-ding 
committee  will  :illow  to  he  )>asi5(Hl  or  dis- 
cussed, will  1)0  just  as  good  for  thoxi  who 
are  absent  as  for  those  who  are  prestMit. 
li'our  editors  would  publish  anyiliiiig 
aijaiiist  the  faith  and  practice  of  the 
eliuieh.  and  contrary  to  the  i;ospol,  then, 
in  that  case  brother  11.  iinJ  the  A  M. 
should  coiueup  with  ail  the  power  I'onnJ 
ill  the  frospcl  to  stoj)  a  lull  report,  ai'd 
not  until  then.  Brother  R.  might  as  well 
try  to  turn  thcOliio  rive-r  backward  as  to 
try  to  stop,  the  puhlishinji  of  a  full  report 
of  our  Annu:U  ^leeeting.  if  we  have  any 
more.  1  ihink  1  knov/  enough  cf  the 
public  mind  to  guess  so,  at  least. 

L' I  Place,  III. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
luterlereuces. 


BY   5IAUTIN  NEHER. 


In  No.  35,  current  volume,  appears  p.n 
article  headed,  "The  Conversion  of  a 
Jewish  Rabbi,"  to  which  I  wish  to  give 
a  paf-sing  notice.  I  would  say,  in  the  first 
place,  that  I  was  surprised  that  such  an 
article  was  admitted  and  published  as  it 
was  :  I  mean  an  article  that  is  written 
with  such  boldness  and  hurled  at  the  ed 
itors  of  our  letiding  i)aper.'-,  and  interfer 
ing  with  i>roperty  justly  belonging  to  the 
editors.  He  turns  his  article  again.st  the 
reporting  question,  or,  against  the  giving 
ot  a  full  report,  which  neither  he  nor  the 
Annual  Meeting  has  a  right  to  forbid,  as 
it  is  property  belonging  to  the  editors. 
The  A.  M.  h.as  said,  at  different  limes, 
that  printing  offices  are  private  enter- 
prises, and  that  they  are  to  rise  or  fall  on 
their  own  merits. 

Our  publishers  give  us  what  transpir- 
ed at  our  Ani.ual  Meetings,  and  it  is  a 
matter  of  new.-',  to  those,  at  least,  who  did 
not  attend  the  Meeting.  If  they  give  us 
a  full  report,  with  the  speakers  names  at- 
tached, in  pamphlet  form,  which  is  de 
sirable,  then  our  periodicals  will  not  be 
hurt-hencd  with  it,  and  those  who  do  not 
want  it  need  not  have  it.  In  this  way 
both  sides  will  be  accommodated.  I  do 
not  want  the  Report  in  our  papers;  but  I 
do  want  a  full  report  in  pamphlet  form, 
with  the  speakers  names  to  their  speech- 
es, and  if  I  should  live  to  see  another  A. 
M.,  and  such  a  report  is  given,  I  would 
take  fifty  copies,  it  is  hoped  that  the 
Annual  Meeting  will  not  claim  the  right 
or  power  lo  i)rohibil  our  editors  from  jiuh- 
lishing  a  full  report.  I  claim  that  they 
have  a  full  right  to  i)uhlish  anything  that 
comes  under  their  notice  that  they  think 
ill  their  judgment  would  be  profitable  to 
their  readers  ;  and  if  they  publish  any- 
thing (hat  is  injurious  (o  the  cause,  then 
let  brother  R.  and  the  A.  M.    come    up 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor 
I'lsrencss  of  I>octrlue. 


BY  U    P    NEIKIUK. 


The  commandments  of  the  Lord  are 
pure.  The  teachings  by  precept,  and 
all  the  examples  and  conduct  of  the 
Saviour,  furnish  us  with  pure  doc- 
trine; also,  all  the  teachi7igs  of  the 
inspired  men  of  God,  but  ?J0<  so  with 
their  actions  andconduct.  The  apos- 
tle Paul  directs  that  the  believers  fol- 
low him  as  far  as  he  follows  Christ. 
If  in  anything,  conversation  or  con- 
duct, he  did  not  follow  the  Saviour, 
or  erred,  (and  likewise  with  all  other 
inspired  men  of  God,)  it  is  not  incum- 
bent on  the  believers  to  follor/  him. 
But  their  teachings  are  pure.  It  is 
necessarily  so,  inasmuch  as  their 
teachings  apply  and  are  addressed  to 
all  men,  and  will  be  in  force  and  com- 
plete for  all  time.  The  Spirit  did  not 
dictate  some  pure  teaching  and  some 
doubtful,  but  all  its  utterances  are  in 
character  with  their  high  and  holy 
origin  from  the  sovereign  majesty  of 
the  almighty  God.  Ilia  precepts  need 
no  revision  or  amendment,  because 
they  are  perfect  and  pure.  They  con- 
tain no  alloy. 

Not  so  with  the  characters  of  inspir- 
ed men,  as  Moses  erred  and  Peter 
dissembled,  for  of  weakness  of  human 
nature  in  flesh  in  which  dwelleth  no 
good  thing.  The  apostle  Paul  be- 
sought the  Lord  to  remove  an  impu- 
rity from  him, but  the  Lord  said,  "My 
grace  is  suflQcient  for  thee."  Man's 
work  is  not  pure,  whether  it  be  wri- 
ting or  compiling  of  books,  or  whether 
it  be  the  conduct  of  the  days  of  his 
life,  as  summed    up ;  for  pureuesa   is 


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not  of  mau.  It  must  be  uuilerstood 
that  when  we  do  what  God  coiDniauds 
us,  we  art!  doing  the  work  of  God. 
We  are  his  servaata;  and  if  we  be 
obedient,  we  shall  be  justified,  wheth- 
er we  compreheod  the  usofuluess  or 
propriety  of  so  doiug  cr  not:  more 
tl;a!i  this,  that  we  have  abiding  faith 
in  the  unadulieratod  word  of  (Jod. 

Where  do  we  find  thiB  pureoess  and 
nnaduiterated  word  of  God  ?  lu  the 
Old  and  New  Teataments,  most  un- 
doubtedly. The  old  coveuftnt  was 
found  wanting,  and  in  due  time  ac- 
cording to  the  good  pleasure  of  God, 
he  sent  his  Son  to  us  with  a  new  aud 
betier  covenant,  and  confirmed  ituuto 
us  by  his  apostles  and  with  signs  and 
wonders,  declaring  it  to  be  a  perfect 
law,  aod,  with  all  the  Scriptures  giv- 
en by  inspiratioa  of  God,  thoroughly 
furnishes  man  to  every  good  work. 
Of  what  use,  then,  are  the  confessions 
of  fuith,  the  creedp,  the  disciplines, 
from  the  Roman  Catholics  down  to 
the  Minutes  which  our  Annual  Meet- 
ing have  set  up?  They  are  an  out- 
growth of  that  evil  seed  in  the  heart 
of  !!>an,  where  faith  is  wanting  in  the 
word  of  God.  They  are  the  work  of 
n^an.  aud  are  impure.  The  word  of 
the  Lord  is  Inken  and  adulterated 
with  tin  admixture  of  the  views  aud 
opinions  of  men,  tiius  making  ail  im- 
pure. This  needs  no  argument,  inas- 
much as  they  occasionally  require 
revision,  and  necessarily  would  be 
wrong,  first  or  last,  and  may  be  v^rong 
ail  the  lime. 

This  is  a  very  fruitful  Rubjact,  as  it 
takes  inlo  its  scope  and  purview  all 
the  deviations  of  man  from  the  com- 
rceuds  of  God,  by  showing  the  im- 
pure doctrine  which  is  of  man  in  an- 
tagonism to  the  pure  doctrine  whicii 
is  of  God.  The  word  of  God,  the 
pure  fountain  of  the  water  of  lif**, 
offered  unto  the  children  of  men  with- 
out money  aud  without  price,  is  de- 
clared to  be  a  sure  remedy  for  sin  and 
uucleannesp. 

Keedysville,  Md. 


For  tbe  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Full  Kv  j»orf— What  is  Si? 


BY  J.  W.  STEIN. 


I  am  pleased  with  an  article  on  this 
subject  by  brother  Wampler,  in  No. 
44,  of  current  volume  of  the  Cuivpan- 
ion  avd  Visitor.  "In  a  multitude  of 
counsellors,  is  safefy."  I  understand 
the  object  of  our  Annual  Meetiug  is  to 


obtain  the  advice  of  the  general  broth- 
erhood on  all  questions  which  may 
perplj^x  any  jiart  of  the  church.  When 
its  decisions  are  stated  as  concisely 
as  possible  to  be  complete,  its  end  is 
attained.  Anything  more  is  agratuit- 
ous  contribution  to  hunian  curiosity, 
to  indulge  which,  our  responsible 
mis-viou  affords  no  time.  Lot  us  pub- 
lish 10  the  world  only  what  we  know 
to  be  safe.  The  church  will  not  be 
ashamed  of  the  decisions  of  her  cath- 
olic councils;  but  she  may  have  reas- 
on to  blush  for  publishing,  in  her  own 
name,  the  false  claims  urged  against 
those  decisions. 

Again,  as  the  eyes  of  the  world  are 
n3t  conducive  to  the  seriousness    and 
fervency  of  devotion,  so  they  are   lia- 
ble to  interfere  with  the  faithfulness  of 
church  councils.     Many  v/ise  and  safe 
counsellors  are  slow  of  speech,  and  on 
that  account  v/ouid  likely  shnuk  from 
the  task,  hoping  that    others    better 
qualified  in  this   respect   would   meet 
the  issue.     They  dread  to    have  their 
broken,  buuglesome   methods    of  ex- 
pression to  appear  in  public,  when,   if 
they  were  expected  to  go    no    further 
thciu  the  ears  of  faithful     and    loving 
brethren  and  sisttTS,  the  eff-jct  would 
he   quite    different,   and    deeper     and 
niatiirer  convictions   of  right    would 
proceed  from  earnest,  melting  hearts. 
Again,  siiice  what  is  false  and  ficti- 
tious ever  courts  human  applause,  so, 
in  our  annual  councils,  such  will  only 
be  prompted  by   a   desire  to    display 
shrev/duess,    oratory,    &c.,    wLeu  by 
changing  tbe  rciation  of  their  situation 
to  the  world,    their  troublesome   z.^al 
will  become  somewhat   aabted,   aud, 
perhaps,  their  absence    give   place  to 
others  whose     nsature,    humble    and 
faithful  counsels  are    needful   for  trie 
we!fai-e  of  the   church.     1    earnestly 
desire  a    wide    circulation    of   whole- 
so'.ue  literature  ;  but    not,    under    the 
same  name,  the  evil  which  opposes  it. 
"Where  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  there 
is  liberty,"  but  not  to  do  evil.     When 
the  devil  wants  to  profess  religion    in 
order  to  seduce  the  church,  he  at  once 
complains  that  the  discipline  and  con- 
sistency of  truth  is  intolerable  and  op- 
pressive.    God's    faithful    ones    will 
not  be  much  aggrieved  if  their    fame 
is  not   trumpeted    before    the    world. 
They  know  that  worldly  obscurity  is, 
at  least  safe.      If  others  wish  that  lib- 
erty, they  can  enjoy  it  in    the    world, 
and  in  the  name  of  those  who  profess 
to  love  the  praise  of  men    more   than 
God.     Tbe  church  is  tbe  wrong  place 


to  hunt  popularity.     Why,  then,    en- 
courage a  system  which  tends  to    in- 
flict it  with  a    desire    to    please    tho 
world,  which  hates  Christ  and    every 
principle  of  his  holy  religion? 
Little  Things. 
I  hope  we  will  never  be  ashamed  of 
little  things.     The   greatest    achieve- 
ments and  issues  of  life  are  only  made 
up  and  attained  through  them.    When 
we    become    so    supremely    exalted 
above    cur    Heavenly    Father,     who 
deigns    to   notice    the    sparrows    and 
number  the  hairs  of   our    Leads,    that 
we  can  no  longer  notice    such   things 
as  our  manner  of  dress,  (except  when 
it  suits  the    v/orld.)    which    engaged 
the  inspiration  of  tbe   apostolic    age, 
and  are  nece.-sary  to  the  maintenance 
of  some  one,  suitable,  humble,    sensi- 
ble,   and    comfortable    order,    to    dis- 
tinguish ua  from  the  ever    changing, 
shifting,  fickle,  senseless,  fashions  aud 
propositions  of  a  wicked    world,  that 
offfrs  us  more  than  it    pcsrsses  if  we 
will  fall  down  and  worship  it,  we  will 
have  made  dread  havoc  of  our    holy 
religion — will   have    proved    recreant 
to  our  sacred  trusts,  which  should   bo 
itiaintained      with      uncoDipromisiug 
truth  aud  consialoucy.  and   will  have 
ijoeu  completely    cantivat'jd    arid  -en- 
suared  by  the  sophiHtries  uf  the  malig- 
nant enemy  of  God,  end  the  artiul  de- 
ceiver of  meu, 

LivKStephen,  we  may  carry  bright- 
ness on  our  face.  There  is  something 
iu  the  world  which  we  may  iearu  ; 
there  is  something  fron  Gjd  which 
we  may  have,  that  will  change  all  to 
brightness.  Not,  indeed,  to  bright- 
ness such  as  the  angels  above  live  in, 
and  continually  behold.  There  are 
some  things  to  weep  over  ;  there  are 
many  things  to  fear.  This  is  a  world 
of  cloud  and  shadow.  But  the  heav- 
en in  which  the  cloud  floats  is  la.rger 
than  the  cloud,  and  all  full  of  light. 
Shadows  are  melting  things,  and  even 
v/hile  they  continue,  the  fact  thai  they 
are  seen  to  be  shadows  argues  the 
presence  and  prevalence  of  a  superior 
light.  The  true  philosophy  of  life  is 
this — to  get  the  light. 

Many  talk  familiarly  of  sauctifioa- 
tion  iu  the  luuip,  who  know  but  little 
of  it  in  the  piece.  The  readiest  way 
to  know  whether  you  are  in  Christ,  ia 
to  know  whether  Christ  be  iu  you. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

A  Brave  Girl. 


There  are  not  many  brave  girls 
about  in  these  days,  let  the  girls  say 
what  they  please  to  the  contrary.  We 
have  been  watching  to  see  how  they 
niaua'uvre,  and  this  is  the  conclusion 
to  which  we  have  come.  Many  of 
them  are  real  cowards  ;  they  are  afraid 
to  keep  on  the  right  side  of  truth. 
They  may  not  be  afraid  of  the  dark, 
nor  of  dogs  and  spiders,  but  they  are 
afraid  to  do  what  they  think  is  right. 
There  was  Ilattie  Stone,  a  bright- 
eyed,  intelligent,  sprightly,  lovable 
creature,  silting  by  her  mother,  who 
was  trimming  her  winter  bonnet  with 
gay  ribbons  and  beautiful  fealhcrs, 
when  Nellie  Larkin,  one  of  her  play- 
mates, called. 

"J 8  that  your  bonnet?''  inquired 
Nellie. 

"Yes,"  replied  Ilattie.  "Isn't  it 
pretty  ?" 

"It  is  very  pretty  indeed,  1  think," 
answered  Nellie.  "Mine  is  a  poor 
looking  thing  beside  that." 

"Are  you  not  going  to  have  a  new 
one  ?" 

"No  ;  mother  says  my  old  one  must 
answer  this  winter,  with  a  little  re- 
pairing, and  I  think  it  will  myself." 

"You  will  be  the  only  girl  in  the 
meeting-house  with  an  old  bonnet  on," 
continued  Ilaitie,  "and  that  will  make 
you  feel  badly." 

"No,  it  will  not  muke  me  feel  badly 
at  all,"  said  Nellie.  "I  like  your  new 
bonnet  very  much,  and  at  the  same 
time  I  am  contented  with  my  old  one." 
"Well,  I  should  be  afiaid  that  peo- 
ple would  laugh  at  me  when  every- 
body else  had  new  bonnets,"  respond- 
ed Hattie.  "I  want  to  look  as  well 
as  the  rest  " 

"Mother  saya  it  is  cowardly  to  be 
afraid  of  what  people  will  say  about 
UP,  if  we  are  doing  what  we  think 
is  right." 

"Then  there  are  a  great  many  cow- 
ards in  the  world,"  said  Ilattie,  "and 
I  suppose  I  am  one.  But  you  mean 
to  be  brave,  and  wear  your  old  bon- 
net," and  Ilattie  smiled  as  she  said 
it,  for  she  evidently  meant  to  ridicule 
Nellie's  idea  of  bravery. 

"1  don't  think  it  is  necessary  to  be 
very  bravo  to  wear  a  last  year's  bon- 
net," replied  Nellie.  "1  am  sure  that 
it  is  not  a  great  cross,  although  1 
don't  like  to  bo  laughed  at  any  better 
thau  you  do.     Mother  says  she   can't 


afford  a  better  one,  and  that  is  enough 
for  me  to  know  to  be  satisfiod  with 
what  I  have." 

Now,  Nellie  really   did    not    know 
that  she  was  a  brave  girl  in    deciding 
to  wear  the  bonnet  that  she  had  worn 
for  a  year.     But  she  was  the  bravest 
girl  in    the    neighborhood.     Ilattie — 
poor     little      mincing    coward — was 
afraid  somebody  would  laugh  at    her 
if  she  did  not  have  a  bonnet    as    gay 
as  a  peacock's  tail,  and  be  in  the  height 
of  fashion.     She  had  not   courage    to 
say,  "Let  others  think  as  they  please, 
1  shall  do  what  mother  thinks    best." 
Poor  weak  thing  1  Suppose  everybody 
should  take  it  into  their  heads    to   go 
without  bonnets,  she,  of  course  would 
not  dare  to  do  otherwise,  and   so    she 
would   go    bareheaded.     How    much 
nobler  is  Nellie,  who  dares  to    follow 
her    mother's    counsels,    though    she 
may  not  appear  so  fashionable  !    Yes, 
she  is  the  genuine  brave    girl,    unlike 
thousands  who   stop    and   ask,    what 
will  be  thought  of  this  or  that?    What 
will  Mrs.  A.  or  Jemima  \i.  say  about 
me  if  I  do  thus   and   so?  not    having 
courage  to  do  right  even  lest  some  one 
laugh  or  sneer. — Golden  Censer. 


The  Lost  Kuife. 


'  O  mamma,"  cried  Freddy,  as  he 
sprang  into  the  room  where  his  moth- 
er was  sitting,  his  face  all  aglow  with 
pleasure,  "just  look  here!"  And  he 
held  up  a  pocket-knife  with  a  pretty 
ivory  handle. 

"A  knife  !  and  a  beauty,  too.  Where 
did  you  get  it,  Freddy  ?'' 

"I  found  it,"  replied  the  boy. 

"Indeed!  Wheie  ?" 

"In  the  road,  down  by  the  spring, 
as  1  was  coming  home.  O,  isn't  it 
elegant!"  And  Freddy  danced  about 
the  room,  looking  very  happy. 

"1  wonder  who  could  have  lost  it  ?" 
said  mamma. 

"I  don't  know;  but  I  found  it,  and 
finding  is  keeping,"  answered  Freddy. 

"Is  that  so?"  asked  mamma,  so- 
berly. 

"Why  yes.  It's  what  all  the  boys 
say — linding's  keeping.'' 

"If  you  had  lost  a  pretty  knife,  and 
Henry  Bccket  had  found  it,  would 
you  say  that  finding  was  keeping?" 

The  happy  look  went  out  of  Fred- 
dy 's  face. 

"But  I  don't  know  who  lost  this 
knife,"  he  answered.  "And  it's  mine 
if  I  can't  find  the  owner.'' 

"Yes  ;  but  you  must  do  all  you  can 


to  fi'id  the  owner.  Think,  if  you  had 
lost  a  knife,  how  sorry  you  would  feel. 
And  may-be  there's  a  little  boy  just 
as  sorry  about  this  one.  I  wonder 
who  he  is,  and  where  he  lives?  I 
wonder  if  he  isn't  crying  about  it 
now  ?" 

This  was  an  entirely  new   way  to 
look  at  the  affair. 

"Somebody's  very  sorry  about  los- 
ing this  knife,  I  am  sure  ;  and  1  don"t 
think  my  little  boy  can  feel  very  glad 
because  somebody  else  is  sorry," 
mamma  went  on  saying,  "If  the  knife 
had  grown  in  the  road,  or  dropped 
from  the  sky,  then  you  might  feel  hap- 
py in  finding  it  ;  but  as  somebody  has 
lost  it,  somebody  is  sorry,  and  I  am 
sure  my  Freddy  would  rather  (iud 
that  somebody  and  make  him  happy 
again,  than  keep  a  kuife  that  dosen't 
really  belong  to  him." 

Just  then  a  sound  of  crying  was 
heard  in  the  road.  Freddy  ran  to  the 
window  to  tee  what  it  n)er.nt. 

"Why,  mamma,"  he  said,  "it's  IIou- 
ry  Becket,  and  he's  crying  as  hard  as 
he  can.  I  woiider  what's  the  mat- 
ter?" 

"Henry  !      Henry  !"     called    little 
Freddy's  mother. 
The  boy  stopped. 

"What's  the  matter?  What  are  you 
crying  about  ?" 

'  O,  dear  !   I've  lost  my    knife    that 
Uncle  Paul  gave  me.     O    dear  !''  an- 
swered poor  Henry, bursting  out  af  csb. 
"Had  it  a   white   handle?"  as^ked 
Freddy. 

"Yes,  yes." 

"Here  it  is  !  I've  got  it  I  I  found  it 
down  by  the  spring,"  cried  the  boy 
feeling  happier  at  finding  the  owner 
than  he  had  felt  on  finding  the  kuife. 
And  he  was  happier  still  when  he 
saw  the  gladness  in  Henry's  face  cs 
he  took  the  knife  from  his  hand. 

We  can  never  find  true  pleasure, 
dear  children,  in  anything  that  comes 
to  us  through  another's  loss. — Sel. 


There  is  dew  in  one  Qower  and  not 
in  another,  because  one  opens  its  cup 
and  takes  it  in,  while  the  other  closes 
itself,  and  the  drop  runs  off.  And  so 
God  rains  goodness  and  mftrcy  as  wide 
as  the  dew,  and  if  we  lack  them,  it  is 
because  we  will  not  open  our  hearts 
to  receive  them. 

'"Foil  me  to  live  is  Christ,"  is  ndfcr 
an  apostle  only,  but  for  every  saved 
man.  1  Le  should  live  to  glorify  Christ. 


CHlUSTiAN  FAMILY   COMPAJSIOW   AJSI)  GOSi'EL  YlblTOll. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MHYERSDALK,  Pa.,  Nov.  23,  1875. 

Itliitiial  C'oiilession. 

<'Oonfiss  your  faults  one  to  aiiothef,  and 
pray  our  for  anollmr  that  ye  may  be  heal- 
ed."—Jami:.s  V.  10. 

While  the  above  text  of  Sori|)ture 
iioitlier  rc(iuires  nor  justifies  the  practiee 
of  the  people  confe.><.HiiiK  tiieir  Kins  to  the 
priests  as  is  done  by  liie  llouiisli  church, 
nor  other  conlessiotis  of  sins  as  has  been 
done  by  some  other  professiiiK  Christians, 
there  is  however  a  duly  taught  in  it  that 
it  would  be  well  for  us  all  to  consider, 
since  wc  all  are  as  liable  to  commit  faults 
as  we  are. 

1 .  We  mMy  understand  the  passage  to 
refer   to   the   confos'^ion    that   should  be 
luade  to  the   person   or   persons  against 
whom   fault  or   transgression    has    been 
committed.     In  our  I'requent  intercourse 
with   our    Christian   brethren    {»nd    the 
passage  seems  to   liave   reference  to  the 
faults  by  Christians  against  one  another), 
we   are     very   liable     to    commit    faults 
against   one   anotlier.     Sometimes  when 
we   are   tried   and  tempted,  we   do   not 
maintain    that    meek  and   patient  spirit 
that  we  should,  and   then,  when  in  com- 
munication with  our   Christian   brethren 
we  may  speak    iiiilsirutly  or  not  give  (lie 
attention   to    (liein   that   lliey  expected, 
or  that   tlie   iinture    of   the    case  under 
consideration  required.      It  is  true  that 
"charity    thinketh    no   evil,"  and    hence 
we  should   be  careful   not   to  put  a  con- 
struction  that    would    indicate   nnkind- 
ness,  coldness,  or  neglect,  on  our  broth- 
er's language  to  us,  or  his  manner  tow- 
ard  us,  when    it    is   not    plain    that  they 
were    so    iiiteuded.      IJut    it    is    equally 
true    that  our  "speech"  should   "he   al- 
ways   with    grace,  seasoned    with    salt, 
that   we   may    know    how   we    ought   to 
answer  every  man,"  and  that  we  should 
"give  none  oilense,  neither  to  the  Jews, 
nor  to   the  (ientiles,  nor  to   the   church 
of  (Jod."      A  nd  when,  through  un watch- 
fulness and    the   want    of  divine  grace, 
these    precepts    are    violated     and     we 
trespass  against  oil  r  brethren,  we  should 
confess  our  'faults"  to  them  very  hum- 
bly. 

There  is  too  often  a  great  reluctance 
manifested    in    confessing    our  faults  to 


those    against    whom    they    liave    been 
committed.      And    \(hat    is    still    worse, 
there    is    often    an    evident     inclination 
manifested    to   palliate,  and  even  to  de- 
ny Ihem   altogether,  and    to  jiistil'y  our- 
selves in  our  language  and  conduct  that 
has  given   oilense.      When   we    think   of 
such    reluctance    to  confess  our  faults, 
and    our    sell  justification  in  them,  and 
remember  that   they    must  be  confessed 
to  those  against    whom     they  have  been 
committed,  and  also  to  C«od,  in  order  to 
obtain     forgiveness,  oh,  it    is   painful   to 
think  that  many  faults  will  remain  upon 
those    wlio    commit    them,  and  tliey  wil] 
carry  them  to   their  graves  and  to  judg- 
ment;  and   that    they    will  only  see  and 
feel  their  guilt  after  the  door   of  mercy 
has  been  closed,  and  vvhen  there  will  be 
found  no  more  sacrifice    for   sin.      ^^  ith 
.lob  we  should  pray,  ".Make  me  to  know 
niy     transgression     and     my      siu,"  (.lob 
xiii.  2-S)    and  with  David  ,  "Cleanse  Ihou 
tiie  frotn  secret  faults."      'I'here  is  much 
danger  that,    through    our  ignorance    of 
sin  and  our  bias  to  self,  we  may  remain 
unacquainted    with    many  of  our  faults; 
and  that,  through     pride  or   some    other 
cuiise,  we  shall  fail  to  make  that  humble 
confession  that   is    absolutely    necessary 
to  secure  their  forgiveness.      We  should 
not  be  ashamed  to   confess   our  faults  to 
our   brethren    against    whom    they    have 
been  committed,  as  they  no  doubt  have 
had  occasion  to  do  the  sauje  thing  them- 
selves  to   others,  and   they   will  sympa- 
thize with  us, and  appreciate  our  condi- 
tion.    But    we    should    be    ashamed    to 
cover  and  deny  our   (aults,  since  that  is 
more  dishonorable  than  to  confess  them. 
"He    that    covereth    his   sins    shall    not 
prosper;   but  whoso  confesseth  and   for- 
snketh  them  shall  have  mercy."     Piov 
xxviii.  13.     Satisfaction  to  the  ofiended 
or  injured   in  the  most  of  cases  requires 
no  sacrifice.      We    mean    none  of  a  pe- 
cuniary  character.     And   when    we   re- 
member that  an    humble    confession   of 
cur  faults  will,  in  the  most  of  instances, 
greatly  relieve  the  party    against  whom 
the    faults    h;  ve    been    committed,  and 
remove  the  guilt  from   our   own  hearts, 
how  much  have  we  to  induce  us  to  con- 
fess uur  faults,  and  how  unwise  and  how 
unjustifiable  we  are  in  refusing  to  do  so  I 
To    do    what   is    right,  is   always  to  our 
interest  as  well  as  to  our  honor. 

2.  There  is  anotlier  idea,  and  a  prac- 


tical one,  contained  in  the  command  to 
confess    our  faults  one   to   another,  and 
that  is  this  :     The    sins    that    are    some- 
time.? committed  by  Christian  professors 
rest  xvitii  weight  upon  their  minds,  caus- 
ing   much    trouble    of  spirit,  and   great 
distress    and    perplexity,    and    they  find 
great  dilliculty  in    obtaining    the    divine 
favor  and    peace  of  mind.      In    some  of 
such    cases    an    humble    confession  to  a 
btother,  or   to  a  sister,  as  the  nature   of 
t)ie  case  may  require,  will    gieally  help 
them   in    obtaining    the    peace    of  >nind 
which    lliey  aie  so   anxious  to  obtain. — 
Those  to  whom  the  troubled   souls   con- 
fess  may    have    experienced    a    similar 
trouble    in    their    Christian    experince, 
and,  consequently ,  they  maw  be  able  to 
afford  sympathy  and   encouragement  to 
others.      And  therefore  it  may  be  advis- 
able, under  some  ciicuinstances,  to  con- 
fess our  faults  to  others  as  a  help  to  have 
the  burden    of   guilt    and    trouble,  with 
their  crushiig  weight,  removed   from  olF 
our  sorrowing   spirits.      Uul     we    should 
wisely  discriminate  when  it  will  be  to  the 
honor  of  our  Christianity  and  to  the  ben- 
efit of  our  soul*  to  leveal  the  secrets    of 
our  struggles  with   sin,  and  to  open   our 
hearts  to  our  Christian  brethren  as  well 
as  to  our  heavenly  Father,   if  Christians 
had    more    confidence    in    one    another, 
and    would  use  greater  familiarity    wiili 
one    another,   it    would    oftentimes     be 
much  belter  for  them. 

3.  15ut  Christians  are  to  pray  for  one 
atiother  as  well  as  to  confess  their  faults 
to  one  another.  And  this  confessing 
and  praying  may  often  bejuined  togeth- 
er to  advantage  in  the  same  cases,  and 
probably  they  were  designed  to  be 
joined  together  in  practice  as  they  are 
joined  in  the  precept.  We  may  very 
readily  conceive  the  happy  results  that 
would  be  likely  to  follow  the  joining 
of  them  together  in  a  case  like  the  fol- 
lowing :  One  brother  commits  a  fault 
against  another.  The  odendiog  broth- 
er goes  to  the  othtr  ami  humbly  and 
sincerely  confesses  his  faults.  The  ol"- 
fended  brother  accepts  the  acknowledg- 
ment. And  then  t!ie  offending  brother, 
having  made  peace  with  his  brother,  he 
now  desires  to  make  peace  with  God, 
and  asks  the  brother  whom  he  had  offen- 
ded to  pray  for  him,  and  he  does  so,  and 
ibey  engago  in  prayer.  The  scene,  to 
aspect.iter  who  understands  all  the  ci»- 


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ciimstances  connected  «iili  if,w'^"ld  be 
one  of  great  interol;  and  lo  lieaven  it 
would  l>e  one  of  niuiii.ilified  approval. 
And  so  in  llie  oilier  case  of  confession 
where  there  is  no  particular  person  of- 
fended, but  where  the  confession  is 
made  lo  obtain  the  sympathy  and  pray- 
ers of  the  brother  or  sister  in  whom  we 
have  confidence,  in  such  cases  confession 
may  be  made  and  prayer  odcrcd  lo  the 
advantage  of  both  parties.  Let  us, 
therefore,  judiciously  use  every  appli- 
ance of  grace  Uiat  the  gospel  authorizes 
IIS  to  use  for  our  advancement  in  the  di- 
vine life. 


An  Apology  ami  Explrtnatioa. 

We  do  not  like  to  make  apologies, 
and  we  regret  exceedingly  the  necesily 
of  making  them,  but  we  cannot  avoid 
it.  We  have  been  exceedingly  morti- 
fied at  our  inability  to  gelout  our  paper 
at  the  proper  time.  And  no  doubt  our 
subscribers  have  been  disappointed. — 
But  if  they  knew  our  extreme  regret, 
approaching  distress  of  !iiind,  on  account 
of  our  failing  to  come  up  to  time,  or 
raiber  for  being  so  much  hehind  time, 
we  think  they  would  not  be  severe  in 
their  censures  nor  spatiiig  in  their  sym- 
pathy. About  seven  weeks  ago  our 
>)oiier  was  taken  down  lo  he  repaired, 
and  it  was  promis-vjd  to  us  in  a  week  or 
les-i.  Uepealed  attempts  were  made  lo 
use  it,  hut  each  proved  a  failure.  And 
after  seven  weeks  of  annoyance  and 
disappointment  and  additional  expense, 
we  found  it  necessary  to  order  a  new 
engine  and  boiler.  Such  unfortunate 
liabilities  business  is  exposed  to,  and  in 
doing  business  such  contingencies  m:isl 
be  provided  for,  or  it  will  prove  a  los? 
and  final  failure.  We  hope  our  friends 
will  exercise  patience  and  forbearance. 
We  are  using  our  utmost  endeavors  to 
make  our  issues  at  the  proper  time. 


Our  MisMionnrlrt*  to  Denuinrk. 

Under  our  tjorrespondcnce  will  be 
found  some  interesting  news  of  what 
the  Northern  Districl  of  Illinois  has 
done  in  regard  tu  a  mission  of  our 
brc  hren  to  Denmark.  They  have  taken 
liold  of  the  work  in  earnest,  and  have 
appointed  brethren  K.  F.by,  I*.  Welzcl, 
and  (y.  Mope  as  evangelists  lo  Di-nuiark. 
The  work  the  brethren  have  assumed  is 
very  important,  and  the  responsibilities 


devolving  upon  the  brethren  sent,  of  no 
ordinary  character.  Hut  as  souls  are 
precioiis^and  as  our  miglity  Redeemer 
has  promised  to  be  with  hi.s  ambassadors 
always,  even  to  the  end  of  llie  world, 
there  seems  to  be  sufficient  encourage- 
ment to  warrant  the  enterprise,  ihoiigh 
it  may  be  attended  with  considerable 
sacrifice  of  money,  and  of  many  of  the 
coml'orts  of  life.  We  presume  the 
brethren  luve  prayerfully  considered 
the  matter,  and  confidently  rely  on  Ihe 
divine  promises. 

We  rejoice  at  the  prospect  of  enlarg- 
ing our  gospel  field  of  labor,  and  of  the 
developing  of  more  of  Ih':  apostolic 
spirit  of  evangelizing  among  us.  With 
the  apostolic  practices  for  which  we 
contend,  and  which  we  observe,  it  is 
very  desirable  that  we  have  more  of  the 
apostolic  spirit  in  all  its  fruits  and  oper- 
ations, .And  whatever  may  be  the  di- 
rect advantages  of  the  mission  to  Den- 
mark,—  and  we  trust  it  will  accomplish 
good, — we  aie  happy  to  believe  the 
movement  indicates  the  awakening  of 
an  increased  interest  among  us  to  have 
the  gospel  preached  more  extensively 
l)y  the  brllireti.  ^^'c  \i'.'\u'.  the  inissii-n 
to  l)en:iiark  will  be  looUcI  upon  by 
the  brethren  as  an  important  woilv, 
and  one  deserving  of  their  sympathy, 
their  prayers,  and  their  help  iu  what- 
ever way  it  can  be  lirouglil  to  bear 
upon  the  enterprise  to  make  it  success- 
ful. 


GLEANINGS  &  JOTTINGS. 


It  will  be  noticed  by  liic  careful  read 
er,  that,  in  the  following-  gleanings,  sev- 
eral items  are  referred  lo  of  a  later  date 
than  this  issue  of  the  (.Companion  and 
Visitor.  This  is  not  because  we  antic- 
ipate events  and  record  them  before 
they  take  place,  but  because  we  are  be- 
hind,time  and  must  date  back,  and  the 
tide  of  events  will  not  stop  till  we  catch 
up,  Patience,  readers,  a  little  more 
patience  on  your  part  and  a  good  deal  of 
work  on  ours, —  all  under  a  smiling  provi- 
dence.— will  bring  things  into  proper 
order  again.  IS. 

AccKi'TAni.K  Vi.sns. 

It  is  not  intended  to  write  an  article  on 

tills  subject,  but   to   record    a   few  such 

visit.s  that  have  lately  been  lua  ic   at  this 

office.     On  the  Uth    iu.^t,    p:i  1.    D.    P. 


Sayler  dropped  in  on  his  way  to  Berlin 
congregation  in  this  county.  He  tarried 
with  us  till  nest  day,  when  he  and  the 
editor  left  in  company  to  attend  a  council 
meeting  in  said  congregation.  The  meet- 
ing was  appointed  on  the  day  following, 
Saturday,  13ih  inst. 

On  Saturday  morning,  (l-^th,)  Eld.  J. 
W.  Brumbaugh,  from  Blair  Co.,  Pa., 
dropped  in  on  his  way  to  the  same  meet- 
ing. The  oi'jcct  of  the  meeting  wis  the 
ordination  of  another  bishop  in  that  con- 
gregation. Tliis  solemn  and  impi>rtant 
worlt  was  attended  to,  and  our  aged  broth- 
er John  P.  Cober  was  called  to  the  "good 
work."  May  he  have  grace  to  discharge 
the  sacred  duties  of  this  most  responsible 
office. 

Brother  Sayler  remained  with  the 
brethren  in  that  congregation  a  iitiie  more 
than  a  week,  laboring  earnestly  for  the 
falvotion  of  souls.  On  the  2'2nd  in.'-^t., 
he,  accoinpaiiicd  by  brotlicr  II.  P.  lioi- 
singer,  relumed  to  this  i>l;ice. 

On  the  same  day  Elder  Lowi^  Kimmcl, 
from  Arm.strong  Co.,  Pa.,  arrived.  There 
was  an  evening  meeting  at  which  brother 
Kimmel  preached,  wi.o  was  followed  by 
brethren  Sayler  and  Ilolsinger.  Brother 
Kimmel  is  engaged  in  rai.si'ig  funds  for 
the  endowment  of  Plumcrcek  Noiiua' 
School,  near  Eidertoii,  Pa.,  ol  which  he 
is  the  Principal.  Wo  wish  him  succe.^a 
in  his  cfTorts.  Several  articles  relating  to 
this  school  were  publisl-.ed  in  No.  44,  to 
which  special  attention  is  directed.     B. 

Dkatii  of  V'lcB  I'kksidknt  \\'ilson. 
—  From  exchanges  we  l<-aru  that  Vice 
Prtsident  Wilson  died  in  the  city  of 
Wasliiiiglon,  on  the  2'-im\  instant.  He 
had  been  ill  for  some  lime,  Ijiit  seemed 
lo  bo  coiivalesceiil.  On  awaking  in 
the  morning,  he  looked  around, and.  sie- 
ii.g  that  a  fair  day  was  prohabie,  said, 
"1  think  we  can  lake  that  ride."  .After 
washing  and  taking  his  meJiciiie,  liel.iy 
back  on  the  pillow  seemingly  exhausted, 
diid  at  1:1^  a.  m.,  he  quietly  and  with- 
out a  perceptible  movement,  breithcd 
his  last.  A  poiit-niorlem  examination  of 
the  body  was  made,  which  showed  that 
apoplexy  was  the  cause  of  his  death. — 
The  ofliicial  annoiincmcnt  of  his  death 
was  made  in  the  afternoon  as  follows: 

ICxKci'TivE  .Mansion, 
Wasiiinciton,  D.  C  ,  Nov.  22,  I87.'>. 
Ills    with    profound    80i  row     that    the 
President  has  to  announce  to  the  p''ople 
of  the  United   Stales  the  death  of  Vice 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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President  Mciiry  Wilson,  wlio  died  in 
tlie  (J;i|)itol  ofthe  Nation,  tins  inoriiiiig. 
The  ciniaeiil  station  of  llie  deceased. 
Iiis  IiIrIi  character,  his  long  career  in 
the  service  ofhis  State  and  ot'the  Union, 
his  devotion  to  the  cause  of  freedom 
and  '.he  ability  which  he  hioiight  to  'lie 
discliarge  of  every  duty  stand  coiispic 
lions,  and  are  indelibly  impressed  on 
tlic  iiearts  and  afledions  of  the  Ainer- 
icari  [leople.  In  teslimony  of  respect 
for  this  (lis!  iiif"  niijhed  citizen  and  failh 
fill  pnhlic  servant,  the  various  Depart- 
ments of  the  (j'ovcrijment  «  ill  he  closed 
on  the  day  of  the  funeral  and  the  Ex- 
eciitiye  iMaiisiuii  and  all  the  Executive 
Departments  in  \N'ashington  will  be 
draped  with  badges  of  mourning  for 
thirty  days  'i'iie  Secrelaiies  of  V\'ar 
and  of  the  Navy  will  issue  an  order 
that  appropriate  military  and  iiaval  hon- 
ors be  rendered  to  the  meinory  of  one 
whose  virliifs  and  services  will  long 
be  borne,  in  recolleciion  liy  a  grateful 
nation. 

J{y    the    President. 

[Signed]  U.   S,   Crant. 

Ua.milton    Fish,  Sec'y  of  State. 

From  the  New  Yorl<  Daihj  TF/iocs-s  of 
25th  inst.  we  clip  the  following  notice  of 
the  death  of  William  B.  Astor.  Having 
already  noticed  the  death  of  the  Vice 
President  of  the  United  States,  we  now 
record  the  death  of  one  of  the  wealthiest 
men  in  this  countrj'.  Truly  death  is  no 
respecier  of  persons;  for  we  see  the  rich 
and  great  fall  before  his  merciless  scythe 
just  as  do  the  pcnnilcL-s  and  obscure.  "Be 
ye  therefore  ready." 

Mr.  William  B.  Astor,  the  eldest  son 
of  John  Jacob  Astor  the  founder  of  the 
Astor  liibrary,  died  yesterday  morning 
at  his  residence  in  this  city,  in  the 
eighty-fourth  year  of  his  age  For  some 
time  back  he  was  in  delicate  health,  and 
liis  death  has  not  excited  much  surprise. 
Tlie  wealth  of  the  ileccased  is  enormous. 
It  has  been  variously  estimated,  sorre 
giving  the  figures  as  high  as  $K)(),OflO,- 
000.  His  principal  ^ifl  to  the  people 
was  the  bestowal  of  a  donation  of  a  site 
contiguous  to  the  library ,  Jipon  which 
an  addition  to  the  main  structure  was 
made  in  1859,  and  of  a  sum  of  $')0,OUU, 
of  which  $-20,000  had  been  applied  to 
the  purchase  of  hooks,  and  tlie  remain- 
der was  added  to  the  funds  of  the  libra- 
ry. It  is  also  said  that  he  lias  given 
liberally  in  a  private  manner.  Although 
he  took  but  a  slight  interest  in  pub- 
lic affairs  latterly,  up  to  last  Saturday 
lie  was  at  liis  oflice  attending  to  his  pri- 
vate concerns.  His  wealth  consists 
mainly  in  real  estate.  He  purchased 
city  lots  with  great  discrimination,  and 
he  rarely  disposed  of  property  of  this 
kind,  following  the  policy  pursued  in 
this  respect  by  several  European  men  of 
capital."  B. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 
The  IVEoody  and  Snnkey  nSee^tinsis. 

Brethren  Editors: — Perhaps  a  little 
news  from  the  city  of  brotherly  love  rel- 
ative to  the  two  great  evangelists  now 
so  vigorously  engaged  in  this  place  in 
evangelizing  tlie  people,  may  be  accoi)t- 
able  to  yoii. 

We  shall,  dear  brethren,  write  such 
things  about  these  men  and  their  meet 
ings  wliich  we  liave  both  seen  and  heard. 
On  lasi  iSIonday  evening,  the  22nd  of 
November,  we,  lor  the  first  time,  set  out 
for  Thirteenth  and  Market  streets,  to 
hear  the  great  llevivalists,  Moody  and 
Sat)  key. 

The  place  where  they  liold  their  meet- 
ings will  seat  about  fifteen  thousand  peo~ 
pie,  and  one  hour  before  the  services 
commenced  the  building  was  litcraliy 
crowded.  It  was  reported  by  the  out- 
siders that  thousands  weie  obliged  to 
leave  because  of  the  inabiiity  to  accoui- 
modale  them  with  seats  inside  tliebuild- 

iiiR- 

Punctually  at  the  hour  of  half-past 
seven  o'clock  JMcssrs.  Moody  and  Sankey 
appeared  upon  (he  pUilfbrm,  when  tlie 
latter  immediately  seated  himself  at  the 
organ,  while  his  wor'Jiy  colleague,  Mr 
Moody,  toc.k  a  standing  position  behind 
the  .reading  stand.  At  about  this  time 
a  deep  silence  pervaded  the  whole  house, 
and  every  eye  seemed  to  be  fixed  upon 
tlie  two  men,  when  Mr.  Moody  said  : 
'■]jet  us  open  our  meeting  by  sineing  the 
88th  hymn."  Mr.  Sankey  led  off  in  the 
singing,  the  first  stanza  of  which  is  in 
these  words : 

''Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jebovah  ! 
Pilgrim  through  this  bsrren  land; 
I  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty, — 
Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand; 

Bread  of  Heaven, 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more." 

This  hymn,  though  perfecry  familiar 
to  many  of  us,  and  wliich  is  so  frequent- 
ly sung  in  public  worship,  was  never,  per- 
haps, sung  by  so  vast  a  multitude  as  it 
was  on  that  night.  The  blending  to- 
gether of  so  racny  voices  just  appeared 
as  though  the  heavens  were  bursting 
forth  in  sublimesfc  music.  After  the 
above  hymn  was  sung  Mr.  Moody  said, 
"Let  us  now  all  unite  in  prayer,"  when 
G.  W.  Musgrave,  D.  D.,  earnestly  prayed 
for  tlie  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit  up- 
on the  meeting.  At  the  close  of  this 
prayer  Mr.  Moody  said  that  Mr.  Sankey 
would  now  sing  the  5th  hymn.  Mr.  San- 
key then  rose  to  his  feet  and  said,  "Let 
me  first  read  a  portion  of  Scripture  to 
you  which  relates  to  this  hymn."  In  a 
clear  voice,  every  word  of  which  could 
easily  be  heard  and  distinctly  understood 
over  the  entire  auditory,  he  read  the  first 
seven  verses  of  the  15th  chapter  of  St. 
Luke.  At  the  close  of  this  reading  Mr. 
Sankey  sang  the  hymn  entitled  "The 
Ninety  and  Nine,"  the  first  stanza  of 
which  is  as  follows  : 

"There  were  ninety  and  nine  that  safely  lay 
In  the  shelter  of  the  fold; 


But  one  was  out  on  the  hills  away, 
Far  oir  from  the  gates  of  gold, — 
Away  on  the  mountains  wild  and  bare, 
Away  from  the  tender  8hcpherd*B  care." 
The  last  stanza  was  sung  with  most  thrill- 
ing effect  upon  the  whole  audience  : 

"But  all  tlirough   the   raountains,  thunder- 
riven, 
And  up  from  the  rocky  etet-p. 
There  rose  a  cry  to  the  gale  of  heaven, 

'Rcjoic,  I  liavo  found  roy  sheep.' 
And  the  aiig'-ls  echoed  arouiid  the  throne, 
'R<  joii'e,for  the  Lord  briugs  back  his  own.'  " 
At  the  close  of  this  hyuni  Mr.  Moody 
read  a  part  of  the  filth  chapter  of  Luke. 
The  third  hymn  was  then  sung,  the  first 
verse  of  wliie.h  is  as  follows  '. 
"I  nftd  thee  every  hour, 

Most  gracious  Lord; 
No  tender  voice  like  thine 
Can  peace  aft'ord. 
Cnopus — I  need  thei^,  oh  !   I  need  thee; 
Every  hour  I  need  thee; 
Oh  I  bless  me  now,  my  Savior, 
I  come  to  thee." 
At    the   conclusion    of  this   hymn  Mr. 
Moody  commenced   his   discourse.     The 
naiure  of  his  discourse  was  principally  on 
the  importance  of  faith  in  God.     In  his 
passing  remarks  on   the  subject  he  said  : 
"It  might  be  that  somebody  might  say, 
'No  one  cares  for  me;  I  have  no  mother 
or  fatlier  to  pray  for  me.'     But  to  that 
person    I  would  hold  up  the  man  full  of 
leprosy,  who,  in  seeing  .Jesus,  fell  on  his 
face  and  besought  him  saying,  'Lord,  if 
thou  wilt,  thou   canst   make   me   clean.' 
Jesus  said,  'I  will,  be  thou  clean,  and  im- 
mediately    the     leprosy    dejuiried    from 
him.'  "     Iliglit   here   Mr.  Moody  asked 
the  question  whether  all  such  who  think 
that  they   have   no   friends     they  would 
not  look  upon  Christ  as  their  friend? 

Mr.  Moody  then  at  the  close  ofhis  dis- 
course very  earnestly  prayed  that  souls 
might  be  converted  to  God.  After  the 
cjose  of  his  prayer  he  seid,  "Let  us  now 
sing  the  117th  hymn,"  when  Mr.  Sankey 
said,  "Let  us  rise  and  sing  this  hymn 
lieartily."  The  first  lines  are  as  follows  : 
"My  faith  looks  up  to  thee, 
Thou  Lamb  of  Calvaiy," 

Savior  divine. 
Now  hear  me  while  I  pray. 
Take  all  my  guilt  avray, 
Oh  !  let  me  !iom  this  day 
Be  wholly  thine  " 
When  this  hymn   was  concluded   Mr. 
Moody  then  invited  al!  the  young  people 
to  come  forward  to  him,  that  he  wanted 
all  the  young  Christian  workers  organized 
into  little  bands,  and    that    they  sliould 
visit  their  friends  and  acquaintances  and 
pray  with  them  and  get  them   interes-ted 
in  t  he  salvation  of  their  souls.     Then  an- 
other hymn   was   sung   after    which  the 
meeting    adjourned.      Thus    closed   the 
Moody  and  Sankey  meeting  for  that  night. 
We  would  here  say  that  we  may,  per- 
haps, write  more  on  the  Moody  and  San- 
key meetings  when  we  have  more  leisure, 
to  point  out  its  advantages  and  disadvan- 
tages, and  thereby  show  how  our  church 
should  be  encouraged    to   propagate  the 
the  blessed  gospel  of  Christ.     Until  then 
farewell.  J.  T.  Meyers. 


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CiiUiSTlAN  FAMiLi   COMFAlSlOiS  Ahb  GOSPEL  VlSiTOR. 


Our  Scrap-Book. 

OUR   DISTRICT  JIEETINO. 
Wc  cannot  refrain  froii)  ;;iving  our  dear 
bretluen  and  sis(ers  some  furtlicr  account 
of  tlie  nio.-st  imporlant  uieetinp;  ever  held 
by  the  Brciliren    in    Noil  hern  Illinois. — 
Tiiis  seemed  to  be  tiic  |>revai]ing  opinion, 
and  the  ver3'  counlenanccs  and  actions  of 
all  present  told  it  in  unmistakable  terms. 
Word?    fail    lo   pictuie,  or   present,    the 
deep  intercut,  llie  earnest  zeal,  and  strong 
unanimity  that  characterized  the  meeting. 
Nothing  was  done  under  excitement,  but 
with  calm    and    solemn    reflection,  which 
caused  an  awe  a-id  dignity  to  jiervade  the 
bretlnen  never  before    witnessed  by  the 
writer.     Great   .«ympat]iy  and  love  were 
manifested  for  the  precious  souls  who  are 
^0    loudly   calling    from  Scandinavia   for 
spiritual   bread.     Surely  there  can  be  no 
liaim  in  being   anxious   to  be  more  per 
fectly  "knit  together  in  love"  with  those 
seeking  s.ouls.     Wc  feel  that  all  who  were 
present  received  a  blessing;  and,  no  doubt, 
llie  whole  brotherhood   will  receive  more 
or  less  grace  for  (he  good  work  now  be- 
gun. 

When  it  was  announced  that  -cur  be 
loved  brethren  ¥A>y,  Wetzel,  and  Hope 
were  set  apart  for  this  woik,  the  brethren 
and  sisters  could  only  weep  and  pray. — 
Oh,  the  stillness  tliat  pervaded  that  sol- 
emn assembly  for  a  little  while  !  Never 
shall  I  forget  it !  The  Sjiirit  of  God,  with 
Ins  seaiching  and  sanctifying  power,  gov- 
erned every  heart.  ^\'oul(i  that  every 
brother  and  sister  in  America  could  have 
been  ])resent,  and  also  drank  of  the  si)ir 
ilual  cup  which  never  gets  empty.  But 
there  is  consolation  that  all  can  drink  of 
it  anyhow,  if  they  will.  Nut  by  carelc.-s 
ness  and  indifference,  but  by  earnest  and 
humble  desire  and  activity. 

Is  there  one  of  the  vast  number  pres- 
ent that  can  say  that  this  day  (Nov.  ]2lh) 
was  not  the  most  important  and  itu[>rt's- 
sive  )«ince  their  admission  into  the  church? 
We  think  not  one.  Now,  brethren  and 
sisters,  ask  God  every  day  to  make  the 
luission  succe.s.^ful,  and  that  our  beloved 
bretlircn  and  sisters  may  have  our  Fath- 
er's jnotcction  in  their  journeyings.  Oh, 
how  hard  to  give  up  tho.'c  whom  wc  love 
so  dearly  1  fJut  there  is  comfort  in  the 
thought  that  precious  soul.s  will  be  gatli 
ered  unto  Jesus.  Go,  dear  brethren  and 
fcisfers,  and  may  our  (tod  and  Savior 
ulw<ii/s  be  in  and  about  you. 


di.«;tricts,  and  more  and  more  unite  their 
hearts  in  si)iritual  love  and  kindness. 


I.MPORT.\N'r  ('oUNCir,. 

The  day  following  the  1).  M.,  (Nov. 
l.'Uh,)  an  important  council  was  held  at 
Cherry  Grov.  Wiihin  two  months  47 
souls  were  aildcd  to  the  church  here  by 
bapM.sm,  (1ms  gieatly  increasing  the  ineni- 
bership.  It  was  deemed  wise  and  ])ru- 
deiil  10  form  two  disirictis  out  of  the 
one,  which  wa.i  done  in  lovo  and  in 
bro'hcily  kindfiess.  'J'he  new  district 
contains  about  lil'ty  member.-.  'I'liey  iiave 
an  (xri'Iidut  meeting  house  at-  ShaiiiKjii. 
Way  God  bless  uU  the  loved  ones  in  both 


DANISH   PUBLIO.VTIONS. 

We  hereby  inform  our  beloved  brethren 
and  sisters  that  we  now  have  sufficient 
mr.ney  to  pulilish  the  Danish  pamphleLs. 
We  feel  thankful  to  the  L)rd  who  moved 
you  to  resi)ond  to  our  request.  Muy  the 
sinner  receive  the  bencfi- ;  you,  a  iiundied 
fold  in  this  life;  and  God  and  his  Son, 
our  Savior,  ail  the  honor  and  irlory.  A 
report  of  the  application  of  (he  money 
will  be  given  in  due  (ime,  as  (he  eiiiirc 
mat(cr  of  publishing  (hem  has  been  left 
in  the  hands  of  brother  C.  Hope  and  the 
writer. 

Now  let  us  see  what  tiacfs  and  a  scrap 
of  history   have    done.     Five   years   ago 
brother  C.  Hope   came   to   this  coun(ry 
hunting  the  true  church.     Two  vear.s  la- 
ter, he  purchased    an    F]ngiish    Bible    in 
which  was  a  short  history  of  all   "denom- 
inations."    Ill  this    history  he  found  an 
imperfect  account  of  the  iJrethron.      By 
examining   all,  he  came  to  the  conclusion 
that   the    IJretliren    were    the    onlv  ones 
that  i)racticed  according    (o    the   IJiblc— 
the  only  ones  that  canie  near  his  idea  of 
the  true  church  whicli  he  had  been  seek 
ing  for  years.     Two  years    more    elansed 
before  ho  found  the  Brethren.     When  he 
found    them,  they    handed    him    brother 
Moore's  "Ferfect  Plan    of  Salvation."— 
This  he  read,  and    the  argumeni,  tlieiein 
was  so  coiich|siyc  that    he   continued    to 
seek  further  information  about  these  pe- 
culiar people.      He    next,    secured  "Trine 
Immersion  Traced  to  the  Aposlle.s";  and 
at  the  same  time,  (hrough   the  Nalioiidl 
Bfiptist'  cauie  into  i)Ossossion  of  testimo- 
ny a.sserting  that  trine  immersion  was  the 
only  ancient  and  true  mode  of  bapti.sin. — 
He  now  left  the  Baptist  church,  of  wliicli 
he  was  a  minister,  at   Rock  Inland,  Ills., 
and    removed    to    HicUory   Grove,    IIIp., 
where  he  was  received  into  the  church  of 
Christ.     The  seed    (bus   sown  continued 
to  grow,  until  it    has   become    a   mighty 
tree,  whose  branches   now   extend  from 
Auierica   to  Europe.      Therefore   let  us 
not  despise  litllc  (hing<i,oven  though  they 
be  no  more  than  tracts  nr  .'craps  of  histo- 
ry,since  we  see  that  (hey, in  the  fir^t  place, 
cause  the  poor  sinner  to  go  and  be  taught, 
and  in  the  second  place,  tlie  church  to  "(io 
and  teach  a//  nalionn," — all  to  the  Iionor 
and  glory  of  God. 


Lord  may  be  honored  and  glorified 
thereby. 

We  arc  now  getting  out  a  work  enti- 
tled S'lU/dtism,  which  refutes  (lie  doc- 
trine of  Subbatarianisni  in  a  clear  and 
convincing  manner.     Price.  20  cents. 

Also  a  woik  entitled  Tnit/i  Triumph- 
(inl:  f.  dialogue,  both  interesting  and  in- 
s(ruc(iye.  Due  notice  will  be  given  when 
ready  lor  sale.  Send  for  circular  showing 
list  of  book.s  and  pamphlets  for  .sale  at 
this  (Lanark,  Ills.,)  office. 


STEIN    FdND. 

Since  brethren  Moore  and  Stein  kindly 
withdrew  their  i)roposition  until  the  Da- 
nish Fund  was  .suflicient,  wc  feel  like  ur- 
ging the  brethren  and  sisters  to  now  go 
on  and  UKike  that  a  success  as  you  have 
(his.  Do  not  look  for  the  cfb  ct  of  your 
giving.  That  belongs  to  God.  llow 
thankful  we  feel  lo  God  for  his  goodness 
to  bis  peojile.  Do  not  get  weary  in  well- 
doing, bur,  sro  on  to  help  in  the'advance« 
mem,  of  Christ's  kingdom. 

Ill  love  and  kindnos.-^,  your  bro'hcr  in 
^''iii'^t,  M.  M.  KsiiE[,M.\N. 


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HOOKS   AND   I'AJII'dLKTS. 

('ireumstances  compel  us  to 
the  book  atid  i)amplilct  business 
more.  Were  we  to  follow  our  feelings  in 
the  matter  we  would  not  do  so;  but  the 
good  of  the  cause  iires.ses  us  to  yield  our 
wishes. 

^Vhen,  a  few  uiontlis  ago,  wo  gave  no- 
tice of  our  re(iieinen(,  we  litde  expected 
to  enter  the  business  so  soon  again.  But 
(he  Dinish  works  and  otlur  inii)or(ant 
(Mreumsttmces,  compel  us  lo  take  up  the 
business  again,  with   the   hope  that  the 


TtlORNTO.M,  Taylor  Co  ,  W.  Va. 
Dear  Editors  : 

I  left  home  Oc'.  •2;!.-d,  taking 
the  (rain  at  11   o"c!ocl<,  A.  M..  {\,r  Mari- 
on eoun(y,  nine  miles  west  of  Graf(on. — 
After  getting  off  tl;c   train,  I  went  houie 
wiih  one  of   the  brethren  and  (ot.k  dintier 
with  him,  still  having  to  travel  aiiout  ten 
ijiiles  to  I  ho    place    of  meeting  two  miles 
from  Soiitblown,  in  i^Ioiiongahela  county, 
also  wiihin  two  miles  of  Newport,  a  boat- 
landing  on  the  Monongahela  river.     Tiiis 
distance  we  went  on  horseback,  accompa- 
nied by  some  of  the  brcihtvn.     Preached 
in  the  Haruiony  school-house  in  the  even- 
ing, to  a  hir^e  crowd  of  ))eop!e.     To  this 
lilace  I  had  oeeii  .solicited  to  come,  as  the 
people  of  this  vicinity  had  never  heard  any 
of  the  lirethren  preach.     Also,  the   next 
day  (Sunday)  at  half  past    ten  o'ch^ck  in 
the    morning.     When    the   iiour   arrived 
the  bouse  would    not    hold  the  audience, 
as  there  was  a    vast    numb  ir    of  hearers 
present    to    hear    the   docnine    that  was 
pic:iclied.    We  had  good  order;  and  great 
adcntion  was  p.iid  lo  the  words  delivered. 
Before  we  took  our  seat  there  were  ma- 
ny tears  shed  by  some,  showing  thai  they 
symjialhized    with    us.       Afer    meeting 
there  were    several    invitations    for  us  to 
come  back;  and   a   very   respectful    man 
said,  ''Leave  another  appohituient.    You 
have  made  good    impressions   upon    ihe 
l)coplc."     But   1    (old    him  (hat  I  could 
not  at,  (hi.s  time.     This  is  something  (liat 
I  di.slike  lo  do;  but  my  labor  in  ih.e  mir^ 
istry  is  heavy,  and  my  means  at  home  arc 
not  like  those  of  iiiany,  as  my  family  is  to 
be  .fupporied,  and  I  labor  hard    (o  do  it 
when    at    home;  althciugh    I    have    been 
away    frcin    home    during  (he  )-ast   year 
from  two  to  three  days  per  week,  more  or 
less. 

Dear  brolhren  and  Mslers,  do  wo  do  all 


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that  we  can  in  order  to  have  the  gospel 
preached  to  all  ?  I  souietiuies  think  tiiat 
if  it  were  f^o  that  I  could  prcacli  more, 
that  uiaiiy  would  be  brought  into  the  fold 
of  Cisrist;  and  I  have  baptized  a  goodly 
number  in  the  last  year,  wliicli  is  encour- 
aging to  me.  AVill  not  the  district  of  W . 
Va.  make  a  greater  effort  to  spread  the 
gospel  in  her  forder  ?  for  hundreds  of 
people  in  the  State  of  Wci^t  Va.  liave 
never  heard  the  Bretiiren  preacli.  Will 
not  our  next  District  Meeting  propose  a 
plan  to  have  the  gospel  spread  more  ex- 
tensively in  our  own  Stale.  Brethren, 
give  this  your  attention,  and  may  God 
help  us  all  to  do  our  duty  in  every  respect, 
and  save  us  in  the  end  for  C'liri^t's  sake. 
Z.  Annon. 


€burch   THews. 


THREE   MISSIONARIES  TO   EUROPE. 

Yesterday  the  churches  composing  the 
Northern  J3istrict  of  Illinois  were  repre- 
sented by  delegates  in  a  special  council  at 
Cherry   Grove,  to   consider   the   J)anish 
question.     After  some  deliberation  a  uni- 
ty of  spirit  seemed  to  pervade  the  whole 
assembly,    and    the  nece-^sity  of  sending 
missionaries   to  Denmark   seemed  to  be 
clearly  seen.     The  manner  of  proceeding 
to  select  them  was  agreed  upon,  and  as  it. 
was  found  necessary  to  elect  a  brother  to 
the   ministry  who  can    speak  the  Danish 
language,  witii  the  si)ecial  design  of  being 
a  missionary  to  Denmark,  the  choice  fell 
upon  brotlier  Clirislian  Hope  as  a  minis- 
ter   in    the    first    degree.     Two    elders, 
brother  Paul  Wetzel  and  brotlier  Enoch 
Eby,  botii   from    the    Waddam's   trrovc 
chuich,  were  also  cliosen  to  be  missiona- 
ries   to  Denmark.     As   regards    brother 
Hope,  tlie  bretiiren   can   confide  in  him 
that  he  is  a  man  "brought  from  nature's 
darkness  into  light  and  from  the  nower  of 
Satan    unto    txod."       He    preached   the 
doctrine    of  the   Brethren    in  Denmark, 
and  lie,  with  two  or  three  oiliers,  CHUie  to 
America  searcliing  in  the  eastern  cities  of 
the  United  States,  in  Cliicago  and  other 
places,  for  the  true  church,  but  found  it 
"■^ot  utitil  they  came    to   tlie  Mississippi, 
where  they  got  on  the  track  of  the  Breth- 
ren; and  the   first   brother    they   got  to 
see  was   brother  George   Zollars,  of  the 
Hickory    Grove    church.     But    as    they 
could  not  find  a  cliurch  in  America  for  a 
long  time  that  observed   all  the  require- 
ments of  liie  gospel,  one  of  them,  named 
Christian  Hansen,  returned   to  Denmark 
without  finding  the  Brethren.     But  after 
brother  Hope  and  one  or  two  of  his  com- 
panions had    found    the    Brethren,  they 
wrote  after  him,  informing  him  that  now 
they  had    found    the    true  church;  hence 
the  call    from  Denmark.      The    meeting 
yesterday  was  a  solemn  one.     Many  tears 
were  siied  when  it  was  known  who  was  to 
go  on  the  mission   across  the  great  At- 
lantic. 

After  the  Danish  matters  were  finislied, 
two  women  were  brought  to  the  water 
near  the  meeting-house  lor  baptism;  the 


one  an  old  grandmother, — the  other,  ap- 
parently her  daughter,  sick  in  a  bed  and 
on  H  wagon.  She  lias  the  hip-disease  and 
may  never  get  well.  'J'lie  grandmother 
was  bap(iz-d  first  and  the  siek  woman 
afterward;  she  was  carried  into  the  wnier 
in  a  siicet  and  kept  in  a  sheet.  She 
stood  it  very  well.  Brother  George  Z'll- 
lar.^  was  the  administrator,  as.sisted  by 
brother  David  Buttorbaugh.  'J'liis  sick 
woman  was  the  forty-filih  person  baptized 
at  Cherry  Grove  since  the  112th  of  Sep- 
tember, and  it  wa.s  said  on  Sunday  there 
would  be  yet  several  more  baptized.  1 
never  sa->v  such  wecpinu  and  lamentation 
at  a  baptism  as  there  was  among  the  out 
siders  who  liad  collected,  as  1  saw  at  this 
baptism. 

I  was  at  their  lovefeast  in  October  and 
1  can  truly  'ay  I  never  saw  such  a  lovii.'g 
lovefeast.  I  saw  brethren  throw  their 
arms  around  each  others'  necks  weeping 
for  joy.  1  saw  sisters  do  the  same  tiling. 
1  saw  molliers  throw  their  arms  around 
the  necks  of  tlirir  unconverted  daughters, 
dressed  in  the  follies  and  fashions  of  the 
day,  and  weep  over  their  sins,  and  the 
consequence  has  l)cen  such  a  great  in 
gathering  of  aouls  and  they  ure  not  all 
yet.  Surely  "ulien  Zion  travailed  slie 
brought  forlli  licr  children." 

Jas.  Y.  Heckler. 

Mount  CxrroJI,  ///.,  iVov.  13,  1875. 

TSie  I>nulak  Rdissiou. 

PROCEEDINGS    OF  THE   SPECIAL   DISTRICT 
MEETING    OP    NORTHERN   ILLINOIS. 

By  llie  kindness  of  our  beloved  Father 
in  heaven,  the  brethren  from  ten  conifre- 
gations  assembled  at  Cherry  Grove,  Car 
roll  county.  Ills.,  Nov.  12ih,  1875.  The 
meeting  was  organized  for  business  by 
electing  Enoch  El»y,  Moderator;  M.  JM 
Eshelman,  clerk;  and  Allen  Boyer,  Ass't 
Clerk. 

The  object,  of  the  meeting  was  stated 
by  brother  Enoch  VA>y  to  be  for  the  con- 
sideration of  the  call  from  Scandinavia  to 
preach  the  gospel. 

The  letter  from  C.  Hansen  was  next 
read.  'J'his  brought  out  inquiries  which 
seemed  necessary  to  arrive  at  wise  con- 
clusions. 

The  following  query  was  presented  : 

AV^ill  the  cliurch  send  luinisfers  to])en- 
mark  ?  This  was  answered  in  the  affirm- 
ative, when  the  delegates  withdrew  to 
prepare  a  plan  of  action. 

In  due  time  the  delegates  returned  and 
presented  the  following  : 

This  meeting  to  call  a  brother  to  the 
ministry  who  can  preach  in  the  Danish 
language,  and  to  select  two  brethren  to 
accompany  him  to  Denmark.  One  of  those 
to  be  clio.-en  .-should  be  able  to  speak 
in  the  German  language;  the  other  to  be 
able  to  speak  both  the  German  and  Eng- 
lish. Tlii;  the  church  accepted,  and  pro 
ceeded  to  elect  a  minister,  all  present 
participating  in  the  choice.  The  lot  fell 
upon  brother  Christian  Hope. 

Tlic  delegates  then  proceeded  to  select 


two  brethren  as  already  stated.  The 
choice  fell  upon  brethren  Enocli  Eby  and 
Paul  Wetzel. 

Oh,  what  solemn  scenes  !  What  won- 
derful outpouring  of  the  Holy  Si)irit  1 
(lod  be  thanked  for  his  amnzing  grace. 

It  was  al.~o  unanimously  agreed  tiiat 
the  wives  of  the  brethren  chosen  be  iicr- 
mitted  to  accompany  them  if  they  desire 
to  do  so. 

No  time  was  fi.\:ed  for  the  brethren  to 
start  to  their  field  of  labor.  It  was 
thouglit  be-t  that  they  be  permitted  to 
select  their  own  lime, with  tin-,  understan- 
ding liiat  they  shall  go  a«  soon  as  they 
can  make  the  necessary  arrangements. 

The  clerk  Wii.s  instructed  to  send  copies 
of  the  proceedings  of  this  meeting  to  tlic 
Brethren's  p<-ri(idicalh',  with  the  following: 
Bt'htvcd  Brethren,  Greeting  :  Having 
assembled  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  and 
c;uefully  considered  I  lie  important  work 
of  preaching  the  gosnol  to  the  iicople  of 
l<]ur(>pe,  the  Holy  GiiOKt  moved  us  to  set 
apart  three  of  our  beloved  breihren,  with 
their  wives  to  attend  to  this  work  of  the 
Jjord.  And  inasmuch  as  it  is  the  work  of 
the  Lird,  v;o  feel  to  extend  to  every 
brother  and  sister  an  opportunity  to  con- 
tribute of  their  means  which  are  necessa- 
ry to  adlni^i^lcr  to  the  wants  of  the 
brethren  scui.  And  we  cordially  request 
every  hnu.sckcc[ier  throughout  the  broth- 
erhood to  imiuediatcly  present  lliis  call  to 
thrir  respective  congregatinnhJ,  and  what- 
ever may  be  given,  remit  at  your  earliest 
convenience  to  brother  .John  Rowland, 
Liinark,  Carroll  county,  lU--, 

Done  by  the  grace  of  (iiod,  and  witli 
the  liopc  that  the  Jjord  will  continue  to 
favor  his  needy  and  dependent  children 
unto  the  end  of  the  word.     Amen. 

J<]nocii  Ery,  Modertor. 
M.  M.  EstiELMAN,  Clerk, 
Allen  IjOYSR,  Ass't  Clerk. 
{nUjrim  and  Vindicator  please  copy.) 


Ill  Meinoriam. 

My  father,  John  J.  Annon,  was  born 
May  2nd,  1817,  and  departed  this  life 
July  lUth,  1875;  aged  58  years,  1  moiitli 
and  8  days.  Disease,  dropsy;  and  a  short 
time  before  he  died  he  took  cold  on  his 
lungs,  which,  no  doubt,  aided  in  shorten- 
ing his  days. 

Yes,  our  fatiier  has  left  Ui.;  but  he  was 
an  exemplary  member  of  our  fraternity 
for  some  two  years  before  his  death.  He 
earneslly  conlendcd  for  the  faith  of  the 
gospel  and  fought  the  battles  of  the  Lird. 
His  disease  lasted  over  three  years,  which 
time  he  did  nothing  but  some  small  or 
light  work.  He  was  confined  to  the 
house  some  time  before  he  died,  ami  suf- 
fered intensely,  but  bore  it  with  Christ- 
ian fortitude.  Ha  never  murmured  or 
complained,  but  was  resigned  to  the 
Lord's  will;  and  sometime  before  he  pas- 
sed away  told  me  that  he  had  lived  a  long 
time  before  he  made  a  surrender,  but 
when  lie  did  surrender  he  uuide  a  full  one 
fm-  the  cause  of  his  JMaster,  and  he  was 
awaiting  his  call.     He  left  a  wife  and  nine 


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children  to  mourn  llieir  loss.  All  are 
menihyrs  of  the  church;  und  all  are  mar 
ried  but  one.  And  every  .sor.-iu-law  and 
daughter  in  law  a!>o  belongs  to  the 
church.  Two  of  hii  sons  and  one  of  his 
sons-in-law  are  uiiiusiers  of  the  Kcspel. 
lie  was  born  in  Prenton  county,  Virginia, 
then  moved  to  ll-indolph,  same  State. — 
Afterward  the  county  wa^  divided,  the 
one  part  retainioK  it-*  old  name,  while  the 
other  part  was  called  IJ.irbour.  lie  lived 
for  man}'  years  in  Hurbuur  county.  Du- 
ring this  time  the  State  wa.s  divided. — 
The  part  cut  off  wa.s  called  West  Va.  In 
the  year  18G4,  for  the  >:;Ue  of  peace  he 
sold  out,  as  tlic  war  spirit  was  so  agita- 
ting at  that  time  that  a  ^^rtat  many  could 
''  not  live  in  peace,  and  moved  into  Taylor 
county,  where  he  ended  Lis  days.  His 
circle  of  frionds  was  large,  n-.i  he  was  a 
man  well  known  by  many  who  dee|)ly  I'eel 
his  absence.  We  have  lost  a  kind  father; 
the  people  of  this  vicinity  a  neighbor  who 
was  much  respected  by  all.  His  remains 
were  taken  to  the  buryinjj;  ground  near 
Thornton,  and  it  was  thought  that  the 
largest  mass  of  people  were  present  ever 
known  at  iho  place.  Tiicre  be  was  laid 
in  the  narrow  limits  of  the  tomb  to  sleep 
until  the  trump  of  God  .'-hail  be  sounded 
to  awake  the  sleeping  di^ad. 

"Katliei',  tbou  wast  u\\\o  and  lovely, 
Gonllc  as  the  sumufr  oruez"; 

Pleasant  as  tbc  air  of  tvuuiug 
When  it  floats  among  tbe  trees. 

'•Peaceful  be  tby  silent  sluinbors — 
Peaaceful  in  th"  grave  so  low; 

Thou  no  more  will  join  our  number; 
Itou  uo  more  our  songs  shall  know. 

"Dearest  falbcr,  thou  base  left  us, 

Here  '.by  leas  we  di'tply  ftel; 
But  't  is  God  that  hath  l.cri-ft  us; 

lie  can  all  our  borrows  heal. 

'■Yet,  again  we  hope  to  meet  thee. 

When  the  day  of  lif-  is  fled; 
Then  in  htavon  with  joy  lo  greet  theQ, 

Where  uo  farewell  lear  is  shed." 

Z.  Annon. 
Thornton,   TV.   Va. 

Union  Ci;Nri:it,  Kilt  Co.,  Kar».  ) 
Oct.  -JGlh,  1875.  \ 

Brutlier  Qninter :  — 

1  feci  il  my  duly  to  write 
to  you  in  behalf 'jf  several  pi-rsons  ivhu 
have  been  askii.g  tlie  brethren  to  come 
and  preiic'i  for  IhiJin  for  two  )  cars.  They 
live  ten  miles  from  llie  L'ana  cnnrch  — 
?~^oine  of  tiiem  have  been  ruised  by  II  e' 
Hietiiren,  and  lliey  fer]  like  straying 
lambs  wilhont  a  alic-pliL'rd.  Tliey  v^uuld 
liUc  to  be  taken  into  the  flucU,  if  they 
could  only  gel  a  sliepheid.  Tliey  tell 
ine  llial  if  the  Kretbrun  would  come  and 
preach  to  them,  they  could  soon  organ- 
ize a  cliiirch  here.  Itiit  the  brethren 
now  liavc  more  calls  than  thoy  can  fill 
is  ail  the  answer  they  cm  give  them. — 
'i'jjcy  would  like  lo  liave  books  and   pa- 


pers lo  read.  I  have  furnished  them 
with  .Moore's  pamphlet,  "-Safe  (i  round," 
wbicli  ihey  pronounce  all  right.  riic}- 
also  read  the  Companion  and  Visitoii 
with  dtlighl,  wlien  we  send  them  ours. 
They  would  like  to  take  it.  'I'liere  is  a 
widow  v/r.inan  here,  if  she  had  il,  it 
would  be  read  by  8  or  10  of  them,  and 
would  probably  do  much  good,  as  she 
has  a  good  influence,  and  would  lend  her 
papers  after  she  had  read  them.  She 
says  she  has  not  the  money  at  present, 
but  she  thinks  she  may  have  when  the 
year  is  out.  Please  send  il  to  her  Her 
address  is,  Catharine  I'ilztr.  l*aw  I'aw, 
IClk  Co.,  Kansas. 

UuRGEss  A.  IIadseli,. 


Notice. 

The  District  Jleetii  g  for  the  Southern 
District  of  Indiana,  having  appointed 
certain  brethren  to  go  on  a  mission 
to  the  brethren  in  tbe  southern  part  of 
the  State,  the  housekeepers  of  the  dif- 
fi-rcnt  churches  in  said  district  are  reques~ 
ted  without  delay,  to  lay  the  mxtter  be- 
fore thcdr  respective  charges  and  see  tliat 
the  necessary  means  are  raised  to  carry 
out  this  matter. 

AH  the  money  should  bo  sent  in  regis- 
tered letters.  Direct  lo  Ncrtle  Creek 
r.  0.,  Wayne  Co.,  Ind. 

B.  F.  KooNS, 
Treas.  Southern  Dist.  Indiana. 


Weftdmitno  poetry  under  any  circiimstan 
cet)  in  connection  with  Obituary  Notices 


wish  lo  use  all  alike,  and  we  could  not 
\'cra»;3  with  all. 


We 
userl 


i!i'pt.  4ih,lb7.5, sister  Sa.iuh.  wife  of  broth- 
er Geo.  t'ocauower,  and  daughter  of  brolber 
Ahraiu  and  si-ter  (J::rhuriue  Lecdy;  aged  28 
years.  9  'riouths,  and  14  days.  Slie  hore  her 
afllicliou  with  Chnsiiau  fortitude  During 
her  afUictiou  she  requo«ted  to  be  anoiutod, 
which  waa  alt'  lu'.ed  lo  in  tbe  fear  of  the 
Lord.  She  was  followed  by  a  large  concourse 
of  friends  and  relatives  to  the  C04I  Creek 
church,  where  the  funeral  s.'rvioea  were  at- 
tended to  by  brother  Keller  and  the  writer 
from  Kev.  xiv.  13. 

Also,  ou  the  same  dny  Wii-liam  Swank, 
fon  of  friend  Ghrisliau  and  si-ier  .Maliaia 
Swank;  aged  16  years,  4  raontbs  and  14  days. 
Disease,  typhoid  f'ver.  Fuueial  services  by 
brother  Henry  Keller  and  the  writer,  to  a 
largw  concourse  of  people. 

A'so,  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  Nov.  Cih, 
1S75,  infant  daMtrhter  of  fiiend  George  and 
sisler  Sarah  Neher;  aged  14  luonthf..  Her 
dvath  was  occttsioned  by  a  burn.  The  inolh- 
cr  l>f,  her  in  the  house  whilst  she  was 
hrius/iiig  in  water;  and  her  clollics  eauifhl 
fire  and  hnrued  her  bo  severely  that  she  only 
fuwivid  nine  days.  Fuueral  servic's  by 
II.  Keller  and  the  writer,  from  3  Kings,  iv. 
26.  Wm   a.  Mukuay. 

In  the  Clover  Creek  congregation,  Oct. 
28,  187."),  our  aged  fri  ud  and  neigbbor  Geo. 
NicoDEMijs;  Hged  70  years,  8  months  and  2-5 
days.  Fuueral  exerei'>es  by  Kev.  Mr.  Geary 
and  brother  D.  M.  IlolBiugor. 


The  subject  of  this  noiice  was  father-in- 
law  to  Eld.  John  W  Uruoibaugh.  He  was  a 
ine.ttber  of  thf  Gmnaa  II -formed  church. 
He  had  his  home  with  Kid.  J.  W.  B.  «t  the 
time  of  his  di-.Hih.  Hs  w»s  sick  ?ome  five  or 
six  weeks  and  during  all  lOii  lime  h*-  "id  not 
eat  St)  much  as  a  hcuHh'  p-;  s-m  would  cut  in 
one  day.  His  aulfniukis  wureal  tiuii-a  i-evcre, 
bal  he  .-oie  il  all  palicntly.aud  wr  tru«t  that 
he  is  aow  realizing  bia  wfl-cxpressid  desire 
to  be  wiih  his  S«vior. 

Thus  we  ."^ee  that  our  esteemed  Kldcr  has 
in  less  than  one  short  week  lost  riis  dsu^hter- 
in-la*f  and  father-ia-law.  H  s  wife,  our  dear 
sisler,  det-ply  feeU  the  stroke,  hut  wo  hope 
that  they  wi  h  us  all  may  have  Q  'd  >o  ad- 
iniuioler  com  101 1  and  consolation,  and  that 
we  may  througli  ihtse  dispensations  of  God's 
providence  be  drawn  a  liiile  closer  to  our 
dear  Lord.  Jacob  L.   Winrland. 

In  the  Willamette  Valley  churcVi,  Marion 
coucty.  Oregon,  Nov.  3,  1875,  brother  Davit) 
BowEU,  in  his  7l5l  year.  He  came  to  this 
conelry  a  few  months  ago,  intending  to 
brinij  his  family  as  .^ooa  as  circumstances 
would  admit.  IJut  he  was  soon  called  upon 
a  bed  of  afllictioa,  and  deceased  in  the  ab- 
sence of  hia  wife  and  cliildrxn.  The  funer- 
al occasion  was  improved  by  Elder  Darid 
Urower,  from  John  v.  24-29,  lo  au  atieulive 
congregation.  John  B.  Lehman. 

In  the;  Berlin  congregai  ion,  Somerset  coun- 
ty, I'a.,  Oct.  22nd,  brother  John  S.  Baer; 
aged  24  y<3.rs,  6  tuonths  And  21  da^R. 

Brother  Baer  was  ail  mimartied  man,  and 
died  in  the  house  of  hia  fathcT,  brother  Sol- 
omon Baer.  ouo  <f  our  co-lf bore'6  in  Iho 
niii!i>-t'y.  He  was  au  inlelliger't,  r- apecta- 
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il.  J.  KiTirrz.  Pnhind,  Oliio. 
THE  CHILDREN'S  PAPER. 

Tlio  I'liililron's  Paper  is  a  ni'alh  illnstrntc.l  pap'T, 
ilcioli'il  t.>  llu-  in.Htniiliun  nf  Ilm  cliildri'n.  Unly 
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tiri_'  npcbilis.  Sim)  stamp  for  t- picinun  copy.  .VUilns^, 

II.  J.   KUUTZ, 

PiiJtiiid.  Miihoiiiiif/  Co.,   O. 


"A  righteous    man    regardelh  the  life  of  bis 
beast." — Pnov.  xii.   10. 

K&FETY   (OM.AR  I'AOK. 

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upon  the  ncuiiit  bv  letter  of  75c.  for  a 
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light,  bandsouie,  durable,  and  coinforlable 
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them  to  prevent  horses'  uceks  from  b»com- 
ing  sore  from  use  to  Limber  Pole  Wagons, 
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press 10  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  I'ullels, 
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8.  HrARD. 

35.  Polo,  JUe. 


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^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAMES  <|ITINTER. 


'7/'  ye  lotie  me,  keej>  my  comma7idme7tts." — Jesus. 


At  $1.G0  l*er  Auuniu. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  NOV.  30,  1875.     Vol.  II.  No.  47. 


The  f^ast  Rnse  ol  Siiustuer. 


'Tis  tfee  last  rose  of  summer 

Left  blooming  alone, 
All  her  lovely  companions 

Ave  faded  and  gone; 
No  flower  of  lier  kindred. 

No  rose-hud  is  nigh 
To  reflect  baeli  her  blushes 

Or  give  sigh  for  sigh. 

1 11  not  leave  thee,  thou  lone  one, 

To  pine  on  the  stem  ; 
Since  the  lovely  are  sleeping, 

Go  sleep  thou  wiih  them. 
Thus  kindly  1  scatter 

Thy  leaves  o'er  the  bed, 
Wlieru  tliy  mates  of  the  garden 

Lie  scentless  and  dead. 

So  soon  may  I  follow 

When  friendships  decay, 
And  from  I'jve's  shining  circle 

The  gems  drop  away  ! 
When  true  hearts  lie  withered. 

And  fond  ones  are  flowu, 
Oh,  who  would  inhabit 

This  bleak  world  alone  ? 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie  Sure  Fouiitlatlou. 


BY  JOSEPH  IIOLSorPLE. 


"Now  if  any  man  built  upon  this  founda- 
tion gold,  silve? ,  preciou'.  stones,  wood,  hay, 
stubble  ;  Every  man's  work  shall  be  made 
manifest  :  for  tlie  day  chill  ('ecHre  it,  be- 
cause it  shall  be  revealed  by  fire;  and  the 
Are  shall  try  every  man's  work  of  what  sort 
it  is."— 1  Cor.  3:  la,  13. 

In  No.  44,  1  find  two  articles  on 
this  subject,  both  frora  the  pens  of 
b  ethren  of  acknowledged  ability; 
nevertheless,  it  seems  to  me  that  the 
importaDce  of  the  subject  will  be  a  suf- 
ficient apology  for  a  further  effort. 

These  brethren  agree  in  their  expo- 
sitions in  regard  to  what  is  represent- 
ed by  the  material  used   in    building 


upon  this  foundation  ;  but  I  am  con- 
strained to  differ  from  their  conclu- 
sion. I  do  not  wish  to  occupy  space 
to  quote  from  their  articles  what 
seems  objectionable  ;  as  their  own  lan- 
guage can  easily  be  referred  to,  this 
becomes  unnecessary. 

They  seem  to  teach  that  wood,  hay, 
and  stubble  represent  false  doctrines, 
and  traditions,  and  commandments  of 
mon.  Just  how  these  can  be  built 
upon  the  "foundation"  I  cannot  com- 
prehend. I  think  such  things  are  far 
from  the  foundation,  and  are  useless 
in  whatever  light  taken,  while  wood, 
hay,  and  stubble  are  useful,  if  confined 
to  tlieir  proper  place  ;  but  as  building 
materials  upon  the'  sure  foundation, 
they,  with  whatever  is  represented  by 
them,  are  worthless.  My  very  nature 
revolts  at  the  idea  that  any  one  should 
endeavor  to  prove  that  the  souls  of 
those  who  build  fal'-e  doctrine  should 
be  purified  by  fire.  This  is  more  than 
the  most  rampant  papist  would  dare 
to  assert,  and  goes  further  as  an  at- 
tempt to  establish  the  doctrine  of  pur- 
gat:ory  than  anything  I  have  ever 
seen. 

But  in  order  not  to  be  tedious,  I 
will  not  stop  to  point  out  all  I  do  not 
endorse,  but  will  humbly  try  to  give 
my  views  briilly  and  candidly. 

Gold,  silver,  and  precious  stones 
may  represent  obedience,  humility, 
and  self  denial,  while  wood,  hay,  and 
stubble  may  represent  a  lack  of  self- 
denial,  a  little  ill-direcled  pride,  a  want 
of  a  full,  implicit  obedience — these 
things  clinging  to  the  builder,  more 
as  unintentional  weaknesses  than  as 
actual  outcropings  of  rebellion.  The 
Saviour  requires  us  to  forsake  father, 
mother,  sister,  brother,  wife,  children, 
boiises  and  Iftuds,  and   eyeu    to    hate 


our  own  life,  if  sinful,  in  order    to   be 
worthy  disciples;  and  Paul  says,  "If 
we  would  judge  ourselves  we  should 
not  be  judged."     Now  if  any  of  these 
encumbrances  cleave  to  us,  even  after 
building  on  the  sure  foundation  with 
imperishable  material,  we  shall  suffer 
the  loss,  for  the  day  prophesied  of  by 
Maiachi  shall  declare  it ;  and  though 
it  may  be  a  fine  house,   or    whatever 
it  may  be,  if  it  has  in  any  way   stood 
between  us  and  the    Saviour,   though 
we    may    apparently    have    attended 
obediently  to  the  ordinances,    though 
we  may  have  appeared  unto   man    as 
very  humble,  though    we    may    have 
denied  ourselves  of    many    pleasures 
and  sensual    gratifications,    we    shall 
suffer  the  loss,  which  may  even  be,  as 
suggested,  a  thousandyears reign  with 
Christ. 

No,  no  ;  the  teachers  and  votaries 
of  false  doctrine  are  not  planets  re- 
volving around  the  Saviour,  either  in 
close  proximity  or  remotely,  either  in 
a  circular  or  elliptical  orbits,  but 
comet-like,  as  wandering  stars,  Jude 
13.  If  they  have  ever  come  within 
the  influence  of  his  grace,  they  are  now- 
shooting  off  in  a  parabola,  and  are  far 
on  their  way  toward  another  center  of 
attraction.  If  they  will  not  come  to 
a  state  of  obedience,  discarding  false 
doctrine,  fire  will  never  purify  them 
from  the  dross. 

Some  may  think  me  illiberal  ;  but  I 
dare  not  open  the  gate  wider,  or  make 
the  road  broader,  than  the  Saviour 
left  it.  He  is  the  way,  and  it  remains 
for  us  to  try  to  follow.  lie  is  the 
door,  and  by  him  we  rnust  enter,  or 
remain  without,  with  dogs  and  liars 
as  our  companions. 

No,  no ;  there  is  nothing  in  the 
text  favorable  either  to   the  doctrine 


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cf  purgatory  or  universalism,  nor  yet 
to  tbe  doctrine  of  final  restoration. 
All  that  is  taught  is  this,  "It  any  man 
build  thereon  gold,  silver,  precious 
stones,  wood,  hay,  stubble."  You  seo 
he  must  have  built  with  the  imperish- 
able material,  else  uolhiug  will  remain 
— all  will  be  lost:  and  there  will  be 
no  comfort  in  the  thought  that  the 
day  of  purification  shall  come.  You 
fee,  then,  that  it  is  necessary  that  our 
building  contain  in  its  structure  the 
gold,  with  tbe  silver  and  precious 
stones,  and  then  it  must  be  built,  on 
the  rock.  Luke  6:  48,  49.  False 
doctrines,  traditions,  and  command- 
ments of  men,  are  not  on  ihe  rock. 

I  agree  that  there  are  degrees  of 
happiness,  as  well  as  in  punishtiients, 
for  every  one  shall  receive  according 
to  tiie  deeds  done  in  the  body  ;  but 
these  degrees  will  be  coffined  to  those 
who  ir.ade  an  honest  clfortto  build  of 
proper  material,  and  who,  for  want  ot 
proper  disccrnmont  got  tiie  perishable 
iiiiiiglfd  with  the  imperishable. 
Further  liberty. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlic  (jioocl  Citiise  Iitjuretl,  uu«l 
How  Auled. 


BY  C    C    ROOT. 


'  Now  [  beseech  you,  hrclhren,  by  the  naiiio 
of  oui- Jjord  Jesus  (Mil  jit,  Uiat  yc  ail  Bi)e.ik 
ttic  ."aine  tbiiiK.  aud  tiial  Ihcie  bi;  no  divis- 
ioiiK  among  you;  but,  that  ye  h«  perfectly 
joiiud  toKLlber  in  the  saine  loiiid  aud  ia  the 
Baine  judgment."  1  Uor.  1  :  10. 

Now  it  must  not  bo  expected  of  fi- 
uite  man,  uninspired,  and  subject  to 
the  manifold  temptations  of  being 
prejudiced  by  early  education,  that  ho 
will,  in  all  caseB,  take  a  correct  view 
of  all  Holy  Writ,  nor  that  all  men  can 
understand  all  Scriptures  quite  alike, 
upon  fiiSt  forming  acciuaiutaiica  with 
ihem.  Yet,  indeed,  are  the  require- 
uieutj  of  the  gosptl  so  plain  "that  the 
wi»y  faring  man  though  a  fool  cannot 
err  therein."  Bui  the  passages  which 
are  diflered  upon  are  very  often  select- 
ed to  justify  the  course  taken  by  those 
who  feel  not  willing  to  occpiiesce  to 
the  will  of  heavon.  This  indifference 
maniftsts  itf-elf  in  ways  whose  "name 
is  legion,  for  they  are  ntany."  In  or- 
der to  know  which  of  thene,  namely, 
ignorance  or  will,  is  the  cause  of  dif- 
ference, send  to  the  reading  eunuch 
a  Philip  to  apk  him  whether  he  knows 
what  bo  is  reading;  then  note  tho 
reply.  Or  if  he  is  an  A  polios,  "mighty 
in  the  Scriptures,"  Jet-  us  see  if  he  will 


hear  Aquilla  and  Friscilla,  who  would 
instruct  him  in  the  ways  of  tho  Lord 
more  perfectly. 

In  order  to  bring  about  the  unity 
the  apostle  so  solemnly  besought  them 
for,  prejudice  and  ignorance  must 
yield,  and  self-will,  with  its  legion  of 
vices,  must  be  brought  into  subjection  ; 
and  after  this  is  done,  let  each  express 
his  honest  sentiments  openly  before 
the  other,  aud  in  the  spiri;  of  love  let 
ihem  discuss  matters  of  difference,  till 
light  and  liberty  produce  a  unity  of 
mind,  of  ?peech,  and  of  action. 

But  suffer  not  any  subjects  of  differ- 
ence to  be  so  much  as  hinted  at,  save 
of  tho  plan  of  salvation  or  practical 
Christianity  ;  for  what  concernelh  it 
us  avw  whether  sinners  are  annihi- 
lated (?)  or  restored  (?)  after  ever- 
lasting punishment  ?"  Why  riot  only 
beseech  them  to  avoid  that  "shame 
and  everlasting  contempt  ?"  Why  ex- 
pose this  unnecessary  difference  to  the 
disgust  of  our  hearers  and  the  disso- 
lution of  the  bonds  of  brotherly  love  ; 
for  cue  preaches  publicly  that  sinners 
shall  be  annihilated,  aud  during  his 
absence  his  brother  teaches  the  same 
audience  that  positively  they  shall  be 
restored.  Again  one  teaches  that 
from  death  till  the  resurrect! dd  the 
soul  of  the  righteous  dead,  sldepotb, 
while  his  brother  Icacheth  tliat  uuder 
the  altar  (Rev.  G  :  10)  tho  souls  of  the 
righteous  beheaded,  cried  with  a  loud 
voice  saying,  "How  long  oh  Lord," 
&c.,  and  they  were  coiiiforted  and 
pacified  till  the  resurrection.  Why 
diffor  publicly  in  this?  Why  not 
teach  the  nations  how  to  obtain  a 
part  in  tho  first  resurr&clion,  and  cease 
to  harp  continually  on  things  imprac- 
ticable, or  dote  "about  questions,  and 
words  of  strife  whereof  comelh  envy, 
strife,  railings,  evil  surmisings,  per- 
verse disputings  of  mm  of  corrupt 
minds  and  destitute  of  the  truth,  *  *  * 
from  such  withdraw  thyself." 

Taking  the  medium  ground  between 
two  great  extremes,  I  ouce  preached 
on  the  subject  of  death,  and  making 
the  usual  application  of  a  passage  of 
Scripture,  down  the  table  a  brother 
grinned  and  shook  his  head,  while  to 
the  opposite  another  smiled  and  uod- 
dtid  in  assent  ;  aud  from  the  previ- 
ously expressed  sentiments  of  the  two 
auditors,  by  us  three  were  argued 
])ublicly  three  different  sides  to  one 
(juestion  ;  namely  two  extremes  and 
the  middle  ground.  This,  brethren, 
you  do  very  obviously  when  one 
proaches  restitution,  uuotbcr  auuihilu- 


tioD,  and  another  endless  punishment. 
The  world  sees  it,  the  gaia-sayersays 
if,  and  the  truth-seeker  laments  it ; 
God  abhors  it,  the  Scriptures  forbid 
it,  arid  the  angels  deplore  it.  It  is 
unpleasant;  it  is  inconvenient,  and  it 
is  inconsistent.  Brethren  these  things 
ought  not  so  to  be.  How  can  we  in 
the  face  of  the  above  text,  persist  on 
in  so  doing.  When  we  preach  let  U8 
remember  the  solemn  charge  given  of 
the  apostle,  "before  God  and  the  Lord 
.Tepus  Christ,"  that  we  "preach  the 
word  ;  reprove,  rebuke,  exhort  with 
all  long-suffering  and  doctrine."  Let 
us  teach  tbe  nations  that  not  being 
born  figain  they  csnuot  cuter  into  tho 
kingdom  of  God,  but  are  without  God 
aud  without  hope  iu  the  world,  and 
that  if  they  die  so,  where  God  and  his 
Christ  are  they  cannot  come  ;  but 
that  they  should  believe,  repent,  and 
bo  baptized  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  to 
walk  iu  all  the  ordinances  and  com- 
mandments of  tho  Lord  Jesus  blame- 
less. Then  comfort  the  saints  with 
80  much  to  say  of  the  glory  world  aa 
the  Scriptures  teach  ;  and  while  warn- 
ing sinners  to  floe  the  wrath  to  come, 
also  exhort  the  saint  to  grow  in  grace 
aud  iu  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 
Thus,  then,  will  we  all  speak  tbe  same 
thing,  there  being  no  divisions  among 
ui< ;  but  we  will  bo  perfectly  joined 
together  in  the  same  miud  and  in  the 
game  judgment. 
Mirable,  Mo. 


For  tbe  CoMPANiOK  and  Visitok. 
ltIo<le  au«l  N«ct-»iMily. 


liY  M.  M.  ESIIELMAN. 


Mode  is  one  thing,  necessity  anoth- 
er. Necessity  is  not  mode ;  neither  is 
mode  necessity.  One  cannot  be  the 
other;  neither  can  one  be  subsliiuted 
for  the  other. 

If  we  are  correctly  informed  tho 
Brethren  have  ever  l)een  united  as  to 
the  HCceK.^ili/  of  observing  tbe  ordi- 
nances of  God's  house.  But  while 
they  have  been  united  on  the  neces- 
sity of  observing  them,  they  have  not 
been  united  as  to  tho  mode  of  observ- 
ing all  of  them.  Why  have  they  not 
been  united  ou  tho  mode  as  well  as  on 
the  7ieces>iili/  of  observing  them? 
Simply  because  the  mode  is  not  an 
distinctly  set  forth  in  all  of  them  as 
the  thing  itself.  For  instance,  the 
necessity  of  the  communion  is  sulli- 
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undorsiaud  it ;  but  the  mode  of  ob- 
serviug  it  bos  been  left  to  the  judg- 
ment of  Christ's  followers.  Ciirist 
Baid,  "Take  this  and  divide  it  among 
yourselvpp,"  but  he  did  not  say  hoiv 
to  "divide  it  aaiong  yourselves.'' 
Who  then  is  to  determine  Jiow  it  is  to 
be  done?  The  followers  of  Christ 
themselves.  If  there  is  any  S(!ripture 
that  bears  directly  or  indirectly  upon 
the  n;ode,  tliat  Scripture  must  be  the 
guide;  but  if  there  is  no  Scripture, 
cither  directly  or  indirectly,  as  to  the 
mode  of  observing  an  ordinance,  then- 
the  most  reaFonable  and  elficieut 
method  must  be  adopted. 

But  since  mode  is  not  cleurly  sot 
forth  in  every  case,  should  we  not 
learn  to  bear  with  each  other  in  this 
respect,  ?  Sliould  we  not  sf.ek  to  glo- 
rify God  in  all  our  aclioius?  And 
since  God  should  be  glorified  in  all 
our  actions,  should  we  not  ever  seek 
to  adopt  such  modes  in  the  observance 
of  God's  institutions  a3  will  occasion 
the  least  confusion  ? 

Wherever  an  "example"  has  been 
given,  the  example  should  be  observ- 
ed. An  example  defines  the  mode 
belter  than  anything  else.  An  "ex- 
ample'' cannot  be  followed  by  follow- 
ing somelhivg  ehe.  "An  example'' 
\i  the  best  kind  of  a  pattern  ;  and  a 
pattern  cannot  be  strictly  followed  by 
following  only  a  part  of  it.  Since 
mode,  in  every  case,  is  not  clearly 
given,  no  man  has  authority  to  m;ike 
a  fixi;d  rule  iu  such  cnse.s,  anddemsMd 
that  all  who  come  after  him  must  fol- 
low liis  rule.  Therefore,  brethren, 
let  us  learn  wisdom  in  these  matters, 
and  seek  to  knov/  the  word  of  God. 

Perhaps  a  little  more  reasoning  up- 
on mode  would  not  b«  amiss.  ''Greet 
one  another." — How? — "With  a  holy 
kiss.''  Here  mode  is  as  clear  as  the 
thing  itself  In  feet-washing  the 
mode  is  eqnally  a.<?  well  set  forth. 
In  the  Lord's  Supper,  the  mode  of 
its  observance  is  not  si  clearly  set 
forth;  yet  we  think  sufficiently  clear 
foraliwhoare  willing  to  build  on 
Jesas.  "lie  riseth  from  supper  is 
not  meaningless.  From'supper  does 
not  meaa/yorn  Ihe  table  ohlij.  From 
supper  does  not  mean  from  nothing. 
He  riseth  from  ivhatf  From  supi)er  : 
not  from  notlting.  The  mode  of  ob- 
serving the  communion  is  not  clearly 
given.  The  mode  of  conducting 
n  eetings  is  not  specifically  given. 

But,  dear  brethren,  let  us  endeav- 
or to  be  true  to  our  calling.  Let  us 
not  be  so  unyielding  iu    our  opinions  I 


as  to  cause  divisions.  Modes  that 
are  based  upon  supposed  figures  are 
not  safe  modes.  We  might  nu;ke 
any  amount  of  patterns  in  that  way  ; 
but  the  question  would  arise.  Are 
they  worth  anything?  The  word  is 
the  best  copy  we  can  get.  To  get 
out  of  the  world  is  to  get  into  human 
sjstems.creeds,  and  disciplines  of  the 
dead  and  the  living.  "Stand  fast, 
therefore,  iu  the  liberty  wherewith 
Christ  hath  made  us  free,  and  bo  not 
entangled  again  with  the  yoke  of 
bondage."  Gal.  v.  1.  The  word 
hath  made  us  free  ;  not  that  which  is 
outside  of  the  word.  "The  yoke  of 
bondage"  i.s  not  in  the  Bible;  that  is 
found  outside  of  the  Bible.  Tiiere- 
fore  let  us  keep  very  near  to  Jesus  ; 
and  if  we  observe  what  is  in  the 
go.spel,  we'll  have  but  little  time  to 
even  notice  that  which  is  outside  of 
the  "perfect  law  of  liberty." 


For  ttie  CoMi'ANioN  and  Visitor. 
l>utfesol  die  Tosigne. 


BY  D    W.  GEORGE. 


1. 


hit 


"To  glorify  God  by  magnifying 
name.     2.  To   sing    hi.s    praises. 
3.  To  declare  to  others   God's   good- 
ne.«s.     4.   To  pray  to  him  for  what  we 
want.     5.  To  meke   open    profession 
of    our    subjection    to    him.     6.    To 
prer.ch    his   word.     T.  To  defend  the 
truih.     8   To  exhort  men  to  particular 
duties.     9   To  confess  our  sins  to  God. 
10    To  crave  the  advice  of  others.    11. 
To  prnise  tl.iat  which  is  good    in   oth- 
ers.     12.  To  bear  witness  of  the  truth. 
13.  To  defend  the  cause  of  the    inno- 
cent and  just.     14.   To    cammunicato 
to  others  the  same    good    impressions 
we    have   received."      Alas,    what  a 
great  revolution  iu  the  touguc  to  that 
for  which  Jehovah  created  it!     Since 
the  day  of  creation    the    tongue    has 
brought  many  serious  departures.     It 
soon  learned  to  curse  its  Creator.     It 
was  inatrumental  in  the  fall  of  human- 
ity.    At  the  very   dawn    of  creation, 
while  our  fore  parents  were, iu  regard 
to  age,  in  mere  infancy,  the  tempter's 
tongue  v;ielded    and    influence    over 
them,  which  brought  in  force    the  de- 
cree, "In    the  day    that   thou    eatest 
thereof  thou  shalt  surely   die" — not  a 
natural  death,  but  should  be    dead  in 
tresspases   and  sins,  for  which  it  cost 
the  precious  blood  of  Christ  to    rein- 
state us  again  into  "the  friendship  and 
favor  of  God." 


along  down  the  stream    of    time.     If 
v/c  do  but  look  into    the    history    of 
the  wanderings    of    the     children     of 
Israel  in  the     wilderness,     we  surely 
can  .see  its  fruits  with  the  awful    con- 
sequences.    "Ye  take  too  much  upon 
you  ;  the  people  are  every  whit  holy," 
were  the  words  of  many    of    the    re- 
nowned,   in    the    camp     of      Israel, 
which  were  entirely  contrary   to    the 
word  of  God.     I  need  only    say    the 
almost  entire  world  knows  their  doom. 
I  cannot  stop  here.     The    tongue    is 
yet    yielding    its      influence    against 
him'who  died  for  us.     I'ermit  me    so 
to  speak,  yet    with  regret.     We    too 
ofien  hear  the  "truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus" 
spoken  against,  and  that,    too,    from 
the  pulpit.     Thousands,  yea,  tens    of 
thousands,  are  fed    and     brought    up 
by    tho    idea    that      the     Scriptures 
contain     many    unnecessariea.       See 
what  great  evils  the  tongue  is  propa- 
gating.    Has  not   the    tongue,    even- 
among  many  of  the  so    called    ortho- 
dox churches,   emphatically    declared 
that  there  are  but     two    sacraments, 
namely,  baptism  and,    as  they  call  it, 
the  Lord's  Supper,  which  is  a  contra- 
diction to  the  word    of    God  ?     "The 
tongue  is  an  unruly  evil,  full  of  dead- 
ly poison." 

Williamsport ,  W.  Va. 


Sileuce. 


"The  art  of  silence,  if  it  be  not  one 
of  the  fine,  is  certainly  one  of  the  use- 
ful arts.  It  is  an  art  attained  by 
few.  How  seldom  do  we  meet  with 
a  man  who  speak?  only  when  he 
ought  to  speak,  and  says  only  what 
he  ought  to  say?  That  the  Bible  en- 
joins its  attainment  is  most  manifest. 
It  commands  us  to  make  a  door  and 
bar  for  the  mouth.  It  declares  if  a 
man  bridleth  not  his  tongue,  his  relig- 
ion is  vain. 

The  attainment  of  this  art  AVill  ena- 
ble us  to  avoid  saving  foolish  things. 
We  often  tpeak  without  reflection, 
and,  of  consequence,  foolish  thoughts, 
or  expressions  destitute  of  thought 
are  uttered.  Possessed  of  the  art  of 
silence  we  shall  not  speak  that  which 
ought  not  to  be  spoken.  Again,  it 
will  enable  us  to  avoid  saying  hurtful 
things." 


The  great  God  did  set  so  high  an 
esteem  upon  the  love  of  his  poor 
creatures,  that  rather  than  be  would 
go  without  their  love,  he  would   par- 


We  can  B(3e  its  terrible    tlVects    all    don  their  trausgreasiou. 


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"It  is  Fiulsbed. 


Sinner,  why  Ibat  look  of  saducss  ? 

Why  thus  weep,  and  eigh,  and  gioan  I 
All  thy  uiitelief  is  madness, 

All  thy  griefs  could  not  atone 
It  is  llnished  !  Hallelujah  ! 

JcBUS  saves,  and  he  alore, 

Why  such  lon<;ing  for  salvation  ? 

Why  not  take  hino  at  Ms  word  ? 
There  is  now  no  coiideinnalion 

To  the  soul  that  trusts  the  Lord. 
It  is  fliiished  !   Ilalltlujah  ! 

Oh  !   wha;  joy  it  doth  allord. 

See  !   for  sin,  what  bitter  anguish 

Jesus  bore  upou  the  tree; 
See  him  left  by  God  to  languish 

III  atoning  agony  ! 

It  is  finished  !  HalUhijah  ! 

Jesus  died  fiom  wrath  to  free  ! 

'T  is  thyself  thou  art  discerning, 

Not  the  dying  lamb  of  God; 
Weeping,  stiivirg   never  learning 

IIow  He  bore  sin's  heavy  load. 
It  is  finished  !  Ilallehijah  ! 

God  is  satisfied  through  blood. 

At  the  cross  is  now  thy  station; 

Lo  !  without  thy  grief  or  piayer, 
What  a  full,  a  free  salvetiou 

God  has  waiting  for  thee  there. 
It  is  finished  !   Hilleluijih  ! 

Frees  from  all  thy  anxious  care. 

Now  begin  thy  hallelujahs, 
God  himself  delights  to  hear; 

Jesus,  Savior  !  Hallelujah  ! 

Sweetest  song  that  greets  his  ear. 

It  is  finished  !   Hallehij-.h  ! 
Ferfcct  love  hath  cast  out  fear. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Lifarniiig;  Obcclieiice. 


BY    D.  P    SAYLER. 


''Who  in  the  days  of  his  flesh,  when  he  had 
offered  up  j)rayers  and  supplicalii.  ns  with 
etrong  crying  and  teais  unto  him  that  was 
able  I J  tave  him  from  death,  and  was  heard 
iu  that  h»  feared.  Tliough  he  were  a  Son, 
yet  learned  he  obedience  by  the  things  which 
he  sulfere'i  ;  Aud  being  mnde  perfect,  he  be- 
came tlie  author  of  eternal  ealvation  unto 
all  them  that  obey  him."— Heb.  5  :  7-9. 

The  reader  will  pardon  me  for  put- 
tiug  80  large  a  quotation  of  Scripture 
as  a  hasia  for  the  few  remarks  1  may 
offer  from  it.  The  Lord  Jesus  is  the 
OI19  here  spoken  of  by  Paul,  when  he 
Bays,  "Who  in  the  days  of  hia  flesh  ;" 
that  is,  tlio  days  of  his  incarnation, 
in  which  he  took  upou  himself  all  the 
itjfirmities  of  our  human  nature, 
being  tempted  with  the  feelings  of 
our  infirmities,  and  was  in  all  points 
JLempied  like  us  wf;  are,    vet    yyilhout 


sin ;  and  so  to  be  able  to  succor  them 
that  are  tempted.  In  these  times  it 
was  that  he  "offered  up  prayers  and 
supplications,  with  strong  crying  and 
tears,  unto  him  that  was  able  to  save 
him  from  death." 

The  apostle  here  refers  to  a  partic- 
ular time  when  the  Lord  Jesus  so 
prayed  of  which  the  Evangelists  say 
nothing.  They  record  that  he  was 
often  engaged  in  prayer;  and  say 
that  ho  spent  a  whole  night  alone  on 
the  mountain  iu  prayer;  and  that  he 
went  out  a  great  while  before  day 
into  a  solitary  place,  .and  prayed. 
But  excepting  the  short  prayer  at 
the  grave  of  Lazarus,  and  the  prayer 
recorded  by  St.  John  xvii  before  he 
crossed  the  brook  Cedron  with  hia 
disciples,  the  night  in  which  ho  was 
betrayed,  nothing  of  hi«  prayer  is 
written  ;  and  none  of  these  indicate 
the  intensity  of  feeling  set  forth  by 
the  apostle  iu  the  Scripture  above.  I 
am  therefore  constrained  to  believe 
that  the  apostle  refers  to  his  prayer 
in  Gethseniane.  Here  the  Evange- 
lists say  he  began  to  be  sorrowful  and 
very  heavy.  He  says,  "My  soul  is 
exceedingly  sorrowful,  even  unto 
death."  "And  being  in  an  agony  he 
prayed  more  earnestly  ;  and  his  sweat 
was  at  it  were  great  drops  of  blood 
falling  down  to  the  ground. "  But 
here  this  short  prayer  is  recorded,  "0 
my  Father,  if  it  be  possible,  (Luka 
has  it,  "If  thou  be  willing,'')  let  this 
cup  pass  from  mo  ;  nevertheless,  not 
as  I  will,  but  as  thou  wilt." 

Why  did  Jesus  so  greatly  fear? 
Why  all  this  agonized  failing  of  heart, 
thi.s  horror  of  groat  daikuess,  this 
suffering  which  almost  brought  him 
to  the  grave  before  a  single  pang  had 
been  inflicted  upon  him  by  sinful  man, 
this  anguish  of  soul  which  forced  from 
him  the  intense  phenomenon  of  a 
bloody  sweat — which  almost  postraled 
body,  and  soul,  and  spirit  before  a 
single  blow  had  been  struck  ?  Was 
it  the  mere  dread  of  death  from  which 
his  soul  recoiled?  Infidels  speak 
sneeringly  of  Gethsemane,  and  say 
that  Jesus  had  there  shown  a  cow- 
ardly sensibility  in  his  fear  of  death  ; 
while  a  Polycarp,  a  Blandina,  an 
Attalus,  and  even  trembling  old  men, 
feeble  maidens,  and  timid  boys,  have 
braved  without  a  sigh  or  a  shudder. 
All  this  is  true,  and  I  might  add  to 
these  that  the  meanest  of  idiots,  the 
coarsest  criminals  have  advanced  to 
the  scaffold  without  a  tremor  or  a  sob, 
and  many  a  brainless  and  brutal  mur- 


derer has  mounted  the  ladder  with  a 
firm  step,  and  locked  round  upon  a 
a  yelling  crowd  with  an  unflinching 
countenance  I  But  shall  the  Son  of 
Man  who  brought  life  and  immortality 
to  light,  be  so  insulted  by  impious 
tongues  ? 

The  Christian  needs  not  to  be  told 
that  it  was  no    such   vulgar    fear    of 
death  which  forced  from  his    Saviour 
that  sweat  of  blood.     Xo,  it  was  some- 
thing infinitely  more  than  this;  more 
than  the  highest  stretch  of  o;ir    imag- 
ination can  realize.     It  was  something 
far  deadlier  than  death.      It    was  the 
burden  and  the  mystery  of  tho  world's 
sin  which  lay  so  hoavly  on  his  heart. 
It  was  the  tasting  in    his   divine    hu- 
manity the  bitter  cup  which    sin   had 
poisoned.     It  wab  the   tasting    death 
for  every  man.     It  was   the    bearing 
our  sins  in    his    body.     It    was    the 
chastisement  due   to  our     transgres- 
sions, that  cost  him  so  much  fear  and 
trembling.     The  prophet  tells  us  that 
"He  ia  diaipised  and  rejected  of   men  ; 
a  man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted  with 
grief.       *       *      *      Surely    he    hath 
borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our   sor- 
rows :  yet  wp  did  esteem  him   strick- 
en, smitten  of  God,  and  fifflicted.     He 
was  wounded  for  our    transgressions, 
he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  :  the 
chastisement  of  our  peace    was    upon 
him  ;  and  with   his    stripes     we    are 
healed.     And  the  Lord  hath    laid    on 
him  the  iniquity  of   us   all.     *     *     * 
it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him  ;  ho 
hath  put  him  to  grief"    Think  of  tbot;e 
truths,  daar   reader,    and    remember 
that  for  you  he  suffered,   for   you  he 
feared,  for  you  he  prayed  with  strong 
crying  and  tears,  that  he  may  perfdct 
for  you  a  great  salvation. 

"Though  he  were  a  Son,  yet  learn- 
ed ho  obedience  by  the  things  which 
ho  8nff*'red;"  that  is,  though  he  was 
tho  Son  of  God.  yet  was  he  obedient 
to  the  will  of  his  Father  iu  all  things. 
And  it  being  the  will  of  the  Father 
that  he  should  be  the  Saviour  of  man, 
"He  made  himself  of  no  reputation, 
and  took  upou  him  the  form  of  a  ser- 
vant, and  was  made  iu  the  likeness  of 
men  ;  and  being  found  iu  fashion  as 
a  man,  ho  humbled  himsdi,  and  be- 
came obedient  unto  death,  even  the 
death  of  the  cross  ;"  that  he  might 
"put  away  sin  by  the  sacrifice  of  him- 
self." Thus  learned,  (or  showed)  he 
obedience  in  the  things  which  he  suf- 
fered. "Wherefore  God  also  hath 
highly  exalted  him,  and  given  him  a 
name  which    is    above    every   name  ; 


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that  at  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee 
should  bow,  of  things  in  heaven,  and 
things  in  earth,  and  things  under  the 
earth  ;  and  that  every  tongue  should 
confess  that  Jesus  Christ  is  Lord,  to 
the  glory  of  God  the  Father."  And 
to  being  made  perfect,  he  became  the 
author  of  eternal  salvation — a  finish- 
ed, a  perfected  salvation.  God  the 
Father  has  given  him  all  power  in 
heaven  and  in  earth,  lie  is  able  to 
eave  unto  the  uttermost  all  who  come 
to  God  by  him.  In  another  place  he 
is  called,  "the  author  and  finisher  of 
our  faith,  which  is  synonomous  with 
Balvaliou  here.  Behold  him  a  suffer- 
ing, crjing,  praying,  weepiag,  bleed- 
ing, dying,  i  isiug  and  ascending  Sa- 
viour! And  eo  has  he  completed, 
and  finished  an  eternal  salvation  :  a 
Bilvation  lor  meu  to  live  in,  being 
saved  from  sin  ;  a  salvation  to  die 
Ttjth,  having  faith  grounded  and  root- 
ed in  him  ;  a  salvation  to  rise  from 
the  dead  and  meet  Qud  with,  for  our 
hope  in  him  is  as  an  anchor  of  the 
soijl,  bath  sure  and  steadfast,  and 
which  eiUereth  into  that  within  the 
vail  ;  whither  the  forerunner  is  for 
ns  entered  ;  even  Jesus,  who  is  the 
Buthor  of  eternal  salvation. 

Unto  all  them  that  obey  him.  Much 
is  said  of  being  saved  by  faith  nlone. 
I  know  that  without  faith  it  is  impos- 
sible to  please  God  ;  "for  be  that 
Cometh  to  God  must  believe  that  be  is, 
and  that  be  is  a  res'arder  of  them  that 
diligently  seek  him."  The  command 
of  the  author  of  eternal  salvation  is  to 
repent,  and  believe  the  goppel ;  and 
that  the  gospel  shall  be  preached  to 
every  creature,  with  the  promise  that 
all  that  believe  and  are  bapliz'id  shall 
be  saved,  accompanied  with  the  boI- 
ttun  declaration,  that  "he  that  bo- 
lleveth  not  shall  be  damned."  Faith 
in  the  gospel  accepts  it  as  the  revela- 
tion of  God,  and  the  teachings  of  Je- 
eus  Christ  who  is  embraced  by  faith 
88  the  promised  Messiah  of  the  Bible. 
Faith  in  the  gospel  accepts  it  as  the 
rule  of  practice,  and  Jesus  to  be  the 
leader  and  commander  of  the  people, 
as  Well  a-^  the  author  and  finisher  of 
our  faith  and  eternal  salvation  in  it. 
To  believe  the  gospel,  and  obey  its 
precepts  is  life  everlasting  ;  while  uu- 
belitf  and  disobedience  is  damnation  : 
uno  one  it  is  the  savor  of  life,  unto 
life,  while  unto  another  it  is  the  savor 
of  death  unto  death.  What  profit  is 
there  in  saying,  I  have  faith  and  yet 
do  not  the  things  I  proferfS  to  believe  ? 
Will  this  fditb  save  me  ? 


Pear  reader,  is  it  your  unbelief  or 
disobedience  that  has  hitherto  kept 
you  out  of  God's  church  on  earth  ? 
.Many  of  you  that  are  out  of  the 
church  to  day,  believe  the  truth  of  the 
gospel  as  fully  as  your  parents,  broth- 
ers and  sisters  do,  who  are  in  the 
church.  And  are  not  your  lives  as 
moral  as  theirs  ?  Is  not  your  disobe- 
dience to  the  commands  of  Jesus,  then 
the  true  cause  of  you  being  out  of  hie 
church?  And  will  it  not  be  the  cause 
that  will  at  last  debar  you  out  of 
heaven,  should  you  die  in  your  diso- 
bedience ?  Many  of  yon  have  all  the 
faith  in  Christ  and  his  gospel  you 
ever  can  have  out  of  his  church  ;  and 
your  lives  are  moral,  chaste,  and  God- 
fearing ;  but  you  are  out  of  the  church, 
and  why  ?  Simply  because  of  your 
disobeying  your  Saviour's  coramatid 
of  baptism  ;  and  because  of  this  diso- 
bedience you  are  kept  from  obeying 
other  precepts  of  the  gospel  which 
you  can  obey  only  in  the  church.  And 
because  of  your  disobedience  you  are 
not  sharing  in  the  benefits  of  the  eter- 
nal salvation.  Stop  atid  think,  pon- 
der well  whether  the.se  things  are  so. 
Double  Pipe  Creek,  Md. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wouderltil. 


BY    C.  n.  BALSB.\UGII. 


Grace  be  with  thee  and  thine,  to 
"adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our  Sa- 
viour'</i  aZ/  things J^  "Ye  knovo  the 
grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that 
though  He  was  rich,  yet  for  your 
suke.s  He  became  poor."  Who  can 
wonder  at  anything  wonderful  afcer 
such  auexhibitioa  of  condescension  and 
eeif-sacrifice  ?  God  Himtelf  btcou)iug 
a  pilgrim  and  pauper  in  His  ov.'ii  cre- 
ation I  "Be  astonished,  0,  ye  Heav- 
ens, at  this."  To  raise  sinners  and 
rebels  from  the  dunghill  of  corruption, 
and  place  theoa  on  thrones  with  the 
princes  of  glory,  the  Lord  of  glory  be- 
came a  babe,  an  outcast,  a  sufferer 
and  a  felon  1  He  "who  knew  no  sin 
was  n  aJe  tin  i>x  us,  that  we  might  be 
made  the  righteousness  of  God  in 
lli:ii."  Wonder  on  wonder  I  Not 
only  was  He  made  sin  for  us,  for  our 
sakes  became  poor  that  we  might  be 
rich;  but  am-.h  riches  I  The  very 
righteousness  of  Ood  is  to  be  the  es- 
sential, eternal  property  of  our  being  I 
Oh  we  would  have  to  "stagger 
through  unbelief,"  if  it  bad  not  been 
spoken  by  the  mouth    of  imtoutable 


Truth.       Oh     that    stoop — from   the 
Throne  of  Eternity  to  the  Manger    in 
Hothlebem  ;  from   the    bosom    of  the 
Father  and  the  society  of    Angels,  to 
the  curses  and  blasphemies  of  Bcribes 
and  pharisees,  the  hisses  of  the  mob, 
the  scourge,  the  vinegar,  the  nails,  the 
cross,  and  the  deluge    of  the   world's 
damnation     submerging     His    soul  ! 
Now  mark  these  words  of  the    Apos- 
tle :  "  Ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ."     This  is  salvation,  and 
this  only.     Not  to   know    this   as  we 
know  ourselves,  is  to    be    "wretched, 
and  miserable,  and    poor,    and    blind, 
and    naked"     "This    is    life    eternal, 
that  they  might  know  Thee  the  only 
true  God,   and  Jesus    Christ    whom 
Thou  hast  sent  "     To  have    the   Life 
of  God  permeating  our  souls  as  truly 
as  the  blood  courses  t'  rough  our  veins, 
this  is  "the  grace  of  Christ  that  briug- 
eth    salva'ion."     This    is    the    riches 
we  owe  to  Christ's  [lovcrty.    To  know 
this  as  we  do  the  bvating  if  our  heart.s, 
is  to  pnt&mpie  the  "  Wo;  d'.'rriil,"    and 
to  carry  His  Name  in   our    iorehead.a. 
The  more  1  contemj)late  the  Wonder- 
ful, the  more  does  everything  bacjme 
wonderful.      I    wonder    at  the    delu- 
sions, debasements,  and    selfimmola- 
tions  of  sin,  while  the    Cross  is  ever 
held  before  the  gaz )  of  the   world  as 
the  representative  of  God's  L  )ve  and 
God's  Wrath.     I  wonder  at    the   sac- 
rjfiee  and    ee!f'-forgttfi)lness   of  these 
who  have  learnt  d  that  they  have  baea 
"bought  with  a  price,"  and  that  thev 
'are  not  their  own."     1    wonder    that 
so    many    wh)    "na:r.e  the   Name    tf 
Christ,"  manifest  so  little  of  Hi;?  won- 
derful liL\     I  wonder   that    so    many 
have  the  hardihood  to  "steal  the    liv- 
try  of  Heaven  to  servo  the  devil    in." 
I  wonder  that  so  many,  even    among 
the  Brethren,  can    a&k,    "who    is    niy 
neighbor?''  or,  "am    I    my    brother's 
keeper  ?"  when  the  "WouderluT'  gave 
body  and  soul  and  Deity  fjr  the  whole 
world,  offering  the  same  ransom    for 
the  vilest  as  tor  the  noblest,  thus  pro- 
claiming that  nobody  is  out  of  neigh- 
borhood with  Him,  and  that  He  is  the 
Keeper    of    all     who    need    keeping. 
Truly  He  merits  the   natiie    of   Won- 
derful.    The  Cross  puts  us  in  obliga- 
tion for  the  welfare  of  the  whole  world, 
binds  us  to  the  guardianship    of  each 
other's   reputation,    and  bebars    from 
"the  inheritance  of  the  saints"  all  who 
cannot  "in  spirit  and  in  truth"  love  au 
enemy,    and   v/iiiingly     make    heavy 
cost  and  great  sacrifices  to    win    him 
to  friendship  and  holiaess.     Thus  did 


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the  Wonderful,  and  "if  any  man  have 
not  the  spirit  of  Christ,  he  is  none  of 
Hict."  "Who  is  sufl'ieieut  for  these 
things  ?"  "Our  sufTicieucy  is  of  God." 
Nothing  but  the  inbeing  and  inworii- 
ing  of  the  Wonderful,  could  so  traus- 
forin  an  enemy  of  God,  a  slave  of  sin 
and  a  servant  of  Satan,  as  to  offer 
both  checks  to  the  smiter,  the  back  to 
the  scourge,  the  character  to  obloquy 
and  scorn,  and  then  in  every  possible 
way  that  the  ingenuity  of  love  can 
invent,  "return  good  for  evil,"  and 
pertiisl  in  these  Christly  offices  till 
"evil  is  overcome  with  good."  Oh 
this  is  wonderful,  even  to  angels,  and 
is  the  great  qualification  for  "fellow- 
ship with  the  Father,  and  with  His 
Sou  Jesus  Christ,"  here  and  forever. 
God  is  Love,  and  this  is  Wonderful, 
weeping  over  its  object  even  after  it 
is  given  to  desolation.  Luke  19  :  41, 
and  13  :  35.  It  spends  its  last  breath 
in  pleading  for  revilers,  persecutors, 
and  murderers!  Oh,  what  so  Won- 
derful as  this!  "Let  this  niiiid  be  in 
you,  which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus." 
So  to  live,  so  to  love,  so  to  sacrifice 
self  for  the  recovery  of  souls,  aud  the 
glory  of  the  Wonderful,  we  n-ust  ver- 
ily be  made  "nerv  creatures  iti  C'hrinl 
Jesus."  May  this  Wonderful  be  ours, 
and  we  wonderful  in  Him,  forever 
and  ever. 


For  the  ('ompanion  and   Visitor. 
]>(>€>s  E<luouliou  Ite^t't  l'rl«le  ? 


nV     LANDON    WEST. 


We  do  not  think  that  too  much  has 
been  said  on  the  subject  of  education, 
but  we  do  think  more  has  been  said 
than  has  been  edifying. 

Those  who  advocate  a  ''High 
School,"  among  us  fiel  that  there  is 
necessity  for  it,  while  those  who  op- 
pose the  movement,  seem  conlident 
that  its  introduction  would  be  the 
ushering  in  of  pride  and  division  ; 
and  those  who  have  written  in  oppo- 
sition to  it,  have  not  failed  to  tell  us 
that  pride  la  the  natural  fruits  of 
education.  H' the  fact  will  warrant 
such  a  conclusion,  we  think  it  will  bo 
fair  to  grant  it  to  them  ;  but  if  not, 
then  wo  think  it  proper  to  look  for 
the  cause  of  such  unhappy  results  in 
another  direction. 

As  pride  is  the  evil  to  be  shunned, 
it  may  be  well  to  give  it  a  thought  or 
two  first.  It,  according  to  Mr.  Web- 
ster, means,  self-esLeem  ;  and  it    will 


help  uii  greatly,  when  we  are  talking 
or  writing,  and  even  thinking  on  the 
subject,  to  keep  this  meaning  always 
before  our  mind. 

Pride  means  self-esteem  or  self-love 
— the  love  of  self — in  which  terms,  I 
hope  we  cannot  only  understand  it, 
but  apply  it  as  well.  That  the  Scrip- 
tures condemn  self-love,  or  pride,  no 
one  will  deny.  But  to  admit  that  we 
may  be  already  tinctured  with  it,  and 
even  before  wo  have  obtained  an  edu- 
cation, but  few  will  agree.  Those 
who  will  admit  that  they  are  proud 
are  hard  to  find,  and  it  seems  to  bs 
one  of  the  failings  of  our  race  to  think 
that  everyone  is  proud  except  our- 
selves. Hence  there  is  deception,  and 
of  the  worst  kind — self-deception.  We 
say  we  think,  the  Scriptures  condemn 
pride  or  self-esteem,  but  not  in  every 
sense;  for  it  seems  to  be  an  element 
or  trait  given  us,  like  many  other 
things,  as  a  blessing.  It.  in  part, 
means  self-respect,  to  which  we  thir.k 
no  one  will  object,  so  long  as  our  ac- 
tions show  that  we  do  respect  our-  I 
selves,  and  wish  others  to  respect  us. 
If  we  do  not  respect  ourselves,  it  is 
not  likely  that,  anybody  else  will. 
This  kind  of  pride,  or  self-love,  cannot 
be  a  serious  injury,  so  long  as  it  is 
kept  within  Scriptural  bounds,  aud 
we  do  not  think  more  "highly  of  our- 
selves than  we  ought  to  think."  The 
trouble  that  arises  from  pride  is  be- 
cause this  restriction,  which  God  has 
been  pleased  to  place  upon  our 
thoughts  and  affyclions,  is  disregard- 
ed, and  we  think  more  highly  of  our- 
selves than  we  should.  Wc  lay  claim 
to  what  is  not  our.y  ;  and  this  cannot 
bo  done  without  refusing  to  give  to 
others  that  which  is  theirs  ly  r'ght. 

Jsow  who  will  say  that  pride  is 
always  confined  to  the  educated? 
Will  any  one  claim  that  these  who 
have  labored  most  to  store  their  minds 
with  gems  from  the  boundless  fields  of 
knowledge,  are  always  proud,  and 
that  they  always  show  a  spirit  oppos- 
ed to  the  spirit  and  teaching  of  Chris- 
tian truth  ■/  Or  will  any  one  claim 
that  the  less  a  man  knows  the  more  of 
an  angel  he  is?  and  that  the  glorious 
light  of  go.^pel  truth  has  spread  widest 
and  furthest  among  those  who  knew 
least  of  (Jod's  laws,  both  natural  and 
revealed?  We  are  willing  to  allow 
that  training  begins  soon  after  birth, 
if  not  before,  and  long  before  a  child 
can  attend  school  the  spirit  and  prin- 
ciples of  pride  may  have  been  so  com- 
pletely instilled  into  its  young    mind. 


that  no  afoer  training,  save  the  re- 
verses of  fortune  and  the  power  of 
religion  can  possibly  remove  it.  Let 
such  be  rich  or  poor,  learned  or  un- 
learned, moral  or  immoral,  still  they 
will  have  the  greatest  love  lor  them- 
selves, and  little  for  any  one  else. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Tlie  Benst  uitsl  the  FHlse 
I'ropliet. 


BY  DANIEL  MILLER. 


''Jesus  canicf.om  Nazareth  of  Gal  lee,  ?.n^ 
was  liaplized  of  Joliii  in  JonlaD.  And  strai;cl  t- 
v/ay  coming  up  out  of  the  water,  he  saw  the 
heavens  opened ,  and  the  S,irit  like  a  dove 
decuiding  upon  him." 

''And  they  went  down  into  the  water,  both 
Philip  and  the  eunuch  ;  and  he  baplii(-d 
him.  And  when  th''y  were  come  up  out  of 
tiie  tvaier,  the  Spliil  of  the  Lord  caught  a  way 
Pnilip." 

•'And  now  why  tairiest  thou  ?  arise,  and 
be  baptized,  and  wash  away  thy  6iu5,  calling 
on  the  name  of  the  Lord." 

Having  lately  perused  several  do- 
bates  on  baptism,  none  of  which  were 
entirely  salisfaclory  to  my  mind,  I 
propose  to  notice  the  character  of 
those  who  attempt  to  pervert  the  pli'.in 
langnage  I  have  just  (juoled  from  the 
Word  of  God. 

Now  "unclean  spirits"  "walk  in  dry 
places  ;"  they  do  not  like  to  get  their 
feet  wet ;  and  their  recusancy  has  led 
them  to  adopt  the  following  stralftt;em  : 
The  teachers  ride  "upon  a  fcarlei- 
colored  beast,  full  of  names  of  blas- 
phemy," aud  "having  a  golden  cup" 
in  their  hands,  full  of  fornication,  or 
lies,  they  put  a  little  water  out  of  this 
cup  on  a  person's  forehead  and  errone- 
ously call  it  baptism  when  it  is  only 
the  '.'mark,  or  the  name  of  the  beast." 
And  to  overthrow  the  truths  that  are 
known  they  make  long  arguments 
upon  that  which  is  unknown,  argu- 
ments founded  upon  mere  conjecture. 

Such  is  the  argument  founded  upon 
the  baptism  of  the  apostle  Paul.  He- 
fore  it  can  be  proved  that  he  was  not 
baptized  as  John  baptized  Christ,  and 
as  Philip  baptizjd  the  eunuch,  it  will 
be  necessary  to  prove  that  baptism 
may  be  performed  in  more  thau  one 
way  ;  that  of  all  the  other  modes  one 
in  particular  was  adopted,  or  that  it 
was  impossible  at  least  for  him  to 
follow  the  example  of  his  Lord  aud 
Master.  And  to  prove  this  impossi- 
bility it  must  be  shown  that  there 
was  not  suflicient  water  at  the  place 
and  that  ho  still  tarried,  staid,  or  re- 
mained at  the  place  after  Ananias  bad 
said:  "Why  tarriest  thou  ?'' 


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7  13 


The  facts  are,  tha(.  t!io  niodo  is  U(  t 
piven  ;  tLat  the  practicability  of  b«p- 
t  zing  in  that  place  is  uot  nienliono(I  ; 
but  that  he  tarried  no  longer  initil  he 
was  baptiz'^d  we  have  liisowu  words. 
Then  in  the  abscpuce  ofall  testimony, 
who  but  a  false  propliet  can  pay  that 
water  was  applird  to  his  forehead  out 
of  'a  golden  cup  ?" 

But  like  all  other  fakifiers  the 
greater  the  falsehood  tl'.e  more  ihfj 
love  to  dwell  upon  it.  And  so  we  fi'ul 
thorn  spending  moat  of  their  time  in 
that  upper  room  where  three  thouH- 
and,  they  say,  were  baptiz;d  with 
water  on  the  <]ay  of  Penteost.  And 
1  would  call  particular  atleutiou  to 
the  niethernalical  exactness  of  the 
number  as  they  generally  state  the 
proposition  ;  three  thoufand,  iu.*tead 
of  the  language  of  iho  Bible,  "about 
tbr  e  thousand." 

Now  ii  devolves  upon  these  false 
teochers  to  prove  ;  that  three  thoiis- 
Bi:d  were  biipt'Z'd;  that  ll.oy  were 
b.ipt'Zed  in  a  room  ;  that  it  was  an  up- 
pir  rtom  ;  and  that  it  v/as  performed 
on  the  day  of  Pentecost.  When  these 
points  are  establiinhed,  and  not  till 
then,  it  will  be  necessary  for  them  to 
prove,  as  in  the  baptism  of  the  apog- 
lie  Paul,  that  they  did  uot  follow  the 
isiimpleof  thtir  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ. 

Now  1  will  review  the  facts  in  rela- 
tion to  "the  house  where  they  were 
sittiLg"  at  the  tinie  when  "there  came 
a  sound  from  heaven."  When  the 
eleven  apostles  had  returned  "unto 
Jerusalem,  from  the  mount  callud 
Olivet."  "they  went  up  into  an  upper 
r  )0m,"  their  place  of  abode.  Now  i(:e 
fal^o  prophet  wir-hes  to  make  people 
b'iieve  that  there  were  three  th(;usaud 
people  in  that  ro(.m.  Let  us  make  a 
calculation  of  how  much  space  they 
would  occupy.  Each  one  would  re- 
quire a  space  two  feet  long  and  two 
ffcct  v/ide,  if  room  was  given  to  kneel 
or  sit  down.  This  would  be  four 
square  feet  for  each  person,  or  twelve 
tlionsaud  square  feet  for  three  thous- 
and persons.  Thus  it  wid  be  Fe«^n 
that  the  applicants  for  baptism  alone 
would  occuj)y  more  than  a  quarter  of 
an  aero  of  iliat  private  chamber.  Atid 
when  we  consider  that  only  "they 
that  gladly  rect-ivcd  his  word,  v.-ere 
bnptizod,"  that  the  rest  of  "the  mul- 
titude" that  had  come  together  were 
also  present ;  and  that  this  "multi- 
tude" consisted  uot  only  of  theinhal)- 
ilants  of  the  great  city  of  Jerusalem, 
but  also  of  "devout  men,  out  of  every 


nation  under  heaven,"  we  feel  like 
saying,  and  without  fear  of  contradic- 
tion, that  so  many  thousand  people, 
occupying  so  many  acres  of  ground, 
could  not  be  contained  in  any  room  of 
any  dwelling  in  Jerusalem  or  else- 
where. 

Now  I  will  have  the  beast  and  the 
false  prophet  that  rides  upon  the  beast 
to  know  that  there  were  only    "about 
a  hi;ndied  and  tv.'enty"  persons  in  that 
ft.SKcnibly,  and    "they    were    all    with 
one  accord  in  one  place."     "And  they 
were  all  filled  with  the    Holy    Gho.st, 
and  began  to  speak  with  other  tongues 
as  the  Spirit  gave    them    utterance," 
and  to    "be    witnesses   unto"    Christ, 
"both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judea, 
and  ill  Samaria,  and    unto   the   utter- 
most part  of  the    earth."     About  one 
hundred  and  twenty  disciples    consti- 
tuted the    only    organized    church   of 
,  Christ  as  yet  on  earth,  and  thev   liad 
bdcn  bapt  zed  by    John.     As    Christ 
said  to  Peter  at  the  supper,  lie  that  is 
wa.shed,  need  uot  be    washed    again  ; 
or  iu  other  words,  he  that  is  baptiz'jd 
need  not  be    baptized    again  ;  and   as 
I'hilip  baptized  at  Samaria,  v.hen  Pe- 
ter and  John  went  there,  they  did  uot 
rebaptizi,  but    only    laid     hands    on 
those  that    were    baptized,    and   they 
v.'tre  saints  of  Jesus  Christ.     So  also 
on  the  day  of   Pentecjst,    there  may 
have  been  about  three  hundred,  out  of 
the  three  thousand,   who    "gladlv  re- 
ceived hi*  word,"  and  "were  baptized  ;" 
and  the  rest,  abouttwenty-seven  hund- 
red, hi'd  previously  received  the  word, 
and  had  been  baptized  by  John  iu  the 
same  manner  as  those  who    constitu- 
If  d    the    organized    chuich.     It    was 
only  necessary  ihat  the  saints   should 
lay  hands  upon  them  that  they  might 
receive  the  Holy  Ghost  and  be  added 
to  those  who  were  iu  full  fellowship. 

But  antichrist  always  objects  to 
John's  baptism,  and  refers  to  Paul's 
bapiiziug  about  twelve  of  John's  dis- 
ciples. So  he  did,  but  they  were  uot 
rebaptizrid,  for  the  li.st  baptism  was 
of  no  ctrect;  because  they  had  not 
been  previously  instructed,  and  had 
uot  believed  ''on  him  which  should 
come  after  him,  that  is,  on  Christ  Je- 
fcus."  But  that  there  were  as  many 
as  tweuiy-seven  hundred  of  John's 
disciples  iu  Jerusalem  on  the  day  of 
Pentecost  I  have  not  the  slightest 
doubt.  But  I  vv^ould  not  wish  to  be 
understood  as  saying  that  I  have 
grounds  for  believing  that  even  three 
hundred  were  baptized  on  the  day  of 
Pentecost.     Tiiere    may    have    be«;u 


iiiori.;,  and  iti(-re  may  Lave  Sjcen  less  ; 
there  may  have  been  any  number  be- 
tween three  and  three  thousand. 

Then  the  conclusion  is,  that,  when 
the  disciples  who  were  in  the  house 
"were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost," 
they  came  out  into  the  city  to  "be 
witnesses  unto"  Christ  "iu  Jerusa- 
lem," and  as  soon  as  "this  was  noised 
abrodd,  the  multitude  came  together'' 
at  the  temple,  or  some  other  suitable 
place,  and  said  "one  to  another,  What 
meaneth  this  ?' 

I  am  sorry  to  say  that  thi-(  iippt'.r 
room  nrgumt'.nl  has  been  urged  upon 
people  30  often  by  the  beast  and  the 
false  prophet  that  many  have  accepted 
it  US  true  without  having  ox.-imiried  for 
themselves.  B.it  when  1  (;onsider 
that  BO  many  i^ifnnts  and  adalis  have 
received  the  mark  of  the  bea-a  in  their 
foreheads,  I  am  v;liid  to  know  that 
they  have  pprmittfd  it  through  ignor- 
ance, and  I  am  persuaded  tliat  in  the 
case  of  infants,  especially,  !*■.  will  not 
be  laid  to  th^ir  charge. 

Grnnisville,  Md. 


nEurrIay;e  ul  ClirlsliuiiS. 

It  is  uot  an  uncommou  case  for 
Christians  to  marry  unconverted  per- 
sons undt-r  the  idea  and  hops  of  con- 
verting them.  Is  marriage  then  one 
of  the  means  of  graca  ?  Has  the  plan 
usually  succeeded  where  it  has  been 
tried  ?  Ala.'i,  how  cfcen  has  the  con- 
ve'sioa  been  of  another  kind  and  tho 
Christian  led  back  to  the  world. 

Marriage  is  so  serious  a  matter,  so 
deeply  in volving  uot  only  our  comfort 
but  our  piety  also;  so  poweifully  af- 
fecting, perhaps  for  both  worlds,  a 
family  ;  so  greatly  iuflueuciug  the 
churcli  of  Christ,  and  the  cause  of  re- 
ligion iu  the  world,  that  it  can  not  bo 
treated  with  too  much  soleii.uity,  or 
approached,  even  iu  its  preliuiiuary 
steps,  with  too  much  caution.  Nor  is 
there  anything,  next  to  our  own  sal- 
vation, which  should  be  mads  the 
subject  of  so  much  earnest  prayer  to 
God  for  direction  and  guidance. 


A  ruiiE  heart  is  a  tabernacle  of"  the 
IIolj-  Fathei ;  a  bride  of  C'nrisr;  a  friend 
of  the  Holy  (jllio.st;  a  dolijjht  to  tho  eyes 
of  all  Huints;  a-sister  of"  the  an<el>",  a 
cuiise  of  joy  to  the  heavenly  ho.sts;  a 
brother  of  all  good  men;  a  terror  to  the 
devil;  a  victory  and  oiKpiost  over  all 
temptalioii;  a  weapon  again^t.  all  a.is:iuli.>; 
a  reservoir  of  divine  heiie!it>;  a  rrua.siiry 
ot"  all  virtue;  an  exiuiple  to  all  men;  a 
restoration  of  all  that  has  ever  been  loat. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 


Gone  Ilonie. 


Whea  it  pleased  God  to  eend  the 
baby  boj  iuto  the  household,  although 
there  were  a  half  dozen  before  him, 
like  all  of  the  youngest  ones,  he  was 
considered  the  very  sweetest  and  best. 
No  one  could  be  found  that  could  crow 
80  loud,  creep  so  gracefully,  and  walk 
80  conlidenlly,  as  Bertie.  So  the 
brothers  and  sisters  enjoyed  hioi  to 
their  heart's  content,  and  never  re- 
membered that  they  might  have  to 
spare  hira. 

But  he  who  gave  the  baby,  and 
could  look  far  ahead  into  the  future, 
and  knew  what  would  be  best,  called 
hiui  away  from  all  this  earthly  love, 
to  the  home  above. 

And  that  left  Lizzie,  the  next  child, 
to  be  the  pet.  Talking  with  her  niam- 
nja  one  day,  she  asked,  "But  why  did 
God  take  Bertie,  mamma  ?  Why  did 
He  not  leave  him  with  us?" 

"Beoaufle,  darling,"  mamma  an- 
swered, with  her  eyes  full  of  tears, 
"God  wanted  just  our  baby — no  oth- 
er; and  wc  must  know  that  he  has 
gone  home  to  God.'' 

Weeks  lengthened  into  mouths,  and 
time  tempered  the  sorrow  that  was  so 
hard  to  bear,  and  Bertie  was  no  long- 
er wept  over,  except  by  the  mother, 
with  whom  the  tender  love  for  the  lost 
diriing  would  never  die  out. 

Jjizzie  was  her  companion  child, 
ever  by  her  side  atkiiig  strange  ques- 
tions, and  unconsciously  suggesting 
precious  le&sons  of  faith  and  hope,  as 
many  a  child  often  will  do. 

One  day,  sitting  in  the  nursery, 
playing  with  her  doll,  there  came  in, 
through  the  window,  the  sound  of  a 
child  crying.  ''What  is  that  mamma  ?" 
she  aeked. 

''Some  little  child    who  is  crying," 
mamma  answered  rather  indifferently. 
"But  what  is  it  crying  for?"  she 
asked. 

"I  do  not  know,  dear — I  will  see." 
Stepping  to  the  window,  Mrs.  Jay  no 
looked  out.  A  man  and  a  woman 
were  walking  along,  apparently  much 
interested  in  the  conversation  that 
they  were  holding,  and  paying  no 
heed  whatever  to  a  very  small  child 
who  was  toddling  on  behind,  and 
keeping  up  with  their  long  steps  with 
difficulty. 

"What  is  she  crying  for?''  asked 
Lizzie  again. 


"I  really  do  not  know  ;  hut  she  is 
in  trouble — she  is  attiicted." 

Persistently,  as  the  child  generally 
follows  up  a  question  that  is  not  satis- 
factorily answered,  she  asked,  "And 
what  is  afflicted  ?" 

"Afflicted?"'  Mamma  hesitated  a 
moment,  80  as  to  choose  an  explana- 
tion that  would  satisfy  her  little  daugh- 
ter. "Afflicted,  Lizzie,  means  to  be 
sorrowful.  When  we  lost  little  Bertie, 
we  were  afflicted,  I  think  you  will 
understand  that." 

Opening  her  great  blue  eyes  in  sor- 
rowful astonishment,  Lizzie  said, 
"Lost,  mamma?  I  thought  you  said 
he  had  gone  home  to  God  !" 

And  into  the  mother's  heart  there 
crept  a  restful,  comforted  feeling  that 
had  not  come  to  it  in  its  fullness  since 
the  dear  baby  had  been  taken  from  her 
arms — a  feeling  of  calm  resignation  to 
the  will  of  him  who  had  first  formed 
the  home,  and  then  taken  her  boy  into 
its  peace  and  safety,  free  from  all 
trouble  and  care  forevermore. 

And  with  this  sweet  cn-lm  came 
thniikfuliieKS  that  the  dear  child  be- 
fiide  lier  had  been  .spared  to  be  her 
conifort,  and  involuntarily  she  ex- 
claimed, "Lord!  out  of  the  mouths  of 
babes  hast  thou  perfected  praise  1" 


"God  See.s  You." 


Many  children  have  read  the  sweet 
tales  of  the  Danish  writer,  Hans 
Christian  Anderson.  A  pleasing  sto- 
ry of  his  childhood  is  told  in  a  sketch 
of  his  life : 

Little  Hans  was  one  day  with  bis 
mother  aud  sotue  other  poor  neighbors 
gleaning  in  the  field  of  a  man  who 
was  said  to  be  very  harsh  and  cruel. 
They  saw  him  coming,  and  all  started 
to  run  away.  But  Hans'  clumsy 
wooden  shoes  came  off;  the  stubble, 
or  short  stumps  of  the  grain  stalk 
which  had  been  left  by  the  reapers, 
hurt  his  tender  feet,  so  that  he  could 
not  keep  up  with  the  others,  and  he 
found  he  must  be  caught.  The  rough 
owner  of  the  field  was  very  near,  and 
could  now  almost  reach  him  with  his 
heavy  whip  ;  when  Hans,  whose  hope- 
lef-s  '.-ase  now  suddenly  filled  him  with 
new  courage,  stopped,  and  turned, 
and  looking  iuto  the  man's  face  said  : 
"How  dare  you  strike  me  when  God 
sees  you  ?" 

The  anger  of  his  pursuer  was  sub- 
dued at  ouco.  Instead  of  striking  the 
boy  he  gently  stroked  his  cheeks,  ask- 
ed his  name,  and  gave  him  some  mon- 


ey. The  truth,  of  which  little  Hans 
reminded  iiim  when  about  to  do  a 
mean  and  cruel  act,  seemed  to  make 
him  ashamed  of  it  at  once,  and  to 
cause  him  to  spet.k  and  act  kindly. 

How  many  wick* d  words  and  acts 
children  as  well  as  grown  people 
might  be  kept  from  saying  and  doing, 
if  they  could  at  the  right  time  be  re- 
minded, as  that  man  was,  of  the  pres- 
ence of  God  I  When  you  rise  in  the 
morning;  through  all  hours  of  the 
day  ;  when  you  go  to  bed  at  night; 
in  the  darkness  when  you  are  fast 
asleep  ;  when  you  are  faithful  in  duty  ; 
v/hen  you  are  careless;  when  you  are 
kind  aud  loving,  and  when  you  are 
unkind  and  selfish  and  sinful — always, 
everywhere,  God  sees  you.  When 
you  are  tempted  to  speak  harshly  to 
your  little  brothers  or  sisters,  or  un- 
dutifully  to  your  parents;  when  you 
are  tempted  to  lie,  cheat,  or  steal,  to 
speak  a  profane  or  naughty  word  — 
askyourself, '  How  dare  1  do  this  wick- 
ed thing,  when  G'ld  can  see  me  ?" 


1  li«^  liiipeiidtiiij;  Crisis. 


The  judge  is  at  the  door,  the  night 
conu'tli,  01  rather  I  should  say  the 
night  is  far  spent,  and  the  midnight  of 
the  world  is  at  hand.  "It  is  settling 
down  upon  our  cities  and  on  our  sol- 
itudes, upon  the  towers  of  our  strength, 
and  the  palaces  of  our  pomp,  nor  can 
the  noisy  rush  of  eager  multitudes, 
hurrying  to  and  fro  for  gain  or  pleas- 
ure, wholly  stifle  the  utterances  of  fear 
aud  awe.  Men  cannot  iielp  forebod- 
ing evil,  for  who  can  tell  them  what 
may  be  in  the  womb  of  darkness?" 

But  it  is  written  also,  "The  day  ia 
at  hand  !"  therefore  it  is  high  time  to 
awake  out  of  sleep,  for  now  is  our  sal- 
vation nearer  than  when  we  believed. 
Blessed  thought  1  ''The  night  is  (ar 
spent,  the  day  is  at  hand."  Stirring, 
and  arousing,  and  practical  thought! 
"Let  us  therefore  cast  off  the  works  of 
darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armor 
of  light."  Let  that  be  our  constant 
prayer,  let  it  be  our  real  aud  heartfelt 
desire,  "Come  Lord  Jesus,  come 
quickly,"  and  it  will  be  a  sustaining 
and  encouraging  thought  that  the 
night  though  dark  will  be  short,  and 
that  it  will  be  followed  by  a  bright,  a 
glorious,  and  an  endless  day. — Si(jns 
of  Our  Times. 

— Measure  not  men  by  Sundays, 
without  regarding  what  they  do  all 
the  week  after. 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY   OOMrANlOiS   AND  GOSPEL  VIISITOII. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 
MEYERSDALK,  l>a.,  Nov.  30,  1875. 

KrEi;i.4L.  Norit;ES. 


I.  The  Elitor  does  not  hol.l  himself  ruspousi- 
fible  lor  tlie  opinions  of  correspondents. 

II.  A  frce.ind  fraternal  intorchaniio  of  thought 
will  bo  iillowed  on  all  important  suljccts; 
but  the  Editor  reserves  to  himself  the  right  to 
determine  the  ti.ne  for  aduiilting  controvcr- 
teJ  questions,  and  tho  time  for  discontinuing 
the  discu«siuus. 

III.  Personal  chiirsctcr  must  bo  respected; 
personal  quarrels  will  not  bo  admitted;  and 
bitter  and  unkind  words  must  not  be  used. 

IV.  Ariicles  should  be  short  and  pointed,  and 
written  only  on  one  tide  of  the  paper;  and  if 
the  paper  is  closely  ruled,  only  on  every  nl- 
tcrnnte  rule.  Manuscript  paper  should  be 
about  4  or  5  inyliu.i  wide. 

V.  Important  Bililo  and  Historical  quotations 
should  bo  Bc.  omp»nied  with  references  to 
chapter  and  vorte,  book  nnd  pjgo. 

Vf.  Every  articlo  should  have  for  its  object  the 
glory  of  God  nnd  tho  edilicntion  of  tho  read- 
ers. 

VII.  Every  srtiele  for  publication  must  bo  ac- 
companied by  the  nnmo  of  the  author  as  a 
guarantee  of  good  fnilh.  An  assumed  name, 
however,  is  nllownblo  in  print. 

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turned unless  their  writers  make  request  ac- 
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the  time  they  submit  them. 

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RIncli  Hearing  but,  I^lltle  Ooing. 

'•The  Scribes  and  Phaiisees  sit  in  Mosis' 
Rial  :  All  thertfore  whatsoever  they  bid 
you  obsoi  VC:  thai  obsoive  aud  do,  but  do 
ye  not  after  thi'.r  works  :  for  they  say  aud 
do  not." — Matth.  xxiii.  3. 

The  Pharisees  taught  a  great  deal  of 
excellent  leligious  truth  in  (heir  day, 
because  they  ttiuglit  much  tliat  was  con- 
tained in  IMoscs  aud  in  tiie  prophets, 
and  tlie.'-e  divinely  autliorized  teachers 
were  sent  by  God  and  spake  the  word.s  of 
God.  But  while  tlie  Jewish  teacliers 
taught  uiucli  divine  truth,  they  also  dis 
placed  some  of  the  truths  of  God's  law 
ly  their  own  tradiiions,  wliich  led  our 
Jjord  to  make  the  following  cliargc  against 
theui :  "Thus  Iiave  ye  made  the  com. 
mandments  of  God  of  none  effect  by  j'Our 
traditions."  Matth.  xv.  6.  So,  while 
they  taught  much  truth,  the  divine  in 
fluence,  the  sin-subduing,  and  the  char- 
I'.ctcr-fonning  power  of  that  truth,  were, 
in  a  great  measure,  counteracted  by  tiie 
ti.'.iJitions  which  they  taught.  Ileitce 
their  teacliings  had  but  little  effect  in 
reforming  society,  or  in  promoting  true 
righteousness  aiuong  the  ma.ss  of  tiie 
people. 

And  wlicn  wc  look  at  tlie  number  of 
synagogues  which  existed  auiong  the 
Jews  in  tiie  lime  of  Cinist,  and  the  re- 
ligious services  that  were  performed  in 
them  every  Sabbatii  day,  and  the  zeal 
atid  enthusiasiu  witli  which  those  servi- 
ces were  performed,  and  then  lock  at  the 
low  state  of  religion  and  morals  tliat  ex- 
isted in  society  at  the  same  time  tliat  so 
much  religious  teaching  and  praying  were 
performed,  the  painful  conviction  follows 
that,  owing  to  some  cause,  there  was  a 
great  want  of  power  in  the  religious 
teaching  of  the  Jews  to  make  that  teach- 
ing productive  of  the  good  that  should 
have  attended  it. 

Our  Lord  saw  and  felt  the  sad  stale 
of  things  by  which  he  was  surrounded 
when  he  entered  upon  his  public  ministry, 
and  he  sought  to  direct  the  attention  of 
the  people  to  the  palpable  discrepancy 
between  the  teaching  and  profession  of 
the  people  on  one  side,  and  their  low 
state  of  righteousness  on  the  oilier. — 
Hence  he  appeared  not  merely  as  an  ex 
pounder  of  the  law,  but  as  a  reformer  of 
men's  lives.  He,  also,  like  John  the 
Baptist,  required  a  change  of  mind  of 
all  who  would  justly  and  with  projjriety 
call  God  their  Father,  and  who  would 
claim  a  place  in  the  kingdom  of  God. — 


He  said   to  the   people,   "Except  your 

righteousness  shall  exceed  tlie  righteous- 
ness of  the  Sciibcs  and  Piiarisces,  yc 
shall  ill  no  wise  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  heaven."  Matth.  v.  20.  He  re- 
quired of  his  disciples  a  superior  right- 
eousness to  what  the  Scribes  and  Phari- 
sees posfc.-scd,  although  he  admitted  tho 
correctness  of  much  that  they  taught.— 
Although  in  ihe  main,  their  teaching  wa.9 
correct,  their  lives  were  ."-adly  at  fault. 

It  is  worthy  of  notice,  with  what  con- 
stancy our  Lord  labored  to  urge  upon  the 
people  the  importance  of  a  practical  piety, 
or  of  reducing  to  praciico  in  all  the  af- 
fairs of  life,  his  doctrine  and  precepts. 
He  made  '  'doing"  his  words  the  condition 
upon  which  persons  were  to  enter  into 
the  kingdom  of  heaven.  And  to  enjoy 
lirotection  fVcm  the  threatened  storms,  i^ 
was  not  enough  to  be  wise  in  the  ordina- 
ry sense  of  poss-e.ssing  large  acquisitions 
of  knowledge,  and  even  of  divine  knowl- 
edge, but  his  sayings  must  bc  done — re- 
duced (o  jii-actice,  as  is  shown  in  the  par- 
able of  Ihe  wise  and  foolish  builders. 

It  was  a  prevailing  sentiment  among 
the  Jews  that  the  advent  of  the  Messiah 
would  accomplish  great  changes  in  the 
world,  but  those  changes  were  confined 
too  much  to  changes  of  an  externa!  and 
political  character — changes  that  would 
liberate  the  Jews  from  llotuan  boiid;ige. 
But  our  Lord  taught  that  "the  kingdom 
of  God,"  in  its  Scrii)tural  and  practical 
sense,  is  to  be  in  men,  as  well  as  over 
them,  and  that  its  subjects  are  to  be  deliv. 
ered  from  the  dominion  and  power  of 
sin.  He  made  rightcousnes  to  consist  in 
a  new  life,  and  the  miinifestions  of  that 
life  were  love  to  God  and  love  man— not 
love  "in  word,  but  in  deed  and  in  truth." 
Our  Ijord's  severe  reproofs  contained  in 
the  repeated  woes  pronounced  upon  the 
Jews,  are  a  solemn  warning  to  all  foriual- 
ists,  and  idle  hearers,  and  hypocritical 
profes.'ors  of  the  righteousness  of  God. 
While  the  rich  cluster  of  blessings  pro. 
nounced  by  him  in  the  sermon  on  the 
mount,  constitutes  a  strong  inducement 
to  all  to  cultivate  the  moral  feelings  which 
will  secure  to  their  i)ossessors  the  bles- 
sings pronounced  by  our  Lord. 

We  have  in  the  religious  state  of  things 
prevailing  in  our  day,  a  Mriking  resem- 
blance to  that  which  existed  in  the  world 
at  the  first  advent  of  our  Lord.  Our  age 
is  remarkable  for  the  amount  of  preach- 
ing that  is  done,  the  amount  of  Christ- 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi'  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOK. 


tian  literature  that  is  circulated,  the  num- 
ber of  churches  erected,  and  for  the  vari- 
ous and  numerous  faeililies  existing  for 
circuhitin.K  Ciiristian  truth.  And  ihere  is 
a  very  general  inclination  prevailing 
among  the  people  to  hear  preaching  and 
to  read  Christian  literature-  With  such 
an  inclination,  then,  and  with  such  oppor- 
tunities as  they  have  for  receiving  instruc- 
tion, the  people  hive  a  considerable 
knowledge  of  Gospel  truth.  I},it  there 
is  much  more  gospel  knowledge  than  gos- 
pel piety.  Oi"  the  latter  there  is  a  great 
want.  And  the  dilferencc  tiiere  is  be- 
tween the  teaching  and  the  practice  of 
the  professed  Christians  of  our  times  is 
such,  that  however  imperfect  the  former  in 
luany  cases  may  be,  we  m:iy  with  propri- 
ety say  of  them  as  our  JjOrd  said  of  the 
Scribes  and  Pharisees,  "Whatsoever  they 
bid  you  observe,  that  ob.=ervc  and  do;  but 
do  not  after  their  works  :  for  they  say  and 
do  not." 

To  all  who  have  studied  Ciu'istianity  as 
we  find  it  in  the  Ciuistian  Scriptures, and 
then  compare  wi  h  that  the  prevailing 
Christianity  of  the  present  age,  the  dif- 
ferenc;  will  be  found  to  be  very  great. — 
It  would  seem  that  the  Cliristianity  of 
the  apostolic  ngc  is  not  recognized  as  the 
model  that  we  .should  form  our  lives  af 
tcr.  We  mean  that  if  professing  Christ- 
ians would  really  acknowedge  the  gospel 
standard  of  holin'iss,  as  the  standard  up 
to  which  thry  should  bring  their  own 
character.",  they  would  act  very  different- 
ly to  what  theydo.  While  the  gospel  is  list- 
ened to  with  apparent  attention  by  those 
who  profess  to  believe  it,  they  do  not 
seem  to  appreciate  the  fact  tl)at  it  is  tlie 
rule  by  which  tliey  are  to  live,  and  the 
law  by  wiiich  they  arc  to  be  judged.  The 
preaching  of  the  gospel  is  too  often  lis- 
tened to  for  simple  entertainment  at  the 
time  of  hearing,  rather  than  to  receive 
instruction  to  know  how  wc  arc  to  live, 
and  (luickcning  [>ower  to  enable  us  to  live 
out  tjie  lewsons  which  it  teaches.  It  is  to 
be  received  as  .«i)iritual  food  for  the  nour- 
ishment of  the  spiritual  man.  From  the 
little  influence  that  the  gos])cl  seems  to 
have  upon  the  lives  of  ninny  profe.-sing 
Christians,  wc  would  suppose  that  they 
think  that  when  they  have  given  it  a 
respectful  hearing,  they  have  given  it  all 
it  requires.  i>ut  this  is  a  sad  mistake. — 
"Be  yc  doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hear- 
ers only,  deceiving  your  own  selves." — 
Hero  the  upostlo  gives  a  timely  warning. 


Many  .seem  to  mi.sfake  hearing  for  doing, 
or  stop  with  hearing,  and  thus  deceive 
themselves. 

One  of  the  causes  to  which  may  be  at- 
tributed the  want  of  practical  Chiistiiin 
ity,  while  there  is  so  much  theorizing  and 
luaring,  is  the  jireaching  of  the  faith- 
alone  .system.  Good  works  are  froquent- 
ly  spoken  of  disparagingly,  and  at  times 
altogether  repudiated.  Tlio  common 
mass  of  gospel  hearers  are  not  likdyto 
appreciate  the  refined  distinctions  in  the- 
ological systems,  that  are  oficn  made  by 
religious  teachers,  and  unless  there  is 
great  care  taken  in  showing  the  relative 
iui))ortance  of  faith  and  works  in  the  for- 
mation ot  Christian  character,  works  of 
piety  will  be  neglected,  as  huuian  nature 
is  predisposed  to  slotlifulncss  rather  than 
to  diligence,  in  regard  to  religious  service. 
And  while  faith  is  made  the  gr(jund  of 
hope,  it  may  be,  and  no  doubt  of  en  is, 
no  more  than  a  dead  faith,  and  of  course 
will  he  ( f  no  value. 

Another  cause  to  which  is  owing  the 
want  of  practical  Chii-iiariity  among  u.-i 
is  the  fact,  that  when  young  converts  are 
received  into  the  church,  the  (.\amplc  of 
the  older  members  of  the  church,  in  too 
many  instances,  is  not  such  as  to  "jiro- 
voke"  the  new  converts  'unto  love  and 
good  works." 

To  be  deeply  and  properly  impressed 
with  the  importance  of  doing  as  well  as 
hearing,  we  should  reinemLer  that  '"not 
the  hearers  of  the  law  are  just  before 
God,  but  the  doers  of  the  law  shall  he 
justified;"  that  Je-us  said  to  his  di.sciples 
in  referring  to  his  teaching,  "If  ye  know 
these  things,  happy  arc  ye  if  ye  do  them;" 
that  our  s^ouls  are  i)urificd  not  by  hearing, 
but  "in  obeying  the  truth;"  that  Christ 
will  come, "to  give  every  man  according  a.., 
his  work  shall  be."  Hut  while  we  should 
remember  the  importance  of  doing  as 
well  as  hearing,  let  us  al.-o  remember  that 
what  is  done  must  he  done  in  faith,  ai  d 
"heartily  as  to  the  Lord,  and  not  as  un 
to  men." 

The  preaching  from  the  sacred  de.-k, 
and  the  lives  of  professing  Christians, 
should  be  such  as  to  make  the  impres- 
sion upon  the  minds  of  all  who  either 
hear  the  gospel  |)reachcd,  or  read  if,  that 
all  the  ordinances  and  moral  jirecepts  of 
the  gosjiel  must  he  praci  iced  and  constant- 
ly obeyed,  to  form  holy  eh -iracters  suscep- 
tible of  the  enjoyments  of  a  divine  life  on 
earth,  and  of  immortality  in  the  world  to 
oomc. 


The  Kew  Naiue  «>r  our  9'aper — 
All  Kxplauatluii- 

The  new  name  of  I'Kl.MniVE  CilRis-« 
Tr.AN  which  wc  propose  to  give  our  pajier 
after  (he  present  year,  as  far  as  we  have 
lenrncd,  gives  very  good  sati>faclion  gtMi- 
crally.  Some  of  our  friends  have  e.\- 
pressed  themselves  warmly  in  favor  of  the 
proposed  change.  And  we  have  heard 
from  but  one  locality  where  there  is  any 
objection  to  the  change,  and  our  agent  in 
that  locality  thinks  it  might  be  well 
to  malie  some  little  explanation  of  the 
new  name,  and  our  object  in  making  a 
change. 

One  objection  is,  that  in  u-ing  the 
word  piimithe  in  connection  with  the 
word  C/in'sti'iu,  we  are  assuming  in  the 
use  of  the  word  primitive,  what  only  be- 
longs to  the  Bible.  We  confess  we  can-* 
not  see  the  force  of  the  objection,  as 
some  one  seems  to  have  seen  if,  and  we 
therefore  are  somewhat  at  a  hiss  fo  know 
how  to  answer  it.  It  is  pn.ssibie  that  the 
person  who  judged  the  word  improperly 
applied,  as  applied  in  the  name  of  our 
paper,  did  not  get  the  proper  meaning  of 
the  word  primitice.  In  its  proper  mean- 
ing it  perlaii;s  to  the  l.cginnii.'g  or  origin 
of  things,  or  to  eaily  tiuics.  In  'ji'dhxji/ 
we  have  pi'imitive  rocks,  meaning  the 
rocks  first  formed.  In  Ecchsiasfiail 
Jli'st'iri/  and  Chn'xlian  Antiquities,  it  is 
applied  to  the  first  Christian.s.  In  this 
sense  we  use  it  in  the  name  we  propise 
to  give  our  paper,  and  we  use  it  in  a  sense 
that  is  equivalent  to  upostulic  or  r/ofpcl. 
Hence  primitive  Clifislimi  is  ecjuivalent 
to  gospel  Cliiisli(in  or aposlolic  CJtristiaii, 
and  wc  mean  by  giving  our  paper  the 
name  of  I'ki.mitive  Ciiuisti.\n,  that  it 
will  advocate  and  labor  to  promote  that 
firm  of  embodied  and  practical  Chris- 
tianity which  was  manifested  in  the  lives 
of  the  first  Christians,  who  weie  the  first 
fruits  of  the  gospel  of  Clirist.  The  word 
primitive  is  expressive,  and  we  think 
very  approjiriate  in  llie  aiiplication  we 
make  of  it  in  u.sing  it  in  connection  with 
Christian  as  a  title  for  our  paper,  the  two 
making  Primillie  Chiislian,  and  the  tit'e 
associating  with  it  the  doctrine  and  piety 
of  the  first  Christians. 

The  agent  at  whose  suggestion  we  are 
making  this  explanation,  .--ays,  'Some  pre- 
fer the  name  of  Gospel  Visitor."  Many 
of  our  readers  have  been  familiar  with  it 
for  many  years,  and  no  doubt  they  have 
a  preference  for  it.     Wo  confess  wo  are 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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r.arlial  to  it,  and  could  we  have  used  it 
alone  vvitii  propriety  we  would  liave  done 
80.  Bat  ttiis  wc  could  not  do,  for  no 
doubt  soiiio  are  partial  to  the  name  of 
C/iristii<ii  Finnlhi  CcinijxniiDii, nud  would 
prefer  this  name  alone.  And  siiice  the 
two  names  together  make  too  long  a  name, 
we  thought  it  best  to  drop  both  and  take 
the  nime  of  PiiiMiTiVE  CinusTrAN.  We 
hope  the  hallowed  as>ociations  connected 
with  t!ie  name,  when  under.-tood  and  ap- 
preciated, will  endear  it  to  our  readers. 


Tlio  i*riiuHiv«  t'liristiuu  aud  tbc 

I'oor. 

There  are  many  poor  members  in  our 
brotherhood  who  would  like  to  have  our 
paper,  but  Icel  tliat  they  are  not  able  to 
take  it.  Wo  fjol  like  en  leavoring  to  suji- 
ply  iheni,  and  we  will  do  a  good  part 
toward  it.  Bat  we  cannot  afford  to  do 
all  our.i'ilve^,  an  1  it  criiut  with  pro- 
))riety  be  expected  that  we  should  do  sa. 
A  number  of  oar  brethren  heretofore 
have  contributed  something  toward  fur 
nisliing  the  poor  meiubers  with  the  pa- 
per. We  coiauiiend  the  subject  to  their 
consideration  still,  and  we  propose  that 
those  in  symprathy  wiih  the  measure,  con- 
tribute something  for  this  purpose,  and 
we  will  acknowledge  all  contributions 
made  for  this  ]  urpose. 

We  hope  our  brethren  and  sisters  who 
enjoy  the  readinir  of  a  Ciiristian  paper 
will  sympathize  witli  the  poor  who  would 
like  to  have  the  same  enjoyment,  but 
cannot  without  assistance,  and  will  be 
ready  to  help  them  obtain  it.  Hoping 
then,  that  through  the  liberality  of  the 
generous,  we  shall  be  able  to  supply,  at 
least,  a  number  of  the  poor  with  the 
PuiMlTlVE  CiiuisTl.\N,  our  agents  can 
forward  some  names  of  this  c'ass,  and  we 
will  do  what  we  can  with  propriety  to  sup- 
ply them. — It  is  to  be  understood  these 
remarks  apply  to  those  who  are  really  too 
poor  to  pay  for  the  paper.  Those  who 
want  it,  and  are.  able  to  pay  for  it,  should 

do  so. 

♦♦♦ 

The  Primittve  Christian  and  the 
Foruey    Legacy. 

We  would  say  ag&in  to  our  agents  and 
friend-!,  that,  where  thcie  are  persons 
found  who  would  read  the  Pkimitive 
CiiRiSTtAN,  and  who  would  be  likely  to 
read  it  to  profit,  if  it  were  sent  to  them, 
but  who  would  not  subscribe  for  it, 
a  number  of  such  will  be  supplied  with 
our  paper  out  of  the  funds  of  the  For- 


ney  legacy.    If  some  names  of  persons 

belonging  to  the  class  above  referred  to 

are  sent  to  us,  we  will  send  them  the  i)a- 

per. 

♦•♦ 

Kuconreeutent. 

Wiien  persons  are  annoyed,  embarrass- 
ed, or  perplexed,  how  accei)table  is  a  look 
or  word  or  act  of  encouragement  I     \Vhcn 
our  aims  and  purposes  are  defeated,  and 
our  best  efforts  are  ineffective,  encourage- 
ment, from  any  source  and  however  small, 
is  like  healing  balm,  mollifying  oil,  and 
cheering   wine.     For    nearly  two  months 
past  we  luive   labored   under  very  great 
diifijulties,  as  our   readers   liav(!    several 
times  been  told.     Our  hands  have  toiled 
and  done  a  great  amount   of  extra  labor; 
and  sometimes  we  have  all  felt  sufficient- 
ly discouraged  to    throw  down    the  oars 
and  let  the  ship  drive.     Then,  again,  we 
would  ai^ply  ourselves  with  renewed  ener 
gy  if  po-isible,  to   get   out   the  paper  on 
time.     With  ail  that  could  be  done,  the 
is.-ues  have   been    very  irregular,  and  we 
are  now  fully  a  week  behind  time.     Our 
new  boiler  and  engine  were  shipped  over 
a  week  ago,  but   they  have  not  yet  come. 
Yet  amid  all    this  we  have  some  encour- 
agement.    Several    correspondents    have 
given  tlieir  word  of  cheer,  showing  that 
our  condition    is   appreciated,   and   that 
there  is  a  general  dispostion  to  make  all 
due  allowance,  and  to  bear  with  the  una 
voidable  delay.     We  have  also  been  much 
encouraged  by    the   favorable  reports  re- 
ceived from  our  agents.     IMany  of  them 
are     working    with    a    will — with    their 
might — to  jirocure  large  lists  of  sub-cri- 
bers.     A  respectable  number  of  new  sub- 
scribers have   been   already  added  to  our 
list ;  and  wc   feel   very  much  encouraged 
by    the    prospect   before   us.       We   feel 
grateful  to  our  agents    for  the  noljlo  ef- 
forts they  they  are  miUing;  and  we  have 
reason  to  hope  that  the   circulatioi!  will 
be  considerably  increa.ced.  B. 


CORRESPONDEN  CE. 


Alaiauacs  !    AImauac4  !  ! 

Yes;  Almanacs  for  1876.  We  have 
thousands  of  them  yet,  and  are  ready  to 
fill  orders  promptly.  How  many  do  you 
you  wajit?  To  whom  and  where  shall  we 
send  them  ?  Write  out  your  order  right 
now,  as  we  are  ready  and  anxious  to  serve 
you 

Pi  ice,  single  copy,  postpaid, 10c. 

Per  dozen,  "       $1  00 

Per  hundred,  "       8  00 

By  express,  per  dozen 75 

"         "         per  hundred, G  25 

Almanacs  for  1875  at  half  the  above 
rates.  B. 


Uorrcspoudtttae  of  ciiiircU  ikwk  soliciUdjrotr> 
all  parts  of  the  Drotherhned.  Writer^i  name 
attd  address  reqiiired  ou  every  cnmtn7inicalion 
■%s  guarantee  of  good  faith .  Uejectsd  conmitni- 
tations  or  rnaunacript  ^c!<ed,  not  relurued.  All 
c  >mimti;icalioits  for  pnlilicatioti  shoitld  be  writ 
<«n  ?4;)o;t  oue   HiAii  of  the  tiheA  only. 

Aiiiiina!   ^leetiug  for  1870. 

I'ROCEKDlNCi.S  OK  THE  MEETINC!  HELD 
15Y  TliE  liUETilllEN  OP  OHIO  IN  THE 
SUGAR   CIU'.EK    CON0llE<JATI0N. 

According  to  previous  arrangement, 
the  dift'L-reiit  districts  of  Ohio  met  with 
the  bretiiren  above  named,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  ascertaining  whether  the  breLh>- 
ren  in  Oliio  were  willing  to  hold  our  nest 
A.  M.  There  being  a  large  majority  of 
tlie  congregetions  represented,  either  by 
delegate  or  by  letter,  it  was  found 
that  there  was  not  only  a  willingness,  but 
a  desire,  to  hold  said  meeting.  Tlieie 
being  seveial  proposiiions  for  the  meet- 
ing, this  meeting  proceeded  to  appoint  a 
committee  for  each  district,  to  select  a 
a  place  for  the  meeting,  consisting  of  the 
following  brethren  :  IXiniel  Urower,  -Jno. 
J*.  Ebersole,  and  Jo.seph  Kanff'man,  for 
north  western  Ohio  ;  J.  B  Hheomaker, 
Coniad  Kabk'r.  and  John  B.  .^li^hlor,  for 
north  easteriiOhio;  Samuel  Moliler,  John 
Smiih,  and  Joseph  Arnold,  for  southern 
Ohio. 

This  meeting  considers  that  if  eacli 
brother  will  donate  fifty  cents,  (leaving 
the  amount  for  the  sisters  optional)  the 
cxpensesof  the  meeting  will  bo  Cully  met. 
This  meeting  provided  that  the  congre- 
gation holding  said  meeting  shall  be 
exempt  from  any  pecuniary  expense  rela- 
ting to  the  meeting.  Bro.  Daniel  .Miller 
was  then  appointed  receiver  of  the  funds 
collected  in  nortli-virestern  Ohio;  George 
Irviu  for  north  eastern  Ohio;  Samuel 
Kinsey  for  southern  Oliio.  AH  funds  are 
to  be  paid  by  February  1st,  IS75. 

This  meeting  fun  her  fceriou.sly  jirotcsts 
again.st  the  sale  of  books,  pauiphlets, 
patent  medicines,  candies,  confectioneries, 
and  all  traffic  on  the  grounds. 

Whereas,  the  A.  M.  of  1872  was  in 
north-eastern  Ohio,  and  tiie  A.  M.  of 
1S75  was  in  southern  Oliio,  this  meeting 
therefore  gives  north-western  Olii^i  the 
first  opportunity  of  holding  the  A.  M.  of 
1S76;  north  eastern  Ohio  the  second  op- 
portunity; and  southern  Ohio,  the  thiid 
opportunity. 

U'hereas,  the  time  of  preparation  fsr 
said  meeting  is  nigh,  this  meeting  i;  - 
structs  the  commitiee  for  north  western 
Ohio  to  act  immediately,  and  if  in  their 
judgment  they  find  a  suitable  place  to 
liold  said  meeting,  they  report  to  the 
brotherhood;  and  if  they  fail  to  find  such 
a  place,  they  report  to  the  committee  of 
north  eastern  Ohio;  and  they  in  turn  do 
likewise. 

The   proceedings   were   then  read  and 
accepted. 
Published  by  order  of  the  meeting. 

I.  J.  llosENiJERGER,  Clerk. 
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CiilliSTlAN  FAMlLi'  OOWI'AX^lUJS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Sister  .^I's  iSeed-ltasket 

Those  sisters  that  deliKht  in  gardening, 
love,  occasionally,  to  Iock  tlirough  their 
seed-hags  or  ha.-i;cts,  lo  see  if  tliey  have 
all  tlie  various  kinds,  and  if  ihey  are  of 
good  quality  ;  and  tliey  know  what  a  great 
variety  of  seeds  can  he  gailieied,  of  vog- 
etahles,  herbs,   fruits,  and  flowers.     Our 
basket  will  contnin  seeds  somewhat  siuii- 
lar, — a  variety  of  larpe  and  small.     They, 
when    ihey   find    Iwd   seeds,  ihrow  thcui 
away;  so  we  Leg  they  will  do  if  they  find 
any  bad  ones  in   our   basket.     But  don't 
be  liaitj;  thoy  uiay  be  better  than  you 
tliink.     O.'iC  way  to    te.>t   tlie  (luality  of 
seeds    is    10   put   tlieui    into   waiei;    the 
wonhliss  ones  will  be  found  so  light  as  to 
Kwiu).     The  seeds  in  our  basket    may  be 
tesicd    somewhat    in   the    same    wuy. — 
Weigh   them    in     the    scales    of   gospel 
truth;  and  if  tliey  are  too  light,   throw 
them  away.     We  will  endeavor  to  ded- 
icate our  basket  to  the  Lird  in  prayer, 
and    beg    liim    to    help    us    vsither    the 
seeds  wlierewith  to  (ill  it.       Our  desire 
is,  tliat  it   may    contain  only   "precious 
seed,"    such    as   will    germinate,    when 
Bown,  and  bring  forth    fruit,    so  that   in 
the  harvest    liS;me    we    may    be  able  to 
bring  a  sheaf  "to    the    ]jjrd  of  tlie  liar 
vest.     "lie  that  goeth  furih  and  wcep- 
eih,  shall  d^ubilcss  come  again  wiih  re- 
joicing, bringing  his  fiieaves  with  hiiu." 
'•Last  of  tliy  luborers  tliy  I'oct  I  giiiii, 

Lord  of  the  harvei-t  !  and  my  fpirit  grieves 
That  I  um  burdened  uot  so  iii  'ch  with  gr.iin 
At  only  wlih  a  heavier  licurt  iiiid  bruin; 

Alnflor,  beliolJ  my  sheaves! 
Few,   liglit,    ADii    wi)rlhlcsf---yel   Uicir  trifling 
weight, 
Through  all  my  frarao  n  wenry  aehing  leaves; 
For  lung  I  struggled   n:lh  my  hH|j!ess  («le, 
And  i>tnyod  tind  toiled  till  it  wns  dxrk  und  Ute — 

Yet  these  are  all  my  sheaves. 
Full  well  I  know  I  hnve  more  tarts  than  wheat — 
lirambles  and  flowers,  dry  stalks  and  wither- 
learee, 
Therefore  1  blush  and  woej-,  as  at  thy  feet 
I  kneel  down  roverenlly  and  repent, 
blaster,  behold  luy  sheaves. 


to  pay.  But  heavy  as  is  your  indebted- 
ne,s.s,  and  poor  as  you  arc,  it  can  be  dis 
charged.  Go  to  Jesus  and  tell  him  your 
poverty,  and  beg  him  to  p.-jy  it  for  you.— 
He  has  paid  it  alreadj',  and  is  only  wait- 
ing for  you  to  come  to  him  to  have  it 
cancelled.     Oh  I  come  wliile  you  may. 

It  is  the  best  Ciiristians  that  are,  in 
one  sense,  in  the  greatest,  danger  of 
sjieaking  the  tianic  of  God  without  due 
reverence.  Good  Christians  [irny  much, 
and  the  repetition  of  the  sacreil  names,  in 
their  prayers,  begets  such  a  familiarity 
with  them  that  they  are  apt  to  be  spoken 
much  in  the  same  way  as  we  speak  our 
liousehold  names.  We  have  heard  min 
isiers,  in  their  prayers  and  sermons,  use 
the  different  names  of  the  great  '"1  Am" 
in  a  manner  that  was  far  fionj  leyerential. 
"God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  a.sscm 
bly  of  the  saints,  and  to  be  had  in  rever- 
ence of  all  them  that  are  about  him."— 
Psa.  Ixxxvii.  7. 

One  more  seed  for  the  benefit  of  our 
young  sisters.  Doirt  think,  sisters,  lliut 
by  sometimes  dressing  like  your  fashion- 
able acquaintances,  and  joining  them  in 
their  vain  amusements,  jou  will  thereby 
gain  their  regard-  Such  conduct  will  be 
more  likely  to  beget  in  their  hearts  a 
feeling  of  contempt  for  you.  IJy  dress- 
ing plainly  and  aciing  eon-istently  \vi;h 
your  jjrofes.-ion,  you  will  ;;ain  the  res|)ccl 
of  your  ac(piainlance.>-;,  the  tendere<l  love 
of  your  brclhroii  and  .Meters,  the  appro- 
val of  your  own  con.science,  and  the  ap 
probation  of  God.  To  be  safe  and  hap 
py,  you  mu.'^t  be  entirely  on  the  Lord's 
side. 


Let  me  gather  strength  and  hope  unew, 

For  well  I  know  thy  patient  love  perceives 
Kot  what  I  did,  but  what  I  strove  to  do — 
And  though  the  full  rijieears  be  sadly  few, 
Tliou   wi;t  aeeej.t  my  sheaves." 

"And  when  lie  had  begun  lo  reckon, 
one  was  brought  utjto  him  which  owed 
him  ten  thousand  talents."  "A  talent 
is  7.5U  ounces  of  silver,  which,  at  five 
Bhillini:.s  to  the  ounce,  is  1S7  pounds,  ten 
shilling.'*."  Ten  thousand  talents  !  What 
a  great  debt!  and  what  a  burdened  per- 
Bin  he  mu.'it  be  who  owes  such  a  debt !  — 
But  great  ai  is  such  a  debt,  il  is  small, 
sinner,  in  comparison  to  the  debt  you  owe 
t  >  (Ji'd  ;  and  you  are  just,  as  indigent  as 
this  debtor  was.  Y'ou  have  nothing  to 
pay.     Oh,  wiiat  a   mi.seiaole  condition 


LaGh.vndk,  Oreoon, 
Nov.  7th,  1875. 
Dear  Biolher  Quiiiter  : 

After  our  greeting 
to  all  whom  lliis  may  concern,  and  esjie 
cially  to  the  household  of  faith,  I  will 
.say  that  we  moved  I'roni  Wayne  county, 
Iowa,  in  the  summer  of  KSG.i,  and  settled 
in  tliis  valley.  This  was  then  quite  a  new 
country.  We  remained  here  about  two 
years,  and  finding  no  brethren  here,  we 
concluded  to  move  to  Linn  county,  in  this 
Slate,  and  live  amongst  the  Brethren. — 
We  did  not  find  the  church,  collectively, 
in  that  unity  of  siiirit  that,  we  desired. 
I*ersonally,  however,  we  never  wish  to 
meet  with  belter  friends  than  we  found 
while  there.  And,  by  the  wny,  thev 
have  as  tine  a  country  and  climate  as  1 
have  ever  found  in  all  my  (ravels.  But 
all  things  considered,  after  remaining 
there  about  one  year,  we  moved  back  to 
this  valley  in  the  fail  of  1806.  Since 
then  I  have  met  with  but  one  brother  in 
this  country,  until  tliis  fall.  I  was  in- 
formed by  Kid.  David  Brower,  the  house- 
keeper of  the  ^Villa^uette  Valley  church, 
that  they  would  hold  a  communion  meet- 
ing ill  iMarion  county  on  the  9lii  and  lOiii 
of  last  month.  The  distance  from  here 
is  about  4(H)  miles,  and  the  cost  of  trip, 
by  stage,  sUamboaL   and    railroad,   about 


but  notwithstanding  all  tlie.se  difficulties 
in  (he    way,  I    left    my  home  on  the  3rd, 
and  oil  the  8th  arrived  at  the  place  of  meet- 
ing, at  the  residence  of  brotlier  W.  J<din- 
son, about  (')  miles  south  of  Salem.     Here 
the  brethren  had  made  the  preparation  ex- 
actly according  to    the  ortJer   of  the  old 
brethren,  as  we  were  used  lo  see  it  done 
in    Northern    Ohio:    and    the    meeting 
throughout  was  conducted  in  tliat  primi- 
tive order  that   was  praci  iced  by  our  Di- 
vine   Master,  and  the  Apostles  and  their 
followers,  with  brotherly  love,  and  in  the 
unity    of  the   Spirit,   as   it    becomes    tlie 
friends  of  Christ.     And  I  must  say  that 
I  have  never  seen  a  greater  spirit  of  una- 
nimity manifested  by  brcihien  anywhere 
than    by   these    brethren  of  the  Willam- 
ette   church.     There    was,   however,  one 
thing  quite  different  from  what  we  were 
used    to    seeing   on    such    occasions,  and 
that  wns,  ouc  mini.sler  had  to  do  all  (he 
preaching,  and  oflTiciaiing    at    all  tlie  .ser- 
vices.    This  should  be  different,  but  we 
will   allow  every  one  to  (hink  lor  himself 
how  (his  might  best  be  rei:-:odied,    'I'here 
were    about    (liir(y  five    m.'iiibors   at  die 
communioti  (able.     1  leanu-d  that    there 
arc  aliotil  C)6  members  in  llii;  Wilhimetie 
A';i!lcy  chinch.     'J'lie  housekeeper,  broih- 
er  David  l>rower,  has  but  to  be  known  to 
be  appreciated.     The  church  .seems  to  bo 
in  a  very  prosperous  condition. 

There  certainly  would  be  a  splendid 
opjiortunity  lor  soiue  ministering  hietli- 
ren  lo  migrate  and  make  themselves  use- 
ful. Tiie  couiKiy  in  tliose  couiiiies  com- 
prising tiiechurcli  isbountiful;  ihcclimate 
is  pleasant  and  health) ;  land  in  some  los 
caliiics  is  from  !?4()  to  JOO  per  acre,  but 
commonly  from  $20  to  $,'iO  per  acre. 

This  valley  (Grande  Bounde)  is  being 
settled  very  rapidly,  li-ind  is  cheap. — 
Good  prairie  land,  unimproved,  is  woith 
from  $1  50  to  $2  .50  pcrxcie;  choice  loea- 
tiaiis.  $5.00;  improved  farms,  from  $12 
to  $25  per  acre;  and  of  the  very  be^t  soil, 
a  good  climate,  plenty  of  good,  clear,  cold 
water,  plenty  of  good  timber  for  build- 
ing pupo.ses  convenient  to  (be  valley; 
plenty  of  good  grist  mills  and  saw  mills  ; 
good  .'chools  and  good  society.  But  as 
yet  there  are  no  brethren  settled  here. — 
Fruit  crops  arc  good  and  have  not  been 
a  failure  in  six  years.  Wlitat  and  grain 
crops  in  general  are  pretty  good  this  year. 
W[e  are  in  good  health,  and  the  licallli 
of  (he  communi(y  in  general  is  very 
good. 

I'lease  accept  our  best  respec{s  for  your- 
self and  odiers. 

1  remain  your  brother  in  iheliord, 
J.  W.  DiCKty. 


Mahtvim.e,  Tenn.,  Nov.  C,  1875. 
Dear  Companion  : — 

Last  Saturday,  Oct. 
31,  wc  had  our  communion  sca^son.  The 
task  fell  upon  the  writer  to  do  all  (ho 
preaching  and  oihciate  alone  at  (lie  table 
of  the  Jiird.  This  was  a  heavy  cio  s,  as 
help  was  expecied  until  the  evening  be- 


The  greatest  possible  deb.,  and  nothing    $00.  and  times,  financially,  arc  very  hard;  '  r^^^  ^.iS  1  ll^d  ^l  l^o  Z  mSX^ 


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»)ck  coui)ianion  in  a  critical  condition  to 
assume  all  tlie  responsibilites  ot"  the  oc- 
Ciisioi).  Jlinisters  in  old  congregations 
little  know  the  labors  of  us  on  tlie  fron- 
tier. 

The  uieuibers  present  seemed  much 
refreshed.  A  few  felt  themselves  too 
weak  to  commune.  While  we  very  much 
regretted  this,  we  also  felt  they  were  con- 
scientious in  the  matter  and  wanted  to  be 
ail  rif;h  t  when  they  appear  before  the  Lord. 
We  trust  they  will  leave  no  effort  untried 
to  become  such,  for  bow  soon  we  must  ap- 
pear before  the  Great  Judfjc  we  know 
not.  Let  us  endeavor  to  do  our  duty  in 
all  thiiiga,  "and  if  any  lack,  let  him  ask 
of  God  who  friveth  liberally." 

The  faith  and  order  of  the  Brofhrou  is 
rather  new  to  the  people  here,  and  great 
interest  was  manifested  in  the  rxcrciscs, 
both  at  night  and  in  daytime.  Order  very 
good. 

'J'liere  have  been  added  to  this  church 
this  summer  by  letter,  five;  by  baptism, 
three.  We  have  had  our  trials,  yet  on 
the  whole  the  church  is  gaining  ground, 
though  persecuted  by  the  enemy. 

S.  Z.  Sharp. 
♦•♦ 


ElJcr  J. 


TiiouNTON,  West  Va.,  ) 
Nov.  2,  1875.  ) 

Qiiiiifer, — and  the  readers  of 


your  excellent  [taner  :  1  will  give  you  a 
little  news  from  VV.  Va. 

On  the  29ih  of  Oct.  brother  Thomas 
Nuzum  and  myself  started  to  the  love- 
ieast  in  I'reston  county,  which  was  to  be 
held  on  the  SO^h  and  31st.  We  went  by 
railway, and  got  to  the  siniiping  place  near 
sundown.  Met  brother  Hartzel  in  town, 
and  went  with  him.  Wo.  had  a  iiloapant 
interview  with  him  and  family,  and  other 
friends,  that  were  there.  The  meeting 
was  hold  in  the  Cheat  River  congrega 
tiou.  When  the  time  came  lo  assemble 
together,  several  brethren  wore  jiresent 
some  irom  the  Geman  Suttlement  con- 
gregation, whom  we  were  made  glad  to 
«ee.  We  had  a  pleasant  meeting;  and, 
indeed  we  had  a  feastof  fat  things,  feasting 
on  the  bread  of  life.  We  had  the  very 
best  of  order,  which  is  very  much  to  be 
desired,  and  makes  a  pleasant  meeting. 
The  meeting  closed  on  Sunday  evening. 
1  think  we  could  say  th;it  it  was  good  to 
wait  upon  the  Lord.  There  was  an  elec- 
tion held  for  a  minister  and  a  deacon. — 
The  lot  lell  on  brother  John  M.  Frcelin 
for  luinister,  and  brother  S.  De berry  for 
deocon.  iMay  God  help  these  dear  breth- 
ren, that  they  may  faithfully  discharge 
their  duty. 

Z.  Annon. 


Dear  Brethren  : — 

By  your   permission  I 
will  try  and  give  your  readers  a  brief  re- 

Eort  ot  our  labors   in   Colorado.     While 
rethren    Flory  and   Yount  were  with  us 
we  had  seven  meetings.     There  was  one 
baptized.     We  then  left  for  Denver  and 
other  points,  parting  with  the  brethren. 
On  the  morning   of  the  lUth  of  July, 


we  returned  to  Longmont,  Boulder  Co-; 
commenced  our  meeting  on  Sunday,  the 
11th,  and  continued  at  different  times 
and  places,  closing  on  Sunday,  Sept.  tlie 
I'ith,  (2  months).  Had  37  meetings, 
baptized  6,  one  reclaimed;  in  all  8  were 
added  to  the  church.  Held  meetings  at 
13  different  places,  and  bad  one  commun- 
ion .  As  we  did  not  think  it  advisable  to 
organize  a  church,  we  organized  them 
into  a  Bible  class  for  their  spiritual  im- 
provement. We  distributed  22  Testa- 
mci.'ts,  and  17  of  brother  J-  H.  Moore's 
pamphlets;  visited  some  24  families,  who 
are  not  members.  We  left  Ifi  members 
without  a  preacher;  and  they  much  de- 
sire that  the  brelliren  send  one  there  to 
preach  for  them,  or  that  some  brother 
would  go  there  and  preach  for  them. — 
My  mind  is  that  rsow  is  the  time  for  the 
brethren  to  w.)ik  in  Colorado.  Brethreti 
in  i)oor  health  might  be  benefited  by 
spending  a  year  or  two  there  for  their 
health.  As  a  farming  country  I  could 
not  see  any  great  inducements  at  present, 
yet  some  may  do  tolerably  well.  Any  of 
the  brethren  wi.-hinir  to  go  out  can  go  on 
the  Kan.-^as  Pacific  II.  R.  to  Denver,  and 
from  there  run  up  to  Longmont;  or  take 
the  Union  to  Cheyenne,  and  from  there 
run  down  to  Greeley,  and  go  by  wagon  to 
Longmont-  Brother  Flory  is  over  100 
miles  from  them.  Brethren,  think  of 
these  members. 

James  R.  Gish. 
(Filgn'm  please  copy.) 


Altcouik  ai»bK>a(b  School. 

Dear  Brother: — 

A  few  weeks  ago  I  had  the 
pleasure  of  attending  the  Alloona,  Pa., 
Sabbaih-school.  The  first  term  cf  this 
school  was  orgariizod  about  one  year  ago. 
Brother  Tobias  F.  Imler  is  Sunorintcnd- 
ent,  and  John  McFarlaud,  Secretary. — 
These  youuji  men  are  trying  to  leaoh  the 
children  the  way  they  should  go.  Some 
of  ibe  brathren  and  sisters  show  a  com- 
mendable zeal  in  carrying  on  this  good 
work;  but  just  here  I  will  say  to  some  of 
the  sisters,  there  might  be  a  great  deal 
more  good  accomplished  if  not  so  much 
partiality  was  sliown.  If  the  brethren 
are  not  present  that  you  would  like  to 
hear,  do  not  be  discouraged;  they  will  be 
present  sometime.  There  is  certainly 
talent  enough  in  the  church  to  keep  our 
schools  in  proiier  order. 

I  will  beio  urge  our  brethren  and  sisters 
to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  this  noble  work. 
Our  dear  old  brethren  and  sisters,  who 
arc  present  from  Sabbath  to  Sabbath,  and 
who  are  trying  to  teach  the  children  the 
faith  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  as  it  was 
delivered  to  us  through  his  Apostles,  will 
soon  have  finished  their  work  here  upon 
the  earth;  and  then  they  will  bo  gathered 
home  to  reap  the  rewards  of  their  labors. 
Oh  !  how  careful  we  should  be  to  improve 
every  oui)ortunity,  and  make  u.->e  of  eveiy 
means,  to  bring  up  the  youth  in  the  way 
they  should  go.  A\'e  are  in.-,tructed  in 
Holy  Writ  to  bring   up  our   children  in 


the  way  they  sliould   go,  ami  when  tliey 
get  old  they  will   not  depart  from  it. 

In  conclusion,  I  would  exhort  every 
brother  and  >;istcr  who  feds  an  interest 
in  the  i)rosperiiy  of  the  ri.-ing  generation, 
to  lend  a  helping  band  in  behalf  of  ou? 
Sabbath  schools.  lOncourage  your  chil- 
dren to  enga;ic  with  us  in  ibis  {.Mcatwoik; 
and  then  other  denominations  will  see 
our  good  woik",  and  we  may  thereby  ac- 
complish much  gcod.  ]  jiresume  you 
will  receive  this  in  the  same  good  spirit 
in  which  I  have  wiiilen  ii,  kiid  may  God 
grant  his  Iluly  Spirit  by  whicli  we  may 
iinderstand  his  word  and  he  ujadc  wise 
unto  salvation,  through  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ.    Amen. 

1-ouisA  A.  Enqi.e. 

JJuncansiuUe,  Pu. 

\  Sh<I  Cast*. 

Not  long  since  I  was  in  our  neighbor- 
ing town  attending  lo  souje  business. — 
While  at  the  poKtoflicc,  wh'ch  is  also  a 
hotel,  I  chanced  to  see  ipiitean  old, feeble 
man,  wiio  bt-ars  the  mark  of  three  score 
years,  standing  in  a  corner,  hunting 
through  a  little  pccket  book.  Finally  lie 
found  ten  ctnis.  \\'as  it  to  pay  postage 
on  i>apers,  &e.?  No!  Ni-xt.  I  saw  tlio 
poor,  feeble  old  man  staggering  toward 
the  bar,  and  siammeiingly  ui>k  lie  land- 
lord for  a  diiiik.  'i'liere  he  spent,  per- 
haps, the  last  Lit  of  money  he  had  for 
something  that  will  destroy  the  body, and 
wliat  is  more,  will  send  his  >.on\  to  hell. — 
This  may  seem  like  a  iitird  exprcs'on; 
but  we  are  assured  by  the  Soriptuies  of 
divine  truth  that  no  drunkard  bhall  in- 
herit the  ki:»gdom  of  heaven;  and  such 
bo  was.  His  counionanco  wore  a  look 
which  was  easier  seen  than  described. — 
His  eyes  Were  a«  red  as  the  intoxicating 
cup.  A  fuw  more  days,  and  time  with 
liim  shall  be  no  longer.  The  scenes  which 
now  surround  hiai  will  uoon  be  over;  and 
when  the  time  of  dissolution  comes,  do 
you  think  bo  can  say,  with  Paul,  that  he 
has  "fought  a  good  fight,"  etc.?  Oh, 
no !  It  will  b«  quite  the  reverse.  He 
has  spent  hi»  tinje  in  revelling  and  in 
gratitSing  his  appetites  and  carnal  desires; 
and  he  has  to  xo  and  fill  a  drunkard's 
grave,  and  take  up  his  abode  in  the  re- 
gions of  dark  dospair,  whore  there  ia 
weeping  and  gnai.liini,'  of  teeth. 

Oh  !  reader,  if  you  have  been  indulg- 
ing in  this  soul  destroying  evil,  pause, 
and  consider  the  course  you  are  taking, 
before  it  is  Ibrever  and  eternally  loo  late. 
Remember,  time  is  winging  us  swiftly 
away.  You  may  be  summoned  away  veiy 
suddenly  and  unexpectedly,  as  thousands 
have  been;  and  if  it  is  your  unhappy  lot 
to  fill  a  drunkard's  grave,  awful  will  be 
your  condition,  indeed.  In  concluding 
this  short  article,  I  admonish  you  in  the 
language  of  the  poet  : 

"Oh  !  do  not  touch  the  mad'ning  bowl, 
"T  will  le»d  iht-e  far  astray; 

'T  will  quench  th?  gladnetsof  thy  eoul, 
And  steal  thy  hopes  away." 

David  D.  Skll. 
Kcxc)-y,  l\i. 


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Pluce  oi  Oar  Nvxt  Auuual  Meet- 
ing. 

Wr,  llie  ur.ilev'-'sncn  coniiiiittec  of  (lie 
North  Wi^-J rill  l)i>liict  of  Ohio,  having 
been  apiioiircil  iit  i!ie  ir.cfilirij;  licld  in 
(lie  Sugar  Crf'ck  cluiri'li,  on  the  Kith  (if 
Nov.,  to  select  ii  place  lor  lioliiini;  our 
annual  cotil'erence  uioe:ing  in  187G;  and 
having  met  wi(h  ('no  h'cihicn  of  llic 
L'^giin  coiiriiy  churh.  o'l  Wedn.'sduy,  the 
1st  d:i.v  of  Dec.,  1.S75:  and  h;ivin{^  found 
a  suitabli^  place  with  she  hi-.tlueti  of  the 
ahovivijatiied  clmrcii  for  loldii'fr  said  next 
A.  jM  ,  hence  «e  now  >;ive  this  nniice  to 
tliegeiieial  hrotheriinnd,  'hat,  God  wii- 
linp:,  our  rex^.  Aninml  Jleeiinjj;  v'lU  he 
held  with  the  hro  li.en  of  the  lj0,gan 
county  church,  Lo^an  cnutily,  O'nio. 

Those  wishirii;  nnv  further  infoiuiation 
will  cnrre~^poiid  wiih  hiollier  Joseph  N. 
Kuuffuiau. 

Danii';!,  BitowKii, 

J  ('UN    P     KlitlHSCU.K, 
Jos    N.    IvAUFFiMAN. 
DegrnQ\  Lof/dii  Co.,  O. 
(Pilirrini  and  Yin  I'c-.fnr  copv.) 


i>ss<:is». 


W«  artniil  no  poplvy  nmler  any  cti'cnni.slivn 
cc.-iiii  connection  with  ()l>itu;i!y  NoLiccs.  We 
wish  to  wsi'  all  alike,  and  we  conlil  nol  insert 
V(Msc:j  wil h  all. 

lu  the  Stone  Li-U  e'n  nh,  (Jleimo'it, 
county,  Oliio,  Oc*.  3l-t,  1875  sister  V,Aur 
Gu  )VB.  Tti(^  Kulj'-'Ct  of  tliis  notica  was  horu 
Nov.  3jth,  1805,  aiifl  was  a  in  in'ie''  of  llu! 
c'uircli  of  the  IJ.tlh'en  for  many  yi~-'s  — 
Funeral  tJisco'.irse  fro  n  MaMli-  xxiv.  44,  t.y 
tlie  writer,  to  an  alti'iiUve  ronfonrjo  of  rel- 
aiives  and  fricncU  John  aMoiilrk. 

In  tbe  bounds  of  llic  .\tilii(>yn  r-lmrch, 
Wayi;«  crunly,  Ohio-  Oct.  '<!5.h,  1S7.5,  VIaky 
Ann  SiioKii.vKr.  t,  wife  of  fii-nd  Joliii  Slioc- 
niakei;  am  d  55  years,  !0  iiiontli  ,  i;iid  G 
days.  The  deceased  \v«'  n  ii.  a  iiiembir  of 
the  chuic\i,  though  i^he  frtquertly  exprcsFcd 
a  rcBOlution  10  unite  with  us  But  sla.^  !  slio 
delayed  Ibis  ill-important  pan  until  it  was 
t)nl:it".'.     Another  Folenr.i  ■•vurniiig  t  >  all. 

Funeral  services  by  D.  N.  VVoikiuan  .Tiid 
others.  H.  S-  Jac   B.s. 

In  South  Waterloo  con^jroeation.  Black 
Hawk  county,  Iowa,  (Jclober  IGUi,  lb75.  Ez- 
ra HoTF,  so  1  <  f  fetiT  B.  and  R.  ix'cca  llofT; 
nged  2  years,  7  months,  and  27  day.  Fu- 
neral discourse  1  y  broth'M  Iliiain  Folv;k  and 
th  ;  wiiler.    Dls»aB'\  scarlet  fever. 

Also,  a;  tie  Rp.me  pi  a  e,  on  ihe  24th  day 
ofOc'olicr,  Rb-'KCCA,  wif.-,  of  Peter  B  liotr; 
a(ie<l  4')  y-ais,  4  mo  ilhd  and  2'i  ilays. 

For  two  yeais  si.e  had  been  tnll'  linfts'uore 
or  Ic'ft  Willi  canci  r  in  she  stomach  Slie 
bo  o  her  EUlielio  1  wi  h  (  hiistian  lovtitude, 
patitntly  wailing  for  the  nppjinlcd  lime 
when  kMi-  would  be  called  fion  ihis  earilily 
bo:ue,  truslii'i;  to  meet  her  K-dcnner  io  the 
house  of  many  niai'sione.  She  di-  d  with  the 
blc  need  aBRurance  of  receiving  a  crown  of 
life.  She  leaves  \  large  family  and  many 
relalivce  and  fiiend.?  to  mourn  !;er  d  ath. 

This  has  been  a  sad  loss  to  Ijrolher  HofT — 
the  death  of  l;is  wifi:  ard  ton  in  l)Ut  tight 
days— yet  he  kiioWH  '•vvhat  tbe  J-ord  does  is 
will  done, "and  he  hop'-s  to  ine.  I  ili.:in  where 
hp  shall  part  from  th  m  no  more.  Funeral 
diseonise  by  b  other  Jacob  Murray  and  th; 
writer, 

11.  C.  GoioaNOLU. 


Maky  Buuhakeh,  consort  of  John  Bruoa- 
ker,  who  diid  in  Preble  fou-itv,  Ohio,  in 
1844.  She  was  born  Jan.  33,  1793;  was  the 
dausihler  of  Christian  Fiantz,  who  formerly 
lived  in  Clark  county,  Ohio,  wliere  her  only 
brother,  Clnisliin,  now  lives.  She  moved  to 
Howard  comity,  Ind.,  over  20  yeais  ago,  re- 
siding wiih  her  son  in  the  Howard  branch  of 
the  courch,  until  of  late  years  she  lived  with 
her  son-in-law  in  the  Bechclor's  Uuu  church, 
Carioll  county,  Ind.,  wheie  she  departed 
this  lite,  ill  the  bri.;ht  prospcctof  a  glori- 
ous iuiniortalitv,  on  the  2nd  of  Nov.  187?, 
beiuK  82  years,  9  months,  and  (I  davs  old. 

She  wiis  I'uiy  a  mother  in  Uiael — one  of 
the  in  St  pions  harmless,  aiid  inoft'jnsive 
pjrsons  1  eve  was  aciiuaiulcd  with — always 
meek  and  mild,  ready  to  atcommodale  any 
piMfO'i  she  conUl.  Sh",  was  a  member  of  the 
church  for  more  than  CO  yeais,  and  never  a 
coinjilaiiit  or  ciiaiice  against  l»>'r  that  I  over 
hea^d.  She  was  the  ino'-her  of  'J  children, 
5  of  them  having  preceded  her  to  the  spirit 
land.  She  has  3  sons  that  are  d(;a- 
cons  in  the  church.  Hei'  funeral  was  held 
in  the  Brethren's  meeting  house.  Bachelor's 
Uun  chureli;  and  the  occasion  war  iinprov,-d 
by  the  wii.er  and  oth  ms,  from  Rev.  xiv.  12, 
13,  alter  which  her  remains  were  followed  to 
the  Brethren's  graveyard  by  a  large  con- 
course of  people. 

IIiPi.  Hamilton. 
(Pilgrim  and  Vindicalof-  please  copy.) 
In  Uo'inell's  (Jreek  church,  Clark  county, 
Ohio,  of  Consumption,  sister  Bakuaua 
FiiANTZ,  wife  of  brother  Samn-l  Frantz.  ai  d 
dauahtn-  of  Jaeob  and  Catharine  Crist,  Nov. 
1st,  1875;  a>;e(l  38  years,  11  months  and  25 
day.?.  Fuiieial  occasion  iinp-oved  hy  broth- 
er Jacob  Siudebaker,  of  W.  Charleston,  and 
brother  (ieo  i  e  Fuudei  burg,  ^o  a  lirgeas- 
semlily  of  people,  from  Jubn  xi.  20-25. 

Sistei  Fian  7,  was  oue  of  twelve  clii'dcn 
of  brother  J -icob  Cris!,  decas'd,  formerly  of 
Boletou't  loinly,  Virginia,  nine  of  whom 
and  their  father  died  with  tbe  drcndful  di-;- 
ea-'o  of  consumption,  in  the  sp  ice  o'  tweiity- 
siveii  y- ars.  All  were  grown  U])  to  maturn 
a:^e  fxeept  one  oftbeniue.  Two  slill  survive, 
o:'  whom  the  wiiier's  companion  is  one. 

Sister  Fraut/.'s  health  bus  been  railing  for 
the  last  ye. IP  or  nior  ;  but  she  was  not  con- 
fined to  her  b-d.  She  assist 'd  he,-  family 
until  a  short  lime  b  fors  her  death;  b.;t  sh>^ 
know  well  ihat  her  time  in  this  woili  \v?.s  of 
short  duration.  She  was  one  wh.)  al  rued 
the  rioclrine  of  the  Savior,  by  her  waiic  and 
conriuct.  She  obeyed  her  Masler's  call  in 
her  early  days,  and  lived  aud  died  a  con.iis 
tent  member  ofth;  church.  Ht  luin  1  was 
pci  fecily  rational  t  >  ihe  list  moine  its  of  h  r 
life.  S.ie  was  fully  resigned  to  the  will  of 
the  liO'd;  and  her  chief  desire  was  that  she 
might  be  absent  f  om  the  body  and  present 
with  the  J,.o  il.  The  day  before  ln^r  dep«  t- 
ure  she  desired  that  the  brethren  ineft  with 
hei-  i  1  singing  au;!  prayei.  and  anoint  her 
with  oil,  in  the  name  of  the  l,iord;  which 
was  attended  to  l^o  same  day.  A  few  h  -urs 
befoe  sh"  died  she  called  her  family,  gav; 
them  all  the  pailini;  hand,  and  a  monislied 
them  to  uiuc  I  her  in  heav  n.  She  leaves  a 
kind  husband  siveu  chil  Iren,  ani  many 
f  i'-i  ds  to  mourn  the  loss  of  a  kind 
compiinion,  and  mother,  and  neiy;hbor;  liut 
not  as  tho,'-e  wh  >  have  no  hojie,  for  their  loss 
is  her  eternal  g"iu. 

II.    II.    AltNOLD. 

In  the  W.iddam's  Grove  congreraion, 
Stephenson  county.  Ills.,  h  other  tuKDRKio 
(ii.ooK  (brother  of  J.  G  Gock  of  A'ii:hwi,;k, 
Pa,)  He  viis  born  R  iit.  11th,  1804,  in  Wur- 
lenilierg,  (i.-niiHiiy;  cam'!  to  Aineiica  ai'd 
Bctlled   iu    IIuuiingLUU   county,  I'd.,  iu    the 


spring  of  1832;  was  married  to  sister  Maria 
\Vet7,'l,  in  I),  c.  18:18;  became  a  member  of 
the  church  iu  1841;  moved  w'th  Iris  family 
to  Steph  ■n,son  county.  Ills.,  in  1805;  d'ed 
Sjpt  1!)  h,  '.375.  aired  7l  years  a'ld  8  days. 
H"  lefi  a  kird  coinpa'ioii.  i  iglil  (  hildren  and 
loany  frieitds  to  iil'U'U  V  a  re]!  :r  tni  e  of  a 
kind  husband  and  faili'-r  a  friiiJiful  bother 
iu  th  ■  church,  aud  a  tiood  eltizn. 

Occasion  imp  oved  by  tbe  wri  cr  and 
brother  tV.  K.  VIoorc  to  a  la'g;  anliencr^  of 
6ymi.athi7.iiig  f  ieu   s,  from  Join  v.  25-'.'.!. 

Al.I.KN    BOVBK. 

(  rHyrim  phase  copy  ) 
Octobr    22  id,    18~5,    ii    th  >    Monticello 
chuch,    Whiii  cosiitv,   Ind,  of  typhoid    f- 
ver,  brother  Isaac  Keiffj    aged  31  years,  10 
nioMihs.  and  20  ilays. 

He?  was  a  brother  much  nsi'ucted  both  in 
the  church  and  out-i  !e.  and  lov  d  most  by 
those  who  knew  him  best.  In  his  sickness 
he  was  c  ilm  aud  resigned,  while  having  the 
proper  use  of  his  mind.  He  caled  for  the 
elders  (f  ll;e  chu'ili  and  was  anointd  with 
oil  in  the  uarne  of  the  Lo-d.  In  bis  death 
tlie  church.  hB8  lost  a  useful  inemtrer,  the 
ueighboibood  a  eood  (iiizen,  aid  the  fami- 
ly a  kiad  liusba  ■  i  and  father.  Thi;  dear  sis- 
tr  especially  will  feel  the  loss,  but  we  feel 
gl«d  that  we  with  her  can  have  this  hope 
that  our  loss  is  his  laln.  Funeral  serv'ce 
by  Elder  Joseph  heedy  ar:ri  o'h.irs  from  the 
words,  'Coiulort  one  another  wiih  these 
WO'  ds." 

Also,  in  the  saiue  chu  cli,  Nov.  4'h,  875, 
of  erysipelas  and  lu  g  fever,  bother  J  jilN 
D.  Dll.l.iN'i;  ag'-d  53  y.-ars  and  38  days. 

Ou  itear  bro'her  was  chfScMi  deacon  iu 
the  sp  i:ig  of  18!)5.  in  which  ca  acity  he 
^c  vod  the  church  faiihf;d  y  ,%ifii  the  nl  iliy 
thai,  fio  !  h«d  given  him  urpil  his  de«ih  In 
the  de''ea«e  of  oU'  brolh'^r  we  f'-el  ihat  the 
cliii'ch  lias  snslii  .cd  a  loss;  also  the  dear 
sistiv  aid  ch  Idrcn  fe<l  the  loss  grctiliv,  but 
have  ih"  hope  lliat  h's  \i  the  i;ilii,  and  thus 
may  take  comfo't  to  tiiernaMv-s,  Th-  es- 
te -m  in  which  our  boiher  was  lield  in  the 
community  was  mnnlfcs".  at  his  liurlal  by  the 
larite  p  o,'ession  that  folio  vel  his  remains 
to  thfir  last  re8liu;j  place  Fiiueial  occasion 
imi'.rov-d  by  lir.tli  en  Josepl;  Aiuick  aud 
Join  G.  Hoyer.  fiom  1  John  iii.  1-3,  to  a 
lar^e  aud  sympathizing  congregation. 

J.  S.  Snowiikk<m;k. 

Ill  the  Sfiuirrel  Creik  rorgn  gitioii,  Wa- 
bash coun'y,  lud.,  Nov.  a5lli,  1875  of  I'rop- 
sy,  sist' r  Ei.izvdetii  Buowbh,  wife  of  bDtli- 
Jac-ib  Browe  ;  aged  GO  years,  11  monlhsand 
24  day-.  Sh"  leaves  a  kind  ^usbau  '  au  I  nu- 
merous friends  aud  relatives  to  mo  :rn  lh»ir 
loss,  Siin.i.v  AuTiini. 


KjiuptotUii  ol  Cuturrli. 

Dull,  heavy  headache,  ohstruetion  of 
the  in.sal  pa.>;,sage,s,  discharges  falling 
frou)  the  licad  into  the  throat,  ,'^omciiiiics 
prol'u.~e,  w.itory,  and  acrid,  at  otheir, 
thick.  teiiacioti.<,  mucous,  purulent, 
Llooily  and  jiutrid;  tiio  eyes  are  weak, 
watery  and  iuflaiiicd;  there  is  ringing  iu 
the  ear.s,  deafiio.-.s,  hacking  or  coimhiiig 
to  clear  the  throat,  expectoration  of  often - 
sive  matter,  together  with  scah-i  trotii  ul- 
cer.-', the  Voice  is  changed  and  has  a  iia- 
sal  twang,  tlie  hrcatli  i.s  oirn>ive,  Miicll 
iindtasiearc  impaired;  there  is  a  scii-a- 
tioii  of  dizziness,  mental  dejircssion.  hack- 
ing cough  aud  general  dobiiity.  Only  a 
few  of  the  ahove-iiamcil  .syniptoius  are, 
however,  likely  to  be  present  in  any  onii 


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case.  There  is  no  disease  more  coupuon 
than  C:itairii,  and  none  less  understood 
by  phj'sicians. 

DR.  SA  Gfr  S  CA  TARRU  REMED  Y 
is,  beyond  all  comparison,  the  be."!  prep- 
aration for  ('atarri)  ever  discovered.  Un 
der  t!ie  inlluonce  of  its  uiilil,  soothing, 
and  liealiiii?  |)ropf!rties,  the  disease  soon 
yields.  The  (lolden  IMedical  Discovorv 
should  be  taken  to  correct  tlie  blood, 
which  is  always  at  f'aulf,  and  (o  act  ,"])'>cir 
ieally  upon  the  di-ca-^ed  glands  and  lininii 
membrane  of  the  nose.  The  C  itarrh 
llemndv  sliould  bo  applied  jvirm  witii 
J)r.  J^iYrcen  A^tiKuI  Douche — the  only  in 
strunient  by  which  fluids  can  be  portectly 
injected  to  all  the  passages  ami  chambers 
of  the  iiose  froui  wiiich  discharges  pro- 
ceed. 

These  medicines  a''c  sojil  by  drnieists. 


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beast." — Piiov.  xii.   10. 

KtFEI'Y    (ei.EAie  E>AI>W. 

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of  I  ostage  to  any  part  of  the  United  States, 
upon  the  receipt  bv  letter  of  75c.  foi  a 
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to  the  horso.  They  are  easily  Blted  to  al- 
most any  draught  collar.  We  gaaiautee 
them  to  privent  horses*  necks  from  becom- 
ing borw  f  c  n  UoC  to  J,inib«r  Pole  Wagons, 
Renp'-rn.  .\IowerJ,  Corn  Plows,  Rollers  or 
Seed  Diil'.s.  Remember  that  an  ounce  of 
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Collars,  t.4  ea'-h  or  $8  a  pair.  Shoit  Straw 
Draft  <Joll:ir8.  $3  each  or  ?6  a  pair.  Bot'l 
kiiidr,  (inished  with  Safelv  (.'ollar  Pads  and 
delivered  at  Depot  or  Express  clllee  ou  re- 
ceipt of  pi  ice. 

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I*iire-Kre<l  l<lgtit   Itraliiuai*. 

Pea  comb,  true  to  feather,  and  cannot  be 
excelled  for  size,  etc.  We  will  ship  by  ex- 
press to  any  one  a  cockerel  and  two  pullet8> 
for  five  ($5.00)  dollars.     Addness, 

8.  Beard, 

85.  Polo,  Ills, 


C.  F.  C.     Vol.  XI. 


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^      GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


BY  JAIMfiS  QUINTER. 


"J/"  ye  love  me,  keep  my  conimafidnietUs.^' — Jesus. 


At  f>1.60  I'er  Annum. 


New  Series. 


MEYERSDALE,  PA.,  TUESDAY,  DEC.  7,  1875.      Vol.  II.  No.  48. 


L.lve  lor  .^oiuetbiug. 


Live  for  sometbing  ;  be  not  idle, 
Look  about  thee  for  employ; 

Sit  not  down  to  usekss  di  eamicg, 
Labor,  and  the  sweets  enjoy. 

Folded  hands  are  ever  weary, 

Selfish  hbarts  aie  never  fi&y; 
Life  for  thse  has  many  duties, 

Active  be,  then,  vfhile  yon  may. 

Scatter  blessings  in  thy  pathway; 

Ooctle  words  and  chee:ing  smiles 
Butter  are  thai)  gold  and  siivsr, 

With  thfcir  guilt-dispel  iug  wiles. 

As  the  p)leasant  sunshine  falleth 

Ever  on  the  grateful  earth. 
So  let  sympathy  and  kindness 

Gladden  well  the  daikened  hearth. 

Hearts  there  are  oppressed  and  weary; 

Drop  the  tear  of  sjrapalhy. 
Whisper  words  of  cheer  and  comfort; 

Give,  and  thy  reward  shp.U  be — 

Joy  unto  thy  soul  returning. 

From  this  peifect  fountain  head; 

Freely  as  thou  freely  givest, 
Shall  the  grateful  Ut;hl  be  shed. 

— Selected. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wliy  Is  It? 


BY  MARY  HOOVER. 


Why  is  it  that  so  many  of  our  child- 
ren, and  those  arouud  us,  who  meet 
with  us  often  at  worship,  aud  hear  the 
word  of  God  preached,  aud  their  du- 
ties made  plaiu  before  them,  are  still 
standing  outside  of  the  church,  clad 
iu  the  hahiliuient8  of  foolish  fashion, 
rutmini)^  the  giddy  round^i  of  folly, 
set  king  to  aaiuse  aud  enjoy  them- 
selvi'.s  with  the  fl.anii)^  |>l(^asiires  of  a 
siuf  ul    world,   seeu)iugly,    as    uncon- 


cerned about  their  future  destiny  as 
though  they  were  perfectly  safe  ? 
Brethren  and  sisters,  why  is  it  ?  Can 
we  blame  ourselves  that  our  children 
and  friends  are  standing  where  they 
are?  Are  we  obeying  the  divine 
commnnd  of  bringing  up  our  children 
in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the 
Lord  ?  Have  we  tried  to  train  them 
in  the  way  they  should  go  ever  since 
our  heavenly  Father  has  committed 
ihem  to  cur  trust  to  bring  up  for  him? 
Do  we  try  to  instill  into  their  minds, 
while  very  young,  the  Scriptures  of 
divine  truth,  and  th'i  great  need  of 
obejing  them  in  every  point.  Do  we 
remember  the  command  given  to  the 
Ancient  Israelites  concerning  teaching 
the  law  of  God  to  their  children — 
"And  ye  shall  teach  them  to  your 
children,  bpeakiug  of  them  when  thou 
i-iaett  in  thine  house,  and  when  thou 
wakest  by  the  v.-ay,  when  thou  liest 
down  tnl  vvhen  h  urisestup;  and  ye 
sha  1  write  theru  upon  the  door  posts 
of  iheir  house,  and  upon  thy  gates  ?" 
Deut.  11:19,  20  Do  we  pray  with 
and  for  them  ?  for  hear  the  blessed 
promise,  "Ask  and  ye  shall  receive." 
Are  we  enough  engaged  in  their  be- 
half to  follow  the  example  of  our  bless- 
ed Saviour  wbile  here  in  the  flesh  ? 
Read  Mark  1  :  35,  "And  in  the  raorn- 
ing,  rising  up  a  great  while  before 
day,  he  went  out  aud  departed  into  a 
solitary  placeand  there  prayed."  And, 
especially,  do  we  set  a  good  example 
before  ihem  ?  do  we  let  our  light  shine 
brightly,  adorning  our  profession  with 
that  n:ark  of  earnestness  and  zeal 
which  should  characterize  the  life  of 
every  profet-sed  follower  of  Jesus  ? 
Do  we  let  t!>.em  .see  iu  us  that  real 
enjoyment,  lasting  f oace  and  happi- 
ness which  nothitfi;  but  pure   religion 


can  give  ;  or,  is  it  possible  that  we  are 
careless  aud  in  a  sleepy  condition  our- 
selves, not  really  aroused  to  a  deep 
sense  of  the  great  danger  they  are  ia 
— careless  and  seemingly  indifferent 
in  teaching  them  the  Scriptures  of  di- 
vine truth  at  home,  and  also  don't 
think  it  of  much  moment  whether  we 
have  Sabbath-schools  for  that  purpose 
or  not.  My  dear  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, do  we  really  se  them  standing  as 
it  were  on  slippery  rocks,  while  fiery 
billows  are  rcoling  beneath  their  feet  ? 
It  we  saw  their  natural  bodies  ia 
this  most  fearful  position,  would  we 
not  make  every  effort — exert  every 
nerve,  neither  rest  by  day  nor  sleep 
by  night  until  we  had  secured  their 
safety  ?  And  yet  they  are  really  in 
this  most  dangerous  condition  and  far 
more  at  stake  than  their  poor  mortal 
bodies;  aud  are  we  so  indififer.^nt — so 
seemingly  unconcerned  about  their 
eternal  happiness — as  to  live  from  day 
to  day  without  manifesting  any  spe- 
cial concern  for  their  safety ''  Can 
we  feel  at  ease  when  we  lie  down  at 
night  to  rest,  and  think  this  night  the 
Lord  may  see  fit  to  call  for  some  of 
our  children  and  they  are  living  in  sin 
aud  are  entirely  unprepared  to  meet 
their  Judge  ?  Brethren  and  sisters, 
are  we  really  awake  to  a  sense  of  the 
duties  devolving  on  us  in  their behst^.f? 
I  fear  we  have  ueed  to  exclaim  with 
a  certain  poet. 
"My  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  bo  } 

Awake,  my  sluggifh  soul  ; 
Nothing  has  half  thy  wo^k  to  do, 

Yet  nothing's  half  so  dull." 
"The  litile  ant  for  one  poor  grain. 

Doth  laboi',  tug,  aud  strivi'  ; 
Yet  wo  who  have  a  heaven  t'  obtain, 

How  nf^lis;tnt  we  livv  !" 

Truly  the  cause  of  our  diviue  Mas- 


754 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOE. 


ter  deserves  more  earucBtness  and 
zeftl  than  is  at  preseut  manifested 
amongst  us  as  a  church.  But  my  dear 
young  friends,  and  older  ones,  too, 
who  know  your  duty,  if  your  parents 
and  those  around  you  dou't  do  their 
duty  to  win  you  to  Christ,  this  will 
be  uo  excuse  for  y9nr  staying  away  ; 
for  we  must  all  give  an  account  for 
ourselves  in  the  day  of  judgment,  and, 
in  the  language  of  the  prophet,  you 
are  told  to  remeuiber  your  Creator  in 
the  days  of  thy  youth  ;  and  again  it 
is  Haid,  "To  him  that  knoweth  to  do 
good  and  doeth  it  not,  to  him  it  is  sin." 
Oh  !  think  of  the  danger  you  are  in 
while  living  in  sio — the  beauties  of 
heaven,  aud  then  can  you  tell  why  it 
is  that  you  are  standing  where  you 
are  ? 

Chatham,  Ohio. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Wefkly  CoutribiiliouN. 


BY  DANIEL  VANIMAN. 


"Now  concerning  the  ccllection  for  tbe 
saints,  as  I  have  given  order  lo  the  cliurciies 
o(  Galalia,  even  to  do  ye.  Upon  the  fi  bl  day 
of  tbe  week  let  every  one  of  you  lay  by  him 
in  store,  as  God  hath  pro?pt;ied  him,  that 
there  he  no  gatherings  when  I  come."  1  Uor. 
16  :  I,  3. 

From  the  above  language  we  may 
learn,  (1)  That  colltclions  were  to  be 
made  fur  the  saints  ;  (2)  "Every  one" 
was  to  give  sometliing;  (3)  How  be 
was  to  give — "As  the  Lord  had  pros- 
pered him  ;"  (4)  When  it  was  to  be 
done  — "Upon  the  first  day  of  the 
week;"  (5)  Where  to  put  it — "Layby 
him  in  store;"  (Greek,  "By  itself  let 
him  place.")  (G)  What  this  was  for- 
"Thai  there  be  no  gatherings  when  I 
come ;"  or,  in  other  words,  that  it 
would  be  ready  when  needed. 

The  following  are  a  few  reasons 
why  the  above  instructions  should  still 
be  followed  in  making  collections: 

1.  Because  commanded  by  the  Holy 
Spirit,  and  therefore  right. 

2.  Because  it  requires  all  to  give  to 
tbe  Lord,  as  the  Lord  prospers  them, 
and  thus  brings  all  directly  under  the 
blessings  that  the  Lord  has  in  store 
for  the  cheerful  giver:  "It  is  more 
blessed  to  give  than  toreceive.'"  Even 
the  poor  widow  who  had  but  two 
mites,  and  gave  them,  was  specially 
noticed  by  the  Saviour. 

'^.  Because  it  prevents  covetuous- 
nesH  by  cultivating  in  the  mind  and 
heart  the  principles  of  giving  t )  the 
Lord,  by  dJHtribuling  to  the  uecessity 


of  saints;  and  this  once  becoming  a 
habit,  prompted  by  duly,  it  will  be- 
come quite  easy.  So  much  is  man  a 
creature  of  habit,  that  even  hard  and  j 
unreasonable  things  become  compara- 
tively easy  to  him  after  having  become 
accustomed  to  them  by  doing  them 
frfqiiently  and  regularly.  Thus  the 
opium  or  tobacco  user  may  get  quite 
sick  from  it  at  first,  and  if  poor  may 
find  it  somewhat  burdensome  to  keep 
on  hand  a  supply  ;  but,  after  getting 
fully  established  in  the  habit,  be  can 
use  it  easily,  and  can  spare  twenty 
';ent8  a  week  for  it  cheerfully  and  read- 
ily, though  it  should  be  half  his  earn- 
ings. 

4  Because  it  brings  up  before  the 
mind  of  each  member  the  thought  of 
the  poor  once  a  week,  and  makes  it 
necessary  to  consider  what  he  ought 
to  do  for  them  ;  aud  in  order  to  arrive 
at  the  cjnclusion  intelligently,  it  will 
be  necessary  to  consider  what  (he 
Lord  has  done  for  him  in  the  way  uf 
prospering  him  ;  all  of  which  will  ed- 
ucate both  the  nnud  and  heart  in  the 
right  direction,  and  will  therefore  re- 
sult in  spiritual  advancement. 

5.  Because  it  will  procure  the  great- 
est amount  of  means  in  the  easiest 
possible  way.  Thus  if  there  be  in  the 
U.  S.  12.000  000  cf  Christians,  and 
these  all  would  contribute  on  an  aver- 
age only  two  cents  per  week,  it  would 
make  $240  000  00  per  week  ,  enough 
to  furui.Kh  the  100  000  destitute  persons 
in  the  West  $2  40  each,  per  week.  Or 
to  come  to  our  own  brotherhood  only, 
and  assuming  that  there  are  outside 
of  the  destitute  district  200  000  mem- 
bers, these  would  contribute  enough  to 
make  an  average  of  twenty-five  cents 
to  the  member  per  week.  This  would 
make  $50,000  per  week,  and  would 
furnish  each  of  the  100.000  destitute 
in  the  West,  fifty  cents  per  week. 
Thus  we  can  see  how  easily  large 
sums  of  money  can  be  cjllecled  by 
simply  following  tbe  Lord's  plan. 
Virden,  III. 


always  be  ready  to  help  with  every 
good  work  that  needs  the  aid  of  mon- 
ey. Iftbis  rule  bad  been  observed 
throughout  the  churches,  the  Danish 
and  Stein  Funds  would  have  been 
raised  without  any  delay  ;  and  there 
would  still  be  much  left  to  carry  on 
the  good  work  elsewhere.  B. 


For  the  Companioh  and  Visitor. 
Kindness. 


Remarks. — The  above  seems  to 
have  been  written  some  time  since, 
during  the  time  of  the  destitution  in 
the  West.  Why  it  was  overlooked  so 
long,  we  cannot  tell.  The  subject  is 
one  of  great  importance,  and,  at  the 
same  time,  one  that  is  much  neglected 
and  abused.  If  we  could  adopt  this 
apostolic  injunction,  our  treasuries 
would  never  be  empty,  and  we  would 


BY   CHARLOTTE  T.  BOND. 

"Litile  words  of  kindness, 

Liltle  dee<^6  of  l3ve. 
Would  malce  this  earth  an  Eden 

Like  to  tliat  above." 

A  word,  a  look,  a  smile  of  kindness 
has  often  sent  a  thrill  of  joy  toapoor, 
desponding  heart,  that  was  weighed 
down  by  the  burdens  of  life  until  even 
hope  had  almost  deserted  it.  One 
smile  of  love  and  tenderness  has 
changed  its  v/holn  being.  Noble  aims 
aud  purposes  at  once  take  the  place  of 
despair.  The  countenance  that  wore 
an  expression  of  deepest  sorrow  im- 
mediately brightens  up  with  joy  and 
hope.  How  many  have  been  sent  to 
the  lowest  depths  of  degradation  just 
for  the  want  of  a  few  kind,  loving,  and 
sympathizing  words  of  encourage- 
ment. In  sonic  cases  it  has  been  uo 
fault  of  their  own;  mi.-fortunes,  the 
force  of  circumstances,  or  th.o  tongue 
of  slander — one  of  these,  or,  perhaps, 
all  combined,  may  have  destroyed  all 
hopes  and  filled  the  heart  with  such 
misery  that  tbe  poor  creature  feels 
that  death  itself  would  be  a  relief. 

L.'t  us  look  at  these  things,  and 
cuhivate  a  kindness  of  heart,  a  look 
of  tenderness,  a  smile  of  love,  and 
word  of  encouragement  for  all — a  hand 
ready  to  render  kiudlv  assistance 
wherever  it  is  needed.  Just  think  of 
it,  what  a  happy  world  this  would  be, 
if  every  one  would  think  less  of  him- 
self aud  more  of  making  others  happy  I 
If  we  could  feel  and  show  more  in- 
terest in  others,  it  would  be  a  blessing 
to  them,  and  create  a  feoliug  of  happi- 
ness in  our  own  hearts.  Many  will 
have  a  long  account  to  give,  in  the 
last  day,  for  crushing,  as  it  were,  the 
poor  heart,  that,  perhaps,  has  run  into 
some  error  at  fi.'st,  and  which  would 
have  been  saved  had  it  received  words 
of  kindness,  but  from  harsh  and  un- 
kind treatment  became  reckless  and 
went  to  ruin.     Let  us  remember  that 


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"all  have  einued  and  come  short  ofthe 
glory  of  God;"  and  "blessed  are  the 
merciful ;  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy." 
If  wc  forgive  not  Dien  their  trespasees, 
ueither  will  our  heavenly  Father  for- 
give our  trespasse3. 

There  are  many  ether  passages  of 
Scripture  that  prove  to  us  that  kiud- 
oess  is  one  of  the  main  attributes  of  a 
truly  Christian  character.  Our  Sa- 
viour says,  "A  new  commandment  I 
give  unto  yon,  that  ye  love  oneanoih- 
er ;  as  I  have  lovod  you,  that  ye  also 
love  one  anothor.  By  this  shall  all 
tTieti  know  that  ye  are  my  disciples,  if 
ye  have  love  one  to  another."  It  was 
love  and  kindness  that  broughj,  our 
blessed  Redeemer  from  heaven  to  save 
fallen  u.r.u.  It  vt-as  kindness  that 
caused  Lim  to  endure  and  resist  the 
temptation  of  liie  devil.  Through 
liiudncES  he  delivered  the  sermoa  on 
the  mount.  He  kiudiy  rebuked  the 
haughty  Jews.  He  Lealed  the  sick, 
raii^td  the  deed,  gave  sight  to  the 
blind,  caused  the  dsaf  to  hear,  preach- 
ed the  gc  spel  to  the  poor,  all  through 
kindness  ;  nnd  alter  his  agony  in  the 
garden  of  Gtthee:i/ane,  how  kiudiy, 
faow  tenderly,  he  speaks  to  his  disci- 
ples, "Sletp  on  now,  and  toko  your 
Test  ?''  Could  anything  earthly  equal 
thif  exbibitioa  of  "love?  let  them  tako 
ihcir  rest,  though  he  was  suffering  all 
otthe  torturs  of  an  approaching  death! 
He  knew  he  must  die,  and  that  very 
soon  ;  but  did  not  want  to  worry  his 
friends  with  his  sorrow.  And  last  of 
bU  look  at  him  on  the  cross,  in  his 
last  moments,  bis  bitter  enemies  stand- 
ing around  bim  with  murder  fa  their 
hearts  and  railing  ou  their  tongue.s. 
Listen  to  the  calm  und  gentle  voice  of 
love  and  kindness — 'Father,  forgive 
them  ;  for  thoy  know  not  what  thoy 
do."  It  is  now  nearly  nineteen  hund- 
red years  since  this  tianspired;  but 
God  in  kindnesp,  has  kept  the  records 
of  it  fresh  for  the  use  and  bentfi;  of 
those  that  accept  them  in  the  present 
'Uay.  The  Scriptures  have  been  hand- 
ed down  from  generation  to  genera- 
tion, kept  and  guarded  by  supernat- 
ural and  unseen  iufluence,  through  the 
rise  and  fall  of  nations,  until  the  pres- 
ent timo. 

That  it  is  our  duty  to  imitate  the 
example  set  forth  by  the  Scriptures, 
of  the  life  of  our  Saviour,  none  will 
deny.  How  can  we  better  do  eo  than 
by  practicing  a  daily  kindness  to  those 
iirouud  us?  for  lie  went  about  doing 
good,  and  he  .=;ay8,  "If  yo  lovo  me, 
keep  my  conimaudaieul;^."     "Yo    are 


my  friends,  if  ye  do  whatsoever  I 
command  you."  In  the  representa- 
tion ot  the  last  day,  when  tlie  goats 
are  separated  from  the  sheep,  is  not 
our  duty  made  plain  there  ?  "I  was 
an  hungered,  and  ye  gave  mo  meat  ; 
I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink  ; 
I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  in  ; 
naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  ;  I  was  sick, 
and  ye  visited  me  ;  in  prison,  and  ye 
came  unto  me.  *  *  *  Inasmuch 
a'?  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least 
of  these  my  brethren,  ye  have  done  it 
unto  me."  Now  these  kind  dced.s 
appear  to  be  a  very  important  matter, 
and  have  a  greater  weight  in  regard 
to  our  salvation  than  most  of  us  are 
willing  to  believe.  If  we  have  the 
spirit  of  Christ,  we  have  love  to  one 
another,  or,  in  other  words,  the  heart 
is  in  the  matter.  If  that  is  the  case, 
it  is  not  diffl'^ultto  pfrform  all  ot  the 
duties  before  us,  and  work  on  for  our 
Ljrd  and  Master  as  dutiful  servants, 
thus  fullilling  the  law  of  Chiist;  and 
in  so  doing,  we  are  blessed  in  the 
deed  ;  there  comes  over  us  a  feelicg 
of  peace  and  joy,  a  calm  and  consoling 
thought  that  the  Spirit  is  bearing  v/it- 
uess  with  cur  spirits  that  we  are  the 
children  of  God,  and  that  we  are  not 
walking  ttfter  the  fiesh  but  after  the 
Spirit.  1  have  cfiea  thought  these 
feelings  were  giveu  us  as  a  foretaste 
of  heaven,  to  encourage  us  to  press 
onward  and  upward  to  that  blissful 
abode,  v/here  we  shall  see  him  as  he 
is,  and  this  mortality  shall  put  on  im- 
mortality, and  we  shalljoia  the  throng 
that  su!  round  the  throne  in  our  Fath- 
er's house.  We  are  told  that  eye  haih 
not  seeu,  ear  hath  not  heard,  neither 
hath  entered  into  the  heart  of  man 
what  God  has  prepared  for  those  that 
love  him. 

Or  eat  Crossings,  Ky. 


L.ong  au«l  Short  I'rayers. 


Long  prayers,  agonizing  prayers, 
prayers  in  which  the  whole  emotional 
nature  unites,  are  som.eti.'aes  required. 
It  is  from  the  travail  of  such  prayers 
that  great  victories  are  often  won. 
We  have  heard  Mr.  Finney  say  that 
he  never  had  a  great  revival  but  some 
one  was  drawn  out  in  prayer  for  the 
success  of  the  work.  Sometimes  a 
single  person  would  be  so  engaged  iu 
prayer,  night  and  day,  as  not  to  at- 
tend the  meetings, — this  person  (often 
there  was  n)ore  than  one)  would  rea- 
lize the  great  obstacle  to  the  success 
ot  tL>e  revival  whethtr  it  was  the  (-ojd- 


ness  of  the  Church,  the  sins  of  indi- 
vidual members,  stubborn  wills,  un- 
settled disputes,  influential  opposers, 
or  hardened  unbelievers — this  person 
would  realize  tlie  obstacle  to  the  pro- 
gress of  the  work,  whatever  it  was, 
and  agonize  night  and  day  f;r  its  re- 
moval until  it  would  be  removed; — 
there  would  be  a  melting  of  the  Chrch, 
a  confession  of  sin,  a  softening  of 
wills,  a  settlement  of  disputes,  or  a 
brei'king  down  of  unbelief  or  opposi- 
tion, and  then  the  revival  would  begio 
and  go  on  with  power. 

Such  faith  and  such  perseverance 
in  prayer  seem,  humanly  speaking,  to 
be  the  condition  of  success  iu  great 
emergencies.  God  sometimes  raises 
up  persona  and  trains  them  in  the 
school  of  faith  for  some  great  work. 

But  all  cannot  so  pray, — all  have 
not  physical  endurance  sutficieut,  and 
we  must  not  get  the  impressiou  that 
either  greatemotion  or  long  continued 
emotion  are  essential  to  prevailing 
prayer.  Prayer  is  not  answered  be- 
cause we  are  doing  some  great  work  ; 
for  tbeu  it  would  be  our  work  accom- 
plishing the  result,  rather  than  God 
doing  it ;  but  it  is  God  that  answers 
the  prayer,  and  God  amsv/ers  prayer 
as  a  response  to  faith  ;  and  the  request 
of  a  single  sentence,  if  made  in  faith 
may  be  just  as  successful  as  a  day's 
or  a  night's  prayer. 

"The  Spirit,  maketh  intercession  for 
us."  True  prayer  follows  the  lead- 
ings of  the  Spirit,  whether  it  be  a  sin- 
gle word  or  sentence  or  iu  a  uight  of 
wrestling,  aad  true  prayer  ia  always 
answered. 

It  ia  the  prayer  of  faith  that  is  an- 
swered. "According  to  your  taiih 
shall  it  he  done  unto  you.''  The  suc- 
cess of  our  prayers  is  not  measured  by 
their  length  ;  by  the  noise  we  make  ; 
by  the  tears  we  shed  ;  nor  by  the  au- 
guish  we  suffer;  but  by  the  degree  of 
our  faith.  Fsith  is  •the  measure  of 
prevailing  prayer.  And  still  it  is  not 
our  faith  that  as  a  cause  brings  the 
result.  Our  faith  but  brings  us  into 
conjunction  with  God  and  He  does 
the  work.  Oar  faith  but  takes  God  at 
his  word  and  He  fulfills  His  word. 


"What  think  ye  of  Christ,"  is  an 
important  question.  So  is  this — 
"what  does  Christ  think  of  me?"  Am 
I  His  humble  disciple  ?  Do  I  ia  deed 
and  truth  love  to  learn  of  Hia»  who  is 
meek  and  lowly  in  heart,  and  do  I 
iu  deed  and  truth  fiud  tost  to  my 
soul? 


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Svl  JLostt. 


Tlie  look  of  sympalby,  ths  gentle  word, 
8pukeu  (c  low  that  oi>ly  a''K<-'l*  beard; 
Tuc  eeciet  ait  cf  pure  silf-eac: itico, 
Unsi'fcu  tiy  lucu,  but  niaikcd  t  y  augcls' eyes; 
These  are  not  lost. 

The  sacicd  music  of  a  tendir  Btraiu, 
Wiuug   from   a   poet's    heart   by   giief  and 

pain, 
And  ibaiHtd  timidly,  with  do«l)lar.d  fear, 
To  busy  crowds  who  scarcely  paused  to  hear; 
It  is  not  lost. 

The  eilent  teais  that  fall,  at  desd  of  night, 
Over  soiled  robes  which  ouee  were  pure  and 

while, 
The  prayers  that  rise   like  iucense  from  the 

soul, 
Louging  for    Christ  to   make  it   clean  and 

whole; 

These  are  not  lost. 

The   happy   dreams   that  gladdcr.cd  all  our 

youth. 
When  dreams  bad    less  of  self  and   more  of 

truth; 
The  childlike  faith, so  Irar.iiuil  and  so  sweet, 
Which  sat  like  Mary  at  the  Savior's  feet; 
These  are  not  lost. 

The  kindly  plans  devise  1  for  others'  g-^od, 
Bo  seldom  guesied,  so  little  understood; 
The  quiet,  steadfest.   love  that  st  ove  to  win 
Some  wanderer  fiom  the  woeful  ways  of  sin; 
These  are  not  los*. 

Not  lest,  O  Lord,  for  in  thy  ci.y  biight 
Our  eyes  shall  see  the  past  by  clearer  light; 
And   things   long  bidden  from  our  gaze  be- 
low 
Thou  wilt  reveal,  and  we  shall  surely  know 
They  we:e  not  lost. 

— Selected. 


For  the  Cons PANioN  and  Visitor. 
A  Keusou  lor  Our  Hope. 


BY    D.    r    SAYLER. 


"But  sanctify  the  l^oid  God  in  jour  hearts  : 
and  be  ready  always  to  give  nn  an^wer  to 
ivcryman  ihat  r.i-kelhjou  a  leasoii  for 
ilie  hope  that  is  in  yuu,  with  meekness  and 
fear."—!  I'KTiiU  iii.  1). 

Tbie  iujuucliou  eiijoius  upon  the 
ChiiBlian  Ibe  duty  to  give  a  reason 
lor  all  Le  dues  rcligiuuslj.  For  on 
Lis  religious  failb  and  prKCtice  rests 
tlie  bope  tbat  is  williiu  bim.  And  to 
give  a  reason  for  Ibat  Lope,  tbe  foun- 
dation on  wbicl)  it  is  i>a»(  d  luust  be 
given.  'l\n;  IJroibrcn  bold  tbe  New 
Testanieut  .Scriptures  to  be  the  only 
rule  for  Ibeir  failb  and  prncticr;  and 
li!-  tliey  bap'.izi  none  but  tainjhl,  7e- 
pciilaiit  hflii'.vcis  for  reiuission  of  sin 
n!)d  kulvulioii,  ibc.y  givo  tbe  f(!!owiug 
•Sciiptural  rcHHona    for  ibeir  luiib,  or 


bope  tbat  is  within  tb<m  :  Matth. 
x.xviii.  19,  20;  Mark  xvi.  15,  IG;  Liike 
xxiv.  47;  Acts  ii.  38-41;  iii.  19;  1 
Peter  iii.  21. 

And  for  eating  tbe  Lord's  Supper, 
a  lull  a;eal  before  tbe  conimuuiou  of 
bread  and  wine,  tbe  following  Sciipt- 
ural reasons  are  given  :   Mattb.   xxvi. 

20,  21;  iMark  xiv.  18:  Lukn  xxii.  14; 
John    xiii.    2,  4;  12,  20;     1  Cor.  xi.  2. 

21,  33;  and  v  8;  Jude  12 

For  wasliing  one  anotbers'  feet : 
John  xiii.  4-17;  1  Tim.  v.  10. 

For  the  salui.atiou  of  tbe  holy  kiss 
the  following  Scriptural  authority  is 
given:  lloni.  xvi.  IG;  1  Cor.  xvi.  20; 
2  Cor.  xiii.  12;  1  ThcBS.  v.  2G;  1  Pe- 
ter V.  15. 

For  non-resi.'-tance :  Matlh.  v.  39- 
42;  Luke  iii.  14;  Rom.  xii.  14-21; 
1  Cor.  xiii  These,  with  tbe  life  and 
praciice  of  Christ  and  bis  Apostles 
and  primitive  Christians,  give  rtaeons 
sulii.ient  tj  shca'be  every  svord,  and 
8tc-p  the  uioulb  cf  every  cannon  in  the 
wo:id. 

For  plainness  of  dress  :  11  nn.  xii. 
2;  1  Peter  v.  G;  1  Tim.  :i.  9,  10;  Ja.«. 
iv.G 

For  not  swearing  an  rail\  1  ut  af- 
finiMMg  only  :  Mallb.  v.  83-37;  Jaii:e.s 
V.  12 

For  prayer — cf  tbe  numerous  Scrip- 
ture reascu^  tbat  might  b-  given  for 
it,  let  the  following  be  sufTicieut  t)  en- 
join its  obse-'vaDce  upon  all :  Luke 
xviii.  1;  1  Tboss.  v.  17;  1  Tim.  ii.  1, 
8,  9.  These,  in  connection  wiih  the 
facr.  tbat  Jesus  and  bis  Apostles 
abounded  in  prayer,  spending  whole 
nights  in  it,  as  well  as  in  all  cas.-s 
and  places,  arc  reasons  miQicient  that 
the  brethren  should  always  abound  in 
prayer.  Tlie  reasons  given  fur  the 
faitb  and  hope  tbat  is  within  the 
b:etbren  can, and  will  be  ignored  by  in- 
fidels at  heart  only. 

To  worship  images;  to  pray  to  the 
Virgin,  and  to  tbe  so  called  Saints  in 
general;    auricular    coufv'ssion;    pen- 
ance; v.'Giks   of    supererogation;    ex- 
treme    unction;     transubstautiation; 
purgatory;  infant   i-prii  kiiug  for  bap- 
lit-ns;  a  bit  of  bread  and  a  sip  of  wine 
sipped    at    noonday    and    called    the 
I  Lord's  Supper,  with  all  their  kindred 
[  errors  and  ffupcrstitions,  are  tbingi*  for 
!  wliich   no   Scriptural    reason   can   bo 
given.     Put  as  tbe   Hrelhren  are  not 
I  in  tbat   category,  th(-y    can    leave  to 
I  others    the    vain  and    idle  attempt  to 
give  their  reasons  for  f-uch  anti  scrip- 
tural prwctices. 
i      iiul  whilu  the  Prolbrou  have  Huch 


abundant  and  strong   reasons  to  give 
for  their  faith  and  practice,  on   which 
rests    their    hope   of    salvation,  there 
may,    nevertheless,    be    some    n-.inar 
ivatlera  involving  no  doctrinal  truth, 
in  their  practice  for, which  they  cannot 
give  a  Scriptural  reason;  such  for  in- 
sttjnce  :  tbe  brother  serving  the  com- 
munion, breaks   ibo    bread  to  tbe  sis- 
ters, aud    cl.so    gives   them    the  cup, 
while  the  brethren  serve  one  another. 
Also  pouring  wiue    from  all  the  vei- 
.■-.els  present  containing  it,  into  tbe  cup 
before  giving  thanka.      While  I  have 
no  doubt  that  in  organizing  the  church 
aud  her  service  in  America  the  breth- 
ren   had   gocd  reasons    for    it,  }et   I 
know  no  Scripture  reason  for  it;  neith- 
er have  I  one    upon  which  to  rfcom- 
meud  a  change.     I  have  beard  brtth- 
rc.i    give   nasous   for  it,  which  may 
have  been    the    ccca'^ion    for  its  first 
adoption.     But  as  I  see   uo  Palvatiou 
connected   with   it,  I  give   those  who 
atk  me  a  reason  for  it,  tbe  law  of  cus- 
tom.    A  practice  by  long-established 
custom   among    a    people,  finally    be- 
comes law  in  civil  la'.v;  as  has  recent- 
ly been  decided   by  the  Court  of  Ap- 
peals  in    Mar^  lc!:d,  the    bigh(stlaw 
iiibuual  in  the  Stale, in  the  Mundamu  ( 
case,  sued    out   by  a  i.:pj  irity  of   ih^) 
i)'eii:bernliij)  of  the  Gi;iman  R"foritied 
churcli  in  Frederic   city.     And   by  it 
the  i:  iuority  (21)  wt  re  made  to  over- 
rule the  majority  (^68),  on  the  ground 
that  tbe    luinority    had    observed  the 
eslablislud  custom  of  the  church.     A 
cus'om    however  old   and    good,  can 
never  annul  a  law  cf  God;  but  in  the 
absence  of  a  "thus  saith  God,"  a  cus- 
lorii  in  observing  an  ordinance  in  the 
bouse  of   God,  will   by  long  and  suc- 
cessful    usage,   become     sacred    and 
niut-t  not  be  parted  from  without  good, 
weighty,  aud   lawful    reasons.  These 
are  the  reasons  brother  Sayler  gives 
for  the  obseivaijce  of  this  practice. 

ludivdually  we  may  have  pricticea 
aud  do  ihiugri  f.;r  which  we  cannot 
give  a  lawful  reason.  It  was  so  with 
Siiul  when  the  Lord  asked  Lin  wlsy 
i  e  parsecuted  him;  he  had  no  reason 
to  give.  Even  so  with  the  man  who 
went  to  the  marriage  of  the  king's 
sou  without  a  wedding  garmeni;wheu 
asked  a  reason  for  his  conduct,  tho 
poor  man  had  none  to  give.  And  so 
it  may  be  with  us.  In  all  such  cisea 
a  discontinuance  of  the  practico  is  the 
only  remtdy. 

When  1  used  to  sit  at  least  oi.o  a 
wn  k  before  a  glas-*  and  with  a  keeii- 
idged  razor  sbavc  all  my  beard  clean 


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off,  and  was  asked  a  reason  for  d<i:>g 
80,  1,  like  others  vvho    did  ho,  l;ad  uo 
reason  to  give  for  the  Bct  satisfactory 
to  nijself;  and  not  to  net  the   part  of 
a  simpleton  in  doing  a  thing  for  which 
Ihero  is  no  7'easuu,  the  hahit  ivnst  ba 
disc  )iiliniied.      Hut  I    still   continued 
the  wi'fkly  hahit,  or  practice  of  KM-ap- 
ing  the  upper  lip;   hut  ia  spite  of  sill 
that  I  could  do  1  could  not  destroy  thC 
woik    of  God    in    luy  creation.     TIjo 
hair  would    continue    to  come  to  liie 
f^urface,  so  as   to    be   seen  and  felt. — 
'  Why  do  you  atteivpt  to  destroy   the 
mark  of  manhood  God  has  put  upon 
your  face?"  my  own  conscii-uce  a.-ked 
me  daily.      I  had  no  reasim  to  give  to 
the  praciicc;  and  the.  only  reiritdy  was 
in  di.-coniiuuiug  the  hculhcn  pi'tvctice. 
Now  when  asked,  "Why  then  do  you 
iriui  the  l)eard  on  your  upper  lip  so  as 
not    to    cover  your    niuuiii,"    &o.,    I 
have  a  reason  for  it.      I  do  it  for  my 
brethren    first,  and   for    my  own  con- 
venience in  eaing,  etc.,  second.     And 
again,  if  1  did  not   trim    the  nails  on 
my  fingers  and  toes,  and   the    Lair  of 
my  head  and    beard   I  would  bfconio 
like  the  insane  king   who  was  driven 
fi'jm  men,  whose  dwelling  was  airong 
the  beasts  of  the  field,  and  ate  gra^^s 
like  an  ox,  until  his  hairs  were  grown 
1  l<o  eagle.s'  feathers,  and  his  nails  liko 
birds'  claws.     Surely   God    does    not 
r((piirc  this  of  a  snne  Christian  mail. 
The  Apostle  says,  "Let  every  man 
be  fully  persuaded  in  his  own  mind." 
Yi^t  I  believe  that  the  cutting  a/inviny, 
oil'  any  part  of   the  beard,  and  letting 
that  on   the    upper    lip  grow  long,  is 
fiinful,  for  no  sensible    reason  can   be 
given  for  the  act.     If  there  can  be  any 
reason  for  shaving  off  any  part  of  the 
beard,  that  on    the    upper    lip   is  that 
part. 

My  own  belief  is,  that  shaving  off 
any  part  of  the  beard  is  in  violation 
of  the  design  of  God  in  forming  man; 
I  make  no  difference  between  clipping 
out  of  the  very  roots  with  a  shear,  or 
scraping  it  off  with  a  rczor.  But 
while  this  is  my  faith,  niy  charity 
helps  me  to  bear  with  my  brethren 
who  fur  fcome  cause  (I  will  not  judge) 
continue  to  shave  off  the  diMtiuguish- 
ing  mark  of  their  manhood,  which 
God  himself  put  upon  them,  and  for 
wiiicb  they  c;tn  give  no  Scriptural  nor 
(ther  valid  reason  for  doing.  Yet  I 
deny  not  that  my  charity  is  not  very 
strong  in  favor  of  tho^e  orethreu  who 
acJhere  to  the  heatheu  praL-tice  of  sha- 
ving, and  who  are  so  intolerant  tow- 
ard   their    brethren   who   more   fully 


represent  the  itnage  and  lik-r-.ess  God 
has  put  upon    man,  iha  workmanship 
of  hie  baud.     B^ing  in  attctidacce  at 
a  lovefeast  nicelirig  by  special  invita- 
tion, at  the  close   of   the  examination 
service      a     brother     consulted     mo 
who  wore  his  (nil  heard, though  short, 
on  his    upper    lip,  to    know    what  he 
should  do;    that  the  brethren  had  for- 
bidden   him    to    commune    because  of 
hi«  fuil  beard.     1  at    onca    addressed 
the  Elder  on  the    subject,  telling  him 
that  under    such    a    state  of  things  I 
could  not  consistently  communo.   The 
reason    the    Elder    gave  why  I  could 
coniinune  wit.h    them    and    the  othur 
l)rother    not,    was  that    I    kept    mine 
shorter,  while  the  end  of  a  hair  of  the 
other  brother    might    picreo  the  wine 
which  another    would    have  to  drink. 
\  similar  reason   the  Catholic  bish>ip 
rurceil  has  given  for  withholding  the  | 
cup  from  the  laity,  that   the  cup  com- 
ing i.'i  contact  with    so  many  lips,  the 
seasitiveness  of  some  might  be  shock- 
ed.    If  God  will  accept  such  mawkish 
reasons    for    such   intolerance,  I    will 
not  protest.     But  there  is  a  way  that 
seems  right   unto  man,  but  the  end  of 
it  is  death.    Then  let  us  take  the  more 
«a"nest  heed  to   the  things  which  wc 
have  heard,  (tc. 

When  asked'  "Why  do  yon  wear 
plain  clothing?"  1  give  the  reason 
1  hat  plainness  (if  dress  is  in  acsiord- 
a!;ce  wit-i  the  Scriptures  and  the 
teachings  of  the  church,  which  1  be- 
lieve to  ho  the  body  of  Chritt  on 
earth,  attd  the  ground  and  pillar  of 
the  'rutli.  Is  this  a  satisfactory,  law- 
ful reason?  If  so,  the  reason  others 
give  for  wearing  gay  clothing  is  not  a 
valifi  reasv-io.  The  assertion — not 
leasou — that  a  man  can  serve  God  as 
acc!'ptably  in  a  gay  as  in  a  plain  giarb. 
ia  not  founded  in  truth,  because  it  is 
in  contradiction  to  the  spirit  of  the 
gospel  of  Christ,  and  in  direct  viola- 
tion of  the  teaclnug  of  his  church  in 
which  the  uay  of  salvation  is  taught. 
Again,  when  oaesajs,  "I  can  tervc 
God  as  well  in  my  gay  coat  as  you 
can  in  your  plain  one,"  he  speaks 
what  he  does  not  know;  having  never 
served  God  in  plainness  himself,  how 
can  he  judge  his  brother  in  a  thing  to 
which  he  is  a  stranger  ?  So  says  the 
pedobaptist.  lie  says  infant  sprink- 
ling is  just  as  va'uiibie  as  believer^' 
immersion;  Lever  having  realized  the  { 
value  ot  believers'  obedience,  he  sits  j 
in  judgment  on  a  thing  he  is  in  pro- j 
found  ignorance  of.  Therefore  let  ua 
'  sanctify  the  Lord  God  in  our  hearts, 


ajd  be  r';ady  always  to  give  an  an- 
swer to  every  man  that  ai-keti;  us,  a 
reason  of  the  hope  that  is  in  us,  v/ith 
meekness  and  fear." 


For  the  Companion  anp  Visitok. 
BCciKler  to  Kvory  One  his  Dues. 


BY   JACOB    BAIIR. 


'•lieiider  therefore  to  all  their  iJucs;  tribute 
to  wlio:ii  liihuU:  is  ilue;  ciielom  to  whom 
custom;  fo.ar  to  whom  feai ;  honor  to  whom 
lionor-" — HoM.  xiii,  7. 

3Iuc!i    l>eloved    hreihron,   sisters,  and 
readers,     (jiicGting  :  — This    in    the    third 
time  I  apjiear  before  you  in  the  coluuin.s 
of  our  paper  upon  the  mi.'isioT)  of  peace. 
Wheiher  what  I  have  written  heretofore, 
or    what    I    f  hali    oOer    now,  h;i-  accoui- 
IiHshrd,    or    m;'.y    aceompli.sh    any    gooii, 
God  knowetli.     Oi.';  thing  I   al-o   l<now, 
viz  :  my  (lesign  i.-^  good.       The   P.s;;lri;i,t 
say.^,  '"Jitihold  hO'V    g:()0.1  and  how  pleas- 
ant a  thing-it  is  tor  brethren  to  dwell  to- 
gether in  unity'  P.^a.  cxxxiii.  1.     I  feel 
lo  say,  "Behold,  how  delightful  and  en- 
couragini;  il    is    to    read    tlis    writings  of 
our  beloved   brethren   and   sisters,  wh.en 
their     produc^icI!S    are    freighted    with 
CIIAIUTY' — when  every  sentence  hears  the 
image    <  r   character   of  the    world's  Ilo- 
deemer  I     But,   on    the  other  Viand,  oh, 
how  nn|)leasai)t  and    disoonrrtging,  when 
liieir  wiitiiigs  arc  b!olt(d  atid   strined  by 
lault-liiulinj^    and    hiekering-i  I     lieloved 
hreihren,  c^ould  vve  no!,   as  well  as  i  ther- 
wise,  express  our  views  upon  any  .uhj-  ct 
without  eoii'^urii'f,'  ( hose  who  have  wriiieii 
up.cin  the  s;im.;  siihj'ct,  a;id  leave  it  lo  the 
reader  to   docido   w!'o-e   sentiments   are 
worthy  of  the  most   hoiKsr?     St.    .lanios 
says,  "Ij'Ot  evciy  man    he   swii't,    to    hear, 
slow  10  speak,  she.v  to  wralh."     1  would 
humhiy  entreat  everyone  who  conlrihnies 
t.)  the  cjjhiuins  of;  ur  (>apcr,  to  endeavor 
to  be  swift  to  think  and  c  m.-iier,  hut  slow 
t)    rehcki'.     1    I'ave   not,    much   faith  in 
dt  bates  or  controversy,  neiihcr  in  pcr.-on- 
alitifs,  1!  )r  chiditsg,  nor  cen.uiinj;;  how 
ever,  in  certain  cases,  atid  under  certain 
oireum stance-;,  either  may  be  prefitab'e. 
li'ur  instiitjce,  when    a    brother,  or  breth- 
leti,  are  assailed  and    iuij  osed  u]  or,  and 
honor  and    integrity  is  qae-:tioned,  as  in 
Co.MPANioN,    No.  44,  irige   ('92    rresniit. 
volume,   tii;d  r    th;    1  e  tc'inf;,    "A    Full 
Il"poi-t."     In  ,nuc1>  a  case  I  deem  it  prop- 
er; not  only  exp''di"n',  hu',  rcuoriling  lo 
iMattliew  xvii\  31-35    and  Gal.  ii.  11-14, 
a  duty  which  hrethrt-n  owe  to  oi  e  ane.th- 
er.  to  apeaU  in  behalfof  tho-e  wiio  ^uffer. 
'  B  ;ar  ye  one  anot  hers'  hurd'  n  "    '1!   ii- 
der    theref.ire   to    all   th.'ir   I'ucs."     The 
;:riicle    hejdid,  '"iM  ):e    lOxpeusivo    tha.-i 
Il  mjun?ra!ive,"  in  No.  39,  (oniaiinn  af- 
ter whic'.i   should   stir  up  ovc>v  r  -vdfr    o 
a  f;iithl'ul    and   diPg-nt  scan  iiii  g  of  t' c 


staiiuard  of  I  he  Christim 


and   I 


see  no  reason  whateviir  why  I  should 
doubt  or  cpiostion  the  siitoerity  of  the 
writer.     In    regard   to  pruder.ce  in  the 


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editors,  tiviiiR  gpace  in  tlic  paper  to  the 
couiujunication  in  question,  I  i'eel  to  say. 
Wc- should  conj'ider  them  mere  competent 
to. judge  in  tliat  luattcr  tlian  ourselves. — 
Give  "honor  to  wiioiu  honor"  is  due. 

Bro.  Wampler's  article  on  tlie  Full  Re- 
port question  affords  wholct^ouie  instruc 
lion,  until  liis  j)en  was  directed  against 
brother  Newcomer's  contribution  and  the 
editors.  From  that  on  to  the  clo.sc  of 
Ills  commnnicaiion  I  have  thouclit  tliat 
if  o?cahionally  a  word  had  been  blotted, 
cspocially  the  sentence,  "Is  it  po^sihle 
that  a  brodier  lias  written  these  things  and 
they  have  been  admitted  into  the  (Jom- 
paiiion  (i)id  Visitor  without  a  word  of 
comment,"  it  would  have  been  better. 

Now,  my  beloved  brethren  and  sisters, 
inasmuch  as  tlie  subject  of  a  full  report 
of  the  proceedings  of  A.  M.  has  engaged 
the  attention  of  A.  M.  for  years,  anu  is 
expected  to  be  considered  again  at  the 
next,  it  is  i)roper  and  may  bo  advanta- 
geous to  discuss  tlie  subject  through  the 
medium  of  the  press  in  order  to  obtain  as 
much  infbr.uation  upon  that  subject  as 
possible  before  the  session  of  next  A.  ?d., 
so  that  that  perplexing  (piestion  may 
be  properly  ;ettlcd  and  dispensed  willi. 
I  have  carciully  read  all  that  has  aiipearcd 
in  the  Companion  nml  Visitor  on  that 
subject,  and,  to  give  my  opinion  as  to  the 
lueiits  of  one  I  would  say  I'nat  in  No.  43, 
p.  G84,  current  volume,  under  the  head- 
ing, "Our  Scrap  Book,"  is  expressed 
whi't  might  be  well  to  accei)tas  a  i)altern 
to  shape  our  arguments  upon  this  or  any 
ctlier  subject.  Please  turn  to  it  and  read 
it  again.  Biethre?!,  wlicn  we  write  up- 
on religious  tonics,  let  our  minds  1  e  filled 
with  ejaculaii  lis  to  liic  Source  of  all  Wis- 
dom, that  onr  pen  may  dip  deep  into  the 
fountain  of  life,  and  draw  Ibrtli  "meat 
and  drink"'  fur  tlie  srul.  llcmember  t.lic 
injunction,  "Render  to  all  tlieir  du-^s." — 
"Let  nothing  be  done  through  strife,  or 
vait;glory;  Imt  in  hunibloness  of  mind  let 
each  esteem  other  better  than  tiiem- 
Bclvcs."     Phil.  ii.  3. 


Foil  THE  Companion  and  Visitor. 
<]ireat  Fuitti. 


BY  D.    N. 


"Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  liei',  O 
woman,  Ktcal  is  Ihy  faitb;  be  it  unto  thee 
even  as  tbou  wilt.— Mattii.  xv.  23. 

When  Jesus  left  the  land  of  Gennctar- 
et  and  went  into  the  coasts  or  borders  oi 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  (wo  iirinciiml  cities  of 
J'hcnicia,  a  renowned  country  at  tluvt 
time,  a  vfoman  met  him,  called  the  Syro 
Plienieian  woman— a  name  given  to  per- 
sons in  those  ))arls,  because  Phenieia 
bordered  on  Syria,  and  it  had  foiuierly 
been  a  part  of  it  l)y  conriuest.  This  wo- 
man, it  seems,  had  heard  of  the  fame  of 
Je.sus,  and  believed,  strongly,  that  ho 
could  help  her  out  of  the  greale.^t  distress. 
She  had  a  daughter  grievously  tormented 
by  an  evil  spirit,  whicli   riiled  over  her 


troubled  mind  and  body.     Wh.en  she  .=aw 
Jesus,  she  cried  earnestly  to  him  to  liave 
mercy  oti  her  and  euro  her  daughter;  and 
she  called  hiui  "Ijord,  thou  son  of  David," 
showing  her  faith    in   his  divitse   power, 
and   owning   liim   as   the  Messiah,     the 
Anointed,  the  great  deliverer,  wlio  was  to 
save  from  sin.  Jesus,  liowever.  never  no 
ticed    lier;     but    he     knew    how   great 
was  her  faith,  and  he  wished  to  show  it  to 
his  disciples.    Still  she  cried  out,  and  sti'l 
he   was   silent.     The  disciples   then   en- 
treated him  to   grant   her  request,  and 
send  her  away.      But   he  said  he  was  on 
ly  sent  "to  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of 
Israel";  meaning,  no   doubt,  that   be  in- 
tended lo  coiifine  his  own  ministry  to  the 
Jews,  and  not  then   to  liave  anything  to 
say    to    the   Gentiles, — the   jieople   who 
were    not  Jews.     The   woman    was  not, 
however,  to  be  silenced.      "She  came  and 
worshiped  l.iiu,  saying.  Lord,  lielp  me." 
This  was  a  very  short  iirsyer,  but  it  was 
a  very   fit   one.  and   a   very  earnest  one, 
similar  to  the  Publican's,  "God  be  merci- 
ful to  me,  a  sinner;"  and  if  wc  do   but 
ofier  up  this   prayer   from  the  heart,  it 
must  and  will  succeed,  and  the  Lord  will 
help  us.     Jesus  said,  "It  is  not  meet  (or 
proper)  to  take  the  cliildrcn's  bread  and 
cast   it   unto   dog--.     By  the  children  he 
meant   the  Jews,   the   only   nation    tliat 
maintained  amongst  them  any  of  the  pure 
worship  of  God;  by  the  bread  he  meant' 
the   word   of  truth    and    life    which   be 
Ijreached,  and   whieh  was  bierid    to  the 
l)elievi:'g  soul;  and  by  dogs,  the  Gentiles, 
for  so  they  v.'ere  esteemed    by  the  Jews, 
beirsg   so   unclean  in    their   worship  and 
practices.      The   woman   knew    what  he 
meant,  for  in  tliis  way  the  Jews  spoke  of 
the  Gentiles,  and  as  slie  lived  near  them, 
she  knew  their  way  of  sjieaking.     Well, 
she   would   not    fake    any   denial.     She 
knew  that.  Ciiii.-;!  could  heln  her,  and  she 
still  i)I(aded    with   him;  "Truth,  Lord," 
sl'C  siiid,  "yet  the  doi>s  cat  of  the  crumbs 
whieh  fail  iVois;  the  Master's  table."     As 
ii'she  had  said,  "I  own   all  this;  I  am  a 
(Jcntile,  and    ih.y    favors   belong    to    the 
Jews;  1  am  no   better   than   a   dog,  and 
not  only  so,  for  I  feel  myself  so  unworthy, 
and  am  a  vile  creature   before  tiiee  who 
knowest  the  heart — a  miserable  sinner. — 
Yet  as   dogs   may  jiick  up  the   crumbs, 
thiuigh  tliey  may  not  sit  at  their  master's 
table,  so  in  mercy  grant  me  this  smallest 
favor  and  I  shall    be   happy.     The   least 
mercy  from  thee  is  better  than  the  great- 
est  favor  in    the   world,  and  a  crumb  of 
thy  mercy  will  do    more   for  me  than  all 
the  world  can  do." 

(Jluist  had  now  fully  shown  her  faith. 
11(!  highly  commended  it,  saying  unto  her, 
"O  woman,  great  is  thy  faith;  be  it  unto 
thee  even  as  thou  wilt." 

We  have  another  example  of  "great 
faith,"  highly  commended  as  such,  by 
Jesus.  A  centurion,  or  officer  in  the  Ro- 
man army,  so  called,  met  him  in  Uaper- 
nauui;  "And  when  he  had  heard  of  Jc- 
I  sus,  he  Kent  unto  him  the  elders  of  the 
■  Jews,    beseeching  liiiu   that    he   would 


come  and  heal  his  servant,  who  lietii  sick 
of  the  palsy,  grievou'^ly   tormented.     Je- 
sus saith  unto  him,  I  will  onie  and  heal 
him."     The  centurion  thought  it  was  too 
great  an  lionor  lor  Christ  to  visit  h.im.  and 
s.tid,  "Jjord,  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou 
^•ll!^nld.^t  coiue  under  my  rooi;  I  ut  speak 
the  word  onij',  and    my  .'^rTvant   .shall  be 
healed."    lie    again    humbly    a>kcd  liim 
f>nly  to  command  the   di.sease  to  go,  and 
it  would  obey  him    as   readilly  as  liis  sol- 
diers did  when  he  gave  word  of  command. 
By  this  he  showed  great  faith  in  the  pow- 
er of  Christ,  to  believe  that  he  could  cure 
the  niiMi,  tl'.ougli  not  being  there  or  see- 
ing him.     Whereupon  Jtsus  highly  cun- 
mended  his  faith,   and    said  to  them  that 
followed,  "Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  I  have 
not  found    so    great,  faith,  no,  not  in  Is- 
rael."    Luke   vii.    ]-9.     Great    faith    is 
generally  .signalized  by  a  feeling  of  great 
unworihiness   to    receive   llie    promi.sed 
reward,    both    temporal    and     spiritual, 
jiresent  and  fu!ure,  or  in  time  and  eterni- 
ty. In  the  exi>erieiice  of  eminent  saints, 
we  liave  it  exemplified.     The   patriarch 
Jacwb,  in  view   of  past   meicies,  present 
trials,  and  future  promises  of  assisranca 
and    reward,   praying  and    pleading  widi 
God,  sttid,  "I  am  not  worthy  of  tlie  least 
-of  ah  the  mercies   and  of  all    the   trutli 
which  thou    hist   shewed   unto  thy  .ser- 
vant," ttc.     Ills  faith  in  the  power  and 
promises  of  God  resulted  in  llie  bles.sed 
and  welconse    pUudir,  "Thy   name   shall 
be  called  no  more  Jacob,  but  Lr^el;  for 
as  a  prince  liast  thou   power   with  (jod 
and   men,   and    hast    prevailed."      J<>l-n 
the    Baptist,    of  whom  it  was  said,  "lie 
shall  be  filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  even 
from    his   mother's   womb,"  concerning 
whom  our  Lord    declared  (hat  of  tho.se 
born  of  women  a  greater  haih  not  appear- 
ed; yet  in  referring  and  speaking  of  Je- 
sus, he  said,  "tlic  latchct  of  whose  shoes 
I  am  not  woriliy  to  unloose."     St.  Paul, 
in   reference   to   his   unworthincss,  said, 
■'who  am  le.ss  than  the  least  ol  all  saints," 
&c.     Yet  he  had  "great  fivith,"  saying, 
"bonds  and    affli'-tiotis    abide    me,    but 
none  of  tiiese  things  move    luc ;  neither 
count  I  my  life    dear    to    myself,"   "for 
I  am  ready  not  to  be  bound  onlj','iut  also 
to  die   at  Jerusalem,    for    tlie   name  (.f 
the  Lord  Jc.^-us."     lie  who  knows  him- 
self best  esteems  liimself  least. 
Welsh  Run,  r„. 

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For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Comparison. 


Some  of  our  preachers  very  fre- 
quently refer  us  to  the  nuniborof  Ifi- 
rnelite.s  (two  individuals,)  who  en- 
tered the  protui.scd  laud,  as  beinp;  a 
comparisou  to  the  iiuniber  io  this 
(Chriatiau)  dispensatioii  that  will  be 
admitted  into  Heaven.  I  think  it  is 
rather  discouraging  to  tell  the  sinner 
by  such  a  comparisou,  that  so  s-nall 
a  number  of  thoso  starting  for  Iloav- 


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cu  will  get  there.  In  mv  ju(!gn)fnt 
this  ueeds  some  qiialificati(>u.  We 
fhould  remember  that  the  Israelites 
were  numbered  from  twenty  years 
old  and  upward,  and  they  were  for- 
ty years  in  passing  through  the  wil- 
derucFS,  so  that  the  youngest  of  this 
number  would  have  been  eixty  years 
old  when  they  entered  the  land  of 
Canaan.  Now  is  it  not  reasonable  to 
suppose  that  hundreds  of  them  died 
with  old  years,  and  other  natural 
causes  ? 

Whether  they  traveled  through  un- 
healthy climates,  and  were  exposed 
to  as  u;any  contagious  diaeaFcs  and 
oiher  kinds  of  sickness,  as  we  are  in 
this  nge  of  the  world,  I  know  not  ; 
but  I  think  not  to  that  extent  that 
we  are  now.  But  to  travel  ihrongh 
the  wilderness  implies  exposure,  hard- 
ships, difficulties  and  dangers.  It  is 
tiue  that  thousands  of  them  fell 
through  disobedience  and  uubtliet. 
To  take  into  consideration  the  num- 
ber that  were  under  twenty  ytars  old 
and  the  number  of  children  that  were 
born,  and  who  grew  up  into  manhood 
and  womanhood,  during  the  forty 
years,  I  am  at  a  loss  to  know  whether 
iLe  entire  number  that  entered  the 
pron.ised  land  was  less  or  more  than 
the  number  that  started  from  Egypt. 
I  do  uot  now  remember  whether  ihe 
history  of  it  gives  the  nutiiber  that 
entered  into  the  promised  laud  or 
not. 

Another  thought.  To  pay  that 
only  two  individuals  out  of  six  hun- 
dred thousand  will  get  to  Hii^aven  is 
rather  contradictory  to  the  7th  chap- 
ter of  Revelations,  which  speaks  of 
"a  great  muliitude  which  no  man 
could  number,"  who  "stood  before 
the  throne  and  before  the  Lamb," 
"clothed  with  white  robes,  and 
palms  in  their  hands,"  who  have 
washed  their  robes  and  n)ade  them 
white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb. 

Enoch  Beeuy. 
Covinglon,  Ohio. 

• ^-^ 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Ttac  Right  Way. 


BY    LEVI     KITTINQEB. 


If  a  man  on  a  journey  is  in  uncer- 
tainty whether  he  is  pursuing  the 
riffbt  road,  he  naturally  stops  to  cou- 
sidtT  and  examine  his  position,  and 
to  decide  upon  his  future  route.  If 
you,  my  reader,  We're  to  see  r.ic  going 
towards    a  precipice,     to  f&ll    from 


which    would   be  certain  destruction, 
but  of  which    I  was  ignorant,  or  you 
knew    that  1  was  not,  at  the  time,  in 
my  right    mind,   you    would  not  only 
call  upon    nie  to  stop,  but  would  use 
every    endeavor    to   arrest  my  atten- 
tion, and  turn  me  from  the  danger  to 
which  I     was     exposed.     The  Bible 
clearly  and  distinctly    tells  us  of  two 
roads,  the  one    a  strit,  a    narrow  way 
leading  to    life  eternal  ;  the   other,  a 
broad   way,    tending     to   everlasting 
death  and  destruction,  v/here  the  poor 
souls  are  forever   banished    from  the 
presence  of  the  Lord  and  the  glory  of 
his  power.     It  is  a   settled  and  sol- 
emu  truth  that  we  are  upon  one  or  the 
other  of  the-;e   ronds,  and    it  is  u  tsiat- 
ter  of  great  importance  to  us  to  know 
on  which  of  these    roads  we  are  trav- 
eling. Then  stop  and  consider :  "Am 
I  one  of  the  8n. all  and   happy  nuuiber 
found    Iravelitig    upon    that    narrow 
way?"  The    Bible  clearly  points  out 
the     characters    traveling     on    these 
roada.     The   forrfler,  it  assures  us,  is 
found  by  few,     while   the     latter  is 
thronged   with    the   multitude.     Tbe 
travelers  upon    the  narrow   way  are 
they  who  have  been  renewed  in  hoart 
by   the    Sjirit  of   God,  and  havo  re- 
nounced the  world  with  ail  its  vani- 
t'ep,  and  depending    on     the  grace  of 
(jjd  promised  to  all   who  seek  it,  are 
following  in  the  footsteps  of  the  meek 
and  lowly  Jesus.     They    liave  criici- 
fi  d    the  (1,'sh    with  its    affections  and 
lusts  ;  thoy     have     renounced       the 
world  with   all  its  foolish    fashions  ; 
they    are  seeking  a    better    country 
where    Jesus  has    gone     to  prepare 
mansions  for    all  them  that  love  and 
serve  Him.     They    have    come    out 
from  among   the   world,     and    are  a 
separate     people  ;  are   clothed     with 
humility,    meek    and   lowly  in  heart, 
and   when  persecuted  are  uot   apt  to 
serk  revenge  ;  and  they    are    rarely 
seen    at   worldly   gatherings.     Those 
are  they    who  have    stopped  and  con- 
sidered their    latter  end,    and    have 
come    out    upon  the  ways,  and  have 
taken  the  right  way,  that  leads  to  the 
celestial  city,    where  the   streets  are 
paved  with  gold. 

Those  traveling  upon  the  broad 
road  are  not  governed  by  the  rule 
and  measure  of  the  gospel,  but  have 
taken  to  themselves  the  rule  of  this 
world,  and  by  this  rule  their  gar- 
ments are  sometimes  cut  too  short, 
while  at  other  times  much  too  long. 
Those  who  follow  the  God  of  this 
world  have  naany   changes,  and  caa  ' 


be  seen  in  great  multitudes  engaged 
in  worldly  pleasures.  lithe  gospel 
is  hid  to  any,  it  is  to  those  who  will 
uot  receive  the  love  of  the  truth,  who 
are  left  to  the  native  darkness  of  their 
own  minds,  and  to  be  blinded  by  the 
God  of  this  world,  that  the  glorious 
light  of  the  goepel  might  not  shine 
into  their  hearts.  The  carnal  mind 
is  enmity  to  God  ;  is  not  subject  to 
the  law  of  God,  nor  can  it  be.  With- 
out this  grace  the  affections  are  run 
in  a  wrong  channel,  and  are  fixed  on 
wrong  objects.  Men  hate  what  they 
should  love,  and  love  what  they 
shoiiki  hate,  and  are  generally  en- 
gaged in  things  that  God  forbids, 
and  leave  undone  what  God  com- 
mands. Religion  is  a  thing  that  en- 
ters into  the  dividing  of  the  soul  and 
spirit,  jjiuts  and  marrow;  it  reaches 
to  the  roots  of  life;  it  controls  the 
body  of  life  ;  it  governs  all  the  rela- 
tions of  life  ;  it  becomes  the  very  life 
itself.  By  so  much  as  it  falls  short 
of  this,  by  just  so  much  does  it  fall 
short  of  being  true  religion  ;  and 
anything  calling  itself  religion  v/hich 
does  uot  thus  exercise  its  iiiflaeuce 
in  favor  of  all  God's  requirements,  is 
a  bogus,  a  snare,  and  a  delusiou. 

In  the  sermon  that  Christ  preached 
on  the  Mount,  he  said,  "Whosoever 
heareth  these  sayings  of  mine  and 
and  doeth  them,  I  will  liken  him  unto 
a  wise  r.Min,  which  built  his  houso 
upoti  a  reck  ;  and  the  rain  descended 
and  the  floods  came,  and  tho  winds 
blow  and  beal  upon  that  house,  and 
it  fell  uot ;  for  it  was  founded  upju  a 
rock.  And  every  one  that  heareth 
these  sayings  cf  miae  and  doelhthem 
uot,  shall  be  likened  unto  a  foolish 
man,  which  built  his  house  upon  ilie 
snud  ;  and  the  lain  descended,  and 
floods  came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and 
beat  upon  that  house  ;  and  it  fell  ; 
and  great  was  the  fall  of  it." 

May  God  help  us,  one  and  all,  to 
consider  well,  that  we  have  our  spir- 
itual house  firmly  built  upon  the  rock 
Christ  Jesus,  before  we  close  our  eyes 
in  death,  is  my  prayer. 
Massillov,  Ohio. 


As  no  place  is  left  free  by  the  dev- 
il's malice,  so  no  place  must  be  made 
prejudicial  by  our  carelessness  :  aud 
as  we  should  always  watch  over 
ourselves,  so  then  nost  when  the  op- 
portunity carries  cause  of  suspicion. 

When  any  good  happens  to  any 
one,  rejoice  at  it. 


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For  tbe  Comi'Anion  and  Visitou. 
Maitiui;  lor  Souif boiEy. 


C.   U.  UAl-SBAUOII. 


Sin  has  so  perverted  the  bnmnn 
heart  abd  blinded  the  understauding, 
that  there  is  uothiug  so  f  acred  that  it  is 
not  abused,  aud  uothiug  so  plain  that 
it  is  not  misunderstood.  The  mercy  of 
Gf,d  is  taken  as  a  license  to  sin,  Ills 
ordinances  are  either  discarded,  or 
received  in  lieu  of  the  verities  they 
represent;  faith  is  made  a  haud-in- 
pocket  c flair,  aud  conversion  niust  be 
knuckled  out  of  a  wooden  bench,  or 
reached  through  a  fortnights  bellow- 
ing after  an  unproaiised  gocd,  copsiz 
ing  chairs,  tables  and  benches,  with 
additional  terms  of  religious  legerde- 
main. 'We  speak  that  we  do  know, 
aud  testify  that  vve  have  seen." 

Even  the  brethren  are  caught  with 
the  world's  hi.i^.  It  may  not  be 
aniins  to  drop  a  few  hints  in  a  ir.atter 
80  momentous  as  the  ingathering  of 
souls  into  tiie  Aik  of  God.  If  the 
Holy  Spirit  can  make  use  of  a  cock 
to  crow  a  sirmou  shrill  enough  to 
bii jg  Peter  to  repentance,  lie  can 
albo  employ  my    remarks    for    good. 

There  seems  to  be  a  wide-spread 
expectation  that  there  is  going  to  be 
a  great  revivel  in  the  Brotherhood  ; 
and  i-o  far  as  I  can  learn  there  is  a 
false  idta  prevalent  in  and  out  of  the 
church  OS  to  what  is  signifit'd  by 
such  an  event.  God  docs  His  work 
in  this  world  conditionally;  and  if 
the  work  is  to  be  done,  the  conditions 
must  be  observed.  He  never  ripened 
a  harvest  for  any  body  where  there 
was  neither  plowing  nor  sowing. 
He  not  only  commands  us  to  prai/ 
for  our  daily  bread,  but  work  for  it. 
In  these  outward  teu.poral  things  He 
sets  before  us  the  principle  by  which 
we  are  to  be  guided  in  things  spirit- 
ual. On  the  same  principle  (hat  He 
filh-i  our  granaries  and  supplies  our 
tables.  He  also  unlocks  the  treaf^ury 
of  Grace,  and  satisfies  and  nourishes 
our  soula  with  the  Bread  of  Life. 

Not  only  are  the  gifts  of  both 
worlds  conditional,  but  the  conditions 
are  prescribed  aud  absolute.  The 
present  dispensation  does  not  reveal 
a  God  more  compromising  and  plia- 
blo  than  the  preceding.  Law  is  only 
grace  in  the  bud,  and  grace  is  law 
matured  in  fruit.  I^aw  is  redemption 
in  the  "blade,"  and  grace  is  "the  full 
corn  in  the  ear."  The  God  of  nature 
and  tbo  Qod   of  revelation  aro   one. 


To  institute  conditions  of  salvation 
without  Diviue  authority,  is  just  as 
far  from  the  terms  of  reason  as  the 
man  who  goes  into  bis  harvest-field 
with  the  sledge  and  cross-cut  saw  to 
reap  bis  grain,  and  into  the  forest  with 
his  sickle  and  rake  to  prepare  his  fuel ; 
or  takes  bis  straw  to  mill  to  make 
fiour,  and  casts  bis  wheat  on  the  dung- 
hill for  manure.  Not  only  is  salva- 
tion conditional,  but  the  conditions 
are  in  the  terms  of  order  and  consis- 
tency. 

The  xcorld  is  not  capable  of  a  revi- 
val :  there  is  nothing  there  to  revive. 
\i\&"dead  in  trespasses  aud  sins," 
aud  needs  regeneration.  But  in  the 
church  there  is  room  for  a  great  revi- 
val, aud  perhaps  for  a  gocd  many 
cases  of  regeneration.  We  have  mem- 
bers both  from  Sardis  and  Laodicea 
Some  are  lukewarm  and  ready  to  be 
"spewed  cut  of  the  mouth  of  God." 
Some  "have  a  name  that  they  live, 
aud  are  dead."  Some  have  "lost 
their  first  love,"  others  are  walking  in 
the  footsteps  of  Balaam, and  some  are 
sitting  in  the  lap  of  Jezebel,  eating 
abominable  broth  out  of  her  filthy 
dish.  Rev.  2:  20.  The  urgent  need  of 
the  Church  is  a  great  awakening,  that 
she  may  be  "comely  as  Jerusalem,'' 
aud  "lock  forth  as  the  morning,  fair 
as  the  moon,  clear  as  the  sun,  and 
terrible  as  an  army  with  banners." 
Sol.  song  G:4,  10.  Then  will  God 
havethe  proper  conditions  with  which 
to  charm  and  dazzle  and  allure  and 
bambard  the  world. 

In  various  epiarters  the  brethren 
are  in  deep  counsel  as  to  the  selection 
of  the  right  kind  of  minibters  to  begin 
the  woik.  They  are  icailing  for 
somtbudy,  not  knowing  exactly  for 
•Rhom  or  why,  as  though  Christ  were 
more  ready  to  fill  a  silver  platter  than 
a  wooden  one.  They  are  waiting  for 
some  A  polios,  or  Boanerge,  or  Didy- 
mua  in  whom  the  ordinary  aud  e.xtra- 
ordinary  are  twins,  as  though  the  dew 
were  not  as  efficient  to  fructify  the 
earth  as  lightning  and  thunder  aud 
tempest.  To  send  for  ministers  at  a 
distance,  aud  such  as  are  "elo(]uent, 
aud  niighty  in  the  Scriptures,"  is  all 
right,  and  I  fervently  desire  for  them 
the  abundant  grace  of  Qod.  But  if 
they  find  the  church  cold,  and  anxious 
only  for  numerical  increase,  they  must 
first  blow  their  bellows  vigorously  in 
kindling  the  embers  on  the  altar,  be- 
fore carrying  ibe  fire  outtide  the 
court  of  the  tabernacle.  If  we  are  to 
have  a  pcntecost  in  our  midst ;  if  the 


Spirit  of  God  is  to  manifest  His  power 
'like  a   rushing    mighty    wind,"  and 
prostrate  sinners  in  the  dust  by  tboua- 
ands,  or  by  luindreds,  or  by  tcores  cr 
d' zens,  we  must  by  all  means  "purge 
OJi  the  old  leaven,"  drive  the  unholy 
t;ofli  ikers  o  it  -f  the  sane  uary, '  upset, 
the  iiioney  tables,"  and    be  joined  as 
one  heart  and  olc  soul,  and  '  ALLf;o;i- 
linuc  with  one  accord   in   prayer  and 
supplication,"  night  and  day,  aud  im- 
portune the   Loid    uu;il    the    cloven 
tongue  of  Qre  sits  on  e^acb  of  us.    Acta 
1:14  and  2  :  3      God  is  not  going  to 
do  a  great  work  for  us,  u:jU;ds  wo    g  ) 
<  arnestly  to  work  for  ourselves.     O'jr 
reaping  will  be  according  to  our  Sow- 
ing.    God  is  ready  to  do  wonders,  but 
He  wants  us    to    carry    the    "white 
stone"  in  our  hearts,  and  His  Nan:e  iu 
our  foreheads,  so  that    He    does    not 
pour  out  the  water  of  Life  to  a  people 
who    are    not    thirsty.     Is    there    an 
Achau    in    the  Camp  of  Israel  ?  kome 
covetous  soul  who  prefers  the  "golden 
wedge"  and  "Babyloni>-h  garment"  to 
the  prosperity  of  Zion  ?     Let  him  be 
brought  forth  and  burned,  before   the 
host  lay  seige  to   Ai.     ].■<   there   tale- 
bearing, and  backbiting,  and  meddle- 
someness,  and   envy,   aud  partiality, 
and  calumny   among    the   members? 
Are  there  any  chronic  grudge.s,  bitter 
looks,    malicious    avoidances,    unjust 
depreciations,  and  hateful,  hell  kindled 
animosiiies  inside  the  sacred    enclos- 
ure ?    All  such  are  murderers,  the  en- 
emies of  God,  resisters    and   effdnders 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  aud   stand    iu  the 
way  of  the  Gospel   in    its   mission  to 
save    the    world.       Such     mountains 
ii.ust.  be  leveled,  and  suchcbas  us  fill- 
ed, b(  fore  Qod  will  'fulfill  all  the  good 
pleasure   of  His  gooducss,    aud    the 
work  of  faith  with  power."  2  Thessa- 
lonians  1:11. 

"Be  ye  holy,  for  i  am  holy." 
'•Have  faith  in  God." 
"puay  without  ceasing." 
These  are  the    threefold    conditions 
of  a  revival  and  increase  of  the  church. 
May  God  give  it  speedily. 

AI;»NY  branches  fall  off  the  trees 
when  the  high  winds  begin  to  blow  : 
all  they  are  rotten  branches.  So  in 
times  of  temptation,  or  trial  or  perse- 
cution, many  false  professora  drop 
away. 

— I  am  sorry  to  fcs  bow  email  a 
piece  of  religion  will  make  a  cloak. — 
,S'?r  William  Waller. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG 

Uncle  Jftb'js  GilC. 


BY  RCSA  GRAHAM. 


Johnnie  sal  perched  on  tho  barn- 
yard fence,  his  hands  tlirust  dovv-n 
deep  iu  Ins  pockets,  his  blueeyes  wide 
awake  with  wonder.  A  novel  posi- 
tion for  Jvhnuio;  ordinarily,  his  brisk 
little  body  bobbed  to  and  fro  like  a 
windmill  ;  and  no  wonder.  Aunt 
Mariha  regarded  him,  amazed,  (rorj 
the  kiiohcn  window. 

Tlio  facl  is  Johnuie  wns  thinking — 
as  only  boys  can  thiLk  when  some 
great  siirpri.'^e  is  upon  them.  His  so- 
berness dated  back  to  the  early  morn- 
ing. 

"Come  down  to  tho  meadow,"  uncle 
Job  had  said,  "when  the  clock  strikes 
three.  I  am  going  to  make  you. a 
present.'' 

Such  a  futiiro  to  an  eigbt-year  old 
bo}  !  Johnnie's  joints  stiQ'ened  in- 
stantly; he  could  not  eat  his  dinner, 
much  less  eke  out  the  interval  with 
his  usual  sports  ;  his  life  seemed  lost 
in  that  speck  of  nfternoon.  So  upou 
the  fence-poyt  he  pt-rched,  his  blue 
eyes  wide  open  with  wonder,  his  Qn- 
gers  hammering  great  holes  in  hip 
trousers'  pocket. 

Clang,  clang,  clang — the  town-clock 
struck  three  1  The  fence  that  had 
known  Johnnie  suddenly  knew  him 
no  more  ;  straight  westward  he  trot- 
ted bis  brisk  little  body  till,  breathle;5s, 
be  stood  in  the  meadow,  where  uncle 
Job  was  diligent  stacking  hay. 

Johnnie  approached  the  hay-rifts 
with  a  kind  of  ar.e. 

"Please,  uacle  Job ." 

That  gentleman  looked  up  with  a 
smile;  it  seemed  like  dinner  to  John- 
nie, when  he  was  impaiient  for  des- 
sert. 

"On  time,  eh,  my  boy  ?"  said  uncle 
Job  cheerily  ;  and  then  throwing  down 
his  rake,  he  drev/  Johnnie  towards 
him,  and  continued, 

'I  was  to  maky  you  a  present,  I  be- 
lieve, Johnnie.  And  so  I  will — the 
grandest  one  you  ever  had  in  your 
life.  You  mayn't  like  it  at  first.  It 
ain't  a  top,  nor  a  jack-knife,  nor  any- 
thing like  that ;  but  it's  so  beautiful 
that  it  shines  all  over  ;  and  thougii 
it's  easy  broken,  you  can  break  it  ten 
times  a  day,  and  yet  use  it  again 
whenever  ycu  like.  It's  meant  for 
use,  too ;  it  thrives  better   by   wear 


and  tear ;  the  only  trouble  is  to  keep 
it,  Johnnie." 

Hero  Uncle  Job  paused,  but  John- 
nie was  too  abs^orbed  to  notice.  A 
present  he  mightn't  like  perhaps, 
though  it  was  so  beautiful  it  shone  all 
over  ;  a  present  he  could  break  at  will, 
and  yet  use  it  whenever  he  pleased  ; 
a  present  it  was  hard  to  keep — neither 

a  top  nor  a  jack-knife . 

"What  can  it  be  ?"  he  exclaimed  at 
last,  aloud. 

"It's  a  rule,"  broke  in  Uncle  Job 
softly.     ''A  golden  rule." 

Johnnie  startd  straight  down  into 
Uncle  Job's  ejes.  No  Uiischief  there  ; 
rather  an  earnestness,  deep  and  sol- 
emn. 

The  boy  seemed  bewildered.  lie 
was  familiar  with  rules  ma'-culine, 
feminine,  and  neuter  ;  but  golden  ones 
were  strange  to  his  experience.  For, 
you  see,  Johnnie  was  a  little  waif  that 
Uncle  Job  had  recently  adopted,  and 
his  native  atmosphere  had  not  favor- 
ed these  extra  buds  and  blossoms. 
S  Jil  Johnnie  knew  what  gold  was, 
and,  after  a  niiuuto,  he  turned,  his  blue 
etes  brimming  with  curiosity — 
"Show  it  to  me,  Uncle  Job,  please." 
Uncle  Job  made  no  movement  to- 
wards his  pocket,  though  Johnnie  eyed 
it  closely.     He  said,  simply  : 

"Do  unto  others  as  you  would  have 
them  do  unto  you.'' 

Johnnie's  lip  quivered.  There  was 
no  beauty  to  him  in  the  unfamiliar 
words.  He  seemed  lost  iu  the  beliof 
that  a  great  disappointment  was  in 
store  for  him. 

"But  the  present,''  he  gasped. 
A  big  tear  rose  in  Uncle  Job's  eye. 
He  tightened  his  arms   around    John- 
nie, and  kissed  his  sad  little  face. 

"My  boy,"  he  said,  "will  you  say 
those  words  with  me  ?" 

Johnnie  complied,  wouderingly ; 
and  out  upon  the  summer  air  floaied 
like  a  hymn — 

"Do  unto  others  as  you  would  have 
tbem  do  unto  you." 

Then  continued  Uncle  Job,  softly: 
"Johnnie,  this  is  all  I  have  for  to- 
day— these  dczeu  words.  No  gift  at 
all,  you  think  it,  now  ;  but  if  you  keep 
it,  it'll  make  you  so  rich  and  happy 
that  you  won't  wonder  Uncle  Job 
thought  it  worth  a  half  mile  trip  to 
the  meadow.  And,  Johnnie — you 
know  one  gift  don't  hinder  another — 
there  are  hosts  of  tops  and  jackkuives 
yet  to  get,  and  host  of  days  to  get 
them    in,"    and    Uncle    Job's    eyea 


twinkled  so  mysteriously  that   John- 
nie was  moved  to  a  merry  laugh 

Johnnio  had  great  faith  iu  Uncle 
Job.  lie  could  not  understand  it,  yet 
he  believed  implicity  all  he  had  heard, 
and  that,  if  he  kept  the  golden  rule, 
he  would  be  the  richest  and  happiest 
boy  in  tho  world.  So  he  listened 
eagerly  to  Uncle  Job's  explanations, 
and  to  try  always  to  act  towards 
others  just  as  he  would  liko  them  to 
act  towards  him. 

I  wish  I  could  tell  you  all  the  won- 
drous triai.s  he  made,  and  how  bravely 
he  strove  to  reap  the  promisi'd  good. 
For  it  was  not  always  smooth  walk- 
ing in  Johnnie's  path  ;  he  had  his 
trips  and  tumbles;  he  turned  some- 
times to  the  right  and  left.  But  by 
effort  he  grew  strong,  and  his  reward 
was  rich  indeed.  No  boy  was  loved 
like  Johnnie;  none  had  so  many 
friends.  And,  to  manhcod  grown,  no 
gift  dees  he  regard  more  gratefully 
than  the  one  Uncle  Job  gave  him  that 
summer  afternoon. —  I'/ie  Methodist. 

Triuuii>l!i  oi  Peace. 

"Will  the  sword  devour  forever?" 
was  a  question  asked  iu  an  age  weary 
of  war.  It  is  a  question  which  has 
been  repeated  every  century  since. 
Let  us  hope  that  the  time  is  at  hand 
vt'heu  the  pen  and  reason  will  forever 
triumph  over  the  pword  and  human 
pride.  We  watch  the  progress  of  the 
Geneva  tribunal  because  ite  gather- 
ings are  fresh  evidence  of  the  song  of 
good  will  to  men.  We  are  justified  in 
regarding  this  effort  as  born  of  heav- 
en. The  friends  of  humanity  rejoice 
in  the  gradual  removal  of  all  obsta- 
cles All  honor  to  those  slatfesmen 
aud  philanthropists  who  are  earnest- 
ly at  work  upon  the  grand  idea  inau- 
gurated in  1856,  of  submitting  dis- 
puted national  questions  to  arbitra- 
tors instead  of  soldiers.  May  the 
Irowu  of  heaven  and  the  civilized 
nations  be  upon  all  those  in  authority 
who  foment  strife.  In  late  years  we 
have  had  abuudautevidence  that  those 
who  delight  in  war  will  be  devoured 
by  the  sword.  Napoleon  and  the 
French  went  forth  to  get  fresh  bap- 
tism of  fire  for  their  sons.  They  have 
been  scorched,  as  were  those  who  de- 
signed harm  to  God's  servant  Daniel. 
Intending  mischief  for  others,  behold 
their  crippled  condition  to-day.  In 
these  mighty  events  we  see  God's 
hand.  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers 
who  heal  the  wounds  in  families  and 
nations. — Daily   Witness, 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYEllSDALE,  Pa..  Dec.  7,  1875. 

SPECIAL.    NOTl€ES. 


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dcteimine  the  tiiiie  for  admitting  oontrovcr- 
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the  difcuiisions. 

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Oiir  Hurrlvd  Trip  to  Ohio. 

Having  occa.sion  to  go  to  Oliio,  we  left 
liouie  on  Tliursday  morning,  tlie  2nd 
inst,  and  reached  Troy  the  same  evening. 
On  Saturday  we  went  to  Covington  and 
preached  liiere  on  Sjturday  evening  and 
Sunday  morning.  We  had  good  congre- 
gations and^leasant  meetings.  Having 
lived  among  the  brethren  in  that  locality 
a  number  of  years,  and  preached  for 
ihem,  iuid  having  a()parcntly  a  number 
of  warm  fiieiid.s  there,  both  in  the  church 
and  out  of  it,  it  always  aiFord.s  us  pleas- 
uie  to  meet  with  (hose  friends,  and  es- 
{)eoially  with  our  brethren,  and  to  erjoy 
the  privilege  of  wort-hipiiig  togetlicr. — 
Thoujjh  our  visit  was  i-hort,  wc  were  glad 
to  mingle  with  our  brciluen  in  devotion- 
al exercises  in  the  sanctuary  of  Gi>d,  and 
to  greet  a  number  of  thorn  with  the 
Oiiristian  salutation. 

On  Sabbath  afternoon  wc  went  to 
faiher-inlaw's,  brother  John  Studeba- 
ker'.'J,  where  wc  met  iti  tlic  evening, 
bretiiren  II.  D.  Davy  and  Isaac  Studeba- 
kcr,  and  a  number  of  neighbors  and 
i'riends  who  had  assembled  to  participate 
in  the  pleasure  of  a  wedding  occasion. — 
L'Jtlie,  their  ycui.gest,  ar.d  oiily  unmar- 
ried child,  was  united  in  the  bor.,ds  of 
matrimony  lo  Burton  0.  Bangs,  icrmer- 
\y  from  M»ssachusett.=,  but  now  of  Troy, 
Oliio.  All  present  seemed  to  etjjoy 
themselves  as  much  as  its  usual  on  such 
occasions,  and  the  wedding  passed  off 
ple-a.xantiy. 

On  Monday  evening  we  left  for  h.ome, 
being  anxious  to  return  as  soon  as  poi>- 
sible,  a.-i  our  new  engine  ordered  had  not 
been  received  before  we  left,  and  know- 
ing that  our  workmen  in  the  office  \sl- 
bored  under  much  disadvantnge  for  want 
of  ."ufficicnt  power  to  run  our  press.  Wc 
hoped  to  find  our  new  engine  running 
upon  our  arrival  at  home,  but  we  were 
di.'-appointcd.  The  machinists,  however, 
were  putting  it  uyi,  and  it  is  now  running, 
and  wc  arc  all  very  much  plcaced  with 
it,  and  think  it  will  ,do  well.  Wc  tre 
all  now  very  bu.^y  in  laboring  to  make 
up  for  lost  time,  and  in  getting  ready  for 
our  new  volume,  which  we  shall  try  to 
have  out  in  good  time,  and  hope  that  un^ 
der  its  new  name,  and  in  its  enlarged 
form,  it  will  be  more  welcome  than  ever  j 
to  those  by  whom  it  is  received,  and  a  j 
more  efficient  helper  to  do  them  good.       I 


Cjood  News. 

Our  readers  will,  no  doulit,  be  pleased 
to  learn  our  boiler  and  engine  have  come, 
are  now  in  tlicir  proper  places,  and  are 
working  charmingly.  This  has  infu.sed 
new  lilc  into  our  ranks,  and  henceforth 
we  expect  to  push  the  work  vigorously 
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we  hope  to  be  able  to  send  our  paper  out 
at  the  proiier  lime.  If  we  shall  be  favor- 
ed with  a  smooth  sea  and  a  favorable 
brcrzf,  we  expect  to  reach  the  port  safely 
by  the  proper  time  for  closing  this  vol- 
ume. Dec.  22nd.  Then,  loo,  wc  hope  to 
start  out  on  a  new  voyage  with  the  Pkim- 

ITIVE   ClIKISTIAN. 

Il!g!it  here  it  may  be  allowable  to  re- 
mind our  agenlsof  the  fact  that  we  would 
be  very  glad  to  have  them  send  in  five  or 
six  thousand  names  between  this  and 
Christma.".  Do  not  be  afraid  of  giving 
us  too  much  of  that  kind  of  business 
now.  Wc  can  do  more  of  that  kind  of 
work  in  one  week  ai  the  proper  lime, than 
iu  two  wetks  v.heu  that  liiue  has  passed 
by. 

When  the  prospectuses  were  sent  out 
for  the  PitiJiiTiVK  CnuiSTiAN,  some  of 
our  agents  thought  it  rather  soon  to  be^ 
gin  the  work.  IVrhaps  it  was  a  little 
scon,  but  v.e  did  not  think  so;  and  some 
agents  agreed  iu  tliis  \iew,  and  liavc 
already  sent  us  large  lists  of  names,  and 
promi.>ie  lo  do  still  better,  if  it  was  a 
little  early  then,  we  may  be  allowed  now 
to  remind  all  concerned  that  the  lime  is 
swil'ily  passing,  and  repeat  ourrequckt  lo 
lose  no  lime.  We  can  only  ask  this  as  a 
favor,  but  will  try  to  liope  that  there 
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scriptions as  we  have  never  beibre  had. 
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to  acknowledge  it  at  the  last,  that  herein 
is  a  part  of  our  daily  bread,  and  we  want 
to  euliivEtc  our  field  well,  so  that  we  may 
expect  a  harvest.  But  beyond  this  there 
is  a  higher  consideration.  We  have  con- 
fidence in  our  woik,  and  believe  that  God 
will  accept  and  use  our  efforts  to  promote 
his  glory  and  save  souls.  Wc  also  know 
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ber of  f  ubyeriheis,  and  tlsus  greatly  ad- 
vance the  good  work  ?  We  asi<,  why? — 
and  wc  know  of  no  reason  why  not,  as 
long  as  there  are  20,000  families  in  the 
brotherhood  that  take  none  of  our  pa- 
pers, and  when  tiiere  is  enoush  of  wealth, 
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will  but  work  earuestly  and  persistently, 
the  result  will  surprise  even  them.     Here 

we  must  step.  B. 
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CORRESPONS3EWCE. 

Our  Vi.sit  to   Warrior's  Mark. 

Dear  Br  other  in  the  Lord  : 

It  is  through  the  kind  providence  of 
God  that  I  am  still  spared  and  have  the 
privilege  this  Sabbath  morning  to  write 
a  few  lines  for  the  Companion,  I  feel 
as  though  1  ought  to  say  something 
about  the  Lovefea.'-t  at  Warrior's  IMark. 
In  company  vnth  sister  J.  A.  Croff;ud 
we  started  witli  horse  and  bugcy  oti  the 
l^t  ofOutoher  to  attend  the  Lovefcast. 
^\'o  lei't  home  at  six  o'clock  in  tlie  even- 
ing. It  w:!s  otir  ititcntioii  to  go  to  Al- 
toona  and  go  with  brother  Coin-ad  liiilti-, 
biit  as  night  overtook  us,  and  tiie  ri;ad.s 
!;eii;g  very  muddy  and  {]\p.  night  very 
dark,  we  conchiJod  to  stop  all  night  with 
broiberG.-abill  Myers,  at  Eidoriido.  We 
found  our  wnj'  to  the  iiouse,  but  were 
di-appointed,  as  brother  and  sister  Myers 
liad  left,  home  the  Ist  of  October  to  at- 
tend the  meeting  at  Warrior's  Ma;k. 
But  we  met  friends,  as  brother  Myers' 
son  lives  in  the  house  with  his  father. 
He, took  us  in  ;  Miss  B.  IMycrs  has  our 
Ttiftny  ihaiik.-i  for  kiiidne.s.<;  sliovrn  us  cui- 
ing  our  stay  oii  Fridny  night.  Tiie  nest 
mornitig,  the  2d.  of  October  wc  started 
on  our  trip  again.  When  we  came  to 
Alioor.a  we  were  informed  that  brmlier 
C-  Imlcr  bad  alicady  left  home.  Here 
we  were  h'ft  to  travel  the  roads  by  our- 
reives.  We.  as  lonely  pilgrims,  started 
on  our  'way  ;  got  to  Warriors  Mark  at 
four  o'clock.  7  M.  we  were  happy  to 
mi!Ot  with  such  kind  brethren  and  si.sters. 
They  all  appear  to  love  each  other.  0 
bow  ple.^sant  to  see  brethren  and  sisters 
ffgroe  ;  all  of  one  mind  ;  all  willing  to 
obey  God. 

In  the  evening  listened  attentively  tci  a 
pcrman  delivered  by  the  Brethren.  There 
was  a  good  attendance  of  brethren  aiid 
sisters  from  adjoining  counties.  There 
was  a  large  crowd  of  spectators  present, 
but  I  have  nothing  good  to  write  about 
theui,  as  they  were  very  noisy  during 
lbs  time  of  meeting.  The  brethren  and 
sisters  seemed  to  be  interested,  but  there 
always  are  some  that  go  to  such  places 
for  amusement.  I  hope  the  time  will 
come  when  such  will  come  out  from  tlie 
world  and  give  God  their  hears.  To  all 
Buch  I  will  say,  0;  my  friends,  delay  not 
to  seek  the  Savior  .  delay  not  to  pray  for 
the  pardon  of  your  sins,  for  tliere  is  but 
a  step  between  you  and  death.  If  you 
want  to  be  Isappy,  your  soul  must  be 
washed  in  the  blood  of  Jesus,  wliich 
alone  can  cleanfc  you  from  guilt,  and 
you  must  have  the  grace  of  Josus  wliich 
alone  can  subdue  tiie  power  of  tin.  Your 
time  IS  short  in  this  world,  even  at  the 
longest,  but  it  is  as  uncertain  as  it  is 
short.  You  know  not  bow  soon  you  may 
be  summoned  au'ay.  Perhaps  the  mess- 
enger of  eeath  is  on  his  way,  and  in  a 
few  days  you  may  be  numbered  with  the 
dead.     Oh  1  if  you  are  not  prepared  to 


meet  your  God,  by  being  washed  in  the 
Savior's  blood,  and  clothed  witli  right- 
eousn''ss,  how  dangerous  is  your  situa- 
tion ;  How  foolish  lo  be  trifling  with 
your  immortal  soul.  Pray  to  God,  then, 
to  give  you  a  new  heart,  that  you  ma/ 
delight  to  serve  Him  on  earth,  and  be 
made  meet  for  "the  iniicritance  of  the 
saints  in  liglit." 

Afier  meeting  sister  Bock  took  us  tr> 
her  home  and  wc  wore  well  cared  for.  I 
pray  the  Lord  to  reward  sister  B.  lor  her 
kindness  (o  us  while  there. 

On'Sabbath  morning  we  were  delight- 
ed to  learn  that  brother  II.  B.  Brum- 
Viangh  of  Hnnlingdon  would  address  us. 
We  were  deeply  impressed  witli  the  ser- 
mon. All  those  wlio  had  the  opportuni- 
ty of  hearing  or  reading  the  sermon,  will, 
d(inl)t!es-,  say  it,  was  a  very  touching  one, 
I  also  had  tlie  plea  ure  of  forming  his  ac- 
quaintance during  the  meeting. 

On  Salihath  afternoon  there  were  two 
recpived  in*o  the  church  by  b:iptism  ;  one 
a  dear  young  sister  ;  for  her  T  have  often 
prayed.  I  will  say  to  my  sisters  M.  and 
S.  S.  go  on  in  the  way  which  you  have 
niw  taken  ,  it  is  guided  by  God  ;  you 
krtew  your  duty,  and  you  have  clieerfnily 
jierformed  it.  I  cannot  but  believe  th:it 
the  hand  of  God  is  in  it,  for  he  hath  l'  d 
you  into  a  path  that  you  knew  not  a  few 
months  ago.  I  think  that  some  of  the 
good  seed  has  fallen  into  good  ground. 
The  scriptures  of  Divine  truth  inform  u.s 
that  there  is  more  joy  in  Heaven  over  one 
•sinner  that  repenteth  than  over  ninety 
and  nine  just  persons  who  need  no  re- 
pentance. Then  why  should  we  not  re- 
joice when  sitmcrs  turn  to  God  ? 

On  Sabbath  adernoon  at  2  o'clock  we 
started  hoiueward_  in  company  with 
brolhf-r  Conrad  Imler  and  daughter. 
Arrived  in  Altoona  at  h;df  past  eight 
o'clock.  Took  supper  witii  sister  Imler 
and  stayed  all  niglit,  and  was  well  cared 
fnr.  Sister  Imler  has  our  many  thanks 
for  kindness  shown  us  during  our  stay  oik 
Sabbatii  niglit. 

Ill  the  morning  at  7  o'clock  we  started- 
honie.  Readied  homo  in  safety  on 
Monday  A.  M.,  very  thankful  that  vk 
kind  Providence  kept  us  in  safety  during: 
ourjourney,  and  that  we  landed  homo 
safely. 

The  trip  was  delightful ;  the  attend- 
ance of  this  meeting  v/as  a  great  pleas- 
ure to  us,  and  verv  beneficial.  We  en- 
joyed the  trip  to  Warrior's  Mark  ;  saw 
the  place  ibr  the  first  time,  and  met 
many  dear  brethren  and  sisters.  Many 
thanks  to  the  friends  tliere  for  their 
kindness.  The  plei-.vant  time  I  sjient 
wi'b  the  brethren  will  long  be  remember- 
ed. I  hope,  too,  they  will  remember  me 
at  a  throne  of  grace.  Pray  for  me  when 
it  goes  well  with  you,  that  I  may  hold 
out  faithful.  I  have  many  upsand  downs 
in  this  world,  but  with  all  this  I  feel  that 
tb.e  Lord  is  on  my  side.  Farewell  for  the 
present. 

Your  weak  sister, 

L  A.  Enqle, 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANIOl^  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


From   Berlin  l*a. 

We  have  a  lew  items  to  communicate 
from  the  Boilin  congrcgalion. 

The  first  is  that  wo  liave  just  closed  a 
FerifH  of  meetings,  wiiicli  continued  from 
Fiiday  evetiin.nover  twoSur.dnj's.  Hrotii- 
er  James  Quiiiter,  Joseph  Berkcy,  and 
other  Brethren  were  with  ns  over  tlie 
first  Sunday,  and  brother  D.iniei  P.  Say- 
ler  served  u^  all  the  time.  The  minister- 
ing brethren  faithfully  disciiarged  their 
duties,  and  in  due  time  will  no  doubt  re- 
ceive their  reward. 

There  was  apparent  success,  but  we 
have  since  licard  that  at  least  one  man 
lias  been  impies.-ed  with  serious  thoughts 
wliicli  we  hope  will  result  in  liis  conver- 
sion. Other  seed  has  fallen  into  open 
liearts,  and  we  liope  by  tliewarminj;  in 
iiuenc3s  of  God's  love  it  will  yet  spring 
ibrth  and  bear  fruit. 

Otherwise  we  are  U'oving  smoothly 
along.  We  have  no  apparent  fouds 
among  us  to  disturb  our  fraternal  peace. 
A  little  jealousy  occasionally  breaks  out, 
but  is  soon  suppressed.  Taking  us  all 
through  we  are  not  a  bad  people,  and  so 
the  Jjjrd  apiears  to  think,  f)r  he  has 
been  very  abundantly  blessing  us  wiih 
health  and  prospeii:y. 

One  of  our  deacon  brethren,  John  J. 
Bitiner,  has  lately  sustained  qiitea  lieavy 
loss  by  the  burning  of  his  caidiiigaod 
lulling  mill.  The  fire  occurred  at  ab)ut 
three  to  five  o'cloclc  on  the  morning  of 
JSov.  25th,  Thanksgiving  day.  The  loss 
is  eslimaicd  at  seven  thousand  dollars. 
1'hero  was  no  in.'^uranco.  'J'iio  day  book 
of  last  sumajcf's  work  was  also  consum- 
ed, but  we  hope  that  in  a  moral  cumniu 
nity  like  this  no  loss  will  be  sustained  lor 
want  of  being  able  to  show  up  an  itemized 
account.  Brother  IJittncr  also  hopes 
that  persons  who  had  rool  and  otlicr  ar- 
ticles in  the  mill,  will  exercise  forbear- 
ance with  him  until  everything  can  be 
made  right. 

A  subscription  has  been  opened,  and 
our  well-to  uo  brethren  and  citizens  are 
contributiiig  from  their  abundance  to  as 
bist  in  bearing  the  loss.  This  is  eom- 
lueiidable  and  we  hope  they  will  do  it  lib- 
erally. ]Jrothcr  Bittncr  is  a  worthy  man, 
and  has  the  ."ympathy  of  the  community. 
11.  11.  IIOLSINOKR. 


Ncinolr 


ol    Itroilicr 
Ktrctcli. 


NniuiiwI 


Died,  in  the  Smith  Fork  CMiurch,  Clin- 
ton couniy,  iMi-souii,  at  bis  residence,  of 
e;ys!i)'.'la^,  (>ur  e,«toemed  brother  and 
uiini.-itcr,  Samuel  Stretch,  pgcd  30  years 
7  UiGiiths  nnd  2  day.". 

Brother  S  rrich  was  born  in  the  Slate 
of  Ohio,  Highland  couniy,  and  there 
grew  to  manhood,  receiving  a  good 
coujinon  school  education,  and  by  the 
dint  of  hard  study  (pinlificd  himself  for  a 
teacher  of  comiiioii  .'-chools  and  there  he 
rcc'  ived  the  impressions  (d'tliat  one  thing 
needful,  asd  in  his  young  days  gave  him 
eolf  to   God,  joined   the   ciiuich  of  tho 


Brethren,  and  lived  a  devoted  christian. 
Sometime  after  he  was  joined  in  the  holy 
ties  of  wedlock  to  lister  Sallie  Kinster  of 
the  same,  county.  This  was  at  the  com- 
mencement of  the  civil  war.  At  the  close 
of  the  war,  he,  with  his  fumilv,  moved  to 
Hay  couniy,  Missouri.  Lived  there  one 
year,  and  then  moved  to  Clinton  county, 
where  he  lived  up  to  his  death,  f  illowing 
his  callings  of  farming  and  teaching. 

Snon  after  he  came  to  Clinton  he  was 
put  to  the  Deacon's  office,  where  he  la- 
bored for  several  year.-*,  and  on  the  Tsh  of 
September,  1873,  he  wa.'<  put  to  the  min- 
istry, at  which  post  he  .«tood  firm  and 
true  till  tiie  last  but  one  week  before  his 
death.  lie  was  at  liis  po-t  on  the  walls 
ofZion,  pleading  for  God  anil  his  cau.sc 
with  aH.ilie  power  of  his  nature  to  biing 
sinners  home  to  God.  He  labored  and 
prayed  to  tint  end.  0^  Tu:;;iday  took  sick 
and  grew  worse  ;  niedic.il  aid  was  called, 
Imtallin  vain.  His  suft'eiiiig  was  great, 
bufnot  long.  He  secm-.'d  to  koo.v  he  was 
not  going  to  get  up  agiin.  He  called  his 
wife  to  his  dying  ouch  and  told  hjr  his 
woik  was  done  ;  he  would  have  logo, 
the  call  was  to  come  to  the  other  shore  ; 
but  before  he  left  he  wanted  the  Eiders 
called  to  administer  the  holy  rite  of 
anointing  him  with  oil  in  the  name  of  the 
Lnrd,  &c.  It  was  done;  the  writer  was 
Ciilled  to  his  bedside  ;  he  was  then  sink- 
ing fust,  but  with  a  clieerful  voicj  and  a 
smiling  countenance  he  said,  "I  am  will 
ing  and  ready  to  go."  The  nearer  the 
cold  Jordan  he  came  tiie  biightcr  his 
liope.^  Afer  about  twelve  luurs  of  gnat 
sulfering  his  hearing  becime  thick,  his 
vision  dim,  and  his  heart  strings  began 
to  break  one  by  one  till  midnight,  he 
drew  about  him  the  drapery  of  his  couch, 
and  calmly,  .-erenely,  without  a  sigh  or 
moan,  i)asKed  away  brotner  Samuel 
Stretch  to  the   spirit  land. 

The  TOice  at  miiluight  came, 

lie  6iartcil  up  lo  hear  ; 
A  inortnl  arrow    pieictd  hi*  f.ame, 

He  fell,  but  felt    uo  fear. 

Traiiquil  amid  alarms. 

It  found  bitn  on  ibe  fleld, 
A  vet'ran  slumbering  on  his  arms. 

Beneath  bis  red  cross  shirld. 

His  remains  were  taken  to  the  Breth- 
ren's graveyard,  known  as  the  Walnut 
grove' cemetery,  aod  there  layed  away  in 
the  vault  till  God  shall  bid  it  rise. 

The  funeral  occasion  was  conducted  I'y 
the  brethren.  Daniel  D.  Sell,  Ciiarles  L- 
Hobbs,  and  Daniel  B.  Gibson,  from  the 
words : 

"I  am  now  ready  to  be  ofTercd  up, 
and  the  time  of  my  departure  is  at 
hand." 

The  di.scourflc  was  delivered  to  a  large 
congregation  of  symparhiziiig  friends, 
brethren,  neighbors  and  scholars.  If 
this  falls  into  the  hcoring  of  any,  which 
I  have  no  doubt  it  will,  that  wept  with 
those  that  wept,  and  dro])|)ed  the  tear 
of  sympathy  over  the  lifeless  remains  of 


brother  Samuel  Stretch,  prepare  your- 
selves for  that  time  when  you,  too,  must 
pass  through  death's  cold  streaui.  so  j'ou 
can  say  as  he  did,  "I  am  wiling  and 
ready  to  go." 

Me  leaves  a  sorrowing  wife    and  adopt- 
ed daughter  to  mourn  their  loss. 

Daniei,  D.  SkUj. 


Church   Slcvra. 

Brother  Qilinttr :  — 

We  held  our  love- 
feast  in  the  Big  Creek  church,  Richland 
county,  III.,  on  the  Gth  and  T'hofNc- 
vembcr.  Tiie  meeting  was  held  in  our 
new  meeting-house,  and  was  the  first 
that  was  held  in  ir.  The  breihrcii  with 
us  were  bretehrn  Horning  and  Gerhart, 
the  I'ormer  fiom  Crawford,  and  the  latter 
from  Jiiwrence  county.  They  ministered 
to  us  the  word  cf  (iod  as  revealed  by  our 
Lord  and  Savior,  Jesus  Christ.  We  feel 
tliat  we  h:iv'e  been  edified,  and  that  sin- 
ners have  been  warned  to  flee  from  the 
wrath  to  come.  May  the  good  Lord 
bless  the  labors  oi'  cur  dear  brethren, 
that  much  good  may  be  done  to  the  hon- 
or of  His  holy  name,  an!  the  good  of 
souls.  May  He  bless  cvt-iy  eifori.  u;ade 
by  man  to  promote  His  cause.  iMay  His 
word  run  and  be  glorified,  until  the 
whole  human  family  be  brought  to  a  sav. 
ing  knowledge  of  His  Lracj,  is  the  prayer 
ol  your  unworthy  brother  in  Ciir  st. 

W.M.   J'l'I.i.kn. 
Parhrrshnrg,    111. 

Brolhi'.r  James  :  — 

'J'hrough  the  grace  of 
(jod  we  will  cive  you  .'■ome  chuicli  news 
from  the  M'.nfgonicry  congrcgatiim. — 
We  had  ourdaik  day  duiing  the  suniiuei; 
so  much  so,  that  we  could  not  hold  our 
lovefeast  during  I  lie  i>leasant  days  of 
suniujcr.  Hut  thanks  be  to  GocI,  the 
seaiclier  of  all  hearts,  we  have  passed 
through  the  fiery  ordeal.  We  met  in 
church  council  about  the  last  of  October. 
Two  were  restored,  and  near  that  time 
one  precious  soul  was  un  ted  to  (he  church 
by  baptism.  During  this  church  meeting 
we  settled  our  ntfairs  so  that  we  were  en~ 
ablcd  to  hold  a  lovefeast.  The  lOlders 
j)rcsent  helped  to  adjust  what  liille  troub- 
le rcunined  unsettiled  at  our  council. — 
We  held  our  lovefeast  Nov.  13' h.  Our 
ininislerial  aid  :  K!d.  ]j  wis  Kimniel, 
KM.  Samuel  Hrallier.  jjevi  Fiy,  J.  B. 
Wamplcr,  and  Jo*.  Wilt.  We  had  quite 
an  interesting  meeting,  reasonab'e  order, 
but  not  what  is  expected  in  (iir  Bible 
land.  Brethren  Kimmel,  Bialiicr,  and 
Fry  remained  with  us  over  Lord's  day. — 
Good  attention  was  paid  during  the  ser- 
vices. Broif.er  Wampler  then  Jct  in, 
brother  AVilt  assisting  him  until  Satur- 
day uiorning.  Broilier  Wamp'e-  rc- 
uiaimvi  with  us  until  Lord's  day  evening, 
priaehing  in  the  spirit  and  power  of  iiod. 
\Ve  truly  were  uiade  to  rejoice.  Seven 
biiinera  were  mudu  to  feel  the  need  of  a 


uriRlSTlAN  FAMILY  GOMPAWION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


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crucified  R-dccnier  and  were  bnptized 
and  catuo  in  contact  witii  the  blood  of 
Christ  wliieh  clcanseth  Iroiii  all  sin  and 
were  added  to  our  beloved  brotherhood. 
IMany  more  were  almost  persuaded  to  be 
Christians  durinf:  tl'.is  uiceting.  IMany 
prayers,  groans,  .•'if.'hs,  and  tears  were  of- 
fered to  the  Lord  in  behalf  of  peri>bing 
.sinners-  During  our  meetings  sinners 
were  forcibly  invited  to  come  to  Christ, 
and  it  the  call  is  not  accci^tsd  now,  sin 
ner,  it  is  exceedingly  iloubiful  whether  it 
will  n<^t  meet  you  in  judgment.  Seek  the 
L  id  while  he  may  be  found;  call  upon 
liiui  wliile  he  is  near.  Now,  brethren, 
stand  fa^t  in  the  faith;  be  unmovable, 
always  abounding  in  the  word  of  the 
Lord.  Follow  him  through  evil  report 
as  well  as  good  report,  and  yonr  labor 
in  the  Lord  will  not  be  in  vi\in. 

So  far  as  we  know  our  brethren  are  at 
jieace  with  each  other.  Piay,  brethren, 
that  we  may  remain  so  during  our  pil- 
grimage here  on  earth.  How  can  we 
love  God,  whom  we  have  not  seen,  if  we 
liate  our  brethren.  Brethren,  let  us  not 
attempt  to  serve  the  Lord  without  erect- 
ing an  altar  for  him  at  our  homes.  Let 
us  call  to  remembrance  the  language  of 
the  ]jord  Je,-us,  "What  I  say  unto  you, 
I  say  unto  you  all.  Watch  and  pray." 

I  will  now  close  ibr  this    time.     Yours 
ill  the  hope  of  iicaveti. 

Peter  Beeu. 


of  Sabbath-Fchools;  that  it  will  also  meet 
the  ideas  of  many  and  do  some  good  as 
far  as  it  goes.  I  would  be  pleased  to  .'^ee 
other  articles  written  on  the  same  subject. 
J.  S.  FitiTS. 
Rictdand,  Jotoa. 


Dear  Kdltdvs  : 

It.  has  been  requested  of  me 
to  write  a  piece  f  u-  your  paper  from  this 
|)lacc,  about  our  Sabbath  .>-chool.  It  was 
organized  last  spring.  Abrahau)  Wolf  was 
elected  Superintendent,  and  J.  'W  Long 
Assistant  Superinietidcnt.  The  School 
was  one  that  was  certainly  of  very  great 
interest  to  eveiy  one  that  attended  it. — 
We  could  hear  of  it  far  and  near  as  be- 
ing the  best  organized  school  in  the  coun- 
try. Tiie  name  of  the  school  was  the 
"Union  Sabbat h-.school,"  not  for  one  de 
nomination  alone,  but  for  all  that  would 
come.  The  attendance  was  large  through- 
out the  term  of  six  months.  There  are 
a  great  many  people  in  the  world  that  are 
bitterly  ojjj.oscd  to  Sabbath-schools.  For 
my  part  I  cannot  see  the  harm  in  them 
as  some  oth.ers  do.  They  help  build 
churches  in  our  towns  and  in  the  country. 
If  a  Sabbath-school  is  carried  on  right 
and  an  interest  is  manifested  such  as  was 
manifested  in  ours,  we  all  must  admit 
that  it  is  a  benefit  to  any  neighborhood 
or  community.  We  carried  on  singing  in 
the  school  also,  which  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing attiaciions.  The  singing  exercises 
were  generally  conducted  by  J.  T.  L  )ng, 
Ass't  Superintendent.  A.  Wolf  super- 
intended two  schools  this  last  summer, 
both  of  which  accord  him  merited  praise 
as  ably  (luahficd  to  fill  tlic  ])osiiion. — 
Oihuis  mighi.  be  named  who  took  an  act- 
live  part  in  the  school  if  it  were  nece.s.sa- 

ly- 
i  hope  this  will  be  a  benefit  to  all  lovcifj 


llicinvoon,  Nov.  27,  1875. 
Brother  Janus  Qiiiiitcr  : 

I  would  say  to 
you  this  morning  by  way  of  cliurch  news, 
that  we,  as  members  of  the  Scioto  dis- 
trict, Ohio,  have  been  as  lost  sheep  for 
some  time  past,  not  having  had  any  meet 
ing  for  nearly  two  years,  until  one  week 
ago  today.  Brethren  Jos.  Kuuffman  and 
Jacob  Franiz  came  to  our  neighberhood 
'■•n  Friday,  the  H)ih.  On  Saturday,  the 
20th,  we  met  at  the  hou-ie  of  the  writer 
in  council,  and  after  reading  the  Script- 
ures, singing,  exhortation,  and  prayer,  it 
was  thought  best  to  attach  the  western 
part  of  our  district  to  the  L"gan  county 
church.  We  h;!d  three  other  meetings 
while  the  tirethren  were  with  us,  on  Sat- 
urday night.  Sunday,  and  Sunday  nighi; 
and  while  the  brethren  preached  unto  us 
words  of  eternal  life  there  was  snch  eood 
order  that  we  can  truly  say,  "The  Lord 
was  wiih  u-;.  and  lliat  to  blnss." 

Now  as  the  brethren  only  pvomise  us 
meetings  oneo  every  eight  weeks,  we 
would  be  glad  to  have  other  breihrrn  to 
come  and  give  us  ti'eelings  somotimf>s, 
and  if  any  can  come  'pf.  thein  inform  the 
writer  at  R'"')iwood,  IJuion  county,  Ohio. 
Your.s  in  love, 

G.  W.  Bacon 


4  Few  Scraps. 

Recently,  when  off  on  a  short  mission  of 
love,  I  was  incidentally  informed  by  a 
minstering  brother,  when  talking  on  a 
general  subject,  that  I  had  once  taken  a 
text  out  of  a  newspaper.  After  a  little 
rcflrction  I  recalled  to  memory,  that  at  a 
certain  meeting,  when  several  brethren 
were  preaching'  'Christ  and  him  crucifi- 
ed," they  alluded  to  the  anti  gospel 
"anxious  seat,"  and  I,  when  following 
with  a  few  remarks,  said,  that  it  (the 
anxious  bencli)  was  not  in  the  gospel, but 
I  had  a  ncwspaiirr  in  my  pocket  which 
had  a  quotulion  from  history  stating  that 
it  originated  at  Uniontown,  Pa  ,  in  1795- 
96.  And  now,  after  a  lapse  of  seven  or 
eight  years,  some  are  under  the  impres- 
sion that  T  had  taken  a  text  from  a  news- 
paper I     IIow  things  grow  ! 

There  are  evidently  some  who  wholly 
object  to  quoting  proverlis,  or  history; 
however,  Paul  was  no  such  a  one,  for  he, 
at  Athens,  when  taken  to  Areopaeus,  or 
Blars'-hill,  not  only  quoted  from  their  po- 
ets the  sentence,  "For  we  are  also  his  off 
spring,"  hut  he  t0(  k  the  insciiption,  "To 
TtiK,  Unknown  God,"  ibr  his  text. 

In  Titus  i.  12,  he  makes  anollur  quo 
tat  ion  :  "Tiie  (Jrelians  are  always  iitir.'^, 
evil  beasts,  .slow  bellies." 

In  Col.  ii.  21  he  makes  another  quota 


tion  :  "Touch  not,  taste  not,  handle  not," 
&c.  Titis  saying  is  often  misapplied,  and 
therefore  brings  us  to 

SCRAPS. 

Paul    informs    the   Colossians  that  "in 
Christ  are  hid  all  the  treasures  of  wisdom 
and  knowledge."   v.  3.     "Arid  this  I  say 
lest  any  man  should  hef/iiile  you  with  rn- 
tieing    words."     v.  G.      He  I'unher  says, 
"Beware  lest  any  mtiii  .s2>oi(  yiu  lluough 
philosophy  and  vt'iii  deceit,  alter  the  tia- 
dilioiis  of  men,  after  the  rudiments  of  the 
world,    and    not    -rffter    Ciiiiit."    v.  8. — 
Again    ill  v.    IG    ho    i-ays,  "L"t    no    man 
therefore  j(/J/7f  you  in  meat,  or  in  drink, 
or  in  respect   of  an    holy  day,   or  of  the 
new  moon,  (jr    of  the    Sabbai  li  days. " — 
Again,  "L't  no  man  beguile  you  of  your 
reward,"  &e    v.  18.     Paul  after  inform- 
ing the    Colos.-ians   of  the  "treasures  of 
wisdom  and   knowledge"  which  their  di- 
vine Tetiehcr  possesses,  admoni.'-hes  tliem 
noi  to  suffer  themselves  to  be  "beguiled," 
"spoiled,"    or    "judged"   liy    ihot-e    who 
have  not  such  "wisdom  and  ktiowledgc." 
He    further   says,    "Tlieiefiue,    if  ye  be 
dead  with  Chiist    from    the  tttdimcnts  of 
the  woilJ.  wh\ ,  as  though    li'.  ing  in  the 
world,  are  ye  .subject  to  orilinaiiec-,  a(t;r 
the    eommandiu^  nts     and     d('Ct;iies    cf 
men?"  v.  20.  22.     One    of  ihe,c"e!di 
natiees,    after    ihe    e  .'mii;at:(iii!e;'ts    ;  nd 
di'clrincs  oi'nuti."  was,  "!■  tielt  not,  Irste 
110';  handle   not;  which  ;\    aie  to  pcii  \i 
with    ilic    u  ing."      Is    tiiis  "oidimu'ce" 
still  held  as  a  "uoc'.rii:c  oCnu  n?  '     Alas, 
many  quote  tjiese  words  as    il    they  wire 
the    words   of  inspiralitui  !     \\'c    sh.ould 
therefore  be  very  ctireiu!  v, lien  we  quote 
the  "woids  of  men,"  tliat  we  do  rot  mis- 
apply them. 

Geo.  Bucher. 
Coriiwdll,  Pa. 


.} 


Falls  Citv,  Ner 

Nov.  1st,  187o. 
Dear  Brother  James: — 

Would  it  nofc 
be  advisable  to  make  proposiiions  as  in- 
ducemenis  for  geiiiu;;  up  clubs  of  sub- 
scribers for  tiie  ]'.tIM.4TIVC  ClIl'.iSTIAN  '/ 
Inordcr  to  be  understood,  I  woujd  sa 
as  follows  :  y 

1  am  willing  to  |)Ut  in  my  time,  work- 
ing for  iioibiiig,  to  get  up  a  club  of  sub- 
scribers, and  1  would  iitiy  to  subsciibers, 
as  an  inducement,  if  we  get  up  a  club  of 
ten  subscribers  for  the  Piimative  Ciiris- 
tian  we  will  get  it  for  $l.-lO  or  $1.45  to 
each  subsciiber,  and  thus  make  it  an  ob- 
ject lor  each  subset  iber,  not  only  to  give 
liis  own  n  ime  for  the  paper,  but  to  help 
make  an  effort  to  gain  more  subscribers, 
in  order  to  get  their  own  paper  for  a  lit- 
tle less  money.  The  smaller  the  cost  of 
the  paper  liie  more  new  subscribers  we 
will  be  able  to  get.  We  ihiiik  most  of 
the  agents  for  our  Church  pniurs  have  ii 
nobler  obj  ct  in  view  than  yx  c.Mitage 
for  getiiiig  sub  cribers  ;  while  some 
whom  we  may  induce  t>)  take  the  paper 
by   ci  little    detluction,  would  not  other- 


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CHRISTIAH  FAMILY  OOMPANIOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


wise  tal<e  it,  as  tlicy  may  have  almost 
as  ujucli  taste  fur  10  or  15  or  20  cents  as 
they  have  Cur  truth,  Liit  at  tlie  same 
time  liave  an  anxiety  to  kuow  what  kind 
of  a  pai>er  the  Breihron  uro  publishing. 
Some  i)eoplu  have  a  f;rcat  ta.--tc  for  rcud 
in;:,  but  are  seldom  found  K'''>"K  'o  di- 
vine worship  ;  and  i.y  readiui:  our  pa- 
pers sueli  may  become  avT;ikeued.  I 
will  make  a  proaler  effort  to  ^ol  subscri- 
bers this  year  thau    ever  liefor^. 

0.  Forney. 
Note. — Wc  offer  our  aseuts  10  por 
cent,  on  the  amount  of  sub.-'criplions 
tent  U.S  because  they  <iro  at  somo  ex- 
pense and  iroublf.  Of  coarse,  if  aacnls 
do  not  want  the  i)orcetua;;c,  thoy  are  at 
liberty  to  give  it  to  the  .subse-riberji  ;  aud, 
in  that  case  Ih.cy  could  offi'r  the  paper  to 
subscribers  at  $14-5  a  jear.  Or,  as  the 
paper  is  cheap  at  $1.60  a  year,  agents 
could  say  to  tho.sc  wiio  are  able  to  pay 
full  price  tba'.  they  will  give  their  per 
centage  to  the  poor,  (o  curible  thorn  to 
take  the  paper.  These  thir:j;.«;  however, 
we  leave  to  the  discivtion  and  liboraliiy 
of  agents.  IJ. 


f«8ARR5ED. 

Nov.  ISt-h,  18f5.  at  the  lesidence  of  the 
bride's  f-»tlier,  tjy  brothsir  Iliir  isou  Iludion, 
b. other  JouN  W.  Bki  h.^kkk  and  slsloi  Bet- 
TT  C.  Rife,  all  of  Grin. i,  ooiiiity,  ii:d. 

On  the  cveDiDg  of  the  iSid  ult.,  at  the 
rebidencu  of  the  bridu's  sister  l)y  1».  F.  G<'Od, 
asfisleJ  by  J.  Ucnedk-t,  brcUier  A.  S.  Good 
aud  sister  Ella  B.  Mil  lbu,  all  of  Wayuos- 
boio',  Pa. 

,1     till    I .  =— 

OB  £':«». 

We  admit  no  poetry  under  any  clvcinn«tari 
ce3  in  connection  with  Obitnary  Noticc9^_  Wo 
wish  to  nse  all  alike,  an<i  we  could  not  insert 
vei-ses  Willi  all. 

In  the  Pofdar  Ridgf  ccn^r^gElion,  Di-fiance 
county,  Ohio,  on  the  2ird  of  8>.pt,  187,5, 
LiL'itA  Flouy,  wife  of  brother  Isaac  Flory; 
aged  18  vaars  and  22  days.  Disease,  tyi^hoid 
fever.  She  was  a  very  kind  yonug  woman, 
hcdovnd  by  all  who  kuow  her;  buj  the  one 
thing  needful  was  uculfccted  until'  too  late, 
which  caused  her  a  ^real  deal  of  trouble. — 
May  this  be  a  waioing  to  all  who  have  not 
done  their  duly  with  respecl  to  their  own 
BOuU'  salvation  and  towa'd  a  marciful  Ood. 
She  leRV'S  a  soTOwiu^  husband  and  one 
child  and  many  friendi  lo  mourn  Ibrir  loss. 
Fr.ncral  ocasiou  iinpioved  by  Eld.  Abraham 
8tu  zinan,  lo  a  very  largo  astonibly. 

.Mbo.    in   Iho   same    coni^rckialion,  on    tha 
15iIj    of  NovMOibor.  IS?."),  Si'SANNin  Siiimp- 
MNi  wify  of  friund  Abraham  Shimpl'n;  aged 
54  years,  2    months   and   20  day*.     Ul8t-a«e, 
inll^mn'.ation    ofihe   boneU.      ISUe   Vv'as  the 
mother   of    12   children,    six   sons   and    six 
daughiers — lliree  dead  aud  niae  living.     81ie 
liavcR  a  poi  low-strkki  n  husband,  nine  chil- 
dri  n  and  many   fricndK    lo  tnnnrn  their  Iorb.  1 
Bhe  was  a  true  wife  and  a  true  mother,  and 
a  vrry  kind  m-ii^hbor.     She  whs    bclovrd   hy 
all  who  knew  her  b'-foie  the  died.     BIk' (.'ave  I 
o  very  goo<l  adtnoniliun  lo  her  h\i8hniid  and  | 
Childruu,  tliut  lliey  bhould  turn  to  the  LorU'ti  | 


side.  Fnneral  occasion  by  Rev.  Strnble  and 
the  Brctiiren  to  a  large  concourBe  of  neigh- 
bors and  fiii'nds. 

Jacob  Lehman. 

In  ih".  Bachelor  Rnn  church,  Carroll  coun- 
ty. Ind.,  Nov.  7th,  187.5,  sifter  BAiinAU* 
Rrploolr,  aired  30  yeare,  C  months  and  2>i 
days.  She  was  a  consistent  member  of  tiie 
church,  and  was  perfec".ly  resigned  lo  the 
will  of  the  Lord.  Just  a  few  mir.nlfs  before 
she  died  sUn  rrqnested  th<'  brethren  to  pray 
with  htr,  to  which  she  said  a  hearty  'Amen,' 
and  thru  closed  her  eyes  in  death.  She 
leavui  a  hushand  and  three  smaU  children  to 
inouru  ihcir  loss.  Fuueial  sxrvices  hy 
broiUt;r  Henry  Gish  and  others,  from  Matth. 
xxir.  41.  10  a  lar^e  cougrogntion  of  sympa- 
thizing fiiriid*.  John  F.  KiX'iehy. 

.lu  Uw  Chl)-pewa  confrregalicn.  Wayno 
county,  Ohio,  Sauaii  Horp,  widow  of  feter 
Iloir,  diod  Oct.  Olh,  187.5;  aged  S3  jtais,  1 
moiiih  and  12  days.  She  Wiis  the  mother 
of  9  children,  44  grandchildren,  aud  19  great- 
grandchildre.i.  She  retired  in  usual  good 
hKaltu,  and  expired  during  the  night.  In  her 
case  we  can  li  nly  say,  "A  mother  in  Isra'd 
lias  depart  d."  Funeral  discoursf  by  Elder 
George  Iivin,  from  2  Tim.  It.  7-  8- 

E.  L.  YoDEn. 

In  the  Big  Oreck  church,  Rlchlend  county. 

Ills.,     AUvf.     39ih,     1875,     I.'ANIEL    ^iICI!AEI,S, 

son  of  brother  Aaron  and  siller  Warllia  Mi- 
chaels; aged  10  years,  9  months  and  22  days 
Bro'hor  and  Sister  Mi':ha<l'  were  fornieily 
from  Somerset  county.  Pa.  Funeral  furvlces 
by  the  Brethren.  VVm.  Pul!  en. 

lu  the  .Middlccreek  congregation,  Somerset 
coiinty.  Pa  ,  Nov.  5lh,  1875,  sisler  Eliza- 
B'.TB  Deitz;  aged  78  yea's  4  inontl.s  and  13 
days  Funeral  services  by  Josiah  Barkloy 
and  ihe  writer. 

lu  the  Berlin  congregation, Somerset  coun- 
ty. Fa.,  Nov.  the  2l6t,  .VIacoie,  daughter  of 
friend  Jaii.es  and  sister  Ellt-n  Rrilz;  aged  7 
months  and  1  day.  Funeral-ferviccs  by  the 
wiiier.  Valantine  Blouoh. 

lu  Ihe  Washington  Creek  chnrch,  Miami 
county,  Kaijsas,  biother  IIuNOhicKs  Clauk; 
agi-d  £0  jcais  aud  2  months.  lit  wa3  a  (aiih- 
ful  ra>-mbt'r  of  ihe  chu>ch  for  35  yesirs,  aud  a 
mii'.ibler  for  21  ^ears,  lie  leav.-i  e  v.ile  aud 
eight  chlhlrun.  A  short  and  wull-Jirectod 
fuueral  sermon  was  delivorod  by  brother 
George  Myers,  from  Job  xvi.  22.  Disease, 
typhoii!  Icver  and  sore  throat. 

Jambs  E   Hilkby. 

lu  tho  Beilln  congregation,  1*8., Nov.  22nd, 
ofbr.iin  feViir,  sister  Saiiau  Ratman;  aged 
17  years  ai.d  11  months. 

Siiier  Rayni«u  d:'.:.-i  iu  thebloom  of  youth, 
esteeiusd  by  her  friends  and  akSJciatus.  and 
at  peace  with  her  Maker.-  She  was  ju.l  uuch 
a  young  woman  as  good  people  like  lo  havo 
live  iu  ihe  comnumily.  With  suf  h  llioughts 
in  our  mind,  ipe  selected  for  her  funeral 
itfXt  these  words  from  the  next  to  tho  last 
Verse  in  the  book  of  Pioverb*.  "Favor  is 
deceitful,  aud  buau'.y  is  vain;  bul  a  woman 
that  fe*rctb  Ihe  Lord,  slin  sliall  ba  \>  ai^-d." 

II.    K      HOL.^INOKK. 


IVoiit.  the  I'hUiidilpIiia  l^fshytiriiin. 

From  the  World's  Di-'ponsaiy  Printing 
Office  and  Bindery,  Huifalo,  N.  Y.,  we 
hi.vo  rcuciveJ  ' 'J'iie  I'coijie'f,  ('ommon 
.Soii,^o  Mrdii'ai  Advi.'<er,  in  I'inin  Kij;lisli; 
or,  Medit'iiie  Simplified,"  by  11  Y.  Pierce, 
IM.  1),  ("ouii'f-llor  in  ciiiif  of  IIk-  IJoniil 
of  Pliysiciiiiis  nil  1  Surgeons  ;;t  the  World's 
])ispi:iifcar>.      \Vhocvi'r    helii.i    liiiiii.inily 


in  its  strugijle  with  its  inherent  weakness- 
es and  discasfs,  lo  hear  or  aire,  is  its 
bciii'I'aetor.  Ignorance  is  not  only  of  it- 
self a  Pause  of  diKca^e  and  mortality,  but 
it  is  the  oii'^my  of  every  rfToit  to  cure  or 
I  niitiaste.  Nothitiz  will  so  speedily  re- 
move 'his  <'Hii>e  «■«  a  k>i(iw].'d;^c  (an  elc- 
meiiiary  one  at.  l!'!V^i )  r.f  f  In-  dispuso  to 
^7)>ic!|  we  are  heir,  as  wil  ii->  tho-c  supor- 
i!iiliic?<l  by  our  own  imprudcrc^.  Dr. 
Pi'^rce  hiis  renderctl,  in  ou' judi'm^'i;,  a 
beupfaclor's  service,  bo'h  to  the  ;.filieted 
and  to  'be  profession,  in  hi-*  di^tfonsis  of 
the  di.>-'ea>;es  tr>':ited  of,  and  in  theprescn- 
lalion  of  iho  piiilosophic  jirinciplps  invtd- 
ved  \'.\  th.oir  caii^e  and  rpinovai.  ITc  i.s 
sp-.iii;;sr  of  romed:es,and  usually  prescribes 
such  at!  are  safe  iu  unskilled  liandp.  As 
a  book  Ujcrely  of  abstruct  knowledge,  it 
is  pxceediairly  read:*ble,  cspPoiaMy  the 
following  subjects  :  Cereliral  Phv-iologv, 
Hiiujan  Tomperampnis.  P.-cndo  Flyjficne, 
iL.;  Nur.siiig  of  tho  Siik,  Sleep.  Food, 
^  ontilaticn,  olc.  In  one  cbapicr  on  an- 
o'li'-r  .«ubjcct,  so  dt-licaie  in  i's  nature 
that  it  is  bhut  up  beyond  tlie  domain  of 
warning  to  all  but  phy^icians,  so  accursed 
in  its  rc-uhs  in  modern  !>ociety,  he  is 
most  pxpliei^,  and  alike  true  t*-.  (jod,  to 
vir'up,  to  life,  and  to  society,  sliows  (he 
truth  as  presented  in  the  tcncliings  of 
Sr-ripturc, — that  iirp  iipgins  wiih  ponccp- 
lio'  ,  — wi'h  grra'  force,  to  which  is  added 
failiiftil  warnirg-!. 

I'ive  of  tiie  i^Ipdicrl  Adviser,  SL.'iO, 
.spi;T  postt-aid.  Address  the  nuthor  at 
i?uff^lo,  N.  Y. 

A  limited  uunib;-r  of  unobjeciinnahle  ad- 
vei  tiseii'.eiits   will  ho  aduiiltea  &'„  the  follow- 

itljT   VBttS 

Teu  liues  or  less  constitute  a  sfinarc. 

One  kqnare  1  week,  $   1  00 

"         ■'        1  moiitii,  3  00 

"         •'        2  months,  5  00 

"         «        a         .'  7  50 

'         "       6         "  12  .50 

"         "      12         "  20  00 

DISCODNT   F)K    »I'1CR. 

Oil  2  squares,  -  -        5  per  cent. 

"   3      •'  -  -  10        " 

"   4      "  -  -  15        " 

S'   8      "  -  -  20         " 


KMTEU  BV   SISTER  W.   A.  CLARK. 

Soniotliiui;  now  for  ouryouiig  fulk.*,  :i  pi.Mecn 
page  uuinltily,  or,  four  fuur-imge  wooklius  in 
one,  beautifully  illuKlralcd,  priuled  on  good 
bouk  papur,  and  fully  aduptod  to  tho  wants  of 
iiur   jouug. 

No.  1  of  thii  now  paper  for  our  young  peoplo 
will  appanr  iu*(he  htsl  wook  iu  Haeaintier  and 
nil  a  Kroal  want  in  our  ehuch. — thitl  of  ii  jjoud 
orij;ipul  pnpar  suitod  lo  tho  spucial  wants  of  our 
youug,  and  sent  to  siuglo  kuUsoribors  iit  tho  low 
price  of  75  cents;  6  eopies  for  $J.0O;  10  copies, 
$6.50,  and  all  above  thnt  niiinhor,  60  cts.  each. 

Any  onofeiiding  us  fi  niiuie.-  will  get  a  eopy 
free.  A^euLs  w.iKlcd  ev<  ry  wliorc.  i^viid  lor 
sample  copy  ;ind  pro.'-pei-lu.i.      AdilroMf, 

"THE  \OliNiJ    UISt'lI'LE." 
47  ir.j  Box  50,  liuiitin^duu,  Pi». 


uriRISTIAN  FAMILY  GOMPAJsilON  AUD  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


767 


For  one  ypnr  from  thPlthof  July,  1875, 1  will  eell 
Fuhrney's  Celebrnted  Blood  Cleans- 
er or  Puiiacea,  ten  per  cent,  loss  tliaii  the  reg- 
ular wlioleiiale  [irlce,  to  agoute  anil  otliers  living 
in  the  grapslioppcr  districts,  I  will  sell  to  Farm- 
ers or  Nleehanlcs,  or  any  one  else  nt  wholesale,  bitt 
only  to  one  p«rson  Inside  a  post-offlce  district.  Do 
not  write  and  say  there  are  bo  many  humbugs  In 
the  world,  for  we  all  fenow  that  only  too  well,  but 
rather  try  and  discriminate  between  »  true  busi- 
ness man  and  a  sharper.  I  aim  to  deal  as  honora- 
bly and  as  prompily  with  those  In  a  foreign  coun- 
try as  with  my  nrxt-door  ncl^hbor^— for  i>roo^, 
terms  and  instructions  ho^ir  to  ivll, 
write,  on  po'tnl  card,  to  I>r.  P.  FAUS{NK¥, 
ChicaifO,  111. 


Ar«  those  of  Buffaloes  killed  tbe  l^.tler 
part  of  Novfinhcr  and  in  D'  cemtior.  Such 
are  now  beginning  to  come  itilo  market,  «nd 
the  best  time  'o  order  llobfs  is  riuring  Ih^ 
■winter  luon  h', being  cbespe  ,  and  good  Ro!  es 
nioroplcniy  i  have  jusl  niaue  ana' x'lneuls 
with  a  pMly  to  get  from  the  Ir.dians  for  me 
a  larsre  supply  of  Indian  tan  Robes,  Al^L 
WHOLE  AND  NEW.  All  who  want  Rohrs 
should  i-ol  decline  sending  because  the  win- 
lei'  baR  partly  advanced.  During  the  .»pring 
large   dealers   and    speculators    buy   up    the 

best  Rob    B;    AND    IMIICE^  WILL   RULE    IIIGUER 

NEXT  SBASON-  Such  an  opiiortnnity  to  get 
first  cla^s  liulian  tan  Robes  may  not  occur 
again.  Send  at  once,  before  you  fo'get  it, 
for  my  illustrated  circuler  and  price  list,  sent 
FUEE.     Addiess, 

J.  S    FLORY, 
48-tf.] Giotley,  Colo. 

THE    WEEKLY    SUN. 


sinews  of  the  day  will  be  found  in  it,  con- 
densed when  unimportant,  at  full  length 
when  of  moment;  and  alwayc,  we  trust, 
treated  in  a  clear,  interesting  and  instructive 
manner. 

It  is  our  aim  to  make  the  Weekly  Sun  the 
best  family  newspaper  in  the.  world,  and  we 
shall  continue  to  give  in  its  columns  a  large 
amount  of  inisecllaneous  reading,  such  as 
sto.-iei*,  tal's,  poems,  scientific  intelligence 
and  ogrioMltural  inforinalion,  for  which  we 
are  not  able  to  matu  room  in  our  daily  edi- 
tion. !'he  agricultural  department  eipecial- 
ly  is  oua  of  ili*  proiuiaent  features.  The 
fashions  ara  ulso  regularly  reported  in  its 
columns;  and  so  artj  the  marWeti  of  oTory 
kind. 

Th-;  Weekly  Sun,  eio;ht  pages  with  fltty- 
six  broad  columns,  is  only  SI -20  a  year  post 
age  vrrpaid.  As  this  price  barelt  repays  the 
cost  of  the  paper,  no  discount  on  bo  made 
from  this  rate  to  clubs,  agents,  postmasters 
or  anyone. 

The  Daily  Sun,  a  large  four-page  news- 
paper of  twenty-eight  colurnns,  gives  all  the 
news  for  two  cents  a  copy.  Subscription, 
postage  prepaid,  5.5  cents  a  mouth,  or  8!). 50 
a  year.  Sunday  edition  extra,  $1.10  per 
ye.Ar.  We  have  no  trav.-ling  agon's. 
4G6]    Address,  TFIE  SUN,  New  York  City. 


177G. 


IfSW  YORK. 


1876. 


Eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-six  is  the 
Centennial  year.  It  is  also  the  year  in 
which  an  Opposition  Hou»e  of  Representa- 
tives, the  til  St  since  tbo  war,  will  be  ia  pow- 
er at  Washington;  and  tbe  year  of  iha  twen- 
ty-third election  of  a  President  of  the  United 
States.  All  of  these  events  are  sura  to  be  of 
great  interest,  especially  ths  two  latter;  and 
all  of  them  and  everything  connected  with 
them  will  be  fully  and  freshly  reported  and 
expounded  in  The  Sun. 

The  Opposition  House  of  Representatives, 
taking  up  the  line  of  iiiquiry  opened  years 
ago  by  The  Sun,  will  sternly  and  diligently 
investigate  the  corruptions  and  misdeeds  of 
Giant's  adminiitration;  and  will,  it  is  to  be 
hoped,  l:y  the  foundation  for  a  new  and 
better  period  in  our  national  history.  Of  all 
this  Tue  Sun  will  contain  complete  and  ac- 
cui ate  account,  furnishing  its  readers  with 
early  and  trustworthy  iu.''ormdtion  upon 
these  absorbing  topics. 

The  twenty-third  Presidential  eleetian, 
with  the  preparations  for  it,  will  be  memora- 
ble as  deciding  upon  Grant's  asidralions  for 
a  third  term  of  power  and  plunder,  and  still 
more  as  deciding  who  shall  be  the  candidate 
of  the  party  of  Retorra,  and  as  electing  that 
candidate.  Concerning  all  these  subjects, 
those  who  read  The  Sun  will  have  the  con- 
stant means  of  being  thoroughly  well  in- 
formed. 

The  Webkly  Sun,  which  has  atialned  a 
ciiculation  cf  eighty  thousand  copies,  al- 
ready has  its  readers  in  every  State  and  Ter- 
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ISeantilnl  Things. 


Bpautifiil  faces  are  those  that  wear — 
It  matters  but  little  if  dark  or  fair — 
VVhole-'Oulod  honesty  printed  there. 

Beautiful  eyes  are  those  the.t  show, 

Like  crystal  panes  where  liearth-flres  glow, 

R-autiful  thoughts  that  burn  below. 

Beautiful  lips  arc  tho°e  whose  woids, 
Leap  from  the  heart  liliu  songs  of  birds. 
Yet  whose  utterances  prudence  girds. 

Beautiful  hands  aro  those  that  do 
Work  that  is  earnest  and  bravo  and  true, 
Moment  by  moment  the  long  day  through. 

Beautiful  feet  aie  those  that  go 
On  kindly  rain.sliies  to  and  fro- 
Down  the  lowliest  ways,  if  God  wills  it  bo. 

Beautiful  shoulders  are  those  that  bear 
Ceaselt'ss  burdens  of  homely  care. 
With  patient  grace  and  dailv  prayer. 

Beautiful  lives  arc  those  that  bless — 

Silent  rivers  of  happiness. 

Whose  hidden  fountains  few  may  guess. 

Beautiful  twilight,  at  set  of  suu. 
Beautiful  goal,  with  race  well  won, 
Beautiful  rest,  with  work  well  done. 

Beautiful  graves,  where  grasses  creep. 
Where  brown    leaves    fall,  where  drifts  He 

deep 
Over  worn-out  hands  !     O,  beautiful  sleep  ! 
— Selected  by  S    Hofferd. 
Sat-inda,  Col. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
<'Bra8S,  Tfu,;iron  and  Lead.', 


BY  M.  M.  ESHELMAN. 


Odd  subjects  indeed  I  However, 
not  too  odd  tor  our  Father  in  heaven; 
for  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  unto 
the  prophet,  saying,  "All  they  are 
brass,  and  tin,  and  iron  and   lead,  in 


the  midst  of  the  furnace.  Brass,  tin, 
iron,  and  lead  all  differ  from  each  oth- 
er in  hardness  and  ductility  ;  hence 
the  Lord  wisely  uses  these  as  em- 
blems of  the  condition  of  his  chnrch  in 
her  corrupted  state ;  not  as  wood, 
hay,  and  stubble,  which  aro  easily 
oonsuii>.e.d"aud  leave  no  refined  body, 
but  as  brass,  tin,  iron  and  lead,  which 
when  subjected  to  intense  heat,  be- 
come purer  and  better.  Therefore, 
God  designed  to  take  away  the 
dross  by  sore  affliction,  leaving  them 
purer  ond  better  qualified  to  "keep 
his  coi-.iniandmento." 

"Whatsoever  was  written  aforetime 
was  written  for  our  learning."  What 
then  may  we  learn  from  this  historic- 
al fact  ?  May  we  not  learn,  as  a 
body,  to  diligently  strive  to  avoid  the 
uD')oly  actions  of  our  "neighbors"? 
Rcfraiu  from  shedding  blood,  taking 
usury,  and  gaining  greedily  of  our 
nnighbor  by  extortion." 

May  we  not  also  learn  the  import- 
ant lesson  of  ridding  our  hearts  of  the 
bra?s,  and  the  tin,  and  the  iron,  and 
the  lead  which  weigh  us  down  con- 
tinually ?  God  does'nt  want  brassy 
hearts.  God  does'nt  want  leaden 
hearts.  He  wants  refined  hearts, 
pure  as  silver  and  gold.  He  wants 
golden  hearts, — hearts  that  show 
forth  the  prait-es  of  Him  who  hath 
called  us  from  darkness  into  light. 
Good,  sound,  pure,  living  hearts,  that 
delight  in  his  law  and  precepts. 

To  get  and  keep  such  hearts,  God, 
by  His  Son  Jesus,  gave  us  rules. 
Among  many  we  find :  "Let  your  af- 
fections be  on  things  above  and  not 
on  things  ou  the  earth."  Col.  3  2 
Put  on,  therefore,  as  the  elect  of  God, 
holy  and  beloved,  bowels  of  mercies, 
feipdness,  humbleness  of  mind,  meek- 


ness, long-suffering." — Col.  3:12  Eph. 

4:24. 

Putting  on  "the  neiv  man,"  is  to 
exercise  in  kindness,  meekness,  gen- 
tleness, patience,  long-suffering,  tem- 
perance, ;  and  keeping  all  the  com- 
candments  of  the  Lord,  ever  showing 
by  word  and  action,  that  we  have 
tasted  of  the  Heavenly  gift. 

The  time  for  meeting  in  annual 
council  will  come  again.  Now  why 
cannot  all,  (and  especially  those 
whose  duty  it  is  to  set  things  in  or- 
derin  the  house  of  the  Lord),  endeav- 
or, by  the  help  of  the  Lor^,  to  retain 
"the  Spirit  of  Christ"  in  .■speaking  ? 
Why  not  "put  on  kindness,'' — a  com- 
mand equally  as  binding  as  any  oth- 
er— and  thus  obey  the  command  "be 
of  one  mind  ?'' 

I  hope,  and  earnestly  pray,  that 
this  council  may  be  noted  for  its  har- 
mony. I  firmly  believe,  that  if  all 
who  expect  to  attend,  would  spend 
the  time  previous  to  the  meeting  ia 
earnest  secret  prayer,  asking  God  to 
keep  them  in  the  bonds  of  love,  and 
brotherly  affection,  that  the  unity  of 
the  spirit  in  the  bonds  of  peace  would 
be  maintained.  Let  all  who  attend 
divest  themselves  of  the  idea  of  gain- 
ing personal  ends.  Know  nothing, 
but  the  promotion  of  Christ's  cauee 
and  the  glorification  of  the  Father, 
and  then  the  work  will  be  well 
done. 

And  let  those  who  do  not  attend  be 
diligently  engaged  iu  asking  God  to 
influence  his  chosen  ones  with  his 
Holy  Spirit.  The  Prayer  of  saints  is 
powerful. 

O  what  a  pity  if  any  one  should  go 
there  with  some  dross  in  hi.s  heart! 
Do  not  forget  that  ye  aro  Nazarenes  ; 
therefore   the  place  wherein  ye  meet 


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should  be  Christ's  Ntzareth.  The 
Jews  "wondered  at  the  gracious 
words  which  proceeded  out  of  Jesus' 
uioutb."  May  "the  Spirit  of  Christ" 
characterize  all  God's  peopleinsomuch 
that  the  world  may  wonder  &tllieir 
"gracious  words." 

Kindness  is  powerful  in  overcom- 
ing the  world  and  our  depraved  na- 
tures. I  would  use  it  and  persist  in 
using  it  until  there  was  no  more  hope 
of  succeeding  by  it.  I  by  no  means 
advocate  "tameness  of  character  and 
instability  for  the  sake  of  peace,''  but 
an  unwillingness  to  fall  out  about  tri- 
fles. Let  gentleness,  charity,  and 
loving  kicdness  distinguish  our  speech 
rather  than  reproofs  and  rebukes. 

My  very  dear  brethren  will  kindly 
overlcck  anything  in  this  article  that 
may  appear  like  violation  of  duty,  for 
my  zeal  and  love  for  the  brotherhood 
prompts  me  to  use  no  untempered 
mortar.  My  love  for  harmony 
among  us  has  led  my  pen  into  a  diff- 
erent direction  from  that  intended  in 
the  beginning.  "Let  broiherly  love 
continue." 
Lanark,  III. 

^^^.  .^.^ — . 

For  tbe  Companion  and  Visitor. 
My  Conviction. 


BY  GEORGE  BUCHER. 


One  morning  I  read  "Mutual  Sym- 
pathy and  Service"  in  No.  36,  page 
570,  and  tbe  remarks  there  made  were 
a  forcible  reminder  to  me  of  the  duties 
of  both  minister  and  layman.  But 
what  made  the  su'ijcct  the  more  im- 
prcstivewcs,  that  Phil.  4tb  was  in 
order  that  morning  for  our  devotions  ; 
and  between  'Mutual  Sympathy  and 
Service"  ard  Phil.  4tb  there  is  a  beau- 
tiful agreement. 

In  respect  to  the  minister,  the  edi- 
tor tays,  "Bear  up  under  your  dis- 
cjurogenitnte.  Dj  what  you  can — 
all  yc.ur  circumstance  s  will  permit 
you  to  do,  and  do  it  sincerely,  as  unto 
the  Lord,  and  not  as  unto  men  and 
unto  self.  Tbe  Saviour  of  sinners  is 
in  sympathy  with  you  in  your  labors 
of  love  to  save  souls.  Petition  the 
the  throne  of  heavenly  grace  for  grace 
to  help  in  time  of  need.  Things  may 
change,  and  a  brighter  day,  bringing 
increased  facilities  for  usefulness,  may 
yet  dawn  upon  you.  But  should  you 
have  to  bear  your  burdens  still,  and 
continue  to  labor  under  many  disad- 
yuutages,  if  you  are  persevering    and 


faithful,  your  rewaid  in  another  world 
may  be  the  richer." 

Paul  in  Phil.  4:  11— 13  says  "I 
have  learned,  in  whatsoever  state  1 
am,  therewith  to  be  content.  I  know 
both  how  to  be  abased,  and  I  know 
how  to  abound  :  everywhere  and  in 
all  things  I  am  instructed  both  to  be 
full  and  to  be  hungry,  both  to  abound 
and  to  suffer  need.  I  can  do  all  things 
through  Christ  which  strengtheneth 
me." 

These  should  be  the  motives  of 
every  servantof  the  Lord  Jesus.  That 
minister  who  will  not  preach  except 
he  sees  the  dollars  and  cents,  should 
lay  his  armor  by  and  strike  for  serv- 
ing mammon  altogether.  As  to  the 
ministers'  motives,  none  will  be  any 
the  worse  (many  of  us  better)  by  giv- 
ing the  following  a  prayerful  reading 
and  consideration.  "The  Christian 
ministers  who  succeeded  the  apostles 
were  men  of  heavenly  virtue  ;  without 
sectarian  bigotry.  They  had  courage 
without  indiscretion,  and  carefulness 
without  fear.  They  guarded  thoir 
flocks  as  good  shepherds,  and  led 
them  in  every  virtue.  They  were 
'Marshals'  greater  than  Napoleon's  ; 
of  any  army  greater  than  the  'Guard  ' 
No  stain  tarnished  their  fair  fame. 
Their  garments  of  righteousness  were 
whiter  than  the  falling  snow.  Sonje 
of  them  were  celebrated  alone  for  the 
greatness  of  goodness  ;  and  some  ad- 
ded the  charms  of  intellectual  endow- 
ments; but  all  were  noble,  Leavenly- 
niinded,  bold,  fearless,  and  pure; 
adorning  every  truth  of  virtue  or  faith 
with  the  unblemished  lustre  of  their 
heavenly  character.  They  instructed 
their  fljcks  faithfully,  iruly,  fervently 
and  affectionately  ;  ever  more  careful 
to  promote  faith  than  to  please  the 
fancy,  to  prepare  for  sacrifice  than  en- 
courage earthly  hope  ;  ready  to  'depart 
on  the  morrow',  by  any  road  that 
would  lead  soonest  to  glory."  (N. 
Summerbell,  in  History  of  Christian- 
ity, page  58.) 

in  respect  to  the  minister's  support 
we  may  turn  the  subject  as  we  will, 
we  must  acknowledge,  nevertheless, 
that  the  minister  of  the  gospel  is  jus- 
tified by  the  gospel  in  accepting  help. 
I  will  here  state  a  syllogism  : 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  members  of  tbe 
church  to  "bear  one  another's  bur- 
dens ;" 

Ministering  brethren  are  members 
of  the  church  ; 

Therefore,  their  burdens  should  be 
borne;     On  this  head  the  editor  says, 


"Would  not  some  of  our  wealthy 
brethren  find  it  much  to  their  spirit- 
ual advantage,  to  have  lees  of  ibis 
world's  goods  or  wealth,  if  the  dimin- 
ishing of  their  stock  is  produced  by 
contributions  made  for  Christ's  sake 
and  the  gospel's?  Such  a  liberality 
might  endear  them  more  to  our  heav- 
enly Master,  and  prepare  the  way  for 
the  reception  of  a  larger  share  of  the 
gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  And  while 
the  wealthy  would  thus  find  it  to  their 
advantf»ge  thus  to  give,  the  needy 
that  would  receive  would  likewise  be 
greatly  benefi'ted  bv  the  transaction." 

Paul  in  Phil.  4  :  14—18  says.  "Not- 
withstanding, ye  have  well  done  that 
ye  did  communicate  with  my  affliction. 
Now  ye  Philippia'is,  know  also,  that 
in  the  b  'ginuiufj  of  the  goppel,  when 
I  departed  from  Macedonia,  no  church 
cotumuuicated  with  me  as  togivingand 
receiving,  but  ye  only.  For  even  ia 
Tbessalouica  ye  sent  onca  and  again 
unto  my  necessity.  Not  because  I 
desire  a  gift :  but  I  desire  fruit  that 
may  abound  to  your  account.  But  I 
have  all  and  abound  :  I  am  full,  hav- 
ing received  of  Epaphroditua  tbe 
things  which  were  sent  from  you,  an 
odor  of  a  sweet  smell,  a  sacrifice  ac- 
ceptable, well-pleasiug  to  God." 

Christ,  when  here  on  earth,  had 
need  of  food  and  raiment,  and  in  his 
ministerial  labors  there  were  those 
who  contributed  to  his  necessities.  In 
Luke  8  :  1 — 3,  we  read,  "And  it  came 
to  pass  after  ward, I  hat  he  went  through- 
out every  city  and  village,  preaching 
and  showing  the  glad  tidings  of  the 
kingdom  of  God  :  and  the  twelve  were 
with  him,  and  certain  women,  which 
had  been  healed  of  evil  spirits  and 
infirmities,  Mary  called  JJagdalena, 
cut  of  whom  went  seven  devils,  and 
Joanna  the  wife  of  Chuza,  Herod's 
steward,  and  Susanna,  and  many 
others,  which  ministered  unto  him  of 
their  substance."  Here  Luke  informs 
us  that  Christ  "went  throughout  every 
city  aad  village,"  to  do  which  he 
labored  hard;  and  as  "the  laborer  is 
worthy  of  his  hire,"  "gsrtaiu  women" 
"and  mauy  others"  "ministered  uuto 
him  of  their  substance." 

Now  if  Christ,  "iu  whom  dwelloth 
all  the  fulness  of  the  godhead  bodily," 
needed  assistance,  why  should  not  his 
ministers  need  it?  "The  servant  is 
not  greater  thau  this  Lord."  And  if 
Christ  who  "is  the  propitiation  for 
our  sins,"  and  who  "can  be  touched 
with  the  feeling  of  our  infirmities," 
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prevent  his  ministers  from  accepting 
it?  "Looking  unto  Jesus  the  author 
and  fiuisher  of  our  faith." 

But  this   giving   and    receiving   is 
liable  to  great  corruption.     So    many 
are  apt  to  go   to   extremes.     One  ex- 
treme is  that  the  minister  should  have 
no  assistance.     The  other  is   that  he 
should  do  nothing  by  way  of  support- 
ing himself.     On  these  extremes  ma- 
ny   unnecessary    words    have    been 
spent.     Scripture  has  been  cited  again 
and  again  on  both  sidas  with  no   bet- 
ter results  than    to    rend    it    from  its 
primary  meauiiig.     Truth  lies  between 
extremes.     The  minister   who    labors 
with  his  own  hands  so  as  to   eat    his 
own  bread,  as  far  as  his    high  calling 
allows,  will  preach    none   the    worse 
for  it.     And  the  minister  who  spends 
all  his  time  in  reading  and  study  will 
preach  cone  the  better  fori*.     Do  not 
all  human  beings  need  physical   exer- 
cise ?     Is  not  soiiie  us'jful  occupation 
as  good  a  physical  exercise   as  many 
gymnastics,  and,  morally,    more    so  ? 
"To  make  ourself  an    ensample   unto 
you  to  follow  us."  2  Thess.  3  :  9.    But 
the  income  of  a  minister   may  not  be 
adequate  to  meet  his  expenses  ?   What 
shall  he   do  under   such    circumstan- 
ces ?     Shall  he  preach  less  and    work 
more?     Must  he  get   poorer    in    this 
world's  goods,  whilst  other   members 
are  getting  riclier  ?     Is   it   right  that. 
one  member  suffer  so  much  more  than 
other;*  ?     When  one    aiember   suffers 
do  not  then    all    the    other    members 
suffer   too?      A    ministering    brother 
who  is  getting  poorer,  year  after  year  ; 
who,  with  all  his  energy    and    econo- 
my, cannot  reverse  it;   who    has   one 
to  two    meetings   every    Lord's  day, 
and  many  calls  beside,   should    verily 
have  soii^e  asBisian(e 
Cornwall,  Fa 


JModeru  Jerusalem. 


The  history  of  Jerusalem  from  the 
ascension  of  Christ  to  our  time  has 
been  most  eventful.  After  its  over- 
throw by  Titus,  and  the  ploughing  up 
of  its  loundations  in  search  of  buried 
treasure,  until  not  one  stone  was  left 
upon  another,  it  remained  for  a  con 
siderable  period  as  a  Roman  garrison. 
About  A.  D.  135  the  notorious  Bar- 
chochebas,  who  claimed  to  be  the 
Messiah,  raised  a  revolt,  and  seized 
Jerusalem.  The  troops  of  the  Em- 
peror Adrian  recaptured  it,  and  utter- 
ly dispersed  the   Jewish    population, 


and  prohibited  their  settlement  in 
the  city.  They  have  never  had  the 
rights  of  citizenship  in  their  ancient 
capital,  except  a  few  years  during 
the  brief  reign  of  Julian,  for  1700 
years.  Jerusalem  has  been  taken  by 
siege  and  storm  some  seven  or  eight 
times  since  the  days  ot  Christ,  and 
has  more  often  still  changed  mas- 
ter.«. 

The  pilgrimages  to  Jerusalem  be- 
gan nearly  fifteen  centuries  ago. 
About  A.  D.  1000,  the  opinion  pre- 
vailed that  the  second  coming  of 
Christ  was  at  hand  ;  this  caused  a 
vast  flow  of  pilgrims  to  Jerusalem. 
The  Moslem  rulers  thought  this 
might  be  turned  to  profit,  so  they 
levied  a  tax  of  a  piece  of  gold  upon 
each  pilgrim  that  entered  the  holy 
city.  This  tax,  with  the  indignities 
and  insults  heaped  on  pilgrims  of  all 
ranks  by  the  Mohammedans,  excited 
great  indignation  in  Europe,  and  un- 
der the  fiery  appeals  of  Peter  the 
Hermit,  and  the  indulgence  granted 
by  the  Pope  to  all  volunteers,  aij  im- 
mense army  was  raised  ,  and  as  they 
went  to  rescue  the  holy  sepulcre,  and 
marched  under  the  banner  of  the 
cros.'',  they  were  called  crusaders.  On 
the  13th  of  July,  A.  D.  1099,  God- 
frey, Duke  of  of  Bouillon,  with  a  vast 
army,  took  Jerusalem  by  storm,  and 
with  a  vastand  indiscriminate  slaugh- 
ter, put  the  Moslems  to  the  sword. 
Godfrey  was  elected  and  declared 
Kiiig  of  Jerusalem.  The  Christians 
held  it  88  years.  The  renowned  Sul- 
tan Saladin,  in  A.  D.  118T,  wrested 
the  city  from  the  Christians.  It  has 
continued  under  Mohammedan  rule 
for  nearly  700  years.  Tiie  crusades 
continued  for  a  period  of  174  years  — 
the  last  one  being  A.  D.  1270.  They 
were  wonderful  movements  of  pietv, 
fanaticism  and  ambition,  and  exerted 
no  small  influence  upon  the  civ- 
ilization and  governments  of  Eu- 
rope. 

Jerusalem  is  a  small  city,  the  most 
reliable  statistics  not  nsaking  it  more 
than  12,000  inhabitants.  The  coun- 
try around  is  a  limestone  formation 
— the  rocks  almost  everywhere  bare 
of  earth, — and  presents,  so  say  tour- 
ists, a  sterile  and  dreary  aspect.  The 
olive  tree  thrives,  but  few  others  do. 
Jerusalem  has  but  little  commerce  or 
manufactures,  save  in  relics  and  souv- 
enirs purchased  by  pilgrims  and 
tourists.  It  lives  upon  its  ancient 
memories.  Thousands  from,  all 
Christian   lands,   especially  fl-om  the 


Greek  and  Roman  branches  of  the 
church,  annually  visit  El  Koudes,  or 
"the  Holy,"  as  the  Mohammedans 
call  it.  The  present  walls  of  Jerusa- 
lem were  built  by  the  Sultan  Sulei- 
man, the  Magnificent,  about  A.  D. 
1542. 

On  the  supposed  site  of  the  Holy 
Sspulchre  is  built  the  church  of  the 
Holy  Sepulchre,  first  built  by  Con- 
stantine,  about  A.  D.  335.  There 
are  some  large  convents,  and  eight  or 
ten  mosques.  The  houses  of  Jerusa- 
lem are  substantially  built  of  lime- 
stone, and  of  course,  according  to  Or- 
iental style,  are  flat-roofed.  The  ffat- 
roof  and  bare  walls  give  a  gloomy, 
and  heavy  look,  even  to  its  most 
thronged  and  stirring  localities. 

What  e  npires,  cities,  and  systems 
of  religion,  and  philosophy,  and 
mighty  names  has  Jerusalem  sur- 
vived !  She  shall  be  forever  venera- 
ble, and  memorable,  until  the  good 
are  housed  in  the  Jerusalem  above. — 
Texas  Advocate. 


The  Diviue  Breesss. 


The  advantage  of  Christianity  over 
a  religion  which  consists  of  morality 
only,  is  that  it  recognizes  and  invokes 
a  power  transcending  mere  human 
will — the  power  of  a  personal  and 
sympathizing  God.  We  have  seen  a 
sail-boat  almost  becalmed  drift  on  a 
shoal  where  she  just  caught  and  hung. 
The  crew  strove  to  push  her  off  with 
poles;  they  got  out  oars,  and  tried  to 
give  her  headway  with  those  ;  and  all 
their  strength  could  hardly  nvove  her. 
Then  a  bre(Z9  casie  up  and  the  sails 
swelled  and  drew,  and  in  an  instant 
the  boat  swept  into  the  deep  water 
and  floated  free.  So  when  man  has 
struggled  almost  helple.'^sly  against  his 
own  defecis  he  may  find  in  God'sgraco 
a  power  that  will  lift  him  out  of  them. 

A  ship  toils  down  a  land-locked 
harbor  ;  the  wind  just  suffices  to  keep 
her  moving;  she  lacks  constantly  be- 
tween narrow  banks,  and  trims  her 
sails  to  catch  each  shifting  breath  of 
air  ,  yet  how  slowly  she  gains  I  But 
beyond  the  headlands  the  whit ;  caps  are 
are  flashing,  the  great  winds  of  ocean 
are  blowing  ;  she  creeps  at  last  out  of 
the  harbor,  and  now  she  rushes  like  a 
strong,  free  bird  out  into  the  bound- 
less sea  !  So  we  toil  along,  sometimes 
despondent,  yet  finding  grace  sufficient 
for  the  hour ;  andju.si  before  us  lie 
the  freedom  aud  gloiy  of  eteruity. 


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.Sow  Evf'rywUere. 


llcw  pf  ed  the  seed-tiiue  on  its  way  ! 
Already  autumu  fruits  we  gather; 
The  harvest  Odds  reveal  to-day 

What  germs  were  sown  in  favoring  weath- 
er; 
And  fast  the  seed-time  of  Life's  year 
Is  passing,  and  the  day  of  reaping 
Will  prove  what  we  have  planted  here, 
Ere  with  our  futheri  we  are  sleeping, 
hft  us  beside  all  waters  sow, 
Ere  our  !<  st  summer  sun  hangs  low. 

But  one,  perhaps,  this  day  may  ask  — 

"If  faithfully  good  seed  I  scatter 
By  my  own  dcor,  is  not  my  task 

Fuiniled  7  for  other  fields  what  matter  ? 
Why  should  I  plant  alougthe  Nile, 

Or  sow  beside  the  Ganges  weeping, 
■When  vinejards  here  at  home,  the  while. 

Lie  waste  for  want  of  careful  keeping?" 
Nay,  Eister,  by  all  waters  sow. 
Ere  thy  last  summer  sun  hangs  low. 

«'In  all  iha  world,"  said  Jesus,   'go" — 

Ere.  to  the  highest  throne  ascending, 
He  parted  fiom  th'  <  li.vcn, — and  "lo  ! 

I'm  with  you  al  way  lill  the  ending." 
Thus  broad  the  purpose  of  his  love, 

Is  by  his  last  command  attested, 
And,  since  he  took  his  place  above, 

With  uuiversal  power  invested, 
Why  fear  in  all  his  flelds  to  sow? 
Why  doubt  the  hai  vest's  joy  to  know  ? 

"He  fashioned  their  hearts,"  flke  ouie, 
"Of  one  blood."     He  haih   made  all  na- 
tions, 
And  bids  us  with  our  borrowed  powers, 

Repeat  his  owu  kind  invitations — 
"Come!  diink  Life's  waters,  all  who  will  !" 

The  Bride,  harmonious  with  the  Spirit, 

Says   "Come  !" — and   lot  that  swtet   word 

Btill 

Flow  from  the  lips  of  all  who  hear  it. 

To  every  wafting  breeze  of  heaven 

Let  that  glad  gospel  call  be  given. 

Cast  on  the  waters,  freely  cast 

The  bread  of  Life,  all  borders  cheering; 
Old  bounds,  old  distances  are  past — 

'Tis  now  as  if  dark  land  were  nearing 
Our  tiulh-lit  clime,  impelling  steam 

And  strange  electric  power  are  weaving 
Short  pathways,  till  far  nations  seem 

Close  to  our  shores  our  words  receiving. 
Have  we  good  seed,  and  dare  retaiu 
In  idle  hands,  the  precious  grain  ? 

Thou  knowest  not  what  will  prosper  best — 
This  work    or   that  ;    thou   knowest    not 
whether 
The  East  may  not  outdo  the  West 

When  all  ihe  shaves  arc  heaped  together; 
Ai  d  "after  many  days"  are  o'er, 
Tliou  may'st  e'cp  bare,  with  joy  discern- 
ing? 


Some  blessing  from  a  distant  shore. 
F'ud  all  thy  bread  to  Ihee  returning, 
And  say,  "That  sacrtd  word  how  tru;!- 
'Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  to  you.'  " 
—  Chriftlan  Secretary. 

♦««. 

For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 


PACKAGE  NO.  2. 


Some  persons  have  a  sort  of  a  vague 
idea  of  their  owu  sinfulness,  and,  at 
times,  feel  a  desire  to  come  to  Jesus 
and  join  in  with  the  people  of  God  ; 
hut  they  suppose  they  are  not  fit,  and 
think  they  v?ill  wait  awhile  lill  they 
are  better  prepared.  Now,  pride  is  ai 
the  root  of  such  a  notion,  and  such 
persona  have  never  had  a  propor 
sense  of  the  "exceeding  sinfulness  of 
sin."  They  desire  salvation,  but  are 
a  little  too  proud  to  accept  it  as  a 
free,  unmerited  gift.  When  they 
come  they  wish  to  brinpj  somothinp 
that  will  recommend  them  to  the 
Lord.  Or  perhaps  they  have  conceiv- 
ed that  idea  more  through  ignorance 
than  pride.  Those  who  feel  that  it  ia 
utterly  impossible  for  them  to  bring 
anything  that  would  recommend  them 
are  the  better  prepared.  "Blessed 
are  the  poor  inspirit;  fortheir'sia 
the  kingdom  of  heaven."  The  fol- 
lowing lines  show  the  proper  condi- 
tion of  a  penitent  : 

Here  is  my  heart — surely  the   gift  tho'  poor, 

My  God  will  net  despise  ; 

Vainly  and   long  I  sought   to  make  it  pure. 

To  meet  Thy  searching  eyes. 

Corrupted  first  iu  Adam's  fall, 

The  stains  of  sin  pollute  It  all. 

My  guilty  heart !" 

'•Here  is  my  heart — my  heart  so  hard  before, 

Now  by  Thy  Grace  made  meet  j 
Yet   bruised  and    wearied  it   can  only  pour. 
Its  anguish  at  thy  feet. 
It  groans  beneath  the  wcitrht  of  sin. 
It  sighs  salvation's  joy's  to  win. 
My  mourning  heart !" 

"Here  is  my  heart — it  trembles  to  draw  near 

The  glory  of  thy  throne. 
Give  it  the  shining  robe  thy   servants  wear, 
Of  righteousness  thine  own  ; 
Its  pride  and  folly  chase  away, 
And  all  its  vanity,  I  pray, 

My  humble  heart. 

Many  pious  persons,  from  a  want 
of  knowledge  or  consideration,  fall 
into  the  habit  of  using  many  sinful 
words,  such  as,  "Good  laws  I"  "My 
goodness!"  "Dear  knows!"  and  so 
forth.  All  such  expressions  are  sub- 
Btitutos  for  profane    words.     The  real 


meaning  of  "good  laws,"  is  good 
Lord  ;  and  those  who  say  'dear 
knows"  intend  to  be  understood  as 
having  said,  God  knows.  Now  how 
does  God  look  upon  a  christian  that 
will  envelope  his  holy  name  in  such 
flifiisy  covering  aad  constantly  toss  it 
about  in  covereaiion,  as  thoughtlff-s 
as  a  child  would  his  ball  ia  play? 
"Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name," 
therefore  it  should  bu  spoken  rever- 
eutly  ;  "For  Gwd  will  not  held  him 
guiltless  that  takes  his  name  in  vain." 
if  we  have  failed  to  convince  any  one 
that  such  words  are  profane,  or  bor- 
dering on  profanity,  they  cannot  de- 
ny that  they  are  idle  words,  and  we 
are  to  give  an  account  in  the  day  of 
judgment  for  every  idle  word  we 
speak.  "By  thy  words  thou  sbalt  bo 
ju8ltfi3d,  and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt 
be  condemned."  Such  words  have 
an  appearance  of  evil,  to  say  the  very 
least  of  them,  and  wo  are  commanded 
to  "abstain  from  all  appearance  of 
evil."  Some  may  think  the  language 
too  strong  to  be  u.sod  in  this  counec- 
lion,  but  we  are  very  anxious  that 
this  seed  should  bring  forth  fruit,  and 
these  verses  may  cause  it  to  sink  deep- 
er into  every  heart : 

''Oh  !  Gcd,  how  painful  'tis  to  hear 

Our  fellow  men  deride, 
Ttie  lofiy  One  whom  we  should  fear. 

The  Sacred  Crucified  ; 

How  slightly  they  revere  his  name, 

How  lightly  hold  his  death. 
They  could  not  expiate  the  same. 

With  every  mortal's  breath  ! 

Is  it  not  wrong  that  they  should  scoff, 

At  Him  so  cruelly  slain, 
Who  came   from  Heavenly  bliss   to  quaff, 

That  bitter  cup  of  pain  ? 

We  have  felt  much  interest  in 
brother  Bright'^  articles  on  'the  "Be- 
atitudes," and  suggest  that  when  he 
gets  through  with  that  subject  he 
will  take  up  the  12th  chapter  of  Ro- 
mans. There  is  subjuct  matter 
enough  in  each  verse  for  a  good,  long 
article. 


Snuday-Sctaoolfi). 


[Opening  addres*  by  A.  7.  Curry,  at  the 
Susquehanna  CoBference  S.  8.  Convention, 
held  at  Rome,  New  York,  May  4th,  1875. 
Prepared  for  publication  by  request  of  cou- 
vention.  Subject,  The  Duty  of  the  Free 
Methodist  Church  In  relation  to  Sunday- 
school  Interests.] 

The  Sunday-school  is  a  child  of 
modern  times,  and  was  born  in  tho 
last  century.  Different  countries  and 
oven   contiQeDts    claim    its  nativity ; 


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difl'ereut  individuals  its  pareatasre.  It 
is  however,  couceded  that  Robert 
Rttikes  of  Gioucetiter,  England,  Lad 
the  houor  of  uourishing  it  into  a 
healthy,  vigorous  growth,  and  briog- 
ing  it  into  general  notice.  He  organ- 
ized Sunday-schools  for  the  purpose 
of  teaching  poor  and  negltcted  chil- 
dren how  to  read  nod  write  and  the 
catechism  of  the  Anglica.i  Chnrcb. 
About  the  beginning  of  this  centnry 
the  Sunday-schools  began  to  change 
from  their  original  secular,  to  their 
present  almost  exclusive  religious  in- 
Btruction. 

This  institutitutiou,  so  feeble  iu  its 
beginning,  has  spread  itself  abroad 
with  astonishing  rapidity,  until  it  is 
now  alinost  coexistant  with  the  Chris- 
tian religion,  and  exerting  an  influ- 
ence on  the  rising  generation  as  great, 
if  not  greater  than  that  of  any  other, 
ft  is  making  indelible  impressioas  on 
tiie  plastic  minds  of  our  youth,  and 
will  have  much  to  do  in  molding  their 
characters  and  fi-xing  their  destiny  for 
two  worlds.  At  the  same  time  it  is 
imparting  a  bias  to  their  principles 
t:)at  will  be  felt  in  the  social,  civil, 
and  ecclesiastical  interests  of  the  com- 
ing age. 

An  institution  so  vast  in  extent,  so 
controlling  in  its  influence,  so  momen- 
tous iu  its  results,  ought  to  be  kept 
under  the  closest  scrutiny  of  the  good 
and  wise,  and  be  constantly  suhjtcted 
to  the  supervision  of  spotless  virtue, 
rigid  morality,  and  pure  religion.  I 
am  not  altogether  satis-fiad  with  the 
present  status  of  the  Sunday-school 
movement.  Much  of  a  doubtful  char- 
acter has  already  crept  in,  an;i  thi?*  to 
80  great  an  extent,  that  their  utility  is 
being  questioned.  Soaie  families  of 
acknowledged  piety  are  ceasing  to 
patronize  them.  Recently  an  intelli- 
gent body  of  ministers  of  a  sister 
church  warmly  discussed  the  question 
of  the  utility  of  Sunday-schools,  as 
now  generally  conducted.  The  pop- 
ular Sabbnth-school  literature  partakes 
more  of  fiction  than  of  fact,  and  has 
much  to  do  in  cultivating  the  perni- 
cious taste  for  novel  reading.  Its 
illustrations  or  pictures  are  in  many 
cases  just  the  thing  to  feed  the  pride 
of  the  young  heart,  and  create  a  love 
for  useless,  frivolous,  and  God-forbid- 
den ornaments,  so  degrading  to  hu- 
manity, corrupting  to  the  soul,  and 
ofl'ensive  to  God.  An  inglorious  ri- 
valry exists  between  the  various 
churches  to  secure  the  greatest  num- 
ber of  childi'eo  for  their  owd  schools, 


irrespective  of  the  rights  of  others.  A 
variety  of  expedients  is  trieel  to  ac- 
complish this  end.  Instance,  the  offer- 
ing of  a  reward  to  the  children  for  at- 
tendance. Thus  the  richer  churches 
buy  or  bribe  them  away  from  the 
poorer.  Again  paying  the  children  cf 
tbeir  own  schools  so  much  a  head  for 
all  they  bring  in.  Thus  making  them 
'ho  agents  in  the  transaction  of  this 
unwarrantable  course,  imparting  to 
them  at  the  same  time  their  first  les- 
sons in  proselyting.  Fairs  for  S.  S. 
purpoees  are  places  where  children 
get  their  first  lesson  in  pious  extor- 
tion and  gambling.  The  worst  of  all 
extortion,  the  worst  of  all  gambling. 

Sunday-school  exhibitions  as  usu- 
ally conducted  are  nothing  but  theat- 
rical performances  enacted  in  the 
house  of  God  ;  and  better  calculated 
to  train  the  children  for  the  stage  than 
the  service  of  the  sanctuary. 

The  almost  universally  prevalent 
Christmas  tree  is  usually  a  contri- 
vance whereby  the  rich  are  enabled 
to  make  an  ostentatious  display  of  the 
showy  and  costly  presents  they  have 
procured  for  their  own  children,  flaunt- 
ing them  in  the  very  faces  of  the 
children  of  the  poor,  and  then  with  a 
pretence  of  benevolence  dole  out  with 
parsimonious  frugality  a  three-penny 
to  the  half  cared-for  urchins  of  the 
school.  The  contrasts  in  the  presents 
wounding  their  tender  sensibilities, 
a'most  crushing  their  little  hearts,  and 
as  they  turn  away,  perchance  the  big 
tears  glisten  in  their  eyes  or  cours'! 
down  their  disconsolate  facep,>uid  with 
a  sigh  they  mutter  almost  uncoucicus- 
ly,  "Oh  v^hy  cannot  my  pupa  &!)d 
niama  be  rich  V  If  our  Jt-sus  pres-id  d, 
he  would  reverse  that  order  of  thiu^-s. 

Another  expecient,  born  of  rivalry 
in  most  cases,  is  Sunday-school  festi- 
vals, by  which  the  house  of  God  for 
the  time  being,  is  turned  into  a  dining 
room  or  festival  hall,  and  the  children 
are  regaled  with  unwholesome  viand?, 
such  as  candies,  nuts,  pastries,  &c. 
Have  the  Sabbath-schools  no  chartns  ? 
Have  they  become  so  uninteresting  I 
to  the  children  that  a  multiplicity  of 
devices  carnal  and  earthly  iu  their  na- 
ture are  essential  to  keep  up  their 
ever-waning  interests?  If  so,  they 
cannot  bo  of  God,  or  else  they  are  not 
conducted  on  a  plan  that  secures  the 
divine  blessing.  The  real  Sabbath- 
school  movement  has  intrinsic  merit, 
moral  force  and  strong  interest,  when 

kept  to  its  legitimate  wotk.     It  needs 


none  of  these  miserable  broken  staves 
to  lean  upon. 

Now  I  wish  to  speak  of  tliese  things 
collectively,  with  their  auxiliary  and 
incidental  accompaniments.  These 
(airs,  exhibitions,  Christmas-trees,  fes- 
tivals, &c.,  are  usually  held  in  the 
house  of  God,  attended  with  the  sing- 
ing of  sacred  songs,  then  prayers  and 
pious  talk,  all  in  the  midst  of  extrava- 
gant displays  of  worldliness  and  pride. 
Now  comes  the  jollity,  fun,  levity, 
gambling,  clownishness,  and  general 
irreverent  behavior,  and  all  this  in  the 
sanctuary  ;  then  closing  by  singing 
the  doxology  and  pronouncing  the 
b(  n'diciion  ;  thus  mingling  tlie  sacred 
with  the  profane,  the  solemn  with  the 
ludicrous,  the  good  with  the  evil. 
What  a  school  in  which  to  train  child- 
ren. How  well  calculated  to  demor- 
alize and  render  olituse  the  moral  fac- 
ulties, and  to  destroy  all  reverence 
for  sacred  things.  No  marvel  that  so 
many  of  the  children  and  young  peo- 
ple are  disorderly  ar.d  irreverent  ia 
our  religious  assemblies.  It  naturally 
results  from  their  S.  S.  training. 

As  a  church  it  is  our  duty  to  insti- 
tute a  thorough  reform  in  the  S.  S. 
movement,  to  the  utmost  extent  of  our 
ability,  to  purge  our  schools  from 
every  objectionable  thing,  to  conduct 
them  on  thoroughly  religious  princi- 
ples, to  run  our  schools  not  as  the  boy 
runs  his  vyfind  mill,  just  for  the  saks 
of  running  it,  but  iu  the  interests  of 
the  Redeemer's  Kingdom;  to  mako 
them  a  kiud  of  uiilitary  school  where 
the  young  soldier  of  th.e  cross  is  taught 
the  jirinciples  of  our  holy  warfare  and 
how  to  wield  the  two-edgi^d  sword  of 
tiie  Spirit,  in  doing  bidtlo  for  God. 
We  siioukl  endeavor  to  train  tiie 
children  of  our  schools  for  the  highest 
degree  of  religious  purity,  experience 
and  usefulness  on  earth,  and  the  bright- 
est glories  of  heaven, 
t  Our  duty  as  a  church  is  to  enter 
this  field  of  Christian  labor  and  do  all 
in  our  power  to  cultivate  it  for  Jesus  ; 
to  labor  with  a  will  that  enli.sts  -band 
and  purse,  head  and  heart.  It  should 
enlist  the  united  energies  of  the  whole 
church.  God  is  doubtless  saying  to 
us  as  Pharaoh's  daughter  said  to  the 
mother  of  Moses;  "Take  this  child 
away  and  nurse  it  for  me,  and  I  will 
give  thee  thy  wages. 

"Take  the  children  of  jour  churches 
and  congregations  and  all  you  can 
gather  in  from  without  and  nurse 
them  for  me  in  your  schools  and  'I 
will  give  thee  thy  wages,'  will  blesd 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR, 


in  ibis  woik,  will  give  power  and  in- 
fluence over  them  for  good,  will  work 
■with  you  to  secure  their  salvatiou, 
will  raise  up  from  aniotig  tbeui  an 
army  of  thoroughly  instructed  and 
well  disciplined  soldiers,  trained  in 
your  own  military  schools,  to  swell 
your  numbers.  As  one  after  another 
you  fall,  these  shall  carry  on  the  work 
of  moral  aud  religious  reform  to  glo- 
rious, triumphant  success.  After  its 
founders  under  God  are  sleeping  in 
the  dust,  your  exceeding  great  reward 
will  be  in  Heaven. 


For  the  Companion  and  Vibitor. 

AlJiiiHteriHl    Kiipporf:    iir    l^et  us 
Kuow  1%  liHt  i»  WHUted. 


BY   LANDON    WEST. 


The  subject  of  ministerial  support 
seems  now  to  engage  the  minds  of 
our  brethren,  more  than  ever  before. 
Some  are  in  favor  of  ])aying  money 
to  jjreachers  for  jireaching,  and  some 
are  not. 

That  we  fully  understand  one  an- 
other we  cannot  believe  ;  aud  for  our 
own  part,  we  will  say,  that  we  can 
not  tell  which  side  to  tak  till  we 
know  what  is  wanted. 

lu  as-king  for  ministerial  support, 
do  its  friends  ask  pay  for  preachers 
who  employ  all  their  lime  in  preach- 
ing the  Gospel,  or  do  they  ask  it 
for  those  also  who  use  only  a  part  of 
their  time  in  the  work?  When  we 
say  ALL  now,  we  mean  every  day 
work  in  the  ministry,  traveling, 
preaching,  praying,  baptizing,  aud  all 
other  work  that  a  man  may  do  for 
God  while  engaged  in  the  ministry,  if 
its  friends  lay  claim  to  this,  and  this 
is  what  they  are  laboring  for,  we 
have  not  a  word  to  say  against  it,  but 
will  labor  with  them  in  support  of  it 
to  the  best  of  our  ability.  But  if 
they  are  asking  pay  for  the  man  who 
preaches  sometimes,  it  may  be  every 
Sunday,  or  during  protracted  meet- 
ings, more  often  than  that  that  he 
miiiisterb  in  Holy  things,  and  that 
without  loss  of  much  time  and  with- 
out much  sacrifice,  we  object  to  it, 
and  now  think  that  we  shall  oppose 
such  an  imposition  so  long  as  we  can 
use  our  toii^ue  or  move  our  right 
hand. 

Brethren,  we  think  you  will  under- 
stand our  position  ;  please  let  us 
know  yours.  In  reading  the  article 
written  by  Brother  lleplogle,  in  Vol. 
1,  No.  42,   page  G60,    we    were  sur- 


prised to  bear  him  treat  the  subj'»ct 
as  he  did.  As  he  called  Jesus  in  for 
a  witness,  we  most  willingly  accept 
of  the  same  testimony  ourself.  See 
Mattb.  10:10,  Luke  22:36  ;  and  al.K) 
Mark  6:8:9,  Luke  9:3.10:4.  Tie 
brother  argues,  if  we  get  his  meaning, 
that  the  disciples  of  the  Lord  in  all 
ages,  were  to  have  money,  scrip, 
aud  shoes,  and  coats  given  tbem  by 
those  who  heard  them  preaching,  aud 
therefore  need  not  take  these  things 
with  them.  We  object  to  this  ren- 
dering of  the  sacred  word,  first,  be- 
caus3  we  think  these  instructions  ap- 
ply only  to  the  disciples  while  lie 
was  yet  with  them,  and  while  their 
preaching  was  confined  expressly  to 
the  Jews  ;  second,  because  there  is 
no  man  nor  men  who  can  follow  ihis 
commaud  to  the  letter,  and  preach 
among  all  nations,  or  in  all  the  world 
and  to  every  creature,  nor  are  there 
any  that  will  be  willing  to  do  it. 
What !  take  no  money,  no  purse,  no 
bag,  no  satchel,  (for  so  the  word 
scrip  means,)  no  shoes,  only  one  coat 
and  salute  no  man  by  the  way  !  The 
salutation  was  much  more  formal 
than  now  ;  and  the  Master  wished 
tbem  to  go  without  luggage,  or  hind- 
rance, and  also  that  they  might  have 
a  trying  of  their  faith.  You  will  re- 
member that  he  asked  them  after  they 
had  returned,  if  they  lacked  anything, 
and  they  answer,  "Nothing.'' 

This  however,  is  not  all  guess 
work  with  us,  and  we  cite  the  broth- 
er to  Luke,  22:36,  for  the  final  com- 
niifsion  on  that  ?u''ject.  "But  now," 
says  his  own  witL!e8S,  "he  that  hath  a 
purse,  let  him  take  it,  and  likewise 
his  sack  or  satchel,  and  he  that  hath 
no  sword,  let  him  sell  his  garment 
and  buy  one."  The  sword  here 
meant,  we  think,  is  a  copy  of  the 
Word  of  God,  without  which  no  man 
should  presume  to  go  at  all.  We 
(jeek  to  offend  none;  and  trust  none 
will  be  offended. 

,    >^.^-, 

For  the  Companion  and  VisiTon. 
liOve  lor  tlie  Uliiircli  ol  God. 


BY  SYLVANUS  ANNON. 


Love  for  the  church  of  God  is  a 
grand  source  of  joy  to  a  believer  in 
Christ.  To  have  love  for  the  church 
is  love  to  God.  I  fear  we  are  too  neg- 
ligent, or  do  not  esteem  the  church,  or 
devote  as  much  of  our  time  and  labor 
to  it  as  we  should.  When  we  come 
into  the  church,  do  we  not  confess  be- 


fore God  and  man  to  renounce   Satan 
in  all  his  pernicious   ways?     Do    we 
not,  time  after  time,  agree  to  labor  for 
an  increase  ?     Do  we  not  often  fail  to 
atiend  church  v.ben  we   could?     Oh, 
bow  of:en  is  it,  (ii  ::ad  fact  )    that    we 
fail  to  attend  church,  when,    perhaps, 
our  miuisltr  baa    traveled    for    many 
luilf  s  through  heat  or  cold,  wctor  dry, 
weary     and    huugry,    to    preach  the 
words  of  truth,     O  breilireu,  consider 
this  matter.     Do  go    aud    show    that 
you   have  a   regard    for   himacdthe 
church,  and  for  God  who  created  you, 
that  you    may     there    dedicate    your 
lime  aud  talents  to  the  welfare  of  your 
never  dying  soul,  while  you  have  the 
opportunity.    Go,  forby  stayingaway 
you  may  grow  weary,  or  faint  by  the 
way,  or  become  so  that  you   have  no 
desire  for  that   which   is   destined  to 
make  you  happy  in  lime  and  in  etern- 
ity.    Since  1  think  this  might  be  the 
case  I  will  here  mention   the   circum- 
sLanoe    of    a    brother's    leaving    the 
church.     Ob,  how  sorry  I  am  since  I 
heard  of  it.     He  was  one  whom  I  lov- 
ed— one  who  seemed    devoted  to  the 
church — one    v\  ho    has  long   been    a 
member — one  who  has  contributed  to 
the  wants   of   the   church — one    who 
seemed  to  be  well  read  in  the  gospel ; 
and  what  seems  so  strange  to   me   is, 
that  he  would  practice  the  commands 
of  God,  and  then  join  a  church  that  so 
often  scorned  him  while  a  member   of 
the    Gorman     Baptist    church.      Oh, 
think  of  this  sad  thing,   brethren    aud 
sisters,  and  be  steadfast !     Think  now 
where  he  is,  among  a  class   of  people 
who  will  uot  permit  him  to    greet    his 
brethren.     Oh,  think!  where  can    his 
enjoyment  be  I      Do  not   understand 
me  to  say  that  they  will  allow  him  to 
greet  those  who  once  were  bis    breth- 
ren ;  for  I  don't  think  he  would   have 
the  face  to  do  so,  or,  at  least,  he  could 
not  greet  me.     He    has   gone    where 
the  saints  will  no  more  wash  his  feet; 
that  is,  whilst  he    remains    where  ho 
now  is.     Read   Hebrews   10:28,29, 
"He  that  despised    Moses'   law    died 
without  mercy    under   two    or    three 
witnesses:  Of  how  much    sorer    pun- 
ishment,supposeye,8hall  he  be  thought 
worthy,  who  hath  trodden  under  foot 
the  Son  of  God,  and  hath  counted  the 
blood  of  the  covenant,    wherewith  he 
was  sanctified,  an  unholy    thing,  and 
hath  done  despite  unto   the    Spirit  of 
grace  ?"     2  Teter  2  :  21,  "P'or  it  had 
been  better  for  them  not  to  have  known 
the  way  of  righteousness,  than,    after 
they  have  known  it,  to  turn  from  the 


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holy  commandments  delivered  unto 
them."  I  hope  those  who  can  uuder- 
Btand,  will  not  place  themselves  in 
this  woeful  condition,  but  pray  to  God 
to  be  delivered  from  every  evil  ;  and 
run  the  race  with  patience. 
Kasson,  West  Va. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
Christian  <Joiitluence. 


I!Y   LEWIS  W.  TEETER. 


"Abptaiii  from  all  appearance  of  evil — 1 
ThcsB.  5:22.  That  ye  may  walk  hont'stly  to- 
ward tlitm  tliat  are  without,  that  ye  may 
have  lack  of  nothing.''— -1  Thees.  4:12. 

To   abstain    means,    forbear    or  re- 
frain; voluntarily  and  especially  from 
indulgetic;    of  the   passions,   or  appe- 
tites."    Since  the   Apostle  says  noth- 
ing of  the  evil  itself,  some  might  con- 
clude that  there  is  no    wrong  in  the 
indulgence  of  evil  so  long   as  there  is 
110    outward    oppearaDce   ot   it  ;  but 
this  would  be  a  very  absurd    contlu- 
eion.     lie    meant  abstinence   from  all 
appearance    of  evil,    and  much  more 
of  the  evil  iiself.     But    I    thiik  what 
gave    rise,   more   especially,    to    the 
above     language,     was,     that     some 
things   that  are    right     within    tbeui- 
belves,    may    have   an    appearance  of 
evil  to  one  who   does  nat  undyrrftaad 
them,  but    thiuks  he   does.      Suppose 
there   is    a   viiiage  not    very  distant, 
notwithstanding  a  place  that  you  sel- 
dom go  to.     On  a  certain  day  there  is 
a  horse-race  tLere.     You  go  there  on 
the  game  day,  not  at   all  for    the  st-ke 
of  the   horse    race,  but   to  visit  a  sick 
friend.     To  those    who    are    not   ac- 
quainted with  your   business,  it  is  an 
appearance    of  evil  ;  they   are    confi- 
dent    that    you  was    at    the    horse- 
race. 

Again  ;  We  may  make  a  good  ap- 
pearance and  do  evil  ;  Suppose  your 
sick  friend  has  a  brother  living  a  coo- 
tiiderabie  distance  from  him.  He  is 
seen  going  in  the  direction  of  the  vil- 
lage. To  those  who  know  nothing 
of  the  horae-race,  but  know  that  his 
brother  is  sick,  appearance  indicates 
that  he  is  going  to  see  his  brother. 
But  he  goes  to  the  horse-race.  Paul 
had  a  two-fold  object  in  view  when 
be  wrote  the  above  text  . 

1st.,  That  the  Thessalonians  them- 
selves might  become  more  perfect, 
and  walk  worthy  of  the  vocation 
wherewith  they  are  called. 

2nd.,  For  the  benefit  of  them  that 
are  without,  that  they  might   let  their 


light  so  shine  before   them    that  they 
might  see  their  good  works,  and  glo- 
rify their  Father  which   is  in  heaven. 
This    language    is  applicable  so  long 
as   there    any     without.     There    are 
many    around   us  that    are    without, 
therefore   it  is    applicable  to  us.     Do 
we  know  and  properly  appreciate  the 
great    effect    that    our    conduct  has 
upon  them  that  are  without,  and  also 
upon  them  that  are    within  ?  Let  our 
conduct    be  good  or  bad,  it  has  its  in- 
fluence as  certainly    as  nature  begets 
nature.     The  Gospel  justifies  self-de- 
nial— it   requires    it.      Without  it  we 
are  not  new  creatures  in  Christ.   We, 
as  a  people,  are  living  under  the  Gos- 
pel ;  therefore    we    must    be    a    self- 
denying  people.     In  this  age,  as  well 
as  in  all  ages  of  the  world,  we  are  led 
into  all  ungodliness  and  worldly  lust 
without  self-denial. 
After  we  have  espousedthe  cause  of 
our  Great  Redeemer,    we  are  hi.'!  ser- 
vants.    Then  it   is  our    duty  to  love, 
serve,   and    worship   him.     There   is 
no    leisure — there    is    no    time  to  do 
anything  else.     There  is    not  time  to 
go  to  horse-racfp,  to    fairs,  to  shows, 
to  political    celebrations,    to    pic-nics 
and  to    ft.x  hunts.     There   may  be  to 
so'i>e    a   seeming'   good    in    somo    of 
these  thiugp.      Well,  suppose  there  is 
a  little  good  there.   The    extreme  evil 
that    is    carried    on   at    those  places 
should  condemn  the  whole. 

We  are   safe     in    saying     that    in 
horse    races,    polftical     celebrations, 
pic-nids    and    fox    bunts    there   is  no 
good.      In  fairs  and  shows  some  pre- 
tend that  there   is   some    good;     We 
will  see  whether  there  is  any   good  in 
fairs  and  shows.     I  ask  all  who  have 
ever    attended    them.     Are   you  able 
to  recount  any    good  deeds    that  you 
did  at   either    fairs   or  shows?  If  so, 
couid  you  not  have    done  more  good, 
and  saved  more  money  by  staying  at 
home?   If   you    could,   why    did  you 
go  there?    But  some  one  will  say,  "1 
thought  there    would  be    no  harm  in 
going  to  seethe  animals."     This  is  a 
good    pretext   to    get  into    the    tent, 
then  listen  to    and  see    all  the  "funny 
things''  besides.     There   is  no  wrong 
in  looking  at  the  animals.     But    here 
is    the  point  :  I  going   to  shows  you 
patTonize  a  set  of  people,    who  are  as 
a  general  thing    as  degraded   in  prin- 
ciple, and  devoid    of  chastity,    as  any 
other  people  living.    ("By  their  fruits 
ye  shall    know     them.")     You    pay 
your  admission  fee,  and  thus  encour 


Now  will  wo,  for  the  little  good, 
doubtful  whether  there  is  any,)  give 
our  personal  influence,  our  money,  to 
the  encouragement  of  an  institution 
crowned  with  evil,  thereby  becoming 
partakers  with  them  in  the  evil 
work? 

J^airs  are  conducted  by  more  re- 
spectable men.  But  they  permit  too 
much  evil  to  be  carried  on  inside  the 
inclosure,  which  makes  it  an  evil  in- 
stitution also.  I  say  then,  if  we  even 
can  see  &  liltle  good  in  these  things, 
we  should  be  afraid  of  them  because 
we  cannot  see  much  good  in  them. 
For  this  is  devil-like  ;  he  mixes  good 
with  bad,  truth  with  error,  sugar 
with  gall,  as  a  bait  to  decoy  the  wan- 
dering christian. 

Now  in  regard  to  all  the  above- 
named  institutions,  as  in  many  other 
things,  there  ie  a  safe  side  for  us  to 
occupy  ;  and  let  us  occupy  it  and  be 
sale.  It  is  this  :  Wo  will  not  do 
wrong  by  staying  away  from  these 
places.  If  we  are  not  certain  that  it 
is  right  to  go,  we  are  c>irtain  that  it 
is  right  to  stay  away. 

Finally  brethren,  whatsoever 
things  are  true,  whatsoever  things 
are  honest,  whatsoever  things  are 
just,  whatsoever  thii'gs  are  pure, 
whatsoever  things  aie  lovely,  what- 
soever things  are  of  good  report,  if 
there  be  any  virtue,  if  there  be  any 
praise,  think  on  these  TtiiNGS. 
Those  things  which  you  have  both 
ieariied  and  received,  and  heard,  and 
seen  in  me,  do  ;  and  the  God  of  peace 
shall  be  with  you."     Phil.  iv.  8-9. 

Our  conduct  should  be  as  Paul's 
was  ;  it  should  be  such  that  it  would 
be  safe  and  beneficial  for  others  to 
pattern  after  ;  for  we  ail  have  more 
er  less  influence  over  some.  Therefore 
let  us  walk  honestly  toward  them 
that  are  without,  as  well  as  toward 
theiu  that  are  within. 

Hagerstown,  Ind. 


"Our  Saviour's  method  of  instruc- 
tion was  by  appeal  to  the  practical  mo- 
tives of  human  conduct — to  the  moral 
nature  of  man,  to  their  consciences  and 
8ympatbies,and  the  only  effectual  mode 
of  teaching  divine  truth  has  ever  been 
by  awakening  the  conscience.  Truth, 
50  far  as  is  needful  for  direction, is  plain 
to  him  whose  heart  is  not  averse  to  it. 
To  the  subtle  dialecticians  or  specula- 
tive theologians,  the  Gospel,  regarded 


in  its  intrinsic  simplicity,  is  less  attrac- 
age  the  prosperity  of  the   institution.  I  tive  than  to  any  other." 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG. 


The  Teuter*IIooku. 


In  a  Yorkshire  village  I  knew  one 
Thomas  Walsh.  It  was  a  lavoritc 
opinion  of  Walsh's  that  the  Bible 
was  "all  made  up."  Ho  could  never 
believe  it  was  written  where  it  ])ro- 
fessed  to  be,  and  by  the  men  said  to 
have  written  it. 

Wulsli  owned  a  considerable  part 
of  a  factory,  and  one  year'he  set  his 
heart  on  making  a  very  large  and 
fine  piece  of  cloth.  lie  took  great 
pains  with  tlie  carding,  spinning, 
dyeing,  weaving  and  finishing  of  it. 
In  the  process  of  manufacture  it  was 
one  day  stretched  out  on  the  tentcr- 
liooks  to  dry.  It  made  a  fine  shovv, 
and  he  felt  very  jjroud  of  it.  The 
next  morning  he  arose  early  to  work 
at  it,  when,  to  his  amazement,  it 
was  gone!  It  had  been  stolen  dur- 
ing the  night.  After  weeks  of  anx- 
iety and  expense,  a  piece  of  cloth, 
answering  the  description,  wasstop- 
ped  at  iUnnchester,  awaiting  the 
owner  and  proof.  Away,  to  Man- 
chester went  Thomas  as  fast  as  the 
cxjncHS  train  could  carry  him.  There 
be  found  many  rolls  of  cloth  which 
had  been  stolen.  They  were  very 
much  alike.  He  selected  one  which 
he  claimed  as  his. 

But  he  con!d  not  prove  it  !  In 
doubt  and  perplexity  ho  called  on 
bis  neighbor  Stetson. 

"Friend  Stetson,  I  have  found  a 
piece  of  cloth  which  I  am  sure  is  the 
one  stolen  fr-om  nic.  But  to  ])rove 
it  is  the  question.  Can  you  tell  mo 
how  ?" 

"You  don't  want  it  unless  it  is 
really  yours?" 

"Certainly  not." 

"And  you  want  proof  that  is  sim- 
ple, plain — such  as  will  satisfy  j'our- 
self  and  every  body?" 

"Pi-ecisely  so." 

"Well,  take  Bible  proof." 

"Bible  proof!  Pray  what  is  that?" 

"Take  your  cloth  to  the  tenter- 
hooks on  which  it  was  stretched  ; 
and,  if  it  is  yours,  every  hook  will 
just  come  to  the  hole  through  which 
it  passed  before  being  talcen  down. 
There  will  be  scores  of  such  hooks, 
and  if  the  hooks  and  holcsjustcome 
together  right,  no  other  proof  that 
the  cloth  is  yours  will  be  wanted." 

"True.  Why  didn't  I  think  of 
this  before  ?" 

Away    ho    hastened,    and,     sure 


enough  every  hook  came  to  its  little 
hole;  the  cloth  was  proved  to  bo  his, 
and  the  thief  wad  convicted,  all  on 
the  evidence  of  the  tenter-hooks. 
Some  days  after  this  Thomas  again 
hailed  his  friend. 

"I  sa}'.  Stetson,  what  did  you 
mean  by  calling  tenter-hook  proof, 
the  other  day,  Bible  pr-oof  ?  I  am 
sure  if  I  had  the  good  evidence  for 
the  Bible  that  I  had  for  my  cloth,  I 
would  never  doubt  it  again." 

"You  have  the  same,  only  much 
better  for  the  Bible." 

'How  80  ?" 

"Put  it  on  the  tenter-hooks.  Take 
the  Bible  and  travel  with  it  j  go  to 
the  place  whorejt  was  made.  There 
you  find  the  Red  Sea,  the  Jordan, 
the  Lake  of  Galilee,  Mounts  Leba- 
non, Hcrmon,  Carmel,  Tabor,  and 
Gorizira  :  there  you  find  the  cities 
of  Damascus,  Hebron,  Tyro,  Sidon, 
and  Jerusalem.  Every  mountain, 
every  river,  everj'  sheet  of  water 
mentioned  in  the  Bible  is  there,  just 
in  the  place  where  it  is  located. 
Sinai,  and  the  desert,  and  the  Dead 
Sea,  arc  ther-e ;  so  that  the  best 
guide  book  through  the  country  is 
the  Bible.  It  must  Lave  been  writ- 
ten there  on  the  spot,  just  as  your 
cloth  must  have  been  made  and 
stretched  on  your  tenter-hooks 
That  land  is  the  mould  in  which  the 
Biblo  was  cast,  and  when  br-ougbt 
together  we  see  that  they  fit  togeth- 
er. You  might  jvist  as  well  doubt 
that  vour  cloth  was  fitted  to  your 
hooks  " 

"Well,  well,"' I  confess  I  never 
thought  of  that;  I'll  think  over  it 
agaiti.  Jl  you  arc  right,  then  I'm 
wrong — that's  all." — British  Work- 
man. 


ICeconiirieudatious. 


"He  gave  up  his  seat  instantly  to 
that  lame  old  man  ;  showing  that 
he  was  kind  and  thoughtful. 

"He  took  offhisc.np  when  he  came 
in,  and  ansvvered  my  questions 
promptly  and  respectfully  ;  showing 
that  he  was  polito. 

"He  lifted  uj)  the  book  which  I 
had  purposely  laid  on  the  floor,  and 
placed  it  on  the  table,  while  all  the 
rest  stepped  over  it,  or  thrust  it 
aside;  showing  that  he  was  car-eful. 

"And  he  waited  quietly  for  his 
turn,  instead  of  j)ushing  the  others 
away;  showing  that  he  was  modest. 

"When  I  talked  with  him,  1  no- 
ticed that  hie  clothes  wer-e  car-efully 
brushed,  his  hair  in  nice  order,  and 
his  teeth  as  white  as  milk.  When  ho 
wrote  his  name,  1  observed  that  his 
finger-nails  were  clean,  instead  of  be- 
ing ti])ped  with  jet,  like  the  hand- 
some little  fellow's  in  the  bluejacket. 

"Don't  you  call  these  things  let- 
ter's of  recommendation  ?  I  do;  and 
what  I  can  learn  about  a  boy  by 
using  my  eyes  for  ten  minutes,  is 
worth  more  than  all  the  fine  letters 
he  can  brin<£  me." 


A  gentleman  once  adverti.-^ed  for  a 
boy  to  assist  him  in  his  ofiico,  and 
nearly  fifty  applied  for  the  place. 
Out  of  the  whole  number  ho  in  a 
short  time  chose  one,  and  sent  the 
rest  away. 

"I  should  like  to  know,"  said  a 
frioiid,  "on  what  gr-ound  you  select- 
ed that  boy.  He  had  not  a  single 
recommendation  with  him." 

"You  are  mistaken,"  said  the 
gentleman;  "he  had  a  great    many: 

"He  wiped  his  feet  when  ho  camo 
in,  and  closed  the  door  after  him  ; 
showing  that  ho  was  orderly  and 
tidy. 


Parity  uiiil  Truth. 


Purity  and  truth,  loyalty  and  do 
cency,  are  not  dead,  though  our  old, 
unquestioning  faith  in  them,  our  as- 
sumption beforehand  of  their  near- 
ness and  r-ealitv,  has  been  slain. 

Human  natui-e  has  a  life-lease  of 
virtue  all  its  own  and  unalieuablo. 
Men  will  come  of  age  every  j'ear 
who  are  brave  and  will  not  lie;  who 
are  clean-handed,  and  need  not 
skulk;  who  aro  loyal,  and  will  not 
change.  Maidens  will  grow  up  every 
3'ear  into  women  who  arc  pure,  and 
cannot  do  evil;  who  are  delicate- 
mindud,  and  cannot  breathe  in  the 
air  of  a  coarse  and  vulgar  approach  ; 
who  are  faithful  at-  fond,  and  fond  as 
faithful.  So  longas  the  earth  stands, 
thank  God,  there  will  ho  such  men, 
there  will  be  such  women  ;  and  thcv 
shall  become  the  father's  and  moth- 
ers of  other  such  men  and  women, 
and  homesshallcontinue, and  hearths 
remain  eaered,  and  gr-aves  be  deserv- 
ing of  honor  thr-oughout  the  land. 


Should  wo  not  live  with  the  gi'oat 
truth  constantly  in  mind,  that  urricss 
wo  live  to  the  glory  of  God  and  the 
highest  good  of  our  fellowraen,  life 
will  be  to  each  ono  of  us  a  failure  ? 


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Christian  Family  Companion 

AND 

G  OSPELViSlTOU'. 
MEYEIiSDALE,  Pa.,  Dec.  14,  1875. 


I.  The  KJitor  tloos  not  liolil  liimself  responsi- 
siblo  lor  the  opinions  of  conesponJents. 

II.  A  free  nnd  frulornal  interchanire  of  thought 
will  be  nllowcd  on  iill  important  subjects; 
but  the  Editor  reserves  to  himself  the  right  to 
detetmiue  the  li;ne  for  admitting  controver- 
teil  question!!,  and  the  time  for  discontinuing 
the  discu.«sions. 

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Elder  Jo.seph  Ainoli], 

IJ   E    Piaiiic, 

W.  P.  Lrtl'Z, 

J.  n.  Shaiiibcrger, 

A.  S.  llowluntl,' 

Mary  M.   Williams, 

J.  ]'.   Ciuui packer. 

Datiiel  Moser, 

y^rah  Loiipanecker, 

Matilda  Lomanecker, 

(Jharley  Uiiffiih, 

Sally  A.  Giiffith, 

Nancy  Moser, 

jjydia  Ball, 

Rlarv  Oolycr, 

J.  S.  Moliler, 

Haiinah  Sloi:)er, 

N.  G.  AN^M-kman,. 

Jos.  Zook, 

11.  S.  Grabill, 

J.  P.  Mooiuaw, 

J.  B.  Gibble, 

J.  F.  Ross, 

Catharinft  Sheller, 

George  Rliodes, 

J.  ]).  Myerv, 

P.  S.  Gariuan, 

Mevcrsdale  S.  S. 

1).  B.  Martin, 

Tu^carav^as  churcb,  Ohio, 

Sol.  Workman, 

A  i'rend  from  Canada, 

Margaret  Jordan, 

John  Kimtnel, 

Anna  C.  Miller, 

Suujuel  Pf'outz, 

Levi  Kitiinjier, 

Sarah  R.  Wells. 

Thomas  G.  Snyder, 

Mohican  church,  Ohio, 

Samuel  Ross, 

Margaret  Gans, 

Total  in  present  issue, 
Reported  in  No.  42, 

Grand  total, 

STEIN   FUND. 

D.  J.  Meyers, 
B.  E.  Plaine, 
J.  H.  Sliamberger, 
Mary  M.  Williams, 
J.  P.  Crum  packer, 
Joseph  Zook, 
J.  F.  Ross, 
A  Friend,  Canada, 

Total  in  this  issue, 
Reported  in  No,  43, 

Grand  total, 


Report  oi  Fnntlsi. 

DANISH  FUND. 

In  No.  43  we  reported  the  receipt  of 
$-2oi  93.  This  amount  includes  one  dol- 
lar received  from  Elder  Jesepb  Arnold, 
of  W.  Va.,  which  was  overlooked  by 
tl'.e  compositor,  but  was  added  to  the  sum 
total.  Henee  we  correct  and  report  as 
follows : 

$1  GO 

2  35 
25 
]5 
20 
25 
15 
50 
25 
25 
20 
iio 
26 
25 
25 
25 
80 
10 

1  50 
25 
05 

6  00 
25 
10 
25 
25 
13 

6  05 
20 

4  20 
1  00 

1  00 
45 
25 
10 

2  20 
20 
30 
30 

5  00 
1  33 

30 


$  39 

36 

23:5 

93 

$273" 

'29 

$  2  25 

65 

10 

25 

10 

4 

60 

25 

40 

$  8 

GO 

88 

66 

$97 

"26 

We  think  it  best  in  this  connection  to 
make  a  i'cw  explanations  and  statements 
in  regard  to  tlie  above  funds.  Wc  tliiiik 
it  necessary  to  do  so  because  wc  are  send- 
ing our  jiaper  to  a  number  of  new  sub- 
scribers, w!io  may  not  understand  what 
these  funds  arc  for,  and  also  because  we 
fearsome  of  our  old  subscribers  do  not 
ful'y  comprehend  what  is  now  wanted. 

'J'he  Danish  Fund  was  intended  to  de- 
fray the  cxjionses  of  publishing  brother 
\ioore's  "Trine  Immerbion  Traced  to  the 
Apostle,-,"  "Perfect  Plan  of  Salvation," 
and,  perhaps,  brother  Eshelraan's  "One 
Faith  Vindicated,"  in  the  Danish  lan- 
guage, and  of  distributing  them  among 
the  Daiies. 

Brotiier  Eshelman,  in  No.  46,  saj's  : 
"Wenov/  liave  enough  money  to  publish 
the  Danish  pamphlets."  From  this  wc 
fear  that  some  may  suppose  that  no  more 
money  is  needed  or  wanted  for  this  work. 
We  do  not  so  understand  it.  Enough  is 
raised  to  publish  tlie  pamphlets;  but  it 
will  require  much  more  to  pay  the  expen- 
ses of  the  missionaries  to  Denmark.  Of 
course,  the  churches  in  Northern  Illinois 
led  ofl'in  this  great  work,  and  appointed 
three  brethren  and  their  wives  to  go  on 
on  the  mission,  thereby  making  them- 
selves responsible  for  the  expenses;  and 
from  what  we  kr-ow  of  their  liberality,  we 
feel  sure  that  they  will  not  suffer  the 
work  to  fail  through  want  of  funds;  yet 
we  feel  sure  that  they  will  thankfully  re- 
ceive and  acknowledge  whatever  help  may 
be  sent  them  by  individual  members  or 
by  the  churches. 

Brother  Isaac  Rowland,  Jjinark,  Car- 
roll county,  Illinois,  is  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Danish  Fund.  W^hen  persons  con- 
tribute, it  would  be  best  to  send  their 
contributions  directly  to  him. 

The  Stein  Fund  is  intended  to  enable 
brother  J.  W.  Stein,  who  was  formerly 
a  Baptist  minister,  to  send  "Trine  Immer- 
sion Traced  to  the  Apostles,"  to  all  the 
ministers  of  the  Baptist  church  in  the 
United  States.  He  is  well  acquainted 
with  his  field,  and  has  the  confidence  that 
great  good  can  be  accomplished  in  this 
way.  It  certainly  would  be  no  more  than 
discharging  our  duty  to  try  the  experiment 
itt  the  liope  that  at  least  some  precious 
souls  may  be  won  to  the  truth.  Thirteen 
thousand  good  pamphlets  placed  into  the 
hands  of  so  many  intelligent  persons,  un- 
der God's  blessing,  will  certainly  work 
some  good.  Souls  arc  in  danger.  Will 
we  not  try  to  win  them  to  Christ  ?   B. 


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CHRISTIAN  FAMlLi:  UOMPAJNION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Chnrcta  aud  Mtutc. 

The  President  of  the  United  States 
in  Lis  late  Mcssace  to  Congress  calls  the 
attention  of  the  legislative  department 
of  the  Government,  to  I  lie  connociion  of 
Church  and  Slate,  and  n  commends  the 
enactment  of  a  law  "deciaiinK  church  and 
state  forever  separate  and  distinct,  but 
each  to  be  free  within  their  proper 
spheres." 

In  the  discussion  of  the  subject  of  the 
connection  between  Church  and  State, 
and  of  I  he  aspect  that  the  Constitution 
of  the  United  States  bears  to  that  -sub- 
ject, a  fact  has  been  brought  to  li>.'ht  that 
will  be  new  to  many.  And  that  is  this  : 
It  appears  there  is  no  prohibitory  power 
in  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States 
to  prevent  the  Slates  from  establishing 
any  form  of  religion  which  they  might 
wish  to  establish.  The  Constitution  in 
its  amendments  declares  that  "Congress 
shall  make  no  law  respecting  an  CBlablish 
ed  religion  or  luoliibiiing  the  free  exercise 
thereof."  This  restriction,  beiutr  limiiod 
to  Congrccs,  cannot  be  a]ipliid  to  the 
States,  and  as  there  is  no  other  i>art  of 
the  Constitution  which  prevents  the 
States  from  establishing  any  form  of  re- 
ligion as  a  State  church,  tbcy  have  the 
power  to  do  so,  or,  in  oihcr  words,  there 
is  no  jiowcr  in  the  Constitution  of  tlic 
United  States  to  prevent  them.  Tiic 
circumsrancc  that  the  constitutions  of  the 
States  guarantee  to  the  citizens  of  the 
States  religious  liberty,  is  no  permanent 
guarantee  for  the  perpetuation  of  such 
liberty, )fince  the  people  of  any  State  can, 
at  any  time,  change  the  Constitution  of 
tlic  Slate  if  the  proper  number  of  citi- 
zens wills  to  have  it  changed.  The  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States  requires  all 
the  States  to  give  to  the  citizens  ''a  re- 
publican form  of  government,"  and  thus 
guards  against  the  States  becoming  mo- 
narehial  in  their  form  of  government,  but 
it  does  not  guard  the  States  against  form- 
ing Siate-churohcs.  They  may  therefore 
e.«tabli.«h  any  sect  of  Christianity,  or  Ju» 
daism,  or  Mohammedi.'m,  as  a  State 
church,  and  require  all  outside  of 
that  church  to  contribute  to  the  support 
of  it. 

We  do  not  refer  to  this  subject  because 
VIC  think  there  is  any  great  danger  of  the 
people  of  any  of  the  States  being  de- 
prived of  the  religious  liberty  they  now 
enjoy,  and  which  is  justly  regarded  as  of 
iuestiujablc  value,  and  which   it  is  very 


desirable  should  continue  to  be  enjoyed, 
as  the  divided  state  of  the  people  upon 
the  subject  of  religion,  will  bo  very  likely 
to  prevent  any  one  denomination  f'ron)  ob- 
taining the  necessary  power  in  the  State 
to  establish  itself  as  a  State  church,  even 
if  it  was  inclined  to  do  so.  AVe  refer  to 
it  to  show  that  while  the  framers  of  tlie 
Constitution  made  provision  in  the  Con- 
stitution to  secure  to  each  State  a  repub- 
lican form  of  government,  they  did  not 
take  the  same  precaution  to  secure  to  the 
Slates  religious  liberty,  and  that  our  re- 
ligious liberty  does  not  stand  on  as  per- 
manent a  foundation  as  it  might,  and  is 
not  secured  by  as  strong  guarantees  as, 
perhaps,  many  think  it  is.  Hence  the 
question  is  started,  whether  it  would  not 
be  advisable  to  introduce  an  amendment 
into  the  Constitution,  and  thus  secure  to 
all  the  States  by  organic  ['aw  religious 
liberty. 


All  Explaaiatiau. 

S'Jineof  our  subscribers  desire  to  know 
what  the  prospect  is  for  liaviiig  a  full  re- 
port of  A.  M.  in  our  pa;>er.  We  gave 
some  iiil'ormation  in  re/;ird  to  ibis  matter 
in  our  issue  of  Oct.  19Ji,  N;\  41.  If 
the  pressure  for  a  full  report  is  as  strong 
as  we  think  it  will  be,  judging  from  what 
we  learned  at  the  A.  M.  last  spring,  and 
from  other  sources,  we  presume  a  full  re- 
port will  be  granted.  And  if  it  is,  we 
shall  either  publish  it  in  our  papers,  or 
publish  it  ill  pamphlet  form.  M»ny 
would  prefer  it  in  pamphlet  form  and  we 
think  that  would  be  most  satisfactory. 

Our  subscribers  may  feel  assured  that 
we  sliall  do  all  we  can  with  propriety  do 
to  gratilV  their  wishes,  and  to  edify  them, 
and  with  this  we  trust  they  will  be  satis- 
fied. 

♦♦« 

Middle  District,  ol  l*n.  and  A.  91. 
ol  1870. 

It  is  known  that  as  there  socmcd  to  be 
no  call  for  the  A.  M.  of  JSTG  from  the 
churches  east  of  the  Ohio  riyer,  in  some 
one  of  which  it  should  be  held  in  the  or- 
der in  which  it  has  for  some  years  been 
held,  the  brethren  in  Ohio,  i'rom  the  dif- 
ferent districts,  convened  together,  and 
concluded  to  take  it  again  although  it 
was  held  in  the  same  State  the  present 
year.  And  they  have  matured  their 
plans  for  holding  it  so  far  as  to  select  the 
congregation  in  which  it  is  to  be  held, 
which  is  the  one  in  Logau  county,  on  the 


C.  C.  C.  &  I.  K.  K.  2  1-2  miles  east  of 
DeGraff,  and  about  80  miles  north  of 
Dayton. 

But  from  the  \&st- Piiffrim  it  appears 
that  the  churches  in  Middle  Pcnn.sylvan- 
ia  are  about  consulting  to  see  whetlier 
they  f>hall  not  take  it.  The  Moderator 
and  Secretary  of  the  last  District  Meet- 
ing have  issued  a  call  requesting  the  del- 
egates of  the  last  District  Meetiug  to 
meet  at  the  Spring  Run  church,  in  Mif- 
flin county,  on  the  21sl  instant,  to  consid- 
er the  subject.  The  elders  are  also  re>- 
quested  to  consult  their  congregations  in 
regard  to  the  matter,  and  to  determine  on 
some  location  where  the  meeting  can  bo 
held. 


One  i?Iore  Talk  With  Onr  Agents. 

One  number  more  will  ccmplete  the 
current  volume  and  the  last  volume  of 
the  CiuiisTiAN  Family  Co.mpanxo.n  and 
GosPKL  VisiTOU.  Jgcfoie  the  voluma 
clo.ses  we  wish  to  have  a  little  farther 
talk  with  our  ageuis  ,  and  as  we  fear 
theic  may  not  be  room  for  it  in  the  next; 
i:um[)er,  we  will  improve  the  pie. eut  op- 
portunity. 

You  are  all  aware  that  after  this  year 
the  paper  is  to  iiavea  new  name— PuiM- 
ITIVE  CuitiSTlAN.  You  also  knovv  that 
tiie  paper  is  to  be  enlarged,  and  that  a 
little  better  quality  of  i)apcr  is  to  be 
used.  It  is  also  intended  to  jiay  more 
attention,  if  possible,  to  tiie  contents  of 
the  paper.  Very  little  fault  has  been 
found  wiih  the  paper  as  it  in,  and  we 
hope  to  improve  it  so  as  to  sati.fy  every 
reasoncble  brother  and  sister. 

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vide their  percentage  with  subscribers. 
To  this  we  iiavc  no  serious  objections  ; 
but  as  the  paper  is  very  cheap  at  $1.00  a 
year,  and  as  agents  have  some  trouble 
and  expense,  we  think  subscri- 
bers should  neither  ask  norsxpcct  agents 
to  give  them  their  percentage. 

Wc  again  call  the  attention  of  our 
agents  to  the  fact  that  we  propose  to  give 
the  following  premiums  : 

1.  A  Valuable  Commentary  on  the  Old 
and  New  Testament.  By  Jaoiieson, 
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In  botli  cases  it  is  to  be  understood 
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1876.  B. 


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Frequently  persons  take  two  or  more 
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Particular  attention  is  requested  to 
these  offers.  No  doubt  many  of  our  sub- 
scribers feel  like  having  one  or  more  of 
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GLEANINGS^&  J OTTING S. 

Oaii  Gleanings  and  Jottings  have  been 
neglected  for  some  time,  because  our 
time  was  so  much  taken  up  with  other 
affairs  during  our  vexatious  delays.  We 
are  sorry  of  this,  as  many  of  our  readers 
seemed  to  be  much  interested  in  this 
part  of  the  paper  ;  a  number  of  our  cor- 
respondents were  helping  to  make  it  in- 
teresting.    When  we    enter    upon   the 


next  volume,  we  expect  to  pay  more  at- 
tention to  this  department,  and  keep  it 
constantly  bearing  the  freshest  and  most 
interesting  news  from  all  parts  of  the 
brotherhood.  Could  not  our  corres- 
pondents keep  on  liands  a  good  supply  of 
postal  cards,  and,  whenever  anything  oc- 
curs that  would  interest  our  readers, 
write  it  down  immediately,  and  send  it 
by  first  mail?  We  hope  they  will.  Did 
we  say  correspondents?  Yes.  Well,  we 
mean  a  little  more  than  that.  Let  us  say 
all  our  readers,  who  are  interested  in 
good,  fresh  news  from  all  parts  of  the 
country.  Will  you  do  so?  Time  will 
tell.  B. 

Brotlicr  J.  S.  Flory  in  writing  from 
Denver  City,  Nov.  29tli;  says  :  ''We  are 
stopping  a  few  days  in  this  city,  the  me- 
tropolis of  Colorado.  The  city  is  im- 
proving rapidly  ;  Quite  a  number  of  ex 
tensive  buildings  are  going  up — building 
of  iron,  stons  and  brick.  Mammon  seems 
to  be  God  here  ',  Alcohol,  King  ;  and 
Fashion,  bordering  on  immorality,  to  say 
t!Othing  of  the  ridiculous,  is  queen,  all 
entiironcd  high  u]>on  the  throne  of  Sniari. 
Weather  is  quite  moderate,  even  licre  in 
clo.?e  proximity  to  the  snow  covered 
mountains.  Wo  have  had  frequent  rnins 
during  the  month,  an  unusual  occurrence 
duiin»-  the  winter.  Have  had  but  few 
coid  days." 

On  Friday  the  10th  inst.,  Eld.  Jacob 
Spanogle  from  Piiiladelphia,  and  his  son, 
brother  A.  J.,  from  MifHin  Co.,  stopped 
in  our  town,  and  gave  us  a  call.  We 
were  glad  to  meet  with  them,  and  to 
.•^pcnd  a  pleasant  hour  in  their  company. 
We  understand  that  they  have  in  view 
the  selection  of  a  place  for  the  erection 
of  a  steam  tannery.  We  have  not  learn- 
ed to  a  certainty,  whether  they  have  de- 
cided in  favor  of  this  place,  but  under- 
stand that  they  are  favorably  imjiressed. 

B. 

Brother  J.  T.  Mf.yers,  of  German- 
town,  Pa.,  says:  "FicRse  state  through 
the  C.  F.  C.  &G.  V.  that  sister  Cat«rine 
Shsgard,  a  member  of  the  Germantown 
church,  fell  down  the  staii'way  and  broke 
one  of  her  limbs.  Sister  Shugard  is  one 
of  those  good,  old,  consistent  members, 
exemplary,  in  every  shape  and  form,  of 
the  Christianity  of  our  church,  and  de- 
sires to  be  remembered  in  prayer  by  the 
Church  at  large.  She  fell  on  the  night 
of  the  2nd  of  December,  and  is  in  her 
70th  year  now.  Tell  them  please;  to 
pray  for  her." 

The  hollidays  are  fast  approaching. 
Perhaps  before  our  next  issue  will  reach 
our  subscribers,  Christmas  will  be  here. 
This  is  the  day  set  apart  as  the  anniver- 


sary of  our  Lord's  birth.  We  are  not  at 
all  convinced  that  this  is  correct;  and,  in 
fact,  are  rather  inclined  to  doubt  it  ;  but, 
whether  correct  or  not,  "this  is  a  faith- 
ful saying,  and  ^Yorthy  of  all  acceptation, 
that  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world  to 
save  sinners."  This  is  the  great  fact  in 
which  we  must  all  believe,  and  in  which 
we  should  ever  rejoice.  When  we  meet 
together  on  Christmas  day  to  worship 
God  and  our  Christ,  let  our  hearts  over- 
flow with  gratitude  to  God  "'lor  his  un- 
spcakalile  gifr,"  and  let  us  dedicate 
ourselves  anew  to  his  service. 

Would  not  this  be  a  good  day  for  our 
agents  and  all  our  readers  to  make  a 
strong  and  united  effort  to  obtain  sub- 
scribers for    the  Prjjiitive  Chrlstian  ? 

We  think  it  would,  and  hope  such  an 
effort  will  be  made.  May  the  Lord  bless 
you  all  in  all  your  efforts  to  do  good. 

b, 

Brother  E.  K.  Buechly,  of  Waterloo, 
Iowa,  writes:  'In  C.  F.  C.  &  G.  V^, 
current  Volume,  pages  690,  and  691,  an 
article  appear.-;,  beaded  "The  Sure  Foun- 
dation.'' Not  ititending  to  criticise  or 
comment  upon  its  merits  or  demerits, 
yet  I  am  safe  to  say,  that  I  am  but  ex- 
pressing the  feelings  of  numerous  breth- 
ren and  sister^,  to  ask  our  worthy  broth- 
er, D.  P.  Sayler,  to  give  us  an  exposition 
on  the  15th  verse  of  tlse  chapter  by  him 
designated.  The  verse  reads  thus  :  "If 
any  man's  work  shall  be  burned,  he  shall 
suffer  loss  ;  but  lie  himself  shall  be  saved; 
yet  so  as  by  fire."  We  think  the  broth- 
er's essay  is  incomplete,  until  such  an  cx- 
poositioii  be  made.  We  shall  look  for 
it. 

To  Brother  Tobias  Keim  :— We  re- 
ceived a  postal  card  from  you,  some  days 
ago.  It  had  been  missent,  and  was  for- 
warded to  us  from  Washington  city. 
Worst  of  all  there  was  no  post-mark  on 
it,  and  as  we  did  not  remember  your  post- 
office,  we  could  not  answer  you  directly. 
You  will  however,  find  a  pretty  full  an- 
swer to  your  inquiry  in  No.  48,  page  766, 
in  a  note  under  a  letter  from  brother  C. 
Forney.  In  regard  to  the  matter  you 
mention,  we  thitjk  there  must  be  a  mis- 
understanding, as  the  papers  are  the 
[■ame  price,  and  the  percentage  to  agents 
is  the  same.  B. 

Brother  Eshclman  informs  us  that 
brother  and  sister  Hope  intend  to  leave 
Lanark,  III.,  about  the  first  of  January 
next,  on  their  missionary  tour  to  Eurojie. 
We  are  hapjiy  to  learn,  too,  that  tiny 
contemplate  giving  us  a  q;u\  on  their  way. 
May  tiiC  Lord  accompany  them  ou  their 
way. 


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CHUISTIAN   FAMILY  COMFANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


COnRESPOWrENCS. 


OorrespuuUiiice  of  church  ufws  solicited  fro"'- 
all  pr.rU  of'  the  Bro'herJioad.  Writer's  ncD-.e 
and  cddriaiiretjuiredoi:  every  commnniealion 
IS  guarantee  of  good  faith.  liejecied  comuinni- 
cations  or  manuscript  j.'^cri.  not  returned.  All 
c  itiimnf.icationn  for  piibiicatioii  shuuld  he  writ 
te'i  upon  one  sitis  o/'tfte 'C.J  onlv- 

Brother  James   Quintpr  : 

The  letter  accom- 
panj'ing  this  was  written  to  me  as 
a  private  letter,  by  our  '.vorihy,  and 
purely  afilic.'ed  brotli'.r.  C.  II.  Bals- 
baugh;  Imt  beinir  s*^  lull  of  the  love  of 
Go'l  (oward  fallen  hutuanity.and  the  won- 
derful condescension  of  the  Son  of  God 
to  redeem  u>',  I  thought  I  would  not  be 
doinp:  right  to  let  it  lie  doruiant  in  ujy 
writiup:  desk;  so  I  will  send  it  to  you  for 
publ. cation.  Perhaps  it  tuny  do  some 
fioi'd.  At  least  it  may  be  the  means  of 
slirriiig  up  the  minds  of  those  that  have 
liitherto  been   inactive' 

When  we  copsider  the  Wiotchcd  condi 
tion  our  first  parents  hrid  f;ill(Mi  into  by 
disobeying  the  words  of  their  ril^iker,  that 
God  saw  proper  to  remove  them  from 
the  garden  of  Eden,  and  placed  cherubim, 
and  a  flaming  sword  which  turned  every 
way  to  keep  th.e  way  of  the  iree  of  life, 
lest  they  put  forth  their  band  and  take 
also  of  (he  tree  of  life,  and  eat  and  live 
forever  in  this  deplorable  condition;  and 
now,  to  bring  about  a  reconciliation  I'O- 
tween  God  and  his  fallen  creatures,  it 
was  necessary  to  oS'cr  one  of  the  greatest 
and  mo.^t  holy  of  sacrifices  that  ever  was 
offered,  to  atone  for  the  sin  of  disobedi- 
ence, and  that  God  bad  chosen  his  only 
begotten  Son  a^  the  vicMm  to  be  offered, 
oh,  how  wonderful !  When  we  consider 
all  this,  we  cm  truly  feel  that  "God  is 
love."  IJut  I  often  have  to  wonder  why 
it  was  necessary  for  our  dear  Redeemer 
to  submit  to  such  cruel  trratmcnt  of  the 
unfeeiing  mob  before  they  led  him  out 
to  crucify  him.  Was  it  not  enough  that 
lie  should  hang  pix  hours  on  the  cross 
with  his  hands  and  feet  nailed  to  the  rng- 
ged  wood,  there  exposed  (o  all  the  mock- 
ery— "He  saved  others,  himself  he  can- 
not save,"  and  "If  thou  be  the  Son  of 
God,  comedown  from  the  cross"?  lilven 
one  of  tho.se  that  were  crucified  with 
liim  reproached  bim  will)  the  same  thing. 
Put  ai)Out  the  sixth  hour,  when  darknes'; 
commencsd  and  lasted  three  hours, there 
was  a  slight  chock  to  their  mockery;  at 
least  .some  of  them  began  to  fee!,  and 
smote  I  heir  breast  and  returned  from  the 
])laae.  Oil,  wonderful !  But  God  .says, 
"My  thoughts  arc  not  your  thoughts, 
neilher  are  your  ways  my  v/ays."  Even 
tlie  disciples  did  nor.  ui:der.-.t"rid  the  uiys 
tery  of  God,  that  thus  ii.  must  be.  Siuion 
was  ready  to  rescTt  to  his  old  trade,  and 
said,  ■'[  go  a  fi.-bing."  Jesus  himself 
said  to  them,  "Oh  foolish,  ;ind  slow  of 
lieart  to  believe  all  that  the  prophets 
iiave  spok'->n,- ought  not  ('hri.st  to  have 
Buffered  all  Ibcse  thinss  and  to  enler  in- 
to his  glory?" 


And  now  the  atonement  is  made,  and 
the  debt  canceled,  and  we  are  set  at  libers 
ty.  Adam's  sins  will  condemn  no  one. 
If  we  die  in  our  sins,  it  will  be  our  own 
fault.  Christ  has  opened  the  way  and 
removed  the  cherubim  and  flaming  sword 
that  guarded  the  way  to  the  tree  of  life; 
and  proclaimed  libeity  to  th.e  captives; 
and  opened  the  piison  to  tliem  that  were 
bound;  and  has  also  given  us  direction 
how  we  can  obtain  a  right  to  the  tree  of 
life.  _ 

It  is  now  for  us  to  see  that  we  make 
good  use  of  that  liberty  which  Christ  ban 
purchased  for  us  at  so  great  a  price  as  his 
own  blood. 

MaUOAKET  DK.'iUDORFP. 


Union  Deposit,  DAiiriiiN  Co.  Pa.    1 
Movember  l.^th,,  1875.  j 
To  a  Beloved  Yount/  S'litit  in  the  .Elinor 
Church,  Maryland  : 

What  a  glori- 
ous thing  that  love  is  i)eren:iial.  It  ever 
throbs  with  the  warmth  of  undecaying 
youth.  Gray  hairs  and  wrinkles  and  de- 
crepitude are  never  found  in  Heaven. 
God  never  grows  old,  and  yet  was  always 
old,  atid  lie  is  Love.  Ir  is  not  duration 
but  condition  that  gave  binh  to  our  ideas 
of  (lid  age.  A  ruddy-faced,  raven  locked, 
liiiie-liuibed  Methuselah  is  not  old  at  nine 
hundred,  sixty  and  nine  years.  The  hi- 
erarchs  and  principalities  of  Heaven, 
who  flew  on  the  errands  of  Jehovah  be- 
fore sun  or  world  or  star  rolled  in  space, 
are  not  old,  as  we  conceive  the  teruj. 
Years  make  not  old,  millenniums  whiten 
not  tlie  head,  nor  corrugate  tl)e  face,  nor 
paralyze  the  limbs,  nor  enfeeble  the 
mind.  Sin  alone  sets  the  handiwork  of 
God  in  a  retrograde  motion.  Everything 
that  has  the  pulse  of  the  Infinite  in  it, 
presses  on\.'ard  and  upward.  Sin  evor 
drags  down.  The  pit  of  the  damned  is 
hultomleita.  There  is  no  haUiiif;-p!ac3  in 
trie  future  world  for  ruined  iminortils. 
Holiness  and  Love  evf>r  ascend.  Ti;e 
branches  of  the  True  V'ine  have  a  Trellis 
along  wiiich  they  can  climb  forever. 
There  is  a  princi|)lc  of  endless  expan.sion 
in  holy  intelligence,  and  a  height  of  Infi 
nitc beauty  and  wi-dom  into  which  they 
ever  open.  Tlic  Source  of  our  life,  and 
the  model  of  our  character,  is  "made  a 
Priest  after  the  power  of  an  esidless  life." 
Heb.  7:10.  And  "v^c  shall  be  like  Him." 
O  that  tremendous  "prjjte/"  that  lies 
hidden  in  an  '^endless  li!e.  What  power 
of  love  and  wisdom  and  holiness  and 
righteousness  and  will  and  reason  and 
might  on  the  one  hand.  AVliat  power  of 
enuiiiy,  hatred,  tualice,  revenge,  uinight- 
eousness,  suffering,  woe,  damnation  on 
the  other.  "He  that  hath  cars  to  hear, 
let  him  hear." 

We  are  sometimes  impelled  we  know 
not  how,  or  by  what  or  whom.  So  it  is 
with  me  this  moining.  I  have  for  weeks 
felt  as  if  I  ought  to  write  to  you,  but  for 
various  rea-on?  deferred.  This  morning 
the  feeling  seemed  to  actjuire  new  force. 


I  prepared  my  stationary,  but  my  physi- 
cal conditions  are  so  depressing,  that  I 
laid  aside  my  pen  to  mitigate  my  suffer- 
ings. After  a  while  a  flood  of  feeling 
Came  rolling  over  me  which  seemed  to 
say  imperatively,  white.  I  obey,  for 
what  purpose  God  knows. 

About  myself,  I  am  loth  to  speak.  You 
cannot  comprehend  U)y  agonies.  They 
are  cuuiulative.  "I  am  made  to  possess 
months  of  vanity,  and  weari.-ouie  nights 
are  appointed  unto  me."  Tlie  years 
come  and  go,b  ut  my  sufferings  remain. 
Being  speechless,  1  spend  most  of  my 
time  in  isolation.  It  is  too  iik.-omc  for 
most  persons  to  sustain  a  conver^alio^, 
one  part  of  which  is  conducted  with  a 
slate  pencil.  I  cannot  read  much,  and 
write  only  with  pain,  and  yet  do  both 
witii  pleasure,  as  it  seems  to  be  the  one 
talent  which  not  only  occupies,  but  pro- 
longs, my  life.  Drones  ru.st  out  sooner 
than  even  a  disease — shattered,  pain- 
racked  worker  wears  out-  Notwithstand- 
ing my  dreary,  weary,  protracted  furnace 
furnace  discipline,  1  can  say  from  the 
dei.th  of  my  soul,  "0  the  riches  of  His 
goodnCbS,  and  Ibrbearance,  and  longsuff- 
eriiig."  This  I  truly  "a-;cou:it  my  ta!- 
vatiun."     2  Pet.  1:15. 

In  reading  yesterday  and  today  the 
last  two  wonderful  chapters  in  the  apoca- 
lypse of  Jesus  Christ,  I  was  particularly 
iiiipressed  with  th.e  thought  ofwiiispei- 
ing  into  your  ear  and  hcari  the  urgent 
nece.ssity  ol'fleeiuff,  KLEEl.so,  as  for  your 
li/e.  God  knows  why.  Awi'ully  ;o!emu 
and  overpowering  as  tiiey  are,  I  delight 
to  contemplate  the  pictures  of  Heaveu 
painted  by  the  Holy  Giiost,  and  bring 
the  Celestial  Scenery  before  my  mind 
wit.h  all  the  vividness  of  reality.  Some- 
times a  single  verse  will  supply  nutri- 
ment for  several  days.  I  ha\e  even 
gone  in  the  streninli  of  one  morsel,  fcrty 
days  through  a  uarreu  de.-cri.  Chewing 
cud  brings  out  the  substance,  and  gives 
sweetness  and  reli.-h  akin  to  angels  fi)od. 
He  who  carries  at  His  Golden  (iiidle  the 
Keys  of  Eternity,  can  utdoch  oven  a  sin- 
gle v.'ord  into  such  depths  of  meaning,  as 
ifthe  river  of  God's  pleasure  were' over- 
flowing its  blinks.  The  monosyllable 
"so",inJoiin  3:1'J,  is  God  and  E'-crnity 
compressed  into  the  letters.  That  "so" 
will  be  the  study  and  wonder  of  Angels 
saints  forever.  All  the  fathomless  abyss- 
es and  untold  marvels  of  Deity  will  eter- 
nally sli  earn  out  of  that  brief  word.  It 
is  not  vohunlanus  reading  that  gives  the 
soul  its  Divinest  and  simplest  accretion, 
but  sanctified  reading.  The  volume  of 
inspiration  is  a  book  for  the  heart,  a  balm 
for  the  conscience,  a  wisdom  that  is  to  be 
for  an  cverlusling  beatitude.  To  read 
with  Jesus,  to  read  by  the  S(iirii,  is  an 
assimilation  of  very  God.  One  crumb 
with  Christ's  blessing  can  fill  a  host  of 
five  thousand.  Heading  alone,  studying 
alone,  growing  alone,  even  though  we 
transfer  the  whole  Bible  to  our  mental 
libraiy,  we  are  no  more  than  empty,  dry, 
dusty,    self  choking    encyclopedias.     In 


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that  diminutive  form  that  Jesus  wore  on 
earth,  ^r.d  still  wears  in  glory,  is  concen- 
irsted  "a'll  tli-.;  fullness  of  the  Godhoad." 
Our  nature  is  rja<l()  ihe  epitoaje  of  tlic 
Great  AH.  This  shows  tiie  power  of  lit- 
tles in  right  relation  to  Oinni))tenco.  Even 
a  cypher  tuay  have  uiighty  import  when 
conneoted  with  lite  Infinite  Unit.  Every 
word  of  G.i)d  is  replete  with  Ilis  luinl, 
and  Ijads  iiro  the  very  heart  of  Je;-us  if 
we  can  get  to  the  kernel  of  it.  'I'lie 
Word  the  Living  Word,  the  Iiicarnaie 
Word,  the  lOiernul  Word,  will  he  I  lie 
soul's  aliment  through  the  ever  cycling 
ag.'s.  If  it  is  to  us  a  dead  letter  and  a 
dull  soporific  here,  it  cannot  be  our  life 
and  joy  hereafter.  It  we  are  conlent  to 
spend  even  a  day  without  ur'king  at, 
least  one  meal  of  this  Bread  of  Life,  we 
have  reason  to  suspect  our  interest  in  t!;e 
great  inheritance.  Once  we  must  find 
out  the  meaning  ofHeb.  4:12.  May  we 
have  the  discovery  to  our  everlasting 
joy. 

Soon,  0  how  soon  we  will  have  reach 
ed  our  irreversible  dt^stiny.  Life  or  Deal  h 
Eternal  I  Dread  words  !  Soon  wo  shall 
stand  on  ihe  white  coral  strand  of  the 
River  of  Life,  or  welter  in  tiie  Lake  of 
fire  and  brimsione.  (),  the  horrors 
of  the  Second  Dealh!  O,  tlie  appalling 
(Zangre/vs  of  such  a  fate.  0^;e  fulss  .step 
may  stumt)le  the  soul  iuto  outer  dark 
ness.  None  can  pass  the  i)eari  built, 
beauty  flashing  Gates  of  the  Metropolis 
of  glory,  but  the  blood.  washed,-the  heait 
hallowed,  the  prayer  lipped,  the  Chrisi- 
cnsiirining,  the  ILaven-reflectii'g !  0, 
that  you  and  I  may  be  among  that  trappy, 
whiterobed  throng  when  they  sliout  their 
victory  over  ''the  last  enemy." 

C.    H.  liALSBAUGH. 


Salem;  Marion  Co.,  Oregon,   1 
October  3lst,  1875.  J 
Dear  Editors  : 

I  liave  often  thought 
of  writing  some  for  your  most  worthy  pa- 
per, which  has  been  a  great  comfort  to 
me  in  lonely  hours,  and  as  I  love  so  well 
to  hear  from  my  dear  brethren  and  sis- 
ters, I  thought  a  few  lines  from  us  might 
be  interesting  to  some  of  the  many  read- 
ers of  the  Companion. 

We  have  been  living  here  in  Oregon 
in  the  Willamette  valley  one  year.  We 
are  all  well  pleased  witii  our  exchange. 
We  have  had  a  very  pleasant  summer  ; 
not  so  very  hot  like  it  is  in  the  Atlantic 
States  ;  always  cool  and  pleasant  nights, 
and  I  think  if  there  ever  was  a  couniry 
blest  with  the  bounties  of  the  earth,  it  is 
Oregon.  So  much  so  that  we  fear  that 
the  majority  of  them  forget  from  wliom 
it  is  that  we  receive  those  great  blessings. 
We  emigrated  from  Rockingham  county, 
Virginia,  to  Iowa  in  1860,  and  lived 
there  till  1874.  From  there  we  moved  to 
Oregon,  and  v;e  think  that  this  country 
has  more  advantages  and  less  disadvanta 
ges  than  any  we  have  seen.  As  regards 
church  news,    we  are  few  in  number  and 


very  scattering.  The  church  at  this  time 
seems  to  be  in  a  prosperous  condition 
There  have  been  about  twenty-five  ailded 
to  tlie  cliuvch  iti  the  last  year.  Notwith- 
standinsr  we  are  few  in  numbers,  wo  are 
we  are  not  left  without  the  pron;i  e, 
for  our  Sivior  hath  said,  that  where  two 
or, three  are  assembled  in  my  name  tlicre 
I  he  in  the  midst  of  tliein.  And  wo  havn 
all  cause  to  believe  that  there  are  more 
than  that  iiumbor  here  in  this  valley 
who  are  trying  to  serve  the  Lord,  yet  we 
would  bo  very  glad  to  see  more  ofotp; , 
good  brethren  come  to  this  beautiful  coun- 
try and  help  to  labor  in  the  vineyard  of 
the  Lord. 

I  have  been  a  reader  of  the  Compan- 
ion for  five  or  six  yeai's,  and  T)iy  desire 
is  to  lielp  to  support  it -so  long  as  it 
brings  good  and  wiiolesome  food. 

In  reading  the  Companion  I  have  seen 
f-omc  i)icccw  about  so  much  controversy. 
We  don't  fault  our  editor  f)r  that  to 
such  we  would  say,  don't  bury  your  tal 
ent,  but  improve  it  by  writing  good  a;id 
wholesome  doctrine,  so  that  such  pieces 
may  be  crowded  out,  so  that  we  may  all 
profit  therebv. 

May  the  Loid  grant  us  grace  that  we 
m-iy  be  ste.adf.is'r,  unoioviil'f',  abvays 
abounding  in  the  work  of  the  L)rd,  is 
tho  prayer  of  your  weak  anJ  unworthy 
sister. 

Malvina  Mii,ler. 


prevailing  m:iy  continue  unabated,  so 
that  true  gospel  fellowship  may  reign 
within  every  breast. 

Brethren  and  si^tcr^  letus  labor  fo  retain 
this  heavenly  flame  of  love,  and  tlicii 
jieace  and  spiritual  prosperity  will  ever 
be  with  us.  You  who  have  recently 
given  your  hearts  lo  Jesus,  because  you 
love  Him,  ''Be  perfect,  be  of  good  com- 
fort, bo  of  one  nii-id,  live  in  pf-a'^e  ;  a'ld 
the  God  of  live  ;in  I  peace  siiall  b:;  vviili 
yOu."     Auion. 

M     M.   ESIIET.MAN. 


Tli«    Fruits    ©I  "Witli  A!l    My 

Hesrt"  BEcLUg    4»H(Sieri'<I. 

In  our  Scrap  Book  of  October  Gth,  we 
referred  to  a  baptismal  scene  at  Cherry 
Grove,  II!,.  Sept.  12,  and  how  the  re- 
sponse of  tl)e  dtar  young  sister,  while  in 
the  water,  penetrated  tjie  hearts  of  all 
present. 

Tha"  "  With  nil  my  heart  !  has  stiired 
up  many  a  poor  hc.nrt  to  duty.  From 
September  ]2:h,  to  Oetober  24tli,  thirty- 
nine  precious  souls  have  been  admitt'^d 
into  tho  ehureli  at  this  place  by  baptism. 
Never  before  did  we  see  stieh  a  refreshing 
from  the  presence  of  the  Lord.  It  scms 
that  nearly  every  family  in  the  Cherry 
Grove  District  has  been  moved  to  weep- 
ing and  earnest  prayer  since  that  noble 
response. 

The  wiiter  has  been  in  the  D)idst  of  un- 
bounded joy  ever  since  this  glorious  "re 
freshing"  began,  for  lie  has  been  perniit- 
ted  to  see  his  three  brothers,  his  dear 
companion,  a  number  of  his  pupils,  and 
many  other  dear  friends  covenant  with 
Christ  to  live  faithful  to  him  all  their 
days.  Oh  I  such  unloading  of  sin  I  Oh  ! 
such  a  wrestling  to  be  free  from  the  ene- 
my! Such  mighty  evidences  of  God's 
goodnes: !  Oh  bow  thankful  we  feel  to  our 
dear  Je^us  for  his  eraeious  work  I  Upon 
the  workmen  of  Cherry  Grove  Church 
devolves  on  important  duty, — that  of 
feeding  those  precious  souls  witli  whole- 
some and  sound  food^food  that  Jesus 
committed  to  them  for  /(redistribution. 
God  grant  that  tlie  interest  and  love  now 


Brother   Quihicr: 

AH.iw  mo  tc  con- 
tribii'c  a  few  items  to  your  c"rres|or;d- 
ence  de]>nt;  metit.  from  tlie  Beaverdara 
Cburch,  Frederick  Co.,  I\Td. 

With  us  the  ark  (>f  'he  Lord  is  moving 
s'O'idily  onward  Wi'hin  the  last  vear 
we  hail  f-'.inie  thirty  additions  by  t,r.pli^m, 
two  by  letter,  and  several  mem';.ers  were 
recluimed.  Aniong  those  who  were  added 
to  our  iiuuibe'',  were  the  y'^ulb  — fender 
lambs  "f  elevoti  summers — coming  in  tho 
mnin'ng  o(  life,  oi:d  the  ared  mother  of 
seventy  .^^jur  years,  coming  into  tlie  Lord's 
Vineyard  at  the  eleventh  lieui.  May  both 
(Id  and  your.g  be  (itithfui  lahort  rs,  and 
finallv  reap  ihcii'  reward  in  lieavcn  with 
all  Ihe  faithful.  -       _        _      - 

]3ut  while  some  are  coming  into  the 
service  of  the  Lord,  many  of  the  old  f'ath- 
eis  and  mothers  in  Isr-.icl  have  passed 
O'.er  the  river  of  D^ath  since  I  have  been 
ac'Quyinted  witli  the  old  church  of  Bca- 
virdau),  and  tl-.eyare  si  ill  passing  over. 
November  tlie  4fh.  we  btn-ird  our  aged 
brother  Pinlip  Wurner,  aged  100,  and 
from  some  aeounts  given  by  his  rela- 
tives resiiceliiig  his  age,  102  years. 

Our  fall  c  nimuiiion  came  off,  accord- 
ingto  appoimnii'nt,  October  19ih.  We 
had  a  laige  atiendanee  of  members  and 
others,  and  good  attention  was  paid  to 
the  word  preached  by  the  ministering 
brethren  present  from  the  adjueing  dis- 
tricts. During  the  pio.-rressof  the  meet- 
ing an  election  was  lield  for  a  brother  to 
serve  as  teacher  in  the  ministry.  The  lot 
fell  on  our  brloved  brother  .)e-se  Fox. 
May  the  Lord  sfard  by  him  and  give 
him  grace  for  the  .-oiemn  charge.  We 
now  have  two  ordained  Polders,  tlirce 
brethren  in  the  spcond  degree,  and  one 
teacher,  with  s'x  deacons,  and  a  mem- 
ber-hip of  r.bout  three  hundred.  May 
the  Lord  call  many  more  into  his  service 
here  at  Beaverdam,  as  well  as  through- 
out the  brotherhood,  that  Zion's  borders 
may  be  enlarged,  is  mv  pravcr. 

'  D.  R.  Stitely. 
Johyisville,  Md. 


"For  ol  SSuch  !.«  ilie  KingiSom  ot 
«!>d." 

Dear  reader,  have  you  ever  seen  a 
child  from  whose  eyes  shore  spiritual 
light?  It^weet smiles,  iis  Miigular  words 
and  ways  made  you   feel   that  there  was 


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CHRISTIAl^  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  (JOSPEL  VISITOR. 


souiethine  more  tliaii  ordinary  about  it. — 
When  I  lie  little  soul  ro veals  itself  in 
words  sweeter  and  wi:;cr  than  the  ordina 
ry  words  of  cliildrcii,  hope  not  to  retain 
that  child;  for  the  .--ual  of  lieaven  is  on  it, 
and  the  light  of  iuiuiorialiiy  looks  out 
from  its  eyes'."  Even  .so,  belovod  Mattio, 
"fair  star  of  the  dwelling,"  thou  hast 
passed  away,  "for  of  such  is  the  kingdom 
of  God."  "It  is  as  if  i;eavou  !md  an  es- 
pecial hand  of  angels,  whose  office  it  was 
to  sijiiurn  for  a  season  here,  and  endenr 
to  th<  m  the  wayward  huiuan  heart,  that 
they  u.ij;hl  hear  it  u;iv.aid  with  iheui  in 
their  hotueward  fligiit."  "What  a  won- 
derful brain  Mattio  has!  1  built  much 
upon  her,"  said  hor  f^iiher  to  Uio  shortly 
before  her  death.  But.  .".las  !  how  soon 
may  our  hope  of  ai!  sari  lily  things  be 
blasted,  and  we  realize  the  truth  of  the 
saying,  '"All  flesh  is  jjrass,  and  all  the 
goodlinoss  thereof  i-i  as  i he  flower  of  the 
field;  tire  grass  wilhereth,  ll.e  flower  fa- 
deth  ;  bt'cau.-c  the  spirit  of  the  ]jord 
bloweth  upon  it  :  surely  the  people  is 
grass.  The  gra.ss  wiihcreth,  and  the 
flower  f:uiedi,  but  the  word  of  our  Lord 
shall  SI  and  forever." 

Dear  liitlc  Mattie  !  thore  in  her  little 
ccffin  she  lay,  robed  in  simple  v.'hiie. — 
Her  heavy  eyo-ia>hcri  drooped  softly  on 
the  pure  olieck;  and  the  head  was  turned 
a  little  to  one  side,  as  if  in  natural  sleep. 
Thus  she  has  gone  to  hor  loiig  and  sacred 
rest,  which  God  aivcih  to  b.is  beloved.— 
There  is  no  daaih  to  iucli  as  ihou,  dear 
flattie,  neither  darknos*  nor  shadow  of 
death;  "only  such  a  brigiil  fading  as 
when  the  mortiing  star  fades  into  the 
golden  dawn.  Thine  is  tiiu  victory  wi'h 
out  the  battle— tho  crown  without  the 
conflict." 

Dear  brother  and  slstor,  we  know  it  is 
hard  to  part  with  those  loved  ones,  and 
we  try  to  sympathize  with  you;  but  we 
have  the  consolation,  though  the  fair 
form  is  mouldering  to  duibi,  that  there  is 
a  resurrection  day  coming  in  which  this 
mortality  shall  i)Ut  on  inimurlalit) ;  then 
shall  that  wonderful  brain,  in  the  light  of 
eternity,  keey  on  over  exi>aiiding,  ever 
progressing  in  the  bright  beams  of  the 
pure  Intelligt  nee. 

So,  now,  Manila  E.  Hillery  in  no  lon- 
ger a  citizen  of  tliis  earth;  but 

"Thoro  in  a  li«ppicr  clime, 

A  Inrger  nml  u  purur  lifo,  itnknowu  to  earlb  and 

time; 
A  clitno  with   liglit  inclTiiblo,  unveiled   b^  inid- 

niglit  gloom; 
Beside  whose  living  streams  llie  f;iirciil  flowers 

porenniul  bloom; 
A  cliuie  beyond  the    circlinif  stars,  the  floating 

rloud,  tliu  sky, 
All  radinnl  with    its    glowing   hues, — there    nil 

beneath  it  tie; 
There  wHh  tho  loved  imkI    li'>.t  ofoiirlh,  undes- 

lii.ed  more  to  sever, 
In  Hair  ghid    prcsenou  shull  she  dwell,  in  blus- 
►edncss  forev«;r." 

J)car    reader,  what    cousoiatioii    have  | 


you  !  Have  you  that  hope,  as  an  anchor 
ro  the  soul,  which  is  steadfast,  immova 
ble,  and  that  fadeth  not  away  ?  Death  is 
in  tho  land;  the  pale  mes.'<enger  is  gather 
ing  in  his  harvest,  and  we  know  not  how 
soon  our  time  may  come;  therefore,  lot 
us  be  prepared  to  meet  our  God. 

S.   H.    Si'ROGLE. 
Shannon,  Ills. 


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Li     SUBSCRIPTION,  BOOKS, etc., 

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Bucha.  ,  2  UO  ;  Isiaj  MilK-r.  50  ;  A.  H.  Fmh- 
(■r,25;  l.'Vl  Ifif.iutr.M-,  5,50;  D.ivil  Kiui- 
mei.  8  16;  M.N.  Kiudinan,  9  00;  Hu.iry 
Keil.;r,  3  CO  ;  Jncob  Wolfoid,  3  06  ;  A.  C. 
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Frai.tz  1  m  ;  Ella  Williams  19  05  ;  Joh.i  B 
ShallVer  1  70  ;  Joslnia  Wiiia;.  it  17  00  ;  8  S 
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urb   55  :    JamcB   K    Davis    30     ;  G  W  Hep- 


ner  75  ;    Philip    Hardin  8  00  ;  Solomon  Hen- 
licks   1    00;   Sa  hukI    R    .M.yer  C    5,):    J    VV 
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sou  Cuner4  40  ;    D  R   8  it-ly  15   65  ;   J    hn 
A    Millar    16    0;Aa.oa    B  'kc-ypik-.  1  10  ;  C 
NewcomiT  6  8J;.3-i.uurl    R  .sg   7  Ik;  ;  L.-vi 
Simons    1    70;    Kbzabi-lh   BrJWi!,    3  40  ;  Ra- 
chael  Bojlc  85  ;    Ho   d  icK    i;i.-»ik    1  00  ;  Su- 
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ilyer  10  ;  Is'oc  Kiilp  75  ;  John  Kimraei  1  00; 
Jacob  Fvock  3   88  ;   G'O  K  .■ai>pinu;lon  4  8i; 
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Ella  Williams  3   UO  ;    Joseph  Brubakei  3  00; 
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SiulRinaji    75  ;  B  F    Miller    10  ;  S  J  Harrison 
1    60  ;  Joseph   G-i'  ber    4   80  ;  Sirah    Fruyer 
1    63  ;  Nicholas  Martin  1  60  ;   W'  F  Neal  100  ; 
John    J    John   4  60  ;   Benedict  Gnagy  1  80  ; 
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H  Stager  1  80  ;  G.-orge  Mood  6  45  ;  H  J  Hau- 
ler 30  dO  ;    Maliiula  Schrock    170;    John    H 
Schrock  Sohrock  10  ;    Daniel  Arlx  30  ;  Mary 
H.dge    1  60  ;    D   S    T     Satleib<ugb    16  00; 
Leah  R-Jilogle  2  00  ;  J  Howard  Ellis  05. 


'■For  the  Blooi!  is  Life." 

Sec  Deu'crononiy,  xii:23.  Tlie  blood 
hoing  the  source  fr  >m  which  the  system 
is  built,  up,  and  fr  im  wiiicli  W3  derive 
our  mental  as  well  as  p!iy<ioal  capabili- 
ties, how  iin;iortap.t  that  it  sh  mid  ha 
kept,  jiure  !  if  it  oon'aiii  vile,  festering 
poiiiOU',  ail  o-gnirc  funcioiis  become 
ei;fccb!i.'d.  Settling  upon  important  or- 
gans, ss  the  lungs,  liver  and  kidneys, 
the  eft'eot  is  voiy  disiistrou'.  Henoe  it 
behouvos  all  to  kuep  their  blood  in  a  per- 
feeily  heahhy  condition,  and  more  espa- 
cially  does  this  apply  at  this  particular 
season  of  tho  year  tnun  at  any  other.  No 
m'liter  what  the  exciting  osuso  may  bo, 
the  real  cause  of  a  largo  portion  of  all 
di^e  ;ses  is  bad  blood.  Now,  Dr.  Piereo 
doe*  not  wish  to  pluce  his  UolJen  Ucdi- 
•ci  Discovery  in  the  catalogue  ofrpiack 
puiei;t  nostrums,  by  recominending  ii  lo 
cure  nvory  disease,  nor  d'les  he  so  recom- 
mend it  ;  (III  the  contrary,  there  wre  hun- 
dred'; of  diseases  that  lie  acl<nowledges 
it  will  not  cure  ;  but  what  lie  doen  claim 
is  this,  that  there  is  but  one  form  oi' Uood 
disoa.so  that  it  will  not,  cure,  and  that  dis- 
ease i«  cancer.  He  does  not  recommend 
his  Discovery  for  that  disease,  yet  ho 
knows  it  lo  be  the  most  searching  blood- 
cleansor  y«t  discovered,  and  that  it  will 
free  the  blood  and  systeiu  of  all  other 
blood  poisons,  be  they  animal,  vegetable, 
or  mineral.  Tiie  Golden  Medical  Dis- 
covery is  icarritnted  by  iiim  to  cure  the 
worst  forms  ofSKin  Diseases,  as  all  forms 
of  Blotches,  Pimples,  and  Eruptions  ; 
also  all  Glandular  Swellings,  and  the 
worst  form  of  Scrofulous  and  Ulcerated 
Sores  of  the  Neck,  Legs,  or  otiier  parts, 
and  all  Scrofulous  Diseases  of  the  Hones, 
as  White  Swellings,  Fever  Sores,  Hip» 
joint,  and  Spinal  Diseases, — all  of  which 
belong  to  Scrofulous  diseases. 


yriRISTlAH   FAMILY  GOMPASs^lON  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


783 


CONFIRMED. — Hir-JOINT  DISEASE  CURED. 

W.  Grove  Station,  Ioava 
Dr.  BiF.RCE,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.: 
Dear  Sir  : — My  wife  first  became  laoie 
nine  year.s  ago.  Swellings  would  appear 
and  disappear  on  iier  hip,  and  hhe  was 
gradually  becoming  reduced,  and  her 
whole  system  rotten  with  disease.  In 
1871,  a  swelling  broke  on  her  iiip,  dis- 
charging largo  (luaiititie.s,  and  since  that 
time  tliere  are  several  opening.s.  liuve 
had  five  dcctors,  at  an  cxpcn.-e  of  $125, 
who  say  notliing  will  do  any  good  but  a 
suigiciil  operaiion. 

July  16,  1S73,  he  writes  thus  :  My 
wife  has  certainly  received  a  great  benefit 
from  the  use  of  your  Discovery,  for  she 
was  not  able  to  get  off  tiie  bed,  and  w.os 
rot  expected  to  live  a  week  when  she 
comiiienccd  using  it,  a  year  ago'  She 
has  been  doing  most  of  her  work  for  over 
six  months.  Has  U'^ed  twenty  bottles, 
and  still  using  it.  Her  recovery  is  con- 
sidered as  a'most  a  miracle,  and  we  at- 
tribute it  all  to  the  uf-c  of  your  valuable 
medicine.  I  can  cheerfully  recommend 
it  as  a  blood  purifier,  and  strength  re- 
storer. 

J.  M.  IIOBINSON. 

Golden  Medical  Discovery  is  sold  by 
Druggists. 

Advertlsliag  Ralos. 

A  limited  ncmber  of  unobjeclionable  ad- 
■veitiseiuents  will  he  admitted  at  the  follow- 
ing rales 

Ten  lii;es  or  less  constitute  a  square. 
One  square  1  week,  $  1  00 

"         ••        1  montii,  3  00 

"        "        2  months,  .5  00 

"        «        3        "  7  50 

■'         "       6         "  12  50 

«'         "      13         "  30  00 

DISOOCNT   FOB    SPACR. 

On  2  squares,  -  -  5  per  cent. 

"   3      •'  -  -  10         " 

"   4      "  -  -  15        " 

i<   8      "  -  -  20         " 


!!FAKIU    FOK    9.%IiE!! 

WHERE  SEEDTIME  AND  HARVEST  NEVER  PAIL. 

I  oflf^r  to-  the  small  sum  of  $25  per  acre, 
180  acres  of  laud,   within   8}^    railas    of 
two  ntw  thriving  la  lioad  statious. 
Terms  easy.     laquire  of 

A.  F.  THOMAS 

Mt.  Etna,  Iowa. 


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1876. 

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The  Gati)  Ajar. 

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Aa  i  tUroa.;h  its  portals  e;Ieaming 
A  laJiance  from  the  cross  afar, 
The  Savior's  love  revealing;. 
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That  gate  was  left  ajar  for  me  ? 

That  gate  ajar  stands  free  for  all, 
Who  through  it  seek  salvation  ; 

The  rich  and  poor,  the  great  and  small, 
Of  every  tribe  and  nation. 

Press  OQ  ward,  then,  though  foes  miy 
While  mercy's  gate  is  open  ;        [frowa 

Accept  the  cross  and  win  the  crown. 
Love's  everlasting  token. 

Bwyond  ths  river's  brink  we  lay. 

The  cross  that  here  is  given, 
And  bear  the  crown  of  life  away, 

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For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
A  Fragment.. 


BY  C.    II.    B.\LSBAUGII. 


"Now     we    see     through   a   glass. 
darkly  ;"  and    often   uot  at  all.     The 
veil  was  reut  through    Christ's _/Ze,s7i 
It  is  througb  the  uail-holes  aud   epear 
opening  that   we  get  our  glimpses  of 
the  Holy  of  holies.     It   is    crucifixion 
that  rifis    the  cloud    and  lets   in  the 
light  of  the  Upper  World.     We  often 
have  no  future   in  our   consciousnesa 
pave  the  future    that     sin    prepares. 
We  want  to  Saive  our   lives,  and  thus 
have  a  perpetual  sense  of  its  loss.     It 
is  in  the    loss  aud    death  of  ourselves 
Ihat    we  {:et    our  true    and     blossod 
finding.   The  future  is  known  to  Uudj 
aud    to   us    in  proportion    to   Hiss  iu- 
beiug.  "The  Lord  is  my  Shepjierd,  I 


shall  not  want.''  The  "green  past- 
ures and  still  waters"  which  carpet 
God's  great  footstool,  and  make  it 
ripple  and  sparkle  with  His  good- 
ness, are  but  dim  types  of  the  ever- 
green Elysium  and  "Crystal  River" 
that  beautify  and  gladden  the  Para- 
dise of  God.  Christ  is  the  "good 
Shepherd."  He  has  Heaven  and 
earth  full  of  "ravens"  that  are  cm- 
stantly  on  the  wing  to  bear  His  er- 
rands. The  Seer  of  Patsnos  "heard 
the  number"  of  the  angels  in  God's 
service,    '  ten    thousand  times  ten 

THOUSAND,  AND  THOUSANDS    OF  THOU- 
SANDS."    All   these   are  "ministering 
spirits  seat  forth  to  minister  for  them 
who    shall     be  heirs     of  salvation." 
There  is  no  real  cause  for  dis-courage- 
uient,  save  in  ourselves.     The    ways 
of  the  Lord    are  right   and  luminous, 
and  free  from   "ravenous    beast,"  and 
open  to  all.     But  He   puts  the    chal- 
lenge, "Is  it  uot  lavi^ful  for    me  to  do 
what  I  will  with  mine  own  ?"     Some 
He    maintains     in     the     wilderness 
through  the  ministry  of  birds,  and  iu 
the    t'eclu.sions    of    poverty     out    of 
empty  barrels  and  cruises.     Some  He 
shuts  up  in  prison,  and  in    answer  to 
their    prayers   he  sends    only  an  exe- 
cutioner to  ask  for  their  heads.    Be  it 
one  or  the  other,  only    so  we  "be  not 
offended,"  and  offend    not.     The  des- 
ert for  a  home,  the  ravens  for  purvey- 
ors,   and  Cherith  for  refreshment  and 
co;npany,are  preferable  to  Herod's  axe 
aud  charger  ;  but  the  life  and  love  of 
Jesus  in  the  soul     hallow   both  place 
and  instrument.    Bettergo  to  Heaven 
under  ihe  axe  of  a  despot,  than  to  hell 
in  a  sedan  of  silk  and    down,  though 
the  chief  augeKs  ba  *.'ur   beaiv.rs.     Ob, 
the  glory  and  Messed  a  ess   of  being  :•• 
christiuu  !  iJut  who  Itas  'itppreheudud 
that  for  which  also  he  is  appieheuded 


of  Christ   Jesus."  Who  can  say,   "I 
have  already  attained  ;  I  am  already 
perfect?"      Polenlially,      this    great 
work  is  already  accomplished    in   the 
completeness  of  our  consecration    to 
"this  one   thing  ;"  "forgetting    those 
things  which    are  behind,   and  reach- 
ing forth  unto  those  things  which  are 
before,  we  press  toward  the  mark  for 
the  prue  of  the    high  calling  of  God 
in  Christ  Jesus."     Our    wills  are  oft- 
en   a  "contrary    wind''  waning  with 
the    Heaven-wafting    gales    of     the 
Spirit,  rolling  up    the  billows   in  fear- 
ful tumult,  and  putting  our  salvation 
in  jeopardy.     Oh!  how  often   do  we, 
exhaust  ourselves  "toiling  in  rowing" 
And  when  Jesus    treads  the    billows 
in  His  approach    for  our  rescue,   we 
know  Him  not,  but  "cry  out  for  fear." 
But    He    knows  His    sheep,    even  if 
they  do  not    always  recognize  Him. 
No   one   that   bears   in    hands     and 
feet     the    nail-prints  of    self-sacrifice 
ever  sank  beneath  the  waves.    Peter 
was  half  way  down,  but   the    better 
half   was   still    afloat.     Immanuel  is 
no  respecter  of  persons  or  positions. 
No  one  is  too  poor  to  enter  Heaven  ; 
and  none  rich    enough  to  buy   immu- 
nity    from     hell.     "Sheepekins     and 
goatskins  may  cover  the    dignity  and 
glory  aud  joy    of  "Kings    and  priests 
unto  God."     If  a  "table  is   spread  for 
us  in  the  wilderness,' and  our  "cup  run- 
neth over,"  glory  to  God  in  the  high- 
est.    If  He  strips    and  flays    us  like 
the  saint  of  Uz,  "Blessed  be  the  name 
of  the    Lord."     Our   great    want    is 
that  implicit    trust  which    can  say  in 
spirit  and  in  truth,    "Not  as  I  will, 
BUT    as  Thou    wilt."     L'H  not  the 
clay    st:ive  with   tho  potter.     Lotus 
Ciist   ours(;lve.s    betwcjii     the    Ciieru- 
hiiu    ou  the   Murcy-.seal    aud  possesa 
God  aud  each  other  there. 


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For  tue  Compakion  and  Visitok. 
IlyiueuFUb  i^nd  i'ltiletiis. 


I3Y  A.  STALNAKEK. 

Sonic  lioie  r.inec  ihe  Brethren  lidd  a 
li)vii'cast  uif-eiiiig  ^ix  luilo-j above  U  c.<ton, 
Ihn  comuy  seat  olli'-'wi'*  cjunty  W.  Va., 
u  place  uhtre  tlic  iiihiiiution- of'ihe  Uos- 
l)cl  lial  U'ifQT  been  pract'-ceJ.^  Tlie 
nieuatig  wasatrciidcU  witli  as  good  order 
as  wc  have  ever  \vitiic>scd  nj)on  an  occa- 
Hnu  of  lliC  kind  ;  but,  llyiuencus  and 
I'liilctus  werespectaiOi>',  who  are  proFes- 
ors  (•fChri.-tiniiity,  out  liave -never  put 
on  Cliii-(,  and  who,  wluii  witnessing  the 
po.vcif'ul  iiiaueiice  tliat  a  true,  praetieal 
worship  liad  over  the  minds  of  earnest 
setkcrs  in  that  vicinity,  wi-re  prompted, 
throu;;ii  the  itjflucnec  of  liie  devil,  to 
publish  the  meet  inn  referred  to,  and  to 
call  it  the  Lewis  County  Banditti.  .\Iy 
Dlctioiiaiy  says  the  word  Baiiditii  .-igni 
fies  "A  company  oi'  outlawed  robbers  ; 
i/ri^ands  outlaws."  Njw  liimencus 
!'nd  Philctus  know  full  w.-li  that  the 
])unkards  are  njt  .such  people.  Tiiey 
know  too,  full  well,  that,  when  they  had 
the  mec'.ing  published  in  the  dirty  .-jlicet 
wliieh  clauiours  in  the  iilthy  slime  of 
earth,  they  published  a  faLsohood  ;  and  1 
would  refer  them  to  Rev.  21:8,  and 
would  SUV  to  them  in  thc'angujge  of  one 
of  old,  "Oome  h.t  us  reason  together," 
irom  the  Scriptures. 

"Veriiy,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  ex- 
cept a  man  bo  born  again,  he  cannot  see 
the  Kingdom  of  God."  We  claim  that 
tiiLjro  are  tiuxe  grand  particulars  wliich 
belong  to  tiie  tetm  kingdom  :  First,  a 
kitig  ;  second,  a  law  ;  and  third,  obedi- 
ent sultjcois.  Hence  we  claim  that,  un- 
less we,  as  intelligent  creatures,  are  obe- 
dient to  the  laws  of  the  King,  wqare  not 
in  his  kingdom.  That  law  says,  "Ye 
mu.st  be  horn  again."  "Of  his  own  will, 
begat  he  us  with  the  word  i)f  trutli,"  It 
is  an  established  fact  that  like  begets 
like  ;  and  if  IJymeneus  and  Phihtus 
were  begotten  of  I  he  word  of  God,  there 
v.uu'd  be  a  resemblance  in  them  corres- 
ponding witli  the  word  ,  there  would  be 
in  them  a  liiieness  of  him  who  had  be- 
froitirn  them,  in  short,  they  would  be 
doers  ol'  the  word,  aul  not  hearers  only, 
(h'ccivipg  their  own  selves.  James,  1: 
22. 


ley,  DuCoke,  Asberry,  Moore,  and  many 
more  that  we  could  name,  acknowledge 
it  was.  it  stands  in  as  full  force  to  day, 
as  it  did  eighteen  liundred  years  ago; 
for  we  find  nowhcic  in  the  divine  law 
that  it  has  ever  been  repealed. 

As  to  the  despised    ordinance    offeet- 
washing,  of  whicli  you  make  so  light,  we 
claim  there  never  was  a  more    un varnish 
ed  statement  given  for  the  (ibsurvant-c  of 
man,  than  that    recorded  in  the    13' h  of 
J  )iin.     If  the    perpetuity    of  this  ordi 
i,ai)ce  is   not  demonstrated  by  the    most 
rigid    analj'sis  of  langua.io,    no    relianee 
can  be  plac 'd    upon  anytliin.g   wliich    fcill 
from  liie  lijis   of  IJim    wlio    is  King  of 
liiiigs,   and  Lord    ol'  lords.     If  the    cir- 
cumstances connected  do    not  i)rove   its 
perpetuity,    we     have   no     langua!>e    to 
prove  repentance    to  be   of  any  uiility; 
and  again,  if  the  words   of    God,  sp(>ki'n 
to  us  by  Christ,    are  to   have  no   wei;;iit 
in  relatioti  to  the  Ordinance  of  feet-wash 
ing,  we  may  as  well  hurl  our    Bibles  into 
the  streets,   or  flames,    and  trust    to  tlic 
puny  arm   of  mortality    for  our   eternal 
salvation.     The  spirit  of  non-observat.ce, 
with  which  you  are  possessed,    is  bidding 
(/'liiist  be    silent,  while    you  amend    his 
liws.     The  laneuage   wliich  fell  from  the 
lips  oft  eSavi)rwh;!n  the  ordinance  was 
instituted,  is   so  explicit   and  uneqaivo- 
eal;  that  no  honest,  sane  ^man    will  gain- 
say it  ;  and   to  reject,  or   fail  to   obey,  is 
nor-hing  short  of  willful  rebellion  against 
Israel's  God  ;  we  came  very  near  saying, 
high  treason    and    pcifidy.     If  language 
so  pointed,  so  explicit,  and    emphatic,  is 
not   equivalent  to   a  commandment,    we 
have  none  couched  in  the  gospel. 

And  the  holy  kiss,  or  kissof  charity,  of 
which  you  harp  so  loudly,  is  no  less  than 
five  different  times  positively  commanded 
tor  the  observai;ce  of  God's  people  ;  and 
it  is  no  use  for  me  to  comment  upon  this 
injunction.  It  is  enough  to  create  aston 
ishment  in  the  dark  regions  of  eternal 
l)eidition,  to  say  nothing  of  the  celestial 
courts  of  Heaven,  that  firsite  man  will 
have  the  effrontery  to   gainsay  as  plain  a 


signed  his  name  as  such,  and  with  whom 
we  are  well  acquainted,  in  the  lanfjuage 
of  one  of  old,  "New  as  Jannes  and  Jam-* 
bres  withstood  Moses,  so  do  ye  also  re- 
sist the  truth  ;  men  of  corrupt  mind.s 
reprobate  concerning  the  faiiii." 

A-'  well  mny  you  deny  that  a  likenes.'s 
is  a  resenibltince,  or  (hat  two  lialves 
equal  a  whole,  ns  to  deny  that  the  in- 
JMi)ci.ion  is  tiot  obligatory  upon  us  in  the 
nineteentii  century.  It  is  unmistakable 
ih.it  every  ibliower  of  the  meek  and  low- 
ly Limb  is  under  obligations  to  observe 
the  ordinance.  The  use  of  the  iilur:il 
jMonoun  (ye)  demonstrates  very  clearly, 
to  the  conception  of  any  rational  mind, 
that  the  peculiar  people  of  God  will  ob- 
serve the  iiijiinctiim. 

Would    to  God   that     our   antagonists 

would  lay  aside  every  weight,  such  as  sm- 

veying,  (or  tracinti  line.';,)    hunting  Jiogs, 

and  back  biting  their  well  wishers  en  the 

Sabbath  day  ;  andjgo  to  meeting,  repent 

and  be  baptized  for  the  remis^ion  of  t-iiis° 

and  be  a  peculiar  people   in  deed.     Then 

they  could    look    ahead  and    rejoice  with 

joy    unspeakable  and    full     of  glory,     to 

think  ol' meeting  the  King  in  bis  beauty, 

and     reeeieve     the      welcimc     plaudit, 

■'Come  ye  bles.sed  of  my  F.aiher,   inherit 

tlie  Kingdom."     "Yes,  blessed  are  they 

tl'.at    do  his   commandmetit-,    that  tliey 

may  have    right  to   the  tree  of  life,    and 

may  enter  in  through    the  gates  into  the 

City"  . 

-♦^ 

Take  and  Drink. 


It  is  an  evident  fact,  and  admitted  by 
(he  prominent  ler.ders  of  our  antagonists, 
till*-  immersion  was  the  Apostolic  and 
pr;m'.;ive  mode  of  baptism  ;  but  after- 
\.ard  sprinkling  became  a  custom,  and 
custom  a  law.  1  do  earnestly  claim,  tliat 
iM  prolieient  in  the  science  of  govern- 
i>:ent  will  deny,  that  a  law  once  enacted, 
and  ill  force,  remains  in  force  until  re 
pi^ilcd  or  abrogated  by  the  same  authori- 
ty which  first  enacted  it.  Now  upon  the  I  saitli  I  know  him, 
above  reasonings  we  claim,    that  if  trine    His  commandments. 


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commandment  as  the  holy  kiss.  In 
tramping  upon  the  uncivil  rights  bill  in 
the  salutation  of  the  kiss,  you  attempt  to 
stigmatize  the  people  of  Gnd  because 
they  obey  the  Gospel.  The  Gospel  de- 
munds  of  God's  people  to  "Greet  one 
another  with  a  kiss  of  charity  ;"  and 
agaia  the  G<  spel  says,  "Greet  all  the 
brethren  with  a  holy  kis.-." 

Think,  for  a  moment,  whence  these 
commandments  come,  and  who  has  or 
dained    '.hem.     They   were  not    ordained 


immersion    wa.s   (he    Apostolic  mode    of  | 
baptism,  which  your   progenitors,    Wch- 


of  the  Dunkurd^;,  but  .of  God.  If  they 
were  ordained  of  u-;,  we  would  belike 
unto  you,  "teaching  for  doctrines  .iha 
comuiandment.5  of  men,"  which  the  Sa 
yior  says  is  vain.  The  Apostle  says, 
"Hereby  we  do  know  that  we  knov  him, 
il'wokeep  His  commandments.  He  that 
and  keejicth  not 
is  u   liar,    and  the 


nth  is  not  in  him. 
r  would  further  say  loUnionMnn,  who 


A  phip  was  once  sailing  in  the  South 
Amerieau  Ocean,  when  suddenly  the 
lockout  saw  auoiher  ship  in  the  dis- 
tance showiug  signals  of  distress.  The 
coptaiti  altered  his  course  so  as  to 
meet  the  other  vessel,  and  on  coaiiug 
v/ilbiu  speakiug  distance  hailed  tho 
crew  and  asked  what  difficulty  or  dan- 
ger they  were  in. 

""We  are  dying  for  water"  was  tho 
reply. 

••Draw  it,  then,  for  yourselves  from 
the  sea,''  answered  the  captain,  'you 
are  at  the  oiou^oh  of  the  River  Ama- 
zon." 

There  was  tho  ship's  crew  perishing 
at  .sea,  oppressed  with  suffering  a;,d 
with  fear,  anxious  to  quench  their 
raging  thirst,  hut  supposing  ihey  were 
surrounded  on  every  side  by  the 
briiiy  waters  of  Ihe  ocean,  while,  in 
fact,  they  were  within  tho  mouth  of 
the  greatest  river  in  the  world,  its 
sliorcs  far  out  of  sight  on  one  side  and 
the  other,  but  pouring  its  fl;)od  of 
fresh  water  for  leagues  out  into  the 
ocean.  There  wa><  sweet  water  for  a 
hundred  miles  around  them,  and  they 
hud  only  to  dra-.v  and  drink  it. 


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IIow  many  an  unhappy  voyager 
thore  is  oa  the  sea  of  life,  suffeiinfi: 
with  that  thirst  which  the  brackish 
waters  of  earthly  pleasure  can  never 
quench,  but  not  knowing  that  oa  every 
side  the  sweet  waters  of  eterual  life 
lie  wilbiu  reach  free  to  all.  Christ 
eays,  "If  any  man  thirst  let  him  come 
uulo  mo  and  driuk."  "The  Spirit  atid 
tlie  bride  Bay,  Come;  and  let  him  that 
heareth  say  CoiBe ;  aud  whosoever 
will,  let  him  take  the  water  of  life 
freely.''  These  waters  of  eterual  lifo 
are  all  around  you,  siuuor,  draw  your- 
self and  drink  without  money  or  pries, 
and  never  thirst. 

Woodland,  Cal 


'•  'Wo  iiiUbt  all  appear,'  or,  as  now 
it  is  generally  admitted,  'we  mu.st  all 
be  manifested  bt-fore  the  judgment 
Beat  of  Christ,' a  far  more  searching 
thought.  If  we  were  to  employ  a 
homf-ly  expression,  and  say,  'turned 
inside  out,'  it  would,  I  believe,  ex- 
actly express  the  intention  of  St.  Paul ; 
all  that  is  inward  now,  and  thus 
hidden, becoming  outward  then  ;  every 
disguise  ti  ra  away  ;  whatever  any 
man's  work  has  been,  that  day  declar- 
ing it ;  and  not  according  to  its  out- 
ward varnish,  hut  its  inward  sub- 
stance."—  Trench. 


For  the  Companion  and  Visitor. 
IjUe  and  Death. 


BY  NOAH  LONOANECKER. 


It  hae  been  remarked  that  "life  and 
death  are  the  two  greatest  themes 
throughout  the  Bible."  If  they  are 
not  the  two  i,r.'atett  themes,  ihey  ver- 
ily are  great  I  hemes ;  aud  if  so,  how  im- 
portant then  that  wo  study  to  know 
them.  There  are  threo  kinds  of  iife; 
namely,  vegetable,  anir.ial,  aud  spirit- 
ual. God  is  the  origin  of  all  life. 
When  God  withdraws  himself  from 
the  vegetable  aud  inferior  animal 
kingdoms,  they  crumble  to  their  moth- 
er dust  from  whence  they  sprung. 
But  in  this  article  we  wish  to  notice 
life  and  death  with  reference  to  man 
the  superior  of  the  animal  creation. 
We  say  that  man  is  i^uperior  from  the 
fact  that  we  road  in  Gen.  2  :  T,  that 
"God  breathed  into  hi.s  nostrils  the 
breath  of  life  ;  aud  man  became  a  liv- 
ing soul."  And  in  Geu.  1  :  27,  that 
"God  created  him  iu  his  own  image, 
in  the  imago  of  God  created  he  him." 
God  is  frooi  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing, an  eternal  and  sell-existiug  Spirit. 


He  is  not  only   "the    life,,'^    but    also 
"the  ftread  of    life."     The  connection 
that  man  sustains  to    God  or    life,  is 
three-fold.     Since  the  fiill  we  have  life 
before  us  in  a  three-fold  sense;  name- 
ly,   temporal,   spiritual,  and  eternal  ; 
and  corresponding  to  these   we    bavo 
the    temporal,    spiritual    and    eternal 
deaths.     For  present  purposes  we  will 
consider  man  as  composed  of  soul  and 
body  ;  tho    soul,    as  emanating  from 
God,  aud  therefore  a  spirit;  the  body, 
as  emanating  from  the  earth,  aud  there- 
fore matter.     Death  under  all  circum- 
stances is  a  separation.     Life    is  the 
union  aud  fellowship  of  those    partf, 
so  to  speak.     First    wo    will    uolice 
spiritual  life   aud   death.     When   the 
soul,  or  spirit,  of  man  emanated  from 
God,  the    Father  of  spirits,  it  still  re- 
tained, as  a  spirit,  its  union    and    fel- 
lowship with  him.     As  long   as  this 
union  aud  fellowship  was  not  destroy- 
ed by   sin,    there    was    life;  spiritual 
life    as   we    understand   it.     But  tho 
prophet  declares  that  "your  iniquities 
have  separated  between  you  and  your 
God,  and  your  sins  have  hid  his    face 
from    you."    Isa.    59 :  2.     Thus   man 
went   astray    and    separated    himself 
from  God  the  Father  of  spirits,    and 
was  "without  God  in  the  world,"  be- 
ing "dead  in    tresspasses    and    sins." 
Spiritual  death  is  then  a  separation  of 
the  soul  froQi  God.     This    separation 
took  place  when  Adam  and  Eve  trajs- 
gressed  the  law  of  God,    the    penalty 
of  which  was  "iu  the    day    that   thou 
eat.est  thereof  thou  shalt  surely    die.'' 
But  the   soul   is    still  conscious,  and 
necessarily  must  be,  for  its  very  being 
is  life;  and  it  is  only    with    reference 
to  its  separation  from  God   that   it  ia 
spokon  of  as  being  dead.     It  can    yet 
think,  will,  hear,    aud    therefore   act. 
There  is  a  good  illustration    of  these 
facts  in  the  narrative  of  the  younger 
son.     Of  him  the  father  said  "this  my 
son  was  dead,  and  is    alive    again." 
He  was  dead,  from    the  fact    that  he 
was  separated  from   his    father  ;  aud 
alive  again  ;  in  that    he    was    again 
with  hirf  father.     The  soul  cannot   be 
united  with  God  and  becoine  spiritually 
alive  to  God  unless  it  returns  to  God, 
and  this  it  only  can  do  through  Christ. 
Christ  says  "No  man  cometh    to  the 
Father  but   by   me;"  and,    "ye   will 
not  come  to  lue  that  yo   might  have 
life."     This  bringing  together    of  the 
soul  aud  God  iu    Christ    is    passing 
from  death  unto  life. 

We  will  uow  briefly  notice  the  tem- 
poral Ijlb   and   death.     By    tetnporal 


life  we  understand  the    union  of  tho 
soul  and  body.     When  God  had  form- 
ed man  of  the  dust  of  the  ground,  "Ha 
breathed  into  his  nostrils    the    breath 
of  life;  and    man    became    a    living 
soul."     So  then  we  fi'id  that  the  uni- 
ting of  the  spirit,   or    soul,    with  the 
body  constituted   him    a   living   soul. 
The  soul  was  life  before  it  entered  the 
body.     That  we  are  correct  in  our  po- 
sition we  need  but  refer  to  a  few  pas- 
sages to    illustrate.     We    will    take 
them  separate  from    each    other    aud 
will  bring   them    together,   and    then 
mark  the  result.     In  1  Kings  lY  :  21, 
22,  we  read  of  a  child  that  was   tem- 
porally dead,  and  in  order  to  restore 
its  temporal  life   the    prophet    Elijah 
''stretched  himself  upon  the  child  three 
times,  and  cried  unto   the    Lord,  and 
said,  O  Lord  my  God,  I  pray  thee,  let 
this  child's  soul  come  unto  him  again. 
And  the  Lord,  heard  the  voice  of  Eli- 
jah ;  and  tho  soul  of  the   child    came 
into   him    again,     and    he    revived.'' 
Here  is  an  evident  fact  that   tempoal 
life  consists  in  the  union  of  soul  and 
body.     In  Rev.  11,  we  read    of  dead 
bodies,  "and  after  three    days    and  a 
half  the  Spirit  of  life  from  God   enter- 
ed into  them,  and    they    stood    upon 
their  feet."     I  know  that  some    will 
have  this  a  symbolical  death,  but  the 
principal  ia  the  same.     It  follows  that 
if  temporal  life  consists  in    the   union 
of  body  and  soul,  that  temporal  death 
consi.sts  ia  their  separation  ;  in    proof 
of  which  fact  we  will  refer  to  the  word 
of  God's    testimony.     When   Rachel, 
Jacob's  wife,  was   dying    she    called 
her  son's  name  Ben-oni.     The  sacred 
historian  in  recording  the   fact   says, 
'"and  it  came  to  pass,  as  her  soul  was 
in  departing,  (for  she  died)    that  she 
called  his    name   Ben-oni."     No   one 
will  contend  that  her  body  went  away, 
so  then  it  follows  that  they  were  sep- 
arated, and    this    is    temporal    death. 
We  have  before  shown  that  the    soul 
is  an  emanation  from  the  eternal,  and 
self-existing  Spirit;  and  that  although 
separated  from  its  origin  by  sin,  it    is 
still  iu  a  conscious  slate  ;  so  here  we 
find  that  it  can    exist   separate   from, 
and  independent  of,    the    body ;  they 
are  two  distinct  things.     When  sepa- 
rated, the  body  is  unconscious,  it  being 
but  n'^attar ;  and  the  soul  is  conscious 
and  alive,  its  very  being  being  life  or 
spirit.     Let  us  notice  a  few  other  pas- 
sages in  reference  to   temporal    death. 
While  1  Kings  17  :  21,  22    illustrates 
temporal  life,  it  also    illuslrates   tom- 
poial  death;  for  the  child's  soul  could 


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nut  Lave  come  iulo  hiai  again  ;  if  it 
had  not  been  there  before  and  then 
lett  him  ;  which  it  did  when  it  (ihe 
child)  died.  The  wise  man  in  refer- 
ring to  temporal  death  says,  "then 
Bhall  the  diisl  return  to  the  earth  as  it 
was:  and  the  spirit  shall  return  unto 
God  who  gave  it."  As  to  the  distirtc- 
tion  between  body  and  soul,  and  their 
separate  existence  during  death,  noth- 
ing could  be  plainer.  When  Christ 
died  he  said,  Father,  iulo  thy  hands  I 
commend  uiy  spirit :  and  having  said 
thus,  he  gave  up  the  ghost."  A  short 
time  before  this  Christ'  told  the  peni- 
tent thief,  "Verily,  1  say  unto  thee,  to- 
day shalt  thou  he  with  me  in  para- 
dise." luwhattbo  locality  of  that 
state  consists  we  will  not  here  attempt 
to  notice;  suffice  it  to  say  that  it  is 
the  place  of  departed  spirits. 

Stephen,  when  stoned,  said,  "Lord 
Jhsus,  receive  my  spirit  "  "The  body 
without  the  spirit  is  dead."  James  2: 
2G.  That  the  souls  of  the  dead  are 
con^eious  when  separated  from  their 
bodies  is  revealed  by  tho  Spirit  aod 
the  Son.  "And  they  cried  with  a  loud 
vo'ce,  bow  long,  0  Lord,  holy  and 
true,  dost  thou  not  jiidgi^  and  avenge 
our  blood  on  them  that  dwell  on  the 
earth  ?"  Rev.  C  :  10,  II.  This  is  the 
language  of  the  souls  of  those  persons 
who  had  been  slain  fur  the  word  of 
Qjd,  and  for  the  testimony  which 
they  held.  "And  whito  robes  were 
givea  unto  every  one  of  them  ;  and  it 
was  said  unto  them,  that  they  should 
rest  yet  for  a  little  season."  We  have 
first  shown  that  temporal  death  con- 
sists iu  the  departing  of  tiio  soul  from 
the  body  ;  and  now  wo  fiadthat  those 
souls  are  sensible,  or  conscious.  I 
know  that  there  will  bo  a  great  diffor- 
eiice  between  the  souls  of  the  right- 
eous and  the  wicked;  tho  one  will  be 
conscious  iu  a  i-tate  of  fblicity  and 
rest;  the  other  iu  a  state  of  misery. 
It  ib  a  great  consolatio.i  to  the  right- 
eous to  know  and  bo  confident  that 
when  they  must  be  absent  from  the 
body,  that  thev  will  be  present  with 
the  Lcrd.  2  Cor.  5  :  6,  8.  I  have  read 
8  jute  of  the  best  comments  that  the 
wisdom  of  man  could  array  against 
the  dfscription  of  the  rich  man  and 
Lazarus,  recorded  in  Luke  16,  to 
reconcile  it  with  the  doc'.riiie  of  the 
unconscious  s'.ato  of  the  souls  of  the 
di  ad,  and  after  all  is  said  that  can  be 
H')id,  4-he  history  as  given  by  tho 
Lord  still  is  tlicro.  Christ  says,  'He 
thai  beliovelh  in  me,  though  he  were 
dead,  yet  Bbali  be  alive."    That  is,  if 


his  soul  were  separated  from  the  body, 
yet  it  would  continue  to  live  iu  happi- 
ness, for  it  would  be  present  with  the 
Lord,  which  would  be   spiritual    life, 
as  before    proven.     But  again,    "and 
whosoever  liveth,  and  believeth  iu  me, 
shall  never  die."     Although  the   time 
will  come  that  tho  soul  will   be    sepa- 
rated from  the  body  for  a   short  time, 
yet  It  would  never  be  separated   from 
the  Lord  who   is   the  life.     So   then, 
whether  the  righteous  wake  or   sleep, 
they  are  the  Lord's.     In  him   is   life. 
But  the  wicked  are  dead,  whathor  in 
the  body,  or  cut  of  the    body.     Their 
souls  are  separated  from  God.     Thoy 
have  no  union,    fellowship,    or   poace 
with  him.     They  have  not  God.     Yt*t 
their  souN  aro  conscious  while  drad  in 
tresspasses  and   sins,    whether   in  or 
out  of  the  bcdy.     Lastly  lot  ua  notice 
the  eternal  life   and    death.     Etornal 
life  consists  in  the  nniou  and    comniu- 
nion  of  the  body  and  soul    with    God 
in  the  realms  of  bliss  forever  and  ever. 
Christ  said,  "1  will    con  e    again  and 
receive  you  unto  myself;  that  where 
I  am,  there  ye  may  be  also."    "Come, 
yo  blessed  of  my  Father,    inherit   the 
kingdom  prepared   for    you    from  tho 
foundation  of  the    world."     Glory  to 
God  in  the    highest ;  "f*.  r    the    Lord 
himself  shall    descend    from    heaven 
with  a  shout,  with    the    voice    of  the 
archangel,    and    with    the    trump    of 
God  :  and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise 
first :  then  we  which  are  alive  and  re- 
main shall  be  caught  up  together  with 
them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord 
in  the  air  :  and  so  shall    we   ever  be 
with  the  Lord."     Why  should  we  not 
"comfort     one    another    with    these 
words,"  and  be  "looking  for  and  hasting 
unto  the  coming  of  the  day  of   God?" 
Beloved  readers,  let  us  all  so  live  that 
we  can    in   spirit   and    in   truth    say, 
"even  so,  come.  Lord   Jesus."     Thou 
will  have  come  to  pass  the  following  : 
"Behold,  the   tabernacle    of    God    is 
with  men,    aud    he    will    dwell    with 
them,  and  they  shall  be  his  people, and 
God  himself  shall  be  with  them,    aud 
be  their  God.     And    God    shall    wipe 
away  all  tears  from    their  eyes  ;  aud 
there  shall  be  no  more  death,  neither 
sorrow,  nor  crying,  neither  shall  there 
be    any    more   pain :  for    the    former 
things  are  passed  away." 

"The  happy  reason  soon  will  come, 
When  saints  shall  meet  in  heaven, their  home. 
Eternally  witlj  Christ  to  dwell, 
I  Nor  ever  hear  the  sound,  farewell." 

}hil  it  remains  for  ijs  yet  to   exam- 


ine the  scene  of  eternal  death.     What 
i.^it?     Is  it  an  anuihilation    of   ecu! 
and  body  ?     0  no,  says  one.  that  trrm 
is  not  found  in  the  Bible.     Truly  ;  and 
I  will  venture  to  say  that  the  doctrine 
is  not    taught   in    nature    nor  in  the 
Bible,  with  reference  to  anything  that 
emanated  from  God,  or  that  he   crea- 
ted     Will  it  be  an  unconscious  sate 
of  body  and  soul  in  the  future  world  ? 
Nut  so,  if  the    Bible   is   true.     (God 
forbid  that  any  one  should   doubt   its 
truthfulness:)    "yea,  let  God  be   true, 
but  avery  man  a  liar."     The  Bible  uo- 
where  tt^aches  tho  unconsciousness  of 
tho  soul,  whether  in  the  spiritual,  tem- 
poral, or  eternal  death.    Eterna!  death 
iu  the  separation  of    eoul    and    body 
from  God  in  tLe  future  world.     ''And 
before  him  shall  be   gathered    all    na- 
tions, aud  he  shall  separate  one   from 
another,  as  a   shepherd   dividetb   hia 
sheep  from  his  goats:    and   he    shall 
fet  the  sheep  on  his  right    hand,    but 
tho  goats  on  the  left.     Then  shall    he 
»;ay  also  unto  the;n  on   his    left    hand, 
DEP.^RT    FiioM    ME,    ye    cursed,    into 
everlasting  fiie,  prepared  for  the  devil 
at.d  his  angels  :  and    these   shall    go 
into  everlasiiiig  punishment."     "The 
Lord  Jesus  shall    be    revealed    from 
beav(  n   with    his   mighty    angels,    in 
flaming  fire  taking  vcngtsance  on  thom 
that  know  not  God,  and  that  obey  not 
the  gospel  of  our  Lord  Jssu.s    Christ. 
Who  shall  be  punished  with  everlast- 
ing destruction  from  the    presence  of 
the  Lord,  aud  from  the  glory    of    his 
power."     Any  one  who    knows    from 
experience  what  it  is  to   ba   deprived 
of  food,  drink,  health,  and  love,  peace, 
faith,  and  whatever  the  body  and  soul 
need  here  in  this  life,  will  have  some 
faint  idea  what  it  will  be  to  be    sepa- 
rati'd  from  God,  the  source  of  all  good. 
Like  the  rich  man,    the    wicked    may 
have  the  audacity  to    ask   heaven  for 
some  favors    between    the    temporal 
death    aud   the   general   resurrectiou, 
but  wheu  death  and  hell,  with  the  rich 
man  and  its iuhabitants,  shall  betakeo 
and  cast  into  the  lake  of  fire,  which  is 
the    second    death,    the    lowest    bell, 
outer  darkness,   where   there    will  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth, — what 
then  ? — I  will  not  follow   the   subject 
further.     Beloved  readers,    let  us  ail 
"teek  the  Lord  while  bo  may  be  found, 
and  call  upon  him  while  he  is    near," 
and  thereby  flee  the  wrath  to  como. 

'•In  vain  our  fancy  strives  to  paint 

The  moment  after  death — ." 

Nurtli  Induslr;/,  Ohio. 


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FOR    THE    YOUNG. 


Truly  iSiKve. 


Whatdid  he  do,  thon,  that  he  should 
be  called  brave?  Did  he  huut  a  liou 
or  a  bear  ? 

No. 

Did  he  fight  with  thieves? 

No. 

Did  he  have  a  pitched  battle  with 
a  boy  bigger  and  stronger  thaii  him- 
Bdf? 

Oh,  no. 

What  did  he  do,  then  ? 

He  told  the  truth. 

Perhaps  you  tbiuk  that  did  QOt  re- 
quire much  courage  ;  but  indeedit  did, 
hiid  only  n  brave  boy  could  have  told 
it  urdfr  the  circumstances. 

But  who  was  the  boy  ? 

Well,  hit;  nariie  was  Jauies  Peters, 
and  he  was  the  son  of  a  man  and  wo- 
n  an  who  loved  and  served  God,,  aud 
wanted  their  children  to  do  the  sanis, 
and  they  bad  taught  James  that  it 
was  a  cowardly  thing  to  tell  a  lie. 
He  believed  that  so  entirely,  that  I  do 
not  think  aaylhiug  v/ould  have  influ- 
er-ced  him  to  tell  au  untruth. 

Oje  day  he  and  some  other  boys 
w^ero  playing  in  a  field  through  which 
the  railway  ran.  They  played  at  mar- 
b'es,  aud  wiiipped  their  t<.ps,  and  sev- 
eral other  things.  Among  the  rest, 
tbey  got  sotne  stones  together  and 
Diedja  heap  of  theiu,  but  what  game 
it  wes  that  they  played  with  them,  I 
really  do  not  know. 

It  happened,  however,  that  a  sharp 
and  tudden  shower  came  on,  and  the 
boys  ran  off  for  shelter.  No  one  no- 
ticed at  the  tinae  that  the  heap  of 
stones  was  simply  kicked  down,  and 
not  properly  cleared  away,  and  cer- 
tainly no  one  saw  that  a  couple  of 
large  ones  lay  across  the  rail. 

They,  however,  remembered  it  af- 
terward ;  for  while  they  were  in  their 
place  of  shelter  they  saw  an  eropty 
luggage  train  come  along,  and  noticed 
that  it  was  going  very  slowly,  aud  at 
last  stopped. 

'  O  James,"  said  one  of  the  boys  iu 
terror,  "we  forgot  to  put  the  stones 
away.  Look  I  a  man  has  just  taken 
one  up  in  his  hand.  We  ought  not  to 
have  left  them  there.  I  should  not 
wonder  if  the  train  had  been  coming 
quickly,  and  there  might  have  been  au 
accident." 

The  boys  all  looked  very  frightened. 

"We  ought  not  to  have  played  so 
Dear  the  line, "said  Jamee. 


''We  ought  to  have  cleared  the 
stones  away,''  faid  another, 

"Never  mind  ;  no  real  harm  has 
been  done,''  said  the  third. 

"But  if  we  were  found  out  we  might 
expect  to  be  well  punished,"  said 
another. 

"Bat  then  we  are  not  going  to  be 
found  out,  and  that  is  one  comfort." 

As  they  were  going  home,  howev- 
er, they  were  afraid  it  might  not  b3  as 
they  had  hoped,  for  a  policeman  came 
toward  them. 

"Now  take  care,"  said  one  boy, 
with  a  white  face;  "don't  know  any- 
thing about  it,  for  whoever  is  found 
out  will  have  to  go  to  prison." 

There  was  no  time  for  more,  for 
the  policeman  stood  in  front  of  them. 

"Now,  tell  the  truth.  Which  of 
you  boys  put  those  stones  on  the 
line?  he  nskcd.,  and  his  voice  was 
dreadfully  stern. 

"I  did  not,"  said  one. 

"Neither  did  I,"  said  another. 

"I  am  sure  it  viras  none  of  my  do- 
ing?," said  a  third. 

"Whao  do  you  say  about  it,  young- 
ster ?"  inquired  the  policeman,  look- 
ing full- at  James.  His  friends  guve 
him  a  warning  glance,  aud  one  boy 
held  up  his  fiiiger.  Another  formed 
his  mouth  so  that  James  read  the 
word  "prison  ;"  aud  another  held  up 
his  fi<t  to  show  what,  he  would  do  if 
James  told.  But  the  boy  could  not 
tell  a  lie.  Ho  felt  atthat  moment  that 
he  would  be  less  afraid  to  go  to  pris- 
on than  he  was  to  tell  au  untruth. 


the  magistrate  and  sent  to  prison,  and 
very  likely  whipped." 

But  James  had  not  lost  his  own 
self-respect,  and  though  ho  wondered 
what  would  be  done  to  him,  and 
though  it  must  bo  confessed  that  he 
was  a  little  afraid,  still  he  felt  he  had 
done  right,  and  he  was  not  as  misera- 
ble as  one  might  have  expected. 

Was  he  not  a  brave  boy  ? 

And  he  had  a  brave  boy's  reward, 
for  the  gentleman  to  whom  the  police- 
man took  him  complimented  him  upou 
his  love  of  truth,  and  after  cautioning 
him  never  to  play  near  the  line,  he  let 
him  go  home. — Sunday-school  Advo- 
cate. 


ISeauty  oi  the  KcrJptures. 


"Now,  then,"  said  the  p.jiiceman, 
'did  you  put  the  stones  on  the  line?'' 

'  1  am  afraid  I  did,"  said  Jaaies. 

'Oh,  are  you  ?  Then  I  am  very 
glad  to  have  caught  you." 

'•I  did  not  meau  to  leave  them  on 
the  line,"  said  Jaaies,  "aud,  indeed,  I 
am  not  quite  sure  sure  that  I  put  them 
there;  but  I  think  it  is  very  likely, 
for  I  was  playing  on  the  spot." 

'•Then  you  must  come  with  me." 

"Very  well." 

"But  first  tell  me  if  yon  did  do  the 
mischief  yourself,  or  if  any  of  these 
boys  helped  you." 

But  if  James  told  the  truth  about 
himself,  he  was  not  going  to  tell  tales 
on  his  playmates,  and  so  he  declined 
to  answer  the  policeman's    questions. 

"Never  miud,"  said  the  man  ;  "one 
of  you  will  be  enough  to  serve  as  an 
exaaiple,"  aud  he  walked  away  taking 
James  with  him. 


The  Scriptures  are  suited  to  every 
capacity.  They  are  a  ford  where  a 
lamb  may  wade,  aad  au  eh^phaut  may 
swim  ;  and  herein  is  the  infinite  wis- 
dom cf  God  seen  in  wreathing  togeth- 
er plain  truths  with  those  that  are 
obscure,  that  He  might  gain  the  more 
credit  to  his  Word  ;  by  the  one  in- 
structing the  iguoranca  of  the  weak- 
est, and  by  the  othtr  confounding  the 
undorstauding  of  the  wisest.  This 
also  adds  a  beauty  and  au  ornament 
to  the  Scriptures.  As  the  beauty  of 
the  earth  is  set  off  by  a  graceful  vari- 
ety of  liiiis  aud  valleys,  so  it  is  in  the 
Scriptures.  There  are  sublirr.e  trutiis 
that  the  most  aspiring  reason  of  m.'-ai 
cannot  overtop,  aud  there  are  Uiora 
plain  a  id  easy  truths  in  which  the 
weaki-st,  capacity  oiay  cju verse  with 
delight  aiid  satisfaction.  No  man  is 
ofFriuded  with  his  garden  for  having  a 
shady  thicket  in  it;  nor  should  we  be 
[  offended  with  the  Word  of  God  be- 
cause among  so  mauy  fair  and  open 
walks  we  here  and  there  meet  with  a 
thicket  that  the  eye  of  human  reason 
cannot  look  through,— Go  We?/.  Censer. 


Human  philosophy  in  regard  to 
"laying  up  a  good  foundation  against 
the  lime  to  como"  is — hoarding.  God's 
philosophy  is,  distributing.  Distri- 
buted treasure,  investmeuts  in  works 
of  benevolence,  are  never  lost ;  treas- 
ure hoarded  frequently  makes  to 
itself  wings  and  flies  away.  Benevo- 
lent investments  are  not  subject  to 
trade-flactuatious     or     money-panics. 


They  are  under  divine   guardianship, 
"What  a  fool  Jim  is,"   said   one  of   sure  to  bring  interest   dividends,  and 
the  boys.     "He  will  be  takea   before    the  ultimatum  eternal  life. 


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Christian  Familv  Companion 

AND 

GOSPEL  VISITOR. 

MEYERSDALE,  Pa.,  Pec^l,  1875. 

Valedictory. 

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the  united  labors  of  our  contributors,  cor" 
respondents,  and  those  of  us  engaged  in 
conducting  our  paper,  those  labors  have 
been  coriftidcrable  and  arduous.  IMuch 
mental  labor  and  anxious  thought  have 
been  bestowctZ  upon  it.  While  we  know 
that  this  has  been  the  case  with  regard  to 
our  editorial  labors,  we  have  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  it,  has  been  the  case,  in  some 
dcf;ree,  witli  our  contributors.  Tlio  la- 
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poses upon  us,  and  to  give  the  care  and  at- 
tention necessary  to  meet  those  responsi- 
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ready attained,  either  were  already  per- 
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well  as  we  have,  under  the  difficulties 
and  disadvantages  which  we  labor  under 
in  prosecuting  it.  Our  brethren  do  not 
make  any  pretenhions  to  a  very  high  state 
oi'  literary  culture,  and  but  few  of  them 
have  studied  those  branches  of  education 
which  it  is  desirable  those  should  have 
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CJ&nriNtniu!*. 

This  festive  season  is  again  upon  us. — 
Atid  it  is  a  season  of  liolidays  and  plea.s- 
urc.  Tiie  occasion  that  gave  rise  to  this 
festival  is  of  that  character,  that  while 
clieerfulness,  festivity,  and  pleasure  may 
very  properly  be  associated  with  it,  they 
should,  if  onsistency  and  propriety  be 
observed,  be  of  a  serious  and  sacred, 
rather  than  of  a  carnal  character. 

Christmas  is  the  birth  of  the  Son  of 
Man,  the  Redeemer  of  the  world.  Tak- 
ing ihe  common  chronology  of  that  event 
as  correct — and  for  all  practicil  purposes 
it  may  be  so  taken — eighteen  hundred  and 
seventy- five  ago,  in  the  town  of  Bethle- 
hem, in  the  land  of  Judea  was  born  "a 
Savior,  which  is  Christ  the  Lord."  The 
event  was  one  of  interest  to  both  men  and 
angels.  A  part  of  the  dominion  of  the 
Lord  of  the  universe  liad  rebelled  acainst 
its  Sovereign,  atid  he,  instead  of  sending 
an  army  to  suppress  the  rebellion  by 
force,  and  if  necessary  destroy  the  rebels, 
sent  an  embassy  of  peace  and  offered  to 
sjiare  the  rebels,  and  pardon  and  justify 
them,  and  remember  their  "sins  and  their 
ini(iuities  no  more"  upon  the  discontinu- 
ance of  their  rebellion. 

The  embassy  of  peace  was  borne  from 
the  offended  sovereign  by  his  own  Son, 
the  prince  of  peace.  The  burden  of  the 
angelic  song  at  (lie  birth  of  our  Lord,  or 
the  Christmas  carol  sung  by  the  heavenly 
choir  to  the  shepherds  who  were  watch- 
ing their  flocks  in  the  fields  near  Bethle- 
hem, wiis  thus  expressed,  "Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest,  on  earth  peace,  goodwill 
to  men."  How  rich  in  precious  truth  is 
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the  liiirlioFt !"  (lio  l-viiui  couiujcnce>\ — 
God  was  to  be  glorified  in  the. incarnation 
of  his  Son,  Jesus  Chris!,  and  in  (he  re- 
sult of  that  iiicarnaiion.  The  work  of 
redemption,  which  win  tlie  ohjcct  of 
Ciirisl's  incarnation,  displayed  in  the 
most  glorious  manner,  God's  attributes  of 
justice,  holiness,  mercy,  end  love,  as  ilioy 
had  never  been  displayed  before,  and  as 
it  seems  to  us,  thry  could  have  been  dis- 
played in  no  other  way.  In  creation, 
<jlid's  pliyFioal  attributes  were  manifes- 
ted in  a  still  more  glorious  manner.  It 
seems  to  us  that  God  was  glorified  more  in 
redemption  than  in  creation.  The  for- 
lucr,  if  we  may  so  speak,  shows  us  a  lar- 
ger surface  of  the  divine  cliaracter  than 
the  latter.  As  God  is  glorified  in  the  ob- 
jective work  of  redemption,  so  is  he  glo- 
rified in  the  subjective  work  of  redemp- 
tion in  each  redeemed  sinner.  ''Wheth- 
er thrrefore  ye  eat,  or  drink,  or  wiiatso- 
cvrr  yo  do,  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God." 
Such  ia  the  high  and  holy  purpose  of  ev- 
ery pardoned  and  reformed  sinner.  Atid 
the  angels  anticipating,  in  some  degree, 
the  blessings  con.^cqupnt  upon  the  Sav 
ior's  birth,  gave  utterance  to  the  cxprcs 
sive  exclamation,  "Glory  to  God  in  the 
liighcst!" 

"Peace  on  earth,"  wa^  another  part  of 
the  lieavcnly  song,  and  no  less  expressive 
a!;d  appropriate  than  the  part  already 
noticed.  "Woetohiui  thatstriveth  wiih 
liis  Maker !"  So  declares  the  prophet. 
Avid  is  uian  so  wicbed  as  to  strive  with  bis 
rdi'.kcr?  lie  is.  For  what  will  not  .sin 
HI  its  exceeding  sinfulness  do?  "Whoso 
shcudcth  rnnn's  blood,  by  man  shall  his 
blood  be  shed,  for  in  the  image  of  God 
made  he  man."  What  a  prtitection  is 
here  thrown  around  luiman  life !  Eut 
pin  disregards  it,  and  sets  it  at  naught, 
and  Cain  slays  bis  brother  Abel  I  Oh, 
what  an  "Aceldama"  or  "field  of  blood" 
would  the  world  be,  were  there  no 
counteracting  influences  of  holiness  to 
oppo.se  sin  I  Well  might  (he  Apostle 
John  say,  "The  whole  world  lieth  in  wick- 
edness." But  Peace  has  visited  the 
earth  again  in  (he  person  of  the  Prince  of 
Peace,  and  in  the  dcetrines  and  precepts 
of  the  heavenly  kingdom  he  came  to  in- 
augurate. 

'Peace  on  earth,"  sang  the  angels. — 
While  St.  Paul,  with  his  heart  enlarged 
at  the  oontsmpialion  of  the  ble.'sings 
conferred  upon  cur  world  by  the  advent 
of  Ciirist,  exclaims,  ''lie  is  our  peace  who 


hath  made  botii  one,  and  hath  bri'kci) 
down  the  middle  wall  of  partition  be 
tween  us ;  *  *  *  and  that  he  might 
reconcile  both  unto  God  in  one  body  by 
the  cross,  having  slain  the  enmity  there 
by."  The  peace  of  Christ  reconcile.'? 
man  to  man  and  nian  to  God.  How  glad 
ly  should  the  world  have  welcomed  him, 
introduced  as  he  was  by  the  angels.  J5ut 
alas  I  "He  was  in  the  world,  atsd  the 
world  was  made  by  him,  and  the  world 
knew  him  not.  He  came  unto  his  own 
and  his  own  received  him  not." 
.  "Good  will  toward  men."  It  is  said 
God's  thoughts  toward  us  are  "thoughts 
of  peace,  and  not  evil;"  that  he  "will 
have  all  men  to  be  saved,  and  to  come  to 
the  knowledge  of  the  truth;"  that  "God 
sent  not  his  Son  into  the  world  to  con- 
dcuin  the  world;  but  that  the  world 
through  him  luight  be  saved."  The 
mission  of  Christ  into  our  world  wiih  its 
benevolent  object,  is  the  strongest  proof 
that  God  has  a  "good  will  toward  man." 
To  accomplish  the  great  work  of  hu' 
man  redemption,  a  v.'ork  which  our  Lord 
undertook  to  ttCcon)plish,  and  which  no 
inferior  beijig  could  have  accoinpli.shed. 
it  was  nece.'-sary  for  liim  to  take  upon  him 
the  "seed  of  Abraham,"  and  to  become 
the  Son  of  man  This  he  did  by  becom- 
ing the  son  of  Mary.  He  was  "born  a 
child,  and  yet  a  king."  Wonderful  con>- 
dcscension !  Great  is  the  mystery  of 
gedliness.  And  great  was  the  Savior  to 
v?hich  the  infant  of  Bethlehem  grev/,  aiid 
great  was  tiie  salvation  of  which  he  was 
the  author  and  finisher.  Tiie  mustard 
setd  became  a  great  tree,  and  under  its 
wide  spread  branches  the  weary  and  faiiif 
i!;ay  rest  and  renew  their  .vireugth.  IIow 
endeared  should  the  Friend  of  sinners  be 
to  lost  sinners  1  Well  may  the  P.-a'mist 
say,  "His  name  shall  endure  forever  :  hi.s 
naine  shall  continue  as  long  as  tiie  sun  : 
and  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him  :  all  na 
tions  sh.all  be  blessed  in  him." 

With  propriety  we  observe  the  anni- 
versary of  the  birth  of  the  Savior  of  the 
world.  Christmas  should  associate  with 
it  the  name,  the  character,  and  the  mis- 
sion of  Christ.  And  the  name  of  Chrij;t 
should  remind  us  both  of  our  guilt  and 
our  recovery,  lie  is  the  hope  of  the 
world  as  well  as  of  Israel.  "He  came  to 
seek  and  c-ave  that  which  was  lost." — 
ll(;ader,  has  lie  saved  you  ?  He  must 
save  you  if  you  are  saved,  and  he  will 
save  you  if  you  trust  in  him  for  salva- 
tion. 


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Bro  thcr  Q  u  in  ter : — 

Love  for  the  cause  of 
God  constrained  brother  D.  P.  Sajler 
to  write  the  following  private  letter 
to  us  and  our  children  ;  and  from  the 
fact  of  its  solemn  truths  and  counsels 
being  applicable  to  the  children  of 
our  brotherhood,  and,  especially  to 
the  children  of  our  ministering  breth- 
ren, I  aiilied  and  obtained  leave  from 
brother  Sajier  to  have  it  published. 
You  will  therefore  please  publish  it, 
and  oblige, 

Yours  in  Love, 

J.  S.  Flory. 
Double  Pipe  Creek,  Md.,    ) 
Oct.  4lb,  1875.  ] 
Eld.  J.  S.  Flory,  and  Family  : 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord 
I  greet  you.  My  dear  and  much  lov- 
ed brother  in  the  Lord,  often,  very 
often  in  my  loneliness,  do  I  have  you 
in  my  mind  in  your  far  western  home. 
Being  bereaved  of  my  beloved  wife, 
(who  to  you  was  a  distant  relative,) 
1  have  a  lonely  lite  to  live,  and  in 
my  musings  my  mind  wanders  over 
sea  and  laud,  but  is  often  brought  to 
a  halt  at  brother  Flory's  home  in 
Colorado,  where  he,  the  Lord's  sen- 
tinel is  setting  up  the  Lord's  banner, 
under  which  he  is  enlisting  an  army 
of  soldiers  of  the  cross,  from  among 
the  different  nationalities  attracted 
there  ijy  the  mineral  wealth  of  the 
country.  By  the  ex]>ericnce  of  thir- 
ty-five years  ministerial  life,  I  have 
learned  to  know  how  bard  is  the  la- 
bor, and  great  the  sacrifico,  required 
to  build  up  the  church  of  God  in  or- 
dinarily well  regulated  society.  What 
must  it  be  in  the  wilds  of  a  country 
in  which  society  is  chiefly  composed 
of  emigrants  from  every  part  of  the 
country  ?  The  labor  must  be  hercu- 
lean, and  the  sacrifice  beyond  esti- 
mate, but  as  I  have  not  the  pleasure 
of  a  personal  acquaintance  with  your 
family,  you  will  not  wonder,  if  in  my 
musings,  I  wonder  whether  brother 
Flory  has  the  aid  and  co-operation  of 
bifl  dear  wife  and  children  in  the 
great  work  of  God  iu  which  he   is  en- 


gaged. When  you  visited  at  our 
house,  I  remember,  you  said  you  had 
several  little  daughters,  which  now 
must  be  young  women  ;  and  know- 
ing by  happy  experience  what  help 
such  can  be  to  the  father  in  the  min- 
istry, I  wonder  whether  yours  afford 
you  that  aid.  So  dear  children, please 
bear  with  brother  Sayler,  (though  to 
you  a  stranger,)  when  he  in  this  let- 
ter he  addresses  a  few  thoughts  to 
you,  because  he  loves  you  and  the 
cause  in  which  your  father  is  en- 
gaged. 

Children  of  brother  and  sister  Flory, 
I  address  you,  whether  you  are 
daughters  or  sons.  Dear  children, 
the  power  lo  do  much  good,  or  evil, 
is  with  you.  The  prophet  says  'Be- 
hold. I  and  the  children  whom  the 
Lord  has  given  me  are  for  sign.^  and 
for  wonders  in  Israel  from  '  the  Lord 
of  hosts,  which  dwelleth  iu  mount 
Zion."  You  know  signs  are  to  at- 
tract and  to  direct.  Business  men 
put  up  their  signs  to  attract  the  at- 
tention of  the  pa383r-by,  and  to  di- 
rect him  to  the  place  where  their  com- 
modities can  be  had.  bo  your  father 
embellishes  his  card  and  letter  en- 
velop with  the  head  of  a  Buffalo,  to 
attract  and  direct  all  who  see  tbem  to 
bim,  a  dealer  in  theskius  of  these  ani- 
mals. Even  so  are  the  children  of 
the  preacher,  given  to  be  for  signs 
and  wonders  in  the  church,  to  at- 
tract the  attention  of  the  sinner,  and 
to  direct  him  to  Jesus    for   salvation 

Dear  children,  if  you  are  holy, 
good,  humble  and  faithful  members 
in  the  church  your  father  is  laboring 
to  build  up,  your  iiifluence  for  good 
will  be  a  power  that  the  arch  enemy 
cannot  withstand.  Wherever  you 
are,  tho  sign  of  holiness,  the  sign  of 
purity  of  life,  the  .«iign  of  humility 
and  metkncss  of  spirit,  the  sign 
and  wonder  of  the  transforming  pow- 
er of  God,  exhibited  in  your  non- 
conformity to  the  world,  etc.,  will  be 
seen  and  felt  by  all.  And  while  these 
graces  will  attract  the  admiration  of 
souls,  they  will  also  ivnite  them  into 
the  ways  of  holiness.  But  if  you 
care  for  none  of  these  things,  but  go 
with  sinners  in  all  the  follies  and  fash- 
ions of  the  times,  you  will  be  a  sign 
to  encourage  the  wicked  in  his  sins  ; 
and  while  angels  may  weep,  devils 
will  laugh  over  your  power  to  do 
evil,  while  the  wicked  will  say,  "See, 
these  are  the  preachers  children." 

David  in  Psalm  144:12  prays, 
"That  our    sons  may  be    as   plants 


gro.vu  up  in  their  youth,  that  our 
daughters  mHy  be  as  corner  stonts, 
polished  after  the  similitude  of  a  pal- 
ace." Plants,  you  know,  are  for  use; 
so  should  our  sons  bo  uh-mhI  in  holy 
society  ;  but  as  the  b<^st  material  is 
alwavii  used  r)r  corner  ntom's,  so  are 
our  daughterj  for  tho  moulding  of  so- 
ciety. How  holy  and  good,  then, 
dear  children,  ought  you  to  be  in  the 
m^julding  cf  tocieiT. 

Rtispected  and  dear   children,  your 
dear   father    will    introduce    brother 
Sayler  to  you  while  hi   will  converse 
freely  with  you  on  this    subject.      By 
way  of   illustration  1  will    say,  when 
we    build  a    house  of   stone  or  brick, 
wo  must    employ   trained    mechanics 
for  the  work  ;  but  tues3    must  be  as- 
sisted by  laborers    we  call    tenders, 
whose  business    it  is  to  bring    to  the 
master  mechanic  the  materials,  brick, 
stone,     or     morter.     These     tend*  rs 
must   not   be    stone  masons  or  brick 
layers  ;  common  laliorers  may  do  this 
part  of  the  work.     So   your  father,  a 
called   and     trained    minister  of   the 
gospel,  is  engaged  by    the  Lord    to 
build  his  house,  the  church  in  C'^lora- 
do.     In  this  work,  he,  too,  must  have 
help.     The  church    is  built  of  living 
materials ;  men  and  women    must  be 
properly  dressed    and  fitted    into  her. 
These  must  be  brought  to  the  trained 
workmen — the    ministers — that    they 
may  hear  what  the  word  which  conieth 
from  the  Lord  is.     None  can  perform 
this  part  of  the  work  as    well  as  you. 
If  you  live  a  holy  and  humble  life  in 
the  church  yourself,  your  good  exa^ti- 
ple,  as  a  sign  and  wonder  will  attract 
and  direct  others  into  her    fold.     But 
if  you  go  with  the  world  in    her  fash- 
ions and  vanity,  then  your    power  for 
good  is  lost;  but  for  evil,  it  is  mighty; 
you  will  not    only    encourage    otiiers 
to  remain  out  of  the  church,    but  you 
will     bind     the  spiritual     hansd     of 
your  father,    and  put    a   gag  into  his 
mouth,  so  that    he    cannot  labor    suc- 
cessfully,    llow    can  he    urge     faith 
and  obedience  upon  others,   while  his 
own  children  do  not  obey    the  truth  ? 
A  gainsaying  world,    glad  Jor    such 
opportunities,    will   cast    it  into    his 
teeth  that  his   own    children     do  not 
obey  the    truth    he    preaches.     Dear 
children,  eternity  only  will  reveal  the 
amount   of  good    or  evil  you    are  in- 
strumental in  doing.      I   have    experi- 
enced  what    advantages    and    power 
for  good  there  is  in  a    minister's  child 
being  a  christian  ;   then  be  not  offend- 
ed with  brother  Sayler  when  be  urges 


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you  to  fitiengtben  the  hands  of  your 
father  io  the  work  of  tho  miuistry  in 
Colorado. 

I  am  often  amaznd,  that  children  of 
holy,  God-.iervii)g  parents,  prefer  the 
mauuer  of  life,  and  style  of  dresa  of 
the  unregencrato,  among  whom  are 
harlots  and  debauchees,  in  preference 
to  the  plain,  neat,  modest,  christian- 
becoming  style  of  their  holy,  chaste, 
and  virtuouti  mother,  who  has  cared 
for  them,  watchefl  wept  and  prayed 
over  them  during  many  sleepless  mid- 
night hours.  Children  should  love 
their  christian  parents  mora  than  tho 
world,  and  should  go  with  them  into 
the  church,  adopt  her  system  of  teach- 
ing, and  in  her  be  trained  for  heaven 
and  eternal  life.  The  promises  of 
God  are  in  favor  of  all  who  do  so,' 
while  the  denunciations  of  the  Bible 
are  against  those  who  do  not. 

The  Bible  abounds  with  the  com- 
mand of  God  to  children  to  honor 
their  parents.  Aiid  the  Apostle  says, 
"Children,  obey  your  parents  in  tho 
Lord  ,  for  this  is  right.  Honor  thy 
father  and  mother  ;  which  is  the  first 
commandment  with  proaiise  ;  that  it 
iKay  be  well  with  thee,  and  that  thoii 
mayest  live  long  on  the  earth."  What 
a  glorious  promise  for  children  to  lay 
hold  on  1  Who  will  dare  say  that 
many  of  the  apparent  premature 
deaths  are  not  the  result  of  a  viola- 
tion of  this  law  of  God  which  gives 
promise  of  a  well  and  long  life  if 
obeyed?  la  no  way  can  children  so 
fully  obey  and  honor  their  parents 
more  than  by  an  humble  obedience  to 
the  law  of  God  in  his  service  in  the 
church  ;  while  "whoso  curseth  his 
father  or  his  mother,  his  lamp  shall 
be  put  out  in  obscure  darkness." 
This  Scripture  is  a  conformation  of 
tho  hint  above  of  apparent  premature 
deaths.  Children,  you  can  curse  your 
father  and  mother  in  the  Bible  sense 
of  the  word  curse,  without  the  use  of 
vulgar  and  profane  swearing  against 
them.  Every  disregard  of  their  holy 
and  Godly  counsel  is  a  dishonor  to 
them,  and  is  virtually  cursing  them. 
"The  eye  that  mocketh  at  his  father, 
and  despiseth  to  obey  his  mother,  the 
ravens  of  the  valley  shall  pick  it  out, 
and  the  young  eagles  shall  eat  it." 

"Now,  dearly  loved  children,  you 
see  what  a  long  letter  brother  Sayler 
has  written  to  you  for  your  comfort 
and  edification  in  the  help  and  ser- 
vice he  wishes  you  to  afford  your  fa- 
ther, the  first  of  our  ministering 
brethren,  in  the  far  off  Colorado.  Will 


you  heed  his  advice  ?  I  would  be 
much  pleased  to  receive  a  letter 
from  you,  in  which  I  wish  you  to 
speak  to  rae  as  plainly  as  I  did  to 
you.  With  affection  and  hope, 
Your  friend, 

D.  P.  Sayler. 


Honey  Grove,     "I 
Nov.  29th,  1875.  J 
Brother  Qun'nter : — 

I  received  a 
prospectus  from  you,  but  having  such  a 
poor  field  to  labor  in  for  subfciibers,  1 
gave  our  names  to  brother  JMyer.-*.  I 
will  still  try  to  be  the  "ChristiaiiH  friend. 

1  might  state  to  you  that  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  .summer,  a  number  of  us,  be- 
loiieing  to  different  denominatioti.s,  met 
at  our  school  house,  and  organizod  into 
a  class  called  tlie  Honey  Grove  Scripture 
Heading  Cla.ss,  in  vvhicli  vpe  devote  a  few 
hours  every  Sabbatii  afternoon  to  reading 
and  studying  the  Sacred  Word.  We 
commenced  in  the  first  of  tho  New  Tes 
taiiient  and  have  read  to  the  llt.h  chap 
tor  ot  Matthew.  Upon  a  closC  examina 
tion  of  the  Floly  Scriptures,  we  find  our- 
soives  very  deficient  in  carrying  out  those 
.xacrcd  and  most  sublime  teachings  of  our 
Iy)rd.  I  would  recommend  such  organi- 
z«tions  everywhere.  We  find  it  very  in- 
teresting and  instructive  to  tlisse  who 
desire  to  know  the  truth.  A  fl;w  have 
Itfc  off,  because  the  word  has  come  too 
cio.se  upon  them  ;  but  this  no  one  will  do 
whose  object  is  to  know  the  truth.  If 
God's  word  condemns  us,  how  shall  we 
stand  in  his  presenc-3  ? 

We  should  rather  rejoice,  when  exatu- 
iniiig  the  word,  that  we  are  led  to  see  our 
error?!,  that  we  may  be  enabled  to  over 
c  niic  them.  We  should  not  be  ashamed 
to  own  our  shortcomings  and  guilt,  but 
rather  confess  the  weakness  of  our  flesh, 
and  we  have  Clirist's  sympathy,  and  can 
have  his  assistance. 

In  thus  coming  together  to  read,  we 
notice  more  particularly  what  we  read  ; 
while  we  stop  and  a*?k  questions,  each 
one  giving  his  best  ideas,  with  scripture 
references.  This  leads  us  into  a  very 
close  investigation  ;  and  in  applying  tlio 
word  to  ourselves,  it  sometimes  comes 
very  near  to  us.  We  take  tor  instance 
Matth.  5:23:24  ;  "If  thou  bring  thy  gift 
to  the  altar,  and  there  rememberost  that 
thy  brother  hath  aught  against  thee, 
leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and 
go  thy  way  ;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy 
brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy 
gift."  We  first  go  to  the  law  of  ]Moses, 
and  learn  the  manner  in  which  theofiering 
was  to  be  made.  But  since  these  offer- 
ings of  baasts  etc.,  are  done  away  with, 
what  kind  of  an  offering  are  we  to  bring? 
and  where  i?  the  altar  ?  We  concluded 
that  the  altar  of  each  one  is  his  own 
heart,  from  which  he  offers  his  own  sac- 
rifice, the  whole  body  being  required  for 
the  sacrifice,  with  which  prayer  and  prais- 


es are  to  be  offered  continually.  See  Hcb. 
13:15,16,  and  Romans  12:1.  And  iflJod 
would  not  accept  tho  offering  according 
to  the  law  of  Moses  without  a  reconcilia- 
tion of  the  parties,  neither  will  he  a^x.ept 
our  thanki'giving  and  nraise,  and  our 
worship  in  liis  house.  No  matter  how 
much  and  loud  we  f\ng  and  pray,  or  how 
plainly  we  dres»,  or  humble  we  ajjpcar, 
God  will  not  accept  of  our  offering  unless 
we  go,  according  to  his  word,  and  become 
reconciled.  And  this  is  not  only  requir- 
ed of  members  of  the  same  church,  to  be 
reconciled,  but  the  followers  of  Christ 
nmst,  if  pos.'ible,  "live  peaceably  with 
all  men."  Wo  have  not  the  same  rule 
to  go  by  out  of  the  church  as  in  it,  for 
there  are  those  whom  we  cannot  approach 
ibr  a  reconciliaiion  ;  but  when  we  do 
good  to  all  men,  and  love  them  that 
liate  us,  then  we  think  we  are  free,  and 
cur  offering  is  acceptable.  May  not  I 
urge  my  dear  brethren  and  sisters  lo  the 
importance  of  engaging  in  such  assem- 
blies? The  motives  must  be  pure  and  im- 
partial, and  the  result  will  be  a  blessing. 
From  your  weak  sister  in  Christ, 
Mary  Rohrer. 


Springfield,  Ohio,      > 
Nov.  33ih,  1875.  S 
Dear  Brother:— 

I  noticj  in  No.  42 
a  request  which  brought  afresh  to  my 
memory  some  past  events  wliich  I  will 
will  try  to  write  for  insertion  in  the  col- 
umns of  your  paper.  Tne  request  is  as 
follows  : 

"Will  all  those  who  have  been  led  to 
obey  God's  word  by  reading  gospel  doc- 
trines in  ffood  hoolcs,  please  send  us  their 
names,  and  the  circumstances  attending 
their  conversion?  State  what  book,  and 
from  whom  reov'ived. " 

I  was  brought  up  in  East  Tennessee, 
by  my  uncle  and  aunt,  who  were  both 
members  of  the  German  Baptists;  anl 
1  was  brought  up  in  the  nurture  and  ad- 
mouition  of  the  Lord.  There  I  spent 
the  early  part  of  my  life,  until  I  wa.'5 
about  seventeen  years  of'age. 

Shortly  after  I  left  the  home  of  my 
boyhood,  under  the  influence  of  one  of 
those  long,  protracted  meetings  held  by 
the  Missionary  Bai)tists,  I  became  a 
member  of  their  church,  of  which  clsurclt 
1  continued  to  be  a  member  for  about 
nine  years. 

About  the  year  1855  or  1856  we  moved 
t'T  North  Carolina,  and  located  in  a 
neighborhood  where  there  lived  a  few 
brethren  and  sisters.  At  that  time  I 
was  an  advocate  of  the  Baptist  doctrine  of 
single  immersion,  etc.  The  Brethren  be- 
ing concerned  about  my  future  welfare, 
t^i  me  I  was  in  error,  but  I  thought  not. 
Bo,  as  I  had  all  the  Brethren  to  meet  in 
the  way  of  argument,  I  was  obliged  to 
use  all  my  energies,  and  to  muster  up  all 
the  force  possible,  in  defence  of  my  doc- 
trine. I  commenced  to  search  the  .-crip- 
tures,  and  other  books.  I  lead  some  of 
the  histories  of  the  ileformation,  which 


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OrilllSTlAN  FAMILY  OOMFAlSllOIS  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


brouKht  some  serious  thonphts  to  my 
juii;d.  I  (bund  there  was  u  Wesley,  a 
Calvin;  a  Luther,  nnd  n  great  many  oth- 
er reformer?.  Wliile  mvcntisratinp;  tlie 
ris3  and  pro.-^revs  of  tlie  difTcrcnt  cliurch 
orgaiiiz:iiions  that  sprang  out  from  them. 
I  begun  to  wonder  wliat  had  become  of 
the  true  church  of  Christ,  from  the  close 
of  the  Apostolic  age  down  to  the  Ilefor- 
luation.  Here  I  got  into  trouble,  for  we 
read  in  the  Scriptures,  "Heaven  and  earth 
shall  pass  away,  but  my  wo^d  shall  nev- 
er pass  away."  Again,  the  Savior  says 
to  Peter,  "Upon  this  rocic  will  I  build 
my  church,  and  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail  against  it."  Now  I  wa-  led  to 
believe  that,  if  either  of  the  reformed 
churches  was  the  true  church  of  Chris*, 
the  gates  of  hell  had  prevailed  to  banish 
at  leust  for  a  while,  the  true  church  out 
of  esidf.ence.  Bat,  thanks  be  to  the 
good  Lord,  I  was  relieved,  to  some  ox 
ti  nt,  of  this  trouble,  by  reading  Orchard's 
llintory  of  Foreign  Baptist.'.  There  I 
found  tliat  triune  immersion  was  the  only 
mode  of  baptism  that  was  practiced  du- 
ring the  first  two  and  a  half  centuries.  I 
searched  the  scriptures,  and  f  )uiid  all  to 
harmonize  therewith  ;  and  that  settled 
the  question  of  bajitisui,  fend  I  laid  aside 
luy  ideas  ot  single  immer-ion. 

But  here  arose  another  trouble.  T 
could  not  see  anithing  in  the  gospel,  at 
that  time,  that  would  prove,  to  the  satis 
i'aeiionofmy  miri(i,  tliat  there  was  any- 
thing in  the  gO!<i)cl,  outside  of  the  bread 
and  win?,  that  we  couid  call  the  L):d's 
Supper,  and  that  should  be  olnorved  as 
an  ordinance  in  the  ctiurch.  Lt  so  hap- 
pened that  one  of  the  bretlircn  bonded 
Die  a  few  numbers  of  tlie  Gospel  Visitor, 
in  which  [  found  an  article  bended  "The 
Lord's  Supper."  So,  with  the  Bible  in 
one  hand,  and  the  Goxpel  Visitor  in  the 
ether,  I  read  and  compared,  with  a  full 
purpose  of  heart  to  obtain  the  truth. 
Thus  I  labored  between  truUi  and  error, 
ibr  perhaps,  nearly  a  whole  year,  until  I 
\' as  blest  with  a  new  idea  of  the  sacred 
Scripture.',  a.'s  a  light  shining  in  a  dark 
jilaee  ;  and  1  f.oon  was  led  to  see  the 
great  imporl.incc  of  obeying  God  in  all 
his  divine  ordinances. 

Now  may  the  Lord  help  us  to  employ 
our  energies  to  live  more  and  still  more 
closely  to  the  rcfj;iirements  of  the  gospel, 
is  my  prayer.     Amen. 


NoRTir  iNPuriTSY,  Stafk  Co. .  O.   | 
December  13th,  1875.  | 
Jlrollier  Quinler : 

The  brethren  of 
Tu'carawas  church  have  to  da  y  (Dee. 
l:Vii)V;hsed  a  series  of  meetings  which 
c  )titinued  nine  doys,  d\uitig  wliich  time 
b.other  David  Workman,  frOm  Ashland, 
libored  both  moniint's  and  evenings, 
with  a  Z'^al  according  to  knowledge,  anil, 
as  we  Grtuly  believe,  accept 'able  to  (lod, 
the  church,  and  surrounding  community. 
Oataid  Ts  as  wcil  as  meiub'-rs,  can  truly 
^ay,  "Did  not  oar  heart  burn  wilbin  u-. 


while  he  talked  with  us  by  the  way,  and 
while  he  opened  to  us  the  S^'riptures?" 
Christ  in  a  certain  parable  says,  "When 
any  one  heareth  the  word  of  the  king- 
dom and  understandcth  it  not,  then 
Cometh  the  wieked  one,  and  catcheth 
away  that  which  was  sown  in  his  heart  ;" 
thereforeforc  brother  Dnvid  labored  hard 
to  bring  his  hearers  to  a  knowledge  of 
the  truth.  How  far  he  has  acorn pHshed 
ibis  end  we  may  not  now  know,  but  he 
had  tlic  pleasure  of  baptizing  eight  pre- 
cious souls  into  the  denth  of  Chri«t.  The 
hearts  of  fathers,  mothers,  brothers  and 
sisters,  as  we'l  as  the  church,  on  earth, 
and  aneels  in  lieaven.  were  made  to  re- 
joice When  they'  beheld  precious  souls 
flocking  home.  Glory  to  God  for  the 
outpouring  of  his  grace.  IMny  God  keep 
those  precious  souls,  as  well  as  all  Israel, 
from  the  evil  that  is  in  the  world.  It  is 
a  liai>py  thotisht  of  man  and  wife,  par* 
ents  and  children,  neighbors  and  friends, 
all  worsliipping  God  here,  and  of  finally 
meeting  in  the  paradise  of  God,  and 
bask  in  his  glory  forever.  Oh  I  (hat  the 
seed  sown  might  everywhere  fall  on  good 
ground,  e.n  i  bring  fi)rth  fruit,  some  a 
hundred  fold,  some  sixty-fold,  atid  some 
thirty Cold. 

NOAII  LONG.\NF,CI{E[V. 


Union  Dicvo.siT,  P\..     ] 
Nov.  29  h,  1.S75.    j 
Dear  Brother  Qainter  : 

A  i"'W  d;us 
ago  T  sent  you  a  ''fcajment,"  sMid  a  few 
isenn  ot  chuioh  iitercst.  I  siid  that 
eight  had  made  application  for  admission 
ou  (h(!  fbilor/ing  Sabbat  h.  Tho  day  is 
past  end  the  number  that  were  buried 
is  ten  ;  among  thcni  one  lad  nnd  six  girls 
rangiTig  in  their  ages  'rom  thirteen  to  six 
teen  years.  Nutncr'CnHy,  our  increase  is 
extraordinary.  There  is.  ais  i  uiuch  love. 
End  hannony,  and  prayer,  and  ^cl^  search- 
ing among  the  members.  A  spirit  ofuii 
usunl  solemnity  pervades  tlie  community. 
So  much  depends  on  tlic  church,  as  an 
in:itrumont,  in  the  convcrsioTi  of  the 
world,  iliat  we  have  it  in  our  i)0wcr  lo 
bind  or  to  loose  the  hands  of  God  by  our 
holiness  or  worldliness.  All  sjjirits  must 
work  through  the  body,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  no  exception  to  this  law.  May 
the  Body  of  Christ  be  pliablo  in  all  its 
Ujem'oerH  to  tlic  i)ower  and  purposes  cf 
the  Spirit  of  Christ. 

C.  H.  B.\i..si}.\noii. 


From  Orc{£uci. 

Dear  Brother : 

In  the  prrpnnt  number 
ofthe  Companion  and  Visitor,  re- 
ceived this  evening,  (No.  44,)  I  see 
a  letter  from  brolher  Moomawr,  on  let 
Cor.  3:  10—15,  which  did  not  quite 
suit  mo.  I  eUiim  th'it  thi.s  Siiipturc 
was  written  to  the  CoriDtbiane  aa  a 
n  buko,  and  that  the  Curintbiaua 
themselves  were  likely  to  prove  thotn- 


eelvea  the  wood,  bay,  and  stubble ; 
arid  the  apostles,  the  builders,  losing 
their  labor  in  building  that  church. 
Dear  brethren,  if  any  of  you  would 
come  to  Oregon,  and  build  a  church, 
and  the  members  prove  to  be  wood, 
bay,  and  stubble,  you  would  suffer  a 
great  loss  in  coming  so  far  and  preach- 
ing j  yet  it  is  not  said  you  would  be 
lost  on  the  account  of  it.  I  claim  the 
preachers  to  be  the  builders,  the  mem- 
bers the  material,  the  apostles  and 
prophets  the  foundation,  Jesus  Christ 
the  chief  corner-stone. 

Daniel  Leedy. 
Lebanon,  Oregon. 


Krport  ofthe  Uauish  Fnud. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of 
moneys  rfceived  on  the  Danish  Fund 
since  October  22:id,  1875. 

South  BiifiFalo  church,  Va.,  $3  18 

Mv>llie  R.  Gaus,  75 

C.  Myera,  1  00 

E.  Forney,  35 

A  Brother,  15 
W.  R.  Brumbaugh,  (Nov.  1st.)  100  00 

C!»«rry  Grove  church,  III.,  6  85 

-M.  M"  Esbelman,  1  GO 

Warrior's  Mark  church,  Pa  ,  3  00 

Msiumee  church,  Obio,  3  80 

Stiver  Creek  church,  111.,  1   00 

Bufldld  Valley  church,  Pu.,  2  25 

Henry  Brink,  2  50 

J    M.  Cas.sel,  25 

Sister  Rohrer,  III.,  40 

Chippewa  church,  Oliio,  20  00 

Beiiirice  church,  Neb.,  60 


Total  $147  68 

R-portediu  No.  41.  07  70 

43.  (corrected)  189  95 


Grand  total.  $405  33 

If  AAC  Rowland,  Treasurer. 
Lanark,  Carroll  Co.,  III. 

A  Ktc<i>e  lo  <'iire  llaiuslii  GsK^t 
Dh>s. 

When  your  meat  is  cut  in  pieces, 
rub  it  well  vvith  a  mixture  of  sugar 
and  saltpeter,  in  the  proportion  of  one 
potmd  of  saltpeter  to  one-fourth  pound 
of  sugar.  Then  let  the  meat  lie  until 
it  is  perfectly  cool,  but  be  careful  not 
to  let  it  freeze.  When  cool,  rub  well 
with  hot  salt,  each  pieco  eight  min- 
utes. Then  let  the  meat  lie  in  a  cool 
place  for  eight  days,  and  it  will  be 
ready  to  hang  and  smoke.  We  havo 
tried  it  with  excellent  sntif-faction 
U  D.  Davy. 

Ca^stown,  Ohio. 


CHillSTlAN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


795 


Deckmber  15th,  1875. 

Brother  Quinler : — 

Afl  i  am  very  de- 
siroas  that  yonr  (.'irculation  slioald  be 
iDcreased,  and  your  field  of  uaefalnees 
enlarged,  I  send  yon  the  names  ot  a 
few  pereona  at  my  own  expense.  I 
may  be  able  to  write  some  for  the 
Primitive  Ciiuistian,  but  if  not,  I 
shall  do  tor  you,  and  your  paper,  and, 
especially,  for  the  good  cause  to  which 
you  are  devoted,  what  I  can.  May 
the  Primitive  Christian  be  all  that 
its  beautil'ul,  expressive,  and  appro- 
priate title  imports  ;  and  may  it  have 
the  liearty  support  of  all  who  love  our 
Master  and  his  cause.  I  have  here- 
tofore been  well  satisBad  with  your 
paper  and  believe  that  it  has  render- 
ed pretty  general  satisfaction;  but  all, 
80  far  as  my  acquaiatance  extends, 
seem  to  be  pleased  with  the  changes 
you  propose  to  make.  I  hope  you 
may  be  remunerated  for  jour  extra 
expense  and  labor. 
Fraternally, 

JOSEPHUS  CjEREVlSIA. 


Elderton,  Pa.,  Dec.  12,  1816. 
My  Dear  Brother : 

I  write  you  to 
state  that  I  arrived  home  safely  on 
the  27th  ult.,  and  found  all  well,  for 
which  we  thank  the  Lord. 

Brother  Nicholson  remained  with 
us  until  the  9th  inst.,  and  baptized 
eight,  ranging  in  age  from  the  old 
grandfather  to  the  youth  of  fifteen 
years.  Wo  hope  to  gather  some  of 
the  fruit  after  many  dayp.  The 
brethren  here  are  well. 
Fraternally, 

Lewis  Kimmel. 


W'^  admit,  no  poetiv  ini'lor  iinvclrcr.mst,n.u 
ceB  in  coiiiuiction  wilh  01)itunry  'Notices.  VVc 
wi.sli  lo  use  alliUilcB,  w.nd  wo  could  not  liiserl 
vovscs  ■Willi  all. 

In  thB  Bear  Creek  Ohiircb,  Cliii6tir.n 
OGUUly,  Illinois,  Oct  lOth,  1875,  ofcioiip, 
Maut  Jane,  dauKbter  of  hioUier  J.  F.  and 
Bister  Eve  Whitcbead,  aged  1  year,  4  inoiiths 
and  a  few  days.  FuuerHl  sermon  by  broth- 
er J.  W-  Stieu,  Nov.  7lh.  Text,  a  Kings, 
4:20.    "It  is  well  Kith  tbe  cbild." 

Also,  in  tbe  same  cburch,  November  lltb, 
1875,  sister  Amanda,  wife  of  brotber  Floiy, 
and  dangbter  of  Elder  Abrabani  and  sister 
Elizabetb  Peters  ;  aged  20  years,  8  ranntbs 
anri  '21  days.  Funeral  services  by  brotber  A. 
S.  hear. 

L.  R.  Stutsman. 

Died  in  the  Covington  cbureh,  Miami  Co., 
Obio,  November  ]5ih.  875.  brotber  Jacob 
S11EI.LA.BKKOEK,  asjed  78  years,  1  nioiitli,  and 
8  days.  His  deatb  was  suddec,  and  sui'posed 
to  bavebeen  caused  by  apoplexy.  He  had 
bowever  been  frail  for  some  lime,  and  had 
It  aeon  to  thiulc  his  cud  was  near,  and  we  be- 
lieve tiled  to  prepare  himself  to  m'eet  it.  He 
was  one  of  tbe  ol.iest  citizens  of  tbe  coramu- 
niiy  in  which  he  lived  and  one  of  the  oldest, 
members  of  the  Covington  cburch.  We 
trust  be  came  to  his  "grave  in  full  age,  like 
as  n  shock  of  corn  cometli  in  bis  sear-ou.  Wi: 
sympathize  with  tbe  attlicted  fiieudt  in  their 
bereavement,  and  hope  that  the  Lord  will 
sanctify  it  to  theii  sp. ritual  good.  Editor. 

In  the  Conestoea  cburch,  Lancaster  Co., 
Pa.  Nov.  9ih,  1875,  brother  Isaac  Dieudoup, 
au'e^l  67  years,  1  uioulh,  <8  day«.  Seiviceg 
by  the  Breihreu  from  3  Tim.  4  :  7,  8. 

Samuel  R   Myer. 

Died,  in  tbe  Yellow  Creek  cbuich,  Bedford 
Co.,  Pa.,  Nuvanber  39i.h,  1875,  sister  .\f  akt, 
■wife  of  brolher  Alexander  Holsinger,  aged 
50  years,  and  37  dajs.  She  suffered  sevcrrly 
for  fifif.en  ■weeks  ;  but  her  mind  was  stioiig 
to  the  end.  She  leaves  a  son  owing  husband 
to  mourn  bis  loss,  which  be  believes  wa*  her 
eternal  gain.  Funeral  eerviees  by  tbe  Bteth- 
rtu,  from  Revelation  14:  13,  13. 

A.   HOLSINGBR. 


Errata. 

"God  in  Christ,"  in  No.  45,  conlains 
an  unusual  number  of  typographical  er- 
rors, to  a  few  of  which  t  call  attention. 

On  pRge  712,  first  column,  line  28  from 
the  top,  transuo.se  ''It  w,"  and  pat  the 
words  in  the  interrogative  foriii. 

In  the  second  column,  IQili  line,  for 
"«rwis,"  read  arms. 

In  the  3rd  column,  33rd  line,  for 
"miment"  read  moineut. 

Same  column    14th  line   from  the  bot- 
tom, for  "humility,"  read  hitmanl!!/. 
C.  H.  Balsbalgu. 


Cliauge  of  Address. 

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dress will  be  Highland  Post  office,  High- 
land couniy,  Ohio,  instead  of  Goshen, 
Clermont  county,  Ohio. 

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EDITORIAL. 


A  New  Year's  Greeting— Christian 

Blessedness, 
An  Explanation— Tlie  First  Number, 
Are  tiie  Suffering  and  Want  of  the 

West  Exapgprated  ? 
A  Book  that  all   should  Write  and 

Head, 
A  Word  of  Counsel  Submitted, 
A  Correction, 

A  Special  and  Urgent  Request, 
A  More  Excellent  Way, 
A  Suggestion  to  our  Active  Friends 

and  Agents, 
Another  Error  in  W.  C-  Thurman's 

Prophetical  Calculations, 
AiHiounceiuents  (B. ), 
Annual  Meeting  (B  ), 
A  Full  Report, 
Almanacs  for  1876,  (B.), 
"      Advertisemouis, 
A  Noble  Sentiment, 
A  Call  from  Europe, 
A  Correction  and  Exp'anation, 
A  Suggestive  and  Piactical  Thought,  537 
A  Few  Words  With  our  Sjl)scribcrs,  f'>34 
Avjents  will  Please  Notice,  Our 

■",     A  Talk  with  Our  (B.J 
Annual  JMeeiing  for  1(S7(J, 
Apology  and  Exphmation,  An 
An  Ex))lanauo!i— The  New  Name  of 

our  Paper, 
Brother  llershey's  Letter, 
Jirother  Wrightnian's  Article, 
Brother  Darst's  Death, 
Catholic — its  Meaning, 
Christmas, 

Christians — the    Jjord's    Advertise- 
ments, 
Cliurch  and  Siat/8, 
Club'jing  Papers  (B) 
Committee  to  Philadelphia,  Tlie 
Competition  (B.), 
Deisniark — Our  Missionaries  to 
Do  You  Want  to  Work, 
]']miiient  Saints  only  Men, 
Encourgement  (B. ), 

for  all, 
Essentials  and  Non-E^sential.s, 


20 

138 

170 
186 
186 
218 
218 

234 

2G6 
283 
283 
347 
443 
554 
458 
458 
5U5 


c;i4 

667 
715 
730 

746 
43 
363 
491 
586 
7'JO 

410 
778 
779 
698 
699 
730 
395 

74 
747 

42 
714 


123 
122 


Forney  Fund, 

Faithfulness  Illustrated  and  Encoura- 
ged, 

Fellowship  with  the  Exalted  Society 
of  Heaven, 

Gage  County,  Nebraska  (B.), 

Gleanings  and  Jottings,  427,  459,  475, 
491,  507,  52.3,  538,  555,  587,  603,  618, 
625,  651,  683,  699,730,  779 

Good  News  (B.),. 

J.  W.  Stein's  Address, 

Look  to  Yourselves, 

Means  of  Grace, 

Mission  Parsed  (B  ), 

Middle  District  of  Pa.  and  the  A.  M. 
for  1876, 


650 
283 


762 
26 

521 
58 

523 


Money  Received  by  U-;  for  the  West,  234 
Much  Hearing  and  Little  Doing,  745 
Mutual  Confession,  729 

Mutual  Sympathy  and  Service,  570 

New  Departures  from  the  Ancient 

Order  202 

Obituaries,  (B.),  283 

Our  Assistant  Editor,  267 

Depart  merit  fur  the  Young,  139 

District  Meeiing,  298 

Duty  to  tlio  Yuuiii;,  106 

IIuiri(d  T.i])  10  O'nio,  762 

Late  Annual  Meeang,  346 

Visit  to  Ohio,  9,  379 

Maryland,  66() 

Armstrori;:  Counly,  426 

Report — An  Explanaiion,  362 

Lovefea.st  (B),  411 

Late  Trip  to  Ohio,  533 

Trij)  to  West  Virginia,  602 

Prefatory  R'maiks,  8 

Phimcreck  Normal  Schoool,  123 

Phimitive    Chuis'jtan  —  Our  New 

Name,  635 

Primitive  Christian  and  the  Poor,        747 
''  "  and  the  Forney 

Legacy.  747 

Pleasant  tJndortaking,  (B. ),  682 

Querists'  Department,         506,  521,  670. 

586,  650.  683 
Report  of  Annual  Meeting  for  1876, 

(B.),  651 


R-ilief  for  the  Brethren  in  the  West,     10 
Reporting  Question — How  was  it  Un- 
derstood V  394 
Report  of  Funds,  507,  538,  587,  603,  618, 

635 
Re  porting  Question — Brother  Rosen- 

berger  and  the  554 

Secularization  of  Sacred  Things,  The  618 
Soul  Leanness,  134 

The  Almanac,  26 

To  our  Agents  and  Friends,  75 

The  Majesty  of  Goodness,  90 

The  (Collection  of  Minutes  of  A.  M.  123 
The  Debate  in  Indiana,  123 

The  Famine  in  the  West,  138 

Tlie  Discussion  in  Indianai,  154 

T.ic  Report  of  the  Manchester  Dis- 
cussion, 186 
The  Appeal  from  Missouri,                  218 
The  Difference — the  Adva.itagcs   of 

Chri>lianity,  234 

The    Reciprocal    Influence  Bjtwecn 

II()!in,;s.s  and  Dj:y,  2.50 

T;ie  Suliool  Meeting  :\t  Beilin,  2.)0 

TheL)st  Brother  Gained,  266 

Tho  Nt'CC'sity  of  Confessing  our  Sins 

to  God,  282 

'i'-ouirhts  Suggested  by  a  Storm,  298 
Tii<'  Minutes  of  the  Couiiiig  A'inual 

M  cting,  29S 

Tlie  Tent  and  the  Altar,  314 

The  Grasshoppers,  346 

Tlic  Cduse  and  Evils  of  Divisions  in 

c'nurclies,  378 

Tlie   Dl^cussion  in  Virginia,  394 

Tt'.C  Communion  Meeting  at  B.'rlii',  442 
To  C'Mitributors  and  Correspondents,  443 
Tne  Aegiessive  Cliarxotcr  of  Christ- 

ianiiy  474 

The  Kingdom  of  God  in  Power,  490 

The  Danish  Fund,  491 

To  our  Brethren  and  Friends  in  ar- 
rears, 505 
Valedictory,  790 
What  Properly  Constitutes  the  0|)en- 
ing  S'-'rvice  of  our   Meetings  fur 
l»ublic  Worship,                                 442 
You  Know  my  Address,                      314 


POETRY 


The  Voice  of  (Christ, 
Tlie  Workman's  Cry, 
Only  of  Wr.il ing. 
The  Fnd, 

Y(;.sterdny  and  To-day, 
The  Harvest  ilome. 
Time  and  iMernity, 
Not  a  (Chrioti:ui. 
The  Winter  Call, 
Sinner's  Warning, 
^Vhat  I*lca.ses  God, 
Tilings  Consecrated, 


3 
17 
20 
32 
36 
40 
49 
52 
56 
65 
68 
72 


It  is  Finished, 
Satisfied, 

Answers  to  Prayer, 
The  Ila])py  Choice, 
A  Voice  from  Heaven, 
In  Jlemoriam, 
Tlie  Call  for  Bread, 
Faithful  M  argil  ret, 
'i'he  Narrow  Way, 
To- Morrow, 
Joy  in  Sorrow, 
Rjpuse  in  Christ, 


81 

Do  not  Get  the  Blues, 

145 

84 

Chide  Mildly  the  Erring, 

148 

88 

The  Drunkard's  Wife,  or  Real  Sor- 

97 

row, 

152 

100 

In  the  Shndntvs, 

161 

104 

Homeward  Bound, 

164 

113 

IMoloch, 

168 

116 

KiiocUing  at  the  Door, 

177 

120 

The  Silent  Prayer, 

180 

127 

The  Shadows, 

184 

132 

Judgment  Day, 

193 

136 

The  Weaver, 

196 

C!JtlH18TlAJN  FAMILY  COMPANION  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


797 


She  A'ways  Made  Home  Happy,  200 

The  Hesuinciion.  209 

Over  the  Crystal  Sea,  212 

Remcmlicr  Your  Own  Faults,  216 

Sniili!  Whenever  You  Can,  225 

Hope's  Requiem  228 

Which  ?  232 

Hope,  241 

The  Starving  Child,  244 

Doalh's  Voiee,  24S 

I  Have  No  Mother,  249 

Finisli  Thy  Worit,  257 

God' Si  .ludKiueiits  on  the  Wicked,  260 

The  Dny  of  Pentecost,  264 

Friendships,  273 

Nearer  Hotue,  276 

Cross  Wearitiir,  280 

Coiue  Unto  Me,  280 

Light  DavknesH,  292 

Written  at.  uiy  Mother's  Grave,  295 

Baptismal  Hymn,  305 

Safij  Anchorage,  308 

Slander,  312 
A  ]Merry  Heart  ihat  Liushs  at  Cars  321 

In  M-mnry  of  Mittie  Tiiomas,  324 

Tlie  River's  Croi^sirg,  328 

The  Divine  Call,        _  337 

Sorrow  and  Consolation,  340 

To  the  Uncouverted,  344 


There  is  L'fe  for  a  Look, 

Prayer  at  Ni,a;ht, 

Watching  For  the  Master, 

Mote  and  Bnaui, 

'ri\e  Bnrder- Roarer, 

What  Then? 

Not  Fit  to  be  Kissed, 

They  that  Hear  Shall  Live 

A  Prayer  in  Darkness, 

Watchman,  What  of  the  Night? 

Light  in  Darkness, 

When  ? 

Lost  I'or  Want  of  a  Word,  • 

Omnipotence  of  God, 

The  Child's  Mission, 

Hymn  at  Twilight, 

Hope, 

Gains, 

We  lay  Us  Down  to  Sleep, 

The  Deacon's  l*rayer. 

By   Thine    Unknown    Sufferings, 

Christ. 
Lord,  I  Love  Thee, 
Never  tiive  Up, 
Smih?  Whenever  You  Can, 
Tiio  Mysteries  of  Prayer, 
Li  Memory  of  Emma  Holsinger, 
Sighs  of  the  Afflicted, 
Contemphtion, 


0 


353 

Christian  Life, 

577 

356 

Khu  FiJffnce.1  Lahdutur  Aiiiii, 

580 

4  GO 

Rrfore  the  Leaves, 

»93 

369 

Tlie  Word. 

596 

386 

Come  Mighty  Spirit, 

609 

392 

Love  Will  Do  It, 

612 

396 

In  Menioriam, 

620 

401 

The  Clirist,  R'>j(>ctod, 

625 

402 

First  at  the  Sopulelier, 

628 

417 

The  Weary  Pilgrim, 

641 

418 

Ui)  in  the  Clouds, 

644 

424 

A  Cliild's  Birll:-day  Hymn, 

649 

433 

Peace  of  God, 

657 

434 

Out  of  Darkness  into  Liuht, 

660 

444 

In  Memory  of  Effie  McDaniel, 

673 

449 

A  Lovofeast, 

676 

465 

Forgive, 

689 

481 

Over  the  River, 

692 

492 

My  Recompense, 

705 

500 

Almost  Up, 

708 

The  Greater  Light^, 

721 

513 

Come  In, 

724 

516 

Tho  Last  Rose  of  Summer, 

737 

529 

It,  is  Fiiii-hed, 

740 

332 

Live  for  Something, 

753 

536 

Not  Lo,>t, 

756 

545 

Tho  Gate  Ajar, 

785 

548 

561 

ITEMS 


A  Reported  Case  of  Starvation.  103; 
The  Cure  for  Intemperance,  115;  Vani- 
ty of  Lite,  119;  Some  Old  Dutch  Prov- 
erbs, 135;  A  Cheerful  Home,  136;  Rich- 
es of  Jesus,  147;  Stop  Friend,  a!;d  Think 
^Ancient  Devotion,  151;  ASolomt!  Tes- 
timony—How to  be  Nobody,  167;  De 
stroy  Your  Pjuemies,  179;  The  Seen  and 
the  Unseen,  182;  Gems,  195;  An  Inci- 
dent, 200,  TheCross,  215;  HomeFriend- 


ships— Only  Wash  and  be  Clean,  227;  A 
Noble  Work  by  Noble  Men,  231;  The 
Hereafter,  245;  Before  I  Suffer.  2G3; 
Care  for  the  Soul,  264;  A  Beautiful  Re- 
mark, 275;  Stick  to  your  Foundation, 
279;  God's  Presence,  291;  The  Baretta, 
297;  Principli!,  308;  Religious  Tortior, 
311;  DecliuQ  of  False  Religion,  387;  B'ear 
Not,  391;  Home,  393;  Moral  Definitions, 
441;  Taking  Usury,  440;  Impressions, 
483;  Punctuality,  489;  True  Charity,  547; 
Spirit  of  the  Lord's  Prayer,  552;  Death, 


568;  Pockets  Picked,  579;  Don't  toll  All 
You  Know,  595;  Don't  go  to  Law,  511; 
SL'andai— Waiting  for  Home,  615;  Chris- 
tian Pareiits'  Noil  coiiformitv  to  ilie 
Worlc],  627  ;  Gol.lon  Woid.-Ftar  not. 
031;  Prayers  and  Sermons,  643;  Slander, 
629;  Integrity,  663;  Sjohiing,  675;  By 
tue    Way.-ide,    679;     [nkliugs,    693;  The 

Riches  of  Chiisi Dostrucuon  by  War, 

695,  D4uger  of  the  Ai^o Gethsemane, 

707;  PiMycr,  711;  Tiie  Cbrisiiau,  723; 
Silence,  739;  Marriage  of  Christians,  743. 


CORRESPONDENTS 


Auvil  Elias  lt9,  434 
Annon  Silvanus  2  45 
Annou  Z        286,  VOl 

733,  7a3,  749 
Annon  G  W  510,  589 
ArmsirODg  C  W  588, 

686 
Albaugh  Z»ch.      125 
Albaui<h  Ann         335 
Aroold  W  204 

Ba'sbaughCH     536, 

701 
Baily  Jas  M  U 

Baily  U  A  63S 

Baiklow  D«7ld  13,92 
Barto  Isaac  60,  334 
BeVer  Aciison  VV  204, 

252,t)36 
Becblelbeiraer   D  606 
Beatty  H  W  318 

Beer  Peter  76 

Beechly.rohn44,  270, 

572 
Bcrkey  Joseph         45 
Beer  J  W  62.140,155, 

1,57,204.  807 
Blower  David:73,C05, 

654,  718 


Bradshaw  H  H  11 
Bro«e'  Danl  686,750 
Brother  237 

Bower  John  238 

Blou«h  Noah  B      as9 

399 
Brumbaugh  Geo    S55 
Brubaker  D  E         447 
Buechly  E  K      14,  27 

203,  557,  589,  536 
Bucklew  8  255 

Buck  Jacob  304 

Bowmaa  David  087 
Burkbart  G  W  445 
Bond  Charlotte  T  574 
Burket  Hannah  Mr.89 
Buoher  Geo  637 

Babhor  SamuBl  C  009 
Bowman  AmoB'W070 
Baltimore  A  H  685 
Uain  Sainufl  141 

Carpenlcr  A  J  303 
Caylor  Joun  U  620 
Chamberlain  A  C 

157,  237 
Clark  P  A  136 

Cover  Jcs  I     70,  221, 

655 


Clem  David  350 

Correll  A  J  461,  574 
Crunapacker  Su- 
san 447 
Crist  I  n  447 
Crofford  J  A  606 
Dauner John  E  37 
Davy  H  D  557,  636 
Deeter  W  R  68 
Dickey  J  VV  748 
Eby  Enoch  269 
Engle   iiouisa  A  140, 

749 

Emmert  John  J     332 

Ehhelinau  M  M28  94, 

125,  286,  80.?.   .H18. 

•il4,  417,  403,  494, 

424,  574    6')4,  6.53, 

r63,  6Si,  687,   700, 

733,  733 

Ellison  John  J      414 

Eisenbcrg,  Jno  Y    91 

Fuhuestock  Jos     2.9 

Fizwater  J  jP  10 

Fike  Aaron  70 

F^icilev  J  P  313 

Forney  C     11,  44   75, 


Fike  David  606 

Forney  John  Sr     11, 

62.  284,  333 
Fiiend  670 

Flo,y  J  S  78  365  382, 

510 
Flack  L  0236,334,398 
Friedly  John  572 

Garber  Jos     19,  3o5 

3.52,  3 IS,  364,    383, 

398,  461,  543 
Garmsn  Esaias  P  269 
Qarman  Peter  3    302 
George  W  8  235 

Giubb  A  E  317 

Garber  S  A    463,  588 
Glass  Liiwis  670 

Gish  P  N  140 

Gish  James  R      205, 

621,  749 
Win  Gifih        349,  430 
ll.^.:sUcj  John  29,  »3 

70,   110,    211,    261. 

270,  445 

Haradei  C      109,  190 

Harley  Ssml  174,  190 

Hawu  J  VV  190 

'  IIv:y8cr  E  27 


Heckman  K  80 

Hemmiuger  John  26 
Hetric  J  P  238 

Heckler  Jas  Y      365. 

413,  445,  477,  680 

733 
Harris  S  H  383 

Heasel  A  429 

Hady  M  462,  573 

HoUopple  Jos  4rtl 
Hixseu   A  J  219 

Uillcry  James  K  30 
Hiraes  Win  B  78,  2.S0 
Hilkay  James  i£  174 
Hoke  M  304 

HoWnger  H  R      2'y6, 

251,  286,  303 
Hodgden  L  91 

Holl-r  Christian  91 
Hoo*er  John  J  134 
H  >over  Mary  141 
HolrUig.irOan  ie   173, 

429     680 
lloliz  Pha3')e  A      187 
IIo!6inge.iS  R        317 
Hummer  L'jwis  0139, 

3iC 
Hauseii  Chiistiau  463 


Hale  Darlin  475 

Heyser  E  511 

Heise  Daniel  572 

Hertzler   Wra  57  i 

Holsinger  Frank  005 

HamiKon  Hiel  0  6 

Hoke  M  631 

Hiys  Daniel  718 

Had  sell  Burgess  784 

Iiiglerighl  A  J  447 
Ivos  AUeu         28,  349 

J  M  S  335 

JtUiBon  Jas  H  209 

Jacobs  Henry  S  230 

Keim  C  L  11 

63,  91.  2S6,  493 

K-'im  Josiah  190 

Koons  H  F      13,  237, 

434,  734 
ICf-efir  Christian  333 

Kimin.jl  )}  .160 

Kittiiiger  B  F  110 

Kiminel  t.ewis  174, 

654 

Ki'ituer  Ja'Ob  190 
ICit-ly  Nelsoi.338,.'j35 

Knisjly  J  &  R  34S 

tinoiiU'  Hdunah  590 


798 


CHRISTIAN  FAMILY  GOMPANIOK  AND  GOSPEL  VISITOR. 


Kurti  W  H 

44 

Mishler  Jacob92,508, 

I  N"b.T  Martin 

463 

Ste'n  J  W     135,  319, 

S'lick  M  L 

6,55 

Wilt  J  n 

2.37 

Leer  J  S 

156 

654 

Nie'.oUon  Jcbn 

13 

413,  5  8,  541 

Siiv-l^r  S  L 

6S7 

Win  y  ^.>8iab  G 

103 

Lehman  J  C  383,494, 

Mi'lorDavia  J  94.334 

Oak-.i  A'lna 

189 

Siuino  Solomon      46 

SlrickbT  H  P 

913 

Witm-r  n  M 

15.5 

5S8 

Mohler  8Hmr205,51l, 

OMiMjr -r  Siinuel  5S3 

573" 

>?lifjr  K  aanu-l 

717 

Wolf  D  Ei.ne.r 

6  J 

Licbiv  M 

431 

637,   678 

Prk  rJ  1) 

173 

8tud»bak<ir  Jesse  27, 

R)h  er    M^'y 

793 

Wo  k.aau  N  0 

01, 

Licbly  1)  A 

31  3 

McFad'l   n  J  S      65? 

Peck  GpUraim 

573 

1S8,  190,  331 

li)'>«ru  J  H 

477 

137 

Lilly  Levi  P 

141 

MolilrSS39, 126,143, 

:'C3r«Bll   \  L 

91 

Swit/.or  J  L       11,  76, 

Riiriv'h  I  F 

3<a 

Wolf  J- .1.1   P 

110, 

Li  It  C  G        143, 

19J, 

;74,  414,   68i,    716 

Price  W  B 

367 

134.    141,  1.55,  171 

Rt^u  iS-rif  -r  (  J 

7»7 

143    703 

413,  558 

Moo'-eJ  <l      61.  383. 

Plae  Ludwig  A 

461 

187,  268 

R-i>lo,'l-!  J  P 

2  SI 

?•  ij^ita-n  in 

230 

Light  MoS'js 

270 

398,  473,   537,    «()9 

Postal  i5|.>r 

301 

Stoner  E  W  431,  717 

Ri  .if   L  W 

6)5 

Wnnipl  T  r<aac 

367 

Lilly  J   P 

381 

Monmiw  B  F        143, 

Price  Win  B 

631 

SuyierJS               174 

Rovir/.sse  E 

IH 

IK Mt  La-idm 

Ml 

1.0>s  Samuel   M 

157 

153.    399.   637,  701 

PilSiim 

6.52 

Siiowberger  Jiio    3.il 

R  io..  C  0 

718 

irne-lrr    IFnl  R 

.542 

L  «bi  F  V 

1H8 

Moomaiv  li  C          Sl9 

eadlur  William  . 

43 

Siutzman  Danl  B  353 

R.ip-1  Si-ab 

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ir.lfDavi.l 

543 

Lo::ea!i*cker  D 

220 

Moiiler  .John  M    360, 

Savior  DP      306 

301 

Stoner  Ii.»teG         2.=i5 

Riloy  I.  U 

381 

IVeiver   uuciiila 

633 

Lvoii  M'-irurie 

6.!8 

434,   6 OS 

793 

Stephen  L      303,  536 

R,vv  an.t  D  W 

39-' 

Ya  liT  J  D     447, 

463. 

Metsf.  J   \i 

575 

Moo.iiuvJC          3S3 

Sihooiiover  D>iv 

333 

Sboimakor  J  B    383, 

R). viand  I-iaac 

6.V3 

537,  6J6 

Mftk  E'izi  A 

478 

Mojjaii   VVa         431 

8*'ll  -las  A      230,^54, 

430 

Truhy  D  M 

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Yodiir  E  L      303, 

5.6 

Meyers  E   I 

3<3 

Mooin,iw  Jacob  P717 

630 

Sharp  3  Z       588,  749 

Tir-nor  T  A 

718 

Yoler  8i<iphen 

353 

Miyere  J  T         s 

731 

Muascr  Mary  8      604 

Sliuc'i  E         173, 

336 

Snoivberu^er  ,J  3     404 

U  lory  J"  R 

386 

Ziicler    5imuel 

94, 

Meyers  Geo    139 

819 

Murray  John         590 

Sisler  8    k 

124 

Scott  Sarah  A        5S9 

Viiiiraan  J 

140 

111 

MeiRkf.  J  C  lis, 

189. 

.M'uray  .Jaoo")  A  251 

Sbullz  Ja.s  P 

338 

Studebaker  J  A     590 

Wall-jr    Reub.'n 

397 

•239,    302,   383, 

413 

Murray  ti   W             41 

l^progltf  S  H      93, 

685 

Slump  Samuel  C  605 

Wise  John      337 

351 

Miller  Howard 

509 

Mycri  J  .sepb           91 

S..11  David  D3SI, 

749 

Stouffjr  D  ?           633 

Wdliick  (Jyrua 

6S4 

Miller  RH      171 

702 

Nobcr  .1  ?               7il 

SiulebakerG  W 

108 

Spicber  D  J            633  | 

Wd'Jiplijr  John 

686 

Abhor  Tiiat  Which  i.s  Evil 

A  Hoy  11  'l>it  titid  What  Came  of  it 

A  IJravc  Gill 

Advice  to  Uie  Boys 

A  Letter 

All  Can  Think 

All  Thcro 

A  Question  with  only  One  Answer 

Bad  Boys  Make  Bad  Mon 

IBv.nanas,  About 

Bo  Kind  to  the  Aged 

Blessings  of  Sunlight 

Bread,  How  Long  it  takes  to  Make  a 

Slice  of 
Charlie's  Quarrel 
Ciiild,  A  Forgetful 
Children'!*  llulea  for  Home,Cheerful- 

at  Home 
Chri.st,  Holding  up  Both  Hands  to 
Christians,  To  Young 
Comfort  and  Privation 
Courage  and  Cowardice, 
Cri.-^is,  The  Impending 
Ciosb  Worda 

Diiuehter,  The  Affectionate 
iJjat,  Dumb  and  Blind 
Died  Poor 
Disagreeable  Habits 
Do  not  Toll  Your  Motlier 
Don't  Give  Up,  but  Try 
Don't  Girls 
Do  lUiht 
Do  Your  Best. 
D.ivwcr,  The  Little 
Drcis  in  Chuicli 
Dyiujj  Mother,  The  Words  of  a 
E'.rly  Pieiv 
E>'Jl>tia:i  Water  Carrier 

Faith,  A  Child' .s 

p.aMihood,  The  First 

Fi.r  Younx  Tcuch.ors 

Give  us  Manly  Bov.s — notBoyi.-ih  Men 

Gi:l,  A  Biavc 

G'Jii  S'.e:  You, 

(l>Un  K'llc  fr.r  Boy.s 

(jiood  Munneia 


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728 
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301 
301 
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713 
32'J 
42S 
697 
201 
744 
201 
249 
380 
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345 
249 
233 
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540 
4!2 
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444 
2S1 
400 
521 
137 
520 

12! 

201 
741 
390 


F  0  R    T  H  E    YOUNG 

• 

Good  Company 

476 

Good  iMaiii;eiii  and  Honesty 

004 

Gone  Hoiue 

744 

Hero,  A  Jiittle 

007 

Hints  (0  Y'o'.ip.e  Converts 

412 

H  irmony  at  Home 

345 

Huvin;r  Courage 

470 

HL-alth  B.;tter  than  Wealth 

097 

Honc.-i  Fiank 

713 

How  Long  to  Wait 

470 

How  :i  S|)idcr  Spina 

361 

How  a  Bi-gsrar  Boy  Grew 

300 

How  Nucli  Better 

153 

I  Cannot  Pray  for  Father  any  M,3rc 

5S5 

Idlciio.--.'^,  V\'ii.it  it  Docs 

201 

I)  I  had  Lei-'Ure 

649 

If  It  is  True 

460 

Inf^idont,  A  Bjautilnl 

617 

liifluon',:i\  A  Jiittle  Girr.s 

223 

Keep  Your  Promise 

249 

Kis.s,  The  Mother's 

1.03 

Lesson  Teach,  a 

049 

L'Hson.>,  Tliree  Good 

89 

Livcii  of  (irood  Men 

185 

L)^t  Knife,  Tiie 

728 

]i;)V'j  Win.s  Love 

137 

L  n-e  lb'-  Lovo 

001 

Makinj:  Up 

428 

Master,  Tlie  Great 

217 

JIutriiMonlal 

017 

Mis.s  ll-.c-lu  r.s  B  )nnet 

585 

Mother,  Tell  Your 

109 

Much  More 

049 

Not  AV,;i.-c  tii'.n  Otliera 

697 

Novels 

329 

Obed!(!noc  to  Parents 

313 

Ooe  llufc 

540 

Our  Wordii 

;;80 

Ov'ervioik'  d  Boy,  Wiiat  Became  of  a 

033 

l^ap,...  Did  You  SA-oarV 

lvS5 

Parlor  a  Cio.ct,  The 

5.10 

I'oir.Lp,  Ski|i[Mii^  tlic  II. lid 

2.!.'! 

I'rayer,  A  Ciiiid's 

!.;7 

Precitusness  <■{'  tin-  Sjriplurc.'*, 

492 

J*urity  and  Tiulh 

770 

llccouiiiiendation.s 
Hi'iily.  A  Briivc 

Piich  M 10  and  iiis  Great  House,  The 
I  Ko:id<,  The  Two 

I  llnberi's  Advice  -, 

'  ll'Jttcn  to  (ho  (Jore 
Scene.^  in  Rual  ]j  f;.-— Sad  but  True 
Sciinon,  Tiie  Clown's 

'■        for  the  Little  Folks 
Solomon's  Advice 
Sfjuirrol,  Anything  for  That 
Starved  to  Death 
Sirang'jrs,  How  to  Treat 
Strong  iii  Body 
Swear,  You  Will  Not 
Take  Hoed  How  3'ou  Hear 
Take  niv  Hand 
Tenter  Hooks,  The 
That's  How 
Tl'.e  Divine  Breezes 
Toe  Girl  Who  Wins 
Tue  King  and  the  Ant 
Tiio  'l\vo  Nets 
Triuiu^ih  of  Peace 
Two  iieighbors  and  the  Hens 
Uncle  Job's  Gift 
Warning  to  the  Young,  A 
We'll  not  Go 
Wlut  Father  Takes 
yVhy  do  They  ever  Begin  ? 
Working  for  Jesus 
Young  Men 
To  the 


776 
89 
520 
713 
^081 
569 
205 
556 
5S5 
300 
217 
169 
153 
380 
89 
428 
345 
776 
245 
444 
492 
380 
414 
761 
60 1 
761 
460 
249 
665 
556 
033 
105 
217 


ITEMS  FOR  THE  YOUNG. 

A  Sciew  Loose,  89;  Better  than  Gold, 
105;  Confessions  of  Wrong,  169;  Faith — 
I'luyiiif;  for  hor  Encaiics,  217;  CliocSi: 
Full  of  Bible,  233;  Chriilian  Retaliation 
249;  A  Good  Rule,  281;  Higher.  313; 
A  Polite  B  r;,  329;  A  Good  Man's  Faiili.-, 
;'.iil;  Appearapcos  are  Deceitful,  oU-'l; 
Two  Y'ung  Men,  412;  Living  to  (ilod, 
504;  The  Reason,  509;  The  'i'hree  Ten- 
^•ir.iis,  (iOI. 


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E  S  S  A  Y  S    AND    S  E  L  1<:  C  T  I  0  N  S 


A  IJvokcn  Rnil,  71 

A  li'-j'inninp,  167 

A  Cure  for  Trouble,  G7 

A  Cnrrcetioii— Fail  not  to  Read,     371 
A  Coufi'.-ision  047 

A  Comparison,  .  758 

A  Dri.p  from  t!io  Crystal  River  for 

a   Tliirsf.y  Soul  iu  iiu>  WilJorness     69 
A  Drjaui  {'!)  About  Whiskey  177 

Afflictions,  Ucd  in  65,  81,99,  166, 196, 

248 
A  Few  Tlioughts  on   Prayer  86 

A  Few  Wandering  Thougbts  120 

A  Fragiuent  108 

A  Friend  245 

A  Full  li  port— What  Is  It?  692,  727 
Aims  and  Hints  276 

Alas  !       '  147 

A  Letter  froua  California  89 

A  Letter  to  a  Yonug  Brother  247 

A  Living  Sacrifice  840 

A  Life  Work  648 

A   Blother's    Example— the    First 

and  the  Last  55 

Am  I  my  Brother's  Keeper  307,  688 
Another  Warning — Sad  Accident  6 
An  Address  Upon  the  Organizuion 

of  the  First  in  Cljurch  Colorado     24 
An  Examination  of  Scriptural  Ar- 
guments for  Indulging  in  Str  )ng 

Drink  24 

An  Essay  in  Behalf   of  the  Needy 

Ii  Kansas  and  Nebraska,       34,  104, 

183,  166 
An  P]xplauation  and  Counter  Plain 

Talk,  180 

An    Explanation    of  Kansas    and 

Nebraska  Sufferers  184 

Ancient  Forms  of  Idolatry  246 

An  Educated   Ministry  246 

Annual    Meeting,  lit  port    of-— the 

General  Feeling  855 
Annual  Meeting,  Reflections  on  355 
of  '75,  Report   of 

the  Proceeding.-i  &c  ,    856,  873,  388, 


168 

414 
51 


Holy 


402,418,  484,  450,  468 

Annual  Meeting,  Work  at  the  Prop- 
er Thing 

Annual  Meeting,A  Few  Thoughts 
on  I  he  Labors  of  our  Late 

An  Open  Letter 

A  New  Creature 

A  Precious  Promise 

A  Question  of  Reproof 

A  Question       ^ 

Arrival  of  Russian  Jlcnnonites 

Arraugemenls  for  the  Centennial, 

A  Reason  for  our  Hope 

Asking  Security — Is  It  Right? 


615 

647 

694 

696 

70 

22 

827 

5 

725 

756 

?7 


A  Soft  Answer 

A  Sensible  Charge 

A  Trjublcd  Conscience 

A  Word  ill  Behalf  of  the  Suffering 

Brethren 
Baptism,  Notes  on   Infant — a  Re- 
view 
Baptist  Church,  Why    I  Loft  the 
Bill  room,  The 
Beaten  with  Rods 
BealiiuJesuf  the  Mount,  The  440,488, 

518,  582,  705 
Being,  1^1  an  a  Ch'iugeable 
Beards,  The  Question  of 
Bush  a  iSymbol  of  Christ's  Church, 

The  Burning 
Be  Ye  Supiriite 
Ik  Ye  Holy  for  I  am  Holy 
Bible,  Tlie  Study  of  the 
Border,  On  tho,_To  a  Sister  ou  her 

De  ith  bod 
Blasphemy     Against     the 

Ghost 
Brass,  Tin,  Iron  and  Lead 
Christ,  The  Necessity  of 
Christ  Our  Example 
Christ  BUssing  Little  Children 
Chrirttiaaiiy  and  the   Roman  Em- 
pire 

Character  of  our  Savior,  The  Ex- 
alted 

Covetousaess,  An  Idea  on 

Church  of  God  One  and  the  Same 
in  Both  Dispensations,  la  the 
197,  280,  262,  292,  306 

Charlie  Rosa, 

Conciliatory 

Covetousuess 

Contentment 

Cureth  for  You,  For  He 

Come  to  the  S;ivior 

Ohrislians,  Good  Advice  to 

Covctousness  ?   What  is, 

Christian  Employment 

Christiau  Continence 

Church,  Our 

Christ,  The  Cause  of 

Christ  Our  Head 

Closet,  The 

Controversy, 

Charity 

Confession,  l>ogus 

Conver.^ion,  Paul's 

Dress 

Diligence,  Christian 

Day,  The  Revealing 

Days,  The  Last 

Discussion,  A  Report  of  thj — Trin- 
ity 178,  198,  209,  225,  258 


28 

574 

228 
277 
117 


679 
248 

49 

85 

579 

114 

449 

644 

769 

6 

19 

50 

87 

98 
185 

162 

199 
218 
214 
242 
295 
328 
328 
827 
5U8 
775 
568 
568 
594 
595 
627 
641 
659 
663 
83 
37 
51 


Discussion— Baptism  272, 3 10, 386,409 
District  M'-eting,  W    Pa.,  2ii0 

Duukard  Movement,  The  392 

Discovery,  The  Grout,  408 

Discussion,    M\l!i;r   and  Hodges,      424, 

472,  488,  498,  517,  582,  545,  561, 

581,  598,  612^625 
Dauish  Movemont,  The  4^9 

Drygood  (!liristiuns  3o8 

D.atb  of  the    VViekod    Cnntrastcd 

with  the  ])-ath  of  the  Good  516 

Diseussiou     Botwcen     Miller    and 

Hodges,  The  017 

Doctrine,  Puveness  of  726 

DuHS,  Reii«lor  to  Every  One  his       757 
Emigration,  Snuthuru  87 

Education  as  v.  Source  of  Infldelity     52 
Emigration — Defense  of  the  Suffer- 
ing in  tb.B  We.t  129 
Emigration,  R-ply  to  D.  P.  Sayler 

on  164 

Expository  586 

Edueatiou,  D-es  it  Begot  Pride         742 
Fighting  in  Ijove  19 

Friendship  116 

Fountain  of  the  Water  of  Life,  to 

Oae  who  is  Seeking  the  130 

Few  and  Many  161 

Faith— What  is  It?  108 

Four    Fatal    Steps — Debt,  Lying, 

Stealing,  Murder 
Faith,  Rarity  ut" 
Fruit  of  the  Spirit — Love 
■Joy 


212 
264 
278 
809 
821 


Peace 
Long-suffering  887 
Gemleness  853 
Goodness 
Faith 


Forgive  and  Forget 
Faith  and  Works 
Fragment  of  a  Letter 


870 
500 
280 
341 
343 
814 
360 


Foolishness  of  Worldly  Wisdom 
Frieudship 
Faith  5^3,  417 

Feed  my  Slierp  614 

Funds,  The  Siein  and  Buuisb  "064 

Foundation,  Tha  Sure  690,  737 

Forgivemsss  722 

Genllouess  of  Jesus  83 

Grange,  The  Di.-,l)and.'d  83 

Gospel  Thome,  Tlie  Great  118 

Giving  AUurt,  215 

Go  to  Church- When,  How,  Why  292 
Great  Discussion      Infant  Bnptism 
and  Infiiit  Salvation  in  tiie  Cai- 
vinistic  S^s'em  438 

Gospel,  Paul  8  Pow  r  in  the  581 

Grasshopper  S  rmon.  The  4  ■■(') 


800 


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God's  Own  Heart,  Who    Are    aod 
Who  are  Not  After 

G  race 

Grace,  Did  IJalaaui  F»ll  from 

God  lu  Cliridt 

Gates  of  Pearls,  The 

Good  Cause  Injured  and  How  Aid- 
ed, The 

Great  Faith 

Heart  Shining  in  tlio  Face,  The 

IIere.*y 

House  of  Mourning,  The 

Hints,  Six  Short 

Hear  What  God  Says 

Hinder  Uf  Not 

Help  or  We  Perish 

Hope  as  an  Anchor  to  the  Soul 

Humility 

Home 

Hour  of  Crucifixion,  The 

Hear  O  Israel 
■  How  Much  of  It  ? 

Hope  and  Faith 

Harvest — Laborers 

Home  Education 

Idolatry 

Information   Wanted 

Idleness  and  Industry 

Infidelity  Inconsisteut  with  Itself 

lustrumenliil  Music — Objections 

257 
Immortality — Both  Sides         326, 
Iiifid.'Hiy 
Intirferences 

Jenish  Kabbi.  The  Conversion  of  a 
Judge  in  the  Last  Day,  The 
Jusiificaiiun 

Keep  My  Commandment3 
Kingdom  vs.  Kingdom 
Kind  Words  and  Dweds 
Kindness 
Kiss,  Tho  Holy 
Knowledge  is  Power 
Lord  Thiuketh  for  Me,  The 
Love 

Lord's  Supper,  The   Jewish  Pass- 
over and  the 
Life  and  Death 
IjOvc  for  the  CliurcL  of  God 
Little  Things 
Look  to  Yourselves 
Lile's  Lttbor 

Lamoniutiou,  The  Sinner's 
Letter,  Extract  from  a 
Jjike  People  Like  Priest 
Liiuba,  Taki'  Care  of  the 
Life  and  Death 
Life,  Tho  FoutLaiij  of 
JjHura  Bridgman 
Mhh 

Musicasan  Element  of  Worship 
Mores,  Old 


578 
597 
676 
711 
721 

738 

758 

23 

85 

36 

52 

8  J 

4 

102 

132 

289 

388 

342 

497 

498 

609 

on 

675 

18 

7 

117 

ItiS 

244, 

320 
014 

720 

548 

53 

258 

276 
152 
393 
754 
708 
620 

57 

84 

148 
7^7 
774 
213 
278 
312 
401 
472 
534 
5^/2 
046 
GAS 
C77 

22 

87 

40 


Missionary  Cause,  The  67 

Mod(i  of  Baptism,  The  Catholic         67 
Meditation  101 

Mischief,  How  to  Make  119 

Music  324 

Mercy  and  Forgiveness  343 

Mission  P»rsod,  Tho  514,  563 

More  Expensive  than  Remunerative  610 
Mode  ana  Necessity  738 

My  Conviction  770 

Modern  Jerusalem  771 

Ministerial     Support,    or    Let    us 

Know  What  is  Wanted  774 

New  Year's  Musings  6 

Nonconformity  393, 599 

Ordeal,  The  Bible's  54 

Obedience  136 

Once  More  242 

Oldest  Business,  Some  Account  of  296 
Overcoming  Evil  338 

Over  Righteous — Over  Wise  673 

Obedience  740 

Purling     Address    to   the    Baptist 

Church,  Mr.  Stein's  20 

Proverbs,  New  52 

Pride  53 

Prayer,  Purity  of  Motive  in  53 

Palestine,  The  Land  of  73 

Pilgrims,  The  Fanatical  113 

Plain   Talk  134 

Pride  195 

Peter's  Call  216 

Parting  Words  241 

PracUcal  Religion  243 

Puiity  328 

Preaching  385,  441 

Priiceedings    of   A.    M  ,  Animad- 

viirsions  on   tho 
Prulauity 
Paul's  Rights  and  Privileges  in  the 

Gospel 
Pt'culiar  People,  God's  People  a 
Publish    What  Great  Thiag«  God 

ha*  doae   for   Yuu 
Pray  for  All  Mun 
Prayer 

Pride  and  Prayer 
Rights  of  Ciiildion 
Kicli   as  a  Juw 

licsponsibilitius,     Lay  mumbors' 
Religion 

Peadin;/,  Tho  Habit  of 
Rupuutaiae 


Sin,  Wlict  v(  r  is  Born  of  God  dcth 

not  C(n;n  it  72 

Struggle  at  Hand,  The  European       150 
Success  Attained  only  through  the 

Siicrifioe  of  Si'rraws  181 

Speciiil  Providence,  Is  there  a  183 

Scare  Crow  308 

Sabbath  sehools  311 

Sketch  No.  1  465 

':        ■'     2  630 

Salvation  is  Universal — IIow   and 

How  not  5L5 

Slightly  31istukon  551 

Scrap. Book,  Our  580,  615,  631 

Stop  and  Weigh  It  658 

School,  Plum  Creek  Normal  694 

Seed-Basket,  Sister  M's  748,  772 

Sunday  Schools  772 

Take  a  Drink  786 

To  our  Northern  Frinds  23 

True  Friend,  Wher-  shall  I  Find  a  23 
Translation  of  the  Bible,  Inturliu'r  35 
Thoughts  on  Luke  vi.  20-24  50 

Traffic    in  Ardent  Spirits"  70 

The  Divine  Br-ezcs  771 

The  True  God  and  the  God  of  Su- 

p-rstiiiors  97 

Temperaments  14  6 

Th<:  Cross  182 


Toba.co  and  Whi:-ky,  Thoughts  en  232 
i  Teuiperauoe  Work, 
■J'ry  ttie  Spirit^i 
Thii!j:3,  How  I  Look  at 
/To   the   Afflicted 
Temperance  Cru  ade.  Women's 


4J6 
531 

529 
581 

599 
612 
694 
711 

68 

68 

85 

100 


232 
322 
387 
v/502 
550 


Keuiaikable  ReligieUi  Revival 
Riohis,  The  Rich 
Religious  Torpor 
Rcoriviug  disowned  Members 
Risurncli'in,    Remarks  on  I  lie 
Religion,  TIjc  Ptiilosophy  of  Form  in 
Reporiiug  Q^ustion,  Roview  of 
Saiiil  in  the  Wild.-!of  the  Wist,  (0  a 

Y'lung 
Suggestions  about  Use  of  Tobacco 


Trial,  and  Reward,  The  Believer's  590 

Tiine  Immersion  628 

To  be  Happy,  bo  Humble  642 

Time  G62 

Temple  of  God,   The   Body  the  664 

Themes  680 

Tu  Uymenous  aiid  Philctus  286 

Truth   Triumphant,  &c  709 

Toujiue,  Duties  of  the  739 

Uni'y  17 

Unio  Thee  547 

Weop  with  Them  that  Weep  3 

We  are  Passing  Aaway  4 

Work,  To  Women  out  of  101 

Word,  Giving  Heed    to  the  275 

Way,  Tiie  More  Excellent  305 

f  :  Wh*3  will  Ye  D^lay  308 

145  I  We  shall  not  All  Sh-ep  311 

vQO     Washing  and    Diessing  482 

289  j  Watching  and  Prayer  482 

311  I  Wliiie  Ri.ck — War  GG2 

312  I  Wine,  lurmeoted  or  Unfcrmented  680 
5r>5  Wllo^e  Image  and  Superscription  693 
577  '  Wonderlul  7.U 
660     ^Yl.y  Is  It  753 

Way,  The  Ri^ht  759 


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